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And it was an accident. The defense pleaded with the jury to not convict solid for conspiracy and 1st degree murder. nia wong the state is giving their rebuttal. Well give you updates as soon as theyre ready. Reporting live. Nia wong 8 news now. Christianne Klein the sentencing for three teenagers in a violent Home Invasion. Where they tied up a family. Robbed them. And sexually assaulted a woman. Was put on hold. It happened at a southwest home in 2015. The Home Invasion was one spree committed by 18yearold qumaire rainey, 17yearold edward london, and 16yearold casey franks. All three have taken plea deals, where its recommended they be sentenced to life in prison, with the possiblity of parole. A judge delayed the sentencing while they sort out an issue because of their ages. tedd florendo hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. 20 mainly. Not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. We are going to warm up through the week however with temps peaking on thursday and friday. Humidity remains very dry as well. Evening planner calling for warm temperatures through the night with light breezes again. Plenty of 90s this evening with 11pm temps nice 80s again and hotter tomorrow. But your morning should be nice with light winds increasing by afternoon. Well have more on the rest of the week coming up. A string of defeats in recent weeks, including in syrias Northern Aleppo province. Turkish troops and allied Syrian Rebels drove the is out of the border town of jarablus last week. Christianne Klein police are searching singer chris browns home this afternoon. This after an hours long standoff between brown and swat officers. Authorities responded to a call for help this morning from a woman on the grammy Award Winners property. According to the los angeles times. Police eventually obtained a search warrant to looo used to threaten the woman. Throughout the day the 27yearold has posted videos on instagram denying he did anything wrong. Brown has a history of runins with Law Enforcement he was put on probation in 2009 after pleading guilty to attacking singer rihanna, his girlfriend at the time. paul joncich a new Police Substation opened up today to handle the west area of the strip. Sheriff joe lombardo was on hand for opening of the Spring Valley and sahara avenue. The Department Says the command will have about 100 officers patroling 31 square miles of residential and commercial areas. This is the ninth comand area in metros jurisdiction. Christianne Klein gold medal winning bmx rider Connor Fields will be awarded a key to the city of henderson tonight. Fields is the First American bmx racer to win gold at the olympics. The green valley high graduate is being honored at the Whitney Mesa Bmx track near russell and whitney ranch. Oclock. Coming up in our later newscasts Chris Maathuis will join us live from the celebration in henderson. paul joncich a nevada congressman is bouncing back after a health scare. Christianne Klein how congressmen Cresent Hardy is not letting a heart attack stand between him and his campaign thats coming up on the valleys news leader. Christianne Klein december last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. In the aftermath, congressman joe heck had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns. Heck voted no. 23 times. Individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. Its not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. Its that hes voted to let them keep doing it. 23 times. Senate majority pac is responsible for the content two states have primary elections today. And three prominent sitting members of in florida. Former dnc chairwoman Debbie Wasserman schultz is being challenged by Bernie Sanders backed tim canova for her congressional seat. On the republican side. Senator marco rubio faces wealthy businessman carlos beruff. There are early reports of some election day glitches in that state. And in Arizona Republican senator john mccain is being challenged by kelli ward. paul joncich portions of Hillary Clintons interview with the fbi over her use of a private email server soon be made public. Its something the Clinton Campaign says it has wanted all along. While donald trump is preparing to clear up questions surrounding his imigration proposals with a major speech on the topic. Craig boswell is at the white house with more details. Sources tell cbs news the fbi has changed its position and will soon release some notes from its interview with hillary clinton. Clinton has previously called on the bureau to make the notes public and has maintained she did nothing illegal. Fbi director james comey said clinton was grossly negligent while she was secretary of state but did not recommend prosecution. Donald trump has used the fbis investigation to hammer away at her trustworthiness. donald trump r president ial nominee august 25th the fbi found thousands of work related emails she failed to turn over. Its watergate all over again. Craig Boswell cbs news the White House Trump is preparing for what he calls a major policy speech on immigration in arizona wednesday. There are questions surrounding his recent immigration that conflict with his pledge to deport every undocumented immigrant. Kellyanne Conway Trumps Campaign manager courtesy bloomberg with all due respect he hasnt talked about that in a very long time. John Heilemann Bloomberg Politics courtesy bloomberg with all due respect so is he in favor of it or against it . Kellyanne Conway Trumps Campaign manager courtesy bloomberg with all due respect he has not talked about that in a very long time and. John Heilemann Bloomberg Politics courtesy bloomberg with all due respect you understand youre still not. Kellyanne Conway Trumps Campaign manager courtesy bloomberg with all due respect youll have to wait ith all due respect you understand ure still n answering the estion. Inton has been laying low ing fundrae andtting going to be the biggest debates ever in history as far as tings a lot of interests coming in. Ad i do that many ma voters dont n is is going to be the first cou scheduled president ial debatesm. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. paul joncich the clton cam ptly Still Deciding who ll play bate sessions. Onghlist of peoplo have beeniscussed publicly arem former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and even mark cuban the billionaire Dallas Mavericks basketball team. Christianne Klein nevada congressman Cresent Hardy is back at work this afternoon. After suffering a heart attack. His Team Released a statement. Calling it a minor heart attack and saying hardy underwent a routine medical procedure. They say the 59 year old hardy is expected to return to a full schedule later this week. Including a Campaign Event today. Hardy is up for reelection in november. Hes in a tightly contested race against the democratic nominee, state senator ruben kihuen. is your local election headquarters for all the races and issues that matter to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich residents in hawaii are battening down the hatches as Severe Weather lingers off their coast. Christianne Klein the two hurricanes looming off their shores. And what authorities are warning for people to avoid the dangerous winds. announcer youre typhoon lionrock made landfall in japan today the third powerful storm to hit the country in a week. The storm will still bring heavy northeast provinces. It is expected to miss tokyo though. Airlines are on alert for possible impact on flights. Christianne Klein hawaii is closely watching two hurricanes. Both are heading that way. The swirling storm seen here on the left is hurricane madeline. Curren tly a category four. A hurricane warning is in effect for hawaiis main island. Forecasters expect the center of madeline to pass dangerously close to the big island wednesday. Mudslides. Right behind hurricane madeline is hurricane lester. A category three hurricane. Its center is not expected to make landfall on the island but islanders will still feel the effects of the winds and heavy rain. Toss to weather tedd florendo the heat returns this week and s yesterday with tripledigits around the region. Winds increased as forecasted as well but still remain below windy criteria. We still are dry with single digit humidity readings. And were a few degrees warmer than yesterday. Afternoon highs hot around the valley with temps hottest over to the east side of town where were southeast neigbhorhoods. Notashot for the locales on the west side of town especially the foothills and certainly the mountains where it appears to be coolest. Regional temps also stayed hot with hottest temps in laughlin and death valley. Although we definitely got hotter for the Colorado River valley from searchlight. More tolerable temps in the 90s for the central great basin where they also had some wind develop too. U. S. Temps show get stay hot only in the Desert Southwest but the Southern Plains with feels like temps in the 100s. Still hot also for the Northern Plains and the midatlantic. Doppler radar looking clear again across the region with most of the precip up in the pacific northwest. Looking at the high mexico texas to continue to progress northward and bring hotter weather this week; specifically late week. Roll through the north part of the state to increase wind this weekend and especially next week. Heres the forecast. 80s by morning with clear skies and winds finally calming down overnight. Should be comfortable and clear by morning wit wakeup temps in the 80s again. Tomorrow expect a high of 106 returning again tomorrow. Extended temps show hotter temps as we head through the week. Expecting those temps to peak near 110 by the end of the workweek. Staying dry as no monsoon has been seen. Wind could be breezy at times through the week, but its next weea anticipate stronger winds. Monsoon could return late next week or the week after according to long range models but that could change as well. Way. Demetria obilor found out when the county will finally build out this road in todays whats driving you crazy. Demetria Obilor tyra asks, do they ever plan to open south rainbow boulevard between Mountains Edge parkway and cactus avenue . So, ive got some good news from the county regarding this project. The ball should get rolling by midseptember and improvements will go beyond rainbow boulevard. Actually before crews even start on rainbow, contractors will need to refresh pavementa meranto avenue, tenaya way and serene avenue. Afterward, contractors will Start Building out rainbow between blue diamond and cactus. Crews will start on the south end at cactus and work north. Everything should be finished by january. Rainbow will then have two lanes in both directions with raised medians, leftturn pockets and new signs. And a quick side note for this area. The county is going to construct two new signals in Mountains Edge this fall one at buffalo and gomer and another at buffalo and Mountains Edge parkway. Question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich coming up on the valleys new leader. A bovine mystery has one farmer stumped in new zealand. Christianne Klein how one community is using social media to rally behind the farmer who says 500 head of cattle vanished without a trace. Christianne Klein a big mystery surrounds new zealands canterbury. Locals there are wondering how five hundred cows could just disappear. Today Police Confirmed theyve received a complaint. And are investigating the suspected theft. Its the talk of the district. 500 cows. Gone without a trace stolen. According to the managers of this farm. Local farmer Willy Leferink spoke to them this morning Willy Leferink, local farmer theyre gutted and they want answers farm administrator pennie ormsbysaunders first took to facebook to ask for help. Then went to police who today advised her not to be interviewed she earlier told one news her 1300 cows had been grazed on other farms over winter. And came back for calving last week. Willy Leferink, local farmer the on get really worried once calving got underway how many cows were there and it just didnt stack up, the numbers didnt stack up. The cows are worth as much as 16 hundred dollars each. That would be 800 thousand for the lot. So just whats happened . Not easy to hide them these pictures are of a herd that numbers just over 500. The Police Officer in charge of the investigation wouldnt appear on camera but in a statement said officers have been to the farm and interviewed those who reported hundreds of animals could be completed at once, and is more likely that multiple thefts could be carried out over a period of time stock theft has happened before, but not on this scale. The logistics of moving 500 cows. Enough to fill this truck 10 times. Unseen. Has locals scratching their heads Jim Crouchley rural transport they either have to be walked or trucked and 500s a lot and if they have in fact been stolen. Jim Crouchley rural transport they have to put new up on another farm and get read the geograhpical location of the animal is incorrect and it would be register in wellington local farmers are now on the look out. And police are asking for information Willy Leferink, local farmer im fearful. Ill lock the gate, dont worry. Everyone hoping the mystery is solved soon. paul joncich this may look like any old star. Have been trying to unravel. A new study by a nasaled team of researchers suggests that this massive star lodged deep in the milky way might actually be a protostar. Thats a star still in the making. Several teams of astronomers studied it and concluded it is an oxygenrich star about ten times as massive as the sun. The researchers acknowledge that the object is not a typical protostar. For reasons they cant explain yet. The star has features of both a very young and a very old star. and theres this astronomers are looking into a possible sign of alien life. A russian telescope found a star around 94light years from earth emitting a very strong radio signal. Astronomers are training their telescopes on the star in the hopes of learning more. Researchers say if artificial the signal could be evidence of a hugely advanced alien civilization. A type two civilization by its star. But would need a superstructure to do it. Thats more advanced than our civilization. Earth is type one on the scale. Meaning we are able to harness all the Energy Available on our own planet including solar. Wind. And other fuels. Christianne Klein authorities in the valley are looking to cut down on pedestrian death. paul joncich and that has them getting creative with a new project how they think sidewalk stickers could help save lives coming up next on the valleys news leader. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at this might be the one thing in the world you pull apart to come together. New papa johns cinnamon pullaparts covered with cinnamon crumble and sweet cream cheese icing. Try our new cinnamon pullaparts for just 6 bucks. paul joncich could sidewalk stickers be the answer to curb jaywalking . The city of las vegas is going to give it a shot. Christianne Klein the focus is on eastern avenue, near sahara and owens, a trouble spot thats seen its fair share of accidents. Shakala alvaranga has the detials. Eastern avenue. Check it out. Its a way to deter people from jaywalking. Four people have died here in the past two years. Ten autopedestrian crashes have been reported here since 2015. The death toll is climbing statewide, with 48 pedestrian deaths so far this year. The numbers are staggering. Its about a 50 percent increase from last year. This proactive step is a part of the states zero fatalities Traffic Safety campaign. An effort to save lives. Really wanted to focus on is education and how can we educate the pedestrian in the dangers of jaywalking and when we looked into it we found is our highest amount of pedestrian activity occurs at bus stops. the focus here is on jaywalkers, and making sure both drivers and pedestrians are aware of the rules of the road. Theyre hoping that when people who walk this street look down, theyll think twice about unlawfully crossing the road. Reporting live on eastern near news now. Christianne Klein for the eastern corridor a short and long range plan is currently being worked on. That will include widening sidewalks, improving pavement and new street lights. paul joncich the valley is facing a cool facing a cool down in temperatures this week. Or what we could consider to be a cool down in southern nevada. Christianne Klein tedd florendo is in the Weather Center with a look at how long that could last. tedd florendo hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. Breezes have around the region up to 20 mainly. Not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. We are going to warm up through the week however with temps peaking on thursday and friday. As well. Evening planner calling for warm temperatures through the night with light breezes again. Plenty of 90s this evening with 11pm temps nice and comfortable. Commute temps should be in the 80s again and hotter tomorrow. But your morning should be nice with light winds increasing by afternoon. Well have more on the rest of the week coming up. Scott again this is something we can win. Federal Health Officials are turning to social media to try to calm fears. Dr. Anthony fauci from the National Institute of health was asked on twitter if pregnant women can use bug spray. Dr. Anthony Fauci National institute of Health Insect repellant, including those that have deet up to 30 percent, is safe for pregnant women throughout the pregnancy and it is highly encouraged for women to use it. standup bridge don more than 40 cases of nontravel related zika have been found in the miami area and at least one infection was discovered here in Pinellas County near tampa. Cdc director dr. Tom frieden is asking congress for more money to battle zika. Sot dr. Thomas frieden cdc director it is important to that this funding has reimbursement authority and the authority to allow us to spend money efficiently and rapidly. There have been no reported cases of zika in orlando, but floridas themes parks are taking no chances. Universal orlando and sea world. Don champion, cbs news, clearwater, florida. Christianne Klein pregnant women are at high risk for zika because the virus can cause severe birth defects. paul joncich police say a woman tried to smuggle more than a dozen smartphones into californias San Quentin State Prison. San quentin houses californias death row. Investigators are trying to figure out exactly how multiple layers of security. Police say teri nichols tried to sneak contraband to a death row inmate. Nichols was visiting a man convicted of eight murders in southern california. Nichols and the man were talking, when a guard noticed something strange. When guards searched nichols, Officials Say they found inside the womans clothing 18 smartphones, several phone chargers, and 84 grams of heroin. lt. Sam robinson San Quentin State Prison there have been some indications that she may have looked pregnant coming into the she was no longer pregnant. paul joncich prison Officials Say visitors have to pass through metal detectors. Their personal belongings are also scanned similar to what you would see at the airport. Its not clear how the woman would have gotten passed those security measures. Check out this incredible dashcam video showing the chilling moments of a tencar pileup near binghamton, new york last week. After a semi trailer plows through the line of a woman from a burning vehicle. Amazingly, the woman escaped with only cuts and bruises. 10 people were hospitalized, but none suffered lifethreatening injuries. The video was posted to social media by the citys mayor. Who said he wanted to shed light on the heroic actions of both the motorists and the first responders. Christianne Klein a popular tourist attraction in hawaii could be coming to an end. Noaa fisheries are proposing a ban on swimming with hawaiian spinner dolphins. Nocturnal animals of the rest they need. Apparently the dolphins do not function well without a good nights sleep. Which could lead to Certain Health problems. The proposed rules would prohibit approaching a hawaiian spinner dolphin by any means including swimming, snorkeling or boating. If passed new guidelines would begin in 2017. paul joncich a new study suggest we are seeing a rise in cases of adult depression. Christianne Klein and sadly many slip through the cracks when it comes t treatment. The red flags doctors say go unnoticed coming up on the valleys news leader. to prove how authentic my new brewhouse bacon burger is im going undercover, at an actual brewhouse. Its awesome. Amazing what if i told you, er from jack in the box. Not this one. Absolutely lying. And what if i told you. That im jack. Whaaaat . no way no didnt see that coming, did you . Porter ale cheese sauce, grilled onions, and bacon on a artisan potato bun. Jacks new brewhouse bacon burger, new from jack in the box. Christianne klein and tedd florendo. This is 8 news now at four. paul joncich major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the united states. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 15pointseven million adults had at least one major depressive episode in 2014. Christianne Klein diagnosis and treatment in the united states. Some people with depression never get the help they need. While some people get treatment for the disorder without reporting any of the symptoms. Kim hutcherson has the story. A new study published by the journal of the American Medical Association indicates that most americans with depression receive no treatment. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the university of pennsylvania found that less screen positive for major depression receive any sort of treatment for the disorder. For those who are treated for severe psychological distress less than half are seen by a Mental Health specialist. The new survey examined data from 46thousand adults including depressive symptoms, Treatment Options and other variables that incorporate age, gender, race and education level. The study also found that some people who were being treated for depression might not be depressed at all. Depression twothirds did not report symptoms of serious psychological distress. The senior author of the study says the results indicate that careproviders should focus more on aligning depression treatment with patient needs for todays health minute, im kim hutcherson. Christianne Klein depression is a complicated diagnosis but the National Institute of Mental Health defines it as feelings of hopelessness, anxiousness or emptiness that affects daily ti paul joncich depression can impact appetite, concentration and Energy Levels it can even cause physical aches and pains. Christianne Klein coming up next on the valleys news leader a Washington Community is outraged after video of a child thrown from a bridge surfaces on social media. The serious charges one couple could face and how some are taking action to demand justice for the child. announcer youre switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. Connect on social media. 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. A washington couple face serious charges after video surfaced of them throwing a four year old child off a bridge. As Jaime Thompkins explains the video has caused on uproar on the cell phone video is hard is watch. A 4 year old boy. Flung off a montesano bridge by an unidentified man. Into the river below where witnesses say his mother is the river below where witnesses say his mother is watching. kaylub fawley once he hit the water and he came up he was just screaming and then the mom comforted him as he swam back the now viral video. Causing outrage on social media. His friend Brianna Jones says she called 911. She says her heart sank when she saw the child hit the water. I was scared cuz at first i thought he was gonna smack his head on that lower beam and then second i thought he broke his neck cuz he hit his neck right here and he had a life jacket on so when he came up he was actually screaming and crying it broke my heart hearing that the Grays Harbor Sheriffs Office tells q13 they are investigating the incident along with child protective services. And while the little boy survived the fall. Deputies cited the mother for Reckless Endangerment. And they also cited the man who threw the child off the bridge with Reckless Endangerment and criminal trespassing. All misdemeanors. With nearly 400 brianna hope all the attention. Results in some sort of justice for the child. I just hope something is done about this i dont want this to be waived over. I feel like she needs to go to jail for it or get charged because you cant just do that to a kid and let it happen. Investigators tell me the mother of the child and the man have yet to be officially charged jamie tompkins. paul joncich about 50m to evacuate, as the gap fire burns fivethousand acres near californias northern border. The smoke from the wildfire is heavy near yreka a small town along interstatefive, just south of oregon. The wildfire here started saturday evening. It has already destroyed five homes and numerous other structures. The American Red Cross has set up a shelter in yreka. So far, nobody has needed to use get this fire under control. jeff marszal district ranger, u. S. Forest service its really about coming up with a plan, a longterm plan, to figure out some strategies to begin to contain this fire. Right now, its not contained. paul joncich as of monday night, firefighters were working to create a fire line to keep the flames away from homes in the area. toss to weather tedd florendo the heat returns this week yesterday with tripledigits around the region. Winds increased as forecasted as well but still remain below windy criteria. We still are dry with single digit humidity readings. And were a few degrees warmer than yesterday. Valley with temps hottest over to the east side of town where were lower in elevation. Especially for the east and southeast neigbhorhoods. Notashot for the locales on the west side of town especially the foothills and certainly the mountains where it appears to be coolest. Regional temps also stayed hot with hottest temps in laughlin and death valley. Although we Colorado River valley from mesquite all the way down to the searchlight. More tolerable temps in the 90s for the central great basin where they also had some wind develop too. U. S. Temps show get stay hot only in the Desert Southwest but the Southern Plains with feels like temps in the 100s. Still hot also for the Northern Plains and the Midatlantic States with muggy conditions there down to the deep south. Doppler radar looking clear again across the region with most of the precip up in the pacific northwest. Looking at the high mexico texas to continue to progress northward and bring hotter weather this week; specifically late week. Looking at the next system to roll through the north part of the state to increase wind this weekend and especially next week. Heres the forecast. 80s by morning with clear skies overnight. Should be comfortable and clear by morning wit wakeup temps in the 80s again. Tomorrow expect a high of 106 again and hotter. We could see some light breezes returning again tomorrow. Extended temps show hotter temps as we head through the week. Expecting those temps to peak near 110 by the end of the workweek. Staying dry as no monsoon has been seen. Wind could be breezy at times week and late weekend when we do anticipate stronger winds. Monsoon could return late next week or the week after according to long range models but that could change as well. Friday at 6 to feature our game of the week. paul joncich more refugees continue to flee war ravaged countries in africa. Christianne Klein coming up on the vallys news leader the incredible recue of more than 6 thousand migrants looking for a better life. paul joncich plus. Hackers are getting control of your computer. From you. Next at 5. What to watch out for. With conartists posing as tech support from microsoft and apple. announcer youre watching 8 news now at four. We sent him here to fix it. But congressman joe heck became part of the problem. Wall street invested over a halfmillion dollars privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. Congressman heck whats wrong with washington. paul joncich more than 6thousand migrants were saved off the coast of libya monday this comes as refugees continue to flee wartorn countries in northern and eastern africa. Christianne Klein the migrants were packed onto flimsy woon across the Mediterranean Sea. Kenneth craig has the latest from new york. Its a scene that has played out hundreds of times on the Mediterranean Sea just off the libyan coast. Ships from the Italian Coast Guard and other groups intercept overcrowded boats full of african migrants some just days old. About 65hundred migrants were plucked from the sea monday. Many came from eritrea and somalia in east africa. Theyre fleeing the war and poverty of their homelands for the chance of a better life in trip will be put in camps like this one, in calais, france, joining tens of thousands fleeing wars in syria and afganistan. Many wait three hours for a sixminute shower. Adbul wali left his family behind in afghanistan and now lives in fear in the camp. abdul wali afghan migrant in here, no one is with me. Every night im scared of the police, from people, from anyone. Alexandra Simmons care4calais volunteer its not the hl of places to be living here. Conditions are squalid as more and more refugees strain limited resources. Alexandra Simmons care4calais volunteer hygiene is very hard to maintain. Very cramped living conditions. There are rats everywhere, as you can see, food and rubbish and waste is quite a big problem its not the healthiest of places to be living here. the unofficial name of this camp is the jungle. and right now, abdul wali like many others sees no way out. Kenneth craig, cbs news. Christianne Klein in 2015 more than 1 million migrants entered europe and that paul joncich thats all for us at 4. Christianne klein 8 news now at five starts after this. Dont forget. Were always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and twitter. Dave Courvoisier now at 5. With the newest area command now open to the public. And its welcome news to those living on the west side of town. Denise Valdez a change in regulations for unmanned aircraft. its the birth of a new industry, thats the best way to put it. Denise Valdez but what do the new rules mean for drone enthusiasts in las vegas . Dave Courvoisier and more gold is taking center stage in nevada. With a ceremony planned to honor the Spring Valley area command is welcoming news for the residents we spoke to. Not only will more services be available for the public. Also more officers will patrol the streets. But Sheriff Joe Lombardo says it wasnt easy getting it done. Mike Medenica Spring Valley homeowner i had my house broken into twice, had the locks changed twice. karen castro weeks after buying his spring