live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. nationwide protests continue anot as president- elect donald trump and president barack obama meet for the first time. we'll hear their message of unity to the country. we're live at glittering lights, stay tuned for an inside look protests continue around the country... in

being elected the president. here's a live look right now in baltimore.

i'm christine maddela. president-elect donald trump and vice president- elect mike pence held their first meetings with the men they will replace in january. "i have great respect. the meeting lasted for almost an hour and half, and as far as im

lot longer." "i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, including counsel." the closed door...one-on-one white house meeting is a key step in starting the smooth transition between administrations. the two -- who had actually never met until today -- have spent years bashing one other... but today stressed the importance of unity. president obama / no font needed - "it is important for all of us, regardless of party and regardless of politicl preferences, to now come together, work together to deal with the many challenges that we face." as trump transitions from running for office to running the office... he met with his party's leaders, who control both the house and senate. behind the scenes, his team is reviewing thousands of resumes... attempting to put together the next administration. president elect donald trump made a lot of promises to veterans on the campaign trail including private access to health care.

local vets about his promises at the grand opening of the new v.a. outpatient clinic in pahrump. he made some promises, but no i was not supportive of donald trump don mccollum, vet: (white, hat, transition glasses):i think trump is probably going to be going to be the most amazing president we've had in this country a lot of mixed thoughts on trump's big win among valley veterans. in his 100 day plan... trump outlined a ten point program to reform the v.a. at the top of the list: giving veterans the ability to "choose public health care or attend a private doctor of their choice". trump also talks about creating a commission to investigate fraud within the va and increasing the number of mental health care professionals available to patients no word from the trump campaign on how they plan to finance these efforts police are asking for your help to solve an early morning homicide. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. a man was shot and killed in downtown and police say they have no leads and little information. fox5s eric hilt is

happened with details on the crime. police would rather you give to those services and shelters because giving to people on the street because those donations can cause conflicts and because officers say they want to see people using the shelters or those existing services "we have no leads, no suspects and we have no information as to how this murder occured" now police are asking for your help - before the case goes cold. "i've been in this community for 18 years and i've learned that in this community nothing is impossible with the community rallies behind events like this and take crimes like this personally." crimes that aren't uncommon in this part of downtown. "this is the second homicide involving a homeless person in this area since october 2 that's too too many" police say part of the problem -- the

homeless people choosing to be on the street instead of in shelters... and with the holiday season coming up - officers say people should not give food clothes or donations directly to people on the sidewalks. "while that's an admirable effort to do something good for people in their community, it's it's not what's needed what's needed is to come and help out in the services and in the shelters in the places that already exist" closed captioning will resume shortly police say an armed robbery suspect was shot to death after he tried to hit a 7- eleven in north las vegas. witnesses tell fox5 the shooter

the store. business owners in the area say they knew the "victim" for all the wrong reasons. lawyers hope this doesn't give any other gun owners any ideas. "he always come to rob this 7-eleven like previous times. he was robbing the taco bell and a bunch of other shops in this area and finally they got him. i don't think anyone should be encouraged to go shoot someone because this person may get off scot free" police haven't arrested the shooter... but the case is still under investigation they say he has been cooperative with officers. let's check in with fox five's meteorlogist sam argier with a look at the forecast. after a high temperature of 80 degrees in las vegas thursday, the evening will feature temperatures in the 70s and 60s.

we'll see plenty of sunshine friday for veterans day; high temperatures will be in the upper 70s. some more clouds roll into the area saturday, but we will keep it dry with highs holding in the mid 70s. skies stay mostly sunny sunday through tuesday with temperatures in the upper 70s. cooler air moves into the valley wednesday with high temperatures falling back into the upper 60s and low 70s. winds will also be gusty midweek. highs on thursday will to low 60s. one of our valley's brightest holiday traditions will light the speedway starting tomorrow night. fox5 chief meteorologist ted pretty is checking out this year's display for us now. closed captioning

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start on holiday shopping... but -- police say you have to be careful! the warnings they have about credit card skimming... and how you can protect your information. and speaking of the holidays... how you can help local families

credit card skimming is expected to be a big problem this holiday season. the f-b-i says hackers are getting smarter. "there's so many new ways to comprimise these systems that we use day in and day out for all our financial transactions and that's really what we're up against is you are ultimatly in control of your finances." the agents held a meeting to warn consumers and businesses to be alert while shopping. make sure you're checking statements daily and note any purchases that you didn't make. if see anything suspicious... call your bank. they say even cards with chip readers can be victims of skimming. a turkey has been granted mercy this thanksgiving. "mr. butters" has been given a pardon-- thanks to "catholic charities of southern nevada" a metro officer found the turkey in his backyard nearly six months ago. it's c-c-s-n's way to kick off their season of giving. soon-- they will be starting their 30-th annual

hoping to collect more than four thousand frozen turkeys and non- perishables to help families all over the valley. "the people that donate to us, people that will serve on thanksgiving day. they'll be provided a meal that they will be sit and served. it's not standing in a buffet line for a change, it's being served. the dignity and compassion of that is very powerful and the gift of mercy and compassion is what thanksgiving is all about." "mr. butters" was nursed back to health at the "gilcrease nature sanctuary" which will also now be his new home. new at six tonight... a local veteran receives a much- needed gift ahead of veteran's day. today -- he was given the keys to a brand-new car. the newly- refurbished vehicle was donated by progressive's "keys to progess". they say nearly half of veterans live in areas where affordable transportation is limited... especially when they need medical care or want to attend employment

they've given away hundreds of cars across the country to military families and organizations. and students were part of a special performance to honor our veterans. it took place at brinley middle school. the eighth graders gave a different performance each class period... and have been practing all week for the special day. their presentations were created by members of the las vegas honor guard... including a flag folding ceremony. "im a veteran myself it means to me i had learned in military and growing up learned co learning should be given to community so they can be exposed to these kind of things." this program was created to get the students exposed to the junior r-o-t-c early... before they enter high school. now fox5 weather 24/7 with meterologist sam argier after a high temperature of 80 degrees in las vegas thursday, the evening will feature temperatures in the 70s and 60s.

drop into the 50s. we'll see plenty of sunshine friday for veterans day; high temperatures will be in the upper 70s. some more clouds roll into the area saturday, but we will keep it dry with highs holding in the mid 70s. skies stay mostly sunny sunday through tuesday with temperatures in the upper 70s. cooler air moves into the valley wednesday with high temperatures falling back into the upper 60s and low 70s. winds will also be gusty midweek. highs on thursday will only be in the mid to low 60s. after a high temperature of 80 degrees in las vegas thursday, the evening will feature temperatures in the 70s and 60s. overnight lows drop into the 50s.

veterans day; high temperatures will be in the upper 70s. some more clouds roll into the area saturday, but we will keep it dry with highs holding in the mid 70s. skies stay mostly sunny sunday through tuesday with temperatures in the upper 70s. cooler air moves into the valley wednesday with high temperatures falling back into the upper 60s and low 70s. winds will also be gusty midweek. highs on thursday will only be in the mid to low 60s. closed captioning

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to get tougher. "never before seen obstacles testing grit classic reinvented more extreme and epic new obstacles get ready to tackle karma." the race announced the obstacles will be reaching new heights... and pushing participants to the edge of their limits. the course is about ten to twelve miles "tough mudder" will be back in las vegas this weekend... and some of these obstacles will be part of the competition. we've seen u-f-c fighter conor mcgregor throw water bottles and cans during a press conference with nate diaz a few months ago. now -- things got heated with next opponent. today -- the irish featherweight champion nearly threw a chair at eddie alvarez. the two were in a news conference for u-f-c 205. mcgregor decided to take the lightweight belt sitting in front of alvarez' name tag and put it in front of him. alvarez quickly snatched it back. u-f-c president dana white hopped in between the two fighters... before it turned into a brawl. but -- that didn't stop both fighters from taking jabs at one

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huge week in the ufc! as champion vs champion are set to battle! who will win!? tonight fighter, uriah hall, joins us in our studio -- with more on this 'history-making' event. plus, she vowed to leave the country if trump was elected but find out if whoopi goldberg will cancel her vegas stop to keep word! then he's hinting about retiring from music but whats next for vegas headliner elton john - we reveal the new clue! and before she airs