fire sound we just can't show this enough ... it's what happens when you put a frozen turkey into a fryer... just one of the many dangers surrounding this holiday weekend. this time tomorrow .. many of us will be gathering with family and friends for thanksgiving.. but - the popularity of turkey fryers could cause things to get a little over-heated. fox news correspondent rob schmitt has more on keeping your traditional gatherings cool, as well as a look at how some amic celebrating the holiday a little differently this year. it's that time of year again, when americans gather to give thanks and fill their plates with turkey. but - be careful to not let your thanksgiving bird go up in smoke! federal officials estimate there are some 14-hundred cooking fires on the holiday each year.. ...and pay special attention if you plan on frying your meal! kaye says: "..since 2004, the consumer product safety commission is aware of 100 fires and incidents involving turkey fryers that have caused dozens of serious injuries

dollars in property damage." but not everyone is having a traditional thanksgiving dinner. the crew aboard the international space station will be celebrating while still in orbit. kimbrough says: "..here's our turkey right here. so, its going to be in a pouch. we'll heat this up and it will taste really good just like you're having it at home." and, the 52-hundred service members aboard the u-s-s eisenhower will be marking the day while fighting isis overseas. harris says: "..thanksgiving here is kind of like you're with your family, your family away from family, ho a home." (on cam tag) the eisenhower is dishing out nearly 5-thousand pounds of turkey and 7- thousand portions of mashed potatoes for the holiday. in new york, rob schmitt, fox news. for many locals - today is a mad scamble to try and find all the things that you've forgot ... we stopped by the albertson's on warm springs and eastern and talked with several people who were doing just that... "you start thinking once you settle down after buying everything and then you think, wait a minute, maybe i should have bought

many stores are staying open tonight... but if come tomorrow .. you are still looking for items ... probably a good idea to call ahead to see if the store is going to be open. before you head out to the stores early.. and wait in long lines.. you'll want to do a quick google search. this year. google maps will show you how crowded the stores are in real time so you can plan out your day ahead of times. they will also offer a price comparison option.. so before you splurge on the 70- inch t-v.. you can see if other stores have better deal. speaking of shopping ... last night we first showed you this a bargain hunter was already camping out in front of the best buy store in summerlin.. and today ... he's not alone. all over the valley - and at the best buy at sunset and marks where people are beginning to show up to wait in line.. much like ted pretty.. how's it going out there? closed captioning

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closed captioning will resume shortly we checked several other cities ... and found similar scenes.. this was the first black friday shoppers setting up tents outside of a best buy store in los angeles. and here in houston, texas ... it may appear these people are camping out for bargains... but it's actually people being paid to wait in line .. for someone else! some people here said they are getting paid around 200- dollars just to wait for someone else to take the spot when the store opens. "people are paying us to wait in line for them. (what?) yeah people don't feel like waiting in line so they have nothing better to do, so they pay us and we wait here and we get tickets and give it to them. uh i don't know, probably 200 dollars a piece right now."

this best buy says she's also seen the same group of die-hard shopper every year.. who are willing to wait in line. a survey from price- waterhouse- coopers estimates holiday spending in the u-s could be more than 600- billion dollars. a federal judge has blocked an obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to around 4-million u-s workers. the overtime pay rule was set to begin december first.. and would have affected salaried workers who earn more than 23- thousand 660- dollars a year. 21 states and a coalition of business groups were against the idea. the court ruled the move unlawful and granted their motion for a nationwide injunction. owners of a kansas amusement park say a popular water slide is

months after a 10-year-old boy was killed on it. the verruckt is now an unsettling reminder for some of a tragic day in august. 10-year-old caleb schwab died from a neck injury in august.. he was at the water park with his family, including his father, who is a state lawmaker from kansas. the ride has been closed ever since but the park re- opened soon after. now, the family that owns the water park says they will demolish the ride as soon as judge gives them the go-ahead. coming up - video of a store owner not taking it any more rob one of his employers. and as we head into the holiday weekend ... a couple recalls you should know about .. one involving a popular mini-van. then later... who just proposed by giving his girlfriend this 25- carat diamond

we have a couple important recalls to tell you about as we head into the holiday weekend.. the first involves around 750- thousand toyota sienna vehicles in the united states. the recall model years are two thousand eleven through two thousand sixteen. toyota says it's a problem with the sliding doors, which could open while driving, increasing the risk of injury to someone inside the

the automaker is currently developing a remedy for this condition. all owners with those vehicles will be notified by mid january. if you were planning on making thanksgiving easier by buying a jar of gravy.. we have an important recall to remind you about... heinz is recalling hundreds of jars of pork gravy. over a possible mislabel. saying it might be homestyle bistro au jus gravy instead. which has milk and soy--- and could trigger food allergies. the recall covers 12-ounce glass u-s labeled best by december 28th, 2017. you can return the product to where it was purchased for a refund or exchange. ahead tonight ... why former nba star dennis rodman may be heading to jail soon. plus -- a local d- m-v office is closing its doors for a few weeks! find out which one and why it's closing. and see what happens when a storeowner decides to take matters into his own hands... even when he's up against a man with a gun! your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next

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might want to wait a couple of weeks to schedule an appointment at the d-m-v.. teh d-m-v on east sahara near mcleod street -- is being closed for 2 weeks.. in order to move to a new building next door. all d-m-v locations are closed tomorrow and friday.. and department officials say the monday and tuesday after thanksgiving are typically the busiest days of the year for the offices. the sahara office will reopen on december 19-th. a small business owner fights off an armed robber in california and survives. hoodie walked into the venice store and pointed his gun at workers. the cashier reaches over to begin emptying the register... but that's when the shop owner springs into action and wrestles the would-be robber out of the store. both men briefly struggling over the gun outside the store -- before the thief runs off and the shop owner walks back inside. police are still investigating. dennis rodman.. could be headed to the slammer. the former n-b-a star has been charged with four

including hit-and- run. prosecutors say rodman drove the wrong way on a california highway... and forced another car to swerve into a concrete divide - before leaving the scene. rodman is also accused of giving false information to a police officer, and driving without a valid license. the orange county district attorney's office brought the charges against rodman monday in connection with the july incident in santa ana. if convicted on all counts, he faces up to two years in county jail. rapper gucci mane stole the show at last night's atlanta hawks basketball game. first, he performed at half-time... ...then, when gucci mane and his longtime girlfriend keyshia ka'oir appeared on the kiss cam.. he took the opportunity to propose. gucci mane didn't get down on one knee... but she didn't appear to mind as he whipped out the reported 25-carat diamond ring!! ka'oir proudly showed off the rock after saying yes. thanksgiving is always a busy weekend at the theaters.. so here's some movie news from hollywood... and a star- studded mannequin

david daniel with the stories. "what you... what you lookin' at me like that for?" plenty of people are looking at indie film distributor a- 24: two of its movies lead the nominations for the 32nd film independent spirit awards. "moonlight" and "american honey" each received six nominations, including best feature -- more than any other film. as usual, the indie spirit awards will be held the day before the oscars in february, on the beach in santa monica, california. (nat) reese witherspoon is saying "hello sunshine!" that's the name of her new company, which she says "will be creating female- driven stories for film, t-v and mobile." fans can sign up for updates at hello-hyphen- sunshine dot-com. and this may be the most high-profile "mannequin challenge" ever! ellen degeneres tweeted this video of her fellow presidential medal of freedom recipients at the white house: there's tom hanks alongside ellen, along with kareem abdul-jabbar, bill

others who received the highest u-s civilian honor. seems no one can resist a good internet trend. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. now fox5 weather 24/7 donner summit, ca heavy snow, drifts and flag flapping in wind. a few high clouds will continue to drift across the area tonight with overnight temperatures dropping into the mid to low 40s. it will be a bit breezy this evening around the las vegas valley with 10 to 20 mph winds. thanksgiving will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of 63 degrees in las vegas. winds will be light around the valley but will remain gusty down the colorado river around laughlin, bullhead city, and lake havasu. a wind advisory will be in

areas on thursday with gusts up to 45 mph. friday remains mostly sunny with high temperatures holding in the low 60s. a pacific storm moving into the west coast will impact our area on saturday and sunday. look for increasing winds saturday evening with some more clouds moving in. the chance of scattered showers is in the sunday forecast with snow possible in the spring mountains. if you're heading up to mt. charleston or lee canyon sunday, this may impact your travel.

we want to give a big shout-out to the u-n-l-v runnin' rebels.. the team dominated the court last night against northern arizona. it wasn't even close as they held the lead the entire night.. final score.. 110 to 71. the rebels started with a 29 to 8 run in the first 9 minutes. "basketball is supposed to be a fun game, you see other teammates having fun, we're having fun, you know its just a beautiful thing to watch, on the floor and off the floor." the football team is also gearing up

sports director kevin bollinger will have a preview of the battle for the fremont cannon against u-n-r... which takes place on saturday. and don't forget to tune into rebzone this sunday at eleven. next -- sometimes you just have to be a little "fowl" to get the presiden't attention.. that's exactly what tater ... and tot .. did this year.. this presidential pardon is truly

two lucky birds get to avoid the dinner table this thanksgiving... "todd - i hereby pardon you from the thanksgiving table and hope you have a wonderful time in gobbler's rest." today is president obama's last turkey pardon. responsibility he has enjoyed in these last eight years - much to the embarrasment of first daughters sasha and malia... who let their cousins fill in and endure their father's jokes.. "i have by my side here today two of my nephews austin and aaron robinson, who unlike malia and sasha have not yet been turned cynical by washington. they still believe in bad puns.

sasha, by the way, are thankful that this is my final presidential turkey pardon. what i haven't told them yet is that we are going to do this every year from now on. [ laughter ] no cameras, just us, every year. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey." thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 o'clock is straight

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live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. thanksgiving is a day to spend time with family... and grub on good food. but it can also be stressful -- especially with talks about the election! we'll tell you ways to keep the stress down -- during the holiday... closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly this is fox5 news at closed captioning