(( )) ((christianne klein)) >> since june this neighborhood has been rocked by several planned explosions as part of an expansion of highland hills.. dozens of residents say their homes have been damaged by the blasts.. from foundations, retaining walls to ceilings, even cracks through stone.. including richard travis' granite counters.. (( richard travis/resident two of them have cracks and the one blast that went off today widened the one crack a lot more : )) (( howard mccarley/resident we were assured throughout all of this that the county would be i to existing houses : did that happen? absolutely not : this is the first time we've seen anybody from the county out there when they're getting ready to do a blast : )) ((christianne klein)) >> several residents have hired a local attorney because of the damage they say they suffered.. and there's another issue that concerns some neighbors.. the third party company monitoring the blasting.. called v-c-e.. (( howard mccarley/resident on the vce website they say their specialty is protecting blasters from damage claims : )) ((christianne klein)) on its homepage it claims to allow those who use its services to defend unwarranted lawsuits with blast damage control, construction documentation, analysis and public relations services. and that its legal video department provides the tools for persuasive legal argument. richard travis says he reached out to wesco, the company doing the blasting... and then received a letter from v-c-e.. (( richard travis/resident they basically told me it's all environmental.. i've lived here for 13 years.. born and raised in las vegas livedin several houses.. never had any kind or in ceilings due to settling )) (( howard mccarley/resident first thing that went through my mind is these are the guys who are supposed to be monitoring the amount of shock that is generated by the blast and the question is whether they're monitoring in my interest or the interest of the blaster.. what do you think? i think it's fairly obvious .. we've had 30 homes that have experiecned some pretty significant damage and the answer we've got from vce is it's all related to climactic ((christianne klein)) >> i reached out to clark county officials.. they told me today's blast measured .2 inches per second which is below the limit. , i also reached out to commissioner susan brager, wesco officials who did not want to comment, and vce. vce has not returned my phone calls. we'll continue to monitor this ongoing situation and bring you any new details as it develops. ((denise valdez)) one person has died as a downtown las vegas-- and while fire crews say the blaze was accidental -- investigators say he should have never been living there in the first place. karen castro has been at the scene all day... and joins us now with what she's learned. ((karen castro)) the electrical fire started in a converted storage room in the backyard. extension cords. the flames we're contained to the small living space thanks for a neighbor's quick response. ((brian macgilvary helped put fire out: we saw the fire you can see it perfectly from my back yard. christopher o'neill helped put fire out: started yelling, whistling 'there's a fire, get out of the house'.)) ((karen castro)) brian macgilvary and christopher o'neill describe the frantic moments they jumped into action to help their neighbor. ((brian macgilvary helped put fire out: chris went in to the backyard with a garden hose, trying to wake up the residents that weren't awake at the time. christopher o'neill helped put fire out: i kicked through the door that was on fire into the was something on the other side, a bunch of clothes and stuff packed in.)) ((karen castro)) as the residents inside the home woke up and combed through the rubble... no one noticed the man was trapped inside. ((alvaro ramirez homeowner: yo pense que no estaba dentro del cuarto porque a veces no llega a dormir.)) ((karen castro)) the homeowner says 'i didn't think he was inside the room because sometimes he doesn't sleep here.' alvaro ramirez says he allowed his friend, he identifies as ruben olivares, to live in the small room because he had no where else to go. ramirez says the victim did not have family in the country and he wanted to help him out. homeowner: es un amigo de hace muchos anos.)) ((karen castro)) he says 'he's been my friend for many years.' firefighters found the man's body under a mattress with burns to 50-percent of his body. he died at the hospital. ((christopher o'neill helped put fire out: the firemen said don't be hard on yourself, you got the other people out but i just, i felt kinda bad.)) ((karen castro)) las vegas fire and rescue say the room did not have smoke alarms but luckily the neighbors noticed the fire before it claimed more lives. ((christopher o'neill helped put fire out: i know if i was asleep, id want somebody to, you know, get me awake. brian macgilvary helped put fire out: they've been good neigr department, chris and i just got down there to make sure that we can get it out if possible.)) ((karen castro)) the fire has been ruled accidental. the damages are estimated at 20-thousand dollars. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) karen, was the room that caught fire up to code? ((karen castro)) the fire department says it doesn't appear the room was determination. ((dave courvoisier)) the presidential race is tightening up in the polls... with donald trump taking a slim lead in nevada in the two latest polls by cnn and nbc. former president bill clinton took his wife's place... urging nevadans to vote for his wife at a rally at the c-s-n north las vegas campus. political reporter patrick walker is here with more. ((patrick walker)) dave... as you can imagine... this is a stop hillary clinton the real clear politics average of polls has her lead down to just over two percent nationwide... and since the conventions... her lead in nevada is now less than a half a point... statistically a dead-heat. bill clinton took the stage to draw distinctions between his wife... and donald trump... whom clinton never mentioned by name. the former president instead repeatedly made the point that his wife's opponent paints a bleak picture of america's future... while hillary is the one who really wants to move the country forward. he also criticized trump for ((president bill clinton: "you've got a clear choice here, you should now understand why there's so much name calling in this race, god forbid you should look at the real choices and figure out how it affects you.")) ((patrick walker)) >> let's talk about just how close the race is... if you believe the polls. nationwide... the 3-week average is clinton up by 2.3 percent. that lead is within the margin of error of most polls... which means statistically... it's a dead heat. that means each stop from here on out will be very calculated... ((patrick walker)) >> this is one of the five battle ground states... the clinton camp told me today they will be making many more stops in nevada over the next 7 weeks. i spoke with donald trump junior last week...who said his father will also be spending a lot of time here leading up to the election./// ((dave courvoisier)) meanwhile... donald trump gave a glimpse of his health during a taping of "dr. oz" this week... releasing a one-page summary of pressure to release those records. the trump foundation is also under investigation. the new york attorney general is looking into the possible use of a campaign contribution to make illegal purchases. the trump campaign is calling it a partisan attack./// ((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all the races and political news that matters to you... on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((denise valdez)) a nice change in the weather this morning... some might say it was chilly.. tedd! how long until it's back to reality? temps not as hot but still warm across the region. .. ............................. .... ..... hour by hour shows clear skies but gusty winds through the evening. we'll have warm temps as well and down tot he 80's by late night. morning start stays cool as winds will increase again tomorrow with possible advisories in place through many areas. we'll have a complete update on your forecast coming up in a few minutes. washington d.c.. the only western city is l.a. keep in mind, we get visitors from all of those places. here's what bed bugs look like: the babies look like tiny black poppy seeds. later, they're about the size of an apple-seed. they are brown in color, but they become bloated and reddish brown after they feed. now, here'w piles of clothing on the ground. in between the mattress/box spring. behind headboards or in any soft furniture. and finally, to keep them out, think of the acromyn sleep. it stands for survey, lift, elevate, examine, and place your and if you thought bed ((paul joncich)) and if you thought bed bugs were bad... you aren't going to like what parents in wisconsin are dealing with. middle school students have come down with "super lice". the chemicals commonly used to kill them. in fact... only about 25 percent of over-the-counter medicines are effective. fortunately a new fda-approved tool is being used to stop super-lice... its like a comb that uses heat get em out. in all.. 6 to 12 million head lice infestations happen every year in the us./// ((denise valdez)) las vegas is one step green light. today... leaders from unlv and the lvcva met to finish their side of the proposal. under the agreement... if plans for the 1-point-9 billion dollar venue fall through... unlv can make their own campus plan a reality. tomorrow... the southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee will meet one last time. they are expected to move forward with the plan to have 750-million funded by an increase in room tax... sheldon adleson and the oakland raiders have if passed... a special session would need to be called in the legislature for approval./// ((dave courvoisier)) coming up... chip card complaints. one year after the card readers came out.. folks are still unhappy with them. but visa says improvements are on the way. plus... a 21-year-old is happy to report an emergency surgery saved her pet goldfish. but it's how much she paid for it that has social media buzzing. that's next on the valley's news leader./// this is 8 news now at five.")) ((denise valdez)) many stores and businesses have finally switched over to the chip card readers... 4 years after they were first introduced. still .. many people claim they don't like them. ((dave courvoisier)) >> but changes could soon be on the way. michelle mortensen has details. ((michelle mortensen)) the biggest complaint about chip card readers ... why are they so slow? it's a question shoppers and retailers have been asking for months since the chip card roll out became official last year. by now you've tried one... i'm sure. insert your card and wait and average of 10 seconds for the transaction to complete. is 10 seconds really something to complain about??? well, retailers don't like it and claim the swipe is much faster. but looks like a faster option is on the way thanks to visa. they've unveiled a software upgrade called quick chip. visa claims it's as fast a s a swipe. (( stephanie ericksen/visa vp of risk products) "the consumer will be able to remove their card a lot more quickly from the terminal than waiting for the authorization to go out and come back // insert the card, wait less than two seconds, and remove the card." )) ((michelle mortensen)) >> the software update is free to businesses ... favorite store soon. ((michelle mortensen)) so what do you think about chip hate them? think they are too slow? sound off on facebook... we love to hear from you! ((weather toss)) most of us say we'd do true with an adventure to the vet. 21-year-old emma marsh from australia rushed "conquer" the goldfish to the doctor recently... when he choked on a pebble. armed with some anesthetics... some gloves.. and a tiny tool.. e fish. brisbane veterinary services posted these photos of the procedure to facebook. the cost to save "conquer"... 500 bucks./// ((denise valdez)) "conquer's" story of survival has gone viral... and is getting mixed reactions on social media. charmaine says... "i've buried or flushed enough goldfish to not give it a second thought. i definitely would not pay $500 to save one!" mary agrees... "i would of just bought another gold fish. $500?" but ruby sees it differently... "unless she asked you to pay for it, i don't know why anyone else would care. i find it crazy that 8-year-olds have iphones, but i didn't pay for it, so let it be." and christine writes... "i wish all people had hearts like hers. this world would be a much better place."/// ((dave courvoisier)) still ahead... letting go of the wheel. ((denise valdez)) >> uber has finally u cars... but what does it mean for the thousands driving for the company right now? ((dave courvoisier)) >> plus... quick action helped save a family pet today. the video showing henderson firefighters rescuing a dog from a house fire... and the life- saving tool they used./// and critical cancer screenings. but congressman heck voted to defund planned parenthood and was willing to shut down the government over it. heck opposed roe v. wade and voted to criminalize abortion. congressman heck is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. ((dave courvoisier)) a year and a half after car... uber has officially launched the technology. the first real-world testing is happening now in pittsburgh... and if its successful it will eventually expand to other cities. ((denise valdez)) >> for those worried about safety... all of the self-driving ubers have a driver in the front seat... to watch over all the moves the car takes.. and to jump in when theres bad weather. ((dave courvoisier)) >> the company also says the new technology will not take away from current uber drivers... and that the future of ridesharing will be mixed with real people.. and self driving cars./// ((denise valdez)) thanks for watching 8 news now at five. leader. ((dave courvoisier)) the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. /// ((paul joncich)) a popular henderson captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the campaign gets physical. hillary clinton and donald trump go public with their latest medical exams. we have the details. also tonight, colin powell is hacked off. stolen e-mails reveal his harsh words for both trump and clinton. the cameras on the bus go snap, snap, snap, to catch drivers who don't stop for kids. >> i see this truck coming, and i expect him to stop, but he doesn't, and everything just goes into a blur. >> pelley: and he made this dog's day in august. a month after the rescue, a happy reunion. this is the "cbs evening news"

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