Data to help us potentially breathe better. For twoyears now the Clark County School district and the university of nevada las vegas have been monitoring pollen and mold count in the air. Simply put it collect air samples and researchers identify what is in the air and what kinds of trees or plants are blooming. we have these in different parts of town and we are able to see, if you are living in North Las Vegas maybe there is a type of tree that is being planted over there and that is starting to cause a lots of allergies. now, las vegas is unique because we are the only city in the United States that has more than one station setup. In fact we have 6. Now, if you want to track the pollen in your area. Weve posted the link to the free pollen monitor information on lasvegas dot com under the tony smith coming up, at five, were hearing from seasonal allergies suffers and doctor they have some tips as this early allergy season gets into full swing. Reporting live on unlv campus tony smith 8 news now. Tedd, i guess we will have the pollen forecast up soon . Denise Valdez and on social media our viewers are already feeling the allergy season symptons. Michelle wrote makes sense. I am dying a slow death with allergies. And aj wrote its worth it for the long spring were having. But sinus rinse is my answer. And linda said love the early spring ahchoo and remember you can join in the conversation on our facebook and twitter pages. paul joncich the state of nevada is once again in the political spotlight. Donald trump is in town tonight. Stumping on the final night before the Republican CaucusDenise Valdez hes holding a large rally inside the south Point Equestrian Center at 7. Patrick walker is live outside the arena with a preview of tonights event. Patrick . Hundreds of angry supporters were turned away because the Conference Room wasnt big enough. Tonight. They have an arena that can seat several thousand. Some of the first supporters started filing in early this morning. We just checked in. And they are being allowed to sit in some of the empty meeting rooms before the lines start forming. The people we spoke with were excited to see donald trump. And didnt mind the allday wait. I caught up with a unlv student who says hes seeing a lot of support on campus for trump. Dylan Seebert unlv student theres a lot of students with great support, i wear this shirt around campus, i talk to people all the time, i just wore it around campus today, people say nice shirt, they stop and have a conversation with you, they just want to talk. Patrick Walker the latest poll. A Gravis Marketing poll. Has trump with a 16 point lead over ted cruz as of last week. A cnn poll during the same time shows a 26point lead for trump. In that one. Patrick Walker so what does that mean . Trumps expecting a victory here tomorrow. Polls can be wrong. But it looks like the battle will be between cruz and trump for second place. Denise. Denise Valdez what is trumps schedule looking like over the next 24 hours . Patrick Walker denise. Hes scheduled to be in sparks tomorrow for a rally at noon. Hell be back tomorrow night at Treasure Island for a caucus results party. paul joncich and off the heels of the nevada caucus, democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are setting their sights on south carolina. Their primary is this saturday. Sanders with 53 percent of the vote here in nevada. paul joncich we will continue our local caucus coverage tuesday night for the Republican Caucus. We will have reporters at all the front runners camps. And the counting headquarters. Starting with the kickoff of the caucus in our 5 pm newscast. And stay tuned for special editions of politics now at 7 30 and 11 oclock as the results start coming in. Denise Valdez remember. 8 news now is your local elections headquarters. We have all the results and everything you need to know about the races. On air. And online at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich an arrest is made in the deadly shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. Denise Valdez when the suspect is expected in court. And the one piece of Evidence Police are still searching for. paul joncich and a Homicide Investigation in downtown las vegas. Where inside the d the body since 1961, Pearle Vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. That was dr. Stanley pearles vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. Today, doctors like Lisa Hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. Because we care for you. And your eyes. This is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. News now at 4 with Denise Valdez and paul joncich. The news of Southern Nevada is now. paul joncich the man shooting is expected to go before a judge this week. Police arrested 30yearold omar talley over the weekend. Hes facing numerous charges, including 2 counts of murder. 2 people died. 1 person was hurt early friday morning. In the shooting outside the cosmopolitan. Police say it started with an argument in the miracle mile shops parking garage. And spilled over to the valet area at the cosmo. Investigators are still looking for a dark gray 2015 camry. Seen driving in surveillance video. It has california plates. If you have any information, please call crimestoppers. paul joncich metro police are investigating a womans death in a downtown hotel. The body of kalli median brown of Citrus Heights california was found in a Laundry Chute at the d casino downtown this weekend. Police confirm this is a suspicious death investigation. Its unclear how she died, but we will or course be following up. Denise Valdez new developments today in the escalating battle between apple and the fbi over privacy and the government wants apples help to decrypt the iphone of one of the San Bernardino shooters who killed 14 people. And a judge has ordered the tech giant to comply. In a Statement Apple said they have no sympathy for the terrorist but at stake is the Data Security of hundreds of millions of lawabiding people. Apple picked up support today from former cia and nsa director Michael Hayden, who spoke on cbs this morning. Michael Hayden former cia nsa director i think apple is right in terms of opposing universal back doors. Denise Valdez the battle could soon move from a courtroom to capitol hill. Both apples ceo and the fbi director have been invited to testify before lawmakers. In a blog the fbi director promised the bureau does not want to break anyones encryption or, quote, set a master key loose on the land. He also added some concerns are overblown, writing, stop saying the world is ending. paul joncich an uber driver goes on a shooting spree. Denise Valdez we get to know his victims. And why police are looking ito fares in between shootings. announcer now nevadas first weekend was arraigned in kalamazoo michigan. Police say he confessed to at least part of the attacks. Kenneth craig was in the court house and has details. 45 year old jason dalton appeared by video link at the county court house where he is facing six counts of murder. judge you understand the charges against you . Yes sir police say the uber driver went on a deadly rampage in kalamazoo michigan saturday night. Randomly killing six and seriously injuring two others in three separate attacks. Investigators say he began his shooting spree at an apartment complex where he shot a woman multilpe times. Tammy george came outside when she heard the gunshots. tammy george neighbor she was talking, curled up in a ball asking about her kids police say dalton admitted he gunned down a man and his 17 year old son at a car dealership several hours later and then killed four more women outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant. Kenneth Craig cbs news, preferred to remain silent when the judge asked him if he had anything to say, then the judge denied bail. Police recovered the gun used in the killings in daltons car. Investigators are looking into whether he continued driving passengers between the shootings. Uber says dalton, a father of two, passed a background check and had no prior criminal history. Kenneth craig, cbs news, kalamazoo michigan. Denise Valdez uber says it is cooperating with the investigation. An uber passenger says he called police more than an hour before the shootings began to report an erratic driver. paul joncich some of the victims families from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are suing the maker of the rifle used in the attack. Today attorneys for riflemaker bushmaster argued before a connecticut judge that the company is not at fault for the december 2012 massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. They want the case thrown out because of a federal law protecting gun makers from lawsuits. But the plaintiffs say the law the Assault Rifle used in the attack, which they said is a dangerous battlefield weapon marketed as manhood. this is telling people theyre not a man unless they have one of these weapons. By doing that they are not misleading anybody, but they are making that knowledge, that likelihood of result more likely. paul joncich families of the victims were also in the courtroom, and said this lawsuit is about accountability. The families are seeking unspecified monetary damages. Denise Valdez tomorrow you have a chance to get your pet needs to be spayed or neutered free of charge. The Animal Foundation is offering the services in honor of world spay day. They will spay or neuter more than 400 dogs or cats. To make a required appointment head to our website at las vegas now dot com. toss to weather clear but the winds the big issue today with gusts up to 40 in some locales earlier today. Temps stay warm and above average gusts down a little but still expected to be a slightly breezy tonight. Cooler than yesterday at this time. Low 70s this afternoon and still above average again through many parts of the region and chilly up in kyle canyon. Cooler for the northwest sections of the valley and foothills but still mild. Warmer to the eastside where were lower in elevation and in henderson. Regional temps staying warm for mesquite and down the Colorado River. Expecially warm for laughlin and death valley. Cooler up in the central and northern part of the state today. Chilly up in ely this afternoon. We of course have wind advisories. One for the lake until 6 then we have a wind advisory for tomorrow for the lake mead and the Colorado River valley. Which begins adn 6 am until 4 pm tomorrow. Heres what to expect. P. M. Gusts between 25 to 30. Then easing off by early evening. Tuesday breezy again for the valley. Windy at the lake and Colorado River. Hence the wind advisory. Cooling down to the mid to high 6os by tomorrow and wednesday. Clear skies right now. System to the east close enough to bring those winds but it will generate Severe Weather for the Southern Plains and deep south for the next few days. Well cool off to the 60s but then High Pressure off to the west will again anchor in and before more wind this weekend. tonight the low will be 46 breezy at times. With winds between 5 to 20 and near average. Tomorrow only 64 breezy and cooler and thats near average for temps. Neighborhood by neighborhood in the mid 60s through the valley and high 60s for the east side of town. Temps late weekend an dmore breezy by the weekend with some higher clouds. 70s again early next week with dry weather expected for at possibly bottleneck causes delays and many drivers are calling it unsafe. Demetria obilor breaks down the solution, and explains why it could take awhile before things the northbound 215 exit to charleston is a disaster theres almost an accident there every day. You come off the beltway, headed for the right lane, but people in the left lane of the side road plow you over ive heard from dozens of you about the situation on charleston 215 its bad. Drivers exiting northbound 215 at charleston have to compete with northbound traffic on hughes park drive. Summerlin Howard Hughes will construct the improvements in cooperation with the county, city and ndot. The project will add intersection capacity by adding an extra right turn lane and another leftturn lane. This should reduce the number of lane changes for drivers. Heres the problem. The project has no start date. Nothing has been set in stone. Timing will coincide with the second phase of development at downtown summerlin no date for that either. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez an 106 year old is proving she can still boogie paul joncich how social media helped her snag a dance with the president of the united old has proven youre never too old to cut a little rug. Especially when youre showing off your moves for a very special new friend. Denise Valdez plus youre sure to put a smile on your face after you see a pandas reaction to snow. Jeremy roth has that and more in take a look at this virginia mclaurin hi mclaurin was excited to meet president obama and the first lady is an understatement. Shes dancin. Come on whats the secret to still dancing at 106 so excited in fact that she boogied down with the first couple sunday. Mclaurin began a social Media Campaign in 2014 to meet the commander in chief talking about her excitement that a person of color had been elected to the white house. Check out this cute panda spilling down a slope of soft snow. The toronto zoo posted this video of giant panda da mao taking an adorable tumble last week the zoo says he woke up and saw the snow and just couldnt help himself. Speaking of snow or rather snow mobiles. Folks in greenville, wisconsin have come up with a new winter sport. What youre looking at is snowmobile softball and over the weekend players held a tournament. As you can imagine there are some rules specific to the snowmobiles turned off. And the hitters snowmobile cant fire up until the ball is hit. The tournament Organizer Says its been a great way to get rid of winter cabin fever. For take a look at this. Im jeremy roth. < Denise Valdez a local air force mechanic will put herself to the test in steve austins broken skull challenge. Miki mullen who also competes in crossfit will appear in sundays episode on cmt. Each week, steve austin brings eight elite athletes to his broken skull ranch to test their strength. Contestants go headtohead until the last person standing earns the right to take on the america. The skullbuster,. For a chance to win 10,000. Miki says if she wins she will put the money towards her Flight School tuition. more police. Denise ValdezDenise Valdez how tourists could foot the bill to put more officers in high strip. And fremont street. at 4 paul joncich Sheriff Joe Lombardo is talking about hiring more Police Officers to strip and fremont street. Denise Valdez 8 news now reporter karen castro is live in our newsroom. With a closer look at the plans in the works. Karen . karen castro Sheriff Joe Lombardo tells me this has been in the works for many months now. He says there is a dire need for more Police Officers along the strip and fremont for a number of reasons visitation numbers are growing, the Convention Space is expanding, and the recent violence including a deadly shooting near the strip last week. Under the sheriffs proposal. 67 officers would be hired for the strip and seven for fremont. Plus, an additional 10 supervisors to manage the support center that overlooks both locations. It would cost an estimated 10point8 Million Dollars annually to get more boots on the ground on las vegas boulevard. And about onemillion for fremont street. Sheriff lombardo would not comment on how his proposal would be funded but he presented it the Southern Nevada tourism and infrastucture committee, which was formed by governor tourism improvement projects. Clark county commissioner Steve Sisolak, is part of the committe and this is what he told us. Steve Sisolak clark county commissioner revenue stream for las vegas boulevard and potentially fremont st