against the federal government. the last holdouts still occupying the wildlife refuge in oregon... and the one thing they're waiting on before leaving./// < ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > eleven members of the bundy led militia in oregon now face felony charges of impeding u-s officials through force.. intimidation or threats. today three more people who had been holed up at the oregon refuge are in custody.. but several others are still there. carter evans is in burns oregon with the latest on the standoff: < (11 10 06) this is a free-for-all armageddon. that's the message from one man still inside the malheur national wildlife refuge. and he's calling for reinforcements. ore oregon militia web videos) they stop you from getting here, kill them! he and others are refusing to end the armed occupation. which began as a protest over federal land ownership. this -- even as their jailed leader ammon bundy urges them to go home. ( mike arnold / bundy's attorney) mr. bundy wants everybody to remember that somebody died and this is not just about him right now. bundy and several others were enforc

the armed group occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon are under arrest. ((kirsten joyce)) the f-b-i and oregon state police stopped members of the group on a highway near burns oregon, and shots were fired... 1 person was killed. 8 news now reporter michael stevens joins us in studio this morning... with more information on what led up to the shooting... and the other arrests made. good morning michael? ((michael stevens)) > authorities say the person who died in law officers' confrontation with ammon bundy and his followers is an adult man. however, the harney county sheriff's office gave no other information on the person who died. :40-:48 ammon bundy/militia leader/jan. 4, 2016 1:06-1:10 (quick!!) gov. kate brown/d-oregon five of the oregon militants were arrested during a traffic stop down this road tuesday afternoon. the fbi says during the stop- a militia member was shot and killed. among the arrested- militia leaders ammon and ryan bundy. their arrests, mark the end of a 3-week occupation of a national wildlife refuge in the town of in recent days, ammon bundy had been

wildlife refuge in oregon turned deadly.. after one of the militia members there was killed during a shooting incident that invovled police. carter evans is in burns oregon and brings us the latest. this video shows fbi agents and police intercepting militant leader ammon bundy and several oregon highway.not far from where they've occupied federal land since the start of the year. shots were fired, bundy was arrested, his brother ryan was shot but has non- life threatening injuries. "this is about your freedom to move about this country" lavoy finicum, a spokesman for the protesters was killed in the shootout according to ammon bundy's father cliven who spoke with cbs station koin "ryan bundy had been shot in the arm lavoy finnican had been murdered. cold bloodedly murdered." last night heavily armed officers stood guard outside a hospital believed to be holding one of the militia members. at least 8 people connected to the armed protest were arrested tuesday on a federal felony charge of conspiracy to impede officers. on january 2nd bundy and his armed followers took control of the

../// ((brian loftus)) > a standoff in oregon is not showing any signs of budging as the occupation of a wildlife refuge continues to support a father and son facing an extended prison sentence. how the local community is speaking out against the occupation./// monitoring the armed occupation of an oregon wildlife refuge. an anti- government group is protesting the sentence of a father and son for setting fires on federal land. they returned to prison monday. john blackstone is at the malheur national wildlife refuge, where there's no sign of >(david ward, sheriff of harney county oregon) (:05-:09, covered at top) "this began as a peaceful protest. it took an unfortunate turn when some of those folks broke off and began an armed occupation of the malheur national wildlife refuge." there was not a single law enforcement officer to be seen for miles in the wilderness that surrounds the wildlife refuge headquarters. but harney county sheriff david ward had a message for those occupying it. (david ward, sheriff of harney county oregon) "you said you were here to help the citizens of harney c

bhoolsuwan)) > this morning, several vehicles have left the occupied federal refuge in oregon. federal authorities also set up checkpoints around the wildlife center... for anyone leaving the area. ((brian loftus)) authorities took eight people into custody... only releasing five as they left. as don champion reports... ammon bundy and other leaders appeared in court making a plea for a sttd down: three more occupiers of a federal wildlife refuge in oregon have been arrested. it's not known how many more remain inside. wednesday, a day after militia leader ammon bundy and seven of his followers were arrested- they faced a federal judge for after the hearing, bundy's attorney read a statement from his client urging remaining occupiers to leave. (mike arnold/ ammon bundy's attorney) "to those remaining at the refuge, i love you. let us take this fight from here, please stand down." the judge considers bundy and his followers a flight risk and ordered them to remain in custody until a 2nd hearing on friday. they were arrested tuesday night when fbi agents and police intercepted them on an

wildlife refuge in oregon... are under arrest. ((brian loftus)) the f-b-i and oregon state police stopped members of the group on a highway... before shots were fired. don champion has the latest. five of the oregon militants were arrested during a traffic stop down this road tuesday afternoon. the fbi says during the stop- a militia member was shot and killed. among the arrested- militia leaders ammon and ryan bundy. their arrests, mark the end of a 3-week occupation of a national wildlife refuge in the town of burns, oregon. "so no chris, huh?" in recent days, ammon bundy had been trying to negotiate with the fbi. wildlife refuge earlier this month as part of a long- running dispute over public lands. early on bundy said he and his followers were in it for the long run. (ammon bundy/militia leader) "when government steps outside its bounds that the people have given it, that it is the duty of the people to put that government back in its place" before the arrests, tensions had been boiling over among locals fed up with the occupation especially since the group took arms. the state's gov

. < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// the f-b-i and oregon state the f-b-i and oregon state lice released helicopter video... of the operation that left dead. it also ended with the bundy brothers and other militia members in custody. ((brian loftus)) the f-b-i says they released the video despite the ongoing investigation... because there were multiple, different stories on how the shooting played out. vanessa murphy reviewed the video. we want to warn you... it may be difficult to watch. ((greg bretzing/fbi special agent in charge: it was a reckless action that resulted in the consequences that you'll see here today.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this video shows oregon state police troopers gunning down lavoy finicum tuesday. fight against the u-s government over states' rights. law enforcement tried stopping this vehicle finicium was driving with several passengers.... notice how an agent jumps out of the way as the truck avoids driving through a road block.... finicum gets out....hands up....and according to the fbi - he reaches toward a pocket at least twice where had a loaded

be available to destroy your documents./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a sheriff in oregon says it's time for protestors to leave a government building. ((brian loftus)) why the demonstrators say the issue is much bigger than the family ((kirsten joyce)) > and a lawyer says the 18 year old, who used the "affluenza defense" after allegedly killing four people in a drunk driving accident... will be in mexico for some time.. before returning to the u.s... we'll explain why./// shooting on the las vegas strip was formally sentenced to death yesterday by a judge. in november.. a jury suggested ammar harris punishement for killing three people on the strip. karen castro spoke with the victims' family following the verdict. ((per the jury's decision, you will receive um, dea--death as prescribed by law.)) ((karen castro)) ammar harris looked stone- faced as the judge re- affirmed a jury's decision to sentence him to death. his lack of remorse struck a nerve with a family member of one of the victims. ((tehran boldon - victim's brother: the death penalty meant nothing to him. all it means is that he

what i've seen )) ((dave courvoisier)) the local effort to remove the bundy oregon... and the way one group is apologizing for their j@j@ on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. news music > ((denise valdez)) > it's been more than two weeks since a group of armed men led by two nevada ranchers took over a wildlife refuge in oregon... and now they're getting some pushback from some fellow nevadans. camped out in an oregon wildlife refuge with their armed supporters since january 2nd. while they demand the land be handed over to locals, a group of nevadans are demanding that the department of justice take action...to arrest the bundys and their followers. activist

situation in oregon tonight... federal officials and members of the militia holding fort at the malheur national wildlife refuge crossed paths... leaving one dead and several others arrested. thanks for joining us, i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez in for paula tonight. both ammon and ryan bundy are among those arrested... and one of the brother was wounded. our patranya bhoolsuwan has the details of the shootout and spoke with cliven bundy tonight about what happens next. patranya? ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) dave and denise... the f-b-i and oregon state police issued a joint statement tonight saying that they initiated an operation this afternoon to bring the militia members into custody. multiple sources say the militia members were driving and not on the refuge property when officers attempted to pull them over to execute an arrest. during the arrest attempt, those shots were fired. we've learned tonight that lavoy finicum was the man who was killed -- he's been a vocal to oppose the federal government there in oregon. (( lavoy finicum/deceased militia member

behind an oregon standoff... < ((voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 5.")) > ((denise valdez)) > 2 years after a las vegas woman disappeared and is presumed dead, police have yet to make an arrest in the case. good afternoon. i'm denise valdez. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. now the dead woman's brother is suggesting her disappearance may be connected to organized crime. 8 news now anchor paul joncich is here with the story. ((paul joncich)) > irma (mer- ker-schan) mkrtchyan was last seen 2 years ago on west desert inn and south durango. homicide detectives have focused much of their investigation on her ex-husband who they say....is a liar. now there's a private detective involved in the case who believes irma's disappearance may be connected to armenian organized crime. ((trk)) 45 year old irma (mer-cur-schan) mkrychyan was a divorced mother of two who worked as a farmer's insurance agent on the west side of town. two years ago, her boss got a california for a funeral. but she never packed a bag, and hasn't been seen or heard f

standoff in oregon.. has turned deadly... the investigation into a shooting involving the police and militia members. ((kirsten joyce)) > plus... volunteers out all night long.. counting the homeless.. how this census will help programs combat the issue. ((brian loftus)) > and... we got the chance to sit down with the legendary, carlos santana... we chat with him ahead of his new show dates.. kicking off tonight./// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > kirsten joyce > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kirsten joyce. brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. right now.. metro police are on the scene of a deadly crash... ((kirsten joyce)) it happened shortly after 3 am near spring mountain and rainbow... one woman is dead, after police say she was t-boned by an impaired driver... a driver described by sgt. richard strader as " a menace to society. " ((brian loftus)) let's turn demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor rainbow and spring mountain will closed down for hours. for tho

have a great day.> oregon ranchers are in a stand-off with militia members.. and nevada rancher ammon bundy... is in the fight. fight. what he's asking for.. this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) > plus.. tougher restrictions on gun control. what the presidential candidates have to say on the issue.. before president obama takes executive action. ((brian loftus)) > and happy new year.. and happy birthday to these newborn twins! the reason their birth.. is trending this morning. /// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. a stand-off could end today lead by a member of the bundy family.. ((brian loftus)) currently, the f-b-i is monitoring the situation at a national wildlife refuge in oregon. the nevada ranchers.. are known for being anti- government. ((kirsten joyce)) it all stems over two oregon ranchers -- dwight hammond and his son steven . they are expected to surrender to law enforcement today.

takes their showdown with the feds to oregon: ((cliven bundy/rancher: "these people are only there to try to help reestablish their land and their resources and their lifestyle, not to destroy it.")) ((dave courvoisier)) why they say they're lending their support to the hammond family and what authorities are planning to do to get them to surrender. ((paula francis)) not a lame duck: ((president obama- we have tens of thousands of people every single year who are killed by guns. )) ((paula francis)) the executive action president obama plans to take on gun control. and what leading republican leaders have to say about the move./// < ((voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 5.")) > ((paula francis)) > metro police release body camera footage from a deadly officer- involved shooting on new year's eve. authorities say they had wanted for attempted murder. good evening... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier... thanks for joining us. authorities say the initial information on keith childress being wanted for murder, were not

)) > brand new tonight.... the fbi and oregon state police have released helicopter video of the operation that left militia member lavoy finicum dead... and ended with the bundy brothers and other militia members in custody. thank you for joining us, i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez in for paula tonight. the situation came to a head on highway 395 tuesday afternoon... with differing stories on how everything played out. ((dave courvoisier)) vanessa murphy has reviewed the complete, unedited tape... and joins us live in the studio with reaction. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) dave and denise, in a press conference this evening the f-b-i said various versions of the shooting as it reported were inaccurate... and some inflammatory. that's why they released the video now despite the ongoing investigation. home, while the video is not graphic it may still be difficult for some people to watch. ((greg bretzing/fbi special agent in charge: it was a reckless action that resulted in the consequences that you'll see here today.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this video shows oregon

taken over a federal building in burns, oregon. they're threatening a deadly battle over ranchers' rights, several protestors were part of an armed standoff in nevada in 2014. here's jennifer dowling of our portland affiliate koin. >> this is the constitution. that's what we are up here for, the constitution. >> reporter: armed militia set up camp at the malheur national wildlife refuge headquarters they say to seize land the federal government did not have authority to purchase. >> the constitution. >> that building is the people's building. >> reporter: how long will you >> as long as it is necessary. >> reporter: group leader ammon bundy posted this facebook video earlier this week. >> this is not a time to stand down. it is a time to stand up and come to harney county. we need your help. >> reporter: yesterday at teast a hundred protestors showed up to support dwight hammond and his ston steven. the men were convicted of arson after starting what they called controlled burns on their ranch in 2001 and 2006. they served time but a judge recently ordered the two back to prison f

taking over a federal building in oregon... punishing ranchers. the protesters occupied part of the malhuer national wildlife refuge after a march and rally supporting ranchers dwight and steven hammond. the hammonds were convicted of arson after a controlled burn got out of hand. prosecutors say the hammonds started the 130-acre fire to cover up poaching. after last night's march... the armed protesters broke into the refuge's unoccupied building and refused to leave: (ammon bundy//protester - "it is the people's facility, owned by the people, and it has been provided for us to be able to come together and united and making a hard stand against this -- this overreach. this taking of the people's land and resources.") ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) bundy says while the group is armed... he would not describe it as a militia. the u-s fish and wildlife service and the bureau of land management are aware of the armed protesters.. and monitoring the situation./// bundy family made national headlines in april of 20-14 when the b-l-m attempted to round up cliven bundy's cattle. the agency says .

up to 30 miles on a single charge. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > oregon police are trying to find a man... who's believed to have stolen a two foot python. ((brian loftus)) how he got away with stealing the animal -]what's trending now... a thief in oregon is getting a lot of attention for stealing a 2- foot python. and as nora hart explains.. the surveillance footage shows him stuffing it down his pants! animals. from birds to lizards and everything in between, she takes care of them all at "a to z pets" on southwest division street. so it came as a shock when someone swiped one of her rarest reptiles. (christin bjugan, pet store manager) "he stole our 200 dollar black pastel ball python" after getting the call friday that the snake was gone, christin has spent the better part of her saturday reviewing surveillance footage (christin bjugan, pet store manager) "there's cameras everywhere, and you'd think that people would see them" and when she spotted the suspected snake thief on film, (christin bjugan, pet store manager) "this guy right here." she was even more surprised to see what h

taken over a government building in oregon. according to the "oregonian"... ammon bundy is among the dozens of people... currently occupying the headquarters of a national wildlife refuge. they say they plan is to stay for years... if need be. the occupation comes shortly after hundreds of people marched through the city of burns... to protest a case in which two ranchers are facing jail time for arson. the militia groups are standing behind steve and dwight hammond. they are accused of burning 127 acres... after the ranchers say... a simple prescribed burn got out of hand. (( (dwight hammond, convicted of arson) "i'm going to prison for five years for 127? seems like a bit of an overkill to me." )) ((sharie johnson)) federal prosecutors say the blaze was a cover-up of poaching. the father and son already served 90 days in jail. sentenced them... to finish their five-year terms. as for the occupation of the government building... ammon bundy said the group plans to stay at the refuge indefinitely. on facebook... asking for people to come to oregon to help the cause. in an email to su

southern california. >>> tensions rise in the high desert of oregon. armed protesters take control of federal lands in a show of force against the government. >>> the first look at the cargo ship lost with 33 people on board during hurricane joaquin. investigators hint at a new search for the ship's black box, while questions remain about why the freighter sailed into the storm. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> later this week, president obama is expected to sign new executive actions to control guns in this country. today the president meets with the attorney general to discuss his options for tightening the rules governing guns. critics say mr. obama is overreaching his authority. brian webb is in new york with more on that. good morning, brian. >> good morning. >> reporter: part of the president's plan includes closing the so-called gun show lop high school -- loophole. and the topic is becoming a major focus to candidates vying for the white house. democratic front-runner hillary clint

growing demographic here in the u-s. /// protestors in oregon.. occupied a government building on a wildlife refuge. an oregon sheriff tried to make peace with ammon bundy.. but he refused. cory marshall has the latest. (reporter standup) "you can see gone past the guards at the entrance here to what's become the bundy camp -- what's really become a mini community." brand thornton considers himself a lifetime political activist. he's also one of the oregon occupiers, led by ammon bundy. you're looking at where he's set up camp for the last week. this is one of several buildings on the refuge. since the standoff started, the bundy crew has said they've putting in work at the refuge. it hasn't been clear what that entails until now. thornton said that work is in the form of cleaning the cabins, and cataloging. they say they're starting to go through some of the items at the refuge, marking them personal or government, and putting thm in bins labeled by where they found it. they say the plan it to return the personal items to the people they belong to and the government-owned items to

visiting las vegas from oregon for the first time. they say more bridges and would help especially for people not used to walking alongside so many cars. ((garwin hadder/tourist; "for us 3 cars in a row in a traffic jam.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) and with the valley expecting to see more people coming here...commissio ner sisolak says what we can do now is prevent another tragedy. ((steve sisolak/clark county commissioner: "now is the time to take action as it relates to public safety on the strip...we can do that.")) > ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) r-t-c says it's now up to different entities, including the county, to determine the priority of building those pedestrian bridges. reporting live from las vegas boulevard, patranya bhoolsuwan 8 news now.// ((dave courvoisier)) we all know, nothing will get done until the money is there to pay for all this. any money lined up yet? ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) right now according to sisolak it's not clear on how they will be funded...but likely taxes and local revenues will come into play. and again the 12 billion dollar, r-t-c's proposal does not

immigration along with the standoff in oregon and thenev prospect of a nuclear northour korea.st >> let me say as a native nevadan it's incredibly f embarrassing to export our terrorists to other states. >> our face-off panel weighs in on the latest standoff and landebe in federal hands. >> announcer: from 8 news now, this is "politics now" with stevel sebelius and patrick walker.e >> all three democracy a candidates campaign in las vegas s this week.e good evening, i'm steve sebelius. >> patrick: i'm patrickst walker. we sit downp with bernie sandersat to talk about the immigration raids and the standoff in. oregon. here's the first part to the >> the standoff at the wildlife refuge with the bundyies. we saw that in 2014. how do you handle that. you go in? >> obviously what they are doing is illegal and obviously it has to be dealt with. s obviously it has to be dealt with hopefully no violence at all. the u.s. armed people cannoti w take over federal people? >> they are armed. they've gone in armed. do you see this as an act of terrorism? >> thank god nobody has been ca killed.

nevada rancher cliven bundy... leading a protest of armed militia men in oregon. what the group is upset about and what the two men at the center of it all...plan to do today. ((kirsten joyce)) > the consumer electronics show is days away... featuring the latest trends and newest tech gadgets. the major announcement expected... that could impact us here in the valley. ((michael stevens)) > michael stevens is live with more on how to keep your new years resolutions./// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) > and i'm brian loftus. it's 5-oclock. armed militia members are protesting in oregon this morning... led by the son of nevada rancher cliven bundy. ((kirsten joyce)) and the father and son ranchers at the center of the protest... are expected to turn themselves into authorities. ((brian loftus)) brian webb explains how their prison point for anti- government sentiment. militia members armed with guns and

>>> tonight an anti-government militia has taken over a federal building in burns, oregon. they're threatening a deadly battle over ranchers' rights. several protesters were also part of an armed standoff in nevada in 2014. here's jennifer dowling of our portland affiliate koin. >> the constitution. that's what we're up here for. the constitution. >> reporter: armed militia set up camp at the now here national wildlife refuge headquarters. they say to seize lnd the federal government did not have authority to purchase. >> the constitution. >> that building is the people's building. >> reporter: how long will you stay? >> as long as is necessary. >> reporter: group leader ammon bundy posted this facebook video earlier this week. >> this is not a time to stand it is the time to stand up and come to harney county. we need your help. 100 protesters showed up to support dwight hammond and his son steven. >> go hammond. >> yeah. >> reporter: the men were convicted of arson after starting what they called controlled burns on their ranch in 2001 and 2006. they served time, but a judge rece

authorities in oregon turned bloody. one person is killed when when the fbi and state troops close in on the occupation of federal lands. >>> fox news is getting dumped by trump. the republican presidential front-runner says he is not taking part in the cable's channel debate ahead of the iowa caucuses. >>> and tragedy in indiana. a beloved principal puts her life on the line, pushing young students out of the way of a school bus, before it hits and killed her. r 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> this morning, the leaders of the armed group occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon are under arrest. the situation at the wildlife refuge itself remains fluid. the fbi and oregon state police stopped the group on a highway fired and one member of the militia killed and another wounded. andrew denver of our portland station from burns joins us on the phone. andrew, what did you tell us. >> reporter: ammom bundy and some of his top ranking officials left the refuge late tuesday afternoon for a scheduled meeting in john day

francis)) > a standoff in oregon led by armed southern nevada ranchers is stretching into day four. ammon and ryan bundy.. the sons of cliven bundy... are still holed up in a remote national wildlife preserve with 20 armed demonstrators. the group claims two oregon men that have been jailed for starting large fires on federal land were treated unjustly. bundy now claims he has evidence that will help exonate the two oregon ranchers in jail for arson: ((ammon bundy/occupation leader "there is a time to go home. we recognize that. we don't feel it's quite time yet. we feel we need to make sure the hammonds are out of prison or well on their way. ((paula francis)) also today the paiute tribe said they do not approve of the bundy's actions and confrontation is not the answer. the land being occupied by the group is on their ancestral property. // ((dave courvoisier)) > a robotic rover. the latest "pet" being unveiled at c-e-s... and what allows it to learn new tricks and follow commands... ((coming up... powerful el nino slam the west coast with more on the way. plus north korea says t

alamo bowl... it's oregon and tcu. remember the horned frogs quarterback trevone boykin was in jail a few days ago for punching a cop... he posted bail and was sent home. oregon just pounding the horned frogs last we had. then later tongiht it's west virginia and arizona state. now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8 newsnow, weekend edition ((sharie johnson)) > every year, the 8 on your side team takes thousands of calls from people across the valley... reporting scams and rips off's along with requests for help. michelle mortensen then spends weeks analyzing it to uncover the trends and she discovered 2015 was full of surprises. ((michelle mortensen)) > this right here is our closed call log for 2015. that means we took your call ... and got you an answer or solution. we have other logs .. for the many other cases we handled and won, as well ... so this is only a fraction of the work we did this year and the stories we filed. we more than doubled the number of calls we took this year from last year ... which is incredible. we've given more than 160 thousand doll

of other topics... including the ranchers' protest at a wildlife refuge in oregon. you can catch the full interview sunday at 5:30 on politics now. 8 news now is your election headquarters leading up to the november election. /// ((dave courvoisier)) > speaking of the ongoing standoff in oregon... today rancher ammon bundy met with the local sheriff. sheriff david ward asked the group of about 20 to leave the national wildlife refuge peacefully... and offered them free and clear escort out of the county to end the standoff. bundy refused... and the two sides went their respective ways without getting what they wanted: (( bundy: "you're.. you're.. you're not going to address the grievance?" sheriff: "i'm not going to address the grievance right here today. not today." bundy: "ok." )) ((dave courvoisier)) bundy maintains that the protesters' complaints about federal land management policies are not being addressed. he has told reporters they will leave when there's a plan in place to turn over federal lands to locals. oregon's governor has called the occupation "unlawful"./// ((paula f

wildlife refuge in oregon for nearly a month now. ammon and ryan... were among eight people arrested in last night's shootout. thanks for joining us... i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez... in for paula. we want to get out to paul joncich... who is actually in mesquite now... after people at the bundy ranch in bunkerville threatened to shoot reporters. paul it's good to see you in a safe area! ((paul joncich)) intercepting militant leader ammon bundy and several other militia members on a oregon highway.not far from where they've occupied federal land since the start of the year. shots were fired, bundy was arrested, his brother ryan was shot but has non-life threatening injuries. lavoy finicum, a spokesman for the protestors was killed in the shootout according to ammon bundy's father cliven who spoke with cbs station koin it didn't have to happen. we all make choices in life. sometimes our choices go bad. on january 2nd bundy and his armed followers took control of the malheur national wildlife refuge. they claim the federal government is forcing ranchers to

the militia group in oregon tonight... a federal judge says she will not include three main figures behind the armed standoff... including ammon bundy, his brother ryan... and a man named ryan payne. u-s magistrate judge stacie beckerman said at hearings today that the men pose a danger to the community and she's concerned they wouldn't follow orders to return to oregon for criminal proceedings. ammon bundy's attorney says his client was only exercising his right to free speech: (( mike arnold/attorney for ammon bundy: "open-carrying a firearm is a form of free speech. it is speech. you are conveying to the public a message in the sense -- not a threat -- but that the second amendment is important and viable, and it can be peacefully advocated." )) said the bundys and three others were among the key players who took over the property. ammon bundy briefly addressed the court, explaining what he did was about protecting individual rights in terms of land issues. he also said he never intended to start an armed standoff. the judge ordered the release of two of the defendants with condi

on at a national wildlife refuge in oregon. the bundy family are nevada ranchers. they're known for being anti- government. in this latest showdown...they don't plan on leaving anytime soon. here's the very latest. ((mauricio marin)) another night goes by as an american flag draped the welcome sign outside a national wildlife refuge in oregon. saturday---an armed milita took over the headquarters building. ammon bundy...the sone of nevada rancher cliven bundy is among the dozens of people now occupying the area of federal property. you might recall---the bundy family along with supporters were involved in an armed confrontation with bureau of land management officals back in 20-14. the heated standoff was over unpaid grazing fees on federally owned land in southern nevada. (((ammon bundy/rancher: "now this refuge here is rightfully owned by the people and we intend to use it." )) ((mauricio marin)) saying they want the land and resources for ranching, logging and mining recreation. the group is also protesting a decision by a federal judge to resentence 73 year old dwight hammond an

oregon.... ((cliven: of course they're saying the federal government you have no jurisdiction or authority here, get out of here.)) ((vanessa murphy)) two supporters refuse to leave a federal refuge. ((bundy: somebody has to stand up and it happened to be my sons that stood and they will stand. they're not going to give up. )) ((fawn douglas/las vegas paiute tribe: what is happening up north is disgusting.)) ((vanessa murphy)) on tuesday in las vegas, state lawmakers, native american tribe members and others called for action from the department of justice.... at the event - apology notes for people living in oregon. ((assemblyman elliot anderson: it's embarrassing to all nevadans that we are exporting our homegrown terrorists into another state.)) ((bundy: if they wanna call me a terrorist, they can call me a terrorist, but i'll tell you one thing, i'm american and i believe in the constitution of the united states.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the groups demanded the arrests of cliven bundy, his sons, and their extremist supporters. bundy says he's not worried. ((bundy: i don't believe

. /// ((brian loftus)) > the ongoing militia stand- off in oregon continues... and yesterday, the local sheriff met with ammon bundy in hopes of an agreement. sheriff david ward asked the group of about 20 people.. to leave the national wildlife refuge peacefully. he also offered them free and clear escort out of the county to end the standoff. but bundy refused... and the two sides went their respective ways without getting what they wanted: (( bundy: "you're.. you're.. you're not going to address the grievance?" sheriff: "i'm not going to address the grievance right here today. no. not today." bundy: "ok." )) ((brian loftus)) bundy says the protesters' complaints.. about federal land management policies are not being addressed. he's told reporters they will leave when there's a plan in place to turn over federal lands to the locals. oregon's governor has called the occupation "unlawful". /// ((kirsten joyce)) > a dismissed juror from the popular netflix documentary series "making a murderer"... says he would have voted steven richard mahler sat through six weeks of the trial.. before he was d

from oregon for the first time. they say more bridges and would help especially for people not used to walking alongside so many cars. ((garwin hadder/tourist; "for us 3 cars in a row in a traffic jam.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) and with the valley expecting to see more people coming here...commissio ner sisolak says what we can do now is prevent another tragedy. ((steve sisolak/clark county commissioner: "now is the time to take action as it relates to public safety on the strip...we can do that.")) > ((brian loftus)) the r-t-c says it's now up to different entities... including the county... to determine the priority of different projects... like building pedestrian bridges. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > speaking of the deadly strip crash... the suspect accused of intentionally driving up on the sidewalk multiple times... hurting dozens and killing one person.. will be in court this morning. prosecutors say lakeisha holloway's blood tests show... she had more than the state legal limit of pot in her blood. but her attorney says the levels was impaired in any way. 35 people were hurt in

one oregon donut shop is getting some attention for their one of a kind creation andoregon has found a "sweet" spot portland oregon. the famous "voodoo doughnut" created a donut.. bars.. saying "welcome to portland." by the way, the ammon bundy donut is not for sale// > that's all for 8 news now live at noon.. remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas now dot com, facebook and twitter. you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. >> quinn: you should just get some rest. >> liam: yeah, it's just, um... something, uh... something doesn't feel right. long time.

federal building in oregon. the protesters are accusing officials of unfairly punishing ranchers dwight and steven hammond. the hammonds were convicted of arson after a controlled burn got out of hand. prosecutors say the hammonds started the 130-acre fire to cover up poaching. after a march last night... the group broke into an unoccupied building and have since refused to leave: (ammon bundy//protester - we have no intention on using force or being aggressive or going on the offense. but just as all people have the right to defend themselves, that's exactly what that means.)) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the u-s and the bureau of land management are aware of the protesters.. and are keeping an eye on them./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the bundy family made national headlines in april of 20-14 during a standoff with the b-l-m. the agency says bundy let his livestock illegally graze on public lands for about 20 years... racking up 1 million dollars in grazing fees... and refusing to pay. the b-l-m eventually backed down./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > a neighborhood prank... turns violent. wha

message for the thieves... < swiped from an oregon pet store. the theif tried to be sneaky and creative.. camera. nora hart shows us the surveillance footage. < (( nora hart/reporter: christin bjugan is all about the animals. from birds to lizards and everything in between, she takes care of them all at "a to z pets" on southwest division street. so it came as a shock when someone swiped one of her rarest reptiles. (christin bjugan, pet store dollar black pastel ball python" nora hart/reporter: after getting the call friday that the snake was gone, christin has spent the better part of her saturday reviewing surveillance footage (christin bjugan, pet store manager) "there's cameras everywhere, and you'd think that people would see them" nora hart/reporter: and when she spotted the suspected snake thief on film, (christin bjugan, pet store manager) "this guy right here." nora hart/reporter: she was even more surprised to see what he does after he reaches in the snake tank. (christin bjugan, pet store manager) "then you'll see him put it in his pants. yuck. just drops it right in

federal buildings in oregon... the role one of nevada's rancher family's is playing.. in the protest. brian loftus > plus... faraday future.. is revealing more about the direction of the electric car company.. the announcement the start-up is making tonight at ces. ((michael stevens)) < michael stevens is live talking about new year's resolutions > < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > kirsten joyce > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kirsten joyce. brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. it's a big day... for three families whose lives forever changed during the strip ((kirsten joyce)) ammar harris is slated to be officially sentenced for the people. he's scheduled to appear before november.. his defense will have 30- days to appeal the death sentence... which they say they plan to do../// ((brian loftus)) > the f-b-i is now monitoring a standoff at a oregon... involving nevada's infamous bundy family. the armed militia is protesting a decision by a federal judge to re-sentence 73 year old dwight

the occupation of an oregon wildlife refuge. on tuesday... ammon bundy, along with seven of his followers were arrested. f-b-i agents and police intercepted them on a highway. yesterday, bundy's attorney read a statement on his behalf, urging the occupiers to leave: (mike arnold, bundy attorney) to those remaining at the refuge, i love you. here. please stand down. please stand down. go home and hug your families. this fight is ours for now in the courts. please go home. ((kirsten joyce)) protestors have occupied the malheur national wildlife refuge in burns, oregon since january 2nd to oppose federal land policies. during tuesday's arrest...ryan bundy was shot and lavoy finicum was killed: (( greg bretzing/ fbi special agent in charge of oregon)) "these individuals have chosen to threaten and intimidate the america that they profess to the people arrested on tuesday faced a judge yesterday and are staying in custody until a hearing tomorrow. last night... federal authorities set up checkpoints around the wildlife center and arrested three more people. fbi officials say they are

oregon. the building was seized two days ago by armed protesters, another flare-up in the generations-long showdown between ranchers and the largest landlord in the west, uncle sam. john blackstone is there. >> reporter: at the entrance to the wildlife refuge headquarters, ammon bundy declared this a fight he's determined to win. >> and it is left to us to decide whether we allow these things to go on or whether we make a stand so they will not happen to other people across this country. >> reporter: the occupation began saturday after a demonstration in support of local ranchers dwight and steven hammond. they were convicted for arson after a fire on their ranch spread on to federal land. they arrived at a prison in southern california today to begin a five-year sentence. so you want the federal government to give up this wildlife refuge, give it back to ranchers? is that the demand? to abide by the constitution of the united states. >> get out of here, you cowards! >> reporter: in 2014, bundy's father cliven battled government officials over grazing rights on federal land in nevada.

militia members who occupied a federal building in oregon. ((brian loftus)) > plus... the donald is still dumping the debate... what the republican candidate plans to do.. while his opponents take the stage./// i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, refuses to attend tonight's seventh gop debate in iowa... this due to an ongoing feud with fox news host, megyn kelly, who will be moderating. instead.. the republican presidential frontrunner continues to promote his fundraiser for veterans -- which will take place at drake university at the exact same time. trump's chief rival ted cruz has proposed the two take part in a one- on-one debate this saturday in sioux city./// ((brian loftus)) > this morning.. we could learn more about the new t-mobile arena on t

believe in. continues.. as armed protesters takeover federal buildings in oregon.. the reason the two who sparked the protest.. are going to prison for some time. ((michael stevens)) < michael stevens is talking about ces > ((kirsten joyce)) this rare set of identical triplets are finally going home from the hospital... how their parents say they're going to tell them apart from each other./// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > brian loftus > good morning and thanks for waking up with us. i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce i'm kirsten joyce. the man convicted in the 20-13 deadly shooting on the las vegas strip was formally sentenced to death. ((brian loftus)) a judge re- affirmed the jury's decision to sentence ammar harris to capital punishment. three people were killed... harris fatally shot kenny cherry, junior... whose car then slammed into the taxi.... killing the driver and passenger. harris was also given additional time in prison on other charges in connection to the strip shooting, including at

wasn't serious. in oregon, law enforcement has cut off access to buildings on a national wildlife refuge wherego armed anti-government protesters had been holed up for weeks. last night, when some of the group's leaders were driving to a meeting, police closed in on them, killing one, and arresting the others. carter evans is there. >> reporter: the militia members were on their way to a community event when they were captured during a traffic stop and shots du in all, eight were arrested, including the group's leader, ammon bundy. conservative talk show host pete santilli, who has been embeddedia with the militia, was live-as streaming as the confrontation unfolded. >> if ammon is in custody, it's over. it's done. >> reporter: authorities say the goal was to apprehend them peacefully.on the f.b.i. won't say who shot but first, but when it was over, militia spokesman lavoy finicum was dead, and bundy's brother ryan was wounded.po harney county sheriff dave ward: >> i'm disappointed that a traffic stop yesterday, it was supposed to bring a peaceful resolution to this, ended badly.

activists vowing a standoff after taking over federal buildings in oregon. >> we're in new hampshire where bill clinton will campaign for his wife today. donald trump escalate his personal attacks on the former president. >> and president obama prepares to side step congress to take action on gun control. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eyeopener. your world in 90 seconds. >> if the federal government decides to use force, will you respond? >> that will have to be determined at that time. >> you are prepared to? >> absolutely. >> a standoff in oregon with armed activists. >> the fbi says it's working to pri the situation. >> this morning, donald trump unleashing his first television ad of the campaign. he attacks hillary clinton directly. >> she caused death. she caused tremendous death with incompetent decisions. >> president obama is set to announce executive orders on gun control. >> this president wants to act dictator. >> floodwaters moving down the mississippi after killing more than two dozen people. >> you don't know if you're going to have anything to com

news anchor megyn kelly. >>> a deadly shootout in oregon. the fbi and police confront the armed protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge. >>> cbs news investigates a wounded warrior project. former employees say the charity is falling short of its mission to help injured troops. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye openers," your world in 90 seconds. >>> i'm not a fan of megyn kelly. i think she's a third-rate reporter. >>> let's see how much money fox is going to make on the debate without me. okay? >> donald trump plans to boycott the next gop debate. >> this controversy dates back to the very first republican debate, co-moderated by yours truly. >> apparently megyn kelly is really, really scary. >>> bernie sanders and hillary clinton campaigning seriously before the iowa caucus. >> monday night it's all in your hands. no pressure. fbi came to a deadly -- >> ammon bundy was taken into custody. >> after the blizzard of 2016, the federal government re-open, the life is returning to normal in the eastern u.s. >> it was impossible before. >> on film and tele

gift presidential race here. >>> the fbi has released an oregon militia member. >> they say they did not kill him running away. >> california authorities say nooshafarinn ravaghi may have supplied key materials to dangerous escaped inmates. >>> the zika virus is spreading. 4 million people could be infected by the end of the year. >> the navy flying planes that broke the sound barrier. the sound of sonic boom. >> a man in south carolina is a hailed a hero. the suspect gave up and ran off. >> one thing i say every year on my birthday is i don't want gifts. let me show you what oprah sent. nothing from gayle but that is okay. presidential candidate in the history of the world? >> and all that matters. >> curtain of distraction came back to opposing free-throw shooters. michael phelps got involved. by god, will be this this. >> he 100% looked right at us. >> has there been anybody like donald trump? >> no. you would have to take pieces of -- >> perhaps frankenstein? i'm afraid we are out of time. i got an answer out of you. >> tell me about a benevolent thing that was built in piece

valley. cold to the northeast. mild for the southwest. a cut off low in the center of oregon will push wet storms our way. tomorrow staying dry and by tomorrow evening the wet weather likely to be in the valley. and we'll see a series of wet storms through the week. ............... the series of storms will bring mountain snow and valley rain and there are chances for rain every day this week except for tomorrow. you can see already some rain moving close to the valley. ................. here a home showing high clouds tonight and plan for mild conditions tomorrow with partly sunny skies. and you see a closer look as to where the wet weather is. snow in the mountains. rain to the north. ................. recreational forecast. mild tomorrow. mt. charlston. lake mead. ................. tonight. mostly cloudy and seasonalble. ................. tomorrow. partly sunny and enjoy the dry day because weather's changing for our first full week of the new year. ................ here is the 7day forecast. chances or rain every ybutmorrow. sharie johnson)) nothing likefight night in las vegas....

courvoisier)) > a protester with the armed militia group in oregon was arrested today... in connection with a stolen vehicle belonging to the national wildlife refuge. oregon state police arrested 62 year-old kenneth medenbach on probably cause for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. this is file video of the man. according to court records, the man is also facing charges for illegally camping on federal land. he's filed two lawsuits against the federal government over issues that were dismissed. meanwhile, the group occupying the wildlife refuge did not meet with community members today as planned... and blamed a judge: (( lavoy finicum/arizona rancher: "unfortunately, judge has been most active in squashing (plans) to make sure we have no access to facilities." )) ((dave courvoisier)) a county judge denied the group access to fairgrounds to talk to residents. they say they'll try again monday if they can find a place to meet... their position and when they plan to leave./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > an al qaeda group operating in africa has claimed responsibility for a te

rolling stone today./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge continues.. and members of armed group say they have no plans on leaving: ((lavoy finicum//standoff supporter - "we came here to go to work and help people and that's what we're going to do.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the group... led by the family of nevada rancher cliven bundy... has been in oregon for a week now... fighting for what they say is unfair treatment of ranchers. during a community meeting... residents agreed the government exercises too much control..but are asking the group to leave the area./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the runnin' rebels... coming up in sports... how the team fared in a crucial away game against the wyoming cowboys. ((cooler than normal yesterday with temps only in the low 50's. typically we're around 57 this time of year. so how warm will we get today? and what are our shower chances? i'll let you know when we come back.)) now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8 vehicles damaged after a tornado blew through florida last night. thankfully no