thanks for joining us i'm christine maddela. and i'm john huck. will there be more rain on your rooftop tonight? let's check in with fox5 chief meteorologist ted pretty with a look at what's happening outside. area showers overnight lead to slight chances for us on thursday. we'll see highs knocked down to around 50 degrees with lows close to 40 on thursday morning. with some lingering precipitation through the day on see some snow flakes fall as low as 3500'. friday we'll keep the clouds but stay dry with a high of 50 and a morning start around the mid-30s. we have slight rain chances for saturday afternoon and we sit down one on one with hillary clinton. we'll have that interview in just a moment. our team coverage includes visits from all three democratic presidential candidates today. fox5 is your nevada election fox5's rachel mgm grand where the doors just opened to tonight's first in the west caucus dinner. but we begin with fox5's abby theodros with a look at today's events with two of the candidates. the sanders rally is just getting start

i'm christine maddela. we're getting our first glimpse of that footage. fox five's cyndi lundeberg shows us what officers thought might have been a gun - but turned out to john christine the press conference last about 30 minutes and we found out a lot of new information... this was the 16th officer involved shooting... this is video from the officers body camera... one of the officers failed to enact his.. metro police say they believe keith childress was fleeing to avoid a lengthy prison sentence after missing his last court appearance... his court warrant noted he was armed and dangerous.. one of the officers 18 years on the service... 1 year... they say one officer fired 4 rounds the other 5... they say keith childress was hit by 5 rounds... i thought this was interesting because i went to the area and counted more than a dozen holes in multiple homes ... officers say they opened fire because they believed he was wanted for attempted murder.. and say they gave him 24 commands before opening fire ... 24 verbal commands they say childress went up near a

christine maddela fox5 news local las vegas. you can watch the entire interview with clinton on our webpage. fox5 vegas dot com. hillary clinton, o'malley made another campaign push as they joined state democrats at the battle born- battle ground first in the west caucuses dinner. last night each candidate reiterating the messages they've been touting since hoping on the campaign trail. senator sanders promising to raise the minimum wage. secretary clinton vowing to enforce equal pay ... and governor o'malley criticizing nevada's public utilities commission. "martin o'malley: "solar city has now closed up shop in nevada, saying the state was trying to sabotage solar energy. we can't afford to sabotage our children's future any longer." bernie sanders: it is not a radical ideal to say that somebody who week should not live in poverty. we are going to raise to 15 bucks an hour. " nevada is the first state in the western region and the third state in the country to let it's voice be heard in presidential nevada's republican party c

i'm christine maddela. a public utilities commision hearing today was supposed to set the scene for next week's vote - but some are saying they were left with more questions than answers. fox5's abby theodros joins us live in the news room...with more on that meeting and what's next in this battle. today's hearing was supposed to address a "motion to stay" that would delay the new rate structure for solar customers. both sides of the case were presented but from the looks of it - neither party is budging anytime soon. a hearing that should have clarified parts of nevada's solar battle left attendees with more questions than answers. louise helton - owner of one sun definitely any uncertainty definitely hurts your business. and theres so much uncertainty here. - its def an industry killer today's public utlities commission hearing was the latest in a series of talks on the fate of new rates for solar power customers. with the commission- approved rate structure - basic fees will go up and the credit for exce

fox 5's christine maddela tells us what happened when she confronted the owner of the pitbulls. my baby literally got eaten. nicole gracia's "baby" is her 7 year old chihuahua bella. i watched my dog get eaten alive right here gracia tells fox5 tuesday morning she was walking her dogs back into her home when three pitbulls chased them. i have dog marks right here one pitbull chased her other dog "tom tom" into her home. the other two attacked and killed bella. gracia called 9-1-1 and animal control. she tells us an animal control officer told her they're conducting an investigation. i would like the authorities to come and have that person arrested immediately while fox5 was there the pit bull's owner walked up. your dog was out here without her leash, ok? your dogs killed my dog, ate her right you better get on your knees (bleep) and pray. get off my property. you messed up. get off my property. you better roll. the pitbulls are their owner while animal control investigates. owner says it was an accident. taking the trash out when the dogs ran out behind her. now fox weather 24

i'm christine maddela. john huck is off tonight. the shooting happened in the far-northeast valley - on smokey fog avenue - near centennial parkway and lamb. that's where fox five's miguel martinez-valle is tonight. miguel, you've been talking to police on scene to find out new information. its a tragic start to the new year for at least one family, a 41 year old man was shot and died from those wounds... and police dont think it was a random act of violence... you can see behind me a lot of police presence ... theyre still investigating ... ut they got here around noon after getting calls reporting a gun shot... they found a 41 year old mamainjured, medics later declared him shot following an argument , people reported hearing shouting coming from the same home as the gun shot.... aaron patty, pio north las vegas police "you know what this is really unfortunate especially being the first day of new years, we were happy that it was fairly quiet last night but this is no way to start the new year." police do believe the suspect and t

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. it's just one example of how "convention season" is heating up. for las vegas... in the early part of the year. fox five's ophelia young... is live near the "welcome to fabulous las vegas" sign... with more on the people - and dollars - coming to town. if you've been here on the strip today - you'll notice the roads are more congested - the sidewalks busier - shops bustling. convention season is here - starting with about 2 hundred and 50 thousand visitors just this week alone. joseph cernik/visiting from denver::: "baggage lines are insane just making denver was nuts almost everybody on the plane coming here for different conventions." joseph himself is here for the shooting hunting and outdoor trade show- or the shot show. its the biggest of fourteen different conventions las vegas is host to this week. the shot show will bring in 65 thousand people from about a hundred countries. bill brassard/shot show:::: "from all over from europe they come in from asia." this is the shot show's

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. according to the attorney for jillian lafave, the valley high school teacher was taken into custody at the school on the 15th. she's charged with a sex act involving a 16-17 year old. court records show the criminal complaint was filed today-- and that she is out on bail. the clark county school district says lafave is suspended without pay... and they will provide more information tomorrow. a woman is dead and police have a being held after officers were called to the city's second homicide of the year. fox five's elizabeth watts live near civic center and owens on east ferguson avenue with more on what happened today. officers found the woman's body around ten this morning at a home on ferguson avenue... near civic center and evans. the suspect was in the area.. and police were able to arrest him. police say there may have been a domestic situation between the suspect and victim... but have not said how they are related. there were several people inside the home when it happened --

christine maddela fox5 news local las vegas. you can watch the entire interview with clinton on our webpage. fox5 vegas dot com. the new las vegas arena now has a "sponsored" name... and it's not kitty darnit. it does have a nice "ring" to it though. we'll reveal the news that just came down late last night one of baseball's most laid back players makes it into the hall of fame... flip your cap backwards because after the break we'll show you why his induction is a las vegas metro centurylink prism tv has all your favorite channels, watch when and where you want with advanced features like our wireless set-top box, whole home dvr, and prism on the go. and choose from a variety of great packages to fit your home. call... ...and get started with the prism essential tv bundle. you'll get showtime and starz free for 3 months plus up to 40 megs of centurylink internet all for only $70 a month. this deal sounds great, especially if you love sports. get prism essential tv and up to 40 megs of internet for only $70 a month. score! or, i

fox5's christine maddela has that story. <> the pit bulls are back home with their owner while animal control investigates. in national new

i'm christine maddela. metro police believed the person was armed and wanted for attempted murder... neither turned out to be true. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg was at metro's media briefing today... and also spoke to the family... she joins us now live from police headquarters... todays press conference was about 30 minutes... standing by their actions. the man who was shot and killed is 23 year old keith childress... he was visiting his uncle in las vegas... an arrest warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to show up for court in arizona... his family says that doesnt mean he deserved to die. "drop the gun drop the gun whats to drop theres no weapon so whats to drop there sno gun in his hands the family of keith childress watches the last moment of the 23 year olds life... the family says they asked they see the entire video but the police department said no... the video released to the public shows just before shots were fired by police... we are actually completely outrage on december 31 metro pol

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. tonight the mayor gave her annual state of the city address at the las vegas city hall -- fox5's rachel moore is live with highlights of her speech. mayor goodman talked about several projects and initiati can expect to see in the city this year -- but she says her number one priority is public safety. because we are a tourist center and a convention center, terrorism is really something..." public safety is on the top of mayor carolyn gooman's list to maintain as the city of las vegas begins the new year. one new program, increasing safety officers on bikes and motorcycles. so now they can get into the parks and onto our trails to ensure that all of us who use the facilities are safe. thursday night, in her state of the city address, mayor goodman shared what las vegas accomplished, and what city leaders continue to work on in what's been called the "master plan." we know we need more parks, especially in the downtown area. and we are looking at ways to bring green spaces to fit in w

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. take a look.... the heavy fog.... causing delays at mccarran international airport.... and having a dominio effect. more flights are delayed then are on time... as of right now--- seven arrivals and four departing flights have been cancelled... we go to chief meteorologist ted pretty with a look at the forecast. toss to weather area showers will be with us early hours of wednesday before tapering off. we then have another storm moving through wednesday afternoon into thursday morning. highs stay mid-50s wednesday before dropping down around 50 degrees for the rest of the week and the weekend. lows drop from around 40 to the mid-30s as soon as the weekend. slight shower chances remain for thursday through sunday. a celebrity is now weighing in on an officer involved a celebrity is now weighing in on an officer involved shooting that happened here in the valley on new year's eve. rapper "the game" posted about several officer- involved shootings on both instagram and twitter today-- including the one here. saying--- "of

i'm christine maddela. i'm elizabeth watts. california lottery officials say a winning ticket was sold at a seven eleven in the los angeles suburb. take a look.... people are mobbing the convenience store that sold the lucky ticket. the winning combination 4- 8- 19- 27- 34 and powerball 10 the odds of winning the record breaking jackpot were 1 in 292 point 2 million. the record breaking jackpot--- brought people of out the woodwork... buying tickets... were still waiting to hear about any winning tickets from other states... but for now lets check in with fox5's miguel martinez-valle who joins us in the newsroom with more on the last few hours of the powerball frenzy... of this powerball maddness have meant thousands of nevadan's flocking to the state borders, standing in line, and trying to pick those winning numbers... the real winner though, the stores selling these lotto tickets... take a look. " its been a little bit crazy, were all on over drive, weve been having to work together as a team." the power ball frenzy h

i'm christine maddela. john is off tonight. as i speak .. metro police are closing the strip to all traffic. over the last couple hours they closed the off ramps from i-15 .. then began shutting down side street access.. the entire las vegas strip will eventually be shut down to traffic. and security is the main priority. fox five's les krifaton is live near las vegas boulevard and russell - where all the action is happening on the ground, les? .. ..ad lib.... .. here's a look at a affected area.. as of now .. consider all streets, roads and alleys leading onto las vegas boulevard between sahara and mandalay bay .. closed. metro hopes to clear all vehicles off the strip by 6:15 and around 6:30 open the strip to pedestrians. now here's the view of the strip looking south from the stratosphere.. it is home to an amazing firework show tonight at midnight all by itself.. but this is las vegas .. and six other proterties will also be shooting off thousands of fireworks at midnight. minutes. and at 1:30 tomorrow morning police begin removing the b

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. he was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation and first degree kidnapping.. fox5's elizabeth watts has more on the case. officer james burt arrested tuesday for very serious charges.. metro police wouldn't release any details.. but said he was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation and first degree kidnapping.. and booked into the clark county jail... hannah brook/safe nest it's very unfortunate because it shows that domestic violence can happen between anyone regardless of career choice or economic stature. hannah brook is with safe nest- the largest domestic violence shelter in nevada... she says police officers are held to a higher standard and while we don't have any details on the victim or what happened... brook says it's likely the abuse was going on for awhile... hannah brook/safe nest usually when it gets to this point where the police have been called to quite awhile.. many times domestic violence will start with simple verbal abuse emotional abuse and that's

i'm christine maddela. those living in boulder city have been up in arms ever since they found out former animal control supervisor mary jo frazier was allowed to retire even though a police investigation found she had been killing animals after backlash from the community the boulder city interum police chief stepped down from his post... fox 5's miguel martinez- valle has the details. former chief of police administration bill conger has officially resigned, it took a few hours toget this confirmed by the boulder city spokesperson, but once it was confirmed they said they didnt have too much information that they could give us ... conger didnt leave a letter of resignation, he was contracted as chief by a third party professional services contractor, and bill conger, boulder cities chief of police administration has resigned, and while the city wont officialy say its because of the animal control investigaton... those who have been following the case closely say him leaving his post can only help... " the

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. the nearly month-long standoff between the government -- and armed occupiers of a oregon wildlife refuge - turned deadly last night. the protesters include members of the bundy ranching family - here in southern nevada. they were taken into custody - after a fellow militia member was shot and killed - during a confrontation with federal law enforcement. reid binion has more. (lavoy finicum/protester) "honestly, there are things more important than your life, and freedom is one of them." oregon protester lavoy finicum -- telling n-b-c news that he would rather die than be arrested... tuesday night, finicum was killed... ...as authorities arrested protest leader ammon bundy and several members of the armed group occupying the malheur national officials say it started with a traffic stop, and that finicum and bundy's brother - ryan - refused to the bundy ranch claimed on facebook that finicum "had his hands up and was shot 3 times." officials.. haven't commented much bey

i'm christine maddela. john huck has the night off. metro police officers were called in to help catch a suspect they tell us was wanted for attempted murder. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg joins us live now. she has exclusive interviews with the man's family... and cyndi, they say what police are telling us... isn't true... keith childress was 23 years old when he was shot and killed by metro police. he lives in phoenix arizona and was visiting his uncle who lives here in las vegas. the family says keith does have a criminal record... but attempted murder is not one of the things he's guilty of. i love him i love him so deeply and i dont understand danielle steagal wants to know what happenned to her son thursday on gilded crown court. they said he killed him and they said they found out because of the notified by any police officer that my child is deceased she said vince arent on durango i said ya she said my sons dead she said they killed my son i just saw it on the news we went back to the scene of the shooting. childress was shot in thi

i'm christine maddela. the 5th installment of the bourne franchise is being shot in the valley, and parts of the boulevard are being closed over night for some of the major scenes fox5's miguel martinez-valle tells us why the headaches could be worth it i'm here on the las vegas strip where we're starting to see one lane closure-- from tropicana to flamingo. as you can see- there's some police out here... and people from the department of transportation- they're trying to make sure things run smoothly. while the bourne movie films. car chases, swat cars, and lots of 5th bourne movie in las vegas has people talking, and while most are excited, not everyones enjoying what comes with the camera crews... parts of las vegas boulevard will be closed for filming for much of the week... metro announced tuesday nights road closure lasts 11 hours, the strip will be closed from flamingo to tropicana until 7 a.m. still, the nevada film office, who's job it is to get las vegas on the silver screen thi

i'm christine maddela. in his speech .. the president repeated calls for legislation on immigration, minimum wage, pay as well as a new war powers resolution. he also announced he is tasking vice president joe biden with a mission to accelerate research on cancer. he also talked about america's military and the war on terror.. saying our nation is the most powerful on earth. president obama also talked about climate change.. saying those who try to dispute the science of climate change will end up "pretty lonely." at the beginning of his speech, the president got big cheers when he his address short -- joking that some of the legislators are eager to get back to iowa. joining us live to speech and what it means to us here in nevada is state republican derek armstrong.. and on the phone d-c ... democratic u-s representative dina titus. a u-n-l-v student closed captioninig will resume shortly a u-n-l-v student closed captioninig closed captioninig will resume shortly closed captioninig closed captioninig closed captioninig wi

i'm christine maddela the talks are already underway... fox five's elizabeth watts is live near trop and koval with details and whether some think this could actually happen. right the n-f-l and las vegas aren't exactly besties... so behind me- unlv owns these 42 acres here and would like to develop it... and sheldon adelson wants to build it up and tomorrow he's talking with the owner of the oakland raiders about the project. could one day be home to a 60- thousand seat billion dollar- domed n-f-l stadium. the sands wants to partner with unlv... to help house the school's football team and possibly the raiders.. adelson and the raider's owner are meeting on friday to discuss. westgate superbook v-p jay kornegay says the odds of the team moving here are very long.. jay kornegay/vp race and sports operations westgate lv superbook my intiial reaction was i started laughing out loud a little bit just knowing the relationship the nfl and vegas has the n-f-l won't even let las vegas advertise during games like the super bowl. and he would bet o

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty. this is fox5 the solar battle in the valley continues. while some want the public utilities commission to reconsider net metering rates altogether - there is movement now in restoring the old rates for those who already have solar. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg explains the latest twist on the solar debate. 'you lied and its wrong" dozens of people packed into the public utilities comission meeting today. 'this is about whats right and whats wrong' solar customers asking the p-u-c to reconsider their decision to hike solar fees... and slash net metering rates approved earlier this month. you will not look in the mirror and say i am responsible and i am taking apart of the a huge defrauding of the american people during that meeting at town square, solar city called a meeting to talk about the very same thing. but those discussions were put on hold after word came that nv energy would not be challenging clause. promises made should be honored and i hope you take those into consideration at t

i'm christine maddela. cattle rancher cliven bundy's sons were involved.. ryan was shot... and ammon is in police custody tonight. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg talked to cliven bundy tonight. she's live in the newsroom to tell us what he said. john christine.... the situation in oregon began earlier this month... when the bundys and their militia took over the wildlife refuge... i spoke to cliven bundy over the phone.. he says their friend and fellow rancher 'lavoy finnicum' was shot and killed. we can confirm three shots were fired by authorities... one of them hit ryan bundy in the arm... ammon bundy was also arrested... us his sons are in custody tonight.. the bundy's were arrested along with three other people... cliven says his sons were on their way to another town to talk with people about their efforts when they were stopped by the f-b-i and harney county sheriffs deputies... according to lisa bundy... ammon's wife... her husband was put in the back of an f-b-i police car... and he watched his friend lavoy finicum put his hands up and be shot... my son had been shot in th

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. date with the latest local headlines. a nevada judge the state's school passed by the legislature last a carson city judge says it would take money schools and divert it to private schools. to parents and has more on the decision... the school choice program wouldve five-thousand student for education costs... and four thousand families were set to start collecting that money in february... carson city judge would take money from public schools. school choice is also facing clark county... from the a-c-l-u. that suit maintains because the money to pay schools... which religious... the because it gives government money to religion. "many of these they do not follow they can discriminate on the sexual they do " to that have children that go to private school dont see it like that... they say nevada schools are the worst in the nation... so the opportunity for them to better their education through programs like thi

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. opponents of a local news at 5:30. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. new rate structure for solar customers say there's still hope when it comes to delaying the price hike. fox 5's abby theodros tells us the latest in nevada's drawn out solar battle. she joins us live from the newsroom. the attorney general's bureau of consumer protection and "the alliance for solar choice" filed a motion that would delay that rate hike from taking effect until it was re- evaluated by the public utilities commission of nevada. as the new rate structure stands - basic fees will go up and the credit for excess energy put back on the grid by solar customers will go down. a group of opponents-who say the change is unfair and harms both solar businesses and customers filed a stay that would delay the new structure until the commission rehears it. one sol

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. this is after a multimillion dollar land purchase. fox5's abby theodros is on campus tells us more about the the university and city.

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. most people who are out drinking tonight... will probably want to avoid a hangover on new year's day. fox5's les a couple doctors on the do's and don't for tonight. he joins us live from the welcome to las vegas sign... so les - what's the best advice? don't drink but that's not an option that many consider when visiting las vegas but especially on new years eve. according to yelp las vegas ranks third in the country for hard partying on new years eve. ahhh there is nothing quite like a party in las vegas but especially new years eve....but unless you are prepared there is a price to pay. first bit of advice from dr daliah wachs.....pace yourself don't start drinking at 6:05pm and be wasted by 8. one way to do that according to dr. d is drink water between the alcoholic drinks. she says it's also very important to not drink on an empty stomach if you are on an empty stomach, everybody's like uhh i'll get a buzz q

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the first happened just before 7-30 at an apartment complex near pecos and lake mead. metro police say they found a young man in his late teens, early twenties dead in the middle of the courtyard. he had been shot several times. witnesses say they saw a man wearing a hoodie running from the scene. police are not sure yet if the victim lived in those apartments. just an hour later... metro police were called to another homicide. this one near the strip... on las vegas boulevard and st. louis avenue. a man was taken to the hospital... where he died. the nearly month-long standoff between the government -- and the armed militia at an oregon wildlife refuge-- turned deadly. seven protesters... are still in jail tonight. fbi agents say they stopped militant leader ammon bundy - and a group of others last night after learning the group was headed meeting in a neighboring town. it ended with a deadly shootout. lavoy finicum was killed. finicum was an arizona rancher and the group's spokesman

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the sports books say championship weekend will rival super bowl weekend with the intense matchups happening in the n-f-c and a-f-c. fox five's elizabeth watts is live at the westgate super book with more on the excitement at the books... after a crazy year in the n-f-l-- it's all coming down to this... the sports book says sunday will be huge because it's like a two for one with these great matchups.. and bettors are already putting their money where the westgate superbook filled with bettors taking in a rematch of the cavaliers and warriors monday night.. nats but their hearts are still racing from an exciting n-f-l weekend.. and they're already thinking ahead to next week... jonathan cosme/ from brooklyn ny the numbers really dont favor all time brady over there but i'm not that doesn't deter me from taking the patriots right now jonathan cosme and his friends come every year from brooklyn to bet on the n-f-l... they're taking some action on the cavs on this particular night.. but h

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. someone called 9-1-1 this morning about a domestic disturbance. when officers arrived ... they found a man dead inside a home. fox5's les krifaton is outside of that home near patrick and stephanie... les .. police have now made an arrest.. henderson police have arrested the victims 22 year old son.....daron clanton. around 11:35 this morning. artived at the scene and found a man dead inside the home along his we are still in the process of trying to determine what happened. henderson police public information officer michelle french outside the home where police were called monday morning. the initial call came in at 11:35 and we're still trying to determine what happened. we have two people being interviewed at this time. what their relationship is to the dead man police would not say. the scene remains active through the afternoon but there wasn't much activity inside or outside the home for a reason. we are waiting for a search warrant to be executed and at this point still doing

i'm christine maddela. i had a chance to sit down with hillary clinton, to talk about what she can do for nevada. it's an interview you'll only see on fox5. here is where i feel i bring experience to the table as senator of ny after 9-11 for 8 years, as sec of state for 4 years spending a lot of time in the situation room. when i listen to the republicans, my goodness. when they're not blaming president obama, they're blaming me (crowd laughing) after talking to the everything from gun control to foreign policy, the democratic frontrunner sat down exclusively with fox5 where we asked her to explain her stance on several issues. it is a dangerous time, we're seeing home grown isis supporters as well. how do we keep america safe? we have to be vigilant about who comes into our country. i support tough vetting and screening for refugees, visa waiver program, bc we have to make sure ppl aren't coming here do us harm. it also means we need to be working with muslim americans so if they see something, hear someth

i'm christine maddela i'm john huck. we told you about this story last night. a brother and a sister were stopped while on their way to school.. now the school says... they may have to pay for those ipads... fox 5s cyndi lundeberg spoke with the school district... she joins us now with more on what they said... those students go here to grant sawyer middle school... c-c-s-d says if the family wants new ipads right now... it's going to be 150 dollars per ipad... the family tells me... that's not in their budget... and they hope it doesnt affect their kids studies. nats opening backpacks paper etc erica and nathan hernandez didn't go to class at what might erica- i was scared i lorraine- it really it really did just after 7am wednesday... the grader were palma avenue by cyndi- erica and nathan were walking along this noticed they were being followed once they rounded this corner they tell me the suspects got in front of them and demanded backpacks thought they were messing but then gun and i thought shoot me and my once the suspects were out of sight... the middl

i'm christine maddela. flights at mccarran airport have been affected... with some arrivals delayed an minutes! mccarran's website showing dozens of cancelled arriving and departing flights. chief meteorologist ted pretty has a look at conditions right now-- but we begin with fox5's ophelia young at the airport with the mess weather is causing for travellers. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly "we were suppose to leave at 10:45 and i think we got out of there at 2:30 and then another 25 minute delay on the tarmac." "its a really crowded time. really crowded from the time before, getting a cab is difficult, restaurants, difficult to get into.. so there's all sorts of delays." closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly let's get a look at right now conditions outside with fox5 chief meteorologist ted pretty. area showers will be with us overnight into the early hours of wednesday before tapering off. we then have another storm moving through wednesday afternoon into thursday morning. hig

i'm christine maddela. mgm resorts will be the first company to charge a fee for self-parking and valet parking. coverage tonight..

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. the city of las vegas.... offering a new ordinace... to help keep the local solar power industry alive. the move follows a recent decision from nevada's public utilities commission... to cut subsidies for solar customers in the state. fox 5's ophelia young is live... at a solar energy installation business - to break down what the new ordinance means. this store behind me says they went from at least 5 phone calls a day for installations to one this month so far. anything will help - including the new ordinance the city of las vegas mayor pro tem steve ross said he's forming a committee of energy experts in response to the puc's decision to raise rates for solar customers. he says bills have skyrocketed by 2 hundred percent. solar companies have moved out of states and nevada has lost thousands of jobs. and the city of las vegas - has lost one opportunity

christine maddela fox5 local las vegas>> the animal foundation also launched a website to increase transparency and allow the public to track the progress of the program. we have a link posted with this story on our website, fox5 vegas dot com. now fox weather 24/7 with cassandra jones good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the warming continues for us today through saturday with mid to upper 60s expected. saturday afternoon we'll see southwest gusts to 35 mph with increasing clouds. area showers rain is expected on sunday with the best chance being in the afternoon. we'll see a high of just 57 degrees on sunday. sunday will also feature gusts to 25 mph at times. we keep the chance of showers for at least the first half of monday with stronger gusts to 40 mph possible from the northwest. we'll see highs around 50 with lows around 35 for much of next here's your fox5 traffic solutions here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here

i'm christine maddela. i'm elizabeth watts .. in for john huck. while the chances of any of us winning are tiny .. it hasn't stopped people from dreaming. we have team coverage from both arizona and california.. and that's where we begin .. with fox five's ophelia young - live at the lotto store in primm. powerball players are not messing around here - got tickets early so they won't miss the 7 o clock deadline and lines are now only long. further down the 15 - there were no lines at all. but the last few days have been the best business days in years- like in "nat train" nipton california - town of about 30 people - 10 minutes off the 15. "we like to say were conveniently located in the middle of nowhere." on an average day - the nipton trading post gets about 40 customers - over the last week - "it's been pretty crazy with the lottery but we love the lottery." they've had thousands in line - up to a four hour wait at times. the frenzy has been so big - "it doesn't say billions - it says millions so i guess we cant really change it." the quaint l

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fox5's christine maddela gives us a look at the festivities. band nats around "it's great to see the the community be part of a great amazing parade." kids singing nats around "you could feel the excitement, all the kids and the anticapation, it's a fun great event." in addition to the fun that comes along with a day off and a parade, many took time to remember doctor king's message... a relevant today. - what does he want people to take away from the parade "martin luthor king was a very special man, he tried to unite people to stop the violence, stope fighting, can we all get along and i guess when he died it kind of subsided, not like it used to be when he was living." "the dream and whatever was before it, to do that every day, teach their children, love their children, because you do not get it in most of the history books and most of the parents do not teach it to their children so we need to do that every day." 1:15:43 "keep this dream alive. change. it's tim for change. and with the election coming up hopefully we'll get the change this

i'm christine maddela. we're piecing together what happened that led to the gunfire. fox5's elizabeth watts is live near pecos and bonanza. elizabeth, you just got new info from police? before three here

i'm christine maddela. this shooting took place in the same area where a man was shot to let's take you live

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the standoff started early in teh afternoon ... and continues now. fox5's abby theodros is live at hoggard elementary school ... with the latest on the standoff and the families looking for answers. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning more breaking news.. unlv and sheldon adelson may team up to build a billion dollar stadium and bring the n-f-l to las vegas. we have confirmed sands management is meeting with an n- f-l team owner tomorrow. fox five's elizabeth watts is live in our newsroom with what she has learned.. i spoke with a sands corp spokesperson who confirms they're looking into building a billion dollar stadium on u-n-l-v owned land near campus... and tomorrow the owner of the oakland raiders is meeting with sheldon adelson- at adelson's request... he wants to build a 60-thousand seat, domed- state of the art- stadium that would be home to unlv's football team and sporting events year round..

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. he was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation and first degree kidnapping.. fox5's elizabeth watts has more on the case. officer james burt arrested tuesday for very serious charges.. metro police wouldn't release any details.. but said he was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation and first degree kidnapping.. and booked into the clark county jail... hannah brook/safe nest it's very unfortunate because it shows that domestic violence can happen between anyone regardless of career choice or economic stature. hannah brook is with safe nest- the in nevada... she says police officers are held to a higher standard and while we don't have any details on the victim or what happened... brook says it's likely the abuse was going on for awhile... hannah brook/safe nest usually when it gets to this point where the police have been called to arrest someone it's been going on for quite awhile.. many violence will start with simple verbal abuse emotional abuse and that's something

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. a lot of the valley also saw some rain... and it looks like it will be with us for a little while. fox5's chief meterologist ted pretty joins us now with your first look at weather. area showers will be with us overnight into the early hours of wednesday before tapering off. we then have another storm moving through wednesday highs stay mid-50s wednesday before dropping down around 50 degrees for the rest of the week and the weekend. lows drop from around 40 to the mid-30s as soon as the weekend. slight shower chances remain for thursday through sunday. the bad weather comes at an inconveinient time for mccarran international airport... as this is crowded weeks of the year. "this bad weather, particularly this low cloud ceiling, has been playing havoc with us all day. it's really unfortunate, it's a busy time of year for las vegas with ces getting ready to get underway this week." tonight, seven arriving flights and four departing flights have been cancelled. several others are delayed, some for several hours. airport officia

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. closing arguments are over.... and jury deliberation is underway in the trial of a former pastor - accused of abusing young girls. now - those jurors have gone home for the night. fox five abby theodros is at the regional justice center - with more how soon we could see a verdict. the jury is done for the day but we also learned that new charges unrelated to this case have been filed against otis holland that names 5 new victims of sexual abuse special prosecutor robert langford tells me that the youngest victim in this new case is younger than ten years old and one of the charges is "use of a minor in the production of pornography". langford said that holland had the victims film themselves. while these new charges were filed today- here at the regional justice center closing arguments kicked off in the initial case against holland. he already faces 14 counts of sexual abuse related to victi

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. we have live coverage from both donald trump's rally at the south point .. and an upcoming rally by bill clinton. that's where we begin.. with fox 5's cyndi lundberg at advanced technologies academy on vegas drive near rancho. tonight we can expect to hear former president bill clinton highlight hillarys past and attacking bernie sanders... it's interesting because for a while clintons campaign never mentioned sanders... but now the vermont senator has an eight point lead ahead of her in iowa... "i think people really need to get out and vote because it's a privilege we have in this country to a shame you don't go out, you really really need to get out and vote because it's a privilege we have in this country to vote and i think it's a shame you don't go out, you really need to go out and make your voice heard." bill is expected to begin speaking at 7... doors open at 6:30. coming up tonight at 10 we'll have a full recap of the event for you... reporting live cyndi lundeberg fox 5 new

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the arrests were in response to the bundy's taking over a wildlife refuge in oregon. cliven bundy tell us his son ryan was shot in the arm... and both his sons remain in custody tonight. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg spoke to cliven bundy... cliven bundy tells together what happenned today... but says his sons were on their way to a meeting with other ranchers when they were stopped by the f- b-i and harney county authorities... cliven tells fox 5 family friend 'lavoy finnicum was shot and killed by authorities.. both ryan and remain in custody tonight... they are being charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers. three other people were also arested and are facing that same charge... cliven bundy says his sons are good people fighting for all americans... and says what happenned today was wrong. my son had been shot in the arm and lavoy finnicum was, murdered cold blooded murdererd they shot him with his hands up they literally murdered him cliven bundy says their friend ryan payne w