Transcripts For KLAS 8 News Now At 11 PM 20161123

As emcee of the big reveal tonight. He begins our live team coverage. Chris Maathuis it was historic. From this day forward, las vegas will have a Major League Sports identity. Majority owner bill foley and the maloof brothers shared the dream. And today, five months to the day that an nhl expansion franchise was awarded to las vegas, a huge naming party was held on the plaza at tmobile to make it official. Disappoint. Nats the vegas Golden Knights. Oh my. Bill foley owner good lookin hat you have on, by the way. Its done we have our name vegas Golden Knights, golden knight, we have our logo its a powerful logo, ive been telling people, were going to have a great logo and its going to denote power, strength and dedication, fortitude. Gary bettman commish we thought that this was going to be very strong and vibrant, and again focus tonight on the logo and and name, the George Mcphee gm weve got Something Special here and its a treat for all of us. When the fireworks ended, the chatter started. Fans are impressed with the name, logo and what it stands for. Fans Golden Knights i love everything about it. Its so fitting for this place. I think the gold black and silver really go well together. ,. You dont like golden. No silver is better. Its awesome, good, classic. They didnt go with desert knight the gold is a lot strong i vegas Golden Knights now prepare for glory. Bill foley owner im told there were three or four five thousand people here and that they had another 23 thousand that couldnt get it. , cause it was too crowded, too much traffic. , so we pulled it off, i was hoping wed get a couple of hundred. Chris Maathuis the crowd was simply amazing. Fans filled the plaza. It had an electric feel. And thats where we find jon tritsch live with the fans point of view of the big reveal. The people wanted to know. Las vegas sports decision 2016 is finally over. It ended with a popular choice and arrived like a knight in golden armor they were hanging over the edge in anticipation. Pouring into the plaza by the thousands. And wearing their game day best. All for a glimpse at history the mother of all announcements united families for a trip to revealed in a newsletter or press release. It came courtesy of a spectacle. A vegas specialty it was a snapshot and slapshot of whats to come. We dont know the players. But the franchise identity is unprecedented buzz who knew the desert could warm up to ice hockey so quickly you couldnt help but bask in the glory of the moment and think jon tritsch the prevaling thought number one. People are here. Secondly. T his is awesome. Lets play soon enough. Chris. Jon tritsch. 8 sports Chris Maathuis foley considered a pair of other names for the tm desert knights and the silver knights. But in the end. The Golden Knights is our team name now. Back with sports in about 20 minutes. Denise. Denise Valdez now we know the team name. So lets get to some of your questions. First off. Where can i buy Golden Knights merchandise . Denise Valdez right now. It appears the only place is outside the tmobile arena. The lines were very long for most of the night. We dont know of any Golden Knights gift shops opening around the valley. But stay tuned to have a team you got to have players. Well. An expansion draft is still several months away. Denise Valdez the actual draft takes place june 18th through the 20th. Each nhl team has to choose a certain amount of players to be available for the draft so theres a good chance you could see some big names on the ice here in las vegas. Denise Valdez and finally. What about season tickets. Is it too late to join in on the fun . Denise Valdez theres a waiting list for most sections. So you could put your name on the list. But theres always craigslist and stubhub if you are want s some major cash. Denise Valdez our Facebook Page is buzzing tonight with Golden Knights chatter. Especially about the new name. Debbie writes. Should have been the silver knights said it as soon as they announced it anthony writes. Like it. Yes, we live in the silver state but this is representing vegas people and connie writes. Dont care what the name is. So excited to have a home team. You can join the debate by going to our Facebook Page right now. Meanwhile. A possible setback on the football front after city officials in oakland say theyve found a way to keep the raiders in the bay area and stop the team from coming to las vegas. Shakala alvaranga has the details. Shakala Alvaranga dave, its not the best news for those hoping the raiders will make the move. An agreement has apparently been reached by the mayor of oakland and a private Investor Group thats willing to fund a new stadium for the team. The raiders belong in oakland. This is where they were born and raised they are part of our identity. Shakala Alvaranga the raider nation rejoices. We know that weve got to be competitive to get the raiders attention. Thats what were intending to do. This is one small step in a complicated deal. Shakala Alvaranga mayor libby schaaf says the city has found a partner in the fight to keep the raiders in oakland the lott group. Were excited that for the first time were working not just the passion to keep the raiders in oakland but also the capacity to put upfront the amount of capital it will take to privately finance a stadium. Shakala Alvaranga schaaf, who has adamantly opposed using public money for the stadium, was tightlipped about the deal but says financially. It works. Private money would go to build the stadium, whereas we would only use new revenues generated by the project itself. Shakala Alvaranga framework announcement, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval says i trust mark davis. I take him at his word. I will continue to monitor the process established by the nfl. The raiders did not respond to a request for comment tuesday. But schaaf says owner mark davis is aware of the framework. Its my job to bring him a real deal that is competitive with las vegas or any other market and that is what im hoping to have the opportunity to do the plan still needs approval by the oakland city council. It will be brought to the board in a closed session next tuesday. Shakala alvaranga 8 news now. Denise Valdez one man is dead and the search is on for his killer. It started as a call for shots fire in the 51hundred block of east twain near nellis. Now its a homicide investigation. Reporter Brittany Edney was first on the sn brittany . Brittany Edney im told when Responders First arrived on scene, two people were performing cpr trying to save the victim but the male in his 20stomaybe early 30s did die on scene. While police say there was at least one witness, theyre still trying to figure out what exactly happened. And its still too early in the case to pinpoint an exact motive or give a suspect description. But a witness told police they then get on nellis. Theres still no word yet as to whether this could have been gang or narcotics related. Investigators say when the shooting happened. People did the right thing and alerted police. sgt matthew sanford, metro police this time of year there tends to be more interaction with public and sometimes that interaction leads to shootings and sometimes homicides. So just be vigilent, be aware of your surroundings. If you see or hear something happening, please call 911 dont approach people and let the police handle it. it this is the 153rd homicide in metros jurisdiction this year. Anyone with any information on this case can make an anonymous call to crimestoppers. Reporting live, Brittany Edney, 8 news now. Denise Valdez Cyber Attacks. Happening right here in the valley. And it seems casinos could be easy targets. Dave Courvoisier were talking about hackers. Major local corporations. And ransom. We connect the dots. Investigation. this is 8 news now at eleven. Dave Courvoisier tonight. Part two of our iteam investigation into Cyber Security, anyone can fall victim to cyber crime. Denise Valdez but hackers have zeroed in on some large targets here in Las Vegas Hotels and casinos. The iteams Vanessa Murphy tells us its an expensive dark secret that few want to admit bei protect customer information. None would agree to any interviews and no official comments. jonathan nobody wants to show where theyre weak. And i think thats one of the problems that we have in terms of responding to Cyber Security threats. Vanessa Murphy jonathan narveson is a managing director at accenture a Global Company which helps businesses with technology. jonathan whether youre talking industry wide in banking, in insurance, in casinos, across the board, cyber crime is a vey those firms. Vanessa Murphy turns out iranian hackers may have been to blame for the attack against International Gaming giant Las Vegas Sands the venetian and palazzo websites were taken down and employee personal information was stolen. According to bloomberg, damage was estimated at 40million dollars. jonathan we see it from the cyber activists who know, the old classic college guy in a bedroom in his basement whos doing the attacks. Vanessa Murphy arresting the hackers rarely happens. adam pranter fbi how many we can actually get our hands, thats become harder and harder because the nature of the internet, right . Is such that you know every corner of the world can attack anyone anywhere else so vegas isnt immune to that. Vanessa Murphy pranter runs the fbi cyber squad in las vegas. He says Cyber Attacks have cost businesses in the valley millions and the iteam has learned thats for a variety of reasons. Vanessa Murphy reporter are Companies Paying ransom to hackers . Adam i believe some companies are paying ransom to hackers. Yes. We advise that they not pay ransom you know for the same reason we dont want to keep that because theyre making money off these we dont want to keep that organization having often times hackers will lock information until Digital Currency is transferred in a nearly untraceable way and when a companys livelihood is threatened well. They send the money. Vanessa Murphy reporter have any if your local clients paid ransom . Troy wilkinson axiom yes. Vanessa Murphy Troy Wilkinson runs Axiom Cyber Solutions which provides security for businesses in las ga troy we never recommend paying the ransom simply because were going to encourage this behavior. Vanessa Murphy the businesses end up funding the enemy. And since theres no requirement to report any attack or whether ransom is paid. The problem is difficult to get ahold of and fight. adam its difficult for me as well to quantify a lot of what is going on out there. Vanessa Murphy the head of the nevada gaming control board would not agree to an on camera interview. Property has affected gaming operations. And businesses are encouraged to report any attacks but again they are not required. troy its the perfect storm of hackers having the ability to take advantage of open vulnerabilities. Vanessa Murphy Vanessa Murphy, 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier you can check out several iteam reports on Cyber Security on our website at las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez tedd florend behind a cold front that passed through last night. These are temps we havent seen since february as we finally dropped below normal. Temps today near 60 and unseasonably cooler than the mid 60s were supposed to be at. Winds still remain breezy at times as well but will decrease even more tomorrow and into our well but become milder by the weekend. Neighborhood by neighborhood temps in the mid 60s and milder on the east side of town where were lower in elevation and obviously cooler for the westside near the mountain where wind barreling through. Regional temps also stayed chilly this morning and not too much of a warm up as well today as most of the state stayed below average. Satellite and radar composite shows clear skies after the clouds we had yesterday. We have cooler weather in the wake of that cold front so temps will take a while to recover. Were anticipating our first freeze of the season for some freeze alerts have been issued but las vegas not under that freeze warming. We stay cold and but not under a freeze warning as we get temps we havent seen since february 7th. Tonight expect a low near 40 and chilly as youll need the jacket tomorrow a. M. Winds become more light breezes tonight and less windy as earlier today. Tomorrow expect a high in the mid 60s and milder and finally near average for a change. Sunny skies continue as we wrap up the workweek. Extended forecast shows milder temps into the weekend with more clouds by sunday. Slight chance for showers on stay cool and more seasonably next week. Overnight lows stay chilly in the 40s for much of next week. But this is las vegas. Theres always something more. Denise Valdez the runnin rebels were in action tonight. Chris Chris Maathuis first it was the big name reveal party. Now well see if the rebels are celebrating tonight. The runnin rebels hosting Northern Arizona and theyd need a paul bunyon type effort to beat the lumberjacks. Plus. The battle for the fremont cannon is only days away. Chris Maathuis coach Marvin Menzies have gotta be feeling marvelous after tonights showing. Unlv facing Northern Arizona. Fans will buy in if the rebs up this kind of an effort. Very impressive performance by the home team. Rebels were on fire tonight. Shooting 55 percent in the first half. Kris clyburn two of his 8. This is what fans like to see and menzies promised the rebels runnin. Six players finished in double digits. Unlv had 26 fast break points. And led 5325 at the break. Even guys who probably shouldnt be poppin threes were poppin threes. Rebs hit 11 of em in the game. Unlv scored 60 points in the paint and scored 27 points off naus 16 turnovers. Ya know where this is going. Unlv playing very confident and as a team. They had 26 assists tonight. And theyre biggest lead was 42. Unlv chops down the lumberjacks winning 110to71. Triple digits, thats going back to the glory years at unlv. Marvin menzies were not going to score that many points every night, hope we do. Wed be selling out by conference. But when things are clicking hopefully they embrace that and say this is how weve got to play. Jalen poyser guard everybody is having fun, its a beautiful thing to watch on and off the floor. Marvin menzies coc everyday and so when they get a chance to do that in front of the fans its a special night. Chris Maathuis it certainly was special. 110 points if fun to watch. Now what will they do for an encore. Rebels host tcu at the mack on friday night. Chris Maathuis unlvs biggest game of the year is coming up this saturday and the cannon is painted red. Up north, where the pack seems to have lost its way. Reno will show up. But the wolf packs bark isnt what is used to be. Tony sanchez and his rebels stormed reno and came away with an impressive win last year. And they fully expect to do the same thing at home this week. Tony sanchez coach we want to send sr. Off on a good note, it been since the John Robinson years since theyve been able to win two in a row and send the seniors off with a win so its a big deal. We want to send them off the right way. Ryan mcaleenan sr. Linebacker no matter if we went to a bowl game, it doesnt matter everyone is fun game, most of the time it close, so itll be a fun saturday. Tony sanchez coach last opportunity to walk out and be a rebel and fight for a win, thats special. All of us who played had that opportunity and you never forget it. Chris Maathuis cannon. Denise Valdez back with a hair raising strange story after this. Denise Valdez and we take you to fresno. For a hair raising rescue. Fat boy the cat has been stuck on top of an electric pole more than a week seems like he was trying to get away from a dog. And couldnt get down on his own. After several agencies refused to help the Electric Company shut off power to about 200 homes for a couple of hours so workers could reach him. Fat boy was hungry ans thirsty but should be okay. Dave Courvoisier thats all for us live at eleven. Denise Valdez the late show with triple js James Marsden Jimmie Johnson and john waters. Captioning sponsored by cbs stephen its a beautiful race day here at the ed sullivan speedway. Im your race announcer Larry Boberry and hot diggity dog do we have a race for you today. In a lane one, new competitor to the colbert, and in lane two sprint cup champion Jimmie Johnson. They will be racing down the track with eggs on spoons in their mouth and returning with a grapefruit between their legs like the ancient greeks. Lets go to the track ready, set, go and theyre off. Stephen with good form. Whats this . Jimmie johnsons using his hands. A questionable move but since hes a celebrity, ill let it go