Finally thinned out after the long holiday weekend. Travelers on 15 had to wait a little bit longer to get home. With road warnings all the way back to las vegas about the delays. Demetria is just ahead with your full traffic report. Music brian loftus getting right down to business. Democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders has a big Campaign Appearance planned in Southern Nevada today. Patranya Bhoolsuwan sanders will be at Canyon Springs high school in North Las Vegas at 6 30 this evening. Doors open at 5 00 and people will be let in on a first come. First serve basis. The event is free and open to the public, but an rsvp is strongly recommended. brian loftus before sanders rally. Hell meet with a group of local activists about plans to end Youth Violence. The group, hold my hand, will meet with the senator for vermont a big surprise for them that their efforts would gain the attention of a president ial candidate. 8 news nows Mauricio Marin has their story Mauricio Marin al
And plowed through a crowd of pedestrians. 32yearold Jessica Valenzuela died and dozens of others were injured. ken salter canada it makes one a little more weary of their surroundings and watchful. Shane brayton california everyone was kinda freaking out about it no matter where you went. karen castro in the aftermath of the crash, Sheriff Joe Lombardo is addressing safety concerns. Sheriff Joe Lombardo metro pd its an ongoing discussion with the county and public works in order to create a safe environment on las vegas boulevard and our ability to put barricades, barriers, and Everything Else associated with pedestrian traffic. Karen Castro Clark county commissioner Steve Sisolak says projects are in the works including adding more fencing along las vegas boulevard and pedestrian bridges. Steve Sisolak clark county commissioner right now its in the discussion stage, there are certain areas that you can go out right now and you can see that bridges are necessary. karen castro sisolak
Today metro police announced a change of posture due to recent world events. As they prepare for the festivities later this week. Paula Francis 8 news now anchor paul joncich is live near the strip with metros plans for increased security. paul joncich in addition to placing more officers in the crowd, metro will be searching anyone carrying backpacks, or bags, or any bulky item that can be used to hide a weapon. In fact, they wanted to pass an ordinance outlawing such items on the strip but ran out of time. So for the first time, theyre asking hotels to advise guests on checkin. No bags on the strip for new years eve. The reason is obvious. Paris, san bernadino, where ever large groups of people gather. Terrorists can strike. Today the sheriff never even talked about the possibility of terrorism. But the message is clear. Metro wants to make sure nothing bad happens during las vegass Biggest Party of the year. And the public is already helping. The sheriff says reports of suspicious a
Central u. S. Is headed for the warmest christmas on record. Iraqi troops try to recapture a city from isis. New security rules at the airport. Tsa screeners can now force passengers to go through body scanners. The policy is effective now. Another embarrassing blunder for the secret service when agents have badges and handcuffs stolen near the white house. The secret service continues to have blunders. A deadly landslide in rescue workers rewarded when they find someone. All that. A firefighter inside a building when he realizes hes on fire too. He suffered only minor burns. Zack hoskins, a walk john for the florida gators, scored his first basket. He was born without the lower all that matters. Thousands of people witnessed a bright light streak across the sky over california and nevada. The debris is from a Russian Rocket. On cbs this morning. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year randall gets up. I love the holidays announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by to
ashley berlin tenant he was laying this way and i was laying this way. Vanessa Murphy ashley berlin and her boyfriend norman brown describe a quiet night until they headed to bed. ashley so this is where we were laying when we heard the gunshots. Vanessa Murphy theyve since counted. Sot norman we hear bullets flying everywhere. Vanessa Murphy 29 shots. ashley i froze. norman we turned the light on and we saw smoke everywhere so thats when it hit, like wow, we just got shot at. ashley we didnt believe everything that happened. It was unbelievable. Vanessa Murphy the bullet holes on the couch they had just left and the towel that was on it along with the blanket with part of a bullet. ashley i was scared for my life. Vanessa Murphy so many reminders ashley im not ready to go. Vanessa Murphy it was a close call. ashley there was a bullet hole pretty much that would have been straight to his head from that window. Vanessa Murphy that decision to leave the living room. May have saved their