the presidency. "what do you want to tell nevada voters? i want to tell you that you have a beautiful state here and that one of the things that i am very interested in is making sure that some of that land gets transfered back to the state of nevada. 86% of it is federally owned. i wouldn't do it all at once but 5% here, 5% there as it can be absorbed i think would be a wonderful thing the state and for the country." during the debate doctor carson asked for a moment of silence to pay respects to the victims of the san bernardino terror attack. the "nevada progessive group held what they called a 'no hate' debate rally. "we don't need these people who are going to take america backwards... we want to go forward! " this was the scene outside of the venetian hotel and casino yesterday. those in attendance say certain statements made my republicans are dividing the country. the nevada progressive coalition says their goal is to hold the g-o-p accountable for controversial comments ... including those made about immigrants... women and most rec

the nation... and to voters in nevada? coming up we'll speak with the former chairwoman of the republican party... former chairwoman of the nevada republican party-- amy tarkanian was in the spin room in for tonight's debate... she joins us now.... with her take on the candidates' performances. resume shortly close caption with resume shortly close caption with close caption with resume shortly close caption with close caption with resume shortly close caption with resume shortly close caption with close caption with close caption with resume shortly close caption with resume shortly we'll be right every morning these men ate a tired breakfast and had a tired day. they weren't lumberjacks, they were slumberjacks. then one day jack showed up with a breakfast burrito poweredby jalapeos. it didn't just change theirmorning. it changed everything! turning these tree loggers... into tree lovers. spicy jalapeos, chipotle sauce the jalapeo bacon breakfast burrito. only at jack in the box. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas.

the push continues for a new license plate in nevada - to celebrate the second amendment. firearms coalition says it has raised more than 15- hundred dollars for the effort - since the launch last week of what it calls the "drive the second amendment forward" license plate contest. the nevada firearms coalition asks that voters donate whatever they can when picking their favorite design - so that the creation of the license plate can come to fruition. each dollar donated on its webpage - counts as one vote. "it all depends if other plates, slots become vacant.they only allow so many plates at one time and they'll reevaluate and often drop plates that aren't popular and we want to be prepared so our plate is ready to go when that happens." the group says it needs to raise five thousand dollars - to make a "2-nd amendment" plate available. now fox5 weather 24/7 (( weather )) it looks like despite some clouds rolling in through the during the day christmas eve, it'll still be an above normal day. but things really start to change late in the day thursday. that's when the wind

now the nevada department of transporation is taking note... and announcing some big changes for the area in the coming year... fox 5's cyndi lundeberg is out on boulder highway.. with more on these changes and when we can expect them... cyndi.. . 19 year old walks boulder highway everyday and says often times she's fearful kennette brock- 00:07:26:27 what just happenned on happen here and people are even theres not a close space from light to light so they can really just go as fast as they want brock isn't alone this year alone 8 pedestrians have died along the busy stretch of roadyway... wednesday the nevada departemtn of transportation released plans to do smoething about it. first they'll be lowering the speed limit from 55 miles an hour to 45 near galleria drive... they'll also be adding flashing lights to cross walks to let drivers know where pedestrans will be crossing... tony illia dept of transportation - 01:00:17:10 weve had boulder highway on our sights for a number of years now for pedestrian implementing those the project will take

the nevada state athletic commission will verify the figures next week. haven't had enough of the action... u-f-c... tryouts for the upcoming season of "ultimate fighter" happening today. right now, it's open to 3 weight classes. the women's straw weight-- bantamweight... and men's light heavyweight. it starts in about an hour. you must be between 21 and 34 years old. have professional m-m-a fight experience. and hold a winning record with a minimum of 3 professional fights. its colder here... usual suspects... philly, baltimore, chicago. so where is winter? its on my behind... when i dont use the seat warmers. coming up... whats causing the unseasonably warm weather back east can make you fatter. find out why a certain hashtag will have you craving hash browns... and corned beef hash and hash house a gogo. typhoon on the philippines-- causing thousands of people to flee from their homes. typhoon (muh-lor) is already lashing coastal areas with strong winds and heavy rains. the fierce storm made landfall today, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 miles

the f-b-i believes there are more victims out there. "nevada internet crimes against children task force" and the fbi are releasing more information on "jimmy carter kim's" social media accounts. many of the screen names he used are too derogatory to say on air, but "yimmy- sin" was one he used often. kim is facing more than 30 counts of sexual assault against his victim. we have more information on what the f-b-i is looking for on the home page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. every school in the los angeles unified school district canceled classes today, emailed threat. officials say the threat came from overseas, and it was very specific. schools were closed out of precaution. new york officials say a similar threat was sent to their schools, but they're investigating it as a hoax. here in clark county, school police say they have not received any threats. but they are constantly updating their safety measures, especially with the possibility of emailed or social media warnings. we never say that it couldn't happen here. our motto is to p

the news of southern nevada is now. ((paul joncich)) > a few hours ago, a popular solar company announced it's ceasing sales and installation. solar city says the 'powers that be' leave them no choice. ((denise valdez)) just yesterday the public utilities comission made a unamimous decision that will likely hike fees for solar customers. sharie johnson joins us live... to tell us how many jobs are affected? solar city hired about 2- couple years. but the nevada solar industry employs about 6-thousand people. ...many of them have rooftop panels just like this one. today... at solar city... dozens of employees trying to figure out their next move. the company said they had no other alternative but to cease nevada sales and installations. but... they vow to fight what they call is a quote unquote "flawed decision" so they can try to protect nevada customers and employees. we met one of solar city's project manager's.. jenny browdy who had no idea this was coming.. ((jenny browdy - project mgr at henderson warehouse her name

the "nevada progressive coaltion" - a liberal activist group... held what it's calling a "no hate" debate rally. armed with giant heads - of the candidates - they're calling on the g-o-p to not discriminate against minorities in tonights debates. the president of the latino victory fund called out donald trump for some of his controversial comments he's made about latinos... women... and muslims. 'hes afraid of the for this country and our vision is a beautiful vision together' the "nevada progressive coaltion" also called on republicans to acknowledge the threat of climate change. the nine candidates taking the stage for tonight's main debate have been fighting for the spotlight in nevada. most of them arrived prior today... a few of them even getting in speaking engagements and rallies ahead of time. marco rubio among them... he held a predebate rally yesterday at the renaissance with a few hundred supporters. rubio, lived in las vegas during his childhood, has been purposeful with his few visits in nevada since announcing his candidacy. we've be

including solar killed solar and the company is and leave nevada. the c increased rates for homeowners on lowering the electricity they generate and send not one caller or email said the puc was right.. lets start with lets move on to this woman.. the driver arrested in sunday night's strip crash that killed one and injured dozens of others. she had her first court apperance today and some are wondering where is there any hint of remorse in the way she walked into the courtroom this including some with a nagging suspicion that this could have been send us your at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. an investigation into a teenager's death... after police say a homeowner shot him in self defense. what a local youth group that works with troubled teens, is saying about this case. the young children of a presidential candidate are depicted as monkeys, in a nationally read newspaper. how ted cruz is responding to the cartoon. actor nicolas cage returns a pricey dinosaur skull... after a l

you can see a dump truck and a full-size pickup according to the nevada highway patrol .. the driver of the pickup crossed over the center line and hit the dump truck head- on.. killing the driver of the pickup. the driver of the dump truck was not injured. no word yet on what caused the pickup driver to cross over.. or the driver's name. troopers have since re-opened 2- 15. sheldon adelson and his family come clean... about buying the review-journal. the reason given for holding off on the announcement... and how others in the publishing world are reacting> very first ikea... being built in las vegas. you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas the family of billionaire sheldon adelson confirmed in a statement to the las vegas review- journal they're the new owners of nevada's largest newspaper. the statement printed on page two of today's week after the paper was sold for a second time this year at a markup. the owners had remained a mystery until now - with the newspaper's staff and politicians demanding to know the identity of the new boss. the adelsons say they in

did the p-u-c kill the solar industry in nevada? the puc's decision this week is a big topic in the rant. hear all about it next. ((closed captioning will resume shortly)) in nevada is far from bright.. and some.. including solar city.. say the p-u-c killed solar and the company is going to pack up and leave nevada. the puc increased rates for homeowners on solar while lowering the money get for the electricity they generate and send to the grid.. not one caller or email said the puc was right.. lets start with this caller take sot ((take fs 2)) ((take fs 3)) ((take fs 4)) the driver arrested in sunday night's strip crash that killed one and injured dozens of others. she had her first court apperance today and some are wondering where is there any hint of remorse in the way she walked into the courtroom ((take fs5)) more callers on this including some with a nagging suspicion that this could have been prevented ((take sot)) take fs 10 take fs 11 to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436-8285 ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the

resident in his intervention the nevada writer hall of fame bill fox at the nevada museum of art in reno has been called an art critic and science return and is published 15 books on cognition and landscape and 15 collections of poetry. from the royal geographical society and recipient from the guggenheim addition the national science federation. is visiting scholar the australian national university in the museum of austria he gets around. [laughter] and mary sojourner the author of three novels. the short story collections and an essay collection and we will address that today in the more an npr commentator in distinguished writer in 2007 with the center of creative writing at arizona state and teaches reading in private circles and a book festivals and lives near flagstaff. [applause] a powerhouse group. of a bite to start with each panelist doing a little reading from their work or discussing their work the intention is they will speak in some fashion to the subject matter of the panel. >> wrote this book after teaching a bad history after 25 years and realizing

our politics now team breaks down the nevada caucuses... so even political newbies can get a grasp on what they mean their attention to las vegas as we approach the new year. the nevada caucuses are a little over 6 weeks away. but what does that really mean? what is a caucus? politics now anchor patrick walker explains. < ((patrick walker)) if you follow politics in nevada... there's a word you've no doubt heard countless times. caucus. while most states use a primary election system... where you head to the polls to cast your ballot... the two major parties here don't subscribe to that system. caucus-goers in nevada elect delegates to county conventions, who in turn elect delegates to state conventions... who then send delegates to each party's national convention to vote for a candidate. ((kyle warren/sanders campaign regional field director: "it's definitely one of those things where you publically make your vote known, but you're also trying to get people to come to your side as well.")) ((patrick walker)) republicans who pre- register t

nevada. snow falling in the sierras. vicky: that is not happening here. southern nevada. windy weather throughout the afternoon. continuing into the evening and overnight. is going to be very bumpy as far as the ride into southern nevada for santa claus. here are the wind gusts, over 20 to 30 mile per hour winds. reaching up to 37 miles per hour at the mountains edge. very gusty conditions that will continue overnight tonight. a quick look at the conditions outside. barely any wind for the downtown area. temperatures for the most part in most neighborhoods are in the 50's right now. we are going to cool down quite a bit into tomorrow. this is what it is looking like per hour in certain areas. miles per hour. the breezy conditions will continue overnight tonight. a very cold low-pressure system is continuing to make its way across nbringing a nice amount of snowfall to the sierras. we are going to see mostly some wind from that weather system. breezy conditions will continue throughout the day tomorrow. the cold weather is going to settle in for christmas and througwe will

wednesday the nevada departemtn of transportation released plans to do smoething about it. first they'll be lowering the speed limit from 55 miles an hour to 45 near galleria drive... they'll also be adding flashing lights to cross walks to let drivers know where pedestrans will be crossing... tony illia dept of transportation - 01:00:17:10 weve had boulder highway on our sights for a number of years now for pedestrian upgrades beginning in 2016 we will begin implementing those the project will months to complete 2016. ndot says they are also looking at adding more crosswalks... widening crating more medians but add those changes will not be coming next year... brock says those are the improvements she wants to see. kennette brock- 00:07:13 i be scared like are they going better if the sidewalks were a little more further 14 people have died along boulder highway in the last tony illia dept of transportation being safety is a shared responsibility its everyone and one fatality is one too many the upgrades highway will be transportation safety board... as from the n-dot says

say the p-u-c company is going to pack up and leave nevada. the puc increased rates for homeowners on solar while lowering the money get for the electricity they to the grid.. not one caller or email said the puc was right.. this caller take sot ((take fs 2)) ((take fs 3)) ((take fs 4)) take vo lets move on to this woman.. the driver arrested in sunday night's killed one and injured dozens of others. she had her first court apperance today and some are there any hint of remorse in the way she walked into the courtroom ((take fs5)) more callers on this including some with a nagging suspicion that this could have been prevented ((take sot)) take fs 10 take fs 11 ((take vo)) send us your rants ((take vo)) send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or ttle over solar power continues. now one company says its leaving the state. what the move means for customers and solar workers. changes to security screenings at airports... what you need to know if you're headed to mccarran today. celebrating our veterans. the special gift one local casino gav

including at the nevada national security action summit. u-s senate candidate and current former u-s embassador to the united nations... john bolton... spoke to the group about military spending. ((rep. joe heck/(r) nevada: "many of the bills that have been passed out of the republican- controlled house never made it to the president's desk because we can't find 6 democrats that want to come over and vote with the hawks.")) ((john bolton/fmr. us ambassador: "there's no graver damage that the president has caused than to our military capabilities.")) ((patrick walker)) pundits say you can expect to hear similar statements from the candidates on the stage tuesday night. > ((patrick walker)) democrats... meantime... are taking advantage of the attention on las vegas this week as well. they hosted many events today to get their message out as well. more on that coming up at 6. reporting live... patrick walker... 8 news now./// ((dave courvoisier)) > winter is officially here. the resort up at lee canyon says they got about 5 inches of snow last

increasing cloud cover in so nevada. the seirra nevadas will keep most of the wet weather to the west of us with a chance of rain. ................. the southwest wet weather for tonight. ............... here at home increasing clouds mostly sunny tomorrow. .................. recreational forecast. .................. tonight ............... 7day forecast... christmas rain. ................ ((sharie johnson)) > from i-pads and tablets to smart phones. electronic devices are hot christmas gifts. but 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen... has a warning tonight for parents before you put those presents under the tree. mary ann morgan is buying a lot of tech gifts this christmas. ((mary ann morgan/grandpare nt: all my gifts basically are tech gifts )) and she's pretty savy about it. ((mary ann morgan:grandpare nt on the child i'll fix that so he can't actually go on the internet )) experts say you should set up parental controls...befor e you even wrap ((adam whitney: internet crimes task force those apps have an

tonight we called the nevada consumer advocate. the voicemail message told callers it was aware the decision upset customers all over the state, and it's currently exploring options to take regarding the decision. the owner of a local restaurant served up some christmas cheer today for those in need. natasha williams - owner of "jalisco cantina" - has been celebrating her birthday the same way for the last fourteen years. it started with just her and her friends volunteering - but now she is partnering with the salvation army to serve a christmas eve community meal. they prepared five-hundred burritos that were served at the salvation army's dining facility. "even if it's just your time, whatever it is that you have, it's just really important to give back to the community and there are so many kind of our philosophy in doing this." she also said how much it means to her to be able to share the experience with her children and her grandchildren. and thousands of people across the valley will not have enough money to buy food for the

now here's a look at the satellite-radar picture. southern nevada, dry conditions, just a few clouds out there, and that's about it. we do have some snow showers, in the northern portions of our state, moving into salt lake city, and some rain and snow in the sierras as well. that's good news for them, get california, but what we're watching is the storm system that's goi to make its way in for tomorrow night. and because of that, we've already seen a winter weather advisory issued by the national weather service, this continues tomorrow afternoon for lincoln county, the areas shaded in purple, and goes through early friday morning, as we are anticipating some snow, some mixed precipitation, could make roads a little bit slick, if you're heading over to grandma's house on christmas morning. today in las vegas, quiet conditions. partly sunny skies, 57 degrees for our expected high. overnight tonight, looking at 40 degrees, for the low, partly cloudy and then our seven-day forecast, dry conditions for christmas eve day, the winds will kick up in the a

according to the nevada department of transportation .... a car crash has eastbound lanes blocked near sahara and teddy. that's is just west of the 15.

nevada. more than 2 thousands local workers now unsure if they'll have a job in the upcoming year. solar city says there are about 12 thousand existing solar customers in nevada - all of whom will be impacted by the decision. keely carlin of las vegas- just installed her panels this month - and says it's a shame she likely wont save any money. keely carlin: 18:07 im not pleased that i was trying to cut those costs and now they're either not going to be reduced or more depending how this plays out john who worry about their job ... he says this to the commision. john: i really wish that they would have considered thinking this through a little more and thought - about all of the lives and families this impacted lives and families this impacted governor sandoval responded to the uproar over the decision less than an hour ago saying that the rooftop solar industry knew about the possibility of this decision for months - and are simply using "bullying tactics" with the hopes of getting their way. live in the studio - abby theodros .. fox5 news .. local las vegas. governor sandoval also

the valley... and it could create 45-hundred jobs for nevada. state officials are expected to make the official announcement about the deal tomorrow. faraday future hopes to bring a vehicle to market as early at 2017. california... gerogia and lousiana were also factory finalists. /// ((denise valdez)) > now that faraday future has chosen to build at north las vegas' apex industrial park... it's up to the governor and lawmakers to get a deal done. they need to need to authorize tax incentives as part of the deal. that's going to require a special session... which could start next wednesday. there will need to be some give and take -- but as patrick walker explains... education savings accounts could be a potential hang-up. ((michael schaus/npri communications director: "lawmakers are going to have a lot of power over what the agenda ultimately ends up being." )) ((patrick walker)) michael schaus of the nevada policy research institute... wants to see a perceived loophole in the education savings account program closed as part of a special session

tonight we called the nevada consumer advocate. the voicemail message told callers it was aware the decision upset customers all over the state, and it's currently exploring options to take regarding the decision. coming up -- families devastated on christmas eve. where a deadly tornardo touched down... and how long it may have been on the ground. on the northeast part of the country. why new york won't be seeing snow this christmas. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is live from las vegas. you're watching fox5 news at 10, with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. this christmas eve -- families across the country are grieving after violent storms hit the southern parts of the country -- killing at least eleven people. the destruction happening in parts of the southeast and midwest. in mississippi -- ten of those deaths were from tornardos. the national weather service says it may have been on the ground for 150 miles. "rolled ri

this is all thanks to a series of powerful snowstorms in the sierra nevada. the mountain snowpack is at levels california hasn't seen for two years. and the snowfall isn't over. it's expected to continue into friday. this is welcome news for california... after dealing with extreme drought conditions for more than four years. a big change in the weather is headed to las vegas. christmas eve will be a nice day with temperatures dead on normal for this time of year and mostly sunny skies. very strong winds will push in later in the day with gusts increasing to about 35mph and wind advisories possible for a low pressure area will dive to the south towards las vegas bringing the chance for some rain showers to the area overnight into christmas morning. the best chance for rain showers will be to the north in lincoln county and in the mountains surrounding the valley. snow levels will start relatively low - around 4500' and falling to around 3000' which means there's a chance for some snow showers is possible behind the rain showers as some very cold air pushes in

why the gaming control board says they are closely watching the sale of nevada's largest newspaper./// < ((paula francis)) > the woman accused of shooting her husband inside the plaza hotel on christmas eve was not asked to enter a plea today. a judge set a january 7th court date for maria escalante. she's being held without bail at the clark county detention center. her husband david cordova after the two were reportedly heard arguing. this all happened in front of a 9 year old boy. police say the boy was opening presents when cordova was shot in the chest./// ((dave courvoisier)) > in california, police arrested a man suspected of shooting a north las vegas mother of six. authorities say vernon newson junior was taken into custody on a warrant. he's awaiting extradition back to north las vegas. according to investigators newson killed 28 year old anshanette mcneil near an i-15 and lamb off- ramp on the night of december 13th. the two were reportedly arguing, got out of the car and she was shot several times./// ((paula francis)) > a henderson man is behind bars for murdering his fat

and how it could affect homes < ((patrick walker)) > the nevada public utilities commission met today... and voted to increase rates for solar customers. rate hikes will be increasing over the next four years. nv energy was given one week to figure out the structure of the hikes. net metering lets people who have rooftop solar systems get credit for the extra energy they generate./// ((patrick walker)) > ride-sharing company lyft is looking to expand. the firm has authorized a new round of financing... trying to get a-billion dollars in new funding. experts say that would bring lyft's market vaue to almost five- billion-dollars. the company is linking up with three similar companies next year... making the service available to ((patrick walker)) > meantime... state officials say they can't conduct a complete study on ride-share drivers... because they don't have the authority to collect driver fingerprints. the nevada transportation authority says they can't force drivers to participate in fingerprint background checks. lawmakers wanted to see whether those background checks are more

ranking the locations with the highest incidence of influenza. and this past week, nevada was the number one state. and las vegas the number one city with the most flu activity in the country. here's hoping you avoid the flu in the new year.///. ((dave courvoisier)) > bill cosby arraigned.. then released on one million dollars bail. ((paula francis)) the rape allegations decade later ((dave courvoisier)) > plus... the laws going into effect on friday that you need to know about before you inadvertedly wind up in trouble./// < new laws are set to hit the books here in nevada. earlier this year... lawmakers passed 50 bills that will kick in on january first. politics now anchor patrick walker is here with a look at some of those bills. patrick... ((patrick walker)) dave... it sounds like a big number... but most are changes to laws that don't have much of an impact on us. but there are some new laws that do stick out. in the spirit of the upcoming election season... one has to do with the sample ballots you get in the mail. a-b 94 gives election officials electronic sample b

according to the nevada appeal... the carson city sheriff's office warrant extending the statue of limitations on the case. it provides d-n-a found on an envelope sent to justice of peace john tatro. it started in 2012 when tatro's front door was shot at... since then... he's received christmas card with a death threat in december of last year. and in may an attempted firebombing at his home./// ((sharie johnson)) > it's been a busy day for some presidential hopefuls following this year's final debate. several republican candidates fired back today- disputing comments hillary clinton made during last night's democratic debate, including her position on syria. during the debate... clinton said we are finally where we need to be when it comes to the nation fighting isis and there is a strategy in place. republican carly fiorina argued that's not the case. (((carly fiorina/bugs all over screen) "she's gotten every foreign policy challenge wrong. and no mrs. need to be in the fight against isis." )) ((sharie johnson)) > al

the new graduation numbers for nevada.. and the group of students.. officials say are really struggling. plus. ((customer: "i just cried. it's amazing someone would have this much compassion during the christmas season)) ((sharie johnson)) a secret santa makes sure families in need can have a merry christmas. just how much he paid.. anonoymously at two walmarts./// < this is 8newsnow at noon. ((sharie johnson)) > nevada attorney general adam laxalt is asking lawmakers.. to give him state funds to test thousands of rape kits. laxalt wants the interim finance committee to give him 3 point 7 million dollars from grants and state settlements. the money would go to test the 75 hundred sexual assault evidence kits sitting in police 63 hundred of them are in las vegas./// ((sharie johnson)) > the fbi is now involved in the investigation of sexual abuse of a minor. this case centers around a north las vegas man. jimmy carter kim faces multiple felony charges... he's accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor younger than 16 and lewdness with a mino

the thing is nevada coin mart is here for the community and here in las vegas to stay. and so when it comes to the client doing business, they're not only supporting a local company that does good business, but they're actually supporting a way that we can actually make a difference. today i'm going with operation fire heat to give the christmas gifts to the kids. i went out with them on saturday and it was tremendous. we went out and it's a very, very important thing that most businesses don't do. nevada coin mart is a supporter of local things that have to do with the community. that's why we're in business. >> that is so cool, neil. i know you're always at work, too and that you're always there. so for you to break away means a lot. >> absolutely. i said to my wife on saturday, 'cause fred called and he said he wanted me to come. and i'm like o hurricanes okay. so listen, i dropped everything. it's what we have to do. so nevada coin mart is open 365 days a year. we will be open christmas. it's not out of disrespect. it's to change people's lives. when we were open on

the department of education says.... nevada's overall rate for the -2- thousand -13- and - 14- school year was -70- percent. that's the -3-rd worst... in the nation. the district of columbia topped the list for the overall worst rate... followed by.... new mexico. when it came to race.... white students in nevada faired the best.... with a -77- percent graduation rate. that was followed by hispanics.... at -65- percent... and african americans... at -54- percent. still ahead.. christmas is only 10-days away.. so you need to know about some packages to arrive before christmas. and.... could you soon see prices go up at chipotle..... in the wake of its recent e-coli outbreak what the company's c-e-o is saying... that could affect you the next time.... you head to the mexican restaurant. bryan.. in tonight's financial focus... in tonight's financial focus... dow up 156 nasdaq up 43 sp500 sp500 up 21 and gaming... boyd up 2.32% caesers down 3.17% mgm up 1.63% las vegas sands up 2.65% wynn up 5.21% general moto

the back half is a split situation. let me explain. so nevadaemocrats and south carolina republicans will actually make their pick on the same day february 20th, a saturday. the other side in each state will weigh in a few days later on separate days. why the two-state parties in south carolina, nevada don't work together the iowa, new hampshire is i don't know. but we'll see. let's start with south carolina, always proud to tout its first in the south status for both parties after the iowa caucuses and new hampshire primary. long viewed as sort of a southern fire wall for likely nominees to sew things up. plrly the republican side. newt gingrich's 2012 win made mitt romney to not win the palmetto state primary. john edwards did the same thing to john kerry in 2004. this time around, the real action again is on the republican side. our panel is back for more and here to be our fourth, to help us out, get ready is a reporter with his ear to the ground, andy shane of "the state" of course newspaper in columbia, south carolina. >> thank you for hav

the nevada national guard will be on the strip, double this year. 168 will help about 1600 local law enforcement or the celebration. extra guardsmen after a meeting with homeland security earlier this month. about 300,000 people are expected to rain in the new year right here in our hometown. news 3 and biting you to join the party, right here on channel 3. as we celebrate las vegas 2016. live coverage begins at 10:00 new year's eve night, and finish until the last fireworks go off. >> today, like millions of americans and christians around the world, our family celebrates the birth of jesus and the values he lived in his own life. treating one another with love and compassion, caring for those on society's margins, the sick and the hungry, the poor and the persecuted. the stranger in need of shelter. we are simply doing acts of kindness. reed: president barack obama and first lady michelle obama wishing america a merry christmas. the first family urging you to others, to see how you conserve the troops, veterans, and military emily's in our community. there is a link to a website wh

the review journal is the largest newspaper publication in nevada. bryce harper and kris bryant are getting keys to las vegas high an outfielder for the washington bonanza high he's a third baseman for the chicago cubs. 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 st

, the nevada caucuses. nevada is third in the country for the democrats this year, fourth in the country for the republicans. so nevada is a really important early state. it's the first western state. overall nevada is very, very sparsely populated, doesn't have all that many people in it as a state but those few people are a really important audience for the presidential candidates. so it makes sense that you'd do a debate in nevada. beyond just being in nevada, though, beyond being in nevada's population center of las vegas, there's also one other reason that last night's debate venue was perfect in every way and that's because the specific place in las vegas where they held last night's debate is a hotel called the venetian, the biggest hotel and casino in las vegas. the version of the venetian that's in china is the single biggest casino in the world. and both of them and a lot more casinos and hotels beside, they're run by a conservative republican multi-billionaire named sheldon adelson. he's the zilli

the nevada highway patrol says there was a black pickup. some but he into oncoming traffic and hit a large, white dump truck coming its way. they hit head-on. remarkably, nobody in the dump truck was injured. unfortunately, the driver of the pickup truck did not survive. i'm not surprised, looking at these pictures. the deadly crash happened a few minutes after 9:00 this morning. as you can see, a large amount of debris on the roadway. nhp is continuing its investigation. 215 is closed down. it will remain closed for at least a few more hours from now. traffic is getting diverted. if you have to travel through this area, your options are go from ann road to shame very or you can cut across either we also spoke to a witness of this crash. he said, not only is the aftermath horrific, but the sound of the collision is going to haunt him. >> all of a sudden, a bomb went off. there was a hundred yards of dust. it is a full-sized pickup down there. the entire front end is missing. krystal: kendall is live on the scene. trying to gather information

metro has been teaming up with the nevada national guard since 2001. the general i spoke with said they learn how to better patrol each year based off prior incidents. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. as law enforcement and first responders prepare for tomorrow night... a post being shared on facebook is giving some people pause. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin is digging deeper .. and joins us live with more. stephanie. we found a post being shared around facebook about a new year's eve threat to the las vegas strip. now it's been shared about 12-hundred times. here is the post. the poster says it's a screenshot of a text message from a frond who is a police officer...but it didn't show a credible threat to the vegas area and it's being investigated by the fbi and homeland security. he said he had to take his equipment home and be on call we went right to metro to see if there's any truth to this. they sent us a statement saying, "it is unfortunate that someone chose to post highly flammable information sent via...

the nevada department of corrections is reporting that an inmate has died at the "northern nevada... corrections center's... medical facility"... in carson city. inmate "anthony daniels"... was a 53 year old male serving 24 to 72 months for coercion. authorities say an autopsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. . in tonight's red, white and blue 2016 political coverage. in their last debate of the year, the democratic candidates for president shared a stage in new hampshire tonight. it focused on national security...but it was overshadowed by a political feud between frontrunner hillary clinton... and her closest rival -- bernie sanders -- ...all over alleged "dirty campaign tricks". abc's... marci gonzalez is in manchester, new hampshire with more. following impassioned opening statements - touching on the race.. sot o'malley: "we hold true to the values and the freedoms that unite us.//never surrender them to the fascist pleas of billionaires with big mouths." the questions quickly turning to the elephant in the debate hall david: does secretrary clinton deserve an

we'll tell you where the case goes from here. nevada governor brian sandoval takes the deal involving car maker 'faraday future' to lawmakers in carson city. fox5 is there for the 'special session' and we're gonna share the details of this billion dollar proposal for north las vegas. good morning i'm jason feinberg and i'm monica jackson first - cassandra jones joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. after a gorgeous weekend a slight warming trend begins today with temperatures going back up into the lower 80's with some changes for the middle of the will increase our high clouds with a high of 79 degrees with cooler & windy will be just 72 degrees with wind gusts to 30 mph & friday a high of 71 degrees & gusts to 40 mph possible. we also pick up a slight chance of showers friday. with dry & cool conditions halloween weekend. 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

the silver state. from icy roads in northern nevada... to plenty of fresh snow on mount charleston... tedd florendo tells how long the chilly temperatures will stick around. ((dave courvoisier)) > choose your words wisely... when you leave a review for a business: "we're going to fine you 35- hundred dollars michelle mortensen reveals the costly legal battle you might run into... if you publicly bash a company online./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 6." > ((dave courvoisier)) > a police stand-off in north las vegas... turns deadly. thanks for joining us... i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez. in the last hour we are getting fatal shooting of a woman in her own her home in northeast las vegas. this all started very early this morning...and tonight police are still on the scene of this incident. 8 news now reporter patranya bhoolsuwan is live near craig and nellis with the latest on this developing story. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) we just talked to metro sergeant jeff clark just a short time ago. he confirmed

. >> the superspeed trained to relevant gave way to the nevada commission replaced by the nevada high-speed rail authority. donna: national problems like balanced budgets and defense spending, it seems like nevada has a lot of convincing to do to gain support for a high-speed train project. tom: tom hawley, news 3. jim: for the current project -- it has not been submitted. after a request for a $5.5 billion loan was suspended two years ago. vicki: donna klein passed away in 1999. the former mayor in 2006. person, our chloe beardsley. i didn't know you spoke french? you have family there. they are ok. wow, to speak french and be with us. we are impressed. chloe: thank you. vicki: the entire forecast in french from now on. jim: you can say, oui, and i will get it. chloe: you can tweet at us during the show. jim: join the conversation on facebook by liking our page. you can leave a message for chloe in french. time now for a look at what is ahead on news three live at 5:00. vicki: one teenager is dead, another on the run after 1 -- police say they tried to rob a home. at 5:00, the latest devel

according to the nevada highway patrol .. a woman was driving an s- u-v north on the 15 when she lost control and rolled down the rocky embankment onto the ramp between the 215 and las vegas boulevard. she was not wearing a seatbelt .. was ejected and died at the scene. no word yet on if she was impared or something else led to her losing control. democrative presidential sanders has spent the day campaigning at public and private events around the valley.. tonight .. he's holding a rally at canyon springs high school. that's where fox 5's rachel moore is with a look at his busy day. elizabeth they just opened the doors to this see there is a line flooding into this gymnasium. we're expecting sanders to speak around 6 this evening. they'll speakers rev up the crowd before he takes the stage. earlier today the senator attended a private event at former democratic congressional candidate erin bilbray. he spoke to about 100 guests of the women's leaders luncheon. in a short speech about money in politics and said he would fight f

the nevada department of corrections is reporting that an inmate has died at the "northern nevada... corrections center's... medical facility"... in carson city. inmate "anthony daniels"... was serving 24 to 72 months for coercion. authorities say an autopsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. . an action news update this morning... the path is now clear for "fara-day future".... to move into north las vegas. we were the only local station in carson city when governor sandoval signed the bills that sealed the deal for the billion dollar electric car factory. callahan has reaction from mayor john lee and the lawmakers in carson city. it was about a year and a half ago lawmakers passed the bills similar project in southern nevada. take pkg "our job is done." that signature sealed the governor's deal with faraday future. this after lawmakers spent four days in special session clearing the way for the electric car makers billion dollar factory. "reward does not come without risk, and i this is going to be a great reward for the company. we are going to make you that involv

and put out a community alert for the public. nevada's high school graduation rate is standing at 70 percent-- making our it one of the lowest in the nation. only new mexico and the district of columbia are trailing behind-- this according to the national rankings released by the education department. in terms of graduating african american students... our state ranked last. and nearly 30 percent of students have limited proficiency in english. nationally, around 82 percent of students graduated last year. government brian sandoval's name has been coming up as a potential vice presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential race. possibility of the position? " (laughs) oh no, i love my job. i am the most blessed man in the world to be able to serve as the governor of this great state. " governor sandoval has yet to official endorse a candidate for president. today governor brian sandoval is calling the legislature into a special session ... to discuss faraday future making the move to nevada. that session starts at 5 p-m in carson city.

the nevada department of transportation says.... it's making more than.... -1- million dollars in lighting improvements.... next month. they'll be replacing.... -5- hundred -50- lighting fixtures. the work will be done..... along a - 35- mile stretch from jean..... to the 15 / 95 spaghetti bowl interchange. work will be done at night... when traffic is slower. they expect to be done.... by the spring. new year's eve is almost here. and... we're still keeping a close eye.... on the weather. the highlight of the night is always..... the fireworks shows, but.... the recent severe weather and expected winds in the next couple of days.... could be a problem. remember... it only takes sustained winds as we follow this.... developing story. stay with channel 13 all night long on new year's eve! the party kicks off at 5 p-m.... with ryan seacrest and new years rockin' eve. you can watch the ball drop.... in new york live at 9.... our crews will be live on the strip and downtown. plus... you'll get a view from the sky of all the festivities..

because of the public utilities commission vote...they issued a statement saying the nevada "p-u-c".... "effectively shut down" the rooftop solar industry. this comes just one day after energy regulators decided to change the rate structure for solar customers. the decision is expected to raise rates over a five-year period for so- called "net metering" customers. "we really didnt think that it would go down like this we thought maybe there would be changes to rates and things but we didn't think that it would unemploy so many people" did grandma buy off the list? a las vegas based company is giving you cash for unwanted gifts. christmas is saved! his heart may be three sizes too small.. but his hands fit the cuffs just right. police arrest the grinch with his hand on christmas gifts. this holiday-themed parody of the t-v show "cops". the spoof shows officers nabbing the grinch break into a house and steal christmas. the green-faced thief is taken to the police station and found guilty of attempting to steal christmas. his sentence: he has to stay 39-and-a-half feet away fro

receiving for providing power to the power grid. >> three people on one panel, they made the decision for all of nevada residents. current solar customers, future solar customers, they put a halt on the sol and stopped solar growth.6000 jobs in the state of nevada are now in jeopardy. jeff: senator reid sided with the position. but sandoval agreed with the commission. that will take effect in the first of the year and be phased in over the course of five years. krystal: the flu season is underway. it is not too late to protect who is already getting hit hard by that nasty flu bug? jeff: plus, midnight mass at the vatican. what you can expect from thepope as he delivers his annual message. krystal: and a big surprise for actor robert downey junior the christmas gift he got today from the governor of california. if you could see your cough, you'd see all the sickness you're spreading. new robitussin cf max severe soothes and delivers powerful relief of cough, sore throat, stuffy nose and fever. new robitussin cf max severe. because it's never just a cough. fact. when emergency room doctors choose an otc

the lonestar state. closer to home. we-016mo heavy snow sierra nevada heavy snow in the sierra nevada range. santa's sleigh, better have a seatbelt. time for a look at weather... here's what you need to know... the man who admitted to killing wounding nine colorado springs will undergo a mental health evaluation. evaluation for robert dear after he told the judge he wants to represent himself in court. the 57-year-old made status hearing wednesday afternoon. he faces 179 counts murder in the first shooting rampage on dear told the judge that that the forced psychological evaluation goes against his constitutional rights. he will spend the state mental hospital in pueblo, colorado. he is due back in court on february conference. hyatt hotel officials are advising customers to monitor their payment card statements, after customer credit card numbers. the malware was found on hyatt systems used to process customer payments. the chicago-based resort chain is outside security out what happened. not confirmed whether any sensitive information was stolen by hackers. the company is now using stronger

they will resonate with people all over the country and here in nevada. nearly 30 bullets pierce through a condo... with two people inside the home. fox five's cyndi lundeberg is at the condo and spoke to the homeowners... who were told machine guns were used in the shooting. elizabeth... this is the home of ashley berlin and norman brown... they just moved here a week ago from portland... take a look at this... giant parts of the home just ripped out by what police say were 45 caliber hand guns and a-k 47s.... norman brown this is the couch so it looks like they were aiming for uso new las vegas esidents ashley berlin and her brown are lukcy nearly 30 bullets struck their condo christmas midnight... she portland a week ago... ashley berlin as soon as midnight struck shooting hte house with aks and 45s ashley berlin my life couldve ended my boyfriends life couldve ended that fast the couch... until they say something told bed... norman brown went to lay down watch tv then go lay down go lay down ashey berlin to know that he couldve been gne sahley berline