and pepper hair... took the girl behind a building and assaulted her. police say the girl got away a short time later and told her mom what happened. investigators believe the man walked east through the complex and that's the last anyone has seen of him. it comes as a shock to the people who live in this complex. ((cesar munoz/condo resident: "it's just unfortunate, you know, it looks like a peaceful area, it's something you have to be concerned about, i guess it could happen anywhere." lt. david valenta/metro sexual assault unit: "fortunately, the true stranger incidences such as this are rare, but again that is why this becomes a top pi resource available.")) ((patrick walker)) >> detectives have received some leads in the investigation... but they are calling for the public's help. police say they want to find this man... before he can attack another child. ((patrick walker)) >> police say the assault happened around 1:30 thursday afternoon. the suspect was last seen wearing a blue tee shirt and black jeans. if you have any information... call police or crime stoppers. reporting live... patrick walker... the murder suspect who escaped from a north las vegas police station... has been indicted in a second killing. and today... we found out alonso perez is now a suspect in a third slaying. you might remember perez... he was arrested back in september... but was able to break out of his handcuffs, crawl through the ceiling, and steal a van while waiting to be questioned. this video went viral across the country. perez was arrested in the shooting death of a man at a local fast food restaurant.... and police say just after that rider. he's also been identified in another deadly shooting a week before those murders./// ((dave courvoisier)) new at five... dozens of students and a bus driver are okay tonight.... after a hit and run crash this afternoon. this happened around two o'clock near bonanza and nellis. police tell us there were 44 children on the school bus... when a white van ran into it. we're told that driver left the scene... right now there's no other descriptions of the van. no one was hurt in the crash./// ((denise valdez)) new details tonight... about the man behind an attack that left 11 people hurt... and the attacker dead. brook silva braga has the latest from columbus. authorities identified the man behind the attack at ohio state university as a student -- abdul razak ali artan. police say the 18-year-old drove his car over a curb and into a crowd of pedestrians monday morning, then jumped out of the car and began stabbing victims with a butcher knife. (sot - monica moll, osu director of radio in dispatch center, a few seconds later the oficer called out to a call that indicated officer in trouble, indicated there was a man with a knife." university police officer alan horujko (ha-rooch-ko) was nearby and immediately took action, shooting and killing artan just one minute after the attack began. (sot - monica moll, osu director of public safety) "16:06:20 officer engaged suspect and fired shots and used deadly force to stop the threat." one student was on his way to class and was nearby when (sot - mos) "i heard it and then i just saw everyone running. i was looking, are people on the ground, did people get hurt, but when the gunshots ran out i ran for cover." (bridge - brook silva-braga/cbs news/columbus) "11 people were injured -- one of whom is in critical condition. the injured include a faculty member and students." artan is somali-born and was living in the united states as legal permanent resident. it's believed to be his first semester at o-s-u. investigators say they haven't learned what motivated the attack, but authorities are been an act of terrorism. brook silva-braga, cbs news, columbus. ((denise valdez)) >> the university is scheduled to re-open tomorrow morning./// ((dave courvoisier)) after some time off for the thanksgiving holiday... donald trump's transition team is back at work filling his administration. today... former c-i-a director david petraeus met at trump tower in new york city... he's a contender for secretary of state. petraeus resigned in 2012 after admitting to an extramarital affair with his biographer and trump will meet again with mitt romney... a former rival and fierce critic of the president- elect during the campaign: ((kelly anne conway: "i am just astonished at the breathtaking volume and intensity of blowback that i see just as one person close to the president elect is receiving unsolicited." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> today... michigan certified its election results... making trump the official winner of the state. green party cadndidate jill stein is working on a recount effort in wisconsin... which hillary clinton's campaign ((denise valdez)) it's the season of giving... and we're partnering with tobin fiat alpha romeo to make it a very merry christmas for children across the valley! ((dave courvoisier)) >> meteorologist katie boer is live tonight... katie... are you there?! across the higher elevations of lincoln co, mohave co and sw utah today ................... 4" of new snow up at mt. charleston overnight -- although it's completely quiet on the radar there now ..................... northerb this afternoon. should remain gusty at times through tuesday afternoon. ..................... by tuesday night look for a sharp dip in overnight temps -- first freeze of the season is possible for some portions of the mojave desert and the colder perimeter zones of the lv metro area. cool and dry for the rest of the mid week with temps. remaining 5-8 degrees below normal ((denise valdez)) las vegas is home to more than 20-thousand cubans... many castro's death. the longtime dictator died friday... raising questions about the significance of his passing. 8 news now reporer karen castro is live in our newsroom with more. ((karen castro)) >> we spoke to local cuban-americans who are cautisouly optimistic after fidel castro's death. but for now, cuba continues to be governed by the communist party... although its leader is mending u-s government. ((yasmany garcia - cuban: realmente su muerte fue mas bien algo symbolico.)) ((karen castro)) for yasmany garcia, fidel castro's death is symbolic. the 28-year old cuban says he does not wish death upon another human being... but says the longtime dictator caused a lot of pain and suffering. ((yasmany garcia - cuban-american: es un ser humano que era, fue muy malo.)) ((karen castro)) garcia says he was a bad human being. like many other cuban-americans, the 28 year old does not believe castro's death will bring change to the island nation. ((yasmany garcia - cu ((karen castro)) he says: in cuba, everything continues to be the same. ((john tuman - political science professor, unlv: in terms of the pace of current economic reforms and for political opening i actually tend to thing that it's probably not going to have that much of an effect.)) ((karen castro)) unlv political science professor, john tuman, believes cuba will continue to normalize diplomatic relations with the u-s government... even after castro's death. what he doesn't know is how the negotiations will proceed under a donald trump administration. in a tweet this morning, the president elect wrote: if cuba cuban/american people and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate deal. ((john tuman - political science professor, unlv: would caution about generalize what his policies might be simply of the basis of some tweets and also some things he may have said on the campaign trail when he was trying to win the election.)) ((karen castro)) tuman says it's unlikely for the communist government to collapse... but many cuban americans are holding on to hope. ((yasmany garcia - cuban-american: si pienso que si algo vaya a cambiar en el futuro.)) ((karen castro)) "i think something will change in the future." >> while we haven't seen celebrations... like in the streets of little havana, florida.... i'm told there will be an event this friday at a local cuban restaurant. ((dave courvoisier)) the unlv football team finished it's season with a disappointing loss to its rival from the north. ((denise valdez)) >> reno routed the rebels on saturday... but maybe all isn't lost. sports director chris maathuis joins us with more. ((chris maathuis)) it certainly seems like a lost season... and realistically probably is. you can't lose like the rebels feel it was a successful season. but it is the first time since 2003 that unlv has had consecutive seasons of progressive wins. it's the first time since 1979-through 1981 that the team has had over 400 yards offense in games. it's unlv's best scoring offense in 37 years, best total defense at unlv in 8 years. best rushing defense in 8 years, best total defense in 7 years. so throw all those numbers together and it tells you just program has been in the past. so how does unlv change the culture? (( )) tony sanchez/coach; "it changes because you stick to the plan you come in with idea, how we going to connect to community, recruit what are we going to do to develop our kids. how are we going to create depth on the roster and it's tough, there's a reason you get these jobs. you don't get jobs like this because they're cadillac you get em because you've got to get in there and be a little bit of a grease monkey and fix this car up and that's what we're doing right now. season, including a 4 star red shirt freshman quarterback and their top running backs, including that guy, lexington thomas. ((chris maathuis)) coming up tonight at 6... we'll take a look at the good ship sanchez as it sails into its third year and speaking of tony's third year... unlv plays at ohio state next year and byu will visit las vegas. and again the final game of the season on thanksgiving weekend will be the rival game with n you go to make a call... only to find your cell phone doesn't work! ((my dad, my sister and my husband.. all of their phones stopped working.)) ((denise valdez)) >> the critical information thieves could get their hands on if they 'hijack' your cell phone. michelle mortensen shows us how to keep our information safe./// ((denise valdez)) identity thieves have come up with a new scheme: they're now taking over mobile phone accounts. ((dave courvoisier)) >> consumer advocate michelle mortensen tells us how they're doing it and how to protect yourself. fraudulent charges... when crooks transfer your number to the new phones... they may gain access to your most critical accounts. ((dan: increasingly facebook, bank of america, google, wells fargo, they're all using your cell phone as a secondary measure to prove who you say you are..)) ((michelle mortensen)) like the ftc.... technology writer dan goodin warns that two-factor authentication -- a security measure that confirms account passwords via text or app on your phone -- assumes a person who steals you password doesn't also have access to your ph may have both! ((dan: for all practical purposes i am you for the purpose of this phone) ((michelle mortensen)) at&t says its stores require a photo id -- and the last four digits of your social -- before allowing an upgrade or access to an account... but lindsay says they told her someone used a fake id with her name to upgrade the phones at best buy... authenticity. after switching out their sim cards, lindsay's family "did" get service back... and a.t. and t... covered the fraudulent charges... still lindsay says.... this should be a wake-up call.... that phone company's need to do more to prevent cell phone hijacking. (( i just don't want this to happen to other people.)) ((dave courvoisier)) >> now if you are wondering how this happened to lindsay ... she believes she may have been the victim of a phishing scam. pishing and data breeches... your private info to do things like hijack accounts... or worse. so what's your best protection? set up a password or pin with your carrier... that's required before making any changes to your mobile account./// ((denise valdez)) we want to check back in with meteorologist katie boer... who is live at towbin fiat alpha romeo. ((dave courvoisier)) >> that's where we're trying to fill fiat cars with toys for children in need... katie? tonight. winds peak this afternoon. winds: nw 25-35 (gusts up to 45mph) ................... light snow has been falling across the higher elevations of lincoln co, mohave co and sw utah today ................... 4" of new snow up at mt. charleston completely quiet on the radar there now ..................... northerly breezes develop this afternoon. should remain gusty at times through tuesday afternoon. ..................... by tuesday night look for a freeze of the season is possible for some portions of the mojave desert and the colder perimeter zones of the lv metro area. ..................... cool and dry for the rest of the mid week with temps. remaining 5-8 degrees below normal ((denise valdez)) pizza gets delivered. ((dave courvoisier)) >> the very festive animal the company is turning to... so people living in winter wonderlands get their pies on time. the valley's news leader will be right back./// ((coming up... he plunged his car into a crowd of students then attacked with a knife. inside the terrifying moments at ohio state university. plus, reaction to the death of fidel castro. we take you to cuba. evening news with scott pelley. )) plenty of people likely took some time out of work today... to do some internet shopping. ((dave courvoisier)) >> that's because 'cyber monday' is expected to be the biggest its ever been. we won't know final numbers until later... but experts believe sales could year. ((denise valdez)) so far... the most popular purchases include the sony p-s-4... the x-box one... samsung 4k t-v's... apple ipads... and amazon fire products. amazon alone is offering a whopping 75- thousand discounts./// ((dave courvoisier)) domino's is taking a cue from the u-s postal service... when it comes to delivering in rain or sleet or snow! ((denise valdez)) >> the pizza chain is training reindeer to deliver piping hot pizzas to doorsteps... no matter what mother nature ((dave courvoisier)) >> domino's is teaming up with a research center in japan... so the pizza's can be delivered even if roads are blocked by snow. ((denise valdez)) >> so why reindeer? well the cold basically doesn't phase them... and they're very powerful so they won't have a problem hauling pizza's around!/// ((denise valdez)) thanks for watching 8 news now at five. the valley's news leader. 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