((patrick walker)) >> and i'm patrick walker, in for brian. new this morning .. one person is fighting for their life after a drunk driving crash in the northeast part of town. ((kirsten joyce)) >> metro police tell us a driver sped through a stop sign at bonanza and sloan and hit another vehicle .. abandoned her vehicle and took off running .. she was taken into custody for dui near bonanza and eastern. we're told she and her passenger were both injured but will be okay .. however, metro police says one person in the other vehicle is not expected to survive. we will continue to keep you updated on this developing story, both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) serious crash at bonanza and sloan. no delays in the spaghetti bowl. <<< >>> katie how's the weather today? persist through saturday. the the region sunday and monday, bringing breezy winds and chances for rain to portions of the area. conditions will then improve during the middle of the week. .................

((patrick walker)) >> and i'm patrick walker, in for brian loftus. we're following breaking news this morning in the central part of the valley. ((kirsten joyce)) >> we've learned one person was killed in a crash near valley view and flamingo. demetria will join us in just a minute to give us the alternates but we have 8 news now reporter michael stevens joins us live from the scene with the very latest. michael? ((michael stevens)) >> ((michael stevens)) >> ((kirsten joyce)) and wynn. valley view is closed too at flamingo. use alternates. <<< >>> ((katie boer)) pleasant conditions will persist through saturday. the conditions will persist through saturday. the next storm sunday and monday, bringing breezy winds and chances for rain to portions of the area. conditions will then improve during the middle of the week. .................... dry and quiet conditions are expected to persist through the weekend. this will result in an uptick in temperatures both friday and saturday, with highs topping out around 10 degrees above normal on saturday. ........

((walking nats)) ((patrick walker)) step-by-step... ((door knock)) ((patrick walker)) and door-by-door... (("hi, is william home?")) ((pr win the tight federal races... (("do you plan to vote for the republican candidate or democratic candidate?")) ((patrick walker)) one voter at a time. the target: the latino electorate. ((daniel garza/president, libre initiative: 2.45 "every vote counts, and you have to earn every vote in the latino community, just like you do with all the other non-hispanic constituencies (.51) )) ((patrick walker)) for the conservative "libre initiative..." the target is the u-s senate race between republican joe heck... and democrat catherine cortez masto. volunteers have visited 20-thousand homes in the valley... and made 250-thousand phone calls. hands on deck effort to make sure that the story is told about the clear difference between these two senate candidates.")) ((patrick walker)) libre initiative president daniel garza says the tight race is up for grabs... and hispanic voters will make the difference. a

)) patrick walker... 8 news now. ((paul joncich)) >> lawmakers will also tackle a half-billion dollar funding proposal for expanding the las vegas convention center. sandoval also told our patrick walker he hasn't made a decision whether or not to include finding a new source of funding for education savings accounts... as agenda./// ((paul joncich)) >>> southern california... on alert for a powerful earthquake. the reason experts believe one could hit the area... sometime in the next few days./// news music voice over: "you're [ cellphone ringing ] it's just another scandal from danny tarkanian. tarkanian was the corporate lawyer for those with an elaborate scam that tricked hundreds of seniors into donating to fraudulent charities, totaling millions. and when a shady tarkanian deal went bust, with the bill. why would we ever send danny tarkanian to congress? courvoisier, denise valdez, tedd florendo and chris maathuis. this is 8 news now at six." >>> ((denise valdez)) southern california... has officials sending ou

((patrick walker)) >> for the first time at a nevada rally... many thought that could bring out a kinder... more gentle trump toda. >> ((patrick walker)) >> trump gave himself a lot of credit today for being decisive and choosing mike pence as his running mate... but i think it's fair to point out... getting to that pick seemed to be anything but decisive... ((steve sebelius)) ((christianne klein)) >>> meanwhile... hillary clinton took the day off the campaign trail... to get ready for the second presidential debate. that takes place this sunday in st. louis. it'll be different from the first debate... since it will be in a town hall format. some of the questions will be asked by undecided voters in the audience./// ((christianne klein)) >>> and we're your local election headquarters... online at las vegas now dot com./// ((tedd florendo)) >>>winds have decreased since this weekend and now looking at more light and variable winds around the region. temps stay mild today and below average around the region and it looks to stay that way for a few

at a clean energy conference here in las vegas last summer./// ((patrick walker)) >> for the masses who came out to today's rally... it was also potentially the last time to see the president. brittany edney is live in the newsroom with more. brittany? ((brittany edney)) >> patrick, imagine waiting

((patrick walker)) >> dave and denise... thousands of members of the media are descending on the thomas and mack center. this is the final time hillary

at a clean energy conference here in las vegas last summer./// ((patrick walker)) >> for the masses who came out to today's rally... it was also potentially the last time to see the president. brittany edney is live in the newsroom with more. brittany? ((brittany edney)) >> patrick, imagine waiting hours in line with a ticket in hand, only to not even make it well, that was reality for thousands today after a massive crowd showed up for the event. ((malaysia harris, attendee "i came to record obama and try to understand more about the future and try to get in where i fit in.")) ((brittany edney)) 15-year-old malaysia harris was among the thousands who wanted to take advantage of sunday's chance to see president barack obama in person. but for harris, the experience was more sentimental after ((malaysia harris, attendee "it means a lot to me from the heart because it makes me want to achieve better, go stronger, go harder.")) ((brittany edney)) with thousands showing up to the rally--- many ticket holders were left outside. hillary clinton's camp says around 3 thousand people got in... a

((patrick walker)) ((steve sebelius)) ((dave courvoisier)) >>> patrick and steve, thank campaign manager, kellyanne conway, fielded questions in the spin room and said that trump will do something he would not commit to tonight: (( kellyanne conway / trump campaign manager: "donald trump will accept the results of the election because he's going to win the election. so they'll be easy to accept. he won the debate tonight." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> conway cited the 2000 election when al gore retracted his concession to george w. bush as reasoning why trump would not commit to accepting the trump himself did not enter the spin room... neither did hillary clinton. clinton thanked her supporters at a watch party in north las vegas... before addressing reporters at her plane: (( hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate: "we accept the outcomes of our election. we do our best to have a free and fair elections which we do, and somebody wins and somebody loses. so, what he said tonight is part of his whole effort to blame somebody else for his campaign and for where he stands in this elect

i'm patrick walker... 8 news now. sherry how's the conditions will continue through the end of the week. a series of systems will affect to our north this weekend and next week. this will bring periods of clouds and breezy conditions at times across the area along with a slight chances of precipitation in the southern sierra. let's take a look at ((demetria obilor)) there's a crash on the tropicana and one down in the south valley along northbound i-15 and cactus. the exit is partially blocked. there's also a crash reported at sahara and durango. <<< <<< >>> back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting near downtown. yesterday morning a man in his late 30's was found dead in the street off 15th and ogden. when metro arrived they found the man with a gunshot wound to his head and to his neck. police say he was walking alone on 17th street. one resident who lives in the area.. says she's not surprised to hear about this shooting. (( emma samoy/heard gunshots oh my goodnes

patrick walker is here to explain. ((patrick walker)) >> i first broke the news of the inclusion of this provision when the amendent was proposed before the senate vote in the special session. today... we're learning more about what is included in the community benefits agreement. ((andy abboud/las vegas sands corp.- "the first and foremost people that need to benefit from this are many of the people in this room las vegas sands vice president andy abboud... flanked by legislative democratic leaders... announcing the details of a community benefits agreement. senate minority leader aaron ford says the c-b-a guarantees opportunities for underrepre sented communities to work in all facets of stadium construction and operations. ((st. sen. aaron ford/(d) minority leader: "ex-offenders, lgbt, minorites, low-income individuals, us veterans, all would get preferential opportunities under this community benefits agreement, that will last for the duration of the life of this stadium.")) ((patrick walker)) at least 50 percent o

((patrick walker)) >> coming up at the bottom of the hour on politics now... steve sebelius and i will dive deeper into today's visit... and take a look where the race stands less than two weeks from election day. sharie.../// ((sharie john enforcement sources tell cbs news - the fbi now has a search warrant to read emails found on the laptop of hillary clinton's top aide and her husband. more than a thousand emails some work related - were found on a laptop shared by clinton aide huma abedin and her estranged husband anthony weiner, during an investigation into him allegedly sending lewd messages to a minor. accused trump of being a fake philanthropist after he came to an opening ceremony at a nursery for children with aids in the 19-90's. (((hillary clinton, (d) presidential nominee): "so he sat on the stage through the program, even posed for photographs, and when it was over, he got up and walked out, no explanation, no donation. now really, who does that? (audience booing/at trump, not clinton) what kind of person does that? really? i mean, who pretends t

((patrick walker)) with under two weeks until election day... the candidates in congressional district three are republican danny tarkanian have been working to point out their differences in the race. the two are miles apart on social security. ((jacky rosen/(d) cd-3 candidate: "my extreme opponent, danny tarkanian, wants to privatize social security, raise the retirement age, and voucherize medicare.")) ((danny tarkanian/(r) cd-3 candidate: "well, first of all, it's going to go bankrupt in 18 years, so leaving it as it is, is not the answer, which is what my opponent wants to do.)) ((patrick walker)) rosen does not propose any major changes to social security. tarkanian does propose raising the retirem he says that would apply to those who are in their 20s or early 30s now... an increase of two years. that means millenials could start drawing from social security at age 69. another devisive issue this campaign cycle... immigration reform... is one the candidates are not so far apart on. the main difference -- whether or not those here illegall

patrick walker... 8 news now. ((kirsten joyce)) >>> the nevada democrats had this to say about trump's stop here in the valley. it reads in part: "donald's visit to las vegas is nothing more than a call to action for voters who will reject this racist, anti-immigrant bully... and has no respect for the workers at his own hotel... voters will hold these gutless republicans accountable for putting party over country and trusting trump with the nuclear >>> the fbi has obtained a warrant to begin looking through thousands of newly discovered emails, some of which could be related to the investigation into hillary clinton's use of a private email server. the emails were found on the laptop from clinton's top aide huma abedin... that she allegedly shared with her estranged husband, and former new york congressman, anthony weiner. in a letter to the fbi director, reid wrote quote: i am writing to inform you that my office has determined that these actions may violate the hatch act, which bars fbi officl authority to infl

patrick walker... 8 news now. ((sharie johnson)) >>> the nevada democrats had this to say about trump's stop "donald's visit to las vegas is nothing more than a call to action for voters who will reject this racist, anti-immigrant bully... and has no respect for the workers at his own hotel... voters will hold these gutless republicans accountable for putting party over country and trusting trump with the nuclear codes."/// ((sharie johnson)) >>> there are five measures on the general election ballot--- and all weekend long we've been breaking it down for you. tonight we're taking a closer look at quei so-called gas tax initiative will drive up gas prices to fix our roads. ((u.s. congressman cresent hardy - (r) nevada: as you travel around our beautiful county, you see all these yellow signs saying 'fueling our future.' u.s. congresswoman dina titus - (d) nevada: i'll also put in a plug and tell you how kinda surprise but very happy i was to see the polling numbers on "fix our streets.")) ((karen castro)) speaking

politics now co-host patrick walker is in studio tonight to outline clinton's strategy. campaigns in las vegas... we've seen her rallying at union halls. but tonight... in what could be her last stop in the silver state other than next week's debate -- she went for a larger rally.... speaking in front of 35-hundred supporters outside the smith center. ((nats- cheyenne high school marching band plays)) ((patrick walker)) hillary clinton stumping in las vegas thursday... trying to shore up support in the silver state... and reaching out to voters on the lawn outs center. the former secretary of state spoke about strengthening the economy... but also went after her opponent... donald trump. ((hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate: "las vegas, you know something about this, i don't know how you can lose a billion dollars running a casino.")) ((patrick walker)) the visit comes less than a week after her running mate... senator tim kaine... hosted a rally with the local carpenters union. clinton has a narrow lead over trump in nevada -- just over a point in an average of

patrick walker is live at the thomas and mack with more on that. ((patrick walker)) >> denise... consider this -- developers are asking for 750 million dollars in new room tax money to build the stadium. the table for other projects -- expanding the convention center and more funding for hiring police officers. ((rossi ralenkotter/ceo, lvcva: "that's crucial to the economy of las vegas, we saw what happened to all of us with the recession, so these two projects make a bold statement, our customers are so excited, they're excited about both projects.")) ((patrick walker)) >> las vegas convention and visitors' authority president & c-e-o rossi ralenkotter is referring to the expansion and upgrade of the convention center. both would be funded by separate increases in the room tax... nearly 1-point-4 percent total for people staying in the resort corridor. and a sales tax hike of one-tenth of a percent will also be up for a vote... to fund the hiring of more police officers in clark county... most of the allocation would go to metro. if it passes... the clark county commission would

patrick walker has the story. ((nats- cheyenne high school marching band plays)) ((patrick walker)) hillary clin vegas thursday... trying to shore up support in the silver state... and reaching out to voters on the lawn outside the smith center. the former secretary of state spoke about strengthening the economy... but also went after her opponent... donald trump. ((hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate: "las vegas, you know something about this, i don't know how you can lose a billion dollars running a casino.")) ((patrick walker)) the visit comes less than a week after her running mate... senator tim kaine... hosted a rally with the local carpenters union. clinton has a narrow lead over in an average of polls over the last 3 weeks. and wednesday... she looked to use trumps remarks against him... as she tries to maintain her lead. ((hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate: "he's not just insulted women, he's an equal-opportunity insulter, he's insulted everybody." )) ((patrick walker)) clinton also campai

((denise valdez)) >> as political reporter patrick walker explains -- there will be three items that will be considered -- all of them include some sort of a tax hike. <<< ((patrick walker)) lost in all of the stadium talk... is the even larger project on deck... a 1-point-4 billion dollar expansion and upgrade of the las vegas convention center. along with the 750 million dollar public contribution for the stadium... lawmakers will look to collect more than two billion dollars from additional room taxes. combing it, you're showing the total economic impact, over $3 billion of potential construction, 14,000 jobs, keeping us number one with the convention industry." )) ((patrick walker)) at one time... there were fears lawmakers who do not support publically- financing part of the stadium would derail plans to expand the convention center if they were lumped together. governor's office of economic director steve hill confirmed friday the stadium and the convention center expansion likely will be on the same bill. l-v-c-v-a presd rossi ralenkotter -- who's entity by the way runs the co

((patrick walker)) >> he did. he stopped at a clinton campaign the vice president also stopped in at the mandalay bay workers' cafeteria to campaign for hillary clinton and catherine cortez masto./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> donald trump is firing back at hillary clinton... and the media today. this after the new york times and other media publications published reports from women claiming trump touched them inappropriately in the past .... well before he ever became a candidate for public office. (("anyone who challenges their control is deemed a sexist, a racist, a morally deformed.")) trump denies the allegations. his lawyers have sent a letter to the new york times asking them to retract the story. the times' attorney declined saying "nothing in the article had the slightest effect on the reputation trump already created for himself. the allegations may be brought up in next week's debate here at u-n-l-v./// ((christianne klein)) debate this friday between congressman joe heck and former attorney general cat

((dave courvoisier)) >> patrick walker is live at u-n-l-v... where the governor signed the bills earlier today. patrick? ((patrick walker)) >> dave and denise... it took a week and several often- contentious debates... but in the end... lawmakers passed the stadium deal on friday. raiders owner mark davis and other team officials joined governor sandoval... key lawmakers... the rebels would get to play in the stadium when it opens in 2020. davis wouldn't speculate as to how much support he has from fellow owners to relocate to las vegas. but he did tell me he's pleased with the process to get the stadium. the 750-million dollars of new room tax money would be the largest-ever public subsidy for an n-f-l stadium... and i asked state senator kelvin atkinson... a key democrat who voted "yes"... why he chose to vote for it when progressive orginazions have been consistently against the stadium. "when you're putting this many people back to work, when you're creating an environment that diversifies our economy, it's a win-win, and i think our citizen

((patrick walker)) >> as for the answer to who won the debate... that's ultimately decided by the voters. you can hit the polls as soon as this weekend. dave.../// >>> early voting is already underway in some parts of the country... and as patrick mentioned... clark county will jump on board this saturday. you can cast your ballot until november 4th at any of the 97 sites open. if you miss the deadline .. you can cast your vote with the rest of america on election day-- tuesday, november 8th. and make sure to watch our "2016 voter guide special" for answers to all your questions before heading to the polls. that's saturday at 7-30./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> 8 news now is your local both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// >>> the car jacking suspect shot by police wednesday... died at sunrise hospital this morning. yesterday... he led nevada highway patrol on a chase from downtown to the auto mall in henderson. police say he was driving a stolen car... and later crashed it before trying to car- jack an elderly couple. that's when he wa

((dave courvoisier)) >> patrick walker is live at u-n-l-v... where the governor signed the bills earlier today. patrick? ((patrick walker)) >> dave and denise... it took a week and several often- contentious debates... but in the end... lawmakers passed the stadium deal on friday. raiders owner mark davis and other team officials joined governor sandoval... key lawmakers...

i'm patrick walker... 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) >> lawmakers will be in the assembly will reconvene first... thursday morning. the senate will reconvene thursday afternoon./// ((denise valdez)) >> in just 8 days, all eyes will be on nevada. we're just over a week away from the final presidential debate -- right here in las vegas. we took a look at the preparations currently underway at u-n-l-v. shakala alvaranga is live at the thomas and mack center with more. ((shakala alvaranga)) >> denise, growing on campus... it's a historic event ... that took more than a year to prepare for. ...and the university says they're ready. ((shakala alvaranga)) one-thousand student volunteers. five-thousand journalists. hundreds of community leaders. these two candidates. (("i think it all kind of sunk in last sunday when we heard the moderator from washington in st. louis say....")) (("... join us for the final presidential debate on october 19th at the university of las vegas!")) our face." "this is a historic moment for the w

politics now anchor patrick walker joins us live near the thomas and mack with more. patrick? ((patrick walker)) >> dave and denise... thousands of members of the media are descending on the thomas and mack center. this is the final time hillary the election. with that... u-n-l-v has been transformed into a giant television city. the media will watch the debate from the cox pavillion... next door to the debate hall. and outside... crews from around the world are using the thomas and mack center as a backdrop for their reports on such a big story. u-n-l-v political science professor dan lee tells me the fact that this is taking place in a key swing state... makes the narrative all the more interesting.: ((dan lee/unlv political sciencp the demographic shifts like the increase in the latino population, so we look very different from, say, ohio, a different swing state, so you could say that nevada and the demographic shifts are more in line with where the country's moving into the future and ohio being a swing state of the past." )) ((patrick walker)) >> lee tells me based on th

((patrick walker)) >> there's still a lot more to discuss. coming up at 6:30.. steve sebellius joins me and ((dave courvoisier)) >>> and patrick will return at >>> as trump stumps in nevada... hillary clinton took the day off the campaign trail. she's preparing for the second presidential debate... which takes place this sunday in st. louis. it's a town hall style debate... with the candidates taking questions from undecided voters in the audience./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> and we're your local election headquarters keeping you updated on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((denise valdez)) >>> thousands of thousands of people have been ordered to florida -- as hurricane matthew heads straight toward them. that's forcing some tourists to cut their vacations short. the massive storm is causing long back- ups at gas stations... as people try to out run it. in south carolina... interstates there are clogged as people evacuate. matthew is being called the strongest storm to threaten this region in more than a decade. some areas could see up to 18 inches o

((patrick walker)) >> we've heard about the "more cops" tax before... county to fund the hiring of additional police officers. two separate issues on that front will be go before lawmakers next week. lawmakers passed the original more cops tax resolution in 2005... allowing clark county to raise the sales tax rate a half percent to fund the hiring of more officers. half of that tax went into effect... with the other half being delayed due to the recession. then in 2013... lawmakers again commission to raise the sales tax again by point 1-5 percent...to 8.25 percent. but commissioners battled over that... and an alternative plan from then- sheriff doug gillespie... which killed the tax increase. now... clark county commission chariman steve sisolak says he believes the new plan for a point-1 percent tax hike... will be approved by commissioners if state lawmakers give their blessing. ((steve sisolak/clark county commission chariman: 16.48 "you can't just throw more money at metro and solve the situation, sheriff lombardo has pl officers he's going to put

((patrick walker)) >> and i'm patrick walker, in for brian. new this morning .. one person is fighting for their life after a drunk driving crash in the northeast part of town. ((kirsten joyce)) >> metro police tell us a driver sped through a stop sign at bonanza and sloan and hit another vehicle ..

politics now anchor patrick walker is live in our second studio... with how we are keeping tabs on that key voting block. ((patrick walker)) >>> christianne... i have 15 new friends joining me this evening... to watch the debate and try to decide who they will vote for come november 8th. tonight... we'll be measuring how they react to what is said during the debate. joining me to explain how this all works is focus group ((dave courvoisier)) >> a professional football stadium is one step closer >> a professional football stadium is one step closer to reality after facing one of it's major hurdles---the legislature. the senate and assembly passed the stadium bill today after nearly a weeki and according to a a poll comissioned by 8 news now about 40-percent of people surveyed support the raiders coming to town. so what next now in the process? our own mauricio marin and chris maathuis have more from carson city. ((mauricio marin)) >> with the stadium bill now approved by state lawmakers---it now goes to governor brian sandoval to be signed. it's a big

((christianne klein)) >> politics now anchor patrick walker caught up with one of the top c-b-s politicial analysts to discuss the race... and what it means to nevada. patrick? ((patrick walker)) >> all eyes have been on nevada this week... and for good reason. we're hosting the debate... obviously... but we're also a key swing state. the polls have been tight in nevada... with hillary clinton currently edging out donald trump past month. here at the debate site... the buzz is about what will be discussed on stage tomorrow night. that includes immigration. nevada has been at the center of that discussion... with hillary clinton announcing her immigration reform platform here last year... and several donald trump speeches. but remember... nevada only has 6 electoral votes. i spoke with cbs news senior political editor steve chaggaris earlier about why there is so much effort and money spent in a state worth just 6 electoral votes. ((steve chaggaris/cbs news senior political editor: "every single one of these battle ground states is important, especiay donald trump, who's path to winning the

that's where politics now anchor patrick walker joins us with more on clinton's visit. ((patrick walker)) >> the following are the details for the clinton campaign event: las vegas, nv - today, wednesday, october 12, at 7:30 p.m. pdt, former nevada attorney general and u.s. 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 cinci

((patrick walker)) >> county commission chair steve sisolak... who sat on the southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee... says the looming theat of terrorism is a reason he'll push for the tax increase if it's passed and sent back to the commission. sheriff lombardo says he's also wanting more officers because of a 14 percent increase in violent crime over last year. ((patrick walker)) this is a one-tenth of a percent increase in sales tax in clark county. additional 31 million dollars for clark county police agencies. while the assembly has been tackling this issue... the stadium and the convention center are in front of state senators. let me bring chris maathius into the conversation... and chris.... ((chris maathuis)) >> one of the big early morning topics with the stadium proposal, centered on unlv and with the rebels be protected should the with the raiders a reasonable rent approximately 250,000 per game before six games. the university and the nfl would work out scheduling and you and lv would also receive 3.5 million per year for

patrick walker... 8 news now. ((sharie johnson)) >>> with only 9 days left until the election--- republicans and democrats are working fiercely to get voters to the polls. 8 news now's mauricio marin joins us live with more on the efforts happening around the valley. ((mauricm battleground both candidates are hoping to win to get them to the white house. today...donald trumps' stop to the las vegas strip to rally support is the latest effort with time running out. just like his opponent hillary clinton---he's working to get every vote he can. ((donald trump: "early voting is underway, so make sure you get to the polls. who's voted? (cheers) that's like 50 percent. if anybody wants to leave right now, go ahead, i won't be insulted.)) trump campaign had vans waiting to take voters to boulevard mall where they could vote early. we saw some of those folks casting their ballots inside the early voter site there. democrats are also pushing people to vote early---even getting support from former bernie sander's campaign

christianne klein is looking into how the secret service ((patrick walker)) >> dave and denise... glitz and glammor for las vegas' grand finale to the debate schedule... the thomas and mack isn't disappointing. t-v stations from around the world have their lights and cameras set up around campus... including right in front of the thomas and mack. but as much is this is a worldwide production... it's also a final chance for the candidates to sell themselves to a large... in the polls... amid allegations of sexual misconduct... and even before that... there has been the narrative that he wouldn't show up for a final debate anyway. u-n-l-v political science professor dan lee says hold on... there's a very important reason for both candidates to participate in tomorrow night's debate.: ((dan lee/unlv political science professor: "that's the caveat this year, is there are a significant number of third-party or undecided voters, compared to recent elections, (.49) so you know, clinton can look at the polls and see that she's ahead, but she can see there's still a lot of uncertainty, tha

)) ((patrick walker)) >> we never thought we were going to say thank you to anthony weiner. >> donald trump rallying in las vegas at the venetian wasting no time attacking hillary clinton over her e-mails. >> this man is unfit to be president of the united states of america. >> vice president campaigns for hillary clinton and tells southern nevada union members that trump would be bad for organized labor. >> we're door knocking every single day. >> we have been door knocking straight since july. >> get out the vote efforts are in full swing. the key races that the ground troops are focusing on. >> from 8 news now, this is "politics now" with steve sebelius and patrick walker. highlighted with campaign stops from donald trump and joe biden. >> i'm patrick walker. >> i'm steve sebelius. >> trump held his rally at the venetian where he quickly tried to take advantage of e-mails found on anthony wiener's laptop >> he also dealt into foreign affairs saying he wanted a safe heaven for refugees. >> we're going to work on safe states to pay for it, we don't have to pay for it. they have plent

((patrick walker)) >> tarkanian sees it as a state's rights issue. but because he says there isn't enough information as to whether or not it's a public health hazard... tarkanian says right now he's not in favor of repealing the prohibition at the federal level. ((patrick walker)) >> the two disagree on much more than just marijuana. coming up at 6:30... we'll take a look at what those differences... and where the two have some m /// ((denise valdez)) >>> we're warming back up today.. after a few slighty cooler days. but tedd says there's a storm spinning in the pacific that could soon move into the valley. <<< tedd florendo (((>>>rain has moved on and we started off with fog and clouds this morning. it has all now thinned out as clearing took place all day and rain has moved east. temps also stayed cool this morning after good rainfall temps close to the 70's today with no 80's in the forecast today ................................ ... .............. hour by hour tonight some clearing with clouds around and cool evening temps in the 70's to 60's la

but we start with patrick walker... who brings us up to speed on all of the items on the agenda for the week... patrick? ((patrick walker)) >> dave and denise... lawmakers have a lot to digest as both the convention center/stadium bill and the more cops tax bill have been introduced. the big bill is senate bill one... which is the convention center expansion and stadium in the room tax is on the line to pay for 750-million dollars worth of the n-f-l stadium... and 1.4 billion dollars to expand the convention center. casino execs made the pitch today... asking lawmakers to pass it. but lawmakers didn't get the bill until yesterday... and they are asking a lot of questions. the big takeaway today from the senate.... at this point... there are still a lot of reservations. ( (st. sen. patricia farley/(r) las vegas: "i want to make sure that again, they're good jobs, it's got a good wage, t economy, so that we're not falling victim to tourism again." st. sen. aaron ford/(d) las vegas: "i mean at the end of the day we have to

politics now anchor patrick walker joins us with the takeaways from trumps speech. ((patrick walker)) >> donald trump today did not hold back... taking aim at his opponent... hillary clinton... along with president barack obama. trump vowed to eliminate unnecessary regulations and lower taxes... and said hillary clinton wants to raise taxes and add regulations. trump also told the crowd president obama lied to the american people... when he said "if you like your doctor, you can keep doctor" in act. he said one of the first things he would do upon taking office... would be to repeal and replace the affordable care act. ((donald trump/(r) presidential candidate: "i think that hillary clinton should apologize for pursuing obamacare, and she wants to make it even worse than it is right now.")) ((patrick walker)) not everyone at the rally was there in support of the republican nominee. a few dozen protestors set up shop outside the rally. one of e donald trump degrades women and is not suited to lead the country. protestors wore sashes with "miss piggy" and "miss slob"

((christianne klein)) >> patrick walker spoke with the head of the homicide division and joins us with more. ((patrick walker)) >> the numbers are staggering. 127 murders in metro's jurisdiction this year. 21 detectives to solve them. metro's homicide lieutenant tells me he believes an increase in the more cops tax will have a two-pronged impact on his division in the near future. ((lt. dan mcgrath/metro homicide division: 24.02 "every one of them has multiple cases." 24.05)) ((patr w detectives are busy... as murders busy... as murders in las vegas are up more than 25 percent over last year. and april saw the most homicides ever -- 26 people were killed. this comes as sheriff joe lombardo is pleading with lawmakers to approve a point -1 hire more officers. ((lt. dan mcgrath/metro homicide division: 21.15 "we want to prevent them before they occur (.17), and i think having more cops in uniform out on the street can prevent them before they occur." 21.23 )) ((patrick walker)) we've been down this road fore.l the largest recruiting class in the department's history will start at the acad

((patrick walker)) >> keep in mind... funding for a convention center expansion is also an item on the table at the upcoming special session. and there's an outside shot an alternative funding source for the education savings account could also make the agenda. the governor re-opened the door to that.. made up his mind whther or not it would be included. that reverses course somewhat from a statement yesterday... when he said he alluded to the issue being taken up in the 2017 regular session. ((patrick walker)) >> sandoval says the session is on schedule... after the clark county commission appointed two temporary legislators today... to fill the vacant seats in the legislature. former democratic assemblywoman stephanie smith and republican kyle stephens join three lawmakers who were special session./// ((paul joncich)) >> it's not over. the day after nevada's supreme court put the brakes on the education savings account-- the state's treasurer is still moving forward. esa's allow parents to get reimbursed by the state fo

((patrick walker)) court appointments... a direct response to the list of some 20 conservative people donald trump would consider for the high court. kaine went after trump on his taxes and on his mispronunciation of nevada.. but the vice presidential candidate also reiterated two key parts of hillary clinton's platform... friendliness to unions and comprehensive immigration reform. kaine told the crowd he and clinton will fight to keep families together and focus immigration enforcement efforts on the people who are doing >> this is kaine's third visit to southern nevada as a candidate. he has an event tomorrow morning at sun city macdonald ranch in henderson. he was last here in august... where he spoke at a union conference and then at the plumbers and pipeftters union. ((dave courvoisier)) >> it didn't look like tonight's rally was all that big. how does that compare to past visits? ((patrick walker)) >> they really aren't that big... and that's by design. union halls and the events have 300-500 people. if there's a labo

((patrick walker)) >> that's a-b 1. they're looking at whether or not to authorize clark county to add a 0.1 percent sales tax increase to hire additional police officers. sheriff lombardo spent several this was needed now versus in a few months. we'll dive into that later this evening as well./// ((christianne klein)) >>> the candidates are back at work after a very tense presidential debate last night. donald trump is struggling to stay on track as support fades in the republican ranks. within the gop since the release of an explosive recording of trump making lewd comments about women. today donald trump returned to the campaign trail in pennsylvania....a nd continued his attacks on hillary clinton. (((donald trump/presidential nominee) all crooked hillary could do was talk about small petty things last night. she was exposed and her failures were exposed. )) ((christianne klein)) >>> this afternoon hillary evening. she'll be in town wednesday... for a rally at the smith center. the third and final debate will take p

((patrick walker)) patrick walker... 8 news now. election headquarters... stay up to date on all things politics on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((christianne klein)) >>> early numbers are in. and the clark county school district's graduation rate is up 2.6 % over last year. while there are still many challenges in it's path, ccsd is celebrating this moment. << ((sharie johnson)) it's a step in the right direction. ccsd's preliminary graduation rate is 74%. the victory celebration was held one of the largest increases... 14%. ((katy wilcox unlv freshman the biggest thing that chap did for me was it got me out of my comfort zone )) ((sharie johnson)) students like katy wilcox credits the school's culture that principal lolo james says is all about setting the bar high. ((lolo james principal just making sure that they truly understand what's expected of them when it comes to academics so we have to be very visible, we have to be in classrooms, we have to provide the teachers feedback and we also have to provide the teachers feedback )) ((shari

((patrick walker)) ((patrick walker)) ((tedd florendo)) ((tedd florendo)) warm today with temps close to 90 through many neighborhoods this afternoon. this after last week we stayed below normal for many days and not we're well. clouds have also enveloped the region today but instability remains low so t'shower chances will not be an issue today. even in mohave county development remains low. looking at some breezes today that could last through some parts of the evening. ................................ ... ...................... here's your hour by hour for tonight. high clouds with warm temps this evening. expecting mild temps by 11 pm with winds slight breeze at time and decreasing late and by morning. wake temp near 70 by morning under mostly clear skies. 'll h most accurate weather now forec) > fourele are covering... after being hit cae ty in the world" arch. police say an 18- a iving a picutruck with a17- y. when they plowed into the protesters. a 59- year- old woman was hospitalized with non- life threatening injuries... three others were hurt. the group was demonstrating to

((patrick walker)) >> there's still a lot more to discuss. coming up at 6:30.. steve sebellius joins me and

let'st ((patrick walker)) a vote is expected at any moment in the senate... the first step toward moving the stadium and convention center through the legislature. senators are discussing an amended version of the bill. here are the big changes: -a 4 million/year allocation for

as politics now anchor patrick walker explains... the winner may not have even been on the stage. <<< ((patrick walker)) under the bright lights and in front of the t-v cameras... the debate between hillary clinton and donald trump played out on the world's stage. the experience... electrifying to those who scored a seat inside the thomas and mack. ((rep. 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 democ

((patrick walker)) >> by geographic region... cortez masto has a nearly two-to-one lead over heck in clark county... while heck has a 32-point nevada... and 39-point advantage in rural southern nevada. heck also leads in his current congressional district by 6 points. this is the first time cortez masto has led in a poll since may... when the initial poll in this race was released. our polling covers more than just this senate race. we'll have more results coming up tonight ((christianne klein)) >>> remember 8 news now is your local election >>> remember 8 news now is your local election headquarters.. on air and online at las vegas now dot com. /// ((christianne klein)) >>> a huge win for las vegas after state lawmakers approved a deal to help fund a professional football stadium. ((dave courvoisier)) >> but still----not everyone thinks it's a good idea. in an exclusive poll asking 600 likely voters whether or not they supported the move it was still a close race. 40 percent supported the race while 39 percent did not. --- and 2

. >> from 8 news now, this is "politics now" with steve sebelius and patrick walker. >> the state supreme court has finally ruled on two lawsuits to of the education savings accounts and both sides are declaring victory. >> i'm steve sebelius, i'm patrick walker. >> the program is effectively on hold, but it is not dead. they allow parents to use the funding allocated to their kids. the program itself was ruled constitutional, but the way it was funded by the legislature was not. lawmakers must change that mechanism if they want the program to continue, here is how both sides are spinning >> that money is not going to leave the hands of public school children. >> it is about money, if they have approved the constitutionality of the statute without providing the funding, then we have a problem. state treasurer who administers the potential fix. governor sandoval tells me he has not made a decision on whether it will be included. could the interim finance committee, possibly tackle this before then? >> i don't think so. it is very complicated. they need to approve a dedicated account, a sou

patrick walker is here to explain. ((patrick walker)) >> that program was a key amendment to the bill on the second day of the special session... that seems to have gotten the votes of the top two democrats in the senate. that essentially locked in the support needed to pass the by a required two-thirds majority. state senate minority leader aaron ford... along with assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson... joined members of the las vegas sands corp for the announcement. the program will ensure that underrepre sented people will get equal opportunies for jobs both building and running the stadium. additionally... local businesses run by underrepre sented groups... like minorities, women, the lgbtq community and veterans... will also receive preferential opportunities to contract with the stadium it's built. ford says these assurances are necessary becasue of the significant public investment -- 750 million in new room taxes -- that's going toward the stadium.: ((st. sen. aaron ford/(d) clark county: 38) with an inve