Vote for joe heck for senator. brian loftus and current Vice President joe biden is coming to las vegas on saturday to campaign for hillary clinton. And Democratic Senate candidate Catherine Cortez masto. Details of the event have not been released yet. He also plans to stop off in reno on saturday as well. brian loftus 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can find the latest political news here on channel 8. And online at las vegas now dot com. brian loftus floridas nearly eleven billion dollar Citrus Industry disease. A tree killing bacteria is wiping out the states famous orange groves. 90 percent of them are infected. And David Begnaud tells us next years orange harvest could be the lowest on record threat to floridas entire Citrus Industry profits are razor thin for growers like johnson. Steven Johnson with David Begnaud db whats going on in your eyes that i can see . sj its just an emotional time im the fourth generation in my family to of this and to give that up would really hurt. This single state produces more oranges than any country in the world, except brazil. But production is plummeting. David Begnaud cbs news manatee county, fl consider this, in 2004, the state of fo oranges. This season, that number is going to drop to 70 million. And its because of greening. And thats why researchers are looking at every possible option to try and combat it. Michael Rogers these fruit are smaller and theyre lopsided Michael Rogers in an entymologist with the university of floridas citrus education program. Michael Rogers entymologist growers are still harvesting fruit but they arent harvesting as much fruit as they used to. Theyre spending three times the money to get that crop and the crop is much smaller. Researchers are feeling is an experimental grove, where mesh netting shields the trees from infection. Its effective, but expensive. Many farmers are having a hard time keeping up there are 130thousand acres of ghost orchards abandoned and left to the weeds. David begnaud, cbs news, manatee county, florida. brian loftus we are getting a little bit of a break between storms today. Sherry swensk is in the Weather Center to tell us when we will need Sherry Swensk sunshine at noon and a warmer day with light winds. We started out with a lot of moisture in the air again. But the sunshine is working to dry out the air a little more today and we should feel drier and warmer. We get a break between storms today and most of tomorrow before another system spins our way out of the pacific. Later on thursday into thursday night and friday. Our temps today will get through the 70s into the afternoon. Then stop near 80 degrees for most neighborhoods and stay above normal through tomorrow. Coming up next. brian loftus today. A celebration ceremony took place at the hoover dam. Governor sandoval. As well as a number of local leaders were on hand. Michael stevens explains the reason for the pomp and circumstance. Michael Stevens its pretty interesting. The celebration marks the 80th right now. The dam generates electricity for parts of arizona. Nevada. And california serving about 1point 3million people. On top of celebrating the hoover dam. The Colorado River commission was also celebrated for a new contract which allows them to provide power for another 50 years gov. Brian sandoval nevada its cheap power. Taxpayers of our state. Michael Stevens briefly, before signing a proclamation. Marking today. Colorado river hydropower day in nevada. Michael Stevens reporting from the hoover dam. Michael stevens 8 news now. brian loftus a traffic mess on the horizon. Spaghetti bowl closures dubbed carnado start tonight. Ill break down what you need to watch out for. What the pentagon is now doing about soliders asked to return their enlistment bonuses. Next on 8 news now, the valleys news leader. youre watching the valleys news leader with brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce and sherri swensk. Brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce and sherri swensk. 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. And stuck taxpayers with the bill. He even helped set up Fake Charities used to scam nevada seniors. Danny tarkanians out for himself. Dccc is responsible brian loftus tonight some major closures will be coming to the spaghetti bowl. Transportation officials are dubbing it carnado. First the good news. If you are coming from the northwest part of the valley. Centennial hills or summerlin. The southbound lanes will not be affected r at 10pm, the southbound i15 ramp to northbound 95 ramp will close, as well as the northbound i15, southbound i15 and northbound 95 ramps to mlk. The northbound i15 ramp to northbound 95 closure is scheduled for friday. dale keller, ndot project neon manager thats the goal of project neon. Safety and mobility. And we know its going to get worse before it gets better and this is a very small amount of time in the scheme of things impacting this movement. We ask for patience as we get this going with the project and kick off the the closures may not reopen until february, at the earliest. And this is not the final piece. Other closures will be happening over the next few years. You can find this information on our website las vegas now dot com, as well as detour information. brian loftus the pentagon has paused its effort to collect the bonuses from the thousands of soldiers who served our country. In a statement. Defense secretary ash carter said. While some soldiers knew or shoulh ineligible for benefits they were claiming, many others did not. The pentagon says it asked at most 6,500 california guard soldiers for repayments of the money they got for reenlisting. The guard says about 22million dollars have been collected so far from 2000 soldiers. But this doesnt sit well with military men and women robert richmond, served in iraq its absolutely dumbfounding. It felt like betrayal. It was depressing. brian loftus House Speaker paul ryan called the move. Committee has since announced an investigation, and congress is promising to pass legislation to help. The pentagons decisions on each case are due in july. brian loftus not as popular as they hoped. The downward slide of smart watches. And what apple is now doing to try and renew interest. youre watching 8 news now at noon. shes a slob. She ate like a pig. Id look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers. Donald trump calls women bimbos, dogs, and fat pigs. But congressman crescent hardy said hed support donald trump 100 . Nevada, theres a better choice ruben kihuen. Kihuen pushed to crack down on employers who pay women less than men. Majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. brian loftus sales for smart watches are continuing to plummet this year. Market Analysis Company idc says smart watches sales were down 52 percent in the Third Quarter of this year. Compared to last year. Ap hit. Down 72 percent. Competitors are releasing a hybrid version with longer battery life and slimmer designs. Apple has cut the price of the original smart watch. Which could cause a bit of a rebound. Sherry Swensk valley skies today. But still temps will be warmer than yesterday. Neighborhoods and will eventually push to low 80s in a few areas. Humidity is dropping as the sun is drying out the air and the ground is warming up. If youre sneezing lately it could be one of several things. Ragweed. Sage or now elm which is blooming with moderate counts. Pressure is already sending showers and snow into the Pacific Northwest and the rockies. Eventually some energy spins off this core low and heads into the desert and our way by thursday night and friday for a good chance of rain and possible thunderstorms. Over in cleveland they have already had showers and they have moved up the start time of game two of the world series because heavy rain later tonight is expected. Maybe a quarter of an inch. Another chance for rain on sunday and then a really nice halloween. A warning for homeowners. Judah zakalik is back in studio to talk about some of the programs nevada is doing away with. Well be right back. youre watching 8 news now at noon. youre watching 8 news now at noon. im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. I dont know what i said, ahh, i dont remember. Narrator and joe heck says i have high hopes well see donald trump become president. Trump you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. Narrator heck says he completely supports trump. I love war in a certain way. Narrator and heck . Reporter do you trust him having his finger on the Nuclear Button . Heck i do. Reporter why do you say that . Heck why wouldnt i . Narrator donald trump and joe heck. Wrong for nevada. Narrator the target. Seniors. Narrator donald trump and joe heck. Danny tarkanian set up thirteen Fake Charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors. Fronts for telemarketing schemes. Seniors lost millions from 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 and i approved this message. 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, including some of the same banks who caused the crisis. 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 homeowners. The Nevada Supreme Court has officially ended our states forclosure mediation program. Judah zakalik is back to explain. Thanks for being here. First. What will be the impact on homeowners . What other options are there . If someone is in danger of being foreclosed, but hasnt notice of default yet, can they enroll in the mediation . What other programs are ending this year . Community for coming together to help victims of Domestic Violence. 8 news now teamed up with check city for a telethon yesterday. To raise money for shade tree. Together, we raised nearly 90thousand dollars. Its the only local, Emergency Shelter for families in crisis. Its open 247 for victims of Domestic Violence. And get this one klas viewer reached out to the shade tree donated 25 thousand dollars the total really added up when check city agreed to match all money raised during our Fundraising Partnership for Domestic Violence awareness month. thats all for 8 news now the valleys news leader. Remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas now dot com, facebook and twitter. Ive seen what can happen as the result of hate. My son matt was murdered in laramie, wyoming, in 1998. He was befriended by two men in a bar who pretended to be gay. They offered him a ride home, and when he was in their car, they robbed him and beat him. They drove matt out to the prairie and tied him to a splitrail fence, then beat him some more and left him for dead. In the aftermath of matts death, my family saw the best of america ove and support we were shown. So when i see the hate that donald trump has brought to his campaign for president , it terrifies me. Id like to punch him in the face, ill tell ya. Ahh, i dont know what i said, uhh, i dont remember. Hes a mexican. I could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldnt. Words have an influence. Violence causes pain. Hate can rip us apart. I know what can happen as the result of hate, and donald trump should never be our president. G. . R. J. mom is gonna marry spencer today. I mean, you have to stop her. You cant let this happen. Ridge your mother is an adult, r. J. R. J. you know this is a mistake. Youve stopped her before. When you guys went to dubai ridge abu dhabi. A lot has changed since then. R. J. but spencer ha he wasnt right for her then, and hes not right for her now. Ridge theres more to it, son. R. J. like what . You and mom love each other. If theres a way you can make this work. You just cant let her do this, dad. Ridge your mom and i have a plan. 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