Expect big crowds and lots of traffic if youre staying in town for thanksgiving. brian loftus new reports show more people are traveling for this holiday than last year. With the number 1 travel destination being right here in las vegas. 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us live from Mccarran International airport with more. Nia . nia wong brian and kirsten. Today is expected to be one of the busiest days of the year to travel. Airfare prices are up by 21 percent but a quarter of a million travelers are still opting to fly to get to their thanksgiving destinations. Also according to their report. Most travellers are headed west. And as you mentioned. Las vegas is the number 1 destination. The Nevada Department of transportation has already crunched some numbers for us. They say to expect around 320thousand visitors to come into the valley. Nearly 2thirds of that will be drivers. So plan for some heavy here. This is no surprise. sequeena gregory came back from florida its awesome. Its amazing here so i can believe it. I can believe everybody wants to get away from everything thats happening. We just went out of town to hang out and have some fun outside of vegas but we love it here, so i can believe it. nia wong also if you have some extra time. You might want to start looking ahead to your next holiday trip in decemeber or for new years eve. When it comes to booking hotels for that period. Trip advisor found travelers can save 21 percent if you book this week. nia wong hour. Weve got a couple of a tips for you if youre flying in and out of mccarran this weekend. Reporting from Mccarran International airport. Nia wong 8 news now. brian loftus whats with this surge in people wanting to travel this holiday . nia wong reports show people are feeling a little more secure in this economy. Ill touch more on that in the next half hour. Back to you. Demetria, how are the roads . Holiday. Theres a crash on southbound i15 and lake mead thats causing delays. Back to you 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. And there you go the Vegas Golden Knights you heard it right there. The Vegas Golden Knights thanks for waking up with us, im brian loftus. Kirsten joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. The name was announced to a packed plaza outside the tmobile arena last night. Our own Michael Stevens among the crowd. As the new name and logo was revealed. He joins us in studio this morning with what you missed. Hey mike . Brian, kirsten. It was quite the spectacle. Id say thousands of people were on hand for last nights naming of people were on hand for last nights naming ceremony. And it didnt disappoint. Our own chris maatuis emceed the event. An event 5months in the making. Thats how long it took to come up with the new name and logo. Silver knights. Desert knights. They were floated around but out on top bill foley majority owner the knight protects the unprotected, defends the realm, never gives up, never gives in, always advances, never retreats and thats what our team is going to be. gary bettman nhl commissioner we thought that this was going to be very strong and vibrant, and again focus tonight on the logo and and name, the uniform is next. Michael Stevens as soon as the name was revealed. Free merchandise was dropped from a helicopter. And tshirts were thrown from the stage. Tent covers were also pull and a popup shop on the plaza opened for business with all sorts of apparel donning the new name and logo. A logo thats supposed to represent dedication, honor, strength, courage and a commitment to never give up. Michael Stevens now a lot of you have been commenting about the teams name on social media. Wed like to hear from you on what you think of the vegas from you on what you think of the Vegas Golden Knights. On our 8 news now facebook page. sherry, hows the weather . Cool this morning with temps in. Messy travel in the middle of the. Messy travel in the middle of the country. Temps will be warmest today in the upper 60s. Then slightly cooler tomorrow for thanksgiving with some northerly breezes especially along the river. Degrees for tomorrow. But the bigger cool down comes sunday with highs just in the chilly mid 50s. Back to you brian loftus dui numbers go up during the holidays and it drives metro crazy. Kirsten Joyce what police are doing to stop impaired drivers and how you can help. brian loftus this morning the folks from the motor trend auto show joining us. And bringing a lamborghini with them Kirsten Joyce and. From a hot car. To hot men. When local guys can slather on some baby oil and show off their moves to score a part in magic mike live. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, Kirsten Joyce, sherri swensk and music playing. Sherry Swensk we could probably stare at those abs all morning long. But well continue on with this prayers and bringing us magic mike live at the hard rock. Theyre going to be Holding Open Auditions for male dancers here in las vegas on december 7th theyre looking for some sexy, athletic men. Who can dance, play the guitar. And have a deep appreciation and respect for women. Auditions will be held for a female emcee. Magic mike live debuts at the if you want to go to the premiere and count abs with Channing Tatum and attend the after party as his guest. Omaze is holding a fundraising contest benefitting a program which helps end aids. sherry, hows the weather . Weather makes sense that were the number one travel spot for the holiday. More sunshine today and temps winds today. And today will likely be the warmest day of the week for us. Weather for turkey day travel is going to be messy in the middle of the country today and the pacific northwest. Our temps drop highs a few degrees tomorrow. But the real chill comes this blow through with more wind and some clouds. And much cooler temps to follow on sunday. Highs drop to the mid 50s after gusty winds and chilly breezes stick around for sunday. Highs barely recover by early next federal investigators are learning more about the driver charged in the Deadly School bus crash near chattanooga, tennessee. A parents of one of the students on the bus says her child told her Johnthony Walker was speeding monday afternoon. And asked the children onboard if they were ready to die. Walker, who has no criminal record, faces 5 counts of vehicular homicide. police are looking for a mans killer. After the victim died from multiple gunshot wounds. Near twain and nellis. A witness says they saw a black sedan drive away from the scene. Police do not know if this was either gang or narcotics related. This is now the 153rd homicide in metros jurisdiction. Anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers. thanks, sherry. Now to demetria for a look at the roads. Will close down. The airport connector south ramp to eastbound 215 will close as well for construction work. Back to you brian loftus history. Kirsten Joyce how a woman is using horses. To help abused children build connections. In todays acts of kindness. brian loftus well be right back on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. and its time for todays there is a place, like no other. Where a walk down main street, can fill you with wonder. And the smile of a mouse can spark joy. Where magic is spread with every touch, and always leaves you wanting even more. So make the time. To take your time because one day just isnt enough. Hearts. Inspiring minds. Preserving history its the Mission Statement for a wonderful non profit in our community that offers healing the founder is this weeks acts of kindness recipient. Kirsten Joyce amy meyer terry runs this four acre ranch in the southwest part of town with her family. They open it up for free to kids and families. Amy we believe by touching one child, it is going to change our community. Kirsten Joyce nurturing children in a loving environment. Amy they are working with this magnificent creature that has nothing but love for them, unconditional love, which they might not experience at school or at home. Kirsten Joyce amy says she grew up poor, she was bullied in school. Amy im pretty familiar with a wide range of what kids go through, especially abuse. Kirsten Joyce so shes made it her mission to help children experience healing by developing connected relationships with these rescue horses. Younger children start with the goats, ducks, bunnies and chickens. Amy if a child is under the age of 10, generally we start them with the smaller animals and build up that Safety Awareness and respect, Kirsten Joyce various Host Properties with just a handful of kids. But now in their own full time location. The ranch can reach nearly 30 children two weekends each month. Amy named it. Why ranch. Every child asks why,. Why is that happening. Why are kids picking on me. Whatever the question is. Even i still ask why. Hundred children each month, right now we do have a waiting list, because we dont have the funds for the staffing, we would love to have that full staff, we would love to have two or three families come every day. Youve been nominated and receive. To keep doing your great deeds. Do you know what 800 dollars can buy. It provides four kids two times to come every month. I appreciate that. Kirsten joyce their mission and their current needs, you can go to their website, we have a link on ours at lasvegasnow. Com to nominate someone for our series. Just head to our website and look for the acts of Kindness Community tab. Or send us an email. Acts of kindness at las vegas now dot com. demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor its officially the holiday season, and Valley Police are going to be stepping up violators especially, people who drive while intoxicated, its a problem thats really driving metro crazy. Our duis go up during the holidays. All the holiday parties that are out there, people are drinking more with their friends. Its a great thing to go out and have a great time with your friends, but get a designated drive. Theres no reason to have a dui in a city that has 10,000 plus cabs in it and uber and lyft. Get a designated driver for the night. Go out, have a great time. Thats what were all about in vegas, especially with the holidays coming up. We usually do step up enforcement around the holiday season, especially with new years eve c saturations throughout the valley, different areas around the valley with extra motor officers put out on the road to do dui stops to try and find impaired drivers before they go out and they cause a wreck and they ruin someones holiday. If you see someone who appears to be impaired, metro wants you to call 911. Whats driving you crazy . Remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce sitting down with sheriff joe lombardo. We get your questions answered coming up in morning cup of joe. most people heading out the door today for thanksgiving. Were live at the airport. As hundreds of thousands head to the valley for the holiday. brian loftus plus. Las vegas hockey fans have the Golden Ticket the hype around the reveal of the citys team name. Kirsten Joyce and. Here on earth. Just for us here on earth. How astronauts in space will be enjoying the big dinner. brian loftus 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. Kirsten Joyce good morning and thanks for joining us on this pre thanksgiving im kirsten if youre traveling for the holiday this year expect some busy airports and roadways. Kirsten Joyce more people are heading out the door compared to last year. Triple a says 48 Million People will travel at least 50 miles. brian loftus 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us live at mccarran. And nia, las vegas is one of the top travel destinations, right . nia wong brian and kirsten. Yup las vegas is the number 1 destination for travellers this weed. Busiest travel day of the entire year so if youre flying out of vegas. The folks at mccarran are urging you to get here early. At least a good two hours if you can. If youre driving to the airport the long term parking lots in terminal 1 and 3 are expected to be filled to capacity, so you might want to think about checking before you head out the door. If you end up using one of those parking garages. Mccarran leaders say you should get here 30 minutes early just for that. Just flying but driving too. They say this travel increase is because people are feeling more secure about the economy. Which is something passengers i spoke to, seem to agree with the economy does seem like its more stimulated than normal. Especially for the more people are spending this year than it was last, you know, last season. So i do see an increase in that as a Business Owner myself , i do see a lot of people who are out spending more money and you know buy more gifts. nia wong another tip mccarran officials have is to know where your terminal is. To help yof website at las vegas now dot com. Also, its not a bad time to start looking ahead to the december and january holidays. nia wong when it comes to booking hotels for that period. Trip advisor found travelers can save 21 percent if you book this week. Reporting live from Mccarran International airport. Nia wong 8 news now. demetria, how are the roads . And lake mead is gone. Heres what things look like just north of the s what spaghetti bowl. The 215 is pretty light right now. It should be a pretty easy drive. Sherry, hows the sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk clear skies this morning and chilly temps. Our great sunshine and easy weather makes sense that were the holiday. More sunshine today and temps in the upper 60s with some breezy winds today. And today will likely be the warmest day of the week for us. Weather for turkey day travel is going to be messy in the middle of the country today and the pacific northwest. Our temps drop highs a few weekend with a system that will blow through with more wind and some clouds. And much cooler temps to follow on sunday. back to you Kirsten Joyce the Vegas Golden Knights. Its the new name of the latest nhl expansion team. brian loftus it was unveiled last night. During a packed ceremony outside the tmobile arena. Michael stevens was in the crowd and has reaction from fans. Good morning, michael . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. The owner. Bill foley didnt expect what he got last night. Toshiba plaza to watch history being made bill foley owner im told there were three or four five thousand people here and that they had another 23 thousand that couldnt get in. Cause it was too crowded, too much traffic. So we pulled it off, i was hoping wed get a couple of hundred. Michael Stevens the plaza was filled. As the teams new name and logo was unveiled for the very first time. Nhl commissioner. Gary bettman. Owner. Bill foley. And gm george mcphee. Spoke to the crowd to build up the hype. A countdown followed. Then vegas golden knigt and fans weighed in fans reaction golden knights, i love everything about it. Its so fitting for this place. I think the gold, black and silver really go well together. You dont like golden . No silver is better. Its awesome, good, classic. They didnt go with desert knight. The gold is a lot stronger i think. Michael Stevens if people didnt like it. You couldnt tell by the line of the adidas popup shop on the plaza. Hundreds of people waited in if you werent there or couldnt get your hands on any of it. Dont worry. Its now being sold on shop nhl dot com and adidas website. Michael Stevens and before i send it back to you guys. Kirsten. Who knew. George mcphee the golden knights. Gm was such a fan of the morning show. And your laugh tell Kirsten Joyce i love her laugh. brian loftus questions for the sheriff answered in todays cup of joe. Kirsten Joyce he gives tips on how to safely shop on black friday. Next on 8 news now good day. joyce, sherri swensk and this is 8 news now good day Kirsten Joyce the sheri questions every wednesday in our morning cup of joe segment. We sat down with him during this previously taped interview. brian loftus thanks for joining us again this morning, sheriff lombardo. Kirsten has our first question. Kirsten Joyce tomorrow is thanksgiving, of course weve got the mad rush of shoppers, then you have black friday where a lot of the shoppers will be out and about. What advice do you have for people staying safe . A couple years ago we had an incident with someone getting robbed while they were bringing home one of these big tvs from one of the local stores. Youd think peopled celebrate and itd be a different attitude but its also a target rich environment for crooks. We need individuals to be aware of their surroundings, try to park in lighted spots. If you have a great deal of purchases, dont store them in your car then go to the store. Do your agenda so you can take your packages home and return to do more shopping. Sometimes you dont have the ability to do that, but we recommend it. Crime does ine season. People are looking to commit a crime to provide gifts to their loved ones, but its unfortunate they dont pay for it. brian loftus and we always see video of people taking boxes off the front porch. Sheriff joe lombardo people need to be aware of their surroundings and understand that going foward. brian loftus James Freeman emailed us with a question with the growing number of disabled and like you to address how to respond if stopped while they are driving a vehicle, if ordered to stop out of the vehicle, if they cannot obey for whatever reason because of their handicap. What should they do . Sheriff joe lombardo thats a great question. But lets remove the handicap part. Its the same for anybody that gets pulled over. We ask that you turn on the interior light, if you have that ability, roll down the window if you have that ability. Put your hands on the Steering Wheel so the officers knows hes safely approaching the vehicle. And theyll advise you, what they need you to the vehicle without direction from a police officer. And we ask that individual, hey im handicapped i cant step out of the vehicle and theyll make accommadations for whatever the situation is. Its not necessary just because youre handicap, its anybody thats approached by a police officer. brian loftus last month, prisoners took an oath to stay crime free. Several years, whats the success rate. Sheriff joe lombardo its run by a pastor, its a recidovisom program in other words preventing individuals that are coming out of the prison system from returning to the prison system. They give them an opportunity, they give them job skills, training, to make them better citizens and assimulate better to society so they dont have to return to that life of crime. The interesting piece on this one the hope for prisoners is the success rate. Theyre in the 90 percentile of people not returning to the lifestyle. Programs around the us, youre looking at 4050 so hes doing the right thing. He knows from experience what does and doesnt work. Especially in the valley, speaker ryan recently made a comment nationally, publicly about the success of the program. Sheriff joe lombardo. You success of the program. brian loftus if you have a question for sheriff joe lombardo. You can submit it on our website, las vegas now dot com. Just look for the link on the right side of the page. Kirsten Joyce you can find out if your question was answered every wednesday. Between 6 30 and 7 am. Kirsten Joyce while you may be revving your engine to get out the door for thanksgiving. The motor trend interni home to a Million Dollar exotic vehicle display. Brian is outside our studios this morning todd hovsepian, show director taking place at the Convention Center from the 25th through the 27th Kirsten Joyce sherry, hows the forecast . Beautifully clear this morning. And more sunshine today some breezy winds today. And today will likely be the warmest day of the week for us. Weather for turkey day travel is going to be messy in the middle of the country today and the pacific northwest. Our temps drop highs a few degrees tomorrow. Blow through with more wind and some clouds. And much cooler temps to follow on sunday. Highs drop to the mid 50s after gusty winds and chilly breezes stick around for sunday. Highs barely recover by early next week. demetria, how are the roads . Traffic is backed up on southbound charleston right now. Expect more traffic on the strip this holiday weekend. Well be right back. coming up, the black friday challenge for retailers trying to stand out in the Holiday Shopping crowd. Targets Ceo Brian Cornell joins us, coming up on cbs this morning. Kirsten Joyce switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. Connect on social media. Learn, shop and more with fast inhome wifi. So call 844560link. Get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. Speed may not be available in your area. Call today. Of the week. We have to introduce you to this sweetheart named sid. Thank you for being here once again jovie. Sid is so lovable. He will not stop going after people and say, rub my belly rub my belly how old is sid . Jovie animal n hes a beagle mix. And we just learned hes on basic commands. Kirsten Joyce oh, that is fantastic hes got that down, so hes just ready to be part of someones family isnt he . Yeah. Aww, sid. Youre a lover. And look hes got this bandana. He likes star wars of course. Oh, you are a lover, yes you are so, you better hurry up and come pick sid because, you know, we all like him here at the station. So he might go fast. So lets see who sid would like versus the lions. And sid, you cute little beagle mix, come get a treat. Come on. Straight for the lions, how easy is that . There we go. Alright, thanks sid for playing. Kirsten Joyce if you would like to adopt sid. The adoption fee for him is 105. Call the animal foundation. 7023843333. sherry, hows the weather today . Sherry Swensk weather makes sense that were the number one travel spot for the holiday. More sunshine today and temps in the upper 60s with some breezy winds today. And today will likely be the warmest day of the week for us. Degrees tomorrow. But the real chill comes this weekend with a system that will blow through with more wind and some clouds. And much cooler temps to follow on sunday. Highs drop to the mid 50s after gusty winds and chilly breezes stick around for sunday. Highs barely recover by early next week. demetria, how are the roads . Traffic is still quiet along the traffic is still quiet along the south beltway. You shouldnt run into any delays heading to the airport along 215 right now. Company, but not too much for now. You should expect to see more people driving in this area later this afternoon. Well be right back. brian loftus people in the us arent the only ones celebrating thanksgiving. Kirsten Joyce how american astronauts will be celebrating the holiday on board the International Space station. brian loftus . Music its a small world after all . Come join us this season, at the all new festival of holidays event. Including the new world of color season of light show. Above the 19 thousand mark for the first time in its 120 year history. The markets just opened. Heres a live look at the big board. Right now the dow is down 6 points. It gained 67 points yesterday and the nasdaq finished 17 brian loftus we want you to be part of our 8 news now good day. Just head to our 8 news now facebook page. And upload a pic of you showing your thanksgiving spirti 8 viewers will be chosen each week to win an 8 news now mug the winners will be announced friday during the 6am newscast. Kirsten Joyce some of us might be spending the holiday away from our families. But its probably nowhere near as far as the astronauts on board the International Space station right now. Above earth, theyre still going to enjoy a bird and all its fixings heres our turkey right here. Its going to be in a pouch. Well heat this up, itll taste really good like youre having at home. This is our cornbread dressing that we will obviously put some water in and heat it up. Itll taste really good im sure. Followed by green beans and mushrooms so we cant have a thanksgiving meal without some green beans. And the last item were gonna have is mashed potatos. Also comes in a small package Kirsten Joyce he also said theyll also have some candied yams and then cobbler for dessert. He says thanksgiving is a work day for them. So they wont get to enjoy the festivities until after they punch out. thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts right now. Kirsten Joyce good morning to our vursz in the west it is wednesday, november 23rd, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. Tense of millions of people are on the move for thanksgiving weekend. Many will find snow, thunderstorms on the way. Well take you inside the Operation Center of one of the nations largest airlines. President elect trump will nominate governor nikki haley to be the next u. N. Am goors. Mr. Trump is also reversing his Campaign Positions on climate change, and investigating hillary clinton. And Many Americans are worried that politics will ruin their thanksgiving. Mo rocca coaches one divided family at the holiday dinner table. We begin with a look at