And im brian loftus. Las vegas is a step closer to getting an nflready stadium. Kirsten Joyce the stadium and Convention Center bill. Just passed its first hurdle in the legislature. It now moves onto the assembly. Which votes on it tomorrow. brian loftus 8 news now reporter nia wong breaks down the second day of special session. She joins us live in studio with the details. Nia . nia wong several lawmakers were on the fence about this bill. Which led to a lot of votewrangling well into the afternoon. But despite major concerns. It was eventually sent throg how this stadium was going to be funded. The 750 Million Dollars of public money going to the 1point9 billion dollar stadium comes from an increase in the room tax. It required a 2 3rds majority in the legislature. Me aning it needed 14 votes. It got 16. Two key democrats. Sena te minority leader aaron ford and assistant minority leader Kelvin Atkinson voted in favor of the bill. st. Sen. Kelvin atkinson d las vegas there will be mo
One of my dogs scratched my door. They let him know, he know the Truck Driving near his home wasnt supposed to be there especially past 10 00 pm. He got in his truck armed with a flashlight. Im asking the guy what is he doing this is private property. He said we are lost. And the passenger, the woman asking for help. When he said we are lost she said no no, please help me help me, sir. Investigators say the men kidnapped the woman and the child, he had hit and choked her several times earlier in the night even tried super gluing her mouth shut to prevent her for calling from help. He then forced her inside his truck taking her to the orange grove. Trapped inside the truck with nowhere to go, she found a way to silently alert friends and family posting this message for know help would come. When i saw the number i went on my pen and paper and i broke down on my hand, got my phone. Deputies used the tag number to track and arrest the suspect christopher smith. He did not think twice abou
Cherise breaking news, the search for a missing teen called off. Nashua Police Believe the body of 16yearold jacob goulet has been found. Good evening. Im cherise leclerc. Adam and im adam sexton. Authorities pulled a body from the Merrimack River in massachusetts. The body has not yet been positively identified, but Nashua Police say the initial investigation indicates it was jacob. Cherise news 9 has live team coverage. We begin with wmurs kristen carosa. From the water this afternoon. Again, nothing confirmed yet. Nashua Police Believe it is the body they have been searching for. 16yearold jacob goulet was reported missing by his parents saturday after he didnt return home from visiting a friends home on friday night. Nashua police also received a tip from a passerby on friday night about an open storm drain on main street. A citizen in the area noted personal items nearby. Several people in the area were interviewed. No one witnessed anyone falling in. Kristen despite that authorit
Records over the weekend, casting more than 70 thousand ballots at the polls. Christianne Klein both democrats and republicans are making a final push to sway undecided voters. With a closer look at the numbers. Shakala . Shakala Alvaranga paul and christianne, as a key swing state, the Voting Results in nevada matter. And so far we are seeing a huge turnout from locals. On saturday, 39 thousand 309 ballots were cast. It beats the 2012 general election figure by about 6 thousand votes. And on sunday, 31 thousand 249 people voted in clark county, 2012 general election by more than 5 thousand votes. Polls show the races for president and a senate seat are tight in nevada. Today u. S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez masto and state sentor ruben kihuen highlighted whats at stake for nevadas Latino Community and the importance of voting early. for us to stay home is not doing our civic duty. Its not enough to say enough to say that. Every vote counts. Shakala Alvaranga meanwhile, Republic
That ran the red light setting off the tragedy, has turned himself in. In. Cbs 58s Lindsey Branwall joins us in the newsroom now with more. Lindsey. Michele, mike. Police had told us yesterday that they had a good idea who they were looking for. Now they have a 23yearold man in custody, but still havent released his name. We also learned today that the uber driver was bringing the women to the Journeyman Hotel when the accident happened. Fellow uber drivers have set up fu we only know as tim. I spoke with him and he says hes a bit sore, but overall thankful his children have a father. Were also learning more about the three women involved. Ashley sawatzke was from Menomonee Falls, and well known in the community. Her family owned a local flower shop, and as Law Enforcement was responding to the crash, a Menomonee Falls dispatcher realized her friend may have been a victim when she heard about the accident. The other Lindsey Cohen are originally from ohio, but the three women had worked