considering that unlv football team is hosting unr sam boyd stadium 1:00. big changes later tonight. increasing winds and increasing clouds. decreasing temperatures. chance of rain today and tomorrow with c i thought it came out right. it just didn't. >> say that 20 times fast. dylan, thank you. >>> still to come, our most talked about stories. including this incredible basketball shot from nearly 600 feet from above the hoop. >>> that doesn't go in? >> and stars are just like us. how a-listers celebrated thanksgiving. but first this is "today" on >>> still to come on "today," we go back live to miami where they celebrated all night long with the news of fidel castro's death. >>> and when it comes to good deals this holiday weekend, you may think about travel. the list of hot spots that are easy on your wallet. >>> we are back on this saturday morning, november 26th, 2016. as we follow the overnight breaking news of fidel castro's death. many to celebrate. that is, of course, one of the headlines today. the former cuban leader dead at the age of 90. the new

and the unlv football team has a home game this fox5's kevin bolinger is at sam boyd stadium with a preview of the football game. kevin on cam: the rebels are coming off a bye week and have had time to rest up and heal up. unlv is making another change at starting quarterback. kurt palandech gets the nod as signal caller and johnny stanton is available if needed as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. the rebels may need everybody against a tough wyoming team. music/nats wyoming has been the surprise team in the mountain west this season. the cowboys are 7-2 and 5-0 in the conference including a big win over boise that has put them in the driver's seat of the mountain division. brian hill/wyoming running back: we're stressing take it one day at a time, one day at a time. win that day. so far the days. good things are happening in large part to brian hill. the junior running back is having another monster season - second in the nation in rushing behind fellow mountain west back donnell pumphrey of san diego state. one thing hill does as good as anybody in the country is move the pil

both weigh a whopping ten >> bravo to unlv's football team. jon batiste has mastered new ways to play old classics. with chase atms, he can master new ways to deposit checks too. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. >> progress on the rebel football front, offensive and week. kirk palendeck leading all rushers with 157 yards 76 of them right here on this fourth quarter touchdown run, and unlv 69-66 overtime win in triple overtime. wyoming in the fourth quarter and the third overtime. but the win also came with davonte boyd broke his arm and will be out for the remainder of the season. due to a broken collar bone, regardless the injury combined with wolverines loss to iowa on saturday. michigan is now the eight and a half point underdog when the monday night football, bengals at the giants, fourth quarter giants trail 20-16, they gamble and it works, eli manning, ben doesn't end up looking like a boxer klaressa shield, two time olympic gold medalist, says it will help her look nor attractive opromoters, as she begi

the unlv football team will take on 22nd ranked boise state tonight. . fox5 sports director kevin bolinger joins us from boise with a preview. <

((dave courvoisier)) >>> the unlv football team finished it's season with a disappointing loss to its rival from the north. ((denise valdez)) >> reno routed the rebels on saturday... but maybe all isn't lost. sports director chris maathuis joins us with more. ((chris maathuis)) it certainly seems like a lost season... and realistically probably is. you can't lose like the rebels feel it was a successful season. but it is the first time since 2003 that unlv has had consecutive seasons of progressive wins. it's the first time since 1979-through 1981 that the team has had over 400 yards offense in games. it's unlv's best scoring offense in 37 years, best total defense at unlv in 8 years. best rushing defense in 8 years, best total defense in 7 years. so throw all those numbers together and it tells you just program has been in the past. so how does unlv change the culture? (( )) tony sanchez/coach; "it changes because you stick to the plan you come in with idea, how we going to connect to community, recruit what are we going to do to develop our kids. how are we going to create depth on

the unlv football team has a huge game at sam boyd stadium tomorrow afternoon. they'll kick off with their reno rivals at 1 p.m. unlv is looking to do something they haven't done in over a decade and that's win back to back games against the pack. we thought we'd rewind the tapes and look at a few of the plays and players who were a big part of unlv's five game winning streak. (( )) what's your plan, to keep the cannon, what's your plan tokeep the cannon. this is the way we want it to be isn't it... yes.. you got your backs against the wall we are up against it.. now us.... can't see nothing in front of me... john robinson; and we played with the kind of vigor that you'd expect us to play with. joe haro. rb everyone saying the rebs are slow off the ball.. this is us we can do it. rushcard dodd masters... coaches are telling us work on technique and it'll take us home so we worked hard on our technique.. this time a hard fought 21-17 win it marks 200th career win for john robinson. the battle lines were drawn the prize this red cannon... adam seward/lb; "we stoppe

teams in the conference in pass defense. but throwing the football isn't exactly unlv's strength. with devonte boyd being lost for the season with a broken left arm suffered in saturday's win against wyoming - that means all four starting wide receivers for the rebels at the start of the injury - leaving two true freshman and a converted defensive back as the main options. quarterback dalton sneed - who lost his starting job to kurt papandech volunteered this week to move to wide receiver to help out. tony sanchez/unlv head football coach: we're down so we moved dalton out and he's going to play some receiver this week. he's made some great catches and he's a competitior and great athlete. he came to us and said hey i want to help the team and it was a great idea. boise's home field advantage - where teams have struggled to win on the smurf turf. it's expected to be cold and the crowd will be rocking on senior day - the last chance for fans to see this years team at home. ben weaver/boise state senior linebacker: 26:24 "it's cold it's crisp and the atmosphere is electric, our stad

the unlv football team is in action right now. >> yes. broncos and are the 28-29 point underdogs. kick off was at six. opening drive broncos ball on second and 11. sophomore qb hits thomas who is tackled, and the rebels recover at the broncos 29 yard line. after review he got the call. ensuing possession. rebels on fourth and he finds tim holtz a 20 yard pass that puts unlv on first and goal. but they could not find the end zone. they kick a field goal instead and get on the board first. last check the rebels trail 7-three. local high school football. tonight we have some region semi finals and the region championship. the sunrise region championship game is where we find news 3's sports director randy howe. the liberty patriots are hosting the wolves for the chance to semi-finals. >> you are right. it is a thursday night lights game. a special friday playoff position. and the winner of this game gets the right to head north and take on the winner of de monte ranch and reed who play tonight in the final four. on paper it looks like ib lerty are the team to beat. they're 10-one. th

((chris maathuis)) the unlv football team is gearing for its final three games of the season. if they pull off the miracle and win all three, they're bowl eiligable. the task begins saturday against the wyoming cowboys... they're the surprise of the league and will be seven point favorites heading into this weekend's big battle. the cowboys have won three in a row over unlv, including in 2012 here in vegas. wyoming is now 7-2 and 5-0 in league play... what's their secret? play hard, they're solid and they've developed that mindset and it takes a minute for that mindset to click in so if you're going to be a physcial team we've got to prepare for that.. .that's where they're at now." ((chris maathuis)) kickoff on saturday is scheduled for 12:30... that's the earliest kickoff for unlv in 4 years. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> 8 news now at 6:30 starts in about three minutes. >> let's check in with christianne klein to see what they're working on. ((christianne klein)) >>> we're keeping an eye on those anti-trump protests breaking out around the country.. also- while republicans won t

unlv... the good and the bad.. the good was really good. the rebels went out and beat the favored wyoming cowboys. it was an offensive showing like you'd rarely seen in college football. the two teams combined for 135 points, 1 point shy of an ncaa record. a big reason for the unlv win was the play of quarterback kurt palandech. and he was named mountain west offensive player of the week. he had a great game, but wasn't the only rebel to be rewarded. over on the defensive side of defensive back torry mctyer gets the honor for his efforts... the 3rd year senior had two interceptions, his second was the biggest. (( )) nats; "allen has got a man it is intercepted... intercepted it is mctyer again" ((chris maathuis)) his pick in the 2nd overtime allowed the rebels to beat the cowboys on a field goal. the biggest setback coming from the win was unlv's best receiver devonte boyd getting hurt... he broke his arm and is done for heading to boise for a big friday night game. it's hard to believe this soccer program was hanging by a thread a few years ago. now here they are upset winners in the wac tourney waiting for their name to be called for the 2nd time in the last 3 years. they beat ai

the unlv football team is gearing up to make an historic run. and if would be if they could beat this team.... the wyoming cowboys are the surprse of the league. >>> plus... the rising star is mesquite is built with families in mind. the little southern nevada city is home to a very unique facility. details coming up here on if they pull off the miracle and win all three, they're bowl eligible. the task begins saturday against the wyoming cowboys... they're the surprise of the league and will be seven point favorites heading into this weekend's big battle. the cowboys have won three in a row over unlv, including in 2012 here in vegas. wyoming is now 7-2 and 5-0 in league play... what's their secret? tony sanchez/coach: "defensively they pla developed that mindset and it takes a minute for that mindset to click in so if you're going to be a physical team we've got to prepare for that.. .that's where they're at now." ((chris maathuis)) playing well are the cowboys... it's amazing nobody saw this coming. they won 2 games last year... so they've com

what's in store for the unlv football team. tony sanchez hits the recruiting trail but first gives an account of what's lies ahead as the rebels limped through a season ending loss. that's later in sports. >> plus... a holiday gift everyone can get behind... cheaper gas. experts say to expect it this season... but how much will prices dip? that's next... but first... we want to warn you about a closure on 215. the eastbound lanes are shut down from the airport exit to warm springs... you can still get to the airport.. but if you're trying to get to henderson... you'll have to find a different way. it will reopen at 5 a-m./// <<< voice over: "you're watching the valley's news leader...with dave courvoisier, this is 8 news now at eleven." >>> ((dave courvoisier)) >>> folks around the country... including las vegas.. will take to the streets tomorrow to fight for better pay. workers from fast-food restaurants... as well as uber drivers will march 10 miles from the carl's and pebble... to the mcdonald's at sahara and paradise. empl

tomorrow the unlv football team will host one of the top teams in the conference as wyoming make as visit and the running rebels officially began the era with their first regular season >> we're going 2 in 0, putting up over 90 points in exhibition wins the running rebels laced them up. jaguars made the trip to las vegas, marvin new head coach of unlv, his era began in the first points of the era. christian jones made the jumper, tied the game at two. low. kicks it back out to greene, he hits the first three of the season, keeps that long three streak alive for unlv, rebels go on a small run. inside finds christian jones, heal he lead the team with 20, the jags had runs of their own. nick stover on the break to. and he puts down the alley-oop jam. south alabama up 34-30 at the half. second half, under a minute to play, rebel down 5, need ad doll ball stolen exb jags the other way ahead to gorgi that's the dunk and that does it. first rebel regular season opener hoafl home rebels back on the court on wednesday night. how about the lady rebels they're a lot better game earlier in the thomas

and the unlv football team has a home game tomorrow afternoon. fox5's kevin bolinger is at sam boyd stadium with a preview of the rebel football game. <

and unlv football team hosts a top team in the conference as wyoming makes a visit. and running rebels officially began the marvin menzie era with first regular season game last >> reporter: all right. 2-0 and 90 points in exhibition wins rebels laced them. hit the court first game. jaguars made the trip to las vegas. menzie new coach for las vegas. and first points of the menzie era. could be a trivia question some day. jones from the corner tied it at two. and rebels get the first three. in trouble trying to drive. kicks it back out to green. keeps the win streak alive for unlv. and go on a run. inside to jones. five-point lead. jags had runs. story of on the brake. don kelly with alley-oop dunk. south alabama took the lead into the locker room. second half. minute to play. rebels down five. they needed a bucket. drive. no foul called. ball stolen. and georgie with a dunk, that does it. rebels lose their first regular season opener at home. since 2004 against st. mary's. later rebels do better. earlier in the day. gonzalez 17 points. 102 points up against concordia

and the unlv football team has a home game this saturday. fox5's kevin bolinger is at sam boyd stadium with a preview of the football game. kevin on cam: the rebels are coming off a bye week and have had time to rest up and heal up. unlv is making another change at starting palandech gets the nod as signal caller and johnny stanton is available if needed as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. the rebels may need everybody against a tough wyoming team. music/nats wyoming has been the surprise team in the mountain west this season. the cowboys are 7-2 and 5-0 in the conference including a big win driver's seat of the mountain division. brian hill/wyoming running back: we're stressing take it one day at a time, one day at a time. win that day. so far we've been winning the days. good things are happening in large part to brian hill. the junior running back is having another monster season - second in the nation in rushing behind fellow mountain west back donnell pumphrey of san diego state. one thing hill does as good as anybody in th

the unlv football team is playing on national t-v tomorrow night in a rare friday game. but it will be no easy task as the rebels will take on 22nd ranked boise state. fox 5 sports director kevin bolinger joins us from boise with a preview. kevin: the rebels have some momentum coming off a thrilling triple overtime win against wyoming - who had beaten boise state just two weeks earlier. but unlv has never won in obstacles to overcome if they want to be competitive in this one. video boise state has turned into a program that's in the national spotlight - delivering a high flying offense that has turned plenty of heads. the broncos have the top ranked total offense and passing game in the mountain west. quarterback brett rypien has put up big numbers once again and gets help from running back jeremy mcnichols who is fifth in the nation in rushing. defensively - boise has given up some this season and ranks 10th of 11 teams in the conference in pass defense. but throwing the football isn't exactly unlv's strength. with devonte boyd being lost for the season with a broken l

here is amber with morning wyoming at home last week, unlv football team looked to do it again but on the road and against 20th ranked boise state. rebels closed as 28-29 and a half point underdogs last night. and limited at the whiteout position due to injuries. levels turned to ground attack. junior quarterback doing a good chunk of the running and most of the scoring. here in second quarter. rebels down. untouched, up the middle to make and third quarter. trailing 35-10. he goes ride up the middle again. but boise state's run game proves stronger. junior running back mcnickels getting good blocks here. and he takes advantage. this would be the fourth touchdown run of the night. boise state wins 42-25. while the loss means unlv will not be bowl eligible they have one more important game to play fremont cannon next saturday at sam boyd stadium 1:00. and last year rebels took the fremont cannon from rivalry. winning 23-17. and one more unlv note. rebels coming off the first win of the regular season. post cal state. they are favorites over cal state fullerton. rebel win wil 200 career

unlv just owned the challenge. check this out! the team held strong for several minutes. the cheerleaders, band and some servicemembers got involved. hey reb even makes a quick appearance at the end. the unlv rebel football team had a lot to celebrate, they outscored the runnin' rebels saturday versus wyoming. fox5 news this morning... including an important vote.. that could bring a stadium to las vegas... mike doria joins us live.. with today's room tax vote. plus-- the mob museum is giving locals free admission today... in recognition of kefauver day. peter dawson will join us.. morning starts right now it's not a one time thing she's been out there doing it she'll probably continue to do it until she gets caught a package theif is caught on camera.. and its not their first time. how neighbors are working together.. to prevent strangers from stealing packages. in just a few hours -- county lawmakers will come together for a vote. good morning i'm mike doria -- and a yes will pave the way for more cops and two big construction projects. check out this great super moon video sent in by eddie roberts. we've gotten so many wonderful viewer photos over the past two nights. cassandra jones will be showing t

unlv football football player is waking up facing murder charges. for details we check in live unlv football. >> kanter bury and in 2002 he won the all american honors and first team title. he is now accused of killing an aspiring singer. this happened on sunday just after a halloween party. there is cell phone video that shows devin on the ground outside that devin and his born leaving. that was there was a fight and devin tried to stop the fight. kanter bury chased and beat devin death. >> he's not a person to be out in trouble. you don't realize what you d. you took someone that we love, world. >> we are at unlv football not far from the student union. kanter bury was arrested not far from the scene that he was a part of and he is now charged with >> dana: the mother of a woman talking about the moment she realized her daughter had been killed. wade was shot in the head by her e boyfriend. she was involved in an affair with 39-year-old hudson , the man on your screen now. police say that hudson shot wade and left her to die on the street last wednesday after an punished. >> he knew that she had a two-year-old son. why would you take her from him and i hope he r

unlv football player. he was decorated when he was on the team earning all mountain west honors in 2002 and preseason first team in 2003. this morning sitting accused of his brother leaving the club on sunday. all of a sudden there was a fight that broke out with a couple of women. he stepped in to stop that fight and canterbury and another man chased him and beat him and took we spoke with his grandmother and she's devastated. >> he's not a person to be out in trouble. you don't realize what you d. you took someone that we love, that was a good person in this world. >> kim: police did arrest canterbury just down the street from where the beating took the beating from that night. we'll have more information in about 30 minutes from now. >> dana: this interview you'll only see here. the mother of a woman left to die in a local street described the horrifying moment when she found out her daughter had been >> kim: welcome back. a woman was rescued in the ohio river. she jumped in that water to get away from police. the 35-year-old woman crashed her car yesterday afternoon. when police arrived she ran down an

it's tough for unlv football fans to see the glass half full after the team spilled all of blow-out loss this past weekend. rebel coach tony sanchez has had two days to reflect on his team getting ripped by reno. but feels greater things are ahead despite the disappointing outcome. - nats unlv's misery on field didn't start with tony sanchez... it's been a program wallowing in mediocrity for years and even decades before sanchez arrived. so when the football team suffers it's most embarressing loss... the tendancy is to jump ship. but clor shows this was a season of many positives... and sanchez is determined to stay the course. tony sanchez/coach; "first time since 2003 that we've had consecutive seasons of progression in winning, it's the first time since 1979 and 1981 that we've had 2 years in a row with over 400 yards offense... it's our best scoring offense in 37 years.. best total defense in 8 years.. best rushing defense i 8 years best total in 7 years.. c hange is happening but not as fast we want it to.. positives to build upon keeping the ship from sinking.. fans see... but ton

team's first exhibition game. closed captioning will resume shortly head coach marvin menzies unlv football coach tony sanchez for a special edition of the rebzone sunday night at 11. patriots quarterback tom brady is back in action. brady was so impressed with his team's performance sunday against the buffalo bills, he gave them all a gift. a brand new pair of uggs. brady left the comfy boots in each of his teammates' lockers on tuesday. brady was suspended for four games over deflategate. the patriots are on a four game winning streak right now. we'll be right youll start screaming, hollering and youll cry." a grieving father speaks out following the death of his 7 year old son. what he has to say about the man charged with murdering his son. calling all bus drivers! why the clark county school district is having a hard time keeping employees. vegas headliner carlos santana and his wife cindy make a very special donation to some deserving students here in our valley. why the guitar legends say he was inspired to give back. good morning i'm maria silva. i'm alyssa deitsch. get a first look at your fox5 weather 24

enocuter with palnet earth and how it's going to football..but the height of a college career for unlv quarterback kurt palandech..the the season with his team down 45-44 in the 4th quarter..kurt palandech was not to be denied..the jr. qb took off on 76 yard stadium shaking touchdown run to lead the rebels back on top...palandech had 157 yards rushing... 250 yards passing and 4 total touchdowns in unlv's 69-66 triple overtime victory..it took time and patience but palandech prevailed (kurt palandech/ quarterback: "i'm definitely pleased with how the game ended up. there were some mistakes out there, but overall as an offense, i think we played better than we have before. the most of the opportunities i get. it wasn't a perfect game. but it was a win and that's all i'm trying to do." tony sanchez/coach: "so to come into the year and he's got a partial tear in his bicep and partial tear in his rotator cuff, losing the starting job, and seeing johnny going in. when we had an opportunity to make the next decision: it wasn't him. that can easily get a guy down. he's what america and football is all about.") unlv's celebration of victory is short

played well and stopped a good unr football team and it wasn't even close it was a great win for us." 48-13 win.. we mentioned 35 unanswered.. we'll win with the rebels of unlv.. we're one and oh now.. if you don't like these gusy, you really won't like the next guys do we. unlv go fight win." faces.. john robinson lost his first game to reno and never lost again as head coach. tony sanchez has a chance to out do that... he won his first game against em last year and can make it two in a row for the first time in over a decade. again, kickoff 1 pm at sam boyd. here's a stunner in college football... the boise state broncos having trouble in colorado springs. air force blocks a punt for a touchdown... falcons led at the half. lets take ya to the 4th... late in the 4th... brett rypien goed the 5.. you're thinking surely the broncos have some creative play... but they rush jeremy mcnichols three straight into the line and were stuffed. then on 4th rypien tries and he's turned back... so wyoming plays san diego state in the mountain west title game. the winner coming to las vegas standings... who would've guessed that wyoming would be sitting on top of the mount

unlv football starting the with an exhibition game. there is the brand new coach way lot of brand new players on this team. last night they looked pretty good, especially on offense scoring 96 points. jones is one of the new players. here he is with that huge dunk. he's pretty from waydown, the rob. rebound. he led the team last night. >> chris: we know one person who was in attendance last night and that would be tom. there will be a few more people in the stands when the willing season starts. normal rush hour traffic. the delay we saw here has been cleared away. the inbound commute on 95 looks >> kelly: yesterday we had quite a bit of blue sky to get things going. actually showers passing through the area during the overnight. current temperature as you are stepping out the door paradise warmer. we're dealing with gusty winds. those will diminish by noon today. tasering looking good right now. we will see >> dana: pictures out of pennsylvania. we're expecting to see bill cosby at any moment. actor asking the judge keep the deposition out of his sexual assault trial. he's being prosecuted for conduct --

football game of the year here in nevada tomorrow... unlv-unr... it's the battle for the fremont cannon. " 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. " in the last 11 years -- the cannon has been painted wolf pack blue nine times... but coming off last year's victory-- unlv is feeling pretty confident that that thing red... the rebels also discovered something u-n-r engraved on the insdie of the cannon.... "u-n-l- v...university of notta lotta victories." " tony sanchez: i showed that to our boys on sunday. i've been saving that picture for a year. it's an interesting deal so it shows you where the rivalry is at. " tomorrow is also senior day... 16 unlv seniors will be honored before the game. kick-off is set for one o'clock and there are plenty unlv is an eight- and-a-half point favorite. make sure to tune into the rebzone sunday night at 11. sports director kevin bolinger and coach sanchez will break down the "cannon game" and discuss the future of unlv football. after a night full of turkey... you can feast your eyes on carrie o

football." tony has to hope he can get more guys like tau lotulelei he's the only rebel who made first team all mountain west--- remember this fumble he forced and unlv beat hawaii. he's a good player and you might see him playing on sunday. linebacker... he had a career best and team leading 117 tackles. he's the first rebel to earn first team honors in 4 years. no rebel made second team and a few honorable mentions. for the second straight year... las vegan and former canyon springs grad and san diego state running back donnell pumphrey was named the league's best offensive player. can't argue with that... he's ranked third all time in career rushing numbers... and has a chance to crack into the top 2 when his aztecs play at wyoming this weekend., he's already passed marshall faulk at as we reported first at six... the unlv hockey team is making a move toward ncaa division one status. the rebel club team was granted membership in division-one of the american collegiate hockey association... meaning they're 10 million dollars and one step away from ncaa d-1 status. they'll begin play as an a-c-h-a d-1 member next season-- now with more eyes watching

hopefully the rebel football team can turn things around tomorrow. it's been a bad few weeks for unlv... their chances of making a bowl game is now slim... but... maybe they'll find their groove against wyoming... the cowboys are good... seven and two... undefeated in the conference... brian hill is their stud running back... he has extra motivation this week. brian hill/wyoming running back: i can't wait. i turn 21 three days before the game. i'm pretty sure we won't get to go out but i'll be 21 in vegas so that's just exciting in and of itself. kevin: something tells me coach bohl isn't gonna let you hit the strip. hill: oh no, he's probably gonna have the hotel on lockdown for sure (plus laugh). kickoff set for 12:30 tomorrow at sam boyd. the rebel basketball team tips off their season tonight at kevin bolinger will have hilites and reaction from both on the rebzone sunday night at 11. following sports plus and fox5 news at 10. you don't have to have a lot... to do a lot. that's what we learned from our fox5 shining star. she doesn't have a lot of money, but she knows her time is e

football to f utbol, unflv's soccer team hope to have better luck kicking in goals. the rebels played in the second round of the ncaa tournament today. they faced fourth ranked denver second pass, unlv would take three shots, ebbly one was - - only one was on goal and it was not this one p. had a good opportunity here, but his hard shot from 25-yards out tboas right into the pres box. denver on the other hand would take nine shots in the second half. all of them were on goal, 3 would result in scores. the first, denver scott heading out former kick to homestead miami speedway now where las vegas native kyle bush looked to win his second straight cup today. he'd have to beat carl edwards, jimmie johnson and logano. edwards takes the second position from bush's. kyle's wife, here, she's not clapping to congratulate, she's clapping to say hur thea heck up. with 14 lapse to go, the team rear tire changer, he slip business hind the car, the stop is latal over 14 seconds and it cost bush an extra three spots. he would finish in six. jimmie johnson would win and claim his seventh sprint cup title tieing racing grace, richard petty and the late dale earnhardt senior. finally tonight, kyle b