Brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. The second part of the riv went down shortly after 230 this morning. And the dust is just starting to settle. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live near las vegas boulevard. And Convention Center with a recap. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens its hard to believe its all gone. As you can see theres really just a lot of debris. And dust left from the Riviera Hotel and casino. Years. It was something to see the landmark go down. Decades of history gone in about 20 seconds. It was around 2 30 this morning when the last part of the riv went down. It was followed by a huge dust cloud that filled the air. A lot of history went down with those towers dixie dooley its kinda bittersweet ya know . Vegas moves forward all Different Things are happening. And so its bound to happen, but its a sad thing to see all the memories go. Michael Stevens and speaking of memories. The riviera was featured in the rat pack or
Shot in the neck during the unrest and severly injured. He had to be taken out of the area by an armoured police car. There were a number of Dumpster Fires, a car fire and a couch was set on fire. Milwaukee Police Say Three of their officers were hurt. Four Milwaukee County sheriffs deputies were also injured. 3 were going to make sure that there is peace and order restored to this neighborhood beacause there are too many good in this neighborhood who do not deservethis, they do not deserve that we have some angry people that want to cause problems, is something that we will not t tolerate. Were not going to be breaking ranks to go tackle somebody or bring them to the ground or taze them or hit them with something, the goal is to clear the streets and make the neighborhood safe, not to win a fight. Fight. The chief said this morning things could have been a lot worse last night. Hes glad it wasnt a repeat of what happened saturday night. Thats when six businesses damaged. Other propert
Robberies. brian loftus and. We could be off to a wet start this week. Sherry is watching the radar. To see if thunderstorms will rock your neighborhood. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the marcos arenas. Michelle. For the family of marcos arenas. And we learned more information overnight about another high profile case. 27 year old shane ross is due in court wednesday. Accused of a string of armed robberies. Metro says ross would park his motorcycle outside a store. And rob its employees at gunpoint. 8 news now was the first to break the news. That he is the son of las vegas mayor pro tem steve ross. The family says shane has struggled with addiction, and are urging him to cooperate with police. 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