Crews assisted as well. Mauricio Marin the good news here no injuries were reported and there was never any threat to the public. There were also big traffic backups as a result. Its friday night and a lot of people travel to and from the casino town. The traffic has calmed down tonight. Reporting live from laughlin, Mauricio Marin. 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier mauricio, has nv energy said what caused the transformer to blow up and extent of the damage . Mauricio Marin no word yet on what caused that explosion, dave. Thats under investigation. As far as damage. Theres no dollar figure at this time. Back to you. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the parents of an infant who was hurt at the hands of a daycare worker are speaking out tonight. Dave Courvoisier they are one of two families changed forever in North Las Vegas from separate cases of child abuse according to police. Vanessa murphy is live at umc with this story. Vanessa . Vanessa Murphy the parents are here at u mc around the clock taking ca
Ticketed . Vanessa Murphy dave, that is possible that would normally be the case if a driver with an instruction permit was pulled over without a licensed passenger in the car. But that will not happen tonight. Police say its too early to tell. As this is being investigated. Back to you. Dave Courvoisier fatal detail is on scene of another deadly crash. A pedestrian succumbed to their injuries at sunrise trauma after they were hit by a pickup truck. This happened just after 8 30 on eastern between tropicana and reno. 8 news now was the only crew on scene as northbound and southbound lanes of eastern were shut down for the investigation. Were awaiting word on what caused the collision and if any charges will be filed. music Paula Francis were less than two days from nevadas first in the west democratic caucus. The race between Hillary Clinton nevada polls showing a deadheat between the two. Dave Courvoisier both candidates attended a town hall at the Lou Ruvo Center tonight. Patrick wal
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 high. Demetria, how are the roads this Demetria Obilor take a look at this big rig flipped on its side in sloan, just south of town. < back to you Brian Loftus Las Vegas fire and rescue crews battled a this was the scene last night near charleston and lamb just before 11. Firefighters were able to get everything under control in about 20 minutes and no one was injured. Theyre still trying to determine what caused the fire. brian loftus this is the same home that caught fire last november. It was the scene of an arson and homicide investigation. Metro police say a man was found dead on scene. And there were also other victims tied up in and near the home. Four people were taken
President s did crowd boos its true, its true, you know its true, i mean it happens to be true. Kirsten Joyce both candidates now have less than 48 hours to try to convince voters. Later tonight, hillary and former president bill clinton. Along with their daughter chelsea. Will be at a get out the caucus rally. At the Clark County Government Center amphitheater at 7 30. Bernie sanders will be at a concert rally. At the henderson amphitheater at sixpm. brian loftus the republicans also had their own town hall last night. Candidates donald trump, jeb bush, and john kasich attended. Trump took a few swipes at marco rubio. And also spoke about his small feud with pope francis on twitter. Right now, he holds a two toone lead over cruz. Ahead of tomorrows South Carolina primary. brian loftus 8 news now is your local election headquarters for everything relating to the caucuses and the president ial campaign. On air and online at las vegas now dot com. lets get to sherry with a look Sherry Sw
Dangerous in the mountains. Temps take a slight hit, but still above normal. Lets send it over to demetria for a check of your roads. < Demetria Obilor < back to you. Kirsten Joyce a house that was the scene of a homicide and fire back in november. Burst into flames again last night. It happened just before 11 at the home on sherrill circle. Near charleston and lamb. Fire crews were able to get the fire under control in 20 no word on what caused it. And no one was injured. The house was vacant after last years Homicide Investigation and fire damage. Kirsten Joyce heres a look back in november when crews were investigating. Metro says a man was found dead on scene. And there were victims also tied up in and near the home. Four people were taken to the hospital suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. music brian loftus the is just days away. And the democrats are making a final push. Kirsten Joyce new polling reid binion reports. In a state known for making the odds, the numbers ahead