Want to be here. That cant. We cant afford to be here. brian loftus the Advisory Committee says the plan is not about eliminating jobs. Another topic discussed was questions regarding diversity initiatives. Tonights final meeting will be at sixpm. At the winchester cultural center. Once everything is done, the committee will finalize plans by next week. Before it heads to the state board for approval. brian loftus Big Questions this getting loose on a plane. Kirsten Joyce initial reports say a passenger smuggled the animal on the flight to mccarran and at some point it escaped. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is in studio this morning. To clear everything up. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. Its not a story you hear everyday. But its getting a lot of attention on social media. And from passengers who learned about what happened shortly after the plane landed Melissa Mcclaran passenger i dont know. We saw a monkey, and it may have gotten loose on the plane. hap
Back up, just in time for the weekend the triple digits thatll make you want to take a dip in the pool. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. Sadly this mornig we are staring your morning with sad news. Three people are dead. In a span of 24hours. The victims were all killed while crossing the street. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from eastern and sahara. The scene of the latest auto versus pedestrian collision. With a word from police. Michael Stevens brian, michelle. It really has been a deadly stretch. And police are fed up with the pedestrian crash happened here near eastern and sahara. Police say a woman was walking in a marked crosswalk last night. And was hit. The woman was taken to Sunrise Hospital where she later
michael stevens brian, michelle. Its hard to believe its all gone. As you can see theres really just a lot of debris. And dust left from the Riviera Hotel and casino. A fixture of las vegas for 60 years. It was something to see the landmark go down. Decades of history gone in about 20 seconds. It was around 2 30 this mon went down. It wasfollowed by a huge dust cloud that filled the air. A lot of history went down with those towers. Youll remember. The riviera was featured in the rat pack original oceans 11 in 1960, the James Bond Film diamonds are forever and casino in 1995. Lets not forget about all the huge headliners who performed there over the years. From liberace to dean martin. But the music stopped in may of last year after a 60year run. Demetria Obilor lane closures are in effe4ct on the strip approaching Convention Center drive in both directions. Use paradise and sammy davis junior as alternates. Michelle Mortensen its still burning as we speak. At least fourthousand acres
Controlled demolition a few hours ago. Brian loftus thanks for joining us im brian loftus Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kiristen it was really amazing how quickly the las vegas landmark went down. By our count, it was about 20 seconds from denotation to demolition and a huge dust cloud poured out of the site, spreading out onto the roads and filling the air. A lot of history just went down the riviera was featured in the rat pack original oceans 11 in 1960, the James Bond Film diamonds are forever and casino in 1995. brian loftus lets not forget about all the huge headliners who performed there over the years. From liberace to dean martin. But the music stopped in may of last year after a 60year run. Its memories that many las vegas residents say theyll never forget. Lets take a look out at the brian loftus Michelle Mortensen Demetria Obilor closures in effect on the strip neasr Convention Center drive because of last nights implosion at the riviera. Use alternate
Cost of gun ownership for law abiding citizens and limits their freedoms. Adding these next few months are critical for opposers as its a chance to show the public that you can fight back. robert uithoven, campaign manager, nra nevadans for freedom we wont be silenced even though Michael Bloomberg will have plenty of money, hell outspend us in this campaign, well do our best to stay competitive. Having a field office where nevadans can come in, sign up, volunteer and call other voters, and educate them on this i think is very important. if passed, certain transfers would be exempy from the requirement like guns inherited from family members, or lending a friend a gun while hunting together and also for immediate self defense. Kirsten Joyce donald trump is in hot water yet again. This time for making what some view as an assassination threat against opponent Hillary Clinton during a rally in north carolina. The unscripted comment comes as trump continues to trail clinton in the polls. A