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
Brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. The second part of the riv went down shortly after 230 this morning. And the dust is just starting to settle. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live near las vegas boulevard. And Convention Center with a recap. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens its hard to believe its all gone. As you can see theres really just a lot of debris. And dust left from the Riviera Hotel and casino. Years. It was something to see the landmark go down. Decades of history gone in about 20 seconds. It was around 2 30 this morning when the last part of the riv went down. It was followed by a huge dust cloud that filled the air. A lot of history went down with those towers dixie dooley its kinda bittersweet ya know . Vegas moves forward all Different Things are happening. And so its bound to happen, but its a sad thing to see all the memories go. Michael Stevens and speaking of memories. The riviera was featured in the rat pack or