president-elect donald trump isn't wasting any time assembling the staff and cabinet members he will need in the white house. has already picked a chief of staff and a chief strategist who come from opposite ends of the republican party. scott mclean has things go from here. donald trump's first two staff picks demonstrate the two wings of his party he will need support from. trum picked a political insider -- rnc chair reince priebus...as his chief of staff... but a party outsider -- former breitbart news executive steve bannon -- will be his chief

all of this leaves plenty of question marks about who else will fill trump's cabinet. --pkg- nats president obama held his first news conference today since he found out donald trump would be his successor. president barack obama/no font needed: my goal is on january 21st is that america is in the strongest position pos obama talked about his 90-minute meeting with trump last week... he said he still had concerns about trump's presidency... but thinks he can succeed. president barack obama/no font needed: i don't think he is ideological. i think ultimately he's pragmatic in that way. that can serve him well as long as

and he has a clear sense of direction. trump spent the weekend inside a newly-fortified trump tower, forming his inner- cirle. rnc chair reince priebus will be chief of staff, a pick endorsed by speaker paul ryan. but, priebus will have to share control and influence with trump's chief strategist former right wing news executive steve bannon... someone who comes from a much different wing of the party. josh bolten/former chief of staff for george w. bush: the tenor of the announcement caused me some concern about who is actually going to be in charge. loyalty to donald priebus and bannon have in common... it's also a common thread among trump's potential cabinet picks. rudy giuliani, chris christie, newt gingrich , jeff sessions and lieutenant general michael flynn are being considered for top roles -- from attorney general to secretary of state... while conservative radio host, laura ingraham, is now being seriously considered for press secretary, among others. kellyanne conway/trump senior adviser: it's very important for president-elect trump to have those around him who were with him to this point because loyalty is very important to him. in washington, i'm scott 1.) donald trump

rid of obamacare - but today we heard from both trump and president obama on the issue. what did they have to say? 3.) the decision to tap steve bannon

top advisors is getting a lot of backlash... what has been the reaction? breaking news tonight near the las vegas strip... metro police have convention center drive shut down as they investigate the death of a woman who was hit by a truck as she was trying to cross the road. fox 5's faith tanner is live at the scene with new informtaion.. faith. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning

closed captioning will resume shortly 100 turkeys will be given to the students of whitney elementary to make sure everyone has something on the table-- this thanksgiving. the eastside cannery has been donating the turkeys to the school for the past ten years they also give them cases of water. most of the students at whitney are poor-- some are even homeless. their school principal says without the kindness-- many of the kids would have nothing for the holiday. "we're extremely grateful to them because otherwise without them we don't know how we would feed our families. these are families that to have a big thanksgiving meal would not happen. so we count on outside donors to give us the meals that we need to provide fro our families." they also get side

every year. the school reports over 90 percent of their students are on free or reduced lunch. in connecticut... a statistic teachers teaches about beating the odds... by winning the lottery! nicholas kapoor teaches statistics at fairfield university in connecticut. he uses math solutions to find the probability of say -- winning the lottery... and now living the real-life chances. he won 100- thousand dollars! nicholas says his winnings have created a great way to demonstrate for his students how hard it is to win something in the real world. "we get scratch cards for our birthdays, christmas and sometimes we play an occasional powerball ticket. so what better way to show the students than with a real life example than go through the odds of winning the powerball and winning the different combinations." "i guess somebody has to win. so i'm happy to be that person. and it just made the lesson that much more interesting." kapoor says he doesn't want to touch his earnings

and he may use his prize money to go on a trip. he also plans to continue playing the lottery. a well known las vegas act made a bunch of people feel the blues today on the strip.. but everyone ended up smiling. and if you get your hands on this watch .. your smile might be needed to keep its battery from dying..

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a new smartwatch -- completely powered by body heat -- is now on the market. it's called the "powerwatch" -- by matrix industries. the device uses thermo- electrics... which converts temperature differences into electricity. it has the basics of fitness trackers like step counters... but also tells you how many watts of power you've generated through the day. matrix industries says it plans to use similar thermoelectric energy into other areas like healthcare... manufacturing... and shipping. that means it could possibly do away with batteries in hearing aids or pacemakers. matrix launched its watch line for men first. it cost about a hundred dollars. the company plans to debut watches for women in the future. samsung is trying

other tech companies in the auto sector with a major merger. it's buying "harman international" for eight billion dollars -- in an all cash deal. this is the company's biggest overseas acquisition. harman international industries is a u-s company... which makes info- tainment... safety ... and security systems for cars. the move follows investments in the auto industry by tech giants from apple to google... and chip maker qualcomm. it also gives samsung new room to grow outside smartphones... including the recent recall of the galaxy note seven. killed off the device after complaints about it bursting into flames. ahead .. see the damage and strange sights left behind after a large earthquake in new zealand. we'll also show you how local emergency responders are training for just this kind of natural disaster. and find out why this former runnin' rebel is about to make history again .. near 40 years after he stepped foot off the court. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right

earthquake hits new zealand... and triggers a tsunami. officials say at least two people are dead.

eight earthquake struck after midnight -- near the city of christchurch. strong jolts were felt more than 120 miles away in the country's capital of wellington. it triggered waves above usual tide levels -- which officials say is the highest they've seen in 38 years. another strong quake hit around 1-30 p-m. back here in the valley... the national guards of both california and las vegas teamed up with the fire department to put on a dual earthquake preparedness drill. the simulation aftermath an earthquake. north las vegas firefighters and nevada guard solders and airmen practice their evacuation and rescue skills in a rubble pile. officials say in the case of an unfortunate event... the city is ready. "the city of north las vegas is the lead agency in this and it's really an unprecedented training in the fact that were the first public entity nationally to incorporate this number of military assets into such a training drill." "today we've really seen that our plan works and we're well prepared for

should one occur." the drills will continue through wednesday. this is the first time this drill has ever been co- hosted by two states. now fox5 weather 24/7 with meterologist sam argier plenty of sunshine with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s around las vegas for your monday. skies will stay clear with 60s this evening if you're going to be out viewing the supermoon; the full moon will appear 14% larger and 30% brighter this evening. overnight low temperatures drop into the 50s. temperatures stay mild tuesday with highs in the upper 70s. you will notice some high clouds drifting into the area during the

sign of some cooler and windier changes ahead. strong southerly winds will pick up across the valley on wednesday with clouds passing through. temperatures remain in the mid to low 70s. a cold front passing through the area will bring in much colder air for thursday and friday. highs will be in the low 60s and upper 50s with morning low temperatures on

we'll keep highs in the 60s this weekend with some clouds in and out. closed captioning

some good samaritans stop to help a fellow biker on the side of the road... but later became starstruck! the group had helped out singer bruce springsteen! his motorcycle broke down in new jersey this past weekend. the bikers were returning from a veterans day event whenhe saw him stranded on the road. they initially didn't realize it was him... until they got closer and saw his face. the group gave springsteen a ride to a restaurant... where someone else came to pick him up. but before he left -- the rockstar bought everyone a round of drinks... and promised them concert tickets. clark county presented blue man group with a key to the strip. and this thursday will officially be "blue man group day". the group has been performing for around 15 years in las vegas--putting on more than 10 thousand shows.

25-th anniversary and the beginning of a weeks long celebration. "it's a really big deal for us and being here for 15 years.. you're kind of staple on the strip. and for us it's not an obligation, it's actually a joy for us to be apart of this community." representatives say their success over the years is due to the people who come out to watch daily. they hold nightly performances inside the newly renovated blue man theater at the luxor the runnin' rebels plan to retire the u-n-l-v jersey of the all-time leading scorer in program history -- eddie owens. a special ceremony takes place this wednesday during the runnin' rebels versus u-c riverside game. owens played under hall of fame coach jerry tarkanian from 1973 to 77. he was part of the "hardway eight". it's the program that put the runnin' rebels on the national map... and at their first n-c-double-a final four. owens holds the the most points than other runnin' rebel in history. his number eleven jersey will be retired by the school.

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police need your help finding a pair of suspects involved in multiple robbery sprees. police say these men committed six robberies over the last six days. and we're learning more about a north las vegas fire captain who lost his life in the line of duty last month. what we now know about the death of yaphet miller. and a lot of people are snapping pics of the supermoon! but it's leaving a big mess in one south carolina community. why the rare sight is being blammed for massive flooding. heads up! the moon is about to put on a show -- that hasnt been seen since 1948! jeremy roth has today's take a look at this! stargazers...get ready to see the moon like it hasn't been seen in nearly seventy years. the phenomenon called the supermoon occurs when the moon becomes full on the same day its orbit is closest to the earth. it results in a ridculously large and bright moon and is super-rare. as in...hasn't been this big and bright since 1948 and won't be again..officials say.. until the year 2034.

but has been pretty darn super for a few days... lunar lookie-loos have already started posting pics from all over the globe. so get a good look now....before the supermoon... moon-walks its way into the history books. and as a supermoon fades away...a superstar is born! a michigan dollar general cashier is enjoying viral fame after a customer captured him on camera absolutley crushing r&b singer maxwell's hit song "ascension" (nats- maxwell--transition to cashier) facebook user nakia robinson captured the crooning cashier whose name is lu stage name, by the way-- grooving to the tune-- and posted it online. his dulcet tones have already been heard over half-a million times... and even singer maxwell himself commented on lucas performance, saying "he kills it!" may be time to quit your day job, lucas.

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o. easy to use chase technology live from las vegas for whatever you're trying to master. fox5 news at 6 starts now. a woman is dead after being hit by a truck-- and a section of the strip is still closed off. closed captioning will resume shortly police say these men are responsible for six robberies in just six days. they need your help figuring out who these men are-- to get them behind bars. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas a woman is dead after being hit by a truck on the las vegas strip. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. convention center drive is shut down while police are investigating. that's where we find fox 5's faith tanner with more.