Us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce im Kirsten Joyce. Sherry Swensk and im Sherry Swensk. The skies are looking a little hazy this morning a haboob blew through arizona and is now making its way to the valley. Sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk a little on the bumpy side this gusty southwest winds again. The lake also has gusty winds again like yesterday at this hour. Some haze pushed into the valley thanks to a big dust storm way down in arizona yesterday. There was a dust advisory through the afternoon in central with thundestorms firing off from. Well check the flash flood watches in effect close to our area. But first a look at temps in the valley right now. Plenty of 80s out there after hitting highs up to 106 around town yesterday. Sticking to the upper 90s for us today and tomorrow for a nice change. Back to you to discus potentially reorganizing the Clark County School district. Kirsten Joyce it starts at 6 pm at the winchest
Back up, just in time for the weekend the triple digits thatll make you want to take a dip in the pool. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. Sadly this mornig we are staring your morning with sad news. Three people are dead. In a span of 24hours. The victims were all killed while crossing the street. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from eastern and sahara. The scene of the latest auto versus pedestrian collision. With a word from police. Michael Stevens brian, michelle. It really has been a deadly stretch. And police are fed up with the pedestrian crash happened here near eastern and sahara. Police say a woman was walking in a marked crosswalk last night. And was hit. The woman was taken to Sunrise Hospital where she later
The overnight implosion of the riviera. That left behind nothing but rubble. Michelle Mortensen plus. The building going down sent dust in the wind. Sherry is tracking the gusts to see if the dirt is going to be blown all over the valley. brian loftus and. Uncle sam. Going for gold how much athletes have to pay. If they decide to sell their medals. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. Another piece of classic las vegas. Turned to rubble. brian loftus was imploded overnight. You may remember just a couple months ago one of the towers was imploded. To make way for a new convention center. Michelle Mortensen and the final three buildings went down in a matter of seconds. Leaving nothing but piles of rubble. And a changing skyline along the strip. Michael st
Controlled demolition a few hours ago. Brian loftus thanks for joining us im brian loftus Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kiristen it was really amazing how quickly the las vegas landmark went down. By our count, it was about 20 seconds from denotation to demolition and a huge dust cloud poured out of the site, spreading out onto the roads and filling the air. A lot of history just went down the riviera was featured in the rat pack original oceans 11 in 1960, the James Bond Film diamonds are forever and casino in 1995. brian loftus lets not forget about all the huge headliners who performed there over the years. From liberace to dean martin. But the music stopped in may of last year after a 60year run. Its memories that many las vegas residents say theyll never forget. Lets take a look out at the brian loftus Michelle Mortensen Demetria Obilor closures in effect on the strip neasr Convention Center drive because of last nights implosion at the riviera. Use alternate
Paramount concerns are for the improvement of achievement for all students in the ccsd and in equity and access to a high quality education for all ccsd students, therefore, there must be asssurances that ehe proposed plan will nto result in substantial disruption to the students within the ccsd. Sharie Johnson we have a crew inside the meeting and will have reaction from Board Members and parents when reporting live, Sharie Johnson, 8news now. Dave Courvoisier the Drug Enforcement administration put its foot down on marijuana. Saying it has not accepted medical use and has a high potential for abuse. Christianne Klein this comes as several laws. Including nevada. Are looking at legalizing recreational weed. Patrick walker takes a look at the effort. state sen. Tick Segerblom D Las Vegas the dam is about ready to break, it may take 10 years, but in the next 10 years, marijuana will be legal thoughout the United States. Patrick Walker state senator Tick Segerblom has been a driving forc