At seven pm. Christianne Klein and wheel of fortune fans. Youll be able to watch pat and vanna at 7 30. But thanks for watching our very first 6 30 newscast paul joncich first up tonight. New progress on the new interstate connecting las vegas and phoenix. We could be driving on the new interstate 11. Well ahead of the fall 2018 completion date. Christianne Klein the project is ahead of schedule. Even as construction crews take precautions to mitigate the naturally occuring asbestos along the newfr boulder city. tony illia ndot were roughly 60 Percent Complete on the first 2. 5 miles of interstate 11. Patrick Walker ahead of schedule and onbudget. Construction on ndots portion of the future i11 between the hoover dam and henderson is on track wrap up by next summer. This. As contractors delicately carve out the new route through the desert. Where there is naturally occuring asbestos. All workers on site have completed Certification Courses in managing asbestos in the soil tony illia ndot in addition to that, we have a number of water trucks keep the soil wet at all times and try to prevent it from going airborne. 46. 56 Patrick Walker reporting on top of trying to keep dust down on the construction site, another step being taken to try to contain any asbestos here on the site is to make sure every vehicle that leaves goes through this undercarriage washing station. Patrick Walker work on the rtcs portion of the interstate is also on time. As crews carefully construct the the naturally occuring asbestos. An rtc spokesperson says although the final completion date is still set for late fall of 2018. Cars could be driving on the new highway by june of 2018. Ndot spokesman tony says its taken a lot of planning and execution to get the entire project in the fast lane. Even after starting late due to asbestos concerns. tony illia ndot we were set to break ground on this, and we put everything on hold for a year, we werent even sure we were still going to move forward with the project unless we paul joncich i11 is the first primary interstate highway to be built since 1992. Construction on the eisenhower interstate system began in 1956. Christianne Klein a hot weekend led to a breezy start to the work week. Heres ted with a first look at weather. tedd florendo looking at increased wind for the next few days as we anticpate a cold front to bring some gusty winds through wednesday. Temps will also get cooler as well a gusty winds at this hour, but could be strongest later on and tomorrow. Temps not as hot but still warm across the region. Hour by hour shows clear skies but gusty winds through the evening. Well have warm temps as well and down tot he 80s by late night. Morning start stays cool as winds will increase again tomorrow with possible advisories in place through many areas. Well have a complete update on your forecast coming up in a few minutes. Northern nevada. The plane crashed on takeoff at the renotahoe international airport. The singleengine piper pa28 went down in a longterm parking lot last night. All three people inside the plane were killed. The plane did not hit anyone on the ground, but the crash d investigators are still looking into the specific cause of the crash. The faa says the pilot ran into some kind of technical difficulty after takeoff. paul joncich and did you hear about this, fans at a Demolition Derby were asked to stand for the National Anthem as vehicles bearing American Flags formed a procession in Salt Lake City over the weekend. Christianne Klein but when one family noticed a Confederate Flag was also being flown, they decided to sit instead of salute. Who are doing their jobs and keeping us free. An announcer asks the Demolition Derby audience to stand for the National Anthem but what flies in front of them is not just the American Flag its the Confederate Flag. nats oh say can you see. When i saw the Confederate Flag i didnt want to sand because it meant slavery. Disgusted and i was angry. 13year old lii were confused. Daniel Argueta, sat over Confederate Flag they just asking my, dad are we going to stand . Her father Daniel Argueta believed in only saluting the American Flag. After all, his two brothers are Police Officers. Daniel Argueta, sat over Confederate Flag you kind of get caught in yes you want to stand you support the us flag, you support the troops, you support Police Officers but what is the Confederate Flag doing there . He chose for his wife and five children to sit down. Daniel Argueta, sat over going on with the flag recently and people sitting during the anthem we had all intent to stand but we couldnt. People probably looked around probably wondering what we were doing. Though it flies next to the stars and stripes the Confederate Flag has a checkered past. Daniel Argueta, sat over Confederate Flag it represents keeping slavery in place. Daniel complained to west jordan city who sponsors the Event Company called stirrin dirt Daniel Argueta, sat over Confederate Flag why would would they ask everybody to stand up . Parks and recreation director brian clegg says that flag was never approved to be flown. parks and rec director brian clegg i was surprised but again when we approached the contractor he removed it. We apologize that we upset some of the patrons. The arguetas didnt stay for the rest of the derby feeling disappointed in the city especially on the weekend of september 11th, when the country stands together all they wanted to do was sit. paul joncich that was Danica Lawrence reporting. now walmart has another idea on automation. paul joncich next on the valleys news leader. How the retail giant plans to make it easier for you to get a shopping cart around its stores. Christianne Klein talk about bad timing. Im Catherine Cortez masto and i come from a big family. A whole lot of people. A whole lot of love. And a whole lot of food. My dads family was from mexico. 60 years ago they met here in nevada and we grew as a family really grew as a family. Dad got his start parking cars at the dunes hotel. But he went on to be the head of tourism for las vegas and helped build the city we know today. Dad lived his life following three principles, work hard, be honest and respect everyone, thats what i tried to do as attorney general. Catherine took on the big banks when they preyed on homeowners. And forced them to pay one point nine billion dollars to nal leader in protecting children from sex traffickers. And passed laws to keep seniors safe from crooked scams. Im Catherine Cortez masto, i approve this message because ive spent my career solving problems, isnt that something we need more of in washington . Danny tarkanians carrying a lot of baggage. As a realestate developer, tarkanian was penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. Tarkanian was ordered by a judge to repay 17 Million Development scheme. Tarkanian refused to pay the money back, forcing taxpayers to bail him out, leaving us holding the bag. Danny tarkanians out for himself, not us. Talk about bad timing. Espns fantasy football app crashed on the first sunday of the nfl season. The outrage from players using afternooon. As nine nfl games kicked off. It took three hours for the app and website to become partially operational. The company is still working to iron out all the kinks. Espn says their fantasy football site is the most widely used in the country. With more than 7 million users. Christianne Klein tesla is about to roll out a new Software Update for its cars. The company says the Autopilot Software will be updated in two weeks. Tesla says the software would florida four months ago. When a car slammed into a tractor trailer. Tesla says the new system will rely more on radar instead of cameras. Because the cameras may not work well in some lighting conditions. Christianne Klein from self driving cars. To self driving carts. Walmart could one day make the first advancement in the shopping cart world in decades thats right. The retail giant filed a patent last week to automate motors that have sensors and video cameras. According to the patent. It looks like the cart would follow a shopper around by connecting with a smartphone. No word yet on when or where walmart intends to start using the system. Christianne Klein its the stumble heard round the political world. paul joncich up next on the valleys news leader. Politics now cohost Steve Sebelius joins us to talk about Hillary Clintons health. That forced her to leave a 911 weekend. paul joncich there will be a clinton in nevada on wednesday but it wont be Hillary Clinton. Christianne Klein as the former secretary of state recovers from a bout of pneumonia, former president bill clinton will fill in on the campaign trail in california and nevada. Reviewjournal columnist and politics now cohost Steve Sebelius is here with more. The news of the day was all about Hillary Clintons health. Shed apparently been diagnosed on friday with a case of pneumonia, a bacterial infection that affects the lungs and can cause coughing and other flulike symptoms. Her doctors have recommended she take a few days off. The public didnt learn about it until sunday, however, when clinton left a september 11 memorial early, and had to be helped to her vehicle by members of her secret service detail. Rumors about clinton being in time, spread by even mainstream gop figures such as karl rove and rudy giuliani. The former secretary does have a history of blood clots, and in 2012 fainted and suffered a concussion after she hit her head in a fall. But the Trump Campaign is taking it easy on the health front donald trump wished her a speedy recovery. But he has taken issue with a remark clinton made at a fundraiser on friday. Clinton said half of trumps supporters were a quote basket of deplorables sexists, homophobic, xenophobic and more. Clinton later expressed regret for those remarks. But that hasnt stopped the Trump Campaign from creating a new political ad around her statement. Steve Sebelius so instead of Hillary Clinton talking about building a more just economy, well hear from bill clinton instead. And dont forget, both candidates will be preparing for a series of debates, the first of which begins two weeks from today. paul joncich media organizations this diagnosis. Do you think she and donald trump will release more of their medical records Going Forward . paul joncich we asked you to sound off at 6 on facebook. And hundreds of you off at 6 on facebook. And hundreds of you had something to say about clintons health. Debbie says i would have more respect if she and her people would stop lying and covering up why is it necessary to lie . Cynthia says no ones health is guaranteed. Franklin d. Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio in august of the year 1921 yet ran for president and won in 1933. And was president for 3 terms. It sounds like candidates are not allowed to be human. Unreal. Ginger agrees. She soldiered through and kept most of her appointments, getting overheated in a crowd like that is not unusual any time, let alonw shell be fine, just needs antibiotics, rest and hydration. Most men wimp out with just a cold lynn says if she has a problem with her health we should know about it. If its nothing major like they keep saying it is then show us that by going to a doctor not under her thumb. You can sound off by going to our 8 news now facebook page. weather toss the heat spell continues for another day as temps jumped up to above average again. Sunday looks to be another day with temps at triple digit many neighborhoods at triple digits on the east side as early as noon sunday. Saturday high was up to 100 again making it the third day in a row of tripledigit heat. We were 5 degrees above average and no where near the record thankfully. Weve been seeing some cool morning starts and it well. The heat continues over to the east coast where the midatlantic still dealing with oppressive heat with dewpoints in the 70s and high humidity making the feels like temp close to 100. Sunny and dry for sunday. We have a weak system in california that is bringing some clouds around b to none. Could pick up a few in the mountains but the rest of this weeked it mainly stays east in arizona this time around. We are watching a big trough in the jetstream still on track to slide down and stick around for a few days bringing wind and cooler temperatures. Heres the forecast for tonight through sunday. Temps by sunday afternoon. Expecting winds to increase to breezy with locally higher gusts by afternoon and early evening. Mount charleston cool and breezy with a high of 73 by later in the day. If you plan on hiking remember winds will increase making it difficult for those higher terrain hikes tomorrow. Overnight lows drop to 52 by morning with red rock looking at high of 95. Lake mead will be extra warm with highs around 106 and breezy. If you plan to be on the lake keep in mind late day well also have some be winds brining oppy waterohe lake for all the new salami caprese panini from subway. Pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. Part of the new chefinspired danny tarkanians carrying a lot of baggage. As a realestate developer, tarkanian was penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. Tarkanian refused to pay the money back, forcing taxpayers to bail him out, leaving us holding the bag. Danny tarkanians out for himself, not us. Meaning jeopardy has been pushed back to seven. Coming up in about five minutes. Christianne Klein im sure so many of you have wondered if you have what it takes to make it on the show. And we wanted to find out just how tough it is. So we sent tedd, denise, and dave to audition Denise Valdez chances are you play along at home when you watch while eating dinner or getting home from and some catagories you breeze right through while others you really stuggle, right . Dave Courvoisier so as you can imagine landing one of those coveted spots on the show is pretty tough. Denise Valdez we took a stab at it during a recent scouting trip at the venetian. Buzzer, then chat with the host. You get about five minutes to impress. dave says 17 23 02 what is the boston marathon. Ill take canadian geography for 400 Denise Valdez dave off to a strong start. Correct answer. Form of a question. But theres always that easy one thats slips by you. tedd says 17 23 41 what is day of the dead . No denise . What is halloween . Denise Valdez now in this setting when you dont know it the crowds there to help. Time tedd couldnt remember the name of a popular cable news host. 17 25 23 who is. Who is. Tedd jumps around. Hes got blues eyes grey hair. 17 25 35 who is Anderson Cooper cheers tedd florendo Denise Valdez show. Some of the people in that room have tried out a couple of times. Dave Courvoisier none of them were even from nevada they came from all across the country to try out. paul joncich thanks again for watching our very first 6 30 newscast. Christianne Klein well see you again tomo . . Here are todays contestants a copywriter from chicago, illinois. A Technology Consulting manager from marlboro, new jersey. And our returning champion, and now here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek thank you, johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. Im so happy that Johnny Gilbert is in good voice today because we are beginning our 33rd season of jeopardy programs together. Thats quite something. [ applause ] now, i hope all of you had a good summer, enjoying, revisiting some of our special tournaments but starting today, its all brandnew. Courtney has been waiting quite a few weeks to play again and defend. Lets see how well she does today against annie and david. Good luck to all three. Here we go. The jeopardy round, as you know, has one daily double today in one of these categories
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