nevada southern railway excursion train at the nevada state railroad museum proudly present santa train. located in boulder city, they have four trains to ride on including a 71/2" gauge steam model train. ride the same rails the workers did while constructing the hoover dam. leaves the station on december 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18. cc will resume shortly less than a half hour to go before a local radio host starts climbing his way to the top of a 30 foot scaffold less than a half hour to go before a local radio host starts climbing his way to the top of a 30 foot scaffold -- and that's where he'll live and broadcast live the next 12 days with the hope of tugging on the heartstrings of listeners to give during the kluc toy drive -- it's over at nv energy and fox'5 mike doria is there -- each day, 24 hours a day, we will be collecting donations on behalf of help of southern nevada to benefit local families and hundreds of non- profit agencies. we are seeking new, unwrapped toys, bicycles and gift cards to help those in need in southern nevada this holiday season. please stop by during these

the big southern nevada for friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and temperatures. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the acci out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk three people are and a neighbor near the home at civic center and evans... rushed to the house to save the family. " i heard screaming coming out of the

the big story today will be gusty winds across southern nevada for friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. we always complain about how horrible drivers are in las vegas, but a new study shows they aren't as bad as we think. according to "quote wizard" nevada has the fifth best drivers in the nation. california topped the list for the worst. the best went to rhode island. the survey took incident data from the federal highway administration, looking at factors like number of accidents, speeding tickets, d-u-i's and fatalities.

the big gusty winds across southern nevada for friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesque, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. no sweet home weekend... skynard had to cancel.. but there is just plain... alabama! i believe there are angels among us, sent down to us from somewhere up above see where the legendary country band

>> jim: nevada sees few are case cancer suburban vile rates here in southern nevada. news 3 joins us live from the campus with results. nathan? >> reporter: women live nothing nevada are the much greater disadvantage of surviving breast cancer. 5% less than the average. here there is another divide with north and south in souther >> we met jet mitchell after her regular chemo treatment. >> i think you have to have the warriors. breast cancer survivor battling her second bout. >> it is emotional incredibly emotional diagnose and treatment. treatment is well to save our lives >> she is one of thouz annualeds of women in nevada fighting. >> spotlight does not plant on additional doctors in nevada and more research. >> a study released by unlv finds troubling news for breast cancer patients >> southern nevada is at a disadvantage of women in southern nevada 16% less likely to survive than counterpart in northern nevada black women and filipino women were worse off. low survival rate is due to late doctors they don't have the insurance or medical doctors are not recommendin

"triple-a southern nevada" and "findlay toyota"..... at the valley auto mall. we want to thank.... "findlay toyota"... "nevada coin mart" and "zippy shell"..... who are all proud sponsors of -13- action news and our the las vegas valley will be dropping into the upper 30s tonight with some areas into the mid 30s. make sure you protect the bring the pets inside! after the chilly start we keep it cool in the afternoon but similar to last few afternoons with highs into the mid 50s. friday we notice winds increasing into the windy category with highs into the low to mid 50s vegas. sunshine will be around with a few clouds as well. we will cool off again friday night into saturday morning with lows into the upper 30s to mid 30s in the valley. slightly warmer this weekend another major cool down could rain is helping firefighters in tennessee tonight against those devastating wildfires. we're getting a closer look at destruction.. as rescuers search for more victims.. and survivors. and.... identity theft has become one of the most prominent crimes..... in the -21-st century... you may be

there's also triple-a southern nevada... and findlay toyota. we want to thank findlay toyota... nevada coin mart... and zippy shell. they're all proud sponsors of 13-action news and the 13-days of giving. we've heard the horror stories of the wildfire burning. but one family had to watch as their cabin went up in flames... "that was difficult to watch." there and watch without being able to do anything to help. and.. crooks are hacking phones... and... trying to get your personal information! the malware.... that could be on your phone... right now! bryan? monday, they got an alert that their smoke detector was going off.. so chris allen went online to look at the footage.. with every passing minute, each camera showed what the family never thought possible. that was difficult to watch "it was surrounded by fire. at that moment i was sitting there thinking it's going to go. there's nothing gatlinburg can do about it." the allen family says they year.. and considered it a place to get away and relax. but now.. they share heartbreak and loss with the gatlinburg community. a newlywe

the big story today will be gusty winds across southern nevada for friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. we have new information about a crash involving three vehicles in north las vegas. police say the motorcyclist who caused a chain reaction crash has died. it happened last night on ann near simmons. north las vegas police say the motorcyclist hit a car and was thrown from his bike. he was rushed to u-m-c trauma where he later died. police say this is a for drivers to slow down and follow the rules of the r

one vehicle went to "building together southern nevada." that group does home repairs for veterans, seniors and the disabled in las vegas. 060532 its a relief for us not to have to go and rent a vehicle to not have to withour sign on it. 060542 the other truck went to transition services. for more than 4-hundred people with developmental disabilities. google is warning cutomers to stay away from uncertified apps..that hackers are using to infect millions of android phones! the apps are fake and not downloaded from google play. they contain malware that tracks users. it also installs other legitimate android apps, rating them high and fraudulently inflating their reputations. google says it has blocked 150- thousand vers cyberattack. good news for binge-watchers... you can now dowload shows and movies from netflix and watch them offline later... the new feature isn't available for everything on the streaming service. you can download many popular shows including "breaking bad"..."stranger things" and "house of cards" to name a few. the strea

nevada southern railway excursion train at the nevada state railroad museum proudly present santa train. located in boulder city, they have four trains to ride on including a 71/2" gauge steam model train. ride the same rails the workers did while constructing the hoover dam. the santa train leaves the station on december 3, 4, 10, streets of downtown... this saturday--- there will be a sea of santas.... for the the las vegas great santa run it's not too late for you to join in the fun. festivities kick off at nine a-m and the five k starts at ten a-m and it is all for a good cause--- the santa run benefits opportunity people across the valley have been receiving random, racist letters... seemingly from a local h-o-a and a lawfirm. ""they've gone to reno, theyve gone to mesquite, they've gone all over the place....to categorize people in the way that theyve done, to me its a hate crime" " john leach.. whose firm's letterhead has been used.. says neither he.. his firm.. nor the h-o-a have anything to letters. leach has since reached out to local law enforcement and the f-b-i.. to try and

a couple more drop off locations-- triple-a southern nevada and findlay toyota at the valley auto mall. and of course we want to thank findlay toyota nevada coin mart and zippy shell. they're all proud sponsors of 13-action news and the 13-days of giving. and your efforts won't go unnoticed. how much this all means and is making a difference in their lives. plus... millions of people living in the south left reeling. after deadly tornadoes and wildfires tear through the region. how the community is coming together to help the victims recover officer -- when out of nowhere -- a truck slammed into the police crusier -- crushing the woman between both vehicles. the driver racing away from the scene. officers caught up to him a short time later and arrested him for hit and run and an outstanding warrant. the woman suffered a shattered pelvis and multiple leg fractures. she is expected to make a full recovery. 0-:7 let's go get in there hey get out of the car... life-saving moments cag officers rush in to save a man trapped inside a burning car police saw the range rover on the side of the

a bring gusty winds across southern nevada on friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. closed captioning will resume shortly it's going to be a long... cold 12 nights for chet buchanan.... he is on mission to it's going to be a long... cold 12 nights for chet he is on mission to make christmas-- a happy one for kids in need around the valley. we take you 30 feet in the air... you can get all of your up to date news and weather on the go--- just download our fox5 mobile app. you can get it fr

i'll show you which parts of southern nevada.. will be under a wind advisory today. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus -- police are investigating a deadly three car crash.. that killed one person. what police are reminding drivers.. as we're getting into the holiday season. ((demetria obilor)) >> and, it's been one year since the attacks in san bernardino. we take a look back what happened that day.. a shooting spree. ((kirsten joyce)) >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) >>> thanks for waking up with us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((demetria obilor)) >> i'm demetria obilor.. brian has the day off. ((sherry swensk)) >> and i'm sherry swensk. <<< kirsten, demetria, sherry talking about the wind advisory >>> ((sherry swensk))

nevada southern railway excursion train at the nevada state railroad museum proudly present santa train. located in boulder city, they have four trains to ride on including a 71/2" gauge steam model train. ride the same rails the workers did while the santa train leaves the station on december 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18. sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." it will be a very chilly 12 nights for 98-point-five's chet buchanan. he's camping out on top of a 30 foot scaffold, for the k-l-u-c toy drive. tradition kicks off today... and ted pretty is up on that scaffold right now with chet. closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly make your holidays a little bit country... where you can snag all kinds of cowboy goodies just in time for gift giving season. and you can get all of your community events and local news on the go with our fox5 app. it is free in the saving event to help prevent d-u- i's during the holidays. las vegas high school students and the unlv athletic department experienced first-hand the dang

for southern nevada tonight 34 in the moapa valley. the sandy valley down to 34. death valley down to 42. and our valley is going to wind up finding a low in the upper 30s. 56 in pahrump tomorrow. 45 in caliente. and boulder city should max out at 54. our official low will get to 38. i do think some neighborhoods will find 34 or 35. not expecting a freeze tonight. that's coming next week. tomorrow 56 degrees with sunshine. and as we get to friday the weatherad around the chilly air. early friday afternoon get calm of gusts around or just over 30 miles per hour to start to back off friday evening. left over breezes saturday morning. hang on the next wind bag next week, aye aye aye. highs in the 40s. lows mid-30s which means we will see more neighborhoods-- >> reed: you will have to do the dance to warm up >> jim: amber know what's i am talking about. she is here with sports and check of the runnin' rebels. >> cedar city utah is the site of this game going on right now. it's sol the home of the utah shakespeare festival where unlv hopes not to perform a comedy, rath

((dave courvoisier)) >> other steps include banning immigration authorites from southern nevada school campuses... providing policies to ensure no changes are made to title ix... and offering counseling to students in need./// ((christianne klein)) >>> city leaders in oakland are doing everything they can to keep the raiders in california... ... and out of vegas. their latest effort, straight ahead./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> and the death toll rises... as mother nature unleashes a southeast. a look at some of the destruction left by wildfires and tornados, next on 8 news now at 5, the valley's news leader./// <<< (("you're watching the valley's news leader...with dave courvoisier, denise valdez and this is 8 news now at five.")) >>> >>> the largest wildfires to hit tennessee in a century are now to blame for at least seven deaths... the destruction of hundreds of homes and buildings... and dozens of injuries. the flames forced the evacuation of more than 14-thousand people from the great smoky mountains tourist city of gatlinburg. more than 400 emergency workers from multiple departm

in southern california and southern nevada and parts of arizona, you will encounter numerous areas of rain. all sorts of it down there. 30 in truckee, 34 with the system moving in to spread rain in tomorrow until about mid- morning or early afternoon and then we see a decrease. cold air behind that with rainfall not great through saturday morning and by saturday night, it is long gone. if there is available moisture, we could get snow at 2500 or 3000 feet. will there be snow? christmas looks good. the upper 40s, low 50s with another system monday near the coast and it's almost impossible to forecast that. 60s on the temps and upper 50s today with temperatures topping out soon. the cloud cover will roll in and we take rain into friday. a cold shower pattern with snow at lower elevations on saturday and clearing out on christmas. good, but not very warm, upper 40s. >> a little chilly. >>> the getaway day tomorrow, it looks like it could be rough on your drive to the mountains? >> yes. snow. >>> making a bit of a dent in the drought? state water managers will give local agencies a lot mo

. >> reed: time to saddle up southern nevada. a look inside a preview party ahead of the national finals >> latoya: grab your boots and hats because it's rodeo time. tomorrow night the national finals kicks ooft the thomas and mack. denise rosch takes us downtown where fans are partying ahead of the main event. a free concert series to help kick off nfr. live performances until 11:30 p.m. tonight. no question for the next ten days the rodeo is taking over las vegas. it's practice time inside the thomas and mack over 100 contestants in this year's national finals rodeo going over ready to wow the crowd during what's billed at the richest most press teaming us rodeo in the world. >> this is the world series. >> reporter: michael mack is vice president of marketing for las vegas events. >> it's what the cowboys work all year long for is so qualify to come to las vegas. >> reporter: and our city never disappoints. entertainment planned at nearly every major resort. while just outside the thomas and mack. >> there is one of the women'

"triple-a southern nevada" and "findlay toyota"..... at the valley auto mall. findlay toyota, nevada coin mart and zippy shell are proud sponsors of 13 action news and up next -- if you're looking for chocolate with less sugar but the same taste -- there may something for you! we'll tell you about the latest invention! but first -- if you're single we have an expert here to help you! a professional matchmaker," patti novak is here to share her secrets! las vegas-based author, dating coach and star of a&e's matchmaker," patti novak is the holidays can be tough if you are single or have a partner! pattie made her return to television later this month when she is featured later this month when she is featured on own's "oprah: where are they now" on saturday, nov. 26 at 10 p.m. additionally, novak is on own's "oprah: where are they now" on saturday, nov. on own's "oprah: where are they now" on saturday, nov. over the past two decades, novak has made hundreds of happy matches, marriages and engagements, and continues to work with clients one-on- one to help them find

the floor of the nasdaq yesterday morning ant faraday future you shall its future in trouble in southern nevada. craig is all over this developing story. new this morning we're hearing from the state treasurer here in nevada about what is going to happen with that major project. >> reporter: we are and it is not necessarily good news for the mayor of north las vegas made a trip to faraday future southern california headquarters. governor sandoval told me shortly after that visit he saw secret proto types and was confident about faraday's future. then there was a temporary adjustment so they could focus on the state treasurer says there is no future for faraday. >> i think he's out of money. could he get some more money? my sources in beijing tell me that the chinese government isn't financing him so a big question mark as to where and how they are going to continue this project. the people of this state to tell us the truth what is going on here. >> what is behind faraday future? the company is owned by one of china's richest people. they recently purchased vizio. this morning we expect a state

plus--breast cancer death rates are higher in southern nevada than the rest of the country. hear what researchers think is behind the alarming trend. people in the southeast are five people are dead after tornados touched down in parts of alabama, georgia and tennessee. jackson county, alabama saw some of the worst damage. strong winds knocked down trees and powerlines..and turned buildings into rubble. in georgia--three tornadoes touched down in the atlanta area. nobody was injured but witnesses describe a terrifying scene. robin cook, witness) "it was so much wind...everything was it was bad." (co-worker) "really dark up there...right there in front of us." (robin cook, witness) "the wind was just like.and the whole door just shook." a tornado killed two people in tennessee--a state that's already reeling from a raging wildfire. developing now...the death toll is rising from those massive wildfires in eastern tennessee. three more bodies were found yesterday bringing the number of people killed to seven. seven-hundred homes are scorched. thousands are still away from their

however there is a new study that shows a discouraging trend for breast cancer survivors here in southern nevada. local patients were 16% less likely to survive breast cancer when you take a look at the group that is up in northern nevada. this is the northern nev deal. the researchers attribute the low survival rate locally to late detection of the disease. >> when people talk about the fight, to me having been in the fight once and in the middle of the fight now it's so important to know that's where we are, we are fighting for our lives and you have to do that. you will win and you will survive. >> the folks at unlv are hoping that the new medical school will help alleviate the doctor screening to save more lives. we have more information at news3lv.com. still to come runnin rebels on the road last night. first road game of the year playing against a former coach. how did they do? we have the highlights headed your way. kite it is a little bit chilly as you are heading out the door. some locations hanging in the 30's in morning. we'll be warming up pretty quickly. winds calm right now. that w

. >> anchor: another chilly night settling and in southern nevada. i whether authority team is keeping tabs on the numbers for. >> meteorologist: thumb strong story will be the winds picking up and blowing tomorrow. strongest winds will be outside of las vegas valley in northeastern parts of the county mesquite and new viable gully. it will still be rather windy here. in fact, we need to check this iris. some cells are flashing from the las vegas strip. here are temperatures around you work northward. the wind is interesting. it causes friction and keep temperatures warmer tonight than last night. once it starts blowing the wind chill will feel much colder. your start tomorrow morning will feel more like freezing. and, we have a reinforcing shot of cold air and went. that's coming up in the weather segment. seven-day away. >> anchor: new information about local father accused of murdering his own son. >> anchor: we look at police report on the case.>> reporter: an arrest was made for michael gardenhire that he actually did not remember murdering his

a system diving in from the north will bring gusty winds across southern nevada on friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. closed captioning closed captioning today is world aids day ... and for it .. workers have replaced the yellow bulbs on the 'welcome to las vegas' sign with red bulbs.. it will be remain red through the night. recently in canada a lobster fisherman brought in a giant.. they even called him "king louie"! but then they put him up for sale .. for dinner! but what happened next - with our $3.50 sub of the day, there's never been a better time

rats and the winter here in southern nevada. think new york city folks. we'll fill in the details look at this gorgeous live picture. 6:00 on the nose on this friday morning. it is december 2. it's starting to feel like december around here. if you don't like winds, you are not going to like this. off. we have a team of people working. kelly curran and jeff who is all over your morning commute concerning travel times. we take to the skies of las vegas where tom is up in sky 3 with your morning commute. >> tom: we showed you this earlier from the studio. this is on first street to the east of main and bonanza. unfortunately we are understanding now this does involve an accidental death. there is a street. this is not going to affect people but want to clarify that was the lights before the top of the hour. we have a smooth commute on 15 getting a little busy as we get to team traffic and jeff. >> jeff: we have an accident that is at the intersection, not really impacting traffic too much. fur coming in 15 southbound a another update in 10 minutes. let's ge

southern nevada mountains going down to 16. it will be 40 in morocco valley. the highest tomorrow is a high temperature in the mountain up to 39. 50 even in sandy valley. for las vegas valley were going to 42. a few clouds will clear out. clouds decrease and winds increasing. 10 20 mile-per-hour thus over 30 miles per hour. 54 high temperature. future cast looking at breezes coming in first half of saturday. wednesday down sunday and come back monday. a front coming tuesday with a high of 49. midweek one will get you attention. we will have wide spread freeze the valley. >> anchor: it makes me shiver. >> anchor: maybe the biggest news of the night is coming >> >> anchor: pickup truck slammed into crowded walmart and morning and is store outside des moines. the driver did not slow down as the truck barreled through the front door. the driver is among the injured. iowa state police believe the crash was an accident. >> anchor: researchers say they found a legitimate use for magic mushroom. >> anchor: they compound helps to release depression and anxiety in cance

a couple more drop off locations-- triple-a southern nevada and findlay toyota at the valley auto mall. and of course we want to thank findlay toyota nevada coin mart let's go to 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield. bryan. friday will yield stronger 35 mph with sustained winds around 20 mph from the north. we keep to sunny skies and highs just below 55 degrees for most locations. a wind advisory is in effect for areas around las vegas through the day on friday. winds will die off slightly but remain breezy on saturday. highs will start to increase into the upper 50s saturday and then near 60 on sunday. the sun will remain out through the weekend making it a near things are in the air for next week. the two long range models are indecisive about the temperatures dropping into the work week with the american model keeping things near average most for the week and the european model drastically cooling things off. as of now we will cut the difference and keep highs into the mid to lower 50s but this will most likely change once the models handle the situation better. current

southern nevada is really a desert. we worked hard. she's done wonderful things. when she was selected, they would speak to each other and fight over water. now we work together as partne partners. it's been good for nevada because we can use the water and also we've done good work with california.. california got most of the water out of the colorado river, a life more than they should have and we were able to work with hp that but we worked in a very positive way and helped pay for the reservoirs and we did lots of great things so we are happy about that. with lake tahoe showed california. it is a stunningly beautifuls place. bil we ha have gotten over a billion dollars the delegation and many others stabilizing the clarity of that beautiful lake. another that was controlled by the indians has been stolen. we've got hundreds of millions of dollars to the two words th that.ak we've seen those an in. lake. here is one thing and i will a move on. there was a great big gravel p pit. ten, 15 times bigger than a chamber in the state that didn't have the resources, so

rain city down in southern california, southern nevada into arizona. you will encounter rain if you're headed down there. 50s and 60s on those temps today. >>> we continue to follow the morning commute on thursday. it seems almost like a normal but there are some spots that are lighter. this is a look at the bay bridge, it's pretty crowded. we don't have a lighter day. we might later on as we have every day this week. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge westbound 92 also looks good heading from 92 onto that san mateo bridge. the entire commute is not a bad one here as you drive in the east bay that definitely looks better than normal. let's go back to the desk. >>> new this morning a woman escapes injury after her car went down an embankment in los gatos. the santa clara fire department in chp received a report about a car down the embankment off of highway 17. they were unable to find the car but 911 dispatchers were able to ping the drivers phone and locate her along skyline boulevard near a christmas tree farm. the driver was rescued from her

"triple-a southern nevada" and "findlay toyota".... at the valley auto mall. we want to thank.... "findlay toyota"... "nevada coin mart".... and "zippy shell"... who are all proud sponsors.... of -13- action news and our "-13-days of giving". the new star wars movie isn't even out yet and it's breaking when and where..... you can get a sneak peek of this season's... hottest flick. the new "star wars" film..... "rogue one" has broken a box office record.... and... it isn't even..... in theaters yet! the hollywood reporter says.... the movie has the biggest number of ticket pre-sales for 20-16..... for both "fandango" and movie-tickets -dot- com. the movie hits theaters.... december -16-th. if you need a sneak-peak.... for the film.... on friday. it will feature...... never before seen footage... and... a question and answer session.... with the cast and director. take a look at this... if you're looking for a holiday gift.... this may be it! it's called... the "fon-doodler"..... basically a hot glue gun for cheese.. you load it with cheese... it melts and the

they are setting up bait boxes and the good news, is southern nevada rodent district says you should not ignore the problem. >> rodents can squeeze into very install gaps. so really anything less than a quarter inch you want to make sure is sealed up in terms of access points into your home. >> we've seen them two through plumbing pipes, in the hoods of insulation. >> whoa, you think it couldn't happen in my neighborhood you should know exterminators fighting rats in every neighborhood. they like to breed inside bushes, one good thing is to trim back your bushes to prevent. >> news3 is your weather authority. if the temperatures didn't give you a chill, that story did, right? >> nice t population. >> you dirty rats! >> i like that, very nice. we've got wind issues that will be the weather story tomorrow. starting in the northern are pat of the las vegas valley. the strongest winds will be outside las vegas wind advisory is in effect for northeastern clark county, probably gusts around 40 miles per hour. that will certainly keep your attention. warmer and drier than normal if the temp

((sherry swensk)) slipping into the valley skies and southern nevada today. ............ temps will warm slightly more today, but staying below nomral in the mid 50s. ............. more wind returns tomorrow and sticking saturday with slightly near 60 on sunday and then much cooler next week with 40s for highs. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> with snow already coming down on the mountain... mountain... lee canyon is gearing up for the start of ski and snowboard season. the resort will officially open december 9th. season passes have been available for a few weeks now.. and can still be bought online... along with lift and tubing tickets. lee canyon's we expected to run through march 2017... weather permitting. buildings in rosalie, al have en redeto rubble after a to nevada. it's part of the "preschool development grant program"... that's handing out 247-million of the 18 states that get the money... nevada is among 12 that haven't met or exceeded targets under the program. the hope is to improve teaching by paying qualified teachers.. expand from half to full-day programs... an

a system diving in from the north will bring gusty winds across southern nevada on friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the below average temperatures. it's day 2 of nascar champions week here in las vegas.. temperatures. it's day 2 of nascar champions week here in las vegas.. and today was one of the most anticipated events of the year on the strip. it was one of only three times police close down the strip for an event. fox 5's adam herbets shows us nascar's 'victory will resume shortly " " closed captioning will resume shortly tomorrow .. the annual nascar held at wynn.. at 5 p-m. today is

the good news is southern nevada health district has not found any rod dent diseases across our town. you should not ignore the problem. >> rodents can squeeze into small gaps. anything less than a quarter points to your home. >> we have seen them chew electrical wiring, go through plumbing pipes, seen them in the hoods of the cars on the engine blocks chewing up the installation. >> rats were found in every local zip codes. the rodents breed inside trees and brushes. if you need help you can find information on news3lv.com. >> kim: we're going to focus on the nascar award show will take place today at the win. it was just yesterday that we got to see this. look at this. they are doing burnouts on the las vegas strip. this happened about 3:00 in the afternoon. you can see tom was above it in sky 3. very cool aerial coverage that you are only going to see on this station. hearing from a lot of drivers down blow and they have a lot on the line as they are here in las able to accomplish throughout the year. they are not awards you set out for and look towards. the only one you set out fo

foundation today held a press conference calling for all k-12 and post-secondary education campuses in southern nevada to unequivocally and publicly declare that their campuses will be sanctuaries for undocumented students, staff, and their family members who face imminent deportation. from contact -13-... nevada is the -5-th most to identity theft and fraud!!! that' study... from "wallet-hub"... which compared all - 50- states... and the d-c area. the credit-monitoring site... looked at different factors... including identity-theft complaints per capita... and... the average amount lost... due to fraud. topping the list... was d-c... followed by.... california... florida... and massachusetts. your next long flight... just got more interesting. "netflix" will now allow users... to watch shows.... off-line. that means... you can download movies... and shows... to watch later... without using wi-fi... or your data. with all netflix memberships. as certain smartphone apps change the way americans date.. they're also transforming the issue of sexual harassment. according to the pew research center.. nearl

the other is "building together southern nevada," which received the keys to a pick-up truck. "we do critical home repairs for veterans, seniors and disabled people in the las vegas valley," the new truck will help the group transport equipment and a vehicle. both non-profits look forward to using that money to help boost their programs. coming up at -5-... a popular strip restaurant asks a muslim woman to take of her head scarf... when we come back, reporter parker collins has the exclusive on this controversial and shocking story. the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. my dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement- that's something that these kids are going to remember for a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look. whoa. happening now at five.. a 13 action news exclusive. a popular spot on

"triple -a- southern nevada" and "findlay toyota".... at the valley auto mall. and... of course... thanks to.... "findlay toyota".... "nevada coin mart".... and "zippy shell". they're all proud sponsors of - 13- action news and "the -13- days of giving". devastation in tennessee following the wildfires that their homes... next on 13 action news live at 6:30.. how the destruction is now bringing neighbors closer together than ever before. and.... as president-elect..... donald trump embarks on his..... "thank you" tour... new concerns..... about a deal.... to keep hundreds of jobs.... right here in the united states!!! from the area..... burned by flames..... near gatlinburg, tennesee. people are coming together.... to deal with the aftermath. today neighbors leaned on each other for help and support, especially considering some homes were destroyed while others feet away were untouched. kumasi aaron spoke with one man surprised his cabin didn't burn many homes look like this one, devastated by flames while many others are untouched. even for people who were more fortunate it's still

a system diving in from the north will bring gusty winds across southern nevada on friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. the city raked in nearly 114 million dollars in publicity after the final presidential debate. that's more than double what officials thought it would bring in. mack center was the third most watched in history-- attracting more than 71 million viewers. nearly five- thousand media members from around the world were in town to cover the debate. the l-v-c-v-a says hosting the debate confirmed las vegas' reputation as more than just a leisure

the fire department is partnering with the southern nevada burn foundation for the 15th annual toy drive. now through december 18th, you can donate new, unwrapped toys or gift cards at any clark county fire station. your donations will benefit local kids who would otherwise go without presents this year. the annual 98- point-five kluc toy drive kicks off today. last year, the toy drive collected almost six-thousand bikes and more than 430-thousand dollars in gift cards and cash donations. that's in addition to over 30 semi- the 18th annual toy drive takes place in the n-v energy parking lot. they need bikes... toys... cash and gift cards. 98-point-5's chet buchanan will be there for the next 12 days collecting your donations. our second annual take 5 to care holiday food drive continues at vons and albertsons. fox5 and our take5 to care sponsors are collecting food end of the year. you can drop off your non- perishable items in store or donate cash right at the register. a new york man didn't have to go to the end of the rainbow to get a pot of gold... nope, he just took one right out of

a wind advisory now in effect for most - but not all - of clark county and southern nevada. ............. 30 mph so far this morning. ......... it will be a windy friday so grab a warm coat and a scarf to keep warm. ............. temps in the milder 40s because of the wind... but it feels cooler than that. some clouds around this morning, but those should move out for sunny skies today. ........ a wind advisory across most of the mojave desert today. ................. >>> <<< ? >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, the first casino to open on a las vegas strip in six years prepares for a surge in tourists from china. why the resort is betting on dragons and not asia. >>> plus, two victoria's secret angels are in our toyota green room. they appeared in this year's fashion show. ahead, the challenge of modeling a $3 million fantasy bra. >> and now this morning's headlines from around the globe. wall street journal reports that artificial intelligence could help facebook spot violent posts and fake news stories. policy is needed first to responsibly apply t

it's feeling more like winter in southern nevada. there's no freeze warning... but it's still a chilly night. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty. temperatures remain on the cold side tonight with overnight lows falling into the mid to upper 30s around we'll see a few clouds drift across the area, keeping temperatures up just a degree or two compared to last night. skies will be mostly sunny on thursday with a forecast high of 57 degrees in las vegas. another system dives into the area friday, bringing another shot of cool air along with gusty winds out of the north. high temperatures will be in the mid to low 50s with wind gusts around 30 mph. the strongest winds will be east of las vegas along the colorado river. a wind advisory takes effect at 7 am friday for mesquite, moapa, laughlin, and lake havasu city. it stays breezy on saturday with upper 50s before highs rebound back to 60 degrees on sunday. take advantage of the milder day on sunday because even colder air arrives early next week. local law enforecemnt, fire departments, and

a system diving in from the north will across southern nevada on friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. closed captioning closed captioning you see me wearing a suit and e now... but just a few hours ago... i put on a more holiday appropriate outfit. yes... that's me in my ugly christmas sweater.. denise valdez of 8-news-now and i... had the honor of em-ceeing this year's "ho ho horrible holiday sweater party"... proceeds from tonight's event and auction at the s-l-s benefits dress for success. the organizat

the southern nevada health district encouraging everyone to get tested today. according to the centers for disease control and prevention more than 1 million people in the united states are living with hiv and one in eight are unaware they are infected with >> michelle: just one day after caesars entertainment announced it is now going to start making people pay for parking, the wynn las vegas has joined suit. it is going to be charging people for valet parking. that charge will be in place starting sometime in the next month. self-parking will remain free. caesars rolled out the paid valet and self-parking program at nine of its strip properties. i'm sorry make that eight. because that's one where you platinum members of the loyalty program will get free parking. the venetian and palazzo says they have no plans yet to start charging for parking. >> krystal: looks like things are changing. >> michelle: the question is will they follow suit because everybody else is doing it and they're making all that money on it. >> krystal: mgm led the pack and people are fol

the down syndrome organization of southern nevada says the sign was part of renovations they had done on the property and leaders say the nonprofit hosts events for people of all ages but they don't want to use the funds that directly help kids to repair the damages. organizers say it could take thousands of dollars to repair this sign and they're hoping to accomplish it by collecting donations. for more ogs on how you can help this organization you can go to >> michelle: grab your boots, dust them off, dust off the cowboy hat because it's rodeo time in las vegas. you are going to see a lot of cowboys walking around. the national finals rodeo kicks off at the thomas and mack tonight. it is a ten-day western party. basically it's been compared to the super bowl of rodeos. and it's really difficult to get tickets. it's been here since 1985. we've hosted nfr and it has had 300 consecutive sell outz and that does not this year it is sold out. but there is a couple of ways that you might be able to get tickets. you can try the so-called mad dash tickets. that lets you into the arena then y

each week we'll hear from one of our southern nevada local mayors. you can submit your questions on las vegas now dot com... and then tune in on monday during the 6am newscast.. to see if your question was answered.// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> saddel up because the town... we're live from inside the thomas and mack.. where the competition is taking place this year. ((demetria obilor)) >> and, emergency crews get tied up in traffic because drivers aren't moving over. it's a problem that's driving metro crazy. /// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and ((kirsten joyce)) >> the national finals rodeo is back in town. today... thomas and mack for day one. ((sherry swensk)) >> 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live with a preview. good morning michael? ((michael stevens)) >> since 1985, the national finals rodeo has provided a huge boost to las vegas in december. this year, the wrangler nfr will kick off on dec. the top 15 contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc

>> it's make a wish from southern nevada. >> the best. >> and it's a charity that i've been associatedh back home in england and it's my chance to help, you know, an american version of it here in-- >> i've done some work with them as well, phenomenal. love make a wish foundation. well, let me tell you how we're gonna make some money for make a wish foundation today. 14 questions. the money values growing from $500 all the way up to that $1 million. [cheers and applause] and every question you answer correctly moves you one step closer to that top prize. remember at any time you can walk away with the money you've earned, give it to make a wish foundation. if you give me an incorrect answer, you walk away with nothing until you get to those two thresholds of $5,000 then again at $50,000. you also have your three lifelines. the audience can help you with a question, "50/50," take away two incorrect answers, and you have your "plus one" and i know you're english, so i'm sure you brought some american help as your "plus one." who's with you today? >> i have an english friend... [laughter]

southern nevada this morning... which areas will have the strongest gusts with a wind advisory ... in your weather now forecast. ((demetria obilor problems for your commute.. i'm keeping an eye on the roads for you this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and... today marks one year since the terror attack in san bernardino.. how the victims will be remembered. 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) >>> thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm kirsten joyce. brian has the day off. ((sherry swensk)) >> i'm sherry swensk. hectic out there this morning .. strong winds are going to be blowing your car around. ((sherry swensk)) that's right an advisory kicks in in about 30 minutes. sherry, how's the weather? ((sherry swensk)) have bumped around to more than 20 mph so far this morning. ......... it will be a windy friday so grab a warm coat and a scarf to keep warm. ............. temps in the milder 40s cooler than that. some clouds around this morning, but those shoul

rats and the winter here in southern nevada. think new york city folks. we'll fill in the details look at this gorgeous live picture. 6:00 on the nose on this friday morning. it is december 2. it's starting to feel like december around here. if you don't like winds, you are not going to like this.

in northern nevada and southern nevada. and it's important for us to be able to deal with people in las vegas. we made deals with the california department of transportation and we participated in construction, big construction projects that took place in california. barstow, san bernardino. we did that because it would make it easier for people to come to las vegas. i wasn't just giving money to las vegas. we also did it of course for california because it helped us. health care. the affordable care act, i've talked about that a little bit. it would have been wonderful if we had something that got around to help my family when we were growing up. i worked hard to help a number of you on the children's health insurance project, program. orrin hatch was certainly involved in that. just like i had trouble coming to grips with my home in searchlight, i had trouble coming to grips with the fact that my dad killed himself. i was like most -- we are called victims. we shouldn't be but that's what we're called. this year about 32,