Go ahead and open it. karen castro the staff at child haven has prepared a day of holiday fun. For these little guys, it begins with Christmas Presents donated by local organizations. dawn sanchez manager, child haven every day is the goal to work with the kids, to help them have the best day that they possibly can help them learn and grow and just enjoy whatever, the day has to bring. you need some help . You have a barbie puzzle. karen castro the children received a variety of toys from dolls, to cars, and action figures. They ripped the presents open with in seconds. And for at least that short period of time, they didnt have to think about being away from home or wondering why their parents arent with them. karen castro reporting there are 66 children spending haven campus. However, there are more than 3,000 kids in the foster care system in clark county. karen castro child haven is taking care of kids ranging in old. The facility is a shortterm Emergency Shelter that tries to place kids in stable homes. dawn sanchez manager, child haven we want to get them home home to one of our foster families while were working with their relatives. karen castro and after all the fun of unrapping presents. Someone has to clean up the mess. would you help me . Kid nooo. Greg why . Youre a good helper. Karen Castro Karen castro, 8 news now. paul joncich the child haven staff also prepared a christmas dinner for the kids. As well as other fun activities through out the day. Paula Francis more than 1,000 people without homes. Had a warm christmaas meal today. Catholic charities opened its doors for their annual christmas dinner. But as Sharie Johnson shows us, their mission goes on, for much more than this one day. estella foreman its good and you know what makes it better Sharie Johnson more than a hot meal. estella foreman its the love that everyone is showing Sharie Johnson . This is a gift wrapped. In hope. So much so. George Tyrone Dunlap jr. Had to dress up. george Tyrone Dunlap jr all the clothes that i have on right now is donated but i try to look nice for the holidays Veterans Administration got him temporary shelter for a month. But hes mentally disabled. He cant work and has no food. And in a few days, his shelter voucher expires. george Tyrone Dunlap jr before they helped me get off the streets for a while, i was contemplating just ending this life Sharie Johnson george is like so many other Homeless People that need help from Catholic Charties beyond the holidays. 8nn reporter Sharie Johnson after christmas is over comes the real work, january through november, Catholic Charities has 27 programs giving people food, clothing and shelter and helping them become self sufficient deacon thomas roberts, president ceo, Catholic Charities of southern nv a big program for us is our resident empowerment program, rep, it takes people from the shelter, takes them into a work program, gets them into our apartments, we have 120 apartments on the campus Sharie Johnson programs also include help finding jobs, serving seniors, settling refugees and fostering children. And for every single act of kindness, george is thankful. george Tyrone Dunlap jr all i can say is i hope everybody does at least a little bit to make this world a better place to be because its people like me thats very grateful for Sharie Johnson, 8newsnow. Paula Francis in one hour. Sharie is looking into the overwhelming number of people who volunteer at the holidays. But whose help is needed year round. How you can help end the cycle of homelessness. Paula Francis parts of the valley saw snow overnight as santa was making his way into town. paul joncich yes las vegas got a White Christmas while the east coast is feeling early spring like temperatures. Keely breeland is here with a first look at your holiday forecast. Keely . Peak outside. Its been a bit brisk today. Oh my snow at christmas time. Flags waving in the wind. It will be breezy tomorrow. Christmas snow. How much fun was that for some las vegas has now had more snow than new york city this season. Heres what were facing for the weekend. Highs will remain below normal. Breezy conditions. National Weather Service has issued high Wind Warnings near the Colorado River valley. Plan on more mountain snow. As we head toward new years we will warm up and highs will be closer to normal. The next three days are shaping up to be mostly sunny and dry at the lower elevations. Winds will be what we have to deal with as well as some freezing overnight lows. Brr. Details in your full forecast. paul joncich a deadly shooting inside the plaza hotel. Paula Francis what police know about the couple involved and the paul joncich a deadly shooting inside the plaza hotel. Know about the couple involved and the child who witnessed it all. paul joncich plus. A year full of scandals and bickering back and forth. We take a look at the year in politics as we head into president ial election season. < this is 8 news now at 5. Paula Francis metro police say a woman shot a man to death inside the plaza hotel last night. And the violence happened right in front of a child. Police arrested this woman. 34yearold maria escalante. The shooting happened late last night at the plaza hotel downtown. Reports of a domestic disturbance came in around 10 15. When police arrived, the man was already dead. Investigators say the family checked in for one night and are not from the area. They do believe alcohol was involved lt. Dan mcgrath some of the surrounding rooms heard yelling and screaming, as well an employee, so those are our witnesses right now that heard the yelling and screaming prior to the shots being fired. Something led up to the at, dont know exactly what it was, i dont know if well ever find that out, well just have to start with the witnesses and interviewing them. paul joncich the woman has been taken into custody. Were told the child is in protective services. Paula Francis the North Las Vegas Fire Department is investigating an Early Morning house fire. The blaze broke out around two am at a home near lamb and azure. Investigators say the homeowner was not home at the time and the home is a complete loss. Crews took about an hour to get the fire under control and investigators believe that the cause is arson. paul joncich the Great Basin National park has reached a major fundraising goal for the year. And now Officials Say they will be able to build a telescope and observatory. The ely eelee times reports that the National Parks foundation surpassed its goal of 480 thousand dollars. Once completed, it will be the first such telescope in a National Park. Park officials hope to have the telescope operational in time for the National Park services 100th anniversary celebration on august 25, 2016 Paula Francis a White Christmas for the valley. paul joncich 8 news now heads up to Mount Charleston after six if youre looking for something fun to do, when the mess around the tree is cleaned up. Well show you the big movie premiers this christmas weekend. < < youre watching 8 news now at 5 with Paula Francis and dave courvoisier. The news of Southern Nevada is paul joncich a half a foot of new snow fell last night at the lee canyon ski resort. That puts the total at 40 inches so far this season. Which is already more than half of last years total snowfall. Paula Francis as Patrick Walker shows us. People flocked from the valley to the mountains to enjoy a White Christmas. Patrick Walker well, for those who were wishing for a White Christmas, they got their wish, 6 inches of new snow up here at lee canyon, and as you can see, its pretty busy up here. snowboard cutting through snow Sean Mcgill Las Vegas its awesome, this is the best christmas ever Patrick Walker a Big Christmas gift for skiiers and snowboarders. Fresh powder. Luring desert dwellers an hour away into the pines at 85 hundred feet. Patrick Walker kind of surprised to get a little bit of a White Christmas, get all of that snow last night . Sean mcgill oh yeah, it was a great surprise, it was awesome. Patrick walker and a great Christmas Present for today. Sean mcgill oh yeah, by far the best. Patrick Walker others come from out of state just to hit the slopes. Like tania ramezani from dallas, texas. Who comes with her family to lee canyon every year at christmas. tania ramezani dallas, tx we morning to get here in time, so were just getting started, and well be here til close. Patrick Walker she says its a welcome break. As the south is seeing unseasonably warm temperatures this week. tania ramezani dallas, tx in texas right now, its super hot, but weve been having a good time. Patrick Walker only six of lee canyons 30 runs were open as of thursday. But santa delivered in a big way overnight with a strong snow storm. Jim Seely Lee canyon ski resort weve opened a lot more runs, i think were around 80 percent open as far as all our trails and whatnot. Patrick Walker speaking of the big guy in red. We spotted santa shredding the slopes after a 24hour shift crisscrossing the globe overnight. Patrick Walker how was the run coming down . Santa claus it was epic, 6 inches of fresh powder, it was awesome. Patrick Walker though its early in the season. Officials at lee canyon aretimistic. 40 inches rhis year. Eyre well ot way ofrpassing the 70 inches that ll all of last season. They hope that means packed runs. For months to come. Patrick Walker if you didnt get your chance to make it up here and get your ski fix in today, on this White Christmas, dont worry, theyre open every day from 94 and there will be snow up here for quite awhile. At lee canyon, im Patrick Walker, 8 news now. Paula Francis resort officials recommend checking the heading up to hit the slopes. And you can check the ski report anytime on our website. Las vegas now dot com. paul joncich and weve been seeing a rare sight this christmas. Nasa says the last full moon of the year will appear tonight. Its normally called a full cold moon because it shows up during the beginning of winter. A full moon hasnt appeared on Christmas Day since 1977. And it wont happen again for another 19 years. While you are gazing up at the christmas moon. Take note that a nasa spacecraft is currently orbiting earths moon. Nasas Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been investigating the lunar surface since 2009. weather toss < Keely Breland some clouds clouds clearing this evening. It will remain chilly. Hope youve had a great christmas. Weve had some exciting weather. I didnt see any snow at my house, but i was living through everyone elses photos on facebook. Clouds will be clearing out for the next couple of days. Dry and windy. Weather headlines. Breezy in the valley, high Wind Warnings. Mountain snow. Current temperatures around the valley. The lakes, the strip, green valley. Current conditions in the southwest. Los angeles, phoenix, san francisco. Our almanac today showing below normal highs. Nationally. Flash flood warnings as this storm move north. Quieting down in the northwest after while weather the last still cloud cover over some valley areas. Mountain snow. And breezy conditions. West coast blizzard warning. Hard freeze warnings in parts of clark county. High Wind Warnings. To our east blizzard warnings. Active weather moving in with this storm. Las vegas will remain dry. It will be the winds this week. Right now seeing clouds rolling overhead, but tomorrow, sunny and breezy. Brrr check out our recreational forecast. Mount charlston seeing some snow, while it will be windy at lake mead. Tonight. Mostly clear. Overnight low near normal. Tomorrow, sunny skies and breezy. Looking ahead to your new years eve celebrations. paul joncich for a lot of families. The christmas feast is usually followed by a trip to the movie theater. Paula Francis in fact christmas weekend is one of the biggest of the year for movies. Heres a look at whats showing tonight < in concussion, will smith plays a pathologist who discovers a pattern of brain damage in football players. dr. Bennet omalu repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. The movie follows his struggle to bring attention and get something done about the concussion is rated pg 13. Point break is a retelling of the 1991 hit of the same name. It tells the story of an undercover fbi agent who infiltrates a group of international thieves. utah the people behind these robberies are extreme athletes, point break is ratedpg13. Jennifer lawrence stars in joy, which tells the story of a suburban housewife who starts a business empire. Despite incredible odds. joy dont ever think that the world owes you anything, because it doesnt. Joy is rated pg 13. Find out whats so funny about the housing bubble collapse in the big short. The movie follows four highfinance outsiders who shine a light on the big banks greed. georgia hale im sure the worlds banks have more incentives than greed. mark baum youre wrong. The big short is ratedr will ferrell and Mark Wahlberg face off in daddys home. Ferrell plays a stepdad trying to win the affection of his wifes kids, when their father comes home and challenges him. paul joncich and who could forget star wars. The record breaking the force awakens will probably remain on top for a second week in a row. The juggernaut has already grossed 765 Million Dollars worldwide and its expected to hit a billion this wekeend. Paula Francis a year of highs and lows in politics donald trump r president ial candidate i know more about isis than the generals do. Believe me. I would bomb the sh out of them. Cecile Richards president of planned parenthood the outrageous accusations leveled against planned parenthood are offensive and categorically untrue. paul joncich coming up well recap the Biggest Stores to come out of washington and all over the country. every morning these men ate a tired breakfast and had a tired day. They werent lumberjacks, they were slumberjacks. Then one day jack showed up with a breakfast burrito poweredby jalapeos. It didnt just change theirmorning. It changed everything turning these tree loggers. Into tree lovers. With grilled bacon, eggs and cheese. The jalapeo bacon breakfast burrito. Only at jack in the box. Paula Francis were eleven months from picking our next president , but the campaign started early this year paul joncich from email scandals. To a speaker of the house scramble. To some very popular yet unconventiona l president ial contenders. This year packed a political punch. Dianne gallagher is in washington with a breakdown of < the 2016 president ial Election Campaign kicked into high gear. natscrowd applause the crowded gop field started out with a whopping 17 candidates. And one name has dominated the political dialogue. jeb bush r president ial candidate donald trump. Carly Fiorina r president ial candidate donald trump. ted cruz r president ial candidate if you look at donald trump. The billionaires bombastic style grabbed daily headlines. donald trump r president ial candidate i know more about isis than the generals do. Believe me. I would bomb the sh out of them. Now you gotta see this guy. mocking aw, i dont know what i said. I dont remember. Excuse me sit down, you werent called. Sit down. Sit down i dont care about megyn kelly but no, i would not apologize. She should probably apologize to me, but i just dont care. While he maintained frontrunner status. The democratic field much smaller, with political power house Hillary Clinton fighting off junior senator bernie sanders. And his Huge Campaign crowds. Hillary Clintons Campaign trail took a dramatic turn to capitol hill in october. Hillary Clinton d lost more sleep than all of you put together. The democratic frontrunner testified in front of a House Committee investigating the benghazi tragedy. The Clinton Campaign calls it a political witch hunt. Republicans insist its not about clinton. But about getting answers. Another heated battle on capitol hill. Over planned parenthood funding. A series of heavilyedited undercover videos prompted a House Oversight hearing. The group behind the videos claim they show planned parenthood employees negotiating the sale of fetal tissue for profit, which is illegal. Cecile Richards president of planned parenthood the outrageous accusations leveled against planned parenthood are offensive and categorically untrue. Some Congressional Republicans vowed to block a spending bill shutting down the government unless funding was stripped from planned parenthood. But a short term plan passed that kept the organizations funding intact. Preventing a government shutdown. An unexpected departure gave rise to new leadership in rep john boehner r former House Speaker i decided todays the day im going to do this. As simple as that. Then House Speaker john boehner said the turmoil in congress led him to decide. It was time to go. After a chaotic scramble. Republican congressman paul ryan was elected the 54th speaker. rep nancy pelosi d House Minority leader it is my privelidge to hand this gavel to the speaker of the house. Congressma n and honorable paul ryan. Ryan takes the helm with a promise to end Fractious Party bickering that is stalling the work of congress. In washington, im Dianne Gallagher reporting. Paula Francis coming up in our six oclock newscast. Surfs up this christmas how some people on the jersey shore spent their holiday catching some big waves and whats the cause of this unseasonably warm weather on the east coast. Also a wrong number from outer space. How one astronauts misdial made for some confusing moments here on earth. And what he did to make things right. enjoying your Christmas Tree tonight. But come tomorrow. You may start thinking about how you are going to dispose of it. paul joncich you can help the community. By recycling it. There are more than 30 locations across the valley. Where. Starting tomorrow. 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. paul joncich two weeks from today well be in a new year. But we want to make sure you ring in 2016 with a bang. Paula Francis next 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. And during that broadcast. We teamed up with gavish real estate to take care of one lucky persons mortgage payments for a year. Go to our 8 news now Facebook Page for a full list of rules paul joncich thanks for watching 8 news now at five. Paula Francis the cbs evening news is next. Well see you at six. axelrod deadly tornadoes took everything from them, but still, theyre grateful. I dont even know how im alive. Its a miracle, a christmas miracle. 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