in reality 50% used by this contractor and 75% of the entire tesla gigafactory workers are nevadaans, they require them to hire 50% of the minimum for the workers and it's in compliance with the contract and the law. >>> there's been a ribbon cutting ceremony for the electric highway. it stretches from las vegas and goes through small towns, it's called electric highway, because car charging station linings the way will allow owners of the electric cars to make the journey. today's ribbon-cutting ceremony >>> they're investigating a deadly shooting, 38-year-old kylie grayson was arrested for open murder. this happened in the 200 block of north virginia street. the men involved were employees there, but were not on duty at the time. swerved shows them in -- the saved shows the shooting and what took place before the shooting and he died. >>> details of what he's been accused. news 4 t . >>> and welcome back, everyone, let's move things over to tim studebaker with a look at the forecast. >> good morning to you, we're warm across the area for the going up to the 70-degree mark today. bre

at the tesla gigafactory near reno. ((kirsten joyce)) they're objecting to the use of non- union workers being brought in from out-of- state. patrick walker explains the conflict... and if faraday future could see similar objections in southern nevada. ((protestors)) ((patrick construction workers- turned- demonstrators. .. outside the tesla gigafactory site in northern nevada. the issue? a problem with the requirement that only 50 percent of the workers have to be nevada citizens. ((unidentified protestor: "we would have hoped there was a little better protection for local workers when this went through the legislature, what they ended up getting was 50 percent local workforce on the job, we don't think that's enough.")) ((patrick walker)) tesla's contractors are exceeding that 50 percent quota. the most recent filings with the governor's office of economic development show three quarters of the 900 construction workers building the manufacturing plant... are nevada residents. and brookings mountain west director rober

outside the tesla gigafactory site in northern nevada. the issue? a problem with the requirement that only 50 percent of the workers have to be nevada citizens. ((unidentified protestor: "we would have hoped there was a little better protection for local workers when this went through the legislature, what they ended up getting was 50 percent local workforce on the job, we don't think that's enough.")) ((patrick walker)) tesla's contractors are exceeding that 50 percent quota. the most recent filings with the governor's office of economic development show three quarters of the 900 construction workers building the manufacturing plant... and brookings mountain west director robert lang expects that ratio to be much higher for the faraday future project at apex industrial park. ((dr. robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: "one thing i'm pretty certain of, is that we will build the faraday plant, because we've been doing big projects, if you could build city center, you can build anything.")) ((patrick walker)) faraday's billion-dollar electric

a large protest near the tesla gigafactory. the claims picketers are making about the company. plus-- " bruce: instead of being sad about having one every four years, i'm lucky to be a leap year baby." we'll introduce you to a man who's celebrating a big milestone today. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm noah bond. super tuesday is tomorrow, and polls say voters in twelve states will give big wins and, the competition for nearly 6-hundred delegates on the republican side is growing fierce. a-b-c's marci gonzalez has the latest. tonight -just hours before super-tuesday voting begins- last minute rallies- nat sanders rally and tension protestor nat protestors interrupting a donald trump event - chanting "black lives matter" - nattrump " get them out" and as they left- a photographer thrown to ground by a secret service agent.. trump- making no mention of that- or of the controversy sparked by these comments on cnn about his endorsement from former ku klux klan grand wizard david duke jt: would you just say unequivocally you condemn them and you don't want their support? dt: well

tesla for a response... and a spokesperson sent us a statement saying in part, quote... "in reality, more than 50% of the workers used by this contractor and more than 75% of the entire gigafactory workforce are nevada residents, demonstrating the project's strong commitment to nevada." end quote. the tesla spokesperson went on to say that tesla hires the best vendors and suppliers for the job, based on their quality, schedule, cost, reliability and reputation. a new study shows a majority of seniors take four or more prescription medications daily, and often experience challenges and with the more prescriptions taken, the higher the risk of unintentional misuse. ky sisson is live in the newsroom with more on a local program that helps seniors safely manage their medications. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! one of the biggest health risks facing seniors today is medication mishaps whether it be accidentally taking too many or at the wrong time of day or with other drugs that a phsyician not might be aware of. having a detailed list of medications for your doctor and pharmasist can help mitigate the risk of conflict between supplements, prescritpion, and over the cou

we're always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and why workers at the tesla gigafactory site are concerned about whether their jobs are safe. ((dave courvoisier)) > the clark county school district... leaping forward. (( it's all about highlighting the successes and what should happen everyday, in every school for every student )) ((dave courvoisier)) how the superintendent is working towards making every student successful in the classroom. ((paula francis)) > country cooking... coming to las vegas. the plan cracker barrel is putting in place... as the chain plots a las vegas expansion./// < ((voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 5.")) > ((paula francis)) > 350 construction workers walking off the job at the tesla gigafactory construction site near reno. thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) i'm dave courvoisier. the workers are trade members... concerned about the use of cheaper... out-of-state laborers working on site with them. patrick walker is here to help ((patrick walker)) on the surface... there is something b

local workers staged a protest today out at the tesla gigafactory site. arianna bennett joins us now with why they organized a walkout... ari? while tesla coming to northern nevada was considered a huge victory for the state... and for our local economy... not every group was happy with the legislature's provisions for russell: "we would have hoped that there was a little better protection for local workers when this went through the legislature. what they ended up getting was 50 percent local workforce on the job. we don't think that's enough. it's not 50 percent nevada's tax money, it's 100 percent nevada's tax money." james says about 300 local workers walked off the tesla build site in protest today. senate bill one from the 2014 special session... requires that tesla hire half of its workers from nevada. but since tesla's tax credits these workers argue... the percentage should be higher. we reached out to tesla for a response... and a spokesperson sent us a statement saying in part quote: "in reality, more than 50% of the workers used by this contrac

local workers staged a protest today out at the tesla gigafactory site east of reno. arianna bennett joins us now with why they organized a while tesla coming to northern nevada was considered a huge victory for the state... and for our local economy... not every group was happy with the legislature's provisions for bringing the gigafactory here. russell: "we would have hoped that there was a little better protection for local workers when this went through the legislature. what they ended up getting was 50 percent local workforce on the job. we don't think that's enough. it's not 50 percent nevada's tax money, it's 100 percent nevada's tax money." james says about 300 local workers walked off the tesla build site in protest today. senate bill one from the 2014 special session... requires that tesla hire half of its workers from nevada. but since tesla's tax credits come solely from nevada... these workers argue... the percentage should be higher. we reached out to tesla for a response... and a spokesperson sent us a statement saying in part quote: "in reality, more th

tesla for their side... and a spokesperson sent us this... "in reality, more than 50% of the workers used by this contractor and more than 75% of the entire gigafactory workforce are nevada residents, demonstrating the project's strong commitment to nevada." they went on to say that tesla hires the best vendors and suppliers for the job, based on quality, schedule, cost, reliability and reputation. a new study shows the majority of seniors take four or more prescription medications a day, and often experience challenges in managing those medications. and with the more prescriptions taken, the higher the risk of ky sisson is live in the newsroom with more on a local program that helps seniors safely manage their medications. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! accidentally taking too many medications or at the wrong time of day or with other drugs that a phsyician might not be aware of is among the most serious health risk facing seniors. it often leads to hospitilzations and long term care placements. but there is a program in town that is out to help organize and educate seniors of how to be safe when it comes to managing their prescription

a large crowd of local construction workers staged a protest outside the tesla gigafactory construction site, east of town. they were crying foul over hiring practices at the site--picketing and urging workers to walk off the job yesterday morning. they say one of the subcontractors on the job--a new mexico firm--has been hiring out of state workers instead of qualified locals. they say this is a violation of the spirit of the agreement between the state and tesla -- which traded more than a billion dollars in tax incentives for a promise to hire local workers. their complaint was with the clearly the intent was to send a message to tesla. james: "i just think it's wrong for tesla. i think it's a wrong business move for tesla to use our tax money and then hire out-of-state contractors to go out and hire out-of-state workers." tesla issued a statement saying the dispute was with a third party contractor, not them. they added that half the work force hired by the new mexico firm was from nevada. their statement was backed up by the most recent state audit of the project, which showed 74 p

outside the tesla gigafactory site in northern nevada. the issue? a problem with the requirement that only 50 percent of the workers have to be nevada citizens. ((unidentified protestor: "we would have hoped there was a little better protection for local workers when this went through the legislature, what they ended up getting was 50 percent local workforce on the job, we don't think that's enough.")) ((patrick walker)) tesla's contractors are exceeding that 50 percent quota. the most recent filings with the governor's office of economic development show three quarters of the 900 construction workers building the manufacturing plant... are nevada residents. and brookings mountain west director robert lang expects that ratio to be much higher for the faraday future project at apex industrial park. ((dr. robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: "one thing i'm pretty certain of, is that we will build the faraday plant, because we've been doing big projects, if you could build city center, you can build anything.")) ((patrick walker)) faraday's b

it happened at the construction site for tesla's new gigafactory. 13 action news reporter gina lazara explains why the workers say tesla isn't holding up its end of a billion dollar < the protesters are furious over state tax breaks that workers claim are being used to bring workers from new mexico to work at the site....instead of our own nevadans. you might remember governor brian sadoval signed legislation that gave one point four billion dollars in tax incentives to build the gigafactory. tesla workers say these tax dollars should be used to provide jobs for skilled nevada construction workers.....not new mexico -- just because they can be paid less. tesla says more than 75-percent of workers at the gigafactory are nevada residents. reporting in the studio gina lazara 13 action news. > a valley man charged in a drunk driving crash that claimed the lives of two teenagers.. has pleaded guilty. police say seong lee was drunk and driving at speeds of more than 115 miles an hour along boulder highway when he slamed into another car. prosecutors say they'll seek a sentence of 14 to 40 y

this will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the outside the tesla gigafactory construction site, east of town this morning. they were crying foul the site--picketing and urging workers to walk they say one of the subcontractors on the job--a new mexico firm--has been hiring out-of-state workers instead of qualified locals. this-- they charge-- is a violation of the spirit of the agreement between the state and tesla which traded more than a billion dollars in tax incentives for a promise to hire local workers. their complaint was with the subcontractor, but clearly the intent was to send a message to tesla. james: "i just think it's wrong for tesla. i think it's a wrong business move for tesla to use our tax money and then hire out-of-state contractors to go out and hire out-of-state workers." tesla issued a statement today saying the dispute was with a third party contractor not them. they added that half the work force hired by the new mexico firm were from nevada as required by the agreement that brought tesla to northern nevada. in fact--they said--overall the project w

why hundreds of worker walked off the job - at tesla's gigafactory in northern nevada. talk about a close call.. how the driver of this truck ended up hanging off the side of an interstate. a subway commuter in philadelphia tries score a free ride... but falls short. take a look at this surveillance video of a man - trying to jump a turnstile last week. as you can see - he's not having much luck. all the effort was so he could avoid the two dollars and twenty-five cent fare. the man was apprehended as he exited the subway at the next station and now faces a three hundred dollar fine. transportation officials say he was likely intoxicated. they released this video on twitter as an example of what not to do. thanks for joining us.. centurylink prism tv has all your favorite channels, tons of live sports, and more -- all in crystal-clear hd. watch when and where you want with advanced features like our wireless set-top box, whole home dvr, and prism on the go. and choose from a variety of great packages to fit your home. call... ...and get started with the prism essential

tesla for their side... and a spokesperson sent us this... "in reality, more than 50% of the workers used by this contractor and more than 75% of the entire gigafactory workforce are nevada residents, demonstrating the project's strong commitment to nevada." they went on to say that tesla hires the best vendors and suppliers for the job, based on a new study shows the majority of seniors take four or more prescription medications a day, and often experience challenges in managing those medications. and with the more prescriptions taken, the higher the risk of unintentional misuse. ky sisson is live in the newsroom with more on a local program that helps seniors safely manage their medications. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! accidentally taking too many medications or at the wrong time of day or with other drugs that a phsyician might not be aware of is among the most serious health risk facing seniors. it often leads to hospitilzations and long term care placements. but there is a program in town that is out to help organize and educate seniors of how to be safe when it comes to managing their prescriptions. greta- "we provide a compreh

they're saying the contractor in reality 50% used by this contractor and 75% of the entire tesla gigafactory workers are nevadaans, they require them to hire 50% of the minimum for the workers and it's in compliance with the contract and the law. >>> there's been a ribbon cutting ceremony for the electric highway. it stretches from las vegas and goes through small towns, it's called electric highway, because car charging station linings the way will allow owners of the electric cars to make the journey. today's ribbon-cutting ceremony is taking place in nevada. >>> they're investigating a deadly shooting, 38-year-old open murder. this happened in the 200 block of north virginia street. the men involved were employees there, but were not on duty at the time. swerved shows them in -- the saved shows the shooting and what took place before the shooting and he died. stay with us, you're wa . >>> and welcome back, everyone, let's move things over to tim studebaker with a look at the forecast. >> good morning to you, we're warm across the area for the day today, temperatures are going up to the 70

tesla for a response... and a spokesperson sent us a statement saying in part quote: "in reality, more than 50% of the workers used by this contractor and more than 75% of the entire gigafactory workforce are nevada residents, demonstrating the project's strong commitment to nevada." end quote. the tesla spokesperson went on to say that-- tesla hires the best vendors and suppliers for the job, based on factors of quality, schedule, cost, reliability and reputation. turning to the crime beat.. reno police have a suspect in custody after an overnight shooting at siri's casino in downtown reno. just before midnight last night, the reno police department responded to shots fired inside the siri's casino at 241 north virginia street in the heart of downtown reno. police have identified the suspect as 38 year old kiley open murder and police say he did not run from the crime scene or resist arrest. was compliant with officers, he was pointed out as the shooter, he was taken into custody at that time and taken down to the main police station." the victim was an off duty employee of siri's casino. police have determined there was a physical and verbal dispute between the two men. whe

there was a labor protest at the tesla gigafactory site, east of town this morning labor leaders say out- of-state workers are displacing qualified local workers. those rallying are re- raising the question posed by -some when the agreement with tesla was signed. the state landed the tesla project by agreeing to a huge package of tax incentives in exchange for hiring local workers. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce is looking into whether that's happening. that was the tradeoff, but there were skeptics from the very beginning and that insured that the makeup of the work force building this huge factory would be very closely watched. the crowd--drawn from various construction trades--gathered near the front gate of the project this morning, charging one of the subcontractors on the job with spurning local workers in favor of those from out of state and asking those reporting for work to turn around. the target is brycon construction--an albuquerque based non-union firm which they say has been choosing to bring in out-of-state workers--dry wall installers, painters and others--instead of hiri

a protest at the tesla gigafactory site .. why some people are upset over hiring practices there .... 3 (bill)>> and... we will introduce you to renown's "leap year baby"... and his parents are now wondering when to celebrate his birthday... for the next four years. these stories and more.. coming up on this tuesday, march 1, 2016. 3 ((male voice: you're watching 3 (bill)3 >> good morning and thank you for choosing us to start your day. i'm bill frankmore.(sam) >> and i'm samantha boatman. 3 (bill)>> it's the biggest 3 day in the presidential race so far.12 states are casting their votes for the candidate of their choice. news 4's alex cannito joins us in studio with a look at what we can expect in the day ahead. 3 (alex)super tuesday is here and all eyes are on 12

but protestors outside tesla's gigafactory in reno say tesla is bringing in workers from other states instead of hiring locally... the governors office says thats not true, they say tesla is hiring even more nevadans than the required amount, and law makers say theyre keeping a close eye on both tesla and faraday to make sure theyre delivering " now the responsibility is on us to ensure that everything that we passed in statute is implemented correctly. and we are excited to engage in that diolauge and quite frankely ensure that nevadan's are being prioritized as they should be." the office of economic development has protections in place meant to make sure faradays deli vering these include 75 million dollars in security faraday must put forward before bonds are issued and cooperating with quarterly reports and a new york judge sides with tech company-- apple. saying the u-s cannot make apple provide iphone data. the federal judge has ruled investigators cannot force apple to unlock an iphone owned by a convicted drug dealer. the government had requested applto break the phone's secu

tesla is speaking out following a protest at it's gigafactory at the tahoe-reno industrial center. local construction workers picketed yesterday-- upset with the hiring practices at the site. they say one of the subcontractors on the job--a new mexico firm--has been hiring out of state workers instead of qualified locals. they say this is a violation of the spirit of the agreement between the state and tesla which requires 50 percent of the work force be hired from within the state. james: "workers are upset and they're angry that the state of nevada put forth $1.4 billion tesla to come here and they're using that money to hire out of state contractors from new mexico and that contractor in turn is dragging workers from new mexico here." tesla issued a statement saying the dispute was with a third party contractor, not them. they added that half of the work force hired by the new mexico firm was from nevada-- and that the most recent state audit of the project shows 74 percent of the nearly 900 workers on the job site were nevadans, showing tesla is in full compliance with the agre

workers at tesla gigafactory walk out in protest... they say the company is hiring too many workers from new mexico. the latest, coming up >> pelley: today president obama >> pelley: today president obama presented the medal of honor to a 36-year-old navy seal from ohio.ma david martin has his story. >> reporter: to call edward byers a combat veteran doesn't come close. so am i reading your uniform correctly? that's five bronze stars, two purple hearts? >> that's correct. >> reporter: so how many combat tours have you done? >> i've done nine combat tours. >> reporter: in 2012, as a member of seal team six, he was sent to rescue an american, dr. dilip joseph, who had been kidnapped by the taliban. as they approached the building, the point man saw they had been detected. >> he saw a guard come out of the door, and he shot him. and we started sprinting toward the door. >> reporter: the point man, but he was shot and later died. >> i was the second person in. when i entered the room and saw another enemy standing there with a weapon, and

local workers staged a protest at the tesla gigafactory site yesterday for hiring employees outside of nevada. senate bill one requires tesla to hire half of its workers from nevada. but these workers argue that the company should raise the percentage. we reached out to tesla for their side... and a spokesperson sent us this... "in reality, more than 50% of the workers used by this contractor and more than 75% of the entire gigafactory workforce are nevada residents, strong commitment to nevada." they went on to say that tesla hires the best vendors and suppliers for the job, based on quality, schedule, cost, reliability and reputation. february was a warm, dry month... and now snowpack levels are four percent below average. the sierra only got around 30 percent of its normal precipitation this year....and experts say the lack of rain and snow is disappointing but not abnormal. despite the dry month... there is still about 31 inches of water content in the snow. and a few march storms could get us back to normal levels. experts say an ideal runoff would begin in april... with sustained

tesla isnt holding up their end of the deal... construction workers marched outside the gigafactory site, saying tesla is bringing in workers from other states. but the governors office says, the car makers going above and beyond its requirment to hire nevadans. the concern over the two companies doesnt end there, as faraday future, which came out with a big boom late last year, has been relitively silent on any progress since its reveal at ces. " we are very mindful of potential concerns> assemblyman nelson araujo says for lawmakers, making sure nevadan's get their jobs is the priority. "we are engaging in this dialouge every day and ensuring these promises are kept." the office of economic development has protections in place meant to make sure faradays delivering these include 75 million dollars in security faraday must put forward before bonds are issued and quarterly reports. " thats why were monitering everything very closely, we want to make sure everything we passed in the special session is excecuted appropriately and that at the end of the day we can celebrate a very robust strong economy here in the

. < ((patrick walker)) work on tesla's five-billion dollar gigafactory... grinding to a halt. local construction workers walking out... as a contractor brings in non- union workers from new mexico. ((patrick walker)) it's an issue we've heard before. members of a northern nevada construction union demonstrated outside the state capitol in carson city last december... when lawmakers met to pass legislation that opened the door to faraday future moving to las vegas. ((rob benner/building and construction trade council: "there were no protections for local contractors or businesses, you know, 50 percent local hire was all we got.")) ((patrick walker)) that's accurate. in order to qualify for the 1-point-4 billion dollars in tax abatements and incentives... at least 50 percent of tesla's employees must be nevada residents. if that threshold is not met... robert lang says the incentives can essentially be taken away by the state. (( dr. robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: "you could do that still in tesla, because tesla hasn't gotten all of the abatements and all of the

tesla is speaking out following a protest at it's gigafactory at the reno-tahoe industrial center. local construction workers picketed yesterday-- upset with the hiring practices at the site. they say one of the subcontractors on the job--a new mexico firm--has been hiring out of state workers instead of qualified locals. they say this is a violation of the spirit of the agreement between the state and tesla which requires 50 percent of the work force be hired from within the state. james: "workers are upset and they're angry that the state of dollars in tax incentives for tesla to come here and they're using that money to hire out of state contractors from new mexico and that contractor in turn is dragging workers from new mexico here." tesla issued a statement saying the dispute was with a third party contractor, not them. they added that half of the work force hired by the new mexico firm was from nevada-- and that audit of the project shows 74 percent of the the job site were is in full compliance with the agreement. the battle between apple and the f-b-i rolls on... apple rece

tesla said in a statement it's in compliance with requirements that nevadans make up more than half of the workers hired by individual contractors. in fact, it said three-fourths of the entire gigafactory workforce is from nevada./// ((paula francis)) > speaking of tesla's electric cars... governor sandoval will join valley electric association tomorrow for a ribbon cutting at "eddie world" in beatty... for the first operational nevada electric highway charging station. the charging station is located past the gas pumps between eddie world and the stagecoach hotel./// ((dave courvoisier)) > former college of southern nevada students may have earned a college degree... without even knowing it. thousands of former students to make them aware of a new "reverse transfer" process within the state that allows for an associate degree to be awarded to some students who transferred from a community college to a university. eligible students must apply for their degree by march seventh./// ((paula francis)) > an inmate at the high desert state prison could be charged.. along with a woman on the outside.. for allegedly trying to bring drugs into the facility in indian springs. the department of c

loftus)) tesla said it's in compliance with requirements that nevadans make up more than half of the workers hired by individual contractors. in fact, it said three-fourths of the entire gigafactory workforce is from nevada./// ((kirsten joyce)) > changes for the better.. ((brian loftus)) what the superintendent says is in store for this year... for the clark county school district. ((kirsten joyce)) > plus... a fashion faux paus or cheap couture? 8 on your side's michelle mortensen finds out if all those ads on your facebook are legit./// ((brian loftus)) > people say they're finding high fashion at rock bottom prices on facebook. but is it really worth your money? ((kirsten joyce)) 8 on your side's michelle mortensen looked into the shops advertising or selling on social media... promising cheap couture. ((michelle mortensen)) > cheap is right. i'm talking dresses for 10 bucks. and this stuff looks like it came right off the runway... too. facebook isn't just pictures ... status updates .. and comment wars... anymore facebook is big business. especially in the world of fashion. ((noelle: i fell in love with the dress )) noelle sliman adored this windowpane dress that appeared o

gigafactory would turn around after a decline. >> that money leaves our local economy. >> we like to see them change their business model going forward using local workers. >> the most recent audit report shows tesla is well within compliance with the law. >>> a single highway linking the two doesn't exist yet you have to take a few turns. an electric highway is starting you have. more on how certain drivers can make it down south. hi, ryan? >> reporter: just a couple of turns you have to make. at each one of those turns. the goal of this electric highway is to have electric vehicle charging stations where you will be able to get one to the other all the way from reno sparks heading east to i-80 and down to las vegas. we want to show you a picture of the ribbon cutting location that that is happening over there. governor sandoval are celebrating the charging station and candy shop over there. as far as those turns you are talking about the major cities you go from between right here in northern nevada all the way to las vegas. that's where every stop is anticipated as going. i want to show you a map where it exists. it only takes about 20 minutes to charge. the idea is to drive those 400 plus mode