now it's time to get a first look at your fox5 weather 24-7 forcast... cassandra jones joins us now. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the coldest weather las vegas has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way this morning. a freeze

valley until 8 am wednesday. neighborhoods will be dropping into the low 30s and upper 20s overnight. skies will be mostly clear on wednesday with high temperatures only in the mid 50s; below average for this time of year. skies stay mostly sunny thursday with mid 50s before a system moves in friday. southern nevada stays dry, but we see more cloud cover with gusty winds to 35 mph. high temperatures hold in the mid to low 50s. temperatures moderate this weekend with highs back up around 60 degrees on sunday before another big temperature drop arrives tuesday with highs only in the 40's.

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tweets are controversy. on tuesday, trump tweeted out that nobody should be allowed to burn the american flag, and if they do, maybe they should lose their citizenship or spend a year in jail. fox5's kathleen jacob spoke to people both in favor of and against trump's comments.

country in the world you know and no ones making you stay here, you should go somewhere else." and from president elect donald trump...it evokes tweets. nevada's executive director of the aclu tod story doesn't think much change will come from this. "i wasn't sure what to think or trying to understand what was it the president elect was trying to express." so can you burn the american flag? in short...the answer is yes. "the supreme court settled this question back in 1989 in texas vs. johnson." gary johnson burned a flag outside of the republican national convention to protest ronald raegans policies. he was arrested and charge... but appealed. the supreme court ruled in his favor stating his acts were symbolic speech that are protected by the first amendment. "in america you have the first amendment right to be able to say anything and make a fool of yourself in anyway and that's what makes this country so great." and donald trumps idea to revoke citizenship for flag burning? "i don't think that the american people would stand for that, we know what

citizen that's defined in the constitution, burning the flag is not one of those things." kathleen jacob fox5 news local las vegas>> a local mother says she's fed up with the rising crime in her neighborhood. she says someone stole her s-u-v right out of her garage fox5's christine maddela shows us how social media played a big part in getting her stolen vehicle, back.

repost. tuesday morning, she saw a facebook message from a stranger. i get a message on fb from a guy saying he has my vehicle safe and sound in his driveway, and he has it, he bought it off some guy at boulder station for 1000 or 1500$ and i can come pick it up vecchio thinks the man's story sounds fishy, but is glad to have her car back. nats- door close broken, (1801 door handle broken) and the back is empty. it was filled with christmas presents for her kids. everything is gone out of the car, everything gone vecchio tells us thieves have been hitting her neighborhood hard, and she wants something done about it. i don't feel safe in my neighborhood, i don't feel like anyone's doing anything about it then they even have the guts to come back christine maddela fox5 news local las vegas>> the city of henderson has a new fire station

community. the is henderson's first new fire station in almost 15 years. "shovels dirt. claps. puts shovel back in dirt." henderson mayor andy hafen joined city officials yesterday to mark the start of construction for fire station 91. it's on democracy drive near anthem highlands. fire officials say it will serve the inspirada and madeira canyon areas. "this is growing area of city adding development in area. importanat opportuntiy services to city and meet our expectations. exciting." inspirada donated the site where the station will be built... and also donated money towards the project. fire station 91 will open next fall. it will cost more than five-million dollars to buld. "vegas golden knights" owner bill foley says he isn't worried that the u-s army is reviewing team's name, which closely resembles the

parachute team. that's according to "yahoo sports". foley says he isn't worried because you can use a similar name in different industries. foley adds that the team's name was quote "fully cleared by outside trademark counsel for use in connection with an nhl team." u-n-l-v hockey team just took a big step toward becoming a member of the n-c-a-a. the club sport received notice that they have been promoted from division two... the american collegiate hockey association. fox5's vince sapienza spoke with players, coaches and staff about how this helps the team become part of the u-n-l-v athletic family.

needs to raise more than 15 million dollars to fund five years of the hockey program as well as a women's lacrosse team - due to title ix rules of bringing up a men and womens sports team at the same time. "we've been working with the womens lacrosse program, it's still a work in progress, but from an exposure standpoint this definitely helps us." and that exposure is what the teams hopes will bring in that funding. instead of playing teams like montana tech in division two. unlv will now play d1 programs like alabama. "people are going to be drawn out to those games because they have attachments, whether that be from vegas of the midwest, you have more people attached to bigger schools." and for the coaches and players. this is what they've been playing and working for. "the kids that we brought in were for this, they're built for an acha d1 program and a few of the kids are built for the end goal, which is division 1 ncaa." "coaches can

world, and never deliver, but this has been good so far, everything that has been said to me has come true and it's been really good." "that's always been my dream from minnesota, i want to play division one hockey." tuesday's news maybe the biggest win of the season. but it's an even bigger message sent to the unlv. "i think they need to realize how serious we really are, they're seeing unlv now from a national standpoint being a hockey market, where people come to play college hockey, i think it does send a message because realistically, you're seeing the growth, it's happening right in front of them." vince sapienza fox5 news local las vegas>> the u-n-l-v athletics department tells fox5 that, while they are encouraged by the news, ultimately it all comes down to money and being able to fun men's hockey and women's lacrosse teams. something, the department says could take some time. some local moms are enlisting the community's help to spread a little christmas cheer to our troops serving overseas. students... business owners... and fox5's les

mothers" yesterday to help stuff stockings. they're still trying to collect more than a thousand items to ship with the stockings. the deliveries will thank our military members for their sacrifice and hopefully brighten their holidays. "you know, i can just imagine as one of them opens up the stocking with the care packages that are in there and the little notes that the kids do from school and they open it up! i can just imagine how they feel. the support coming from our community here in henderson." "everybody here that you see, this is really a wonderful time of year and wonderful thing to do for our veterans that we really support." the blue star mothers is a volunteer organization made up of mothers with children who serve in the military. the white house is getting into the christmas spirit! first lady michelle obama welcomed military families yesterday to get a first look at the decorations. this year's theme is "the gift of the holidays." it reflects on the gift of life... service... friends...

education... and good health. the displays features several christmas trees and 56-lego gingerbread houses. one for each state and u.s. territory when i was a kid we took field trips to the local park, today things are a little different. see where sundance helicopters is now taking local students forn field trip experience. chicken lovers will soon be able to satisfy all their cravings. but chick-fil-a needs to staff up. we've got details about how to apply, next. ((your fox5 weather

spending more money at nevada's

casinos saw an 11-percent jump in revenue in october, that's 6-percent higher than this time last year. revenue is also up 5-percent rise so far this year. a gaming control board report shows casinos won nearly 990- million dollars last month. the state collected 59-and-a half million dollars in winnings in october. which is up nearly 14-percent from the same time last year. downtown las vegas and north las vegas reported winning jumps of more than 29-percent. your kids' field trips will get a li exciting. sundance little more exciting. sundance helicopters is teaming up with the clark county school district to start offering free tours of the grand canyon. the first students took part in that program yesterday.

canyon west where they'll be able to check out the skywalk. they'll also be able to see guano point and hualapai ranch. where they can walk through a historically re-created wild west village and learn about hualapai culture. c-c-s-d teachers can apply to participate in the field trips. the grand canyon trips will be offered through the end of the school year. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the coldest weather las vegas has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way this morning. a freeze warning is in effect for the las vegas valley until 8 am wednesday. neighborhoods will be dropping into the low 30s and upper 20s overnight. skies will be mostly clear on wednesday with high temperatures only in the mid 50s; below average for this time of year. skies stay mostly sunny thursday with mid 50s before a system moves in friday. southern nevada stays dry,

cloud cover with gusty winds to 35 mph. high temperatures hold in the mid to low 50s. temperatures moderate this weekend with highs back up around 60 degrees on sunday before another big temperature drop arrives tuesday with highs only in

good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk chick-fil-a is coming to the valley next year,

hire around 100 new employees. the famous franchise is slated for a january grand opening. there will be two new henderson locations... one near stephanie and warm springs... the other near eastern and saint rose. they're recruiting chicken lovers to fill both full-time and part-time positions. applications can be submitted online. students at one north las vegas school are doing their part to keep their city looking nice and clean! north las vegas mayor john lee says he's excited about the next generation being concerned about the city they live in. "they noticed that this sign was a disrepair, welcoming people into north las vegas. so they sent me an email saying mayor we think that the entrance into our wonderful community doesn't look as good as it should."

graffitti ridden. the city agreed to help fix the sign, which was adopted yesterday by the students at tom williams elementary school. going forward, they will help keep the sign clean and clear away any litter. america's most beloved giant panda is on the road to recovery. bei bei is improving after undergoing emergency surgery. we'll update you on his recovery, next.

after having a 'lemon-sized mass of bamboo' from his intestines. the smithsonian national zoo says he's improving every day. yesterday, they even snapped this photo, showing bei bei smiling! the giant panda has been recovering after having emergency surgery on friday. zookeepers were able to hide some medicine in a sweet

this morning, bei bei is still being kept away from zoo visitors as he recovers. but his panda family is still playing around in the giant panda house. you are looking inside their habitat right now. bei bei's mom and dad and his sister bao bao are still visible to guests in their outdoor yards. no word yet when bei bei will be reintroduced to his habitat. fox5 news this

live from las vegas fox5 news this morning starts right now mgm did it now caesars is about to start chargin for parking! what this means for locals headed to the strip. are you prepared for the winter? with our first freeze of the season... how to winterize your home... coming up. our new hockey team is locked into it's first big matchup... it's the golden knights... against the golden knights?? yea... we could have a problem here. good morning i'm dave hall.

welcome to fox5 news this morning. first - cassandra jones joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the coldest weather las vegas has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way this morning. a freeze warning is in effect for the las vegas valley until 8 am wednesday. neighborhoods will be dropping into the low 30s and upper 20s overnight. skies will be mostly clear on wednesday with high temperatures only in the mid 50s; below average for this time of year. sunny thursday with mid 50s before a system moves in friday. southern nevada stays dry, but we see more cloud cover with gusty winds to 35 mph. high temperatures hold in the mid to low 50s. temperatures moderate this weekend with highs back up around 60 degrees on sunday before another big temperature drop arrives tuesday with highs only in