And Convention Center, and also at mandalay bay so they are using all three Convention Centers and they still want to grow. karen castro you may recall. The Las Vegas Convention and sitors authority purchased the riviera in febuary. The strip property will be imploded to make room for more convention space. The plan is to build a parking lot and exhibition hall. Were told ces has already expressed interest in using that space to expand the 2017 show. karen castro while preparations for ces 2016 appear to be going smoothly. There is road work along Convention Center drive. Coming up at 5, well let you know what the county is prepared to do ahead of the Biggest Convention of the year. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. paul joncich the same storm system that created tornadoes in the south and midwest has brought snow and ice to parts of the east. Heavy rain also brought record breaking flooding in missouri and illinois. Webb joins us live from goldens bridge, new york with the latest. brian webb tornadoes floods and snow all part of a deadly weather system thats making its was across the country. Water has nearly submerged a mcdonalds, a super 8 hotel and a gas station in st. Chles county near st. Louis. Nearby homes are flooded almost up to their roofs. gov. Jay Nixon D Missouri were dealing with an incredible amount of water coming at you here. The unusual winter flood has caused more than a dozen deaths in the state, most of them drivers who entered swamped roads. Parts of two interstates in missouri and illinois are shut down and authorities called a mandatory evacuation in the small town of west alton, missouri where a river spilled over a levee. South of st louis, the Mississippi River is expected to crest at record levels thursday. brian webb goldens bridge, ny the storm also brought ice, rain and snow to parts of the east including here outside new temperatures were set just a few days ago. Some like Eric Sylvester arent letting the Winter Weather bother them. Eric Sylvester goldens bridge, ny i didnt think it was going to be that cold out so just wore some shorts. Are you regretting it now . No, its not that cold out. Bulldozer it was looking more like december in western maine. And eastern massachusetts where children built snowmen and drivers cursed the roads. They were pretty bad actually. Pretty bad, right now. A number of accidents were reported across new england. Remindin g people in the region what winter is usually like. Brian webb, for cbs news, goldens bridge, new york. brian webb this could turn out to be the second worst flood of the Mississippi River in missouri. Behind only the historic flood of 1993. paul joncich how is this impacting people traveling home after the holidays . Denise Valdez and tedd over here in the west but the chilly temperatures are here for awhile, right . tedd florendo tedd a lot of the west coast stuck in this cold weather rut from here up to the Pacific Northwest and stretching to the Northern Tier states. Take a look. In fact a lot of the lower 48 states now chilly for this turesday with dallas dropping down to 46. While they had record highs in new york for christmas theyre cold now, and the only warm spots are miami and orlando. Evening planner shows calmer winds and clearer skies and that will make the temps drop. 40s early evening and reaching the 30s by 11 oclock tonight. Winds should not be a big issue. Well get more specific on how cold it will get overnight coming up in your full weather. Denise . Denise Valdez a man has been arrested in california for murdering a mother of six in north las vegas. Vernon newson jr. Was taken into custody on a warrant and is awaiting extradition back to north las vegas. He faces the charges of murder with a Deadly Weapon and exfelon in possession of a firearm. Police say newson shot and killed the victim near i15 and lamb on december 13th. Investigators determined that the 28yearold mother of six was in a car with newson. Before the two exited the car and she was shot several times. Anyone with any information is asked to call crimestoppers. paul joncich a 21yearold henderson man has been arrested for killing his 68 yearold eugene tshiyombo faces one charge of murder. On monday afternoon Henderson Police responded to a home near st. Rose parkway and paseo verde after reports of a missing man. Police say they found the man inside a home shot to death. Police say tshiyombo who is the victims son was in argument with him the night before. The dead man has not be identified by the coroners office. Denise Valdez metro police are looking for the person responsible for a deadly shooting outside of a gym. Police say it happened at the 24 hour fitness near alta and rainbow just after one this morning. Arriving officers found the body of a man inside a car. He was estimated to be in his 30s authorities are now analyzing Security Camera footage. The say a compact car had pulled into the parking lot before the shooting. lt. Dan mcgrath metro police it looks like something occurred in the parking lot between the two people, were not sure what happened then the vehicle does drive away. It does look like it goes back onto rainbow and then goes south. Denise Valdez police are now trying to figure out if there was an argument between the suspects and victim. Or if the person was targeted. If you have any information on this, youre asked to call crimestoppers. Denise Valdez a teen on the run back in custody. paul joncich the excuse he used to avoid jail time. And what authorites think motivated him to flee to mexico Denise Valdez a valley home is riddled with gunshots. Why police say this violent act may be a case of mistaken identity. Denise Valdez the teen who following a deadly drunk driving crash. Is back in custody. Ethan couch and his mother tonya were arrested on the Pacific Coast of mexico. Back in 2013. Couch was sentenced to 10 years probation for a crash that killed four people his attorney claims the teen failed to realize the consequences of his actions because he was raised with too much money. Officials say they will try to transfer couchs case to an adult court. And charge his mother with hindering an apprehension Sharen WilsonTarrant CountyDistrict Attorney that is a carries a range of 210 years in a penitentiary. Do you want the full 10 years . I think she deserves to be incarcerated. Denise Valdez authorities believe the two left the country after video surfaced in november. Showing couch playing a drinking game, in clear violation of the conditions that kept him out of jail. paul joncich the White Chicago Police officer charged with murder for the shooting of a black teenager was arraigned in court today. Jason van dyke pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and other charges. Dashcam video, released last month, shows van dyke approaching, then shooting Laquan Mcdonald 16 times. The teenager was carrying a knife, but was walking away from police when he was shot. The video of the incident and the delay of its release sparked days of protests and demonstrations. The outcry prompted the forced resignation of Police Superintendent garry mccarthy, as well as a federal civil rights investigation into the departments practices. paul joncich donald Denise Valdez who hes targeting now. In the fight to win the republican nomination. Announcer now nevadas first choice for news. Trump is back on the campaign trail after the christmas break. And is attacking a new target. The republican president ial hopeful rallied with supporters in New Hampshire last night and bashed the states largest newspaper. This after it published an editorial calling trump a crude blowhard and compared him to biff tannen. The bully in the back to the future trilogy. Trump is still ahead in the polls. But isnt sitting on his lead donald trump r president ial candidate were gonna spend a lot of money over the next four weeks. We dont want to take any chances. Were too close. paul joncich trump is also taking on both of the clintons. Tweeting that president clinton did little to help hillary in her 2008 bid for the white house. Former president clinton will soon hit the campaign trail when he heads to New Hampshire on behalf of his wife. Denise Valdez a hawaii man wont face charges after Authorities Say he flew a drone near president obamas motorcade. It happened yesterday in hawaii, where the president is on the secret service says the drone was spotted hovering car high very briefly near the motorcade as it was driving by. Officials say the man did not know the motorcade was in the area, and immediately stopped flying the drone when asked by law enforcement. The motorcade did not stop or slow down. toss to weather < tedd florendo this time the clear skies held through most of the day and remaining that way. Earlier breezes were around from the north , but winds have calmed down considerably and will remain that way through the night and overnight. To squeeze out some 50s this afternoon after staying in the 40s all weekend. Cold up in Mount Charleston and staying chilly over to the west and northwest sections of the valley. Regional temps also staying chill from the central and northern sections of the state while we remain cool to chilly from mesquite all the way down through laughlin and stateline. Milder in death valley but staying chilly. Were tracking the weather across the u. S. And it looks like the major storms are over and done with we still have some snow in the main leftover, but we still have numerous flood watches in effect as river are cresting even though the storms have left. Looking back west we are over and done with that weak storm yesterday, and now were drier however another low will form and move through the north in the southern great basin and increase winds on new years eve. We will remain dry however,. Heres your forecast for new years even night. Temps will be colder with clear skies. Breezy winds will make it feel chillier outside and well be in the 30s by midnight. We could have some of the breezes start to relax by midnight. Here are your forecasted lows. A lot of neighborhoods dropping to below freezing by morning with temps near 31 and dropping to the mid tohigh 20s again in the edges of town from summerlin to anthem. Regional lows also expected to get colder for pahrump and primm. Even 20s for mesquite and searchlight by morning. Heres the forecast. 31 overnight cold and clear with some north breezes. Tomorr ow expect a high of 49 and staying chilly. Light ne winds. Neighborhood by neighborhood highs will be near 50s for some of the valley especially near the foothills. Extended forecast shows breezy winds again for new years and cold temps daytime and overnight. Warming a little next week but still below average. Slight shower chances for early week as well big delays in a growing community. Lanes are closed and the traffic light is out of whack. Demetria obilor gets to the bottom of it all, in whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor richard says, why do all 16,000 homeowners in Mountains Edge have to funnel traffic . We build 30story mega resorts faster than they can put a culver under buffalo at blue diamond. Theres a lot of construction happening in the southwest, but ive received a significant amount of complaints about the situation at buffalo and blue diamond. Clark county says the lane restrictions have been in place to accommodate the warmington homes project. The underground work is 90 complete. Once its done, curb, gutter and sidewalk construction will start on buffalo. Youll only have one lane of travel in each direction. For these reasons, the county is keeping the traffic signal operating out of coordination to ensure each phase is served. The contractor expects to finish up in the next four to six weeks. When the cones are gone, the traffic signal will be reconfigured. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez we are just and one of the nations biggest parties will be right here on the famous las vegas strip. And if you can have best seat in the house right here on 8 news now. Well be live along the strip, downtown and the top local spots. Well have live music and strip entertainment. Including matt goss, the jabbawockeez. And mat franco. Our broadcast kicks off at 10pm. And goes through midnight. paul joncich and during our special, one viewer will get their mortgage paid for a year. Weve teamed up with our sponsor. Gavish real estate. To pay up to 15 thousand dollars. Well randomly choose 8 finalists to attend the zowie bowie show at red rock on new years eve. And well announce the winner during our live special to enter. Just head to our 8 news now facebook page. You must be at least 21. Have a mortgage or lease on a home and be in Good Standing with the lender and owner. And we want to see your new year eve experince. Celebrating with frineds at home you can share you new years eve memories wiht us using the hashtag. Vegasnye. Denise Valdez weve always wondered why the chicken crossed the road. But what about the seal . paul joncich see why scientists think the mammal Botanical Garden in australia to take a whiff of a flower known for its stench of death. The titan arum, or corpse flower, went on display in adelaide. The plant took almost a decade to grow and produces flowers every one thousand days. Those flowers only last about a day before collapsing. When they bloom, the flowers release an odor that some have described as resembling a dead animal or garbage. Plant an advantage to survive in the wild. The plant itself is an endangered species native to indonesia and is quite difficult to cultivate. Denise Valdez authorities are having a tough time trying to keep an unusual traffic hazard off a Northern California highway. A stubborn elephant seal was caught repeatedly trying to cross the expressway despite the attempts of wildlife workers and law enforcement. The determined female was first spotted monday trying to scoot across busy a highway in sonoma county. The high jinks shut down traffic for more than a mile in both directions. Authorities used wooden boards to block the animals path. Coaxing her back into the water. But the stubborn seal tried to outsmart them all. Andrew Barclay california Highway Patrol the ultimate goal there would be to get her transported away from the area and released back somewhere safe. Denise Valdez marine biologists say the seal may be pregnant and could have been trying to get to a dry field on the other side of the highway to paul joncich thousands of travelers. Stuck at the airport. Denise Valdez how many flights have been affected by the winter storms so far and the Silver Lining amid the headaches. Announcer now, nevadas first at 4 Denise Valdez nearly 800 flights have been canceled so far today as travelers scramble to find other ways to get to their destinations. paul joncich thats on top of the thousands of flights that were canceled or delayed yesterday because of the Winter Weather. Adriana diaz reports from Chicagos Ohare International airport. It is a zoo here chicagos ohare airport. We are at terminal 3 where the security line has wrapped around at least five times and is now extending down the length of the terminal. Now this is in part due to the Severe Weather moving through the middle of the country which has canceled thousands of flights here at ohare yesterday. There were more than 13hundred flights canceled, nearly 300 delays. And this is the nations second busiest airport. Passengers were stranded and scrambling to rebook their travel plans. And it was a similar situation across town at chicagos midway airport. Were canceled yesterday. But there is some good news. Many of the Major Airlines are not charging customers for rebooking any travel if theyre traveling within the path of the storm. Adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. paul joncich according to the flight tracking Service Flight aware, a typical day sees about 150 cancelations. We also checked the mccarran airports website and found a handful of flights heading east have been canceled. Denise Valdez a mississippi man who kidnapped and killed a 12 yearold girl from las vegas is appealing his conviction and death sentence. Thomas sanderss attorneys filed the appeal yesterday, asking the us court of appeals to review the case. Sanders had been declared dead more than a decade before his arrest on charges of killing lexis roberts. The girl witnessed sanders kill her mother, suellen roberts, after they took a trip to a wildlife