Happened and were given a copy of the news release from the sheriffs department. Soc Recreational Marijuana wont go into effect for another year were already seeing the impacts of nevadans voting yes on question 2. The das office says theyre holding off on prosecuting anyone charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Fox5s Abby Theodros talked with a man who was charged just six months ago he says this is big news i want to show you what an ounce looks like 146 people were arrested for carrying less than this last mcallister are excited about the news light it nat smoke it nat eat it nat big changes ahead for marijuana users in clark county Anton Mcallister i wish it happened earlier because if it was in effect back then i wouldnt have gotten charged the District Attorneys Office holding off on prosecuting marijuana cases falling under the new law. Mcallister tells me he was charged six months ago for carrying two grams of pot and says this will make a big difference mcalister itll help everyone in the long run, it happened to me before. Everyone dont have to be ducking and hiding dodging. Looking over their shoulders the decision comes after question two passed making it legal for anyone 21 or older to carry less than an ounce of marijuana joe brezny, coalition to regulate marijuana its great that our prosecutors are seeing that it makes sense just to go ahead and adopt that policy now and stop Police Resources when we can spend them better elsewhere that was joe brezny with the coalition to regulate marijuana. He helped get question two marijuana use will go along way for recreational smokers jb for too long people who have chosen marijuana over alcohol have had to worry about getting a citation that keeps them from going to law school or medical school or serving the military or becoming a Police Officer it shouldnt prevent you from doing those things i talked to metro police and they tell me regardless of the das announcement theyre still enforcing the current law criminalizing possession of any amount. 177 people were arrested this year for carrying less than an ounce of marijuana. But things are changing and people like it mcallister itll make the world a better place the hold applies to people 21 or older charged w possessing less the law goes into effect january 1, allowing anyone 21 or older to possess less than an ounce of marijuana toss to weather a wind advisory remains in effect for the entire fox5 viewing area through 1 a. M. Thursday. Wind gusts will be in the 40 to 50 mph range, with some of the strongest wind occurring after sunset tonight. A cold front moves across the area this evening, bringing in much colder air for thursday. High temperatures will only be in the low 60s and upper 50s despite the sunshine across southern nevada. The coldest stretch will be friday morning. Low temperatures bottom out in the low 40s and upper 30s; the coldest weather we have felt since february. Temperatures will moderate this weekend with mainly sunny skies. There will only be a few clouds at times with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. Look for more clouds on monday with the slight chance of an isolated shower. Most of the rain will stay over california and Isabella Gonzalez disappeared one year ago today from our valley. And police are hoping someone will come forward with information. This is isabella. This is who were looking for. The National Center for missing and exploited children says isabella may still be here in las vegas. She is five feet, four inches, and weighs 150 pounds. If you know where she is, Call Metro Police at the number there on your screen. Coming up at ten and 11. We will ha on this case. And what isabellas mother says about her missing daughter. Swat officers became involved in a standoff situation. After a woman refused to leave her apartment. Metro says the 38yearold woman fired a gun several times at her apartment complex near maryland parkway and hacienda. This happened around six30 last night. When police came to the apartment, she would not come out. Police evacuated nearby units and negotiated with the woman. She eventually surrendered around two this morning. Everyone gets home safely for the holidays. So there will be more of them on the road, checking for seatbelts. This click it or ticket enforcement goes through december 10th. Other area Police Officers will join the effort. Saturation patrols will stop cars for traffic violations and check for seat belt use. Remember, it is the law to wear a seatbelt here in nevada. Wearing a belt reduces the risk of a fatal injury by up to 50 percent for people in the front seat, and 75 percent for people in the back seat. If you get a parking ticket now through november 30th in las vegas. You may be able to pay for it in toy donations the Las Vegas City Council approved a toys for tickets program. The city is teaming up with safe nest to collect toys for families who are spending this christmas at the shelter. Any driver who gets a nonpublic safety parking ticket can bring an unwrapped toy or toys to the city of Las Vegas Parking Services office. The gifts must be of equal or greater value than the ticket fine. Hearts and inspired our Biggest Surprise ever monica were not done ohmigod how a local girls kind act was rewarded tenfold by the fox5 surprise squad singer ricky martin will be livin la vida loca here in las vegas details on his residency. And the surprise ellen fans are getting after the big announcement. Our fox5 app is free to download. Youll get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch this newscast on the America First credit union. And albertsons and vons. Its a story you may recall. A local High School Student with special needs turned down for homecoming. A classmate stepped up and invited him, herself the inspiring act was captured on video, posted to facebook and quickly spread. You saw the video right here on fox5 news. But what no one saw was the fox5 surprise squad secretly preparing to make that night one the teens would never forget. Cyndi shadow ridge student heard a special needs student was looking for a date to home coming so she went out of her way to ask him to the dance. Kylie i dont think think of them like being different, i think of them just like being normal Person Learning in a different way. Tanya someone too the time to take my son to homecoming. Words cannot describe what am i feeling monica after the fox5 surprise squad heard about this, you know we had to get involved. Sergio thats them. Monica hello. Kylie oh my god. Monica i am Monica Jackson with the fox5 surprise squad. Are you kylie . Kylie yes maam. Monica hello kylie, hi d so handsome. Your story touched so many people and everybody is so proud of you for asking daniel out. Kylie thank you. I hope i can make his night fun. Monica well i think you have. You are great i just want to take you home. And mom youre over here, you ok tonya i am just touched, my heart is happy. Monica so this is going to be a pretty special night for you right . Kylie yes maam monica yes. So we want you guys to arrive in style. Kylie oh my goodness. They really brought monica you will be kylie i am going to cry. That is just amazing. Monica what do you think daniel . Daniel my mom so happy for me. Tonya you guys are awesome. You know it is not about that daniel has a disability, its that kylie didnt see any disability that is like what your heart wants as a mom. Monica ok guys lets get in. Kylie oh my gosh. Monica how was the ride . Daniel awesome. Monica this is aliante casino and so we will take you guys inside. This is bistro 57. Hi chef franco chef hey. Great to see you. Daniel likes spaghetti with meatballs, like mama makes at home and this is ho, whatever you guys want, just order it. Metro pizza tonya they come this is home, so whatever you guys want, just order it. Meatballs, like mama makes at home and this is home, so whatever you guys want, just order it. Metro pizza tonya they come here a lot and i walk by and i am like i can never afford to come in here and take my kids here monica what are your hopes for daniel after high school . Tonya he actually wants to go to college. He is like i am going to be a chef and you know what, i am going to try as much as i can to provide that for him. Tonya whats wrong are you crying . Daniel no. Im happy. Kylie is that for us . No way youre joking squeal dance music monica we are the fox5 surprise squad cheering monica that was a lot of surprises right . Yea . Were fox5 surprise squad cheering monica that was a lot of surprises right . Yea . Were not done kylie oh my god. Monica so we are sending you and your families to disneyland. Crowd screaming with joy monica and im gonna pass the mic don wheres tonya . Don come here tanya. Daniel, youre a great young man, were very proud of you. After you get out of high school, were gonna give you a 10,000 scholarship. Thats for you. Cheering don thats from united nissan. So now we have to get to kylie. Theres one more big gift. Im gonna need everybodys help though, were going to have to exit the left door here. K, and were gonna have to walk outside. Don give me your hand. Here we go. Kylie oh my god. Don this is for you. Thats your car. Kylie im gonna cry. I cant even, like my mind is blown. Oh my goodness. Monica she, shes shaking. Don all you had to do was watch the news story, and you just saw a young lady with a huge heart, and uh, she was an inspiration. Daniel subtitles Tonya Daniels big thing its, i wanna go to college, and people put a lot of boundaries on daniel and hes capable of doing everything that he wants, and this opportunity that he was blessed with is unbelievable. Daniel subtitles there were so many surprises there were so many surprises that night we couldnt fit them all into the story to see other moments from that night go to fox5ssquad on instagram. Now fox5 weather 24 7 remains in effect for the entire fox5 viewing area through 1 a. M. Thursday. Wind gusts will be in the 40 to 50 mph range, with some of the strongest wind occurring after sunset tonight. A cold front moves across the area this evening, bringing in much colder air for thursday. High temperatures will only be in the low 60s and upper 50s despite the sunshine across southern nevada. The coldest weather of this stretch will be friday morning. Low temperatures bottom out in the low 40s and upper 30s; the coldest weather we have felt since february. Temperatures will moderate this weekend with mainly sunny skies. There will only be a few clouds at times with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. Look for more with the slight chance of an isolated shower. Most of the rain will stay over california and arizona. Closed captioning will resume shortly singer Ricky Martins week. This has been singer Ricky Martins week. First he got engaged to artist jwan yosef. And now hes coming to las vegas he made both announcements on live, everytime you are here, every time i see you perform, he is such a dynamic performer, and you have an announcement to make, which is. Im gonna be in vegas, i have a residency in vegas applause martin will perform at the park at monte carlo. Ellen surprised her audience with tickets to the show and a two night stay at the monte carlo. Residency dates have not been announced yet. Young man named cj. Cj is a huge cubs fan. So he made a bet with his friends. Heres where it gets weird. Cj won the bet. But lost a tooth. Thats cj on the left. His friend football on the right. And in just a sec. His tooth flying thru the air. Heres the bet. If the cubs won the world series. Which they did. Cj would let his friends yank out a tooth. You can see here that cj is probably regretting this. As for why he made this ridiculous bet . . Cj said if the cubs had lost. He still would have been happy. Because of. You know. Not having his tooth ripped out. Speaking of knocking out teeth. Thats what Connor Mcgregor does for a living. But he just picked wrong person. Let me start by showing you an instagram picture of mcgregor. Looking very dapper in his gucci mustard turtle neck. But the pic looks weird right . . Clearly cropped. It was. Everyone meet erin and her brother. On the left is the picture they took with mcgregor. On the right. What mcgregor posted. I love erin. Look what she did next. Erin cropped out mcgregor and posted this picture on instagram. Fight is over. Erin wins it with a 3rd round knockout. Lets wrap this up with a Basketball Team. Theyre walking out to a plane. When they all stopped. Heres why. Their plane. Was Hillary Clintons old campaign plane. The dayton Basketball Team uses charter planes to fly to their games. Since hillary isnt using it anymore. Its back in the charter rotation. Obviously the guys got a good laugh about it. Unlike hillary. Dayton won their contest. A week from today. 47 million americans will a week from today. 47 million americans ll head out for a thanksgiving trip. According to transportation experts inrix. The worst times to head out to Mccarran Airport will be between one and six pm. Youll want to give yourself an extra 20 minutes just to accomodate traffic to the airport on the i 15. Then more time once you get there. Mccarran Officials Say they plan to close some Parking Facilities due to heavy holiday traffic. So plan time to find a spot and take a shuttle. Some major local schools. To try and boost student achievement. But not everyone is happy about it. Closed captioning nine clark county schools have been recommended for the controversial new Achievement School district. It would pair underperforming schools with charter operators by next year. Possibly changing curriculum and staff. Fox5s Kathleen Jacob joins us live from Cambeiro Elementary School after talking to parents and the eduction association. Kathleen . Yeah guys this is one of the schools that could become a part of this program by next year. The nine schools were chosen based off of s bach scores. All of them scored in the bottom 5 percent. 5 middle and 4 5 middle and 4 5 middle and 4 Elementary Schools made the list. Theyre craig elementary, fitzgerald elementary, kelly elementary, the middle schools are brinley, jerome mack middle, orr middle, there are still more steps in the process. They still have to narrow it down from here. But still. Just the idea that these schools could be taken over by Charter Schools has caused a lot of debate. Weve seen push back and protests from parents, students, and teachers for the past few weeks saying they dont want the change to happen. But. Some parents are optimistic. I think its kind of a good thing honestly i would like to see the schools improve i do know that las vegas has a low rating as far as having good schools and stuff and id like to see some of the esl students benefit from the Charter School as well as other students. I think itd be a good thing for the community and for the school. monique sanders. Parent the Education Association thinks it should be up to parents to decide and says they actually think the debate and controversy has been a good thing because its showed us how involved parents in our area are. Coming up at 5. Hear from the director of the clark county Education Association and a counter plan theyve proposed to the board instead of creating this achievement district. Reporting live Kathleen Jacob fox 5 news local las vegas on to some National Stories the minnesota Police Officer who killed a man during a traffic stop in july, has now been charged with manslaughter. The news comes as a major relief to the victims family. Who have been demanding justice since this happened. We have gotten to this point, and it is neccessary to understand that we want peace. We dont want any protests to get outragious, and i support any protests, it is a manner to have things done. You may remember this graphic Facebook Live video from when the shooting happened. 32yearold Philando Castille was pulled over for a broken tail light. His fiancee says officer Jeronimo Yanez shot castille as he reached for his wallet. The couples young child was in the back seat of the car. Castille had a license to carry a gun. Yanez will make his First Court Appearance on friday. Featured in netflixs hit documentary making a murderer will be released from prison. Brendan dassey was convicted as a teenager, of helping his uncle steven avery kill a woman. He has been in jail since 2007. And will now be a free man for the first time as an adult. Madeline anderson has details on what will happen during this transition. Closed captioning will resume closed captioning will resume a judge has ordered dassey be released by friday. The Us Probation Office will supervise daseys release. Steven avery is also working to have new evidence looked at in his case. Academy about his award. After not returning their calls for weeks. And it looks like he wont be at the Award Ceremony next month. Dylan wrote the Swedish Academy a letter. Saying he has preexisting commitments. But the academy says dylan was honored to receive the nobel prize for literature. Dylan will still get the prize and honor. The only requirement is that he presents a nobel lecture within 6 months. Dylan is the first songwriter to win a nobel prize. Some kids are just as tired as most adults of seeing people fight over the elec so they are doing something about it. addie morlan joyologist were trying to like get the drama to go away, but like, its kind of hard to get everybody to stop. Meet addie. Founder of the joyologist club at her iowa middle school. The group is trying to spread joy to their classmates, and find ways to reach out to students who are uncomfortable. The joyologists say they wish adults would grow up, act more like children, and they are trying to do. A man is in distress because he recently learned the truth about his donut. The fruit filling. Isnt actually fruit hear how much money he is trying to get from krispy kreme. And the argument he thinks will win the case. And the adult trump kids are quickly learning about what happens when business is mixed with politics. How Ivanka Company is responding to a major gaffe. Youre watching fox5 news at 4. my hero zero by lemonheads get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first months payment on select volkswagen models. This black friday at the volkswagen ivanka trumps jewelry business is under fire. After some claim it used her appearance on 60 minutes to promote a high end bracelet. After ivanka appeared on the show. Several journalists received this email. The style alert discusses the nearly 11 thousand dollar bracelet ivanka wore. Calling it her favorite bauble from her metropolis collection. The email raises questions about the relationship between president elect their business interests. The president of ivanka trumps brand says the email was the mistake of a quote, well intentioned employee who is making adjustments after the election. A woman is suing Clothing Store zara because she says her dress came with the worst kind of accessory. A dead mouse check out this picture and judge for yourself 24yearold Cailey Fiesel says she bought this dress from a connecticut store. Two weeks later, she discovered a disgusting odor coming from the dress. And felt like there was a string rubbing against her. She eventually found an unusual bulge. And it was a dead mouse sewn into the dress caileys lawyer says she developed a rash krispy kreme is hit with a five Million Dollar class action lawsuit. A customer is upset that some of its donuts dont contain real fruit the plaintiff complains donuts like raspberry filled and glazed blueberry cake have globs of flavoring an food coloring rather than genuine raspberries and blueberries. He claims he truly believed his donuts would have real fruit, otherwise he wouldnt have bought the treats. And to top it off. He discusses the Health Benefits of raspberries. And says krispy kreme is robbing him of the opportunity to reap those benefits more people are destinations. And some areas of town just arent safe for them. But changes are coming. Well look at the areas that are getting the improvements they need. To keep both drivers and pedestrians safe. Your fox5 weather cooler temperatures mean more pedestrians will be out and about. And not everyone is being careful when it comes to their safety. Ken smith shows is being made so drivers and pedestrians can share the road. Closed captioning will resume will resume it is National Adoption day today las vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman explained why this day has special meaning for her family. S it is National Adoption day. Were very proud of it. Having four adopted children myself, not through foster care, this is a very fabulous fabulous program. Mayor goodman recognized the adoption exchange, an organization working to place children with families. She says there is a lot of work to be done still. But is proud of achievements like making the court system easier for adoptive families a wind advisory remains in effect for the entire fox5 viewing area through 1 a. M. Thursday. Wind gusts will be in the 40 to 50 mph range, strongest wind occurring after sunset tonight. A cold front moves across the area this evening, bringing in much colder air for thursday. High temperatures will only be in the low 60s and upper 50s despite the sunshine across southern nevada. The coldest weather of this stretch will be friday morning. Low bottom out in the low 40s and upper 30s; the coldest weather we have felt since february. Temperatures will moderate this weekend with mainly sunny skies. There will only be a few clouds at times with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. Look for more clouds on monday with the slight chance of an isolated shower. Most of the rain will stay over california and arizona. One dog is quickly becoming internetfamous for a pretty impressive trick. See what the owner has him doing. That might make you want to enroll your dog in an obediance challenge. But no one does it as impressively as one dog. Check out this boxer. We dont know what the owner is bribing him with to working this dog doesnt seem to mind wearing clothes. And can even ignore food right in front of his face thanks for joining us. Thanks for joining us. Fox5 news at 5 i wanted the same plan that my mother had. Senior dimensions. Ive had senior dimensions for over 20 years. And i love it if youre eligible for medicare, you need to take a look at the plan that offers you more than original medicare. Senior dimensions members pay a zero dollar monthly premium. Senior dimensions members pay a zero dollar copay for primary care doctor visits. Tays as well. I wanted a plan thats been here as long as we have. Senior dimensions is one of the longeststanding local Medicare Advantage plans in nevada, and our plan offers many tier one preferred generic drugs for a zero dollar copay at most local neighborhood pharmacies. I like that i have plenty of doctors and specialists to choose from. Senior dimensions offers a Broad Network of local providers including southwest medical associates, one of the largest and Fastest Growing multi specialty groups in nevada. And she gets what she wants news at 5. Closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly but first we start fox five news at five with breaking news. A man is arrested for sexual misconduct. To his apartment. This is 63yearold jose azucena also known as david to People Living in complex. Police are looking for more possible victims. Police say he would lure the kids with candy. Then commit sexual acts. This all happened within the last year at a complex near charleston and nellis. Azucena has been charged with sexual assault. Kidnapping. And lewdness. Anyone who believes their child is a victim should Call Metro Polices sexual if you know more information about azucena. You can also leave an anonymous tip at crimestoppers. 7023855555. Recreational marijuana wont go into effect for another year but were already seeing the impacts of nevadans voting yes on question 2. Im christine maddela. Im john huck. The das office says theyre holding off on prosecuting anyone charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Fox5s Abby Theodros talked with a man who was charged just six months ago he says this is big news i want to show you what an ounce looks like 146 people were arrested for carrying less than this last year. Now people like Anton Mcallister are excited about the news light it nat smoke it nat eat it nat big changes ahead for marijuana users in clark county Anton Mcallister i wish it happened earlier because if it
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