>>reporter: elko nevada, town of 20,000 people is the center of the nevada caucuses today. [applause] marco rubio, ted cruz and donald trump's son are making appearances there. local is important because it is a republican stronghold in nevada. that stronghold may belong to trump. >> the issues that are important to our once they trump trust on. >>reporter: john cumin is the chair for the political science department at unlv. is the race for nevada a charge for second place? >> it is one way for looking at it, whether it will be ted cruz or rubio that finish in second place. at this point, i don't think either one can close the gap with trump. >>reporter: that may be why rubio and cruise -- cruz focus on each other. >> no candidate has ever won that domination -- the nomination who didn't win one of the first three states. only two have done that, donald and me. >>reporter: rubio is accusing the cruz campaign of dirty politics. >> every single day, something comes out that is untrue. >>reporter: nevadans get one the candidates move on to the super tuesday states. cbs news i

. >> reporter: elko nevada town of 20,000 people is the center of the nevada caucuses today. marco rubio, ted cruz and donald trump are all making appearances and elko is important because it is republican stronghold in nevada to trump. >> the issues important to voters here are winds they trust trump more on. >> jon shainmnm is the chair for the political science department at unlv. >> is the race for nevada a fight for second place?>> that is one way to look at it a lot of people are looking at whether it will be ted cruz or marco rubio, she can second and at this point i don't think either one of them came close the gap. >> which may be why the both of them have focused their attacks on each other, ted cruz says mao rubio cannonowin. >>>>he candidate cannot when a nomination who did not win one of the first three states, only two people have done that, donald and me. >> rubio is a cruising ted cruz >> every single day something comes out of his campaign that is untrue. >> one more day of mudslinging before the candidates move on to the super esday state. vegas. >>> 13 state

nevada tomorrow. the vermont senator is in sparks the day before the caucus... right after holding a town meeting in elko. the sparks rally will be held in the rose ballroom at the nugget casino. the event is free and open to one p-m. and ahead of his visit... channel 2 got the chance to speak to senator bernie sanders in a one-on-one satellite call yesterday. after his win in new hampshire, sanders is looking to ride his recent wave of support... all the way to the polls. bernie:"i believe very strongly if theres a large caucus participation... on saturday, were going to do really well" the latest c-n-n... o-r-c poll has sanders and clinton in a few points ahead on foreign policy and women... he is a few ahead on voters under 55. and a strong showing at the caucus could not only help a presidential campaign... but also keep nevada high on the list as an early caucus state. senator harry reid was in town yesterday... to encourage a big voter turnout for the first in the west caucuses. harry reid:"it allows a diverse state to be part of the process. it's important to the country that iowa and new hampshir

nevada tomorrow. the vermont senator will be in sparks the day before the caucus... right after holding a town meeting in elko. the sparks rally will be held in the rose ballroom at the nugget casino. its free and open to the public, and doors open at one p-m. and ahead of his visit... channel 2 got the chance to speak to senator bernie sanders in a one-on-one satellite call yesterday. after his win in new hampshire, sanders is looking to ride his recent wave of support... all the way to the polls. bernie:"i believe very strongly if theres a large caucus were going to do really well" to do really well" the latest c-n-n... o-r-c poll has sanders and clinton in a dead heat here in nevada....she is a few points ahead on foreign policy and women... he is a few ahead on voters under 55. and a strong showing at the caucus could not only help a presidential campaign... but also keep nevada high on the list as an early caucus state. senator harry reid was in town yesterday... to encourage a big voter turnout for the first in the west caucuses. harry reid:"it allows a diverse state to be part of the process. it's impo

nevada. he'll be making several stops throughout the day. starting in elko, making his way to reno, hitting tom cruise in town, holding a rally at the elko, at the r,no boys and girls club tonight. he's going to be hitting up carson city. and of course donald trump also here tomorrow. he's going to be speaking in nugget. if you head to our web site, mynews4.com, you can get an extensive list of where they're going to be, times they're speaking if you want to go and hear say. reporting live, i'm alex knito. back to you. >>> the northern nevada community is mourning the loss of debby smith a. representative says her death appears to have come from complications related to brain cancer. officials say smith was a life- long advocate for nevada's public education system. debby smith was 60 years old. she is survived by her husband, three children, and two grandchildren. the a date for a funeral has not yet been announced. >>> the u.s. circuit court is for the first time since the sudden death of antonin scalia. arguments get underway. chief justice john roberts is expected to mention scalia's passing from the bench. scalia died last week while vi

nevada... getting ready for saturday's caucus. bernie sanders will be in sparks tomorrow.. right after holding a town meeting in elko. the sparks rally will be held in the rose ballroom at the nugget casino resort. the event is free and open to the public. doors open at one p-m. and please stay with channel 2 news and "cbs news" on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage of campaign 2016. mike will have a look at your for her "experience, leadership, tenacity," the las vegas sun just like planned parenthood action fund endorses clinton for her fortitude keeping government out of women's personal healthcare decisions. and the league of conservation voters action fund... for her bold plan to attack climate change. or the human rights campaign... because hillary believes only love should decide which two people can marry. not just a progressive. a progressive who gets results. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. welcome back... today is the first day of a new, lifesaving program in the truckee meadows. it's called, "remembering when." the program is being led by sparks fire marshal

town hall with high school students at del sol academy. bernie sanders.... was in northern nevada this morning... holding a campaign rally in elko. "the issue isn't just who wins the demoratic nomination. the issue is whether nevada will play a leding role in moving thsi country towards a political revolution that will transform this country. " sanders is back in southern nevada tonight... with a rally starting at six at the last night - both sanders and clinton attended a las vegas town hall at the lou ruvo center. we will bring you a special edition of fox five news at five -- tomorrow night. we'll have live coverage of the results... and the candidates local caucus headquarters. lake mead moves up a spot on the list of most- visited national parks. the park service system showed lake mead is now in fifth place. lake mead saw more than seven million visitors in 2015. that's 368- thousand more compared to the year before. it was also a busy 2015 for lake mead. the park saw an increase in overall visitors. for the list of most-visited sites -- blue ridge parkway took first place... followed by golden gate... great smoky mountains

town hall event tomorrow night ... in washington, peter doocy, fox news. the republican candidates are criss-crossing nevada... hoping to drum up support before tomorrow's presidential caucus. today in elko... marco rubio was asked what he thinks about nevada laws that allow prostitution. "i think prostitution victimizes the people who are participating in it: in essence, the prostitute themselves. that's my opinion, but i'm to be a federal offense. we need to the federal government, not expand it." the florida senator made a point to say you can be against something... without wanting the federal government to be involved in restricting it. the democrats had their nevada saturday... with hillary clinton edging out bernie victory. however - the process wasn't without its problems. "we actually got inside of the 12:35 so it was soon as we got inside they were all over the place. and it was so loud no one could understand. " caucus goers say locations were plagued with long waits - confusion - and technical difficulties. more than a thousand volunteers were spread out throughout nevada... to help about 80-thousand people who came out to make their voices heard. people who attended the cauc

nevada tomorrow. he will be in elko at 9-30 a-m... in reno just after noon... and in minden in the afternoon. to r-s-v-p for either the carson town hall in virginia city, or rubio's rallies, head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. and with the g-o-p caucus here on tuesday, and super tuesday a week later, be sure to stay with channel two news on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage of campaign 20-16. at 6:30... jack sutton will show us an historic building in downtown reno that has become a gathering place for artists to live and work. that's tonight's nevada once considered for demolition, the riverside hotel in home for artists now for more than a decade. its new life provides the perfect setting for creative expressions. jack sutton explains in tonight's nevada backroads. the exterior speaks of a grand past, part gothic, part art deco. but today's story is found inside. this is where the artists live. "i was interested in moving here ten or so years ago when it opened. i love living downtown and with other artists and creative people. its a good atmosphere." when you first ent

nevada tomorrow. he will be in elko at 9-30 a-m... in reno just after noon... and in minden in the to r-s-v-p for either the carson town hall in virginia city, or rubio's rallies, head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. and with the g-o-p caucus here on tuesday, and super tuesday a week later, be sure to stay with channel two news on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage of campaign 20-16. still to come, we'll have the latest on the suspect in michigan who police believe went on a shooting rampage... killing six and injuring two. we'll have investigators in michigan are trying to figure out what motivated a man to allegedly commit a series of random shootings that killed six people and injured two others. kenneth craig reports from kalamazoo, where police have a suspect in custody. at one of the three shooting sites in kalamazoo michigan. a memorial is growing as the community mourns the people killed in a deadly rampage. "they weren't targeted for any reason other than they were there to be a target?" authorities say 45-year-old jason dalton's spree allegedly began wh

latino's in nevada . )) ((brian loftus)) both candidates will take part in several other campaign stops after the town hall. sanders has a dinner planned for tonight.. and will be hosting events in elko friday. clinton will host a rally tonight with the laborers international union.. and tomorrow.. former president bill clinton and their daughter chelsea clinton will take part in a rally at the clark county government center amphitheater./// ((brian loftus)) > donald trump is in a war of words with the pope. the republican frontrunner is lashing back at the vatican after the pope made comments about trump's plans for a wall along the mexican border. craig boswell has that - and the rest of the day's campaign news - from mt. pleasant, south carolina craig boswell pope francis is sounding off on donald trump. while flying back to the vatican from his visit to mexico, the about trump's pledge to build a wall on the u.s./mexican border. "a person who thinks only about building walls ...and not of building bridges," he said, "is not christian." trump responded during a noontime rally. (donald trump) "for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful.//if and when vatican

rally at the elko convention center this morning, and, next, rubio is going to head down to the park this afternoon. >>> dr. ben carson is campaigning in nevada on sunday. he spoke at a town hall. just added to his schedule on friday night. about 350 supporters were there. he told them, he's not going anywhere. >> dr. ben carson. >> although he currently ranks last in many polls, republican presidential candidate ben carson assured his supporters in reno sunday he'll continue to fight for his party's nomination. >> right now, it is way too early in the game to give up. >> still, his supporters had some questions about his slip in the polls. >> you were center stage and over the months you gradually moved to the edge of the podium. what happened. what are you doing about it. we have got to get rid of this guy. >> when asked by another supporter, carson responded with his thoughts on those who may call the race so early in the nomination process. i know the media would all have you believe that he's going to be the nominee, but i'm not so sure about that. because i think the american people may actually be a little more sophisticated than the media thinks they are. and at s

nevada... getting ready for saturday's caucus. bernie sanders' campaign just announced he will be in sparks this friday.. right after holding a town meeting in elko. the sparks rally will be held in the rose ballroom at the nugget casino resort. the event is free and open to the public. doors open at one p-m. and the bern is known for drawing crowds. but the trick will be to energize those willing to attend a rally..to take part in the caucus. bernie:"that is what we call the $64 question." bernie:"we are doing everything we can to cover every part of the latest cnn / orc poll has sanders and clinton in a dead heat in this state....she is a few points ahead on foreign policy and women...he is a few ahead on anyone under 55. the result is a draw. senator harry reid was in town today as well and he says no matter who you caucus for...it's the turnout that will keep nevada high on the list as an early caucus state. harry reid:"it allows a diverse state to be part of the process. it's important to the country that iowa and new hampshire don't decide who's gonna be the next president." the democratic caucus is this saturday. for your caucus location,

nevada next week. he will be holding events in elko... reno and fernley on monday and douglas county and carson city tuesday. to register for any of the cruz events or the jeb bush town hall... head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. mike will have a look at your forecast next.... but first, today governor sandoval was one of 17 governors but first, today governor sandoval was one of 17 governors voicing their commitment to narrator: for speaking truth to power in china... women's rights are human rights. narrator: and having the fortitude to keep government out of women's personal healthcare decisions. planned parenthood action fund endorses hillary clinton. just like the league of conservation voters for her bold plan to attack climate change. and the human rights campaign fund... because hillary believes only love should decide which two people can marry. not just a progressive. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. profitable venture for companies and customers alike... and one local start-up is getting in on it. join us welcome back, today at the university of nevada's school of medicine, a group of community leaders participat

has. >>> just a day out from the nevada democratic caucuses, and candidates there making their final pitches to voters as well. bernie sanders held a town hall in elkoampaign, we were 3% in the polls, we were 50 points down in iowa, we were 30 points down in new hampshire. well, the world has changed a lot in the last few months. >> hillary clinton also in nevada today. later tonight, she will be holding a rally with bill and chelsea in las vegas. i want to bring in john ralston, host of ralston live on pbs. also a msnbc political analyst. john, the most recent poll shows clinton with a one-point lead on bernie sanders. she had a substantial lead before christmas. well into the double digits. is it going to be this close tomorrow? >> well, both campaigns think it will be, craig. who knows with a caucus, low turnout. it's almost an anything can happen scenario. but what we do know is that what bernie sanders said, essentially, was right. this race was once considered a blowout for clinton. she had done everything right here, had a great infrastructure and had hired all the people. but the level of activity that have increased from the clinton campaig

nevada next week. he will be holding events in elko... reno and fernley on monday and douglas county and carson city tuesday. to register for any of the cruz events or the jeb bush town hall... head to k-t-v-n dot com and please stay with channel 2 news and "cbs news" for continuing coverage of campaign 2016... through november. paul: "the passing of supreme court justice antonin scalia was unexpected -- but it is paving the way for what could be a long political battle in washington. i'm paul nelson, coming up, i'll show you how local experts are reacting. adrianna: "pope francis visits a hotbed of violence in mexico and speaks out against injustice. i'm adrianna diaz in mexico city, the story coming up." "you're watching channel 2 news... with kristen remington, landon flores: i was raised by my father. my mother left my family when i was 9 years old. things really went from bad to worse for me. this isn't just about numbers, this is about real lives. this is a system that isn't working for the everyday person. it's one of the reasons why i decided to endorse bernie sanders. nevadans are looking for people who are willing to think big, to be bold, and to fight for

nevada tomorrow. he will be in elko at 9-30 a-m... in reno just after noon... and in minden in the afternoon. to r-s-v-p for either the carson town hall in virginia city, or rubio's rallies, head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. and with the g-o-p caucus here on tuesday, and super tuesday a week later, be sure to stay with channel two news on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for still to come on channel 2 news at 6:30... jack sutton will show us an historic building in downtown reno that has become a gathering place for artists to live and work. that's tonight's nevada backroads. shopping for an suv? well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place, to get 0% financing for 60 months on a ford suv. that's right. just announced. ford explorer...edge...escape... and expedition... are available with 0% financing for 60 months. ford suvs. designed to help you be unstoppable. no wonder ford is america's best selling brand. but hurry, 0% financing for 60 months on ford suvs is a limited time offer. once considered for demolition, the riverside hotel in downtown reno has provided a home for arti

town. calm winds. 76% humidity. temperatures in the 20s and 30s for northern nevada. bishop 37. 31 reno and elko 31 degrees. we had rain and snow showers that pushed through overnight from west to east. they were quick to do so. they were isolated in nature. not much consequence from those. we'll continue to see a slight chance of one or two more snow showers in eastern nevada. we are looking dry for the day today. dry with mostly sunny skies. for the eastern side of the state. on the breezy side for eastern nevada. west winds 10 to 15. highs in the 30s and 40s. western nevada well in the 50s. 60s in a couple spots. 59 fallon. 54 mammoth. 49 kings beach. 51 south lake. 8,000 feet 43 degrees. above average for this time of the year. at the ridge tops we'll see gusty winds tonight and tomorrow morning. very light winds across the area. highs in the 50s today. for most of us in the lower elevations reno-sparks 58 degrees. that's five degrees above average. we'll be closer to average tomorrow. a few degrees cooler tomorrow. then the temperatures take off wednesday, thursday and friday. well in the 60s for carso

record now for tomorrow on your friday. 33 degrees in town right now with cloudy skies reported from the airport. teens for eastern nevada, now 14 in elko, 16 in ealey. your highers are lower than our lows. then into the 60s as you head out to the western side of the state and into the mountains as well. couple clouds out there. starting to make their way on through. so we're going to see clouds mixing in with the sunshine. high pressure, though, in place directing all the storms and showers to our north well into the pacific northwest, so we're going to stay dry once again for the next several days around our neck of the woods, but we have rain chances on the seven-day forecast for the first time in a while. into the 30s, 40s and 50s out toward the eastern side of the state with the warmer temperatures making your way farther west. into the 60s for western nevada, 57 in winna mucka for the high today we're around 56 at light winds, not much going on there. could be some haze in the valleys. mix of sun and clouds across much of the area today. northern zones topping out around 60, in sutcliffe, 64 in stead. we're looking for 66 in reno-

bernie sanders for his part starting out in elko at a town hall today, expected to end up with a concert and a rally in henderson, nevada, outside of las vegas. so a super full day for both of these candidates. one day before the caucuses. carol? >> all right. talked about nevada, but it's a whole different story in south carolina. right? clinton has a big lead there. >> reporter: right, right, right, right. latest poll of polls in south carolina showing hillary clinton with 24% advantage in south carolina. leading bernie sanders 56-32%. later today, by the way, we do expect hillary clinton to get the endorsement of democratic south carolina congressman jim clyburn. he'd been holding off endorsing anybody, but now it's our understanding he is headed over to the clinton camp, carol. >> all right. joe johns reporting live from washington this morning. thank you. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," the ceremony for justice scalia to begin soon. you're looking at the funeral home in fairfax, virginia. that's where the body of justice scalia is right now. soon, a hearse will leave those doors and begin the journey to the u.

elko and reno. cruz' tuesday schedule has fernley and carson city... before finishing at las vegas. his rival jeb bush also plans to stump for votes in nevada. the presidential hopeful will start with a town hall meeting in sun city summerlin sunday night. next -- bush heads to a town hall event at an elementary school in reno on monday. the democratic caucus is saturday february 20-th... and the republican caucus is tuesday february 23-rd. we will bring you a special edition of fox five news at five -- saturday we'll have live coverage of the results and the candidates local caucus headquarters. the latest fashion trends walk the runway right here in las vegas. the "magic" trade show taking over the mandalay bay convention center. more than 60- thousand industry professionals check out the must-haves in apparel... footwear... and accessories. the three-day event brings exhibitors from hundreds of countries around the world. organizers say "magic" is the most important international trade fair for fashionistas. the fox5 surprise squad is back at it. this time helping one woman in need... for valentine's day. rascal flatts back in town... for another residency. when and where you can catch

town. 3-mile-per-hour winds. 82% humidity. and mostly sunny skies right now. temperatures across the area, 8 in elko and 12 in ealy. western nevada we're already in the 40s now. we're going for the 50s and 60s as we head toward the afternoon hours. reno-sparks topping out at 65 today. that's 15 degrees above average for this time of year and only 5 degrees for the all-time record for the day. sunshine out there now, a few clouds starting to stream in to central california. we'll start to see increasing cloudiness from the west coming over the mountain and in to western nevada as we head in to the next several hours. otherwise things are pretty quiet on that 7-day forecast. 30s and 40s for the eastern side of the state. generally light winds across the area. western nevada, 50s to near 60 degrees. a few spots in to the 60s as well. near had lake, upper 50s. 55 in kings beach. western nevada topping out in to the 60s. 62 in genoa. 63 for your high in dayton. 61 in stead and in the truckee meadows, 65 in reno-sparks. the average high at the airport for today's date is 50 degrees. we're 15 above that average and only 5 away from a re

nevada campaign offices located at 14-13 south virginia street in reno... from 11-30 and senator bernie sanders is also scheduled to be in sparks today... right after holding a town meeting in elko. the sparks rally will be held in the rose ballroom at the nugget casino resort. the event is free and open to the public... and doors open at one p-m. time to check your roads with r.j. in the "more f-m" 106.9 traffic center! how's it looking out there, r.j.? no accidents or incidents to report. we do have chain controls on mt. rose highway in the higher elevations. roadwork continues on i-80 eb near the east verdi bridge, speed is reduced to 55mph expect possible delays. let's send it over to meteorologist jeff martinez now one of the areas that i've 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 they're 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 god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, and i have always approved this message. mo

town hall yesterday. both candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard today ahead of tomorrow's caucus. bernie sanders will be all over southern nevada today. his first stop is in elko at 10 a-m in the elko high school old gymnasium. doors open at 8 a-m. this afternoon sanders will head to sparks for a rally at nugget casino resort. doors open at 1 and the rally starts at 3 p-m. at henderson pavilion. that rally starts at 6 p-m. all three events are free and open to the public. hillary clinton will be at the clark county government center with president bill clinton and her daughter chelsea. that's at 7:30 tonight...doors open at 5:30. good morning las vegas is live every weekday with all of your weather, traffic and breaking news... join us-- four-30 to seven.. more local news headlines are coming up on action news live at midday. < > in our hot in hollywood report- oscar sunday, just days away-..and nominated for 6 >>> friday morning. taking a live look outside right now at the smith center. that's where the tenors, will take the stage tomorrow night. we'll have them first on our stage. >>ov. they're going to taketh at 7:30 on saturday. they were at the smith cent

town hall yesterday. both candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard today ahead of tomorrow's caucus. southern nevada today. his first stop is in elko at 10 a-m in the elko high school old gymnasium. doors open at 8 a-m. this afternoon sanders will head to sparks for a rally at nugget casino resort. doors open at 1 and the rally starts at 3 p-m. his final stop is in henderson at henderson pavilion. that rally starts at 6 p-m. all three events are free and open to the public. hillary clinton will be at the clark county government center with president bill clinton and her daughter chelsea. that's at 7:30 tonight...doors open at 5:30. up next... an incredible survivial story...as a tour helicopter goes down in hawaii. a 16 year old trapped inside. ((ad-lib)) let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america video of a helicopter crash. this tour helicopter went down yesterday in hawaii near