And cooperated with police. Police are reminding everyone before crossing. All you have to do is push a button to give you the right of way sgt. Richard strader metro police all a pedestrian needs to do is push the crosswalk button and itll cycle the light eventually and give you the cross signal and as long as you do that now, its not a force field, its not gonna protect you from a car that runs a red light but itll give a red light to the traffic and as long as youre paying attention and you notice that traffic is stopped, it makes it much, much safer than for you to take your life into your own hands brian loftus deadly crash in their jurisdiction this year. Michelle Mortensen a deadly pit bull attack on a 9yearold child. Is raising questions about the breed. Some people claim the breed is dangerous while others say the dogs are getting a bad rap. And that the real problem is irresponsible pet owners. They go as far as calling it bullying the breed. This debate began after 9 year old Derion Stevenson was attacked and killed by a pitbull people to keep something in mind about the breed kathy benson, president Samadhi Legacy Foundation theyre amazing, amazing dogs so its hearbtreaking to me that they get this stigma because heres what ends up happening Homeowners Association dont allow them, Insurance Companies discriminate against them, landlords will say that you cant have them. brian loftus bensons team has rescued almost 200 pit bulls in the vegas valley. By the way, the dog that killed the little boy has since been euthanized. Will face criminal charges. brian loftus were learning new information about the roosters. That were seized from a northeast las vegas property. The Animal Foundation tells us 70 roosters have been euthanized. And outside veterinarians are assisting current vets on staff. To evaluate and help the remaining birds. Police say close to 350 roosters were seized in the operation. Javier salgado and silvester gayton face charges. In connection of suspicion of using Sherry Swensk fire crews are finally starting to get an upper hand on the blue cut fire. After it sparked earlier this week in southern california. I15, between las vegas and la, has officially reopened in both directions through the cajon pass. At last check, the fire is now 22 percent contained. Some of the evacuation orders have been lifted. After tens of thousands of people had to leave their homes behind. Fire Officials Say its one of the worst theyve ever seen. right now. We want to get a check on your forecast. brian loftus Sherry Swensk is here with that. Sherry Swensk thunderstorms. And that is holding in some heat in the valley. Clouds are holding in extra humidity so it feels a bit muggy. Well get a little sunshine through the day breaking through the cld trigger more isolated storms mainly east of i15 from mesquite to temps will start to slide back toward normal. In the low 100s and even upper 90s. Sherry Swensk demetria, how are the roads doing . Demetria Obilor beltway along eastbound 215 and south jones. No major delays there. No delays through the charleston curve after some overnight bridge work. Back to you. brian loftus this morning, one bus crash in newark, new jersey. Two transit buses collided. With several injuries reported. Causing quite a traffic mess. Again, this is out of newark, new jersey. Well keep an eye on this as we get more developing information. Both on air and online. Michelle Mortensen were still several months out until the holidays start up. But thats not stopping some from getting their scare on the positions fright dome is brian loftus plus marked crosswalks and implied crosswalks, you have to stop at both, but many drivers arent and its driving pedestrians crazy. What Transportation Leaders have to say about it. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, kirsten holloween is still a few months away. But weve got a treat for you this morning. Michelle Mortensen fright dome is hiring 400 actors for their annual haunted attraction. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live this morning outside circus circus with how fright dome owner jason egan is looking to fill more than 400 positions for this season ranging from guides, actors, sideshow entertainers, performers and other unique hires. With this being the events 14th anniversary of horrifying the masses on the renowned las vegas strip, egan is looking for he has ever hired including interactive positions for newly designed houses. Egan hasnt forgotten those with a slightly less hauntreprenuer also is looking to fill makeup artists, fx specialists, retail sales and more. Michael, are they only searching for actors . Michael Stevens no. Promotional staff, makeup promotional staff, makeup artists, fx specialists, retail sales and more. Sherry hows the weather today . Sherry Swensk cloudy skies this morning and valley. We had some showers and thunderstorms yesterday extra humidity around so its a bit muggy. It looks like that energy will stick around and we could see another chance for thunderstorms today especially east of i15. River in northeast clark county. Temps will start to slide back toward normal. In the low 100s and even upper 90s. Sherry Swensk back to you. brian loftus libertarian candidate vegas. In hopes of getting some support. Michelle Mortensen and johnson believes he has what it takes to lead our country. He held a rally yesterday at the sls hotel, alongside running mate bill weld. Johnson says he has what it takes to lead america based on his track record as governor of new mexico. He also touched on topics, like Marriage Equality and abortion. Johnson must get 15 percent in the polls. For him to face off clinton and tru brian loftus a new poll Shows Hillary clinton and donald trump are in a dead heat here in nevada. Data from Suffolk University shows clinton with a narrow advantage. 44 to 42 points. With a margin of error of 4point4 percentage points. Gary johnson had 5percent in that poll. The majority of voters polled said. They found neither clinton nor trump to be trustworthy. That poll also showed a tie in the senate race between representative joe heck and former Nevada Attorney general 8 news now is your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season. On air and online at las vegas now dot com. lets get a check of the roads with demetria. lets send it over to demetria for a check of traffic. Demetria Obilor the 95 south offramp to south rancho is closed right now. Use mlk as a detour. Traffic along Summerlin Parkway is flowing smoothly ,but crews work safety railing that will separate east and westbound traffic between buffalo and 215. Back to you. brian loftus best buy is celebrating 50 golden years. The special deals they are offering for 50 hours. Michelle Mortensen plus theres a new pillow for you to try. When jetting out on your next trip. Coming up next on 8 news now good day. The valleys news leader. new cell phone plans. Michelle Mortensen and, forget about taking that neck pillow with you on the plane. Jill wagner joins us live from wall street. Good morning jill. Good morning brian and michelle well see if the markets can finish the week at new records. Yesterday the dow added 23 points. Phone data. And companies are taking notice. Tmobile announced unlimited data for 70 a month sprint responded about an hour later by slashing their unlimited plan to 60. At and t changed its plan to thered be no more overage charges. best buy is turning 50 to celebrate. The retailer is offering 50 deals. For 50 hours. Look for discounts on everything from macbooks to tvs and appliances. Best buy opened its first store august 22nd, 1966. brian loftus and jill we hear theres a new way to get some sleep while traveling . A forget the neck pillow how about a head hammock. Its called nod pod. And was designed to recreate how you sleep in your bed. With your head at a 90 degree angle. The nod pod costs about 30 dollars on kickstarter. brian and michelle . Demetria obilor you see the pedestrian signal come on, you know that pedestrians have the right of way. But pedestrian rightofway isnt always so obvious, especially when you consider unmarked crosswalks. According to nevada law, a crosswalk exists at every intersection the crosswalk can be marked or unmarked. If theres no Traffic Control device present, drivers yield to pedestrians. Take a look at this south valley intersection, sunset road and arville street. But only two are marked. The state says pedestrians and drivers have a shared responsibility on the roads. Metro agrees. Pedestrians should keep their heads on a scanning the roads anticipating anything. Whats driving you crazy . Remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. Michelle Mortensen im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. With Breast Cancer but early treatment saved my life. So im really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. Congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. Under a flood warning. Sherry explains how bad rain chances will be in the valley. brian loftus plus time to get your scare on the positions fright dome is hiring. For the halloween season. Michelle Mortensen and, test score trouble for nevada. Why thousands of students havent received their end of year test results. brian loftus 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. thanks for waking up with us. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. Sherry swensk and im Sherry Swensk. Valley. Clouds are holding in extra humidity so it feels a bit well get a little sunshine through the day breaking through the clouds and that will help trigger more isolated storms mainly east of i15 from mesquite to las vegas and down to primm. Temps will start to slide back toward normal. In the low 100s and even upper roads doing . Demetria Obilor there Demetria Obilor back to you. brian Loftus Police have released more details about the man accused of waving a gun around in a tj maxx store. Michelle Mortensen jason mote was arrested tuesday. And we now know more about what happened in the moments before Police Arrived on the scene. Police say. Mote had asked the victim if she had dropped a bag of chips he was holding. She said no so he asked again. And then put a gun to her head and started yelling. brian loftus witnesses told police he pote filled a cart. And rummaged the womans purse, before taking his shirt off and going out the door. Panicked shoppers and employees ran for cover. An nhp trooper was first to respond and arrested mote. Hes charged with robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon. And could face additional charges. Michelle Mortensen some scary moments for a pilot yesterday after being ejected from a fighter jet, by Nellis Air Force base. Near las vegas boulevard and sloan. The pilot was returning from a mission at the air forces weapons school. To the crash site. She tells us she even saw the pilot parachute to the ground. The pilot only has minor injuries. No word yet on what led up to the crash. Michelle Mortensen the people behind fright dome at circus circus are getting ready for their 14th anniversary. And they need your help. brian loftus starting today. Theyre looking to fill over 400 positions for their annual attraction. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live outside circus circus. Trying to fill. Hey mike . Michael Stevens fright dome owner jason egan is looking to fill more than 400 positions for this season ranging from guides, actors, strolling entertainers, stage performers and other unique hires. With this being the events 14th anniversary of horrifying the masses on the renowned las vegas strip, egan is looking fo creepiest, most terrifying cast he has ever hired including interactive positions for newly designed houses. Egan hasnt forgotten those with a slightly hauntreprenuer also is looking to fill positions for management, promotional staff, makeup artists, fx specialists, retail michael, of roles . Michael Stevens brian, the people putting on the event say theyre looking for Michael Stevens brian, the people putting on the event say theyre looking for the creepiest, most terrifying cast theyve ever hired including interactive positions for newly designed houses. brian loftus coming up on 8 news now students are getting ready to go back to school with everything they need. Michelle Mortensen the special discounts they can get. On several Subscription Services. youre watching the valleys news leader. Me twenty. Two they posted this video to facebook of officers taking the 22 pushup challenge. If you havent heard of it yet, its similar to the als ice bucket challenge. The cause of the pushup challenge is to raise awareness for veteran Suicide Prevention through education and empowerment. The hash tag is being used across social media 22 push up challenge. weather today . Sherry Swensk the clouds this morning. Sunrise after 6 oclock. Well be on the lookout for more storms today in the afternoon hours. Rain with lightning and gusty winds will bring some Sherry Swensk back to you. brian loftus another school year is about to begin. But theres another set of problems. When it comes to standardized testing in nevada for the second year in a row. Many students have yet to receive the results to their end of year tests. The state Attorney Generals Office says thats a breach of contract. Last year. Data Recognition Corporation accepted a 51 Million Dollar contrao standardized tests. The Company Released a statement saying they disagree with the complaints. As of right now. 200 thousand students are still waiting for their results. Michelle Mortensen as backtoschool season approaches. Its time to help keep those bills under control. Lexy savvides has some Subscription Service options. That offer student discounts. Got a minute . These online Subscription Services have discounts just for students. Amazon prime offers a discounted rate after a six month free trial. Instead of 99 a year, students unlimited photo storage plus access to the catalog of amazon prime tv shows and movies. For musicstreaming, try spotify. For 5 per month it removes all ads and lets you save songs for offline listening. Apple music also offers a discounted rate for students at qualifying schools for up to four years. On the software side, adobes Creative Cloud suite is available for 20 per month. It includes access to all apps like indesign and premiere and you can download them as you need. Cheaper 10 a month plan for photoshop and lightroom only. Microsoft gives students the online versions of office for free as long as they have a valid school email address. In san francisco, im lexy savvides, cnet. Com for cbs news. Lets take a look on the roads with demetria. lets send it over to demetria for a check of traffic. Demetria Obilor we just received some that happenede earlier this morning at eastern and horizon ridge. We kinow that a woman was walking outside of a crosswalk when she was hit by a car. She was taken to the hospital where she died. The driver stayed on scene and cooperated with police. The driver was not arrested. No traffic impact. Scene is clear. Joyce, sherri swensk and ganhando is the portuguese word for winning. Ganhando. Michelle Mortensen swimmers gunner bentz and jack conger are heading back home. After testifying before a brazilian judge about ryan lochtes robbery story. Brian Loftus Jimmy feigen also reached before he can go back. Ryan lochte and his teammates say they were robbed at gunpoint. Saying the robbers pulled out their guns and told them to get down. Brazilian Officials Say. Surveillance video proves thats not true. They say it shows the swimmers being confronted by armed security. After vandalizing a gas station. Us swimming officials are investigating. And will decide if there will be consequences. Kirsten Joyce right now. We