House fire. It happened on saint george street. Near civic center and las vegas boulevard. No word on how the fire started. Or how serious the injuries to those inside were. Dave Courvoisier lets get to the weather now. After one of our warmest novembers on record. The cold is really starting to settle in. And tedd says well have some wind to start the weekend. tedd florendo chilly morning temps down near freezing through many valley e this morning. Temps outside currently in the 50s and below average in the daytime. Overnight lows expected to get cold again but not down to a hard freeze warning. Winds stay light thankfully. Heres your hour by hour. Chilly conditions through the evening under clear skies. We go from the 50s to the 40s and expect very little wind and little cloud cover. Cold by morning again but not enough for a freeze warning. Well have more on your forecast for this weekend and next week coming up unlv is at the center of a social Media Firestorm tonight. In a public
Near nellis. Against a dont walk signal. The man died at the scene. And then early this morning a man in his fifties was killed when crossing sahara near burnham avenue. He also died on the scene. The driver in that case fled. Before returning an hour later and now faces a felony hitandrun charge. Mauricio Marin metro expects to have this corner of sahara and eastern blocked off for several hours. The coroner will release the name of the victim once family is notified. Reporting live Mauricio Marin 8 news now. The peak time to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower is almost upon us. Christianne Klein no special equipment is required to enjoy the show. Which will be most active between midnight and 5 am. Dave Courvoisier you could see up to 200 meteors an hour. Which is about double the normal rate. Lets start with katie boer in for tedd tonight. katie boer another nice but cooler day across the valley. We did briefly climb to 102 but that very brief with most of our afternoon spent in the up
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
Henderson pretty quickly t we seen pictures of trees down in the street. And one on top of a house. Crews have been busy the last few hours working to clean up the mess. This is what it looks like near green valley and paseo verde. So what can we expect for the rest of the evening tedd . Tedd florendo Dave Courvoisier dozens of formerly wild vandals destroyed fencing and Water Supplies at a nevada horse sanctuary. Denise Valdez the horses live on a 25 Million Dollar ecosanctuary called the mustang monument, whose founder is now saying the facility may never reon george knapp of the iteam has follwed the story from the beginning and is here with the latest. george knapp Madeleine Pickens says she is thankful to the employees of the state agriculture department. Theyre the ones who found about 50 mustangs. The horses were previously in a 13,000acre fenced range but unknown persons trespassed on the property a few weeks ago, cut the fences, and disabled all the Water Supplies. Fifteen hor
Crews assisted as well. Mauricio Marin the good news here no injuries were reported and there was never any threat to the public. There were also big traffic backups as a result. Its friday night and a lot of people travel to and from the casino town. The traffic has calmed down tonight. Reporting live from laughlin, Mauricio Marin. 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier mauricio, has nv energy said what caused the transformer to blow up and extent of the damage . Mauricio Marin no word yet on what caused that explosion, dave. Thats under investigation. As far as damage. Theres no dollar figure at this time. Back to you. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the parents of an infant who was hurt at the hands of a daycare worker are speaking out tonight. Dave Courvoisier they are one of two families changed forever in North Las Vegas from separate cases of child abuse according to police. Vanessa murphy is live at umc with this story. Vanessa . Vanessa Murphy the parents are here at u mc around the clock taking ca