he then turned on the gas stove... forcing police to call southwest gas to shut down the line. officers say the son also had a handgun... the father was able to get out safely... no one was injured. /// ((kirsten joyce)) the man accused of shooting at cars and killing a woman on i-15 saturday is scheduled to make his first court appearance today. 29- year- old kenneth mcdonald is accused of shooting and killing 48 year old tracey donahue. police say mcdonald also shot donahue's husband, but he's expected to recover. c-v-s near windmill and las vegas boulevard after a stand off. c-v-s near windmill and las vegas boulevard after a stand off. he faces several charges including murder./// ((kirsten joyce)) if you have a question you want to ask law enforcement... now is your chance. we ask metro sheriff joe lombardo questions from viewers every wednesday... during our morning cup of joe segment. to submit a question... go to las vegas now dot com... and look for the "don't miss" section. find out if your question was chosen.. wednesday morning between 6:30 and seven./// ((sherry swensk)) winds are much calmer and it's 60 mph winds yesterday. ............. a nice day with sunshine and temps in the low 80s today. no delays around us 95 and mlk right now, near the spaghetti bowl. should be a pretty easy drive here and over through the charleston curve. will go head to head during the final presidential debate wednesday. last minute preparations are underway at u-n-l-v as the school gears up to host the event. the debate is drawing around 7-thousand media members... nearly a thousand student volunteers... hundreds of community leaders and at least a thousand law enforcement officers. ((undersheriff kevin mcmahill, metro police >> "we all still continue to know that terroism in the united states of america remains an issue so we have to stay vigilent on the outside of the event which is it what my appeal was to the community, if you see something, say something.)) >> starting wednesday.....from 4 to 10 p-m ... metro and n-h-p will close parts of the 215 beltway and i-15... as well as both directions of russell road between mccarran airport and maryland parkway. parts of tropicana avenue and swenson street. organizers say the temporary closures are worth the exposure the debate brings. we will carry the debate live tomorrow at 6 p-m./// ((kirsten joyce)) democratic nominee hillary today to prepare for wednesday's debate. yesterday, her campaign dealt with more fallout from the fbi's now-closed investigation of her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state. donald trump is scheduled to campaign in colorado today meanwhile, his wife melania is defending him against sexual assault allegations... which began with the release of a recorded conversation between trump and former "today" show host billy bush. in the recording, trump is heard making lewd comments about women. melania trump says bush encouraged her s /// ((kirsten joyce)) >> president obama will be in las vegas this sunday to rally for hillary clinton and u-s senate candidate catherine cortez masto. the president is expected to outline the high stakes of november's election for nevada families and highlight clinton's vision for america . no word yet on the time or location of the event. if you are interested in attending.. we've posted a link on our website a t las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) today is the last day to register to vote in nevada. an estimated 200-thousand new one-million citizens in clark county. it's the first time in county history the voter registration number has been that high. almost 434-thousand are democrat... while about 293-thousand are republican.... more than 216-thousand are nonpartisan. /// ((brian loftus)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season... on air and online at las vegas now dot com. /// ((kirsten joyce)) iraqi and u.s troops continue to reclaim iraq's second largest city from isis ((brian loftus)) we'll take a look at the battlefield in the desert country./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor. this is 8 news now good day)) ((kirsten joyce)) in brazil, rioters set fire near sao paulo. the facility houses 523 inmates. at least 18 inmates have died in two other separate riots in brazilian penitentiaries in the amazonian region since sunday night. more than three dozen inmates escaped after starting a fire./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the battle to push isis out of a key iraqi city is underway.... as iraq's forces are leading the mission to reclaim mosul... ((brian loftus)) after the first day of fighting, the pentagon says that cbs holly williams gives us the latest from the war zone. just after dawn, they broke through the front line.. a column of tanks and armored vehicles, rolling into isis territory. (bang bang, faces of fighters, use columns of iraqi army moving into position if you want) cbs these men are kurdish fighters - who've joined with the iraqi army and local militiamen to rudaw via aptn push isis out of mosul.a combined force thought to be more than 20 thousand strong. cbs these kurdish fighters are trying to move in that direction and retake the main road to mosul. but isis has lit fires in villages there and there, to try to shield themselves from airstrikes. (airstrikes) aptn it didn't work.us kurdistan 24 via ebu coalition strikes pounded isis today. rudaw via rtv and the extremists lost more territory, and more fighters. (artillery fire, villages in distance, smoke) aptn but the battle so far is rtv via ebu long emptied of civilians - now an apocalyptic landscape. isis fought back with suicide bombers.one car laden with explosives drove dangerously close to where we were standing - before it was blown up by an anti-tank missile. isis doesn't fight as well as it used to, and their morale is down - colonel jader gardy told us - that's why they're using more suicide bombers dangerous one.and the battle for mosul is just beginning. ((brian loftus)) before isis seized mosul in june 2014, the oil-rich city seized mosul in june 2014, the ((kirsten joyce)) >> now nearly1 million people live in the once diverse city.//// ((brian loftus)) summer is making a comeback in the east coast.. ((kirsten joyce)) >> coming up on good day we'll take a look at the record breaking heatwave that's taking over the eastern parts of the country./// you're watching 8 news now good day. ((sherry swensk)) as it gets cooler here in the valley..... much of the eastern half of the country could see some record-high temperatures this week. more than 40 cities are looking at potentially record-breaking heat. meteorologists say much of the warmer temperatures will be in theut united states -- but the heat wave extends north to chicago and east to new york city and boston. by today or tommorow new york could be breaking record high temperatures by climbing to the 80's./// sherry how's the weather today? we've got cool fall mornings with temps falling back to the low 60s right now and likely some 50s before daybreak. ............. lighter winds today and nice sunshine. ........... gusty winds calmed down by lunch yesterday and northerly breezes will set up tomorrow to keep temps near normal. .............. southern california will winds... and a lake wind adivsory tomorrow in southern clark county. ..... temps in the 80s all week/ ((demetria obilor)) expect lane closures in the northwest along us 95 for the project 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 decorated in autumn colors. 8 lucky viewers will be chosento win an 8 news now mug! the winners will be announced friday during the 6am newscast./// ((kirsten joyce)) is becoming more convenient. ((brian loftus)) >> coming up on good day.... we'll take a look at the growth of putting you're wine in a can./// you're watching 8 news now good day. for target. the retail giant has pulled all of their clown masks off their shelves the country. some of the recent clown incidents have lead to arrests, including gunmen in clown masks reported robbing gas stations and restaurants. if you can't resist dressing up like a clown for halloween, a few clown masks are still available through third-party websites./// ((kirsten joyce)) many retailer's will be closed on thanksgiving so employees can spend time with their families. however macy's will opening up an hour earlier than last year! and close at two- a-m. then it will reopen at five a-m friday. this comes as several retailers like "staples," "nordstrom,"... along with the "mall of america" have decided to stay closed on thanksgiving./// ((brian loftus)) it's getting a little more covienent to enjoy your favorite wine on the go. many winemakers are now now rolling out new wines...in a can.. a california winery started putting its wine in cans back in 2013... and they say it now makes up 40- experts say wine in a can 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, " )) ((brian loftus)) >> 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./// ((brian loftus)) a wisconsin manager has been melissa callan is subway's regional manager in la crosse. she recently won the subway jammer competition. every year subway employees gather for a global leadership conference and sandwich artists compete against each other to make sandwiches in the fastest time possible. (((melissa callan, regional manager, subway) "making the correct formulas on customer sandwiches every single day is the best way that you can. and just keep pushing yourself to be better and be faster and be cleaner." )) ((brian loftus)) callan won top prize in chicago with a time around 4 she says says creating a sandwich in less than a minute takes a lot of determination./// we'll be right back......../// 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, proved this message because i know we can nfl owners are meeting in houston this morning to discuss about the raiders possibly moving to the valley. our chris maathius is in houston and he lets us know if the nfl is ready for the move. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus...football in las vegas is becoming more of a reality but if the raiders arrived early where would they play till the new stadium get's built? ((brian loftus)) >> and... temps continues to drop this week. sherry tells us how cool it's going to get. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 ns right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus)) a potential make or break week for las vegas... when it comes to reeling in the raiders. thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. 'm brian loftus.. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and i'm kirsten joyce the nfl owners are meeting in houston today. and while we don't expect a vote on relocation... we do know.. the battle over the raiders will be a hot topic deep in the heart of texas.. chris maathuis takes us there.