willard jordan tornado survivor all we could do was run to the closet and pray. Ask god to let it pass over us. that sound, i just cant get it out of my head. It does something to you. It was something that i needed. It changed my life. This Elementary School took a direct hit and neighbors helped salvage what they could. This was a daycare, thankfully empty. A family of 6 lived in this mobile home that was tossed into the air. Killing their 2day old baby. 15hundred homes are damaged or destroyed. Jessica Bandegas living in a shelter i have no heat, no electricity. Omar Villafranca cbs news rowlett, tx with so many people unable to live in their homes here in the dallas area there have been some reports of looting. It was already a sad situation and now others could take, and come into a community thats been hit by total devastation and try to steal what little remaining things we have left. These families have been fighting the rain as they try to salvage what they can, but forecasters say theyll have clear skies for the rest of the week. Omar Villafranca the storm has also cancelled nearly a hundreds more. paul joncich meanwhile heavy snow and ice hit pounded areas of nex mexico, texas, and oklahoma. A state of emergency was blizzard conditions moved through the eastern part of the state. 40. From albuquerque to the texas state line was shut down i was coming through here because i figured it would be better, but apparently not. paul joncich and if all of those elements were not enough, oklahoma felt at least three earthquakes in the last day. Including one last night, when a 3point5 magnitude struck 17 miles north of oklahoma city. Paula Francis and some of our out of state viewers have been posting some incredible snapshots for the heavy snow hitting new mexico. Meredith seifert shared this photo of snow in hobbs, new mexico. That area has seen more than 20 inches of snow since christmas. Five foot yuccas nearly covered in snow in portales new mexico. And another picture from meredith shows snow nearly connecting from the ground to the roof in portales. paul joncich it was a cold and windy Holiday Weekend here in the valley. Tedd what are up aganst this week . tedd florendo expect a cold week with temps staying below average again. Morning lows wake up to near freezing by morning. Some of you below freezing by morning with cold air still in place. Bundle up overnight for sure and hopefully youve wrapped the pipes and keep the pool pump running. So heres what to expect. Cold mornings in the 30s or below that. Below average temps all week. I dont see climbing near average until next week and that may still be a couple of degrees below normal. Breezy by new years eve. And shower chances return next week which could mean more snow in the mountains. Cold this evening with more clouds. Possible snow flurries or showers inthe mountains, but were looking at clouds here. Cold by the time we hit our 11 oclock newscast. More on that coming up in a few minutes. Paula Francis one woman is dead after a rollover crash on the 215 early this morning. Nevada Highway Patrol says it happened just after five am. Near the las vegas boulevard exit. Troopers say the woman lost control. And rolled down a rock embankment. She was not wearing a seatbelt and thrown from the car. The ramps were closed for about three hours while police investigated. paul joncich the man accused of beating a man to death on the strip went before a Deangelo Mathews faces a murder charge after an altercation at the paris on may 3rd. Mathews was already in jail on an unrelated Home Invasion charge when metro police connected him to the incident on the strip. Authorities were called to the paris valet early one morning. After receiving reports of a man seriously hurt in a fight. The victim, 27 year old Dashawn Hawkins from san jose. Was taken to umc where he died from blunt head trauma. Paula Francis in just a few days. Hundreds of thousands of people will pour into las vegas to ring in 2016. Metro is ramping up enforcement along the strip. To keep everyone celebrating. Safe. During a press conference today. Sheriff lombardo says casinos will urge guests to keep large bags in their rooms. And anyone carrying one on the strip will be searched. Also different from years past. Officers will have a stronger presence among the crowd. Because of this. Local leaders urge everyone to speak up if they see something suspicious larry brown, clark county commissioner we really need you t partner with us, if it. Find a First Responder find an officer and share that information. Paula Francis in all. Metro expects to have approximately onethousand uniformed officers on the strip. And 3 to 400 officers downtown. paul joncich Fire Destroys a las vegas building. Paula Francis and authorities believe they know the cause. Who they think is to blame and why they may not face charges. < announcer youre watching 8 nevada is now. paul joncich a Fire Destroys an abandoned building believed to be occupied by squatters. Paula Francis the blaze started around 1030 this morning near las vegas boulevard and charleston. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live at the scene with a closer look at the damage. Karen . karen castro the building is a total loss. At this time, its unclear where the fire started. But as you can second floor of the building. With flames spreading throughout the entire structure as well. Take a look at this video. It was taken moments after fire crews arrived on scene. You can see heavy smoke and flames through the roof. Las vegas fire and rfscue used a ladder truck to tackle the flames from high above, while other crews attacked from the ground. It took 50 firefighters about 30 minutes to put the fire out. No one was injured and the surrounding properties were not damaged. The exact cause of the fire remains under investigations. But fire inspectors have a good idea what sparked the flames. Tim Szymanski las vegas fire and rescue this morning was the coldest morning that weve had so far this season so there is probably a good chance that somebody was in there just trying to stay warm. Tim Szymanski with the las vegas fire and rescue says the department and the Property Owners were aware squatters had been staying at the abandoned building. He says the property has been vacant for about a year. Last july, szymanski says fire crews put out another fire at in that case, they also believe Homeless People were living in the building. karen castro fires started by squatters are not uncommon this time of year as they try to keep warm. Szymanski says it is unlikely for anyone to face arson charges because the fire was not intentionally started and they criminal intent. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. paul joncich a president ial hopeful is making his rounds in the valley. Paula Francis how democratic candidate Bernie Sanders is teaming up with one local group to take a stand against violence in the community. announcer now nevadas first paul joncich democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders is back in the valley today and its its been a busy visit for sanders. Earlier today he met with the group hold my hand to talk about what its going to take to stop the violence theyve been seeing in the community. He also spoke at a womens leaders lunch. And this afternoon sanders held a roundtable with local veterans. Which our Patrick Walker will have a full report on in our later newscasts. And later this evening. Sanders will speak at Canyon Springs high school. Also open to the public. Paula Francis on the other side of the aisle, republican president ial candidate jeb bush pounded the pavement in his home state of florida today. The former Florida Governor spoke at a luncheon in west palm beach. He also appeared at a breakfast in hialeah, where he repeated his criticism of g op frontrunner donald trump. Whom he calls a chaos candidate. Trump and bush have been clashing in the past few weeks. This comes after bush directly confronted trump at this months gop debate here in las vegas. Bush wrapped up his florida swing with a town hallstyle meeting in ocala. toss to weather < tedd florendo chilly daytime again with temps not even reaching 50 degreees. Winds remain light again and were slightly warmer than yesterday at this time but still looking at more clouds over the mountains at this hour and overnight. Currently outside a lot of neighborhoods in the high 40s at this hour with colder temps over to the westside of town and up in kyle canyon. Slightly milder over to the east side but still chilly at this hour. Chilly for our regional temps too with neighborhood temps already cold in the central sections of the valley and chilly from mesquite all the way down to laughlin. Milder in death valley and chilly for pahrump and jean at this hour. Going to the radar and satellite. Some snow showers in the north part of the state. Good to see that as a low tracks through. Seeing some upper elevation snow showers in the central and lincoln county. Snow flurries or snow showers in our local mountain again overnight. But expecting maybe an inch or half and inch if we get some of those showers to turn to snow up there. We are tracking all the violent weather in the upper midwest at this hour. The darker blues is the heavier snow bands coming up from iowa all the way through wisconsin and michigan. Freezing rain now in the southern michigan. And the same storm system has a frontal boundary bringing severe storms again through the deep south. New years eve could be breezy. Heres what were anticipating for that night. Similar to temps well see this evening. However fewer clouds and breezy winds. So 40s this evening, with temps in the high 30s by midnight. Winds however could make it feel colder. Tonight expect a low of 33 with more clouds and cold temps again. Those arent going away. Light winds tonight and tomorrow. 50 our high tomorrow thats still below our 56 degree normal temps. Neighborhood by neighborhood highs tomorrow in the 50s with high 40s for the west and northwest sections of the valley. Extended forecast shows thos breezy on new years and new years day. Highs not warming up too much. Finally in the mid 50s by early next week with slight shower chances back again. That could mean more snow in the mountains. This cone zone has been a traffic nightmare for several months now. Demetria obilor has kept up with the construction on decatur since it started. Heres her latest update in 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 both directions of sahara at decatur for the next several months. The city expects decatur and the westbound segment of sahara to be resurfaced in the spring when the 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 com. Paula Francis no need to worry Janet Jackson fans. Shes still heading to las vegas in may, despite a medical condition. Today live nation confirmed that jackson is still scheduled to play at the las vegas arena on may 14th. Jackson set off a social media storm after announcing that she was postponing her remaining tour dates until after spring. The las vegas show is not one of those shows affected by the cited medical condition. For information on tickets head to lasvegas now dot com and look under links we mentioned. paul joncich one of the biggest new years eve parties in the nation. Will be right here on the famous las vegas strip. And youre invited to ring in 2016 with 8 news now. Well be live all across the strip, downtown and the top local spots. Youll get a front row seat to live music and strip entertainment. Jabbawockeez. And mat franco. Our broadcast kicks off at 10pm. And goes through midnight. Paula Francis and during our special, one 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 news 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. Paula Francis vip parking just for veterans paul joncich how one community in ohio is getting creative recognizing those who fought for our county. And how its all part of a master plan to create a onestopshop for verterans. paul joncich its not see handicap parking outside of businesses. But ohio city leaders in warren. Ohio are taking steps to honor veterans in a similar way. Today officials showed off a new parking space outside the municipal courthouse. Painted purple for veterans wounded in combat. Its a first for the city. But not the last. Officials plan to put one at every city building. Herman Breuer dir. , Trumbull CountyVeterans Service commission for the city to recognize veterans by putting out a parking spot for the combat wounded, you know combat wounded, they should hold a special place in everyones heart. They spilled blood for our country. paul joncich the unveiling comes just weeks before a new Veterans Resource Center is set to open in the area. The onepoint five Million Dollar building will bring all of the countys different veterans agencies under one roof. Paula Francis tense moments at a ski resort in canada when a chair lift lost power and stalled with riders still on board. The goats eye lift at the sunshine ski resort in calgary weekend. And everyone on it had to be lowered down. The resort says they are working on repairing the lift. Although getting parts could take several days. paul joncich a rare Sea Creatures visit to some shallow coastal waters made for incredible video. Check out this giant squid, that was spotted at a japanese marina on christmas eve. Its a rare site because these massive creatures are typically found in the deep ocean. The diver who shot this video estimated creature to be nearly 13 feet long the squid eventually made its way away from the marina and back out to sea. paul joncich Cleveland Police. Cleared of any wrongdoing. Paula Francis how the family of a 12 yearold shot and killed by officers. Are reacting to the grand jurys decision. Announcer now, nevadas first tt2waty ` 4 p bt m [l tt2waty ` 4 p a mpw tt2waty ` 4 p bm m[\ tt4waty ` 4 r dzhq 4 at 4 paul joncich charges will not be filed against a Cleveland Police officer for shooting and killing tamir rice. Paula Francis the 12year old was holding a pellet gun when he was killed last year. As jamie yuccas explains, tamir rices family is not happy with the decision. An ohio grand jury decided not 2014 Police Shooting death of 12 year old tamir rice. sot Cuyahoga County prosecutor timothy j. Mcginty based on the evidence they heard and the law as it apples to deadly use of force, the grand jury declined to bring criminal charges against Cleveland Police officers the officers who responded say they were fearful when they arrived at a Recreation Center outside cleveland. A witness had called 911, reporting a guy with a pistol and added, that the weapon was probably fake. But that point was never passed along to officers Timothy Loehmann and frank garmback. sot timothy j. Mcginty Cuyahoga County prosecutor the death of tamir rice is an absolute tragedy, it was horrible, unfortunate and regrettable. But not by the law that binds us, a crime. Surviellence video taken the day of the shooting, shows a patrol car pull up near where tamir is standing. Within seconds officer loehmann shoots the boy. Monday officials showed the toy gun next to a real colt model to illustrate how similar they appear. sot prosecutor a short time ago we informed tamirs mother it was a tough conversation graphic in a statement through their attorneys tamirs family says they are quote saddened and disappointed by this outcomebut not surprised. The family is calling on the Justice Department to conduct what they call a real investigation. Jy cbs news, ny. Paula Francis earlier this month, lawyers for tamirs family released their own report. They dont think tamir reached for his waistband. The rice family also claims the prosecutor was abusing and manipulating the grand jury process to orchestrate a vote against indictment. And the handling of the process has compounded their grief. Theyve also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of cleveland. paul