Matters protesters interrupted trumps event. Rubio has taken full advantage trying to label trump a conman and even taking shots at his appearance. sen. Marco rubio, r president ial candidate he doesnt sweat because his pores are clogged from the spray tan he uses. Kirsten Joyce here in nevada. The caucuses were a headache for some. But it did not affect our first in the west status. Colorados g op chair says nevadas caucuses went without any major problems. Which makes it harder for another state to argue for early voting honors. The turnout for our caucuses doubled than what it was 4 years ago. The nevada secretary of States Office says it has no reports of voter fraud. brian loftus a news Service Agent got into a fight. At a trump rally in virginia. Time magazine photographer chris morris went outside an area designated for reporters. So he could get a shot of protesters being escorted out of the rally. The secret Service Agent exchanged some words with morris. Who admits to using profanity toward the agent. The photographer says he was says he was then grabbed by the neck and slammed to the floor. In the video, morris starts to kick at the agent. Before getting up and reaching for the agents throat. Morris was detained and led out of the rally. And later explained to the other reporters what happened chris morris time photographer i stepped 18 inches outside the pen and he grabbed me by the neck and started choking me and slammed me to the ground. brian loftus Time Magazine released a statement saying. They regret their photographers role in the incident. The secret service says they are working with local Law Enforcement to determine exactly what happened. brian loftus 8 news now is your local election headquarters for everything related to the on air and online at las vegas now dot com. lets get to sherry with a look at todays weather. Sherry swensk clear and warm with temps in the 50s this morning. And another warm spring day is coming. Yesterday we hit upper 70s and close to 80 degrees again. More 80s are coming this week as and a chance of showers are coming by the weekend. Well take a look comiing up. < Kirsten Joyce metro police are investigating an officerinvolved shooting. Where one person was shot in the shoulder. The shooting happened near las vegas boulevard and saint rose parkway. Police say they received a call about a hispanic man pointing a gun at cars. Police were able to track him down. Thats when they tried to get him to drop the gun. But he did not comply. Police say one officer shot the suspect in the shoulder. And took him into custody. Police say the suspects gun was a replica. Police are expected to brief the media more about the shooting. Later this week. brian loftus the man accused of going more than 100milesper hour on boulder highway. Before crashing and killing two teenage girls. Took a plea deal. Seong lee pleaded guilty to two counts of felony driving. While under the influence. Police say the 22yearold was going 117miles perhour. When he crashed into a car at boulder highway and russell road last march. 17yearold Kamesha Gilmore and 18 yearold Gabriell Thomas both died. Lee was already in trouble for a previous drunk driving arrest prior to the deadly crash. brian loftus Kirsten Joyce along mlk near wall street. On march 3rd expect some lanes closed along charleston near Grand Central parkway. It will be happening nightly from 9 pm to 5am. Will be happening through march third. Use caution to get around cone zone. Well check back on more construction and any other problems this tuesday coming up in about 10 minutes. Thats a look at the roads. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce the Clark County School district is leaping forward. With positive changes. Orkowsky hopes to achieve. Make every student in Kirsten JoyceClark County School district superintendant Pat Skorkowsky announced the 6 goals he says. Academic success. Karen castro reports on the topics skorkowsky addressed. In his state of the district. superintenden t Pat Skorkowsky queen of hearts . karen castro superintendent Pat Skorkowsky gushed about the Robotics Team at Cimarron Memorial High School during his opening remarks at the state of the district address themed leaping forward. He says its one of the many achievements in the Clark County School district that often go unnoticed. Another is getting kids into advanced placement courses. superintenden t Pat Skorkowsky ccsd in one year our growth rate for kids taking ap courses, including every minority subgroup, went up 16. 4 percent. karen castro but along with giving praise. He laid out the 6 goals he says will turnaround the school district. He solicited the help of students, parents, and teachers who are living proof that it works. Goal number one is read by grade three. 5th grader being proficient stronger role model, leader in school and a stronger person in general. karen castro among other goals are reducing the achievement gap and increasing the graduation rate. Only 72percent on students graduated in the class of 2015. While it remains one of the lowest in the nation, it has gone up in recent years. superintenden t Pat Skorkowsky ccsd obviously were gonna increase the number of students graduating each year, that is one of our goals. karen castro increasing family engagement, college and career readiness. And student safety and happiness round up the 6 goals. Skorkowsky says there are dozens of School Programs that help achieve all of these goals including best buddies which pairs up a student with another child who has a disability. student i knew i had lots of friends but the one i connected with the most was sarah. karen castro skorkowsky did not address the Teacher Shortage but we did ask him about it afterwards. superintenden t Pat Skorkowsky ccsd we think that with our new starting teacher salary of 40thousand dollars and the new way were going to look at professional development, will help us as a recruiting tool. Kirsten Joyce skorkowsky also announced changes coming to including new zoom schools and turnaround schools. We have a full list on our webiste. Las vegas now dot com. brian loftus a california a california professor and his team may have discovered a treatment for malginant melanoma. And whats more. The method in which they found it. Could also be used to find cures for other cancers. The team at uc merced studied sampes and observed biopsies of the deadly disease. They found a treatment that can resucistate the bodys ability to fight cancer cells. The immune system doesnt recognize. Its called reviving the oncogene. dr. Fabian filipp uc merced the oncogene controls our safeguards of the cell which are tumor suppressors and on the other hand, surface receptors which are important for our immune system to recognize those dangerous cancer cells and clear them out. brian loftus the team discovered a specific gene mutation that leads to melanoma. And testing showed the treatment could supress that gene. Postivily impacting patients. The next step is to take the tratement to clinical trials. Cat no longer has to wait to find a home Kirsten Joyce the owners that adopted her. And the new name she now goes by. Swensk the spring watering watering schedule starts today the Southern NevadaWater Authority is reminding residents and businesses to residents and watering times on their sprinkler clocks. Irrigation is limited to three days a week through april 30th. So you need to know your assigned watering group. And dont forget. Daylight saving time is march 13th. So those timers will adjust an hour. You can learn more at snwa dot com. Sherry Swensk its a big day for astronaut scott kelly today, hes making his way back to earth. After staying in space for over a year. Hes been at the International Space station longer than than any other us astronaut. In his last briefing before heading home. Kelly told reporters that hes feeling good. After he lands, hell be flown to houston, texas tomorrow. And underago a series of physical and scientific tests. Kelly is part of a nasa study. On how space affects the human mind and body. Kirsten Joyce this cats face instantly went viral for its unique black patch. And now, she has a place to call home. The Animal Shelter who took her in nicknamed her mustache cat. After being found in a donation bin at a Salvation Army in fresno. She was taken to a nokill and received dozens of applications from people hoping to adopt her. One lucky family took her in sue salvador adopte d mustache cat it broke my heart. At first i was thinking maybe just a larger bin. But, how i understood it, it was, like, a metal. Just horrific to where people could be throwing big heavy books on top of her. Kirsten Joyce workers at the Salvation Army say. They were lucky to find the cat alive. The cats new owner sue says. The cats new name is mustachio. look at todays weather. Sherry swensk clear and warm with temps in the 50s this morning. Coming. Yesterday we hit upper 70s and close to 80 degrees again. More 80s are coming this week as we welcome march. And a chance of showers are coming by the weekend. This is a fairly chilly storm that will bring winds and rain as the weekend finishes. Sherry Swensk as you head out this morning we want to you remind you of a new speed limit on the boulder highway from broadband and gibson to tropicana. Used to be 55 now 45 mph. All part of a Safety Improvement iniatiave in this part of town. Thats a look at the roads. Back to you. brian loftus we want to give you an update on our whats cool at school poll. You can now vote for the last two segments we have aired this month. As well as the one coming up this friday. The School Program who gets the most votes will receive 250 dollars. Again, you can now vote for the previous whats cool at school segments. And the next one coming up. longer be able to see Elvis Presleys treasured items on display at the Westgate Hotel. Kirsten Joyce why they decided to close down the exhibit. Cleaning your home is one thing. But its also good to tidy up your household budget. Kirsten Joyce mary moloney explains what you can do. To spruce up your budget. Just like Spring Cleaning your home now can be a good time to tidy up a household budget. With tax day around the corner money is on the minds of many. Especially those who have received a refund. Dont let that influx of cash throw a spending and saving plan off course. Instead review your plan to make sure it still fits your needs. Creditdotcom recommends evaluating all income calculating expenses identifying the places where you can cut back and making sure theres enough left over to stash in an emergency fund. America saves a campaign of the Consumer Federation of america recommends using a digital tool like a Smartphone App or spreadsheet to keep track of spending over the course of a few months to see exactly where your money is going. And then lock into a plan also look for areas that can be trimmed so you can free up more cash to pay down high interest debt. And while cleaning up a budget for daytoday expenses dont forget to make room for longer term financial goals like retirement or college funds. For consumer watch im Mary Moloney Brian Loftus the Westgate Hotel is saying goodbye to the king of rock and roll. The elvis exhibit was less than a year into a 10 year contract. Hotel Officials Say the decision came after organizers of the exhibit announced plans to close it. Saying they were financially upside down. Westgate staff also say they wanted to keep the memorabilia the hotel has locked up all 350 pieces from the graceland collection. well be right back. hundreds of tesla workers walked out on the job. Why theyre so concerned about whether their jobs are safe at the gigafactory site. brian loftus plus. A reallife fight club on a high school campus. Why students say this isnt the first time Something Like this has happened. Kirsten Joyce and back by popular demand where cracker barrels second location in the valley will open. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus Kirsten Joyce thanks for joining us, im Kirsten Joyce. brian loftus and im brian loftus. Yesterday, more than 300 construction workers walked off the job. At the Tesla Gigafactory near reno. Kirsten Joyce theyre objecting to the use of non Union Workers being brought in from outof state. Patrick walker explains the conflict. And if Faraday Future could see similar objections in Southern Nevada. protestors patrick construction workers turned demonstrators. Outside the Tesla Gigafactory site in northern nevada. The issue . A problem with the requirement that only 50 percent of the workers have to be nevada citizens. unidentified protestor we would have hoped there was a little better protection for local workers when this went through the legislature, what they ended up getting was 50 percent local workforce on the job, we dont think thats enough. Patrick Walker teslas contractors are exceeding that 50 percent quota. The most recent filings with the Governors Office of Economic Development show three quarters of the 900 construction workers building the manufacturing plant. Are nevada residents. And brookings Mountain West director robert lang expects that ratio to be much higher for the Faraday Future project at apex industrial park. dr. Robert lang director, brookings Mountain West one thing im pretty certain of, is that we will build the faraday plant, because weve been doing big projects, if you could build city center, you can build anything. Patrick Walker faradays billiondollar electric car manufacturing plant is supposed to employ between 4thousand and 45hundred employees. At least half must be from