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KLAS 8 News Now At 5 AM January 28, 2016

Something occurred between them they were arguing then some gang names were thrown out. This is what the victim told us then after the shooting the younger males went off on foot in the southwest direction from here. right now. Police dont have a good description of the suspects. But they do believe theyre somewhere still in the area. Police say this could be gang related and investigators are looking it. Police say theyll be here for the next several hours. Processing the scene. brian loftus are police interviewing witnesses in the area . Michael Stevens police say there were only a couple witnesses at the time of the shooting. And theyre looking to them for answers. They also say theyve been going to nearby businesses to see if into one of them before the shooting happened. Patranya Bhoolsuwan now lets turn it over to demetia. Brian loftus < Demetria Obilor constructio n underway on tropicana at koval. Crews are worknig on a sewer project in the area right now. < back to you. gunman is on the loose this morning. After shooting and killing a young man in an apartment complex. It happened last night near lake mead and pecos. Metro police say the suspect took off after the shooting. The man was pronounced dead on scene. If you have any information, youre asked to call crimestoppers. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the man who police say was pointing a gun at people on the strip. Promptin g an officer to open fire. Is being held on 2 Million Dollars bail. Kahleal black was in court yesterday. He hummed loudly throughout the whole appearance. Police say on friday, kahleal black was walking in and out of traffic in front of the bellagio, pointing a gun at people. When he was approached by police, he raised his gun at an officer. The officer then opened fire. Missing black. We spoke with blacks brother. Who says hes childhood dymond black blacks brother he is not a bad guy, he had a mental breakdown man, you know like my brotehr said, the brain gets sick just like any other part of the body so he just hes sick in his brain right now you to look at him as a criminal because hes not a bad guy, hes a really great guy, he just had a mental breakdown man. Patranya Bhoolsuwan in court we learned black has been held against his will for Mental Health reasons three times in just the last year. His next hearing is set for february 3rd. brian loftus North Las Vegas mayor john lee is giving his state of the city address today. We sat down with him yesterday he tells us last year was a big year for the city. Highlights include the apex industrial park. Building an amphitheater at craig ranch regional park, and they brought in a new police chief. But. Hes looking forward to 2016. And beyond mayor john lee, North Las Vegas it was a better year for North Las Vegas and were excited 2016 looks even more exciting for us the city of North Las Vegas with all the work thats going on here with all the jobs here being produced with all the economy for the region North Las Vegas is prepared right now to be the bread basket for this whole area 51 more people will work and live in North Las Vegas in the next ten years then any where else in this valley more projects. Inclu ding a medical Research Area and building more infrastructure. Well learn more about his plan coming up in his speech later this morning. brian loftus now lets get a look at your forecast. Patranya Bhoolsuwan sherry. Hows the weather looking today . Sherry swensk < nice shot looking across the city from our caesars camera. Temps are cooling off fairly quickly and a little below normal. Mostly low 40s and some upper 30s across the valley and calm winds. The next pacific storm will head north as High Pressure protects us for the next few days and we get a nice warm up as we finish the week. Highs today into the mid 60s and mostly sunny skies. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the fbi and Police Say Three connection to the occupation of an oregon wildlife refuge. On tuesday. Ammon bundy, along with seven of his followers were arrested. Fbi agents and police intercepted them on a highway. Yesterday, bundys attorney read a statement on his behalf, urging the occupiers to leave mike arnold, bundy attorney to those remaining at the refuge, i love you. Here. Please stand down. Please stand down. Go home and hug your families. This fight is ours for now in the courts. Please go home. Kirsten Joyce protestors have occupied the Malheur National wildlife refuge in burns, oregon since january 2nd to oppose federal land policies. During tuesdays arrest. Ryan bundy was shot and Lavoy Finicum was killed Greg Bretzing fbi special agent in charge of oregon these individuals have chosen to threaten and intimidate the america that they profess to the people arrested on tuesday faced a judge yesterday and are staying in custody until a hearing tomorrow. Last night. Federal authorities set up checkpoints around the Wildlife Center and arrested three more people. Fbi Officials Say they are working around the clock to empty the refuge of armed occupiers in the safest way possible. Patranya Bhoolsuwan we spoke with nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy about the arrests of his sons and other occupiers. He says the shooting death of finicum is horrible. And he was just out there doing what they believe in cliven bundythose people that was up there wasnt hurting one soul. They wasnt doing any damage. They was there only to teach. They was there to teach about constitutional rights, teach about state rights. he got word of last nights deadly shootout through his daughterin law. Who took a call from ammon bundy while he was in the back of a police car. Ammon claims that finicum had his hands up to surrender when brian loftus the runnin rebs are back home. After winning six straight games on the road. The went up against boise state last night at the thomas and mack. Unlv beat them by 10 points, 87 to 77. Up next for the rebels are their biggest rivals. The San Diego State aztecs. That game takes place on saturday at 6 pm. brian loftus no more falls to Niagara Falls. Patranya Bhoolsuwan why the tourist destiniation could temporarily run dry. brian loftus a data breach. At a popular fast food restaurant. Which spot says hackers might have hacked into its private customer information. Patranya Bhoolsuwan coming up. Helping seniors and people with disabilities. Get around the valley. The new facility the r tc is using. To instill confidence, Sherry Swensk niagra falls may no longer come crashing down. New york officials are thinking about temporarily diverting water to make some major repairs. Plans involve replacing two 115yearold pedestrian bridges near the brink of the falls. The project could mean water will be diverted for up to nine months. New york Officials Say the project is still a few years away from beginning. And will initially be a tourism draw as a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the falls without water. Sherry Swensk < nice shot looking across the city from our red rock camera. Temps are cooling off fairly quickly and a little below mostly low 40s across the valley and calm winds. Plenty of clouds out in the pacific and most of the storms out there will head north as High Pressure protects us for the next few days and we get a nice warm up as we finish the week. Temps warm to the 60s before crashing into the low 50s and breezy winds next week. Chance of rain on sunday and chilly winds and temps for the first half of next week. 30th anniversary of the challenger disaster. All seven crewmembers onboard were killed back in 1996. When the Space Shuttle exploded over the Atlantic Ocean less than two minutes after takeoff. Nasa is observing a day of rememberance today. brian loftus lets get a check of your commute. Patranya Bhoolsuwan demetria. How are things looking . < Demetria Obilor lane closures on the strip between harmon and flamingo as crews work to film the latest installment of the jason bourne saga. Avoid the area. Things should reopen around 7am. Sewer work continues on wigwam between bermuda and las vegas boulevard. Expect road closures through april. Use windmill instead. < back to you. brian loftus need an excuse for running late . Patranya Bhoolsuwan be careful what you tell your boss coming up, some of the most bizarre excuses for not getting into work on time. brian loftus dropping your cable costs. How the government could save data breach at a popular fast food restaurant. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and the government could help bring down cable costs. Jill wagner joins us live from wall street. Good morning jill. Q and jill weve all been late to work. Theres a new survey about some of the most outrageous excuses . Good morning brian and kirsten the fed wrapped up its policy meeting on a sour note about the up its policy meeting on a sour up its policy meeting on a sour note about the us economy. Saying it slowed down at the end of last year. That sparked a sell off on wall street. The dow fell 222 points. The nasdaq dropped 99. wendys is investigating a possible data breach at some of its restaurants. No word on which ones. The fast food chain says it learned of the fraudulent activity on cards. Customers are being asked to keep an eye out for any unauthorized charges. the government will soon vote on whether to let consumers buy and use cable boxes from companies other than their cable provider. It could help bring down costs. The fcc says the average household pays 231 dollars to rent cable boxes. It would also help Companies Like apple and roku which make streaming tv devicesdeliver cable. brian and kirsten . Q and jill weve all been late to work. Theres a new survey about some of the most outrageous excuses . A thats right. Here are some of the more bizarre. According to a survey by career builder. I was detained by homeland security. A vaseline truck overturned on the highway, causing cars to slip. A bear was taking a nap on my car. Are late to work at least once a month. Brian and kirsten . now lets turn it over to Demetria Obilor earlier this month, the rtc opened its new Mobility Training center. Its a 6. 7 million facility designed to teach seniors and those with disabilities how to bus. It out. Demetria Obilor the Mobility Training center houses two working buses, paved roads and sidewalks in a contained environment that simulates an intersection and bus stop. Not only does it look real, it sounds real too. Nat traffic sound m. J. Maynard rtc deputy general manager this is the only center of its kind in the west. Its unique in that youll find paratransit certification, transit Mobility Training and blindness skills training housed in one roof. Demetria Obilor trainers use various techniques and tools to teach locals how to cross the street and find their way to a bus stop. If you notice up here, weve got what we call our landmarkers. Landmarkers are used for those who have trouble reading signs and rely on objects or buildings for a sense the 2014 census show over disabilities live in the county. Thousands currently use paratransit, which is a specialized, doortodoor ride progam, but its more expensive and the rtc believes, with the right training, nevadans could use bus service to their advantage. Transit mobility supervisor jim shampoe says one of the biggest reasons some dont take the bus is fear of the unknown. Shampoes job is to cast out that fear. Jim shampoe transit mobility supervisor seeing a person go from not being able to think that they can do something and being so afraid that they dont want to leave their home to, at the end of training, going out into the community and being able to ride independently wherever they want to go just gives them a really big feeling of independence. Demetria Obilor last year, the Mobility Training Program Saved the rtc 120,000 because passengers chose Standard Bus Service instead of special, door todoor transport. If you or someone you know could benefit from Mobility Training. You should contact the rtc. We will post the number on our website, lasvegasnow. Co m remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. brian loftus a teacher facing charges. After she told police she kissed a special ed student in her classroom. Patranya Bhoolsuwan one solution a group is proposing to put in schools to make sure students are safe. the deadly shooting brian loftus a man. Accused of watching a woman in the shower. At her local gym. But police say he wasnt a member. How they think he was able to get inside. Patranya Bhoolsuwan saving lives of more pets in the valley. How the Animal Foundation the next four years. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus brian loftus good morning and thanks for joining us. Im brian loftus. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and im Patranya Bhoolsuwan. Its 530 metro police are on scene right now. Investigat ing a deadly shooting. brian loftus Michael Stevens is live at eastern and tropicana with the latest. Michael . Brian, kirsten. Metro Police Say One person is dead. And another person has been taken to the hospital after an Early Morning shooting. Metro police say they were called to this area of tropicana and eastern just before one am. They say it was just before that time two men walked up to two other men standing at a nearby bus stop. Police say there was some sort of argument and at least 6 one person was shot multiple times and died. Another person was taken to umc and is in surgery. Police say right now they dont have a good description of the suspects and turning to the public for help lt. Dan mcgrath we only have two witnesses. It is a fairly busy area so if there are people that are witness or did hear it or have any information wed like to talk to them. Police Believe the suspects may still be in the area. Gang officers are also here trying to identify the potential suspects. Police are wrapping up their investigation. Brian Loftus Metro shut down roads earlier for the crash. But things are all clear now. Lets send it over to demetria for a look at your commute. Demetria obilor < back to you. back to you. Patranya Bhoolsuwan metro police are searching for a suspect. Who they say stabbed a man to death. It happened last night near saint louis and las vegas boulevard. The victim was taken to the hospital where he died. Police say they think the two men knew each other lt dan mcgrath, lvmpd preliminarily what i was told, was there was some type of altercation, a fist fight. Then the suspect must have pulled out a knife and stabbed times. Patranya Bhoolsuwan if you have any information, youre asked to call crimestoppers. brian loftus the Animal Foundation is taking steps to save the lives of more pets. Yesterday they announced a new plan to make sure they become a nokill shelter by 2020. They have a five year road map, laying out exactly how theyre going to make it happen. Including a program to help feral cats, and another program to make sure families keep the pets they adopt. They also want to treat more animals instead of putting them down Christine Robinson executive director, the Animal Foundation last year we did more than 10 thoussand adoptions we want to continue to grow that number, continue to offer promotions and discounts for public spay neuter, vaccine clinic and a host of other programs that include both new programs and expansion of existing programs that will be not just important, but this goal. brian loftus to help reach its goal. The foundation has partnered with best Friends Animal Society to deaths. You can keep track of the animal we have a link to their website that tracks their efforts. Just head on over to las vegasnowdot com. Patranya Bhoolsuwan now lets get a look at your forecast. Brian loftus sherry. Hows the

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