And hes over there yelling for help. Debralee King storm survivor we realized that he was running across the road with his baby. Debralee kings neighbor begged her to take his newborn child to the hospital. She did, while her husband, glenn, helped try to get the mans wife out of what was left of their home. glenn king storm survivor she was pinned in there between a wall and the door. She survived. Her baby did not. A tornado destroyed an Elementary School in red oak, while just a few blocks away willard jordan and his family cowered inside a closet. willard jordan storm survivor that sound. I just cant get that sound out of my head. Around the dallas area, the damage ranges from light to devastating. Eight of the reported deaths happened in garland, which the National Weather service now says was hit by an effour tornado. Donations of warm clothes and shelters all over the area. Jessica Bandegas storm survivor i have no heat, no electricity. Its not especially cozy, but Jessica Bandegas says shes just happy to have her family with her. Jessica Bandegas storm survivor as long as theyre safe, im happy with that regardless where im at. A sentiment many of the storm survivors can appreciate. Im sonia moghe, reporting brian loftus ght now we have some breaking news on our roadways. Police are on the scene of a serious crash at 215 and las vegas boulevard. Demetria. What can you tell us . Demetria Obilor serious accident on eastbound 215 exit to las vegas boulevard. Accident in North Las Vegas on gowan and commerce. Accident on the east side at hollywood, north of stewart. < lets send things over to Ashley Conroy. Whos in for sherry today . Ashley Conroy be looking for that sunrise well start to see the sun come up at twilight over the horizon right around 6 22 well have our sunset tonight at 4 33. This evening. Heres our current temps around the valley 32 on the strip seven hills just 27 degrees aliante only 26 you definitely want to bundle up if youre heading out to work soon or maybe youre heading to the airport and flying out today. So lets check our travel forecast no delays happening around the country, but of course as the storms in the midwest and south continue today, there could be delays that come up. Lets take a look at the National Satellite radar map you can see this massive storm system still hovering over the south and texas. Its been devastating for them as dozen of people lost their life and many, many folks are displaced. Ill have more on our local forecast coming up brian, patrayna back to you. Back to you democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders is expected to several stops in the valley. Patranya Bhoolsuwan one. Involves a local group of activists who got the candidates attention with their efforts to end Youth Violence. Patranya Bhoolsuwan 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 valley. 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 problem. Patranya Bhoolsuwan antiviolence advocates say they plan to share the problems theyve been experiencing first hand with the president ial candidate. They say misled youth often end up in gangs and dead from shootings and stabbings plaguing communities. Patranya Bhoolsuwan todays Community Discussion is free and open to the public. Its going on this morning at the Pearson Community center in North Las Vegas. But its 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 loftus the man accused of beating another man to Death Outside the paris hotel. Will soon go before a judge. Deangelo mathews is expected in court this morning. Back in may, police say he punched a man to death in the valet area. His arraignment is scheduled for 8 am. brian loftus this morning. A woman is recovering. After she was shot by her own relative. Police say late friday night. A metro officer and her husband were sleeping. Them came home unexpectedly. Both of the couple drew their guns and started shooting at the person approaching them. Who turned out to be a family member. The victim was hit at least once. She was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Metro is calling the shooting an accident. brian loftus just put down the phone. Thats the message. After a man. Fell of the cliff. Patranya Bhoolsuwan what he was doing with his smartphone. That police said. Had him so distracted. He fell to his death. brian loftus plus. A drop in a health condition. That impacts thousands of kids. The new promising results. On childhood sthma. Patranya Bhoolsuwan and this cone zone is a traffic nightmare. Project since it started. Dont miss her latest update in whats driving you crazy . The man. Who fell at Red Rock Canyon this weekend. Brian tracey from spokane washington died. While climbing with two other hikers saturday morning. Investigators say he fell in a gully. But die befor search and rescue team could reach him. brian loftus this comes after a man fell off a cliff friday in san diego. After being distracted by his cell phone. Indiana. Cliff. And fell. A 13yearold heard him yelling. And grabbed his own climbing gear to try and help. thor wilink, witnesstried to help i heard the guy that fell yelling help please god save me and then my mom ran out and someone yelled at her can you please call 911 . brian loftus by the time rescuers got to him. It was too late. Burwells family says he leaves behind a son. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the governor of new mexico has declared a state of emergency. After a massive snowstorm blanketed the state. A blizzard warning is in place for all of eastern new mexico. The storm dumped up to 21 inches of snow in some areas. And snow drifts as high as 8 feet are making the roads impassible. As of last night. More than 10 thousand homes were out of power. whos in for sherry toda . Ashley Conroy heres a live look from our strat cam you can see the sun starting to peak up over the mountains certainly a beautiful shot out there at this hour currently 31 degrees very chilly out there partly cloudy skies but those clouds will be clearing off the days goes on. Our weather headlines expect colder temperatures for the entire week bundle up, especially if youre out and about running around at night and heading to work in the morning. Theres a chance of snow at Mount Charleston tonight and going into tomorrow also cold for your new years eve night. Regionally, we have 28 in jean in the 30s in the Colorado River valley cold in the 13 degrees in rachel and 17 in pioche. Heres our 7day forecast cold for the entire week lows in the 30s back to you brian loftus Firefighters Want you to be safe when using outdoor fire pits. This. After one sparked a house fire over the weekend. Investigators say. Ashes from a familys backyard pit. Got picked up by the wind. And blew into a neighbors house on lake mead and jones. The homeowner. Thought the fire was out and went to bed. One person was injured from breathing in smoke. Hot for over a day. So soak them in water when youre putting them out. 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. The aim is to reduce fire related injuries and deaths by as part of the campaign. The red cross is distributing 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 learng more about the home fire program. Go to las vegas now dot com and look under the links tab. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor nhp confirms this accident is a fatal one. A single vehicle rolled over. < back to you Patranya Bhoolsuwan one surprise at the end of his flight to atlanta sunday morning. brian loftus yeah. He was met by a welcoming committee because he was a special passenger and he didnt even know it. Larry kendrick of mississippi was met by music, fanfare and city leaders when he walked off his delta flight. Which is known as the worlds busiest airport. So what made him so special . kasim reed, mayor of atlanta we are so delighted to be a part of this historic event. Today were marking aviation history as the city of atlanta and Hartsfield Jackson airport, becomes the first airport in the world to serve 100 million passengers in a single year. brian loftus and there was more than just fanfare for kendrick. He was given two round trip tickets to anywhere delta flies. Officials used statistical modeling and arrival and departure times to identify him as the 100 millionth passenger. brian loftus getting ready for Americas Party. Americas party. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the steps metro is taking. To make sure everyone stays safe. When the strip shuts down. brian loftus and its time for todays facebook contest. Register to win on our facebook page. Good luck cautiously welcoming the results of a new study on childhood asthma. The report published online in the journal pediatrics. Shows for the first time in decades. Asthma cases in us children have actually quieted down. The study looks at the numbers from 2001 to 2013. It suggests a drop in Childhood Obesity and air pollution could be factors in the lower number brian loftus from a landmark study on Blood Pressure to the growing heroin epidemic, its been a big year in health news. Marlie hall has a look back at what made headlines. Marlie hall heroin deaths nearly quadrupled in the United States during the past decade to more than 82 hundred a year. The cdc reported use of the highly addictive narcotic skyrocketed among americans who got hooked on prescription painkillers then turned to the cheaper alternative. Lindsey Beardsley former addict picked up the needle and heroin when i was 15 marlie hall the cdc also found the use of Electronic Cigarettes among teenagers tripled over the last year. The fda announced new warning labels for common antiinflammatory drugs such as advil, motrin, and aleve saying they carry a risk for heart attack and stroke. A landmark government study could lead to changes in Blood Pressure guidelines. The study showed lowering Blood Pressure to 120 for people over 50 at risk for heart disease. Significan tly lowered their risk of death. Addyi, the first drug to treat market in october. Its for women who have no sex drive. sheri mike sot its kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds. You cant taste it. Marlie hall the American Cancer Society changed its Breast Cancer screening guidelines, recommending women at average risk get yearly mammograms starting at 45 instead of 40. Starting at 55. The new recommendations are closer to the u. S. Preventive task force guidelines. A gene test called oncotype dx seems to accurately identify many early stage, hormone driven Breast Cancer patients who can safely skip chemotherapy. Former president jimmy carter announced he was battling melanoma. Jimmy carter hope for the best and accept what comes marlie hall three and a half months after starting immunotherapy treatment, he said he was cancer free. Classified processed meat including bacon and hot dogs as carcinogenic, putting it in the same category as smoking. A study in the new england journal of medicine found introducing babies to peanuts dramatically reduced their risk of developing a peanut allergy. Hugh Sampson Jaffe food allergy institute, icahn school of medicine at mount sinai i think we will now see the prevalence of peanut allergy in this young population start to drop marlie hall and a new cdc Parent Survey finds 1 in 45 kids are on the autism spectrum. The official cdc number is still one in 68 children. Marlie hall cbs news new york. brian loftus toss to dyc Demetria Obilor decatur between 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 decatur for the next several months. The city expects decatur and the westbound segment of sahara to be resurfaced in the spring when e 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. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Back to you. brian loftus big changes coming to the happiest place on earth. park goer oh i remember this. Its been a sad trip, but were trying not to think about it again, patranya the attractions shutting down. As a big expansion gets underway. breaking news on the roads. One person is dead after a crash on the 215. Ill have your alternates coming up. Patranya Bhoolsuwan getting ready to hosts thousands. To ring in the new year the preps underway. To make sure this new years eve. Is a safe one in las vegas. Brian loftus Peyton Manning its completely fabricated, complete trash garbage and Peyton Manning firing back. After he and his brother are accused of using perfomance enhancing drugs. The evidence. One Television Network says. They have to prove it. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria Patranya Bhoolsuwan good morning and thanks for joining us. Im Patranya Bhoolsuwan in for kirsten. brian loftus and im brian loftus. Were following some breaking news from our roads this morning. One person is dead. After a crash on the 215 and las vegas boulevard. Demetria. What can you tell us . Demetria obilor one woman is dead after she lost control of her vehicle and rolled down the rock enbankment from northbound i 15 westbound 215 and landed at the eastbound 215 ramp to las vegas boulevard. She was unrestrained and she was ejected from her vehicle. < back to you now just days away from 2016. Hundreds of thousands of people come to las vegas every year. To ring in the new year. brian loftus and metro police. Want to make sure everyone stays safe. Today. Leaders in a press conference. To address their new years safety plans. The meeting starts at 10. Count on 8 news now to be there. And update you onair and online. Patranya Bhoolsuwan at the same time. Safe driving experts are uringing you think before you celebrate. Stop dui advocates say deadly crashes can be prevented. By being smart. They say. If youre hosting a new years party. Makre sure your guests dont get behind the wheel drunk. And if youre planning on partying. Make sure you have a plan to get home safe. Sandy Heverly stop dui responsible is the key word. Thats what we ask everyone to do. We certainly dont want to put a downer on nobodys parties or social activites. We want them to be safe and be responsible and evryone to be in contact with them to be safe as well. Patranya Bhoolsuwan if you drive a motorcycle. The company hog hauling is offering free tipsy tows on new years eve. It runs from 6 pm thursday. To 6am friday. For more information. Visit las vegas now dot com and Patranya Bhoolsuwan but you dont have to go out. To enjoy Americas Party brian loftus 8 news now is bringing everything straight to your living room from the fireworks that start at midnight. To performances from some of las vegas favorite entertainers. Weve go