the marine corps o and m budget provides a ready and capable marine corps across a range of military operations. however, the fy 17 o and m budget is leaner than in fy 15. stretching the marine corps to maintain current readiness while modernizing to keep pace with evolving adversaries. the budget prioritizes a readiness of deployed and next to deployed units to meet today's operational requirements. nondeployed units won't have the resources in time to maintain their readiness required to deploy immediately. marine corps ground equipment readiness, 70% of the equipment has been reset and 50% returned to operating forces. this budget funds 79% of the remaining baseline active force requirements. shifting the foundation of the navy is essential to both the geographic and functional combat and commanders. key ship building efforts include the ohio replacement program with advanced procurements starting in fy 17 leading to procurement to the first boat in fy 21. the ohio replacement program, replacement program has fully funded at 13 point $2 billion in scn and r&d. with fy 21 proposed

the gate, a pool of blood where the marine was shot. sangre. blood. and inside the door, more bloodstains, the walls pock- marked with bullet holes and the scars of exploding shrapnel. and remember that walk in closet? the mirrors masked a hidden door. behind the secret door, the entrance to one of el chapo's trademark tunnels. it's connected to a network of storm drains and sewers. it was 45 minutes before they found chapo's escape route and that morning the marines gave chase. >> alpha( translated ): we intensified the search inside the tunnels, opening the manhole covers, and inserting people in- - in those sewers. >> whitaker: then it started raining, hard. >> bravo( translated ): after 20 minutes of rain, we thought the chapo may-- may-- drown in the ( bleep ) in the sewers because of the high level of the water. >> whitaker: so he popped up out middle of a busy street. >> bravo( translated ): that was his only option. >> whitaker: this is where he came out. he popped up the manhole cover. it's about a half mile from the house, str

((mauricio marin)) police say driver. if you know anything call north las vegas p-d or crime stoppers. the family is now planning funeral services. they've set up a go-fund-me to help pay for expenses. we have a link to it on las- vegas-now-dot- com. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((denise valdez)) thanks mauricio. /// ((denise valdez)) > that's not the only deadly crash authorities are investigating tonight. metro says a motorcyclist died in a collision with a car... around 7:40. it happened in the area of right now... the details about what happened are still very limited. when we learn more... we'll bring you the latest on air and at las vegas now dot com. /// ((dave courvoisier)) > the party is raging in denver tonight... after the broncos beat the panthers. the city... streets. chris maathius has been in san francisco all week for the super what's the atmosphere like there? ((chris maathuis)) (( )) ((chris maathuis)) ((dave courvoisier)) ((chris maathuis)) ((denise valdez)) ((tedd florendo))

marines began battering down the gate of chapo's safe house. we concealed the identities of safety. >> so, when we first knocked on the shooting started. a fierce gun battle erupted. the first marine through the door was shot in the arm. i watched the videotape. it is very intense. chapo's people inthe house were firing high powered grenade. it was look a war zone. the marines moves methodically through the house. his henchmen retreated up the stairs. just inside the door, one gunman laid dead. down the hall, four more taken prisoner. and the commandos quickly check a walk-in cloz elt set covered with full length mirrors. upstairs the marines find two women. one of them the cook. cowering on the bathroom floor. outinside it the house. with gunmen who fled across the rooftops. when it was over, there were five cartel members dead. and 6 in custody. but once again, chapo with vanished. couple days later marines took us to the safe house in an armed convoy. here, just inside the gate, a pool of blood where the marine was shot. blood. and inside th

((mauricio marin)) paula...dave...go od afternoon. police have this street taped off as they investigate. we've learned an alleged burglary suspect was shot and killed by someone inside the home at the time. details are limited at this point, but metro police were able to confirm the report of a burglary at a home here on viking. homicide detectives and c-s-i is now on scene looking for evidence. metro police say at some point, a people inside the house...possibly a realtor or property manager ended up in a struggle with the suspect that reportedly broke into the home. the suspect was then shot by the person inside the residence... medical treatment was given at the scene before the suspect was rushed to the hospital... and ultimately passed away. to be on scene for the next several hours. keeping this residential street closed off in the meantime. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((dave courvoisier)) > mauricio...reacti on from neighbors? what are they saying out there? ((mauricio marin)) we've talked to some neighbors

the hearing determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial. 8 news now reporter mauricio marin has more on the testimony in court. ((mother of victim: "she said it's disgusting." )) ((mauricio marin)) a painful ordeal for one valley mother who took the stand and recounted what she says former c-c-s-d substitute bus driver ramiro garcia did to her 10-year old daughter. to protect the victim's identity...we didn't show the mother's face. ((mauricio marin/reporter: "in court the girls' mother says the conversation with her daughter about the alleged sexual acts was so distrubing she thought she was going to have a heart attack." )) ((mauricio marin)) with the help of an interpreter...sh e explained what her daughter told her. ((mother of victim: "and thee dper to the baby." )) ((mauricio marin)) the mother says he daughter told her the bus driver cleaned her up over. the girl's babysitter also took the stand. ((babysitter: "she would cover her face." )) ((mauricio marin)) right when the bus showed up more than 30-minutes late to drop off the 10-year old. after hearing from witness

>> they created a smaller team of mexican marines. a search block. they focused on prize at hand. capturing joaquin "el chapo" guzman alive if they could. >> their first opportunity came in early october. just days after sean penn's visit. the marines told us, they waited, because they didn't want the american actor caught in the cross fire. a team of marines approached one of el chapo's ranches by jungle while a group of commandos flew in by helicopter. >> so what went wrong on that october mission? >> as i understand it, despite all of joaquin "el chapo" guzman's bravado being a macho, powerful man. he was running with a childen his arms. human shield. baby as a shield? >> that's the only way, that one can see it. >> once again. el chapo got away. in early december, intelligence led mat reasons to this house. in the sleepy coastal town of los noches in sinaloa. wiretap intercepts talked about a visit planned by grandparent. and aunt. code names. the marines watched the house for a month. as painters and construction crews came and w

((mauricio marin)) so far this year...more than 970 cars have been reported stolen to metro police. out of four hotspots where thefts were highest...two were in the north-east area of the valley. so police met with community members today to try and stop victimized. ((brittany roof/apartment manager: "i was looking at the metro website and there's a lot of thefts around us." )) ((mauricio marin)) brittany roof worries about crime plaguing her apartment complex. auto thefts are a problem.. and metro police are warning her and dozens of others. ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "we see the joy rides where they're just taking it to get from point a to point b but we also see those that are specifically targeting cars for parts with after market wheels, or a unique part of the car to fix their car." )) ((mauricio marin)) in the first six weeks of the year....about 130 cars were stolen on the north east side of the valley. ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "this is shopping malls, in apartment complexes, it's in stores." )) ((mauricio marin)) across southern nevada...that number shoots up to m

the marines told us, they waited, because they didn't want a team of marines approached one of el chapo's ranches by jungle road. while a group of commandos flew in by helicopter. >> so what went wrong on that october mission? >> as i understand it, despite all of joaquin "el chapo" guzman's bravado being a macho, powerful man. he was running with a childen his arms. human shield. baby as a shield? >> that's the only way, that one can see it. >> once again. el chapo got away. in early december, intelligence led mat reasons to this house. in the sleepy coastal town of los noches in sinaloa. wiretap intercepts talked about a visit planned by grandparent. and aunt. code names. the marines watched the house for a month. crews came and went. then on the morning of thursday, january 7th. grandma finally showed up. an assault force, moved into position nearby. that evening, someone in the house called out for a large order of tacos. and this armored truck left to go pick up the food. chapo was having a party. for a savvy, clever, almost criminal genius. that guzman was. he ultimately was done in

marines. onboard were 2,000 members of the marine corps. amphibious assaults are their specialty. when a conflict breaks out, they're the first to be sent in. the public affairs office said the exercise is just a routine mission. but marines onboard say they're aware of the situation on the korean peninsula. >> i think everybody recognizes it. it's pretty much all over the news in every country all over the world. we definitely recognize it. that's why we're out here ready, no matter what, whether we get the call or not, we'll be here in case people we need to defend need our help. that's why we're deployed. >> reporter: 150 fully armed troops boarded osprey aircraft. i followed them as they headed for a distant island. about 90 minutes later they landed. it was a drill. the scenario was an airfield overwhelmed by enemy forces. the number of enemy were more than double the marines. the aim was to contain a large number of enemy troops. firearms were not used. instead, they checked if the marines exactly followed the simulated procedures. they split into two directions. one went to

ruth gates is director of the hawaii institute of marine biology. she spends most of her time here in these waters - studying what's happening under the surface. >> ok ruth where are we headed today? >> today what i'm going to show you is corals that are different in color; white brown or dead. >> different levels of health then? >> exactly. >> it's a small crew. dr. gates and myself... team members jen davidson and beth lenz, and the boat's captain. john 'lj' benson. this won't be leisurely... we're racing the elements. in the mountains overlooking the bay, a storm is threatening. it's an ominous day to go scuba diving, but science doesn't wait for perfect weather. near our dive site, beth and jen jump in with snorkel gear to help us zero in on the reef below. the event that brought us here is called bleaching. higher than normal water temperatures cause corals to expel the symbiotic plant cells which provide them food. without the algae the corals begin to starve...turning healthy brown coral, ghostly white. this year's bleaching has been so perva

up the stairs, the marines find cowering on the bathroom floor. outside the house, more commandos fought it out with gunmen who fled across the roof tops. when it was over, there were five cartel members dead and six in custody. but once again, chapo- - with cholo ivan--had vanished. a couple of days later, the marines took us to the safehouse in los mochis in an armed convoy. here, just inside the gate, a pool of blood where the marine was shot. sangre. blood. and inside the door, more bloodstains, the walls pock- marked with bullet holes and the scars of exploding shrapnel. and remember that walk in closet? the mirrors masked a hidden door. behind the secret door, the entrance to one of el chapo's trademark tunnels. it's connected to a network of storm drains and sewers. it was 45 minutes before they found chapo's escape route and chase. >> alpha( translated ): we intensified the search inside covers, and inserting people in- - in those sewers. >> whitaker: then it started translated ): after 20 minutes of rain, we thought the chapo may-- may--

((mauricio marin)) tomorrow's state of the district starts at 10-am tomorrow. the school district will stream it online...we'll have a link on las-vegas-now- dot-com. they encourage people to join in on the conversation on social media using the hashtag c-c-s- d-pledge. reporting live in the newsroom...mau ricio marin. 8 news now./// learning new information tonight about a deadly shooting we first told you about last night. a man is dead after a shooting at a party near m-l-k and owens saturday night. metro police say a second man was also shot and treated at the hospital. detectives say the two victims were at a house party when they got into a confrontation with the suspect. the suspect fled before officers arrived. the motive behind the shooting is still under investigation./// ((sharie johnson)) > police are trying to figure out if a deadly shooting early this morning... was the result of road rage. it happened near decatur and alta. raymond heflan says he saw the shooting take place. (( raymond heflan - witness, "i was crossing the stoplight coming from w

reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) mauricio...do we have a description of the suspect? ((mauricio marin)) the video shows a man inside the restaurant came to help her and that's when the suspect took off. authorities believe the suspect is in his early to mid 30's. about five-feet 9 inches tall. and about 180- pounds. authorities ask you to call metro police if you know who he back to you./// ((dave courvoisier)) > a recurring burglary spree spans dozens of valley businesses... and police are still searching for the suspects. ((alberto de la paz/frijoles & frescas: "i definitely want them to be caught because there are other people whose businesses are suffering because of that caught." )) a valley business owner wants the men responsible for metro police say the restaurant "frijoles and frescas" is just one of over 75 businesses these men have targeted in the last three months. police say the suspects in these photos break the glass of the front doors to businesses or get in through drive-through win

the marines watched the house for a month. as painters and construction then on the morning of thursday, january 7th. grandma finally showed up. an assault force, moved into position nearby. that evening, someone in the house called out for a large order of tacos. and this armored truck left to go pick up the food. chapo was having a party. for a savvy, clever, almost criminal genius. that guzman was. he ultimately was done in by simple tastes. >> what do you mean? >> tacos, tequila, chicas. >> reporter: at 4:40 a.m. in the predawn hours of friday, january 8th. marines began battering down the gate of chapo's safe house. we concealed the identities of the commando leaders for their safety. >> so, when we first knocked on the shooting started. a fierce gun battle erupted. the first marine through the door was shot in the arm. i watched the videotape. it is very intense. chapo's people inthe house were firing high powered grenade. it was look a war zone. the marines moves methodically through the house. his henchmen retreated up

here, just inside the te pool of blood where the marine was shot. blood. and inside the door, more bloodstains, the walls pock- marked with bullet holes and the scars of exploding shrapnel. and remember that walk in closet? the mirrors masked a hidden door. behind the secret door, the entrance to one of el chapo's trademark tunnels. it's connected to a network of storm drains and sewers. it was 45 minutes before they found chapo's escape route and that morning the marines gave chase. >> alpha( translated ): we intensified the search inside the tunnels, opening the manhole covers, and inserting people in- - in those sewers. >> whitaker: then it started raining, hard. >> bravo( translated ): after 20 minutes of rain, we thought the chapo may-- may-- drown in the ( bleep ) in the sewers because of the high level of the water. >> whitaker: so he popped up out of the manhole right in the middle of a busy street. his only option. >> whitaker: this is where he came out. he popped up the manhole cover. it's about a half mile from the house, straight down that road

it is not just the marines. marines are involved in training allies and partners as they see the benefits of having an amphibious capability for their areas. for example, indonesia and all of the islands that comprise the country. japan and their interest in amphibious warfare and on and on. i am pleased with the work we are doing and especially pleased that the work of the army doing to increase the amphibious capability of our friends and allies partners in the region. >> you have a strategy for closing that gap. they mostly have land-based combat operation. the mac i had a strategy when i was the pacific fleet commander. now i tasked the pacific fleet and the marines verses to come up with the strategy. >> very good. i'm very excited about that. we are getting back to the basics for all of our forces out there. do you agree with the navy marine corps joint force capability with a validated ship requirement of 38? >> i do. before sought century requirement is critical, not just for marines, that the army as we

the first marine through the door was shot in the arm. i watched the videotape.it's very intense. >> alpha( translated ): chapo's people inside the house were firing high-caliber rounds, grenades. so it was like a war zone. >> whitaker: the marines moved methodically through the house. chapo's henchmen retreated up the stairs. just inside the door, one gunman lay dead. down the hall, four more taken prisoner and the commandos quickly check a walk-in closet covered with full-length mirrors. up the stairs, the marines find two women, one of them the cook, cowering on the bathroom floor. outside the house, more commandos fought it out with gunmen who fled across the roof tops. when it was over, there were five cartel members dead and six in custody. but once again, chapo-- with cholo ivan--had vanished. a couple of days later, the marines took us to the safehouse in los mochis in an armed convoy. here, just inside the gate, a pool of blood where the marine was shot. sangre. blood. and inside the door, more bloodstains, the walls pock- marked with bullet holes and th

marines onboard perished. despite rescue efforts by air and sea, the marines were never found. their watery graves are only known to god. major sean campbell, 41, and 23.oral matthew, brown, major campbell over here with two of his children was a hard core marine. a graduate of texas a&m and microbiology, he served three tours of duty in combat in the middle east. recently, he was ordered to the states as an instructor pilot. behind a ell left wife and four kids. corporal matthew drown joined the marines right out of kline oak high school in 2011. he was in the debate team. and a friend to everyone -- a friend everyone wantd to have. he was planning on re-enlisting in the marine corps. these volunteers lived and died protecting america. they are the best that we have. mr. speaker, there's nothing like a marine. ronald reagan said, some people spend their entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. the marines don't have that problem. these men of texas, major campbell and corporal drown, are two of those marines. now there are two more marines guarding heaven's pearly

((mauricio marin)) smartphones are precious to so many people. carry it with me i have it by my bedside so pretty important. i'm kind of lost without it." )) ((mauricio marin)) they store our photos, videos, and even financial information. now apple has been ordered by a judge to create a back door into their system to help the f-b-i hack into the iphone of one of the suspected san bernardino shooters. the problem authorities are running into---if they attempt too many incorrect password tries the phone erases all the data. (( justin shiroff/attorney: "apple has not unlocked the encryption on it's users phones and that's intentional. under the worst case scenario apple was hacked it's users would still be secure." )) ((mauricio marin)) even though some like dubiel feel her privacy should be protected. she understands why the f-b-i would want to access the sensitive information. (( ruth dubiel/iphone user: "there's always two sides to a story isn't there, i can see in that case but where do you draw the line?" )) ((mauricio marin)) for some cyber

a smaller tete of mexican marines. a search block. they focused on prize at hand. capturing joaquin "el chapo" guzman alive if they could. >> their first opportunity came in early october. just days after sean penn's visit. the marines told us, they waited, because they didn't want the american actor caught in the cross fire. a team of marines approached one of el chapo's ranches by jungle road. while a group of commandos flew in by helicopter. >> so what went wrong on that october mission? >> as i understand it, despite all of joaquin "el chapo" guzman's bravado being a macho, powerful man. he was running with a child in his arms. human shield. baby as a shield? >> that's the only way, that one can see it. >> once again. el chapo got away. led the marines to this house. in the sleepy coastal town of los noches in sinaloa. wiretap intercepts talked about a visit planned by grandparent. and aunt. code names for el chapo and his lieutenant. e marines watched the house for a momth. as painters and construction crews came

((mauricio marin)) business is growing in henderson. some want to see it continue flourishing like the henderson chamber of commerce. which is now up to 12-hundred members. up from 700 only four years ago. ((scott muelrath/presiden t & ceo, henderson chamber of commerce: "we want to continue to see a gradual growth pace." )) ((mauricio marin)) in the state of the city wednesday...hen derson mayor andy hafen says being one of the safest cities in the nation helps attracts business. ((mayor andy hafen/city of henderson: "if that's going to continue we're going to have to be willing to pay for it." )) ((mauricio marin)) but warned something's got to give. 2009 was the last time a police station was constructed. and a henderson fire station hasn't been built since 2002. in those 14 years...the mayor says the city has grown from about 195- thousand residents to nearly 300- thousand. ((mayor andy hafen/city of henderson: so we''re really looking down the road of ways to look at new resources especially the capital need we have in our public s

((mauricio marin)) it's a message we saw from both candidates in town today. both rubio and cruz urging people to caucus tuesday. telling supporters they can only win if they're selected during the caucus process. back to you./// ((sharie johnson)) > we will continue our local caucus coverage tuesday night for the republican caucus. we will have reporters at all the front- runners camps.. and the counting headquarters... starting with the kick-off of the caucus in our 5 p-m newscast. editions of politics now at 7:30 and 11 o'clock as the results start coming in./// ((sharie johnson)) > on the other side of the aisle... senator bernie sanders is looking to rebound from a tough loss... here in nevada to hillary clinton. he attended church services in south carolina today trying to court black voters. actor danny glover joined sanders for a rally in greenville. sanders says he's looking for an upset in the south carolina primary... and looks forward to taking on trump... if the two become the presidential candidates. (( sen. bernie sanders/(d) presidential candid

up the stairs, the marines find cowering on the bathroom floor. outside the house, more commandos fought it out with gunmen who fled across the roof tops. when it was over, there were five cartel members dead and six in custody. but once again, chapo- - with cholo ivan--had vanished. a couple of days later, the marines took us to the safehouse in los mochis in an armed convoy. here, just inside the gate, a pool of blood where the marine was shot. sangre. blood. and inside the door, more bloodstains, the walls pock- marked with bullet holes and the scars of exploding shrapnel. and remember that walk in closet? the mirrors masked a hidden door. behind the secret door, the entrance to one of el chapo's trademark tunnels. it's connected to a network of storm drains and sewers. it was 45 minutes before they chase. >> alpha( translated ): we intensified the search inside the tunnels, opening the manhole covers, and inserting people in- - in those sewers. >> whitaker: then it started raining, hard. >> bravo( translated ): after 20 minutes of rain, we tho

keeping local chapels packed. 8 news now's mauricio marin is live near third street and bonneville with just how busy things have been all in the name of love. ((mauricio marin)) wedding bells are still ringing here at the vegas wedding chapel as couples wed on valentine's day. while newlyweds are creating memories to last a lifetime. it's also helping bring in cash to the local economy. (( )) ((doug moore/just married: "in my wildest i never thought i'd ever meet anyone like charlotte." )) ((mauricio marin)) it's a day doug moore won't soon forget. life. and decided to tie the knot in las vegas. (( doug moore/just married: "you know we've been talking about it and talking about it and thought no better place than to probably doug and his new bride charlotte are one of more than 12-hundred couples who came to las vegas to get married. keeping chapels like vegas weddings busy, busy busy. ((aimee stephens/vegas weddings: "historically it's the most popular wedding in las vegas." )) ((mauricio marin)) booked for weddings every half hour...vegas weddings also managed to squeeze in walk in c