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 to the hospital for injuries. Including one person who was trying to help the victims. Kirsten Joyce Democratic Candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are back in town. brian loftus theyre taking part in a town hall later tonight. Just two days before saturdays caucus. 8 news now reporter Brittany Edney is live outside the Cleveland Clinic where the event will take place. Brittany, what makes this town hall so significant . Brain and kirsten. First, and foremost. The polls are close. Sanders in the state by one percent. The other thing that makes this town hall so significant is its focusing on issues which affect the Latino Community. The Nevada State Democratic Party is sponsoring the event. Those working with the party say the Latino Community makes up more than a quarter of our states population. The party says candidates will face tough questions on a number of issues ranging from College Affordability to immigration reform. Mariela Hernandez political director, Nevada State Democratic Party i think for latinos here in nevada. Immigration, health care and College Education are some of the top issues on their mind. I think theyre are things that really hit home for them so both secretary clinton and senator sanders will have the opportunity to really let them know what they stand for and where they stand on these issues in particular that i think are so important for nevadans or for latinos in nevada. Msnbc and telemundo are hosting the town hall. It starts at six and goes until 8tonight. It is a closed event. So the general public cannot apply for tickets. Again, this town hall falls just two days before saturdays democratic caucus. A victory or even a narrow loss to clinton would give Sanders Campaign a boost of momentum heading into the more racially diverse contests of South Carolina and the Southern States that vote just a few days later on super tuesday. brian loftus brittany,. What kind of final preparations are taking place prior to the caucus . Brittany Edney well brian. The party says right now theyre focusing on training. Makin g sure people understand how to register to caucus and how the process actually works. And well talk more about that coming up in our next half hour. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can keep up to date on all the latest polls and political events both on air and online. Brian Loftus Metro k9 officer nicky is Getting Better every day. Since he was attacked by a suspect with a machete during a barricade. Cameras were invited to see nicky up close. Sergeant eric kerns showed off his 8 year old partner. For the first time yesterday. He says the dog has a lot of energy and is getting a lot of love during his recovery. Nicky was injured last friday during the standoff when he was sent in to take down the suspect and he was successful at doing so, but not without injuries to his face, head and paw sgt. Eric kerns metro police hes a tough dog. Hes a tough dog, so fortunately, he didnt get anything vital. His ears are still good. No vital organs were struck, so were very fortunate. brian loftus were also suspect. Tolavius timmons. He faces multiple charges. Including a felony for injuring a police animal. Kirsten Joyce a sea of wildflowers is blooming in Death Valley National park. The super bloom is all in part because of the el nino rains weve had. Even a rare desert 5 spot flower was in blood. The flowers blossomed after all the rain weve had recently thanks to el nino. If youd like to see the desert gold. You dont have very long linda slater, National Park ranger we will probably continue to have flowers all through march into april. But these fields of flowers, like we are seeing right now. Theyre close to their prime, right to their peak right now. Especially south, along bad water road. Kirsten Joyce this phenom doesnt happen very often. Only about once a decade or so. brian loftus a first for a president. In nearly 100 years Kirsten Joyce where president obamas will be packing his bags and heading to. In the coming weeks. brian loftus plus. Water runs through this intersection and it drives you crazy. How demetrias helping stop water waste in the valley. Kirsten Joyce and. Milk. Bread. Tattoo. But it could be the new Stores Whole Foods will be opening this year. demetria oearly for this story to be trending. It all over your facebook and twitter later today. Because who doesnt enjoy celebrating National Wine day . . While you may not be having a glass of vino right now. Folks will probably be posting their wine selfie after work tonight. And throwing back a glass or two does have its benefits. Moderate drinkers have lower risks for liver disease, type 2 diabetes, heart attacks, stroke and some cancers. Wine can also reduce bad cholesterol levels and increase good cholesterol. Kirsten Joyce if you want to get a tattoo. But need to pick things up from the Grocery Store. Your dilemma is now solved thanks to whole foods. The Company Plans to open its first 365 stores later this year. The new brand of Grocery Stores will focus on millennial. It wont just be food. It will include other shops to break up the monotonous Grocery Store experience. They could include anything from record shops to tattoo sherry hows the weather today . Sherry Swensk tumbleweed grass invasion in australia. Piled as high as rooftops city council wont help cleanup because its not considered a fire risk this strain of tumbleweed called hairy panic and is poisonous to sheep Sherry Swensk winds are blowing right now. But only expected to get boulder city is bumpy. Winds at the test site have been close to 50 mph. And out in the Spring Mountains at blue diamond ridge. 40plus mph winds. A wind advisory in place right now and will last until this afternoon. We had some gusty winds last night as the first wave of showers pushed through with just some light amounts so far. Sunrise will be working against the clouds today. And then most of the clouds will be pushing out by sunset. Lets check your weather now wind speeds right now around town before you head out the door. Some gusty winds out at red rock already and we could see high winds to 60 mph out there at the base of the Spring Mountains today. Rains pushed through last night and measured up to a tenth of an inch. With some showers on the way with a secondary cold front. Then partly cloudy today and temps near 70 degrees. After today the temps start pattern of mild and dry weather through the weekend. Back to you brian loftus moments ago. The white house formally announced historic plans for president obama to visit cuba. The visit would happen as early as next month. This has been expected since he in 2014. The president s trip to cuba would be the first for a sitting president in nearly 9 decades. This comes as the countries signed an agreement clearing the way for daily Us Commercial flights to cuba. However, a us economic embargo in cuba is still in effect. brian loftus pope francis to mexico. His last stop was in juarez, mass just 50 yards from the us border. The pontiff delivered a blunt message of solidarity with migrants. Pope francis also prayed for the immigrants gathered on the texas side of the border. During his five day visit, the pope toured some of mexicos poorest and most dangerous areas. brian loftus earlier this week. We told you how kanye west was tweeting that hes 53 Million Dollars in debt. Kirsten Joyce a fan started a go fund me campaign to collect donations for the rapper. So far, nearly 36 hundred dollars were generated in roughly 2 days. Tmz reports the debt is actually kanyes investment money thats tied up in his music and fashion lines. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor the sahara and Pavilion Center inrersection looks kind of damp. There could be some slick spots the county will turn on the warm springs tenaya traffic light at 9 am today. < < back to you Kirsten Joyce clark county commissioner lawrence weekly is hosting an event tonight. Highlighting black history month. Its taking place at the smith center from 6 to 8 pm. There will be plenty of entertainment from locals. Including musicians and artists. Commissioner weekly will also give out special awards in recognition of black history month. winners of the biggest Powerball Jackpot ever. Just came forward. Kirsten Joyce what this florida couple had to say. After being handed a check for 328 million bucks brian loftus and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook one of the areas that ive been particularly interested in is the area of children. We intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. No matter where theyre born, no matter to whom they are born. I want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her godgiven potential. Ive spent my life fighting for children, and im not stopping now. Im Hillary Clinton, brian loftus the 1 and a half billion dollar powerball winners in florida have finally been revealed. This couple is lucky winners. They created a trust to manage the money. They were given a check yesterday for their 1 time lump sum prize of nearly 328 Million Dollars. They said they didnt watch the live powerball drawing on january 13th and didnt learn until the next morning that they won. The two said the amount of money is a little nerve wracking. But it will be nice to finally retire. David Kaltschmidt fl powerball winner lost a lot of sleep i lost over ten pounds. At night, cause Maureen Smith fl powerball winner you worry. You worry whats gonna happen, because youre no longer in a quiet place. Which im gonna miss. David Kaltschmidt fl powerball winner i work for northrop grumman, 34 years now and so. I will be retiring. laughter so im ready. other Winning Tickets were sold in tennessee and just across the border in chico, california that winner has yet to come forward. demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor linda says, every day theres water running down alexander road at allen lane. Theres all this water we have to drive through on a daily basis. The Las Vegas Valley Water District handles water waste contacted. The Water District says it will investigate and get back to me with the results. Waste can be reported online or by calling the Southern Nevada water authoritys conservation helpline. In your reports, be as detailed as possible. Investigators can only cite can only cite waste, if they see it happening. Well have that information posted on our website for you. It might feel like spring, but were still in the winter watering schedule until the end of the month. That means, you can only turn the sprinklers on once a week, on your assigned day. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce toyota is recalling nearly three million suvs worldwide because of possible problems with the seat belts. The Company Announced early this morning. Saying a flaw could cause some toyota dealers will fix the issue for free. 1 point 3 million defected vehicles were sold in north america. They were built between 2005 and 2014. The affected vehicles are the toyota rav4, toyota rav4 ev, and toyota vanguard. brian loftus new this morning. Triplea say pothole damage cost drivers some 3billion dollars annually in repairs. They say that number is expected to get higher in the coming years. To minimize damage. Triple a urges drivers to make sure your tires are properly inflated and have adequate tread depth. And if you cant avoid the pothole. Slow down, release the brakes and straighten the steering. brian loftus speaking of potholes. Ford says its adding protection from the nuisance in one of its new cars. The technology is on the 2017 fusion v6 sport sedan. Ford says the shock absorber system automatically stiffens when sensors detect a pothole. Which allows the system to keep the wheel elevated instead of dropping into the hole. Ford says the fusion is the first midsized car in its price Kirsten Joyce finding a job. Then learning youre actually part of a scam and didnt realize it brian loftus 8 on your sides Michelle Mortensen warns about the reshipping scam. Thats gone international. theyre one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown goldman sachs. Just settled with authorities r their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. How does wall street get away with it . Millions in Campaign Contributions and speaking fees. Our economy works for wall street because its rigged by wall street. And thats the problem. As long as washington is bought and paid for, we cant build an economy that works for people. The iphone of the San Bernardino shooter. What a victim has to say about the tech giant refusing to assist the investigation. Kirsten joyce plus. Republicans duking it out. Just days before the nevada caucus. The candidates called liars. And what ted cruz had to say about Donald Trumps lawsuit attempts. Sherry Swensk and. The winds are back. With a vengeance today. The wind advisories and warnings you need to know about before you head out the door this morning. And how much cooler well be for a change in your weather now forecast. < welcome to a brighter morning, joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus brian loftus good morning and thanks for waking up with us. Im brian loftus. Kirsten joyce im Kirsten Joyce. We are just two days away from the democratic caucus. And right now. The Democratic Party is doing everything it can. To be ready. brian loftus 8 news now reporter Brittany Edney is live downtown where both candidates will be later on tonight. Brittany, what kind of final preparations are taking place . brittany brian, kirsten. Its been a busy last couple weeks for the state Democratic Party. Not only have they been planning for saturdays first in the west caucus theyve also been getting ready for tonights town hall thats scheduled to take place behind me. At the keep memory alive center. The town hall is sponsored by the state Democratic Party. People with the party say it will mainly focus on issues affecting the latino population in our state. Itll be hosted by msnbc and telemundo. And will go from 6 until 8 the town hall might be in the spotlight. But the main focus is saturdays caucus. People with the Democratic Party have been working around the clock to make sure theres a big turnout Mariela Hernandez political director, Nevada State Democratic Party in 2008 we had over 100,000 attendees. And we expect a good amount of democrats that are very enthusiastic about both senator sanders and s scretary clinton to come out and i think well have a good turnout. brittany in recent weeks the Democratic Party has been hosting a number of training sessions. Even mock caucuses to help voters learn more about the process. As we told you yesterday. Our state is very important for both candidates. A new cnn. O rc poll has them neckand neck. Right now. Hillary clinton leads Bernie Sanders by just one percent in the silver state. Brian, kirsten . Kirsten Joyce brittany. After the town hall. What other campagin stops are planned for the candidates . brittany Bernie Sanders has a dinner planned for later tonight. Hell also be hosting events in Hillary Clinton. Will host a rally tonight with the Laborers International Union Following tonights town hall. And former president bill clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton are joining in a rally friday evening at the Clark County Government Center amphitheater in las vegas. Kirsten Joyce while sanders and clinton prepare for their town hall tonight. The republicans already faced off. In a similiar meeting in South Carolina. brian loftus marco rubio, ben carson and ted cruz. Participated in a town hall on cnn. Rubio. Actually agreed with frontrunner donald trump. Calling their opponent ted cruz. A liar. marco rubio r president ial candidate ive said hes been lying because if you Say Something that isnt true and you say it over and over again and you know that its not true, theres no other word for it. brian loftus then. Ben carson broke ranks. And sided with president obama. On the issue. Of nominated a Supreme Court jusice in his last months in office. ben carson r president ial candidate i probably would someone. brian loftus instead of focusing o rubio or carson. Cruz took aim at someone else. Donald trump. He said trumps attempts to sue him arent serious. And at one point broke out into song. Singing i just called to say i love you. brian loftus 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can keep up to date on all the latest polls and political online. brian loftus and weve got some big news about 8 news now. Kirsten Joyce anchor Paula Francis Just Announced she is retiring on april first after 30 plus years in the television industry. Sherry Swensk she spent 28 of those at channel 8. Share your favorite paula moments and well wishes online using the hashtag paula signing sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk now. But only expected to get stronger through the day. Boulder city is bumpy. Winds at the test site have been close to 50 mph. And out in the Spring Mountains at blue diamond ridge. 40plus mph winds. A wind advisory in place right now and will last until this afternoon. We had some gusty winds last night as the first wave of showers pushed through with just some light amounts so far. Lets check your weather now mainly near 60 degrees around town. Some gusty winds out at red rock already and we could see high winds to 60 mph out there at the base of the Spring Mountains today. Rains pushed through last night and measured up to a tenth of an inch. Last night and measured up to a tenth of an inch. With some showers on the way with a secondary cold front. Then partly cloudy today and temps near 70 degrees. Back to you Kirsten Joyce cliven bundy have been indicted by a federal grand jury. It all stems from the 2014 standoff in bunkerville. The cattle rancher. Two of his sons. And two other men are facing 16 felony charges. Which carry prison terms if convicted. The most serious is assault on a federal Law Enforcement officer and extortion. Bundy refused to pay grazing fees to the blm for his cattle. In 2014. The federal government tried to round the animals up, to make up for the Million Dollars plus. He owed. And it set off an armed standoff between Law Enforcement and bundy supporters. If convicted, bundy could spend the rest of his life in prison. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor pretty nasty crash on northbound buffalo at lake mead. Use tenaya or rainbow. A big rig rolled over in sloan and its blocking the northbound metro is responding to a crash that happened at the buffalo and lake mead intersection, which isnt too far from cimarron high school. < < back to you Kirsten Joyce apple. Coming under criticism. For not helping the fbi. brian loftus why one of the San Bernardino victims families. Says,. Hacking into the terrorists phones. Is common sense. Kirsten Joyce plus. New shops and restaurants coming to the strip. A look at the wynns new expansion plans. really need one. Kirsten Joyce as 8 on your side consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen tells us some of the most attractive jobs. May actually turn out to be scams. Michelle Mortensen they might be scams that could con you into doing illegal activity. Though you never know it. Plus the employer may rip you off at the same time. This job im about to tell you about. Is definitely one to avoid. kasondra i was putting my resume out anywhere i could. kasondra mostly work from home. kasondra lubbers desperately needed a job. So when this email offer came in. kassondra it sounded perfect all she had to do was ship packages to score more than 18 hundred bucks a month. kasondra it would cover my mortgage which was what i was hoping for the company. Lite west. Sent her a contract and asked for her drivers license. Bank account, routing number and other personal information. Within days. Boxes like these showed up on her doorstep. And all she had to do was mail them around the world. kasondra they were actually going to moscow she did it but never got paid. And started to think the worst. kasondra which is why i contacted you guys. turns out kasondra may have been wrapped up in an international reshipping scam. Thats where people get you to mail stolen goods for them. And possibly steal your identity to steal more stuff. To know for sure we got the post office involved. andrea they prey on people who dont know any better inspector andrea avery collected all the packages at kasondras home. And then launched an investigation into this possible scam. The first step opening the packages and returning any potentially stolen items to the stores or businesses they came from. She couldnt tell me what was inside each box. Because the investigation is ongoing. But she did say the next step is tracking the people behind it down. And warning others to avoid potential con. andrea our biggest defense right now is just educating the public about these kinds of crimes. Michelle Mortensen in addition to helping kasondra with notifying authorities about what happened to her. Folks at the Financial Guidance center. Theyre helping her with her finances, budgeting and her credit while she looks for a job. And remember. When looking for jobs. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Research companies before you hand over your personal information. With 8 on your side, im Michelle Mortensen. Kirsten Joyce if you have a consumer problem. Call michelle on the 8 on your side hotline at 702 6501907. sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk clouds over the mountains with big winds in the mountains. And gusty winds today will make driving hazardous. Watch those shopping carts in and you might want to turn off the sprinklers to keep from wasting water group d its. Weve had some rain since last night and that was beneficial. Som e rain for southern california. But could have used more. We could see some spotty showers as the rest of this system slides through today. But its not a big chance. Hihs dropping back to near 70. We have a great weekend coming. Back to terrific sunshine and that warm springlike pattern sets up again for the valley. Temps get right back up to the warmer mid 70s. So fire up the bbq or if you have the pool heated, jump in and enjoy a swim back to you Kirsten Joyce the debate between Silicon Valley and the government rages on. brian loftus apple continues to refuse to comply with a court order. To unlock the iphone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. An appeal as early as next week. The fbi wants apple to create software that would disable the iphones auto erase feature. So they can look for a possible motive of syed farook. He and his wife killed 14 people in the december shooting. The fiance of one of the victims. Says looking into the iphone for clues. Is just common sense mandy pifer victims fiance i would be outraged if in the future it was used in other ways but this is an investigation into a terror attack apple ceo, tim cook, says complying would have chilling consequences. And his company is prepared to appeal this. All the way to the Supreme Court. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor flipped big rig in sloan onramp. Lake mead. Use tenaya or rainbow. Buffalo. Shoulder blocked. < back to you brian loftus going under the knife. For a bloodless surgery. Kirsten Joyce the new findings. That have doctors believing better. Transfusion. charlie ahead on cbs this morning, well reveal the results of a new national cbs race. And meet the First American woman to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. The news is back in the morning. brian loftus if you th brian loftus if you think youre being healthier by skipping the soda machine and going to starbucks. You may want to think again. A new study by action on sugar found some flavored coffees contain more of th sweet stuff than pop. Several different shops. Including starbucks. The researchers found that some of the drinks can contain get this a whopping 25 teaspoons of sugar thats 3 times more sugar than in a single can of soda. And more than 3 times the recommended maximum daily intake sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk winds are blowing right now. But only expected to get stronger through the day. Boulder city is bumpy. Winds at the test site have been close to 50 mph. And out in the Spring Mountains at blue diamond ridge. 40plus mph winds. A wind advisory in place right now and will last until this afternoon. We had some gusty winds last showers pushed through with just some light amounts so far. Sunrise will be working against the clouds today. And then most of the clouds will be pushing out by sunset. Lets check your weather now wind speeds right now around town before you head out the door. Some gusty winds out at red rock already and we could see high winds to 60 mph out there at the base of the Spring Mountains today. Rains pushed through last night and measured up to a tenth of an inch. With some showers on the way with a secondary cold front. Then partly cloudy today and temps near 70 degrees. After today the temps start climbing and were back to the pattern of mild and dry weather through the weekend. Rains pushed through lasnightd measured up to a tenth ofnch. Th some sws on the waywith a secondary cold front. Ck toou kiten joyce bloodless rgery was originally developedto accommodate patients with ligious concerns. T now the medical community ializing the procedure codnefit a larger community. Ansfusions carry serussks. Ich is leading more and moreysicians to explore bloodlessdicine foall kinds ofrgeries. D some say. It seems to be working better than they anticipated dr. Sherri ozawa englewood hospital there are all of these things we can do to make patients healthier, again truce theamount of blood they lost, to make surgery safer. And these patients actually did better, Kirsten Joyce medical experts say bloodless surgery should be considered for any type of surgery that has been transfusions. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor this flipped big rig is still blocking the northbound i15 onramp in sloan. This serious crash on northbound buffalo at lake mead is causing big problems. Weve got a crew on the way right now. Use tenaya. Rainbow works too just avoid the area. Northbound side is blocked off. < < there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. But i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. To a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. Where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. Where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. An america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. I know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message, and i ask for you to caucus for me. Thank you. Right now, the dow is up 14 points. The dow jumped 257 points the year in half. brian loftus big changes are coming to the strip. The wynn resort and casino Just Announced a major expansion plan. Kirsten Joyce it includes a 75 thousand square foot Luxury Retail space. Just steps away from las vegas boulevard. Wynn plaza will include a number of new shops and restaurants. In cluding high end designer boutiques. We spoke to one local analyst who says its a smart move by the company bill lerner Union Gaming Securities i think it lines up nicely with the trends we are seeing in the market. Non gaming revenue has been quite strong. Kirsten Joyce wynn has yet to detail which stores exactly will be opening. But says they will be quote premier, exclusive and prestigious the wynn plaza is 2017. thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts good morning to your viewers on the west. Its thursday, february 18th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. Ted cruz dares donald trump to sue him over an attack ad. We reveal the results of a new national cbs news poll. Google backs rival apple in its fight against the fbi over unlocking a terrorists cell phone. And seven marathon on seven continents in seven days. A single mom who is the First American woman to complete this daunting challenge. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. This has not been a typical race by any sense and i dont think anyone is surprised that donald is threatening to sue people. He has done that most of his adult life. Slugging it out in South Carolina. He doesnt have one republican endorsement from the senate. Think of it. Hard to believe. I like that. President obama is planning a trip to cuba next month. Hell be the first sitting president to make a state visit to cuba in nearly 90 years. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center attacked by hackers. The hospital paid 17,000 in ransom. They know who is behind a deadly explosion. Turkeys Prime Minister says the attacker was a syrian national. Apple fighting a court order to break into a phone used by the San Bernardino terrorists. They say this creates a back door that endangers all of our cell phones
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