But when you do theres a sequence of events that will occur to get you safely on the ground. Michael Stevens we dont know much about the pilot other than he has nearly 30 again, he was the only person in the jet at the time. And only suffered minor injuries. Back out here live. Investigators will be out here for several hours. Assessing the wreckage and figure out how the plane went down today. brian loftus michael, have you talked to anyone in the a child was killed in a dog attack at a friends house last night. The attack happened in the far inn and hollywood boulevard. There are more questions than answers at this point. Police say the familys pitbull ran outside and started attacking the child. They have not said what prompted the attack. And a neighbor says the dog was quiet cesar moreno neighbor ive never even seen a pitbull around here. Never even heard. Im from new york. I hear all those types of dogs and stuff you know, so i would recognize a pitbulls bark nothing. brian loftus the dog was turned over to animal control and it was euthanized this rn unadoptable. brian loftus the wildfire burning near cajon pass has grown even larger and is threatening more homes outside of los angeles. The i15 between here and los angeles is back open after the fire shut it down for a few days. Chris martinez is in wrightwood, california. Where firefighters say they have never seen anything like this one but some like josh owens and regan irwin have for now stayed behind. sot regan irwin wrightwood resident 22 07 44 our whole life is here. Everything that we own is in this place. josh owens wrightwood 22 09 10 were packed up and ready to go. Fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air. But have struggled to keep it from growing. nats on tuesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in the town of phelan. Destroying a number of homes. Strong winds have helped spread the flames, making it tough for fire crews to ep ctm this fire ran the opposite direction it ran up canyon established itself in all these canyons which carried this fire in a bunch of different directions. Chris Martinez wrightwood ca more than 15 hundred firefighters are now battling this fire thats burning in an area larger than the city of san francisco. Residents are uncertain when theyll be able to return home. And what will be left. regan irwin wrightwood resident 22 08 20 i dont want to have to start over again with nothing. Nothing. The blue cut fire is one of nine major fires burning in california. The governor has declared a state of emergency. Chris martinez, cbs news, wrightwood california brian loftus issues here in the valley. What does the situation look like today . Sherry Swensk were not really seeing the hazy smoke today. And thats a good thing. We are seeing some clouds with extra moisture in place today. While the drier southwest flow stays in california and sends in the occasional smoke. It will be fighting off the heavier muggy air moving in from the southeast. Temps are around 100 degrees. Today. So we will be on the lookout for thunderstorms through the afternoon as heat cooks up the moisture in the air. Arizona will be active again today with storms. While Southern California will be active with dry, gusty winds and heat. brian loftus former nfl player former nfl player Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 raping multiple women. Including here in las vegas. Sharper was sentenced in federal court in new orleans. As part of a global plea deal. He was initially sentenced to 9 years. But a judge threw out that sentence, as too lenient. Sharper pleaded not guilty, or no contest, to drugging and raping as many as 16 women in las vegas, louisiana, arizona and california. brian loftus the race to the white house returns to the valley today. Libertarian president ial it will be at the sls on the strip. Doors open at 6, and the rally starts at 7. His running mate william weld will be there as well. You dont need a ticket. brian loftus a new poll from Suffolk University released this morning. Shows the president ial race in nevada is a dead heat. It has Hillary Clinton at 44 percent. And donald trump at 42 percent. The 2 points separating them are within the margin of error for the poll. And just a quarter of those surveyed said they felt excited about the election. More than half said they were alarme 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can find all things politics both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. brian loftus four swimmers are finding themselves in more hot water. Why Brazilian Police are now saying ryan lochte made up a robbery in rio. Next on 8 news now, the valleys news leader. youre watching the valleys news leader with brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce and sherri swensk. Loftus, Kirsten Joyce and sherri swensk. For seniors like barbara, pes whove given congressman joe hecks campaigns over 500,000, Social Security could mean billions of dollars in fees. Thats what privatizing Social Security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. Under hecks privatization plan, Retirement Security gets risked on the stock market. And the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. Whose side are you on . Senate majority pac is responsible finals in the event this morning. She cleared the bar at six feet. Four and threeeights inches. She is already the world indoor champion. The 18year old will compete in the event finals on saturday night. Vashti is the daughter of former nfl and running rebel star randall cunningham. And another las vegan. Bmx rider Connor Fields also qualified for the finals in his event this afternoon. He finished second in his heat. His next race will be a semifinal run tomorrow afternoon. brian loftus and it is looking more and more like us olympic Gold Medalist ryan lochte lied about getting robbed at gunpoint in rio. Brazilian authorities are questioning thre american swimmers who were with lochte the night of the alleged incident. Jamie yuccas is in rio with todays developments a Brazilian Police official tells the Associated Press that olympian ryan lochte made up the story about getting robbed at gunpoint in rio. He says lochte and three other american swimmers got into an altercation with a gas station Security Guard early sunday morning after one of the swimmers broke a bathroom door. The information contradicts this earlier claim from lochte. lochte nbc news the guy pulled out his gun. He cocked it, put it to my forehead and said get down, and i was like, whatever. Lochte has already left brazil but jack conger, gunnar bentz and jimmy feigen are still in rio. Conger and bentz were pulled off a plane wednesday night after a judge ruled she wanted to hear from them again. Brazilian authorities began doubting the athletes version when their stories did not match. gfx lochte told police a single gunman held them up and took 400 while jimmy feigen claimed there were several robbers. And one was armed. Wednesday night, lochtes version changed. Nbc there were exactly two gunmen, and that the gun was just pointed generally in his direction. He also said the swimmers taxi was not pulled over, but instead was at a gas station when they were held up. This Surveillance Video the daily mail obtained is also raising questions. It shows the athletes arriving at the Olympic Village around 7am sunday morning. Brazilian authorities note the men did not appear shaken and even joke around. Question the robbery happened and brazilian officials are just trying to deflect criticism of problems at the rio games. Jamie yuccas, cbs news, Rio De Janeiro brian loftus many of you commented about this on our 8 news now Facebook Page harold said maybe he was jealous of all the attention Michael Phelps was getting. And mark said why . You ask . Because athletes in america are put on a pedestal and treated like gods their entire live so they think rules and consequences dont apply to them. brian lou crisis on their hands. The reason so many flood damaged southern louisiana neighbors may never be the same. And the bad news in the forecast for them. Thunderstorms in arizona could start increasing the humidity here. Sherry tells us about it. Still ahead on 8 news now,. The valleys news leader. youre watching 8 news now at noon. states biggest housing crisis since hurricane katrina. The disaster has led to at least 13 deaths. 40thousand homes in southern louisiana are damaged. Many are a total loss. And only 21 percent of them had flood insurance. The National Guard is spending the day checking on people still hunkered down in their homes. Recovery could be slowed down three and a half inches of rain in baton rouge and there are more storms in todays forecast. brian loftus Sherry Swensk believe it or not there is more rain moving into louisiana from the gulf today. Some clouds and plenty of sunshine from our rio camera right now with temps approaching 100 degrees around the valley. Humidity averaging about 20 percent with pretty light winds today. The air quality is better. But advisory in place for sensitive groups in case more smoke arrives. Heat and wind will plague Southern California again today. That fire will feed on the dry brush and continue to be driven by the winds today. Were watching the radar and seeing popcorn style thunderstorms firing over arizona right now and those will. A little cell southwest of searchlight is now taking shape and could grow and move this way. Well keep an eye out for storms through the afternoon and early evening. Meanwhile there are showers and storms mocing into the coast from the gulf and more rain on the way. Temps will fall to 90s this weekend. Here to tell us about their opening concert this season. Ahead on 8 news now, the valleys news leader. Switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. Connect on social media. So call 844560link. Get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. Speed may not be available in your area. Call today. . . Bethany stone with the orchestra. And Jennifer Schuricht with nv energy. Who supports the symphony. Are here to tell us about it. Questions why does nv Energy Support the henderson Symphony Orchestra . Tell us about the henderson symphony . When and where is the first performance of the season . 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