The graduation rate. Mauricio Marin the class of 2015 had a 72 percent graduate rate but the superintendent says that can be better. One of the School Districts biggest struggle in the past year has been to fill hundreds of teacher positions. After negotiations with the clark county education association. Th e district came to an agreement to give those teaching kids in classrooms a raise. And entice more educators to work for the district. Pat Skorkowsky ccs d superintendent i think we focused on professional growth and development for our teachers so theres new pathways for our teachers to become teacher leaders. And to help change the face and look of the district. Mauricio Marin to work to provide valley kids a good education for a better future. Mauricio Marin tomorrows state of the district starts at 10am tomorrow. The School District will stream it online. Well have a link on lasvegasnow dotcom. They encourage people to join in on the conversation on social media using the hashtag ccs dpledge. Reporting live in the newsroom. Mau ricio marin. 8 news now. learning new information tonight about a deadly shooting we first told you about last night. A man is dead after a shooting at a party near mlk and owens saturday night. Metro police say a second man was also shot and treated at the hospital. Detectives say the two victims were at a house party when they got into a confrontation with the suspect. The suspect fled before officers arrived. The motive behind the shooting is still under investigation. Sharie Johnson police are trying to figure out if a deadly shooting early this morning. Was the result of road rage. It happened near decatur and alta. Raymond heflan says he saw the shooting take place. raymond heflan witness, i was crossing the stoplight coming from work and the one car pulled up like he was gonna make a left hand turn on hayes immediately another car pulled up along side of em on the passenger side and unloaded about 20 shells. Sharie Johnson when officers arrived, they found two victims inside a car riddled with a woman was pronounced dead on scene. A man was rushed to umc with at least two gunshot wounds and is expected to survive. Police have not released a suspect description but they believe the getaway vehicle is a black, fourdoor nissan seda with california plates. Sharie Johnson two major fires in less than two months at the same apartment complex building. The latest fire broke out just before ten this morning. It took 60 fireifghters to put out the blaze in about 25 minutes. Crews worked from the ground and on the roof to keep it from spreading to nearby buildings. Because this is the second fire in less than two months. The c cfd Investigation Team went evidence. The official cause of the fire is still under investigation. Sharie Johnson toss to weather tedd florendo < warm sunday with some higher thin clouds did not get as warm as yesteray with those 81 degree temps, but we still are way above average for this time of year. Winds remained light and but clouds will invade again through the evening and late overnight before clearing. Evening planner hour by hour shows temps mild through the evening and pleasant. Winds now an hissue. We go from the 70s by 7 pm then near 70 by 9. For a 8 news now at 11 66 and comfortable with plenty of clouds. Local radar and satellite composite shows most of the rain in the Pacific Northwest again with thicker clouds just over us and dry. But how long will that last . Detals coming up president ial candidate donald he refused to distance himself from a controversial endorsement. He appeared on cnns state of the union and refused to denounce the endorsement from former k kk leader, david duke. jt im just talking about david duke and the kkk. Dt i dont know. I dont know david duke. I dont believe ive ever met him. And i just dont know anything about him. other republican candidates including senator marco rubio and Ohio Governor john kasich slammed trump for not condemning the support. The controversy comes ahead of super tuesday. Candidates are on the campaign trail. Hitting key states in the south there are more than 15hundred delegates up for grabs. Sharie Johnson as for the democrats. Hillary clinton is far ahead of senator Bernie Sanders in three key states voting on super tuesday. Thats according to an nbc newswall street journalmarist poll that came out today. It shows clinton leading by texas, georgia and tennessee. Those three are among eleven States Holding their democratic president ial races this tuesday. Sharie Johnson we want to remind you. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. For everything and anything in this election year. Both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Sharie Johnson honoring an officer. Killed during her first day on patrol. The vigil held for her. And how the two other injured officers are doing tonight. Short. One actor is finally redeemed. Who took home the big win at the Staff Sergeant is facing murder charges after Authorities Say he killed his wife and opened fire on three Police Officers the shooting happened yesterday in a washington, dc suburb. Officer Ashley Guindon died on Prince William county Police Department in virginia tonight. Bagpipes, candles and prayers were part of a candlelight vigil for her. The police chief spoke about the bravery of all three officers who were shot. chief steve hudson Prince William county Police Department, all three officers stepped out so bravely as officers do every single day in an effort to protect. Sharie Johnson the two other officers are expected to recover. Officer guindon is the 4 officer killed in the departments history. Sharie Johnson the teen shot by police in Salt Lake City this weekend has been identified as 17yearold abdi mohamed. The teens family says he is in a coma after getting shot three times by officers. Police say mohamed had a broomstick and was fighting with another man. According to investigators. He did not drop the weapon when ordered to. Police to release as much information as possible without compromising the investigation. Police say the release of the body camera recordings could interfere with their investigation. Sharie Johnson a massive rockslide has shutdown a highway in tennessee. And it could be closed for weeks. Experts are working to determine just how much damage this slide has caused to the road below. State troopers say there are eight separate spots on the interstate that need to be blocked off. The Highway Patrol is re directing traffic to other roads in the area. But officials still expect heavy backups during the afternoon rush hour on weekdays. Sharie Johnson its a race up the tallest tower. This side of the of the mississippi. The man who won the competition of the second year in a row. And the reason his time. Is so remarkable. About to begin the 88th Academy Awards wrapped up a few minutes agothe big awards handed out on a night where lack of diversity among the nominees was hard to miss. Chris martinez reports from the red carpet. The film that shined a spotlight on victims of the Catholic Priest sex abuse scandal won for best picture at the 88th Academy Awards show. Pope francis, its time to protect the children and restore the faith. Action film mad max fury road was the most honored about with 6 production awards. Lesley Vanderwalt ma d max fury road you can pop the corks at home, were bringing home gold. The revenant won for best directing and its starLeonardo Dicaprio won best actor for his role as the vengeful frontiersman. It was his 5th nomination but his first win. Leonardo Dicaprio best actor the revenant let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take this night for granted. oh wow brie larson won best actress for her role as chris rock hosted the nighthis opening monologue all about the all white nominees. Otherwise known as the white peoples choice award. The comedian beat the diversity drum every chance he got. And the president of the academy echoed his sentiment. Cheryl Boone Isaacs ampas president our audiences are global and rich in diversity and every facet of our industry should be as well. Chris Martinez cbs news hollywoo d even here on the red carpet, where oscar night fashion is usually the biggest topic of discussion, diversity was front and center. Whoppi Goldberg actre ss im here because to disappear and stupid to me. The night also included visits from r2d2, bb8 and Vice President joe biden, who joined lady gaga for a special presentation aimed at combatting sexual violence. Chris martinez, cbs news, hollywood. Sharie Johnson the academy has recently taken several steps to diversify its membership, which is mostly white men. tedd florendo < warm again today with also warm overnight. Normal 65 with no record temps but still warmer than average. Afternoon temps also in the high 70s through the valley today but still above average near 80. Warmest over the east side of the valley where were lowever in elevation. Cooler but mild for the west of las vegas. Regional temps warmer down on the Colorado River valley with warmest temps south city. Warmest over to death valley late today and cooler up in the central great basin. Warm in the Desert Southwest and southern plains. Cooelr in the plains states after warming in the 60s yesterday. Theyll be colder tomorrow there and warmer 50s over to the midatlantic. Cold temps the past few days. Showers in the illinois and indianat with snow just due north there with snow in the upper great latkes region and canada. Back over the west coast we have high clouds scattered over the region despite the high directly overhead. But no rain yet nor do we expect any. Allergy report showing some warmer temps keeping the high readings of ash, mulberry, juniper around with trees blooming. Weeks and grass remain either low or absent. Tonight expect a low of 56 with plenty of clouds tonight and by morning. Winds less than 10 and staying ght. Morrow expect a high of 79th clouds and sun. Arting with clouds in therning and clearing through the day. Nds litreeze, but stillgusty at tes down the colorado ver valley for torw. Neighborhood by neighborhood temps in the high 70s tomorrow afternoon with some 80s over the to the east side of the valley and in southeast sections of the valley. Cool in the upper 50s. Extended forecast near 80 this week. Mostly sunny with north breezes tomorrow and breezy winds expected late week. Cooler high 70s but still warmer than average. Sharie Johnson nevadas attorney general has filed a brief endorsing a multistate legal fight against president Barack Obamas plan to curtail Greenhouse Gas emissions. The brief says states have a right to decide pollution emission standards for themselves. It was criticized by some environmentalis ts as a disservice to nevada. Attorney general adam laxalt says he believes the e pa is exceeding its authority in efforts to implement the president s plan. Sharie Johnson 7minutes and 22seconds. Thats how long it took this years winner. To scale all 108 floors of the stratosphere tower. This is 44year old sproule loves second year winning the contest. And get this. He got the same exact time last year. In todays scale the strat competition. It raised thousands of dollars for the American Lung association to promote lung health. 8 news now anchor paul joncich emceed the whole thing. And we even had our own 8 news now team take part in the event. They all did a great job. Scaling the strat. Sharie Johnson jon joins us now and las vegas is being inspired by a six Year Old Girl jon tritsch thats right well introduce you to hailey and well tell the story about how she has had a powerful touch on the Sports Community plus a former rebel is back to his winning ways. See why this scott is great our lives. But its about how you deal with it. Or haileys case. Handle it. This is a story about girl who refuses to have limits. But shes had help. From loving parents. Unlv. A nd a communitys love for sports six years ago. Theres one las vegas girl you didnt expect to be playing sports. But heres hailey bringing the heat on unlvs mound but it wasnt has polands syndrome. She was born without chest muscles on her right side stunting development all the way to her hand. But haileys mom. Yong. Made a call to unlv behind the direction of dr. Brendan otoole. Unlv engineering students used a 3d printer to develop a robohand. A production that changed haileys life the robo hand allows hailey to throw the ball while the dawsons dont throw away their savings but the impact doesnt stop with one touching people across the country. Ask new york giants defensive end jason pierre paul. Who lost his fingers in a 4th of july accident and the 22,000 people who saw her throw out the pitch for the baltimore orioles. Its part miracle. Its part modern science. But mostly its teamwork. Haile ys inspiring everyone jon tritsch unlvs prized one time considered the guy to graduate adam scott was at one time considered the guy to replace tiger atop the golf world. Then came rory mcilroy. And then came jordan spieth. Scott says he wants to be considered among the games elite. One problem. He wasnt won on tour since 2014 honda classic. The pga tour outlawed adams anchor putter. So he had to adapt. Id say hes doing well. 11 and on top of the leaderboard through 5 holes. But he also had to weather the storm of long par putts. Lipping out. Scott in a battle with sergio garcia. Check out this approach from the beach. Absolut ely perfect. 2 feet from the cup. He taps in and wins for the 12th time on the tour. And first time in 2 years Sharie Johnson thanks jon. oscars awards the best filmmakers and actors. Another award show highlights the worst. The movie that led the pack