Back to you Sherry Swensk but it may not finish that way. A chance of thunderstorms back in the forecast today still fairly dry. Gusty winds yesterday made it to 30 mph and higher. Right now 70s and 80s around the valley. Low pressure moves through the desert today to bring that chance of storms and temps in the mid 90s. brian loftus womans mysterious murder. This is Surveillance Video from outside 61 yearold kathleen ploutzs Apartment Building near di and paradise on the night of july 17th. Help identifying the man seen with her in this video. The only information we have about him is that he was driving an suv. Police believe he may have valuable information about the case but are not calling him a suspect. Ploutz was discovered dead the next morning at Boulder Basin in the Lake Mead NationalRecreation Area if you have any information. Call crime stoppers. Kirsten Joyce nevada senator harry reid is leaving congress after the end of this year, but does all. Last night reid was given a standing ovation when introduced at a gathering of nevada progressives at the springs preserve. A number of organizations wanted to honor reid for his 30 years in the senate. In a one on one interview with the iteam, reid said he will do everything he can to elect former Nevada Attorney general Catherine Cortez masto to his seat but candidly admitted he would like to have served another term, if not for injuries suffered in an accident last year sen. Harry reid d minority leader i wish i could run. I love myb. Devastating personal injury. Im blind in my right eye, it affects my depth perception, its affected my stability. So i couldnt have done a campaign again. So of course, id love to be out there what ive been doing for years, but i cant do that now. So, im doing the best i can. Dave Courvoisier reid tore into republican candidate joe heck, calling heck a quote dead man walking, in part because heck supports donald trump. Kirsten JoyceKirsten Joyce a seattle teachers story of a brutal attack turns out to be a hoax. brian loftus what authorities had to do to get him to crack and admit he made the whole thing up. Thats coming up next on the valleys news leader. youre watching the valleys news leader. This is 8 news now good day Washington State police say a High School Teacher faked an attack and played the victim. brian loftus the man claimed he was struck on the head then choked with a zip tie while at work. But police now say he made it all up. Joanna small has the story. This is not going to turn me into a victim. Powerful words from a man police say turned out to be the suspect. Mr. Pygott admitted he had made up the story. Bothell police say that admission e beloved Bothell High School shop teacher cal pygott agreed toand faileda polygraph test about the violent attack in may. Pygott talked to us just days after the incident. Physically im doing fine, i look better than i did on fridaythursday and friday. Emotions are still up and down. Pygott was supposedly struck on the head with an object, then choked with a zip tie while working in the Bothell High School shop. He was discovered by another teacherthe zip tie still around his neck. Many items were taken as evidence including a with the words this man is not god written on it. Today at a News Conference police said there was no evidence those items were used by an attackerand that pygott said he used them on himself. Bothell police say the staged crime cost citizens countless investigative hoursand cost the bothell high familytheir sense of security. Its not anything that is normal in the life of a school and so from the beginning it was odd, it was strange, it was difficult. Difficult for longtime nothing like that had ever happened before . Marlys helgeland has lived across the street from bhs for 52 yearsand never felt unsafeuntil the alleged attack. Now she just feels stunnedand a little saddened. I just couldnt imagine anybodyit wasnt in my personality to be worried about things like that. brian loftus one photographer is more than a thousand words. Kirsten Joyce how shes using her passion to break down the misconceptions of people with special needs we explain next on the valleys news leader. youre watching 8 news now good day. 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. Joe hecks voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. For me and my patients, annapolis, maryland whos giving she donates themand the finished picturesto families with children who face challenges. Kirsten Joyce as weijia jiang reports she says changing the publics perception of whats normal is the biggest challenge. 1, 2, 3 cheese when Stephanie Smith looks through her camera lens at 6 year old asante allen. More from shoot she doesnt see a child with special needs. She sees. A special child. Stephanie Smith founder, lenses for love the strength and resilience of these kids has been far more inspiring and touching and moving than any ever been able to shoot. Eight months ago, the 28 year old says she read a blog post about another photographer who turned down a job because the clients daughter has downs syndrome. Stephanie Smith founder, lenses for love for me that was just my wakeup call. It inspired her to offer photoshoots to families with children with diseases and other conditions for free. Asante has dwarfism. His twin brother does not. The allens says people treat their kids differently, but not smith. O someone seeing us the way that we actually are, rather than a spectacle or some people to gawk at. You know, just to show asante his humanity, to show his funny side, and thats the most important thing, to show us as a family, not a special needs family. Smith is a mother herself, and watched her sister battle cancer twice, which also inspired the project. smith i always knew when that happened i wanted to find a way to give the family smith named her charity lenses for love because, she says, love is unconditional. Weijia jiang, cbs news, annapolis maryland. Kirsten Joyce smith hopes to expand lenses for love. With photographers in every state donating shoots to families with children who have special needs. She has completed nearly 20 free shoots. You can learn more about what she does. sherry hows the weather today . Just about everywhere. But they could be a little breezy again today. Expected, they could get very gusty again. Were looking for lightning, thunder, and maybe some heavy rain in isolated areas. Temps are in the 80s right now and some 70s. It feels good around the valley. An area of low pressure moves through today bringing the chance for storms today, tonight and tomorrow. Temps in the milder 90s into the weekend. Then the start to School Next WeekDemetria Obilor you may want to use us 95 as an alternate until this scene clears. Southbound spencer is closed at flamingo. Use maryland parkway or eastern. No major crashes on your freeways. Still very real. Right now a precautionary evacuation has been issued for People Living near kern county. That means all residents are advised to be prepared to leave the area in the event the fire becomes a threat o their safety. brian loftus apple is working to fix a serious security flaw. Kirsten Joyce how hackers can remotely take over your iphone without you even knowing. That story and more coming up on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Demetria Obilor trending this morning. Just been leaked online. A relative of col. Harland sanders, the late founder of kentucky fried chicken, appears to have shown off a copy of his blend of 11 herbs and spices to the chicago tribune. According to the Huffington Post joe ledington, a nephew of sanders, shared the recipe from a scrapbook he says belonged to his fathers sister, claudia ledington, who married sanders in 1949. Kirsten JoyceBritney Spears hitched a ride with late nite tv host james corden for Carpool Karaoke last night. oh baby baby how was i supposed to know that something wasnt right here. Kirsten Joyce the two also performed a duet of britneys hit song toxic. spears also opened up about her kids seeing her las vegas show and stated she would have at brian loftus routine traffic stop. What police say led up to a pursuit between the trooper and the suspect. Kirsten Joyce plus were down to two sites for a nfl stadium. How much needs to be put on the table. Before it heads for approval. brian loftus and, another chance for rain before the weekend arrives sherry explains the thunderstorms expected to roll into the valley. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us, im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. An nhp trooper shot. And a suspect is dead. After an Early Morning officer involved shooting. brian loftus it happened a little after midnight, near boulder highway and 95. Thats where we find 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens with the latest, michael . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. As you can see