Management leaders say theyre ready for anything. john steinbeck, deputy fire chief clark county emergency manager whether its a health crisis, if its a natural crisis, a manmade crisis, if its anything or all of the above, were ready to handle. Mauricio Marin with so that First Response crews go disaster strikes. john steinbeck, deputy fire chief clark county emergency manager we have the people here from different agencies from the red cross to state agencies to metro, clark county fire, the Health District all in one room that can go ahead and provide that support. Mauricio Marin to keep things safe. Metro police expects to have as many as 14hundred officers on the strip and downtown. In addition to Undercover Police in the crowds. In the middle of it all. Hundreds of amr and medic west paramedics and emts. damon schilling,amr medi cwest well see anything from bumps and bruises all the way to potential cardiac arrests. Mauricio Marin theyll have down the strip. Even ready to transport people seriously hurt to the hospital. For some ready to have a good time. Thats comforting. Marshall Curry visitor i know the police are gonna be out and everything so i know everything is going to be safe and i know there is authority everywhere. Denise ValdezAuthorities Say dont bring large bags or even strollers onto the strip. Theyll be asking to search anyone with bulky items tonight. Patranya Bhoolsuwan a local company is offering you a once in a lifetime opportunity to ring in the new year. You can see the amazing Fireworks Show from high up in the sky in a helicopter near the strip. For the first time ever. Sundance helicopters is allowed to fly a max of 12 choppers above the strip for the Americas PartyFireworks Show. The view as you can imagine will be unlike any other jay francis youre going to see, rather than tilting your head up, youre just going to be looking sidways. Thats going to be the biggest difference. Its going to be a different perspective just from a photography stand point. To see the fireworks right next to the buildings. Patranya BhoolsuwanSeats Available for this 30 to 45 minute strip tour. The deal includes a limo to the air strip, and a short party. The chopper view will cost you 499dollars per person. Demetria Obilor if you want to get in on all the firework action on the strip. Seven Different Hotels are ready to put on spectacular show. Sherry Swensk the synchronized show begins at midnight. But thats as long as there arent any sustained winds stronger than 10 miles per hour. Winds are in the forecast. But right now it doesnt look like theyll be Strong Enough to cancel the show. An air quality advisory is in effect for potentially elevated levels of smoke due to the fireworks. Sherry Swensk but you dont have to be on the strip to enjoy the party you can watch the entire show. Right here on 8 news now. With our special countdown to 2016 show. We hope youll spend the night with our special broadcast Demetria Obilor live ends after midnight. Well have crews at red rock, downtown las vegas, and up and down the strip. Be sure to use the Hashtag Vegas nye whenever you post on social media. You might just see your posts right here on channel 8 lets get to sherry with a look at todays weather. Sherry swensk its cold again this morning with temps in the 30s and near freezing already. Clear skies and some developing winds will be the concern as the. There could be enough wind to be a problem at midnight. A cool day in the 40s for highs. Sherry Swensk no freeway accidents right now. You could still fire crews out on vegas valley, just east of maryland parkway. Metro and clark county fire responded to one around 2 04 this morning. I 15 and flamingo is clear right now. Expect closures later. < thats a look at the roads. Back to you. Denise Valdez the woman accused of running over dozens of people on the las vegas strip. Prosecutors say lakeisha holloways blood tests showed she had more than the state legal limit of pot in her blood. When she was arrested back december 20th. Holloways Attorney Says the levels are low and dont prove she was impaired in any way. Shes accused of intentionally driving up on the sidewalk multiple times. More than 35 people were hurt patranya bhoolsuwgn Police Released the mug shot of the man accused of stabbing and killing another man over a woman. Police say 29 yearold Gianni Raneri launched the attack early yesterday morning. At an apartment complex near swenson and twain. According to investigators. Raneri tried to get away, but a Security Guard was able to stop custody. Raneri has been charged with first degree murder. This is metros 136th homicide this year. Patranya Bhoolsuwan new concerns in americas midsection. This as Officials Say the Mississippi River could crest today. Denise Valdez were talking some of the worst flooding missouri has seen in 20 years to push out. And the billion dollar damage tt2waty ` 4 p bt m [l tt2waty ` 4 p a mpw tt2waty ` 4 p bm m[\ tt4waty ` 4 r dzhq 4 the attorney for Comedian Bill Cosby insists that her client will be acquitted. In what she calls an injustified Sexual Assault charge. Kenneth craig has the latest on what happened inside the courtroom. < bill cosbys lawyers are confident their client will be charge he faces in connection with an alleged 2004 incident. Monique Pressley attorney were actually glad to have these matters ferretted out in court. Prosecutors say the 78 year old entertainer drugged and sexually assaulted former Temple University employee andrea constand. But his lawyers contend constand was a willing participant. pressley this case involves a woman and a man who had a consensual adult relationship over time. Constand settled a civil case against cosby in 2006 for an undisclosed sum. More than 50 other women have stepped forward to make similar accusations against cosby dating back decades, but for many the statute of limitations to file charges has expired. Accuser beth ferrier of denver says shes glad the comedian faces charges in pennsylvania. beth ferrier accuser regardless if he is found guilty or not guilty were hoping we get our day in court. Court january 14th. But likely not here in elkins park. Instead, the judge may have the hearing moved to a courthouse large enough to accommodate the hundreds of media crews that will cover the event. Until then, cosby remains free on one Million Dollars bail. Kenneth craig, cbs news, elkins park, pennsylvania. Patranya Bhoolsuwan if convicted, cosby could face up to 10 years behind bars. Denise Valdez bill cosbys Sexual Assault charge isnt going to sway hulu from taking down the cosby show. Right now, the streaming service has 201 episodes available to watch. Several networks got rid of projects and cut reruns of all cosby related programming. After dozens of women accused him of Sexual Assault. Industry insiders suggest you use the user controlled streaming which allows you to pull a show from your line up. Hulus biggest competitors, netflix and amazon prime. Do not stream the cosby show. Denise Valdez several popular tv shows raked in millions of illegal downloads this year. Patranya Bhoolsuwan which shows had online users scrambling to get the latest child has died from complications of the flu. The first one to die this flu season in clark county. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the Southern NevadaHealth District says the child was younger than five. Here in the valley this year. Bringing adults deaths to three. The peak time for flu season is january and february. But theres still time for you to get a flu vaccine. Walgreens tracks flu activity nationwide through customer purchases of flu remedies. They say las vegas is third on their list of cities around the Sherry Swensk officials in missouri and nearby states are keeping an eye on the rising floodwaters. The Mississippi River could crest today at record levels. With 16million people in danger. Who are living in flood warned areas. Stacey cohan was the latest. These are the scenes missouri rescue crews fear will persist in the coming days. Check out these dramatic pictures near the meremac river outside st. Louis. One of numerous drivers who needed to be rescued. Officials are repeating their message stay off flooded roads. Weve never seen water this high, and when it goes above records, not by an inch but by two or three feet, you dont is going to go. Millions of people across the midwest and south are in areas with flood warnings. Officials fear the mississippi and other waterways could cause flooding worse than the great flood of 19 93. When rising damage. Some in the flood zones say this time things feel different normally somethin comes in and you got like a week or so to prepare whats going on and this is just instantly here as they have done many times in the past volunteers in the saint louis area are sandbagging floodingprone areas. Were just trying to pay it forward, i know that florissant has had some issues with flooding before as well and then people came out to help us, its just the right thing to do. These floods. The latest punishment from a huge storm system that has killed about two dozen people in the past week. Experts say the current el nino weather pattern is to blame its caused similar disaster in other parts of the globe as Sherry Swensk damage from this weekends north texas storm is expected to top at onebillion dollars thats the early estimate the calculated. Severe weather with tornadoes tore across the state. Specifically striking north texas harder than any area. home. We have some good news when it comes to the western drought. Water managers surveyed the Sierra Snowpack for the first tim this winter. They say. The sierra is at 110 percent of its average. Thats a dramatic contrast with last spring. frank gehrke ca cooperative Snow Surveys Program this is clearly much better than it was last year. But we just havent had the real full effect of el nino. in april. There was nearly no snow on the ground. And california was forced to declare a water emergency. Place surveyors took their measurements yesterday. Now. The snowpack is at normal levels. 45 to 54 inches. That translates into almost 16 and halve inches of water. Something californias reservoirs desperately need. lets get to sherry with a look at todays weather. Sherry swensk grab your warm coat this morning if you are going to be out for very long. Temps are steadily dropping to near freezing already. Some neighborhoods will make it to freezing and a little below again. Look for breezes to pick up and winds to develop along the river today with gusts to 40 mph or higher. Well stay sunny and chilly for now. But rain showers across the east and cold air across the middle of the country. Temps will warm up into the weekend and we have a chance of rain next week. The strip between 5 45 pm and 6 pm. Cleanup begins after midnight. Roads should begin reopening around three am. Fremont street closes at four pm and reopens at six pm. Sahara, russell, frank sinatra, koval and mandalay bay will remain open. Thats a look at the roads. Back to you. Patranya Bhoolsuwan republican president ial candidate donald trump has had his fair share in the spotlight. But if dont happen to be a fan. Theres now a way you can make him disappear online. Denise Valdez the browser addon that lets you filter how much trump talk you can handle. Patranya BhoolsuwanGoogle Chrome has a new addon. Where you can block all images and references to donald trump. Its called the trump filter. And it has 3 settings mild, aggressive, and vindictive. If you have the setting on mild. Trumps twitter page goes blank. The vindictive setting blocks out entire websites. Like cnn and google news. The developer says he built it trump. And let people focus on other Denise Valdez the popular hbo show game of thrones has been named the most pirated tv show of 2015. Streaming data site torrent freak says it topped the list for the fourth straight year. Walking dead. Followed by the big bang theory. Game of thrones brought in more than 14point4 million downloads. well be right back. tt2waty ` 4 p bt q4 8 tt2waty ` 4 p a q ,\ tt2waty ` 4 p bm q p tt4waty ` 4 r dztq 4 tt4waty ` 4 r entq d. tt4waty ` 4 r gzt ] 8 tt4waty ` 4 r hnt mt tt4waty ` 4 r iztq n, tt4waty ` 4 r jntq 5l tt4waty ` 4 r lzt s0 their security beyond the strip for new years eve. The two things theyll be watching for while everyone is out celebrating. patra nya bhoolsuwan plus. The political spotlight will soon be back on nevada. Well break down for you the state caucuses as we get deeper on the campaign trail. Denise Valdez and getting a personal touch to your vacation photos. The photographer thatll take while youre out enjoying