ralenkotter says he'd love to see a new stadium built but not at the expense of the lvcva. "we need to have the revenue streams that we currently have as well as into the future... so we can continue to do what we were designed to do and that's to fill rooms in the destination." bowling agrees especially at a time when other cities like seattle and chicago are pouring billions into their convention business. "they have one goal and that goal is to steal share from las vegas. we need to take that threat seriously." however this tax dollar "tug of war" plays out the lvcva is bullish on the future of las vegas. diversity is the key it's not just about machines anymore las vegas is growing into a big boy city. "we're hosting the presidential debate in october... we're the last debate before the election. it's 7th game of the world series... it says that business does get done in our city." and if all goes according to plan a lot more people conducting a lot more business. chuck bowling sees a day when las vegas hits a new record 50 million visitors. "our biggest opportunity for

however this tax lvcva is bullish on the future of las vegas. diversity is the key it's not just about blackjack and slot machines anymore las vegas is growing into a big boy city.re hosting the presidential debate in october... we're the last debate before the election. it's 7th game of the world series... it says that business does get done in our city." and if all goes according to plan a lot more people conducting a lot more business. ing sees a day when las vegas hits a new record 50 million visitors. "our biggest opportunity for growth is midweek... we have a lot of events on the weekends. the key piece for the community to know is growing mid week convention business. it's the fastest way to 50 million people." the stadium funding issue is brought up at next month'stourism coinmmittee meeting... the committee is expected to file its to governor sandoval by july 31st. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty southwest gusts to 25 mph expected overnight with thos increasing to 40 mph thursday morning. those gusts finally de

ralenkotter says he'd love to see a new stadium built but not at the expense of the lvcva. "we need to have the revenue streams that we currently have as well as into the future... so we can continue to do what we were designed to do and that's to fill rooms in the destination." bowling agrees especially at a time when other cities like seattle and chicago are pouring billions into their convention business. "they have one goal and that goal is to steal share from las vegas. we need to take that threat seriously." however this tax dollar "tug of war" plays out the lvcva is bullish on the future of las vegas. diversity is the key it's not just about blackjack and slot machines anymore las vegas is growing into a big boy city. "we're hosting the the last debate before the election. it's 7th game of the world series... it says that business does get done in our city." and if all goes according to plan a lot more people conducting a lot more business. chuck bowling sees a day when las vegas hits a new record 50 million visitors. "our biggest opportunity for growth is midweek...

lawrence weekly, first black lvcva chair i'm the chairman of the hospital i was left, i was abandoned at you can't make this stuff up )) ((sharie johnson)) in his words... he was born in a bowl of lemons... but refused to remain bitter... using his past to give birth to tomorrow's future. ((comm. lawrence weekly, first black lvcva chair every opportunity i get, i say look, i don't come from much, what i have i'm grateful, i'm not where i used to be, i'm not where i can be, thank i have an opportunity to do something )) ((sharie johnson)) weekly was also the first in his family to graduate from college with a degree. back to you./// ((denise valdez)) > the stories highlighting local african americans we're bringing you this week.. all lead up to the special... america's untold journey... airing saturday at 9... ((dave courvoisier)) > a greatly- needed service for families of veterans opened this morning. at 215 & pecos, v-a southern nevada healthcare system held a dedication ceremony for the first "fisher house" at the va hospital ... and i was on hand to em-cee the program & ribbon cu

lvcva... could be funneled off to the new stadium... tonight at ten... see what the lvcva has to say about this looming turf war... the future of las vegas... and the possibility of 50 million visitors? check out my special report tonight on fox5 news at ten. sharing her story. ufc champ ronda rousey bares all in an interview with ellen. how she says her loss to holly holms changed her life. and rascal flatts back!! when and where you can see the one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. all of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to our children, to each other. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter to whom they are born. our children's future is shaped both by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. it's time to protect the next generation, fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope, open up the doors so that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for

which could lead to a high stakes tax dollars that now go to the lvcva... could be funneled off to the new stadium... tonight, see what the lvcva has to say about this looming turf war... the future of las vegas... and the possibility of 50 million visitors? the special report airs tonight on fox5 news at ten. after the story airs, you'll also be able to find it under the video section of our website, fox5vegas dot com. should apple help the government hack into an encrypted iphone? how a debate is heating up over consumer rights - terrorism. plus.... a how senator dean heller is breaking ranks with the republican party.... over a supreme court controversy. you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas . for her "experience, the las vegas sun endorses hillary clinton. just like planned parenthood action fund endorses clinton for her fortitude keeping government out of women's personal healthcare decisions. and the league of conservation voters action fund... for her bold plan to attack climate change. or the human rights campaign... because hillary belie

lvcva... could be funneled off to the new stadium. tonight, see what the lvcva has to say about this looming turf war. finallt tonight .. a viral star stops crushing on obama and starts crushing on bernie sanders in a new viral music video. singing "your hair's messy and white but you fight for civil rights baby we can filibuster all night talk bernie to me." the woman behind the monster-viral hit "crush on obama" is back. viral star leah kauffman just dropped a new musical ode to the democratic candidate....called "bernie bae". the song is about the excitement surrounding sanders' campaign and is... already on it's way to web- sensation status. thanks for joining "more access" is coming up next. over! tonight - an exclusive from one of the creators of how they're updating the popular beatles production on its 10th anniversary. we're basically re- doing the show from the ground up. it's taken two years. it's taken a lot of man hours. then - a look at how britney's show is getting a new look too! ((nats britney set)) on set scoop and b

((heidi hayes/lvcva: "we are very excited to host the presidential debate. the last one in the series right before we go to the polls.")) ((mauricio marin)) in october---the final debate between presidential hopefuls is expected to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in publicity for u-n-l-v and for las vegas as a whole. to help draw in even more people to town. while those like jeff and his friends already have vegas in mind for next year's big game. ((jeff yushchak/visitor: "we're going to keep doing it we're gonna keep coming back here we have a blast." )) ((kirsten joyce)) in 2015, we saw a record breaking visitor numbers... more than 42- million people made their way to las vegas. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. what a warm weekend - a super sunday hitting the 70s yesterday! and t-shirt weather in santa clara. .......... now some breezy winds around southern nevada, but still very mild in the 40s and 50s. .............. we warmed up quickly through the weekend. today another very warm day about 10 degrees above normal. temps

((heidi hayes/lvcva: "we are very excited to host the presidential debate. the last one in the series right before we go to the polls.")) ((mauricio marin)) in october---the final debate between presidential hopefuls is expected to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in publicity for u-n-l-v and for las vegas as a whole. to help draw in even more people to town. while those like jeff and his friends already have vegas in mind for next year's big game. ((jeff yushchak/visitor: "we're going to keep doing it we're gonna keep coming back here we have a blast." )) ((denise valdez)) in 20-15...we saw record breaking visitor numbers. ((dave courvoisier)) more than 42-million people made their way to las vegas. /// ((dave courvoisier)) > a final push to win over voters. ((denise valdez)) how some presidential hopefuls hit the streets this weekend to earn some last minute support and who's topping the polls ahead of tuesday's primary in new hamshire./// now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8 newsnow, weekend ((dave courvoisier)) > funding. test scores. d

according to numbers provided by the lvcva. but it's not just tourists... the city is teeming with chinese americans. "a huge number that live here, this is home." mayor goodman nats "we're a great diverse community here in las vegas and i love that we embrace the celebration for each one of our high pressure continues to be the dominant weather pattern for the southwest. sunny skies and dry conditions are expected to last through the rest of the work week. temperatures remain unseasonably warm, averaging 10-15 degrees above normal within the low and mid 70s. coupled with a mild 5-15 mph wind with no gusts expected. high temperatures should range between 70 and 75 degrees with the rest of the work week it slightly. this will allow partly cloudy conditions for saturday and sunday with a small drop in temperatures back down to a range of 68 to 73 degrees. valley. broncos. vegas dave picked up his check for just under one million dollars at the tuscany casino yesterday. but that was only part of his winnings! he says he walked away with a total of two point 3

to remember. 9-12 eric beringer, south florida: i south florida im meeting all my friends here the lvcva predicts thousand visitors will be in town for the big game and will likely spend $124 million dollars on food, entertainment and of course betting. ??nats?? over at the newly and sports book at the cosmopolitan - crowds were already in the superbowl spirit. sports operations vp mark goldman says you can watch the game on multiple hi- definition tvs or play bar games during during the sports book opened on wednesday - just in time for the weekend. 43-52 mark goldman: were expecting huge crowds here at the cosmo here in the race and sports book as well as the private party up stairs. we'll have thousands of people. its the broncos 8th appearance in the superbowl ... the panthers have only made it to the championships once before 12 years ago. this year .. the panthers are a six point favorite over the broncos. across town at the westgate - superbook vp jay kornegay says trends are no different among their bettors. 1:09-1:!8 kornegay: most of the money has been on the panthers in fact 8

eric beringer, south florida: i just flew in from south florida im meeting all my friends here the lvcva predicts that nearly 300 thousand visitors will be in town for the big game and will likely spend $124 million dollars on food, entertainment and of course betting. ??nats?? over at the newly rennovated race and sports book at the cosmopolitan - crowds were already in the superbowl spirit. sports operations vp mark goldman says you can watch the game on definition tvs or play bar games during during commercial breaks. opened on time for the 43-52 mark goldman: were expecting huge crowds here at the cosmo here in the race and sports book as well as the private party up stairs. we'll have thousands of people. its the broncos 8th appearance in the superbowl ... the made it to the before 12 years ago. this year .. the panthers are a six the broncos. across town at the westgate - superbook vp jay kornegay says trends are no different among their bettors. 1:09-1:!8 kornegay: most of the money has been on the panthers in fact 80-85 percent of the tickets have been on carolina and thats very

thousands are flying in to the city to watch super bowl 50 the lvcva predicts that nearly 300 thousand people will be here for the big weekend. they also say weekend will spend about 124 million dollars on food entertainment and of course sports betting. for a lot of these tourists spending the super bowl in vegas is tradition. david millare: "its a yearly ritual thing. the buddy from hs. we come out from chicago every year. its a tradition. since 97 " its the broncos 8th appearance in the superbowl while the only played and lost in one other championship back in 2004. and if you're looking for more vote on - the west gate offers about 400 prop bets for and one of the reasons we get so many visitors during major sporting events is that nevada is the only state where single sport betting is legal. u-f-c pledges to support a brain health study to protect its fighters. the m-m-a company extended its partnership with cleveland clinic for five years... and donated one- million dollars. the research is part of the "professional fighters brain health study" at the lou ruvo health. it focuses

the lvcva is in the business of selling las vegas... and business is booming... it's their jobs to find people... get em' here... and keep 'em coming back. "there's no other city in the world who has entertainment like las vegas or the variety... we have more special events in one month than most cities do in a year." there are more big plans in the pipeline... including a proposed 1.2 billion dollar stadium... which could lead to a high stakes tug of war... tax dollars that now go to the lvcva... could be funneled off to the new stadium... tonight, see what the lvcva has to say about this looming turf war... the future of las vegas... and the possibility of 50 million visitors? check out my special report tonight on fox5 news at ten. the fox5 surprise squad is powered by united nissan and america first credit a friendship between two co- workers grew after they both received devastating news on valentine's day five years ago. since then -- they've faced many hardships together. but when the woman's refrigerator went out... her friend called the fox five surprise

it will also allow for up to six additional wide-body aircraft to ((rossi ralenkotter, lvcva president/ceo: the construction project, the securing of 9 a gates and d gates for international will be able to take the a380. so any size aircraft we can be able to handle. )) ((denise valdez)) las vegas tourism chief rossi rallenkotter says they are constantly working on adding direct flights from international locations. in recent years.. non stop flights have been added from korea.. sweden.. and denmark./// ((dave courvoisier)) > and an iowa business has found a way to put it's stamp on the caucuses. the des moines t-shirt and gift shop is creating personalized caucus swag. everything from t-shirts for apologetic reports.. to mugs letting people know they are voting for "the crazy one." the shop owner says the entire staff helps out with the word play. the store says thousands have come in to buy it's stuff because of their outspoken nature.// ((denise valdez)) > striving for quality: (( we pick the best of the best to grow here )) ((dave courvoisier)) the newest marijuana grower in the va

tonight, see what the lvcva has to say about this looming turf vegas... and the possibility of 50 million visitors? check out my special report tonight on fox5 news at ten. anchors chat and one kid finds why you should never challenge dad to a snowball fight. it was all fun and games as the little boy tries to destroy dads snowball. but soon as he gets it ready the boy realizes he's in for trouble. the man throws the massive snowball wiping his son out instantly. this morning we will learn who won part of the big powerball jackpot last month. that jackpot worth more than today, the person who purchased a ticket at a publix grocery store in expected to come forward. a tennessee couple was the first to come forward. and the third y from california...hasn't gone public just yet. and take a look at this... this tiny run down home in vancouver, canada... just sold for almost two-and- a-half million dollars. the house is located in a very popular neighborhood. it will likely be torn down. with a new one built in it's place. and real estate agents say the price

south florida: i south florida im friends here the lvcva predicts that nearly 300 thousand visitors will be in town for the big game and will likely spend $124 million dollars on food, entertainment and of course betting. ??nats?? over at the newly rennovated race and sports book at the cosmopolitan - crowds were already in the superbowl spirit. sports operations vp mark goldman says you can watch the game on multiple hi- definition tvs or play bar games during during commercial breaks. the sports book opened on wednesday - just in time for the weekend. 43-52 mark goldman: were expecting huge crowds here at the cosmo here in the race and sports book as well as the private party up stairs. we'll have thousands of people. its the broncos 8th superbowl ... the panthers have only made it to the championships once before 12 years ago. this year .. the panthers are a six point favorite over the broncos. across town at the westgate - superbook vp jay kornegay says trends are no different among their bettors. 1:09-1:!8 kornegay: most of the money has been on the panthers in fact 80-85 percent of

eric beringer, south florida: i just flew in from south florida im meeting all my friends here the lvcva predicts that nearly 300 thousand visitors will be in town for the big game and will likely spend $124 million dollars on food, of course betting. ??nats?? over at the newly rennovated race and sports book at the cosmopolitan - crowds were already in the superbowl spirit. sports operations vp mark goldman says you can watch the game on multiple hi- definition tvs or play bar games during during commercial breaks. the sports book opened on wednesday - just in time for the weekend. 43-52 mark goldman: were expecting huge crowds here at the cosmo here in the race and sports book as well as the private party up stairs. we'll have thousands of people. its the broncos 8th appearance in the superbowl ... the panthers have only made it to the championships once before 12 years ago. this year .. the panthers are a six point favorite over the broncos. across town at the westgate - superbook vp jay kornegay says trends are no different among their bettors. 1:09-1:!8 kornegay: most of the money h