the group and said he would die for them. >>j.r. stone: this is a to your atom of fremont indicted thursday on, of attempting to ride material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization specifically a group known as the news of from the st. he grew were last year when he disappeared for two days on a family trip to egypt and a criminal complaint reads his father was also concerned that he may have been from the extreme imams and some of the high school friends of the same mindset he came back and they concluded that he had gone to turkey and the belief he met with someone there and was called new type of moslem who was an extremist and not a traditionalist those with the fbi said is a common foreign and trip to syria for for fighters and a year since the fbi has been tracking he lived at this fremont home when we tried to speak with his family that would not say anything of substance. >>j.r. stone: was arrested back in july and he tried to take a one will fly to turkey a phone conversation prior to that he says i'm completely fine time with these g

it's slow behind me here at the folsom fremont street exit. own one lane is going across the bridge. the -- only one lane is going across the bridge. the backup is still on the bridge. let's look from chopper 5 this morning. you can see a huge backup and then that spill -- massive amount of materials apparently some sort of drywall material. originally the chp thought it was paint. but crews are still working to clean this up. it's taking them an hour and a half to get across the bay bridge right now. a real mess with four out of five lanes on the upper deck close the right now. for a time, the harrison street off-ramp was open. that has since been closed. again, so your only option is to get off here at the fremont folsom street split. let's take a look at a picture we tweeted from the chp showing officers diverting traffic off the bridge. this is part of the spill in that massive backup. to give you a little perspective, another image from the chp from yerba buena island. everything is at a standstill on the upper deck. the best bet is to tak

and the closure of interstate 80 at the fremont street off ran at san francisco side. yfield is there. >> i am standing on the off-ramp. it is closed. look at backup. you are moving. it took on 30 minutes to get from treasure island to this point it is not a situation where you put your car in park and feel hopeless but a lot of stop-and-go and a lot of stopping. leader is the problem. the paint right here on the road, this is what spilled, we understand a flatbed pickup spilled some paint cans out of the back of the truck and some cars drove through and it now they have to call the insurance companies. i was briefed by c.h.p. who said the dump truck was full of sand and the sweeper are about 10 minutes out. that is a good sign. the c.h.p. officer is not sure how long their work will take. he is feeling optimistic that maybe this. open become up in another hour but hard to say. he does not have to do the work and is not sure how long it will take them. they are, working hard to get it cleared up for you. if you are sometime at home watching this, consider yourself lucky

this is the fremont street exit, fremont and folsom street. so here are the cars streaming into the city really the only way you can right now. of course, it is only 5:30. so we are going to see a lot more people trying to get to this point and from what we understand, it takes more than an hour from oakland. take an alternate if you can. a paint spill happened on the bridge westbound. even cars covered in paint as well as the roadway. we have crews working on cleaning that up. but in the meantime, it is a traffic mess. clean-up is expected by 6:30 this morning. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> a propos, a new report confirms the grim news for bay area commuters. traffic congestion is at its worst since recordkeeping began. kpix 5's keit do joins us live from milpitas with more including a stretch of highway new to the worst top ten list although the bay bridge right now is probably numero uno, kiet. >> reporter: absolutely. we were trying to decide on a live location to this report and came to the sad realization that there ar

. >>> a case of terrorism festering in the bay area over very big mistake. a fremont man stands accused of trying to aid syrian militants. his attorney sedaid a mix up. >>> president obama coming to console the victims' families. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> you made it to friday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia canon. >> i'm sam brock. a massive traffic jam as crews try to clean up a paint spill. mike inouye is tracking that backup for us. where do things stand? >> we're looking towards a madge klee appearing slow down. because of a paint spill all the way across westbound 80. this is westbound 80. the paint spill is just past the on ramp. folks are forced off the freeway there. we had the right lanes building slowly and now spilled in across this part of the span. look from our emoryville camera and it is jammed up between treasure island and the westbound direction, these folks if they haven't heard on the radio or right here by the time they get there, unsuspecting. now, as we look at your map, showing the closure right there in san fra

some traffic was getting through near the fremont street exit. where the bulk of the traffic is diverted off. traffic coming in, in fits and starts as people are trying to get off the bridge. the tip is to take whatever alternate means into the city you can. if you take a look, this is the scene at the fremont street exit. that's what we know right now. glad you got there. we'll check back. >> brian flores driving to give us a gang how long it's taking. 5:42. coming up a fremont man accused of trying to travel to syria to join a terrorist group. a phone conversational that led to his arrest. >>> they went through my husband's backpack. >> more security headed to the happiest place on earth. new changes being added to theme parks around the country. >>> we have a bay bridge mess. if you're just joining us there's a paint spill on the bay bridge and most of the bridge is shut down. one lane is getting through. we'll give you alternate routes when we come back. ♪ ♪ spend less time chasing sales and more time going the extra mile. find thoughtful gift

matt keller has efforts to get the school to reverse the decision at the top of the hour. >> fremont man will be back in court next week for a bail hearing on charges that he was trying to join an overseas terrorist group. the details are from abc reporter in the newsroom. >> fell arguments arrested the 22-year-old preparing to board a plane to turkey where they thought he would cross the border interest syria. this is adam in an undated photo arrested in the summertime and now he has been indicted by a federal jury and charged with trying to provide information to a subsidiary of al-qaeda. his parents alerted authorities his son was becoming radicalizeds and contacted embassy in cairo when he disappeared during a family trip. neighbors called him quiet and are surprised by the allegations . >> i am literally shocked. i know all of those kids in the neighbor. most of them, if not all, were born here. >> the f.b.i. gathered a lot of fed by listening to the phone calls. he called america "the enemy," and said he wanted to fight with extremists. his attorney said that his client is innoc

an elementary school principal in the crosshairs of a fremont community. we'll explain what's behind the uproar. the predictions for a powerful el nino in the bay area. get more and more certain. we have the latest report. with a series of storms approaching. there is help on the way for victims left homeless by the butte wildfire earlier this year. >> pam :new tonight at 11. a storm has been brewing at mattos elementary school in fremont. parents, students and teachers allege, the principal there rules by fear of intimidation. and tonight that group had enough. at a board meeting tonight, a formal petition was filed with the fremont unified school district. calling for new leadership at the elementary school. tonight, kron four's philippe djegal speaks with people on both sides of this arguement -- all desperate for a solution. >> phillipe :these days -- it's been trying times at mattos elementary school. >> : who here has filed a formal complaint against mrs. muzafery? >> phillipe :at the center of the storm -- liza muzafery. who took over as principal at

the holidays. fox5's miguel martinez-valle is live on fremont street where many people are still on the job right now, miguel. thats right security, sound technicians, and of course it wouldnt be fremont street without street performers, theyre all working tonight.. but with santa here earlier taking pictures with families, and christmas music being blasted through the loud speakers throughout the day... some workers are saying working through the holidays isnt so bad when theirs a little christmas cheer... " city sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style... in the air theres a feeling of christmas." fremont street isnt the typical holiday celebration... especially for those trying to earn a buck. " so they come, i type the information in... whats your talent? youre a dancer? a singer? an acrobat? gymnastics? musician? whatever. i put them in i get them out on the street get them ready to do what they want to do..." more than 3,000 visitors were in las vegas last december, so for some fremont street performers, working through christmas means more money in their pockets. " yea its pre

the lanes at fremont street are diverted off. ght there where the bridge turns into regularel crated freeway, there's a paint -- elevated freeway. the traffic will be slow, a little bit of crowded there. it's a major problem, everyone is being forced off at freemont street. i would not respect using -- recommend using the bridge. why would you drive there at this point to be caught in the traffic. at this point, if it were me i would drive to san mateo bridge and use 101 into the city. we have two reporters on this and we'll have live reports. this will put monumental traffic on surface roads near the bay bridge at fremont street, harrison street, that area near the bridge, south of market will be jam-packed. let's look at the toll plaza. people are hearing about this and not coming. the toll plaza traffic is light. the traffic will be okay to san mateo bridge, the dunbarton bridge, if you want to use those, traffic is light. >>> we have rain north, santa rosa winds are north. hit and miss in lake county. for us clouds are on the

metro is also taking a page from the fremont street experience hand book - asking the public... not to bring large items onto the strip. lombardo: we're putting a request out on las vegas blvd. to prevent indiviuals from showing up with backpacks, bags, strollers, bulky items that one could use to conceal items of harm unlike the fremont experience however - it's not an ordiance. just a request. nevertheless mayor carolyn goodwin says more than the preparations in place- the public is their best asset. we're the boots on the ground, we something that looks unusual we see someone acting out. we need to take responsibilty and we can't just turn out head and figure its someones job. christian molander-barraza it was just a lot of craziness going on something say something campaign is." they say in the last couple of months - in they're suspicous activity reporting earlier today we spoke with the las vegas convention and visitors authority .. it expects nearly 99 percent of all local hotel rooms to be full new year's night. as abby mentioned .. they predict more than 330- thousand p

there's a backup due to a paint spill on the upper deck near the fremont exit. it's friday, december 18. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. we love fridays but not on the bay bridge. first let's welcome brian and roberta is on a day off. >> you are frank mallicoat? >> good to see you. >> we're one and the same. >> now me. >> can never forget you. you know me. >>> we'll have rain today and that's going to lead to light showers over the bay area spreading south. we'll have the full details in just a few minutes. >> and we have big problems already on this friday morning. there's a paint spill and the chp has issued a "sig alert." you're looking at live pictures of where this paint spill happened just a few minutes ago westbound 80 at fremont street. looks like they are now releasing some traffic -- now, taking traffic off at the exit. all lanes are still shut down at fremont street where crews are dealing with a paint spill. clean-up in progress. westbound 80 already slow from treasure island. we'll keep an eye on it and let you know when th

you're not familiar with this area, that's the stage right there, kind of right in the middle of the fremont street experience. just in case you missed the stage, just look for this massive holiday tree right there, hard to miss, it's directly across from the stage, so that's where all of this will be happening at 6:00 p.m. this evening, where they'll be given talked aboutbling wealthy. well, -- about being wealthy. bryce harper will be open for 2018 contract as a free agent, it's my understanding that could bring between 200, $300 million, just a little spending money. he could pick up a nice pad in the area. you know, las vegas is home after all. >> dana: yeah, he already has a nice pad in washington. i've already seen that. so craig, that is -- i'm glad you brought us that story, not only is it cool to hear about our local heroes, the baseball guys, but also cool to see fremont street at this hour. >> kim: it's all lit up and having the christmas decorations, so we'll be checking in live with craig throughout the broadcast. the force will be with millions officially tonight because the hi

we'll hear more about the live fireworks shows planned for the fremont street the strip. we do know there will be fireworks displays atop seven strip properties this year, including the mgm grand, aria, planet hollywood, caesars palace, t-i, the venetian and the stratosphere. it's official!! interest rates find out why the feds decided to make the move after nearly a decade. plus, we'll tell you how it's gonna impact your finances. not since my old cats itchy and scratchy...has there been this much excitement over keys to the city. coming up... details on the special day planned for baseball players you're watching fox5 news this morning with monica jackson, jason feinberg, dave hall and maria silva. weather 24/7 with cassandra jones and your morning traffic solutions. this is fox5 news this morning. due to high demand, the deadline to enroll for healthcare under the nevada health link has been extended. consumers have until 11-59 tonight to sign-up for january first coverage. make sure you residency, proof and proof of u-s citizenship before you call to enroll. the feder

in the air theres a feeling of christmas." christmas eve on fremont street isnt the typical holiday celebration... especially for those trying to earn a buck. " so they come, i type the information in... whats your talent? youre a dancer? a singer? an acrobat? gymnastics? musician? whatever. i put them in i get them out on the street get them ready to do what they want to do..." more than 3,000 visitors were in las vegas last december, so for some fremont street performers, working through christmas means more money in their pockets. " yea its pretty busy on christmas day... its either that or go sit at home... i'd rather be out here..." the fremont street experience is open 24 hours, even on christmas eve, and some of the performers say they often work long nights to make enough money to take home... " you know sometimes it might take until 3, 4, o clock in the morning... sometimes i just i starve a little, its hard to say but its true... sometimes i hungry." but they say the time of year makes more festive... " its fun, its busy, its chaotic, its al

i have actually worked at a gun store before as well. >> reporter: a spokesman for the fremont police department says they had an obligation to investigate the report but they add it was quickly cleared up once they learned she was a firearms instructor. dick's sporting good didn't respond to repeated requests for comment about their handling of the case. the woman says she considered a lawsuit but feared it would only trigger a backlash rather than promote greater cultural understanding and tolerance. >> i feel like they need to be educated so that's my main goal is i want to educate people on who sikhs are and, um, what we're about. >> reporter: she had nothing but praise for the decorum and sensitivity of the police officers who responded to her home. the fremont police department says they are in a bit of a bind because they say they don't want to discourage the public from reaching out to them with their concerns because they say that's the idea that animates their see something say something anti- terrorism campaign. until fremont, i'm devin fehely, kpix 5 -- in fremont, i'm dev

the grateful kids told police it turned out to be the best christmas ever. fremont pd, way to go. >>> it's going to be a cold one tonight. rob has one last look at the forecast coming up after the break. new details just into our news >>> new details now just into our newsroom on that officer-involved shooting in palo alto. it happened about 9:30 last night on webster street near middle field road and university. police say the suspect appears to have called 911 to report a false emergency. it appears that his plan was to get police to come to the home, and when officers got there, the suspect immediately charged at them armed with a knife. some would call this suicide by cop. police say two officers fired their weapons, the suspect was hit and died at the hospital. the two officers were not injured. they're both on paid administrative leave. palo alto police say that investigation continues, including what may have motivated the suspects to do that. the last time palo alto police were involved in a deadly police shooting was 13 years ago, back in 2002. >>> big stor

greg -- craig: this is prime real estate for people that want to enjoy the newcelebration. fremont street is where some of the action will be. along with it will come the police officers making sure is safe. in the fremont street area alone, there will be 300 cops on it happens once a year -- the strip is fenced off from traffic to make room for more than0 people. on the eve of 2016, many tourist are already here and ready to celebrate las vegas style. >> it is the energy. even at this time of the morning in this weather -- there is just an energy that you cannot find any place else. craig: road closures begin around 5:00 this evening. metro says 1000 officers will be on patrol and focusing on the heart of the new year's party. it happens on roughly three miles of the las vegas strip. >> we are mandating, as a police department, that everybody is all hands on deck. everybody will be working on new year's eve. craig: las vegas is legendary for its party scene. one towards this traveling the country and says vegas was a last-minute idea. >> we decided to of and go. i live in denver,

metro is also taking a page from the fremont street experience hand book - asking the public... not to bring large items onto the strip. lombardo: we're putting a request out on las vegas blvd. to prevent indiviuals from backpacks, bags, strollers, bulky items that one could use to conceal items harm unlike the fremont experience however - it's not an ordiance. just a request. nevertheless mayor carolyn goodwin says more than the preparations in place- the public is their best asset. we're the boots on the ground, we something that looks unusual we see someone acting out. we need to take responsibilty and we can't just turn out head and figure its someones job. christian molander-barraza it was just a lot of craziness going on all over the place but very beautiful. so many bright lights. the fire works were amazing. it's a great experience for people to come out here and see something different. at f5n llv our airport will be extremely busy this week. mcccarran international airport expects more than 260- thousand people now through thursday. the nevada national guard will also

very clear here at the fremont street off ramp. is is where some drivers are getting diverted off of westbound 80. but, really, the problem is, of course, the backup on the bridge and so now the reopened time is estimated at 7:30 to 8:00 this morning. so, yeah, backed up on the bridge. and, also, the harrison street off ramp closure. that is a bit of a problem, as well. that is very heavily used street there, harrison. with our chopper view, though, you see the pickup truck had dropped 10 to 15 five-gallon buckets of paint. messy. cal transweepers there also using sand to lay that down to help with the traction on the road. one lane currently opened and one closed. the flare is out and drivers are going very slowly. you can count about a dozen different trucks moving around there. the real story is that backup as you heard mike say this morning. jammed soled from the maze to fremont street where we're live. the chp reporting that some drivers are trying to pass using the shoulder. so, people getting a little frustrated and impatient

near the fremont street off-ramp. you are looking at scene. ight to sue hall and talk of the impact. >> all lanes are shut down. this is a look at emeryville camera showing the eastern span. traffic is getting through. you cannot get all the way to the city because of the spill. all lanes are shut down before fremont street. harrison off ramp is shut down, as well. this is breaking news, all lanes on the san francisco side of the bay bridge are shut down right now with a sig-alert and the estimated time of opening? two hours. two hours. this is a shot of the lower right side of the screen you can see the traffic is stopped. c.h.p. and caltran son the scene with flares. not letting people get through that until it is cleaned up. major issue to start off here the friday morning. i would take bart. if you take the bay bridge. or the san mateo bridge. mike? >> thank you. the rain is not here yet and here it is on live doppler hd, to the north of ukiah. we are starting off quiet southbound 101. through 7:00, it will be dry. not so cool as it has bee

the las vegas bowl. both byu and utah on fremont street. it was a few trips around town could members of the team went to good into shoes. getting back to the host community. >> i think it is a great opportunity for us to take a step away from football and get back to people who have not had as much as we had. it puts things in perspective. >> i am honored that we are able to do this in vegas and show the kids a good time. i enjoyed in my free time hanging out with kids. i enjoyed. it is fun. randy: kickoff is at 12:30. how about that while car race for the tampa bay buccaneers -- the wild-card race for the tampa bay buccaneers. he got a touchdown there. it closes the door on tampa bay's wild-card chances. what a special night for bryce harper. hundreds of millions of dollars. their life is good right now. jim: making some pretty good coin. marie: it is nice for them to come home and see their hometown rally. radical it is only city in america -- randy: it the only city in america to have an ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt a

leon said he heard of a third report that a mountain view optometrists possibly fund the same man. fremont police could not confirm if they had a serial thief on their hands. but they should be looking at grand larceny. >>dr. leon says he is increasing see purity until he catches the thieves. >>> another hoverboards catches fire is that--rebeck. he grabs this fog of stress reported. he was heading to the post office one his board to suddenly stop and he fell, but not the spark's and the smoke that you see here. he said there was an explosion. the half feet had to come out with these advice for another hoverboards owners.>>i am glad it never half job. >> the $600 offset valedictorians 100--he escaped was no injuries but sore legs. >>> the last time california had a snow survey they canceled it. tonight we're seeing what a difference a few months makes. for the first snow survey of the season. the official word is the snow pack is above average. they'll look at this. 100% of our state is still in some form of drought. we are dealing with exceptional drought conditions. tonight been tracy sho

let's look at the strip, the focal point of festivities along with the fremont experience. the projections for the upcoming clark county, calling this america's party. michelle: visitors and convention authorities, 330 2000 people will the sand on las vegas to rein in 2016. that is about the same number as last year. that is expected to pump 220 $7 million into the local economy that is not gaming -- $227 million into the local economy that is not gaming revenue. krystal:krystal: it is amazing they get it cleaned up. this. i have to work the next money. but i have been able to see it in person. it is awesome. the fireworks show is fabulous. if you don't want to be out in the cold, dore. you can watch it here on is 3. and we have shots from all -- if you know want to be out in the you can watch it here on news 3. and we have shots from all over. and we will have highlights. winter wonderland, it has been the valley. it is not very often that you in snow. but it did happen. we are going to take a look back in time and reminisce to 2008, how many inches of snow dropped here in

i know you're seeing some of that right now in the fremont area. and also in the mountains a winter storm warning will go back in to effect for storm number two which rolls in here as we head in to your bay area thursday. there's a lot going on on the weather front tomorrow morning in oakland. at 6 a.m. you're at 54 degrees. showers should be ending for the most part but as we move in to thursday there's more rain in the forecast. when i come back we put it all together for you. we'll talk about the holiday week ahead and it does include that winter storm warning and more issues possibly for that thursday commute. >> thanks a lot, bill. >>> of course we're still following the developing story. a small plane that was coming from lincoln near sacramento and heading to oakland went down at around 11:30 this morning. the plane has just been found near fremont. >> we're still working to learn more details about how it went down but as bill described the weather hampered that search, made it more difficult to find the wreckage but they have found it. crew

that's the fremont street off ramp. in that closure just past this camera, that's the harrison street off ramp and that is why that one isn't accessible until they can spill the paint spill off the roadway. we're looking at just after 6:00 when they can reopen lanes. seeing the traffic very slowly here. the build up starts way back on the incline side. this is the jam coming up from about the metering lights all the way up across in towards san francisco. you see over on the san francisco side. decks. getting out of the city is not distracted by the backup and quite a spectacle you're coming over from treasure island. the metering lights not yet on but expect them soon at the toll plaza. look at the map. we have your alternates set up for you. use the richmond san rafael bridge and traffic very light as a result. it being friday. but the bay bridge is the spot to avoid so far. back to you. i'm sorry, head it over to kari. >> a headache for the morning commute and i'll have a look at the headache for the evening commute.

metro is also taking a page from the fremont street experience hand book - asking the public... not to bring large items onto the strip. lombardo: we're putting a request out on las vegas blvd. to prevent indiviuals from showing up with backpacks, bags, items that one could use to conceal items of harm unlike the fremont experience however - it's not an ordiance. just a request. nevertheless mayor carolyn goodwin says more than the preparations in place- the public is their best asset. we're the boots on the ground, we something that looks unusual we see someone acting out. we need to take responsibilty and we can't just turn out head and figure its someones job. christian molander-barraza it was just a lot of craziness going on all over the place but very beautiful. so many bright lights. the fire works were amazing. it's a great experience for people to come out here and see something different. at f5n llv metro police urge everyone to "see something... say something". in the last few months -- they've had a 300-percent increase in reports of suspicious activity. and there are

las vegas mayor carolyn goodman is hosting the ceremony at six o'clock at the fremont street experience. aria resort and chicago cubs. las vegas mayor is hosting the o'clock at the experience. aria resort and expanding its convention space... so it's its cirque du soleil show, zarkana. the project will start next may, it's expected to be done in early 2018... and will cost 154 million dollars. the new space will take up the area currently occupied by "zarkana"... which will close this coming april. aria's president bobby baldwin says convention demand is exceeding the current space available. workers will add about 200 thousand square feet of meeting space to the aria's convention center. christmas came early for and it came courtesy of firetrucks... cheering firefighters of southern nevada burn foundation gave out toys yesterday to students at hickey elementary school. the toys were collected as part of the annual fill the fire truck toy drive. more than 26 thousand kids get a special gift-- thanks to the drive. and organizers say all of the hardwork is worth it.... "with the crew out

will be live at caesars and the fremont street experience. >> if you are plotting out your new year's eve trip to the strip, we want to remind you that metro will be shutting down exit ramps at 5:00ramps from i-15 tip flamingo and tropicana will be shutting down. vehicle traffic will also be shut down in waves throughout the evening. in case you do need to get around you can get on i-15 but you will have to exit at russell. >> a plane skids off the runway at one of the nation's busiest airports. x the search is on for a country wi >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. call this number to learn more. with a rate lock for people on a fixed income who want affo

the speed and we have seen all morning long this is all because the lines had been reopened at the fremont street exit. >>george: to talk about the drive time here at this bridge is almost pointless because live look an hour-long + delays to the westbound ride in we were driver i would not even think about having to the bay bridge this morning as to her this is she said is likely to have impact and to the afternoon the alternates first half is the sad tale of rich will work on have to contend with some delays on it in the southbound coming out of san leandro and look at how slow with the traffic is moving with noted that over the last year and half the pattern at the san the temperature to dramatically changed. >>george: it could be like this on a normal commit them but this isn't traffic is already backed up to 80% can be said for the richmond bridge is backed up beyond the richmond are quite close to the harbor when it again to all for 30 minutes trip times for this bridge most of the people who use this bridge and headed north on highway 101 percent fell >>george: for the golden gate br

celebrate. (( sheriff joe lombardo: "we're going to have increased presence along las vegas blvd and the fremont street experience. me as sheriff and the department as a whole we are going to be more overt and covert...and we are mandating as a police department that everybody is all hands on deck. " )) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) sheriff lombardo says casinos will urge guests to keep large bags in their rooms... and anyone carrying one on the strip will be searched. also different from years past... officers will have a stronger presence among the crowd. metro expects to have approximately one-thousand uniformed officers on the strip and 3- to 400 officers downtown. big crowds aren't your thing, let 8 news now bring all the new years celebrations to you. our team will be live all across the strip, downtown and where the locals are partying...compl ete with live music and strip entertainment... including matt goss, the jabbawockeez... and mat franco. our broadcast kicks off at 10pm... and goes through midnight./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > one woman is dead after an early morning rollover crash on t

but back in the day, the party was all about the fremont street experience. and no canopy yet either. tom hawley has the story coming up in the video vault. >> the flood lights are out on the freeways, as work continues on several projects. we'll check the commute from sky 3 for you in just a moment. >> kelly: the sun getting ready to come up, we've got a little bit of that dawn glow out there and some chilly temperatures. how cold it is in your weather authority forecast. >> kim: oh, it's a brand new day for that a quote-unquote, affluenza teenager, who took off from texas with his mom and went to mexico. he'll be facing the music when he comes back to the united states, which is expected today. authorities say that ethan couch and his mom tonya were both arrested in mexico on monday of this week after the pair went missing after this video surfaced. it shows him kind of hanging out with buddies and never shows him drinking alcohol, but this could be a possible violation of his probation for killing four people in the drunk driving incident when he was onlnl1

and a heads up....the fremont experience will close down at four and re- open at 6pm as they get ready for the festivities down there. ((mauricio marin)) for a full list of road closures---head over to las- vegas now-dot- com. 8 news now./// ((paula francis)) as you can imagine...there's going to be a lot of traffic in the area. what services are there to get around? ((mauricio marin)) well the monorail is staying open saturday to help people get around all hours of the day. and r-t-c is offering free bus rides from park and ride facitilites to try and ease traffic. the free service starts at six tonight. back to you.//// ((paula francis)) > fireworks will be launched from seven hotels along the strip. the synchronized show begins promptly at midnight -- that is -- as long as there are not sustained winds stronger than 10 miles per hour. and an air quality advisory is in effect for potentially elevated levels of smoke due to the fireworks sherry swensk is here to tell if the winds are sherry? ((sherry swensk)) ............ of 2015... and we'll keep the sunshine... but then as the day g

we will have our teams at the cosmopolitan, planet hollywood, kevin again will be down on fremont street. celebrating las vegas 2016 coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. sharp. don't be late. metro police make an arrrrt in the early warning stabbing of a man and a perm complex in east las vegas. the victim was walking through the complex with another person when they were approached by the suspect. they had an argument. the victim was stabbed several hours later. the 29-year-old is charged with first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon a car crash in the central valley caused a big headache for drivers. it happened just before noon a paradise. into a powerful -- into a power pole. it knocked off power for several hours. the driver of the truck said to be in critical condition jim: the southern nevada health distrit pediatric flu related deats year. the agency also telling us a woman over 50 became the fourth person to die from the flu season. flu season typically peaks in a january and february. the worst is yet to come. if you have not got the flu shot yet, there is still time to get

strip and the fremont street experience. law enforcement looking out for illegal and suspicious activity. if you see something, say something. the woman charged in the daily strip crash for running into a crowd of people tests positive for marijuana use. the toxicology report just released showed that lakeisha holloway tested positive or marijuana -- for marijuana. she will be back for a procedural hearing generate 20. big car crashed happen before noon at twain in paradise. a white pickup truck slammed into a power pole before hitting the side of another car and a power box. it knocked off power for several hours to homes and businesses. the driver of the truck is in critical condition tonight. jim: just before new year's eve, federal officials express their security concerns. this year is different. from california's terrorist have exposed a new threat. authorities say there is no credible evidence of a suspected terror plot, the remain on alert. security is tightened from new york to california, and here in las vegas. they

(( sheriff joe lombardo/clark county: we're going to have increase presence on lv boulevard and the fremont street experience, we've adjusted a lot of our investigative folks to be more overt and covert associated with the event. and we are mandating as a police department that everybody is all hands on deck )) ((brian loftus)) about one- thousand uniformed officers will be on the strip... and between 300 to 400 downtown.. along with under-cover officers. in regards to recent events.. sheriff lombardo says reports from citizens about suspicious percent. there are no credible threats.. but he considers it a sign people believe in their "see something.. say something" campaign. /// ((demetria obilor)) > 8 news now partnered with gavish real estate.. to help make your 2016 a better one! ((brian loftus)) we're giving away... a year's worth of mortgage or rent... up to 15 thousand dollars. iddo gavish joined us at opportunity village a few weeks back... to see how winning the contest.. would impact your life. (( woman: it would impact me a lot gavish: what would you be able to do? woman: pay my

as you were mentioning earlier, sal, a lot of that traffic a few minutes ago was funneled on to the fremont street exit and the harrison street as well. all lanes are open now. as we take it back to my shot down here, traffic moving okay so far. still unclear how the paint spilled. we're working to get that information. caltrans put some absorbent to the roadway. there were cars that did get a lot of paint on the exterior. so it did damage some cars, which is why they had a big response out here this morning. not exactly a good start for your friday morning commute. hopefully the alternative routes are doing okay. >> we're going to check those. nice job, brian, getting in that traffic and sitting m in it for an hour plus to get into the city. brian mentioned alternates for the toll plaza and it's still recommended. even the carpool lanes are backed up. sometimes those are moving okay even if the rest of the bridge is not. it's going to take a while. they meter the traffic on to the bridge so it won't be so bad on the actual bridge. but you're looking at an hour plus waiting to get on to the

the loose. >>> a man and woman are suspected of shoplifting a lot of expensive sunglasses in fremont. here's surveillance video from a couple of weeks ago. a store manager says the suspect stayed in the store for about 15 minutes and left, and then 10 pairs of glasses were gone. they were worth $400 each. a manager checked the surveillance video. >> they were being really nice to all the customers, saying hi and everything, acting very nice. you know. and then they just came in, um, looked around while my employees -- they said they were just -- they took the glasses and pocketed them. >> the manager says he heard about a very similar crime recently at a store in san jose. >>> the time is 4:41. there are talks of a new tax to keep the raiders in oakland. we'll tell you the mayor's proposal. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, formal stadium proposal to e n-f-l. >>> will the raiders stay or go? oakland will miss a deadline to submit a formal stadium proposal to the nfl that could have helped the team stay in town. why is the mayor so optimistic? mike sugerman on the talk about new taxes

caesar's, planet hollywood, the cosmopolitan, and of course, the fremont street experience hope you will join us. reed: back to the fashion, if you cut more pieces out, do you get more money off? marie: probably not. coming up in the good stuff, and amazing act of kindness by a community to make sure this little boy got what he wanted. reed: plus, 2015 was full of viral stories. a look back at the best of the year online, next, when we come back. chloe: if you are going out for new year's eve in las vegas, you are going to need to layer up. we will show you the >> important message for women and men ages 50 to 85. please write down this toll-free number now. right t w, in areas like yours, people are receiving is free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you're on a fixed income or concerned about rising prices, learn about affordable whole life insurance with a lifetime rate lock that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information, or if you misplaced it, call this

willit will be live at caesars in the fremont street experience. make sure to join us to celebrate las vegas 2016. marie: to presidential politics where bernie sanders is making a stop in southern nevada and you get a chance to see onalthough trailing in the polls to hillary clinton, sanders still commands big crowds at his events. he is hosting a rally at 6:30 tonight in north las vegas. it is free and open to the public. admission is first-come, first-served, doors open at 3:00. you can catch the interview tonight at 5:00. reed: a family is desperate for answers after their loved one they have waited for four days. he has not been seen since christmas morning. marie: he was buying food for his granddaughter arrivisandra gonzalez joins us. understandably, his family is distraught. sandra: they are. he lives for his granddaughter. he had been preparing for the visit for weeks, but they never got to see grandpa. the 72-year-old is fighting cancer. his health is frail. he hunches over, is bald from treatment. however, his daughters say he has a posit

metro is also taking a page from the fremont street experience hand book - asking the public... not to bring large items onto the strip. lombardo: we're putting a request out on las vegas blvd. to prevent indiviuals from showing up with backpacks, bags, strollers, bulky items that one could use to conceal items of harm - it's not an ordiance. just a request. nevertheless mayor carolyn goodman says more than the preparations in place- the public is their best asset. we're the boots on the ground, we something that looks unusual we see someone acting out. we need to take responsibilty and we can't just turn out head and figure its someones job. christian molander-barraza it was just a lot of rides from 6 p.m. on new years even to 9 in the morning then next day. and those buses will circulate to and from the strip and downtown. earlier today we spoke with the las vegas convention and visitors authority .. it expects nearly 99 percent of all local hotel rooms to be full new year's night. more than 330- thousand people will be in town for the party.. and expect them to spend more tha

here at the fremont street experience's third street stage. that's one of the signs you look for, and that is the third street stage. and that is where mayor carolyn goodman will give both of them the keys to the city. remember, these people were the two, 2015 all stars, so that's why they get this on o around as for bryce harper, you know, he's really an up and comer. in 2018, he'll be a free agent, so as a free agent, he'll be able to make his own deal for a team, and he could fetch as much as 200 to $300 million on a deal for a local player, who's made good on the national scene. again, 6:00 p.m. this evening here on the fremont street experience stage. i'm craig figener reporting live this morning. back to you in our studio. >> dana: craig, thank you. and by all accounts, these are nice young men. you know, listen, young guy with a lot of money, sometimes they've made a couple of missteps along the way, but by all accounts, these are really good people. >> kim: look at what hand-eye coordination can get you. if we can only all be born that

pickup truck carrying five gallon buckets lost the load 35 to 40 buckets fell on interstate 880 off the fremont off-ramp before 4:00 this morning the c.h.p. shut down all but one. some cars drove through it and got the goop on their cars. >> it was a tremendous mess, many gallons of a paste substance spill on the road. >> first they thought it was payment but noticed it has a grainy texture. they worried about spinouts on the gravel substance and they spring weed sand on it and then it started to drizzle creating a slush of sand and rain and epoxy which is all they could do. they re-open the lanes at 6:45 but by then, the commute was wrack it. >> it was a bear. i caught the 5:45 bus and just got here at...7:30. >> a it would have been horrible. i would be frustrated. some bypassed the bridge and took the officer i. >> i amount relaxed. going for work with a smile. not going to work grumpy. >> that will announce people who had to drive on that bridge. the driver was cited for not securing the load and caltran will file a claim with the insurance company to charge for the clean up. >> thank you,

same goes for the east bay. fremont at 31. tri valley, livermore, dublin, walnut creek all dealing with 20s. same for the north bay. you get the picture. it is cold this morning. you definitely want to make sure you dress in players. we also have showers there in the north bay. if you're headed there, you'll see showers, everywhere else with a mix of sun and clouds. the rain will arrive through the rest of the evening. showers will roll through the bay area. tomorrow morning, especially for that early morning ute, if you're an early riser, 4:00 or 5:00, today will be dry. >> good to know, anthony. thank you. >>> of course, keep track of the drop in temperatures by downloading the nbc bay area app. the app is free. >>> nine people, including two children are recovering this morning after being injured in a tour bus crash in san francisco. the accident happened last night on the embarcadero. police say it appears an suv driver changed lanes and cut off a double-decker bus. a collision occurred. about 30 people were on the bus. >>

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. >>> the fremont man is expected to have a bail hearing. adam schaafy if convicted could face up to 20 years in prison. >>> a new rule of thumb for women looking to conceive. the doctor's orders just in about ivf. >>> south bay soccer fields being taken over by super bowl 50. the new details just in about how long the nfl will have control. >>> i want to bring you a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see it is cloudy, not as wet as it was when we started this morning. we have more in >>> breaking news right now out of new york. one person has been shot at a long island mall. officials say it appears to be an attempted robbery at a rolex dealer. the victim is a mall employee and he or she is in serious condition at the hospital. the shooter is in custody. we'll keep tracking the story for you. >>> marine experts in texas waiting for the tide to recede so they can rescue a whale that washed ashore in galveston. officials say the 30 to 40-foot long whale is likely very sick. it's not clear what type of whale it is. biologists say sper

we'll be broadcasting live from outside cesars palace, planet hollywood and the fremont street experience is one of our favorite nights of the year with we sure hope will you join us. announcer: tonight muslims are on edge as police search for suspects of a hate crime. the muslim community stunned after a vandal targeted a spring valley mosque over the wednesday. it was caught on camera. this just one of the recent incidents targeting muslim. over the weekend, an islamic center in the sacramento area was fire bombed. police say someone threw a molotov cocktail at the door, causing damage to the building. we're joined live from where a local mosque was targeted as well. reporter: authorities trying to track down the man in the video. the f.b.i. taking over the investigation of what's now being considered a hate crime since pork is offensive to muslims. raw bacon wrapped on door handles. outside this mosque. surveillance video shows sunday. 3:17 a.m., you can see a man tossing bacon at the back door of the mosque, seconds later, you see him at the front door, struckling to open the he puts

the bay. as we look at fremont. the lights moving into this area as kari said marching down towards san jose and the flag flapping as the wind is pushing it down, as well. we'll look at the map and you see the effects of the rain highlighted in green. wet roadways damp in many parts and much of south san jose not getting hit. the bay bridge toll plaza, of course, slick conditions and minor backup traditional at this time. >>> a warng in the south bay after a close encounter with a mountain lion. park officials say a mountain lion went after a 50-pound leash dog quick silver county park. the dog and the owner got away safely. rangers have now posted signs around the area informing trail users of the incident urging them to be cautious. >> when there's a lot of people out, i think that i feel pretty safe. >> talk really loud. so, just trying to stay safe and keep a home for the mountain lions, too. >> officials say it's safest to use the trails after sunrise and before sunset. if you encounter a mountain lion make your