The street. The homeowner says shes thankful nobody was home or hurt. But shes now dealing with her insurance company. From her back yard. You can see the roots completely out of the ground and the damage to her back wall. Dave Courvoisier the fate of the man who killed a teenager over an ipad is in the hands of a jury. Denise Valdez yesterday, the convicted michael solid in the murder. They will now decide a sentence for him. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now reporter kare Justice Center where deliberations are underway. Karen . Karen Castro Michael solid made an emotional plea to the jury for leniency. He also begged the victims family for forgiveness. This is the first time we are hearing from solid. He did not take the stand during the guilt phase of his trial. Where he was convicted of murder. But today, he had a lot to say. He broke down on the stand and he told arenas family that he is sorry for what he did. Meanwhile, he told the jury he wants a Second Chance at life and promises to
Polar bear used to enjoy. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. This storm is lifethreatening. We are going to have significant winds, significant power lines down. We are going to have a lot of downed trees. Hermine smashes into the southeast. Flooding potential right up through georgia, South Carolina. Across eastern north carolina. Its pretty nerve wracking. You see the trees bending. We bunker down and we pray. He said im not paying for the wall and i said you are paying for the wall. Well see what happens. I have great confidence in myself. Give me a break. This is a guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth but now is choking on because his foot is in his mouth, along with his spoon. The first time infected mosquitoes have been found in the u. S. In the final preseason game of the year, Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers quarterback, refused to stand during the National Anthem. I wont watch a 49er game a mother is demanding an investigation af
The Nevada Department of transportation has closed the busiest interchange ramp in the state. Project neon major 36 hour closure. Fox5s adam herbets has more on what you need to know for your morning commute. Ahhh. The spaghetti bowl. Where the 515 meets the 15 meets the 93 meets the 95 meets mlk and we thought the californians had it bad. Its named after spaghetti. Why . Spaghetti. You know spaghetti. You eat spaghetti. Thats it. Im pissed. Furious laughing im really mad. All of the locals know this spot. Day is more than just a cute nickname. Its a nightmare. Kind of like project neon. Cute name. But its a nightmare. Its been so heavy yall gotta leave your house 23 hours earlier to get where youre going Terrie Woolever its going to be really bad. This woman doesnt even drive. But she knows. This ramp getting shut down is the busiest in nevada. More than 3,000 people every hour. 3,000 . wow. I did not know that. Its the largest construction project in nevada history. They shouldve did
At the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. The cooling trend begins. Over the next few days we will see daytime highs drop from 102 thursday to 93 by labor day monday. A trough is sliding into our area and with it not only are the daytime highs going down, windy weather will develop. For thursday there are more clouds in the forecast as moisture moves into northwest arizona. The chances of any rain, drizzle or thunderstorms are confined to out local mountains. The uv index for here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk. Labor day weekend marks the official unofficial end of summer. 100thousand likely hit the strip this labor day weekend. And Law Enforcement is promoting safety with the party smart campaign. When we come together to make every space a safe message that predatory behavior will be noticed, will not
3hundred thousand people to make their way to las vegas this labor day. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from the 15 and st. Rose parkway. With your Holiday Travel outlook. Good afternoon, michael . Michael Stevens kirsten. Labor day marks the unofficial end to summer. And it is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year. Trip advisor numbers show nationwide 37percent of people plan on takingoff this weekend. Last year. In order to keep everyone safe on our roads. A number of Law Enforcement agencies are teaming up to target heavily Populated Areas such as the i15 corridor between california and las vegas. On average, about 45thousand people drive this stretch per day. Adding up to about 16million cars per year. With this stretch being one of the busiest in the country. Joining forces cracking down on drivers not following the rules of the road trooper Jason Buratczuk nevada Highway Patrol last year we had three fatals on labor day weekend, just in las vegas alone which