tv 8 News Now at 11 PM CBS November 4, 2016 11:00pm-11:35pm PDT
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a flood of last-minute voters have county election staff working late tonight. thanks for joining us live at 11.. i'm denise valdez. ((dave courvoisier)) >> i'm dave courvoisier. the long lines even brought out a high profilfe candidate. brittney edney joins us from a grocery store near lamb and bonanza where the line was wrapped around the building! brittney? ((brittany edney)) >>
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"i figured i'd come back and show support and just keep it going. i think the energy around the state has been phenomenal regarding early voting and just people exercising that right to vote and there's clear choices this time." )) masto also spent time meeting with supporters at this location. ((brittany edney)) >> it's the final stretch! both the trump and clinton campaigns will be drumming up support in nevada. tomorrow... former republican candidate ben carson will stump for trump here in vegas...
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then on sunday -- former democratic candidate bernie sanders will make a stop in the valley to campaign for both clinton and catherine cortez-masto./// ((dave courvoisier)) another story we're following at 11-o-clock... a man has died after being shot multiple times near nellis air force base. this happened just before 8 tonight. shakala alvaranga is live near craig and nellis boulevard with the details. ((shakala alvaranga )) >> dave, police have been here for hours talking to witnesses and trying to figure out what led to this the shooting happened on puebla street and east san miguel avenue. police say a man was approached by three people -- when they started fighting. one of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot the victim. he was taken to u-m-c in critical condition, where he died. it''s unclear if police are still searching for a suspect at this hour. ((shakala alvaranga))
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remains blocked off. stick with 8 news now as we continue to follow this breaking story. reporting live shakala alvaranga 8 news now. /// ((dave courvoisier)) that's the second shooting to happen tonight. at about 6-30... metro was called to torrey pines and alta... where a man had been shot in the back. he was taken to the hospital expected to survive. police have not identified any suspects in the case./// ((dave courvoisier)) metro police are alarmed about the spike in pedestrian deaths. the number of people dying after being hit by a car has shot up 39% compared to last year. some of the most dangerous places in the valley are: flamingo and decatur -- lake mead blvd... from civic center drive to pecos -- and along stretches of boulder highway. (( tony ilia, ndot public information officer "our feeling is that pedestrian deaths have risen to epidemic levels. there are more pedestrian deaths
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cancer, hiv." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> another trouble spot -- eastern avenue between sahara and owens which has seen 10 auto-pedestrian crashes since 20-15. both the n-dot and metro blame the rise on -- distracted driving and pedestrians not using crosswalks./// ((denise valdez)) the fate of a struggling golf course has been decided. west side of town... will close at the end of the month. it's a big disappointment for homeowners: (( councilman bob beers, city of las vegas you have people who have made their investment in their homes. some of the are retired and on fixed incomes. this is a crushing financial blow. )) ((denise valdez)) >> the property was sold more than a year ago. it will shut down permanently november 30th -- making it the second golf course within las vegas to go under recently. its 250 acres of prime real estate not far from rampart and alta. it appears it will be turned
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but before that happens -- las vegas city council will have to approve it during its november 16-th meeting./// ((denise valdez)) the paris las vegas is still doing damage control -- after thursday's power outage. a contractor accidentally hit the main power line -- which also cut power to the backup generator. to make things right.. the property is offering two free nights to guests affected.. as well as reimbursing them for things like flight change fees... and mailing luggage./// ((denise valdez)) not everything about the this heart-warming moment is brought to you by the clark county fire department. they rescued this perky pup named jax from a room on the fifth floor during the outage and reunited him with his family. paris is a dog friendly property. the video has been viewed about 17-thousand times on ccfd's facebook page since yesterday./// ((dave courvoisier)) it's a busy sports weekend in las vegas. from boxing to bull riding. and even the runnin' rebels and prep football... not to mention golf. chris maathuis has it all coming up in sports.
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ask yourself: if joe heck was on your side, why did he threaten to shut down the government on his crusade to defund planned parenthood? side with the wall street banks when he called nevada's foreclosure crisis a "blip"? and why did joe heck put payday lenders and their shameful interest rates first when he took their money? nevada, it's time to put people before the corporate special interests. it's time to vote no on joe heck. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. narrator: the target... seniors. danny tarkanian set up thirteen fake charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors... fronts for telemarketing schemes. seniors lost millions from the scams danny tarkanian helped set up. jacky rosen has always led with integrity. in congress, jacky rosen will protect seniors and strengthen social security. and jacky rosen will always be responsible with your tax dollars. jacky rosen: i'm jacky rosen
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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. so even though i'm a republican, i won't be voting for joe heck. 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, joe heck makes no sense. this is 8 news now at eleven." ((denise valdez)) a family court judge is being criticized for the way she treated a child in her court room after video of the exchange has surfaced. the i-team's vanessa murphy takes a closer look at why the
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situation - and whether the judge could face consequences for her behavior toward the child. ((crying from child )) ((vanessa murphy)) tears from a twelve year old girl in front of clark county family court judge rena hughes. the child's parents' - in a custody battle...and hughes makes the decision - the father would take the girl home. we've blurred the image of the child and removed any reference to her name to help protect her identity. ((girl cries: please! i -------. this is based on mother's failure to facilitate visitation// and you decided, and your mom decided that you weren't gonna go. girl: no, - she didn't decide.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the i-team obtained this footage - which does not reveal the full hearing.... when we tried to get the video in its entirety - a clark county district court spokeswoman told us the record was sealed on october 11th. this happened on june 5th. ((girl: please no....crying.....i want to be
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i don't want to be with hi,. judge: i've made my decision. i've already told you that. girl: i beg of you. judge: you don't need to beg. i've made the decision for your best interest. girl: how do you know my best interest? you don't know me. judge: because i told you, i'm a grownup and you're a child. girl: please, please, please, please, please...)) ((vanessa murphy/reporter: when you looked at rebecca nathanson/unlv: i was quite shocked by the video.)) ((vanessa murphy)) rebecca nathanson is an associate dean at u-n-l-v's boyd school of law. she runs a program to help prepare children who may need to appear in court. ((rebecca: it was shocking to me that a judge would be talking or yelling at a child in that manner and also just not basically letting the child give their statement and their testimony to take under consideration.))
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hughes. we were told she could not comment on the case and were referred to the presiding judge - charles hoskin. he also said he could not comment on the case, he had not seen this video, and children don't typically come to court for these hearings. ((vanessa murphy/reporter: why did you bring your daughter with you? welthy silva/mother: because i was told by the court, in the court's letter that i needed to bring ----- to the court at 1:30.)) ((vanessa murphy)) welthy silva showed the i-team this document stating if she did - jail for 25 days. we tried to confirm its authenticity - since again - the case is sealed, a court spokeswoman said she could not confirm or deny authenticity. we also asked judge hoskin why there was no child advocate for the girl...he said that is not the norm for these hearings. ((vanessa: for a divorce, custody hearing, should there be a child advocate there? rebecca: i think that a
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the child knows.)) ((vanessa murphy)) early on - judge hughes had asked the parents to leave... and later - said the mother would be escorted off the property. ((welthy silva/mother: i didn't want to leave her there alone.)) ((welthy: i had no choice, ya know, whether i wanted to or not.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the child's father and his attorney declined on camera interviews. silva says she's aware of this video...but it's just too painful to watch. ((mother: i canno momma.)) ((rebecca: many people may find that video appalling. i agree. and that, at the same time, very, very important to give kids a voice. just do it in the right manner.)) ((vanessa murphy)) judge hoskin says complaints can be made to judicial discipline, while judge rena hughes remains on the bench. vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((denise valdez)) >> both parents tell the
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father's care - while the mother can have visits with the child./// ((dave courvoisier)) it's time for some news you can use... the i-r-s is moving forward with plans to improve protection against identity theft. officials say new technology will help ensure the authenticity of tax returns in 2017. last year... there were more than 500 thousand claims of identity theft filed in the first nine months... so far this year.. there have only be ((tedd florendo))
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the runnin' rebels playing their 2nd and last exhibition game. highlights and reaction next here on channel 8. ((chris maathuis)) lots of prep football on the the desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years... ...or all those fake charities he helped set up... ...or the scams against seniors he formed... or the $17 million judgment he never paid. he can try, but he can't make his record disappear. danny tarkanian: just a con man who can't bury the truth.
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and we'll take ya to las vegas high for a sunrise regional quarterfinal game between the wildcats and the silverado skyhawks. 10th ranked las vegas looking to pull off the upset. but they fell behind and never could touchdowns with 118 yards rushing. skyhawks defense stepping up big.. the sack and then the loss on the pass into the flats. it was all silverado.. they fly by the wildcats.... silverado scored on the ground and through the air... 3 scores in the third and two more in the 4th. they rip las vegas winning 40-13... lets head out into the newsroom where jon tritsch is standing by with a key league game, jon. ((jon tritsch)) 2016 has been circled as a season of destiny for desert pines..
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motivation..but moapa valley stands in their road to state again the pirates are all about that playoff life.. 16 state titles and hunting for more trophy treasure.. but the jaguars have 1500 yard running back isaiah morris..he's up close and personal in the endzone..14-0 but here comes moapa..and their 5'8 bulldozer jacob leavitt..14-7..we've got a ballgame.. pirates trying to play catch up..but eddie heckard says access denied..4th intercet isaiah morris says take me to the state semis.. 206 yards.. 4 touchdowns..28-7.. desert pines has date with the final four (tico rodriguez/coach: "we've been there before. we've had a 22 point lead in the 4th quarter and lost. we just had to stay focus and we preached finish all week. finish the job all week." isaiah morris/running back: "it means a whole lot. they stopped us from going to state and winning it. last year, we lost to them in the semifinals, just like the second round.
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((jon tritsch)) desert pines' victory earns them a playoff game next saturday at home against a team from up north..they are 2 wins away from winning that ring..chris ((chris maathuis)) thanks jon... everybody playing for second place... who gets gorman? we find out in three weeks. lets check in on the runnin' rebels... second and last exhibition game. they've got new mexico highlands cowboys didn't put up much of a fight. lets hope it was unlv looking good and not that the cowboys. got. six guys reaching double figures.. led by jalen poyser's 21 points and five assists. rebs led by as many as 34 and win going away 92-66 they look good offensively, but you know coaches, there's will always be things to improve upon. marvin menzies/coach: 'we still had too many me shots we ended up with 14 assists, but i saw a lot of opportunities where the guy could've made that extra pass.. the rebounds were we didn't do
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is obviously the glaring thing to look at." ((chris maathuis)) after weeks of preparation, it's coming down to the final day. las vegan jessie vargas meets manny pacquiao tomorrow night at the thomas and mack in a 12 round title fight. both guys arrived at the wynn for today's official weigh-in. 8-division champion, pacquiao tipped the scale first. (( )) nats: "144.8. 146.one half pounds." ((chris maathuis)) exciting fight card. we caught up with top rank president bob arum and las vegas champ jessie vargas -- both looking forward to saturday night's opening bell on a card that features a bunch of champs from all over the world. bob arum/top rank: "this happens every rarely four world title fights on the same card.. jessie against manny another las vegan jessie magdaleno fighting donarire. from top to bottom really exciting fights."
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ready for fight time, i'm itching to put n my gloves as soon as that first bell rings and looking forward to is... and the big words and still... and still, those are the big words and still.. yes sir, yes sir." vegan fighting for a title... and his name is jessie. jessie magdaleno meets filippinio champion nonito donaire for the junior featherweight crown. magdaleno brings a perfect 23-0 record into the fight. you couldn't have asked for better weather for the shriners open. as is the tradition at the open... the scores go low and that's the case again this year... there's las vegan scott piercy is trying to make a move. rod pampling is in the hunt, it's been a long time since he's been at the top of any
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tied on top with ryder cup team member brooks kep-ka. co-leader with this putt at 14 under as they head into the weekend. we'll see who makes a big run... should be entertaining. drama unfolding at the pbr... j.b. mauney with a chance to make a run.. he was 2 for 2 heading into round three... but gets bucked off tonight. really opens the door for cooper davis to ride off with the top prize. but he rides for the full 8 seconds. now if pacheco gets bucked off, cooper will take over the top spot. but pacheco rides his bull to points standings. thrilling rides at the world finals. continues through sunday. ((denise valdez)) our strange stories for friday..
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ing my time in office. that's why i've been endorsed by law enforcement across nevada. i'm proud of my record cracking down on meth, protecting seniors from scams, and holding banks accountable for defrauding homeowners. i'm catherine cortez masto. i approve this message because i've spent my career solving problems.
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((chris maathuis)) first up... this photo is going viral.... after it was posted by a woman showing off her nails. notice something off about it? there's only 4 fingers! after getting flooded with theories of what was up with her hand... she revealed the not so exciting answer... she says she's double jointed and can hide her index finger in her fist./// ((dave courvoisier)) if you're eating right now... might want p for a moment. an environmental department at texas a&m is showing off it's latest experiment.... creepy-crawly food. while eating bugs isn't a new trend... creating mexican dishes with them might be. we're talking fire ant queso... waxworm guacamole... and tortillas made of crickets!/// ((denise valdez)) we need a palette cleanser after that! earlier this week we told you about a candy bar thief who left a note after stealing a kit kat from a car. the victim never has to worry about his sweet tooth ever again! dennis truman got 6500
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