send it by mail - and w2's along with retirement, investment, and mortgage interest statements show the full social security number - which is the key "everything! because your social security number is tied to just about everything you do credit cards bank statements your bank account your investments everything." mike's advice...use your social security number - before someone else does. "file as soon as you can the first tax return that gets electronically filed is the one that gets processed." he suggests direct depositing your refund - checking your credit score regularly - and watch your mail. that's task has been a little harder for gary - he's still waiting for his tax papers - at the post office. "i have to get in line and cruise through the line for 20 minutes to half hour." while he awaits the post office to fix his mailbox - broken three weeks ago. and those in the neighborhood say its the older mailboxes like the one ive been standing at - with the square doors that seem to have

pliable metal. the thieves seemed to avoide the newer mailboxes with the rectangular doors - neighbors believe those mail stations are made with sturdier metal. reporting live. two people are hurt after a stabbing at an apartment complex on the northwest side of the valley. it happened around 5-30 this morning at "portola del sol apartment homes" -- near north simmons and lake mead. police say two people were treated at u-m-c. both are stable. police have not shared any other details about the stabbing. two suspects still on the run after shooting and hurting one person during a home invasion in henderson over the weekend. police say a man and woman broke into a home on west atlantic avenue saturday morning -- near lake mead and water street. the suspects shot at a 32-year-old man several times. he's in critical condition at sunrise hospital. three children

time... but they were not injured. police say the suspects are a white male with short or shaved blonde hair. the female is white or hispanic with black hair. both suspects are in their late twenties or thirties. police say the home invasion may not be random. anyone with information about these suspects should call police or crimestoppers 7-0-2-3-8-5-55-55. the countdown to the nevada caucuses has started. the democrats are up first saturday with the republicans a week from tomorrow. the role of the superdelegates is under scrutiny after bernie sanders won the new hampshire primary... yet ended up with the same amount of convention delegates as hillary clinton... thanks to the superdelegates. fox5's les krifaton is live at greenspun junior high where some democrats will caucus saturday-- with a look at how the process works. our superdelegates we talked to said we are reading too much into last weeks results from new hampshire given superdelegates can change their

right up to and including the weekend of the national convention, first off what is a superdelegate? they have the ability to commit to whomever they want but they can change their commitment anytime as well. college of southern nevada political science professor mark peplowski says regular delegates have to stick to the candidate their group voted for in the caucus process. so why let superdelegates change their vote at anytime? it's a belief in the leadership that there is a certain party core of party leaders who are more sophisticated in their knowledge of party politics, party platform and the history of the candidates that they could make an more educated and informed decision on behalf of the party. in nevada four of the 8 superdelegates are elected, two are appointed and the other two are senator harry reid and representative dina titus. erin bilbray is an elected nevada superdelegate who is supporting bernie sanders. to me right now is more the message than the messenger she says most superdeleges follow the popular vote. last week bernie sanders easily

hampshire but walked away with the same amount of delegates as hillary clinton. she thinks too much is being read into the superdelegate's role right now. these superdelegates they unpledg they don't have to stay committed to who they are. i think that should have waited until closer to the convention a good example of how the superdelegates can tip the scales happened in 2008 when then senator hillary clinton had majority of the superdelegates heading into the national convention only to see them leave her and back then senator barrack obama. state senator ruben kihuen (key/win) another elected nevada superdelegate doesn't think that will happen again. i do feel all of that work since to payoff on saturday and that not only the the delegate vote too ruben kihuen who is not only campaigning for clinton he's also himself running district four says this week what's getting people support of the

of the eight super-delegates in nevada... three back clinton... one backs sanders... and the remaining four are currently uncommited. nationally - according to "the hill" - 360 super- delegates back clinton - while less than a half dozen support sanders. forget coats and scarves. it's starting to feel like spring. temperatures reached a high of 76 degrees today. many decided to take advantage of the warm weather by heading outdoors. some parents we spoke to - took their kids to sunset park for a day of fun. "its beautiful this is great. vegas in february you cant beat it. you cant beat it at all." think we're done with the thirties and the forties. thank goodness." it was a packed three-day weekend at red the b-l-m waived fees for president's day. warm weather.

we'll stay in the mid-70s for tuesday with very light breezes and only a few clouds. wednesday afternoon we'll start to see changes with strong, southwest gusts to 35 mph and a high of 80 degrees. that high would be one degree shy of matching a record high of 81 set in 2014. we stay gusty with 35 mph southwest gusts on thursday and a slight shower chance. we'll drop into a the 60s with a high of 68 degrees on thursday afternoon. we waste no time getting back into the 70s with mid-70s friday through the

tonight on fox5 news at ten and eleven... a special report on the changing world of sex trafficking in las vegas. the average age of a child forced into trafficking is 13 years old, and the vast majority of the children forced to work the streets are from here in the valley. fox5 talked to people on all sides of the issue, including a former pimp. it was a very lucrative business. i but every single thing i made off prostitution, i don't have not one item now. not one hat, not one car, not one gold necklace, suite, i don't have any of it now. it came fast and it went fast. coy as well as a recently escaped plus, what police are doing to try

slow down the problem. tonight on fox5 at ten and eleven. a political battle... to fill a sudden vacancy on the u-s supreme court. how the death of antonin scalia is impacting the presidential election... and the leading candidates to fill the seat - if the president has his way. and - allergies return once again... to interupt

one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born.

has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton,

n nevada and across the country flying at half staff this president's day-- in remembrance of supreme court justice antonin scalia. the 79-year-old died saturday of natural causes. the 79-year-old's body returned home last night, his funeral still being planned. but - as joel waldman reports... a political tug-of- war is already brewing over the process of choosing scalia's replacement. "in due time" ... the words president obama used to describe his time frame for nominating the next potential supreme court justice ...easing concerns, by some, that the president may have tried to push thru a recess appointment this week. still, democrats and republicans alike, remain unsettled ... at odds over when a new nominee should be announced. hatch says: "the president has an absolute right to, you know, to submit a name and to, you know, pick a person. on the other hand it's the senate's right to confirm or

particular time." the speculation already beginning about who might be president obama's third appointee to the supreme court ... 48-year-old indian- american d-c circuit judge, sri srinivasan, tops the list ... along with another d-c circuit judge, patricia ann millett ... and paul watford of the 9th circuit, president obama's appointee. hayes says: "perhaps a moderate. perhaps a former senate colleague from the republican side. somebody who the media would then say, 'boy, these republicans are awfully obstructionist in the president.'" the political even before justice scalia was placed in natural causes saturday ...while on texas. on the steps of the supreme court flowers honoring the 79-year-old ...the first italian- american appointed to the high court ...and the longest serving member on the current bench. waldman says (oncam tag):

personable self"... before retiring to his room saying he wanted a "long night's sleep". in washington, joel waldman, fox news." let's go inside the law now... our legal analyst bob massi is here... justice scalia's last visit to las vegas was for a speech at unlv's boyd school of speech at unlv's boyd school of law back in 2012... and he had quite the influence, as the longest serving of the judges on the

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now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we'll stay in the mid-70s for tuesday with very light breezes and only a few clouds. wednesday afternoon we'll start to see changes with strong, southwest gusts to 35 mph and a high of 80 degrees. that high would be one degree shy of matching a record high of 81 set in 2014. we stay gusty with 35 mph southwest gusts on thursday and a

into a the 60s with a high of 68 degrees on thursday afternoon. we waste no time getting back into the 70s with mid-70s friday through the weekend. we'll stay in the mid-70s for tuesday with very light breezes and only a few clouds. wednesday

start to see changes with strong, southwest gusts to 35 mph and a high of 80 degrees. that high would be one degree shy of matching a record high of 81 set in 2014. we stay gusty with 35 mph southwest gusts on thursday and a slight shower chance. we'll drop into a the 60s with a high of 68 degrees on thursday afternoon. we waste no time getting back into the 70s with mid-70s friday through the weekend. closed captioning

the temperatures may be on the rise... but so is the pollen. coming up... how to cope with

one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton,

there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message,

community is known for having a big heart when it comes to giving. fox five wants to help families in need have more access to educational experiences. our take five to care partners is teaming up with the discovery children's museum. it's the "vegas has a heart" campaign. our goal is to provide a thousand families a free one-year membership to the museum. a 200-dollar donation covers an entire family membership... but you can give any amount. you can find the link to donate on fox five vegas dot com. it's under the "take five to care" section. you have until march 13-th. many are enjoying the springlike

also means some of us will suffer from the sniffles. trees and flowers are starting to bloom around the valley. the "allergy and asthma center" says las vegas has the highest pollen count of mulberry and olive trees than anywhere else in the country. around 15 to 25 percent of the population will experience allergies. it causes symptoms like runny nose... itchy eyes... and sneezing. "first there are simple measures. don't hang clothes out to dry. use air conditioning in car and at home. when driving around car without air condition pollen counts can be ten times higher than outside. if exercise do not do early in morning areas saturated between 5 to 10 am." the "allergy and asthma center" says you can try over the counter antihistamines for relief. those with persistent symptoms should be tested by an allergist. a person can have allergy shots

allergic to. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders... in town over the weekend. how the democrats are trying to target nevada voters - in the race for the white house. narrator: for speaking truth to power in china... women's rights are human rights. narrator: and having the fortitude to keep government out

planned parenthood action fund endorses hillary clinton. just like the league of conservation voters for her bold plan to attack climate change. and the human rights campaign fund... because hillary believes only love should decide which two people can marry. not just a progressive. a progressive who gets results. i'm hillary clinton,

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. the countdown to the nevada caucuses are underway. this saturday it will be the democrats - and next tuesday the republicans will have their turn - to caucus. meantime the delegate numbers out of new hampshire last week has some asking how is it possible that hillary clinton and bernie sanders walked away with 15 delegates each when sanders easily won the vote. it's all thanks to the superdelegates. fox5's les krifaton joins us live from one of the democratic caucus locations at valle verde and wigwam to sort it all out for us. they are politicians, elected and appointed

democratic party. here in nevada we have 8 superdelegates. three back hillary clinton, one bernie sanders the other four are not committed right now it was a source of frustration for some bernie sanders supporters after easily winning the new hampshire primary. the vermont senator walked away with 15 delegates for the national convention, the same amount as senator hillary clinton. college of southern nevada political science professor mark peplowski says the superdelegate role in many ways is to ensure the right candidate gets the nomination at the national convention " it's a belief in the leadership that there is a certain party core of party leaders who are more sophisticated in their knowledge of party politics, party platform and the history of the candidates that they could make an more educated and informed decision on behalf of the party." two of our elected superdelegates for the democrats erin bilbray and state