before they got to him. authorities say with the hot weather winding down now is the time to be extra vigilant on the roads. this is the trend we see. as cooler weather starts coming in, we know as august starts rolling into september the evenings start cooling down. ; so we're gonna start seeing a lot more pedestrian traffic, bicycles, motorcycles out. .. ;04 it's incumbent upon everybody using our roadways to pay extra attention to what's going on around us. especially as fall rolls in. it )) ((michelle mortensen)) >> police say the driver remained on the scene and is believe to not be impaired. this is the 67th fatal accident in metro's jurisdiction this year. ((michelle mortensen)) you're looking a t a live shot of a bus crash in newark, new jersey. deatails are very limited. information on what caused it. meantime now lets send it over to demetra for how our roads are looking./// ((demetria obilor)) it looks like police are breaking down the scene at flamingo and tamarus right now following a deadly crash that happened arouhd midnight. pit bulls. ((michelle mortensen)) it seems like everyone has an opinion about the breed. some say the dogs are a danger ... while others say the breed gets a bad rap. supporters of pitbulls have taken to social media bombarding posts about this recent attack with the hashtag "don't bully our breed." ((brian loftus)) >> 8 news now reporter shakala alvaranga is clearing the air on the myths, lies and misconceptions about pit bulls. 9 year old derion stevenson was the tragedy putting a dark cloud over a breed that tends to get a negative reputation ... pit bulls. "i've heard horrendous stories as you can imagine in rescue as to what people have done to animals ... far more stories about humans hurting animals than animals every hurting humans." there's no question what happened this week was awful. "even if he saw you 20 times in the same day, he would tell you he loved you. 20 times a day he didn't get tired of it." but benson wants people to keep something in mind. concern about that particular dog, not all that breeds dogs. according to the aspca, some 1.2 million dogs are euthanized every year. 40% of those ... are pit bulls. "they're amazing, amazing dogs so it's hearbtreaking to me that they get this stigma because here's what ends up happening: homeowners association don't allow them, insurance companies discriminate against them, landlords will say that you can't have them." she's 7 months old. "we had her since she was a month old." "everybody thinks pit bulls are just so terrible, they're all so mean, and they're not." benson's team has rescued almost 200 pit bulls in the valley. she hopes others will do their research on the dog. "she's just like every other dog, she's no different, just because she's a pit bull." ((michelle mortensen)) >> according to dog bite dot org, last year. 82 percent of those were by pit bulls. pit bulls only make up 6-percent of the dog population. by the way, the dog that killed the child has since been euthanized. it's still unclear if the owner will face criminal charges. ((brian loftus)) dog attacks aren't uncommon...look ing at a longer time frame watchdog group dogs bite dot org shows that 360 64-percent, or 232 total, of those were from pit bulls. the second leading breed in that category was rottweilers at 11-percent or 41 deaths. german shepherds were third... responsible for 13 deaths in that time frame. dogs bite dot org supports a pit bull breed ban... and mandatory spay and neuter programs./// ((michelle mortensen)) the bluecut fire remains a major threat this morning. it's grown to 36-thousand acres ... the good news this morning is that some evacuation orders have been lifted. that's thanks in part to the more than 15-hundred firefighters working to get the blaze under control./// sherry how's the weather today? ((sherry swensk)) cloudy skies this morning and is holding in some heat in the valley. we had some showers and thunderstorms yesterday afternoon and that also has some extra humidity around so it's a bit muggy. ............. it looks like that energy will pass to the east and eventually the clouds will clear today and give us some sunshine this afternoon. ............... temps will start to slide back toward normal.... ((brian loftus)) more than 100 people will be in the upcoming election after becoming a u-s citizen today. immigration services will welcome 123 new citizens in a special ceremony today. the candidates originate from all across the world including china, south africa, and thailand. u-s district judge andrew gordon will administer the oath of allegiance. the ceremony will cap off with a special keynote address to welcome the new americans./// ((brian loftus)) clinton or trump or neither? ... ((michelle mortensen)) there are other choices, >> but libertarian gary to enter the national conversation for president. in las vegas, he laid out his plan we take a look coming up next./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and this is 8 news now good day)) ((brian loftus)) presidential election has been on donald trump and hillary clinton... but libertarian candidate gary johnson is saying 'don't forget about me'. ((michelle mortensen)) johnson made a stop in las vegas last night at the s-l-s casino ... to drum up support and outline his plan for america. he shared his stances on several issues...like the economy...immigr ation and free market. ((brian loftus)) >> together with running mate --bill weld...the duo claimed to be "fiscally touching on topics like marriage equality and abortion. (((("how can there be a more difficult choice. but who, who is the person that should make that decision when it comes to that decision? the woman involved should be making that decision." )) ((brian loftus)) >> last night's rally was johnson's second appearance in las vegas in the last week. he'll return to his home state for a rally in albuquerque this weekend./// ((michelle mortensen)) meanwhile ... the latest polls show hillary clinton and donald trump are in a dead heat here in nevada. shows clinton with a narrow advantage... 44 to 42 points... with a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points. gary johnson had 5-percent in that poll. the majority of voters polled said they found neither clinton nor trump to be trustworthy. that poll also showed a tie in the senate race between representative joe heck and former nevada attorney general catherine cortez masto./// ((brian loftus)) the pilot who ejected suffer minor injuries and has been released from the hospital. he was wrapping up an exercise with a military weapons school when he self-ejected from the a-4 skyhawk... which crashed to the ground. luckily, no one on the ground was hurt. it's not immediately clear what the problem was with the single-engine aircraft, which was built in 1970. all other planes in the exercise landed safely./// ((michelle mortensen)) and take a look at ts robbed a bank in southwest las vegas. they say she had something in her mouth during the crime, possibly gauze... like she just had oral surgery ... or possibly a disguise. as you can see she has a thin build and she's between five-foot-six and five-eight. if know anything that could help metro with this case ... call crime stoppers./// ((brian loftus)) time is running out for you to get in on a summer gataway. ((michelle mortensen)) >> but that doesn't mean you still can't get away with some extra cash in your pocket... labor day destinations and how you can save. you're watching 8 news now good day. 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((michelle mortensen)) >> plus...the clinton foundation is undergoing some drastic changes this morning..who the campiagn is kicking off their list of finacial contributors ((sherry swensk)) >> and... another chance of rain before the weekend kicks in... forecast. 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus)) this morning, team usa swimmers gunner bentz and jack conger are on their way home... and teammate james feigen's will be next to leave rio. ((michelle mortensen)) >> feigen's lawyer says he's reached an agreement with brazilian authorities to pay 10-thousand dollars and he'll be allowed to head back to the u.s.

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