36-48 hours. 82 today. 999 at 6:00. kel low. thanks, justin today mark the first day of school for students in cedar republican i hads and the grand opening of a new school. cbs 2 stephanie johnson is live at magnet school, how is it going today? reporter: it s going very well, kel low. beautiful day and students are in their classroom learning on the first day you imagine the ex crime as officials cut the ribbon today. as you take a look at our video you can see the excitement on their faces. a student at the academy he spoke about the significance of being a loader leader. dr. brad enforced the message, saying the school is shaping today s students into school in the community school district. principal brandon has worked here four years, he wants to create a learning environment for growth and opportunity for students. this is one example what we want to do, in the past it would have been me up speaking, let s give this over to our kids and they can do this.
arrested friday morning after police say he robbed two fast food restaurants and a walgreens in just 15 minutes. a few hundred dollars was taken during those heists. metro says he is responsible for at least 7 other robberies as well. a police report says ross told police he needed the money to pay his hoa fees and he was behind on his bills. he also asked to call his father. councilman steve ross.. for advice. the ross family released a statement saying shane has been battling addictio cooperate with police./// ((michelle mortensen)) lightning lit up the valley skies last night.. putting on quite show. but on the roads . the rain caused quite a mess. drivers plowed through flooded intersections like this one at lake mead and civic center. it was a similar scene at durango and ann. both flooded in just minutes after the rain started to fall. ((michelle mortensen)) and while we all know the motto . turn around don t drown . many drivers took their chances rescues. in the a
(( last year at this time, in the beginning of the school year, the first full week. our traffic officers responded to 25 collisions in school zones. 14 of them involving a pedestrian, and 11 involving bicyclists. )) ((michael stevens)) the most recent complete data shows in the 2014-2015 school year, from september 1st through june 15th, there were three pedestrian deaths and two bicyclists. involving kids between the ages of 6 and 18 years old. also on the rise. 35-percent higher than the same time last year. as we ve been saying all morning. police and safety advocates are really taking this time to tell parents to be aware. slow down. and leave yourself plenty of time so you re not in a rush. ((christianne klein)) meantime. other agencies around the valley are teaming up to make sure parents and students are staying safe on the road. nhp. commission have partnered in an effort to raise awareness for bus safety. police want drivers to be aware that they must stop whe