Brittany Edney thats right dave and christianne. In just a few hours. Its going to be part two of the riviera implosion. Part one was quite a spectacle with the demolition of the monaco tower in june. 60 years of history went down in less than 15 seconds in that controlled implosion. But tonights event wont have quite the hype of the first one. No fireworks or dignitaries this time around. The riv has a lot of backdrop for some big hollywood hits. It was featured in the rat pack original oceans 11 in 1960. The James Bond Film diamonds are forever and casino in 1995. And 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. The site of the old riviera will become home to the new Convention Center expansion. That las vegas boulevard and parts of Convention Center will both close. There will also be some restriction on circus circus. Those traffic changes will start arou
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
Buildings burned. Tom wait has the latest from wrightwood, california. The inferno raged on for a second night in San Bernardino county. Fire crews are paying particular attention to the ski town of wrightwood. Where flames are inching closer and closer to homes. sot joshn owens resident hopefully these guys will take care of it and keep us safe because we got nowhere to go nats the blue cut fire has already managed to scorch thousands of acres and destroy countless homes. Many in the town of phelan. Homeowner ron ramirez ret safe. And his property Still Standing ron ramirez all these houses across the streets are burned to the ground. All these homes are burnt to their foundations so i didnt have much hope for our place but we were fortunate tom wait cbs news wrightwood, california despite a mandatory Evacuation Order in wrightwood some homeowners have mixed feelings about leaving their properties jay coller homeowner its my home. Would you leave your home . Sherri Tibbetts everyone i
We are now 97 days away from the president ial election. We still have 97 more days of this. I have a 2yearold daughter. I realized this morning this campaign has been going on for more than half her life. I feel its been going on for more than half my life now. Donald trump is in the middle of so much today i hardly know where to start. First of all, he was talking about bernie sanders. And while he was doing that, he came up with a new nickname for hillary clinton. If he would have just not to sleep, relax, he would have been a hero. But he made a deal with the devil. Shes the devil. He made a deal with the devil. Its true. Jimmy i like how he says, its true. As if he traveled to hell and confirmed it himself. Saw her with the shoes off, yep, shes got hooves, shes the devil. Calling your opponent the devil, thats going to be tough to reel back in if he loses and has to make a concession speech. Today i called the devil and victory. Im disappointed but we now unite behind our presiden
Is no more. Good morning im Jason Feinberg and im maria silva in for Monica Jackson welcome to fox5 news this morning. The remaining buildings came tumbling down at 230 this morning. And we were there to capture it all and. Fox5s peter dawson had the best point of view. And joins us live with more. The second and final implosion of the riviera is in the books. 60 years of vegas history is now ruble. Last june the monaco tower was imploded. The lvcva threw a huge party and thousands came out to see the iconic high rise come tumbling down. Last nights implosion of the monte carlo tower didnt have as much fan fare. Many attended with mix emotions seeing yet another piece of our history fall to everexpanding growth. Those who did attend got to say arrivederci sound of building implosion the lvcva is expanding the Convention Center all the way to the strip. The 1. 4 billion project will have several phases and take many years to complete. The goal of the lvcva is to remain the top Conventio