((nia wong)) >>> thanks for waking up with us, i'm nia wong. this morning, police continue to look for a suspect.. who opened fire in front of the planet hollywood hotel and casino. police say the shooting took place outside of the miracle mile shops... where two men got into a fight. that's when the suspect pulled out a weapon, and shot the victim. he was transported to u-m-c, where is expected to recover. if you have any information, please call crime stoppers. /// ((nia wong)) >>> meanwhile, henderson police have arrested a man, lanunziata was taken into police custody. police say he shot and killed a man inside a home yesterday.. near nevada state drive and the 95. police say a woman was also present, but not injured. detectives are not saying how the woman is related to both men. lanunziata was arrested moments after arriving home. police believe all three people involved were present or past roommates. residents in the henderson area say.. the gated community is quiet and safe. this is the sixth homicide in henderson's jurisdiction this y

i'm nia wong. metro is investigating two separate deaths that happened just an hour apart yesterday afternoon.. police made the first grim discovery on covey lane. that's where they discovered a dead body...which had been there for an unknown amount of time. neighbors in the area tell us they heard a loud noise they thought were fireworks... police say the victim, described as a hispanic male in his 30s, died from an apparent gunshot my civic duty. i should have called the cops when i heard those noises immediately... "it wasn't small caliber. you could tell by the sound." )) ((nia wong)) >> an hour later over police say a fight broke out between two men....at parkway villas on greene lane by the time metro arrived...they say a 44 year old man had a head injury and died in the hospital. a witness and one other person involved in the fight were arrested./// ((nia wong)) >>> a motorcyclist is colliding into a sedan. right now the man is in critical condition. metro tells us the incident happend near

((nia wong)) >>> thanks for joining us this morning. i'm nia wong. we have a follow up to breaking news we told you about in our 6 o clock newscast. this morning...north las vegas police are still on to a double murder near north las vegas boulevard and city hall. police tell us it was in the parking lot of the silver nugget casino...where they found two people shot and killed. right now they're looking through surveillance video hoping to get a lead. if you know anything about this case...you're urged to call crimstoppers.. /// ((nia wong)) >>> another life is taken ....after a car crashes into a trailer. it happened this morning near lamb boulevard and las vegas boulevard. metro tells us ....before midnight...a driver ran into a parked semi-truck trailer covered ar on the scene while the driver manager to survive with non-life threatening injuries. at this moment police aren't sure if this is a dui incident this is the 66th-traffic related death this year./// ((nia wong)) >>> meanwhile... a metro police officer is behind bars in connection to a chi

((nia wong)) >>> despite losing her father 10 years ago... a pennsylvania woman still got a chance to walk down the aisle with him on her wedding day. (( arthur thomas//heart recipient - "you can never imagine what that would be like unless you actually do it because so many emt )) ((nia wong)) >> 10 years ago... arthur thomas desperately needed a heart transplant... and he got it from michael stepien who was killed around the same time. now... stepien's daughter jeni.. reached out to thomas... asking if he would walk her down the aisle. thomas happily agreed... and called it quote "the greatest honor"./// ((nia wong)) >>> another incredible story... this one in utah. a 7-year-old is being called a hero for saving a toddler from drowning. cesar galeana when he says he heard a splash. a 2-year-old boy had wandered away from his family while they were taking groceries from the car. fortunately cesar quickly pulled the boy out.. and took him to the complex's front office to call 911. the toddler is expected to make a full recovery./// ((nia wong

((nia wong)) >>> good morning. i'm nia wong thanks for waking up with us. a motorcyclist is fighting for his life this morning after colliding into a sedan. currently the man is in critical condition. metro tells us the incident happend near gilespie and silverado ranch this morning around 1 a-m when a male motorcyclist in his early 30s was traveling west s red light at gilespie. the motorcyclist then t-boned a sedan after turning into gilespie street. it's unkown if the motorcyclist was impaired at the time./// ((nia wong)) >>> two men are dead after a wave violence swept throught the valley yesterday. yesterday afternoon metro discovered a dead body on covey lane neighbors told our reporter on scene they heard a loud noise that they thought were fireworks... police say the victim, described as a hispanic male in his 30s, died from an apparent gunshot wound. my civic duty. i should have called the cops when i heard those noises immediately... "it wasn't small caliber. you could tell by the sound." )) ((nia wong)) >> and an hour later over at parkway villas

((nia wong)) valley's news leader. despite trailing clinton in national polls and in key battleground states....republi can preseidential nominee-donald trump- is not letting that slow him down. ((donald trump / republican presidential candidate ) "she is going to raise your taxes and put more regulations for your businesses which is going to put everybody out of work.." )) ((nia wong)) >> trump spent his saturday rallying for support in connecticut. interesting to note that while a republican presidential candidate has not won that state have gone to democrats in past elections... including pennsylvania./// ((nia wong)) >>> while clinton's team sits in first in the polls--- democaratic v-p nominee tim kaine campaigned in new hampshire yesterday criticizing trump's character. ((tim kaine / democratic vp nominee ) "this guy will make up anything and we are not gullible people." )) ((nia wong)) >> clinton's campaign is turning up the heat on donald trump to release his tax returns. kaine suggested at a rally in new hamps

hope to see you right back here at eight./// ((nia wong)) ((nia wong)) >>> good morning... >>> good morning... i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients, captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, where quality products for the american family have been a tradition for generations >> osgood: good morning, i'm charles osgood this is "sunday morning." despite all the recent advances in medicine, many disease still defy treatment. disease so rare that few devote the time or the money to find a cure. it's a dilemma that one artist hopes to turn around by taking a closer look at some of the youngers victims.

nia wong has the detials. jack gilday/chased by bees: 35:48 w and it was pretty scary 35:50 ((nia wong)) witnesses says screams and sirens cut through the serenity of this southwest neighborhood. the leftovers from the chaotic scene now littered along their sidewalks. jack gilday/chased by bees: 35:36 they started swarming at us so we ran inside 35:38 ((nia wong)) thursday morning...a trio of exterminators tried to remove bees from this home. two of them wore protective gear....the third one--seen on this gurney--did not. jesse gomez/clark county fire department: 21:11 i've never seen a patient look like that. this will be my third bee call like that, so 21:21 ((nia wong)) jesse gomez with clark county fire says when they arrived.... the victim was not responding. jesse gomez/clark county fire department: 21:01 when we got to the patient there was red spots all over the patient, i didn't know what they were at first then i realized they were actual bee stings 21:08 ((nia wong)) gomez estimates the man was stun

nia wong 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) >> nia, what are some of these recommendations for revisions to this plan? ((nia wong)) >> some of these 11th hour revisions included letting parents know....that if they choose to join this team, they wouldn't be protected from lawsuits. also, only middle school and high school students would be allowed to join organizational teams....but would only be able to give input. they wouldn't have any say in the budget. back to you./// ((christianne klein)) >>tr pursued a woman at gunpoint from inside a northwest las vegas t-j maxx store... into the parking lot this afternoon. multiple witnesses called 9-1-1... and statements made created uncertainty as to weather this was a street robbery or a commercial robbery. out of precaution, metro's tactical team took over as it was a terrifying ordeal: (( "i didn't think it was real at first, but i mean, i'm still shaking, but i had two of them on me... and i was thinking i was going to hide in the bathroom because i thought th

((nia wong)) >>> the state gave their closing argument first on why

nia wong 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) >> nia, did the chief say if anything could have been done to stop the flooding at the station? ((nia wong)) >> at this point there wasn't....and having their resources pulled rescuing people who chose to drive through floodwaters didn't help either. back to you. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> a smartphone app meant to assist the public during flooding... that cost the re dollars -- really didn't provide much help last night. that's because no one really used it. the app is crowd- based and relies on users to report flooding and to submit photos. of the 15-thousand people who have downloaded the app, only one uploaded a picture last night... and it wasn't even approved because it didn't impact traffic in any way. the flood control district is looking into why no flood warnings popped up for those who have the app... saying it may be a bug that needs to be worked is closed for activities like flyboarding, and stand-up paddleboarding for five days due to overflow from last n

nia wong 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) >> you mentioned several women were involved in this operation. ((nia wong)) >> they don't have an exact total. only that more may be out there that have yet to come forward. back to you. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> well, the raiders say they want las vegas... las vegas wants the raiders... but after a new proposal today it's still very far from a done deal. ((denise valdez)) >> sands corp has laid out an ultimatum -- and they promise they won't budge from it -- for public financing. jon tritsch is here with the details of today's talks. ((jon tritsch)) >> the estimated price tag for an nfl stad but the magic number remains 750. as in 750-million dollars in public funding for the nearly two-billion dollar, 65-thousand seat stadium. and the parties who want to see it built are putting the pressure on the city. las vegas sands president and c-o-o robert goldstein said at today's meeting that sands will walk away from the table if their terms aren't met... and warned that

((nia wong)) >> dave and denise... we've seen drivers ignoring warnings not to drive through flood waters throughout the evening. take a look at what we saw just a few hours ago... we went to both of those intersections you just mentioned... and despite several inches of water in the road... many through while others remained in place. you may be thinking 'what's a few inches of rain in the road?' well, as we've seen time and again in southern nevada, it doesn't take much to wash out the road... and what you may think is just a little rain could be much more... and suddenly you find yourself in a life or death situation and in need of emergency assistance. according to the clark county fire department's alarm page, there were at least four swift water rescues this evening -- the good news, no reports of any injuries. a visitor we spoke to wasn't prepared for this type of weather: (( chris dent/vegas vacation rained out: "it's been pretty rough. the water's been interesting. driving through it is something in some spots

((nia wong)) the jury is expectd to be released in the next half hour. if a verdict doesn't come down today...they'll continue deliberations tomorro nia wong 8 news now./// ((denise valdez)) >>> a woman is dead after police say she pointed a shotgun at a kingman police officer. it happened around 11 last night. police say the officer was forced to shoot the 35- year- old woman when she wouldn't follow commands. she's since been identified as paula dell phillips. the officer was not hurt... he was placed on administrative leave... which is standard procedure during these types of investigations./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> improving public safety in the west valley.... 8 news now reporter karen castro found out why this is welcoming news for business owners. ((sheriff lombardo and mr. lee cross paths. )) ((karen castro)) simply known as mr. lee... the korean immigrant is among the most recognized liquor retailers in las vegas. he says the safety of his customers and employees are crucial to the success of his businesses.... especially after one of his wor

nia wong 8 news now. ((christianne klein)) >> unplanned pregnancies not on women who have them but for the community as well. any idea on how much this costs nevada? ((nia wong)) >> according to "the national campaign" public spending for unplanned pregnancies in the state cost 103-million dollars in 20-10. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> question one on the november ballot is turning into a heavyweight battle over gun rights. as we told you yesterday, the n-r-a has opened up shop in today, survivors of domestic violence voiced their support for the initiative. today's forum at safe house in henderson was organized by the "yes on question one" campaign. the ballot measure would require a background check be performed on private party gun sales. annette scott with safe house supports the measure: (( annette scott/safe house: "we're not saying people shouldn't have guns, i'm a registered gun owner. we just don't want people that shouldn't have guns to have them." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> opponents of question on

nia wong was there... and shows us how support staff dominated the public commentary: when it comes to reorganizing the clark county school district...the biggest thorn in the side of support staff can be seen under their arms ....on these yellow placards. (( denise bassett/ccsd bus driver: "we're scared, we're hurt, we feel unappreciated, we need to feel like you guys want us." )) the current preliminary plan would give more power to outsource services. (("you're going to lose a lot of good employees, you're going to lose a lot of good people that love kids, that want to be here...that can't. we can't afford to be here.")) not so...according to the advisory committee which unanimously voted in favor of this proposal. ((john vellardita/clark county teachers union: "i have heard parents talking about an ac going down and having to wait hours for a repair.")) among the committe is john vellardita who claim this plan is not about eliminating jobs. (("i am very concerned where folks are very fearful of that's

((nia wong)) >>> christianne. as if mondays weren't hard enough. passengers expecting to catch delta flights this morning found hundreds of their flights grounded...some for as long as six hours. ly 1000 delayed. flights are starting to pick up here at mccarran as well as across the country. but most arrivals coming from the east coast or the southern part of the country are looking at 2-3 hour delays. that's according to mccarran spokeswoman christine crews. (( sneha patel "our two bags which checkd in at pocatello have still not arrived. it was supposed to get it on the previous flight when we got over here. we're still waiting for the luggage. so a lot of inconvenience."")) for now delays are sl ...as delta figures out what led to this outage. passengers are urged to check their flight status online or by calling...before they head to the airport. ((nia wong)) >>> delta is offering refunds for cancelled flights. for those that are significantly delayed....passen gers can make a one-time change to tickets without a fee. reporting live from mccarr

nia wong 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) >> nia, do we know how many firefighters have retired already and can local fire departments offer any incentives to convince them to stay? ((nia wong)) >> with las vegas fire and rescue, it's only been a handful this year. szymanski says there aren't any additional incentives offered to them to stay, they simply stay because they can. back to you./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> taking a live look outside... an air quality advisory remains in effect tonight... thanks to some regional wildfires, causing the smoky haze to linger. katie boer is in for tedd ((katie boer)) alerts: air quality advisory in place today and tomorrow for smoke and ozone from the fires in southern california. right now air quality listed as moderate. fires in ca that are causing the haze are the: soberanes, rey and cedar fires. .................. worth noting: there is a flood advisory for sw utah right now. closest severe thunderstorm warning south of flagstaff, az ...................... looks li

((nia wong)) >> this is a common tool used to measure soil density. the danger here are the radioactive isotopes within these gauges. the good news? they were in storage cases ...with several security mechanisms in place when they were stolen. the bad news? the possibility they could be in the wrong hands. they say love what you do... for geotechnical engineer -- (("i've always loved to build construction." )) so much so that he does his work out of a laboratory built in his garage. inside ...he tests concrete...gathe ring research to make sure casinos, homes and other buildings don't topple over on soil. but his research requires the right tools. (("this is a no-nonsense situation, this is hazardous material" )) guertin says he went inside his home for only a few minutes... point....the gauges are gone.")) two nuclear density gauges containing radioactive isotopes are now missing. (("radioactive materials .....notice to employees, the public" )) an example shown here shows how they're used in the field to measure soil density. guertin's gauges were s

((nia wong)) >> christianne... metro has made this a priority. but the gap between people of color on the force and the communities they serve has shown little improvement. according to a new study, department... while 54 percent of las vegas' population is a combination of minorities. for veteran police officer larry douglas, this job ... is about you. (( larry douglas / police officer, las vegas metro police: "i wanted to make my community better.")) as a black man, he knows why its so important to have a diverse police force. (( larry douglas / police officer, las vegas metro police: "sometimes you may have a person who looks like them or can relate to them on some type of level so its crucial because you can understand people a lot of times if you have that link that you have in common." )) since january...metro apply for a position with metro's department. douglas says this pool runs the gamut from gender...race and nationalities. a momentum they hope to keep as they encourage minorities to join them at career fairs. ((drew jackson, black li

nia wong joins us live from the s-l-s where he spoke earlier. nia? ((nia wong)) >> tonight the foundry was packed with people eager for a johnson-weld win. the libertarian party of nevada organized this rally a week ago and they estimate a thousand supporters came out. for those disenchanted with the republican and democratic parties... record as governor of new mexico. (( "people wave at me with all five fingers, not just one (laughter) it's a good thing.")) johnson shared his stances on several issues...among them the economy...immigr ation and free market. (("it's devoid of that government interference, it's a level playing field.")) together with running mate --bill weld...the duo claimed to be "fiscally responsible and socially tolerant." touching on topics like marriage equality and abortion. (("how can there be a more difficult choice. but who, who is the person tht it comes to that decision? the woman involved should be making that decision." )) this election season isn't johnson's first time running as a third-party candidate. he won the lib

nia wong joins us live with today's developments... and those closing statements jurors must now consider. nia? ((nia wong)) >> solid's attorneys have been trying to frame marcos arenas' death as an accident... saying solid didn't mean to run over the bonanza high school student. the state argued otherwise--saying accident or not....solid should be convicted of 1st degree murder. the state says jacob dismont and mich 15 year old marco arenas of his i-pad 3 years ago. when the duo tried to escape with the device in a ford explorer....solid was behind the wheel as he ran over the teenager, ulitimately killing him. (( "that's enough, that's enough the jury will disregard the outburst" )) michael solid and his family voiced their objections as prosecutors gave their closing statement. ((prosecutor: the law says it does not matter if the killing, was intentional, unintentional or accidental.. )) from arenas...the state argued solid should be convicted of 1st degree murder. ((defense: "we didn't dispute a lot of the evidence...(stitch) what

however he must get 15-percent ((nia wong)) ((christianne klein)) >>> also on the campaign trail... hillary clinton and donald trump both met with law enforcement officers today. clinton held a roundtable leaders from across the country to address the discord between police and the communities they serve... while trump condemned those who riot when protesting officers: ((sec. hillary clinton/(d) presidential nominee) everyone is safer when there is respect for the law and everyone is respected by the law." donald trump/(r) presidential nominee/august 16, 2016) "there's no compassion in tolerating lawless conduct for anyone." )) ((christianne klein)) >> donald trump will release his first ads of the general election tomorrow... and pennsylvania./// ((christianne klein)) >>> and we're your local election headquarters... stay up to date on all the races on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((paul joncich)) >>> the start of school is a little more than a week away... but many students still don't know how they did last year! coming up on the valley's news leader... the blame g

this happened around two this afternoon. 8 new now reporter nia wong is live near rampart and alta. nia? ((nia wong)) las vegas fire and rescue tell us when they got that call it was initally for multiple injuries but by the time they arrived here they found one construction worker dead at tivoli village. this is the queensridge expansion where there were multiple people working on this on scaffolding along the eastside of this grey buildingey. when it collapsed....other employees told las vegas fire and rescue....the dust was so thick they couldn't see anything but they knew something was wrong. tim szymanski with las vegas fire and rescue tells me two of the three men jumped to safety...escaping without injuries. the third one was the person they found dead under the scaffolding. outside this site....premier cm is listed as the construction project. under osha's website....it says premier cm is based in las vegas. they had an osha inspection back in march...but the case has since been closed. our calls were not returned this afternoon. tivoli management did release this statement

((nia wong)) >>> good morning. i'm nia wong thanks for waking up with us. a motorcyclist is fighting for his life this morning after colliding into a sedan. currently the man is in critical condition. metro tells us the incident happend near gilespie and silverado ranch this morning around 1 a-m when a male motorcyclist in his early 30s was traveling west s red light at gilespie. the motorcyclist then t-boned a sedan after turning into gilespie street. it's unkown if the motorcyclist was impaired at the time./// ((nia wong)) >>> two men are dead after a wave violence swept throught the valley yesterday. yesterday afternoon metro discovered a dead body on covey lane neighbors told our reporter on scene they heard a loud noise that they thought were fireworks... police say the victim, described as a hispanic male in his 30s, died from an apparent gunshot wound.

((nia wong)) >>> christianne. as if mondays weren't hard enough. passengers expecting to catch delta flights this morning found hundreds of their flights grounded...some for as long as six hours.

nia wong 8 news now. ((sharie johnson)) >>> mack says southern nevada can continue to meet water demands over the next 50 years. ((sharie johnson)) >>> the road to the white house is making a stop here in southern nevada this week. the major players on the campaign trail-- and how the candidates are squaring up in the polls this weekend./// "now, live...this is 8 david was proud to be an american soldier. . there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. ((sharie johnson)) >>> we are 78 days away from the political spotlight. donald trump is scheduled to speak at south point arena in las vegas this friday. the town hall meeting starts at two and admission is free. meanwhile hillary clinton's v

a woman who died snorkeling at lake mead this weekend is 63-year old bonnie wong. the clark county death was caused by heart disease. being submersed in water was also a factor. the national park service says wong became unconscious while snorkeling with friends... it happened at the overton arm of lake mead. this was the second death at lake mead over the weekend. a florida police officer died while scuba diving. congressman cresent hardy says doctors repaired a collapsed artery in his heart before it worsened to the point where it could have been fatal. he is out of the ho suffering a heart attack sunday. hardy is already resuming political activities - including a roundtable discussion today in las vegas. hardy says he feels better now than before the episode. the 59-year-old hardy republican is running for re- election in nevada's 4th congressional district, which leans democratic and includes north las vegas and rural central nevada. the nevada green party is fighting for ballot representation in court this week. they're preparing for a rally wednesday...regar

nia wong 8 news now. ((christianne klein)) >>> the sentencing for three teenagers in a violent home invasion.. where they tied up a family.. robbed them.. and sexually assaulted a woman... was put on hold. it happened at a southwest home in 2015. the home invasion was one spree committed by 18-year-old qumaire rainey, 17-year-old edward london, and 16-year-old casey franks. all three have taken plea deals, where it's recommended they be sentenced to life in prison, with the possiblity of parole. a judge delayed the sentencing while they sort out an issue because of their ages./// ((tedd florendo)) >>>(>>>hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. 20 mainly. not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. we are going to warm up through the week however with temps peaking on thursday and friday. humidity remains very dry as well. ...... ............................. .................. evening planner calling for warm temperatures through the night with light breezes again. plenty of 9

reporter denise wong takes us through what happened. >> reporter: a group of sky divers boards the plane to jump and drop flowers in tribute to the two men who died jumping together when their parachute didn't open. >> it is sad when anybody losing their life. >> reporter: the men are in their 20s . one a instructor, the other a student believe today be jumping for the first time. the owner of the parachute center didn't want to talk about the instructor out of respect for his family. for those who still wanted to jump, the business remained open. >> we got here about 12:30 and we found out a couple of hours later. >> we didn't stop because we didn't like the guy. we didn't stop because we were not interested in the guy. we didn't stop because life goes on. >> this isn't the first time tragedy has landed here. in 2012, a man was killed when his par suit died in the same vineyard. a plane carrying sky divers crashed just after take off. in that incident, no one was hurt. >> if you do your research, you will find sky dive ing is a high risk activity. >> reporter: as for why the parachute f

right, claudine wong? >> right, what you said, steve paulson. >> claudine and i shared something in common yesterday. after you were done working out you went oh, my gosh, it's hot out here. for some, cold and foggy. and the pattern is not changing. inland, in the 80s to 90s. it's very deceiving. some areas are cool and not that far away it's warm. case in point was san jose. cupertino, 88 to 90. fog and low clouds not going anywhere. san bernardino, there's no help. 60s, 70s, 80s. the smoke though -- thank goodness, it's not a santa ana wind. if they had a northeast wind that would be really the worst case scenario. it's pretty bad and hot. 80s, 90s, 100, and the breeze picks up later. very steep, tough terrain for the firefighters. that's the focus here. really just pretty hot temps and low humidity. thunderstorms have finally developed over the sierra. missing in action here for the longest time since early june. july was quiet. sunny and warm. and now we're seeing some of these that could drift back. a

yan wong / ot wait. they u judge brad sullivan wanted to see for himself why 14 tenants who live here are suing the owners for fair housing violations and elder abuse. the judge spent about 20 minutes in the building. he did not talk to reporters about what he saw inside, but kpix5 cameras were inside the building earlier this summer and documented some of the problems. ceiling leaks so bad tenants are forced to use umbrellas inside. mark wong, one of the few english speaking tenants here, says there are only two working bathrooms for 33 families. >> some use the bucket. they pee in the bucket. >> reporter: the owners have also installed surveillance cameras in some of the common areas. some tenants believe it's an attempt to bully them into moving out. >> we feel it's a loss in communication. we're really not forcing anybody out. >> reporter: the judge has already ordered the owners to repair the kitchens and bathrooms and today crews were already at work. now it will be up to the judge to rule on the l