8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im Kirsten Joyce. Patrick Walker and im Patrick Walker, in for brian. Developing right now. One person is fighting for their life after a shooting on the east side of the valley. Kirsten JoyceMichael Stevens is live on scene at lake mead and hollywood with the latest. Michael . Patrick, kirsten. Metros homicide unit are the ones leading the investigation at this point because they say the victim. A n to survive. Metro police say the shooting happened just before midnight inside the avion apartment complex near lake mead and hollywood boulevard. Police say the suspect in this shooting. Walked up to a ground level apartment and shot multiple times inside. Again, police say a man in his early 20s was hit but he wasnt the only one inside the apartment at the time of the shooting lt. Dan mcgrath metro police 00;07;20 unfortunatley, there were a couple of small children inside shooting a firearm inside an apartment with Young Children inside. metros gang unit is also out here investigating. Not sure if anyone had any ties. Right now, police say theyre talking to witnesses and checking cameras in the area. That mightve picked up anything. Metro police say they do expect to be in the area investigating for the next several hours. Patrick, kirsten . Patrick Walker s Kirsten Joyce the hunt is on for this man. After a hotel worker was sexually assaulted and battered inside an east side hotel. Metro Police Released this Surveillance Video of their suspect after the weekend assault. Hes wanted in connection to a battery and Sexual Assault case. Investigators say a Hotel Employee was attacked inside one of the rooms and the suspect left when another employee came to the door. Curtis. Who says its important to test security protocols at your workplace. Because this can happen anywhere. ret. Sgt christopher curtis, personal safety expert see if you can sneak past someone. See if you can get in without your id badge, see if some of the locks dont work. The second you see Something Like that, you have to report that to a Security Team or management because things arent perfect. Kirsten Joyce if you do find yourself in an uncomfortable or possibly dangerous situation. Curtis recommends making eye contact, avoid looking intimidated or frightened. He also suggests using the 3 place a barrier between you and the other person. Or create a physical buffer. Or space between you. And broadcast. Let that person know youre aware. Meanwhile anyone with any information on the Sexual Assault case is urged to contact crimestoppers. Kirsten Joyce every wednesday, we ask the sheriff questions from the viewers in our morning cup of joe segment in the 6am hour. To submit a question. Just go to las vegas now dot com. And look for the dont miss dealing with mondays computer glitch. Theyve canceled about 250 flights already this morning. Several arriving flights at mccarran have been delayed today. The company canceled about 1 thousand flights yesterday. After a power outage at their main hub in atlanta knocked out its systems. Deltas computers are back up and running again. They are offering refunds to passengers. sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk the sun is on its way up now. We still have some breezes out there after a windy and dry monday. It was a hot start to the week, with temps above 105 and gust to more than 30 mph. Temps right now in the 80s ard and the air still dry. Some monsoon moisture sneaking up into arizona, but Southern Nevada under High Pressure and another windy day ahead. We could see some smoke today again from that fire to the west. Barrier on eastbound Summerlin Parkway at the 95 ramps. This isnt causing major delays at this time. Westbound Summerlin Parkway is starting to slow down in the area, most likely due to construction. Expect delays in the spaghetti bowl. A road hazard was reported by i15 and sahara. 20 yearold carlan. As well as her husband, michael. Joy was also injured in the crash, but will survive. A go fund me page for the family has been created to help with funeral and medical expenses. Nearly 50 thousand dollars has been donated so far. Kirsten Joyce still to come on 8 news now good day. Smoothing out sunset road. Patrick Walker what to expect this week as crews work on a major pipeline project in whats driving you crazy . Kirsten Joyce plus. Us swimmer Michael Phelps olympics. His staredown with another athlete going viral. Patrick Walker and we want you to be part of our 8 news now good day. Just head to our 8 news now facebook page. And upload a pic of you sipping a cup of coffee. Kirsten Joyce 8 lucky viewers will be chosen each week to win an 8 news now mug the winners will be announced every friday. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and Demetria Obilor. Kirsten Joyce heres a look at the leaderboard the us is in first place with an weve got the most gold with 5 medals, 7 silver and 7 bronze. China is in second place with 13. Patrick Walker japan rounds out the top 3 with 10 medals. And russia is in 4th place. And also has 10 medals. Kirsten Joyce 15 gold medals will be up for grabs across 9 different events today. Patrick Walker well be watching gymnastics. When the womens all around team final will balance beam, floor, uneven bars and the vault. Kirsten Joyce usas simone biles will be the only gymnast to compete in all 4 events today. Patrick Walker the first canoeing medals will also be awarded for the mens slalom competition. Kirsten Joyce 19 year old american swimmer lilly king proved she can back up her talk. She won gold and set an olympic record in the 100 meter breastroke yesterday. King called out her russian rival for failing 2 drug tests. And said they have no place in Patrick Walker and in the mens 100 meter backstroke. American swimmer, ryan murphy took home the gold last night. He finished with an olympic record of just 51 point 97 seconds. The second fastest time in history. This is the 6th consecutive gold medal for the americans in the event. And is the first olympic medal for 21 year old murphy. Fellow american David Plummer took home the bronze. Patrick Walker and Michael Phelps finished secong in the 200 butterfly semifinal. The pool that caught everyones eye. It was the staredown beforehand. South africas chad le clos was doing what looks like a boxing dance to get amped up. And phelps clearly was having none of it. The two have been long rivals in the games. Le clos defeated phelps in this event back in 2012, but phelps beat him yesterday. They will both hit the water for tonights 200 butterfly finals. Kirsten Joyce and on the basketball court. Americas mens and womens yesterday. 113 to 69. Paul george scored the most points, with 20. On the womens side. They beat spain for their 43rd consecutive olympic victory. They won 103 to 63. You can check out highlights from todays events during our 6pm show tonight. corajoso is the portuguese word for courageous. Corajoso Kirsten Joyce over the next couple of weeks our team in rio is stepping upclose and personal with the culture in rio. Patrick Walker in todays destination rio report. Jacque jovic checks out one of brazils most recognizable landmarks. The christ the redeemer statue. The outstretched arms. Nearly as wide as the statue is tall. Overlook rio. Security guard jorge murta overlooks the statue and says he feels fortunate to work here. jorje murta Security Guard the landscape, the statue and the sea. I work and enjoy myself together. jacque tour guide neyla bontempo says christ the redeemer is her favorite spot. neyla bontempo tour guide how about to have my own office here you see. Its nice to work in this place. jacque visitors from all over arms welcoming them to this beautiful city. Esther Albers holland its a really impressive statue. It represents everything rio stands for in the country. Its really impressive to be here with this view and feeling the spirit of the country. You can check out all the destination rio reports online at las vegas now dot com. sherry, hows the Sherry Swensk here comes the sun. We will see some smoke today again from that fire to the west. Right now we dont see much looking out from our red rock camera. Is well to the west of Southern Nevada. It wont be quite as hot today. With temps getting back to normal and a little below the next couple of days. Monday. The air is staying very dry again today. Gusts have already been bumping around to over 30 mph out at the lake overnight. And the mountain has some gusts to 20 mph and higher at times. Some monsoon moisture spreading up into arizona, but Southern Nevada under High Pressure and another windy day ahead. Tropical moisture from javier which soaked baja will overtake the desert and bring some heavy rain for the rest of the week. Flood watches are already western new mexico. Thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. Traffic is slowing down in the spaghetti bowl right now. Spaghetti bowl right now. A road hazard was reported by nhp on southbound i15 near sahara. The southbound 95 exit to rancho is closed right now. Youll be detoured at mlk. To talk about how he plans to celebrate his first year as a strip headliner. Kirsten Joyce and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck Demetria Obilor im one of them. Yo tambien. Im one of over 300,000 nevadans who rely on Social Security. Social security helps us pay the bills. And enjoy the retirement that weve earned. Thats what makes joe heck so dangerous. His plan to privatize Social Security means billions in profits for wall street. Risking Retirement Security on the stock market. What if it crashes again . I wonder who hes working for . Because its not us. Afscme people is responsible road. Over the past several months, there have been a couple of different projects on this road slowing you down. This week, expect more cones and delays. For the next couple of weeks, crews are going to be paving eastern as part of the central segment of the paradise whitney interceptor project. This week, there will be nightly lane restrictions along sunset from 6pm to 7am. At mcleod, there will be two lanes open for traffic in each direction. You can use warm springs and russell as alternates to get around the work. Whats driving you crazy . Remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. franco is celebrating his first year on the strip. By making magic happen for the animal foundation. The star of magic reinvented nightly joins us in studio this Sherry Swensk thanks for coming in this Sherry SwenskSherry SwenskSherry Swensk thanks for coming in this morning, mat well be right back. overnight shooting. And what we know about the suspects. Patrick Walker plus. A wildfire in Southern California shows no signs of slowing down. We hear from the firefighters. Who just cant seem to get the upperhand. Kirsten Joyce and. Advertisers watching your every move. Michelle mortensen shows us how to put an end to that in 8 on your side. 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. Kirsten Joyce thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im Kirsten Joyce. Patrick Walker and im Patrick Walker, in for brian. Metro police are investigating a shooting. Where a man was shot multiple times outside of an apartment complex. Kirsten Joyce police are currently looking for the suspect. Michael stevens is live near lake mead and hollywood. Where the shooting took place, michael . Patrick, kirsten. Metros Homicide Team is out here investigating what led up to this shooting. It happened just before midnight. Metro says they believe the person responsible walked up to a ground level apartment and started shooting. A man in his early 20s was hit multiple times. He was taken to umc where hes not expected to survive. Police say a couple of small kids were also inside during the right now, no arrests have been made. Police say theyre not going to stop until the person who did this is locked up lt. Dan mcgrath metro police recently weve seen a number of younger these younger men involved in senseless violence with guns so it is a big concern for us as an agency. And theres going to be some more officers in this area later today and even the next few days so hopefully we catch this person. metros gang unit is also out here investigating. Not sure if anyone had any ties. Right now, police say theyre talking to witnesses and checking cameras in the area. That mightve picked up anything. Michael Stevens metro police say they do expect to be in the area investigating for the next several hours. Be in the area investigating for the next several hours. Patrick, kirsten . Kirsten JoyceSherry Swensk are battling the pilot fire in San Bernardino county. The pilot fire has burned more than 63 Hundred Acres so far and theres no sign of slowing down. The pilot fire erupted on sunday. Tripling in size in less than 24 hours at last check, the fire is only six percent contained. One firefighter just finished helping battle a wildfire near big sur. And instead of going home, decided to help fight the pilot john deyoe firefighter there is dust and ash and flames everywhere, youre tired, its 3am and youve got to keep going. Sherry Swensk the wildfires have also forced thousands of people to leave their homes. Plus several Area School Districts will be closed today. Still no word on what started it. sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk west. We still have some breezes out there after a windy and dry monday. It was a hot start to the week,. Temps right now in the 80s around the valley. And the air still dry. Some monsoon moisture sneaking up into arizona, but Southern Nevada under High Pressure and another windy day ahead. Demetria, how are the roads . Is closed right now. Youll be detoured at mlk. This closure will last through midseptember. The crash on eb Summerlin Parkway is gone. There are no more slow downs along westbound traffic either. Meetings about the potential tonight. It begins at 6 pm inside the Clark County Government Center commission chambers. It will be hosted by commissioner lawrence weekly. The meetings are required under Assembly Bill 294. The plan is the break up the district and give principals more power. The last meeting is tomorrow and a finalized plan is expected monday. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now teamed up with smiths and silver state schools credit union. We are collecting School Supplies through friday for more than 18 at risk schools you can drop off supplies. Go to our website las vegas now dot com. Patrick Walker helping teens just getting behind the wheel. Kirsten Joyce were chatting with the dmv about their new program. To help them learn the rules of the road. Patrick Walker plus. Donald trump offering up some details. His plan for the economy. Comi