((paula francis)) > all new at 11... firefighters are battling a massive blaze at a warehouse in a los angeles suburb. thank you for joining us, i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. this is in the rancho dominguez neighborhood of compton... flames were shooting through the now-collapsed roof of the building. it's not clear what started the fire or if anyone has been injured. crews are in a defensive mode now and the flames are believed to be contained./// ((paula francis)) > the mystery remains as to what caused a young woman's bizarre death at the d-hotel over the weekend. ((dave courvoisier)) 26 year-old kalli medina- brown of california was discovered dead in a laundry chute... but investigators are not calling her death a homicide. ((paula francis)) tonight, medina-brown's best friend is speaking out: (( sierra roraback/medina- brown's best friend: "in order to have closure on the situation and sleep a little better or something. we have to figure out who did this, we have to figure out w

this is designated by pope francis. with me today, his father mark daugherty, a priest for the archdiocese of san francisco. father mark, you beautifully talked about what they year of mercy means for the universal church. the church around the world. let's turn our attention locally to the archdiocese which covers three counties. i know a lot of churches and a lot of nonprofit organizations across the bay area -- they are already living out the works of mercy. and they have been doing so for many years. but this year in particular -- they are really doing more as far as making intentional efforts to engage more people in those works of mercy and invite people to not only experience mercy -- but to share and extend that mercy to others. they just had a beautiful concert for syrian refugees a couple of weeks ago which was fantastic. i know a lot of the local nonprofits were getting together joining forces to help the homeless with the el niÑo. with all of this wonderful work going on. and i would love for us to talk a l

((paula francis)) i'm paula francis. attacked with a machete friday morning while taking down a suspect in a standoff. it happened near desert inn and maryland parkway . following the standoff... nicky was rushed into surgery... but is now eager to get back on the job.. ((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now reporter karen castro joins us live with an update on the k9's future with the police department. ((karen castro)) k-9 nicky is home with his handler today after undergoing surgery on friday. but he will be back to work in a matter of weeks. we're told the 8-year-old belgian malinois is slowly acting like his old self. ((karen castro)) k-9 nicky is sporting a cone with the words "i am a hero" written on it. a suspect attacked the police standoff... cutting his face multiple times. ((tom moore - k9 handler, metro pd: when he bit the suspect, he bit him on the leg and the suspect then had a machete and chopped at the dog's face, luckily not striking any eyeballs, anything like that.)) ((karen castro)) tom moore with metro's k

((paula francis)) but over the last few days ... people have been running into some crazy, unexpected problems. like their phones shutting down .. and not powering back up... or getting unusual error codes. well, 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen is here to explain what may be happening .. ((michelle mortensen)) we are in the midst of the great iphone crisis of 2016. 2 big problems are creating controversey ... but get this ... both are avoidable. the first problem is the iphone hoax that is destroying your phone. someone had the great idea of tricking folks into changing the year on their iphone to 1970 to launch quote "wild results". well when people did it ... they noticed their phone quit working. here's why ... doing that reboots your phone ... and rendereds is useless for all time. so ... word to the wise .. don't do that!! the second problem people have encountered is something called error 53. it pops up on your screen after updating your ios. this problem isn't associated with a hoax though. turns out it's

((paula francis)) plus.. find out why whole foods may be your next destination to get inked. > demetria obilor explains.. in what's trending./// a better excuse for letting the cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. better excuse for letting the vino flow at this five o'clock hour... you're in luck! demetria obilor explains how you can partake of a sort of unofficial holiday, celebrating all things w. here's what's trending. < ((demetria obilor)) > when you get a moment, be sure to pour yourself a nice, glass ofwin it's national drink wine day, afterall. the holiday has been trending all day long. you can take part in the celebration by people from

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. the husband- and- wife property management team were armed when they went to a home they were preparing to rent out... and they're not the only people in this line of work who arm themselves for the job. ((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now is live... sharie johnson is outside the home on viking road near mountain vista, sharie. it's extremely dangerous. people in the industry tell me they have no idea what they're walking into when showing off a house or apartment. but in the case of what happened here yesterday... there's still more questions sharie johnson just before 3pm yesterday... metro says a 911 call was made from this house on viking road. the female caller said her husband shot someone in the backyard. the couple were property managers that metro says... recieved a call from the locksmith... someone was inside the home. ((lt. dan mcgrath, metro they don't go into the house, they check the front of the house, they go into the backyard the male has a confrontation with a black mal

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. this is a wonderful time to head out to red rock.. but be careful: the sun still sets early, and winding trails make it easy to get lost. murphy shows us... hiking safety is in focus in the national conservation area: ((vanessa murphy/reporte r: metro police tell us last year, out of about 160 rescues, the majority of them were here at red rock, so we looked into how this could be avoided and why so many people get lost.)) ((christina warburg/hiker: definitely gorgeous. )) ((vanessa murphy)) california resident christina warburg is visiting red rock... ((christina: it's so beautiful.)) ((vanessa murphy)) ...for the first time. ((vanessa: how easy do you think it is to get lost? christina: extremely easy if you don't know what you're doing.)) ((vanessa murphy)) when i went on the turtlehead peak trail for the first time with a co- worker this week we reached the top, but... ((vanessa: from iphone: we are trying to get up there )) ((vanessa murphy)) we almost.... ((nat of walking )) ((vanessa murphy)) got lost on the way. ((vanessa: thi

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. metro is shutting down the area near valley view and desert inn right now. police say a man was shot and killed there just before 3-30 this afternoon. ((dave courvoisier)) the suspect is still at large.. but police have not given us a description of who they are we'll continue to bring you the latest information as it becomes available./// ((dave courvoisier)) > moving on now... the republican presidential caucus is getting underway as we speak... ((paula francis)) the candidates have been rallying support here in town... and throughout the silver state... as the nation watches. we're the first western state to hold our caucus. ((dave courvoisier)) we are your local election headquarters.. with live team coverage of tonight's caucus and campaign events. we'll check in with patrick walker at the trump campaign in a moment, but we first want to get out to karen castro... who is at the polling site at coronado high school. karen? ((karen castro)) > the caucus will be taking place inside

paula francis reports in today's medical breakthroughs. (( )) < ((paula francis)) joseph and loved taking walks. but when joseph's salivary gland cancer came back a second time, everything changed. joseph italiano "i got to admit for the first day or so i was saying to myself i'm not going to do anything it's just a waste of time." ((paula francis)) then he saw two of his grandchildren playing...and changed his mind. joseph italiano "and i said i just can't not do something. so i called them back and said i will do the chemo and that's when we went a little bit further and found out about this." ("two more times.") ((paula francis)) for joseph, the key to successful treatment may lie in personalized diagnostics. marcia brose, md, phd "so for patients it's exciting because if they have finished the standard therapies and there are no other possibilities for them they can have their tumor tested." ((paula francis)) joseph did just that.and found out that his tumor had a mutation that made him a candidate for what's called a "targeted therapy." marcia

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis... their voices were overwhelmingly for donald trump with about 46- percent of the vote... and trump claimed in his victory speech last night that he won ((dave courvoisier)) brittany edney crunched the numbers to find out if that's really the case. < ((brittany)) it was a record turnout last night for the republican caucus here in the silver state. the party says more than 75- thousand voters turned out statewide--- on the democratic side... around 84-thousand voters came out for the party's caucus on saturday. donald trump took the win... donald trump took the win... and said he swept many demographics... ( donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "we won the evangelicals, we won with young, we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won with poorly educated." ((donald trump "with the hispanics, 46%, number 1 with hispanics." )) ((brittany)) while he took the most hispanic voters who voted republican... when you compare it to the number of hispanics who voted in either party... h

((paula francis)) george... while you're here... a week from today will be one year since tammy meyers was killed outside her home... it really gripped the valley's attention... and even made national headlines. ((george knapp)) right it went national after police originally thought it was a case of road rage... but eventually learned it was a case of mistaken identity and terrible timing. tammy meyers was driving in the park with her daughter... when she ended up in a road rage incident... went home to get her son brandon.. and drove back to the scene. brandon brought a gun. eric nowsch saw them driving in the park... and told police he thought they were somebody else out to get him... he eventually opened fire on their car.. killing meyers in front of her home. in april of 2015... i sat down with the meyers family... we talked about their regret (( bob meyers/father of tammy meyers: the thing is, in my daughter's eyes, if she didn't ask her mom to teach her how to drive that night, her mom would still be alive.)) ((george knapp))

i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. 8 news now reporter karen castro takes a closer look at the impact the closures have on consumers and businesses. ((karen castro)) smith's food and drug stores are thriving in the valley after two of its competitors left the las vegas market. ((marsha wermer - smith's sometimes it would take a while but i think they opened up more registers so it's faster service.)) ((karen castro)) cash registers are ringing out of control and parking lots are packed. ((bob day - smith's food & drug: we have definitely seen an increase in our sales, through out all of our stores in the valley. some of the stores are double digit increase. )) ((karen castro)) the increases at some smith's stores have been so sharp, they are getting loads of inventory every night just to keep up with demand. ((bob day - smith's food & drug: the customers are definitely noticing that we are busier than we have been in the past.)) ((karen castro)) but some competition is mov

pope francis and pay tree ark key rail. the head of the russian orthodox church coming face to face at havana's jose marty airport. >> finally pope francis said pay tree ark key rail saying now things are easier. catholic and orthodox church is split in 1054 known as great exist umm and remains separated over a host of issues including the authority of the pope and accusations by the russian church that the catholic church tries to take followers in russia. >> at the airport poan francis wa was greeted by cuban leader raul castro. the second visit bit pope to cuba since september where he visited three sit tee. but this time after the short stop in havana, the pope heads to mexicic for a five day visit. there he is dpoactd o visit the

((paula francis)) and feeling better than ever! // tag: ((paula francis)) researchers say it may be several years before their compound is available for use in humans, but you might get some of the same benefits by following a heart-healthy diet that includes olive oil or grapeseed oil. recent clinical studies show the mediterranean diet can reduce risk of cardiac disease by 30 percent. for more information, email me, tell me you want the report, "- drug the bugs -" and be sure to give your full name and address. paula francis, 8 news now.// > > all eyes will be in in the sky this weekend in pahrump. the excitment building for this weekend's ballon festival and how you can get in on the action .. and it's looking to be a great weekend to get outside sherry is up next with your weekedn news, this is 8newsnow at noon. ((brian loftus)) > the sights will be up in the sky this weekend in pahrump.. as their balloon festival kick off today. this is video from city leaders of their balloon glow. there will be more than 20- balloons taking

((paula francis)) were there any nevada- specific questions for either of the candidates? ((patrick walker)) senator sanders fielded a question about protecting public lands. his answer was very brief... only saying he sponsored a bill to prevent the extraction of fossil fuels from public lands. back to you./// ((dave courvoisier)) > more of the focus is on the democratic race right now since they caucus first on saturday... but soon after the attention will square on the republicans. today the nevada republican party held their last caucus training before the real thing on tuesday. if you couldn't make it and have questions... hopefully this helps: (( sara sendek / nevada comm. director for rnc: "if you want to learn more about caucusing you can go to nevadagopcaucus. org and on that site you can put in your information and find your caucus location and just learn more about how a caucus works, what time your caucus will start and where you should go." )) didn't register to caucus as a republican, it's too late. that deadline was last saturday. nevada's republican party h

((paula francis)) this is lyn's second treatment. she says she can see the improvement, but soon, others difference.// ((paula francis)) patients often experience swelling for about 24 hours after the procedure. doctor vander kolk says it may take up to a month for the impact of the injections to be noticeable. the procedure is not covered by insurance, and the cost varies, averaging 12- hundred dollars per treatment. for more information, email me, or call 702-792-8888. tell me you want the report, "- facial fat -" and be sure to give your full name and address. paula francis, 8 news now.// > ((brian loftus)) > coming upfour...sending women to space! why nasa says the number of women interested in other space travel is on the rise and what they're doing to keep those numbers growing... //// ((brian loftus)) > it only comes every four years.. today is leap day.. and it's one man's 21st official birthday.. even though.. he's 84-years-old. ((sot paul knebels my son and both had our 8th birthday in the same year. can you imagine that? )

." > ((paula francis)) > thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) i'm dave courvoisier. it seems like everywhere we drive lately.. there is road construction... this week.. add another major road to that list... ((paula francis)) a flood control- and- road widening project on rainbow between sunset and russell begins later this evening.. with it, lane shifts and closures. 8 news now reporter brittany edney joins us live from the area.. brittany... what's another way this project will impact rainbow boulevard?? ((brittany edney)) along with flood control, eventually rainbow boulevard will be widened so there will be three continuous lanes of travel in each direction from sunset to russell... crews prep roads along rainbow... a project that some aren't necessarily ready for. ((chris white, bartender, wahoo's you just hate it when something's under construction and then you're alternate route is under construction. it's like a maze.)) construction will affect one point three miles of rainbow boulevard between sunset and russell roa

this is 8 news now at 5.")) > ((paula francis)) > thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) i'm dave courvoisier. the man arrested for the shooting near the las vegas strip that left 2 women dead and 1 man injured is expected in court tomorrow morning... this as 8 news now has spoken exclusively with the brother of the suspect omar talley. we are also hearing for the first time from the family of one of the women who was killed. ((paula francis)) patranya bhoolsuwan is tracking down what happened that night. she is in live in the newsroom with this newest information. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) here in my hand is the arrest report we just received from metro police on what led to this deadly shooting on friday and how police were able to track down the suspect, omar talley. this as we talked to families of both the suspect and one of the victims... the interviews you will only see on 8 news now: < ((deandre graham/brother of me, it's shocking to my family.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) in an exclusive interview with 8 news now, deandre graham reacts to news th

some monumental words though from pope francis. we were all a little taken aback when he said if itt continues this way, cuba will be the capital of unity. >> michael: well, it was effusive praise, i think we could say, of cuba he thanked, quote, the great cuban people and their president. there isresident raul castro standing to the right there of the patriarch kirill. it certainly was high praise for cuba, and cuba does get a lot of prestige simply by hosting this meeting for two to three hoursrs and then the pope is going to fly on to mexico. >> janine: well, and i think thiss now the second time that pope francis has been here and has sort of brokere these meetings between entities that haven't spoken in a long time, and that seems to be something thth he's good at. >> victor: ground breaking uff, healing these ties between the eastern and western christianity here. again, he said right out of gate, what pop francis said was they spoke as brothers, they have t same baptism and they're both bishops. unity he said is made by walk

((paula francis)) > the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. /// >> pelley: tornadoes bring death and destruction to the east after a string of deadly twisters in the deep south. >> i saw something coming at my i'm going to die. >> pelley: also tonight, trump with the victory of the night and the quote of the week. >> we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. >> pelley: a jury awards millions for a cancer death linked to talcum powder. and riding down racial barriers. >> you know for me, from an african american and a diversity standpoint, i'm definitely carrying on that legacy. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. this could be a dangerous night in the east. a tornado is blamed for at least three deaths in virginia today. twisters were also reported in north carolina and florida. tornado watches and warnings are up from south carolina to new jersey, including washington, d.c., and philadelphia. this is the same system that brou

((paula francis)) what bill clinton has planned for this weekend... while in town campaigning for ((da the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. for his wife in southern nevada this weekend. he's hosting an event tonight... at the united brotherhood of carpenters international training center. and tomorrow.. he'll head to pahrump to campaign for hillary clinton at manse elementary school./// ((dave courvoisier)) > and democratic candidates, bernie sanders and hillary clinton faced off in their first one- on- one debate last night. it was held in new hampshire.. just ahead of the state's primary on tuesday. sanders and

tuesday is caucus day for them ((paula francis)) > pope francis made another historic stop during his nearly weeklong trip in mexico. today... he became the first pope to visit the mexican border. after that... he joined more than 200- thousand spectators for mass... about 50 yards away from the u-s border. the pope heads back to italy tonight./// ((paula francis)) > country stars... return to vegas. ((dave courvoisier)) why rascal flats say they decided to take the strip again for their second residency. ((paula francis)) wildlife... and even pets... caught up in dangerous trash left behind at sunset park. it's a story the i-team brought you first. tonight at six... who's taking action to clean up the park... and keep animals safe./// < ((voice over: "now, nevada's there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where a good job is not a wish, but a re

((paula francis)) > authorities raid f-l-d-s members. the government program some church leaders are accused of taking advantage of... by taking benefits from people who actually needed them. ((chris maathuis)) > plus... workers are up against the clock as the t- mobile arena is 6 weeks away from opening it's doors. i'll take ya inside the facility, coming up./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 6." > ((paula francis)) > the republican candidates for president are busy in nevada... senator marco rubio rallied crowds this morning at the silverton... and both ted cruz and donald trump are heading back to the valley tonight after campaigning in northern nevada. ((dave courvoisier)) all eyes are on the silver state to see which candidate will pull ahead in tonight's caucus. thanks for joining us i'm dave courvosier... we have crews all around the valley tonight... as the republican caucus is in full swing... it started about an hour ago. ((dave courvoisier)) and the candidates are anxiously

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis... earlier this month... 9-1-1 callers had good reason to worry.. when the service experienced an outage that put them on hold. today though... we finally got an explanation. ((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now reporter vanessa murphy is live at metro headquarters with what they found. ((vanessa murphy)) metro police say they don't know how many 9-1-1 callers were affected as a result of this failure because information was wiped out when the system was reset. this was compared to resetting something like your cell phone to a factory setting - think about your computer crashing and this case we are talking about the 9-1-1 system where lives could be at stake here. this 911 outage occurred on february second for about six hours. at first, people calling with emergencies may not have been able to get through or their calls may have been dropped....accor ding to the department... once metro transferred calls to the henderson and north las vegas call centers - there was still a significant wait.

((paula francis)) > the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. /// george knapp and we are >> pelley: a new health emergency has been declared inge another big florida county, as concern grows that the zika virus can now be spread through blood transfusions. also tonight, trump looking for a new hampshire comeback. >> it's called crunch time, right? >> pelley: the smirk that irked members of congress. >> i know you're smiling, but i'm very serious, sir. >> pelley: and a sunday kind of love between women and the nfl. >> there's just something about football. it always keeps you on your captioning sponsored by cbs

." > ((paula francis)) > a beautiful day in the las vegas valley... with clouds scattered high throughout the day... but a new weather system is in the works... and changes are on the way. thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. tedd florendo joins us tonight... because winds will soon be kicking up... will that mean the end to our early spring? < tedd florendo ((weather adlibs))> ((paula francis)) > new at six... a federal grand jury indicted along with four others... on 16 charges dating back to 2014. that's when bundy and his supporters holed up at the bundy ranch in bunkerville... in an armed standoff with the b-l-m. bundy... along with his sons ryan and ammon bundy face more than a dozen charges including conspiracy, assault on a federal officer, and obstruction of justice./// ((dave courvoisier)) > now to an i-team uncovered. many of you had strong reactions to ducks and geese becomming snarled in fishing hooks at sunset park. now -- a couple of weeks after our graphic story aired -- the county

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. it happened at an apartment vanessa murphy first broke this story and is live on the scene with the latest details. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) we were here as police were taping off the scene here in this apartment complex. we know one man was shot and killed and no arrests have been made yet. homicide detectives are on the scene right now investigating. here's video we shot earlier. these are the meadow vista apartments near karen and lamb. metro police say the call for help came in just after 9 tonight... he was taken to the hospital where he died. ((vanessa murphy)) as far as suspects, we are waiting for that information.... the homicide lieutenant is expected to brief the media here shortly. reporting live, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((dave courvoisier)) vanessa, have you seen police talking with potential witnesses and have you had access to residents ((paula francis)) > a man is fighting for his life tonight after he was hit by a car in north las vegas. it happened about qua

((paula francis)) sheriff lombardo tells 8 news now... at least 18-percent of the "calls for service" come from the strip and fremont street.. however, the police department's budget does not take into account the tourism population./// ((dave courvoisier)) > stressed out over tax season? let someone else do the dirty work! michelle mortensen is on your side with the free help available... no matter what your income < winter - but it feels more like spring. and with the warmer temperatures -- seasonal allergies are in full swing earlier than expected. watery eyes, stuffy nose, maybe even a dry cough. 8 news now reporter tony smith is live on un-lv's campus. tony, what's to blame?? ((tony smith)) blame it partly on el nino. this unique winter weather pattern is causing warmer than usual temperatures - causing plants to bloom early -- which has allergy sufferers feeling it -- bad. ((amy wishard, suffers from allergies)) "squeezing." ((tony smith)) allergy season is here - with an early punch for sufferers. ((amy wishard, suffers from allerg

trump world, my money on pope francis. rosa, thank you. >>> pope francis weighing in on the spread of the zika virus. he says using contraception to avoid pregnancy could be seen as the lesser of two evils during the zika outbreak. if women are concerned about having children with the birth defect, the pope says abortion is quota absolute evil and should not be considered even if a baby is born with brain damage. >>> help is on the way for the people of flint. $30 million to help residents and businesses to pay the bills for their contaminated water. also thursday, governor rick snyder who has been criticized for not acting fast enough has said flint is getting additional $2 million in state funds to replacing contaminated lead pipes as early as next week. >>> california officials say an underground gas well near porter ranch leaking since october is now permanently sealed and itiss safe for residents to return. utilities still hasn't determined what caused the leak. the flow of natural gas leaking from the well was stoppe

paula francis has more in today's medical breakthroughs. (( )) < ("grind") ((paula francis)) for the first time in months, 52-year-old marge (rhymes with barge) fekete (feck-it- tee) s able to have coffee. doctors had banned caffeine because of her panic disorder. marge fekete "when you're having a panic attack, you think you're dying." ((paula francis)) marge's (rhymes with barge) struggle started more than three decades ago after two personal tragedies. marge fekete "found my father dead when i was 12 and then at age 20, my brother was murdered." ((paula francis)) eighteen months ago, the panic attacks that started in her teens - skyrocketed after she changed jobs and moved. she'd have an attack every few days. marge fekete "i was a prisoner in my own home for about six months." alicia kaplan, md, psychiatrist "in order to treat the physical symptoms, we talk about elaxation and we've taught the patients how to do ((paula francis)) doctor kaplan also added a new treatment tool called the freespira (free- spee-rah) breathing system. ("so, you want it to go into your nose, around you

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. we want to get straight to mauricio marin... he's in the neighborhood near mountain vista and viking road... that's just down the street from sam's town. mauricio what can you tell us? ((mauricio marin)) after property managers of the house house who wasn't supposed to be there....they came here to check it out. it ulimtately led to a shooting leaving the suspect dead. police say when the man and woman property managers arrived they went into the back yard first. they told police they found a black man in his 20's. that's when a fight broke out between both men. police say the homeowner got socked in the face several times. and a dog with him at the time did as well. so the male property manager drew a gun and shot the suspect during the fight. the suspect was taken to the hospital where he died. right now police have the man and woman re-creating the scenario. detectives are also talking with neighbors to see if they heard or saw something. police are working to see if the suspect was squatting at the house or in the middle of

((paula francis)) patranya bhoolsuwan shows us how... this dog got out alive and what you can do to protect your pets. patranya? ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) this is one lucky dog...it all happened right before new years ...and tonight, this little guy remains on the road to recovery. this as the warning goes out to other pet owners to keep your animals close... as more coyotes are being spotted around the valley: < ((ira urgenson/dog snatched by coyote: "he was a split second away from being eaten when i got there.//i call him my new years miracle.")) ira urgenson holding 6 year old "dylan" a little closer these days. this after the yorkshire terrier his home in summerlin by a coyote... ((ira urgenson/dog snatched by coyote: "i thought he was a goner, who retrieves their dog when a coyote takes off with them.")) a traumatic scenario that's becoming more common in the valley. ((doug nielsen/nevada department of wildlife: "to a coyote, a cat or a dog is just another animal...they just see that it got 4 legs and it looks edible so they will tak

((paula francis)) the last time death valley got an early desert bloom was in 20-05. now, we also got an update on the october flooding recovery from last year. park rangers say things have a long way to go before it's back to normal. no timeframe yet on when the scotty castle area will reopen./// right now as many neighborhoods hit the 80's today. first 80's of the year so far with cooler temps tomorrow. high 70's with some neighborhoods in the 80's this afternoon. cooler over to the west side of the valley with cooler temps in kyle canyon later today. ............................... ........... regional temps also in the 70's from mesquite all the way down to laughlin and 70's for pahrump later today too. mid 50's in the central sections of the state and colder in ely this afternoon. ............................... ............. winds taking a little while to get started but we already have wind warnings in effect for the mountains. they are in effect through tomorrow afternoon. the wind advisory for the valley starts at 4 am and lasts also through tomorrow afternoo

paula francis)) > for niors..or anyone.. o is homebound -- the unconditional love of a pet canbe their only daily ctact.((dave courvoisier))h's whylocal charity expanded its services to help feed their clients -- and theibestfriends. denise valdez has the story. ((denise valdez)) > one in six seniors in southern nevada struggles with hunger. but there is help. meals on wheels brings food to seniors -- so they can eat healthier, live independently, and in some cases -- make sure their best friend is fed too. < (( nats door on truck )) for judy williams this food delivery is a life saver. not just for her .. but also for jojo. (( our next delivery will be next month ok? bark that's great )) catholic charities realized there was a need for four legged (( leslie carmine: they would see the trays on the floor and they started asking why the tray on the floor .. well i need to feed my pet i dont have enough food )) (( judy williams: i'd break up in peices and put it in a bowl for her cuz i couldn't afford that right then. )) (( gr

as paula francis explains in medical breakthroughs .. they helped a woman.. who found out she had cancer.. in her eye. (( )) < ("alright, let's go in here.") ((paula francis)) michelle martin had just had shelby when her doctor said the freckle on her eye was cancer and she would need surgery immediately. michelle martin "i can handle pretty much anything, anywhere else on the body. blood doesn't bother me. but the thought of having my eye operated on really scared me quite a bit." tara mccannel, md, phd "there's a lot of fear and apprehension to treat something that's so close to your central vision." ((paula francis)) but doctor tara mccannel (mick-can-ell) was committed to treating michelle with radiation and a cutting-edge biopsy to assess the cancer. she used a microscope and a micro- incisional instrument more common in retinal surgery. tara mccannel, md, phd "this instrument that we use to take the biopsy from is about the size of a grain of rice, or a rice going in to the tumor to get the tissue." ((paula francis)) the tumor cells will tell her if the

thank you for joining us, i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. we know at least one incident resulted in a man's death. the events do not appear to be related in any way. ((paula francis)) vanessa murphy is live near washington and jones with the latest on this string of violence. ((vanessa murphy)) dave and paula, for the last three shootings tonight, all at different locations and as you mentioned unrelated.... i am told no suspects are in custody and all three victims in those shootings are expected to survive. this is the scene of the latest shooting we learned about tonight. you can see this marker here on this garage... police tell several shots were fired... and you can see a bullet hit this here... no one was hurt inside this home though..... metro police tell us this was a drive by shooting here in this residential area near washington and jones. after eight this evening, police wounds after he says shots were fired out of a car....he was center. we don't know if this shooting was random or if the victim was targeted..... i talked with a

((paula francis)) one thing he will never regret? finding an michael frost, md "in addiction medicine we always struggle to see success with patients. it's a very tough disease, it's a very complicated disease." ((paula francis)) doctor frost prescribed two medications in the past to cut drew's cravings - but now he's trying a new drug called bunavail (bune- a-vail). it's a film that patients put on the inside of the cheek instead of under the tongue - that cuts down on side effects such as ulcers and constipation. michael frost, md "when we switched them over, the bunavail really helped alleviate those negative aspects that can help them get more out of treatment." drew shaw "if i didn't have the drugs that i have, i would have no will to live. today i'm stable, i'm doing well, just living one day at a time, i'm very happy." ((paula francis)) after years of addiction, drew shaw is just happy to see another day. /// tag ((paula francis)) the drug enforcement administration is giving waivers for qualified (bune- a-vail) for recovering

shock waves as pope francis wades into the race for president. why he says donald trump is not a christian. trump fires back, blasting the pope as disgraceful. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz trade accusations of dirty tricks. plus clinton and sanders fight night in vegas. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near peril harbor. >>> a hospital hacked, its computers frozen. forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning, it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even meds and exercise won't lower that stubbornly high cholesterol, what doctors say you need to get rid of to finally bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it's virtually unheard of, a pope admonishing a u.s. presidential candidate. in this case, donald trump over his immigration plan. and trump quickly fired back. it began when pope francis, returning home from his trip to mexico, took a reporter's question

pope francis has a full schedule while in mexico. and as typical of his visits, the pope will spend a great deal of time ministering to the poor. shasta darlington has more on what we can expect to see over the coming days. ♪ >> reporter: some surprisingly melodious parishioners gearing up for pope francis's arrival. a six-day trip that starts right here. a basilica of the virgin of guadalupe, the patron saint of mexico. visited by millions of pilgrims each year. who pray before a 16th century shroud that bears her image. according to the chaplain, pope francis seeks guidance at the start of his trip. "he's looking for her protection," he says. "he's entrusting his whole trip to mexico to the virgin of guadalu guadalupe." pope francis planning to visit some of mexico's poorest and most violent corners. from a sprawling suburb with the highest rate of killings of women to the center of mexico's narco war. pope francis chose this shrine because it's the most revered. but it's interesting, talking to parishioners here, they say of cou

pope francis is expected to take off at 5:30. you can follow the latest o o the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> also tonight, for the second day this week carol city high was placed on lockdown due to gunfire. a shooting happening near campus totoay, but this time no bullets struck the school. as police continu to investigate today's incident, a shooting earlier this week. we learned just hours ago 19-year-old stanley reagan was arrested in connection ton exchange of gunfire that sent a bullet through the window of carol city high. sharon lawson is live with how the community is reacting. >> reporter: stanley reagan, he is a known gang member. he was shot in the foreman outside thisis school on wednesday. authorities say he turned himself in today, but this investigation is far from over. a young adult wanted for his alleged involvement inn shooting near a school is now off the streets. 19-year-old stanley reagan turned himself in today, the same day another teen faced the judge in court. authorities say 18-year-old cedric adams

francis of assisi. the ones we have not talked about -- nuns on the bus -- to do with the women religious who got into a scrape with the vatican -- were put under -- and that was all taken away. our local nuns on the bus win big. kentucky clerk, hobby lobby -- this goes to the continuing supreme court puzzle over religion and what rights you have -- and has led to the newest ruling -- which said, gay/lesbian marriages will be recognized everywhere. number four -- you goes to church does especially in california? it turns out that who doesn't go to church are mainline protestants and some roman catholics. who does go to church are conservative christians -- also a high incidence of muslim, hindus, -- et cetera. and so the diversity in america -- who goes to church in california -- but attendance is still lower than many of the other states. the 21st century exodus -- we talked about from the war in syria -- we were in the island -- when the blade boat took us to athens. the number and there -- 18 up to 3

shock waves as pope francis weighs into the race for president. why he said donald trump is not a christian. donald firing back. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. >>> suddenimpact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even exercise won't lower the stubbornly high cholesterol. what doctors say you need to get rid of to bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. it's virtually unheard of, a pope admonishing a u.s. presidential candidate, in this case [ bleep ]donald trump over his immigration plan. pope francis returning home took the reporter's question about trump's pledge to build a border wall. in his answer, implied that trump is not a christian. it was a high-level rebuke to say the least. but true to form, trump is not tu

the key time is going to be when he meets pope francis. that's expected to happen some time after 2:00, a big day. hopefully at 6:3:3 we're able to get you some live pictures and see where we are and give you more details about today's agegea. >> hatzel, thank you so much. we're going to check in with you in less than 30 minutes. the froap will be landing in havana we're thinking about 2:00 thiss afternoon. he will be there for that moment. tune in throughout the day for live reports on the historic meeting. >>> a legal win yesterday for a deputy charged with manslaughter. the defense forhe deputy claims mcbean was unstable and may have been suicidal at the time of the shooting but mcbeas mother, she's not buying it. >> there are certain aspects of his own actions that again led you to believe that he was in some form of mental crisis or he should have at least known his actions were going to cause people to call 911. >> i think he's on a fishing expedition. he killed my son and trying to get away with it. >> the judgexamined bean's record

. >>> there was something else pope francis said today, on donald trump, that took many by surprise. he suggested birth control may be used to prevent the spread of the zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects. this despite the catholic church's ban on contraceptives, we get more from nbc's anne thompson in rome. >> reporter: returning from mexico, pope francis surprised many by opening the door to the use of artificial contraception to prevent the sexual transmission of zika, the vi rugs rampant in his native latin america, linked to babies born with unusually small heads. it's similar, he said, granted to the nuns in the belgian congo when they were routinely raped in the 1960s. francis continues to shock, as he did in 2013 when he said the church has been historically too obsessed with things like birth control, abortion and gay marriage. loosening up church teaching is a misreading of what he's doing. this is a pastor, and a pastor responds to people in their situation. >> reporter: it was revealed in letters this week, francis said a friendship with a woman is not a si

pope francis reportedly told patriarch kirill "finally mere we are brothers." the first hello with kisses, symbolic of that brotherhood between two priests, two equals, and historic for the world's biggest churches. then they signed a joint declaration in which various issues were addressed. here is pope francis talking abousome of those. >> interpreter: we spoke as brothers. we have the same baptism. we are bishops. we spoke of our churches. we agreed that unity is made by walking. >> hatzel: unity is made by walking. some strong words aswo leaders, two religious leaders finally come together after almost 1,000 years. now, this is not where it ends, though, because we know pope francis now is interested in actually visiting russia, and eventually also visiting chihi, which the catholic church has had a frac fractured relationship. certainly not the end.

((paula francis)) this system turned things around for ron. he was part of doctor andrew leuchter's (look-terr) trigeminal nerve stimulation study at u-c-l-a semel institute. andrew leuchter, md "veterans who use this for six to eight weeks get substantial relief of their symptoms. they sleep better, they have fewer nightmares, they startle less, their mood and anxiety is much, much better." ((paula francis)) a small electrical current goes from this device to a patch on the forehead, which triggers the trigeminal nerve to send its signals into the brain. andrew leuchter, md "what we think we're doing with this technique by applying this patch is resetting the networks that function throughout the brain and relieving a lot of the symptoms." ron ramirez "probably about the third week, i started to notice that i could actually relax more. sleep is still a bad issue, but i wasn't as angry during the hopes other veterans get a chance to try t-n-s and see similar improvement. paula francis, 8 news now. > ((kirsten joyce)) doctor leuchter is running

nats pop pope francis anna wiernicki: pope francis has touched on immigration at each stop in his trip-he told a crowd in ecatepec on sunday to turn their own country into a land of opportunity-- so they wouldn't need to immigrate. coming him it's going to enlighten everyone and we can feel the energy already. jack: pope francis is also expected to talk about immigration when he arrives in ciudad juarez tomorrow. but this time he'll be heard on both sides of the border for the first time on his trip. stephanie: his cross border mass will also be telecast at el paso's sun bowl. stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: is everyone ready for a big warm-up and the warmest temps reached so far this year? well, we just have to get through one more seasonable day, then we begin the meltdown! tonight will be quiet and dry early, but there will be a chance for some snow showers late tonight into early wednesday morning as small disturbance passes quickly through the state. they should mov