((vanessa murphy)) when or if they leave - ....clapping )) ((vanessa murphy)) to become productive members of society. ((dray: keep doing yall work )) ((kirsten joyce)) this program is in the early stages... starting back in july. the hope is to expand it for more inmates. the staff is also working to get it started with women inside the jail. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > an american astronaut has accomplished his ((brian loftus)) the journey astronaut scott kelly has been on... as he tries to help scientists understand what happens to our bodies in space. is coming home from space... after the longest stint in orbit of any astronaut in american history. he's been in space for over 500 days! this latest mission was designed to research the effects human body. scott kelly is part of the study with his twin brother, mark... who's back on earth. than it looks: (( scott kelly, us astronaut: "you know certainly you know being confined for this period of time is not something that i think people would it's different when you're in space and doing something think is important." )) ((sherry swensk)) re

vanessa murphy is live at fremont and seventh with the story. ((vanessa murphy)) dave and paula, this is the love locket.....you can see people have written messages...and that's why this means so much to this side is full... but that's not the case for the back since part of this was stolen.... but today - the effort began to fill the heart again. (( )) ((nova may/artist: like i built it, but it's the community who's really owned it.)) ((vanessa murphy)) since nova may created the love locket for life is beautiful in 2013.... ((nova: it's really taken on a life of itself.)) ((vanessa murphy)) messages kept filling this heart in downtown las vegas. ((nat from locket )) ((vanessa murphy)) but on january 21st.... ((candice sanderson: how brazen... )) ((vanessa murphy)) a piece was stolen and has been missing ever since. ((candice: how cruel could somebody be?)) ((vanessa murphy)) candice sanderson is here at container park thursday with her family....includi ng her one year old nephew paxton. ((candice: it's very therapeutic.)) ((vanessa murphy))

((vanessa murphy)) there are ((dray: breathe )) ((dijon: i'm really happy man. i'm happy for this stuff. cause i didn't think nothing like this existed. (laughs) i like it.)) ((vanessa like dijon - ((dray: stay amazing, brothers.... ((vanessa murphy)) when or if they leave - ....clapping )) ((vanessa murphy)) to become productive members of society. ((dray: keep doing yall work )) ((vanessa murphy)) this program is in the early stages....it started in july. the hope is to expand it for more inmates and now staff is working to get it started with women inside the jail.// music ((denise valdez)) > democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off for the first time since new hampshire voters handed sanders a landslide victory. marlie hall is in wisconsin with the takeaways from tonight's : > hillary clinton challenged bernie sanders - calling some of his policies unrealistic.like healthcare: clinton: you need to level with people /// the numbers don't add up. sanders: that is just inaccurate . here is the reality folks. there is one ma

((kirsten joyce)) as vanessa murphy reports.. this doesn't just damage evidence.. it threatens the lives of the investigators on scene. ((newscast: tossing to vanessa - sorry.... )) ((vanessa murphy)) this live report at a homicide scene last month took an unexpected turn.... ((picking up tape )) ((vanessa murphy)) and then we saw three more cars drive through the crime scene tape. ((sgt. richard strader/metro police: it's dangerous to be in the road of the sudden you hear the honking of horns and the sirens blurping and then you hear tires rolling towards you)) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant richard strader heads metro fatal detail, a team which investigates deadly crashes. ((strader: i've almost been hit probably about four times working in a closed off scene by either drivers that just weren't paying attention or even drunk drivers.)) ((vanessa murphy)) just last month - a driver who wasn't paying attention drove through this scene near jones and smoke ranch where a motorcyclist died. earlier in december - a man was arrested for driving drunk after he drove through

((nat )) ((vanessa murphy)) ...as they watch denver broncos and carolina panthers face off for the super bowl 50 championship title. ((vanessa: what team? lenny avent: i'm a giants fan from new york but i'm going for carolina. i don't like the broncos. (laughs) )) ((vanessa: what's your team? kimberly: really hard, umm, i loe peyton but i think i'm gonna go for the new guy so probably the panthers . )) ((eddy: i'm not sure. it's too early to tell. the day before! eddy: oh well, not til tomorrow morning, i made up my mind.)) ((rickey hagan/9 years old: broncos! lana martin/shopper panthers!)) ((lana: i'm older, wiser, i'm gonna win. rickey: the littler they are, the faster they are. lana: okay, alright, we'll see! )) and a reminder for our viewers....police will be out in full force this weekend... so the message we're hearing is have a good time, but do it responsibly. super bowl sunday is one of the most dangerous days on the roads because of drunk drivers... there are so many other options like public transportation, getting a designated driver, cabs and services like uber and lyft. re

((vanessa murphy)) product here may cost more... ((ben: 5.69% thc )) ((vanessa murphy)) but he says patients know what they're getting. ((ben: if it's not handled properly or grown properly, they could actually be making themselves more sick.)) ((kirsten joyce)) police say one of the best ways for a medical marijuana patient... to make sure they're using a legal dispensary... is to confirm the place has a storefront. for example -- oasis medical cannabis delivers marijuana... employees wear a uniform, have a state i-d card... and have gone through background checks. /// ((brian loftus)) ((kirsten joyce)) demetria obilor crash on the tropicana on- ramp to i-15 southbound. injuries were reported in this < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > the nevada ((brian loftus)) > the nevada caucus is coming up in a few weeks... and the pool of candidates is starting to get smaller. ((kirsten joyce)) who's out of the race for the white house... following poor resul

((vanessa murphy)) this was the infant before the injuries..... now the lopezes say they don't know if he'll be able to see, hear, or walk. ((jessica: our life will never be the same. )) ((vanessa murphy)) a spokeswoman for north las vegas police says detectives never want to traumatize parents any more than they already are in situations like this.... but they try to eliminate every person close to the child as a suspect to help ensure they arrest the correct person. by the way, that unlicensed daycare has been shut down. the lopezes say they were aware and trusted the owner. in the newsroom, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((kirsten joyce)) > you'll soon be able to pay for anything... with just a selfie. ((brian loftus)) why one card company things this new option will help prevent fraud. /// anchors getting a hold of some mission. astronauts reported hearing something strange while orbiting the moon. nearly 50-years after the mission in 1969... the audio captures what astronauts reported describe as "space music"... listen closely: (((nats) "the

obtained by our own vanessa murphy. she's live in the newsroom with the story. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) a metro police report has one story... this man suing the department has another.... but what may stand out.... is a punch thrown and what unfolds after that which is caught on video. (( )) ((ian tuuamalemalo/plai ntiff: they could have killed me.)) ((vanessa murphy)) ian tuuamalemalo says this video is difficult to watch. first a tug on his shirt followed by what may be a punch, he's taken to the ground and restrained and then carried while he appears to be passed out. ((ian: i don't like being helpless.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this was january 26th of 2014. the 34-year-old man says he visiting from california for a reggae show at the hard rock hotel and casino when he had a run-in with metro police..... he and his attorney cal potter ((cal potter/attorney: society has said you know we're going to hold these police officers accountable. we're gonna allow private attorneys to come in and sue for violations of civil rights.)) ((vanessa murphy)) they are claiming this is

no one knows that better than our own vanessa murphy. she joins us live to explain. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) see that? those are my brake lights! braking is what i should do if i come across a road that's blocked....with crime scene tape... but while we're reporting at scenes, we see cars drive through it repeatedly..... ((newscast: tossing to vanessa - sorry.... )) ((vanessa murphy)) this live report at a homicide scene last month took an unexpected turn.... ((picking up tape )) ((vanessa murphy)) and then we saw three more cars drive through the ((sgt. richard strader/metro police: it's dangerous to be in the road in the first place and then all of the sudden you hear the honking of horns and the sirens blurping and then you hear tires rolling towards you)) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant richard strader heads metro fatal detail, a team which investigates deadly crashes. ((strader: i've almost been hit probably about four times working in a closed off scene by either drivers that just weren't paying attention or even drunk drivers.)) ((vanessa murphy)) just last month - a dr

((denise valdez)) that led law near pecos and hacienda -- vanessa murphy has the exclusive look inside that marijuana grow house that was busted earlier today. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) police say the marijuana grown inside this home could be linked to an illegal drug delivery service.... you can find one easily on the internet.... and some customers doing this are becoming victims of crimes... busting a place like this police may help them get ahead of the problem. (( )) ((sharon israel/neighbor: the last couple of days my husband went on our side patio kept saying i smell a weird smell.)) ((sharon: i said i have no idea what that is.)) ((vanessa murphy)) turns out a drug task force found more than a hundred marijuana plants and a complex grow operation inside this house in this paradise neighborhood. ((michael conti/neighbor: it's just a shame to see something like this happen.)) ((vanessa murphy)) metro police say the drugs have a street value of up to 300-thousand dollars. the equipment - 15 to 20- thousand... and it could all be linked to an illegal drug delivery service. right

vanessa murphy, 8 news now. ((kirsten joyce)) attorney cal potter says he believes the man who threw the punch is a sergeant. 8 news now could not confirm that. /// ((brian loftus)) > a federal judge in oregon is leaving rancher cliven bundy behind bars... pending his trial in las vegas. a judge says he's a danger to the community... while federal prosecutors are calling him "lawless and violent". bundy faces charges in nevada l-m in 2014. he was arrested last week in oregon after he went to see his sons. ammon and ryan bundy are both in jail... also facing charges connected to the occupation of a wildlife refuge building. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. sherry swensk starting out our wednesday with clear skies and calm winds... but clouds are coming later today. ........... it will be our warmest day of the week and the year so far if we reach the 80 degrees we're ......... but it will be quickly followed by a cool down and a chance for showers later tonight. ........ gusty winds in the

((vanessa murphy)) when or if they leave - ....clapping )) ((vanessa murphy)) to become productive members of society. ((dray: keep doing yall work )) ((paul joncich)) this program is in the early stages....it started in july. the hope is to expand it for more inmates and now staff is working to get it started with women inside the jail. and tonight at 11 vanessa gets an exclusive look at how some inmates are taking advantage of a nutrition class inside the jail. // ((denise valdez)) > a newfoundland- lab mix in reno, nevada, had quite the day on thursday. he was named the city's honorary mayor for a day. meet everett. the outgoing shelter dog was adopted about two years ago. fun way to raise awareness of shelter dogs that need a home. and that landed him on the campaign trail. (((kendra kostelecky/report ing) "what changes would you like to make today, everett?" (everett) "(barking)." translation.... (woman) "if he was to be mayor, what his first job would be, is to make sure that every dog's bowl has a bone." )) ((denise valdez)) and he's already making that happen. you see, everett got

((vanessa murphy)) scavone was fired months later... in january...he was indicted federally for excessive use of force and obstruction of justice for lying on a report.... and ortiz is suing scavone, the department, and other officers at that scene. ((cal potter/attorney: it's unfathomable that an officer wearing a body camera thinks that he can change the facts.)) ((vanessa murphy)) attorney cal potter is representing ortiz. ((cal: it's like the rodney king case. if there hadn't been video tape, it would have just been another beating and so you have a situation here where this young lady was beaten for not committing any type of offense was unlawful.)) ((vanessa: have you seen the video? cal: no, i have not.)) ((vanessa murphy)) ortiz says she was able to view the video once after her complaint at police headquarters.... 8 news now requested the video through freedom of information and we received this letter....from sheriff joseph lombardo: denied. the reason - an open criminal case. but a spokeswoman for the u-s attorney said the of

vanessa murphy is live at umc with this story. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) the parents are here at u- m-c around the clock taking care of their baby who they say will never be the same. they did what many parents do..they dropped him off at daycare..to go to work. now a woman is arrested for abusing him..and he has ((jessica lopez/mother: we're told he's never gonna be the same as before.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this was jonathan lopez last year. ((jessica: he was a healthy baby boy.)) ((vanessa murphy)) and this is the infant after he was injured, according to police, at the hands of a daycare worker. ((jessica: right now he just lays there and cries. he can't sit.)) ((vanessa murphy)) jessica and danny lopez say they don't know if their ten month old son will ever be able to walk, talk or hear. ((jessica: devastating. we feel so... danny: we feel robbed...of our baby... we're not gonna have the life we used to as a family.)) ((vanessa murphy)) daycare worker alejandra robles faces a charge for child abuse and neglect..and police say the day

((vanessa murphy)) now the lopezes say they don't know if he'll be able to see, hear, or walk. ((jessica: our life will never be the same. )) ((vanessa murphy)) a spokeswoman for north las vegas police says detectives never want to traumatize parents any more than they already are in situations like this.... but they try to eliminate every person close to the child as a suspect to help ensure they arrest the correct person. by the way, that unlicensed daycare has been shut down. the lopezes say they were aware it was unlicensed but they knew and trusted the owner. ((dave courvoisier)) vanessa, how is baby jonathan doing tonight? ((vanessa murphy)) dave, the last update from his mother was that he is not doing well..... his mother is asking for prayers for him and the medical team taking care of him. we first talked with the family friday...

vanessa murphy has the story. ((cliven bundy from january 19: somebody has to stand up and it happened to be my sons that stood and they will stand. they're not gonna give up.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this is an interview with cliven bundy from january 19th. and since then - well it appears - at least one of his sons may be giving up... ((ammon bundy: to those at the refuge, please stand down.)) ((vanessa murphy)) now cliven bundy may be leading the fight. on monday - the southern nevada cattle rancher sent this notice to an oregon sheriff. - ccing the governor of the state and president barack obama..... stating we the people will retain possession of a federal refuge, and to remove all law enforcement from the county. monday night, a relative would not say whether he's headed to oregon....but did state he's only taking calls from militia members. ((ammon: this was never meant to be an armed standoff.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this message from son ammon bundy was released after he and several other protesters were arrest

((vanessa murphy)) when i went on the turtlehead peak trail for the first time with a co- worker this week we reached the top, but... ((vanessa: from iphone: we are trying to get up there )) ((vanessa murphy)) we almost.... ((nat of walking )) ((vanessa murphy)) got lost on the way. ((vanessa: this is only the second trail marker we've seen come....we actually started walking in the wrong direction.)) ((christine cauble/climber: i think in the wash it becomes convoluted because of all the rocks.)) ((vanessa murphy)) las vegas resident christine cauble is an experienced climber. ((christine: i think if you're not aware of your surroundings and landmarks, you can easily get lost or stuck up in higher areas and not know how to get back down. )) ((vanessa: do you think there could be more trail markers here to help? christina: i think so, yeah, i didn't really see all of that many up there.)) ((bryan zink/rrsar: some of the trails that go in the back country cold definitely be marked a little bit better.)) ((vanessa murphy)) bryan zink volunteers for red rock search and rescue which helps

((vanessa murphy)) this family has faced challenge after challenge.... and it started with a phone call....after a routine daycare visit. first, these parents learned their baby had critical injuries... then - they say they felt like they were treated as suspects..... and it turns out - this is how an investigation for a situation like this works. ((jessica lopez/mother: we knew since the beginning...)) ((vanessa murphy)) jessica and danny lopez say they knew a worker at an unlicensed daycare hurt their baby jonathan after he was taken to the hospital in critical condition last november..... ....but the parents say ((danny lopez/father: we felt so bad what was going on, plus that, on top of it, it was really hard.)) ((vanessa murphy)) they say detectives questioned them, their two other children were placed with their grandparents, and jessica and danny couldn't be with them unsupervised for more than a month. turns out this is routine for an child abuse investigation like this one. ((dustin marcello/attorne y: it can create a really tense environment wh

vanessa murphy's live at metro police headquarters with the story. vanessa? you want someone to pick up immediately.... but yesterday - that did not happen...even with a new mutli-million dollar system. and for that - the department is saying sorry. (( )) ((assistant sheriff tom roberts/metro police: yesterday's unfortunate event is not representative of the kind of sevice that we want to provide and is definitely not what the public deserves. and for that, i'd like to apologize to the community.)) ((vanessa murphy)) assistant sheriff tom roberts admits there was a 9-1-1 failure tuesday for about six hours. people calling for help received busy signals, calls were dropped, and some callers may have waited 30 to 50 minutes for an answer, according to metro police...while calls were ((roberts: i know we've received some complaints. you know i know our call takers last night when we began dispatching calls again i know there some very unhappy citizens.)) ((vanessa murphy)) it's unclear what impact the failure may have had.... but think about a call for example f

vanessa murphy is here with the story. ((vanessa murphy)) cliven bundy in this letter is basically telling the sheriff to get out of the way.... last week - we heard from cliven bundy's sons telling supporters like militia members to back down... but now cliven bundy is saying the opposite. however - when i called him tonight - a woman who says she's his daughter told me he's only taking calls from militia members right now. (( )) ((cliven bundy from january 19: somebody has to stand up and it happened to be my sons that stood and they will stand. they're not gonna give up.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this is an interview with cliven bundy from january 19th. and since then - well it appears ((ammon bundy: to those at the refuge, please stand down.)) refuge, please stand down.)) ((vanessa murphy)) now cliven bundy may be leading the fight. on monday - the southern nevada cattle rancher sent this notice to an oregon sheriff. - ccing the governor of the state and president barack obama..... stating we the people will retain possessi

vanessa murphy got the exclusive interview... she joins us live in the newsroom with more. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) dave and denise, tonight, the woman at the center of this describes rage in the officer....she gives us her version of what happened and she says she wants the body camera video released from this because she insists it backs up her claim of police brutality. metro refuses to release the video....but we know it both got the officer fired and charged ((amanda ortiz/alleged victim: you're an officer that's supposed to be there for my safety, or you know what i mean and at that point, i just felt unsafe.)) ((vanessa murphy)) amanda ortiz says former metro police officer richard scavone threw her to the ground, slammed her into a patrol car, and knocked out a couple of her teeth in january of 2015. ((amanda: i seen my face on the glass and my face was bleeding all over the place )) ((vanessa murphy)) the 24 year old woman was suspected of working as a prostitute - something she's been arrested for before...and after scavone's stop in this hotel parking lot... which she

as vanessa murphy reports... some fear this could happen again. (( )) ((assistant sheriff tom roberts/metro police: yesterday's unfortunate event is not representative of the kind of service that we want to provide and is definitely not and for that, i'd like to apologize to the community.)) ((vanessa murphy)) assistant sheriff tom roberts admits there was a 9-1-1 failure tuesday for about six hours. people calling for help received busy signals, calls were dropped, and some callers may have waited 30 to 50 minutes for an answer, according to metro police...while calls were rerouted to north las vegas and henderson. ((roberts: i know we've received some complaints. you know i know our call takers last night when we began dispatching calls again i know there some very unhappy citizens.)) ((vanessa murphy)) it's unclear what impact the failure may have had.... but think about a call for example for domestic violence.... ((hannah brook/safe nest it can escalate very quickly and so every single second counts)) ((vane

((dave courvoisier)) vanessa murphy was at a media briefing earlier at metro police headquarters. that's where she's reporting live.... ((vanessa murphy)) we learned the system that failed is a new system...that the department is paying more than seven and a half million dollars for over the next ten years. metro and the 911 company called airbus are working to figure out how the failure happened. say they have heard from people expressing their anger over the 911 failure which may have left some callers waiting 30 to 50 minutes. here's what assistant sheriff tom roberts told us: it is unclear how many callers were

((dave courvoisier)) vanessa murphy is live at metro police headquarters near m-l-k and alta with more on the problem and the latest status tonight. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) dave and denise, the system just got back up in running in the past hour. tonight, metro police say they are trying to figure out how and why the system failed. it appears, there was a problem for more than six hours.... 9-1-1 calls were being answered but police said some callers experienced delays. here's what a spokesman told us earlier. ((officer larry hadfield/metro police: we apologize to our community. this is a critical infastructure failure and we are working diligently to get this done and priority at this time.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the department said this was a technology issue....which workers tried to figure out....after the communications center started experiencing problems with 911 and 311 calls around 3:30 this afternoon. after that - a notice went out from the department.... saying again, there could be a delay for 9-1-1 calls....and asking the public not to call 3-1- 1....because officers wou

vanessa murphy joins us live near mountain's edge and cimarron where she's learned some new details.. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) paul, metro police say a father shot and killed his son....after the son stabbed him with a knife. the son - a nineteen year old man. the father - 40 years old - taken from the home here to u-m-c....stable but with four stab wounds. here's what lieutenant dan mcgrath of metro homicide tells us: the call came in before 4 this afternoon in this usually quiet mountains edge neighborhood... this is a gated community.... there was a fight inside the family's home...with about six to seven other people there...other family members....the youngest at 13 years old.... son have had a rocky relationship. ((lt. dan mcgrath/metro police: it's hard to understand how something like this could happen so i don't know if there is an so i don't know if there is an explanation for how somebody could get to that level.)) ((vanessa murphy)) police are not ruling out criminal charges for the father at this time... it's early in the investigation...o f course they'll have to look

vanessa murphy has the story. ((vanessa murphy)) this is the first time metro invited us to visit nicky since the attack.... take a look.... ((sgt. eric kerns/metro police: he's very high energy and you can see that in the morning when i get him, he's running for the door. as soon as he sees our k9 vehicle, he wants to go, as soon as he gets in the car, he's pacing back and forth, he's just anxious. he just wants to work. )) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant eric kerns says nicky's face, head and paw were hurt. against a suspect with a machete last thursday night during a barricade situation. sergeant kerns sent the dog in after warning the suspect... and nicky helped take him down....but then kerns saw blood and realized nikki was hurt. ((sgt. eric kerns/metro police: that's what he does. we do this everyday all day, he's done thousands of searches like this. unfortunately, you know this time he was injured but the vast majority of our searches there is no injury to our dogs. we're very careful with him. )) ((vanessa m

vanessa murphy is at the home near pecos and hacienda with more on the invesigation and an exclusive look inside the home... vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) you can see how complex this grow operation was inside the home... this is the equipment police removed...along with the neighbors say they had no idea... to my right - there's security....this is a gated community... down this way - an elementary school... and police say this probably was going on for at least three months. take a look at this video from inside the home.... police say the people growing marijuana inside this house weren't even owning or renting the place.... it's bank owned...someone from the bank came to check on the place , found a lot of marijuana, and called police. a drug task force made up of federal and local agencies went inside... a sergeant tells us at least 114 plants were found with up to a 300- thousand dollar street value...and 15-20 thousand dollars worth of equipment. we even saw calendars on the wall a schedule for the grow. police tell us a bust like this is significant because they believe it's tie

((vanessa murphy)) go to it! but with the parties come alcohol....and we want to remind our viewers... police will be out in full force looking for drunk drivers. super bowl sunday is one of the most dangerous days on the drivers....so of course get a designated driver....use public transportation or a cab or uber... so many other alternatives... so just a reminder that if you party....do it responsibly. ((sharie johnson)) > and if your celebration includes being outdoors in some way... meteorologist tony smith has a breakdown of what you can expect.... and he doesn't disappoint either. ((tony smith)) <"high pressure will be the dominating weather feature for the region through much of next week. this will bring mostly clear skies and a warming trend to the area. breezy to windy conditions are expected each day along the colorado river valley. -------------------------------- - for tonight - clear, with a low around 42. light and variable wind becoming the evening. sunday - sunny, with a high near 68. mph. more o

((dave courvoisier)) vanessa murphy was at a media briefing earlier at metro police headquarters. that's where she's reporting live.... ((vanessa murphy)) we learned the system that failed is a new system...that the department is paying more than seven and a half million dollars for over the next ten years. metro and the 911 company called airbus are working to figure out how the failure happened. say they have heard from people expressing their anger over the 911 failure which may have left some callers waiting 30 to 50 minutes. here's what assistant sheriff tom roberts told us: it is unclear how many callers were affected over the six hour period. calls were dispatched to henderson and north las vegas where metro staffers went to help answer the rerouted calls after the problem was discovered around 3:30 tuesday afternoon. the industry standard for 911 is for a call to be answered in ten seconds.... but yesterday callers could have waited 30 to fifty minutes. and before calls were rerouted,, some calls were dropped. roberts apologized to the community. he said it is unlikely a f

vanessa murphy is there with what we know so far... vanessa. ((vanessa murphy)) dave and denise... henderson police were called to this apartment complex just before 1-30 this afternoon. police say a 25- year-old man was found dead inside... from an apparent gun shot wound. officers say they are looking for suspect... but have not given us a description at this time report live, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((dave courvoisier)) > super bowl 50 is nearly upon us with the nfl's showcase game just six days away. ((denise valdez)) john kucko is in san francisco all week and joins us live from the bay area. ((denise valdez)) this is just the second time a super bowl has been held in the san francisco area. the other being super bowl 19... when the san francisco 49ers led by joe montana defeated fellow great dan marino with the miami marino with the miami dolphins. our own chris maatius is also in the second time a super bowl has been held in the san francisco area. the other being super bowl 19... when the san francisco 49ers led by joe montana defeated fellow great dan marino with the

it happened at an apartment vanessa murphy first broke this story and is live on the scene with the latest details. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) we were here as police were taping off the scene here in this apartment complex. we know one man was shot and killed and no arrests have been made yet. homicide detectives are on the scene right now investigating. here's video we shot earlier. these are the meadow vista apartments near karen and lamb. metro police say the call for help came in just after 9 tonight... he was taken to the hospital where he died. ((vanessa murphy)) as far as suspects, we are waiting for that information.... the homicide lieutenant is expected to brief the media here shortly. reporting live, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((dave courvoisier)) vanessa, have you seen police talking with potential witnesses and have you had access to residents ((paula francis)) > a man is fighting for his life tonight after he was hit by a car in north las vegas. it happened about quarter after six this evening near lake mead and rancho. north las vegas police say the man was not using a c

vanessa murphy/reporter: does this count as last minute? wavelet mont/shopper: yes! because i'm not doing anything tomorrow. just cooking and relaxing. )) ((sharie johnson)) according to the national retail federation... the average viewer and partygoer will spend more than 83-bucks on super bowl food and gear. that's up from last year. and about 70 million people say they'd rather let someone else do the work and go to a party.... while more than 43 million are planning to throw the party. /// ((sharie johnson)) > remember... channel 8 has your entire super bowl sunday covered... n-f-l films starts at 8 a-m. at 11 it's the super bowl today pregame show... and of course, kickoff is at 3:30... we'll see you here!/// toss to tony for weather with your forecast: short-term: big story over the next few days will be the big high pressure ridge building across western states. this in turn will lead to a rapid warming trend with temperatures tomorrow rising 6 to 9 degrees above normal...and rising another degree or two each day through tuesday. -------------- this will tran

our vanessa murphy was there and joins us live with the latest... vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) north las vegas police say two women are under arrest for these separate cases. the other is accused of hurting another infant.. now that baby is left with permanent brain damage. and this evening...a caution to parents....since both of the women were babysitting.... cynthia lavender is accused of murder. police say she was watching a good friend's five month old boy....and admitted to throwing the baby and later dropping the baby...the infant did not survive. alejandra robles is accused of child abuse and neglect. police say she was working at an unlicensed daycare and admitted to throwing a seven month old child who will have injuries for the rest of his life. police are taking this opportunity to reach out to parents. ((officer aaron patty/north las vegas police this is a very sensitive topic obviously and we decided to talk about a few of these details today and we feel that it's important to address this to the public. our message is simple and it's this if you

here is their exchange. (( vanessa murphy: mr. trump what can you say to nevada voters? donald trump: i love nevada, you know that. i love it. i love the voters here it's a great place. vanessa: what have you noticed here today? what stands out? trump: a lot of energy you've seen it yourself this is tremendous energy we're going to see what happens but this is really great energy. vanessa: last night you had a couple of protesters escorted out you mentioned punching one in the face is that the right thing to say? trump: he was punching everybody it was very sad actually and we don't want that to happen. vanessa: but you said you would like to punch him in the face... trump: i can certainly think about it . have a good time thank you. vanessa: is that presidential? )) ((paul joncich)) as you see, mr vanessa's question. the whole exchange had hundreds of people talking on social media.. rob says "you get 30 seconds to talk to the republican presidential frontrunner on caucus night and you ask him about a protester in a crowd of 9000+?" larry disagrees... "i see nothing wron

vanessa murphy is here with this exclusive story. ((vanessa murphy)) > dave and denise, this is the first time cameras were allowed inside to see this.... we learned this isn't costing taxpayers anything....the yoga mats were donated, the instructor is a volunteer... and a lieutenant tells us it reduced house discipline by about 70- percent..... about 150 inmates are part of detention center which started last july... inmates stay out of trouble, they earn more freedom and privileges.... they can take classes like yoga. the administration inside the jail running the program says the yoga helps the inmates not just physically, but mentally... it's calming...they can reflect on their lives...how they got where they are....and think about better decision making. ((vanessa murphy)) and we'll have a full story on this tonight at eleven... we taled with one of the inmates who explains why he believes being in this program could change his life... back to you. ((dave courvoisier)) > it's been one year since las vegas lost a legend. ((denise

((vanessa murphy)) so four shootings we've learned about in the valley tonight. one deadly. if you have any information, you are urged to call police. news now./// ((dave courvoisier)) and vanessa, this year is off to a bad start for shootings anyway. dave. as a matter of fact, we were on assignment earlier today last night involving an apartment security guard. metro has already investigated 26 homicides this year. back to you./// ((paula francis)) > a father and hospital tonight after being hit while crossing the road... and police say there's blame to go around on both sides. the man and his child were not in a crosswalk when they were struck... and police say the driver was impaired and speeding. patranya bhoolsuwan is live near lamb and colorado avenue with more, plus a disturbing trend when it comes to reckless driving. patranya? ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the little girl who was hit on this very street earlier today... is only 18 months old. given the crash scene, officers were surprised that no one died: < ((james valarde/witness ed crash: 'from the curb you can see wher

((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now reporter vanessa murphy is live at metro headquarters with what they found. ((vanessa murphy)) metro police say they don't know how many 9-1-1 callers were affected as a result of this failure because information was wiped out when the system was reset. this was compared to resetting something like your cell phone to a factory setting - think about your computer crashing and this case we are talking about the 9-1-1 system where lives could be at stake here. this 911 outage occurred on february second for about six hours. at first, people calling with emergencies may not have been able to get through or their calls may have been dropped....accor ding to the department... once metro transferred calls to the henderson and north las vegas call centers - there was still a significant wait...possibly up to 50 minutes. deputy chief charles hank tells us although it is not definitive, the "broadcast storm" is the likely cause... ((deputy chief charles hank/metro police: even though we do not know or have a definitive reason for the cause of the disruption of s

((vanessa murphy)) i asked cliven bundy twice recently if he was worried about getting arrested... he claimed he wasn't doing anything wrong... but his fight against the federal government has caught up with him. bundy, two of his sons and two other men were indicted by a federal grand jury on sixteen felony charges earlier today. in court documents, bundy is referred to as the main leader of the fight over land and cattle in april of 2014. bundy ignored court orders and wasn't paying fees to use land in bunkerville, the bureau of land management organized an bundy and the four others indicted here are accused of spreading false information and rallying hundreds of armed followers which put law enforcement in danger. the bureau of land management ended up backing down, cattle were released and bundy remained. but the department of justice collected a lot of information....a nd paid attention to bundy's news interviews before his arrest...for example, when he made statements like this in april of 2014: ((cliven bundy/cattle rancher: battle is gonna go on for months so if we want a l

reporting live, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((dave courvoisier)) vanessa, ticketed? ((vanessa murphy)) dave, that is possible - that would normally be the case if a driver with an instruction permit was pulled over without a licensed passenger in the car... but that will not happen tonight. police say it's too early to tell.....as this is being investigated. back to you.// ((dave courvoisier)) > fatal detail is on scene of another deadly crash... a pedestrian succumbed to their injuries at sunrise trauma after they were hit by a pickup truck. this happened just after 8:30 on eastern between tropicana and reno. 8 news now was the only crew on scene as northbound and southbound lanes of eastern were shut down for the investigation. we're awaiting word on what caused the collision and if any charges will be filed./// music ((paula francis)) > we're less than two days from nevada's "first in the west" democratic caucus. the race between hillary clinton nevada polls showing a dead-heat between the two. ((dave courvoisier)) both candidates attended a town hall at the lou r

vanessa murphy is here with an exclusive story to show you why. ((vanessa murphy)) volunteers are giving their time, food is donated and the inmates are trying healthy ingredients they've never heard of.... it's all part of a non- traditional approach to try to change lives. (( )) + ((two spoons of that, two spoons alright.)) ((gonna break this in half. toss it right in.)) ((some ice...just a handful )) juicing... (( ready for this.... (turns it on) )) in jail.... ((voila. voila. come on, man. give him a round of applause. claps)) shaun leflore is considered a leader in a group of 148 men in a special program at the clark county detention center. ((shaun leflore/inmate: it's life changing. )) more than three years ago....the 34 year old man was charged with murder. he's accused of killing a woman he was in a relationship with... in a court document, he was referred to as a pimp... ((shaun: i saw life from a different perspective.)) but now because of leflore's good behavior - he can take classes with shane stuart - co-owner of grass roots in downt

((vanessa murphy)) and i want to show you....centennia l hills hospital is right across the street here and there is a large area blocked off in front here, but police tell us the hospital has nothing to do with this. ((dave courvoisier)) vanessa, what happens from here? ((vanessa murphy)) the goal for police tonight is to investigate to find out whether this was self defense or a criminal act. they present the case to the district attorney's office which makes the decision on whether to move forward with charges. back to you./// ((dave courvoisier)) > metro police are also investigating a double stabbing tonight. it happened around 8:45 near the polo towers on the strip. there was an altercation between a group of men... at some point two men were stabbed multiple times. they were rushed to the hospital in unknown condition. three black men between 25 to 30 years old are suspects... they remain at large. if you have any information call crime stoppers./// ((paula francis)) > the east coast is bracing for more bad weather tonight as powerful storms move northward. at least six people ha

((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now reporter vanessa murphy is live at metro headquarters with what they found. ((vanessa murphy)) metro police say they don't know how many 9-1-1 callers were affected as a result of this failure because information was wiped out when the system was reset. this was compared to resetting something like your cell phone to a factory setting - think about your computer crashing and

((vanessa murphy)) ((dave courvoisier)) > tragedy virginia. ((denise valdez)) why two college students are now behind bars accused in the disappearance and murder of a 13 year old girl. and the new details we're learning about the two suspects./// < if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all are in custody in connection with the death of a 13-year-old girl who disappeared last week. ((denise valdez)) nicole lovell's body was found more than fifty miles from her home and the university campus. jan crawford reports from the jail in christiansburg, virginia arraigned earlier today. >police discovered 13 year

reporting live, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((denise valdez)) > also happening right now... caused a 3-floor evacuation at the pyramid tower in the luxor, this afternoon. our 8 news now crew was first on the scene. reporter brittany edney now joins us with the latest... brittany.. what did the hazmat teams find? denise... investigators spent several hours looking into this possible threat but they have determined that the suspicious items...specifica lly-- a liquid, are non- hazardous. now... they wouldn't give us any more details on what it was because it's an on-going investigation...o nly that there is no threat. in this video from earlier.. you can see city and county fire departments were on scene with metro. investigators tell us at around 11 this morning, a room service attednent found several suspicious items and that's when police got involved. floors 27 through 29 were evacauted and no injuries have been reported. investigators say they are still looking into who left those items and if there's any possibility of criminal charges... but overall, metro says they're

a recent 8 news now story by vanessa murphy was submitted as evidence by the government that bundy has no plans of lying down to the federal government./// ((brian loftus)) > and lawyers for bundy's son, ammon, are requesting access to the refuge in order to process evidence. fbi investigators have been on the scene since saturday and believe it will take roughly three weeks to process everything. occupiers are said to have left behind weapons and explosives... and the f-b-i wants to eliminate any possible booby traps before granting access to the site. the government says bundy's lawyers will be allowed on site once it is given the all-clear./// ((brian loftus)) > southern nevada will soon get a big boost.. to help protect against terrorism. the department of homeland security is giving the las vegas the money will go to terrorism prevention as well as response training for law enforcement and community groups. the funds are thanks to a grant from homeland security's urban area security initiative./// ((brian loftus)) > apple.. is facing off.. with the f-b-i. the reason the tech compa

((vanessa murphy)) the deputy chief says metro has put several measures in place to try to make sure a 9-1-1 failure never happens again.... but there is no guarantee. 8 news now.// ((denise valdez)) >vanessa, do we know how many callers were affected? ((vanessa murphy)) no, the deputy chief says information providing that was wiped out when the system was reset after the failure./// democratic party and the state hispanic legislative caucus are hosting a mock caucus today. it's taking place at 5 pm inside the east las vegas community center. this is ahead of the state's big voting days: democrats caucus on saturday... and republicans next tuesday. by the way-- we've also learned democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders will host town halls at the keep memory alive event center. it runs from 6 to 8 pm on thursday./// ((denise valdez)) > south carolina is at the center of campaign 2016 this week as the crucial first- in-the-south primary takes place this saturday. ((paul joncich)) republican presidential candidates aren't wasting a second racking up miles in the palmetto state- tr

. >> and vanessa murphy got upc with trump during the g.o.p. confronted him about a controversial comment he made in lag vegas.es >> last night you had couple protestors escorted out and youd mentioned punching one in thea face is that the right one to say. >> he was punching everybody, it was very sad and we don't want that to happen. >> would you like to punch him. >> i would think about it. >> how much of a shot going back to governor sandoval do you think he would have had a lot a senate confirmation? >> this is been around for a while. i always thought it would be a long shot with republicans despite the fact that he is a republican, he is pro-choice, he expanded medical, he approved of ending state's fight against gay marriage and he just engineers ah commerce tax on business plus, unlike seven of the eight just advertises who are on the court he has no a pellet level at all so it never added up for me. >> very interesting take. well we are following the money count. >> which canada can raise the most so far and here is a clue campaign ai

we asked a few locals in the valley how they're getting ready: ((vanessa murphy/reporter: what's the key to a good superbowl party? lenny avent/shopper: food! always food, yeah. eddy fine/shopper: i got my chips, i got my ice cream and chili, all kind of things, anchovies i got... i got a nice party going. this count as last minute? wavelet mont/shopper: yes! because i'm not doing anything tomorrow. )) ((michael stevens)) federation... the average viewer and partygoer will spend more than 83-bucks... on super bowl food and gear.. which is up from last year. about 70- million people say they would rather let someone else do the work and go to a party.... while more than 43-million are /// ((michael stevens)) > and it's a staple food item at every super bowl party -- chicken wings! by the time the game is all said and done... americans will have nearly eaten 1-point-3 billion wings. that's according to the national chicken council. the n-c-c says the 1-point-3 billion wings is enough for every man, woman and child in the u-s... to each have four wings. it's also enough to put more than

a recent 8 news now story by vanessa murphy was submitted as evidence by the government that bundy has no plans of lying down to the federal government./// ((brian loftus)) > and lawyers for bundy's son, ammon, are requesting access to the refuge in order to process evidence. fbi investigators have been on the scene since saturday and believe it will take roughly three weeks to process everything. occupiers are said to have left behind weapons and explosives... and the f-b-i wants to eliminate any possible booby traps before granting access to the site. the government says bundy's once it is given the all-clear./// ((kirsten joyce)) > metro police say a "broadcast storm" is to blame for a 9-1-1 outage earlier this month. the deputy chief who oversees the communications center says the system may have been overloaded with information. 9-1-1 calls were dropped and once calls were transferred to henderson and north las vegas, the wait for some callers could have been up to 50 minutes. the department says it has since put several measures in place to prevent this from happening again.. but

a recent 8 news now story by vanessa murphy was submitted as evidence by the government ...that bundy has no plans of lying down to the federal government. in that interview bundy stated -- quote -- "i'm not gonna ever let the federal government come here and abuse me... again" -- end quote. the federal government also alleges that occupiers of the malheur national wildlife refuge in oregon that were arrested and granted release have holed up with armed guards on bundy ranch./// ((kirsten joyce)) > we're getting an explanation from metro police as to why the 9-1-1 they say a "broadcast storm" caused it...and the system may have been overloaded with information. it happened earlier this month...the system went down for six hours. metro police say they don't know how many 9-1-1 callers were affected because information was wiped out when the system was reset. the department says it has put several measures in place to try to make sure a 9-1-1 failure never happens again../// ((brian loftus)) > county commissioners are looking into ways to make las vegas boulevard safer for pedestrians.