Military response has been slow. In illica, large slabs of concrete fell from buildings, trapping people and crushing cars. Survivors looked dazed as they huddled in a field. But there are glimmers of hope amid the destruction. Rescuers pulled a man and a young girl from the rubble alive. But as night falls, its a race against time to save more lives. Tina kraus, cbs news, rome. Dave CourvoisierItalian Premier Matteo Renzi says he will head to the earthquake zone later today. Christianne Klein the family of a murdered teenager comes face to face with the accused killer. Opening statements in the trial against michael solid got underway today. He is accused of running over 15 year old marcos arenas while his friend was attempting to steal the teenagers ipad. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live outside the regional karen castro witness testimony is still going on inside the courtroom at this hour. During Opening Statements this morning, the prosecutor told jurors michael solid is a murderer but his defense Attorney Says it was an accident. The family of the victim, 15 year old marcos arena, packed the courtroom today. Many of them cried as the prosecutor showed a graphic picture of the victims body. And said there was overwhelming evidence including surveillance video, witnesses, and dna, to prove solid hit arenas with a white suv while the defendants friend struggled with the victim over an ipad. However, the defense says, according to reports from First Responders at the scene, arenas injuries are consistent with an accidental crash. The young victims father was the first witness called to the stand by the prosecution. Ivan arenas purchased the ipad for his son as a gift for doing about life after his sons death. ivan arenas victims father a nightmare, you know. Um ive, ive never, ive never been so out of control in my life than i have in these last three years. karen castro today, we also heard from the victims best friend, who was with the teenager at the time of the incident a car wash worker who was also present, and an eyewitness. The prosecution is also expected called 911, a woman who tipped off police, and detectives. Meanwhile, the other man accused in the murder is jacob dismount. He has pleaded guilty to Second Degree murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. Dismont will be sentenced in october. karen castro as for solid, he faces three charges including murder with a deadly weapon, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. Christianne Klein demeanor . Did he do or say anything . karen castro he appeared calm. The only time i saw any emotion from him was towards the end of the victims fathers testimony. Thats when he appeared to be tearyeyed. Christianne Klein shane ross. The son of wellknown las vegas city councilman steve ross appeared before a judge. He faces six charges related to a string of 10 armed robberies on the citys ross told police he needed the money to pay fees and he was behind on his bills. The 27yearold is being held on 60thousand dollars bail. His next Court Hearing is set for early october. toss to weather tedd florendo alerts air quality advisory in place today and tomorrow for smoke and ozone from the fires in southern california. Moderate. Fires in ca that are causing the haze are the soberanes, rey and cedar fires. Worth noting there is a flood advisory for sw utah right now. Closest Severe Thunderstorm Warning south of flagstaff, az. Looks like well see dry and stable weather returned to the region today after a few severe tstorms late last night. Ahead this late week tstorm chances return to southern great basin nw arizona breaking enrollment year with nearly 22 thousand students. Officials say their dorms are 121 over capacity. So far more than one thousand students have moved into their dorms. And another twothousand expected to arrive later this week. Unr says it plans to open a new dorm in the summer of 2018. Dave Courvoisier those students have already been accepted, but country. A report released today shows the average composite score was 17. 7 out of 36. Nevada is one of 18 states where juniors must take the test. Scores in those states trend lower. But the other 17 all still scored better. For the past two years. The scores have shown only 10 percent of nevada test takers are College Ready in four key subjects. Christianne Klein now this story sparking a lot of conversation on social media as to what is the root of the problem. Lori said. Kids are not being taut school what they are supposed to be learning theyre only prepping them for test after test and not learning anything from it. Sad lindsay said. Sadly this is not surprising. Dave Courvoisier sheila wrote. My opinion. Kids dont care and are lazy these days. Parents dont hold kids accountable for their actions. On the flipside. Nick responded. Education should start at home. Parents need to be more involved. Teach your kids. They are only in school for a small part of the day. They need more from parents meesh responded. Get the help and support they need, ill be homeschooling. We have amazing teachers in this district, its a shame there are so many regulations that limit them. Christianne Klein lastly, dan wrote. The casinos should at least give a quarter to a half percent of their income every year and if not bring powerball the lottery into this town and the proceeds will go to the school we would like to know what you think. You can join in on the conversation on our facebook page. Thats 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier coming up on the valleys news leader. Highways littered with garbage. What the states doing about it driving you crazy . Christianne Klein but first. Donald trump is stumping in the south. While Hillary Clinton cashes in at california fundraisers. We bring you the latest on the campaign trail next. Dave Courvoisier im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Four years ago i was diagnosed with Breast Cancer but early treatment saved my life. So im really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. Struggled to attract. While Hillary Clintons Campaign Fights back against accusations she provided access to Clinton Foundation donors. Christianne Klein but the Clinton Campaign remains under scrutiny over her trustworthiness following new revelations. Weijia jiang has the story from the white house. Donald trump walked volunteers registering new voters outside his tampa, florida event. donald trump r president ial nominee i think were doing really great with minority voters. Once inside the event trump explained why he thinks minorities should vote for him. donald trump r president ial nominee to the africanamerican parent, you have a right to walk down the street of your city without having your child or yourself shot. And thats whats happening right now. weijia jiang cbs news the white house Hillary Clinton has spent this week out of the public eye, raising money in california. But shes in the middle oa her trustworthiness. The Associated Press reports more than half the people from outside the Us Government who spoke with Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state also gave money to the Clinton Foundation. Trump called it a pay for play scam. Clintons Campaign Says she did not reap any profits. brian fallon Clinton Campaign spokesman courtesy msnbc the clintons do no personally draw salary or profit from the work of the foundation. And they say the aps data is flawed because it omits weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. Dave Courvoisier trump will hold a rally in mississippi tonight where nigel farage says he will meet with the gop nominee. Farage is the former leader of the Uk Independence Party which fought for brexit a referendum in which the uk left the european union. Dave Courvoisier donald trump is still scheduled to hold a fundraiser at lake tahoe this friday. Trump was orginally supposed to hold a rally at south point tomorrow but it was canceled. The reason for the cancellation Dave Courvoisier 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. Christianne Klein thousands of residents remain without power today following a series of storms last night. The areas affected and how many are still waiting for power to be restored. announcer youre watching 8 news now at four. In football going for two can be risky. Now get two medium two toppings pizzas for just 6. 99 each. Thats right just 6. 99 each. Better ingredients. Better pizza. To batter omaha nebraska again today. Christianne Klein and thats not a good thing for the 11thousand residents still without power. Right now many are scrambling to cleanup the damage left behind from last nights floods before the next storm system rolls in. Area but storms rolled through with wind speeds between 60 to 70 miles per hour. toss to weather tedd florendo alerts air quality advisory in place today and tomorrow for smoke and ozone from the fires in right now air quality listed as moderate. Fires in ca that are causing the haze are the soberanes, rey and cedar fires. That are causing the. Worth noting there is a flood advisory for sw utah right now. Closest Severe Thunderstorm Warning south of flagstaff, az. Looks like well see dry and stable weather returned to the region today after a few severe tstorms late last night. Ahead this late week tstorm chances return to southern great basin nw arizona thurssaturday with weak low pressure system. Las vegas not expected to see mix. Also that means less storm potential with winds mainly coming out of the nw. As far as temperatures go. Look for temps. In the low 100s today with a drop to mid to upper 90s again frisun. Looking ahead, low 100s normal temps. Return again monday. Extended forecast all looks dry. For now through the 7day with 90s friday into the weekend. Really out main topics the next few days are air quality. Return to 90s Christianne Klein its driving you crazy. Demetria obilor is here to explain how you can report roadside trash and what the states doing about it. Demetria Obilor denice says, the trash along the sides of the freeways is driving me crazy. There is so c roadside trash, you need to know who to report it to. If its in the county, thats who you would contact. If its a statemaintained road, youd call up ndot. Ndot says they will get rid of dangerous litter and debris from highway travel lanes as fast as they can. You can call 7558887000 to report roadside waste on state maintained highways. Ndot also partners with the public to keep nevadas highways clean. The state says programs like adoptahighway save taxpayer dollars, while promoting civic commemorative signs at the adopted road. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Dave Courvoisier an eightyearold little girl is giving back. Inspired me was talking about giving at my church. Christianne Klein what the lesson taught her and who shes helping. The inspirational story. Next on the valleys news leader. announcer youre las vegas and henderson lexus dealerships are teaming up to help families in louisiana devastated by severe flooding. The two dealerships are now collecting school books to donate to students in the state. Reports show the department of education in louisiana has closed 24 School Districts in the wake of the historic floods. Were told collection boxes have been set up near the parts departments at both locations. Dave Courvoisier meanwhile. A bighearted louisiana girl in bossier city is using her sewing talents to help flood victims in southu she started her mission to help just three days ago and has already received an overwhelming response. Victoria shirley explains what inspired the 3rd grader to join in on the relief efforts. Taylor henry this is basically where i sew and do all my crafts. 8yearold taylor henry has a big heart and was sad to learn of the flooding in south louisiana. Taylor henry im really sorry for them. She is thinking of how the flood victims must be feeling. Taylor henry i think for god what do i do . thats why i think i should help them. She noticed her school and church were collecting donations. And taylor wanted to find a way to help too. Taylor henry what inspired me was talking about giving at my church. Victoria shirley reporting taylors idea to help the flood victims includes fabric and this sewing machine. With her foot on the sewing machine pedal. And her hands steady on the machine. She has stitched dozens of tissue victims. Taylor henry im charging 5dollars, i know that is a lot but it comes with kleenexes. But taylor is quick to tell me. Shes not alone in the effort. Taylor henry my grandmother she folds them in place and cuts them then she just hands them to me and its done, then i hand it to my mom and she stuff them with kleenexes. The response has been overwhelming with more than 100 orders so far. Taylor henry i just expected like 1015 people would buy them, i didnt think it would go like this. Taylors mom julia says some have called taylor inspiring. Julia henry to hear that about your 8yearold just brings tears to your eyes. Taylor henry my goal is to get a thousand dollars, because i think that would make a really big diffnc Christianne Klein the red cross has called this flooding the worst disaster to hit the United States since Superstorm Sandy and estimates it will cost more than 30 million to rebuild flooded communities. Dave Courvoisier a terrorist threat coming from our back yard leaves one las vegan behind bars. Christianne Klein iteams Vanessa Murphy brings us the latest as to how the threat was discovered. four. Im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. But early treatment saved my life. So im really outraged that joe heck 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. A las vegas man is indicted for the iteams Vanessa Murphy was in court today when the clark county grand jury indictment was announced. Shes live in the newsroom. Vanessa Murphy police say they watched this las vegas man say he will begin killing, he will fire his gun to start a civil war with the United States and the government, and that he made mention of targeting certain groups like homosexuals. The evidence in the case a 15 minute rant on a youtube video. Where he talked about how hes tired of america and the government trying to take away rights. According to an arrest report, the post on july 1st has since been removed by google who alerted authorities because of the concern people were in danger. This is a youtube page we found which appears to be connected to cuellar. Police say the video at the center of the indictment Just Announced today was similar to martyrdom and propoganda videos produced by International Terrorist organizations. And that cuellar was seen in military gear with a sniper rifle and ar15 type of gun. Also appears in military gear. Vanessa Murphy detectives say once they questioned the 24 year old man, he said he is not a killer and was angry and drunk in the video. He is currently in jail and faces several charges including one related to making threats of terrorism. He had been placed on a Mental Health hold after his arrest in july. Cuellar is no stranger to police. Hes been arrested before and police note in the past three and aggressive in his antigovernment beliefs. Christianne Klein dozens of people gathered in downtown las vegas today. To protest the ethiopian government. Many of the demonstrators were from ethiopia. They say their government is killing the oromo and amhara tribe. And they say the Us Government is sending money. That in turn supports the government theyre protesting a government that oppresses everything that controls everything all the media, all the newspaper, government and this government is strongly supported by the United States government Christianne Klein they were even Holding Signs of ethiopian marathon runner feyisa lilesa. Who made an Anti Government gesture as he crossed the finish line at the olympics. The athlete has yet to return home. For fear of being killed or imprisoned. Christianne Klein metro police have also made an arrest in a Human Trafficking investigat. Coil into custody. After he was suspected of luring teens into prostitution through craigslist. Police believe hes been involved in such crimes since october of last year. And encourage anyone who thinks they may have been a victim. To call crimestoppers. Dave Courvoisier a child is recovering after being pulled from a pool. It happened here along the three thousand block of avila street earlier today. Thats between rainbow and twain. It is unclear the sex and age of the child. What we do know is that child were told the victim was breathing again and is recovering at the Spring Valley hospital. Dave Courvoisier meanwhile. The cause of death for an infant who died back in july remains undetermined. If you remember. Fourmonth old jax ewing was found dead in an apartment complex off of boulder highway near flamingo. Were told at this time police can not confirm if the death is suspicious in nature but say metros abuse and neglect detail is investigating the death. katie boer alerts air quality advisory in place today and tomorrow f in southern california. Right now air quality listed as moderate. Fires in ca that are causing the haze are the soberanes, rey and cedar fires. Worth noting there is a flood advisory for sw utah right now. Closest Severe Thunderstorm Warning south of flagstaff, az. Looks like well see dry and stable weather returned to the region today after a few severe tstorms late last night. Ahead this late week tstorm thurssaturday with weak low pressure system. Las vegas not expected to see anything. Much more stable air back in the mix. Also that means less storm potential with winds mainly coming out of the nw. As far as temperatures go. Look for temps. In the low 100s today with a drop to mid to upper 90s again frisun. Looking ahead, low 100s normal temps. Return again monday. Extended forecast all looks dry. For now through the 7day with 90s friday into the weekend. Really out main topics the next few days are air quality. Return to 90s Christianne Klein metro police are now opening a new a Spring Valley. They say the move comes as a part of an effort to help the work volume in the west part of the las vegas. Today 8 news now got an inside look of the new facility ahead of its official opening. The new Spring Valley area command will be off of eldora avenue near durango and sahara and will open august 30th. Dave Courvoisier the National Hockey league is monitoring suspicious gambling activity. They say as it prepares to inaugurate a team gambling could be a sign of cheating in the sport. When the las vegas expansion was announced commissioner gary Sports Betting because far less money is wagered on hockey than other major sports. The nevada gaming control board reports 1. 8 billion dollars were bet on football. With hockey lumped into a separate other category with other less popular sports that brought in less than 336 Million Dollars in bets during that time. Right now. The nhl is working out a plan to make sure there is no game fixing. Dave Courvoisier as crews fight the zika virus in miami beach. Florida state oci locally transmitted zika. Christianne Klein those cases are in Palm Beach County and tampa. Donna rapado has the latest. Nats up spraying early wednesday miamidade Mosquito Control crews were busy at it again on miami beach, hitting dozens of neighborhoods with pesticide and removing standing water. Alejandra i think its great. I think its important for everyones safety. Especially all these pregnant women. We caught up with a crew on this treelined block on 17 street and jefferson avenue, where alejandra osullivan was glad to see them. Alejandra osullivan miami beach resident i dont but i am more conscious of it and im at least versed on the symptoms. And as a nurse my friends always ask me whenever Something Like this happens. So, im aware. Im educating the public. But this is probably the more effective thing to do. The zika virus crossed the causeway from wynwood, infecting five people here on the island. The zika zone on miami beach goes from 8 street to 28 street from the beach on the east side of the island to the bay on the west. Meanwhile, in wynwood the original zika zone mapshrin ce again. T four new locallytransmittecetw l conneettenertainment districc ing many, many inspectionsand w will continue to be in the ea vazquez says Mosquito Control teams collect traps each day to and collecting samples for virus screening. With new cases now reported on miami beach, vazquez says his crews will be here now for a while, as they have been in wynwood. But he points out his crews can fight zika alone. The public is the first line of defense and people need to be proactive. Vazquez we are sweeping the area, doing domestic inspections, going from door to door, eliminating vazquez they need to come out of the house and look around in the backyard and eliminate any standing water. Thats the most important thing they can do for us. Christianne Klein the cdc just sent an email announcing it has awarded nearly 7million to partners like the American PublicHealth Association and the march of dimes to help in the fight against zika. Dave Courvoisier a steep increase in the price of the epn uproar. Christianne Klein one controversial drug executive is stepping up to defend them as lawmakers demand answers. Well have the story coming up. Christianne Klein the cost of the epipen, for people with severe allergies, has risen nearly 500 percent since 2009. Dave Courvoisier but Martin Shkreli the former head of Turing Pharmaceuticals who gained fame for boosting the price of a vital drug is speaking out. Hes defending mylans increase, even though he has no connection to that company or epipen. Vinita nair spoke with shkreli. Important medicine should be expensive because theyre valuable. December 17, 2015 the former pharmaceutical chief Martin Shkreli gained notoriety last year by ratchetingup the cost of a malaria and hiv medication by fivethousand percent. He defend increase. From about 100 dollars for a two pack in 2009. To more than 600 dollars this year. sotMartin Shkreli vn everyone can understand in a free market that dollars rule. However these are lifesaving drugs. People dont have a choice whether they can buy them or not. Ms yeah well thats up to insurance to pay for them. Like i said, its 300 dollars a pen. 300 dollars. My iphones 700 dollars. The epipen faces little competition. It accounted for 87 percent of pharmacies filled last year. And that included sales from a competing brand. Which has since recalled its product. Sotsen. Amy klobuchar dmn we gave her a cashew. Her whole throat closed up. Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar says she understands the importance of the epipen. She first learned her daughter needed one. When she was four years old. Sotsen. Amy klobuchar dmn i still remember that panicked drive to the hospital in grand marais minnesota. I didnt know if we were gonna make it. She couldnt breathe. Shes calling on the feder whether the manufacturer. Mylan. Has violated antitrust laws. Sotsen. Amy klobuchar dmn to do that to a parent to tell them, well yeah that costs 100 5 years ago but now it costs 600, that just cant happen in this country. Gfx in in a previous statement. Mylan said the epi pens price has changed over time to better reflect important product features and the value the product provides. Adding weve made a significant investment to support the device. Again, shkreli has no connection to mylan and epipen and has been indicted in an unrelated securities fraud case. Mylan offers coupons which allow many families to pay little or nothing for the epipen. Christianne Klein but families with no insurance or high deductibles are still paying hundreds of dollars. As the epipens price has risen. The mylans ceos total compensation is up more than 600 percent over the past decade. Christianne Klein a middle east cn more money following a drying oil investment. Dave Courvoisier what us building qatar now has a 10 percent stake in. announcer youre alerts air quality advisory alerts air quality advisory in place today and tomorrow for smoke and ozone from the fires in southern california. Right now air quality listed as moderate. Fires in ca that are causing the haze are the soberanes, rey and cedar fires. Worth noting there is a flood closest Severe Thunderstorm Warning south of flagstaff, az. Looks like well see dry and stable weather returned to the region today after a few severe tstorms late last night. Ahead this late week tstorm chances return to southern great basin nw arizona thurssaturday with weak low pressure system. Las vegas not expected to see anything. Much more stable air back in the mix. Coming out of the nw. As far as temperatures go. Look for temps. In the low 100s today with a drop to mid to upper 90s again frisun. Looking ahead, low 100s normal temps. Return again monday. Extended forecast all looks dry. For now through the 7day with 90s friday into the weekend. Really out main topics the next few days are air quality. Return to 90s Christianne Klein independence. Dave Courvoisier no one had laid eyes on the warship until this week. Scientists surveyed whats left of the ship using remotely operated deep sea vehicles. The carrier was heavily damaged during atomic tests at bikini atoll in the south pacific. It was deliberately sunk about 30miles from San Francisco in 1951. The uss independence now rests 26hundred feet under water. But remains remarkably intact. The Aircraft Carrier still has at least one grumman hellcat left on its deck. Christianne Klein the middle east nation of qatar kahtahr just made a big investment in the new york skyline. It put 6hundred22 Million Dollars in the Empire State Building which gives it a nearly 10percent stake. Empire state realty trust president john kessler welcomed the qatari investment, calling it an endorsement of the companys irreplaceable assets. Qatar has weathered the cheap oil storm better than saudi arabia and other middle east nations. Protect it during leaner times. It also has a relatively tiny population of barely 2 Million People to support. Dave Courvoisier the stores of cheese are crowding the shelves at your area grocery store. And the problem is not just here in nevada. Its nationwide. Experts say stockpiles are at their highest level in 30 years because of higher production and less demand. Now the government says it will step in. By purchasing 20 Million Dollars worth of cheese. To give to food banks and Christianne Klein getting answers to your questions from the sheriff. Dave Courvoisier coming up next on 8 news now at 4. He explains why you may see officers on their phones or computers while in the car even though its against the law for you. Announcer youre watching 8 news now at four. In our cup of joe segment. Our morning team sat down with Sheriff Joe Lombardo in this previously recorded segment. brian loftus joined here for morning cup of joe, we have a lot of questions so lets get right into it. First hearing from annie romero with the law in place no use of cell phones or texting while on their cell phones or driving and working on their computers . Sheriff lombardo thats unfortunate. There is an exception to the law, for Public Safety. As a matter of policy and practice we dont condone that on the police department. We do have policy in place to prohibit that. Its recommended for the officers just like anyone to pull over and conduct their business. Exemption in place for Public Safety because of the need for communication to be expedited. We get a lot of our information for calls we respond to via the computer system. brian loftus to clarify, the computer screen in the squad car, they need to use that. Sheriff lombardo it updates the calls as theyre going to it, it may be critical information theyre receiving en route to the call. Kirsten Joyce in our home that alert us via smart phone video if there is motion in our home. If that happens and we can see someone inside our home and we our out of town, what is the best way to contact your office since calling 911 will only contact the local authorities where we are at . Sheriff lombardo hes accurate. If you do, youll be transferred to the local authorities. Use the General Number 8283111. Well go out and evaluate the situation at their hes right, there could be something happening, an individual knows they are out of town and a burglary could be taking place. Wed be happy to respond to those type of calls. Brian Loftus Jeanie writes in with our last question. Are police now responding to non injury car crashes . Sheriff lombardo she probably hasnt been a victim of an accident. We went back to that policy at resources and various reasons. Its Better Business going back to responding to calls so ya we are doing that. brian loftus there you go jeanie and thank you sheriff as always for your time. Kirsten Joyce if youve got a question for the sheriff just head to our website and look for the link on the right side of the page. Christianne klein thats all for us at 4. 8 news now at five starts after dont forget. Were always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and twitter. Denise Valdez now at 5. A murder trial is underway. Teen over an ipad. Now the father of the victim is weighing the possibility of forgiving his sons killer. Dave Courvoisier its move in day at unlv. im really excited, its a brandnew experience for me, its overwhelming but very fun. Dave Courvoisier and while students are excited residents has faculty scrambling to find a way to house them all. Denise Valdez the countdown continues for the Clark County School district. But even with far fewer teacher vacancies. Parents are no less worried heading into the first day of class. im Denise Valdez. The n responsible is on trial. In 2013, police say michael solid ran over 15 year old marcos arenas, while his friend, a passenger, struggled with the victim. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live at the regional justice center. Where she spoke to his heartbroken father. Karen . karen castro the victims father tells me the last three years have been a nightmare. Today, he had to relive that tragic day before a jury. After Opening Statements, the prosecution called ivan arenas to the stand