The overwhelming percentage of locals who shop on the strip and why. Denise Valdez what about saturdays hours . Sharie Johnson many malls are opening a little early, including this one, opening 8am. And saturday is expected to be the superbowl of shopping because its been a while since christmas fell on a saturday. Paula Francis a deadly shooting at a mall in North Carolina sent Holiday Shoppers running for cover today. Police there say an off duty officer shot and killed a gunman in charlotte. They say the shooting followed a fight. In which several shots were fired. The gunfire sent shoppers running through the mall. A medic on scene reported another person suffer a leg injury. Denise Valdez its Christmas Eve. His holiday tour of the valley. Today hes in the northwest near gowan and el capitan. Tedd. Weve been saying theres a slight chance of getting some flurries tonight. It that still possible . tedd florendo not as mild as yesterday, but still right near average for late december. Take a look at the temps around the nation, this will make you sick. Were cold throughout the west from boise all the way to denver. Down to kc. But it has been nothing but record warm for areas like the mid atlantic where new york and philly hit the 70s today. Still warm for areas like dallas and down to orlando. Heres your rundown for tonight. Its going to become windy at the evening progresses. Wind chill will make the feels like temps in the high 30s by late night. Expect more clouds and even those slight shower chances late in the evenina overnight. Paula Francis for those on the east coast. A devastating storm system has put a damper on christmas. At least eleven people are dead after several tornadoes including an ef3 tore through the south. As cbs reporter Omar Villafranca show us. Emergency. Many in the south are spending Christmas Eve cleaning up after Severe Weather spawned several tornadoes wednesday. Dozens of homes were destroyed, and thousands left without power. Mississippis governor declared a state of emergency. It is difficult, particularly this time of year, to see such damage and know the heartbreaks that go with that damage. This twister spotted in holly springs, mississippi is believed to have been on the ground for more than 100 miles. It tossed several cars into the air, killing a 7 yearold boy. Marvin sims and his wife survived the storm in their bathroom. Marvin Sims Holly springs, ms i looked up and the roof was blowing off the house. I just told her, hold on hold on and i held on to her as tight as i could. In pope county, arkansas, an 18year old was killed when a tree crashed into her bedroom. The Severe Weather is now moving east. Wbztv there will be a risk of southeast. Damaging wind gusts with these clusters that develop and continue right up into the afternoon and early evening. Springlike temperatures fueled the rare winter tornadoes. In much of the east, the only frozen precipitation to fall was hail. Behind the storms, record smashing warm weather arrived. It was in the low70s in new york this Christmas Eve thats normal for may. And in vermont playing outside meant bare elbows and knees. Instead of snowboards and skis. More seasonable temperatures are expected by new years. Omar villafranca, cbs news. Paula Francis the bad weather could have implications on Christmas Morning across the country. Fedex says delays in air traffic is causing them to adjust deliveries, and says some packages may be delivered on christmas day. Paula Francis two people have died from the flu in clark county. Marking the first deaths of this years flu season. This is according to the Southern NevadaHealth District which adds. Both deaths were men over 60. The Health District says the flu typically peaks in january and february. Officials urge Southern Nevadans especially children younger than 5. Adults 65 years of age and older, and pregnant women. Denise Valdez the teen shot to death in an alleged Home Invasion. Now appears to be connected to a Young Pregnant woman killed earlier this month. 17 year old Manquise Adams is dead after police say he and another teen broke into a home yesterday and a resident inside shot and killed him. This comes just days after manquises cousin. Tineshea. Was shot and killed. North Las Vegas Police say norman smith killed her during a fight. She was pregnant and left behind a 2 yearold son. The grandmother of the two young people. Is heartbroken. bobbie adams grandmothe r im gonna miss him. Too. He wasnt but 17. And she was 20. Denise Valdez along with manquise another 17 yearold. Was also shot. Hes stable and faces Home Invasion and burglary charges. At this point. The homeowner who opened fire is not facing any charges. of words between two Denise Valdez how donald trump is once again lashing out Paula Francis its an early christmas present. If youre a fan of the beatles. How it just got much easier. To listen to the fab four online. Words between donald trump and Hillary Clinton shows no signs of slowing down. In an interview wednesday, the democratic frontrunner said she deplored trump for using, quote, inflammatory rhetoric. Trump took offense to her statement. And thursday tweeted that he deplored, quote, the death and destruction she caused. In another tweet he warned clinton to be careful after she said he had penchant for sexism and bragged that he has Great Respect for women. It all started monday after trump used a vulgar yiddish term to describe clintons last president ial campaign. Paula FrancisRolling Stone magazine is fighting a lawsuit filed by three former university of Virginia Fraternity members. The three say they were defamed in a 20 14 story about a rape happened. In a motion filed this week. Rolling stone attorneys argued the students were never identified in the article. But the three allege they continue to face backlash over the report. The suit does not specify the amount in damages the former students are seeking. The magazine is also facing a 25million dollar lawsuit by the fraternity. And a uva dean named in the article is suing for seven pointfive million bucks. Paula Francis its an early christmas present. For fans of the beatles. According to the bands website. The beatles songs became available today on online streaming services. This means youll now be able to listen to the fab four on spotify, apple music, google play, tidal, amazon prime, slacker, groove, rhapsody, and deezer. The group has long been a digital holdout choosing for years to sell their music exclusively on cds, cassette tapes and records, even as fans arrived for purchase on apples itunes service in 2010, selling two million songs during the billboard. Denise Valdez while were in store for a christmas cool down. Other parts of the country are dealing with some heat. Paula Francis the summer activities folks in houston are enjoying. Paula Francis while were in store for a chilly christmas. Some parts of the country are experiencing unusally hot weather. This includes houston texas. Where some seasonal businesses like this ice skating rink are struggling. Workers say its a constant battle against the high temperatures. They keep the ice covered with a tarp for most of the day and duck underneath to patch up holes in the ice. Its so warm outside kids are jumping around in fountains and lining up for snow cones and ice cream bettie nobles mother, this is the most wonderful weather. Kids can get out, just think on christmas day, they will be able to ride their bicycles, skate, get on their mobies or whatever and just have a blast. Paula Francis the high temperatures seem to be throwing nature for a loop, too. The flowers are in full bloom again. were in store for a big cool down. For christmas day. Denise Valdez tedd florendo is in the northwest on a tour of the best Christmas Decorations in the valley. tedd florendo clear early then clouds come later ahead of strong cold front. Right where we should be and seasonal. Wind already are starting to pick and will be windy for sur. Colder than yesterday at this time as well. So heres what to expect within the next 24 hours. Becoming windy with gust up to 50 possible. Locally higher in the mountains and down the colorado river. Slight shower chances are also in the mix, not big shot and theres a short duration of it, some may not even see any drops. Snow level will be dropping to the mountains expected. Satellite and radar right now show clouds on our doorstep. Front to the west bringing snow in the mountains and upper elevations in nevada. As well. Then cold weather tomorrow. You can get the ski report in the our local mountain on our website and lasvegas now dotcom just go to the section tab and over to weather and scroll down to ski report. Heres the forecast. 39 overnight colder with the winds. Windy and gusty overnight as well. Late showers are slight and possible overnight. Tomorrow 49 breezy and colder with clouds then sun later in the day. Well be below average not just tomorrow but several days. We should be below average in the entire 7 day forecast with the coldest days this weekend early week. Windy again in saturday and sunny next week a changing of the guard on latenight. The force awakens. Simple hello. Suzanne marques takes a look back at this year in entertainment. Olympic athlete turned reality caitylyn jenner. Caitlyn Jenner activist its about all of us accepting one another. Were all different. Charlie sheen revealed he has the aids virus. Charlie Sheen actor im here to admit that i am, in fact, hiv positive. Sheen says he was dianosed four years ago around the time he was fired from the hit cbs sitcom, two and a half men for his erratic behavior. More than 50 women came forward with accusations of sexual abuse against bill cosby dating back decades. Cosby denies the allegations. Ben affleck and Jennifer Garner broke up after ten years of marriage. Rockers Gwen Stephani and Gavin Rossdale also called it quits, but she quickly rebounded with a romance with blake shelton, who split ffrom his wife, miranda lambert. Jennifer aniston, cameron diaz and Sofia Vergara all got married. Kim kardashian and kanye west welcomed their second child, and Sandra Bullock adopted her second. Jennifer lawrence became the highest paid actress. Still paying her male costars more. She also wrapped up the final installment of the hunger game series. Viola davis became the first African American to win an emmy for best actress in a drama. And Ballerina Misty Copeland became the first black female principal dancer with american ballet theatre. The smash hit musical hamilton brought hip hop to broadway. With a multi racial cast performing the life of founding father alexander hamilton. Taylor swift took on apple over not paying artists during a three month free trial of its streaming service and won. hello from the outside. and adeles longawaited third album, 25 became the top selling album of the year in its first week. David letterman signed off after courtesy worldwide pants, inc. thank you for everything. Youve given me everything. Stephen colbert took over as host of the late show. And a blast from the past broke box office records. Members of the original cast of star wars reunited for episode 7 the force awakens. Suzanne marques, cbs news. Paula Francis santa is delivering presents around the world as we speak. Denise Valdez how you can keep track of saint nick. As he makes his way to the valley. Oh go amanda we love you right this very minute is Paula Francis and norad is tracking his every move. Norad stands for north American Aerospace defense command. Every christmas, hundreds of volunteers field calls from children around the world asking when santa will arrive. Today. We spoke with stacey knott whos in charge of norads Santa Tracker. She had a message for kids. To be in bed early tonight. So santa doesnt skip over their house stacy knott, norad Santa Tracker, well we dont have the exact time, but typically santa gets to most people houses between 8 00 pm and midnight. Thats really critical, because you have to be in bed and asleep, or santa wont stop at your house. Paula Francis santa was last seen in iceland. And he seems to be heading to the us now. And you can watch santa on his journey with your kids, we have a link to the norad Santa Tracker at las vegas now dot com, under links we mentioned. Denise Valdez itll be a new year next week. And we want to make sure you ring in 2016 with a fabulous thursday night well start our new years eve coverage at 10 pm. Well be on the air until after the fireworks finale. With crews from red rock resort to downtown las vegas. And up and down the las vegas strip. Paula FrancisStormy Weather from the gulf coast to the northeast. Is causing travel headaches. Denise Valdez the airports seeing the most delays. As travelers try to get home for announcer now, nevadas first choice for news. This is 8 news now at 4 Denise Valdez welcome back. Santa may need to bundle up. When flying into the valley. Were going to see a big drop in temperature tonight. Paula Francis and theres even a possibily he could even run into some snow flurries. Tedd florendo joins us live from the northwest valley. Hes checking out some of the best local Christmas Decorations. Denise Valdez tedd. Tomorrow . tedd florendo not as mild as average for late december. Take a look at the temps around the nation, this will make you sick. Were cold throughout the west from boise all the way to denver. Even colder in the twin city and down to kc. But it has been nothing but record warm for areas like the mid atlantic where new york and philly hit the 70s today. Still warm for areas like dallas and down to orlando. Heres your rundown for tonight. Its going to become windy at the evening progresses. Wind chill will make the feels like temps in the high 30s by late night. Expect more clouds and even those slight shower chances late in the evening and overnight. Paula Francis storms are wreaking havoc from the gulf coast to the northeast and have for travelers trying to get home for christmas. Denise Valdez cbs news correspodent marlie hall has a break down of the trouble areas. From la guardia in new york. The long lines at atlantas Hartsfield Jackson airport are trying passengers patience. michael parades, air travler came to the airport, headed to new york, only to find out. Cancelled the flight status boards show multiple flight cancellations. According to flightware dotcom hundreds of flights have been canceled nationwide along with thousands of delays. ricardo haynes, air traveler i had to reschedule for tomorrow for me. Atlanta had the most delays but there were also plenty at airports in washington, d. C. And here in new york. Storms on wednesday backed up flights at la guardia airport. But as the skies cleared so did the runways. Cammeyers of connecticut who were headed to miami to spend christmas with family. Its been great. Today which is nice so i think we beat the rush of travelers Michael Cammeyer no issues. Not worried about it. If the plane is delayed its delayed nothing you can do about it others who have connecting flights in areas expecting bad weather are taking it in stride. david runco were just trying to go with the flow if not we have lots of crossword puzzles as we wait nats gassing up there is some good news for the 91 Million People driving to their holiday destination. The average price for gas is just over two bucks. Marlie hall cbs news new york. Denise Valdez more than 100 million americans are traveling for christmas and new years. Denise Valdez in chicago. Community activists held a march near