she is my guest today, nevada us congresswoman dina titus. well, it's almost too sad to bear hearing every 65 minutes a veteran takes his or her life. that and other vetan news motivated congresswoman titus to co-sponsor the veterans suicide prevention act. the bill mandates the department of veterans affairs to review veteran suicide deaths during the past five years and study any correlation between those deaths and psychiatric drug prescriptions. the goal is to determine whether or not psychiatric drugs some veterans are being prescribed for issues like the bill requires the v.a. to compile a list of medications prescribed to and found in the systems of veterans at the time of their suicides and report which v.a. health facilities have disproportionately high rates of psychiatric drug prescription and suicide among veterans treated at those facilities. and, congresswoman, we're having nearly two dozen veterans committing suicide every day. >> it's terrible. >> so you wanted to take a hard look at all the possible factors in order to help st

senate candidate catherine cortez masto will join hillary clinton and congresswoman dina titus at a rally to discuss the nevadans and the need to elect democrats up and down the ticket. cortez masto, clinton, and congresswoman titus will also urge nevadans to vote early from october 22 through november 4. when: 7:30 p.m. pdt, doors open at 5:30 p.m. pdt symphony park ave. las vegas, nv 89106 ((dave courvoisier)) on the other side of the country... in a state where pollsters say he needs to win... if he wants to land the presidency. he spoke to a large crowd in florida today... and went on the offense... after being on the defense since last week's leaked tape. trump went after clinton's e-mail scandal today... suggesting both parties in congress let the scandal slide. tomorrow... trump heads to cincinnati to campaign in another battleground state./// ((dave courvoisier)) cortez- masto get ready to meet face to face. 8 news now is teaming up with univision to host the senate debate friday night. both candidates will take the stage at canyon springs high school. the debate gets underway at

congresswoman dina titus - (d) nevada: we're talking about how we need that funding. u.s. congressman cresent hardy - (r) nevada: i believe that is one of the most important things we can do.)) ((karen castro)) karen castro, 8 news now. ((sharie johnson)) >> if question 5 passes, it would take effect january first of next year through the end of 20-26. as for the other measures covered... you can watch those stories on las vegas now dot com. ((sharie johnson)) >>> election headquarters keeping you updated on all things politics on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> coming up on the valley's news leader... we take a look at your cute furry friends in costume ahead of halloween. >> but first... some relief is insight around the spaghetti bowl. what areas will re-open ahead of your morning commute. we're back after this./// "you're watching the "you're watching the eep] out of 'em. i'd like to punch him in the face. i like people that weren't captured, okay? he's a mexican! she ate like a pig... i moved on her like a [bleep] i did not say that.

dina titus announces $2.5 million in federal funds to get a backlog of rape kits tested and to get more rapists behind bars. sergio avila explains how this issue has turned political, a heated issue during the dina titus announcing $2.5 million in grants headed to our state to help victims of rape. >> it will allow us to hire new forensic county, new counselors for the victims so we can do more here and don't have to ship it out to other labs. >> reporter: some of that money will go to metro's local lab to process more rape kits in nevada and avoid shipping them to a lab in virginia. this woman says this latest and attention and everything that this issue has gotten in recent years is really telling the collective community of survivors, we hear you. >> reporter: according to the attorney general's office had, 1,1 kits have been sent for testing of the out of those, the ag's office said 42 suspects have been neither tote know nor the -- metro nor of district attorney's office could tell us if arrests have been made. >> it's important that we allow law enforcement and prosecution to keep

dina titus/(d) nevada: "you could feel the tension, it was very exciting, the stage looked beautiful, i commend unlv for doing a great job on this whole debate.")) ((robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: "the whole city showed well, i think.")) ((patrick walker)) economist and brookings mountain west director robert lang says the city's estimated 100-million to the world is invaluable. ((robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: "this adds to that brand, it adds to the idea that las vegas is more than a city that's just frivolous, it's a city that is very serious.")) ((patrick walker)) lang says the three major political events held in las vegas over the last year -- the republican and democratic primary debates on the strip and the final presidential debate wednesday night -- are setting the stage for more major events in the next election cycle. ((robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: 7.46.24 "it tees it up nicely, i think this was successful, and we're going to get new facilities, and we should do a national convention because we're a swing state, and they te

stood in front of the podium and told hillary should be president ...and the importance of voting dina titus "every vote counts and early voting starts in two weeks all eyes are on nevada with the debate with a swing state with the close numbers with the big races i think it's very exciting and i think it's gonna be a big night in november for us" by the time hillary clinton got on the stage to address nevadans once again of the crowd was eager to hear her plans. she spoke about her support for high school vo training programs, student loan debt, and jobs. "you want to make sure that we protect the woman's right to choose and marriage equality you want to make sure that were respected in the world and we're strong and were steady in our leadership well i think the choice is pretty clear" there were two brief protest during the rally one of them did turn a little bit to people that attend the rally including a veteran who says he believes he'll or you can make our country safe or you'll hear from him and more at 10:30. mmv ffn ll plenty of donald trump supporters showed up outside the smith c

u-s senate candidate catherine cortez masto and dina titus will also be on hand at today's rally. doors open at 5:30...with the event itself getting underway at 7:30. right now -- the hallways are pretty empty at the state legislature. lawmakers have halted activity for yom kippur. this after two days of intense negotiations on the proposed 1-point-9 billion dollar nfl stadium. the senate passed the bill on to the assembly with a 16 to 5 now the assembly will start the process over there... with stadium proponents needing two-thirds of support from the assembly. they are set to resume at eight tomorrow morning. right now a live look outside across the valley. (ad-lib toss to bryan) let's check in with 13 first alert meteorologist bryan scofield bryan. one woman was so moved by our story about a disabled one woman was so moved by our story about a disabled ransacked... she wanted to help. 16:57:51-16:57:55 thanks for your service oh thank you very much nat laugh earlier this week we told you about james turpin. he's a disabled veteran whose home was broken into...and the camera. se

senate candidate catherine cortez masto and congresswoman dina titus will also be at the event. you can find information on how to get tickets at ktnv.com. clinton will get some extra support thursday when vice-president joe biden holds a rally at the culinary union building near las vegas boulevard and st. louis. he'll also be here on behalf of catherine cortez masto. that rally starts at republican donald trump and arizona senator john mccain are going at it again. mccain formally renounced his support for donald trump.. but says he can't support hillary clinton either. trump fired back on twitter.. saying quote: "the very foul mouthed senator john mccain begged for my support during his primary.. then dropped me over locker room remarks!" conservative talk show host glenn beck is also turning his back on trump. beck now says it's up to every morally support trump.. who he calls "an immoral man who is absent of decency or nominee.. saying his latest debate performance shows he can still beat hillary clinton. last sunday night my runningmate showed humility. he showed the ameri

senate candidate catherine cortez masto will join hillary clinton and congresswoman dina titus at a rally to discuss the high stakes in this election for nevadans and the need to elect democrats up and down the ticket. congresswoman titus will also urge nevadans to vote early from october 22 through november 4. when: 7:30 p.m. pdt where: smith center for the performing arts, 361 symphony park ave. las vegas, nv 89106 >>> on the republican side... donald trump stumped in florida... which is considered a must- win state if he wants to make it to the white house. today he talked to a crowd about hillary clinton's e-mail scandal... suggesting both parties in congress let the scandal slide. ((donald trump: "did they make a deal where everybody protects each other in rebound from last week's video leak... because of that, he lost support from some republicans... the latest poll shows more than one- quarter of elected top conservatives won't endorse trump./// ((dave courvoisier)) >> and we're your local election headquarters keeping you updated on all things politics on air and online at las veg

((congresswoman dina titus - (d) nevada: now we're entering a new era i think, in aviation. we're already the 7th or 8th busiest in the country.)) ((karen castro - reporting: this new air traffic control tower is the second tallest in the nation and its nearly twice as tall as the old one.)) ((karen castro)) atlanta has the tallest tower stading at 352-feet tall... the new facility has unobstructed views of the entire airport. the old tower had several blind spots forcing air traffic controllers to rely on their computer systems. ((rosemary vassiliadis - clark county dept. of aviation: you always have cameras to supplement and help you maybe in weather times. in this tower, they can see it from the visual eye and that is just a very reassuring way of doing business.)) ((karen castro)) karen castro 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) >> air traffic controllers have been working in the new demolished./// ((weather toss)) <<< tedd florendo (((>>>nice and comfortable today with temps near 80 by afternoon and winds back to light and variable for your tuesday. change though as anothe

congresswoman dina titus to dedicate the new tower. work began in may of 2011.... but stopped during two different government shut downs. a massive contruction error also prompted a do- over of work on 24/7 with meterologist ted pretty a north breeze on wednesday will make that 81 degree high feel a little cooler. we'll see plenty of sun through the week and a warm up that takes us to 83 thursday, then 87 on friday. saturday's high of 89 degrees will be just three degrees shy of a record high. a few clouds move in on sunday with a southwest wind around 25 mph. clouds increase with a slight shower chance on monday with a high a north breeze on wednesday will make that 81 degree high feel a little cooler. we'll see plenty of sun through the week and a warm up that takes us to 83 thursday, then 87 on friday. saturday's high of 89 degrees will be just three degrees shy of a record high. a few clouds move in on sunday with a southwest wind around 25 mph. clouds increase with a slight shower chance on monday with a high closed captioning detectives were not scouring a mi

congresswoman dina titus to dedicate the new tower. work began in may of 2011.... but stopped during two different government shut downs. a massive contruction error also prompted a do- over of work on the 350 foot structure. "this airport has added thousands of jobs during the time when there were jobs in no other place so rosemary, it's great we're here to celebrate this tower for what it does for safety but it's also great to for the economy of nevada." the new air traffic control tower has space for 40 controllers at the nation's eighth busiest airport. it also has a four story building for nearly 50 other controllers. as metro and the rest of the city prepare for the debate... there are restrictions in place for those flying drones. "we want to just emphasize the safety of the event coming tomorrow. please do not operate under that tfr. if you do, we do have laws in place." laws are already in place that restrict drones from flying within five miles of an airport. tomorrow-- a special restriction prevents drones from coming within a seven mile radius of the th

dina titus/(d) nevada: "well i think hillary clinton came prepared, she knows the issues very well, she looked confident, and she didn't bend to his attacks very much.")) ((patrick walker)) in a cnn/orc poll conducted right after the debate... 52 percent of those surveyed who watched the debate say hillary clinton won. 39 unlv political science professor david damore says neither candidate did enough to pick up a new block of voters. ((david damore/unlv political science professor: "did she expand it to maybe republicans on the fence? probably not, but she doesn't need that at this point, donald trump of course needed make a pitch to undecided voters.")) ((patrick walker)) the most heated moments of the debate centered around immigration and possible russian interference in the election by hackers. and there were questions about recent allegations of sexual assault against trump. ((dr. david damore/unlv political science professor: "he really got in trouble on the question about the allegations about women against him that've come out since the last debate, trying to blame it all on hil

congresswoman dina titus - (d) nevada: we're talking about how we need that funding. u.s. congressman cresent hardy - (r) nevada: i believe that is one of the most important things we can do.)) ((karen car ((dave courvoisier)) >> if question 5 passes, it would take effect january first of next year through the end of 20-26. as for the other measures covered this week... you can watch those stories on las vegas now dot com. ((dave courvoisier)) >> and we're your local election headquarters keeping you updated on all things politics on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((denise valdez)) >>> it's a concern echoed across the valley -- too many kids crammed into classrooms... parents of some middle schoolers are tired of it -- and want the headway. at john r. beatty elementary school, we're told that upwards of 43 students are in one classroom. in another -- 41. the problem came about after one of the school's teachers left. parents say the issue is affecting the safety of their children. (("because of the kinds of crimes that have happened in past years, each school

also joining clinton will be dina titus. according to her campaign clinton will remind nevadans the importance of voting and she'll discuss her economic and job growth plans. she'll also remind nevadans they can register to vote online or in person but you need that done by october 18th and early presidential voting starts october 22nd. after las vegas hillary's next stop will be in san francisco. vice president joe biden will be in town tomorrow speaking at culinary union local 226 hall. and of course with the last and final debate here in las vegas on wednesday you can expect more political heavy- weights popping up throughout the weekend. the republican presidential nominee is still in florida this morning.. and he's playing offense. donald trump is talking about information in e- mails hacked from the clinton campaign and released by wiki- leaks. would leave to the destruction of our country, believe me, the destruction of our country. today we learned that the doj fed information to the clinton campaign about the email

here is a live look at the smith center where congresswoman dina titus warms up the crowd as they wait for hillary clinton to take the stage. the democratic nominee is scheduled to start her speech in at the very least 15 minutes. it might be 7:30 p.m. either way we're watching this one closely. clinton is expected to discuss the economy and importance of early voting. >> reed: i'm hearing from people in line right now that the line wraps around over to

staff and congresswoman's dina titus's office have contacted miller and they're trying to resolve this issue for her. >> reed: i see that story and step in and help that world war ii veteran. >> jim: we've had clouds and raindrops. we saw the wind kicking up in the live report. >> reed: weather authority kevin jan out. >> a little breezy tonight. more breezes tomorrow. the stronger winds hold off for sunday. should be a limited time offer only. these winds shouldn't last as long as some of our other wind events. we can pretty much stick a forge in the doppler -- fork in the doppler radar. all the action pushing off east out of clark county. but we had wild scenes especially this morning with round one of the rain made for some vivid rainbows in town and believe -- i wish i had more light. but i believe that's a many shelf cloud forming. those could face at the base of a shower or thunderstorm. we did have claps of lightning. or possibly an oval ventricular cloud. but my bet is a shelf cloud. here is the view from our camera on top of mandalay bay. watch how the sheep mountains disappea

congresswoman dina titus re-introduced her animal emergency planning act. it would require entities regulated under the animal welfare act to develop emergency contingency plans using federally established standards in order to better protect the safety and well-being of animals during natural and man-made disasters. also last year nevada u.s. cosmetics act, an effort to end the use of animals in cosmetic testing. it would eventually prohibit the sale of any cosmetics tested on animals overseas. and here's one more bit of federal animal news from a nevada leader. nevada u.s. congressman mark amodei's blm district of the month page of his website. when ely's office was highlighted, for example, he mentioned it being home to pronghorn antelope, mule deer, horses and domestic cattle and sheep and said visitors to the area might enjoy seeing them regarding southern nevada. he mentioned species uniquely adapted to the mojave desert like desert tortoise, kit fox, roadrunners and desert bighorn sheep. mr. pacelle, we don't have time to mention all the delegation e

. >> reporter: congresswoman dina titus's office has reached out to the 95-year-old. and they are trying to see if they can resolve the matter. reporting on buffalo and warm springs, antonio castelan, news 3. >> latoya: new at seven as the flu season starts people are packing offices and clinics to get their shots. but in delaware people can just roll down their car windows and roll up their sleeves. flu shot clinic. this year hundreds in dover got their shots free without ever leaving their cars. delaware's governor even drove through the line for his shot. it may not be as tasty as burger and fries but drivers get here and doctors say they can actually save lives by doing it. >> it's convenient. i was a little nervous. but whether it's real deal or not. >> i say to them influenza is deadly. think about your loved ones. think about the other people you are around to help protect them as well as yourself. >> latoya: doctors say patients should get the shot soon to give the immune system time to adjust ahead of the flu season. >> reed: many of us woke up rain showers t

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here is a live look at the smith center where congresswoman dina titus warms up the crowd as they wait for hillary clinton to take the stage. the democratic nominee is scheduled to start her speech in at the very least 15 minutes. it might be 7:30 p.m. either way we're watching this one closely. clinton is expected to discuss the economy and importance of early voting. >> reed: i'm hearing from people in line right now that the line wraps around over to i'm also told supporters are telling people still in line waiting to get in that hillary clinton will not go on stage until 7:30. we're being told 7:15 p.m. people in line being told 7:30 p.m. but that crowd is huge out there. and you know what? the message is early voting. you can still register to vote until next wednesday. early voting and that's what the clintons want to you do is to start october 22nd. again, just about 15 minutes will start. as soon as it happens and if it happens during our newscast, we'll go ahead and stream it live. >> marie: meantime no word on whether secretary clinton will address the latest bombshell in dec

sot dina titus : "we're starting on the first day... in nevada people like early voting, by the time election comes faith tanner reporting. for a complete list of early voting locations across the valley-- head over to our website fox5 vegas dot com. the chicago cubs and their fans have waited 71 years for this moment.... 0:03-0:13" " left side...out...out! the cubs have won the pennant! (cheering) the chicago cubs are back in the world series... for the first time since 1945. they beat the los angeles dodgers last night five to nothing. now they head to play the cleveland indians in the world series. and get this! the cubs clinched the pennant yesterday on october 22nd. but something else happened on october 22nd, in 1970... that's the date billy sianis, the man who put the "billy goat curse" on the cubs, passed away... immigrant who was kicked out of game 4 of the cubs world series game in 1945... because of his pet goat... ... he said saying they'd never again win the world series. talk about coincidences... or could it be more than

u-s senate candidate catherine cortez masto and congresswoman dina titus will also be on hand at today's rally. the final presidential debate will be held here in las vegas in exactly one week. and the on-line ticket lottery registration for u-n-l-v students ends in just under an hour. eligible students must be enrolled.... full time... and.... have good academic standing. de link on our website at ktnv dot com. new video...into the newsroom.. the man found in tennessee with four- year-old rebecca lewis will be sent back to florida. police say 'west wild hogs' kidnapped the little girl in florida, saturday morning. an amber alert was issued in five states before someone spotted his car outside a tennessee hospital. this morning hogs appearned in extradition. relatives say the 31 year old suffers from depression and bipolar disorder. he also legally changed his name to hogs. police say he was a former friend of the girl's parents, but they hadn't seen him in years. they still don't know why or how he kidnapped the girl. vo now that four-year-old girl--- who was kidnapped--- is now safe an

u-s senate candidate catherine cortez masto and congresswoman dina titus will also be on hand at today's rally. meanwhile... donald trump is continuing to fight with his own party... calling out house speaker paul ryan. sot donald tr presidential nominee :23 "i wouldnt want to be in a foxhole with a lot of these people. especially ryan, including ryan."' trump is taking aim at ryan on t-v and and online. he tweeted out "the shackles have been taken off me and now i can fight for the american people the way i want to." this comes after ryan said he wouldn't campaign for trump after the nominee was heard making lewd comments on a leaked video from 2005. ryan's office says he's focused on defeating democrats in congress. bad behavior is gripping political headlines...but it's vegas is going viral on social media. we'll tell you everything we know about what happened. greg adlibs weather forecast tease and im' tracking your roads... chopper 13 bringing you breaking news fast and first.. chopper 13 bringing you breaking news fast and first.. sot it's crazy. i'm sure everybody's seen on now. t

nevada state senator-- harry ried-- and congresswoman-- dina titus-- were there to unveil it. reid had previously secured 55 million dollars to fund the project. 352 feet in the air-- the second tallest tower in the country. the base is 59 thousand square feet and houses the "terminal radio approach control." it comes just ahead of a busy season for mccarran airport. "it's very exciting. it's alomst 75 years since the airport opened and now we're entering a new era, i think in aviation. we're already 7th or 8th busiest in the country and now i think this will just make it easier and safer to bring more people." federal officials were also present at the ribbon cutting today. the tower also comes with training simulators... adminstrative offices and brand new state of the art equipment. a babysitter makes his first court appearance ever... after a little girl dies in his care. and there were many sides of the story told today. we'll show you what is happening next in this case... and what the judge decided today. and a shakeup for u-f-c... hear the announcement made today.... t

dina titus/(d) nevada: "you could feel the tension, it was very exciting, the stage looked beautiful, i commend unlv for doing a great job on this whole debate.")) whole city showed well, i think.")) ((patrick walker)) economist and brookings mountain west director robert lang says the city's estimated 100-million dollars worth of free exposure to the world is invaluable. ((robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: "this adds to that brand, it adds to the idea that las vegas is more than a city that's just frivolous, it's a city that is very serious.")) ((patrick walker)) lang says the three major political events held in las vegas over the last year -- the republican and democratic primary debates on the strip and the final presidential debate wednesday night -- are setting the stage for more major events in the next election cycle. ((robert lang/director, brookings mountai this was successful, and we're going to get new facilities, and we should do a national convention because we're a swing state, and they tend to go to swing states." )) ((patrick walker)) we'll see if either

congresswoman dina titus ran in this district, a clinton supporter no surprise and political analystand msnbc john ralston our contributor here and writes locally here and former rnc chairman and msnbc man about the country michael steele. congresswoman let me ask you about this question, hillary clinton i think she'll be on defense tomorrow but she may come out and needle trump people think on the rigged election thing because he doesn't have much evidence. >> well i don't think she -- >> are we going to have a clean election? >> we are and you heard republican chastise donald trump for saying it's rigged. if you undermine our election process that's the end of democracy. >> why do you think he's doing it? >> because if you can't win by playing by the rules you say the rules are fake. >> this is hedging his bet so he can blame it on the system? >> that's exactly right. look at the poll numbers across the country here in nevada clinton is up seven points the handwriting is on the wall. >> you're saying he's smart to do this? >> i don't think he's smart to do anything he's been doing.

center today, doors opent also joining clinton will be catherine cortez masto and congresswoman dina titus. according to her campaign clinton will remind nevadans the importance of voting and she'll discuss her economic and job growth plans. she'll also remind nevadans they can register to vote online or in person but you need that done by october 18th and early presidential voting starts october 22nd. after las vegas hillary's next stop will be in san biden will be in town tomorrow speaking at culinary union local 226 hall. and of course with the last and final debate here in las vegas on wednesday you can expect more political heavy- weights popping up throughout the weekend. hillary clinton and donald trump round 3... right here in las vegas- next wednesday at the thomas and mack. and we'll have special coverage before and after-- we hope you'll join us. before donald trump can focus on debating hillary clinton-- he's going to have to face off with his own party. house speaker paul ryan says he will no longer defend the g-o-p nominee. and trump fired back in a series of tweets.. calling

senate candidate catherine cortez masto and congresswoman dina (deen ah) titus will also be at the event. we have information on how to get tickets on our website k-t-n-v dot com. vice president joe biden will be here thursday. he'll campaign for hillary clinton and catherine cortez masto. biden will be holding a rally at the culinary union near las vegas boulevard and saint louis. if you're looking to register to vote by mail, today is the last the day you can do it. the nevada secretary of state extended the deadline amid concerns the previous deadline violated federal law. county election department offices will be open extra hours today. you still have until next tuesday if you'd like to register online or in-person. a bizarre scene playing out on valley roads today... officers chasing this dump truck for several miles as the traffic. why police say the driver refused to pull over. plus... terrifying moments caught on camera. a truck plowing into a group of protesters up in reno. what we're now learning about the incident. remember chopper 13 is bringing you breaking news fast and fi