Denise valdez. In for paula. An emotional mother took the stand in her childs defense in a preliminary hearing. The hearing determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial. 8 news now reporter Mauricio Marin has more on the testimony in court. mother of victim she said its disgusting. Mauricio Marin a painful ordeal for one valley mother who took the stand and recounted what she says former ccsd substitute bus driver Ramiro Garcia did to her 10year old daughter. To protect the victims identity. We didnt show the mothers face. Mauricio Marin reporter in court the girls mother says the conversation with her daughter about the alleged sexual acts was so distrubing she thought she was going to have a heart attack. Mauricio Marin with the help of an interpreter. Sh e explained what her daughter told her. mother of victim and thee dper to the baby. Mauricio Marin the mother says he daughter told her the bus driver cleaned her up over. The girls babysitter also took the stand. babysitte
The excess electricity they sold back to nv energy. Under the new rates. Customers will be paid slightly less than what nv Energy Charges for electricity for every kilowatt hour generated. In other words. When a solar customer uses electricity from the grid. It costs them more than what they make from nv energy when they sell the same amount of electricity back from their solar panels. That gap will widen until 2028. When the final approved rate is fully phased in. Customers testified today. Saying it will take nearly three times as long to pay off their rooftop solar systems. Than what they had been promised when they installed them. Richard Schecter solar customer why is the puc punishing the very people who followed everything being Patrick Walker customers had hoped commissioners would adopt nv energys proposal. Which would have grandfathered existing solar customers into the old rate system for 20 years. Patrick Walker so whats next . Solar industry folks tell me they will fight t
Kirsten joyce good morning and thanks for joining us. Im Kirsten Joyce. Brian loftus and im brian loftus. Sherry Swensk and im Sherry Swensk. And the winds were rip roaring throughout the night sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk gusty winds continue this morning. Some neighborhoods were getting bursts of wind up to 40 and 50 mph overnight. Sustained winds 10 to 20 mph those stronger winds will calm down, but well stay breezy as the cold core of the storm rolls in today. That will increase the chance of showers and possibly even some aloft. California is getting some snow in the sierras. Maybe not as much as theyd hoped for. But everything is a bonus. A little snow in our local mountains is also expected, but snow. Maybe 1 to 3 inches at best. Sherry Swensk lee canyon snow got hit with some last night if you plan on heading to the mountain, the Mount Charleston Winter Alliance wants you to be prepared first bring food, water, warm clothing and full tank of gas a safety websit
Right now our sunset skycam showing a beatiful but cold night. Not quite tranquil because we are reporting a little bit of a north breeze at this hour and thats making our feels like temperature already in the 30s. Take a look at your current weather alerts which are in effect as we speak. Hard freeze warnings are colored in purple and what that means are those areas could reach all the way down from 20 to 25 degrees by early morning. Areas like pahrump, primm, Amargosa Valley and kingman to name a few. Coming up well get more specific on how cold its going to get coming up in your full forecast just a couple of minutes away. Music jeb bush if you think this is tough, youre not being treated fairly. Donald trump this isnt tough, i wish it was always as easy as you jeb. Jeb bush were dealing with the islamic terrorism that exists, this is a tough know youre a tough guy jeb. laughs Denise Valdez plenty of fireworks on stage at the venetian tonight. As the republican president ial candida
Toss to wx Sherry Swensk < gusty winds continue this morning. Some neighborhoods getting bursts of wind up to 40 and 50 mph overnight. Those stronger winds will calm down, but well stay breezy as the cold core of the storm rolls in today. That will increase the chance of showers and possibly even some thunder with the colder air aloft. Demetria. < Demetria Obilor nhp reported a crash on southbound i15 down by russell. Not seeing any delays down that way, but watch out for it on your shoulders. Crash reporetd on the eastern onramp to northbound 95. No major tieups there either. East side crash on lamb, north of sahara. Watch out for that. Its in a construction zone. < back to you. Brian Loftus Lee caynon is expected to receive inches of snow today. Kirsten Joyce if youre planning to head up there , this weekend. The Forest Service announced their Mount Charleston Winter Alliance a collection of agencies dedicated to keeping people safe on the mountain. Nhp says make sure youre prepared