travelers to vegas will now fly into harry reid international airport. joining us now is ceo of the nevada independent and the dean of nevada political reporting, the first to report the news of reid's passing tonight. it's great to have you with us. i know it's such a sad night for your state and certainly for people across this country. let me start by getting your reaction and the reaction of people you are talking to in nevada tonight, the family and the constituents of that great state. >> well, you know, it is a sad night no matter how you felt about harry reid, he was a remarkable figure in nevada's history. i'm writing a book about reid, and it's been clear to me for a while and even more so after the research i did that he is the most influential, most important public figure in the history of nevada, and obviously because of his time in the u.s. senate, one of the most influential of the last quarter century or so. and you mentioned a lot in your