Valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. A jaw dropping revelation about the stadium bill. Had nevada lawmakers reconvening after midnight last night to review the new information. brian loftus it came to light just hours ago. That if a stadium was built. The Nevada Department of transportation would need to accelerate nearly 1 billion dollars in freeway projects. 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us in studio. Lawmakers reconvening after midnight, right . The bill would approve using 750 Million Dollars in public funding from a Hotel Room Tax increase. To pay for the stadium. But just hours ago. Lawmakers learned the Nevada Department of transportation would need to speed up hundreds of millions of dollars in road improvements if the stadium were to open by 2019. This all began late last night. After the Las Vegas Review journal published an article citing the results of a it had been kept quiet for several days and the article was quickly deleted. Then another version republished. The study says 899Million Dollars would be needed and that game days and other major events could ad 15 to 18thousand vehicles to our roads. This revelation caused an uproar. And the assembly reconvened after midnight. The Nevada Department of transportation director even came in to discuss the report. He says the projects were already planned. But admits they would need to put them on the fast track if the stadium is approved. Some lega ira hansen r assemblyman district 32 i hope that a lot of people contact their assemblymen and say hey where do you stand on this because honestly all were hearing from are the lobbyists and the lobbyists are paid professionals pushing this stadium project. nia wong assemblyman hansen says this still could be defeated today. nia wong the stadium needs a 2 3rds majority vote. Talks are expected to start again at 9 oclock. Brian and kirsten . brian loftus sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk weve got a very mild morning Sherry Swensk weve got a very mild morning with temps mainly in the 70s. Some high clouds have been sliding through nevada overnight and that has kept us from cooling down as we should. Kept us from a few areas feeling some breezes, but the bigger winds are coming later today and through the weekend. Firee noon because of the dry gusty winds today. Demetria, how are the roads . Bowl. Theres a wreck up in North Las Vegas on cheyenne at i15. brian loftus the republican nominee is now calling his female accusers quote horrible liars. Several women have come forward this week. Saying he groped and kissed them in years past. However, trump says his democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, is behind the allegations. trump these attacks are orchestrated by the clintons and their media allies. The only thing Hillary Clinton has going for her is the press. yesterday. Me lania trump demanded people retract an episode from the article. Claiming the writer had a conversation with her outside trump tower following the incident. First Lady Michelle obama issued her most searing attack yet of the republican nominee in response to the accusations it doesnt matter what party you belong to. no woman deserves to be treated this way. None of us deserves this kind of on the defense. Wikileaks published more emails reportedly linked to her campaign. Some of the exchanges revealed tension between top aides and issues over how to deal with clintons email scandal. The Clinton Campaign has yet to authenticate the leaked emails, even saying some might be outright fakes. brian loftus the iteams george knapp had the chance to talk to Donald Trumps running mate. Mike pence. Kirsten Joyce he says he believes the continued release of those leaked emails. Could be damaging to clinton and her campai has come to light that showed that while she was secretary of state, Hillary Clinton and her staff were directing tens of millions of dollars to supporters of the clintons in the relief efforts in haiti. This is the sort of thing that clinton said never happened when she was at the state department and now thanks to another network we found out that that kind of pay to play politics was going on. Major supporters of the clintons were receiving preferential treatment in contracts to rebuild haiti brian loftus the accusations come the same day. Vice President Joe Biden was in las vegas. Campaigning for Hillary Clinton and Senate Candidate Catherine Cortez masto. Kirsten Joyce shes going up against joe heck. To fill the seat that will be vacant after senator harry reid retires. The Vice President praised cortez masto for fighting for nevadans after the Housing Market crashed. joe biden she went out and sued these banks, she brought in 1. 9 billion dollars back to give relief to pe the rally was interrupted by protesters. Secret Service Agents escorted out a man who was yelling bill clinton is a rapist. Similar interruptions happened wednesday when Hillary Clinton campaigned in the valley. As well as at a rally with her running mate last week. brian loftus speaking of the senate race. 8 news now and univision are hosting a debate tonight between the two candidates. Debate coverage starts at 7 channel 8. brian loftus 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can find all things politics both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. brian loftus still to come on 8 news now good day. Were live in North Carolina. Where Hurricane Matthew wreaked the most havoc. Kirsten Joyce the president of the red cross talks with us about the critical shortage the storm caused not just on the east coast, but the entire country. brian loftus and. Another ramp shutting down near mccarran. What you need to know, if you plan on heading to the airport soon, in whats driving you Demetria Obilor. This is 8 news now good day Kirsten Joyce more than a week after Hurricane Matthew blasted the east coast. The death toll continues to rise. brian loftus at least 30 people have died in the us. 22 of them in the hardest hit state of North Carolina. That is now reeling from many communities have been ordered to evacuate. As rivers were expected to have crested overnight. brian loftus some 45 hundred people now taking shelter. Many of them being helped by the red cross, right sherry . Sherry Swensk thats right. The red cross has set up nearly 80 shelters across four states. And more people have spent the night in those shelters than after superstorm sandy. The amount of people taking refuge at shelters in North Carolina has doubled just since monday night. And theyr s people. Were joined by the president and ceo of the red cross. Gail mcgovern. Who is at a shelter in raleigh. Good morning, gail red cross volunteers are working day and night to help those affected by Hurricane Matthew. What is the situation really like over there . Helping people of North Carolina down to this storm has not only destroyed physical property. But its also created a critical shortage of blood and platelets across the entire country. Why is that . How can we help . Sherry Swensk thanks for talking with us this morning, gail. sherry, hows the weather . North carolina. And will continue for the weekend and beyond. More rain heading to the carolinas from the west today. Hurricane nicole hit bermuda yesterday. And temps eventuall cooling down to low 80s. Thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a pecos youll want to watch out for. Out on Convention Center drive, the county is working on an Improvement Project that is scheduled to wrap up some time this month. Expect some delays traveling through here and right at lv but that could change tonight. Ill explain in whats driving you crazy . Going down the rabbit hole. brian loftus the new way these kids are jumping into the classic book, alice in wonderland in whats cool at school. Kirsten Joyce and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck brian loftus brian loftus a class im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Inging drugs, theyre bringing crime, theyre rapists. Narrator and joe heck says i have high hopes well see donald trump become president. I dont know what i said, aah. Narrator heck says he completely supports trump. I would bomb the [bleep] out of them. Narrator and heck . Reporter you trust him having his finger on the Nuclear Button . Heck i do. Reporter why do you say that . Heck why wouldnt i . Narrator donald trump and joe heck. Hey guys. I called you all in because i just had an idea. Brunch. Allday, every day. Brunch . Thats great whered you get that idea . Well. Sweetie . You know what were craving right now . Crispy chicken, and fried egg, with bacon. Like brunch. Brunch . But its 8pm and its tuesday. Huh, i wonder if my mother would like to stay with us. Introducing my new brunchfast menu. With tasty options like my brunch burger and a crispy bacon and egg chicken sandwich. Cool at school. brian loftus down the rabbithole with bright bookworms at fertitta middle school, as the classroom eni the pages of alices adventures in wonderland. Donte sykes 6th grade i was really, like, shocked brian loftus the room resembles the magical underland, with teachers dressing as the white rabbit, or the mad hatter. Melinda taffanelli 6th grade something so different than what other people think, because its like so out of this world brian loftus in addition to alice in wonderland, fertitta students also learn in the creative settings of rooms based on Jurassic World and harry potter. Keri carter teacher they take their whole room and transfer them, so the students can come in and are their grade level but within this great environment. brian loftus the idea is increase student engagement, inspire creativity, and present an environment where students feel happy keri carter teacher i have some students in here who, a couple days ago, wouldnt even speak and now theyre feeling more comfortable getting up sharing their thoughts, their ideas. Donte sykes 6th grade i felt more comfortable because its like Something Different that ive never tried, and so when i try different things, my mind gets brian loftus in the alice in wonderland room, students discuss and debate quotes from the Lewis Carroll novel nats briefly, a student discussing any of the quotes from the book. brian loftus the inner circle sets goals based on listening and speaking standards. The outer circle gives peer feedback. This is called a socratic seminar, a spirited and respectful discussion with openended questions. nats one of the kids saying Something Like i respectfully agree disagree. They do it in the first sentence every time they talk. melinda taffanelli 6th grade i feel. Donte sykes 6th grade learning what other people think, between the two quotes that were debating on so i get to see how other people feel. brian loftus students listen closely, think critically, articulate their thoughts, and their responses to others. This is a Building Block students supporting opinions, with evidence from the book. Melinda taffanelli 6th grade what i like about the socratic seminar is that i like to share my opinion and what i think, and kind of expressing what i think, and how i feel about the topic, and how i can, like, agree or respectfully disagree so its kind of like a debate in a way. Students do seem swept into a world, as they turn the table on the traditional study of a classic novel. Keri carter teacher this is why i do this. My passion is teaching, and i want to be able to see those moments where i can tell kids are getting it, and also having fun, at the same time. brian loftus and thats whats cool at school brian loftus to vote for this program or if you know something thats cool at school just head to las vegas now dot com. Itll be under the Community Tab under sections. Or send us an email. Cool at school at las vegas now dot demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor tonight at 9 00 p. M. , the Demetria Obilor tonight at 9 00 p. M. , the eastbound 215 ramp to the airport connector will shut down through 5am monday. This is so crews can continue working on phase 2 of the after this closure, the ramp will close down nightly from 9pm to 5am through october 21. You the county is encouraging drivers to follow a detour to windmill lane, then get on westbound 215 to access the airport connector. The county says drivers should expect delays during these times and a longer trip to the airport. Whats driving you crazy . Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce the sls taking its first big step to transform into two hotels. brian loftus when the new marquee will go up for the w las vegas. Kirsten Joyce and start your week on 8 news now good day. With monday mornings with the mayors. You can submit your questions on las vegas now dot com. And then tune in on monday during the 6am newscast. To see if your question was answered. Well be right back on 8 news the desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. But hiding the evidence wont help Danny Tarkanian. Sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years. 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. Just announced, a new elementary which students will attend. brian loftus plus. A big win for the sheriff. The bill lawmakers approved. To put more officers on our streets. Kirsten Joyce and. Hold onto your hats. Its going to be a windy weekend. Sherry is monitoring the gusts. As they blow into the valley. brian loftus 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. Kirsten Joyce thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im kirstej and im brian loftus. During the special legislation session this week. The spotlight has mostly been on the stadium but lawmakers just approved another big bill. Kirsten Joyce after several hurdles in the past, lawmakers decided to increase a tax to fund more Police Officers. Something the sheriff says is long overdue. 8 news now reporter nia wong has a recap. Nia . nia wong Assembly Bill 1 also known as the more cops tax bill passed the state assembly yesterday by an overwhelming vote. Clark county will now bring in 39 Million Dollars each year. This should allow more than 300 new Police Officers to be hired. Those in favor of the bill says this is needed to bring the crime rate down and keep communities safe. Opponents argued it shouldnt have had a place in special session. And that it would only benefit southern nevada. When other parts of the state are losing officers due to lower pay and less benefits. In comparison to larger departments. Sheriff Joe Lombardo clark county this stands on its own. With the expansion of the Convention Center and the raiders thats ai population but this formula doesnt equate to that population so the raiders is incumbent upon them to provide private security and also hire Police Officers per nrs to police the event nia wong money would not be allowed to pay officers currently on the force. Or let them get pay increases from this. nia wong this bill now heads to governor Brian Sandoval for his signature. Reporting live. Nia wong 8 news now. Kirsten Joyce part of the sls is vegas today. brian loftus the new hotel is debuting its marquee sign later this morning. The w is taking over the slss 289 room lux tower. Kirsten Joyce many of the rooms will be your typical hotel room size. But they will also be home to the massive 23 hundred foot ewow suite. brian loftus the w las vegas opens on december first. sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk weve got a very mild morning temps mainly in the 70s. Some high clouds have been sliding through nevada overnight and that has kept us from cooling down as we should. A few areas feeling some breezes, but the bigger winds are coming later today and through the weekend. Fire weather warning starts at noon because of the dry gusty winds today. Temps near 90 degrees. Demetria, how are the roads . Eastbound lanes are closed down, just east of the pecos intersection. Use alternates like carey orw at eastern and russell, pretty close to the airport. Theres also a wreck on the west side at town center and park run mourned the loss of one of their own. brian loftus a North Las Vegas firefighter was sent off with the highest of honors yesterday. quick bagpipe nats in brian loftus captain Yaphet Miller passed away just over a week ago. He got sick after battling a fire at a Shopping Center near rancho and washington last month. 22 year career as a firefighter in North Las Vegas. His comrades say he was one of the best sergio reynoso, North Las Vegas fire dept. we all come on to the fire service hoping to help people and we do everyday in small ways. Capt. Miller was unique in that early in his career as a fire captain he was involved in a rescue situation where he actually rescued an infant girl at that time and she was actually able to attend the Service Today at the age of 10. brian loftus children, and his mother. brian loftus today, North Las Vegas is expected to make an historic announcement about whats called ban the box. The movement aims to get employment applications. To remove questions about a persons conviction history. And to delay background inquiries until later in the hiring process. North las vegas city leaders will reveal more about the metro headquarters. Kirsten Joyce a brand new Elementary Magnet School is set to open in the valley. Ccsd announced the very first Marzano Academy will open next fall. It will be located near lamb in northeast las vegas. And is currently under construction. Its one of six new ccsd schools to open next year. 850 students will be enrolled, and will be lotterybased. Marzano academy will be the 12th Magnet School the district has opened. Kirsten Joyce and the clark county School District now says more students will don their cap and gown this year. Point 6 percent. This year. Now up to 74 percent of the class will receive their diploma. Ccsd says its gone up 15 percent in just the past 5 years. 2016 is the districts largest graduating class. With more than 17thousand students. brian loftus phones catching fire. Not a good thing thousands of feet up in the air. Kirsten Joyce how airlines are making sure they can put out the flames. While flying high. brian loftus well be right back on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian lotu 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 and that seniors who rely on programs like Social Security are a draw on government. Donald trump and congressman hardy 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. Woman risking Social Security benefits on wall street. Man Danny Tarkanian would raise the retirement age. Woman just like the tea party away what weve paid for out of every paycheck. Im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Theyre bringing drugs, theyre bringing crime, theyre rapists. Narrator and joe heck says i have high hopes well see donald trump become president. I dont know what i said, aah. Narrator heck says he completely supports trump. I would bomb the [bleep] out of them. Narrator and heck . Reporter you trust him having his finger on the Nuclear Button . Heck i do. why do you say that . Heck why wouldnt i . Narrator donald trump and joe heck. Wrong for nevada. brian loftus it was a hockey night in champs sid the kid skated out onto the ice with the trophy held high before the start of the game the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals last night 3 to 2. Kirsten Joyce Nobel Peace Prize winner, bob dylan just received the honor yesterday. So what did he do . He held a concert here in las vegas. Strip headliners penn and teller were there. And said theyre big fans. penn teller this is the start of nobel Prize Winners who that night have played a vegas casino. I believe this is the firsto go after this most nobel Prize Winners from no on will play a vegas casino after they win. Kirsten Joyce bob dylan performed at the cosmopolitan. He apparently didnt mention winning the award. This is the first time the award has been given to a musician. In the nobels 115 year history. sherry hows the weather today . Sherry Swensk weve got a very mild morning with temps mainly in the 70s. Nevada overnight and that has kept us from cooling down as we should. A few areas feeling some breezes, but the bigger winds. Fire weather warning starts at noon because of the dry gusty winds today. Demetria, how are the roads . Eastbound lanes of lake mead are blocked off near the pecos intersection. Use cary and owens as alternates. Formally charged. And new jersey bombing suspect. Formally charged. Coming up next on 8 news now good day. A look at his unconventional arraignment before a judge. From his hospital bed. Plus. norah ahead on cbs this morning donald trump tries to deflect Sexual Assault allegations, calling his accusers liars. His running mate governor mike pence joins us in studio 57. And our issues that matter series focuses on national security. Well talk about isis, syria and other big threats with former cia and nsa director general michael hayden. The news is back in the morning. See you at seven. mama gloria good morning channel 8 i am so proud of you all. You know youre show youre still looking good to me i tell you but youre crew is wonderful. Kirsten and my little sherry thats my baby but anyway. Be good and mama loves you im gonna come down and see you ok . Love you all, bye bye. Sherry Swensk wed like to send our love and friends of sweet mama Gloria Randolph who was our biggest fan of our morning show. She was the icon of chapman dodge on east sahara for many years running the front desk and switchboard. Mama passed away this week from kidney failure and heart complications. Our hearts go out to her daughter, torie and the chapman dodge family who loved her so much. She will be missed. Sherry, hows the weather today . With temps mainly in the 70s. Some high clouds have been sliding through nevada overnight and they are making for a beautiful sunrise this mroning. Also that has kept us from cooling downs a few areas feeling some breezes, but the bigger winds are coming later today and through the weekend. Fire weather warning starts at noon because of the dry gusty winds today. Temps near 90 degrees today and windy. Then a windy weekend and cooler by monday. Demetria, how are the roads . In new york and new jersey. Was arraigned from his hospital bed. Kirsten Joyce ahmad rahami is still recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered in a shootout with police. Hes now charged with 5 counts of attempted murder, as well as federal charges for the bombings that injured about 30 people. brian loftus airlines not taking chances. With samsungs fire phones. Kirsten Joyce how theyre making sure crews can put out the flames. The air. . brian loftus at least three us two billionaires, spending millions to buy a senate seat for joe heck. Highly misleading, and false. As attorney general, its cortez masto who held banks accountable and helped nevada homeowners. And governor sandoval praised Cortez Mastos dedication to fighting sex trafficking. Dont let joe hecks billionaires fool you. Catherine cortez masto has always stood up for us. Im Catherine Cortez masto. Designed to contain a fire that cannot be extinguished. This. Because of the Samsung Galaxy note 7 phones and their replacements that can catch fire. Demetria Obilor the duchess of cambridge is trending this morning for flying commercial this week. Kate middleton hopped on a British Airways flight this week to head back to england from the netherlands. She was on her first solo overseas tour. thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts right now. good morning to our viewers in the west it is friday, october 14th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. Donald trump says accusations of Sexual Misconduct are lies. A new poll shows him seven points behind Hillary Clinton. Trumps running mate, governor mike pence, will be with us right here in studio 57. Michelle obama says trumps view of women is cruel and frightening. Why the first ladys fiery speech could be a defining campaign moment. Plus prince fans go crazy. Celebrating his life, and music. Other big names honor the rock legend with a fivehour tribute concert. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye
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