Today to light candles and leave small tokens in memory of 2 yearold evelyn green. Vickie davis, mother she was amazing, my only girl. She was everything to me and i did everyting with my daughter investigators say witnesses saw the little girl cross the street when she was struck. Brittany edney stand up you can see, investigators have marked where the child was hit. Its actually only yards away from evelyns front door. Vickie davis, mother she was just outside playing and he just hit her. Her mother says that the man actually stopped and apologized to her, before taking off. She also noticed that he smelled like alcohol. Vickie davis, mother devastated. I just lost my baby. North Las Vegas Police describe the driver as a hispanic man in his 40s with facial hair and he was in a white windowless van. As this family grieves the loss of a child. Vickie davis, mother im not her. They want to see the man responsible, brought to justice. Vickie davis, mother how are you going to take my baby away from me . Brittany Edney if you have any details regarding the driver or the van, police as asking you to call crimestoppers. You can reach them at 3855555. Reporting live, Brittany Edney, 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier brittany, the family is planning a vigil for evelyn tonight. Brittany Edney yes, it will be tonight at 630. Right here on thomas avenue. Also, the family created a go fund me account to help pay for funeral expeneses. You can find a link to that on las vegas now dot com under our links mentioned section. Dave Courvoisier the suspected drunk driver involved in a crash last month has died. Metro says Victor Sandoval succumbed to his injuries sunday. The crash happened nearly two weeks ago near Spring Mountain and rainbow. Police said sandoval was speeding and ran through a red light when he hit another car. Denise Valdez solar customers are going to have to wait a little longer to find out if theyll be grandfathered into the previous net metering rate structure. Its a heated discussion. And even though there was no hearing today. Demonstrators gathered outside the pu cs office in las vegas to make their voices heard. Patrick walker is here to explain. Patrick Walker the Public Utilities commission was supposed to have a hearing today on whether people who installed their solar panels before the net metering cap hit last year. Should be able to take advantage of the old, more favorable rate structure for the next 20 years. Dozens of people gathered outside the pu cs offices. With wheelbarrows full of cards they say are from people who support bringing solar back to nevada. To be clear. Solar didnt go anywhere. But when the puc decided in late december to include all solar customers under a new rate structure. It triggered hundreds of layoffs by Solar Companies who said they could no longer do business in Southern Nevada. Those Companies Say thousands more employees could be laid off. Because solar customers no purchase solar panels for their homes. Chris james was recently laid off after moving to las vegas last june to install solar panels. He says to customers. Its about more than just saving money. chris james laid off Solar Installer when i first got into it, it didnt mean as much to me as it did to the people who are already involved, but day afterday, installing on peoples houses, and you see the impact that it has on these customers, it starts to change in you. Patrick Walker nv energy has told 8 news now in the past that the reason for proposing the new rate structure was to stop having nonsolar customers subsidize the rooftop solar customers. The company was crediting 12 cents per kilowatt hour to net metering customers. Which was anywhere from two to three times what it buys commercially generated solar power for on the open market. In souther nevada. There are currently more than 15 thousand rooftop solar customers. Patrick Walker we reached out to an Nv Energy Spokesperson for comment on this and another story. But have not heard back. They have told us they do not comment on items pending in front of the p uc. The puc has rescheduled the hearing until this friday. thanks Dave Courvoisier sunday was a great day for football. A great day for football. Both in california and here at home. And it looks like that wont change anytime soon. Tedd florendo is here with your most accurate weather now. Tedd . < tedd florendo staying sunny and dry. Check out the conditions outside. Big difference from what theyre seeing over the midwest and east coast. We have nice conditions here. Currently outside clear with pleasant conditions this afternoon and evening. Should be nice and no thick jackets needed this time around. Winds up a little this evening, then relaxing more overnight into tomorrow. Be gusty down the Colorado River for another day at least then calmer. Hour by hour for this evening shows comfortable conditions through the night. Winds slight breeze earlier with more relaxed winds tonight. Temps in the 50s all evening then cooling off in the 40s by morning but not freezing. Dave Courvoisier a growing graffiti problem in the southwest part of the valley. Southwest part of the valley. Denise Valdez taggers are defacing public and private properties. 8 news now reporter tony smith spoke with neighbors smith spoke Dave Courvoisier a growing graffiti problem in the southwest part of the valley. Denise Valdez taggers are defacing public and private properties. 8 news now reporter tony smith spoke with neighbors who are fed up and want this to stop tony . tony smith neighbors say they have seen tagging so much it is becoming the daily norm. One person told me, she doesnt an 8 news now viewer sent us a tip about the graffiti tagging at canarelli middle school. School District Police tell me, someone spray painted graffiti on the building early sunday. And its not just School Property being tagged. Folks nearby told me, they are trying to do what they can but worried if the taggers will do more. jennifer deocampo, neighbor it is scary because we see all the tagging and it is like who is on our streets. We dont know who did it. So, how do we know people are not going to our homes or cars. School Police believe in order to combat this problem, we need to all Work Together as a community. If you spot graffiti, you can call the graffiti hotline 7024554509. We will also put the number on las vegas now dot com. tony smith as for the school, the principal told me, they will be adding more lighting overnight and will catch whoever is doing this. Denise Valdez the clark county courts are warning locals of a jury duty scam. Officials say the scammers recently targeted a victim over the phone. But have also gone through mail and email. In the most recent case. Someone on the other end claimed he was with the sheriffs department. And that the victim had a warrant for skipping jury duty. The scammer demanded 25 hundred dollars. And asked for it on a prepaid credit card. Officials want to remind everyone to throughly verify anything asking for money over the phone or by mail. Dave Courvoisier the nations first primary. Is nearly here. Denise Valdez which president ial candidates are leading their party. Ahead of the first vote being cast. Dave Courvoisier and a lawsuit. Over a 63Million Dollar prize. Why a man who claims he won the lottery. Still hasnt recieved the payout. Dave Courvoisier the praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. A practical and successful legislator, Bernie Sanders passed more rollcall amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders a consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. Less than 24 hours away so its crunch time for the white house hopefuls. Denise ValdezDonald Trump New hampshire. The billionaire holds a large lead in the polls heading into tomorrows primary. Ohio Governor John Kasich and texas senator ted cruz are in a tight race for second place. Along with jeb bush and marco rubio. Dave Courvoisier while tuesdays primary could make or break some republican campaigns. The democrats could be in for another close race. The latest polls show Bernie Sanders leading in New Hampshire. Hoping to close that gap. Hilary clinton and her husband bill posed for pictures with diners before a rally in manchester. The former president was just in Southern Nevada over the weekend campaigning for his wife. All the caidates are hoping for help from Mother Nature too. Snow is in the forecast. And it could impact voter turnout. Denise Valdez and it wont be long before nevada will be casting votes ahead of the november election. The caucuses get underway later this month. Dave Courvoisier the democrats take the stage first. On saturday february 20th. With the republicans just a few days later. On tuesday february 23rd. Dave Courvoisier we are your local election headquarters throughout the election season. Our politics now team will have results both nights. You can stay up to date on air and on las vegas now dot com. And watch politics now every sunday. weather toss < tedd florendo clear skies again Holding Together all week. 70s back in the forecast and here to stay for a while. Winds not too bad in valley, although some neighborhoods to the north feeling those north breezees. Slightly warmer than yesterday at this time. Temps in the 70s through all neighborhoods in the valley. This is above average but staying cool in the kyle canyon. Cooler for the west side of the valley and warmer to the eastside where were lower in elevation. Regional temps stay warm in mesquite throught Colorado River valley. Warmer in laughlin in the mid 70s and check out death valley the 80s. There. Temps improve in the high 40s this afternoon in the southern and central great basin. Wind advisory still in effect for the lake and Colorado River until 10 tonight. Then it will expire. Gusts up o 40 reported for laughlin and Bullhead City today. Could still see some leftover gusts, but expect them to relax settles it. Clear weather across the west coast. The high to the west slow dominating the region. It will bring warmer highs for us and especially down to the Southern California where theyll be in the 80s. Now when the jetstream goes high and amplifies, at the same time it forms a dip in jetstream. What that means is the dip digs south and send the cold air from canada out here. Snow stretching from the twin cities all the way to georgio with a strong low and winds. We also have that coastal low pulling away but still sending snow to boston, the cape and maine. Big High Pressure isnt going away. In fact stays near stationary all week. Keeping any storms away at bay. So heres what to expect. Near record high in the 70s. Dry all weeek. Staying sunny and clear. Changing by sunday with more clouds and shower chances tuesday. Tonight expect a low of 45 and not as chilly. Winds slight breeze from the north. Tomorrow expect a high of 74 comfortable again with above average highs. Record is 78 so not quite there t. D0s neighborhood byighborowh warmer temps to the eastside of the valley. Tended shows near record his wed and frdiday in the mid s. En cooler weekend with clouds sunday d especially on ndayDenise Valdez we all knowit by w. Per bowl 50 is in the bk. Th the Denver Broncos topping the carolina panths. E now World Champion bncos were the underdogs going in. T proved to behe betteram. Was the thi super bowl win for the franche. And quarterback Peyton Mannings second. He fielded questions after the game about retirement. But gave no solid answer. And for those already looking ahead to next year. Houston texas will be home to super bowl 51. Dave Courvoisier another big talker following the big game besides the score. The halftime show. Demetria obilor tells us what everyone is saying. In todays whats trending. Demetria Obilor today. All the social media platforms are talking about the super bowls halftime show. It started with several songs performed by the rock band coldplay. ohhhhhh, woahhhhh, i used to rule the world, seize the rights when i gave the world coldplay kicked it off with viva la vida. And sang a few more tunes. Before. Handing over the mic. To the bands First Special guest. bruno mars im too hot, hot damn, call the police and the fireman super bowl 2014 performer bruno sang his iconic hit uptown funk and really got the crowd going. Then. He tossed it over to a drumline. Who helped introduce 2013s super bowl performer. Beyonce. beyonce ok ladies lets get in formation, ok ladies lets get queen bey performed her new song formation before teaming up with the other 2 headliners. To close out the show. With a tribute to past years performances. Stay on top of whats trending now and follow me on twitter demetriaobilor Denise Valdez looking back on nevadas past. Dave Courvoisier up next. The first in a series of stories were sharing with you this week. Of some local African Americans who paved the way for others to switch to Centurylink Prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. Yes and . And. Theres whole home dvr. Plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. Yes and . Why do you guys keep saying that . Its the first rule of improv. By saying yes and, yes, right, i know. Do you . Feel like a hollywood insider youre watching 8 news now at 5 with Paula Francis and Dave Courvoisier. The news of Southern Nevada is now. Denise Valdez bob bailey. Dr. James mcmillan. Robert c. Williams. Ruby duncan. Dr. Anita parsons. And the list goes on and on. Dave Courvoisier there are countless African Americans in the valley who were the first of their kind. And all this week Sharie Johnson shares their stories. Of how they paved the way for others to shine. Sharie Johnson there were so many firsts then. And many new firsts now. Were highlighting trailblazers in a variety of industries from entertainment to law. Tonight, id like you to meet a man who had a big investment in people. Sharie Johnson one look at woordow wilson and you cant imagine his strength, humor and his passion. But a glance back at his life gives you an idea. woodrow smith, mcdonalds Franchise Owner growing up in the south, separate but equal education they all pushed, get an education, make something out of yourself, make your parents proud Sharie Johnson and he did exactly that. Smith, a los angeles electrical engineer with a masters in finance, earning another degree from hamburger university, becoming the first African American to open a mcdonalds franchise in las vegas. woodrow wilson, mcdonalds Franchise Owner the community was proud that i was here Sharie Johnson but there was much more to his 1986 menu. Than value meals and sweet treats. woodrow wilson, mcdonalds Franchise Owner we did an easter bunny, we did a car show woodrow wilson, mcdonalds Franchise Owner we had a health fair, we gave Sharie Johnson . There was also santa at christmas and random just because. But his impact on the community surrounding bonanza and rancho didnt end there. woodrow wilson, mcdonalds Franchise Owner i spent a lot of time counseling our young males, young females