he joins us live from the thomas and mack to show us his moves. cc will continue cc will continue shortly forget wishing bout wishing upon a stars?!?! wait til you see the annual light show that attracts thousands of spectators. closed captioning nasa.. the annual meteor shower peaked overnight...and will continue tonight.. the sky-show happens every august.. with an average of 100 meteors an hour.. but nasa forecasters predicted double the normal rate this year. here's another look from a local angle.. these are pictures taken between midnight searchlight. viewers say the show was spectacular -- just as predicted -- with an average of about 1 meteor per minute. and...if you got a chance to watch the show...send your pictures to our facebook page! now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton daytime temperatures will begin to soar the next few days as high pressure builds over las vegas. friday's high of 105 is the coolest temp in the 7 day forecast. by sunday the high climbs to 110 and stays there monday. next week, a trough slides south along the coas

the rat pack... occassionally- venturing into their inner circle.. one night thomas went out with sammy davis jr's manager to a club - in sammy's limo.. while the entertainer was sleeping.. sammy davis junior woke up, tracked his limo to a club down the street.. and decided to have a little fun with the group... valets... (( thomas payne/las vegas "they all recognize sammy davis.. can you get my limo up here for me? and he says what about when they come down? he said tell them you can't find it : we don't know about this- we're dancing having a good time.. )) ((christianne klein)) >>> sammy brought the limo back to his hotel- without letting his manager or thomas know ... leaving them to figure out how to get back to the hotel- and how to explain the missing limo... (( thomas payne/las vegas "we got to the hotel- sammy's sitting there- he says about time you guys got back- get the limo around.. table" )) (( christianne: so he was teasing you- he knew exactly where it was? thomas: oh sure he did sure he did- i had a great time on the strip )) ((christianne klein)) >>>

he is the "thomas" in the thomas business partner jerome mack. the two funded construction for the basketball arena. thomas was a las vegas banker who helped finance development of the casino industry and is credited for the modern development of the strip. he's also known for taking steve wynn under his wing and getting other businesses to work with wynn back when he wasn't well known in the valley. thomas was 95./// ((patrick walker)) >>> coming up on the valley's news leader... an update to an i-team investigation into the deaths of 100-thousand dollar reward to find the culprits is losing hope that they will ever be found./// you're watching the ((patrick walker)) >>> investigators suspects in the deaths of a dozen wild horses at an eco-sanctuary in northern nevada. the horses died after vandals cut off the water supplies inside a private preserve in elko county. a reward of 100-thousand dollars is being offered by the property owner... but she is not confident the culprits will be found. the i-team's george knapp has an update. <<< ((george k

and we also heard from the thomas family attorney... and got his thoughts on the investigation so far. "he was one of the first people that i met when i moved into this neighborhood." "you knew every winner of the super bowl for the last 30 years." "you talked in perfect sentences at the age of 2." one by one... friends and family got up to talk about kouren thomas...as they prepared to say goodbye here wake forest road. "i felt our bond as brothers get stronger and i never got the chance to tell him that until today." the 20 year old was killed two weeks ago....in the early morning hours of august 7th... there was a 911 call that appears to have come from chad copely ...complaining of a shouting crowd outside of his home here on singleleaf lane. that caller refers to the group as hoodlums... claims he saw gun... and fired a warning shot from inside his heading home from a party two doors down. "hard to find words after a day like today." justin bamberg...the attorney for the thomas family.... also attending the funeral... and feeling ho

he is the "thomas" in the thomas and mack arena at unlv. it was named after him and his business partner jerome mack. thomas was a las vegas banker who helped finance development of the casino industry and is credited for the modern development of the strip. he's also known for taking steve wynn under his wing and getting other businesses to work with wynn back when he wasn't well known in the valley. thomas was 95./// ((patrick walker)) >>> 15 years of remembrance and reflection. nearly 3-thousand american flags it's in honor of the countless brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers ... who lost their lives on september 11th. an inaugural service was held today near north jones boulevard. that's where shakala alvaranga joins us with more on the touching tribute. ((shakala alvaranga)) >> patrick, as one person told us, this isn't just a flag. every single one of these flags ... come with a name. and it's important, that even 15 years later, we remember today's service is about three words: honoring, supporting, and memorializing thousands of

thomas worked is holding a life. aj janavel is there. >> reporter: sharon, all of the sales from tonight will go toward thomas' family. half will go to the family and donations will go to the fame limit thomas specifically worked at this mcdonald's for five months but organizers said he worked at other mcdonald's for a they will be here tonight for thomas. i spoke to one of his coworkers. his name is roips hunter -- roips-- royce hunter. he said they became friends. he said it's hard to lose someone that upspend so much time with. >> i don't think it's something anyone could get used to having i don't think anyone can get used to that. we try to make it day to day. >> reporter: now the fund- raiser will go until 9:00. half of all the sales from this mcdonald's will go toward the thomas family and any donations as well will go to the family. reporting live in raleigh, i'm aj janavel. >> you online at wncn.com. >>> some raleigh first responders are upset they haven't received pay raises despite some city leaders receiving increases. the city said they are waiting on a study. however, an investigation reveals several ci

, attacking john adams in the tabloid press, accusing him of being hamilton's puppet. >> thomas jeffersonocratic-republican press start to really vehemently criticize adams. that is when the federalists push through the congress and john adams signs the alien and sedition acts. anyone who wrote or uttered anything against the president of the united states or the u.s. government was committing a federal crime. >> what is the meaning of this? >> congress demands it. i had no choice. >> no choice. you are the president. >> and you are my vice president or have you forgotten? >> the men who once worked side by side to create a nation are now bitter rivals. and the political clash threatens to split america in two. george washington's worst fears are being realized. as the nation reaches a crisis point, the father of the country lies near death from what starts as a common cold. >> cold developed something deeper and deeper, probably pneumonia. and then the doctors came in, they bled him. they did terrible things to him trying to heal him, trying to bring him back to health. >> [ weakly ] doc

when you see the iconic image come up thomas e. dewey is known as the man who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. if you go back and read the contemporary press, everybody from drew pearson to walt whitman, then not only expected him to win, they had praise for the campaign he had run. they thought it was high minded, and they had a lot of criticism for the campaign harry truman ran against him. it is an example of how a snapshot of history can be superseded very quickly. >> we want to show our viewers from that night early on when the returns are starting to come and, thomas e. dewey's campaign manager and the confidence they had early on. take a look. >> champagne flows freely. victory is in the air. the first returns had truman in the lead, but republicans are not worried. and then he brings good news secured >> we now know that governor do we will carry new york state by 50,000 votes and he will be the next president of the united states. [applause] >> white were republicans are confident they could get the white house in

it's happening saturday night at the thomas and mack. fox5 news this morning's mike doria got on stage with the performers this morning-- and shows us a taste of what the audience will see tomorrow. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly tomorrow's show at the thomas and tomorrow's show mack starts at 6:30. tickets start at 29-50. phelps, king and miller are coming to the shark reef aquarium. not the american gold medal swimmers, but three newly hatched banded bamboo sharks. 24 eggs were laid by a shark at the las vegas natural history museum. re emerged and were named after the olympians. their growth will be monitored by the museum's marine life gallery... until they are ready to go live permanently at the shark reef at mandalay bay. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty two big stories in weather today: the perseid meteor showers - and the first, the shooting stars. while the peak of this year's meteor showerr was last night, th

, what do you make of the ad? thomasi am the son of immigrants, so it is not necessarily the most pleasing of ads. i think the numbers are skewed a little bit. the number of syrian refugees in america to me is relatively small. we have over a this year alone million in germany, the u.s. has 10,000 or so. sarah: ok. and eeva, i just want to ask you, because we have also seen today a little but more of a change in tone from trump. if he were to all of a sudden rush the fear away and have a more apologetic tone, perhaps a softer line, would that pose a significant challenge to hillary clinton? eva: it could. i am skeptical he has the discipline to do that, based on what we have seen. sarah: thank you very much for your insights, with eeva from the democrats abroad joining us and thomas with republicans overseas. thomas: thank you. sarah: could germany become the latest country to ban the burqa. conservatives are pushing for constrictions -- restrictions. this is come from ministers from the center-right who have been discus

the attorney for the thomas family says there is no evidence thomas was armed. >>> the mcdonald's where thomas were collected donations for the family, they went to help >>> 2 crashes shut down interstate 40 in wake county for hours today. the severity of any injuries is unclear, but you can see that traffic backing up there. investigators have not told us what caused the accident. then 2 hours later, this time at north harrison avenue, another crash. all westbound lanes were closed their exit 287, after the accident, it happened around 3:30 a.m. we are working to find out what caused the crash, and if anyone wa >>> fayetteville police are searching for a rapist who attacked his victim early this morning. the victim told detectives she was walking to her car, near the plantation apartments at santa fe drive, with the attacker grabbed her from behind, pushed her to the ground, and then raped her in the parking. the victim was only able to give a vague description to police. >>> ryan lochte comes clean about an accident -- an incident at a real gas station. what he dive alston an with the

of acres of land to the campus. thomas was 95./// weather open ((katie boer)) good evening... taking a peak at scattered showers around the region today. with increasing clouds and temperatures across the valley today -- most spots in the upper 80s . ............... temps are expected to rebound however starting on monday, through the early part of the work week. ............... drier and more stable air will work into the region sunday confining thunderstorms to mainly mohave county. dry conditions along with above normal temperatures are expected monday and tuesday before a weak showers and storms back into the picture wednesday and thursday. ................. your extended forecast shows a return to 100s by monday through wednesday... then another small dip back into the 90sonce again by thursday. ((patrick walker)) >>> we're less than three months away from the general election... --- and today hillary clinton met with national intelligence employees to get a briefing on as for the g-o-p... donald trump got a similar b

. >> inside the thomas controversy that had him thrown off the set for good. >>> then, hugh grant's bridget jonas blunder. >> i've never seen her before in life. new backlash, was he really slamming rene zellweger on live tv? halle berry flawless and turning 50, we've been th since her start. >> job. >> the one thing she's never done, that keeps her looking this good. >> that's really i think secret. >>> and --jovi's slippery when wet. what the rock god is revealing in his steamy home movie. >>> now for august 12th 2016, this is entertainment tonight. >> hi, thanks for joining us, at the end of another busy week for "criminal minds" star thomas gibson gets the axe. after his reported violent outbursts on set. >> my door was kicked if two and a half hours ago. how long have you had this? >> the announcement was blunt -- quote thomas gibson has been dismissed from "criminal minds," details for how the character exits will be announced later. the dismissal follows news the actor kicked a writer on set. which is interesting beca gibson praised the show's incident. >> i got my script over the we

edison.s, >> we are on a restored train car that represents the train car thomas edison road daily has a 12-year-old way to detroit. a was a news butcher, meeting adler. he would have a basket with a big leather strap and walk up and down the aisles of the train car selling fruit, candy, probably cigars. we have a re-creation of his local laboratory where he was the first person we know of to print the newspaper on a moving train. life was here what like on the u.s. coast guard cutter, the bramble, which traveled u.s. waterways for nearly 70 years. was commanding officer from 1978 to 1980. we were responsible for safe operation and navigation and we worked all of the buoys and i worked on some lighthouses from almost all the way down to toledo, ohio. we supported a navigation system that allowed it to work in the great lakes, so all the commerce that goes on in the great lakes were depending on the navigation and the ability to navigate in those waters during the rough times and in the summertime. the mayor ofmeet port huron who explained some of the challenges fa

>> the announcement was blunt -- quote thomas gibson has been dismissed from "criminal minds," details for how the character exits will be announced later. the dismissal follows news the actor kicked a writer on set. which is interesting beca gibson praised the show's writing staff a week before the weekend, it's fantastic so they just, yeah, we're making the doughnuts and they're still delicious. >> earlier this week, gibson acknowledged there were creative differences on the set and a disagreement. but today he said farewell, thanking the entire show staff in a statement. it went on to say quote i love "criminal minds" and have put my heart and soul into it for the last 12 years. i had hoped to see it through to the end. but that won't be possnow. georgia williams, the writer who gibson reportedly kicked, posted years ago and this morningg before firing news broke he tweeted a quotation from buddha quote three things cannot be long hidden, the sun, the moon and the fruit. in 2013, gibson pled no contest to a count of alcohol related reckless driving following an arrest in downtown l.

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the weekend. >> he called a news conference coren thomas was shot by chad copely. he was part of a neighborhood watch before the shooting happened. cbs north carolina is live outside the wake county detention center where cokely is being held. >> copely claims he was acting in self-defense when he shot a warning shot through the window of his garage and ended up hitting kouren thomas. now the thomas family wants answers. attorney that was hired by alton sterling's family. he was shot and killed by a police officer earlier this year. in this situation with chad copley, he fired the warning shot and the bullet struck thomas. thomas friends say he was coming from a party in the neighborhood and running through the streets when he was hit by that bullet. he had his whole life ahead of him and they are looking for >> he was just a good, friendly guy that everybody, everybody loved to be around him. >> i lost somebody that i can't put in words how much they have taken from us. >> reporter: chad copley did call 911 several times before firing that shot. we're going to hear

that's one of the reasons we ended up with the refurbishment of what used to be known as the thomas edison inn and is now a double train restaurant combined they are. that was on the west side of the strait -- state. so is the hotel going downtown on the west side of the state couldn't think we are getting more notice from other places. a lot of times people didn't know it created they thought it was just a small little town up there by the bridge. when you drive through and i think we are getting a better reputation and it's definitely worth coming here. it's worth seeing the parks and beaches in the history we have and the people are friendly and we have nice places to go so i think that we are going to have a resurgence even more than we have now of our downtown and other businesses coming in. i'm looking forward to good things happening. .. >> elizabeth greenwood talks about the fraud industry and why some people take their own death in the book, playing dead. nicholas irving relate some of the most dangerous missions and university of london researcher susan williams recalled american

it's primarily built of wood, and it is of the type that would've been around at the time that thomasdison as a young boy. he spent much of his formative years here and the depot just to the west of us here was the actual depot at edison worked out of as a boy. he spent the ages of roughly seven to just shy of 16 year. so his early years were primarily spent year. addison's basic job description as news much, whose walk around with a basket and hit everything from fruit to small sandwiches and later on obviously his paper that he would sell. he would get on your at the depot, a separate tied to the military installation and he would then go ride the train down to detroit. .. he definitely likes his routine, i think that started even in his youth, that downtime was something that he cherished. he mentions it several times in the fact he was always kind of keeping an eye and ear out for what was going on around really helped him move ahead. a route known as the poly and was a nickname used for the pontiac oxford in port austin. it was a very north-south that they their brain from pontia

my name is josh wheeler and i am the director of the thomas jefferson center. we are the host of this program tonight. it's a source of great pride for us at the center that this is the 22nd virginia festival of the book. the center has been involved in one way or another with all 22 festivals. this is something that we hope to continue to do for many years to come because i think one of the best ways to combat censorship or the desire to censor a speech we don't like is to remind people of the many benefits that we received from free speech. by having this kind of festival celebrating the right of free speech, it is the way to remind folks that it's a small price to pay when we sometimes hear something we might not want to hear. all the benefits of being able to explore any concept without any fear of government reprisal. >> hooray for the first amendment. >> i know 22 years ago it was in this room i discovered i needed to wear glasses because at some point i found myself doing this number where they would asked me to read some housekeeping details so i would b

came at the hands of none other than the truck's owner brandon thomas. >> the things that has to line up for that to happen. he has to park the car in the spot. it has to be turned the rye way. >> reporter: in a play-off hunt the gateway were down 3-0 when thomas led the team to an eventual 17-6 win. >> the chances of something like this happening in that situation, you know, just can't be too high. >> reporter: soon the blast that sheeterred the windshield of the man who hit the blast that shattered the windshield become to down here. that is pretty good damage. so at least i know i hit it good. >> reporter: it's a moment he is probably not going to forget especially with the repair bill to remind him. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >> jadiann: we're getting breaking news. a small private plane has crashed in a way, made this emergency landing. this is on a sand bar. as we're g image from sky 7 h.d. you can see where this is. just in the northern part of the quabbin reservoir there. so we're being told that the pilot was the only person on board and not injured. imagine how terr

the state right now. she has a double-digit lead here. yesterday, thomas, she was campaigning for the first time with vice president biden at scranton and targeting works class, blue collar voters and vice president resonates so well with and secretary clinton herself taking an aim at donald trump on his foreign policy. take a listen to what she had to say. >> sometimes he says he won't tell anyone what he'll do because he wants to keep his plan, quote, secret. and then it turns out the secret is he has no plan. and that was very clear when he said, i know more about isis than the generals. no. no, donald. you don't. >> reporter: now, again, secretary clinton really targeting working class, blue collar voters, really donald trump's remaining area of strength so she is trying to sort of cut him off there not only in pennsylvania but she is hoping in a place like neighboring ohio, as well. again, today's event, all about getting out the vote on election day and she has a big lead here, the campaign saying they can't take that for granted. >> they're pulling

. >> inside the thomas controversy that had him thrown off the set for good. >>> then, hugh grant's bridget life. new backlash, was he really slamming rene zellweger on live tv? halle berry flawless and turning 50, we've been th since her start. >> this is my first television job. >> the one thing she's never done, that keeps her looking this good. >> that's really i think secret. >>> and --jovi's slippery when wet. what the rock god is revealing in his steamy home movie. >>> now for august 12th 2016, this is entertainment tonight. >> hi, thanks for joining us, at the end of another busy week for star news. >> let's get to it. "criminal minds" star thomas gibson gets the axe. after his reported violent outbursts on set. >> my door was kicked if two and a half hours ago. how long have you had this? >> the announcement was blunt -- quote thomas gibson has been

campus parking would be affected the week of the event - which takes place on october 19-th at the thomas and mack. there will also be shuttle buses to help get students and faculty around donald trump has always been a larger-than-life and now - larger than life naked statues of the presidential nominee are appearing in spots across the country. they've shown up on street corners in cities that include... cleveland, new york, san francisco and seattle. they weigh about 80 pounds each - and show the billionaire mogul in all his glory. the statues were created by an artist who goes by the name "ginger" - who is from right here in las vegas. he is here live - and joins us righ now. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly it's a scary job- but someone has to do it. coming up... who is hiring on the strip... for the halloween holiday david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but

brian loftus)) >>> plus the pac-man manny pacquiao will be taking on las vegan jessie vargas at the thomas and mack center on vargas is the wbo welterweight champion and will come into the fight coming off a knockout win. the former palo verde grad will be in studio tonight to talk about the fight and his olympic showing with the 2008 mexican olympic team./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> unlv's club hockey team is looking to break the ice at the t-mobile arena. nhl owner bill foley has said he wants to increase hockey awareness in las vegas. hockey fans. they've expressed their desire to build a division one program./// another piece of las vegas history comes down on the strip. the row of implosions that brought down the rest of the riviera. ((michelle mortensen)) >> plus -- a man accused of starting numerous california wildfires. the millions of dollars in damage he's caused.. as one fire continues to burn. ((brian loftus)) >> and, the heat has yet to back off.. as temperatures stay up in the triple digits. sherry has more in your weather now forecast. ((michelle mortensen)) >> 8 news now

a stop at the thomas edison depot museum. we also speak with the museum's manager. >> we have a re-creation of his little chemical laboratory and printing equipment where he was the first person was in no want to print a newspaper on a moving train. he and access to the latest news to the telegraph as the train offices and would get that news right hot off the presses. weekend, -- today at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, the cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> the c-span radio act makes it easy to continue to file the 2016 election wherever you are. it is free to download. audio coverage and up-to-the-minute scheduling information for c-span radio and c-span television, plus podcast for public affairs, book, and history program. today -- stay up-to-date on the election coverage. c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. with less than 100 days until our election day, and look here at where support for the presidential candidates currently

i am the director of the thomas jefferson center and we are the host of the program today. is a source of great pride this is the 22nd virginia of festival of the book one way or another with all 22 festivals and it is something we will continue to do for many years to come because one of the best waysbesa to combat censorship for the desire is to remind people of the benefits of free speech. but it is a small price to pay for all the benefitsle before the concept is. >> yes for the first amendment. >> this was the very room that i discovered that i needed to wear glasses. [laughter] because at some point i started to do this number and asking me to read housekeeping details. and asked me to be patient. but i want to tell you that this is virginia festival of the book the product of the virginia foundation for humanities. please silence your cell phones this will be recorded if you would like to tweet you day and they say that as if i had any idea what that means. >> include me if you wore on twitter please. >> she could be speaking a foreign language right now.. [laughter]

it's at the thomas and mack center. the filipino senator says he's missed boxing... and he can use the money. timothy bradley. his new opponent jessie vargas is 27-years-old and from las vegas. a plastic gun--made from a 3-d printer is found inside carry-on luggage at the reno-tahoe international airport. t-s-a officials say the gun was a realistic replica of a real weapon and was loaded with live ammunition. they offered the passenger carrying the gun the option to check in his weapon... but the person chose to leave it behind. that person was not arrested or cited for bring the gun to the airport. a justice department investigation finds unconstitutional practices by the baltimore police department. the d-o-j monitored baltimore's policing methods for more than a year at the department's request after the 20-15 police- custody death of freddie gray. the practices led to to disproportionate rates of stops, searches and arrests of african-americans. investigators pattern of excessive force -- including against juveniles and people with mental health disabilities. the

((brian loftus)) >> vargas meets the pac-man november 5th at the thomas and mack... they're still working on a t-v partner for the pay per view fight./// >>> we'll be right ((brian loftus)) pornography will be back in court today. the charges that he's facing and how this all started is coming up. ((michelle mortensen)) >> plus...the rain is drowning the south and wildfires are torching the west. we take a look at the severe weather that's holding this country hostage. ((brian loftus)) >> and... we take a look at our weather back here in the valley to see if any of those fires will affect us. ((michelle mortensen)) >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./ news now good day.)) ((michelle mortensen)) >>> natural disasters and severe weather are rocking communities from indiana to california and louisiana this week. thanks for waking up with us i'm michelle mortensen ((brian loftus)) >> and i'm brian loftus in the west - another massive wild fire... ...in the south, deadly flooding... ...and across the country's midsection - an onslaught of de

the delegates. he only gets six. thomasey, who was the republican governor of new york, got three delegates and he wasn't even running, he wasn't even on the ballot, i believe. so you had a disappointing show for willkie in the new hampshire primary. but he presses on to wisconsin where he wages a vigorous campaign. in wisconsin, he's facing a number of obstacles. for one, he's under -- voters are under the influence of the ? >> chicago tribune," colonel mccormick's newspaper, which is very anti-roosevelt, anti-interventionist, foreign policy, and anti-wendell willkie. yet, willkie will go to wisconsin, and he will talk about foreign affairs, he will talk about being a liberal republican and how the party must change. and ultimately, he loses miserably. and again, he's really the only candidate in the race. and it's a hard, hard blow for willkie, and he drops out just a few days later. and so willkie's candidacy will rise and fall quickly. the party's standard bearer in 1940 will not make it in 1944. which is kind of a trad

our focus on education continues with the claremont college professor george thomas on his book the founders and the idea of a national university. this is about 20 minutes. >> on your screen is claremont government professor george thomas. his book is called the founders of the university. what is the national university? it a number of leading a factors, thomas jefferson and the idea in short was the constitutional order created we took for granted in our day was in the process of being built and they turned to education as a way to foster and further the political culture and ideas to sustain the constitutional ord order. >> what would it look like and what would it teach? >> we go back centuries and look at what they looked like in the day and now the national institutions and by and large secular institutions of education, harvard, yale, princeton. that's not what they looked like at the time. at the time they were by and large parochial sectarian institutions, and theology was lost in the organizing basis of the curriculum. so it gets a backdrop and there was an idea that we had a prof

. >> we will visit the thomas edison depot museum to learn about the importance of the railroads in the development of michigan's some region. >> when the railroads first came into the county into the some region, most of the life was centered on the lake. the interior itself if there were farms and early settlers. >> first we talk to the former executive editor of the poor huron times herald about the city's history, it's challenges today and the state of the newspaper business. >> this is the mouth of the black river, a small river that comes into the thank you river, the st. clair river is straight connecting lake here on with lake erie. this is as far as we cover water, poor huron, that water is a significant issue. a nomadic journalist like we all are in the community. we sit on the head of west virginia, lived in florida and georgia and kentucky. now michigan. we moved around a lot. one thing i learned to do was take a dip into local history to understand the community. how do you know where you are going? how do you know where you are or where you are going if you don't know wher

the east. isaiah thomas telling us why >> reporter: we are pleased to wlvi have been reinstated to the direct tv lineup. we apologize for any inconvenience. >> anchor: now to the weather. it's been really cool out. i have been enjoying cool temperatures. >>> a nice break definitely from what we saw yesterday, bri. boy, it was oppressive yesterda. >> anchor: refreshing relief, wasn't it? amazing the temperature gradient all on the same map. a high of 75 in beverly, 82 in boston earlier today. 90 degrees in orange, so you can see where those cooler relief but dent get too used to it. still having that relief, 24 hour temperature change it's 20 degrees cooler in boston than it was just 24 hours ago. now where we do have the superier air still in place it's where we have seen sort of a hot spot of these storms and areas of downpours rolling through just south of the mass pike, southern worcester county and we picked up some significant rain in some of those areas and inch to an inch and a half and some localized areas closer to two aerial flood advisory in effect for these areas you see located just

but that thomas could have been at the party. after thomas was shot, those with him immediately called 911. >> what's going on over there? >> he got shot in the arm. >> is your way? >> no, he's not awake. >> he's not a way? >> no, he's not died from his injuries. tonight raleigh police said the shooting is still under investigation. live in raleigh, carly griffith cbs north carolina. >>> story we will continue to follow. >>> to whether not much of the area dealt with some heavy rain earlier in the day but will we need the umbrellas tomorrow morning. meteorologist bill reh with a first look at the forecast. >> you're going out tonight you may need a couple i will show carolina. 66 and boone and not as hot today as it has been in recent days although fayetteville was up to 93. the triangles -- triangle stayed in mid-80s, 85. we had early rain. right now there is still the stationary front that is running down to the south of us and it is still acting as a folk and mechanism for producing rain shower so let's zoom into the radar. we

receipt now it's set for the thomas & mack. into when it comes to olympic dynasties, we know about the men's team winning 14 gold medals in 17 games. that's an 82 winning percentage. the u.s. women's softball team is a second. one of those medals in her possession. ? >> this year at the summer games in rio, there are 360 events over the course of 19 days of competition. however, two very popular sports, baseball and softball, didn't make the cut this year. that's a disappointment to one local three-time gold medal winner. >> you know, it was crushing to hear they were gonna take softball out of the olympics added on and not removed. you know, for softball, the olympic games was the top of our sport. that was like the biggest goal for our sport was to wear u.s. on your chest. but it didn't mean that we didn't continue to fight to get it back in. a lot of my teammates went to >> lori harrigan-mack was a member of the first gold medal winning softball games. the team won gold in sydney in 2000 and then in greece in 2004. they putin

we talked the thomas family. she spent time with him before he left home that night. >> he don't like t that's the last time i seen him. >> his next court appearance the august 29th. >>> a person is at the burn center at unc this morning after an indent at a lab on nc state's campus. the accident happened yesterday at partners number one building on main campus drive. no word on the person's name or condition. >>> today a 25-year-old is expected in a cumberland county with gasoline. joshua holt is facing two charges. he set the fire late sunday night. a firefighter was hurt and had to go to the hospital but is expected to be okay. >>> a natural gas leak is to blame for another fire in fayetteville. a neighbor shot this video. police responded to the shaw kroft road around 9:20 yesterday morning. several people reported to hear -- reported hearing a loud boom before started -- one person is in critical condition and a firefighter had to be treated for exposure. >>> today delta airlines has a tough task, to find sea

thomas... asking if he would walk her down the aisle. thomas happily agreed... and called it quote "the greatest honor"./// ((nia wong)) >>> another incredible story... this one in utah. a 7-year-old is being called a hero for saving a toddler from drowning. cesar galeana when he says he heard a splash. a 2-year-old boy had wandered away from his family while they were taking groceries from the car. fortunately cesar quickly pulled the boy out.. and took him to the complex's front office to call 911. the toddler is expected to make a full recovery./// ((nia wong)) >>> monsoon season hits the southwest hard. where folks were washed out over the weekend... thanks to torrential rain and flooding. ((good morning we're tracking drier conditions across the valley with a break in the monsoon...for now -- we'll talk about your extended forecast coming up.)) ((nia wong)) >>> welcome back to the valley's news leader... severe flooding in scottsdale, arizona left several drivers stranded over the weekend. rescue crews pulled two men out of a u-haul truck that got stuck in t

it is fine we don't have too many people in the room oh, commissioner thomas let the record indicate that commissioner thomas is now on board. >> all right. item number one on the agendas general public comment at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction not on the agenda. >> is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. item number 2 approval of meeting minutes may 17, 2016, and july 19, 2016, and commissioner joseph am i interrupt i asked the city attorney about the question posed around the issue of whether the make up of this evenings commission quorum mattered relative to passing may or may not have been present and do not you can approve the minutes that you were not present for that seemed to stop us in continuing minutes that were not necessarily continued so you can approve the minutes even if - >> thank you, thank you. >> that's great so we don't dr. to bifurcate the minutes do we have a motion for the minutes. >> i make a motion we accept the minutes o

i hope they enjoy it. >> we are steps from the thomas edison depot museum. of the places c-span will be visiting in port huron for the literary scene. inside, we will see local author and historian cj gas need. >> the real impetus for writing the book came out of my interest in the rail history of the region. up to that point there hadn't been a great deal written on it , especially when it comes to the interaction of the different railroads and growth in different communities in the region. the some region comprises five counties in this state. there is a little debate about that, but when the railroad first came into the county and into the region as a whole, most of the life was centered on the lake so the interior it self, if there were farms or early settlers there they were few and , far between. the first railroads into the region, particularly the one we are at now, the grand trunk when , it came up from detroit or made its connection here, economically it was tied to british interests even with the not-too-distant lee fought war of 1812 breaking away

but jessie vargas will be fighting manny pacquiao, november 5th at the thomas & mack. >>> at the westgate, the u.s. men's basketball team closed as the 27.5-favorite over australia in olympic action today. but u.s. down by one. points in the 4th to help the u.s. rally and beat the team from down under. he also became the most prolific scorer in u.s. men's basketball history passing lebron james. this is an update on the current medal count. team u.s.a. on top with eight more medals than china. our friends across theon medals. >>> bryce harper sitting out with some sort of a neck injury. trying to figure out what's going on. also tj of the 51s got called up and will play for the mets against arizona. >> yeah. >> do we have catchingup to do on the jessie vargas story? >> yes. >> some say is will be a safe fight for pacquiao because he to. but he says i'm a different guy. i'm new. i'm back. this is gonna be my shot at stardom. >> one to watch. >> maybe there will be a fight this time. >> i hope so. >> thank you. >>> coming up -- these baby sharks are already showing their olympic spirit at o

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