This is a live shot from a caucus room in des moines where the first votes are underway. Candidates spent the day trying to get out the vote. In iowa. Voters can register on caucus night. The nearly 17 hundred precincts will use an app to report the results. The parties are trying to avoid human error. In 2012 the gop got it wrong on Election Night jeff link democratic consultant having direct access through the app is going to be a big improvement. Denise Valdez the latest poll showed trump with a 7 point lead. And clinton with a slim lead. But still had many undecided voters. Dave Courvoisier thanks to that app. The first results are starting to trickle. Denise Valdez and here to tell us what they might indicate. Is our political analyst Steve Sebelius. Steve . Steve Sebelius iowa voters are caucusing as we speak; they our time. But so far, indications are that its going to be a big night. Cnn and other media are reporting heavy turnout for the firstinthe nation caucuses. Thats got to be good news for cnn is reporting that many caucusgoers have changed their Voter Registration in order to vote for trump. The network is estimating that 43 percent of gop participatants today are firsttimers. For democrats, 41 percent of participants are firsttimers, a statistic that is thought to benefit vermont senator bernie sanders. The recent record for turnout in the iowa caucus is 2008, when nearly 40 percent of democrats turned out for thenunknown illinois senator barack obama. Since 1972, the iowa caucus has a 43 percent success rate at picking the eventual nomniee on the democratic side. The winner of every iowa caucus since 1996 went on to capture the partys nomination. On the republican side, the caucus has a 50 percent chance Steve Sebelius in recent years, however, iowa voters have faltered Mike Huckabee won in 2008, when john mccain became the nominee, and Rick Santorum won in 2012, the year mitt romney won the nomination. Denise Valdez steve. Is there anyone that will take the hint with a low finish and drop out of the race tomorrow . Low finish and drop out of the race tomorrow . Steve Sebelius there are some candidates who will have to seriously assess whether theyll go much further if they do bush, Rick Santorum, rand paul, Mike Huckabee and carly fiorina. Dave Courvoisier the nevada caucuses are february 20th for the democrats. And 23 for the republicans. Here is what you told us about it on our Facebook Page erik bauer said caucusing is the most inefficient way to vote. Ugh. And barb jones said she is new to the area, and dont understand what to do. You can join the conversation on our 8 news now Facebook Page. Dave Courvoisier and remember we are your local election headquarters throughout the year. You can stay up to date on air and on las vegas now dot com. And watch politics now at a special time this weekend. Saturday at 7 30. Denise Valdez parts of the valley saw some snow once again this morning. This is what it looked like in sun city anthem in henderson. And there were also reports of snowing in boulder city. Up at mount charleston. The lee canyon ski resort was a hot spot this weekend. With 18 inches of snow. Thats up from last year. zach manning, sking and the snow is amesome. It is all flurry. How luckly you are, to have this so close to town. It is a jewel. This is like utah snow but it is only 45 minutes away. This is some of the best snow we have seen season. You got to get up here and enjoy this. Denise Valdez there was a travel restriction on the mountain. That was lifted at about noon. You still want to check Road Conditions before heading up though. Denise Valdez so tedd. Just how much more snow are we talking for the ski resort this year . We told you and warned you on friday that we would have snow monday morning. And we did. Lets go to the radar and back this up csi style to see what 10 pm we had another round of rain come through and at that time is was in the 40s and getting colder. So with the precip still around we had knew it was going to get cold enough to change over to snow and it did. Since this was the tail end of the precip, there wasnt much left to accumulate. Now we have a freeze warning that goes into effect at 10 pm for areas in northwestern clark county and souther nye along with nw arizona in mohave county where temps could drop to the teens. Heres a look at your evening. With winds blowing still, even though theyll just be more breezy rather than windy. Were looking at feels like temps in the 30s this evening, with feels like temps in the 20s by morning. Your forecast straight ahead. The best snow in years thats how some skiers and snowboarders describe our snowfall. At least 18 inches for lee canyon. Thats where were find 8 news now reporter tony smith. Tony. What does it feel like up there . Dave Courvoisier the final week before the super bowl is undeaiSan Francisco. The big game will be oc thisnday. We sent Chris Matthuis down ere to check it out and tell us aboutt pebowl week is underway here in San Francisco. For citiesoing together tobring about this historic super bowl number 50 and it all starts at the nfl experience San Francisco is expecting 1 million visitors during super bowl week. Many have already arrived nfl experience is fun educational and a historic look at the big game the city of San Francisco has got to be all fired up so was the nfl 50 years in the making this is vince lumbardi trophy that the panthers and the broncos will be playing for on sunday kids and adults can get into this pictures for the young and the not so young friends together everybody a theres pizza and its free super bowl rings from the nfl winners would you like one of those rings absolutely absolutely why doesnt he give you want i could rings because im her brother adults can enjoy a Virtual Reality game its unique but getting an autograph thats expected so you got vernon davis autograph yeah i did on the vernon davis jersey hes not at nine or anymore but hes always niner to me forget the red carpet theyre rolling out the gold car for this historic super bowl. Everythings cool its like disneyland like disneyland where are the rides probably the only complaint might be the hour drive between a game in santa clara and the festive but hes in San Francisco come up tonight 11 oclock were going to introduce you to the pair of las vegas were playing in super bowl 50 Brandon Marshall from Cimmaron High School and silverados ben jacobs. Thats tonight reporting from San FranciscoChris Maathuis eight sports now Dave Courvoisier and 8 news now is giving away 25hundred newscast after the super bowl. To enter. Just head to our website. Las vegas now dot com and click the banner at the top of the page. Denise Valdez ever expanding. Dave Courvoisier the new plans underway at Mccarran Airport. And how they will help add more direct international flights. Denise Valdez las vegas had a near record 42 million visitors last year. But they are aiming for 45 million. And that means the Mccarran Airport needs to continually expand its capabilitites for international flights. One construction project right now is converting some existing domestic gates into special secured corridors that direct passengers to customs. It will also allow for up to six additional widebody aircraft to rossi ralenkotter, lvcva president ceo the construction project, the securing of 9 a gates and d gates for international will be able to take the a380. So any size aircraft we can be able to handle. Denise Valdez las vegas tourism chief Rossi Rallenkotter says they are constantly working on adding direct flights from international locations. In recent years. Non stop flights have been added from korea. Sweden. And denmark. Dave Courvoisier and an iowa business has found a way to put its stamp on the caucuses. The des moines tshirt and gift shop is creating personalized caucus swag. Everything from tshirts for apologetic reports. To mugs letting people know they are voting for the crazy one. The shop owner says the entire staff helps out with the word play. The store says thousands have come in to buy its stuff because of their outspoken nature. Denise Valdez striving for quality we pick the best of the best to grow here Dave Courvoisier the newest marijuana grower in the valley shows us around. And reveals their hopes for the future. < if youre doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message because together, and create an economy and democracy that works for all with 40 megs of Internet Speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. Yeah, the internets great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. Yeah, thats not working. I much prefer the twoday beard, hornrimmed glasses, justsleptinhiscar kinda thing. Yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. Okay. Thats the essence of this role. Feel like a hollywood insider with highspeed internet from centurylink. And paula francis. The news of Southern Nevada is now. Dave Courvoisier you could say nevadas medical marijuana business has been growing in 2016. Right now 13 Southern Nevada dispensaries will be open in clark county by the end of the week. There are seven production facilities here as well. And five laboratories for testing before marijuana products can be sold. And there are 22 pot cultivators in clark county and nye county. Patranya bhoolsuwan got an exclusive tour of one grow facility near pecos and sunset. Getting ready to do its first harvest in just a few weeks. Patranya Bhoolsuwan this company is called body and mind, recently. Now all these plants about 3 thousands of them are gettting ready to be harvested later this month. And the way you can tell . The pungent smell that fills this room and changing colors of the flowers. A lot of excitement here at this facility especially during this election year. That their business will soon grow even more < jon annalora bam master grower i see a lot of medical patietns about to be happy out here. jon annalora is the master grower at body and mind, one of the newest medical marijuana cultivation and production facilities in las vegas. The first harvest comes in just a few weeks. And the crew say they have been waiting a long time for this moment. jon annalora bam master grower its a dream come true. right now their focus is on medical marijuana but with 2016 election around the corner. The hope is to expand to recreational sale. Tick Segerblom state senator i think both nationally and locally people are very much in favor of it. nevada state senator tick segeblom has been a long time supporter of medical marijuana. The issue on the ballot this marijuana use. Legal in nevada. He says the goal now is for Companies Like bam to show they are credible and safe. Tick Segerblom nv state senator we are going to be the Gold Standard like we are in gaming we will be gold stardard for marijuana. and the workers at bam are already planning for growth. patranya this facility is planning to build 4 more grow rooms like this one over the next year this will give them ability to double the number of marijuna plants they can get out there in the market. jon annalora master grower we give love to each plant that it needs everyday we are in here. the love he hopes will turn this place into a successful venture down the road. Patranya Bhoolsuwan by the way, even if nevadans vote for Recreational Marijuana use in november, the law wont go into effect until 2018. Reporting live Patranya Bhoolsuwan 8 news now. Denise Valdez california is cleaning up after high winds ravaged the state. One driver in san diego was killed when an 8 foot wide oak tree landed on her car. Storms there hit 70 miles per and gusts topped 115 milesperhour in some places. Despite the winds. Rain that california desperatley needs also came along with it. most accurate weather now < tedd florendo cold day today with temps only the 40s by afternoon even though the skies cleared more. Winds still windy in some locales with gusts up to 41 late today. Wind chill feels like the 30s and 20s by late tonight. Still wind in some locations with numbers up to the 20s through many of our neighborhoods right now. Expected to decrease a little but that will make it feel cold. Also breezy at times from mesquite all the way down to laughlin in the teens at this hour. We hade Hurricane Force winds this weekend up in reno. Afternoon temps in the 40s through many locales int he valley. Not too much warmer for the eastside of town where were lower in elevation and cold up in kyle canyon by afternoon with more temps up there in Single Digits expected. Current temps outside right now in the 40s for mesquite all the way to laughlin. Chilly for pahrump this afternoon after some big wind gusts earlier. Cold already up in the the central part of the state. Ok so lets go to the radar and satellite. The system that brought rain. Now snow in denver. The backside of this is bringing north winds were seeing right now and theyre cold winds. The rain now moving east and it looks like were drying out. However this system will cause all sorts of problems for the midwest from nebraska to iowa where it could bring up to 18 inches of snow for those locations as it gaines steam and moisture from the south. So heres what to expect for us. Cold breezy winds tonight with feels like temps in the 20s by morning. Tomorrow drier, but staying cold and breezy. Extended forecast shows were staying dry, but warming late week and finally near average to near 60. 33 our morning low with breezy winds. Course below average. Tomorrow expect a high of 46 Dave Courvoisier we have some breaking news to tell you about. The Highway Patrol is on the scene of a deadly crash on the 215 at aliante. One person was killed. Three others were taken to the hospital both directions of the 215 is shut down near aliante parkway. We will have a full report on 8 news now at 11. Denise Valdez ron futrell is in for Chris Maathuis tonight a busy monday in sports. Ya the nfl speaks out about a possible move by the raiders to las vegas and an update on the injury to rebel big man ben carter sports is next. You know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ead and stay ahead. But so many families dont feel like their hard work pays off. Thats not the way america is supposed to operate. I want to go to bat for them every single day. Get incomes rising. Get equal pay for women. Cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. Hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. With 40 megs of Internet Speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. Yeah, the internets great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. Yeah, thats not working. I much prefer the twoday beard, hornrimmed glasses, justsleptinhiscar kinda thing. Yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. Okay. Be paul giamatti. Thats the essence of this role. Feel like a hollywood insider voice over from 8 news now this is sports with Chris Maathuis. ron futrell the nfl sent out a memo today that keeps the door open for the Oakland Raiders to move to las vegas whats most important here is what the memo did not say. It did not rule out the possiblity of a move by the raiders to las vegas it just basically told the teams how to respond if questioned. Raiders owner mark davis met with sands owner Sheldon Adleson last week they talked about a new billion dollar stadium that is being proposed near unlv. Adelson says he wants to build the stadium whether the raiders move or not. The most imporatant line in todays nfl memo said , quote there is no prohibition under league rules on a team moving to any particular city. End quote. There is also a reminder in there that 3 4ths of the leagues but that didnt stop the raiders in the past when al davis moved them to la not sure if mark davis would go rogue on this. Earlier today Chris Maathuis spoke with the mayor of oakland about the possibliity of the raiders move to las vegas. question did mark say anything about his visit to las vegas . Answer no i have not talked to him about his visit to las vegas. Question were you susprised that he went there, met with adleson . Answer no, no im not listen the raiders have an incredible brand, they have fans all over the world. They obviously have lots of options. But its my job as the mayor of oakland to stay focused on putting our best foot forward and really convincing them that we have something that nowhere else has, and that the most committed fan base that they will ever find. the bad news for the rebels on saturday has gotten worse tonight ben carter will be out for the season with a torn acl this was the scene at the thomas midway through the first half he was going for a rebound and twisted his left knee. He was down on the court for 3 or 4 minuites in a lot of pain the crowd went silent and eventually carter had to be helped off the court. Initially they thought it was a sprained knee but from the start this looked more serious. The mri this morning confirmed the worst. Carter is a junior or course he played here in town at bishop gorman. The rebels will miss his toughness inside and his rebounding. In the statement from unlv was no mention of surgery for carter the rebels hit the road for games tomorrow at new mexico and saturday at fresno st. Dave courvoisier thanks for watching for 8 news now at 6. Dot com and our app