Released to their parents. Frustration, thats probably the best way to sum up the mood outside. Ccsd police say they understand why family members feel that way. But say they needed to do this to make sure mercury was not tracked back home. I did ask. If the district was happy with how things were handled . They said, somethings can be relooked at. Todays News Conference ended. With officials saying members from the epa need to do more work at the school. Of course, classes are canceled. Going to be in contact with parents about how theyre moving forward. Kirsten . Kirsten Joyce michael, do police know who had the chemical. Michael Stevens kirsten, were told theyre in the process of figuring that out. As for an sort of consequences. Police say thats something Kirsten Joyce through the night and well into this morning. Some of the parents at Walter Johnson junior high were angry, tired and upset over what they say was a lack of communication. Tonight, the School District will be having a town hall to address parents concerns. Meanwhile the epa is going back to the school to make sure everything is ok. Reporter nia wong. Nia. nia wong kirsten. Parents were still waiting to have their kids released up until 5 this morning. Many of them did share their frustrations with me. One mother says when she began peeking through cafeteria windows for her daughter. Scho ol officials put blankets over them to block the view. Kept demanding his son back. Despite this ordeal lasting as long as it did, we caught up with one father who was up this morning. He didnt want to go on camera but he did say some parents werent helping the situation out here. Still he tells us the school and the district should have done more. father of johnson jr. High student they didnt handle it right. They were unprepared. Its not their fault but the School District needs to do something, some kind of changes because anytime, any moment, any school could be on lockdown. I get that. But thes they have to do for those kids in there without leaving the grounds now tonight the School District will be holding a town hall for parents to answer any questions or concerns. It begins at 6 tonight at nearby Walter E Jacobson elementary school. Thats near alta and cimarron. nia wong this incident brings up a reminder to parents. Make sure you know what is in your them to school. Reporting live. Nia wong. 8 news now. Kirsten Joyce bail was set at more than a Million Dollars for the murder suspect who escaped custody in North Las Vegas. 25year old alonso perez had two Court Appearances today. His bail was set at more than one Million Dollars. In a North Las Vegas court for the murder charges. The 25 year old is accused of killing a man outside a norht las vegas Fast Food Restaurant last month. He was on the run from police over the weekend. After breaking his handcs through the ceiling, and stealing a truck. He had a separate hearing in Las Vegas Court this morning just on the charges related to the escape. An additional bail was set there for 100 thousand dollars. Perez is expected to be back in court on september 22. Kirsten Joyce weve got a number of activities around the valley this weekend. The weather is shaping up quite warm for it, right sherry. Sherry Swensk morning. With temps only cooling off to the 70s early this morning. With plenty of sunshine. Were on our way back to the low 90s already and will get closer to that century mark today. High pressure anchored over cloudfree. Its also responsible for the heat and as it grows stronger each day toward the weekend the highs go up just a bit each more everyday. Thats why the fall watering schedule keeps those time of day watering restrictions in place for september because the afternoons can still be so hot like today. Steadily climbing through the this afternoon. 100s are coming and well see how long they last in your full weather now forecast. Kirsten Joyce we are getting a closer look at what funding for a potential nfl stadium would look like. And today the Oversight Committee will be discussing a potential Hotel Tax Hike to fund it. The developers. Las vegas sands and Majestic Realty are pushing to finish negotiations and get approval from lawmakers. They submed potential bill that will be discussed at todays meeting starting at one oclock. Developers estimate a stadium would cost 1 point 9 billion dollars. 750 million of that would come from the hotel tax. Kirsten Joyce both president ial candidates attended a televised commander in chief forum in new york last night hrc sot i communicated about classified material on a wholly separate system. Kirsten Joyce mistake but defended her handling of top secret information. Donald trump appeared separately. Where he said the military needs new leadership and praised russian president Vladimir Putin during the forum trump in that system, hes been a leader far more than our president has been a leader Kirsten Joyce president obama also fired back this morning from laos. Saying donald trump is unfit to be president. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now is your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season. On air and online at las vegas now dot com. expression through art. Dozens of artists were among those at ground zero on nineeleven. The exhibit where they share their experience through their work. Next on 8 news now, the valleys news leader. youre watching the valleys news leader with brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce and sherri brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce and sherri danny tarkanians carrying a lot of baggage. As a realestate developer, tarkanian was penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. Tarkanian refused to pay the money back, forcing taxpayers to bail him out, leaving us holding the bag. Danny tarkanians out for himself, not us. Kirsten Joyce us swimmer ryan lochte has been suspended for 10 months. And is not allowed to participate in the 2017 world championships. Lochte will also lose 100thousand dollars in bonus money that went with his gold medals. Brazil. The other 3 swimmers with lochte at the time have agreed to four month suspensions. The scandal lead to lochte losing several endorsement deals. Kirsten Joyce among the thousands of witnesses when the twin towers came under attack on nineeleven. Were artists who worked in studios near ground zero. Many are using their paint brushes to record the tragedy and its aftermath. One of them. Todd stone who painted a series of water colors he calls witness. He and a dozen similar artists are showing september 11 memorial and museum todd stone artist it allowed me to have a physical connection to the loss that was suffered here by rubbing my hands into the ash and incorporating it into the paintings. Kirsten Joyce stone now paints from his studio on the 67th floor of one of the new World Trade Center buildings. Where he can watch the rebirth of lower manhattan. Kirsten Joyce be sure to watch our 9 11 special here on 8 news now. Sunday from 530am to 630am. Well take you to the many memorials across the country. And hear from those whose lives were forever changed that day. Again thats sunday morning at 530. Here on channel 8. Well be right back. Kirsten Joyce combining summer treats Melissa Tavvs this is kind of good for a noon. The calendar still says summer and it definitely feels like it. Right now temps are in the upper 80s and low 90s. So its not nearly as hot as july and august. But more 100s on the way starting tomorrow. System that will drop in from the cooler northwest and that will increase the winds and allow cooler air to filter into the desert again. Highs today right up against century mark. And then we should make it tomrorow, saturday and sunday. Overnight lows are warmer, too. We wont feel those more comfortable 60s until next week. The sun is gone before 7 p. M. Now and something to look for this evening with our clear skies is the First Quarter moon set up wh the jet stream is positioned over the Northern Tier of the u. S. To bring the cooler air into the midwest and mix it up with the tropical leftover of newton. Rain has ended over the Desert Southwest and now causing heavy rain and thunderstorms from the plains to the upper midwest. Highs today will keep rising above normal through sunday. Back to where they should be and below. Im Catherine Cortez masto and i come from a big family. A whole lot of people. A whole lot of love. And a whole lot of food. My dads family was from mexico. My moms was from italy. 60 years ago they met here in nevada and we grew as a family really grew as a family. Dad got his start parking cars at the dunes hotel. The city we know today. Dad lived his life following three principles, work hard, be honest and respect everyone, thats what i tried to do as attorney general. Catherine took on the big banks when they preyed on homeowners. And forced them to pay one point nine billion dollars to nevadans. She became a National Leader in protecting children from sex traffickers. And passed laws to keep seniors safe from crooked scams. A nonprofit that provides job training. Coaching. And support for job seekers. Is holding thier annual gala in october. In todays now you know segment. 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