we have crews all around the valley tonight. as the republican caucus is in full swing. it started about an hour ago. ((dave courvoisier)) and the candidates are anxiously awaiting results. we have live team coverage tonight from your local election headquarters. denise valdez is out where ted cruz will be tonight. patrick walker is with the trump campaign. but we start mauricio marin who mauricio. far? ((mauricio marin)) so far we ve been seeing a wait for some people having to check in before getting their ballot. the line has been out the door since the caucus site opened just about an hour ago. voters had to register as a republican 10 days before the causus. we ve seen some people trying to register but it s too late for them to participate tonight. aside from that once the doors opened some folks took the time to caucus and persuade other voters to choose their candidates. others know exactly who they re choosing. selection and dropping off their ballots..gettin g in an
happens at 7:59pm tonight. reporting live.mauricio marin. 8 news now.//// ((paula francis)) mauricio we thought the jackpot would have hit by now? if there is no winenr tonight do we know how large the jackpot will grow for saturday s drawing? ((mauricio to win big. but in case there isn t a winner tonight -lotto officials are projecting the next powerball drawing to be at 2-billion dollars saturday. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) today.. we could be closer to a decision on the rooftop solar debate. the public utilities comissions is expected to make a decision on holding off or reversing course on the new net metering rates. a meeting took place today. and at that meeting, more than a thousand supporters of the solar industry including dozens of laid off workers. and actor mark ruffalo. the new rates are about 40 percent higher than the current rates for solar customers. solar companies laid off employees..mos tly installers . after the decision. at last check, today s puc
ticket for their chance at becoming a billionaire. (( collin celic/lotto ticket holder: that would be great money for me to go to college help out around the house and help donate and help around the world i guess that would be a great thing to do. )) ((mauricio marin)) the line wrapped around the lotto store in primm all day. starting just after midnight today. suprisingly.mo st people have been waiting in line for only about an hour. compared to the two-to- three hour wait times we saw throughout the week. the odds of winning the powerball jackpot are one in 292-million. folks in line know the odds are to give it a shot. (( milton arline/lotto ticket holder: more likely to get bit by a shark or win the lottery? i hope win the lottery. but more than likely win the lottery because i don t go to the beach that often so i ll stick with winning the lottery on that one. more likely to get drafted by an nba team or win the lottery? oh my skills are tight so i think ((mauricio m
keep it there ok i really want to talk about this game is there a market for this i believe it can be clark hunt kansas city chiefs ceo now if any team whether the raiders or somebody else applied to move to las vegas it would be considered in the same like in any market the things that the league would look for would be the same in any market. john mara ny giants owner listen my personal hope is that he stays in oakland because i think it s a great market if that ends up being his only choice that is something we would have to discuss )) people are expected to watch the superbowl on sunday. ((dave courvoisier)) it s become one of the biggest parties of the year. 8 news now anchor paul joncich has a look at how southern nevadans are getting ready. ((paul joncich)) according to national surveys, america s surveys, america s favorite super bowl party food is: pizza and chicken wings. but you need more than that for a successful super bowl party. today southern nevadans wer