Evaluation. At least 75 homes have been screened for mercury. One family was asked to leave their house over the weekend due to the high levels of the chemical. They are not being allowed back in until the homeowner works something out to decontaminate the property. Were told they are being assisted by the red cross. Its unclear if the home may be the source of the mercury. Steve Calanog epa i cant speculate on that, theres a, theres an investigation thats ongoing by the School Districts Law Enforcement agency. karen Castro District is also not saying who is responsible, adding to the frustration among parents. They tell me all they want is answers and they are not getting them. Some are even exploring their legal options. The families of some students are joining forces. A Facebook Group called parents of Walter Johnson jr. High las vegas has been created to keep eachother informed. Karen Castro Ccsd has not said if there news now. christianne karen, students have missed three days of class so far. Do we know when they ll have to make up those days . karen castro yes, ccsd has not put out a definite plan. But th a day or the week before thanksgiving. paul joncich many parents breathing a sigh of relief after their homes were checked. Angela posted. The people who came to our home were great. I was really worried about contamination and they let us know our house was fine. Jason stepanie wrote. I feel a million times better knowing were cleared. We have really concerned. Christianne Klein but some are looking for more answers from the district. Like felix, who writes how many more lies will the School District give us about this incident. Theres more to this than what they are telling us parents. Lastly, tiffany who writes. I wonder how long its been in the school. A little thermometer would probably not give the reading they are getting all over the school. Sounds like a larger problem than what they are saying. Wed like to know what are your thoughts about this incident. You can join the conversation on our Facebook Page thats 8 news now. paul joncich 8 news now has confirmed of a fatal hit and run accident last night. It happened here along torrey pines near bannock way. Were told 43yearold luis aguilar struck a bicyclist just before crashing through a wall and into a backyard. Police say following the crash he then took off running but was later arrested at his home. Aguilar now faces dui and hit and run charges. The bicyclist was transported to umc, where he later died. paul joncich weather open tedd florendo looking at increased wind for the next few days as we anticpate a cold front to bring some gusty winds through wednesday. Temps will also get cooler as well for a few days and below normal. Gusty winds at this hour, but could be strongest later on and tomorrow. Across the region. Hour by hour shows clear skies but gusty winds through the evening. Well have warm temps as well and down tot he 80s by late night. Morning start stays cool as winds will increase again tomorrow with possible advisories in place through many areas. Well have a complete update on your forecast coming nine people are dead including six children after a fire ripped through a home in memphis, tennessee. Fire Officials Say the home had a security door and bars on the windows. And the family was was unable to open the bars in time to escape. Reports show the fire only burned 25 percent of the home. Most of the fatalities were caused by smoke inhalation. Investigators say t f firefighters found a smoke detector, but it was too damaged to tell if it was working. nothing in our training can truly prepare us for this type of heartbreaking event, as i walked through with the paramedics and First Responders this morning, i could see the pain in their eyes and i could see the heavy emotions in their hearts. They were emotionally drained. paul joncich investigators say a total of 10 people lived in the home. The only survivor, a child, remains in Critical Condition at the hospital. The day off from the campaign trail after she nearly collapsed during a ceremony for the 15th anniversary of the 911 attacks. But it was something she said before the sunday event that has donald trump upset. Jamie yuccas is at the white house with more details. Hillary clinton is recovering after nearly passing out at a 911 event in new york sunday. Clintons campaign initially did not reveal she was diagnosed with pneumonia on friday but they now say they will be more Brian Fallon Clinton Campaign Spokesman courtesy msnbc in the next couple of days, were gonna be releasing additional medical information about Hillary Clinton. Weve been in touch with her physician this morning to get those together. Were gonna release that to further put to rest any concerns about what you saw yesterday. Donald trump says he had a physical last week and promises to release the results soon. standup jamie yuccas cbs news the White House Trump wished clinton well and then went on the attack over a comment she made about his supporters this last week. sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee you can put half of deplorables. Clinton made those remarks during an lgbt fundraiser. donald trump r president ial nominee she and her wealthy donors all had a good laugh. You heard them, they were all laughing. Trump slammed clinton as an outoftouch elitist who cant relate to the common man. donald trump r president ial nominee Hillary Clinton is an insider, supported by powerful insiders, attacking americans who have absolutely no political power. Trump has made his own controversial comments in the past and a handful of pennsylvania avenue hotel in washington, dc monday morning to remind potential guests jamie yuccas, cbs news, the white house. Christianne Klein the Trump Campaign released a new ad today highlighting clintons deplorables comment. paul joncich she says she regrets criticizing trumps supporters but maintains his campaign has given a platform to hateful views and voices. paul joncich remember 8 news now is your local election both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein a ceasefire in syria is now in effect following a deal brokered between the us and russia. Will this agreement be a Pivotal Moment in the Syrian Civil War or simply another brief stop to the fighting. paul joncich plus. From homeless to hero a rescue dog from arizona is literally getting a new lease one life. Where he will now spend his time serving the community. the chefinspired collection from subway is grilled right before your eyes, in our new panini press. But. Lets start at the beginning the new salami caprese panini starts with genoa salami, thicksliced fresh mozzarella, creamy pesto, and italian bread. Then its pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. Oh, heres the best part. The new chefinspired panini collection. This is 8 news now at four. paul joncich school resumed today in a small texas town following a shooting. But it wasnt a typical day. If you remember last thursday an alpine student shot another student just before killing herself. Today as students returned to class. Crisis intervention specialist greeted them and offered help to those who witnessed the shooting and friends of both students. what somebody is going through right now is very navigate someone through. paul joncich as for the student that was shot. Reports show she is is recovering well and remains in good spirit. Christianne Klein a ceasefire agreement is now in effect in syria after the country has faced several months of death and destruction. Last week the us and russia brokered a pact to pause the violence on friday after months of back and forth. The deal would stop the syrian president s air force from flying combat missions anw the ceasefire will also allow for muchneeded humanitarian access to besieged cities like aleppo. If the accords hold for a week. Russia and the us will begin to discuss military options for targeting isis and an al qaeda affiliate. paul joncich and across the pond. The former british Prime Minister has announced he will end his career in parliament. Today david cameron, who resigned from the uks top office in the wake of the brexit parliament. He is currently the conservative leader for witney but will step down immediately. Cameron has severed the constituency since 2001. Christianne Klein coming up on the valleys news leader. A crack in the spaghetti bowl is getting some attention. paul joncich why Officials Say drivers should not be alarmed. announcer youre of louisiana for 42 cents an acre. That was the greatest deal ever. Until i made this one. Now you can get my jumbo breakfast platter for just 2. 99. Take that history. Scrambled eggs, eight mini pancakes, a hash brown, and your choice of bacon or sausage. Its the greatest deal since the louisiana purchase. Sort of. The jumbo breakfast platter just 2. 99 for a limited time. Christianne Klein the temperature was just right in australia as a boy with Cerebral Palsy got the chance to hike up to australias northernmost point. paul joncich its something the nineyearold has wanted to do for quite some officers who helped sydney check it off on his bucket list. Once at the top. They snapped a photo with the iconic sign on the tip of cape york. Christianne Klein now putting this trip together was no easy venture. Not only is sydney paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheel chair. His mom recently injured her knee and his dad has had back surgery. toss to weather for another day as temps jumped up to above average again. Sunday looks to be another day with temps at triple digits before another cool down. Many neighborhoods at triple digits on the east side as early as noon sunday. Saturday high was up to 100 again making it the third day in a we were 5 degrees above average and no where near the record thankfully. Weve been seeing some cool morning starts and it should remain that way all week with some 60s by morning as well. The heat continues over to the east coast where the midatlantic still dealing with oppressive heat with dewpoints the feels like temp close to 100. Sunny and dry for sunday. We have a weak system in california that is bringing some clouds around but shower chances are slim to none. Could pick up a few in the mountains but the rest of this weeked it mainly stays east in arizona this time around. We are watching a big trough in the jetstreamt slide down and stick around for a few days bringing wind and cooler temperatures. Heres the forecast for tonight through sunday. Temps dropping to the highs 70s overnight then jumping up to 101 by sunday afternoon. Expecting winds to increase to breezy with locally higher gusts by afternoon and early evening. With a high of 73 by later in the day. If you plan on hiking remember winds will increase making it difficult for those higher terrain hikes tomorrow. Overnight lows drop to 52 by morning with red rock looking at high of 95. Lake mead will be extra warm with highs around 106 and breezy. If you plan to be on the lake keep in mind late day well also have some breezy winds brining choppy water to the lake for all those boater. Life vests are recommended. Big winds on monday and tuesday as well getting close to wind advisory criteria. Still some breezes on wednesday as well. Wind advisory criteria. Wednesday looks to be our coolest day with temps dropping to the high 80s still and about 6 yo 7 degrees below average. We stay in the 90s all week and steer clear of the 100s. You crazy . Demetria Obilor edie says, my husband and i were at Ashley Furniture near the spaghetti bowl, and we noticed a huge crack gap in the freeway. It actually made cracking sounds each time a truck went over it. Ive received questions about this socalled crack before, but fortunately thats not what this is. Its a bridge expansion joint. Ndot says it enables the structure contract and expand in order to accommodate temperature changes, allow movement and absorb vibration. Ndot says it inspects over 1,000 bridges statewide at least according to the american road and transportation builders association, we have some of the best rated bridges in the country. 35 of nevadas 1,919 bridges have been deemed structurally deficient. Thats 1. 8 percent. The National Average is 6 percent. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now one teen is using one of his passions to help a beloved kitten. paul joncich how he was able to create a sturdy splint for a cat who hurt herself jumping off a balcony. announcer youre danny tarkanians carrying a lot of baggage. As a realestate developer, tarkanian was penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. Tarkanian was ordered by a judge to repay 17 million in a failed development scheme. Tarkanian refused to pay the money back, forcing taxpayers to bail him out, leaving us holding the bag. paul joncich this fourlegged friend is heading to an Ohio Fire Department to help lift some spirits. Smokey is a rescue from a kill shelter in utah. Hes part of the homeless to hero program, which works with agencies to place dogs where theyre needed most. When two toledo firefighters died while battling an apartment to help with morale and healing. Smokey was sent to phoenix, where trainers got him ready for his new job as an emotional support dog. marie peck founder, Fetch Foundation firefighters go on calls, and some of them are pretty horrific, and then they have to immediately turn around and go to work, theres got to be something to help as soon as they get back to that station to kinda change channels, to kinda decompress, and this is the perfect environment for this dog. paul joncich today where he will live at the Fire Department fulltime. paul joncich from one sweet animal story to the next. A cat is recovering nicely thanks to a teens knowledge of threed imaging. Christianne Klein as Christina Flores explains. He came to the rescue just as vets started to lose hope. This is goblin shes only 12 weeks old, but goblin has lived a dangerous cat life. Goblin decided to jump off a balcony and break her back leg dr. Sherri edgar said when goblin came to her with the broken leg, there was a big problem. Splino small as goblin without a splint, goblin would be headed for surgery. Or might lose her leg. Then dr. Edgar had an idea. West high, where her husband teaches, has 3d printers. She wondered if they could help goblin. Ive been doing 3d modeling for about 5 years now it was the perfect task for sebastian jenson, a senior who has a knack for engineering i dont want to brag, but it comes pretty naturally to me sebastian went to work cat, take pictures of the cat, and pet the cat he desgined goblins splint, then, with the classroom 3d computer. He came up with a prototype. Nats these are scaled down versions dr. Edgar its just really cool to watch these things get made right in front of you with a few adjustments. Its custom made. It fits like a glove for goblin not only is goblin back on her feet. Sebastian also made a splint for a bunny. Sebastian has gone above and beyond helping work on i like cats and i like three d printing. It means alot to me to be able to combine both worlds. And help a cat paul joncich was it an act of violence, an act of hate, or both . Of violence, an act of hate, or both . Christianne Klein deperment is investigating following an arson fire at a mosque in florida. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at four. Pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. Working to determine whether an overnight fira was a hate crime. paul joncich one thing investigators are saying they believe the fire was set deliberately. Kim hutcherson has more. Fire broke out early monday morning at a mosque in floridas st. Lucie county. And investigators believe it was arson. No one was inside when the blaze erupted at the Islamic Center of fort pierce Surveillance Video captured a man at the building as the fire broke out. maj. David thompson st. Lucie Sheriffs Office the video shows a lone individual, either white or hispanic ancestry walking up indicating that a fire did occur. Authorities want the publics help finding the man in the video. maj. David thompson st. Lucie Sheriffs Office he had a very distinguishable pair of pants on. They appear to be blue jeans but on the backs of the pockets there is distinct embroidery on the rear pockets of the pants. Also, the shirt he has on appears to be like a buttonup smokerstyle shirt, for lack of better terms, and he had like the mosque. Attended periodically by omar mateen, who killed 49 people at the pulse nightclub in orlando. In addition to searching for a suspect, theyre trying to determine a motive for the crime. maj. David thompson st. Lucie Sheriffs Office right now, were not sure exactly whether this is a hate crime or just an arson. because this is a place of worship and of course, because this incident occurred on the anniversary of 9 11, we Christianne Klein the winds are starting to pick up here in the valley as a wind advisory is issued for parts of the valley. tedd florendo looking at increased wind for the next few days as we anticpate a cold front to bring some gusty winds through wednesday. Temps will also get cooler as well for a few days and below could be strongest later on and tomorrow. Temps not as hot but still warm across the region. Hour by hour shows clear skies but gusty winds through the evening. Well have warm temps as well and down tot he 80s by late night. Morning start stays cool as winds will increase again tomorrow with possible advisories in place through update on your forecast coming up in a few minutes. Clintons medical records that havent been disclosed. Clinton left a nine11 commemoration early sunday after overheating. Her Campaign Later announced that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia on friday. And as joe johns repor about the campaigns transparency over her health. Tonight Hillary Clintons campaign is dealing with the aftermath of her Weekend Health scare. Clinton is off the trail today after leaving a 9 11 Memorial Service in new york city early. She was caught on camera stumbling while being helped into a van. After her abrupt departure, clinton visited her daughter chelseas apartment and then went to her home in chappaqua. nat sot reporter how are you feeling secretary clinton . nat sot clinton late sunday, the campaign released a statement from her doctor saying she had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days earlier and was put on antibiotics and advised to rest and modify her schedule. She is preparing for her first debate with donald trump, the faceoff coming in just two weeks. Clinton had planned to go to california today for big ticket fundraisers and a rally, but that trip has been canceled. Instead, the campaign said, she would call into the San Francisco fundraiser. Brian Fallon Clinton Campaign Press secretary i think if she had her dt for california today. The sunday moment has now put her campaign on defense over her health and transparency. Brian Fallon Clinton Campaign Press secretary in retrospect, i think we should have provided more information more quickly. Clintons campaign now says it will release more information about her health this week. Neither Hillary Clinton or donald trump have released comprehensive medical records. Brian Fallon Clinton Campaign Press secretary we are going to take the step to get additional material together and release further information in light of yesterdays incident. nats clinton coughing in the midst of a rough week. Several of clintons top aides have been sick with respiratory illness, too, one even hospitalized and treated for dehydration. Her campaign is also calling for the same level of Health Scrutiny to be directed at donald trump. Trump has been critical of clintons health on the trail. trump she doesnt have the strength or the stamina to make America Great again, believe me. But in an interview today, he wished her well. trump something is going on, but i just hope she gets well d well be seeing her at the debate. And vowed to release his medical records later in the week. trump this last week i took a physical, and ill be releasing, when the numbers come in. Hopefully theyre going to be good, i think theyre going to be good, i feel great. But when the numbers come in, ill be releasing very, very specific numbers. paul joncich and were your local election headquarters. Las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein it was hot, sticky weekend but cooler temperatures are on the horizon. paul joncich how soon we could see temperatures drop even lower. When we come back. announcer youre the new salami caprese panini from subway. Pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. Part of the new chefinspired Christianne Klein some distastful news for americans following a worldwide fish study. On average americans eat about 16 pounds of seafood per person every year and many of us arent getting the fish we ask for. Doctor kimberely warner of the nonprofit oceana reviewed more than 25 thousand seafood samples from hundreds of studies on fish fraud worldwide. She was able to determine that one out of every five seafood tedd florendo the heat spell continues for another day as temps jumped up to above average again. Sunday looks to be another day before another cool down. Many neighborhoods at triple digits on the east side as early as noon sunday. Saturday high was up to 100 again making it the third day in a row of tripledigit heat. Thankfully. Weve been seeing some cool morning starts and it should remain that way all week with some 60s by morning as well. The heat continues over to the east coast where the midatlantic still dealing with oppressive heat with dewpoints in the 70s and high humidity making the feels like temp close to 100. Sunny and dryo weak system in california that is bringing some clouds around but shower chances are slim to none. Could pick up a few in the mountains but the rest of this weeked it mainly stays east in arizona this time around. We are watching a big trough in the jetstream still on track to slide down and stick around for a few days bringing wind and cooler temperatures. Heres the forecast for tonight by sunday afternoon. Expecting winds to increase to breezy with locally higher gusts by afternoon and early evening. Mount charleston cool and breezy with a high of 73 by later in the day. If you plan on hiking remember winds will increase making it difficult for those higher terrain hikes tomorrow. Overnight lows drop to 52 by morning with red rock looking at high of 95. Lake mead will be extra warm with highs around 106 and breezy. If you plan to be on the lake keep in mind late day well also have some breezy winds brining choppy water to the lake for all those boater. Life vests are roended. Here ur extended forecast. G wind visory criteria. Ill some breeze to the high 80s still and about 6 yo 7 degrees below average. We stay in the 90s all week and steer clear of the 100s. Country searching for the best and brightest to appear on the show. Christianne Klein hopefuls come from all over the country to audition. During a recent trip to las vegas we asked the contestant coordinator what he looks for glen kagen when theyre coming out to try out for the show or even be on the show is have a good time. The thing is when your watching at home sometimes you do really well and you like the catagories other days the catagories arent to theyre liking its all random. So if they came in 2nd or 3rd. They ring in correctly or catagories to their liking. That show might have been theirs. its not easy once you grab the buzzer nerves can kick in. Join us tonight at six as dave, tedd and denise find out whats it like to compete for a spot on jeopardy. Christianne Klein as weve been reporting. Develop. paul joncich but what does our citys mayor make of the incident . Christianne Klein from the johnson junior im Catherine Cortez masto and i come from a big family. A whole lot of people. A whole lot of love. And a whole lot of food. My dads family was from mexico. My moms was from italy. 60 years ago they met here in nevada and we grew as a family really grew as a family. Dad got his start parking cars at the dunes hotel. But he went on to be the head of tourism for las vegas and helped build the city we know today. Attorney general. Catherine took on the big banks when they preyed on homeowners. And forced them to pay one point nine billion dollars to nevadans. She became a National Leader in protecting children from sex traffickers. And passed laws to keep seniors safe from crooked scams. Im Catherine Cortez masto, i approve this message because ive spent my career solving problems, isnt that something stadium. paul joncich las vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman sat down with our Good Day Team today. During the weekly mondays with the mayors segment. Michael Stevens talk about the mercury exposure at Walter Johnson Junior High School Kirsten Joyce any update you can give us on raiders . Michael Stevens what are your thoughts on the reorganization of the clark of the Clark County School afforable before and after school care. Tell us about safekey and ignite. Any announcements you would like to share . Paul joncich thats all for us at 4. Christianne klein Christianne Klein 8 news now at five starts after this. Dont forget. Were always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and twitter. Johnson junior high students are headed back to school. But the person at the center of the mercury exposure is still unknown. i had all the kids inside they were freaking out because they witnessed all that and then they saw the body Denise Valdez a scary scene during a party. When a car crashes into a familys backyard. Even worse. Its not the first time this has happened at the home. Patrick Walker done ahead of schedule, well show you the progress coming up. tedd florendo keeping our eye on the wind. Big gusts along with a big cool down on the way. Your weathernow forecast coming up
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