So far this year. That number is already up to 60. Good evening. Im Denise Valdez. Dave Courvoisier im Dave Courvoisier of those killed statistics show onethird of them were purposely targeted. So whats being done to protect police all while they keep us safe . Reporter Brittany Edney hopped in a patrol car to find out. She joins us now from metro headquarters with what she learned. Brittany . Brittany Edney we hit the streets with metro to see how officers stay safe during a shift. While theyre protecting others. With the badge. Along with dealing with the unknown of each call. officer gabriel lebario, metro police you dont know what youre getting into, what the state of mind is. Brittany Edney the recent rollout of Department WideTechnology Helps keep responders tuned in. From body cams, new radio systems, gps in all new vehicles with new lte tabletswhich allows officers to access photos but training is their best weapon. officer gabriel lebario, metro police youve always got to allow yourself to grow and to continue to learn. Brittany Edney but its a proven fact that quickly identifying a suspects past. Gives them a better idea of who and what theyre dealing with. officer gabriel lebario, metro police to see what kind of priors they may have. Have they been arrested before . Do they have a weapons permit . Brittany Edney its not uncommon for police to get the call of we watched as officers responded to that situation and tracked down a man at his home. Its just one example of why metro says those simple checks are a valuable use of time and resources. were here to help you. Were not just here to arrest people and take people to jail. Brittany Edney officers say they want to encourage residents to give them a call if theyre ever worried about someone having suicidal thoughts because then they can help get that personh reporting live, Brittany Edney, 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier earlier tonight. A man was taken to the hospital after getting hit by a bus. It happened at about 7 pm. On mlk. Just south of craig. Police say the bus driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with police. At last check. The pedestrian was listed in critical condition. Dave Courvoisier metro police are also busy looking for this man. Hes accused of sexually assaulting a young girl on him. Before he can attack another child. lt. David valenta metro Sexual Assault unit anyone that would victimize a child like this is absolutely one of the worst of the worst offenders that we have and that is absolutely the type of person we have all hands on deck and we use every resource available to go after. Dave Courvoisier the incident happened near a condo complex at lake mead and buffalo. Police say the man approached an 8 Year Old Girl and her younger brother. Told the boy to go inside. Then took the girl behind a building and assaulted her. Police say the girl eventually happened. The suspect was last seen wearing a blue tee shirt and black jeans. If you have any information. Call police or crime stoppers. Denise Valdez just into the newsroom. A plane carrying a Brazilian Soccer Team to colombia has crashed on its way to medellin colombia. Its not yet clear what caused the crash. But thunderstorms have hit the area hard as of late. Medellins mayor says its possible that there are survivors. Denise Valdez of gatlinburg and pigeon forge tennessee tonight. The chimney two wildfire is burning close to a dozen acres and winds are causing it to spread. At one point tonight. 30 structures. Including a 16story hotel were on fire. 80 firefighters are trying to get it under control. And the National Guard has been mobilized to help. Officials believe the fire was humancaused. Denise Valdez its still not clear what motivated an 18yearold man to ohio state university. Police say abdul rzak ali artan crashed his car into a group of people. Then stabbed several others with a butcher knife. He was later shot and killed by police. One Law Enforcement source says artan had recently posted on facebook that he was sick of the way muslims are being treated everywhere. The university will reopen tomorrow. Dave Courvoisier the celebrations and mourning continue around the world. Following the news that the former president of the island Evelio MedinaCommunity Organizer it leaves a lot of hope and aspirations for a free and prosperous cuba with opportunities for everyone tens of thousands of cubans lined up in havana today. To pay their respects. Although the former president has been widely criticized for isolating and oppressing the cuban nation. Many in havana admire him as a revolutionary who stood up to the united states. But in miami. Castros passing brought celebration. As for what his death means for the country moving forward. Experts we spoke with say on political reform. john tuman Political Science professor, unlv i think that the Cuban Communist Party does have a larger structure, it does have some roots in society. I think some people are eager for economic and political reform but i think its difficult to say in which direction it will go in. Dave Courvoisier on wednesday a procession will carry castros ashes to santiago. The funeral is planned for sunday in the birthplace of the revolution. Dave Courvoisier since an agreement was for americans. And now some unlv students are asking for help getting there. The Business SchoolsGlobal Entrepreneurship experience is trying to raise money to make the trip. The Program Teaches students about doing business in a global market. And they say now is a perfect time to get a closer look at cubas economy. If youd like to contribute. Weve posted a link to their fundraising page on las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez we had a pretty cold start to the week but expect it to get even colder Ka Katie Boer morning between 2832 degrees. Cool and dry for the rest of the mid week with temps. Remaining 58 degrees below rmal denisvd looking to the future. In testing drones. The city will be the first urban site in the state thatll do just that. Shakala alvaranga is here to explain. Shakala Alvaranga denise, three years ago, nevada became one of 6 designated uas test site operators. The goal. To encourage the integration of drones into air traffic systems. And this afternoon, the city of henderson announced that it was chosen to pave the way for commercial drone usage. Opportunity not only for the city of henderson and Nevada State College but also for the entire state. Shakala Alvaranga the drone soars through the skies with a birds eye view of the world. Its very interesting because this is not a test site that is just open space. This is just urban area which will have obstructions and allow people to really test the uses of their unmanned systems. Shakala Alvaranga the new site will be constructed in henderson. We have Nevada State College here d perfect location to build this kind of site and to do this kind of work. Shakala Alvaranga giving Drone Operators a safe and accessible environment to test their very own products. Its a one of a kind creation. We will also have the Nevada Institute for autonymous systems there to lend their expertise for all those who are trying to test their commercial systems out. Shakala Alvaranga hoping to become a leader in the technology world. City officials want to see advanced Drone Development in henderson. Industry take off and for henderson to become ground zero for drones. Shakala Alvaranga and its no secret that it could also bring in a lot of money. This could have a tremendous economic impact. If people start coming here and building their drone systems there, that way we could have Companies Move to henderson and also Southern Nevada to start their systems. Shakala Alvaranga the site is scheduled to be up and running early next year. In the studio Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. still ahead. Whats in store for the unlv football team. Tony sanchez hits the recruiting trail but first gives an account of whats lies ahead as the rebels limped through a season ending loss. Thats later in sports. Plus. A holiday gift everyone can get behind. Cheaper gas. Experts say to expect it this season. But how much will prices dip . Thats next. But first. We want to warn you about a closure on 215. The eastbound lanes are shut down from the airport exit to warm springs. You can still get to the airport. But if youre trying to get to henderson. Youll have to find a different way. It will reopen at 5 am. this is 8 news now at eleven. Dave Courvoisier folks around the country. Including las vegas. Will take to the streets tomorrow to fight for better pay. Workers from fastfood restaurants. As well as uber drivers will march 10 miles from the carls and pebble. To the mcdonalds at sahara and paradise. Employees are demanding 15dollars an hour. And union rights as part of the fight for 15 movement. It started 4 years ago. And has since brought the minimum wage to 15dollars in new york, california, and washington dc. Denise Valdez now for news you can use. Gas prices in the valley have fallen more than 2 cents a gallon in the last week. The average price sits at about 241 according to gas buddy dot com. Cents lower than what we were paying this time last year. Across the country gas is down a little more than a penny a gallon. Bringing the National Average to 212. Experts say its normal for prices to fall by december. Denise Valdez black friday. Small business saturday. And cyber monday have all come and gone. Now its time to packand ship. The Us Postal Service will handle about 750 million packages this season. Thats up more than 12 percent from last year. Some ways to make the prs you can have flatrate boxes delivered to your house for free. Go online to print the postage from home. And skip the line at the post office. You can even have the carrier pick up your package for free when he or she delivers mail on any given day. And dont forget. December 15th is the last day to send something via ground shipping to guarantee it will arrive by christmas. After that youll have to pay extra for first class and priority. Katie . katie boer while youre out Shopping Gift for someone in need. 8 news now is partnering with tobin fiat at sahara and jones to collect toys and gift cards for the casa foundation. The dealership wants to fill up as many of the fiats as they can. You can stop by to make a donation through november 30th. katie boer of the season to experience Early Morning temperatures in the upper 20s. 4 of new snow up at mt. Charleston overnight although its completely quiet on the radar there now. Northerly breezes develop this afternoon and continue into this evening. It should remain gusty at times through tuesday afternoon. By tuesday night look for a sharp dip in overnight temps first freeze of the season is the Mojave Desert and the colder perimeter zones of the lv metro area. Look for overnight lows wednesday mornign and saturday morning between 2832 degrees. Cool and dry for the rest of the mid week with temps. Remaining 58 degrees below normal Dave Courvoisier unlvs football season came Denise Valdez but tony sanchez says there are Building Blocks in place. Chris Maathuis hes trying to overhaul a program thats been running lean for years. Despite the disappointing weekend loss. Maybe things arent so gloomy afterall. Things are trending the right way. Plus. A classic monday matchup. Packers and eagles coming up next here on channel 8. Chris Maathuis feel it was a successful season. But then again when you visit with head coach tony sanchez. He admits saturdays loss was a punch to the gut, but feels things might not be as dire as one might think. Maybe thereo here is some of the things the team accomplished this season. For the First Time Since 2003 unlv has had consecutive seasons of progressive wins. Its the First Time Since 1979 and 1981 that a team had over 400 yards offense in a game. This was unlvs best scoring offense in 37 years. Best Rushing Defense in 8 years, best total defense in 7. So throw all those numbers together and it tells you just how far from average this program has been in the past. So how does unlv change the you stick to the plan you come in with idea, how we going to connect to community, recruit what are we going to do to develop our kids. How are we going to create depth on the roster and its tough, theres a reason you get these jobs. You dont get jobs like this because theyre cadillac you get em because youve got to get in there and be a little bit of a grease monkey and fix this car up and thats what were doing right now. Chris Maathuis rebels rer season, including a 4 star red shirt freshman quarterback and their top running backs, including that guy, lexington thomas. Of the 15 starters back, 9 are back on offense. Chris Maathuis tony sanchez is moving into his third year and speaking of next year, the rebels play at ohio state next september and byu will visit las vegas in november and again the final game of the season on thanksgiving weekend will be the rival game with reno. After losing 4 in a row, packer wont make the playoffs and theyve got a legit concern. Thats why green bay needed a win tonight against philly. Eagles hadnt lost at home yet this season. But Aaron Rodgers changes things as only he can. Number 12 threw for a pair of touchdown passes. Both to davante adams. Green bay keeps its slim post season hopes alive winning 2713. But theyre still 2 games back of the lions in the nfc north. The rebels are on the road because of the National Finals rodeo. So theyre at southernt his tbirds. Then unlv is at Arizona State on saturday. The citys lone nba rep is making noise tonight. Former gorman star Shabazz Muhammad playing against the jazz. Off the bench shabazz on target with the slam dunk, he scored 8 of his 10 in the 4th. But the twolves look lost. Jazz go on to win it 112103. Chris Maathuis theres a bunch of horses and bulls over near the thomas and mack with the National Finals livestock has already parked near the campus. The National Finals is one of the citys biggest events of the year and this year is no exception. We caught up a pair of tiedown champions who are ready to roll. Ryan jarrett tiedown champ team roping steer roping bareback all the events its a great event to come watch, prca does a great job of producing it its exciting. Caleb smidt tie down champ here at the thomas and mack its small its loud and the fans are rodeo fans, so that gets ya doing, i sure like it. I dont get nervous. Once in the box if forget about all that. Denise Valdez our strange stories for monday right after this. Dave Courvoisier a russian tv show is taking heat online for a controversial performance. The show is similar to americas dancing with the stars but features ice skating. One of the couples raised brows outside of russia when they came out dressed as holocaust inmates. The act was based on the life is beautiful. And earned the pair their highest score yet on the show. katie boer a japanese theme park is getting some backlash for its holiday rink. The problem. When they froze the pond. The fish. Crabs. And other shellfish were still in the water space world has since closed what it called freezing port. While crews work to free all of the creatures from the ice. Once thats done. The park says it will hold a religious service for them. Then reuse them as fertilizer. update to a strange story we first told you about friday. The Company Behind the satirical game cards agains