mess. with our 8 news now reporters nia wong and michael stevens. and demetria on traffic. we re going to check in first with demetria. to tell us how to get around all of this. /// ((demetria obilor)) the southbound i-15 ramp to northbound 95, the northbound i-15, southbound i-15 and also closed. friday morning, the northbound i-15 ramp to northbound 95 will shut down. use alternates. visit our website for more information at las vegas now dot com. let s take a look at some of the ramps that are currently shut ((michael stevens)) nia, thank you! undoubtedly. a set-back for drivers. but some local business owners are looking at this with an open mind. one of those businesses, walker furniture. back in april, the company was forced to get rid of their 53-thousand square foot warehouse along the i-15 for project neon. the 26-year-old building was torn down to make way for a flyover bridge. hopes the carnado detours drive in more customers: ((larry alterwitz // ceo, walker
in florida today, attending a grass roots event. she met with a group of children brought into the u.s. illegally before 16. love birds are waking up this morning forever changed. this man popped the question at the rockefeller center in new york city u and over in los angeles, runners had the chance to propose or renew their vows during the marathon. hard to do that while you re running. let s check with weather and traffic. reporter: it s early in the morning, folks, and we have two accidents. sad news on the howard franklin bridge, a couple of lanes taken away due to a fatal crash. i will show you what this looks like. traffic using caution as they pass by. moving over to a car fire here, southbound 275 here, no smoke there, but just be aware of that. the southbound lanes on u.s. 19 are actually blocked right at ridge road, and traffic is still kind of light, you know, there s not a lot of vehicles on the roadway, and you re routed around it. i will keep an eye on in
communites stricken by violence.police held a bbq today to get neighbors to know officers that patrol their streets. to work and gain peoples trust so crimes get reported. and hopefully stop them before they happen. ((mauricio marin)) in another shooting on the southwest side early this morning.we ve just learned the victim has died from his injuries. adding to an already deadly year across the valley. reporting live.mauricio marin. 8 neww now./// ((paul joncich)) mauricio.do we know if there was more than one shooter at the scene? ((mauricio marin)) right now that s not clear. police are talking to a number of witnesses to try and figure out if there was more than one person shooting. we ll bring you the latest once we gather more information. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) > now more breaking news coverage. a person is dead after being hit by a car while waiting at a bus stop. ((denise valdez)) the crash happened at around 1:30 this rancho. that s where 8 news now reporte
plus the king of the blues, b.b. king has died. the islamic state of iraq and the levant is engaged in fierce fighting in the province in anbar. isil fighters are now in control of the government come pound in ramadi. military helicopters are trying to dislodge them. it s a blow for the government which had announced a campaign to recapture the province in early april. zana hoda reports from baghdad. [ gunfire ] reporter: the symbol of government authority in ramadi is now under the control of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. ramadi has long been a city that has been fought over it was also the iraqi government s main strong hold in anbar province. but isil fighters launched an all-out assault early friday taking over the ramadi compound which houses most of the city s government buildings. they managed to penetrate using suicide bombers. government forces and their local allies were not able to stop isil s advance. many were killed. it is a strategic blow
let s go to the back, please. kyle with the brain corporation. in regards to the technological sophistication you touched on, social media campaign, have you considered given attention to crip toe currencies as a mean crypto currencies as a meens of financing. yes. just kidding. absolutely. you know, we re much like much like matt talked about a moment ago about prepaid card, the crypto-currency, we as the united states government are starting to really take a look at the crypto currencies. i won t say starting to take a look, but we re taking a look. any source of fund, isil or any other terrorism group, whether it s a criminal organization international or domestic, we want to see how they re funding, and any avenues whether it s a cash courier or traditional financial institutions, as well as the crypto-currencies. crypto currencies allow a great avenue to transfer funds internationally with little or no oversight in many cases. so we are aware of that. we re tra