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

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 and as cassandra just mentioned... we're seeing our first freeze warning of the season.

on your heaters for the first time last night... fox5's alyssa deitsch joins us to tell us how to keep our homes warm. maybe you were one of the many people who reached for that thermostat last night-- only to find your heater isn't working. a lot of people wait until the cold weather to even test this out... that's why this time of year is the busiest for furnace repair crews. and sure... maybe people in other parts of the country laugh at us when we reach for our heaters when it drops below 50... but hey, we live in the desert. jeff rozycki, gibson air conditioning and heating it doesn't get that

live here this is cold weather to us. so if you've been here a year you knnow this is cold. for 6: they hear a funny noise or it doesn't come on. comes on, comes off, those are common problems when you know your unit needs a repair done to it. you should get your heating and a/c unit checked in the fall and spring-- that way you know it will work for you when you need it-- and you can avoid safety issues if it's not working properly, like a fire or a carbon monoxide leak. if you don't have a furnace... make sure you winterize your home by insulating your walls and attic, and caulk and put weather strips on your doors and windows. and never use gas appliances, like your stove to heat your home... layer up and use a space heater. you can stay up to date with the latest weather forecast by downloading our fox -5 app. now to a developing story.

dead and police are still looking for the shooter. police say around 11 last night a man and woman were agruing about a custody dispute at an apartment complex, near peace way and durango....and then it spilled into the parking lot. a third person drove up and intervened and began aruging with the man, then shot him. the victim was taken to u-m-c where he later died. police are still searching for the suspect who is described as a man in his 30's wearing dark clothes and driving a dark sporty car. we have a crew on the scene will keep you updated as we know more. a young man is dead and metro police say his father admitted to shooting him. just after 8 last night, officers were on a routine call at an apartment complex at rainbow near windmill, when they heard three gunshots. that's when a man walked out of his apartment and told officers he had shot his son. officers found the man, in his early 20's with a

the chest. police arrested his father on murder charges. they say he's cooperating with their investigation. alonso perez escaped police custody in north las vegas earlier this year.. and now... after being back in jail... he's being linked to even more crimes. according to police.. perez is serving time for shooting a man outside a mcdonalds three months ago. but police say they can connect him to 5 other shootings. now the district attorney is considering the death penalty. if these accusations turn out to be true he's a dangerous guy, and he has according to the accusations caused a lot of harm to a lot of people" he is now accused of murdering two people and battery with a deadly weapon. perez's mom is hoping her son recieves life in prison instead of the death penalty. perez is expected back in court next week. free parking could soon be a thing of the past. starting late december. all caesar's properties on the strip will start

valet and self parking. the rio will not be included in the program. according to caesars.. the fee will allow them to improve guest experience. locals with a proper i-d will still be able to park free-- at least for now. total rewards loyalty members rated platinum and above will also be able to park without charge. our new hockey team has it's first big match... it's the golden knights... against the golden knights... this battle isn't the ice. the golden knights is also the name of the army parachuting team... a spokeswoman for the army says they are ""reviewing the situation and figuring out what the way ahead would be"... army's issue is that owner bill foley didn't ask to use the name... foley says he's not required to get their permission... it's pretty stunning this wasn't hashed out months ago... but foley isn't worried... he says both he and the nhl got the name approved thru trademark lawyers. our effort to bring the raiders to las vegas is being met with a

oakland... yesterday their city council took steps forward.. to build a new stadium for the team. according to reports.. oakland is trying to find private donors.. to help build the new stadium. the oakland city council will vote on a deal december 7-th.. and they only need 5 votes to pass. this effort is being led by former raider's play ronnie lott. its not clear if raiders owner mark davis is involved in the discussions. get your cowboy hats ready.. the rodeo is the wrangler national finals rodeo kicks off tomorrow. and will be at the thomas and mack center for the 10-day event. the rodeo features competitions in everything from barrel racing to bull riding. tickets are still available.. and start at 80- dollars. race fans will also be taking over the strip... for nascar champion's week. the event kicks off today... followed by the burnout on the strip tomorrow afternoon. and it will wrap up friday night with nascar's annual awards.

team has been rocking in on the ice.. and now they're being rewarded. next season, they're being bumped to division one. ""playing schools like the ohios and alabamas--that are well known names 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." " the move is more than two years in the making. the american collegiete hockey association said they are excited that unlv hockey.. along with the vegas golden knights.. are promoting the sport in las vegas. happening today.. nevada's largest blood drive is sparking competition between our local first responders. the heroes challenge blood drive kicks off at 7 a-m at u-m-c. a local mother and guest speaker at the event tells fox5 that blood donations are essential to keeping her son alive. she says he recieves blood transfusions every few weeks. local police, firefighters and hospital staff will be competing to see who collects the most pints at today's blood drive. all donors will

the blood drive goes from 7 a-m to 7 tonight. this story makes me want to hug people... big sloppy hugs. patagonia promised to give away all of it's profits form black friday... and now they're writing a big check! cc will continue

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devestating wildfires in tennessee continue to burn down businesses and homes. and now three lives have been lost. the area drought.. paired with hurricane strength winds.. have fueled the fles disastrous levels in just 24-hours. people are being told to flee their homes.. many even forced to leave behind their pets.. because there simply isn't enough time. chief greg miller, gatlinburg fire dept: "those high winds were knocking down trees, those trees were hitting power lines and they were falling on this very dry, extreme drought-like condition and everything was catching on fire." some evacuees are being forced to drive through

no other way out. its not clear when any one will be able to return home.. or if there will even be anything left. at least 15- thousand acres have already been destroyed... and fire crews say they're not sure when the blaze will be stopped. and three people are dead.. and more are injured.. after a tornado ripped through alabama. according to the weather service.. four children are critically injured.. after a 24-hour day care center was destroyed. damaging winds and hail are expected throughout the day today. 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

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. 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

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

some local students teamed up with north las vegas... to bring a new sign that

to their community. the previous sign was battered and had graffitti all over it. so students at tom williams elementary school stepped up.. and asked to help take care of it. "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." north las vegas mayor john lee says he's excited about the next generation being concerned about the city they live mike doria is pushing for new content in the signs and mobile billboards you see up and down the strip. and one of the companys responsible for the mobile advertising told him to go for it if he thinks he can do better! and this morning he is live at kre8 media where he's at work on a design and giving us a behind the scenes look at the outdoor

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it's beginning to look and feel a lot like winter!! and a lot of people are happy about that!! from santa to ice skating where you can visit this winter wonderland. while most of us celebrate christmas for 24 hours... this guy will celebrate for 47 hours... what??? see how

the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. my dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement- that's something that these kids are going to remember for a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look.

outdoor apparel store "patagonia" promised it would donate all of its black friday revenue to charity.. they expected to raise a lot of money.. but they ended up making 5-times more than expected! now the company is keeping their word.. and donating 10- million dollars to environmental groups around the world. the company says the came up with the idea to bring people together after a rough presidential election.

on santa's list this year.. downtown summerlin is celebrating the "pawlidays" sn they've been very good dogs they've been getting ready for christmas butt to sn it's not a whole lot of talking sn i just want to know what they want for christmas despite the cold weather.. pups from all over town came to sit on santa's lap. and owners say.. they already know what their dogs are asking for. gd lots of squeaky toys lots of annoying toy butt to we came to bring grover to see santa. it was our first time doing it, but it will not be the last. one pet parent even said their dog liked santa way more than their child did. christmas can be such a great time of year.. it's 24 hours of family fun.

satisfied with 24 hours... he's going to stretch his christmas to 47 hours. this is fraser watts.. my man loves christmas... he's going to travel across the world on commercial planes following the sun all day long... from time zone to time zone... staying on decenmber 25th the entire time... if he does... fraser will set a new world record.. for distance traveled on a plane in a single day. ti's the season of giving.. and one local community has stepped up.. to help put smiles on kids faces. "since bike riding and trails and parks are such a fundamental component of our community, we thought it was great to donate bikes to the boys and girls club and to kids to hopefully start them off on a

adventure with bikes." "skye canyon" gave away 100 bikes to the boys and girls club. the bikes will go to clark county school district students. we have a traffic cone mystery going on... strange things are happening with those orange cones. they keep moving around... and humans aren't the ones doing it... ken smith will

facebook post... and a strange response... we'll fill in the blanks on why this woman is concerned and confused. all decked out for the holidays... we're taking you inside the white house. plus.. how the first family is honoring our military members this holiday season. with our first freeze of the season... we have some tips on how to winterize your home! welcome back, i'm maria silva and i'm dave hall. we'll get those headlines in a minute, but first - cassandra jones has a quic the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the coldest weather las 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.

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

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 and as cassandra and as cassandra just mentioned... we're seeing our first freeze warning of the season. so many of you may have turned on your heaters for the first time last night... fox5's alyssa deitsch joins us to tell us how to

maybe you were one of the many people who reached for that thermostat last night-- only to find your heater isn't working. a lot of people wait until the cold weather to even test this out... that's why this time of year is the busiest for furnace repair crews. d sure... maybe people in other parts of the country laugh at us when we reach for our heaters when it drops we live in the desert. jeff rozycki, gibson air conditioning and heating it doesn't get that cold here in southern nevada but the people that live here this is cold weather to us. so if you've been here a year you knnow this is cold. you should get your heating and a/c unit checked in the fall and spring-- that way you know it will work for you when you need it-- and you can avoid safety issues if it's not working properly, like a fire or a carbon monoxide leak. if you don't have a furnace... make sure you winterize your home by insulating

caulking and weather strips on your doors and windows. and never use gas appliances, like your stove to heat your home... instead use a space heater. you can stay up to date with the latest weather forecast by downloading our fox -5 app. in more local news. a woman says her neighborhood near russell and annie oakley has been the target of many crimes.. and the theft just keeps getting worse. earlier this week.. her s-u-v right out of her garage. look how fast he takes off out of my driveway. butt to i was in the house for about 3 minutes, that's when he ran up according to jodi vecchio.. she stepped inside to get her purse.. and when she came back... her car was gone. she posted the surveillance video to social media.. in hopes of getting her car back. i get a message on fb from a guy saying he has my vehicle safe and sound in his driveway, and he

off some guy at boulder station for 1000 or 1500$ and i can come pick it up she got her s-u-v back.. but the door handle was broken.. and all the presents she bought for her children.. which were in the backseat.. are now gone. vecchio says she no longer feels safe in her own neighborhood. recently her kid's bikes.. groceries... and even change from her car have the search continues today for a california inmate.. who escaped the night before thanksgiving. police captured another prisoner laron campbell last night. after a series of raids on places the men could be. but 23-year-old rogelio chavez is still on the loose. the men escaped from the santa clara county jail.. after sawing through window bars.. then using bed sheets as rope. its is not clear is

consider him dangerous. in more national headlines, isis is now claiming responsibility for inspiring the ohio state university attacker. who plowed his car into a crowd. before stabbing multiple people. there is no evidence to back the claim.. but the f-b-i says they are looking at terrorism as a possible motive. they're combing through the attacker's facebook. as well as his home.. to find anything they can.. that could lead them to a motive "this was an 18 year old. he had just transferred schools. we don't understand his background with the family. he's an immigrant. we don't understand the issues he had emigrating. one of the difficulties in these is looking at what he's claiming and comparing it to the rest of his life." an ohio state university police officer shot and killed the attacker. only three of the eleven injured are still in the hospital. people are gathering in brazil.. to mourn the loss

plane crash. 71 players and journalists died.. after the team's charter plane crashed in colombia. brazil is now holding three days of mourning... investigators are now trying to determine what happened. the plane's black boxes were found in "perfect condition".. 6 people did survive and are recovering. people from around the world are flocking to cuba.. to continue the nation's week of mourning. "fidel castro dedicated his whole life to form a historical conscious in the cuban people. today starts the ceremonial journey of his ashes being taken across the country. castro ruled the island for 60 years.. and while some think of him as a hero.. others are actually praising his death. many cubans say.. regardless of how they feel about the dictator.. his legacy will continue to live on. donald trump announced on twitter this morning that he is

on being president. during a series of tweets. he said it is important to not have any conflicts of interest.. saying his business operations are important.. but being president trumps that. he will be holding a press conference december 15-th to release more details. the air- conditioning company carrier has struck a deal with president- elect donald trump. to keep nearly one-thousand jobs in indiana. trump announced the deal on facebook.. and said more details will come on thursday. back in february.. the company said it wanted to close two of its plants.. another country.. which would save carrier 56-million dollars. the deal with trump will only keep one plant open. former green party presidential nominee jill stein has paid 3-pont-5 million dollars for a vote re- count in wisconsin. but an area judge has said the votes won't be counted by hand. the judge said stein had not shown any clear evidence of fraud.. so a hand count is not necessary. stein has also

recount in pennsylvania.. and later today.. a request is expected in michigan. the obama's are preparing for their final christmas in the white house. and first lady michelle invited some military families. to help with the decorations there is a tree decorated with gold ornaments.. that honors the soldiers who lost their lives. they also have an i-pad set up.. so visitors can send a message to those serving overseas. the city of henderson is giving back to our troops.. by getting treats ready for the holidays. the "blue star mothers" recruited some of henderson's finest to help stuff stockings for our service men and women. even fox5's own-- les krifaton-- was recruited to the team. the group collect over one thousand items for the stockings. they will finish packing them up today! if you would like to help, we have all the

vegas dot com. you know those you know those work room pools for the lottery? well they're usually just for fun.. but for one office in tennessee.. it really paid off. the big prize this company won. plus... people might already be lining up to see the news star wars movie... hear the absurd

super mario world is coming to universal studios. nintendo will open several attractions based on their most games at their parks in orlando, hollywood and osaka, japan. the attractions will feature characters, like mario, and interactive attractions, shops and restaurants. the companies did not say when the sites will open but will take place over the next couple years. a lot of people do those office lottery pools... usually you get to split 10 bucks

splitting up a little more. the "tennessee 20" finally picked up their 420-million check on tuesday. the winning ticket was purchase in lafayette, a town with about 5- thousand people. all 20 work at north american stamping. the group say the big win will change more than just 20 lives. (steve huffman, lottery winner) "i feel like god put a huge responsibility on me as far as how this money is used." (kenneth brown, lottery winner) "the wife and i talked about it. you see someone at walmart or kroger who looks like they need help - go over there and swipe the card." the group chose to take a lump sum of 254-point- seven-million- dollars...which splits up to more than 12 million a piece. good morning i'm cassandra jones

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, 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

the 40's. 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

we see these pesky traffic cones all around the valley... and if they start moving around... without people moving them... maybe it's these birds who are doing it... traffic cams caught birds moving the cones around... messing with drivers... this is in new zealand.

there are a lot of new acts heading to the strip... but we're going to keep our country flare a bit longer. you better kiss me 'cause your gonna gone not much chance we're gonna make it " we're gonna make it " reba mcentire and brooks and dunn have added 12 more shows to their residency.... making it the longest-running country music residency since the colosseum opened in 2003. tickets for the new dates will go on sale beginning

we have a sweet new movie theatre opening downtown... plush seating... great food... and a bar. "we're looking to offer a really premium and more or less, more so than anything, a unique experience that doesn't exist in las vegas" butt to you're going to sit down. reclining chair, very comfortable luxurious seat and a servers going to greet you." the eclipse theater will be coming to third street and hoover. it will have a full bar.. a lounge.. and an outdoor patio. its first movie showing is tonight. "the empire's building a weapon, capable of destroying an entire planet. star wars rogue one won't hit theaters for two weeks.. but its already breaking box office records. it's had the most ticket pre-sales of the year.. and is on track to make 130-million dollars its opening weekend. despite calls for a boycott.. the broadway musical "hamilton" just broke a big

the musical generated more than 3-point-3 million dollars in revenue. the record was previously held by the musical wicked. hamilton will make a stopat the smiths center right here in las vegas during the 2017-2018 season. most dads will do anything for their daughters... including stuff we would never do otherwise. instead of just watching his daughter dance... this miltary dance joined her. this spaghetti is sooo good... but i'm sooo tired... find out how this epic struggle

being in the hospital is never fun.. and for kids who are always in and out.. it can be tough.. especially around the holidays. some friendly visitors in california are trying to change that.. look how cute. these little penguins visited a san diego children's hospital.. along with other animal ambassadors from sea world.... like a two-toed sloth.. and a cockatoo.

also got a rudolph toy to play with. this next guy deserves to win father of the year.. during his 4- year-old daughter's dance class.. he wasn't afraid to show off his ballet moves sporting a pink wand.. this military dad twirled around.. to help his daughter with her dancing skills. it was all smiles.. as the two danced to t classic "bibbidi bobbidi boo" the life of a baby is tough... you have to eat... and sleep... sometimes you need to do both... at the same time. this kid cannot stay awake.. but food comes

midway through mounds of speghetti.. he dozes off.. only to perk up just enough to enjoy some more. a food coma really is the best way to get ready for bed. this next story has a goat... in a duck coste. while it looks silly... there's actually a

am i actually pushing these guys who ran out of gas six miles on a lonely highway? or is this a metaphor for how i'm constantly pushing myself to make a tastier sandwich? like my new pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich with spicy pepper jack cheese, spicy ranch, and spicy all-white-meat chicken. but judging from the third-degree sunburn,

a better way to get new customers. the pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich. taste it before it's gone.

we all get a little anxious from time to time, and one goat is no exception. this is polly. she had a severe case of anxiety ti found the perfect medicine... this old duck costume! polly's owner says she put the duck suit on her as a joke, but it ended calming her right down. when she posted this picture of dolly in the duck suit to social media, she got message after message from people saying dolly inspired them to battle through their troubles

let's take a look at what's ahead on fox five news this morning. live from las vegas fox5 news this morning starts right now cc will continue shortly mgm did it now caesars is about to start charging for parking! what this means for locals headed to the strip. our new hockey team is locked into it's first big matchup... it's the golden knights... against the golden knights?? yea... we could

good morning i'm dave hall. and i'm maria silva. 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 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

temperature drop arrives tuesday with highs only in the 40's. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the 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

we're following breaking news overnight. an agrument leaves one man dead and police are still looking for the shooter. police say a man and woman were arguing over a custody dispute when a random person showed up and killed the man. fox5 peter dawson is live on the scene with the details. a domestic argument turns deadly and the shooter has no

this situation started last night around 9:30 when police responded to a couple arguing inside a apartment here at durango canyon near peace way. the argument was over the custody of the couples small child. after police left, the argument picked back up this time taking place in the parking lot. that when a third man approached the couple, exchanged a few words with father of the child and pulled out what police call a small assault riffle and shot the man once in the chest. the and the victim was taken to umc where he died from that gun shot wound an hour later. police need your help in finding the suspect. he's described a a black male in his thirties with a goatee driving a black sports car. police say his was a random shooting, the suspect and victims have no relationship l, he just decided to intervene and then he fled. if you have any information please call crime

a young man is dead and metro police say his father admitted to shooting him. just after 8 last night, officers were on a routine call at an apartment complex at rainbow near windmill, when they heard three gunshots. that's when a man walked out of his apartment and told officers he had shot his son. officers found the man, in his early 20's with a gunshot wound to the chest. police arrested his father on murder charges. they say he's cooperating with their investigation. alonso perez escaped police custody in north las vegas earlier this year.. and now... after being back in jail... he's being linked to even more crimes. according to

time for shooting a man outside a mcdonalds three months ago. but police say they can connect him to 5 other shootings. now the district attorney is considering the death penalty. if these accusations turn out to be true he's a dangerous guy, and he has according to the accusations caused a lot of harm to a lot of people" accusations caused a lot of harm to a lot of people" he is now accused of murdering two people and battery with a deadly weapon. perez's mom is hoping her son recieves life in prison instead of the death penalty. perez is back in court next week. free parking could soon be a thing of the past on the last vegas strip. starting late december. all caesar's entertainment properties on the strip will start charging for valet and self parking. the rio will not be included in the program. locals with a proper i-d will still be able to park for free-- at least for now. total rewards loyalty members rated platinum and above will also be able to park for free.

it's the golden knights... against the golden knights... this battle isn't taking place on the ice. the golden knights is also the name of the army parachuting team... a spokeswoman for the army says they are ""reviewing the situation and figuring out what the way ahead would be"... army's issue is that owner bill foley didn't ask to use the name... foley says he's not required to get their permission... it's pretty stunning this wasn't hashed out months ago... but foley isn't worried... he says both he and the nhl got the name approved lawyers. oakland is fighting back any potential raiders move. yesterday their city council took steps forward.. to build a new stadium for the team. according to reports.. oakland is trying to find private donors.. to help build a new stadium. the oakland city council will vote on a deal december 7-th.. and they only need 5 votes to pass. this effort is being led by former raider's play ronnie lott. its not clear if raiders owner mark davis is involved in the

get your cowboy hats ready.. the rodeo is coming to town! the wrangler national finals rodeo kicks off tomorrow. and will be at the thomas and mack center for the 10-day event. the rodeo features competitions in everything from barrel racing to bull riding. tickets are still available.. and start at 80- dollars. race fans will also be taking over las vegas... for nascar champion's week. the event kicks off today... followed by the burnout on the strip tomorrow and it will wrap up friday night with nascar's annual awards. the unlv hockey team has been rocking in on the ice.. and now they're being rewarded. next season, they're being bumped to division one. ""playing schools like the ohios and alabamas--that are well known names 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." " the move is more than two years in the making.

association said they are excited that unlv hockey.. along with the vegas golden knights.. are promoting the sport in las vegas. happening today. nevada's largest blood drive is sparking a little friendly competition between our local first responders. the heroes challenge blood drive kicks off at 7 a-m at u-m-c. local police, firefighters and hospital staff will be competing to see who collects the most pints at today's blood drive. all donors will get free tickets to local shows. the blood drive goes from 7 a-m to 7 tonight. this story makes me want to hug people... big sloppy hugs. patagonia promised to give away all of it's profits form black friday... and now they're writing a big check!

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continue to burn down businesses and homes. and now three lives have been lost. the area drought.. paired with hurricane strength winds.. have fueled the flames to disastrous levels in just 24-hours. people are being told to flee their homes.. many even forced to leave behind their pets.. because there simply isn't enough time. chief greg miller, gatlinburg fire dept: "those high winds were knocking down trees, those trees were hitting power lines and they were falling on this very dry, extreme drought-like condition and everything was catching on fire." some evacuees are being forced to drive through the fire.. because there is no other way out. its not clear when any one will be able to return home.. or if there will even be anything left. at least 15- thousand acres have already been destroyed... and fire crews say they're not sure when the fire will be contained. and three people are dead..

after a tornado ripped through alabama. according to the weather service.. four children are critically injured.. after a 24-hour day care center was destroyed. damaging winds and hail are expected throughout the day today. 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 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

temperature drop arrives tuesday

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

some local students teamed up with the city of north las vegas... to bring a new sign that welcomes people to their community. the previous sign was battered and had graffitti all over it. so students at tom williams elementary school stepped up.. and asked to help take care of it. "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." north las vegas mayor john lee says he's excited about the next generation being concerned about the city they live in. it's been a week since the november "sweeps" period in tv news

you'll see ridiculous promos and stories... not here of course. and it all went to mike doria's head. he's now doing anything to get more publicity until the next sweeps period starts. and he's over at kre8 media this morning looking billboards and brand ambassadors?? ((closed captioning will resume

outdoor apparel store "patagonia" promised it would donate all of its black friday revenue to charity.. they expected to raise a lot of money.. but they ended up making 5-times more than expected! now the company is keeping their word.. and donating 10- million dollars to environmental groups around the world. the company says the came up with the idea to bring people together after a rough presidential election. the push for a 15-dollar an hour minimum wage is pushing some of the edge. the message they have for protesters, and the group one caller says actually deserves a higher minimum wage. the morning rant

((closed captioning will resume shortly)) the rant with john huck... sponsored by casa blanca in mesquite nevada thousands of workers turned out in dozens of cities, including las vegas, to demand a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage and the right to unionize. this has been a four year long crusade to improve lives .. and

these jobs aren't designed to build a life on.. sherry says protesting to raise the wage for fast food workers to $15 is outrageous! most of these workers are students. what about those of us who worked our way up from the bottom? i worked at an a&w for $3 an hour when i was 15. i'm now 59 and i owned my own restaurant, a bakery and now working as a food service director for an assisted living facility and i barely make that amount. voicai hamburger places, which a lot of us worked at, is not designed to make mortgage payments. it is designed to buy books to go to school. got it? if you don't want to get paid less than minimum wage, refuse the job! fast food workers are [going to] go on strike. oh what are we going to do without them? oh my god, i just don't know!...anyway $15 an hour is out of line for that, it's just not worth it. i mean, convenient stores should get that before fast food, their jobs are dangerous.

and some wonder how relations between the u-s and cuba will move forward... here's timothy on what he see's as the politics of castro's death. our shameful democratic party is trying to make president-elect donald trump look as bad as possible. while doing all they can to play down the fact that fidel castro was a vicious, brutal, dictator who confiscated everything in cuba for the state, and killed or jailed anyone who disagreed. send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436-

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all decked out for the holidays... we're taking you inside the white the first family is honoring our military members this holiday season. are you prepared for the winter? with our first freeze of the season... how to winterize your home... coming up. this video has all of us wondering... what's in the toilet?? if you have the guts... i'll have the answer... what the hall is 15

welcome back, i'm maria silva and i'm dave hall. we'll get those headlines in a minute, but first - cassandra jones has 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. 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

weekend with highs back up around 60 degrees on sunday before another big temperature drop arrives tuesday with highs only in the 40's. 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

with our first freeze warning of the season... people are doing whatever they can to get ready for winter... fox5's alyssa deitsch joins us to tell us how to keep our homes warm and cozy

one of the many people who reached for that thermostat last night-- only to find your heater isn't working. many wait until the cold weather to even test this out... that's why this time of year is the busiest for furnace repair crews. it's important to get your heating and a/c unit checked in the fall and spring-- th know it will work for you when you need it-- and crews say it helps people avoid safety issues like a fire or a carbon monoxide leak. jeff rozycki, gibson air conditioning and heating for 6: they hear a funny noise or it doesn't come on. comes on, comes off, those are common problems when you know your unit needs a repair done to it. that's how you know you need to call somebody up to check on your unit. if you don't have a furnace... make

insulating your walls and attic, and caulk and put weather strips on your doors and windows. you can stay up to date with the latest weather forecast by downloading our fox -5 app. in more local news. a woman says her neighborhood annie oakley has been the target of many crimes.. and it just keeps getting worse. earlier this week.. someone stole her s-u-v right out of her garage. look how fast he takes off out of my driveway. butt to i was in the house for about 3 minutes, that's when he ran up according to jodi vecchio.. she stepped inside to get her purse.. and when she came back... her car was gone. she posted the surveillance video to social media.. in hopes of getting her suv back. i get a message on

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 she got her s-u-v back.. but the door handle was broken. and all the presents she bought for her children.. which were in the backseat.. are now gone. vecchio says she no longer feels safe in her own neighborhood. she says recently her kids bikes from her car have all been stolen. in more national headlines, isis is now claiming responsibility for inspiring the ohio state university attacker. who plowed his car into a crowd. before stabbing multiple people. there is no evidence to back the claim.. but the f-b-i says they are looking at terrorism as a possible motive. they're combing through the attacker's facebook. as well as his home.. to find anything they can.. that could lead them to a possible

"this was an 18 year old. he had just transferred schools. we don't understand his background with the family. he's an immigrant. we don't understand the issues he had emigrating. one of the difficulties in these is looking at what he's claiming and comparing it to the rest of his life." an ohio state university police officer shot and killed the attacker. only three of the eleven injured are still in the hospital. people are gathering in brazil.. to mourn the loss of the soccer players killed in a plane crash. 71 players and journalists died.. after the team's charter plane crashed in colombia. brazil is now holding three days of mourning.. and flags are at half staff. investigators are now trying to determine what happened. the plane's black boxes were found in quote "perfect condition".. so answers should be coming soon. miraculously... 6 people survived, and are recovering. people from around the world are flocking to cuba.. to continue the nation's week of mourning. "fidel castro dedicated his whole life to form a historical conscious in the

ceremonial journey of his ashes being taken across the country. castro ruled the island for 60 years.. and while some think of him as a hero.. others are actually praising his death. many cubans say.. regardless of how they feel about the dictator.. his legacy will continue to live on. donald trump announced on twitter this morning that he is leaving his business to focus on being president. during a s tweets. he said it is important to not have any conflicts of interest.. saying his business operations are important.. but being president trumps that. he will be holding a press conference december 15-th to release more details. the air- conditioning company carrier has struck a deal with president- elect donald trump. to keep nearly one-thousand jobs in indiana. trump announced the deal on facebook.. and said the details will come on thursday. back in february.. the company said it wanted to close

another country.. which would save carrier 56-million dollars. the deal with trump will only keep one plant open. the obama's are preparing for their final christmas in the white house. and first lady michelle invited some military families. to help with the decorations there is a tree decorated with gold ornaments.. that honors the soldiers who lost their lives. they also have an i-pad set up.. so visitors can send a message to those serving overseas. the city of henderson is giving back to our troops.. by getting treats ready for the holidays. the "blue star mothers" recruited some of henderson's finest to help stuff stockings for our service men and women. even fox5's own-- les krifaton-- was recruited to the team. the group collect over one thousand items for the stockings. they will finish packing them up today! if you would like to help, we have all the information on our website, fox 5 vegas dot com.

a unique way to fight crime... terrible music... kind of like this song... but worse... what the hall is

we see these pesky traffic cones all around the valley... and if they start moving around... without people moving them... maybe it's these birds who are doing it... traffic cams caught birds moving the cones around... messing with drivers... this is in new

ad lib 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

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

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 ro listed on our maps back to the news desk

we have a sweet new movie theatre opening downtown... plush seating... great food... and a bar. "we're looking to offer a really premium and more or less, more so than anything, a unique experience that doesn't exist in las vegas" you're going to sit down. reclining chair, very comfortable luxurious seat and a servers going to greet you." the eclipse theater will be coming to third street and hoover. it will have a full bar.. a lounge.. and an outdoor patio. its first movie showing is tonight. "the empire's building a weapon, capable of destroying an

star wars rouge one won't hit theaters for two weeks.. but its already breaking box office records. it has had the most ticket pre- sales of the year.. and is on track to make 130-million dollars its opening weekend. this friday the cast will hold a live-stream event on twitter.. taking your questions.. and showing never before seem footage from the movie. despite calls for a boycott by trump supporters.. the broadway musical "hamilton" just broke a big sales record. in just one week.. the musical generated more than 3-point-3 million dollars in revenue. the record was previously held by the musical wicked. the national tour of hamilton will make a stop at the smiths center right here in las vegas during the

let's start with our friends up in canada... police there are cracking down on drunk drivers... they're not messing around... from now on... the punishment includes jail... a fine... and this. (if today was your last day... nickleback song) nickleback... apparently people in canada don't like this canadian band... as a joke... the kensington police department put out this facebook warning... in addition to jail... and a fine... drunk drivers will be forced to listen to nickleback all the way to jail. remember that tv show "1000 ways to die"... it was really gross... and i loved it... here's the 1001st way to die.

that sound you hear is wind... lots of wind... as this maniac tries to ride on the hand rails of a dam... it's 656 feet high... the highest dam in austria... to the left is certain death... to the right... is merely a broken leg... it's windy... cold... extremely dangerous but he did it... hats off to pro bike trickster fabio wibmer for not dying. let's finish up with a simp it's a disturbing question... but a simple one... what's in the toilet?? no really... what in the heck is in that toilet?? we know it's going to be something horrific... and... it is... it's a giant snake... a deadly cobra snake... this is in south africa... somehow the snake slithered into a building's drainage system... well at least they caught it right?? nope... it got away...

the building... people are being advised to keep their toilet lids closed. ((anchor chat)) the internet was torn on how a dog should wear pants, now they're back with another conundrum. how should a giraffe wear a tie?! we have a few thoughts of our own, next. jason feinberg joins us from the newsroom with a look at what's

a green bay man can finally take off his big boy shorts. see why after a month of wearing short pants in a wisconsin winter, he can finally put warmer clothing on again. and cats are independent and free... that's why kitty perry was mortified and humiliated when she got herself stuck in this target bag. but coming up 7-9 she'll feel a lot better knowing another cqat got stuck in a place way worse.. a k- mart bag! just kidding. we'll be right

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considering its december tomorrow.. halloween is ancient news.. but we have to

this mom dressed like her dog. she says her dog barks at the trick or treaters.. so she decided to dress up like the dog.. so its not weird when she held him while passing out candy. sorry mom, this is still very weird. around this time last year, the internet was split on a very important question, how should a dog wear pants? well, now we're trying giraffe's and ties on for size. jeremy hammond recently posted this photo to twitter. it reads "when giraffes go to work do you think they put the tie at the top or bottom of their necks? just asking for a friend." most responses were simple, since humans wear a tie at the bottom of their neck, than giraffes should to!

worried about how to wear a giraffe should wear a tie and how low it should hang, you can always just opt for a bow tie! there's much more ahead on fox5 news this morning. one of the top u- f-c champions defends his belt against... well we don't know. u-f-c champion demetrious johnson joins us to explain why he doesn't know who he is fighting but why he thinks he'll win. and. top ten on another list! nevada is one of the most vulnerable states for identity theft and fraud. we'll tell you some of the ways you can protect

the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. my dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here

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our first freeze warning of the year... furnace repair crews are busy this morning.. and people aren't prepared for the cold. how long the freezing temps will last. cc will continue shortly