A brazen thief caught on camera. Tries to steal a womans purse. Denise Valdez 8 news nows Mauricio Marin joins us live near sahara eastern about what really concerns them about this case. Mauricio . Mauricio Marin the purse snatch happened at this Fast Food Restaurant in broad day light. Police say the suspect in the Surveillance Video is believed to also be connected to other thefts in the area. So they really want to put him behind bars. Tonightwe spoke with some folks who have a warning for criminalsdont mess with us. Mauricio Marin it looks just like another quiet day inside a Fast Food Restaurant. Except metro police say this man steal. Authorities say he tried swiping this womans purse while she was restroom. But the suspect got a big surprisethe petite women wasnt having it. And puts up a fight. Knocking the suspect to the ground. Until she finally gets her wallet back. And the suspect takes off. Melissa Thiel takes bus to work i think about being an big Mauricio Marin its something Melissa Thiel worries about. Getting her purse stolen walking to the bus stop each night. Its a concern chief instructor jesse pino hears more about at quest ata martial arts. jesse pino quest ata martial arts, chief instructor whether its right to the nose right to the throat or through the eye with your finger tips. I think these are all super effective. Mauricio Marin the instructor teaches his students to protect themselves as best they can. kim bantum mother as a mother you have kids youre carrying a lot of things youre worried more about your kids than your surroundings. Mauricio Marin bantum hopes she never hopes to be in a freighting situation like this woman in the Surveillance Video. But is glad shes learning to defend herself. As for thiel. She hopes the purse snatcher in the video gets caught soon. And says if someone tried stealing her bag. Shed try to put up a fight too. Melissa Thiel takes bus to work im not going to let them to the best of my ability just take off with my stuff. Mauricio Marin police say in this caseits fortunate the victim did not get seriously hurt. Authorities caution people. Your life is more precious than for a better look at the videohead over to las vegasnowdot com. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Denise Valdez mauricio. Do we have a description of the suspect . Mauricio Marin the video shows a man inside the restaurant came to help her and thats when the suspect took off. Authorities believe the suspect is in his early to mid 30s. About fivefeet 9 inches tall. And about 180 pounds. Authorities ask you to Call Metro Police if you know who he back to you. Dave Courvoisier a recurring burglary spree spans dozens of valley businesses. And police are still searching for the suspects. alberto de la paz frijoles frescas i definitely want them to be caught because there are other people whose businesses are suffering because of that caught. a valley Business Owner wants the men responsible for metro police say the restaurant frijoles and frescas is just one of over 75 businesses these men have targeted in the last three months. Police say the suspects in these photos break the glass of the front doors to businesses or get in through drivethrough windows in the middle of the night. Both of the men have goatees or beards and wear hoodies. If you know who they areCall Metro Police or crimestoppers. A onethousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. Denise Valdez 41 days after an armed standoff began at an oregon wildlife refuge. It has ended peacefully. The four remaining occupants surrendered to police this afternoon. And will face felony charges in court tomorrow. The nearly six week showdown close. Just hours after federal officials arrested bunkerville rancher cliven bundy. When he landed in portland. Court sketches give us a glimpse inside a federal courtroom in portland. Where he faced a judge for the first time. His arrest. Came as a surprise to bundys briana bundy Cliven Bundys daughter in law weve seen the charges they all seem pretty much like nonsense to us. But you know. Thats about the only reaction we have. Denise Valdez bundy and his followers do not recognize the authority of the federal government. They believe in local and state control. And cliven and his sons have called for the return of federal land to the people. Denise Valdez assemblywoman Michele Fiore was also in oregon while this all unfolded. She told us says cliven did not intend on visiting burns during this trip. Michele Fiore r las vegas cliven talked about flying into portland to go visit his sons, to figure out what to do. Denise Valdez fiore first landed in portland late last night. And communicated with the occupants over the phone. She also requested the fbi take her to the refuge to negotiate a peaceful exit for the members. Dave Courvoisier inmates in jail in clark county are doing what you probably wouldnt expect. Yoga. Our cameras are the first ones Vanessa Murphy is here with this exclusive story. Vanessa Murphy the yoga is part of a program to make sure that if and when the inmates leave jail. They dont return. And its also about creating a safer environment inside the jail. Think zen. And were told its not costing taxpayers a dime. dray gardner Yoga Instructor nice and slow back down beautiful. dray downward dog. dray kick kick kick Vanessa Murphy many of these inmates at the clark county detention center. dijon lemmie inmate its peace. Vanessa Murphy . Are accused of some of the most serious crimes. dray stretch up Vanessa Murphy like dijon lemmie. dijon i never thought id ever be doing yoga ever. Vanessa Murphy the 19 year old has been locked up for nearly a year. dijon bad decisions. Vanessa Murphy hes accused of Armed Robbery and is awaiting trial. dijon i have really changed since i been in here. I can honestly say that. Vanessa Murphy dijon is one of 148 inmates in a program which started last july. Sot lt. Detention center it helps them change their mindset, help them calm down, help them think what is it really about being a normal adult . Vanessa Murphy through the direct inmate supervision philosophy. dray inhale as you rise. ah Vanessa Murphy inmates have more freedom and privileges like yoga classes theyve earned through good behavior. magnolia drew corrections officer its a different way of policing. Vanessa Murphy staff here says theres been a 70percent reduction in house discipline. And its not costing taxpayers a dime. dray its the other way, brotha, perfect. Vanessa Murphy the yoga mats are donated. And instructor dray gardner volunteers. dray were all the same really and each one of us is one bad decision away from you know that situation, so i really feel compelled to let them know that you know you are not your past and we can build through this once we get past this. dijon somebody get in trouble, you steer em in the right direction, you give them the right classes, proper tools, i think thatll help build em under and understand. Some people just dont understand. Its lack of knowledge. Vanessa Murphy there are dray breathe dijon im really happy man. Im happy for this stuff. Cause i didnt think nothing like this existed. laughs i like it. vanessa like dijon dray stay amazing, brothers. Vanessa Murphy when or if they leave. Clapping Vanessa Murphy to become productive members of society. dray keep doing yall work Vanessa Murphy this program is in the early stages. It started in july. The hope is to expand it for more inmates and now staff is working to get it started with women inside the jail. music Denise Valdez democratic president ial candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off for the First Time SinceNew Hampshire voters handed sanders a landslide victory. Marlie hall is in wisconsin with the takeaways from tonights Hillary Clinton challenged Bernie Sanders calling some of his policies unrealistic. Like Healthcare Clinton you need to level with people the numbers dont add up. Sanders that is just inaccurate. Here is the reality folks. There is one major country on earth that doesnt guarantee health care to all people. A new National Poll shows clinton and sanders are neckandneck. And appealing to minority voters to break the tie. We have got to make sure local Police Forces look the communities they serve there are other racial discrepancies really, systemic racism in this state and others in education, in employment. marlie hall, cbs news, milwaukee, wi this debate follows a nail biter finish in iowa and a blowout in New Hampshire. Puttin g a sharper focus on the nevada caucus and the South Carolina primary later this month. Both candidates were asked about women voters but said their appeal goes beyond the gender divide i am not asking people to vote for me because i am a qualified experienced person. I think a sanders victory would of some historic significance as well. Some are predicting this robust race for the nomination could go all the way to the convention. Wisconsin. Denise Valdez a Democratic Watch Party was held for the debate at unlv. And students say both candidates are making waves with them. Are focusing on. Briana Knowles unlv student i think they are aware the youth vote is one of the most powerful votes right now. So i think theyre trying to get more of what the students want right now like debt, the affordability of college, things like that. organizers of the watch party stressed the significance of involving younger voters. Saying its a way for students to better understand what each candidate stands for. One professor we spoke with says based on his conversations with students. Nevada is still undecided when candidate. Tonight was the culinary unions political director. Culinary represents 57 thousand workers on the strip. And has major pull in elections. But has not endorsed a president ial candidate yet. Dave Courvoisier the republicans will be holding their next debate on saturday night right here on cbs. Starting at 6 oclock. It will be from greenville, South Carolina and this will be the first debate with just five of them on the stage. We will also have a special edition of politics now immediately following the debate with analysis. And how it impacts the nevada caucuses. Dave Courvoisier we are your local election headquarters throughout the season. On air and online. Well bring you the latest polling results as they happen. Dave Courvoisier a local vet. Denied critical pain meds Denise Valdez who is keeping him from the medical marijuana needed to cope with anxiety. And the changes on the horizon that could help vets in similar situations. Dave CourvoisierZion National park. In need of tens of millions of dollars. What the added funds will go towards. In an effort to improve the tedd florendo chalk up another day in the 70s and above average. But more record highs could be reached. Take a look at your weather headlines. Well break down all this and tell you how long this 70s streak will last coming up. < news music voice over youre the world a president has to grapple with. Sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. Securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons. Standing up against the abuse of women. Protecting social security. Expanding benefits for the national guard. And Winning Health care for 8 million children. The presidency is the toughest job in the world and shes the one wholl make a real difference for you. Medical marijuana to help with anxiety. Is now being denied the pain medication. 63yearold mike potter says his doctors never had a problem with the drug. That is until the va put its foot down last week. Demanding he stop using the marijuana. Or get cut off from the morphine and hydrocodone hes been given for managing other pain. The marine says its not fair to make him choose between quitting marijuana. Or paying out of pocket for a doctor outside the va mike potter veteran i dont want to stop with the marijuana because it helps me with so many other problems, theyre dealing with the pain with the opiates. Well ive got other problems, with anxiety and panic attacks and the marijuana helps me sleep. Denise Valdez no word yet on why the va has made the sudden policy change. But moves are being made in congress. Representative joe heck is co sponsor of a house bill that would allow va doctors to discuss medical marijuana with their patients. Dave Courvoisier a greatly needed service is making it easier for families of loved ones in need. Brian Gawne Fisher House Foundation you think of the families that traveled 50, 60, 70 100 miles to be here, this gives them the opportunity to stay just a few yards away from their loved ones that are receiving treatment. nevadas first fisher house opened this morning at the va hospital near the 215 and pecos. Governor Brian Sandoval was on hand along with other people who made this happen. I was honored to be emcee. The Fisher House Foundation builds houses for veterans or military families in need of a place to stay, while supporting their loved ones. This house has room for 16 families at once. Who can stay there as long as they need. Free of charge. Denise Valdez the curtain came down for the final time tonight on one of the most well known shows in las vegas jubilee. The show opened in july of 1981. So it closes a few months short of its 35 th anniversary. The show at ballys featured showgirls. And old vegas style costumes. The company says a new show featuring showgirls is being contemplated. Dave Courvoisier much park will soon get underway. The Record Number of tourists visiting last year brought added in wear and tear to the area. In all. The park now needs close to 70 Million Dollars in repairs. Thats 8 million more than last year. The added funding is needed to fix roads and bridges. As well as campgrounds and trails. tedd florendo staying nice this afternoon and evening with 70s by late day. Some high clouds around but staying dry. Winds remain calm at least for the Las Vegas Valley and were slightly warmer than yesterday at this time. We did not reach the record yesterday but we could come close tomorrow. Afternoon temps in the 70s all over the valley with the warmer were lower in elevation and slightly milder. Cool up in Mount Charleston and mild in the northwest part of the valley and foothills. Regional temps in the mid 70s at this hour and near 80 this afternoon in pahrump and mild in laughlin late day. Cooler in the Central Basin and warmer in death valley. So warm in the southwest. Complete opposite where that dip in the jetstream has developed. Teens this afternoon in the twin cities and chicago. Expecting near 0 temps out there. Cold all the way to atlanta even and the east coast. Valentines forecast looks good as of now. 72 for the high and 10 above average. There will however be some gusts developing so could be breezy at times. High pressure Still Holding through, but slightly sagging more south. Rain has developed now over that ridge into the washington and oregon with plenty of clouds. Their sunshine was brief. North but could see some of these thinner cloud head over and give us a glancing blow. Staying dry though again. Tonight 46 for the low and cool. Mostly clear with winds staying less than 10 mph. Tomorrow expect a high of 75 nice an sunny with possible record tying temps tomorrow. That record was set back in 1954. Heres your saturday forecast for recreation. 60 on Mount Charleston, sunny and cool with red rock near 70. Should be a good hiking day. Lake mead warmer in the high 70s. Warm and nice with some breezes expected. Extended forecast shows plenty of 70s still through next week. By midweek we could see more clouds and possible showers on thursday along with breezy winds. men looking for ways to impress that special someone this valentines day. Good luck topping this guy. Meet patrick sullivan. His wife typically asks for small gifts for the holiday. But this year. He went big. He surprised patty with the billboard this week. It reads. Pat and patty forever. 27 years and counting. His secret for a lastingbuysome time in oakland, which buys time for las vegas to get a stadium built. Also. Mountain west teams have figured out the rebels. Its crazy how this season is a mirror of last year. Well take a look. Plus. A look back, its been one year since the passing of Jerry Tarkanian. Well rewind to february 2015. That and more coming up next here on channel 8 from 8 news now, this is sports it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. Theyre one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown goldman sachs. Just settled with authorities r their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. Millions in Campaign Contributions and speaking fees. Our economy works for wall street because its rigged by wall street. And thats the problem. As long as washington is bought and paid for, we cant build an economy that works for people. Sanders im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. Chris Maathuis good evening and welcome to this sports special. Its hard to believe the runnin rebels only play six more games before the Mountain West tourney tips off here in vegas. The rebels have shot themselves into another precarious situation having to win the League Tourney again to get a sniff at the big dance. Unlv is now 14 11, 47 in league play. With six to go, if they win em all, theyll surpass last years win total by two games. Remember last year the rebs league play. Itll be a lofty goal to win the next six. Maybe they settle for 4, tying last years mark. Because settling is something todd simon has seen to often with this team and opponents are catching on. Todd simon unlv interim head coach the nature of how they defended us was giving us open shots and we were falling for those open shots rather then dictate what we really wanted and when those threes are falling it looks like a million bucks, but when theyre not it looks like were flat. Well find out if the rebels attack or settle on saturday when they host Colorado State at 7. Chris Maathuis there are some nfl players who just seem to have played forever. One of those is former unlv rebel keenan mccardell, who played 17 years in the league and along the way played in a pair of super bowls. This video from the early 90s. He had a terrific career here in las vegas and in the nfl and now he wants to share his wisdom. If rebel coach tony sanchez will give him a call. Keenan mccardell former unlv rebel i would love to im a talk to those guys and let them understand that theres only one way to do it and its through hard work if he ever wants me to come back and Say Something to them i will. Chris Maathuis when channel 8 caught up with raiders owner mark davis at the super bowl. He told us, his team would work in vegas. Las vegas isnt completely out of the running, but today the raiders signed a lease extension that would keep em in oakland at least through 2016 with 2 one year options to extend. That could still keep the las vegas option alive, because it would take at least until 2020 before a stadium could be built here anyway. Chris Maathuis its the at t pebble beach proam. This is always fun. You get the wanna bes paired up with legit pga pros. This would be a fun group, bubba watson and Mark Wahlberg are playing partners on the spyglass course. Bubba watching as wahlberg rolls in the long par putt. Over on 10, weve got ya show ya a bill murray shot. Nobody has more fun at this Justin Timberlake and justin rose are teammates. Rose might want to trade out his partner. Timberlake leaves the par putt short. Chris Maathuis still ahead on this channel 8 sports special. Its been one year since Jerry Tarkanian passed away. Well look back with some of his former players and remember what the iconic coach meant to this city and his lasting legacy. From 8 news now, this is sports the world a president has to grapple with. Sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. And shes the one whos proven she can get it done. Securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons. Standing up against the abuse of women. Protecting social security. Expanding benefits for the national guard. And Winning Health care for 8 million children. The presidency is the toughest job in the world believe , but its been a year since legendary rebel coach Jerry Tarkanian passed away. Seems like it was just the other day and he was chompin on towels or watching games at the mack. But its been a year since the strip dimmed its lights its honor of the iconic coach. Now one year later, we look back at what this man meant to so many. < nats i love these kids there Incredible Group of kids. All rebel fans and countless others remember the news. That shook las vegas and the basketball world. Nats an outpouring of love for coach. Brad rothermel former Athletic Director is the person with the most myopic vision of anybody ive known. He could focus on the next game in basketball and had no feeling for anything else that was going on. It may have been a limitation, but thats also what made him very good. His passing hit hard. Their coach, like a father remembers his son. Chris jeter former rebels and if he was alive, still coaching ld love for a man like Jerry Tarkanian, to have the opportunity to coach chase jeter and the future children. The tribute and Memorial Service attended by family, friends and fans will forever be etched in the minds of unlv runnin rebel fans. Voice of robert smith former rebel when i think about his family i think about all the family and players he made us all family made us work hard, but now we look back and we see each other on the street or whatever and we talk about old times he did and meant so much to so many. He will always be remembered as the coach who literally helped put las vegas on the map. Nats music and did it his way. Chris Maathuis thats all the time we have for tonights sports special. Stephen colbert is next. Theyre one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown goldman sachs. Just settled with authorities r their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. How does wall street get away with it . Millions in Campaign Contributions our economy works for wall street because its rigged by wall street. And thats the problem. As long as washington is bought and paid for, we cant build an economy that works for people. Captioning sponsored by cbs band playing late show theme cheers and applause stephen hey everybody, welcome to the late show, im thanks, everybody