I had just turned it on, it worked, and i had just turned it on, it worked, and then it said nothing not something you want to see on your thermostat with dipping to around freezing overnight. What was your reaction when you saw the thermostat was out . Hysteria mimi segan is far from the only person getting hysterical about a broken heater this week. In fact furnace repair shops say this is one of their busiest weeks of the year. We have seven vans out on the road and theyre all going to work until 7 or 8 oclock tonight so busy that jeff , a manager at gibson air conditioning and heating, is out making house calls yep im Running Service calls, for good sign jeff says the most common problems hes running into are pretty basic. Ignitions that dont ignite, or Safety Switches that overheat. Problems that can be avoided with regular checkups you should do maintenance twice a year in the spring and in the fall, basic maintaince and stuff like that in general will take care of the stuff at hand jeff says that maintenaince may have caught mimis problem a broken circuitboard this is like the heart of the machine but now shes just happy her heat is back up before those temperatures go down. Im just thrilled jeff told me those regular checkups dont just make sure your furnace is running it makes sure that it is safe to run as well. He added that for people not in las vegas or not in Southern Nevada the low 30s may not be considered that bad. But when you live here, that feels really cold. And its also cold for the plants for more that were going to send it to chief meteorologist ted pretty who is at star nursery. As weve reported. President elect Donald Trumps use of twitter. Has not stopped since the election. Just this morning he tweeted this. Nobody should be allowed to burn the American Flag if they do, there must be consequences perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail its a statement that has many people worked up today. Fox5s Kathleen Jacob joins us live along sunset near the airport with local reaction. Cindy, john. A lot of emotional reaction today. People care so much about the American Flag and what it stands for. So seeing someone light it on fire and destroy it is hard to watch. But on this flag also stands for our freedom. And one of those freedoms is the freedom of speech. The question has been brought up a few times over the years. Can you burn the American Flag . The answer is yes. And that was decided in 1989 by the Supreme Court case texas vs johnson. Gregory johnson burned an American Flag outside of the Republican National convention to protest policies of president ronald reagan. He was arrested and charged. But appealed. The court ruled in his favor. Saying his action were symbolic speech and therefor First Amendment. Since then congress has tried to come up with constitutional amendments. But all have been denied. Many people i talked to today are appalled by the act of flag burning. But say its not something that can be taken away. I dont think anything can happen. It just exposes them for who they are, you cant go to jail, you have that freedom so theres nothing you can do about it you just shake your head and just move forward. A that is dissent that is someone saying im not happy about a particular and so in this country in the United States we have a right to do that. I also talked to a couple people that didnt want to go on camera. But did tell me they agreed with Donald Trumps words. They said if you choose to burn the flag youre denouncing your country. And shouldnt be allowed to be a citizen. Tonight at 5 well hear from more people about their reaction to trumps statements. And also from the aclu on what it takes to actually remove someones citizenship. Like donald trump proposed happen. Reporting live fox5 news local las vegas its the end of an era. The student run paper at unlv is getting a new name. The rebel yell will now be known as the scarlet and gray free press. Fox5s adam herbets found out why. And whats next for the struggling paper. Hes live on campus with the story. Well cindy there is a key asterisk at the end of that sentence right now its still the the end of that rebel yell they Just Announced the end of that sentence right now its still the rebel yell they Just Announced the new name yesterday but if and only if the paper returns next semester thats when the new name will take affect the whole reason they got rid of the name rebel yell in the first place is because people say its racist the rebel yell was a confederate war cry back in the days of the civil war you know slavery throughout the years there have been a lot of students on campus who were upset with all the confederate references on campus they got rid of the mascot beauregard a little while ago and replace them with hey reb who supposed to be less racist the name rebels in the first place wasnt really supposed to be an old homage to the civil war so today we talked to the man in charge of all of report on whats considered racist and whats not considered racist he says the mascot should be good to go but the paper was not it was a big problem and now finally its solved sorry no verbatim. Outcue doesnt make much of a difference trt 24 seconds so one problem down one to go the next hurdle is how are they going to get funding to even get the paper back up and running well there are some people who were interested in helping out one of them being the Las Vegas Review journal coming up at 6 oclock will tell you about how they plan to help plus some of the concerns may not be a good idea but for an hour live for you and ill be at herbets and fox 5 newsroom local las vegas this morning. Outgoing nevada senator harry reid released a statement on the name change. He wrote in part. I applaud the unlv Student Newspaper for doing the right thing and changing their name. There were many who felt that that was disparaging name for the paper; that the cil long time ago, and we shouldnt hearken back to the civil war and the confederacy. I am proud of these students who did this. Valley fast food workers are joining in on the National Strike calling it a day of disruption. One demonstration started about 2 hours ago. And another is planned at 5 tonight. Chanting i believe that we will win i believe that we will win i believe that we will win i believe that we will win the fight for 15 group says it will be their most disruptive to show they wont back down in the face of newly elected politicians were here once again having to fight for against people like mcdonalds, carls jr, five guys, wendys to beg these people in order to give us a decent living wage. Too many out here are struggling right now on what were making. Were not making enough. Too any of us are saying no to our families fro the things that we need. Basic needs. Were trying to take care of our households. Workers have been charging the fight for 15 act now. So far. Theyve raised wages for more 22 million americans since starting back in 2012. A similar scene this morning in other cities. Including los angeles. More than two dozen people gathered outside a mcdonalds as part of the fight for 15 demonstrations. Throughout the day. Organizers encouraged people working in fastfood, home care, childcare and other jobs to gather with them. And heres how it looked this morning in new york. Where hundreds of workers walked off their demonstration. Here. Police arrested at least 25 people for blocking traffic. Its known as one of the most popular vacation destinations in the country. Last night. It was on fire. This is crazy. People living in the Historic Town of gatlinburg, tennessee and the surrounding area are assessing the damage from an out of control fire overnight. A fire thats now turned deadly. And another option is coming if you no longer want to subscribe to cable. But still want your favorite tv with our 3. 50 sub of the day, theres never been a better time to try something deliciously different. Every day of the week, get a featured sixinch subway sub for just 3. 50. All with no artificial flavors. The 3. 50 sub of the day destroyed more than 250 building in and near eastern tennessees resort towns of gatlinburg and pigeon forge. This afternoon. The gatlinburg mayor confirmed 3 deaths overnight from the fire. More than 14 thousand people were forced to evacuate the southern appalachians mountainside as about 14 fires continue to rage. Mary moloney reports. Out of control wildfires force thousands to flee. Go go go go go some evacuees have to drive through the flames to get to safety. More than a dozen fires threatened the great smokey mountains of eastern tennessee. But instead of seeing the serene mountainside people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. No name given the power went out, so it was very dark. Smoke was so thick we couldnt breathe. Eyes were stinging, so we just grabbed a blanket and took of running. Joyce evacuee we building go down in flames to the right of us and then we pulled in front of another building that wasnt on fire yet. But the firemen came and got us and i dont know who it was, but i thank him so much. The fires damaging or destroying homes and businesses. Mayor mike werner gatlinburg, tn personally i think ive lost my house. But you know, things can be rebuilt. Chief greg miller Gatlinburg Fire dept its difficult to go out into a community and try to protect and serve others when your own property and everything that youve worked for is burng thats what these men and women have done for the last 24 hours. As the firefighters fight the flames those in shelters wonder what the fires will spare. Gary owenby evacuee the things ive known probably dont exist anymore. I just close my eyes and have that memory in my heart. Pray for us thats the one thing i know will work. God will take care of the rest. Im mary moloney reporting Dolly Partons hometown. And her themepark dollywood. She released a statement saying. I am praying for all the families affected by the fire and the firefighters who are working so hard to keep everyone safe. It is a blessing that my dollywood theme park, the Dreammore Resort and so many businesses in pigeon forge have been spared. Now fox5 weather 24 7 the coldest weather las vegas has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way tonight. A freeze warning is in effect for the Las Vegas Valley from 2 am to 8 am wednesday. Be dropping into the low 30s and upper 20s overnight. Skies will be mostly clear on wednesday with high temperatures only in the mid 50s; below average for this time of year. Skies stay mostly sunny thursday with mid 50s before a system moves in friday. Southern nevada stays dry, but we see more cloud cover with gusty winds. High temperatures hold in the mid to low 50s. Temperatures moderate this weekend with highs back up around 60 closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly holiday decorating . We give you a look at how white house employees have decked the halls of the president s home. Hey you guys, im dave hall. Coming up, ive got a date that ends really, really badly plus a cool new investion youre all going to want. Thats coming up next on what the city. New yorkers are busy people. They have no time for nonsense. These guys learned that the hard way. This is apparently a youtube star named coby persin. Hes blocking traffic for a photoshoot. Heres what he doesnt know. The people of new york dont care about him or his fancy photoshoot. They have places to be. So a man stuck behind youtube guy. Grabbed a bat. Walked right up. And smasd windshield. Then he strolled right off. All of new york is now hailing this man as a hero. Now to a couple going out on a date. They thought. Hey lets start the night with some go karting. Fun. Thats also where the date ended. go kart crashes she missed the turn good news is. She was fine. Bad news is. Shell never want to drive again. Lets see that straight into the pile of tires. I love the fact that she wanted to beat her boyfriend so bad. But it wasnt a drag race. You have to turn the go kart. Lets wrap this up with what could be the greatest invention. Ever. Weve had the light bulb. The car. The computer. And now. The cheese gun. This will be on the Mount Rushmore of man made inventions. Its like a hot glue gun. For cheese. You just load cheese in the chamber. The gun melts the cheese for you. Then squeeze the cheese masterpiece. Its called the fondoodler. You can buy it online for 25 bucks. Starting starting tomorrow. Youll have more options starting tomorrow. Youll have more options to watch tv. Without paying for cable. Atandt is launching its live tv streaming service. Directv now. If you sign up for the service. Youll be able to watch tv programming on your smartphone. Tablet. Or internet connected tv. Its part of at andts push to try and win over so called cable cordcutters. Prices start at 35bucks a month channels. Tight budgets might not be on the top of your holiday wish list this year. According to a survey by lending tree. More than half of americans plan to shop without one. Last year 27 percent shoppers went into the new year with holidayrelated debt. With some of those still paying off those bills. The survey also found more people plan to do less shopping in physical stores this holiday season. The white house is all ready for the season. First Lady Michelle obama this years theme. The gift of the holidays. Its supposed to touch on the gifts of life. Service. Friends. Family. Education. And good health. The displays include several themed christmas trees. And 56lego gingerbreak hourses one for each state and hourses one for each state and territory in the u. S. This years white house gingerbreak house is made of gingerbread and 100pounds of bread dough on the outside. 90percent of the decorations this year were reused from ornaments and supplies already in the white house inventory. Buying smart bandaids. And find out why this jet now parked at an australian airport. Almost didnt make it and the man seen in this video. Breaking out of handcuffs and escaping from police. Is now being named in sevaral other local crimes. Well tell you escaping from North Las Vegas police by breaking his handcuffs . Tonight. Hes not only facing the original murder charge. Hes also now being investigated for his involvement in 2 other homicides. That man is alonzo perez. Police arrested him in late august for shooting a man outside of a local mcdonalds. Pere appointed attorney, clark patrick, says perez plans to fight the charges against him. Police say that just hours after the homicide at mcdonalds. Perez shot and killed a motorcycle rider in a neigborhood near charleston and nellis. However. In the arrest report for this crime. Police also identify him as the lone suspect in the shooting death of of a man 1 week earlier. Police say hes linked because the shell casings match in all 3 crimes. Perez has been jailed since his recapture in september after breaking questioning by North Las Vegas police about the shooting death of a man at a local fastfood restaurant. Search and rescue teams have found a sixth survivor under the wreckage of a plane that crashed in colombia carrying members of a Brazilian Soccer Team. As kim hutchersin reports. At least 75 people who were on board have been confirmed dead tragedy for a Brazilian Soccer Team after a plane carrying the team went down in a rural area amidst inclement weather in colombia. The charter jet had declared an emergency before it went down. Local officials were stunned by the crash. It is a regrettable situaiton, and we can confirm the accident of the plane that was carrying the players the players aboard were from chapacoense a team from the top flight of brazilian soccer. They were travelling to face a Colombian Team for a continental tournament. Compounding the tragedy the team is lesser known in soccermad brazil but had just started to find success and a greater following. Vowing to do everything they can for the crash survivors. They have our solidarity, so do their families, their friends, their countries its sad and regrettable. Chapacoenses twitter feed showed their logo changed to black on tuesday. Tributes from around the world have now begun pouring in. Im Kim Hutcherson reporting. And in australia. Sevenpeople had to be treated at a hospital for serious injuries. After a very bumpy ride on a China Eastern Airlines flight. Ten others had minor cuts and that turbulence was so strong. It sent some passengers who didnt have their seat belts on. Flying out of their seats. Law enforcement sources are now saying they believe the student who attacked people with a knife and a car on the campus of ohio state Abdul Razak Ali artan rammed his car into a group of people on campus. Before getting out and slashing people with a knife. An officer shot and killed artan when he refused to drop the knife. Investigators have been looking at facebook posts on artans account. That lists his grievances about attacks on muslims. But so far theres no evidence he was in communication with a terror group. The university is now helping students recover. Dr. Andrew Thomas Center we have a great Student Counseling Service here that does outreach to students, both that were injured, but obviously as you heard, there were dozens, if not hundreds of other students that were involved, either at the scene or being barricaded in classrooms, so there will be a big outreach to both the students, staff, and Faculty Community for counseling, therapy, anything thats needed to help people respond to this. Students were told to runhide fight. Many of them creating barricades by piling desks and chairs against windows. Back here in the valley you need to be ready for the freeze we have a freeze warning taking effect with temperatures we havent felt since february. To help you prepare. For yourself and your plants. Ted joins us againro nursery. Ted . Closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning ahead. Why adding the amount ahead. Why adding the amount of calories to fast food menus may not be doing any good. And this little glowing object isnt something youd wear to e dc. But you might soon be wearing it. Why this might help you stay . . . . Nobody likes a dog with bad breath. Thats why theres oravet dental hygiene chews. Oravets dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar. For a cleaner mouth everyone can love. Ask your vet about oravet chews. Case of the zika virus. Health Officials Say local mosquitoes spread the virus. The case was confirmed last week by a lab test. The woman who contracted the virus lives in a city that shares a border with mexico. But shes never traveled there. Shes not pregnant. But the virus can cause birth defects in newborns. The first us cases of zika transmission were reported over the summer in miami. Bandaids could soon tip you off about infections. British scientists yellow when a wound starts to get infected. Right now. It can take up to two days to detect infections. And removing bandages to check for problems can be painful and cause scars. The bandages are currently undergoing Clinical Trials with burns victims at four hospitals in the uk. This may not come as surprise. But knowing how many calories fast food items have. May not stop you from eating it. According to a study out of philadelphia. Where there are laws requiring fast food chains to display calorie counts on menus. Only ver customers made healthy choices based on the calories. The study found most customers didnt even notice the nutrition signs. Researchers say making the calorie content bigger and more visible on menus could help. Starting next year. The fda will require restaurants with 20 or more chains to display calorie information on menus and menu boards. You might call it you might call it an alternate fashion week on the strip. Because club wear is out. And boots, hats and nascar is in details on whats more ahead on fox5 news coming up at 5 oclock. Christine maddela joins us live with what to look out for. Big news for the unlv hockey team and unlv athletics. The changes ahead now that the team is part of division one of the American Collegiate hockey association. And new charges for the murder suspect who broke out of Police Custody in North Las Vegas. Well break down the arrest reports that name the man a suspect in two more murders. Plus traffic troubles around the valley contine. Lane closures are starting back up tonight at the spaghetti bowl. What you need to know to avoid all the cones and back ups. Vegas is now on Qatar Airways flight schedule for next year. Were the 11th us city on the schedule for the worlds Fastest Growing airlines. Qatar airways flies to more than 150 destinations across 6 continents. The las vegas expansion that includes 7 other destinations. Including canberra, dublin, and rio de janiero. Theres no exact date yet for when the new routes to vegas will start. If youre on the strip this week. Its a pretty good bet youll see a lot of cowboy hats. And nascar jackets. Heres why. Nascar burnout well. Partly why. But this is the event so many of you love to come out and watch tomorrow begins nascar campions week in las vegas. The burnout on the strip happens thursday afternoon. Starting at 2 30. With the burnouts in the intersection of Spring Mountain and boulevard. And at the harmon interchange. But the events begin tomorrow at the park between new york begin tomorrow at the park between New York New York and monte carlo. And end friday night with nascars annual awards. This morning. Las vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman welcome you to champions week here in las vegas, november 28th to december 2nd. 20th anniversary of the las vegas motor speedway. We welcome you all and look forward to seeing you. Now the reason for the cowboy hats. This week is also the Wrangler National finals rodeo. Thousands of cowboys and cowgirls are excpected to visit the valley over the next week and a half. The 10day event kicks off at the thomas and mack center on thursday. The rodeo competitions in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tiedown roping, Barrel Racing and bull riding. The coldest has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way tonight. A freeze warning is in effect for the Las Vegas Valley from 2 am to 8 am wednesday. Neighborhoods will be dropping into the low 30s and upper 20s overnight. Skies will be mostly clear on wednesday with high temperatures only in the mid 50s; below average for this time of year. Skies stay mostly sunny thursday with mid 50s before a system moves in friday. Southern nevada stays dry, but we see more cloud cover with gusty winds. High temperatures hold in the mid to low 50s. Temperatures moderate this weekend with highs back up around 60 degrees on sunday. Weve had black closed captioning will resume shortly friday. And cyber monday. But weve had black friday. And cyber monday. But tomorrow will be giving tuesday. There are plenty of ways to support our local community during the holidays. The shade tree of las vegas is hosting its holiday donation drive right now. They are accepting new and gently used donations until december 12th. They say they need gift wrapping supplies, bath and body products, gloves, winter hats, sweaters and new unwrapped toys. Donations can be dropped off at the address on your screen you can also donate to the center to support the local lgbtq community. Every dollar will go towards the program. Givingtuesday is to raise funds and awareness for your favorite nonprofit. Hold the mustard thats what two kansas troopers are saying after finding someone spikes their sodas with mustard this led to the two mcdonalds workers in topeka being fired. Turns out it actually happened on two separate occasions at the same mcdonalds drivethru. The mcdonalds franchise owners released a statement saying they are shocked by the former employees actions and proudly support Law Enforcement officers. All dressed up and read why all these festive little chihuahuas are are getting their boarding passes and taking to the in san francisco. Some flyers were finally at four. In san francisco. Some flyers were jumping around and eager to get going. Because they are chihuahuas, headed to new york. Virgin america teamed with animal rescuers for operation chihuahua airlift. Ago. Because of an overpopulation of chihuahuas in california shelters. The chihuahuas will be adopted in new york where demand for smaller dogs is greater than the supply. The chihuahuas were clearly in the christmas spirit, sporting seasonal sweaters. Thanks for joining us. Fox5 news at 5 oclock is straight credit skills are like any other skills. It takes knowhow to get better. And the more you know, the more confident youll be. Thats why experian gives you all three credit reports. And fico scores from all three major bureaus. Because 90 of top lenders use fico scores, but you never know which bureau theyll check. With experian, youll feel confident visit experian. Com all3 right now. With our 3. 50 sub of the day, theres never been a better time to try something deliciously different. Every day of the week, all with no artificial flavors. The 3. 50 sub of the day we took an already great lineup and made it better. Its time for fox5 news at 5. Donald trump tweets a controversial comment about burning the American Flag. How folks are reacting from both sides today. A homcide suspect who escaped Police Custody is now being accused of two other murders. Fox5 is breaking down the arrest reports to bring you the latest on captioning will resume shortly this is fox5 news at 5. Local. Las vegas today Donald Trumps tweets are stirring up more controversy. The president elect tweeted this nobody should be allowed to burn the American Flag. If they do there must be consequences. Pe rhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail. Are speaking out both in favor of and against trumps words. Fox5s Kathleen Jacob joins us live from sunset and bermuda after getting reaction all day. Christine, john the American Flag like the one you see waving behind me clearly means a lot to people. It stands for so much and thats why its hard to watch people burn it. But on the other side of things. It also stands for our freedom and one of the freedoms we have here is the freedom of speech. Seeing our flag in flames evokes a lot of emotion from people. It makes me angry and upset you know this is the greatest country in the world you know and no ones making you stay here, you should go somewhere else. And from president elect donald trump. It evokes tweets. Nevadas executive director of the aclu tod story doesnt think much change will come from this. When i saw that this morning i wasnt sure what to think or trying to understand what was it the president elect was trying to express. So can you burn the American Flag . In short. The the Supreme Court settled this question back in 1989 in texas vs. Johnson. Gary johnson burned a flag outside of the Republican National convention to protest ronald raegans policies. He was arrested and charge. But appealed. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor stating his acts were symbolic speech that are protected by the First Amendment. In america you have the First Amendment right to be able to say anything and make a fool of yourself
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