closed captioning will resume shortly live from las vegas, fox5 news at 10 starts now sot"we want to pay for your groceries"..."but... (crying)" when she was surprised at the grocery store... her reaction was unforgettable... grocery store... her reaction was unforgettable... see what happens when the surprise squad shows up home - for an early thanksgiving! this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. las vegas is a top destination this thanksgiving.. hundreds of thousands of people are flying and driving into our city.... i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. and many locals are packing up and heading out for the holiday. fox5's faith tanner joins us now from mccaran airport with more on how things are looking for travelers.

i'm john huck. 737-thousand passengers are expected to come through mccarran airport during the thanksgiving travel period. that's up 7 percent from last year. and it's not just the airport that's seeing more travelers- so are the roads. nats: suitcase rolling a busy day at mccarran airport- as travelers make their way to sin city. sot : "glad to be here!" more than 300- thousand people will celebrate thanksgiving in vegas. it's the number one travel destination this holiday weekend. with people coming from all over. sot : "i've always wanted to experience thanksgiving in the us and why not vegas. while many are traveling by plane- even more are hitting the road. nats: cars on highway-- we caught up with drivers in primm- where drivers are filling up and stretching their legs on their way to california sot : "there's a lot of traffic, haven't seen any accidents which is good, but yesterday i saw

terrible" butted to sot : "we hit maybe a tiny bit of traffic in vegas but for the most part we left late to try and skip california traffic" nhp says this is one of the busiest areas- is right here near the state border. sot : "in nevada we have 3 travel lanes, as soon as you get to california it goes down to 2, so with all that vehicle traffic you're starting to have a bottleneck" trooper jason (bur-ahh-check) says if your car breaks down during your trip- you can call nhp for help. sot : "they'll send out a trooper to assist you or send freeway service patrol whi minor stuff get you gas, jump start your car whether they're leaving town for the holiday- or making a special trip to vegas. travelers we talked to- are in a good mood and can't wait to celebrate thanksgiving with a big meal tomorrow. sot: "got the food the booze, the greens the beans, the potatoes, tomatoes, yams, hams" faith live tag: travelers are also happy they haven't run into major problems. peak travel day this holiday weekend is

as people head home.,, 140-thousand passengers are expected to pass through the airport). travelers are also happy they haven't run into major problems. peak travel day this holiday weekend is actually sunday- as people head home.,, 140-thousand passengers are expected to pass through the airport). according to aaa 48-point-7 million people are expected to travel over the holiday. that's the most travelers in 9 years. we're looking at temperatures in the low 60 tomorrow... and that is perfect weather for eating some turkey. chief meteorologist ted pretty joins us live from marks and sunset with a look at the holiday forecast. toss to weather 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

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 effect for those areas on thursday with gusts up to 45 mph. friday remains mostly sunny with high temperatures holding in the low 60s. a pacific 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.

some last minute items.. "sweet potato. i have turkey and everything so i need that and lemons for the drinks and other stuff. 13 butt to i am getting cranberries. flash to and tupperware to hold it so we can take it to a friend's house " the vons at peco and windmill was bustling tonight with people picking up the items they may have forgotten... if you missed something on your list-- there are a few stores that will be open during the morning. some people are opting out of cooking this year... so they waited in line today to pick up their feast from marie callenders. the store calls the day before thanksgiving-- their super bowl because they have such a rush... and it's easy to see why.... it has thirty different varieties of pies. marie callender's will be open tomorrow from seven a-m to 11 a-m. a lot of thanksgiving day is spent in the kitchen... and there are more house fires than on any other day. another issue-- carbon monoxide.

of the biggest producers of carbon monoxide in your home and with our highly insulated homes here in las vegas, to keep that cold air in , it will also keep gases so you can prevent carbon monoxide build-up by just opening the windows and doors to your kitchen maybe once every hour for about 5 minutes. " some other things to keep in mind-- stay in the kitchen while cooking so you can monitor progress... keep the floor clear and watch cords so they are dangling in anyone's way. and don't forget-- when you are cooking up your bird-- help is just a phone call... or post away. butterball's turkey talk line is open and ready to answer any turkey related questions. this year-- the company is also going digital.. so you can also ask your questions-- through social media. around the valley--- some are already getting into the christmas spirit... and unfortunately some grinches are wasting no time striking either. one woman came home to find new decorations... gone. but the people responsible-- were

"i was infuriated! because it's..yes it is just inflatables but it's christmas. like why would you do that for christmas." ashley leach's security camera caught the suspects taking off with her minnie and mickey mouse inflatables. she says this incident will not ruin her holiday spirit .. but she hopes the thieves are caught before they strike again. it is rivalry weekend in college football. and in this state - that means the battle for the fremont cannon. for only the second time in the last 39 years the game between unlv and unr will be at the end of the regular season. fox 5 sports director kevin bolinger joins us with a preview. kevin on cam: in this state - there is no bigger game than this - the battle for the fremont cannon. this is a rivalry that is contentious....at times nasty...and over the last 11 years has been lopsided with unr winning 9 times. but right now the cannon is red - and the rebels say they'll do everything in their power to keep it that way. music/nats unlv-unr. put the two

water...intensity levels go up....just listen to the coaches and you know this week is different. tony sanchez: you better be ready to go because both teams are going to be ready to fight. brian polian: when you don't win that game it's a bit of a body blow. it was brian polian and the wolfpack who took the body blow last year - as the rebels went to reno and took the cannon away - setting off a raucus celebration that in sanchez hurdle and a locker room party like we've never seen. nats but when unlv cleaned the cannon for painting last year - they discovered something unr engraved on the insdie of the cannon....university of notta lotta victories...that has only added more fuel to the fire. tony sanchez: i

been saving that picture for a year. it's an interesting deal so it shows you where the rivalry is at. this game is going to be won on the ground. the rebels focus is to run the football and unr has the worst rushing defense in the country and statistically one of the worst in the nation. on the flip side - the wolfpack have a strong back in james butler who will get the ball a lot. but this is a game where stats and records get thrown out - rivalries bring out the best in every team...this is going to be a dogfight kevin on cam: it is also senior day as 16 unlv seniors will be honored before the game. kick-off is set for 1 o'clock and there are plenty of seats available. unlv is an 8 and a half point favorite. at sam boyd stadium, kevin bolinger, fox 5 news, local las vegas. make sure to tune into the rebzone this sunday night at 11. kevin and coach sanchez will break down the cannon game and discuss the future of unlv

hockey fans couldn't wait to stock up on some vegas golden knights gear... just one day after the big name reveal--- people were packing into the team store at t-mobile. the shop opened at noon... and workers say there was a line-- about 50 people deep. and there was a steady flow of shoppers all day long. and they were a mix of vegas local... and just some hockey fans who happened to be in the right place at the right time. ""i'm anxious to have a t shirt that says las vegas hockey" "everybody wants to be in on the ground floor" " one thing fans will have to wait on... team jerseys. according to the golden knight's twitter page-- they will be available early next summer... just in time for the draft. a construction worker falls to his death on the job -- and now three months later -- people are trying to figure out how his life could have been saved. "it sucks but i guarantee you it was going to happen to somebody. somebody was going to get hurt, again. coming up -- why people say this man's employer was shady... and we investigate an osha system that

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killed a man... leaving behind his wife and three boys... and now months later, people are still trying to figure out how his life could have been saved. some workers are blaming the construction company, especially because its record is littered with problems. fox5's adam herbets has been investigating the case since the beginning and explains why some are also now blaming a broken system... that was supposed to keep workers safe. ever since we started looking into this contractor -- we knew they had a history with serious violations in the past we knew that this would be long investigation... but what we didn't expect: so many people reaching out to us about this company even though they could lose their jobs. and the picture that we've been able to draw from all of it... shows that the problem may be a lot bigger than just one company. (nats tivoli village) we've got shoppers we've got shoppers we've got partiers but most of them will probably never know the true history of this

cutting) "tivoli village" made headlines months before the celebrations and ribbon cuttings... and it was for all of the wrong reasons. (nats construction) last august a man died here... building this place from the ground up... before the scaffold he was on top of... fell apart. his name is ricardo bautista... and even his three boys are barely ol share his story. widow "he wasn't supposed to go to work , so i told him just stay home, take a day off. he said no i need to make more income" anonymous the safety was questionable it sucks, but i guarantee you it was going to happen to somebody. somebody was going to get hurt in the place where, one day, everybody was supposed to spend their money -- this man -- working on the site -- says the

everything they could to cut corners.. anonymous it didn't hit regulations, first of all. and he says he has the pictures to prove it. anonymous the anchors were spaced way too far apart. just finishing bottom to top snap the anchor boom whole thing goes rolling down (nats) the company -- performance builders, incorporated... quote "our name says it all..." (nats) their record -- says even more. frank this is an incredible amount in three years. i've never seen this much in three years. 13 cases filed with osha since 2013. and two of them were after the tivoli village accident. one of them was three days after the tivoli village accident... and most of them have to do with serious... potentially deadly fall hazards or unsafe scaffolding. i'm surprised that they haven't even tried to change the name of their company and go into a different operation.

don't care. the man in charge of performance builders -- randy sorenson - has repeatedly declined our request for an interview every time we call his cell phone... but frank hawk, with the carpenters union, was already looking into the company for payroll issues before anyone lost their lives. (nats papers) he says -- all of these osha fines should have been enough to make them learn their lesson... but really, the sad part, is it actually saves them money. frank/ what we're being told by osha for the death of this worker is $1,800 even though open. (nats) anonymous/ i bet you he's rolling in his grave right now. i would be. yeah. it's a spit in the face dude this worker says that's not even enough to feed his dog... but for performance builders -- 1800 dollars would be pretty routine. it's not even the most this company has been fined.... but the union says it sure is a heck of a lot cheaper than the cost of a safe work site. well let's add 1500 dollars in case we get fined by osha. i think the only justice out there

should go to jail. fines don't mean anything. i think they should lock him up. but that's not even close to the way the system is right now. right now -- osha writes them up -- maybe some lawyers get involved -- but other than that osha sits back -- and if all goes well they get to cash the check. (nats) pennies on the dollar... and it's a cycle... that has repeated 13 times... in three years. for somebody to be caught that many times -- that was beyond making the eb up. that was amazing. i'm in shock. i'm in shock that they're still in business. osha has not agreed to an interview... but they say if there's a way to prove any of this is intentional, the fines could go up. the reason performance builders hasn't agreed to an interview -- they say -- is because the case is under investigation. osha documents cost $$$ -- almost as much as the

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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 effect for those 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

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. closed captioning will resume shortly thanksgiving is a day when many endulge... turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes... stuffing... pie.

packs in about 45 hundred calories. the average american is said tp consume 229 grams of fat when eating a holiday meal... and that does not include appetizers and drinks. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning

day when many endulge... turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes... stuffing... pie. in fact-- a typical thanksgiving meal packs in about 45 hundred calories. the average american is said tp consume 229 grams of fat when eating a holiday meal... and that does not include appetizers and drinks. now... everyone's body is different but here's a general rule of thumb to working "if we're going to over indulge in chips, i'm going to ask you to do, i'm going to give you 30 burpies and you're going to have to do those for me. if it's pumpkin pie, i want 50 squats from you. okay? and if you're going to over indulge in mashed potatoes, right? i want 40 walking lunges from you." another tip is to work out before the holiday and get your body prepared for all the holiday and get your body prepared for all the extra calories.

called "rise to shine"-- that helps people with their morning pre- dinner workout.

10. local. las vegas. people are on the go... trying to get to their final destination this holiday... hundreds of thousands of people are traveling in and out of las vegas. fox5's faith tanner joins us now from mccaran airport with more on how things are looking for travelers. it's been a busy day here at mccarran airport vegas is the number one travel destination this thanksgiving. people are coming from all over to celebrate turkey day in sin city " "my son lives in minnesota and he and he's wife were coming to vegas so he said would you like to come? and i said of course i would" " during the thanksgiving travel period-

passengers will come through mccarran. that's up 7 percent from last year. and many are traveling by plane... even more are going by car. we talked to some locals in primm... right near the state border who were hitting the road to california. hoping to miss all the crazy traffic. ""there's a lot of traffic, haven't seen any accidents which is good, but yesterday i saw the 405 was terrible" : "we hit maybe a tiny bit of traffic in vegas but for the most part we left late to try and skip california traffic" " i also talked to nhp tonight who says if you're taking a long trip always make sure your car is ready for it. if you do have any trouble and your car happens to break down you can call star nhp for some assistance. while today was a huge travel day... sunday is expected to be even busier. here at the airport 140- thousand passengers are

according to aaa 48-point-7 million people are expected to travel over the holiday. that's the most travelers in 9 years. forget sitting down with their family and friends this turkey day... some people can't wait to get some big black friday deals.. you are looking now at the shoppers already lining up outside the best buy near marks it's pretty chilly out... but getting a t-v for a steal is worth it to some.... if you plan to head out shopping tomorrow and friday... be sure to download our fox5 mobile app... so find a list of stores... on the go. the las vegas rescue mission is making sure everyone on the streets has a place to go and a meal to eat for the holiday. "a meal that all of us think of as being around tables with family and celebrating and

this and be place that we can provide for families to come and have that experience when maybe they don't have any other place to go." the mission serves hundreds of thanksgiving meals to the hungry every year. they also hold a blanket and winter clothing drive so everyone outside can stay warm. they're expecting about 12 thousand people to be in and out of the facility today and tomorrow. the end of the month at the d-m-v is always busy... and now d-m-v officials on the southeast side of the valley are encouraging people to take care of busi the sahara and mcleod location... will be closed for the next two weeks. the d-m-v is moving to a new location next door. the new building is bigger, and there will be more service windows to assist drivers. the sahara office will reopen on december 19-th. the mohave county sheriff's department is investigating the death of a teen girl... the girl's body was found by a couple of hikers-- north of dolan springs back in september. the national center for missing and exploited children released these images... but warn because the

decomposed, they may only be a partial resemblance. she is described as an african american girl between the ages of 13-17. about five feet tall... and weighing between 110 and 120 pounds. if you have any information... you are asked to call crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. the woman accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend over the weekend... went before a judge... police say "cheryl rheamount" killed "matthew bernardi" sunday night. she told police the two had an argument, and she claims threatened her. and she shot him... he later died at the hospital. police say there is no reported history of abuse between the couple. rheamount is due back in court on december 21st. a wayne state university police officer-- has died after being shot in the head. officer collin rose was tuesday night during a police stop. he died today... rose was a five- year veteran of the police force and worked as a canine officer.

his death a tragedy.. university police say a suspect is in custody but has not been charged. rose was the fifth police officer shot in the united states in less than a week. five children remain hospitalized following a deadly school bus crash in chattanooga tennessee. police say the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident.... "christopher hart /ntsb chairman the course of looking at the history of talley road, we just ascertained that talley road was not on the designated route for that school bus. " police do say the driver-- twenty four year-old johnthony walker was going well over the 30 miles per hour speed limit when he lost control of the bus. walker has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide. six students were killed. investigators are now reviewing video from inside the bus. there are three video cameras on the bus. one in the front facing back. two in the interior. one over the driver facing out the door. the videos have been downloaded. we

downloading the videos because of damage to the cameras and because of that we have not completed the download. " bail has been set for just over one-hundred- thousand dollars for walker. president elect donald trump delivered a message to the american people this holiday.... "we are very blessed to call this nation our home. and that's what america is... it is our home. it's where we raise our families and take care of our loved ones, look out for our neighbors and live out our dreams. it's my prayer on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. " the president elect is continuing to work on his administration.... he has picked betsy devos to head the department of education. the trump transition team announced the pick this afternoon. devos is a top republican donor and school choice activist.

at his golf club in new jersey. devos chairs the american federation for children -- a group that promotes charter school education -- she also served on the board of the foundation for excellence in education. wildfires continue to burn in the southeast region of the u-s... six new fires are burning... in addition to large fires already burning in north carolina...kentuck y...and georgia. " : "we're creating a buffer zone between this house and where the fire could potentially come up..." " nearly a thousand have been destroyed at the north carolina georgia border alone... north carolina's governor expanded an ongoing state of emergency... to include twenty-two more counties ...due to severe drought conditions. our firefighting efforts have not been as successful as we would like them to be to this point.." : "we are still praying for rain. that is basically what it is going to take is a really good soaking rain up here." " investigators are actively looking into the causes of dozens of fires... and arson investigations are

tennessee, north carolina and kentucky. one football fan isn't afraid of a little snow... a green bay packers fan says he will brave the wisconsin winter-- in shorts-- until his team wins. "(glenn seefeldt/ wearing shorts until packers win) "i get a lot of comments. are you nuts? do you know how cold it is outside? a lot of people drive by they'll hit the breaks and slow down and i'm in shorts and they'll roll down the window.. what are you doing?" " glenn seefeld is a die-hard packers fan.. and he is sick of his team losing-- so he will stay away from pants until they get a win. seefeldt says wearing shorts started as his choice but now his son-in-law put 100-dollars on the line. their next game will be against the eagles monday in philadelphia. we hope you will take a drive through a holiday spectaular. glittering lights is back at the las vegas motor speedway...and the lights are twinkling the holiday tradition benefits the childrens speedway charity. glittering lights

it opens daily at 5:30 p-m.... during the week it will cost 20 doollars per car.... and 30 dollars on fridays... and the weekends. those that donate to goodwill receive a discount. a boulder city woman already celebrated thanksgiving....and it was all a surprise! see who all showed up to dinner... next! your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next to all of you hating on the name.. vegas golden knights for our new hockey team... some of our to all of you hating on the name.. vegas golden knights for our new hockey team... some of our callers are going to tell you why you're missing the point... it's in the rant

the fox5 surprise squad is powered by united nissan, america first credit union, albertsons and vons the fox5 surprise squad fulfills a promise to one of its past recipients. monica jackson and the surprise squad first met margaret payne in boulder city.

one that touched our viewers hearts - and left a lasting impression on the squad. so this holiday - the squad paid her a second surprise visit this time right to her doorstep- to show the true meaning of family. closed captioning will continue shortly closed captioning

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leftovers - she decided to share the bounty with her neighbors. and a special surprise squad mission today... ended in the engagement of two of our squad members. we would like to congratulate yvette belisle and sergio rodriguez on their engagement. they are both part of the fox5 promotions team yvette thought they were heading the galaxy green valley theater to squeeze in one last surprise before the thanksgiving holiday... but it turns out the surprise was just for her! congrats guys! now fox5 weather 24/7 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

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 effect for those areas on thursday with gusts up to 45 mph. friday remains mostly sunny with 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

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if you were with us for the last rant.. you heard a lot of people saying why golden knights? why did bill foley name the hockey team that? we're still hearing that but we're also hearing from more people who think the name is just fine and are more excited to see them play next season. cathy says... for all of you complaining about the name 'golden knights', why don't you spend millions and get your own team. then you can name them anything you want. i'm just glad to have the nhl here and can't wait for the next season to start. go golden knights! bob says... i truly hate the nhl name "golden knight". it should have been 'desert nights'. nevada is know as the silver state and california the golden state. northern california already has the 'golden state warrior' in the nba. i have no enthusiasm now for the las vegas hockey team. p.s. the logo is hideous as well. dan says... las vegas golden knights??? from the epic presentation fail to the lame name, does bill foley realize we are the silver state?

knights' is fine. the name is important to the owner but inconsequential to everyone else. team character and performance is what we should care about. we have callers! golden knights?! what a joke! sounds like a bunch of punks. we should name it sin city knights. nevada is known [as] the silver state; we should have a hockey team named the las vegas silver knights. golden knights should be for california, the golden state. hello? you all] need to rename the hockey team, that's ridiculous. you can only pleas some of the people some of the time. you can't please them all , all the time. go vegas golden knights! moving on now to other things... marilyn i would like to thank the starbucks baristas on eastern and pebble. when i went to the drive-thru the barista was being so silly that he put a smile on my face. when i got to the window he tells me the lady in front of me paid for my drink! it

on my way to my dad's chemotherapy appointment. thank you whoever you are, you truly made my day. one last caller! send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 more than three million people are expected to fill the streets for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. and some parade-goers just can't wait. " i love the elf on shelf because i have one at home and they're so much fun. dinosaur... because i love dinosaur " the holiday tradition is in its 90th year. more than 30 balloons will fill the sky... from felix the cat-- which was the first giant

snoopy-- the character with the most balloons. the festivities get started at nine a- m. turkey... stuffing... pie.. and of course family-- those are the stars of the thanksgiving holiday. but there is one thing bound to come up... that a lot of people want to avoid... politics. one family shows

and for some it can be stressful... especially coming off of the presidential election. " thanksgiving day is going to come up... and they're gonna bring up hills and trump. uncle bill gonna says he voted red. and our neighbors gonna raise heck. everyone's mad. it's gonna get bad. so it's gonna get bad. that??? sometimes you gotta say hey.... welcome to my couch. drink away your feelings " the holderness family is back... and they have one goal in mind.... no politics talk during dinner. they sing about the importance of enjoying the day.... the food... and some football. and forget about all things

live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly and... just thinking about thanksgiving can cause anxiety for some people... especially if politics is brought up! how you can cope with the holiday stress. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. it's been a busy travel day! here's a live look at