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Tall and a thin build. And believe he may be shot or injured. Mauricio Marin police say the doctor was also taken to the hospital for treatment. His injuries are not life threatening. If you know anything about this case Call Metro Police or crimestoppers. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Denise Valdez mauricio. Do police have any idea what the two suspects may been after . Mauricio Marin its still early in the investigation. B ut metro police tell us the suspects may have been going after money or prescription drugs. Also. They believe the woman suspect may have been a former back to you. Dave Courvoisier metro investigators and the district conference today. To announce the arrest of three men accused of violent Home Invasions against random victims. Denise Valdez Officials Say then rob them. As Mauricio Marin learned, even though these men are behind bars tonight. Psychological scars. He filed this report before heading to breaking news lt. Jack clements metro police imagine that youre at home with your family watching tv making dinner and then all of a sudden the door to your house gets broken in. Mauricio Marin its one of the most intrusive types of crimes. Metro police say these three men broke into at least three different homes over the summer in the valley while people were home. Detectives say wilbert knight, brandon black and Quincy Williams got extremely violent pistol whipping some victims and worse. lt. Jack clements metro police they tie you up. They ransack your house steal items out of your house and then in some instances commit a sexual assault. Mauricio Marin a horrific ordeal like this can be extremely traumatizing. According to a counselor at the Community Counseling center of Southern Nevada. Its a panic inducing moment because people dont know if theyll come out alive this can Ronald Lawrence communit y Counseling Center of so. Nv what this involves is disturbing recollections, not feeling safe anymore in your environment. Scanning the horizon for dangers, nightmares, of course over time is this acute stress reaction turns into post traumatic stress. Mauricio Marin lawrence says it can also cause some to worry in the Community Even if they werent personally victimized. Especially because police say the suspects preyed on random victims. Ronald Lawrence communit y Counseling Center of so. Nv it causes a sense of alarm in the public as well. Because what the public wonders if the next person be me . Mauricio Marin indictments have been handed down for more than 45 felony charges total. Including Home Invasion and sexual assault. Authorities hope the suspects stay locked up for a long time. Steve Wolfson clark County District attorney one of the charges is first degree kidnapping. If these individuals are convicted of first degree kidnapping theyre looking at life sentences. Denise Valdez that was police said the crime spree lasted over a five week period from the end of july to the beginning of august. The suspects were arrested in september. District attorney Steve Wolfson said d na evidence collected by crime scene investigators helped identify the suspects. Two of whom have prior felony convictions. music Dave Courvoisier lawmakers now have their hands on the incentive package for electric car Company Faraday future. The special session to consider the bills convened late this evening. To give legislators a chance to go through the contents. Patrick walker has more from carson city. Patrick Walker heres what lawmakers are facing for this special session. Two bills. One. To create a Workforce Development program. And one that covers faradays 335 million in incentives. Assembly Speaker the assembly is organized and ready for business. Patrick Walker lawmakers. Reconvening in carson city after dark wednesday for a special session regarding electric car manufacturer faraday future. But the language in the bills to make the deal happen. Was finalized wednesday evening. assemblyman Paul Anderson r Assembly Majority leader right now weve got 2 bills, one in the senate and one in the assembly, we may have some amendments, we may have some changes, but right now weve got a bill on both sides. Patrick Walker Assembly Majority leader Paul Anderson. Introducing a bill to create a Workforce Development program to fellow lawmakers in his chamber. He says the big bill. Which deals with the incentives the state is offering faraday. Is first being heard in the senate. assemblyman Paul Anderson r Assembly Majority leader they have the tax abatements, the incentives, the appropriations that have to be part of that package, bonding issues for infrastructure, thats all part of that package. Patrick Walker the deal promises faraday 217 Million Dollars in tax abatements. Or cuts. Leading economist robert lang says the 760 Million Dollars in taxes the deal will generate. Makes up for that. robert lang executive director, brookings west the money that we forego in taxes just to this company is more than made up by their workers, the workers move to the state, theyre employed, they pay taxes. Patrick Walker the deal does have its critics. Some republicans have balked at the deal. And members of the northern nevada builders and trade council. Who feel tesla isnt holding up its end of the deal it received demonstrated outside the capitol to ask lawmakers not to consider another deal before taking another look at tesla. rob benner buildings and trade council the only guarantees we had on the project, or that nevada had on the project, was a 50 percent local hiring requirement, is that good enough for 100 local nevada tax dollars . Patrick Walker both bills have to pass both sides of the legislature. And if there are any changes made. Those will have to be negotiated before the bill can go to the governor. Reporting in carson city. Patrick walker. 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier thank you, patrick. The Assembly Speaker also said tonight not to book any early flights on friday. That means it could be early afternoon friday before all is said and done. Denise Valdez we now know the identity of the mystery buyer of the Las Vegas Review journal. Las vegas sands billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelsons son inlaw, patrick dumont, orchestrated the 140million dollar deal on adelsons behalf, according to a reviewjournal report posted to its website it was employees of the rj themselves that confirmed the buy against their new owners wishes. The confirmation ends nearly a week of speculation after the recently Incorporated News plus Media Capital group llc bought the rj and some affiliated publications. The sale price came at a markup of about 37 percent from its last sale earlier this year. Secrecy surrounding the deal has garnered national attention. And today, congresswoman dina titus took to the us Capitol House floor. And called on the new Ownership Group to unmask themselves rep. Dina titus d nv1 we know nothing about the group, nothing about their business ties, their potential conflicts of interests. Several watchdog and journalist integrity groups, including the society of professional journalists, have rightly called for the new owners to be transparent and reveal their identities or risk having the quality and the value of the information they provide rightly questioned by readers and Denise Valdez titus applauded the papers employees for their online protest of the lack of transparency. Earlier today, Fortune Magazine reported that adelson was behind the purchase. The magazine speculates that political influence could be the reason for the purchase. But openly questions why the first place. Yesterday, adelson told c nn he had quote no personal interest in the papers new owner but the rj reports tonight that adelson funded the transaction. Senator harry reid wondered out loud yesterday if adelson was behind the buy without mentioning him by name. Adelson, by the way, reportedly met with president ial candidate donald trump before tuesdays debate. In october, trump tweeted that adelson was looking to make a large contribution to senator marco rubio. To quote mold him into his Perfect Little puppet. Dave Courvoisier the us house of representatives is expected to vote tomorrow on a longer term spending plan that, if approved, would prevent a House Speaker paul ryan says congressional leaders reached an agreement on a 1. 1 trillion dollar plan that would fund the government until september. The spending plan would suspend two major obamacare taxes, lift a ban on crude oil exports. And re authorize a Health Insurance program for 9 11 first responders. Dave Courvoisier nevadas district four congressman Cresent Hardy says the federal government is spending recklessly. And today introduced a measure to control future spending rep. Cresent hardy r nv4 my amendment will prohibit outlays from exceeding receipts. It will prevent congress from raising the debt ceiling. And it will prevent the president and any president from instituting an executive order without presenting congress a balanced budget. Dave Courvoisier hardys proposal, as you just heard, prevents congress from spending more than it takes in and from raising the debt ceiling, but there are provisions. Under the proposal, congress could bypass the spending rules with a three fifths vote or during any period in which the us is engaged in a military threat to national security. Denise Valdez metro police are asking for your help identifying suspects in a series of commercial burglaries across the valley. Police say the men gain entry to businesses by breaking the glass of te front doors or entering through a drive thru window. The crimes have been taking place between midnight and 4 am. Police say the suspects are in their twenties. All with short hair, short goatees or beards. And they wear hoodies to conceal their identities. They have been seen in a smaller white suv or Station Wagon type vehicle. If you have any information call crime stoppers. Dave Courvoisier if you thought last night was cold. You might be reaching for another blanket tonight. The coldest parts of town have forecasted lows in the mid twenties tedd florendo is here with a first check of your weather. Tedd . tedd florendo you got that right, bracing ourselves for the coldest morning of the season. Live shot behind me shows those winds yesterday are over and done with. Conditions outside. Yesterday at this time we were in the 40s, wind kept temps a little milder than the 30s. Now the winds have calmed down and were down to 38 degrees under clear skies. 7 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. Were forecasting lows down to the freezing mark, with colder spots in the edges of town down to the 20s in some locales. Even colder for areas outside of the valley for pahrump and mesquite. We have freeze warning issued, but not for all areas. Well show you who is impacted and how long the cold temps will stick around thats coming in your full forecast Dave Courvoisier the runnin rebels were back home tonight. Hosting Arizona State at the thomas and mack. Chris maathuis in studio with your highlights. Chris Maathuis coming off a win over uc riverside. The rebels home with Arizona State. Chris Maathuis a chance to get a big home win over a name opponent. Not that airzona state is in the same class as arizona. But its still a chance to build the resume. We head off and show ya what one. The rebs lacked a Little Energy early. But then they began to pull away. Rebels led 3725 at the half. Unlv actually went up 14 and was pulling away, but then the bottom dropped out. Arizona state goes on a 266 run. Rebels hit only 5 field goals in the second half and they end up falling to sun devils. 6656. Unlv falls to 83 on the season. Just an awful second half. Chris Maathuis youll want to join us in 10 minutes to hear what dave rice and the players had to say about this one. Also more from the Las Vegas Bowl and this holy war thats come to vegas. Sports is coming up. Dave Courvoisier thanks, chris. Well, the aria makes a major announcement. That has them excited for the future. But does it come at the expense of one of las vegas biggest attractions . The cirque show that may not have a home in just a few months. < news music voice over youre Dave Courvoisier. The news of Southern Nevada is now. Dave Courvoisier the aria resort and casino announced plans for a major Convention Center expansion today. But its going to come at the cost of one of their big entertainment draws. The 154million dollar expansion project will give the aria an additional 200 thousand square feet of meeting space across four stojies. Upon completion, the aria will feature more than 500 thousand square feet for their Convention Center total. Construction is scheduled to begin in may with anticipated completion in 2018. Along with the announcement came the news that the arias Cirque Du Soleil production, zarkana, will close april 30th of next year. Zarkana was rebooted in february of 20 13. The aria did not say if the show will move somewhere else. This is the second cirque show the resort and casino will close. Viva elvis was there before Denise Valdez lastsecond signups flooded open enrollment for health care trying to beat last nights deadline. So the deadline has been extended to make sure everyone can enroll for coverage by january first. The extension lasts until 11 59 tomorrow night. Hundreds of thousands of people have already selected plans on the open marketplace over the last couple of days. And approximately one million customers have left their Contact Information in order to hold their place in line. If you still need to enroll for health care coverage. You can get started right now at Health Care Dot gov. And if you have any questions, free help is available. Dave Courvoisier a reminder that it is cold outside tonight. And if your pets arent inside. They probably need to be. But, something you may not know when it comes time to let your pets out tomorrow. Cold surfaces can still be damaging to their paws Tim Szymanski las vegas fire and rescue when a pet is walking outside a street in the summer were always concerned about the streets being so hot, through their paws, so if theyre out on the streret they can get burn and its the same thing if theyre on a cold surface walking on the street. Dave Courvoisier if you have shoes for your pets, please put them on to protect their pads. If you dont have shoes. Please ensure that theyre on a grass or artificial surface. And that they arent outside for too long. tedd florendo < morning last week we hovered above normal temps overnight int he 40s with a weekend temp near 40. Then by monday we really started seeing those temps dropping to the 30s. Currently outside in the 40s acrosss the region similar to yesterday with a lot neighborhoods by afternoon were in the mid to high 40s. Colder up in kyle canyon. Milder over to the east side of the valley where were lower in elevation. Regional temps in the high 40s down the Mauricio Marin<\/a> police say the doctor was also taken to the hospital for treatment. His injuries are not life threatening. If you know anything about this case Call Metro Police<\/a> or crimestoppers. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Denise Valdez<\/a> mauricio. Do police have any idea what the two suspects may been after . Mauricio Marin<\/a> its still early in the investigation. B ut metro police tell us the suspects may have been going after money or prescription drugs. Also. They believe the woman suspect may have been a former back to you. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> metro investigators and the district conference today. To announce the arrest of three men accused of violent Home Invasion<\/a>s against random victims. Denise Valdez<\/a> Officials Say<\/a> then rob them. As Mauricio Marin<\/a> learned, even though these men are behind bars tonight. Psychological scars. He filed this report before heading to breaking news lt. Jack clements metro police imagine that youre at home with your family watching tv making dinner and then all of a sudden the door to your house gets broken in. Mauricio Marin<\/a> its one of the most intrusive types of crimes. Metro police say these three men broke into at least three different homes over the summer in the valley while people were home. Detectives say wilbert knight, brandon black and Quincy Williams<\/a> got extremely violent pistol whipping some victims and worse. lt. Jack clements metro police they tie you up. They ransack your house steal items out of your house and then in some instances commit a sexual assault. Mauricio Marin<\/a> a horrific ordeal like this can be extremely traumatizing. According to a counselor at the Community Counseling<\/a> center of Southern Nevada<\/a>. Its a panic inducing moment because people dont know if theyll come out alive this can Ronald Lawrence<\/a> communit y Counseling Center<\/a> of so. Nv what this involves is disturbing recollections, not feeling safe anymore in your environment. Scanning the horizon for dangers, nightmares, of course over time is this acute stress reaction turns into post traumatic stress. Mauricio Marin<\/a> lawrence says it can also cause some to worry in the Community Even<\/a> if they werent personally victimized. Especially because police say the suspects preyed on random victims. Ronald Lawrence<\/a> communit y Counseling Center<\/a> of so. Nv it causes a sense of alarm in the public as well. Because what the public wonders if the next person be me . Mauricio Marin<\/a> indictments have been handed down for more than 45 felony charges total. Including Home Invasion<\/a> and sexual assault. Authorities hope the suspects stay locked up for a long time. Steve Wolfson<\/a> clark County District<\/a> attorney one of the charges is first degree kidnapping. If these individuals are convicted of first degree kidnapping theyre looking at life sentences. Denise Valdez<\/a> that was police said the crime spree lasted over a five week period from the end of july to the beginning of august. The suspects were arrested in september. District attorney Steve Wolfson<\/a> said d na evidence collected by crime scene investigators helped identify the suspects. Two of whom have prior felony convictions. music Dave Courvoisier<\/a> lawmakers now have their hands on the incentive package for electric car Company Faraday<\/a> future. The special session to consider the bills convened late this evening. To give legislators a chance to go through the contents. Patrick walker has more from carson city. Patrick Walker<\/a> heres what lawmakers are facing for this special session. Two bills. One. To create a Workforce Development<\/a> program. And one that covers faradays 335 million in incentives. Assembly Speaker<\/a> the assembly is organized and ready for business. Patrick Walker<\/a> lawmakers. Reconvening in carson city after dark wednesday for a special session regarding electric car manufacturer faraday future. But the language in the bills to make the deal happen. Was finalized wednesday evening. assemblyman Paul Anderson<\/a> r Assembly Majority<\/a> leader right now weve got 2 bills, one in the senate and one in the assembly, we may have some amendments, we may have some changes, but right now weve got a bill on both sides. Patrick Walker<\/a> Assembly Majority<\/a> leader Paul Anderson<\/a>. Introducing a bill to create a Workforce Development<\/a> program to fellow lawmakers in his chamber. He says the big bill. Which deals with the incentives the state is offering faraday. Is first being heard in the senate. assemblyman Paul Anderson<\/a> r Assembly Majority<\/a> leader they have the tax abatements, the incentives, the appropriations that have to be part of that package, bonding issues for infrastructure, thats all part of that package. Patrick Walker<\/a> the deal promises faraday 217 Million Dollars<\/a> in tax abatements. Or cuts. Leading economist robert lang says the 760 Million Dollars<\/a> in taxes the deal will generate. Makes up for that. robert lang executive director, brookings west the money that we forego in taxes just to this company is more than made up by their workers, the workers move to the state, theyre employed, they pay taxes. Patrick Walker<\/a> the deal does have its critics. Some republicans have balked at the deal. And members of the northern nevada builders and trade council. Who feel tesla isnt holding up its end of the deal it received demonstrated outside the capitol to ask lawmakers not to consider another deal before taking another look at tesla. rob benner buildings and trade council the only guarantees we had on the project, or that nevada had on the project, was a 50 percent local hiring requirement, is that good enough for 100 local nevada tax dollars . Patrick Walker<\/a> both bills have to pass both sides of the legislature. And if there are any changes made. Those will have to be negotiated before the bill can go to the governor. Reporting in carson city. Patrick walker. 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> thank you, patrick. The Assembly Speaker<\/a> also said tonight not to book any early flights on friday. That means it could be early afternoon friday before all is said and done. Denise Valdez<\/a> we now know the identity of the mystery buyer of the Las Vegas Review<\/a> journal. Las vegas sands billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelsons<\/a> son inlaw, patrick dumont, orchestrated the 140million dollar deal on adelsons behalf, according to a reviewjournal report posted to its website it was employees of the rj themselves that confirmed the buy against their new owners wishes. The confirmation ends nearly a week of speculation after the recently Incorporated News<\/a> plus Media Capital<\/a> group llc bought the rj and some affiliated publications. The sale price came at a markup of about 37 percent from its last sale earlier this year. Secrecy surrounding the deal has garnered national attention. And today, congresswoman dina titus took to the us Capitol House<\/a> floor. And called on the new Ownership Group<\/a> to unmask themselves rep. Dina titus d nv1 we know nothing about the group, nothing about their business ties, their potential conflicts of interests. Several watchdog and journalist integrity groups, including the society of professional journalists, have rightly called for the new owners to be transparent and reveal their identities or risk having the quality and the value of the information they provide rightly questioned by readers and Denise Valdez<\/a> titus applauded the papers employees for their online protest of the lack of transparency. Earlier today, Fortune Magazine<\/a> reported that adelson was behind the purchase. The magazine speculates that political influence could be the reason for the purchase. But openly questions why the first place. Yesterday, adelson told c nn he had quote no personal interest in the papers new owner but the rj reports tonight that adelson funded the transaction. Senator harry reid wondered out loud yesterday if adelson was behind the buy without mentioning him by name. Adelson, by the way, reportedly met with president ial candidate donald trump before tuesdays debate. In october, trump tweeted that adelson was looking to make a large contribution to senator marco rubio. To quote mold him into his Perfect Little<\/a> puppet. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> the us house of representatives is expected to vote tomorrow on a longer term spending plan that, if approved, would prevent a House Speaker<\/a> paul ryan says congressional leaders reached an agreement on a 1. 1 trillion dollar plan that would fund the government until september. The spending plan would suspend two major obamacare taxes, lift a ban on crude oil exports. And re authorize a Health Insurance<\/a> program for 9 11 first responders. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> nevadas district four congressman Cresent Hardy<\/a> says the federal government is spending recklessly. And today introduced a measure to control future spending rep. Cresent hardy r nv4 my amendment will prohibit outlays from exceeding receipts. It will prevent congress from raising the debt ceiling. And it will prevent the president and any president from instituting an executive order without presenting congress a balanced budget. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> hardys proposal, as you just heard, prevents congress from spending more than it takes in and from raising the debt ceiling, but there are provisions. Under the proposal, congress could bypass the spending rules with a three fifths vote or during any period in which the us is engaged in a military threat to national security. Denise Valdez<\/a> metro police are asking for your help identifying suspects in a series of commercial burglaries across the valley. Police say the men gain entry to businesses by breaking the glass of te front doors or entering through a drive thru window. The crimes have been taking place between midnight and 4 am. Police say the suspects are in their twenties. All with short hair, short goatees or beards. And they wear hoodies to conceal their identities. They have been seen in a smaller white suv or Station Wagon<\/a> type vehicle. If you have any information call crime stoppers. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> if you thought last night was cold. You might be reaching for another blanket tonight. The coldest parts of town have forecasted lows in the mid twenties tedd florendo is here with a first check of your weather. Tedd . tedd florendo you got that right, bracing ourselves for the coldest morning of the season. Live shot behind me shows those winds yesterday are over and done with. Conditions outside. Yesterday at this time we were in the 40s, wind kept temps a little milder than the 30s. Now the winds have calmed down and were down to 38 degrees under clear skies. 7 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. Were forecasting lows down to the freezing mark, with colder spots in the edges of town down to the 20s in some locales. Even colder for areas outside of the valley for pahrump and mesquite. We have freeze warning issued, but not for all areas. Well show you who is impacted and how long the cold temps will stick around thats coming in your full forecast Dave Courvoisier<\/a> the runnin rebels were back home tonight. Hosting Arizona State<\/a> at the thomas and mack. Chris maathuis in studio with your highlights. Chris Maathuis<\/a> coming off a win over uc riverside. The rebels home with Arizona State<\/a>. Chris Maathuis<\/a> a chance to get a big home win over a name opponent. Not that airzona state is in the same class as arizona. But its still a chance to build the resume. We head off and show ya what one. The rebs lacked a Little Energy<\/a> early. But then they began to pull away. Rebels led 3725 at the half. Unlv actually went up 14 and was pulling away, but then the bottom dropped out. Arizona state goes on a 266 run. Rebels hit only 5 field goals in the second half and they end up falling to sun devils. 6656. Unlv falls to 83 on the season. Just an awful second half. Chris Maathuis<\/a> youll want to join us in 10 minutes to hear what dave rice and the players had to say about this one. Also more from the Las Vegas Bowl<\/a> and this holy war thats come to vegas. Sports is coming up. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> thanks, chris. Well, the aria makes a major announcement. That has them excited for the future. But does it come at the expense of one of las vegas biggest attractions . The cirque show that may not have a home in just a few months. < news music voice over youre Dave Courvoisier<\/a>. The news of Southern Nevada<\/a> is now. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> the aria resort and casino announced plans for a major Convention Center<\/a> expansion today. But its going to come at the cost of one of their big entertainment draws. The 154million dollar expansion project will give the aria an additional 200 thousand square feet of meeting space across four stojies. Upon completion, the aria will feature more than 500 thousand square feet for their Convention Center<\/a> total. Construction is scheduled to begin in may with anticipated completion in 2018. Along with the announcement came the news that the arias Cirque Du Soleil<\/a> production, zarkana, will close april 30th of next year. Zarkana was rebooted in february of 20 13. The aria did not say if the show will move somewhere else. This is the second cirque show the resort and casino will close. Viva elvis was there before Denise Valdez<\/a> lastsecond signups flooded open enrollment for health care trying to beat last nights deadline. So the deadline has been extended to make sure everyone can enroll for coverage by january first. The extension lasts until 11 59 tomorrow night. Hundreds of thousands of people have already selected plans on the open marketplace over the last couple of days. And approximately one million customers have left their Contact Information<\/a> in order to hold their place in line. If you still need to enroll for health care coverage. You can get started right now at Health Care Dot<\/a> gov. And if you have any questions, free help is available. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> a reminder that it is cold outside tonight. And if your pets arent inside. They probably need to be. But, something you may not know when it comes time to let your pets out tomorrow. Cold surfaces can still be damaging to their paws Tim Szymanski<\/a> las vegas fire and rescue when a pet is walking outside a street in the summer were always concerned about the streets being so hot, through their paws, so if theyre out on the streret they can get burn and its the same thing if theyre on a cold surface walking on the street. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> if you have shoes for your pets, please put them on to protect their pads. If you dont have shoes. Please ensure that theyre on a grass or artificial surface. And that they arent outside for too long. tedd florendo < morning last week we hovered above normal temps overnight int he 40s with a weekend temp near 40. Then by monday we really started seeing those temps dropping to the 30s. Currently outside in the 40s acrosss the region similar to yesterday with a lot neighborhoods by afternoon were in the mid to high 40s. Colder up in kyle canyon. Milder over to the east side of the valley where were lower in elevation. Regional temps in the high 40s down the Colorado River<\/a> valley from mesquite all the way down to laughin. Already near freezing by afternoon up in rachel and tonopah this afternoon. Milder in death valley in teh 60s late today. Satellite and radar shown clearer skies, winds will decrease even more tonight too. But the storms keeping heading to the Pacific Northwest<\/a> and sort of staying to the north. More snow for the wasatch and intermount west states. Rain on the way again for portland and seattle. That system that brought us showers and snow in the mountains this week now headinginto cananda. But leaving behind some more snow in minnesota and the plains states as it exits the region. So heres the forecast. 32 degrees overnight, cold again with a light breezes less than 10 mph. Tomorrow expect a high of 51 and chilly. Normal is 56. Also looking at light winds for your thursday. Neighborhood by neighborhood lows again near freezing, but those of you in the edges of town again could drop in the low 30s to high 20s overnight and by morning. Gional temps alsoolder inpahrump and primm again with searchlight in the 20s along with beath and mesquite. Ndle up for sure. Denise Valdez<\/a> all new tonight. The us and cuba have reached an understanding on restoring regularly scheduled commercial flights between the two countries. It will help pave the way for us airlines to start flying to cuba within months. And represents the biggest business deal struck as the countries try to normalize relations. No formal agreement is in place yet. But both sides hope to announce Dave Courvoisier<\/a> runnin rebel fans will be stunned by some of tonights numbers. Denise Valdez<\/a> Chris Maathuis<\/a> here to show us an embarressing 20 minutes of basketball. Chris Maathuis<\/a> i dont know if unlv will play a worse half the remainder of the season. Were going to show you how awful this team was in the second half. More importantly, youll hear from the coach and players. Plus. The makings of the holy war rearing its ugly head tonight. Ill show ya why. Coming up next here on channel 8. From 8 news now, this is Sports National<\/a> finals rodeo gone, the rebels are back home. Was it. The rebels going to battle with Arizona State<\/a>. Team. Hand for the game. But even the large crowd didnt seem to ignite the rebels. They came out slow and had to chip away at the sun devils, who actually led by six early in the game. But little by little and the rebels led 3725 at the half. Home sweet home. But then that dreaded drought rears its ugly head once again. That word rebounding is becoming a foreign word to the rebels. In the first half, asu had 10 offensive board to unlvs zero. Rebels built a 14 point 2nd half lead. But then the sun devils dig in. Easy shots werent falling. Even with a size advantage, asu scores 36 points in the paint to unlvs 20. Arizona state would go on a 256 run. In the end, rebounding edge goes to asu 4330. Rebels also turned it over 16 times, while the sun devils scored 22 points off those turnovers. Unlv hit only 5 field goals in the second half and shot just 19 percent. Not one rebel scored in double big zim had 9 to lead unlv. This one is going to sting for a while as Arizona State<\/a> out hustles, out works and out plays the rebels winning tonight 6656. What do ya say after an embarrassing loss like this one. Dave rice unlv head coach the things we did to the get the lead we quit doing, difficult to win when you give up 16 offensive rebs and have 16 turnovers. Its back to the same thing thats been tough for us during a stretch. Ben carter unlv center we can talk about what they did to make them so but it comes to us not defending the ball and staying in front of our man and not rebounding. Rice disappointed with the outcome but theres an opportunity to learn from this well come back and get after it tomorrow and go down and get ready for the arizona game. Going to be easy. Rebs on friday they leave for tucson to meet the wildcats. The nationally ranked wildcats. If they cant shake those long droughts, arizona will blow em out on saturday. Thats a 6 30 tipoff on espn 2. We are just a few days away from one of the Biggest College<\/a> Football Game<\/a> to hit las vegas in a while. The teams are in town. The fans are arriving even as we speak. For the First Time Since<\/a> the 1800s the holy war is leaving the utah boarders coming to las vegas. The byu utah rivalry game is known as the holy war for many reasons. Today we asked the coaches and players to explain the rivalry. Kyle whittingham utah coach its been a rivalry for years, but never at venue like this. Its been played at one of our campus so theres a new twist Mendenhall Byu<\/a> head coach quite frankly in relation to this rivalry any time you add faith to any kind of conflict it seems to bring out the best and worst in people. And byu is a Faith Based School<\/a> bonson kaufusi byu kids growing up playing Little League<\/a> and high school against each other and go to the schools next to each other. Its a great rivalry. Gionni paul utah the holy war is the holy war im ready for it, im ready to play ball and be among the utah teams that beat byu. Remington peck byu theres never a Football Game<\/a> like it no matter who we are playing, notre dame texas. , you just cant explain it. Andy phillips a lot of families attended both schools so it runs deep its more then friends its families going against each other. The first stone in the holy war when david threw a verbal jab at goliath at tonights welcome reception. Everybody was enjoying the dance off when utahs fauonuku grabs the mic and looks right at byu and calls em a dirty team. So its now on byu team quickly left the party early and utah followed. Should be a better mood tomorrow, when players visit wars movie. Brett rewakowski is the owner of living the dream. His hobby shop with a wealth of star wars memorabilia from the original films. Through the reboots. And now the newest installment in the franchise. The excitement for the force awakens is bringing a new wave of customers from all generations to his store Brett Rewakowski<\/a> owner this stuff is in a sense kind of a time machine because when you look at a piece, and ive seen the look on faces of adults that have come in here and said, wow, i havent seen this since i was a kid, and you can just see them daydreaming in front of you its funny. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> brett says one of the most popular characters from the new film is the droid bb eight. Which has some similarities to the beloved r2 d2. tedd florendo < were down to 38 degrees under clear skies. At this time. Were forecasting lows down to the freezing mark, with colder to the 20s in some locales. Even colder for areas outside of the valley for pahrump and mesquite. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> thats all for us live at eleven","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia801208.us.archive.org\/17\/items\/KLAS_20151217_070000_8_News_Now_at_11_PM\/KLAS_20151217_070000_8_News_Now_at_11_PM.thumbs\/KLAS_20151217_070000_8_News_Now_at_11_PM_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240623T12:35:10+00:00"}