Board members to have expertise in workforce diversity, training, and development has been added. Also added a requirement for the contractors who build the stadium or Convention Center to subcontract at least 15 percent of the work to small local businesses requirement to create a Community Benefits plan to opportunities stemming from the stadium the assembly has recessed for yom kippur without a vote on the more cops tax, or Assembly Bill 1. They will take up the issue on Chris Maathuis there might not be a more entertaining part to all this then listening to proceedings. It ranges from amusing to tedious and sometimes even informational, it can be a must watch tv. Good morning everybody, even i dont have all day to sit here, im a little bit flummoxed, please vote no on this bill, assemblywoman im gonna have to ask you everybody has an opinion sometimes theres an open mic five years ago what apps did you have on your cell phone senator Richard Bryan issue in their testimony is not relevant to the bill thats being considered. Lets hope for a plentiful snowfall on the west side of the rockies the beauty they all have a voice and lawmakers listen Steve Sisolak chair Cc Commission sometimes it becomes a little frustrating when they go off on a tangent or they make it personal stay away from the topic there really there to speak on the Public Comment portion is part of the privilege of being an american to be heard thats the fundamental element of a democracy the people have the ability to come and speak their mind about projects whether they are for it or against it and once in a while the comments actually makes sense Chris Giunchigliani clark Co Commissioner we dont even know what site has been selected yet so in clark county whats the infrastructure costs are men and women that i have to get to work whats the congestion worse and light rail where is the highway we have no idea lawmakers another officials had her Public Comments for years comments sometimes skip the tracks that is incredibly shameful senator numbing sometimes but sometimes in lightning as well absolutely Chris Maathuis Dave Courvoisier donald trump is still Dave Courvoisier donald trump is still dealing with the fallout from the language to describe how he makes advances on women. Hes taken aim at House Speaker paul ryan. Whos one of the many republicans to unendorse the gop nominee. Calling him weak and ineffective. Meanwhile democrats are working hard to tie gop members to trump. They need 30 seats to take back control of the house. And five seats to win back the senate. Hillary clinton is in florida today. But will be in las vegas tomorrow. For a rally at the smith center. Dave Courvoisier another heated debate. The race for harry reids open joe heck and Catherine Cortez masto have been taking verbal jabs at each other. But where does each stand on issues surrounding nevada . Christianne klein sat down exclusively with both candidates to find out. Christianne Klein i talked with both candidates for us senate dr. Joe heck and Catherine Cortez for us senate dr. Joe heck and Catherine Cortez masto in exclusive interviews today. We covered a wide range of topics from the fight over a potential nfl stadium even how would they Work Together if they were elected with the opposing candidate for president. With this question what is the single most important policy issue facing the state of nevada . dr. Joe heck r u. S. Senate candidate i think the number one issue that we need to concentrate how do we create the conditions to stimulate Economic Growth here in nevada. Weve seen some of it, you know with the tesla plant up north, the faraday plant coming down south, legislation that ive been able to pass to reclaim and remediate an abandoned mine in henderson, and put that property back on the property tax roll. Will generate about 3 thousand jobs during that process. But when we talk to folks their biggest concern is Economic Conditions and making sure they can get and keep a Catherine Cortez masto d u. S. Senate candidate weve come out the worst recession and there are people still struggling. It is jobs it is ensuring they have a wage they can live on. I mean if youre making 15 thousand dollars a year. I dont know how one person let alone a family lives off of that. Its Education System and what you see here. It is ensuring retirees who lost their homes, theyve lost their retirement, theyre back in the work force, we should be fighting to ensure were protecting their future as well Christianne Klein Christianne Klein in the coming days well take a deeper look into both candidates. We talked about the president ial election i asked dr. Heck if donald trump is elected and is the new leader of the Republican Party would dr. Heck ever consider leaving the Republican Party and i talked with Catherine Cortez masto about those recently released Hillary Clinton speeches to wall street whether she also believes in a public versus private position on issues. Well take a look at all of that and debate on friday night at 7 pm here on 8 news now. Weve teamed up with univision to host it. Again you can also take part to submit your questions for the candidates. Just go to our 8 news now Facebook Page or las vegas now dot com. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all the races that matter to you. On air and online at las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez a grand jury has indicted a woman for operating an immigration scam. We first reported on the as an attorney. And representing clients seeking us citizenship and residency. 8 news now reporter karen castro has been following this story. Shes here with a closer look at the case. karen castro the accusations date back to june of 2014. The grand jury indictment names five separate incidents where families paid rena starks tens of thousands of dollars for immigration proceedings. We spoke to a local advocate who believes there may be more victims out there. karen cast how rena starks allegedly defrauded undocumented families looking to stay in the country legally. The 58yearold is facing six felony charges for theft and fraud. The Court Documents say starks promised her clients us citizenship. They state she told her clients she had connection in washington dc. Stark was reportedly paid anywhere between 14hundred and 14thousand dollars. Arlene Rivera executive director, immigrant Justice Initiative i am thrilled that its actually gotten to the level on indictment. karen castro she is not directly involved with the pending case. But rivera helped alleged victims of starks file complaints with the Nevada Attorney generals office. Arlene Rivera executive director, immigrant Justice Initiative collectively from the families that i represented it was 23,000 dollars that this woman stole from these families. karen castro 8 news now first reported on allegations last june. When we spoke to an undocumented man claiming starks told him she was an attorney and can get him legal status within months. Juan Jose Lemus alleged victim ya vamos a ir al departamento de icev tu permiso. karen castro Juan Jose Lemus says she told him me were going to the department of ice, get my fingerprints, and a work permit. He is not named in the indictment but says he was interviewed by state investigators. Meanwhile, we also spoke to starks back then, who denied ever posing as an immigration attorney. rena starks accused of immigration scam thats a lie. That is not true. I have never posed as anything that im not. karen castro the Attorney Generals Office said in a statement this office will continue its efforts to protect the integrity of the immigration system, and trying to navigate the system Arlene Rivera executive director, immigrant Justice Initiative the difficult thing about this is that were dealing with an extremely vulnerable population karen castro a warrant for starks arrest was issued last wednesday. A judge set bail at 100thousand dollars but jail records show she is no longer in custody. We reached out to starks attorney. But we never heard back. Dave Courvoisier taking a look outside now. It was another fairly warm day today. But later in the week. Tedd says to expect a drop in temperature and for the winds to pick back up. staying unseasonably warm today with temps close to 90 through many neighborhoods this afternoon. This after last week we stayed below normal for many days and not were sneaking in a little humidity as well. Clouds have also enveloped the region today but instability remains low so tshower chances will not be an issue today. Even in Mohave County Development remains low. Looking at some breezes today that could last through some. Heres your hour by hour for tonight. High clouds with warm temps this evening. Expecting mild temps by 11 pm with winds slight breeze at time and decreasing late and by morning. Wake temp near 70 by morning under mostly clear skies. Well have an update on the rest of the week coming up in your most accurate weather now forecast two billionaires, spending millions to buy a senate seat for joe heck. Smearing Catherine Cortez masto with ads called bogus, highly misleading, and false. As attorney general, its cortez masto who held banks accountable and helped nevada homeowners. To fighting sex trafficking. Dont let joe hecks billionaires fool you. Catherine cortez masto has always stood up for us. Im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Im Catherine Cortez masto hes divisive and dangerous. Uh, i dont know what i said. Uh. I dont remember. But congressman hardy supports trump 100 and said hell do whatever trump wants him to do. Hardy even said people with disabilities are a drain on society on government. Donald trump and congressman hardy divisive and dangerous. The desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. But hiding the evidence wont help Danny Tarkanian. Or all those Fake Charities he helped set up. Or the scams against seniors he formed. Or the 17 million judgment he never paid. He can try, but he cant make his record disappear. Danny tarkanian just a con man who cant bury the truth. Dave Courvoisier for the last 10 months our debt destroyer family has been battling their Credit Card Debts. theyre working with consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen and the finacial Guidance Center to become debt free in 2016. Tonight we check in on their progress and see how they made big changes. For some big results. Michelle Mortensen our debt family has been through a lot this year. Job losses. Illnesses. And unexpected tax bills. But for every step back. Theyve taken 2 steps forward. That number is down by 19 thousand dollars. An amazing feet. When you consider in 2016. They faced job loss. Illness. And unexpected tax bill. But in the face of it all theyve thrived. Paying off credit cards. Cleaning their credit reports. And qualifying for a home loan. And it all happend by changing the way they spent money. And a lot of that started here. At the grocery store. Potatoes Michelle Mortensen the pair shop at winco. But this wasnt always their supermarket stomping grounds. But azalee an avid juicer says the switch. Saved her hundreds of dollars. azalee i would go to whole foods and buy those for 100 dollars and buy it here for 20 tammy she started noticinf the difference especially when you are living on a budget. Michelle Mortensen but thats not the only way she saved. Shopping apps like ibotta have really helped her cash in on savings. azalee i get cash back on onions. Buy something. Scan it on your phone. Take a picture of your receipt. And theyll send you gift cards to shop with in the future. azalee i have 20 dollars Michelle Mortensen our debt family has also found some other ways to save. By making some lifestyle changes. tammy my budget has gotten better because ive cut back on the sodas. Im drinking tea now. Michelle Mortensen theyve given up fast food and pizzas and turned to clean eating. tammy and then i just started 13 days ago not smoking so thats cutting back Michelle Mortensen our debt family has done a great job cutting their debts. Several cards are paid off. And get this. Theyve been preapproved for a home loan. Well check back in with them again before the end of the year. And hopefully they will be Credit Card Debt free. Homeowners. For more information on getting debt free your self. Reach out to our debt destroyer partner. The finacial Guidance Center. weather toss tedd florendo more clouds today mixed with some sunshine as temperatures warmed up above average again. Looking close to 90 degrees with puts us nearly 10 degrees above average for this time of year. Point as well even for mohave county as instability remains weak right now. Temperatures around the region warmed to low 90s for the east part of the valley where we remained the warmest due to low elevation. West side cooler in the high 80s; even cooler late today. Many neighborhoods remained above average for our highs and will stay that way through the next few days. Regional temps also remained jumped the 90s through plenty of neighbohroods. Were expecting many locales to stay that way for a few days before we see some changes late week with wind first then slightly cooler temps heading to the weekend. Slight shower chances could return next week. Radar showing high clouds moving through the region ahead of a trough but showers have been limited around the region. Even conditions are quiter in did antcipate Thunderstorm Development and even that remains low for now. Were expecting a slight increase in wind today with wind decreasing a little tomorrow. Heres the forecast. Expect a low near 70 and mild by morning under mostly clear skies. Slight breezes through the evening but lighter winds by late and overnight. Tomorrow expect a high of 89 degrees and staying above average again. Clouds clear more tomorrow as we heat up again. Extended forecast shows mostly sunny to sunny skies all week. Temps remain aboa drop slightly by late week. Well begin to see some breezy winds develop late week as well, but we still remain dry with slight shower chances returning early next week. Well have another weather update coming up in a few minutes. What donald trump says hes going to do now that he no longer has support from key republicans, while Hillary Clinton battles wikileaks and al gore joins her campaign. Coming up on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Sir Elton John is no longer the only strip headliner Dave Courvoisier he was knighted almost 20 years ago. And today singer rod stewart joined in his company. The 71yearold star will now be referred to as sir Roderick David stewart. His wife penny and sons were there with him during the ceremony. Where he was honored for his charity work and career in music. Dave Courvoisier many of you were excited about the news when we posted it to our Facebook Page. Persys says. What took so long . Happy for him Denise Valdez but colleen went right after what were all wondering. Did he ask the queen do ya think im sexy . thanks for watching 8 news now at five. The valleys news leader. Dave Courvoisier the cbs evening news is next. Well see you at six. jacky rosen im jacky rosen and i approved this message. Man the Tea Party Republicans in Congress Want to cut social security. Woman and Danny Tarkanian wants to join them. Man he is proud to call himself a tea party radical. Man he wants to privatize social security. Woman . Just like them. Man Danny Tarkanian would raise the retirement age. Woman just like the Tea Party Republicans in congress. Man they would take away what weve paid for out of every paycheck. Captioning sponsored by cbs . . . Pelley trump says the shackles are off. And so are the gloves. S disloyar he blasts disloyal republicans and declares hes now free to campaign his own way. Also tonight, a nationalmm backlash over trumps vulgar comments about women this is a powerful moment. This doesnt happen to another generation . Pelley North Carolina undern water. Some residents wait days to bes. Rescued. When you step off the porch, its up to your neck. I walked in water up to my neck. 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