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KLAS 8 News Now At Noon February 9, 2016

pkg voters are already lining up to cast their ballots in the first in the nation primary. sot Bob Schieffer cbs news contributor New Hampshire never lets you down. The candidates are out early shaking hands as voters head into their precincts. nats going in to vote for you right now. Thank you. preciate it. Jeb bush is hoping time spent in the Granite State will pay off but says anyway. sot weijia jiang cbs news mancheste r, New Hampshire what . sot gov. Jeb bush rfl president ial candidate yep, and weve got a Great Organization in nevada as well. This is a long, long process and a lot of things can happen in a very volatile year. Fellow Floridian Marco Rubio is also hoping to have a good finish. sot sen. Marco rubio rfl president ial candidate i feel great. Lot of energy, lot of great support. So were looking forward to the results tonight and moving on to south carolina. gfx donald trump is the clear front runner in the polls. But he also lead the polls in iowa. Only to finish behind ted cruz once the votes were tallied. standup weijia jiang cbs news mancheste r, nh for the democrats it would take a major upset for senator Bernie Sanders to lose. Which means expectations moving forward. nats Hillary Clinton is pushing for every last vote. If she can close the gap on sanders she can claim momentum just like bill clinton did when his second place finish in 1992 earned him the title the comeback kid. nats sanders himself will likely say the win is proof that voters want a political revolution. Kirsten Joyce sanders already holds a lead over Hillary Clinton with 28 votes in so far. And trump. Cruz and kasich are all tied on the republican side with 37 votes in. Kirsten Joyce nevadas first in the west caucuses are right around the corner. The democrats will caucus on february 20th. And the republicans hold thiers on the 23rd. Both republicans and democrats have been holding mock trainings to show how they work. You do have to be a registered member of the party to participate. We have also set up explainers on how to caucus on las vegas now dot com. dont forget. Headquarters throughout the season. On air and online. And you can watch politics now every sunday at 5 30. Kirsten Joyce the Taxicab Authority has been under fire since a scathing audit from the executive branch was released. It recommended dissolving the ta and and alleges it overcharged customers 47 Million Dollars. Today a legislative subcommittee will be hearing a recommendation from the audit to dissolve them altogether. The recommendation is to cut outdated or inactive boards. The executive branch will also put the Nevada Transportation Authority and the Audit Committee itself under the microscope. Kirsten Joyce a california man awaiting trial on a murder charge. Was found in boulder city after he was mistakenly released from jail. This is a 2011 mugshot of Steven Lawrence wright. Investigators got a tip that he might be at a hotel in boulder city. Which is where they found him yesterday. Nine days after his mistaken release from the la county sheriffs department. 39 year old bruce oliver and 39 year old Lavera Wilson are wright is now at the henderson city jail waiting to be extradited. No additional charges will be filed against him. Kirsten Joyce the last day of mardi gras got underway in new orleans this morning. It was a little bit chilly for the kick off of the parades. But that didnt stop revelers as they cheered on the floats. And threw beads into the crowds. Today is fat tuesday. Which marks the end of the mardi gras season before the beginning of lent. bundled up sherry. How cold is it there . Sherry Swensk some areas are nearly 30 degrees below normal kirsten and you can really see continue cutting down long wait times that plagued it last summer. The dmv blamed hours long waits on the systems remote check in option. Now they want 300thousand dollars more to continue fixing the system. And walk to the window when customers are ready. But the dmv said many didnt show up and made lines worse. Kirsten Joyce a warning for others. Actor hugh jackman is fighting skin cancer once again. How he is using it as a teachable moment. And. Energy drinks under fire. The allegations against monster in several lawsuits filed by customers. Kirsten Joyce getting an early look early look ole krohn Television Commentator in denmark im very impressed with the democratic process here. the reasons that a delegation from denmark is in new hamsphire checking out their primary. < news, this is 8newsnow at noon. Praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. A practical and successful legislator, more rollcall amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders a consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. Are not the only ones in New Hampshire covering the primaries. A whole delegation from denmark is also there learning about the process. Reporter Allison Warren caught up with them Allison Warren, reporting its an exciting day here in New Hampshire many voters still heading out to the polls into the afternoon and early evening. But some people here in New Hampshire arent headed to the polls, theyre just here to observe ths process. Ole krohn Television Commentator in denmark im very impressed with the democratic process here. A group of 40 business leaders, journalists and political leaders from denmark are here in the united states, travelling with the ambassador, just to learn about primary ambassador to denmark one of the things i think your struck by as an american living overseas youre struck by is how fascinated other countries are in our political process. Krohn its really interesting because america is the leading super power economically and militarily and we are here to get a First Impression about the candidate politics. The group has attended Campaign Events all week and often compare elections in denmark, to this process in the united states. Theyve all been excited to see it first hand. Gifford its so much easier, i think, to get a sense of why we do things and why we do it the way we do, when youre living here and not just reading it in headlines and so its just fantastic. Allison warren, reporting i did have the chance to speak with the group a little bit more, and while the process is very different here, they say the issues we are debating here in america are very similar to the ones theyre debating in denmark. In manchester nh Allison Warren for your local elections headquarters. Fbi employees hackers released Contact Information for 20 thousand workers. The leak comes just one day after personal data was released security employees. The group said the information of justice database. They were tweeting with the hashtag free palestine. The Justice Department is now investigating. Kirsten Joyce try and try again the video of a baby panda making his first attempts to make his way up a tree. Next. Today on eight news now ayork middle school the Investigation Underway after and why this district is worried these cases may be linked. Also jlo fans rejoice why you have even more chances to catch her show at planet hollywood. Kirsten Joyce a panda cub at the national zoo is capturing hearts after a failed attempt to climb a tree. Beibei is almost six months old. He was born in august. Cameras at the Smithsonian National zoo in washington caught him tyring. And failing to climb this pine tree. The Us Government pays about a half a Million Dollars a year to host chinas giant pandas. The money gove back into conservation and research in china. Kirsten Joyce people normally dont need an excuse to eat pizza. But its National Pizza day about 3 billion pizzas are sold in the us each year. According to pizza dot com. 62 percent prefer meat toppings. And 38 percent prefer veggies. Its also National Bagel day. So that be a reason to combine them both in one celebration. Kirsten Joyce thats all remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas now dot com, facebook and twitter. Have a great afternoon. deacon what is liam doing here . quinn keep your voice down hes resting deacon you better start explaining right now quinn dont you dare take i didnt invite you here

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