Nevadans will begin deciding the future of our country. Most of the early voting sites open at nine in the morning. 8 news now reporter karen castro takes a look at final preparations and how clark county is keeping voter information safe. karen castro were inside the clark county election department. This is where they keep all their equipment. In fact, these are the machines that are going to be going out to the different sites. Crews have been out all day setting up 28 early voting locations around the valley. Clark county began using touchscreen machines in 2004. These macn provides a paper receipt copy that is used as a backup. The cartridges inside the machines are taken out daily during early voting and brought back to the election department. Where they are stored in a vault overnight. Clark county says the system used during an election period is secured and its never connected to the internet. joe gloria clark county registrars of voters our tabulation is also stand alone and
Of early voting across the valley. Reporter Brittany Edney joins us live. Brittany, what was the big number . Brittany Edney Brittany Edney sites as they cast their vote to help decide the future of our country. Saturday clark county announced it was a record breaking moment with the largest turnout for the first day of early voting. joe gloria, clark county registrar of voters i think a lot of voters were ready to get out, they had their mindset on who theyre going to vote for today and they wanted to get it out of the way so they could stop thinking about the election. Brittany Edney and county Officials Say there went smoothly. joe gloria, clark county registrar of voters no considerable problems at all and people were very excited to be out. Lines were a little bit long and they were happy to get out and cast their ballot. Brittany Edney voters we spoke to say, regardless of each persons party affiliationits important to hit the polls. And many were proud to be part of the record b
They can squeeze you in as long as the building capacity isnt maxed out. Doors open at one45. nia wong and clark county is off to a strong start with early voting. Polls opened yesterday. Tens of thousand voters cast their ballots for the election. The county says it was a record breaking year. With the largest turnout for the first day of early voting. More than 37thousand people voted. And the final numbers arent even in yet. And many were proud to be part of the record breaking day at the polls tracey cheatham, early voter that has been instilled in me for years and it is engrained in me to do this. I stand on shoulders of so many generations before me. So many women that were denied the ability to vote. So many black people that were denied the ability to vote. nia wong the previous first day of early voting record was reached back in 2012. Which saw a little more than 33thousand votes. nia wong dr. Joe heck is also hitting the campaign trail this morning. Elko. He might add an app
They can squeeze you in as long as the building capacity isnt maxed out. Doors open at one45. nia wong and clark county is off to a strong start with early voting. Polls opened yesterday. Tens of thousand voters cast their ballots for the election. The county says it was a record breaking year. With the largest turnout for the first day of early voting. More than 37thousand people voted. And the final numbers arent even in yet. And many were proud to be part of the record breaking day at the polls tracey cheatham, early voter that has been instilled in me for years and it is engrained in me to do this. I stand on shoulders of so many generations before me. So many women that were denied the ability to vote. So many black people that were denied the ability to vote. nia wong the previous first day of early voting record was reached back in 2012. Which saw a little more than 33thousand votes. nia wong dr. Joe heck is also hitting the campaign trail this morning. Elko. He might add an app
Beltway is getting wet with showers and also west valley neighborhoods. The morning goes on. But its about 30 percent. Bumpy northwest to southwest winds through the day up to about 20 mph. Temps in the 60s around the valley this morning. And just getting to the low 80s by the afternoon. All of this moisture moving in from the pacific from the southwest and that is why the air is staying mild. The mountains and we could see some lighting in the valley, too. Demetria, how are the roads . Major crash in the spaghetti bowl blocking all northbound i15 travel lanes at us 95. Brian loftus today. Today. The man accused of shooting and killing a woman on the i15 is due in court. Kirsten joyce kenneth mcdonald. Is the sole suspect in the october 15th. Shooting that left a woman dead. And her husband injured. Brian loftus 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens joins us now with a look at why he could face even more charges. Michael . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. Kenneth mcdonald. Already faces a