more than three hours on boulder highway yesterday. they say there was one ticket was handed out - along with dozens of warnings. a homeowners installs a video camera... inside a doorbell - and captures a burglary in action. now - police are looking for help - in tracking down the suspects. and.... did a political cartoon go too far? why one presidential candidate is saying the washington post - has sunk to a new low. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live of intentionally driving her car - with her child inside - through crowds of pedestrians on the strip - was in court today. lakeisha holloway has been arraigned on murder, hit-and- run and child abuse charges. she stood in shackles - and didn't enter a plea during her brief court appearance. she barely spoke and nodded to acknowledge that she understood she'll remain in jail through the holidays while investigate the crash. it happened sinday night - killing a woman and injuring dozens of people. the d-a says additional

by our count, 11 people have died on boulder highway just this year. this is the 47-th deadly pedestrian accident in metro's jurisdiction./// ((denise valdez)) > the magical forest at opportunity village is in the holiday spirit. tedd, you were out there most of night -- a little damp out there, but still a fun night. ((tedd florendo)) yeah, denise -- fun for the whole family out there rain or shine. and the proceeds, as always at o-v, go to a good cause. the magical forest is open through january third... every evening beginning at 5:30. sunday through thursday it's open through 9 p-m... and on fridays and saturdays you can stay until 10. all the proceeds benefit programs for people with intellectual disabilities. firsthand experience, the folks out there had a really good time. to enjoy the lights and the family fun, just pick up your tickets at the box office or online./// ((tedd florendo)) showers have slowly ended across the region, although we are still some some sprinkles out there. ............................... ............... let's go to the

boulder city at 55. sandy valley at 52. indian springs at an even 50. for the las vegas valley, going down to 40. maybe more spits and drizzle. otherwise cloudy, and the winds start picking up, although not as strong as last night. tomorrow, 55 the high. breezy all-day. a few gusts around 30 miles per hour. window make it feel much colder. sunday should be ok. the chance for rain is during the day, but a 50% chance. winds fire up again sunday night into monday. the last of it is on tuesday. by tuesday and wednesday, highs in the 30's. overnight lows below freezing. some neighborhoods into the 20's. right now, we will bring back our ace reporter on the scene. are you ready to like that christmas tree? -- light that christmas tree? >> i am ready to light that tree, kevin. kevin: okay, counted down. -- count it down. >> i asked santa. he said if i can help them to do the lights today, you will get whatever you want kevin. kevin: that's good to know. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. kevin: you are looking good down there mayor. i know you have a couple of residence coming

and after a high accidents on boulder highway... officials announce the changes aimed to make the road a drivers and pedestrians. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. one teen dead, one in the third behind bars after trying to break into a home... i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. police say the homeowner is the one who shot them. fox 5's miguel martinez-valle is live in the yard where one of the teens was found. the owner of this home says one of the 17 year olds jumped over the wall of the house where he was shot to her yard... this is where she found her before calling the police... ... you can see the trail of blood he left behind in his struggle... police transported him to umc. caritina vasquez de morales found a teenage boy hurt in her yard, so she called the police ... " the man was coming from the wall back there he was going to the front, we saw him bleeding... a lot of blood." de morales says the 17-year-old had jumped from her neighbors house into her yard, he had been shot and left a trial of blood behind... po

it started on boulder highway. sandra: metro went to the >> metro police offifir mike hands out fires about pedestrian safety. tips about crossing the road safely, reminders about traffic laws and rules of the road. this message is not just for pedestrians. it is also for motorists. officers are also working on safety measures, physically on boulder highway. >> we are working with the county in the state as well as our county commissioners to work on making traffic safety and making improvements in t roadways so that our motorists and citizens have a safe base to operate. sandra: he says if you are pedestrian, and there is a 2000 and two drivers, be cognizant. of those fatalities, eight of them were pedestrians. >> part of the problem is the road is so wide and people think they can take a chance and on boulder highway you can't. sandra: some of these happens during the day even. jeff: thank you. marie: metro speaking out about the tree of shootings involving their own. two people have been killed and an officer wa

a string of deaths recently on boulder highway has some people looking for change. four pedestrians have died this week trying to cross...including one last night. action news reporter david schuman is live near boulder highway and twain with the story. david a small memorial has been set up for the woman who was killed street. the nearest crosswalks are about a football field away, if not more traffic experts with unlv told us it's probably too much to expect everyone to go that extra distance to cross in a crosswalk. so they're talking about what can be done. one suggestion is a total rehaul of boulder highway -- changing it from a highway into more of a regular road. short of that it could just be adding traffic lights and crosswalks. people who live off boulder highway know how dangerous it can be -- and some have made conscious decisions to become safer pedestrians. leedel matthews, lives on boulder highway "went to the crosswalk and i'll just take my time and make it home. be a little bit later, 30 mins later, but i take my time and make it there in one piece.

this year 14 people have died along boulder highway... eight of them pedestrians. metro police hope educating drivers and pedestrians will save lives. capt owen: all of those have been pedestrian related errors metro police say boulder highway is deadly all year long for pedestrians not using the crosswalks... and is a concern for officers between the hours of 6am up until midnight. william lamar ped- people dont use the cross walk a lot flamingo part a problem with the highway is a lack of crosswalks. metro says getting more installed is a long and difficult process dealing with the city.. state and nevada department of transportation. owen: so we're working with the county state city as well as our county beyond education out enforcing... lamar: police got to catch them and the time while officers us a man was actually cited for jaywalking... that fine is 195 dollars. metro police officers began today at around 12 and ended just after three. they say there was one ticket actually handed out... and dozens of warnings. metro police say if their efforts today save o

vegas is most dangerous roadway this is all happening after 14 people died on boulder highway. eight the 14 were pedestrians. >> the nevada department of transportation is hoping to change that. news 3 kelsey thomas report answer $10 million project that will transform the busy highway. >> reporter: it's a game no one wants to play. a game where you're gambling with your life. >> i'll be walking -- if you're not watching, people just don't stop. they'll keep ongoing. >> reporter: mark is a regular on the boulder strip crossing the highway to take a shot at hitting a jackpot at a nearby casino. >> you got to cross it real fast. >> it's terrible. >> reporter: soon there will be a place to wait in the middle of a major redesign will remake this street, rewriting its future. first a new crosswalk outside eastside with a pedestrian island. it will look like this one on eastern near sahara. it will help but drivers are going too fast. which will lower the speed limit from 55 to 45. protecting pedestrians, connecting neighborhoods and making it safer for everyone. simple -- singely wa

darcy: it's ironic, meeting bill and kathy mezloh at the boulder city library. when we interviewed them the couple couldn't even get a library card because they couldn't prove who they were. >> our independence has been stolen. darcy: kathy's lifetime career was in law enforcement. bill traveled the world for business, and the couple has been married 40 years. but once the court put them under guardianship, they had no cell phones, no birth certificate cats, no passports. marriage license? >> no more. darcy: driver's license? >> no. darcy: social security card? >> no. darcy: you truly have none of the vital documents that people need to prove who they are in this life. >> that's right. darcy: in bill's wallet, which is also gone -- >> i always had a picture of my wife and myself on our wedding day in the backseat of the limo. darcy: all of it taken, they say, by private, for-profit guardian, april parks, who came into the couple's life in the fall of 2013. >> we were vulnerable at the time. darcy: bill is legally blind but mentally all there. multiple health pro

boulder highway is one of las vegas' most deadly stretches of road. this year alone 14 people died... eight of them were pedestrians. the nevada department of has announced their plans to safer for both drivers and pedestrians. fox5's cyndi tell us more about the coming changes. 19 year old kannette boulder highway everyday and says often times she's fearful for her life 00:07:26:27 what just happenned on the strip could happen here and people are even going faster here theres not a close space from light to light so they can really just want brock isn't alone this year alone 8 pedestrians have died along the busy stretch of roadyway... wednesday the nevada departemtn of transportation released plans to do smoething about it. first they'll be lowering the speed limit from 55 miles an hour to 45 near galleria drive... they'll also be adding flashing lights to cross walks to let drivers know where pedestrans will be crossing... tony illia dept of transportation - 01:00:17:10 weve had boulder highway on our sights for a number of years now for pedestrian

david experts say one of the problems is you have all these destinations up and down boulder highway..like arizona charlie's behind me...with no crosswalks to get to them. have taken notice of the pedestrian deaths -- and experts are fighting for changes. 111100 "it's dangerous, you will die. don't take a chance." sadly, it's all too common for people to take the chance of crossing boulder highway without a crosswalk. 110428 erin breen "no one ever thinks it's going to be them and there has been far too many lives lost on this street this year." 11 on boulder highway this year, according to experts. it was enough for leedel matthews to quit jaywalking. 111307 matthews "not after seeing all these people dying. i'll just take my time, i'll just be a little slower, a little later but i'll get home in one piece." it's unrealistic to expect every pedestrian to trek to a crosswalk, which are few and far between. so advocates say a first step is simply to add more. 110839 breen "if we had more crosswalks, drivers would get more used to looking for people." until then, experts urge people to

fox5's cyndi lundeberg tells us more about the coming changes. 19 year old kannette brock walks boulder highway everyday and says often times she's fearful for her life kennette brock- 00:07:26:27 what just happenned on the strip could happen here and people are even going faster here theres not a close space from go as fast as they brock isn't alone this year alone 8 pedestrians have stretch of roadyway... wednesday the nevada departemtn of transportation released plans to it. lowering the speed limit from 55 miles galleria drive... adding flashing lights to cross walks to let drivers know where pedestrans will be crossing... tony illia dept of transportation - 01:00:17:10 weve had boulder highway on number of years now for pedestrian upgrades beginning in 2016 we will begin implementing those the project will take about six months to complete and will begin early 2016. ndot says they are also looking at adding more crosswalks... widening sidewalks... and crating more medians but add those changes will not be coming next year... brock says those are the improvements she wants to see. k

there has been a rash of deadly incidents along boulder highway this year. krystal: metro and road safety advocates are coming together to address alarming problem. conversation. she is live where they were to address the issue. >> the biggest issue is what is going on with the role, how they are sharing it. whether they are on a bike, a foot, or car. metro has said they have been and states all year long to pinpoint exactly where the issue is. they say there are areas where the crosswalks are though the problems continue to go on as we can see. metro has investigated 14 deadly crashes along the boulder highway corridor. one person was killed on a bikthe most recent deadly crash on the highway was 10 days ago. a woman was hit and killed as she was trying to get across the lane at a crosswalk. three days before that, a man was hit by a pickup truck as he crossed the street. concerns on boulder highway were called a problem that continues to plague our community. now as we all had to 2016, they add every person killed on foot on the highway was a result of ped

it's northbound on the boulder highway, right by sam's town. tow truck on the scene. they should be clearing that up shortly and also, we are currently en route to an accident in the northwest valley, this is at lone mountain, and el captain, there are flashing lights and we'll be on top of that one in just a minute. >> kelly: a live look outside on the aliante camera, where we are there this morning, but the clouds, keeping temperatures a little bit more on the mild side. at least above freezing, right? 36 degrees, that's account current temperature at dickens elementary school and as we head throughout the rest of the day today, we are expecting the temperatures to rise into the 40's. 47 degrees by 10:00 a.m. 53 at 2:00 p.m. our high today, expected to be right around 54 degrees. tomorrow though, the first day of winter, the warmest dave on the seven-day forecast too. i'll have those details coming up. >> kim: kelly thank you. >> dana: so we had a great day in thehefl yesterday, but this was not great. this was nasty. two of the bless players in the league going at

the woman was hit by a car on boulder highway... an area that sees too many deadly pedestrian accidents, including one earlier this week. " there's a crosswalk from where the collision happened 300 yards down the road. is chance and getting hit by a vehicle? " the accident happened around seven-30, at boulder highway and indios. metro says the driver wasn't speeding or impaired. this is metro's 117th deadly accident investigation this year... a number they say is reaching record highs. street racing and reckless driving, a problem people living near the street say they've been dealing with for over a year. locals say it happens a few times a week and at all times of the day. fox5's miguel martinez-valle spoke to one woman who says its time for police to step in. this is the empty parking lot where all the unsafe driving happens... people describe a group of cars speeding, doing donuts in the parking lot and street racing... but not only is the noise keeping people up at night, some are worried this type of < screeching sound> haley

police say around 7-30 a 42 year old woman was crossing the street at boulder highway and indios avenue when she was hit by a truck. she was pronounced dead at the scene. police say she was walking outside of the crosswalk. the male driver stayed on the scene and police believe he was not impaired or speeding. police say responding to these easily avoidable crashes are more frustrating every time. ((sgt. richard strader/metro police: "this is totally avoidable. totally shouldn't have happened there is a crosswalk maybe 300 yards down the road. is your life worth three hundred yards or taking a chance and ((sharie johnson)) > by our count, 11 people have died on boulder highway just this year. the vulnerable road users project at u-n- l-v is now conducting it's own traffic study on boulder highway to find ways to make the road safer./// ((denise valdez)) > we now know the name of the man who was killed in a shooting earlier this week. it happened at an apartment complex near alexander and the 95 early thursday morning. metro police say they found a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound

sadly, to take the chance of crossing boulder highway without a crosswalk. 110428 erin breen "no one ever thinks it's going to be them and there has been far too many lives lost on this street this year." 11 on boulder highway this year, according to experts. it was enough for leedel matthews to quit jaywalking. 111307 matthews "not after seeing all these people dying. i'll just take my time, i'll just be a little slower, a little later but i'll get home in one piece." it's unrealistic to expect every pedestrian to trek to a crosswalk, which are few and far between. so advocates say a first step is simply to add more. 110839 breen "if we had more crosswalks, drivers would get more used to looking for people." until then, experts urge people to remember that this street is called a "highway" for a reason. 110341 breen "you have to ask yourself what is your life worth?" erin breen, the advocate you heard from in that story, says she is planning a summit next month to talk to lawmakers about the problems on boulder new this morning... a teenage boy is dead and two people are in critical

boulder highway is one of las vegas' most deadly stretches of road... this year alone 14 people died... eight of them were pedestrians. today the nevada department of transportation announced their plans to make this area safer for both drivers and fox5's cyndi lundeberg tells us more about the coming changes. 19 year old kannette brock walks boulder highway everyday and says often times she's fearful for her life kennette brock- 00:07:26:27 what just happenned on the strip could happen here and people are even going faster here theres not a close space from light to light so they can really just go as fast as they want brock isn't alone this year alone 8 pedestrians have died along the busy stretch of roadyway... wednesday the nevada departemtn of transportation released plans to do smoething about it. first they'll be lowering the speed limit from 55 miles an hour to 45 near galleria drive... they'll also be adding flashing lights to cross walks to let drivers know where pedestrans will be crossing... tony illia dept of transportation - 01:00:17:10 we

this year 14 people have died along boulder highway... eight of them pedestrians. metro police hope educating drivers and pedestrians will save lives. capt owen: all of those have been pedestrian related errors metro police say boulder highway is deadly all year long for pedestrians not using the crosswalks... and is a concern for officers between the hours of 6am up until midnight. william lamar ped- people dont use the cross walk a lot especially on the flamingo part a problem with the highway is a lack of crosswalks. more installed is a long and difficult process dealing with the city.. state and nevada department of transportation. owen: so we're working with the county state city as well as our county commissioners beyond education officers are also out enforcing... lamar: police got to catch them and sometimes police aren't out here all the time more than 300 children got an early start to the holidays, thanks to a caring community. clark county commissioner lawrence weekly held his third annual "stuff a collect gifts for and struggling there was a party last

metro police were out in force along boulder highway today. their goal... to cut down on pedestrian related deaths. this year alone 8 people have been killed alnog this highway... fox five's cyndi lundeberg is out where officers were earlier today.. she spoke with them about their mission to educate the public... cyndi... today officers were out along this stretch of highway.. and nearby streets passing out these pamphlets. they say their goal is to educate both drivers and pedestrians about safety tips. metro says the concern for safety along boulder highwa is a constant concern for their officers. they say the times pedestrians are at most risk is between 6am and midnight... so pretty much all day long. capt owen with metro police says they are working to get more cross walks along boulder highway... but says its a very long and tedious process with the city. "there are long stretches were so people are picking up speed so i want pedestrians to be aware them vs a 2000 vehicle they are not going to win that equation' i asked metro police how long it takes

police say around 7-30 a 42-year-old woman was crossing the street at boulder highway and indios avenue when she was hit by a truck. she was pronounced dead at the scene. police say she was walking outside of the crosswalk. the male driver stayed on the not impaired or speeding. police say responding to these easily avoidable crashes are getting more frustrating every time. ((sgt. richard strader/metro police: "this is totally avoidable. totally shouldn't have happened there is a crosswalk maybe 300 yards down the road. is your life worth three hundred yards or taking a chance and getting hit by a vehicle." )) ((sharie johnson)) > by our count, 11 people have died on boulder highway just this year. u-n-l-v is now conducting their own traffic study on boulder highway to find ways to make the road safer./// ((sharie johnson)) > metro police are asking for your help identifying a man suspected of making high end purchases with a credit card that doesn't belong to him. the victim in this case lost their wallet on november 15-th... and the next day saw the expensive shopping spree being rung

an action news update tonight boulder city police say they're investigating the drugs used at an animal shelter. formal charges have now been filed against former animal control supervisor mary jo frazier. frazier is accused of euthanizing more than 100 animals and violating the city code that requires a five-day waiting period and veterinarian review before an animal is killed. this week, boulder city officials released a letter to the district attorney dated dec. 10 that indicated police would investigate "potential chain of custody issues associated with pharmaceuticals used at the animal shelter." a bad fire sends a man to the hospital with burns. up next.. we'll hear from a woman who also survived the fire.. and tell you about the frantic moments as it was being called-in to 9-1-1. we have the latest on the billion dollar negotiations happening in carson city. we'll bring you more in a live report. does prism tv have all the channels we watch? that's a great question. prism tv has all the channels i watch, and lots of hd. and i like hd. get over 140 of your

boulder city, 40 degrees overnight. las vegas, partly sunny skies. afternoon. thursday night into early friday morning and breezy, colder conditions for christmas day and a high of just 48 degrees. >> jeff: chilly on christmas. kelly, thank you. around the "water cooler," florida sophomore scores the first basket of his collegiate career last night, not really a game-changing momental you realize he's not like most college basketball players. with the game already decided, zach hodgkin's, born without the lower half of his left arm was able to put in the final seconds of the game against jacksonville by coach michael white, hodgkins has had opportunities before, but this was his fir career-made basket, scoring una an impressive drive to the rack while earning the foul. the 6'4", one-armed walk-on providing the biggest and most inspirational basket of a 24-point blowout for the gators. is steve harvey going to host by now you know the story. harvey accidentally named miss colombiaals the winner of the miss universe pageant right here in las vegas when it was act

reporting live from boulder highway... gina lazara channel 13 action news. next.. to the extreme weather tonight.. over a hundred million people feeling it this weekend, coast to coast.. another band of wind and rain plaguing the west. plus that massive system you see sweeping across the plains. the worst of the storms hit east texas. three confirmed tornadoes destroying this neighborhood. high winds there knocking a train right off its tracks. as abc's kendis gibson reports.. the heavy rains are triggering flash flooding, too. script: tonight a view from the air of devastation across the wow. i think that's a tornado? in willis texas? the tornado destroying roofs, uprooting trees, toppling vehicles. nats: "tornado just hit." tiny lindale, tx in the north described as a disaster area by its first responders. tornadoes damaging up to 50 homes. (sot) chief jerry garner: "we are striving to keep unnecessary people out and have only the people that need access into this area ." the twister coming within feet of luke griffin's home. (sot/exchange) kendis: where did it g

boulder 38 then 36 pittsburgh and antioch. it will be a west northwest direction and this system will be on the way for tomorrow. i think we'll get about a quarter to two quarters of an inch. early friday it could be cold enough to snow, around 2,000 feet here. it will be cooler with buildup for the clouds but that equals a lot of 50s here. back to you. >>> no major problems out there. one hiccup was here, eastbound 580 to westbound 590 the connector. this was a sand spill so crews had to clean that up. they have cleaned that up but there is residual backups through the area. take a look at highway 24 in the lafayette area, things looking great for all the commuters heading into oakland this morning. we'll keep an eye on traffic all morning long. >>> we are following breaking news from the oakland airport. oakland fire crews are on standby for a yellow alert. a commercial flight with 130 people on board is reporting landing gear problems. we are also getting reports that the flight crew decided to continue flying nearby but al

boulder highway has been the scene... of seven deadly accidents this year... eight of them were pedistrians. today police set out to educate the public on pedestrian and vehicle safety... fox five's cyndi lundeberg has more on their efforts. you girls know youre not supposed to jaywalk right and look both ways? metro police say they hope educating drivers and pedestrians will save lives. with the police department were out here talking about pedestrian safety ' tuesday morning officers passed out informational flyers near the busy stretch of roadway.. this year 14 people have died along boulder highway... eight of them pedestrians. metro police hope educating drivers and pedestrians will save lives. capt owen: all of those have been pedestrian related errors metro police say boulder highway is deadly all year long for pedestrians not using the crosswalks... and is a concern for officers between the hours of 6am up until midnight. william lamar ped- people dont use the cross walk a lot especially on the flamingo part a problem with the highway is a lack of cros

boulder highway has seen 14-deaths this year... including 8- pedestrians... and a bicyclist. /// ((denise valdez)) > a popular solar panels in southern nevada. ((paul joncich)) the reason solar city is closing up some of its shops... and how it could effect dozens of jobs. /// ((denise valdez)) and... it's another mysterious light show over las vegas. what the government is saying about last night's mysterious every morning these men ate a tired breakfast and had a tired day. they weren't lumberjacks, they were slumberjacks. then one day jack showed up with a breakfast burrito poweredby jalapeos. it didn't just change theirmorning. it changed everything! turning these tree loggers... into tree lovers. spicy jalapeos, chipotle sauce with grilled bacon, eggs and cheese. the jalapeo bacon breakfast burrito. hey, is that it? i think that's it. oh! go amanda! we love you! news now at 4 with denise valdez and paul joncich. the news of southern nevada is now. ((paul joncich)) > a few hours ago, a popular solar company announced it's ceasing sales and installation. s

of the boulder start-up company. we built the company and ahave all these people that the world is recognizing as an exceptional product. >> he met bob iger. >> isn't that remarkable? apparently you can get them at the disney star, target, 150 bucks. >> my 4-year-old would like it. >> i think he would love it. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us, everyone, for "good morning america."

of the boulder start-up company. we built the company and ahave all these people that the world is recognizing as an exceptional product. >> he met bob iger. >> isn't that remarkable? apparently you can get them at the disney star, target, 150 bucks. >> my 4-year-old would like it. >> i think he would love it. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us, everyone, for "good morning america." have a great thursday. >> we're following a developing story on this thursday, december 17. >> authorities are investigating a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a wilmington church. >> friends and family are remembering a robbery victim who was killed for his bike days before his birthday. >> a star wars marathon is underway at local theaters ahead of the big premier of the latest film. >> tamala edwards is off, good morning everyone, erin o'hern joins us, along with karen rogers and david murphy.

((ad-lib)) it's been a dangerous and deadly year for pedestrians in valley--especially on boulder highway. 4 people have been killed there - just in the last week - while traffic. action news reporter david schuman is looking into why this area is so dangerous.... and what can be done. 111100 "it's dangerous, you will die. don't take a chance." sadly, 110428 erin breen "no one ever thinks it's going to be them and there has been far too many lives lost on this street this year." 11 on boulder highway this year, according to experts. it was enough for leedel matthews to quit jaywalking. 111307 matthews "not after seeing all these people dying. i'll just take my time, i'll just be a little slower, a little later but i'll get home in one piece." it's unrealistic to expect every pedestrian to trek to a crosswalk, which are few and far between. so advocates say a first step is simply to add more. 110839 breen "if we had more crosswalks, drivers would get more used to looking for people." until then, experts urge people to remember that this street is called a "highway" for a reason. 110341 bre

a woman is dead after a crash on boulder highway. i'm john huck. i'm elizabeth watts in for christine. it is the second deadly crash on boulder highway in the past three days. you are looking live at the scene.... it happened around 7:30 tonight.... police say the woman was not in a crosswalk when she was hit. she was pronounced dead on the scene. they say the driver is cooperating... and impairment is not an issue. police say it could have been avoided. "this is another incident of a pedestrian taking hands and losing that battle with a car. this is totally avoidable. totally shouldn't have happened. " the intersection of boulder highway and indios avenue is closed at this time. you are asked to avoid the area. this is the 117th deadly accident on valley roads in metro's jurisdiction. its a problem that people living near the strip say has been going on for more than a year... street racing, reckless driving, cars doing donuts in an empty parking lot... fox5's miguel martinez-valle spoke to one woman complaining about these dangerous disruptions,

the trend is going to be to diminish overnight. 38, boulder city. it has created havoc across the nation. let's close in. the gulf. we saw the horrible flooding in missouri. i used to do the weather in st. louis. river stages are way over the norm. a week frontal system. a little chilly. you've got to figure in the body heat. skies clearing. just a few high clouds17 up in alamo. 27 in mesquite. encore performance, 45-50. 29 for the overnight low. a couple of degrees warmer than that, central valley. good-looking day. bright looking sunshine. chilly morning. east and northeast by midday. biggest week of the year for ski resorts, central sierra, 121% of 136 at least canyon. red rock looking at 45. seven-day forecast. as a bright, sunny new year's day. we start to warm up a little over the weekend but not much. chance of showers by next week. jessica, and jim, back to you. jessica: it was a cry for help jim: three ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the

they keep on going. >> a regular on the boulder jackpot. >> sometimes you just have to get across. >> it is terrible. reporter: soon there will be a the busy road. a major redesign will literally dream make this street. first a new crosswalk. it will look like the this one. they are protecting pedestrians, connecting neighborhoods and t safer for everyone. it is greatly needed. next year and continue into 2017. kelsey thomas, news 3. jeff solar city announced it is ceasing all sales and installation of rooftop panels in our state after a new rate structure of regulators. they voted to reduce the net metering credit those customers received from nv energy by providing electricity to the power grid. this prompted them to stop operations in our state. >> people on the panel made the decision for all residents. now in jeopardy. reporter: the new seller rates have yet to be determined but the year and be phased-in over five years. vicki: mark hutchison suing on behalf of parents stuck in limbo. the lawsuits filed asked the court expedite the ruling, authorized by the legislature of the con

and being part of the boulder start-up community. we built a company. we have all these people and they're working on something that the world is recognizing as an exceptional product. >> he met bob iger. >> isn't that remarkable? apparently you can get them at the disney store, target, 150 bucks. >> my 4-year-old would like it. >> i think he would love them. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us, everyone, for have a great thursday.reat thursday.you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source,

the area. 49 degrees for your current temperature for mesquite and overton as well as lake mead and boulder city. as far as conditions for tonight, look out for the slight chance of showers which we are currently seeing in henderson.40 degrees for your overnight low. very cool weather conditions will continue. we are anticipating those winds to pick up after midnight, increasing to 15-25 miles per hour. it will be another windy evening. lows tonight, 36 degrees for mesquite, 42 for boulder city. 20's for mount charleston and pahrump overnight tonight. it will be a little colder overnight. highs tomorrow will be another cool day. we have to get used to the cool weather because this is nothing compared what we expecting next week. 52 for mesquite. by the afternoon, 53 degrees for looking for more sunshine of the afternoon with the las vegas area. it will be looking warm but not be very warm. 55 degrees is the projected high. it feels very seasonable for temperatures outside. winds out of the northwest. pretty breezy in the afternoon and as we take a look at wind conditions through day, you ca

john: this is boulder highway, it is a highway. we have watched all night as cross across a six lane road and almost get hit themselves. this after another fatality. live at 117 fatalities this year, 55 of them have been pedestrian accidents. it will likely happen again in less start walking across sidewalks and crosswalks and avoid risking it. jim: all right, thank you for that. news three is your weather authority as we head into the weekend.things go wild earlier tonight. jessica: a little winter trifecta. kevin janison is over there. what does the weekend tell us? kevin: i think we have more of a wild weather coming our way. between henderson and boulder city inside the las vegas valley. we have been watching it try to grow in southeastern parts of you can see th here in the southeast. we slide over to the southwest part of thsome darker shades of green, a lot of it not hitting the ground. if you walk outside, it smells like rain. also picking up some precipitation.you have to go back up past summerlin and there are some flurri

sadly, it's all too common for people to take the chance of crossing boulder highway without a crosswalk. 110428 erin breen "no one ever and there has been far too many lives lost on this street this year." 11 on boulder highway this year, according to experts. it was enough for leedel matthews to quit jaywalking. 111307 matthews "not after seeing all these people dying. i'll just take my time, i'll just be a little slower, a little later but i'll get home in one piece." it's unrealistic to expect every pedestrian to trek to a crosswalk, which are few and far between. so advocates say a first step is simply to add more. 110839 breen "if we had more crosswalks, drivers would get more used to looking for people." until then, experts urge people to remember that this street is called a "highway" for a reason. 110341 breen "you have to ask yourself what is your life worth?" erin breen, the advocate you heard from in that story, says she is planning a summit next month to talk to lawmakers about the problems on boulder highway. new this morning... people are in critical condition after a cras

it's just east of that intersection at boulder falls street. no delays out along i-15 this morning. this is near the spring mountain interchange. southbound lanes are moving away < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > some big court appearances are scheduled for this morning. the man accused of punching another man resulting in the victim's death outside the paris hotel will be arraigned before a judge. 23 year-old deangelo mathews is accused in the deadly fight which happened hours after the big mayweather - pacquiao fight in may. mathews was only recently identified as the suspect in the case... but police didn't have to go far to find him. he was already behind bars on charges related to a home invasion shooting in august./// ((brian loftus)) > and the mother of two accused of crashing her car the day before halloween... her kids in the car, has a preliminary hearing at 9 a-m. nevada highway patrol says christal mallett sped through a construction zone reaching speeds of 90 miles per hour before crashing into a wall near decatur and alta. the child

upper 40's for boulder city and 50 for pahrump by the afternoon. lots of sunshine throughout the day. it will be nice if you want to enjoy the outdoors. bundle up when you go outside. still below normal temperatures with a light breeze shifting out of the east by the afternoon. seven days, again, not too much change headed our way for our weather pattern, but if you are going to be out and about four ndle up because wenight. afa stronger storm is anticipated by the beginning of next week. overnight, temperatures will remain mostly in the 30's, maybe upper 20's. a quick look at the new year's eve forecast if you are going to be out, upper 40's. pattern, but if you are going to be out and about four maybe eight layers. marie, you said 10. i am going to wear a onesie. marie: i hope we can walk when all is said and done. chloe: i might be a penguin. reed: chloe will be live on the las vegas strip, and she will also take a diamonds. marie: that counts as a layer as reed: from the famous to the infamous, the hilarious to the heart wrenching and the adora

fatal accident on boulder highway. the victim has been identified as 42- year-old emily collier of las vegas. the crash happened friday night near boulder highway and twain. police say the driver had little chance to stop when collier ran out into oncoming traffic. collier reportedly tried to race across 6 lanes of traffic instead of using a crosswalk. police say the driver was not impaired and cooperated with police. action news is tracking some developing weather conditions a live look outside right now. the winds are picking up and now we're in the middle of a very cold stretch of weather, and it could get even colder. meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what's headed our way next. karla? we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the overnight hours. a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning at the best chances for rain willalso be late- night and ov

boulder city, 68 degrees today. overnight tonight, mesquite is 39 degrees. in las vegas, we are looking at the official high coming in at 29 degrees. partly cloudy skies and the winds pick up this afternoon. partly cloudy skies overnight. 43 for the low end here is the seven-day forecast. partly sunny skies tomorrow and thursday. it will be hard or santa to see down through the clouds. we are looking at the possibility of rain and maybe mountain snow thursday night. that does not stop santa and his slave because it is magic. temperatures for christmas day. 46 degrees for the high and it will be windy so it will feel even colder. it means you have to sit inside by the fire and drink hot cocoa. what could beat that? krystal: thank you. we appreciate it. now we will look at what is live at 3:00 today. one man confined to a wheelchair proving that laughter can be the best medicine. how he makes his life and the lives around him better. jeff: kids using touchscreen technology are getting younger and youngethe age kids start understanding how to use things like ip

a 42-year-old woman struck by walking across boulder highway. police say she was about 150 yards from a marked crosswalk when she mark -- when she walked flamingo at 7:30. she was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators don't suspect any wrongdoing on the part of driver of the pickup. in fact, he remained on scene and was cooperating detectives. about 100 disadvantaged children living here in the las vegas valley. the season of giving. -- las vegas valley experiencing the season of giving. metro police officers shot for their holiday presents. christine kim has more on this center event under target. >> i'm very excited. christine: you can't talk santa >> they deserve a good christmas. christine: on the state, santa's helpers carry a badge, making their way through the aisle. with children like david and burial. who, for and eight-year-old boy-- there is a lot about being fiscally responsible. >> this is four dollars, this is a good price. christine: this deputy chief knows what other officers put in their cars may be the only presence these

boulder highway has seen 14 fatalities this year, including 8 pedestrians. the nevada department of transportation plans to install an overhead flashing light and danish- offset median island near the eastside cannery. the speed limit will also be lowered from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour along a 2 mile stretch from galleria drive north. coming up, we'll have the latest from the campaign trail... ...where the war of words is candidates donald trump and hillary clinton. we'll have the latest controversial comments from the g-o-p frontrunner. an update on a story you asked us to investigate.. after a family lost everything in a fire yesterday -- the apartment company bent over backwards to find them a new place.. and it's all thanks to our investigation..stay with us. republican presidential contender donald trump still using a sexually derogatory to describe hillary clinton's loss to barack obama in 2008. trump claims the term he used was "not vulgar" and used frequently in new york politics. he's lashing out at the mainstrea

single digit mountain, 11 in caliente for lows. 49 had a boulder city, 53 over 10. for the las vegas valley, 43 for an official low. i do think something find the upper 20's again. the breezes starts to blow. when the sun goes down, or member we of 37 at midnight with a light breeze. 48 on new year's day for a high in that is it. it may begin to moderate, 50's are back but what you might enjoy even with a chance increas we're really excited about the 40's come are you kjim: thrilled, absolutely. jessica: still to come, and nfl superstar makes a girl's christmas wish come true. jim: the emotional meet and jim: we love this one, as yet a family celebrated christmas forget thanks to nfl superstar. jessica: nine-year-old open the one christmas gift she really wanted, a seattle seahawks jersey of her favorite layer. -- player. her family captured the moment on instagram. jim: little do they know that he saw the video. the shor later she met her hero at the training facility. jessica: i just love that. people who are in all of their heroes for the hero to say you mean aji

this year 14 people have died along boulder highway... eight of them pedestrians. metro police hope educating drivers and pedestrians will save lives. capt owen: all of those have been pedestrian related errors metro police say boulder highway is deadly all year long for pedestrians not using the crosswalks... and is a concern for officers bweet the hours of 6am up until midnight. william lamar ped- people dont use the cross walk a lot especially on the flamingo part a problem with the highway is a lack of crosswalks. metro says getting more installed is a long and difficult and nevada department of transportation. owen: so we're working with the county state city as well as our county commissioners beyond education officers are also out enforcing... lamar: police got to catch them and sometimes police aren't out here all the time while officers were speaking to us a man was actually cited for jaywalking... that fine is 195 dollars. metro police officers began today at around 12 and ended just after three. they say there was one ticket actually handed out... and do

out here with metro and they're also doing what they can to keep pedestrians and drivers safe along boulder highway. they were out in full force yesterday talking to people and passing out informational flyers. cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local n-dot says the money for the project is coming from the nevada state transportation board. each year - they give money to roadway safety projects and programs. gun owners - want to put their "second amendment" pride - on a nevada license plate what has to happen first - before that becomes a reality. plus - the surprise squad stikes again. who was caught off guard this time around - in time for the lieutenant governor mark hutchison's law firm filed suit against nevada - to try and protect education savings acounts. the accounts are part of a recently passed law - that gives families choice in schools - based on needs and circumstances. however - the program is facing legal challenges - from groups who claim the program takes money away from the public school system. hutchison says he is representing families - who deserve to know if the money will be

upper 40's for boulder city and pahrump. 40 for the charleston area. we will see lots of sunshine again for the las vegas area, similar weather conditions expected tomorro56 degrees is what we typically see this time of year so you can see it's a lot colder than what we're used to. your new y forecast, it will be a chilly one. if you're going to spend most of your time outdoors looking at the fireworks, you are really going to we up. temperatures reaching the mid 30's by the time you say happy to see a light breeze just out of the north, throclear and cool conditions will after that, more clouds. then unsettled weather is headed in our direction into the next week due to a series of low pressure systems out of the pacific. low pressure storms are going to bring us very unsettled weather. best chances of seeing those showers will be tuesday and wednesenjoy the crisp, cool, chile, cold, clear whether before it gets crazy. reed: that sounds like a ring tone. chloe: for those of you who like it, it's good. reed: if a picture is worth 1000 words, the white