fox5 news at 10 starts now the republican debate is tomorrow night.... and already candidates are rallying in the valley... an event for front runner donald trump was packed... we have a live report. the candidates have a limited amount of time on the stage to make their points. we talk to political experts on what they need to do to stand out... and why donald trump might not be only one under attack. the countdown to christmas is on.... and delivery deadlines are creeping up. when you need to have your packages sent to get them under the tree in time. we'll get to those stories in just a moment... but we begin with stories in just a moment... but we begin with breaking news. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. for the second time today... metro is investigating an officer involved shooting. the latest happen just about an hour ago... near walnut and alexander. all we know right now is metro was involved in a shooting. we're still making calls and talking to metro to find

the way to the scene and will bring you live updates throughout this newscast. just this morning a woman was shot and killed after aiming a shotgun at police. police responded to a call this morning just before 6 a-m of a suicidal woman. a crisis negotiation team went to the scene to try to convince the woman to comply with police. the woman refused and later came out of the house with a shotgun. she attempted to shoot herself -- by putting the gun below her chin -- but she could not pull the trigger. she then turned the gun towards the officers. " at that time she raised the shotgun and pointed it at the officers nearby. at which time two of our swat snipers fired. the tactic medic was on scene and attempted to provide medical care. however the female was pronounced dead at the scene."" the identity of the officers will be released after forty-eight hours. the night before the debate republican presidential candidate donald trump rallies supporters. trump just

thousands at the westgate casino resort. thats where fox five's rachel moore is live. rachel, you were there to listen to what trump told the crowd. i would say about three to four thousand people were packed into sections in the ballroom...and about a dozen of them were actually protesters. they interrupted his speech a couple of times. and when they started shouting...trump had a few words for the large group of reporters and photographers covering the event. "...cameras will only turn when there's a protester (crowd cheers)" i'm pretty sure he didnt actually put that protester there. they started to protest was when trump was talking about syrian refugees coming trump's recent put a temporary immigrants coming into the u.s. and his supporters agree. "we're not going

we do take them in their going back if i win." : "until we find out who's here. i thought they would do that after 9/11. it's just common sense. let's find out who's here." trump also saying he would build a wall splitting the u.s. and mexico and would get mexico to pay for it with his plan. he says he wants mexican immigrants to come into the country --but they have to do it legally. coming up at 11 hear what trump had to say about his republican and democratic opponents. but for now -- reporting live -- rmffnllv. the debate-- less than 24 hours away.... but the candidates are ready to battle it out in las vegas.... and the media is ready. cnn has been in place-- broadcasting all day in preparation of the big event tomorrow. officials with the venetian say this debate has been nearly a year in the making. they have been working with cnn and the republican national committee for

specific logistical preparations starting in january. the candidate pool now stands at nine.... but experts say.... it will continue to shrink. mark peplowski: by the end of the first round of caucauses and primaries - of which nevada is one of the first five, we'll be down to only 4 or 5 republicans who really have a shot. they will have elevated security measures in place for tomorrow night trump was also big topic of conversation at the' washington post's debate pre game, panelists like nevada senator dean heller and both democratic and republican strategists took the stage to talk about what to expect from tomorrows debate fox 5''s miguel martinez-valle reports... just hours away from the last gop debate of 2015 and all eyes are on las vegas. the debate, hosted by cnn, is bringing both gop front - runners and underdogs together for a chance to talk about the issues, and set themselves apart from the people they're running against... fred brown,

committee " this is a time for them to draw on their records, on their view points, as well as contrast what other candidates have said and where they stand on those issues" but tomorrow might also be the time for presidential hopefuls who haven't been getting as much attention lately to take the floor and make their voices heard. and with donald trump constantly in the headlines for his many inflammatory comments, lois romano from the washington post believes hes making himself the perfect target... lois romano, editor washington post live " i think were gonna see everybody trying to take trump out, its just been trump trump trump all the time now, and i think his comments about barring muslims from coming in the country have gotten everybody exercised. they think they're on to think hes gonna be under attack tomorrow.". however the one sided... ted cruz's keep him on trumps exchange she says for... " he's not leading and he was trashing the des moines register poll today, but cruz is taking him over, and he's gonna go after cruz and cruz has tried not to go after him so thats

dynamic to watch." its how trump and cruz respond to those attacks and how presidential hopefuls like marco rubio and jeb bush contrasts themselves from the presidential front- runners that could determine who wins the 5th gop debate.. mmv f5n llv nevada senator dean heller says he didnt think 6 months ago anyone would see ted cruz as mainstream but because of donald trump-- some now do. fox5 is your debate headquarters.... we will have all day coverage... from inside the debate and the spin room.... and we will have a full recap tomorrow night on fox5 news at ten. north las vegas police now have a man in custody in connection to a deadly shooting last night.... this is norman smith.... he has been arrested on charges of murder with a deadly weapon. " it appears there may have been an argument before the shooting occured. there are a lot of people out here, a lot of people who saw what happened. detectives are interviewing those folks to find out exactly what went down so we try to

police say the 19- year old shot a woman last night in a convenience store parking lot near craig and m- l-k. she was taken to u-m-c where she later died. police believe smith and the victim knew one another. an elderly man is dead-- after being hit by a car this afternoon. it happened around one o'clock.... near whitney ranch and sunset road. police say the man was crossing the street when he was hit... the man was not in a marked crosswalk at the time of the crash. the driver stayed on the scene.... police do not believe speed or alcohol were factors. the man accused of kidnapping an arizona teen and holding her captive in his home... went before a judge today. "i'm looking at a total of 60 counts. all in one way or another being sexually related to a minor. based on that, i'm going to set a total bail at 1.5 million dollars. " jimmy kim was arrested earlier this month... police say the teen told them she was held in kim's north las vegas home for

and raped repeatedly. she also says he threatened the girl and choked her. she escaped earlier this month. kim is due back in court on january 21st. the former clark county commissioner know as the cowboy commissioner... has beed charged with a d-u-i... and will appear in court-- next month. here is a look at tom collins' mug shot... he was arrested last week following a crash near the national finals rodeo. collins resigned from the county commission back in august. he's expected in court january 11th. a downtown market is closing its doors.... and everything must go... tomorrow is the last day for the white cross market. and the owners have slashed prices in hopes of selling everything. the market has been in place for about two years... for the 50 years before that-- it was white house drugs. vickie's diner-- it attached to the market... the owner says it... is staying open. chaos before christmas. 612 million cards and packages sent in the mail just

the busiest day of the year for the postal service. we went by the post office on sunset and paradise... to see all hands on deck for the season. "we call this our season. of our season, this is a big day for us. we're excited to help customers." busy indeed. six million packages sent across the country. tuesday, december 15 is the deadline for standard postage. so many waited in line to ship off gifts to their loved ones... to make it there in time for christmas. "beep" marilyn wassel who works for the u-s postal service says whether it be gifts or regular items.... there are things you can do to cut down wait times. first double check to see if you have the right address and zip codes. but the best thing... come prepared. "have your boxes ready. tape everything properly. use packing material, if there's anything that could juggle around in it. make sure to use some peanuts or newspaper to cushion your

"i got it, 309" "there's about 50 people in there that are really not happy." if you can't make it to the post office... go online. you can print your postage and request a carrier to pick up your package from your house. or print everything out... so you don't have to wait in long lines. "making a last minute delivery to my son. the beauty is i do my postage at home, so when i come in i don't have to wait in that big ol long line i can just dump it in." but whatever you do... when your getting your package ready... be sure to also pack your patience. "it wasn't as bad as i thought. since i didn't know it was the busiest day of the year for the postal service, but hey it wasn't that bad. i think i waited 10 minutes." here are other deadlines to plan for. the last day to ship first class mail.. is saturday, december 19. for prioritymail monday the 21. and the final day for priority express service is wednesday, december 23rd. for any other information or to print out postage head to the links section of our website fox5vegas.com where we've

a topic surely discussed in tomorrow night's republican debate... national security. today... candidates and security officials addressed a crowd about just that. the next 9/11 in this country will be far more deadly than the first 9/11 what they say needs to be done so we won't become victims of another terrorist attack. are you tough enough??? reality show--- the ultimate fighter is looking for a few good men and women to step into the octagon. where the show was holding auditions... your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next you're watching fox5 news at 10.

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at kraft we start with quality ingredients. all expertly blended to make our mayo. so you can take whatever you're making from good to amazing. live from las vegas. fox5 news at 10, with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. with chief pretty. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. debate is tomorrow night.... one hot topic.... will be national security. a conference

"center for security policy" brought g-o-p presidential candidates together a day early - along with other politicans and law enforcement experts. fox5's les krifaton has more on today's event. the key is it starts at the white house. the national security strategy. experts in the field of security were among those who addressed the crowd... from a retired air force colonel to congressman joe heck who has first-hand experience in the military. heck is a brigadier general in the army reserves, he serves on the armed services committee and is chairman of military personnel sub committee. he believes that much of the problems in the middle east right now has everything to do with what he calls the politicalization of our military we've also seen a failure by this administration to call the enemy he is, radical islamic jihadism heck says political correctness and our military budgeting no longer makes us a global leader and makes us vulnerable to potential attacks there are people that wish to do us harm and the level of vigilance we

that's a sentiment our former un ambassador john bolton talked about. the next 9/11 in this country will be far more deadly than the first 9/11 he says if we don't change our strategy and deal with fighting terrorists, attacks like what happened in san bernardino and paris are not only imminent they'll be more deadly. it's going to happen again. i was just in new york, i'll give you an example. if you walk down 5th avenue at noontime during the christmas season, one suicide bomber, one could kill 50 or more people. if we can figure it out the terrorists can figure it out too. lk f5n llv in addition to ted cruz... carly fiorina and dr. ben carson also addressed the conference via video message. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty north breezes overnight to 25 mph decrease through tuesday to 15 mph. however, with just a high of 48 degrees on tuesday it will certainly be a chilly

certainly be a chilly day. freezing overnights for us on wednesday and thursday with lows around 30 degrees. we'll see highs around 50 for both afternoons. friday and the weekend we'll see upper 50s with a slight chance of showers on sunday. north breezes overnight to 25 mph decrease through tuesday to 15 mph. however, with just a high of 48 degrees on tuesday it will certainly be a chilly day. freezing overnights for us on wednesday and thursday with lows around 30 degrees.

afternoons. friday and the weekend we'll see upper 50s with a slight chance of showers on sunday. closed captioning will resume shortly another successful year for our friend chet buchannan for his annual toy decrease through tuesday to 15 mph. however, with just a high of 48 degrees on tuesday it will decrease through tuesday to 15 mph. however, with just a high of 48 degrees on tuesday it will certainly be a chilly day. freezing overnights for us on wednesday and thursday with lows around 30 degrees. we'll see highs around 50 for both afternoons. friday and the weekend we'll see upper 50s with a slight chance of showers on sunday. north breezes overnight to 25 mph decrease through tuesday to 15 mph. however, with just

on tuesday it will certainly be a chilly day. freezing overnights for us on wednesday and thursday with lows around 30 degrees. we'll see highs around 50 for both afternoons. friday and the weekend we'll see upper 50s with a slight chance of showers on sunday. closed captioning

another successful year for our friend chet buchannan for his annual toy drive. how many bikes, toys and donations were given for kids this holiday season. one of the most popular toys this christmas.. is becoming hard to find. why its not because of its popularity, but because of its safety. after a spike in pedestrian deaths.. almost a nightly occurence in the valley.. a lot of you are furious with both the pedestrians.. and the drivers.. it's one of the topics in the rant tonight.. we want to hear from

christmas.... drive ended today breaking numbers. 430 thousand - 315dollars were raised.. in cash and gift cards. five thousand 783 bikes... and 30 semi truck full of toys. hundred dollars. and terrible herbst donated almost one- hundred thousand dollars. was feeling the tingle ... as the drive wrapped up for the 17th year. "overwhelming, um, it's not real, it's just not real, it was special in so many ways, and it's funny this just keeps happening every year, it's never less astounding, it's just such an amazing community, such amazing people"

-- one more dollar -- and one more gift card than last year. the goals were met and now local kids in need are able to have the christmas they deserve. the toys from the toy drive will be distributed tomorrow through thursday. they will be given to more than three-thousand pre-qualified families in need. christmas is less than a week away.... and you can get in the mood with a drive through a holiday wonderland. glittering lights at the las vegas motor speedway is up and running... and ready for visitors. the valley's largest light display is decked out with more than three million lights... glittering lights is open nightly through january third. you can help the thousands of people across the valley who don't have enough to eat... our take 5 to care holiday food drive is in full swing. for the entire month of december you can drop off non- perishable food at valley albertons and vons... or donate at the register. all of the proceeds benefit three square. drone users-- will have to register their devices.... the new regulations....

to follow in order to operate drones legally. bill cosby finally taking action against some of the women accusing him of sexual assault. what he's doing now after claiming they're tarnishing his reputation. nats a full on tantrum at the dmv. why this woman took her argument a little too far. you're watching

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an update on the breaking news we first brought you at the top of the newscast. for the second time today... metro involved in a shooting. fox5's miguel martinez-valle joins us live from the scene near walnut and alexander with more. closed captioning

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fox5 is your debate headquarters.... we will have all day coverage... from inside the debate and the spin room.... and we will have a full recap tomorrow night on fox5 news at ten. the trial for the first of the six baltimore police officers charged in freddie gray's death...nears the end. attorneys presented their closing arguments today. william porter is facing involuntary manslaughter and other charges following gray's death in april. his neck was broken while he was transported in a police van. prosecutors argue officer porter went against department policy by not securing "gray properly in the back of the police van. the defense has said the opposite -- arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. "the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and that's what makes their case very strong." " the driver of the

goodson, has been charged with second-degree murder. he has pleaded not guilty. the f-b-i is still trying to piece together the electronic trail left by the san bernardino killers. shooter tashfeen malik, posted about jihad and martyrdom... on social media.... but immigration agents did not routinely screen the onlune activity of visa applicants... because secretary johnson and others reportedly fretted over bad public relations. a former member of the homeland security advisory council... says the us intelligence community has been slow to embrace social media screening... even though it's routinely used for college and job applications. "many have scoffed at the value of social, social media as an intelligence tool... they are not concealing in some cases their intentions and when they are trying to come to the united states i think that ought to be part of the screening process by all means." " a homeland security official argued that social media screening might not have made a difference in

privacy settings that blocked content, and fake names on line today marks a anniversary.... three years ago... a gunman opened fire inside sandy hook elementary school.... 20 young students... and six educators- killed. it was the second deadliest history. this is the first shooting... the school has been open. the shooting-- renewed call for tougher gun laws. you couldn't make changes after sandy hook, when could you make changes? so we said, listen, you've got to take another approach. and this seemed to be a common sense approach. the approach he's talking about was created by the campaign "do not stand idly by" -- leveraging tax dollars used for law enforcement & military purchases -- to force gun makers to make safer guns, through things like smart technology. the father of a reporter--gunned down on live television leading a charge to end gun violence over the weekend in oregon. "just a few months ago, our beautiful

was shot and killed on live television while she was simply doing her job. there's not a single day that goes by where we don't feel the devastation and void in our souls." " andy and barbara parker were joined by oregon governor kate brown, portland mayor charlie hales, and survivors of gun violence. many of the participants wore orange to symbolize the value of human life. alison parker and her camera man adam ward were shot and killed during a morning report in august by a disgruntled former co- worker. president obama says progress in the fight against isis.... needs to come faster. the president delivering the message today from the pentagon... . the strategy session with his national security team-- focusing on his strategy against isis. the obama then offered another update on the u-s led coalition's progress fighting the terror organization. " : we are hitting isil harder than ever, coalition aircraft, our fighters, bombers, and drones, have been increasing the pace of airstrikes. nearly 9000 as of

in november, we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started." on thursday president obama will travel to the national counterterrorism center in virginia. this is just the fifth time president obama has visited the pentagon for a briefing. the last trip was in july. army sergeant- turned-deserter bowe bergdahl will face a general court marital for charges of desertion and misbehavior... bergdahl is charged with walking from his post in eastern afghanistan in 20- 09... he was captured by the taliban and held for nearly five years... before being part of a controversial prisoner swap last year. authorities recommending that the case be referred to a special court martial rather an misdemeanor-level forum... comedian bill cosby is fighting back against his accusers... he is countersuing seven of them.... his attorney says cosby never drugged or sexually assaulted the women listed in the lawsuit. cosby's lawyers states that the "false...opportunis tic" accusations have caused cosby

jobs and "mortification." cosby is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. dozens of women have come forward in the last year claiming they were assaulted by cosby... he has denied all of the charges. no one is really a fan of the d-m-v... a woman in florida had to be physically removed after throwing a fit. police say the woman got into an argument with a dmv examiner.... then threw a full blown tantrum... and it was caught on camera. take her to the ground. she got a few strong kicks in as the state trooper tried to get her outta there. police charged her with resisting arrest. one of the hottest items of the holiday season may be harder to find... two large online retailers put a stop to the sale of hoverboards. the u-s consumer product safety commission is investigating at least 11 reports of "hoverboard" fires in 10 states. the investigation includes testing new hoverboards, as well as those

now amazon has halted the sale of almost every model and brand of hoverboard listed on its website. overstock-dot- com took down all hoverboard product listings last week as a "precautionary measure." as part of its announcement, overstock offered customers an option to return their self- balancing scooters for a full refund. the federal aviation administration announces requirements for drone owners.... the f-a-a wants to make sure drones and other unmanned aircrafts are flown safely. new rules will require users to pay a 5-dollar fee to register their devices with the government... following hundreds of reports of drones flying near jets and airports. some industry groups say the new rules are an unnecessary burden on hobbyists... " "there's a preflight inspection, you have to check rules and regulations, you have to check airspace, so there's a lot of things to know before you fire em up and fly." " the registration program starts on december 21st... if you bought a drone before then, you have until february

a michigan college student is spirit.... and decided... it was the season to fool his rather now he's talking about pulling a fast one on his loved ones. josh brassow decided to create to send to his with a picture of the only thing is-- he doesn't have one so hired them. he posted an ad offered 20 dollars to anyone who could help him. jess jax- a tattoo kids answered the call.... "i told him i'd do it for free, because it's just funny." "she said, 'hey i can be the large, intimidating woman for your picture.'" " the card featured the fake couple her two real kids....and jax stuffed her shirt to appear pregnant. and was signed merry christmas-- the brassows: josh, patty 'bone- crusher' johnson, blade and thor. this may be the

thing you see today.. this is a 5-week old polar bear sleeping. columbus zoo and aquarium released this videoof the little bear. for now, it weighs about 4 pounds and measures 16 inches. her eyes are not even fully open yet. you can hear her purr as she tosses and turns...next to a stuffed animal. zoo staff says she has started trying to stand up on all fours, especially when she's ready for her next meal. the longest running show on the strip.... is coming to a close.... jubilee is calling it quits... how long you can still see the iconic showgirls gracing the stage. they grew up playing baseball together and against each other... now two hometown greats are coming home for a special ceremony. how las vegas is celebrating bryce harper and kris bryant. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

we told you in the rant and in the news about people living off the strip the problems they were having with nightly street racing... now we hear from one of those drivers.. her message: we're not going away.. but she offers a solution.. the rant is coming up! you're watching fox5 news at 10.

sports heroes.... are getting a special honor later this week. major league baseball players bryce harper and kris bryant are getting the key to the city. harper-- an outfiedler for the washington nationals-- was named national league m-v-p. and bryant-- a third baseman for the chicago cubs was named national league rookie of the year. the special ceremony will be held thursday night on fremont street. it is open to the public. dreams of making his way into the

pete rose.... will remain a dream for now... baseball commissioner rob manfred told rose his lifetime ban for betting on baseball won't be lifted. rose was originally banned league determined he bet on games while managing the cincinnati rose says he will talk to the media decision at his sports bar on the morning. dozens of fighters stepping into the octagon.... showing off their skills in an effort to be featured in a popular reality show. men and women are trying out for the upcoming season of the ultimate fighter. the try-outs-- held today at red rock casino... three different weight classes--115 and 135 pound women and 205 pound men... battling it out today for a spot on the show. a police officer from st. louis missouri says she is here just chasing her dream. "women have come so far in this sport and it is awesome to be here and see all of this talent in this room. and just

experience. " this season of the ultimate fighter will begin filming in january and is scheduled to premiere in april 2016. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty north breezes overnight to 25 mph decrease through tuesday to 15 mph. however, with just a high of 48 degrees on tuesday it will certainly be a chilly day. freezing overnights for us on wednesday and thursday with lows around 30 degrees. we'll see highs around 50 for both afternoons. friday and the weekend we'll see upper 50s with a slight chance of showers on sunday. north breezes overnight to 25 mph decrease through tuesday to 15 mph. however, with just

on tuesday it will certainly be a chilly day. freezing overnights for us on wednesday and thursday with lows around 30 degrees. we'll see highs around 50 for both afternoons. friday and the weekend we'll see upper 50s with a slight chance of showers on sunday.

closed captioning will resume shortly police call the spike in pedestrian deaths this year unprecedented... and completely avoidable.. in the rant the reaction has ranged from a contempt for pedestrians who chose to risk it all.. to understanding that we all need to look out for them..

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we're going to hear from someone involved who says .. hey this is our passion.. we're not going to quit.. but first here's

send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. two officer involved shootings in one day. we're live at the scene of the latest one with an update. one of the most exciting things coming to c-e-s are self-driving cars. but there's a lot of effort that will have to happen... for these cars to be in our state in time.

but there's nothing made up about its empire with disney. how many billions of dollars its making... on things other than ticket sales. it is the end of an era. the longest running show on the las vegas strip....is calling it quits. "kats says: jubilee was certainly the most contemporary showgirl show of them all. jubilee is ending run.... the production---- featuring the legacy of the "jubilee's" last february 11-th. entertainment says its exploring a new showgirl production at bally's. the countdown is on until the release of the new star war movie-- the force awakens. across the country fans are already lining up.... in l-a more than 100 are in place outside the chinese theater. some of them have been in line for

an arkansas couple is't ready to let it go.... they have decked their house out for the holidays. why their light

decorating for the holiday... some go all out... their inspiration from a popular disney movie let the storm rage on... the cold never bothered my anyway.... (music)" an arkansas couple--- created a frozen themed light display. they synced their lights to the movie's song let it go.... and set up a projector... to show scenes from the film on the