Your commute. brian loftus and. Were off to a hot start this week. But that wont last for long. When we could see some rain in southern nevada. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. Several situations developing overnight in new york city and new jersey. The explosions in new york city could be an act of terrorism connected somewhere overseas. Kirsten joyce meanwhile. Fbi agents are also in new jersey investigating a backpack filled with suspicious devices. Shutti ng down Train Services. 8 news now nia wong joins us live in studio with the latest updates. Nia . nia wong good morning brian and kirsten. The fbi is questioning several people in connection to that blast in new york city. As of this morning. Theyre focusing on one suspect on the loose. The fbi is now looking for this man 28 year old ahmad khan rahami. Bombing, and he is armed and dangerous. The search for rahami comes as authorities in new jersey suspended Train Service overnight. After a backpack with five suspicious devices inside was found at the train station in elizabeth. Nats boom explosion the citys mayor says one of the devices inside went off unintentionally as a bomb squad began inspecting it. The development came as the fbi and nypd took several people into custody during a traffic stop in brooklyn sunday night. In connection to saturdays explosion in new yorks chelsea neighborhood. This surveillance deo obidy nbcg r cov. After the pressure oke nat sot im wantin come with me. Im holding you, ok . So far city officials are not calling the incident an act of terrorism sot new york mayor bill de blasio we have a lot more work to do to be able to say what kind of motivation was behind this was it a political motivation, a personal motivation. Some Intelligence Experts are pointing to connections between the attack here in chelsea and the Boston Marathon bombing a Pressure Cooker device was used in the 2013 marathon attack. But unlike that one Officials Say the devices found in new york had celphones attached sot Ed Davis Former Boston Police commissioner mon0001 thats a step up in sophistication from what we saw here in boston. That gives them the ability to detonate the thing from anywhere. Another explosion saturday in new jersey. Which also may have also used a cell phone as a trigger. nia wong all the victims in saturdays explosion have since been released from the hospital. Brian and kirsten . Kirsten JoyceKirsten Joyce what security measures are being taken in new york city . nia wong kirsten, with the United Nations having their General Assembly. Two blocks away from the blast in chelsea. New york city mayor bill deblasio says a thousand state Police Officers and National Guard troops will be at bus terminals. Airpo rts and subway stations. Back to you. Sherry, hows the weather . In the upper 90s. Another hot day today before the heat breaker of clouds and possible rain. Temps right now in the 70s and will cool a little more through the next hour or two. Tropical moisture working its way up from the south and clouds with possible showers comt then another chance for rain and thundertorms wiht a cooler system from the northwest on thursday. Rain across the northeast coast all day. Temps drop to the 80s several days this week. Back to you Kirsten Joyce today. The start of a Major Construction project. brian loftus ndot will be widening i15 north between craig road and speedway boulevard. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live this morning with whats expected. Good morning, michael . Brian, kirsten. Its a 34million dollar project. And construction will take place on a very heavily traveled stretch of roads. As you mentioned ndot says theyll be widening i15 between craig and speedway boulevard in North Las Vegas. The project will transition the 5miles stretch of highway from 4 to 6 lanes in both directions. Listen to these numbers. Ndot says about 41thousand cars travel this path 71percent by 2033. Ndot says the project will improve safety and cutdown travel times and congestion. But some drivers say its not really needed meir mendel truck driver its always nice when they expand the road but i dont think its that busy over here anyway, the i15, if you go north, its not a busy road. meir mendel truck driver but still i dont think its necessary, i think they could find different places that Michael Stevens ndot says the project will help with traffic. Going to and from the speedway during major events like nascar and edc. In addition to roadwork. New lighting will be installed as well as some new signs and landscaping. Todays groundbreaking is set for 10this morning. Brian, kirsten . brian loftus michael, is there any word on the timeline for this project . Its expected to last about 18months. Ndot says it should wrap up in early 2018. Brian . Demetria, how are the roads . Theres a crash on maryland parkway south of flamingo. Eastern is an alternate. Near russell and hacienda. It happened last night. Were told one man was injured and taken to sunrise hospital. Investigators say the victim may have b if you have any information, call crimestoppers. Kirsten Joyce and metro police say theyre looking for this endangered teen. 19 year old christopher campbell. Officers say he has aspergers syndrome. Is schizophrenic and suffers from seizures. He needs medication and could potentially die without it. The teen was last seen leaving his home sunday at 4 pm near lake mead and hollywood. Contact metro police if you know his whereabouts. brian loftus still to come on 8 news Kirsten Joyce the group who is claiming responsibility for the stabbing spree at a mall over the weekend. brian loftus and. The charleston curve has slowed you down for years. But change is on the way. How you can shape the future of this busy interchange, in whats driving you crazy . youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and Demetria Obilor. Woman here in nevada, those were the worst days of our lives, and congressman heck called it a blip. Narrator in 2008, joe heck called nevadas housing crisis a blip on the radar. Thats just how out of touch joe heck is. Narrator after heck sponsored a bill giving tax breaks to big banks, including banks who caused the housing crisis. Its clear what joe hecks priorities are, and families like mine get left behind. Narrator afscme people is responsible brian loftus some funny moments at the check this out. This was at the cardinals giants game. A foul ball went into the stands. Where a Police Officer caught it with his hat he seemed to act like it was no big deal. And what a nice guy. He didnt keep the souvenir, instead he gave it to a kid nearby. brian loftus and whats wrong with a little dirt . . During the marlins phillies game this weekend. A little kid dropped the hot dog second rule and put it back. Problem solved. sherry, hows the weather . Back to you Sherry Swensk eventually the sun will rise lower in the sky during the day. Fall weather follows immediately. The good news is we do have a nice break in the heat this time. With cooler 80s into the weekend. Today a hot day up near 100. Then cloudy and cooler tomorrow thanks to hurricane paine. Only a 20 percent chance of showers, but at least a chance. The main chances will stay south of i15. Thunderstorms with a colder system later in the week and nicer 80s. Back to you Kirsten Joyce what they call a potential act of terrorism at a minnesota mall. Minnesota man dressed up in a private security uniform. And stabbed at least 9 people on saturday. An off duty Police Officer shot and killed the attacker and is credited for saving lives. During the stabbing. Witnesses said the man mentioned allah and asked if people were muslim, before deciding whether to attack. An islamic staterun news agency is calling the attacker a soldier of the islamic state. brian loftus the man accused of an attempted robbery. That led to a barricade inside a tj maxx. Is due in court this morning. Hearing set for 9 am. He faces charges for robbery with a deadly weapon. And burglary with a deadly weapon. And could face even more charges. Metro police say he was following a woman inside the store in the northwest this past august. When he pointed a gun into the air and at her head and began yelling. Officers say mote threatened to shoot several people. Employees and other customers ran for cover, and got out of the store if they could. brian loftus North Las Vegas police are searching for the person who killed a 19 year old over the at sunday morning near lake mead and belmont street. Police are searching for a small, blue pickup truck that may been connected to the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact crimestoppers. thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. Ramp closures go into effect overnight at the flamingo us 95 interchange for work ont he rtcs flamingo corridor improvements project. Use alternates like desert inn. Over on the so clousres are in effect near the mccarran exit for the countys airport connector project. Overnight, the westbound warm springs ramp to westbound 215 shuts down. You will be detoured to lv blvd. Has a new decoration to put on display. brian loftus the las vegas comedian. Who scored his first emmy at last nights awards. After the break on 8 news now good day. Kirsten Joyce and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck now good day. The chefinspired panini collection from subway is grilled right before your eyes, in our new panini press. But. Lets start at the beginning the new salami caprese panini starts with genoa salami, thicksliced fresh mozzarella, creamy pesto, and italian bread. And meld the flavors in melted cheese. Oh, heres the best part. The new chefinspired panini collection. 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. My moms was from italy. 60 years ago they met here in nevada and we grew as a family really grew as a family. Art 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 nevadans. She became a National Leader in protecting children from sex traffickers. Solving problems, isnt that something we need more of in washington . Trapp daughter, liesl, in the film version of the sound of music has passed away. Charmian carr died saturday at the age of 73. She suffered complications from a rare form of dementia. Carr sang one of the movies classic songs, sixteen going on seventeen. After her success in the sound of music. Carr married and left the movie biz to raise her 2 children. She then started an interior design company. Whose clients included michael jackson. simpson was the big winner at this years emmy awards. brian loftus it won best limited series, and 4 other awards. Including one for sarah paulson, who played the role of marcia clark the more i learned about the real marcia clark, not the twodimensional cardboard cutout i saw on the news, but the complicated, whipsmart, gianthearted mother of two who woke up every day, put both feet on the floor, and dedicated herself to righting an unconscionable wrong the loss of two innocents, ron goldman and to recognize that i, along with the rest of the world, had been superficial and careless in my judgement, and i am glad to be able to stand here today in front of everyone and tell you im sorry. natapplause Kirsten Joyce and history was made as Julia Louisdreyfus won her fifth consecutive emmy for the political comedy. In an emotional speech. She paid tribute to her late father id like to dedicate this to my father, william louisdreyfus, who passed away on friday, and im so glad that he liked veep, because his opinion was the one that really brian loftus and a las vegas headliner scored an emmy last night. Louie anderson won best supporting actor in a comedy for baskets. It was his first emmy win and nomination and anderson was very excited ouie anderson mom we didt very good man, but i play one hell of a woman. This is for my mom, whom i stole every nuiance, shameful look, cruel look, loving look, passive aggressive line, i really thank her. Kimmel was able to keep things light throughout the show. And even tried to hitch a ride with none other than the late late shows james corden. Who gave kimmel the boot after a little Carpool Karaoke something aint right. My best friend told me what you did last night. Left me sleeping in my bed, i was dreaming but i shouldve been with you instead. Wake me up before you go go, dont leave me hanging on a nightly yo yo. Wake me up before you go go take me dancing tonight. Mistake. Jimmy singing james yea get out of the car. Jimmy i voted for beyonce the charleston curve has been a pain in your commute for years. The interchange isnt big enough and traffic can get really backed up in the area, and the state wants to propose its solution to you. Thursday evening, the state will hold an open house regarding improvements for the 95 charleston interchange. Encouraged. The state wants to add auxiliary lanes on us 95 between eastern and charleston, reconstruction the charleston interchange and widen charleston, just east of the interchange. Ndot says its all to increase safety and improve operation for current and future traffic needs. It will be held at the East Las VegasCommunity Center ballroom from 4pm to 7pm on thursday. If you cant attend, your comments are can be written in or emailed. That information will be on our website, lasvegasnow. Com remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce arrrggg you ready fer this story . . brian loftus why youll be hearin other swashbucklers talk like a day. the fbi investigating explosions in new york city and new jersey. The investigation into possible terrorism. And the man wanted for questioning. brian loftus plus. The mayor of henderson sits down with us. We get your questions answered. In monday mornings with the mayors. Kirsten Joyce and. Your work week is starting off warm. But the heat is going to take a few vacation days. The rain on the radar. In sherrys weather now forecast. brian lo valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. were looking live out of new york city right now. Where were following a developing situation. More than 2 dozen people were injured in an explosion there over the weekend. And several suspicious devices were found overnight in new jersey. Kirsten Joyce thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im Kirsten Joyce. brian loftus and im brian loftus. Suspect in connection to one of the incidents. And a manhunt is underway. 8 news now reporter nia wong has the latest developments. Nia . nia wong good morning brian and kirsten. We know the fbi is questioning several people in new york. Agents are now searching through the apartment of 28 year old ahmad khan rahami. And they say. Hes armed and dangerous. Rahami is a naturalized citizen from afghanistan and his apartment is in elizabeth, new jersey. The same town where fbi teams we filled with five suspicious devices at a train station. One of the devices did explode as a bomb squad tried to disarm it. No one was injured. Its still too early to say whether this is connected to the explosion in new york city. New york Governor Cuomo says the blast in the chelsea neighborhood does not appear to be an act of international terrorism. But theyre not completely ruling it out. After the blast. A second Pressure Cooker with wires and a with the United Nations having their General Assembly 2 miles from the first blast, new york city is on alert. Governor Andrew Cuomo we know that obviously were had a number of bombings, elizabeth, in new jersey seaside park and in manahatten in the chelsea area. And there are similarities among the bombs. They are not all. Theyre not identical, but there were certain similarities in the way the bombs were put together. With certain elements ectera. Suggesting there might have been a common linkage or a common person bei nia wong Governor Cuomo says residents in new york can expect heightened security in response to these attacks. nia wong 1,000 more Police Officers and National Guard troops will be patrolling bus terminals. Airpo rts and subway stations. Nia wong 8 news now. brian loftus what condition are the victims in from saturdays attack in new york city . nia wong were told