Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Denise Valdez mauricio. Have they figured out what started the blaze . Mauricio Marin firefighters have been on scene all afternoon. Part of the investigation has been to figure out what started this fire that took one persons life. However. At this time the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. Back to you. paul joncich after weeks of buildup. The nevada caucuses are finally over. Hillary clinton came out of the state with a relatively narrow victory over Bernie Sanders on the democratic side. While donald trump ran away with the republican vote. Politics now coanchor Patrick Walker spoke with representatives of both parties to get their impressions of how the caucuses went. Overall. Democratic and gop representatives feel the caucuses were a success. This. As caucus sites showed signs of stress amid large turnouts. Patrick Walker long lines republican and democratic sites. Signs of big turnouts for each respective party. voters in line Patrick Walker computer crashes at democratic sites. And republican sites with ballot shortages were the noteable problems that surfaced. 84thousand democrats caucused this year. With 14 thousand new voters registering for the party republicans. Meantime. Had record numbers caucusing. More than 75 thousand people participated. A number unlv Political Science professor david damore did not expect. david damore unlv Political Science professor the turnout absolutely surprised me on the republican side, i had predicted earlier in the week that theyd be lucky to sort of match what they had done the past couple of times, but they ended up essentially doing the turnout that was of 20002012 combined. Patrick Walker both democrats and republicans expressed concerns over rumblings of possible voter fraud at caucus sites. But Neither Party reported seeing any signs of overly suspicious activity. stewart boss Nv Democratic Party thats a felony, and so i think the statements were pretty clear, i think you heard rumblings from one College Republican group a week out, but you know, we didnt see this as an issue. Patrick Walker any problems that arose at the sites other than being short on ballots . Saw a record turnout, it was a great night for republicans. Patrick Walker with the caucuses in the books. Both parties are now focusing on primary races for state and federal offices coming up in june. Both parties say the new voters they registered during the buildup to the caucuses will help them in the coming months win those other seats. We are your local election headquarters. And will have coverage of those races as they unfold as well. Live in the newsroom. Patrick walker. 8 news now. paul joncich senator harry reid has made his endorsement. Today. Reid announced hes backing hillary clinton. Its a sign that Democratic Leaders are eager to put the partys contentious primary fight behind them. In an exclusive cnn interview. Reid issued a plea for his party sen. Harry reid Senate Minority leader, i think the middle hillary. I think my work with her over the years is something ive looked upon with awe. When she was the first lady she started the trend toward doing she understood the issue well she was the front of healthcare during that administration. I also think she is the woman to be the first president of the United States whos a female. Denise Valdez senator reid is also putting his support behind governor brian sandoval. This comes following speculation the president may be considering sandoval as the new Supreme Court justice. Judge. And is considered a moderate republican. Reid met with him on monday and discussed the vetting issue with him. Reid says he would endorse sandoval for the justice position. sen. Harry reid, you know i dont i dont pick the justices. But i know if he were picked, i would support the man. Hes a good person, he has a great record, and hes been a tremendously good governor in spite of having to deal with some very big problems there. out to sandovals office about the news. It responded saying neither governor sandoval nor his staff have been contacted by or talked to the Obama Administration regarding any potential vetting for the vacancy on the u. S. Supreme court. Republicans in the senate have said they will not hold confirmation hearings on whom ever president obama chooses as a nominee. Denise Valdez remember. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can find the latest on all the polls and candidates on las vegas now dot com. paul joncich toss to weather gorgeous weather back here at home coming off some winds early this week. Still some gusts down the Colorado River, but we have been picture perfect today. Started off chilly and warmed up a little but still near average for now. Many 60s by this afternoon. Hour by hour this evening were looking at the 60s then 50s by late night. Winds stay light for now and were under mostly clear skies. Dropping to the 40s again by early morning. Were also tracking Severe Weather this time for the east coast. Where we have multiple tornado alerts from North Carolina all the way up to pennsylvania including washington dc. More on that coming up. Taking an exciting ride. All for a good cause. Denise Valdez well tell you how zipping down fremont street. Can help help at risk kids. Improve access to books. paul joncich now you can do more than just hit the like button on facebook. The range of emotions you can use. To better react to posts. < announcer youre watching 8 paul joncich. The news of Southern Nevada is paul joncich the valleys most popular park is in need of some volunteers. Clark county is looking to bring on locals to help clean up sunset park. You might remember the i team special we brought you earlier this month. Showing the dangers of fish hooks getting left around the park. Volunteers will work at least four hours a week. Documenting graffiti and other vandalism. While also helping educate visitors about what the park has to offer. If youd like to get involved. Weve posted information on who to call. On our website. Las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez firefighters from around the country were training high above the Las Vegas Strip. Teams from new york and orlando joined local First Responders for heavy rescue training on the high roller. The observation wheel is the most technologicall y advanced wheel to date. And has its own zipline pulley orlando has its own observation wheel. The orlando eye. It stands at 400 feet tall. New york is building the new york wheel. Which is expected to open in 2017. It will be 630 feet tall. paul joncich tomorrow you have the chance to zipline through the fremont street experience. And raise money for a good cause. From 1 00 to 7 00 the Slotzilla Charity challenge is taking place. During that time. 100 percent of the revenue goes to spread the word nevada. Thats a local nonprofit dedicated to advancing childhood literacy by giving books to children in at risk. Low income communitis. Flights start at 20bucks. Denise Valdez were monitoring a powerful storm sweeping through the south. Spawning tornadoes. paul joncich how one couple survived. Hiding in a closet. announcer now nevadas first choice for news. This is 8 news no every year, billions are spent to confuse and, dare i say it, flummox the american public. Save 16 on car insurance. Switch now. Well at compare. Com, we say enoughs enough. So weve created this mind boggling facility. Where were constantly scrutinizing answering the question who has the lowest. Go to compare. Com, plug in some simple info and get up to 50 free quotes. Choose the lowest, and hit purchase. Its fast and easy. Compare. Com paul joncich people in the carolinas are now bracing for a dose of the Severe Weather that slammed the gulf states yesterday. As cbs reporter kenneth craigh shows us. At least three people were killed and dozens hospitalized after tornadoes ripped across towns from mississippi to florida. < at least 70 homes are damaged in the pensacola area after a suspected tornado rolled through tuesday night. Floridas governor toured the destruction. An d promised victims that help is on the way. gov. Rick Scott R Florida we are here to make sure everyone get back to living a normal life as quickly as we can. This pensacola couple rode out the storm in closet. I just pushed her in and i went in behind her. When she went down there is glass all over the floor. Just something you never want to imagine going through, ever. Despite all the damage, no major injuries are reported in in convent, louisiana crews are searching for additional victims in this trailer park. At least two people are dead and Dozens Injured after a tornado sent mobile homes flying. Sheriff willy martin st. James parish there are Family Member calling in that have not made contact with loved ones. We just need to determine that everyone is accounted for. Another twister blew the roof off this gym in praireville. Aaron Forsyth witness they had about 35 people here, working employees and people just working out and about 8 kids in the daycare definitely a scary situation. The nasty weather is moving north. In west knoxville, tennessee high winds took down trees and power lines. Forecasters say tornadoes are possible in the carolinas and parts of virginia. Kenneth craig, cbs news, atlanta < tedd florendo beautiful this afternoon with temps warming up slowly. Still near average today but winds have died down quite a bit compared to earlier this week. Winds less than 10 through many neighbohroods except the Colorado River. Warming for the weeekend. Warming trend is part of our weather headlines. Staying dry. For now. Especially since february is supposed to be our wettest month. 80s return as well and youll see it on the 7 day. Winds also return next week and well tell you how high. Afternoon temps in the 60s through many valley neighbhordhood s with warmer temps on the eastside of town where were lower in elevation. Temps also stay cooler in the northwest and and foothill neigbhoords in the 60s as well. Not quite warm but more average temps for this time of year. Regional temps also stayed cool but mild down the Colorado River valley. Warmest temps in laughlin and death valley again. Cooler temps over the hump in pahrump and chilly for the northern sections. Storm reports show the trail of destruction from that system bringing all the Severe Weather. Wind damage reports from florida with some tornados reported in those locales with multiple trees down in the carolinas. Also reporting tornado reports as well through the carolinas and virginia. Red boxes here are tornado warnings now. Through virginia mostly but not in dc right now. We do however have mutiple tornado watches in dc through pennsylvania, jersey and down to the carolinas. This will be an area well have to watch this evening. Snow on the backside off all this is coming down in michigan. Notice the isobars not as tight or close together like up in the northwest. High pressure comes in again the next few days and when its almost directly overhead prepare for some 80s this weekend. 47 degrees for the low tomorrow morning thats still chilly. Mainly clear and look for light winds. 75 for tomorrow and warmer. Normal. Winds stay light here, breezy down the Colorado River. Neighborhood by neighborhood highs in the mid to high 70s tomorrow, with warmest temps over to the east side of the valley. Cooler in kyle canyon tomorrow. Extended forecast shows warmer weather with 80 on saturday. Meaning some areas will be in the mid 80s or more. Back down to the 70s on sundy and even cooler early next week. Noisy, heavy trucks are taking the wrong route, right through your neighborhood. Traffic anchor Demetria Obilor stepped in to get them back on track, in whats driving you crazy . < Demetria Obilor hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez its a first of a kind study. Of the nations top sports stars. paul joncich the condition most commonly found in nba players. Putting them at risk of deadly heart attacks. And how researchers are looking to improve the health of athletes in every sport. at 4. Denise Valdez felling blessed . Feeling tired . You now have more choices to share your the site announced today its expanding users ability to react to something on their news feeds. Facebook used to only have a thumbs up button. If you wanted to like something. Now if you hover your mouse arrow over the thumbs up button. You can chose from like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry. The new options are already available worldwide. Whether youre at a desktop or using your mobile devices. paul joncich basketball players in the United States have the highest rates of sudden cardiac death related to sports. Denise Valdez as cbs news correspondent Omar Villafranca explains. A new first of its kind study could help doctors determine whats normal and abnormal when it comes to athletes hearts. < at 7foot 1. Isaiah austin was built for basketball. After two standout years on the court for Baylor University. He was heading for the 2014 nba draft. University i was playing some of the best basketball of my life. But dreams were about to change. League doctors ran tests including imaging of his heart. He had marfan syndrome. A genetic condition that leaves part of the aorta abnormally large. And puts patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. Isaiah AustinBaylor University you know, accepting it and accepting that life and health is more important than a game. Researchers at Columbia UniversityMedical Center in collaboration with the nba have released a new study that for the first time examines the hearts of nba players. dr. David engel, ny presbyterian colu mbia University Medical center we have provided a frame of reference that all physicians can use to decide what is normal and what is abnormal researchers analyzed the echocardiogram s of more than 500 nba players. They found while the heart increased proportionally with their size, the aortic root which connects to the bodys main blood vessel was not proportional. dr. David engel, ny presbyterian colu mbia University Medical center aortic root diameter reached a plateau so no matter how big you isaiah wont be able to play in the nba Isaiah AustinBaylor University aw man, i miss it every day. Its my first love basically. He pours his competitive spirit. Into a new sport. You golf . I do how are you . Im actually pretty good. And he uses his foundation to educate other athletes. Omar villafranca. Cb s news. Waco texas. Denise Valdez researchers say their findings can be applied to all sports that involve tall athletes including volleyball and track and field. paul joncich a dangerous stretch of road. Gets some major improvements. Denise Valdez the upgrades on the way for lake mead boulevard. And when the lane closures could start. announcer now, nevadas first Denise Valdez some big money is being spent to make lake mead boulevard a lot safer. paul joncich the construction is expected to cause some delays when it gets underway this summer. But it should all be worth the hassle. Ndot is working on the stretch of lake mead from Civic Center Drive to pecos road. Thats in North Las Vegas. Theyre replacing two left lane turns with a raised median. Right side of the road. The new design will also allow for wider sidewalks and bike lanes. Something pedestrians say is definitely a welcome idea karen morrison, pedestrian its too small theres a lot of people always walking on the sidewalk so itd be a good thing to expand it. paul joncich the public is invited to hear more about the project tonight. The meeting is already underway at North Las Vegas city hall. It goes until seven. Denise Valdez two people are in the hospital. After they were hit. By a pickup truck while crossing the road. It happened at about 530 this morning. On del rey avenue just west of rainbow. Police say a couple was walking their dog in a marked crosswalk. When a man in a dodge ram hit them. The victims were taken to umc trauma. One is in serious, while the other is in critical condition. Police say the driver stayed on scene. And didnt seem impaired. So far, no word on any charges. Denise Valdez bicyclist hit and killed by an atv over the weekend.