brian loftus and. Protests at agassi prep academy. When the school will officially vote on a merger that parents and students are upset about. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. 01 this is gonna be a tough play. Bryant, the cubs win the world series bryant makes the play its over brian loftus thanks for n us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. Sorry if brian seems a little out of it today hes got the cubbies on the brain brian loftus the lovable losers no more they are now world champions for the first time in over a century they arrived back in chicago just a couple hours ago. After their big win in cleveland against the indians. Innings. The cubs nearly lost blowing a 3 run lead in the 8th inning. But they managed to pull it together during a rain relay. The cubs won 8 to 7. And in the end. It was las vegas local kris bryant throwing to first, for the final out. And he couldnt be happier kris bryant i mean, i feel like in the moment you just want to push yourself to be the best version of yourself you can be and thats who i want to be. Hopefully i have a long career and i can sit back and reflect on this when d but right now this moment is unbelieveable. We just won the world series. It feels pretty special. brian loftus the team celebrated, of course, with a champagne shower. And now, we just await word for the cubs victory parade, which may be on monday. sherry, hows the weather . And extra innings. But heavy as we expected. Clear and cool here and then sunny today with upper 70s. Right now weve got chilly 50s again. Weve got a a warm up for the weekend. Brian loftus governing board is extending their vote. Controversial democracy prep. Kirsten Joyce they havent quite approved the deal just yet. However, they are moving forward with the process. As 8 news now reporter nia wong reports. This is something hundreds of people are not happy about, right nia . nia wong thats right. Democracy prep officials will be at the school today to talk to staff. And parents say they will be out there this morning along with students to protest the possible partnership. Hundreds showed up to agassi preps governing Board Meeting last night. Not 1 person was in support of a democracy prep. This really only came to light for parents last week. But democracy prep representatives tell us this collaboration has been in the works since march. Agassi preps governing board is scheduled to vote on the partnership december 13th. Much of the controversy comes from democracy preps strict policies. That those from democracy prep say are being taken out of context Katie Mcduffy democracy prep i think a lot of the policies and hallmarks of democracy prep are being painted with a very very broad brush that dont capture nia wong according to democracy preps website. They run a no excuses based structure. Democracy prep has clarified some issues for us. Students at agassi prep can expect longer school days. Classes will go from 745 to 5thirty and there will be school on saturdays. But according to the democracy rep we spoke with occasionally. And were told the school will have sports. nia wong agassi prep board says the reason for the merger is because if they stay under the Clark County School district, they will have Financial Issues in the next 10 to 20 years. As i mentioned earlier. Hundre ds who showed up to that meeting were not in favor of democracy prep. And well hear from parents coming up in a half hour. Brian and kirsten. Kirsten Joyce nia, do we know why democracy prep was chosen . Brian, kirsten it wasnt agassi preps decision. It was actually the nevada Achievement School prep because it was the only operator that serves the k through 12th grade range. brian loftus today, former president bill clinton will be here in las vegas. Stumping for hillary. Kirsten Joyce hell be at the cox pavilion with las vegas dj steve aoki at his get out the vote event. It starts at six. Doors open at five. brian loftus bill clinton s visit here, follows democratic nominee Hillary Clintons trip to town. Kirsten Joyce she spoke at the plumbers and pipefitters training center. And warned of republican nominee Donald Trumps attack on democr president ial candidate we were on the debate stage right here in las vegas, we were asked if we would respect outcome of election. I will, he refused to say he will. Kirsten Joyce clinton is working to sway nevada voters. Us Senate Candidate Catherine Cortez masto was also there. Urging locals to get out and Kirsten Joyce the race for the white house is a tight one in nevada. According to new numbers from an exclusive poll by jmc analytics for 8 news now. brian loftus both Hillary Clinton and donald trump are tied at 45 percent of likely navada voters. Kirsten Joyce this poll was conducted october 28 through november 1. Pollsters interviewed 600 people on land line phones and cell phones. It also included people who already voted in the state. 42 percent of voters said theyd already cast their bals. Has a 52 to 42 percent lead. brian loftus among those likely to vote on election day trump takes the ten point spread leading 48 to 38 percent. In our senate racedemocrat Catherine Cortez masto is leading republican joe heck 45 to 43 percent. Kirsten Joyce she also fared very well in those who have already cast ballots. 50 to 42 percent. While heck leads 44 to 40 percent over masto for those likely to vote on election day. brian loftus of error of 4 percent. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can find all things politics both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. demetria, how are the roads . Theres a crash on the charleston ramp to southbound 95. Over on the west side, theres a crash on southbound jones under us 95. Metro is also reporting a wreck out on sammy davis junior at circus circus. Im not si cone zone. Expect to see a lot more traffic around the Convention Center for sema show today. Back to you Kirsten Joyce construction along a busy brian loftus what you can expect from onepointtwo million worth of your tax dollars, coming up in whats driving you crazy . And Michael Stevens youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor. She ate like a pig. Id look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers. Donald trump calls women bimbos, dogs, and fat pigs. But congressman crescent hardy said hed support donald trump 100 . Nevada, theres a better choice ruben kihuen. Kihuen pushed to crack down on employers who pay women less than men. And kihuen will always protect a womans right to choose. Ruben kihuen for nevada. Kirsten Joyce the Automotive Industry has taken over las vegas. brian loftus hundreds of thousands are in town for this years sema show at the las vegas Convention Center. Thats where we find 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens. Michael Stevens the sema show is the premier trade show geared to help Small Businesses thrive and succeed. Now in its 50th year, the premier trade show geared to help Small Businesses thrive and succeed. Now in its 50th year, the tradeonly event enables automotive Specialty Equipment manufacturers to display alongside automotive manufacturers to debut new, innovative products, and connect with industry buyers from all Sherry Swensk clear skies this morning and temps mostly in the 50s. Day of november and the north winds stuck around most of hte day. Still a wind advisory for the lake and river today. Not as windy today for the valley. Plenty of sunshine and highs in the upper 70s near 80 degrees. Cleveland had those late night showers right on schedule to delay the World Series Game for a short time in extra innings. Weekend when we go back to standard time. We get an extra hour of sleep sunday morning. Temps near 80 into next week. Thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. Traffic in the spaghetti ragnar race closures go into effect 4 am tomorrow. Avoid lee canyon road from us 95 to deer creek. Well be right back. Kirsten Joyce joel mchale stars as an adventure reporter in the new cbs show the Great Indoors. brian loftus he no longer travels around the globe instead, just reassigned by his boss, played by stephen fry. The two joining us now from los angeles. Good morning joel and stephen joel, tonight your character climbing mount everest. Online dating. Your profile, right . Stephen, your character roland makes the Magazine Online only. And seems like this is a whole new adventure for you both. With those crazy zombie loving and mars obsessed millennials, right . . Kirsten Joyce thanks for chatting with thanks for chatting with brian loftus the Great Indoors just channel 8 at 8 30 pm. demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor this past july, henderson started construction on a onepoint2 million project to improve paseo verde parkway between st. Rose pkwy. And green valley pkwy. The past few weeks, there have been lane restrictions along paseo verde parkway for paving, utility adjustments and stri henderson says roadway striping will be finished tomorrow. Crews have been working to fix the asphalt along this stretch, remove median islands and on the sidewalk ramps, so that they meet the americans with disabilities act standards. Landscaping and lane striping are also part of the projects scope. This project was funded through fuel revnue indexing, aka the gas tax which ends in december. Clark county residents will be able to vote on an extension of the tax in the upcoming for the next 10 years. The rtc says the tax rate would adjust to inflation and generate 3 billion for roadway projects. It would cost an average of a quarter of a day for motorists whats driving you crazy . Remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. well be right back. Kirsten Joyce the desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. But hiding the evidence wont help Danny Tarkanian. Sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years. Or all those Fake Charities he helped set up. Or the scams against seniors he formed. Danny tarkanian just a con man who cant bury the truth. Prep academy. The new details about the reasoning behind the potential merger with democracy prep. brian loftus plus. Sherry has your weather now forecast. Kirsten Joyce and. Hot rides rolling into the valley. Were live at the sema convention with a look at some of the Newest Technology on the roads. brian loftus 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. Kirsten Joyce thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im Kirsten Joyce. brian loftus and im brian loftus. Officials from democracy prep will be speaking to staff at agassi Kirsten Joyce parents say theyll be out there along with students protesting the potential partnership with the school. 8 news now reporter nia wong has more on agassi preps move to continue forward with the merger. Nia . nia wong brian and kirsten. Agassi prep have not said yes to the partnership just yet. But yes, they are moving forward. And will vote on the merger december 13th. Democracy prep representatives tell us this collaboration has been in the works since march. But parents just recently learned about the potential hundreds turned out to last nights governing Board Meeting all against the merger and demanded answers. if these kids can pull me out of my bed that i have not left in a year to come down here and walk half a mile to speak in front of all of these people, then you need to listen to these children you need to listen to these families. You need to listen to this community nia wong according to democracy preps website. They run a no excuses based structure. Reps tell us there will be sports. Despi and that students at agassi prep can expect longer school days classes will go from 745 to 5thirty. And occassionally class on saturday. nia wong agassi preps governing board says theyre looking at this partnership to avoid Financial Issues. Which could happen in 1020 years. If they stay under the Clark County School district. Brian, kirsten . brian loftus nia, do we know what will happen to any of the staff if the merger does go through . nia wong as of right now, there is no word if any teaching sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk pretty early light this morning from our sunset station camera. Clear skies and some isolated north breezes leftover today. Those north winds really cleaned out the skies yesterday d skies today with upper 70s. Right now weve got chilly 50s again. A warm up for the weekend. Demetria, how are the roads . Back to you brian loftus new products and top experts from all over the world are new products and top experts from all over the world are brian loftus new products and top experts from all over the world are parked at the las vegas Convention Center for this years sema show. Kirsten joyce 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live with a sneak peak. Hey Michael Michael steve premier trade show geared to help Small Businesses thrive and succeed. Now in its 50th year, the tradeonly event enables automotive Specialty Equipment manufacturers to display alongside automotive manufacturers to debut new, innovative products, and connect the world. Kirsten Joyce buying a home is a huge about how many people are in town for sema . Michael Stevens kirsten. The fourday event consistently attracts more than 140,000. Kirsten Joyce buying a home is a huge investment. Buying a home is a huge investment. brian loftus Michelle Mortensen gives tips to decide when to buy and when to rent. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and with all of the shenanigans Danny Tarkanians pulled in nevada helping set up Fake Charities used to scam nevada seniors, failing to pay thousands in property taxes, then sticking taxpayers with the bill imagine the shenanigans tarkanian would pull in washington. Its why we cant afford tarkanian in congress, ever. Dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. Narrator the target. Seniors. Danny tarkanian set up thirteen Fake Charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors. The scams Danny Tarkanian helped set up. Jacky rosen has always led with integrity. In congress, jacky rosen will protect seniors and strengthen social security. And jacky rosen will always be responsible with your tax dollars. Jacky rosen im jacky rosen Kirsten Joyce tomorrow. You can help women in our Community Get jobs. The united way of Southern Nevada iss theyre accepting donations of new and gentlyused, clean professional clothes. Like suits, dresses, skirts, and shoes. Its happening at nv energy on sahara. From 7 am to 2 p. M. sherry hows the weather today . Palm trees blowing around a bit from our red rock camera and beautiful early lgiht. With some isolated north breezes by sunday that sun will already be up and shining, as well be back on standard time. So the sunrise and sunset both an hour earlier. The days will feel very short by sunday on. Clear and cool this morning with plenty of sunny skies today. Right now weve got chilly 50s again. A warm up for the weekend. Demetria, how are the roads . There are delays in the 95 in the spaghetti bowl. No slow downs along the south beltway right now. It should be a pretty easy drive to the airport right now. Back to you brian loftus to rent or to buy. That is brian loftus to rent or to buy. That is the question. Kirsten Joyce Michelle Mortensen breaks down which is better. In todays 8 on your side. Plus. i am charlie rose. Coming up, in our issues that matter series the candidates health care plans. Well talk to dr. David agus and author steven brill, coming up on cbs this morning. as a marine combat veteran, i understand the sacrifices our military makes. Our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. Politicians like joe heck should understand that. Narrator joe heck voted to shut down the federal government, risking Critical Services for nevada veterans. And during that shutdown, hing his congressional paycheck. His military record deserves respect. But back in dc, joe heck is putting politics before nevada. And that doesnt work for me. Narrator vote vets is responsible for the content sweetie, you know what were craving right now . Crispy chicken and fried egg with baconlike brunch. Brunch . But its 8pmand its tuesday huh, i wonder if my mother would like to stay with us. With 10 delicious items like my bacon and egg chicken sandwich, southwest scrambler plate, a sparkling blood orange cooler, and homestyle potatoes. Served all day, every day. Only at jack in the box. Im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Theyre bringing drugs, theyre bringing crime, theyre rapists. Narrator and joe heck says i have high hopes well see donald trump become president. I dont know what i said, aah. I would bomb the [bleep] out of them. Narrator and heck . Reporter you trust him having his finger on the Nuclear Button . Heck i do. Reporter why do you say that . Heck why wouldnt i . Narrator donald trump and joe heck. Wrong for nevada. Buying your first home is one important Financial Decisions you will make in your lifetime. But how can you know whether youre ready to buy . brian loftus consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen has come up with a before you buy checklist in todays debt destroyer report. So. You want to buy a home. Youre in a good job. You like the schools your kids go to. And you dont see yourself transfering or leaving the state anytime soon. It might be a good time to buy. But before you start looking. Make sure you can check all the boxes on the debt destroyer buyers checklist. First on the list. Matter ofhaving the down payment and Closing Costs but the savings to back up the costc that are going to come as a homeowner. thats michele johnson. She runs the Financial Guidance center in Southern Nevada. And helps thousands of people with their money management, debt and with buying homes. She suggestes you have a 6 Month Emergency Fund in place. And the cash set aside forthe down payment and Closing Costs for a home before you even str so if you want a 200,000 dollar home. The minimum down payment is 3. 5 . Or 7 grand. And the avergage closing cost in nevada for a 200,000 home is 1994. That means. You need about 9 grand in cash. Just to think about buying. Then its time to qualify for a loan. And even if the bank qualifies you for more than you expected. You should only buy what you can afford. the recommendation Household Income if your gross monthly income is 4 grand. Your mortgage. Hoa. Insurance and utilities shoudl be no more than 1440. So once you find a home you love. Look at the estimated utility costs. Plus what your mortgage payment will be on the home. And if you plan on making home improvements. Or buying new furniture. Youll need to have that money set aside. Micheles last piece of advice. Dont forget the we shouldnt have short memories. Remember where we were 7, 8 years ago. 7 50 how many people lost thier homes . So look longer term and as with every finacial decision take the emotion out of it look at the black and white before you ever begin looking for a home. bouncing around on our boulder station camera. With some isolated north breezes leftover today. And the high roller all lit up in red and blue to congratulate the chicago cubs . Warmer upper 70s by the afternoon. Mt. Charleston will have some light north breezes and plenty of sunshine. Cool in the shady spots while youre hiking and the big ragnar races will be running through the Spring Mountains tomorrow. A fun event is the chuck a pumpking event at the galleria saturday a warm up for the weekend. Week. demetria, how are the roads . Traffic is slowing down along southbound 95 ando bowl. Overnight work continues along Summerlin Parkway for the citys cable barrier rail project. Well be right back. biggest stars waking up in nashville this morning with a new trophy to add to their collection. Kirsten Joyce braid paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted the cma awards last night for its 50th anniversary. A longtime name in the world of country dolly parton was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement award. And several of todays top stars paid tribute to her. Parton has received 9 cma awards. Including entertainer of the year. brian loftus the year that was given to chris stapleton. This is his second time winning that award. During the night. He performed with classic Country Musician, dwight yoakam. And said people in Country Music are the best in the world. brian loftus and when it came to female vocalist of the year just one word carrie. This was her fourth time taking home the trophy. She was pretty busy throughout the night. Hosting the cmas. As well as performing. Winning awards. And she had plenty of outfit changes she wore a different outfit to resemble each decade and onto some of the bigger Honors Eric Church took home album of the year for mr misunderstood. The trophy was presented to him by faith hill i think he was more excited about that than anything you got it . It good . Ya, take that im nor sure whats better. Winning this award or faith hill fixing my tie . I think its faith hill fixing my tie i just wanna say that we started this a year ago, we surprised everybody with this album on this stage. And we gave it to the fans first. Its because of the fans that this happened and i love you and i thank you Kirsten Joyce it was eric churchs second time receving album of the year. brian loftus and now onto the biggie entertainer of the year. Garth. Prior to that. He performed with his wife, trisha yearwood. Who he gave a shoutout to during his acceptance speech. people, tonight, this is what its all about. It could not have ended better for me, well actually, i get to take you home so thats a great thing for me. But i gotta tell you, we are so damn lucky to be part of this thing called Country Music brian loftus he went back on tour this summer. And is releasing a new album next week along with a 10 disc set. thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts right now. good morning to our viewers in the west it is thursday, november 3rd, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. The cubs win their first championship in more than a century. The team k completes a historic world series comeback in extraordinary game seven. Well talk with the teams owner about how the cubs ended the curse. Hillary clintons lead over donald trump sh ripgs dramatically in the latest cbs News New York times poll. Melania trump jumps back on the trail to campaign for her husband today. Samsung faces new legal action in the controversy over smartphones. Catching on fire. Well take you to a lab where