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Its Americas Party and while the ball may be dropping over in the east coast, no one celebrates quite like las vegas. Oh how boring to watch a ball drop, i grew up in new york city. This is the place to be. Around 332 thousand people from all over the world picked sin city to end their 2015. A lot of wild and craziness going on, thats what i anticipate. Well be ready, definitely, were english people were ready for it. Some people are saving their energy for tomorrow night, others have been celebrating for a while. Weve been partying for like three weeks solid. And im feeling good today. And while theyre celebrating the new year. The city is celebrating the new record. Theres a lot to celebrate here in las vegas, weve reached 42 million visitors for the year for 2015, and that beats our previous record of last year of 41. 1 million people. After seeing the highest number of visitors since las vegas started keeping track, the city is raising their successful 2015, and looking forward to
Breezes 1020 mph a lake wind advisory for gusts 3540 mph across the lake mead area. Winds should diminish in the valley 510 mph overnight right around firework time with a temp of 34 degrees. Overnight lows will stay around freezing through sunday with a high of 48 degrees for new years day 51 degrees saturday 55 sunday. Temps remain in the mid through wednesday with a slight chance of showers monday area showers possible tuesday wednesday. Heres your fox5 Traffic Solutions 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 here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Accused of driving her car into a crowd of people on the strip. Had marijuana in her system when it happened. Fox 5s Abby Theodros has details on the report and what experts are saying about the findings. Carrison somewhere between 3 and 6 you can say that you
Planning will pay off tomorrow night from the rooftops of seven casinos on the strip. Thats where we find fox 5s Ophelia Young, getting a behind the scenes look at the final preparations. A whole year of planning in 8 minutes and 18 seconds. Over 50 pyrotechnicians on 7 roofs all day today and tomorrow. Tomorrow night is the moment theyve waited all year for. This is part of the finale its what we call titanium salutes. the finale in his hands now up 2 hundred and 80 feet on midnight new years eve. The day before henry herman carefully places every one of these firework shells filled with black powder in their rightful tubes and wires them to a panel. The wires might get tangled in another wire might pull it out of the panel Little Things like that. Precision. To make the 80 thousand casino roof tops nat sound tape over them. So we dont even the tubes at all we just see if the tape is gone if the tape is went up in the air. Henry has worked on every one of the last 15 new years eve fir
Holloway was impaired in any way. Her next court date is scheduled for january of next year. Tense moments today in court. In the sentencing of a man convicted of firing a weapon at police officers. In that video you didnt see me shooting at nothing come get the duct tape out. If he talks out again i want him duct taped. Thats the judge threatening to use duct tape to silence Joshua Bacharach who offered up an argument in court today. But in the end he was sentenced to between 62 years and 157 years in prison and ordered to pay 75thousand in fines. Bacharach is guilty of shooting at officers after being pulled over in june of 2014. He drove off and was tracked down by a k9. No officers were injured in the shooting. Following a deadly stabbing overnight. Gianni raneri was taken into custody by police after being detained by a Security Guard. Hes been charged deadly weapon. Approched two people last night complex near swenson and twain. Following an argument he returned hours approached