Near nellis. Against a dont walk signal. The man died at the scene. And then early this morning a man in his fifties was killed when crossing sahara near burnham avenue. He also died on the scene. The driver in that case fled. Before returning an hour later and now faces a felony hitandrun charge. Mauricio Marin metro expects to have this corner of sahara and eastern blocked off for several hours. The coroner will release the name of the victim once family is notified. Reporting live Mauricio Marin 8 news now. The peak time to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower is almost upon us. Christianne Klein no special equipment is required to enjoy the show. Which will be most active between midnight and 5 am. Dave Courvoisier you could see up to 200 meteors an hour. Which is about double the normal rate. Lets start with katie boer in for tedd tonight. katie boer another nice but cooler day across the valley. We did briefly climb to 102 but that very brief with most of our afternoon spent in the up
Back up, just in time for the weekend the triple digits thatll make you want to take a dip in the pool. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. Sadly this mornig we are staring your morning with sad news. Three people are dead. In a span of 24hours. The victims were all killed while crossing the street. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from eastern and sahara. The scene of the latest auto versus pedestrian collision. With a word from police. Michael Stevens brian, michelle. It really has been a deadly stretch. And police are fed up with the pedestrian crash happened here near eastern and sahara. Police say a woman was walking in a marked crosswalk last night. And was hit. The woman was taken to Sunrise Hospital where she later
Paramount concerns are for the improvement of achievement for all students in the ccsd and in equity and access to a high quality education for all ccsd students, therefore, there must be asssurances that ehe proposed plan will nto result in substantial disruption to the students within the ccsd. Sharie Johnson we have a crew inside the meeting and will have reaction from Board Members and parents when reporting live, Sharie Johnson, 8news now. Dave Courvoisier the Drug Enforcement administration put its foot down on marijuana. Saying it has not accepted medical use and has a high potential for abuse. Christianne Klein this comes as several laws. Including nevada. Are looking at legalizing recreational weed. Patrick walker takes a look at the effort. state sen. Tick Segerblom D Las Vegas the dam is about ready to break, it may take 10 years, but in the next 10 years, marijuana will be legal thoughout the United States. Patrick Walker state senator Tick Segerblom has been a driving forc
Mauricio marin was at the meeting. And tell us more about the differences of opinions. Annette Dawsonowens parent our group wants to break free and not be dead last in education. I feel like our kids are important and we dont need to wait any longer. Mauricio Marin Annette Dawson owens wants ccsd to break free already. She has six kids who attend Public School in southern nevada. Annette Dawsonowens parent how we think this helps students is the money directly flows to the school then the school can figure out what theyre actual needs are. Mauricio Marin tonightnearly every truste concerns about the latest plan to reorganize ccsd. Deanna Wright trustee i still dont think that we are adequately addressing student achievement. Mauricio Marin among other issues. Is there enough money to move through with the plans. And how will implementation effect day to day classroom experience for students. senator Michael Roberson if there are legitimate issues about implentation yes we can still add
Daytime temperatures will begin to soar the next few days as High Pressure vegas. Fridays high of 105 is the coolest temp in the 7 day forecast. By sunday the high climbs to 110 and stays there monday. Next week, a trough slides south along the coast gradually helping to ease the hot temperatures and will try to push into our area. The uv index for friday is 10 or very high. Good morning. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk three suspects in the gruesome deaths of two people in an East Las Vegas neighborhood. Last november police say the suspects tied up a group of people inside a home. Then set it on fire. Fox fives eric hilt talked to neighbors about the arrests. Its, its great. Its amazing. And im so glad, i really am. Relief in this East Las Vegas neigh