hire more officers. ((lt. dan mcgrath/metro homicide division: 21.15 we want to prevent them before they occur (.17), and i think having more cops in uniform out on the street can prevent them before they occur. 21.23 )) ((patrick walker)) we ve been down this road fore.l the largest recruiting class in the department s history will start at the academy this month. the department hopes to see that continue. as they look to hire several hundred new officers in the near future./// ((christianne klein)) the former animal shelter chief in boulder city has cases. 24.05)) ((patrick walker)) lieutenant dan mcgrath s detectives are busy. as murders in las vegas are up more than 25 percent over last year. and april saw the most homicides ever 26 people were killed. this comes as sheriff joe lombardo is pleading with lawmakers to approve a point -1 percent sales tax increase to hire more officers. ((lt. dan mcgrath/metro homicide division: 21.15 we want to prevent them before t
senator kaine will be in las vegas. just two days after tonight s debate. the vice presidential hopeful will rally people to register to vote thursday. ahead of the october 8-th deadline. and tomorrow. donald trump himself will be in the valley. he ll hold a rally at the henderson pavillion at 11:30 a-m./// ((demetria obilor)) and some recognizable names are stumping for hillary clinton in the valley today. celebrity power-couple chrissy teigen and john legend will be at the unlv free sph to launch a voter registration drive before the vice presidential debate. then at 4:00 they ll join massachusetts senator elizabeth warren and democratic senate hopeful catherine cortez masto for an organizing event at the courtyard plaza at springs preserve./// ((demetria obilor)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters. on air and online at las vegas now dot com. /// ((demetria obilor)) happening now. crews in paterson, new jersey are cleaning up a neighborhood following an ex
he dd french/henderson pd pio: at this point, it is unusual and especially at that hour of the morning there aren t that many people that are out. )) but if there s a chance someone was out at that time. police say video is crucial. they re asking for surveillance footage from nearby businesses and residents. they ve set up a mobile command unit at the albertson s at the anthem highlands shoppng center where stewart crashed. ((nia wong)) this is an on-going investigation. anyone who may have seen what happened to stewart to call them or crimestoppers. reporting live from anthem. nia wong 8 news now./// ((christianne klein)) as lawmakers prepare to head north for a special session. they have several things to consider before voting next week. ((paul joncich)) the n-f-l stadium and the convention center expansion will be on the agenda. but so will an expansion of the more cops tax. patrick walker is here to explain what lawmakers have to consider regarding additional
the country. we have much more coverage on decision 2016, but first let s get a quick check on your weather with his thursday starts clear and cold with temperatures in the upper 20s as the day moves forward simply wonderful, mostly sunny and warmer, highs in the lower 60s. things begin to change quickly as low pressure forms in the gulf of mexico and moves into the southeast..clouds increase developing by early friday morning. tomorrow looks cool and wet with periods of showers and rain, in the middle 50s. rain chance at 90%. rainfall amount near .50 to 1 . with highs near 60 watching the development of yet another gulf low developing sunday. the position and timing of this storm will alter the forecast however, as of this morning, my this will be watched and tweaked accordingly. the system moves out and skies will clear late sunday turning much colder early next week. inside the state house, a morale -and pay boost -may be on the way for thousands of south carolina state e
so there s a buzz in iowa and there s a ground roots organization there, that perhaps people have under estimated. some have had a false narrative that doctor carson is out or that his campaign is in shambles all that is false narrative and i think you re going to see that tonight and beyond. it s pretty exciting now to be part of carson campaign. ahead of tonight s debate, it was announced today donald trump has more than it was announced today donald trump has more than doubled his national lead in the republican presidential race. according to a new nbc news and wall street journal poll, trump is the first choice of 33 percent of national republican primary voters. he s followed by senator ted cruz at 20 percent, senator marco rubio at 13 percent, and ben carson at 12. this sunday, the democratic presidential candidates will be in the lowcountry for a debate in downtown charleston. the debate is sponsored by the congressional black caucus institute and is hosted by nbc n