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KLAS 8 News Now At 4 PM September 30, 2016

Their doors. Bringing dozens of jobs to the valley. The newest retailer. Curacao is a californiabased Department Store that specifically caters to the latino community. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live at the meadows mall. With a closer look at the economic impact. Karen . karen castro last minute preparations are underway ahead of tomorrows grand opening. The store is part of a business trend were seeing in the valley. As we found out. Big retailers, like curacao, are expanding market. But in some areas, more than others. Karen Pruneda curacao employee when i came here, i felt happy. karen castro Karen Pruneda is among 150 employees hired at curacao. The latest Department Store opening for business in southern nevada. Karen Pruneda curacao employee i could not get a job at all for like a year. karen castro curacao is among a growing list of retailers expanding to the valley. But its the only newcomer in the central valley. Robert lang with brookings Mountain West says the Retail Industry is making a big come back following the economic crisis in 2008. But the business boom is more visible in the west and southern parts of the valley. robert lang dir. , brookings Mountain West you see this in a lot of regions that high end retailers seek out high end neighborhoods. karen castro Restoration Hardware is under construction as part of the expansion of tivoli village. Near alta and rampart. Living spaces is opening soon down the street at boca park. Taking over a commercial space that has been vacant since the recession. robert lang dir. , brookings Mountain West late i happened no one could imagine ever needing more mall space or anything for a while. Were at the a while right now. karen castro another reminder of the economic downturn that is now erased. Is downtown summerlin. The outdoor Shopping Mall has more than 100 Stores Including highend retailers. Meanwhile, curacao is targeting a different demographic. More than 90percent of its employees are bilingual. Karen Pruneda curacao employee i met everyone, everyone was so nice. karen castro again, as we show you curacao opens for business tomorrow at nine in the morning. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. Sharie Johnson two more vacancies on the Nevada Legislature were appointed today. Ahead of state leaders discussing a plan to build an nfl stadium in town. The Clark County Commission met this morning to choose replacements for two open seats. Now that those lawmakers have resigned. 10 people submitted their names for consideration. But it was democrat sth stephens chosen for the job. Governor Brian Sandoval says he plans on calling for a special session in the coming weeks. The most debated part of the plan. Is to use 750million in tax dollars to fund the project. In the form of an increased room tax on the strip. tedd florendo dust advisory in effect for sunday through monday as gusts up to 40 or more possible on those days along with cooler conditions by sunday and monday as well. Were warm and above average again today with winds light for now. Still some clouds around which is why we never took it out of the forecast. Tonight expect temps to stay warm to mild with some clouds around. The 80s to 70s to eventually by morning. Expect winds to pick up more tomorrow afternoon as the morning stay mild and tranquil paul joncich now. The deadly train crash in new jersey is reigniting concerns about the automatic braking system called positive train control. In august, federal regulators said the system was in place in just five railroads. Kris van cleave explains why installing the technology has been such a struggle. Investigators will try to determine if positive train control could have prevented the speeding new Jersey Transit train from smashing into the hoboken station. This train did not have ptc. bella dinhzarr ntsb vice chairwoman area that we always look into. The technology relies on gps satellites. Radio towers. And ground sensors to monitor a trains speed and location. If it detects a train is going too fast or being operated unsafely. Onboard computers kick in to slow or stop it. Its taking control of the train away from me. In january, amtrak showed us how it works using this simulator. And when you overspeed and its beeping like that it will take over at some point. if you dont take action in six seconds, and put enough brake to satisfy, yes it nationwide, ptc is available on just 29 of passenger locomotives and 22 of passenger track miles. As of last may commuter railroads have spent nearly a billion dollars installing the pricey technology. Back in 2011, also in hoboken 30 people were injured in an accident involving a path train. Two years later, a metronorth train derailed in the bronx, killing 4 people. And in may 2015, 8 died and more than 200 were hurt when this amtrak train dr philadelphia. Investigators say ptc hoboken yesterday would have likely prevented them all. kris van cleave cbs news hoboken, nj no new jersey trains have the technology. This system doesnt expect it to have it running until at least 2018. Kris van cleave, cbs news, hoboken, new jersey Sharie Johnson the American Public Transportation Association says commuter railroads are 100 percent committed to ptc. But estimates the final cost will be around three point five congress has set aside to install ptc. paul joncich coming up on the valleys news leader. Fighting back from the recession. The announcement the governor made at a business conference earlier today. Sharie Johnson but first. A look at how hundreds here in the valley are giving back today for united ways day of caring. florendo. This is 8 news now at four. Sharie Johnson hundreds fromo help those in need today. paul joncich its for united ways first annual day of of caring event. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens has more from Lowman Elementary School where people were donating their time today. Michael Stevens the united way calls this the largest, one day volunteer event here in las vegas. Theres over 90 volunteer projects going on today around the valley. And over 1,000 volunteers. Lowman elementary is one of the volunteer sites. The people here are repainting vibrant place for the kids to play on Socorro Carrasco volunteer you feel like youve done something for them. You feel that you have impacted them. That when they come out here, until you see your faces. That youve done something good for them. Michael Stevens volunteers are doing all sorts of things like cleaning up schools. Planting gardens. Creating murals. And assembling dental kits. The united way says the ultimate goal is to transform nonprofit organizations and schools, imv create a better community. Reporting from lowman elementary, Michael Stevens. 8 news now. Sharie Johnson as project neon construction picks up there will be more cone zones popping up across the valley. paul joncich the ones you need to know about as we head into the ahead on the valleys news leader. jacky rosen im jacky rosen, and as a computer programmer, i created apps. Before they were lled apps and i learned theres always a Smart Solution. As president of my synagogue, we found a Smart Solution to Rising Energy costs. Creating one of the largest Solar Projects in the state. In congress, ill work with democrats and republicans to make all of nevada a leader in solar, eate good jobs. I approved this message because i know we can find Smart Solutions. Even in washington. The new salami caprese panini from subway. Pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. Part of the new chefinspired 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. Taking away access to lifesaving care. Just to score political points. Women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. Difficult to put out a stubborn fire burning in Santa Clara County california. At last check the loma fire has grown to more than 43 hundred acres. Sharie Johnson firefighters say the fire is now 34 percent contained with nearly two thousand fire personnel battling the blaze. The cause remains under investigation. paul joncich speaking of high winds. This weekend is expected to turn into a quite a gusty one Sharie Johnson but theyre suppose to stay calm enough for those wanting to check out the 11th annual pure alohf florendo whos out as the setup continues before the event begins at five. tedd florendo skies have cleared and air is drier. We have a dust advisory that goes into affect sunday through monday. Expecting wind to develop again across the region and is the reason for the dust advisory. 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 well. Temps have been close to 90 for the east side of the valley where its lower in elevation. The 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 coolest today. Temps across the u. S. Looking cool up in the Pacific Northwest with 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 in from the south probably brining some spits of 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 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 r shors and tstorms andre scat. Tended recast shows temps stay near average with another chance of showers storms again thursday. Drier by friday with wind increasing for the weekend. Well warm up to the low 90s by for showers returning again next week. Spaghetti bowl. Sharie Johnson Demetria Obilor explains where you can expect delays and how you can stay on top of the latest traffic restrictions, in whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor as project neon continues, drivers should expect a variety of lane closures, especially overnight. Looking ahead to next month, this coming monday. Desert lane will shut down permanently between charleston and hastings. Toward the end of the week, youll start seeing more lane restrictions on westbound bonneville between i15 and mlk. Down. Thats scheduled for next friday. Traffic will be detoured to rancho drive off us 95 north. You can stay on top of all of these closures by visiting ndot project neon dot com. It will be a very helpful tool when it comes to traffic alerts and progress updates. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question now dot com. paul joncich some local students are proving they have the chops. To take on broadway. Sharie Johnson all. While some are mastering yoga. In their high school gym. Its all coming up in the whats cool at school recap. announcer youre when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. But i spent my whole life fighting back. So you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say. That reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms. I dont want a president who makes fun of me. I want a president who inspires me, and thats not donald trump. We all know you have to Work Together in order to get things done. But in washington, too often joe heck has been part of the problem, putting his party and special interests before nevada. Im proud of my work with the bush and obama administrations on homeland security. And every bill i sponsored as attorney general was passed by democrats and republicans. Im Catherine Cortez masto. I approve this message because ill work with anyone paul joncich a New High School yoga class, two schools teaming up for a talent show, and training future leaders of the classroom. Highlite todays whats cool at school recap brian loftus high school can overwhelm ne is addressing those student stressors with a new yoga program. Students and staff can now take advantage of free classes taught by professional yoga instructors. 17 35. 40 17 35. 45 joyce sportsman founder, try Trauma Recovery yoga everybody that came together to make this happen, its a beautiful project, and everyones heart is really in it, and you can feel that. brian loftus the great need for this healthful, holistic practice is evident in the popularity among students. 17 08. 46 17 08. 51 Sharelle Moore senior im going to be here every day i need to work on im excited for this program, i just, i just cant believe that its here. School 2 brian loftus two local Elementary Schools robert lake and ruby thomas teamed up for a talent show featuring the skills of their students. Its a chance for some kids to find a love of performing. St udents showed courage and pride when taking the stage. 10 25. 51 10 26. 03 zakiyah green 5th grade on stage, since i have support. My friends support me, its fun, and my teacher, she supports me, and she makes it fun. brian loftus staff wanted these students to feel the freedom and fun of trying something new, and maybe discover a ve 10 42. 52 10 42. 59 joseph buck pta president robert e. Lake elem. Its just about letting them experience the arts in a way that theyre going to enjoy. School 3 brian loftus the future leaders of our kids classrooms, are still kids themselves but at east career and Technical Academy they are already training for a career in education 00 22. 25 00 22. 34 Jamie Stevens junior ive always loved kids, i like kids a lot, and i feel like its giving back to the community to teach kids. 00 21. 10 00 21. 15 Carlos Lainez your mind. You get to be very creative. brian loftus a program called tiny titans brings in real experience. Its a preschool lab where twenty prek kids give these highschoolers the opportunity to hone their skills. 00 28. 44 00 28. 51 linda bouch Early Childhood Education Teacher and when they come back to visit me and tell me that they got their credential, and theyre teaching 2nd grade thats awesome brian loftus and thats whats cool at school paul joncich to vote for one of these programs. Head to las vegas now dot com. Itll bed under sections. The winner gets 250 dollars for their program. To send us an idea. Go to cool at school at las vegas now dot com. Sharie Johnson a family is mourning the death of two of two sisters after they were found dead. On an island off east africa. The latest on this developing story straight ahead on the valleys news leader. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at horner i was proud to stand for our country. I will not stand for congressman hardy and donald trump insulting seniors and veterans. Hardy wants to raise the retirement age and said seniors who rely on programs like Social Security are a draw on government and the disabled are a drain on society. And then theres donald trump. Theyre just not for us. The new salami caprese panini from subway. Pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. Part of the new chefinspired paul joncich relatives of two american sisters found dead while vacationing in seychelles sayshells are demanding answers. Sharie Johnson according to police, resort management discovered 42yearold robin korkki and 37yearold annie korkki tragic ending to the sisters vacation. Unopened mail is piling up outside the door of apartment 102. The tenant ann korkki, who friends know as annie wont be coming home. The 37yearold denver woman was found dead in a hotel bed, alongside the body of her 42yearold sister and best friend robin. The two had spent a week vacationing at this luxury, two thousand dollar a night resort in seychelles sayshell an island a o africa. As authorities there await the results of autopsies, for now, how they died is a mystery. Kyle grogan neighbor of annie korkki 12 52 52 its kind of shocking. Next door nei

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