Passengers ahead of time. Thats kept the lines down at the ticket counters. Still. Some passengers have been arriving at the airport today. Only to find their flights back east cancelled. Jesse Patterson strande d passenger i actually thought we were going to get off, we had somebody who works with us who flew out like an hour or two before, and he was fine, so we were the last, i mean the first Dave Courvoisier more than 200thousand people who attended the five conferences in town this week are expected to fly out of mccarran this weekend. That doesnt include other regular air traffic. The best advice if youre trying to catch a flight check with your airlines and arrive extra early. Denise Valdez tedd is with us. People on the east coast are going to be dealing with the snow for awhile right . There are still numerous weather alerts from tenness all the way up to connecticut. From tennessee all the way up to pennsylvania. But its the Nations Capital that could get hit the hardest with
Of snow an hour, district officials are making main roads and snow emergency routes their priority. lorenzo miller, ddot driver get off the streets, be safe, let us handle our business. Air travel has been challenging. A United Airlines plane skidded off the runway at ohare in chicago. No one was injured but other airports in the east are suspending service as a precaution. Along the jersey shore, its not the snow but a lunar high tide that has residents worried about coastal flooding. While new yorkers are bracing for up to a foot of snow. David Bryfman park slope resident im an australian guy buying salt because im scared of the blizzard. Officials say 50 Million People are in the storms path. Craig boswell, cbs news, washington Craig Boswell so far there have been 5 weather related deaths from the storm. paul joncich are people wednesdays debacle after just an inch of snow on wednesday. Craig Boswell paul joncich the snow is causing a storm of its own on social media. Instagram and
Felony charges for pointing his gun at people. Authorities are expected to release the name of the officer who fired his weapon within the next day. Mauricio Marin once again police need your help identifying the suspect. If you know who he is. Call metro police. Or Crime Stoppers right away. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Sharie Johnson the death toll is rising. Due to the blizzard dumping several feet of snow on the northeast. Authorities confirm at least 18 deaths weather related deaths tonight. In new york. Officials expect nearly 30inches of snow. Major coastal flooding pushed water up to residents doorsteps in new jersey. In washington dc. The snow has been falling so fast. Crews cant clear roads. Plus. Side streets are out of the question and officials warn that could slow 911 response times. Sharie Johnson lets talk more about whats happening on the east coast right now. Ashley conroy is here and ashley, theyre seeing impressive amounts of snow when do you think fo
But the center for effective government says more can be done. Amanda Starbuck center for effective government one simple thing facilites can do to be safer is just switch to safer chemicals. Mauricio Marin or asks them to use liquids instead of gas chemicals. Something brenner says he urges companies to consider as well to minimize risk for catastrophe. Richard Brenner hazmat coordinator clark county fire. Dept. a gas is a bad thing because if it gets out into the air then its going to expand usually and effect people. liquids chances are theyll stay on the ground. We can mitigate the situation by using dams and dikes and things so it doesnt get on the roadway. Mauricio Marin because theres always risk when using any type of chemical. Brenn er says he works with facilites and First Responders to train for the unexpected to keep nearby communites safe. Richard Brenner hazmat coordinator clark county fire. Dept. theres always room for improvement. Mauricio Marin we reached out to reddy
Temperatures will be right around average and getting warmer by mid week. Some of our neighborhood temps for today summerlin youll be right around 61, green valley 62 degrees, anthem 61 degrees also Centennial Hills right around 60. Well have much in the full forecast and how our local weather is shaping up for today. Patranya Bhoolsuwan metro police want your help. Identifyin g the person they say pointed a gun at people on the strip. Causing police to open fire. Metro Police Released this picture of the suspect yesterday. He is behind bars. But they havent been able to idenitfy him. On friday night. Metro police say he was walking in and out of traffic with a gun. They told him to put down the weapon, but he didnt comply and they were forced to open fire. An officer missed the suspect. And hit a child in the leg. Patranya Bhoolsuwan after a man was found shot to death in a parking lot. It happened early yesterday morning on owens near nellis. Police say the victim was on a bicycle wh