Carrie Leblanc compassio nworks international a travesty against endangered species. they stood outside the mandalay bay where some 20 thousand people gather in las vegas for the 44th annual Safari Club International. The Event Features everything from hunting gears to taxidermy displays. It also offers auctions for permits to kill some 600 hundred animals from more than 30 countries. These include everything from the red deer in new zealand to black bears in alaska. Carrie Leblanc compassio nworks International People around the world were outrage. Carrie Leblanc is with animal advocacy group, compassionwor ks international, based in henderson. Shes joined by those from Humane Society of the us, who say the story of cecil the lion killed by a Trophy Hunter from minnesota last year, got them more support. Wendy KeefoverHumane Society of us the outrcry of cecil has galvanized people around the world and people starting to understand how disgusting this to Safari Club International for an interview. They sent us this statement saying the Group Supports the right to protest, but that it quote does much more for the conservaion of habitat than many of the misguided policies that these protesters would like to see supported unquote. nats protest the demonstrators say they will stay put outside the hotel until saturday when their rally will coincide with some 30 other cities across the country. brian loftus we also reached out to mgm resorts. Who in a statement, quote our Convention Facilities are contracted by wide rage of organizations with diverse interests. We understand not everyone will support every viewpoint. lets get to sherry with a look Sherry Swensk clear and cold this morning. But each day we get a little warmer and that helps the. Today though we are down already again to the 30s again. And more sunshine with some high. As the day goes on we will warm up just a little more and hit those 50s. < clinton and Bernie Sanders face off in their fifth democratic debate tonight in new hampshire. Kirsten Joyce the state holds the nations first primary next week. Yesterday, clinton and sandes traded jabs over their progressive values during a town hall event. Tomorrows debate will be their first without martin omalley. Who dropped out of the race after this weeks iowa caucus. brian loftus speaking of dropping out. Former pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum announced last night that he has officially ended his president ial bid. The republican is now endorsing florida senator marco rubio. Santorum is the third republican to drop out of the race since mondays iowa caucus. Mike huckabee and senator rand paul have also bowed out. Kirsten Joyce and republican Donald Trumps jet was forced to make an Emergency Landing on his way to a Campaign Event in arkansas. Tennessee after the pilot reported engine problems. The faa is now investigating. Kirsten Joyce metro is apologizing for the 911 brian loftus the reason theyre still not Million Dollar system to malfunction. surrender to British Police tomorrow. If a United Nations panel on arbitrary detention rules against him. Assange is wanted for questioning about an alleged he says the charges are an attempt to extradite him to the us because wikileaks published sensitive documents online. Assange has been living in the Ecuadoran Embassy in long since the summer of 2012, when the country granted him asylum. brian loftus the irs says it stopped accepting electronically filed tax returns because of problems with some of its computer systems. The outage could affect refunds, but the irs doesnt anticipate major disruptions. The efile system and wheres my refund service are part of the affected areas. Companies like turbotax and h r block are not affected, but have to hold on to your tax return until the irs systems are up and running again. Kirsten Joyce metro police apologized for this weeks 911 failure. Their new multi Million Dollar system was down for several hours. And the department is still trying to figure out the root of the problem. As Vanessa Murphy reports. Some fear this could happen again. assistant sheriff Tom Roberts Metro police yesterdays unfortunate event is not representative of the kind of service that we want to provide and is definitely not and for that, id like to apologize to the community. Vanessa Murphy assistant sheriff tom roberts admits there was a 911 failure tuesday for about six hours. People calling for help received busy signals, calls were dropped, and some callers may have waited 30 to 50 minutes for an answer, according to metro police. While calls were rerouted to North Las Vegas and henderson. roberts i know weve received some complaints. You know i know our call takers last night when we began dispatching calls again i know there some very unhappy citizens. Vanessa Murphy its unclear what impact the failure may have had. But think about a call for example for domestic violence. hannah brook safe nest it can escalate very quickly and so every single Second CountsVanessa Murphy hannah brook works for safe nest which helps victims. brook its already a very volatile situation and so if theyre picking up that phone because its a life or death mean between life or death. Vanessa Murphy roberts says the department does not yet know how many callers were affected. Or what caused the failure but foul play has been ruled out. roberts well that was definitely a concern for us last night with everything thats going on in the world today. Kirsten Joyce the 911 system was replaced in december. The Department Says it will cost more than 7 and a half Million Dollars over the next ten years and that the system needed to be replaced because it was outdated. brian loftus a ruling has been made in the Sexual Assault case against bill cosby. Kirsten Joyce the decision whether to move forward with charges. brian loftus plus. Concern is spreading. Over the zika virus outbreak. How airlines are trying to protect its workers. Kirsten Joyce runners sprinted to get a birds eye view of the big apple. The 39th annual Empire State Building runup was held yesterday. Small groups ran up. Get this. 1 thousand 576 stairs to the 86th flood Observation Deck it takes under a minute to take the elevator up there. And most can run up it. In about 10 minutes. This is the worlds oldest and most famous tower race. Kirsten Joyce las vegas has a similar event coming up this month. Scale the strat is taking place on the 28th. People will run up the 108 floors to the top Observation Deck. 455 stairs. Proceeds benefit the American Lung association. If you would like to register. Just head to las vegas now dot com and click the links we mentioned tab. lets get to sherry with a look Sherry Swensk nice shot from our boulder station camera. Just a little bouncy, but not expecting not a lot of wind. Lets check neighborhoods and see near freezing and even dropping to freezing right now in the south valley. 20s up at kyle canyon and apex. No freeze warnings this morning but cold and dry air still in place and we will keep dry and warmer conditions coming for goes on. Storms heading into the far Pacific Northwest and canada. Thunderstorms with heavy rain still crossing the east coast with flooding. We can look forward to warmer 70s next week. brian loftus a Sexual Assault case against bill cosby in pennsylvania. Moves forward. Back in december, cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and assaulting a former Temple University employee at his suburban philadelphia home in 2004. After a two day marathon hearing. A judge swept aside claims that a previous District Attorney had granted the comedian immunity against prosecution a decade ago. northwest portion of the beltway between craig and hualapai. Ndot is also working on the us 95 and 215. Youll get some new ramps out of this and collector road which l will run parallel to southbound 95 < thats a look at the roads. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce mcdonalds cheese sticks have gone viral. For their lack of mozarella. brian loftus and now one man is not loving it. The lawsuit filed against the brian loftus this morning, a Health Emergency is in effect in four florida counties because of the zika virus. The states governor made the declaration yesterday as the cdc updated its guidance on the virus thats linked to birth defects. Don champion has the latest. Floridas Emergency Health order clears the way for crews to take action against the zika virus like spraying for mosquitoes. There are now at least 48 patients in the us, all travelers who brought the virus back from zika stricken countries, except for one in dallas who had sexual contact with someone who recently returned from venezuela. In hardhit brazil, soldiers are getting rid of stagnant water in an effort to kill mosquito larvae. Zika is linked to birth defects and pregnant women have been advised to avoid travel to countries where the virus is spreading. Wednesday, cbs news confirmed United Airlines offered to re concerned about contracting the virus on routes to latin america and the caribbean. Other airlines are reportedly doing the same. In atlanta, the cdc has activated its operations center. dr. Steve redd centers for Disease Control and prevention for zika we have people that are experts in vectorborne viral disease, in birth defects, and Reproductive Health all in one place so they can work on these different aspects of the problem the cdc is advising pregnant women to protect themselves if their male Sexual Partner has traveled to a country where zika is spreading. The virus can stay in an infected persons blood stream for about a week. Don champion, cbs news. brian loftus in the us, some researchers now complain brazil isnt sharing enough samples and data on the zika virus. The lack of data is slowing efforts to develop tests and vaccines against the virus. Kirsten Joyce a california man is not lovin it. He is suing mcdonalds in federal court. Over the companys new mozarella sticks. He says its fake cheese and them as being made with 100 percent mozzarella. The Court Documents also claim tests found the cheese sticks contain more water and starch than federal Food Labeling laws allow. The california man is asking for his 1 dollarand27 cents back, and is seeking damages for us customers he says were misled. Mcdonalds has vowed to fight the allegations. well be right back. the south was slammed with another day of severe weather. The twisters that ripped apart several towns. brian loftus plus. Laying out the future for henderson. The mayors goals revealed in his state of the city address. Kirsten Joyce and super prices for the super bowl. The average cost of tickets. For whats becoming the most expensive sporting event ever < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with Kirsten Joyce, Sherry Swensk, Demetria Obilor and brian loftus brian loftus good morning and im brian loftus