Valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. A jaw dropping revelation about the stadium bill. Had nevada lawmakers reconvening after midnight last night to review the new information. brian loftus it came to light just hours ago. That if a stadium was built. The Nevada Department of transportation would need to accelerate nearly 1 billion dollars in freeway projects. 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us in studio. Lawmakers reconvening after midnight, right . The bill would approve using 750 Million Dollars in public funding from a Hotel Room Tax increase. To pay for the stadium. But just hours ago. Lawmakers learned the Nevada Department of transportation would need to speed up hundreds of millions of dollars in road improvements if the stadium were to open by 2019. This all began late last night. After the Las Vegas Review journal published an article citing the results of a it had been kept quiet for several days and the article was quickly deleted. Th
Valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. A jaw dropping revelation about the stadium bill. Had nevada lawmakers reconvening after midnight last night to review the new information. brian loftus it came to light just hours ago. That if a stadium was built. The Nevada Department of transportation would need to accelerate nearly 1 billion dollars in freeway projects. 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us in studio. Lawmakers reconvening after midnight, right . The bill would approve using 750 Million Dollars in public funding from a Hotel Room Tax increase. To pay for the stadium. But just hours ago. Lawmakers learned the Nevada Department of transportation would need to speed up hundreds of millions of dollars in road improvements if the stadium were to open by 2019. This all began late last night. After the Las Vegas Review journal published an article citing the results of a it had been kept quiet for several days and the article was quickly deleted. Th
Marzano academy will be the 12th Magnet School the district has opened. brian loftus and the clark county School District now says more students will don their cap and gown this year. District leaders say the Graduation Rate increased bt 2 point 6 percent. This year. Now up to 74 percent of the class will receive their diploma. Ccsd says its gone up 15 percent in just the past 5 years. 2016 is the districts largest graduating class. With more than 17h dr. Mike barton, chief student achievement officer i think im proud of the people within the clark county School District, im proud of the students as well, that really, if they had atrisk obstacles on their shoulders, they still came to school, they studied, they succeeded. brian loftus the results were read at chaparral high school. Because that school alone saw a 14 percent increase in its Graduation Rate. brian loftus today, North Las Vegas is expected to make a historic announcement about whats called ban the box. The movement aims t
Just a matter of time before we start the cooldown. No breeze yet. I think well hold the rain off until early next week, unless youre well up to the north. But 60s and 70 ovechkin on theater 70s on the water. Sal, things have picked up. They have picked up a little bit. Traffic at the bay bridge plaza is going to be backed for at least a 20minute delay before you make it on to i the span. I think that will not lost as much as it does on monday through thursday. Sometimes less volume on a friday. We have an improving situation on interstate 880. We have a problem here, you can see its still sluggish, but better, anymore its freeway head hing south is a little slow. And the south bay commute is beginning to fill in. 7 01. Lets go back to the desk. Oakland Police Department shaken by yet another sex scandal. Now two officers are set to appear in court today on two separate cases. We have the angry response from the mayor about another Police Officer accused of sexual misconduct. The mayor
Very latest on the situation. Brian, kirsten. Update. The Clark County Fire Department. As well as members from caesars will brief the media on exactly where they stand on restoring power to this massive hotel. The county says workers tried restoring temporary power yesterday afternoon. But didnt have any luck. Thats when the Clark County Fire Department ordered the evacuation of about 3thousand people. Hotel staff. Metro police. And the Clark County Fire Department carried out the order. People staygtaris say thisrned jasocreffield tel guest i did not think i was going to have awithis, esp so i want to enjoyt. rich broor spend the night in paris and are t able to do it. Michael Stevens st night. Es other rooms. Do ow some were sent toighbori d plant hollywood. E hotel went on tsay in case an lowed to returno their rooms th an escort to get any portant items. Ewrapped by saying employeese o brian loftus sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk sherry, hows the Sherry Swensk clear skies