aaron ford/(d) minority leader: "ex-offenders, lgbt, minorites, low-income individuals, us veterans, all would get preferential opportunities under this community benefits agreement, that will last for the duration of the life of this stadium.")) ((patrick walker)) at least 50 percent of the workforce will be loca.. 75 percent. democrats also negotiated investments in paid internship and training programs... vocational training... and job placement opoportunities into the agreement. ((st. sen. kelvin atkinson/(d) asst. minority leader: "the potential for an nfl team and other large events in the new stadium means that there are going to be numerous job opportunities.")) it also requires the developer... las vegas sands... to invest in rennovating or building a youth recreation facility. senate democratic amendment to the bill in front of lawmakers. it essentially secured enough democratic support for senate bill 1 to pass. ((st. sen. aaron ford/(d) minority leader: "we want to ensure that these opportunities for those individuals who have been most hit by the recession are given oppo

aaron ford/(d) minority leader: "the constituents who need jobs. as i said, i wouldn't feel comfortable walking out of these chambers and seeing a construction worker here and telling them 'i'm sorry, i had a chance to get you a job, but i voted no.'" )) ((st. sen. will be a lot of other things from this that'll fund things in education.")) ((patrick walker)) the 1.4 billion dollar convention center is also part of the bill... which includes a separate increase in the room tax. lawmakers are largely in favor of that issue... but the move to tie it to the stadium upset some legislators -- and undoubtedly was enough to convince at least a few lawmakers to move the bill through. let's bring in sports director chris maathuis. chris... in your conversations... how lawmakers voted? ((chris maathuis)) unlv was on the minds of these senators from the opening day. they talked about what a stadium could do for the program and so for a few of those who voted yes, unlv was a big factor in their decision ford 18-23 in fact my preference would have come from tha

money leader aaron ford secured a community benefits agreement that will provide yet-undisclosed money from the developer. that's how they got to 16 votes, including seven of 10 democrats. ----so what about the assembly? a lot of the same is going on, with emphasis on ----state of play: they think they have about 20 republicans, so they need about 8 democrats. they hope to move the bill thursday, but i usually take legislative predictions and add 24 hours. a lot of raiders fans are keeping a very close eye on what's happening in carson city.. and it seems oakland city hall is also starting to take this seriously. mayor libby schaff now says she's working to come-up with 200-million dollars to make improvements on the current raiders stadium to keep the team in oakland. however.. oakland will not try to match las vegas on 750-million dollars in hotel tax revenues for the new stadium here. race for the white house. this is a live look at the crowd inside the smith center waiting for hillary clinton. the democratic presidential nominee is less than an hour away from taking the stage. you

money leader aaron ford secured a community benefits agreement that will provide yet-undisclosed money from the developer. that's how they got to 16 votes, including seven of 10 democrats. ----so what about the assembly? a lot of the same is going on, with emphasis on

state senate minority leader aaron ford... along with assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson... joined members of the las vegas sands corp for the announcement. the program will ensure that underrepre sented people will get equal opportunies for jobs both building and running the stadium. additionally... local businesses run by underrepre sented groups... like minorities, women, the lgbtq community and veterans... will also receive preferential opportunities to contract with the stadium it's built. ford says these assurances are necessary becasue of the significant public investment -- 750 million in new room taxes -- that's going toward the stadium.: ((st. sen. aaron ford/(d) clark county: 38) with an investment of this type into a public stadium, we need to have great public benefits (.44), so the community benefits agreement is going to provide opportunities for nevadans first, and particularly the most hit communities in our community." 15.51 )) workforce development and training programs. nevada residents of at least two years will be able to take part in vocational trainin

aaron ford/(d) minority leader: "the constituents who need jobs. as i said, i wouldn't feel comfortable walking out of these chambers and seeing a construction worker here and telling them 'i'm sorry, i had a chance to get you a job, but i voted no.'" )) ((st. sen. kelvin atkinson/(d) las vegas: "there will be a lot of other things from this that'll fund things in education.")) ((patrick walker)) the 1.4 billion dollar convention center is also part of the bill... which includes a separate increase in the room tax. lawmakers are largely in favor of that issue... but the move to tie it to the stadium upset some legislators -- and undoubtedly was enough to convince at least a few lawmakers to move the bill through. let's bring in sports director chris maathuis. chris... in your coer how lawmakers voted? ((chris maathuis)) unlv was on the minds of these senators from the opening day. they talked about what a stadium could do for the program and so for a few of those who voted yes, unlv was a big factor in their decision if bill passes. unlv shares the

two key democrats...sena te minority leader aaron ford and assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson voted in favor of the bill: ((st. sen. kelvin atkinson/(d) las vegas: "there will be more money going to education, there will be a lot of other things from this that'll fund things in education.")) >> the nfl would take scheduling...but unlv says it wants to be more than a tenant. they say they want to be partners. ((nia wong)) >> lawmakers are on a break for yom kippur. once again... senate bill 1 will head to the assembly tomorrow... where it needs another vote to be made official. kirsten. ((kirsten joyce)) >>> donald trump has declared his independence from republicans who abandoned him after a lewd tape was released... where the gop nominee made lewd comments to describe how he makes advances on women. trump's allies may be working with russians.. to hack democratic emails. craig boswell brings us up to speed on all the latest developments on the campaign trail. donald trump is campaigning in florida. the battleground state is a must-win if he hopes to become president. (donald

aaron ford: "listening to the hatred and the bigotry and massogany coming out of wayne allen roots mouth and others on that stage is freightening. it's been freighting the entire election cycle and since stage and announced his candidacy." )) ((mauricio marin)) >> so the battle heads to the polls. both parties are mobilizing and focusing on hitting the groung, calling voters, knocking on doors and holding events all across the valley with just over a week left until the election. ((mauricio marin)) >> so far early turnout information from the nevada secretary of state's office shows---of those that have voted early---43% are democrats. and nearly 36% are republicans. party or registered as independent. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> thanks mauricio. and rememberyou have until friday november 4 to cast your vote early. don't forget 8 newsnow is you local election headquarters both on air and online at las vegas dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> should our state move into an open energy market? news leader what you need to know before you head into

aaron ford/(d) las vegas: "i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, there's a deep divide, a deep split on these issues." st. sen. ruben kihuen/(d) north las vegas: "we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why don't we invest this money in our education system, why don't we build new schools? that's going to put people back to work." )) ((patrick walker)) >> proponents say the high price tag will yield a bigger return to the public coffers... about 75 million dollars in tax ((patrick walker)) >> and let's not forget about the more cops tax increase... a tenth of a percent to fund just over 300 new officers in clark county. the assembly is hearing that bill first.. i want to bring in sports director chris maathius... who has also been paying close attention to the stadium portion of the proceedings. chris... ((chris maathuis)) my first special session and a things i do use the sports term stop and go, slowdowns, fastbreaks they don't make many. but one lawmaker started discussing the stadium,

aaron ford/(d) las vegas: "i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, there's a deep divide, a deep split on these issues." st. sen. ruben kihuen/(d) north las vegas: "we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why don't we invest this money in our education system, why don't we build new schools? that's going to put people back to work." )) ((patrick walker)) many lawmakers are balking at the idea of giving 750 million dollars in new room tax revenue to a 65-thousand seat nfl stadium. resorts chairman and ceo jim murren... made the case for the publically-funded facility. ((jim murren/chariman & ceo, mgm resorts: "this is where our lack of a proper facility makes us uncompetitive, and that's just unacceptable.")) ((patrick walker)) in the assembly... clark county sheriff joe lombardo made his case for the more cops tax. it would raise the sales tax in clark county by 1/10 of a percent... to 0.4 percent total for officers. lombardo says he ((joe lombardo/clark county sheriff: "it's as a result of

. >> reporter: today aaron ford. >> the stadium is also gng utilize reasonable efforts to hire locally, at least 50%, but the goal being 75% of local people. >> reporter: that agreement focuses on hiring minorities, ex-offenders, the lgbtq community and those with disabilities. >> each of those will be given significant opportunity at every phase of the stadium. >> get me the opportunity. that's all i ask. he's ready to get to work. >> we have to get the job. they can't get the -- everybody wants somebody to give you something but nobody wants to work for it. >> this is about more than benefiting las vegas boulevard. >> reporter: he says this press conference will serve to show nfl owners they are committed to the community. this as a reuters report quoted sheldon adelson saying he's ready to walk going to go down. if they don't want to, bye-bye. sheldon adelson's right-hand man denied the story. >> some of it taken out of context. >> reporter: so he's not ready to walk away? >> not even close to that. >> reporter: he spoke about a stadium deal being floated around in oakland to keep t

of those 16 senators that voted yes, their focus was on unlv when they punch that green button aaron ford (d) senate minority leader "if we were going to build a unlv stadium initially every single dime would've been public money so putting in some level of public funding to stadium made perfect sense question what was the right amount?" kelvin atkinson (d) senate asst. minority leader bring them better athletes, better conferences, and look in the bcs game is chad about how much they make i can tell me how much they make a bring a lot of money." ((chris maathuis)) so we wait during this time out learn the raiders owner mark davis will stand before the assembly thursday saying if you build it he will come./// ((christianne klein)) continuing the fight within his own party. this after many notable names pulled support when audio of trump making lewd comments about women came to light. his running mate, mike pence, has downplayed the back-and-forth among republicans. a new "wall street journal-nbc news" national poll.. the first taken since sunday's debate.. has hillary clinton with a nine-

two key democrats...sena te minority leader aaron ford and assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson voted in favor of the bill. ((st. sen. kelvin atkinson/(d) las vegas: "there will be more money going to education, there will be a lot education.")) )) ((nia wong)) >> attached to senate bill 1 is also the 1-point 4 billion dollar convention center. that'll include a separate increase in the room tax. ((nia wong)) >> the move to tie this to the stadium upset some legislators. in the end it was enough to convince a few lawmakers to move the bill through. brian and kirsten. ( kirsten ) >> what's next for this bill? ((nia wong)) >> today...lawmake rs are taking a break to observe the jewish holiday of yom kippur. this bill will head to the assembly this thursday where it needs another vote to make it offil. katie, how's the weather? good morning! a warm, above average day with more sunshine -- good morning! a warm, above average day with more sunshine -- especially early on for the morning commute. ............ a look outside shows lots of sun early with just a few high clouds increasin

minority leader aaron ford, and assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson.. say they voted in favor of it: ((st. sen. kelvin atkinson/(d) las vegas: "there will be more money going to education, there will be a lot of other things from this that'll fund things in education.")) ((brian loftus)) >> the 1 point 4 billion dollar convention center is also part of the bill ... which includes a separate increase in the room tax. the stadium and convention center bill goes to the assembly for consideration tomorrow morning ... after a vote on the more cops tax authorization./// <<< >>> there's a crash on southbound i-15 by the exit to east flamingo that's causing problems. that off-ramp is blocked, so either you exit early or head down to tropicana to get off the freeway. there's also a crash up on southbound i-15 around washington. <<< >>> <<< >>> <<< <<< good morning! a warm, above average day with more sunshine -- especially early on for the morning commute. ............ clouds increasing around noon -- should still stay mostly sunny however. ........... dry and s

. >> this saturday, aaron opens up about his struggles with drugs and alcohol. before he went to the betty fordenter, he turned to his big brother and backstreet boy nick. >> i moved to tennessee and lives with my brother. twitter had just came out at that time. and then i posted aaron carter's cell and put out my cell phone number so my fans could directly call me and talk to me. dancing with the stars people hit me up. i was like yeah, i don't have to be broke. >> another carter family tragedy struck. >> my dad called me and said, i have really bad news. lesley died. crazy. crazy to deal with. i believe it. >> aaron is set to release his first album in 14 years, saying he's back on track and doing what he loves. >> i think out of all the experiences and what happened with my sister's passing, i just learned that life means so much to me. and more than just money and fame. >> boy, he has really had a rough go. it sounds like he got his life back on track. >> we obviously wish him the best. >>> moving on now to martin sheen. >> the acting legend has seen and done it all. admits to us his bigges

ford fusion sedan seen on lexington road. the boy made it home safely and he saw the man taking pictures >>> hacked, someone accessed aaron hernandez's jailhouse phone calls. two years ago. hackers-- only targeting hernandez. the hack will not affect the former patriot's appeal or the trial. but they wonder why the sheriff's office didn't tell lawyers about the breach. >> you would think that the sheriff's office would handle a case like this with kid gloves. and if they found outing is he would let the district attorney kn there was nothing in the data breach to prompt them to tell the district attorney. our legal expert says since both parties know that jailhouse calls are recorded, it's doubtful that they contained anything incriminating. >>> the weather is not going to ruin our weekend. and here's eric with a look ahead. >> look at the gusts, 43 miles and the winds out of the northwest as a nor'easter is working towards the gulf of maine. and it's going to swing back southward. we have a few more showers and mist. and all told, just a pretty ugly friday night. no other way to put it. wind advisories out from the seacoast and the

ford, general motors, mercedes- benz-- the world's oldest. they've never seen anything like that. >> reporter: "car and driver" magazine executive editor aaron robinson says the public's reaction to tesla's announcement stunned boardrooms around the world. >> you had this case in germany. there was a shareholder meeting at mercedes-benz where people were demanding of the board, "why? how come tesla gets all this attention, and we've never had anything like this? we're falling behind." >> reporter: last week, mercedes-benz introduced a new electric car line at the paris auto show. so did a dozen car manufacturers, including america's g.m. and ford, which now have new electric cars in planning and development. electric cars have a long way to go. of more than 89 million vehicles projected to be sold worldwide this year, less than 1% are projected to be electric. in the u.s., tesla's model s is projected the top-selling electric car this year, followed by the chevy volt, tesla's model x, the ford fusion energi and the nissan leaf. electric car sales are growing rapidly, up almost 40% in the u.s. this year and 70% globally. >> tesla made electri