Near searchlight. Authorities say 3 motorcycles were involved. One persond was pronounced dead at the scene. Were told traffic was slowed down in the area as police investigated but according to the Nevada Department of transportation traffic is now all clear in the area. Sharie Johnson another busy day for president ial candidates traveling around the nation. To try and win over voters. One group of local activists. Pushing to end Youth Violence and senseless killings. Has gotten the attention of at least one president ial hopeful. 8 news nows Mauricio Marin joins us with more about the change some locals want to see. Mauricio Marin tomorrowthe group hold my hand is set to talk with democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. It all comes just after they marched to stop the violence theyve been seeing in their communities recently here in the valley. They never expected the cause would get attention from those with their eyes set on the white house. Mauricio Marin all lives matter. Thats the message a small group of peaceful marchers were pushing for along mlk boulevard near washington just one week ago here in las vegas. Now. Theyre message is getting the attention of at least one residential candidate. april smith anti violence advocate we did it because we got tired of people talking about well we should do this and nobody every stepped up to do. Mauricio Marin april smith and others from the march have been invited by democratic 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 ther neighborhoods. april smith anti violence advocate we dont think that youth go through anything but the truth be told they go through things just like adults go through things just on a different level. Mauricio Marin smith says she plans to share the problems shes experiencing first hand with the president ial candidate. Saying mislead yout often end up in gangs and dead from shootings and stabbings plaguing communities. Decided which candidate is getting her vote. She hopes each one will start addressing the issues that affect her and so many others. april smith anti violence advocate unfortuantley 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. Mauricio Marin tomorrows open to the public. Its going on tomorrow morning at the doctor Pearson Community center in North Las Vegas. Sharie. Back to you. Sharie Johnson republican president ial candidate ben carson weighed in on the july policecustody death of sandra today. On face the nation. Carson was asked if he thought race played a role in her death. dr. Ben carson r president ial candidate any time that there are people of different races involved in a conflict, are there rotten police officers, of course there are, just like rotten doctors and rotten teachers and rotten journalists but we dont condemn the whole class for that. Having said that, theres no question that we need to be looking at some of the various things that are going on in the Justice Department to make it more sensitive to people. Sharie Johnson the 28yearold African American woman was found dead in her jail cell. Following her arrest after a minor traffic violation. Texas police say she hanged herself. But her family doesnt believe that. A grand jury decided last week not to indict anyone in Sandra Blands death. Sharie Johnson tensions are high in chicago tonight. After police shot and killed two people this weekend. It happened as officers responded to a 911 call about a domestic dispute. A 19yearold college student, five. Chicago police admit an officer made a mistake killing 55 year bettie jones. A News Conference wearing shirts that read rahm failed us, referring to chicago mayor rahm emanuel. Jacqueline Walker bettie jones childhood friend why you got to shoot first and ask questions later. Its ridiculous. Somebody got to do something about this. Sharie Johnson the Chicago Police department is the subject of a civil rights investigation. After teenager Laquan Mcdonald was shot 16 times by officer Jason Van Dyke who was later charged with murder. Sharie Johnson it was freezing this weekend literally. Some people with pools even woke up to some layers of ice. And keely. Theres a chance it could get worse tomorrow . Keely Breland sunny, cold day, but felt nice not having to deal with cold north winds blowing us over. Outside, nice shot of the strip. We had a few high clouds today ahead of a storm makingts way weather headlines for this sunday evening. Hard freeze warnings around the region again tonight. Winter weather advisories. Unsettled monday could mean some snow flurries for the west side of the valley tomorrow night. And planning for new years eve. Highs will be at normal. You can see the high clouds moving across our satellite radar. Also areas the National Weather service has issued hard freeze warnings and Winter Weather advisories. The next three days. Tomorrow cold and mostly sunny with increasing clouds as this fast moving storm approaches. Overnight lows above freezing for the next few days. All highs still below normal. Mild weather sets up before our new years eve celebrations. Coming up. Sharie Johnson the red cross of Southern Nevada is fire dangers. Here in the valley. Theyre kicking off a home fire campaign. The goal is to cut down on fire deaths and injuries by at least 25 percent. Today. They handed out free smoke detectors. Its something they say every household needs to have. Year. Heather silvio Southern Nevada red cross, certainly in winter, we often will see different types of fires. From electric blankets to space heaters, that sort of thing. But theres always a risk, so you definitely want to have a working fire alarm, several actually if possible. Sharie Johnson if youre interested in learning more about the home fire program. And want to help. Go to las vegas now dot com and look under the links we mentioned tab. Sharie Johnson facing the judge. The man accused of beating another man to death. Will be in Court Tomorrow morning. Why the suspect is already the paris. Is expected to go before a judge tomorrow. 23yearold Deangelo Mathews felony arraignment is scheduled for 8 00 am. Mathews was already in jail on unrelated Home Invasion when metro police. Connected him to the may 3rd incident on the strip. Paris valet early that morning. After receiving reports of a man fight. The victim, 27 year old Dashawn Hawkins from san jose. Was taken to umc where he died from blunt head trauma. Sharie Johnson weve learned the identity of the man. Who police say was shot to death by his wife in front of their child. The coroner says 48yearold David Cordova of North Las Vegas died. Due to a gun shot to the chest. Metro police say his wife. Maria escalante opened fire on him. During an argument at the plaza hotel. Their child was also in the room and is now in protective services. Escalante is being held without bail pending an initial court appearance. Scheduled for tuesday. She faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon. Sharie Johnson weve also learned the name of the man. Who died from a fall at Red Rock Canyon yesterday. The coroner has identified that person as 25yearold Brian William tracy of spokane metro police say he was rock climbing and fell nearly 100 feet. They say he fell in a gully and had to call in a search and rescue team to find him. People in the area tried to give him aid. But Authorities Say he died before they could get to him. Sharie Johnson wicked weather. The state of emergency in texas. How many people have died from deadly tornadoes. And the number of homes flipped the flu virus hits big. With aches, chills, and fever, theres no such thing as a little flu. So when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. Prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. Tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. Before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if youre pregnant, nursing, have Serious Health conditions, or take other medicines. If you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. Children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. The most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. Now, nevadas first choice for news, this is 8 newsnow, Weekend EditionSharie Johnson a swarm of deadly tornadoes has rocked a dallas community. 11 people died, dozens were injured and hundreds of homes flattened. David begnaud is in rowlett , texas with the latest. Okay, there it is stills of tornado near garland even by texas standards it was a monstrosity. stringer of tornado in rowlett oh i see it its crossing the highway right there at least 8 tornadoes exploded through dallas county, the hardest hits areas were garland and rowlett. Damage has been reported along a 40mile stretch of homes and businesses. more aerial damage entire communities were flattened. Many of the houses Still Standing are without roofs. Vehicles were flipped or buried in debris. In garland, the storms killed 11 people and destroyed 600 structures in a 2 mile area. Injured 23 and leveled 40 homes. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says more storms today are complicating recovery efforts. gov. Greg abbott tx i want you to know that texas is doing everything we can to help you piece your lives back together. couple crying this afternoon mike gerourd brought his wife nancy back to their home for the First Time Since they lived through the tornado. mike gerourd tornado survivor we went from being just inconvenienced to realizing we couldve been dead. nancy gerourd tornado survivor nancy are you okay . N no, my boys grew up in this house, and everythings gone. David Begnaud cbs news rowlett, tx tells story about family across the street 25 seconds in length getting back to normal in southern california. After a Massive Wildfire forced evacuations and threatened homes. Nearly a hundred residents are being allowed back to their homes. The fire ignited christmas night when strong winds blew down a powerline in Ventura County, north of los angeles. A wall of flames overtook a major highway. Coming within inches of homes. This video from the Ventura CountyFire Department shows a bulldozer. Scraping brush near the flames. Containing the fire on the ground. While helicopters dumped water and fire retardent. tom clemo, Santa Monica Deputy fire chief tc despite the challenges of high winds, steep terrain, significant brush we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress to the fire Sharie Johnson it may be another day or two before the fire is fully contained. Firefighters are now monitoring hot spots around the area. Keely Breland . Current temperatures across the valley. Summerlin, the lakes. The strip. Downtown. Green valley. Across the southwest right now. San francisco, los angeles. Phoenix. Ely. Denver. Almanac. Highs well below normal today and cold overnight low. Expecting similar low for tomorrow. Nationally. A lot of wild weather through texas in the last couple of days. Tornados, some parts of texas still on watch tonight. Blizzard warnings now for the state of emergency declared in new mexico because of heavy snow. A fast moving cold pacific storm will make its way down the california nevada border tomororw. Lead to increase of clouds. It has limited moisture, but snow levels will drop to 25003000ft as the cold pool moves. This could lead to snow showers or flurries monday night particularly on the west side of the las vegas valley. The National Weather service has issued a Winter Weather advisory and hard freeze warning with conditions tonight into tomorrow. Tonight mostly clear. Some high clouds. Plan on increasng clouds and cold overnight lows. Recreational forecast snow tomororw afternoon for the mountain. Speaking of recreational forecast, here is our ski report. Go to las vegas now dot com. Conditions. Tonight 29 mostly clear. And cold. Tomorrow, starting at mostly sunny skies to increasing clouds. Chance of snow by tomorrow evening. Here is the 7 day. Cold mornings. Highs wont quite reach normal by new years, but weather will over all be mild. Increasing clouds tomorrow with possible snow tomorrow evening. If we see snow, it will most likely be on the west side of the valley. Sharie johnson think before you drink. The urgency from stop dui advocates. Before we ring in the new year. And the cost of ignoring the warning. The son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. He went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you valley this week to usher in 2016. And stop dui advocates are urging you not to get behind the wheel. If you plan to celebrate. With a drink in hand. According to the national Highway Safety administration. More than 700 people died in alcohol related crashes last december nationally. And if youre caught behind the wheel under the influence. The cost is huge. Sandy Heverly stop dui nationally a misdeamanor dui costs an offender approximately 10,000. Here in clark county its about 13,000 but if you can imagine being responsible for killing or injrying someone thats immeasurable. The cost is immeaserable when you take a life. stop dui advocates also urge people to buckle up. It can mean the difference between life and death. In the event of a serious car crash. Sharie Johnson and motorcycle riders have a special oppurtunity to get home safe. With their bike after new years. Hog hauling is offering a Tipsy Tow Service for the biker community. The free program goes from 6 00 pm on new years eve. To 6 00 am on new years day. So if youre a biker and plan to celebrate. The number is 702 586 05 36. Sharie Johnson one of the biggest new years eve parties in the nation. Will be right here on the famous las vegas strip. But if the massive crowds arent your cup of tea. Spend the night with 8 news now. Well be live all across the strip, downtown and as wel as some top local spots. Youll get a front row st to live music and strip entertainment. Including matt goss, the jabbawockeez. And mat franco. Our broadcast kicks off at 10pm. Sharie Johnson and during our special, one lucky 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 new 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. Sharie Johnson a Pinball Party christmas mi