live up to the legacy and the high standards that we have here at unlv. )) ((michael stevens)) todd simon is in his third year as a coach with the u-n-l-v men's basketball program and is in his first as associate head coach. before u-n-l-v... simon spent six seasons as associate head coach at findlay prep. there...he led the team to a 35 and one record. now... bring some of his proven track-record to the runnin' rebs: (( todd simon: i think we need to get back to a little bit more pace on the defensive end like we were at the beginning of the season, obviously we need to clean up some of the situational basketball, especially winning time, winning plays, we need to clean some stuff up. we are still the same team that had tremendous success and beat indiana wire-to- wire and got big leads in these games and we just have to figure out how to handle the adversity when the lead starts slipping away. )) ((michael stevens)) the michigan native... earned his bachelor's degree from central michigan with a double-major in sport studies and management information systems in 20-03. he then earned hi

and the interim coach todd simon... are focused on moving forward. todd simon: we have a tremendous staff, the kids believe in them, they believe in me, they fully trust that this thing is going the right direction, and that what we're ding is going to get us to where we need to be competitively ((michael stevens)) u-n-l-v missed the n-c-double a tournament in the past two seasons.. but the university says there is still a lot more basketball to played this year. coming up in our next half hour.. we'll hear from interim coach todd simon... and his plans to get the team.. back on track. brian and kirsten? ((brian loftus)) michael... how did the players react to the news? did any of them blame ((michael stevens)) brian.. we asked that question to both simon and tina kunzer- murphy... they said some of the team leaders felt responible.. but they want them to be focused on playing each game.. not feeling additional pressure. they also said at the end of the day, it's the head coach's responibility.. not theirs./// ((brian loftus)) > influential singer an

today new head coach todd simon held his first practice as appointed head coach. some say dave rice was too nice and the team took on his persona. so now the question, what kind of personality will you see with simon in charge. todd simon/unlv interim head coach: "i would like to think i'm a mentally tough person... i'd like to think they're going to come in with a lot of confidence and handle situations and not get rattled on the court and not back down from anybody. ben carter/unlv center: "come out and support us this is a team that although we've dropped some games it's a team fans can still support, it's a team full of great guys, great coaching staff, and we're going to play rice has been staying in touch with simon and he's not walking away a 'poor' coach. by mutually agreeing to step down... rice will leave with over 900- thousand dollars owed to him by the state taxpayers and boosters. ((chris maathuis)) which direction will the program go? this is the team that beat indiana and oregon, then blew leads and fumbled away sure wins against colorado state and

eldridge: yes, i think this valley deserves that. )) tag of course, dave was a former rebel and todd simon got his masters from unlv ---- and by the way --- simon deserves a shot to see what he can do here --- but the name reggie theus he's coaching at cal state northridge and he and rice were the two front runners 5 years ago --- so we shall see. rice looked relieved tonight at the press conference --- a lot of stress this season. ((michelle mortensen)) > it's stars came out in beverly hills tonight. we'll have a run down of the big "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now weekend edition." ((michelle mortensen)) > the reverent... won best drama during the golden globes tonight. and the leading man of the 19th century survival tale leonardo dicaprio... won best drama actor. looking at the ladies now... brie larson won best actress in a drama... for her role in room. she plays a mother trying to give her son a normal upbringing despite the fact they're both captives of a man who abducted her years earlier. and ridley scott's sci-fi movie the martian... staring matt damon wo

todd simon: we're working on a milion type of situations. put that time on the clock and simulate it until they have the confidence to say i've already rehearsed this over and over and over. the coaching change was made to kick start a team that has the potential in the world andhas 15 games plus the conference tournament to make a push for march madness. todd simon: the fans that think this is a lost season have obviously not been in our meetings or at our know the character of these kids. these kids deserve every piece of faith that this community can give them and i truly believe they're going to reward the community for that faith. kevin on cam: and how's this for irony? every year before the season starts season ticket holders get their package with all of the tickets for the season. a different person within the runnin rebels program is featured on each games ticket. the person featured for tuesday night's game against new mexico? you guessed it - dave rice. outside the thomas and mack, kevin bolinger, fox 5 news, local las vegas. we w

assistant- todd simon- will take over for the rest of the season on an interim basis. fox 5's kevin bolinger has been traveling with the team all week and hosts the unlv coaches show. he joins us in studio with more on some sweeping changes in the runnin' rebel program. while this is called a resignation - rice was essentially forced out this did not come as a surprise to a lot of people - although many thought rice would continue to coach the rest of the season. the runnin rebels have lost four of their last five games - including the first three of the mountain west season to teams that - quite honestly - they are better than. in all of those losses - unlv had leads late that they blew down the stretch. with pressure mounting from fans and boosters - the decision was made to make a switch now to see if it can spark the team. todd simon was chosen to take over for the rest the main people involved met with the media to discuss a tumultuous last 12 hours. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly d

acting head coach todd simon met with the media. simon held practice as the new head coach... ryan miller and stacey augmon word is that max good may have left the program... still waiting on confirmation. but with simon you get a no nonsense guy, who says if you're not producing or running plays... you'll be on the bench. (( )) todd simon/coach; "next man up, next man up, zero tolerance then? next man up, that's the beauty of having depth and guys understand this is a team and we're going to try to do something special with it and they've bought into we all want to tolerate less then that." ben carter/unlv; "for me not to give my all the rest of the season and career would be wrong it would be selfish, i'm a rebel that's what i am and will continue to be." the rebels don't have much time to see if the transition works... they've got new mexico in town tomorrow night... the lobos are 3-0 in league play. tip off 7 pm at the mack. leave unlv with a hefty check... with the two parties mutaully agreeing on parting ways, rice will take home about 900 thousand dollars. he's owed his

((chris maathuis)) i know todd simon doesn't want the attention, he just wants to win... but when you're thrust into the lime- light, like it or not, your now under the microscope. simon taking over for dave rice as acting head coach. the rest of the season will be somewhat of an audition for the staff. here's the new guy in charge... todd simon, 4 years removed from findlay prep and now he's given the vegas crown jewel of jobs -- coaching the runnin' rebels. it's a fun game and simon says run... and that's what they did... unlv runs out to an 11 point first half. they went on a 15-4 run late. and they're playing defense... defense leading to offense.... on row two... likes this play and he's not alone. unselfish basketball leads to a zimmerman slam dunk.. big zim finished with 15 points and 15 boards. rebels led 34-28 at the half... now the second half has been this team's bugaboo. and it's been alarming. but simon says take care of the ball and they do... unlv only turned the ball over 7 times. rebels patrick mccaw scored 18 points and had 3 steals.... rebs led by as man

todd simon: we're working on a milion type of situations. put that time on the clock and simulate it until they have the confidence to say i've already rehearsed this over and over and over. the coaching change was made to kick start a team that has the potential in the world andhas 15 games plus the conference tournament to make a push for march madness. todd simon: the fans that think this is a lost season have obviously not been in our meetings or at our practices and don't know the character of these kids. these kids deserve every piece of faith that this community can give them and i truly believe they're going to reward the community for that faith. kevin on cam: and how's this for irony? every year before the s sson starts season ticket holders get their package with all of the tickets for the season. a different person within the runnin rebels program is featured on each games ticket. the person featured for mexico? you guessed it - dave rice. outside the thomas bolinger, fox 5 vegas. we will have complete highlights and post game re

todd simon: we're working on a milion type of situations. put that time on the clock and simulate it until they have the confidence to say i've already rehearsed this over and over and over. the coaching change was made to that has the potential in the world andhas 15 games plus the conference tournament to make todd simon: the is a lost season have obviously not been in our meetings or at our practices and don't know the character of these kids. these this community can give them and i truly believe they're going to reward the community for that faith. kevin on cam: and how's this for irony? every year before the season starts season ticket holders get their package with all of the tickets for the season. a different person within the runnin rebels program is featured on each games ticket. the person featured for tuesday night's game against new mexico? you guessed it - dave rice. outside the thomas bolinger, fox 5 vegas. we will have complete highlights and post game reaction after tomorrow night's game live from the thomas and mack on fox

light out there and they are playing very well right now --- --- rebels beat air force 100-64 if todd simon keeps winning --- this could make the search for a new coach even more interesting --- the team has looked good in both victories --- they play at utah state on tuesday --- so the first road test for the "todd simon" rebels. ((ron futrell)) its ufc fight night going on in boston --- tj dillashaw against dominic cruz for the bantamweight title --- also former champ frankie edgar on the card --- highlights at 11- oh , lots of football today --- pittsburgh playing at denver -- in the game you saw here on 8 news now --- broncos peyton manning facing the steelers defense. only td of the first half --- fitzgerald toussant with a great run here --- breaks a couple tackles and dives for the pylon --- is he in??? --- lets go to the pylon camera and see ---- almost --- next play --- the first half --- 10-9 pittsburgh at halftime. now--- 3 minutes left --- broncos cj anderson in traffic --- and reaches across the goal line for the game winner - ...broncos come from behind to beat the steelers --

todd simon will be head coach for the rest of the season. chris maathuis will have the game covered tonight, but joins us with a preview. ((chris maathuis)) it'll be interesting to see if simon makes any changes... lineup changes. maybe a little more pressure on the ball but of course the two biggest issues with this team are turnovers and rebounding. if the rebels can cut down on turnovers and fight for a few more rebounds, they'll be fine. it's hard to believe this team has lost 5 of its last six games. but maybe things will change tonight. (( )) todd simon: "it's been a little bit of a whirl wind a lot of people moving to keep this thing together. so there's been communication, we've got 15 games left in this thing there's plenty of season to go and we can do special things." ben carter/unlv; "team has got full support for coach simon and his staff all we're worried about is winnng our next game." ike nwamu/unlv; "biggest thing we've been preaching is staying together, there's no fraction, we're on the same page. we'going to stay together

wow -- still --- rebels trail by 1 at halftime --- but todd simon mccaw with the steal and he knows what to do with it. rebels on a 9-0 run and really put this one away to start the 2nd half. now --- play of the game --- freshman jalen poyser with the steal --- jordan cornish to derrick jones junior --- that looks like runnin' rebels right there --- rebels win 80-68 --- chris maathuis was in logan for the matchup. < ((well ron, 5 rebels finished in double figures derrick jones and dwayne morgan combined for 34 points as unlv out rebounds utah state tonight at the spectrum todd simon they're very aggressive and that's what we want from them -- to all attack derrick jones junior it was a team effort when i was hot they found me and when i wasn't i made the right plays i boxed out my man, i got the rebound and we were running the floor dwayne settle, coach simon, coach augmon, coach miller they all said you all get the ball in the post, go to work derrick jones junior we all went through a little slump, but we're back. we had to get the job done and we did. we played well tonight, we got th

they're 3-0 under interim head coach todd simon. the team seems to be a little more focused, they're taking care of the ball and playing to their strengths. now the younger players got to understand that playing reno isn't just another game. stephen zimmerman/unlv freshman center: "it's a big thing, this is the first year i can contribute. hopefully we can come back with a win over unr." todd simon/unlv interim head coach: "for local guys i don't think its as big of deal, they understand it, but guys going through the first time we've got to instill in them that this is a big deal." jordan cornish/unlv sophomore guard: "it's a huge rivalry, people have been talking about it all week. we just want to go make a statement and show the league we're for real." the rebels tip with the wolf pack on at 7 pm... it's televised on espn u... so it's not just on the internet this weekend. another gorman gael is regarded as one of the elite prep players in the country. zach collins was named to the last year it was chase jeter and stephen zimmerm

today's new head coach todd simon and players reacting to the surprising decision. simon held his first practice as acting head coach. some say dave rice was too nice and the team took on his persona. so what kind of person is simon and what kind of personaility will the team have when he's on the sideline. (( )) todd simon; "i would like to think i'm a mentally tough person... i'd like to think they're going to come in with a lot of confidence and handle situations and not get rattled on the court ike nwamu/rebel; "we're going to take everything they say, we still have three assistants from the staff we're going to follow their leadership and we'll go from there." ben carter/unlv; 'come out and support us this is a team that although we've dropped some games it's a team fans can still support, it's a team full of great guys, gret coaching staff, and we're going to play out hearts out for the by mutually agreeing to step down... rice will leave with over 900- thousand dollars owed to him by the state taxpayers and boosters. ((chris maathuis)) we'll see which directi

mussleman --- coach first coached everywhere --- former nba coach --- now with the wolfpack --- todd simon working to prove he can make it with the rebels ben carter -- gorman high working it down low gets good position and scores. if youre the rebels --- don't let reno do this --- two quick passes and the jam by cameron oliver --- just a freshman --- and he looks like a world beater here --- be tough, play interior defense. ben carter to jordan cornish --- this combo is working well for the rebels --- hits the 3 --- 961 consecutive games the rebels have hit a three --- an ncaa record. (even rollie massimino could not kill that record) late in the game now --- 3 mins left and cornish drives to the basket and the foul --- rebels trail by one. here's the end of the dame --- rebels down by one --- marquis coleman hits the free throw --- rebels down by two and patrick mccaw from 50 feet out --- rebels lose 65-63 --- first loss by todd simon. 65-63 rebels lose --- they have boise st and san diego st home next week. two of the best prep teams in the country meeting at the south point --- it help

assistant- todd simon was chosen to take over for the rest of the season on an the main people involved met with the media to discuss the change. fox 5's kevin bolinger who's been traveling with the team all week, shares more with us on some sweeping changes in the runnin' rebel program. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly five news local las vegas. dave rice leaves unlv with a 98-54 record including ten wins against ranked opponants. he will receive 900- thousand as a buyout for the remaining three years on his contract - most of that money coming meanwhile - a national search will be held to find a new head coach for next season. the runnin' rebels are back in action for the first game under todd simon on tomorrow night at the thomas and mack against new mexico. local law enforcement pleading with drivers to slow down, this as eight people lose their lives during another deadly weekend on valley roads. the most recent happened at 11-30 yesterday morning near carey and losee. police say a male driver was spee

in the meantime todd simon has some plans of his own for the team. we're hearing how he is going to change things up this season, coming up at 6. reporting live from unlv yasmeen hassan channel 13 action news an update this morning to a deadly bus crash... a passenger on an r-t-c bus that hit and killed a woman telling us his version of what might have gone wrong... christopher castilow tells us he was only on the bus for a couple of minutes ---but the driver was driving fine..... until all of a sudden - he went up onto the curb -- took down a bus shelter near tropicana and dean martin. castilow says the bus then ran a woman over who was waiting at the shelter -- killing her instantly. the driver of the bus finally came to a stop a few hundred feet later. as you can imagine...castilow is still shaken up from the crash. "it was pretty gruesome. it was not something you would have wanted anyone to see." (cover with video please) castilow is a frequent bus rider. he says many of the stops are too close to the roadway.... and if the stop was pushed back

todd simon "the game was calming. the practices are calming. the parts where it is just basketball are calming. it is something you dream of and love. it is fun." left... the next one is saturday at the thomas and mack. they'll be facing off against the air force falcons. ahead today.. we all know how important it is that our veterans get the best care possible.. and now, the v-a wants to hear from you! v-a officials are hosting a town hall meeting for veterans and their family members. they're asking for people to give feedback and suggestions about veterans healthcare. the event runs from 4 to 5-30, details on your screen now. a consumer alert for parents this morning... 9 different retailers are recalling some children's cold medicine because of potential overdose risks. the recall is for grape and cherry liquid perrigo cold medicine, sold in 4 ounce the problem is the dosage cup has incorrect markings, so you could accidentally give your chid the wrong amount of medicine. time now is x:xx --- do you well you're definitely not alone! but did

the rebels play their second game under new interm coach todd simon tonight --- and mack --- rebels are 16 point favorites --- they are 1-0 under their new coach ---this win over new mexico earlier this week. it wasn't just the win that worked for the rebels, it was how they looked getting that win. the rebels played with a lot of energy --- they were loose and aggressive. air force is not a very good basketball team, so the rebels should blow them out tonight --- should be a great chance for todd simon to work on some things and see how this team responds --- highlights at 11 also, there are reports that rick pitino may be interested in coaching at unlv --- more at 11. ((sharie johnson)) > troubling allegations surrounding the former boulder city police chief. why the controversy surrounding the boulder city animal shelter isn't the only reason he stepped down. now, nevada's first now was first to report, bill conger resigned as head of boulder city's police department after spending only two years on the job. city officials haven't said much about the reasons for his depar

associate head coach todd simon will be serving as interim head coach for the rest of the ideas of what he wants to change ((we gotta get back to a little more pace on the defensive end again like we were a little bit earlier in the season. we have to clean some stuff up.)) obviously this was a difficult announcement, not just for rice, but for the whole team well hear how he broke the news to them later this hour. reporting live from unlv yasmeen hassan channel 13 action news time now is x:xx --- remembering a music legend. this morning... celebrities and fellow artists are sharing kind tributes in honor of the one and only david bowie. tributes in honor of the one and only david bowie. greg adlibs weather forecast tease and chopper 13... flying over that crash on the look for plus step into a magical world of deception that's all today at 2 on valley view live. happy friday las vegas! we're ending the work-week with legendary singer david bowie... who passed away late last night after battling cancer. madonna tweeted out talented. unique. genius. game changer. the man who fell to eart

as todd simon fills the head coach spot. chris? ((chris maathuis)) todd simon has been on the job as head coach two days and he's trying to figure out a way to beat new mexico. he received a warm reception. he told me yesterday there is no pressure on him. 72 hours ago and he was a lead assistant, now he's making decisions. we have some video of his walk we have some video of his walk out and introduction... todd is a no nonsense guy... at findlay prep he was the head coach and his team lost one game all season. he was a grad assistant with lon kruger and has been on this staff for a while now... so he's not unprepared. but will this team take care of the ball and fight for rebounds? those are the two biggest issues facing the team. even though they've lost 5 of six... remember it's not like this team they beat nationally ranked indiana. they beat oregon, who was ranked... and they played well against ucla. ((chris maathuis)) we'll certainly have more tonight at 11... they've got 15 games left. see if they can make some noise. they

the rebels are 3-1 under coach todd simon... but the broncos have won six straight on the road. simon wants this team to be tough, tougher and toughest. (( )) todd simon/coach; "that's part of who we need to be going forward, a gritty nasty team that when you play unlv they lay in bed physically sore afterwards" jerome compete with anybody in this league... obviously our record doesn't show it... we want to win more then we lose, but when it comes to competing i know who ever is first whether its sdsu and boise. ben carter/unlv center; "we look toward this week as two games to get back and get back in this rrace in the mountain west and that's who we're looking at it." don't forget tipoff tonight is set for 8 p.m.... not 7.... so plan accordingly. but if you do go a little early you may get one of those red shirts. ((chris maathuis)) something a little unique over on the unlv campus today... a group of japanese coaches are here looking into american football. they're getting a few pointers from those at unlv. their host is former rebel and nfl linebacker adam seward, who grew up

we are now --- quarters into the todd simon era. both the interim coach and players have had to quickly turn their attention to their opponent. fans i spoke with before the game said they had mixed feelings about rice's departure after four and a half seasons at the helm. he left the team with a winning record overall... the team lost 5 of his last happy with the change, they are hopeful it will lead to a change in the standings. 13.31.09.00 "hopefully it will i know they are probably feeling a certain way about dave rice leaving. he probably had a pretty good relationship with the players. hopefully they can take it as an energy tool and come out with some fire and turn the season around." for his part, coach rice is still encouraging the players he recruited... tweeting to fans last night to get out to the arena and support the team. reporting live, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. mugshot for joaquin tt2w`t3n`&d! bt@q:1d tt2w`t3n`&d! "a@q*= tt2w`t3n`&d! bm@q!6, tt4w`t3n`&d!" dztq #', tt4w`t3n`&d!" e

but unlv trailed 36-35 at the break todd simon first half wasn't our best effort. our cuts weren;t hard. more importantly is that i like the way we responded to it. the guys started to figure out themselves chris after a sluggish first half the rebels really turned it up a notch in the 2nd half, they jumped out to an 18 point lead at one time, 5 rebels finished in double figures. rebels go to work with 9 layups in ther final 20. they get 4 three pointers -- jordan cornish corner 3 gives unlv a 16 pt lead, their largest was 18. simon in the 2nd half i like we came out a little angry, we were foaming at the mouth and picked that pressure back up and that's how we're gonna play if we can get these little streches where we get up and down. start hitting open 3s in transition. and stuff at the rim, we're really hard to stop jones and dwayne morgan went on the attack and they combined for 34 points, unlv with 46 points in teh paint. even the aggie stormtroopers were in awe dwayne morgan coach game plan told us everything we needed to know to hit the percentages in the pa

this week will show if the ((todd simon: anytime you're coming off a dissapointment i always believe you wanna play the best because youre a little more hungry a little more focused jerome seagears: i know we can compete with anybody in this league so obviousely our record and the numbers dontmean stuff, obviousely we want to win more than we lose but i know we can compete with whoever is first in this league ben carter: its a great opportunity this week obviousely playing the teo teams leading the conference it would be a great opportunity for us to gague where we are and what we've worked on and )) ((ron futrell)) > every superbowl weekend the ufc holds a major event here in las vegas --- but the one this year has taken a big hit --- heavyweight fabricio verdoom has pulled out of ufc 196 because of a foot injury--- the fight was just 10 days away here at the mgm grand --- his opponent cain velasquez pulled out recently because of a event gone --- this fight is being moved from pay per view to fox sports one ---- the main event will now feature welterweights johnny hendricks and ste

tonight --- ((ron futrell)) some wild nfl action and the rebels home against air force --- can todd simon go 2 and 0 as coach --- highlights coming up. /// "now, nevada's first choice for news. a lot of crazy names being thrown out there as possible coaches for the runnin rebels --- we have confirmed reports that rick pitino is interested --- 15 years ago he was the top candidate for the job before he went to louisville --- a lot of issues developing there --- but this search will be an intersting one oh --- meanwhile todd simon just keeps winning --- his second game as interim coach --- rebels, taking on air force --- off the free throw miss ---- watch the rebels run the court here --- textbook --- dwaine morgan the quick outlett --- patrick mccaw the quick bounce pass to a big man who runs the court --- big zimm with the dunk --- and the rebels jump out to the early lead and not a whole lot of suspense to this game --- just as the rebel fans like it. here's how you run the inbounds play ---- jordan cornish to ben to cornish for the three --- then --- carter drives --- spins

todd simon won 1st game as unlv head coach "the game was calming. the practices are calming. the parts where it is just basketball are calming. it is something you dream of and love. it is fun." simon has 14 more games plus the mountain west tournament to turn things around in hopes of landing the permanent job. reporting at the thomas and mack, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. now... to a consumer alert from contact 13... fitness tracking device... "fitbit".... is facing a lawsuit.... aren't working... as promised. the class action lawsuit... filed in california claims.... the "charge h-r" and "surge" fitness watches.... do not accurately measure heart those filing the lawsuit say... the devices are dangerous... because the heartrates were by large margins. fitbit says... it stands behind its products. a detroit mother is warning others.... after her toddler got a hold of a dangerous toy and swallowed it. the woman says... the toy is mis-leading.... because it looks a lot like.... a popular candy.. on christmas... her -4- year old got a strange toy for christmas calle

todd simon: we're working on a milion type of situations. put that time on the clock and simulate it until they have the confidence to say i've already rehearsed this over and over and over. the coaching change was made to kick start a team world andhas 15 games plus the conference tournament to make a push for march madness. todd simon: the fans that think this is a lost season have obviously not been in our meetings or at our practices and don't know the character of these kids. these kids deserve every piece of faith that this community can give them and i truly believe they're going to reward the community for that faith. kevin bolinger, fox5 local las vegas>> we will have complete highlights and reaction tonight on fox 5 news at 10 and 11. we shared with you the heartwarming story of a local high school basketball player with autism, who really got the crowd cheering when he scored two baskets. yesterday, ron chan stopped by 98-point-five to talk about the game that's being shared all over social media. "chet: did you blank out were you

todd simon/interim head coach: " 0 for our last 6, which is a major deal. that in itself is a little bit more of a focus. this a giant we have to take down." ben carter/unlv center: "it's going to be a 40 minute war. it's going to be a battle. it's going to be a physical matchup that we are looking forward to just as much as they are.")) don't forget tip off tomorrow on cbs sports networks is scheduled for 5 pm.... not 7, but five. the 't' center or t-mobile arena scheduled april opening. more then 17 thousand seats in the upper and lower concourse were installed today. the seats were tested out and approved by the t-mobile crew who was on hand for today's celebration. i did a story on helene neville after she ran the perimeter of the united states. now the 55- year-old is looking to break a world record by running 135 miles in less then 40 hours on the strip neville is running up and down the strip... from the welcome sign to fremont. each loop is about 14 miles.. she hopes to break the record, non- stop running sometime tomorrow night around 9-10 o'clock.

futrell)) the rebels worked out today --- getting set for their second game under interim coach todd simon. that game is tomorrow night --- 7pm at the thomas and mack against air force good in simon's first game --- a 12 point win over new mexico. they played a lot more loose --- a lot more free wheeling out there --- and it worked. not sure whether its the difference in coaching styles --- or just the fact that they have an interim coach right now that the guys just went out there and let it go --- but this could be a sign of good things to come --- now --- one game does not a trend make, but there were a lot of positive signs on tuesday night --- we'll see if the rebels can keep it up sat night against air force. ((dave courvoisier)) > we'll be news mudots are what astronomers say may be the biggest and brightest supernova ever observed. the stellar explosion was 570-billion times brighter than our sun... and produced light 20 times brighter than all the starts in our milky way galaxy combined. the supernova is nearly four billion light years away from earth./// ((dave courvoisier)) > re

and 4-1 under todd simon. todd simon/unlv interim head coach: "when he's bringing the heat making shots and slashing to the rim, it's fun.. those five steals he had came at critical times... goes 5-6 from the arc were all back breakers. he's a special player. ben carter/unlv center: "big ups to pat for making those shots, he don't want to take the credit but he played a hell of a game., but a great team effort., great team effort." patrick mccaw/unlv team coming up in boise state and we knew we had to get that win and that's what we did.. focused in the last few practices and got it done, guys came out with energy and had fun." ((chris maathuis)) and up next for the rebels are their biggest rivals... the aztecs roll into las vegas sitting in first place... they're perfect in league play at 7-0... 14-6 overall. a couple of other scores in the league tonight.. the rams beat the spartans by 8... and in albuquerque... the lobos went on a big first half run and grounded the falcons 84-55. air force hasn't won at ne

associate head coach todd simon is taking over for the rest of the season. the news is still disappointing to some people... danny tarkanian 11:04:31:08 i was really disappointed, it wasn't really resigning i think they let him go and i was disappointed they let him go in the middle of the season. and he didn't finish the year. players say the news took them by surprise, despite the shock the running rebs say they've got their heads in the game. the runnin' rebels take on new mexico tonight at the thomas and mack center. update-vm its been days since a deadly bus crash.... near tropicana and dean martin... and now a former r-t-c commission is speaking out. he says r-t-c's in action led to the woman's death. steve miller was on the r-t-c when they put up the shelters. he counts nearly -40- deaths... since 19-90.... that he said.... would have been prevented.... by fixing these shelters. 15.35.23 i regret ever getting invovled 24 i wish i would have told them 'absolutely no' 26 he says... r-t-c needs to move the stop shelters further from the road and elevate

assistant todd simon is now the interim head coach. u-n-l-v faced the new mexico lobos at the thomas and mack center. unlv beat new mexico won 83 to 74. we'll have post game reaction -- coming up later in the newscast with kevin bolinger. "i would pay off my house. buy another house. and i would probably help the needy. donate some to charity. family man the bahamas. to the gonna pay some bills. and take our kids on a cruise." wednesdays powerball jackpot is now at 1.5 billion dollars thats the highest price for any jackpot in the history of the u.s. while the chances of winning are pretty slim, its always fun to day dream about what you could buy with all that money... fox5's miguel martinez-valle has some ideas just incase the winner is from las vegas... 1.5 billion, wow that can do some damage here in the valley... but just what can that get you, a very fun weekend in las vegas thats for sure, but can it buy you a casino? i spoke to an expert and he gave me some big ticket real estate ideas for the lucky winner... the winner of the

assistant coach todd simon will take over as interim coach. the rebels next game is tomorrow against new mexico at the thomas and mack./// injury accident at mlk right by the entrance to northbound 95. someone was just pulled away in a stretcher. accident at bonanza and lamb. you can use stewart and nellis as alternates. < > < > < ((sherry swensk)) it's clear and pretty chilly with temps dropping back to normal 30s... so grab a really warm coat because that will be the pattern for most of this week. ........... look for a lot of sunshine like we had over the weekend. we had a chance to dry out and we should stay that way for the week... but then a chance for snow showers in the higher elevations comes again for the last half of the week. ........... have some high clouds and then more clouds through the week and into the weekend. > probably still mourning today. it was a stunning loss to the seahawks yesterday. kicker blair walsh missed a 27-yard field goal that could have won the game in the final seconds. people couldn't believe it. seattle

coach todd simon calling the shots... unlv came out running... gunning... and winning. the rams are headed back to l.a! we have fan reaction... plus... why they're not the only team that could be headed to the city of you're watching someone just got a free 6" subway sandwich. just text offers to 782929 to sign up for weekly text offers. and you'll get a free 6-inch sub ((anchor chat)) good morning i'm cassandra jones. we the next seven days. we'll drop down to on wednesday morning with many areas of the las vegas valley seeing freezing start. the mountains get a slight chance of showers for the weekend and into next week. the las chances are now o pu good morning. here a look at your fox5 traffic solutions your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk the rams are headed to the city of angels! the n-f-l team will play at the new stadium in inglewood. the news has left some football fans disappointed, while ot

it was todd simon's as well. closed captioning to resume shortly you can check out you can check out the complete highlights of the game on sunday night on the rebzone. that's at 11 sunday night here on fox5, right after fox5 news at 10. after more than 2 decades the city of l-a could soon have a n-f-l team. yesterday the league approved the move of the rams from saint louis to the city for the 20-16 season. the team left los angeles in 19-95. their new home will be an inglewood stadium, set to be completed in 20-19. play at the l-a coliseum... some great news this morning. the daughter of houston texans devon still, now at home cancer free. 5 year old leah was discharged from the hospital yesterday after doctors officially cleared her. still posted the good news on instagram monday. in 2014 she was diagnosed and since then she has become america's sweet heart with the story of her courageous battle spreading nationwide. brothers can be difficult-- that's part of the job. whole new level... see why he may be kick

todd simon will take over as interim head coach meantime -- an impressive win for the wolf pack yesterday at air force, 86-63... 5 pack players scored in double figures, led by tyron criswell with a game-high 19... marqueze coleman filled up the stat sheet with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals... and cam oliver added 12 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks, as nevada improved to 10-6 on the season, 2-2 in the mountain west next up for the pack -- a date with first place boise state -- wednesday night at lawlor events center -- the broncos are a perfect 3-0 in conference play reno bighorns pick up a win tonight over maine at the d-league showcase in santa cruz, on the season thanks ben...we'll be conditions. the next area of low pressure will approach wednesday which may provide the next decent chance of precipitation. && .short term... cloud cover remains across much of western nevada this afternoon clearing will be slow to occur as dry air erodes the layer from above with some subsidence. when it clears later tonight some areas may see some fog later tonight, particularly waiter

for quite a long time today and we mutually agreed that i would step aside )) ((kirsten joyce)) todd simon has been named as the interim head coach. simon has been a unlv assistant for three years.. before that he coached at findlay prep high school./// ((kirsten joyce)) > fans across the world are mourning the death of artist and pop star david bowie: (("we've lost somebody who redefined what a pop star could be." )) ((kirsten joyce)) bowie lost an 18-month battle with cancer. he was 69- years-old. from his first hit "space oddity" in 19-69 through his ziggy stardust persona.. to his white-suited pop star days of the mid-80's... bowie continually reinvented himself- some of the most powerful tributes today can be found in london where bowie was born./// ((kirsten joyce)) > and singer natalie cole is being laid to rest today in los angeles. various music industry stars are expected at her funeral. r and b star chaka khan is expected to perform. cole is the grammy winning daughter of singer nat king cole. she died of heart failure on new years eve at the age of 65./// ((kirsten joyce)) > th

assistant coach todd simon will take over as interim coach. dave rice and athletic director tina kunzer murphy met sunday... to talk about the future of the program. a statement from u-n-l-v says... they "mutally agreed that it was time for a change". (( dave rice/resigns as unlv basketball coach: "my whole concern is for the players. as i met with the players this afternoon. i love those guys. i obviously was a big part of the recruiting process with all of them and i'll be cheering as hard as i can." )) ((brian loftus)) rice was in his 5th season with the rebels... and only had 3 seasons left on his contract. he will be getting paid his base salary for those 3 remaining years. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > and many of you commented on our 8 news now facebook about rice's resignation. andrew says... "never saw rice as a head coach. brought in some good talent, but couldn't seem to get them to gel..." steve commented... "i don't blame him. i think his days were numbered. a coach only gets a few years to produce and after this losing streal, he knew

todd simon is the interim coach --- replacing rice. this loss yesterday at wyoming was a hard one to take --- rebels jumped out to a 17 point lead 10 minutes into the game --- then ended up losing by 2 --- rebels are now 0-3 in the the rebels started this season with a lot of promise --- anotehr great recuriting class---- they beat two top 15 teams and had a 9-4 record before the three losses in leggue play. rice was in his 5th season at unlv 95 wins --- 54 losses --- with no ncaa tournament wins. he came to unlv after 7 years as an assistant coach at byu. rice was also a unlv grad --- he played on the 1990 team that won the national championship in 1990 -- rice has 3 years left on his contact and will receive his base salary over the next three years. there was a lot of pressure from boosters to make a change --- rice --- no question is a grreat recuriter--- he has brought some great players to unlv. but--- there's no question they have under performed. rebels play tuesday at home against new mexico. sharie johnson > a giant snow octo

closed captioning closed captioning will resume closed captioning will resume will resume down with todd simon to get his take on the rest of the season sunday night on the rebzone. that's at 11 here on fox5, right after fox5 news at 10. after more than 2 decades the city of l-a could soon have a n-f-l team. league approved the move of the rams from saint louis to the city for the 20-16 season. the team left los angeles in 19-95. thier new home will be an inglewood stadium, set to be completed in 20-19. until then, they'll play at the l-a coliseum... the league's decision also gave the san diego chargers the green-light to join the rams within the next year. but if the teams stay put they'll get 100 million dollars from the league for new stadiums. coffee lovers listen up! apparently a starbucks employee brews up new coffee creations for their "secret menu" to celebrate the day the first is "the valentine frappuccino". it was strawberries and cream with raspberry at the bottom... the second is "love bean frappuccino". it's made up of vanilla bean in the middle... and blackberry and whipped cre

associate head coach todd simon will take over for the remainder of the season as interim head coach. their next game is at 7 p-m tomorrow against new mexico right here at home. are you feeling lucky this try your luck at the biggest powerball jackpot in u-s history. the jackpot for wednesday's drawing is now 1 point 3 billion dollars! although your odds are slim...you still have a chance. we did some math...and here's what you could buy with that much money. you could get 18 g-6 jets...2- thousand ferraris or you could buy the cleveland cavaliers! time now is x:xx --- this morning there's a list of almost 1-hundred items a mother says her son needs during his protest. we're talking about the stand-off in oregon. she's asking for more than just the basics. while many hollywood actors are celebrating a golden globe win... actor sean penn is taking some major heat this morning. look for. plus step into a magical world of deception. that's all monday at 2 on valley view live. today on valley view live - how do you know if a psychic is legit? mystic residents in the city of flint... getti

the rebels in the white jerseys all three victories under interim coach todd simon have been by double digits. they beat the point spread again which means they are exceeding expectations. jerry jones , jr. led with 21 points last night. >> kim: i'm glad you explained that issue with the point spread. if they are beating the point spread that means they are doing better as a squad than the book makers thought locally. >> dana: and the best. it's amazing how loose they are, how confident they are. their record now even at 3-3. >> kim: talk about loose and confident, that would be jamie foxx whether he's on a movie set or becoming a real life hero. we have the story about saving a man's life and have the pictures to prove it. a look at how the villains have down something that will give you chills. again >> kim: welcome back to the program. live images of hollywood in las vegas as they are filming some of the jason born franchise as we speak on the las vegas strip. >> dana: so the strip is shut down between tropicana and harmon and we are monitoring monitoring these live pictures. >> kim

associate head coach todd simon will serve as interim head coach. the rebels face new mexico tonight at the thomas and mack. tip off is at 7. students at unlv.. desparate for parking.. won't have to wait much longer. the university gateway project broke ground today to add more than 600 parking spaces for students. that works out to an increase in campus parking of about five-percent. the new structure will be along maryland parkway across the street from the campus. it should be finished by the end of the year. still ahead... president obama is set to deliver his final state of the union address tonight. "what i want to focus on in this state of the union is not do together in the years to com. " hear why his final pitch to the plus... nevada's education savings program is temporarily frozen.... following some un-intended consequences! 13:07:38:00 we now have kids, they left, and are they coming back, do they have the funds, things change, i don't know, where will it impact the kids, that would be my number one. hear why some parents move to save m

they got a win for the new interim coach todd simon. tonight they would take on air force, coming in with three straight conference losses. the rebs continuing to thrive, attacking early. then the other freshman, steven zimmerman, will miss the short shot, gets his own rebound, puts it back up and it's a 10-3 run to start the game. the next time down the floor, he goes to the other side. knocking down another three. more from jones, this time looking for a back door alley-oop, puts it down for the jam. 22 points for derek jones jr. and ben carter working the post, unselfish, to jones jr. for another jam. rebels up at the half. they go onto win and hit triple digits tonight, 100-64. el dorado, steven jackson was staring at retirement a month ago, waiting for a phone call, he got one from the new england patriots. playoff game in 12 years today with the patriots hosting kansas city. tom brady, rob gronkowski, big day. then the las vegas kid up the middle, 8 yards, six carries, it was pretty much the tom brady show today. then third quarte

they've won three games in a row, under new head coach todd simon. the talent of these young guys (unlv) is through the roof. limitless potential, they have the chance do really special things with basketball. we're really excited to face unr tomorrow in reno. the game starts the runnin' rebels face unr tomorrow in reno. the game starts at seven p-m. of course we'll have highlights for you at 11 sunday night on the rebzone, right after fox5 news at 10. a sticky situation. the unbelievable talent this man has and oddly enough its paying one man makes a living.... doing a fairly odd job. "it doesn't have to be a can. (there's a cellphone) something flat even, i just go like this and it sticks, this is why i use hands free. " jamie keeton discovered a few years back--- things stick to his his unusual talent-- has earned him the nickname-- can head a doctor says it's because of his abnormally high body temperature. he is always at 100 degrees and that somehow turns his skin into a suction cup. keeton promotes people's companies-- by wearing cans-- bearin

team sunday afternoon players of the situation, and he will be replaced by associate head coach todd simon, who will serve as interim head coach. one name already rumored as a possible replacement is former nba coach mike brown. singer david bowie has died following a battle with cancer. the news was posted on his official web site and social media pages. were fans have started a memorial to the late rock legend. according to a short statement, bowie "died peacefully" sunday "surrounded by his family and friends" after an 18-month battle. neither his publicist nor the statement elaborated on what kind of cancer the singer was fighting. bowie's career spanned more than four decades. he first rose to fame in the 60's, and inspired the "glam rock" movement of the 70's before reinventing himself several times bowie had just released his 25-th album "blackstar" on friday, his birthday. he was 69 years old. eight lives were claimed this weekend on valley roadways. six separate crashes... the most recent claiming two lives in north las vegas... after a car drove off a bridge. news-3's nathan o'ne

university the team hasn't been doing as well as it should losing five out of the last six sot todd simon, interim head coach 14:00:32:00 it's been a little bit surreal, it's just not something that 48 hours ago now here on the court and on the 15 games left in the season. track danny tarkanian son of legendary unlv men's basketball coach jerry tarkanian feels the university jumped the gun. team still does have a chance to win the mount west tournament and they had just as good a chance with dave in there as anyone. track as for who is going to permanently take over, rumors are already swirling with former nba coach mike brown being mentioned but terkanian has another name in mind... 11:08:26:00 unlv made a commitment to reggie theis more than ten years ago, they said hey you go and get a degree completed, work for a good as an assistant, get a head job and if you do well we are going to hire you well reggie did all that. tag the university's athletic director says the school will decide how to move forward with the head coach position at the end of the season. reporting from unlv i'm eli

todd simon/unlv interim head coach: 'staff has been tremendous, getting players going. rehashing what our plan is, stacey is a passionate firey coach he's gone a tremendous job with these guys... the talk and the fire sometimes have to come from coaches." the rebels have scored 80 or 1999-2000 season. their game tomorrow against the wolfpack tips off at 7 pm on espn u. with the nfc and afc title games on sunday, it's going to be interesting to see how the sports books do... remember last year it was a books. again. denver... .or arizona or carolina. everything seems to be pointing to yet another big weekend. randy blum/westgate sports book manager: " it's gets pretty packed in here we also have the theater available for extra seating. but if you're coming down expect the big crowds... yeah wee have props on each game., basically player props, total yards passing by the quarterbacks., total yards by receivers and then some team props as well, for example will each team make a 33 yard field goal, what will the first score of the game be stuff like that." it looks like the