Denise valdez. In for paula. An emotional mother took the stand in her childs defense in a preliminary hearing. The hearing determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial. 8 news now reporter Mauricio Marin has more on the testimony in court. mother of victim she said its disgusting. Mauricio Marin a painful ordeal for one valley mother who took the stand and recounted what she says former ccsd substitute bus driver Ramiro Garcia did to her 10year old daughter. To protect the victims identity. We didnt show the mothers face. Mauricio Marin reporter in court the girls mother says the conversation with her daughter about the alleged sexual acts was so distrubing she thought she was going to have a heart attack. Mauricio Marin with the help of an interpreter. Sh e explained what her daughter told her. mother of victim and thee dper to the baby. Mauricio Marin the mother says he daughter told her the bus driver cleaned her up over. The girls babysitter also took the stand. babysitter she would cover her face. Mauricio Marin right when the bus showed up more than 30minutes late to drop off the 10year old. After hearing from witnesses in court garcia now faces an Additional Charge of kidnapping. Alexander ChenDeputy District Attorney based upon the testimony from the girls statement to both her mother and babysitter as well as the detective is that she had been moved from the front to back of the bus. Mauricio Marin but his defense lawyer argued the child being moved by garcia inside the bus is speculation. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Denise Valdez we reached out to the defense attorney for comment but he declined an on camera interview. Garcia is due back in Court Next Week for an arraignment on the ov trate teys for 20 years. taes away the benefits s ot just not a good option to have. 9. Hes since made his way off. Was greeted to a crowd of dyne Denise Valdez happening now at six. Dozens of Culinary Union members are marching up and down the sidewalk in front of Palace Station. Theyve been there for a little more than an hour now. 8 news now Brittany Edney has is the protest growing . Brittany Edney as you can see behind me, dozens of protestors are picketing along the sidewalk here outside of the Palace Station hotel and casino. From signs, to chants and loud music, they are making their presence known. Metro is on scene. Ive seen several officers out here. , standing by. Monitoring the situation. Culinary unions long running dispute with the Station Casinos about unionizing their workers. The labor group says Sheriff Joe Lombardo denied their permit request for the demonstration. And yet they said they were going to proceed with a peaceful protest anyway. I contacted Station Casinos about this protest. I did received a statement from them in which they say, quote we are proud of our 40 year team mghtbto join a union if they so choose as that decision is he since before 5 and the number of protestors just continues to grow. So far now, we are waiting to see whether this just dies down or if police will eventually have to step in. Reporting live, Brittany Edney, 8 news now Dave Courvoisier local latino leaders came together today. Encouraging the Latino Community to get out a vote this election season. Organizers say the summit an opportunity to educate potential voters on issues that are significant to them. Key issues like education, immigration, Foreign Policy and Small Business issues. Speakers say nevada caucuses will be tight. And the latino vote needs to be earned. So summits like this highlight how influential the latino vote can be. hector barreto, president , Latino Coalition foundation every election that goes by, the Hispanic Community plays a especially in states where the vote is very contested, where the vote is going to be close. Dave Courvoisier csns cheyenne campus will host the second summit tomorrow morning. From 8 to 11. Denise Valdez its a case that gained national attention. For all the wrong reasons. We catch up with the family of tammy meyers. On the one Year Anniversary of her shooting. And tedd. Should we go ahead and call it spring . . Tedd florendo did we reach our record high today. That is the big question. One things for sure, we have had a great ride of temps in the 70s. But could they through next week . Your valentines day ago tonight, the sound of gunfire shattered an otherwise quiet neighborhood and changed family. Denise Valdez 44year old tammy meyers was gunned down outside her home. She died two days later, on valentines day. Dave Courvoisier its been a rough year for her husband and five children. The iteams george knapp sat down with tammys husband bob and joins us with a preview. george knapp from the beginning, it was a confusing story. The shooting itself was the result of mistaken identity, and it turned out tammy meyers knew the young man who confessed to firing the fatal shots. But the story took on a life of its own. Tabloid rumors were repeated and reported by local and national media. There were questions about tammy meyers judgement on the night of the shooting, and then, even after the suspect confessed to the crime and dispelled all of the rumors, a lot of people still pounded away at the family and insisted that tammy must have had something going with her killer. bob meyers it started off she was in a relationship with him and then it let off to my daughter was pregnant by him and then it let off to where my wife then it let off to where my wife was selling drugs to him. They kept throwing one conspiracy after another. Everytime a lawyer would say something, the local media would eat it up and run with it and there be no investigating and the whole time the confessions out. These people know abou tconfession but they dont want to go to the confession because thats not a good story. Its just not a good story george knapp most of the meyers children have undergone therapy in the last year and will likely need it for a long time to come. Bob meyers says his business was devasastated and the family was pretty much forced to move out of their home. Tonight at 11, more about why that happened, about tammy meyers last moments, and about the critics who wont let go of various conspiracy theories. george knapp on our website, bob meyers talks about whether the Death Penalty should be applied in the case set for Dave Courvoisier they say friend. But what about man made diamonds . Michelle mortensen joins us to reveal how the popular gems are now being made in a lab. And how much you could save if you buy one. andtexpected to be a big day for weddings in las vegas. And for enagagements. Denise Valdez getting an enagement or wedding ring can be quite an expense these days. But that doesnt mean you need to bust your budget to find the perfect one. Dave Courvoisier 8 on your side consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen explains. In tonights got a problem. Tell michelle. Michelle Mortensen never thought i would tackle the topic of finding deals of engagement rings. But just a few days ago. Facebook. He wrote. Heres my problem. I want to pop the question. But cant afford a ring . Got a coupon or deal for that . Youre always helping people save money. Help me out oddly enough. I do have some jewelry deals this week for zales and hsn. You can find my deals, coupons and freebies every day online at las vegas now dot com. In the 8 on your side section. But. Heres another tip. Theres a new diamond on the market. That looks good and is pretty cheap. The catch. Its man made. Check it out. Jordan hill proposed lisa bissellthese are the same optically, chemically and physically as mined diamonds, except they are 30 40 less money. Michelle Mortensen an increasing number of companies are getting into the man made business. One startup, diamond foundry, even has the backing of actor and activist leonardo dicaprio. you cant tell a difference, a jeweler cant tell the difference even with a microscope. Michelle Mortensen even the experts at the Gemological Institute of america say you cant tell the difference between man made and the real thing under magnification. In fact the only way to tell is under infrared light. tomgia both the size and the quality of diamonds coming out of the lab today are really quite good. Michelle Mortensen some may hesitate to buy a non traditional stone for their bride to be. kim pavlacka engaged he couldnt have picked out a better diamond for me Michelle Mortensen so youre probably wondering how much these man made diamonds. Also known as Lab Created Diamonds costs. Depending on where you buy. And whether its set in silver. Gold or platinum. They can be as low as a thousand bucks. Pure grown claims a typical diamond enagement ring starts at 5 grand. While their man made ones start at 35 hundred. So that would be about a 15 hundred dollar savings. weather toss < tedd florendo another warm day in the 70s and coming winds remained light however, but expected to pick up again late weekend. Dry too as we dont anticipate any rain for a while and changes next week. Afternoon temps in the 70s around the valley with cooler 60s for kyle canyon. Many neighborhoods over to the east will be warmer due to the lower elevation levels. Which also includes henderson. Regional temp salso in the 70s at this hour with colder temps in the central great basin. Warmer for laughlin and death valley with 70s this afternoon also for beatty late day. Valentines forecast looks warmer with highs in the mid 70s under mostly sunny and pleasant conditions. We could see the winds pick up a little for that day so could be breezy at times as well. Warmer in the southwest. Mild in dallas and the deep south. But look at this arctic from canada where temps in the teens, this will stretch all the way down to the deep south over the weekend into early next week. Some h so you can watch whatever, whenever. Yes and . Countries are represented. Atuis njuries erman out, unlv is really in a tough situation. Even beyond what youd think. Players are having to learn new positions and its changed unlvs approach to preparation e a junior at the university of southern california