left until election day. hillary clinton maintains a slight lead over donald trump in the latest national polls, but there is the final presidential debate this week here in las vegas that could shake up the race. craig boswell has the latest from the white house. donald trump took to twitter early this morning to complain numbers in the wake of sexual assault accusations brought against him. "can't believe these totally phoney stories - 100 percent made up by women and pushed by the press - have impact." (gfx) the latest cbs battleground tracker poll shows trump trailing clinton among women voters by 15 points. over the weekend, trump blamed media bias. (sot - trump) "the election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing false allegations and outright lies in anger over the election is causing physical damage... a republican campaign office in north carolina was firebombed over the weekend. no one was hurt. (standup bridge:) the fbi released more of hillary clinton's emails today from its investigation into her private server while she was secretary of state. over the weekend, republican congressman jason chaffetz said documents suggested that undersecretary of state, patrick kennedy, offered a trade offer to lower a clinton email classification ranking in exchange for more fbi slots was not changed, and that there was no 'quid pro quo.' with the final presidential debate just two days ay, both candidates e now considering eir end-games.ot - gerald seib/ urnal)"i think he sticks with t scorched earth strategy, i think she's got a choice to make: do i rise abovthat and try to go gher and sitive, or do i ick in the fight?"inton has not today. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. ((kirsten joyce)) >> donald trump has a rally tonight in wisconsin./// ((kirsten joyce)) in north carolina... the f-b-i and a-t-f are investigating a firebombing at the local police say someone threw a bottle filled with a flammable liquid in the office's front window... and spray painted the message "nazi republicans leave town or else" on a nearby wall. local republican officials are calling the violence an act of political terrorism: ((dallas woodhouse/executive director, north carolina republican party: "we will not be intimidated, we will not be cawed, and we will not be scared. we are not going anywhere." )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> hillary clinton, condemned the incident... calling it "horrific and unacceptable." donald trump blamed the violence on clinton supporters. hillary clinton and dems in north carolina just firebombed our office in orange county because we are winning." no one was hurt in the attack./// ((kirsten joyce)) and we're your local election headquarters... keeping you updated on all things politics on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((kirsten joyce)) this weekend it was all about the wind. it brought in cooler overnight temperatures... sherry has a look at how long they'll stick around. ((sherry swensk)) a very windy start to the work and early this morning... and we had a wind advisory that expired at 11 a.m. ................ the winds all coming from a couple of systems passing by us to the north and keeping the wind generator going and periods of cooler air filtering our way. ........ winds gusts were up over 60 mph in south valley and out to red rock. and above 50 mph in some others. .................... highs will just make it up to near 80 degrees today and calmer winds through the afternoon.... .............. then northerly breezes tomorrow and cooler air makes its way to the desert by midweek and highs will be even cooler. we'll check that full forecast the man accused of shooting at cars on the 15... and killing a woman ... could be in court tomorrow morning. today... a judge filed paperwork in the case of 29- year- old kenneth mcdonald. police say he shot and killed 48- year- old tracey donahue... her husband was also shot but he's expected to make a full recovery. mcdonald was arrested at a c-v-s near windmill and las vegas boulevard... after a stand off. he's been charged with murder ... and is expected to face more charges./// ((kirsten jo) charges... after her 4- year- old daughter was accidentally shot. this happened sunday at a home near craig and lamb. police say 30- year- old shaletres townsend faces a charge of child neglect with substantial bodily harm. we're told she left her gun on a chair in a bedroom where kids where playing... when the gun accidentally discharged. the toddler is in the hospital... in critical... but stable condition./// ((kirsten joyce)) we now know a man was jaywalking... police say the 37- year- old was crossing outside of a marked crosswalk when he was hit on bruce near owens. police are still looking for the driver... who took off. if you have any information... call police or crimestoppers./// ((kirsten joyce)) taking down an isis stronghold. up next on the valley's news leader... the upperhand iraqi forces have... as they try to push the terror organization out of their country./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader with 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. as president of my synagogue, 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 swensk. this is 8 news now at noon.)) ((kirsten joyce)) iraq's military says it has inflicted -quote- "heavy isis in mosul. iraqi- led forces are closing in on the city in the long- awaited battle to recapture it from the terror group. the move got underway yesterday... as the forces are trying to take out up to 5- thousand isis fighters in the iraqi city. mosul is the largest city under isis control... and the last remaining stronghold in iraq./// ((kirsten joyce)) and starting today .. you can now bring home all the cuban cigars and rum you want. the obama administrations new much as they want-- for personal consumption only. however, you can't order the goods online. the u-s and cuba are trying to normalize relations between the two countries .. who were once cold war enemies./// ((kirsten joyce)) today the new jersey transit is up and running at full service. this comes after last month's deadly train crash shut the station down. this morning's commute marked the first time the hoboken terminal has been up and running since the crash. when a train rammed through a passenger concourse... than 100 others./// ((kirsten joyce)) a long way to go... to get a northern nevada wildfire under control. the damage its done... and how much of the fire crews have been able to contain. but first here's a look outside... sherry will have your windy forecast... up next on the valley's news leader./// ((you're watching 8 a wildfire continues to burn in northern nevada today. rain over the past day is helping calm the fire in the washoe valley. it's already destroyed 22 homes contained. there were worries the rain would bring flooding... but so far that hasn't happened on a wide scale. the cause of the fire is still under investigation./// ((kirsten joyce)) the winds have really been whipping around the valley over the past few days. the high winds have even knocked out power to homes and businesses across the valley. at one point... around 23- hundred homes were without power. let's check in with sherry to see how long the winds will stick around. ((sherry swensk)) what a rough start to the work week with those winds crazy high overnight. from the windy weekend. .......... gusts to 60 mph overnight out at red rock and even south valley locations about the same before daybreak. ........ temps were in the 60s early this morning, but those will get cooler after winds turn to out of the north tomorrow and even cooler air makes its way into southern nevada by wednesday. ........... day and the winds will back off through the afternoon and won't be nearly as gusty as what we felt for the morning hours. .............. it will be a rollercoaters of temps this week - typical for october - with the cooler systems moving through to the norht a ........... then we rebound and warm up before the next one rolls by and cools us down again. ............. highs today a little cooler than the weekend. saturday at 88 then sunday's high of 82. today just near 80 degrees. ............ breezy north winds tomorrow and behind that our highs only making it to upper 70s midweek and saturday. ............ today's high is right on target of normal at 80 and then the overnight lows will be very cool again - in the 50s so jackets will be a good idea. ................. wind advisory issued last night before midnight because the weather service saw that the winds were going to crank very high overnight and they surely did. ............ that wind advisory allowed to expire at 11 am and a high wind warning for the mountains also expired before lunch time. ............... the very large area of low pressure spreading rain and west... from the pacific northwest with damaging winds and rain... to the rockies... to the great basin. ................. rain and snow has been intense at times in western nevada and the sierra has picked up some early season snow - which is a great start. ............ today's high of 80 will feel great with sunny skies and lighter winds through the afternoon. ............. will increase and feel pretty cool through tomorrow afternoon and wednesday. highs just making it to the upper 70s. ............. then it won't take long at all to get those warmer october temps back by the weekend with upper 80s and even near 90 degrees by saturday! overnight lows will be milder through the weekend, too./// ((kirsten joyce)) this week marks national teen driver safety week... where young drivers are reminded about the importance of safe driving. 10- percent of 15- to- 19-year-olds involved in a deadly crash.. were reported to be distracted at the time of the crash. ac highway traffic safety... last year, there were more than 31- hundred teen driving deaths... and 431-thousand injuries involving distracted driving. /// ((kirsten joyce)) two friends that play tennis together were suddenly stricken with the same rare condition. in today's medical breakthrough... how a new treatment has improved their breathing and quality of life... that's next on the valley's news leader. the talk's getting odd. i for one am extremely aroused. america's favorite odd couple. when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump. ((kirsten joyce)) it's often m isdiagnosed, and can restrict breathing and reduce lung capacity to that of someone 30 years older. but, a new procedure is now treating a debilitating condition called diaphragm paralysis. martie salt has today's medical breakthrough. these healthy, active, tennis club teammates, marita dowell began suddenly suffering the same chronic shortness of breath. "the worst problem that i had with the breathing was that i was uncomfortable 24/7." "it was completely debilitating when the breathing became an issue. i couldn't take a deep breath, which affected everything." both women had partial diaphragm paralysis, often resulting from shoulder surgery, as dowell had, or heart surgery. doctor matthew kaufman minimally- invasive way to treat it. doctor kaufman (cowf-man) reconstructs the phrenic (fren-ick) nerve, the nerve that helps control the movement of the diaphragm. he enters the lower neck and implants another nerve taken from the leg. "the procedure is intended to restore function to a muscle that's paralyzed. and the muscle we're talking about is the muscle of breathing. if there's an injury to the phrenic nerve anywhere along this pathway, either on the right or left side, this half of the muscle will not work." "it's a miracle." "now i'm relaxed, i can do can play with the kids, i can play tennis." "i can hike now, i can ride a bike, and i don't lose my breath." "i'm thrilled to be hitting a ball. i don't care if i win." both ladies are now breathing easier literally. i'm martie salt, reporting. ((kirsten joyce)) >> doctor matthew kaufman says now his office receives about 300 inquiries annually from those with diaphragm paralysis around the country./// ((kirsten joyce)) why millenials are buying up canned wine in droves... that's up next on the valley's news leader./// where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. but hiding the evidence won't help danny tarkanian. sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years... ...or all those fake charities he helped set up... ...or the scams against seniors he formed... or the $17 million judgment he never paid. he can try, but he can't make his record disappear. danny tarkanian: just a con man who can't bury the truth. an internet sensation is making sure she'll never forget her 15 minutes of fame. chewbacca mom is getting some ink done to remeber her viral because of it... we explain why tofay at four./// ((kirsten joyce)) pepsi is ready to cut out the sugar! the company says it plans to aggressively cut sugars and calories in dozens of its products. it's promising that at least two-thirds of its drinks will have 100 calories or less by 20-25. the global food giant also plans to reduce saturated fat and sodium levels in many of its other products, like frito-lay chips. pepsi is also laying out plans impact and promote human right and diversity. it said today the changes are due to consumer preferences, as well as new dietary guidelines from the world health organization./// ((kirsten joyce)) the next time you want to enjoy a glass of wine... you might not need a glass at all! many winemakers are ditching bottles and boxes... and going with cans instead! a central california winery started putting its wine in cans back in 2013... and they say it now comprises 40- percent of its is portable.affo rdablesingle serving and a hit with millenials: (( whitney adams/sommelier) "i definitely think that's where things are headed. i think more and more every month or two, a new wine comes out in a can, whether it's a wine spritzer. i 've seen lots of different things. it's here to stay for sure." )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> canned wine currently makes up less than one percent of the market, but the growth has been explosive. sales more than doubled over the last year from 6.4 million dollars to 14.5 million./// ((kirsten joyce)) live at noon.. the valley's news leader. remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas now dot com, facebook and twitter. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists. narrator: and joe heck says "i have high hopes we'll see donald trump become president." i don't know what i said, aah... narrator: heck says he "completely supports" trump. i would bomb the [bleep] out of them. narrator: and heck? reporter: you trust him having his finger on the nuclear button? heck: i do. reporter: why do you say that? heck: why wouldn't i? ? >> ridge: you seem far away. >> brooke: just thinking about a lot of things -- eric and quinn, eric's health, and now this. i can't believe that you tried to steal eric's power of attorney from quinn! >> ridge: i didn't try to steal it. i tried to appropriate it for the good of the family. you think this is better? >> brooke: no! >> ridge: quinn holding all the power? no, it's not better, is it? >> brooke: of course not. no. but did you really think you were gonna get away with it? >> ridge: no, not long-term -- just... long enough to protect the family and to protect my dad. desperate times, desperate measures, like...