america are paying tribute to doctor martin luther king junior today. his life's work is a part of our daily lives. schools and public buildings are named after him... as well as a national memorial in washington, d.c. today - las vegas held a parade in his honor. band playing it's the 34-th annual martin luther king junior parade in downtown las vegas. people were lined up along fourth street for hours today watching locals celebrate dr king's memory and dream. victor loveless /

parade "martin luthor king was a very special man, he tried to unite people to stop the violence, stope fighting, can we all get along and i guess when he died it kind of subsided, not like it used to be when he was living." anne browne / watching the parade "you could feel the excitement, all the kids and the anticapation, it's a fun great event, family event." carrie dillard / watching the parade "it's keeping his dream alive, it's what he always wanted, the table of brotherhood, that's where we're at now." there were some politics in today's parade .. including a giant bernie sanders sculpture. sculpture. the cost of a four-day special session to approve tax incentives for faraday future likely cost nevadans 250- thousand dollars. that's according to rick combs, the director of the nevada legislative counsel bureau. the estimate is nearly twice as much as the special session in 2014 for tesla.... which lasted half the time at only two days.... but entailed a deal worth more than a billion dollars in tax abatements. lawmakers

million dollars in tax breaks for faraday future. nevada remains a prime target for presidential candidates. carly fiorina campaigned in las vegas over the weekend.... and directly took on one of her rivals for the g-o-p nomination. "donald trump has made billions buying off people in the political system. he freely admits it the small are getting crushed, the powerless are getting crushed. the big and the powerful are getting bigger and more powerful. it's called crony capitalism." the former hewlett packard c-e-o held a campaign event sunday at the siena community center in summerlin. this morning she also met voters at the peppermill restaurant and lounge on the strip. donald trump continues to be the frontrunner for the republican nomination... but is fending off a strong challenge from ted cruz. with the iowa polls tightening - and the caucus just two weeks away - the candidates are pulling no punches. joel waldman has more from washington. trump says: "i want to win iowa. everyone says don't say that..." unafraid of jinxing

trump made it very clear what he wants from the first voters in the country to cast ballots.... the billionaire, leading most national polls by double digits, finds himself in a dogfight in iowa against conservative favorite, ted cruz. but, trump says it's him - not cruz - who has brought the immigration issue to the gop forefront. trump says: "if i didn't talk about illegal immigration in my opening remarks, i don't even think you'd be talking about it today." cruz, who last week took a swipe at the billionaire for his so called "new york values", is not taking his foot off the trump-attack- pedal...playing up his own strength within the conservative wing of the party. cruz says: "i guess as conservatives continue to unite behind out campaign and his poll numbers continue to go down, that he seems to be - he's a little testy about it." chris christie, doing his part to shore up support in iowa, turned his attention to hillary clinton and her debate performance. christie says: "if there was anything ever inside hillary clinton that was different than barack obama, it's gone. she have exorcised it. she

exorcism somewhere." clinton ignoring the criticism - instead honoring the memory of martin luther king junior - while in south carolina. clinton says: "dr. king, who was passionate about all americans having a good shot at good job." waldman says (oncam tag): "clinton's opponent bernie sanders' --- on the eve of martin luther king jr. day --- released his plan for a universal healthcare plan, which raises taxes across the board. but, according sanders, saves the middle class money overall. in washington, joel waldman, fox news." hillary clinton and bernie sanders went at it last night.... during the last democratic debate before the iowa caucus. clinton accused sanders of wanting to do away with obamacare... and starting over with a single-payer health care system. "i want us to defend and build on the affordable care act and improve it." "we're not going to tear up the affordable care act. i helped write it." "you've received over $600,000 in

one year." polls show both candidates to be neck-and-neck... in both iowa and new hampshre. new diplomacy between the u-s and iran... leads to a swap of prisoners. and - economic sanctions are now being lifted. are the two incidents related? "really knew their hearts and love for people, their generosity, was unbelievable." plus.... a woman survives a tornado that kills her husband... but ends up dead... on the way to the hospital. "there ain't way to hide your lyin' eyes..." and... a founding member of the

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with prism tv from centurylink. from all over the country... to attend the "shot show" this week - for the gun industry. it's just one example of how "convention season" is heating up for las vegas... in the early part of the year. fox five's ophelia young... is live near the "welcome to fabulous las vegas" sign... to tell us more about the people - and dollars - coming to town. if you've been here on the strip today - you'll notice the roads are more congested - the sidewalks busier - shops bustling. convention season is here - starting with about 2 hundred and 50 thousand

joseph cernik/visiting from denver::: "baggage lines are insane just making it through from denver was nuts almost everybody on the plane coming here for different conventions." joseph himself is here for the shooting hunting and outdoor trade show- or the shot show. its the biggest of fourteen different conventions las vegas is host to this week. the shot show will bring in 65 thousand people from about a hundred countries. bill brassard/shot show:::: "from all over from europe they come in from asia." this is the shot show's 15th year in vegas - they knew it'd be busy. "we got the jump on it in terms of communitcating with our attendings very early on in the summertime encouraging them to make their plans travel plans and hotel plans." those in town for other conventions - like the international builders show - learned this lesson very quickly. addison marks/visiting from orange county:::: "the hotels are busy

available so i had to stay in a different hotel than my colleages were all kind of spread out." the international builders show is the second largest convention in town this week - attracting another 60 thousand. mary white/visiting from denver:: "we actually had ours booked and we couldnt bring any more people along because of the show because it had sold out." from boarding the plane "i had to sit in the middle seat which you know nobody likes." to dinner reservations - it's noticeable more crowded on the strip. it's just week one - and visitors are saying the more the merrier. "this city seems to be set up to adapt for these things. you got the convention center and everythign so i think the city will handle it just fine." conventions are big business here in las vegas the aria recently announced plans to expand its convention space.... leaving its "cirque" show - zarkana - without a home. southern nevada. in one crash, troopers believe a man walked into highway traffic before he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. this happened this morning on the southbound side of the i-15 near the jean exit... causing

travelers. the man was hit before just before ten... forcing emergency crews to block at least one lane of traffic for several hours. the driver of the semi stayed on the scene. and a woman who stepped off a center median and into the path of an suv was hit and killed last night. it happened on sahara and las verdes, between valley view and arville. police believe she stepped off the center median and into the eastbound travel lane as a 79-year- old man driving a 2000 isuzu rodeo approached. she was hit and later died at umc. a flurry of political activity between washington and iran this weekend. the u-s and other world powers lifting economic sanctions on tehran after the u-n nuclear watchdog determined the islamic republic complied with the terms of a nuclear deal. soon after... iran and the u-s swapped prisoners in what the administration says is a separate event. fox news senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is in germany - with

three americans freed by iran this weekend are safe in germany. pastor saeed abedini, former marine amir hekmati, and journalist jason rezaian receiving medical treatment at a u-s military hospital. rezaian speaking with his brother for the first time in eighteen months after his release. rezaian says: "..he sounds pretty strong, he sounds good, hopeful really all together, which is great. i think it's gonna be work, but i think he's gonna get better." iran freeing the americans in exchange for seven iranians detained in the u-s. the swap occurring the same day washington and other countries lifted economic sanctions on tehran. the obama administration insists the two moves happened independently of each other. secretary of state john kerry defending the swap, which is being widely criticized by republicans. kerry says: "..we enforced the law we put them in jail we also kept the sanctions in place and then we lifted them when the terms of the agreement were met and we thought it was appropriate to

home." meantime... the iranian president met with the international atomic energy agency chief after the organization determined tehran fulfilled the tes of last summer's nuclear deal, which triggered the sanctions relief. the two agreeing to strengthen cooperation between the islamic republic and the i- a-e-a. amano says: "..there will (be) no discrimination to iran. there will not be particular treatment to iran either." (on cam tag) a fourth american part of the swap is not here, he decided to stay in iran. a fifth is back home - he's not part of the deal. in landstuhl, germany, greg palkot, fox news. in 19-79.... the u-s held up 400 million in iranian money - to be used to purchase u-s military equipment... now... the u-s has to give it back... plus, one-point- three billion in interest... that's a number that secretary of state john kerry calls a "fair settlement". many had to the day off in honor of martin luther king. some went to the parade downtown, some took up the

community and some just took advantage of the day to relax. fox5's les krifaton was up at the lee canyon resort where today plenty of people were enjoying the chill by skiing and snowboarding. there were plenty of people who took advantage of the day to get out onto the slopes and have a little family or me time in the snow. the traffic getting up there didn't seem to discourage many people we've already had more snow than all of last season and that alone was enough to drive people by what looks like the thousands up to mount charleston on this holiday. once they manourvered through the traffic and it was busy throughout the day as you can see from this video it was time to have fun. beautiful day beautiful weather crowded but a lot of fun. for the ski resort operator these are the best of times because its been a while since all of their trails have been open.. there have been some trails that have finally opened this season with

been open in a couple 2 or 3 seasons. and our die hard snow lovers can't seem to get enough. i like it. from skiing to boarding to even tubing was running at almost maximum capacity and that alone along with the great ski conditions charged up everybody. how many runs you've done today. three -four. connor bracken was more than ready to spend the day away from the classroom and on the ski hill but his preferance is to board. it's way easier. el nino have been very good to the ski resort so far and we still have a few more months ahead and more snow forecast we'll be really excited if that happens . snow just makes everyone happy so we'd l;ove to see more people were enjoying sledding and that mess of broken sleds and plastic items people used to slide on the snow

now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty increasing clouds on tuesday with mountain shower chances. we'll see a high of 58 with south breezes to 15 mph. we'll be in the 60s wednesday through the weekend with partly cloudy skies. we will see a brief increase in clouds on saturday with south breezes to 25 mph and slight mountain chances of showers. the average high for this time of the year is 58. increasing clouds on tuesday with

chances. we'll see a high of 58 with south breezes to 15 mph. we'll be in the 60s wednesday through the weekend with partly cloudy skies. we will see a brief increase in clouds on saturday with south breezes to 25 mph and slight mountain chances of showers. the average high for this time of the year is 58. increasing clouds on tuesday with

chances. we'll see a high of 58 with south breezes to 15 mph. we'll be in the 60s wednesday through the weekend with partly cloudy skies. we will see a brief increase in clouds on saturday with south breezes to 25 mph and slight mountain chances of showers. the average high for this time of the year is 58. closed captioning

two people are dead.... after severe weather hits central florida> "we're all praying for them. just wonderful people, world is not gonna be the same without him.." steve and kade wilson spent their final hours with the people loved the most - their son - and their 4 grandchildren. on saturday afternoon - they took a long walk with the grandkids - and cooked s'mores over a fire. hours later - the terror began... "then, the winds picked up again, and it started storming real bad. the grandkids were in the barn screaming..." a tornado ripped their home off it's foundation - throwing it

steve's body would be found crushed by the debris. only his feet were visible. then - in another shocking moment - his wife had a heart attack in an ambulance as she was being rushed to the hospital "i kept telling her, kade, lay still. and then she died...(crying and sniffles)" the couple's son and grandchildren are recovering at area hospitals. musician glenn frey has died. he was just 67 years old. frey... along with don henley.... co- founded the eagles - one of the best selling rock bands of all time. their hits included "hotel california" and "life in the fast lane." frey would go on to have solo hits like "the heat is on" and "smuggler's blues." t-m-z is reporting that he was in bad condition after surgery in november connected to intestinal issues. the eagles official website says frey died in new york. today is more than a holiday to

it's also a day of service. coming up... how students chose to spend the day off.... helping others. plus.... why pregnant women may want to add more fish to their

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for the eighth year in a row ... dozens of n-v energy employees are giving back. today is not only martin luther king junior day - it's also a day of giving. three square distributes tons of food each year to organizations around the valley. one of them is the "backpack for kids program" which gives foor in backpacks for local studetns to take home on the weekend so they have something to eat. doug cannon / nv energy "last year we did 5,040 bags, where you load food into backpacks and food for kids so they can have food on the weekends when they don't have the school lunch program otherwise available to them." nv energy had 90 employees on hand today filling backpacks .. all of them doing this on their own time. students from core academy... doing their part on the "day of service". they paid a visit to the salvation army... to help those less fortunate today. the students served meals... and handed out care packages... filled with day-to-day items... for those struggling to make ends meet. it's the second year in a row that core academy

on the day of service. "we have made bags for homeles people coming to receive meals today here at the shelter that includes water, candy, an all day bus pass, shampoo and warm socks." core academy helpd underserved youth in the community - mentoring them in sixth grade - and following them through their college experience> there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. a busy day on mount charleston. fox five pays a visit to lee canyon - where people were enjoying a

live from las vegas. 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. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. millions across america are paying tribute to doctor martin luther king junior today. today - las vegas held a parade in his honor.