the windy conscience not just a northern nevada issue. >> reporter: northern nevada wind 20-40 miles per hour sustained. the rinl top wind this weekend expected to get up to 90 miles per hour. a couple of big, bad wind bags blowing through nevada. breezes are nothingable 21. we vahad strong are gusts we will show you those in the weather segment. saturday starts with wind that are manageable. they increase. similar to this afternoon never the less the strong wind are expected sunday and monday. high wind in affect for northern nevada would not be surprised if some are launched down in southern nevada as well as result of the wind that are expected to increase here. we will fill out the seven day forecast a few minutes away. jim and marie? >> jim: thank you. attacks ramp up with trump and clinton tonight at a roomy in north carolina today trump office 11 women in all now are all lying when they say he made unmented sexual advance. former contestant on the apprentice said she was told to meet trump in a hotel room when she was hoping to land a job. he kissed her and she told him to get

we're seeing the cold air behind it, some showers and also some snow in the mountains across northern nevada and portions of california. the calmer weather with the cooler condins tonight. >> a busy day for police. s.w.a.t. officers surrounded a spring valley home where a stabbing suspect was barricaded for several hours this morning. the officers responded to the report that a man was stabbed at about 5:30 on rainbow and desert inn. when they arrived, a woman said she had been physically attacked. after close to five hours, the suspect surrendered to police and the two simms were not seriously hurt. who is accused of stabbing a man in the head. this woman, according to police, she got into a fight with a man near main street, foremaster lane and charged with attempted murder. the victim was last listed in grave condition. police do not expect him to survive, unfortunately. >> thousands of people in the thomas & mac showing support for in las vegas valley with the oakland raiders and cheerleaders and howie long were there to get the stadium approved. >> this is such a unique city, given all

kirsten joyce)) >> and, high winds are wreaking havoc in the valley and spreading wildfires in northern nevada. sherry is here with your weather now forecast. ((brian loftus)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live..is ((brian loftus)) >>> thank's for waking up with us i'm brian loftus an evacuation is underway in washoe county, nevada due to a wildfire. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and i'm keristen joyce hundreds of fire crews continue to battle the massive fire that sparked friday. and the strong winds hitting our state are making it extra tough for crews. the fire burning in the little valley is now 20-percent burned at least three-thousand acres-- and destroyed multiple structures. no injuries have been reported. officials are asking residents... to look out for fire equipment or avoid the area where the fire is burning. the cause of the fire is under investigation.//// and the october fire buring in the spring mountains... near and is now 10 percent contained. forest offcials say the fire sparked on friday from and illegal campfire. ((sherry swensk)) up to

to get a northern nevada wildfire under control. the damage its done... and how much of the fire crews have been able to contain. but first here's a look outside... sherry will have your windy forecast... up next on the valley's news leader./// ((you're watching 8 >>> a wildfire continues to burn in northern nevada today. rain over the past day is helping calm the fire in the washoe valley. it's already destroyed 22 homes contained. there were worries the rain would bring flooding... but so far that hasn't happened on a wide scale. the cause of the fire is still under investigation./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> the winds have really been whipping around the valley over the past few days. the high winds have even knocked out power to homes and businesses across the valley. at one point... around 23- hundred homes were without power. let's check in with sherry to see how long the winds will stick around. ((sherry swensk)) what a rough start to the work week with those winds crazy high overnight. from the windy weekend. .......... gusts to 60 mph overnight out a

as mother nature helps fuel the flames in northern nevada./// ((katie boer)) /// "now, live...this is 8 news now weekend edition." ((sharie johnson)) suspect is accused of sexually assaulting a woman. thank you for joining us. i'm sharie johnson. it all started when police say this man... kenneth mcdonald... started shooting at random cars on i-15. 8 news now reporter brittany edney has been following the story all day. she joins us now live from outside the cvs near windmill and las vegas boulevard--where the suspect was arrested. ((brittany edney)) >> sharie--- police say, as of now, they know of at least 3 including the vehicle where one person died, another hurt. and the shooting led to a standoff here at this cvs---which investigators say came to and end with the help of a k-9 team. ((brittany edney)) for unkown reasons, police say a man opened fire on multiple cars on 1-15 a little after 9 a-m, saturday. a female passenger in her times and died a few hours later at u-m-c... the driver, a man in his 50's, was injured. ((lt. dan mcgrath, metro police "their car had hit the barrier

the high wind advisory is in northern nevada. there are two systems set to impact us. system two will come sunday and monday. we're talking about a four-day bumpy ride. full details on the forecast, a couple of minutes away. >> thank you so much. >>> the man suspected in this violent carjacking in henderson rit other robberies, shot and killed by police after a car chase. it shut down the northern beltway for hours. news 3's antonio castelan is about to show that you business owners and people in those neighborhoods are breathing a sigh of relief. >> reporter: many business owners are glad the serial robber has been stopped. police say the robber went in here and stole some money. surveillance pointing a gun at a woman and stealing her car was shot and killed by police late wednesday night. metro officers say the carjacking suspect led police on a high-speed chase after they spotted the man in the stolen car. a nissan. investigators tell us they spotted the car near the stratosphere. they tried to pull over the suspect but he didn't stop. the far finally came to a halt

we will see some precipitation in northern nevada and heavy from northern california through the pacific northwest. system two doesn't look that impressive. it's tightly wound. as it slides in that's going to fire up the winds even more strongly. 56 in reno. the front having gone through there. a die of 66. 56 pahrump for the friday night lows. saturday afternoon highs. boulder city at 89. indian springs 84. laughlin looking at 93. we're going down to 70 tonight. will be breezy at times. less wind late tomorrow morning. it does pick up in the afternoon. we'll get gusts over 30 miles per hour yet again. warm day. 89 in town. 93 and chompy at the lake -- choppy at the lake. the water temperature down to 73 which is still warmer than mount charleston's air temperature. the will be the wind which could be gusting to 40 over the night. a lot of wind followed by more wind and then a tad more as we get some next week. >> jim: we're lumping it alling to. getting it out of the way this week. >> marie: promise? >> no. >> jim: thank you. >>> want to talk about sports now. and with all the focus on

those are still going on in northern nevada. but we think it's going mix down south and there will be a chance for stronger winds with system number two. that's due in sunday and monday. details how that's going to impact the weekend and the full 7-day forecast just minutes away. >> marie: thank you. >>> a 21-year-old man who was baby sitting an 18-month-old in connection with her death. de mond billingsley is facing murder by child abuse. the coroner says the baby died from birth. the kol ner ruled it a homicide. she was taken to the sunrise hospital where she later passed away. >> jim: a 14-year-old girl is in police custody tonight accused of bringing a gone to school. the mojave high school student is charged with having a dangerous weapon on school property. according to the clark county school district police. th who initially tipped off school officials about the gun. >> marie: the state is threatening to shut down a popular virtual school. it is a power struggle pitting nevada against thousands of families who prefer an

northern nevada and san francisco topping out at 67. 58 sandy valley. high temperatures tomorrow afternoon. overton and moapa valley 84. boulder city 79. laughlin jumping to 90. for the las vegas valley tonight we're going down to 64 degrees, rain out. skies clearing slowly. and a little breeze picks up. tomorrow five to 15. but the stronger winds expected s up and over 40 miles an hour especially sunday afternoon. right now this is a quick hitter with the wind. we expect it to die down by midday monday. that wind machine is tough to turn off but monday meaning your halloween should be wind free and comfortable. 70 as you head out the door monday night. what more could you ask for? >> reed: candy i guess. >> well that. the full size candy bars. right? >> we're going to jim's house. then we go around the block and go in again. >> reed: there you go. different costumes every time. >> jim: cubby fans have waited a long time to have a world series game on the north side of chicago. tonight is the night. brandy is here with an -- randy is here with an update

overnight northern nevada exploded into flames. hundreds of acres lost. near lake tahoe. >> it's unusual to have a fire that big and quickly spreading this time of year. >> reporter: and closer to home, more activity in our own mountains. a small fire near mary jane falls burning for well over a week once again kicking smoke into the air. and johnson says late this afternoon another fire spotted in the same area. the latest one dubbed the october fire burning about three acres. at nights, in the 30s. it also gets very shady later in the day. >> reporter: still news 3 meteorologist kelly curran points out the wind is an issue. a red-flag warning also known as a fire weather warning is in affect. >> basically what that means is we have low humidity in the area and we're looking at gusty winds developing in the afternoon and evening hours. gusts probably about 35 miles per hour. >> reporter: a problem firefighters near lake tahoe are and in carson city, a slight delay during today's special session of the legislature blamed on fire activity. the fire up nort

plus-- somebody has got to be responsible dennis hof loses his home to a fire in northern nevada-- why he says this is all the state's fault. and right now-- an air quality advisory is in affect-- it's because of hig dust in the air... and dan county officials are blaming the high winds-- will we see more of those today? valley today. winds will be the main issue with this low as skies will remain mostly sunny and rain stays away from las vegas. 20 to 30 mph winds will be common along with gusts between 30 and 40 mph. because of this we have a high fire danger outside through the weekend as winds will be strong the highest in the 7-day forecast; ranging around 90 meaning, our gustiest of winds will be on sunday. but we are talking minor differences from saturday. winds will be sustained 20 to will be from the southwest. this will limit visibility and also driving high profiles vehicles in this wind will be hard at times. happening right now-- north las vegas police are crash that took the life of a 10 year old boy. investigators tell us the boy was found in the middle of the road... ne

that's one reason why we travelled to northern nevada to understand bats. >> they'll cluster and there's so many bats that they'll create their own ma news 3 live at 11:00. >>> and we'll check in for randy howell. >>> and the indians will sweeping the cubs. if that will happen, the cleveland indians will win for and long time cubs fans, cleveland went to handle. a 2nd homerun and rigly was quiet. and the las vegas native will tie it at one. and anderson russel scor cubs get one to lead 3-1. leave cleave /* . >> cleaveland chipped away to make it 1. and he goes 2 and two-thirds and cubs win it 3-2 and they trail in the series 3-2. and plus this week, the pga is rolling into town with the shriners hospital with packman coming up in las vegas. they'll fight in sports night. and plenty to talk about in las vegas. >>> and kyle bush still off in the chase. >> and martinville speedway up 98. and danny hamlin is going to bump billy johnson. and he takes the lead down low and punches his ticket. kyle bush 22nd and you'll hear strip and the freeway. how about this for a funny car battle. and court

none of that money made it to agencies in northern nevada. there were five police shootings in washoe county this year. the silver state did get a chunk of federal funding for military and veteran projects. senator harry reid says nevada will be getting more than two hundred and four million dollars from the governemnt. reid says that money will be used at nellis air force base...the naval air ...and the reno v-a medical center. reid says he has pushed for the funding for military construction and veteran affairs. he says the funding will allow for much needed construction projects-- to be completed. the venetian and palazzo teamed up to build hygiene kits for people in need. the teams put together thirty five thousand kits today. sands properties around the world will assemble nearly four hundred thousand hygiene kits by the end of the year. the effort mission to promote good health and well being... the kits are benefiting "help" of southern nevada's homeless services department. the shade tree and saint judes ranch. n-b-a legends are tippi

it's currently in northern nevada. it was in northern california earlier. it's racing to the east. over the next 18 to 24 hours it's going to ride along the colorado/wyoming state line. the best chance of 1:00p.m. on the futurecast, picking up where the rain and snow is now. here's the model at 7:00 p.m. notice rain from fort collins and up along the interstate 80 corridor, cheyenne to laramie, you'll see rain this evening, better chance than denver. and fort collins you have a better chance than boulder and denver as well. still a chance those of us in the denver area could see a quick shower tonight. the farther south you live that for the mountains at 11:00 tonight, some snow. 2to 6 inches of snow possible, including along interstate 70. then up over berthoud pass, rabbit ears pass we'll see snow there tonight for sure. temperatures topping out in the mid-60s this afternoon, with the clouds continuing to increase. again, there's that small chance for rain tonight, and then tomorrow sun comes back. but it will be cool. high temperature 58. breezy tomorrow as well. thursday back i

but rain is moving through northern nevada and california. .......... temps will be cooler today. let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) the eastbound 215 ramp to weekend closure. i just learned that they had to reopen things early due to the wind. there are still no crashes out there. ((brian loftus)) >>> coming up at 5-am... corner! ((kirsten joyce)) >> what you should keep in mind when picking through insurance plans... that story and more coming up on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader./// you're watching 8 news with "monday mornings with the mayors." each week we'll hear from one of our southern nevada local mayors. today henderson's mayor andy haffen will be on theshow during our 6am newscast./// ((brian loftus)) important part of the day. instead kathryn and brad ziemer (zee-mur) used rescue puppies for their professional photos-- in place of the flowers. they couple was married at a club in minneapolis, minnesota. kathryn and brad areboth a part of an organization that rescues dogs from high kill shelters.//// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> nort

plus the little valley fire continues to burn throughout northern nevada. the path of destruction the blaze left and how much is under control. and we take a look outside as katie boer tells us about the strong winds that's blosing throughout the valley. 8 news leader, starts right now./// "now, live...this is 8 news now weekend edition." ((nia wong)) >>> thank you for waking up with us this morning i'm nia wong. a valley woman is dead and her husband in mourning....after a deadly shooting on i-15. metro tells us kenneth mcdonald opened fire on several cars near 1-15 and sahara saturday morning. a valley couple was in one of the hospital but his wife died shortly after the shooting. several minutes later metro tells mcdonalds ended up at a c-v-s near windmill and las vegas boulevard. they say he tried to sexually assault a woman inside. she was able to push him off her and employees later called the police....leading to a 40 minute standoff. in this video from a viewer-- you can see the encounter between metro and mcdonald before he was arrested. ((chris br

the rain is going to go up into central nevada and northern nevada but we're going to get the winds as it moves on through and we'll get winds especially on saturday night. 42 in the mountains, 52 in pahrump for lows. then high temperature for your saturday if you went up to the mountain about 60?, probably top out at look at laughlin going up to 90 there, foster the las vegas valley we'll continue to clear up, low at night in the 60s. in fact the high temperature should get back to 80. maybe a couple of gusts to 20 miles per hour. seven-day forecast as we look ahead. winds increase some gusts to 40 miles per hour. the temperature will be in the halloween but we'll get those winds to stop for sunday, for sure. if you you are trick or treating. outside the castle vampire. my friends leviathan. it's a okay to heat us up a little bit. i'm not sure what they're paying you but you did a great let's come on in, it is the castle vampire. our very nice host who never lets us down drucilla. >> this is castle value picture. home of the castle of all vampire, nosferatu. >> i love what you are doi

trump was in both southern and northern nevada yesterday. he's feeling a backlash... for these comments made in reno. "i said when i came out here i said nobody says it the other way. it has to be neh-vah-da. and if you don't say it correctly--and it didn't happen to me it happened to a friend of mine--he was killed." that's right... trump is feeling the heat for saying "ne-vah- da"... instead of "nev-add-ah". but according history scholars at the clark county museum... we could be all saying it wrong. "as a state, it seems to have always been nevada. however, if it was prnounced by mexicans or spanish speakers, no it wouldn't be nevada, it would be nevada. but that's their pronunctiation. it's not ours." massachusetts pronounced nevada earlier this week - while in las vegas campaigning on behalf on hillary clinton. you can stay up- to-date... with fox five using your mobile device. just head to fox five vegas dot com... and download our app. it's the best resource... for breaking news... weather... and traffic. "field trip friday"... is coming a little early this wee

joe heck is in northern nevada -- rallying with texas senator ted cruz in reno over the weekend. "nevada is a battleground. control of the u.s. senator could vew ((shakala alvaranga)) on saturday, 39 thousand 309 ballots were cast. it beats the 20-12 general election figure by about 6 thousand votes. "it's not enough to say my vote does not count. its just not enough to say that. every vote counts." ((shakala alvaranga)) and on sunday, 31 thousand 249 people voted in clark county, which once again topples the 20-12 general election by more than 5 the deadline to vote early is november 4th. for a complete list, you can head right over to our website las vegas now dot com. reporting live shakala alvaranga 8 news now. /// list, you can head right over to our website las vegas now dot com. reporting live shakala alvaranga 8 news now. /// ((paul joncich)) they'll be faced with 5 season... they'll be faced with 5 measures... question 1 would require background checks on gun sales... question 2... legalizing recreational marijuana... and using the taxes collected from sales towards educa

and congressman joe heck spent northern nevada. yesterday he spoke in reno where he campaigned with texas senator ted cruz and held another event in elko. 8news now is your local election headquarters on air and online at las vegas not dot com./// ((katie boer)) a pacific storm system will impact the region tonight through monday. for rain and isolated thunderstorms. expect more tranquil weather during the middle of next week before another series of storms takes aim at the region late in the week through next weekend. ...................... as for our winds.... it does look breezy to locally windy this afternoon and monday in parts of nye, esmeralda and lincoln counties but not widespread enough for headlines. ...................... i've been watching the moisture being tapped into our region...so far more bark than bite in regards to rainfall. lots of miig streaming into the mojave desert/southern great basin but little in the way of dynamics or instability to help generate any more than virga or probably just a light rain shower

and congressman joe heck spent the weekend stumping up in northern nevada. yesterday he spoke in in reno where he campaigned with texas senator ted cruz and held another event in elko. and as president obama is t valley we will have continuing coverage both in politics now at 5-30 our 6-30 newscast right here on 8 news now. we will also have obama's speech in it's entirety on our website at las vegas now dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) >> investigators are at a crash site in southern california trying to figure what caused a tour bus to plow into an 18-wheel truck early sunday morning. the california highway patrol chris martinez has the latest from north palm springs about 100 miles east of los angeles. ((chris martinez)) >>> out here live traffic is still... >>>a crane was needed to separate a tour bus and tractor-trailer on interstate 10 near palm springs, california. the bus plowed into the back morning. (chief jim abele/california highway patrol in 35 years i have never been to crash where there has been 13 confirmed fatalities. so it is tough. a survivo

now, temperatures around the region, starting to look a little more like october up there in northern nevada. high temperatures if you are traveling on your friday, reno, 60. phoenix, 95 degrees. for southern nevada, overnight tonight, 60 in indian springs. 63 in sandy valley. pahrump in the 50s. high temperatures tomorrow, mid-50s on the mountain. 86 at the lake. 75 in pahrump and death for the las vegas valley, 6 degrees with the clouds overnight. then tomorrow, the clouds will probably turn into a few drops with an emphasis on a few. the rain is not gonna be nearly as significant as it was on monday. breezes pick up in the afternoon. we'll have a whole new batch of breezes on saturday as the high temperature gets back in the low 80s. we will get more sunshine. by sunday, winds they will be stronger of gusts over 30 miles an hour. halloween, monday night, when the ghosts come out -- >> i hope so. >> you will have an agree mob of -- angry mob of trick or treaters. >> they will throw butterfingers at you. >> that's okay. >> all right. we got it. >>> time for sports. no school tomorrow becaus

home, the waves of high clouds it is going to be a wet system for northern california opinion northern nevada. for us it is not wetness it is the wind. this is just a system number one. there is a farmer typhoon that made a huge loop in the pacific for sunday and monday. mid-40s on the mountain. 56 in indian fringe springs. for the loss lass verying we will get some gusts that. stronger come sunday and monday. not a big retreat in the winds on saturday. temperatures stay warm above normal but the wind will be the headline. kelly has your up date tomorrow morning. won't be windy yet but by noon, hang on. >> anchor: it will be kicking up by then? >> anchor: new at 11:00 a baby decides she just can't wait to into the world. her mary says she went into labor last night. police officers came over and helped deliver the baby girl. earlier today the officers visited happy parents with some gifts. >> anchor: still noor carson city. we could know tonight if the raiders stadium is a done deal. also ahead, a little boy is ding millions to buy a senate seat for joe heck. smearing catherine cortez masto w

. >> reporter: they are making the car battery in northern nevada. now ceo says all tel asmar lapse them self driving. putting out this video which shows a car driving through a town and parking all by itself. the hardware includes 8 cameras. a dozen censors and even a faster radar. >> and check in with weather authority on a day like this. if you have a self driving car your hand can go to the window it was gorgeous. >> what about the roof gadget, >> >> let's have a convertible. you use a hack saw. [laughter]. i want to warn everybody in southern nevada if you mess with our equipment we'll copy. like this guy. right here. trespassing on our camera, now i am no broodologist i'm thinking a baby hawk looking inform probably sees a r is that a cool shot that was this morning checking out equipment. the rest of the day was pretty much feather free and a couple of thin clouds turned out to be a gorgeous day for the windows or the roof. lovely. wind have backed off we had a few breezes left over the afternoon you see how the lake looking calmer and that pa

mid- to upper 60s in northern nevada, about 70 along the southern california coast. sandy valley, damp. a couple of more showers in southern parts of the county. 66. mountain should hit 59. laughlin 88 for a tuesday night high. death valley can't even hit 90. more chances for rain south of las vegas. pretty much south of boulder city, say sandy valley to laughlin. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. left over humidity, 81 the high temperature and your seven-day forecast will kick the degrees up into the middle of the week, mid-80s but here comes the leftover moisture from semore and the chances of rain late friday into saturday. >> nothing worst than having to put a rain coat over the costumes. >>> time for sports. randy is here with news from the rebel athletic department with another big change coming up. >> yeah. this afternoon, unlv announced the departure of tina kunzer-murphy who has had the position since 2013. with that announcement came the announcement of a contract extension for tkm. she agreed to a lead the department to the conclusion of this academic school ye

. >> he spent the first part of the week in northern nevada. ted cruz is helping him campaign as well. focused on veterans issue, like reforming the va. >> it is about choice. it is about giving veterans choice. as i said earlier, all about getting them the right care, at the right time, in the right reserves. heck winning will be key to republicans trying to hold the senate. >> his opponent is democrat catherine cortez masto, she was in las vegas working to make sure that doesn't happen. she was at several get out the votes rallies mostly latino latinos. >> she's had big guns helping her as well, including the president, vice president, and hillary clinton. >> will taking a selfie at the ballot box get you thrown in jail? >> it happens every year and technically here in nevada it is illegal to record audio or video at a polling place. both are category e felonies. they have not prosecuted anyone for it. >> well, the high profile case that brought this all up last week was justin timberlake being investigated in tennessee for ballot selfie. is

how a fire meant to be a controlled burn destroyed nearly two dozen homes in northern nevada. and a reversal for a congressman who once withdrew his support of donald trump-- but now says... he's voting for him. you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas i served under president bush and obama. i fought the taliban. i was asked to form a global coalition to counter isil. when someone makes the comment that they know more about the islamic state or isil than do the generals, it implies a complete ignorance of the reality. but i believe secretary clinton really understands the threat that the islamic state poses to the united states and to the american people. and i believe she understands how to wield american power to ultimately defeat this threat and to keep us safe. i'm hillary clinton the valley-- police are investigating a shooting that happened on charleston near mojave at around 3:30 p.m. one victim was taken to umc trauma in unknown condition. police do not have a suspect in custody. and we want to take you back live to new york where the plane of republican vice

in northern nevada, the program will allow the city of reno authority and the sierra nevada healthcare system to offer 23 vouchers and medical services to those who qualify. house committee on veterans affairs, says she has prioritized veteran homelessness in congress by working to improve housing, training and reintegration programs. and she told the press last june, quote, no one who wore the uniform should have to sleep on the street. congresswoman, there has been a significant decrease in veteran homelessness. >> that's right. that's true. >> you have expressed concern there is not enough adequate resources available. are we talking homes, funding, all of the above? >> all of the above. but you're right. the v.a. made homelessness a priority under secretary shinseki. and they have reduced it by 50%. and the goal is, of course, to get it to zero. like you quoted me, if you wore the uniform, you shouldn't be sleeping on the street. you should have a roof over your head. >> now, i know this has been so big to you for so long. i also did a show with congressman hardy on this issue a fe

. >> rain helped the fire crews battling a major wildfire in northern nevada. the little valley wire in washoe county has destroyed 22 homes and charred more than 3400 acres. firefighters have 55% of the fire contained, but weather has they still have a lot of work to do. >> if you had a large camp fire with a spritzer bottle, you will probably knock down the flames but not remove the heat. we have a lot of tree stumps that are still red hot believe it or not in this rain. >> 500 firefighters are currently battling the blaze. they have 60 engines on scene. they're also getting help from the national guard. >> well, strangers band together forming a human chain to rescue . >> you hear people praying for help here. time is certainly running out as you can see in this video from palmdale, florida with a one car went a recenting down this embankment and they pulled over to free the trapped driver and he wouldn't let anybody help and he fought back. a head injury made him incoherent and officers who tried to free him and bring him to safety. a lot of people didn't t

forest service says two local engines headed to northern nevada to battle wildfires there had to turn around when the october fire broke out. the equipment and manpower needed right here. now with the winds dying down this fire is 35% contained. >> these guys have done a great job to try to keep it from coming done canyon toward the >> reporter: leaving the one trail closed, all due to a care less hiker's campfire. >> i don't know why people can't be nice and not do that. >> reporter: denise rosch, news 3. >>> let's find out if the winds are coming back. i have family visiting. my folks, my brother and brother-in-law are here. we were watching the moon rise saturday night. it was spectacular. >> a different kind of show. they didn't even have to go to the strip for that. all sorts of astronomical entertainment. that moon was a supermoon. that's why it looked so large because of the orbit of the moon. 16%, larger is how the moon appeared. great pictures showing the moon at setting time and at rising time. it will be up. it will be big. not quite as full tonight. that's coming up in a c

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the high wind warnings are in effect for northern nevada . stronger gusts expected here sunday and monday. days with those bumpy winds. the full forecast in just a couple of minutes. >>reporter: >>marie: now developing tonight.police are hoping surveillance video will help crack the case in a fatal shooting on an eastside gas station. it happened about 6:00 this morning at the chevron in lake mead. - - joins us live. the knees, there were a lot of people in the parking lot when the shots rang out. >>reporter: detective spent the out here today interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence. that shooting happened right near the gas pump and no question there are surveillance cameras all over the place. this started out as a fistfight that quickly escalated .>> 's violence. it's everywhere. that's vegas for you. >>reporter: neighbors recognize immediately. gunfire shattering the morning calm at lake mead in hollywood. when i looked out there was a man down. >>reporter: you could see that. >> i had the perfect view. >>reporter: all of that happ

a northern nevada sheriff is pushing for his deputies to have body cameras by next year. the washoe county sheriff in reno--- says he's applying for grants-- and working out a budget to fund the body cameras. more than 20- million dollars in federal grants for body cameras-- went to police departments across the u-s last week. but non of that money made it to agencies in northern nevada. it's national mean girls day. . you remember the 2004 hit teen film? how can we forget? "on october 3-rd, he asked me what day it was...it's october 3rd." and it's not your regular holiday. here's how some die hard fans of the cult classic are celebrating. some say they're throwing a super 'fetch' party. some are wearing it's not wednesday. while others say they're using the word grool -- a cross between great and cool.. all day long. forget girls night out... "the boys and girls club of southern nevada" join us with how one night can make a difference in a young boy's life. some friendly ghosts and ghouls are back in the valley for a fa you love mcgriddles... but you don't love that you

kirsten joyce)) >> and, high winds are wreaking havoc in the valley and spreading wildfires in northern nevada. sherry is here with your weather now forecast. ((brian loftus)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live..is ((brian loftus)) >>> thank's for waking up with us i'm brian loftus an evacuation is underway in washoe county, nevada due to a wildfire. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and i'm keristen joyce hundreds of fire crews continue to battle the massive fire that sparked friday. and the strong winds hitting our state are making it extra tough for crews. the fire burning in the little valley is now 20-percent

most of the activity you can see already taking aim for california and portions of northern nevada. you can see the sierra getting abundant precipitation. here we're expecting a snow and rain mixture around the mountains. here is a look at the system as it continues to progress into central part of the state. the best chances for us seeing showers will be light to scattered early morning to the afternoon hours. after that, very quickly clearing up for the rest of the weekend before another storm we're tracking in the pacific. we'll have the latest coming up in the full weather segment. >> thank you. >>> could one of the raiders stadiums biggest backers bebacking out of the deal. >> what sheldon adelson's right hand man is saying about the our children, they look up to us. what we value, how we treat others. and now they're looking to see what kind of leaders we choose. who we'll entrust our country and their future to. will it be the one respected around the world, or the one who the one with the deep understanding of the challenges we face, or the one who is unprepared for them? a

big plume of moisture, rain from northern california to northern nevada into idaho and wyoming because that's where the jet stream is located. since the jet steers storm systems it will take that system from california and push it up into wyoming. it's going to miss colorado, so no rain or snow through the weekend. we will get slightly cooler between today and tomorrow. we'll move out of record territory for the weekend. in jackson hole, wyoming, 4 to 8 inches of snow. 6to 12 in lake tahoe. but nothing, nothing for us. 83 today. that's a record. tomorrow 74. 76 on sunday. halloween topping out at 71. trick or treat temperatures will be in the 50 and 60s, including 67 as the young kids are going out. lower 50s for the older kids. we're going to talk a little broncos now. the broncos are gearing up for another showdown with the san diego chargers. this time here at home. >> i'm thinking about a phillip rivers costume. romi bean here now. he might be scared sunday. >> i hope so. the broncos play the same divisional opponent, thn the mile high city. this time around the chargers could see

fox5 a history lesson about nevada day. " nevada day is the day we became a state, well that northern nevada became a state, we didn't get joined in until 1867 so we're a little later than that" there is a ton of history to explore at the clark county museum. you can walk through the boulder city depot-- and experience the 1930's when the hoover dam was being built. it's open everyday withdm just two bucks. there's 30 acres of restored buildings-- a ghost town-- and walking trails. believe it or not... there are only 10 days left until election day... and the presidential campaigns are not slowing down. just today -- the clinton camp is dealing with a new announcement from the f-b-i regarding new jim dunlap: too many nevada police officers have been killed in the last few years. the truth is, we make it too easy for criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns. they get them at gun shows or online from strangers, no questions asked. so here's something we can do to honor the fallen: close the background check loophole. that will help prevent future cop killings. it works. in states

a couple of clouds in northern nevada. sthat's as close as we get. it will change the upper air winds and all that will do is knock the temperature down a degree on thursday, 1 degree. 46 in parumph. the lows, high temperatures sandy valley at 77 and laughlin 88. 60 up on the mountain. for the las vegas valley tonight we are going down to 59 for about 15 minutes. then tomorrow afternoon's high should be 83. absolutely sun soaked for your wednesday afternoon and your seven-day forecast there's that degree we are giving back on thursday. by the time we get to the weekend we are looking at midto upper 80s with the lows rising. the rise will go into the 60s. we survived the hottest summer on record ever in las vegas since we put pen t >> anchor: we're troopers. >> we need the t-shirts made. >> anchor: this is the reward we get. >> anchor: thank you. facebook wants to be the new hotspot to buy and sell your stuff. >> anchor: the launch of their new marketplace feature didn't quite go as planned. the controversial listings i'm catherine cortez masto and i

it's a lot colder than what we're used to, especially our friends in northern nevada. you've been getting snow in reno. 39 for eli right now. 46 for elko. we're in the 70s right now. but we're expecting cool temperatures overnight tonight. right now, we're seeing a mixture of 60s or 70s. wind gusts. earl strong and especially overnight last night. the front's gone and now we're seeing much calmer conditions for the most part. winds are in the single-digit category. light breezes are anticipated on the outside of the valley. but overall we're looking at calmer conditions. southeast in the 70s. 372 degrees as we -- 72 degrees as we take a look at red rock resort. it's calmer, cooler tonight. pahrump and 75 degrees for lake mead, where it was blustery. but since then things have calmed down. to the satellite we go. the front has moved through. now we're left with this very cold air across the region. it's gonna stay cooler than normal for the next several days. so you've been warned. bring out your jackets and sweats and boots. for the latest on hurricane mah here's the p

mauricio marin)) >> the chamber's are quiet how they feel about the stadium proposal up here in northern nevada. just today---the reno gazette journal issued an editorial today against this specific proposal. >> the newspaper says they don't like the idea that taxpayers would be on the hook if revenue projections don't live up to expectations. however--- supporters say they're confident more than enough money will come in. the reno gazette journal also argues that er economists haven't testified to the legislature. there's been arguments made that the stadium would mainly only benefit southern nevada---but some folks we talked with who live in carson city say they're all for it. ((cathy comegys/supports stadium proposal: yeah we are all in favor of seeing the raiders where we can drive to see them and still maybe the advantage of a training camp here in reno." john tendeland/supports stadium proposal: you know what's good for the state i think is good for all, i think generally that's what people think." )) >> the reno gazette says they aren't targeting the idea of the editorial board feels tho

a lot of across northern nevada. that's where we will expect it to be with this pattern. the jet stream moving over those locations. it moves into wyoming instead of colorado, because of this ridge of high pressure responsible for our record heat. areas west and north that see snow. jackson, wyoming, 4 to 8 inches. 6to 12 inches in the sierra nevada mountains. 83 in denver today. 84 tomorrow. 76 on sunday. then monday about continue halloween. 71. kickoff temperature for the broncos and chargers 75. we'll be at 72 by the end of the fourth quarter. warmer here than in san diego. joel. >>> pretty amazing. we've got a traffic alert. want to take you live to pictures we got from eddie castro. along santa fe in the southbound direction just north of bellevue. it's completely shut down. you see the u-haul store off to the side there. that's where this is at. you can see, look at this, this is a corvette, red corvette, brand-new. southbound direction of santa fe. the investigation continues, so this remains closed. our jamie leary is out there and will give us an update coming u

plus the little valley fire continues to burn throughout northern nevada. the path of destruction the blaze left and how much is under control. and we take a look outside as katie boer tells us about the strong winds that's blosing throughout the valley. 8 news leader, starts right now./// "now, live...this is 8 news now weekend edition." ((nia wong)) >>> thank you for waking up with us this morning i'm nia wong. a valley woman is dead and her husband in mourning....after a deadly shooting on i-15. metro tells us kenneth mcdonald opened fire on several cars near 1-15 and sahara saturday morning. a valley couple was in one of the

however---not everyone living in northern nevada agrees as long as it can benefit state programs like education. ((john tendeland/supports stadium proposal: "well actually i think we would fly down and do it up right and everything. and unlv is going to get something out of this so i think winners." )) ((cathy comegys/supports stadium proposal: "yeah we are all in favor of seeing the raiders where we can drive to see them and still maybe the advantage of a training camp here in reno." )) ((mauricio marin)) developers say about 13-million dollars would be generated for public education every year. ((mauricio marin/ "but before the assembly can get to the stadium bill they still have to look at the cop tax bill. they will need to approve that one or not. then that bill heads to the senate but right now i'm joined with 8 news now sports director chris matthius with what's chris: that's right tomorrow morning at about 8:30, mark davis is expected to show up. he's the owner of the raiders. he'll talk assembly group inside these doors right here." that'll be kind of interesting. of course w

it's now sitting over northern nevada and southern idaho. that's gone. the next weather system this big counterclockwise swirl cloud cover right there that's the weather maker that will give us rain saturday night into sunday. it's almost here already. ahead of that tomorrow, the atmosphere is still unstable enough. we may see a shower or two temperatures in san francisco in the mid-60s which is only a few degrees below average and a slight chance of a shower if you get one, fast-moving. but there will be a few showers out there tomorrow. the majority of the day will be dry. let's fast forward on futurecast now to sunday. notice the showers building. probably while you're sleeping at 3, 4 a.m. when you wake up it will be pouring! another round of steady-to- heavy rainfall from santa rosa to vallejo, san francisco, half moon bay, moving inland throughout the morning hours so sunday morning will be the wetter half of the day with scattered showers in the afternoon. and then a third round of rain is going to move through. here's the best news. the majority

through northern nevada and california. .......... temps will be cooler today. ((kirsten joyce)) > today... las vegas will be one-step closer to becoming an n-f-l city. ((brian loftus)) >> later on this morning... governor sandoval is expected to sign the stadium bill... putting 7-hundred and 50-million bucks of public money to a state-of-the-art facility. 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live on u-n-l-v's campus... with more on the deal. >> brian, kirsten... the governor... along with a number of local leaders are expected here on campus around 11-o'clock this morning... to watch this monumental bill signing take place. once the stadium bill is signed into law... it clears the way for a new both u-n-l-v football and the raiders. you'll remember... lawmakers met in a special session last week narrowly approving the bill that increases the hotel tax to raise the 7-hundred and 50-mil for the new n-f-l facility: ((tommy white // labors union business manager: i was sweating i was going this is coming down to the end it's like all the way down to the 1 yard li

firefighters are battling a blaze fueld by high winds in northern nevada. the blaze has claimed multiple structures ...and burned more than three thousand acres morning. fire crews are hoping to stop it from jumping any major roadways... but strong winds have kept containment efforts at bay-- with only 20- percent containment reported this morning. governor brian sandoval has declared a state of emergency as firefighters continue the battle. taking a look at national news now... a los angeles birthday party turns deadly... leaving three people killed and more than a dozen injured... the shooting took place yesterday morning inside a south l-a home... serving as a makeshift restaurant. police say a couple at the party left after an argument... then came back with guns... firing at the home. those inside the home returned fire... resulting in several deaths and multiple injuries. police are investigating, but think the incident is gang-related. and in san degio.... authorities say two men and two women were killed... after a truck plummeted from a bridge. cal

crews have gained the upper hand on the "little valley fire" burning in northern nevada. it started early friday morning between reno and carson city.. and burned about 34-hundred acres over the weekend.. destroying 22 homes. the fire is 55- percent contained this morning. while officials say rain has helped fire crews.. they are now concerned with flooding and the possibility of falling rocks. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a north las vegas firefighter was among 4 people added to the nevada firefighters' memorial in carson city this weekend. plaques for justin randall beebe, brent cooper, will hawkins and jacob o'malley became a part of the tribute to those who've lost their lives in the line of duty. the ceremony wrapped up national fire prevention week in nevada. 24/7 with sam argier gusty winds continue to blow across southern nevada monday morning. we'll see these winds ease up later this afternoon and evening. a wind advisory for the las vegas valley remains in effect until 11 a.m. with gusts up to 55 mph possible. besides a few high clouds around th

(shakala alvaranga)) meanwhile, republican senate candidate doctor joe heck is campaigning in northern nevada. he and senator ted cruz rallied in reno over the weekend. tonight at seven he will meet with voters in fernley. ((shakala alvaranga)) officials estimate that more than 60 percent of nevada voters will participate in early voting. reporting live shakala r ((christianne klein)) shakala, for those who haven't hit the polls just yet, when's the deadline? ((shakala alvaranga)) christianne, the deadline to vote early is november 4th. there are 97 early voting sites throughout the county. for a complete list, you can head right over to our website las vegas now dot com. /// ((paul joncich)) >>> hillary clinton and and this week both candidates are making thier final push through a handful of key battleground states. craig boswell reports from the white house. >>>hillary clinton's entrance in manchester, new hampshire drew attention to her widening campaign message -- appearing with senator elizabeth warren and the state's democratic governor maggie hassan who is trying to unseat republican

mark hall- history lesson about nevada day. " nevada day is the day we became a state, well that northern nevada became a state, we didn't get joined in until 1867 so we're a little later than that" there is a ton of history to explore at the clark county museum. you can walk through the boulder city depot-- and experience the 1930's when the hoover dam was being built. it's open everyday with admission at just two bucks. there's 30 acres of restored buildings-- a ghost town-- and walking trails. after more than 20 years... the harley- davidson cafe here in las vegas is closing. but you still have time to own a piece of history. "nellis auction" is holding an online auction... for many historical harley davidson items.. you have until 6 pm to bid. for more details... you can go to nellis auction's website. we have a link on our webpage.. fox 5 vegas dot com. police are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a father early this morning. hear what police know so far about are remembering the young man who was killed. and a plane catches fire at o'hare international airport in chicago! we're t