patranya bhoolsuwan got an exclusive look inside of the pot. < jon annalora calls himself the "master grower" ((jon annalora/master grower: "this is my love and passion to do this to be able to do this it's a and joy... these budding flowers that will soon be used as medical marijuana. ((jon annalora/master grower: "we give love to each plant that it needs everyday we are in here.")) we are inside "body and mind", or bam, one of the newest medicinial marijuna cultivation and production facilities to open in las vegas...this is the first time they have let reporters in to tour their facility. ((scott seidewitz/body and mind: "from the time that medical marijuana was approved it has realy exploded.")) body and mind's director of sales and marketing, scott seidewitz, says there are more than 3=thousand plants in the 7 grow rooms in this building. each room dedicated to a single strain of marijuana best lighting, climate, and nutrients. ((scott seidewitz/body and mind: "we pick the best of the best to grow here so it's very impt to us that everything is grown locally with great care.")) (

patranya bhoolsuwan reports. < ((nats of protest)) animal rights activists begging for compassion .. ((carrie leblanc/compassio nworks international: "we think it's a ridiculous waste of life.")) targeting their attacks at trophy hunters from around ((carrie leblanc/compassio nworks international: "a travesty against endangered species.")) they stood outside the mandalay bay where some 20 thousand people gather in las vegas for the 44th annual safari club international. the event features everything from hunting gears to taxidermy displays...it also offers auctions for permits to kill some 600 hundred animals from more than 30 countries. these include everything from the red deer in new zealand to black bears in alaska. ((carrie leblanc/compassio nworks international: "people around the world were outrage.")) carrie leblanc is with animal advocacy group, compassionwor ks international, based in henderson. she's joined by those from humane society of the u-s, who say the story of cecil the lion killed by a trophy hunter from minnesota last year, got them more support. ((wendy keefover

((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

((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > thanks for joining me on this sunday morning.. i'm patranya bhoolsuwan. the longest serving supreme court justice in the u-s... has passed away us marshals say antonin scalia appeared to have died from natural causes... while at a resort in west texas over the weekend. president ronald reagan chose scalia for the high court in 1986, and scalia was one of the staunchest conservative members of the court... a strong advocate for gun rights, privacy and he consistently voted to let states outlaw abortion. in 2012 he talked to cbs'

((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm patranya bhoolsuwan. a bicyclist is dead after an early morning crash. it happened on saint rose parkway near i- 15 at around 1- 30. n-h-p says an off road vehicle and a 59-year- old bicyclist crashed... the bicyclist was killed on scene... the 28-year-old off road driver was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. n-h-p says the bicyclist was wearing a vest and had lights on his bike... but they say that's not enough to keep you completely safe: (( trooper chelsea steunkel, nhp: it is dark out here. we want to remind our pedestrians and bicyclists to be as visible as possible for these drivers. unfortunately he was struck by

patranya bhoolsuwan explains what some local families are doing... to curb the trend. < just a year after this picture was taken, 19-year- old reese engle passed away..from a heroin overdose ((joe engle/lost son to heroin addiction: "i look back and i asked myself everyday .. could i have done something different could i have tried something different.")) joe engle says like many parents of heroin addicts he was in the dark about the addiction. ((joe engle/lost son to heroin addiction: "he could have knocked me over with a feather when i first found out.")) today engle is working to help other families not make the same mistake. 3 years ago, he launched the las ..."there is no hero in heroin". they put on annual events like this one tonight... to raise awareness about addiction..one that 28 year old alicia marshal knows all too well. ((alicia marshall/former heroin addict: "it's so hard to stop because you don't want to be sick.")) an addict since she was a teenager, alicia got clean less than 2 years ago. she says for a long her time her family enab

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((patranya bhoolsuwan)) at d'j's, the staff allows parents to get their own i-d badge so they can come check on their kids at anytime without notice. state officials also urge parents to check the state's child care licensing bureau website to make sure a facility has good safety record. you can find a link on our website at las vegas now dot com.// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor back to you! concerns over the spread of the zika virus.. ((kirsten joyce)) the dozen new cases.... possibly spread by sex.... that scientists are now looking into. ((brian loftus)) > plus... mother nature wrecks havok across the south.. the dozens of tornadoes that touched down... investigative reporter, george knapp of the iteam. we've all been following what's happening in flint michigan. with the crisis, the lead in the water. seems to be a little deja vu for researchers here in southern nevada. ((george knapp)) ya there were these scientists who discovered 5 years ago asbestos over a large swath of southern nevada land. watching this thing unfold in flint, michigan and it all so

patranya bhoolsuwan broke this story earlier today. she joins us with more on what's happening. we got a tip from a student at the miranello campus on bonanza and nellis. she says she was trying to get federal aid for her classes and she was running into problems.. and then earlier this week she found out in this letter sent from the school...that the campus is shutting down permanently. we went to the school today, there were people inside but the door was locked and no one would tal to me. we later found out from the nevada board of cosmetology that miranello had been under investigation by the department of education....whi ch we have learned has since pulled its federal funding. officials told us that miranello faces a number of serious allegations from knowingly requesting federal aid for students based on invalid high shcool diplomas, under- and charging students excessive overtime. we talked to a former miranello student who says she is lucky to have just applied, but the other students who have been in the program in a while...are in a much tougher situation. we'll have

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((paul joncich)) patranya bhoolsuwan is here with how some local families are working to curb this trend: < just a year after this picture was taken, 19-year- old reese engle passed away..from a heroin overdose ((joe engle/lost son to heroin addiction: "i look back and i asked myself everyday .. different could i have tried something different.")) joe engle says like many parents of heroin addicts he was in the dark about the addiction. ((joe engle/lost son to heroin addiction: "he could have knocked me over with a feather when i first found out.")) today engle is working to help other families not make the same mistake. 3 years ago, he launched the las vegas chapter of the group ..."there is no hero in heroin". they put on annual events like this one tonight... to raise awareness about addiction..one that 28 year old alicia marshal knows all too well. ((alicia marshall/former heroin addict: "it's so hard to stop because you don't want to be sick.")) an addict since she was a teenager, alicia got clean less than 2 years ago. she says for a long her time her family enabled her...and not u

edition ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > we are on stormwatch this evening. today parts of the valley got slammed with heavy rainfall and up on the mountain some heavy snowfall... smith is here in the studio... and it's been a busy first weekend on the job hasn't it? ((tony smith)) ((tony smith))

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((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > barry one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, and i have always approved this message.