Upset with their ridesharing company. The reason. They say uber is costing them money. Plus. Brandon Marshall vegas i love you i did this for you i brought it home brian loftus las vegas own Brandon Marshall. Wins big at the super bowl well hear from him. On last nights game. And see. Some of the highlights. Sherry Swensk and it was a super warm super bowl sunday. And the temperatures keep rising. Wait til you see the spring like numbers for your work week. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus Kirsten Joyce thanks for joining us. Im Kirsten Joyce. brian loftus and im brian loftus. This morning. The Denver Broncos are waking up. World champs. Kirsten Joyce they were the underdogs going in. But proved. They were there to play. The broncos offense exploded early. But the defense was the star. In fact. Linebaker von miller was named the game mvp. He recorded six tackles. 2 and half sacks. Two hurries. Two forced fumbles. Carolina panthers. von miller its a great game, im happy for all my teammates, im happy for all those guys. Kirsten Joyce quarterback Peyton Manning became the first starting qb to win a superbowl with two different teams. This was the broncos third big game win. brian loftus one of las vegas own will be proud to rock his super bowl ring. Brandon marshall went to cimmaron high school. He spoke with Chris Maathius after the game. About how the defense won the game. Brandon Marshall linebacker for broncos went to cimmaron hs yeah people dont talk about defense they want to talk about offense , offense this offense that naw man defense won the championship thats why were here we have the best defense we schemed well we did all the right things and in the two weeks of preparations we did all the right things that we needed to do weve been dominating teams all year marshall went on to unr and spent 4 years playing for the wolfpack. Kirsten Joyce one lucky valley resident had a super bowl victory yesterday were talking about the winner. For the 8 news now super bowl contest Sherry Swensk we want to congratulate Diana Anderson of las vegas. For winning 25hundred dollars brian loftus we tried calling her, but no answer. So diana, if youre watching. Youll be getting a call from channel 8 later today. sherry hows the weather today . Places. Back to you Kirsten Joyce police are searching for the driver. Who crashed into a 2year old. Who was riding her scooter. It happened last night near lake mead and pecos in north las vegas. Little evelyn greens family says she was on the scooter with her brother. When a van jumped a curb. And hit her. vickie davis mother i grabbed her and i was like evelyn. I can feel her breathing and she was like looking at my her eyes were rolling in the back of her head and i was yelling someone help me there was a lot of people there and i remember the guy walking up to me. He was saying im sorry im sorry. Kirsten Joyce evelyns mother said moments she claims he smelled like hed been drinking. The family called for an ambulance. Showed up. A neighbor then drove the 2yearold to the hospital. Where she was pronounced dead. Police say the male driver was in a white windowless van. If you know anything, police want you to call crimestoppers. If youre looking to help the family. Theyve created a gofundme account. To help pay for funeral expenses. Weve got as link to that on las vegas now dot com. Brian Loftus Metro police are investigating another deadly crash. This one. Happened off bradly road. Near decatur and the 215. Investigators say a Honda Motorcycle was speeding towards an intersection. When it crashed into a car. The motorcycle driver died. The two people inside the car had only minor injuries. This crash is the 12th deadly accident in metros jurisdiction this year. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor no crashes on i15 near tropicana. Us 95 remains closed for construction. It will closed through about april as crews work to expand the roadway. Cones coming to the south beltway. Ill talk about whats going on in my next report. < < back to you Kirsten Joyce uber drivers here in las vegas. Arent too happy with their ridesharing company. brian loftus it comes as drivers around the country. Are protesting. Rate cuts. For passengers. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live. With how much its affecting Kirsten Joyce getting nevadans. Back to work. brian loftus the massive grant. Aimed at preparing locals. For high paying careers. Plus. Trouble on the high seas. The rough waters. Say. They suffered through. brian loftus these cones came out of nowhere going on. Demetria has the answers in morning. Twitter. Facebook. All the social media platforms bowls halftime show. It started with several songs performed by the rock band coldplay. ohhhhhh, woahhhhh, i used to rule the world, seize the rights when i gave the world coldplay kicked it off with viva la vida. And sang a few more tunes. Before. Handing over the mic. To the bands First Special guest. bruno mars im too hot, hot damn, call the police and the fireman super bowl 2014 performer bruno sang his iconic hit uptown funk and really got the crowd going. Then. He tossed it over to a drumline. Who helped introduce 2013s super bowl performer. Beyonce. beyonce ok ladies lets get in formation, ok ladies lets get in formation queen bey performed her new song with the other 2 headliners. To close out the show. With a tribute to past years performances. Sherry swensk brian loftus today. Blm agents will be in ely. To round up about 100 wild horses. The horses are wild. And are living on both public and private lands. The round up will take between 4 and 6 days. The horses will be transported to utah where they will go up for adoption. Kirsten Joyce the state is getting more than a half a Million Dollars in grants. To prepare nevadans for highpaying science and technology jobs. The Governors Office of science, innovation and thousand dollars in stem grants this month. The college of Southern Nevada is one of six who will received money. Its getting 150 thousand dollars to create a new Associates Degree in cyber security. The programs being developed with data center giant switch. It will cover a variety of subjects including ethical hacking. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor no delays on the south beltway, but those who take eastbound 215 the county will be closing one lane between mccarran and warm springs for construction. This will be in effect through next spring. < Kirsten Joyce passengers on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Hit some rough seas over the weekend. Check out this video from on guest on board the anthem of the seas. A storm. Caused high winds and rough water while the ship was headed to Port Canaveral florida. The seas were so rough. Bottles flew off tables. And furniture tossed around the ships bars. The anthem of the seas did safety arrive at port. There were no reported injuries. Kirsten Joyce its a health problem. Many dont worry about until they are older. brian loftus why doctors say you may want to get your cholestrol checked. Earlier. Than you think. Kirsten Joyce we give away exciting prize packs to lucky viewers on our 8 news now facebook page. Here are the details. praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. A practical and successful legislator, Bernie Sanders passed more rollcall amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, to strengthen veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders a consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. Im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. Think about the dangers of having high cholesterol until we hit middle age, but new studies are showing that young adults should be thinking about their cholesterol levels early. To ward off dangerous Heart Disease, later. Brian Loftus Adam Mccoy has the details in todays health minute. Nelson was very surprised when her doctor gave her some unwanted and very unexpected news. nicole diaz cholesterol patient i found out i had high cholesterol about two years ago i was completely shocked because i was in my mid twenties and i had been vegetarian for a long time. And shes lucky she found out as early as she did because recent studies are showing that having high cholesterol early on can put you at a much greater risk for having heart problems when youre older. dr. Ann marie navar cardiology fellow Duke University so specifically for every 10 years a person has high cholesterol by the time they are 55 their future risk of Heart Disease was increased about a third. The American Heart Association the American College of cardiology do recommend screening early adults screening young adults for high cholesterol and then repeat screenings every five years if risk factors change. Diet and exercise are the main Lifestyle Changes that can be made at any age, but for those with very high levels of cholesterol medicine might be for health minute, im Adam Mccoy Brian Loftus your doctor can test your cholesterol levels during your regular check ups. But also many local drug stores offer these tests for free or for a low cost as part of Health Screening events during the year. demetria, whats driving people crazy . Demetria obilor sue says, there are lots of cones and equipment at fort apache rd. And blue diamond rd. Will they be placing a light there . Sue, ndot plans to install signals on blue diamond at fort apache and el capitan this summer. The work youre seeing right now is related to a county sewer project. Traffic on fort apache has been shifted to the west half of the street. Work is expected to last through the end of the month. Youll see crews working monday through friday between 7 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now back to you. brian loftus cutting down your debt. In just months Kirsten JoyceMichelle Mortensen goes on your side. That can get you. The fight over solar. Rages on. The decision that could come down today. To cut some customers rates. Plus. Primary. In the president ial election. Candidates. From the campaign trail. Brian loftus and its the reason many of you watched the super bowl. A look at some of the best commercials of the night. < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus waking up with us. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce. Today. The fight over solar power. Heads back to the Public Utilities commission. brian loftus the puc is set to decide. If existing solar customers will have to pay the new net metering rates. Nv energy proposed grandfathering in customers. Who installed their systems or applied for one by september 10th of last year. This all comes after the puc approved nv energys 40 percent rate hike for residential solar. brian loftus its the last day for president ial candidates to make their case to New Hampshire voters. Kirsten Joyce tomorrow is the first primary in the nation. Weija jiang just filed this report. From manchester New Hampshire. pkg weija jiang just one day before the New Hampshire primary donald trump is hoping to stay ahead of his fellow republican rivals. And secure a win on tuesday donald trump im 40 Million Dollars under budget, and im number one in the polls, alright. marco rubio were going to win New Hampshire in the general election, and we are going to weija jiang following a less than stellar debate performance over the weekend marco rubio remains locked in fierce battle for second place in the Granite State between ted cruz, jeb bush and John Kasich Hillary clinton flint, mi i know ive got an uphill climb. Weija jiang as Hillary Clinton steadily closes the gap with Bernie Sanders. Her husband, former president bill clinton took sanders to task for socalled sexist and inaccurate remarks against his wife bill clinton when youre making a revolution you cant be too careful with the facts, weija are known for making a decision at the very last minute. With so many still undecided the outcome in tomorrows first in the nation primary remains weijia jiang cbs news manchester, New Hampshire. Kirsten Joyce snow is in the forecast in New Hampshire on primary day, but its effect on voter turnout is expected to be minimal. weekend. The republican president ial candidates faced off. But the debate. Check it out. Martha Raddatz doctor ben ted cruz unfortunately. Carson didnt go out. Then. Donald trump. Stayed behind carson. And didnt go on stage until after the announcements were over. In fact. David muir and Martha Raddatz. Who were moderating the debate. Didnt know they werent on stage carson later stated he couldnt hea. And blamed the botched intro on sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk what a great weekend and a super sunday as we warmed up quickly through the weekend. 61 degrees on saturday and then another ten degrees yesterday. Some areas around Southern Nevada have breezy winds, but not out west looking from our red rock casino camera. It is very calm out there. And temps are still very mild. In the 40s and even 50s. But winds will be bumpier along the river today. Today another very warm day about 10 degrees above normal. Highs hit 70 so kids, i think shorts for school this week will be the wardrobe. Enoy. Well check the warmer numbers coming in your full weather now forecast. Demetria Obilor starting with an injury crash on lake mead, east of rampart in summerlin. Not too far from the meadows school. Use cheyenne as an alternate. < back to you Kirsten Joyce china rang in the year of the monkey with plenty of fireworks. To celebrate the Chinese New Year. The fireworks are a way to ward off bad spirits. And bring in good fortune. And today, several properties on the strip. Will be celebrating the new year. Their Chinese New Year display will stay up through march 12th. Kirsten Joyce helping your family. Get out of debt. brian loftus in just minutes. Michelle mortensen shows you. How to cut down on how much you owe. In just a matter of months. Plus, Michael StevensMichael Stevens is live with why Brian Loftus Uber drivers in the valley are working harder. After the company cut rates by 30percent. Kirsten joyce passengers say theyre happy about it. But as 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens found out. With the move. Good morning michael . Brian, kirsten. The prices were slashed back in december and the company says customers. Local drivers say. The change in rates helped in the beginning. But in recent weeks, business has slowed down. Causing them to drive more to make the same amount they did in the past. Two weeks ago. The same thing happened in new york city. Drivers protested after they say the company cut rates by 15 percent. Local drivers say. Despite all the changes drivers say you can still make good cash working for the Ride Sharing Company kevin joy uber driver i realize uber is trying to get more customers. And it did seem we got a little bit of a fluxuation and got a little bit more customers at first but i think it mightve been used becasue it was the holiday season, and they were advetising it on the application itself so it did seem like we got some more customers for a little while there but its died back down again. Michael Stevens passengers on the other hand say lowering the rates is a good thing. Competition into the market between. Ride sharing compaines and taxis. Right now. Theres no word if the Ride Sharing Company plans to raise its rates. To where they were before. brian loftus michael. What about other Ride Sharing Companies . Are they doing similar things when it comes to fares . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. Right now. Theres no word if the other Companies Like lyft are doing similar fare adjustments. Weather today . Sherry swensk sherry hows the weather today . Sherry swensk what a spring warmup this week. With temps well above normal by mid week. Lets check neighborhoods outside the valley right now. Cool in some spots especially north. An extra warm week is coming and even flirting with record highs by midwekk. Right now some breezy winds around Southern Nevada, and along the river today that includes lake mead. Even boulder city is getting some breezy winds this morning. High pressure across the west will keep temps extra mild and warm everywhere. Today another very warm day about 10 degrees above normal. Highs hit 70 and even warmer mid 70s by the middle of the week. Thats just about too warm for this time of year valentines day weekend will be loverly and mild. Even president s day weekend may be a little too warm for typical skiing. back to you of Credit Card Debt in 12 months or less may sound impossible. But its not. If you have the right tools. Kirsten Joyce thats according to 8 on your side consumer advocate Michelle Mortensen. Shes joining us now. Showing us what those tools are. Michelle Mortensen simple is right. All you really need is a snowball and a deal. Let me explain with the family were helping get out of debt this year through our debt destroyer program. Drowning in debt. 8o of americans are. And its not for lack of trying. Azalee maslow. The youngest member of our debt destroyer family. Can relate. azalee well, just one card i paid 130 in fees and 453 in interested and i would pay 55 a month Michelle Mortensen but those minimum payments never made a dent on her balance. azalee those cards never go down. Why am i paying on them every months. And i am not using them Michelle Mortensen by making would take azalee. 132 months. Or 10 years to pay off the 6 grand she owes. tammy all my cards were basically paid down until towards the end of the year. Michelle Mortensen tammys debt story is a bit different. She pays her cards down. Through out the year. But they seem to creep up as the year progresses. She owes more than three grand. If she pays just the minimum it will take her 113 months to pay it off. 9 years. But thanks to something called the snowball. It will all be gone in 8 months. Heres how. The ladies will pay a certain amount of money to debt each month. A huge chunk will go toward the lowest balance. The remaining with pay the minimums on each card. Once a card is paid off. You snowball the next loweest balance. You keep going. Till they are all paid off. The Financial Guidance center throws in some huge incentives too. You cancel your cards. And allow them to make the payments for you. And theyll slash your interest rates. Thats why its their fastest and most effective Debt Reduction programs. At 6 pm for an update. Because this is real life. Reality tv. And things are getting real. Really quickly you wont want to miss it. For 8 on your side im Michelle Mortensen. brian loftus if you have a problem. Call the 8 on your side hotline at 702 6501907. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor storm drain work continues on decatur and sahara. Work is scheduled through september. Gota messy situation here in henderson. On < back to you Kirsten Joyce they were the big game. brian loftus after the break. Well take a look at some of the top commercials. demetria obilo Demetria Obilor the broncos may have won the super bowl. But the big winner is cbs. The network made millions on the big game commercials. And some. Are going viral. Like rap star drake. Who was featured in a tmobile ad. Where cell phone executives try to get him to replace the lyrics to hotline bling. With info about their contracts. woman and after going places where we dont belong, add mexico and canada are not included drake ive said im from canada, but i lied. Man you know what you need to include that streaming music will include data charges butt 00 46 drake these changes dont ruin the song at all can we come in the box . Demetria Obilor tmobile was taking aim at its competitors. Streaming music or entertainment. And offers free calling in mexico and canada. The next commercial. Features another celebrity. And this one had me laughing. Check out christopher walken. christopher richard, there are two people in this world. These people walk through life in beige socks then there are those who expect more, exciting, they have pizzz. Eventually the beige socks people get devoured by the ones that stand out. Do you want to be devoured . Demetria Obilor the commercial starts with a man looking for his beige socks in his walkin closet. Christopher walken tells richard. To be more exciting. With both colorful socks. And the new kia optima. Sherry Swensk the commercials didnt stop after the game. Recreated a famous pepsi commercial. With supermodel cindy crawford. music plays, cindy cant get the soda out james corden cindy, ill get it. Music plays. Corden walks up sherry hows the weather today . We warmed up quickly through the weekend. And will continue that trend through the week. Now some breezy winds around Southern Nevada, but still very mild in the 40s and 50s. A wind advisory in place along the river today. A really cold storm gathering in the Northern Plains and blizzard conditions at times with blowing snow. Flooding rains in the carolinas and along the east coast today. Today another very warm day about 10 degrees above normal. Highs hit 70 and even warmer mid 70s by the middle of the week. Thats just about too warm for this time of year valentines day weekend will be loverly and mild. Back to you Kirsten JoyceInternational Condemnation is growing following north koreas rocket launch. brian loftus the country conducted its Fourth Nuclear test. Although north korea claims the program is for peaceful purposes some Nuclear Experts believe the country wants to build a missile that could hit the us. demetria, how are the roads this morning . Demetria obilor < back to you tickets. The reno Gazette Journal reports. The more than 15 thousand tickets sold for the event. Qualify for the Live Entertainment tax. Burning man will now have to register for the tax. Before tickets go on sale. Organizers previously argued to be exempt. Stating attendees prove the entertainment. Not the organization. Kirsten Joyce busted cell phone . It could mean cash in your pocket. brian loftus how much apple is willing to pay. For your broken device. Just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. With one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. Then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. And thats what happened to your breakfast croissant. And yours . It survived. Share it with yourself. Freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, get two breakfast croissants forfour bucks. The markets just opened and right now, the dow is down 262 points. On friday. The dow fell 211 points. The nasdaq dropped 146 points. Or 3 percent. Most major asian markets are closed for the lunar new year. closing its doors today from 11 am until 3 pm for a company wide meeting about food safety. Sales have plunged in the wake of e coli and norovirus outbreaks. The company is laying out new safety measures. Including paid sick leave for workers. So theyll stay home when they dont feel well. brian loftus for the first time apple is letting i phone owners trade in phones with cracked screens and broken buttons. Theyll credit i phone owners up to 250 dollars. The company is looking to get more people to upgrade to newer models. As iphone sales slowed down for the first time ever. brian loftus cbs hit show scorpion will have a magical twist in tonights episode. Penn jillette. From the las vegas show penn and teller will make a special appearance tonight. But well have to wait and see if he does any of his famous tricks since hes playing the role of a couples counselor. And be prepared for a lot of drama in tonights episode. Because Team Scorpion has to fix a pinched gasline to prevent a massive explosion after a major earthquake. You can watch scorpion right here on channel 8 at 9 pm. Kirsten Joyce pizza hut a pizza covered in real gold. If they ordered a side of stuffed garlic knots. The special Edition Pizza has 100dollars worth of edible, 24karat gold. It also came in a specially designed golden box. Along with a 100dollar pizza hut gift card. thanks for joining us. Cbs this morning starts right now.