She says it all went down in front of her neighbors house. No word yet on the identity of the suspect. Or the victim. Denise Valdez and a bank robbery led to a crash that shut down part of the 215 today. Police say the robbery happened at the us bank on russell road near i15. Metro followed the suspects car from a helicopter. As the vehicle sped down the highway. Until it crashed on 215 between buffalo and durango. The suspect was taken into custody. But was first taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Dave Courvoisier new tonight at six. A former Charter School teacher is in trouble with the law. Facing lewdness charges. North Las Vegas Police say 49 year old William Crawford had inappropriate contact with two 12 year old girls. This happened while he was a teacher at Somerset Academy in 2012. It wasnt reported to the police until 2014. Crawford was arrested yesterday on two counts of lewdness with a minor under 14. Dave Courvoisier also new at six. Two people are facing felony accused of having sex while riding the Worlds Largest observation wheel. Police were called out to the high roller this past firday. After security says Philip Panzica and Chloe Scordianos were seen smoking and having sex in one of the attractions cabins. According to the police report. The Security Officer went on the intercom and asked them to put out the cigarettes and put their clothes back on. They allegedly stopped for a moment. Before getting back to business. By the time it made a full rotation. A metro officer was there to make an arrest. Denise Valdez lawmakers will not take action on possibly dissolving the nevada taxicab authority. A legislative committee decided late this afternoon to postpone a decision until after audit. And a counteraudit underway by the taxicab authority. As Patrick Walker explains. A divide between cab owners and cab drivers is emerging over the issue of the taxicab authority. < the corruption and the greed needs to be stopped. Patrick Walker the taxicab authoritys troubled past. Seemingly on trial tuesday in front of a legislative subcommittee thats deciding its fate. A january state audit said the authority needed to adhere to its statuatory roles. Correct its fee structure. And adjust or eliminate the credit card fee. The report concluded the changes would save customers nearly 50 Million Dollars per year. Cab drivers at the meeting say its time to do away with the taxicab authority. Carlos Bracamontes cab driver we wouldnt miss them if they became the nta. Phillip Rodman cab driver im tired of this, im tired of barely paying my bills so they can make record profits, thank you. Patrick Walker but cab owners say the authority is operating just fine. And an attorney reviewing the audit on behalf of the authorty says he takes issue with the states audit. Neal Tomlinson attorne y i found the report, excuse me, the audit report to be extremely misleading, and as mr. Awad said, in some cases, just absolutely false. rider are we going to long way . Patrick Walker the authority got a black eye. When thendirector Gordon Walker over long hauling and other allegations mounted. Now. Amid this latest audit. The authority is going on the offensive. Preparing its own counter audit for the legislative committee to consider. Patrick walker. 8 news now. Denise Valdez the Public Utilities commission was also up for discussion by the committee today. Lawmakers told attorneys for the commission that the puc should have more open meetings. In response to complaints by citizens that the commission has been violating the open meetings law. Dave Courvoisier voters in New Hampshire took to the polls today. Marking the first primary for the 2016 election season. Polls closed just over an hour ago. And it didnt take long to reveal the winners. On the democratic side. Bernie sanders was able to beat out hillary clinton. For republicans. Donald trump took the lead. Both New Hampshire winners came in second during the iowa caucuses. Allison warren is live tonight in manchester, New Hampshire. She has the latest on those results. And how volunteers helped make sure the day went off without a hitch. Allison . Exciting day here in New Hampshire as we await the close of many polling locations in just a few hours. Polling locations were packed and often had long lines much of the day today. But while voters enjoyed voting indoors in the heat. Some volunteers were standing outside, placing signs in the snow or trying to make one last appeal as people walked inside to cast their ballots. Allison Warren we continue ill tell you a lot of voters are very excited by their candidates. I spoke to a voter for just about every candidate but there is quite the buzz about some of the candidates that didnt do as well in iowa like John Kasich Jeb bush and chris christie. Dave Courvoisier allison. What does this mean for the candidates at the bottom of the totem pole . allison Dave Courvoisier thanks allison. Remember were your local election headquarters. You can keep up with everything politics related on air and online at las vegas now dot com. You can also watch politics now this sunday at 5 30. Denise Valdez were still in a drought. But things could be getting a little better we look into the snowpack in the rockies. Water levels in lake mead. Dave Courvoisier its being called the best snowpack years. With the snowfall in the Rocky Mountains slightly above average for the season. Denise Valdez that extra snowfall can be nothing but good news for the valley. Since water levels at lake mead have fallen steadily for nearly a decade. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now reporter tony smith spent the day looking at how the rest of the winter will pan out. Tony . tony smith experts tell me, it is too early to tell but forecasters are hoping the el nino weather pattern will bring us a bit of extra precipiation by the end of the month to help us stay slightly above average. Bronson mack we want that wet snow. Bronson mack works at the Southern NevadaWater Authority. Bronson mack water managers through the Desert Southwest pay very close attention to the snowfall, especially for those who are dependant on the Colorado River in order to meet our water needs. Daniel berc with the National Weather service agrees. And hes been monitoring the snowpack on the western rockies and say it is slightly above average. Daniel berc every winter, we through periodically. This year we expect a few more than normal due to el nino. Bronson mack when we hear that the snowpack in the Colorado River is at average or above average. We are definitely pleased with that information. However, we are a bit reserved as water managers are. Just to make sure we can see how the scenario going to play out and kind of minimized some of minimized some of the uncertainty. And with water levels falling steadily 12 feet per year on average and coupled with warmer winters experts are watching every drop. Bronson mack we are going to hold our breathe into the springtime especially if those warm temperatures come, which could impact the snow even further. Daniel berc youve seen the bathtub ring around the lake, we are lowest point or very close to the lowest point since it was filled in the 1930s. However, we are not at the point that we are looking at water restrictions. But if we continue down our dry pave that we had for the last decade, we certainly need to be thinking about water. tony smith so Water Conservation is key for all of us. The Water Authority rep added hes hoping for for a cool spring so we dont see accelerated snowmelt and runoff Denise Valdez how can one of the largest open admission shelters in the country become no kill . Its a lofty goal but the Animal Foundation announced it will do that in the next five years. Just a couple of weeks ago it outlined an ambitious plan to save ninety percent of all healthy, treatable animals. Ninety percent is what most in the industry consider no kill. Its a delicate numbers game with the lives of innocent cats and dogs at stake Christine Robinson exec. Dir. Animal foundation those are the 3 key variable that make up that equation. Intakes. How many come in. How many animals leave alive. Positive placement. And how many animals are euthanized. Denise Valdez those euthanizations or what some call the kill rate is too high and frustrates many animal advocates. So coming up tonight at eleven well take a closer look at what the foundation needs to do to become no kill and why it can not happen without Southern Nevada buying in. The mail. Michelle mortensen has the very expensive lesson one local learned. And what you should do to cover your bases. Before shipping anything cross country. And tedd is live kicking off Chinese New Year tonight. Tedd . Tedd florendo live this evening at the linq promenade for the Chinese New Year. Its going to be a warm couple of days flirting with record temps. But changes are coming soon enough. Dave Courvoisier los it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. Switch to Centurylink Prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. Yes and . And. Theres whole home dvr. Plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. Why do you guys keep saying that . Its the first rule of improv. By saying yes and, we accept the reality created by our comedy partners, paul. Yes, right, i know. Do you . Feel like a hollywood insider with prism tv from centurylink. Mail. No one likes to hear those four words. But for one local man. When a package got lost in the mail. It cost him more than 10 grand. Denise Valdez but it didnt have to. 8 on your side consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen joins us now with a cautionary tale. Michelle Mortensen if youre mailing anything of great value there is one thing you should always do. Pay for tracking and insurance because if you dont. And something goes wrong. You could be out a lot of dough. Its a costly lesson john dixon learned the hard way. Although his story does have a bit of a twist. Michelle Mortensen what do the kentucky derby. Indy car racing. The Tour De France and this unlv track race all have in common . The winners are decided by a camera like this one. john so come here ill show you. Michelle Mortensen this finish links camera takes photos that can be analyized to a millisecond. john so this is the exact precise moment that they crossed the finish line. Michelle Mortensen high schools and colleges in nevada rely on this camera. And john. To officiate their meets. And for the results to be john must have the camera re certified by the manufacturer every few years. So recently he packed up his 9 thousand dollar camera and sent it off to massachusette s. But he didnt insure it. john ya i know it was a bonehead move on my part. and unfortunately. john this is all they got. Michelle Mortensen when he went to the post office to file a claim. He found not getting insurance didnt really pay they could stamps. john 26 dollars. 79 cents Michelle Mortensen john had to buy another camera to keep his business in business. 9000 later though. His story took an unexpected turn. john about a month later i received an email from finish links saying someone bought my camera. Michelle Mortensen a man in georgia purchased johns camera as part if a lot in a government auction. The man didnt know what it was worth and called the company for they matched the serial number to johns missing camera. They got the man in touch with john. And he bought his missing camera back for 15 hundred bucks. 2 cameras and more than 10 grand later. John says hes learned a very valuable lesson. john when this has to go in in three years. I will def pay for insurance Michelle Mortensen so heres the deal on insurance. It starts at 2. 20. And goes up depending on value. You can insure things up to 5 thousand bucks. If what youre sending is worth more. Send it registered mail. One final tip. You need proof of the items declared value to make a claim. And now you know. Denise Valdez thanks michelle. Its been a great day outside. And we didnt want tedd to be Dave Courvoisier thats why we sent him out to the linq where its celebrating Chinese New Year. Denise Valdez last time we saw you you were enjoyig some sprinkles cupcakes. < < tedd florendo what a gorgeous day today with temps today with temps well above average again. Winds are light in the valley but still gusty at times down the Colorado River. We do not have any wind alerts however. Expecting temps to stay mild temps this time around. Clear in the western half of the country while the eastern half is getting all the inclement weather in the form of snow. Big area of low pressure moving through the great lakes mixing in with the cold canadian air and thats providing snow all the way down to georgia, thats how cold it is out there. More snow for areas like boston, the cape and maine again. Areas on the eastern shortes of erie and michigan. Back west big ridge still amplified over up to canada. We have some clouds making their way into norther california but no rain. Ridge will begin to move a little for next few days however. Weekend forecast looks good with friday looking nice and more clouds over the weekend. We still stay above average but slightly cooler by late weekend slightly cooler by late weekend with those clouds. Next week bigger changes on the way. Tonight expect a low 45 under clear skies and cool conditions. Light winds overnight with temps just a little above average. Tomorrow we could reach record highs. Extended forecast shows near record temps on some days and also above average highs for quite some times. Changes by late weekend and cooler temps next week. Also slight shower chances return with more unsettled weather and clouds. < theyre one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown goldman sachs. Just settled with authorities r their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. How does wall street get away with it . Millions in Campaign Contributions and speaking fees. Our economy works for wall street because its rigged by wall street. And thats the problem. As long as washington is bought and paid for, we cant build an economy that works for people. News now this is sports. jon tritsch the sun is shining and the gloves are popping at unlvs earl wilson stadium. Baseba ll season is in full swing and the rebels are playing with purpose unlv starts fresh and looks to get back to the ncaa tournament. Jus t as they did 2 years ago. The rebels bring back a loaded pitching staff and hungry hitters. And they say look out Mountain West conference justin jones 2014 we had a phenomenal year. We were looking for an even better year in 2015 and it absolutely goes the opposite way. Youre either going to win or youre going to lose. Now, its about bouncing back. Were looking at what have you done for me lately. Were looking at small rear view mirror. Big windshield kenny oakley if you just look at what happened last year and our record last year, youd probably think theres not much. Realistically, this team is going to be a lot better than our team last year. Im pretty comfortable saying we have one of, if not the best pitching staff in the Mountain West. watching for 8 news now at 6