the election. with that... u-n-l-v has been transformed into a giant television city. the media will watch the debate from the cox pavillion... next door to the debate hall. and outside... crews from around the world are using the thomas and mack center as a backdrop for their reports on such a big story. u-n-l-v political science professor dan lee tells me the fact that this is taking place in a key swing state... makes the narrative all the more interesting.: ((dan lee/unlv political sciencp the demographic shifts like the increase in the latino population, so we look very different from, say, ohio, a different swing state, so you could say that nevada and the demographic shifts are more in line with where the country's moving into the future and ohio being a swing state of the past." )) ((patrick walker)) >> lee tells me based on the number of voters and number of electoral votes -- six ... the money in nevada per electoral vote or voter than any other state. if you've watched t-v in the past few months... you'd agree there's a lot of money pouring onto the airwaves. ((patrick walker)) clinton and trump square off at 6 o'clock tomorrow. we'll have full coverage all evening long... along with carrying the debate itself. reporting live... patrick walker... 8 news now./// ((dave courvoisier)) as we've been telling you for the last week or so... ge town. closures will be in effect between 4 p-m and 10 p-m on i-15 southbound from sahara to 215 through the airport connector tunnel to russell road. russell road will be closed from mccarran to maryland parkway. maryland parkway will have shutdowns from russell to tropicana. then tropicana from maryland to swenson will be closed. and swenson from naples drive to tropicana./// ((denise valdez)) donald trump isn't the only one concerned about a registered voters are concerned about widespread voter fraud and they agree the election could be stolen. well today, nevada elections officials are trying to reassure us that our election will be secure. paul joncich is here with what they had to say. ((paul joncich)) hackers getting into the computers. voting machines manipulated. hogwash! it's simply not happening in nevada - according to state elections officials. today the secretary of state, the u.s. attorney, even the f-b-i came out to reassure nevadans that nevada uses the most reliable and secure voting system in the world. in fact, we were the first state use touchscreen voting systems with a validated paper trail. and to all the potential hackers out there... the f-b-i's special agent in charge says: forget about it. (( aaron rouse/fbi special agent in charge; "hacking into nevada's voting systems is physically impossible." "contrary to popular belief, niether the actual voting machines utilized in nevada nor the tabulation computers are rather these machines are maintained in a highly secure facility with alarm systems and security protocol similar to what is used in our fbi building to safeguard top secret materials." )) ((paul joncich)) agent rouse says the fbi has added several layers of protection on top of that. secretary of state barbara cegavske says her office will investigate every complaint or discrepancy. ((paul joncich)) also on election day, the f.b.i. will look into any election related complaint. it's interesting, state leaders insist they wanted to come out and reassure voters well before donald trump began making comments about a rigged election and widespread voter fraud. nevada's election integrity task force was formed in 2008./// ((denise valdez)) wikileaks has released another batch of emails from hillary clinton's campaign chairman john podesta. in one exchange - podesta emailed clinton the initial list of potential vice presidential candidates broken into what he candidate's race, gender and profession. the intial list of v-p candidates included non-politicians such as admiral william mccraven.. who commanded the seal team that took out osama bin laden.. as well as apple c-e-o tim cook./// ((denise valdez)) >> and a familiar face pops up in the wikileaks email release.... our i-team's chief investigative reporter george knapp. earlier this year... the i-team did stories on former blink-182 rocker tom delonge's new company.. centered on ufo research. with podesta on the potential for opening up government ufo's files. the email was from delonge to podesta about those stories./// ((denise valdez)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters. you can find all things politics both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((dave courvoisier)) metro police are still trying to figure out how a 2-year-old died inside a home near maryland and hacienda this morning. it happened at about 7 a-m. the abuse and neglect team is dies. no arrests have been made... but neighbors say police have been called to the home several times before./// ((dave courvoisier)) nevada's high school graduation rate saw a slight jump... but still remains one of the worst in the nation. the latest figures released by the u-s education department show 71.3% of nevada's high school students graduated at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. that's up from 70% at the end of 2014... and about 9% better than in 2011. you'll remember last week we told almost 3% . still... nevada is ranked third from the bottom when compared to the rest of the country. iowa topped the list with 90.8% ./// ((denise valdez)) we're still gettng some relief from those strong winds we saw sunday... relief from those strong winds we saw sunday... and while it's been fairly calm today.. tedd says the breezes will pick up a little tomorrow. ((( nice and comfortable today with temps near 80 by afternoon and winds back to light and variable for your tuesday. that's expected to change though as another system tracks to the north and brings back breezy winds tomorrow especially for the colorado river valley. some locales could see those winds as early as tonight but expected to be windiest in the fire weather watch will go into effect. ........................ ........... ............ evening planner shows another mild to cool tnight under mostly clear skies. winds remain light early with breezes kicking up a little later in the evening but the real wind comes tomorrow. not anticipating those winds to be as windy as this past weekend but nonetheless it will become breezy for tomorrow as well as mccarran international airport is reaching new heights. it's debuting a new and improved air traffic control tower. 8 news now reporter karen castro got a rare look inside. ((karen castro)) standing at 352-feet tall... the new air traffic control tower at mccarran international airport is the second tallest in the nation. atlanta's airport tower is taller by a foot... director of aviation at mccarran.. rosemary vassiliadis... ((rosemary vassiliadis - of aviation: we really think that this tower is going to give all of us a much more efficient type of operation and efficiency, of course, to us, on the ground is capacity.)) ((karen castro)) mccarran is the 8th busiest airport in the nation with more than 16-hundred flights daily. midday is the busiest time when up to 20 airplanes can be maneuvering through the runways. ((rosemary vassiliadis - clark county dept. of aviation: we never want to be behind the 8 ball of growth in our number one industry of tourism and conventioneers.)) ((karen castro)) among the improvements are airport. the old tower had several blind spots forcing air traffic controllers to rely on their computer systems. ((rosemary vassiliadis - clark county dept. of aviation: you always have cameras to supplement and help you maybe in weather times. in this tower, they can see it from the visual eye and that is just a very reassuring way of doing business.)) ((karen castro)) air traffic controllers now double the workspace. the cab has two levels. the lower deck is working with traffic on the ground... controllers sitting in the upper area are communicating with arriving and departing flights. ((rosemary vassiliadis - clak convenient type of set up so they're in an area where they'll be self supporting in their part of the counter or the desk. )) ((karen castro)) the same tower also handles privates planes and helicopters. ((rosemary vassiliadis - clark county dept. of aviation: las vegas is very big on general aviation.)) ((karen castro)) karen castro, 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) the project was funded by the federal government at a price tag of 111-million dollars. the federal aviation administration owns the facility. ((denise valdez)) the stadium legislation has been signed... 8 new now is in houston this week... following the raiders as the team works to make the jump from california to nevada. plus... we all know weddings can get pricey... but did you know that also applies to being a guest? fortunately there are a number of ways you can be there for the happy couple.. without breaking the bank./// jacky rosen: i'm jacky rosen, and as a computer programmer, i created apps... before they were lled "apps" and i learned there's always a smart solution. we found a smart solution to rising energy costs... creating one of the largest solar projects in the state. in congress, i'll work with democrats and republicans to make all of nevada a leader in solar, to improve our schools, and create good jobs. i approved this message because i know we can valley's news leader...with dave courvoisier, denise valdez and tedd florendo. this is 8 news now at five.")) ((dave courvoisier)) the stadium bill was signed into legislation by governor sandoval yesterday... paving the way for raider nation to relocate to southern nevada. ((denise valdez)) >> but... more still needs to happen before we can officially say we're home to the las vegas raiders. sports director chris maathuis is in houston with the nfl... and has more on what's happening there... chris? ((chris maaths) halfway over and there are a lot of big issue space in the league, health and safety, tv number dropping, expanding internationally. but the biggest topic maybe the raiders and vegas players and the possible relocation bid efforts. leading the charge will be raiders owner mark davis. jerry jones daniel snyder dean spano's martha ford robert mcnair all of them were here they met for about four hours, broke for lunch. it wasn't until about 3:30 vegas time that they let out. we cut up with the most influential and possibly the ((you mentioned steve wynn, jim urine and those guys in vegas when they got before the assembly it was interesting that steve says i know jerry robert craft of those guys and he says you guys are ready to go jerry jones "well i think i would say a man and steve is a valued friend sheldon is as well i admire gym at what they do with the mgm and i just admire what nevada and las vegas is about they're considering supporting a team and so i think it's a great opportunity for everybody concerned looking forward to the future" )) apparently we hear a presentation from mark davis tomorrow maybe that's whd tried to ask him about the meetings he's gonna wait and talk tomorrow from the sounds of it ((mark davis raiders owner "i have nothing to say i'm going to talk to the owners my partners first and i'll talk to you guys after that i'm not talking about it" )) early in the morning scheduled to wrap up around noon. roger gadel address the media in the form of the press conference at 12:30 that's when you'll hear from the commissioner about the raider nation relocation talks./// ((weather toss tedd florendo ((( nice and comfortable today with temps near 80 by afternoon and winds back to light and variable for your tuesday. tracks to the north and brings back breezy winds tomorrow especially for the colorado river valley. some locales could see those winds as early as tonight but expected to be windiest in the colorado river valley where a fire weather watch will go into effect. ..... .............................. ............ eveningl mild to cool tnight under mostly clear skies. winds remain light early with breezes kicking up a little later in the evening but the real wind comes tomorrow. not anticipating those winds to be as windy as this past weekend but nonetheless it will become breezy for tomorrow as well as thursday. ...................... ............. .................. temperatures this afternoon around the valley in the low 80's and seasonal temps around the region. elevation and coolest for the west side where we're higher in elevation, especially up in kyle canyon. ........................ ........... .................... regional temps also remained warm to mild today down the coloard river valley from mesquite all the way down to laughlin with mild temps all up and down the river over to inyo county. mild to cooler temps up in the southern great basin as temperatures stayed seasonal all around the region. ............. .................... record heat continues for the the southern plains and over to the east coast where atlanta was actually warmer than las vegas today as we stayed near seasonal as the other half of the country stayed warmer than normal. ................................ ... .......................... satellite and radar showing a system tracking to the north bringing both clouds and sun in some spots. we haven't seen anything to bring clouds here, but we will begin to see the high come in off the coast and bring not only and thursday. unfortunately we won't see any rain, but we could see more wildfire alerts issued for tomorrow and thursday. ................................ ... ................ tonight expect some neighborhoods to drop down to the high 50's and mostly clear to clear skies with winds slightly breezy late and overnight. another mild to warm day tomorrow with mostly sunny skies and breezy winds all over the region as the high slowly migrates in from the west. ..... .............................. ................ extended forecast calls for warmer temperatures everyday this week with the warmest temps by the weekend. we expect sunny skies the rest of this week with breezes tomorrow and thursday and some additional clouds morrow< weddings are meant to beaut. ((dave courvoisier)) >> according to a national survey-- the average cost of a wedding gift can approach 200 bucks -- depending on your relationship to the bride and groom. so in today's debt destroyer report... consumer advocate michelle mortensen looks at how to give a great gift without breaking your bank. before walking down the aisle -- brides must consider a couple of things. of course you need the perfect shoes -- as demonstrated by disney's cinderella. plan a beautiful ceremony -- hopefully not the kind the princess bride showed us. "marriage is what brings us together today." the godfather. requirements for the guests aren't as set in stone. once you get that big invite -- plan to spend some money. according to a retail-me-not and kelton global survey -- 41 percent of invited guests give a gift. regardless if they go to the wedding or not. if it is an immediate family member --those polled say they will spend more -- on average 195 dollars. for a friend -- the and if it is a coworker getting married -- those surveyed say they'll spend a little less -- about 63 dollars. (sara skirboll/shopping and trends expert, retailmenot.com): "the times are definitely changing when it comes to gift giving. and while yes, the couple definitely puts together a registry for a reason, there are a lot of couples who really would prefer cash." to save you some cash -- share a hotel room. or split the cost of a bigger gift with a couple of people. that way -- you can emptying your wallet. i'm michelle mortensen./// ((dave courvoisier)) the holidays are right around the corner... and millions of folks will be getting away to either visit family... or escape winter weather. ((denise valdez)) >> so where are those looking for a warmer destination headed to first? the answer.. next./// for some parts of the danny tarkanian is trying. he'd rather you forget about all of his failed runs for congress, senate, and secretary of state. ...and the shady record that killed his chances every time. the property taxes tarkanian skipped out on for years... the telemarketing scammers he represented... all those fake charities he helped set up. he can try all he wants, but danny tarkanian just can't bury his past. and for others.. it's on the way. ((dave courvoisier)) >> that means many families will be looking to escape the snow. and what better place to get away to than vegas? our city.. along with henderson... was ranked number 1 on "wallet hub's" list of best warm weather destinations. we got high marks for the number of attractions las vegas has to during winter. ((denise valdez)) >> rounding out the list's top five... los angeles, california... the san diego.. carlsbad area... phoenix, arizona... and at number 5... orlando, florida./// ((dave courvoisier)) thanks for watching 8 news now at five. the valley's news leader. 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