((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 meadows area of northern california. th

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. metro police have been out all night long... at the scene of a barricade investigation. ((kirsten joyce)) michael stevens is live at d-i and maryland parkway with the latest. michael? about a half an hour ago or so we did hear the sound of flash bangs going off which could be a

brian loftus > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce and i'm kirsten joyce. it's 5-oclock. we're following breaking news this morning... ((brian loftus)) police are investigating a shooting... let's send it over to michael stevens who's live on scene with the details. michael stevens is live on scene where police say one person was shot. that person was taken to the hospital in critical condition against the woman.. accused of purposefully running down people on the strip.. is back in court today. police say lakeisha holloway plowed into a group of people... walking in between the paris and planet hollywood hotels. 1 person died and more than 30 were injured. her toddler was in the back seat when it happened. we'll be in court for holloway's appearance at 8-am.. and will update you on what happens on-air and on las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) > metro police are apologizing for a 9-1-1 outage on tuesday. ((kirsten joyce)) this comes just months after a new multi-million dollar system was installed. metro police h

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. metro police have been out all night long... at the scene of a barricade investigation. ((kirsten joyce)) michael stevens is live at d-i and maryland parkway with the latest. michael? about a half an hour ago or so we did hear the sound of flash bangs going off which could be a ending soon. but let's get you caught up on what we know right now. police say this stand-off started just before 9-last night. near maryland parkway and dumont. 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 the man is armed and refusing to come outside. ((lt. robert bell // metro police: 08;21;04 the effort now is to get him out of the house so we can get him any help that he requires. he appears to be despondent for some reason we do not know at this time. 08;21;10) )) as you heard swat negotiators are trying to get the man to come outside. police do not believe anyone was

i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce i'm kirsten joyce. 8 news now is your local election headquarters... as folks all across nevada will head out to the polls for the republican caucus. ((brian loftus)) gop frontrunner donald trump is looking to secure his third don champion reports. after winning primaries in south carolina and new hampshire...donald trump is eyeing a big win in nevada tonight. (sot trump) you better get out tomorrow. you gotta vote tomorrow. you gotta vote vote vote (sot cruz) god bless the great state of nevada after finishing in third place behind marco rubio in south carolina, cruz is going into today's contest without his communications director. monday for sharing a false news story on social media that suggested rubio dismissed the bible. (sot cruz) i have made clear in this campaign that we will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity rubio is leading cruz in the silver state. both are vying to be the main alternative to trump...with super tuesday just a

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. that's not the only place football fans are flocking to.. some 300- thousand people are expected to come to the valley for all that football madness and betting! kirsten joyce 8 news now's michael stevens is live at south point hotel and casino with how sportsbooks are preparing for all the football madness. hey michael? the gaming control board released figures showing that $116.0 million was wagered in nevada's 191 sports books on ((if sports enthusiasts can't go to the game, las vegas is the next best place to be for the biggest sports weekend of the year. the destination expects to see more than 296,000 visitors over the weekend. las vegas experiences include game day- themed dinners, group drink specials, world- class entertainment and unrivaled nightlife.)) > michael -- what's the best piece of advice for those planning to place bets on the big game? ((michael stevens)) brian, kirsten... sportsbooks say know your bets before you get here... it's going to be very busy... and you don't want to hold up the line./// ((kirsten joyce)) > eve

((brian loftus)) brittany, ... what kind of final preparations are taking place prior to this weekend's event? ((brittany edney)) well brian...the party says right now they're focusing on training...makin g sure people understand how to register to caucus and how the process actually works. and we'll talk more about that coming up in our next half hour. ((kirsten joyce)) > the republican party is holding a caucus training today... ahead of their caucus on tuesday next week. registered republicans are invited to check it out... south rancho drive...that's on alta and rancho. it will run until seven oclock./// ((kirsten joyce)) > 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all your news regarding the caucuses and presidential campaign... on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) > this morning... a new traffic signal is being switched on at tenaya and warm springs. county commissioner steve sisolak will be there to flip the switch at 9-oclock. he says the new signal will make the area saf

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

((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 that naw man defense won the champio

brian loftus > and i'm brian loftus. it's 5-oclock. a person is dead this morning... after a crash this morning. kirsten joyce he's live on the scene with the latest information. michael? ((michael stevens)) metro police say the crash happened around 1:30 this morning. police say the driver of a cadillac ran a red light and smashed into a toyota going through the intersection here at decatur and russell. police say the driver of the toyota was taken to umc where he died. police on the the scene say the driver of the cadillac might have been under the influence -- he did undergo a field sobriety test and failed. police say that person was richard strader/ lvmpd: totally bad choices that were made. we have statements that they may have been at one of the local clubs before coming here. they made some bad choices tonight.)) ((michael stevens)) police say they are getting a search warrant to process the drivers blood. police say the driver will be charged with dui -- dui causing death and running a red light. police say avoid this area of you can. because they expect to b

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. it's the final push... we are just four days away from the democratic caucus... ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live in the newsroom... sanders and hillary clinton neck-and -neck... ((michael stevens)) > brian, kirsten... right now... a new c-n-n... o- r-c poll has caucus-goers split. 48-percent of likely caucus attendees say they support clinton... while 47- percent say they support sanders. according to the poll... clinton is holding an edge among women voters. in recent visits, she's focused a lot on women's issues. when it comes to sanders in nevada... he tops the former secretary of state among voters under the age of 55... he's also ahead when it comes to issues like the economy. yesterday... senator harry reid was in town ahead of saturday's caucus... here's what he had to say about the poll results: ((sen. harry reid // (d) nevada: first of all if you understand harry reid, i don't belive in polls. everyone of my -- they bring up a poll i laugh at them. and there's a lot of

((brian loftus)) i don't know g. ((all three laugh)) ((kirsten joyce)) forget the smartphones and tablets, a man in iowa is promoting family fun with the flick of finger man: i did come across a video that had kids playing somewhere with nails a quarter, goal, and i thought i can probably make that better and wanted to make it for my son ((kirsten joyce)) i like the card games, and operation, ee ee! i'm not very good at that. i think i killed my patient why you like that game if its ((kirsten joyce)) it's challenging ((brian loftus)) old steady hands over here ((sherry swensk)) she likes the electrical shock, eeee! ((brian later, it is national margarita day! ((kirsten joyce)) cadillac margarita with dinner, some chips and guacamole! ((sherry swensk)) makes me want to go straight to key west lets go. ((brian loftus)) makes me think of my honeymoon in mexico. i think at some point we had some water ((kirsten joyce)) maybe when you went in the ocean ((sherry swensk)) yea when you jumped in the ocean, and even that was

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. we are your local election headquarters and have the final results this morning.. of the nevada republican caucus. ((kirsten joyce)) donald trump came out on top.. with just shy of 46 percent. marco rubio is in second with just under 24 percent... ((brian loftus)) ted cruz came in third place with 21 percent... followed by ben carson at just and john kashich got about 4 percent. trump has captured three of the first four nominating contests so far. ((kirsten joyce)) patrick walker was there as trump gave his victory speech. patrick walker/reporting: a very brief speech for donald trump tuesday evening. the republican frontrunner mostly thanking his supporters. including casino moguls steve wynn and phil ruffin, along with his family who joined him on stage. trump only touched on a few topics in his victory speech. he vowed to "build the wall" on the us/mexico border. and. he vowed to keep guantanamo bay open. he also had an "i told you so" moment for the press. ( donald trump/(r) pres

((brian loftus)) > and i'm brian loftus. the red cross is helping two people who are displaced after a fire damaged their home... it happened early this morning near lake mead and sloan. here's a live look at the scene this morning... ((kirsten joyce)) it started in a shed in their backyard at around 3-30... fire crews say it quickly spread and damaged the mobile home. one dog was killed../// ((kirsten joyce)) > the woman who claims she's the victim of police brutality...is now implicating the entire department. ((brian loftus)) and she's speaking out for the first time...only to 8 news now. ((kirsten joyce)) amanda ortiz says former metro police officer richard scavone beat her in january of last year. since she complained, scavone has been fired and indicted federally for excessive use of force and obstruction of justice for lying on a report. ortiz is now suing scavone, the at the scene for monetary compensation for injuries she says she sustained. ((amanda ortiz/claims former anything for me. nobody's helping me with any

brian and kirsten. ((brian loftus)) michael... do the candidates have anymore stops planned before saturday's caucus? ((michael stevens)) brian, kirsten... both of them will be at a town hall tomorrow here in las vegas... it feature live questions from nevadans. for information about the meeting.. com./// force base is going all solar... at least until the sun sets. they just flipped the switch on their new 15- megawatt generating station.. which will allow the base to run on 100- percent solar energy during the day. it is the second large- scale solar project for the base. the base has robotic cleaners that can automatically dust off the solar panels. they're cleaned at night.. so they don't interfere with collecting solar energy./// sherry how's the weather today? clear skies and calm winds... but clouds are coming as the morning goes on. we're coming off highs in the mid 70s again yesterday, so it's mild right now. temps dropping to the upper 40s and low 50s ........... this could be our warmest day of the week and the year so

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. nevada remains in the campaign spotlight... following a big weekend with the state's democratic caucus. ((brian loftus)) hillary clinton won nevada over with 53%... while bernie sanders came in with 47%: ((clinton: i am so thrilled and so grateful to all of my supporters out there. some may have doubted us but we never doubted each other!)) ((brian loftus)) clinton's win is a huge victory for her... following bernie sanders' surge in popularity amongst voters. entrance polls found that clinton had big support from minorities, and voters who think... she would have a better shot than sanders. after clinton was declared the winner... sanders congratulated her on the victory... adding the race is not over yet: (( sanders: i believe that on super tuesday we've got an excellent chance to win many of those states. it is clear to me, and i think most observers, that the wind is on -- at our backs. we have the momentum . )) ((brian loftus)) the next de

((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. and right now police are investigating an early morning homicide. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now reporter michael stevens has been on the story all morning long/ michael.. what can you tell us? metro police say they responded to a call of shots fired near charleston and boulder highway when police showed up they found a hispanic man in his late 40's possibly 50's suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. police say over a dozens shots were fired. they say two men were seen running from the area shortly after the shooting -- but they have no one behind bars: (( lt. dan mcgrath // metro police: 00;07;02 the deceased person was actually one of the callers. so he called into 911 also so we're going to be reviewing that. i already heard the call and he didn't say who shot him.)) right now police are looking into motives. they're not sure if this was drug related? police are trying to figure out why a group of people were standing outside in the middle of the night -- especially with it being s

((brian loftus)) metro police are asking anyone who may of area... to call crimestoppers. ((brian loftus)) > we know a little more about what happened to cause a deadly crash during the evening commute last night... michael lemcool died... after his car crashed into a pole near buffalo and cheyenne. metro police say the man was sort of medical episode. a woman in the passenger seat it went into traffic... and it ended up hitting a pole. the woman was not seriously injured./// ((brian loftus)) > the duo accused of killing a man during an attempted car theft was before a judge today... and got their trials separated. 27 year old kyle staats and 19 year old megan hippie both face charges including first degree murder and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon. they're accused in the murder of 42-year-old neil brian gandler... who was found shot to death in a car outside of the 24 hour fitness near rainbow and alta. hippie told police the pair was committing car burglaries when they found gandler asleep in the car.. the judge approved the motion to separate their cases... hipp

((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. f-b-i agents surrounded the malheur national wildlife refuge wednesday... as they continued negotiations they now say they may turn themselves in this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) as all this was going on.. nevada rancher cliven bundy decided to head to oregon. he was arrested.. after touching down in portland. ((brian loftus)) we have live team coverage.. on both the situation in oregon.. and bundy's arrest. let's first go to reporter andrew dymburt in burns. andrew dymburt on cam) this is as close to the refuge as we can get... behind me is an fbi checkpoint that was set up a couple of weeks ago. now the fbi says that all of this recent activity started on wednesday afternoon around 430 when one of the occupants decided to get on an atv heading towards this checkpoint, but then suddenly turned around at a high rate of speed... heading back into the refuge. (vo) as far as what we've seen, we noticed some white lights coming out of the refuge... which is really strange because usually i

((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. all eyes are on nevada.. in the hours leading up to tomorrow's republican caucus. ((kirsten joyce)) michael... several of the candidates have been here since the weekend.... the others are on their way. ((michael stevens)) kirsten and brian.. i'm live at the durango hills community center.. where senator ted cruz will be he's.. hoping to get a number of nevada votes tomorrow... as donald trump eyes his third victory. ((michael stevens)) donald trump is on a roll after picking up 50 victory. but trump isn't underestimatin g his republican rivals. : 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. ((michael stevens)) 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 of nevada senator dean heller-- it could be key in his effort to become the choice of establishment republicans. (:

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. 8 news now is your local election headquarters... and today republicans will go to caucus... to see which candidate will win nevada. ((brian loftus)) donald trump is looking to get his third win in a row... while ted cruz is fighting back against claims... that he's running a dirty campaign. don champion has the latest from the campaign trail. after winning primaries in south carolina and new hampshire...donald trump is eyeing a big win in nevada tonight. (sot trump) you better get out tomorrow. you gotta vote tomorrow. you gotta vote vote vote on the eve of the state's gop caucuses ...the republican front- runner did not hold back...slamming a protester... (sot trump) " i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell you that." ...and bashing rival ted cruz for what he called trump) this guy is sick there's something wrong with this guy (sot cruz) god bless the great state of nevada after finishing in third place behind marco rubio in south carol

((brian loftus)) > and.. construction at this intersection should have wrapped up last year, but the cones are sticking around. demetria found ((demetria obilor)) > all p they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities r their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. words: harry potter! it was just announced that the author, jk rowling is releasing an 8th book in the series! "harry potter and the cursed child" is not a traditional book... it's actually a hardback version of the script for the 2- part play. and what better day to be released than harry potter's birthday: july 31st. this will be jk rowling's first harry potter publicatio

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. a federal grand jury has indicted nevada rancher ammon bundy, and several other protesters... in the armed standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge. ((kirsten joyce)) the indictment remains sealed.. but it expected to be released as early as later today. defense attorneys demanded the immediate release so they could know what charges their clients face... but that request was denied. four people are believed to still be holed up in the federal wildlife refuge building. the armed militia was protesting the prison sentence of two ranchers.. who had already served time for burning public land./// ((brian loftus)) > a controversial convention in las vegas is putting the spotlight on trophy hunting here in the u-s and abroad. the safari club international is taking place at the mandalay bay.. despite some 70- thousand people who signed a petition against it. patranya bhoolsuwan reports. < ((nats of protest)) animal rights activists begging for compassion .. ((carrie leblanc/compassio nworks i

((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

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. ((sherry swensk)) and i'm sherry swensk. break out the sunglasses.. it is going to be a beautiful day in las vegas! ((brian loftus)) it almost feels like summer is here already! ((kirsten joyce)) it's been unusually warm for this time of year, right sherry?

((brian loftus)) and that's ((brian loftus)) > to vote for this program or if you know something that's cool at school... go to las vegas now dot com. left corner... the "community" tab. or send us an email... cool at school at las vegas now dot com. the winner will receive 250- dollars for their program. /// adlib weather chat sherry swensk < brian, where are my flowers? it's national weatherperson' s are my flowers? it's national weatherperson' s day! get ready the mornings will be chilly, but not downright cold like they have been most of the week. ........... dry air and high pressure will increase over the west to keep the warm- up coming over the next seven days. ............ meanwhile showers working their way off the east coast and cold air will take a plunge into the eastern half of the country for the weekend. cld snow across the northeast ..... plenty of sunshine back here in the desert today and closer to normal 60 degrees. light northwest winds... then a steady warm-up through the weekend to 60s. but check out the warmer 70s arriving monday and sticking around next week! >

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. we are your local election headquarters and have the final results this morning.. of the nevada republican caucus. ((kirsten joyce)) donald trump came out on top.. with just shy of 46 percent. marco rubio is in second with just under 24 percent... ((brian loftus)) ted cruz came in third place with 21 percent... followed by ben carson at just

((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 it could be key in his effort to become the choice of establishment republicans. (sot: senator marco rubio) "the democrats don't want to run against me, but i want to run against them" (danielle nottingham, cbs news, pahrump, nv) "cruz is hitting the ground hard here in nevada after a disappointing th

((brian loftus)) > michael... is this the first time police have been around the area for something like this? ((michael stevens)) brian... you'll remember back in november a couple was killed in the area... first, a man's body was found near eastern and charleston... and moments later a woman was found dead in a parking lot near fremont. the suspect that case was arrested and charged with two counts of murder with a deadly weapon. ((brian loftus)) > federal number one goal at this year's super bowl is to identify and prevent terrorism. the n-f-l is just about to hold a press conference on their security plans . authorities say there is no indication of a concrete threat... but that recent terror acts are on everyone's minds. swat teams and undercover agents will be swarming levi's stadium this weekend with bomb-detection agents./// ((brian loftus)) > as super bowl excitement ramps up .. the week before the big game has become a series of events itself. that's why we sent chris matthuis to san francisco. and he tr

this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > brian loftus > good morning and thanks for joining us. 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 silverto

obilor and brian loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. metro police held a press conference about the the 9-1-1 outage... that put callers on hold for nearly an hour. ((brian loftus)) the 9-1-1 outaged happened earlier this month... lasting for six hours. metro says people calling with emergencies... may not have been able to get through or their calls were dropped. the department was transferring calls to the henderson and north las vegas call centers... but there was still a significant wait time: ((deputy chief charles hank/metro police: even though we do not know or have a definitive reason for the cause of the disruption of service, we have enough information to better prepare against any future failure of the system. simply put, today our system is stronger as a result of our thorough look into this matter.)) ((brian loftus)) metro police say there were no reports about anything that went terribly wrong... as a result of the outage. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > a man is accusing metro police of po

loftus)) the mobile medical clinic should be up and running within the next 2 months./// ((brian loftus)) > a beautiful monday on tap.. after a gorgeous weekend.. but sherry.. you say some rainy weather may be on the way. ((sherry swensk)) what a wonderful last weekend of february we had...and so warm. and even low 80s on saturday. and we're going to leap right ....... yesterday... and we see a lot of those have cleared out and giving way to sunshine today....but they will be back eventually. .......... it looks like a lot of sunshine for our leap day - which only comes around every 4 years - and we'll keep some of the high clouds coming. .......... right now we are cooling off to the 50s around the valley... and it won't take long to warm right back up to 70s again ................ march will start off as warm as february finishes... with temps right back up to low 80s midweek. then we will look toward the weekend for our first chance of rain in a few weeks. also this breezy system could next week and temps will get back to near normal - in the upper 60s. ................ high pressure

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. the body of the late supreme court justice - antonin scalia - is back in the washington dc area today. ((kirsten joyce)) a justice of the peace determined the 79- year- old died from natural causes.. he passed away during a hunting trip in texas over the weekend.

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. the body of the late supreme court justice - antonin scalia - is back in the washington dc area today. ((kirsten joyce)) a justice of the peace determined the 79- year- old died from natural causes.. he passed away during a hunting trip in texas over the weekend. scalia for the high court in 1986, and scalia was one of the staunchest conservative members. a debate is now waging on capitol hill... over whether president obama should nominate the next justice. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says it should be the next president's choice... while.. minority leader harry reid says it's president obama's constitutional right. the president says he has every intention of choosing a nominee after the senate break.. which ends february 22nd./// brian loftus > democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders weighed in on the controversy.... both say mitch mcconnell is wrong... and should follow the constitution. (((sen. bernie sanders,(d) presidential candidate): "i just don't think it loo

((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

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loftus > brian loftus > thanks for joining us. i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. this morning.. metro police want you to pay extra close attention. when you leave for work. ((brian loftus)) that's because.. since the start of the year.. 14 people have died on our roads. the latest... happened sunday near decatur and the 215. ((kirsten joyce)) that's where we find 8 news now reporter michael stevens live good morning michael? ((michael stevens)) brian, kirsten... officers say a 27-year old witnesses told police he was speeding... and rear-ended a car that slowed down to make a right turn. the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital where he later died. in 20-15... 23 people died while riding a motorcycle or moped... in metro's jurisdiction. and as the weather gets warmer, more people will be taking their bikes out for a drive.. so metro police want everyone to be careful: ((officer michael rodriguez // metro police: in almost everyone of our accidents involving motorcycles speed is most definitely a factor.

brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. searching for the driver... who took off after hitting and killing a 2- year- old girl. ((kirsten joyce)) a vigil was held last night for little evelyn green. she was struck sunday evening.. outside of her home near lake mead and pecos. emotions ran high... as the girl's mother, vicky davis began physically pushing aside reporters while they were speaking with the child's father, joshua green. evelyn's mother said she got a good look at the driver... because he actually got out of the vehicle and apologized to her before fleeing the scene: (( vicky davis/mother: "the guy came out of the car he talked to me and said i am sorry for what i did like he was drunk and smelled like tequila something on his breath i am sorry for what i did he kept telling me sorry sorry sorry." joshua green/father: " i just want him to turn himself in it's hard for me to say that real hard.")) ((kirsten joyce)) north las vegas police are now searching for a full size panel style van with no windows. if you have any information you are a

((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 but as you can see he suffered multiple cuts to his head. recovery. this happened during a 12-hour barricade situation on friday... at a home near maryland parkway and desert inn. the suspect was taken into custody. no word yet on the suspect's face. it is a felony to injure a police dog. /// ((brian loftus)) > besides there being love in the air in las vegas... the valle

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. this morning.. metro police say they are dealing with a dangerous problem. ((brian loftus)) drivers... are flat out ignoring crime scenes.. and driving through them. ((kirsten joyce)) as vanessa murphy reports.. this doesn't just damage evidence.. it threatens the lives of the investigators on scene. ((newscast: tossing to vanessa - sorry.... )) ((vanessa murphy)) this live report at a homicide scene last month took an unexpected turn.... ((picking up tape )) ((vanessa murphy)) and then we saw three more cars drive through the crime scene tape. ((sgt. richard strader/metro police: it's dangerous to be in the road of the sudden you hear the honking of horns and the sirens blurping and then you hear tires rolling towards you)) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant richard strader heads metro fatal detail, a team which investigates deadly crashes. ((strader: i've almost been hit probably about four times working in a closed off scene by either drivers that

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. police have been on scene of a barricade situation all night... at an apartment complex near maryland and desert inn. ((brian loftus)) police have not given us any patrol cars and swat were on scene earlier. our crew is on their way to gather more information. we'll bring it to you on air and online as soon as we get an update. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > it's been one year since a las vegas mother was shot and killed... in a case of mistaken identity. the murder received national attention... tammy meyers was gunned down after a series of what police are calling misunderstandi ngs. police say erich nowsch is the accused gunman. they released a video of nowsch confessing to the killing. he also told police meyers was not the intended target. meyers died at the hospital two days after the shooting -- on valentine's day: (( george knapp: so what's it been like without her? a year without her? robert meyers - victim's husband: it's hard. it hasn't cha

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for loftus. kirsten joyce. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. hillary clinton received an endorsement.. from senator minority leader harry reid. ((brian loftus)) he says he's standing behind hillary clinton in her run for the white house. reid participated in saturday's democratic caucus, but voted as "uncommitted." clinton ended up beating bernie sanders in another close race. reid says he wanted to remain neutral leading up to the caucuses. he's worked closely with sanders in the senate and considers him a friend. /// ((brian loftus)) > following donald trump's win here in nevada.... candidates will have another debate tonight in houston, texas. trump hopes to get his 4th victory... while ted cruz and marco rubio continue to fight for second place in the polls. the debate will be tonight on c-n-n. /// ((brian loftus)) > and remember we're your local election headquarters. we have you covered this election year on air and online... at las vegas now dot com. /// /// ((kirsten joyce))

obilor and brian loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. the republican candidates were back on stage in another debate... pushing for more support before super tuesday. ((brian loftus)) marco rubio and ted cruz took turns attacking donald trump... while ben carson and john kasich failed to stand out. omar villafranca has the latest from the campaign trail. -nats- republican presidential frontrunner, donald trump, was the target of most of the punches in last night's debate...many coming from marco rubio. this fiery exchange on healthcare was one of the most tweeted moments of the night: (sot trump) the biggest thing we got and the reason we have no competition is because we have lines around the state. (sot rubio) so that's the plan? just the lines? the fact that we have interstate competition? (sot trump) the nice part of the different plans (sot rubio) he's just repeating himself the attacks between trump and ted cruz got personal. (sot trump) i'm ha

((brian loftus)) nicky is expected to make a full recovery./// ((brian loftus)) > a federal judge rejected former n-f-l star darren sharper's plea deal. sharper is accused of drugging louisiana, california and arizona. the judge in new orleans said his possible nine year sentence doesn't reflect the seriousness of his alleged crimes. sharper now has until march third to decide whether or not he will withdraw his plea./// court's order. from its competitor... and why it could be quite a while.. until the issue is resolved./// > plus.. a popular cheese product is being pulled from store shelves. the ingredient.. that has many people.. > now nevada's first ((brian loftus)) > apple is getting support from google in its phone encryption battle with the fbi. the ceo of google says apple is right to defy a judge's order to help unlock the iphone used by killers. as jeff pegues reports, cbs news has learned apple's lawyers are prepared to fight all the way to the supreme court. jeff pegues: the f-b-i is locked out of syed farook's i-phone 5c... but apple is betting its global customer base wants u

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. the denver broncos are this year's super bowl champions! ((brian loftus)) they were the underdogs going into this game... but as jamie yuccas reports... it came down to the defense. (announcer nats: the denver broncos win super bowl 50.) panthers to win their third super bowl. 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 panthers. bridge: 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 & beyonce) cold play scored at half-time with an assist from beyonce and bruno mars. it was a golden night for over 70

((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. trump received well over 34- marco rubio came in second while ted cruz in third... followed by ben carson and john kasich. now nevada has been considered the wild west of politics. ((kirsten joyce)) and it wasn't just our state in the spotlight.... south carolina was held a democratic town hall with hillary clinton and bernie sanders. reid binion has the latest from the campaign trail. (trump) "now we're winning winning winning the country." donald trump rode to victory in the nevada caucuses tuesday.... (sot trump) "we won with young, we won with old, we one with highly educated, we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated." but with trump highly favored even before the results started coming in... ...the real fight was between ted cruz and marco rubio for second place. cruz, spinning his showing in nevada as progress... (ted cruz) "we are one step closer to turning the the pages on the failures on the obama-clinton disaster." rubio, touting his establishment- candidate i

((brian loftus)) brittany, ... what kind of final preparations are taking place prior to the caucus? ((brittany edney)) well brian...the party says right now they're focusing on training...makin g sure people understand how to register to caucus and how the process actually works. and we'll talk more about that coming up in our next half hour. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now is your local election headquarters. you can keep up to date on all the latest polls and political events both on air and online./// ((brian loftus)) > metro k9 officer nicky is getting better every day.. since he was attacked by a suspect with a machete during a barricade. cameras were invited to see nicky up close.. sergeant eric kerns showed off his 8- year- old partner ...for the first time yesterday. he says the dog has a lot of energy and is getting a lot of love during his recovery. nicky was injured last friday during the standoff when he was sent in to take down the suspect-- and he was successful at doing so, but not without injuries to

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. donald trump pulled off a big victory here last night.. followed by marco rubio and ted cruz... taking second and third. ((brian loftus)) this is trump's third win... stemming from his other victories in iowa and south carolina. now here's a breakdown of the final numbers from across the state. donald trump received over 34-thousand votes... with 46%. marco rubio came in second... with over 17- thousand votes... and ted cruz placed third... at 22% with 16- thousand votes. ben carson had 5% with 3- thousand votes... and john kasish at 4% with over 2- thousand votes. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > after hearing the results... trump held his campaign party at treasure island. much of his support were from voters... who are dissatisified with the government... saying political correctness is destroying the country... and that trump is there for the people. now trump's eye is on super tuesday: (( donald trump

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. this morning, four occupiers of a national wildlife refuge in oregon say... they will turn themselves in. ((brian loftus)) police have also taken into custody rancher cliven bundy in oregon... according to our c-b-s affiliate in portland. no charges have been filed yet... but a post on the bundy ranch facebook page... landing at the portland airport. ((kirsten joyce)) this all started yesterday when the f-b-i surrounded the refuge... after one of the occupiers rode an a-t-v outside of a barricade. when law enforcement approached him... he quickly went back to the refuge. the f-b-i says no shots were fired... but they did place their agents at all of the barricades. that's when law enforcement started negotiating with them. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > assemblywoman michele fiore caught a flight to portland last night... just as the events were unfolding. ((brian loftus)) she was on the phone with occupiers... as the f-b-i started to move in on the r

loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. we're less than a week away from the democratic caucus here in nevada... and for the democratic ((brian loftus)) bernie sanders and hillary clinton were in town this weekend. sanders held a rally at bonanza high school... speaking to a diverse group of supporters for about an hour. he told voters he wants to raise the minimum wage to 15-dollars an hour... and demand equal pay for women: ((bernie sanders - (d) presidential candidate: "this is want to make a political revolution." "everything in my political gut tells me that we have a momentum here in this state.")) ((brian loftus)) the vermont senator also bernie sanders will head to colorado later today... before returning later this week /// ((kirsten joyce)) > hillary clinton will also be wrapping up her time in nevada... before coming back for the democratic caucus. on saturday, she was at panter's hall in henderson... encouragement. she also spoke to members of labor unions... promising sh