Of snow an hour, district officials are making main roads and snow emergency routes their priority. lorenzo miller, ddot driver get off the streets, be safe, let us handle our business. Air travel has been challenging. A United Airlines plane skidded off the runway at ohare in chicago. No one was injured but other airports in the east are suspending service as a precaution. Along the jersey shore, its not the snow but a lunar high tide that has residents worried about coastal flooding. While new yorkers are bracing for up to a foot of snow. David Bryfman park slope resident im an australian guy buying salt because im scared of the blizzard. Officials say 50 Million People are in the storms path. Craig boswell, cbs news, washington Craig Boswell so far there have been 5 weather related deaths from the storm. paul joncich are people wednesdays debacle after just an inch of snow on wednesday. Craig Boswell paul joncich the snow is causing a storm of its own on social media. Instagram and the hashtag blizzard2016 is trending on twitter. Shots of the storm are pouring in. Everything from animals and kids braving the cold. To a look at the Massive Cluster of clouds from space. Denise Valdez tedd florendo denise this storm could be historic and its well on its way to achieving that. With snow up to 2 to 3 feet possibly along with ice. Up to 2 to 3 feet possibly along with ice. This is going to cause big problems for the 95 corridor. There are still numerous weather alerts from tenness all the way up to connecticut. Winter storm warnings stretch from tennessee all the way up to pennsylvania. But its the Nations Capital that could get hit the hardest with blizzard warnings now in effect from there all the way now up to philly to new jersey. There are also coastal flood offshore could bring a storm surge with strong winds and high tide combining for flooding through the jersey shore and delaware beaches and delmarva. Its size is big. With the heaviest snow now coming down in virginia and and now into dc. Areas of ice can be seen in North Carolina and southern virginia. This storm is going to cause all sorts of problems for the east coast paul and denise. Were starting to see the Ripple Effect of the storms along the atlantic coast. Denise Valdez there are delays and cancellations at Mccarran International airport for people heading east. Or catching connecting flights coming from the east coast. tedd florendo Patrick Walker continues our Team Coverage from mccarran. Patrick, have the delays been increasing this afternoon . Patrick Walker the delays are starting to stack up, and we started seeing passengers being affected by the backup as early as this morning. Between 4050 cancellations of inbound and outbound flights today so far. With dozens more expected tomorrow. Mccarran is expecting more than 200 thousand people trying to weekend. Some passengers we spoke with coming in from the east coast rebooked earlier flights. To make it out before the storm settled in. Mccarran is expecting to see delays pick up as connecting flights in other major hubs are delayed or cancelled. Here. The eastcoast weather. Combined with a busy week in las vegas. Have come together as a sort of perfect storm as far as making travel difficult in and out of las vegas. christine crews Mccarran International airport what kind of makes this situation more interesting here at mccarran is we are coming off of Super Convention week, where we have 5 sizeable shows that are ending this weekend. Jesse patterson strande d passenger i gotta get back home, ive got a lot of work ahead of me, just because i came back from the convention with all the information, i mean it is what it is, its better to be safe than sorry i guess. Officials Say with all of the rebooking due to the storm. It could take a week for things to get back to normal. Thats why theyre suggesting coming to the airport extra early if you have to catch a flight anytime soon. And check with your airline before leaving home. We ran into several people who are having to get creative to work around the flight cancellations. More on that coming up at 5. Reporting live. Patrick walker. 8 news now. paul joncich federal authorities arrest a pilot. Accused of putting passengers in danger. Denise Valdez the punishment he faces. For allegedly flying an airliner drunk. paul joncich using 3d printers to better fight cancer. How doctors are using the new technology to fight the disease like never before. Agents arrest an Alaska Airlines pilot for allegedly flying while drunk. The u. S. Attorneys office said 60 yearold David Arntson was bond and ordered to return to court february 10th. Citing a criminal complaint. Authorities say arntson flew from san diego to portland and then from portland to Orange County in june of 2014. When he landed at john wayne airport, Authorities Say he was selected for random drug and Alcohol Testing by the airline. One witness to it all was his own copilot. Dennis Mitchell assistant us attorney they saw the drug tester awaiting at the gate as the flight was arriving, the first officer recalled mr. Arntson saying, i bet its for me, Denise ValdezAuthorities Say arntson never flew again as he retired from Alaska Airlines after the incident. If convicted, arntson could face up to 15 years in prison. paul joncich doctors in louisiana are becoming the first to treat cancer with the help of a 3d technology. Theyre using a 3d printer to create a custom mold of the certain body part where the cancer is located. Delivered to the exact spot where the cancer is located and spares the rest of the body. the cure rates themselves can be improved, and the complication rate can certainly be decreased, and thats what these new technologies are affording paul joncich this research is part of a collaboration with lsu graduate students thats now producing world class research. As the Technology Advances and costs come down. A 3d printer could be coming to a doctor near you. Denise Valdez a contract dispute that could put some of your favorite shows in jeopardy. paul joncich nexstar broadcasting who owns 8 news now is in negotiations with cox cable. Customers face losing cbs programming. Our george knapp breaks down these negotiations and what this means for you as viewer. Is building for the upcoming super bowl. Football fans will find out this weekend which two teams will battle for the world championship. Denise Valdez but local fans who subscribe to cox cable might have to make other plans if they want to watch the game. The 50th anniversary super bowl will be carried live by cbs and channel 8, but unless something changes in the next few days, cox subscribers, along with Everything Else that airs on klas. paul joncich george knapp reports on the contract dispute that could take this station off the air for all cox customers. heres some reallife daytime drama for you. Things are about to get a lot less bold and considerably less beautiful for cox cable customers. After january 29th, cox customers will be blocked from watching their favorite programs on channel 8. The price wont be right in the mornings. And in the evenings, say goodbye to alex trebeks jeopardy brain twisters or vanna whites stylish letter turns on wheel of fortune the most popular prime time programs on the nations most watched network will vanish when klas is taken off the menu. The big bang nerds. The sleuths of ncis. And tom sellecks iconic stash. Klas g. M. Be on the air talking about this. Lisa howfield klas general manager im doing this because i dont want viewers to go to their tv and turn it on next saturday morning or late friday night and find out were not there. But, she says, it looks like thats where things are headed. It means nevadas most watched local news station, 8 news now, would be gone. This sundays 60 minutes will be the last for cox subscribers. A nd if no agreement can be reached soon, the Biggest Television Event of the year. Super bowl 50. Will not be carried by cox, which is the Service Provider for about half of all viewers in Southern Nevada. Cox customers would have to make other arrangements. S witch to another provider or try your luck with rabbit ears. Lisa if you are a cox customer and dont make arrangements, theres a very good chance you will not be able to see super bowl 50. Like other cable systems, cox pays fees to rebroadcast original content. Monthly cable bill goes to pay for espn. 8 bucks a month per customer. T. N. T gets 1. 65 per customer. Local providers, including klas and the other network affiliates, get a tiny fraction of that, even though the local stations are the biggest draw for cable systems. Howfield says, after 5 months of intense negotiations, cox is unwilling to pay a fraction of what channel 8s programming generates for the cable company. Lisa its crazy. Broadcasters bring about 35 of the audiences to any given cable system around the country and we get around 12 of those retransmission revenues. Were asking for a fraction of that. Howfield says cox stormed out of the last negotiation session and is unwilling to budge, even though the other local providers. Incl uding satellite companies. Alre ady agreed to a deal. Cox declined to appear on camera but in a statement the company said it is willing to pay more by nexstar, the Parent Company for klas, are unreasonable. Howfield is asking that klas viewers contact cox and urge them to settle this lisa were really upset at this point. We dont want our viewers to have to go through this but were really at the point where we need people to rally around us and help us out on this. George knapp 8 news now Denise Valdez on our website, we have posted informaiton about how you can reach out to cox including by phone or social media. Also there, you can read a full statement from klas as well as comments sent by Cox Communication s. Again, the deadline is january 29th. After that cox will no longer carry any channel 8 programming including this news broadcast. toss to weather < tedd florendo cloudy skies outside today with temps staying cool in the high 50s this afternoon through many neighborhoods. Winds staying light for now but certainly cooler than yesterday. Temps this afternoon shot back up to the high 50s today with Cool Conditions even for mount charleston. Near 60 late day for those areas on the east side of town where were lower in elevation so therefore usually the warmest spot along with green valley and henderson. Regional temps show mild afternoon temps in the mid 60s for laughlin today and Cool Conditions from mesquite to searchlight. Chilly for areas from tonopah through pioche. Colder in ely and the northern part of the state. Clouds streaming in from the west right now with showers in california and near reno. Big spin the atmosphere shows the the system which will change up our weather. How . First increase in winds and then a chances for show later in the day with snow and rain in the mountains. Slight chances for sunday morning but we turn more sunny late sunday. East coast. Where snow is stretching from tennesse all the way up to pennysylvania. Darker blues here indicate heaviest snow bands now in virginia, west virgina and now starting to see heavier snow in dc and up the tristate area in philly. Ice can see in the carolinas where the snow rain line can be clearly seen. Snow totals are going to be big. By sunday late we could see totals up to 2 fee in dc and baltimore. Newark as well with over a foot in philly, and maybe more in new york. Tonight 44 for the low with plenty of clouds and staying dry. Winds stay light as well. Tomorrow expect a high of 61 and mostly cloudy skies with showers later in the day. Winds increasing and becoming breezy at times as well. Mount charleston showing 43 for the how and 23 for the low. Cloudy skies with both rain and snow likely. Along with gusty winds later in the day. Extended forecast show temps expect to see some snow downtown. But not the kind that would show up on tedds forecast. Its man made snow. And a lot of it. About 30 tons. The features for the Second Annual parkjam snowboard contest is currently under construction. 30 invited snowboarders from all over the country will compete for thousands of dollars in an xgames style format. Last year was held in a parking lot on the corner of las vegas boulevard and fremont. This year fremont street will shut down from las vegas boulevard to 6th. Its free to attend and great for the whole family. Things kick off around 1 00 tomorrow afternoon and the contest starts around 6 00. paul joncich for many. The super bowl is just an excuse to watch the commericals. Denise Valdez and that means. Theres even commercials. To get people excited for the commericals. The comedic talent bud light tapped. You know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ead and stay ahead. But so many families dont feel like their hard work pays off. Thats not the way america is supposed to operate. I want to go to bat for them every single day. Get incomes rising. Get equal pay for women. Cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. Hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. paul joncich an easier ride on the east side. The county just finished up a project that helped make a busy stretch safer. Demetria obilor shows you the improvements in whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor i receive traffic complaints about all parts of town, but, for me, something always strikes a chord when i hear from the east side. A handful of people, who live on the east side, have told me they feel like their part of town has been forgotten about. So, i wanted to pass along some good news for the Sunrise Manor area. Yesterday morning, clark county turned on a new traffic signal at lake mead boulevard and sloan lane. Clark county commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick and ccfd captain lemmon had the honor of flipping the switch. This is a pretty busy intersection. Theres a fire station down the street, a park and Community Centers nearby. Commissioner kirkpatrick says, make the area safer for drivers and pedestrians. With this project, crews also built out sloan south of lake mead so it connects to meikle lane. Leftturn arrows were also installed at the lake mead and mount hood intersection. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Denise Valdez were less than a day away. From the 8 news now super recycle event. The event is tomorrow at the thomas and mack. It runs from 8 am until 3 pm. You can bring electronics,the re is a charge for some of those huge old tvs were taking unused or expired medicine. Papers to shred. Even Household Goods for goodwill. paul joncich north las Denise Valdez the Major Projects in the works. And the way the city hopes to announcer now, nevadas first choice for news. This is 8 news now at 4 paul joncich a powerful winter storm is pounding the east coast. And tens of millions of people could be effected. This is a live look from washington d c. Which is right in the cross hairs of the storm. Some parts could see more than two feet of snow before sunday. Denise Valdez other areas will see severe icing, putting drivers in danger. States of emergency have been declared up and down the east coast. paul joncich a blizzard warning is in effect from baltimore to philadelphia to new york. Denise Valdez about 30 Million People live in that area. tedd florendo there are still numerous weather alerts from tenness all the way up to connecticut. From tennessee all the way up to pennsylvania. But its the Nations Capital that could get hit the hardest with blizzard warnings now in effect from there all the way now up to philly to new jersey. There are also coastal flood warnings, because this storm offshore could bring a storm surge with strong winds and high tide combining for flooding through the jersey shore and delaware beaches and delmarva. Its size is big. With the heaviest snow now coming down in virginia and and now into dc. Areas of ice can be seen in North Carolina and southern virginia. This storm is going to cause all sorts of problems for the east coast paul and denise. Economic development. Growing small business. Dozens of city and state leaders at todays state of the urban chamber luncheon. Denise Valdez and mayor john lee also talked about how the city is working with the Sharie Johnson is back with their message for the entire valley. Sharie Johnson in terms of where the urban chamber is now. Theyre developing businesses with its success center. That includes acce