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Process. Protesting with signs along las vegas boulevard outside the Federal Building today. Folks told us last weeks caucus was terribly put together. Saying caucus sites at many schools were crowded. Many precincts were squeezed into classrooms meant for a few dozen people. Some sites we visited had classrooms filled with people and standing room only. Those protesting the Nevada Democratic caucus process today say its good to give the silver state more leverage when selecting president ial candidates. But not at the cost of leaving voters out of the process. Angie Sullivan protes ter were first in the west and i think thats very exciting however if the cost is that you dont get to vote at all then im not sure what first in the west means. its undemocratic for people not to be able o cast their vote for a president ial candiate. protesters say they went to caucus last week. And tell us computer issues, sites kept people from being able to take part. 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 didnt 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 a wellrounded experience on entering the workforce for the first time. They received training on writing a resume, interviewing skills, and even how to dress for success. Dozens of juniors and seniors got a taste of life outside of high school. Professionals and School Leaders exposed students to reallife scenarios including mock interviews. The purpose is to get them ready for their first job. Students participated in multiple workshops and learned different techniques on landing a gig. Sherrie Smith jobs for nevada graduate specialist i try to tell them to relax to the best of their ability. Be true to yourself. Understand who you are. Go in their being yourself cause it makes you a little more comfortable. Kevin child ccsd trustee have a lot of confidence and thats why its here. Were gonna show them how to get a job and what to do, empower them to be better citizens and for a better workforce. while some students were participating in mock others were doing the real thing. A number of companies. Including restaurants and the city of las vegas. Were on site interviewing students for open positions. karen castro this is the second time the summit is hosted. Organizers tell me in the past, students have landed internships with the governors office, joined the military, and have done missionary work. Sharie . Sharie Johnson karen, how often is the summit held . karen castro the goal is once a year moving forward. Organizers tell me february is the target month because its around the same time summer jobs become available. Sharie. Sharie Johnson the runnin rebels. Back at home tonight. Unlv taking on wyoming inside the thomas and mack for the final home game of the season. The game just tipped off. And jon trisch is inside the mack with more on what to expect from the team tonight. Jon . jon tritsch thanks wyoming as we speak in their home finale. Its been a season of unfortunate events for unlv. Injuries. Heartbreaking losses. And controversy have crippled the rebels. But tonight they have an opportunity to finish with a splash at thomas and mack. Wyoming coach larry shyatt and his signature yellow sweater are in town. The rebels lost by 1 to the cowboys in laramie earlier this season. But unlv will have a sizable upgrade tonight. 7 foot force Stephen Zimmerman is back in uniform after missing 3 weeks with a knee injury. Many fans have negative things to say about this season. But a different word comes to mind for coach todd simon todd simon interim head coach id probably go with heart. The group of kids in every situation has shown how big their heart is. Theyve been able to take on every little scenario; whether arent willing and their heart is. Their passion for playing this game, and this team, and each other has shown through in the adverse situations where they continue to believe and continue to fight for each other. Thats probalby the word i would use for this season. the rebels have found a way in vegas. 113 at home. Including 3 straight wins on Tarkanian Court jon tritsch of course the last time unlv played here. We saw the shot heard around the silver state as Patrick Mccaw hit a buzzer beater against reno. Rebels will glady take more thomas and mack magic tonight. Sharie. Sharie Johnson it was a rock concert of sorts near Mccarran Airport. As a heavy metal favorite was seen flying through the sky this afternoon. Take a look at this. Classic rockers iron maiden made their grand entrance into las vegas. On their own jumbo jet dozens landing at mccarran about two hours ago. Their private 747 is called ed force one and is named after the bands mascot eddie. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson is even the pilot iron maiden will perform at mandalay bay on sunday. Sharie Johnson wreckage on the road. What investigators say happened. Causing a deadly explosion on a california freeway. A closer look at the disturbing trend thats moving through the area. And the reminder from police on news, this is 8 newsnow, Weekend Edition Sharie Johnson investigators believe street racing is to blame for a deadly crash on a california freeway. Three people were killed and four others hurt in the crash that shut down the i5 late last night. Police say the drivers of two cars were racing in the southbound lanes when one of them lost control and veered into a ups bigrig. The ups truck flipped over into the northbound lanes and collided with several oncoming vehicles, causing an explosion, one of the drivers racing was arrested at the scene. The other is still at large. Sharie Johnson burglars made off with a bounty of while the homeowners were sleeping inside the house. This is the security footage from the summerlin home near north Town Center Drive and canyon run drive. Police say on february 18th. These two young men went inside the home between midnight and 2 am. While the family was asleep. The men made off with several valuable items. Thanks to the video, we know that the first suspect. Is a man in his early twenties. About five foot10 and 150 pounds. The other suspect is a man also in his early twenties. About five foot10 and 160 pounds. Unfortunately. This isnt a first for the area. Weve done some digging and found that since the beginning of the month. There have been 21 reported burglaries within a two mile radius of the home. In just 26 days. If you recognize the men. You can remain anonymous when you call crime stoppers. Sharie Johnson the british the runway at Mccarran Airport last year. Has successfully completed the first leg of its trip home. The plane took off from las vegas friday afternoon. And landed in victorville about an hour and a half later. There. Officials say the boeing 777 will be repainted. Before being flown back to the united kingdom. The National Transportation safety board is investigating the september 8th fire. There were 170 passengers and crew members on board at the time. But all escaped without injury. Sharie Johnson warmer weather. Taking a toll on lake tahoe. The role these unusual temperatures are having on northern nevada. And whether it will let up any edition Sharie Johnson its surfs way up along the Northern California coast today. A High Surf Advisory is in effect. And the public is being warned of powerful rip currents. Waves reaching between 11 and 20 feet could pound the coast by this evening. Out in deeper parts of the ocean. Forecasters predict waves as high as 40 feet. Sharie Johnson water levels at lake tahoe continue to rise. Seen in years past. Thats because the warmer weather weve been seeing is putting the brakes on the heavy snowpack that was helping the area overcome four years of drought. Officials say the lake is within about 9 inches of its natural rim. But thats far short of the average this time of year. At more than 2 feet above the rim. The National Weather service expects the snowpack to stay close to average. Despite the totals in the sierra mountains being the lowest in the last 10 years. Sharie Johnson Sherry Swensk what a warm saturday. With very dry air and plenty of sunshine today. Weve had just a few high clouds here and there, but overall plenty of warm sunshine and the they should stay that way into your sunday. Temps made it to the low 80s in many neighborhoods today. Eveewarmer than we first expected with this High Pressure over the west. Lets check your weather now temps around the valley right now. Still in the upper 70s and near 80 for many spots. Humidity as low as near 10 percent. Hopefully youre drinking lots of water and keeping yourself hydrated. You could get headaches and muscle cramps if you arent drinking enough water. Its warm outside the valley, too. Laughlin is feeling more like late april than late february. Our normal afternoon high for the last few days of this month should be mid 60s in the las vegas valley. But we reached 81 today and just a couple degrees off the record of 83. Tomorrow might be slightly cooler, but it doesnt look like we will get a break next week to start off march. Sunrise at 6 15 and sunset near 5 30 now. The warmer weather. Allergies are in full swing and lots of people sneezing at ash, elm, juniper and cedar trees already. El nino has not delivered the wet winter we expected. And that is true for southern california, too. They are behind in their rainfall although the mountains have received some good snowfall. Storms pushing a lot of high waves along the coast. As storms roll into the northwest. And most of the country is pretty quiet. Thats good news after those deadly twisters this past week alongngthe gulf and the east coast. Look for a quiet and mild night with temps in the 50s to start your sunday. Then a warm stretch of days as highs up near 80 degrees and mild nights. Sharie Johnson the navy is bringing back an old the navy is bringing back an old navigational technique. Due to the threat of cyber attacks. Sailors are once again learning celestial navigation. Which the navy stopped teaching more than a decade ago once when gps became available. But due to the threat of a cyber attack on digital navigation devices. The navy is once turning to the sextant. Shane condon Naval Academy junior i had never done it before, never seen it before, never imagined i would be doing it. Katie lazzeri Naval Academy junior you never know whats going to happen. You want to be prepared for the worst case scenario. paul joncich Naval Academy midshipmen get three hours of instruction in a classroom and lab and then practice on the water. Quality sextants are expensive and can cost at least two thousand dollars. Sharie Johnson oscar night. Just 48 hours away. Why this years show is unlike now, nevadas first choice for news, this is 8 newsnow, Weekend Edition Sharie Johnson coming up tonight at 6. Getting your medicine. Without emptying your wallet. Well explain the ways you can save some serious cash at the doctor. Plus. Helping clark county. How much money has been raised for the valley. Thanks to the annual surplus auctions. Join us for those stories and Sharie Johnson oscar gold fills tinseltown this weekend as the red carpet is rolled out for the 88th annual academy awards. But, as teri okita reports, amid the preparations, protests are also planned for hollywoods biggest night. Hollywood certainly knows how to throw a party. At the governors ball venue, the champagne is chilling, artwork is up, and wolfing pucks famous feast is being prepared. Wolfgang Puck governors ball chef we flew in 40 crabs, 40 whole, big crabs. Each one cost like 450 500. Experts expect plenty of surprise winners on sunday, including best picture. tim gray variety awards editor ive been at variety for 30 years, and i dont remember an oscar race that was more confusing than this year because the big prize is really up for grabs. After five nominations, this could finally be Leonardo Dicaprios year to take home gold. Brie larson is also a but theres no clearcut favorite in the supporting actor and actress categories. teri okita cbs news its hard to talk about the oscars this year without mentioning the lack of diversity in nominees. Protests are planned here in hollywood and across the country on sunday. Snoop dogg is the latest celebrity to speak out. Saying, the oscars werent made for us. Gray says the Industry Needs to change out of self preservation. tim gray variety awards editor the Film Industry is at least 20 years behind what television is, and theyre going to have to catch up or people are going to stop going to movies. The controversy could be a dark cloud hanging over hollywoods brightest night. Teri okita, cbs news, los angeles. Sharie Johnson Comedian Chris Rock is getting his jokes lined up. Some say he should have stepped down as host. While others say hes the Perfect Choice to get people talking about the diversity issue. Sharie Johnson thats it join us again at 6 00. axelrod campaign 2016, tonight a big win for Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, solidifying her status as the frontrunner for the democratic president ial nomination. And tomorrow, this Campaign Goes National Cheers and applause axelrod arrest in kansas. A woman is charged with illegally providing her exboyfriend the weapons used in a mass shooting. The zika outbreak. Ss u. S. Health officials issue a new travel warning ahead of the summer olympics. And meet ms. Marvel, a popular new muslim superhero whose stereotypes. Who muslims are and who muslims can be but really about who a good person is. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. And this is the western edition of the broadcast. Cbs news projects Hillary Clinton has defeated Bernie Sanders in todays democratic primary in South Carolina. It is a big win for clinton in the firstinthesouth contest for her partys nomination. Have a look at the latest numbers from South Carolina as the count continues. Exit polls suggest African American voters and women were major forces behind clintons victory. Nancy cordes has the latest from columbia, South Carolina. Tomorrow, this Campaign Goes