Against the Clark County School district to go before a judge. Returns to court today. brian loftus two families are sueing. Saying the district didnt do enough to prevent bullying at a local middle school. brian loftus 8 news now reporter nia wong is live outside the regional justice center. With a break down of the case. Good morning, nia. nia wong brian and kirsten. The bench trial is scheduled to resume at 1 oclock this afternoon. Both sides made their case during yesterdays Opening Statements including one of the alleged victims. Two families say thern 6th grade at greenspun middle schoool the parents say they were never told about the incidents surrounding their children. And the school failed to look into their kids bullying claims. One of the victims says another boy called him homophobic names in band class. And told the dean about it. But the alleged bully wasnt punished. According to Court Documents the attacks were so bad. One victim was stabbed with a pencil in his private parts. And was too scared to tell the school. Attorneys said the second victim the second victim says he was hit with a trombone. And the bullying got so bad. He wanted to take his life. i was going to try and kill myself. And why were you going to do that . Um, because i didnt see any like other options. nia wong the defense also presented the School Districts Attorney Says when the first victim reported being bullied, he never mentioned the homophobic slurs. nia wong coming up in the next half hour. We hear more from the Clark County School districts attorney, about the other side of the case. Reporting live from the regional justice center. Nia wong 8 news now. Kirsten Joyce nia, as for the families. What outcome are they hoping for . nia wong the families who filed the lawsuit. Say they want better anti bullying policies in place. And accountability for those who mishandle bullying incidents. As well as an unspecified amount in damages. Back to you. Faraday Future site in north las vegas. The electric Car Company Says it still plans to have vehicles that are still in the design phase. Rolling off a new 1 billion dollar Assembly Line in 2018. Faraday future says the paud in construction allows the company to put money and attention towards developing the concept car it wants to present at ces in january. They expect construction to resume next year. Kirsten Joyce a highly anticipated announcement today. Mgm resorts and le at the new park theater. It opens at monte carlo in december. With stevie nicks kicking things off. The 90 Million Dollar arena can seat 52 hundred people. sherry, hows the cloudy skies overnight keeping hour. Winds picking up all over Southern Nevada as the morning goes on. Ing up all over and they have already gusty up on the mountain and the west side of the valley. Temps will stay mild today, but the winds will blow up to 40 mph and higher and will cause blowing dust and other issues on the road. This afternoon and then will bring the cold air following these warmer southwest winds today with breezy north winds tomorrow will bring much cooler temps at just 60 degrees tomorrow and overnight lows in the 40s and roads . Watch out for a wreck on westbound 215 and warm springs. The right shoulder is blocked off. 5 and warm springs. And jones. Back to you Brian Loftus Clark county approval on a couple of critical bills that passed during the recent special session. Nfl stadium and Convention Center expansion. The county will back the bonds that will pay for the 750Million Dollars in public contribution toward stadium construction. Which will be repaid by a roomtax increase. brian loftus and a one tenth of a percent sales tax increase will go into effect county wide in april. Thats expected to raise nearly 40 Million Dollars in its first year. Which would allow for the hiring of 315 more officers valley wide. Metro would get the bulk of those. Kirsten Joyce away. But not everyone is heading to the grocery store. brian loftus how you can help local families. Who cant afford the bird and all its fixing for the holiday. Kirsten Joyce and. And, a local is upset that her bus route changed. Demetria called up the rtc to find out why they got rid of her stop, in whats driving you crazy . youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and brian loftus welcome back. 8 news now wants to help you get a head start on your Holiday Shopping with our great days of giving contest. Kirsten Joyce starting today. Were giving away 500 dollar gift cards on 8 news now at 5 pm. And 600 dollars at 6 pm. To win. All you have to do is watch those newscasts. And be the 8th caller when we give you the cue to call. brian loftus you must be 18yearsold to win, and show that youre a valid nevada resident. Kirsten Joyce today. Along with 97. 1 the point are teaming up to kickoff this years annual turkeython. To help families in need. brian loftus 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from the smiths on Horizon Ridge. And eastern with more on the cause. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens unfortunately, not every family in Southern Nevada can afford to buy a turkey, side dishes, and desserts for a can afford to buy a turkey, side dishes, thanksgiving dinner. Join 8 news now, 97. 1 the point, nv energy, findlay automotive southwest medical associates, Greater Las Vegas Association of realtors, smiths and America First credit union for this years turkey thon help a local military family in need this year, we are extending the drive by helping local military Service Families through Nellis Creech afb operation warm also continue to benefit families in need served by help of Southern Nevada. Our goal is to help over 2,500 local families canned food and nonperishable food items will also be accepted this year, as well as cash and gift cards to purchase additional turkeys. Demetria Obilor an unlikely, yet adorable set of best friends in texas are Demetria Obilor an unlikely, yet adorable of best friends in texas are trending this morning. Sure to make you smile can you say hi . Hi awee, check you out Demetria Obilor excited for trash day on mondays. All too see his favorite garbage man, James Jackson. The toddler even has a little vest and his own bin the friendship started with just a wave last july, but they quickly became buds. Jackson gave lance a city of plano toy bank, which he hasnt been able to put down. Jackson says he loves his sidekick James Jackson route driver for solid waste a youngster thats so excited, i said, is he going to be there again . I would always wonder. James jackson route driver for solid waste Demetria Obilor little lance even dress up as jackson for halloween this year. sherry, hows the weather . But here we are and here comes the cooler weather finally. Some people are more than ready others have really enjoyed the extra mild days this month so far. But the reality check is coming today and tomorrow. Chilly mornings return and highs that havent felt since way back in the early spring. Cloudy skies right now and we will have some periods of sunshine. But winds will increase as the day goes on and then Even Stronger winds today as a cold front bears down on Southern Nevada. 40 to 50 mph winds will not be out of the question. Crosswinds will be strong and dangerous for motorhomes, campers and motorcycles. Colder air invades the area by this evening and tonight and temps will start dropping. So take a jacket with you today. You will need it tonight. Mornings will turn very chilly over the next few days. Turn your sprinklers off and secure your Patio Furniture and loose items. Highs near 60 tomorrow and then near 70 again by sunday. Freezing temps outside the valley in pahrump up to indian r thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. Take a look at this crash on the airport connector to eastbound 215 ramp. K at this crash on the back to you brian loftus from humans. To mans best friend. Kirsten Joyce yo of kindness recipient. Who helps animals in need. brian loftus and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck Kirsten Joyce todays acts of kindness recipient grew up on a farm, has always loved animals. And fortunately for the people of the las vegas valley. Has found a wonderful way to help them. Kirsten Joyce nicole brannock adores her two siberian huskies. I always love their energy, three year old riley, theyre pretty sure he was born that way, hes missing his front left paw. But up until now captain hook has managed just fine. Occasionally hell fall over on purpose, look at you, and jump right back up and keep going. Hes happy Kirsten Joyce nicole wants him fitted for a prosthesis, so he can go on longer walks, and eventualy hike red rock. And she found the perfect man for the job. Darren has got two huski. I. Was really excited. Kirsten Joyce darren davis is a certified prostheticist. I got in the field of pr for humans in 1989 Kirsten Joyce he also wanted to offer this service to animals, which comes with some challenges. With an animal. You have to learn to read their mannerisms. Because they cant exactly tell you right away you have to learn to observing. I was hesitant about that but after a while, appreciate, and they realize the benefit right away Kirsten Joyce during several visits to nicoles home. He has to cast and measures captain for the artifical leg. And make some adjustments to the fitting, along with the harness. The most economical and lightest weight, polypropelene, a plastic, i m able to heat up and switch the molds. Make it out of that k he doesnt charge for the service, he just asks for a little money to cover the materials and gas its just his way of giving back. I actually had a Life Experience and told i had a few hours to live, long story short. I was at umc, and when i survived and two weeks later was out of icu. And came home, i decided i had a new lease on life, i decided i want to animals. oh. Kirsten Joyce nicole is extremely grateful for the assistance and what this means for captain hook. Its very rewarding to see a dog, or any animal, for that matter, walk better. Its going to prolong happiness, and be less stressful on back, less painful were very impressed, recognize you with the amazing. Acts of were very impressed, recoi. Acts of kindness award. Youll be getting 800 dollars as well. Oh man ,thank you. I appreciate that. I dont even know what to say. I appreciate that so much Kirsten Joyce much Kirsten Joyce if you would like to nominate someone. Just head to las vegas now dot com. And acts of kindness will be under the Community Tab under sections. Or send us an email. Demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor cat, i reached out to the rtc to see what happened. So, it turns out that this route was scrapped because of very limited use. The rtc says this stop also diverted hundreds of passengers away from tropicana, which is where they wanted and needed to be. The rtc says the change will keep route 201 on tropicana and help improve efficiency and access of the route, while route, while providing more frequency to the current access of the route, while providing more frequency to the current service. Those passengers that are impacted by the change, the rtc recommends using route 202flamingo or the 101rainbow for more convenient access. Two families. Suing the Clark County School district for alleged bullying incidents. The reason the school says it was just kids being kids. brian loftus plus. Halfway through november. And its finally going to start feeling like fall the strong winds coming our way. And when temps will drop. Kirsten Joyce and. The countdown is on to black friday. Some of the deals people will be lining up to c 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 Kirsten Joyce. brian loftus im brian loftus. Sherry Swensk and im Sherry Swensk. Mother nature bringing the winds. Mother nature bringing the winds it sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk cloudy skies overnight cloudy skies overnight keeping temps very mild near 70 degrees still at this early ng hour. Winds picking up all over Southern Nevada as the morning goes on. And they have already gusty up on the mountain and the west side of the valley. And higher and will cause blowing dust and other issues on the road. A cold front will slide through this afternoon and then will bring the cold air following these warmer southwest winds today with breezy north winds tomorrow will bring much cooler temps at just 60 degrees tomorrow and overnight lows in the 40s and evn morning. Back to you against the Clark County School district returns to the courtroom today. brian loftus it is the first case against the School District to go before a judge. 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us from the Regional Justice Court with the latest. Nia . nia wong two families are suing the Clark County School district. Theyre asking for better antibullying policies. Accountability for those who mishandled this. As well as an unspecified amount for damages. The lawsuit clait Greenspun Middle School at the time of the alleged incidents. One of the victims says he was called homophobic names in band class. And reported it to the dean. However, he says his accused bully wasnt punished. And his parents were not notified. Court documents claim during one incident, one of the victims was stabbed with a pencil in his private parts. Incidents the boys lawyer said. Made him want to take his life by drinking bleach. Both boys testified they had the School Districts attorney presented another side and say this is not a case of bullying Daniel PolsenbergClark County School district lawyer it was 6th graders being 6th graders outside the presence of the teachers and nobody told the teachers or the School Administration that these homophobic names were being used. nia wong the School District argues since the homophobic slurs werent reported to them, they didnt know the victims were being called them. And if they didnt know about it. Ani act on something they didnt know was happening. nia wong the bench trial resumes again today at 1 o clock. Reporting live from the regional justice center. Nia wong 8 news now. brian loftus nia, you referred to this as a bench trial. Referred to this as a bench trial. How does that differ from a typical trial . nia wong a bench trial means that there is no jury. And the judge will hand down a ruling. Back to you. Demetria, how are the roads . There are two crashes near mccarran right now. The airport connector ramp to eastbound 215. Metro is on the scene of a wreck at tropicana and swenson and another along tropicana at jones. Back to you brian loftus today, Vice President elect mike pence. Whos in charge of trumps transition to the white house. Has ordered any lobbyists be dropped from the team. Kirsten Joyce pence is narrowing down a list of those who will fill cabinet posts. Like ted cruz, alabama senator jeff sessions, and the frontrunner for the treasury secretary, steve munchin. Meanwhile, trump released his dream team for the inauguration. It includes three las vegas billionaires. Steve wynn, phil ruffin, and brian loftus and president obama is on his way to berlin, germany right now. The next stop of his final overseas trip as commanderin chief. He spoke in athens, greece just a couple hours ago. And issued a dire warning against the rise of divisive Politics Around the world. The comments come in the wake of britains decision to leave the eu and last weeks stunning us president ial election of donald trump. Kirsten Joyce were making your voices heard. brian loftus the sheriff answers your questions in this mornings cup of joe segment. Kirsten Joyce u have a good thanksgiving dinner. The simple way you can make their holiday brighter. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and there is a place, like no other. Where a walk down main street, can fill you with wonder. And the smile of a mouse can spark joy. Where magic is spread with every touch, and always leaves you wanting even more. So make the time. To take your time because one day just isnt enough. Today. Today. Were kicking off our annual turkeython to help those in need. Kirsten joyce 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live this morning. From the smiths on Horizon Ridge and eastern. With how you can help out. Hey mike . Michael Stevens unfortunately, not every family in Southern Nevada can afford to buy a turkey, side dishes, and desserts for a traditional thanksgiving dinner. Join 8 news now, 97. 1 the point, nv energy, findlay Greater Las Vegas Association of realtors, smiths and America First credit union for this years turkey thon help a local military family in need this year, we are extending the drive by helping local military Service Families through Nellis Creech afb operation warm heart. The drive will also continue to benefit families in nevada. Our goal is to help over 2,500 local families canned food and nonperishable food items will also be accepted this year, as well as cash and gift cards to purchase additional sherry hows the sun just breaking through. And the clouds keeping temps very mild near 70 degrees still at this early hour. That will definitely change as the clouds clear out and the cold front brings the cold air later today and tonight. Winds picking up all over Southern Nevada as the morning and they will be strong and widespread all the way through tonight. Temps will stay mild today, but the winds will blow up to 40 mph and higher and will cause blowing dust and other issues on the road. This afternoon and then will bring the cold air following these warmer southwest winds today with breezy north winds tomorrow will bring much cooler temps at just 60 degrees tomorrow and overnight lows in the 40s and even chilly 30s friday morning. Demetria, how are the roads . There are lane closures on the strip by tropicana. The state has a pedestrian southbound 95 around mlk. Back to you Kirsten Joyce black friday deals. brian loftus coming up next on 8 news now good day. The sales that amazon just unveiled. Plus. ahead on cbs this morning the big new changes in the trump transition team. And we will talk with one of the president elects biggest republican critics during the campaign senator jeff flake. The news is back in the morning. See you at seven. youre watching 8 news now good day. Of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. Connect on social media. Learn, shop and more with fast inhome wifi. So call 844560link. Get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. Speed may not be available in your area. Call today. Sheriff answered every wednesday during our morning cup of joe segment. Kirsten Joyce we sat down with him in this previously recorded segment. brian loftus comes in from our viewer mac, who wonders. Why isnt the law enforced concerning the stripped off areas in parking lots where motorcycles park illegally, especially around those areas around handicap parking . And that is from mac Sheriff Joe Lombardo well they are enforced. Theres 2 reasons for private parking lots we can Issue Citations. Thats handicap and fire zones. If youre in violation of either one of those. Those citations. Id be comfortable saying we have around 600 citations year. It is, granted theres a lot of parking lots and its labor intensive, but we do Issue Citations on a constant basis associated with those crimes. brian loftus 600 citations year, it is enforced. Kirsten Joyce second question is from tris that have very loud mufflers race around an empty warehouse parking lot behind our neighborhood very late at night Early Morning when the warehouses are closed. Motorcycles are now using the parking lot. Is there a contact with metro that we could call when its taking place to put a stop to it . Sheriff joe lombardo yes, absolutely, id be interested in the place theyre describing. Depending on where its occurring theres a substation thats responsible for that geography. If you go to our website, itll give you that geography and the contac can call. Or you can just call 311 and theyll give you direction. We receive those type of calls on a constant basis and then we direct on a weekly basis to officers to go out and make an adjustment or enforcement. Kirsten Joyce okay, so call 311 but then it might thats good. Sheriff joe lombardo or go to the website and find out the individual substation phone number and call there and they can take the complaint too. brian loftus the location, time its happening and maybe theyll resolve it. Robert marquez weighs in with an observation and a question. Why do metro helicopters fly so low over neighborhoods on the northeast side of town, in comparison to the rest of the city . Sheriff joe lombardo thats probably not accurate. Northeast is the corridor where the canyon tour operators come through, so theres day. It might be perceived as a metro helicopter, but they are able to fly between 400600 feet. Thats a normal altitude patrol helicopters run, the tour runners fly at a higher altitude, theyre required to. Law enforcement is allowed to go a little lower. But they go the same altitude throughout the valley, its not the ne in particular but theres alot more helicopters in that area, so it might be a perception. Kirsten Joyce if you have a question for Sheriff Joe Lombardo. You can submit it on our website, las vegas now dot com. Just look for the link on the right side of the page. brian loftus you can find out if your question was answered every wednesday. Between 6 30 and 7 am. Sherry Swensk grab the jackets and sweaters cooler for the evening commute than they are this morning. Gusty winds will be an issue all day and especially for the afternoon commute with more cars on the road. Trash on the roads and dust in the air today. Maybe 50 mph as the cold front slams through this afternoon. Highs will stay on the mild side today. In the upper 70s and mid 80s through the desert, but take a much cooler turn starting tonight. Highs tomorrow only near 60 degrees. Overnight temps and morning lows into the 30s. Even first freezing temps of the season by friday morning for areas like pahrump, Indian Springs and outlying rural areas,. Sunshine. demetria, how are the roads . Theres a crash along the the right shoulder is blocked off. Traffic along southbound i15 is packed approaching the spaghetti bowl. Back to you Sherry Swensk its wednesday, so its its wednesday, so its time for our puppy pigskin pet of the week. With us this morning is holly mccue from the Animal Foundation, and a sweet little guy. Who do we have this morning . Holly we have sweet pea, hes a oneyearold chihuahua. Sherry Swensk hes got the longest hair, and the sweetest disposition. Hes been adorable this morning. What do you know about him . Holly sweet, likes people, and likes to be held and cuddle. Sherry Swensk he really likes to be in your arms, the whole time weve been getting ready to shoot the segment. And hes how old again do you think . Holly hes oneyearsold. Sherry Swensk ok, hes oneyearsold. Hes a puppy, he likes to play like a puppy, but he sure is sweet. And we know he loves people. Well lets see how he is at picking the winner of the football teams this week, the game between dallas and baltimore the cowboys or the ravens . What do you think sweet pea . Do you like football . What do youh good job, sweet pea, ya brian loftus if youd like to adopt sweet pea, his adoption fee is 150 dollars. Just call the Animal Foundation at 7023843333. Well be right back. brian loftus we dont have a lot of Grocery Stores here in our neighborhood and we want our neighbors to have access to good things at affordable prices. The only thing easy in our community is fast food. . . Well hello wow were here to offer some help. Retirement, huh . laughs i mean, look at the size of this thing who doesnt need a sweet potato that size . They took the time to care what our project was about. Here you go. And that was something points. It jumped 54 points to another all time record high. The nasdaq rose 57 points. Kirsten Joyce amazon is one of the latest retailers to are tv deals. 32 inch leds going for 70 bucks. All the way up to a 55 inch 4k smart tv on sale for a cool 398. However, amazon says itll offer bargains on a variety of products. The company says some of the bigger deals will happen between thanksgiving day and the cyber monday that follows. Kirsten Joyce black friday deals are starting to come out. We want to know which ones youre most excited for send us pics of what youre planning on getting. Upload them under the facebook page. Up to 8 viewers will win a mug every week. thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts right now. good morning to our viewers in the west, it is wednesday, november 16th. 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. President elect trumps transition is described as stalled and scrambling after more top officials but mr. Trump calls the process very organized, after damaging reporters to go out to dinner. Plus an undercover operation into office depot. Technicians urge customers to make expensive repairs for computer problems that dont even exist. And fox news host megyn kelly is in studio 57. Shell talk about being attacked online by the president elect and accusing her boss roger ailes of sexual harassment. We begin with todays eye