and paula francis. the news of southern nevada is now." >

and paula francis. the news of southern nevada is now." > ((dave courvoisier)) > you could say nevada's medical marijuana business has been "growing" in 2016. right now 13 southern nevada dispensaries will be open in clark county by the end of the week. there are seven production facilities here as well... and five laboratories for testing before marijuana products can be sold. and there are 22 pot cultivators in clark county and nye county. patranya bhoolsuwan got an exclusive tour of one grow facility near pecos and sunset... getting ready to do its first harvest in just a few weeks. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > this company is called body and mind, recently..now all these plants about 3- thousands of them are gettting ready to be harvested later this month. and the way you can tell? the pungent smell that fills this room and changing colors of the flowers.. a lot of excitement here at this facility especially during this election year...that their business will soon grow even more: < ((jon annalora/bam

paula francis see you tonight at 11.

paula francis see you tonight at 11. goodnight./// this is the "jeopardy!" college championship. here are our three finalists -- a junior at the university of southern california from bethesda, maryland... a sophomore at the university of california, berkeley originally from boise, idaho... and a senior at the university of pittsburgh from jamison, pennsylvania... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" --

." > ((paula francis)) > thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) i'm dave courvoisier. it seems like everywhere we drive lately.. there is road construction... this week.. add another major road to that list... ((paula francis)) a flood control- and- road widening project on rainbow between sunset and russell begins later this evening.. with it, lane shifts and closures. 8 news now reporter brittany edney joins us live from the area.. brittany... what's another way this project will impact rainbow boulevard?? ((brittany edney)) along with flood control, eventually rainbow boulevard will be widened so there will be three continuous lanes of travel in each direction from sunset to russell... crews prep roads along rainbow... a project that some aren't necessarily ready for. ((chris white, bartender, wahoo's you just hate it when something's under construction and then you're alternate route is under construction. it's like a maze.)) construction will affect one point three miles of rainbow boulevard between sunset and russell roa

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis... earlier this month... 9-1-1 callers had good reason to worry.. when the service experienced an outage that put them on hold. today though... we finally got an explanation. ((dave courvoisier)) 8 news now reporter vanessa murphy is live at metro headquarters with what they found. ((vanessa murphy)) metro police say they don't know how many 9-1-1 callers were affected as a result of this failure because information was wiped out when the system was reset. this was compared to resetting something like your cell phone to a factory setting - think about your computer crashing and this case we are talking about the 9-1-1 system where lives could be at stake here. this 911 outage occurred on february second for about six hours. at first, people calling with emergencies may not have been able to get through or their calls may have been dropped....accor ding to the department... once metro transferred calls to the henderson and north las vegas call centers - there was still a significant wait.

." > ((paula francis)) > a beautiful day in the las vegas valley... with clouds scattered high throughout the day... but a new weather system is in the works... and changes are on the way. thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. tedd florendo joins us tonight... because winds will soon be kicking up... will that mean the end to our early spring? < tedd florendo ((weather adlibs))> ((paula francis)) > new at six... a federal grand jury indicted along with four others... on 16 charges dating back to 2014. that's when bundy and his supporters holed up at the bundy ranch in bunkerville... in an armed standoff with the b-l-m. bundy... along with his sons ryan and ammon bundy face more than a dozen charges including conspiracy, assault on a federal officer, and obstruction of justice./// ((dave courvoisier)) > now to an i-team uncovered. many of you had strong reactions to ducks and geese becomming snarled in fishing hooks at sunset park. now -- a couple of weeks after our graphic story aired -- the county

i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. our news crews fanned out across the valley today to piece together what appears to be an investigation of possible corruption involving a federal agency. george knapp of the i-team is here with what we know so far. ((george knapp)) the only on the record confirmation we have is in the form of a brief statement issued this morning. the fbi said the bureau's public corruption squad along with agents from the irs. metro intelligence detectives, and the office of the inspector geneal for the department of the interior fanned out to serve search warrants at three locations. one location was the regional office of the bureau of this is the office that manages the hoover dam. law enforcment sources indicate that one focus of this probe is a contract to manage the sale of electricity from the dam. the 30 year contract expires in 2017 so an audit committee was set up to review the operation. the contract to conduct that audit was worth about a million dollars. the person who chaired that audi

sanders: i'm bernie sanders, courvoisier and paula francis. the news of southern nevada is now." > ((dave courvoisier)) > 8 news now continues to investigate a series of f-b-i raids conducted in the valley, thursday. the public corruption investigation centers around rick leavitt... a financial manager for the bureau of reclamation. reporter brittany edney has more we've tried to contact rick leavitt several times over the past 2 days but have yet to spot the long time accountant. the bureau of reclamation confirms there is an investigation. rose davis, the public affairs officers says quote: "as far as the events reported yesterday, the f-b-i is leading the investigation and reclamation's lower colorado region is cooperating fully. so what exactly is going on? well, we know the bureau manages the sale of electricity generated by the hoover dam. the contract that allows the sale of power will expire next year so an audit committee was created to make sure proper accounting procedures are being followed. leavitt is one of the members of the com

paula francis. the news of southern nevada is now." > wife known as "the first lady of area 51" has died. her name was barbara slater, married to colonel hugh slater, who was the commander at the secret military base in the nevada desert during the years when some of the most advanced spy planes in the world were being tested and developed. this photo was taken at area 51 in 1968 when her husband received a medal from the cia for his service. for most of her marriage, barbara slater wasn't allowed to know what her husband did for the cia. during his military career, she followed her husband to italy, the u.k., to north africa and other postings. hugh slater was commander at area 51 during project oxcart, which led to the development of the sr-71 spy plane. a group of former groom lake employees known as the roadrunners gave her the title 'the first lady of area 51."/// ((dave courvoisier)) > today is the one day of the year that a large rodent makes national headlines... that's because it's groundho

((paula francis)) sheriff lombardo tells 8 news now... at least 18-percent of the "calls for service" come from the strip and fremont street.. however, the police department's budget does not take into account the tourism population./// ((dave courvoisier)) > stressed out over tax season? let someone else do the dirty work! michelle mortensen is on your side with the free help available... no matter what your income < winter - but it feels more like spring. and with the warmer temperatures -- seasonal allergies are in full swing earlier than expected. watery eyes, stuffy nose, maybe even a dry cough. 8 news now reporter tony smith is live on un-lv's campus. tony, what's to blame?? ((tony smith)) blame it partly on el nino. this unique winter weather pattern is causing warmer than usual temperatures - causing plants to bloom early -- which has allergy sufferers feeling it -- bad. ((amy wishard, suffers from allergies)) "squeezing." ((tony smith)) allergy season is here - with an early punch for sufferers. ((amy wishard, suffers from allerg

." > ((paula francis)) > two days after democrats caucused in nevada... republicans are now preparing for their turn in our state's political spotlight. thanks for joining us... i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. tomorrow it's the g-o-p's turn... and tonight we're following all the preparations... we're live at a rally for dr. ben carson... and review journal columnist steve sebelius is looking at the high stakes of tomorrow's caucus... but first let's go to steve's politics now co-host... patrick walker... who is at a rally for donald trump. patrick? ((patrick walker)) patrick walker is live at south point arena where donald trump is expected to be on stage in about an hour. this is the final rally for trump before tomorrow evening's gop caucus. some of his supporters have been at south point since early this morning. trump has a 16- point lead in gravis marketing last week. a large crowd is expected tonight inside the venue...

((paula francis)) > authorities raid f-l-d-s members. the government program some church leaders are accused of taking advantage of... by taking benefits from people who actually needed them. ((chris maathuis)) > plus... workers are up against the clock as the t- mobile arena is 6 weeks away from opening it's doors. i'll take ya inside the facility, coming up./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 6." > ((paula francis)) > the republican candidates for president are busy in nevada... senator marco rubio rallied crowds this morning at the silverton... and both ted cruz and donald trump are heading back to the valley tonight after campaigning in northern nevada. ((dave courvoisier)) all eyes are on the silver state to see which candidate will pull ahead in tonight's caucus. thanks for joining us i'm dave courvosier... we have crews all around the valley tonight... as the republican caucus is in full swing... it started about an hour ago. ((dave courvoisier)) and the candidates are anxiously

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis... their voices were overwhelmingly for donald trump with about 46- percent of the vote... and trump claimed in his victory speech last night that he won ((dave courvoisier)) brittany edney crunched the numbers to find out if that's really the case. < ((brittany)) it was a record turnout last night for the republican caucus here in the silver state. the party says more than 75- thousand voters turned out statewide--- on the democratic side... around 84-thousand voters came out for the party's caucus on saturday. donald trump took the win... donald trump took the win... and said he swept many demographics... ( donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "we won the evangelicals, we won with young, we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won with poorly educated." ((donald trump "with the hispanics, 46%, number 1 with hispanics." )) ((brittany)) while he took the most hispanic voters who voted republican... when you compare it to the number of hispanics who voted in either party... h

((paula francis)) and i'm paula francis. 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

i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier. 8 news now reporter karen castro takes a closer look at the impact the closures have on consumers and businesses. ((karen castro)) smith's food and drug stores are thriving in the valley after two of its competitors left the las vegas market. ((marsha wermer - smith's sometimes it would take a while but i think they opened up more registers so it's faster service.)) ((karen castro)) cash registers are ringing out of control and parking lots are packed. ((bob day - smith's food & drug: we have definitely seen an increase in our sales, through out all of our stores in the valley. some of the stores are double digit increase. )) ((karen castro)) the increases at some smith's stores have been so sharp, they are getting loads of inventory every night just to keep up with demand. ((bob day - smith's food & drug: the customers are definitely noticing that we are busier than we have been in the past.)) ((karen castro)) but some competition is mov

((paula francis)) but does the 5 second fix really work? we asked 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen to put it to the "try it before you buy it" test. ((michelle mortensen)) > this is one popular "as seen on t-v" product. it promises to fix .. fill and seal anything in seconds and that it's so strong ... you could use it to tow a truck. and yes ... we do put that to the test. < ((when making repairs on a job site they use welding tools ... but you wouldn't try that on a pair of glasses at home unless you had the 5 second fix )) the 5 second fix doesn't look like much. in fact ... it looks like the sonic screw driver from doctor who. but it promises to do a lot ... fill and seal anything. it's so strong ... it can tow a truck! but how am i gonna test that? i'm gonna need a professional. someone like rick dale from t-v's american restorations ((:33 remember back in the day when things were made by hand work... my name is rick dale .. and i bring these things back to life. )) lucky for me .. he's based right here in vegas .. a

((paula francis)) our parent company nexstar reached an agreement with cox this afternoon.. so all your favorite c-b-s shows are back. tonight... a man is dead after being shot inside a car this afternoon at a westcliff. in custody at this point. 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. police have been on the scene interviewing witnesses./// ((paula francis)) > a man was killed while waiting at a bus stop. he was hit by a car at west lake mead and rancho. lake mead is shut down in both directions. the man was on a wheelchair when he was hit. police say the car jumped the curb. the driver waited on scene and police say she is co- ((dave courvoisier)) one of the oldest beauty schools in the

((paula francis)) george... while you're here... a week from today will be one year since tammy meyers was killed outside her home... it really gripped the valley's attention... and even made national headlines. ((george knapp)) right it went national after police originally thought it was a case of road rage... but eventually learned it was a case of mistaken identity and terrible timing. tammy meyers was driving in the park with her daughter... when she ended up in a road rage incident... went home to get her son brandon.. and drove back to the scene. brandon brought a gun. eric nowsch saw them driving in the park... and told police he thought they were somebody else out to get him... he eventually opened fire on their car.. killing meyers in front of her home. in april of 2015... i sat down with the meyers family... we talked about their regret (( bob meyers/father of tammy meyers: the thing is, in my daughter's eyes, if she didn't ask her mom to teach her how to drive that night, her mom would still be alive.)) ((george knapp))

./// ((paula francis)) > in about an hour... president bill clinton will be campaigning here in las vegas... to try to win over voters for his wife's presidential bid. he's meeting at the "united brotherhood of carpenters" international training center... that's near sunset and las vegas boulevard. the former president will also make his way to pahrump tomorrow... speaking at manse elementary school at 9:45 in the morning./// ((paula francis)) > and we want to remind you... we are your local election headquarters through the campaign. you can stay up to date on-air and on las vegas now dot com...

((paula francis)) george... while you're here... a week from today will be one year since tammy meyers was killed outside her home... it really gripped the valley's attention... and even made national headlines. ((george knapp)) right it went national after police originally thought it was a case of road rage... but eventually learned it was a case of mistaken identity and terrible timing. tammy meyers was driving in the park with her daughter... when she ended up in a road rage

tens of thousands greeted pope francis before his first mass in the country. i'm adriana diaz in today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." pope francis celebrated mass at the basilica of our lady of guadalupe, one of the most holy sites in latin america. his message focused on hope and encouragement. adriana diaz has more from mexico city. before celebrating mass, pope francis blessed the entrance of the basilica of our lady of guadalupe. 5-thousand people attended the service...thousands more watched outside including this young boy. the holy father's homily touched on themes of his visit: poverty, drugs and immigration. afterwards he spent nearly 20 minutes alone to pray before mexico's patron saint representing the virgin mary. "pope francis said he and wa

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pope francis had another whirlwind day in mexico. it included an outdoor mass and a visit to a children's hospital. adriana diaz has the latest from mexico city. pope francis visited a children's hospital in mexico city where he gave a sick boy medicine. displaying his affection for the young, he asked the children to pray for him. a young girl serenaded the pope with a rendition of ave maria. "mexico city has been pope francis' hub since he arrived from here he's taking daily trips around the country." earlier in the day, the holy father traveled by helicopter to ecatepec, one of mexico city's poorest and most violent suburbs. there he celebrated an outdoor mass before more than 300,000, the largest event on his six day historic visit. in his homily, the pope urged equal opportunity for all. an estimated two million people lined his motorcade route, many waving vatican flags and balloons. "it's amazing! amazing, i'm nervous!" ad: why did you like him? porque te gusto? yz: porque andaba en un carro blanco y a mi me gusto tu carro ad:

i'm hillary clinton, pope francis is keeping very busy during his whirlwind trip to mexico. he met with young people today in the heart of the nation's drug- trafficking problem.. and tomorrow he heads to a city trying to overcome years of terror at the hands of drug lords. today the pope urged young priests to fight injustices like kidnappings that plague the country. more than 25 thousand people have vanished in mexico during the last 10 years. missing signs are also plastered in the border city of juarez. where the pope will wrap up his five day visit tomorrow. that mass is expected to focus on the plight of migrants. the united states has officially signed an agreement with cuba to re-establish scheduled air services between the two countries. ""the reestablishment of scheduled services demonstrates our continued commitment to the strengthening of ties between people of the united states and the people of cuba." starting today u-s carriers will have 15 days to submit applications to the department of transportation for routes they'd like to fly between the u-s and cuba..

trump first went off after francis said "a person who thinks only about building walls ...and not of building bridges is not christian." for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian. jeb bush, a catholic, said a person's faith is a private matter. it's not appropriate to question donald trump's faith. ohio governor john kasich said it's the us's right to build a wall, but he'd rather see more bridges. i'm pro-pope. donald trump holds a nearly two to one lead over ted cruz here in the latest cbs news poll of likely south carolina voters. craig boswell, channel 2 news. now in all this campaign talk lately, you've likely heard the term "super delegate." so just what are they? super delegates are party leaders who are sent to the national convention to watch out for the party's interests. their vote carries the same weight as any other delegate in nevada the democratic party gets 43 delegates. 35 will rise through the caucuses this weekend.. and be obligated to a specific candidate. the other eight-- are leaders given a pass and a chance

"pope francis, it's time to protect the children and restore the faith." action film mad max fury road was the most honored film of the night.walking about with 6 production awards. "you can pop the corks at home, we're bringing home gold." the revenant won for best directing and it's star.leonardo dicaprio won best actor for his role as the vengeful frontiersman. it was his 5th nomination but his first win. "let us not take this planet for granted. i do not take this night for granted." brie larson won best actress for her role as an chris rock hosted the night.his opening monologue all about the all-white nominees. "otherwise known as the white people's choice award." the comedian beat the diversity drum every chance he got. and the president of the academy echoed his sentiment. "our audiences are global and rich in diversity and every facet of our industry should be as well." "even here on the red carpet, where oscar night fashion is usually the biggest topic of discussion, diversity was front and center." "i'm here because to disappear and truly make i