Age of 90. Castro had been in poor health since he nearly died of an intestinal illness about a decade ago. 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us in studio with a look at the reaction to castros passing. Nia . nia wong brian and kirsten. Today schools and government offices in cuba are closed. But depending on where you go. Reactions about the cuban leader are mixed. Were told theres going to be an major outpouring today in havanas revolution plaza to pay tribute to fidel castro. Its there were people can sign a book of condolences. Planned in the square on tuesday. After fidel took control in 1959. He gained many critics throughout the world and thousands of cubans fled to miami. In little havana. There were different emotions this weekend. More remorseful than reverant. Many in miami considered fidel a brutal dictator. Now that hes gone. Cubaname ricans are hopeful for the future. Yvonne Rodriguez cuban american we are extremely curious, we love the culture and we fell in love with cuba without even going there. nia wong been in charge. Cuba remains a communist nation. This wednesday cuban exiles in miami will rally to demand freedom and democratic changes in cuba. nia wong the feeling is no different from the cubanamericans here in the valley that we spoke with this weekend. Well hear from them in the next half hour. Brian and kirsten. Kirsten Joyce nia. Do we know anything about funeral arrangements just yet . nia wong Fidel Castros body was cremated over the weekend. And his ashes will be laid to rest on sunday in santiago. The same city where he launched his revolution nearl5 kirsten. Sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk snow at mt charlestons Mary Jane Falls provided by Christina Gannon lee canyon hoping to open in early december Sherry Swensk quite a change over the weekend. Around a while. Cloudy skies. If we didnt have the clouds, temps would be dropping to chillier 30s. There are some breezes and the clouds are pulling in some light showers into clark county. And some snow falling in the mountains. Around town most areas in the 40s right now. And some light showers moving. Snow up in the Spring Mountains and snow levels down to 4000 feet. Maybe a couple of inches. Highs today in the upper 50s. Demetria, how are the roads . Back to you police are searching for this man. Thanksgiving. Officers released this sketch hes described as an older male. Thin. With either white or salt and pepper hair. He was last seen wearing black jeans and a blue tshirt. Investigators say the man approached an 8 Year Old Girl and her younger brother while they were playing outside at an apartment complex near lake mead and buffalo. Police say the man told the little boy to go home. And thats when he sexually assaulted the girl. If you have any information, please call crimestoppers immediately. Kirsten Joyce ask the sheriff questions from the viewers in our morning cup of joe segment in the 6am hour. To submit a question. Just go to las vegas now dot com. And look for the dont miss section. brian loftus more lane closures along the i15 Kirsten Joyce where you can expect constructions delays, coming up, in whats driving you crazy . Michael Stevens youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and Kirsten Joyce if you didnt max out your credit cards on black friday. Good. Because more deals are on the way. brian loftus today. Is cyber monday. And our Michael Stevens is live inside the online retailer zappos. With the craziness taking place. Hey michael . micl zappos is known for creating fun and a little weirdness, and this cyber monday will be no different at zappos headquarters. We will also have an oncampus adoption event in support of our Second Annual home for the pawlidayz campaign, a nationwide effort to rescue 9,000 cats and dogs this finally, we will have tons of fun activities to thank our employees for their hard work on our busiest day of the year. brian loftus sherry, hows the the clouds on the horizon. Skies are mostly covered and well keep clouds around for most of the day. But if we didnt have the clouds theyd be dropping to chillier 30s. Which they should by tonight and many nights this week. So go ahead and cover pipes and make sure sprinklers are set for daytime watering. County and through the valley. With light snow falling in the mountains. Snow levels down to 4000 feet in the Spring Mountains with maybe a couple of inches by the end of the day. Highs today in the mid to upper 50s today. Then cooleb 60 by sunday. Thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. Back to you brian loftus unr is now looking for a Kirsten Joyce the school announced they are mutually parting ways with brian polian. Hes been with the team for 4 seasons. And still had one more year left on his initial 5 year contract. Polian had a 2327 Overall Record and never finished above 500 in the Mountain West conference. The wolfpack finished 5 and 7 this season. Polian replaced hall of fame coach chris ault who returned after the 2012 season. brian loftus that surprise announcement came just one day after the big rivalry game, in wh unlv 45 to 10. The two went head to head saturday at sam boyd stadium. This was unlvs second largest submission to the wolf pack in the past 2 decades. The Fremont Canon now up in reno. The reno Gazette Journal posted these photos of the unr seniors painting blue over the rebel red yesterday. The fremont cannon is 46 years old. And College Footballs largest and most expensive trophy. It weighs 545 pounds and cost about 10 grand to build. now good day. A valley man falls victims to Cyber Security fraud. brian loftus 8 on your sides Michelle Mortensen gets back nearly 90 thousand dollars. Even though he shouldve been on the hook for it. Kirsten Joyce and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck brian loftus Kirsten Joyce keep an eyn statements if someone finds a way to access your accounts. It could cost you. Big time. brian loftus consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen tells us how a Cyber Security threat almost cost a man his home. bill i just want to be let off the merry go round Michelle Mortensen a merrygoround. Thats how Bill Marshall describes the Cyber Security fraud that plagued him for more than a year. In july 2015. Someone gained access to his checking and home equity account numbers. And created an online profile for both. Something bill says he bill i like my paper statements Michelle Mortensen but all of a sudden bills paper statements stopped. And because he didnt use the accounts. He didnt think it was odd. Thats why bill claims he never knew someone took 86 thousand dollars from his home equity line of credit. He discovered it 91 days after the money was taken. And immediately reported it to his bank expecting to be made whole. But wasnt. bill it was kinda like getting punched in the stomach. Michelle Mortensen state and federal law report fraud within 60 days to not be liable for the charges. Bill reported it 31 days too late. He was on the hook for it all. bill it makes you feel violated. Id rather have someone break in through my door at least then you have a fighting chance. Michelle Mortensen bill did fight back as best he could. He turned to metro and the fbi. But for months nothing happend and cases were close. So on a wing and a prayer he turned to 8 on your side bill i was praying every day. turns out all 86 thousand dollars were used by a man in california to buy bars of gold. But even with that evidence. The bank told me repeatedly. They werent going to make any refunds. But then outoftheblue. Days after my conversations with the bank pr team. Everything changed. The bank refunded him every dime stolen from him. bill i owe nothing you owe nothing my line of credit is back where it was at you own this house again yes. Michelle Mortensen why the change of heart . The bank sent me this explanation. And they just chose to write it off. It wasnt much of an answer. But it was an answer bill was very satisfied with. bill yes im thankfull. Thank god. 41 it took a lot of pressure off he has his home. He has his money. Because he had 8 on his side hes finally off the merry go round. Im Michelle Mortensen. demetria, whats driving people crazy . Nighlty lane restrictions are slated to begin tonight along i15, in both directions, between craig and speedway. Its all for the states i15 north widening project. Work will take through december 9. The state says this project will widen a 5mile strech of highway from four to six travel lanes. Crews will also widen and four overpass structures at range road and the Union Pacific railroad tracks. Construction should wrap up in early 2018. Whats driving you crazy . Remember, you can wri com. Back to you. brian loftus the mayor of las vegas answering your questions. Kirsten Joyce mayor Carolyn Goodman heads from our viewers. Coming up in todays monday mornings with the mayors. Kirsten Joyce with our 3. 50 sub of the day, theres never been a better time to try something deliciously different. Every day of the week, get a featured sixinch subway sub for just 3. 50. All with no artificial flavors. The 3. 50 sub of the day after the death of fidel castro. How local cuban americans are responding to the death of the plus. Grab your jacket and scarf. And crank up the heat. Sherry looks at just how low the temps will drop. And if the winds will finally calm down. Kirsten Joyce and. Deals, deals and more deals were live from zappos headquarters. As people head online for cyber monday. 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 leader. Im Kirsten Joyce. brian loftus and im brian loftus. This morning schools and government offices are closed in cuba today. In observance of the countrys former dictator fidel castro. Kirsten Joyce he died over the weekend at the age of 90. After a communist ruling for nearly 50 years. brian loftus as 8 news now reporter nia wong reports. Both cubans and cuban americans are now hopeful. That a new era will begin. Good morning, nia. Fidels brother raul announced fidels body was cremated on saturday. His ashes will be laid to rest this sunday in santiago. Thats the same city fidel launched in revolution back in 1959. Fidel castros brother raul has been acting as president for the last decade. Even though hes upheld many of fidels ideologies. We have seen change under him. Its under raul where weve seen relations warm between america and the island nation just 90 miles south of florida. While cuba observes 9 days of americans are celebrating. The latest us census says there are 20thousand cuban americans in the valley. Fidel romero was one of them at the florida cafe cuban bar and grill. Watching news of fidels death this weekend. fidel romero cuban american its a very touching moment. Its very emotional and we hope that this is a beginning to a Real Movement for cuba to take it back and the freedom weve always been struggling and tried to accomplish we spoke to in the valley. Some say theyre open to traveling to the country. A public rally is scheduled this wednesday in havanas revolution square for those mourning fidels death. nia wong many cubans say theyre hopeful this could bring further change to the thawing relations between the us and cuba. President obama just struck a deal with the country to reopen diplomatic relations after more than 50 years. Live in the studio. Nia wong 8 news now. brian loftus thanks, nia. Back here at home. If youve got to go to the dmv, be prepared to wait. Kirsten Joyce tuesday after thanksgiving are typically their busiest days of the year. And to add to the wait times. The sahara dmv location is expected to close this saturday for two weeks. The new office will open next door to the old one. Monday, december 19th. The dmv director says to avoid the long wait times. You can handle most of your Business Online or book an appointment. cool temps this morning and cloudy skies. If we didnt have the clouds, temps would be dropping to chillier 30s. There are some breezes and the clouds are pulling in some light showers into clark county. And some snow falling in the mountains. Around town most areas in the 40s right now. And some light showers moving into the far north valley neighborhoods. Snow up in the Spring Mountains and snow levels down to 4000 feet. Maybe ao. Highs today in the upper 50s. Demetria, how are the southbound i15 at us. Right shoulder is blocked, and its causing delays for north lasnd vegas commuters. Up in the northwest, theres a crash on the northbound 95 ramp to westbound 215. Back to you brian loftus the Holiday Shopping and today you can catch some deals. Kirsten joyce its cyber monday. And online retailers hope to cash in. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live this morning. Early. Taking orders from all over the world. Michael . Michael Stevens zappos is known for creating fun and a little different at zappos headquarters. We l adoption event in support of our Second Annual home for the pawlidayz campaign, a nationwide effort to rescue 9,000 cats and dogs this holiday season. Finally, we will have tons of fun activities to thank our employees for their hard work on our busiest day of the year. Kirsten Joyce for mayor Carolyn Goodman. Kirsten Joyce we get answers for you coming up in monday mornings with the mayors. Well be right back on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, kirsten be noisy. Be silent. Be near. Be far. Be joyful. Be together. Celebrate joy with dunkins holidayflavored coffees, espressos, and donuts. Switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. Connect on social media. Learn, shop and more with fast inhome wifi. So call 844560link. Get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. Speed may not be available in your area. . . Kirsten Joyce welcome back. 8 news now is partnering with tobin fiat at sahara and jones for the casa foundation. brian loftus the dealership wants to fill up as many of the fiats as they can. You can stop by to make a donation through wednesday. sherry hows the weather today . Demetria, how are the roads . Sherry Swensk quite a cloudy picture and feeling like the holidays this morning. Some breezes and the clouds are pulling in some light showers into clark county. And some snow falling in the mountains. Around town most areas in the 40s right now. And some light showers moving into the far north valley neighborhoods. And snow levels down to 4000 feet. Maybe a couple of inches. Highs today in the upper 50s. Demetria, how are the roads . Well be right back. coverage of Fidel Castros death from cuba. Well look at funeral preparations and what this means for us relations with the country. And the michigan man who survived the belgi studio 57. How Sebastien Bellin learned to walk again. The news is back in the morning. See you at seven. brian loftus we hear from our Southern Nevada mayors each week. During out monday mornings with the mayors segment. Kirsten Joyce las vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman sat down with us in this previously recorded segment. 2;33 brian loftus we start with a question from facebook ct asks. When are you going to clean up that hang out around the trash cans waiting for a cigarette butt or a half of beer in a cup . Looks really bad for the city. Mayor Carolyn Goodman were doing our best all the time. The reality is with the buskers and those who are performing, we have a lot of first ammendment rights. Weve tried it in years past. This is a problem all over the country. And especially in the west but were doing our best. We have cleanup all the time but more importantly we have metro staff are on as well. And so its looking up but i cant tell you everything is going to be perfect but were working on it all the time. brian loftus kirsten, you almost have a part 2 of this question. Kirsten Joyce charity says she thinks the problem is getting in worse and wants to know what services are available to them. Mayor Carolyn Goodman we have our non profits everyone is working so hard. We also have a stand down twice a year at cashman center, where we try to get our homeless placed and get them food, get them back into training, getting them back into a positive life. As you know, we are the second city in the country to have functional zero for our veterans which meant every veteran that wanted a bed and place to be, we had it. Of course, we had some that still dont want to ce volunteer staff thats out there all the time working so hard to help the homeless get a life. brian loftus thanks for those answers and the questions. Now anne dye asks why do we keep encouraging so much building . Isnt anyone concerned about our lack of water . Mayor Carolyn Goodman you are so right i want you to know we just got rid of all of our sod and extra water absorbing property system. But the reality is i think were in pretty good shape, the head of the Water District has said with our storage and our backup and the adjoining states owe us that we share the Colorado River with that we are in good shape. The building is part of becoming a vibrant, world class city and we have to do it carefully and we have to make sure that the builders and developers are good job. Kirsten Joyce , the problem is rats. The viewer wants to know what are we doing about rats . Mayor Carolyn Goodman do you know, back when they built. Im going to go back 25 years when they built spanish trails, they brought in all those palm trees from other parts of the country, i would assume the southwest. That was easily. Pest control, our health dept certainly a couple of areas i would call, if you dont have pest control, i would make sure you sign up for it. We have traps on our property and weve lived in the same place 40 years now. They come in with the palm trees and the new growth. brian loftus new arrivals theyve only before that, it was rat free mayor Carolyn Goodman were going into the 3rd generation now. brian loftus theyre new to the city hopefully they dont stay long, thats the key we always enjoy spending time with you mayor. Mayor Carolyn Goodman i just love being with you both, you do such a great job keeping us informed, make us look good, look at these gorgeous socks, we have beautiful shoes you are 2 of the best dressed ive ever seen. We really are so proud of what you do. Look at these, thatll wake you up laughs you can submit your questions for the mayors on lasvegasnow. Com just click the banner on the right side of the page. Thanks mayor. Sherry Swensk cool temps this morning and cloudy skies. If we didnt have the clouds, temps would be dropping there are some breezes and the clouds are pulling in some light showers into clark county. And some snow falling in the mountains. Snow up in the Spring Mountains and snow levels down to 4000 feet. Maybe a couple of inches. And cool breezy winds tomorrow keep cooler temps coming all week. Then chillier nights when the skies are clear. 60 degrees is coming by sunday. Demetria, how are the roads . Back to you Kirsten Joyce workers were calling it the aftermath at a nike going viral. After thousands invaded the store during the shopping extravaganza this weekend. brian loftus the markets are opening today after the thanksgiving holiday. But not really doing much since its cyber monday. According to a retail me not survey, 94 percent say they plan to shop for about 4 hours while on the clock today. Apparently, saving money is worth it. Because nearly a quarter said theyd be willing to get caught brian loftus show us some of the awsome deals youve scored for black friday and cyber monday upload a pic under the contest tab on our facebook page. Up to 8 viewers will win an 8 new now mug each week. Demetria Obilor and a post black friday scene at a nike outlet in tulalip, washington is trending this morning. This is what it looked like beforehand. And this is what it lk the store. People posted pics and videos on social media showing just a sea of orange boxes. Nike believes about 20 thousand people passed through the store between 8 pm thursday and 10 pm friday. thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts right now. good morning to our viewers in the west. Its monday, november 28th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. President elect trump denounces plans to recount the vote in three states. Hillary Clintons Campaign is now backing t wisconsin, after conceding the election. Cuba mourns the loss of a leader while miami cheers the death of a dictator. Charlies in havana. He takes a look at how Fidel Castros death could change cuba and its relationship with the u. S. And cyber monday warning for shoppers who use their smartphones. How it can open up your information to criminals. But we begin with todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds