Dave Courvoisier years in the making. But today the nevada board of education approved a preliminary plan to reorganize the Clark County School district. This plan takes the control that the Central DistrictOffice Currently has and gives it to principals, teachers and parents. Basically. Each ccsd school will be its own precinct. With the help of teachers and parents, principals will decide on the budget, instruction and staffing. Week. And if thats approved. The proposal is expected to become law for the 2018 2019 school year. Denise Valdez a woman is dead. After a crash in the southeastern part of the valley. The intersection at russell road and boulder highway has been shut down as police investigate. Were told an elderly woman was killed when the red van she was in hit a power box. That knocked out electricity to the area. Nv energy is working to restore power. The crash is also making it tough for people to get to Sam Boyd Stadium for tonights a 25million dollar ecosanctuary meant to be a tourist attraction for rural nevada is closed tonight and may never reopen. Denise Valdez the mustang monument in elko county was created as an alternative for the troubled wild horse program, but the bureau of Land Management has stopped the project from moving forward. Now the iteam has obtained internal documents which show that what blm said in public is much different from what it thought in private. Dave Courvoisier the iteams george knapp is here with our exclusive story. george knapp thought by many to be the Worst Program in the federal government. Bad for the horses, bad for the range, bad for the taxpayers. Every two or three years, the feds pay for an expensive study, and every Study Concludes that blm needs to try something different. Blm always reacts the sameit ignores the recommendations. Mustang monument was going to be a Public Private partnershipa radical change good for the horses, the range, and the taxpayers. Thanks to our public records had a chance. they wouldnt go anywhere but they dont want to know where, they want to know how many times would they stop, how many times would they need to use a facility. Silly questions george. george knapp a road thats been trod for a century by cows, sheep and horses cant be used to transport visitors because Madeleine Pickens founder of mustang monument blm is making sure they keep putting their foot out and tripping me up every time. I keep getting up, they stop me. George Knapp Pickens spent 6 Million Dollars for two sprawling ranches because she was encouraged to do so by blm. She offered to get other investors to buy another 2 million acres, and take all 30,000 wild horses the blm had in storage, a plan dollars in just 5 years. In public statements, blm said it wanted to work with pickens, but privately, its another matter. Public records obtained by the iteam show that blm staff plotted the demise of pickens plan from the beginning. A 2008 white paper discusses how the law could used to prevent the project. Blm blacked out the details as being privileged information. Blm declined tb written statement explained why, after 7 years, the bureau still has not completed an environmental review. We need more information, blm told us, and, since there are quote unresolvable issues with the pickens plan, no such analysis would be appropriate. In one candid memo, blm admits an unspoken concernthe proposal would be politically perilous in cattlefriendly elko county. Blm staffers imposed opposition, not only from ranchers but also from wild horse advocates, such as forcing the roundup of existing horses on the range, making all of the pickens horses sterile, and putting fences around the entire public acreage in 2015, blm finally tipped its hand. When pickens asked during a meeting what it would take to get the necessary permits, bureau staffers issued a startling demand. Jerry they said, weve had internal discussions. If youd be willing to surrend rights, we could work with you on the project. george knapp giving up the grazing and water rights would in effect mean giving up the property itself. Pickens was stunned, and decided soon after that the momument would not open in 2016 for visitors, knowing blm would never allow it. Pickens the blm, the interior department have blown up stories and created fabricated issues that simply dont exist. The only thing i can say is, i feel sorry for them. george knapp the mustang monument opened for a period last year and highend tourists, especially foreign visitors, loved it. Mrs pickens already had reservations lined up for this year but she never opened, because blm wouldnt allow her to move forward and also because of opposition from elko county officials and residents. Well have that t Dave Courvoisier a jury has sentenced michael solid to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Solid killed marcos arenas in 2013 while trying to steal the victims ipad. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live outside the Regional Justice Center with more. Karen . Karen Castro Michael solid did not receive the maximum penalty. But he will have to serve 20 years before being eligible for earlier today when solid made an emotional plea to the jury for leniency. It took jurors just about an hour to come to an agreement on a punishment. The courtroom was quiet while the clerk read the verdict out loud. After court was dismissed, solid shook his attorneys hands and was escorted out of the courtroom. The victims family stayed behind and waited for the jurors to be dismissed in order to thank them. The life sentence is only for the first degree murder charge. Solid was also found guilty of robbery and conspiracy to commit karen castro a judge will sentence him on those two charges on october 6. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. Denise Valdez during day two of the governors drug abuse prevention summit at the mgm grand, experts moved forward with ideas for the next legislative session. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now anchor paul joncich says one topic being discussed making a lifesaving drug more widely avilable. paul joncich if someone has overdosed on heroin or opioids, a drug called them. It works in minutes. The thinking is, if more people knew how to adminster narcan, lives could be saved. Making narcan more widely available is one issue being discussed at the governors drug abuse prevention summit this week. But dr tracey green, the vice dean of Clinical Affairs for unlvs school of medicine says educating loved ones and friends about how to use narcan is key in the midst the opioid crisis. dr. Tracey green unlv school of medicine its fairly easyv epinefferin that was just recently passed to be able to be used in schools, you uncap it, you put it into a thigh or an arm, it works rather rapidly, you have to be cautious because some people coming off medications can be fairly agressive or surprised or they didnt realize what was going on. And so we have to make sure that the education to those that are outside of the medical profession understand the way this drug works. nalaxown, is inexpensive and has no serious side effects. paul joncich friends and family of opioid users can ask their doctor for narcan to use in the event of an overdose. If youre squeamish about needles there is a nasal mist and a very easy to use injector you press against the thigh. Dave Courvoisier prisoners are making wine. But its not like the jail house up next on the valleys news leader. The lasting benefits the inmates are seeing. From working in a winery behind bars. news music voice over youre watching the valleys news leader with Dave Courvoisier, im Catherine Cortez masto impact my patients here in nevada. So even though im a republican, i wont be voting for joe heck. Joe hecks voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. And heck opposes a womans right to choose even when her health is at risk. For me and my patients, six. Dave Courvoisier get ready folks. Some people are already thinking of christmas. And its not even labor day Denise Valdez the retailer is opening its Layaway Program tomorrow. And its also out with its list of the 25 hottest toys for the holidays. As picked by kids. Dave Courvoisier some of the things on that list. A teenage mutant Ninja Turtles lair playset. And a Disney Princess the prison system in croatia is giving men and women behind bars a new way to pass the time. Theyre staying busy making wine Dave Courvoisier about 40 prisoners take part in the program. It is voluntary. But they can earn a little money by helping out. Other areas they can work in include raising livestock. And vegetable growing. Denise Valdez last year. The vineyard at the prison produced about 4thousand bottles. Some of the former inmates have even gone on to make it in the industry after getting released. weather toss 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 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 and death valley. 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. 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 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 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. E 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. 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 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. Not stand for the National Anthem. Guess what it military night in san diego. More coming up next here on channel 8. Of unlv football. The rebs kick off the season as 39 state. Theyve never been favored by so many points. So even the sports books are indicating that unlv is making some progress. This College FootballSeason Opener is kind of like Christmas Morning where you walk downstairs and see that big stocking full of stuff. Its that kind of feeling. That feelgood Christmas Morning moment. Twas the day of the game and all through sam boyd, all the creatures are stirring, and none seem annoyed. Clean, its that new look field that would be fit for even a vegas singer named celine. Tonys players are all ready for todays big battle. You know when they score this place will certainly rattle. The fans are excited to see whats been done, unlv has recruited so hard to provide a winner for everyone. So on tony, johnny, devnote and tim and dont forget joe or even jim. Theyre ready to roll the tigers from the jackson state and along the way they hope to look great. Tony sanchez knows whats at stake. So trust me tonight at the end day the rebels will feast on the tigers like at a las vegas buffet. Chris MaathuisSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been wearing socks depicting Police Officers as pigs in protest of rogue cops who put the Training Camp before his refusal to stand during the National Anthem as a form of protest. He says he wont stand again tonight when the niners visit the chargers. This is a game youll see here on channel 8. What makes it so interesting is that its military night in san diego. All sorts of military from the base will be on hand as well as will be interesting. From our facebook page. Some of you have shared your feelings. Chris Maathuis michelle says if i were him, id take every opportunity to stand. Hell be sitting the rest of the time matt disagrees. Saying i served in the air force for 13 years for his right to stand or sit if you need your sports stars to stand during the National Anthem, move to north korea where nationalist pride is mandatory. Gary took a stand of his own. Saying as he has the right to sit in protest, i have the right to not watch the 49ers game. youll be able to pay tribute to gene wilder. By catching some of his classics on the big screen Denise Valdez amc theatres is playing willy wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Blazing Saddles at 55 theaters across the youll be able to catch them at amc town square. Dave Courvoisier wilder died on monday from complications from alzheimers disease. He was 83 years old. Tickets for this weekends shows are five dollars. Blazing saddles plays at 7 30 saturday and sunday night. With willy wonka playing at 5 30 pm saturday and sunday. Denise Valdez thanks for watching 8 news now at 6. Were always on at las vegas now Dave Courvoisier jeopardy is next. Followed by thursday night football. That means wheel of fortune has been pushed back to after the game. Followed by entertainment tonight. From washington, d. C. , this is the jeopardy teachers tournament. Now lets meet todays three finalists. A sixthgrade english teacher from somerset, new jersey. A middle School English teacher from des moines, iowa. Ual teacher from joliet, illinois. And now from dar constitution hall, here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek [ applause ] thank you, johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Wow