News this morning. First Cassandra Jones joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. Some stronger winds stick around this morning with speeds 1525 mph 1015 mph this afternoon. It will be feeling much colder today as daytime highs drop into the upper 40s through wednesday. We are expected to slowly climb back into the 50s as we near the weekend. We have a slight chance of showers on sunday with some stronger breezes. Average high is 56 for this week. Here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps photos for the day back to the news desk. In just a few republican president ial candidates will debate. Jasonm donald trump may be the front runner, but hes likely in for a fight with ted cruz. Dianne gallagher has a preview. Heading into tonights Republican Debate, donald trump has a huge lead, at least in the National Polls. He has crossed the 40percent mark in a National Poll from university. Thats more than the next three competitors combined. The polling began last thursday, trump announced his plan to muslims from its a move that may have gotten backlash, but as weve seen with trump before, that just strengthens his support. Take a look at this poll from abc news, suggesting nearly 60percent back the proposal. Its no surprise to the billionaire businessman. donald trump r president ial candidate i have many friends that are muslims, and i will tell you, they are so happy that i did this. Coming up fast on trump is texas senator ted cruz. A pair of polls shows him leading trump among iowa republicans. One of cruzs biggest backers says polls are fine, but the real test will be at the convention. rep Steve King R Iowa i would say that theyre not close to being the early voters, the primary voters, and the iowa caucusgoers, so what matters in this, its about the nomination. If cruz does get the nomination, many critics say hes too conservative to win in the general election. Jeffrey Toobin legal analyst he is someone who believes, to the core of his being, that republicans fail when they move to the center. Meanwhile, the contenders will use the debate stage to try to their lost momentum. President ial hopefuls held rallies here in las vegas ahead of and Donald Trumps rally at turned ugly after protesters interrupted the candidates speech. When trump gave the microphone to families who had loved ones killed. Protests errupted. The Huffington Post reports that some of the protesters appeared to be black lives matter activists and gun control supporters. The demonstrators clashed with security guards before they were finally escorted from the room. Some of the protesters who were kicked out of trumps rally will be at the no hate debate rally this morning. Local and National Activists are joining forces to hold the republican candidates accountable for their hateful speeches during the gop primary race. The group is meeting outside of the venetian at 11 am. The rally is set to begin at 12 35. Crews spent the morning battling a blaze at a local pub. The fire broke out around 530 at a scoundrels pub on decatur near harmon. Clark county says the fire started inside a trash can, then spread to the rooftop. They say people were inside the building at the time, everyone was evacuated and there are no reported injuries. New information this morning on the two officer involved shootingsjust miles apart. Police responded to a robbery call near charleston and nellis just after 8 last night. They were given the getaway cars license plate and tracked it to a home near walnut and alexander. When they arrived at the home, police say a man came outside and pointed a gun at officers. Back into the home. Officers then and found him. He was taken to later died. Several people who were the suspects vehicle were arrested. Metro has not said if those people were involved with the robbery. Earlier in the day metro was involved in an 8 hour standoff that ended when swat snipers opened fire on a woman, killing her. Police were called out to a home near nellis and craig yesterday morning after a woman called 911 and said her friend was acting suicidal. Police and crisis negotiators arrived at the home and tried to talk to her. At one point, the woman came out with a handgun, and pointed it at police say she ran back inside, and came out with a shotgun and tried to shoot herself. Thats when swat opened fire. The woman died on the scene. The fbi is working on piecing together the electronic trail left behind by the San Bernardino attackers. Law enforcement Officials SayTashfeen Malik had been posting on social media promoting jihad but under a fake name. She also had her privacy settings adjusted to only allow a small number of friends to see her posts. So even if authorities had checked her social media as part of her visa application she probably still would not have been found out. President obama says isis leaders can not hide and that his administration is moving forward with a great sense of urgency against the terrorist group. The president delivering the message from the pentagon on monday. The meeting with his National Security team focusing on his strategy against isis. The president then offered another update on the us led coalitions progress fighting the terror organization. we are hitting isil harder than ever, coalition aircraft, our fighters, bombers, and drones, have been increasing the pace of airstrikes. Nearly 9000 as of today. Last month, in november, we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. On thursday president obama will travel to the National Counterterrorism center in virginia. This is just the 5th time president obama has visited the pentagon for a briefing. The last trip was in july. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key Interest Rates for the first time in 10 years tomorrow. The first increase is expected to be low. Only point25topoint 50percent higher. Big ticket buyers dont need to go out and buy right big ticket buyers dont need to go out and buy right away. The rates are still low. But they are expected to climb next year. The highlight is for savers. Savings accounts have not earned much in the past few years but they will start to earn more in interest in the next year or two. Among the other changes the american dollar is also expected to become stronger which is great news for travelers. Gas prices still on a record breaking plunge. The price of oil falling for the eighth day in a row now. The National Average according to aa a now sitting at get this2 dollars and 1 cent. Its expected to fall even more in the next few days. In nevada were looking at a state average of just below 2 dollars and 50 cents. The lowest gas price in las vegas right now according to gas buddy dot comis 2 dollars and 20 cents at the circle k at eastern and torino. An american, a brit and a russian astronaut are headed to the International Space station. Well have the details on their mission. Youre watching morning with monica jackson, jason feinberg, dave hall and maria silva. Weather 24 7 with Cassandra Jones and your traffic solutions. This is fox5 news this morning. Typhoon melor is gaining strength as it spins over the central philippines. The storm is being blamed for at least one death. More than 730 thousand people have already evacuated their homes. The typhoon is knocking out power and bringing transportation to a standstill. The storm is now being clocked as a category4 hurricane. Packing maximum sustained winds of 145 miles an hour. Hope theres plenty of room on the International Space station, after 3 astronauts blast off into space this morning. The astronanuts took off in a Russian Rocket from kazakhstan. Tim peake became the first british astronaut to join the iss crew. Joining him are american astronaut tim kopra and russias yuri malashenko. They will be joining the 3 astronauts already there and are expected to stay on board for 6 months. Now fox weather 24 7 with Cassandra Jones good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. Some stronger winds stick around this morning with speeds 1525 mph expected before decreasing to just 1015 mph this afternoon. It will be feeling much colder today as daytime highs drop into the upper 40s through wednesday. We are expected to slowly climb back into the 50s as we near the weekend. We have a slight chance of showers on sunday with some stronger breezes. Average high is 56 fororhis week. Your drive here are the accidents to watch listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Foster kids in arizona are struggling to keeping up academically with their peers. A new study from the Arizona Department of education say foster childrens academic performance trails that of every other type of student in their state. Even those with risk factors like poverty, limited English Proficiency and disabilities. One in 7 attended 3 in the 2012 to 2013 school year. Fostered says arizona should do more to help foster kids succeed in school. And a new study shows teens who abuse prescription painkillers are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior. The cdc says teens who take drugs like oxycontin, vicodin, adderall or xanax. Are more likely to have multiple partners and have unprotected sex. Research showed about 1 in every 5 High School Students reported using prescription drugs for non medical use. Parents who manage their teens doctors visits could be doing more harm than good. A National Poll found 34 percent of parents say their teen discussed their Health Concerns with a doctor. And less than 10 percent of teens can complete their Health History independently. Researchers say teens may be missing out on opportunities to learn how to take ownership of their own health. And speaking with a doctor privately gives teens a chance to disclose confidential information. You might want to pay extra for faster shipping when it comes to the things you buy online. A new survey finds its taking longer for people to get their packages this year. People are waiting nearly 7 days for items to arrive. Thats 20 percent longer than last year. And if you want to send your gifts on time. Today is the deadline for standard post shipping at the post office. To make sure those long lines go faster, doubl check the address and zip codes. And at your boxes are correctly and taped. You can always print out your postage online wait in line. Deadlines to plan for. Ship first class mail. Is this december 19. Monday the 21st. And the final Day Express Service is wednesday, december 23rd. For other shipping information or to print out postage head to the links section of our website fox5vegas. Com. Where weve linked the Postal Service website. Get Health Insurance for the new year. The deadline is today. Nevada health link is here to help today is it, the Health Insurance. If you want to receive coverage on january 1st. Andres ramirez from Nevada Health link is here with how they can help you get enrolled today. The silver state Health Insurance exchange, created by the state of nevada, is a state agency that helps individuals find a Health Insurance their needs, family circumstances and budget. Consumers must enroll by dec. 15 if they want to be covered started on jan. 1, 2016. Nevadans who enroll after dec. 15th will not have 1, 2016. Bill cosby i firing the law suit hes now filed against his accusers the yiddish mashugana. Thats my mma name. Will not compete this year. But many fighters took advantage of ufc tryouts. Well show you what went down yesterday at red rock , at the venetian Centurylink Prism tv has all your favorite channels, watch when and where you want with advanced features like our wireless settop box, whole home dvr, and prism on the go. And choose from a variety of great packages to fit your home. Call. 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And how you too can attend 7 on this , welcome back to fox five news this morning. Well have t latest on all your top stories. But first lets check in with Cassandra Jones for a look at your weather. Good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. Some stronger winds stick around this morning with speeds 1525 mph expected before decreasing to just 1015 mph this afternoon. It will be feeling much colder today as daytime highs drop into the upper 40s through wednesday. We are expected to slowly climb back into the 50s as we near the weekend. We have a slight chance of showers on sunday with some stronger breezes. Average high is 56 for this week. Here is a look at here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Breaking news. All Los Angeles Unified School closed. Due to a threat. It is the second largest in the nation. With more than 640thousand kids. A School District spokesperson would not release any more details but they are expecting to hold a news conference. Well stay on this story and keep you updated as we learn more. In just a few hours, the president ial candidates will take the stage over at the venetian for 20 15s final debate. Donald trump may be the front runner, but hes likely in for a fight with ted cruz. Dianne gallagher has a preview. Heading into tonights Republican Debate, donald trump has a huge lead, at least in the National Polls. He has crossed the 40percent mark in a National Poll from monmouth university. Thats more than the next three competitors combined. The polling began last thursday, just days after trump announced his plan to temporarily ban muslims from entering the us. Its a move that may have gotten backlash, but as weve seen with trump before, that just strengthens his support. Take a look at this poll from abc news, suggesting nearly 60percent of republicans back the proposal. mike rogers National Security commentator i think they were attracted to not necessarily his message on that issue, but the fact that he willing to stand up and say listen im gonna do something about it, heres what im going to do. Coming up fast on trump is texas senator ted cruz. A pair of polls shows him leading trump among iowa republicans. ana navarro political analyst Donald Trumps gotta be very careful in how he handles ted cruz. The best thing that could happen to ted cruz is for donald trump whos been leading and continues to lead in National Polls is to punch down to ted cruzs level, and therefore make cruz rise. If cruz does get the nomination, many critics say hes too conservative to win in the general election. Jeffrey Toobin legal analyst he is someone who believes, to the core of his being, that republicans fail when they move to the center. Meanwhile, the rest of contenders will use the debate stage to try to win back some of their lost momentum. Fox5 is your debate headquarters. We will have all day coverage. From inside the debate and the spin room. We will keep you up to date on air and online as we prepare for the final republican president ial debate of 2015. Make sure you tune into fox5 news at ten for a full recap of tonights debate our website is election coverage. Special coverage section on the website, fox five vegas dot com. Were now Getting Police say is responsible for killing a woman on 19yearold norman smith has been booked into the las vegas city jail on one count of murder with a deadly weapon. Were called to a shooting at a craig and mlk on sunday night. There, they found woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to umc, where she later died. Officers believe she and the each other. Argument before the shooting lot of people out who saw what happened. Detectives are interviewing those folks to find out exactly what went down so we try to piece it together. The coroner will victims name once her family has been notified. Incidentnot even an hour later officers were called to the scene of another gruesome shooting death. Police say a woman was inside a car with her killer at lamb and the i15 on ramp. When witnesses say tehy both got out of the car. And the man shot her several times. The woman was taken to sunrise hospital, but didnt make it. Police are not releasing details on the suspect or car involved at this time. If you know anything about either of these shootings, call Crime Stoppers at 7023855555. 26year old jimmy kim. Faces a judge accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14 yearold arizona girl. Your honor, obviously the details in this case are disturbing. This is one of the most sadistic predators ive ever seen in 20 years of being in this court. Kim made a Court Appearance on monday. Hes facing 60 counts. More than half for sexual assault. His bail was raised to 1 and a half Million Dollars. Investigtors say kim kept the girl captive in his North Las Vegas home for about a month. In his arrest kim threatened gun and choked her. Police she was locked in a room and assaulted too many times to count. She escaped back on december 3rd kims next court date is january 21st. A 91yearold henderson man has died after being hit by a car on Whitney Ranch north of sunset road. Officers say it happened monday afternoon. While he crossing the street outside a crosswalk. Henderson police say the man suffered critical injuries in the crash and later died at sunrise trauma center. The driver wasnt hurt. Alcohol and speed are not belived to be factors in this accident. President ial candidates join military members and government leaders for the nevada National Security action summit in las vegas. The event was held on monday. It focused on global terrorist attacks and growing threats here at home. Nevada congressman joe heck. Who serves as a Brigadier General in the army reserves. Was one of the speakers. He says he believes our country is too politically correct, and we are vulnerable to potential attacks. Weve also seen a failure by this administration to call the enemy he is, radical islamic jihadism there are people that wish to do us harm and the level of vigilance we need, needs to be maintained 24 7 some president ial candidates addressed the crowd through video messages. Among them carly fiorina, dr. Ben carson, and ted cruz. A court date has been set for former clark county commissioner tom collins after being arrested for drinking and driving. Police released this mugshot of collins. He was arrested on friday night after a crash at flamingo and koval. Hes expected in Court January 11th. Collins resigned back in august from the county commission. In september, he expressed interest in running for mayor of North Las Vegas. Senator ruben kihuensays he wants to make las vegas safer for visitors on new years eve. Hes asking his colleagues to take up a gun control measure when they meet for a special session in coming days. Governor Brian Sandoval is expected to call for a session soon so that lawmakers can consider special incentives to attract carmaker Faraday Future to nevada. Army sergeant turneddeserter Bowe Bergdahl will face a General Court marital for charges of desertion and misbehavior. Bergdahl is charged with leaving his post while serving in afghanistan back in 2009. He was then captured by the taliban and held for nearly five years. Authorities recommending that the case be referred to a special Court Martial rather than a misdemeanorlevel forum. Comedian bill cosby is now filing his own lawsuit. Against some of his accusers. His Attorney Says cosby never drugged or sexually assaulted the women listed in the lawsuitso he is countersuing them. Adding the false. Opportunis tic. Cosby is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Dozens of women have come forward in the last year claiming they were assaulted by cosby. He has denied all of those charges. A big thank you las vegas the 17th annual 98pointfive kluc toy drive is a success the toy drive ended on monday giving morning zoo host Chet Buchanan a chance to go back home after spending 12 days living on a scaffolding for the cause. It was special in so many ways, and its funny this just keeps happening every year, its never less astounding fox5 was there a 25 hundred overall, this years toy drive collected more bikes. And 430 thousand dollars. The Community Also helped fill 30 trucks full of toys for kids in need. The toys from the toy drive will be distributed tomorrow through thursday. Its important to note these families had to preregister to get the gifts. The toys will be handed out over the next two days. Back in 2008. A dynamic duo got a key to the city. That would be my old cats. Itchy and scratchy. And boy was that some civic excitement. Now. Another pair of elite individuals are getting honored by the mayor. See who they are. And where you can go to see some living legends. Many future ufc fighters who want to be knocked out cold in 13 seconds fled to red rock to try out well show you how it wen was the next Connor Mcgregor or holly holm there . 24 ok, were here. Heres dad. Mom. The twins. Aunt alice. You didnt tell me aunt alice was coming. Of course. Dont forget grandpa. Can the test drive be over now . Maybe just head back to the dealership . Dont you want to meet my family . Yep, totally. Its practically yours, but we still need your signature. The volkswagen sign then drive event. Zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. Some stronger winds stick around this morning with expected before decreasing to just 1015 mph this afternoon. It will be feeling much colder today as daytime highs drop into the upper 40s through wednesday. We are expected to slowly climb back into the 50s as we near the weekend. We have a slight chance of showers on sunday with some stronger breezes. Average high is 56 for this week. Here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. A texas plumber is suing an auto nation dealership nation dealership after his old truck ended up in an isis militant video. The plumber says his business has suffered after the terrorist group tweeted pictures of the truck carrying heavy artillery in syria. The mans Attorney Says he was told the dealership would remove the Companies Logo decal off of the truck. But he saw it was not taken off when he and his family started getting death threats. They were told auto nation re sold the truck at an auction in dallas and someone from turkey bought the truck and had it shipped out of the country. The plumber says he has lost business and the employees are still afraid to come to work. Odell beckham junior should be madden for the next 5 years. He had two more incredible touchdowns on monday night football all while fighting an illness and attaching himself to an iv in the 3rd quarter. First he insisted this was a touchdown catch. Even though the refs ruled it incomplete. Coach coughlin challenged and they gave the giants the touchdown. Then somehow he sneaks past the Miami Dolphins secondary for a wide open 6 points. The giants save their playoff hopes with a 2417 win over the dolphins two homegrown major league being honored with a key to the city and all are welcome to attend. National league mvp bryce harper, and National League rookie of the year kris bryant will be presented with the key on thursday. Harper went to Las Vegas High School and is now an allstar for the washington nationals. Bryant went to bonanza high school. Hes a third baseman for the chicago cubs. Las vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman at the fremont street experience. And all are invited. Baseball great. Pete rose. Wont be heading to the Baseball Hall of fame anytiume soon. Major League Baseball commissioner rob manfred told rose his lifetime ban for betting on baseball will not be lifted. Rose was originally banned in 1989 when the league determined he bet on games while managing the cincinnati reds. Dreams of fighter, are closer to becoming a reality for some people this morning. Athletes showed up to an audition here in the valley on monday. This is a big opportunity. I mean, its another step towards chasing your dreams. And i mean, if it takes to spend a little bit of money to get out here and take that a step further, i mean its definitely worth it. Ufc held tryouts for its series, the ultimate fighter. The show is looking for women at 115 and 135 pounds, and men at 205 pounds. The fighters had to have a winning record with at least three professional fights. This seasons ultimate fighter will begin filming in january. And it premieres in april. When looking for an apartment. One may seek nice amenities like a gym. Or covered parking. Gated security. Or a thousand foot ski slope whothejiggawhah . Did you say a thousand foot ski slope . What it makes it even crazier. The town doesnt even have ski resorts. Or much snow for word of the year merriamwebster picked ism. A small but powerful suffix. The dictionary people say ism carried the most influence in 2015. They say the most frequent online searches on its website this year included terrorism, capitalism, and racism. Pepsi is looking to make some products in your vending machine a little healthier. They unveiled the new hello goodness vending machine that offers good andbetterfor you product choices. Those products include naked juice drinks, lays oven baked chips, doritos and gatorade. As well as gluten free and fatfree options. The one thing you wont find is the companys flagship brand pepsi. An architect in to build a ski slope on top of an apartment building. The slope would drop one thousand feet down from the 21story building. The area reportedly has cold winters, but there are no ski slopes around, so the builder wants to fix that. The architect says the project would cost 70 Million Dollars to build. He says many people are excitement about the project. Theres much more on fox5 news this morning coming up. Never lose track of your luggage again the sure fire way trick. To keep track of your bags. In a frenzy thinking what gifts to get for your friends . Well don t forget your pets we have some ideas on high tech gifts you can get to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Breaking news now a threat against the safety of students and staff forced the closure of the entire Los Angeles Unified School district today. This, after administrators say the district received an electronic threat theyre calling credible. The School Districts police chief says the threat is still being analyzed. But it was serious enough to keep more than 660 thousand, kindergarten through 12th grade students at home. The fbi is investigating the threat. Place your bets. The next big gop debate is tonight in las vegas. And, its already being billed as a matchup between donald trump and ted cruz. Fox news correspondent doug luzader has the story from washington. on cam intro nine people on the stage for the main event tonight. But, so much of the focus is going to be on donald trump and ted cruz. Cruz because hes building a pretty solid lead in iowa. Trump, because nationally he continues to soar. With his name already towering over vegas, donald trump may have found the perfect venue for tonights debate. Trump says. I think its going to be big. Ooh. And, theyre all coming after me. I heard today, and im watching im saying man, this is like crazy. And, it may be crazy with all eyes on trump and ted cruz who is now beating trump in iowa and yet, reluctant to directly and openly will that change tonight, especially if trump comes out swinging . Hayes says. Itll look a little odd if cruz is attacked by trump and doesnt counter and also attacks marco rubio and other candidates. And, trump continues to defy gravity. In the wake of his controversial proposal to stop muslims at the border, his National Numbers actually went up. His Campaign Just released a statement from trumps personal doctor, who seems to channel his patients way of speaking, calling trumps Blood Pressure and lab results astonishingly excellent. But, will it be bad for trumps Political Health if he goes too far attacking cruz, a favorite of conservatives. As for the rest of the stage, ben carson will need a strong showing with his numbers now in freefall. Chris christie made it back onto the main stage for this debate. And even though he ranks low nationally, his numbers in New Hampshire are pretty good. And then, there is jeb bush, who continues to struggle to make any kind of impression, despite a Huge Campaign warchest. All will come to vegas tonight, facing some incredibly high stakes. on cam tag now initially, there were supposed to be just eight podiums on the stage for the main event tonight. Cnn, though, abruptly changed the rules to allow for a ninth podium, giving rand paul a chance to make it on the main stage. In washington, doug luzader, fox news. President ial hopefuls held rallies here in las vegas ahead of the gop debate. And Donald Trumps rally at the westgate turned ugly after protesters interrupted the candidates speech. When trump gave the microphone to families who had loved ones killed. Protests errupted. The Huffington Post reports that some of the protesters appeared to be black lives matter activists and gun control supporters. The demonstrators clashed with security guards before they were finally escorted from the room. Some of the protesters who were kicked out of trumps rally will be at the no hate debate rally this morning. Local and National Activists are joining forces to hold the republican candidates accountable for their hateful speeches during race. The group is meeting outside of the venetian at 11 am. The rally is set to begin at 12 35. Crews spent the morning battling a blaze at a local pub. The fire broke out around 530 at a scoundrels pub on decatur near harmon. Clark county says the fire started inside a trash can, then spread to the rooftop. They say people were inside the building at the time, everyone was evacuated and there are no reported injuries. New information this morning on the two officer involved shootingsjust miles apart. Police responded to a robbery call near charleston and nellis just after 8 last night. They were given the getaway cars license plate and tracked it to a home near walnut and alexander. When they arrived at the home, police say a man came outside and pointed a gun at officers. Metro shot the man, who went back into the home. Officers then entered the home and found him. He was taken to umc where he later died. Several people who were standing around the suspects vehicle were arrested. Metro has not said if those people were involved with the robbery. Earlier in the day metro was involved in an 8 hour standoff that ended when swat snipers opened fire on a woman, killing her. Police were called out to a home near nellis and craig yesterday morning after a woman called 911 and said her friend was acting suicidal. Police and crisis negotiators arrived at the home and tried to talk to her. At one point, the woman came out with a handgun, and pointed it at the swat team. Police say she ran back inside, and came out with a shotgun and tried to shoot herself. The woman then pointed the shotgun at police. Thats when swat opened fire. The woman died on the scene. The fbi is working on piecing together the electronic trail left behind by the San Bernardino attackers. Law enforcement Officials SayTashfeen Malik had been posting on social media promoting jihad but under a fake name. She also had her privacy settings adjusted to only allow a small number of friends to see her posts. So even if authorities had checked her social media as part of her visa application she probably still would not have been found out. President obama says isis leaders can not hide and that his administration is moving forward with a great sense of urgency against the terrorist group. The president delivering the message from the pentagon on the meeting with his National Security team focusing on his strategy against isis. The president then offered another update on the us led coalitions progress fighting the terror organization. we are hitting isil harder than ever, coalition aircraft, our fighters, bombers, and drones, have been increasing the pace of airstrikes. Nearly 9000 as of today. Last month, in november, we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. On thursday president obama will travel to the National Counterterrorism center in virginia. This is just the 5th time president obama has visited the pentagon for a briefing. The last trip was in july. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key Interest Rates for the first time in 10 years tomorrow. The first increase is expected to be low. Only point25topoint 50percent higher. Big ticket buyers dont need to go out and buy right away. The rates are still low. But they are expected to climb next year. The highlight is for savers. Savings accounts have not earned much in the past few years but they will start to earn more in interest in the next year or two. Among the other changes the american dollar is also expected to become stronger which is great news for travelers. Gas prices still on a record breaking plunge. The price of oil falling for the eighth day in a row now. The National Average according to aa a now sitting at get this2 dollars and 1 cent. Its expected to fall even more in the next few days. In nevada were looking at a state average of just below 2 dollars and 50 cents. The lowest gas price in las vegas right now according to gas buddy dot comis 2 at the circle k at eastern and torino. 321. Blast off an american, a brit and a russian astronaut are headed to the International Space station. Well have the details on their mission. Youre watching discover unexpected treasures, for the people who least expect it. Morning with monica jackson, jason feinberg, dave hall and maria silva. Weather 24 7 with Cassandra Jones and your morning traffic solutions. This is fox5 news this morning. Hope theres plenty of room on the International Space station, after 3 astronauts blast off into space this morning. The astronanuts took off in a Russian Rocket from kazakhstan. Tim peake became the first british astronaut to join the iss crew. Joining him are american astronaut tim kopra and russias yuri malashenko. They will be astronauts they will be joining the 3 astronauts already there and are expected to stay on board for 6 months. Now fox weather 24 7 with cassandra Cassandra Jones with fox5. Some stronger winds stick around this morning with speeds 1525 mph expected before decreasing to just 1015 mph this afternoon. It will be feeling much colder today as daytime highs drop into the upper 40s through wednesday. We are expected to slowly climb back into the 50s as we near the weekend. We have a slight chance of showers on sunday with some stronger breezes. Average high is 56 for this here is a look at your drive out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Foster kids in arizona are struggling to their peers. A new study from the Arizona Department of education say foster childrens academic performance trails that of every other type of student in their state. Even those with risk factors like poverty, limited English Proficiency and disabilities. One in 7 attended 3 or more schools in the 2012 to 2013 school year. Foster ed says arizona should do more to help foster kids succeed in school. And a new study shows teens who abuse prescription painkillers are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior. The cdc says teens who take drugs like oxycontin, vicodin, adderall or xanax. Are more likely to have multiple partners and have unprotected sex. Research showed about 1 in every 5 High School Students reported using prescription drugs for non medical use. Millions of teens are using a new the app is called after school its creators say it was designed as a safe place for teens to discuss sensitive issues without having to reveal their real names. The app has become popular on more than 22 thousand high schools. Users are required to verify they high school through their facebook pages and and creates restricted Message Boards for each school. Expect more people to come to sin city after the holiday rush. Priceline dotcom named las vegas as the top us travel spot for 2016. Based on advanced reservations. Florida had several top spots miami and fort lauderdale. Cancun was named the Top International travel spot for next year. Tracking luggage can be the biggest source of stress for travelors. Well here is a trick so you never lose your bags again. Just put your face on it this image was uploaded to imgur. The traveler suitcase with a fullbody photo of himself to make sure nobody accidentally his bags. The genius move also offered his fellow flyers a good laugh. Bill cosby i firing the law suit hes now filed against his accusers were here to stay. The bold claim from a street driver after viewers called in to complain about street racers at night. The bargain shes offering in exchange for their sleep. Its up next in the rant. As we head to break we continue to follow breaking news. A threat against the safety of students and staff forced the closure of the entire Los Angeles Unified School district today. Heres a live look at the scene. This, after administrators say the district received an electronic threat theyre calling credible. The fbi is investigating the threat. Well be right back. closed captioning will resume shortly police call you know that wow, im starving feeling . Well now at subway you can make it deluxe 50 more meat on any 6inch sub for just 50 more, for our 50th anniversary. Its 50 for 50 on our 50th. So when youre craving that little extra. Spike in pedestrian deaths this year unprecedented. And completely avoidable. In the rant the reaction has ranged from a contempt for pedestrians who chose to risk it all. To understanding that we all need to look out for them. Did a story last week on the drifting going on in an empty lot just off the strip. Were going to hear from someone involved who says. Hey this is our passion. Were not going to quit. But first heres jesse. Send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas. Com or call at 702436 the fifth Republican Debate , at the venetian tonight a preview of the big event. Addressing National Security concerns here at home. Candidates and Security Officials share their thoughts on what needs to be doneto keep america safe 7 on this , welcome back to fox five news this morning. Well have the latest on all your top stories. But first lets check in with Cassandra Jones for a look at your weather. Good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. Some stronger winds stick around this morning with speeds 1525 mph expected before 1015 mph this afternoon. It will be feeling much colder today as daytime highs drop into the upper 40s through wednesday. We are expected to slowly climb back into the 50s as we near the weekend. We have a slight chance of showers on sunday with some stronger breezes. Average high is 56 for this week. Your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Breaking news now a threat against the safety of students and staff forced the closure of the entire Los Angeles Unified School district this morning. Administrators say the district received an electronic threat theyre calling credible. The School Districts police chief says the threat is still being analyzed. But it was serious enough to keep more than 600 thousand students at home. We need the cooperation of the whole of los angeles today. We need families and schools and with our employees to make sure our kids are safe. The Los Angeles Unified School district is the second largest in the nation. The fbi is investigating the threat. In just a few hours, the republican president ial candidates will take the stage over at the venetian for 20 15s final debate. Donald trump may be the front runner, but hes likely in for a fight with ted cruz. Dianne gallagher has a preview. Heading into tonights Republican Debate, donald trump has a huge lead, at least in the National Polls. He has crossed the 40percent mark in a National Poll from monmouth university. Thats more than the next three competitors combined. The polling began last thursday, just days after trump announced muslims from entering the us. Its a move that may have gotten backlash, but as weve seen with trump before, that just strengthens his support. Take a look at this poll from abc news, suggesting nearly 60percent of republicans back the proposal. mike rogers National Security commentator i think they were attracted to not necessarily his message on that issue, but the fact that he willing to stand up and say listen im gonna do something about it, heres what im going to do. Coming up fast on trump is texas senator ted cruz. A pair of polls shows him leading trump among iowa republicans. ana navarro political analyst Donald Trumps gotta be very careful in how he handles ted cruz. The best thing that could happen to ted cruz is for donald trump whos been leading and continues to lead in National Polls is to punch down to ted cruzs level, and therefore make cruz rise. If cruz does get the nomination, many critics say hes too conservative to win in the general election. Jeffrey Toobin legal analyst he is someone who believes, to the core of his being, that republicans fail when they move to the center. Meanwhile, the rest of contenders will use the debate stage to try to win back some of their lost momentum. Fox5 is your debate headquarters. We will have all day coverage. From inside the debate and the spin room. We will keep you up to date on air and online as we prepare for the final republican president ial debate of 2015. Make sure you tune into fox5 news at ten for a full recap of tonights debate coverage. Our website is packed with election coverage. Weve posted a special coverage section on the homepage of our website, fox five vegas dot com. Were now getting a look at the man police say is responsible for shooting and killing a woman on sunday night. 19yearold norman smith has been booked into the las vegas city jail on one count of murder with a deadly weapon. Police say they were called to a shooting at a parking lot near craig and mlk on sunday night. There, they found a 21yearold woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to umc, where she later died. Officers believe she and the suspect knew each other. The coroner will release the victims name once her family has been notified. And in a seperate incidentnot even an hour later officers were called to the scene of another gruesome shooting death. Police say a woman was inside a car with her killer at lamb and the i15 on ramp. When witnesses say tehy both got out of the car. And the man shot her several times. The woman was taken to sunrise hospital, but didnt make it. Police are not releasing details on the suspect or car involved at this time. If you know anything about either of these shootings, call Crime Stoppers at 7023855555. President ial candidates join military members and government leaders for the nevada National Security action summit in las vegas. The event was held on monday. It focused on global terrorist attacks and growing threats here at home. Nevada congressman joe heck. Who serves as a Brigadier General in the army reserves. Was one of the speakers. He says he believes our country is too politically correct, and we are vulnerable to potential attacks. Weve also seen a failure by this administration to call the enemy he is, radical islamic jihadism there are people that wish to do us harm and the level of vigilance we need, needs to be maintained 24 7 some president ial candidates addressed the crowd through video messages. Among them carly fiorina, dr. Ben carson, and ted cruz. Comedian bill cosby is now filing his own lawsuit. Against some of his accusers. His Attorney Says cosby never drugged or sexually assaulted the women listed in the lawsuitso he is countersuing them. Adding the false. Opportunis tic. Cosby is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Dozens of women have come forward in the last year claiming they were assaulted by cosby. He has denied all of those charges. Upgrade your pets gift this holiday. Weve got the most pawsome gifts for mans best friend up next. The yiddish mashugana. Thats my mma name. Will not compete this year. But many fighters took advantage of ufc tryouts. Well show you what went down yesterday at red rock but first maria silva has a look at whats coming up on more. We have a great show for you were taking you to the hollywood premiere of the latest star wars installment. We hear from harrison ford. Plus. Supercross racer ken roczen joins us live when you can see him in vegas and. Disney on ice presents frozen is heading to vegas and we want you to see for free. Were giving away be sure to join us next at nine on more. On most peoples list. Were talking about mans best friend. And its no surprise the hottest gifts are hightech toys. Pet trendologist Charlotte Reed is here with some of the best gifts for your furry friends. Treat em from anywhere or anytime anywhere or anytime, keep in touch with fido. The petzi treat cam allows you to see, speak, snap and treat your pet. Easy to use mount the tree cam, fill it with treats, download the app, call your pet and give him a treat. Where art thou, kitty . Gpaws track is an ultra lightweight 11g robust gps data recorder. So small and light any cat or dog will barely know its there. It records exactly where your pet goes and this information is uploaded onto your pet profile on g paws. Com lets play petcube, the First Interactive wireless pet camera, helps you stay connected to your pets when you are not at home. While las vegas huge heart. Heres a guy who proves otherwise. He didnt like his hotel bill. So he filed a complaint. With the bumper of his truck. Becoming a ufc fighter, are closer to becoming a reality for some people this morning. Athletes showed up to an audition here in the valley on monday. This is a big opportunity. I mean, its another step towards chasing your dreams. And i mean, if it takes to spend a little bit of money to get out here and take that a step further, i mean its definitely worth it. Ufc held tryouts for its series, the ultimate fighter. 135 pounds, and men at 205 pounds. This seasons ultimate fighter will begin filming in january. And it premieres in april. Trending this morning. A hotel guest in oklahoma not happy with his bill decides to take matters into his own hands. Take a look you see him talking to a man outside then all of a sudden he steps on the gas and drives his truck straight through the hotel lobby after the initial hit, he backed up and slammed into the lobby a 2nd time. He now faces felony charges and fines. All she wanted for christmas was some cards. Instead some generous souls some cards. Instead some generous souls are stepping into make it one this little girl will never forget. Mary wilson has little girl will never forget. Mary wilson has her story. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly hollywood legeng Dick Van Dyke the special birthday surprise he got from fans. Style your four Legged Friend deserves something as special as everyone else in the family. Find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday his 90th birthday in a big way. Music a singing flash mob performed his song step in from the 1964 disney movie mary poppins. The mob performed with a special guest his wife arlene Dick Van Dyke himself even joined the group for their final act as they sung the tune kite. They also had a parade with characters from the classic film. Thats it for fox5 news live in las more starts now now on more. How to travel for free secret ways to rack up a ton of airline miles. And pro motocross and supercross racer ken roczen joins us live find out what it takes to be a champion plus. When you can see him in vegas then more and more couples are skipping the jewelry shop and heading straight for the Tattoo Parlor today a look at the latest engagement trend. And disney on ice presents frozen here in las vegas tickets this more starts 10 second this morning on vegas, where the lights they shine so bright im falling for las vegas, more than a strip its a way of life vegas, where not one dream is out of sight its so plain to see, shes been good to me, oh my lovely las vegas tonight welcome to more. For free . Who doesnt this morning well show you how you can earn miles and points quicker. And the websites that can help speed up the process. And rachel is out sick today. But she did send us a list of her top favorite movies and which actors managed to score a critics choice nod. More on that in just a few minutes. But first its arguably the most anticipated movie of the year. The new Star Wars Film wont be released to the public until friday but the countdown has already begun