is pushing ahead with plans to become a republic. it s 7am in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in colombia where the former guerilla rebel, gustavo petro, has become the country s first left wing president after winning a second round vote. mr petro won 51% of vote, to 47% for his right wing anti establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr petro described the result as a day ofjoy for the colombian people. i m joined now by the bbc world service s americas editor, leonardo rocha. it isa it is a historic first for colombia, looking at his first leftist president. take us through the latest. it leftist president. take us through the latest.- leftist president. take us through the latest. it is a very important through the latest. it is a very important day - through the latest. it is a very important day for i very important day for colombia, it is something that evenin colombia, it is something that even in the past few hours people didn t expect, they said colombia won
Me when it comes to the stadium. Not everyone agrees the 750 million in public funding makes sense. Last thursday bug 10. 58. 38. 00 right now the way it is constructed, the taxpayers have all the risk and the Developers Get all the profit. Lvcva leaders are hopeful lawmakers will approve a half percent increase to pay for expansion and renovation of the convention center. 11. 38. 25. 00 i think we have proven our case. Supporters of the two projects. Are hopeful a green light could open the flood gates. 11. 45. 00. 00 in the past decade everybody has been it time, is it time to invest . I think this signals, yes it is time to invest. Tag while both sides continue to battle it out in the trenches. The final decision will be left to the 63 lafwmakers in carson city. They are now waiting for governor Brian Sandoval to call them into special session. Bryan callahan, 13 action news. One of the businessmen whos had a major influence on modern las vegas is also hoping to see the stadium buil
Visitors authority ceo Rossi Ralenkotter says this is an opportunity for las vegas that must not be missed. Rossi Ralenkotter ceo, lvcva its all about jobs, if you combine both our project with the stadium project, over 14,000 jobs, thousands of construction jobs, so its very important. the local labor unions have been very supportive of the stadium project. Tailgating at all 16 meetings of the Oversight Board that recommended the stadium project to the governor. E Patrick Walker theres something very important to remember. However. The upcoming special session isnt just about the stadium. Lawmakers will tackle other issues as well. More on that. At 5. Paul. paul joncich will funding for the Education Savings Account program also be on the agenda. What have you heard about that . Patrick Walker the treasurer tells me he wants it on the agenda. The Governors Office initially said that wouldnt happen. Although the governor told me friday he hasnt made up his mind. Sources tell me there i
The dog to safety. People were sprinting after the dog. When it finally ran down the off ramp at eastern. After that, its not clear what happened to the dog. We have calls into the Animal Foundation and the nevada Highway Patrol to find out if the dog was found safe and if so, what attempts are being made to reunite it with its owner. Well continue and bring you the latest developments. Neighbors in henderson say they are creeped out by a man who had an unusual request after knocking on their door. They say he seemed to target homes with family he used to live there. Fox5s adam herbets is live near horizon and college with what happened next. This isnt the first creepy situation weve come across in this area. You might remember last week. Parents were complaining about a van that was following children around on their way home from mannion middle school. This guy if it is a different guy had a different mo. He was telling people that he used to live here. And tsshat his dog was buried
Voice over now, live. This is 8 news now at sixthirty. paul joncich weve heard from protestors and also wells cargo regarding the companys proposal to expand and add another plant. Good evening. Im paul joncich. Denise Valdez im Denise Valdez in for christianne tonight. Nearby neighbors have complained about the dustfilled air around the gravel pit on Spring Mountain and tenaya for some time. And now the countys department of air quality is weighing in. Uslive with what the county is saying about expansion . Brittany Edney denise and paulthe countys department of air quality tells us that over the past two years, theyve received 35 complaints regarding wells cargomost of those dust related and that they investigate any complaints they receive. And their investigation has resulted in some violations. Brittany Edney wells cargo tells 8 news now that its dust and operating and state regulations. But the countys department of air quality says its issued 4 violations during 2015 and 2016. T