Sheldon adelson is worth an estimated 28 billion dollars. So why would he spend 650 million on an nfl stadium in which he will have no ownership stake . andy abboud lvs vp this is not about Sheldon Adelson being a raiders fan, this is about Sheldon Adelson being a las vegas fan. 12 15 05 he wants to take the city to the next level have a legacy for himself for the years to come and be able to see that the city can grow in a way that we never thought would be possible. paul joncich if it goes past 1. 9 million is he going to pick up the rest . Andy abboud vp sands corp well thats the beauty of this deal joncich because of that committment, sands v. P. Andy abboud says the stadium deal is risk free for taxpayers. andy abboud it will be paid for by the tourists, the Raiders Organization and the adelson family. There is no real negative recourse to the taxpayers under any scenairo, because if there is any cost overruns, all of that is borne by the adleson family, if the stadium doesnt make money for a few years, then he eats those losses. paul joncich on the south strip at the bali high golf course and just west of i15 on the russell road site. Abboud says they are currently in negotiations with the land owners. andy abboud certainly there are other locations in the valley that are less expensive that are easier, but they dont have access to the strip that we think is important to maintain what tourists are going to want. 12 11 10 paul joncich if it goes past 1. 9 million is he going abboud vp sands corp well altrusitic in that he wants to leave a legacy. And it makes Good Business sense. Events at the stadium would Fill Hotel Rooms all over the city during the slower months and they are already in talks with europes top soccer teams to come here. Which would attract international tourists. International visitors tend to stay longer and spend more. Now. If the states Tourism Infrastructure committee gives the green light next month. A special session would be needed to get the public funding in order. But its not as simple just as sending a bill to carson city for a vote. Russell with a look at how a possible special session would play out. Patrick Walker the Tourism Infrastructure committee is just one hurdle for proponents of the stadium to clear. To get a stadium build on this site or any others. Lawmakers will likely see several bills during a special session. Patrick Walker this empty lot west of i15. Is the preferred site to be the new home field for the oakland raiders. Stadium get their way. But for that to happen. The governor has to convene a special session. And lawmakers will likely see bills to address funding for not only the stadium. But ancillary improvents as well. robert lang director, brookings Mountain West in this case, yeah theres an issue about transportation, and theres also an issue about security, those are the two big pieces that you need to address as you get a stadium. Patrick Walker economist and brookings Mountain West director robert lang says those concerns would likely be cut out of the main he says the 0. 88 percent tourism tax increase would go solely toward the stadium which would be enough to secure financing. robert lang director, brookings Mountain West you could bond off that, so you have a steady revenue stream, because its pretty reliable because theres going to be a pretty high level of tourism in las vegas, in fact, thats the most lucrative single tourism district in the united states. Patrick Walker the governor has expressed that Infrastructure Improvement needs to be a part of the conversatn lombardo says while Stadium Management would pay for offduty officers to come in, its still a highprofile facility. Joe Lombardo Clark county sheriff its how to protect it and provide that blanket of security, so thats got to be in the discussion, and the formula and the costs associated with providing that public safety. Patrick Walker but with more bills comes more opportunities for dissent from lawmakers. We saw that with the bills that came through during the faraday rights ruffled feathers and caused the session to go about twice as long as anticipated. Reporting live. Patrick walker. 8 news now. Denise Valdez just as tedd said it would be. The first day of school was a warm one. And more t august. 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. Careers. principal making School Announcement karen castro its a new school year in the Clark County School district and for some kindergarten students at mcmillan elementary school, its the first time they are stepping foot inside a classroom. Nicole Baines parent hes doing really well today. He actually did surprisingly better than i thought he was gonna do. karen castro 5yearold cairo is Nicole Baines only child. She has first day of School Jitters but says fullday kindergarten will help her son stay ahead in school. Nicole Baines parent its no better time to you n know, getting use to everything. karen castro in 2015, state legislators approved funding for fullday kindergarten. The goal is to improve student achievement. Which often ranks last in the nation. Ccsd is also expanding its Franchise SchoolModel Program at keller middle school. The program assigns the best principals in the School District to more than one underperforming campus. The focus is on getting Students College ready. Keller middle school will now share a principal with Las Vegas High School. Principal, ccsd give me seven years, all of my staff and my students, seven years to prepare for this thing called graduation. karen castro in the last ten years as the Las Vegas High School principal, Debbie Brockett says Graduation Rates have gone up from the low 70s to 86percent. Her goal for this year is to graduate 95percent of her students. Meanwhile, over at Coronado High School, seniors have their eyes set on college. erika olsen senior, Coronado High School i think that newest thing weve done so far to prepare us for school is introducing the ap academy. karen castro erika olsen hopes the ap League School of her choice. As her grade School Career comes to an end. Other students are just getting started. Including little cairo. Nicole Baines parent hes been very excited about it. karen castro the allday kindergarten comes with a price tag of 142million dollars. The incoming class is set to graduate in 2029. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier a common concern for parents during the first week. Safely. But the School District prides itself in being efficient with how drivers get students to school. Despite the literal bumbs in the road superintendent Pat Skorkowsky ccsd its always a challenge when weve got the construction on the streets. Were so happy demetria is there to help us through that. We work closely with rtc, the department of transportation, all the entities to make sure we have the safest route for our students to go to school our buses can travel in that way, we also work with our parents a little bit to let them know ahead of time when theres gonna be a problem area in a certain area arounf the school. Dave Courvoisier once children are registered they are automatically registered in the bus system. If they qualify to ride it. If you have any questions about routes. You can reach someone through the districts call center. 702799ccsd. But be warned. Hold times right now are much longer than usual. Dave Courvoisier some parents were probably a little emotional sending students to class today. But how were the kids . We asked you online. And so far most have said the kids were excited surprisingly. Theres still time to vote. Just head over to our 8 news now Facebook Page. Denise Valdez the first of two local olympic goldmedalists was celebrated today. Cody miller honored by the county this afternoon. Sports director Chris Maathuis was there and joins us now with more on the celebration. Chris MaathuisDenise Valdez week. Henderson city leaders will honor Connor Fields with a key to the city tomorrow at the Whitney Mesa Bmx track. Near russell and whitney ranch. Fields is a twotime olympian and won a gold medal in bmx at the 2016 games in rio. Making him the first us Gold Medalist in the ports history. The 23yearold graduated from Green Valley High School in henderson. And is currently pursuing a degree at unlv. Dave Courvoisier tortoises. Spikes here in the valley. But while its good news for the animals. The team responsible for fulfilling requests is scrambling to make it happen. The valleys news leader is back after the break. this is 8 news now at five. Denise Valdez the Animal Foundation works forever homes for the dogs and cats in their care. But the shelter also wants to work on keeping the animals from ever showing up at their door. Starting thursday, you will need to make an appointment. To surrender your pet. This gives owners a chance to learn about options or programs that could help keep them instead of surrendering them. Meanwhile. Another species is having success in finding homes here in the valley. Last week we told you about the an update to how thats going. Christianne Klein the exact words from Tortoise Group officials. The drive went gangbusters. Tortoise Group Sponsored a three day long adoption drive this past weekend waiving the usual seventy five dollar desert tortoise adoption fee. Now normally they receive 2 or 3 adoption requests per week. I talked with Tortoise Group officials today and they said after our story aired more than 170 people filled out forms to adopt a desert tortoise and start the process to build a burrow or habitat for the it is a process to adopt. After filling out paperwork one of the volunteers will come out to your home and consult with you on your yard, placement for a burrow, plants, food, or any other care tips. And once you have a proper habitat then its safe to introduce a desert tortoise to your backyard. Even with the successful drive. There are still tortoises that need a home. And the group also wants to remind those who may already have a tortoise or several in their yard if you cant care for your tortoises or if youre moving out of state. Their main goal is to educate and advocate on behalf of these endangered species. And make sure theyre cared for properly. Christianne KleinTortoise Group encourages people that still are interested to check out their website tortoisegroup dot org for information on how to care for a desert tortoise. We also have a link on our website lasvegasnow. Com and. Im also adopting a desert tortoise we started the process today with a yard and home visit to find the best burrow placement in my backyard. Experience on my Facebook Page ckleintv. weather toss the heat returns this week and its hotter today than yesterday with tripledigitsweek 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 w than yesterday. Afternoon highs hot around the valley with temps hottest over to the east side of town where were lower in elevation. 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 laughlin and death valley. Although we definitely got hotter for the searchlight. More tolerable temps in the 90s for the central 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 also for the Northern Plains and the Midatlantic States with muggy conditions there down to the deep south. Doppler radar looking clear a a 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. Extended temps show hotter temps as we head through the week. 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. Tonight at six. The quick action North Las Vegas officials took. Despite not being on the hook for sidewalk improvements near several local schools. im proud of my record cracking down on meth, 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. Isnt that what we need more of in washington . December last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. In the aftermath, congressman joe heck from buying guns. Heck voted no. 23 times. Individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. Its not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. Its that hes voted to let them keep doing it. 23 times. Senate majority pac is responsible for the content Dave Courvoisier lets be honest. Most of us would be in favor of a shorter work week. Denise Valdez well amazon is making it a reality for certain workers. The website is now experimenting with a fourday work week. The parttime employees are from the tech department. And will work 30 hours a week. Monday through thursday. While that schedule might sound appealing. There is a downside. Those employees will only earn about 75percent of the pay fulltime workers get. However they will get full benefits. and while were talking about amazon. All of you home cooks out there can spruce up your kitchen today. For kitchen deals day. Its not quite as big as amazon prime day. Which is billed as black friday in july. But the retailer is slashing prices on Kitchen Electronics and appliances all day for those with a prime account. If youre not a prime member. You can sign up for a free 30 day trial. Dave Courvoisier a Worldwide Hotel chain is taking automation to the next voiceactivated rooms to its list of amenities. The project is being dubbed project jetson. And its being tested in boston and santa clara. The feature allows guests to control things like temperature and lighting. By talking to apples siri. All you have to do is say things like hey siri, cool the room or hey siri, what attractions are nearby . Starwood does have several properties in las vegas. But for now. The service is exclusive to its boutique brand aloft. Denise Valdez thanks for watching 8 news now at five. Leader. Dave Courvoisier the cbs evening news is next. Well see you at six. Captioning sponsored by cbs odonnell calling it quits, Hillary Clintons top aide huma abedin splits with former congressman Anthony Weiner after he is caught up in another sexting scandal. Also tonight a wild scene at lax. It was chaotic. We saw just a mob, a crowd running towards us. Odonnell for the second time this month, reports of gunfire touch off panic at a major u. S. Airport, raising concerns about security. Takata is linked to another death, this time a truck carrying air bag inflators explodes and levels a house. And remembering gene wilder and his comedy from willie wonka to young frankenstein. Thats frankenstein. 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