closed captioning will resume shortly metro police are asking for your help finding who's responsible for a series of violent home invasions. two of them happened relatively close together on the valley's east side. one was near desert inn and theme .. the other was near vegas valley and cabana drives. police say they happened in january.. police believe at least three people forced their way into these homes .. and both times pistol-whipped people inside the homes.. one of the victims suffered a brain injury.

homes and stole the victim's vehicles. the suspects are described by police as black men.. 18 to 30 years old and between 5-8 to 6-1 tall. at least one of the stolen cars is a red 2007 honda fit sedan. it had nevada physically handicap license plate .. ph83138. if you have any information about these crimes, the suspects or the stolen car - call crimestoppers right away. the number is 702- 385-55-55. north las vegas police need help finding a missing man. richard boisy junior left his home on rising circle early yesterday. the 81-year-old's family says he may have early onset dementia. he has left his home and gotten lost before. he was driving a dark blue 1993 chevy pickup truck... with nevada plate 170- f-d-s. anyone with information is urged to call north las vegas police. the nevada teacher shortage is being called an emergency by governor

hopes of getting more teachers at clark county schools. fox 5's miguel martinez-valle joins us at the clark county school district administrative building with the details. as of now there are 709 teacher openings in clark county schools. the district says the governors move will bring in at least 30 new teachers next week alone... the emergency measure comes after a change in the federal law which restricted the state from giving provisional licenses because they would be risking federal funding... now that we dont risk federal funding, clark county will be able to hire teachers who are not licensed in licensed in other teachers were turned away or forced into a nevada's requirements for would work as teachers during this period, they will now be able to work full time... charla hearn- president rectify the know, a lot of students here are being taught by

teachers, and you know we do need permanent nevada." the new move gives teachers a year to become licensed in nevada hired... clark county says it wont affect the education for students... live, miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. tonight, two clark county schools are being recognized for being some of the best in the nation! cheering this was the scene at canarelli middle school. the nevada department of education named it a 'national title one distinguished school.. this was for closing the achievement gap between student groups. teh other school honored with this is bendorf elementary school for exceptional

super bowl 50 is this sunday. that means lots of parties, good food and of course sports betting - here in las vegas. fox5's abby theodros is live on the strip. abby, the big game brings big bets. sports books have been packed since this morning with football fans from all over the country and they're all looking to get in on the action. while some may opt for a more simple super bowl 50 experience this weekend - nats thousands are banking on las vegas to make their celebration one to remember. 9-12 eric beringer, south florida: i south florida im meeting all my friends here the lvcva predicts thousand visitors will be in town for the big game and will likely spend $124 million dollars on food, entertainment and of course betting. ??nats?? over at the newly and sports book at the cosmopolitan - crowds were already in the superbowl spirit. sports operations vp mark goldman says you can watch the game on multiple hi- definition tvs or play bar games during during

the sports book opened on wednesday - just in time for the weekend. 43-52 mark goldman: were expecting huge crowds here at the cosmo here in the race and sports book as well as the private party up stairs. we'll have thousands of people. its the broncos 8th appearance in the superbowl ... the panthers have only made it to the championships once before 12 years ago. this year .. the panthers are a six point favorite over the broncos. across town at the westgate - superbook vp jay kornegay says trends are no different among their bettors. 1:09-1:!8 kornegay: most of the money has been on the panthers in fact 80-85 percent of the tickets have been on carolina and thats very typical as the general public supports the favorite. and if you're looking for other - and often more obscure things to bet on ... the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. weirdest prop bet...

one of the biggest super bowl parties will be taking place.. downtown. the downtown las vegas events center will host its first ever "big game bash". it's on the corner of carson and third - near the fremont street experience. it's owned and operated by "the d" resort. a massive 20,000- square-foot is ready with stadium seating .. and giant high-def television screens. politics seems to be the other big draw to las vegas this year.. and the presidential campaign is back in the valley tonight. former president bill clinton is scheduled to campaign for his wife, hillary, in about an hour at the united brotherhood of carpenters international training center in las vegas. then tomorrow .. plans on going to pahrump to campaign for hillary at manse elementary school at 9:45 in the morning. both events are open to the public .. but you need to sign up in advance through the clinton campaign web site. nevada's largest newspaper .. and our main

has endorsed rubio for the state's republican caucus. from the r-j's editorial board. has not endorsed anyone yet for the presidency .. only the caucus. previously the r-j endorsed mitt romney in 2012 and john mccain in 2008. this comes on the same day the newspaper names a new editor. a move that comes several weeks after las vegas sands c-e-o sheldon adelson bought the review-journal .. which was followed by some senior management turnover. the new editor- in-chief is j. keith moyer. he is a former publisher of the star tribune in minneapolis and former editor of the fresno bee among a couple other smaller papers. coming up ... painting the town red ... one bulb at a time at the famous las vegas sign. and we show you the big crash scene being filmed on the strip... reving engine well... not yet. see the rest of this spectacular

riviera in just a few minutes. then ... dramatic video of a 200 foot tall crane collapsing in a new york city snow storm. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done.

...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you.

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. it's the "bourne" moment we've been waiting for. while rumors of an implosion at the riviera did not come true ... last night movie crews ended up using part of iconic front of the now closed casino in part of a massive chase scene down the strip. check it out... sound of crash earlier this week .. we were there as the crew tore up

our footage clearly shows cars being launched into the air by the speeding swat van. back to last night ... many other people were also out taking video .. including vital vegas dot com .. here's the video they recorded.. crash sound take another look at it in slow motion ... it's pretty amazing to think how this will end up looking in the final cut! this was all done for the fifth film in the bourne series. a trailer for the film is set to air during this sunday's super bowl 50! the lights surrounding the iconic "welcome to las vegas sign" shine red. it's to raise awareness for women at risk of heart disease. the "american heart assocation"... dignity health saint rose dominican... and clark county commissioners flipped the light switch. organizers say heart disease kills

nationwide. "its important to kickoff awareness for healthy hearts. this particular campaign is "go red for women". women higher incidents of heart disease and stroke. its to increase awareness importance of diet exercise." several businesses and resorts on the strip will also be lighting up marquees in red to bring attention to heart disease. tonight we are getting another look at the new mgm park being built between the monte carlo and new york new york... "this is going to be a jewel at the heart of the strip, the epicenter of the neighborhood, it's going to be the spot where people are going to say i want to hang out and have a good time." mgm released this video today showing what the finished park will look like. they explain how they are picking the different types of plants for the park .. ones that will bloom at different times of the year in our desert climate. "the park" will feature also have street performers and

its walkway will lead to the new t-mobile arena and will open the first week of april. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll still see overnights in the upper-30s, but warmer highs with us through the weekend and through next week. the average high is 61 for the weekend, we'll see 60 on saturday, 65 on sunday. through next week we'll have upper 60s on monday, then around 70 degrees tuesday through friday. overnight lows increase to

40s. we'll still see overnights in the upper-30s, but warmer highs with us through the weekend and through next week. the average high is 61 for the weekend, we'll see 60 on saturday, 65 on sunday. through next week we'll have upper 60s on monday, then around 70 degrees tuesday through friday. overnight lows increase to

40s. we'll still see overnights in the upper-30s, but warmer highs with us through the weekend and through next week. the average high is 61 for the weekend, we'll see 60 on saturday, 65 on sunday. through next week we'll have upper 60s on monday, then around 70 degrees tuesday through friday. overnight lows increase to the mid and upper 40s. closed captioning

tonight .. dramatic video of the deadly crane collapse in new york city. alarm noise and paniced voice "and the crane's staring to mave

us, there it goes, he's moving fast now, he's dropping it really quick!" did collapse.. buildings on the eventually slamming in the ground.. crushing 38-year old man. several other city block wrecked crane were also injured. officials say workers were the crane down because of wind gusts when it toppled over. remains under investigation. twitter today suspended 125- thousand user accounts! the company says these accounts have content that threatens or promotes torrorist acts. thousand is a sound like a lot of users... this is actually only point-zero- one percent of all twitter accounts.. of which there is

still ahead tonight ... a sure- bet about this weekend's super bowl. and a preview of some of the super bowl entertainment to

here's a super praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator, bernie sanders passed more roll-call amendments in a republican congress than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders -- a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. bowl prediction that has nothing to do with the actual game...

super bowl sunday. it is the biggest day of the year for many sports- themed restaurants. wings plans to chicken wings on this is 10-percent year! wingstop hopes to sell 10-million wings -- up about 20-percent from last year. ...and about half of all those wings for super bowl parties at home. is excited to perform at half time...they will be joined by queen b herself... beyonce of course, is right up there. i think most people would agree. and so we felt like asking her would be appropriate and the other person that is coming out with us, same reason. there will be another guest star, but its being kept quiet for now. and how about this for a preview of sunday's big game... lady gaga was seen rehersing today in the middle of the field. she is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the beginning of this year's super bowl. still ahead tonight ... some

our own dave hall sits down with some local super bowl experts and gets the real scoop on the big game. an all new more

some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. a father- son dispute turns deadly... in a house full of people... including children. we will continue to follow this developing story. nevada is in a state of emergency--- the teacher shortage has reached a high... how the declaration can help get more teachers into the classroom and why some are not so sure it will work...

.. is obsessed with the super bowl. many, began when they were children. fox five's dave hall went to a local first grade tackle the topic... and a tackle... is exactly what he got! alright guys we're at twitchell elementary school... miss massa's class... let's find out what they know about the super bowl. everyone... good morning mister hall! how many know who newton! how do i get a cool haircut like that? could i pull that off ? no!! in: how many of you guys out: payton manning what did you say? you're handsome... dude right here... right there. how many know who this is? everybody knows spongebob. what would you rather watch bob.. or the bowl? spongebob. super bowl

super bowl i don't really watch tv. you got a cool hairdo too... who did your hair? my mom. what is your favorite food to eat at the super bowl? pizza. i like to drink protein... drink protein? wow. peanuts on your mark... get set... geez.. well done, well done. i want to know about the broncos... they're going to lose... no, no. we've lost control... we've lost complete control. (kids tackling dave) thanks for joining us..

coming up next. the most impressive "bourne" stunt yet and "more" was there for all the action! tonight -- new information about the epic film finale shooting in our city! then -- it's super bowl weekend and sports books are filling up! we have the basics on betting. plus -- a local musican reveals what its like to perform at the big game! then -- throw a flag for a different kind of offense! there's another show for those more interested than touching love stories than touchdowns! the choice nats stars sot stars sot coming up - what