Sons friend with a pencil in the groin. The email also said the friends hair was being pulled and he was being elbowed. Bryan says she sent a second email the following month after she noticed scratches on her sons legs. He told her he had been hit with a trombone by the same boy who was harassing his friend. In both emails, she said she wanted the school to take action. The mother testified she and her husband met with the dean who promised the situation was being handled. However, bryan said the bullying continued to the point her son was eating paper to make himself she said she became aware her son had a plan to end his life while the family was away from the home. mary bryan aleeged victims mother he didnt want me to be there. He wanted me to have left him alone. He had been searching on the Internet Things that he can drink, household chemical, to make himself die. karen castro during cross examination, didnt include the homophobic slurs her son had told her about. Bryan said she didnt find it necessary to go into detail and was hoping the school would investigate the claims. She was questioned about a seperate incident where she saw two boys fighting while she was volunteering at the school. She was accused of physically grabbing the students. Bryan is denying those claims. karen castro we also heard from a School Counselor who said he tried to look into the claims. And even met with the students. He said when he brought it up to the school prci was being handled. The school principal, is expected to also take the stand during the trial. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. Denise Valdez new at 6 a former las vegas illusionist plead guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. Jan rouven was in Us District Court today. He was indicted back in march. Sentencing is set for march 2017. Denise Valdez were learning more about candy. And sexually assaulting them. 63yearold jose azucena was arrested earlier this week at his complex near charleston and nellis. According to his arrest report. He told the kids he would hurt or kill their parents if they told them about what happened. When questioned by police. He denied the allegations. Police say they know of at least 4 victims. But there could be more. If you suspect your child is involved. Call metro police. Dave CourvoisierLaw Enforcement here in Las Vegas Super heroin cut with elephant tranquilzer, its blamed for at least eight deaths and dozens of overdoses. Its the subject of a special assignment tonight at eleven. Right now paul joncich is here with a preview. Paul . paul joncich for the last several months, authorities in the ohio valley have been responding to clusters of overdoses. The victims were heroin users who sought out a particularly powerful batch of the drug, and dozens of them are dying. Because the heroin is being cut with elephant tranquilizer. A tiny amount can be deadly for humans. Its showing up in the heroin stream back east, right now ohio is seeing quite a bit of it. Heroin users dont know its there until its too late. John Fudenberg clark county coroner people that are selling drugs typically arent educated about the chemistry of a drug. So, i really believe they just dont know how strong a drug is and they dont know that a very very small amount can be lethal. paul joncich so far, clark county coroner John Fudenberg says hes seen two carfentanil deaths here in las vegas. Tonight at eleven, paul are dealing with this super heroin and how local authorities are preparing for its arrival. paul joncich our coroner, who will be among the first to know if this deadly drug arrives here is hoping this is one of those trends that doesnt travel west. But tonight at eleven, something that metro has noticed thats beginning to happen would lead you to believe differently. Back to you. Denise Valdez renos city prosecutor is following las vegass lead. And will not prosecute minor until pot becomes legal in nevada. City attorney karl hall says it doesnt make sense to file new charges against people accused of having less than an ounce of pot. The state voted to legalize Recreational Marijuana last week. And the law goes into effect on january first. However. Officials in Washoe County and sparks are not on board. And say theyll keep enforcing the law until the start of 2017. Denise Valdez this news comes as leaders in the pot industry from around the country are meetinge as Patrick Walker shows us. The conference covers more than just growing and selling weed. A bill that would require edibles to be packaged in nondescript. Childproof packaging. this is a childresistent, poptop vial pop Patrick Walker manufacturers like californiabased kush bottles are already working on meeting those standards. Nick Kovacevich ceo, kush bottles our efforts have always been about building a platform around childresistant, pharmaceuticalgrade packaging. Patrick Walker another issue marijuana businesses have had a hard time finding buildings in which to set up shop. Kalyx development ceo george stone says commercial real estate inventory is low. D businesses is even smaller. george stone ceo, Kalyx Development so they typically reject them, because sometimes if a landlord has a mortgage, the mortgage prohibits activites that are illegal, even though its state legal, its federally illegal. Patrick Walker and as for whether or not nevadas Marijuana Industry will stay cashonly. Stone says some 300 small banks nationwide are taking advantage of relaxed regulations by the us treasury to do business with cannabisbased businesses. george stone ceo, Kalyx Development its too small an industry for the big banks to worry about dealing to, but they have the mechanisms to do it. Patrick WalkerPatrick Walker. 8 news now. Denise ValdezRecreational Marijuana becomes legal in nevada january first. But sales wont begin right away. At least two state lawmakers say thull work on a temporary program allowing medical marijuana facilities to make recreational sales until full regulations are in place. Dave Courvoisier metro police are hitting the ground running. Now that the county Commission Approved a sales tax increase to add oi the departments recruiters are already searching through applications to find the best candidates for las vegas. The added funding will not only bring the department up to the National Staffing standard of 2. 18 officers for every 1thousand residents. It will allow them to test new recruits on a monthly basis. By the way. The. 01 sales tax bump will go into effect in april. Dave Courvoisier lets talk about the weather now. The winds had a pretty big impact on the tempurature overnight. And its gonna be a little colder than what weve gotten used to. And tedd is out enjoying it tonight at the las vegas motor tedd . Tedd florendo cold air has arrived behind a cold front that passed through last night. These are temps we havent seen since february as we finally dropped below normal. Temps today near 60 and unseasonably cooler than the mid 60s were supposed to be at. Winds still remain breezy at times as well but will decrease even more tomorrow and into our weekend. We have plenty of sunshine as well but become milder by the. Neighborhood by neighborhood temps in the mid 60s and milder on the east side of town where were lower in elevation and obviously cooler for the westside near the mountain where wind barreling through. Regional temps also stayed chilly this morning and not too much of a warm up as well today below average Denise Valdez what will las vegan kris do for an encore . What a year for the former bonanza high grad first rookie of the year and now todays announcement. Sports director Chris Maathuis joins us with exciting news for a home grown kid. Chris Maathuis late this afternoon, chicago cubs third baseman kris years rookie of the year award can put another trophy on the mantle. mlb; this year cubs third baseman kris bryant was almost unanimous for the National League mvp award. , kris bryant mvp; this is something you cant put into words, its been an unbelievable year for me the team im getting married. I dont know this is unbelievable. Bryant receiving 29 of the 30 first place votes. The award one year after winning the rookie of the year honors. The World Champion slugger hit 39 home runs and scored 121 runs over the season. The former Bonanza High School star beat out two other finalists, washingtons Daniel Murphy and dodgers rookie corey seagar. Chris Maathuis so thats back to back mvps for two players from las vegas. Remember last year bryce harper won the award. More with bryant coming up in sports. Denise Valdez some fast food were talking burgers. Burritos. Barbecue. And the best part. You wont have to wait long to enjoy it. Denise Valdez but first. Its almost time for your chance to win 600 dollars in just a few minutes well give you the phone number and the cue to call. You must be 18 years old and be able to show youre a nevada resident. Wait for the cue to call and be the 8th caller. And youll win 600 bucks well be right back. Dave CourvoisierDave Courvoisier were continuing to watch the Traffic Cameras in the area of flamingo and rainbow. Where a crash has westbound flamingo shut down. If you know anyone headed that way youll want to tell them to avoid it. Still not clear how serious any injuries are right now. Dave Courvoisier a handful of new Dining Options are moving into the linq promenade before the year is over. Innout burger. Virgils real barbecue. Jaburritos will be the first sushi burrito restaurant to open on the strip. And add to the total of 10 new businesses to open at the linq in the last six months. Also gaining popularity. The virtualreality arcade that recently launched there this year. Dave Courvoisier those of you whove been waiting for it to feel like fall are probably excited about todays forecast. Denise Valdez and before you know it the holidays are will be here tedd florendo is at the speedway for a better look at a Great Holiday light show. Tedd tedd florendo cold air has arrived havent seen since february as we finally dropped below normal. Temps today near 60 and unseasonably cooler than the mid 60s were supposed to be at. Winds still remain breezy at times as well but will decrease even more tomorrow and into our weekend. We have plenty of sunshine as well but become milder by the. Neighborhood by neighborhood temps in the mid 60s and milder on the east side of town where were lower in elevation and obviously cooler for the westside near the mountain where wind barreling through. Regional temps also stayed chilly this morning and not too much of a warm up as well today as most of the state stayed below average. Satellite and radar composite shows clear skies after the clouds we had yesterday. Front so temps will take a while to recover. Were anticipating our first freeze of the season for some areas in souther nevada. Freeze alerts have been issued but las vegas not under that freeze warming. We stay cold and but not under a freeze warning as we get temps we havent seen since february 7th. Tonight expect a low near 40 and chilly as youll need the jacket tomorrow a. M. Winds become more light breezes tonight and less windy as earlier today. Tomorrow expect a high in the mid 60s and milder and finally near average for a change. Nny skies coie as we wrap up th. Tended fore slight chance for showe onnday stay cool and more asonably xte week. Lights will be up through january first. Denise Valdez and tomorrow downtown summerlin will begin its annual holiday parade. The parade will run nightly on 17 different nights over the next month. It features floats. Toy soldiers. Snowflake princes and princess. And host of other characters. The shows are free and open to the public and and start at 6 pm. The Tree Lighting will be tomorrow night. Dave Courvoisier your cue to call for our next giveaway is coming up. T Denise Valdez chris is here with that and a battle between two undeafted fighters this weekend. Chris Maathuis its true. Now theyre calling the two fighters david and goliath. Its going to be a fun night. Hope they leave the slings and stones home. Plus. Perhaps history is being made with bryant winning the nl mvp. More coming up next here on channel 8. Dave Courvoisier time to grab your phone chance to win 600 dollars is right there on your screen. 7027928801 Denise Valdez the 8th person to call wins a 600 dollar gift card in our great days of giving contest well be doing this so if you dont win today. You still have other chances. In order to win, you must be 18yearsold be able to show youre a valid nevada resident. Well announce the winner on air in just a couple minutes good luck this afternoon, baseball made the announcement and it wasnt even close. mlb; this year cubs third baseman kris bryant was almost unanimous for the National Lague mvp award he won overwelmingly with 29 of the 30 first place votes and becoming the 4th player to win mvp a year after being named top rookie. The former Bonanza High School star beat out washingtons Daniel Murphy and dodgers rookie corey seagar. He was with his family in las vegas when baseball made the announcement. kris bryant cubs theres so many guys that are very deserving, i me this is probably an historic day. Back to back national mvps from a city the size of las vegas. Bryant wins the honor this year, last year it was bryce harper. Remember last year when both remember last year when both the sluggers were invited downtown to receive a key to the city from the mayor. Bryce for his mvp and bryant for his rookie of the year award. Congrats to kris bryant. Chris Maathuis theres a big fight coming up this saturday night at tmobile. Two fighters that havent tasted defeat. Champion Sergey Kovalev fights challenger andre ward. This fight has been a year in the making and its coming at the right time and in the right place. Theres no trash talking, its two warriors looking to win the light heavyweight belts. In fact there were no war of words. Just a lot of confidence from the promoters. yormark promoter roc nation; this is an opp to make history it write the latest chapter in andres legend and close the book on sergey. Kathy duva main ev tell your friends mma is better then boxing get them to come over and see this one because theyre going to make big fans out of a lot of people on saturday night. James prince manager; i dont know if you know the story of david and goliath thats what were dealing with here. Come sat. , night well have the modern day david which is andre award. From two pretty confident guys. One might be the best self promoter since ali. The other wants respect. Ufcs Conor Mcgregor has called out floyd mayweather. I asked andre ward what would happen if they actually fought. andre ward boxer; hes fighting the best, he better leave that alone. Of course if floyd went into the octogon, you go with mcgregor. I wouldnt mind seeing it. I respect conor for doing it, for calling floyd out, but floy needs to be careful too, a lot of this is for respects using floyds name and floyd is a legend so hes got to be careful not to jump into that. Chris Maathuis next tuesday night over on the plaza in front of the tmobile arena bill foley is holding a party and he wants to pack the to stream the party, where bill foley and Comissioner Gary Bettman will announce the team name and logo. There will be ice on the plaza and things for kids. Its a family event and it begins next tuesday at 5 30 Denise Valdez we have a winner of our 8 news now great days of giving contest karen muir just won a 600 dollar gift card congratulations and remember we will be giving away 500 and 600 gift cards in the 5 so if you didnt win today. There are more chances this week. Just tune in to the 5 and 6pm newscasts. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now at 6 30 starts in about three minutes. Denise Valdez lets check in with christianne to see what theyre working on. Christianne Klein were continuing to follow the crash investigation on the west side of town. Plus. More real life drama for netflix fans. One of the men at the center of