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KLAS 8 News Now At 4 PM September 28, 2016

Feel so bad. And im just going to pray that theyre ok and i dont know if they were my daughters classmates or if they were somebody i knew i dont know. Just feel so bad. paul joncich police say a man who is related to the suspected shooter was found dead following the shooting. Patrick Walker back here in the valley. Police need your help solving a deadly stabbing. Investigators say a man was dropped off at Mountain View hospital after being stabbed somewhere near Washington Police say the victim was involved in some sort of altercation before someone stabbed him multiple times. And they believe the man who brought him to the hospital may have been involved in the altercation as well. If you have any information. Call crimestoppers. The number is at the bottom of the screen. This is las vegas 125th homicide. Patrick Walker the man accused of shooting and killing a customer at starbucks made his first appearance in court this morning. Pedro garcia is facing a number of charges in the case. Nia wong has the latest. Garcia made a brief stoberski this morning. He faces murder, robbery burglary and weapons charges for the stunt hes accused of pulling on sunday. Investigators say the 34 year went into the starbucks, near rainbow and warm springs. Where he shot and killed 41 year old aleksandr khutsishvili. In an arrest report, garcia ordered a bottle water through the drive thru. But after his card was declined. He walked inside the starbucks minutes later. Got into an argument with khutsishvili. And shot him. The victims friends say he was a hard working immigrant from russia. And that not many knew that he was also homeless. Sot 18 36 07 13 sot 18 36 07 13 tajdre cotton, friend he actually bought me chips and everything because i didnt have any money, he was like you need something . , you know, so real caring guy. khutsishvili died at Spring Valley hospital. As for. Garcia. We know he is a convicted felon and found a record matching his description on the federal bureau of prisons. It says he was released as early as last november. No bail has been set for his murder charge. Deputy public defender edward kane requested more time to run a conflict reporting from downtown. Nia wong 8 news now. Patrick Walker and this afternoon we learned a little more about the victim a friend of his says aleksandr kootshishvee lee khutsishvili was an immigrant from the country of georgia near turkey. And once worked as a longshoreman in long beach. paul joncich theres a new way to get around downtown las vegas that may help reduce traffic. The Regional Transportation Commission is launching a bicycle rental program. Is live near bonneville avenue and first street. To tell us how it all works. Karen . karen castro the program is called bike share. A total of 21 stations, like this one, have been installed all over downtown las vegas. This is how it works you can walk up to one of these kiosks, use a credit card to pay for the rental. Then pick your bike, push this button and scan the card you get after paying. And be on your way. Term rentals. It cost four bucks for 30minutes. Eight dollars for a day. Or you can buy a 30day pass online for 20bucks. However. The bikes can only be rented out for 30 minutes at a time. The bicycles do not have to be returned to the same station but if you plan to keep them for more than 30 minutes, you need to find the nearest kiosk and recheck it out. ron floth bicycle and community coordinator, rtc the program is really designed to bridge that last mile gap so folks can come in on transit, grab a bike, and take b its also a lot quicker than walking so its a great way to facilitate transportation around the downtown area and reduce congestion. karen castro the rtc says it chose downtown las vegas to launch the program for a number of reasons. Its one of the busiest places in the valley that has bikes lanes. karen castro heres a fun fact. All 21 kiosks are powered by solar panels. Reporting live, karen castro. paul joncich karen, will the rtc provide any safety gear . karen castro safety gear is not included with the bike rental. But the rtc is giving out free helmets to anyone who wants one, here at the bonneville transit center. Patrick Walker coming up on the valleys 9 11 family members the chance to seek justice. The latest on the vote that could make it possible. and straight ahead. We take a look at whether or not the 215 will ever get completed in todays whats driving you crazy. i think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. Id like to punch him in the face, ill tell you. I would bomb the [bleep] out of em. I could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody t lose any voters, okay . And you can tell them to go [bleep] themselves. Get him out of here get him out of here get the hell out of here priorities usa action is responsible leader with paul joncich, Christianne Klein and tedd florendo. This is 8 news now at four. paul joncich a showdown unfolded on versus president obama. Patrick Walker lawmakers reversed one of president obamas vetoes for the First Time Since he took office. The legislation allows families of the september 11th attack victims to sue saudi arabia for its alleged role. Familys are seeking justice because 15 of the 19 hiijackers were saudi born. Supporters of the justice against sponsors of terrorism act say it could help prevent future attacks. But opponents warn it could put the country in danger. And could create complications with us allies, including saudi arabia. senator charles schr its very simple. If the saudis were culpable, they should be held accountable. If they had nothing to do with 9 11, they have nothing to fear. Patrick Walker saudi arabia and its allies warn if jasta becomes law. There will be negative repercussions. The kingdom could retaliate by limiting official contacts, pulling billions of dollars from the us economy. Or persuading its close allies to scale back Counter Terrorism cooperation with the u. S. paul joncich todays decision getting bret simply stating. Owned. While norma says. Could think of other things they could have veto the president on. Patrick Walker on the flip side. Johari says. So you sue them for 9 11 and they sue the military government for what we do in their country. Lastly. Alexis responds. Considering what we do on other countrys soil, we should be worried that they will reciprocate. You can join the conversation on our Facebook Page. Thats 8 news now. Patrick Walker it was a busy day for congress today. The Us Senate Passed a bill to shutdown. This bill will keep the government funded until december 9th. And will also included a onepointone billion dollar pledge to fight the zika virus as well as 550 Million Dollars in aid to louisiana after intense summer flooding. The bill is expected to quickly pass through the house of representatives before it is sent to be signed by president obama. paul joncich coming up on the valleys newsleader. More than 47 thousands drivers forced to reroute due to a traffic nightmare. Patrick Walker the latest on a sinkhole that was discovered early this watching 8 news now at four. Watching 8 news now at four. Politics should never come before basic health care, but thats the choice joe heck keeps making. Women like me rely on planned parenthood for checkups and cancer screenings, but congressman joe heck voted ten times to take away their funding. Heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. Shutting down the government. Just to score political points. Joe heck should be ashamed. 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Tennessee highway following a massive sinkhole. The hole started expanding after a water main break last night. paul joncich right now crews are working to fill the sinkhole and have closed all lanes but one. The highway is expected to be reopened in the morning. As for the water main break its about 50 feet from the sinkhole and crews working that issue say the filling of the sinkhole shouldnt interfere with fixing the waterline. paul joncich the cedar river in iowa has started to receded but Officials Says s were expecting to reach the critical 18 foot mark on thursday thats when everyone will be able to breathe that great sigh of relief today the city manager reduced the flood evacuation zone allowing nearly 25 hundred residents and businesses to return to their property. At last check the National Weather service said the river tomorrow by six pm. The service also says the river is expected to be back under flood stage of 12 feet on sunday. toss to weather tedd florendo clouds have now taken over through the evening as well as moisture continues to sneak in from the south and east. Showers have been mainly light for the most part but were expecting better chances tomorrow. Temps stay warm to mild on this tuesday but most of the area seeing light winds and temps close to normal today. Dewpoints and humidity are up with slight chances this evening with maybe a few spits of rain in the forecast for this evening. Temps stay mild through the evening as well. Temps have been close to 90 for the east side of the valle its lower in elevation. The eastside had the warmest temps this afternoon but they stayed just near our normal 90 degree temps for this time in september. Far west side of the valley stayed cooler with temps in the high 80s and far northwest part of town along with kyle canyon stayed coolest today. Temps across the u. S. Warmer temps in the desert southwest. Northern tier states cooling off with temps only in the mid 50s for the twin cities and mild for the southern plain states. Gorgeous with low humidity for the midatlantic staes and warm and muggy in orlando this afternoon. Radar images show showers moving r showers this evening to some isolated areas. The bulk of rain coming in from the upper level low will reach us wednesday bringing more scattered showers and tstorm chances. Looking at temps staying in the high 80s tomorrow and could be cooler depending on cloud cover. Tonight expect a low of 70 degrees with plenty of clouds and light winds. Could see a slight chance of a stray shower tonight as we stay cool overnight and clouds in the a. M. Tomorrow expect a high of 87 with partly sunny with chances for showers and tstorms and more scattered. Chance of showers storms again thursday. Drier by friday with wind increasing for the weekend. ll warup to the low0s bye wee for showers returning again next ek. Happening on the northern beltway between decatur and n. 5th. Everything is expected to finish up by the end of next month. The project was extended an additional 273 days, so crews could add an interchange at revere st. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Patrick Walker coming up on the valleys news leader. A norths takes on a new mission. paul joncich his acts of kindness towards a homeless couple. And how he helped them become self sufficient and off the streets. announcer youre random acts of kindness has turned into a Life Changing Mission for jesse frank. Patrick Walker a North Las Vegas airman, who we first introduced you to last week, got his life back on track after being homeless on the streets of houston. After moving to las vegas, he started the bkind movement to inspire others. Good day anchor Kirsten Joyce introduces us to the very first couple. He helped get off the streets. Kenneth moody theres a light at the end of the tunnel now. But for the past two years kenneth od elissa were in dire straits. 9 10 47 i was out on a corner playing guitar, collect some money to bring her breakfast. 56 they relied on kenny and his musical talent, to get by. That talent caught jesse franks attention. Jesse frank sot 9 26 56 if you watch somebody, theyll show their hand, so he was playing. And i rolled down my window. He came u to me, and he played five songs. It was pretty good 10 kenneth sot 9 12 27 he says, ive got an organization, that likes to ya. Of course, id be interested. 38 the bkind challenge began a complete transformation to get this couple off the streets in 60 days 9 30 56 it is so much work,. When i bring them in, theyre a part of the family. Because it takes a huge commitment. Knew they wouldnt see much of him. As jesse started the process of reaching out to businesses for help. Bella vita boutique provided new hair dos for both. And makeup. 9 27 35 , day 1 is your image. We live in a society, if you look homeless, you are going to get treated homeless. 45 savvy eyes eyecare. Provided glasses and exams. 9 3 35 i went to the eye doctor, found out that i might be getting older but i can still see. Thousands of dollars worth of services for free. With almost daily appointments for both of them. 9 16 53 i got a big dose of self esteem, cause now im not afraid to smile at anybody, waiting for the bottom part tomorrow. Ill have a nice smile. Jesse gave them a vehicle, which not only provided transportation, but initially. A place to sleep. They could nw exams. Obtain ids and drivers licenses. The next step. A job. 9 27 27 it took him 53 years to get there homelessness its not going to change overnight. , which i understand that. 32 there would be setbacks. Kenny secured a job flipping signs for a local business. But the heat took its toll. 9 18 45 i kind of ran out of steam. Eventually. Both of them secured full time employment as telemarketers. Ellisa moody sot 9 17 18 youre not waking up every morning, wondering where your next meal is going to come, great, full time job now, in 60 days. We did this the final day of the bkind transrmation ended with wedding bells. Although kenny and elissa have been together for 16 years. Theyd never been able to make it official, until jesse came into the picture, and kenny and elissa are forever grateful. 9 19 34 i can say about the be kind organization, its genuine. 41 920 08 its nice to find somebody that actually cares, genuinely 9 36 09 youre such a true inspiration, its just incredible. On act so fkindness, 800 dollars to go towards what you are doing. Do i show them, thank you so much. 29 Patrick Walker if you would like to nominate someone. Just head to las vegas now dot com. Tab under sections. Or send us an email. Acts of kindness at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich coming up on the valleys news leader. Both candidates hitting the campaign trail hard. Patrick Walker where trump zoned in on today and the rival clinton teamed up with. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at [ cellphone ringing ] its just another scandal from danny tarkanian. Tarkanian was the corporate lawyer for those with an elaborate scam that tricked hundreds of seniors into donating to fraudulent charities, totaling millions. And when a shady tarkanian deal went bust, he refused to pay back 17 million, sticking taxpayers with the bill. skies are starting to cloud up a little from the south and we mexico. Some points south seeing a few light passing showers right now with only slight possiblities for the region tonight. We see temps cooler than yesterday and winds remaining light for now. Dewpoints and humidity still remain quite low but will go up tomorrow as more moisture works. Tonight expect temps staying warm to mild. Cool by wednesday morning with more clouds developing and shower chances tomorrow. Tonight clouds will increase but bombings. Investigators say the men seen here, removed a pressurecooker bomb from a bag in new york ci others did, one of them injuring 29 people. Investigators now say theyve identified the men as tourists visiting from a foreign country. Police were able to track them to a hotel in manhattan. The men are believed to have left the us. The fbi is now working with its partners overseas to make contact with the men. paul joncich meanwhile. The us and iraq have agreed on a plan to send sixhundred discussion for weeks to help Iraqi Forces Retake mosul from isis. Officials say this is expected to be the final addition of us military troops in iraq. Currently, there are more than 45hundred us troops in iraq. Patrick Walker Hillary Clinton joins an old rival to try to boost her support among millennials. Shes campaigning today in New Hampshire with Bernie Sanders. Her republican opponent, donald trump, is making several stops in the midwest. Weijia jiang has the latest from the white house. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders presented a united front at a Campaign Rally in New Hampshire. The former rivals joined forces to urge progresv their ballots for clinton. This election is enormously important for the future of our country, it is imperative that we elect Hillary Clinton has our next president thank you, bernie. Thank you for your leadership and your support in this campaign.

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