you will have successes and setbacks, too. this loss hurts, but please never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> clinton went on to say she beleives our country's best days are still ahead. the results ot social media... and folks at both party's las vegas rallies last night did not hide their feelings either: (( love him, he's the people's president and thats' what we need,w e need somebody who knows the working class and what we need to do to bring america great again i just cannot bring myself to believe that the majority of our country would want to have trump as our president, it's too scary, it's too scary for me to even think in that direction >> several demonstrations have been staged around the country... to protest the result. in fact a march is happening right now in chicago. thousands are in the street right now... blocking the entrance to the trump tower there./// ((denise valdez)) another close race happened right here in nevada... catherine cortez masto emerged the winner of harry reid's open u-s senate seat... beating out republican doctor joe heck. anchor christianne klein has been following the race and joins us with the story. ((christianne klein)) >> senator elect catherine cortez masto will be the first latina in the u-s senate.. congressional wins here in nevada were one of the few bright spots in a night of surprises.. cortez masto addressed supporters last night promising to work towards a democratic agenda in a republican controlled senate... (( " we have some things we have to fight for... we have to fight for an economy that is right... we have to insure an increase in mininum wage.. equal pay for equal work. paid family leave and a >> of course those policies are part of the democratic platform- at least for the first two years of a trump presidency, republicans control both houses of congress... some of the issues senator elect cortez-masto will have to address in her freshman term are obamacare, immigration, and how to handle the economy including taxes.. as a member of the senate she is also tasked with voting on potential presidential cabinet appointments, nominees, including supreme court nominees... of course president trump and many of his republican supporters have very different views on these issues than our new senator.. the republicans also have the votes to be able to tackle those ((christianne klein)) senator elect cortez-masto promised last night to be a check and balance on president trump- with a democratic minority- that's about all she can do.. ((dave courvoisier)) another big win last night.. came for recreational marijuana supporters. questions two was passed.. ending nevada's prohibition on pot. so what now? 8 news now repoter karen castro is live with a closer look at all the work that needs to happen before recreational sales begin. karen? ((karen castro)) u becomes law january first. a lot of administrative work will follow. but it could up to a year before recreational marijuana is regulated. ((question two celebration.)) ((karen castro)) long-time marijuana supporter and actor tommy chong joined a small crowd during an election night celebration. recreational marijuana is no longer illegal in nevada for adults 21 and over. ((tommy chong - question 2 supporter: its about time the rest of the world benefited from what ive been benefitting from for years.)) ((karen castro)) not get in trouble for possessing up to an ounce of pot. but it could be some time before recreational marijuana hits the retail market. the nevada department of taxation has a year to come up with regulations. ((joe brezny - yes on 2 campaign: i dont anticipate it taking that long because a lot of these regulations are already in place for the medical marijuana businesses and you just expand the, the scope of them.)) ((karen castro)) licensing for the first 18 months after the regulations are in place will be limited to medical marijuana facilities. 33-hundred to 30-thousand dollars. ((joe brezny - yes on 2 campaign: its going to be a lot of work on the administrative side.)) ((karen castro)) there's a 15-percent wholesale tax on recreational marijuana. the tax revenue will first go to cover enforcement and implementation costs. the rest will go to k-through-12 education. when adding the whole sale and sales tax, consumers can expect to pay between 20 and 25 percent in taxes. ((joe brezny - yes on 2 campaign: what we'll end up with when this is sold in a retail manner is you're really gonna see the black ((karen castro)) nevada is among four states to approve recreational marijuana this election cycle. ((tommy chong - question two supporter: i want to be part of the movement thats going to make earth a beautiful place to live )) ((karen castro)) >> starting january first, individuals are also allowed to grow up to 6 plants for miles away from a dispensary. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now./// ((dave courvoisier)) as karen mentioned... nevada isn't the only state with a new stance on marijuana. california... alaska.. oregon.. and washington dc all passed bills to legalize the recreational use of the drug. this comes after colorado and washington both approved it back in 2012. but advocates are not done yet... they say the latest measures are part of a push to get marijuana legalized nationwide./// ((dave courvoisier)) the other ballot measure and will require background checks on all gun sales. our good day team spoke k-x-n-t radio host, alan stock, and annette magnus, the executive director of "battle born progress" this morning... who took different stances on the issue: (( "this is not going to stop bad people from doing bad things. and if people think that's the case. they're living a lie. brian: annette will this stop bad people from doing bad things? if this stops one crime, it's done it's job. as a gun owner i believe these are the types of things, with great rights come great responsibility. we need to make sure everyone goes through a background check regardless of whether gun show, or private to private sellers." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> for complete results on all the other ballot measures... as well as any of the races in nevada... just go to las vegas now dot com./// ((denise valdez)) taking a look outside now... another day of unusually warm weather... and it should stick around for a bit. katie in for tedd tonight with a check of your weather. nevada?! certainly not feeling like november... more like september as of late. our sky cameras showing clear skies across the region. .............. right now temps across the valley are in the low 80s and some upper 70s -- so very mild into the early evening. .............. today we climbed to 80-degrees...that's 10 degress above sean for this time of the year is usually 70 degrees. ............ we'll continue to see our sunny skies for the next couple of days.... strong high pressure will bring persistent mild and dry weather patients is growing. but las vegas isn't fit to care for them. our i-team looked into the issue... the community. yahoo recently fell victim to hackers. but does changing your password really keep you protected? michelle mortensen is on your side to find out./// this is 8 news now at five.")) suffering from mental illness....and you may hear some frustration...not necessarily about their loved one - but about finding the right treatment. ((denise valdez)) the i-team's vanessa murphy takes a closer look why. america ranks nevada the worst state for treating mental illness. ((dr. dale carrison/umc: there are many, many people in our community that have these diagnosis and they're out there.)) ((vanessa murphy)) it's a problem that hits close to home for doctor dale carrison. ((carrison: my sister was a nurse and she was bipolar and three years ago she committed suicide.)) ((vanessa murphy)) carrison is a leader at university medical center. he says in emergency rooms at valley hospitals there were more than 200 mental health related visits a y but now that number is reduced by 50-percent. ((carrison: certainly it's not solved. it's better than it was.)) ((vanessa murphy)) here's why those e-r visits are down: money. according to carrison, a temporary mental health task force for the state he served on helped make changes to how hospitals could be reimbursed for mental health treatment. that resulted in more specialized and longer term care at hospitals because they'd be compensated better for it. ((carrison: it's such a complex issue a lot of it has to ((vanessa murphy)) the division of public and behavioral health tells the i-team statewide there are nearly 43-hundred beds for mental health treatment. nearly 27-hundred are long term..... mroe than 1500 are hospital beds... and 70 are for short term visits. taking a look at nevada's population of more than 2.8 million... that means there's one bed for every 676 people... but it's estimated one in five adults in the u-s experience mental ((carrison: it can happen to any family.)) ((vanessa murphy)) carrison and li - two strangers with two very different backgrounds share a common concern.....they agree nevada needs to do a better job of treating the mentally ill. vanessa murphy, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) coming up at six, we'll take a closer look at another issue pertaining to mental health: "frequent flyers." ((dave courvoisier)) and we'll show you a pilot program with metro police aimed at addressing the problem./// november day here in southern nevada?! certainly not feeling like november... more like september as of late. our sky cameras showing clear skies across the region. .............. right now temps across the valley are in the low 80s and some upper 70s -- so very mild into the early evening. .............. today we climbed to 80-degrees...that's 10 degress seasonal normal! normal temps. for this time of the year is usually 70 degrees. ............ we'll continue to see our sunny skies for the next couple of days.... strong high pressure will bring persistent mild and dry weather through the period. temperatures will average several degrees above normal. expected over the weekend and into early next week. ............ tonight look for lows in the upper 50...so a little cooler--but still trending warmer than normal for thid time of the year. tomorrow look for temps. in the upper 70s more sunshine. ............. your extended forecast shows temps finally dropping out of the low 80s into the upper 70s through friday. mid 70s through week. information associated with at least a half billion yahoo accounts. but even if you don't have a yahoo email address you may have been affected. some at&t customers say they're having trouble changing their passwords as well. consumer advocate michelle mortensen has that story. ((michelle mortensen)) when art stryer heard about the massive yahoo data breach -- he immediately tried to change his password... (( art stryer: "it wouldn't allow me to do it." )) ((michelle mortensen)) see art's "yahoo" account... is "merged" with a.t. and t an option at&t offereed right now... ((art stryer: "i could change the password at at&t, but it would not affect the yahoo password.")) (( laura hautala/ cnet "not being able to change their passwords right away is dangerous.")) ((michelle mortensen)) and cnet's laura hautala says .... art's not the only at&t customer struggling to change their yahoo password... even worse ... ((laura hautala/ cnet "some people may have yahoo accounts and not realize it..") ((michelle mortensen)) she explains - customers with at&t.. or sbc-global email adresses may also be affected - even if they never had a yahoo adress. ((laura hautala/ cnet: "wh account with broadband or other services, they had an option to create an email account that was running through a yahoo server.")) ((michelle mortensen)) that option dates back to a 15-year old partnership between at&t and yahoo... in a statement - at&t says: "yahoo is notifying all of our potentially affected customers, but we are taking the extra step of sending an additional reminder to those customers to change their passwords" though neither at&t or yahoo could confirm how many of those customers include people who least he knows he's part of the hack. art has now successfully unmerged his accounts-- using a 6-step process provided by at&t. if you're having a similiar problem contact at&t so they can assist you as well. ((denise valdez)) still ahead... making it safer to get around town. ((dave courvoisier)) >> about a month ago.. the city launched bike sharing. now they're looking for more wat ((denise valdez)) >> plus... sports teams here in the valley... could soon have their eye on mesquite. tonight at six... sports director chris maathuis gives us a tour of the new training camp that's really one- of- a- kind. the valley's news leader will be right back./// i wanted the same plan that my mother had. senior dimensions. i've had senior dimensions for over 20 years. and i love it! if you're eligible for medicare, you need to take a look at the plan that offers you more than original medicare. senior dimensions members pay a zero dollar monthly premium. senior dimensions members pay a zero dollar copay for primary care doctor visits. and, our members pay a zero dollar copay for specialist visits and a zero dollar copay for hospital stays as well. i wanted a plan that's been here as long as we have. senior dimensions is one of the longest-standing r copay at most local neighborhood pharmacies. i like that i have plenty of doctors and specialists to choose from. senior dimensions offers a broad network of local providers including southwest medical associates, one of the largest and fastest growing multi- specialty groups in nevada. it's what i want. and she gets what she wants! a little more than a month ago... city leaders debuted a bike sharing program downtown. now the rtc is looking for input on how for pedestrians around town. this is a map of what could be in the works. the solid lines are existing bike and walking paths.. while the dotted lines are ones planned for the future. the rtc wants you to go online and either comment on the proposed additions... or suggest a spot where you think a path is needed. november 30-th is the deadline to submit... and doing so gets you 20% off at "r-e-i". the map is posted to the "links we mentioned" section of our website./// ((denise valdez)) if you have friends about this. ndot is making progress on the four pedestrian bridges at las vegas boulevard and tropicana. it's 30-million dollars in upgrades. right now... crews are tackling the one between excalibur and tropicana... it should be finished next month. then work begins on the bridge from the tropicana hotel.. to the mgm. by next summer... they'll move to york... and in 2018... they'll finish the one from new york-new york to excalibur. there will be new escalators... improved elevators... and glass panels along the bridge to replace the chainlink fencing./// ((dave courvoisier)) thanks for watching 8 news now at five. the valley's news leader. ((denise valdez)) the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. /// news music ((denise valdez)) donald trump... captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: america's new reality. >> donald j. trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states on january 20. >> i think we're kind of in unchartered territory. >> i promise you that i will not let you down. >> we owe him an ope >> we are now all rooting for his success. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the outsider is in. donald john trump rode a wave of anti-washington anger on an improbable 17-month journey from realty and reality tv to president-elect of the united

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