Our website las vegas now dot com Kirsten Joyce governor sandoval is asking an Energy Task Force to work on the controversial rooftop solar policy rate changes. The chief Strategy Officer Just Announced plans to reconvene the new Energy Industry task force for the next year. This comes after the Nevada Public Utilities Commission increased rates. Which then sparked protests. Companies said the hike forced them to lay off hundreds of workers. A proposal has since been submitted to grandfather in the lower rates for thousands of customers customers. sherry hows the weather today . Mother nature has been working overtime with solar power this week. Finally a nice springlike break after some long stretches of colder winter days. So i havent heard too many compaints. Mostly clear skies and mild degrees again this morning. After hitting those extra warm 70s on tuesday. Your most accurate weather now forecast looking for another beautiful spring day in las vegas and Southern Nevada. The air is dry and the winds will stay mainly light and variable today. Highs will once again reach to above well normal temps and could even set a new record at 75 degrees so stay hydrated. Need to be drinking plenty of water. Well check out your weather now seven day forecast that has a lot of 70s in it coming up back to you Brian Loftus Somerset after a former teacher was arrested for allegedly having inappropriate contact with 12 year old girls. North Las Vegas Police arrested former music Teacher William crawford this week. They accuse him of harming 2 girls while teaching at somerset academy. Somerset issued a Statement Last night. They say he worked for them less than three months back in 2012, and didnt know about any claims against him when his employment ended. If you have any information regarding this case. Youre asked to call crime stoppers. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor crash on eastbound warm springs at pecos on the Southeast Side of town. No major delays right now, you can start thinking about using green valley parkway because its only going to get busier. No delays in the south valley right now. Heres what i15 looks like at saint rose parkway. < < back to you Kirsten Joyce the results are in brian loftus the winners of the nations first primary. And why this race plays such a crucial in the election. Kirsten Joyce and. Building out the 215. What crews are up to and how everything will look when its done. Kirsten joyce we want to take you back to that breaking news we told you about earlier. Brian Loftus Michael Stevens is live off hualapai and desert inn. Where hes seeing a lot of police activity. Kirsten Joyce republican candidate donald trump and democrat Bernie Sanders won the nations first primary in New Hampshire. brian loftus republican john kasich and Democrat Hillary Clinton are runner ups. Kirsten Joyce lets send things over to Allison Warren in was a make it or break it for candidates, correct . Allison a lot of hustle and bustle in the Media Filing Center at the expo in manchester nh. Journalists from all over the world watching these results from nh. Why nh though . I asked a pollster who said that New Hampshire is better than any other at state at choosing someone whos going to go on and do very well. Even if they dont become the actual nominee for their party theyre going to do well in the election if they do well in nh. He said its very different from the Iowa Caucuses because the iowa caucus goers are much different voters. So New Hampshire is really something a lot of journalists focus on. frank luntz New Hampshire sets the tone for the rest of the country. Probably can win in other places if you cant win in nh, an awful lot of campaigns just close up shop. Nh does a better job of picking eventual nominees than any other state in the country. Allison Luntz went on to tell me he predicts more than one candidate will be dropping out of the race, much as we saw in the Iowa Caucuses after the results are complete here tonight, within the next 48 hours. We will look to see if that prediction is in fact true. Reporting in manchester nh, brian loftus thanks, allison. The nevada caucus is taking place on the 20th of this month. And Democratic Candidates will hold a town hall in las vegas just two days prior. Kirsten Joyce not many details have been released so far. We do know that msnbc and with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, questions are expected to focus on issues affecting nevada and the latino community. Kirsten Joyce and we are your local election headquarters throughout the season. Both on air and online. Plus you can watch our politics now show every sunday at 5 30. sherry hows the weather today . Highs will once again reach to above normal temps and could even set a new record at 75 degrees mild temps again this morning. After hitting those extra warm 70s on tuesday. Another beautiful spring day in las vegas and Southern Nevada. This morning we are cooling off to the 40s around the valley. Im almost feeling a little guilty thinking about the extra cold temps across the east. While were having summer beach weather here in the west. Temps and the snow from the great lakes down through the deep south and to the east coast. The air is dry and the winds will stay mainly light and variable today. Highs will once again reach to above normal temps and could even set a new record at 75 degrees demetria, how are the roads this morning . For awhile now, crews have been fixing up flamingo as part of the rtcs big flamingo improvment project. Crews are building bus stops between flamingo and koval. Sewer work starts today at the flamingo and mcleod intersection. Expect all sorts of lane restrictions and closures through early march. < back to you her dog. Volunteering for something that not everyone can do becky gang acts of kindness recipient if we touch one person the day we come. Weve done our job. Kirsten Joyce well meet the duo who make it their mission to help put people in hospice care. At ease. In todays acts of kindness. brian loftus and its time for todays facebook contest. I was walking home. Just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. With one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. Then jack showed up and thats what happened to your breakfast croissant. And yours . It survived. Share it with yourself. Freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, get two breakfast croissants forfour bucks. You. Its not a volunteer job for everyone. But its the perfect fit for her, and her loving companion. Becky gang is our acts of kindness recipient this week. 15 years in the valley. Shes worked at a number of facilities, but says. Nathan adelson hospice. Is her home. Good boy panzer. Kirsten Joyce when the scarf goes on. This two year old long haired german shepherd, knows. Its time for work. Becky gang acts of kindness recipient panzer is my ninth therapy dog. Each one of my dogs has been a little different. Kirsten Joyce becky gang has been walking the halls of nathen adelson hospice. With a variety of furry companions. As a pet therapist. Shes done this once a week, for becky gang acts of kindness recipient if we touch one person the day we come. Weve done our job. Kirsten Joyce pet therapy is a very unique volunteer service, as these loving animals provide different measure of comfort for everyone. Many times its panzer. Who will lead becky. Into a room. Becky gang acts of kindness recipient hes the most in tune with patients that are very ill. The ones that are maybe non communicative, he will pull me into a room and just go sit by the bedside with the patient. I just stand there and let him do his thing. i do spend an awful lot of time with family members. Theyre here from out of time. Missing their dogs. I spent a lot of time with staff, because its a stressful job. Kirsten Joyce in addition to doing pet therapy, becky and her husband, as certified testers. Tested dogs for the nathan free. And helped with supervised visits. Lisa browder nah shes worn so identify everything here that shes done for us. But the biggest part of it. Is shes always available. Kirsten Joyce lisas nominated you. You received our acts of kindness. Youll be getting a check for 800 dollars. Thank you so much. You guys. You faked me out. Laughter. Thank you so much, i really appreciate it, right panzer. Thank you to everybody Kirsten Joyce if you would like to nominate someone. Just head to las vegas now dot com. Click on sections in the upper left corner. And acts of kindness will be under the community tab. Or send us an email. Acts of kindness at las vegas now dot com. Kirsten Joyce its no secret. Officers are passionate about secret. Officers are passionate about saving lives. And today theyll be wearing their heart on their sleeve literally. brian loftus theyll be dressing up as a heart for the third annual valentine in a crosswalk. At two of the most deadly and dangerous streets in the valley. Erin breen. With unlvs vulnerable users project. Demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor last september, northwest beltway build out project, which will turn 215 from craig to hualapai into a fully functioning freeway. Channel 8 viewer, dennis, wanted to get an idea of what things done. Heres a drawing of the finished product. The lights at Lone Mountain and ann will be replaced with interchanges. Everything is proceeding on july 2018. Right now, crews are laying the groundwork the new freeway on the west side of 215 between Lone Mountain and ann. Theyre also starting to form the new bridge for the Lone Mountain interchange. Two former gravel pits at Lone Mountain are being turned into stormwate detention basins. At ann, youll notice that traffic has been shifted to make room for bridge and ramp construction. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. brian loftus Jennifer Lopez is giving las vegas all she has. The shows she added to her residency. After an overwhelming demand for tickets. 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, primary care access for millions of americans, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders a consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. Stevens is live talking about an overnight shooting Kirsten Joyce speaking out for the first time. The woman who says she was beaten by a former metro officer. Talks only to 8 news now. What she had to say. About the investigation. brian loftus and. The boss, has some explaining to do the humorous late excuse a cool dad wrote. After taking his daughters to a Bruce Springsteen oncert. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus thanks for waking up with us. Im brian loftus. Kirsten joyce im Kirsten Joyce. Were following breaking news overnight. Weve learned there was a shooting in the area near hualapai and desert inn. Brian Loftus Michael Stevens is live on scene with new information. Michael . Kirsten Joyce a woman who claims she is the victim of Police Brutality speaks out for the first time in an exclusive interview with 8 news now. Brian Loftus Amanda Ortiz says former Metro Police Officer Richard Scavone beat her up in january of 2015. Since she complained, scavone has been fired and indicted federally for excessive use of force and obstruction of justice for lying on a report. Ortiz is now suing scavone, the department, and other officers at the scene for monetary compensation for injuries she says she sustained amanda ortiz claims former officer beat her nobodys doing anything for me. Nobodys helping me with anything. Ive been doing everything on my own and i just feel like there should have been more services or something. They say technically im a victim but how am i a victim when nobody is reaching to me. Im reaching out to everybody. brian loftus scavone was wearing a body camera and ortiz says the video helps back up her claims. Through freedom of information, and the department refuses to pending criminal case. However, the Us Attorneys Office which is now handling the case says it would not prevent metro from releasing the video. Ortiz and her attorney both say they want the video released to the public. Kirsten Joyce two people morning. While on the high roller. Officers arrested Philip Panzica and Chloe Scordianos for the incident last friday. Security said they were seen smoking and having sex in one of the attractions cabins. And initially stopped when security yelled at them over the before getting back to business. Sherry Swensk you can see the beauty of Red Rock Canyon weekend. You can stop by the National Conservation area and not have to pay anything the 13th through you can take a drive. Bike. Hike. Whatever you prefer. Sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk. Finally a nice springlike break some long stretches of colder winter days. So i havent heard too many compaints. Mostly clear skies and mild temps in the 40s and near 50 degrees again this morning. After hitting those extra warm 70s on tuesday. Your most accurate weather now forecast looking for another beautiful spring day in las vegas and Southern Nevada. The air is dry and the winds will stay mainly light and variable today. Above well normal temps and could even set a new record at need to be drinking plenty of water. Well check out your weather now seven day forecast that has a lot of 70s in it coming up morning . Demetria obilor < < back to you brian loftus an expensive lesson. That cost one valley man thousands of dollars. Kirsten Joyce he could have saved himself the money and worry. In todays 8 on your side. Plus. gayle ahead on cbs this morning, donald trump will be right here in studio 57 after win. Well also talk with john kasich and jeb bush. And the market for genetic tests is booming, but is there proof they work . Part two of our cbs news investigation. The news is back in the morning. Mans package got lost in the mail. It cost him more than 10 grand Kirsten Joyce but it didnt have to. 8 on your sides Michelle Mortensen has the cautionary tale. Michelle Mortensen if youre mailing anything of great value. There is one thing you should always do. Pay for tracking and insurance because if you dont. And something goes wrong. You could be out a lot of dough. Its a costly lesson john dixon although his story does have a bit of a twist. Michelle Mortensen what do the kentucky derby. Indy car racing. The Tour De France and this unlv track race all have in common . The winners are decided by a camera like this one. john so come here ill show you. Michelle Mortensen this finish links camera takes photos that can be analyzed to a millisecond. john so this is the exact precise moment that they crossed the finish line. Michelle Mortensen high schools and colleges in nevada rely on this camera. And john. To officiate their meets. And for the results to be official. John must have the camera re certified by the manufacturer every few years. So recently he packed up his 9 thousand dollar camera and sent it off to massachusetts. But he didnt insure it. john ya i know it was a bonehead move. john this is all they got. Michelle Mortensen when he went to the post office to file a claim. He found not getting insurance didnt really pay they could only reimburse him for the stamps. john 26 dollars. 79 cents Michelle Mortensen john had to buy another camera to keep his business in business. 9000 later though. His story took an unexpected turn. john about a month later i received an email from finish links saying someone bought my camera. Michelle Mortensen a man in georgia purchased johns camera as part of a lot in a government auction. The man didnt know what it was worth and called the company for answers. They matched the serial number to johns missing camera. They got the man in touch with john. And he bought his missing camera back for 15 hundred bucks. 2 cameras and more than 10 grand later. John says hes learned a very valuable lesson. I will def pay for insurance Michelle Mortensen so heres the deal on insurance. It starts at 2. 20. And goes up depending on value. For even more security, send things registered mail. It costs more but its hand to hand delivery and signatures are required every step of the way. One final tip. You need proof of the items declared value to make a claim. Without it, you may be out of luck. With 8 on your side, im Michelle Mortensen. Kirsten Joyce if you have a consumer problem. Call michelle on the hotline at 702 6501907. sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk beautiful snow up in the mountains while the valley feels like spring again today. A great shot from our sunset it will be an awesome day for skiing. Hiking and Mountain Biking today. Temps for the valley will feel like late march or early april not february. Enjoy it while its here because it wont last forever. Lake mead will have light and variable winds. But north breezes still persist along the river. Dont forget about our ski report on las vegas now dot com. 70s and sunshine for the valley today. Demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor expect delays in the spaghetti bowl. Traffic still runs slow at the durango cheyen ne intersection due to a sewer relief project. The city of las vegas expects things to now finish up this weekend. This will be the subject of whats driving you crazy tomorrow. So stay tuned. < < back to you loftus House Democrats in washington dc will hold a hearing today on the ongoing water crisis in flint. The citys mayor will testify. Meanwhile, the michigan governor will ask legislators for 195 million dollarr to address the crisis. And 165 million to update infrastructure including lead water pipes. Across the state. The Team Investigating the crisis for michigans attorney general says criminal charges could be filed. brian loftus travelers aboard a battered Royal Caribbean cruise ship are expected to return home to new jersey tonight. The ship was headed to florida over the weekend when it got caught in a powerful storm. Royal caribbean says the wind speeds the ship endured were higher than what was forecast. brian loftus just like the boss said. We learned more from a 3 minute record. Than we ever learned in school Kirsten Joyce the humorous late note. From a pretty cool dad. As to why his daughters didnt make it to class on time. hall oates singing see your every move. about to be a lot of eyes watching hall and oates. Because they will be taking the stage at the mgm grand garden arena. Kirsten Joyce the rock and roll hall of famers will be in town september 23rd. Tickets go on sale friday and prices start at just 35 bucks. Daryl hall and john oates are the number one selling duo in music history. And by the way, special guests sharon jones and the dap kings. And Trombone Shorty and orleans avenue will also be performing. brian loftus and jlo fans just cant seem to get enough of her residency. Jennifer lopezs just debuted her show all i have at Planet Hollywood a couple weeks ago. And already theyre adding 19 more dates. The new shows are scheduled from may through december. Tickets go on sale this friday. Prices start at 59 dollars. To purchase some. Just head to las vegas now dot com and click on links. Demetria Obilor brian will really appreciate this story thats trending this morning. A new york dad wrote a pretty straight forward late note for his 7 and 12 year old daughters tuesday morning. It said last night isabelle was lucky enough to see bruce band in albany, and darned if he didnt play for three and a half hours. This may not seem like a good excuse, but have you ever wondered how many kids would be late or miss school outright if god were to suddenly appear . Its Something Like that. The dad said even the boss himself retweeted the story. And says his life is now complete. sherry hows the weather today . It feels great to thaw out and warm up this week. Mostly clear skies and mild temps in the 40s and near 50 degrees again this morning. After hitting those extra warm 70s on tuesday. Your most accurate weather now beautiful spring day in las vegas and Southern Nevada. The air is dry and the winds will stay mainly light and variable today. Highs will once again reach to above well normal temps and could even set a new record at 75 degrees so stay hydrated. Need to be drinking plenty of water. The extra warm temps continue right into your holiday weekend. It will be a very warm valentines day. So keep the chocolates and the roses out of the warm car i see a slight break in temps sliding down to 70 the following weekend. back to you Kirsten Joyce its time for our pet of the week. This is patriot. Hes 1 year, 6 months old hes some type of terrier. Patriot has been waiting for a home since february 4th. His adoption fee is 200 dollars. Animal foundation 3843333 demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor parkway. This crash at pecos and warm springs is sticking around. No beltway delays. Youll starting see more cones out along 215 due to the airport connector project < < Kirsten Joyce Southern Nevada. Feeling the effects of the zika virus. brian loftus the decrease in local blood donations. As fear of the virus grows. the markets just opened and right now, the dow is stocks finished lower for a third day in a row. But the losses werent too bad. The dow fell 12 points yesterday and the nasdaq dropped 14. brian loftus federal Health Officials head to capitol hill today to brief lawmakers on growing concerns over the zika virus. Yesterday. Leaders in delaware, pennsylvania, ohio and indiana all reported cases of the virus. So far, there are more than 60 cases in more than a dozen states, and washington dc. The mosquito born virus can cause rare birth defects in babies. And the cdc has issued travel warnings for pregnant women. brian loftus local United Blood Service leaders say theyre expecting a 2 percent decrease in they say its due to the Southern Nevada Health District advising anyone who has traveled to effected countries to not donate for at least 28 days. However, people not at risk are encouraged to donate. Kirsten Joyce you may see people with a cross on their forehead. Thats because today is Ash Wednesday or the first day of lent. The 40 day period lasts until midnight on easter sunday. During that time, many believers will give up something they enjoy. In remembrance of jesus fasting in the wilderness. Lent dates back to the fourth century. Kirsten Joyce this solemn time begins after the big party down in the big easy. Mardi gras or fat tuesday wrapped up last night. With the ceremonial street sweep. Police line the street to remove thousands of party goers and put an official end to the parade. Then, the big street cleaners come through. To wash away the remnants of spilled alcohol. And heres a live look from new thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts right now. good morning to our viewers in the west it is wednesday, february 10th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. Donald trump and Bernie Sanders celebrate a landslide victories Hillary Clinton loses big among
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