in the valley. you'll hear why some say mass deportations is not a solution. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. from transportation -- to education -- new projects and programs in to education -- new projects and programs in downtown -- mayor carolyn goodman shared her vision for 20-16 and the future of las vegas. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. tonight the mayor gave her annual state of the city address at the las vegas city hall -- fox5's rachel moore is live with highlights of her speech. mayor goodman talked about several projects and initiati can expect to see in the city this year -- but she says her number one priority is public safety. because we are a tourist center and a convention center, terrorism is really something..." public safety is on the top of mayor carolyn gooman's list to maintain as the city of las vegas begins the new year. one new program, increasing safety

officers on bikes and motorcycles. so now they can get into the parks and onto our trails to ensure that all of us who use the facilities are safe. thursday night, in her state of the city address, mayor goodman shared what las vegas accomplished, and what city leaders continue to work on in what's been called the "master plan." we know we need more parks, especially in the downtown area. and we are looking at ways to bring green spaces to fit in with our existing developments. they mayor highlighted a few of the 50 new projects completed and under construction in downtown las vegas. a project value of $305- million where more than 2,100 permanant jobs were created. part of that plan, transportation. project neon is on the immediate horizon to un- spagetti the spagett bowl in the core of our city. and to open the flow of traffic from the north and the south and the east and the west for the ultimate

goodman was mayor's faith initiative and its committment to end veterans homelessness was a success in 2015. mayor goodman also called out state leaders. coming up at 10:30 hear what she wants nevada lawmakers to reevaluate. for now -- reporting live -- rachel moore -- fox five news -- local las vegas. another project las vegas leaders are spereheading is the launch of a march. a trial date has been set in the battery case for erich nowsch. nowsch was in court this morning.... the 20-year old will go to trial in june. police say he held a knife to a teen during a confrontation that reportedly took place a day after tammy meyers died at the hospital. he is accused of shooting meyers outside of her home last february. nowsch and his accused accomplice , derrick andrews, will go to trial for meyers' murder in march. the homeless man

cocktail server at the palms.... has been sentenced to 42 years to life. noel stevens pleaded guilty in the murder of shauna tiaffay. he testified that her estranged husband george hired him to kill her. chief meteorologist ted pretty joins us with a look at the forecast. slight chances of showers remain overnight tonight into early friday. we'll see highs and lows run a little cooler than the last week or so with highs around 50 and lows in the mid-upper 30s. we stay dry friday and saturday with a slight chance of showers on sunday morning. into next week we'll see partly cloudy skies and highs around

gun safety is also taking center stage at ces this week... a company is now using biometrics to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg shows us how. thousands of children in the united states have been killed by accidental shootings... one company at ces..

to that.... homer kiyana... the founder of identilock took the tragedy of being shot in the mouth... and turned it into inspiration... im a nra member im a gun owner but most importantly im a parent and a parent who has survived a gun shot so for me it was important that i had a safety system that i can rely on after spending mroe than a decade designing airbags kiyana changed his focus to guns and created the company identilock. the device works by registering a fingerprint... and only that fingerprint can unlock it... the start up says their goal is to save lives and empower gun owners... i wanted to have something that was mobile i could put it in my car on my bed in the safe all the time the firearm would be secured identilock can be charged using a microusb cable.. the charge lasts six

identilock is in essence is a clamp that prevents access to the trigger but using your finger you can access in under a second ces 2015 also offered the latest in gun safes.... cannon provides a dual option for locking up your guns... both an electronic lock and digital code... to keep firearms out of the wrong hands... unauthorized access is the number on reason gun deaths happen in the home/ once the gun is truly locked away no one can access that gun identilock says apart is how quickly you can access your gun... someone is breaking into your home... those are the seconds that matter most.... are responsible and them to be responsible in the best case scenario no more accidental discharges and we eliminated teen suicide identilock says it takes about five

your safe... with identilock you can access your gun is less than one cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas identilock chose to launch at ces. this is the first time people are able to see the device. their product has been around for a little over a year... and comes with a three hundred dollar price tag. for more information visit our website at fox 5 vegas dot com a pair of restaurants vandalized some time overnight.... take a look these pictures came in to our report it app. police tell us someone broke into two restaurants near between nine last night and eight this morning. they ransacked both locations... but police say nothing was stilen. no arrests have been made. democratic candidate martin the economic club of las vegas this morning. o'malley says he's optimistic about the white house. today he economic policy with supporters

palace... including minimum wage. last night o'malley joined bernie sanders and hillary clinton for the "first in the west" caucus countdown dinner at m-g-m grand. more than one hundred undocumented immigrants were taken in by u.s. ice agents over new years eve weekend and some presidential hopefuls have recently come out against the mass deportation raids... fox 5's miguel martinez-valle joins us from the newsroom with that story... the deportation raids happened in georgia, texas, and north carolina but a hispanic outreach group here in nevada tells me that many local immigrants are fearing for their families... however that fear is turning to political action, and presidential front runners are being quick to speak out against the raids in order to try to win those votes. the nationwide immigration raids being performed by the obama administration are targeting a very specific group of people... " central americans are being target, these are people that are coming from countries that are full of tyrony, full of bad living

theyre running for their lives to be here." the central american families being deported came to the united states as refugees seeking asylum. and many democratic presidential hopefuls have spoken out against these raids... martin o' mally said theyre are not consistant with who are as a country and senator bernie sanders sent a letter to president obama and the secretary of homeland security urging the administration to protect, not deport, these families. " for him the priority was keeping families together, and when were hearing raids by ice agents coming to peoples homes, that goes against the principle of what this nations about." while hillary clinton's campaign hasn't called for an end to the policy, in an exclusive interview with fox5 she spoke out against mass deportations in general. " it violates our values, it undermines our economy because we would be picking people up who are contributing to our economy, paying into social security, paying taxes in many instances, and we would create a clash that would be so damaging to who we are as

the raids are focusing on families who have already been ordered to leave the u.s., but activists say its prompting other immigrants to use their political voice. " its enraging folks, you know who, have worked tirelessly in this country to create a better life for theyre definitely wanting their voice to be heard." touched on the issue... he tweeted deportation of peoples is coming about because of him... live, miguel martinez-valle. fox5news local. las vegas. homeland

secretary jeh johnson defended the raids, he says theyre a necessary deterent to keep crossing illegally into the u.s. the first hyperloop tube are arriving in the tubes will be people in pods... up hour. the hyperloop creators say people can use the pods for commutes and travel. testing in north las vegas will take place during the first quarter of 2016, in a two mile track. hyperloop hopes to complete the construction by 2020 . the new arena on the strip has officially been named... it will be called the "t-mobile arena." mgm resorts says the cell phone carrier received the naming rights to the 20,000-seat arena set to open in april. t-mobile says they want to offer their customers exclusive deals... like tickets in advance - and seat

the new arena will be behind the new york-new york and will host concerts, sports, special events, and shows. "we think that what we are offering is going to enhance the experience. while there are certainly great venues here locally, this is the first new arena since 1993. as a result the guest experience has evolved and changed since then." the t-mobile arena has already booked dates for george strait, garth brooks and janet jackson - as well as the 2016 p-b-r world finals. it is even being considered for the home for a hockey team in an expansion proposal that is under consideration by the n-h-l. could there be a stay of execution of sorts for the solar industry? the puc held another public hearing... why they should rethink a rate increase that many say will kill solar in nevada.. we'll tell you when a final decision will come down. it's a lotto frenzy...

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solar continues... new rates for net metering customers officially went into effect january first... but it hasnt stopped- opponents of the order- from vocalizing their concerns. as fox5's abby theodros shows us-- many people left a public utilities commision hearing today with more questions than answers. a hearing that should have clarified parts of nevada's solar battle left attendees with more questions than answers. louise helton - owner of one sun solar electric uncertainty definitely hurts your business. and theres so much uncertainty here. - its def an industry killer today's public hearing was the of talks on the fate of new rates for solar power customers. with the commission- approved rate structure - basic fees will go up and the credit for excess energy put back on the grid by solar customers goes a group of say the change is both solar businesses and stay that would delay the new

the commission rehears it. one solar alliance attorney said at the very least the motion will give people time to process the changes. atty: the interpretation of this order and it's impact on customers is vastly different and i cant think of a better reason to grant a stay especially for customers who are immediately impacted. by contrast - commissioners showed no signs of negotiating suggesting a stay would complicate the matter. commissioner : the commission should refrain from granting a stay of its orders and this is to ensure the clarity and finality in its proceedings. as the parties involved wait for next week's agenda meeting- solar companies have responded with lay offs and company closures. at f5n llv officials with the p-u-c-n say the commissioner presiding over this case could issue his opinion as early as tomorrow. it would then be voted on by the rest of the commission at a meeting scheduled for january 13th. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief

pretty slight chances of showers remain overnight tonight into early friday. we'll see highs and lows run a little cooler than the last week or so with highs around 50 and lows in the mid-upper 30s. we stay dry friday and saturday with a slight chance of showers on sunday morning. into next week we'll see partly cloudy skies and highs around 50. average high is 57 degrees. slight chances of showers remain overnight tonight into early friday. we'll see highs and lows run a little cooler than the

with highs around 50 and lows in the mid-upper 30s. we stay dry friday and saturday with a slight chance of showers on sunday morning. into next week we'll see partly cloudy skies and highs around 50. average high is 57 degrees. closed captioning will resume shortly a touching tribute to two men who devoted years to serving

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a touching tribute to two men who devoted years to serving the community. we have the send off for fire captains from henderson and the clark county fire department... as they head into retirement. joanne tells us police presence is needed on the 215 after she witnessed a road rage incident that nearly cost an innocent driver his life.. we'll tell you where on the 215 .. coming up in the rant.. in the meantime..

the city of henderson says goodbye to its fire chief after nearly 26 years.... "today you retire from the city of henderson.and your fingerprints will be

only in our system, but throughout the las vegas valley. in your illustrious career you may best be remembered for your calming warm and friendly personality and your infectious laugh. stand by for roll call." fire chief steve goble was given a send-off by his department over the fire scanner today... each station took a moment to wish him well. goble wasn't the only firefighter to end a long career today. "the career goes by fast. it's an awesome job. remember you're here for the public... never let that go " after 35 years with the clark county fire department captain jon sabol is retiring. he leaves-- as the most tenured firefighter with the department. firefighters and trucks lined the street leading to the station in his honor. captain sabol started his career in 1980... he is the last remaining firefighter on the department who reponded to the

it's day two of the largest electronics show in north america.... and transportation technology is taking center stage at c-e-s. governor brian sandoval was at the convention center today-- taking a victory lap. checking out the future of automotives.... knowing nevada will play a part in it. as we welcome electric car companies tesla and faraday future. i'm hopeful and that's one of my goals is to diversify our economy and bring put us on the ground floor of the newest technology and faraday future will have a made in nevada stamp on it. up north they are going to be making the batteries for these vehicles both companies expect to be employing thousands of nevadans in their two plants, 4500 alone at faraday future. forget driving to the convention center. during c-e-s-- maverick helicopters is teaming up with uber to offer rides-- above the valley. "it's about a 15 minute flight over the las vegas strip. it goes down over the east side of the strip and then back on the west side. it

again it's the best views of vegas from the sky and there will be nobody that's not satisfied with the views." uber users can open up their app to book a flight with uber chopper .... a driver will then pick them up and take them to the maverick helicopters' terminal. it costs 99 dollars from now until saturday -- that's about a 35 dollar discount from the normal price. the deal is offered daily from 2-to-10. mayor carolyn goodman addresses the city of las vegas.... what projects she says las vegans can look forward to in 2016 the u-k wants to block presidential candidate donald trump from visiting.. after his controversial comments... the threat he is now making-- should he be banned from the

mayor carolyn goodman making her annual state of the city address -- and the mayor is calling on nevada lawmakers to re- evaluate medicaid rates. the mayor says the rates could criple las vegas' medical district. fox five's rachel moore explains why -- she's live from city hall. one of the things the mayor

that while the federal goverment sets medicare rates -- the state is in charge of medicaid rates. and she says the rates right now could impact the future of las vegas' medical district. tonight the mayor talked about las vegas' growing medical district. she announced the launch its new website -- las vegas medical district -- dot com. mayor goodman says the medical district already has institutions that are operating and will compliment and enhance the new med school at unlv. but keeping quality doctors in the city and state is essential. "for us to attract and attain the finest physicains, and the talented doctors, the legislature must address raising these rates now." the mayor also says they're working with state lawmakers to improve education in the city -- through various after school programs. reporting live -- rachel moore -- fox five news --

president obama continues to try to convince the american public to support tighter u.s. gun rules. the president claiming 90 percent of americans support his proposed gun reforms. fox's casey stegall has the story president obama once again working to making the case to the american public... for new, tighter rules aimed at curbing gun violence. potus says: "we want to put everybody on notice." potus says: "if you are making a profit and repeatedly selling guns then you should have to follow the same rules as every other gun dealer." the president taking questions in fairfax, virginia during an hour- long town hall event on guns thursday night... kyle says: "the laws that we create don't stop these horrific things from happening, right? and that's a very tough pill to swallow." potus says: right. potus says: "at one point michelle turned to me and she said, "you know, if i was living in a farm house...where the sheriff department's pretty far away...i'd want to have a shotgun or a rifle to make sure that i was protected and my

the national rifle association declined an invitation to participate in the town hall... the n-r-a calling it a quote "public relations spectacle." cox says: "this president's trying to create an illusion...that he's doing something to keep people safe. he needs to do that because the truth is his policies have failed miserably." all of this following mister obama announcing tuesday a series of executive actions he's taking...including trying to curb currently unregulated online and gun show firearms sales. the president has failed to convince congress to pass new gun control measures... now mr. obama is looking to use his executive authority to go around congress and require more gun sellers to get licenses and more gun buyers to undergo background checks. the president warning members of his own party thursday -- saying he will not campaign for any candidate who does not support gun reforms meantime ...republicans...una nimously opposed to the president's pitch. ryan says: "i don't think the president has a lot of respect for the 2nd amendment." all of this coming

new controversial open carry law here in texas just went into effect january first. in fort worth, texas, casey stegall, fox news. the consumer electronics show.... is also looking for ways to improve firearms. one start up company is turning to biometrics to keep guns out of the wrong hands... identi-lock is a device which blocks access to the trigger of a gun... it works on all types of guns from hand guns to semi automatics. only a person with a registered fingerprint can unlock it... identilock says its very similar to the way you unlock your iphone with your finger. the creator of the company omer kiyana oh-mer key-yawn-ee says he was inspired to make guns more safe after being shot himself. his focus now is keeping firearms in the homes... and keeping his children safe. if youre wondering how long it takes to unlock indentilock... its less than a second.

a gun owner but most importantly im a parent and a parent who has surviced a gun shot so for me it was improtant that i had a safety sysstem that i can rely on ces also showcased new gun safes. cannon says their latest safes offer dual locks both electronic and a digital access to code to keep the wrong people out.... i dentilock has only been around about a year. their official launch was at ces. their product costs just over 300 dollars. animal activists are calling the city's decision to require pet stores to only sell shelter or rescue animals... a major win. there's no reason we need to be importing puppies into las vegas when we have plenty of dogs here who need homes last year alone, they killed 14 thousand animals at the animal foundation, and if we can get some of those animals into pet supply stores, we will find them homes ). " the new ordinance puts an end to the sale of animals from puppy mills. two pets stores will be affected by the new rules...

two years to make the changes... in order to meet the new requirements. the militia group involved in a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge says the occupation... is peaceful. and safety is very important to them. "we want you to know the only reason that we have guns here is for our own personal protection and safety. we should never ever point guns at each other. " hundreds of people packed a community meeting last night to voice concerns about the militia. telling them it is time to go home... the militia group is protesting e federal government's attempted seizure of land-- the miners trapped in an elevator underground overnight at a central new york salt mine have been rescued. the miners were beginning their shift late last night when the elevator carrying them became stuck. emergency workers made contact with the miners by radio before the rescue effort began. crews were able to get heat packs and blankets to the miners so that

warm during the ten hour rescue i'm moved and inspired by how well that they deal with this, that they worked together, and in true fashion they waited till the last ones were up to make sure that they were all good together . " the cargill incorporated salt mine processes salt that is used to treat roads for wintry weather. it is the deepest mine in the western hemisphere. the u-k wants to ban republican presidential candidate donald trump from traveling to their country--- after he called for a temporary ban on muslims entering the u-s. now the mogul is threatening to pull a billion dollar investment. donald trump says he will cancel a billion- dollar investment towards his two scottish golf resorts if he's a traveling ban is approved. more than 570- thousand people have signed a petition calling on the u-k government to bar trump from visiting the country. the u-k government can stop people entering the country if they are deemed to be "non-conducive to

the petition will be debated by lawmakers on january 18th. house speaker-- paul ryan signs a bill to defund the affordable care act. " "obamacare does not work. it has to go. higher premiums, fewer choices, restricted access. these are not signs of success. these are signs of failure. and the american people. the american people deserve better. " the bill will also defund planned parenthood. ryan held what he called an "enrollment ceremony" to sign the bill before sending it off to the white house. president obama has vowed to veto any republican bill that dismantles his signature health care law. " " the powerball jackpot continues to grow to record numbers..... by this saturday it will top 700 million dollars. the prize is no question a lot of money.... but where you buy your ticket... will determine how much you actually take home.

nevada.... most of us travel to arizona or california to get our lottery fix.... california is the most bang for your buck-- because it has no state tax on lottery prizes. arizona has a state tax of 6 percent for non- residents. hundreds of singers think they have what it takes to be the final american idol.... "singing " we hear from some of the hopefuls who turned out for day two of auditions. " " your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next

dysfunctional is our local government? hear one man's quest to change his voter registration so he could vote in the caucus next month.. and is governor sandoval blowing his legacy by standing by as another solar company packs up and leaves nevada?

as back to the drawing board for the runnin rebels after another late collapse last night in fort collins. the team is staying colorado for practice this week and only fox5 was with them as they try to right the wrond. kevin bolinger has more from denver. kevin stand-up the runnin' rebels are here at the pepsi center in downtown denver at the nuggets practice facility to try and work out all of the issues that have been plaguing them late in games concerning them holding onto leads. it came up again wednesday night in a frustrating loss at colorado state. nats the runnin' rebels went through an intense, vocal and spirited practice on thursday in denver with the bitterness of another late collapse still fresh in thier minds. dave rice: still angry but still very

have beset us at the end of both games. we just can't make those mistakes and think we're going to win these games. we've got to take care of the basketball. unlv turned the ball over six times in their last ten possessions and saw a five point lead with 50 seconds left evaporate. a similar thing happened in the conference opener against fresno state, now a line is begin drawn in the sand. dave rice: a three point loss and a one point loss and we turned it over 21 and 18 times. that's inexcusable because we're creating a lot of turnovers on our own. they're nothing to do with anything but carelessness and so there has to be a penalty for that. it's been made clear that dumb mistakes will get you a seat on the bench. as for the response....we'll see in the next game kevin on cam things are going to have to turn around quickly if unlv wants any chance of staying on contention for a regular season mountain west title and it's all going to begin on saturday as the rebels take on wyoming in

denver, kevin bolinger, fox 5 news, local las vegas you don't want to miss the rebzone this sunday night at 11. kevin sits down with coach rice to talk in depth about what happened this week. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty slight chances of showers remain overnight tonight into early friday. we'll see highs and lows run a little cooler than the last week or so with highs around 50 and lows in the mid-upper 30s. we stay dry friday and saturday with a slight chance of showers on sunday morning. into next week we'll see partly cloudy skies

50. average high is 57 degrees. slight chances of showers remain overnight tonight into early friday. we'll see highs and lows run a little cooler than the last week or so with highs around 50 and lows in the mid-upper 30s. we stay dry friday and saturday with a slight chance of showers on sunday morning. into next week we'll see partly cloudy skies and highs around 50. average high is

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sunrun says it will pull out of nevada.. the second solar company to stop or significantly scale back operations in a state that offered so much promise to the solar industry.. until the puc and nv energy decided otherwise.. with a new rate structure that makes it too costly to have solar in the

a metro officer was arrested .. suspected of driving a patrol car under the influence.. metro didn't release too much information on officer david denton.. this caller wants to know if he's getting special

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what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. a popular exhibit raided today at c- e-s! the product federal marshals were seen taking away from the booth. and students at a northern nevada high school are rallying around their teacher... after a controversial final exam. the image students had to write about, that offended parents. auditions continue for the final season of american idol.... " singing" the judges making their way to san francisco and little rock.... in search of the next big star. and it was a mixed bag.... the competition continues next wednesday in philadelphia. you can those auditions-- right here on fox5. an atlanta educator takes a unique approach to teaching his students. why part of his classroom.... includes a dance

a teacher from atlanta has all the right moves.... and he is using his skills... to inspire others

clark becoming a viral sensation... for putting on his dancing shoes and getting down with his seventh and eighth grade students. clark is the co- founder of the innovative the ron clark academy. he encourages teachers find out things students love--- and incorporate it into the lesson... now dance is a vital part the

live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. immigrants around the valley are worried... after central american families are deported nationwide. what presidential candidates are saying about the raids. it's an exciting future for las vegas! our mayor shares what she's calling the master plan for our city. and as many excited products