the first in-person ballots of the day...giving clinton a 4-to-2 win over rival, donald trump: (sot mos voter) i think she's a strong person. i think she has the experience. (grand rapids, mi) -nats- donald trump held his own midnight rally in the battleground state of michigan....a democratic leaning state he's eyeing to turn red today: (sot trump) today we are going to win the great state of michigan and we are going to win back the whiho news/ sterling, virginia) 42 million votes have already been cast... making today the final the day to vote at polling like this one in northern virginia. trump's daughters courted voters in the state yesterday ...where 13 electoral votes are up for grabs. (sot ivanka trump) everyone you know, get them out to vote in pennsylvania clinton was joined by president obama and first lady michelle obama. (sot first lady michelle obama) our country has always been great. clinton goes into today's contest with more ways to win have to take pennsylvania, florida, and ohio to reach 270 electoral votes. craig boswell cbs news sterling, virginia. (tag: the justice department is deploying hundreds of people in 28 states...to monitor the polls today. ) ((brian loftus)) >> democratic vice presidential nominee, tim kaine, cast his ballot in his home state of virginia this morning. the justice department is deploying hundreds of people in 28 states...to monitor the polls today./// ((brian loftus)) and here you see election day has kicd coast. here's some people voting live out new york. both presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump will be in new york. where both presidential candidates will be monitoring tonight's election results...just a mile apart from each other./// ((brian loftus)) and with increased voter anxiety this year, election workers will be on the lookout for anyone who's acting suspiciously ((kirsten joyce)) >> or even giving the appearance of electioneering near the polls. that means when you go to vote, do not wear buttons or visable and it's illegal within 100 feet of a polling place. also, there's no photography or videography allowed inside polls. which includes taking a selfie. it's also illegal to pass out flyers or post political signs within 100 feet of a polling place. so far, metro has not picked up on any threats of intimidation or planned disturbance at the polls. (( dep. chief charles hank/metro: >> "it's not intended for us to have an officer posted up at every site- we don't feel it's necessary at this time." )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> there will be 278 polling polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m./// ((kirsten joyce)) more than 500 thousand registered voters in clark county have already cast their ballots. ((brian loftus)) >> and nearly 73-thousand more of those voters were registered as democrats... than as republicans. polling places stayed open late to accomodate the heavy last-minute turnout. nevada g-o-p chair michael mcdonald blasted clark county election officials for the decision... trump also addressed the late surge at the polls.: ((donald trump: >> it's being reported that certain key democratic polling locations in clark county were kept open for hours and hours beyond closing time to bus and bring democratic voters in. folks, it's a rigged system. it's a rigged system and we're going to beat it. we're going to beat it. )) ((brian loftus)) >> trump was referencing to on bonanza and lamb. that stretched around the building well after the polls were scheduled to close. it was estimated more than a thousand people in the largely hispanic neighborhood were still in line. it was one of several locations that stayed open late so everyone could vote. they county allowed voting even if people were getting into line after the posted closing time for early vote locations, which clark county says allowed under state law./// ((brian loftus)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season... on air and online at las vegas another beautiful day on monday and this election day tuesday will be glorious. lines will be long and the weather will be perfect. ............... the high roller all lit up in red, i feeling mild - with light winds. ........... sunny skies and fewer high clouds today with highs in the warm low 80s. let's take a look at ((demetria obilor)) the eastbound 215 ramp to mccarran should reopen at 5am. expectan nightly closures through thursday due really quiet. for a full list of project neon ramp closures, head to las vegas now dot com. back to you!/// ((brian loftus)) the nomination process today. ((kirsten joyce)) >> this is all apart of the county's reoraganization plan that was approved a few months ago. stakeholders met last night -- to unveil what key role parents, teachers and students will play in the months to come. the school's organizational team will be making several key decisions like coming up with a budget staff members, will help with developing a school performance plan each spring. they'll also give the principal advice in carrying out a plan of operation. election day is next week./// ((brian loftus)) dakota pipeline protesters are taking the fight to the courts. ((kirsten joy) >> coming up on good day.... we'll find out how many protesters were detained and what charges they're facing. /// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... this is 8 news now good day)) ((brian loftus)) welcome back to the valley'sn dakota access pipeline protesters are overwhelming the court system. ((kirsten joyce)) >> morton county court held a special session monday exclusively for 51 protesters arrested last month. bo evans has the story.... dakota access protesters are flooding the court system, and it's requiring everyone involved to be flexible. (donna wunderlich/ morton county court administrator) >> "it's forcing us to stay on our toes, certainly. we are scheduling hearings with multiple judges trying to fit them in where we can." protesters are being assisted by legal system. (matthew mchenry/ attorney) >> "today we're just making sure that everybody gets all their questions answered, making sure people actually make their court appearances and doing the best we can to get them set up with court appointed council as we go forward on this." protesters are facing trespass and riot charges, and attorneys say, in the past, they've had success getting those charges dropped. (matthew mchenry/ attorney) >> "i've done some protest work out in oregon. we've certainly had our share of success in beating back charges like this, but this a different, every cr jurisdiction is a little bit different, so," ((brian loftus)) yesterday was the only initial appearance so protesters will have to wait and see if that will be the case in north dakota. ((kirsten joyce)) >> the next appearances for protesters is scheduled for january./// ((brian loftus)) a snake was found on an mexican airlplane.....and we're not talking about the movie! ((kirsten joyce)) >> coming up on good day we'll see where passengers found the creepy reptile hanging from./// you're watching 8 news now good day. i'm catherine cortez masto. i know some people are so disgusted with politics they think their vote doesn't matter. but we can't just sit on the sidelines when so much needs to be done. i know that, working together, we can make progress. as attorney general, i brought democrats and republicans together to fight sex trafficking and drug dealers. and i took on the big banks who took advantage of nevada homeowners. i approve this message because in washington, i'll work with anyone to solve problems. for nevada. valley's news leader.... mexican airline officials are trying to figure out how a snake got snuck on to one of their plane in mexico crawling from the ceiling behinda an overhead luggage compartment. and then partially dropping down into the cabin. the plane was given priority landing in mexico city, where workers "secured the reptile"./// sherry how's the weather today? day with plenty of sunshine and temps running 10 degrees or more above normal. y of sunshine and .............. today's record high is 83... just a couple of degrees away. ............. plenty of sun while a large low pressure heads into the pacific northwest and fewer high clouds for the southwest. .. highs stay warm for us through veterans day and the weekend. let's take a look at ((demetria obilor)) there's construction happening at tropicana and lv blvd. s construction as part of a state bridge project. today from 2pm to 4pm, this end of the strip as part of it. convention center drive is still under construction. the county anticipated the project being finished last month. back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) savvy shields -- the to promote her platform which includes youth mentorship. yesterday she made a stop in her hometown of fayetteville, arkansas to talk to students at her old elementary school.... as well as multiple middle schools -- to share a message about the things she wished she'd known when she was younger. ((miss america 2017 savvy shields: >> "it has been so much fun, getting to come back to arkansas and to see my old teachers and see where i was gorwing up is very surreal. being here as miss america is something i never imagined would happen.")) ((kirsten joyce)) how the miss america title-holders -- before her -- were impactful on who she is today... and how much she enjoyed telling the kids about that today./// ((brian loftus)) thanksgiving is right around the corner and everybody which means christmans isn't too far away. ((kirsten joyce)) >>what time toys r us will opening on thanksgving./// you're watching 8 news now good day. people love chicken sandwiches... and nashville-style hot sauce... wait! what if i put them together?! my new nashville hot chicken filet, topped with hot sauce and pickles, on toasted sourdough bread. i'll call it the nashville hot chicken sandwich! boom. someone got that, right? nashville hot chicken. hot sauce and pickles. ashville hot chicken sandwich. boom. good work everyone. another winner. introducing the nashville hot chicken sandwich. may not be alone in its use of emissions rigging software. that scandal cost volkswagon 15- billion- dollars in settlements with the government. now, california regulators have reportedly discovered a new and different kind of emissions rigging software on audi cars with diesel and gasoline engines... which let them cheat pollution tests. audi and u-s regultors are not commenting./// ((kirsten joyce)) if you're one of those people who put a thousand dollars down fo don't expect to enjoy free 'super charging' like current owners have. tesla says it is phasing out free use of its super charger network. those are the charges that give you nearly 200 miles of travel in about 30 minutes of charging... compared with about 15 miles of travel on a standard charger. new customers will have to pay a small fee... but it's not clear how much that will cost. tesla says it will help roll out more charging stations across the country./// ((kirsten joyce)) we're nearly two weeks away from black friday... and toys r us just announced its doors at 5 p-m thanksgiving day... once they open up... the retailer says they'll stay open for 30 hours straight... until 11 p-m on black friday. this comes as other major retailers are bucking the trend of opening on thanksgiving day... mall of america being one of the largest shopping centers refusing to open on the actual holiday./// we'll be right back......../// i'm catherine cortez masto. i know some people are so disgusted with politics they think their vote doesn't matter. one. i know that, working together, we can make progress. as attorney general, i brought democrats and republicans together to fight sex trafficking and drug dealers. and i took on the big banks who took advantage of nevada homeowners. i approve this message because in washington, across the country -- americans are making their choice for president. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus...we see how lawyers are volunteering their time to make sure everyone's voting rights are protected. ((brian loftus)) >> and...sherry says today's forecast is sure to get your vote! she has this morning's weather now before you head out to the polls. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 donald trump: (r) presidential nominee so it's now officially tuesday, november 8th (cheers) did you ever think you'd be hearing a major speech like at around close to 1 o-clock in the morning are we crazy? hillary clinton: (d) presidential nominee: >> although my name and