nominee hillary clinton is expected to be in las vegas to rally more voters before election day. we'll tell you when and were you can see her. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus...we're seeing a record turnout for early voting. how many early voters made it to the polls? that is answer is coming up. ((brian loftus)) >> and...it's beginning to feel more like fall in the valley. sherry will tell us how cold it is outside . ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the va right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus)) thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm brian loftus ((kirsten joyce)) >> and i'm kirsten joyce. democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton is expected to be in las vegas to make a last minute push for voters. she'll hold a rally at the plumbers and pipefitters training center near lamb and bonanza at this afternoon at

targeting female voters... as she tries to move past the fbi's renewed investigation into her email scandal. however, she still has support from her party members including president obama who campaigned for her in ohio yesterday. ((presiden barack obama: >> "has she made mistakes? of course, so have i. but she is a fundamentally good and decent person who knows what she's doing and will be an outstanding president.")) ((kirsten joyce)) >> and on thursday night... her husband bill clinton will pavillion. we have information on both events on las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) meanwhile republican presidntial nominee donald trump will be in florida today. looking for a path to 270 electoral votes... trump has been heavily campaigning in traditionally democratic states. yesterday he was in wisconsin where gave a message to early voters. (trump) >> "you can change your vote to donald trump - we'll make america great again, okay? ((brian loftus)) >> wisconsin is one of several states where early

the trump campaign is now spending 25 million dollars on ad buys in several battleground states... clinton's campaign countered... with six-figure ad buys in colorado, virginia, michigan and new mexico... insisting it's because they have money to burn./// ((kirsten joyce)) we're eleven days in to early voting... and already more than 472-thousand votes have been cast here in clark county. and based on voters' registrations, we know ... the numbers bring good news for democratic nominee hillary clinton. according to t democrats have a slight lead in the race for the white house so far. "democrats tend to vote early so if it maintains it's probably good news for hillary clinton atleast in clark county." ((kirsten joyce)) >> about 151 thousand democrats have already cast their ballots. that's nearly 30 thousand more than republicans. early voting in nevada will end this friday.///

((sherry swensk)) breezy north winds this morning.... and feeling cool. .............. temps in the 50s and 60s around the valley. clear skies and staying near normaltoday. ......... with sunshine and highs back to mid 70s. let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor))

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could be expanding... linking the strip to the proposed stadium that wouldbe rebel football team. yesterday the clark county commissioners approved a measure that would allow the expansion... the monorail currently ends at the mgm grand.. if the funding is approved... the monorail would extend one mile to mandalay bay... where a pedestrian bridge would connect people from the monorail to the stadium. making the track nearly five miles long. here's no word yet on a possible extension to the airport./// ((brian loftus)) nevada drivers will have a brand new license plate the new plate...

means nevada." the redesigned plate is available immediately for drivers who request it. it will become standard issue once the old "sunset" plates run out of stock. the d-m-v says the new plate is supposed to reflect both the dry desert landscape of red rock canyon... as well as the rich, green forest of lake tahoe./// ((brian loftus)) thousands are still trying to figure out exactly what in baltimore. ((kirsten joyce)) >> coming up on good day we'll hear from one of the victim's who survived the crash. ((brian loftus)) >> and residents in alabama are worrying about getting gas for their cars after monday's pipeline explosion. ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and

"she's a slob." "she ate like a pig." "i'd look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers..." but congressman crescent hardy said he'd support donald trump 100%. nevada, there's a better choice: ruben kihuen. kihuen pushed to crack down on employers who pay women less than men. and kihuen will always protect a woman's right to choose. ruben kihuen for nevada.

demetria obilor. this is 8 news nw dozens of lives are forever changed after a deadly bus crash in southwest baltimore. ((kirsten joyce)) >> investigators say that for some reason slammed into a ford mustang and kept going before hitting an mta bus. . killing five and injuring eight more on board. the school bus driver also died

baltimore in years. a retired washington d-c cop. . was behind the wheel of the mustang and miraculously walked awy. (shawn braxton/ crash survivor) >> "i just looked up and i still see the bus going down the street. and at that point i just had to close my eyes and try to get myself together. and then people came to the car and started helping me out. ((kirsten joyce)) >> the impact sheared the mta bus open like a can. the school bus had no children on board. the driver had a medical emergency or there was a mechanical malfunction. the only survivor on the school bus was an aide. whose interview with investigators could provide crucial information about how this happened./// ((brian loftus)) this morning, colonial pipeline is working to a restart a major gas line in alabama that brings fuel to millions of people in the south... as the fire from the alabama pipeline explosion burns for another day - the fear of a fuel shortage and a spike in gas prices is already settling in across the

a vital gas line that supplies fuel to millions ... stretching from the gulf coast to new england.... after a piece of equipment hit the pipeline killing one worker and injuring 5 others colonial pipeline says while one of their two lines is up and running... the other line could be shut down until the weekend. (patrick dehaan/senior petroleum analyst, gas buddy.com) >> "this could very quickly become a major outage that could be lasting several weeks instead of several days and it could be much worse than what we saw in september." ((brian loftus)) 250 thousand gallons of gasoline leaked from the same pipeline and now many are gearing up for round two./// ((kirsten joyce)) actor and philanthropist bill cosby won't be in court till the summer. cosby was back in court yesterday as his lawyers and prosecutors argued over which evidence should be allowed at his upcoming sexual assault trial. under oath, cosby has admitted to drugging a former temple university employee before a sexual encounter with a woman.

consensual - cosby says it was. prosecutors also want jurors hear from 13 of those other accusers to establish a pattern of behavior. ((gloria allred/attorney >> "because those witnesses alleged drugging and raping also by mr. cosby, it would show he would know they would not or could not consent if they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol")) ((kirsten joyce)) cosby's defense says that too much time has passed for the women's memories to be relb and he faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted./// ((brian loftus)) one of the pioneers of las vegas auto racing world has passed away ((kirsten joyce)) >> coming up on good day we'll take a look into the life of mel larson./// ((kirsten joyce))

narrator: the target... seniors. danny tarkanian set up thirteen fake charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors... fronts for telemarketing schemes. seniors lost millions from the scams danny tarkanian helped set up. jacky rosen has always led with integrity. in congress, jacky rosen will protect seniors and strengthen social security. and jacky rosen will always be responsible with your tax dollars. jacky rosen: i'm jacky rosen and i approved this message. i alone can fix it! bomb the [bleep] out of 'em. i'd like to punch him in the face. i like people that weren't captured, okay? he's a mexican! she ate like a pig... i moved on her like a [bleep] i did not say that... i love war. yes, including with nukes. blood coming out of her... they're rapists... wrong. there has to be some form of punishment. such a nasty woman. i wanna be unpredictable. ...on 5th avenue and shoot somebody... she's a slob... i don't remember! and you can tell them to go [bleep] themselves!

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. you'll call it the nashville hot chicken sandwich. boom. good work everyone. another winner. introducing the nashville hot chicken sandwich. and beyond to help the staff and students, this week's acts of kindness recipient...goes to one of those individuals at roger bryan elementary school. ((kirsten joyce)) as a third grade teacher joslyn calaway is always multi-tasking, and she finds there are never enough hours in the day.... . we're always battling time, and balancing different priorities for kids.

without the help of megan swartz... " wash them out with hot water... "if you could double side copy one of these." ((kirsten joyce)) she's always on the move.. running errands, doing what many consider.. the monotonous work of copying, and... stapling,. but it's important work... i can't even count the hours that she's saved me this year... (back to back under video ) it frees us up to do things like spend one on one, small groups, working with kids that need extra help... she's really blessed my life this year, for sure . ((kirsten joyce)) the majority of volunteers in class. miss megan does not. yet she's here every day, five days a week, all day long. and kids have taken notice. malena shandor third grader miss megan is the kindest person i ever knew. alyssa dein/third grader she inspires me a lot, even though she doesn't make a dime or pennies or any money, she inspires me.. because she still helps people.. even because she doesn't make any money. ((kirsten joyce)) her volunteerism is wide spread... miss megan helps every teacher who asks her, she's there before i am this morning.. what can i do for you, what do

kindness award... and you will also be getting an 800 dollar check. ((kirsten joyce)) miss megan says she loves the kids, the teachers and the staff... this is their way, of saying thank you to her. ((kirsten joyce)) if you would like to nominate someone.. just head to las vegas now dot com... click on "sections" in the upper left corner .. and acts of kindness will be acts of kindness at las vegas now dot com./// sherry how's the weather today? ((sherry swensk)) some gusty winds this morning...red rock and boulder

............ these north - northwest winds valley should sparkle through the day. .... plenty of sunshine with northerly winds... and it will feel cooler today. let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor))

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((kirsten joyce)) one of the co-founders of las vegas motor speedway has passed away. ((brian loftus)) >> coming up on good day we'll look at the accomplishments made by mel larson./// you're watching 8 news now good day. ((brian loftus)) mel larson, a co-founder

mel larson, a co-founder of las vegas motor speedway and one of the pioneers of the city's rise to international acclaim, died tuesday. larson helped spearhead the construction of lvms in the mid-1990s. it was his guidance that paved the way for the new speedway to land its first nascar premier series event in 1998. he was 87./// ((brian loftus)) las vegan jessie vargas and manny pacquiao are ready meet in a title fight this saturday.

special fighter arrival day. to help sell a few more tickets and keeps the promotion on the front page. (( )) manny pacquiao/former champ ":it's cool i didn't think this kind of receptions... why not... i thought the people maybe forget me already." jessie vargas; champion; the fans are happy the event is only a few days awway and they're waiting for a great night of boxing and that's what it's going to be. ((brian loftus)) >> saturday's fight card is philippino's fighting two las vegans named jessie. both are title fights... two las vegans have never won major titles on the same fight card on the same night. so history could be made this weekend./// ((kirsten joyce)) las vegas's longest running hotel/casino is now 75 years old. several people gathered yesterday to celebrate the 85th anniversary for the el cortez hotel and casino -- when the hotel first opened in 1941

register of historic places... and while the casino has transformed and undergone plenty of renovations over the past few years.... a few things remains the same. ((adam wiesberg: 13:40 when you walk in the door here you can feel the history. :42 in the building... :44 but also in the people :45 -- the emplolyees and the customers :46 and it definitely sets this place apart. :49 )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> we've posted a timeline of the history of the el cortez on our website lasvegasnow.com ./// we'll be right back......../// ((brian loftus))

with all of the shenanigans danny tarkanian's pulled in nevada -- helping set up fake charities used to scam nevada seniors, failing to pay thousands in property taxes, losing $17 million in a failed development scheme, then sticking taxpayers with the bill -- imagine the shenanigans tarkanian would pull it's why we can't afford tarkanian in congress, ever.

decided today. what possible changes could be made to the school ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus...it's a cool morning here in the valley. sherry will tell us when it's supposed to heat back up. ((brian loftus)) >> and... tonight it is winner takes all. after the cubs forced a game 7 in the world series. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) >> i'm brian loftus. let's take a look at the roads with demetria