am responsible and i the a huge american people during that meeting at town square, solar city called a meeting very same thing. but those discussions were put on hold after energy would not be challenging the grandfather clause. promises made and i hope you take consideration at the hearing, customers pleaded with the p-u-c to stand up to nv energy.... some said they paid upwards of 60 for solar panels.. and now cant pay back their loans. and youre saying to us screw you we dont want you anymore we can do what we want and we can the puc's decision has forced the three largest solar companies in nevada to leave... today they said they would put forth a proposal to grandfather in customers to their previous rates... we were lied to solar customers told me they believe the p-u-c is a puppet of nv energy... saying the commision's actions have cost them tens of

dollars. according to n-v energy... they have supported the net metering rates for solar customers... so they dont pass rate hikes to non-solar customers. nv energy's proposal to allow customers to remain on old rules would last for 20 years... the p-u-c would have to approve their proposal.... which they will discuss february 8th. a woman is found murdered in north las vegas... fox five's elizabeth watts is live near where it happened near civic center and owens. it happened in a home on ferguson avenue.. and police believe it was a domestic violence situation.

the woman's body around ten this morning at a home on ferguson avenue. that's near civic center and evans. the suspect was in the area... and he was arrested in connection to the case. police say there may have been a domestic situation between the suspect and victim... but have not said how they are related. "we do have a little bit of history at this home however nothing this extreme. so that's something detectives will consider looking into history what we have been out we spoke with at those times as well" there were several people inside the home when it happened -- including children. no one else was hurt. police ask that who saw or heard something to call police or stay crimestoppers. reporting live ew

this is the second homicide for north las vegas. the first was on new year's day. police have determined the identiity of a gunman on the strip.... who was fired at - by an officer. police say the suspect is khaleal black. investigators needed help identifying him over the weekend. black was arrested friday night... after police say he aimed a firearm at people near the bellagio fountains. officer george smith confronted black.. metro says black failed to follow commands - and the officer fired his gun at the missed. a child was and was treated before being released. another bullet went through a man's clothing... hurt. black was several felony charges. the street in a by a car. around 4-30 this

avenue -- near desert inn and jones. police say the pedestrian was taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. police believe the driver was not impaired. edna was closed for nearly three hours while police were on scene. thousands are expected to gather tomorrow in support of school choice. the rally is scheduled for 10 am at cashman center. it's to celebrate education options in the state, from traditional public school, public charter and magnet schools, online academies, private schools and home schools. national school choice week is happening as nevada parents wait on a court decision on education savings accounts... which would allow per pupil funding to go with students opting to switch from public to private school. unlv students pledge to stamp out dating violence and sexual assault on campus. it's part of a national anti- violence initiative called "green dot". the jean nidetch women's center at unlv is leading the campaign. students pledge their commitment to take part in bystander intervention training... by

display. unlv's president len jessup was the first to sign up. the training teaches students how to prevent or help a victim of dating violence... sexual assault... bullying... or stalking. organizers say the program has been successful in reducing violence at other universities across the country. "whats great about program we're not requiring anyone to be a hero. were not saying you have to a be a perfect person. no matter who you are you do have a role you can play in this and you mean a lot to this program. so were inviting students from any major any background off campus on campus to get involved and check it out." students can make their pledges at several displays throughout campus this week. the first bystander training is february fifth. toss to weather a couple of cooler

highs in the upper 50s tuesday, then around 60 for us on wednesday. average highs this time of the year are around 59. we'll be warmer on thursday through saturday with highs in the mid to upper 60s with a mix of sun and clouds. while we'll be up to 68 degrees on saturday, we'll also see an increase of clouds with southwest gusts to 20 mph. chances of showers get here through the day on sunday into monday with highs dropping to around 60 degrees. after this

blanketed the east coast - the slow process of digging out is underway. at least 27-deaths are being blamed on the weather. scott mclean has the details from washington. it's a tale of two cities in the wake of this weekend's monster blizzard. new york is bouncing back quickly... (mayor bill de blasio/new york) "things are not entirely back to normal but a lot of the city is operating well." but it's a different story in washington... where the mayor warns the district will be all week. (mayor muriel dc)"while we have made some progress, d-c's head of management calls the comparison recoveries unfair. hsema) "i would ask roads clear? and schools may be open and is it a safe kids to get there? that's mayor de blasios call and his folks advising him. " d-c schools remain closed and federal buildings are shut down the house of representatives canceled votes for the whole week. and d-c's mayor says she'll be asking for federal help to dig

region, pooling water on roads likely to re-freeze overnight is creating a new hazard -- black ice. meanwhile air travelers are feeling the pain as airports slowly return to life. 12-thousand flights have been canceled, including about a thousand today. (mos) "i've had 8 cancellations, but they've been rolling the cancellations over, so i'm thrilled to be getting out and heading back to new orleans [butt to] "i had a nice little kind of forced vacation in dc, so it was good it wasn't too bad." in washington, i'm scott mclean reporting. the weather is continuing to cause travel delays across the country. if you're flying out of mccarran... call ahead and check on your flight. today flights to newark, new jersey were experiencing a delay of nearly 5 and a half hours! the iowa presidential caucus... is just one week away. "you can just feel the energy." now - president obama is sharing his thoughts - on

democrats in the race for the white house. plus - the sports books are ready to heat up... now that we know who is playing in the super bowl. which team is the odds-on favorite... and which team could be the sentimental favorite. you're watching fox5 news at 5.

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every country in the americas where the mosquito that carries it can be found. that's everywhere except for canada - and parts of chile. the world health organization says the zika virus is new to the region - so few people have immunity to it. it emerged in africa in the 1940s - spread to asia and was confirmed in the americas only last may - though it likely appeared months earlier. brazilian officials say it's associated with a recent wave of birth defects. some u.s. travelers have been infected abroad with zika and other viruses spread by mosquito - but there have been no cases of local infection with zika in the united states so far. the w-h-o also says around the world -- at least forty-one million children under five years old are either overweight or obese. a new report by the organization says the number of obese or overweight children has risen by ten million around the globe since 19-90. more of them are now in low and middle income countries than in high-income countries. in developing nations - the

children more than doubled between 19-90 and almost half of live in asia - and twenty-five percent in africa. the w-h-o calls the numbers alarming - saying the obesity epidemic has the potential to reverse many around the world. congressional budget office people than expected are insurance as part of the affordable care act. numbers released today show 13 million people are likely to purchase down by about 8 million from estimates early last year. the budget office says fewer unsubsidized customers are buying through the state exchanges -- which offer coverage to those who don't have insurance through their employer. one week from today.... voters in iowa will make their voices heard in the first caucuses of the presidential campaign season. g-o-p frontrunner donald trump... sharing some tough words - for his closest rival - senator ted cruz. we can't have a guy who stands in the middle of the senate floor and every

job, right. you have to make deals. you have to get along. that's the purpose of what our founders created. and ted cannot get along with anybody. he's a nasty person. as for the democrats - hillary clinton and bernie sanders remain locked in an extremely tight race in both iowa - and new hampshire. as mike emanuel reports from washington - president obama is now sharing his thoughts on the contest. with one week until the iowa caucuses... hillary clinton keeping up her push in iowa: clinton says: "i believe i am the only candidate - on either side - with the experience and judgment to keep us safe at home and around the world." clinton, hoping to keep up momentum after the des moines register newspaper endorsed her this weekend... but, her fight in iowa remains neck and neck...with vermont senator bernie sanders. sanders says "if you look at the polling that we've seen nationally. sanders says: "bernie sanders does alot better than hillary clinton does against donald

president obama weighed in carefully today... telling politico the race is between sanders' liberal idealism...and clinton's experience and pragmatism... calling clinton - quote - "wicked smart"...but saying her strengths are also her weaknesses. mister obama also says sanders campaigns like he has nothing to lose. meantime, in the g- o-p race, former texas governor rick perry...is now endorsing texas senator ted cruz. perry says: on day one this very committed conservative american will be ready to be commander and chief and new jersey governor chris christie...is back campaigning in new hampshire...after taking a break from the campaign to be in his state as this weekend's powerful winter storm roared through. as for frontrunner donald trump....former defense secretary donald rumsfeld weighed in on fox news... rumsfeld says: i would say he's on fire in the country, he's touched a nerve that's brought out tens of thousands of people" back in iowa - senator marco rubio now says being endorsed by the des moines register this weekend...does not make him an establishment pick.

the nevada democratic caucus is saturday - february 20... while nevada republican caucus is a few days later on tuesday - february 23-rd. if you want to see the super bowl in person - get ready to spend some cash on a ticket. ticket price tracker "seatgeek" reports the average resale price of a ticket to the february 7-th game between the carolina panthers and denver broncos is $5,178. super bowl 50 will be played in levi's stadium in santa clara, california. a pair of club seats near midfield have already sold for $12,100 each... making them the most expensive seats sold so far. the carolina panthers are the betting favorite in the super bowl. the westgate superbook opened the panthers as a five-and-a-half- point favorite over the denver broncos. other las vegas sports books went with a lower margin. the westgate is the largest sports book in the entire state of nevada - and recently spent 13-million on

super bowl weekend is expected to draw thousands and be one of its busiest times of the year. "it doesn't really matter who plays in the super bowl, it's an event that sells itself but it will be nice to see a star like peyton manning out there. there will be some sentiment toward him winning on is final stage and there will also be some haters as well but everybody's going to benefit." the west gate recently launched a mobile app that allows you to place bets on all your favorite sports. but you must be 21 or oolder and a member of the westgate. many locals and tourists got a chance to see "jason bourne" in action in las vegas. "bourne five" starring matt damon has been filming the past two weeks at closed-sets on the strip... the aria resort... and mccarran international airport. parts of las vegas boulevard from harmon to flamingo were closed for almost eleven hours for a big car chase scene last week. thousands of people could also sign up as an "extra". local businesses say it's important to fund movie incentives to attract big films

local economy. "it helps people get jobs. keep jobs and people tend to leave when no work we all know that look at construction industry, it fell apart and everyone happen with our industry. if we don't get work soon a lot of people we trained spent money to get ready will all disappear." some companies say they're looking to the next legislative session and governor brian sandoval to refund their film incentive program. "bourne five" debuts in theaters this july. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty a couple of cooler days for us with highs in the upper 50s tuesday, then around 60 for us on wednesday. average highs this time of

59. we'll be warmer on thursday through saturday with highs in the mid to upper 60s with a mix of sun and clouds. while we'll be up to 68 degrees on saturday, we'll also see an increase of clouds with southwest gusts to 20 mph. chances of showers get here through the day on sunday into monday with highs dropping to around 60 degrees. a couple of cooler highs in the upper 50s tuesday, then around 60 for us on

highs this time of the year are around 59. we'll be warmer on thursday through saturday with highs in the mid to upper 60s with a mix of sun and clouds. while we'll be up to 68 degrees on saturday, we'll also see an increase of clouds with southwest gusts to 20 mph. chances of showers get here through the day on sunday into monday with highs dropping to around 60 degrees. closed captioning

it used to be that a new "starbucks" location was a sign of a neighborhood on the rise. now - it's "whole foods". why certain grocery stores in your area... could

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because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. sing market in the valley continues to recover .. the number of property tax assesment appeals drops considerably. according to clark county assessor's office ... the number of

in 2014 there were 2-thousand 116 appeals.. last year there were just over 17-hundred. assessor michele shafe says the decline is due in part to satisfaction with the accuracy of the assessments - and the fact that state law limits the annual increase in property taxes for single-family, owner-occupied homes to 3 percent - even though values have been increasing. location, location, location. zillow is out with a study today that shows the closer a home is to a whole foods or trader joe's, the higher it's value! zillow found that between 1997 and 2014... homes near the two grocery chains were consistently worth more than the median u-s home price. by the end of 2014 - homes within a mile of either store were worth more than twice as much as the median home in the rest of the country. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. another twist in the battle over solar energy in nevada.

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you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. 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

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. solar customers angry with nv- energy and the public utilities commission packed a room today at the p-u-c headquarters in las vegas... fox 5s cyndi lundeberg was inside the meeting... she joins us now with all the layers of this ongoing battle. today the public utilities comission was set to discuss grandfathering in existing solar customers... but that discussion is now on hold. customers called on the p-u-c to reverse the decision which slashed the amount of money they get back from their solar production... and hiked their monthly fees... solar customers tell me they spent between 15 and 60-thousand dollars installing panels... today n-v energy announced they would put forth a proposal to grandfather in

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