Of this area. Use jones and buffalo as northbound sou thbound alternates. You can use flamingo and desert in as east west alternates. Accident on northbound 95 near decatur. Expect delays. Accident on eastbound charleston at Grand Central parkway. < back to you. Brian loftus this morning the leaders of the armed group occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon are under arrest. Kirsten Joyce the fbi and Oregon State Police stopped members of the group on a highway near burns oregon, and shots were fired. 1 person was killed. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens joins us in studio this morning. With more information on what led up to the shooting. And the other arrests made. Good morning michael . Michael StevensAuthorities Say the person who died in law officers confrontation with ammon bundy and his followers is an adult man. However, the Harney CountySheriffs Office gave no other information on the person who died. 40 48 ammon bundy militia leader jan. 4, 2016 1 061 10 quick gov. Kate brown doregon five of the oregon militants were arrested during a traffic stop down this road tuesday afternoon. The fbi says during the stop a militia member was shot and killed. Among the arrested militia leaders ammon and ryan bundy. Their arrests, mark the end of a 3week occupation of a National Wildlife refuge in the town of in recent days, ammon bundy had been trying to negotiate with the fbi. Bundys group seized the federal wildlife refuge earlier this month as part of a long running dispute over public lands. Early on bundy said he and his followers were in it for the long run. ammon bundy militia leader when government steps outside its bounds that the people have given it, that it is the duty of the people to put that Government Back in its place. Before the arrests, tensions had been boiling over among locals fed up with the occupation especially since the group took arms. The states governor had also been calling for the fbi to intervene. gov. Kate brown doregon the spectacle of lawlessness must end three other militia members were arrested at two other locations. Michael Stevens so far, the fbi hasnt identified the militia member who was killed. And coming up in our next half hour. Bundy. Who says he spoke with his son shortly after last nights arrest. brian loftus michael. Any word on what kind of charges those arrested may face . Michael Stevens the arrested will all face at least one felony charge. The militia standoff began as a protest against the federal government sending two local ranches charged with arson on public lands back to prison. brian loftus a suspect is behind bars this morning. After police say he pointed a gun at an officer, forcing police to open fire. Kirsten Joyce they say it started when they chased down a person driving a stolen vehicle. The suspect stopped the car, got out and took off a metro chopper saw the suspect carrying a gun near bonanza and pecos and told crews on the ground. They say the suspect pointed a gun at an officer. Who then shot and hit him the suspect was taken to the hospital and then taken to jail. Its the 2nd Police Shooting this year. brian loftus and the suspect involved in the first Police Shooting of the year is set to be in court today. Yesterday. Metro detailed the events leading up to fridays shooting. Police say black quit his job at harrahs on that night. Then. Police say they received several calls about black. Walking into operator 911 emergency. Caller the intersection of las vegas boulevard and flamingo, there is a black male adult the street. Operator 911 emergency. Caller theres a guy with a gun, a black male, probably mid20s, and hes like literally right in the middle of the road. they say black then pointed his gun at other people in front of the bellagio fountains. Officer george smith told him to drop his weapon. Police say black turned toward officer smith and pointed his gun directly at him. Officer smith opened fire but missed black. And grazed a child with a bullet. Police later found out. Blacks gun wasnt loaded. brian loftus crews were out all night. Working to find out how many Homeless People live in the valley. Kirsten Joyce they started at 11 30 last night and just wrapped up. Community. brian loftus to explain, were live with county spokesman dan kulin. 1. When did the count wrap up . 1. How does the census help our community . Community . Brian loftus now lets get a look at your forecast. Kirsten joyce sherry. Hows the weather looking today . Sherry swensk < clear and cold this morning. With temps falling back into the 30s right now. We had a beautifully sunny, but highs just making it into the upper 50s. Today should be a little milder, but more high clouds returning to our skies. They are sliding into the west coast now and moving through california today. Our afternoon should warm back up to the low 60s for most neighborhoods. Back to you. brian loftus sitting down with Carlos Santana the impact he says his dad made. On his success. In a oneonone interview. Plus im a girlscout, its not what i do. Its who i am. Kirsten Joyce confidence, and giving back to ones community. How this weeks acts of kindness recipient is inspiring young women in girlscouting. brian loftus and. The future of transportation in the valley. The Us Government wants to hear what you have to say. How you can join the conversation, up next in whats wake up in your first home. Wake up in a home youve made a bit bigger. Wake up in a home with a new address. Wake up in a home that doesnt even have an address. As your life evolves, your dream home evolves too, and protecting it takes committed support. At American Family insurance we support your dreams. See how you can save with Brian Loftus Carlos residency at the house of blues starting today. We were able to sit down with the musician. And asked him when he first realized he was so talented were doing like this 50 Year Anniversary wedding for these people and im playing violin next to my dad. Everybody around me looks like the worst criminals in cosa nostra, ya know . But i heard somebody say you know that kid next to his dad, hes really good. Hes got a great tone and hes as good as his dad. And i looked at my dad and he looked at me and i was like, wow this is a great validation cuz thats all i ever wanted to be is like my dad. brian loftus his first performance is tonight. Including more in later this month, in february and may. Tickets start at just under 100 dollars. For more information or to purchase some. Just head to las vegas now dot com and click on links. its been a breezy and cool start to the week. But a nice warmup is coming our way. Enjoy it while its here because temps drop really fast and even colder next week. We are cooling off to the 30s. And high clouds are moving in quickly today. A ridge builds for the rest of the week to get highs up near 70 by the weekend. Rain showers for the east coast and helping to melt some of that snow. But a chance of rain sunday and then much cooler and breezy next week. Kirsten Joyce when many of us hear girl scouts. We automatically think delicious cookies. Kindness recipient explains. Girls scouts is so much more. It lays a Solid Foundation for young women to figure out their passion, serve their community. And be a part of something bigger than themselves. Vanette christensen acts of kindness recipient all of the Different Levels are represented here. Kirsten JoyceVanette Christensen takes great pride in her involvement with the girl scouts of Southern Nevada. Vanette christensen acts of kindness recipient im a girlscout, its not what i do. Its who i am. Kirsten Joyce as the historian and archivist. Her volunteer job is to preserve the artifacts that have been donated, or gifted. And use them to educate young girls about the history, and mission. Vanette christensen acts of kindness recipient this one here is from 1919. Kirsten Joyce this is the very first girl scout uniform. Girls could buy them, or sew them. Vanette christensen acts of kindness recipient the sleeves, hand stitched on Kirsten Joyce and the official buttons could be rented from the organizatoin. For 15 cents. Kirsten Joyce vanette certainly knows the history. She was a girl scout growing up contrast to what she eventually chose as a career. She also attributes what she did as a career. Serving nearly three decades in law enforcement. To her history in girlscouting. Vanette christensen acts of kindness recipient girlscouts at a young age gave me great confidence, and character, it taught me great skills to be bigger than anything i could be. Kirsten Joyce she moved to las vegas. After retiring. Her two daughters both continued with the girl scout legacy. And now vanette makes it her mission. To inspire the many other young women. To reach their potential. Vanette christensen acts of kindness recipient having them know. Theyre part of something. Service to communities, carry on those legacies. Liz ortenburger ceo girl scouts Southern Nevada were blessed by volunteers, vanette has brought history to life, for so many girls and volunteers, here in Southern Nevada. Kirsten Joyce money presentation you receive our aok award. And on behalf of channel 8. Youll eventually get an 800 dollar check, too. Clapping. Shot to other ladies. Thank you. If you would like to nominate someone in this series. Go to las vegas now dot com. Click on sections in the upper left corner. And acts of kindness will be under the community tab. Or send us an email. Acts of kindness at las vegas now dot com. brian loftus lets get a check of your commute. Kirsten joyce demetria. How are things looking . < Demetria Obilor the valley view onramp to northbound 95 is back open following an injury crash. Traffic is getting by in the hov lane at this point, as all right lanes are shut down. Expect some delays. Dealing with lane closures on the strip between flamingo and harmon for the filming of the new bourne movie. Taking another live look at rainbow and Spring Mountain after a serious crash. The intersection is sshut down. Avoid the area. < < back to you. Kirsten Joyce stocks are up. Because her weight is down up. Because her weight is down the surprising way oprah says she lost over 25 pounds on Weight Watchers. And why shareholders are benefitting from the loss. Plus 02 wheel spinning sound Kirsten Joyce two local teens. Compete on wheel of fortune how much cash brian loftus watchers. After she announced her latest weight loss. Kirsten Joyce and new at ms from one bank. Will let you take money out using your phone. Jill wagner joins us live from wall street. Good morning jill. Q jill we hear microsoft has its hand on iphones. Whats that about . Good morning brian and kirsten chinas stock market plunged this morning. Even though other markets in asia had major gains. Yesterday. Oil prices rebounded and wall street rallied the dow jumped 282 points. The nasdaq was up 49. Weight Watchers shares are soaring. They shot up twenty percent yesterday after Oprah Winfrey eating plan. All while eating bread every single day. Oprah joined the Weight Watchers board in october and owns 6 and a half million shares. That means yesteday. She made about 12 and a half Million Dollars on paper. atm s of the future. Will let you leave your debit card at home. Jp morgan chase is upgrading all their atms this year. To let you withdraw money using your smartphone. The new smart cash machines will also let you cash checks, pay chase credit card bills. And even pay the mortgage. Q jill we hear microsoft has its hand on iphones. Whats that about . A yes. Microsoft is reportedly working on a keyboard the i phone. Some super cool features. A fanshaped keyboard so users can text and type with one hand. It also stays true to other windows keyboards. With swipe to type features and emoji suggestions. Still no word when it will be available. now lets turn it over to demetria for whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor tonight, you have an opportunity to influence future Transportation Planning in our valley. The Us Department of transportation is hosting an open house tonight between 4 30pm and 6pm at the East Las VegasCommunity Center. Those who attend will have a chance to comment and suggest ways to improve the rtcs planning process for transportation projects. The rtc says topics will include long range Transportation Planning, public involvement techniques, transportation studies and involvement from other public agencies. The East Las VegasCommunity Center is off eastern and stewart near Sunrise Acres elementary. Remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce a first of its kind. Coming to the strip. brian loftus the features youll be able to find. In a new park a bad crash is closing down a bad crash is closing down traffic this morning. Well bring you the latest information. brian loftus plus. A person was killed. After authorities moved in on the protestors in oregon. About the incident. Thats placed his sons behind bars. Kirsten Joyce new details about a special ed teacher. Accused of a sexual contact with a student. What she told police. About their alleged relationship. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, demetria brian loftus good morning and thanks for joining us. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. Its 5oclock. Were following breaking news this morning. Metro police are investigating a bad crash at Spring Mountain and rainbow. brian loftus heres a live look at the scene. It happened just after 3 this morning. Police havent released any details yet on what happened. Or if anyone was hurt. But were told we should hear from them soon. Lets turn things over to demetria. And see how the accident is impacting roads. < Demetria Obilor were on the scene of a very serious crash at rainbow and Spring Mountain. Were expecting to here from metro very soon. < metro police are investigating a bad crash at rainbow and Spring Mountain. Lets go live. Where police are explaining what happened. Back to you. Lets go live. Where police are explaining what happened. Back to you. Brian loftus our other top story this morning. One person is dead. And several others are behind bars. After federal officials and members of the militia holding fort holding fort at the malheur National Wildlife refuge crossed paths. Kirsten joyce 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens has the reaction. From local rancher cliven bundy. Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. The fbi and Oregon State Police issued a joint Statement Last night. Saying they initiated an operation to bring the militia members into custody. Multiple sources say the militia members were driving and not on the property when officers attempted to pull them over to execute an arrest. During the arrest attempt shots were fired. Weve learned that Lavoy Finicum was the man who was killed hes been a vocal membe of the militia and vowed to oppose the federal government there in oregon. Meantime. Ryan bundy was shot in the arm he is expected to be fine. In total, eight individuals with ties to the militia were arrested one of them in arizona. We spoke with cliven bundy on the phone last night. He says ammon called his family from the back of the police car and this is what he had to say about the deadly confrontation cliven bundy cattle hands in the air told him he wasnt armed and they went ahead and shot him i dont know how many times but they shot him as far as i know hes dead. bundy says his sons were on a mission to help and educate other ranchers and have no intention of creating violence. He says the man who died was a rancher in arizona who had a wife and children.