Here in las vegas. First. Lets take you to mexico city. This was the scene last night as thousand gathered in the mexican capital to taking part in the traditional el grito or cry of independence. The ceremony was led by president enrique pena nieto. Mexicos Independence Day commemorates september 16th, 1810. When father Miguel Hidalgo y costilla urged mexicans to rise up against the spanish here at home. This was the scene last night at the caesars. The new consul of mexico in las vegas helped kick of the celebrations. There was also a mariachi band and traditional dancers. Yesterday also marked the start of hispanic heritage month which ends october 15th. Some big entertainers are in town to help celebrate. Mexicos biggest rock band mana will perform tonight at the mgm. Carlos santana is back at the house of blues at mandalay bay. Enrique iglesias is at the colosseum tomorrow night. Mark anthony is at Planet Hollywood saturday night. A lot going on so lets check in with les krifaton joins us with a quick look at the forecast. Temperatures start to tick up a few degrees all weekend under sunny skies. Moisture starts moving into the Las Vegas Area monday night. Subtropical moisture from a system off baja will spread clouds into our area. There is now a risk of some showers associated with this system. As the system moves in tuesday there will be a big drop in daytime highs. The uv index for las vegas for friday is 7 which is high. Unanimously approved the stadium will cost roughly two billion dollars to build. 750million of that will come from public funding. Which will be financed by a hotel room tax. It also includes infrastructure costs. And the raiders would contribute 500 thursdays vote was a big step in the right direction. But. In order for the stadium to become reality and the raiders to become the home team. State lawmakers need to get on board. As fox5s Christine Maddela explains. The clock is ticking. Voting. And thats also cutting it close because the developers then have to put together a proposal to the Oakland Raiders before the nfl owners vote for a team relocation. That happens in mid january. 24 of the 32 team owners would have to vote for the Oakland Raiders to become the las vegas raiders. If we say yes, were moving forward, the nfl can start working on the vote in january, if we vote for this vote in november, the nfl can say, well, lets wait and see what happens. But i think theyll understand the politics of it christine maddel vegas there is a possibility state lawmakers could decide they dont want to be a part of the process, and send the vote back to the committee for a decision. And to stay in the know about all the developments with the nfl stadium. Download the fox five app. The hey reb mascot is getting a makeover. Unlv president len jessup made the annoucement of the university address. Launched committee how to update or refresh univs logo. Were not getting rid of the moniker rebel, but every 10 years, the univ has refreshed the logo and its been about a decade, time to do a refresh. We have a Good Committee both on campus and off to do that in the next couple of days. Theres been some co about the hey reb mascot. Some feel it resembles a confederate soldier. Even though it was designed to be a mountain man. Senator harry reid even mentioned the mascot needed another look. The makeover will cost 50thousand dollars. The family of the little boy mauled to death by a pit the family of the little boy mauled to death by a pit bull last month needs your help laying him to rest. 9yearold derion stevens was attacked by the dog on august 17th. Derion will be laid to rest today. But his family doesnt have enough so theyve setup a gofundme page in hopes that the community will find it in their hearts to help. If you would like to help the family with burial costs. You can donate directly to their gofundme page. You can fina a link to this page on our website, fox five vegas dot com. Citing possible terrorism threats. Sheriff joe lombardo continues to push for more officers on valley streets. But it would cost you in the long run. Fox5s Cyndi Lundeberg explains. Stratosphere. Along fremont from main to north eighth. And west on flamingo to include the gold coast and rio. So were going from 153 to 273 present on las vegas blvd its an enormous increase sisolak the remainder wouod be put in neighborhoods where the sheriff thinks theyre needed the most Sheriff Joe Lombardo presented the plan. Along with maps of the targetted areas thursday. Sheriff lombardo i brought myself to the intent of the overlay to provide Police Service to resort corridor of terrorism and be able to respond the propsoal also touches on increasing crime in clark county. Previously, sheriff lombardo told fox5 more officers. Would help combat the recent spike in violent crime. Sisolak it will go a long way i dont think we culd ever have too Many Police Officers sisolak it will make progress with the staffing issues no it obiously takes a lot more to solve everything boulder city. Henderson. North las vegas. Mesquite and metro police would all be a part of the plan. No brainer. Sisolak i think youre goin to notice more officers not the one percent in sales tax Cyndi Lundeberg fox5 news local las vegas the clark county Crime Prevention act now goes to the county commission. They will hold a public hearing before a final vote. The next generation of apple iphones hits stores today. But apple says youre out of luck if you want the brand new iphone 7 plus. Its already sold out phone 7 is Still Available in every color, except jet black. Folks around the world are already snatching up their shiny new iphone. From australia to japan. Dozens of people camped outside the stores main entrances. Its not every time you get to be in the front of the line. Its a big hype. i came here probably yesterday at four oclock in the afternoon on a wednesday and ive been here ever since, like camping out. I actually am not the experience, i just wanted to do it for some reason. The new iphone seven has two highresolution cameras and wireless headphones. It comes in five colors, including rose gold. Its time to feast an annual festival that celebrates allthings italian returns. How you and your family can get in on the fun. Searching for your dream home just got easier. No more driving from home to home. Check out the cool new technology taking you behind the scenes. From the comfort of your living room. music the chefinspired panini collection from subway is grilled right before your eyes, in our new panini press. But. Lets start at the beginning the new salami caprese panini starts with genoa salami, thicksliced fresh mozzarella, creamy pesto, and italian bread. And meld the flavors in melted cheese. Oh, heres the best part. The new chefinspired panini collection. Now playing at subway. Dolls are performing in downtown las vegas tonight the band will be joined by collective soul and Tribe Society at the downtown las vegas events center. The counting crows and rob thomas perform saturday night. Tickets are Still Available. You can take in the tastes and sounds of italy this weekend at craig ranch Regional Park the san gennaro feast is underway the fiveday festival celebrates all things italian. Of course there will be the world famous food. Along with arts and crafts. A petting zoo. And 50 performers and live bands will hit the stage during the festival. Tickets start at 10bucks. The festival wraps up sunday with a Fireworks Show at 9 pm. The hofbrauhaus is hosting the worlds biggest beer party tonight. Its to celebrate the kick off of oktoberfest. There will be plenty of oktoberfest beer, bar games, and prizes. Legendary magicians Siegfried Roy will tap the keg. The party starts at 7 tonight. Oktoberfest is and the people who love it. The festival is held in germany each year. anchor chat temperatures start to tick up a few degrees all weekend under sunny skies. Moisture starts moving into the Las Vegas Area monday night. Subtropical system off baja will spread clouds into our area. There is now a risk of some showers associated with this system. As the system moves in tuesday there will be a big drop in daytime highs. The uv index for las vegas for friday is 7 which is high. The kiddos are back in school and the kiddos are back in school and the weather is cooling off. So we can expect to see more pedestrians on valley roads. Starting today. North Las Vegas Police will be targeting drivers and pedestrians who arent following the rules of the road. The Enforcement Effort continues monday and friday of next week. Pedestrians should always be aware of your surroundings because it could save your life. Students at Palo Verde High School got a stark reminder of the consequences of drinking and driving. We want to you. This crash demonstration may be disturbing to some viewers. Nats of firefighters breaking car with jaws of life every 15 minutes is based off a statistic from 19 80 that says a person is killed in an alcohol related crash every 15 minutes. Students are taken from class to act out scenarios. First responders were there to make it feel as we want to make sure that these kids understand how precious life is and how one simple decision not to drink and drive can avoid all of this and the changing of the lives that are changed just by one person who makes that decision to drink or drive. Every 15 minutes visits four high schools each year. Fiat chrysler is recalling almost twomillion vehicles for a defect responsible for three deaths. The automaker says its due to an air bag defect. The recall includes a number of models sold between 2010 and 2014. Including the dodge caliber, avenger, jeep patriot and compass suvs. Looking for a new home just got easier. Whether its here in town or across the country. You never have to leave your home again. Thanks to Virtual Reality technology. House hunters just try on the Virtual Reality headset and can experience the home for themselves without actually being there. The reason its a game changerinstead of just giving you a give you the feeling of what its like to physically be in that space. Real Estate Agents arent the only ones taking advantage of the technology. Cadillac plans to use Virtual Reality headsets in the future to sell their cars. Check out this runaway moon in china. Earlier this week. Strong winds from a typhoon sent this giant ball rolling through traffic. Its actually a balloon moon. Which was part of a festival display. When it broke free. It over cars. And barreling toward people on the street. Thankfully nobody was hurt. Transformers, care bears and nerf toys are among the nominees for the toy hall of fame. Coming up. This bizarre toy duking it out for national recognition. If id seen them walking, id just drop my backpack and run up to them and give them a hug. I dont care i dont know them. A group of children show us the true meaning of caring for injured officers in phoenix. music showed you this video of three Police Officers being hit by a car in phoenix. The officers were standing in the parking lot when a driver allegedly ran into them on purpose. Two of the three officers are still recovering. When a group of local Elementary School kids learned what happened. They knew the officers needed a pickmeup. So they grabbed some markers and paper and got right to work. He jones. Get well soon. Many sent well wishes and encouragement. Mos says thank you for protecting our community and, um, keep believing and dont give up. Get well soon. Mos says keep up and. Um, dont worry about what happened. Just do your work. Some. Dug a little deeper. Teacher nubia ruiz says even she was touched by the heart felt messages. Ruiz says he said keep healing and i said, well, what do you mean by keep healing and he said, well, i dont mean physical, he said because your bones break and then you heal, i mean they want to go back and do their job. You know, healing isnt just about you Getting Better physically, but its about wanting to continue doing what you love. And even though they may still have a lot to learn. These forth graders get an a in compassion mos says if id seen them walking, id just drop my backpack and run up to them and give them a hug. I dont care i dont know them. Do you love to pop bubble wrap . It may be hard to believe. But the plastic material is a finalist for the National Toy Hall of fame. Engineers created bubble wrap in 1957 trying to make wallpaper, but they soon found it was great for packing. Bubble wrap does have some competition dungeons dragons, rock em sock em robots and uno are also in the running. Winners will be announced november tenth. Well be right back. Who brought the mercury to school . muchneeded makeover. A boys and girls club gets a facelift thanks to a generous donation. How the Property Brothers got involved. It may be rare, but there is a lot of help out there. On a mission to educate. Our latest fox5 shining star is helping others deal with a genetic condition. Why this mission is so personal to her. Good morning im maria silva. Im alyssa deitsch. Now its time to get a first look at your fox5 weather 247 us now. Temperatures start to tick up a few degrees all weekend under sunny skies. Moisture starts moving into the Las Vegas Area monday night. Subtropical moisture from a system off baja will spread clouds into our area. There is now a risk of some showers associated with this system. As the system moves in tuesday there will be a big drop in daytime highs. The uv index for las vegas for friday is 7 which is high. Good morning