steve i keep imagining you know what his thoughts are when he opens up a box of dog poop. he says he placed the package outside wednesday night, the man is caught on camera around 9 30 the next morning, and steve came home from work that afternoon. steve and the box was gone. he tells us this man is a stranger hes never seen him and he plans on reporting this to metro police. steve i keep thinking how awful it is that somebody could come into your neighborhood and steal something in just a few hours. lucky the dog. sound of dog leaving an alleged thief. sound of dog not so lucky. steve i guess if youre bad you get a lump of coal, if youre really bad, you get a box of poop. Vanessa Murphy weve heard about this happening recently before. Is it a trend . Maybe. Since we continue to hear about these package thefts throughout up there is the option though to require a signature for the package delivery. By the way, if you recognize the guy in the video. Give police a call to their non emergency line. paul joncich if you were up late last night or early this morning. You may have seen snow falling in the valley. Several of our viewers sent in their video of the Christmas Day snowflakes. This is from coyote freitag in boulder city. Getting an up close shot of the thin layer of snow landing on the hood of the car. And Heather Powell sent in her video from the providence neighborhood in northwest las vegas. This was the first Christmas Day snow since 2008. And National Weather Service Meteorologist chris stachelksi said the trace amount of snow recorded at mccarran tied a Christmas Day record set in 1941 Paula Francis up on mount charleston, half a foot of new snow fell last night at the lee canyon ski resort. Bringing the seasonal total to 40 inches which is already more than half of last years folks flocked to the mountain today to enjoy skiing and snowboarding on the fresh powder. Only six of lee canyons 30 runs were open yesterday. But thanks to the new snowfall, the resort estimates 80 percent of their runs and trails are open. For snow enthusiasts. Thats welcome news Sean Mcgill Las Vegas theres powder everywhere, and theres a good enough base for everything, so its fun. Latifa javier las vegas its a great christmas, i like the snow right here, right now, last year it wasnt that great, but this year, totally worth it Paula Francis there was so much traffic heading up to the mountain today that some vehicles were sent back down. Nhp wants to remind drivers to obey traffic laws when heading to lee canyon. And if you dont want to make a trip only to have to turn around. Resort officials recommend checking the weather and traffic before heading up to hit the slopes. You can check the ski report anytime on our website. Las vegas now dot com. paul joncich a North Las Vegas home is a complete loss after a fire. And tonight, Officials Say this was arson. North las vegas firefighters blue heron avenue thats near lamb and centennial just after 2 am. Upon arrival, crews found the twostory home engulfed in smoke and flames. It took 40 minutes to knock down the fire. And two hours to completely contain and control the site. No adjacent structures suffered any damage. Damage to the home is estimated at 300thousand dollars. Fortunately, no one was inside at the time. Investigators are looking for witnesses or anyone who might have information. If you know something. Please call the Fire Department at 7022929127. Paula Francis were getting a first look at the woman accused of fatally shooting her husband at the plaza hotel last night. Metro police have arrested 34 yearold maria escalante. Investigators believe escalante and her husband got into an argument that got so heated. She shot her husband multiple times. To make matters worse, the couples child was in the room at the time. Metro wants to urge couples to seek out help before resorting to violence lt. Theres a message to people to take a moment if theyre under stressful situations, or theres alcohol involved to um, leave, take a walk, get out, call somebody, family, a friend, clergy, pastor somebody to talk to, so it doesnt result in violence like this. Paula Francis the child is now in protective services. Were told the couple was not from here and had checked in for just one night. Escalante is being held without bail pending an initial court appearance. On one count of murder with a deadly weapon. paul joncich the troops at Nellis Air Force base received a special christmas brunch today. The meal, hosted by the uso and sponsored by one nevada credit union. Was an impressive spread. Turkey. Stuffing. Salad and desserts. A gesture of gratitude to the servicemen and servicewomen who are serving their country and unable to spend the holidays with their families sot joshua gogue, airman of course its a little bit sad im not with my family, but the way i look at it is that you know arent with their family and we kinda get together, kinda forget about us not being with our families, and just enjoy each others company. Paula Francis todays festivities didnt end with the meal. The uso also had games, prizes. And a raffle. Paula Francis powerful storms across the south continue tonight. The National Weather service has confirmed a tornado touched down near birmingham, alabama. At least three homes were damaged. One person was taken to the hospital two others were pulled from collapsed homes. Heavy rains continued today in alabama and mississippi. Where theyre trying to clean up before the storms come pounding back again. Mark strassman reports < vo holly spings nat; this is bad, this is bad there was no joy this Christmas Morning when Sonja Wilkins returned home. Nat this is where i used to live and its all gone camera pans the house she shared with her husband son and daughter for the past nine years is scattered among a grove of shattered trees. Hes hospitalized with a broken pelvis bone and cuts. nat it could be worse. We could be planning a funeral. Today they searched for any family mementoes. sotfull pictures of my mom , she passed away in 2010 and i had a bookcase with her picture on it and i would look at it every night and i wish i cold find that. cell phone video tornadoes pix of Nicolas Wilkins home is among hundreds destroyed by the cluster of deadly tornadoes. The youngest victim 7yr old nicolas pumroy trapped in the car, with his mother and sister the winds ripped him out of the vehicle. Among the six who died in tennessee, three were found in a car submerged in a river. drone video this aerial view of ashland, mississippi shows the devastation of the most powerful storm. It reportedly stayed on th ground for at least 145 miles, packing winds up to 160 miles per hour. Roof tops completely torn off. Trees pulled from the earth scattered cedar blocks where homes used to be. Barbara williamson was inside her clarksdale home when it was shreded around her. sot i dont know how im alive. Its a miracle. Thats what it is, a christmas miracle. nats at the Red Cross Emergency Center in holly springs, the Christmas Spirit was on full display. Donated toys for children who lost their presents in the storm. Laverne zinn picked out new toys for her neices and nephews. sot full zinn the smile on their face. That make me happy. Paula Francis that was Mark Strassman reporting. A hard rain today kept many families from salvaging what they could. The forecast brightens tomorrow. But sunday could be stormy again. The death toll now stands at 15 from the storms. music paul joncich keeping an eye on the campaign trail tonight. Donald trump is taking credit for the obama administrations plan to deport hundreds of central america. The republican frontrunner sounded off on twitter. Also ridiculing jeb bush nothing new there and saying he looks forward to running against hillary clinton. While trump is ahead among republicans nationally. He is trailing senator ted cruz in iowa by nine points in the latest cbs news poll. But polling might not reflect trumps full support. As political analyst Jamelle Bouie explains. Some people are embarrassed to admit theyre backing trump, whos been criticized by some as a racist Jamelle Bouie cbs news political analyst trump is a bit of an embarrassing person and so if you think of yourself as serious minded voter and you like trump youre not going to want to tell people that. paul joncich trump has remained on top despite not running any tv ads. The candidates are taking a few days off for christmas. But are back on the campaign trail sunday with just five weeks to the iowa caucuses. Paula Francis a piece of history has been damaged in a suspected arson. An overnight fire heavily president bill clinton in hope, arkansas. The building is a designated National Historic site. When fire crews arrived, the back of the home was on fire and flames were spreading to the second floor. Investigators say theres extensive smoke and water damage inside. Clintons grandparents owned the home, where he spent the first four years of his life. paul joncich a Police Officer crashes his patrol car. But he had a pretty good excuse. See what distracted the officer. And almost got him killed. And holiday travelers in Northern California get caught in another snow storm. Why these people dont seem to mind the inconvience. < news music voice over youre unfettered joy. Sometimes the perfect Christmas Present can elicit that reaction Matthew Orozco shared his kids reaction this morning the moment they found out they were going to see the new Star Wars Film shock were going to see the movie . excited yells im so happy paul joncich the orozcos are going to see the force awakens as a family. And the kids got some star wars swag to wear to the theater. Paula Francis in the Sierra Nevada, snow fell steadily all Day Christmas eve, bringing good cheer to holiday travelers headed to the mountains. paul joncich we got a little in the valley and good snowfall on mount charleston. But they really got it Sierra Nevada mountains. Paula Francis for travelers, the White Christmas seemed to be the ultimate gift. But they also received a slower journey. Tom miller reports. Fall off, so well see. This couple is installing chains for the first time. We just learned it from youtube, how to install it, and we just tried our luck here. There is help out there but itll cost you. Nats back up dexter crocket is doing it himself on his big rig. dexter crocket big rig driver its something i dont like to do, because i feel if you have to put chains on that means theyre telling you its too dangerous to drive. Interstate 80 briefly shut down in both directions after a big rig lost control and collided with a Highway Patrol cruiser. No one was injured. dave wood caltrans superintendent originally we were supposed to close both directions for four hours, yeah we cant have that, that would be really bad. While some never could quite make it, caltrans crews are working around the clock to keep the interstate clear nats making sure holiday travelers headed for sierra snow, are able to reach it. Paula Francis tonight, the snow has let up in reno. But frigid temperatures remain, so crews will be busy, keeping the roads clear. Temperatures didnt even crack the freezing mark today. Fortunately, much warmer down here in southern nevada. Tonight, Keely Breland is in for tedd with the forecast . < Keely Breland some clouds over the valley. Clouds clearing this evening. It will remain chilly. Hope youve had a great christmas. Weve had some exciting weather. I didnt see any snow at my house, but i was living through everyone elses photos on facebook. Clouds will be clearing out for the next couple of days. Dry and windy. Weather headlines. Breezy in the valley, high wind warnings. Mountain snow. Current temperatures around the valley. The lakes, the strip, green valley. Christmas snow totals around the area. Our almanac today showing below normal highs. Nationally. Quieting down in the northwest after while weather the last couple of weeks. Still cloud cover over some valley areas. Mountain snow. And breezy conditions. West coast blizzard warning. Hard freeze warnings in parts of clark county. High wind warnings. To our east blizzard warnings. Active weather moving in with this storm. Las vegas will remain dry. It will be the winds this week. Right now seeing clouds rolling overhead, but tomorrow, sunny and breezy. Brrr check out our recreational forecast. Mount charlston seeing some snow, while it will be windy at speaking of recreation, check out the ski report. Simply go to las vegas now dot com, click on sections and weather. And youll find the latest conditions on local and regional slopes. Tonight. Mostly clear. Overnight low near normal. Tomorrow, sunny skies and breezy. 7day forecast. Looking ahead to your new years eve celebrations. Businessman giving out one hundred dollar bills to total strangers. The astounding amount he gave away. And why it wasnt just the money that brought smiles to faces. Paula Francis an attack on a Police Officer is nothing to laugh about. Until tonight. And the dispatcher is probably still laughing at what the officer called in on his radio youre watching 8 news now at has not made a decision yet on whether or not to expand the league. Bringing in one or possibly two new teams. But espn reports that las vegas continues to prepare in case the nhl does award the city a franchise. The worldwide leader in sports writes that bill foley the man spearheading the bid for a franchise is scouting potential locations for a practice facility. The team would play in the new las vegas arena. Which is scheduled for completion in the spring. Foley is reportedly looking at properties in henderson and summerlin. paul joncich how about a Little Christmas basketball golden state game earlier. Lebron james was talking to a ref after his team committed a foul. And the warriors fan behind him threw up the universal cry baby sign. And lebron caught her in the act the surprised woman quickly stopped and tried to act nonchalant about the whole thing. The warriors went on to beat the cavs 8983 and improved their record to 281. Paula Francis a Police Officer in louisiana crashed his patrol car on Christmas Eve. Dont worry, hes okay. And now he has quite a story to tell. Kimberly curth explains. < nats traffic it was supposed to be a routine overnight patrol for covington Police Officer lance benjamin. Until he came across a perp like no other. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. one i couldnt put exactly put handcuffs on. You may be wondering who . officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. aw man he clawed up my shirt. Who would do such a thing in a Police Cruiser on Christmas Eve . . officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. started pecking the back of my head. This guy, thats covington, la police dept. as i was exiting the subdivision, going about 10 miles an hour, suddenly i felt something hit the left side of my face. So im thinking okay maybe it was a football or something. And then i felt some scratching on the back of my head and some pecking. Thats right an owl flew right into his open drivers side window, and made himself right at home. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. slapped me a few times with his wings, kept on going with his talons. The scene captured on officer benjamins body camera. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. theres an owl in the unit there. But only after benjamins defensive driving training was put to good use. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. i tried to keep control of my car, went into a ditch, avoided some trees. Finally was able to stop the car put it in park get out and there he was just chilling out in the car. Thankfully, no one was hurt and there was only minor damage to benjamins cruiser. As for this perp. Hes in the wind. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. we rolled down the passenger side window. Um and after about 45 minutes he finally flew out. Now, thanks to his fellow officers, benjamin has a permanent partner in crime for those late night ride alongs. officer lance benjamin, covington, la police dept. hopefully i dont have to have any more owl encounters. Yea, i bet he got a hoot out of that. Paula Francis that was Kimberly Curth reporting. Officer benjamin got a tetanus shot and some antibiotics just in case. After all that, he returned to work the rest of his shift. paul joncich more than money see why strangers were more excited about the gesture than the generous gift, when an anonymous businessman started handing out 100dollar bills the story from steve hartmen. Coming up. paul joncich we want to leave you with feelings of hope and happiness on this christmas. Paula Francis with a wonderful story from steve hartman. Hes on the road in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Spread the kindness. Temika green is Program Coordinator at the local ymca. She said she wanted to use some of her money to help the kids in her after school program. Temika green to ss and i promise, as soon as i get out of here im going to call my job and be like, guess what . ss yea, well put another couple hundreein there. And ive got to quit talking to you im running out of money. We love you. Youre doing great. Dont stop. Secret santa has been doing this for about a decade, but he feels more needed now than ever. Bite secret santa covered this year the timing is perfect for everybody to come together one act of kindness at a time. A christian . Who knows . A muslim . Who cares . All he looks for is people who seem like they could use a little caring in their life. In other words anyone. Secret santa kindness is the bridge between all people. Cuts through everything regardless of your station in life. And really, thats what hes handing out here. Its not the money. Money doesnt make people break down like this. These are the faces of people overwhelmed by something truly priceless. Nat ss to mildred come here, i want to talk to you a minute. And lest you doubt that, consider this encounter. Nat ss to mildred now this is for you. Its a hundred dollars from secret santa. Her name is mildred morris. Ss and mdred mildred i just came from chemo. Ss you just came from chemo. Mildred and i work every day, sir. Mildred has stage 4 breast cancer. She said a Million Dollars couldnt have turned her day around. And yet here she was overjoyed. Bite mildred i am happy. Steve youve got to explain that to me. Mildred its just amazing that theres so much compassion out here with all this other ugly stuff thats going on. Every year people tell me theyd like to this but they just dont have the money, but now we know the only currency you need is steve hartman, on the road, in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. paul joncich thats all for us live at eleven. The late show with Stephen Colbert is next. Paula Francis for all of us the flu virus hits big. With aches, chills, and fever, and it needs a big solution an antiviral. So when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. Prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. Tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. Before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if youre pregnant, nursing, have Serious Health conditions, or take other medicines. If you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. Children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. The most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. Whoo band playing intro music