takeover of agassi prep academy. leaves parents angry about the potential change. we'll see what school officials had to asy ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus...the family of a man is pushing for action against their daughter's husband.. and a deposition uncovered by our i-team is only helping their fight. ((brian loftus)) >> and...it's expected to be a warmer weekend. sherry has your weather now forecast. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the vall' right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((>> if these kids can pull me out of my bed that i have not left in a year to come down here and walk half a mile to speak in front of all of these people, then you need to listen to these children! )) ((kirsten joyce)) thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the

((brian loftus)) >> i'm brian loftus. there was heated debate at agassi prep academy, about the future of its students. hundreds showed up to the governing boards meeting last night. with very little, if any support of a possible partnership with democracy prep. ((kirsten joyce)) >> apparently this potential merger has been in the works since march. but parents and teachers were made aware of the possible partnership last week ... representatives from democracy prep were also in attendance. we were able to clear up the rumors about democracy preps model. we're told that the school does school days which goes from 7:45 to 5:30 and there will be school on saturday's occasionally. however parent are still upset about the recent news. ((katie duffy: democracy prep: >> i think a lot of the policies and hallmarks of democracy prep are being painted with a very very broad brush that don't capture at all the intent behind the policies.)) ((kirsten joyce)) >> the other big question is why is the governing bord even

stays under ccsd, it will come into financial issues in the next 10-20 years and will have to make those tough choices. they are expected to vote on the partnership on dec 13th./// ((brian loftus)) the clark county school district continues to struggle with filling vacant teaching positions. but there are signs of improvements. eldorado high has nine vacant teaching positions affecting some 2-hundred students. according to ccsd's website vacancies district-wide. that is more than the number of openings at the beginning of the school year... but it's about half compared to last august ((lisette partelow - dir., center for american progress: >> anymore and so we have seen that the shortage in clark county has been reduced quite a bit. )) ((brian loftus)) >> according to the teach strong campaign, getting college students excited about majoring in education has been challenging. they say, since 2009 there has been a 33-percent decline in teacher preparation across the state. /// sherry how's the

clear and cool this morning... and the gusty north winds have

temps are falling back into the cool 50s around the valley and outside the valley. .................. we should have plenty of sunshine today with warmer upper 70s. high pressure will stay over the area... and bring a warm up for the weekend let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor))

((demetria obilor)) there's a crash on southbound i-15 near russell. no major slow downs up in the northwest at us 95 and 215. w there is a lot of work happening here though due to the state's centennial bowl back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) back to you!///

the death of a local woman, first determined to be a suicide... has now been re-opened as a possible homicide. ((brian loftus)) >> coming up on good day...... the i-team's george knapp looks into what caused this sudden move./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor.

((brian loftus)) the family of deceased lawyer susan winters is asking the courts to freeze the bank accounts of winters husband. psychologist dr. brent dennis gained control of nearly two l insurance policy.. after his wife died of an apparent suicide last year. ((kirsten joyce)) >> the case has been re-opened as a possible homicide.. in part because of shocking admissions the doctor made in a sworn deposition. george knapp of the i-team has exclusive details.

own life now have dr. dennis in the crosshairs of law enforcement. when his wife, attorney susan winters, died in january 2015, the death was ruled a suicide. since then, a private investigation funded by susan's parents has uncovered shocking details about dr. dennis. for a period of about a year, he made regular trips---3-4 times per week--to the orleans hotel to meet an alleged drug dealer. because the the doctor was questioned under oath about his use of cocaine and other drugs before going to work at his clinic. tony sgro/attorney for winters family: would you purchase in the morning or would you purchase in the afternoon? dr. brent dennis/husband of susan winters: it, it varied. sgro: so sometimes you did it before work, sometimes you did it after. dennis: correct attorney tony sgro says investigators observed dr. dennis snorting drugs in the

before he went to pick up his daughters. a complaint filed last year with the nevada board of psychological examiners was dismissed, but after details of the private investigation were made public in newspaper reports, the board requested and received an updated complaint, that in early october. it has yet to take action. tony sgro: you don't even have to look at our surveillance. you can just take the transcript of our deposition. he's the one that said he used it, drugs, often, that he has been using drugs for an indeterminate amount of time and that at theme days before that. how can someone operate under that mental state and still be fit to practice in our community? phone records obtained by the family show dr.

crosby hours before his wife died, and called crosby again just prior to dialing 9-11 to report his wife was dead. police who interviewed him that day thought he was under the influence of something. it's not a surprise to the winters family avis winters/susan's mother: when he came into the house from the garage, he had a white streak on his cheek. i almost said hey brent but i'm not a person who recognizes any of that stuff. dan winters/susan's father: he told me, driving in the car with avis and susan in the backseat, a take those drugs just so, because i have drug patients come in and i got to know what they do to them so i can help them. and i said brent, some of that stuff's pretty addicting. aren't you afraid of that. and he said it wouldn't affect me. i wouldn't have a problem. the issue of the doctor's drug use could be paramount to the police and grand jury because phone records show that two days before her death, susan winters

she also warned her husband that she would report him to the state board. sgro: susan knew you were using controlled substances, correct? dennis sure. sgro: susan had contacted jeff to tell him to stop selling you controlled substances, isn't that true? dennis: i'm not aware of that. sgro: she said she was going to turn you in for using drugs, fair? dennis: i don't have any recollection of that sgro: and you knew that if susan's threat manifested in her actually doing something, your license was going to be at risk, right? dennis: what i'm trying to tell you is, when she made threats, they were very general. i'm going to, i'm going to turn you in. i'm going to all the police. i'll tell your parents. i'll tell, you know, this happened quite frequently and they were, again very vague and very broad. sgro i can't imagine what else it would take to prompt a

of their physicians offering advice is still fit to render that advice. george knapp 8 news now. ((brian loftus)) >> in addition to a million dollar life insurance policy, dr. dennis gained access to his wife's separate bank accounts, income from her investments in a hamburger chain, and sole ownership of three reae ((kirsten joyce)) >> the request for a writ to freeze those assets was submitted this week. a hearing will be scheduled soon.. and we'll bring you that update when we know it./// (( when trouble comes to town

i'm catherine cortez masto. i know some people are so disgusted with politics they think their vote doesn't matter. but we can't just sit on the sidelines when so much needs to be done. i know that, working together, we can make progress.

and i took on the big banks who took advantage of nevada homeowners. i approve this message because in washington, i'll work with anyone to solve problems. for nevada. oh, my daddy said shoot and men like me come around oh, my daddy said shoot oh, my daddy said shoot oh, oh, oh when trouble comes to town and men like me come around oh, my daddy said shoot oh, my daddy said shoot oh, oh, oh )) ((demetria obilor))

the internet is raving beyonce's duo with the legendary dixie chicks at the country music awards. the four icons teamed up to sing eachother hits including a country version of beyonce's "daddy's lessons. country superstar garth brooks walked away with the night's biggest award of entertainer of the year. chris stapleton won music video of the year and male vocalist. carrie underwood took home the female vocalist of the year award. won the lifetime achievement award. fans on the internet are saying that last night's awards show really focused on traditonal country music./// sherry how's the weather today? ((sherry swensk))

......... we hit the 70s for our second day of november and the north winds stuck around most of hte day.

lake and river today. .......... not as windy today for the valley. plenty of sunshine and highs in the upper 70s near 80 degrees. ..... cleveland had those late night showers right on schedule to delay the world series game for a sh .................... we turn back the clocks this weekend when we go back to standard time. we get an extra hour of sleep sunday morning. temps near 80 into next week. let's take a look at

((demetria obilor)) this crash on southbound i-15 and russell is sticking around. no major slow downs in the area,

the auto industry is taking over las vegas... ((kirsten joyce)) >> coming up at 5-am.. we're live inside the sema show to check out the latest car gadgets.. that story and more coming up on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader./// you're watching 8 news

characters. the new batch of emojis released this week n the late david bowie. bowie's emoji includes both male and female versions of the gender-blending pop star. also among the new batch: female judges, teachers, firefighters, astronauts and plumbers. previous series mostly depicted women as painting their nails and dancing salsa, while detectives, police officers and surfers were all exclusively male. ((brian loftus)) google is adding a little magic to android phones ahead of the release of a new movie set in the wizarding world of harry

spells. after saying "ok google," you can turn the phone's flashlight on and off by saying "lumos" and "nox." you can also turn off your ringer and notifications by saying "silencio." in the harry potter universe, the "lumos" spell turns wands into flashlights -- and the "silencio" spell silences people./// ((kirsten joyce)) today is sandwich day. for each one that you buy with a drink. the popular sandwich chain will also donate a meal to 'feeding america.' the non-profit organization runs a network of 200 food banks across the country. subway is calling the promotion 'the good deed feed.'/// ((kirsten joyce)) before we leave... we've got an update to one of our strangest stories so far. the kansas state university student whose kit kat was stolen from his car... is getting a replacement. we told you about this yesterday, someone opened

to grab a kitkat and left a note , saying he was hungry but didn't take anything else. the candy company reached out to him via twitter... to make things right by giving him an enormous suppply of kit kat bars./// with all of the shenanigans danny tarkanian's pulled in nevada --

housands in property taxes, losing $17 million in a failed development scheme, then sticking taxpayers with the bill -- imagine the shenanigans tarkanian would pull in washington. it's why we can't afford tarkanian in congress, ever.

narrator: the target... seniors. danny tarkanian set up thirteen fake charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors... fronts for telemarketing schemes. seniors lost millions from the scams danny tarkanian helped set up. jacky rosen has always led with integrity. in congress, jacky rosen will protect seniors and strengthen social security. and jacky rosen will always be

and i approved this message. the chicago cubs break the curse.. and are now world series champions. the historic win they pulled off in baseball history. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus -- changes are coming, but not yet for agassi prep. why parents are not giving their support.. for the possible democracy prep partnership. ((brian loftus)) >> and, the cooler temperatures are starting to settle... but sherry says, we're about to see a nice warm- up by the weekend. ((kirsten joyce)) >> 8 news now good day, t right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) (( "here's the 0-1. this is going to be a tough play. bryant... the cubs won the world series! bryant makes the play! it's over! and the cubs have finally won it all!" )) ((brian loftus)) for the first time in 108-years... the chicago cubs are waking up