Dont bring bulky items with you that could conceal items of harm mayor carolyn mayor Carolyn Goodman were wide open on the strip. Very difficult to monitor that huge open area i mean from hotel to hotel i know the strip will be closed as we get to new years eve specifically but the sheriffs been asking everybody please come with bare minimum of belongings with you. Metros request comes at a time amid threats of terrorism. Sheriff lombardo said earlier today that reports of threats have increased by 300 percent in the last couple of months. Rtc of Southern Nevada will also be providing free rides from 6 p. M. On new years even to 9 in the morning then next day. And those buses will circulate to and from the strip and downtown. Earlier today we spoke with the Las Vegas Convention and visitors authoriy. It expects 98 point5 of all local hotel rooms to be full new years night. They expect around 332 thousand people will be in town for the party. And expect them to spend more dollars. Almost 5percent more than last year. A violent crash killed a woman just before daybreak this morning. From our Traffic Cameras you can see the Emergency Responder activity around the scene. According to the nevada highway patrol. A woman was driving an suv north on the 15 when she lost control and rolled down the rocky embankment onto the ramp between the 215 and las vegas boulevard. She was not wearing a seatbelt. Was ejected and died at the scene. No word yet on if she was impared or Something Else led to her losing control. A fire leaves an old motel charred and the Fire Department believes its possible Homeless People may have accidentally caused it. Fox 5s Ophelia Young is at 3rd and imperial where the motel sits and ophelia this is not the first time the motel has caught fire. Las vegas fire and rescue responded to this same motel a year and a half ago. This is video of a fire that started summer of last year they say it was caused by squatters or seeking shelter usually from the weather. Flames could spread from smoking, cooking or building a fire to keep themselves warm. Fire investigators believe the blaze that started today around 10 30 originated in the stairwell. Though there was also reportings that those living here also included workers renovating the building firemen also found evidence of squatting. Theres usually trash mattresses shopping carts things of that nature its just a place they go to hang out and theyre trying to get out of the elements. Business owners in the area say they see Homeless People in and out of the shuttered motel all the time. This Business Owner saying they vandalize her building all the time she hopes this fire disperses them and brings attention to the homeless problem in the area. Meanwhile this building has sat abandoned for at least a year now that it is charred i tried calling the owners to see what will be done with it. They havent called back. Reporting live Ophelia Young. President ial candidate Bernie Sanders has spent the day campaigning at public and private events around the valley. Tonight. Hes holding a rally at Canyon Springs high school. Thats where fox 5s rachel moore is tonight. Closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly next at five. Why drinking diet soda might actually be bad for your diet new Research Shows some surprising results. And get ready for what the Chinese Government just did that could dramatically increase its population. This is fox5 news at 5 30, your only choice for live local news right now you see a lot of interesting things on the job. But ill never forget the day we tried rescuing a man. Who was rescuing a kite. We tried everything. Then jack came to the rescue. With a Chipotle Chicken Club combo for 4. 99. That combo was the real hero that day. A craveable combo to the rescue. China is changing one of its most controversial policies that has stood for decades. Lawmakers voted yesterday to end the onechild policy, and allow couples to have two children. The reason is chinas aging population. The government says in just 15 years, china will be home to more than 400 Million People over the age of 60 and there are concerns there wont be enough young people to support them. Many of us reach for a diet soda to help watch our weight. But new Research Shows we might not be saving as many calories as we think. The journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics. Found people who drank a lot of diet drinks tended to eat more and load up on highcalorie foods like chips, cookies and ice cream. The researchers looked at the food and drink consumption of more than 22 thousand adults for twodays. The researchers say those wanting what they drink in relation to their overall eating habits. Ahead tonight. A look at the wild and deadly weather across the nation. And what record the new star wars movie just broke. Quicker than any movie before. Plus, the clown prince of the court is being remembered today. A look at the globetrotters legendary life. Your fox5 weather 24 7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 5 30, your only choice for live local news right if you need a reason to start celebrating super bowl 50 early ill give you two. Get a large,1topping pizza foronly 50 cents when you order any large pizzaat regular menu price. Better ingredients. Better pizza. Better football. Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters has died. Basketball game noise the clown prince of basketball entertained fans around the world with his skills and humor on and off the court. Lemon was inducted into both the naismith Basketball Hall of clown hall of fame during his lifetime. Lemon played for the globetrotters during the teams heyday from the mid fifties to the late seventies. After twenty four years with the team, lemon started his own team in 1979 called the bucketeers. Lemon eventually put away his basketball sneakers and became a minister in 1986. He was eighty three years old. Dozens are dead in several states after a string of severe weather. Dangerous conditions are not letting up. With the storm system causing major problems for airlines, forcing more than 4thousand flights to be canceled or delayed. Foxs will carr is in a hardhit area of texas with the story. Officials in mississippi evaluating the damage caused by last weeks severe weather. Residents there dealing with the aftermath of the storm system, which killed nearly a dozen people. The states governor asking for help from a fema assessment team. Bryant says . Their responsibility will that has occurred in that area both the number of houses that have been damaged or destroyed and the amount, monetary amount, of destruction. A similar scene here in north texas after at least nine tornadoes struck on saturday. More than a 14 hundred homes estimated to be damaged or destroyed. Now residents in the state are dealing with flooding. And snow. Gable says . The wind is horrible. The wind is what kicks you sideways. And the slick roads isnt too bad, but if you just take it slow, thats what i did. Reporter says . You gotta go slow. Gable says . Yeah, yeah extreme weather not just causing problems here on the ground, but in the air as well. The storm system is being blamed for Flight Cancellations and delays at airports in several states. Travelers in houston among those impacted. Schoen says . The flight was delayed originally by 30 minutes and then by an hour and now they pushed it back another 30 minutes and finally canceled it. Cahill says . It was only supposed to be an hour layover and its turned into quite a long time. I love houston, but its not where we want to be. The storm system that caused all this destruction moving north. Bringing several inches of snow to the upper midwest and to new england. In rowlett, texas, now fox5 weather 24 7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we keep the freeaing to nearfreezing temperatures overnight through the week with cold afternoons. Tuesdays start at 33 degrees will be a few degrees warmer than what we saw monday morning at 29 degrees. Through the rest of the week well see lows with highs around 50 degrees. New years eve will feature breezes to 15 mph. Those breezes last into new years day. We keep the freeaing to nearfreezing temperatures overnight through the week with cold afternoons. 33 degrees will be a few degrees warmer than what we saw monday morning at 29 degrees. Through the rest of the week well see lows around freezing with highs around 50 degrees. New years eve will feature breezes to 15 mph. Those breezes last into new years day. Will resume shortly we keep the freeaing to nearfreezing temperatures overnight through the week with cold afternoons. Tuesdays start at 33 degrees will be a few degrees warmer than what we saw monday morning at 29 degrees. Through the rest of the week well see lows around freezing with highs around 50 degrees. New years eve will feature breezes to 15 mph. Those breezes last into new years day. Closed captioning Holiday Spending is up by nearly closed captioning will resume shortly Holiday Spending eight percent from a year ago. According to a report released today, americans spent more on items like furniture this year. Online shopping had the biggest spike. Up by 20 percent. But shopping at physical stores still accounts for the majority of Holiday Spending. Sales of Womens Clothing rose doubledigits, while mens apparel declined, according to the Mastercard Spendingpulse report. The report is based on Sales Activity on the mastercard payments network. star wars the force awakens wasted no time breaking Box Office Records when it opened this month. Nothing will stand in our way, i will finish what you started. And yesterday, it hit another milestone, earning a billion dollars in global sales faster than any film in history. The film took 12 days to hit the billion dollar earlier than holder jurassic world. record for office sales. Without china. The film has yet to open in china, the second biggest film market in the world. It will open there on january 9th. As for the other films this weekend daddys home featuring will ferrell and mark second with 38 Million Dollars and joy starring Jennifer Lawrence came in third. Still ahead. A monstor from the deep is caught on camera. Its hard to see. But this giant squid appears to be posing for a closeup where this happened. When we return. There are thousands of people across the valley who dont have enough to eat fox5s take 5 to care holiday food drive continues through the end of the year. You can drop off your non perishable food items at any valley albertons and vons. You can also all of the proceeds benefit heres a look at some of the stories we are working for fox5 news at six. New Research Shows why asthma rates for some children are decreasing. Online retail giant amazon just set a new record over the holidays. What it is and why its important to business. And why the recent hack of Cheating Website ashley madison. Ended up doing something pretty impressive for the company. Finally at five. A giant squid surfaces for a closeup. Check this out. This is off the coast of japan, a giant squid made its way to shallow coastal waters for all to see on christmas eve. This nearly 13 foot ocean creature normally chills out in deep waters. But decided to make a rare appearance by a marina. After posing for a diver and showing off. Or whatever that is. It made its way back out to sea. Live in las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. With only three days until Las Vegas Lights up for the best new years party anywhere. Ramped up at the
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