disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southern nevada area. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into thursday with a start at 34. we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southern nevada area. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into thursday with a start at 34. closed captioning will resume shortly a day of fun - and learning - at the ice rink today. coming up....

we have a series of disturbances pacific through the southern nevada area. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into start at 34. closed captioning got a huge win under assistant coach turned interim head coach todd simon at the mack last night.. this after coach dave rice was forced out... but one ranter is upset another assistant coach didn't get that send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. uber and lyft have some competition! we'll tell you about our city's newest ride- sharing company, and what makes it different from the others. a man on the run taunted police for weeks... see how he slipped up, thanks to th

high pressure still has hold of the southern nevada area today. high level clouds, mainly sunny skies will be common. high temperatures hold between 53 and 57 for most of the area and winds will be rather mild out of the southwest between 5-10 mph. winds do pick up though by tomorrow between 10 and 20 mph due to an approaching cold front and low pressure from the west. the upper 50s by thursday and heavy cloud cover is expected. the front should pass over head thursday into friday with rain chances on the fence for now. we will keep to breezy conditions into the weekend along with partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. another shot for showers falls new overnight... a scare at caesars. around midnight, a fire broke out at the cafe americano inside the strip property. fire crews say it wasn't too bad, and the employees were able to put it out themselves, but we did see people posting on social media that they heard the fire alarms going off. found(mccarthy)-vo morning... that 15 year old girl police were searching for is

high pressure still has hold of the southern nevada area today. with some high level clouds, mainly sunny skies will be common. high temperatures hold between 53 and 57 for most of the area and winds will be rather mild out of the southwest between winds do pick up though by tomorrow between 10 and 20 mph due to an approaching cold front and low pressure from the west. temperatures will climb into the upper 50s by thursday and heavy cloud cover is expected. the front should pass over head thursday into friday with rain chances on the fence for now. mid and upper 50s. another shot for showers falls around sunday morning into the afternoon but depending on how we restructure our mid and upper level stability, cloudy skies may be all we get. we have more news breaking a nasty crash at eastern and russelll take a look the sequence of events is pretty crazy according to police.... one of the cars lost control, hit a rock in the parking lot of a gas station, hit a small pole... went airborne and landed on top of an electrical box. amazingly that person w

high pressure still has hold of the southern nevada area today. high level clouds, mainly sunny skies will be common. high temperatures hold between 53 and 57 for most of the area and winds will be rather mild out of the southwest between 5-10 mph. winds do pick up though by tomorrow between 10 and 20 mph due to an

high pressure still has hold of the southern nevada area today. with some high level clouds, mainly sunny skies will be common. high temperatures hold between 53 and 57 for most of the area and winds will be rather mild out of the southwest between 5-10 mph. winds do pick up though by between 10 and 20 mph due to an approaching cold front and low pressure from the west. temperatures will climb into the upper 50s by thursday and heavy cloud cover is expected. the front should pass over head thursday into friday with rain chances on the fence for now. we will keep to breezy conditions into the weekend along with partly and high temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. another shot for showers falls around sunday morning into the afternoon but depending on how we restructure our mid and upper level stability, cloudy skies may be all we get. now let's take a look at today's top stories now trending... anyone who's ever lost a dog knows how heart-wrenching it can be. now there's a new app that uses the latest technology to help families recover their four

into thursday with a we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southern nevada area. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into start at 34. closed captioning wayne newton, a- k-a "mister las vegas" has an exciting 2016 ahead of him. one of the highlights coming up... being part of the first show in the brand new t- mobile arena on the strip! the killers and i are going to open it and i have to have discussions - i prefer to have discussions with them as to how they see the show going and what they would like to see happen because i would like to walk out and do some of their songs with them either singing or playing guitar or whatever" " the opening night is april 6th. for now, newton fans can check out his casa de s

meterologist ted pretty we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southern nevada area. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into thursday with a start at 34. we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into thursday with a closed captioning will resume shortly 18-thousand students... hard at work - all in one place. what they're someone

it affected the whole southern nevada area." )) ((mauricio marin)) according to the center for effective government...at least 15 facilities that use chemicals across the valley pose a big risk to the surrounding community. one of them is reddy ice las vegas. they use large amounts of ammonia to keep things cold in their facility. ((amanda starbuck/center for effective government: "why they are so dangerous is because they store hdyro ammonia used as refregeriate. this is a deadly toxic gas it can spread several miles from it's source if it's a major release.")) ((mauricio marin)) the company is required to abide by strict rules and regulations. but the center for effective government says more can be done. ((amanda starbuck/center for effective government: "one simple thing facilites can do to chemicals." )) ((mauricio marin)) or asks them to use liquids instead of gas chemicals. something brenner says he urges companies to consider as well to minimize risk for catastrophe. ((richard brenner/hazmat coordinator clark county fire. dept.: "a gas is a bad thing because if it gets out into t

but not likely to reach southern nevada as we have a high pressure system that will bring drier air to our area. ............................. back in southern we've had high clouds moving through this evening -- we've had some very small trace amounts of moisture in the atmosphere especially to north of us -- but not enough to bring any precip down to the ground. .............................. we're tracking some winds moving through southern nevada -- by 10- am tomorrow we'll see winds near the teens in our area and at mount charleston -- but down in primm and the colorado river valley, gusts in the 20's -- the winds surrounding us will stay higher through tuesday, but tapering off here in the valley. ............................... our ski report -- go to the latest ski conditions out west -- plenty of snow happening out in colorado and utah right now. ...................... tonight 43 degrees - partly cloudy skies -- nw winds -- 5 to 7 miles per hour. -- tomorrow a high of 57 -- breezy winds out there -- 9 to 13 miles per hour. ................................ 7-day forecast -- it's going t

area. it's southern nevada. for the next several days. the only difference we're really going to see is the amount of clouds. so perfect weather for walking the dog, taking your kids to the park, really enjoying the climate that we have here. >> marie: that's why we love living in southern nevada. >> reed: you are taking out my excuses to get out running. >> marie: let's take to you outer space shall we? it's been part of their mission nearly two years and now for astronauts aboard the international space station it's coming into to bloom. u.s. senate scott kelly on saturday tweeted a photo of what he says is the first ever flower grown in space. scientists say this new break through allows for better understanding of how to grow plants in micro gravity. beautiful! . >> reed: finally today, happy belated birthday to everybody's favorite betty white. the actress turned 94 yesterday. white has worked in show business since the 1940s but she might be best known for her role as sweet and clueless rose on "the golden girls." she was recognized

meteorologist ted pretty we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southern nevada area. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into thursday with a start at 34. we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southern nevada just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into closed captioning will resume shortly it was just the way they like it... a loud day around the las vegas motor spee

water from lake erie and it immidiately froze on the car high pressure still has hold of the southern nevada area today. with some high level clouds, mainly sunny skies will be common. high temperatures hold between 53 and 57 for most of the area and winds will be rather mild out of the southwest between 5-10 mph. winds do pick up though by tomorrow between 10 and 20 mph due to an approaching cold front and low pressure from the west. temperatures will climb into the upper 50s by thursday and heavy cloud cover is expected. the front should pass over head thursday into friday with rain mid and upper 50s. upper level stability, cloudy skies may be all we get. democrat bernie sanders had an unexpected answer at the democatic forum last night. it's topping today's stories now trending. 3:43- is it off brand for a democratic socialist to live in consider it more like public housing... he got some laughs from the audience with that answer. the vermont senator lives modestly on the campaign trail and always jokes about how few suits he owns. david bowie has an usual namesake to honor his legacy. the sin

clouds rolling into the southern nevada area yesterday starting with lots of sunshine and didn't end the day that way. this from red rock visitors center yesterday afternoon. more clouds on the way for us today. winds not doing much right now. in fact they are calm at many locations across the las vegas valley. two miles per hour is all in here is storm system number one coming on shore as we speak. most of the rain is north of us hung up in the sierra just to the west of us. best chance of rain is north of las vegas. best chance of snow in our local mountains above 5500 feet. you see clouds here now. moving in for later on tonight and tomorrow. we're going to have clouds off and on for the next 7 days. just a slight chance of sprinkles for us here in las vegas. very similar to where we were yesterday. here in las vegas we hit 56 yesterday. let's do it again. sun, clouds, slight chance of sprinkles. we get into the 60's sunday and monday. good news for monday, big parade observing martin luther king , jr.'s birthday. >> kim: sometimes three can be a the cute factor. in the water cool

it affected the whole southern nevada area." )) ((mauricio marin)) according to the center for effective government...at least 15 facilities that use chemicals across the valley pose a big risk to the surrounding community. one of them is reddy ice las they use large amounts of ammonia to keep things cold in their facility. ((amanda starbuck/center for effective government: "why they are so dangerous is because they store hdyro ammonia used as refregeriate. this is a deadly toxic gas it can spread several miles from it's source if it's a major release.")) ((mauricio marin)) the company is required to abide by strict rules and regulations. but the center for effective government says more can be done. ((amanda starbuck/center for effective government: "one simple thing facilites can do to be safer is just switch to safer chemicals." )) ((mauricio marin)) or asks them to use liquids instead of gas chemicals. something brenner says he urges companies to consider as well to minimize risk for catastrophe. ((richard brenner/hazmat coordinator clark county fire. dept.: "a gas is a bad thing bec

a live look outside right now at what has been a wet day across southern nevada.. and some areas are now under a winter storm warning. let's go to meteorologist karla heulga in the weather center to let us know what we can expect from this latest winter blast. karla. we continue to track a series cloud cover and chances for rain and mountain snow to the area through the remainder of the workweek. our first system is already affecting the area with scattered showers that will continue through tonight. our next system moves in tomorrow and is expected to bring more numerous showers to the valley as well as mountain snow to the sheep range and the spring mountains. cliven bundy is back in the news!!! the nevada rancher's sons are leading protests.... in oregon. and.. once again.. federal government! 05:11:42 cliven bundy "well i don't know what he might do, but i have a lot of faith in my sons that they're going to do what's right. i have a lot of faith in them that they're there to do good things." bundy and armed protesters were part of a tense standoff..... with government agents

working towards southern nevada. it's a front area of low pressure that will work down from the north that will become a major a major player in our weather towards the weekend. you can see that front. it's going to be a s that's coming up sunday. 20 on the mountain. 34 overton. 27 in pahrump for lows. highs tomorrow got comfortable highs. 71 at the lake. 73 at laughlin. 65 in mesquite. death valley getting close to 80. for . couple of waves of clouds going through. most part we'll have more sun than clouds tomorrow. still mild with a high warming through 67 degrees. and hold on here comes saturday's high. 72. but the winds fire up in the afternoon. and they could gust saturday afternoon and saturday night to 50 miles per hour. that front blows through. decent chance for rain on sunday. then the northerly winds come in on the backside monday. blowing with a high of 49. i don't even know with a low of 35. talk about a shock. >> jim: a big drop. different layers can i wear in two easy days. >> jessica: we want to take you now back out l

area. ..................... our satellite radar map -- we had some showers off the southern california coast -- which of course is significant because they've had flooding in the san diego area along with ...................... here in southern nevada -- we did have those high clouds all around the region today -- we saw some snow to the west of us over the spring mountain range -- and to the north in the sheep mountain range -- but no precip reaching our valley. ..................... speaking of precipitation -- how about all of this snow up at lee canyon ski resort -- truly looks like a winter wonderland there -- they saw 33 inches - that's nearly 3- feet of snow just this past week -- a great time to head up there and catch the slopes. ........................ tomorrow, mount charleston is looking at high around 39 degrees and a low of 14 -- also sunny skies up there -- but those north winds will make it feel a bit colder -- so make sure to bundle up if head up there. .......................... also a great time to mention our ski report -- go to las vegasnow.com - click on sections and links -- check out all the latest conditions in the west for skiing and snowboarding. ........................ back in las vegas -- tonight a lo

southern nevada. that ridge paved the way for some drizzle to pop up across our area. a more zonal flow will be developing over the coming days. we'll still see a fair amount of cloud with daytime temperatures on the rise. expect the low to mid 60's starting monday. nino continues the next few days. a dirty ridge has allowed some high cloud over southern nevada. that ridge paved the way for some very light isolated drizzle to pop up across our area. a over the coming days. we'll still see a fair amount of cloud with daytime temperatures on the rise. expect the low to mid 60's starting monday. closed captioning up next -- presidential candidates come back to the silver state. who you can expect to court voters in town next week. and nick lagrange joins us with a look at today's runnin' rebels and n-f-l playoff action. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contribution

but business in southern nevada as well: (( parent: silicon valley, san francisco bay area, tech companies in boulder, colorado, they're all having the same problem. they're afraid of doing business in southern nevada because of what their children will be exposed to by not having the tools and technologies in schools." )) ((kirsten joyce)) those tasked with the decision are weighing input at these meetings... the plan could be in place as soon as this summer. next year. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. some cloudy skies keeping temps a little milder overnight. ............. it's cool but not as cold as it's been lately. .. mostly sunny today and highs in the upper 50s. ((sherry swensk)) with demetria!> demetria obilor accident on boulder highway, south of twain. of twain. accident on sunset by las vegas boulevard, near town square. no delays on the south beltway. we've got some big closures impacting you this weekend and monday. we'll talk about those up next. < > ((brian loftus)) > metro police are investigating a de

area. we'll show you where all of that rain activity is. you can see the west coast rainfall. we'll go in closer to southern nevada where you can see abundant rainfall all across the area over the last few hours. we'll show you the rain totals in just a second. it may even surprise you in some areas. some of the heavier rain showers over the past hour mostly on the east side of town right now. taking a look at the doppler radar, here is a look at the conditions after 7:00 p.m. like i said, heaviest showers as of right now, just to the east of us. as we zoom out a little bit, still getting shower activity over in the mountains where we are anticipating additional snowfall over the next several hours and we're not completely out of the wood yet when it comes to the storms. you can see another system making its way across the sierra and even some rain showers into tomorrow and even thursday. we could potentially see additional shower activity. so we're not completely out of the woods when it comes to the stormy weather. we have a winter storm warning still in effect until tomorrow morning. you can see for the peaks h

today, that low has moved on and now we are under a small area of high pressure. through southern nevada today. temperatures will hold closer to a range between 57 and 61 monday afternoons. wide spread showers. breezy conditions are expected and look to extend into sunday. with upper 50s for sunday saturday night and partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies look confident sunday through tuesday of next week. right now... the latest installment of the 'bourne' movies is filming in town right now. it is what everyone is talking about. action news reporter yasmeen hassan is live on the set - right on the strip - showing us everything that is going on. this morning... the daily news is responding to sarah palin's enthusiastic endorsement for donald trump. take a look at their new cover.. it says "i'm with stupid." another person who's not too happy with the endorsement. cruz... who got some big backing from palin while he was running for senate. :20-:30 po-01we whatever she has decided to do in 2016, i will always remain a big, big fan of sarah palin. at the end of the day, it's going to be the v

shifting gears to weather, where some areas in southern nevada are getting some showers with more on that let's get to carlo falco... good morning carlo. ((ad-lib)) a weak area of low pressure is pushing over las vegas right now. it is very moisture starved and doesn't have much power behind it either and therefore will about a trace to a couple hundredths of an inch of rain are expected out of this little system before it departs. clouds thin out through the afternoon hours and we'll likely even get to mostly sunny with lows right around freezing for many parts of the valley. drop to about 32 or so. the rest of the week will be dry but sky conditions will be golden state but won't produce any showers for nevada. those storms will toss some thick high level clouds over highs will stay around 55 throughout the week. a developing story this morning.... the hunt continues for suspects inn and fort apache. right now, police are searching for multiple male suspects. according to officers... the homeowners were inside when the suspects forced their way in and they were held against thier wi

heavy shower activity across northern right now you can see continue to move across the area as far as southern nevada goes really just sitting off and on cloud cover were expecting more clouds overnight tonight this is the look at the last few hours in the afternoon just seeing those clouds rolling into the area that were not done yet. check this out. massive low pressure system in the pacific moving into the west coast bringing us more unsettled weather mostly to the north of us here is how that worst system is going to pan out over the next few hours and then here's the secondary one you can see why the weekend ringing additional snow showers to the sierra some unsettled weather will signal the nevada city going to see just the additional cloud cover across the nevada on saturday.but we do have a chance of showers in the forecast show you when and just a second. temperatures overnight tonight to be as cold as last night show you we dropped our temperatures in the low 30s and many neighborhoods below the freezing mark could be a little more bearable tonight with those clouds again rolling across the

southern nevada by late saturday. over the valley bringing widespread chances for rain to the area into next monday. for now, today's high is 60 with sunny skies and breezy conditions. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with 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 listed on our maps back to the news desk in more local news, the driver blamed for a deadly five- car crash last august is due in court for her preliminary hearing. metro police say angela bashay was speeding down sunset on august 10th, when her car clipped another car near paradise road. five vehicles were involved in the crash. local mother, 39- year-old christine robinson was killed. bashay's car flipped over and landed on its told police a semi truck caused the accident. metro's investigation found that bashay was actually the driver at fault. she was arrested and charged with reckless driving involving death. we're one week out from the iowa caucuses. it's the first big contest of the 20- 1

today, that low has moved on and now we are under a small area of high pressure. through southern nevada today. high temperatures were looking to be closer to the mid 60 degrees. low 60s look to extend into the weekend and drop slightly into the upper 50s into sunday and monday afternoons. another front and low is expected to pass over head by saturday; allowing for heavy clouds and a small shot for wide spread showers. breezy conditions are expected and look to extend into sunday. with upper 50s for sunday cloudy to mostly sunny skies look confident sunday through tuesday of next week. breaking this morning... taliban militants stormed a university in northwestern pakistan. it happened 3:30 p-m their time. the official death toll was at 20. at least 50 more have been injured in the attack. a pakistani military source told abc news that four shooters have also students, university staff and at least one professor are among the dead. gunmen stormed the bacha khan university through a rear entrance, according to witnesses, and reportedly began breaking down doors to shoot at students. witn

southern nevada by late saturday. sunday, low pressure will close over the valley bringing widespread chances for rain to the area into next monday. for now, today's high is 60 with sunny skies and breezy conditions. here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate 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 back to the news desk. the woman accused of causing a deadly 5 car accident is due in court this morning for a preliminary hearing. angela bashay told police back in august that she was hit by a semi truck, which caused a chain reaction collision. i recall a big white semi trailer truck and a white car. i don't know which car hit me but one of those cars clipped my car and police say bashay was speeding near sunset and paradise when she plowed into another car. 5 vehicles were involved in the crash...that killed 39-year-old christine robinson. police say bashay was driving more than 80 miles per hour. her car flipped over and landed on its roof. she is charged with one felony count of reckl

insufficient funding is not only hurting students, but business in southern nevada as well: (( parent: silicon valley, san francisco bay area, tech companies in boulder, colorado, they're all having the same problem. they're afraid of doing business in southern nevada because of what their children will be exposed to by not having the tools and technologies in schools." )) those tasked with the decision are weighing input at these meetings before the plan is finalized -- that could be in place as soon as this summer. the deadline is january first, 2017./// ((dave courvoisier)) > a break in a murder case of a teenager in october. authorities say they've arrested a suspect in california. back on october 26-th, 16 year-old tiyvone taylor mills was killed near lake mead and torrey pines. the only evidence police had to work with at the time was this surveillance video where the teen was seen arguing with a man before the shooting. in december, metro detectives identified the suspect as 24 year-old jimmy robinson, junior. a warrant was issued for his arrest and yesterday robinson was taken into custody near richmond, california.

some light rain showers have passed over areas of southern nevada... but the better chance for rain will be in southern california and into arizona with this first storm. ................. a chance of rain all week and mountain snow. some neighborhoods could see a half-inch of rain and we could measure more than a foot of snow in the higher elevations. ................ back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > two people in connection with a deadly shooting outside a 24- hour fitness. 27-year-old kyle staats and 19-year-old megan hippie face several charges including first degree murder and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon. the two are accused of killing 42-year- old neil brian gandler... the victim is from california. police say he was found shot to death in his vehicle last week.. in the gym parking lot on rainbow near alta./// ((brian loftus)) > r- and- b singer chris brown found out that what happens in vegas.. doesn't stay in vegas. metro police say he hit a woman and took her cell phone this weekend.. when she tried to take a photo of him at th palm

southern nevada by late saturday. sunday, low pressure will close over the valley bringing widespread chances for rain to the area into next monday. for now, today's high is 60 with sunny skies and breezy conditions. here's your fox5

some nice snowfall in the sierra as well as some of the higher elevations in southern nevada also rainfall is expected for our area. a winter storm warning goes into effect tomorrow and remains in effect through wednesday morning for the mountains. is possible. just within that 24-hour period above 5,000 feet even 6 to 12 inches above 8,000 feet is possible. also winter weather advisories in effect. you can see the portion, the purple portion of your screen for 3, 6 inches of localized new snowfall and even more than that on some. higher mountain peaks. conditions tonight we'll hang onto the clouds. look out for a few isolated showers throughout the evening. temperatures dropping down to the lower 40s overnight. we'll see very light wind throughout most of the evening. pretty calm weather conditions will don't. look out for the pitter-patter expected overnight tonight. 28 degrees for caliente. 33 for pahrump. highs tomorrow won't be very high. it will be another very cool day all across the region. you can see 50s for mesquite, overton, boulder city, pahrump, 40 for your high tomorrow. as you are waking up tomorro

and some areas of southern nevada are under a winter storm warning this morning...they could see some snow!! but how much? let's get over to meteorologist greg bennett who's tracking it all.... strongest chances for rain enter the valley today with widespread showers expected through the day. wet roads with possible local pooling will be a concern this afternoon into the overnight so take caution traveling across the city today. high temperatures will hover in the low and mid 50s with winds out of the southeast between 5-10 mph. higher elevations 6500ft and warning from 7am this morning until 4am wednesday morning. high winds and snow accumulations between 8 and 16 inches through the next 24 hrs are expected. it is likely that snow chains will be a must if traveling up mt. charleston today. overnight, winds will drop into the valley with gusts expected between 20 and 30 mph along with the continuation of light to moderate rainfall. the rain chances continue through friday afternoon with highs keeping in the low and mid 50s through the week and into the weekend. snow potential to the v

southern nevada this morning. ............. we finished the day in the low 60s for some areas yesterday but a nice warm up is coming. < ((brian loftus)) > cameras can be found in many daycares and preschools... and now one attorney also wants to see them inside special education classrooms. this comes after the recent arrest of a special education teacher... who's accused of being intimate with her student. as sharie johnson reports... some say cameras are needed for the most vulnerable students. police arrested 25-year-old jullian lafave january 15th. she confessed to kissing her 17-year-old special needs student several times... in her classroom. the arrest report says there we're 13,000 texts between the two... that we're quote "sexual in nature". and special education attorney marianne lanuti says the solution to preventing this type is cameras... in special ed classrooms. ((marianne lanuti, attorney specializes in special ed law teachers need this to protect themselves to bus drivers need to protect themselves everyone the innocement will be rpotected there is no excuse )) ((sharie johnson)) lanuti has pushed for this 10 years

through our area the rest of the weekend giving us a slight chance of an isolated showers in the valley sunday and a trace of snow for our local mountains. that shortwave will leave southern nevada by monday replaced by a ridge that will allow for lots of sunshine the remainder of the week. daytime temperatures will remain below seasonal the next 7 days . a weak storm system moves through our area the rest of the weekend giving us a slight chance of an isolated showers in the valley sunday and a trace of snow for our local mountains. that shortwave will leave southern nevada by monday replaced by a ridge that will allow for lots of sunshine the remainder of the week. daytime temperatures will remain below days . closed captioning up next the runnin' rebels straight conference game... we have a wrap up from (( spo welcome to fox five sports. i'm nick lagrange. we start tonight with runnin' rebels hoops action. u-n-l-v was in laramie today taking on the 8-8 cowboys... ...hoping to get this season back on the winning track. u-n-l-v looked going. in the first half -- stephen zimmerman gets the rebound, throws it ahead to jerome seagears who gets it back to zimmerman outside the arc.

today, that low has moved on and now we are under a small area of high pressure. through southern nevada today. high temperatures were looking to be closer to the mid 60 today but with the slight low 60s look to extend into the weekend and drop slightly into saturday; allowing for heavy clouds and a small shot for afternoon, wind chill factors cloudy to mostly sunny skies look confident sunday through tuesday of next week. and a breaking news update from overnight... a rough night on the roads. take a look at this car that crashed right into a fence at a home near charleston and hollywood. police are calling this hit and run, because the car was left there un- attended. one person was injured but at this point we don't know if they were a passenger, or a bystander. teacher absences have forced 86 detroit schools to close today, the largest in a string of recent sickouts.... it's meant to call attention to high class sizes, dilapidated buildings and other problems in michigan's largest school district. michigan gov. rick snyder said tuesday night in his state of the state address. detroit

area of high pressure. chances for rain are now lacking in all sat models and partly cloudy to mostly sunny through southern nevada today. high temperatures were looking to be closer to the mid 60 today but with the slight change to yesterday's pattern, temperatures will hold closer to a range between 57 and 61 degrees. low 60s look to extend into the weekend and drop slightly into the upper 50s into sunday and monday afternoons. another front and low is expected to pass over head by saturday; allowing for heavy clouds and a small wide spread showers. breezy conditions are expected and look to extend into sunday. with upper 50s for sunday afternoon, wind chill factors put the feels like temperatures closer to the upper 40s. chances for showers end saturday night and partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies look confident sunday through tuesday of next week. hearings-vo in baltimore this morning...a to testify in the death of freddie gray. that officer is william porter. you'll remember porter's trial in december ended with a mistrial. now prosecutors want to call him to testify in court along with four...possibly five.

areas. ........................... looking ahead back here, there's a couple systems we're tracking in the pacific that could bring some more precipitation to the pacific northwest -- back here in southern nevada -- we're likely week as a high pressure system is moving into the area by early next week -- but for now we'll continue to track that chance of showers tonight. .......................... since we've seen some snow happening in mount charleston, great time to head up there -- there is a 60- percent chance of showers there tonight -- but tomorrow we're looking at a high of 40 degrees, a low of 19 -- mostly sunny, but we will see some northwest breezes -- 10 to 14 miles per hour -- also some gusts. ............................... .. if you'd like to check out other ski conditions -- you can go to las vegas now.com, check out our ski report -- click on sections -- and get the latest ski conditions in colorado, california, arizona. ............................... ..... tonight a low of 45 degrees, mostly cloudy skies -- we do have that 20- percent chance. a high of 60 tomorrow -- mostly sunny. ............................... ....... - > ((sharie johnson)) >...fighting a deadly disease in

area. we're seeing dry conditions across southern nevada as we we froze time a little bit. you can see absolutely nothing happening here. but we are keeping our eyes on the skies throughout the evening. winds will continue decreasing throughout the night. as far as conditions go, again, cool conditions overnight hanging on to a few clouds overnight tonight. winds shifting to the west northwest five to ten miles an hour. then decreasing as we get closer to midnight. lows tonight, moderate. upper 30s for mesquite and overton. looking at 50 for lake mead. 35 degrees for pahrump. right around the same temperatures we saw last night if you can remember that where we bottomed out this morning. highs for tomorrow still going to be a pretty toasty day. upper 50s for overton and mesquite. 58 degrees to pahrump by the end of the day as well as boulder city city. by the afternoon. still going to see off and on cloud cover, variable clouds throughout the day for the las vegas area. temperatures banking on it being around normal this time of year. winds starting off light increasing sli

southern nevada by late saturday. sunday, low pressure will close over the valley bringing widespread chances for rain to the area into next monday. for now, today's high is 60 with sunny skies and breezy conditions. 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 alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. metro police need help identifying a suspect accused of pointing a gun at several people on the strip... and setting off an officer involved shooting. here's a picture of the man arrested friday night. he's only known as "john doe". police say he was aiming a gun at people while walking in and out of traffic. an officer confronted him in front of the bellagio. police say the man did not obey commands to surrender. an officer fired at the suspect but missed. a bystander was grazed in the leg. he's in good condition after being treated at u-m-c. another man's clothing was hit... but he was not hurt. the suspect was arrested for several

area. but we're going to really zoom in to southern nevada where you can see not only are we seeing rainfall, heavy rainfall just to the west of us in the valleys, but also getting some snow in the mountains. much needed precipitation all across the area. you can see many neighborhoods very much getting covered by that rainfall. we're going take you in closer. you can see some of the stronger rain showers near decatur boulevard. you can see the storm appears to be moving northeast. we're going to actually take a look at the radar outside right now. you can see some of the strongest showers in this area right here. you see a along vegas drive, if you are planning on driving on the roadways either hold off or be very careful. drive slowly. here is a look at the shower activity outside right now. looks reich we are getting stronger precipitation just to the south of us right now. you can see it right there on your screen. we are likely going to see these showers continue throughout the evening. like i said, if you do have plans to travel maybe hold off or just be careful out there. it's not jus

southern nevada. look back to the west. you see that massive area of clouds? that's what's next. and that's laughlin, 69 degrees for the expected high. overnight tonight, still gets a little chilly. indian springs 35 for the overnight low. boulder city down to 43. today's high in las vegas 64. like i said, let's just enjoy it while we have it. light and variable winds today. for tonight, 44 degrees the expected overnight low with mostly clear conditions. then we get into the 7-day forecast. and the first part of it, gorgeous. friday, saturday, upper 60s, lots of sunshine. sunday, everything changes. we are looking at very large storm system that's going to work its way in. we've got rain, mountain snow on the way. could definitely see snow accumulation out of this. i think as far as arrival time it looks to be after the noon hour on sunday. and we're going see windy conditions with this as well. difference getting into next week. we're talking morning lows in the low to mid-30s. highs only around 50 degrees. when you factor in those winds guys it is going to be quite unpleasant e

grab your warm jacket because we've slipped into the 30s in some areas of the valley and southern nevada. ............ sunrise is now near 6:45... and the sunset later near 5 p.m. we should have plenty of sunshine and to start the week with some midweek high clouds. ................ a nice warm up to finish the week and the weekend near 70 degrees. ............. that epic snow storm brough record snow fall to the east this weekend. the snow ended early sunday and left sunshine behind. snow totals were amazing and right on target. back to you! ((brian loftus)) > the manhunt prisoners in southern california. authorities say they cut their way out of a maximum security jail in santa ana friday...and used bedsheets and clothing to rappel to freedom. the men are considered armed and dangerous./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a tenth death has been linked to takata's faulty airbags. as a result, u-s regulators added five million more cars to the already 19- million under recall. takata faces multiple private legal actions, millions of dollars in fines and a u-s justice department investigation. the bag

areas will to las vegas. any moisture that is there will southern nevada. the good thing with this pattern is that temperatures and... before we go tonight... right now... one last look out at the in primm. we're a little over an hour away from tonight's..... one and a half billion dollar powerball drawing. unfortunately... for some of those waiting in line... you may be out of luck.... as stores will stop selling tickets.... at 7 p.m. tonight.... for action news.. live at 11. inside edition up next. thanks for watching.. and from all of us at action >>> who wants to be a billionaire? >> i need 685 quick picks. >> are you serious? >> even hillary has lot to fever. >> did you buy a powerball ticket? >> i did. >> and the mega let-down at this restaurant. >> powerball 17! >> they got every number right, so why didn't they win? >> just like that, it was gone. american sailors forced on

back here in southern nevada -- we can see we had those high clouds move over our area -- and some snow to the spring mountain range to the west -- and snow to the north over the sheep moutains. ........................... tonight -- 38 degrees mostly clear skies -- we'll have calm winds tonight. tomorrow 54 -- plenty of sunshine a great start to our monday -- about 4 degrees below average. ...................... our 7-day forecast -- plenty of sunshine to start our week -- lows in the 30's -- temps below average for the week -- but only about 3 to 5 degrees -- it'll be cool, but not too cold. > sharie johnson > keeping outdated harware out of the how c-e-s is helping the community get rid of their unwanted tech while making sure it goes to the right place./// organizers of the massive electronics want to help you make room for all these new exciting products. today c-e-s and samsung teamed for an electronics recycling drive. it was a chance for people to get rid of all they're outdated and unused technology from old and broken tvs to outdated phones and computer equipment. all of the h

the southern nevada health districts says there are no confirmed cases of the zika virus in southern nevada. but warn that women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant should avoid traveling to areas where the virus is circulating. in more local news... parents are on edge after they were warned about an attempted abduction near a school. a letter was sent home with students from o'callaghan junior high school saying two students were approached by a man as they were walking home from school. the man then asked the students if they wanted a ride home. a letter was also sent to parents of brookman elementary school. a group is meeting today to discuss the problems on a dangerous road. 20-15 was a bad year for boulder the area saw a number of deadly accidents, many involving pedestrians trying to cross the street outside of marked crosswalks. organizers want to discuss making the road safer for both drivers and pedestrians. today's meeting is happening at 3 p-m at boulder station inside the casino's banquet area. this afternoon north las vegas mayor john lee will deliver his annual state of the city address. he's expected to discuss the city's economic outlook. mayor lee will addres

southern nevada. here is a look at some of the rain we got today. a lot of areas around the valley saw sprinkles.. off and on today. but the stakes are about to get higher.. with some areas now under a winter storm warning. meteorologist..... karla huelga's in the weather center..... tracking the latest push from of systems that will bring cloud cover and chances for rain and mountain snow to the area through the remainder of the workweek. our first system is already affecting the area with scattered showers that will continue through tonight. our next system moves in tomorrow and is expected to bring more numerous showers to the valley as well as mountain snow to the sheep range and the a nevada rancher's sons are leading a group of armed protesters.... occupying a federal building..... in oregon. cliven bundy made national news.... with his stand-off.... with the government.... in -2- thousand -14- ... and now... the family's at it again. action news reporter david schuman sat down with the man today...who's being more hands off.... this time around. cliven bundy says he sent his sons to oregon

southern nevada is starting to pick itself back up. the "las vegas global economic alliance" went over areas of our economy that are booming... and where some need help. one of those areas needing improvement is our transportation network. a plan has been drafted by the r-t-c... costing 12-billion dollars. /// ((brian loftus)) > online shopping continues to grow in popularity. ((kirsten joyce)) retailers are looking for different way to use technology... to improve your in-store shopping experience. jill wagner reports. (pepper) "hello, i'm pepper, nice to meet you." (jill) "nice to meet you" pepper... could be coming to a store near "how can i help you" the robot can tell you where an item is located inside a store. even suggest a jacket or dress that might look good. "this style is complementing to all body shapes." and pepper was just one of the new technologies displayed at the national retail federation expo in new york. "this allows you before you make your choice to really see the differences." michelle tinsley is with intel--- she says the company is using technology to give shoppers all the information they'd find on

overnight lows not too bad with the clouds keeping many areas in the 40s, low 60s should dominate over southern nevada tomorrow. so 42 for the overnight low, certainly an improvement over this morning, 36, 61 tomorrow with a 20 chance of an afternoon shower. here you can plan your day 7:00 a.m., 44, 57 by noon, and then 5:00 p.m. looking at some 50s and let's take a look at the mountain because tomorrow a big ski holiday, snow board holiday. it's 46 up at mt. charleston, lake canyon base up to 30 to 49-inches, that's pretty good, gerard and lake meade looking at 62. 7-day forecast, no more 50 on that, despite the cloud we get 92 a warm flow and stay in the 60 to 65-degree range which is where we kind of like it in january especially when we consider what's going on in the northern plains and upper mid >> absolute, enjoy an out door parade and not have any issues at all. >> no worries. >> thank you very much u preetion ate appreciate that. time to check in with amber dixon with sports head lines. >> nfl playoffs wrapped up up today. pittsburgh steelers were at mile high taking on the denver broncos. th

southern nevada from that recent storm... ........... we've got 50s around town and some bumpy southerly winds... with some areas reporting gusts up near 25 mph already. ............. the air is drying out a little with that wind but we won't have time to dry out before the next rain gets here later today and tonight. officially we've picked up a quarter inch of rain and that puts us ahead for the year already. ............... totals. look at the beautiful shot we received from the lee canyon ski resort with 16 inches of new powder! and more on the way. .................. we are loving it in the desert and hoping to just increase our rainfall a little without those flooding problems, but enough to get ahead and stay ahead for the season. and more is on the way by tonight with colder air could bring snow flurries even down to red rock. ............... the rain ended early this morning with the last storm, but as it rolled east it was causing big problems in arizona even though california is getting all the press. ............... rain and snow tonight and advisory for our mountains and windy conditions. 23-rd from

area later this week. ........................ we have this general cloud coverage happening through the western portion of the u-s and arizona which is pushing up through southern nevada -- that's where we saw our rain from today. ............................... ...... tonight cloudy skies and we're anticipating a 40-percent chance of showers overnight -- 43 degrees -- so we're a little warmer than average for our overnight temps. ....................... we do have some winter weather watches and warnings going to happen in southern nevada -- i'll let you know what we can expect there coming up. .............................. ((paula francis)) > a former pastor on trial for sexually abusing children. ((dave courvoisier)) we'll tell you why a well- known criminal defense attorney will be prosecuting this case. ((paula francis)) > plus... on the campaign a to starte new year.the message hillary clinton and the shakeup in one republican camp./// on charges of sexually assaulting children. otis holland is accused of luring young girls in his congregation by offering private counseling sessions. after the allegations came to light, otis fled to mexico... and was later feat