Involved, from my understanding this is preliminary, the ex boyfriend is the one who did the stabbing, the person who stabbed, were hearing hes not romantically linked, but were not confirming that. brian loftus the suspect was also hurt in the fight. He was taken to sunrise where he was treated, and released into police custody. The girlfriend is being considered a witness to the crime. If you have any information, call crimestoppers. Patranya Bhoolsuwan a man on a sports bike is dead after police say he was cut off. Thrown into traffic. And hit by another car. It happened last night near jones and smoke ranch. Police say a car pulled in front of the rider. The rider hit the car. And was thrown onto the road. He slid into traffic and was hit by another car. The rider was pronounced dead on scene. Metro police want drivers to be more vigilant as the new year approaches sgt. Richard strader lvmpd its everybodys responsibility to take that extra minute to think about something before you push that accelerator, before you and right to make sure youre not pulling out in front of somebody. the rider was wearing a helmet at the time. Police say both drivers stayed on scene and didnt appear to be intoxicated. This is the 125th traffic death in metros jursidiction this year. sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk beautiful morning out there heres a live look from our strat cam we can look for the sun starting to come up here at twighlight around 6 22 this morning. We can look for that full sunrise this hour at 6 51 and evening. Heres our current temps 32 on the strip 33 in green valley Centennial Hills 31 degrees aliante 26 degrees seven hills just 27. Heres our regional southwest temps 42 in los angeles 38 in phoenix at this hour and negative 4 up there in ely ill have more on what we can expect today and new years eve coming up brian back to you. brian loftus millions of people in 13 states along the Rising Mississippi River are bracing for historic and dangerous floods. Followi ng days of downpours. The unusual weather pattern hit missouri hard submerging portions of the state underwater at historic levels. The governor called in the National Guard to assist after more than 12 people in missouri were killed in the flooding. Forecasters say the mississippi and other major rivers will likely crest at record levels starting tomorrow. Water levels in some locations could exceed levels not seen since the great flood of 1993. But state officials maintain, theyre prepared. brian loftus the storm is also causing trouble for folks traveling. This is video from Chicagos Ohare International airport. Where thousands were stranded. More than 16 hundred flights were canceled nationwide. demetria, how are the roads this morning . No delays along the 215 at the airport connector. There was a crash at 215 and buffalo, but its gone now. Really easy ride along the beltway. No delays on i15 and flamingo right now either. < < < back to you Brian Loftus Christmas is Brian Loftus Christmas is over, but dont put your wallet away. After christmas sales are all rid inventory they didnt sell. Patranya Bhoolsuwan 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from downtown summerlin this morning. Michael, what kind of deals are out there . Michael Stevens brain, patranya. Consumer experts say dont expect the same quantity of sales as black friday. But in terms of quality. Some postchristmas sales might beat black friday. Right now. Many retailers are trying to clear our their inventories for the new year. Because theres no major shopping holidays to look forward to until the spring. Experts say some items are more discounted than others so its your efforts Monique Clements marketing, downtown summerlin now is a great time to fill in any gaps. What you wanted or maybe you need to return something and now youre coming to find out a sweater you got for christmas you can return and actually get two sweaters for the price of stuff than you did the first time. Michael Stevens you can score big deals on anything christmas. Some stores are discounting trees, wreaths, garlands and ornaments by up to 50 percent. Wrapping paper typically goes on clearance up to 90percent off. And Grocery Stores will likely discount holiday meats such as turkey and ham. If youre looking for big ticket items. Experts say this is a great time to buy laptops, desktops, tvs, gaming products and other electronics as stores start making room for 2016 models. And if youre looking for clothes. Many stores are offering big discounts as well. Some stores even marking down new items by 50percent. Patranya Bhoolsuwan michael. Do you know if more people bought their gifts online or in the store this Holiday Season . Michael Stevens brain, patranya. Online. Mastercard advisors which tracks customer spending says online sales grew 20 percent between black friday and Christmas Eve compared to last year. Patranya Bhoolsuwan brian can hardly contain himself over this next story. The original members of guns n roses. Are reportedly reunitin brian loftus their concert in las vegas. That will have fans saying welcome to the jungle. Patranya Bhoolsuwan plus. Potholes, cone zones and bad drivers. Theres a lot that drove you crazy this year. Demetria shows you the problems she helped fix in whats heavens door for me. Because the original guns n bhoolsuwan multiple sources confirmed to billboard that the band will go back on tour in the spring of 2016. And that includes right here in las vegas demetria, brian is just so excited about this. So what all do we know so far . Demetria Obilor the band is reportedly scheduled to be one of the first acts to play at the new las vegas arena after it opens in april sources also told billboard, guns n roses will also headline coachella. And play as many as 25 football stadiums around the country in 2016. Theyre said to be asking as much as 3 million bucks per show. With tickets topping out in the 250 to 275 dollar range. Guns n roses took the rock genre by storm in 1987 with their debut album appetite for destruction. Their rapid success led to tension between slash and axl rose. Slash quit the band in 1996. But he was on cbs this morning in may. And hinted at a possible reunion way back then slash if everybody wanted to i think the fans would love it. I think it might be fun at some point to try and do that but. Charlie rose what would be the right reasons . Slash thats a hard one, it starts to get into a whole complex thing. But anyway, its really between the guys in the band. Charlie rose is it likely you think . Slash never say never. Demetria Obilor the last show axl rose and slash played together was in 1993 in buenos aires. Guns n roses did go on tour a couple years ago. They had a residency at the hard rock. Axl was the only member from the original lineup that hit the stage for those shows. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor rainbow curve. Heres what us 95 at galleria looks like. Barriers off to the shoulders, but construction is progressing with the stephanie street improvement project. Starting january 18, for 90 days, the bridge will actually shut down. < < back to you Patranya Bhoolsuwan tensions remain in cleveland. After a grand jury decided not to indict two Police Officers in the Fatal Shooting of tamir rice. Last year. While playing with a pellet gun. Which police on scene at the time believed was a real weapon. Protesters marched for several hours yesterday. The officers involved remain on restricted duty. But could still face disciplinary action by their department, as well as possible civil rights charges from federal investigators. brian loftus hundreds packed a new york church. To honor an nypd detective and air National Guardsman. Killed by a suicide bomber. Other americans died just four days before christmas. When his patrol was attacked in afghanistan. His funeral will take place this morning. Hundreds turned out for yesterdays services. Including fellow officers and airmen airman sean gavin 106th rescue wing usaf were all brothers and sisters. Were all family in one way or another and having been overseas it couldve been me or anyone else. Sergeant Lemm served one tour of duty in iraq and two tours in afghanistan. He was also a 15 year veterance of the nypd. The 45 year old leaves behind a wife and two children. sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk heres a live look outside 32 degrees those winds are calm, which is a Welcome Change because those winds will make it feel so much colder were about 3 degrees colder than we were this time yesterday. Heres what were expecting for today and tomorrow a high of around 50 degrees once that sun comes up we can see daytime degrees and itll be cold for new years eve tomorrow night. Lets look at our regional temps right now 20 degrees in jean pahrump 26 death valley is 39 degrees so when death valley isnt even 40 degrees thats when you know its cold. Our 7day forecast 32 for a low tomorrow night 48 for a high on new years day we see temps still below average, but in the 50s by sunday and we do have a chance of showers next week patrayna back to you. Back to you Patranya Bhoolsuwan seaworld leaders are suing california. Over the ban on orca breeding at its san diego park. This all began in the fall, when the California Coastal commission gave the green light to seaworlds 100 Million Dollar expansion on its killer whale exhibit. However the approval also captive orcas. As well as prohibiting the sale, trade or transfer of them. Seaworld says the commission ruled outside its authority. Because the whales are not part of the commissions brian loftus from guns n roses. To some local rockers. Patranya Bhoolsuwan weve got ashley red in studio with us this morning. Giving us a taste of what you can expect during our countdown to 2016 special. brian loftus and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck bhoolsuwan two people in the valley had died this flu season. So local Health Leaders want to spread the word about tips to stay as healthy as possible. Both of those deaths involved men who over over 60. That age group is among the most susceptible to serious complications of the flu. Health Officials Say especially for the older population and the very young. They are advised to get a flu shot. You should also Practice Good Health habits like covering coughs with the inside of your elbow. Not your hand. And wash your hands often. And seek medical advice as soon as you notice symptoms. To getting through the flu. demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor its safe to say that a lot has been driving you crazy this year. Construction has been a big one, but slow lights and potholes throughout town havent made things any easier, but i investigated hundreds of your concerns and helped fix dozens of problem all around the valley. Last month, the traffic signal at tropicana avenue and hualapai way was out of whack. We investigated and found that the detection equipment wasnt working properly. Fast, the division of the rtc that oversees traffic signals, fixed the problem and got things up and problem and got things up and running. Now, the leftturn light from desert inn road to cimarron had its own problems. Drivers sat through cycles of nonexistent traffic, stuck at a light that never turned green. Things got fixed fast after we let the county know what was going on. Crews tweaked the detection equipment and leftturners got the goahead. Forget about being late to work. What about a flat tire or a wrecked suspension from potholes . We got ndot on the job and in most cases, the hole was patched within 24 hours. Speeding and school zones dont mix. At our request, metro increased enforcement at a handful of intersections. Clark county also double checked the zone to make sure the pedestrian flashers and School Zone Signs were in place. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. brian loftus thanks, demetria. Joining us is local band ashley redd. Who will be performing during our countdown to 2016 special on new years eve brian loftus candidates continues to get smaller and smaller. Who just dropped out of the race for president. After failing to gain traction in the polls. Patranya Bhoolsuwan plus. Getting ready for americas party. What metro police is reminding you not to do. While partying on the strip. Michael Stevens < Michael Stevens is talking about the after christmas sales < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus brian loftus good morning and thanks for waking up with us. Im brian loftus. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and im for kirsten. Excitement is in the air. As the countdown is on. To new years eve brian loftus its hard to believe its already tomorrow some 330 thousand people are heading to the valley to ring in the new year las vegas style. And boy, will they get quite the show. There will be an 8 minute long fireworks show. More than 80 thousand pyrotechnic effects will be shot off from 7 casinos along the strip. This morning. We get to tour the rooftop of the ti. Where crews are getting ready for the big show. You can catch a sneak preview of all the work that goes into this. On our later editions of 8 news now. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and metro police is reminding people. That you cannot fly the drone you got for christmas. Over the strip. It is illegal to fly it within 5 miles an an airport. Permission. And the strip is within 5 miles from mccarran. If youre caught. Metro may impound your drone and further criminal charge are possible. brian loftus if youre trying to get around the strip on new years eve. There are several major road the strip will be closed between sahara and mandalay bay road. And you wont be able to get on or off i15 at the spring mountain, flamingo, and tropicana exits. Head to las vegas now dot com for a full list of closures. Patranya Bhoolsuwan if you dont want to deal with all the traffic and closures. Theres a free and convenient alternative. The rtc is offering free rides from 6 pm on new years eve until 9 am new years day. There are also free park and ride facilities for the holiday. brian loftus and keep your dial on channel 8 for all things new years eve. With our countdown to 2016 special. Our crews will be on the air until after the fireworks finale. With crews from red rock resort to downtown las vegas. And up and down the las vegas strip. You can show us how youre celebrating. Be tweeting at 8 news now. With the Hashtag Vegas nye. demetria, how are the roads this Demetria Obilor morning. No delays out along las vegas boulevard. Sahara, russell, frank sinatra, desert inn, koval and mandalay bay road will remain open during the big party. Spaghetti bowl slowing down right now. This is southbound i15 at us 95. < < back to you drove drunk and crashed into a bus stop. Killing a 6 year old and her grandmother. Now faces 12 to 40 years in prison. Leonardo ruesga pleaded guilty to two counts of dui causing death for the incident in march near downtown. He is scheduled to be sentenced february 16th. Blood tests show ruesga had weed and meth in his system at the time. He took off after the crash but was arrested a short time later. Ruesga apparently reversed his plea after pleading not guilty in june, despite telling us on camera that he was responsible. sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk a live look outside from our rio cam that sunrise starting to out there as the sun is coming up over the mountains. Heres our currents generally 30s all around the valley we do have some 20s seven hills 27 degrees aliante 26 nellis youre at 27. Our day planner, right around 9am we can expect to see temps at 42 degrees well reach that high of 50 degrees we can see that around 4pm and getting colder after the sun goes down. Heres what were expecting for the rest of this week well see some north winds coming through on new years eve. Freezing for our overnight lows on new years eve night chilly start to 2016 and we do have a chance of showers for next week. Ill have much more on this and our 7day forecast coming up brian to you. Back to you Patranya Bhoolsuwan the gifts have been opened for the holidays. Now many are heading to the they received from friends and family. brian loftus 8 news nows Michael Stevens is live from downtown summerlin with what shoppers should expect if they plan to head out and get in on some of those after christmas deals. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens brian, patranya. Im told its been nothing but busy since the day after christmas. People have been coming to malls like this one to cash those gift malls like this one to cash those Gift Certificates and get theyre hands on some postchristmas deals Monique Clements marketing, downtown summerlin were seeing a lot of people redeem their gift cards that they got in stores. Mostly because that gift card will go further than it will any other time of year with these great sales. Michael Stevens if youre one of those people who didnt get a gift card they want. Theres some options for you as well. Listen to this. According to the Research Firm ceb tower group last year. An estimated 7 hundred and 50Million Dollars went unclaimed. If youre one of those people who dont want the gift card youve received. Com that will give you money back. The Company Claims theyll pay you up to 92percent of the card value. All you have to do is type the gift card number, the pin and the amount and youll be paid through paypal. Heres another option. Big box retailer target just started started a Gift Card Exchange program as well. The retailer will buy unwanted gift cards from hundreds of different brands for a reduced price. Patranya Bhoolsuwan michael. Speaking of exchanges. Any idea how companies are dealing with returns for stuff bought online this Holiday Season . Michael Stevens brain, patranya. Experts say a lot of retailers are working with customers providing free return shipping. Or allowing consumers to return stuff in store. Be careful they recommend checking out each stores website to see their exact policy. brian loftus cracking down on companies. Who dont make good on their promises. Patranya Bhoolsuwan 8 on your sides Michelle Mortensen shows us how the government is stepping in. And targeting companies that lie about their product. brian loftus and weve got the local band, ashley red in studio with us this morning. Giving us a taste of what you can expect during our countdown to 2016 special. Where they will be performing at ever wondered what happens to the companies that sell things that dont work as advertised . Patranya Bhoolsuwan well. In some cases, the government steps in and puts a stop to it. 8 on your sides Michelle Mortensen shows us how. Michelle Mortensen sometimes the ftc. Which is short for the federal trade commission. Will investigate the advertisements of products. Recently. Theyve been looking into copper products. Theyre all the rage and claim to cure pain and all that ails you. The tommie copper brand of products actually made some pretty specific claims to sell their copper infused compression garments. Their ads specifically said the products could relieve severe pain and inflammation. Help folks with chronic joint pain. Multiple sclerosis. Arthritis, and fibromyalgia and that wearing the garments would work as well as. Surgery. Problem is. There is no scientific proof to back that up. So. Million bucks. And told them in order to sell their stuff they have to back up all claims with scientific research. This is exactly why we do segments like try it before you buy it. Only the government can enforce regulations like this with companies. But with our segment. We can make sure you dont waste your hard earned cash on things that just dont work. And next week. Well actually be trying out some Weight Loss Products just in time for your new years resolution. So you wont want to miss that. With 8oys, im Michelle Mortensen. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and if you have any questions for michelle. Ashley hows the weather today . Sherry swensk beautiful start to our morning on this new years eve eve the start to our sunrise is gorgeous coming up over those mountains but its cold out there 32 degrees, calm winds and were about 3 degrees colder than we were this time yesterday. Heres our regional southwest temps 42 in los angeles, phoenix 38 degrees negative 4 in ely. Lets look at our satellite radar map lots of clouds hovering over the Western Region of the us we do have some snow happening in Northern California and northern nevada lots of snow up there over the past week. Back here in Southern Nevada things are generally calm, just some light cloud cover, but were seeing mostly clear skies here in las vegas. Mount charleston with the holiday coming up, today the high is 34 degrees youll see mostly sunny skies up there winds coming from the north west from 6 to 11 Miles Per Hour but will feel like its in the 20s. Speaking of recreation you can always go to lasvegasnow. Co m click on sections and get all the best locations out west to check out the latest ski conditions. Ill have that 7day forecast coming up. Back to you brian loftus the so called affluenza teen and his mother. Are expected to be deported to the us from mexico later today. Ethan and tonya couch were arrested in mexico on monday. Two weeks after the 18yearold missed a meeting with his probation officer. He went on the run after video of him surfaced. Showing him at a party possibly violating probation. Ethan made headlines back in 2013 when he was sentenced to following a drunk driving crash that killed four people. His defense blamed his irresponsible behavior on his wealthy, privileged upbringing. Patranya Bhoolsuwan former new york governor George Pataki is ending his bid for president. He Just Announced he is out of the race. Leaving the crowd of republican candidates down to 12. Pataki was at less than one half of one percent of support in last weeks cnn o rc republican poll. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor accident in south valley on eastbound blue diamond to i15 south. Accident on west side at 215 south near summerlin parkway. Accident on eastern and Horizon Ridge parkway in henderson. < < back to you about that time of year. When people start making their resolutions. brian loftus but rather than just choosing the typical. Lose weight. There are different ways to make sure your tech devices get fit. Those solutions. Coming up. Plus. jeff ahead on cbs this morning, were in missouri tracking record flooding that could impact 18 Million People across several states. And the makers of nine dollar chocolate bars accused of misleading customers. Well take you inside the consumers. The news is back in the morning. Discovered the joys of bacon. brian loftus his parents decided to record little eastons first time trying the salty goodness and this was his reaction baby laughing bacon bacon bacon bacon Patranya Bhoolsuwan its safe to say his response is how a lot of people feel when ashley, hows the weather today . Sherry swensk gorgeous shot of the sunrise at this hour i always love it this time of the morning. Heres what we can expect today once that sun peaks up we will see daytime temps anywhere from 38 to 50 degrees its going to cold for new years eve. Mostly 30s around the valley but we do have some 20s still at this hou r aliante 26, seven hills 27, henderson 28 degrees. Today our high will reach right around 50, sunny skies light winds tonight our low will be around 35 degrees winds coming from the northwest at 3 to 5 Miles Per Hour about 3 degrees below our normal low for this time of year. Our 7day forecast 32 for a low tomorrow night 48 for a high on new years day we see temps still below average, but in the 50s by sunday and we do have a chance of showers next week patrayna back to you. Back to you brian loftus its almost new years. And many people make resolutions about getting fit and eating healthier. But. Its about to be 2016. And this year, resolutions are going high tech. Lexy savvides reveals you should make for this coming year. Start the new year right by safely. Invest in an external hard drive or a Network Attached storage unit, then schedule backups on a regular basis. For macs, try using time machine which will automatically back up data. Also make sure you have multiple backups, such as in the cloud and on physical media. Also remember your phone. For photos, apps like Google Photos or dropbox have autoupload features to back up images to the cloud. Keep Security Software and operating systems up to date. For windows pcs, make sure you check for the latest patches by going to Windows Update and then check for updates. Finally, use the new year to change your passwords. Use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. In san francisco, im lexy savvides, cnet. Com for cbs news. Demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor new crash reported in henderson at the 95 515215 interchange. 95 ramp to westbound 215. Accident in the south valley at blue diamond and i15. Delays in the spaghetti bowl right now. < < back to you Patranya Bhoolsuwan its time now for our pet of the week. This is opal. Hes 6 years old. Hes some type of terrier mix. Opal has been waiting for a home since december 21st. His adoption fee is 155 dollars. Animal foundation 3843333 brian loftus times square the ball drop on new years. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and that big experience. Comes with a big price tag. The hundreds people are shelling out to ring in 2016 at olive garden. the newsroom. Two sources close to the criminal investigation of bill cosby in pennsylvania. Say he will be charged over an encounter with a woman in 2004. A former Temple University employee told police cosby drugged and violated her at his home near philadelphia. The 78yearold previously said under oath that he had consensual sexual contact with the woman. Patranya Bhoolsuwan new years eve is less than a day away. And the big apple is ready to party there will be five thousand officers in times square. Police say everyone will be subject to bag inspections. They say backpacks and alcohol arent allowed. And Party Organizers got the ball rolling yesterday with a confetti test. One ton will be thrown at midnight in new york city. Patranya Bhoolsuwan are paying 400 dollars to see the ball drop in times square. At olive garden. The restaurant is charging that per person. Which includes a 5 hour party with a full buffet, open bar, and dj. Patranya Bhoolsuwan while folks will be shelling out hundreds of bucks to party in new york city. Well be having a good time on the strip brian loftus well be hosting the countdown to 2016 at the hard rock. Where ashley red will be performing. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the local band has been rocking out with us all morning long. So lets take it away