i'm miguel martinez valle coming up with a live report. hundreds of innovators competing this weekend ahead of what they had to create this year... and how much money is on the line. 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at news. a person has been killed in an auto- pedestrian crash. it happened around 9-30 tonight near durango and durango is closed between edna and we will bring you more details as develops. hundreds of thousands of people leaving las vegas after the new year celebrations... convention of the year is bringing a fox five's miguel live at the mccarran international airport where people have been coming and going all day. thats right elizabeth... lots of people leaving las vegas after a big party weekend celebrating the new year, but here at mccarran people have started coming in for the consumer electronics show starting later this week... the new year over and thousands of the sky and the roads to go home after spending some time in vegas... the i-15 was packed with people making their way to california..

let's check in with fox five's miguel martinez-valle... live from the fremont street experience. christine it may seem quiet down here now but that is quickly going to change. the fremont street security sweep has started so everyone that was on the street was asked to leave while police and fremont street experience employees secure the area ... now new year's eve is the biggest night of the year now new year's night of the year for fremont street so it will be gated off with controlled access . tickets to get into the street party are 40 dollars but officials think it's well worth it. "13 bands on 3 stages beginning at 530 pm going all the way to 330 am we have fireworks under the canopy at midnight a 65 thousand dollar firework show, mayor carolyn goodman will be countdown from the 3rd street stage also have a year in we play on the veva tonight's party is 21 and up so we can expect the drinks pouring and the music blasting ...the capacity for fremont street is around 30 thousand so there's plenty of room so if you're still looking for a rocking way to kick off the new year fr

miguel martinez- valle fox 5 news local las vegas the runnin rebels are waking up in colorado... and waking up ticked off. the nail biting moments from the end of the road! american idol kicks of its final season, first stop atlanta. a look at the good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. we hold onto a slight chance of scattered showers this morning but it looks like the bulk of the activity is heading east. the winter weather advisory for the mountains will last through 4pm today for snow levels dropping down to 3500ft by thursday morning with 3"-6" possible above 5000ft & 6"-9" above 8500ft. we will dry out through the late afternoon with high's right around 50 degrees over the next couple days with a slight chance of showers back on saturday into sunday. we dry out through next week with highs right around 51 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 are your photos for the

fox5's miguel martinez-valle puts the cash winnings into perspective. reporter intro: 1.5 billion dollars while that could cause some damage here in the valley, but what exactly could you do with that kind of money. you can definitely have a fun weekend here in las vegas, you could go and see some shows. enjoy the nightlife, even gamble at the casinos, but could you buy a casino? i spoke to local expert and they gave me some big ticket items you could buy right here in the valley. the winner of the 1.5 billion dollar taking all of that money home, if you take the instead of the annuity, and once you subtract federal taxes, assuming theres no state tax, youre left with about six hundred and ninty seven million five hundred dollars in your pocket. but just how much bridge: "we did the math and if you were to convert your cash winnings, in ones, into feet you could cover the length of around 775 football fields... stack those dollar bills ontop of eachother and you get around 202 las vegas stratospheres in height... and lastly, that many bills placed next

miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. the consumer electronics show is set to go on until saturday. about 20- thousand technology products are being debuted during the show. "faraday future" is expected to unveil a new concept car today. the electric car company says it will happen tonight. last month -- nevada lawmakers approved a 335-million dollar deal to bring "faraday future" vegas. the factory is about 45-hundred jobs to the state. hundreds competed at a-t- and-t's largest annual hackathon. this weekend's event focused on creating the best overall app. developers... designers.... and interested in using technology came together for the competition. last year -- an app that prevents people from falling asleep behind the wheel took first prize. share 100- thousand dollars in cash and prizes. the top three apps will be selected to take part in a live pitch session during the a-t-and-t developer summit on tuesday. if you're feeling lucky you might want to take a trip to state line!! the powerball jackpot continues to gr

miguel martinez- valle fox 5 news local las vegas. the mohlers says they are gun owners themselves, and aren't against owning guns, but they think the presidents actions could help prevent more tragedies. the u-n security council meets today to address north korea's claim that it has tested a hydrogen bomb. north korea televised the announcement of the test. followed by images of its leader kim jong un signing the order for it. the test could take days to confirm, but u-s officials say they are aware of a seismic event in the vicinity of a known nuclear test site. the u-s says the event measured five- point-one in magnitude. a friend of one of the san bernardino attackers is scheduled to appear in a california court this morning. enrique marquez is accused of conspiring with sayed farook to provide material support to terrorists marquez also faces two counts of making false statements when one count of marriage fraud, making a false immigration paperwork. authorities rifles for farook and his wife to use attack in san bernardino on de

fox5's miguel martinez-valle winnings into perspective if the jackpot invest on real estate in the city theres actually quite a few big ticket items they could afford, this including several casino's if to look... 1.5 billion dollar taking all of that money home, if you take the cash option instead of the annuity, and once you subtract federal taxes, assuming theres no state tax, youre left with about six hundred and ninty seven million five hundred dollars in your pocket. but just how much money is that? bridge: "we did the math and if you were to convert your cash winnings, in ones, into feet you could cover the length of around 775 football fields... stack those dollar bills ontop of eachother and you get around 202 las vegas stratospheres in height... and lastly, that many bills placed next to each other could of the las vegas strip about 10 times..." so if youre thinking of investing in real estate and looking to buy a casino, you can really get your moneys worth downtown... "you could do great, considering the las vegas club just sold for about 40 million dollars you could do real

miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news. local. las vegas. the school district says due to her contract - lafave is currently receiving pay - while ordered to stay home. she's not allowed to step foot in the school. case told police he and his teacher were in love... that's according to the arrest report. child therapists say sexual abuse suspects often work hard, to build a relationship with their victims. it's common for suspects to groom victims before the abuse happens. they lower a child's defenses by giving gifts and making them feel special. a local psychotherapist says victims don't often realize they were hurt. "it can be common victim begins to believe to trust this person or have developed feelings. might even in end believe that had asked this or wanted this because of so-called "brainwashing" if you will that occurs in grooming process." it's also hard for a child to come forward, if it's a teacher, family who is sexually abusing them. therapists say to watch out for any changes in behavior, eating, sleeping, or bathroom habits i

live near the strip, miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local las vegas. mgm also said theyre spending 90 million dollars on parking infrastructure and 54 million on facility near excalibur. some old timers up to a strip hotel... and parking next to the front doors... but it's safe to say those days are long gone. fox5's cyndi lundeberg is live with reaction to the change that is not going over well with locals. those who live here tell me they don't think it's fair they have to pay to visit parts of their own city... many also said if the mgm starts charging... why won't the other hotels? >> one man said he doesn't mind paying to park if it came with things like security guards... but mgm has said that's not what the money is going towards. in an already too expensive city... >> 00:02:24 now they're going to see them not the next charging and that's not fair for us who want to come and go and have to pay for somewhere we live at the parking fees will cost around 10 dollars... and many people told expensive they'll instead... or a ride sharing option. acco

now they have a few business neighbors miguel martinez- valle fox five news local las vegas. atomic liquors has been around since 1953 making it the oldest freestanding bar in las vegas... they're expecting to have the resutaurant open by in spring. u-f-c champion connor mcgregor is an enteraining guy.... here he is hyping up his next fight. "mcgregor puts out hand, anjos refuses it, mcgregor puts on sunglasses instead " yesterday the u- f-c held a pre- fight news conference for u-f-c 197... which takes place at the m-g-m grand garden arena on march fifth. mcgregor and dos anjos are fighting for the 155 pound belt. new women's champ holly holm will also take on challenger miesha tate that night. hotels are looking to recruit hosting a three- day job fair next week, to fill 90 jobs for both its main pool and day-dream pool club. cocktail servers, bartenders, lifeguards, security officers, and chefs are needed, among other jobs. the fair runs three days starting tuesday, january 26th. we have information on how to apply on the links page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. befo

miguel martinez- valle fox5 new local las vegas. metro's asking anyone who thinks they may have people illegally living next door to report any suspicious activity. president obama will be proposing new legislation that will help more americans save for retirement. administration officials think the plan will give 30 million additional americans access to retirement savings. the president's ideas will be outlined in the 20- 17 budget he'll submit to congress next month. democratic presidential candidates spoke to voters at drake university in des moines, iowa last night. voters had a chance to ask questions before the iowa caucus. kim hutcherson has more. at cnn's democratic town hall in des center stage - presenting their questions to the candidates seeking the democratic presidential nomination. hillary clinton -- who has a six-point lead in iowa, according to the latest poll -- faced voters last. clinton took a philosophical approach responding to attacks leveled against her (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "lo

and begin with fox5's miguel martinez-valle with details of the new fees. for mgm properties free parking will be a thing of the past saying the money parking is going a new parking garage here behind excalibur and improving their other garages... " any time anyone whispers anything about parking on the strip, the media tends to go a little nuts..." las vegans like their free parking, but mgm resorts says its time for their properties to make some changes... " we need better parking facilities we need people to be able to get in and out more quickly." the changes include a 54 million parking structure behind the excalibur, 34 million dollars in new technology for the garages, and a parking fee for both toursists and locals... " it will cost you "... theyre saying thats gonna go towards enhanncing the parking experience." those enhancements include a smartphone-app that shows you whats spots are available and signs that point you to the empty spaces... you pay for parking based on the amount of time youre in the garage... kinda like the airport... "

miguel martinez valle fox5 news local las vegas . more than 160 social workers and mental health professionals will be hired in nevada schools, thanks to more than five million dollars in grants. the social workers will be sent to the schools who need the most intervention. officials say investing in students' emotional and social health pays off with higher academic performance. solar customers and employees aren't the only ones affected by the public utilities commission's changes to our state's solar industry. the commission allowed a group of gaming companies to stop using n-v energy. but it will cost them 126 point six million dollars. the p-u-c voted to allow m-g-m, las vegas sands, and wynn to split that fee if they part ways. former republican governor bob list serves as chairman of the nevada coalition to protect rate payers. rate is unrealistic. " they have such a monopoly. the statute allows them to leave the monopoly but the public utilities commission has virtually made it impossible for them to do that. " these three ga

live, miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news. local. las vegas. one man is dead following a shooting in north las vegas last night. metro police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex near cheyenne and nellis.. one man died at the hospital .. another was injured. police do not believe this was gang-related. police believe a third person did the shooting and ran from teh area. found one of near the shooting scene.. leading to might have been a robbery. remains high... among community. addressed at the veterans community and resource center... near owens and "w're raising awareness and providing solutions for the 22 daily veteran suicides, one of the forms of therapy we are talking about today are the recumbrabt trikes. we use recumbrant trikes as a physical tool to get our veterans out of isolation and help them to avoid depression." it's part of a campaign by the group "forgotten not gone" called "22-damn many". it addressed the grim statistic... that 22 veterans take their own lives each day. the campaign hopes to raise awareness for vet

miguel martinez- valle. fox5news local. las vegas. homeland security secretary jeh johnson defended the raids saying they're necessary to keep more people from crossing illegally into the u-s. now fox weather 24/7 with cassandra jones good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. we hold onto a slight chance of scattered showers through the afternoon with the bulk of the activity expected in the higher terrain. we'll see highs and lows run a little cooler than the last week or so 50 and lows in the mid-upper 30s. we stay dry saturday with a slight chance of showers on sunday. into next week we'll see partly cloudy skies and highs around 50. average high is 57 degrees. 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 are your photos for the day the runnin' rebels had a tough loss in fort collins. but they spent some extra time in colorado. the team is practicing

fox 5's miguel martinez-valle spoke to them, he has their story... jacob and darchel mohler have devoted their lives to gun education and gun safety for the last few years... this ever since they lost their teenage daughter to a gun accident... the mohlers were invited by the president to his announcement and they say they feel participate in something they hope helps prevent more sensless deaths... president obama said that in 2013 more than 500 people, including many children, lost their lives because of gun accidents... thirteen year old brooklyn mae moehler was one of those 500, she was shot and killed on accident at her best friends house with an unsecured gun... her parents and the family members of others who have died because of gun violence including victims of the sandy hook massacre were invited into the white house for the announcement. " i can think back to many times hearing stories of kids being in accidental shootings and hearing about things and just saying god i cant imagine what thats like, then you go through it and you know what

miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. and those of you who happen to see the crew filming around town can post your pictures and videos on social media using the hashtag "bourne on more". marvel fans get ready! we're getting closer to the opening of the new "suicide squad" film. i need a task force of bad guys, the worst of the worst. "deadshot, he shoots people, a crocadile, he eats people and harley quinn, she just crazy. whats that i should kill everyone and escape a new trailer was released for the film. it features margot robbie as harley quinn, will smith as deadshot; and jared leto as the joker. the movie hits theaters in august. it's like a scene straight out of an action movie.... only it was in real life.... came to the rescue after a serious accident in northeast los angeles. police say the another witness after they saw the car flip over and burst into flames near fox's they broke the window then cut the man out of his seatbelt to free police say after the driver was treated at the hospital.... he was arrested

miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. the national average at the pump right now is one dollar and 89 cents, a price most of us are really looking the men released from an iranian prison have been reunited with their families they haven't seen in years. "(ali rezaian/ jason's brother) he seemed in good spirits. he's together, he really can't wait to get out there and see people and meet people, but right now he's got to focus on getting himself better and getting out there. " journalist jason rezaian , former marine amir hekmati and pastor saeed abedini are at a u-s military hospital in germany undergoing medical checks. officials say the three will be back on u-s soil in a few days. a fourth prisoner chose to stay in iran. in exchange for the prisoners' freedom, the u-s pardoned or commuted the sentences of an iranian and six dual citizens of the u-s and iraq. texas authorities are expected to hold a hearing today requesting to transfer "affluenza-teen" ethan couch's court proceedings from juvenile to adult court. couch

live from north las vegas, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. if you have information about the shooting - call police right away. fox5 is talking to family members, but we are not yet releasing the identity of a person shot and killed by police - who metro says matched the description of a man wanted for attempted murder. police say it happened when officers were trying to arrest the man - on gilded crown court thursday - near durango and desert inn. u.s. marshals were there - trying to take the man into custody - along with police. metro says he was holding a cell phone that police thought was a "they began giving commands to the suspect to drop the firearm, the suspect did not drop the object that was in his hand, at one point they told the suspect not to advance on the officers, told him to drop the firearm again. the suspect advanced on the officers concealing his right hand where the officers believed he was holding a firearm. " that's when officers fired weapons at the suspect - hitting him several times - and killing him. no officers - a

live, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. anyone with anyone with photos or vidoes "at fox 5 " or share using the hashtag "bourne on more" a woman could be man wearing scene of a serious crash this morning. this happened just before six-30, at the tenaya way. least three cars involved in the crash. police haven't said what caused this crash, or if anyone was hurt. and in another morning, a car and collided at boulevard. this happened before six a-m. you can see both the motorcycle and the car were severly damaged... and parts from both vehicles were scattered in the road. police did not say if there were any serious injuries in this crash. a school bus caught fire early this morning... luckily, no students were onboard. check out this video sent to us on "fox5 report it" from viewer dina. the school district says this happened around seven-35, near fort apache and blue diamond. a garbage truck driver noticed flames under the bus and told the the driver got off the bus safely, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

live miguel martinez valle fox5 news local las vegas . representatives didnt make it to the meeting they did send an informational video at the request of the city. more than 160 social workers and mental health professionals will be hired in nevada schools, thanks to more than five million dollars in grants. students were surveyed on the health of their school climates. the social workers will be sent to the intervention. officials say investing in students' emotional and socialhealth pays off with higher academic performance. a metro officer accused of trying to choke his girlfriend... had been fired from the force a few years ago for a similar incident with his ex wife. james burt appeared in court today, wearing handcuffs and leg irons. his attorney said his previous domestic violence case had been dismissed, and because burt was a police officer, he should not get a high bail. but the judge reminded the attorney that case was a negotiated deal, and set bail at 75 thousand dollars for two charges. " in thinking about this case and the

live, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. the national average at the pump right now is one dollar and 89 cents, a price most of us are really looking forward to. a man was hit and killed by a semi- truck this morning near jean... causing major traffic delays. jean exit just before ten. a fox5 viewer sent us some video of the crash. nevada highway patrol kept a lane closed for the investigation. they did not say if there was any drugs or alcohol involved. and in north las vegas, a neighborhood near lake mead and civic center drive was blocked off, while police searched for a man wanted in a domestic situation. police believe the man took off when officers arrived. no word if anyone else was home at the time. the man was arrested around four this afternoon, and police say no one was hurt. more people are coming forward, to report sexual assault when it happens. the rape crisis center is adding more training sessions for the volunteers needed to support the victims there will be three training sessions this year... up from two

live, miguel martinez-valle. fox5news local. las vegas. homeland security secretary jeh johnson defended the raids saying theyre a necessary deterent to keep more people from crossing illegally two restaurants were damaged by vandalism last night. check out these pictures, sent to us on our "fox5 report it app." the restaurants are near sahara and jones. police say someone broke into these restaurants between nine last night and eight this morning. the buildings were ransacked, but nothing was taken. so far, no one has been arrested. solar energy workers and customers still have a lot of unanswered questions, after a public utilities hearing today. today's meeting was supposed to discuss the option of delaying the new rate structure. the p-u-c voted last month to increase customers' solar rates and pay them less for un- used power. customers and businesses filed a stay that would delay the new rates, until the commission hears the case again. but a decision wasn't made. " definitely any uncertainty definitely hurts your business. and there

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 public wants transparency in the case and we want a full fair thorough investigation so if that was being hindered in any way by the police chief him stepping helps that case." conger, who was acting as a sort of interim police chief, came under fire recently after it was made public that he dropped a criminal case against mary jo frazier, the former animal contro

that's where we find fox5's miguel martinez valle... with the latest. closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly let's check in now closed captioning will resume shortly let's check in now with fox5's abby theodros. she joins us now from umc to continue our team coverage. will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly we will be keeping on top of the situation... for the latest on this breaking news, visit fox5vegas.com 22 veterans commit suicide united states. now one local organization wants to change that statistic. "5:50- we're taking depressed veterans, we're getting them out of isolation, they're getting out and having fun on the bikes. " the group "forgotten not gone" has launched a campaign called "22-damn many". the campaign hopes to raise awareness-- by cycling 22 thousand 222 miles on trikes between the first of the year.. and veterans day. the goal is to by the 22nd of each month. metro sergeant john sheahan, who recently retired from the force. appeared on fox5's segment and other fox5 stories. in need of the commu

in the newsroom, miguel martinez- valle fox5 news, local las vegas. the city is currently trying to charge frazier with 37 felony animal cruelty counts because of the animal shelter deaths. former nba star lamar odom will not face drug charges, after overdosing at a nevada brothel. the nye county district attorney's office says the evidence shows odom had metabolized cocaine in his system, when he was found unconcious in october. but it will be hard to offically prove he injested the drug while he was in nye county. odom was transferred from a los angeles hospital to a private facility continue his recovery. a sex education meeting at c-c-s-d tonight... to curriculum your see starting next year. committee poring over future domestic violence and how to get fox five's elizabeth watts is and mccleod with what was discussed tonight. the special sex ed committee held a meeting tonight to discuss different lesson plans... but there's a lot more back and forth before anything is finalized. it's not the typical c-c-s-d sex ed meetings you've seen in the past

live, miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local. las vegas metro's asking anyone who thinks they may have people illegally living next door to report any suspicious activity. volunteers and county officials will have a good understanding of how many homeless people are in our valley... after counting as many as they can this week. the 2016 southern nevada homeless census starts tomorrow night at 11-30. it goes until seven the following for homeless teenagers will start. this count helps nevada get millions of dollars in grants for local programs for the homeless. last year's census found 75 hundred people staying in shelters or on the streets at least two nights in january. there might be some positive news for solar customers who are angry after the p-u-c changed net metering rates. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg shows us the latest twist to the solar debacle. '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 r

live from the newsroom, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news, local, las vegas. so far no jackpot winning tickets have been announced from arizona ... but one ticket matching 5 out of the 6 numbers- for the million- was sold in nipton california which is a stop just outside of primm solar customers continue to challenge the changes made by the p-u-c. the decision made today... and how a famous actor got involved in the debate. uber and lyft now have more competition on our valley roads. what a new ride- sharing company in town is offering customers, besides a ride. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, today at a public utilities commission meeting ... hoping the p-u-c would delay net metering changes. " : you would think that with such an abundance of ene

but let's check in with miguel martinez valle... he's live at fremont street! closed captioning will resume shortly huge party downtown . it's the biggest night for fremont street and they're pulling out all the stops to kick off the new year. there 13 rocking tribute bands all along the street experience and people are out here dancing , drinking, and loving life... before they could get in people has to pay 40 dollars and pass a security check . big bags, strollers , outside liquids arnt allowed on fremont . earlier today there was a security sweep on the street making sure it was ready and safe to celebrate... now that the party is in full swing people from all over the world, all over the country, even some big names like elmo and cookie monster stopped by . ""we were looking for something fun and spontaneous to do. i said lets go to vegas, it's close quick convenient and we can drink all night, so we're staying over at the to here . it's cheaper than a dui" " now there's room for 30,000 people underneath the fremont street experience canopies .while we're

live, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. police are asking people who think there may be squatters in their neighborhood to report any suspicious activity... jeb bush is making a stop in the silver state this week. the presidential candidate will hold a rally tomorrow in elko. it willbe held at the northeastern nevada museum.... doors open at 1:15. he is the third republicn presidential candidate to visit the town this campaign season. democratic presidential candidates gathered at drake university in des moines, iowa tonight issues ahead of the iowa caucus, the first contest of the 2016 election season. as kim hutcherson tells us... the questions-- were picked by voters. voters took center stage at cnn's democratic town hall in des moines. after a brief introduction, moderator chris cuomo handed the stage to men and women trying to decide which candidate to support. bernie sanders was the first in the hot-seat - and faced a question about his embrace of the democratic socialist label: (bernie sanders/democrat ic presidentia

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fox five's miguel martinez-valle shows us the mccarran international airport. < the i-15 was packed with people making their way to california... it seems a few drivers couldnt handle the traffic so they decided to make their own route... but those shortcuts came at a price when law enforcement got involved... the valley, thousands more flocked to the city for the first big convention of the " we get between 150, 175 thousand people from the tech profession here during the course of ces and more than a quarter of those are international professionals from while the consumer doesnt officially start until wednesday, early arrivals have already landed in world. " my name is hugo fernandez im from san diego," " my name is april, im visiting from seattle" " (name) i come from c-e-s is expecting its biggest show yet, and with tech junkies pouring in from all over to latest gadgets theres no place like to hosting

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miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. new year...new you! new years resolution to lose weight or to quit smoking... but most of us end up going right back yeah...and according to new research...there's obstacle that causes the you what it is and how you can fix the problem. the c-d-c issues a recommendation for pregnant who've recently traveled to latin america. we'll tell you why it could be a matter and ear tack. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, jason feinberg, dave hall and maria silva. weather 24/7 with cassandra jones and your traffic solutions. this is fox5 news this morning. a big meeting is being held today that could decide the fate of professional hockey in las vegas. the n-h-l executive committee is expected to meet today in new york. and while we don't expect a final decision to be made, we should

miguel martinez- valle fox5 local las vegas>> metro says a new law that went into effect last october allows them act quicker against squatters. before the law, squatting was taken care of in civil court... now the issue is now addressed criminally. tonight county officials will have a better understanding of how many homeless people are living in the the 2016 southern census starts tonight. this count helps nevada get millions of dollars in grants for local programs that help the homeless. last year's census found 75-hundred people staying in shelters or on the streets at least two nights in january. the census ends tomorrow morning. at which time a separate count for homeless start. school choice week - and planned in nevada, including a rally happening today at cashman center. organizers say the goal is to highlight educational options for parents. fox5's shannon moore is live outside cashman center with the details. thousands of people are expected to attend this gathering. it starts at 10am celebrating school choice for parents -- and the need for more options. organizers say the

fox5's miguel martinez valle has more on the possible reorganization of one of the largest school districts in the nation. clark county is the 5th largest school district in the country and assemblyman david gardner thinks thats a problem... assemblyman david gardner, " we have the largest rural district, as well as the largest urban district, and we have urban problems and we have rural problems and we have distance problems and we have transportation problems and its hard to get one group to get their mind wrapped around that." gardner presented a bill that looked to break up the school district into smaller precincts, that bill is now law and the town hall is the start of a year on the best way to re-organize . mayor lee, north las vegas " in our particular case we have a lot of schools that are old and have these trailers on them, and we have dollars that come to the school district but don't follow the urban children and the problems in those areas." the town hall welcomed officials from all over the valley, as well as parents and teachers... as a part of a reo

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 has come to an end... at least for now after reaching a record breaking jackpot of more than 1.5 billion dollars... at least one winning ticket has been reported in california... and there could still be more < nat> one things for sure, the biggest lottery in u.s. history has been a huge win for border town businesses.... "we amped up our staff, we had friends, we had family, we had everybody come help us in this time when it's just been crazy." last stop in arizona says they saw at least 10 times their of customers in the last week alone... many of them f

live, miguel martinez-valle. fox5news local. las vegas. homeland secretary jeh johnson defended the raids, he says theyre a necessary deterent to keep crossing illegally into the u.s. the first hyperloop tube are arriving in the tubes will be people in pods... up hour. the hyperloop creators say people can use the pods for commutes and travel. testing in north las vegas will take place during the first quarter of 2016, in a two mile track. hyperloop hopes to complete the construction by 2020 . the new arena on the strip has officially been named... it will be called the "t-mobile arena." mgm resorts says the cell phone carrier received the naming rights to the 20,000-seat arena set to open in april. t-mobile says they want to offer their customers exclusive deals... like tickets in advance - and seat the new arena will be behind the new york-new york and will host concerts, sports, special events, and shows. "we think that what we are offering is going to enhance the experience. while there are certainly great venues here locally, this is

fox5's miguel martinez-valle has some ideas just incase the winner is from las vegas... 1.5 billion, wow that can do some damage here in the valley... but just what can that get you, a very fun weekend in las vegas thats for sure, but can it buy you a casino? i spoke to an expert and he gave me some big ticket real estate ideas for the lucky winner... the winner of the 1.5 billion dollar jackpot wont be taking all of that money home, if you take the cash option you subtract federal taxes, assuming theres no state tax, youre left with about six hundred and ninty seven million five hundred dollars in your pocket. but just how much money is that? bridge: "we did the math and if you were to convert your cash winnings, in ones, into feet you could cover the length of around 775 football fields... stack those of eachother and 202 las vegas stratospheres in and lastly, that many bills placed next to each other could cover the length of the las vegas strip about 10 times..." so if youre thinking of investing in real estate and looking to buy a casino, you can really get your moneys worth dow

let's check in with fox five's miguel martinez-valle... live from the fremont street experience. closed captioning the party downtown is 21 and up tonight and the street isn't open and free like usual . the access to the experience is gated and entrance will cost you 40 dollars "13 bands on 3 stages beginning at 530 pm going all the way to 330 am we have fireworks under the canopy at midnight a 65 thousand dollar firework show, mayor carolyn goodman will be leading the countdown from the 3rd street stage at midnight and we also have a year in review show that we play on the veva vision stream ... " still the party is well worth the money there will be 13 tribute bands playing the biggest hits and a new year's eve countdown led by mayor goodman . there will also be celebrate a great 2015 closed captioning will resume shortly extra security onb hand on and off the strip. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg is live at the palms with how they are preparing tonight. security is their top priority tonight every person coming through ghost bar which is where we are they're going to be wanded... the

miguel martinez- valle fox5 local las vegas>> there's also new technology to help you get around... fast. check this out! there's intel's half hoverboard, half segway, all robot creation. it recognizes voice commands and you can ride it. and check out the which are skates that pull the rider along up to six miles. and check out b-m-w's "i-eight", which uses three of rear and side view mirrors. creators say the mirrors eliminate blind spots... but right now that technology is not legal in the u-s. pre-orders for a long-awaited virtual reality head set were so popular-- it broke the internet. oculus rift said so many pre- orders came in initially-- that it crashed the company's site. the oculus rift set retails for about 6-hundred dollars. the company 6-hundred dollars. the company promises a more immersive experience when playing games or watching movies. the first shipments are expected to go out at the end of march. colleges across the country are telling students to leave their hoverboards at universities have banned or restricted hoverboards on their campuses, saying they are sim

fox five's miguel martinez-valle has the details... christine it was a tragic start to 2016 for family members of the 41 year old man who was shot and killed earlier today... police say it wasnt a random shooting, the suspect and the person shot did know each other... they even lived in the same gated community. only hours into 2016 and north las vegas police already have a homicide investigation on their hands... " this is really unfortunate, especially being the first day of new years. we were happy we were fairly quiet last night but this is no way to start a new year." a 41 year old man was shot and killed inside a condo in a gated community...the person who shot police got word of gun shots around noon, neighbors say the shots were fired earlier... " maybe around 10, 11, around that time frame, i was half asleep and i heard the gun shot. and i kind of peaked out the window i didnt really see anything so i layed back down. and then maybe 2 minutes later i heard a lady crying outside." police say this was not a random act of violenc

live, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. the downtown project has been around for about three years,theyre owners or investors in around 300 businesses including container park and the life is beautiful festivel. a new hotel and casino is coming of the strip. resorts world gets the approval to move forward with its four billion dollar plan. resorts world was approved by the zoning commission today. the asian-themed resort is complete with 7 thousand hotel rooms, an ampitheater and convention area. resorts world being built where the stardust hotel and casino once stood. this is one of the many projects coming to the north end. the area will also house a hotel called lucky dragon... and the convention center will extend once the riviera is unlv-- confirms-- it purchased 42 acres of land. real estate group "colliers international" announced the closed deal with unlv today. the stretch of land is along tropicana and koval lane. the landlocked university wants to expand... and has several options for this space, including a new

fox5's miguel martinez valle joins us now with the latest. closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly fox5 viewers might remember metro sergeant john sheahan, who recently retired from the force. he appeared frequently on our "behind the badge" segment and other fox5 stories. tonight, his family needs the community's help. sheahan's wife kristi suffered a stroke two days ago, right before she's in critical condition at the hospital. the sheahans recently had a baby boy. the metro community is rallying around the family to raise money for her medical bills... and we here at fox5 are thinking about the sheahans tonight. if you want to help, we have their fundraiser page on the links page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. football fans have their weekend planned out... as they watch to see who's headed to the super bowl! plenty of them

let's check in with miguel martinez- valle... in white hills arizona. keep in mind... the odds of winning powerball.... are one in 292 million. we'll have those winning numbers for you... tonight on fox five news at ten. does winning the lottery.... come with a curse? coming up.... we'll take a look at some instant multi- millionaires... who ended up broke. plus.... dogs around the country are coming down with the flu this season. the symptom pet owners should look out for. 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right now this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right now if you need a reason to start celebrating super bowl 50 early - i'll give you two. get a large,1-topping pizza foronly 50 cents when you order any larar menu price. better ingredients. better pizza. better football. crossing the state line - hoping to cash in on a record powerball jackpot. a drawing for one-point-five billion dollars... takes place tonight. let's check in with hills arizona. closed captioning will resume s

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 the person shot knew each other... they are saying the suspect lives in the same residential area... inside the home where shots were fired, family members and even chil

live miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. keep in mind the lower gas prices could be temporary. this time last year -- gas was two dollars and twenty three cents in las vegas. a special session to lure electric carmaker faraday future to nevada cost around a quarter million dollars. last month's four-day cost more than the two-day session the legislature held for tesla in 2014. that's what the nevada legislative counsel bureau director told us. it's expected to hit 250-thousand dollars after printing and travel reimbursements. the recent session lasted longer even though faraday's incentive package was smaller. last month -- governor brian sandoval signed four bills into law to seal a 335- million dollar deal to bring faraday to our state. actor matt damon and the "bourne" cast members are back in las vegas to film on the strip. here's a live look at las vegas boulevard and harmon. they're starting to close it off to shoot some scenes. crews have also been using closed-sets at the aria and mccarran international airport. they

fox5's miguel martinez-valle was at mccarran when the techies touched down. < the i-15 was packed with people making their way to california... it seems a few drivers couldnt handle the traffic so they decided to make their own route... but those attempted shortcuts came at a price when law enforcement got involved... just as people left the valley, thousands more flocked to the city for the first big convention of the year." " we get between 150, 175 thousand people from the tech profession here during the course of ces and more than a quarter of those are international professionals from all over the world." while the international consumer electronics show doesnt officially start until wednesday, early arrivals have already landed in mccarran airport from all over the world. " my name is hugo fernandez im from san diego," " my name is april, im visiting from seattle" " (name) i come from china, i came

fox 5's miguel martinez-valle walked the show floor today, he has the details on new technology meant to protect your home... i focused on the smart home section of ces today and the big focus was on how to prevent home break ins, burglaries, and even thefts... most of the new security systems i saw let you control your whole house right from the palm of your hand... theres security cameras, and face recognition systems... lets take a look. 2016, the year of the smart home at ces... from big companies to start ups, it seems like everyone was presenting the next step in home security... " theyre growing into not just being about safety but communication, people are using cameras to check in on things... but theyre actually using them to connect with the people and things that matter the most." it makes sense, everyone wants to make sure their house is safe. but the technology presented this year goes beyond home alarms that contact law enforecment... "' you can do more than just protect your house with an alarm, you can actually open and close your door locks, you can actually turn on

let's check in with fox five's miguel martinez-valle... live from the fremont street experience. christine it may seem quiet down here now but that is quickly going to change. the fremont street security sweep has started so everyone that was on the street was asked to leave while police and fremont street experience employees secure the area ... now new year's eve is the biggest night of the year for fremont street so it will be gated off with controlled access . tickets to get into the street party are 40 dollars but officials think it's well worth it. when we we control access to fremont street experience and we do that for crowd control we have a maximum capacity of about 30000 people under the four blocks of the canopy " tonight's party is 21 and up so we can expect the drinks pouring and the music blasting ...the capacity for fremont street is around 30 thousand so there's plenty of room so if you're still looking for a rocking way to kick off the new year fremont street is a great option , i'll be here all night bringing you all the fun. if you do plan on coming remember n