The overnight implosion of the riviera. That left behind nothing but rubble. Michelle Mortensen plus. The building going down sent dust in the wind. Sherry is tracking the gusts to see if the dirt is going to be blown all over the valley. brian loftus and. Uncle sam. Going for gold how much athletes have to pay. If they decide to sell their medals. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. Another piece of classic las vegas. Turned to rubble. brian loftus was imploded overnight. You may remember just a couple months ago one of the towers was imploded. To make way for a new convention center. Michelle Mortensen and the final three buildings went down in a matter of seconds. Leaving nothing but piles of rubble. And a changing skyline along the strip. Michael stevens is live outside where the riviera once stood. With how it all went down. Michael . Michael Stevens its hard to believe its just a lot of debris. And dust left from the Riviera Hotel and casino. A fixture of las vegas for 60 years. It was something to see the landmark go down. Decades of history gone in about 20 seconds. It was around 2 30 this morning when the last part of the riv went down. It was followe a lot of history went down with those towers dixie dooley its kinda bittersweet ya know . Vegas moves forward all the time, its always changing and Different Things are happening. And so its bound to happen, but its a sad thing to see all the memories go. Michael Stevens and speaking of rat pack original oceans 11 in 1960, the James Bond Film diamonds are forever and casino in 1995. Lets not forget about all the huge headliners who performed there over the years. From liberace to dean martin. But the music stopped in may of last year after a 60year run. Of course this is the second implosion. It was about two months ago the first tower went down. Now its all gone. As the Las Vegas Convention and way for a new chapter here in las vegas. Brian, michelle . Sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk were seeing much left of that suspended dust in the air after the implosion of the riviera tower overnight. The dust really just drifted and will eventually thin out. But overnight the winds calmed down a lot from the afternoon ande at times. And calm for the implosion. Temps hit 108 yesterday so not quite as hot as we first thought, but still very hot. Today will be very close again at 106 to 107. Demetria, how are the roads . The right shoulder is blocked on northboujd i15 near the charleston exit. A crash has been reported on the westbound 215 offramp to warm the west side at town center near summerlin medical. Metro is also on the scene of a crash downtown on lv blvd. And bridger. A former boys and Girls Club Youth director accused slated to be in court this morning. Willis brown has a hearing scheduled at 7 30. He was arrested last week on three counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 16. We know of at least one victim, but police say they believe there are two more. Brown worked at the boys and girls club on Southern Highlands parkway. brian loftus an Energy Task Force will meet today. Theyre discussing policy changes that could make Rooftop Solar Energy affordable for new take their cause to voters after a rate hike this year. They gathered more than double the number of signatures needed. To put a referendum on the november ballot. But the Nevada Supreme Court declared it was unfit. The fight continues as advocates are now trying to sway state lawmakers on the issue. Michelle Mortensen more than 14 hundred new teachers are getting ready to teach in their new classrooms. The Clark County Education Association is hosting its annual new hire orientation today. Hundreds of new teacr and around the country will attend. Current School Teachers will help welcome them. As well as explain the new professional growth system. Michelle Mortensen and School Supplies are on their way to more than 18 at risk schools in clark county. We want to thank our viewers who graciously donated lots of great things for the kids. 8 news now teamed up with smiths and Silver State Schools Credit Union to collect items for more than 3 thousand students. Again, a big thank you to everyone who helped out traffic and you say this intersection is only making matters worse. Michelle Mortensen demetria looks into the problem, in whats driving you crazy . brian loftus plus. A man waking up behind bars. The arrest made in connection to the raging wildfire in california. Michelle Mortensen and. Intense video of a rescue in louisianas flood waters. A look at the woman and her dog. Who for a second seemed like they woun well be right back on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. youre watching the valleys news leader. Streets in milwaukee were quieter last night. After 2 nights of unrest. brian loftus this comes after police there shot and killed a man they say was armed and aimed his gun at officers. Protesters injured at least 7 officers. They were throwing rocks and glass bottles. And bricks smashed against patrol cars. Several businesses were torched. As well as vehicles. Properties were destroyed and continued Property Damage makes it difficult to find a solution Governor Scott walker, r wisconsin if people continue to have the kind of reaction weve seen the last couple of days, continue to destruct property, continue to threaten or not threaten, but continue to do things that threaten the people that live in those neighborhoods, its going to be hard to address those other issues in the future. brian loftus the governor declared a state of emergency. Saturday nights protests were the most intense. Hundreds of people crowded the streets, some armed. Police say shots were fired in several parts of the city at as hospital. At least 31 people were arrested. brian loftus in louisiana. At least 7 people were killed. After parts of the state were ravaged by historic flooding. Michelle Mortensen thousands of people were rescued and are waking up in shelters this morning many areas without power and declared disaster areas. brian loftus as don champion reports, louisiana is still in for some more flooding. Floodwaters in ascension parish, south of baton rouge, continued to rise overnight. As the amite river began creeping over roadways. Mayor mike lambert save homes from taking on water sot sorrento mayor mike lambert were not going to give up. Were going to stay until the bloody end. And if it knocks us down, were going to get back up. Were going to rebuild the amite river is just one of many left dangerously high. Following historic flooding in louisiana. Nats this displaced resident broke down in tears. Seeing the destruction to her home for the first time sot christina braud resident this is our entire life, that i worked my entire life for, just washed away. Others like Hailey Brouillette are brh relief. She and her dog, sassy, were rescued by a Good Samaritan from their submerged car over the weekend. sot david phung rescuer i couldnt do it from the boat so i just jumped in, i had to do what i had to do. sot Hailey Brouillette oh i was just thankful. Im just thankful and blessed many residents in this region, who lived through hurricane katrina, are now having to start over a second time sot jerry savage evacuee at that time i lost my mom too so everything is just recurring than 20 thousand people have been rescued in the state since the flooding began friday. And the danger isnt over. Scattered storms and showers are still in the forecast here through the end of the week. Don champion cbs news baton rouge, louisiana. Sherry Swensk and in northern california. Police arrested a man they say is responsible for the Massive Wildfire burning out of control. 40 year old damin h counts of arson. Investigators say hes responsible for numerous fires over the past year and a half. Including the clayton fire that erupted over the weekend. It has charred at least 4 thousand acres and is just 5 percent contained. People in the area are devastated. Nearly 200 homes lost so far. Mark Giberson i havent quite lost it his composure yet over the whole trish lewis not knowing whats going on. Not knowing if you have anywhere to go. Sherry Swensk so far, preliminary damage estimates total more than ten million dollars. The clayton fire, is burning near the same areas scorched by three major wildfires last year. sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk the west and in california. The fire danger conditions in many dry areas with gusty winds and hot temperatures. Our sunrise seems a little later now and the days are naturally. Temps are cooling to the 70s in a few neighborhoods. Around southern nevada. Gusty winds for southern california. Again today. Flooding in louisiana continues with more rain. Here at home. Winds calmed down a lot from the afternoon and evening. They were gusting to over 35 mph at times. And calm for the implosion. Temps hit 108 yesterday so not quite as hot as we first thought, but still very hot. Today will be very close again at 106 to 107. Thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. The 95 south exit to south rancho will be closed through the middle of next month. Use mlk as a detour. Working on the rtcs flamingo corridor improvements project. Crews have been resurfacing this stretch and doing some utility work. Expect closures through the end of the month. The athlete from the bahamas. Who dove for the gold. And its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck well be right back on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. david was proud to be an american soldier. And i know im prejudiced because he was my son, but i dont think he had a mean bone in his body. There is not a day that i dont think about david. I felt such a sense of outrage. She was standing there, she had nothing to say. If donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. Right now, weve got 75 medals. 26 are gold. 23 silver and 26 bronze. brian loftus coming in second place is china with 46 medals. Great britain with 41. And russia has 35. brian loftus a surprise in the olympics yesterday. Sherry Swensk simone biles took home bronze in the balance beam event. She slipped and nearly fell. Biles says shes not disappointed in taking third place because its still a huge shes just disappointed in her routine. Gymnastics wraps up today with the floor final. Which some say is biles strongest routine. brian loftus and it was a photo finish in the womens 400 meters sprint. Shaunae miller from the bahamas won gold. When she dove across the finish line. It was the countrys first medal in rio. Miller edged out americas allyson felix. Some say the dive wasnt fair or legal. Others say it showed she would sacrifice her body for the win. the us Womens Water Polo Team beat brazil 133 in their quarterfinal match. They remain undefeated. Team usa goes on to the semifinals. brian loftus and usas Christian Taylor qualified in 1st place in triple jump for track and field with 17 point 24 meters. Taylor won the gold at the 2012 olympics in london for this event. Sherry Swensk and get this all those american athletes scoring medals will have to pay uncle sam. Olympic committee pays them 25 thousand for gold. 15 for silver. And 10 for bronze. brian loftus its dubbed the victory tax they could be charged up to 9 thousand 900 dollars per gold medal. About 59 hundred for silver. And 39 hundred for bronze. Sherry Swensk and if they sell or get rid of the medal theyre taxed for it. About 600 for gold, silver for 300 and next to nothing for bronze. Sherry Swensk as you can imagine. It takes a lot of hard work to get the olympics. brian loftus but they dont just work hard they play hard, too jacque jovic parties at the usa house in rio. Stays here. Really . So its more like a clubhouse right . jacque the athletes say its the perfect hangout. connor dwyer you couldnt ask for a better night after winning an olympic medal, you just come kick it at the team usa house. jacque the band perry liked it so much. They considered becoming stowaways. the band perry there are a ton of rooms and they look pretty empty so i bet we can sorta sneak in there and close the doors. Yeah. Just like camp out. I love it. jacque team usa chose the band perrys song live forever as their official team song so neil, kim. E saw Michael Phelps g his 20th and 21st gold medal. We started an actliael chant in the room itself. You know that first person that starts one and the rest of the room picks it . We were them. Hat was us. We were the first was a proud moment. Demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor kody says im no city engineer, but i think its high time to extra turning lanes at the stephanie st. And American Pacific dr. Intersection. With the added traffic from two, new subdivisions, along with a new apartment complex on the way, this can only get worse this is kind of an interesting situation because if you look at the northbound to westbound lefttu that there should be an extra lane here, but according to henderson, thats not the case. Henderson explained to me that there are no current plans to add another turn lane. A few years back, the city evaluated this intersection and determined dual leftturn lanes werent needed, and installed flashing yellow arrow signals instead. Henderson admits that new developments in the are an traffic conditions may have changed, however. So, this year, its Traffic Division will study the area again, and if, warranted, remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. brian loftus still to come on 8 news now good day. The past couple weeks. Weve been talking about Michael Phelps and his incredible swimming powers. But he wasnt always the best. The reality star that swam laps around him. And fellow olympian, ryan lochte. And we want you to be part of our 8 news now good day. Just head to our 8 news now facebook page. And upload a photo of your pet. 8 lucky viewers will be o mug the winners will be announced every friday. for seniors like barbara, Social Security makes a difference every month. T types 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 a las vegas landmark gone in seconds. A look at the implosion of the riviera. And whats next for the lot. Michelle Mortensen plus. Plumes of dust erupted from the blasts. Be an issue. brian loftus and. Parents always looking for ways to save. How they can buy School Supplies. Without breaking the bank. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us, im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen. The rest of the riviera cam crashing down last night. the building. As people lined the streets to say goodbye to another las vegas classic. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live near las vegas boulevard and convention center. With whats left. Hey mike . Michael Stevens its hard to believe its all gone. As you can see theres really just a lot of debris. Hotel and casino. A fixture of las vegas for 60 years. It was something to see the landmark go down. Decades of history gone in about 20 seconds. It was around 2 30 this morning when the last part of the riv went down. It was followed by a huge dust cloud that filled the air. A lot of history went down with those towers. The riviera was featured in the rat pack original oceans 11 in 1960, the James Bond Film diamonds are forever and casino in 1995. Lets not forget about all the huge headliners who performed there over the years. But the music stopped in may of last year after a 60year run Lindsay Mcgary to me its really sad actually, i wish they couldve done something to preserve it. But i also understand thats not always how it works and they need to build new businesses. But