Transcripts For KLAS 8 News Now At 11 PM 20160819

The air on the myths, lies and misconceptions about pit bulls. Shakala . Shakala Alvaranga paul and christianne, yesterdays tragedy has stirred an online debate one side that says pit bulls are dangerous, vicious animals. But others, who say the finger should be pointed at the pets owner. We talked to a rescue organization tonight. To get answers. 9 year old Derion Stevenson was attacked and killed by a dog wednesday afternoon. The tragedy putting negative reputation. Pit bulls. Ive heard horrendous stories as you can imagine in rescue as to what people have done to animals. Far more stories about humans hurting animals than animals every hurting humans. Theres no question what happened this week was awful. Even if he saw you 20 times in the same day, he would tell you he loved you. 20 times a day he didnt get tired of it. But benson wants people to keep something in mind. Yes, it should raise concern about that particular dog, not all that breeds dogs. Every year. 40 of those. Are pit bulls. Theyre amazing, amazing dogs so its hearbtreaking to me that they get this stigma because heres what ends up happening Homeowners Association dont allow them, Insurance Companies discriminate against them, landlords will say that you cant have them. We ran into stella on her way home tonight. Shes 7 months old. Was a month old. Everybody thinks pit bulls are just so terrible, theyre all so mean, and theyre not. Bensons team has rescued almost 200 pit bulls in the valley. She hopes others will do their research on the dog. Shes just like every other dog, shes no different, just because shes a pit bull. Shakala Alvaranga lets look at the numbers. According to dog bite dot org, 34 people died from dog attacks last year. Bulls. Pit bulls only make up 6percent of the dog population. By the way, the dog that killed that child has since been euthanized. Its still unclear if the owner will face criminal charges. Christianne Klein shakala, do we know if the dog was riled or simply thought it was protecting the home at the time of the attack . Shakala Alvaranga thats the next step for investigators. We do know that derion approached his friends home to get some candy when left eye, the dog, attacked. We expect more information to exactly how this happened. Christianne Klein dog attacks arent uncommon. Look ing at a longer time frame Watchdog Group dogs bite dot org shows that 360 americans were killed in dog attacks between 2005 and 2015. 64percent, or 232 total, of those were from pit bulls. The second leading breed in that category was rottweilers at 11percent or 41 deaths. German shepherds were that time frame. Dogs bite dot org supports a pit bull breed ban. And mandatory spay and neuter programs. paul joncich interstate 15 through cajon pass is back open in both directions tonight. But the bluecut fire in Southern California remains a major threat. It has grown to 36thousand acres in size. And remains just 22percent contained. The fire started tuesday morning. Approximately 34thousand structures remain threatened by the fire. But some evacuation orders have been lifted firefighters are working to get the blaze under control. paul joncich and while firefighters and Law Enforcement are teaming up to help others through this crisis. Were seeing some real ugliness. San Bernardino County sheriffs deputies say theyve arrested these three people. For attempting to steal property from the Fire Evacuation areas. The suspects, all in their twenties, were reportedly caught leaving a residence with property that doesnt belong to them. They will be charged with looting and grand theft auto. Christianne Klein today in spots around the valley. They made way for some clouds. And an amazing sunset tonight. And tedd, you were watching a small cell in the northwest just before the newscast. tedd florendo thats right, christianne. Take a look. A little lightning show from that cell. tedd florendo high and we may be on track to high today. Temps certainly above average for this time of year as well. Conditions remain dry with single digit humidity readings, but we did see the increase of wind as forecasted. Gusts have been up to 30 in many neighborhoods today. Evening forecast shows temps in tripledigits even through the evening and hot at 11 oclock. Well start off the morning extra warm again under clear skies. Winds expecting to decrease a little and then return to some breezes again tomorrow again. paul joncich almost all of the focus the president ial election has gone to donald trump and hillary clinton. But libertarian candidate gary johnson is saying dont forget about me. With the unpopularity of the two major candidates, johnson thinks he can make waves in the race. To make a move right now. He was in las vegas tonight to outline his plan. Nia wong joins us live from the sls where he spoke earlier. Nia . nia wong tonight the foundry was packed with people eager for a johnsonweld win. The Libertarian Party of nevada organized this rally a week ago and they estimate a thousand supporters came out. For those disenchanted with the republican and democratic parties. Record as governor of new mexico. people wave at me with all five fingers, not just one laughter its a good thing. johnson shared his stances on several issues. Among them the economy. Immigr ation and free market. its devoid of that government interference, its a level playing field. together with running mate bill weld. The duo claimed to be fiscally responsible and socially tolerant. Touching on topics like Marriage Equality and abortion. how can there be a more difficult choice. But who, who is the person tht it comes to that decision . The woman involved should be making that decision. this election season isnt johnsons first time running as a thirdparty candidate. He won the libertarian nomination in 2012. This time hell need 15 percent of the polls to face off with clinton and trump at the debates. Johnson says things are looking million people. what is very significant is over the last three weeks thats a doubling of that number and if you go backthree weeks earlier than that, thats a double of that number , three weeks before that. So it really does look good. nia wong tonights rally was johnsons second appearance in las vegas in the last week. Hell return to his home state for a rally in albuquerque this weekend. Reporting live. Nia wong 8 news now. Christianne Klein a new poll showh are in a dead heat here in nevada. The data from Suffolk University shows clinton with a narrow advantage. 44 to 42 points. With a margin of error of 4. 4 percentage points. Gary johnson had 5percent in that poll. The majority of voters polled said they found neither clinton nor trump to be trustworthy. That poll also showed a tie in the senate race between representative joe heck and former Nevada Attorney general 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all the races that matter to you. On air and online at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich Police Continue their search for two stolen Nuclear Density gauges. Which contain radioactive isotopes. Both gauges. Which were being used to test soil for construction purposes. Were stolen a week ago near valley view and alta. We went to the National Atomic Testing Museum today. And talked with one of the trustees. He has a message for the crooks. jack doyle National Atomic Testing Museum the problem is, as soon as you do have the cops after you, but suddenly you jumped yourself into the federal attention as well because its a licensed source. Do you really want to put yourself out there with all of these eyes looking at you . paul joncich if you see the yellow boxes. Do not touch them. Instead, call police. Christianne Klein the pilot who ejected from a fighter jet as Nellis Air Force base was fortunate to hospital tonight. He was wrapping up an exercise with a military Weapons School when he selfejected from the a4 skyhawk. Which crashed to the ground. Luckily, no one on the ground was hurt. Its not immediately clear what the problem was with the singleengine aircraft, which was built in 1970. All other planes in the exercise landed safely. paul joncich a newlyreleased arrest report details a Bizarre Exchange that led to a man pointing a reallooking bb gun at a woman inside a tjmaxx store. Asked the victim if she had dropped a bag of chips he was holding and she said she hadnt. After asking again, mote is said to have put the gun against her head and started yelling. Witnesses told police he pointed the gun at a girl, filled a cart and rummaged the womans purse, before taking his shirt off and going out the door. Panicked shoppers and employees ran for cover. Hes charged with robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon. He could face additional charges. Christianne Klein metro has announced arrests in two separate murder cases. Two men were taken into custody in dallas, texas. In connection to a triple shooting at a gas station near bermuda and cactus on june 26th. One of the victims in that case died. 18 yearold Gerald Fuller and 29 yearold Adrian Johnson were detained by the dallas Fbi Violent Crime Task force and await extradition to las vegas. Christie James rachal was arrested in california on unrelated charges. When it was discovered he had an outstanding warrant in a murder on september 11th of last year here in las vegas. Rachal is suspected in the shooting at a smoke shop near boulder highway and tropicana that left two men dead. Hes been returned to Southern Nevada and is in the Clark County Detention Center tonight. The motive for that shooting has not been released. paul joncich new information tonight vegas property. The Animal Foundation tells us 70 roosters have been euthanized. And outside veterinarians are assisting current vets on staff to evaluate and help the remaining birds. Metro tells us close to 350 roosters were seized in the operation. Two men face charges in connection. Of suspicion of using them for fighting. paul joncich todays public workout with Conor Mcgregor and nate diaz just added to the hype. Chris maathuis will show us what unfolded at red rock resort today. Christianne Klein Pacific Crest trail. Captured on a helmet camera. The amazing technological advances that helped get this woman to the hospital in her time of need. uber is launching public trials of fully selfdriving cars in pittsburgh, pennsylvania this month. Volvo and uber are teaming up together in a 300million dollar deal to create the vehicles. So far. There are six selfdriving cars being tested in pittsburgh. They plan to have 100 on the road by a dramatic Helicopter Rescue on the Pacific Crest trail in Fresno County, california. A 66yearold woman was hiking the trail when she became ill with what she believed to be symptoms of a possible stroke. Tara steele was wearing an emergency beacon which helped the Fresno County Sheriffs Office and california Highway Patrol locate her. It was a difficult task for steeles rescuers. The helicopter pilot had to navigate tall trees and communicate with dispatchers to find a safe place for the rescue flight officer being able to give me verbal commands so i could maneuver the aircraft because i cant see the site, be able to maneuver the aircraft to a precise spot where he wants it so he can lower the cable into that small opening. paul joncich a rescuer was wearing a helmet camera as he rappelled out of the chopper and secured the woman to a specialized gurney so she could be lifted into the helicopter safely. Fellow hikers assisted with the and shes expected to make a full recovery. Christianne Klein their story of a gunpoint robbery unraveling. Two swimmers with the us mens olympic team have made their way out of brazil tonight. Gunnar bentz and jack conger checked in for a flight out of the country after testifying in the robbery probe. A third member of the team, james feigen, was heard by a judge just a little over an hour ago. Ryan lochte, already back in the us, reportedly concocted the robbery story to cover up vandalism by the mm de janeiro. The four could be criminally charged for providing false information and damaging private assets. paul joncich metros northwest area command says drop down and give me twenty. Two they posted this video to facebook of officers taking the 22 pushup challenge. If you havent heard of it already, its similar to the als ice bucket challenge. The cause of the pushup challenge is to raise awareness for veteran Suicide Prevention through education and the heat continues as temperatures soar near record numbers again. The monsoon stay way north and region for now as we remain dry and hot. Winds have picked up as storms have been passing due north. Expecting to stay hot before we see a downward trend in our temperatures as we make it through the week. U. S. Temps have been hot all over. What an august it has been with heat from the west coast all the way to the east coast. Oppressive heat continues from the midwest all the way to the midatlantic where feels like temps this afternoon have been in the hundreds with the humidity. Few storms to the central part of the state and some shower activitty to the east in the grand canyon and flagstaff again. Thats where theyre staying for now. Keeping our eye on the storms that continue through louisiana. We have numerous flood watches in effec still through lafayette and baton rouge still with the rain continuing. That have seen up to 2 feet of totall rain in just the past few days and there are numerous rivers exceeding their banks. Heres the forecast. Tonight dropping to the 80s breezy winds at times. Staying warm through the evening and overnight. Tomorrow expect a hig still in the 80s and above average again. Were typically around 102 this time of year and we are well above that. Well also come close to record warm lows again. Looking ahead at the next 7 days we see a downward trend in temperatures with around numbers getting close to normal late week. Slight chances of the monsoon returning but this time staying mainly north and east of the area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. Out for saturdays ufc fight. Christianne Klein but maybe the antics and war Chris Maathuis its becoming an r rated show. More bombs thrown out by the fighters today. This was just a public open workout. They both worked out a little and talked a lot. Plus. Bonanza grad kris bryant lets his bat to the talking and today it was screaming. Next on channel 8. Chris Maathuis ive got to admit, since yesterday im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Four years ago i was diagnosed with Breast Cancer voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. Congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. And what unfolds on saturday night. Generate some excitement, sell tickets and pay per view buys. First the press conference where both guys were throwin bottles at each other. Then todays workout. 24 hours later, nothing has changed. Conor mcgregor ufc fighter nates little fans have convinced him that he cant be knocked out. He can be knocked out and will be knocked out. Nate diaz ufc fighter hes got a team with a head honcho. But weve got a whole team ready to ride. Weve got a whole army. People criticized diaz for leaving the press conference. What do you think . Conor diaz and anybody here for team diaz. Chris Maathuis he just tosses the mic. Cant wait to see tomorrows weigh in and well have that for ya at six. Chris Maathuis milwaukee visiting the cubs. And what a day for the las vegan. Kris bryant was on fire. Hed in the first. Here in the bottom of the third he smacks a long, long two run home run. That was a big shot giving the cubs a 40 lead. But theres more from bryant. In the 6th. He would unload again. Another home run. This is a solo shot. Bryant was 5 for 5, with two homers, a double and five rbis. Hes now tied for the nl lead with 30 home runs on the season. Cubs won for the 18th time in 21 games beating the brewers 96. Theyve got the best record in to vote against him at nl mvp. 51s and round rock express swingin on a warm night in las vegas. Home team jumped out to a 60 lead. How about this. The bloop drops in and theres going to be a play at the plate. Brandon nimmo is huffin and puffin. But nothing slows down the cheyenne wyoming native. Hes save and so are the 51s. Las vegas beats round rock 86. And dont forget tomorrow is fireworks night at the ball park. First pitch 7 05. Park will be your last chance to get a look at the unlv Football Team prior to the start of the regular season. Beginning at 8 10 the rebels will hold their final Team Scrimmage again that is at rebel park on the campus. Chris Maathuis seahawks home with the vikings. Seattles Russel Wilson played the entire first. Probably said enough is enough. He was sacked 4 times. The last one was a little awkward. Looked like the knee got twisted. Vikings would win this exhibition game on a pic six. Vikings 1811. The week long trip to the bahamas is coming to an end for the unlv basketball team. Played their final game today and despite unlvs 21 turnovers they beat providence storm 10287. Five rebs finished in double digets with Jaylen Poyser leading the way with 28 points and 5 of 10 from three. Theyll be back home this weekend. Chris Maathuis a big congrats to vashti cunningham. The teenager competing in her first olympic gameh along with 2 other americans. Shell jump for a medal at 3 30 on saturday. paul joncich our strange stories for thursday right after this. for seniors like barbara, Social Security makes a difference every month. But for the wall street types whove given congressman joe hecks campaigns over 500,000, Social Security could mean billions of dollars in fees. Thats what privatizing Social Security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. Under hecks privatization plan, Retirement Security gets risked on the stock market. And the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. Whose side are you on . Senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this ad. Everyone wants better chicken. Its true te majority pac is responsible and thats what you get at subway with the new chicken caesar melt. Rotisseriestyle chicken thats raised without antibiotics. The new chicken caesar melt from subway. Christianne Klein donald trump popped up in select cities across the country today. The pieces are apparently a take on the emperor has no clothes. A statue erected in new york has already been removed. Cleveland, san francisco, seattle, and la have also received their own naked trump popups. tedd florendo three people were killed on the same day by kite strings. This happened in india. The special kinds of string called manja is made with glass. Two victims had their throats slit, another was strangled all were in vehicles at the now the Indian Government is proposing a ban on the string. Chris Maathuis an ohio man is accused of trying to have sex with the grill of a parked van. Officers arrested 35yearold Michael Henson after a woman said she saw him drop his shorts to have at the van. Then he passed out in a yard nearby. Police said he appeared to be intoxicated. Hes charged with public indecency. paul joncich thats all for us live the late show with Stephen Colbert is next with Keegan Michael key. Well see you back here tomorrow stephen good evening. Before we begin the show tonight, i need to address a controversy. Last nights Republican National Convention Keynote speaker Melania Trump has been accused of plagiarizing portions of her speech from Michelle Obamas appearance at the 2008 democratic convention. Now, personally, i dont think all. I think her speechwriters are to blame, and yet no one has lost their jobs. If only there was someone in the Trump Campaign who enjoyed firing people. laughter applause now, i dont talk about this a i dont talk about this a lot, but donald and melania and i are friends. Which is why tonight, the late