the hearing determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial. 8 news now reporter mauricio marin has more on the testimony in court. ((mother of victim: "she said it's disgusting." )) ((mauricio marin)) a painful ordeal for one valley mother who took the stand and recounted what she says former c-c-s-d substitute bus driver ramiro garcia did to her 10-year old daughter. to protect the victim's identity...we didn't show the mother's face. ((mauricio marin/reporter: "in court the girls' mother says the conversation with her daughter about the alleged sexual acts was so distrubing she thought she was going to have a heart attack." )) ((mauricio marin)) with the help of an interpreter...sh e explained what her daughter told her. ((mother of victim: "and thee dper to the baby." )) ((mauricio marin)) the mother says he daughter told her the bus driver cleaned her up over. the girl's babysitter also took the stand. ((babysitter: "she would cover her face." )) ((mauricio marin)) right when the bus showed up more than 30-minutes late to drop off the 10-year old. after hearing from witness

and hope you can help put him behind bars. 8 news now reporter mauricio marin is live at north vista hospital... where he spoke with the mother of the child. mauricio...? ((mauricio marin)) as you can imagine the mother of the two-year old is devastated. family worked to comfort her at the hospital. the mother says her baby girl evelyn green was riding a scooter with her brother when a van jumped the curb and struck her. ((vickie davis/mother: i grabbed her and i was like evelyn. i can feel her breathing and she was like looking at my her eyes were rolling in the back of her head and i was yelling someone help me there was a lot of people there and i remember the guy walking up to me. he was saying i'm sorry i'm sorry.")) ((mauricio marin)) the family old exactly one month ago today. as the family grieves this terrible loss...they are also frustrated. davis says she frantically waited for an ambulance for 15 minutes but none showed up. so she finally put her 2 year old in a neighbors car and drove her to the hospital where she died. davis says the driver stopped. he stumbled out of th

((mauricio marin)) paula...dave...go od afternoon. police have this street taped off as they investigate. we've learned an alleged burglary suspect was shot and killed by someone inside the home at the time. details are limited at this point, but metro police were able to confirm the report of a burglary at a home here on viking. homicide detectives and c-s-i is now on scene looking for evidence. metro police say at some point, a people inside the house...possibly a realtor or property manager ended up in a struggle with the suspect that reportedly broke into the home. the suspect was then shot by the person inside the residence... medical treatment was given at the scene before the suspect was rushed to the hospital... and ultimately passed away. to be on scene for the next several hours. keeping this residential street closed off in the meantime. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((dave courvoisier)) > mauricio...reacti on from neighbors? what are they saying out there? ((mauricio marin)) we've talked to some neighbors

((paula francis)) > 8 news now reporter mauricio marin is live at metro's north east command center.. with a look at the seriousness mauricio? ((mauricio marin)) so far this year...more than 970 cars have been reported stolen to metro police. out of four hotspots where thefts were highest...two were in the north-east area of the valley. so police met with community members today to try and stop victimized. ((brittany roof/apartment manager: "i was looking at the metro website and there's a lot of thefts around us." )) ((mauricio marin)) brittany roof worries about crime plaguing her apartment complex. auto thefts are a problem.. and metro police are warning her and dozens of others. ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "we see the joy rides where they're just taking it to get from point a to point b but we also see those that are specifically targeting cars for parts with after market wheels, or a unique part of the car to fix their car." )) ((mauricio marin)) in the first six weeks of the year....about 130 cars were stolen on the north east side of the valley. ((sgt. fred haas/metro police

but we start mauricio marin who mauricio... far? ((mauricio marin)) so far we've been seeing a wait for some people having to check in before getting their ballot. the line has been out the door since the caucus site opened just about an hour ago. voters had to register as a republican 10 days before the causus. we've seen some people trying to register but it's too late for them to participate tonight. aside from that once the doors opened some folks took the time to caucus and persuade other voters to choose their candidates. others know exactly who they're choosing. selection and dropping off their ballots....gettin g in and out quickly. the race is on between donald trump, marco rubio and ted cruz. a lot of their supporters rallying for them today here as people talked about their candidate while waiting in line to caucus. and here at durango high school...it looks like a good turn out from what we can see. this is one of the larger caucus sites across the valley though. ((mauricio marin)) folks have until 8-30 tonight to get to

((mauricio marin)) tomorrow's state of the district starts at 10-am tomorrow. the school district will stream it online...we'll have a link on las-vegas-now- dot-com. they encourage people to join in on the conversation on social media using the hashtag c-c-s- d-pledge. reporting live in the newsroom...mau ricio marin. 8 news now./// learning new information tonight about a deadly shooting we first told you about last night. a man is dead after a shooting at a party near m-l-k and owens saturday night. metro police say a second man was also shot and treated at the hospital. detectives say the two victims were at a house party when they got into a confrontation with the suspect. the suspect fled before officers arrived. the motive behind the shooting is still under investigation./// ((sharie johnson)) > police are trying to figure out if a deadly shooting early this morning... was the result of road rage. it happened near decatur and alta. raymond heflan says he saw the shooting take place. (( raymond heflan - witness, "i was crossing the stoplight coming from w

reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) mauricio...do we have a description of the suspect? ((mauricio marin)) the video shows a man inside the restaurant came to help her and that's when the suspect took off. authorities believe the suspect is in his early to mid 30's. about five-feet 9 inches tall. and about 180- pounds. authorities ask you to call metro police if you know who he back to you./// ((dave courvoisier)) > a recurring burglary spree spans dozens of valley businesses... and police are still searching for the suspects. ((alberto de la paz/frijoles & frescas: "i definitely want them to be caught because there are other people whose businesses are suffering because of that caught." )) a valley business owner wants the men responsible for metro police say the restaurant "frijoles and frescas" is just one of over 75 businesses these men have targeted in the last three months. police say the suspects in these photos break the glass of the front doors to businesses or get in through drive-through wind

as mauricio marin reports... others used the big weekend as a spring board... to draw more people into town. ((jeff yushchak/visitor: "alot of excitement being with a big crowd so it's alot of fun." )) ((mauricio marin)) it's a tradition for jeff yushchak and vegas from the east coast to watch the superbowl. ((jeff yushchak/visitor: "we do a big four day long weekend alot of craps playing, gambling and we kinda round it out with the game." )) ((mauricio marin)) they packed the west gate super book sunday along with other fans hoping to win big on the game. ((jay kornegay/westgat e super book "it's just been a constant burogh of bets on both sides. we had a lot of carolina money early we really over the last 24 hours alot of bronco money." )) ((mauricio marin)) the west gate recently poured in millions of dollars to revamp the super book to keep things fresh. it's one thing many resorts and hotels are doing to have visitors coming back. in fact---about 80-percent of people who come to las vegas are return visitors according to the las vegas convention and visito

keeping local chapels packed. 8 news now's mauricio marin is live near third street and bonneville with just how busy things have been all in the name of love. ((mauricio marin)) wedding bells are still ringing here at the vegas wedding chapel as couples wed on valentine's day. while newlyweds are creating memories to last a lifetime. it's also helping bring in cash to the local economy. (( )) ((doug moore/just married: "in my wildest i never thought i'd ever meet anyone like charlotte." )) ((mauricio marin)) it's a day doug moore won't soon forget. life. and decided to tie the knot in las vegas. (( doug moore/just married: "you know we've been talking about it and talking about it and thought no better place than to probably doug and his new bride charlotte are one of more than 12-hundred couples who came to las vegas to get married. keeping chapels like vegas weddings busy, busy busy. ((aimee stephens/vegas weddings: "historically it's the most popular wedding in las vegas." )) ((mauricio marin)) booked for weddings every half hour...vegas weddings also managed to squeeze in walk in c

((mauricio marin)) smartphones are precious to so many people. carry it with me i have it by my bedside so pretty important. i'm kind of lost without it." )) ((mauricio marin)) they store our photos, videos, and even financial information. now apple has been ordered by a judge to create a back door into their system to help the f-b-i hack into the iphone of one of the suspected san bernardino shooters. the problem authorities are running into---if they attempt too many incorrect password tries the phone erases all the data. (( justin shiroff/attorney: "apple has not unlocked the encryption on it's users phones and that's intentional. under the worst case scenario apple was hacked it's users would still be secure." )) ((mauricio marin)) even though some like dubiel feel her privacy should be protected. she understands why the f-b-i would want to access the sensitive information. (( ruth dubiel/iphone user: "there's always two sides to a story isn't there, i can see in that case but where do you draw the line?" )) ((mauricio marin)) for some cyber

((mauricio marin)) it's a message we saw from both candidates in town today. both rubio and cruz urging people to caucus tuesday. telling supporters they can only win if they're selected during the caucus process. back to you./// ((sharie johnson)) > we will continue our local caucus coverage tuesday night for the republican caucus. we will have reporters at all the front- runners camps.. and the counting headquarters... starting with the kick-off of the caucus in our 5 p-m newscast. editions of politics now at 7:30 and 11 o'clock as the results start coming in./// ((sharie johnson)) > on the other side of the aisle... senator bernie sanders is looking to rebound from a tough loss... here in nevada to hillary clinton. he attended church services in south carolina today trying to court black voters. actor danny glover joined sanders for a rally in greenville. sanders says he's looking for an upset in the south carolina primary... and looks forward to taking on trump... if the two become the presidential candidates. (( sen. bernie sanders/(d) presidential candid

((mauricio marin)) in just the last hour even more rain coming down here where we are at. at the top of the mountain behind me...they're expected to see even more snow falling throughout the evening. the weather may be to blame for some problems around the valley. we've recieved reports of lightning hitting a tree at the las vegas country club that may have also caused a fire at a nearby house. for many on the road...this is what it's looked like across southern nevada. roads are sleek and slippery. troopers are urging drivers to slow down on the street to prevent crashes. we drove all around the valley today and saw a few minor accidents with law enforcement respionding. but so far--no reports of any major crashes. mount charleston has been getting fresh snow from this storm. that some kiddos are enjoying. (( jocelyn/enjoying the snow: "what did you like about going up to the mountain today? the snow. what do you like about it. it's wet and i like to throwing snow balls at my dad." )) ((mauricio marin)) if you're heading up mount charleston...kn ow that chains or 4-wheel

((mauricio marin)) metro police are working to tackle an increasing problem in the ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "instead of waiting until it becomes a bigger problem we want to address and make sure our citizens are aware of what's going on." )) ((mauricio marin)) reported stolen within metro's the new year. areas hit hardest have seen a 10- percent increase in car thefts from this time last year. sergeant fred haas says many of these cases could have been prevented. ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "i see a lot of reports where the car is just unlocked they are going in and grabbing the quick items, change, the phones, purses, wallets things like that." )) ((mauricio marin)) in an effort to warn people about the growing word out thursday through apartment managers.. they want them to warn residents to lock, take and hide. ((erin blakey/crime prevention specialist: "if people can put their cars in a garage put it in a garage. if it's in a parking lot put it in a well lit area." )) ((mauricio marin)) authorities warn simple things like keeping things out of sight and taking

it's already the 14th homicide within metro's jurisdiction. 8 news now's mauricio marin joins us live from the scene. and how authorities are working to combat the violence. ((mauricio marin)) metro police say the shooting happened in broad daylight in this shopping center parking lot near rainbow & westcliff. one person we spoke with told us the scene after hearing multipe gun shots. (( elvira couzzens/witness: "then they came out into the street of westcliff and they ran the red light because mine was green to go so they drove in front of me and very fast. i tried to grab their license plates but they were going way to fast for me to do that." )) ((mauricio marin)) metro police say it appears people were meeting up in the parking lot around 12:30---why tho---that's still being investigated. during it all....detectives say a fight broke out while the victim was sitting in the back of the suspects car. which police are describing as a gray four door nissan altima. shots were fired. the driver tried taking off with the victim still inside the car. the victim got out of the altima and r

((mauricio marin)) business is growing in henderson. some want to see it continue flourishing like the henderson chamber of commerce. which is now up to 12-hundred members. up from 700 only four years ago. ((scott muelrath/presiden t & ceo, henderson chamber of commerce: "we want to continue to see a gradual growth pace." )) ((mauricio marin)) in the state of the city wednesday...hen derson mayor andy hafen says being one of the safest cities in the nation helps attracts business. ((mayor andy hafen/city of henderson: "if that's going to continue we're going to have to be willing to pay for it." )) ((mauricio marin)) but warned something's got to give. 2009 was the last time a police station was constructed. and a henderson fire station hasn't been built since 2002. in those 14 years...the mayor says the city has grown from about 195- thousand residents to nearly 300- thousand. ((mayor andy hafen/city of henderson: so we''re really looking down the road of ways to look at new resources especially the capital need we have in our public s

((mauricio marin)) nearly 300- thousand visitors are in town to watch super bowl 50. and plenty of locals are also gearing up to see the game at a bar or friends house. but some are already celebrating...so metro police have more officers on the roads now to catch impaired drivers. ((kimberly bargfeldt/visiting for super bowl: tonight i rented a limo so we're going to be having fun in the limo being safe and going from club to club having a good time." )) ((mauricio marin)) kimberly and her friends are in town to celebrate her birthday and watch the big game sunday. as they stay out late...so will metro officers with a special saturation patrol looking for impaired drivers tonight. police are also trying to get the word out about getting a designated driver or taking a cab after tomorrow's game to prevent potential deadly crashes. remember there are new laws in place in nevada for fleeing from ((sandy heverly/stop dui: if you're involved in a crash or seriously injured that is absolutely felony prosecution, it's mandatory prison time it carries the same very strict fe

((mauricio marin)) tonight's event is opent to the public. and set to begin at 7-30 tonight. mauricio marin. 8 news now./// with a big win in south carolina yesterday---don ald trump told meet the press he's ready to see victory in nevada. he's scheduled to be in las vegas tomorrow ahead of tuesday's caucus./// ((sharie johnson)) > meanwhile... it's been a big weekend for the the valley. so grateful to all of my supporters out there. some may have doubted us but we never doubted each other!)) that's hillary clinton speaking in las vegas after her victory in the nevada caucus yesterday. ((sharie johnson)) > and it was a close race... clinton came away with 53 yesterday democrats voiced who they think should be our next president at hundreds of caucus sites across the state. it's a huge victory for clinton to overcome bernie sanders surge in popularity. entrance polls found clinton had big support from women, union workers, minorities and voters who think... she would have a better shot than sanders. after clinton was declared the winner... sanders congratulated her on the vict

((mauricio marin)) we looked into that. so when you add up the chocolates, flowers, dinners and even spending money to get hitched...the national retail federation says it's expected to add up to nearly 20- billion dollars nationally. back to you./// sharie johnson > paying tribute to one of vegas's first. the difficult route a local man was forced to take... the first african- american card dealers on the strip. plus... free chocolate for valentines day. who uber is partnering with to give out some sweet treats for passengers today./// now, nevada's first choice for american "firsts" in our state.. who overcame racial barriers to succeed. las vegas boulevard became the strip in the 1940's... but it took 20 years for african americans to even be allowed as guests. then in 1970...a decree was passed allowing minorities to be employed. that's when an aspiring dealer stepped on the scene. ((nats of money )) ((sharie johnson)) april 1970... the stardust resort and casino had openings for dealers. ((john edmond, first black baca

and i did everything with my daughter." )) ((mauricio marin)) the suspect is facing numerous charges including felony duty to stop at the scene of a deadly accident and driving without a valid drivers license. according to jail information...hi s bail has been set at just over one-million dollars. ((mauricio marin)) the family of two year old evelyn green has set up a go- fund-me account to help pay for funeral expenses. we have a link to that on our website---las- vegas-now-dot- com. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((sharie johnson)) > the runnin' we reveal who receives the prestigious honor of "teacher of the game"... and the special prize that entails./// < tony smith, 8 news now: for saturday it was warm and dry. these above average temps continue through the middle of next week. but tracking a pacific storm system that will move through the region late wednesday and thursday, bringing increased chances of precipitation to portions of the area. breaking that and your weather now most accurate forecast down in about ten minutes.> now, nevada's first ((s

reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) mauricio....you mentioned flight cancellations in northern nevada. are we seeing an cancelleations out of mccarran or just delays? ((mauricio marin)) patranya...so far...we've only seen one flight cancelled here at mccarran tonight. that plane was headed to oakland. but it might still be a good idea to check the status of your flight before heading to the airport. back to you./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) shots sent in to us today. amy posted this video of heavy hail failing at her house in parhump. looks like its really coming down. up in the mountains... the snow came down pretty good... with more expected overnight. lee canyon shared this awesome photo with us. there should be a fresh layer of powder up there in the morning. you can see just how strong the winds were... from this video posted on instagram by anita. if you have some pictures or video from today's storm... we'd love to see them. post them to our facebook page... or email them to p-i-x @ lasvegasnow- dot-com. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > we are less t

the latest fire broke out just before ten this morning. 8 news now's mauricio marin and has more on what some residents believe is causing the dangerous problem in their community. (( )) ((mauricio marin/reporter: "fire crews rushed to the area here this morning after getting multiple 911 calls about flames and smoke coming from the unit behind me." )) ((mauricio marin)) it took 60 fireifghters from clark county fire department and las vegas fire rescue to put out the blaze. crews deployed high volume hand lines to begin fighting the fire and keep it from the fire and keep it from spreading to nearby buildings just feet away. teams were also sent up to battle the fire from the roof of the building. heavy smoke was coming from the area. it took about 25 minutes for firefighters to knock down the fire completely. this is the second fire in this building in less than two months. those left displaced because of the first blaze on new years' eve tell us they believe squatters are the reason for the fires. ((robin luff/resident: "they're back on the property they've never left nobody does anyt

)) mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((sharie johnson)) we reached out to the nevada democrats for

((mauricio marin)) clark county school district has more than 320-thousand students. there's a lot at hand to get done to make sure students get a good education. ((pat skorkowsky/ccs d superintendent: "we're going to be talking about the reading by 3rd grade initiative. especially the one the government set forth. we're going to be talking about family engagement. we're going to talk about graduation successes." )) ((mauricio marin)) superintendent pat skorkowsky will be talking about his pledge of achievement's six key indicators of success. one of the biggest pushes is to get kids interested in learning at an early age. so by the time they get to high school...more students graduate. ((pat skorkowsky/ccs d superintendent: "i think as we look back on 2015 i'm proud of the graduation rate.")) ((mauricio marin)) the class of 20-15 had a 72- percent graduate rate but the superintendent says that can be better. one of the school district's biggest struggle in the past year has been to fill hundreds of teacher positions. clark county education association...th e district

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

i started to caucaus at 10am and did not enter building until 1:30>" )) ((mauricio marin)) some nevada leaders fought to have political parties caucus rather than hold a primary...so nevada will have more influence on who's chosen to run for president. those who came to rally today say that's a good thing...but at what cost? ((angie sullivan/protes ter: "we're first in the west and i think that's very exciting however if the cost is that you don't get to vote at all then i'm not sure what first in the west means." )) ((mauricio marin)) protestors say those who had to work or who couldn't physically get to a caucus site were also left out. and say that may have given one candidate an upperhand over the other in nevada. so protestors say they want oversight over future caucuses. ((nicholas lash/protestor: "we need to go to a fair system that works for all people." )) ((mauricio marin)) mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((sharie johnson)) we reached out to the nevada democrats for not heard back from them yet./// ((sharie johnson)) > on the republican side... donald trump is getting some hel

((mauricio marin)) fortunately no one was injured from the fire. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// mauricio....as you mentioned...this is the second fire in this same building in less than two months? were there people inside this time around? we tracked down a person who was living here at the time of the first fire around new years eve. she says those who own the units and believes squatters may have started the fire. we're still waiting to hear from firefighters about the official cause of the blaze. back to you./// ((sharie johnson)) > and tedd this afternoon we are seeing some high clouds and warmer temps... could this be a preview of what's to come this week? ((tedd florendo)) ((tedd florendo)) warm sunday with some higher thin clouds today. did not get as warm as yesteray with those 81 degree temps, but we still are way above average for this time of year. winds remained light and but clouds will invade again through the evening and late overnight before clearing. ............................... ........... evening planner hour

((mauricio marin)) we reached out to the nevada democrats for comment this afternoon but have not heard back from them yet. back to you./// ((sharie johnson)) > mauricio...have we heard concerns about the nevada republican caucus we had tuesday? ((mauricio marin)) the day of...people complained about the long lines. and some caucus sites even ran out of ballots. however...their caucus system is a bit different than the democrats. republican caucusers could select a candidate on a ballot turn it in and leave. they didn't have to wait for everyone check in to start caucusing like democrats had to. back to you./// ((sharie johnson)) > 8 news now headquarters. you can get all the latest results and headlines both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) > local students are learning a valuable lesson about entering the workforce. today, the clark county school district hosted the "youth career empowerment summit" at 8 news now reporter karen castro is live in our newsroom with more on the training students received. karen? ((karen castro)) for many students, it was

mauricio marin...8 news now./// ((sharie johnson)) authorities about this case... to call henderson police or crime stoppers with any tips. ((sharie johnson)) > new details on that k9 cop attacked during a standoff. the weapon used by a suspect... and how that dog is doing... after undergoing surgery. plus... tony smith is standing by with your valentine's day forecast... tony? < tony smith, 8 news now: for saturday it was warm and dry. these above average temps continue through the middle of next week. but tracking a pacific storm system that will move through the region late wednesday and thursday, bringing inca supreme court justice... passes away while on a hunting trip. the political battle brewing... not even a day after antonin scalia's death. /// a k-9 officer is viciously attacked by a machete during a standoff. how nicky is doing tonight... after undergoing surgery. /// and its a neck in neck race... as the democrats battle it out in nevada. are trying to win over voters... as the caucus nears. /// flores: i was raised by my father. my mother left my fami

((mauricio marin)) right father will face criminal charges. metro police tell us the case will be reviwed by the district attorney's office. and they will make that determination on whether the dad should face charges after looking at all the evidence. reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now./// ((sharie johnson)) > we've also learned the identity of the man shot and killed in broad daylight last thursday. 27 year old steven spurlin was shot inside a car at a shopping center at rainbow and westcliff. police do not have any suspects they say it looked like a planned meetup... and a fight broke out. the victim was inside the car when he was shot.. he then got out and was shot again. if you know anything about this shooting please call crimestoppers./// ((sharie johnson)) > preparing for the primary how some presidential hopefuls are making their last stand of campaigning in new hampshire before the nation's first primary./// ((sharie johnson)) > it's the switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, yes and

mauricio marin. 8 news now. ((sharie johnson)) when you add up the chocolates, flowers, valentine's day...the national retail federation expects americans are spending nearly 20-billion dollars nationally./// sharie johnson > it's not uncommon for locals to want a pool in their backyard... but how do you avoid draining your bank account to get one? michelle mortensen is on your side... with what to watch out for when shopping for a pool./// now, nevada's first choice for they're 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 it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same gr

presidential candidates are in town campaigning ahead of tuesday's nevada g-o-p caucus. 8 news now's mauricio marin is live from one of the campaign stops where senator marco rubio is going to talk with supporters in just a few hours. mauricio? ((mauricio marin)) this is just one of many stops for senator marco rubio in nevada today. he's not the only one in town though ahead of tuesday's caucus. ted cruz stopped off in pahrump to pick up as many supporters as he can with less than 48 hours to tuesday's caucus. republicans ted cruz and marco rubio are fighting hard to gain as many supporters as possible. both competing against donald trump who has taken victory in south carolina and new hampshire. without a doubt--- the nevada the town before super tuesday where voters in 12 states will hit the polls and choose who they want to see run for president. senator rubio says trump doesn't have the skills to be president. ((senator marco rubio/r- presidential candidate: well, i think strong rhetoric and strong action are two separate things. anyone can use tough words. anyone can go over the top and say t

we want to get straight to mauricio marin... he's in the neighborhood near mountain vista and viking road... that's just down the street from sam's town. mauricio what can you tell us? ((mauricio marin)) after property managers of the house house who wasn't supposed to be there....they came here to check it out. it ulimtately led to a shooting leaving the suspect dead. police say when the man and woman property managers arrived they went into the back yard first. they told police they found a black man in his 20's. that's when a fight broke out between both men. police say the homeowner got socked in the face several times. and a dog with him at the time did as well. so the male property manager drew a gun and shot the suspect during the fight. the suspect was taken to the hospital where he died. right now police have the man and woman re-creating the scenario. detectives are also talking with neighbors to see if they heard or saw something. police are working to see if the suspect was squatting at the house or in the middle of a

((mauricio marin)) hundreds came out to finicum's funeral today at this church behind me. strong words from the family. defending their father's action. saying he did nothing wrong but stand up for liberty. many of the occupation supporters from all around the country came out to the funeral. as they carried out finicum's casket from the funeral service...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 bundy's son's in oregon...finicum 's adult children say he thought long and hard before working to be along and they say their father was defending the constiution but not at gun point. ((thara tenney/finicum's daughter: "many believed while on the refuge in oregon he spent time covered up by a blue tarp defending that outpost at gunpoint that is a false narrative. i was there.")) authorities say 54 year old finicum was reaching for a weapon during the confrontation when they tried pulling him over and others

reporting live...mauricio marin. 8 news now. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) mauricio do we know how long they'll be requiring drivers to have snow chains or four-wheel drive to head up the mountain? crews are already working to the mountain that got snow. but with more expected to fall...it could take some time before the snow chains and four wheel drive requirement is lifted. once we hear from authorities about that we'll be sure to pass along the information. back to you./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > and all day our viewers have been sharing some incredible weather snapshots and video. -here's some great shots rainfall all around the valley... you can see rain pounding this neighborhood.... and for the most part locals are loving it....... with the exception of some who were planning some outdoor activities this afternoon./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > a second virginia tech student has been arrested in connection to the death of a 13-year-old girl who went missing last week. today virginia tech confirmed the arrest of sophomore natal

((mauricio marin)) right now that's not clear. police are talking to a number of witnesses to try and figure out if there was more than one person shooting. we'll bring you the latest once we gather more information. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) > now more breaking news coverage. a person is dead after being hit by a car while waiting at a bus stop. ((denise valdez)) the crash happened at around 1:30 this rancho. that's where 8 news now reporter karen castro is live with the latest. karen. ((karen castro)) we're standing by to learn from police about this crash but we can show you how violent the impact was. it appears this black 2-door car slammed into the bus stop. one person waiting at the bus stop was hit and died at the hospital. among the debris on the floor, we can spot an electrical wheelchair in pieces. it is a busy time on the road in this area. west lake mead, between valley drive and rancho remains closed as police continue their investigation. it's unclear how much longer investigators will remain on scene but the

((mauricio marin)) right now police are working to track down the suspects. detectives say the male suspect has short or shaved blond hair. authorities believe the female suspect is white or hispanic with black hair. and say she was wearing all black clothing at the time of the crime. ((mauricio marin)) police are if you think you know who may be responsible for this home invasion....autho rities ask you to call henderson police. or crime stoppers. sharie...back to you./// ((sharie johnson)) > new information tonight in the case of the brave k9 officer that was attacked during an hours- long standoff yesterday. 8 news now has learned the dog wasn't just stabbed... the suspect attacked it with a machete. luckily... the dog is doing well after surgery... but the picture might be hard for some to look at. this is little nicky after his successful surgery... as you can see he suffered multiple cuts to the head... this happened during a tense 12- hour stand off that ended yesterday. the good news... nicky is now back at home resting... and is expected to be just f

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 bundy's son's in oregon...finicum 's family say he thought long and hard before deciding to take off for oregon and be a leader in the occupation. (( arianna brown/lavoy's daughter: "when he heard about the hammonds his heart just broke knowing that unjust things were happening to good people and he was just heart broken over it." )) authorities say 54 year old finicum was reaching for a weapon during the confrontation when they tried pulling him over and others involved in the oregon oc

((mauricio marin)) one neighbor feels she could have done more to try and save the woman's life. the victim lived at this home when a fire started just after noon... flames and a big plume of black smoke could be seen for miles... neighbors say it sounded like explosions coming from the house on fire. once firefighters arrived on scene...they went inside to try and rescue a person after getting reports of someone trapped. at the same time...more crews arrived to extinguish the blaze. but before fire engines could show up...neighbors tell us the woman who lived at the house was screaming frantically so they tried to help. ((sury hernandez/witness: "entonces me dijo tengo que volver por mi pero y le dije aqui esta. pero me dijo tengo otro en la yarda y le dije espere ahorita lo sacamos usted salga. yo la jale, forsujamos un poco pero ella me enpujo. estaba fuerte." "then she told me i have to go back inside for my dog. i told her here's the dog. but she told me i have another one in the back yard. i told her wait we can help you get the dog you need to get out. i pulled her, forcib

reporting live from utah...mauricio marin..8 news now./// ((paul joncich)) mauricio....how is the mood out there overall? ((mauricio family and friends mourning. supporters marching around with american flags say they're here to defend the constitution. overall though...peacef ul. but both family and supporters say they plan to keep moving forward and fighting for their belief of liberty. ((denise valdez)) > a terrfying accident... caught on video. ((paul joncich)) what crews are learning... as the investigation of how a crane came crashing to the ground.. unfolds. ((denise valdez)) mourning a iconic athlete. how those close to bmx star dave mirra are remembering him... following his sudden death./// < > a crane as tall as a 56- story building collapsed in lower manhattan this morning... killing a pedestrian and injuring several others. the wreckage crushed cars and scattered debris along an entire city block... about ten blocks north of the world trade center. several buildings were damaged as the crane fell to the ground. at the time... and the city's mayor says crews were working to

((mauricio marin)) if you recognize the men you can remain anonymous when you call crime stoppers... and dave, there's a good chance that they can be brought in quickly thanks to this video. ((dave courvoisier)) mauricio, have we heard from the homeowners? ((mauricio marin)) we reached out earlier to see if they would do an interview... but were told they were nervous about going on camera for this story./// ((paula francis)) > taking a live look outside right now... a gorgeous evening has turned into another comfortable night... and we're shaping up for a beautiful weekend! lots of positive words tonight... first check of your weather./// ((tedd florendo)) looking outside right now very comfortable temps with plenty of sunshine. winds remain light to calm throughout the valley, with some gusts still blowing down the colorado river valley. ............................... ....................... here's the forecast for this evening hour by hour. mild early on if you want to come down here and check out the festival. still plenty of sunshine or clear weather this evening. winds remain o

((mauricio marin)) within the last year...saint rose dominican added a second hospital tower. adding nearly 100 more patient rooms. and hiring about three hundred more employees. henderson's mayor talked about today. it--with more industries. henderson mayor andy hafen addressed a crowded room of business leadersnd residents at green valley ranch resort this afternoon. henderson hospital is among the major developments in the city beiing built right now..... it will provide more healthcare options for residents all across the valley. mayor hafen says that in turns creates better paying jobs and allows those living in the community to live healthier lives. with a new medical school coming to southern nevada...mayor hafen announced the city is working to establish any potential satellite clinics to henderson. ((mayor andy hafen/city of henderson: 'the new unlv school of medicine is not going to be located in henderson, we understand that. but we're working closely with unlv and dr. atkinson and len jessup to at least bring some of the amenities that are going to be needed or spi

((mauricio marin)) firefighters have been on scene all afternoon. part of the investigation has been to figure out what started this fire that took one person's life. however...at this time the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) > after weeks of buildup... the nevada caucuses are finally over. hillary clinton came out of the state with a relatively narrow victory over bernie sanders on the democratic side... while donald trump ran away with the republican vote. politics now co-anchor patrick walker spoke with representatives of both parties to get their impressions of how the caucuses went. overall... democratic and g-o-p representatives feel the caucuses were a success. this... as caucus sites showed signs of stress amid large turnouts. ((patrick walker)) long lines republican and democratic sites... signs of big turnouts for each respective party. ((voters in line)) ((patrick walker)) computer crashes at democratic sites... and republican sites with ballot shortages were the noteable problems that sur

there are still many unanswered but 8 news now's mauricio marin has more from the neighborhood where this happened. ((mauricio marin)) we've learned the name of the son police say was shot and killed by his father last night. the coroner's office has identified him as 22-year old devry moore the deadly shooting took place in this gated community in the southwest part of the valley. at this time authorities are not ruling out charges for the father...whose name has yet to be released. the neighborhood has been quiet today. neighbors tell us they family is mourning the death of the son. we tried seeing if anyone was door. metro police say it all started when the dad and son started arguing. the son allegedly stabbed the father four times. that's when the father grabbed a moore. ((lt. dan mcgrath/metro homicide: 'i history. the family seems to indicate there might have been some what of a bad relationship but to get to that level of stabbing and shooting someone is a great concern for us.")) police first got dispatched to detectives say there were at least six other family members insid

mauricio marin has the latest on the investigation. ((mauricio marin)) henderson inside this house and shot the man living inside. he's in serious condition at the hospital. the suspects are on the loose. police say it happened early saturday morninig in this neighborhood. what's alarming about this case is that there were three children inside the house when it all went down. neighbors tell us two little girls and a boy live inside at the home. right now police are working to track down the suspects. detectives say the male suspect has short or shaved blond hair. the female suspect is described as a white or hispanic with blakc hear wearing all black clothing. police belive the suspects are both in their late 20's or in their 30's. henderson police say this home invasion does not appear to be random. mauricio marin...8 news now./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) investigators urge anyone with information about this case... to call henderson police or crimestoppers with any tips./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > metro police say the police dog th

((mauricio marin)) clark county school district has more than 320-thousand students. there's a lot at hand to get done to make sure students get a good education. ((pat skorkowsky/ccs d superintendent: "we're going to be talking about the reading by 3rd grade initiative. especially the one the government set forth. we're going to be talking about family engagement. we're going to talk about graduation successes." )) ((mauricio marin)) superintendent pat skorkowsky will be talking about his pledge of achievement's six key indicators of success. one of the biggest pushes is to get kids interested in learning at an early age. so by the time they get to high school...more students graduate. ((pat skorkowsky/ccs d superintendent: "i think as we look back on 2015 i'm proud of the graduation rate.")) ((mauricio marin)) the class of 20-15 had a 72- percent graduate rate but the superintendent says that can be better. one of the school district's biggest struggle in the past year has been to fill hundreds of teacher positions.

((mauricio marin)) we looked into that. it was about a two hour flight. through an online flight radar we saw the jet head towards the phoenix area. then it finally made it's way to victorville. we've been told it was doing test flights. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) > the 15th annual las vegas taste and sounds of soul festival is taking over the fremont street experience. ((denise valdez)) it's to celebrate black history month... and that's where meterologist tedd florendo joins us from. tedd... outside right now very

((mauricio marin)) unfortuntaley not. republicans require voters to register 10 days before the caucus. here wanting to caucus but won't be able to. we'll be monitoring the situation closely. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) > meanwhile it's going to also be a busy night for the democratic candidates. both bernie sanders and hillary clinton are hosting town halls in south carolina ... ahead of this week's primary. last weekend clinton won nevada with a total of 52 caucus and primary delegates. sanders is just one shy of that. however, once the super delegates are included...clint on's lead gets much bigger. super delegates are party leaders and members of congress who can support any candidate... when super delegates are included, clinton has over 500 and sanders has 70. it takes over 23-hundred delegates to win the democratic nomination for president./// ((denise valdez)) > and don't forget 8 news now is your local election headquarters for tonight's caucus and the entire 2016 campaign. watch a special edition of politic

((mauricio marin)) senator harry reid discussed a different caucus that he saw here tonight. overall... he says much different caucus overall satisfied likely lower turnout bc of economy compared to last caucus reid says he supports anti- establishment message coming from both democratic candidates says look at what they're doing at supreme court nomination. endorse candidate ((senator harry reid: "i didn't endorse on purpose i wanted to make sure that no one could complain about my taking advantage of anyting so i stayed out of it. i was with my precint today. my wife and i were uncommitted." asked if he's shifted weight to help candidate w/o endorsing: just working to get as many people to vote says republican caucus will likely change since jeb bush has dropped out of the election. ((dave courvoisier)) democratic candidates are now headed to south carolina where they will be holding their primaries next week./// ((dave courvoisier)) > donald trump has picked up his second consecutive primary win with an apparent victory tonight in south carolina. ((denise valdez)) the bill

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we want to get straight to mauricio marin... he's in the neighborhood near mountain vista and viking road... that's just down the street from sam's town. mauricio what can you tell us? ((mauricio marin)) after property managers of the house