Which he says is significant when you take in consideration the taxes that we dont pay in the state. With more than 320thousand students. District officials admit changes will continually need to be made and Early Education initiatives could be key in helping students in the long run. Reporting live, Brittany Edney, 8 news now brian loftus brittany, what about skorkowskys pledge of achievements six key indicators of success. Where does he stand on that . . Brittany Edney well one of the biggest pushes is to get kids interested and excited about learning at an early age. Basically that will create a Ripple Effect so hopefully by the time they do get to high school. That momentum will build and more students will graduation. Brian, back to you. Brian loftus now lets get a look at your forecast. Hows the weather looking today . Sherry swensk < recess at school. What a wonderful last weekend of february. So warm. We hit the upper 70s and even low 80s on saturday. Yesterday. And we still ha
brian loftus brian loftus today is Republican Caucus day in caucus day in nevada. And were 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 tonights caucus. The gop president ial 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 Joyce and donald trump held a rally last night at the south point. Trump focused on immigration along with Foreign Policy and relations. Saying its time to end all of making with the rest of the world. He also had to stop his speech three t
mark philip visiting from la people were playing the slot machines and all the power went out on the machines, all the machines in the casino they all went dark; and people were upset. Because they had money in the machines. brian loftus the Clark County Fire Department told us. They got a call about a high rise fire. And smoke near the employee dining area. When they got there. They found no traces of fire. And say the smoke was caused by electrical issues. No one was injured and no one was evacuated. Kirsten Joyce tomorrow. Nevada democrats will get a heard. brian loftus its the first in the west caucus. Its been a busy last few weeks for both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. With each of them trying to drum up support ahead of tomorrows caucus yesterday. Both of the candidates were in las vegas. They took part in a town hall inside the Keep Memory Alive Center downtown. Bernie sanders won the coin toss and was the first to address voters. He talked about a number of issues. He al
Witnesses told police he was speeding. And rearended a car that slowed down to make a right turn. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital where he later died. In 2015. 23 people died while riding a motorcycle or moped. In metros 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. Michael Stevens last year. Metro police say there were about 1hundred and 25traffic related deaths in their jurisdiction. Police call the number both devastating and unacceptable. In hopes of stopping the deadly trend this year. Metro police has started a Traffic Safety focus. Each month, the department will be joining forces with the nevada Highway Patrol and the Henderson Police department to through education and enforcement. Police say this month the focus is on speeding. And offic
Likely stop on the debate stage the front runner in this race has actually alluded to the fact that he thinks parts of obamacare are pretty good boo then theres ted cruz who has faced tough questions after failing to consolidate evangelical support in nevada carolina. The texas senator thinks hes being treated unfairly. Im curious how many reporters ask marco rubio after losing four states in a row, so when do you drop out . Rounding out the debate stage john kasich and ben carson who still believe they have a way forward. Democratic side Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are gearing up for their South Carolina primary this saturday. Sanders is spending part of the week by making his pitch to states that vote in th ecoming weeks. He held a rally in South Carolina and okalhoma yesterday. And hell be headed to flint michigan tomorrow. Hell be attending a forum on the citys water problem. Flints water supply is contaminated with lead. Hillary clinton also stressed her committment to help