Cooperation. sot pipe 8, 02 51 08 to all republicans democrats independents i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. President obama will host trump at the white house tomorrow to discuss the peaceful transfer of power. sot pipe 2, 12 21 10 it is no secret that the president elect and i have some pretty significant differences 11 21 50 we are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country, standup bridge tr Transition Team today to go over potential cabinet appointments. He will take office in january with republican majorities in both houses of congress. House Speaker Paul Ryan said with his party in control, political logjams are a thing of the past. sot pipe 2,11 23 33 think about the laid off coal workers now who see relief coming. Think about the farmers who are being harassed by the epa and the waters of the usa. this is good for our country. Trump will take the oath of office ten weeks from friday. Dave Courvoisier not everyone is feeling the message of unity. This is a live look at demonstrators in front of trump tower in new york city. Theyre protesting the election. Protests have also broken out in cities like los angeles, washington dc. And chicago. Denise Valdez Donald Trumps victory was celebrated in grand fashion by local republicans at the south point last night. Anchor paul joncich was there for it. Paul, how was it . paul joncich it was so interesting how it played out. Many republicans showed up expecting to lose the white energy in the room completely changed. Heres the reaction the moment it was announced that trump had taken florida. Suddenly, there was a feeling that he had a chance to win. Then, trump proceeded to run the table. Picking up all important ohio. And, after being stuck at 254 electoral votes for over an hour fox news refusing to call the race. Winner that the celebration began. And this was the climax of the night. mike pence off camera it is my high honor and distinct privilige to introduce to you the president elect of the united states. Of America Donald trump. Cheering. Mu sic paul joncich at that point, it didnt matter senate and congressional races. paul joncich trumps astounding victory was by far the most compelling story of the night. For republicans who watched it happen together it was a night theyll never forget. Denise Valdez as the us went red last night. Nevada went blue. That includes in the legislature. Where both chambers flipped from republican control. To democratic. Dave Courvoisier now that theyre the party in charge. Patrick Walker this isnt uncharted territory. Before the red wave of 2014. Governor sandoval. A republican. Had a democratic legislature. Sandoval had a Republican Legislature for one session. But now. The balance of power is back to blue. Patrick Walker for legislative democrats. Its mission accomplished. Back in march. Democratic leaders announced they would take back the legislature. assemblywoman oliv republicans will come back with these very obstructionist views, we dont want washington d. C. Style politics coming to our state house. Patrick Walker the Minority Party is now the majority party. Democratic leadership hopes to take advantage of that. State senator kelvin atkinson. The second ranking democrat in the senate. Says election reforms. Education funding. And Economic Reforms are all on the agenda. st. Sen. Kelvin atkinson d clark county were not trying to set the world on fire, were just trying to make sure that our middle class and that our citizens are continuing to see a growing seat to take control of the senate. They got it. And they gained 10 seats in the assembly. That exceeds the expectations former assemblyman now assemblyman elect jason friarson laid out. On the day he filed to run for office this spring. Jason Frierson d ad8 assemblymanelect the math is on our side, there are 9 Assembly Seats here in clark county alone that have a democratic advantage. Patrick Walker with the help of democrats. Republicans got the required 2 3 majority to pass the largest tax hike in state history. To fund along with an incentive packages for faraday future. And public funding for a potential nfl stadium and expansion of the convention center. Atkinson hopes to see that kind of cooperation for items on the democratic agenda as well. st. Sen. Kelvin atkinson d clark county there were a lot of things we were able to work with the opposing party on, we just hope they show us the same respect as we try to move some of the things that we care about this session. Patrick Walker with the change in power. Republicans have one Program Still in limbo education savings accounts. Unconstitu tional. But left the door open for lawmakers to fund the program. Will that happen now . Well look into that at 6 30. Dave Courvoisier you mentioned democrats wanting to work across the aisle with republican colleagues. But how has the relationship been between the governor and democrats . Patrick Walker democrats tell me its been rather good. Theyve worked with the governor on those major bills that we mentioned in the story. And they believe theyll be able to work with him on some of democrats want to pass this session. Denise Valdez thanks patrick. Now lets check in with meteorologist katie boer shes in for tedd tonight. katie boer how about our beautiful fall november day here in Southern Nevada . certainly not feeling like november. More like september as of late. Our sky cameras showing clear skies across the region. Are in the low 80s and some upper 70s so very mild into the early evening. Today we climbed to 80degrees. Thats 10 degress above seasonal normal normal temps. For this time of the year is usually 70 degrees. Well continue to see our sunny skies for the next couple of days. Strong High Pressure will bring persistent mild and dry weather dead after being shot inside a home in north las vegas. Centennial parkway and lamb. Police say two other people were in the home when the 47 year old woman was shot. Police say this was domestic related. And the other two people that were there have been interviewed. But no arrests have been made. If you know anything, call police or crimestoppers. Denise Valdez another pedestrian has been killed on valley roads. This latest one happened last night near jones and lake mead boulevard. Police tell us a driver in a mercedes hit two pedestrians who to be arguing when they were hit. A man and a woman were both taken to the hospital. The woman was pronounced dead and is still in the hospital. This marks the 96th traffic related death in metros jurisdicition this year. Dave Courvoisier one group says nevada is at the bottom of the list. When it comes to funding for mental illnesses. What that means for local officers who respond to Mental Health calls around the valley. news music voice over youre watching the valleys news leader with Dave Courvoisier, Denise Valdez weve all heard about the lack of funding and attention when it comes to Mental Health problems in this country. But it turns out. Mental health calls actually keep our local officers pretty busy. The iteams Vanessa Murphy found out how metro is responding the volume o officer Manuel Papazian metro police whats that . Conditioner or shampoo . Is that Vidal Sassoon . Head and shoulders . Vanessa Murphy for Manuel Papazian manuel is there anything we could do to help you out today . Vanessa Murphy being a Police Officer also involves some expertise in Mental Health. manuel are you on any medication or anything or no . manuel we cant sit there and babysit em. We cant force em to a shelter. Vanessa Murphy papazian patrols downtown las vegas the area with the highest number of Mental Health related calls for metro police. manuel you just dont know. You have no idea once you get there what youre murphy a group called Mental Health america says nevada is the worst state for treating mental illness. dr. Dale carrison umc so we have a lot of what we call frequent flyers throughout the community. Vanessa Murphy doctor Dale Carrison is a leader at University Medical center. He says one of the biggest problems is lack of communication between hospitals to help track patients making visits valleywide. carrison i mean a lot of these folks travel about the valley going from hospital to hospital. Vanessa Murphy he says some must be treated for mental illness. Temporary shelter. And resources are wasted since Health Care Professionals may not be able to decipher between the two. carrison it detracts from the other folks who really need the help. Vanessa Murphy and there are many who need the help. A spokesman for American Medical Response and medic west in Southern Nevada reports more than 15thousand calls for psychiatric issues or suicide attempts in 2015. lt. Ted glaude metro police the code that we use is 421a. Vanessa Murphy ted glaude is a metro police lieutenant. Program. Involv ing legal 2000. When a person can be held for 72 hours if theyre deemed a danger to themselves or others. The department is flagging anyone with four or more legal 2000s a month. And then trying to track them down to help get them longer term treatment. glaude if there is a propensity for violence, we ensure that were proactive, trying to locate these individuals and give them the services that theyre in dire need of. Vanessa Murphy on a recent monthly report, tracked 69 people in clark county with four or more legal 2000s. For now, he says hes waiting to find out whether funding will be available for the program to expand. papazian what are you diagnosed with man . Vanessa Murphy for officer papazian on the front lines. papazian so do you have names for your personalities . Vanessa Murphy he often has to make a decision. papazian am i dealing with roy now or what . Vanessa Murphy jail, medical treatment, or just one on one interaction to help difuse a situation. glaude yes, Crime Fighting strategies are one of our most important Job Functions the 21st century, i think from agency to agency across the country, we cant arrest our way out of a problem anymore. Vanessa Murphy thats why glaude says about 70percent of metro officers across the valley are certified in crisis intervention. papazian were you guys diagnosed with anything . Vanessa Murphy a skill papazian uses nearly every day. Vanessa murphy, 8 news now. Denise Valdez you can check out the on Mental Health on our website at las vegas now dot com. weather toss some upper 70s so very mild into the early evening. Today we climbed to 80degrees. Thats 10 degress above seasonal normal normal temps. For this time of the year is usually 70 degrees. Well continue to see our sunny skies for the next couple of days. Strong High Pressure will bring persistent mild and dry weather through the period. Temperatures will average slightly cooler conditions with periods of high clouds can be expected over the weekend and into early next week. Tonight look for lows in the upper 50. So a little coolerbut still trending warmer than normal for thid time of the year. Tomorrow look for temps. In the upper 70s more sunshine. Your extended forecast shows temps finally dropping out of the low 80s into the upper 70s through friday. Week. weather toss Dave Courvoisier the runnin rebels have counts. Denise Valdez the rebels open their season for real this week. Chris Maathuis well have a preview of whats ahead for the rebels. Jon tritsch caught up with unlvs Marvin Menzies and now its time to set the roster and get serious. No more experimenting with the roster. Plus. Coaches, players and kids will all be interested in whats going on at mesquite. Its a one of a kind deal. Ill explain coming up here on channel 8. I wanted the same plan that my mother had. Senior dimensions. Ive had senior dimensions for over 20 years. And i love it if youre eligible for medicare, you need to take a look at the plan that offers you more than original medicare. Senior dimensions members pay a zero dollar monthly premium. For primary care doctor visits. And, our members pay a zero dollar copay for specialist visits and a zero dollar copay for hospital stays as well. I wanted a plan thats been here as long as we have. Senior dimensions is one of the longeststanding local Medicare Advantage plans in nevada, and our plan offers many tier one preferred generic drugs for a zero dollar copay at most local neighborhood pharmacies. I like that i have plenty of doctors and specialists to choose from. And Fastest Growing multi specialty groups in nevada. Its what i want. And she gets what she wants dont wait call now with nearly everybody in the program new, itll be a season full of question marks. Coaches and players are all hoping it wont take long for those stumbling blocks to become stepping stones into a brighter future. jon tritsch 8 sports in two days, las vegas will pack the thomas and mack and see a brand of basketball unknown to unlv. So, you nervous . marvin menziez coach thanks for reminding me of that. I was pretty good until you asked. You know what, im good. Im a little different. Its more of a feel good than it is a nervousness. Its calming but yet its exciting more from the kids the kids are trying to grow up together fast green unlv sr. thats what we all want do good for the city, do good for the fans, prove a lot of people wrong as well. A lot of people dont have us doing that great. But i feel like we are going to shock a lot of people this year. game one will be basically a meet and greet for the new roster. But the players know. Performing will be an invitation to the public to come back uche ofoegbu unlv sr. You know having the fans in las vegas behind us is very important. We look forward to drawing more the offseason was full of pain. The preseason was full of purpose. Now its time to play jon tritsch 8 sports the runnin rebels look to make big steps this season reviving the programs prominence. First step beat south alabama. Jon tritsch 8 sports now. Chris Maathuis rising star is one of a kind in nevada. Its a casino that was complete with everything for a team or tourney that wants a complete experience. Its a one of a kind facility located in mesquite and its brand new. The Rising Star Ranch can host all sorts of fun tourney and camps or even coaches clinics. The days when parents had to transport their kids all over town for a tourney are over. Everything from food to games, to practice and even winding down after a big day, are all located at the ranch. andre carrier coo rising star;we said how to we improve on that experience by building a hotel that speaks to that traveler is a parent, player, coach so what do we need to do at a resort destination t meet their needs in an exceptional way and thats what the star does. Chris Maathuis we forget to mention the robots that roam the halls to make sure everybodys needs are takin care of. These robots can even deliver pizza to your room. The facility at the ranch includes, soccer, o and soon a 30thousand square foot field house will host basketball and other sports. Chris Maathuis the unlv Football Team is gearing for its final three games of the season. If they pull off the miracle and win all three, theyre bowl eiligable. The task begins saturday against the wyoming cowboys. Theyre the surprise of the league and will be seven point favorites heading into this weekends big battle. The cowboys have won three in a row over unlv, including in 2012 here in vegas. Wyoming is now 72 and 50 in league play. Whats their secret . Play hard, theyre solid and theyve developed that mindset and it takes a minute for that mindset to click in so if youre going to be a physcial team weve got to prepare for that. Thats where theyre at now. Chris Maathuis kickoff on saturday is scheduled for 12 30. Thats the earliest kickoff for unlv in 4 years. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now at 6 30 starts in about three minutes. Lets check in with Christianne Klein to see what theyre working on. Christianne Klein were keeping an eye on those antitrump protests breaking out around the country. Also while republicans won the white house. Senate. And the house last night. Nevada went a different direction. What the democrats sweep here means for the School Choice program. Plus. Child protective Services Makes a decision. Find out if brad pitt will have to face child abuse charges. Those stories and more are coming up next on 8 news now at 6 30. the politicians already pledging to work together. Once he takes office in january. Christianne Klein and while much of the nation went for republicans. Nevada favored democrats. We look into what that means for several different policies affecting locals. paul joncich a mostly clean sweep for states looking to legalize recreational marijuana. Including our own. What tuesdays decision means for legalization on the federal level.
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