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
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 recent trend. The most recent auto vs. Pedestrian crash happened here near eastern and sahara. Police say a woman was walking in a marked crosswalk last night. The woman was taken to Sunrise Hospital where she later died. Police are urging drivers to slow down and be aware of their surroundings sgt. Richard strader metro police as a driver on the roadway, even though youre doing what youre supposed to do, Pay Attention even more. Just take your foot off the accelerator and be prepared for pedestrians, and the weather is nice out, so people are going to be out right now. Michael Stevens police say speed was not a factor in this crash. And the driver stayed on scene. Just east of here. Where a man was hit while crossing the street near sahara and burnham. Police say the driver tookoff and came back an hour later. He told police he left
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
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
More breaking news this time on the interstate. Heres video recorded minutes ago on our wavy traffic jam cams at interstate 64 westbound at bay avenue in norfolk. All westbound lanes are closed because of a crash. Theres a big backup. So you can expect delays. Breaking news for former Virginia Attorney general Ken Cuccinelli a senate panel endorsed cuccinellis nomination court. The Committee Vote follows the senates failure to elect court of appeals judge Rossie Alston to the high court. Cuccinelli served as attorney general from 2010 to 2014. He ran for governor in 2013, he lost to govrnor mcauliffe. Families of two portsmouth murder victims will have to wait a little longer to get justice. Today the trial of a man accused of stabbing a woman more than 100 times was continued for the third time. To make things worse the person who killed her friend that same day has never been charged. 10 on your sides jason marks was in court this morning. Jason this all happened back in 2012. Thats