i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce and i'm kirsten joyce. it's 5-oclock. we start this morning with breaking news... a man was killed near nellis air force base just a few hours ago. ((brian loftus)) michael stevens is live at craig and las vegas boulevard with more. michael? ((brian loftus)) ((brian loftus)) > today is republican caucus day in caucus day in nevada...and we're your local election headquarters for the latest on the race! republicans will be heading to their caucus sites tonight to voice their opinion...in who becomes their nominee. ((kirsten joyce)) caucusing starts at five oclock this evening and runs to nine. if you need to find your caucus site, we have a link on our website, las vegas now dot com. ((brian loftus)) you must be a registered republican to join in. ahead of tonight's caucus... the g-o-p presidential hopefuls have been, and will be, pushing for your vote. this morning... marco rubio will be speaking at the silverton casino at eight oclock. doors open at seven. he was campaigning in northern nevada last night./// ((kirsten jo

i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. law enforcement agencies from across the valley.. are hoping to change a deadly trend. ((kirsten joyce)) so far this year.. 27 people have died on valley roads. the most recent.. involved a 27- year-old near 215 and decatur. ((brian loftus)) that's where we find 8 news now reporter michael stevens with a closer look at what police are doing to help fix the problem. good morning michael? ((michael stevens)) brian, kirsten... family and friends of the young man gathered last night.. to remember the 27-year-old. police say.. he was speeding on his motorcycle sunday night.. when he rear- ended a car trying to make a turn. but that wasn't the only death sunday... north las vegas police say a 2-year-old girl was killed crossing the street in front of her home. van in near pecos and lake mead. the child's mother said the driver smelled the alcohol... and apologized before taking off. police say both of these deaths could have prevented.. if people took the time to stay safe behind the wheel:

((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) as jamie yuccas reports.. the broncos were actually the underdogs going in... but their victory all came down to defense. "the denver broncos win super bowl 50." peyton manning and the denver broncos defeated the carolina panthers to win their third super bowl. linebacker von miller was named mvp. (miller) it was coach phillips, it was peyton, d-ware and all of my teammates of course. peyton manning is the first starting quarterback to win with two different teams. but he wouldn't say if this really was his last rodeo. ( manning) i wanna go hug my family and i'm going to drink a lot of budweiser tonight. the broncos offense exploded early. while fumbles plagued the panthers. the ticket was a golden one - going for thousands of dollars! but fans say it was worth it. the crowd enjoyed some of the biggest names in pop music. lady gaga sang the national anthem. cold play scored at half-time with an assist from beyonce and bruno mars. it was a golden night for over super bowl 50. jamie yuccas, cbs news, santa clara

obilor and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > thanks for joining us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. north las vegas made an arrest in the crash... that killed a 2-year-old girl on super bowl sunday. ((kirsten joyce)) 51-year-old daniel garcia- martinez was taken into custody on friday. police say he was driving the white van that killed 2-year- old evelyn green... and left the scene after the accident. witnesses say they saw the little girl crossing the street when she was hit. north las vegas police have not confirmed... whether or not the accident was alcohol related. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > one of metro's police police dogs... that was attacked by a suspect with a machete... after a 12-hour long standoff... is fully recovering. k-9 nicky is doing much better

i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. it's 5-30. supreme court justice antonin scalia died less than two weeks ago... and president obama is working to fill the empty seat. ((brian loftus)) he could be turning toward nevada to do it. two people familiar with the process say the white house is considering governor brian sandoval. judge and is considered a moderate republican. we spoke with a u-n-l-v associate professor who says this would be good recognition for nevada: (( michael green, associate professor of history, unlv if brian sandoval is nominated or confirmed, it's certainly a feather in nevada's cap in a sense that we've never had an appointment to the us supreme court. . in that way, it's something nevadans should take some pride in. )) ((brian loftus)) despite crossing party lines... it would still likely be an uphill battle if the president nominates sandoval. republicans in the senate have said they will not hold confirmation hearings on any nominee president obama chooses... but senator harry reid is endorsing our gover

i'm brian loftus... ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. supreme court justice antonin (skuh-lee- uh)scalia passed away ((brian loftus)) and his death has sparked a battle over whether or not president barack obama should appoint a successor. scott mclean joins us from washington with the latest. as condolences come in, battle lines also being drawn over justice antonin scalia's replacement. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell quickly making clear he wants the "next" president to choose the new justice, with republican presidential choose the new justice, with republican presidential candidates following suit during saturday's debate. (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) it's called delay, delay, delay. (sen. marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) i do not believe the someone. in california, president obama acknowledging scalia's death and promising to nominate a replacement soon. (president barack obama) i plan to fulfill my constitutional

. >>> a late night for the fbi combing through the law office of state senator brian joyce. the long time legislator is the target of an ethics investigation. susie sometimeel is is live with the latest information. good mong morning. >> reporter: good morning. we know governor baker addressed this issue late last night. but he is being careful to weigh in until the investigation is complete. senator joyce is being careful too care foul avoid the media he has not spoken out since the raid took place. the fbi and irs spent wednesday combing through and packing up documents inside senator brian joyce's law coves in canton -- office in canton adding fuel to the allegation he abused his power as state senator. >> i was troubled by some of the issues that were raised previously. >> reporter: senator joyce has been under the microscope for months now accused of using his position to secure a decade of free dry cleaning and discount shipments on designer sunglasses. last month he admitted to using campaign funds to pay for his son's high school graduation party and his district is

to the law offices of state senator brian joyce. agents spending a day collecting evidence and 7's john cuoco is live. john, some are calling for the senator's resignation. >> john: the state's republican chair is calling for his resignation. but yesterday federal investigators were here at that state senator's office. they raided it and while some of his constituents were watching. wednesday night the f.b.i. and i.r.s. continued to take boxes out of state senator brian joyce's canton law office. this is all part of a federal investigation into the lawmaker. state watchdog groups have had their eyes on the senator for quite some time. on the state level, it was found he used campaign funds to pay for graduate party at his home and to lease a car for two years. we're told he remedied those issues by making a donation to a charity or reimbursing the his attorney spoke for him, saying senator joyce has been cooperating with each enquiry and believes he's done absolutely nothing wrong. now, as the feds step in, the governor says it's wo

the fbi and irs spent wednesday combing through and packing up documents inside senator brian joyce's law office in canton. adding fuel to allegations that he he is abused his power -- he abused his power as a state senator. >> i was troubled by some of the issues raised previously. been under the microscope for months now accused of using his position to secure a decade of free dry cleaning, and discount shipments on designer sunglasses. last month he admitted to using campaign funds to pay for his son's high school graduation party. his district is disappointed to say the least. >> a little scary. it's not something you want to hear or see about your elected officials. >> reporter: joyce's lawyer says it's unfortunate recent stories in the media appeared to have sparked an investigationch the senator believes he has -- investigation. the senator believes he has done nothing wrong. top republicans are asking him to step down but the governor wouldn't go that far. >> the voters get to make the equally respect to whether someone is allowed to continue to serve or not on election day. a

i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. it's 5-30. ((brian loftus)) one of the deadliest roads in clark county...will soon be getting safer. law enforcement officers are joining forces... to make a stretch of boulder highway more safe for pedestrians and drivers. ((kirsten joyce)) today... metro police and n-h-p will be cracking down on speeders on boulder highway from broadbent to tropicana... this is where the 55 miles per hour speed limit has been lowered to 45 miles per hour. eight percent of clark county deadly crashes happened on the road... and 20 percent of pedestrians who were killed last year...were hit on boulder highway. safety advocates say lower speed safety for pedestrians and drivers this is the first of many safety improvements coming to boulder highway this year./// ((kirsten joyce)) > this crackdown comes just one day after a woman was hit and killed on boulder highway. henderson police are still searching for the driver. it happened late wednesday night... police say the 50 year old was trying to cross boulder high

i'm kirsten joyce. brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. today clark county school district leaders will meet for the state of the district. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now reporter brittany edney joins us from c-c-s-d headquarters. brittany what are some of the key issues, educators will me focusing on today? ((brittany edney)) we spoke to superintendent pat skorkowsky ahead of today's meeting and he says he wants to focus on a couple of issues... not only highlighting last year's achievements but also focusing on improvements the district can make, moving forward. the class of 20-15 had a 72- percent graduation rate---which is low compared to national numbers... but the superintendent says that can improve. one of the biggest challenges the school district has faced in the past year has been dealing with hundreds of teacher vacancies... after negotiations with the clark county education association... the district came to an agreement to give educators a raise. aiming to entice more educators to work for the district. ((pat skorkowsky/ccs d

i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce > and i'm kirsten joyce. it's a windy, rainy morning... let's get a look at your forecast. brian loftus sherry... when will this clear up? < sherry swensk winds are blowing and streets are slick this morning...you see clouds over the valley right now. ................ a few more light showers are moving through... after heavier showers moved now we have mainly broken clouds around southern nevada this morning. ..... some light showers now in the northwest valley and another wave will move through later in the morning. ......... then the gusty winds will pick up as the day goes on and get dangerous in the mountains. we could see a few more showers by noon or early afternoon. ........ temps take a slight hit, but still above normal in the upper 60s near 70 for the afternoon < let's get a check of weather. > demetria obilor < sahara at pavilion center looks kind of wet. this is near downtown summerlin. lane closures on spring mountain and las vegas boulevard for construction work. > < > < > /// brian loftus > we are just two days away from th

if this is about more than brian joyce, who is at about? ed: he had to announce he was not going to run for reelection because his senate colleagues were under pressure, but he still remains a senator. on the stories that we are reading, law pressure on regulators. that is bad news. it is going to be a series of stories and leaks over the next several months, and the question that every senate democrat emily: when resorts says it will not start building its casino until the legal charge is dropped. eric: i think he can withstand the pressure, especially because he seems to be acting out of good faith. mary anne: boston got their deal, somerville has got to get theirs. ed: it is oscar night. best picture? mary anne: spotlight. ed: best week? mary anne: donald trump and hillary clinton. eric: joe, because he reminded us that when it comes to supreme court -- supreme court nominations during an election year. ed: emily, best picture? emily: if i watched movies i would tell you. >> today on "matter of fact." tensions over terror threats at home

joining us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. it's been an ongoing problem for the state of nevada -- not enough teachers in our classrooms. ((kirsten joyce)) right now, the clark county school district has 700 teacher positions open... but the good news... they're seeing an increase in hiring so far. right now, it's too early to find out... how much the governor's provisional license program will help with the teacher shortage. in 2015, the school district lost 16-hundred teachers. a recruiter for c-c-s-d says their team has now hired double the amount of teachers... compared to this time last year. in addition to the governor's provisional license program... school officials are using social media as another way to recruit. /// ((sherry swensk)) > nellis air force base flipped the switch... and now they're running on 100-percent solar energy during the daytime. the 15- megawatt generating station is the second large scale solar project. now to keep the solar panels looking clean... they use robotic cleaners on them. the panels

i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce i'm kirsten joyce. police have been on the scene of a barricade situation all night long. ((brian loftus)) michael stevens is live near d-i and maryland parkway with the latest. michael? ((michael stevens)) police say they're really trying himself in his home out. police say this stand-off started just before 9-last night. near maryland parkway and desert inn. police say they responded to call of a man screaming for help. people in the area also say they possibly heard gunshots. when officers showed up... they started talking to the man and decided to call in swat because they believe he is armed. swat negotiators are trying to get the man to come outside. while nearby residents who've been evacuated wait to go back inside their homes: ((dayron nunez // evacuated from home: pretty much all of our neighbors we're all sleeping in our cars here. around the neighborhood -- because they won't let anyone in so we're all in our cars nearby.)) ((michael stevens)) police do not believe anyone was has been shot.

i'm kirsten joyce. brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. overnight.. metro police are on the scene of a deadly shooting outside the cosmopolitan. ((kirsten joyce)) that's where we'll find michael latest. michael, what's the situation out there? 2 people were killed in a shooting on the strip. suspects are on the loose this

, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > joining us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. it's been an ongoing problem for the state of nevada -- not enough teachers in our classrooms. ((kirsten joyce)) right now, the clark county school district has 700 teacher positions open... but the good news... they're seeing an increase in hiring so far. right now, it's too early to find out... how much the governor's provisional license program will help with the teacher shortage. in 2015, the school district lost 16-hundred teachers. a recruiter for c-c-s-d says their team has now hired double the amount of teachers... compared to this time last year. in addition to the governor's provisional license program... school officials are using social media as another way to recruit. /// ((sherry swensk)) > nellis air force base flipped the switch... and now they're running on 100-percent solar energy during the daytime. the 15- megawatt generating station is the second large scale solar project. now to keep the solar panels looking clean... they us

i'm kirsten joyce. brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. another big political week.. here in the valley. ((kirsten joyce)) the democratic caucus was saturday.. and tomorrow.. republicans will head to the polls. 8 news now reporter michael stevens joins us now live... michael... it was a tight race here over the weekend. ((michael stevens)) brian, kirsten... it really was... now the g-o-p candidates are setting their sights on nevada ahead of tomorrow's caucus... in fact, we're standing outside the durango community center... where ted cruz will be later on this morning. nevada democrats caucused on saturday,, clinton took the state.. but not by a large margin. clinton took about 53 percent.... while sanders took 47. clinton thanked supporters... saying she has the momentum.. while sanders blamed low turnout for the loss.. and says.. he's not going anywhere. (( hillary clinton // (d) presidential candidate: "this is your campaign, and it is, it is a campaign to break down every barrier that holds you back. we're going to build ladders of opportunity in their place so t

. >> the state republican party is calling on senator brian joyce to step down but news at the statehouse at the statehouse of this hour, the governor saying it is time to let the investigation run its course. >> east and west of bridgewater, milton randolph, he has before that he served in the house for a year. his official bio lists the file -- lists the priorities be it he is married and has five children. >> the victim in an ongoing homicide investigation has just been identified. right at the cliffside comes monday night. now investigators are not saying how she died and still no arrests have been made. a verdict tonight in a case that five investigates has been all over, a jury finding doctors were not negligent when they transplanted a kidney from the body of a homeless alcoholic. the kidney transmitting a rare rodent virus. that killed the recipient, pierre dimanche of everett. the suffolk superior court jury deliberated about seven hours. before delivering verdicts in favor of the doctors from beth israel including transplant doctor scott johnson, as well as the new england organ

and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > thanks for joining us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. another republican candidate has dropped out of the race... following south carolina's republican primary. ((kirsten joyce)) jeb bush is out and donald trump took the win. tomorrow is the republican nevada caucus. danielle nottingham has the latest from the campaign trail. donald trump is on a roll after picking up 50 delegates in his south carolina victory. but trump isn't underestimating his republican rivals. (sot: donald trump, republican presidential candidate) i'm dealing with very talented people, smart people, good people.i think they'll be competing. we still have competition. its shaping up to be a three man race between trump and senators marco rubio and ted cruz heading into tuesdays caucuses in nevada. rubio picked up the endorsement

obilor and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. one person is dead following a crash... near russell and decatur. ((kirsten joyce)) demetria has been following it all this morning... demetria? demetria obilor one person is dead after a crash at russell and decatur. use jones and sunset instead. crash on eastbound spring mountain at las vegas boulevard. lane restrictions due to construction, as well. < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the british airways jet that's been sitting at mccarran since september... is no longer covered and the smoke damage is gone. this is what it looked like when the left engine caught fire... with 157 passengers on board and 13 crew members. we reached out to british airways... and they sent us a statement saying --quote-- "a team from boeing is carrying out the repair work, which will be certified to the same high standards as if the aircraft was brand new. they also say the aircr

i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. this morning... the denver broncos are waking up.. world champs. ((kirsten joyce they were the underdogs going in.. but proved... they were there to play. the broncos offense exploded early... but the defense was the star.. in fact.. linebaker von miller was named the game m-v-p. he recorded six tackles... 2 and half sacks.. two hurries... two forced fumbles.. carolina panthers. ((von miller: its a great game, i'm happy for all my teammates, i'm happy for all those guys. )) ((kirsten joyce)) quarterback peyton manning became the first starting q-b to win a superbowl with two different teams. this was the bronco's third big game win./// ((brian loftus)) > one of las vegas' own will be proud to rock his super bowl ring. brandon marshall went to cimmaron high school.. he spoke with chris maathius after the game.. about how the defense won the game. ((brandon marshall/ linebacker for broncos/ went to cimmaron hs:yeah people don't talk about defense they want to talk about offense , offense this offense t

randy: back to work in the state house in boston and the new controversy involving brian joyce. emily: taking a swing at donald trump. the punches from a former massachusetts --. announcer: good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. emily: breaking news. thunderstorms slamming the state this morning. this is video from where a tree crashed down onto a car. randy: you can see where the stormy weather is now. we will not be dealing with all good morning. i am randy price. emily: cindy, a busy morning for you. cindy: since midnight, west and east across the area. good news to pass along. the map has expired. great news. the intense line of storms continues to race offshore. the intensity of the storms waning a bit as the activity is shifting offshore. we are not in the clear yet. we still have thunderstorms here. another cluster approaching the city now. the most intense cell is north of the dash area. in less than 10 minutes, it will be on top of you in the harbor setting up through the walpole area, lifting up towards noon and needham. it will race northward and shift minutes

obilor and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > thanks for joining us this morning, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. local and federal agents conducted raids in las vegas, henderson, and in boulder city... as part of a public corruption investigation. ((kirsten joyce)) the i-team first became aware of this investigation about a month ago. at the center of the investigation... is a financial manager for the bureau of reclamation... rick leavitt... henderson. the second place they went to... was the bureau of reclamation office in boulder city... where leavitt works. and finally... law enforcement went to a las vegas accounting firm.. on sunset near durango. ((brian loftus)) the i-team has learned through law enforcement sources... that one focus of the probe is a contract.. to manage the sale of electricity from the hoover dam. no one has commented yet on this investigation. /// ((sherry swensk)) > there were at least three avalanches in the sierra nevada mountains... right after the rain and winds rolled into the valley. one avalanche buried cars in the alpine