Family members to the stand and asked them about their favorite memories with arenas and life after the teenagers death. Eventually, jurors will have to deliberate once again and decide the proper sentence for solid. The maximum penalty is life without the possibility of parole. Once again, the penalty phase of the socalled ipad murder trial is underway. This comes after solid was found guilty on all charges including first degree murder with a reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. paul joncich nevada Highway Patrol has identified the trooper who was shot at last week. It happened friday in the 48hundred block of boulder highway near the 95. Nhp says trooper Shawn Peckham pulled over a cadillac with three people inside and as he was back at his vehicle accessing information,. One man ran away. Gun fire was later exchanged as peckham pursued the suspect. The suspect was shot and killed. As for the other two in the car. They were later detained. Christianne Klein today the Us Department of health and Human Services announced it will give 53Million Dollars to most states to improve treatment for opioid addiction. The money will be divided into different amounts to go toward six treatment programs in 44 states. But unfortunately nevada will not receive any funds. Christianne Klein thats unfortunate because the Opioid Crisis is hitting us hard. On average, one nevadan dies each day from an opioid and for next two days, experts from around the country are meeting at the mgm grand to talk about how to stem the tide. This morning governor Brian Sandoval talked about one of our weapons in the fight nevadas drug monitoring program. 10 08 36 gov Brian Sandoval now we have a system whereby if somebody is prescribing in one place that the patient is trying to get more of the same drug perhaps for a bad motive, we have a reporting system that really is goint to improve and stop that according to the National Safety council, 4 out of 5 heroin users start with prescription opioids. Christianne Klein president barack obama is back in nevada today. Speaking at the lake tahoe summit. The yearly summit focuses on Environmental Issues surrounding lake tahoe. Obama is this years key note speaker and touched on reversing the deterioration of the salton sea to help us here in the west. The summit started in 1997. When then president bill clinton attendedf invitation harry reid. paul joncich the search is on for 25 people. Who will become North Las Vegas next group of Police Officers. One of the first steps the physical fitness test. More than 200 people showed up. Giving it their all. 8 news now reporter Shakala Alvaranga shows us what it takes to make the grade. This is what a Police Fitness test looks like. Pushups sit ups, an agility run, and from there. Vertical jumps. Where theyll do two runs, a 300 meter dash and then a mile and a half run. Its 32 year old teddy bays third try at it. I did it about 10 years ago with metro, and i made it out all the way to the end, it didnt work out they called me and told me i didnt make it so im trying again teddy is one of 200 candidates. There has just been a lot of stuff, a lot of bad blood, going on in the country right now and i figured if you want to try to fix the problem its better to be apart of the solution than just sitting at home and complaining. Im always trying to guy, trying to stand up for the person that has a voice, just trying to make sure that everyone gets treated fairly nomatter who they are, where they come from. The new officers will begin their first day of duty in january. Im a vegas resident here and i like helping people. It warms my heart to help the next person whether its young or old. Its something i always wanted to do. And teddy is hoping. I did my laps, i did my training and it paid off. I work out every day and it got me to the point where i passed it. That the third times. The charm. Shakala alvaranga 8 news now. paul joncich the department went through a 5 year hiring freeze that ended last year. Since then, theyve been working to get their numbers back up. There are currently 270 Police Officers on the North Las Vegas police department. toss to weather tedd florendo hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. Breezes have picked up a little 20 mainly. Not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. We are going to warm up through the week however with temps peaking on thursday and friday. Humidity remains very dry as well. Evening planner calling for warm temperatures through the night with light breezes again. Plenty of 90s this evening with 11pm temps nice and comfortable. Commute temps should be in the 80s again and hotter tomorrow. But your morning should be nice with light winds increasing by afternoon. Christianne Klein u. S. Cuban relations reached new heights today as the two former adversaries resumed regularly scheduled flights for the first time in more than 50 years. Jet blue departed its first commercial flight from fort ud city of santa clara. Its the first us airline to resume regularly scheduled service. Some lawmakers have concerns that Cuban Security is not adequate, but the tsa says it is confident in the protocols at the eight cuban airports it checked out. Direct flights from the us were cut off during the cold war but only expensive charters were available until now. Keane daly atlanta resident this is something you tell your kids and grandchildren. I was on the first flight to cuba. Christianne Klein there were 150 passengers on todays flight to cuba transportation secretary anthony foxx. The flight from florida is only about 45 minutes. paul joncich isis confirming that one of its most powerful leaders is dead. Coming up on the valleys news leader. We have more details on what could be a devastating blow to the terror group. Christianne Klein but first. Donald trump makes a surprise stop in mexico ahead of his immigration speech as Hillary Clinton gets back on the road following new email questions. Christianne Klein on mexico today. Ads for joe heck are attacking my time as attorney general. The thing they left out is the truth. The truth is crime actually went down during my time in office. Protecting seniors from scams, and Holding Banks accountable for defrauding homeowners. Im Catherine Cortez masto. I approve this message because ive spent my career solving problems. In football going for two can be risky. In pizza . Its a sure thing. Now get two medium two toppings pizzas for just 6. 99 each. Thats right just 6. 99 each. Better ingredients. Better pizza. Papa johns. To meet with the president there. paul joncich trump is also delivering a major policy speech about immigration tonight in phoenix. Craig boswell has the latest. Donald trump made a quick trip to mexico for a meeting with president enrique pea nieto. nats it is a great honor to be invited by you mr. President. The two men talked about creating jobs, the nafta trade agreement and of course trumps proposed wall. sot donald trump r respect the right of either country to build a physical barrier or wall, on any of its borders, to stop the Illegal Movement of people, drugs and weapons. But trump says they didnt talk about who would pay for the wall. nats trumps plane landed in mexico city he then hopped on a helicopter for a ride to the president ial palace. Missing the protestors below. standup Craig Boswell cbs news the white house Trumps Campaign ceo told the New York Times his mexico trip was meant to show h that notion saying trump has a lot to learn about diplomacy. sot sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee it certainly takes more than trying to make up for a year of insults and insinuations by dropping in on our neighbors for a few hours. There are new questions about Clintons State Department emails. The department now says some of the emails the fbi recovered from her private email server contains approximately 30 documents that may be related to the benghazi attack that killed publicly release notes from its investigation of Hillary Clintons email server. gfx clinton continues to struggle with Public Perception about the emails. Her favorability rating is now at the lowest point its ever been. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. paul joncich the Clinton Campaign says the benghazi related emails had already been handed over. paul joncich and remember we are your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season. Local and National Races here on channel 8. And online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein cone zones and school zones. Work on south rainbow will be slowing you down through next year. paul joncich how to get around it, coming up in todays whats driving you crazy . announcer youre to prove how authentic my new brewhouse bacon burger is im going undercover, at an actual brewhouse. Its awesome. Amazing what if i told you, you are eating a jacks brewhouse bacon burger from jack in the box. Not this one. Absolutely lying. And what if i told you. That im jack. Whaaaat . no way no didnt see that coming, did you . Jacks new brewhouse bacon burger, new from jack in the box. This friday Red Rock Canyon will reopen its campground. And will remain open until may of next year. Were told campfires and charcoal barbecues are prohibited until officials lift fire restrictions possibly in early october. Christianne Klein the opening comes just in cooler temperatures makes the canyon a top destination for visitors. While it doesnt feel cooler right now. Theyre expecting a lot of traffic in the coming weeks. toss to weather tedd florendo the heat returns this week and its hotter today than yesterday with tripledigits around the region. Winds but still remain below windy criteria. We still are dry with single digit humidity readings. And were a few degrees warmer than yesterday. Afternoon highs hot around the valley with temps hottest over to the east side of town where especially for the east and southeast neigbhorhoods. Notashot for the locales on the west side of town especially the foothills and certainly the mountains where it appears to be coolest. Regional temps also stayed hot with hottest temps in laughl although we definitely got hotter for the Colorado River valley from mesquite all the way down to the searchlight. More tolerable temps in the 90s for the central great basin where they also had some wind develop too. In the Desert Southwest but the Southern Plains with feels like temps in the 100s. Still hot also for the Northern Plains and the Midatlantic States with muggy conditions there down to the deep south. Doppler ra again across the region with most of the precip up in the pacific northwest. Looking at the high mexico texas to continue to progress northward and bring hotter weather this week; specifically late week. Looking at the next system to roll through the north part of the state to increase wind this weekend and especially next week. Heres the forecast. 80s by morning with clear skies and winds finally calming down overnight. Should be comfortable and clear by morning wit wakeup temps in the 80s again. Tomorrow expect a high of 106 again and hotter. We could see some light breezes. Tended tes peak near 110 by the end of the workweek. Staying dry as no monsoon has e been seen. Wind could be breezy at times through the week, but its next week and late weekend when we do anticipate stronger winds. Monsoon could return late next week or the week after according to long range models but that could change as well. 30 minutes before School Starts to 30 minutes after. Durango high, sawyer middle and marion earl elementary are all nearby. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein speaking of ac to help aleviate some major traffic delays this Labor Day Weekend the Nevada Department of transportation will reopen the southbound u. S. Highway 95 exit to rancho drive in las vegas. Itll be open for the Labor Day Weekend beginning at 6 am friday until tuesday at 9 pm. paul joncich up next on the valleys news leader well be introducing you to two sisters who have hearts as good as gold. Christianne Klein what encouraged them to give back to homeless youth. announcer youre so important in a childs life but many families need a helping hand in that department, and find it through the big brothers. Big sisters of Southern Nevada mentorship program. paul joncich as 8 news morning anchor Kirsten Joyce rep this week, is one of those oustanding mentors. Am i going to see it on snapchat. . Kirsten JoyceJennifer Shydler shydlur and jala jayluh nickerson have a special relationship. Jennifer i really see a beautiful spirit and a spark in her. Jala i couldnt really open up to anybody before jennifer came into my life. Kirsten Joyce the two met ten years ago,when jennifer signed up to become a big sister through big brothers, big sisters of Southern Nevada. Jala was only four at the time. Jennifer at first it showing up. Me showing up consistently. Really helped develop that trust 53 Kirsten Joyce she needed that one on one quality connection time with someone. Other than her older brothers. Jala i was excited, finally get to have a sister, understand me. Are just one of those girls problems. I thought it would just be fun, to have somebody in my life is positive, and i feel like they care what im talking about Kirsten Joyce over the ten years together. Jennfer definitely since becoming a teenager, shes really opened up to me, and asked for advice, probelms with friendship. New relationship. Forming with boys. That i always caution her about laughter. Kirsten Joyce jennifer educated jala about the importance of giving back, homeless youth. , and jennifer colaunched a program for her female colleagues at bank of america. Pairing them up with young women who need help increasing their professional exposure. paul joncich jennifer also helps kids who are aging out of the foster with continued mentorships. Moving them into apartment, and assisting with career paths through the non profit, olive crest. Christianne Klein to nominate someone for our series just head to las vegas now dot com. Click on sections in the upper left corner and acts of kindness will be under the community tab. . paul joncich this might ruffle some feathers. Adults with clean criminal records dont always have the right to buy a gun. Christianne Klein what led a federal decision straight ahead on the valleys news leader. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at hawaiis big island is approaches. The National Weather service says hurricane conditions are expected on the big island within the next 36 hours. paul joncich this is a view of the storm from space. President barack obama is scheduled to visit oahu this week. The white house is tracking the weather closely, but doesnt anticipate changing the president s schedule. Christianne Klein meanwhile. Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm hermine the system, which has already flooded portions of the states gulf coast, is threatening to bring strong winds and as much as f don champion is watching the storm, and has the latest from gulfport beach. Even before hermine became a named stormparts of the Florida Gulf Coast were soaked im pretty worried. Lowlying areas quickly floodedincluding debbie deadys neighborhood in the coastal town of gulfport, outside tampa. She was already fighting ankledeep water as she put sandbags outside her mothers house. The water has been really bad. We actually have a pump inside ready to go to flow out the water Tropical Storm hermine spent much of the day stationary in the gulf of mexico, gaining strength. Its expected to start a slow turn to the northeast and make landfall early friday morning near the panhandle. Up and down the coast, flooding is be a big concern. Before its all over, some places could see up to 15 inches of rain. Strong winds could also pose a problem for residents. Governor rick scott says the state is prepared. Our utilities have already prepositioned themselves state, so theyll be working diligently to get us back up. Debbie deady says her mother doesnt want to evacuate, but. If it continues to flood, which it probably will, and its a safety risk for them for slipandfall or electrocution, i will have to have fire and rescue come out here and get them. Shes hoping the sandbags will be enough to protect her familys belongings. Don champion, cbs news, gulfport beach, florida. Whats left of hermine is expected to bring more rain and strong winds to the carolina coast over the weekend. toss to weather tedd florendo hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. Breezes have picked up a little as well around the region up not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. We are going to warm up through the week however with temps peaking on thursday and friday. Humidity remains very dry as well. Night with light breezes again. Plenty of 90s this evening with 11pm temps nice and comfortable. Commute temps should be in the 80s again and hotter tomorrow. But your morning should be nice with light winds increasing by afternoon. Well have more on the rest of the week coming up. Business to dispute somethng when the owner fired at him. The worker left and was not hit by the gun fire. paul joncich a federal Appeals Court has upheld the governments ban on the sale of guns to people who have a medical marijuana card. Today the ninth u. S. Circuit court of appeals said the ban does not violate the second amendment. The ruling applies to the nine western states that fall under the courts jurisdiction, including nevada. It follows a lawsuit filed by a nevada woman who tried to buy a firearm in 2011 after obtaining a mea the gun store refused, citing the federal rule on the sale of firearms to illegal drug users. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Christianne Klein isis says one of its top leaders is dead. The pentagon confirms a us airstrike targeted abu muhammad aladnani in syria. But as Holly Williams reports from istanbul his death is still not confirmed. The Usled Coalition targeted abu muhammed aladnani with a precision airstrike near the town of albab in aleppo province in northern syria. Is claiming it killed adnani with one of its airstrikes. Its an area where isis has been losing territory and isis said adnani was killed while inspecting operations. Born in syria, adnani was a mysterious figure rarely captured on camera his face blurred in the only video we have of him. As chief spokesman for isis adnani incited his followers in the west to kill nonmuslims wherever they could, smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car he said in a speech in 2014. Abnani was also architect of external operations for isis, according to the pentagon reportedly recruiting fighters and instigating news istanbul, turkey the government of iraq claimed it had hit adnani with an airstrike in january of this year, wounding him critically however that was never confirmed. Holly williams, cbs news, istanbul. Christianne Klein the pentagon said earlier this year that 25thousand isis fighters have been killed by us coalition airstrikes. paul joncich the National VietnamVeterans Foundation has closed its doors for good. Than 27 Million Dollars over the past four years. But only less two percent went to veterans. The report also revealed the leader of the organization was a lawyer for the department of veterans affairs. They are now reviewing the case. David kaufaman. The charitys vice persident says tom burch has resigned from the foundation and the nvvf has shut down completely. And it will only distribute blankets and personal care kits. Christianne Klein tesla motors plans to announced today the upgrade will improve how data from the radar system is processed. Radar helps the car see things that may be blocked to cameras in Bright Sunlight or bad weather. Right now teslas autopilot system can maintain a set speed, keep the car within its lane and brake automatically. Earlier this year, the technology was linked to a fatal car accident. paul joncich one 16yearold with a strong will is not giving up hope on being adopted. Christianne Klein straight ahead. Dave courvoisier introduces us to this is 8 news now at four. paul joncich family ties run deep. So just imagine what a hole that leaves in the lives of foster children who dont have a family . Christianne KleinDave Courvoisier says thats why todays wednesdays child at age 16 still wants to be adopted. Dave Courvoisier yes, you have to respect a and is willing to say i still want to be adopted. Thats brittany a strongwilled kid adopt brittany, and you would most certainly be blessed with baked goods. A little over a year ago, we were with brittany at sprinkles. Where she got to decorate their unique cupcakes. Cut to last week, when we met up with this teenager again. Only this time at nothing bundt cakes. And sure enough, there she was and go. She started high school this week, and told me what she plans for the next four years 10. 58 what will you involve yourself in in School Cheerleading basketball football probably soccer 14. 55 i would say shes fun, energetic, and just full of life. Thats what i would say for her. Brittany told me shes had enough of foster care. 13 10 ive been in and out of the foster care system like my whole entire life. I know what its like to get taken from a parent at a young knowing shes up against a foster teen stereotype 16 20 its very hard. People think of teenagers and a lot of trouble. Theyre going to backtalk them. Theyre going to break all the rules. Sometimes there just scared of teenagers. But thats not the case with brittany shes a fun sweet kid, shes got a good heart. Brittany is mindful of rules. Understa nds that life is not a handout, and expects to work for it, but she knows there must be someone for her. 10. 14 so i know that theres that one family out there who wants to adopt one child and doesnt have a child Dave Courvoisier nothing stands in the way of your adopting brittany, except your phone call to get things going. Call the office of the Adoption Exchange at 7024366335 right now. Christianne Klein coming up on the valleys news leader. Its a call to all artist across the globe. paul joncich where you can create a masterpiece on a blank wall. announcer youre ive been thinking. This might be the one thing in the world you pull apart to come together. New papa johns cinnamon pullaparts covered with cinnamon crumble and sweet cream cheese icing. Try our new cinnamon pullaparts for just 6 bucks. Christianne Klein downtown fayetteville has many things for folks to enjoy. Delicious food. Local businesses. And Community Events perfect for families. paul joncich and now. A movement has made its way to the downtown sqa mayor lioneld jordan city of fayetteville 16 06 17 this is a great project for a great city 19 something a little unexpected is taking shape in downtown fayetteville. Mayor lioneld jordan city of fayetteville 20 im real excited about this. 22 artist alexis diaz is taking the blank canvas of this wall on mountain street. And painting it into a masterpiece. The unexpected is an art project that brings artists from across the world to create public art and host gallery shows. It hit the river valley in the spring and now, fayetteville is embracing the color. Mayor lioneld jordan city of fayetteville 16 07 38 were really on the on, in the region, in the nation, in the world. 44 fayetteville mayor lioneld jordan says he hopes the new mural will make people even more excited to live in the city that he loves. Mayor lioneld jordan city of fayetteville 59 were fortunate to have a Great Partnership based government that says were all part owners together. And we all move the city forward together. This another great example of that. 09 tedd florendo the heat returns this week yesterday with tripledigits around the region. Winds increased as forecasted as well but still remain below windy criteria. We still are dry with single digit humidity readings. And were a few degrees warmer than yesterday. Afternoon highs hot around the valley with temps hottest over to the east side of town where southeast neigbhorhoods. Notashot for the locales on the west side of town especially the foothills and certainly the mountains where it appears to be coolest. Regional temps also stayed hot with hottest temps in laughlin and death valley. Although we definitely got hotter for the Colorado River valley from mesquite all the way down to the searchlight. Mo great basin where they also had some wind develop too. U. S. Temps show get stay hot only in the Desert Southwest but the Southern Plains with feels like temps in the 100s. Still hot states with muggy conditions there down to the deep south. Doppler radar looking clear again across the region with most of the precip up in the pacific northwest. Looking at the high mexico texas to continue to pros specifically late week. Looking at the next system to roll through the north part of the state to increase wind this weekend and especially next week. Heres the forecast. 80s by morning with clear skies and winds finally calming down overnight. Should be comfortable and clear by morning wit wakeup temps in the 80s again. Tomorrow expect a high of 106 again and hotter. We could see some light breezes returning again tomorrow. Expecting those temps to peak near 110 by the end of the workweek. Staying dry as no monsoon has been seen. Wind could be breezy at times through the week, but its next week and late weekend when we do anticipate stronger winds. Monsoon could return late next week or the week after according to long range models but that could change as well. Bishop gorman chaparral at basic rancho at desert pines you have until tonight to cast your vote. Coming up friday jon tritsch will be live at the game of the week at 6 p. M. And will have a complete wrap up at 11. paul joncich coming up on the valleys news leader. Christianne Klein we get your questions answered from the sheriff. In todays cup of joe. paul joncich p might not be as ridiculous as once thought. Coming up at 5. The surprising results from a new study. That looked at what dogs understand when spoken to. announcer youre every wednesday. We sit down with Sheriff Joe Lombardo. For our morning cup of joe segment. Christianne Klein our morning anchors sat down with Sheriff Joe Lombardo and asked your questions in this previously recorded segment. Kirsten Joyce sheriff our first question is from gary ferguson. Who says quote i believe there is a law that prohibits drivers from using private property Corner Properties to avoid traffic signals. I see this occurring all the time and have never seen any enforcement. Sheriff Joe Lombardo he is correct there is a know any misdemeanor for us to enforce it has occur in our presence. In other words we have to see it take place. Outside of that you have to do a citizens arrest, and obviously were not going to respond to a citizens arrest associated with an individual cutting through private property. Nor do we ask you to do that we dont want you to do that, and put yourself in any dangerous situation. But its a matter of whether you can catch all the fish in the sea. So if a officer does observe and determine if the individual is merely trying avoid the traffic signal, or maybe they were going to the store and they were going to change their mind. So it could be a whole plethora of reasons. brian loftus next we hear that metro moved National Night out to october, when its a little cooler with tomorrow being the first day of september. What are some events that are being planned, and why should we be involved . Sheriff Joe Lombardo the most important thing that we ask is that you do get involved. As far as the see something, Say Something campaign here in being a part of the solution versus part of being the problem. We also ask you to get involved with the community. A Stronger Community that stands together helps us in fighting crime. And it makes the community better. But as a matter of practice you can call or get online at lvmpd. Com. And we can list all of the Community Events that you can get engaged in. Or you can call the Public Information office. Then will transfer you over to the Public Information office. Its easy to find out for those kind of things, but i absolutely condone people and support people for doing that. Kirsten Joyce speaking of that one area is getting a new substation. Sheriff Joe Lombardo oh yea up on the west end of town of sahara and cimmaron. 8445 eldora thats where our traffic station was housed they moved off cameron and russell and theyll be a full fledged patrol substation at the end of the month well have patrol officers operating in and out of that station. The reason being is the southwest town is growing and we have to accommodate that area by giving officers from the north and south end a little more help. brian loftus so that substation opening four days ago on the 27th they just keep on flowing in sheriff. Sheriff Joe Lombardo no problem these people want the answers and we know its hard for them to get them brian loftus well youre here and we appreciate it. You can help out by sending in youre questions at las vegasnow. Com you can click on the link at the right side of the page to do so. Paul joncich after this. Dont forget. Were always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and twitter. Denise Valdez now at 5. Deliberations are over. And the verdict. Guilty on all counts. Now the teen convicted of killing a boy over an ipad waits to hear his punishment. Dave Courvoisier most of the country is getting more funding to fight presription drugs. But nevada is not on the list. However. The silver state is considered by some to be the source of the problem in america. Denise Valdez history is made over the atlantic. Took off once again today. Marking the major milestone in relations with the island nation. im Dave Courvoisier. Michael solid was found guilty on all counts. In connection to the robbery and death of another teen over an ipad. Karen castro has been in the court room all day. And joins us now with whats karen castro there were a lot of tears inside the courtroom today. The victims family tells me they are relieved justice was served. conspiracy to commit robbery. Guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery. Count two robbery. Guilty of robbery. Count three murder with use of a deadly weapon. Guilty of first degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon