good morning i'm dave hall. and i'm maria silva. welcome to fox5 news this morning. the power is back on and thousands of guests are waking up at paris hotel after a major power outage thursday. the power was out for more than 12 hours, the hotel's employees and guests. fox5's peter dawson joins us live from the strip hotel, where peter is waiting for an update from caesars. peter, what's the mood like out there this morning? we should hear from caesars at 6 a-m. we have been out here all night as guests returned to their hotel rooms. it was pretty chaotic last night, with many guests demanding answers about when the power would be restored and when they could get their stuff. thursday morning, a construction crew accidently hit a main power

basement, cutting power to the entire casino. the power went black just before 10 o'clock. a full evacuation of the property was ordered at noon after the generators failed to kick in. 3,000 people were displaced from the 29 hundred rooms at the resort. no one went to the hospital but some guests were pretty shaken up, trapped in the elevators. "i hear is banging and screaming and there was people stuck in there" "nobody was around to give me directions" "i tripped on the last three stairs" "we were going to be homeless in las vegas for the night" firefighters rescued 11 people from the hotel's elevators. they had to climb

room-to-room to check for people left behind. back out here live, we will stick around for the caesars press conference at 6 a-m, and bring you any updates as soon as they become

this morning, some paris' guests are waking up in different hotels. fox5's miguel martinez valle spoke with some people who were frustrated with the lack of communication from paris' staff, so they jumped at the chance to make other plans.

figure by the time would be back and be ready and then we were told we had to get our stuff in there" "guest waited all day to find out whether the lights will turn back on and when they didn't they waited in line to get their stuff and find a place to stay for the night" people were sent to ballys to look for rooms as the day wrapped up, those staying at paris just wanted a place to sleep... " they offered a few people rooms at other properties they have didn't say a word to us just said will get back to you what are you gonna do at eight or nine at night in vegas" "we thought we were going to be homeless in las vegas for the night" valle fox5 news local las vegas>> cassandra jones joins us now with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. another sunny & warm day is

breezes. we will max out at 81 today & see a few clouds during the afternoon. temperatures will hover around 80 through the weekend and well into next week. a few more clouds drift across the area sunday, but we will remain dry over the next 7 days. today is your last chance to beat the chaos at the polls on election day. early voting in today is your last chance to beat the chaos at the polls on election day. early voting in clark county ends tonight. most polling sites will close at 7, but some will stay open until 8. since october 22nd,

ballots. but with more than a million voters registered here in clark county, we still have a long way to go. the polls will be open from 7 a-m to 7 p-m on election day. congresswoman dina titus cast her ballot alongside a newly naturalized citizen on thursday. aura hernandez has worked in housekeeping for almost twenty years. she said she was overjoyed to be able to vote with her children for the very first time. for a full list of polling places clark county, visit our website fox five vegas dot com. don't forget to tune in to fox5 on election night, which is next tuesday. we will be crunching the numbers as they come and let you know who our next leaders will be. a campaign scam involving a series of fake ads is making the rounds. the ads have since been removed from twitter... but

they carried captions like "vote from home" and "avoid the line," and a small message saying they had been paid for by the clinton campaign. it is not possible to vote by text message, which suggests the point of the fake ads was to suppress democratic turnout by tricking people into thinking they had already voted. former president bill clinton joined d-j steve aoki at u-n-l-v for a free concert, encouraging students to get to the polls and vote. edm music minutes before aoki began clinton praised his wife's policies on college debt relief and urged students to unite to defeat hate "what does love trumps hate mean, it means that we are stronger together. if you believe that you have to say her answers are better than the anger he

"her pledge that we'll all work together is better than this endless conflict. it may look good on the evening news but nothing good ever comes of it." nevada democratic candidates catherine cortez masto and ruben kihuen also made appearances at the rally. the concert was part of the campaign's "love trumps hate" concert series that's enlisted stars like katy perry, jennifer lopez and jon bon jovi to energize younger voters. donald trump's oldest son also hit the campaign trail in las vegas to rally support for the republican ticket. "make sure to vote! you can send dc a message that enough is enough! we're fed up of the lies, we're fed up of the deceit, we're fed up of the false promises. we're going to shake up the cartel in dc. we're going to show them that we mean business and it's time to drain the swamp." trump junior says his father is the

nation's capitol. clark county school district students are learning more about the election process by going through a mock election of their own. "there should be a certain age limit but i think children can vote too for certain things." "i think it's a realy good idea to get them involved in politics and understanding issues at this age, so by the time they are able to vote they're educated and know what's going on. " during "kid- vention" high schoolers compete in an active debate with actual nevada candidates, while the 5-th and 7-th graders watch on from the audience. at the end, the kids voted and the results of each debate were tallied up. this event takes place each year. they've waited decades to throw a big parade for their cubbies! today, chicago gets their chance. as the parade kicks off in an hour. i say we have our own parade here in las vegas.. for that guy... kris bryant! coming

proud baseball coaches.

riders and bulls are kicking up some dirt at the t-mobile arena! the pbr world finals are back in las vegas for another year of heart-pounding competition. our city has hosted the event for the past 23

it's happening in the t-mobile arena. bull riders come from all over the world just to compete with the best of the best. "you got 18 hundred pounds of some of the greatest animal athletes in the world up against a hundred and fifty pounds. some of the toughest men that you'll see in competition going head to head. there's a lot of money on the line and it's fun. it doesn't matter in our sport if you're young, old, male, female. come one down, you'll love it. it's a good show." p-b-r wraps up on sunday. available and start at 36-bucks hundreds of pro-golfers are competing in a tournament that benefits kids with special healthcare needs. its happening at one of america's best golf courses, which is right here in las vegas. the 34th annual "shriners hospitals for children open" is taking over t-p-c summerlin this week. all proceeds benefit shriners hospitals for

"i've been an ambassador to sort of spread the message so that more people can kind of know what shriner's hospital is all about." "i had a lot of physical therapists and nurses who really helped me along and they were always there to remind me what the end goal is." those that would like to attend can buy tickets through several charities... and those organizations get to keep the money from ticket sales. the event runs through sunday. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. another sunny & warm day is headed our way with lighter breezes. we will max out at 81 today & see a few clouds during the afternoon. temperatures will hover around 80 through the weekend and well into next week. a few more clouds drift across the area sunday, but we will remain dry over the next 7 days. the world series

ratings department. according to neilsen, more than 40- million people watched game seven. that's the highest viewership for a world game series in 25 years. today, the world will be watching once again, as the cubbies parade through the streets of chicago with their world series trophy. streets across downtown chicago are shut down ahead of this morning's big parade. the team is set to leave the ballpark and head downtown at 8-am local time. the city's mayor promises it will be the parade, chicago has been waiting 108 years for! "here's the o1. this is gonna be a tough play, bryant, the cubs win the world series! (cheers)" you saw it right here on fox five.. hometown kid kris bryant making the final play of the world series, helping the chicago cubs winning their first

fox5's eric hilt sat down with one of the bonanza high school grad's former coaches who said seeing him in such a big game was surreal.

the mlb draft "he was one of the hardest working players to come through bonanza high school, in the baseball program and coupled with the talent and the work ethic its led him to great success" nats -- world series "you knew he was going to be a player, you had no doubt that he's going to get drafted at some point, he's got a lot of college offers, he's going to play beyond high school at a very high level." a level as high as game 7 of a historic world series. and that smile that bryant flashed while fielding the final out of the game? nats -- final out "it was awesome you know, people play all their get to that point and its the best moment....thats the thing about kris, and when i listened to his post game stuff, he's so genuine and its so, its just like he was in high school" eh f5n llv>>

cubs world series win, sports illustrated is releasing the cover for its latest issue early. the cover features kris bryant running towards cubs' first-baseman anthony rizzo following that final play in game 7. the cover reads "all the way." the magazine moved up production by a week to make this happen. louisville slugger has been making world series bats since the first championship back in 1903. and now... the company is the clock to stamp out commemorative bats honoring the chicago cubs! "our folks hit the bed, got a couple hours sleep, then they got here at six o'clock this morning and started making cubs world championship bats for the first time in 108 years."" louisville slugger expects to sell about 50 thousand full-size souvineer bats. mini-bats will go for 12-99... and the full-size bats will sell for up to 139 dollars. there's no butts about this peach. why this emoji is

upgrade. without a doubt meryl streep is one of the best actresses to ever grace the silver screen. now the streep is about to get a golden honor only a few women have received.

a historian from louisiana is showing off his election memorabilia. and its quite the collection. bob stone has 38- hundred pieces. he has everything from political buttons to pins and tokens. some of the items are over 220 years old, dating back to the 17-80s. bob started his collection in 19-72 when he was just 10 years old. the first item in his collection. a "re-elect nixon" pin. he even has one image of ronald reagan with the quote "let's make america great again." a slogan republican

saying over-and- over on the campaign trail. award season is right around the corner, and one of the most critically- acclaimed actresses in hollywood will be receiving another big honor. meryl streep will receive the golden globes lifetime achievement award at the annual ceremony in january. the organization is recognizing streep for her forty years in the film industry. the 67-year old actress has been nominated for 19 oscars during her career and has taken home three academy awards. meryl streep isn't the only actress getting a nod from hollywood. jessica chastain was just honored at the t-c-l chinese theater. the actress sank her hands and feet into cement yesterday at the iconic hollywood establishment. leaving one's prints at the theater is considered one of tinsel town's highest honors. chastain's hand prints are right

davis'. it's no secret that i love all things wonder woman. i've been a life long fan... so i was overjoyed when i saw this. "what is your mission? to stop the war. what war? the war to end all wars. weapons far deadlier than you can ever imagine..." that's the newly released trailer for the upcoming film "wonder released trailer for the upcoming film "wonder woman" the film stars gal gadot and chris pine "wonder woman" will be released next june. and its time to say goodbye to the apple-bottom peach emoji. apple is replacing it with a new peach that looks a little less like a person's backside. for years, it was known to many as the peach "butt" because it looked

end than a peach. this new peach emoji has lot of people riled up on social media, urging apple to bring back the old school "peach butt" emoji. good things come to those who wait. the exciting news little gavin received after getting a big gift from the fox5 surprise squad. and we continue to follow the power outage at the paris hotel and casino. we're live with the latest information... plus where guests registered at that hotel are waking

welcome back, and i'm dave hall. after a power outage of more than 12 hours... the lights are back on at the paris hotel. fox5's peter dawson joins us live from the hotel. where peter is waiting for an update from caesars entertainment. we've been out here all morning speaking with guest about their experience, all i can say is that they are frustrated. they couldn't change

a shower or most importantly just rest without walking aimlessly up and down the strip spending money at places they didn't want to. thursday morning, a construction crew accidently hit a main power line in the basement, cutting power to the entire casino. the power went o'clock in the morning. a full evacuation of the property was ordered at noon after the back-up generators failed to kick in. 3,000 people were displaced from the 29 hundred rooms here at the resort. no one went to the hospital but some guests were pretty shaken up and frustrated. badeen: " they offered a few people rooms at other properties they have didn't say a word to us just said will get back to you what are you gonna do at eight or nine at night in vegas" firefighter rescued 11 people from the hotel's