i m laura coates and this is cnn tonight. a short time ago we heard from an emotional and increasingly frustrated president biden. after all it was vice president biden nearly a decade ago who had the distinct responsibility to formulating the government s response to the tragedy at sandy hook. tonight he delivered his first prime time address to the nation on gun violence and the epidemic that has become in america. you may have noticed the 56 candles burning behind him. they re meant to represent shooting victims from all u.s. states and territories. and it came amid cries of enough. after columbine, after sandy hook, after charleston, after orlando, after las vegas, after parkland, nothing has been done. this time, that can t be true. this time, we must actually do something. this isn t about taking away anyone s rights. it s about protecting children. it s about protecting families. for god sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innoce
mk 13an. it was a much different scene last night. take a look at the line wrapped around the toys r us at 5th and deer springs in north las vegas. many families told us this has become a new thanksgiving tradition - and they didn t mind the wait, as long as the store was still stocked with good deals once they got inside. toss to greg for weather cold front to interact with vegas with snow looking to fall 6800ft and above; ranging between a trace and two inches. the rain and snow chances bleed into monday but looking to last only until 5am. happening now rescue an injured hiker to safety. we re told the man fell 60 to 80 feet. this happened around 5 oclock last night at black velvet canyon. metro has not released the extent of the man s injuries. underway, and officers say they will let us know as soon as they get an update. thousands of families in the south part of town are thankful to be waking up with their power on. after spending thanksgiving night in the dark thank
and specially tomorrow, skies feel mostly sunny. not that cold out either. temperatures generally in the had s, from the it i on south and east, 45 right now at the airport, wind less than 10 miles per hour, so, it is pretty comfortable outside. no harsh windchills this morning, coldest spots to the north, above freezing, could be a stray sprinkle, or flurry up there, early this morning, that s about it, everybody else dealing with some clouds, some upper 40 s still near the jersey shore it high, freezing earlier this morning, 40 in doylestown. the clouds, over most parts of the region, few breaks right now, then you get the poconos, see little bit of rain, light snow, trying to break out across northern pennsylvania, that will last maybe another hour or two as it moves to the north and east. for, pretty seasonable, partly sunny skies, a three on our way up to this afternoon for philadelphia, near ooh at the shore, mix every sunday and clouds, and cool day in the poconos, low
people to make their way to las vegas this labor day. 8 news now reporter michael stevens has more on your holiday travel outlook. ((michael stevens)) labor day marks the unofficial end to summer. and it is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year. trip advisor numbers show nationwide 37-percent of people plan on taking-off this weekend. that s up 10-percent from last year. in order to keep everyone safe on our roads. a number of law enforcement agencies are teaming up to target heavily populated areas such as ti between california and las vegas. on average, about 45-thousand people drive this stretch per day. adding up to about 16-million cars per year. with this stretch being one of the busiest in the country. troopers from the nevada and california highway patrol are joining forces cracking down on drivers not following the rules of the road: ((trooper jason buratczuk // nevada highway patrol: last year we had three fatals on labor day weekend, just in las vegas al
one of the hottest new attractions drawing visitors from across the country. the wait is over for the grand opening of the odyssey aquarium in scottsdale. we went in for a snake peak. reporter: this is not something you are used to seeing a jellyfish and the sharks and an assortment of marine life but that changes tomorrow with the odyssey aquarium opens for business. there is no shortage of things to see. cool fish sharks and penguins. there are many ways we display our animals no aquarium in the world has done us. reporter: these were among the lucky vip families to get a sneak peek into the odyssey aquarium of the 101 freeway. she is so young but she is so excited when we moved to a reporter: this facility holds 2,000,000 gallons of water and brings and 10,000 visitors a day which is the number of people expected to show up for the grand opening on saturday. they will see 300,000 types of marine life and 50 different exhibits. one is in the men s room. you can check