Transcripts For KLAS 8 News Now At 5 AM 20151216

Candidate were not talking about isolation, were talking about security. Were not talking about religion, were talking about security. Our country is out of control. Trump wasn the only candidate laying out Strong Security measures. ted cruz r president ial candidate what my legislation would do is suspend all refugees for 3 years from countries where isis and al qaeda control substantial territory ben carson r president ial candidate i dont care whether its a mosque, a school. If there are a lot of people engaging there in radicalizing activities, then we need to be suspicious of it jeb bush clearly went after the National Front runner and took him to task for his ideas. jeb bush r president ial candidate this is not a serious proposal. In fact, it will push the muslim world, the arab world away from us at a time when we need to reengage with them to be able to create a strategy to destroy isis. Trump am i talking or are you talking, jeb . Bush im talking right now. Back. You can go back. Youre not talking. You interrupted me. Bush sept. 30th. Trump are you going to apologize, jeb . No. Dianne gallagher repo rting jeb bush definately finding his voice there. Many of the candidates hitting the campaign trail not wasting time here on the strip. Marco rubio especially ambitious, trying to hit iowa and New Hampshire just today. Reporting in las vegas, im dianne gallagher, back to you. brian loftus many of the president ial candidates. Made promises to make our country safer. During the debate Sharie Johnson but we wanted to know. How their words matchedup with the facts. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens pulled up some of last nights comments and is Fact Checking the candidates. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens brian, sharie. Much of last nights debate centered around National Security. But some of the problems we face and the candidates replys may have come out a little too simple on stage. For instance. Last night. Donald trump said quote our country is out of control. People are pouring through the southern border. But heres the facts. According to the associated press. About 330,000 people were caught crossing the Mexican Border illegally in 2015, a near 40 year low in border arrests. Another big topic for the candidates. Security overseas. sen. Ted cruz r president ial candidate we keep hearing from president obama and Hillary Clinton and Washington Republicans that theyre searching for these mythical, moderate rebels. Its like a purple unicorn. They never exist. These moderate rebels end up being jihadists. Michael Stevens here are the facts. According to the ap cruz did not acknowledge moderate rebel groups in syria have been fighting against the Islamic State group, the al qaidaaligned nusra front and bashar assad since the start of that countrys civil war. While there has been concern over u. S. Trained rebels giving weapons to the nusra front in exchange for safe passage, they are considered key in the fight against both radical groups and assad a leader who a number of gop candidates said in the debate should be removed because of his close alliance with iraq. Some of the other things we heard from the candidates. Jeb bush said troops should embed themselves in the iraqi military. But it turns out Us Special Forces are already working with the iraqis to fight isis. And rand paul. Said every terrorist attack weve had since 9 11 has been legal immigration. But thats not true. One of the shooters in San Bernardino was born in illinois. And the 2009 fort hood shooter nidal hasan who killed 13 people. Was not only an american but an army major. Before you go. I know you were along media row previewing the debate for us. Whats it like out there now . Michael Stevens brian, its a similar setup. Crews are all here like yesterday doing live reports. Cnn still has their main set in tact. Most of it should be broken down and back to normal. In the next few days. brian loftus democrats held a Debate Watch Party last night at the Martin Luther king junior senior center. Prospective voters told us its important to stay engaged and informed of what the president ial candidates are saying. The big issue in the news of late is National Security. Which took center stage in the debate. We asked democrats how they feel about the candidates on this Roberta Lange chair, Nevada Democratic party i think the candidates have already been talking about National Security issues. Theyve been talking about it for a long time. I would caution people against soundbites and look at what weve done and what were going to continue to do and thats protect the american people. brian loftus the democrats are focusing on rallying support for their candidates. Nevada democrats caucus on saturday, february 20th. brian loftus dont forget, 8 news now is your neighborhood election headquarters. You can follow all the development leading up to the election. On air and online. And dont forget to watch our show. Politics now sundays at 530 pm. brian loftus now lets get a look at your forecast. Sharie Johnson sherry. Hows the weather looking today . Sherry swensk < it is pretty cold out there in and even in the valley we have temps around freezing . Clear skies and mostly light winds are creating the extra chilly temps. But there still some winds around and that is keeping some. Cold highs in the 40s again today, but at least we can look forward to sunny skies. A look at the chilly nights ahead and a warmer weekend, too in your full forecast coming up. lets send it over to demetria this morning < Demetria Obilor we are starting your wednesday to a good start on our freeways. Accident free here along the 95 we are looking live at this stretch heading south towards downtown las vegas no problems also heading north into henderson at this hour. As we switch over to the 15 also looking good here along blue diamond if you are heading to cali, smooth ride towards primm. Back to you. Sharie Johnson the mob museum is celebrating a big milestone. They welcomed their millionth visitor the special guest was greeted with a surprise reception. From showgirls and former mayor oscar goodman. He was also showered with confetti, given a lifetime membership and a key to the museum. He said he always wanted to see the museum. And what a day to choose to brian loftus were learning more. About a woman killed by police. Sharie Johnson how neighbors describe her. And why they didnt see it coming. brian loftus plus. A bomb threat shuts down schools in la. How ccsd works to prevent a similar incident. From the name of the armed and suicidal woman shot dead by Police Monday night. Police say 48 yearold Brenda Kimberling tried to kill herself at her home near nellis and craig. After an hours long standoff. Police say she pointed a gun at officers and they were forced to open fire. Neighbors say it is out of character for kimberling to make threats toward police or herself. timika neighbor i was very surprised cause i would of never thought in a million years that that would happen. sharie other neighbors describe kimberling as a kind woman who fed feral cats and decorated her home for every holiday. They say kimberling was also part of the Neighborhood Watch and her husband is a truck driver who is gone for weeks at a time. Investigators are expected to release more information about what happened later this week. brian loftus this morning. The Las Vegas City Council is taking up a new bill. That would force pet shops to get animals from shelters and rescue organizations. The new ordinance is designed to prevent pet shop owners from acquiring puppies from large scale breeders. Supporters say nearly 100 other cities have already banned the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores. brian loftus also at this mornings city council meeting. The Arbor View High School Girls Soccer Team will be recognized. Theyre being honored for being the first Girls Soccer Team in nevada to win four straight state championships. Also at the meeting. The rtcs new Yellow Dot Safety Program will be recognized by mayor carolyn goodman. The program is meant to make it easier for medical information responders if theres an emergency. Sharie Johnson firefighters will be making childrens holidays a little brighter today. Theyll be delivering toys at Elementary Schools in the valley. The firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation collected the toys in their annual fill the fire truck drive. This was the 13th year of the drive. Theyre able to give out toys for more than 26thousand kids this season. Severe Weather warning issued in sydney austrlia. High winds and rain storm is now fof shore but left some damage. Sherry swensk < we have got freezing temps and even some teens and 20s around Southern Nevada this morning a pretty look at downtown summerlin this morning and its chilly out there in the 30s. Mid 30s at the airport with lighter winds and clear skies. Keep the sprinklers set to water during the day. Cover the exposed outdoor pipes and plants that can be damaged from cold. Hope the outdoor pets and animals are warm this morning and maybe you could bring them indoors overnight. The cold has settled in and will stay another couple of days and nights until we can thaw out highs will struggle to the upper 40s today with sunshine and some northerly breezes. Lets check those cold numbers around town and outside the vegas valley right now. Light winds have allowed temps to drop so low in outlying areas. Freeze warnings and hard freeze warnings around the area but not for the las vegas valley. Sunny skies today and chilly. Then warmer and thawing out for the weekend. Temps look like they will stay close to normal for christmas week. back to you. Sharie Johnson a jury in baltimore will resume deliberations today. In the trial of an officer charged in the death of freddie gray. Charged with manslaughter. The jury told the judge they were unable to reach a unanimous decision in the case. He ordered them to keep working. Authorities say gray died in april. From injuries he sustained while in police custody. Porter is the first of six officers charged in the death of gray. brian loftus thousands of children in the Los Angeles School district. Head back to school today. Authorities abruptly shut down schools yesterday because of an emailed bomb threat. Which turned out to be a hoax. Officials say in light of recent terror attacks they werent taking any chances. New york schools got the same threat. But dismissed it as a hoax. brian loftus the Clark County School district did not recieve the same threat. But they say theres a plan in place. If they have to respond to a similar situation. Ccsd says there are police who patrol campuses. Who are trained to detect and respond to threats. They have Surveillance Systems in place. And say they continually review their processes to make sure theyre current in efforts to prevent crime. They say our schools occasionally get bomb threats, and so far, every single bomb threat has turned out to be a hoax. brian loftus lets get a check of your commute. Sharie Johnson patranya. How are things looking . < Demetria Obilor accident east craig and north 5th smooth ride on 95 back to you. brian loftus a bank robber. Hits the same bank twice. And interupts a live news report about his first incident Sharie Johnson how a quick thinking reporter. Helped police catch the criminal. brian loftus and Clothing Stores take a hit. Why retailers lost millions of dollars last month. brian loftus a big decision expected from the Federal Reserve today. Sharie Johnson and retailers lost millions of dollars. Thanks to the warm weather. Jill wagner joins us live from wall street. Good morning jill. Q jill we hear theres a new resource for consumer reviews. Whats that about . Good morning brian and sharie its decision day for the Federal Reserve. This afternoon the fed is expected to announce its raising short term Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2008. The fed lowered rates to near zero during the financial crisis to help stimulate the economy. bank stocks are higher ahead of the decision. The dow jumped 156 points yesterday. The nasdaq was up 43. and. Were just days from but in much of the country it doesnt feel that way. Warm weather cost stores about 185 Million Dollars in lost sales last month. With fewer people looking to stock up on coats and sweaters. The good news it will likely mean big discounts on cold weather gear. brian and sharie . Q jill we hear theres a new resource for consumer reviews. Whats that about . A yes from a familiar source. Facebook is giving yelp and foursquare a run for its money. Its debuted a new feature that allows users to find local businesses based on reviews. The service is simlar to yelp in that you can scroll through pictures and reviews of people who have visited restaurants, stores and other small businesses. brian and sharie . man is facing charges. Thanks to the quick actions of a tv news reporter. Sharie Johnson the reporter was live on the air talking about a bank robbery. When an employee ran out to let him know the robber had just robbed the bank again and took off Brian Loftus Don Tyler just 24 hours ago its often said Live Television is unpredictable. What . thats the robber, oh thats the robber . That proved true again tuesday. Kimt reporter adam sallet was doing a live midday report outside this rochester, Minnesota Bank about a robbery that happened there the day before. Little did adam know, police say the robber had just returned to the bank to hit it again while he was about to go onair i gotta go here and call 911 ill talk to you later once i left that screen my first instinct was to see if i could see the suspect anywhere else once police got to the scene with adams help, they figured out what kind of car the suspect was driving. About an hour later, that car was spotted and tue0250 1 26 36yearold ryan liskow was arrested. Detectives say liskow had already been a suspect in mondays robbery. Similar build similar clothing same method, he provided a note asking for money. We always strive to get live breaking news as it happens, but i tell you what we never though wed be apart of the story kind of like this a reporter in the right place at the right time. Don champion, cbs news. brian loftus the robbery suspect was arrested without incident. Sharie Johnson a plane slides of the runway. With over 100 people on board. brian loftus the latest on the investigation. a ccsd custodian. Behind bars. After police say he was caught on camera. Commit ting a sexual act in a classroom how a teacher first suspected his alleged crimes. Michael Stevens Michael Stevens has the latest on the debate Sharie Johnson the top google searches for 2015 are in well reveal the local connection to the top look up. And what other words made the cut. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus brian loftus good morning and thanks for joining us. Johnson. Its 5oclock. brian loftus ccsd is warning parents this morning. About a janitor accused of committing sex acts in a classroom. We want to warn you. Some of the details may be considered disturbing. Michael skelton is a nightime janitor for the School District. Hes behind bars this morning after police say he was caught on camera. Releasi ng bodily fluids onto a teachers desk. Police set up a camera. After a teacher at dondero elementary called about a substance found on her desk. When confronted by police. Skelton reportedly admitted to performing the sex act about 36 times since the start of the school year. Ccsd Officials Say skelton started his shift after students went home for the day so they dont believe kids were involved. annette green teacher we do do our best in keeping our kids safe its just sad that Something Like this can happen in a school but i do believe we do our best to keep our kids safe with any situation. Brian Loftus Skelton is facing numerous charges including open and gross lewdness. He has been a ccsd employee the School District tells us all staff go through extensive background checks and fingerprinting. Sharie Johnson this is just the latest incident for the School District and their employees who have been arrested on sex charges. Last week we learned a local high school teacher, 38 yearold kristy yegge, was charged with having sex acts with a student. Yegge taught at veterans tribute career and technical academy. And has been with ccsd since 2003. Yegge is on paid leave during the investigation. Sharie Johnson and late last month, 52 year old ramiro garcia. A bus driver was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 10 yearold autistic girl on her ride home from school. Metro Police Believe there could be more victims in that case. Garcias lawyer believes the alleged victims accusations may have been coerced with the promise of a trip to disneyland. In a previous statement, ccsd told us they cannot foresee something that is not in someones record. brian loftus the fbi victims of a man Authorities Say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a girl. Jimmy carter kim faces multiple felony charges. Police say he kept a 14year old arizona girl captive in a home for about a month. Kim has lived in North Las Vegas since 1993 and is known to have traveled to arizona on several occasions. They say he operated multiple social media accounts under the name yimmy sin and other explicit names. Anyone with information is asked to contact the fbi or call crime stoppers. brian loftus the debate is over. But the las vegas is still buzzing after the Top Republican candidates facedoff at the venetian. Sharie Johnson 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live with some of the most memorable moments. From the event. Michael . Michael Stevens sharie and brian. There was a lot of bickering between candidates last night here at the venetian. They each sounded off on a number of issues. But much of the debate focused Michael Stevens nine republicans took the stage at the Venetian Hotel in las vegas for a debate focused on National Security. The first topic was Donald Trumps call to ban muslims from entering the united states. Trump said hed extend it to refugees already here. If obama has brought some to this country, theyre leaving. Theyre going. Theyre gone. Michael Stevens jeb bush said thats not a serious proposal. It will push the muslim world, the arab world, away from us at a time when we need to reengage with them hes a chaos candidate. And hed be a chaos president. Michael Stevens ted cruz, whos leading trump in two recent iowa polls, locked horns with marco rubio over immigration issues. Ted cruz supported a 500 increase in the number of h1b visas, the guest workers that are allowed into this country. And ted supports doubling the number of green cards. For marco to suggest that our records are the same is like saying the fireman and the arsonist have the same record because theyre both at the scene of the fire. Michael Stevens rand paul questioned Chris Christies temperment after a new jersey political i think when we think about the judgement of someone who might want world war iii, we might think about someone who might shut down a bridge because they dont like their friends. Michael Stevens Carly Fiorina quoted Margaret Thatcher when laying out her plan to defeat isis. When you want something talked about, ask a man. When you want something done, ask a woman. Michael Stevens the candidates also debated support for syrian leader bashir assad, and the monitoring of cell phone records. Another thing we learned. Donald trump says hes now totally committed to the Republican Party and wont run as an independent if hes not the g op nominee. Brian and sharie . Sharie Johnson michael. When will the candidates debate again . Michael Stevens sharie, the candidates have just two more scheduled debates to challenge frontrunner donald Iowa Caucuses on february first. brian loftus two candidates will be sticking around the valley today. Doctor ben carson will be attending the republican women of las vegas luncheon. Thats at 1045 this morning at maggianos little italy. brian loftus and rand paul will be speaking to the Las Vegas Economic Club at 11. Thats at caesars palace. After that, hell be heading to reno to speak at the Washoe County republican headquarters. Sharie Johnson today. The Nevada Legislature will be meeting for a special session by governor sandoval. Sandoval issued the proclamation last night. The legislature is being asked to consider business tax incentives including the Faraday Future deal. And infrastructure expansion necessary for the apex business site, among other issues. The session is expected to wrap up within a few days. Sharie Johnson senator dean heller stopped by the 8 news now studio yesterday. Dave courvoisier had the opportunity to ask him about several issues hes working on that affect nevadans. He shared his opinion on faraday senator dean heller r nv im with you i think most nevadans here in Southern Nevada is and that is that this is a done deal i believe that faraday, this kind of Economic Development you have to give to the governor what hes done Economic Development in the state. Im a big fan of his work and efforts in bringing these Large Companies into the state of nevada diversifying this economy. A diversified economy is obviously is going to blunt some of the difficulties that those recessions cause. Sharie Johnson he also spoke about the debate. Senator heller gave his support to governor jeb bush a couple of months ago, and thinks the campaign will get a lot more serious in the new year. He also says hes doing what he can to get joe heck elected to senator reids seat. brian loftus if you havent signed up for healthcare yet. You have a little more time. The deadline has been pushed back for people who want to sign up for state health insurance. Unti l tomorrow night at 1159. This is for coverage that will they say they decided to extend the deadline because so many people have been signing up. The previous deadline for january coverage was last night. Sharie Johnson now lets get a look at your forecast. Brian loftus sherry. Hows the weather looking today . < Sherry Swensk it is pretty cold out there in some areas of Southern Nevada. And even in the valley we have temps around freezing . Clear skies and mostly light winds are creating the extra chilly temps. But there still some winds around and that is keeping some neighborhoods from freezing. Cold highs in the 40s again today, but at least we can look forward to sunny skies. A look at the chilly nights in your full forecast coming up. < lets get a check of traffic. Demetria Obilor < injury accident maryland and rawhide travel times not bad along 215 and 95 brian loftus children of all ages are invited to go ice skating with Police Officers with the Metro Police Department this evening. The event is from 6 to 9 at the downtown summerlin ice skating rink. Organizers want kids know that they can engage with an officer at any time and not just in an emergency scenario. brian loftus changes coming to a popular bagel spot. Sharie Johnson how einstein brothers bagels. Plans to become more animal friendly. brian loftus plus. The faa investigating. After a plane skidded off the changes. Sharie Johnson einstein brothers bagel is pledging to switch over to eggs from cage free chickens. Theyll be using those chickens in more than 600 of its stores. The company is getting help from the American Humane Association for the transition to quote ensure the humane treatment of animals. The change is expected to be finished by 2020. Sharie Johnson this morning. Google released the top trending searches of 2015. brian loftus and a local story won the overall top spot. Lamar odom. You might recall. Former la lakers star odom was found unconscious in a brothel earlier this year. He was taken to the hospital here in las vegas. And is back in la recovering. Odom took number one for Jurassic World came in number two. Followed by american sniper, caitlyn jenner, and ronda rousey. adlib weather chat Sherry Swensk < we have got freezing temps and even some teens and 20s around Southern Nevada this morning a pretty look at downtown summerlin this morning and its chilly out there in the 30s. Mid 30s at the airport with lighter winds and clear skies. Keep the sprinklers set to water during the day. Cover the exposed outdoor pipes and plants that can be damaged from cold. Hope the outdoor pets and animals are warm this morning and maybe you could bring them indoors overnight. The cold has settled in and will stay another couple of days and nights until we can thaw out this weekend. Highs will struggle to the upper 40s today with sunshine and some northerly breezes. Lets check those cold numbers around town and outside the vegas valley right now. Light winds have allowed temps to drop so low in outlying areas. Freeze warnings and hard freeze warnings around the area but not for the las vegas valley. Sunny skies today and chilly. Then warmer and thawing out for the weekend. Temps look like they will stay close to normal for christmas back to you. Sharie Johnson this morning. Two people were killed when a medical helicopter went down in arizona. The Aircraft Company says a third crew member is safe. No patients were on board at the time. Sharie Johnson several people are recovering from minor injuries. After a plane accident at Nashville International airport yesterday. Cell phone video captured the Southwest Airlines plane stuck in a grassy ditch. After it somehow slid off the runway. 133 passengers and five crew members were on board at the time. Fire Officials Say at least 8 people were injured. The faa is now investigating turn it over to patranya. Brian loftus how are the roads looking this morning. < Demetria Obilor back to you. Sharie Johnson runnin rebels hit the court today. brian loftus brian loftus now lets send things over to Sherry Swensk Sharie Johnson sherry whats the forecast look like today . Sherry Swensk < we have got freezing temps and even some teens and 20s around Southern Nevada this morning a pretty look at downtown summerlin this morning and its chilly out there in the 30s. Highs will struggle to the upper 40s today with sunshine and some northerly breezes. Freeze warnings and hard freeze warnings around the area but not for the las vegas valley. Sunny skies today and chilly. Then warmer and thawing out for the weekend. Temps look like they will stay < sharie, brian. Back to you. brian loftus the runnin rebels are back home. Theyll be playing Arizona State tonight. After that. Theyre back on the road to tucson to meet the wildcats on saturday. Sharie Johnson congratulation s to the new grads of unlv winter commencement was held yesterday. For all the students who put in years of studying and dedication. To earn their degrees. kiran mathew biological Sciences Major it feels so good to have all this hard work be commemorated here at commencement. Its a great opportunity to be recognized as a graduate for all the hard work that ive put in and its a great feeling to be here. Sharie Johnson vegas since she was 11 and realizes the need for medical professionals in the area, so shes definitely considering sticking around once she has her doctorate. brian loftus lets get a check of your commute. Sharie Johnson patranya. How are things looking . Demetria obilor < we are getting more information on this building fire in downtown las vegas. 13th and carson 2nd alarm blaze started within the last hour. Crews reporting heavy flames, roof collapsed avoid this area by using charleston and maryland parkway. Also hit and run maryland and rawhide back to you. brian loftus its time now for our pet of the week. This is oso. Hes some type of terrier mix. Oso has been waiting for a home since december 7th. His adoption fee is 155 dollars. Animal foundation 3843333 brian loftus after what feels like an eternity. Harry potter fans now have reason to camp outside a movie theater, again. Sharie Johnson coming up at 6 00. Weve got a sneak peak at the teaser trailer for the magical spinoff. That is now set in the us. brian loftus plus. The files on your computer are priceless. But scammers are now putting a pricetag on them. About how crooks are music my kcup filter is back. Now you can make anything, even a piece of home. The single servemakeallyourfavorites exactlyhowyoulikeit machine