((michelle mortensen)) > good evening .. i'm michelle mortensen. things are about to change pretty drastically weather wise. temperatures could plummet tonight nearly 20 degrees. plus high winds, rain and snow are in the forecast. meterologist tony smith has been following this system all evening ... and tony ... what can we expect for tommorrow?

just go to las vegas now dot com./// ((michelle mortensen)) > and after the party.. comes the clean up. ((patrick walker)) street sweepers got to work fast.. to get the roads ready to reopen. michael stevens is live in front patrick, michelle... ... what a night to say the least. it was only a few hours ago thousands packed these streets now clean-up crews are still working to bring some normalcy back to las vegas boulevard. take a look at some video from just a few hours ago. people from all over the world packed the las vegas strip to ring in the new year... and it seems everything went off without a hitch: (( it was fun. bottom line... it was fun. )) (( it was pretty fun. loud. there were a lot of noise makers. the fireworks were beautiful. they were everywhere. you just look everywhere they were coming out of the hotels near circus circus where you can see like above the circus circus and above the stratosphere. ((michael stevens)) the fireworks display lit up the sky... a soon as the clock hit midnight. and thousands celebrated the start of 20-16. metro police ha

((michelle mortensen)) and i'm michelle mortensen. they had a late night hosting our countdown to 2016. some 330- thousand people packed the world famous las vegas strip to ring in the new year. ((patrick walker)) but after the party.. comes the clean-up crews. street sweepers got to work fast to get the roads ready to reopen. ((michelle mortensen)) michael stevens is live in front of caesars. hey michael, anybody still celebrating?! patrick, michelle... ... what a night to say the least. it was only a few hours ago thousands packed these streets now clean-up crews are still working to bring some normalcy back to las vegas boulevard. just a few hours ago. people from all over the world packed the las vegas strip to ring in the new year... and it seems everything went off without a hitch: (( it was fun. bottom line... it was fun. )) (( it was pretty fun. loud. there were a lot of noise makers. the fireworks were beautiful. they were erywhere.you just look everywhere they were coming out of the hotels near circus circus where you can se

((michelle mortensen)) > got gas envy? you might once you find out how cheap gas is in many other states? we'll tell you why we're not seeing prices below 2 dollars here in las vegas ... when a lot of the country is right now! stay with us. /// rock n roll icon david bowie has died. this is according to the musicians web site. a statement on the site said he died peacefull while surrounded by family after an 18 month battle with cancer. bowie was known for his eccentric brand of music. /// ((michelle mortensen)) with the approaching... the silver state is a popular destination for all of the presidential candidates. and today ... donald trump came to pound the pavement in reno. he spoke to a crowd of 4 thousand people and said if elected he would bring more jobs and growth to northern nevada. (("we're going to bring jobs back because it's changed a lot, reno's really changed what they're doing is changing and a lot of things can happen, right now it's tough but a lot of things can happen, we bring jobs back, a place like t

i'm michelle mortensen. the escaped inmates are back in custody tonight all thanks to an oridnary citizen in san francisco who spotted them in a food market. but now the investigation turns into how this happened? as brian webb tells us ... they're looking at a woman who worked at the jail. >sheriffs officials say escapees jonathan tieu (two) and hossein nayeri (knee-air-ee) are back they were on the run for nearly nine days . ( sheriff hutchins / orange county sheriff ) the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief because we have the other two individuals back in custody where they should be. the men were found in a stolen van parked at a san francisco food market after being noticed by a neighbor. nayeri fled on foot but was quickly caught. tieu was found hiding in the van along with ammunition. no weapon was found. (sheriff hutchins / orange county sheriff) the focus shifts to continuing to look at where the system failed us, where policies and procedures were not followed officials believe tieu, nayeri

back to you./// ((michelle mortensen)) ((michelle mortensen)) > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((michelle mortensen)) > one lucky winner during our new a free mortgage for one year! ((patrick walker)) and it was all thanks to gavish real estate: (( "...the winner of the great mortgage giveaway for one whole year of mortgage. mercedes: melissa aionalkka. tedd: what is this going to do for you for a whole year? melissa: my husband and i had a 2 year plan to be able to buy a house and i think that is going to go down to a one year plan and mr. gavish is going to help us with that 100% 5:22:58 melissa: and we would be the first one in our family to own a house, no one have ever done it before so you have no idea what you are doing for us and our children. )) ((patrick walker)) > football fans are hunkering down in front of their t-v's later this afternoon.. to watch the annual rose bowl. ((michelle mortensen)) which football teams are going to head-to-head later on e-s-p-n. /// mortensen)) > football fans are gearing up for the rose bowl later today! ((patrick walke

///((michelle mortensen)) >and in north las vegas ... an early morning fire sends a man to the hospital. the blaze sparked at the mobile home near belmont and carey around 9 this morning. fire fighters got there quickly and had it out in 12 minutes ... but the damage was substantial. home is a total loss. the victim is at u-m-c and listed in extremely critical condition./// ((michelle mortensen)) > joining me now is our new weekend weather anchor tony smith. ((tony smith)) ((tony smith)) ((tony smith))

(michelle mortensen) more than 100 million americans.. and at least a billion people from around the worldwide were expected to watch the festivities on television. /// (( 2:35 music playing 2:45)) ((patrick walker)) las vegas definitely did not disappoint last night when the clock struck midnight. hundreds of people filled the strip to watch all the fireworks go off on the different strip properties. clean-up crews were able to get the strip cleaned up in just hours. /// ((michelle mortensen)) > while everyone was out celebrating the new year.. others were saying "i do" at midnight. las vegas wedding chapels saw a stream of lovers. this is the "little white wedding chapel". the owner says lots of people scrambled to get married last night for all sorts of reasons. some truly wanted to have a wedding ceremony... while others thought about the social benefits... and some liked the "good luck" exacty midnight: ((charlotte richards, ceo, little white wedding chapel we always try to have a lot of ministers here at that time so that we can be

((michelle mortensen)) > the man accused of pointing a gun at people on the strip... appeared before a judge... and hummed loudly throughout the whole proceeding. (( voice of: judge conrad hafen: black you are lucky to be alive today and we are lucky there were not more victims in this case and mroe dead victims basdd on teh allegations set forth in the criminal complaint as well as the police report so i am going to set bail at 2 million dollars.)) ((michelle mortensen)) police say on friday, kahleal black was walking in and out of traffic in front of the bellagio, pointing a gun at people. when he was approached by police, he raised his gun at an officer... the officer then opened fire...missing black... but grazing a child. in court today we learned he has been held against his will for mental health reasons three times in just the last year. a marshal told us black was restrained because he bit a correctional guard and was combative. black's family told us ... he has struggled with issues since childhood. (( dymond black: he is not a bad guy, he had a mental break

((michelle mortensen)) and has the wind gone away? sherry swensk has your full week's forecast in neighborhood weather... < tt2waty#`*4 p bt@m@[l tt2waty#`*4 p "a@mpw( tt2waty#`*4 p bm@m[\$ tt4waty#`*4 r dzhq !#4 lights are shaking as we speak. )) ((patrick walker)) > an oklahoma thursday.. and the morning show at k-f-o-r in oklahoma city was interrupted by the tremor. the u-s-g-s says it was a four point two magnitude quake. no injuries were reported. oklahoma has experienced a sharp rise in earthquakes in recent years./// ((patrick walker)) > flooding on three major rivers in missouri and illinois is now being blamed for at least 22 deaths. just southwest of saint louis.. towns are underwater.. roadways look like rivers.. and homes have been swallowed by water. in the town of arnold.. many are left without homes.. and the temperatures have dropped below freezing. /// ((patrick walker)) > and sherry.. the flooding is spreading.. the arkansas river in little rock is expected to be three feet above flood stage tonight... ((sherry swens

paula francis, 8 news now.// > ((michelle mortensen)) ((michelle mortensen)) > taking a stand against violence at u-n- l-v. we'll take a look at a new program on campus a little later and it's looking pretty clear out there .... sherry swensk is coming up next with a look at your weekend weather./// 8newsnow at noon. ((michelle mortensen)) > a green dot is helping u-n-l-v stop violence on campus. its part of a new program they this. there will be green dot displays all over campus aiming peo be proactive and to do things like watch out for freinds. there will also be red dot displays showing the types of violence they're looking to avoid .. like bullying and dating violence. on monday ... all members of the unlv community will be asked to sign and post green dot bystander pledges as part of the green dot launch week. /// ((sherry swensk)) we've got it eastern half of the country... just some high clouds passing through the area. the country... just some high clouds passing through the area. temps will be close to normal and then we'll see if we get any rain and maybe some more mountai

sort of correction that he was attempting to make and that's when it left the roadway" )) ((michelle mortensen)) > no word if the driver was impaired. this is the first deadly crash ((michelle mortenson)) > and overnight ... several lanes of 1-15 were shut down after a 43-year-old man crashed his car into the back of a semi truck. the driver of the cadillac c- t-s died but the truck driver was not hurt. the crash had southbound i-15 lanes shut down for several hours./// ((michelle mortensen)) > the man behind the bunnyranch ... says he wants to be a senator. dennis hof is running for nevada state senate ... according to the reno gazette- journal. they broke the story that the brothel owner is running for office as a libertarian. he's going after an open seat in reno. hof owns several brothels in the state ... including the love ranch... where lamar odom .... overdosed on cocaine and other drugs... last year./// ((michelle mortensen)) > the future of auto technology is coming alive in the valley after the big reveal of faraday future's new sportscar... we take a look at what else the company ha

((michelle mortensen)) yeah ... it is not moving. michelle laughs nope .. still not working ((how does it stop? stop! oh my lanta!! is there an off button )) ((michelle mortensen)) finally!! so that didn't work. but we try again .. after re-reading the directions .. which really aren't that complicated... yet ... (( ok it's attached this time )) and so we help it along... ((maybe it needed help a little guiding )) ((michelle mortensen)) but in the end ... nope ... ((me laughing )) we give it one more college try ((9:22:17 c'mon buddy you can do it )) turns out third time is a charm ((loook at that. )) but three tries was just 2 too many to be called a deal...this one is a dud. > ((michelle mortensen)) once we got it working the toucan did open the can without any razor sharp edges .. and it also opened jars and pop top lids. it runs about 19.99 and is available online and at most major retailers. ((paula francis)) for any consumer issue you might run into... just call the 8 on your side hotline at 702- 650- 1907./// ((dave courvoisier)) > a company gets nat

i'm michelle mortensen in for sharie tonight. we begin with an amazing story of survival after a violent home invasion in the west side of the valley. our mauricio marin spoke with the homeowner about how he and and mauricio ... it's quite a story. ((mauricio marin)) the man living at the house is understandably shaken up tonight. he tells us there were four guys who made their way inside the house trying to go after a safe. ray kilcoyne has a busted lip, is bruised up and has a broken hand after he says four guys made their way into his house saturday night while he was making dinner. he says the men tied him and a friend that was over at the time. ray's girlfriend was upstairs and managed to hide and call 9- 1-1 when she heard the commotion. he also had an 11 year old son upstairs who he says the suspects threatened to kill if he didn't open up the safe which had nothing inside. ray says it was a horrifying experience. ((ray kilcoyne/home invasion victim: i think at that point right there him grabbing my son i was gonna die bec

our 8 on your side's consumer advocate michelle mortensen... gives it the try it before you buy it test... to see if it's worth all the hype./// it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. since you thought about a can opener.. but there's a new can opener on the market that claimes to be the world's easiest and best. so we asked 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen to put it to the try it before you buy it test. < ((you truggle, squeeze and strain your hands but it's such a pain open that can.)) (( 12:00:26:but not anymore thanks to the toucan. the worlds easiest hands-free can opener )) ((16 just put it on top of the can press the button and in seconds your can is open .. wow! )) it all. open any can, any jar, and any pull tab plus no razor sharp edges and we're going to put it all to the test.)) ((michelle mortensen)) we open it up and slap in 4 double aa batters .. and try opening our first can. ((we just place the

it's really scary." )) ((michelle mortensen)) unfortunately .. the woman did not survive. her name has not been released... but an autopsy will be done tomorrow ... hopefully giving investigators more clues as to what happened. if you know anything ... call crimestoppers. /// ((michelle mortensen)) > with the iowa caucuses just two days away ... new polls show donald trump is still in the lead amond the g-o-p candidates by five points. but as craig boswell explains... the compeition between the democrats... is much closer. republican presidential candidate donald trump is on top in the des moines register's final poll before monday's iowa caucuses. he has a five point lead over ted cruz and a 13 point lead on marco rubio. (donald trump/(r) presidential matter, nothing matters. the only thing that matters is

((michelle mortensen)) i did. it's making news today .. because the new york city department of consumer affairs released a study on the topic. their study showed on average women pay about 42% more for things like dry cleaning ... deodorant .. and razors. when i went shopping and exposed the price differences ... they were pretty drastic. back in july when i did the story ... women's degree antipersetrant was 7.39 while the men's scent was just 3.99. on average i found women pay about 14 hundred bucks more a year for the products they use. studies like these are great for educating consumers ... but they do little to change things. new york, california and miami dade county do have laws against gender pricing ... but it still happens there. and companies have every right to charge whatever they want for aproduct they sell. so the real key to saving money use my coupons ... and the tools i offer up to you every day to save. ((denise valdez)) > cities across the east coast struggle to dig out of all the snow a record- breaking storm dumped

((michelle mortensen)) for 10 bucks this birhday candle better impress, right? well, let's find out. after all ... i've got some parties to plan soon. ((michelle: time really does fly when you are having fun. gosh it seems like just yesterday i was on the morning show all big and pregnant with my first born grier. // but can you beleive it ... she's about to turn 4 years old. and that means i've got to plan a party. and thankfully these amazing lotus rainbow musical candles so we're going to try it before you buy it. and i have a little party all set up here in our break room ... all i need are some guests to see if this thing really delivers the razzle dazzle . )) ((attention .. cake in the break room .. birthday cake in the break room. )) we drew a nice crowd .. and they we're excited ((michelle: alright are you ready for the amazing lotus musical candle... (crowd gets loud) )) i told you .. they we're pretty excited. our staff really likes cake. but let's get this party started... and light this candle up... with the provided stick .. per the directions. ((4:1

michelle mortensen is on your side... letting everyone in on the free service that could have you boosting your fico number within a year. ((dave courvoisier)) > the future is now... if you're planning to upgrade your kitchen: if you're a good cook it'll make you a better cook, we get a behind the scenes look at some top- of- the- line advancements being shown off at the convention center... and how they're already in use... right here in the valley./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 6." > ((dave courvoisier)) > polling at fifth-place in nevada among republican voters... carly fiorina wrapped up a 36-hour trip to nevada... trying to gain momentum. the trip comes four-and-a-half weeks before the state's republican caucus. thanks for joining us... i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez... in for paula. our "politics now" team caught up with the republican presidential candidate at the peppermill today. fiornia had to say about foreign policy. ((pat

michelle mortensen is on your side... to flip the switch on broken you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. ((dave courvoisier)) > when a streetlight in a local neighborhood wasn't working ... neighbors called 8 on your side hoping consumer advocate michelle mortensen could solve their problem and get someone to fix it. ((denise valdez)) tell michelle! ((michelle mortensen)) when a street light goes dark ... a neighborhood can become a very scary place. that's why jane bogner called me for help. the corner of cedar avenue and east mesquite in las vegas had a months ago... and she says she couldn't get anyone to repair it. well, i reached out t

((michelle mortensen)) legally, restaurant. the american with disabilities act says service animals may accompany people in all areas where the public is allowed. which is why a woman named email for some help. she says she was asked to leave a local fast food chain because she had her service dog with her. she didn't want to go on camera... but she did want me to investigate and see what i could do about the problem she had. ((michelle mortensen)) well, after management was made aware of the situation ... they decided to review security footage to confirm her story. once they did that ... they did issued a formal apology to brandi and gave her a refund for her meal. brandi was satisfied with the way things turned out .. and she hopes this story educates more people about service animal rights. that's our same hope, as well. ((denise valdez)) > just over a week away from super bowl 50 -- running out to enter to win for a shot at 25- hundred dollars! just go to las veas now dot com... or the 8 news now facebook page... to enter.

((michelle mortensen)) so now you know. ((dave courvoisier)) > for all call the 8 on your side hotline at 702- 650- 1907./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) >ron futrell is in for chris maathuis with sports ((dave courvoisier)) we've got some football to talk about tonight ((ron futrell)) yes. a couple of great games tomorrow --- plus, la rams fans are fired up, they got to meet their new owner today and the rebels hope to build on their win earlier this week --- with another one tomorrow --- sports is next. ((the fun part is coming in here it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. j@j@ to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a hig

((michelle mortensen)) 6 months ago i told you about a time share reseller named guy ladouceur. he was running a business called signature marketing group. i found out about him after ron ghiraldi came to me for help. ron claimed guy had taken his timeshare and some of his money. after my investigation ... ron got his timeshare and part of his money back and guy closed up shop. well, since then ...i found out from the nevada division of real estate that guy was never licensed to resell or sell timeshares in the first place. in fact ... not many people are licensed to sell or resell it in nevada period. (( jd decker: there are only 4 the state. one in the north .. one in the south and then 2 are developer exclusive. )) ((michelle mortensen)) that means a lot of those timeshare resale offices all over the valley aren't legal! so how can you know for sure? you should always check with the nevada division of real estate before doing business with anyone. and if you think you may have been scammed ... you can file a complaint with the division of real estate as well. ((michelle morte

((michelle mortensen)) now if someone does win the big prize tonight ... they won't actually get 1.5 billion dollars. if you take the lump sum cash option you get 930 million ... and after federal taxes it turns into 561 million dollars. but remember .. .the odds are not in your favor. they are 1 in 292 million./// ((weather toss)) tedd florendo ((weather adlibs))> < ((dave courvoisier)) > we're no longer in the great recession... but there's still work to be done... especially in a city like ours... that relies so much on out- of- town visitors. ((paula francis)) jeremy aguero with applied analysis is here... jeremy how has tourism- related employment in nevada performed since the recession? ((jeremy aguero)) 2015 was a nevada tourism industry with more than 42 million visitors coming to las vegas. more visitors means more jobs at hotels, casinos, restaurants, bars, and other areas within the leisure and hospitality industry, which has added 44,000 jobs statewide since hitting a low point in 2010. those jobs have contributed to nevada's recent surge in em

with 8 on your side, i'm michelle mortensen./// ((kirsten joyce)) if you have a consumer problem... call michelle on the 8 on your side hotline at 702- 650- 1907./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor you're looking at delays on southbound 95 and decatur caused by a crash that happened nearby. traffic slowing down from about jones. there's an accident on the right shoulder of southbound i-15 near sahara, which will cause some extra delays in the spaghetti bowl. accident in the northwest at ann and rainbow. to avoid any potential delays, you can use rancho or 215 to merge onto us 95. < > < > ((kirsten joyce)) > hoverboards were a popular yet dangerous holiday gift... and folks may still be on the mend.. ((brian loftus)) how amazon is trying to help customers who purchased the j@j@ on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write hillary clinton will work to close the wag

((michelle mortensen)) yes it's a money makeover monday. and the first thing we're gonna talk about is coupons... because almost everyone loves coupons .. as long as they are easy to get. well, the coupons i have for you, are very easy to get .. and no clipping necessary. and can be taken right from your phone or tablet. you can find them right on our website las-vegas-now- dot-com ....in the 8 on your side section. and this week ... tons of free stuff you can take advantage of all year long ... plus deals at local restaurants ... stores and fitness and bootcamp offers. just click on what you want. ((michelle mortensen)) but that's not all we're doing to to help you save and manage your money this year. we're also going to help you get out of debt. how? we've picked one family who we're going to profile for one year. as we get them out of debt ... on tv ... we'll also get you out of debt. because everything provided to them ... will also be available to you ... for free. this is your year to destroy your debt. we're going to meet our debt d

((michelle mortensen)) for 10 bucks this birthday candle better impress, right? well, let's find out. after all ... i've got some parties to plan soon. ((michelle: time really does fly when you are having fun. gosh it seems like just yesterday i was on the morning show all big and pregnant with my first born grier. // but can you believe it ... she's about to turn 4 years old. and that means i've got to plan a party. and thankfully these amazing lotus rainbow musical candles are here to the rescue. so we're going to try it before you buy it. and i have a little party all set up here in our break room ... all i need are some guests to see if this thing really delivers the razzle dazzle . )) ((attention .. cake in the break room .. birthday cake in the break room. and they we're excited ((michelle: all right are you ready for the amazing lotus musical candle... (crowd gets loud) )) i told you .. they we're pretty excited. our staff really likes cake. but let's get this party started... and light this candle up... with the provided stick .. per the directions. ((4:16

michelle mortensen shows us how much more we'll pay for staples like milk and eggs this year... and the few bright spots where prices are actually dropping./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 6." > ((dave courvoisier)) > two people are in critical condition... after a crash in the southwest part of town. thanks for joining us... i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez. police are still on the scene tonight... near durango and warm springs. metro's fatal detail crew is also there... they investigate whenever things are bad... in case a victim ends up dying. ((dave courvoisier)) police say one person was ejected from a car during the crash. 8 news now talked with a man who says his wife was driving the pick-up truck involved in the crash... she was taken to u-m-c and is expected to be okay. no official word yet on the other victim./// ((denise valdez)) > the head of department... has resigned. police chief bill conger just turned in his resignation. this comes after an investigation into a former animal con

((michelle mortensen)) one last tip .. don't bother closing apps. some tech experts say restarting them later drains more battery life than keeping them open for extended periods of time. tedd florendo ((>plenty of clouds today with temps staying cool. clouds around early evening the clearing overnight. winds light but showers by afternoon. definitely cooler then yesterday at this time. ............................... ............. afternoon temps in the low 50's with some mid 40's and cool. chilly up in kyle canyon we have snow up there today. temps stayed below average after temps were above average the other day. milder over to the east side of the valley. ............................... ............... cool around the region as well as temps from the colorado river valley stay cool with milder weather down to laughlin and death valley. pahrump staying cool with those clouds as well for now. to northern sections of the state from tonopah all the way to pioche. ............................... ............... radar showing shower cpassing through.

8 on your side's michelle mortensen show you the difference. ((michelle mortensen)) > debt collectors are notoriously disliked people. in fact ... the government gets more complaints about them ... than any other industry. and there are a few bad apples. just 2 months ago .. the f-t-c busted several for breaking the law and more than 100 debt collection companies have been banned from the industry. so how can you tell the good from the bad? i'm going to tell you how. first ... when they call you --- demand to know what company they represent. you have every right to know what debt you owe. and by law .. they need to notify you in writing the details of the debt.... within 30 days. next ... pull up your credit report .. and see if the debt is listed. if it is .. call the company to verify how how old it is ... and confirm it was sold to a collection agency. if everything is adding up ... you likely owe the debt .. and can work out a payment plan or settlement. but if nothing is adding up ... don't be bullied. this could be a fake debt call ... o

im michelle mortensen. ((kirsten joyce)) if you have a question for michelle.. call the hotline.. 702-650-1907./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor our photographer on the scene says that crews are wrapping up the filming for now. harmon and trop on the strip. back to this serious crash at eastern and oakey. avoid the area. back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > they make > they make your nails sparkle.. but could they be harmful to the chemical just discovered.. in nailpolish./// > the average woman paints her nails once a week. ((sherry swensk)) nail polish contains several chemicals and new research discovered one harmful chemical stays on women's nails... also shows up inside their julie watts reports. "i'm gonna use yellow now" julie watts from the nursery to the nail salon.. polish is popular with girls, of all ages. but a joint study by duke university and the environmental working group finds.. chemicals in some polishes can get inside your body. ewg's tasha stoiber says researchers tested women for signs of the common chemical flame r

but as michelle mortensen reveals... sharing that meme could open you up to a whole slew of privacy concerns./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 6." > (( this man was as good a man as there were on earth and the rotten dirty buggers killed him in cold blood. )) ((dave courvoisier)) > nevada rancher cliven bundy speaks to the media... about the death of one of the militia men who occupied a wildlife refuge in oregon for nearly a month now. ammon and ryan... were among eight people arrested in last night's shootout. thanks for joining us... i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez... in for paula. we want to get out to paul joncich... who is actually in mesquite now... after people at the bundy ranch in bunkerville threatened to shoot reporters. paul it's good to see you in a safe area! ((paul joncich)) intercepting militant leader ammon bundy and several other militia members on a oregon highway.not far from where they've occupied federal land since

with 8 on your side, i'm michelle mortensen./// call the 8 on your side hotline.. at (702) 650-1907./// sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk mountains with the powdered sugar sprinkled all over and the new snow totals for this week coming in now... and lee canyon is reporting a whopping 26 inches of snow this week! ........ and more snow in the mountains today with that winter weather advisory. ......... colder air and the winds aren't helping either. temps are in the 40s but it feels colder. ............ scattered rain and snow showers across the desert today and then a drier but chilly weekend is heading our way. look for a chance of some showers as the day goes on... otherwise clouds and sunshine and cooler highs today near 50 degrees. ((sherry swensk)) --snow at lee canyon ski resort --received 16 inches tuesday resort --received 16 inches tuesday night back to you! cleaning out the house or the garage now.. our 8 news now living green super recycling event is coming up later this month. it's taking place saturday, january 23rd in the parking lot of th

with try it before you buy it, i'm michelle mortensen./// if you know of a product you'd buy... or a consumer problem... call the 8 on your side hotline at 702- 650- 1907./// demetria, what's driving people crazy? demetria obilor i receive traffic complaints about all parts of town, but, for me, something always strikes a chord when i hear from the east side. a handful of people, who live on the east side, have told me they feel like their part of town has been forgotten about. good news for the sunrise manor area. yesterday morning, clark county turned on a new traffic signal at lake mead boulevard and sloan lane. clark county commissioner marilyn kirkpatrick and ccfd captain lemmon had the honor of flipping the switch. this is a pretty busy intersection. there's a fire station down the street, a park and community centers nearby. commissioner kirkpatrick says, "this new traffic signal will make the area safer for drivers and pedestrians." with this project, crews also built out sloan south of lake mead so it connects to meikle lane. left-turn arrows were also installed at the

((michelle mortensen)) another problem solved with 8 on your side. i'm michelle mortensen. ((kirsten joyce)) for all your consumer questions... call the 8 on your side hotline at 702- 650- 1907./// sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk cloudy skies looking over the city...storms are heading into the west again this week... and it looks like we'll get a lot of clouds from them - but not a lot of rain. ................. cloudy skies on this mlk monday... and they could lead to a chance of showers before the day is done. ............ cool, but not terribly cold - and we should have a fairly mild day. .......... if you have plans to be outdoors just know that we could see some showers as the day goes on. ......... storms rolling into the west will bring rain to the west and today california is getting a soaking. ............ the rain and snow will slide east and bring the desert a chance of showers. ............. we'll keep a lot of clouds through the week. and temps will stay in the mild 60s all week. back to you! ((brian loftus)) > three americans freed from iran over

((michelle mortensen)) > yes and the first thing we're gonna talk about is coupons... because almost everyone loves coupons .. as long as they are easy to get. well, the coupons i have for you, are very easy to get .. and no clipping necessary. they're all online ... and can be taken right from your phone or tablet. you can find them right on our website las-vegas-now- dot-com ....in the 8 on your side section. and this week ... tons of free stuff you can take advantage of all year long ... plus deals at local restaurants ... stores and fitness and bootcamp offers. just click on what you want. but that's not all we're doing to to help you save and manage your money this year. we're also going to help you get out of debt. how? we've picked one family who we're going to profile for one year. as we get them out of debt ... on tv ... we'll also get you out of debt. because everything provided to them ... ... for free. this is your year to destroy your debt. we're going to meet our debt destroyer family tomorrow and learn more about the plan. and be sure to follow ... me an

((michelle mortensen)) believe it or not we spent 40 bucks on the shake weight. you can too ... it's available online and at most major retailers./// ((kirsten joyce)) if there's a product you'd like michelle to try or a consumer problem to look into.. call the 8 on your side hotline... (702) 650-1907./// sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk see the beautiful fresh powder up in the mountains... 26 inches of it this week! it's going to stay cold up there through the weekend and another chance of snow tomorrow into sunday. ............... today a mix of clouds and sunshine for the valley with highs near 50 to mid 60s. ............. highs on the mountain only in the 30s today... the lake might have a little north breeze withhighs in the mid 50s... and laughlin closer to 60. ............ highs don't quite make it back to normal for the valley through the weekend or even into next week. a chance of showers later tomorrow and tomorrow night that could linger into sunday morning. nights will be colder in the 30s. back to you! ((brian loftus)) > the federal government just relea

((michelle mortensen)) here's we started paying off our credit cards... but by the end of the year we started spending way more than we paid off.. and that study shows 2015 was the worst year for credit card spending since 2009. so how do we change it? this year ... our debt destroyer program is actually going to show you how to get out of debt. we're going to follow one family as they erase their debt in one year. we're going to give them every tool they need to make it happen. and everything we give them ... we're also going to give to you .. for free. let's meet the family . < baking and the holidays ..... may seem quite traditional ... but for this multi- generational family ... they're anything but . ((azalee: i wouldn't consider us a traditional family)) lives with us and there's me and i am disabled and we have azalee who just graduated from college)) three women ... three generations .. under one roof. all with very different stories. for the most part ... we will focus on two ... tammy's and azalee's. tammy as she mentioned is sick. ((tammy: i ha

((michelle mortensen)) > now before the snarky comments begin ... let me just say ... lots of people have bought this. more than 2 million have sold. because people want to look good with little effort. but should you buy it?? let's find out. < ((this is not a work out .. this is a revolution .. and it's going to kick your butt. )) the shake weight is a dumbell ... but you don't lift it ... you just shake it. the commericals say if you use it for just 6 minutes a day you'll look like this ... or this. and it's all thanks to the science of dynamic inertia. allegedly backed up by studies done at a prestigious california university? which one?? we don't know ... no one can verify it. so we thought we thought we'd ask some real fitness professional to test it out. the trainers at las vegas fit body boot camp. nats of camp here people get fit fast ... in just 30 minutes a day. ((michelle: i've got dave and temphest here with fit body bootcamp here and we are going to test out the shake weight. have you guys seen this before? dave: i have yes. michelle: what do you think fir

((michelle mortensen)) > this right here is our closed call log for 2015. that means we took your call ... and got you an answer or solution. we have other logs .. for the many other cases we handled and won, as well ... so this is only a fraction of the work we did this year and the stories we filed. we more than doubled the number of calls we took this year from last year ... which is incredible. we've given more than 160 thousand dollars to folks in refunds this year. ... i started looking over our top calls and complaints. our number one call was about those i-r-s phone calls. that scam has grown by leaps and bounds in a year. last year .. it was our second most reported scam ... but this year ... you guys weren't falling for it ... you simply wanted to report it. mechanic problems and green dot money card scams were a big but were hardly blips on our radar in 2015. instead .. storage unit thefts ... fake checks from craigslist postings ... fake puppy and pet listings.... and landlord tenant complaints were the big problems of 2015. that tells me what w

((michelle mortensen)) how many apps do you have on your phone? i've got about 28 ... and the average american has 42 according to neilsen research. and get this ... we spend about 40 hours a month using those apps. and it's eating up our battery life. especially if you like free apps. and i don't blame you if you do -- because free is always better. but here's the problem. free apps .. come with ads. and those ads access the internet ... and that's draining your battery. so it might be worth a buck or 2... for the paid versions. now some apps drain your battery working. firm a-v-g ... snapchat is the worst offender because it's constantly pulling up your g-p-s location and sending notifications. notifications are the worst at draining your battery. here's how to fix that. off. you can also turn off your g-p-s to save your battery life. while you're in settings ... turn off the background app refresh for all your apps. that way they won't use data when you're not using them. one last tip .. don't bother closing apps. some tech experts say restarting them later drains m

((kirsten joyce)) homeowners called 8 on your side's michelle mortensen.. in hopes that she could shed some light on the situation... in today's tell michelle./// there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, > metro asking for help... in the investigation into a shooting on the strip... how you can help them learn more about the suspect. ((michael stevens)) <

((michelle mortensen)) this email right here is the source of the problem.... and we're going to put in on your screen right now so you can take a closer loo. the subject line is simpley get protected. and the address is from a no- reply at s-s-a - dot.gov. address from social security. the email goes on talk about a new feature offered to you as part of the 2015 safe act to protect your identity. it will allegedly monitor your credit report .. and alert you to fraud. just click the link to sign up. but here's the problem. it's all a scam. how can you tell? well, it's hard ... there was one clue. here's the give away. always hover over the links in the email .. and see what pops up. if it's a real government email ... it will send you to a government website that ends in dot -gov. if it's a scam ... it won't. in this email .. it ended in dot- com. it was a scam. if you get the email ... you can forward it to the f-t-c so they can warn others about the scam ... that's how we're getting the word out about this one ... or you can just delete it. and now you know!

((michelle mortensen)) > today i am the bearer of bad news. the costs of a lot of essentials ... wants ... and needs will be going up this year. economists spend a lot of time analyzing this stuff ... and here's what they say you're and speaking of dough.... the first thing on the list is girl scout cookies. they're pretty much 5 bucks nationwide now as opposed to $4. the up side to that is the girl scouts are taking home 95 cents from every box sold. keeping with the food theme ... the food you buy in general is going to cost you more. last year we saw prices for eggs and milk skyrocket and you can expect that to continue. but not just for breakfast items -- for everything. according to the u.s. department of agriculture, food prices across the board could jump anywhere from 2 to 3 percent. gas is also expected to go up this year... by about 50 cents come summertime... according to many analysts. but gas is almost half as expensive as it was a year ago, according to the u.s. energy information administration. ... so some argue .. gas shouldn't be on this list. you can expect air

((michelle mortensen)) here's the problem.. we started paying off our credit cards... but by the end of the year we started spending way more than we paid off.. and that study shows 2015 was the worst year for credit card spending since 2009. so how do we change it? this year ... our debt destroyer program is to get out of debt. we're going to follow one family as they erase their debt in one year. we're going to give them every tool they need to make it happen. and everything we give them ... we're also going to give to you .. for free. let's meet the family . < baking and the holidays ..... may seem quite traditional ... but for this multi- generational family ... they're anything but . ((azalee: i wouldn't consider us a traditional family)) ((tammy: there's my mom who lives with us and there's me and i am disabled and we have azalee who just graduated from college)) three women ... three generations .. under one roof. all with very different stories. for the most part ... we will focus on two ... tammy's and azalee's. tammy as she mentioned is sick. bad days)) just

((michelle mortensen)) there's so much ... i can't even mention it all. now we've been getting a ton of phone calls and emails asking ... well ... there are three ways. online, on t-v or one-on-one. every tip and resource will be offered to you in each story we do. you can watch on t-v ... and do it at your own pace. or follow the debt destroyoer facebook page. we also offer the resources there ... plus have a few more. but the best option .. might just be the one-on-one help. that's free too. to sign up for that at the finacial guidance center ... just go to our website lasvegas now dot com ... go to 8 on your side .. and click on the debt destroyer story. there you will find all their information to sign up. ((weather toss)) < tedd florendo ((weather adlibs))> nevada will continue to roll out the education savings account program... despite efforts to stop it. today arguments were heard in a hearing held on a request for a preliminary injunction against the e-s-a program. released a statement saying the state will continue to help educational choice"...

((michelle mortensen)) > according to nhp.. two people were killed last night... in a crash on the i- 15. it happened near craig... witnesses told troopers the driver was speeding.. when it hit the center median cement wall.... went across all the lanes and flipped n the right shoulder. the car then caught fire. nhp say a crash like this ... didn't have to happen: (( unfortunately we're ending the year not on a good note, with 2 fatalities. obviously something that could slowing down and possibly impairment, which is something we will find out in the future )) ((michelle mortensen)) troopers say they do not know if the driver was impaired./// ((michelle mortensen)) > troopers were also busy last night.. investigating a crash in the northwest. they say a wrong way driver was going south in the northbound lanes of 95 near northern 2-15. it caused a 4- car collision. no word on injuries just yet./// ((michelle mortensen)) > everything is back to normal on the strip.. after it was shut down so party-goers could ring in the new year. some 330- thousand people from all

((michelle mortensen)) > this email right here is the source of the problem.... and we're going to put in on your screen right now so you can take a closer look. the subject line is simply get protected. and the address is from a no- reply at s-s-a - dot.gov. that looks like a government address from social security. the email goes on talk about a new feature offered to you as protect your identity. it will allegedly monitor your credit report .. and alert you to fraud. just click the link to sign up. but here's the problem. it's all a scam. how can you tell? well, it's hard ... there was one clue. here's the give away. always hover over the links in the email .. and see what pops up. if it's a real government email ... it will send you to a government website that ends in dot -gov. if it's a scam ... it won't. in this email .. it ended in dot- com. it was a scam. if you get the email ... you can forward it to the f-t-c so they can warn others about the scam ... that's how we're getting the word out about this one ... or you can just delete it. and now you know!

our consumer advocate michelle mortensen wanted to see if it really works -- so tonight she puts it to the -- try it before you buy it test. ((michelle mortensen)) i had quite a few requests from viewers to test out old amish furniture products. and after seeing viewer cathy stuchell's kitchen table ... i knew we had to try it out.

i'm michelle mortensen. a valley mother was shot in her doorway overnight and left for dead. it was neighbors who heard her cries for help .... and notified police. but as our maurico marin tells us ... it wasn't enough to save her. (( )) ((mauricio marin)) metro police say the woman was shot at her doorway at this townhouse behind me. right now---authoritie s are working to figure out who pulled the trigger. police were called to the area just before three this morning. when officers arrived they the woman shot and lying in the front doorway of the home. she was taken to the hospital where she later died.