hangov your only choice for live local news right now. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. most people who are out drinking tonight... will probably want to avoid a hangover on new year's day. fox5's les

a couple doctors on the do's and don't for tonight. he joins us live from the welcome to las vegas sign... so les - what's the best advice? don't drink but that's not an option that many consider when visiting las vegas but especially on new years eve. according to yelp las vegas ranks third in the country for hard partying on new years eve. ahhh there is nothing quite like a party in las vegas but especially new years eve....but unless you are prepared there is a price to pay. first bit of advice from dr daliah wachs.....pace yourself don't start drinking at 6:05pm and be wasted by 8. one way to do that according to dr. d is drink water between the alcoholic drinks. she says it's also very important to not drink on an empty stomach if you are on an empty stomach, everybody's like uhh i'll get a buzz quicker because it will absorb faster

empty stomach you are going to absorb your alcohol allot quicker from the gut, the problem with that is you are more likely to get a hangover. if that happens.....who you gonna call??? dr. jason burke founder of hangover heaven....a medical practice that caters to curing hangovers. we already have 35 of 40 people booked tomorrow now that preventative practice. hangover heaven will treat a nasty hangover at their clinic on s. highland dr or can send a team go to your hotel room if you are really incapacitated. we give people the iv fluids, two different intravenous antioxidants, intravenous anti- inflammatory as well as intravenous anti nausa medicine. this i.v. cocktail pardon the pun he can get a person feeling better in a matter of a few minutes to an hour...... a whole lot faster than trying to sleep a hangover off or popping pills. dr. burke says they only treat patients who are hungover, not those who are still drunk. that gets complicated from a medical and legal perspective so between pacing your drinks, eating and not over indulging you should be able to avoid the nasty side effects of a few

so las vegas ranks third on yelp's hangover index. san francisco ranks first, boston second. btw have a safe and happy new year. expect las vegas to be filled with smoke - on new year's day after kicking off 2016 with fireworks. the clark county department of air quality issued an air quality advisory in effect tonight... new year's eve... through tomorrow. there isn't an unhealthy level of air pollution currently. the warning is precautionary - particularly for those with respiratory and other health concerns who may have their conditions aggravated by the smoke and small

that come from firework displays. the county said children and the elderly should also consider staying indoors to avoid smoke exposure. one of the best spots to wathc spots to watch the midnight fireworks will be from ghostbar... on the 55-th floor of the palms. that's where we find fox five's cyndi lundeberg. you've got a great view out there, cyndi! closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning

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secure on new year's eve. loud noises and flashes from fireworks can scare pets - and cause them to run off. it's recommended to keep pets indoors - and to make sure they are microchipped and have collars with name-tags for easy identification - in case they get lost. a person is dead... after being shot by police. coming up - a live report on what caused an officer - to fire a weapon at a suspect. 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 --

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news.... as a suspect is shot by an officer this afternoon. it happened on golden cypress avenue ... near desert inn and cimarron. that's where we find fox five's abby theodros - with what led to the gunfire. we now know the deceased individual was a suspect wanted by us marshals. it is unclear at the moment what the suspect was wanted for but metro was responding to a request for assistance. if you look behind me you can see where police encountered the

fired. metro got the call around 2 today and have been on the scene since then. police are in the early stages of their investigation and have not identified the individual. we also do not know how the suspect ended up in this residential neighborhood but police say there is no threat to the public we are anticipating a briefing within the hour to get more information on what exactly happened. an arrest made... after a shooting at a doctors office how police say he ended up behind bars - after his accomplice was shot and killed by an employee and - a man comes across an intruder inside his own home - and

now - the suspect is still on the run. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live

police caught the man they say robbed a local doctor's office and left his accomplice for dead in the parking lot. this is 43-year-old mario chism. a criminal apprehension team found him yesterday and took him into custody without incident. on december 16th, police say chism and 45-year-old veronica clay went into a medical office on charleston. they say chism was armed with a gun and pistol whipped the doctor. an employee inside was able to get out, get a gun from his car and was returning to the office when the two were coming out. clay was shot, fell to the ground and later died. chism took off. police say he was suffering from a gunshot wound to the foot when they found him. take a look at this surveillance video just released by metro police. you can see the car in the middle of the screen. police say they think the two people in the car

man outside a 24 hour fitness on tuesday. police say the victim parked outside the gym on rainbow at around 10 p-m but didn't appear to go in. at about 1 a-m this mid 2000's two door coupe with a rear spoiler was seen driving through. ten minutes later, the victim's car rolled onto a parking median... and the driver's window had been the man inside was shot. he died at the scene. a man is recovering after being stabbed by an intruder he found in his home. early this morning, metro police say the victim arrived home on twinkle star drive near craig and pecos to find the suspect inside. a struggle ensued and the homeowner was stabbed at least three times in the torso area. the intruder then took off and is still on the loose. the man was taken to the hospital in non-life threatening condition. if you have information on any of these crimes... call police or

police are looking into how a body ended up along a highway - after being found by a group of found along highway 160 near mile marker 22... on the way to jeff thomas says he was hiking with his kids, when they came across the body hidden among some rocks. " he did have an old nevada id, cash on him, grocery store savings cards, some cigarettes, a lighter. i turned that all over to police." thomas says there was an eviction notice with the body. the coroner has not yet released the person's name or the cau of death. jeb bush's presidential campaign plans to double the size of its paid staff in nevada. it's part of a strategy to gain traction before the caucuses. a spokesperson says the campaign has nine paid staff members in nevada

of about 20 in january. nevada republicans will caucus on february 23-rd. the state is fourth in the nominating process and is important for candidates hoping to build momentum through the primary season. the former florida governor has endorsements from some high- profile nevada republican office holders - but is lagging behind a handful of primary opponents in national polls. since today is the last day of the year .. it's also the last day to make donations that will count for tax deductions this year. we stopped by the goodwill on rainbow at warm springs this morning and they were very busy. in fact, they told us today is one of the busier days of the whole year. kathy topp / goodwill of southern nevada "we are extremely busy as people are trying to get that all important donation reciept to turn in with their taxes." joseph fores / donating to goodwill "i feel good. it's basicly if you give you're going to receive. good karma." if you still need to make an end of year donation .. you're in luck. all forty goodwill locations across

staying open until 10 tonight. downtown will packed with revellers as well... to celebrate the new year. let's check in with fox five's miguel martinez-valle... live from the fremont street experience. christine it may seem quiet down here now but that is quickly going to change. the fremont street security sweep has started so everyone that was on the street was asked to leave while police and fremont street experience employees secure the area ... now new year's eve is the biggest night of the year for fremont street so it will be gated off with controlled access . tickets to get into the street party are 40 dollars but officials think it's well worth it.

when we we control access to fremont street experience and we do that for crowd control we have a maximum capacity of about 30000 people under the four blocks of the canopy " tonight's party is 21 and up so we can expect the drinks pouring and the music blasting ...the capacity for fremont street is around 30 thousand so there's plenty of room so if you're still looking for a rocking way to kick off the new year fremont street is a great option , i'll be here all night bringing you all the fun. if you do plan on coming remember no purses, bags, strollers, really no outside items are allowed in so just come and enjoy. live from fremont, valle fox 5 news local las vegas. cold night - as las vegas celebrates new year's eve. fox five chief

foundation room at mandalay bay. he joins us live with the holiday forecast. highs slowly increase over the next few afternoons with overnight lows staying near freezing through the weekend. we'll be at 48 as a high on new year's day with low-mid 50s for the weekend. saturday morning will be close to freezing with 33 degrees..37 the low on sunday. we'll see increasing clouds over the weekend with slight chances of showers monday with good chances of area showers expected tuesday through thursday.

next few afternoons with overnight lows staying near freezing through the weekend. we'll be at 48 as a high on new year's day with low-mid 50s for the weekend. saturday morning will be close to freezing with 33 degrees..37 the low on sunday. we'll see increasing clouds over the weekend with slight chances of showers monday with good chances of area

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non-perishable food items at any valley albertsons and vons. you can also donate cash right at the register. all of the proceeds benefit three square food bank. there are still a few more days to check out the largest drive- thru light display in the valley. "glittering lights" features more than three million holiday lights shining bright along the two- point-five mile course. the event raises money for the speedway children's charity among other local organizations. its open nightly starting at 5:30 p- m. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6

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the chipotle chicken club combo. live in las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. happening right now .. a law enforcement person on the west of the we'll get the latest on what a few minutes. but the big story year's eve and hundreds of thousands of people are here to celebrate the new year on the strip, downtown .. and