but the people here at the south point hotel & casino expect it to be a lot busier the next few days as super bowl 50 inches just a little bit closer. reporting at the south point... michael stevens 8 news now. ((brian loftus)) > workers at the south point say the best piece of advice to new sports betters is bet early... and know what you're betting on before getting up to the counter. ((brian loftus)) > sherry is here with a look at what's shaping up to be a super - superbowl forecast! ((sherry swensk)) going to play ball this weekend and finally warm things up for big game weekend. we'll get plenty of sunshine and temps steadily warming up to the mid 60s for a big score on super bowl sunday! ......... high pressure over the west will help push santa clara into the mid 70s! t-shirt weather for those lucky enough to be in levi stadium watching the game in person. ............. right now around the valley we are already in the low 50s. ((sherry swensk)) > ((brian loftus)) > at least one others hurt after a crane collapsed onto the streets of manhattan this morning. several cars were c

kirsten joyce 8 news now's michael stevens is live at south point hotel and casino with how sportsbooks are preparing for all the football madness. hey michael? the gaming control board released figures showing that $116.0 million was wagered in last year's super bowl. ((if sports enthusiasts can't go to the game, las vegas is the next best place to be for the biggest sports weekend of the year. the destination expects to see more than 296,000 visitors over the weekend. las vegas experiences include game day- themed dinners, group drink specials, world- class entertainment and unrivaled nightlife.)) ((brian loftus)) > michael -- what's the best piece of advice on the big game? ((michael stevens)) brian, kirsten... the people here at the sportsbooks say know your bets before you get here... it's going to be very busy... and you don't want to hold up the line. brian loftus > let's get a check of your commute. kirsten joyce demetria... how are things looking? < demetria obilor > according to this construction sign along the south beltway, lane restrictions are starting up pretty soon due t

live lesley marin 13 action donald trump will be hosting a rally at the south point hotel & casino in about two hours. trump is hoping to carry the momentum from saturday's win in south carolina and hold off ted cruz and marco rubio in tomorrow's caucuses. his rally is set to kick off at 7 p-m. we'll be streaming his speech live on ktnv.com. right now.. it's windy outside. if you stepped outside at all today... you probably got blasted by a few healthy gusts of wind. this is some video earlier from desert breeze park. let's go to 13 weather first chief meteorologist bryan scofield in the weather center to find out when we can expect bryan. a system moving across the northern great basin will continue to bring breezy to windy conditions across the area tonight and tomorrow. expect peak gusts to about 40 mph this afternoon. accused killer.... javier righetti appeared in court today.... after pleading guilty to the brutal rape and murder of -15- year old... alyssa otremba. today... the state and the defense.... worked on finalizing the questionnaire.... they'll use to select.... the stat

courvoisier)) > votes are frantically being counted at the r-n-c's election headquarters at the south point hotel- >> votes are being counted at the r.n.c.'s headquarters at the casino. >> paul is there eagerly awaiting the first results. any hangups you've seen so far. >> reporter: we expect the first results to come in just after 9:00 tonight. we're at the south point casino, a large room, a the love space for people waiting to hear the results coming in. this year they'll do it a little different. in 2012, there was some confusion and took days to finish counting. tonight they'll call the results in and take pictures of the numbers written on the envelopes and text those pictures to the republican party chairman for clark county. i talked to sarah sendic and she explained about what's >> tonight after every precinct counts their ballot, they turn them into the site manager. site manager of tally those up who will e-mail them over and them report them out through the associated press. >> reporter: and we are here along with the associated press. take a look over their shoulder as the votes are

kirsten joyce 8 news now's michael stevens is live at south point hotel and casino with how sportsbooks are preparing for all the football madness. hey michael? the gaming control board released figures showing that $116.0 million was wagered in nevada's 191 sports books on ((if sports enthusiasts can't go to the game, las vegas is the next best place to be for the biggest sports weekend of the year. the destination expects to see more than 296,000 visitors over the weekend. las vegas experiences include game day- themed dinners, group drink specials, world- class entertainment and unrivaled nightlife.)) > michael -- what's the best piece of advice for those planning to place bets on the big game? ((michael stevens)) brian, kirsten... sportsbooks say know your bets before you get here... it's going to be very busy... and you don't want to hold up the line./// ((kirsten joyce)) > everyone is talking football... but the halftime show is also one of the draws of the big game. ((brian loftus)) coldplay will be rocking on sunday.. they held a press conference yesterday.. the british band sai

donald trump is scheduled to hold a rally at the south point hotel and casino at 7 o'clock tonight. trump's south carolina victory was a clean sweep, with a double-digit win over the rest of the field. scoring all 50 of the state's delegates. trump: "you know, i didn't know i was going to win by and we won by a lot. /// that was sort of record- setting stuff." candidates have one more day to make their pitch to nevada voters! our republican caucus is tomorrow. the culinary union representingtrump hotel employees is holding a protest today in front of south point during his event. union leaders say management is fighting the efforts of employees to unionize. they say the company has refused to bargain with process in a lengthy legal battle. the union's invited trump to meet with hotel employees while he's in town. marco rubio getting a head start on trump by holdng a rally at texas statirs came out in full force last night. rubio's counting on his vda roots to help win over voters in the silver sta. the florida senator touched on policy ideas and his own family history. sot 22:31:19 r

donald trump is scheduled to hold a rally at the south point hotel and casino at 7 o'clock tonight. trump's south carolina victory was a clean sweep, with a double-digit win over the rest of the field. scoring all 50 of the state's delegates. trump: "you know, i didn't know i was going to win by and we won by a lot. /// that was sort of record- setting stuff." candidates have one more day to make their pitch to nevada voters! our republican caucus is tomorrow. the culinary union representing trump hotel employees is holding a protest today in front of south point during his event. union leaders say management is fighting the efforts of employees to unionize. they say the company has refused to bargain with workers, instead tying up the process in a lengthy legal battle. the union's invited trump to meet with hotel employees while he's in town. marco rubio is getting a head start on trump. rubio supporters came out in full force last night at texas station. rubio's counting on his nevada roots to help him win voters here. the florida senator touched on policy ideas and his own family

- [courtney] it's at the south point hotel and casino. - [david] i've been there. - [courtney] and it is amazing. it's one of the few places that you can go that still has table captains and tableside service with just about everything. - yeah, that is a great restaurant. is there still a restaurant here called hugo's or something like that? - hugo's cellar, it's downtown and it's one of the must-dos when you're here in town. people come and visit this stuff but also it's sort of cool to reach back in time and see some of those things that are classic las vegas too. - [courtney] there are definitely some experiences that are timeless. - you talked about wedding chapels. - i am, i've been married for 10 years and it's amazing. - did you get married here? here in las vegas right in front of the bellagio fountains. - so there it is. courtney, thank you so much. (laughing) - thank you very much. - there's some tips for you. - that's normally 78 for 57 dollars. - after the break, saving money in vegas? sound crazy? hm mm. big discounts on all things vegas. - i loved the trip to vegas, it's

fox5's shannon moore is live near the south point hotel casino with a preview of the big event. taking the stand... bill cosby's wife this morning to answer questions about sexual allegations brought against the comedian. we have the latest. lands a valley now facing--- after his 12-year old son turns a gun...and kills himself. living in fear.. how fast the zika virus is spreading... and how far we are... from a cure.... the daytona 500 wasn't the only wild finish this runnin rebels needed overtime rival's-- unr. season with a buzzer beater. good morning it's 7: on this , welcome back to fox five news this morning. we'll have the top stories... but first let's check in with cassandra jones for a look at your weather. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the slight cooling trend begins today with a high of 74 degrees & afternoon winds picking up 10-20 mph. tuesday will be the coolest day of the week down to 64 degrees with winds gusting to 35 mph. we will be back up to 69 degrees for wednesday with lighter breezes as temperatures return to the mid to upper 70's thursday th

south point. the culinary union says they will also be there protesting. trump's hotel is fighing against employees unionizing. the union says the company has refused to bargain with workers, instead tying up the process in a lengthy legal marco rubio is headed to elko this morning after wrapping up in north las vegas last night. the republican hopeful talked about his ties to our city at the texas station rally. sot 22:27:30 marco rubio (r) florida "it was the place that allowed us to find the american dream all over again. las vegas las vegas southern nevada and the state for us this morning at the elko convention center. doors open at 8:30...it is free and open to the public. now that florida governor jeb bush has dropped out of the race, nevada senator dean heller says he's endorsing rubio. heller says rubio can unite conservatives and beat the democrats in the general election. heller will be joining rubio as he campaigns ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. ted cruz will be all over nevada today with state attorney general adam laxalt. he's starting off at a rally summer

south point arena. it starts at seven. the culinary union that represents trump hotel employees is holding a protest on tuesday .. in front of the trump hotel las vegas. union leaders say management is fighting the efforts of employees.... to unionize. they say the company has refused to bargain with workers, instead tying up the process in a lengthy legal battle. the union's invited trump to meet with hotel employees while he's in town tomorrow. an important win for hillary clinton this weekend, too.. holding off bernie sanders in the nevada caucuses her margin of victory was a slim one.. taking the silver state with just five points to spare. but it included big support from african-american voters. the candidates today argued over who really won the critical latino vote. as i understand it we actually won the latino vote yesterday, which is a big breakthrough for us you know, that's just not what our analysis shows expeted to give clinton a big push at this saturday's primary in south carolina. sanders is already there.. trying to win over some of those votes. this evening the president hosted his last governo

point lead over ted cruz. saturday, the democrats take their turn, in south carolina. the city of des moines is chipping in some big bucks to guarantee a new downtown hotel. last night the city council approved a 10 million dollar loan to help build the iowa events center hotel.... that's up from 5 million. before, board members were trying to use that for a foreign investment program that would fund the hotel... but they abandoned that due to timing issues. a new financing plan had the city pitching in 10 million... and they agreed. polk county has already approved 30 million dollars in funding. the hotel is set to open in early johnston students are being asked to pay up this morning for a ride to school... last night school board members approved a new paid ridership program. it will require any student who lives within one mile of their school to pay for the bus trip. that's expected to expand to within two miles once the new high school opens. the charge will be around $460 dollars per year... board members say the change will help with the school's budget during this time of expansion. west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, and waukee already have pay

south point. the culinary union says they will also be there protesting. trump's hotel is fighing against employees unionizing. the union says the company has refused to bargain with workers, instead tying up the process in a lengthy legal battle. ted cruz will be all over nevada today with state attorney general adam laxalt. he's starting in summerlin at 11 a-m. all the events are free and open to the public. marco rubio is going to elko this morning after wrapping up in north las vegas last night. that is at 9:30 this morning at the elko convention center. doors open at 8:30...it is free and open to the public. we'll have more information about all of these events on our website..just head over to k-t-n-v dot com. join us for good morning las tmorrow beginning at 430am... for the latest weather, traffic and breaking news... we'll have more local news >>> welcome back to "good morning america" on this monday morning. and we're counting down to oscar sunday. rachel smith helping us get red-carpet ready, showing great workouts stars use to get in shape. rachel, you have

south bay area. he's probably up at this point -- for a big day of fund-raising starting in palo alto. this was the scene early this morning around the sheraton hoteld overnight. president obama flies to l.a. at 2:00 after those two fund-raisers. >>> after this break we'll have a look at your weather and traffic. weather toss to traffic trc >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look at san francisco. we'll see high clouds moving in this some spots. temperatures moving into the mid 70s today. 69 in san francisco. oakland 72. in livermore today, a high of 69. >>> the san mateo bridge a still slow westbound, 92 across the water. no incidents, just slower. the map doesn't look that dramatic but the live shot showed the case with the b dumbarton bridge. 101 looks pretty good through those stretches. on the east bay approaching the bay bridge where the metering lights are still on. south bay, compression south 880 through freemont. nice recovery after a couple of crashes through san jose. >>> u.s. olympic committee hiring disease specialists to advise athletes who are concerned about the outbreak of zika. hope solo said if she had to deci