couple miles from where im standing now. police say the hiker was near oak creek canyon and took a fall that turned deadly. red rock canyon became the scene of a day-long investigation after police say a hiker fell at least 80 feet and later died. it happened just before noon near oak creek canyon. the hiker - initially surviving the fall. stand up: "police say the hiker sustained the serious injuries after falling near a canyon like this one but died before metro's search and rescue unit could arrive." 10 it's unclear what caused the fall - but police say high wind conditions effected their response time. wind gusts were around 28 miles per hour. long time climber dwain porter says when the winds kick up - there's no telling what could happen. dwain porter, long-time climber: sometimes the winds could be so gusty like today that you're just walking along the edge of a rock and it almost knocked you over just from a surprise gust so i almost lost my footing a couple of times today in these high winds. 13

11:40 this morning and police were still at the scene as of 8 tonight - we'll be here waiting to learn more about what happened.

say inclement weather can effect hikers of all levels... along with the condition of the trail's steepness and physical condition. an off-duty police officer and her husband accidentally shot a family member. it happened around 11-30 on christmas night at a home near ann and simmons. north las vegas police say the female officer was sleeping when a relative came inside the home. she was not expecting anyone else to be there. police say the the officer and her husband fired shots at the family member. that person was taken to the hospital... and expected to survive. a husband shot and killed by his wife in their plaza hotel room on christmas eve has been identified. the coroner says 45-year-old david cordova of north las vegas died from a gunshot wound to the chest. his death has been ruled a murder. police say he was arguing with his wife 34-year-old maria escalante when she shot him several times. she was arrested thursday night. jail records show

pending an initial court appearance for murder... child abuse... and endangerment charges. the strong winds returning this weekend. parts of the valley were hit with gusts between thirty to forty miles per hour. it's expected to last into the night. and las vegas fire and rescue say strong winds were to blame for a house fire early this morning. hot ashes from a backyard fire pit landed on a neighbor's home near lake mead and jones. the flames spread up to the roof. fire officials say a neighbor tried to put it out with a garden hose. firefighters had in a few minutes. no one was hurt. treated for minor smoke inhalation. the american red cross is helping out two people with basic needs like shelters... clothes. there were ten thousand dollars in damages -- mostly to the exterior of the home and attic. a family member outdoor fire pit was used in a party late friday night. they thought it before going to bed. and rescue says outdoor fire pits

because you use charcoal or wood for them. tim syzmanski says to always soak them in water when you're done. the ashes can retain heat for several hours to more than a day... and cause another fire. "another thing if youre using a fireplace or wood burning stove put them in bucket. and soak them in water before you put them in the trash. dont throw them on ground. it will set them on fire and neighbors home on fire. if you put on trash, it will put trash can on fire so you really need to let them soak before you discard them." las vegas fire and rescue also want to remind everyone with new year's eve coming up -- you can not use fireworks. syzmanksi says it's illegal during the holiday season. the "white christmas" snow may have left las vegas... but the cold and wind is still here... les is here tonight with a first look at weather and all the winds we've been talking about.

sticks around for the remainder of saturday into sunday morning. as the winds die down the clear skies will allow for temperatures to remain well below normal. monday another system dives down toward us from the northwest. this system will spread some cloud and a very small chance of drizzle in las vegas. by wednesday that system moves east and high pressure builds for the remainder of 2015. new years eve looks to be partly cloudy and cool with temperatures in the high 30's at midnight.

it's a busy weekend at mount charleston after las vegas received a "white christmas". lee canyon received six inches of fresh powder overnight. the ski and snowboard resort also sold out "snow kids packages" and tubing today. park officials say there will be lots of traffic through sunday... and it could carry into the new year. they remind everyone to have patience... and watch for kids running in the road. once the park gets too full -- officials will set up checkpoints... and you'll only be able to get in when people exit the park. christmas is officially over... and some are already starting to take down the tree and decorations. a christmas tree recycling drive is underway. u-n-l-v and springs preserve are heading the program. there are more than thirty drop- off locations throughout the valley... like parks and neighborhood lowe's stores. most of the locations are open 24-seven.

years ago. since then -- more than 175-thousand trees have been turned into mulch for landscaping and dust control -- which will help beautify parks. "last year we recycled 15,812 trees, our biggest year was about 18,000 trees, and since we started counting trees in 2001 we've recycled over 176,000 trees." drive organizers say to make sure you take off all of the ornaments and tinsel off before dropping off your tree. you can bring them starting now through january 15-th. coming up -- extreme weather causing death and destruction over the holidays. where four people were killed after a tornado tonight... and where heavy flooding have caused a state of emergency. "we will not leave until we know that every last ember has been extinguished" hundreds of firefighters battling flames in southern california. how many acres have been destroyed... and which areas are being evacuated.

happiest place on for a new land. at disneyland to area. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay,

people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in.

you're watching fox5 news at ten with elizabeth watts. fox5 weather 24/7 with meteorologist les krifaton. this is fox news at ten. local las vegas. millions across the country face severe weather this holiday weekend. tonight -- police say four people have been killed in garland, texas from traffic accidents during a tornado. parts of the southeast trying to recover from the damage. nick valencia shows us how storm victims are coping. (nats -- rain) severe weather batters several southern states. heavy rains hammer parts of alabama.. (nats -- rain)

some roads impassable. rescue crews helping residents trapped in their homes. the national weather service said a potential tornado touched down in birmingham causing damage to several blocks. (charles gordon, birmingham fire chief) "the damage that was done was confined to approximately one square mile. we have three structures, three houses that collapsed. we transported one patient from the scene, there were two others that were removed from the structure but reported no injuries." alabama's governor declared a state of emergency because of widespread flooding. at least 117 homes overcome by water. in georgia, the rain damaged roads and made driving treacherous. (nats -- rain) and in mississippi, flood warnings and relentless rain add more misery to areas already devastated by tornados that killed at least 8- people in the state. many roads are flooded and some people are dealing with rising water in their homes.

victor and tameka hale watched as their home of ten years was overtaken by water. (tameka hale/ homeowner) "the refrigerator, the lawn mower, the trailer, it just floated away, garbage can, everything gone." (victor hale/ homeowner) "it happened so fast we had to get up and get out of there, the rain was coming way too fast." the couple and their nine-year-old son now homeless and staying with relatives. (tameka hale/ homeowner) "it's discouraging. we lost everything. my child...he didn't get none of his christmas items". and a brush fire in california causes mandatory evacuations this weekend. here's a look at solimar beach near ventura. flames burned more than 12- hundred acres -- shutting down parts of two southern california highways. more than seven- hundred firefighters were called out. mandatory evacuations were in place for solimar beach and a voluntary evacuation notice for neighboring areas. while most of the country braves the cold and snow... it's feeling more like spring in new york. temperatures have been reaching the sixties and

surfers were drawn to new york city's "rockaway beach" to catch some waves. forecasts show the ocean temperatures were in the low fifties... but it's not stopping people from putting on their wetsuits and diving into the ocean. "probably a little more crowded than i expected it to be but everybody's off work so that's why i figured the crowds would pile up eventually." the warm weather broke records on the east coast... christmas day in new york also hit a new record in mercury levels -- hitting 66! now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) windy and much cooler weather sticks around for the remainder of saturday into sunday morning. as the winds die down the clear skies will allow for temperatures to remain well below normal. monday another system dives down toward us from the

system will spread some cloud and a very small chance of drizzle in las vegas. by wednesday that system moves east and high pressure builds for the remainder of 2015. new years eve looks to be partly cloudy and cool with temperatures in the high 30's at

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a crucial nfl divisional game tonight. which team comes out with an n-f-c title and a playoff spot -- coming up

(( sports anim )) welcome to fox five sports -- i'm rachel moore. all the washington redskins had to do was beat the philadelphia eagles to win the n-f-c east title and clinch a playoff spot. they had one job -- and this is how it went down -- both teams coming out of the blocks quick -- three minutes into the first quarter -- ryan mathews punches it in from the goalline -- 7-zip eagles. the redskins respond quickly -- this is off play- action -- kirk cousins finds jordan reed over the middle for the 22-yard touchdown. reed's 10th score of the year -- but washington misses the extra point so that puts them at 7-6. later in the first -- same score -- reed again! he fights his way for the end zone and he's in. redskins now up 13-7. now -- this was strange at the end of the half -- less than 20 seconds to go -- washington

cousins finds reed who's down inside the 10 -- and reed has the ball knocked out of his hand! reed goes to get it -- and there's just confusion on both sides. it all leads to a delay of game called on the eagles. washington with no timeouts so cousins -- he tries to spike the ball -- but!! he spikes it before the whistle!! cousins explaining to the ref -- no flag for that so they get to try again. this time -- cousins waits for the whistle -- but -- what-the -- he takes a knee -- remember -- the redskins have no times outs -- cousins can't believe what he just did -- redskins come away with no points -- they're up 16-to-10 at the half. third quarter -- eagles down 23- to-10 -- demarco murray -- he takes the handoff -- 4 yards and into the endzone for the touchdown. philadelphia down 23-17. eagles with the ball now -- sam bradford with the toss for murry but he fumbles the ball. deangelo hall recovers and takes it 17 yards for the touchdown. redskins up 30-17.

same score -- 3rd and goal -- cousins finds pierre garcon in the corner of the endzone. cousins' 7th game this season with 300-plus passing yards. redskins win it -- 38-to-24 -- to take the n-f-c east. the runnin' rebels getting some much-needed rest before the conference season opener against fresno state this week. unlv coming off a dominating performance against south dakota on tuesday. over at the thomas and mack -- unlv sinking 18- three pointers. that's the second-most single-game makes from 3-point range in mountain west conference history -- and the most since 2011. the runnin' rebels runnin' over the coyotes 103-to-68. and coach rice says this season -- he just wants an opportunity to compete for a regular season conference title. dave rice, head coach:we all know how hard it is to win games at home, much less on the road. i think one thing that our

do is let out new guys know is how difficult the conference is. we just need to be prepared for every single game. you know, it's 18 hard games. the road is always tough, but we're excited, and to end our non- conference slate on a "win," you know we played a lot of great competition throughout our non-conference schedule, and i think it really prepared us for this conference season. the runnin' rebels will return to thomas and mack on wednesday to play the fresno state bulldogs. tipoff is at 8. presidential candidates take the holiday week off. how they're gearing up for the campaign trail

more than a month away... and which democratic presidential hopeful will be in las vegas on monday. a galaxy plan not too far... far... away. how many attractions and restaurants will close at disney land next month to make room for a "star wars" land... and what fans can

this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. a hiker is killed after falling at red rock canyon. metro police have been investigating the scene all day. fox five's abby theodros joins us from close to red rock at charleston and 215 with more on what happened. it all happened a couple miles from where im standing now. police say the hiker was near oak creek canyon and took a fall that turned deadly. police say group had developed some sort of a rope system to come back dowm the canyon and failed. thats when he 80 ft - suffering blunt force trauma. " passed away when got to the ground " police said the climber wasnt wearing a helmet. which contributed to hus injuries. police say weather doesnt appear to be a factor in his fall but it did effect metro's response time to the scene. the incident was in

police had to set up ropes to retrieve the body and later lower him to the canyon floor police now plan to get in touch w the mans family and will release more indormation as it becimes available red rock officials say inclement weather can effect hikers of all levels... along with the trail's steepness and physical condition. wind gusts were up to 28 mph in the canyon today. to national headlines now... 2015 seems like a year of history repeating -- with mass shootings... controversial police shootings... and other scandals. mary moloney shows us the national stories that made headlines this year. this was a tragically recurring scene during 20-15. crowds fleeing another mass shooting. from a military center in chattanooga... to a college campus in roseburg, oregon... then a mass shooting at a health center in san

authorities say may have been inspired by isis. president obama called it an act of terrorism. (president obama): "the threat from terrorism is real. but we will overcome it." in roanoke... two journalists were killed when a gunman opened fire during their live report. and in charleston a shooting at a black church reignited a long simmering national debate over the confederate flag. the palmetto state voted to remove the flag from the state capitol for the first time in 54 years. racial tensions were not confined to charleston with black lives matter rallies happening in cities across the country protesters were outraged by the police killings of unarmed black men like freddie gray, jamar clark and walter scott. june saw two historic decisions from the supreme court of the united states. in a 6-3 split the court saved the affordable care act. a divided court also ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide. (nats) while many cheered the 5-4 ruling some sharply disagreed.

court sat behind bars for preventing her office from issuing marriage licenses. kim davis made headlines again when she publicly announced she'd had a private meeting with pope francis during his visit to the united states. the holy father made stops in philadelphia, new york, and washington d-c making history as the first pope to address congress. (pope francis): "god bless america." a report from congress accused japanese auto parts manufacturer takata of putting profits ahead of safety. takata disputed the report's conclusion saying it had a number of "inaccuracies" but the company's faulty airbags resulted in a huge recall affecting 34 million cars. and new england rocked the sports world in january when the patriots were accused using under-inflated balls to win a playoff game (tom brady/quarterback): "i feel like i've always played within the rules..' meanwhile former patriot aaron hernandez, boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev

holmes were convicted in highly publicized trials. as they faced justice 2 inmates fled from it in upstate new york. the prison escape led to a weeks long manhunt that ended with one inmate dead and another back behind bars. i'm mary moloney reporting. associated press releases a "square alliance" poll -- showing americans believe the most important events of this year were the attacks in san bernardino and paris. 57-percent of those polled say this year was worse than the last year as a whole. millions face severe weather and wildfires this holiday weekend. say four people garland, texas accidents during a tornado. unseasonably warm weather accross the nation has storms. parts of the southeast are still recovering from flooding and tornados that left at least eighteen people dead. hundreds of homes and businesses have been damaged. a brush fire in california forced mandatory

many families spent christmas day collecting their belongings from the rubble. "it was like pouring down, heavy rain...and then all of a sudden the glass and the windows just broke out and then it sounded like someone was clawing the tin off of the house - the roof." members of the marine corps donated toys on christmas day to dozens of kids whose families lost everything in the storms. it's been a quiet campaign trail with the holiday week... and iowa caucuses are more than a month away. fox's kristin fisher shows us how the 2016 field prepares for the race for the white house. it has been all quiet on the campaign trail there were zero campaign events on christmas eve, christmas day, or today. but things will start picking back up tomorrow... and then really ramp up on monday. tomorrow... martin o'malley will start a four-day swing through iowa. while bernie sanders will be in nevada. then -- the republican candidates will get back into the mix on

chris chrisite and marco rubio will be campaigning in iowa. rubio will actually be joined congressman trey gowdy -- chair of the benghazi committee. meanwhile -- trump and kasich will be in new hampshire. and jeb bush will be holding three events in his home- state of florida. rand paul doesn't have anything on the calendar until after the new year. but he's using the day after christmas to ask supporters to help fill his campaign coffers. paul says: "still over half of the people are undecided. we have a real shot at winning, we have a great ground game in iowa and new hampshire. we need your help." on the democratic side -- this week -- bernie sanders broke the record for the most campaign contributions at this point in a presidential campaign. he's earned more than 2.3 million dollars in individual contributions. but hillary clinton's heading into new year with a double-digit lead. which is why her campaign is focusing their fire -- not on her primary opponents -- but on her possible general election match up.. trump is heading into the new year more dominant than ever. according to the real clear politics average... he's at

competitor - ted cruz - is still 19- points behind. and these candidates now have just 37-days until the iowa caucus. in washington, kristin fisher.. fox news. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will be in the silver state for a two-day swing. he'll be in reno tomorrow... and las vegas on monday. sanders will have a roundtable with veterans at dougie j's on las vegas boulevard... then a hold a "future to believe in event" at canyon springs high school. many are still enjoying their holiday break and heading to the movie theaters. why this could be the biggest christmas movie weekend in history... and how five new movies compared to the "force awakens". and speaking of star wars... how disneyland will make history with a new "star wars" land... and what guests can expect from the experience. your fox5 weather

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holidays are over doesn't mean the shopping madness is. the last few weeks have been hectic in stores -- with people trying to find the perfect gift for that special someone or looking for the last ingredient to their christmas meal. thousands took to the malls today to return presents...or maybe just treat themselves to something special with a gift card they got for christmas. today we were at the las vegas south premium outlets. one little boy was anxious to use a gift card he received from santa. "i got a gamestop gift card, i'm hoping to see one here so i can use it to get new star wars infinity

"i kind of figured. everyone is returning everything and getting all of the sales." shoppers ended up waiting in lines most of the time... but left happy after snagging good deals. and there's a way you can help out others during your holiday shopping. it's part of our take five to care holiday food drive. you can help thousands of people across the valley who don't have enough to eat. you have five days left to drop off non-perishable food at valley albertsons and vons. you can also donate at the register. all of the proceeds benefit three square. while many plan to shop or return their gifts this holiday weekend... many are spending it with family and friends -- especially at the movie theaters. david daniel shows us why this could be the biggest christmas weekend in box office history. "nothing will stand in our way." after a week of breaking one record after another, "star wars: the force awakens" is about to set yet another mark: biggest second weekend ever! 150-million

should put it over 500-million by sunday -- making it the year's second- highest-grossing movie in just 10 days of release. "looks like we got ourselves a good old-fashioned dad- off." "you're gonna eat my dust, dusty." the closest challenger -- if you can call it that -- will be "daddy's home," with step- dad will ferrell facing off against prodigal father mark wahlberg. the comedy figures to make 20-million or more... while golden globe nominee "joy" opens in third place despite mixed reviews, earning between 15 and 20- million. (nat-football) "repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. it turns you into someone else." "concussion, the n- f-l's least-favorite film, is another golden globe nominee drawing mixed reviews... it figures to debut in the low teens, while two other films fight to make the top five with about 10-million bucks: "point break," a "re-imagining" of the keanu reeves cult classic about surfing criminals, and "the big short," about a different kind of thief: the bankers behind the 2008 mortage "how could the happen?" "it's fueled by

stupidity, that's fraud." "tell me the difference between stupid and illegal, and i'll have my wife's brother arrested." "rentrak" expects "the force awakens" to cross one billion dollars in global box-office receipts before the weekend is out. disneyland is making space for a galaxy far... far... away. the theme park is set to close several attractions and restaurants next month. it's to make room for a 14-acre "star wars" area. guests will be introduced to a whole new star wars planet... and a battle between the first order and resistance. you'll also be able to take control of a millennium falcon on a secret mission. it will be the largest single- themed land expansion ever. there are some temporary closures like the mark twain riverboat... pirates lair on tom saywer island... and the disneyland railroad. now fox5 weather

krifaton ((weather)) for up to date traffic alerts and conditions check fox5vegas.com under news. for up to date traffic alerts and conditions check for up to date traffic alerts and conditions check fox5vegas.com under news. windy and much cooler weather sticks around for the remainder of saturday into sunday morning. as the winds die down the clear skies will allow for temperatures to remain well below normal. monday another system dives down toward us from the northwest. this system will spread some cloud and a

vegas. by wednesday that system moves east and high pressure builds for the remainder of 2015. new years eve looks to be partly cloudy and cool with temperatures

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ultimate fighting champion anderson silva returning to the u-f-c on february 27th. silva finishing his one-year suspension for steroid use. the 40-year-old former middleweight champion will face michael bye-spyng at the o2 arena in london. silva -- who's 33- and-6 -- reigned as the ufc's 185- pound champion for nearly seven until he lost twice to chris weidman in 2013. -- he broke his leg in that silva returned last january for a decision victory over nick diaz at ufc 183 -- but the nevada athletic commission suspended him after testing positive for steroid use. the associated press names their athletes of the year. ladies first -- serena williams honored with the

year. this is her fourth time winning the honor. williams nearly became the first tennis player in more than 25 years to complete the grand slam. she won the australian open -- the french open -- wimbledon -- then lost in the u.s. open semi-finals. serena beat out carli lloyd -- who helped the u.s. women's soccer team win the world cup title -- and u-f-c star ronda rousey -- who finished third -- just one spot ahead of holly holm -- the woman who pulled off that upset win last month in their bout. over on the men's side -- stephen curry -- who led the golden state warriors to their first n-b-a title in 40 years --- he finished first in the vote by u.s. editors and news directors. curry joins lebron james -- michael jordan and larry bird as the only basketball players to win the honor in the award's 85-year history. curry beat out golfer jordan pieth -- who won two majors and american pharoah -- who became the first horse since 1978 to win the triple crown. over to the n-b-a --

january. the forward tore his left quadriceps tendon in last night's christmas game against the los angeles lakers. despite the injury -- griffin finished the game with 13 points -- 12 rebounds -- sen ((a((ipp``hd8 assists in 36 minutes. an m-r-i taken saturday reveled the extent of thei njury and he will be re-evaluated in two weeks. tonight the clippers played the utah jazz -- and even without griffin -- they came out with the win 109-to-104. and because it's christmas -- here's a little hockey for les -- play of the day -- sabres vs bruins 3rd period... bruins up 2-1... and louis eriksson finds david krejci (kray-chee) who follows his own shot for the goal. this was a pretty close match up until the last two minutes. the sabres score two goals -- with two assists. sabres win this one 6-to-3.

over -- but the grinch is still out and about. where he was spotted bringing laughter -- instead of stealing

the grinch tries to steal the christmas spotlight this week. "nobody i mean nobody will enjoy christmas, shakes ornaments." "you know the whole christmas season is stupid stupid stupid." "can i touch it is it real hair? this one growing into her .you're not a who.

what." grinch impressionist -- mark bowes -- brought comedy to the streets of england. he interacts with shoppers... kids... and even a police