and the second thing that has been an issue in some circles in southern nevada is a stadium, anywhere from $700 million to a billion dollars of covered stadium. and the -- what we've voted on as a board was the acquisition of the 42 acres and i think we drove -- what drove me personally as one of 13 and my colleagues on the board, was the plan to develop the academic and industry partnership functions of the university on those 42 acres. for instance, with the medical school and your different medical outreach programs and engineering and things like that. so the vote was 13 -- excuse me, 12-0, i think there was one regent who wasn't present, it was unanimous, no northern or southern regent that opposed it. we specifically removed the stadium portion of the discussion and so any use of the land has to come back to be board of regents. >> it does make sense, i know mgm was supportive a long time, maybe 10 years ago, of redeveloping that whole area and putting in housing and shopping. it seemed like a major redevelopment project that could be beneficial to southern nevada. >> and i happ

so it's kickoff approaching southern nevada. if you use the prior nfl talks as hindsight, it will be a while before we get into that end zone of this may look like a waste land now, but for unlv the newly purchased acres are flowing with potential. and a taste of of gridiron. the oakland raiders may be calling southern nevada home. unlv president jessup writes las vegas sand is looking to build a stadium and believes unlv's recently purchased land is a prime location. with raiders representatives traveling toes will vagues for a potential new home. las vegas sand confirms it's working on a one billion dollar the vice chair of the nevada board of recent ents welcomes the interest. >> stadium is something of as >> a complicated layering of issues that boys down to financing. >> money. money is always the biggest challenge. >> reporter: and how for if an nfl stadium can realistically fit into the overall campus. >> there have been situations in which professional teams have shared a facility with a college team. we would have to lo

for southern nevada, 26 on the mountain. right at the 32-degree mark in indian springs. highs tomorrow, boulder city looking at 57 degrees. a degree warmer in mesquite and mid-40s up in caliente. for the las vegas valley, 43 will be the overnight low. i like these numbers outside of that 30-desk mark. 58 will -- 30-degree mark. we'll probably stop at 58. if we have a breeze that will temperatures at least in some neighborhood to the 60s. if yours doesn't hit the 60-degree mark, no worries. we'll take care of that. 62 on wednesday. plenty of days in the 60s which is slightly above normal right into the weekend. and when we talk slightly above normal, we should remember that last january, we had the warmest january ever in las vegas. >> nice. >> a lot of days in the 70s. >> early spring. let's bring it on again. >> we'll see what we can do. we'll tweak some dials. >>> amber is in with sports. >>> nba hall of famer spencer haywood received the civil rights museum sports legacy award for his contributions to civil and human rights in the spirit of dr. ming martin luther king

. >> anchor: the southern nevada health district breaks down what people here need to be aware of and why they say this threat is not leaving anytime soon. >> meteorologist: we have clouds working with the west coast including the southern nevada sky. these are just practice because weather change are coming in is coming right up. >> >> anchor: the world have explode the best world have a zika virus. at a special meeting today they showed the virus being much more of a threat. who said the americas could see up to 4 million cases of the zika virus in the coming year. the organizational date emergency meeting on monday to decide whether the outbreak should be declared in international health emergency. we now know there are at least 30 documented cases of the zika including in california. all of those affected are believed to have traveled to one of the impacted countries. so how concerned should you be here at seven a radically surge avila's life outside of the house district talking to experts and he has what we should all be asking so that we do not get sick. >> reporter: well-adjus

our report is from waive seer one of the largest medical marijuana grow farms in southern nevada. >> reporter: it wasn't that long ago that a scene like this one would have been connected to something illegal. now not only is it not ill illegal, it's part of a growing industry here in southern nevada that's only gonna get larger. >> we currently are growing 20 different strains in here right now. >> reporter: forget what you thought you knew about marijuana this is waive seer of nevada, a cannabis facility located in apex, north of las vegas. >> right now you are standing in a vegetative room only and the lights are actually on 24 hours a day because plants do not sleep. >> reporter: here, the workers look a lot more like doctors than farmers with their white lab coats and rubber gloves. the plants you see will be turned into medicine to keat everything from headaches to can -- to treat everything from headaches to cancer. >> once they are full-sized we'll take them and put them in the flower room and create big flowers and they will go into our processing machines. >> reporter: also

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

back here in southern nevada -- we've had a thick high cloud cover for most of the day today -- and we have had some snow showers happening around the spring mountains -- and to the north of us in the sheep mountain range. any precip you see coming down on this map around the las vegas valley, probably didn't reach the ground -- it's been staying up in the atmosphere. but again, that could certainly change as the night goes on -- we're keeping our eye on it and will have more in the full weather forecast. ((sharie johnson)) > a massive blizzard hitting the east coast... has shut down the nation's largest cities. a travel ban has closed the roads and all flights and trains have been canceled. the blinding snow caused a 30-mile back up on i-75 in kentucky. hundreds of drivers were stranded in freezing temperatures for hours. in washington d-c, city officials say they're using the national guard's humvees to respond to people in need./// humvees with the national guard humvees with the national guard the nation's largest cities. a travel ban has closed the roads and all flights and trains

starting right here at their plant in southern nevada./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 11" > ((paula francis)) > metro police explain why officers fatally shot a suspect on thursday. thank you for joining us, i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier... police fault an incorrect report that the suspect might be dangerous... along with their belief that he had a weapon and did not comply with their demands. ((paula francis)) and police are releasing more evidence tonight that they say supports their claim. vanessa murphy is live in the newsroom with more. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) dave and paula, metro police admit a few things went wrong here. as you mentioned - officers received false information about the suspect, they then mistook a cell phone for a gun...and one officer at the scene failed to turn on his body camera. ((officer robert bohanon/metro police: get on the ground! )) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant video shows his repeated warnings to 23 year old keith childress for more than two minutes. ((hands

highs saturday will be around 70 before a solid winter blast hammers southern nevada. saturday night clouds will increase dramatically along with some strong south winds, keeping temperatures mild into sunday morning before rain cools temperatures and holds them in the mid 50s all day. models are still disagreeing over some key terms in this rain will be widespread on sunday with some serious cold wind following afterwards. on sunday a very strong arctic low will draw in some deep subtropical moisture from the pacific and intensify over southern nevada. the biggest questions are exactly where the surface low will form since a shift of 100 miles east or west will drastically alter the location of the heaviest rainfall. right now rain looks certain out into western arizona and for the local mountains with heavy snow above 6,000 feet. las vegas will get some rain and some models are forecasting near record amounts of rain sunday (old record is 0.6") whereas others are forecasting closer to 0.15". right in the middle with a rain total somewhere near 0.2"-0.3" over the cour

there is still some very light rain around southern nevada this morning. ................ high humidity and some nice rain totals since yesterday. more than half an inch of rain in some northwest neighborhoods. ...... it looks like we'll take a break for a short while and then another chance of rain and snow later today and tonight. > let's see how the roads are this morning./// < demetria obilor let's see how the roads are this morning./// < demetria obilor > < > spaghetti bowl on the 95 accident in the spaghetti bowl south. it was slowing traffic, but it's picking up now. accident in north las vegas on i-15 and speedway. nhp is reporting it in the southbound direction. accident on pecos-mcleod interconnect and viking, which is north of flamingo. accident on decatur, south of smoke ranch. building fire in residential area on eldora and torrey pines. > < > back to you. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > rain and foggy conditions were causing headaches at mccarran international airport...but you should be okay this morning. many flights were delayed for hours yesterday... but so far t

but there's also big money going into southern nevada's roads. n-dot shows us how that money is being used to improve our highways. ((brian loftus)) > plus... you'll soon be able to hit the green somewhere else on the strip. the new golf complex that's setting up shop. ((kirsten joyce)) > and we're getting a sneak peak at what cars we can expect on the market... in this year's north american international auto show. /// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > thanks for joining us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm kirsten joyce. any day now... faraday future is preparing to break ground on its billion- apex industrial park.

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

fe medical marijuana industry growing in southern nevada. an sclusive look inside a warehouse growing marijuana for patients. also what do you think of the president's executive action on gun control? you, nevada weighs in at five. those stories plus kevin janison has a look the rainy forecast and tom hawley has a look at that drive tonight on "news 3 live at five." >>> let's take you to indonesia an amazing sight as the volcano erupted last night. witnesses reported seeing lava flowing down the eastern slopement this volcano one of the most active in the area. the last time it erupted was march of last year. >>> a terrifying close call in oregon. an 18 wheeler slid on ice and nearly crashed into an apartment complex. neighbors say the semi jackknifed on a hill near the apartments and it slid a few hundred yards spinning out as it headed downhill. luckily the semi didn't actually hit the building itself. >> the most helpless, sinking feeling. you know, i thought for sure he was going through one of the apartments. was going to drive through

of the zika virus here in southern nevada . coming up -- is she the cutest baby in the country? you be the judge.. because you might some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. a robbery sparks a standoff that is moving into its sixth hour... placing area schools on lockdown... students-- being kept in classrooms for hours.. with no food... or access to the bathroom. latest on the situation... at ten. could the nfl be coming to the valley? the push is being made to get the raiders to las vegas what are the odds of it actually happening... the new gerber baby is 7-month old isla from michigan. here she is... isla's topped the picks of more than 170-thousand entries. judges looked for gerber-like features... such as expressiveness and dimples. and this is a pretty good deal for isla's parents... they will receive 50- thousand dollars! and now have to decide if they want little isla to appear in any gerber ads. isla won't replace the official gerber baby on products .. that now on "more access" -- from "the

they are a high end carmaker coming to southern nevada. the past few weeks the company has been tweeting out partial photos of the first car but never the whole thing. the company's billion dollar manufacturing plant is in the works to open in north las vegas and with it will come 4500 jobs. >>> ces is unfortunately not open to the public but we are bringing you inside for a look on our website. all you have to do is head to news3lv.com. >> marie: is family in mourning after a car fatally strikes a woman sunday night. it happened after nine on durango near desert inn. police say 56-year-old sherry green from las vegas was crosswalk when she was hit by a jeep. the driver stopped and cooperated with police at the scene. officers have ruled out speed and alcohol as factors in the crash. this is the first tile by the way a pedestrian has been hit and killed in metro's jurisdiction this year. >>> a judge formally sentenced omar harris to death for the strip shooting and car crash that killed three and injured another. before making the sentence

we do have some winter weather watches and warnings going to happen in southern nevada -- i'll let you know what we can expect there coming up. .............................. ((paula francis)) > a former pastor on trial for sexually abusing children. ((dave courvoisier)) we'll tell you why a well- known criminal defense attorney will be prosecuting this case. ((paula francis)) > plus... on the campaign a to starte new year.the message hillary clinton and the shakeup in one republican camp./// on charges of sexually assaulting children. otis holland is accused of luring young girls in his congregation by offering private counseling sessions. after the allegations came to light, otis fled to mexico... and was later featured on "america's most wanted." he was arrested in tijuana. 8 news now reporter karen castro was inside the courthouse, where jury selection got underway this afternoon. ((karen castro)) the defendant, otis holland, appeared calm and confidant as his defense attorney and the prosecution questioned potential jurors. in a turn of events, a well- known criminal defense attor

through southern nevada today. high temperatures were looking to a range between 57 and 61 degrees. low 60s look to extend into the weekend and drop slightly into saturday; allowing for heavy clouds and a small shot for the latest installment of the town 'bourne' movies is filming in town right now. it is what everyone is talking about. yasmeen hassan is live on the set yasmeen you just some serious action! movie.. nevada film officials say more the way. nevada film officials say more hollywood blockbusters are on the way. this is video from the big unveiling yesterday, of "vegas production studios".. which will produce major motion pictures. "from the crews to the equipment to all the specialist, the graphic designers, and the editors and all of that, and we do all of that right here in htis production facility so it's studios if you will." (from 5pm vo/sot) clark county expects to issue nearly 600 film permits this year.. and officials are excited about the impact on our economy! new overnight.. a rough night on

looks like a small upper level disturbance will slide south through california and southern nevada this morning. high level clouds will be the outcome of this weather pattern along with so breezy conditions from the north/northeast but with a ridge of high pressure supporting the southwest, temperature in the upper 50s and lower 60s. we will continue to see high pressure build over the valley through the next several days. this will keep skies mainly their warmest; ranging between 65 and 70 degrees! but it comes with a catch. the warm weather comes just saturday night to mainly cloud conditions sunday along with a small chance for rain and a change from now to then. it will be monitored closely within the weather first center throughout the week! our team coverage continues with action news reporter marissa kynaston. she's inside mccarran right now.. with action news reporter marissa kynaston. she's inside mccarran right now.. marissa, how are those flight boards looking? marissa kynaston. she's inside mccarran right now.. marissa, how are those flight boards it was non stop for fire cr

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

a dirty ridge has cloud over southern nevada. that ridge paved the way for some very light isolated drizzle to pop up across our area. a more zonal flow will be developing over the coming days. we'll still see a fair amount of cloud with daytime temperatures on the rise. expect the low to mid 60's starting monday. las vegas strip headliner celine dion grieves two days after her husband passed away. the singer's brother daniel dion died today in quebec, canada. he had been battling cancer for several years. he was 59 years old. the death of comes two days after her husband passed away. had a long battle with throat cancer. he will be laid to rest at notre dame basilica in it's the same cathedral where married 21 years ago. a celebration of his life here in las vegas. it takes place at the colosseum in caesars palace february third. two men are wanted by police after using a weapon to steal merchandise. it happened last month at a clothing store near rainbow and lake mead. police say the suspects used a weapon to threaten employees

their way into southern nevada. ..................... will head north as high pressure protects us for the next few days and we get a nice warm up as we finish the week. .... winter storm watches posted for the sierra into the weekend as the weather will chance for us by sunday. temps warm to the 60s before crashing into the low 50s and breezy winds next week. chance of rain on sunday. < ((brian loftus)) > there's an 11-year-old basketball player in virginia... gaining lots of national attention for his moves. ((demetria obilor)) he can copy tricky plays by n-b-a players in just minutes! and his home videos are going viral. weija jang introduces us to noah. when noah cutler isn't playing basketball... "just a crazy ball handler." the 11 year old is watching it...and looking up his favorite n-b-a players online. "one day i could be there if i saw steph curry of the golden state warriors do this... he had to try it. (joshua cutler/noah's dad) "next thing we know he's watching videos on youtube and he's dribbling out in the front yard and i

. >> reporter: the nevada taxi cab authority is the agency that regulates the industry in southern nevada. its board can approve surcharges and fees. auditors in the governor's finance office are calling some of those fees excessive. our taxi passengers paying too much. local cab drivers in the middle of the cab fare controversy. >> some people say wow that's too much, i know that, they explain about it. >> reporter: an audit of the customers are overpaid to the tune of $47 million a year. >> just seems excessive. really just comes down to being unnecessary. >> reporter: state auditors recommending changeso the fee structure. riders pay $3 extra if they pay with a credit card. but the audit says the credit card why fee should be no more than 90 cents. so how did it get to three times what's recomme we can't substantiate any analysis that would have been done for the $3. >> reporter: they also asked the authority for documents on why and how to substantial yea a 20-cent fuel surcharge, that after gas prices dropped, remained as part of the permanent fare the the tune of eight cents. >> we

the heated standoff was over unpaid grazing fees on federally owned land in southern nevada. (((ammon bundy/rancher: "now this refuge here is rightfully owned by the people and we intend to use it." )) ((mauricio marin)) saying they want the land and resources for ranching, logging and mining recreation. the group is also protesting a decision by a federal judge to resentence 73 year old dwight hammond and his 46-year- old son steven. the ranchers were convicted of arson 3 years ago and served time, but a judge ruled their sentences werent long enough. ((protester: its clearly double jeopardy. theyve already served their time. )) ((mauricio marin)) the men claimed they set the fires to protect their property from wildfires. hours before invading the refuge, the militia and dozens of protesters held a rally to support the hammonds in burns. ((dwight hammond/rancher: "it's not about me. its about america. and, somehow weve got to get the wheels back on this wagon because they are flying off. )) ((mauricio marin)) bundys group has made themselves at home. they say they plan on s

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

the news of southern nevada is now. ((paul joncich)) > north korea rattled nations around the world with an unannounced test of a powerful bomb. ((denise valdez)) the communist nation claims it has reached new levels of nuclear sophistication. but as c-b-s reporter kenneth craig explains... it could be weeks until that is confirmed. north korea claims it successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb, but josh earnest/white house press secretary the initial analysis conducted is not consistent w nk claims of bomb test. the blast registered as a magnitude 5 point 1 quake. it happened near near punggye-ri (poong - gay - rhee) - where previous nuclear tests were carried out, but us. intelligence believes a full size hydrogen bomb would have been more powerful. south korea and japan condemned the test. and so did china.one of north korea's few allies. ( kenneth craig, cbs news, the united nations) diplomats here at the united nations quickly scheduled an emergency closed door meeting to discuss the developments. elbio ros

kathy topp, goodwill of southern nevada we are so excited because this means donations and the donations and the revune that's generated from those donations stays in the community to help people in southern nevada. goodwill says they're not sure what they're getting yet. they'll find out when they pick it up this afternoon. high pressure has taken over the southwest for the next couple of days. partly sunny skies are going to to nearly normal values. low to mid 50s will be common today through the work week and into the next weekend. winds are expected to be light or at our normal 5-15 mph range for most of the outlook but by friday, high pressure begins to break down. low pressure off the coast or and head east. increase in moisture and a small break in stability over showers. rain chances are more so for saturday and sunday but being the closet but keep it to the front. volkswagen is expected to make a big unveiling at the detroit auto show. and what were the top googled moments of the golden globes? here's abs reena ninan and kendis gibson with the details. < in today's tech bytes..

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

upper 60s in southern california. renot 61. for southern nevada tonight 33 i up there in caliente. then high temperatures for your friday afternoon. it's going to be nice tomorrow. 68 in pahrump. 71 at the lake. 65 in mesquite. 73 in laughlin. for the las vegas valley. overnight tonight a few waves of clouds going 43 degrees. then tomorrow a picture perfect late january friday. may have a couple of clouds but still get that temperature up to 67 officially. some neighborhoods up around 70 tomorrow. yours isn't included in that party, your day is coming on saturday. the problem is to get into the e g need turbulence to create mixing in the atmosphere. that's going to happen by saturday afternoon and night. strong winds 20 to 30 miles per hour sustained. gusts possible to 50 miles per hour. i'm just the messenger. they'll . a chance for rain. i do think we'll see light rain just about everywhere. monday still leftover wind. this time from the north. when monday's high will be 49. monday night's low of 35. and for good measure the winds will continue to blow. >> reed: don't uncover you

plume that will feed into the southern end of the front by friday allowing southern nevada to increase high temperatures closer to the valley. strongest winds between 25-35 mph with gusts 50+mph. we're learning some of the chilling details of a local apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. high pressure is holding but begins to break down today. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies are expected with high temperatures in the lower 60s. high will then shift east by tomorrow as the front we have been monitoring out

you can also see where we've had our showers here in southern nevada. ........................ let's look at our future radar map -- by tomorrow afternoon -- we're anticipating showers throughout southern nevada -- it clears up a little bit through wednesday, with the potential for light showers -- then by thursday morning -- more rain coming back. ...... tonight cloudy skies and we're anticipating a 40-percent chance of showers overnight -- 43 degrees -- so we're a little warmer than average for our overnight temps. ............................. tomorrow we have a 50- percent chance of showers -- 54 for our high, so just 3 degrees below normal -- our winds will be around the valley -- 50's for our highs -- summerlin you're at 49 -- and kyle canyon 42 degrees -- and remember, there's going to be snow up there for the next few days. .............................. here's your 7- day forecast -- we have rain all week long -- temperatures in the 50's to mid 50's so we're not going to be seeing those cold temps -- our lows in the 40's until we hit friday, then we start to get colder

((sherry swensk)) we've got the high clouds moving through southern nevada ahead of that storm... but also a ridge of high pressure to help increase the afternoon temps to well above normal today and tomorrow. ............ right now we're near 60 degrees already in some neighborhoods and that's the normal high for the end of january. ........... then even warmer tomorrow as breezy winds pick up. snow... our way as the weekend goes on. dangerous winds set up for southern california, too so if you're driving there this weekend - you'll want to pay attention to the forecast. ............ and wait 'til you see the huge drop in temps for us between tomorrow and monday! we'll check it out in your full forecast coming up./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the gop presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail today... following last night's debate that did not include donald trump. new jersey governor chris christie was one of the first to go out and rally for support... with the iowa caucuses jus a few days away. last night trump held a benefits event for vete

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

to try and hammer out a deal to bring faraday futures to southern nevada. it's the company that wants to these impressive electric cars in our backyard. it took four days for lawmakers to agree on tax breaks to get faraday here... that special session costs will amount to about 250- thousand dollars according to the legislative counsel bureau. that is twice as much as the two day session in 20-14 for the tesla plant up north. concerns about water use and bond financing made the faraday session longer. but the costs are just a drop in the bucket when you look at the 215 million dollars in tax breaks the company got and the 120 million dollars in infrastructure improvements for apex./// ((denise valdez)) > we are just days away from our biggest the living green super recycling event is this saturday.. it is at the thomas and mack center... and remember we will collect almost anything... from electronics, to clothes to personal paperwork that needs to be shredded. the event is from 8am to 3pm, it is busy but the cars move quickly... for a full list of what we

because it's going to be a week packed with rain and snow in southern nevada. ((brian loftus)) the mount charleston winter alliance says snow is predicted every day this week. so if you're heading up there... driving conditions, meet the proper chain requirements.. and watch for road closures.. ((kirsten joyce)) and with the rain hitting the valley.. make sure to follow the speed limits on the roads and be cautious of other drivers. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. sherry swensk one system is gone and the next is ready to move in. ......... light showers have ended for and more rain and snow is on the way today/ ((sherry swensk)) with demetria!> demetria obilor no freeway accidents. live look at the spaghetti bowl in a few. accident on decatur and tropicana. accident on rancho, north of vegas. here's what i-15 at us 95 looks like right now. pretty empty in the bowl. > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > tomorrow, the consumer electronics show kicks off.. the consumer electronics show kicks off.. bringing hundr

looks like a small upper level disturbance will slide south through california and southern nevada this morning. high level clouds will be the outcome of this weather pattern anything more than high level broken clouds is not expected. mostly sunny skies will be pressure build over the valley through the next several days. this will keep skies mainly clear and allow temperatures to climb gradually to the mid and upper 60s! by friday/saturday high temperatures will be at saturday night to mainly cloud this is the seventh day in the seven day forecast so lot can change from now to then. it will be monitored closely within the weather first center throughout the week! new this morning... new this morning... we're learning more about an accident that shut down the area around sahara and valley view all night long. that intersection is now clear! the 3-car crash happened around intersection is still blocked off this morning. police say 35-year-old dierdre dillard ran a red light at that intersection...crashing into one car...then another. the passenger in the first car involved is in the hos

low southern nevada by late saturday. sunday, low pressure will close over the valley bringing widespread chances for rain to the area into next monday. for now, today's high is 60 with sunny skies and breezy conditions. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk metro needs your the suspect accused of pointing a gun at several people on the las vegas strip. police arrested the man you see there on your screen friday night. he's being held as "john doe." police say he was aiming a gun at people while walking in and out of traffic. that's when an officer confronted him in front of the bellagio. police say the man refused to obey commands to surrender, so an officer fired at the suspect but missed. a bystander was grazed in the leg and is expected to be okay. the suspect was arrested fo

the southern districts says confirmed cases of the zika virus in southern nevada. but warn that women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant should avoid traveling to areas where the virus is circulating. the man arrested for pointing a gun at people on the las vegas strip appears before a judge. humming restrained and wearing a spit hood when he was wheeled into the courtroom yesterday. black moaned through most of his appearance. the 20-year-old is facing an assault with a deadly weapon charge. black's brothers says he has mental health issues and that he needs treatment... because he had stopped taking medication for schizophrenia days before the incident. "he's not violent at all, he's a big teddy bear, he's a huge teddy bear man." "i've seen the video. i would just hope they don't charge him as a criminal like he did it on purpose, charge him as a mentaly ill person." " lawyers want black to undergo a mental health evaluation. he is being held on 2 million dollars bail and is due back in court next week. this case brings awareness to mental illness and cri

concerning the future of solar energy here in southern nevada. mayor pro-tem steven ross is expected to announce a plan... residential solar projects in las vegas. the announcement comes in response to the recent public utilities commission ruling... where solar customers will see a rate increase. a class action lawsuit was filed against n-v energy on friday by angry solar customers... claiming the company manipulated the p-u-c into making the changes. the conference will be held at 9:30-am. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. sherry swensk energy going today with the clouds coming our way... while we'll start out with clear skies we'll get a lot of clouds again by the afternoon. .............. it's been cool again overnight with clearing. nice sunshine yesterday and temps in the low 60s. ............ today may not be quite as warm with the clouds again. temps right now in the 40s. < > /// > seeing a big spike in flu actvity... after las vegas came in second in the country for the illness. january and february are usually when

nevada. (around :36-:38) "did you ever buy a gun before? no. never." comedian steve hofstetter took the video along with a friend at a gun show in henderson. in it.. hoffstetter.. makes it obvious to the saleswoman that his friend is buying the gun for him. he says it didn't slow the process down.. and within five minutes.. they walk out with a gun. "did he pass?" "i passed. i'm all good." "surprised the heck out of me. that's not long at all." hofstetter then shows how it's more difficult to rent a car or get a fishing license. he says he made the video to show why gun laws need to be tightened. we've posted the full video on our website k-t-n-v dot com. we're getting frightening new numbers this morning that show just how people tried to sneak guns through airport security! t-s-a found more than 26-hundred guns in carry-luggage just last year. more than 82-percent of those weapons were loaded. thse guns were found at airports across the country while going through security. dallas...atlanta

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a swath of high clouds will accompany this impulse over southern nevada and northwest arizona thisfrnoon andening then mostly clear skiesn be expected througtuesdayas the ridge axis moveserhead.is will reinforce northeezes down the colorado river lley through esdayteoon.eeds could be a littleronger tuesday along thlorado river valley. gh tes should also be 2-3 grees lower tuesday than today. the ridge holds over the region wednesday but it will break down a little as additional weak impulses move inland from the pacific bringing substantial high level moisture across the region for a mix of sun and high clouds wednesday. winds will also be light for most of the region though lingering north winds of 10-20 mph can be expected around laughlin- bullhead city. here's your forecast: tonightclear, with a low around 40. north wind 6 to 8 mph. tuesdaysunny, with a high near 59. northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. tuesday nightmostly clear, with a low around 40.lm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the evening. wednesdaymost ly sunny, with a high near .ght and variable wind. ((weather toss))> ((kirst

to life, for so many girls and volunteers, here in southern nevada." ((kirsten joyce)) money presentation : "you receive our aok award.... and on behalf of channel 8. you'll eventually get an 800 dollar check, too.. clapping.... shot to other ladies... ... thank you. > if you would like to nominate someone in this series... go to las vegas now dot com. click on "sections" in the upper left corner... and acts of kindness will be under the "community" tab. or send us an email... acts of kindness at las vegas now dot com. /// demetria obilor injury accident on northbound 95 near decatur. traffic already on the freeway is squeezing by in one lane. looks like traffic that's merging on from valley view is being forced to exit at decatur. rainbow and spring mountain spring mountain are both closed for about a quarter mile in each use alternates like desert inn and jones as alternates. < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) > one of las vegas' most popular events is coming back nex

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

chances for rain are now lacking in all sat mostly sunny skies are looking to move through southern nevada today. high temperatures were looking to be closer to the mid 60 today but with the slight change to yesterday's pattern, temperatures will hold closer to a range between 57 and 61 degrees. low 60s look to extend into the weekend and drop slightly into the upper 50s into sunday and monday afternoons. expected to pass over head by saturday; allowing for heavy clouds and a small shot for wide spread showers. breezy conditions are expected and look to extend into sunday. with upper 50s for sunday afternoon, wind chill factors put the feels like temperatures closer to the upper 40s. chances for showers end saturday night and partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies look confident sunday through tuesday of next week. new this morning... rescuers are suspending their instructor in california. carson may was last seen skiing in white out conditions at the sugar bowl resort in lake tahoe on thursday. officials say hundreds of rescuers fought treacherous snowstorms to search for the missing 23-year

we have a brief pause in between fronts within southern nevada. partly cloudy skies will still be common today with high temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. winds will be mild but rain chances will be lacking. we will hold this patter through friday but by saturday night, a new front begins to pass overhead. heavy clouds are expected all day saturday and sunday morning with possible rain saturday night into sunday morning. afternoon into monday morning. high pressure looks to build in holing off any new forming fronts from the pacific. this allows for a drying period and mainly sunny skies return to the valley along with low thanks jessica... well right now i want to take you live to this intersection at sahara and sloan... it's going to get a huge safety upgrade. county commissioner maryland kirkpatrick will turn the new traffic signal on at 6-30. this intersection has been notorious for serious and fatal crashes. parker collins is there talking with leaders. he'll show us the ceremony as it happens live! another community is fighting fo

tomorrow one storm system will make it's way to southern nevada for a chance or scattered light rain showers. ................ weather headlines. comfortable evening, soggy week, winter storm watch for the mountains, and lows stay above freezing all week. wet weather on the way this week with a series of storms. ................. the southwest already seeing some higher elevation snow, and some areas of rain. today depending on where you were, you may have seen some virga. that is rain that doesn't reach the ground. california coast getting some strong winds. winter storm watch for some higher elevations. highs stay in the 50's and lows above freezing. it's looking like a wet week across the valley. your full forecast coming up. ((sharie johnson)) > police have arrested two suspects in connection to a deadly shooting outside of a local gym. 27 year old kyle staats and 19 year old megan hippie both face charges including first degree murder and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon. staats also faces on additional vehicle. > they're accused in the murder of 42- year-old neil brian ga

that shortwave will leave southern nevada by monday replaced by a ridge that will allow for remainder of the week. daytime temperatures will remain below seasonal the next 7 days. a pedestrian is a pedestrian is killed after an r- t-c bus drove onto the sidewalk. the crash happened around five in the morning near tropicana and polaris. police say the 22- year-old bus driver slammed into the bus stop shelter... then hit a woman walking on the sidewalk. she died at the no one else was hurt. police have not said why the driver went off the road. r-t-c released a statement on twitter... quote "this morning's accident is a terrible tragedy... and our deepest condolences go to the victim's family. metro police is investigating the incident. as always r-t-c remains committed to ensuring public safety." a motorcyclist is dead after being thrown off his bike... and hitting the base of a light pole. it happened around 12-30 this morning near dean martin and flamingo. police say the rider overturned its bike on the left side before crashing. the victim was taken to u-m-c where he died. the coron

((ad-lib)) high pressure takes a back seat in the forecast for southern nevada and a low pressure starts to take control. this creates partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies today with high temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. winds will be light today through the overnight but are expected to pick up for friday morning and afternoon. as the low pushes east, a cold also give us a very small chance for an isolated shower or two. high temperatures will actually begin to rise into the upper rain bleeds into saturday morning but fizzles out for the seven days but models do indicate a stronger rain chance and increase in winds starting updates! :21-:25 pause for nats that's the clerk who says he sold one of the winning one that's the clerk who says he sold one of the winning one point five billion dollar powerball tickets! it was sold in a suburb of los angeles called chino hills. people packed the store as soon as they heard the news....just excited that someone from their neighborhood they heard the news....just excited that someone from their neighborhood store won! that person will split

this low will take over the cold front and add more southern nevada. rain chances are still low for the valley; coming in between 15%-25% but, grabbing the umbrella as a precaution for through the weekend. high temperatures will hover in the low 60s today and saturday but by sunday, the front will pass and slightly cooler air filters in allowing temperatures to fall to the levels. this will allow for mainly sunny skies to return to the valley and, in turn, will increase temperatures to the low and mid 60s next week! thanks for watching good do something positive today.. good morning america is next... you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to g

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