Richard strader lvmpd totally bad choices that were made. We have statements that they may have been at one of the local clubs before coming here. They made some bad choices tonight. Michael Stevens police say they are getting a search warrant to process the drivers blood. Police say the driver will be charged with dui dui causing death and running a red light. Police say avoid this area of you can. Because they expect to be here for the next few hours. brian loftus Kirsten Joyce now lets turn it over to demetia. Brian loftus hows the crash impacting traffic . < Demetria Obilor use alternates like sunset and jones to get around the fatal crash closure. Sewer work underway on the strip at spring mountain. < < back to you. vegas strip is back open. After a car shooting. It happened at about 145 at the intersection of tropicana and las vegas boulevard. Police say someone in a black sedan. Fired shots into another car. Striking the male driver and a passenger. The victims drove themselves to umc and have since been released from the hospital. Police are currently looking for the shooter. As soon as we get new information from police. Well update you. Kirsten Joyce a man is fighting for his life this morning. After he was hit by a car. It happened in North Las Vegas last night near lake mead and rancho. Police say the man was not in a crosswalk when he crossed the street. And a sedan hit him. He was taken to the hospital and is in Critical Condition this morning. brian loftus the k9 that was cut several times during a standoff with metro police. Is expected to make a full recovery and return to work. A suspect attacked the police dog, named nicky, with a machete last 7eek. And cut his face multiple times. Nicky underwent surgery last week and his handler sergeant well. Nicky is still wearing a cone while his injuries heal. But should get straight back to work tom moore k9 handler, metro pd very tough dog, never let go, good dog, heart of a champion. tom moore k9 handler, metro pd the only thing thats keeping him from doing it is him stitches in. Im sure as soon as those stitches come out, hell be right back and be the same old nicky he was. brian loftus the suspect who police say. Attacked nicky, is in custody. But the persons identity has not been released. Its unclear what criminal charges he will face but it is a felony to wound a police animal. brian loftus now lets get a look at your forecast. Kirsten joyce sherry. Hows the weather looking today . Sherry swensk < clear skies and dry air and not too chilly. We hit those warm upper 70s yesterday and had just a few high thin clouds around. Overall it was a sunny and warm president s day. Right now we are dropping into the 50s. And winds are light. High pressure rules the west again today. Quiet and very warm. Today we should have plenty of sunshine and look for warm upper 70s again, even near 80 in many neighborhoods. Back to you. Little League team who officially won the world series title. Could have it taken away. Parents of players of the team that initially won the title. The Jackie Robinson west team from chicago. Are suing to have the title returned. They were stripped of it when it was discovered some of the players didnt meet residency requirements. So, the Mountain Ridge team were declared the winners. The parents for the chicago team say they submitted the proper documents. And the map that was submitted was verified as legal and was brian loftus a local group is headed to mexico this morning. To see the pope. About 50 members of saint Annes Catholic church are holding mass at 730. Then. Afterwar d, theyre immediately loading onto a bus. At heading down to juarez. The pope is on a five day trip to the country. And will be visiting juarez tomorrow. That city is across from el paso, texas. Kirsten Joyce a less than Perfect Performance brian loftus and fans took to social media to complain about it what adele says caused her flawed singing at the grammys. Kirsten Joyce plus. Just a few days left to push for votes before South Carolina primaries and nevada caucuses. Why Hillary Clinton barked like a dog during a rally in reno. brian loftus signs warn of closures, but you say nothing ever shuts down. Demetria got on the job and got some answers, in whats driving hurt, down before. When our pride was low, lookin at the world where do we go. brian loftus thats kendrick lamar. Performi ng at last nights grammy awards. He was one of the top winners. Taking home five awards. brian loftus the show was hosted by ll cool j. Kirsten Joyce and some big names took home the top honors. Pop star taylor swift won her second best album honor. And mark ronson and bruno mars won for record of the year for their smash hit uptown funk. and the grammy goes to. Uptown funk Kirsten Joyce this years grammys stirred up a lot of emotions. With performances that paid tribute to some of musics biggest icons. The audience was brought to its feet by tributes that. Honored earth, wind, fire maurice white, eagles co founder glenn frey, and blues legend bb king. Im finally free from your spell. brian loftus thats chris stapleton, gary clark junior, and Bonnie Raitts tribute to the late musician. And lady gaga brought the late david bowies work back to life. this is Ground Control to major tom, you really made the grade brian loftus chris stapleton, ed sheeran, alabama shakes, and Justin Bieber were among several grammys. Demetria Obilor and trending this morning. There were some issues with adeles performance at the grammy awards. Performer. People took to social media to complain about the issues and the quality during her performance of all i ask. Some people said adele looked distracted and the usually flawless singer sounded flatat least on tv. Cbs says there was a fiveto eight second issue with the broadcast. But it was outside their control. Adele says the piano mics fell onto the piano strings. And made it sound out of tune. The audience gave her a standing ovation. adlib weatherrchat morning. Just now dropping to the 50s around the valley with clear skies. We will have a couple of really warm february days even hitting 80 degrees or warmer before a cooler winter storm moves in. But highs will stay above normal and even warm up again by the weekend. Cold snow and ice still rolling across the northeast. And thunderstorms are calming down across florida. Heres the 7day forecast that looks more like april. With a slight chance of showers tomorrow night. Candidates are campaigning this week ahead of the upcoming South Carolina primary on saturday. George w bush stumped for his brother jeb for the first time yesterday. And attacked donald trump. Meanwhile, trump attacked ted cruz. And even threatened to sue him over his eligibility to run for president. Polls still show trump in the lead ahead of saturdays primary. John kasich is trying to build on his second place finish in the New Hampshire primary. And campaigned in michigan yesterday. The Republican Caucus here in nevada is one week from today. Kirsten Joyce meanwhile Democratic CandidatesBernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will be back in the valley this thursday. For a town hall meeting ahead of the caucus. The town hall will take place at nine thursday night. At the keep memory alive event center. But yesterday. Sanders travelled to michigan for a rally. And last night, clinton spoke at a rally in reno. Where she barked like a dog. To slam Hillary Clinton, president ial candidate we need to get that dog and follow them around and every time they say these things like, oh, the Great Recession was caused by too much regulation, arh, arh, arh, arh. I think we could cut right through a lot of their claims. Kirsten Joyce she referred to an old campaign ad for her husband. Where a dog barked at false statements. The Democratic Caucus here in nevada is on saturday. Kirsten Joyce and dont forget. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can stay up to date on everything political. Both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. brian loftus lets get a check of your commute. Kirsten joyce demetria. How are things looking . < Demetria Obilor one person is dead after a driver ran a red light at the russell and decatur intersection. Avoid the area using alternates like jones and sunset. Tonight, lane shifts begin on us 95 at stephanie street. Early tomorrow morning, there will be a brief closure of work began on rainbow last night in the southwest. Expect more closures as work goes on. One confirmed dead back to you. brian loftus a man is suing facebook. For unwanted messages kirsten why he claims he deserves 15 hundred dollars for each one. brian loftus plus. High tech tennies. How a pair of shoes can measure it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. Facebook. For unwanted messages Kirsten Joyce and forget wearable tech. Samsung is working on hightech sneakers jill wagner joins us live from wall street. Good morning jill. Q and jill weve had smartphones for awhile. Now we hear. Sneakers are getting connected . Good morning brian and kirsten us markets reopen after a break for president s day. On friday the dow jumped 313 points the nasdaq rose 70. and we could be in for a good start to the week. the Obama Administration has given the ok for the first us owned factory in cuba since the cuban revolution. A company from alabama plans to build small tractors that will be sold to cuban farmers. The factory will be located in a attract foreign investment. facebook has been hit with a Class Action Lawsuit over its birthday reminders. A florida man says facebook sent unauthorized Text Messages to his phone about friends birthdaysviola ting the telephone Consumer Protection act. The man wants 15 hundred dollars per message. Facebook isnt commenting. brian and kirsten . Q and jill weve had smartphones for awhile. Now we hear. Sneakers are getting connected . A theyre called io fit. They were developed by a startup thats part of samsung. Embedded sensors detect balance and posture. The information is sent to an app that offers tips on improving your work out or your golf swing. There will be two shoes to choose from a running shoe and an oxford. brian and kirsten . Now lets turn it over to demetria for whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor marcia says, closure signs have been flashing on sunridge heights pkwy. And green valley pkwy. At carnegie st. Since christmas. On . Marcia, developers are building homes in the area. As part of that work, crews are using explosives and or gas pressure to break rock and dig up the ground; its called blasting. The city of henderson tells me the builders periodically close the road during the blast and reroute traffic. When its all done, the road reopens. Whats driving you crazy . Remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce construction underway on a major roadway. brian loftus how long the new project. On rainbow boulevard will take. And why its being done in the first place. Michael Stevens theyre one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown goldman sachs. Just settled with authorities r their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. How does wall street get away with it . Millions in Campaign Contributions and speaking fees. Our economy works for wall street because its rigged by wall street. And thats the problem. As long as washington is bought and paid for, we cant build an economy that works for people. Michael stevens is live with the latest on a deadly crash. Kirsten JoyceRancher Cliven Bundy appears in front of a judge in oregon today. In connection to a standoff here in nevada. The sentence he could receive. If convicted. brian loftus the last star wars movie just came out. But production is already underway for the next wholl be starring in the latest film in the series. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus Kirsten Joyce thanks so much for joining us. Im Kirsten Joyce. brian loftus and im brian loftus. And were following breaking news from overnight. One person is dead. After an Early Morning crash. Kirsten Joyce it happened at decatur and russell. And thats where we find 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens. Michael. What can you tell us . All four corners of the intersection are blocked off because of this deadly crash. Metros fatal detail is processes the scene. Officers say the crash happened around 1 30 this morning. They say the driver of a cadillac ran a red light and smashed into a late model toyota going through the intersection here at decatur and russell. Police say the driver of the toyota was taken to umc where he died sgt. Richard strader, lvmpd the driver of the cadillac showed signs of impairment, failed field sobriety tests, and was taken into custody for suspicion of dui. Were now obtaining a search warrant for his blood and hell be booked for those charges. As well as dui death and running a red light. Police Believe both cars were going about 45 Miles Per Hour around the time of the crash. Metro police say they do expect to be out here for a good amount of time. They recommend to avoid the area brian loftus lets get a check of your commute. Kirsten joyce demetria. How are things looking . Demetria obilor < avoid the russell decatur intersection. Use sunset and jones as alternates following a deadly crash. Construction work continues on galleria and gibson near cowabunga bay. Cones are gone from durango and one confirmed dead < < back to you. brian loftus this morning. Six Year Old Girl and her grandmother in a hitandrun crash. Is set to be sentenced. Leonardo ruesga faces up to 40 years in state prison. He pleaded guilty to causing the crash back in march of last year. Police say ruesga had marijuana and meth in his system when he hit the pair on maryland at sahara. And took off. His sentencing hearing is set for nine this morning. Kirsten Joyce a person is dead after he was shot several times in what police are calling a brazen shooting. It happened last night at the meadow Vista Apartments near karen and lamb. Police say it started with a confrontation in a parking lot. The victim was shot and was able to run a short distance. He was taken to the hospital where he died. lt. Dan mcgrath lvmpd its unfortunate we have a young man whos deceased, hes in his 20s, and obviously his family is just hearing the news. Kirsten Joyce police say bullets hit a car and even went through an apartment window. Police dont have a suspect in custody but say itcould be gang related. If you have any information, youre asked to call crime stoppers. is set to be in court today. From charges stemming from his standoff with federal officials here in nevada. Back in 2014. The elder bundy and his sons ammon and ryan remain behind bars in oregon. Ammon and ryan are charged in connection with the occupation of a National Wildlife refuge. Cliven was arrested on wednesday when he flew into portland. Hes facing a total of six charges. And if convicted, could spend the rest of his life in prison and face more than a Million Dollars in fines. brian loftus every state is being ordered to audit their teacher discipline reporting. After a Usa Today Network investigation found that thousands of teachers who had been disciplined were not on the National Database registry. School districts in every state report disciplined teacher problems to a database an examination of the states handling of teacher data earned nevada a d grade. When it comes to background checks, the report says nevada has strong state level screenings before licensing. But fails when it comes to transparency. With no Information Online about teacher disciplinary actions. Mandatory reporting laws. And in sharing misconduct information with other states. Kirsten Joyce now lets get a look at your forecast. Brian loftus sherry. Hows the weather looking today . < Sherry Swensk a quiet morning with mostly c