And since nevada is about halfway through the early voting period. The republican president ial hopeful is likely looking to make a final push in the swing state. So far, state early voting numbers in nevada show democrats have a stronger turnout lead over republicans. Vice president hopeful mike pence and son eric trump were also campaigning this week in the silver state. Trump has recently put a lot of attention on the fbis reopening the criminal investigation of Hillary Clintons private email server. President ial nominee when the outcome is fixed, when the system is rigged, people lose hope. They stop dreaming. They stop trying. When the powerful can get away with anything because they have the money and the connections to rig the system, then people lose confidence in our laws and confidence in their futures. barack obama should continue campaigning for clinton. donald trump r president ial nominee so hes always campaigning with hillary. Hey, heres my question. Under the circumstances with what the fbi just announced, will he continue to campaign . I dont know. I dont know. during his phoenix stoptrump once again, went after president obama over the Affordable Care act. Brittany Edney early voting is already underway in dozens of states and me have already been cast. Sharie. Sharie Johnson as far as local turnout for early voting. How did the first week go . Brittany Edney state records show that a little over 233thousand residents here in clark county voted early. Well send it back to you. Sharie Johnson with just 10 days until the vote, ryan is speaking in several districts that are expected to have tight races. His main focus is to keep republican control of the house. Today he held a rally alongside north las vegas. Ryan discussed several topics including repealing and replacing obamacare. Fixing National Security issues. And outlined the partys vision to fight poverty. were are in year 51 of this big war on poverty and unforturnatly poverty is winning this war and so were taking a new appraoch and our approach is used two ears and one mouth in that proportion come to our communitis and fin out whats working whos doing a great job how do we get behin Sharie Johnson hardy is seeking reelection for a second. Two year term. Hes running against Democratic State senate ruben kihuen. Sharie Johnson ryan also rallied for Danny Tarkanian at his Campaign Headquarters to meet and greet volunteers. Tarkanian faces democrat jacky rosen in a race for nevadas 3rd Congressional District seat held by republican representative joe heck. Ryan called tarkanian a man of Sharie JohnsonVice President joe biden stopped off to campaign for Hillary Clinton in las vegas today. He met with hundreds of Union Workers pushing clintons economic and jobs plan. Saying she would fight for labor rights and even push to make communities college free. He didnt waste any time bashing her opponent. Republican donald trump. Biden got passionate when talking about audio recordings released of trump talking about groping women. President ive spent my whole career trying to change the culture and here a prsidential candidate says because he is famous and powerful he can grope any woman he wants and quote they let him do it. That is a text book definition of sexual assault. Sharie Johnson protesters outside todays rally say voters should be looking into clintons alleged wrongdoing instead of focusing on the controversial audio Sharie Johnson a big topic here in the silverstate is approving recreational marijuana. Its on the November Ballot as question two. The regulation and taxation of marijuana act. If passed anyone 21 and over could purchase and possess up to one ounce of marijuana from a licensed dispensary. Recreational marijuana would have an extra 15 percent special tax. That money would cover the cost of regulating the program. Funding k12 education. Just yesterday 8 news nows Christianne Klein talked with doctor jon lapook who looked into how legalized pot has impacted colorado for an upcoming piece on 60 minutes. dr. Jon lapook at the end of the day at 60 minutes were not coming out one way of the other were sort of shining a light on colorado and if you look at it on 60 minutes this sunday youll see we show all these things and governor luk. I think put it best he said this is said is it fair to say this is the tricky . He said this is the trikiest issue he has ever had to deal with in you can catch the special report on the impact of pot legalization this sunday on 60 minutes at seven. Right here on channel 8. Sharie Johnson remember were your local election headquarters keeping you up to date with all the races that matter to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Sharie Johnson toss to weather katie boer winds will decrease late sunday evening. Winds. South to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts mainly 40 to 45 mph. There could be gusts around 55 mph on the east slopes of the spring mountains. In northern Lincoln County and on the nevada National Security site. Impacts. Gusty winds can create hazardous driving conditions due to crosswinds and blowing dust. Temporary fences and structures may also be damaged and loose objects displaced. Looking ahead at your evening planner. Looking at torrow mor per s. Lunchtime. 3pm some dg clouds. Decreas ing clouds whw murning mostly clear. D staying gusty. And a stretch of low 80s begins ursday into thee shar hnson the supreme ca landmark case. What the case concerns and how it could affect others. And. Its been four years since sandy devasted the east coast. The progress made in the area. youre watching the valleys news leader. With Sharie Johnson, Katie Boer Jon tritsch. Im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. As a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. So even though im a republican, i wont be voting for joe heck. Which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. And heck opposes a womans right to choose even when her health is at risk. For me and my patients,. Its a concern echoed across the valley too many kids crammed into classrooms. Parents of some middle schoolers are tired of it and want the district to fix it. But theyre not making any headway. At john r. Beatty elementary school, were are in one classroom. In another 41. The problem came about after one of the schools teachers left. Parents say the issue is affecting the safety of their children. because of the kinds of crimes that have happened in past years, each school has a procedure that they perform for safety for the students and theres no corner to hurdle in and theres no way to hide that many students and the principal is working with district administrators. Officials have been in contact with parents but admit nothing has been done yet. Sharie Johnson the Supreme Court will consider what could be a landmark case for transgender rights. It involves a Virginia High School student who was born female but identifies as male. Gavin grimm is the transgender High School Student at the center of this case. The high court will decide whether the female born 17year old. Can use the boys glosster Public School district in virginia. The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the case this winter. The ruling is expected in june. slowy changing. Coming up on the valleys news leader meteorologist katie boer explains what alerts we can expect for tomorrow. And happy early birthday north straight ahead. now, live. This is 8 now, live. This is 8 news now weekend edition. News now weekend edition. I alone can fix it bomb the [bleep] out of em. Id like to punch him in the face. I like people that werent captured, okay . Hes a mexican she ate like a pig. I moved on her like a [bleep] i did not say that. I love war. Yes, including with nukes. Blood coming out of her. Theyre rapists. Wrong. There has to be some form of punishment. Such a nasty woman. I wanna be unpredictable. On 5th avenue and shoot somebody. Shes a slob. I dont remember and you can tell the to go [bleep] themselves priorities usa action is responsible weve got a choice to make. Jacky rosen wants to build an economy that works for all of us, creating good jobs, expanding solar energy, and improving our schools. But with Danny Tarkanian, you cant escape the sleaze. Tarkanian lost 17 million in a failed Development Scheme and stuck taxpayers with the bill. He even helped set up Fake Charities used to scam nevada seniors. Dccc is responsible Sharie Johnson many coastal towns are still struggling four years after hurricane sandy. The deadly superstorm came ashore on october 29th, 2012. It devastated the coastlines of new york and new jersey some areas may never recover. Caused much of the damage. A buoy in the new york harbor measured a wave 32andahalf feet high. Toss to katie for weather katie boer sporadic showers the last two days were looking at drier but windy weather moving in across the desert sw ahead of halloween. A live look outside shows a few of our skycams showing clouds increasing across the area. Winds have died down into the evening. Winds will die down even more tonight but increase tomorrow. Because of those winds. A wind advisory has been put in place by the National Weather center for all of clark, mye and lincoln counties. Winds will increase late sunday morning with the strongest winds mainly from 2 pm until 7 pm. Winds will decrease late sunday evening. Winds. South to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts mainly 40 to 45 mph. There could be gusts around 55 Lincoln County and on the nevada National Security site. Impacts. Gusty winds can create hazardous driving conditions due to crosswinds and blowing dust. Temporary fences and structures may also be damaged and loose objects displaced. Looking ahead at your evening planner. Looking at tomorrow morning look for breezy conditions around 10am, by noon remaining breezy. Upper 70s. By lunchtime. By clouds. Decreas ing clouds with winds increasing. By 7pm turning mostly clear. And staying gusty. Your extended forecast shows a drop into the low 70s by monday and tuesday. Up to the mid 70s by wednesday. And a stretch of low 80s begins thursday into the next weekend. Sharie Johnson up in carson city. Thousands came out to partake in . Band playing. people came from across the region to help celebrate the silver states people showed up for todays festivities. The theme for this years parade is nevada then and now. And heres a fun fact, nevada day was originally known as admission day in the 1870s and it wasnt until 1933 the state legislature designated october 31st as a state holiday. Sharie Johnson and as part of nevada day celebrations. The former Lieutenant Governor is sharing his home. Filled with artifacts of our states glittering history. During nevada day lonnie hammargrens hammargren and his wife sandy open up the home to share this incredible collection of casino signs, movie props and other unique artifacts. If you missed todays open house youll be able to visit again tomorrow. From noon until four pm. The home is on sandhill between harmon and flamingo. Admission is 15 dollars Sharie Johnson the rebels refused to 6. But not done. Well let you know if unlv can make history by the bay plus history was oozing out of Wrigley Field. Well let you know who is ready to capture the world series coming up in sports. jon tritsch unlv travels to san jose. Weve learned a lot about how joe heck works. Follow the money. He called nevadas foreclosure crisis a blip and took almost 700,000 from wall street, and then theres money hes taken from payday lenders who charge 521 interest. Heck cosponsored legislation protecting their predatory practices. Add it all up, and joe heck is working for corporate special interests. And that doesnt work for nevada. Senate majority pac is responsible for the content im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. As a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. Joe hecks voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. And heck opposes a womans right to choose even when her health is at risk. For me and my patients, joe heck makes no sense. As a marine combat veteran, i understand the sacrifices our military makes. Our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. To shut down the federal government, risking Critical Services for nevada veterans. And during that shutdown, heck continued cashing his congressional paycheck. His military record deserves respect. But back in dc, joe heck is putting politics before nevada. And that doesnt work for me. Narrator vote vets is responsible for the content of this advertising. World looking to controlalt delete their losing streak ag rebels have not beaten the spartans in 22 years unlvs last win in this series was in 1994. Quarterback dalton sneed. Not born yet. Coach tony sanchez. Was passing notes in study hall at new mexico state after a Spartan Field goal. Unlvs offense ignites with the freshman fuse of charles williams. 75 yard touchdown. 73 but san jose states offense has big play potential of their own. Kenny potter to ty collision. Advan tage spartans. 62 yard touchdown. The passing catching tandem is not done. Potter to hartley. Strikes again. Unlv down 17 at half. 3rd quarter. Down but not done. Quarterba ck kurt palandech. Off the bench and on point. To devonte boyd. 64 yard pickup 4th down. Palandech. A wizard. Finds andrew price. Touchdown. 3017 4th quarter. 3rd and long. But scores. 3024 unlv gets the ball back. Driving the length of the field. But palandechs throw sails. And the comeback fails. 3024 san jose state survives. Unlv falls to 36 upset of the day. We go to laramie. Boise state needing a trick play to get ahead of wyoming. And its a treat. Throw back to quarterback brett. Quarterback riflin cowboys. Josh allen. To tanner gentry. Tie game. A minute left in the game. And here comes the bronco buster. Boise fumbles out of the back of the endzone for a safety. 2 points are all wyoming needs for the 3028 win and the students storm the field in hysteria by the way. The rebels next game is in two weeks against wyoming it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Yea. I dont believe that either. But at this point. What else do series game 4. And the indians are hunting history Wrigley Field overflowing with hype. And hope. The cubs not looking like the lovable losers early. Anthony rizzo base hit. Dexter fowler. Come on down. 10 chicago. But that last up until Carlos Santana left the rock and roll hall of fame and hit a smash hit over the fence. Santanas first homerun of the series ties the game. Indians tally a few more on and 3 run homer. The dagger into the cubs heart. 72. Indians win game 4 and take a commanding 31 series lead corey kluber pitcher i think its business as usual. I think we have to take tomorrow with the same approach that we take every game at this point. I think that if we relax or take our foot off of the gas pedal, its just inviting them to get back momentum or come back into this series. so often we focus on athletes loving themselves. Twerking until they are unconscious. And flexing until the mirror breaks. But check the acc Cross Country championships. A Boston College runner collapses 20 yards from finishing. Rivals evie tate from clemson and rachel pease from louisville carry her through the finish line and to paramedics. Elite competitors with selfless souls jon tritsch thats all for sports. Were back after this. now, live. This is 8 Sharie Johnson halloween went to the dogs at Lake Las Vegas today. It was all part of the pet costume contest during this years fall festival. A few of the costumes seen today. Superman and snow white. But of course halloween isnt over, so if youre dressing up your pets, be sure to post pictures to our social media pages. You might just see them Sharie Johnson thanks for watching 8 test. Test. Test. Seniors. Danny tarkanian set up thirteen Fake Charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors. Fronts for telemarketing schemes. Seniors lost millions from the scams Danny Tarkanian helped set up. Jacky rosen has always led with integrity. In congress, jacky rosen will protect seniors and strengthen social security. And jacky rosen will always be responsible with your tax dollars. Jacky rosen im jacky rosen the boom is happening right here in las vegas. And i try to take my listeners on a to party. This is vegas 5