Arrived. And even as he works to deal with the heart breaking losshe believes it was an accident. aj moore victims nephew no i dont blame them. Cause the dog people i know. They didnt expect that to happen. Mauricio Marin but moore still cant believe he wont ever see that loving smile on his nephews face again. aj moore victims nephew even if you he saw you 20 times in the same day he would tell you he loved you. 20 times a day he didnt get tired of it. Mauricio Marin Mauricio Marin. 8 news now. paul joncich clark county officials tell us the owner surrendered the dog and they made the decision to euthanize the animal. Metro police say the investigation is still ongoing. And detectives are still processing evidence to determine if the dog owner will face criminal charges. Christianne Klein the bluecut fire continues to burn in Southern California. Today though. I15 was reopened through the cajon pass. After being shut down on tuesday shortly after the fire started. According to official numbers. Its only grown to around 32 thousand acres. Thats about a thousand more than under evacuation orders. And many homes and buildings have burned. So far. The fire is only 4 percent contained. Christianne Klein tedd hows our air quality here in the valley . tedd florendo high and we may be on track to getting close to the 111 record high today. Temps certainly above average for this time of year as well. Conditions remain dry with but we did see the increase of wind as forecasted. Gusts have been up to 30 in many neighborhoods today. Evening forecast shows temps in tripledigits even through the evening and hot at 11 oclock. Well start off the morning extra warm again under clear skies. Winds expecting to decrease a again. Christianne Klein some very scary moments up at Nellis Air Force base today. When a pilot had to eject from his plane. This happened near las vegas boulevard and sloan. You see thats right by nellis. The pilot was returning from a mission at the air forces weaps a viewer sent us pictures. She went down to the scene and even drove in the desert to try to help the pilot who ejected. That pilot is expected to be okay. With only minor injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation. paul joncich Police Continue their search for the people who stole two Nuclear Density gauges. Which contain radioactive isotopes. We went to the National Atomic Testing Museum today. And talked with one of the trustees to find out why he thinks someone would steal these devices jack doyle, trustee, steal them to embarrass the company, weve seen them come in and grab things they can get their hands on and try to sell them to scrap dealers not realizing what they are at all. paul joncich both guages. Which were being used to test soil for construction purposes. Were stolen a week ago near valley view and alta. If you see the yellow boxes. Dont touch them. Call police. Christianne Klein to talk about the importance of protecting gold butte. Senator harry reid and congresswoman dina titus read detailed a damage report that was compiled by friends of gold butte. The report documented damage to cultural, historic, and natural resorces in the area. This comes as the two lawmakers hope to have the land protected dina titus it has endangered plant life. It has iconic wildlife. It has cultural artifacts and pictures and remnants from the moapa tribe. This is a place that deserves to be Christianne Klein senator harry reid hopes gold butte is designated as a National Monument by the end of the year. Which would coincide with the end of his us senate career. paul joncich a president ial hopeful is in las vegas tonight. And its not trump or clinton. Libertarian candidate gary johnson is set to hold a rally in a little under an hour. 8 news now reporter nia wong is live at the Sls Las Vegas with the latest. nia wong the latest numbers show libertarian candidate gary johnson only has about 5percent of nevada voters supporting him. Hes in town tonight. For a rally at the sls hotel with his running mate bill weld. While he doesnt have the backing clinton or trump have. Hes still fighting for a spot on the debate stage. However he must get 15percent nia wong Christianne Klein also on the campaign trail. Hillary clinton and donald trump both met with Law Enforcement officers today. Clinton held a roundtable leaders from across the country to address the discord between police and the communities they serve. While trump condemned those who riot when protesting officers sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee everyone is safer when there is respect for the law and everyone is respected by the law. Donald trump r president ial nominee august 16, 2016 theres no compassion in tolerating lawless conduct for anyone. Christianne Klein donald trump will release his first ads of the general election tomorrow. And pennsylvania. Christianne Klein and were your local election headquarters. Stay up to date on all the races on air and online at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich the start of school is a little more than a week away. But many students still dont know how they did last year coming up on the valleys news leader. The blame game underway as hundreds of thousands of test scores have yet to be delivered. news music voice over youre this is 8 news now at six. Christianne Klein another year. Another standardized testing in nevada. For the second year in a row. Many students have yet to receive the results to their end of year tests. The state Attorney Generals Office says thats a breach of contract. Last year. Data Recognition Corporation accepted a 51 Million Dollar contract to administer the standardized tests. The Company Released a statement saying they disagree with the complaints. As of right now. 200 thousand students are still waiting for their results. paul joncich community today. Inside were new ccsd teachers getting a taste of where their students comes from. Sharie johnson shows us what they saw and the difference it could make inside the classroom. Its on the National Register of Historic Places and the site of the citys multiMillion Dollar community center. An opportunity new teacher mary mcneal never had. mary mcneal, new west Prep Middle School ive never had this in chicago, i know i was born and raised there, but weve never gotten a tour of the community that were serving Sharie Johnson educators hope understanding the history of their Students Community creates an awareness of the many needs they can expect. Sharie johnson, 8news now. paul jonch 29th. weather toss before we see a downward trend in our temperatures as we make it through the week. U. S. Temps have been hot all over. What an august it has been with heat from the west coast all oppressive heat continues from the midwest all the way to the midatlantic where feels like temps this afternoon have been in the hundreds with the humidity. Radar showing the showers and a few storms to the central part of the state and some shower activitty to the east in the thats where theyre staying for now. Keeping our eye on the storms that continue through louisiana. We have numerous flood watches in effec still through lafayette and baton rouge still with the rain continuing. That have seen up to 2 feet of totall rain in just the past few days and there are numerous rivers. Heres the forecast. Tonight dropping to the 80s again by morning under clear and breezy winds at times. Staying warm through the evening and overnight. Tomorrow expect a hig still in the 80s and above average again. Were typically around 102 this time of year and we are well above that. Well also come close to record. Looking ahead at the next 7 days we see a downward trend in temperatures with around numbers getting close to normal late week. Slight chances of the monsoon returning but this time staying mainly north and east of the area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. Pretty impressive summer olympians. The story next here on channel 8. And i know im prejudiced because he was my son, but i dont think he had a mean bone in his body. There is not a day that i dont think about david. When i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. She was standing there, she had nothing to say. If donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. Remember what happened at yesterdays press conference if you missed ith nate diaz got up in the middle and left and started throwing bottles at conor. Now long before this. During a promo shoot. This is what diaz said. Referring to an earlier press conference that diaz didnt attend. nate diaz fighter; why is everybody sitting on the stage and letting this guy run all over em. If id been at the press conf. Somebody wouldve got bottled tossed, bottled tossed, bottled tosse. Phsss that. Chris Maathuis well he did bottle toss. Makes ya wonder if he planned it all along. Perhaps pay pew view numbers will both go up. It was nice to see former gorman slugger joey gallo back in vegas. Hes playing for triple a round rock. Former first round pick is right on the edge of being a consistant big league player. Joey Gallo Gorman grad; last year it was weird for sure. Being up there and haveing success i knew id go back down, because we have Adrian Beltre up there anyway. But going back to th normal Minor League Life is tough, the travel and the food. Chris Maathuis tonight or tomorrow night with the 51s hosting round rock. Both games start at 7 05 Chris Maathuis the police in brazil are now saying the robbery of american ryan lochte and three other swimmers never took place and that the swimmers lied about heres the surveillance tape from the night of the alleged incident. Officials say the athletes vandalized this gas station after a night of drinking. And then took off in a taxi. Brazilian Officials Say the four athletes could be criminally charged for providing false communication of a crime and damaging private assets. Maybe theyre lucky. The owner of the gas station himself decided not to press charges. Chris Maathuis a big contrats to vashti cunningham. The teenager competing in her first Olympic Games has moved insa along with 2 other americans. Shell jump for a medal at 3 30 on saturday. Chris Maathuis heres the medal leaderboard and u. S. A is on tap to earn more in rio than theyve ever won bfore. 32 gold, 32 silver and 31 bronze. China is second with 57 total, then great britian with 55 and russia rounds out the top 4 with 42. Chris Maathuis there are a handful of las vegans whove competed in the Olympic Games and won medals. Some very dedicated athletes who have made las vegas proud. Jon tritsch has more on the las vegas is a city unafraid to take on the world. Its roster of olympians is limited but loaded with legends Lori Harrigan leads the way just as she did in three olympics for usa softball. The unlv all american pitched in the 96. 2000. And 04 games. And has a Treasure Chest of gold medals Lori Harrigan softball Gold Medalist its such a proud feeling to have the honor of playing for your country. I think for the atlanta games, the thing that sticks out is it was the first time we had 10,000 plus people watching us and that was pretty amazing. andre agassi won 8 grand slam titles. But the star power of the when he captured gold and captivated the country in 1996. Tasha schwikert is the most decorated gymnast in the history of the valley. Schwikert competed in the 2000 sydney games at the age 15. She is a Southern Nevada sports hall of famer and a olympic bronze medalist Tasha Schwikert gymnastics i was actually trying for 04. I was at olympic trials in 2000 and didnt really think i was going to make the team. I was an alternate. They ended up putting me on. The standout moment in my career. the pride of silverado and unlv. Amanda bingson competed in 2012 london. The experience. The fanfare and the world stage hit her like a hammer Amanda Bingson hammer throw it doesnt matter what sports you play, if youre good, if youre bad, as long as you have usa on your chest, everybody wants your picture, everybody wants to talk to you, and everybody wants to be your friend. rio revealed two more icons. Palo verde product cody miller became our citys most successful swimmer. Millers medals include a gold and a bronze. And the bar has been set for 18 year old vashti cunningham. And she keeps clearing it. Just like the tra she is leaping las vegas into the world spotlight. Christianne Klein you dont have to go to a competition to enjoy the olympics. When the games came to rio, many parts of the city were revitalized. paul joncich in tonights destination rio report. Jasmine brooks takes us on a tour of the Port District. Playing live music for large crowds. Vendors preparing fresh, mouthwatering cuisine. And people relaxing. Having a good time. nat sound of people this is the Port District. Abandoned warehouses transformed into entertainment venues. Where cargo ships once unloaded their wares, cruise ships now drop off their passengers. This kind of people and this energy is amazing. Brightly painted buildings catch your eye. And so do some of the people. painted face man its all here, in the heart of rios historic center. This area was renovated for the games. And locals are blown away. Vivianna lahorgue,rio i never expected like this, and i have been here for my whole life and ive seen copacabana for many years and it has never been like this. Kelly ribeiro, rio its cool to see all these while tourists are endugling themselves in rios culture for just a few short weeks. Locals hope the Port District will continue to flurish. After the games. Vivianna lahorgue,rio its a new area. Its good for the economy. Its good for site seeing. Its good for work. Its very nice. In rio, im jasmine brooks. Denise Valdez thanks for watching 8 news now at 6. Dave Courvoisier se goodnight. djs arent making as this is the Jeopardy College championship. Here are our three finalists a junior at the university of Southern California from bethesda, maryland. A sophomore at the university of california, berkeley
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