mayor andy hafen: our website it great. we have the faq's, you can find out everything that's going on in henderson, calenders, events, how to get involved, so i'd direct you to our website. ((brian loftus)) and we've linked that up on our website. thanks mayor. submit a question on las vegas now dot com, click the banner that says moving slowly. here's what us 95 looks like near the south rancho exit. out along the south beltway, traffic is also starting to slow down. the westbound lanes are moving away from your screen right now. the right lane is closed off due to construction. we'll be right back./// they're still in positive territory .. up 48 points right now. the dow gained 39 points on friday and the nasdaq added 28./// ((brian loftus)) >>> the rebels fought to the finish this weekend ... in their quest to become bowl eligible. unlv took on wyoming at sam boyd stadium .. on paper, the team should've blew out the rebs... but they put up quite the fight. they went into not one .. not two .. win in the third o-t .. 69

mayor andy hafen: our website it great. we have the faq's, you can find out everything that's going on how to get involved, so i'd direct you to our website. ((brian loftus)) and we've linked that up on our website. thanks mayor. submit a question on las vegas now dot com, click the banner that says monday mornings with the mayors. ((paul joncich)) >>> it's about to look a lot like christmas on the las vegas strip. ((christianne klein)) >> up next on the valley's news leader... when the cosmopolitan is transforming its rooftop pool... into a winter wonderland snow!/// announcer: now, live...this is 8 news now at gun accidentally went off... when he shot his little girl. ((paul joncich)) today we received the arrest report for 31- year- old zachary cory. in it... he tells police he was putting his 22- caliber handgun back together when it accidentally discharged... with one round going into the 8- year- old's chest. luckily the little girl is expected to survive. the dad was treated for a minor hand injury... and is now faci

it also give you the costs is mayor hafen's goal, he says this is a commitment to transparency, open government and citizen engagement. mayor hafen will be in pittsburgh this weekend attending the "national league of cities" to accept their award as one of the most tech savvy cities in america. henderson also launched hendersonstrong. org. a 20 year vision on the city's goals, management of thanksgiving is a week from tomorrow folks.. which means retailers are getting ready for their busiest time of the year... as you get your budgets ready for all the folks on your list. local stores have hired extra hands to help out.. and managers expect big crowds throughout the holiday weekend -- starting when they open at 6 a-m thanksgiving morning. "we have people that will start camping out days ahead of time, there's a guy who always camps out 4 an experience if you've never done it before it's like no other" "it's kicking off the holiday, but i think it's just the rush of getting those big sales items." a wallethub study shows people living in las vegas spend roughly between 5 and 6- hundre

mayor andy hafen is excited he says this is a commitment to transparency, open government and citizen engagement. mayor hafen will be in pittsburgh this weekend attending the "national league of cities" to accept their award as one of the most tech henderson also launched hendersonstrong. org. a 20 year vision on the city's goals, development and management of growth. dave and maria. tech giant apple is coming out with an unusual product.. its a 3-hundred dollar book... all about itself. the book is called "designed by apple in california".. and has pictures of all the companies products. it goes on sale today.. and it dedicated to the memory of steve jobs. apple fans are rejoycing! the newest i-o-s update. is making the peach look like a butt again. when apple made the original switch.. they recieved a lot of backlash on social media. the new peach looks just like the old one.. just a little more good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. big story today will be the wind. a wind advisory takes effect at 10 a.m. for the entire viewing area with gusting speeds 40-50 mph possible. much

henderson mayor andy hafen will be in pittsburgh this weekend to attend the "national league of cities". that's where he'll accept the award as one of the most tech savvy cities in america. still ahead tonight... the amazing sight a father and some caught on camera while fishing on a popular california lake. balloon pilot is forced to make an emergency landing... also "lucky to be alive" may be an understatement once you see this hot air balloon emergency landing in philadelphia. officials say the balloon experienced some sort of mechanical trouble.. and the pilot was forced to make the emergency the middle of a field at a recreation center. the incident is under investigation. the balloon was doing some advertising work for home depot. as far as we know - no one was injured. now to the nation's capitol .. the rebuild of the dome is done...and we got our first look at it today. more than 13- hundred cracks and other wear and tear issues have been repaired. damage to the exterior of the mainly cast iron dome came from years of exposure to harsh weather. decorative elements of the dome w

henderson mayor andy hafen will be in pittsburgh this weekend to attend the "national league of cities". as one of the most tech savvy cities in america. coming up... dozens of wildfires sweep through the southeast. it's scorched 80- thousand acres. now -- we're creating problems with the air quality. we'll hear from homeowners about the smoke. and... the fate of tesla motors and solarcity will be decided tomorrow. what could happen if the two companies merge. your fox5 weather ?? that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet's dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar. for a cleaner mouth everyone can love. ask your vet about oravet chews. serious oral care made simple raging wildfires continue to burn across several states in the southeast... making it dangerous to breathe. here's a look at the smoke in burke county, north carolina. the flames have been raging for more than a week there. right now -- fifteen wildfires are covering 45- thousand acres in western north carolina. offici

henderson mayor andy hafen joined city officials yesterday to mark the start of construction for fire station 91. it's on democracy drive near anthem highlands. fire officials say it will serve the inspirada and madeira canyon areas. "this is growing area of city adding development in area. importanat opportuntiy services to city and meet our expectations. exciting." inspirada donated the site where the station will be built... and also donated money towards the project. fire station 91 will open next fall. it will cost more than five-million dollars to buld. "vegas golden knights" owner bill foley says he isn't worried that the u-s army is reviewing team's name, which closely resembles the parachute team. that's according to "yahoo sports". foley says he isn't worried because you can use a similar name in different industries. foley adds that the team's name was quote "fully cleared by outside trademark counsel for use in connection with an nhl team." u-n-l-v hockey team just took a big step toward becoming a member of the n-c-a-a. the club sport received notice that they have been p

henderson mayor andy hafen along with city officials were on site... to mark the start of construction for fire station 91. it's on on democracy drive -- near anthem highlands. fire officials say it will serve the inspirada and madeira canyon areas. "this is growing area of city adding development in area. importanat opportuntiy services to city and meet our expectations. exciting." fire station 91 will open in fall of next year. construction will cost more than five-million dollars. inspirada donated the site where the station will be built... and also donated money towards the project. this will be the first new station now fox5 weather 24/7 the coldest weather las vegas has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way tonight. a freeze warning is in effect for the las vegas valley from 2 am to 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 s

this morning...volunte ers including mayor hafen and students from mccaw elementary school... put together stockings to send off to service members. fox5's meteorologist les krifaton was also there putting together stockings. the goal is to fill one thousand holiday stockings. you can still donate items to collection boxes at henderson city hall and rec centers. "it really means a lot to be on the receiving end when or some cookies and candy and some deck of cards and things that they can use on a tough day and a tough work schedule that they're on" blue star mothers of henderson and boulder city.... is heading up the effort. if you know of any service members from henderson who are currently deployed... you can submit their names so they can receive their own stockings. that information is on our website... just go to fox-5- vegas-dot-com... click on "links" there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. neighborhoods will be feeling a little safer when it comes to fire safety. the new station that's coming to their community and when it's set to open up. p

there was a ribbon cutting ceremony with henderson mayor andy hafen and other city officials. this hospital is special because it has a maternity ward. the facility also provides services like surgeries... radiology... and labs. there's also a brand new emergency room... and pharmacy. "we'll open up a floor today and as we get busier and busier we'll keep opening up more floors and more wings and we have the ability to keep building more and keep adding beds here " the hospital has created more the valley. within the next five years --the hospital plans to expand and cover more ground in the medical world. being sick in bed on halloween night isn't fun for kids... so one group stopped by a few hospitals to make it a little better. "community ambulance" gets together every halloween to deliver some gifts to children stuck in hospitals. today -- the group visited sunrise... saint-rose sienna... and u-m-c children's hospitals. "community ambulance" says they deliver goodies to people in the hospitals on special holidays. bags that have costumes in them. they will have little cost