who tell us the lanterns never hit the grounds hot. several people who worked for the festival visited plain view farm. to help pick up the left over lanterns this morning. they say the clean up is protocol. and the event is designed to be a safe and fun atmosphere. lantern fest deeply values our and fire departments we work with. and work closely with the community departments. to ensure our event is safe. and sustainable. >> . it's just too dangerous. >> . strong winds force the event to cancel tonight. so neighbors can breathe a sigh of relief. >> i don't see why they are allowed to send fire into the trying to sway undecided voters to vote clinton. >> having him come over will help a lot of people who aren't sure where to go. decide where they want to go in the long run. >> colorado is a good place to do that. because we're a swing state. that could make or break candidates chances of becoming president. >> if we do not get our act together. this country is going to slide into. where a handful of billionaires. >> . sanders rallied

there's also a 200-foot dragon lantern and a two-story palace lantern. >> we hope that they can see some of the lanterns with strong chinese elements. together we have a mobile guide telling me cultural significance behind the lanterns. thema: you can check out the china lights display through the end of october. i was out there during the day, and you could see that set up. it looks more amazing when it is dark. jeremy: it is so amazing because it is spread out so far and they have thousands of uses. this is something that kids and adults will enjoy. they have drafts, pandas, nemo , and dory. a football field here they get started at 5:30. when dusk hits it is very bright . if you're going this evening, you will want an umbrella. it is paved so you don't have to worry about it being muddy, but showers are in the forecast. we dry out on sunday and could catch a shower in the morning. monday, of wednesday look great with temperatures warming up. your weekend is starting with gray skies and damp pavement. some showers off and on at any point during the day. we might see steadier showers mo

until close to two hundred lanterns landed on farmland. >> i was extremely concerned and angry. >> . they kpaeused after the de-pwraoes. also trying to also trying to calm the spooked animals. >> terrified. >> she says the lanterns must have traveled nearly five miles to get to her back backyard. they were worried about patches of dry grass. >> . we contacted officials from the hit the ground hot. several people who work for the festival visited plain view farm to help pick up the left overs this morning. they say the clean up is protocol. and the event is designed to be a safe and fun atmosphere. lantern fest deeply values our relationship with the community and the fire departments we work with. and closely with the community departments to ensure our event is safe. and sustainable. i'm jamie foxx for verizon. in the nation's largest independent study by rootmetrics, verizon is america's most reliable network. and i'm jamie foxx for sprint, you need to stop your shenanigans. i-i'm... you're not jamie foxx. i'm close enough, just like sprint. no! look at my map. take it in. oh! yeah

the rise lantern festival is ready to light up the night sky. where the festival will be held this year. good morning, i'm maria silva. dave hall has the day off. welcome to fox5 news this morning. as hurricane matthew marches to the florida's coastline, the storm is drenching the area and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. an extreme wind warning is in place in cape canaveral right now as matthew scrapes up the coastline. the storm is packing off-shore winds of up to 120-miles an hour. two million people have been warned to evacuate. in haiti, the hardest hit area, more than 260 people lost their authorities expect the death toll to rise. we will speak with cnn's dianne gallagher live with the latest from florida, in 2 minutes. here at home, tim kaine will continue his campaign efforts for hillary clinton in las vegas today. the democratic vice presidential nominee held a rally at the local carpenters union last night. senator kaine discussed jobs and the vice presidential debate, before taking a trump. "understand donald tru

people are encouraged to release the lanterns... which symbolize peoples' hopes, dreams, resolutions, goals, and desires./// ((paul joncich)) >>> "first friday" has reached a major milestone... tonight marks their 14-th anniversary. the theme tonight... "one world to food vendors... and lots of people selling and showing off their art. tonight they're even going to have performances by tyler glenn... he's the lead singer of 'neon trees.' "first friday" is already underway in the downtown las vegas arts district... and goes until 11 tonight./// ((christianne klein)) >>> a local man... receives a big honor. how the creator of "driver's edge" was recognized by c-n-n... as he helps make better drivers out of local teenagers./// <<< announcer: you're watching the valley's news leader with paul joncich, christianne klein and tedd florendo. as a marine combat veteran, i understand the sacrifices our military makes. our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. politicians like joe heck should understand that. narrator: joe heck voted to sh

. at night with lanterns that were lit in red lights. and this was to protect her family, because there were wild beasts in the woods and she was going to protect them. just fifteen minutes and a little imagination it's what thanksgiving is made of. ? sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. - welcome back, we have been hanging out here at squire's castle and i have with me now who is someone who knows a lot about really what has gone on inside of these walls. - indeed, squire's castle right here. squire's castle was a place that feargus squire built back in the 1890's. and feargus squire was this industrialist, he worked with rockefeller, and he had this great idea that he wanted a castle up on that hill. and he started with a gatekeeper house. - so this is not what was supposed to be squire's castle? but he built it, and he put in a bunch of those trophy heads, and he's got the big tapestries, and hardwood floors, and rock from right here, so he quarried all of that. it was really a great lit

it's once again time to make jack o lanterns. the next question after you've made your jack o lantern face, is of course how do you illuminate the jack o lantern. >> you're going to use this clever little idea. >> how about we use a solar light? >> i have a couple of those in my front yard. >> once you've got your pumpkin you take the stake off and throw it away. then once you have your hole the size of the light in your pumpkin, you just put them in, secure them on there. let it charge up throughout the day. >> there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. a solar powered pumpkin. >> at night, voila. >> that's cool. i like that. >> it's environmentally friendly too. i like that. also you don't burn the i like that. basically i like that. >> i think you like it, and i think you're going to be doing this in the next couple days with your kids. >> solar pe-powered pumpkin. >>> this starts at the moment where time itself feels like it has stopped moving. >> it was wednesday, 4:00 p.m. i wanted it to be 5:00 p.m. so i could go home. my bo

. >> it's a jack-o-lantern. >> turn the old pumpkin around. >> jack-o-lantern. >> let's find out. >> it's a jacqueline-o-lantern. >> that's cute. >> there's a pink pumpkin inside, meaning -- ding, ding, ding, it's a girl. what's really interesting, here's another pu the lid of the pumpkin, she's going to take it off. what's she going to find inside? >> hope not her younger sibling. >> oh! >> i get to keep this? no, you're going to need to share it in a few months. >> two girls so far. one more video. let's see what the grim reaper is expecting. >> is he going to -- >> he's got something that's just as deadly. a big old blade. >> is it a boy? is it a girl? done, it's a boy. >> congratulations, dad. you're going to have a little death running behind you. >>> guess what, it's time to give away another ipad mini. >> it's simple, all you need is monday's buzz word, be at least 21 years of age and a legal u.s. or canadian resident. >> "rtm" buzz word is coming up in just a bit. >> stand by, everyone, for the "rtm" ipad mini giveaway. >> everything we think is fun and extreme any other time

for the third annual rise lantern festival. a total of 20- thousand people came out to the two- day sold out event... with 80- percent coming from out-of-state. by the end of the festival, 40- thousand bio-degradable lanterns were sent up into the skies... symbolizing people's hopes and dreams.. resolutions.. and desires. /// ((sherry swensk)) what a beautiful sight... upper 80s saturday and then 90 degrees sunday. ............. high clouds around the valley today and they will keep coming and going... and won't hold back the warm temperatures. level moisture is all streaming in from the pacific. .............. a great event this past saturday was the walk to end alzheimer's at town square and i want to thank everyone who stella butterfield spoke about living with the dieseast at 91 years young. ................ look for breez winds to pick up later in the week and help keep temps just slightly above normal in the mid 80s. .............. leftover of hurricane matthew soaked the new england area coast and flooding will be proble

made your jack o lantern face, is of course how do you illuminate the jack o lantern. >> you're going to use this clever little idea. >> how about we use a solar light? >> i have a couple of those in my front yard. >> once you've got your pumpkin cut into the shape you want, you take three of those lights. you take the stake off and throw it away. then once you have your hole size of the light in your pumpkin, you just put them in, secure them on there. let it charge up throughout the day. >> there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. a solar powered pumpkin. >> at night, voila. >> that's cool. i like that. >> it's environmentally friendly too. i like that. also you don't burn the inside. i like that. basically i like that. >> i think you like it, and i think you're going to be doing this in the next couple days >> solar-powered pumpkin. >>> this starts at the moment where time itself feels like it has stopped moving. >> it was wednesday, 4:00 p.m. i wanted it to be 5:00 p.m. so i could go home. my boss came up to me with his assistant, alexa. he said -- i need a walk up website for my

there's also a 200-foot dragon lantern and a two-story palace lantern. you can check out the china -- >> we hope that they can see we also have mobile guides telling the cultural significance behind the lanterns. thema: you can check out the china lights display through the end of october. meteorologist jeremy nelson is getting a sneak peak. that is amazing. jeremy: it is spread out over the whole grounds. the video does it no justice. that dragon is two thirds of the size of a football field. it i maybe wear the rain boots. jeremy: that will be later in the day, but there could be showers lingering into the evening. anything outside, have the poncho or a plan b ready to go. we have rain this morning. let's talk about a positive. we don't want to complain. warm summers have continued into autumn with 136 days in a row with a high of 60 or better in milwaukee. if we make it today, we will tie the record or even break it. good news to start off a jury weekend. here is your hour-by-hour forecast. raindrops every hour, i do not think it will rain the entire

the lanterns starting fires. they canceled it with andrea >> the lantern fest sold out to 6000 people sunday night that many walked away from the speedway without letting one go. >> we were really hoping to make a wish tonight for our families. >> reporter: high winds and dry conditions made for a red flag warning. >> sitting around a campfire we >> reporter: lauren go slow said conditions the night before send hundreds of lanterns into her pastors. >> they were coming down close to 200. >> reporter: many of them still lit. >> most of them did not have an ember. >> reporter: dozens of horses also started to speak. >> reporter: she is on a post to the event but hopes organizers will think twice about where it is held. >> i think it needs to be in a place that is not have so much for mobile area surrounding it as well as livestock. >> reporter: attendees will just have to wait until next time. >> we understand that safety is top priority. >> you can get in touch with organizers for questions about ticket. >>> thous

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wisconsin town comes together, in an effort to break a world record, how jack-o'-lanterns help this town trick-or-treating is not just for kids, want people take ther pets and on the farm, they say that this time of year can be a frightening time, as you have visitors come to your home, strangers canr stress about causing anxiety this in the bes to get plenty of exercise for the visitors arrive. >> before you have the party or trick-or-treaters, get them ou for some exercise, if held to take out any nervousness. they remind you to put all canned is a place where they cannot get to it, wisconsin town, has set a world record with pumpkins. nearly 4,000 pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, they broke th record for the longest line of carved pumpkins walmart donated the pumpkins, and the town turned out in force to help raise record. t >> that does it for fox 8 news, join us again tonight at 10:00 o'clock, have a great the big bang theory... well, there was this girl. what did you do? nothing. really, it was just kissing. (sighs) all right. so, we're still getting married? yes. use we love each o

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it takes five years before he hits jack o' lantern jackpot. this year, many going to sam's club. >> this is really unique. >> it is the coolest pumpkin ever. >> kids are not the only ones getting excited. >> i thought it was great because you don't have to carve. >> an organic farmer shaped watermelons into squares and hearts before creating parents molding his kids and watching him grow. >> wow, we just carved ours last night. that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. up next, the philadelphia eagles takes on the cowboys. lester holt will be back. i will see you tomorrow and all week long on msnbc, from all of us here on nbc ? ? >>> this is the biggest political scandal since water gate. >> we won't be distracted no matter what our opponents throw at us. >>> nbc news confirms an fbi warrant hasn search emails related to clinton's server. >>> a bazar scene. a possible abduction cabtured on surveillance video. >>> new details on what may have caused a massive inferno. >>> and the cubies stay alive on this halloween monday. "early today" starts r

it takes five years before he hits the jack o' lantern jackpot. this year, many going to sam's club. >> this is really unique. >> it is the coolest pumpkin ever. >> kids are not the only ones getting excited. >> i thought it was great because you don't have to carve. >> an organic farmer shaped watermelons a new pumpkin-stein. now, like any good parents molding his kids and watching him grow. >> wow, we just carved ours last night. that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. up next, the philadelphia eagles takes on the cowboys. lester holt will be back. i will see you tomorrow all of us here on nbc news, have a great >>> nbc sports, home of the olympic games, the nhl, premier league, the chase for the nascar sprint cup and primetime's

. /// ((nia wong)) >>> residents from the lantern gardens neighborhood near spring mountain and tenaya say the expansion of a nearby plant will ruin their air quality. 55 people protested in front of ((steve williamson, homeowner )) "can't go out in the backyard, for any length of time, there's a lot of dust, tire smell, can't open our windows or our doors for any period of time bc it's just too much." ((brittany edney)) dozens of lantern gardens residents say they've had enough of the dust that's blowing into their homes from this gravel pit. and as wells cargo looks to expand, they say something needs to be done to clear the air. ((steve williamson, homeowner )) "we had a neighborhood watch meeting last night, we had about 70 people out there and ev ((brittany edney)) and while wells cargo has been around for decades & residents knew this when moving in... several homeowners tell 8 news now that the developer said the company would be gone in a few years. that's something clark county commissioner susan brager says she'll investigate. ((susan brager, clark county commissioner, distri

. >>> regular old candlelit jack lanterns are so yesterday. diy idea. >> hello, ladies and gentlemen, time to make jack-o-lanterns. the next question after you make the face is, of course, how do you illuminate it? >> you're going to use this clever little idea. >> how about we use the solar light. >> couple of those in my front yard already. >> once you got your pumpkin cut up into the shape you want, you take three of those the stake off, throw it, throw it out of the way. and then -- once you have your hole the side of the light in your pumpkin, put them in, place them, secure them on there. let it charge up throughout the day. >> there you have it, ladies and gentlemen, a solar powered pumpkin. >> at night, voila. >> that's cool. i like that. it's environmentally friendly, too. i like that. i like that. basically, i like that. >> i think you like it and i think you're going to be doing this with your kids. >> solared powered pumpkin. >> baby ella is not a fan of affection. >> mom and dad love you. >> when jealousy kicks in. >> no! no! i do

you can walk up and buy tickets in advance at the gardens in the lantern festival features 40 lantern displays, celebrating asian culture. this festival runs until november 6th. >> charles: look who's having fun. the folks at vmp manor park taking their love for hall he had wean to my heights for their and you'll pumpkin bulls-eye game. teams of seniors taking turns launching pumpkins off their four story building. aiming for targets on the ground. get this. one team even had a fight 10 teams took part in the festivities. all hoping to claim the top prize. what else? you guessed it. pumpkin pie. >> shannon: they had enough -- >> charles: they had enough to make a pie. a third case of a potentially deadly disease confirmed at a what the schl's doing to stop the spread. >> shannon: and the cold is coming. is your home winter ready? we'll tell you about a >> shannon: a womais acc of drung me than three times the legal lit with the kids in her cars in the crash. >> charles: charges wer filed today afterloodes swe alcohol l4 he time of the crash. >> snnon: a man is caught on camera robbing

we have the lantern lighting ceremony. our walkers will receive a different lantern depending on what their role is. liam will be carrying a white lantern. there what is that for? >> survivor. blood cancer survivor. and mark and his family and friends walking in honor of liam will and some will be carrying a gold lantern in memory of those we have lost of blood cancer. we invite your viewer and you to come out and join us. >> such a cool evening you are putting on. when lls was founded, all the symptom that liam has was almost always fatal. the funds that have been raised truly have made a huge expanded and helped all of these cancers? >> that's a great question. so scientific research is a big part of what we do and we're working to continue to make an impact and improve the quality of life for our patients, improve outcomes for blood cancer patients as well as for the people who love them. another important part of what we do we provide support, information and education for patients and here in wisconsin we're very happ

it takes five years before he hits the jack o' lantern jackpot. this year, many going to sam's club. >> this is really unique. >> it is the coolest pumpkin ever. >> kids are not the only ones getting excited. >> i thought it was great because you don't have to carve. >> an organic farmer shaped watermelons hearts before creating a new pumpkin-stein. now, like any good parents molding his kids and watching him grow. >> wow, we just carved ours last night. that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. up next, the philadelphia eagles takes on the cowboys. lester holt will be back. tomorrow and all week long on msnbc, from all of us here on nbc news, have a great >>> nbc sports, home of the olympic games, the nhl, premier league, the chase for the nascar sprint cup and primetime's number one show, "sunday night football," only on nbc. >>> welcome to arlington, texas. dak prescott and the cowboys are in first place in the nfc east. tonight, they face their division rivals, carson wentz and the philadelphia eagles on "sunday night football." >> the 2016 nfl

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it takes five years before he hits the jack o' lantern jackpot. this year, many going to sam's club. >> this is really unique. >> it is the coolest pumpkin ever. >> kids are not the only ones getting excited. >> i thought it was great because you don't have to carve. >> an organic farmer hearts before creating a new pumpkin-stein. now, like any good parents molding his kids and watching him grow. >> wow, we just carved ours last night. that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. up next, the philadelphia eagles takes on the cowboys. lester holt will be i will see you tomorrow and all week long on msnbc, from all of us here on nbc news, have a great russ feingold voiceover: as i travel to all 72 counties - knocking on doors, talking to folks - what i hear the most is how hard it is to get ahead. one big reason -- we have a political system working overtime -- for ceos. let's protect social security, make college affordable for families and fix a tax system that rewards companies for exporting our jobs. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message >>>

>> yes, jack lantern. you can use a pact brownie if you want to save a couple minutes in the kitchen. >> sure. >> orange candy melts. and some fun little tea light who would be the piper? >> i think kathie's the piper. >> you take a brownie pan? >> you cut some circles out. wherever you think a pumpkin's going to go. and we pop tea light candles straight in the circle. you can eat those little squares of brownies. that's another bonus. put down a little bit of frosting to make it look like grass. >> all of that. >> all of that. >> so we can use a mini bun or doughnut pan. and you can set them up in the fridge and then pop them out. >> candy melt you said? >> what you'll end up with is a really nice little half shell. >> look how cute. >> join those together with a little more candy melt and you end up with kind of pumpkinish looking chocolate shells. hand at doing a face on a little pumpkin? i feel like we could get some varying results here. little jack-o'-lantern. isn't he cute. >> you just dip it in cho

it takes five years before he hits the jack o' lantern jackpot. this year, many going to sam's club. >> this is really unique. >> it is the coolest pumpkin ever. >> kids are not the only ones getting excited. >> i thought it was great because you don't have to carve. >> an organic farmer shaped watermelons a new pumpkin-stein. now, like any good parents molding his kids and watching him grow. >> wow, we just carved ours last night. that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. up next, the philadelphia eagles takes on the cowboys. lester holt will be back. i will see you tomorr a all of us here on nbc news, have a great the difference... always putting people first. maggie hassan helped energize our economy by focusing on families, innovation and education. the same approach maggie will take as us senator: a detailed plan to make college more affordable. lower cost prescription drugs for everyday families. and an approach to leadership that puts new hampshire families and small businesses ahead of the corporate special interests. that's maggie hassan.

it takes five years before he hits the jack o' lantern jackpot. this year, many going to sam's club. >> this is really unique. >> it is the coolest pumpkin ever. >> kids are not the only ones getting excited. >> i thought it was great because you don't have to carve. >> an organic farmer shaped watermelons hearts before creating a new pumpkin-stein. now, like any good parents molding his kids and watching him grow. >> wow, we just carved ours last night. that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. up next, the philadelphia eagles takes on the cowboys. lester holt will be back. long on msnbc, from all of us here on nbc news, have a great dan: if a bad guy breaks into my house, i have every right to defend my home. and i will. i have no problem with background checks and good decent americans have a right to bear arms. bad guys? criminals? the dangerously mentally ill? we've made it way too easy for them to buy guns. we have a loophole where dangerous people can walk into a gun show and buy a gun, no questions asked. after that, they could walk vo: yes

the area nature center looking for jack-o- lantern help today. and -- not busted. a green bay police officer called for a report of a teen stealing from a gas station. what the officer did instead of writing a ticket. ready to make another debut on t-v.but he won't be on the grid iron or the dance floor -- this time -- he's the co host of a new docu-series... called "the hero effect."the show will premiere on the oprah winfrey network in november. a green bay police officer is being praised on social media for helping a struggling teenager earlier this week. officer roman trimberger says he was called to a gas station for a report of a 19-year-old man stealing crackers. the teenager told the officer he was struggling and didn't have a lot of money for officer trimberger bought the young man a bag of groceries and delivered them to his apartment. "he's a student, he holds a part time job, and if you've ever been a student before you know it's hard to make money working on it at the same time so i just thought i could hopefully make a difference in his life, help him

. >> it's a jack-o-lantern. >> turn the old pumpkin around. >> jack-o-lantern. >> let's find out. >>e-o-lantern. >> that's cute. >> there's a pink pumpkin inside, meaning -- ding, ding, ding, it's a girl. what's really interesting, here's another pumpkin. >> big sister right there with the lid of the pumpkin, she's going to take it off. what's she going to find inside? >> hope not her younger sibling. >> oh! >> i get to keep this? no, you're going to need to share it in a few months. >> two girls so far. one more video. let's see what the grim reaper is expecting. >> is he going to -- >> he's got something that's just as deadly. a big old blade. >> is it a boy? is it a girl? how will he reveal it? i don't know. he put the stake in it, it's done, it's a boy. >> congratulations, dad. you're going to have a little death running behind you. >>> guess what, it's time to give away another ipad mini. >> it's simple, all you need is monday's buzz word, be at least 21 years of age and a legal u.s. or canadian resident. >> "rtm" buzz word is coming up in just a bit. >> stand by, everyone, for

when it comes in contact with jack-o-lantern ... or a driveway lined with candles. parents should use caution. it's a time when kids are very excied and those costumes away from candles. we start with this egyptian princess costume. once lit .... the flames spread quickly up the flimsy skirt. contact six keeps a timer running ... and finds that within two minutes ... the entire dress is on fire. soon ... the wig's hair is fusing into hot clumps ... the tunic melts and falls to the floor. the fact is, if a child were in that costume even a small fire would burn them and scare them. one thing we're looking for during these burns is how easy it is for looser costumes to catch fire, especially those with dangling shawls and large skirts like this mermaid another type of costume that seems to be involved in a little bit more fires just because there's a lot more fabric that could be on the ground and could catch on a candle that might be in a jack-o- lantern. but the flames on the mermaid skirt ... don't spread nearly as quickly as they do on this ninja costume. within 3