off with some breaking news. one person is dead in a shooting tonight. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. this happened at an apartment complex near cheyenne and nellis around nine-30. police haven't released many details on how this happened, or if they are looking for anyone. we have a fox5 crew on the way, and will bring you updates on fox5 vegas dot com, and tomorrow on fox5 news this morning. las vegas played host to two presidential rallies today. donald trump pumped up the crowd at a rallier earlier today. and former president bill clinton stumped for his wife hillary, over at the advanced technologies academy. fox5's cyndi lundeberg was there and has more on that event. bill clinton tackled a lot of issues tonight from the bengazhi trials ... to the war on terror. he even joked about presidnet obama being born in kenya... the former president also referenced bernie sanders multiple times... but only as her opponent if you want to want to say yes at the end of the next

hillary former president bill clinton spoke to a packed auditorium thursday... his message for voters... hillary is the candidate for nevada. - hillary will give the american dream back lifelong democrats... nats go hillary! and new voters weighed in on the former president... and his message of support for his wife... bill clinton also touched on hillarys main rival bernie sanders... make college adorable she does not think tuition should be free for everyone 818 her main opponent says vote for me the former president ended by urging all nevadans to get involved in the february caucuses.. if you want to say yes we're safer our kids are better then elect hillary

also a cool moment tonight.. before bill clinton spoke they tried to play the national anthem but there wrre audio problems... so the crowd began singing the national anthem. the former president spoke for just over an hour. tomorrow he will travel to reno to continue campaigning for his wife. presidential candidate donald trump spoke to supporters at the south point. he worked up a crowd of thousands into non-stop applause with everything he said. " no matter where we go we're all the same no matter where we go it this it's people they love this country. " trump spent the first part of his speech targeting opponents jeb bush and senator ted cruz. he spoke about building a wall

southern border, but says he's not opposed to immigration. trump talked about bringing jobs that have been outsourced to other countries, back to america. " we have political hacks negotiating with china, vietnam, with japan with mexico with all those countries making a fortune off our stupidity. " at one point a heckler stood up and shouted, but she was drowned out by the crowd. trump praised law enforcement and invited metro officers up on the stage. the candidate is staying in town tonight, and also attended an awards dinner connected to the shot show. the caucus is still fairly new to nevada. many political groups are making sure voters understand how they work. fox5s miguel martinez valle went to one training that used star wars to keep people engaged. the nevada caucus is right around the corner and nevada democrats want to make sure all new voters are ready when the day comes

turned it into a game, but nevada democrats aren't playing around about getting people ready for the nevada caucus... assemblywoman olivia diaz "were first in the west and we want to make sure that everybody is ready and that everybody gets energized and motivated to attend." local representatives picked hermandad mexicana in east las vegas to show people what they can expect come february 20th. jessica cordova, "im interested in learning about the process here and i'm very excited for this." among those in the crowd, first time voters... like hector diaz... " va ser la primera vez que vote en una eleccion federal," he just became a citizen and he's eager to exercise his rights.. senator mo denis " well in spanish the word caucus doesn't even exist but even in english most people don't understand what a caucus is" the event used star wars characters to show the open voting process... they then explained what was happening along the way... "you get a certain number of people then you get a certain number of delegates, if you get enough people

folks have to move over to somebody else" their goal is to train new and latino voters, they're hoping a force awakens come caucus day. " that speaks volumes to us and i think its very important that we mobilize and that we get involved and we get motivated to go out in numbers." tag: nevada is the third state on the democratic side and the first state in the west to hold a caucus thst will happen february 20th , miguel mv fox5 news. local las vegas the republican caucus is also right around the corner on february 23rd a woman is behind bars for a man's shooting death. witnesses say they saw her standing over the victim right after a shot was fired, with a gun in her hand. police arrested 37-year-old michelle horn yesterday. she's facing one count of open murder, and one count of robbery with a deadly weapon. on november 21st, witnesses told police the victim, alexander nunez, got in an

this happened at an abandoned home they were all living in. nunez was shot, and police say horn and another man took off. they were later identified in a photo line-up. a jury found a former pastor guilty on all counts, of sexually abusing young girls in his church. some of the charges against 59-year-old otis holland were child sexual assault, lewdness, and conspiracy to destroy evidence. several women testified holland had taken advantage of them as teens. holland used to lead the united faith church in henderson. he claimed the women made up stories about being abused, because they were jealous of his relationships. many of the families affected by this case attended the trial, and say they were relieved by the verdict. " our lives have been completely in disarray for the last little while. you put so much trust into something and somebody and it's not just a person but this is a person wrapped around faith this is a person wrapped around your belief

couple that with that it's one of the hardest things i've ever encountered in my life holland now faces life in prison. his sentencing is scheduled for march 16th. supporters of a minimum wage hike are applauding a carson city judge, for taking steps needed to get this on november's ballot. the judge said the language of the proposal doesn't need to be changed... something opponents had fought for. now, supporters must gather 55 thousand signatures, to get this measure on the ballot. supporters we talked to said there's a lot of interest, especially after yesterday's decision. but they're still working hard on getting the word out there. " 00:53- it's been a bit of a challenge, it's going to require a lot of work. it's going to require volunteers, it's going to require a lot of feet on the ground that care about this issue (03). " if passed, minimum wage will go up to nine-25 dollars an hour in 2018... then go up 75 cents each year until it

solar customers are frustrated with the p-u-c's decision to apply new and higher rates, especially those who bought their systems awhile ago. now, the p-u-c might reconsider grandfathering those existing solar customers into their old rates. many current customers say they invested thousands of dollars into panals, based on rate calculations that don't exist anymore. the p-u-c is going to consider a proposal to grandfather these customers in next monday. it's national blood donor month... and it's not just people who are affected. the call to get more animals to donate blood... and how a few minutes of yours and your pet's time could save lives. the runnin' rebels are heading up north, to take on one of their biggest rivals u- n-r. we'll hear from their new interim head coach, on why he's confident the team will handle this pressure well. your fox5 weather

you're taking a live look now at las vegas the m-g-m. film crews are shooting the latest bourne lanes are being closed off now. you can see police cars off to the side to keep every day here in our valley, pets need blood...

life-saving surgery or a transfusion to fight an illness. fox5's abby theodros tells us about a clinic offering blood transfusions for cats and dogs and their latest call for action. nats roger the boxer is a bit of a local celebrity at the vet emergency and critical care unit in las vegas. nats every couple of months he makes a trip to the clinic to help a fellow pup in need. samantha raymond: he has been donating for almost two years samantha raymond is roger's owner and says she first heard about animal blood transfusions when her last dog was in dire need of the service following a medical procedure. following the transfusion process - she knew she had to pay it forward. raymond: im so glad that we can help others i cant imagine how i would have felt if my last dog could not have gotten the help that he needed from another dog i think its a great program. and im so happy to do it. the program is the las vegas animal blood bank and it gives animals in the valley access to life saving blood products. however- for all the good work that the

is one minor problem... kelly tantalo, technician supervisor: since we are supplying for all of las vegas - on top of ours - the demand is pretty high. so right now we have several blood donors currently but we need a lot more so we're definitely looking for quite a few tantalo says that on a daily basis the clinic conducts several blood or plasma transfusions - assisting cats and dogs with anything from trauma cases to general recovery. recently a couple of their donors have retired out of the program - making a new class of donors more important than ever. tantalo: we have to retire our donors once they turn 8 years old so we lose a lot of them because of that. and so thats kind of where they're at right now. is just trying to find those newer ones those younger ones so we can have them for their 8 years and have them help out. and the experience is worth it. nats breathing just ask 5-year donor mack... david and denise heck : started about 5 years ago its been probably one of the most rewarding weve ever done this has a direct impact on saving a dogs life. they normally call us when they have a need and they're out of blood and we come right away. we're on a 24 hour emergency call so that a dog that's here already that's being operated on needs this dogs

to donate, your dog also must be current on vaccinations and not currently on medications with the exception of heart worm prevention. if you're interested in getting your dog to donate blood visit our website fox5vegas.com for more information. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty mostly cloudy skies for friday with a high of 60 degrees and a very light breeze. we'll have overcast skies on saturday with a showers mainly in southwest breezes of 62 also included for saturday afternoon. sunday we'll see a slight chance of showers for the early

cloudy and northwest breezes to 20 mph. mostly cloudy skies for friday with a high of 60 degrees and a very light breeze. we'll have overcast skies on saturday with a slight chance of showers mainly in the afternoon. southwest breezes to 20 mph and a high of 62 also included for saturday afternoon. sunday we'll see a slight chance of showers for the early morning with skies turning partly cloudy and

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the runnin' rebels have won three games in a row, under the leadership of interim head coach todd simon. they're hoping to make that a 5th win, when they take on u-n-r this weekend. the team has been practicing this week for this northern nevada matchup. simon says the team has stepped up after their former head coach dave rice was forced to resign. now, they're focusing on playing in a hostile environment at unr, where the rivalry between the teams is high. the talent of these young guys (unlv) is through the roof. limitless potential, they have the chance do really special things with basketball. . we're really excited to see where they go with it, they've been a tremendously coachable group of freshman " the runnin' rebels face unr this saturday in reno. the game starts at seven p-m. of course we'll have highlights for you at 11 sunday night on the rebzone, right after fox5 news at 10. the worst of winter is yet to come for people living back east.

in washington d- c... and the airlines that are already canceling flights to the east coast. and see why a star wars product might be a

you're taking a live look at a crime scene right now, where police are investigating a homicide. this is at an apartment complex near cheyenne and nellis. police say one person was killed in a shooting. our crew is there now gathering more information. communities up and down the east coast are getting ready for what could be one of the biggest winter storms to hit the region in years. about 75 million people are in the storm's path. in washington d-c, the mayor is under fire, after an inch of snow crippled the area. some people say the city wasn't prepared for last night's snow, and isn't ready for what's to come. everyone from pedestrians to president obama struggled to get home in the difficult conditions. supplies like heaters and

off store shelves. food is also disappearing. "take action now and prepare, before the severe weather strikes. make sure you have food and supplies at home, not just to last for the weekend, but enough to last up to an entire week." " cities up and down the east coast are piling up salt and issuing travel warnings. virginia and north carolina deployed the national guard. airports are also getting ready for the storm... with thousands of flights already canceled in anticipation. if you are traveling this weekend, it's important to know what's going on with your flight, before heading out to the airport. united airlines and american airlines are two of the companies that have already suspended hundreds of flights. despite increased security measures and checks... travelers are still trying to sneak guns in their carry-on luggage. t-s-a agents found more than 26 hundred guns last year. the agency says

weapons were loaded. airports in dallas, atlanta, houston, denver and phoenix saw the most confiscated guns last year. it is illegal to pack firearms, firearm parts and ammunition in carry-on bags. weapons are allowed on checked bags as long as they are unloaded and passengers inform the airline. president obama says it's inexcusable... that people in flint michigan were told their drinking water was safe, despite warnings from environment officials. investigators say there was a breakdown between the community and the environmental protection agency. the agency knew for months the city's water had dangerous levels of lead... but didn't warn the public. "brockovich says: "and that's what's so frustrating, because they were told oh, it's absolutely safe and oh, that can't hurt you. and for me, that's what's egregious, that you knew of a situation and yet you continue to allow them to be in harms way. " the e-p-a regional administrator for flint plans to step down from the job february first. the white house

flint more money to fix their water infrastructure. a baby outfit vader is being recalled... for a reason that's a little too close to character. "that ancient religion of yours has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes. or given you clairvoyance enough to find the rebels' hidden i find you lack of faith disturbing. " take a look at this bodysuit sold at disneyland, disneyworld, and disney cruises. officials say the snaps on the bottom might detach too easily, and present a chocking hazard. disney says there's about ten thousand of these suits. luckily, no babies have been hurt. this weekend will be extra exciting on the strip with a major movie being filmed. the message matt damon had for hundreds of people, who came

with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider

someone just got a free 6" subway sandwich. just text offers to 782929 to sign up for weekly text offers. and you'll get a free 6-inch sub when you buy a 30-oz. drink just for signing up. 's supreme court has important decisions to make about the state's halted school choice program. and now, attorney general adam laxalt is filing a formal request to speed up the process. the education savings account was put on hold earlier this month... just weeks before money was scheduled to start flowing to families.

more than five thousand dollars in state funds each year per child, and use it for private school tuition. laxalt says parents moved their children to new schools, assuming they'd get their money back in february. now, they have to decide whether or not to withdraw them. he wants all court briefs to be submitted within 52 days instead of the standard 180. henderson police are getting ready now, for a busy super bowl weekend on the roads. henderson traffic officers are joining forces with officers from other jurisdictions to watch out for impaired drivers. this enforcement starts tomorrow, and goes through monday, february 8th. they urge super bowl party hosts to make sure their guests have a safe ride home... and determine when to stop serving alcohol before the game starts. lake mead boulevard gets a safety upgrade, for the 25 thousand cars that travel on the road every day. new traffic signals were installed at the intersection of lake mead boulevard and sloan lane today. for now, the lights will blink red... turning this