watts. thanks for joining us. late this afternoon - the university announced dave rice had resigned after the team opened mountain west play with three straight losses. assistant- todd simon- will take over for the rest of the season on an interim basis. fox 5's kevin bolinger has been traveling with the team all week and hosts the unlv coaches show. he joins us in studio with more on some sweeping changes in the runnin' rebel program. while this is called a resignation - rice was essentially forced out this did not come as a surprise to a lot of people - although many thought rice would continue to coach the rest of the season. the runnin rebels have lost four of their last five games - including the first three of the mountain west season to teams that - quite honestly - they are better than. in all of those losses - unlv had leads late that they blew down the stretch. with pressure mounting from fans and boosters - the decision was made to make a switch now to see if it can spark the team. todd simon was chosen to take over for the rest

the main people involved met with the media to discuss a tumultuous last 12 hours. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly

closed captioning will resume shortly dave rice leaves dave rice leaves dave rice leaves unlv with a 98-54 record including ten wins against ranked opponants. he will receive $900,000 as a buyout for the remaining three years on his contract - most of that money coming from boosters. meanwhile - a national search will be held to find a new head coach for next season. nick lagrange will have more on

change coming up on sports plus at 10:45. then on the rebzone at 11 - we have a final one on one interview with dave rice, a one on one interview with athletic directo tina kunzer murphy and we'll hear more from todd simon on the direction of unlv basketball for the rest of the season. the runnin' rebels are back in action

the runnin' rebels are back in action for the first game under todd simon on tuesday night at the thomas and mack against new mexico. the powerball is up to one-point- three billion dollars. fox5's abby theodros was at a lottery store in primm today -- where a lucky ticket holder got five out of six numbers. you cant get a lottery ticket here in nevada but people were making the trek across state lines to test their luck today. in fact the line outside the primm valley lottory store was 2 and a half hours. bruno mars - "billionaire" with the powerball up to record numbers- the dream of being a billionaire could become reality wanda: the powerball is up to $1.3 billion dollars and im super excited about it

good that might have something to do with where she bought her tickets from. at primm valley lotto - one lucky ticket holder bought a five out of five. that's a prize of $1 million dollars. shay vogel - director of retail operations : it's been crazy. i dont know if you saw the lines in the parking lot - pretty much we come in and there are people in line and we go home and there are people in line. while your chances of winning are one in 292.2 million - people in line were already making plans for the big winnings. miles fusilier - if i win im going back to school because i can afford to go back to school if i win jennifer williamson - buy a beach house - definitely kerry bartlett - im sure i would share if i won a billion dollars sunday's crowd had a lengthy line of hopefuls - but some ticket holders scored big with saturday's winning numbers. 25 tickets won $1 million dollars. and three others won $2 million. wanda: im hoping i win because if i do im going to make a lot of people happy between january 6 and saturday

million dollars in powerball tickets were sold. the winning numbers will be called this wednesday. many waited hours in line in the cold to get their hands on lottery tickets... and it's going to stay chilly throughout the work week. les is here with his first look at weather. a weak disturbance moved through our afternoon bringing us some clouds. the

showers never materialized. now a ridge is going to take over bringing us sunny conditions for monday. by tuesday a low moves onshore. this one will stay north of us but will produce some clouds and possibly some breezy conditions by the middle of the week. daytime temperatures will remain below normal for the week ahead.

it's been a deadly weekend on valley roads. eight people have been killed. the most recent happened at 11-30 this morning near carey and losee. police say a male driver was speeding when he lost control of the s-u-v... and it fell twenty feet off a bridge into railroad tracks. the driver and passenger died at the scene. no other cars were involved. "so a good reminder for us to slow down. this is something tragic where we've lost two people. it's the first fatal crash for north las vegas. so a good reminder to slow down. you aren't just affecting your life. you're affecting other people's lives as well." police have not said if alcohol or drugs were a factor. the coroner will release the victims' identities. one was killed after a cadillac rear-ended a moving semi-truck. it happened around two this morning on the i-15 near the turnoff for u-s 93. that's near "love's travel stop".

patrol says the driver of the cadillac died from the crash impact. the semi-truck driver was not hurt. a motorcyclist was killed in a crash. police say it happened at 10-30 this morning on northshore road near lake mead national recreation area. the park service is investigating the crash. no word yet on what caused it. and another deadly crash when two cars collided at an intersection. it happened around eleven saturday night near boulder highway and desert inn. witnesses told police a dodge was making a left turn it was struck by a ford. two elderly people inside the dodge were taken to sunrise hospital. both died from their injuries. the ford driver is from bullhead city, arizona and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police have not said if alcohol or speed were factors. coming up -- the president's final state of the union happens this week. what white house officials say he'll focus on in his last year of office... and which local veteran will sit with the first lady. republican presidential hopeful donald trump campaigns

supporters in reno about the hispanic vote. plus... a thief caught on camera. the sneaky way he stole a snake... that some would

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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. president obama will deliver his final state of the union this week. the president will use the address before the nation to lay out his plans for his final year in office. white house officials say he'll focus on long term issues facing the country even after he's out of office. the war on terror... recovering economy... and

issues have been discussed throughout obama's term. a local veteran will be one of president obama's guests at the state of the union. cynthia dias will sit in the visitor box with first lady michelle obama. dias served during the vietnam war as a registered nurse. after completing her service -- she was diagnosed with p-t-s-d. dias says it caused her to lose her job and home. "i was in a women's shelter at one time and i was in another family shelter the shade tree. so homelessness i have experienced firsthand." dias is now a resident and volunteer at veterans village. it's a non-profit helping homeless veterans. she still can't believe she's going to be sitting with the first lady. " i'm still in shock. until i get there i'm amazed. i mean i feel very privileged to go there and be

in november of 20-15... las vegas announced it housed every homeless veteran. it was part of a al chlenge launched by michelle obama in 2014. veterans village founder -- arnold stalk -- will also be at the white house. he will watch the state of the union speech from the president's theater with other guests. the state of the union takes place tuesday night. republican presidential hopeful donald trump looks to gain voter support in the silver state. "walking out to eye of the tiger, he waves and smiles" the front-runner was in northern nevada for a rally at the reno events center. more than two- thousand people came out to see him. trump told the crowd he has major support from hispanics in our state. he also talked about how police officers across the country are being treated. "the police of our country, they're being abused, frankly. they're being abused. they're not being treated properly, and i just want to

you're always going to have a bad apple, and if somebody does something it's always the biggest story in the news and it's a horror show the incredible police of this country do, and they don't get enough credit, c-n-n says ted cruz remains the iowa with donald trump behind... but trump leads in new hampshire. for democrats -- hillary clinton leads over bernie while sanders is head in new hampshire. it's been more than a week since armed protesters building at a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. ammon bundy -- rancher cliven supporters refuse to leave until the sheriff addresses the group's grievances. they want two imprisoned ranchers -- dwight and steven after being convicted of arson and given sentences. the hammonds say they set fire on public land to protect their property from wildfires. the protesters did not accept the local sheriff's passage out of

and back here in las vegas -- the native american community and artists protest against the bundy family. some demonstrators say they're upset with cliven bundy's unpunished illegal grazing in southern nevada. the native american community says they stand with the northern pauites... and want to bring attention to "gold butte" in nevada -- where the bundy's had a standoff. the b-l-m had to withdraw from that situation. "that area is being destroyed bullet holes in petrocliffs, overgrazed, its trashed. we want it be conserved and protected. i think this is best way to bring positive energy towards it." protesters want to see the land protected for everyone to enjoy. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton a weak disturbance moved through our area sunday afternoon bringing us some clouds. the threat of any isolated scattered

ridge is going to take over bringing us sunny conditions for monday. by tuesday a low moves onshore. this one will stay north of us but will produce some clouds and possibly some breezy conditions by the middle of the week. daytime temperatures will remain below normal for the

plus -- there's a snake in my... pants? how much this two-foot python is worth -- that a thief hid in his

a thief uses a bizarre way to steal a two-foot python. he stuffs it down his pants! it was all caught on camera at an oregon pet shop. the store's owner says it's one of her rarest reptiles. it's called a black pastel ball phython. you can see him

snake tank... then hides it in his pants! later on -- you can see him waddle out. "anytime anything like this happens, it's very frustrating. we work very hard to make a living and run the business." "he's lucky it wasn't feeding day, feeding days are on mondays. and they're very hungry." the owner says she's seen the man in her shop before... and thinks the thief acted alone. this time he was with a blue-haired woman. police are now looking for both of them. the snake is worth 200- dollars. up next -- the unlv runnin' rebels coach resigns. who will step in his place for the time being. a freezing day for football fans! why this vikings - seahawks game.. has a record for weather... and why the fans tears nearly turned to icicles in the end. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

10. local. las vegas. dave rice is out as u-n-l-v's men's basketball head

rice and the school mutually agreed on his resignation. that's according to the university's athletic department. rice was in the middle of his fifth year as u-n-l-v's head coach... but the team opened mountain west play with three straight losses. he leaves ranked third on the unlv chart for all-time head coaching victories with an overall record 98-54. associate head coach was chosen to take over for the rest of the year... while a national search will be held to find a new head coach for next season. kevin bolinger sits down one on one with dave rice on the rebzone at eleven. the biggest jackpot in the history of ever is growing by the day. fox5's abby theodros joins us live at russell and the 15 after visiting a lotto store in primm today. this jackpot has been growing since it's november starting point and is now up to $1.3

while no one matched all six powerball numbers on saturday night - officials say that 75 percent of all combinations have already been purchased. the odds of winning are one in $292.2 million but - people at the primm valley lotto store were hopeful and in high spirits. im super excited about it because i feel good. im hoping i win because if i do - im going to make a lot of people happy. and some people scored big with saturday's numbers. 25 tickets won $1 million by matching five numbers. and three other tickets won $2 million. and one of those winning tickets were sold at primm valley lotto so your odds might be better than you think. between january 6

more than $900 million dollars in powerball tickets were sold. while the powerball climbs into the billions... gas prices continue to fall. triple-a says the cost of gas across the country could drop to one dollar a gallon. right now -- the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is a dollar-96. some areas could see a dollar a gallon because of tumbling oil prices and availability. this hasn't happened since 19-99. but here in las vegas -- gas prices are around two- dollars and fifty cents. to international headlines now... now that "el chapo' has been captured... mexican officials are now looking at a "secret meeting" between the drug load and a famous hollywood actor.

us some of the interview. nat pop days after drug kingpin joaquin "el chapo" guzman was captured by mexican officials -- following his 2nd escape from prison in july-- mexican authorities are now turning their interest to actor sean penn. mexican officials want to question penn over a reported secret meeting with the drug lord. on saturday, rollingstone.com published an article written by penn.. featuring an interview done via video messaging with el chapo. q: how did you get involved in the drug business? a: well from the age of 15 and on, where i'm from which is the municipality of badiraguato, i was raised on a ranch called la tuna. in that area, and up until today, there are no job opportunities. according to the article, penn met guzman in person back in october .. and during the sit- down the drug lord agreed to an interview at a later time. q: do you think it's true you are responsible for the

fact that there are so many drugs in the world? a: no, that's false, because the day i don't exist, it's not going to decrease in any way at all drug trafficking? that's false. guzman was recaptured early friday when mexican forces raided a home in the coastal city of los mochis. five of el chapo's people were killed in a shootout.. six others arrested. el chapo was later captured at a nearby motel. the drug lord broke out of a high security prison in july through this elaborate tunnel. prison officials were fired -- and dozens of people charged. i'm reid binion reporting. the mexican attorney general said extradition proceedings are set to begin... but did not specify when. the united states had sought guzman's extradition in june before he escaped. the drug lord is included in at least seven drug-related indictments in u-s jurisdictions. more than 50- thousand football fans braved the cold -- in the third coldest game in n-f-l history. temperatures were negative six

wind chill of negative 25 in minneapolis, minesota. the vikings and seahawks faced off in an n-f-c wild card playoff game. it was the coldest one in vikings' history... but that didn't stop fans from showing their support and passion for their team! some say the home field advantage and elements were on their side. "the seahawks seachickens are 1 and 7 when it's below 30 degrees and it's way colder than that and we are going to kick some butt." "they are used to 40 degrees and rain. they are going to freeze out there today. the vikings are going to stomp all over them." and the vikings almost had the game! the seahawks won ten to nine after vikings kicker blair walsh missed a 27-yard field goal. and also in minnesota -- one family taking advantage of the cold weather by building an 18-foot snow octopus in

the giant snow creation was done by three brothers to raise money for charity. it took them 500 hours in total! the family makes a different sculpture every year. last year it was a giant sea turtle. their goal is to raise 10-thousand dollars to bring clean water to haiti. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton for up to date traffic alerts and conditions check fox5vegas.com under news. for up to date

conditions check fox5vegas.com under news. a weak disturbance moved through our area sunday afternoon bringing us some clouds. the threat of any isolated scattered showers never materialized. now a ridge is going to take over bringing us sunny conditions for monday. by tuesday a low moves onshore. this one will stay north of us but will produce some clouds and possibly some breezy conditions by the middle of the week. daytime temperatures will remain below normal for the

closed captioning will resume shortly "han solo" might "han solo" might be able to pay off his debts now. actor harrison ford reigns in the box office galaxy. he's earned a whopping four- point-seven billion dollars. the 73-year-old is

grossing actor in u-s box office history. that's according to "box office mojo". part of that success is from his latest movie -- star wars "the force awakens". ford has done 41 movies -- including other successful films like "indiana jones" and "air force one". and speaking of star wars -- "the force awakens" was the number one movie at the box office this weekend. nats from movie it brought in more than 41-million dollars. nats from movie "the revenant" wasn't far behind this weekend with 38-million dollars. nats from movie coming in third is "daddy's home" with 15-million- dollars. coming up -- a student driver gets a lesson on the road... from kevin hart... ice cube... and conan o'brien. why they might not be the greatest driving

o brien's employees learns the rules of the roads. "im not putting on my seatbelt. thug life. tupc was biggest thug i know he always wore his seatbelt. (puts it on)" "hey man stop cutting us off. this penny has your name on it. gonna throw a penny at you." she's getting some help from kevin hart and ice cube... but maybe they need a lesson in