smith. mr. smith: good morning distinguished members of the committee. thank you for the invitation to appear today before you to oncuss our actions implementation day of the joint comprehensive plan of action or efforts tond our enhance and enforce our iran-related sanctions going forward. i'll be addressing the key steps that my office, the treasury department's office of foreign ofac, took to or control the commitments on implementation day. i'll address the many iran-related sanctions authorities that remain in place ourhow we approach responsibilities to enforce those authorities. is a strong deal. it protects the national security of the united states partners and allies overseas. was aplementation day significant milestone of the for iranexchange completing the key nuclear equipments. we lifted nuclear related sanctions on iran. our steps on implementation day only after atomic energynal agency verified that iran had completed its key nuclear the jcpoa. under the deal gives us the nec

((tony smith, 8 news now)) dominique de biasio is a first-year teacher at hal smith elementary. ((dominque de biasio, hal smith elementary)) "when i came in, i knew we were a high need region. we are the 5th largest school district in the nation. we have to fill those classrooms." ((tony smith, 8 news now)) right now, there are hundreds of thousand of students, but not enough educators in the classrooms. ((dominque de biasio, hal smith elementary)) "everybody i talk too, i am like, hey you need a job? we have plenty of them." ((tony smith, 8 news now)) in 2015, the clark county school district lost about 16- hundred teachers. ((dominque de biasio, hal smith elementary)) "we really need good teachers. and we need people, who are going to stay." ((tony smith, 8 news now)) recently, the governor's office gave school districts the ablitity to offer provisional teaching licenses. ((michael gentry, interim human resources chief for ccsd)) "so, we are starting to see the tracking and i think a certain percentage, maybe the bulk of is thanks to the provisional licensing." ((michael gent

elizabeth: ryan smith says it is a security risk. he has more on the families play. ryan: kurt paulsen visits this spot daily after work. >> is on my mind all the time. ryan: a memorial built in honor of his son who was stabbed to death in 2014. stephen jonas' conviction landed him in prison. they imagined a difficult >> life behind bars for his son's killer. >>>>>> i feel like he is in a country club compared to where he should be. after everything we went through, the trial, this is like a slap in the face for us. ryan: we found that he is serving time at the newton correction facility, medium security. john sarcone says he is a sexual predator and poses a security risk to other inmates. john sarcone: my concern is other young men that might fall victim to him. murder but for advances made towards him. ryan: they say the length of sentence is one of many criteria when determining placement of offenders after initial placement. the iowa department of corrections continues to evaluate each offenders placement. an kiev can be an appropriate location for offenders serv

>> smith: ..."gentle approach." >> we could not incarcerate these people or arrest our way out of the problem. you would arrest a person, they'd be in jail for 20 or 30 days. they would get sober. they would start using again, we'd continue to arrest them. and then they would use, and continue to arrest. how much do you use a day? >> like five dollars. >> okay, and how long have you been using? >> i just got out of jail. >> i'm not putting you in jail. are you a meth user too? >> no. >> do you have any desire to get on methadone and get well? >> that's what i'm trying to do. >> if you have a problem, come and see me at this office. i'll give you something to eat. i'll let you call your parents. we'll sit down and we'll have a talk. do you still need that cooker? >> yeah. >> okay. >> narrator: the most recent surge of heroin abuse has altered our approach to addiction and our views on the war on drugs. >> 31-year-old-male. he's unconscious, breathing... >> cops and prosecutors and epidemiologists, pu

smith sits stenson faced. anthony for the crime. >> everyone in this case is involved because of the evidence. he is the one with the dynamic personality and the one everybody sis convicted to. gloria: anthony plead guilty to avoid death but the prosecutor says smith was also involved in the murder. >> he is a murderer. that is what they wanted you to believe. and it is true. but they can't get away from that either. travion smith is a murderer also. gloria: the death penalty phase will be like a mini trial and is expected to last two or three days and court will resume today at 9:30 this morning. live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: gloria, thank you. we expect to learn later today raleigh is suspicious. the initial call yesterday was for drowning but police later told us they found a man's body behind the homeless shelter. it is around the 1400 of south wilmington. barbara: we are following breaking srplts about the terror attacks in san bernardino. apple announcing it plans to fi

who presented different pictures of smith. cried while recounting how smith's father beat and abused him. >> leaped on him, punched him, hitting him with things, throwing him >>reporter:psychologists and teachers also talking about what a good boy smith was. >> he was a great kid but . he did really well in our program. he was one of the most impulsive children i have worked with. but, he loved the structure. he cared about other kids >> treyvon was hospitalized -- let's see, three times during his elementary school years. he was hospitalized again in february of 2005 during his sixth grade year. >> he was one of my favorite people. he was a kind, loving, >>reporter:the prosecution doing their best to show a different side of smith broaden his former parole officer and to jail officers to set smith had multiple run-ins with them while he was incarcerated. >> after a couple of minutes, smith ran to the back and confronted an inmate, that is when i called all available. which means, every available staff to come to that dorm for

it began as smith telling his side of the story. raleigh police detective said the dak was stacked against him if he didn't start talking -- the deck was stacked against him if he didn't start talking. smith admits to breaking in to cars at first. after more discussion, he says his codefendant, ronald anthony went in to melissa huggins jones apartment while he waited outside and he heard a scream. smith says he ran and eventually reunited with anthony. smith told the detective he repeatedly asked anthony what but got nowhere. smith says it weighed on him. >> i didn't go to sleep for two whole days. i couldn't eat nothing, really. >> reporter: the jury also got a chance to see photographs of the victim's body and physical evidence from the crime scene. much of it bloodstained. this prompted an emotional reaction from the audience and several jurors who openly shed tears. both of smith's codefendants cooperated with the state, sarah redden testified against him and ronald anthony is on the potential witness list. no word on whether or

smith's actions saying she "?did the ri her instincts and not getting into assault two young women at texas christian university? [gfx] uber telling abc news its "?core technology elements... picking them up, as well as the name of the driver, his or her sot - harley quinn smith i yesterday morning has moved on and high pressure has reestablished itself across the southwest! sunny skies and mild winds will be a common occurrence throughout the next 5 to 7 days. high temperatures today will range between 55 and 60 degrees with the weekend yielding 61 to 67 degrees! by monday into the next work week grab the shorts, flip-flops! mainly sunny skies and light winds continue with high temperatures expected to range between 68 and 73 degrees! overnight lows are rising as well! upper 30s are expected tonight but low to mid 40s take over until wednesday early morning. by then, morning lows bottom out in the upper 40s and lower 50s . fears about the zika virus are as we're just weeks away from the spring break coming up in

and what smith meant to the family. collin jackson describes us -- joins us now with a first check on the forecast on this monday morning collin. >> enjoy the full -- couldlin en-- collin -- colin enjoy the full moon. >> gorgeous weather warming up to 70 degrees in the 7-day forecast. until then, we don't have much to show you exsept september maybe the chance of a cloud on tuesday and wednesday as -- except maybe the chance of a cloud on tuesday and wednesday as this falls apart. but we are hoping for it in the 7-day forecast. 51 right now that's not bad after 6. wind northeast at 9. it's a nice evening to be doing whatever. 43 up in stead and 30s mid and upper 30s from truckee to south lake. and to the east we are still in the 50 degree range as well. so, how does the rest of the evening shape up? clear skies and temperaturesdropping into the 30s but not until 11. so until then, mid-40s for the most part, clear and cool but not cold. the 7-day numbers are coming up that snowfall chance back to you. >> thanks colin. >>

smith continued her work after the guys not -- diagnosis. smith was first elected to the assembly in 2000 and won's seat in the senate in 2012. she leaves behind her husband, three children, and two grandchildren. debbie smith was 60 years old. >>> an update on a story we truckee police crews and found the body of a second man whose canoe capsized on donner lake friday night. officials found lucas johnson's body in about 60 feet of water this afternoon at the northeast quarter of the lake near where they believe the canoe capsized. he was from auburn. a rescue team found the body of a second man yesterday in 15 feet of water. he has been identified as joshua patterns and. -- batterson. officials do not believe they were wearing like that's. the water in the lake was 37 degrees this weekend. >>> hard to believe we only have one day left of february. it looks like beautiful weather tomorrow. our meteorologist cassie wilson is in the weather center.>> it was a beautiful weekend and it will continue to stay that way as we enter march but not for

smith -- says she was nearly abducted by two exclusively to abc news. here's abc's matt gutman with that interview. < when actress harley quinn smith... daughter of director and actor kevin smith? ordered an uber earlier this week? she was expecting a ride, not a near abduction by two men posing as drivers sot pop - harley quinn smith it was very, very scary! the 16-year-old speaking exclusively to g-m-a overnight about her experience right outside an l-a starbucks? ? sot - harley quinn smith the second i started talking to them i realized they weren't uber drivers they printed the uber symbol up and put it on the front of their car [gfx] smith first sharing her story in this viral instagram post - writing "protect yourself and never ever get in a car without checking that it's the correct car first!" (a) beige jeep posed as @uber and just tried to talk my kids into getting in their car?" sotpop - harley quinn smith my parents were terrified - more upset than myself [gfx] the l-a-p-d saying she "?did the right thing by trusting her instincts and not get

smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include extraneous material on the bill h.r. 3293. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 609 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 32693. the chair appoints the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, to preside over the ommittee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 3293 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to provide for greater accountability in federal funding for scientific research, to promote the progress of science in the united states that serves that .ational interest the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. general debate shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair

deville smith in 2014... nats; "smith for the win... goooddd.. ((chris maathuis)) but not after a long review... it doesn't count. but this one did on saturday.. nats; "coleman will have a chance to win it... back to back years, coleman has nailed a shot to give nevada the lead... still 2.4.. mccaw last chance for unlv, mccaw and it goes." the rebels will look for some more magic tomorrow night when they face boise state on the road. the rebels are 6 point underdogs... but they've already beaten this in january here at the mack, unlv won by 10. there were other big shots over the weekend for some former rebels... not buzzer beats... maybe just as impressive. this is the northern trust open final round here on channel 8. that's ryan moore on the par three, 16th... and just like he drew it up... it does 'go' right into the heart of the cup. first ace on the 16th at riviera since 1985. moore with a final round eagle and 4 birdies, but also 4 bogeys. then another former unlv rebel.. adam scott with shades of greg norman... double bogeys and bogeys, b

((tony smith, 8 news now)) this rains. the last two times an early superbloom happened was in 19-98 and 20-05. ranger)) "not every el nino year brings the rain but this year it has worked out for us." ((tony smith, 8 news now)) but this year, you can see the desert gold. ((ron richins, national park visitor)) "normally, when i come down here, this place is so die and barren, i can tell why they call it death valley." ((the van't land, national park visitor)) "you look out and you see some flowers but you look for ((tony smith, 8 news now)) and for those who have never seen this golden sight. ((linda slater, national park ranger)) "for folks, who live in our general area, like the people las vegas, it only happens once a decade. so, if you never been to death valley before and you have been thinking, this is the time to come." ((the van't land, national park visitor)) "i emailed about 50 of my friends yesterday with a picture coming to death valley and lot of them said they wish they could be here." ((tony smith)) park rang

travion smith is a murderer also. gloria: the death penalty phase is expected to take two to three days. if the jury decides to send smith to death row it would be wake county's first death sentence in nearly a decade. live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. don: right barbara: right now durham police are looking for the personal responsible for shooting a 1 1/2-year-old boy. was caught in a cross fire. in the next half hour we will see where the search stands and how the boy is doing. >> a maim twist in the christmas day shooting of a girl in chapel hill. one of the men accused is no longer charged in maleah williams's death. davis is not a free man though he is serving a out-day sentence prosecutors say the investigation is open and more charges could be filed. caitlin: we are following developments about the terror attacks it san bernardino. apple announces it plans to fight a judge's order to help tpb acts hack into an iphone that belonged to one of the shooters. tim cook says it undermines encr

smith was 60 years old. /// ((sharie johnson)) toss to weather ((tony smith)) < ((tony smith, 8 news now)) " sunday was perfect with temperatures around 76 degree at the airport. but we love seeing your social media pictures. we got some from instagram, facebook and the oldfashion email. make sure to share your weekend or everyday photos with 8 news now - you pick the social media platform. but it's is back to work and school. so, here's your school bus cool start with temps near 50 degrees and by the ride home it is going to be a warm one. but coming up in a few minutes, i am tracking a brief and i mean brief cool change and it is in your full forecast. those details in about 10 minutes. and rememeber, we've always got your covered on weather.vegas, sharie."> ((sharie johnson)) > investigators are looking into two suspected drunk driving collisions. one killed a bicyclist... and the other critically injured a pedestrian. the first happened around 1:30 this morning... on saint rose parkway near the i-15. n-h-p says the 59-year-old bicyclist... had all the right safety gear on at the

smith's family has asked in lieu of flowers, donations to be made to the dr. marnie rose foundation, which supports brain tumor research. we have a link to the fund that's been set up in smith's memory at k-t-v-n dot com. senator smith's seat will be filled during the general election in november. if a special session is held before then, the washoe county comission will appoint someone to it. in health watch... lumber liquidators stock dropped nearly 20-percent today -- after the prevention said people exposed to certain types of the company's laminate flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than previously predicted. last year, "60 minutes" reported the retailer sold chinese made flooring that exceeded safety limits for formaldehyde. lumber liquidators says it has strengthened its quality assurance procedures. paul: "we're sitting on the social stairs, just one place students can hangout out at the pennington student achievement center. i'm paul nelson, coming up at 5:30, we'll take you for a tour of unr's newest building. signs of heart attack c

smith is accused of shototng a 38- year-old man several times in arrested smith after a brief chase - he'll soon be extradited back to iowa. two eastern wa men are arrested - police say they had 15 thousand dollars in cocaine on them. in custody. sheriff's deputies from fayette county worked with those from winniessiek to nab the e pair. investigators say they were found with nearly 90 grams of cocaine, cash and other drugs near hawkeye. this is an ongoing investigation, and the fayette county sheriff anticipates more charges to be field. the fbi says one eastern iowa city is seeing the biggest drop of violent crime of any other city in the country.

debbie smith will be. smith died yesterday, she was 60 years old. she missed part of the 2015 legislative session when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. smith was first elected to the state assembly in 2000 and won a seat in the senate in 2012. her funeral will be at sparks high school, sunday at noon. her family asks in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the doctor marnie rose foundation, which supports brain tumor research. the nevada highway patrol is releasing new information about a deadly crash in carson city. n-h-p says 55 year old melanie marnne-lawson was killed in crash between college parkway and arrowhead drive last friday. she was driving in the fast lane when she drove into the left shoulder. she overcorrected and drove across all the southbound lanes and hit a concrete wall. she was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries. this is still under

frank smith's name was drawn. and frank smith is going to be your man. (victorious music) (commotion) - ok, frank. here's your speech. and there is the whole town of springfield. (cheering) - and this will be the gold model of the tractor. - stand up straight, and run through it once. (frank clears throat) (audience chuckles) - hello, seor gov, here is your new tractor. (audience laughs) - (chuckling) oh, no, frank, no, no. - hey, how i going to shake hands with the gov, with my hands all full of this junk? (audience laughs) - don't worry about that, and don't say seor gov. call him governor bradbury. and don't make up your own words, just use the speech the committee wrote for you. - got you. (audience laughs) - governor brodborry, (audience laughs) - no, no, no, no (chuckles). not brodborry, bradbury. - s^. governor broadbrewery. (andersons laugh) - that's great. - as a representative of the citizens of spring-- - oh no, not "seetizens," citizens. cit, cit. - you told me to stand. (audience laughs) (andersons laugh) - i'm beginning to swing over to cha

flags be lowered to half staff through sunday in honor of smith. smith's family has asked in lieu of flowers, donations to be made to the dr. marnie rose foundation, which supports brain tumor research. we have a link to the fund that's been set up in smith's memory at k-t-v-n dot com. senator smith's seat will be filled during the general election in november. if a special session is held before then, the washoe county comission will appoint someone to it. still to come on channel 2 news at 6:30, cell phone recycling is a big business. we'll show you how to stay safe when sending in your phone for cash, next. "you're watching channel 2 news at 6-30 with kristen remington...lando n miller...sports with garrett dearborn... and mike alger's americans upgrade their smart phones every 18 months, that doesn't mean your old device is worthless. ky sisson spoke with a local cell phone recycling company and has more on how you can safely get top dollar for your smart phone. student matthew sterrett and business partner edwardo morales started "sell your us

senator harry released a statement of smith's passing. it reads in part. "debbie smith was the epitome of an ideal neighbor, friend and public servant.....despi te her difficult year, her positive she was my friend and i will miss her." deatils on a memorial service will be announced in the coming days./// > republicans presidential candidates are in town campaigning ahead of tuesday's nevada g-o-p caucus. 8 news now's mauricio marin is live from one of the campaign stops where senator marco rubio is going to talk with supporters in just a few hours. mauricio? ((mauricio marin)) this is just one of many stops for senator marco rubio in nevada today. he's not the only one in town though ahead of tuesday's caucus. ted cruz stopped off in pahrump to pick up as many supporters as he can with less than 48 hours to tuesday's caucus. republicans ted cruz and marco rubio are fighting hard to gain as many supporters as possible. both competing against donald trump who has taken victory in south carolina and new hampshire. without a doubt--- the nevada the town befo

a killing he said smith was party to. >> travion smith is a murder also. look at the nature of the attack. there's injuries to both sides of her body. look at the blood in the room. look how small that apartment is. both of them had to have known what was going on in there. >> he claimed that smith's reactions were crucial for the jury to consider like when ron anthony showed a bloody knife. >> travion has no reaction to seeing that knife. >> when witness sara asked smith what was going on. wallace says smith's reaction was important. >> what doesn't he say? he doesn't say i don't know. but the defense claimed smith was under ron anthony's influence and was following along. >> travion did what ron told him. >> the lawyer claimed there was no physical evidence to connect smith to the murder. >> there was to fingerprints of any relevance or value collected in this case.

closing arguments trayvon smith are wrapping up. he is charged with the murder of a mother. the case wilson the in the hands of the jury. we go live to the justice center. >> good afternoon, attorneys for both sides are making passionate pleas to jurors. the defense blamed the murder on his defendant. >> he told you in his opening that this trial is about trayveon smith. after the first week of this case, i trust you can see some of what he was talking about. everyone in this case is involved because of anthony. >> trayveon smith claimed he was he told police anthony broke in alone. he said the victim woke up and screamed and anthony said he had to do something that the prosecutor pointed out that another codefendant, look out testified she saw smith on the second floor balcony of the victim's apartment and he was not involved. >> he is a murderer. that's not the whole story. that's not where it ends. he wants to place the blame 100% on ronald anthony. when you point the finger at somebody, you have three fingers pointing right back at you. >> the prosecutor let us in on som

with the ride >>> wake county jurors could begin deliberation in the stepsing phase of the travion smith trial monday. the same panel convicted him of during a burglary. wral's lala santiago has been following the story >> reporter: just coming off the stand right now, a sergeant with the wake county sheriff's office that works primarily out of the detention center. she talked about previous issues they had with smith, and that includes having to use pepper spray. when he was released from jail for a case with a stolen car, smith went to his father's home and the officer claims that even his father had issues with him and ended up kicking him out.

harley quinn smith. the daughter of director kevin smith... says she was nearly abducted by two men... posing as uber drivers. now she's speaking out exclusively to abc's matt gutman script: when actress harley quinn smith... daughter of director and actor kevin smith? ordered an uber earlier this week? she was expecting a ride, not a near abduction by two men posing as drivers smith the 16-year-old speaking exclusively to g-m-a overnight about her experience right outside an l-a sot - harley quinn smith the second i started talking to them i realized they weren't uber drivers they printed the uber symbol up and put it on the front of their car smith first sharing her story in this viral instagram post - writing "protect yourself and never ever get in a car without checking her father of mallrats fame - arguably more rattled than his daughter tweeting?. " be alert! two white men in beige jeep posed as @uber and just tried to talk my kids into getting in their car?" sotpop - harley quinn smith my parents were terrified - more upset than myself

my guest this week is the actor anna deavere smith. her solo show looks at how children are being pushed from school into the criminal justice system. >> notes from the field, you interviewed 150 people? >> right now, just about. but normally i'm, like, up to about 300. it's just that this project is-- is developing-- more slowly, in large part 'cause i was on a television show for 7 years-- nurse jackie. >> "notes from the field: doing time in education" is a two-act show and in that first act you become many, many characters. how do you change hats so quickly? >> well, this is a smaller show. i mean, in-- my biggest show was about washington and about the press, and i did 52 characters in that show. so, i mean, notes from the field maybe had i think less than 20. it's all technical, you know, it's all what i've been teachin' myself how to do for a long time. but and it helps that, when i was a little girl in baltimore, i was-- i was a mimic, you know. it wasn't socially acceptable, >> who are some of the characters? >> so-- some kids

((marsha wermer - smith's stores.)) ((karen castro)) karen castro, 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) smith's is looking to expand in the next two to three years. the company wants to open three to five new stores./// ((dave courvoisier)) > we wanted to know what you think... plenty of people shared alice's thoughts... "in boulder city albertson's is crazy. not only is there an increase in shoppers but their prices are now sky high too." stefanie says "i kinda miss fresh & easy but the only store i really miss is food 4 less. i still get sad just thinking about it." paul has a tip... "i usually shop early in the morning to avoid long lines." join the conversation on our 8 news now facebook./// ((paula francis)) > it's happened again... a pedestrian is fighting for life... after getting hit by a car. it happened just after three p-m... near warm springs and spencer. police say a woman in her 50's was crossing the road in a marked crosswalk... when a teen driver made a left- hand turn... hitting her. officers tell us the driver is at fault for not yielding to a pede

a computer at a wal- mart and smith agreed to give it to him for $50, he said that was a red flag. he was arrested if having stolen property and told police what he knew and ran in to smith at the police department and said he was smiling and the wake of the murder. >>> a moor county man who got away from authorities after a short case is in custody. southern pines police say when mc loy spotted a trooper in jackson spryness yesterday, he ran off the road and hit a tree before running away. authorities found crack cocaine in his car and ten outstanding warrants for previous drugs and weapons charges. >>> durham county deputies foiled a home break in while responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, the deputies interrupted a breaking and entering on lake side drive. norwood, tailor and a juvenile tried to run but deputies caught them and recovered a stolen vehicle and were able to return stolen property to the homeowner. >>> residents escapeed a fire thanks to the quick actions of two police officers. the call came in around 2:00 on west broad street in dunn. pounding on the do

((tony smith)) not yet because the ink is not dry on the deal. but i do know - there will be at least four- hundred construction now this might not look like much right now - but this project gives the valley the opportunity to compete with other states for economic growth. groundbreaking ceremony ((tony smith, 8 news now)) it's official the new northgate distribution center is one- step closer to being complete. ((kevin higgins, cbre)) "this is 10 years in the making and it should of been done to make us more competitive throughout the market." ((tony smith, 8 news now)) its kevin higgins jobs to oversee the project. ((kevin higgins, cbre)) "one it is a job creator, day one." 4:39 ((kevin higgins, cbre)) "so, we are putting people to work." ((tony smith, 8 news now)) the new facility location sits on about 120-arces near lamb blvd and i-15 in north las vegas. the first phase includes construction of two buildings... that will allow companies to distribute all over the southwest. ((kevin higgins, cbre)) "when it is filled that would create perman

smith. his perseverance here as the bill's author as he's tried on several occasions to get this through the senate and to the president's desk and with this action today, this bill when it passes the floor will go to the it ident's desk and i think is very important that we understand the magnitude of this problem, as he's tried to convey to us here, and how this is going to strengthen the hand of law enforcement. we want law enforcement to consider this a new tool, and it will combat the appalling industry of child sex tourism in which adults travel overseas to exploit children in other countries. my chief of staff, amy porter, has gone on several missions, humanitarian missions to work with very young children in cambodia and elsewhere in south asia as well and as she shows you the photographs of these little girls exploited by this -- and traumatized by this predatory activity, it is hard to fathom that men from around the world, include america, including our country, engage n this pred

reporting live in las vegas - tony smith 8 news now. ((paula francis)) > explosiv ((dave courvoisier)) what's being done to help clear the california. ((paula francis)) > the 57-th annual grammys... just a few hours away. which rumored performances have everybody talking on social media./// < this is 8 news now at 5.")) > ((paula francis)) > north las vegas is experiencing explosive growth -- and a key part of that is transportation. ((dave courvoisier)) despite this being a holiday -- a handful of government officials invited folks from the r-t-c, n-dot, and local businesses -- to find out what they need to keep things moving. denise valdez joins us with some of the highlights. ((denise valdez)) the 15 freeway between california and nevada can be a traffic nightmare. all those big rigs clogging the highway -- plus tourists -- can really slow things down. today -- a small group of transportation guru's got together to talk about long term plans to improve moving through southern nevada -- especially north las vegas. the big take away --

smith showed no emotion. the defense did not present evidence, they plan to put on two to three days of evidence and testimony for the sentencing trial. it is set to start at 9:30 this morning. >>> tara lynn live in raleigh on a major murder case. >>> we are working to learn tp name of the victim at the center of a death investigation in raleigh. police found man's body yesterday afternoon. the initial call was for a drowning. a creek and a running trail are nearby. autopsy will determine how the man died. those results should be available in a few days. >>> police are looking for the person who shot a 1-year-old boy. this happened before 3:00 yesterday afternoon on great bend drive. when they arrived on the scene they found the injured child in the house, we spoke with neighbor whose are upset about what happened. >> it's like a sign of the times, there is no value for human life. i think it's really sad that they would come through with no regard for what going on. >> the toddler's injuries are not life thr

. >> reporter: emotions were high as witnesses testified about smith's troubled up bringing. how they felt guilty for not getting him away from his abusive father. >> obviously anyone would feel regret for something that they didn't do if they knew they could have prevented someone from being hurt. >> exactly. melissa hug inspiration jones being murdered. >> objection. >> move to strike. >> reporter: candy is the mother of smith's half sister. she cared for him as a child >> he had asked me to be his mommy. if i would take care of him the way i took care of christina. outsider. >> reporter: smith's sister christina love said their father emotionally and physically abused smith. >> leaping on him, punching throwing him. >> reporter: love cried on the stand and made it very clear she does not want her brother to be sentenced to death. >> do you love him? >> i do. >> do you want him to continue to be part of your life? >> i do. i would give anything to do that. >> reporter: now the defense wrapped up its testimony this afternoon. the state will now get a chance to put on rebutta

a killing he said smith was party to. >> travion smith is a murder also. look at the nature of the attack. there's injuries to both sides of her body. look at the blood in the room. look how small that apartment is. both of them had to have known what was going on in there. >> he claimed that smith's reactions were crucial for the jury to consider like when ron anthony showed a bloody knife. >> travion has no reaction to seeing that knife. >> when witness sara asked smith what was going on. wallace says smith's reaction was important. >> what doesn't he say? he doesn't say i don't know. but the defense claimed smith was under ron anthony's influence and was following along. >> travion did what ron told him. >> the lawyer claimed there was no physical evidence to connect smith to the murder. >> there was to fingerprints of any relevance or value collected in this case. link the cuts on travion's palms to struggle with melissa huggins jones. the jurors obviously felt the state proved a first-degree murder case. now here's what happens tomorrow. there will be

smith's family has asked in lieu of flowers, donations to be made to the dr. marnie rose foundation, which supports brain tumor research. we have a link to the fund that's been set up in smith's memory at k-t-v-n dot com. senator smith's seat will be filled during the general election in november. if a special session is held before then, the washoe county commission will appoint someone to it. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. a large ridge of high pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. temperatures will climb from the mid-50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of energy system moves in over the weekend, giving us only a slight chance of a shower on this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. a large ridge of high pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. temperatures climb from the mid-

is younger than ernie smith. we got onto their website...sent information in for ernie...tell us what kind of documentation ernie will be the oldest active pilot in the world according to the guinessook of world cords.. hats flyinguc236 you like flying whetheor not youre the oldest pilot does that matter you? 4242 when eyre pushing forward on this uio eyouglot mchoic nat27 one.ob.of ownarel imith,le pporm asst e p...orlom ea 13 e ho byea "ws r plot d"tade whar smicenonothefath th"gthespilot award" the award goes to pilots who have maintained safety for at least 50- years. another layer of clouds moving in from the northwest will keep temperatures steady over the next several hours before they start to cool back into the 20s later be mostly dry. we do have a slight chance of some flurries in the des moines metro and light snow showers in the northwest on friday, but these will not amount to much more than a dusting. we'll remain cool and in the lower 30s on friday but a warm up is ahead for the weekend when we'll

this is video showing how javon smith escaped from the police station. this is video of police searching for him during his booking. then smith, age 21, waited until the officer was distracted on the phone and he made his dash to escape taking off his shoes and dart out the backdoor. if you know where he is, call any police department. >>> a former prison escapee could go free. frank freshwater spent 66 years on the lamb after escaping from the ohio prison work farm in sandusky in 1959. freshwater was transferred there from mansfield prison, later the site of the movie shawshank redemption. last year he was caught in florida. today an ohio parole board will hear arguments on whether to right now he is serving time for a 1957 manslaughter conviction. >>> happening today, higher education officials will meet to discuss ways to step up sexual violence prevention on college campuses. today summit is at the columbus state community college. all ohio institutions and several private ones are attending. they will review ideas from state and national experts on

((tony smith)) neighbors say they have seen tagging so much - it is becoming the "daily norm". one person told me, she doesn't an 8 news now viewer sent us a tip about the graffiti tagging at canarelli middle school. school district police tell me, someone spray- painted graffiti on the building -- early sunday... and its not just school property being tagged. folks nearby told me, they are trying to do what they can but worried if the taggers will do more. ((jennifer deocampo, neighbor "it is scary because we see all the tagging and it is like who is on our streets. we don't know who did it. so, how do we know people are not going to our homes or cars.")) school police believe in order to combat this problem, we need to all work together as a community. if you spot graffiti, you can call the graffiti hotline - 702-455-4509. we will also put the number on las vegas now dot com. ((tony smith)) as for the school, the principal told me, they will be adding more lighting overnight and will catch whoever is doing this. ((denise valdez)) > the clark county courts are warning locals o

((tony smith, 8 news now)) however.. conversations are looming about wheter nevada could lose its early caucus date -- due to low voter turnout and other caucus issues. 8 news now political reporter steve sebelius says if we don't do this right tonight.. we could lose our early caucus date in the future. ((steve sebelius, 8 news now political reporter)) "in 2012, there was a diaster. it took roughly 36-hours to count 33- thousand ballots. and if something like that is to happen again, nevada wouldn't really set itself apart at least from the repubican party early- state-status." ((tony smith, 8 news now)) doctor dan lee political professor at unlv agrees.. to lose our spot for first in political attention away from nevada. and it's not just political attention on the table if the rnc moves back our caucus date... it's money. cara clarke, las vegas metro chamber of commerce "i don't think the economic impact is out there yet. but i can tell you, you have seen a lot of news coverage, a lot of people on the strip talking ab

to pay their respects to nevada senator debbie smith. those who spoke at the memorial remarked on her compassion and strength. and a second body at donner lake was recovered yesterday. police have identified both men. we'll show you what happened, to two canoers. these stories top your news right now at 5:30 a-m. today is good morning, i'm john potter. and i'm andi guevara. thanks for starting your day with channel 2 news this morning. let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. partly cloudy and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. low 70s are on tap for tuesday and happening overnight...a shooting at the siris casino in downtown reno. ky sisson is live with the details. ky, what do we know now? just before twelve midnight shots were fired here at the look at this map. on virginia street right in the heart of downtown reno. here's what we know... two males inside the casino were involved in an altercation that led to one of the suspects allegedly pulling a gun, shooting the o

no one from smith's family in that courtroom at this hour. >> all right. leyla santiago, with the latest trial. >>> teachers at riverside high school in durham are mailing homework assignments to a i.c.e. raid. the riverside senior came to the u.s. fleeing gang violence in honduras and fears he will be killed if deported. custody in north carolina and face deportation. >>> friday and stocks are down. let's take a look at the latest numbers now from the dassments we see it is down some 54 points right now. also, this morning, we have the nasdaq down 46 points and the s&p 500 down 3. for complete market and business news, go to wral.com and click on business. >>> state lawmakers are finishing up work this hour on new congressional districts required by a federal court ruling. that new map is due by the end of this day. wral's capital new york bureau chief laura is lawyer -- wral's capital bureau chief laura is live. >> in the debates, both yesterday and today, republican leaders said that the map was dr. thomas hopperlo, the same who drew the old map that fe

paul rodriguez was playing ernie pacheco and the real pacheco called will smith the "n" word when set smith off, and when he ernie rodriguez playing pachco came on the set he was reportedly mean to him. so he was chalking it up to maybe what happened to him and will smith up to ' roid rage. >> and you are very right it smith's acting method and i had no proof other that i put on a lot of weight for the roll. >> all right, head crack always keeping us up to date on what is happening. catch him and the rest of the dish nation gang week nights right after our news at 11:35. >> we are a long way from the start of the buccaneer season, but dirk cutter is learning important things right now at the combine. (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, licht and head coach dirk >> dirk cutter at the co

and our "full court press" player of the week is james smith jr. of halifax county. and streaking into the conference tournament play, winning their last four. smith led the way with 23 points and says that everything is coming together at the right time. >> and the coach helps us get an offense and share is the ball. and my team helped me out. >> reporter: now it's time boys and girls finalists. the first team "full court press" at the end of the season. adams, fleming, anderson, dan river. l.c.a. nelson views, alta vista. also jordan hamlett, heritage. hancock, brookville. holland, martinsville. jones, rustburg. jones, e.c. glass. killya jones, and lee, price, and ragland. robinson, smith, tucker, and wayer. >> our 20 girls, bates, finnerty, freeland, hairston, hassle, haywood, henzley, mcyellow, smith, turner, vaughn, wiseman, young. >>> college hoops the weekend. virginia plays at duke at 4:30. liberty goes for its first win ever. and lynchburg on the road at shenandoah. randolph plays at eastern mennonite. and averett travels to greensboro. and congratulations t

but now smith faces daunting challenges. overcrowding is a huge issue. 156district now has thousand students. 20,000 new students since 2007. the tax base has not capped up with enrollment. unless the state gives montgomery county more money, tax likes might be needed. one of his priority is to close the achievement gap between minorities and other students. >> we have really good opportunities for them to reach the highest levels, whatever they are interested in, but they have to have teachers. otherwise we have not done our job. richard: there is another twist to the story, normally this position would be approved by the state school superintendent. smith, so it it is is kind of unknown who will actually finally approve this position. nobody seems overly concerned about it. if it does happen, smith begins work july 1. richard reeve, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. in campaign news, the countdown to the new hampshire primary, --nie sanders had now has bernie sanders now has a two to clinton.over hillary meantime, hillary cli

smith to have a private performance? that's what she said but... and did you see her give him money? a simple yes or no will do. yes. on the charge of rape in the first degree how do you find the fendant? not guilty. on the charge of sodomy in the first degree? not guilty. not guilty. and assault in the third degree? guilty. the defendant is free to go until sentencing. court is adjourned. peter, i'm sorry we di't get them both. one's better than none. congratulations, counselor. you put up a good fight, alex. well, i didn't get the ruling i wanted, but... xtmaybe ne time. you're under arrest for e murder of sydney green. i'll beat this charge, too, counselor. just watch me. looks like next time's now. feel like bargaining over a drink? my best offer is 25. 16, you can pick up the bar tab. that's crazy, she'd be out in 12. or: in the criminal justice system in new york city, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the special victims unit. these are their stories. woman: you're being ri