Background check including a polygraph and other testing. The Police Academy itself is about 6 months long, then after graduation new recruits will field train with another officer for an additional six months. A new officers salary starts around 50 thousand dollars a year. Christianne Klein metro Officials Say its not just officers they need. They also need to hire additonal support staff including dispatchers and administrative positions. If youre interested weve put a link on our ws Denise Valdez nevadas attorney general is telling shoppers to be on the lookout for fake shopping apps. In recent weeks. A slew of counterfeit retail apps have popped up in apples app store. So how do you protect yourself. Especially during the Holiday Season . Consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen has the answer Michelle Mortensen trying to avoid the malls this Holiday Season by shopping on apps. Could prove to be dangerous to your wallet. Why . Turns out hundreds of fake they look like popular stores. But arent. And many shoppers we talked to were pretty surprised by the news. Meghan Alexander app shopper i had no idea until you just mentioned it to me, so thats a concern. its pretty scary Dan Ackerman Cnet for the Holiday Season were seeing a lot more now, they seem to be overwhelming even apples ability to screen them out before they go up. Michelle Mortensen dan ackerman with cnet says the first line of defense. Is to check who published the app. dan so if i go to the overstock app, the real one, it says its by overstock. Com but one of the fake ones that were talking about, its by overstock, in Michelle Mortensen since the names are so similar in this case, its not completely clear which app is legit. So next. Check the number of reviews and ratings. dan if i look down here at the Customer Ratings i see theres a lot of ratings and reviews for this overstock app, lifetime theres over 10,000 of them and it got an average of 4stars to me thats a sign that this is the legitimate app from the legitimate company Michelle Mortensen when you go to the fake app. dan thereare no Customer Ratings, and there are no reviews here, in fact this app was only published a few days ago. Description and instructions. danif there are a lot of typos and mistakes and it doesnt seem like they were written by someone whos first language is english, thats a big red flag right there. Michelle Mortensen the safest way to shop by app is to go directly to the website of the store youre interested in. For example. If you go to macys webpafge. You can find a link directly to their app. Then youll know youre dealing with the real app not a fake one. Denise Valdez another tip. Be wary of linking your credit card to an app. Because it makes it much easier for criminals to get a hold of Dave Courvoisier hackers, in the form of foreign governments, terrorists, or organized crime, now represent a major threat to both our National Security and personal privacy. Ten days from now, a president ial commission will unveil its massive report on Cyber Security, and what we should do to protect ourselves, both as a country and as individuals. George knapp of the iteam is here with a preview of the commissions findings. george knapp Cyber Security has never been a hotter issue. It played a major role in the president ial election and theres a lot of talk in 911. Back in april, president obama created a special commission to investigate Cyber Security issues and to come up with some policy ideas for the next president. Turns out one of the people appointed to that commission is las vegas financial analyst and philanthropist heather murren. The Commission Held a series of public workshops, heard from dozens of experts, and looked at a range of threats, from hacks sponsored by foreign governments to identity theft, to the very real possibility of Cyber Attacks by terrorists. On Cyber Security the focus that seems to be most natural for terrorists would be more in the lines of critical infrastructure, especially in lines of the cyber front. But, you know, by definition, terrorism is just a desire to make people afraid, to destabilize us, to get rid of our confidence, and that could be anything from making our stock market drop 900 points in a day to hacking into our Water Systems or our businesses. george knapp individuals and families can improve their personal Cyber Security. The full report wont be made public until after it is submitted to the president december 2nd. But there is quite a bit that we can anticipate. george knapp the iteam has put together a multipart look at bigpicture Cyber Security threats, as well as closertohome challenges including daily hacks on casinos and other businesses. The first report is tonight at 11 and as we will learn massive Cyber Attacks are not a future Denise Valdez our weather is not quite the wintery blast much of the country is feeling. Dave Courvoisier but that doesnt mean its not the Holiday Season here. Tedd florendo is at mgms the park where they are doing their holiday Tree Lighting tonight. Tedd. tedd florendo we had big storms that pushed through east clark since dissipated. Flooding was big in golden valley, arizona but now were seeing much tranquil conditions. Mostly clouds right now high humidity and dewpoints due to the rain that passed through this morning. Winds breezy at times but cool 60s today and not 70s thats for sure. Lets take you through the evening and show you what to expect. Temps cooling off bigtime as skies beging to clear tonight. Temps in the mid 50s and sunny and chilly by tomorrow a. M. For your morning commu. Forecast coming up in a few minutes into a wall this morning. The crash happened near desert inn and joewbrown drive at about 8 30 this morning. You can see how hard it impacted the wall from the video. The woman and the driver of the car were both taken to a nearby hospital. The woman suffered serious injuries. Police say it was not clear why she was on the roof of the car. They have not said in october the Washington Post reported that there were already 7 People Killed nationally this year while car surfing. Compared to three in an average year. Denise Valdez the last car surfing death in las vegas was in august of 2015. 16yearold Donya Badiepour died while riding on top of a car in the Durango High School parking lot. Police think she lost her grip on a luggage rack. When the vehicle hit a speed bump. The 15 yearolddriver was charged. But because of his age. Dave Courvoisier a boss that encourages relaxing at work. The reasons one company is encouraging its employees to meditate throughout the day. And why its an idea that is growing in popularity. Plus. Stay tuned for your chance to win 600 dollars in our great giveaway. Just call when we give you the cue and the number. Up next on the valleys news leader. News music voice over youre watching the valleys news leader with Dave Courvoisier, Dave Courvoisier us authorities are taking a tougher stance on scandal ridden wells fargo banks. New restrictions have quietly been placed on the bank. The government can now reject hiring senior executives. Ban the payments of golden parachutes to managers who openings and closures. Previously. The government had granted the bank a waiver from those restrictions. In a statement, wells fargo said it will comply with the new rules. Denise Valdez the organization that feeds Homeless Veterans in our area prepares more than 21hundred meals a week. Out of a tiny kitchen in downtown las vegas. Next week, that kitchen will be getting a major upgrade thanks to the generosity of people who want to show our veterans some love. Paul joncich is in the newsroom with the story. paul joncich u. S. Vets has been housing and Homeless Veterans for 15 years. And theve been doing it on a shoe string budget preparing hot meals in a kitchen that lacks the basic necessities. This is the cramped space where they prepare more than 300 meals a day. Its about the size of a trailer. Theres no cooktop, dishwasher, or smoke ventilation system. The Southern Nevada Home Builders association took one look at this, and said our veterans deserve better. Next week theyll begin renovating u. S. Vets kitchen. Tradesmen will donate more than 400thousand dollars worth of caitlin shea homeaid of Southern Nevada when you think about the sacrifice theyve given to us, demoing this kitchen and making it a gorgeous place that people will be really proud of is just a small thank you that we as a Home Building industry can give back. paul joncich u. S. Vets is counting on donations to help them provide meals during the five weeks that their kitchen is being worked on. paul joncich you can help by dropping off food or cash donations. Or, to show your respect to veterans whove fallen on hard times you can donate your time by helping during mealtime. Could use the help. U. S. Vets is located downtown at las vegas boulevard and bonanza. Back to you. Dave Courvoisier the first major snow storm of the season has been dumping more than a foot of snow across parts of the northeast. Watertown, new york was hit with high winds and heavy snow overnight. It was a contrast to the day before when the town had a record high 72 degree temperatures. The massive shift in weather was caused by the first significant lakeeffect storm of the season. Midsection of the us. For those traveling back east for thanksgiving. That means you can expect delays. paul joncich this time last year the park outside tmobile arena was just a big construction zone. Christianne Klein tonight though. Its turning into a festive area to hang out. Tedd florendo is live there as they get ready to light up the tree is practicing what it preaches. Headspace is encouraging employees to meditate in the workplace. They hold Group Meditations twice a day. Every day. But employees can also meditate anytime during their shi. During meetings. The bosses believe it will increase productivity at work Andy Puddicombe cofounder, headspace there is a shifting culture in most companies now where people accept unless the team is healthy and happy, theres no way theres going to be an optimum working environment. Denise Valdez many studies show meditation can have Significant Health benefits. Including lowering blood pressure, reducing stress and boosting concentration. Dave Courvoisier las vegas is a basketball mecca, we know how busy in the chris Chris Maathuis certainly is. Big name teams are rolling into las vegas this week. Arizona, alabama, washington and byu among others are here this week. The mecca is growing in popularity. More on that. Dave. Dave Courvoisier plus. Stay tuned for your chance to win 600 dollars in our great giveaway. Just call when we give you the cue and the number. Up next on the valleys news leader. Denise Valdez alright grab your phone the number to call for your chance to win 600 dollars is right here 7027928801 the 8th person to call wins a 600 dollar gift card in our tomorrow at 5 and 6pm. So if you dont win today. You still have other chances. In order to win, you must be at least 18yearsold be able to show youre a valid nevada resident. Well announce the winner on air in just a couple minutes good luck utah ad;the opportunity to play on this stage is great for our kids, just a lot of goodness that comes out of it. James whitford hc ball state; we want to play in one of these kind of tourneys each year and if its around thanksgiving holiday it always helps, but we like to play in the tourneys and if we can doit in a Tourist Destination and its a fun one that always helps. Chris Maathuis theres a reason why the nba, team usa, pac12, mountian west, west coast and wac all hold jon albaugh main events; weve got a field next year that i think a lot of people will like with some west coast teams, so hopefully well announce it here in the next weeks but this event is going to be a staple in las vegas for the future and its going to be very exciting. As part of the men who speak up main event. Former unlv coach todd simon brought his tbirds into the event as one of whats being called a carolina and simons team got beat 8368. But regardless of the outcome todd simons group will play ball state on wednesday afternoon over at the mgm. Unlv plays at southern utah at the end of the month. Chris Maathuis unlv is also playing twice this week. Theyve got three games this week. Rebels play all three at the thomas and mack beginning tomorrow night against no. Arizona. Then on friday they host tcu as part of the Global Sports classic at the mack. And then on saturday depending upon the winners and losers, unlv will play either western kentucky or washingn. Going bowling, there is a big game this weekend. Unlv is hosting reno saturday at 1 p. M. Big game with many heated moments. Who can forget the fight, or when coach robinson has stuff thrown at him. Its a heated battle. But the biggest thing of course is keeping the cannon red. Tony sanchez won the cannon back last year in his first year as head coach at unlv. When bill foley and commissioner gary bettman will announce the team name and logo. Its going to be a big party with some surprises beginning at 5 30 at tmobile. The team name will be revealed during the 6 oclock hour. Come on down and say hello. Channel 8 will have full coverage. With live shots and of course will stream the announcement on our web site. Also nhl network will broadcast the event. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now at 6 30 starts in about three minutes. Denise Valdez lets check in with Christianne Klein to see what theyre working on. Christianne Klein the search for a man suspected of ambushing a Texas Police Officer is over. Now the questions turn to his motive. Plus. North las vegas is on the rebound. What new businesses are in the pipeline to move into the city next. Officer. The intense day long manhunt. And what we are learning about the suspect. Christianne Klein attracting businesses to north las vegas. How the city managed to right its financial state. And the new developments in the works right now. paul joncich a tragic fire that helped change our city. We look at the mgm fire more than 3 decades later. And how it helped transform safety on the strip ivy taylor mayor, san antonio we can all breathe a little easier knowing the suspect who maliciously one of our sapd officers is in custody. Omar villafranca, cbs News San Antonio Police arrested 31yearold Otis Tyrone Mckane who they accuse of ambushing and killing detective benjamin marconi. William Mcmanus chief, San Antonio Police this has all been unfolding through the last 30 hours and were relieved to have taken him into custody without a further loss of life. Omar villafranca, cbs news investigators say detective marconi pulled over a headquarters just before noon on sunday. Thats when he says the suspect parked behind marconis patrol car and approached the drivers side window where marconi was sitting. The gunman shot marconi twice in the head before running back to his vehicle and driving off through the Police Headquarters south parking lot. The attack led to an intense, daylong manhunt for the gunman. dispatch audio all officers be on the lookout. Use extreme caution. Omar villafranca, Cbs News Police had the suspect under surveillance for several hours