70 people have been formally arrested ... 630 others are being investigated. indian police busted the call centers after having a mole inside for months. and get this ... this scam was very profitable for these scammers. the police in india report they were making about 150 thousand dollars a day. now you may be wondering why i said you could still get one of these calls if this call center was busted ... and the answer is .. they weren't the only ones doing it. there have been other busts all year. department investigators filed criminal complaints in the u.s. against five individuals in three states, accusing them of fleecing nearly $2 million from more than 1,500 victims as part of the same scheme. ((michelle mortensen)) so while this bust is good news ... it doesn't mean the scam is over. it really means nothing at all. so stay vigilant. and remember. the i-r-s won't call you ((denise valdez)) plenty of folks are talking about this story on coming and can't believe these guys actually got cash from people." jason got back at them like this- "when i get these calls, i keep them on the line as long as possible. i make them think they have me on the hook, just to waste a little of their time." and here's amada's solution - "i got one of those calls a while back, asked the guy to hurry up and send the cops. i was tired of paying bills and needed a vacation. they hung up on me!" ((dave courvoisier)) hurricane matthew is causing major damage as it but even though the eye of the category 3 storm remains off-shore... don champion shows us that florida is not out of the woods just yet. hurricane matthew pounded south florida---with blinding rain and winds that gusted over 100 miles an hor (twitter video) the governor says matthew remains a serious threat as it moves north. (gov. rick scott) it could be the worst part of this is yet to come. hurricane force winds snapped trees and destroyed the side of boat house at a marina in littered streets (kevin morris/daytona beach/fl) "i've seen trees uprooted. i've seen downed powerlines. i've seen car ports crashed on cars." in jacksonville, huge waves crashed ashore. officials are worried matthew's storm surge could cause major flooding in low lying areas along the saint johns river. (aerials) (gov. rick scott) on top of those winds, the storm surge is going to be significant. 10 feet plus waves. (don champion/cbs news/daytona beach, florida) the governor is expected to tour some of the damage t destruction around me..matthew is still very powerful. (alan smith/rode out storm) "it got scary a couple times with the trees because there are a couple trees in this neighborhood. there's a lot of trees down as you can see everywhere." "this is something completely different. this is the worst hurrican i've ever been in." in south carolina, the governor pleaded with holdouts to leave. (gov. nikki haley, sc-r) there is nothing safe about what is getting ready to happen. officials say more than half a million people are without power in florida. don champion, cbs news, daytona beach. ((dave courvoisier)) >> matthew is blamed for at as the storm continues to move... katie's been tracking it from here at home. and joins us now with an update...katie? katie boer good afternoon....hurr icane matthew remains the biggest weather concern across the country right now as the category 2 hurricane is still seeing current sustaine winds at 110 mph right now. ............ let's look at the satellite the last far north this hurricane has pushed from off the coast of miama to now jacksonville with the eyewall of matthew off jacksonville beach, florica. -- obviously it's traveled almost the length of the state--but current speed is tracking at 12mph winds and dangerous storm surge arriving in georgia. ........... a slew of watches, warnings and advisories are in place right now -- one thing i'm watching besides flash flooding, strong, high water surges is a tornado watch currently in place for the northern edge of eastern georgia--near savannah up to just north of charleston south carolina. ................. let's look at futurecast and you can see how ts seaboard... expect this hurricane to reach the georgia, south carolina state line by saturday. ................. we'll go into more details on your mjost accurate valley now forecast in just a few minutes. katie boer if you're interested in helping the cause... our parent company.. nexstar broadcasting... set up a link to donate to the red cross. you can find that on our website... las vegas now dot com... or just go to red-cross dot org./// ((denise valdez)) donald trump is taking heat tonight.. over comments he made back in conversation with access hollywood... trump was recorded talking about seducing women as a celebrity. the video was released by the washington post earlier today. in it... you hear trump say he's automatically attracted to beautiful women... and when you're a star... they let you do anything. the trump campaign responded with a statement... apologizing if anyone was offended. trump later tweeted quote "no body has more respect for women than me"./// ((denise valdez)) both trump and hillary 2 of the debates. that happens sunday... then 10 days later... unlv takes center stage in the race for president.. as the site of the final debate. classes during that week are either being rescheduled... or canceled. but the biggest impact will be felt by drivers. road closures will be in effect throughout the afternoon and evening along almost all of the surface streets surrounding campus. and while getting to the airport might be a pain... police say flights will not be impacted./// ((denise valdez)) catherine cortez masto and joe heck. 8 news now is hosting it... along with univision. the candidates will go head to head at canyon springs high school a week form tonight at seven p-m. we want you to take part in the debate.. and submit questions. just go to las vegas now dot com or our 8 news now facebook page to send them in./// ((denise valdez)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters. you can learn more -- on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((dave courvoisier)) >> it's no laughing matter. school police around the valley continue to respondo threats that people are making under the disguise of a scary clown. thankfully--- they've all turned out to be hoaxes. 8 news now's mauricio marin is live with how the issue is keeping first responders tied up investigating each incident. ((mauricio marin)) >> some are calling them killer clowns. and the terrifying hoax has spread all around the valley where students are reporting clown sightings. it's not the first prank of it's kind c-c-s-d has dealt with in recent years. and just like in the past police like many people...diana poff enjoys a good scare every now and then. but online posts of scary clown sightings lately has her more concerned than spooked. ((diana poff/resident: 'it only takes one person somebody, some nut case to put on a clown mask and do something crazy. it's very possible." )) ((mauricio marin)) clark county school district police say they've dealt with numerous incidents over the past week and a half involving clowns prank threats. ((ron lawrence/community counseling center: "clowns are used as monsters or monster dolls so there are people that get this bristle and fear i )) ((mauricio marin)) ron lawrence with the community counseling center has helped patients deal with the fear of clowns. but he says this scary clown mania of spreading bogus threats online needs to be stopped at home---and urges parents to talk with kids. ((ron lawrence/community counseling center: "the real issue is how do we put etiquette, and compassion and ethics into the way we talk and use social media." )) ((mauricio marin)) because the fake threats and scary clown sightings are tying ((capt. ken young/ccsd police: "everytime there is a new claim of something we are looking into it. so we want parents to know we take this very seriously. on that note we want to take this time to let parents know this is a good opportunity to sit down with your students and talk with strategies." )) ((mauricio marin)) some people hope the clown hoax craze goes away soon before someone really gets hurt. ((dawn tevares/concerned citizen: "not yet but it can. people are so crazy today. they're reaching for other thrills than just your normal." )) ((mauricioa parents to talk with their children. if officers track down those responsible for potentially serious threats---they could face misdeameanor charges. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((denise valdez)) you wouldn't think rats would be a problem in the desert. but in some of our neighborhoods they are a very real issue. and this is the time of year they're looking for shelter... ((paul joncich)) rats first appeared here in the late 80's it's believed they came in on moving trucks, or inside shipping containers. at any rate, since then, they have thrived, and now can be found in almost any neighborhood where there is lots of greenery and vegetation. rats are vegans. eating berries and dates off palm trees and old fruit. but they also love the taste of this stuff. ((23:16:45 sinyard: "again each block kills between 4-6 rats per block.")) ((paul joncich)) it's the poison exterminators put inside bait stations. and commercial grade rat traps. sinyard says don't be ashamed if you have a rat problem. ((23:04:27 sinyard: "i've been in 12thousand square foot homes that have rat issues.")) ((23:04:38 it has nothing to do with economic status....23:04:42 it has food source.")) ((paul joncich)) what ever you do, don't panic. rats don't normally bite unless their cornered. ((23:13:59 as a tendancy they're really going to run away and want nothing to do with us."))/// ((paul joncich)) how do you know if you have rats? droppings obviously. but less obvious and just as gross, are smudge marks. rats don't bathe, they're greasy, so leave smudge marks. if you see that, it might be time to call the exterminator./// ((denise valdez)) we're just days away from a special session in the nevada legislature. a proposed nfl stadium is at the top of the agenda. but it's not the only thing lawmakers will decide on.. in the capital./// this is 8 news now at five.")) ((weather toss)) katie boer pleasant day across the valley as major major weather concerns remain across the eastern seaboard as we continue to watch category 2 hurricane matthew off jacksonville beach florida... pushing north into south carolina by saturday. calm--and continue to expect mostly dry conditions to continue. a live look outside shows just a few clouds but lots of sunshine. ............ northerly winds remain locally breezy into the next hour or two--dying down later this evening. ............. current coni 80s -- so very pleasant. normal highs for us this time of the year right around 84 degrees. pleasant temperatures today.... but climbing 4-8 degrees on average through tuesday ............. satellite radar shows nice dry conditions but a weak system arizona over the weekend. we stay primarilly dry ..... the weak system will continue to move through the area early next week, with only minor impacts to us locally. .............. your extended forecast shows a slight warmup to temps 4-8 degrees above average in the upper 80s--some low 90s starting sunday through tuesday. look for upper 80s wednesday ..down to 84 by thursday. /// come monday morning... the nevada legislature will meet to discuss using tax money to build an nfl stadium. the nearly 2-billion dollar stadium would be funded by an increase in room tax -- with contributions also coming from the raiders and sheldon adleson. ((dave courvoisier)) also on the agenda... using a different increase in and a sales tax hike to fund the hiring of more police officers in clark county. education savings accounts will not be on the special session agenda... and instead governor sandoval is forming a commission to come up with a new funding solution. budget problems will also not be discussed./// ((denise valdez)) while we wait for the fate of las vegas's first nfl team to be decided... our first nhl team is a go. ((dave courvoisier)) >> they won't take the ice until next season... but tonight... we're getting a preview of what hockey in the desert will look like when m ((denise valdez)) >> sports director chris maathuis is outside the arena now.. with more on the fun before tonight's "frozen fury" matchup. ((chris maathuis)) it's the la kings and dallas stars here tonight for the first hockey game played inside the t-mobile arena. i remember when they broke ground, an mgm official told me they were courting a franchise from the start... bill foley stepped up.. and three years later was awarded a franchise.. and that franchise ((dave courvoisier)) up next... keeping your job search on the downlow. ((denise valdez)) >> the new feature launched news of your job hunt to get back to your current boss./// for those of you looking for a change in career... now you can search linked- in.... without your boss knowing. ((denise valdez)) >> the social networking site has a new feature called "open candidates". it gives users a way to privately notify recruiters that they're searching for a new position./// ((denise va news now at five. the valley's news leader. don't forget you can find us on facebook and twitter. ((dave courvoisier)) the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. /// news music when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump. ? ? ? captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: raging floodwaters, powerful winds, and a huge sigh of relief. a still-very-dangerous hurricane matthew heads up the atlantic coast. >> there is nothing safe about what's getting ready to happen. >> pelley: leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark. hit, but the death toll in haiti soars. also tonight, a pre-debate bombshell-- recordings surface of a very vulgar donald trump. >> when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the ( bleep ). >> pelley: the united states accuses russia of hacking, aimed at interfering with the american elections.

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