the chippewas are favored by 13 points over unlv. saturday's game in mount pleasant will be the 5th time the two schools have played. they first met in 1993, it's strange, but they played twice in 1994... the second was a meeting in the las vegas bowl, which unlv won. they last met in 2013 here in vegas and unlv won by 10. but that's history, unlv is focused on the here and now. (( )) tony sanchez/coach;" facing central michigan as two td favorites. they're big and we're fast.. get speed into space.. they've been to bowl games.. we're tying to get to bowl games." ((chris maathuis)) nobody on this team has ever played at central michigan. if the rebels win, they'll be 2-1 for the first time in 7 years. that's another reason why they ((chris maathuis)) the stadium tourism board is expected to pass along its recommendation to the governor on thursday that las vegas use hotel tax money to fund an nfl stadium. the governor would then call a special session of the legislature to see if lawmakers would be willing to tax tourists to the tune

including the big debate headed to unlv in late october! mmv, ffn, ll a few unlv students may catch some memorable moments themselves live, when t the presidential debate in october. " yeah i've heard a lot of people talk about it especially in journalism, but it's talked about in like every class"" about 75 student tickets will be available. the school will distribute them through a lottery system. only current, full-time unlv students can enter this lottery. undergrad students must have a minimum two-point-o g-p-a, and no outstanding conduct violations or diciplinary action. tickets will not be available for the general toss to weather we'll stay warm with 89 degrees on tuesday with increasing clouds and a slight chance of showers that moves in overnight into wednesday. slight shower chances hang around on wednesday and thursday with highs in the mid-80s. chances move east of us on friday with see increasing wind on saturday from the southwest that continues on sunday to 30 mph with highs in the a declined credit card in a starbucks drive

>> and a fat check for unlv's football program, could the same hatch for the stadium? >> news3 starts right now. >> we begin with a story of a parent of a five-year-old boy with autism. they say their son wandered off unsupervised outside stuky elementary. i'm reed cowan in for jim snyder. >> and i'm marie mortera. they were doing what they were supposed to do. >> school district officials say they are investigating what happened at this elementary school, no case is too small and they want to make sure kids are safe. parents say they are bringing their child into school instead of allowing him to ride the school bus. krol, he has energy like any child his age but when his dad heard his mildly autistic child wandered off, after getting off the school bus. he was shocked and angry. >> what i'd like to see is a plan by the school district as to how it intends to prevent this from ever happening again. >> krol says watched video. he was found by a neighbor who recognized he was in the playground unsupervised. >> the woman who took him off was able to take him by the hand,

unlv won't be one of those. this is no surprise, but the big 12 narrowed its list for the next phase in the review process and unlv was they apparently liked the academic goals of the university but says the school needs to improve it's athletic facilities, mainly football. this is your last chance to make a big push for your team in our 'fans choice of the week' game. remember it's your vote that decides which game we will feature as our friday night game of the week. gorman has the lead in the poll right now... they face cocoa the 6th ranked team in florida. chaparral is at basic... and rancho is visiting desert pines. you can see the percentages. then tonight at 11, we'll reveal the game we will feature on friday. ((denise valdez)) >>> thanks for watching 8 news now at 6. we're always on at las vegas now dot com and our app ... along with facebook and twitter. ((dave courvoisier)) >> see you tonight at 11. goodnight./// from washington, d.c., this is the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament. here is our third grou

unlv football is on the map, they've still got a nice basketball team, but unlv football is on the map." ((chris maathuis)) all that hype for not... since 93 unlv has gone 10 seasons without winning a road game... overall they've only won 26 road games in 23 years. but against central michigan they've had success.. jim strong beat em in their first ever meeting in 93. jeff horton lost to the chippy's in 1994 at central michigan... but then came back at the end of the season to beat in las vegas bowl 3. former rebel;i for giving me the opportunity to play for you guys." ((chris maathuis)) then 2013 bobby hauck beat cmu in his 4th year... so now it's tony's turn. tony sanchez/coach;" facing central michigan as two td favorites. on the road rainy day... even matched team. they're big and we're fast.. get speed into space.. they've been to bowl games.. we're tying to get into that first bowl game in a while." ((chris maathuis)) the rebels are 1-1 on the young season... since unlv football first starting taking snaps in 1968... they've gone to four bowl games, winning three. so if there's a

you can find it on the twitter handle "at unlv athletics". but of course the rebels would rather have you out here - kick off is set for 6 o'clock and unlv is a 15 point favorite. live at sam boyd, kevin bolinger, fox 5 news, local las vegas. make sure to tune into the rebzone sunday night at eleven as head coach tony sanchez joins kevin for in depth coverage of the unlv football team. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty we generally stay around 90 degrees for highs the next week, but it will feel cooler some days. saturday looks great with degrees. north gusts on sunday to 25 mph will pop up by the late morning and the afternoon with plenty of sunshine. we'll be at 90 on monday, then see a few clouds tuesday through thursday with highs in the upper 80s. around 90 degrees for highs the next week, but it will feel cooler some days. saturday looks great with full sun and 87 degrees. north gusts on sunday to 25 mph will pop up by the late morning and the afternoon with plenty of sunshine. we'll be at 90 on monday, then se

take the debate stage here at unlv on october 19th. and we're getting a sneak peak of what is in store for our school, as hofstra university hosts the first debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. erin connolly joins us now from hofstra university, and shows us the excitement on campus before the debate begins. well, classes may have been cancelled here at hofstra today -- but students did not sleep in. they've been out since very early this morning -- showing their su for hillary clinton -- others for donald trump. many saying they're holding out on making a decision until tonight's debate. ((nats cheerleaders)) some used their voices to show hofstra pride... others used silence... ((silence pause)) to send a different message. the campus buzzing -- some literally jumping with excitement - ahead of tonight's first presidential debate.pkg jaime - 5:24 "it's been crazy. it's been fun. they have a lot of activities going on." it was a sea of red, white and blue on campus - even lady sam making an appearance. and while many of to

and that sonic boom was coming from unlv. ((chris maathuis)) >> jackson state's band is known as the sonic boom... tonight. it didn't take long for unlv to show they're far superior to the tigers. you'll be impressed with tonight's fireworks. >>> plus... what sort of welcome did colin kaepernick recieve on military night in san diego. more coming up here on channel 8. ((chris maathuis)) the rebels ki i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients, against jackson state. they've never played a better season opening game known for their band, the sonic boom of the south, then their football team. the band is awesome, the football team -- not so much. prior to the game, unlv unveiled a red painted patch on the south end of the fie

. >>> and a huge win for unlv. ahead, in sports, the gift that will give unlv a much-needed we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters. priorities usa action is responsible >>> here in las vegas, we have a lot of beautiful weddings but somewhere else in the country, some weddings don't go as planned. maybe there is a problem with the flowers, the dress, who she had to hitchhike to the church. it happens and here's how this bride finally managed to get to the alter. >> reporter: of all of the things a bride worries about on her wedding day, i can assure you this doesn't even make the list. >> it -- it happened. >> reporter: she waited 11 years to marry her gram. but on a break- take -- breath-taking saturday o

leaders from the lvcva and unlv met yesterday to approve the extra expenditures. (( len jessup / unlv president: "all eyes around the world will be on us. even though the size of the audience will be relatively small, kind of around a thousand people or so, on the floor around the thomas and mack, this is more complicated than events in the past." )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> unlv president len jessup says that between five to seven thousand journalists will be on campus for the debate../// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> a national newspaper is doing something that is unprecedented for them. usa today's editorial board has never taken sides in a presidential race, until now. last night, they've issued a unanimous consensus saying that donald trump is unfit for the presidency. the paper's editorial board who they call a flawed candidate -- they're just urging voters to cast their vote for anyone except trump./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> we have new details in the upcoming senate debate to be co-hosted by 8 news now and univision. the hour-long debate between congressman joe heck and former nevada

plus--the unlv rebels kick off their season tonight. but could their days of playing in sam boyd stadium be numbered? good morning las vegas! i'm and i'm dayna roselli. the time now is ... let's get started with 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett... the jury is still out on the rain chances for today. both our numerical models and future forecast models are split between either a 20% rain chance or less than 5% rain chance to both the valley and the mountains. moisture content to the low and mid levels will be prominent along with the right amount of heat for lift. be unstable enough to produce the rain into the valley and that will just have to be monitored throughout the day. as a precaution, grab the umbrella and leave it in the car, office or backpack today. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be common along with a slight mugginess to the air. winds will be increasing throughout the day but 10-20 donald trump is trying to make it clear where he stands on the issue of immigration. yesterday, he made a surprise trip to me

another big focus was the third presidential debate - which unlv will host next month. jessup says the event will bring a unique learning opportunity for students and positive publicity to the school. some changes are also in store... for u-n-l-v's mascot "hey reb" "about every ten years, this university in it's history has done a refresh or an update on the athletic logo and it's been about a decade. it's time to do a refresh again and we've got a good committee of people both on campus and off that are going to kick that process off for us here." complaints over the mascot have come up in the past over allegations of ties to the confederacy. the r-j reports the school has budgeted fifty- thousand dollars to hire a consultant - and a shocking attack on the streets of new york... involving a meat cleaver... and a police officer. it led to gunfire. we'll have an update... on the violence. and... is the united states facing another "space race". what was onboard this chinese rocket. your fox5 weather danny tarkanian's carrying a lot of baggage. as a real-estate developer,

len jessup/unlv pres.;there's a good spirit of cooperation to do it that provide a home field advantage for us and there's cooperation that they're going to do that, it's got ot look and feel like it's a rebel stadium too." steve sisolak/chair c.c.commission; "the time has come for unlv to have a first class facility and you'll see that in a 65 thousand seat domed stadium that's going to be on line in a couple of years." change the future of unlv football that we'll see them as a perrenial top 25 team.. when we wake up on saturday we'll go watch the rrebels and then on sunday and watch the raiders , its going to change our lives tremendously." tony sanchez/coach; "the biggest thing too is our local kids.. .we have so many wonderfully talented young men going all over the country to play football, now they have a genuine option to stay home.. they'll be in a state of the art stadium that will compare to anybody and we'll be in a stadium as nicf the country... so stay home play for the rebss." (( )) the next

((chris maathuis)) >> if unlv beats ucla at the rose bowl... lots of eyes will suddenly focus on football. there's a lot of numbers that paint a picture of gloom and doom... but maybe those days are behind em. >>> plus... look who's back ready for a fight... the pac-man more coming up next here on channel 8. ((chris maathuis)) historically the rebels have numbers look pretty gloomy. since 2006 -- nearly a decade -- unlv has won 7 road games and three of those came in 2013. the rebels have lost 12 in a row to teams from a power five conference. last win came against iowa state in 2008. they've dropped 13 straight non-conference road games dating back to 2008. they haven't won a opening road game since 2007. but all that can change with a win at the rose bowl saturday. 1/2 point underdog. tony sanchez/unlv head coach: "regardless of point spreads they mean nothing, look home many team were favored and didn't win, you had power five schools lose to 1-aa scores... we had a school in our conference go to overtime with a 1-aa school so i don't care w

including the big debate headed to unlv in late october! mmv, ffn, ll it was a heated students will get to witness history... and have a chance to watch the presidential debate in october. "it's just going to be such a historic election and i want to be there" "there are signs all over the place, i have a couple classes that are cancelled that day because of the parking situation and everything, so probably a lot of people going" about 75 student tickets will be up for grabs. the school will distribute them through a lottery system. only current, full-time unlv students can enter this lottery. undergrad students must have a minimum two-point-oh g-p- a... and no outstanding conduct violations or diciplinary action. students have until october 12- th... to enter the lottery. in more local news... a man was found covered in blood... his ex wife lifeless inside her home. say early saturday morning amanda kaplan was found stabbed to death... her three young children were inside the home during the brutal murder. fox5's cyndi lundeberg joins us n

the unlv football team is back home this week.... and they're looking to break a two game losing streak. what they need to do--- to make it happen... we have a preview of tomorrow's live from las vegas. fox5 news at 10, with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. the unlv football team is back home for a game tomorrow night against idaho. the rebels are looking to get things back on track after two straight road losses. fox 5 sports director kevin bolinger joins us live from sam boyd stadium with a preview. this is the final tune-up before mountain conference play begins next week. and this is a rebel team that is looking to get their mojo back after a poor showing last week. idaho presents an opportunity to do just that. music/nats the final non- conference game of the season has two teams coming off two road losses. idaho was pounded state...while unlv suffered road defeats at ucla and central michigian. it's that central michi

of unlv football.... the rebs kick off the season as 39 state. they've never been favored by so many points. so even the sports books are indicating that unlv is making some progress. this college football season opener is kind of like christmas morning where you walk downstairs and see that big stocking full of stuff. it's that kind of feeling... that "feel-good" christmas morning moment. twas the day of the game and all through sam boyd, all the creatures are stirring, and none seem annoyed. clean, it's that new look field that would be fit for even a vegas singer named celine. tony's players are all ready for today's big battle... you know when they score this place will certainly rattle. the fans are excited to see what's been done, unlv has recruited so hard to provide a winner for everyone. so on tony, johnny, devnote and tim and don't forget joe or even jim. they're ready to roll the tigers from the jackson state and along the way they hope to look great. tony sanchez knows what's at stake.. so trust me tonight at the end day the rebels wi

we are unlv. >> reporter: and unlv is also moving forward with plans to become a top-tier research facility. there is a lot going on here. a lot of changes for a university that is only reporting live at unlv, i'm denise rosch for news 3. back to you. >> success we can all rally around. thank you. >>> an update now on breaking news out of new york city. we first told you about this in our 3:00 newscast. a man with a meat cleaver attacked new york city police officers near penn station. it happened in the height of the evening rush hour. one officer was hit in the face. then the man with the cleaver was shot by other officers. he was hit and is in critical tonight, police commissioner bill bra bratton talked about the incident and how the officers are doing now. >> i earlier visited the injured officers at the hospital. one of our officers sustained a significant injury to his face when he was struck by the suspect with a meat cleaver. >> law enforcement officials say the 32-year-old suspect has 15 prior arrests. >>> the man accused of torching a florida mosque appears before a judge. 32-yea

unlv will recieve 3.5 million in compensation. (( )) len jessup/unlv pres; "it means a lot we do events at sam boyd stadium now and w'ere standing down and allow all those events hw it should be but that's a loss for us, its a financial loss and we were compensated for that in the final language and we're happy about that... the big thing for us it'll be a lot easier to get to football games for rebel football and that's where the big impact will come." ((chris maathuis)) unlv will also make money by selling its own psl's or personnel seat licenses for prime seat locations at the stadium. and because kids notice... unlv will also have it's own locker room at the new facily the biggest hurdle might be convincing lawmakers up north that this is a good thing for nevada and las vegas. in fact it might be eaiser to lobby the other nfl owners for las vegas... one person in nevada's corner is cowboys owner jerry jones. (( )) jerrry jones; "it fits i like the way it sounds, they're the one team in the nfl that has the cashe and have the personallity that makes it work with las vegas, las vegas

unlv president len jessup says this is done every 10 years or so... and its about time to change reb's image. fox5's miguel martinez valle spoke to unlv students and hey reb himself, and miguel... some aren't happy with the image change.. well if you remember last year there was some controversy about people finding the mascot offensive or insensative... the makeover is looking to address these issues... but some unlv fans think hey reb is perfect just the way he is. < nat of reb> makeover... and like any big change... opinions are mixed... " this is the original unlv , the rebel, the mascot everything... thats what were known for... " " i wouldn't mind seeing a change either if it made some more people happy... it would be something new and fresh." unlv's president len jessup says universities change branding every 10 years or so... so 'hey reb' was due for a new look... jessup: " we will do the refreshing in a way that we make sure anyone with the conotations that some people felt the prior images had..." but the traits some people found offen

unlv's ball first.. johnny stanton picks up 17 yards.. but the rebels settle for a field goal..they just couldn't finish... idaho..dagger to the heart of the rebel football program.. linehan to callen hightower and idaho wins 33-30 in overtime... a crushing blow leaves an inconsulable coach country duke traveled to notre dame as a three touchdown underdog.. but the blue devils were up to duke shocks the irish 38-35 lsu at auburn.. the tigers of louisiana rushing to get the final play off..touchdown.. the dogpile and celebrate victory.. but wait.. the officials look at the replay..and they did not get the play off in time.. game over..auburn wins finally sometimes a quarterback's offensive line is about as reliable colorado state's collin hill definitely felt like he was sinking.. the rams qb gets his helmet off...even worse.. his bad hair cut is exposed.. tough day at the office. back to you./// congressman heck's become part of the problem in washington. heck voted to protect perks for politicians like himself, allowing congressmen to tr

.: ((carl reiber/unlv sr. vice provost: "the faculty have alternate assignments, online assignments, library assignments, reading assignments, writing assignments, so that the students are engaged in their educational activities." some debate-themed classes are already underway. students tell us they're excited to be a part of the electoral process... and call the activity leading up to the debates "a minor distraction." the unlv debate will be televised right here on channel 8... october 19th. i'm patrick walker... 8 news now./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> remember... 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all the local races and issues that matter to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) police now have three people in custody in connection to a triple homicide in california.//// >>> plus.. protest in north carolina taking a different tone tonight as the curfew is lifted... we explain straight ahead on the valley's news leader./// "you're watching the i'm really g

campus. >> again, unlv. >> it's like the unlv show today. >> it is. >> there is three age divisions. six to eight. nine to ten, and 11 to 12. free to participate. if you have questions, call the number right there on your screen. hey, eat barbecue for a cause on saturday. the pigs for kids barbecue competition is back. it's happening at craig ranch regional park, 50 teens will participate and it's just $10 to attend. it benefits three organizations that work to end childhood web site on your screen. >>> and you want to start eating healthy? think organic. >> yeah. our producer micah is standing by with ideas not only delicious, but affordable. >> we all want the best for ourselves and our families. that starts with a food we eat. now more than ever before, people are seeking organic foods, including myself. don't be scared off if you think it's pricey. it's affordable and easy to incorporate into your everyday albertson's registered dietitian anessa chumbley joins us with some of her recipes to do just that. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's get right into this because most of

((ad-lib)) ((ad-lib)) unlv is hosting a debate watch party tonight. the community and students are it's happening at unlv's student union ballroom at 6pm doors open at 5:30. unlv professors dan lee and david henry will be there answering questions following the debate. i'm proud to say i'll be moderating this event this is one of several watch parties unlv will host. leading up to the final debate on october 19th happening at the thomas and mack center. first - les krifaton joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. daytime highs are going to seasonal with lots of sunshine to start the week. tuesday more clouds start to flow into our area from the and thursday moisture from tropical storm roslyn will spread north and could bring us some drizzle. by the weekend much of the cloud associated with the low should clear and we are setting up for lots of sunshine. one man is dead and another is in after a shooting at a local starbucks. it may have started from a declined card. fox5's kathleen jacob spoke to someone who tried to help the v

the fertitta family made a commitment to unlv --- they're donating more more money to unlv athletics than any body ever has. tina kunzer murphy/ad: 'it's our pleasure to announce the largest single gift ever in the history of unlv athletics, a the 10 million dollar check will pave the way for unlv to build this state of the art training complex. it'll be known as the fertitta football complex. len jessup/president; "this is a tranformational gift what the fertitta's have done. this will help us to finish off the fundraising for this facility, it's tranformational for the football program and the university in getting to the next level." with more then half the money raised, unlv will break ground this february or march. l with the big boys... or at very least keep up with the power five teams. tony sanchez/coach; "100 percent and facility wise it might put us above people when you look at one campus facilities." this training facility is to football what the mendanhall is to basketball. you need these buildings to stay up with the jones. tony sanchez/coach; 'this facility is comparab

len jessup/unlv pres.;there's a good spirit of cooperation to do it that provide a home field advantage for us and there's cooperation that they're in got ot look and feel like it's a rebel stadium too." steve sisolak/chair c.c.commission; "the time has come for unlv to have a first class facility and you'll see that in a 65 thousand seat domed stadium that's going to be on line in a couple of years." andy abboud/vp sands; "we know that this is going to change the future of unlv football that we'll see them as a perrenial top 25 team.. when we wake up on saturday we'll go watch the rrebels and then on sunday and watch the raiders , its going to change our lives tremendously." tony sanchez/coach; "the biggest thing too is our local kids.. .we young men going all over the country to play football, now they have a genuine option to stay home.. they'll be in a state of the art stadium that will compare to anybody and we'll be in a stadium as nice if not nicer then any other stadium in the country... so stay ho

we're talking about the unlv football foundation with a goal. to bring the community together and help support our home team athletics. so we have you are a former unlv football player. use to be a kicker. ken riley president of the football foundation. why is this so important? and why do we need it here for our team? >> terms of the football foundation it's so important for our community. it's important for the athletic department and football program because there is only certain amount of funds that our university can provide to our vision. our community needs to get behind the vision and support it. through the unlv football foundation is a great way to get involved. >> michelle: we were talking about this during the break. seems like coach sanchez is really bringing in some good energy, some good recruits. he talked about you really felt this could be the year. >> this can be the year. you see people out there, great recruits talking to some of the press and they tell people, we involved at the information. we're here to help coach realize

at unlv, kevin bolinger, fox5 news, local las vegas. u-n-l-v is also hosting a presidential debate series... and on the day of the debate will have a festival on campus. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty we stay on the cooler side of thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay in the low 90s with 92 on friday afternoon. the weekend will features some warmer air with highs in the mid 90s. we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and middle part of next week. we stay on the cooler side of average for thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay in the low 90s with afternoon. the weekend will features some warmer air with highs in the mid 90s. we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and middle part of next week. closed captioning the cowboys may have lost their first game by one point last week... but -- they still have a reason to

unlv's first home game! unlv plays against jackson state. a preview of the big game! and a florida student makes a new friend at lunch this week. which athlete spotted the child eating alone... and decided to join him. good morning and i'm maria silva. welcome to fox5 news this morning. first - cassandra jones joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. the cooling trend begins. over the next few days we will see daytime highs drop from 102 thursday to 93 by labor day monday. a trough is sliding into our area and with it not only are the daytime highs going down, windy weather will develop. for thursday there are more clouds in the forecast as moisture moves into northwest arizona. the chances of any rain, drizzle or thunderstorms are confined to out local mountains. the uv index for friday is 9 or very high you ready? are you ready? we will build for a great wall along the southern border. and mexico wall. cheers!" republican presidential nominee donald trump laid out his ten-point plan on immigration reform last night in phoenix donald trump spent

unlv to a wider audience. the juniors and seniors of palo verde high school got a wake up call in regards to drinking and driving. nats of the jaws of life program "every fifteen minutes" visited the school today. metro goes to high schools all over the valley to recreate a crash scene-- using the students as the victims. the kids watch as the crash unfolds. metro makes it as real as possible to make sure the message sticks with them. "their injuries are critical. one of them actually caused this scene. another one is injured and had to be cut out of the car. the other one was dead at the that we want these kids to realize is that it happens. it does happen to my peers, it's not always someone else's problem." the idea is based off a statistic from 19-80 that says-- every fifteen minutes... someone is killed by a drunk driver. "every fifteen minutes" visits about 4 high school every year. metro is investigating a fight, that ended with several people being hit with pepper spray. it happened this morning-- at a

some are even calling unlv to change its "rebels" nickname.. but there are no plans for that one of the most hyped high school football games in the nation..happening right here in the valley. number one ranked "bishop gorman" faces ka-hu-ku from hawaii tomorrow. fans held a rally on fremont street to support their boys from hawaii. 05:34:48:08- 05:34:55:23 these fans follow these boys wherever they go. no matter what part of the nation they're at. this fanbase will be alongside with them." we're told the ka-hu-ku team.... has a big following. around 7-thousand supporters traveli coast. the game starts at 7 p-m at fertitta field, but unfortunately the tickets are all sold out. donald trump hits late night t-v and this morning he's probably looking for a comb. it's topping today's stories now trending. "can i mess your hair up?" fallon: "you say yes?" trump: "go ahead" "donald trump everybody." the g-o-p nominee taking a some lighthearted fun with jimmy fallon last night. that video is going viral this morning. 1:12-1:15 nats of fireworks mexico

unlv certainly is... the rebels can actually win their second game of the season, just four games into the year. to most programs in the country, that's no big deal.. but here at unlv, 2 wins this early in the year is a big deal. in five of the last six years, they've won 3 games or less over an entire season. so picking up 2 wins with 8 games left would be huge. but unlv's got idaho tomorrow night and the vandals feel they (( )) paul petrino/idaho coach; "i think you can guage them what their personality is what they want to do. offensively they want to run the ball, defensively they'll try to pressure ya and get after ya, they play a lot of man." isaiah saunders/running back; "coach petrino told us earlier in the week that they run a lot of man so he told the receivers lets get it going, lets get some wins lets make some big plays, that's what we're trying to do." ((chris maathuis)) there is no t-v for this game... it perhaps there will be a time when all games are streamed on twitter. right now it seem

before coming back to unlv he was an assistant with the nuggets for four years. ((chris maathuis)) don't forget to vote in our fans choice game of the week... your vote will determine which game will will follow on friday. here are the game you can vote on... tonight at 11 we'll reveal the winner. it won't be desert pines at clark or sunrise mountain at spring valley. at arbor view who's hosting foothill. ((chris maathuis)) here's something new... we also want your video's to show on channel 8 each friday night. if you grab a great play or something fun... send it to our special football folder at pix at las vegas now.com. we'll show your video, maybe it's a play on the field or friends off the field. ((paul joncich)) >>> thanks for watching 8 news now at 6. we want to remind you that starting on monday... we'll expand the news to a full hour. that means jeopardy will slide back to seven... and wheel of fortune will air at 7:30. again... that's a permanent change that starts on monday... so update your dvr's! goodnight./// ((denise valdez)) >>> north las vegas po

las vegas big things are happening on the unlv campus .. from the talk of the new football facility .. to the stadium .. and now the thomas and mack. i'm christine maddela. i'm dave hall - in for john tonight. today .. unlv showed off what more than 72 million dollars in upgrades look like. fox5's vince sapienza took a tour.. and is mack with your first look.. john..cyndi... i'm standing in front of the new concourse entrance at the thomas anc mack .. leading to the new...strip view pavilion.... it's being described as win- win for business and the community. u-n-l-v officials i spoke with had only one word to describe the new "just a total gamechanger in fan experience." "it's a game changer, it opens up so many possibilities for different size groups, different events, and just the view alone will be such a draw." thousands upon thousands make their way through the thomas and mack ever year. but now with the strip view pavilion. staff say with this 35-thousand square feet addition...even more can make their way through. "it could be the d

a massive donation to support unlv football complex. athletic departments there at unlv. let's go to craig live from unlv. this is important because it brings the team up to par with the other teams in its division now. >> anytime there is a gift like , this they can move forward more quickly than if they have to raise the money. the $10 million to the athletics program to help with the construction of a 732000 square foot two level football facility this. is a big deal for football at unlv. it will include a training center and academic area and media room. a massive complex. it will be built at the north end of the campus near the existing practice field. second year head coach says it is a needed piece of the puzzle. >> this just allows us to take one little piece of it which is unlv football and move it forward in a positive direction. >> a positive direction indeed. it will happen more quickly. the estimated cost to build this facility is 24-$26 million. this is really the the university will need to raise an additional $12 million to complete the project. they've st

unlv is going to have a state-of-the-art stadium. maybe one of the best in the >> reporter: but the stadium faces harsh criticism as it makes its way forward. >> it does not pencil out for public benefit and the economic development factor gets touted but it'ser in been proved out in any research done. >> reporter: supporters say it would revolutionize unlv football which would share the facility with the raid ez. head coach tony sanchez. >> this stadium will take us to an entirely different level and really change the landscape of unlv and provide an experience current rebels. >> reporter: unlv president says the stadium would be a boom to the university's athletic program which is chasing dreams of joining a power five conference. >> we got the message loud and clear over the summer when the big 12 and pac 12 and other people that we talked to that we had missing ingredients. a practice facility for football and good stadium to play in. we made a lot of headway on that this week. >> reporter: what's next? the governor must call a s

the impact of progress leads to a protest today at unlv. the issue: an oil pipeline that many feel would run too close to the standing rock sioux tribe and their land. 13 action news reporter david schuman has more on the show of 03:56:04 "water not oil! water not oil!" a small group of students -- passionate for their cause -- made their voices heard tuesday at unlv. chanting nats isabelle varela is just weeks into her first college semester....and she's wasted no time getting involved. she was here to help stop the construction of an oil pipeline from north dakota to illinois. 03:52:36 isabelle varela, unlv freshman "it matters everywhere. just because it's over there, we are all one. issue. the pipeline route comes close to the standing rock sioux indian reservation -- too close, the tribe says. it says the pipeline would disturb sacred land...as well as put their drinking water at risk. 04:08:31 david schuman "the relentless chanting did its job. students walking through here turned their heads and several even stopped to ask questions

unlv's ball first.. johnny stanton picks up 17 yards.. but the rebels settle for a field goal..they just couldn't finish... idaho..dagger to the heart of the rebel football program.. linehan to callen hightower and idaho a crushing blow leaves an inconsulable coach (( )) in other action around the country touchdown underdog.. but the blue devils were up to no good in front of touchdown jesus.. duke shocks the irish 38-35 lsu at auburn.. the tigers of louisiana rushing to get the final play off..touchdown.. the dogpile and celebrate victory.. but wait.. the officials look at the replay..and they did not get the play off in time.. game over..auburn wins finally sometimes a about as reliable as a scree door on a submarine.. colorado state's collin hill definitely felt like he was sinking.. the rams qb gets his helmet off...even worse.. his bad hair cut is exposed.. tough day at the office "now, live...this is 8 news now weekend edition." wrenching pain cannot be unlived but a face with courage need not be lived again.)) ((sharie johnson)) >>

unlv has a football game tonight... right behind me... it's something a lot of people are excited about... but not so much about the venue. it was built in 19-71.... and most recently rennovated in 19-99. new turf was installed last sam boyd is away. the campus improvement authority board was supposed to meet yesterday. the topic-- what would happen if we don't get the raiders and therefore no new stadium.... that u- n-lv would also use. that meeting at unlv was canceled because not enough people showed up. tonight's game is set to kick off at 7p-m. the rebels are hosting jackson putting in your childs car seat or booster seat can be a big hassle... but did you know that some cars make things a lot easier for you?-- we've got the new greg adlibs weather forecast tease and im' tracking your roads... we''re just getting in this video. police say the driver of the car was trying to get away from police when they crashed. two children and a employee were injured when the car went into the daycare....they have minor injuries. the driver was ta

they go on to beat unlv 42-21... tihs drops unlv to 1-1 on the young season... check out who they play next. who pulled off the craziest win we'll see all season... it's the last play of the game... down 3... they need a miracle... they throw up the ole hail mary... it's caught... then lateralled back... corey willis grabs it... sprints across the field... and dives in for the game winning touchdown... insanity... central michigan upsets oklahoma state... off of that... they host unlv saturday... kickoff set for noon. we also had some high drama in the nfl... the raiders in a back and forth battle with the saints... derek carr is growin of the best quarterbacks in the nfl... down late... he led the raiders on a touchdown drive... but instead of kicking the p-a-t and going to overtime... they go for the win... carr hits michael crabtree... gutsy... raiders win it 35- 34. with tom brady suspended 4 games... jimmy garra-pallo getting the start for the patriots... and he played good... a lot of people are picking the cardinals to win the super bowl... but garra-pall

if this proposal doesn't pass..unlv could still seek a new stadium on its own. (>>cedric crear/regent: "keep in mind, if the raiders do not decide to come, if sntic does not decide to build a stadium, then we want them to come back to the ciab board, our board and talk to us about building a stadium on unlv's campus.") ((brian loftus)) >> the stadium's one point nine billion dollar financing plan calls for the use of 750 million dollars in hotel room tax money, if approved, the raiders would need to finalize theiro vegas before january. /// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> we want you to be part of our 8 news now good day.. just head to our 8 news now facebook page.. and upload a pic of you representing your favorite football team! 8 lucky viewers will be chosen to win an 8 news now mug! the winners are announced every friday morning at 6./// sherry how's the clear and cool this morning... feeling like fall. highs back up to 90 degrees by the afternoon and the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) back to you!/// after a room at a house near eastern and bonanza. investig

the absent unlv defense shows up.. matt lea forces the fumble..troy hawthorne recovers here's johnny.. the southern california kid scoresn facing third and long.. kenny keys breaks up the pass..but is called for targeting..he's ejected and the bruins march on.. ucla doesn't let go of momentum and finishes off the rebels 42-21..chris maathuis tackles our recap in pasadena the best player on byu's defense is former liberty high school recovered a fumble in the first quarter then intercepted rival utah in the second quarter... 9 minutes later picked off the utes again...that makes 11 career interceptions for #12 but then controversy takes over..nacua lights up the receiver in the third..breaking up the pass...but he is called with targeting and ejected..utah would win 20-19 canyon springs grad donnell pumphrey is having a career day for san diego state against cal.. pumphrey over 200 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns as the aztecs and bears burn the lights out on the scoreboard..game is still in progress deep into the night

at unlv, kevin local las vegas. unlv is also hosting a presidential debate series and - on the day of the debate will have a festival on campus. and to stay up to date on all of the events leading up to the election... be sure to download our fox5 mobile app... now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we stay on the cooler side of average for thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay in the low 90s with weekend will features some warmer air with highs in the mid 90s. we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and middle part of next week. we stay on the cooler side of average for thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay in the low 90s with weekend will features some warmer air with highs in the mid 90s. we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and middle part of next week. closed captioning will resume shortly ins

with 70 million eyes expected on for unlv to get academic exposure. len jessup: it will put out on a world stage that we've got a medical school coming in, we're talking about a stadium for the team to play in. all of that will become news for the rest of the world. in the interim, the debate has become a luanching point for 12 classes offered with the event in mind. nats in classroom this class focuses on the history of political campaigns and elections - and the professor says it wouldn't be offered if the debate wasn't coming. michael green: i think that this course and others are helping students find things to do in connection with the election. i'm to participate in something. it can be partisan, non- partisan or bipartisan, whatever, but the idea of getting students involved is very important. nearly one thousand students have already signed up to be debate volunteers. len jessup: tremendous impact on these students. talk about a great real world learning experience. that's pretty cool. kevin: on debate night, this breezeway outside the univers

much of unlv's success will rely about. their story coming up. also... the runnin' rebels may have found a hidden diamond in the rough. details next here on channel 8. <<< news music we sent him here to fix it. but congressman joe heck became part of the problem. wall street invested over a half-million dollars in congressman heck's campaigns, and heck supports their agenda -- handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. congressman heck -- what's wrong with washington. football nicknames... of the midway, fearsome foursome but there's only one name that stuck with the offensive lineman. and that was the hogs... from the washington redskins. the offensive lineman might be the most important group on the field. in fact generally speaking the three most important positions are the quarterback, pass rusher and left tackle. if unlv hopes to succeed this year, they'll do with with a bigger and better offensive line. tony sanchez/coach;"you're about 50 pounds heavier ac

unlv is looking to add a little more and spoil ucla's home opener. kick-of is set for a complete wrap up on fox 5 news at 10. with the rebels at the rose bowl in pasadena, kevin bolinger, fox 5 news, local las vegas. the rebzone will have a recap of the game... plus a look ahead to next week and a one-on-one interview with mountain west commissioner craig thompson. that's this sunday night at eleven -- right after sports plus three basketball legends headline the 2016 n-b-a hall shaquille o'neal... yao ming... and allen iverson were the top three players of the inductees. the hall of fame enshrinement ceremony took place in springfield, massachusetts. allen iverson gave an emotional speech... thanking his family... coaches... and players. he also talked about wanting to be like michael jordan. "you want to be fast like isaiah shoot like bird. rebound like barkely pass like magic be be like michaee. cheers." i'm sitting there and i'm saying, 'man, that's michael. and i'm looking at him. i can't stop looking at him. i'm looking at his shoes and i'm lik

will kreitler/unlv center: "love coming back home playing in front of our fans, great atmosphere and you just feel a lot more comfortable in your own stadium." torry mctyer/unlv corner: "considering what happened the last two weeks so this is a good opportunity to come out and show everybody what we can do." will kreitler/unlv center: "this will be a really big game to get the ball back rolling." >>> ((chris maathuis)) lv the 7th time with the series tied at 3 wins and 3 losses. lots of fans will remember the last time the two played it was in moscow, idaho 2010 and the vandals won that one 30-7. saturday will mark the first time in 11 years the vandals have visited las vegas. in two weeks from now nevada lawmakers could be mulling over the recommendation from the stadium committee. they'll spend maybe two days on a recommendation that was talked steve sisolak/chair cc commission: "there is no doubt, we have spent 15 months going over this proposal, the stadium we have gone over this document, line by line section by section time after time after time.. we've analyzed the projections

((chris maathuis)) sneed has played two downs for unlv... a six yard pass against jackson state and he handed the ball off once in the central michigan game. it's homecoming for the rebs, kickoff set for 7:30. ((chris maathuis)) conor mcgregor won't be defending his featherweight history in the process. ufc's king is fighting lightweight champ eddie alvarez in the first ufc card held in new york state. three championship fights will help make up the card, with the headliner conor mcgregor. he's looking to become the first ever simultaneous two-weight champ in ufc history. we know he owns every belt in trash talking. conor mcgregor/champ: "i have nothing against eddie eddie/champ careful careful.. or what or what.. you going to do something over there. shut your $%$ mouth.. i run new york, i run this whole $%$% and mystic mac prc one." ((chris maathuis)) there are a number of fans who wanted to see mcgregor fight jose aldo. looks like that won't happen until 2017, if ever. getting down to 145 isn't easy for conor and he may give up the belt..

----but if they build it for the raiders, unlv will come. and i aksed the man who once wanted to be unlv president and if the stadium could be good for the university. here's what chancellor john white said: in cue: 17:21: "but it is very clear.... out cue: 17:50: "....in completing their studies." ----white pointed out that the university really can't affect what happens that much. what happens that much. indeed, a stadium committee meets thursday and could vote to send a proposal to the legislature. unlv just wants to make sure it's not forgotten when this arrives in carson city. a wind advi now..... across the valley..... as we take a look..... at your current peak gusts... let's head over.... to 13 first alert meteorologist..... karla huelga with more on the windy weather and a cooldown on the way... karla. a strong storm system is app will remain in the windy category through tomorrow. expect peak gusts to about 35 mph tonight and to about 40 mph tomorrow. there is a lake wind advisory in effect for lake mead through 9 pm tonight. in th

steve stallworth, unlv football foundation board member and former unlv quarterback is in studio to tell us more! equipment o transportation o training facilities o player development we just need the community and last week we took a huge step with the pledged of $10 million by the fertitta family which is the largest single gift in unlv 73,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art training facility that will be known as the fertitta football complex. this is amazing news and puts us on track to be competitive football foundation: http://www.unlvfootba southern oregon as dry air moves in off the san diego coastline today. this allows las vegas to hold mph. after 11am, winds hold to 10-20 mph with occasional gusts around 25 mph. temperatures range for the city look to be 77 to 83 degrees! as mid and upper 80s will be common saturday and sunday with winds between 10 and 20 mph. moving into monday and tuesday, high temperatures flirt close to the 90 degrees mark and break into the low 90s wednesday into thursday. for now, wednesday and thursday are showing signs of a new partly cloudy skies are lo