this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. breaking news tonight in pahrump... for the second time this week ... someone is in trouble with the law because of the exotic animals they were keeping on their property and in their house. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. these pictures you see behind us are the actual exotic animals in question.. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg is live tonight in northeast pahrump with more on this breaking story.. closed captioning

the nye county sheriff's office says jacki freeman and abby hedengran had the correct permits to have all these animals... but had them living in conditions described by the sheriff's office as horrific. what you're seeing in these pictures is only some of the animals.. in all .. authorities removed 15 exotic animals... 3 african lions... 2 females and 1 male. 1 bengal tiger... 8 lynx hybrid cats.. 1 cervel caracal cat.. a fennec fox... and a black panther. both suspects had sp for the care and custody of these animals. but at this time ... only jacki freeman has been cited.. freeman faces a misdemeanor for animal cruelty.

just last monday... another woman was arrested in nye county on felony child endangerment... theft and having exotic animals illegally. trisha meyer was takend into custody after neighbors spoted three tigers running around the backyard with her 14 year-old daughter. meyer is originally from texas-- where she lived with multiple other animals like panthers... monkeys... and skunks. she had permits in texas-- but not in pahrump. there's breaking news also back here in the valley - las vegas metro police are investigating a deadly crash on the west side.. the crash happened on flamingo between rainbow and torrey pines.. police tell us the driver of the white mustang ... somehow crossed over the median and smashed into a

the passenger in the mustang was killed in the crash.. the driver of the truck was taken to the hospital.. treated and released... but the driver of the mustang got out of the wrecked car ... and walked away from the scene! and at last check ... police have not found the driver.. and have not said why they thing the driver crossed over flamingo. also happening tonight... it's going to be the coldest night of the fall .. and that's why chief meteorlogist ted pretty is spending the night on the roof of the fox 5 studios.. ted... as cold as it was this morning, temperatures will be even colder friday morning around southern nevada. overnight lows drop into the low 40s and upper 30s around the las vegas valley, staying above freezing tonight. outside the valley, temperatures will be colder for pahrump and

25 and 30 degrees. a freeze warning is in effect for those neighborhoods from midnight to 7 a.m. friday. high temperatures remain below average on friday with low 60s in las vegas. temperatures moderate this weekend with upper 60s; sunday will feature some more cloud cover as a system moves in for monday. look for more clouds on monday with the chance of a few showers. we're dry leading up to thanksgiving with temperatures holding in the 60s jose "david" azucena is in jail, accused of luring temperatures holding in the 60s

azucena is in jail, accused of luring children into his apartment with candy and molesting them... police tell us azucena was abusing young girls for months tonight fox5's miguel martinez valle sat down with a mom who says azucena abused all three of her daughters... miguel, she told you her family has been living a nightmare... the mother i spoke to today says her family

daughters had known him their whole lives... they even called him grandpa... " es doloroso porque... son mis tres ninas..." amanda moiza's three daughters have known jose azucena their whole lives, the family knew him as "david" the little girls called him "grandpa" queens, he was going to buy them everything)" they trusted him, she tells me that makes the abuse that much hard to understand... "< " ( i don't understand why he did it>) metro police arrested jose azucena for sex crimes commited against children... fox5 went through the arrest report... 11 pages of disturbing statements. in those pages, children, including moiza's three daughters... all of which are younger than 10 years old, explained how azucena lured them into his home with candy and touched them. one girl told

us her up all the girls told police he showed them pornography on his phone... they all said he threatened to kill their parents if they told on him. "< mom he said he would kill you and he would kill my dad>" moiza tells me 5 young victims have come forward. even though azucena is in jail, the girls have nightmares, worried he will be back... " " "

police arrested 39-year-old "jan rouven" back in march... after police found thousands of disturbing pictures and videos of very young children. the u-s attorney's office says rouven admitted to sharing the pictures. his sentencing is set for next march. rouven headlined "the new illusions" show at the tropicana until his arrest. a unlv student headed to her car..was attacked earlier this week. a woman told police she was leaving the leid library around eight tuesday night..when happened. police say the man who assaulted her is still on the run.. and students are shaken up after learning of the attack now those who take night classes are worried about their commute. "it's super scary to hear that that's going on in our campus just because, we stay here until midnight, one , two o'clock in the morning sometimes and we hope to be safe because it's our campus. we basically live here studying all night." unlv police escorts 24 hours a day and unlv has emergency crisis services available

variety of situations ranging from assault to health care. still ahead tonight .. why so many locals are posting about kris bryant on social media tonight.. and it'll be happening in a u-n- l-v classroom tomorrow as well... why students are being encouraged

the unlv football team is playing on national t-v tomorrow night in a rare friday game. but it will be no easy task as the rebels will take on 22nd ranked boise state. fox 5 sports director kevin bolinger joins us from boise with a preview. kevin: the rebels have some momentum coming off a thrilling triple overtime win against wyoming - who had beaten boise state just two weeks earlier. but unlv has never won in idaho's capital city.and they have some major obstacles to overcome if they want to be competitive in this one.

turned into a program that's in the national spotlight - delivering a high flying offense that has turned plenty of heads. the broncos have the top ranked total offense and passing game in the mountain west. quarterback brett rypien has put up big numbers once again and gets help from running back jeremy mcnichols who is fifth nation in rushing. defensively - boise has given up some yards and points this season and ranks 10th of 11 teams in the conference in pass defense. but throwing the football isn't exactly unlv's strength. with devonte boyd being lost for the season with a broken left arm suffered in saturday's win against wyoming - that means all four starting wide receivers for the rebels at the start of the

injury - leaving two true freshman and a converted defensive back as the main options. quarterback dalton sneed - who lost his starting job to kurt papandech volunteered this week to move to wide receiver to help out. tony sanchez/unlv head football coach: we're down so we moved dalton out and he's going to play some receiver this week. he's made some great catches and he's a competitior and great athlete. he came to us and said hey i want to help the team and it was a great idea. boise's home field advantage - where teams have struggled to win on the smurf turf. it's expected to be cold and the crowd will be rocking on senior day - the last chance for fans to see this years team at home. ben weaver/boise state senior linebacker: 26:24 "it's cold it's crisp and the atmosphere is electric, our stadium is so compact, so tight that it gets loud and it gets energized and the people in boise know it gets cold so it doesn't hurt them or affect them as much as it will other people and especially us players. it definitely provides somewhat of an advantage but yeah there's nothing like playing friday night lights in a little bit of crisp weather." 26:50 kevin: tony sanchez is trying to keep his team loose - they went and saw the new jack reacher movie tonight and will go through a light practice at a local high school friday morning. kick-off is set for 6 o'clock las vegas time on espn 2. the rebels are 28 point underdogs. with unlv football in boise, kevin

vegas. don't forget to catch kevin and coach sanchez for all of the highlights and post game analysis - plus a preview of next week's battle for the fremont cannon against unr. it's all in the rebzone sunday night at 11 following fox5 news at ten and sports plus. las vegas native -- kris bryant -- is a world series champ... and now most valuable player! the chicago cubs slugger was named the 2016 national league m-v-p today. bryant was with his father and fiancee when he found out he won. "this is you cant really put into word what this feels. its been unbelievable year. team im getting married. i dont know man this is unbelieveable." the 24-year-old had 39 home runs -- the third best among the third baseman in m-l-b this year. this is only his second season in the majors. bryant also won the national league "rookie of the year" trophy

now fox5 weather 24/7 as cold as it was this morning, temperatures will be even colder friday morning around southern nevada. overnight lows drop into the low 40s and upper 30s around the las vegas valley, staying above freezing tonight. outside the valley, temperatures will be colder for pahrump and kingman where lows bottom out between 25 and 30 degrees. a freeze warning is in

from midnight to 7 a.m. friday. high temperatures remain below average on friday with low 60s in las vegas. temperatures moderate this weekend with upper 60s; sunday will feature some more cloud cover as a system moves in for monday. look for more clouds on monday with the chance of a few showers. we're dry leading up to thanksgiving with temperatures

when we were kids... talking in class was usually not allowed. but now... students are strong encouraged to not just chat with friends... but pull up their facebook and snapchats while in the classroom! fox5's dave hall shows us how social media is playing a major role in school. "bueller... bueller... bueller." boring!! (record scratch sound efx) so long stuffy... stodgy professor... they're trying something new at

(nats of loud classroom) (sot 47:39-47:43) "seems like entertainment... fun... and maybe some people would feel it's goofy." it's a wednesday afternoon in the journalism 247... social networks and media class... the second you walk in... you notice this isn't a typical college class... students are on their phones... dancing... laughing... and yes... learning... doctor b burroughs says don't let the appearance of chaos fool you... there is a method to the madness. (sot 50:07-50:20) "we have 35 different students with 35 different backgrounds and experiences.. a lot starting social media internships in their own work... i want to bring all those experiences into the classroom." (sot 39:08-39:14) "this class is so much fun... incredibly interactive... so much fun. we're learning so many things about social media." ashlee nelson is one of the 35 students enrolled in class... she doesn't see social media as a job distraction... she sees it as a future job (sot 40:10-40:16) "for us to come in...

experience with this... we can help you to propel the company as well as us as employees." (dave standup) "i know what some of you guys are thinking... social media is waste of time... how can something like snapchat turn into a real job?? doctor burroughs says it can... it will... and we all better get on board with it... hey did you guys put the doggy ears on me?? guys??" (sot 44:05-44:18 "as i tell my students i don't see social media as some kind of fun thing anymore... it's integral to how we do business... marketing.. pr... even journalism." (quick nat pop) kacey robb is set to graduate in december... what she's learning in class... she plans on turning into a paycheck. (sot 32:19-32: "i'm really hoping to get into social media marketing... running social media for a business... learning where it's going... what the next trend is... to get ahead of the curve." (sot 38:48-38:51) "that's where the future is and where everything is happening... on social media." that's why class looks... and sounds like it does... it mirrors the social media experience... while some continue to mock facebook... twitter and snapchat... doctor burroughs is trying to groom the next wave of social media entrepreneurs. (sot 44:59-45:12) "have a leg up on competition... land jobs in social media... this is a growth area for marketing, journalism... especially for younger students

educators are also using social media for high school and middle school classes. as you saw... some college students are preparing to make a career out of social media... so educators want younger students to understand how it works and have fun with it. she has a special place in her heart for our veterans. how she is helping our valley veterans get back on their feet... you'll meet--- our fox5 shining star when we come

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celebrated veterans day last friday. but our fox5 shining star gives back to our servicemembers all year long... especially those who need help getting back on their feet. i live by the motto be the change. this is my way of changing a world that kinda feels broken right now. leanna marchese's (markay-ze) favorite colors are red, white and blue. i've always had a special place in my heart for those who have served so she does something about it.

feeding the 250 men and women at us vets- org that houses homeless vets, get them back on theri feet this isn't just a hot meal, a sandwich. coming from leanna... it's a simple thank you for your time, sacrifice, dedication to fighting for our freedom. her downtown restaurant "dougie j's cafe" is a salute to servicemembers. grandpa was an instrumental part to my upbringing, he was an airforce veteran leanna's grandfather is a vet she's out working for people who served like him. making a difference in the community especially with homeless vets. that's why she got her fox5 shining star award, certificate, and five hundred dollars from henderson chevrolet. it's not easy seeing them in that position. the little bit we can help out. it means a lot to me and my family. leanna told us

spent on turkeys. she's cooking a thanksgiving meal with all the fixin's for veterans at the shelter. we'll be right

air for people living in north las vegas. the pig farm will set up a new home near apex. north las vegas mayor-- john lee -- is thrilled thousands of homes will remove the odor restrictions from their titles. which could mean a dramatic increase in property values some neighbors say while their sad to see the pigs go -- they will not miss the smell. former presidential candidate-- bernie sanders is calling on the president- elect apologize to the public for his behavior on the campaign trail. the american people would be very anxious to hear him say, i said terrible things i apologize. i am not going to be a president leading a racist, sexist, or homophobic or islamaphobic administration. i want to focus on the real issues facing the american people. " sanders says he's willing to work with trump on certain campaign promises that advance the middle and working classes. that includes raising the minimum wage, negotiating lower drug prices, and

corporations that send jobs overseas. the election is over but many people are still feeling the post- race blues. u-n-l-v may have the solution for anyone who needs to talk it out. "we decided to go ahead and create an opportunity for more people to be able to come in and talk about some of the feelings after the election and how to move forward in a way that was able to be supportive and helpful." the group sessions are free for u-n-l-v students and staff. public can attend for only ten dollars. if you don't feel comfortable talking in a group... you can also request a one-on-one session. you can sign-up by calling the center's office. a middle school student is working to make school a better place.... so she is hosting a fundraiser for new textbooks. allie miner noticed that the science textbooks her school was using were out- dated and falling apart. she says a teacher told her they were about 16 years old. allie came up with different ideas to raise money -- including raffles... games... and even a hula