through damaged and destroyed buildings, while anxious residents return home. mos says "..we got in the basement, and after it all went by we came over here and the building was tore up" lindblom says: "..we've had a community member lose their residence but nobody got seriously hurt and nobody has lost any life so we got that to be thankful for." but, other communities weren't so lucky. there have been several confirmed deaths -- and, officials throughout the southeast are reporting multiple injuries. many others say they're not sure if they'll be able to recover from the damage. cantrell says "..we damages to some barns and different things, and like i say, trees and some 18-wheeler beds and things that were actually tilted over." meanwhile, further north in tennessee, crews are still battling the biggest wildfire to hit the state in a century. more than fourteen thousand people evacuated from the resort city of gatlinburg as hundreds of firefighters work to save homes and businesses, including their own. burkhalter says "..we've got fire fighters, first responders who are helping put out the fires, when their own homes are being lost. and that's just something that people just don't

(on cam tag) fire officials are saying the heavy rains from the past twenty-four hours could help them battle the flames. they're keeping their fingers crossed that the wet weather will continue. in atlanta, georgia, john roberts, fox news. temperatures remain on the cold side tonight with overnight lows

the las vegas valley. we'll see a few clouds drift across the area, keeping temperatures up just a degree or two compared to last night. skies will be mostly sunny on thursday with a forecast high of 57 degrees in las vegas. another system dives into the area friday, bringing another shot of cool air along with gusty winds out of the north. high temperatures will be in the mid to low 50s with wind gusts around 30 mph. the

against the officer who shot and killed keith lamont scott earlier this year. you might remember this disturbing video... according to police, scott got out of his parked s-u-v holding a gun and ignored police commands to drop it. his family has always said he did not own a gun, but police did find one at the scene. andrew murray mecklenburg co. district attorney "after a thorough review and given the totality of the circumstances and this case, it is my opinion that officer vincent acted lawfully when he shot mr. scott." charles monnett scott family attorney "we still have real questinos about the decisions that were made that day in terms of how they confronted keith, how they reacted to the information that he had a brain injury, and whether they used appropriate de- escalation techniques to end this situation that didn't end in a way that didn't result in the loss of keith scott's life." the scott's

to say they were prepared for an emotional day, no matter the outcome. in missouri... a big pipeline explosion lit up the sky overnight. it happened outside kansas city... and people who live nearby say they could see the bright flames but did not feel the explosion itself. the explosion went off on an underground line carrying liquid propane.... officials aren't sure what caused it to rupture. no one was hurt... and crews shut the pipeline off and got the fire out in a couple of hours. in california... one person is dead and several other hurt after the side of the freeway and landed on top of a homeless encampment. it happened yesterday outside los angeles on the 405. the car pinned down three people... one of them died on the scene. investigators are now looking into what caused the driver to go over the edge. isis is claiming responsibility for inspiring the car- and-knife attack on the campus of the ohio state university. there is no evidence to back the claim.. but the f-b-i says they are looking

possible motive. they're combing through the suspect's facebook, as well as his home.. 11 people were hurt after the attacker plowed his car into a crowd, and then slashed victims with a knife. 3 of those people are still in the hospital. "netflix and chill" will become even easier. the free update that will now be available to subscribers. plus... two all beef patties special sauce...cheese... pickles.... saying goodbye to the man behind the world-famous big mac. and 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 runs through january 7th... 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. this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only

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closed captioning will resume shortly now fox5 weather 24/7 temperatures remain on the cold side tonight with overnight lows falling into the mid to upper 30s around the las vegas valley. we'll see a few clouds drift across the area, keeping temperatures up just a degree or two compared to last night. skies will be mostly sunny on thursday with a forecast high of 57 degrees in las vegas. another system dives into the area friday, bringing another shot of cool air along with

temperatures will be in the mid to low 50s with wind gusts around 30 mph. the strongest winds will be east of las vegas along the colorado river. a wind advisory takes effect at 7 am friday for mesquite, moapa, laughlin, and lake havasu city. it stays breezy on saturday with upper 50s before highs rebound back to 60 degrees on sunday. take advantage of the milder day on sunday because even colder air arrives

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nevada is now in the crosshairs for a recount. election officials will recount ballots in five counties after independent presidential candidate roque de la fuente requested and paid about 14- thousand dollars to have it done. he finished last in the state but said he wants to counterbalance a recount green party candidate jill stein requested in wisconsin, which donald trump won. hillary clinton won nevada. deputy secretary of state for elections wayne thorley said wednesday that state law requires the five counties -- carson city, douglas, mineral, nye and clark -- to begin the recount within five days and complete it within five additional days. in recent days, many people - including lawmakers -- have talked about a potential conflict of interest between president-elect donald trump's businesses and the presidency. today, we're learning he plans to address those concerns at a press conference in about two weeks. lauren blanchard

donald trump vowing to separate himself from the trump business empire... this morning in a series of tweets saying... "i will be leaving my great business in total..." adding "the presidency is a far more important task!" meanwhile, mr. trump announcing he will nominate former goldman sachs executive and his former campaign finance chair steven mnuchin as his treasury secretary, wilbur ross as secretary of commerce and todd ricketts as deputy secretary of commerce mnuchin says: "our number one priority is going to be the economy, get back to three to four percent growth, we believe that's very sustainable and focus on things for the american worker" while the dnc says mnuchin is "is a slap in the face to voters who hoped he would shake up washington. as more cabinet names are announced... mr. trump's allies are still divided over the secretary of

former harsh critic of mr. trump, meeting with the president-elect for the second time last night romney says: "i have been impressed by what i have seen in the transition effort. the people he has selected as members of his cabinet are solid, effective capable people." mister trump planning to announce he's been able to strike a deal with carrier to keep manufacturing jobs in indiana that were going to be moved to mexico. he and vice president-elect pence will speak in indianapolis about the deal before heading to a victory rally in cincinnati tomorrow night. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. next - a first for the miss usa beauty pageant. who lost the crown ... still feels like a winner

stories we are working for fox5 news at six. a man -- considered armed and dangerous -- is st after a shooting at a mobile home park. who police say he was fighting with... before shots were fired. after more than a week in the hospital... rapper kanye west has been released. what sources close to him say triggered a "nervous breakdown". plus... the "national finals rodeo" ropes in cowboys and fans to las vegas... and it's kicking off tomorrow! we'll have a preview of the after-parties... a 19-year-old somali-american became the first fully-covered muslim to compete in the miss minnesota u-s-a pageant on

a hijab and a burkini with a headscarf during the swimsuit portion of the pageant. aden said she wants to break barriers for muslim women, show that they are not oppressed -- and be an inspiration for muslim girls. halima aden/ miss minnesota usa contestant: "i just like the fact that people are talking about it, and i've been getting awesome messages from muslim girls, telling me about stuff that they've overcome, like bullying or people calling them towel head or rag head, and then just, sharing with me my story has motivated them, it's just made all this worth it." the saint cloud state university freshman did not win ... but did make it to the semifinal round of 15 contestants. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6

we start with breaking news. a man -- considered armed and dangerous -- is wanted for a shooting another man. this is 33-year-old max cook. police say cook shot a man several times during a fight with him and another woman. it happened at a mobile home park earlier this month -- near nellis and owens. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. a warrant has been issued for cook on several charges... including attempted murder. if you know anything about the shooting or where cook might be... call police or crimestoppers. the number is 7-0- 2-385-5555. racist letters being sent to people across the valley... and the paper those hateful notes are written on -- comes from a neighborhood homeowners association in spring valley. fox5s eric hilt