coming up next roadways all coming up next denise johnson has been tracking the roadways all morning long... she'll tell us what the problems are right now... coming up next xtra is sponsored by continue to morning causing roads to slick and ice uk very easily as pavement temperatures are extremely cold. this is all about timing and not amounts. the 6am and 9am with most accumulating snow out of the area by 11am. i expect 1 to 2 inches of snowfall for most of us. some might had a inch. this some blowing snow ass temperatures reach a high of 28 degrees. we are dry tonight with lows in the mid 20s and highs in a dry thursday of 33 degrees. another system significant snow especially our friday. this is a tricky one and still uncertain on track we will keep a watchful eye. parks here getting us to think about the outdoors and spring on this cold and snowy morning....and the outdoor and boat show will be the place for you at duke energy this weekend. the interview will be an overview of events for kids about 3 minutes some visuals as child's fishing pole mike can also comment on: " what t

denise johnson is back with a check of your roadways this morning the morning x will be abck in 2 and a half minutes. "announcer: now with the fox19 mobile app, you'll never be without fox19 news. from fox19.com to text and email alerts for breaking news and weather. it's all right here in the palm of your hand." open studio bump shot 3 shot welcome back to before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal. zen. the original double 'n cheese steakburger meal. oh! the $4 menu. where all meals are under $4. weather now a winter weather advisory remains in effect until 7 pm tonight for the entire tri-state. expect steady snow showers this is where we could see the most of our accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. this is not about how much snow but the timing of this during the morning commute could make for issues. there will be showers into early afternoon with minor accumulation. this afternoon gusty winds and falling temperatures. temperatures this mornin

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we're following some slow traffic out on the road this morning after a 3 car crash denise johnson has another look at your morning drive, kara 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look your morning johnson. denise does traffic during the morning scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 sunday: showers developing after 6pm. mild. high: 55 a strange story out of hamilton... police there investigating after a woman was found naked near a cemetary. neighbors called 9-1-1 after seeing a woman with no clothes on --- near greenwood cemetary. police tell us --- officers took a rape report and are investigating the possible assault. people from across the country will be at the uni

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denise johnson standing by with car start. >> you may have to shovel out ve just jumping around even t interstate and they' ve done a good job of keeping those clear but right now there are still areas dealing with the snow coming down and we have sent jody bar out on the roads and into the snow to show you where it is coming down pretty good. >> anchor: all right, i don' t think he can hear us. you can see the road conditions there from the storm tracker live shot and how snow covered they are. at last check he was at aberdeen there and i' m not sure where he is at this point and we' ll check back in in just a few moments. >> and it really does show you guys at home a live picture of those secondary roadways that are snow covered and really a lot of roads that have not been treated yet by the plows. it' s the main thor' s fare they focus on first and move to the outlying areas in the tri- state and try to get those taken care of. and then oh, man, on the back roads, pack your patience. >> anchor: that' s what we want to see. the east coast is hunkering down with the monster storm an

i'm not gonna let them down, i'm not gonna let myself down )) ((sharie johnson)) sharie johnson, 8news now. > ((denise valdez)) > the irishman connor mcgregor is looking to dominate another class at u-f-c. ((ron futrell)) he's the king of the featherweight division... and he's looking to take over the lightweight division as well. an exclusive interview with 8 news now... and the nhl talked expansion today. a date has been set with vegas' future in mind. sports is next./// "from 8 news now, this is they say denny's 7-pepper spicy skillet is crazy spicy, but how crazy could it be... denny's new crazy spicy skillet. denny's. welcome to america's diner. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks technology designed for you. march 5th --- but the battle begins --- i guess whenever conor mcgregor says it begins --- ufc 197 is rafael dos anjos --- the champ --- against conor mcgregor --- the challenger, because he's moving up to the lightweight division. mcgregor showed up a wee bit late for today's news conference to worry --- he was fir

reporting live, sharie johnson, 8news now. ((denise valdez)) > we asked you to weigh in on the issue online... joe whitaker says... "yes. there is no expectation of privacy, except for in restrooms. we have cameras in adult and juvenile jails..cameras keep everyone honest." and lois hall agrees... "yes! they would protect students and teachers alike." but tammy westgarth feels differently saying ... "no! where do you draw the line for cameras and privacy? ask parents to come in and help out. day?" you can join in the conversation too... just go to the 8 news now facebook page./// ((dave courvoisier)) > bail is set at 2-million dollars for the man accused of pointing his gun at tourists on the strip friday night. kahleal black appeared before a judge for the first time this morning. he was brought in on a restraint chair... and wearing a spit mast... because corrections officers said he was combative. police shut down las vegas boulevard late friday.. after an officer shot at black... when he pointed a gun at the officer. black's brothe

join sharie johnson here tomorrow night. ((denise valdez)) the late show with stephen colbert is next. 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. that's 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. >> stephen colbert! captioning sponsored by cbs ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! >> stephen: thank you very much. thank you so much. please! thank you so much!

sharie johnson, 8newsnow. ((denise valdez)) tonight at six... sharie's looking into the growing option of homeschooling and why some parents say it's the best education a child can have./// ((denise valdez)) > valley residents will soon have more options when it comes to healthcare. today dignity health st. rose dominican hospital announced that four neighborhood hospitals will be built in the las vegas area within the next two years. the hospitals are being designed specifically to increase access to high-quality emergency care in an undeserved metropolitan area. coming up at six we'll look more into the doctor shortage in the valley and what the new hospitals could do about that./// ((denise valdez)) > and today thousands of valley kids now have a new health care option. the foundation for positively kids' is opening its doors to its newest school- based health care center today near hollywood boulevard and carey at bob bailey middle school. it will offer sick visits... well-checks.. immunizations. district students who are 18 or younger -- an

our own tedd florendo and sharie johnson were the parde emcee's./// ((denise valdez)) > giving back to the community... that's one of the most popular ways people honor the legacy of martin luther king, junior. today... that giving spirit was seen in action at "three square food bank." that's where more than 100 volunteers from n-v energy spent the day... loading up packs to give to at- risk students and seniors in the las vegas valley. n-v energy executive tony sanchez ed with us... about how important it is for (( tony sanchez, sr vp of gov't & community strategy, nv energy: we like to instill in youth the concept of giving back which is what dr. king stood for giving back and non violent communication and giving back to your community and we're gonna help some of the underprivileged folks who might not have enough food during the weekends and such when they're not at school. )) ((denise valdez)) sanchez says last year... n-v energy employees racked up 35- thousand hours of volunteer work... and he hopes they beat that record in 2016./// ((dave courvoisier)) > the rebels are heading

reporting live, karen castro, 8 ((denise valdez)) > and our own tedd florendo and sharie johnson were there to keep the parade moving... but also took time to reflect on today's message: (( i just interviewed one of the grand marshals and he really said it best. we have come so far but there's still so much work to be done what i love about king the most is he encouraged other people to be the change that they want to see in the community. he has a great message that we can all learn from, living the dream, do the best with what you've got and i think we can all learn from that which is why we're here and we're celebrating today )) ((denise valdez)) las vegas mayor carolyn goodman rode in a pink cadillac... with her husband, former mayor oscar goodman, with elvis presley at the wheel. clark county commissioner, lawrence weekly, also entertained the crowd./// ((dave courvoisier)) > troopers are trying to figure out why a man was on i-15 this morning... when he got hit and killed by a semi-truck. it happened just before 10 this morning... near jean. the crash caused massive delays as ne

industry whether it's a cook or work in a restaurant )) ((sharie johnson)) le cordon bleu's campuses will remain open until september 2017./// ((denise valdez)) and tedd it's a lot drier tonight than it was >((>started off with clouds yesterday, more sunshine today. still some clouds around but not as much as yesterdays rain cooled day. temps warmed up today as well to above average again. wind staying light and should remain that way, with exception to the colorado river valley. ............................... ................ many locales milder today with chilly conditions still up at mount charleston and over to norther arizona. expecting a nice cool down tonight, but not freezing thankfully. ............................... .................. hour by hour for your wednesday night. temps from the 50's through the evening with few clouds and calmer winds. temps cooling off to the low 50's or high 40's by late night we'll talk about what to expect for your weekend, coming up. ((dave courvoisier)) > a rollercoast ride on the stock market ended with a 247 point drop on the dow. what turned out to be a bad day started out as a nightmar

./// ((denise valdez)) > thanks for joining us for our post game newscast. ((dave courvoisier)) > be sure to join sharie johnson for more news tonight at 6:30./// ((dave courvoisier)) > the holidays may be over... but that isn't stopping thieves >> monday morning we pay our respect. >> we're live at the final preparation are made on this year's martin luther king junior day parade. >> a busy trope tropicana has turned

johnson, 8news now. ((dave courvoisier)) this is one of 139 events this week in nevada... promoting "school choice./// ((denise valdez)) > ron futrell is here for chris maathuis ((dave courvoisier)) we've got some football coming up here soon -- ((ron futrell)) oh --- the probowl this weekend? you mean the superbowl --- preps are well underway in the bay area and the rebels have the two best town this week --- will they be ready? < news music voice over: "from 8 news now this is sports with switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. yes and? and...there's whole home dvr. plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. yes and? it's the first rule of improv. by saying "yes and," we accept the reality created by our comedy partners, paul. yes, right, i know. do you? feel like a hollywood insider with prism tv from centurylink. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan --

johnson, 8newsnow./// ((dave courvoisier)) lafave had only been teaching at valley high school since august. education and english teacher./// ((denise valdez)) > mccarran international airport had a very busy 2015... with nearly 45- and- a- half- million passengers flying in and out of town. that makes last year the third busiest in the airport's 67- year- history. the peak was back in 2007... before the recession... with 48- million passengers./// ((denise valdez)) > saving the lives of pets in southern nevada. the new mission "the animal foundation" is on... and where its re-directing money to make sure more animals survive. and tedd how's the weather? tedd florendo >funny you should ask denise. we're tracking a warm up for the week with temps near 70 degrees. but we also have some rain and cooler temps not far behind. we'll break down your entire there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provid

((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... they're developing businesses with it's "success center". that includes access to capital, contracting and counseling. and here's one of the biggest things the chamber is working on for the future. better preparing small businesses for contracting projects and working with the governor's office of economic development to grow small businesses. north las vegas mayor john lee also talked about the role the city can play, the debt that is down and the latest update of electric car marker, faraday future's move to build a plant there: ((north las vegas mayor john lee: they just pulled their permits, they're starting to move equipment out there, their starting to rub the property so we have been moving very very fast to get that business in operation )) faraday is a one billion dollar factory and a deal of a lifetime for north las vegas. ((sharie johnson)) tonight at six... ch

denise rosch, ba back to you. >>> a killer is on the run tonight. we told you about the murder as breaking news last night on news today metro says the victim calvin johnson was standing next to his car in an apartment complex near fell list and -- nellis and cheyenne when he was approached by a man wearing a black hoodie. that man shot johnson several times. and he got into a white suv and was gone before police arrived. if you know anything about the murder, you could be enjib -- you could be eligible for a cash reward. call crimestoppers if you know anything. 702-385-5555. >>> and a helicopter makes a hard landing. news 3's antonio castelan is live for us. what exactly what do we know about the helico it? >> reporter: jessica, the pilot is said to be doing okay. the helicopter received -- had some sort of mechanical proob me we are right next to the doral/durango detakes off kyle canyon road. witnesses say after 2:30 this afternoon, the crash happened. metro police say there were no injuries. it's not clear how many people were on board the helicopter. the chopper is a robinson, 22. it's used for training. we're told the helicopter operates out of nort

that easy: ((richard johnson//lives in flood zone - they offered everybody a buyout but i didn't except it. i told my wife we can't afford to move, it takes money to leave.)) ((denise valdez)) parts of tennessee.. mississippi.. and louisiana are now on alert as the floodwaters push downstream./// ((denise valdez)) > new yorkers are seeing a dramatic shift in weather from the record 72 degrees seen over christmas. late last night... temperatures dropped below freezing... at one point reaching 12 degrees... with a wind chill of 3 degrees. much of the northeast is feeling the effects... as temperatures drop below normal for the first time in months. meteorologists expect the numbers to climb back into the 40's by tomorrow./// the mountains and rain for the valley tonight. toss to weather < tedd florendo >check out the fog from earlier. fog in the desert that rarely happens out here where we get little rainfall. but air saturated enough where we could get another fog event overnight. ............................... ........ right now lwo 50's with widespread rain. light winds so far and we're cooler than yesterday. certainly the dewpoints are up and the humidity is too

johnson. they had the honor of emceeing the parade today. ((karen castro)) the theme for this year's parade is "living the dream, continuing the movement." reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) hey karen, for everyone who wasn't able to make it, how can they watch the parade? ((karen castro)) cox is broadcasting the parade starting this friday on channel 96 and 10-96. ((paul joncich)) > for the first time in 17 years...the confederate flag did not fly at the statehouse in south carolina on martin luther king junior day. ((denise valdez)) lawmakers passed legislation to remove it over the summer. it was a day of celebration...an d for the presidential candidates...a day of work too. washington. < (track 1--beauty shots of memorial) visitors reflected at the martin luther king junior memorial in the nation's capital on monday... (nat pop) mlk choir track 2) while the presidential candidates channeled his legacy on the campaign trail. (sot--hillary clinton--01/18/201 6 11:53:22) "we should pay tribute to people who helped bring us to this point and be challenged to continue their work. (sot--bernie sanders--01/18/20 16 12:02:42) "what is important is that we remember h

johnson was shot by a man with a rifle. his killer was shot dead by police. the case of the vallejo kidnapping that police called a hoax was all too real. denise said she was blindfolded and kidnapped before being released hundreds of miles away. it wasn't until several months later that the fbi said that harvard law grad [ indiscernible ] targeted the couple. in april, [ indiscernible ] was stabbed to death in his home by his brother's best friend who had been staying with the family. in july, scott lunger was shot dead at a traffic stop. kate spinally was walk withing her dead and according to police, a man in the country illegal picked up a gun and fired a shot that killed her. her death touched off a debate over immigration. antonio ramows was shot to death in oakland. that same month, a teenager no lan buchanan allegedly killed his father, step brother and father's fiance before setting the cabin on fire. two women were arrested for killing a massage therapist on a hiking trail and a canadian tourist. some of these cases are still going through the court process and i'll be monitoring them for you in the new year. back to you. >>> coming

jessica 2shot and i'm jessica brown weather now breaking news dan 2shot desk turning now to fox19's denise johnson has more... denise live boone county sheriff's deputies are one scene of a standoff on hazel wood drive. the incident began around 11 last night when a woman called and said her son was barricaded inside her mobile home. deputies say it is a waiting game at this point. shawn vo shawn live i-71 southbound near the ridge road exit is back open after being shut down for a few hours last night due to an accident. 3 cars were involved in that crash... emergency crews say one person was trapped... and suffered minor injuries. the accident remains under investiagion but investigators believe alcohol may be a factor. all lanes were re- opened around 5 o'clock this morning. the east coast is finally getting a break from snow. snow is supposed to stop sometime this morning. nearly 85 million people are affected by the storm that hit the east coast. one of the hardest hit areas is washington d.c. where the cities mayor said 300 9-1-1 calls were answered on friday night alone. "this is an emergen