Address it with a big presence with Police Officers. Someone who can respond in a timely manner. You can spend sometime with an investigation and predominately the piece is prevention. Mauricio MarinAssembly Members who voted against the more cop tax bill say it shouldnt have been brought up in the special session in the first place because its not an extraordinay circumstance that couldnt have waited until the regular session in the new year. Mauricio Marin againmany moving parts with the e as the Senate Tackles the more cops bill and whether to approve it. The assembly is heaing Public Comment about the proposed las vegas stadium. Sports director chris mathiuus joins me now. Youve been in the Assembly Chamber all day. Whats the feeling like now. Could the decision happen soon . Chris Maathuis after the stadium bill passed on tuesday, everybody took wednesday off and now we are back. The assembly gets to look over the bill. Assembly debating stadium bill carson city 0107 at the legislature 63 lawmakers are deciding whether or not to tax tourists to the tune of 750 Million Dollars there are lawmakers on both sides of the isle on this bill. There are a lot of concerns, its a lot of money but its also an nfl franchise coming las vegas and a new home for unlv football i caught up with a few lawmakers and both have strong opinions Michele FioreAssembly District 4 las vegas 028 i can tell you without a shadow of a doubt our governor Brian Sandoval does not call a special session and less he knows he has the votes so its going to pass right now we are going through the motions making sure legislators for their constituents needs with the language there were changes to the language from the senate. Now the assembly probably most wants to make some more changes so i dont think were getting out of here today ira hansen Assembly District 32 sparks 3237 its another problem with a special session a bill of this magnitude shouldnt be decided in a day. They are literally talking about possibly voting on this this evening 750 million plus 400 million convention 1. 2 billion a few at a hours at a hearing, it makes no sense whatsoever. Chris Maathuis now the group is inside and listening to testimony from the public. Former councilman and raider Frank Hawkins is here and is opposed to the stadium. Christianne Klein made a stop in las vegas today. Speaking to members of the Culinary Union. He coheadlined the event with Democratic Senate candidate Catherine Cortez masto. Politics now anchor Patrick Walker is here with more on what the Vice President had to say. Patrick Walker democrats are pushing hard to retain harry reids senate seat. As they look to take control of the senate. Highprofile democrat to campaign with Catherine Cortez masto this week. Less than 24 hours after Hillary Clinton came to town. Biden shared the stage with cortez masto this afternoon. He told a few hundred members of the Culinary Union about the importance of getting out to vote this election. And about the need to elect cortez masto to the senate. The Vice President also didnt hold back on donald trump. He criticzed trump. Along with congressman joe heck and other republicans. For being out of touch with the middle class. And he reacted to the recent against the republican frontrunner. joe biden d Vice President of the United States his admission of what is the textbook definition of sexual assault, im talking about trump obviously, is not inconsistent with the way hes abused power all along. Patrick Walker protestors twice interrupted his speech. And the Vice President chose to engage them even answering a question about Saudi Arabian aggression. And he told the crowd trump has shot himself in the foot so Hillary Clinton will be elected. Unless democrats become complacent and dont go out to vote. Patrick Walker coming up tonight after football. Ill have more on what the Vice President had to say about Catherine Cortez masto. Who was more of a coheadliner than a warmup speaker this afternoon. Christianne Klein did the Vice President make any other stops while he was in town . Patrick Walker he did. He stopped at a Clinton Campaign the Vice President also stopped in at the mandalay bay workers cafeteria to campaign for Hillary Clinton and Catherine Cortez masto. Michelle Mortensen donald trump is firing back at Hillary Clinton. And the media today. This after the New York Times and other Media Publications published reports from women claiming trump touched them inappropriately in the past. Well before he ever became a candidate for public office. anyone who challenges their control is deemed a sexist, a racist, a morally deformed. trump denies the allegations. His lawyers have sent a letter to the New York Times asking them to retract the story. The times attorney declined saying nothing in the article had the slightest effect on the reputation trump already created for himself. The allegations may be brought up in next weeks debate here at unlv. Christianne Klein debate this friday between congressman joe heck and former attorney general Catherine Cortez masto. The debate starts at 7 00 friday night. And you can watch it right here on channel 8. Christianne Klein remember 8 news now is your local election headquarters. Keeping you up to date on all things politics both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Michelle Mortensen a police chase near the 215 and north hualapai ended in a Police Shootout late last night. Now a robbery suspect is dead. Castro has been following this story and joins us now live from the scene. Karen . karen castro this is where the police chase ended but officers spotted the car tied to a string of robberies near sahara and las vegas boulevard. The same man is believed to have committed a crime earlier this week that was caught on video. When officers attempted to stop the car the suspect took off leading police on a chase throughout the valley. Sticks to catch the suspect. The vehicle came to a halt on the 215 near north hualapai. Metro says the man had a handgun and thats why officers fatally shot him. Its unclear if the man pointed the gun at officers but investigators say the weapon was found inside the car. Police also say its too early to know if the suspect shot at officers. sgt. Jeff clark, metro pd a fire arm was recovered on the scene and the suspect was pronounced deceased on the scene. All officers are ok with no injuries. karen castro wanted in connection to 14 robberies in downtown las vegas and henderson. In fact, they believe he is the man seen in this video carjacking a woman at gunpoint monday. karen castro the name of the suspect has not been released. Police are expected to release more details in the coming days. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. Weather open tedd florendo warm again today with some cloud winds stay mainly a light breeze today prior to the bigger wind arrival tomorrow. Humidity remains dry and desertlike again. Were staying unseasonably warm lately but do expect the temps to drop a little by the weekend with those winds and storms staying to the north. Hour by hour shows temps staying mild again tonight as we stay clear Christianne Klein a North Las Vegas firefighter is being laid to a North Las Vegas firefighter is being laid to rest. Just hours ago a Funeral Service began for captain yaphet miller. He passed away a week ago were told miller got sick after battling a fire late last month family members say his heart suddenly stopped, resulting in a lack of oxygen to his brain. Miller leaves behind his wife, their two children, and his mother. Michelle Mortensen the Clark County School district released its preliminary Graduation Rates today. And rates are up by twopointsix percent over last year. That means its now at 74 percent. While that number is not at the 100 threshold they hope to reach. They are calling this years increase a victory. dr. Mike barton, chief student achievement oi people within the Clark County School district, im proud of the students as well, that really, if they had atrisk obstacles on their shoulders, they still came to school, they studied, they succeeded Michelle Mortensen the results were read at Chaparral High School today because that school alone saw a 14 percent increase in its graduation rate. Christianne Klein coming up on the valleys news leader. A judge is issuing a criminal summons against new Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The latest in the case straight ahead. new jersey and new york pleaded not guilty to various crimes today from a hospital bed. Ahmad khan rahimi is accused of the attempted murder of Police Officers during a shootout in linden new jersey. That shoot out happened days after the september bombings back east. Rahimi faces federal charges for the bombings. But his court dates have not been set. Rahimi is a us citizen but was born in afghanistan. Investigators say his blood references to isis. Christianne Klein new Jersey Governor Chris Christie could face indictment over the George Washington bridge lane closure scandal known as bridgegate. Its a citizens complaint that brought the case to court. Today a new jersey judge signed a criminal summons against the governor. It finds probable cause to investigate him for official misconduct in the bridgegate scandal. The lane closures snarled traffic back in september 2013. brennan thats frightening when the power of the government is being turned against the citizens, and it. Christianne Klein two former christie appointees are currently on trial for orchestrating bridgegate as political retribution. The governor was ordered to appear at a hearing on october 24th where it will be decided whether to appoint a grand jury. Michelle Mortensen weve seen another day of cloud coverage here in the valley but temperatures are staying consistent. Christianne Klein the changes in our forecast we can expect as we head into the weekend. announcer youre watching 8 news now at four. 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. His record disappear. Danny tarkanian just a con man who cant bury the truth. Michelle Mortensen this was the scene earlier today in hamilton harbour, as nicole brought heavy rains and high winds to the area. The National Hurricane center says nicole was a category three storm when it hit the island but has since downgraded. Its now listed as the strongest hurricane to strike since 2003. The storm is not expected to threaten the United States. tedd florendo more clouds today mixed with some sunshine as temperatures warmed up above average again. Puts us nearly 10 degrees above average for this time of year. Rain chances remain slim at this point as well even for mohave county as instability remains weak right now. Temperatures around the region warmed to low 90s for the east part of the valley where we remained the warmest due to low elevation. West side cooler in the high 80s; even cooler for kyle canyon in the 60 by late today. Many neighborhoods remained above average for our highs and will stay that way through the next few days. Regional temps also remained jumped the 90s through plenty of neighbohroods. Were expecting many locales to stay that way for a few days before we see some changes late week with wind first then slightly cooler temps heading to the weekend. Slight shower chances could return next week. Radar showing high clouds moving through the region ahead of a trough but showers have been limited around the region. Even conditions are quiter in mohave county where we did antcipate Thunderstorm Development and even that remains low for now. Were expecting a slight increase in wind today with win. Heres the forecast. Tonight expect a low near 70 and mild by morning under mostly clear skies. Slight breezes through the evening but lighter winds by late and overnight. Tomorrow expect a high of 89 degrees and staying above average again. Clouds clear more tomorrow as we heat up again. Extended forecast shows mostly sunny to sunny skies all week. Temps remain above average through the workweek, but do drop slightly by late week. Well begin to see some breezy winds develop late week as well, but we still remain dry with slight shower chances returning early next week. Well have another weather update coming up in a few minutes. The rebels are going to a tropical destination to get back into the win column. Well hear why they like their chances announcer youre volcano. Have a fruity bevarage. Roast a pig and come out with their third win of the season. But the rainbow warriors wont be handing out a pot of gold hawaii was one of unlvs three wins last year. But that was in the friendly confines stadium. Blowing a big lead and losing 3735. Hawaii is notoriously difficult place. To play in due to the time change and constant threat of rain. The warriors are 20 in the Mountain West with a win over nevadareno. But coach tony sanchez is expecting victory. And not a vacation jon tritsch next year nhl debuts in las vegas and its guaranteed to be a spectacle but it wont be as dazzling as Auston Matthews last night. The 19 year old scored 4 goals in his first game ever for the toronto maple leafs. Matthews mother and father were in the stands and were brought to tears as the 2016 number one pick lived up to the hype and year old. Not nearly as promising. What a contrast. One breaks records on the ice. The other breaks his hip and gets arrested. But both of their mothers are no doubt in tears of disbelief Michelle Mortensen thats all for us on this condensed edition of 8 news now at 4. Christianne klein up next. Its thursday night football. With the texans taking on the patriots. Well see you all right back here after the game. preventing deadly crashes champions of the world Denver Broncos. James willis has won the masters. Derrick henry wilmot. Villanova tonight from sunny southern california, its the sandia o chargers hosting super bowl champion Denver Broncos on thursday night football. .