the clinton campaign is making a stop here in las vegas. the hot topics former president bill clinton will speak about.. while hillary takes a break. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus -- the mercury spill investigation continues. where the e-p-a is now turning their attention to.. after walter johnson was cleared. ((brian loftus)) >> and, it's a little chilly as you head out this morning. sherry explains if this will be the new trend for us. ((kirsten joyce)) valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) brian loftus >> thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce >> and i'm kirsten joyce. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton has canceled appearances on the west coast -- including in las vegas. instead, husband bill clinton will be filling in for her this morning at the college of southern nevada. 8 news now reporter nia wong has the latest update.

kirsten. it turns out, hillary clinton has been battling a case of pneumonia over the last several days. specualtion over her health began to swirl when she left a 9-11 ceremony abruptly over the weekend. >> we've learned she was first diagnosed on friday. but she didn't let the public know until a video showed her stumbling out of a van on sunday. she spent yesterday resting at her home in new york. former president bill clinton has campaigned for her in california he tells charlie rose this has happened to his wife on more than one occasion. ((bill clinton: "the same sort of thing has happened to her when she just got severely dehydrated." )) ((nia wong)) >> clinton has said she didn't think her illness was quote a "big deal." she says she regrets not following her doctor's orders in the first place and promises to release medical records. ((nia wong)) >> as for bill's appearance this morning... he's scheduled to show up at the june whitley student lounge at 10 o clock. reporting live. nia wong 8 news now.

is set to hit the campaign trail again? ((nia wong)) >> her team says she'll be back tomorrow. she already plans to show up to two events on thursday and friday. brian. ((kirsten joyce)) we're about a month away from the final presidential debate... and today, u-n-l-v and the l-v-c-v-a are kicking off the final countdown with a pep rally. a number of events are already underway at u-n-l-v's campus. professors are also offering special courses tied to the debate and the election. the final debate will take place at the tm october 19th. /// ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season... on air and online at las vegas now dot com. /// ((kirsten joyce)) right now.. we want to get a check on your forecast. ((brian loftus)) >> sherry swensk is here with that. ((sherry swensk)) calmer and cooler this morning...

filtered in with that large area of low pressure. ...... temps in the mid 60s at mccarran where winds made it to about 35 mph yesterday. ............ winds have backed off and will be much lighter today. temps around the valley will be dropping to the 50s in some neighborhoods in the next couple of hours. ........... the low will slide northeast today leaving sunny skies and cool air behind. ... highs in the desert staying in

in the weekend. ((sherry swensk)) demetria, how are the roads doing? ((demetria obilor)) sands just past lv blvd. in front

happening along the south beltway for the county's airport connector project. there will be a ramp closing overnight for the next six weeks. we'll talk about this in what's driving you crazy...

chemical was found in the child's bedroom... who is a student at walter johnson junior high: (( tom dumkelman, federal on scene coordinator / envriontnmental proitection agency: we'll remove the contents of the child's bedroom, test it if it needs to be disposed, we'll dispose of it. if need be, we'll remove carpet from her bedroom as well. we're hoping that will take care of the problem." )) ((brian loftus)) >> the clean- up is expected to take about two to three days. the family who was told to leave their home.. is being helped by the american red cross. /// ((kirsten joyce)) a florid stepping in to help one local non- profit... the grant they're looking to get.. to create more toys for children.. in this week's acts of kindness. ((brian loftus)) >> plus --more road closures near mccarran. demetria shows you the ramp you'll want to avoid starting tonight, in "what's driving you crazy?" ((kirsten joyce)) >> and, las vegas is going to be partying it up... for life is beautiful. the road closures already going into effect for the big event. /// ((kirsten joyce))

years ago... is getting some national exposure... we did an update story on "toys

on its ten year anniversary. when that story aired... it caught the attention of a florida couple ...watching 8 news now good day: ((rex doty/prior acts of kindness recipient: "diane and sheldon were sitting in a hotel room that day, and told me when they saw your presentation on the tv.. she looked at her husband and said we're going to delay our airplane flight.. we want to see this.")) ((kirsten joyce)) >> so they delayed their flight , grabbed a taxi.. and checked out the las vegas warehouse where toys for smiles makes wooden car toys for all kids , in need of a smile.. they met with rex do that can only make all these toys with the help of wonderful volunteers.. many who are veterans: (( rex doty /prior acts of kindness recipient: "i talked to them, and they've got a foundation called friends to friends in florida, and they help diff. organizations all over the country and they're in process of working with their board to see if they can't establish a grant to help us make toys." )) kirsten joyce we'll keep you posted on that grant. meanwhile.. if you would like to nominate someone..

click on "sections" in the upper left corner .. and acts of kindness will be under the "community" tab. or send us an email... acts of kindness at las vegas now dot com./// sherry how's the weather today? ((sherry swensk))

calmer and much cooler this morning... feeling like fall out this there... but it won't last too long as temps go back up to normal by the weekend and above normal by monday. .................. the cooler air has filtered in with that large area of low pressure. ...... temps in the mid 60s at mccarran where winds made it to about 35 mph yesterday. ............ winds have backed o temps around the valley will be dropping to the 50s in some neighborhoods in the next couple of hours. ........... the low will slide northeast today leaving sunny skies and cool air behind. ... tropical storm julia bringing flooding to the southeast coast. first tropical system ever to be named over land. ./........... highs in the desert staying in the 80s and low 90s. warmer upper 90s arrive by late in the weekend. ((sherry swensk))

music will be headed to las vegas. ((brian loftus)) >> two music festivals taking place in one weekend... and preparations are already getting underway for one of them. 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live downtown... where closures are going into effect for life is beauu ((michael stevens)) >> brian, kirsten... the life is beautiful music festival is taking place not this weekend... but next... but if you drive downtown regularly you'll already start

music festival start today. take a look at your screen. this is a map of all the closures that you'll need to watch out for in the coming days. starting today... all of the routes in dark purple will be closed. that's roughly 6th... and 7th street between stewart and mesquite. mesquite between 8th and lv blvd. of course, demetria will keep you posted on all the other closures. as the festival creeps closer. on friday the 3rd and goes till the 25th. major acts like... major lazer, mumford & sons, j. cole and the lumineers will be taking the stage. and that's only a sliver of the acts. life is beautiful started back in 0-3 and focused on musicians... chefs... artists and speakers. last year, the festival attracted about 1-hundred

and as you mentioned much earlier... this is one of two festivals going on that weekend. we'll talk more about the other one taking place on the strip in our next half hour. brian, kirsten? ((kirsten joyce)) >> michael, we hear there's some changes to this years festival... is that right? ((michael stevens)) >> kirsten, yes. this year, each guest will only be allowed one exit and one re-entry per day. guests that exit and wi the gates by 9-at night. kirsten? let's get a check of the roads with demetria. /// let's send it over to

for a check of traffic./// ((demetria obilor)) just to reiterate what michael said, sixth and seventh are closed from stewart to mesquite and mesquite is closed between eighth and lv blvd. use alternates. ramp to southbound i-15 will close at 10pm friday through 10am sunday. the mlk on-ramp to northbound 95 is closed.

because the san gennaro feast kicks off today. it's taking place at craig ranch park from now until sunday. there are 70 international food vendors, plenty of games a and a petting zoo. there will even be a fireworks show sunday night. it costs 10- bucks to get in./// ((brian loftus)) speaking of devouring food .. remember how we had a rib joint on our show yesterday? we sure enjoyed the food, especially kirsten!/// ((brian loftus))

apple's latest software update left iphone's uses users get into their phones. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and, samsung is working to fix the galaxy note seven. what they're doing so the battery doesn't explode.. as 8 news now good day continues. /// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... it was doggie destiny was mr. bonejangles expecting the perfect toy at an amazing price? of course not. he's a dog. but that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find,

over 20,000 nevadans rely on planned parenthood for access to basic health services and critical cancer screenings. but congressman heck voted to defund planned parenthood

congressman heck is what's wrong with washington.

((brian loftus)) some iphone users couldn't use their phones at all.. after a software update. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and, robots are now starting to help make your pizza order. wall street. good morning jill. good morning brian and kirsten! on wall street--- uncertainty about a possible interest rate hike at next week's fed meeting... and falling oil prices are dragging down market. the dow fell 258 points. the nasdaq dropped 56.// apple was one of the few stocks

shares soared after sprint and t-mobile said they're seeing strong pre-orders of apple's i-phone 7. one problem for apple--- it's new i-o-s 10 update ran into a big glitch on its first day out. customers took to social media to complain that the update froze their phones. apple says the issue has been fixed and the problem only affected a small number of users. // samsung could have a software fix for its galaxy note 7 smartphones--- recalled because of exploding batteries. the software works by only letting batteries recharge to 60 percent--- which would prevent them from overheating. no word yet on when the software will be available in the united states.// ((kirsten joyce)) >> and jill -- a lot of jobs have become automated... and now hear pizza making is giogn to the robots? a: a start up in silicon valley--- zume pizza--- is using intellegent machines to make pizza. pizza dow travels down a conveyer belt, machines add sauce and slide it into the oven. robots will soon add cheese and toppings. the founder says they want eliminate repetive, boring jobs...

value jobs./ /// demetria obilor overnight closures begin tonight on the westbound warm springs road ramp to westbound 215.

overnight sundays through fridays through mid-march as crews work on phase two of the county's airport connector project. the closures begin at 7:00 p.m. tonight and end by 5:00 a.m. the next morning. drivers will be detoured to las vrgas boulevard. the county says they will keep the ramp open during the weekday rush hour, however and friday and saturday nights. the ramp that takes westbound warm springs traffic to the open, but drivers should expect some delays. what's driving you crazy? remember, you can write me at. traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. back to you./// ((kirsten joyce))

the chef-inspired panini collection from subway is grilled right before your eyes, in our new panini press. but...let's start at the beginning the new salami caprese panini starts with genoa salami, thick-sliced fresh mozzarella, creamy pesto,

to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. oh, here's the best part. the new chef-inspired panini collection.

stepping in.. to campaign for hillary. what he's expected to talk about.. as the democratic nominee recovers. ((brian loftus)) >> plus -- las vegas is getting ready for two big music festivals. the closures that go into effect today.. for life is beautiful. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and, it may feel like it's fall outside right now... but sherry says we're back to warming up later this week. ((brian loftus)) >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, li.. news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) >> thanks for joining us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) >> and i'm brian loftus. hillary clinton has taken a break from the campaign trail. the democratic presidential nominee has been battling pneumonia over the last several days. instead, bill clinton will be filling in for her until she recovers. 8 news now reporter nia wong has the latest. nia? ((nia wong))

today the former president will be at a rally here at the college of southern nevada on her behalf this morning. >> hillar ywas first diagnosed on friday. but she didn't let the public know until a video showed her stumbling out of a van on sunday. former president bill clinton has campaigned for her in california over the past two days. meanwhile leave it to vice president joe biden to lay it down bluntly for her. while at a campaign sto words to say about the matter. ((joe biden: "the staff acknowledged they screwed up. the staff acknowledged that they should have, on friday, just straight up said she's been diagnosed with pneumonia. and she should listen to her doctor for god's sake." )) ((nia wong)) >> clinton spent yesterday resting at her home in new york. but her team says she'll hit the campaign trail again this week. ((nia wong)) >> she's already scheduled two appearances in dc this thursday and friday. as for today's rally with bill. that starts at 10 o clock at the june whitley student lounge at c-s-n.

((kirsten joyce)) >> nia, we know donald trump has repeatedly attacked clinton over her health. was that a factor in why she didn't tell anyone she was sick? ((nia wong)) >> so far clinton has only said she didn't think it was quote a big deal. she says she regrets not following doctors orders. kirsten. ((brian loftus)) meanwhile, donald trump unveiled his plans to expand child care benefits for parents. among other things, he spoke about allowing parents to fully deduct child care expenses fro maternity leave: (( donald trump//(r) presidential nominee: "by recapturing fraud and improper payments in the unemployment insurance program, we can provide six weeks of paid maternity leave to any mother with a newborn child whose employer does not provide the benefit." "my opponent has no childcare plan. she never will, and if it ever evolves into a plan, it'll never get done anyway." ))

back on social media... tweeting out a link to her child care plan. it provides 12 weeks of paid leave for working mothers and fathers. /// ((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)) right now.. we want to get a check on your forecast. ((brian loftus)) >> hi sherry, how's the weather looking today? ((sherry swensk)) calmer and cooler this morning...

horizon. ............ temps are feeling delightful as the cooler air has filtered in with that large area of low pressure. air has filtered in ...... temps in the 60s around the valley and winds made it generally to about 35 mph yesterday... some isolated areas above 40 mph. ............ winds have backed off and will be much lighter today. temps around the valley will be dropping to the 50s in some neighborhoods in the next couple of hours. ........... the low will slide northeast today leaving sunny skies and cool air behind. ... highs in the desert staying in the 80s and low 90s. warmer upper 90s arrive by late in the weekend. brian loftus brian loftus

in about a week and a half party-goers will have their choice between life is beautiful... and the i-heart radio music festival on the strip. kirsten joyce >> 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live downtown this morning... with the preparations already taking place. good morning, michael? ((michael stevens)) >> brian, kirsten...

is beautiful. road closures for the 4th annual music festival start today. take a look at your screen. this is a map of all the closures that you'll need to watch out for in the coming days. starting today... all of the routes in dark purple will be closed. that's roughly 6th... and 7th street between stewart and mesquite. mesquite between 8th and las vegas blvd. of course, demetria will closures. as the festival creeps closer. the 3 day outdoor event starts on friday the 23rd and goes till the 25th. major acts like... major lazer, mumford & sons, j. cole and the lumineers will be taking the stage. and that's only a sliver of the acts. life is beautiful started back in 20-13 and focused on musicians... chefs... artists and speakers. last year, the festival attracted about 1-hundred thousand people. now those numbers could

because another music festival will be taking place at the same time. that's the i-heart radio music fest -- going on at the t-mobile arena. acts like drake... brittany spears... pitbull... and sting. brian, kirsten? are tickets still available for both festivals? ((michael stevens)) >> brian, tickets for life is beautiful are still available. but i-heart is completely sold out.

sands and lv blvd. the right lane is blocked. the us-95 southbound off-ramp to eastbound flamingo road will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. access to westbound flamingo road, via a right turn only from southbound, us-95 will be allowed.the eastbound flamingo on-ramps to us-95 and the northbound us-95 off-ramp will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

((kirsten joyce)) three arizona officers nearly killed.. after a man drove into them. ((brian loftus)) morning.. and the charges that driver is now facing.. coming up on the valley's news leader. ///

social media is going nuts over the so- called "magic cake". this is what it looks like... it's made with standard cake ingredients... but the magic part of it is... once the cake is finished baking... it comes out of the oven in

help the layers separate while baking. the whipped eggs create the spongy top... the low cooking temperature slowly cooks the middle layer to a soft custard... and the bottom becomes a dense cake base. this recipe has been around for years... but recently it's had folks go crazy for it. /// sherry how's the weather today?

with some early light just barely showing up on the horizon. ............ temps in the 60s around the valley and winds made it generally to about 35 mph yesterday... some isolated areas above 40 mph. ............ winds have backed off and will be much lighter today. temps around the valley will be dropping to the 50s in some neighborhoods in the next couple of hours. ........... the low will slide northeast today leaving sunny skies and cool air ... highs in the desert staying in the 80s and low 90s. warmer upper 90s arrive by late in the weekend. where winds made it to about 35 ((sherry swensk)) back to you./// ((kirsten joyce))

arizona police officers are recovering... after a driver slammed into them at a gas station parking lot. in this surveillance video... you see someone driving a red sedan plow into the officers. o was on his first night of patrol... suffering only from a concussion. a sergeant on scene suffered a broken leg... while the third officer only had minor injuries. investigators say the officers were at the gas station.. after responding to a call. police did arrest the driver... 44-year-old marc payne. he's accused of using his car as a weapon... and is now facing three counts of attempted first degree murder. the police chief is calling this an "unprovoked, violent, intentional act". ///

trump at a las vegas rally... has plead guilty to federal charges. michael sanford could face prison time... and be deported for his pleas to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm... and disrupting an offical function. the 20-year-old could face 20-years in prison.. if convicted of both charges. court documents say sanford reached for a metro officer's gun to shoot trump... and later told a federal agent that he drove to california to las vegas... to kill the republican presidential nominee. a family attorney says sandford /// let's take a look on the roads with demetria. /// let's send it over to demetria for a check of traffic./// ((demetria obilor)) southbound delays in the spaghetti bowl along i-15 at us 95 right now. overnight work is undrway on summerlin parkway for the city's cable barrier rail project.

i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. including with nukes, yes including with nukes. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me.

le, unpredictable.

to prove how authentic my new brewhouse bacon burger is i'm going undercover, at an actual brewhouse. it's awesome. amazing! what if i told you, you are eating a jack's brewhouse bacon burger from jack in the box. not this one. absolutely lying. and what if i told you... that i'm jack. whaaaat?!! no way! no! didn't see that coming, did you? on a artisan potato bun. jack's new brewhouse bacon burger, new from jack in the box.

all boys for children.... 13 of them to be exact. the oldest now shares a birthday with his newborn baby brother. the couple vowed to keep trying for a girl.. until two years ago.. when they had another boy... but now they say, they're done! all 13 boys have names that start with the letter "r"... and are players. they joke they could make their own soccer team. /// ((kirsten joyce)) right now..

((brian loftus)) >> sherry swensk is here with that. ((sherry swensk)) skies are getting a little lighter out there... but still more than a half-hour away from sunrise. still time to cool down even more before sunshine takes over. ........ clear and crisp this morning with temps in the 60s and even a few upper 50s. .......... the afternoon will be very degrees below normal. ........... morning temps will stay extra cool for another few days then warm up as the afternoons do. .......... tropical storm julia bringing heavy rain along the southeast coast. ........ our highs back to upper 90s next week. ((sherry swensk)) ((kirsten joyce))

our 8 news now good day.. just head to our 8 news now facebook page... and go to the contest tab to

football team. 8 lucky viewers will be chosen each week to win an 8 news now mug! the winners will be announced every friday during the 6am newscast./// ((brian loftus)) speaking of football... u-n-l-v received a generous gift from the fertitta family... a new football complex. the 10- million dollar gift is the largest single gift in history... and will be called the "fertitta football complex". it will be two levels... and will be built in the north there will be locker rooms, an academic center, offices and meeting rooms... a nutrition bar and much more. u-n-l-v athletics says the complex will become the day- to- day home of the football program. /// ((brian loftus)) many of you had a lot to say on the new football facility... jere says, "a great new beginning. it will start attracting new recruits that will enhance the football program. then a new stadium... which is the beginning of a future powerhouse." if you would like to join the conversation... head to our 8 news now facebook page. ///

((demetria obilor)) there's a crash on southbound 215 and lone mountain. the crash on lv blvd. and sands is gone. there are still cones at lv blvd. and convention center dr. for an improvement project.

cracking up .. ((kirsten joyce)) >> the teen reveals how he managed to make it out onto the field. ((brian loftus)) plus... we're getting your questions answered this morning .. sheriff lombardo joins us in studio .. for a morning cup of joe. those stories and more.. coming up on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader.///

as hillary recovers from pneumonia. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus... preps get underway today for life is beautiful... the road closures that you need to know about. ((brian loftus)) >> and... dare we say it .. it's chilly outside this morning! the major drop in temps .. that could have you reaching for a sweater. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus)) thanks for waking up with