sherry is here to talk temps for the holiday. ((kirsten joyce)) >> meanwhile...and the first major storm in the country hits the northeast ((brian loftus)) >> and... cyber security attacks....are security attacks....are las vegas's hotels and casinos for a potential threat? the i-team's george knapp investigates cyber threats. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 n thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) >> i'm brian loftus. sherry how's the weather today? the first major snow

more than a foot of snow across parts of the northeast. watertown, new york was hit with high winds and heavy snow overnight. new york was hit with it was a contrast to the day before 72 degree temperatures. this was the first significant lake-effect storm of the season. the storm also pummeling michigan as it moved east across the mid-section of the u-s. ((kirsten joyce)) a north las vegas man says his home was broken into

broken into ... not once but twice over the weekend. the robbery was reported on north rainbow blvd. near cheyenne. the victim daniel bain believes this person broke into his home...

looking at we blurred the footage out ... because of her age. daniel says he got alerted to the first break in around 10 30 sunday morning. but, he didn't find anything out of the ordinary. the second time though ... both of his laptops were taken. (( )) "i noticed at 3:45, someone had entered my bedroom, young black female came into the bedroom with a flashlight, went into a closet where there were two laptops out on the floor in there." >> in a strange turn of events, our camera crew met the girl, seen in the video, right outside as they were leaving... she just turned eleven. her mother claims her daughter was invited into the home... and she refuses to believe she stole anything./// let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) there's a crash on flamingo, east of nellis, at perry street.

tropicana to avoid delays. the crash along the resort corridor is gone, so i-15 is not an issue right now. over on us 95 and mlk, you'll see lots of construction happening just off the road for project neon. back to you!/// president-elect donald trump is laying out his plans for the first 100 days of his administration... the development, follows yet another day of high-profile meetings with possible cabinet picks at trump tower. (donald trump) my agenda will be based on a simple core principle -- putting america first. butt too i'm going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the trans-pacific partnership, a potential disaster for our country. ((brian loftus))

york times and other publications, he is expected to head to his florida home later today ...where he'll celebrate the thanksgiving holiday./// ((kirsten joyce)) in a special multi-part i-team investigation. the i-team takes a look at.. daily hacks on casinos and other businesses. ((brian loftus)) >> and finds out if they're prepared./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor.

((brian loftus)) our modern world is so wired, so dependent on interconnected machines and gadgets that every aspect of our lives is a potential target for cyber hackers, whether they work for governments, terror groups, crime syndicates or are lone-wolf ((kirsten joyce)) >> what if a cyber attack took down the electric grid? would your family be prepared? earlier this year president obama created a special commission to come up with ideas for how to make us all safer. ((brian loftus)) >> one of the commission members is a las vegan who spoke exclusively to the i-team's george knapp. (( ))

we're not target, you know. ((george knapp)) the attack was repelled because the fledgling company had set up a digital firewall, but every day, las vegas businesses are hacked, ransoms are paid, personal data and identities are stolen and exploited. and in the big picture.... adam pranter fbi cyber crime task force: it's on a massive scale, globally massive scale, business email compromises are very--we've lost millions of dollars here in the valley alone. over the past several years, the fbi has estimated over 2.3 billion in losses.... ((george knapp)) organized crime rips off personal identities, commits digital fraud. but there are bigger threats....someo ne tried to hack the presidential election. the dnc was pierced. suspicions focused on russia. us cyber forces were prepared to unleash a massive counter attack...the first cyber world war.... heather murren/commission on cyber security: it's not clear at this point what constitutes an act of war in cyber space. ((george knapp)) las vegas philanthropist

last 7 months studying cyber security. in april; she was appointed by president obama to his cyber security task force. in a series of public workshops, commissioners heard troubling testimony about how vulnerable we are...our personal privacy, businesses, essential services. murren: well, certainly in critical infrastructure. our water, communications systems, our power. those are the things we need to insure are protected..... they are being tested all the time. ((george knapp)) the commission's time line of recent cyber attacks is alarming....irani an operatives hacked a dam that supplies water for new york....north koreans agents went after sony pictures and spilled insider secrets....in october, hackers took down an internet link that disabled pay pal and twitter, among other companies. john podesta's ufo emails spilled out onto wikileaks. hackers even broke into the

technology. murren and the other commissioners heard about cyber 9-1-1 scenarios in which the electronic grid could be at risk. george knapp: we'd be in a lot of trouble. people are not ready for it. murren: no, and back to the fact that we depend on so much now, on the electronic transmission of information to run everything, whether its our water systems. our power systems, or just our households themselves... ((george knapp)) murren's work for the commission focused on personal cyber security, an issue tha the so-called internet of things expands so that almost everything in our lives is linked to the internet, and thus would be hackable...from our tv's and toasters to pacemakers or cars that could be commandeered by remote control. the risk is that no part or our lives would be impenetrable. george knapp: it's everything. murren: it touches everything. george knapp 8 news now. ((brian loftus)) >> the commission's policy recommendations will be

public after a review period. ((kirsten joyce)) >> in the meantime, heather murren has written some general guidelines about how we can improve our own cyber security. we've posted that material on our website. tonight, vanessa murphy reports on ransom demands that have been made on las vegas businesses including casinos./// ((brian loftus)) two turkeys will be spared this thanksgiving thanks to the spared this thanksgiving thanks to the chicago cubs. ((kirsten joyce)) cominng up on good day... we find out the names of the two lucky turkeys./// you're watching 8 news now good day.

the final 21 dates of his 'saint pablo tour'... after a couple of strange on stage rants. during his thursday night show in san jose... west told the audience he didn't vote in the election... but if he had he would have voted for donald trump. then on saturday night in sacramento... west left the stage just 30 minutes into his set. fans who bought tickets to the sacramento show... as well as the canceled tour stops... have already been issued

dave chappelle is set to release three comedy specials exclusively for netflix. the announcement comes fresh off chappelle's successful gig hosting "saturday night live." chappelle will be releasing one standup show, and two unseen concert specials from chappelle's comedy vault. those shows will debut simultaneously in 2017. his new deal with netflix follows the streaming giants deal with comedian chris rock to produce two new stand-up specials.//// ((demetria obilor)) trending now..... apple music is sharing a new drake lip syncing and bench pressing to taylor swift's song "bad blood." take a look..... drake: >> light work........whoo drakes trainer >> no mercy... draker: >> no mercy this year let's get it. taylor swift's bad blood song starts playing taylor swift: >> 'cause baby now we got bad blood you know it used to be mad love so take a look at what you've done 'cause baby now we got bad blood (hey) now we got problems and i don't think we can solve them you made a really deep

((demetria obilor)) >> the video is inspired by apple's commercial from earlier this year that featured taylor singing along to drake and future's "jumpman."/// sherry how's the weather today?

dropping to 40s and even some 30s this morning... with skies clearing out and it's very quiet

but winds pick up again tomorrow. ............. much cooler spots in the rockies today and the northern tier of the u.s. where temps right now are in the very cold 20s and wind chills even colder. ....................... temps making their way to today - a very normal november day. .... winds pick up tomorrow and that will cool us slightly for thanksgiving. ..... then even cooler temps by the weekend as colder air swings into the west.

((demetria obilor)) there's a crash on northbound i-15 by the lake mead exit. traffic is getting by in one lane right now. take a look at the us 95 and mlk interchange. there's a lot of construction

several ramps have been shut down to facilitate all of this work. you can head to ndotprojectneon .com to stay updated. back to you!/// ((brian loftus)) 8 news now wants to help you get a head start on your

days of giving" contest. we're giving away 500 dollar gift cards in the 5pm and 600 dollar gift cards in the 6pm.. ((kirsten joyce)) >> in order to win, you have to watch the 5pm and 6pm newscasts starting this evening.. and be the 8-th caller when we give you the cue to call. you must be 18-years-old to win, and show that you're a valid nevada resident./// ((brian loftus)) thanksgiving is now a few days away.. and making the perfect turkey is a top priority... ((kirsten joyce)) >> we'll be chatting with a top seattle chef.. and his tips and tricks on prepping one... that story and more coming up on valley's news leader./// you're watching 8 news now good day.

iowa's governor pardoned two turkeys for this thanksgiving, with a special nod to the chicago cubs. (terry branstad) >> "so now therefore i iowa, hereby proclaim rizzo the turkey and bryant the turkey, free from the carving knives and gravy." ((brian loftus)) >> the turkeys are named bryant and rizzo, after two of the world series championship players. the turkeys will retire to living history farms for the rest of their days. meanwhile..... two more iowa turkeys were chosen to be pardoned by president obama during the annual ceremony at the white

las vegas hockey fans are getting their christmas gift early today! the highly anticipated announcement.. on our official hockey team name and logo. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus -- five children in tennessee have been killed in a school bus crash. we'll hear what the superintendent had to say from a press conference not too long ago. ((brian loftus)) >> and, we're going to see the winds picking back up in the valley... sherry has the details on our holiday cooldown.. in your weather now re >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) brian loftus >> the wait is over! thanks for joining us, i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce >> and i'm kirsten joyce. today... history will be made... as the name and logo... of las vegas' new n-h-l team will be revealed to the public. ((brian loftus)) >> 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live