Super tuesday map, polls show trump is leading in all but one. Frank Luntz Republica n pollster he is everything that the republican primary electorate is looking for. But trumps opponents say not so fast. sen. Marco rubio rfl president ial candidate donald trump will be an embarrassment for america and an embarrassment for anyone who supported him. Senator ted cruz voted in his home state of texas and made his pitch to voters to support him. sen. Ted cruz rtx president ial candidate if youre among those 65 of republicans that recognize that donald trump would be a disaster as the nominee, then i ask you to join us, even if youre thinking of another candidate. Denise Valdez the next big and florida on march 15th. Candidates are already preparing for those elections. Secretary clinton along with senator rubio and mr. Trump will all be in florida tonight to watch the returns and hold rallies. paul joncich were your local election headquarters. And weve been keeping an eye on voting trends today as the polls close on the east coast. Denise Valdez the front runners appear to be doing just as expected. Taking big leads in most of the super tuesday states. Politics now coanchor Patrick Walker is here with results from some of the exit polls. Patrick Walker polls have just closed in three states. 595 delegates are up for grabs today for republicans. Almost half of the total needed to lock down the nomination. The democratic candidates. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders. Are fighting for 880 delegates. Roughly a third of those needed its Donald Trumps race to lose right now on the gop side. Cnn exit polling shows anger and discontent with the current state of politics is high. Which has driven his campaign thusfar. Marco rubio and ted cruz are battling to keep it close. Cruz has been expected to win his home state of texas. But trump has been pushing hard there. Rubio. Meanwhile. Has yet to win a state. And has been swinging hard at trump over the past week. senator marco rubio r president ial candidate must laugh when i read that donald trump says after tonight marco rubio should drop out. I have a message for mr. Trump. Mr. Trump, donald. Conald trump. I have a message for him. I will campaign in all 50 states. I will get in my pickup truck i have to before i allow the party of lincoln and reagan to fall into the hands of a con Patrick Walker on the democratic side. Hillary clinton is fairing well. Exit polls have been kind to her. But the Bernie Sanders camp thinks theyll take 5 of the 11 states up for grabs tonight. Patrick Walker well be keeping an eye on these races and hope to see the First Official results being released soon. Ill be back at 5 and 6 as polls in the central time zone close. And Steve Sebelius and i will have complete coverage and analysis on a special edition of politics now tonight at 7 30. paul joncich these exit polls arent actual Voting Results. What can we make of them . Patrick Walker theyre not an exact science. But they are becoming more refined. Networks and organizations conduct polls of voters going in and out of voting and caucus sites. They are very similar to the telephone polls we cite every day. So they are evolving. And getting more accurate. Denise Valdez democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders is stumping in his home state of vermont tonight. paul joncich hes hosting a rally at Essex Junction as Voting Results come in. Thats were we find reporter Brittney Hibbs who joins us now live. Brittney Hibbs the vermont senator says he has a lot to be proud about. we were 70 points behind and today we are in the lead in a number of states and have closed the fact that we have shown that millions of people and young people want to transform this country and make it what it can become. We are very proud of what we are going to continue to do Brittney Hibbs paul joncich brittney its looking more like a rock concert there than rally whats the vibe like . Denise Valdez well be tracking super tuesday results as they come in tonight during a special episode of politics now. It will air at 7 30 pm. And remember. 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can find information on all things politics both on air and online at las vegas now dot paul joncich filling the empty seat. Denise Valdez the progress being made to name a nominee on the Supreme Court. Why some republicans are willing to consider a replacement but will it be enough . Plsu tedd obama today sat down with Key Senate Republican leaders to discuss the highstakes vacancy on the Supreme Court bench. paul joncich republicans have vowed to block any nominee, saying the next president should choose. Mark albert is in washington, dc with more details. meeting spray president obama met for the first time with Senate Republican leaders since the death of Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia last month. obama mtg reporters asking questions reporters questions went unanswered. senator harry reid d minority leader there wasnt much said at the meeting show scalia pic, then pics of his scotus chair draped in black scalias death leaves the high court split fourtofour between conservatives and liberals, will tip the balance either way. With so much at stake, republicans want to run out the clock on president obamas term. Refusing to consider any nominee he selects. sen. Mitch mcconnell r majority leader if the shoe were on the other foot does anyone think the democratic majority would be confirming a republican president s nominee in the last year of his term . senator Patrick Leahy d vt ranking member, Senate Judiciary committee lets just do it vote up or vote down, stop trying to politicize the Supreme Court. standup bridge mark albert cbs news the Supreme Court democrats say it would be the First Time Since 1875 that a president s Supreme Court nominee has not received a senate hearing. Josh Earnest White House press secretary our strategy is simply that the president will fulfill his constitutional responsibility. And were going to appeal to members of the United States senate that they should put their constitutional responsiility ahead of any political calculation no matter the odds, president obama has vowed to send a nomination to the senate within the next few weeks. Mark albert, cbs news, the Supreme Court. Denise Valdez at least two republican senators have broken ranks. Susan collins of maine and mark senate should at least consider obamas nominee. Nevada republican governor Brian Sandoval was reportedly being vetted by the white house as a possible nominee, but sandoval has taken himself out of the running. paul joncich hes accused of kidnapping and sexualy assualting a teenage girl. And today hes cutting a deal. Denise Valdez what this plea deal means and and how much time he could spend accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl has agreed to a possible plea deal. North Las Vegas Police say 26yearold Jimmy Carter Kim abducted a 14yearold from arizona and held her captive for a month. Today in court kim waived his right to his preliminary hearing. After the girls case became known, other victims came forward. Kim was eventually charged with 83 counts. The plea deal would require kim to plead guilty to three counts of Sexual Assault of a minor under 16 and one count of Sexual Assault. Kim would serve a minimum of 35 years in prison. Kim is expected to enter his plea on march 10. Denise Valdez police open scary moments in the southern part of the valley. It happened just before 8. Near las vegas boulevard and saint rose parkway. Investigators say the man was pointing what appeared to be a gun at passing cars. Officers ordered him to put it down. But he didnt respond. Police then shot him in the shoulder. It turns out the man was holding replica gun. He was taken to umc with non life threatening injuries. paul joncich apple and the fbi were both in court today. For the First Time Since the company was asked to unlock a phone belonging one of the San Bernardino terrorists. Fbi director james comey testified. Saying the fbis request is specific to syed farooks iphone. Not all iphones. Despite that. He acknowledged forcing apple to unlock the phone would set a precedent. But apples top lawyer argued any Hacking Software it provides the fbi can and will lead to a broad encroachment on privacy and security bruce sewell apple attorney weakening encryption will only hurt consumers and wellmeaning users who rely on Companies Like information. paul joncich fbi director comey also admitted that Law Enforcement made an initial mistake after San Bernardino, making it harder to access data on the suspects iphone, but he says even without the error, investigators would still need help from apple recovering all the information theyre seeking. toss to weather < tedd florendo the weather headlines for this week. Near record highs again as we head through the 80s. But well be dropping from the 80s to the 60s and its going to happen all in this week. Also expect wind and cooler temps, confidence is high for those. But shower chances are also in the forecast along with mountain snow which youll see coming up. Many neighborhoods this west side of the valley where were cooler and 80s through many other areas around town. Warmer over the eastside where were lower in elevation and typically warmer than most of the valley. Regional temps also in the mid 80s the valley with warmest temps down in laughlin near 90 this afternoon. Cooler 60s for the central part of the state and death valley warmest in our regional temps near 90 there as well. Low 80s for pahrump today and cooler in ely up in the northern part of the state. Weve got your nascar forecast, as of right now breezy and warm on saturday with temps near 82 with plenty of clouds. Now sunday we drop down all the way to 65 for the high and windy. Also could see showers on sunday as well. Have clouds so f rollingrgh the region and now its clearing up which well see this ening. Rain stays to the west over california and over the Pacific Northwest but we remain dry. That system will not affect us, but but the one out in the impact us towards the end of the week bringing wind and cooler temps. Shower chances as well. Severe storms impacting the other half of the u. S. As we have this front rolling through the deep southe right now with severe thunderstorm watches for those areas. The same storm is providing snow over the great lakes and ice in buffalo. Allergy report still showing high readings for ash, mulberry, pine and low for weeds and grass. Tonight expect a low of 56 with fewer clouds and pleasant. Winds less than 10 mph. Tomorrow expect a high of 82 warm and sunny and near record temps. 82 was set in 1967. Neighborhood by neigborhood temps in the 80s over the east side of the valley with near 80 for the west side of town. Extended forecast shows moreouds by thurday. Stay rm until saturday. Then breezy to windy weather me in and bring coer tempsus shower chanc on sunday d monday. Set aside this week to focus on reading. People in the Community Visit classes and read to kids. denise reading finally he did something right so today i had the pleasure of reading to students at wilhelm elementary in north las vegas. I was joined by two therapy dogs from reading to rascal ranger and gracie who regulary visit schools, libraries, or nursing homes. Studies show kids who read to dogs are more relaxed and not so nervous about messing up. This turn around school puts an emphasis on reading every day of the week denise reading finally he did something right so today i had the pleasure of so today i had the pleasure of reading to students at wilhelm elementary in north las vegas. I was joined by two therapy dogs from reading to rascal ranger and gracie who regulary visit schools, libraries, or nursing homes. Studies show kids who read to dogs are more relaxed and not so this turn around school puts an emphasis on reading every day of the week debra jones so during the year were reading all the time so this gives us that time to do that celebration bring in folks like you to share with the kids and accumulates all together so the kids have a lot of fun. So we do a lot of fun things to keep ds motivat to read. Denise Valdez ur book s bad dog marley rembere movie marleynd me . Sothe lesson . Dogs ke peoplemake mistakes ut if you give em guidelines patience and ve theyan turn thingsound. Reading week continues through this friday. Paul joncich today our ry own Paula Francis washonored by e clark countyard of comissioners. Mmier steve sisolakarded her the key to the las gas rip. D made a proatncognizing her for routstanding career in journalism. susan brager clark county commissioner it is pretty extraordinary to be able to stand next to you and to see you at so many functions and events. Youre heart is with the community and with Southern Nevada and the state of nevada so we greatly appreciate you and all that youve done. Were hoping youre not finished the future. We appriciate you. and the commission isnt the only organization honoring paula. Tomorrow mayor Carolyn Goodman will proclaim march 2nd Paula Francis day. there was texas. paul joncich why the Lone Star State. Is building up to play a crucial announcer now, nevadas first choice for news. This is 8 news now at 4 Denise Valdez texas could super tuesday primaries. paul joncich the sheer number of delegates awarded in the Lone Star State could reshape nomination battles in both parties. Omar villafranca is in dallas. Ted cruz brought his family to vote in the texas republican president ial primary. ted cruz republican president ial candidate any candidate that cannot win his home state has a real problem. The Lone Star State is the crown jewel of super tuesdaywith 155 republican delegates up for grabs. Polls show frontrunner donald trump doing well in texasbut the junior senator from houston is expected to win. John Mcclelland texa s voter hes the guy who did what he said he was going to do. Whether he got anything done, at least he was trying. Texas has been a solid red state in president ial eletions since 1980and former president s george and hw bush still call it home. But democrats are counting on a growing latino population to turn the state blue. Omar Villafranca cbs news dallas, tx there are 222 democratic delegates and strategists say a big win here the possibility of a Bernie Sanders nomination. Hillary clinton has a long political history in texas dating back to the 70sand she polls well with latinos. Shes not only looking for delegates but campaign cash. cal jillson politica l science professor, smu so if she wins and wins substantially, shell clean up afterwards. In the last 7 super tuesdays, the big winner has gone onto win their partys nomination. Omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas, tx. paul joncich historically, the texas primary has been later in the season, but this year it was moved up to super tuesday. Denise Valdez 4 people were displaced after a fire at a Senior Living apartment building. 16 apartments near eastern and flamingo had to be evacuated. After heavy smoke and fire erupted in a first floor unit. A Maintenance Man suffered from smoke inhalation when he tried to help before firefighters arrived. As of right now, no word on how much damage the fire caused. paul joncich an Allegiant Air plane headed to washington state. Was forced to divert to nevada. People on flight 170 from mesa arizona said they smelled some sort of burning odor on board. The flight landed safely in elko yesterday at 415 pm. No one was hurt. The passengers boarded another flight. 4 hours later. Denise Valdez nasa is looking to be the pioneers of supersonic jet travel. The space agency has granted a 20 Million Dollar contract to Lockheed Martin to develop a passenger jet that can fly faster