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"i think they should. it's a good opportunity for them to make money." "i think they're making a lot of money the way it is. i don't think they should do it." mgm and caesars are now on board... so does that mean other casinos around the valley will join the movement? ((tedd florendo)) the cold weather continues, with a brief warm-up for the weekend. but you may not want to turn off the heat just yet. don't miss your weathernow forecast. ((christianne klein)) >> they aren't even on the ice yet.. but the vegas golden knighta name. the u-s army says they were the golden knights first... and are now calling for change before the puck drops next year./// "now, live...this is breaking news from 8 news now." ((christianne klein)) a homicide investigation is underway just north of downtown. all police are telling us right now is that this is a shooting and one person was killed on 10-th street... near bonanza and maryland parkway.
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or what led up to the shooting. we'll continue to update you as we learn more information./// ((dave courvoisier)) thanks for joining us live at 11... i'm dave courvoisier. ((christianne klein)) >> i'm christianne klein.. in for denise. two of the biggest hotel companies on the strip have plans in place to charge for parking. so.. will other properties follow? ((dave courvoisier)) >> mgm made the move earlier this year... last night.. caesars says it will follow suit... bringing the total number of hotels to charge for parking to 20. mauricio marin is out on las vegas boulevard now.. with a closer look at whether other companies plan to continue ((mauricio marin)) >> just today-we found out that the wynn and encore will also be charging for valet parking starting next month. self-parking will remain free. but tonight we looked into other properties and their plans. and what this all means for the strip as a whole. ((mauricio marin)) it's another busy night on the las vegas strip/ with more than 42-million visitors last year alone---there's always plenty of cars on the road with people looking to have a good time. ((brenda girham/visitor: 'just to get
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it." )) ((mauricio marin)) but now they're going to have to dish out a few more bucks to park their car. caesars and the wynn are the latest resorts to say parking is going to cost customers. ((beth messick/visitor: "i think they should. it's a good opportunity for them to make money." )) ((mauricio marin)) some folks think it's a smart business decision. others aren't so thrilled. (( "i think they're making a lot of money the way it is. i don't think they should do it.")) ((mauricio marin)) most resorts say with the cost of pi enhancements will come as well. but it's also likely another way of increasing revenue. dave schwartz with unlv's center for gaming research says it'll be intersting to see if other areas of revenue could take a hit from paid parking. ((dave schwartz/unlv gaming research: it's very hard to say how much it will, you know it will definitely show a dollar increase in the bottom line, you know would that money have gone somewhere else? and would might people be discouraged because of the charge?. it's hard to say. )) ((mauricio marin)) when it comes to locals---we checked around. m-g-m will keep it's free parking for those with nevada
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don't have a certain m life rewards card status. locals will still be able to self park free at caesars and encore. for those visiting las vegas---the cost does have them thinking twice about where they would stay next. ((julie mcdonald: "it could actually if we decided to rent a car it might. it could play a factor in staying in that resort in particular." )) ((mauricio marin)) others say it's a few bucks lost---but they'll keep coming back.. ((brenda girham/visitor: "we lose enough money the way it is. might as well lost a p ((mauricio marin)) >> hotel leaders with the palazzo and venetian say they don't have plan to charge for parking. around town---boyd gaming says it's free parking for them too minus their downtown properties where they charge five bucks or less. and station casinos---they say they're going to keep offering free parking. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((dave courvoisier)) taking a look outside
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night has expired... but tedd says that doesn't mean it's a good idea to turn off the heat just yet. ((tedd florendo)) ((( chilly morning temps down near freezing through many valley neighborhoods as the freeze warning was lifted this morning. temps outside currently in the 50's and below average in the daytime. overnight lows expected to get cold again but not down to a hard freeze warning. winds stay light thankfully. ................................ ... ............... he'res your hour by hour. chilly conditions through the evening under clear skies. we go from the 50's to the 40's and expect very little wind and little cloud cover. cold by morning again but not u we'll have more on your forecast for this weekend and next week coming up
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in at least 5 deaths. dozens more people are hurt... and crews are digging through the extensive damage left behind. the rain is helping firefighters in gatlinburg, tennessee... who've been fighting a wildfire that's blamed for at least seven deaths and the destruction of dozens of homes./// ((christianne klein)) neighbors in a westside community are on edge... after a string of burglaries happened earlier this week. and the suspects remain at large. (( mike jones, victim it's frustrating. it's not really the dollar value. we try to move into a little safer neighborhood where things like this don't occur but i is going to happen." )) ((christianne klein)) >> this surveillance video caught the suspects getting into an unlocked suv in the vistas village in summerlin. the owner says a gun was just one of a few things taken. nearby... another family believes the same men took some decorations from their front yard. other homeowners say they're now taking extra precautions to protect their homes... like installing surveillance
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as we see every year... package theft is on the rise now that families are having gifts shipped to their front door for the holidays. viewers have sent us clips of it happening in centennial... southern highlands... and in the northeast. now.. many of you are probably wondering.. what can be done to protect the gifts from being taken from your door step... well here a few tips: sign-up for text alerts anytime you get a delivery... have your packages mailed to your workplace... ask for signature delivery, that way the carrier can't leave an te get a post office box just for the holidays. and finally, the number one remedy according to police, know your neighbors. it can be extremely helpful to have someone you can call to pick up packages or at least keep an eye out for strangers./// ((christianne klein)) by the way... metro police just launched a new home surveillance registration program called "vegas safe cam". it's a way for officers to work with the community to solve crimes faster. for example.. after your camera is registered... if a crimes happens in your area...
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recordings to see if something is seen from your home. metro also points out that taking part is voluntary... and that the department won't be tapping into your system. if you're interested in signing up.. you can find more information in the "links we mentioned" section of las vegas now dot com./// ((dave courvoisier)) our new hockey team is taking heat from an unlikely competitor. while the golden knights are still a year out from hitting the ice, some aren't exactly happy about the team's name. shakala alvaranga is here with more on whye franchise. ((shakala alvaranga)) >> dave, the army's parachute team has been called the golden knights since the 1960s. it's the same name, of course, of our new nhl team. they want to know if the team violated any laws or regulations. amid the controversy, franchise owner bill foley says he has no plans to change the name despite their concerns. controversy on the ice ... and the problem...
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at two marks and figuring out whether or not they infringe, you look at not only how similar the marks are but how similar the services are." they're two totally different teams. but now...they share the same name. "while the word marks are identical, you also then have to look at how they're using it in commerce." the parachute team performs in perfect formation. never missing a beat. says: "trademark rights arise based upon use, not registration, and the army has used the golden knights name for decades." but, some sports fans don't see the problem. "i don't know why they would have a problem with it. anything that draws attention to their product is a good thing i would think?" the man leading the hockey team bill foley says he too, sees no issue with the name. "i don't think they're should be any controversy at all.
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logos they're totally different. this is a nhl team." foley says he picked the name because nevada is the largest gold producing state in the country... and because of the gold tones on the strip. "fans, when they go to purchase hockey tickets for the golden knights, i don't think they're going to be confused into thinking it's affiliated or coming from the army." ((shakala alvaranga)) >> the next step here would be a preliminary injunctiot the army would have to prove that they're in the right. officials say the review is meant to quote... "protect the proud history of the army's golden knights and their vital role in telling the army story." in the studio shakala alvaranga 8 news now. /// ((dave courvoisier)) we went to facebook to find out what you think should come of the army's complaint. almost 13-hundred people have voted in our poll so far... and more than half of you think the vegas golden knights should review its name. while others think the name is
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((christianne klein)) nascar champions week rolls into las vegas and this year's champion made a special pit stop. jimmie johnson visiting kids at an area school. chris maathuis will have more on johnson's special message to the kids. plus... netflix on the plane? the streaming service is making it a reality. what you need to know to take advantage of it's latest app update. but before we go to break... we want to remind you that we're still taking o towbin fiat. the dealership wants to fill up as many of the fiats as they can. you have until december 4th to stop by the location at sahara and jones. all of the donations will go to the casa foundation. we'll be right back.///
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oh, that's lovely... so graceful. e corkscrew spin, flawless... ...his signature move, the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". breathtaking. a sumo wrestler figure skating? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money heather saved by switching to geico.
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eleven." ((christianne klein)) close to 13-million dollars in education funding is coming
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development grant program"... that's handing out 247-million around the country. of the 18 states that get the money... nevada is among 12 that haven't met or exceeded targets under the program. the hope is to improve teaching by paying qualified teachers.. expand from half to full-day programs... and reduce class sizes./// ((dave courvoisier)) let's get to some news you can use... you can now watch some of your favorite netfli today.. the streaming service announced users can download movies and shows for free. you just need to make sure your app is up to date with the new "download" button. netflix originals like orange is the new black, narcos, and the crown are already available for download. but shows like gilmore girls... and friends can't be downloaded for now. ((dave courvoisier)) just in time for the holidays... the animal foundation is hoping families step up to give some pets a forever home. so the shelter is offering the
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all dogs six months and older are 25-dollars... and fees for all pitbulls and cats six months or older are waived. they all come spayed or neutered.. and microchipped. the animal foundation currently has 26 dogs and 10 cats available for adoption./// ((dave courvoisier)) with snow already coming down on the mountain... lee canyon is gearing up for the start of ski and snowboard season. the resort will officially open december 9th. season passes have been available for a few weeks now.. and can still be bought online... along with lift and tubing tickets expected to run through march 2016... weather permitting. tedd?/// ((tedd florendo)) the nfr is in town this week... and the party kicked off on fremont street today. i was down there under the canopy earlier tonight to watch all the bands play.. and celebrate the rodeo being in town with the cowboys and cowgirls./// ((tedd florendo))
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morning as temps dropped to near freezing through many neighborhoods. we''ll have some cold lows again overnight but not enough to prompt any freeze warnings. ............................... and chilly. lows dropped to 37 in the morning with areas like nellis, downtorw, henderson, southern highlands, boulder city all dropping to at or just a below freezing this morning before sunrise. check out the record on this date. 79 degrees way back in 1980. we're below average for this time of year and will be near average by
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.... neighborhood by neighborhood temps in the 50's and milder for the east part of the valley where we're lower in elevation. while areas to the far west colder and just below freezing this morning and only low 50's this afternoon. ................................ ... .... regional temps also stayed colder for the southern great basin and of course searchlight. still unseasonably cold in the 50's also for mesquite down the colorado river valley to laughlin and death valley where they were milder, but still chilly for this time of year. ................................ ... ......... satellite and radar show some high clouds pushing through but snow in the north part of the stay near ely and elko again along with the bitterroots and the wasatch. next trough digs deep in utah and brings another shot of colder air and breezes heading into your weekend. then colder next week from the next system that barrels through as well. ....................... ............ ............. tonight expect temps in the mid to high 30's by morning. no freeze warning issued. we'll have mostly clear skies and light winds. tomorrow expect a high in the mid 50's under mostly sunny skies. winds remain light for tomorrow as well. ....................... ............ .................... extended forecast shows a slight warm up for the weekend to near average. eezy though by tomorrow night d friday with a little cool r.i
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week only in the high 40's in some spots wh lows dropping to e 30's a even 20's.
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season >> they traveled up 1-15 to meet a familar foe. ((chris maathuis)) >> former rebel coach todd simon is now on the wrong bench. menzies looking to roll on the road in front of a nice crowd in cedar city. and look who made a pit stop for the kids... jimmie johnson has a message... more coming up here on channel 8. ((chris maathuis)) for the first time this season,
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they traveled 3 1/2 hours north to cedar city to meet the thunderbirds. it's amazing the rebs first played southern utah back in 1958 and the last time they played in utah was in 2013.. dave rice and his rebs ran away with a 73-51 win., so they meet again... this time at the spectrum in front of 42-hundred fans. that might be the smallest crowd unlv plays in front of this season. rebels keeping their lead in the first half... shooting 61 percent from the field. they hit six three's in the game... and were 3-8 in the first half. the only thing keepi was so. utah hit 11 three pointers in the game. rebs biggest lead in the game came in the first half... they led by 11.... the freshman troy baxter junior flushes two of his 11. six rebels scored in double digits... led by dwayne morgan's 19 points to go with his 14 rebounds. he was a monster nice team effort, they were sharing the ball, 16 assists leading to some big baskets.... the visiting rebs led 40-34 at the half. southern utah never managed the lead... unlv hit big shots when they needed em... t-birds didn't. late in the game unlv led by
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tonight... menzies got 27 points from his bench. good to see the team share and shoot the ball with confidence... rebels improve to 5-2 on the season with tonight's 89-81 win. ((chris maathuis)) so a nice win by the rebels... even without jones, who's still nursing that injury. rebels are busing home and will then prepare for saturday's game at arizona state. each year nascar rolls into las vegas for its champions week... but that week is slowly being whittled down to just a few days. but some kids enjoyed a little fan fest with nascar's champion jimmie johnson. the 7 time nascar champ visited doral academy today and as you can imagine, the kids were wide-eyed and clinging to every word. they even made him feel welcome with their own cars... made from scratch. jimmie johnson/nascar champ: "it is a different feeling in way you feel responsible to comment perfectly i can only imagine some of these kids are huge race fans and to have us talking to them, they're taking us word for word...
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right spot." now while the drivers' commitments are becoming less and less during champions week.. one thing that's still a big highlight is the las vegas strip 'burnout. all the drivers parade up and down the strip and then give fans a little something extra at the spring mountain intersection. the parade of drivers is scheduled to being at planet hollywood at 2:45. ((chris maathuis)) city and countye doing all they can to keep the raiders in oakland. they met behind closed doors tuesday and say ronnie lotts' investment group will bring 600 million, the nfl will pitch in 200 million and the city will provide 200 million in upgrading infrastructure. city council doesn't want public money used... but those most vocal at the fans in oakland. noel gallo/city council: "long overdue - we've been waiting for this for 10 years - we are finally there .... so what does finally there .....really mean ???? "do you have a good feeling ? good hope ? absolutely -- i'm ready
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jones/forevber oakland: "all arrows are pointing toward oakland the way the nfl wants a deal done here ... they have high respect for ronnie lott's investment team . " the unlv football coaches are off recruiting and ya gotta think improving that defense is their top priority. special teams play was awful, but defense wasn't too far behind and so that's tony task to go out and get the right kind of players... and he'll focus on the secondary. tony sanchez/unlv head coach: "we struggled... have to get longer. get longer and more athletic. we had missed tackles.. but our young guys have to do a good job at maturing." ((christianne klein))
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wednesday right after this./// ((dave courvoisier))
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strange stories for wednesday. ((tedd florendo)) imagine hearing a noise outside your bedroom window... and looking out to see a cow ar that's exactly what folks just outside sacramento woke up to yesterday. police say the cows are on their way from oregon to texas... but somehow got out of the trailer they were staying in overnight. the herd wandered around town for a bit... before getting stuck behind an apartment complex. animal control safely rounded them up later that day and got them back on the road./// ((chris maathuis)) police down under got a strange surprise this week. a man came to the station in
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he handed over what he thought was a breast implant.. he said he found it on the beach. he was worried it was from someone who had been murdered or maybe drowned. but it was a false alarm. turns out... it was a dead jellyfish./// ((christianne klein)) finally tonight... police in kensington, canada think they've found the best way to make sure drunk drivers learn their lesson. officers are stepping up enforcement for the holidays... but worry the time behind bars might not be enough. so once the driver is arrested... they'll be fo the department says quote "if you're foolish enough to get behind the wheel after drinking... then a little chad kroeger is the perfect gift for you."/// ((christianne klein)) that's all for us live at eleven. ((dave courvoisier)) >> the late show with stephen colbert is next. we'll see you back here next
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