declaring victory. a supreme court decision on school of choice has both sides declaring victory. we break down the ruling and explain why education savings accounts are far from dead in nevada. >> we get the chance to take on capitol hill and go to congress, what would be the top issue you would want to take on. i think we need to prt security and protect medicare. >> i sit down with congressional candidate jacky rosen to talk the about issues and her congressional race. >> and what's in his inbox this political season in a special commentary. >> from 8 news now, this is "politics now" with steve sebelius and patrick walker. >> the state supreme court has finally ruled on two lawsuits to

of the education savings accounts and both sides are declaring victory. >> i'm steve sebelius, i'm patrick walker. >> the program is effectively on hold, but it is not dead. they allow parents to use the funding allocated to their kids. the program itself was ruled constitutional, but the way it was funded by the legislature was not. lawmakers must change that mechanism if they want the program to continue, here is how both sides are spinning >> that money is not going to leave the hands of public school children. >> it is about money, if they have approved the constitutionality of the statute without providing the funding, then we have a problem. state treasurer who administers the

potential fix. governor sandoval tells me he has not made a decision on whether it will be included. could the interim finance committee, possibly tackle this before then? >> i don't think so. it is very complicated. they need to approve a dedicated account, a source of funds. under this ruling, it can't be funds that they took out of the schools account. it is going to be a much more complicated solution. >> the state treasure's office says they will continue to take applications is that something that should be put on hold. >> i think in this case, they could still get it going this year if they do what you're talking about and have that done during the special session. the real problem is this. if you ask lawmakers to address it in a special session, you get to use

with no democratic votes whatsoever. but if you wait until 2017 and democrats take over, they may not fund it at all, which means it really could be dead. you've got a thorny decision that the governor has to make. >> thus the reason he doesn't say completely one way or the other whether he will or will not, it sounds like he still has a decision to make. >> democrat danny tarkanian. tarkanian has a lot of it and rosen doesn't. >> i sat down with her and asked her about that and a host of other issues. here is the interview. >> thank you for sitting down with us. jacky rosen. the first thing i want to talk about, we've had a chance to sit down with you before, and we're so happy you've joined us again, a couple of issues that you have yet to form an opinion on. we

pot initiative as one of them. tell me what you think about the initiative. are you in favor or not in favor of recreational medical marijuana in nevada? >> it looks like it will pass in california. i think we should be in favor of it. we need to make sure it is regulated properly. as a mom, i want to make sure that the issues of edibles, driving while all of that is addressed and regulated the same way we do drunk driving and some of those things. we need to be proactive. people are going to come here from california and we need to have the proper laws to take care of t >> what would be the top issue you would want to take on? >> i think we need to protect social security and protect medicare. my extreme opponent

privatize social security, raise the retirement age and voucher medicare. >> they went for social security and medicare and so many challenges. i can tell you that social security was a promise that they paid into their entire lives. it is a promise we need to keep. as far as medicare, if you've had unfortunately an aging parent or grandparent, as they go through dementia could be betty white when they are 94, but they are not. their ability to shop for a doctor is not going to happen. >> if donald trump wins, several issues are at stake. one is immigration reform, how do you work with the republicans to try to get something, anything done if you're in a position where

>> i don't want to live in a world where donald trump is the president. he's particularly unqualified and unprepared with his hateful rhetoric. i'm hoping that we can work across the aisle. i'm working to sit in front of anybody's door just to make sure they have a conversation with me. when you're elected to the house of representatives, what that means is you have to represent everyone and you need to listen to all of those stories. i fully support comprehensive immigration reform. we need to protect our borders and have comprehensive reform and allows 11 million people to be productive citizens across the u

the republicans who can help you to get that done, is there anything you can say? >> i think it all starts with the conversation. the reason people are dissatisfied with government. people are going into their respective corners and not coming out. immigration reform is multiple pieces. it is securing your borders, it is worrying about the vetting process, it is looking at how you are sure that someone becomes a citizen. so you need what you need to do. the most important thing is that when you bring 11 million people out of the shadows and into the workforce, they will pay taxes, support the schools, be full members of our community like they want to be. that's going to make america stronger and all of our communities stronger. i think we'll be better for it, for a nation of immigrants. >> do you think you can make that argument to republicans? >> i'm sure going to try.

deals, good, bad, whatever. this is one president obama has been pushing, hillary clinton has shown that's not necessarily she's for. what side do you come down on. this is some where i disagree with the president. bad trade deals they shift jobs overseas. i want to be sure had is guaranteed to work for americans. it incentivizes people. i want to see things made in america by our american workers. is there too much public land. >> here in nevada. we have to look at individual parcels and where they are. if you're

warehouses or things that government owns or not using, perhaps we can sell those to local communities and we can repurpose them. you have to look at each community and what's surrounding it. >> considering the differences, i'll ask this lastly, are there any spots of common ground that you have with your opponent. >> i'm sure we love our families, we love our children and we love our community. i don't doubt that. but his views are too extreme and t for the common sense district that you are. we differ on the way to do, i believe he's too extreme, that's why the last four or five times he's lost, when we do debate down here in las vegas in our district that will become abundantly clear. >> the shows have showed that danny tarkanian ahead, but is

make up? >> i think there is. i saw her first bio, it had to do with technology. that's her forte. the trouble is, is anybody going to listen to an ad about a very nice person amidst all of these other adds about the corrupt and the worst thing ever. we've got to balance whether that can break through. >> we also are seeing the first poll showing that she doesn't have a lead. absolutely, absolutely. s consideration that that's a democratic poll, but the polling in those congressional districts are very scarce and very expensive to do. the sample sizes are so small. >> we'll see if that trend continues. >> well, increasingly desperate and frequent, candidate calls

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eleciton season. from now until eleciton day, the airwaves will be jammed with political ads. the battle also rages on another >> from now until election day, the air waves are going to be jammed with political ads, but the battle ground rages on on another front. cyberspace. >> here is commentary about what has been clogging his inbox. >> it is not clear how i got on all of these e-mail lists, based on the 50 solicitations, someone has me pegged as a democrat republican libertarian who has a strong point of view. >> i get stuff pretty much every day asking for dough. rand can be colloquial, hey, are you up?

stop funding terrorists. >> some of the e-mails are from people i've never heard of. in anybody know dr. luis, tell him i'm not sending him money. every day desperate candidates remind me that one or another deadline is fast approaching and if they don't meet their se fall and locusts and dogs and cats will be sleeping together everywhere. >> rubin keywin sitting in a local restaurant. the owner lined his ceiling with various international flags and keywin was sitting underneath a flag from iran. aha, he must have

seriously. >> democrats should panic they say in another. we're begging you, it is amazing, it is terrible. we period, our period, it makes me wonder who period wrote period this stuff period. i've heard from pretty much every member of the obama family and obama is pleading with me, begging me any. i liked the e-mail series which enticed me to meet the president and maybe have lunch with him. george plus obama. yay. one minute the donald is asking me to help him prepare for the debate. he wants me to join him on his plane. his son wants me to join the movement. the next thing

doesn't see my name on his list. just when i start to worry, light at the end of the tunnel, messages from ivanka trump, she says she would love to meet me and then she says she wants to have coffee. i feel are things moving too fast. then she says she's sending me a video so i can see it. >> ivanka now has my full attention. >> what the candidates need to do to improve. a 55/45 for hillary. i thought she came out a little bit ahead. i think he came out a little bit less. i don't think he prepared for the debate as much as he could have. somebody told me when i got into media, one of the most important

during a performance, but you always rehearse. >> our face-off panel takes on the first and the next presidential debate. >> the rise of the stadium opposition. i'll tell you about the first real opposition of a potential stadium here in las vegas. hardy wants to raise the retirement age and said seniors who rely on programs like social security are a draw on government and the disabled are a drain on society. they're just not for us. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. jacky rosen: i'm jacky rosen, and as a computer programmer, i created apps... before they were lled "apps" and i learned there's always a smart solution. as president of my synagogue, we found a smart solution to rising energy costs... creating one of the largest solar projects in the state.

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our face off panel...kxnt radio host alan stock >> the first presidential debate is in the books, our face-off panel on the right and executive the candidates need to do to win round two. >> anderson cooper will moderate the second debate. will it be his job this time around then to ask those follow-up questions and maybe that's a softball, but more specifically does he need to draw those answers out from both of them? >> absolutely. >> both of them should be asked specifics about their policies and plans. follow-up questions on those specifics, if they are

believe, i hope that anderson cooper will do that. i think he's a good journalist and i think he will do that. i think they are learning from the mistakes of previous debates, i'm hoping those moderators will apply that to the next debate. i hope he doesn't let the sparring happen like he did. i think you do see, i hope, trump will go home and look at that debate and watch his face on split screen, because that was a whole other issue he needs to deal with. she's used to being on debates and used to being on split screens, she's done this before. he needs to better prepare. that's the take away from this. him criticizing her for being prepared, that's what they are looking for. they are looking for someone to present

>> in all fairness, he did not criticize her for being prepared, what he did was criticize her for not being on a campaign trail. she had a good line, i was preparing for the debate and preparing to be the president of the united states. it was a good line. how did she get it? she rehearsed. there's so many things he could have he could. anderson cooper is a democrat, will he be fair? i hope so. i was in the sans when he moderated the republicans on the stage. i thought he was fair. i'm hoping he will be fair and if he does follow the questions, i want him to be equal on follow questions, so when he says the trump --

education? where is the money going to come from? trump, how are you going to pay for the wall or whatever it happens to be. i'll respect him if he does that. i think chris wallace who is moderating the last debate will probably the fairest of them all. not because he's a liberal or a conservative, just because i've seen his style and i think he's a much more interviewer. this is a purple state, as they say. this is the best debate of the season, i believe, is going to be on october 19th. you can watch a lot more debate about what went right and wrong on our website. >> it is time for the race now. other big local stories happening. clark county commissioners have appointed two

fill-ins for a special session coming up on paying for a stadium. here is commissioner on what was and wasn't. >> they are caretakers for a month and a frame that they will be in there. they will have to vote their conscience. nevada taxpayers association came out against it in a nonprofit dubbing itself nevadans for common good. it says it is a

>> the governor says the special to vote on the deal will be sometime between october 17th and october 13th. we haven't officially been told when it will start, but we're assuming it will be the 10th. it is expected to save the county about $15,000 in printing and postage costs. imagine how much that would save if even half signed up for e-mails, we have a simple and helpful link for that on our website las vegas now.com to help you find it. stay with

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when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. watch.. where we tell you the big stories to keep an eye on next week. the first vice presidential deba >> thet big political stories t keep an eye on this week. the first vice presidential debate

farmville, virginia, the showdown starts at 6:00. of course, you can watch it right here on channel 8. >> tim kaine will be back here campaigning on thursday talking about the economy. the venue and time not yet been announced. also creeping up on us, the deadline to register to vote. that's october 8th by mail. you can register online or in person october 18th. those deadlines are coming up. nk can e-mail us if you have questions, comments, or suggestions for anything we should put on the show. >> we're your local election headquarters for the next year. watch us every sunday as we bring you all of the big stories happening in politics each and every week, we'll see you next

captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs >> ninan: taxing questions for donald trump. a new report suggests he may not have paid federal income taxes for almost 20 years. also tonight, a mother's anguish. her six-year-old son gunned down in a school playground. >> jacob was an angel that was brought to this earth to show forgiveness. >> ninan: "forced from home," the powerful exhibit that allows you to walk in a refugee's shoes. the creepy clown craze goes national, and it's nothing to laugh about. and, leave it to silicon valley to reinvent the pie-- with robo pizza. >> reporter: mmmm, this is really good! >> that's pretty good, right? >> reporter: and you made it with robots? >> that's right.