in front of the tropicana laughlin on casino row.... and miguel... the casinos are operating off of generators? closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning more than five thousand people are without power. we spoke to gary hawley... who lives in laughlin. he and his wife driving home from dinner on bruce woodbury drive... when he noticed the fire. "i noticed the explosion out of the corner of my eye something you don't see everyday and then within five seconds i noticed in the rear view mirror the lights went out downtown and the entire casinos went dark. "it was almost like a scene from a movie." the american red cross, clark county office of emergency management, lauglhin officials community working together fire and outage. fire crews are also working a fire here-- near the south point take a live look. the fire broke out just before nine at silverado ranch and las vegas boulevard. abandoned home... they say someone started the fire to keep wa

who lives in laughlin. he and his wife mary... were driving home from dinner on bruce woodbury drive... when he noticed the fire. "what i saw was a fireball the size of a two-story building and it suddently flashed up. "from the rear view mirror and the town going dark and the casino row down there is kinda something to see." the american red cross, clark county office of emergency management, lauglhin officials and other community partners are working together to respond to this fire and outage. here in las vegas, fire crews are battling a house fire near the south point casino. you're taking a live look at the fire now. it broke out just before nine, at and las vegas boulevard. one firefighter was hurt on this job. here's some video from when our crews first arrived at the scene; you can see flames leaping through the house. crews say this is an abandoned home... and someone started the fire to keep warm. they have to let it burn, because the area doesn't have a fire hydrant. crews are bringing water in. there was a casino power

mauricio marin is live in laughlin with details. mauricio? ((mauricio marin)) dave and patranya, the power just came back about 20 minutes ago. clark county fire received reports of the explosion at the n-v energy plant just after 7:00 this evening. there are two plants side-by- side... that transformer blew up at one of them and it took some time before c-c-f-d was able to knock down the flames. we're told the transformer was full of oil -- essentially making it a powder keg -- and that the plan was to let it burn itself out before firefighters deemed it safe to intervene. the secondary effect of this fire, obviously, is more than five thousand people in laughlin and bullhead city across the river in arizona were without power for more than three hours. clark county fire had extra units from las vegas on standby to assist in case of anything 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... it's friday n

. >> we begin with a local breaking news alert in laughlin. police called to the area of maple and lotus. sydney bentner is live. >> laughlin police are investigating what they are calling their first homicide of 2016. they were called around 2:15 this afternoon. near locus. they say witnesses were at the scene when they arrived. they reported four men exit a gold car. only three were on foot. that's because we're told, the homeowner, according to what he told police, the robbery became violent. he was held up at knifepoint. when the three individuals fled the scene. police reported seeing one man dead on the floor in the 6 hundred block of maple. the homeowner is cooperating and apparently being investigated by investigators right now. they are inside gathering evidence as we speak. we will stay on the scene. the coroner is on the scene. and for now, reporting live, in laughlin, sydney benter, local 12 news. >> thank you, sydney. >>> no word on what spark add second deadly fire in as many days. this one in a home in mason. >> roma hunt died in the blaze. she's the 13th person to die in

in the 40's for mesquite all the way to laughlin. chilly for pahrump this afternoon after some big wind gusts earlier. cold already up in the the central part of the state. ............................... .............. ok so let's go to the radar and satellite. this spin in th four corners in the system that brought rain. now snow in denver. the backside of this is bringing north winds we're seeing right now and they're cold winds. the rain now moving east and it looks like we're drying out. ............................... ................. however this system will cause all sorts of problems for the midwest from nebraska to iowa where it could bring up to 18 inches of snow for those locations as it gaines steam and moisture from the south. ............................... .................. so here's what to expect for us. cold breezy winds tonight with feels like temps in the 20's by morning. tomorrow drier, but staying cold and breezy.extended forecast shows we're staying dry, but warming late week and finally near average to near

lake mead 63 but could be gusty at times especially down river through laughlin at 65 for their high. ............................... .......................... extended forecast showing 60's for a few days, then the 70's next week with more sunshine. staying dry for a while. maybe addtional clouds a week from today. <))) ((paul joncich)) > creating works of art... that will eventually just melt away. ((denise valdez)) the competition happening now to create masterpieces out of snow. with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider nature put on quite the show in japan last night. a volcano erupted... sending an orange blast into the sky. and you can even see lightning coming from the smoke and lava. experts say while dra

laughlin almost 60. ............................... ................... extended forecast looking at sunny and warmer for superbowl sunday. warmer next week with 70's in the forecast and staying dry.<))) > ((denise valdez)) > making last minute plans to see super bowl 50... prepare to pay up. ((dave courvoisier)) how much tickets to sunday's big game will set you back... and how the prices compare to years past./// < courvoisier. the news of southern nevada is now.")) > ((denise valdez)) > the world health organization has declared a global health emergency amidst the recent zika outbreak. this comes as the governor of florida declared a health emergency in four counties... with at least nine cases of the mosquito- borne virus detected there. officials believed all the cases out of the country. but there are new concerns about the virus.. now that us health officials confirmed it has been spread through sexual contact. the virus has been linked to several thousands cases of a serious birth defect: ((dr. tom frieden//cdc director - the bottom-line for the

regional winds also still blowing around in the afternoon for mesquite down to laughlin. we anticipate all areas to see a decrease in those winds through the evening. ............................... ......... current temps in the high 60's 81 yesterday and we barely reached 70 today. cooler up in kyle canyon, they in the ski resort. while the lodge mainly rain. ............................... ....... regional temps also cooler in the high 60's this afternoon from mesquite all the way down to laughlin still mild today in the mid 70's. cooler in the central part of the state. .............. rain has moved out. did that about 1 p-m today airport. skies are clearing and we'll have high pressure move in from the west and warm us up again for the weekend. ............................... ............ windcast show some breezes for friday in the teens to 20's. but not enough for wind advisories. saturday should be a lot calmer before some breezes return on monday and tuesday. ............................... ............ tonight 48 and chilly. not as windy. evening breezes 5 to 15

when i called laughlin kennel one who said she was an office manager refused to talk to me. this is not the first encounter with unwanted attention. last year, they set up a facebook page called the truth about laughlin kennel specifically to refute false allegations. the kennel owner did eventually send a statement which says in part that "they requested the puppy be returned to us for a refund but the customer declined we regret this or any puppy became ill. jamie says they worry cocoa wouldn't survive a drive back to the kennel and they don't want to return her. >> to request us to present the dog to them is unreasonable and >> reporter: so far cocoa's vet bills 6,000 dollars. bree sison. >> word is chipotle e.coli outbreak is now officially over. center for disease control and prevention today announced the investigation has ended. the past several months customers got sick from sam sam nilo and e-- salmonella and e.coli and norovirus. next month they will close for one day for a special staff meeting about food safety. >>> this was an extraordinary day in new england. n

teens to single digits for the central great basin and chilly for laughlin. we do not have any hard freeze warnins issued this time around. ((denise valdez)) > new at four -- metro police searching for the suspects after a deadly shooting this morning. is all happened in t sternrt of the valley...ar crsn and boulderhighy8 news now tony smith shows us who police may beooking fortonight.< "that is just wrong." one person... dead... "too many deaths, to close." now, metro police are trying to find the person or persons involved in an early morning shooting.. lt. dan mcgrath, metro police "with that many shots fired we're footprints and we have 4 or 5 people that called in so we got to talk to them. most of the just heard it not many saw a lot." just like this witness -- too terrified to show his face. "last night was one of the scary nights, 15 shots, well was counted from the cones." investigators say when police arrived on euclid avenue just before three this morning.. they found a hispanic man in his late 40's possiblly early 50's suffereing from multiple gun

even warmer for laughlin with 79 for the foecasted high. ............................... ......... extended forecast shows more 70's into next week. breezes kick in by midweek and then we start to see the low 70's and 60's by friday. slight shower chances for thursday but don't look too impressive as of now. <))) the rtc is changing the way you get to work... demetria obilor has the new route north las vegas boulevard commuters will have to take in today's what's driving you crazy./// (( )) demetria obilor: the rtc plans to improve bus service with several transit changes going into effect sunday, february 21. if you frequently travel las vegas boulevard north, say goodbye to the metropolitan area express (max) and hello to route 113. the rtc is cutting the max to add more service to the 113, which also service las vegas boulevard north. the rtc says route 113 will run every 15 minutes during daytime hours, seven days a week. evening and overnight service will also be increased. the rtc customer service line. we'll have that number posted on our website, lasvegasnow.co m hey! what'

gusts up o 40 reported for laughlin and bullhead city today. could still see some leftover gusts, but expect them to relax more the coming days as the high settles it. ............................... .............. clear weather across the west coast. the high to the west slow dominating the region. it will bring warmer highs for us and especially down to the southern california where they'll be in the 80's. now when the jetstream goes high and amplifies, at the same time it forms a dip in jetstream. ............................... ............. what that means is the dip digs south and send the cold air from canada out here. snow stretching from the twin cities all the way to georgio we also have that coastal low pulling away but still sending snow to boston, the cape and maine. ............................... ............... big high pressure isn't going away. in fact stays near stationary all week. bringing us warmer weather and keeping any storms away at bay. ............................... ............... so here's what to expect. near rec

regional winds also still blowing around in the afternoon for mesquite down to laughlin. we anticipate all areas to see a decrease in those winds through the evening. ............................... ......... current temps in the high 60's and below the 70 degree mark. 81 yesterday and we barely reached 70 today. cooler up in kyle canyon, they picked up 2 inches of new snow in the ski resort. while the lodge mainly rain. ............................... ....... regional temps also cooler in the high 60's this afternoon from mesquite all the way down to laughlin still mild today in the mid 70's. cooler in the central part of the state. ............................... .............. rain has moved out. did that about 1 p-m today picked up a trace of rain at the airport. skies are clearing and we'll have high pressure move in from the west and warm us up again for the weekend. ............................... ............ windcast show some breezes for friday in the teens to 20's. but not enough for wind advisories. saturday should be a lot calmer monday and tuesday. .........

the lake a 60 today and laughlin mid 60s. .............. near 60 for the valley... then not as cold overnight. the warm-up continues through the weekend and into next week with springlike 70s showing up and staying a while next week!/// ............. < ((weather toss))> ((brian loftus)) > stocking up on the brew for the big game how the official beer distributors of super bowl 50 are gearing up for super sunday.... and what you need to remember if you plan on having a drink ((brian loftus)) > sup the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. with 40 megs of internet speed fr centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same tim

regional winds also still blowing around in the afternoon for mesquite down to laughlin. we anticipate all areas to see a decrease in those winds through the evening. ............................... ......... current temps in the high 60's and below the 70 degree mark. 81 yesterday and we barely reached 70 today. cooler up in kyle canyon, they picked up 2 inches of new snow in the ski resort. while the lodge mainly rain. ............................... ....... regional temps also cooler in the high 60's this afternoon from mesquite all the way down to laughlin still mild today in the mid 70's. cooler in the central part of the state. ............................... .............. rain has moved out. did that about 1 p-m today picked up a trace of rain at the airport. skies are clearing and we'll have high pressure move in from for the weekend. ............................... ............ windcast show some breezes for friday in the teens to 20's. but not enough for wind advisories. saturday should be a lot calmer before some breezes return on monday and tuesday. .........

it's warm and windy in laughlin. very mild along the river, but bumpy breezes will last all day. s up to mesquite... d over to pahrump. ring and winter all back east. e west has some cool spots... with rain swers and 50s inrtland and seale...20s in nneapolis and chicago... llas in teh 60s and stlchilly across the southeast with thunderstorms turning to freezing rain and snow along the east coast. ............ a whole mess of problems back there... even looking out for tornadaoes in the deep south along the gulf coast today... and then those thunderstorms hit that cold air and turn into sleet, freezing rain and then snow heading through the virginias and carolinas. .......... a winter storm warning in place for many areas until tomorrow with possibly six inches of snow on top of ice that will continue into early tomorrow. thankfully it's a federal holiday so most of d.c. is closed and kids out of school. that should cut down on accidents on the roads. .................. but you can see the wintry mess making for some tricky travel today. beautiful picture- postcard scenery if you

lake mead 63 but could be gusty through laughlin at 65 for their high. ............................... .......................... extended forecast showing 60's for a few days, then the 70's next week with more sunshine. staying dry for a while. maybe addtional clouds a week from today. <))) > ((paula francis)) > wisconsin police.. still under pressure because of a tv documentary. ((dave courvoisier)) > how they're addressing a recent murder... and the question of whether it's connected to a netflix series. ((paula francis)) > the zika outbreak... taking away from "carnivale". what some south american cities are doing to protect residents... amid the holiday celebrations./// < courvoisier. the news of southern nevada is now.")) > ((paula francis)) > extreme sports fans are mourning the death of b-m-x star dave mirra. police say the 41-year-old was found inside his truck with a self- inflicted gunshot wound... yesterday in north carolina. he did not leave any sort of suicide note. mirra posted a message on instagram to his wife.. saying "my rock! thank god." dave mirra also leaves behi

gusts up o 40 reported for laughlin and bullhead city today. could still see some leftover gusts, but expect them to relax more the coming days as the high settles it. ............................... .............. clear weather across the west coast. the high to the west slow dominating the region. it will bring warmer highs for us and especially down to the southern california where they'll be in the 80's. now when the jetstream goes high and amplifies, at the same time it forms a dip in jetstream. ............................... ............. what that means is the dip digs south and send the cold air from canada out here. cities all the way to georgio with a strong low and winds. we also have that coastal low pulling away but still sending snow to boston, the cape and maine. ............................... ............... big high pressure isn't going away. in fact stays near stationary all week. bringing us warmer weather and keeping any storms away at bay. ............................... ............... so here's what to expect. near reco

regional temps in the 60's this afternoon for the colorado river afternoon in laughlin. very mild late today in death valley and cold already for the southern great already for the southern great basin near the freezing mark already by afternoon. ............................... ............. superbowl sunday looks great with a high of 65. could see some north breezes, but otherwise sunny and nice conditions expected. very comfortable too. ............................... ................ we've been tracking that coastal storm overnight in the east coast that brought snow for the mid- atlantic up the northeast. most neighborhoods received about 5 inches or less as this storm hugged the coast but moved now it's up near canadian maritimes. ............................... ..................... flight delays seem to be in new york and boston. those are the major delays this afternoon, most likely due to the storm. moderate delays for lax today , elsewhere airports seem to be running smoothly so far. ............................... ........................ clear skies right now

current temps outside right now in the 40's for mesquite all the way to laughlin. chilly for pahrump this afternoon after some big wind gusts earlier. cold already up in the the central part of the state. ............................... .............. ok so let's go to the radar and satellite. the system that brought rain. now snow in denver. the backside of this is bringing north winds we're seeing right now and they're cold winds. the rain now moving east and it looks like we're drying out. ............................... ................. however this system will cause all sorts of problems for the midwest from nebraska to iowa where it could bring up to 18 inches of snow for those locations as it gaines steam and moisture from the south. ............................... .................. so here's what to expect for us. cold breezy winds tonight with feels like temps in the 20's by morning. tomorrow drier, but staying cold and breezy.extended forecast shows we're staying dry, but warming late week and finally near average to near 60. ...........................

unless you live down the colorado river valley where laughlin and bullhead city notorious for those strong gusts. ............................... ............. right now le''s focus on the valley where the temps around 62 degrees winds less than 10. yesterday i said breezy not windy, and you can see we had a lot less wind today than yesterday. gusts up to 17 right now with earlier gusts up to 25. but notice big temperature change. ............................... ............ winds this evening will calm down even more, but notivce where the blue and yellow colors are? that's southern clark county indicating we could still have some leftover breezes there through the week. ............................... .................. evening planner shows temps cooling off to some chilly 40's by late night. mostly clear skies and calmer winds will actually make the temps drop even more. ((tedd florendo)) > still looking for a suspect in a deadly shooting in the valley. ((denise valdez)) what police beleive believe led up to the shooting and the person they're now looking for who they believe can give

from a person that positively identified the subject in the image as don laughlin -- dawn laughlin. >> she was spotted and pulled over in pinellas county the police say items found in the car later to the incident. deputies say she will be transported back to brevard county to face charges. >>> winter park police are hoping you can help them catch a man they say maybe behind two recent robberies. one caused a busy park to be evacuated. look at these surveillance pictures from the mcdonald's on aloma avenue near st. andrews boulevard. you can see the robbers wearing a hoodie. police say he robbed the restaurant yesterday afternoon and hit a man wearing the same outfit robbed the current the day before. >>> the battle for the white house is getting ugly on the campaign trail. top contenders getting personal. hurling insults at each other, most criticism coming after endorsement for gop from runoff donald trump. >> >> is a mastic -- nasty guy. >> donald trump is a first-rate con artist. >> this is my country, my country. >> front runner donald trump taking a tax from all sides including

gusts up o 40 reported for laughlin and bullhead city today. could still see some leftover gusts, but expect them to relax settles it. ............................... .............. clear weather across the west coast. the high to the west slow dominating the region. it will bring warmer highs for us and especially down to the southern california where they'll be in the 80's. now when the jetstream goes high and amplifies, at the same time it forms a dip in jetstream. ............................... ............. what that means is the dip digs south and send the cold air from canada out here. snow stretching from the twin cities all the way to georgio with a strong low and winds. we also have that coastal low pulling away but still sending snow to boston, the cape and maine. ............................... ............... big high pressure isn't going away. in fact stays near stationary all week. keeping any storms away at bay. ............................... ............... so here's what to expect. near record high in the 70's. dry all weeek

lake mead 63 but could be gusty at times especially down river through laughlin at 65 for their high. ............................... .......................... extended forecast showing 60's for a few days, then the 70's next week with more sunshine. staying dry for a while. maybe addtional clouds a week ((dave courvoisier)) > hundreds of people from around the country packed a mormon church to pay respects to the spokesman for the oregon armed standoff. 8 news now reporter mauricio marin reports from kanab, utah: ((mauricio marin)) tonight robert lavoy finicum's family still mourning their loss after hundreds attended his funeral here. strong words from the family. defending their father's action. saying he did nothing wrong but stand up for liberty. supporters from around the country attended the memorial service. as they carried out finicum's casket from the church...it was followed by a procession. nevada rancher cliven bundy was among those in attendance. he had his own standoff with the federal government back in 20-14 over unpaid grazing fees. in this latest case---involving b

even warmer for laughlin with 79 for the foecasted high. ............................... ......... extended forecast shows more 70's into next week. breezes kick in by midweek and then we start to see the low 70's and 60's by friday. slight shower chances for thursday but don't look too impressive as of now. <))) > ((denise valdez)) > lamar odom made his first public appearance... after being found unconscious at a nevada brothel back in october.the former n- b-a star arrived kanye west's new york fashion ek shoom was found at the brothel tcaine in his system.as west walked odom to his seat with the kardashian and jenner families... the crowd at madison square garden cheered and shouted odom's name./// ((dave courvoisier)) > making an impact on the community we live in. we continue our black history month celebration... with a man who rose in the ranks of metro... and what he's doing now... after retiring from the force./// < the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a

current temps outside right now in the 40's for mesquite all the way to laughlin. chilly for pahrump this gusts earlier. cold already up in the the central part of the state. ............................... .............. ok so let's go to the radar and satellite. this spin in th four corners in the system that brought rain. now snow in denver. the backside of this is bringing north winds we're seeing right now and they're cold winds. the rain now moving east and it looks like we're drying out. ............................... ................. however this system will cause all sorts of problems for the midwest from nebraska to iowaere it could bri 18ches of snow for those cations as it gaines steam and isture from the south. ........................................... so here's what to expect for us.ld breezy winds tonight withels like tem in the 20's by morning. morrowrier, but staying coldd brey.extended forecast owwrstaying dry, but rming late week and finallyar average to near 60........................... .................... our morning low with breezy winds

laughlin almost 60. ............................... ................... extended forecast looking at warmer conditions. with breezes on friday. sunny and warmer for superbowl sunday. warmer next week with 70's in ((dave courvoisier)) > we're one day closer to the big game. ((denise valdez)) ron futrell is on the sports desk tonight while chris is in san francisco. ((ron futrell)) and we're going to check in live with chris in just a few... look who he found on media row today at the super bowl --- we'll hear from dana white plus, the best rebels football recruiting class... ever? sports is next./// "from 8 news now, this is -- ron futrell on the sports desk all week while chris is in san francisco for the super bowl. he's one of the lucky ones who festivities all week... but for folks who wanna see the game it costs a pretty penny. chris joins us live in san fran with more on ticket prices. hi, chris! ((chris maathuis)) i remember less than a year ago, tickets for the floyd mayweather, manny pacquiao fight were crazy expensive. but guess what super bowl 5

gusts up o 40 reported for laughlin and bullhead city today. could still see some leftover gusts, but expect them to relax more the coming days as the high settles it. ............................... .............. clear weather across the west coast. the high to the west slow dominating the region. it will bring warmer highs for us and especially down to the southern california where they'll be in the 80's. now when the jetstream goes high and amplifies, at the same time it forms a dip in jetstream. ............................... ............. what that means is the dip digs south and send the cold air from canada out here. snow stretching from the twin cities all the way to georgio with a strong low and winds. we also have that coastal low pulling away but still sending snow to boston, the cape and maine. ............................... ............... big high pressure isn't going away. in fact stays near stationary all week. keeping any storms away at bay. ............................... ............... so here's what to expect. near recor

state and warmest late today in laughlin and death valley. ............................... ...................... weekend forecast shows temps in the high 70's again most likely widespread 80 degree plus temps by saturday and some of sunday. more clouds on sunday but still partly sunny to mostly sunny skies expected at times ............................... ..................... now. thing have quieted down with storm weather gone. the warmer weather they had brought the storms, now it's cold enough to snow in the mid-atlantic states. ............................... ................... bouncing over to the west clear northwest. that's something they don't see vitamin d. high pressuren expected to anchor in more this weekend and bring dry conditions and those warmer 80's as it settles ............................... .................. the warmer weather is going to be killer on the sinuses for all you allergy sufferers. allergy reports shows high readings now of ash, elm and juniper. weeds remain low luckily with mulberry still moderate. ............................... .................

mahsa saeidi is live out in laughlin.... right now. mahsa. power just came back on for casinos just minutes ago. when we first arrived...eerie. casinos were black street lights here were out. dangerous to at h pedestrians...cars... backup generators here at tropicana had kicked in at that point. people were playing slot machines... people tell is it happend instantly...suddenly it went black. someligts came back in after people trapped in elevators... havent bren able to confirm any of those reprots. everybody was calm, everybody was calm it was just like where's the nearest exit in case anything happens. caused massive power outage this happened around 730. transformer at nv energy plant exploded flames spreading four units in total on fire. firefighters surround units wait it out... make sure flames are contained out! before ...5000 homes without power. nevada energy crews were assessing the damage at the transformer substation working to swtich equipemetnt to restore power... front elecators at tropicana were working but back elecators wer

marnell owns two resorts in laughlin... where it invested about 70-million dollars in the last decade. the company's chairman says he'll do the same here...with plans to renovate 800 hotel rooms in the west tower, as well as the convention area, casino and showroom. marnell "we don't anticipate a lot of quick moves. this is long term. anybody, i think, that knows us, we don't sell much. we're usually buying about 13-hundred people work at the nugget. marnell says the change of ownership won't affect any of them. and the public utilities commission is expected to make a decision today... about whether solar users can keep paying their old rates. the p-u-c took questions from the public monday... opponents of nevada's new solar rate hikes argued they eliminate the return on investment for installing rooftop solar... and are forcing solar companies in nevada to close shop. the p-u-c has released a draft order since then... stating their current opinion is to not have solar rates grandfathered in.. instead implementing the new

but either way, we've got 52 mesquite. 60 laughlin. 54 henderson. current temperatures nice and mild. the past few days have been nice and mild. 73 today. 64 is normal. well above normal. overnight lows above normal, too. we're not getting chilly overnight lows although there's a chill in the air at times. set up is this. the wind has been a bigger even the rains haven't been much of a problem for us except in the mountains where it's a different story. tomorrow, we'll have a breezy day. we'll cool things down below the 70-degree mark on tuesday. show you why in just a moment mere. this is what i'm dark -- just a moment here. this is what i'm talking about. the water temperature is 58 degrees. if you get out and about you don't have to face the 70's but it'll certainly be nice across the valley anyway. high pressure is built in nicely. sticking around next couple of days. monday and sunday time frame, sunday through monday, we'll see the jet stream so far to the north and high pressure really building in nicely. that'll warm things up. then you get

even warmer for laughlin with 79 for the foecasted high. ............................... ......... extended forecast shows more 70's into next week. breezes kick in by midweek and then we start to see the low 70's and 60's by friday. slight shower chances for thursday but don't look too impressive as of now. <))) ((dave courvoisier)) > it's valentine's day weekend.. and romance is in the air. and that means the county clerk's office is gearing up for some busy days. valentine's day.. and thday before are typically some of the most popular days in the year to tie the knot. last year, they issued more than 16-hundred licenses over the weekend. tonight... we spoke with one couple at the little white wedding chapel... who were in vegas for a conference and figured... why not get married tonight?: ((charles & lisa hess//newlyweds - we decided we have no kids, no work, we took a couple extra days of vacation. let's just do it. we've been together 3 years, we lived together...so it's time to move on. the next phase of our lives." )) ((dave courvoisier)) to help commemorate the exciting we

laughlin's bosses project after prosecutors say she knew about the alleged abuse but never reported it. that's why parents of the alleged victims out this lawsuit demanding documents from the university that show who knew what and when. university and the attorney general's office which represents them have repeatedly refused to provide that information. today a judge agreed. in a rolling compelling the state to release the information the judge blasted state officials for stonewalling saying these families have now been traumatized twice. once by the rate and molestation of the little children and second i certain government representatives will appear more concerned with protecting their own employees and preventing the truth from emerging. >> statement attorney general's office told me that they have previously worked with the family of the victims on providing records and they will continue to do so moving forward. however also learning that this ruling would set an important legal precedent in on that tonight at 10. former patriot player aaron hernandez is about his old team court

. >> and laughlin police say they right as an antiviolence collaboration meeting was wrapping up. right now it's investigated as a homicide. live from laughlin, sydney benter, local 12 news. >> sydney, thank you. we will bring you any new information on the story as soon as we get it. >> two 12-year-old girls are locked up, the prime sments of a bomb threat that shut down a northern kentucky school system. >> dayton will be back tomorrow without two. and local 12 joins us live from dayton on how they got caught. . >> i could tell you, no one was hurt. there br no explosives. police are telling us, it was to here in dayton, no one was laughing. >> nine-year-olds, are laughing, bomb threat was sent to facebook. of after few hours, they tried to find her. >> and the obstacle this morning, not having the suspect in custody led us to believe, we'll take every precaution to close the school. >> and police chief spotted the girl and questioned her. she admitted making the threat and implicated another 12-year-old classmate. >> she was also brought in. that ended up in terrorist >> and hamilton

one of our viewers shot this video driving into laughlin-- quiet an eerie sight. casino guests we spoke with, were happy with how the situation was handled. everybody was calm, everybody was calm it was just like where's the nearest exit in case anything happens. they said the elevators are not running we would have to walk the stairs 18 flights ..18 flights..so yiure going to sit here at slot machines for now oh yes there were no reported injures. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. a valley firefighter and a person are rushed to the hospitla after getting hurt in a massive fire. the abandoned house went up in flames last night near las veags boulevard and silverado ranch. the firefighter who was injured was taken to the hospital, but we don't know in what condition. meanwhile, the person was suffering from smoke inhalation. you can see how big those we're also learning there were no hydrants in the area so, firefighters had to bring water in to douse it. fire officials haven't mentioned what the cause of the fire might have been. -13- action news

regional temps in the mid 50's from mesquite all the way down to laughlin where we're milder. mild also for death valley and cold again for tonopah and ely this afternoon. cold readings again expected there by morning. ............................... ... superbowl forecast looks good. here's the update 66 now with sun skie uld have some breezes on sunday, but gusty more for the colorado river. nny and nice for thatuayich airs here on channel 8. ............................east coast getting slammed with more rain. we had reports of flooding in georgia and the carolinas. this front will continue to move up the coast and mix with the colder air from the north. rain snow line will drop and this precip will change over to snow tonight through tomorrow down the i-95 corridor bringing more snow for the mid atlantic and up to maine. to 5 inches or more ............................... .............. locally no radar echoes, but we do have clouds coming in. they will clear more tonight. high pressure will dominate the region this weekend into next week. sending any storms to north. we

one of our viewers shot this video driving into laughlin-- quiet an eerie sight. casino guests we spoke with, were happy with how the situation was handled. there were no reported injures. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. good morning everyone! coming up... a live look at the national basilica where antonin scalia will be laid to rest up-- what family and friends are doing to bid farewell to the supreme court justice . the feud continues to escalate between the f-b-i and apple. the moves the f-b-i is making-- and why the teach giant could be facing some serious charges for her "experience, leadership, tenacity," the las vegas sun endorses hillary clinton. 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... only love should decide which two people can marry. not just a progressive. a progressive who gets results. i'm hillary clinton,

mahsa saeidi is live out in laughlin.... right now. mahsa. power just came back on for casinos just minutes ago. when we first arrived...eerie. casinos were black street lights here were out. dangerous to at h pedestrians...cars... backup generators here at tropicana had kicked in at that point. people were playing slot machines... people tell is it happend instantly...suddenly it went black. someligts came back in after

warmer for laughlin and death valley with 70's this afternoon also for beatty late day. ............................... ......... valentines forecast looks warmer with highs in the mid 70's under mostly sunny and pleasant conditions. we could see the winds pick up a little for that day so could be breezy at times as well.. ............................... ............. warmer in the southwest. mild in dallas and the deep south. but look at this arctic from canada where temps in the teens, this will stretch all the way down to the deep south over the weekend into early next week. ............................... some h so you can watch whatever, whenever. yes and? countries are represented. atuis)) njuries erman out, unlv is really in a tough situation. even beyond what you'd think. players are having to learn new positions and it's changed unlv's approach to preparation e a junior at the university of southern california

warmest temps in laughlin and death valley again. cooler temps over the hump in pahrump and chilly for the northern sections. ............................... ........... storm reports show the trail of destruction from that system bringing all the severe weather. wind damage reports from florida with some tornados reported in those locales with multiple trees down in the carolinas. also reporting tornado reports as well through the carolinas and virginia. ............................... .................... red boxes here are tornado warnings now. through virginia mostly but not in d-c right now. we do however have mutiple tornado watches in d-c through pennsylvania, jersey and down to the carolinas. this will be an area we'll have to watch this evening. snow on the backside off all this is coming down in michigan. ............................... ........................ notice the isobars not as tight or close together like up in the northwest. high pressure comes in again the next few days and when it's almost directly overhead pre

some 60s and plenty of warmer 70s in laughlin.... primm... pahrump. .................... we are reaching for our warmest day of the year at 80 degrees. we haven't seen 80 since the first couple of days of last november. 63 is normal. morning temps have been so mild - in the 50s - but those will rolls our way. ............ gusty winds in the mountains today with a high wind warning and danerous driving conditions... with best chance of showers in the higher elevations. maybe some high elevation snow showers. ..... the valley could see a shower or just sprinkles because this quick-moving storm will not be able to saturate the air quickly enough to bring a lot of rain to the valley. ............. and breezy to gusty winds for the valley tomorrow will last through the day with cooler temps. lots of pink on the map indicating higher winds today and tomorrow. .......... high wind warning and wind advisory lasting until 4 p.m. thursday.... gusts to 40-plus in the but more than 60 in the mountains. .......... the storm has some colder air and it is bringing some good snow to the

expecially warm for laughlin and death valley. cooler up in the central and northern part of the state today. chilly up in ely this afternoon. ............................... ........... we of course have wind advisories. one for the lake until 6 then we have a wind advisory for tomorrow for the lake mead and the colorado river valley. which begins adn 6 am until 4 pm tomorrow. ............ here's what to expect. p.m. gusts between 25 to 30. then easing off by early evening. tuesday breezy again for the valley. windy at the lake and colorado river. hence the wind advisory. cooling down to the mid to high 6o's by tomorrow and wednesday. ............................... ......... clear skies right now. system to the east close enough to bring those winds but it will generate severe weather for the southern plains and deep south for the next few days. we'll cool off to the 60's but then high pressure off to the west will again anchor in and before more wind this weekend. ............................... .............' tonight the low w

chilly for pahrump and mesquite. 50's this afternoon for laughlin and death valley. cold up in reno as well. ............................... ........... looking at the national forecast we have snow from the same system that brought us the rain this weekend. snow stretching now from omaha all the up to the great lakes. at the same time, it's frontal boundary is picking up gulf moisture from the gulf of mexico and bringing severe weather in the southeast. ............................... these tornado watches stretch from mississippi allthe way up to kentucky. but we'll have to watch the ohio valley and georgia as these severe storms keep pushing east this evening. ............................... ............. back west we have a few thin clouds overhead and could see more clearer skies over night. out the pacific there is another system but it stays to the north, bringing snow to ely on thursday, but we'll just get clouds. ............................... tonight expect a low of 31 and cold. near freezing temps and winds less than 10 mph and mostly clear. tomorrow 50 f

outside the valley... 60s all over from laughlin to pahrump and up to mesquite. ely finally in the low 40s after dropping to teens this morning! ................... our normal high for this time in late february is 65 and we should just eclipse that by a few degrees. the record of 82 is definitely extra warm... but not far out of reach by the weekend. ...... sunrise getting early now... and more pleasant to spend the afternoon and early evening outside with the calmer winds. ...... high pressure rebuilds over the desert and that will warm us up by saturday to 80 degrees. we'll get some high clouds but those will be harmless. ..... and high level moisture pushing into the west coast, but falling apart. .. big storms still rolling across the east and now the carolinas with snow pushing up into new england today. ............ more severe weather expected today./// < ((weather toss))> ((kirsten joyce)) > if you > if you haven't paid your mortgage in a while.. there's a chance you could get a foreclosure notice in the mail. t what happens once you read it... we'll go

regional neighborhoods as well. 60's for the central part of the state and warmest late today in laughlin and death valley. ............................... ...................... weekend forecast shows temps in the high 70's again most likely widespread 80 degree plus temps by saturday and some of sunday. more clouds on sunday but still partly sunny to mostly sunny skies expected at times ............................... ..................... now. thing have quieted down with storm weather gone. the warmer weather they had brought the storms, now it's cold enough to snow in the mid-atlantic states. ............................... ................... bouncing over to the west clear northwest. that's something they don't see usually up there is a little high pressuren expected to anchor in more this weekend and bring dry conditions and those warmer 80's as it settles overhead. ............................... .................. the warmer weather is going to be killer on the sinuses for all you allergy sufferers. allergy reports shows high readings now of ash, elm and juniper. mulberry still

an update to a story first brought to you as it was break in laughlin in the dark for several hours... after an explosion at an n-v energy plant. this video shows some of the flames from that fire last night. investigators say a transformer at an nv energy plant exploded firefighters surrounded four engulfed units and waited for the flames to burn out! homes were plunged into darkness and casinos were running on back up generators.. "my slot machine just turned off." you can see here an entire row of slot machines shutting down one by one. one of our viewers shot this video driving into laughlin-- casino guests we spoke with, were happy with how the situation was handled. everybody was calm, everybody was calm it was just like where's the nearest exit in case anything happens. they said the elevators are not running we would have to walk the stairs 18 flights ..18 flights..so yiure going to sit here at slot machines for now oh yes there were no reported injures. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. a valley firefighter and a person are rushed to the hospitla after gettin

warmest spots obviously were in the laughlin and death valley late day, with cooler to chilly the central great basin. ............................... ......... weekend forecast lookds good. plenty of sun with temps in the mid 70's from saturday through monday. expect some breezes on sunday and early week but otherwise and above average weekend temperature wise. ............................... ........... u.s. temps show the warmth now down to the southern plains. dallas at 76 by afternoon. those areas there have to worry about high fire dangers. cold weather sticking around to the east with new york a couple of digits about the freezing mark this afternoon and cold conditions in boston. ............................... ............. dry and mainly clear right now with high thing clouds and that's about it. stormy conditions will ride about the high we'll have and be deflected tothe pacific northwest again. they have already had the wettest winter on record. ............................... ................ here's your travelers forecast. 72 in los angeles and sunny. same goes for san franc

outside the valley we have 60s and even 70s with breezy north winds in laughlin and bullhead city. ........... we'll keep the winds along the river, but no wind advisory for southern nevada. ...................... back east....some areas are nearly 30 degrees below normal kirsten and you can really see the difference between the warmer west and the very cold east. ......... we have temps in the amazing 80s in los angeles... san diego and phoenix. quite a difference between the teens... 20s and even 30s all the way down to atalanta. just mid 50s in new orleans for fat tuesday. .......... beautiful sunshine and high pressure in charge here at home and temps well above normal. dry air and light winds for the valley. santa winds responsible for those 80s in southern california. ........... and high pressure will keep delivering extra warm weather the warm weather now forecast coming up through your holiday weekend. keep the chocolates out of the warm car for valentines day!/// < ((weather toss))> ((kirsten joyce)) > getting an early look: early look: ((ole krohn television commentator in