Well be addressing, head on, the number 10 killer in our nationsuicide, which disproportionately affects our veterans and for the first time ever, congress is stepping in to help those with an eating disorder get access to real medical care. And well be expanding our Mental Health workforce, because today, half the counties in america do not have a single psychologist or psychiatrist. One bill wont solve everything, but these desperately needed reforms will bring help. And where there is help, there is hope. To the sandy hook families and all those who made this possible, who gave their time and took a stand, thank you. To anyone out there struggling, looking for answers, know that you are not alone. We are with you. We are fighting for you. Although many doubted we would make it this far, here we are. And in a new year, with a new administration, we will keep working to get real treatment to those who need it. This is what christmas is all about peace, goodwill, and above all, love. S
Caused its closure is not even close to being out. In fact firefighters say theyve never seen a wiildfire grow so fast and with such strength. Chris martinez has the latest on efforts to extinguish the blue cut fire. There are signs fire crews are making progress to contain the the blue cut fire east of los angeles. The wildfire forced tens of thousands to evacuate since it erupted tuesday morning. ,,but now have been lifted. Interstate 15 which links los angeles and las vegas has fully reopened. Some like josh owens and regan irwin who live in the community of wrightwood defied evacuation orders. josh owens wrightwood resident were packed up and ready to go. regan irwin wrightwood resident our whole life is here. Everything that we own is in this place. Fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air. But have struggled to keep it from growing. nats on wednesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in of homes. Strong winds have helped spread the flames. eri
Really all sorts of stuff. Michael Stevens all you have to do treasurers website. And search your name. To see if youre missing anything. Kirsten Joyce two people were hit and killed on valley roadways in a matter of hours overnight. The second happened around 5 30 this morning near sahara and eastern on burham avenue. A construction worker arriving on the scene found the man dead and called police. Eventually returned to the scene an hour later. And told police he left because he was scared. Metro says the driver was not impaired. The driver will be charged with felony hit and run. Kirsten Joyce hours before that. Another man was killed while crossing the street and boulder highway and nellis. Police say the man was crossing the street against the signal. They say it appears the driver was not impaired or speeding. Those two make 64 pedestrians killed in metros jurisdictions so far this year sgt. Richard strader metro police past few years, these next few months are when our numbers s
Want to be here. That cant. We cant afford to be here. brian loftus the Advisory Committee says the plan is not about eliminating jobs. Another topic discussed was questions regarding diversity initiatives. Tonights final meeting will be at sixpm. At the winchester cultural center. Once everything is done, the committee will finalize plans by next week. Before it heads to the state board for approval. brian loftus Big Questions this getting loose on a plane. Kirsten Joyce initial reports say a passenger smuggled the animal on the flight to mccarran and at some point it escaped. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is in studio this morning. To clear everything up. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. Its not a story you hear everyday. But its getting a lot of attention on social media. And from passengers who learned about what happened shortly after the plane landed Melissa Mcclaran passenger i dont know. We saw a monkey, and it may have gotten loose on the plane. hap
Here across the street, thats when i noticed all the cops and emergency vehicles on the block. It sucks what happened. Sad. Sad it happened to a little kid like that. Shakala Alvaranga our sources tell us the child who died was also 9. Police say they are still investigating but it is a heartbreaking story to bring to you tonight. All around. Back to you. paul joncich shakala, thank you. Do you do with the dog . Shakala Alvaranga paul, we are told that animal control has taken custody of the dog. However, they are not releasing any more information other than that. Back to you. paul joncich allnew details tonight at 11. Police and Health Officials are on alert for hazardous, Nuclear Material stolen from a northwest home. Christianne Klein gauges stolen from his house thursday morning. That still havent been found. Hes speaking exclusively to 8 news now reporter nia wong. Shes here with the story. Nia . nia wong this is a common tool used to measure soil density. The danger here are the