far./// ((nia wong)) republican presidential nominee donald trump is looking to pick up steam after mending fences with party leaders. this weekend... he's been campaigning in the battleground state of new hampshire. where... he officially endorsed house speaker paul ryan and arizona senator john mccainafter declining to support them in the beginning. several polls show trump trailing hillary clinton nationally by about seven percent./// ((nia wong)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all the political news that matter to you... on air and online at las vegas ((nia wong)) school's almost back in session for more than 300-thousand valley students. so medical professionals are urging parents now to get their kids vaccinated. 8 news now's mauricio marin has more on the warning from licensed doctors. ((tiffany mitchell/mother: "one stop shop. get em in and get them out." )) ((mauricio marin)) the clock is ticking... and tiffany mitchell has three kids she has to get ready for school....starting in just a few weeks. ((tiffany mitchell/mother: "so 9th, 5th and fourth." )) ((mauricio marin)) class. her youngest one says his favorite thing about school is... ((brandon mitchell/ready for 4th grade: "that i get to learn everything that i can." )) ((mauricio marin)) with time running out...tiffany brought her kids to southwest medical associates back to school health fair. ((tiffany mitchell/mother: "it's great. because i'm new here and have only been here a year so i'm still trying to get them settled with finding a pediatricians and haven't found one that i like yet." )) ((mauricio marin)) where medical professionals offered up kids free sports physicals and immunizations. ((dr. anita henderson/southwest medical associates: "immunizations have prevent illness and death and disability in children and we want to be sure that all the kids are up to date on their shots.' )) ((mauricio marin)) doctor anita henderson says getting kids their shots at the right time is crucial to keeping them healthy and preventing serious infectious diseases. ((dr. anita henderson/southwest medical associates: "we've seen outbreaks of measles and whooping cough because kids are not getting their shots on time." )) ((mauricio marin)) she knows some parents worry about possible side efects from shots but says research has shown their benefits. ((dr. anita through multiple studies and all doctors agree this is the best thing for your child." )) ((mauricio marin)) as for tiffany...she's excited to get the kids back to school learning.... and to have a bit more time. ((tiffany mitchell/mother: "time to get work done house work clothes washed and just time to myself." )) ((nia wong)) >> if you didn't get a chance to make it out to that event---the southern nevada health district also offers school immunizations available. ((nia wong)) across town in henderson-- back to school season events continued inside galleria s back to school fair. more than 30 community agencies helped families start the year off on the right foot. parents got connected to resources they need ahead of the new school year. and students benefitted too: (( priya moerera )) "the benefit of it is that you can also you can also be prepared to meet a bunch of new people and you can also be prepared so you can know exactly what to do and you know exactly where to go and you're just ready")) ((nia wong)) >> this weekend's events are before students head back on, august 29th. the next back to school supply drive is oaugust 20th at the gallaria at sunset./// ((nia wong)) and don't forget 8 news now is partnering with smiths and silver state schools credit union.. to collect school supplies for 18 at- risk schools in clark county. the school supply drive runs through august 12th. for a list of locations where you can drop off supplies.. go to our website las vegas now dot com./// ((nia wong)) all weekend long... caesars palace has been celebrating it's 50th anniversary. friday nig. hosted a pool party and helped set off fireworks on the strip. and last night... a special gala was held to honor the many faces which have graced the property over the years./// ((nia wong)) up next... a family.. reunited. why a bride enlisted the help of a stranger... to walk her down the asile. the valley's news leader will be right back./// this is 8 news now." ((nia wong)) despite losing her father 10 years ago... a pennsylvania woman still got a chance to walk down the aisle with him on her wedding day. (( arthur thomas//heart recipient - "you can never imagine what that would be like unless you actually do it because so many emt )) ((nia wong)) >> 10 years ago... arthur thomas desperately needed a heart transplant... and he got it from michael stepien who was killed around the same time. now... stepien's daughter jeni.. reached out to thomas... asking if he would walk her down the aisle. thomas happily agreed... and called it quote "the greatest honor"./// ((nia wong)) another incredible story... this one in utah. a 7-year-old is being called a hero for saving a toddler from drowning. cesar galeana when he says he heard a splash. a 2-year-old boy had wandered away from his family while they were taking groceries from the car. fortunately cesar quickly pulled the boy out.. and took him to the complex's front office to call 911. the toddler is expected to make a full recovery./// ((nia wong)) monsoon season hits the southwest hard. where folks were washed out over the weekend... thanks to torrential rain and flooding. ((good morning we're tracking drier conditions across the valley with a break in the monsoon...for now -- we'll talk about your extended forecast coming up.)) ((nia wong)) welcome back to the valley's news leader... severe flooding in scottsdale, arizona left several drivers stranded over the weekend. rescue crews pulled two men out of a u-haul truck that got stuck in the rushing waters friday. the wet weather made official in the northeast valley. three flights to sky harbor international airport had to be rerouted during the storm's peak. scottsdale should see some relief over the weekend with a sunny forecast./// ((nia wong)) here at home... we didn't see anything as severe as that.. though we did get some rain. but just like scottsdale... we'll be warming up this week. let's go over to katie boer now for a what to expect in the coming days. (( )) ((katie boer)) good morning taking a look at your weather headlines...we're enjoying another warmup today and 107 on the way. look like we'll stay dry with a break in the monsoon...at least for now. ............... break in the flash flood watch we saw repeatedly over the past week. ............... our air quality looks good with no air quality alerts and good quality conditions for smoke and dust. our futurecast looks very dry looking ahead at your day today and monday. ............... today look for highs up to 106. tonight look for low to mid 80s and mostly clear skies. ............... plenty of triple digit heat. but we'll briefly dip below average into the upper 90s by wednesday and thursday. ((nia wong)) coming up on the valley's news leader... anatomy. the team from the "bodies exhibit" joins us in studio... to celebrate their 8-year news now weekend edition." ((nia wong)) welcome back to the valley's news leader. bodies the exhibition is celebrating its 8th anniversary at the luxor hotel and casino. joining us is charli aguilar/docent thanks for coming out. bodies...the exhibition offers an up-close perspective human body and has been described as a "life-changing" experience in celebration of its anniversary, the exhibition is offering a special promotion for locals through the aug. 15th locals who present a valid nevada i.d. can enjoys of $18.88 in addition to the anniversary special, the exhibition will visitors can learn about sun-safety and the effects of sun damage on the skeletal, muscular, respiratory and circulatory systems regularly priced admission: seniors and military, $24 children (4-12), $29 for locals, $42 combos and free for children (0-3) the exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with last admission at 9 p.m. ((nia wong)) >> that's all the time we have for we'll be right back after this break. ((nia wong)) the valley's news leader i'm one of them. yo tambien. i'm one of over 300,000 nevadans who rely on social security. helps us pay the bills... ...and enjoy the retirement that we've earned. that's 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? wall street has given joe heck over a half a million bucks. i wonder who he's working for? because it's not us. afscme people is responsible for the content of this ad. w looking ahead to the rest of the week... we've got a couple of exciting things happening around town that we want you to know about. the first dave and busters in nevada opens tomorrow. it's in downtown summerlin... and features lots of arcade games... food... and of course a bar. then on tuesday and wednesday... the clark county school district continues it's scheduled town hall meetings. leaders will discuss a proposed reorganization plan.. that would break up the district into smaller precints to give at the clark county government center... and wednesday at 6 p-m.. at the winchester cultural center./// ((nia wong)) a town in upstate new york is relieved to see lucille ball get a new look. people in celoron celebrated the unveiling of a new statue yesterday. the star of the 19-50's t-v series "i love lucy" was born in that area. the original statue of her was put up seven years ago... but became known as "scary lucy"... so city leaders made some upgrades to appease the town. the s her energy and confidence./// ((nia wong)) >> that's all the time we have for 8 news now this morning. don't forget to catch our 30 minute special... "a parent's guide to the upcoming school year"... today at 4:30 p-m.. right here on channel 8. >> john: today on "face the nation", clinton climbs and trump flunks. the trump train as the republican nominee tried to get his nominee back on track after he insulted the parents of an american hero. the troefsh of a new attack by veteran groups. >> when i was donald trump attack a gold star mother, i felt a sense of outrage. i would like to tell donald trump what it feels like. >> no apology for that, but trump tweeted he made a mistake when he claimed he saw a secret video of a cash pay out for iranian hostages and

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