coverage tonight.. and begin with fox5's miguel martinez-valle with details of the new fees. for mgm properties free parking will be a thing of the past saying the money parking is going a new parking garage here behind excalibur and improving their other garages... " any time anyone whispers anything about parking on the strip, the media tends to go a little nuts..." las vegans like their free parking, but mgm resorts says its time for their properties to make some changes... " we need better parking facilities we need people to be able to get in and out more quickly." the changes include a 54 million parking structure behind the excalibur, 34 million dollars in new technology for the garages, and a parking fee for both toursists and locals... " it will cost you

"... theyre saying thats gonna go towards enhanncing the parking experience." those enhancements include a smartphone-app that shows you whats spots are available and signs that point you to the empty spaces... you pay for parking based on the amount of time youre in the garage... kinda like the airport... " there will be opportunity for locals just as tourists to join our m life customer loyalty program and to earn free parking privilages." mgm says the parking fee's will start around april, but there's going to be a grace period for locals. they didnt say how long that would be. its not just self parking going up, a source close to the situation told us valet could charge around 17 dollars a day, they also said valet's arnt going to be paid these fees... so they could be losing money... experts say wether fee parking catches on with other resort companies on the strip will probably depend on how the new mgm policy goes... " a lot of it is going to depend on how people react.if the customers say wait this is too much, ill pay a resort fee but i wont pay for parking then they might make a change." as far as employee parking, mgm did say that would still be free. they

employee parking areas available and the fee parking isn't going to change that. and by the way, mgm says they will not be validating parking. live near the strip, miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local las vegas. we reached out to other gaming groups in the valley.. as of now station casinos says they will not charge neither are the venitian, palazzo or cosmopolitan. on a comment from ceasers entertainment group. convention and visitors authority.. but today. las vegas hotels a long time in implementing these fees.. but the delay might be a part of

locals. our team coverage continues as fox 5s cyndi lundeberg brings us their reaction. those who live here tell me they don't think it's fair they have to pay to visit parts of their own city... many also said if the mgm starts charging... why won't the other hotels? one man said he doesn't mind paying to park if it came with things like security guards... but mgm has said that's not what the money is going towards. locals say it's just another cost in an already too expensive city... i think that's crazy we got to pay enough around here butt to i'm going to go next door for free parking the parking fees will cost around 10 dollars... and many people told me if its that expensive they'll just take a cab instead... or a ride sharing option according to ubers website... it costs just a little over a dollar per mile...

could take an uber up and down the strip for the cost of parking at the mgm... cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas circus circus is the only mgm hotel that will not charge to self-park. crystals and mandalay place valet will also not charge a parking fee. and again, the charges go into effect april first to coincide with the opening of the t-mobile arena. we want to know what you think.. in tonight's web poll we're asking you.. will the mgm resorts parking fees discourage you from visiting the company's properties? you from visiting the company's properties? log on to fox5vegas-dot- com .. click on the news tab .. and voice your opinion now! video shows a ccsd police officer pepper spraying a crowd of students during the arrest of a teen on the campus of

school today. a viewer sent us this cell phone video which shows what happened on the campus at washington near nellis. school police say this happened before noon when a boy trespassed on campus and refused numerous requests to leave. officers say he later became antagonistic and when they tried to force him to leave, he resisted, and then gained the support of others, including the sister of the boy trespassing. the officer used his pepper spray to disperse the students after one of them threw a rock at his head. he had a minor abrasion but none of the students required medical attention. the boy and his sister were both taken to juvenile detention. we'll have much more about this story tonight on fox5 news at ten. a crash this afternoon injured at least six people, including a child. it happened at the corner of cheyenne and rancho around 1:30. metro police say officers were responding to a burglary call.. and were given the description of the vehicle seen

found it, the driver sped away from police only the driver hit a pedestrian and crashed into another vehicle. no word on the injuries. another critically injured during a fight and it happened around seven last night outside a and washington. two victims were armed... and drove up to a home to confront a suspect and their family member. someone shot both people in the car. one died on the scene .. the other was taken to u-m-c with a gunshot wound to the head. police are now looking for 37- year-old gerardo campos-torres .. they are calling him a person of interest. if you know anything about where he is .. call police. walmart is closing one of its las vegas stores this weekend. the location on nellis and craig will shut its doors by 7 p-m this sunday. 350 store employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to other stores. those who aren't immediately placed will get 60 days pay and help

those workers thousand people at the 269 stores that are closing of them are here in the u-s. those who served chance to meet employers from across the valley. hundreds of participated in a "veteran career there were law enforcement... corporate businesses... and shops. it's the largest career fair in the state. the hiring event by senator harry reid. it's a way for unlv to reach out to more than 16- hundred veterans who attend the school. the director of veterans services meets with jobseekers about what companies might be a match for them. ross bryant director of veterans services & army veteran "so this is 7th career fair. we have workshops going on next door. veterans translate career service into elevator pitch to explain to civilian population. what did you do as senior chief in air force for logistics. might have same exact skills to work with

town, in fact you do." also receive help on how to apply or career in law enforcement. workshops offered tips on resume and interviewing skills. coming up ... new construction on a large apartment project begins.. and we find out who was holding one of the winning powerball tickets! and count it down! demolition crews do what they do best to a massive boulder blocking a road near lake tahoe. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

plans are underway for a project that went bankrupt during the recession. here's a look at plans for "the mercer" on the southwest part of the valley. it's near tropicana and grand canyon. a local developer and his wife purchased the property in 2012. today -- they held a groundbreaking to mark the start of construction. the couple will revamp the site's original concept and add some of their own ideas.

project for not only company but family. what we decided to do was diversify business. still staying in home building but wanted some rental properties so income from other sources beside home building so its goal to diversify business." the four-story luxury development will have retail on the ground floor... along with a resort-style pool... clubhouse... and penthouses. the luxury set to open next year. today is not a good day to look at your 401-k. the day ended with the dow falling some 391 points.. almost 2 percent. leaving it down an 14-hundred points in just the first two weeks of the year. the fall of oil prices and concerns over china's economic standing are fueling the stock market's decline. nasdaq was also down almost 3- percent today.. the s-and-p was also down 2-

a tennessee couple who claims to have bought one of the three winning powerball tickets is in nashville. john and lisa robinson of munford went to the tennessee lottery headquarters to get their ticket verified and claim their massive jackpot! they are going to take the lump sum cash payout of about 327 million. the couple say the first thing they will do is pay off their daughter's student loans. they also say they will go to work on monday. the other winning tickets were sold in chino hills, california, and melbourne beach, florida. those winners have not been announced yet. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 witchf meteorologist ted pretty we have a slight chance of a few drops around noon on saturday. other than that we have a nice weekend with cloudy skies and highs at 55 saturday, 60 sunday. we'll continue with the cloudy skies and

monday. the next chance of showers will be on tuesday evening, overnight and for the first half of wednesday. other than south breezes on tuesday, there's no significant wind ahead. highs tuesday will be around 58, then 60 on wednesday. we have a slight chance of a few drops around noon on saturday. other than that we have a nice weekend with cloudy skies and highs at 55 saturday, 60 sunday. we'll continue with the cloudy skies and a high of 63 on

chance of showers will be on tuesday evening, overnight and for the first half of wednesday. other than south breezes on tuesday, there's no significant wind ahead. highs tuesday will be around 58, then 60 on wednesday. closed captioning

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what do you do when a giant rock is in your way? blow it up, of course. "3, 2, 1 (explosion)" crews with california's department of transportation... attaching explosives to a large boulder that fell onto highway 50, in el dorado county near lake tahoe. it was a quick countdown, and suddenly the twenty-ton rock was in pieces. the boulder had fallen onto highway fifty yesterday morning and as you can see was blocking the road. caltrans quickly got the team together to blast it to bits. bill netto/caltrains maintenance "the rock here today was about 20 tons and the quickest, most for us to get rid of it was to use explosives." no one was injured when the boulder initially road. a spacewalk was cut short outside today. the walk by european space agency astronaut tim peake and u-s astronaut tim kopra was

about six hours. had to be cut small amount of water" in his helmet. enough time to task during the spacewalk. next, the day after one of the most heated g-o-p debates.. which candidates spent the day brtagging .. and wwho spent the day licking their wounds. new information about the problems with people getting sick from eating and what's being

on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she'll get the job done for us.

leston, south carolina last night, the 2016 republican presidential candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard. and with just a few weeks to go until the first votes are cast in iowa and new hampshire.. the gloves are off. garrett tenney has more from washington. trump says: "we have to caucus. we have to get out..." fresh off a debate performance many pundits say went in his favor, donald trump fired up a crowd in iowa today - a state where polls show a dead heat between him and texas senator ted cruz. trump and cruz once enjoyed a friendly rivalry - but that has turned sour as cruz's poll numbers have surged in the hawkeye state in recent weeks. trump says: "in iowa now, as you know, ted, in the last three polls, i'm beating you. so -- you know, you shouldn't misrepresent how well you're doing with the polls." fresh off a strong debate performance, donald trump fired up a crowd in iowa today - a state where polls have

with texas senator ted cruz. trump and cruz once enjoyed a friendly rivalry - but that's turned sour over the last few weeks as cruz's poll numbers have surged in the hawkeye state. meanwhile, jeb bush - who has been struggling to gain traction throughout the primary season - received an endorsement this morning from his one-time rival, senator lindsey graham, who dropped out of the race last month due to low poll numbers. graham says: "last most sense and would be ready on day one to be chief." prot0g0, senator marco rubio, spent most of his debate time hammering away at president obama's policies rather than on his g-o-p rivals. rubio says: "i think the bigger issue is the challenges before america and the damage barack obama has done to this country and the damage hillary clinton will continue to do." tenney says (oncam tag): "on the democratic side, hillary clinton, her chief rival bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will meet on the debate stage in south carolina on sunday. in washington, garrett tenney, fox news." one of the republican candidates will be coming back to southern nevada this weekend. carly fiorina will campaign here

first .. she is holding a public rally at the siena community center on sunday. doors open at 9:30 in the morning .. with the rally starting at 11. then monday morning .. she will be at the peppermill fireside lounge on the north end of the strip for coffee and conversation. chipotle will temporarily close all of its restaurants next month -- to hold staff meetings about food safety. the chicago-based company has more than 19-hundred restaurants, including 17 outside the u.s. the company has been in the hotseat this past year...since chipotle was tied to series of disease outbreaks, including e-coli, salmonella and norovirus. tomorrow marks an important day in u-s history... bangs remember this? it was the start of the first gulf war 25 years ago tomorrow. this was the scene broadcast all over the world that night.. as u-s bombers flew high above baghdad and saddam hussein's troops fired wildly into the sky.

bombing continued for more than a month until the ground forces drove iraqi forces out of kuwait. still ahead tonight.. more famous rats in new york! while this might look familiar to another well known rat.. these two have their own name already. what it is and what they're doing when we return. hey guys coming up next at 6:30 on more access - international superstar leona lewis in las vegas tonight. "more" speaking exclusively with the singer.. why she wants to flip, dive and swing around town! and i'm going to l.a. for the critics choice awards this weekend. but tonight see where the stars will sit as more than a hundred celebrities will be there. plus jack bauer fans, we have news for you! as a 24 comeback is revealed, but not all asw it seems. you mean there's a twist in 24? we'll see you

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a school officer. now parents are outraged. what may have prompted the officer... to act. paying to park on the strip. the backlash mgm is now receiving fromocals and tourists... now boycott could be in the works. remember the "pizza rat" in new york, last year? well, say hello to ts ." somebody dropped a piece of pita bread in new york's herald square subway station. these two rats struggled to drag it up the stairs. laura duch saw it happening, and she recorded this video. the rats manage

breaks to chow down. they also play a bit of tug-o-war with it. thanks for joining us.. "more access" is coming up next. @ an exclusive preview of where j-law and all the nominees will be sitting this sunday. as we take you inside the critics choice awards. plus -- is pop star leona lewis ready to run away with the circus? i want to like be flying and swimming and diving and... i want to do everything and they're like, ok well... why she's in town as we catch up with the international singer! and another family tragedy for celine dion just 24 hours after losing her husband. get "more access" now. get more las vegas. more. more! i love to get more. when i'm in vegas i

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