As rescue crews in north texas sift through debris for people still unaccounted for. Nat soti found the jet. Many residents are retrieving what little they have left following this weekends deadly tornadoes Denise Garcia resident compared to our neighbors, i think we got pretty lucky, the house is still standing, the walls are standing more than a hundred homes in the garland were reduced to rubble saturday when an ef4 tornado, packing winds of up to 200 Miles Per Hour, tore through the area. 61yearold Gwendolyn Wheatley says it was the scariest night of her life Gwendolyn Wheatley resident i just stayed in my closest all night long, shaking like a leaf on a tree Omar Villafranca cbs news rowlett, texas a 24 hour curfew remains in effect here in rowlett where an ef3 tornado also caused extensive damage. On sunday authorities evacuated residents near this damaged water tower out of fears of flooding Brian Funderburk rowlett city manager at this point weve had an engineer assess it. He was concerned enough to ask us to drain the water tower the unusual weather pattern is now blanketing parts of the texas panhandle, oklahoma and new mexico with heavy snow. Whiteout conditions and massive snow drifts led officials to shut down nearly all of interstate 40. As millions of travelers were making their way home following the christmas holiday. Forecasters expect up to 15 inches of snow in some areas. Before the system moves onto the northeast. Omar villafranca cbs news rowlett, texas. Patranya Bhoolsuwan 43 deaths are blamed on holiday period weather that hit a large part of the nations south and midwest. brian loftus lets get a check of our local weather. Patranya Bhoolsuwan ashley is in for sherry this morning. Its cold out there this morning. When will it warm up . Ashley conroy < heres our current temps just above freezing at 33 degrees partly cloudy skies out there. Humidity about 34 percent. Wide temps right now warmer temps in parts of the south but colder temps behind it in texas so this is significant because whenever you have a storm system with colder temps meeting warmer temps its much more of a recipe for severe storms. You can see these storms over in dallas and in the south theres a low spiraling right now which is creating this mass of rain on the eastern portion of the storm and snow and Winter Weather on the eastern side. If any of you are traveling to this area with the upcoming holiday be weary of this weather. Ill have your local forecast coming up. Back to you. brian loftus new issued. That could impact how our state tackles the drought. The drought has been researched and analyzed for almost a year by a panel of experts. The eight member Group Recommends expanding conservation efforts and strengthening enforcement. B etter education on the drought. And changing water law. Panel. And says some of the recommendatio ns could show up in his upcoming state of the < brian loftus today. Democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders is expected to make two stops here in the valley. Patranya Bhoolsuwan a local group of activists got the candidates attention. Theyre trying to end Youth Violence. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens live with a closer look at whats expected. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens the group hold my hand is set to talk with the democratic candidate. It all comes just after they marched to stop the violence theyve been seeing in their communities recently here in the heres a look at the march along mlk boulevard near washington. One week ago. A week later their movement got the attention of a president ial candidate. People in the group say they were invited by democratic candidate Bernie Sanders to talk about problems disproportionat ely affecting communities of color and working families. The organizers of the march say. They organized because theyre fed up of the Youth Violence claiming lives of many in their neighborhoods april smith antiviolence advocate unfortunately we live in a world where its not just going to be zero violence. However if we come together not as a community but with the focus on a solution and not just always looking at the problem. Michael Stevens antiviolence advocates say they plan to share the problems theyve been experiencing first hand with the president ial candidate. They say mislead youth often end up in gangs and dead from shootings and stabbings plaguing communities. Free and open to the public. Its going on this morning at the doctor Pearson Community center here in North Las Vegas. Buttits not the only event sanders will be attending in the valley. Hell also be speaking at Canyon Springs high school in North Las Vegas. Doors open at 5pm. And the events starts at 630. Its also free and open to the public. Brian and patranya. Brian loftus michael. What kind of impact will sanders visit have on this group . Michael Stevens brian. The group says they havent decided who theyre going to support as their candidate. However, they say its important that each of the candidates start addressing violence that effects them and so many others. Brian . Patranya Bhoolsuwan we now know the name. Of the man who fell to his death at Red Rock Canyon over the weekend. The coroner identifies him as Brian William tracy. Authorities say he was climbing with two other hikers on saturday morning when he he fell in a gully. Authorities had to call in a search and rescue team to find him. People in the area tried to give him aid. Before they could get to him. brian loftus this morning. The man accused of beating another man to Death Outside the paris hotel and casino. Is set to be in court. Deangelo mathews is accused of killing a man in the valet area. They say he punched the victim to death back in may. Mathews was already behind bars on an unrelated charge of home invasion. When police connected him to the incident. His arraignment is set for eight this morning. Patranya Bhoolsuwan a woman is recovering. Aft er being shot by an offduty metro officer in North Las Vegas. It happened late friday night near west ann road and allen lane. Police are calling it an accidental shooting. They say a metro officer and her husband were asleep when a relative who lives with them. Unexpectedly came home. It spooked the offduty officer and her spouse. And they drew their guns and started shooting. The woman was shot at least once. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Authorities have not released the names of any one involved. Patranya Bhoolsuwan now brian loftus how are the roads looking this morning. < Demetria Obilor no delays on i15 at charleston. No major accidents slowing you down right now on the interstate. Ndot crews will be out testing the soil for project neon on oakey, west of western near the i15 overpass. Expect lane closures between seven am and two pm. You can use sahara or charleston as alternates. No major crashes out there. < back to you. verizon and sprint customers can cash in. brian loftus how long you have to get your hands on part of a multi Million Dollar settlement. Patranya Bhoolsuwan a famous football player. Accused of using performance enhancing drugs. Why the major allegation against peyton manning. Could be less than credible. brian loftus this cone zone is a traffic nightmare. Demetrias been following the project since it started. Dont miss her latest update in whats driving you crazy . over. Doesnt mean retailers want you to stop shopping this is the week you might find the biggest discounts. Up to 60 percent off. Especially for winter gear. Thats because an unusually warm november and december had fewer people in the mood to buy jackets and heavy sweaters. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and how about recycling that Christmas Tree instead of throwing it away. There are more than 30 locations across the valley. You can drive up and drop off your tree. The tree will be turned into mulch for our public parks and gardens across Southern Nevada. If you plan to donate your tree. Make sure it doesnt have any tinsel or decorations on it. For more on where to drop off your tree. Visit las vegas now dot com and click on links. adlib weather chat Ashley Conroy < molasky cam always a beautiful view of the strip this time of the morning. Our weather headlines colder temps for the entire week lows only in the 30s theres also a chance of snow on Mount Charleston tonight, going into tomorrow morning. Bundle up new years eve night. Our winds looking nice and calm out there right now we had peak gusts of 40 Miles Per Hour on saturday we wont be seeing anything like that but will have some north winds coming through the valley, which is. Our southwest temps 33 in our area, los angeles cold there, just 37 degrees phoenix youre at 40 degrees very cold in cedar city 8 degrees. Be looking for that sunrise right at 6 50 this morning youll see twilight coming in at about 6 22 this morning sunset at 4 33. Our 7day forecast 48 for our high today look at this in the 30s all week this week not a low in the 40s at all but new years eve night only 35 degrees and 49 for your high to start new years day. Brian back to you. Back to you. brian loftus Denver Broncos quarterback peyton manning. Is responding to a report he used illegal performance enhancing drugs. The allegations were in a documentary that aired on aljazeera america. It had a man on hidden camera, claiming manning got the drugs through his wife back in 2011. That was when he was playing for the indianapolis colts. The team and manning both deny the allegation. manning 18 ive done it the long way and the hard way. Anything to suggest Something Else is a complete and total joke. Its defamation and it ticks me off brian loftus now. The man in the documentary who made the statement against manning. Says the claim is not true. brian loftus lets get a check of your commute. Patranya Bhoolsuwan demetria. Accident on eastbound 215 at i15 south beltway injuries reported. Delays at durango and cheyenne due to pipeline construction. < back to you. Patranya Bhoolsuwan ashes Patranya Bhoolsuwan ashes from an outside fire pit caused a house to catch fire over the weekend. It happened Early Saturday Morning near lake mead and jones. Fire Officials Say the fire next door. One person was injured by breathing in smoke. Fire Officials Say the people who used the firepit thought the fire was out and went to bed. Officials say hot ashes can retain heat for over a day. And you should always soak them in water to make sure embers are no longer hot. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the red cross of Southern Nevada is working to cut back on the number of people hurt in fires here in the valley. The organization is conducting its home fire campaign. To cut fire related injuries by 25 percent. As part of the campaign. The red cross is giving away free smoke detectors. For those in need. The red cross will be installing smoke alarms for those in need. On january 18th. If youre interested in learning more about the home fire program. Go to las vegas now dot com and look under the links tab. Patranya Bhoolsuwan are you guilty of working while on vacation . brian loftus why workers say they feel pressure to stay connected. Patranya Bhoolsuwan plus. Disneyland. Which attractions are being permanently shut down. Patranya Bhoolsuwan sprint and verizon customers could cash in on a refund. brian loftus and target is expanding beyond the suburbs. Jill wagner joins us live from new york. Good morning jill. Good morning brian and patranya the markets are back open for trading after the holiday. On thursday the dow lost 50 points. The nasdaq was up 2. Verizon and sprint customers have until december 31st thursday. To claim refunds related to a settlement with the fcc over cramming. Both carriers agreed to pay 158 Million Dollars to settle claims they were billing customers millions of dollars for things like horoscopes and sports permission. Target is expanding. The retail giant is planning to open at least 11 stores in 2016 in urban areas including philadelphia and chicago. The move is a change from the companys previous strategy of opening Big Box Stores in the suburbs. Brian and patranya . Q and jill lots of people are on vacation this week. But that doesnt mean theyre totally unplugged from the office . What can you tell us . A a usa today study found more americans work while theyre on vacation. Especially with smart phones and lap tops making it easier to check email while away. Workers say they feel pressure to never power down. and a Different Survey found that more than four in 10 americans had left 3 Vacation Days on the table last year. Brian and kirsten . Now lets turn it over to demetria for whats driving you crazy . sahara and charleston has been riddled with cones for the past several months. A major storm drain project has caused all sorts of delays, but fortunately everything is progressing on schedule. The southbound lane restriction between el parque avenue and sahara avenue will be in place for another six weeks. As crews work, expect delays in both directions of sahara at decatur for the next several months. The city expects decatur and the westbound segment of sahara to be resurfaced in the spring when the warmer weather returns. Construction is scheduled to finish up next september. The city of las vegas says, to date, this project has met or come in early on every scheduled activity. Remember, you can write me at. Traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. Back to ou. brian loftus the man who doused a person in gasoline and set him on fire. Appealing his case. Patranya Bhoolsuwan why the Nevada Supreme Court is upholding the conviction. nothing. All she did was open the door and they shot her brian loftus Chicago Police shoot two people. One by accident. The call officers were responding to. When they opened fire. Michael StevensMichael Stevens is live with more on Bernie Sanders visit Patranya Bhoolsuwan another big starwars weekend in theaters. The major milestone the film reached this weekend < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus Patranya Bhoolsuwan good morning and thanks for joining us. Im Patranya Bhoolsuwan, in for kirsten. Brian loftus and im brian loftus. Its 530. Today. President ial hopeful Bernie Sanders will make a stop here in the valley. Patranya Bhoolsuwan 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live outside the Pearson Community center in North Las Vegas. Michael. Whats expected . Brian, patranya. To talk with democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. It all comes after they marched to stop the violence theyve been seeing in their communities recently here in the valley. Organizers say theyre goal is to get the attention of all the candidates to start addressing important topics like Youth Violence. Before making his way to nevada Bernie Sanders also made an appearance yesterday on cbs face the nation. In his interview he faulted republican president ial candidate donald trump for converting voters legitimate concerns into hatred and said he can win over some of those voters with his message about improving the economy. Bernie Sanders people are very worried about how theyre going to retire with dignity. And thats why i believe we need to expand Social Security benefits. Those are the issues that are on most working peoples minds. And