live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. reckless street racers zoom past homes near the strip at all hours... causing a headache for those who live here. the struggles people have with trying to stop the disruption. a very realistic view, at what the road looks like to a drunk driver. details on a program for high school students getting ready to take on the responsibility of driving. and the charges these men may face, after shouting obscenities during a church service. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. we're starting fox5 news at 11 with some breaking news. a woman has lost her life, trying to cross the street outside a crosswalk. i'm john huck. i'm elizabeth watts in for christine tonight. the woman was hit by a car on boulder highway... an area that sees too many deadly pedestrian accidents, including one earlier this week. " there's a crosswalk from where the collision happened 300 yards down the road. is

chance and getting hit by a vehicle? " the accident happened around seven-30, at boulder highway and indios. metro says the driver wasn't speeding or impaired. this is metro's 117th deadly accident investigation this year... a number they say is reaching record highs. street racing and reckless driving, a problem people living near the street say they've been dealing with for over a year. locals say it happens a few times a week and at all times of the day. fox5's miguel martinez-valle spoke to one woman who says its time for police to step in. this is the empty parking lot where all the unsafe driving happens... people describe a group of cars speeding, doing donuts in the parking lot and street racing... but not only is the noise keeping people up at night, some are worried this type of

< screeching sound> haley morrison wakes up to the sound of tires screaching and engines revving a few times a week... < nat> a sound she says is very familiar to her and her neighbors... " the majority of us, well we all live and work in the area, so we call it nascar nights because this will go on, as you can hear, for hours. i think during the day, well they dont discriminate on the time, but i think at night its the most intense because youre trying to sleep." they've tried calling the police, but the process it would take to file a noise complaint to the city is not something haleys looking to get inovolved in... still she feels this disruption has gone on long enough, it even happened during our interview... " residents tell us this has been going on for over a year, the drivers usually pick an empty lot they

outs when they perform their reckless driving, their drag racing, and it usually happens for around 30 minutes at a time..." " its the actions of so few that affect so many, i mean the fact that its 8, 9 , 10 cars and this is a consistant thing that has been going on for a year and its affected 100's and 100's. i mean this is a 40 story tower here and two right next to us." for haley, the reckless driving is more than just a nuisance, its also a danger to the streets around her neighborhood, a danger she says needs to be stopped. " i know it sounds crazy but i would think somebody would want to come out here and stop it. i mean it would take just 1 officer to come out here and stop it." police say that might be easier said than done, while these types of events are loud, they are also well planned out... and most cars would drive off long before police got to the scene... " its one of those things where our officers either have to be there, or have to be there in a short time frame to take these perpetrators to get them stopped and get them cited." police are asking people who know about street racing or dangerous driving to report it... theyre also asking people who like driving fast as a hobby to do it in a legal controlled enviorment like las vegas motor speedway... live near the las vegas strip. miguel

las vegas. the police also say the drivers involved could be ticketed for reckless driving, agressive driving, or speeding if caught. u-m-c is reaching out to high school kids, to show them first hand what happens when you drink irresponsibly. fox5's abby theodros shows us a very hands on "drink drive lose" event for the teens. imagine experiencing the effects of alcohol without taking a single sip. officer: "a little higher!" "a little higher!" that's exactly what participating high schoolers did today at umc's annual "you drink you drive you lose" event. nicci holman, 12th grade - this is really interactive so being able to do these activities - it really allows you to feel what its like "now put these on" students put on special goggles that simulated the damaging effects of alcohol... nicci holman: it was hard. you think oh glasses- no big deal but then you get them on and it's completely different - the whole depth is skeweed. its hard. way harder than youd expect. and if that wasn't

witnessed a roll over simulation demonstrating the worst that can happen when you drink and drive. capt. richard birt: what i was describing was what we usually see on scene -the tragedy, the blood, we usually see death. national statistics - almost 30 people in the u.s. die in car crashes involving impaired driver with the holiday captain birt has this message for the public across the spectrum - teens to adults - lets enjoy the holiday season and not get in the car intoxicated this is the 17th year umc has hosted the drink drive lose event. get ready for a windy weekend! chief meteorologist ted pretty has a first look at the

showers end this evening, then northwest gusts to 25 mph overnight and through saturday. we'll see a high of 55 on saturday afternoon. sunday we'll see light breezes for most of the day. we'll develop southwest gusts in the late evening to 40 mph with area showers overnight and the first half of monday. after a high of 58 on sunday we'll see a high of only 52 monday. cold air remains for tuesday and wednesday with lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s. students from ed von tobel middle

students from ed von tobel middle school were evacuated after a gas leak. southwest gas says there was an odor at the school, and kids were taken out of the classrooms to be on the safe side. workers searched the school for a few hours, but did not find a gas leak. students then returned to the classroom. catholic church services are interupted... by a group of men shouting at worshippers. and now, police are investigating. "stop worshiping the idols! idols not going to save you. you need jesus christ, the father, the son, the holy spirit. " a religious group called "koosha" posted this video of themselves walking through thpe, and

comments about the pope and catholic icons. police say no one was hurt and there was no damage to this catholic church. no one has been arrested, but police say the protestors could face a misdemeanor charge of disrupting church services. a representative from the catholic diocese says the incident is unsettling. tonight, members of a local church walked through neighborhoods, to talk to people about the violence going on. this walk was hosted by the "pleasant grove baptist church." organizers say they were horrified to learn three people were killed in a shooting earlier this week. and just a few days ago, someone fired a gun near the church at m- l-k and lake mead. they organized this walk, to help the community stand up against violence. " as you see these little children walking around here, we want to keep them safe. we want to keep the seniors in our community safe as well. so we want to make sure we're walking and talking with people. and if you see something, by all means say something. " this church is working with metro police on reporting crimes.

organize more of these community walks... perhaps once a week. governor brian sandoval is working hard to convince lawmakers a 335 million dollar agreement to bring electric car maker faraday future to nevada, is a good bargain for our state. a block of conservative assembly republicans have a track record of voting against tax incentives. the group will vote on the deal in a special legislative session expected next week. we spoke to lt. governor mark hutchison today about faraday future, and why major tax incentives for the company are worth it. " it's going to be a three to one ratio, at least. for every one dollar we give in credits or tax incentives, we get three dollars in tax revenues created by economic activity and impact faraday will have. " faraday future plans to commit six million dollars to our state's education. around 13 thousand jobs will be created. the next republican debate

vegas. the g-o-p candidates will take the stage wednesday night at the venetian. the main debate starts at six. the candidates are using their time in las vegas to reach out to voters. donald trump, marco rubio, ted cruz, rand paul and john kasich all have local rallies planned. we will broadcast our newscast live from the venetian on debate night, and will have updates throughout the night starting at five p-m. the wind and the cold isn't stopping one man... from making sure kids have new toys and bikes for the holiday. we're checking in live with chet buchanan... who's camping out one more weekend for this special drive. the container park is celebrating a birthday! the parties going on tomorrow... and the opportunity for potential business

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the container park is celebrating an important milestone this weekend... two years of welcoming crowds to downtown. " "we've had two and a half million people come through our doors since we opened, and we've really hoped to keep that momentum going. and it's a good time to become a part of this community. container park has 38 spaces available to businesses... each in an refurbished shipping container. tomorrow morning at nine, kids can meet santa claus. "christmas vacation" will be shown on a large outdoor screen... and at nine, there will be an adults- only celebration. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty showers end this evening, then northwest gusts to 25 mph overnight and through saturday. we'll see a high of 55 on

afternoon. sunday we'll see light breezes for most of the day. we'll develop southwest gusts in the late evening to 40 mph with area showers overnight and the first half of monday. after a high of 58 on sunday we'll see a high of only 52 monday. cold air remains for tuesday and wednesday with lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s. showers end this evening, then northwest gusts to 25 mph overnight and through saturday. we'll see a high of 55 on saturday afternoon. sunday we'll see light breezes for most of the day. we'll develop southwest gusts in the late evening to 40 mph

overnight and the first half of monday. after a high of 58 on sunday we'll see a high of only 52 monday. cold air remains for tuesday and wednesday with lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s. showers end this evening, then northwest gusts to 25 mph overnight and through saturday. we'll see a high of 55 on saturday afternoon. sunday we'll see light breezes for most of the day. we'll

gusts in the late evening to 40 mph with area showers overnight and the first half of monday. after a high of 58 on sunday we'll see a high of only 52 monday. cold air remains for tuesday and wednesday with lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s. closed captioning will resume shortly some star wars fans thought they were pretty fans thought they were pretty lucky... when they spotted action figures that weren't supposed to be released on store shelves. but now, they're probably wishing they hadn't bragged about their find. the trouble they're having on

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u-s intelligence officals warn about a new potential threat from isis... that makes it easier for them to get in other countries. "(james comey/fbi director) "the intelligence community is concerned that they have the ability -- the capability to manufacture fraudulent passports, which is a concern in any setting " officials say they're also concerned isis has access to biographical data and finger prints for syrian citizens they could use

cannot travel to the u-s just using a passport. they need a visa, and in order to get that, they need to be screened by the state department. there's a disturbance in the force... over pictures of star wars toys released too early. some walmarts accidentally put out new star wars action figures out before they were supposed to. fans eagerly snapped up the toys, then snapped some pictures of them. when they posted their pictures on social media sites, disney's copyright team noticed. the team told facebook the pictures violated copyright claims, and the pictures were removed. on top of that, the fans that posted the pictures were banned from facebook for three days. you have just two weekends left... to

holiday events as you can before christmas. we'll take a look at what's going on around town, and how you can help out others while

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events to fill up your weekend. you can take a holiday ride at nevada southern railway. the "santa train" is welcoming passengers both saturdays and sundays, with time slots starting at 10 a-m. santa and mrs. clause will meet with families and take pictures. tickets are six dollars each. tomorrow night is the saint jude's ranch for children's night of lights. fox5's miguel martinez valle is emceeing. it's at saint jude's campus from 5 to 8 p-m. there will be a variety of activities including hayrides, kids crafts, and a giant polar slide. the foster kids at saint jude's built a polar express ride for the boulder city holiday parade, which will be available for visitors to ride. and fiesta rancho sobe ice arena is hosting its 11th annual winter ice show! "destination north pole" features local figure skaters, and it benefits the salvation army. tickets start at ten dollars, but there's a two dollar discount in

least three canned goods.