now./// ((paula francis)) > switching gears now... the number of a-list performers committing to las vegas residencies is growing. ((dave courvoisier)) britney's and j-lo's shows are smash hits at planet hollywood. and pretty soon pitbull and lionel ritchie will be added to the lineup. 8 news now anchor paul joncich talked to the man who's been signing up the big name acts. performers to come here in the prime of their careers used to be a tough sell. but not anymore. a vegas residency is now a coveted gig. think about it, living in a penthouse suite....taking a short walk down to work everyday. it sure beats life on the road. ((paul joncich)) ((trk)) ((nat pop music)) when britney came to town, some thought it would never last. kurt melien (mehl-een) was the guy who convinced the suits at ceasars it would. and boy was he right. britney's done so well....her two year residency at planet hollywood's axis theater...has been extended to four years. and helped change the perception that artists have of performing in las vegas for an exten

((paula francis)) the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. >> pelley: on the eve of super tuesday, trump clashes with black lives matter protesters. >> get 'em out. get 'em out. out, out, out, out.ls >> pelley: also tonight, a cop is gunned down on her first day on the job. the big cheese at a food company pleads guilty to selling parmesan that had no parmesan. and david martin with an american hero. >> that's five bronze stars, two purple hearts? >> that's correct. >> pelley: and now the highest military honor of all. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. no candidate will clinch the nomination tomorrow, but super tuesday may generate irreversible momentum for hillary clinton and donald they're favored many most of the 12 state primaries and caucuses. for democrats, it's a step toward certainty. for republicans, another jolt in the party's identity crisis. polls show trump leading in at least six states, but he is trailing ted cruz in cruz's

((paula francis)) people say they're finding it on facebook. but is it really worth your money? ((dave courvoisier)) 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen looked into the shops advertising or selling on social media... promising cheap couture... to find out. ((michelle mortensen)) cheap is right. i'm talking dresses for 10 and this stuff looks like it came right off the runway... too. < facebook isn't just pictures ... status updates .. and comment wars... anymore facebook is big business. especially in the world of fashion. ((noelle: i fell in love with the dress )) noelle sliman adored this windowpane dress that appeared on her facebook feed a quick click .. took her to rosegal.com ... revealing the fabulous frock had a fabulous price tag. ((noelle: i paid $10.63 )) more than 30 days later ... the dress ... size small ... arrived. but it didn't quite fit her size 4 frame. ((noelle: i said this is for barbie because there's no way.)) she wanted a refund ... but returning the dainty dress ... required big effort. like pictures ... her measurements ... and a lot of

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. the las vegas paiute indian tribe is moving ahead with plans to build one of the largest medical marijuana facilities in nevada. ((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now anchor paul joncich says plans include at least two dispensaries and three huge greenhouses needed to grow the weed. ((paul joncich)) the paiutes are jumping into medical marijuana game with both feet. they are going big. once built, their facilities, which will include greenhouses larger than a couple of football fields, will be bigger than any medical marjuana facility in nevada, arizona or colorado. ((paul joncich)) calling it an economic development plan, the paiutes plan to open two medical marijuana dispensaries. one will be near their exisiting las vegas smoke shop on main street. the other, on the paiutes snow mountain campus in the northwest. where they'll also build three 28-thousand square foot 10-thousand squre foot warehouse and kitchen to formulate it, and a stylish dispensary to sell it. the tribe which has fewe

((paula francis)) the late show with stephen colbert is next. we'll see you back here tomorrow >> jon: stephen colbert! yeah! captioning sponsored by cbs ( band playing intro music ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey! thanks, everybody! thanks so much! welcome to "the late show." nice to see you. what's going on? ( cheers and applause ) thanks, everybody. thanks, so much. welcome to "the late show." i'm stephen colbert. ladies and gentlemen, i don't know if you know this, but there's news coming from the some folks a little bit jittery. starbucks has announced-- it just came out-- that next year they will open their first store in italy. finally, they will have customers who know what venti means. i looked it up. it means 20, because that is the price of a venti. ( laughter ) now, this could be even bigger than when dom neoopenned in italy and introduced them to the idea of disappointment. it's delicious. it's delicious. i want to say considerations to starbucks and hope the italians enjoy-- >> excuse me. i don't want to interrupt, but whe

knowing what he did it's disgusting. )) ((paula francis)) > that's a father's reaction... after seeing the man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted his 14 year old daughter. ((dave courvoisier)) jimmy carter kim was caught back in december... after the teen escaped his home and ran for help... she had been held captive for a month. today kim took a plea deal in the case. ((paula francis)) 8 news now anchor paul joncich breaks down what happened in court. ((paul joncich)) > 4 victims came forward today to testify against him... but in the end, the district attorney's office offered him a victims... three of which are minors... from testifying. police were first alerted to jimmy carter- kim back in early after a 14 year old girl told them she had escaped his home, where he had locked her in his bedroom for a month and forced her to have sex with him on numerous occassions. kim's father even saw the girl in his son's room but says he didn't know she was being held against her will. when she escaped, police looked for more victims, and found them. there were 83 counts against

." > ((paula francis)) > thanks for joining us, i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. metro police are investigating a stabbing in downtown las vegas. ((paula francis)) we want to get straight to vanessa murphy who is live near eastern and fremont. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) metro police tell me this all started as a disturbance call. officers got to the area and found a woman who had been stabbed. she's been taken to umc and police say she is in critical condition. metro also says they have arrested one person. no word yet on what may have started this. we'll continue to follow this and bring you the latest updates as they become available. for now reporting live near downtown.. vanessa murphy.. 8 news now./// (( (( disgusting looking at him. knowing what he did it's disgusting. )) ((paula francis)) > that's a father's reaction... after seeing the man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted his 14 year old daughter. ((dave courvoisier)) jimmy carter kim was caught back in december... after the teen escaped his home and ran

to give our very own paula francis.. some big recognition (( your heart is with the community of southern nevada and the state of nevada )) ((brian loftus)) the tribute the clark county of commission.. made to paula.. at today's meeting./// our very own paula francis.. was honored by the clark county board of comissioners. commisioner steve sisolak gave her the key to the las vegas strip.. and proclamation recognizing her for her outstanding career in journalism. ((steve sisolak/clark co. commissioner: 30:11 paula's career as a broadcast journalist in our community has spanned 31 years, she's not old enough, but it's been 31 years. making her one of the most talented and respected and we've ever had in las vegas)) ((brian loftus)) but the commission isn't the only organization honoring paula. the city council just announced tomorrow, mayor carolyn goodman will proclaim may 2nd "paula francis day."/// ((brian loftus)) > that's all for 8 news now live at noon.. remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas now d

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. the las vegas paiute indian tribe is moving ahead with plans to build one of the largest medical marijuana facilities in nevada. ((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now anchor paul joncich says plans include at least two dispensaries and three huge greenhouses needed to grow the weed. ((paul joncich)) the paiutes are jumping into medical marijuana game with both feet. they are going big. once built, their facilities, which will include greenhouses larger than a couple of football fields, will be bigger than any medical marjuana facility in nevada, arizona or colorado. ((paul joncich)) calling it an economic development plan, the paiutes plan to open two medical marijuana dispensaries. one will be near their exisiting las vegas smoke shop on main street. the other, on the paiutes snow mountain campus in the northwest. where they'll also build three 28-thousand square foot

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis... republican donald trump continues to put his stamp on this campaign.. that's unlike any we've ever seen... and democrat hillary clinton put some more delegates between her and bernie sanders tonight. ((dave courvoisier)) while trump and clinton are ahead... these contests are far from over. craig boswell joins us live from washington d-c with complete coverage. ((craig boswell)) > donald trump and hillary clinton were not expected to win all of the states up for grabs on super significant victories. ted cruz and bernie sanders also won multiple states: < ((narr-1)) republican frontrunner donald trump had a super tuesday - with cbs news projecting primary wins in seven states. ((sot trump)) "i think we have done something that no one thought could be done." ((narr-2)) ted cruz nabbed the biggest prize of the night - his homestate of texas - a crucial win for the conservative candidate. cbs news also projects he won oklahoma. ((sot cruz)) "our campaign beats donald trump resoundingly."

. /// ((brian loftus)) > yesterday, our very own paula francis was honored by the clark county board of commissioners. ((kirsten joyce)) commisioner steve sisolak awarded her the key to the las vegas strip. he also made a proclamation, recognizing her for her outstanding career in journalism: ((susan brager//clark county commissioner - it is pretty extraordinary to be able to stand next to you and to see you at so many functions and events. you're heart is with the community and with southern nevada and the state of nevada so we greatly appreciate you and all that you've done. we're hoping you're not finished in regards to what you'll do in the future. we appriciate you.)) the commission isn't the only today, mayor carolyn goodman will proclaim march 2nd "paula francis day." /// > we'll be right back......../// > protecting your home against burglaries. the kinds of technology and smartphone apps you can use... to keep your home safe. ((brian loftus)) > plus... hush-hush with the government. but could one presidential candidate be ready to open the files? the i-team's george knapp fi

((paula francis)) > country cooking... coming to las vegas. the plan cracker barrel is putting in place... as the chain plots a las vegas expansion./// < ((voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 5.")) > ((paula francis)) > 350 construction workers walking off the job at the tesla gigafactory construction site near reno. thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) i'm dave courvoisier. the workers are trade members... concerned about the use of cheaper... out-of-state laborers working on site with them. patrick walker is here to help ((patrick walker)) on the surface... there is something behind the concern the workers are bringing up. remember... there are local labor requirements in deals like this one... and faraday future out at apex. so we dug into state reports... to see if there is any merit behind the complaints. < ((patrick walker)) work on tesla's five-billion dollar gigafactory... grinding to a halt. local construction workers walking out... as a contractor brings in non- union wo

tomorrow mayor carolyn goodman will proclaim march 2nd "paula francis day."/// there was texas. ((paul joncich)) why the lone star state. is building up to play a crucial announcer: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 4" ((denise valdez)) > texas could super tuesday primaries. ((paul joncich)) the sheer number of delegates awarded in the lone star state could reshape nomination battles in both parties. omar villafranca is in dallas. >ted cruz brought his family to vote in the texas republican presidential primary. (ted cruz/republican presidential candidate) "any candidate that cannot win his home state has a real problem." the lone star state is the crown jewel of super tuesdaywith 155 republican delegates up for grabs. polls show frontrunner donald trump doing well in texasbut the junior senator from houston is expected to win. (john mcclelland/texa s voter): he's the guy who did what he said he was going to do. whether he got anything done, at least he was trying." texas has been a solid red state in presidential eletions since 1980and former president

./// ((kirsten joyce)) > it's a special day for 8 news now anchor paula francis. she will be recognized by the they are presenting her with a proclamation for her 30- plus years in the television industry and her accomplishment s in the las vegas community./// quick check on your commute ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) < ((sherry swensk)) it's going to be a warm start to march... with record highs again today. dry air in place and allergies are in full swing. ........... temps have dropped off into the mild 50s and some upper 40s but that's it for lows this morning. .......... and the high clouds are on the move... they are sliding east for now... but more will be back as the day goes on. ............. we're hitting the 80s for the next few days so keep drinking and stay cool... then after a breezy system at the weekend and a chance of showers - we'll get the jackets back out with highs dropping back to the 60s next week for a day or so. .......................... and don't forget we start the >>> i recently gave some advice to hillary clinton after she could not give a s