other people to the winter wonderland at the top of mount charleston. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas people arriving from all over the country... to attend the "shot show" this week - for the gun industry. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. 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... with more on 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 visitors just this week alone. joseph cernik/visiting from denver::: "baggage lines are insane just making

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 where i wanted to stay was not 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::

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." so again over 2 hundred and 50 in town just this week. and convention season is expected to heat up through summer. reporting live... a man died after he was hit by a semi truck on i-15. the crash on the southbound side near the jean exit caused quite a delay for travelers this morning. the man was hit

forcing emergency crews to block at least one lane of traffic for several hours. the driver of the semi stayed on the scene. a woman stepped off a center median and into the path of an suv before she was hit and killed. this happened last night on sahara and las verdes, that's between valley view and arville. police say statements and evidence at the scene show the woman was standing in the center median before entering the left travel lane. a 79-year-old man driving a 2000 isuzu rodeo headed east struck the woman. she was taken to umc where she died. 250-thousand dollars is the amount a four-day special session likely cost nevadans for legislators to approve the faraday future deal. 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

approved 215- million dollars in tax breaks for faraday future. many had to the day off in honor of martin luther king. some went to the parade downtown, some took up the call to action to help others in our community and some just took advantage of the day to chill. 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.

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 the snow that we've got that haven't 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 snowfall. just down from the ski resort at the lee meadows people were enjoying sledding and that mess of broken sleds and plastic items

slide on the snow was removed by the forest service still ahead tonight .. a look at how locals are giving back on this day of service. and we take you to this year's martin luther king junior parade in downtown las vegas. and we catch up with dozens of local workers giving up a day off to help those less

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live from las vegas. you're watching fox5 news at six. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. millions across 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. arby hambric / grand marshall "the dream and

every day, teach their children, love their children, because you do not get it in most of the history books and most of the parents do not teach it to their children so we need to do that every day." there were some politics in today's parade .. including a giant bernie sanders sculpture. events marking m-l-k day are taking place across the country. among them, f-b-i director james comey placed a wreath at the martin luther king junior memorial in washington. this is the 30th anniversary of the federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader. king would have turned 87 at the end of this week. president obama was among many who marked martin luther king junior day by participating in a community service project. the president and first lady michelle volunteered with the boys and girls club of greater washington. other senior administration and cabinet officials did similar projects across d-c and the nation. the doctor martin luther king junior day of service offers americans the opportunity

for the eighth year in a row ... dozens of n-v energy employees three square distributes tons of food each year around the valley. "backpack for kids gives foor in backpacks for take home on the weekend so they have something to eat. doug cannon / nv energy our children to have the nutritioni they need so they education so they can also contribute to the community, we feel this is a way we can further dr king's vision of improving the community and improving the nation in which we live." nv energy had 90 employees on hand today filling backpacks .. all of them doing this on their own time. also today .. the american red cross was giving back to the community by handing out and installing free smoke detectors. wa caught up with them in the maycliff mobile home park near wyoming and sandhill. frank rutkowski / american red cross "today's all about honoring dr king's

place to live and we're doing so by installing smoke alarms in all these homes, we want to make sure these homes are safe and this community is safe." the red cross had four teams out in local neighborhoods today... if you need a new smoke detector and cannot get out to get one .. you can always call the red cross for assistance. and .. students from the local core academy worked at the salvation army today.. amy novak / core academy "instead of having the day off of school, we bring kids out to give a day of service. kind of in honor and memorium of what martin luther king stood for." the students served around five hundred meals today to homeless people.. they also gave out bags filled with water, candy, an all day bus pass, shampoo and warm socks. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist 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

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 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

south breezes to 25 mph and slight mountain chances of showers. the average high for this time of the year is 58.

crude oil prices dive below 29- dollars a barrel for the first time in 13-years. investors are bracing for iran's return to global oil markets. with sanctions now lifted the opec member- nation will begin exporting oil. iran is expected to quickly boost oil exports by 500-thousand barrels per day immediately, and it could reach one million barrels per day within a year. hillary clinton and donald trump continue to lead their respective party's bid for the nomination. but, with the iowa polls tightening - and the caucuses just two weeks away - the candidates are pulling no punches. fox news correspondent joel waldman has the story from washington. trump says: "i want to win iowa. everyone says don't say that..." unafraid of jinxing himself, donald trump made it very clear what he wants from the first voters in the

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 must of have had exorcism somewhere." clinton ignoring the criticism - instead honoring the memory of martin luther king

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." british lawmakers in parliament debate whether to ban donald trump from entering the country. more than five- hundred-thousand people have signed an online petition supporting the ban. under british law, any petition supported by at least a-hundred- thousand people is considered for parliamentary debate. paul flynn/ labour party member of parliament "the great danger by attacking this one man is that we can fix on him a halo of victimhood, we give him the role of martyrdom, which can seem to be an advantage among those that support him." paul scully/

parliament "i've heard of a number of cases where people have been excluded for incitement, for hatred. i've never heard of one for stupidity and i'm not sure that we should be starting now." tulip siddiq/ labour party member of parliament "his words are not comical, his words are not funny, his words are poisonous, they risk inflaming tension between vulnerable communities." the debate comes after trump called for a temporary ban on all muslims entering the united states. and this thursday - you get another chance to see donald trump in person. he is holding a rally at the south point hotel and casino thursday morning. you do need to pre-register for tickets through his campaign site. doors to the rally open at 11 ... the rally is scheduled to begin at one. next ... why the choice of nominees for this year's academy awards are so controversial and are leading to actyors staying away from the award show. and find out why this innocent looking children's book about george washington ... is being pulled from

if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together,

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reads hercules "takes great pride" in the task. critics say the book sugarcoats the tragedy of slavery. two big names in hollywood are skipping the oscars this year, out of protest. no african americans were nominated in the best acting or directing categories this year. jada pinkett smith and spike lee have announced they are boycotting the ceremony. smith posted a video on social media encouraging people of color to recognize the power they do have, and not beg for acknowledgment. spike lee thanked the academy for his honorary oscar last year, but says he and his wife will also not be attending. the 62 richest people have collectively as much wealth as the 3-point-6 billion people who make up the bottom half of the world's population. this .. according to a new report from oxfam international. back in 20-10, it took 388 ultra- rich individuals to own that portion of global wealth. the top one

else combined. a separate report last year from the pew research center found that poverty worldwide has fallen by nearly half over the past decade. coming up ... spending quality time with your four-legged best friend while breaking a world record. by taking him to yoga.. or as these people would have you call it ... doga. keep watching for an all new more access. coming up

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the edge of their seats -- and bettors! why this weekend could be bigger than the superbowl for las vegas sports books. finally tonight .. on your next visit to your yoga class-- how about bringing your dog? yoga for dogs-- or-- get this-- "doga"-- is apparently a thing... and by the looks of it-- a big thing. this gathering right here-- just set a new world record for the biggest doga class... some 270 dogs are participating. these little yoga enthusiasts are massaged, twisted and stretched in a series of poses. the previous record was apparently set right here in the u-s, in san diego, with 265 dogs. thanks for joining us.. "more access" is coming up next. major movement on the diversity divide in hollywood. an academy award boycott being staged tonight!

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