i'll see you next weekend.are ready to cheer on the denver broncos... and the carolina panthers for super bowl 50 today. the last minute things being looked over... so you can enjoy every second of the game. plus... you can't forget about the food! what locals are buying for today's big game... as well as the one item americans will spend their money on. and mother nature is looking on the brighter side this week. how warm it's about to get... coming up in our mmst accurate weather now forecast. /// you're watching 8 news now weekend edition with patranya bhoolsuwan. the news of southern nevada is now." ((michael stevens)) > thanks for waking up with us. i'm michael stevens in for patranya. today's the big day -- super bowl sunday! later, the denver broncos and carolina panthers will take to the field... to see who will be this year's n-f-l champs... right here on c-b-s. as teri okita reports... san francisco and c-b-s are ready to bring the game...

(aerials) the broncos and panthers had their final pre-game walk-throughs on saturday. the c-b-s broadcast team is doing its final prep work, too. injury reports, statistics, and player profiles are all part of their game plan . as they get ready to host a full day of t-v for the biggest single-day sporting event in the world. (sot: james brown/the super bowl today host) there are going to be a lot of new viewers, so you can't be talking too granularly about football. lead analyst and former quarterback phil simms says he's going to keep the game-calling simple. but, as a super bowl champion and mvp, he'll also be able to add extra color on the players. (sot: phil simms/lead analyst) i read all the stories about how it affected them . it is not going to happen to me. but, get in the huddle and see how nervous your teammates are. it's frightening . what the hell is wrong with your guys?! (teri okita/reporting)bri dge: (teri okita/reporting)bri dge: here at "super bowl city" . one of the main fan event areas . people are taking in the sights.but

start. sot: panthers fan: "we're here to see the panthers win the 50th!" sot: broncos fan we are going to win by 7 points on sunday. be ready we have a couple of things up our sleeve. fans who aren't able to fork over thousands for a seat at the stadium can still have some pre- game fun. singer alicia keys plays a free concert saturday night at super bowl city. teri okita, cbs news, san francisco. ((michael stevens)) > here in las vegas... nearly 300- thousand visitors are in town to watch the super bowl. and law enforcement want to make sure you're celebrating in a safe manner. tonight, metro police will have a special saturation patrol out... looking for impaired drivers. police also urge you to have a designated driver... or get a cab to get you home. officers say if you see a dangerous driver on the road... call 3-1-1. /// ((michael stevens)) > so long to those cold temperatures... because we're seeing a nice warm up this week... with highs in the 70's.

happy super bowl sunday - this is tony smith in the weather forecast center. "high pressure will be the dominating weather feature for the region through much of next week. this will bring mostly clear skies and a warming trend to the area. breezy to windy conditions are expected each day along the colorado river valley. ((michael stevens)) > besides the football game... lots of people are also making sure that the food is ready to go! we asked a few locals in the valley how they're getting ready: ((vanessa murphy/reporter: what's the key to a good superbowl party? lenny avent/shopper: food! always food, yeah. eddy fine/shopper: i got my chips, i got my ice cream and chili, all kind of things, anchovies i got... i got a nice party going.

this count as last minute? wavelet mont/shopper: yes! because i'm not doing anything tomorrow. )) ((michael stevens)) federation... the average viewer and partygoer will spend more than 83-bucks... on super bowl food and gear.. which is up from last year. about 70- million people say they would rather let someone else do the work and go to a party.... while more than 43-million are /// ((michael stevens)) > and it's a staple food item at every super bowl party -- chicken wings! by the time the game is all said and done... americans will have nearly eaten 1-point-3 billion wings. that's according to the national chicken council. the n-c-c says the 1-point-3 billion wings is enough for every man, woman and child in the u-s... to each have four wings. it's also enough to put more than 600 wings on every seat... in all 32 n-f-l stadiums. /// ((michael stevens)) > now the

but the most important event going on today... is the "taste of the n-f-l". the event is being held at cow palace... bringing together the top chefs from every n-f-l franchise... along with players from the past and present. the auction has helped raise 20-million dollars over the past 25- years... to help the homeless. /// ((michael stevens)) > remember... channel 8 has your entire super bowl sunday covered. n-f-l films start at 8 a-m. then at 11-am... it's the super bowl today pregame show... followed by kickoff at 3:30./// ((michael stevens)) > some locals tried to put their football skills to the test... in hopes of driving home a brand new truck. yesterday, eight finalists gave it their all... for the "punt for a pick up" contest. the goal was to punt a football into the bed of a truck... without it bouncing out. if they got it in... the winner received a 2016 toyota tundra. channel 8 and findlay toyota teamed up for the event...

obilor. those who took part it in say... kicking a football is much harder than it looks: (( joe elguera "d: how hard did you practice? j: it was a little tough practicing yesterday with the breeze kicking the ball a little bit like this you know it is what it is i got pretty close" )) ((michael stevens)) > unfortunately, no one drove home the grand prize... but the finalists didn't go home empty handed. each one of them got a gift bag with amazon gift cards, movie tickets... and some gear from channel 8 and toyota. /// ((michael stevens)) > the republican candidates did not hold back in last night's debate... as they prepare themselves for the next primary. the fighting words that were used against each other... and the one candidate that did not make it on stage. ///

praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator, bernie sanders passed more roll-call amendments in a republican congress than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders -- a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in.

candidates faced off in new hampshire last night. donald trump returned to the debate stage... after skipping the previous one in iowa. it was a chance for trump and all the candidates... to make their case to voters ahead of tuesday's primary: (( jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate "what donald trump did was try to use emminate domain to take the property of an atlantic city. how tough was it to take the property of an elderly woman." trump: "quiet let me talk" )) ((michael stevens)) trump holds a strong lead in the new hampshire polls. but marco rubio recently surged to the number two spot. it made the senator a big target for attacks... regarding his leadership experience: (( gov. chris christie (r-nj) presidential candidate "i like marco rubio but he simply doesn't have the experience to be president." sen. marco rubio (r) florida, presidential candidate "i think the experience is not just what you did but how it worked out." )) ((michael stevens)) voters in new hampshire will decide who wins the primary... when they head to the polls on tuesday. candidate carly fiorina did not poll high enough... to participate in last night's

((michael stevens)) > remember... we are your local election headquarters through the campaign. you can stay up to date on air and on las vegas now dot com. /// ((michael stevens)) > former president bill clinton wrapped up his southern nevada trip... after making several campaign stops for his wife, hillary. clinton first spoke at a rally here in las vegas. he then met up with "hillary for nevada" canvassers... who were knocking door- to-door in local neighborhoods. he then made his way to pahrump... speaking at manse elementary school. /// ((michael stevens)) > authorities in wisconsin are spending their time ice- fishing... for cars. the dozens of vehicles that fell through the ice... after a layer of it shattered. ((here's a breakdown for sunday - expect temperatures to warm up quickly. low 60s by noon. but we are going to breakdown your weather headlines and your full weather now forecast coming up in about 10 minutes.)) ///

authorities are going ice- fishing... for sunken vehicles. a number of cars fell through cracked ice... at lake geneva's winterfest and u-s snow sculpting competition.

is working to get all the cars out. officials say thankfully there was no one inside any of those vehicles. no word yet on how many were buried in the ice. /// ((michael stevens)) > get outside if you have the chance... because just by looking at tony smith's forecast... it's looking absolutely beautiful all this week. "i'm 8 news now tony smith with your weather now forecast: in the short-term - a high pressure ridge building across western states. this in turn will lead to a rapid warming trend with temperatures sunday rising 6 to 9 degrees above normal...and rising another degree or two each day through tuesday. -------------- this will translate into temps reaching into the 70s across most of the lower deserts by monday afternoon. we may even see some pockets near of death valley and the colorado river valley reaching 80 degrees or more early next week. -------------------------- ------------ -------------- besides the mild temperatures...gus ty north winds will persist down the colorado river valley and actually expand tomorrow in response to the building ridge and strengthening surface pressure gradients. ------------------------------- the national weather service issued a lake wind advisory for the lake mead rec area down to

overall wind speeds looked a bit borderline for a general wind advisory...but should have no trouble reaching into lake wind criteria. strongest winds as usual will be near laughlin/bullhead city where gusts of 35 to 40 mph will be possible. use caution if planning any outdoor recreation near the lakes or rivers sunday and monday. winds should die down a bit by tuesday afternoon but will remain breezy. away from the lakes...breezy north or northeast winds will be noticed across much of the region...but well below the thresholds. -------------------- ------------------ - here's your weather now forecast: "sunday - sunny, with a high near 68. north northeast wind 5 to 11 mph. sunday night - clear, with a low around 44. north wind 9 to 11 mph. monday - sunny, with a high near 70. west northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the morning. monday night - clear, with a low around 44. east southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. tuesday - sunny, with a high near 71. tuesday night - mostly clear, with a low around 45. wednesday - sunny, with a high near 73. wednesday night - mostly clear, with a low around 48. thursday - mostly sunny, with a high near 73. thursday night - partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

friday night - partly cloudy, with a low around 52. saturday - mostly sunny, with a high near 70."> ((michael stevens)) > it's happened to some of us plenty of times... smartphones... and the screen cracks. but now your phone may actually be worth something. what apple may soon offer to its customers... for their broken devices. /// now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8

((michael stevens)) > 94 pspouse... or dating partner here in nevada... over the past 8-years. that's according to f- b-i data from 2006 to 2014... analyzed by the associated press. out of the 94 deaths... 71 of them happened in the las vegas area. nevada lawmakers tried to address the issue with a law last year... banning anyone convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence... from possessing a gun. governor brian sandoval signed the law last june. it prohibits people from buying a gun if they've been ordered by a court... to stay away from their estranged partner. /// ((michael stevens)) > people buying burning man tickets later this month... will also have to pay a live entertainment tax... for the first time. the nevada department of taxation notified the festival in a letter... saying more than 15- thousand tickets sold for the event qualified it for the tax. lawmakers expanded the

under its live entertainment tax law... to include outdoor festivals like burning man... and the electric daisy festival. /// ((michael stevens)) > your broken smartphone may soon be worth some cash. that's according to an apple-based tech blog. the website says apple will soon pay for your broken iphone. if true, this will be an upgrade to apple's current iphone trade-in program... where customers can put credit toward a new phone... when they trade in their older model. the apple tech blog says apple hopes the program will encourage people... to ugprade their phones instead of replacing a broken screen. /// ((michael stevens)) > pizza hut is giving away a special type of pizza... for 50 random customers this super bowl sunday. what you have to order to raise your chances... in getting this 24-karat gold pizza. /// now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8

that is entirely vegan. the new frozen dessert is made with almond milk... with no dairy, eggs or honey. experts have been working on this for the last three years. there will be four flavors in the vegan version -- chunky monkey, chocolate fudge brownie, coffee caramel fudge... /// ((michael stevens)) > and pizza hut is going all out for today's super bowl. they're giving 50 random customers... a pizza covered in real gold... if they order a side of stuffed garlic knots. the special- edition pizza has nearly 100- dollars worth of

it also comes in a specially- designed golden box... /// ((michael stevens)) > some you this week... on tuesday, we'll find out who new hampshire will vote for... as the presidential candidates head in their next primary. also tomorrow is chinese new year -- the year of the monkey. we'll bring you coverage of how the strip is celebrating this week. and madame tussauds is unveiling two new wax figures... that las vegas knows very well -- donny and marie osmond. the unveiling will be on wednesday. /// patranya bhoolsuwan > thats it for 8 news now this morning. at eight./// ((michael stevens))

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