A slight chance for scattered showers in the forecast for the weekend. Maybe a little bit of thunder and lightning. Temperatures today coming down upper 60s for our coastline to upper 80s inland. So thats going to be nice, enjoyable weather as we get into the second part of the day. Ill have a look at the current condition and what you can expect for today as well as the rest of the weekend. And were tracking hurricane hillary coming up in just a little bit. Were also keeping an eye on the traffic. Rosemary, lets show you a live picture of 880 in oakland, north and south past the coliseum. Things look good here. Were starting to see some of the earlier traffic problems throughout the bay area sort of settle down a little bit. Lets show youigayer there was some somewhat sluggish traffic by bailey road be much stop and go all the way towards 680. Lets show you the bay bridge toll plaza, which has been a bright spot this morning. Nothing major here taking no time at all to get onto the span and into the city. 701 now we begin the with the breaking news weve followed. Weve been following this morning in the east bay. There is a Large Police Presence at this hour outside a cannabis dispensary in martinez. Authorities have been checking a car at the scene along Sunrise Avenue with its drivers side window completely shattered. We reached out to police for some more details on exactly what happened. But so far, authorities have not confirmed anything about a possible crash or the condition of the driver or whether or not this is even a criminal investigation. Martinez police and Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office are there a ktvu reporter Amanda Quintana is headed to the scene and she will have a live report shortly. Okay, allie, tom 702. Happening today, the funeral this morning for the six year old boy stabbed to death in san jose almost two weeks ago. Investigators say Jordan Walker was killed along with his great grandmother in ae motive. The search goes on for a killer. A remarkable child. Jordan was a witty young fella, very personable, very adventurous. Im more like a curious george, like a sponge wanting to soak up , you know, everything. Now todays funeral begins at 11 00 this morning at Emanuel Baptist church on north white road in san jose. And it is open to the public. The family of a man reported missing here in the bay area have flown from new york to San Francisco to search for him. The parents and brother of johannes cardona say the 22 year old had just graduated from Cornell University back in may and he had started a new job in the bay area at netflix. He traveled here late july, july 26th, and he started work last week. So this was his second week of work. But worried when his phones location tracker didnt bridge. A commuter found johannes his wallet and phone near the Welcome Center at the bridge tuesday morning. Then on wednesday, police found his backpack. Hard work and determined. I had my son, i want my son. I just want to hold my son. The family says investigators are reviewing Surveillance Video at the Golden Gate Bridge. They are hoping to get some more answers. We have new information this morning about the richmond day spa that is tied to two deaths from legionnaire disease. Earlier this month. We now know that the zen day spa did not have the proper permits to offer hot tub services. The Republic Records request. Ktvu learned the last permit application was back in 2019. City Officials Say the business reportedly had no intention of applying for the correct permits. They added that the hot tub that was installed was not permitted by building regulations and city water officials were not aware the hot tub was even at that facility. And he non permitted spa is subject to immediate closure fines and other penalties. Our time now 704 as a big storm. Hillary gets closer to california. State officials and residents are trying to make sure theyre prepared when and if that storm makes landfall. Bailey ocarroll in the studio now tracking all of this. Good morning, bailey. Good morning. This could potentially be the first hurricane or Tropical Storm to hit the state of california since the 1930. Normally the storm significantly weaken or fall apart altogether before reaching california. So people are doing what they can to make sure they are ready. Now, as of this morning, hurricane hillary has been upgraded to a category four, but as rosemarie will likely tell you, in just a bit, it will weaken before hitting california. So officials are not boarding up windows like you often see for hurricane preps in states like florida. Instead, though, some cities are getting prepared by building sand berms in low lying areas. City leaders in coastal cities say beaches and piers may even be shut down if needed. The city is currently mitigating and monitoring the strategies for the impacts that could potentially come with this hurricane hillary. Theres predictions up to 1 to 2in of rain possible in the coastal communities, heavy winds and then also surf surf that will impact us. Itll be all hands on deck. Lifeguards are calling in. Everyone to work as we are expecting a swell. That would mean large waves for south facing beaches. Theres the possibility of lightning even. And the Us National Hurricane center said hillarys maximum sustained winds has risen to 120mph. So anyone in the storms path is being asked to tie down or bring in anything that may blow away. Now the storm is expected to make landfall on the central baja, california peninsula by sunday. The strongest impacts in Southern California expected to be felt sunday into monday. The last Tropical Storm to make landfall in Southern California. That was way back september 25th, 1939. Now lets go over to ktvu, meteorologist rosemary oroczo whos tracking hillary every movement, rosemary. Yes bailey, heres a look at hillary right now off the coastline of baja, california, a few hundred miles from the southern tip there of los cabos. It will continue a north and west path. And here is a look at what we are expecting over the next 24 to 48 hours. Well begin to weaken by tomorrow. And then, as it is expected to move ashore near ensenada, rosarito area by sunday morning at one 75mph, a category one and continuing to fall apart as it moves across land and into Southern California right now, projected to accomplish or move into Southern California, i should say 60mph on sunday evening. The rain will begin late saturday. And it looks like to continue into monday. Heres a look at the futurecast model on this. By saturday evening, were beginning to see, of course, its over areas of baja, california now moving into Southern California. Southern nevada, areas of arizona as well. Sunday right now looks to be the wettest day when, again, anywhere from 1 to 2in right now expected along the coastline. More than that, hills, mountains monday afternoon. Its beginning to move out not only Southern California, but the sierra. If youre going to the sierra for the weekend, lake tahoe expected to remain with thunderstorms with each passing day. A better look at the tahoe report as well as what we can expect here at home. Coming up in just a bit. All right, rosemary, thank you. Time 707. Well economists warned that a severe Hurricane Season could send the price of gasoline skyrocketing. Now, heres a look at what california drivers are paying this morning. Triple a says the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas is 5. 9 a gallon, up a penny from yesterday, up almost a dime from last week. San francisco at 524 a gallon. Also up a cent from yesterday. Oakland at 518 a gallon, 0. 02 higher compared to this time yesterday. Well, san jose is up a penny to 514 a gallon. The experts say they blame the recent summertime increase on production cuts by the middle east and by russia, as well as the extreme heat that knocked some of the refineries offline. 708 and the superintendent of San Franciscos School District is warning about the possibility of School Closures and other budget cutting steps in the future. Sf usd is facing a budget deficit as well as declining student enrollment. The district expects to have 4600 fewer students in the next decade. The superintendent told the San Francisco chronicle that the District Needs to make cuts to prevent bankruptcy and says funding to help things like boosting student performance will be in jeopardy. The district also has about 600 open teacher and staff positions it still needs to fill. Superintendent matt wayne will address the school board about the cost cutting steps at a Board Meeting later this month. Today the superintendent of the oakland unified School District will announce a 13. 3 million federal grant to give thousands of chromebooks and 5g hotspots to low income students. Superintendent Kyla Johnson Trammell will make the announcement at an event this afternoon called oakland undivided Connection Community celebration. Families will be given information on how they can sign up for a federal benefit that provides a discount of up to 30 a month for internet service. All right. Our time, just about 710 to San Jose High School students were stabbed yesterday at a high school. Will tell you the concerns this morning. Families have as classmates are going back to school. And an fbi raid on two Bay Area Police departments. Coming up, the fallout from nine current or former officers taken into custody as part of a corruption investigation. This tiny payment thing is a giant pain hi ladies alex from u. S. Bank can she help . How about a comprehensive point of sale system. That can track inventory, manage schedules and customize orders . Thats what u. S. Bank business essentials is for. oven explosion what about a new oven, can u. S. Bank help us there . We can serve loans in as fast as 12 minutes. That would be a big help huge jumbo ginormous woo woo finding ways to make your business boom. Thats what u. S. Bank is for. Well get there together. Officers have been arrested. Now theyre facing federal charges in a two year federal corruption investigation. James torres is here with the details of a long list of federal charges those officers are facing. James, dave , good morning to you. Well, the two year federal corruption investigation found evidence of civil Rights Violations, fraud and a scandal that has rocked eastern Contra Costa County and officers eric rambo and devin wagner are accused of violating the rights of suspects by using Excessive Force and then bragging about it in texts. Wagner and former antioch officer Daniel Harris, also accused of conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids. And antioch k9 officer Morteza Amiri is charged with sharing photos of dog bite victims and tallying up those cases as trophies. Collectively, these four indictments describe a group of officers who acted as though they were above the law. Six officers are charged with paying someone to take Online College courses on their behalf , and they hope that would boost their pay. The defendants could face decades in federal prison if convicted. We heard from civil rights Attorney John Burris, who is suing Antioch Police on behalf of the alleged victims. He says these indictments are just the first step. The next portion of it is how do we clean up the department . How do we get rid of the officers who, in fact, engaged in illegal, unconstitutional conduct . Antioch mayor lamar thorpe released a statement yesterday saying in part to those that have accused me and others of being antipolice for seeking to reform the Antioch Police department. These arrests are demonstrative of the issues that have plagued the Antioch Police department for decades. And all of these Police Officers and former Police Officers are expected to go straight to trial unless they take plea deals. Officials say they also charged a 10th person, a former Antioch Community service officer, as well. Dave, back to you. All right, james, thank you. Time now, 714. An arrest has been made in the case of a missing 15 Year Old Girl from modesto. Almost 40 years after she disappeared here. Her name was Susan Robin Bender. She vanished april 25th, 1985, after being seen getting into a green van at the Greyhound Bus depot in modesto. Yesterday, the Modesto Police announced the arrest of Raymond Lewis stafford. However, investigators havent said how they linked him to the disappearance of the teenager. We are following several new developments in the Deadly Wildfires in maui. The head of mauis Emergency Management agency has abruptly resigned, citing health reasons. Herman and daya had faced Harsh Criticism after saying he had no regrets about not using tsunami sirens to warn residents about the fires. He said he had feared people would try to evacuate uphill toward the flames. 111 people are confirmed dead with hundreds still unaccounted for. And there is a massive effort to provide shelter to the many People Living on the island who lost their homes. 700 dod personnel active reserve guard and civilians and 140 coast guardsmen are actively engaged in the coordinated response. President biden is cutting his weekend trip to lake tahoe so he can meet with wildfire victims in maui on monday. Our time is 716. A fundraiser will be held today in San Francisco to help the wildfire victims in maui. The owners of the hawaiian restaurant, the outer orbit in the mission district, volunteering space for the prep work. And the fundraiser is expected to start tonight at 5 p. M. On dolores and 18. Watching our community on the ground take care of each other, that has been a huge inspiration for us to come here and do something. Now, two natives of maui, theyre helping the volunteers prepare meals for this fundraiser this evening. They are still haunted by what they went through back home last week. And youre hoping that theyll get help, but there is no guarantee. So its going to be continuous in terms of the grief, but also the support we can show and workers from the International Longshore union in San Franciscos north beach, theyre also taking part. Theyll be filling containers with donations. Theyre scheduled to head to maui later today. Well starting tonight a major stretch of interstate 80 in the east bay will be closed for repair work for the last time, caltrans completely shutting down eastbound interstate 80 between hercules and crockett once again this weekend. Itll be closed until early monday morning. Drivers, youll have to use highway four and interstate 680 is a detour. This is the third and final weekend. Eastbound 80 will be closed. So workers can do their work on the road. Now, the other direction, westbound interstate 80 will be closed for all of the labor day weekend. And the next time you drive to lake tahoe, expect the road to get there to be a little bit more confusing. Both directions of highway 50 through central sacramento now have been split by caltrans because of the continuing roadwork out there. That means your drivers, you have to commit to one side of a divided traffic pattern, and that could cause delays, the experts say, for people who are driving through sacramento to get to south lake tahoe, the best way to go is just stay in the left lane since they you wont need to get to any local exits. Lets look at the rest of the bay area commute this morning. Another roadways like the escher freeway. Things here look pretty good, although we do still have some heavy traffic on westbound 80 north of this picture around around the el cerrito area. Lets show you also the richmond, san rafael bridge toll plaza where things are a bit sluggish, getting over to san rafael and marin county. But no specific problems here to alert you about. Well end up with the bay bridge toll plaza. This has been a pretty easy drive all morning long. No problems getting onto the span. 718 lets check in with Rosemary Orozco for a busy friday morning weather wise. Oh, yes. Good morning to both of you. Here at home is fairly quiet, but as you know, we are tracking hurricane hillary, which is making a big impact later in the weekend. Heres a view of the start over alameda. We do have gray skies along the coast just inside the bay. Overall, our pattern isnt going to change a whole lot. We are going to bring temperatures down a little bit today. Then theyre back up tomorrow and then theyre back down on sunday. But again, when it comes to the tropical vibes, weve been experiencing, enjoying up to you, thats not going to change a whole lot. Heres a look at Storm Tracker two. Theres hillary south of baja, california, about 3400 miles off the southern tip there. It will be working right along the Baja California line. And then right now, it looks like by sunday may come ashore near areas near ensenada. So well be watching that. And then its expected to continue into Southern California, perhaps reaching Southern California as a Tropical Storm for us here at home. This is the weather element that we just cant shake. It kind of just hangs out there moving ever so slightly from one direction to the next. Its a little bit closer to us now. The wraparound moisture continue. Thats bringing in that monsoonal moisture for us. A stray shower, maybe a little bit of thunder and lightning. Really, its areas over the sierra for the weekend that again, well see the afternoon Thunderstorm Risk which each each passing day. Here we are at noontime, mostly cloudy at the coast, partly cloudy for the north bay, mostly clear for the rest of us. And then as we get into tomorrow morning, more of the same, perhaps not as widespread with an earlier clearing expected for tomorrow. And again, warmer weather expected. There is a look at sunday. Notice all the added cloud cover and moisture over areas of not only the bay area but for the sierra. So that will be remnants of hillary joining that monsoonal moisture. Weve been seeing from time to time to 46 degrees to start your morning. South lake tahoe truck. Hes a little bit of a chill in the air there as we get into the afternoon. A very pleasant day when it comes to the temps. 74 expected for today. But there is a 40 chance of thunderstorms today, 25 tomorrow. And then monday right now, or i should say into the weekend, 25 for tomorrow or sunday. And then on monday, a better chance for that moisture due to hillary. Temperatures in and around the bay area. This hour, 63 in San Francisco, 63 in walnut creek, 65. San jose, a mild start to the day into the afternoon. Seasonal temps 69. San francisco 84. Redwood city upper 80s for our hotter spots upper 80s expected for concord, livermore, antioch youre extended forecast there. Temperatures rebound on saturday low 90s for our inland cities and then cool off slightly for sunday monday tuesday even better at least when it comes to the temperatures. Upper 80s inland upper 70s around the bay 60s at the coast with unsettled weather expected ali. Okay thank you, rosemary. The pandemic forced celebrity chef martin yan to close his restaurant in downtown San Francisco. But now there is word of a comeback. Well share it with you. And some of hollywoods biggest stars are turning out tomorrow night. Here on ktvu and several Major Television networks. In a moment, well preview the annual campaign to stand up to cancer warehouse ambience introducing togos new french dip sandwiches featuring fresh Artisan Bread piled high with tender roast beef, smothered with melty provolone cheese and served with hot au jus for dipping. Try the roast beef or pastrami french dips today only at togos will show you a one hour program called stand up to cancer. Its the eighth year weve had this televised fundraiser special. Itll celebrate 15 years of Ground Breaking cancer research. Youll see famous people, including don cheadle, katie couric, justin timberlake, matthew mcconaughey, as well as President Biden and first lady jill biden. The program will air on more than 50 television and
Since the last jackpot was claimed in november. So youre not a powerball winner. But all hope is not lost. You can still use your tickets. The plaza in downtown las vegas is offering you up to 25 dollars in free play for your losing tickets so if you spent 10 dollars on losing tickets they will give you 10 dollars in free play if you exchange your tickets. Good luck. Good morning im Jason Feinberg and im Monica Jackson welcome to fox5 news this morning. First cassandra at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Here is a look at good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. It will be another freezing start to the day with a high of 55 degrees. We have a series of disturbances that will move through the area over the next few days. Most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a slight chance of showers for next tuesday wednesday. Well stay in the upper 50s for daytime highs through the 7day forecast. Overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the 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 desk. A man is in custody after a 6hour standoff with police. This is Ricardo Cesar martinez. Police say they got a call about a domestic disturbance at a home Near Civic Center and carey and was told martinez had a gun inside. They say he dumped more than 5gallons of gasoline inside the home he shared with his parents. And he may have planned to set it on fire. During the stand off. Martinez was updating his posts read time to get shot by police. A friend of martinez says he actually spoke to him during the stand off. I mean there was so many things going through my mind i was like plead dont do this you dont need to gou like that it would be horrible to see a friend take his own life im glad he didnt im glad everything is safe and good police say martinez set the families home on fire once before in california. North Las Vegas Police say martinez could face multiple charges. Police say the metro officer accused of beating his girlfriend and holding her against her will has a history of Domestic Violence. Officer james burt is set to go before a judge this morning. He was arrested tuesday. Police say burt and the victim got into an argument at their home. When she tried to leave, she says he refused to let her go and proceeded to drag her from the victim says her and attacked their dog. Interviewed the the allegations. Police to quote, throw the hooks on and take me to metro says burt was arrested in 2011 for another Domestic Violence related case. Stories this at least 7 people following a series in jakarta, indonesia. 5 attackers were killed, along with 2 civilians with at least 10 others injured. Initial reports say the attackers used grenades against a Police Station before engaging officers in a fire fight. A nearby Starbucks Coffee shop was hit by another blast at the same time. So far, no one has claimed responsibility. Its still unclear how many gunmen were involved and how many locations were hit. Gop candidates are in South Carolina ahead of tonights president ial debate. 7 candidates will stage including donald trump, senators ted cruz and marco rubio, ben carson, governors Chris Christie and john kasich and former governor jeb bush. Carly fiorina and rand paul have been bumped off the main stage. And trump already causing a stir ahead of tonights debate. donald trump r president ial candidate one of the commentators said to me, gov. Haley said im an angry person. I said i am. Im very angry because i hate whats happening to our country. Trump lashing back at comments South Carolinas governor made during her state of the union response. Tonights debate will be held at the North Charleston coliseum and Performing Arts Center in South Carolina. You can watch the debate on fox business network. All eyes will be on las vegas in october, as unlv plays host to the final president ial debate. We have this final president ial debate. It really puts nevada on the map, puts unlv on the make that impression. The final debate is set for october 19th. At the thomas and mack. The university is working with the lvcva to get the community pumped up for the political event. Governor Brian Sandoval and other state leaders were on hand for the start of a year long effort to highlight our citys role in the big event. A new logo for the debate was unveiled. Its slogan will be let freedom ring. Its that time of year again. Tax season is upon us and there are some things you should know, if youre going to be filing your taxes yourself. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live in the newsroom with what you should be doing to make protected this tax season. Nick . Dave and maria you were talking about the powerball earlier. The harsh reality is. Almost none of us are waking up to the millions this morning. So if you happen to be one of those who didnt win the lottery last night your tax return will be a very welcome consolation. The irs will start accepting 2015 tax filings on january 19th. The agency expects to receive more than 150 individual returns 80 of those filed electronically. Thieves love tax season, and they will try everything in their power to steal your tax return. So here are some things to look out for, and some tips for avoiding these scams. Be leery of phone scams. The irs says some will call you impersonating irs agents threatening Police Arrest or deportation, if you dont give them your filing info. The irs says they will never call to get this info. You will receive documentation, if such info is needed. Look out for fake charities. Some will try to get you to donate with the incentive of a better tax return. And finally you need to be aware of who you are filing your return with. We know criminals are really good at mimicking legitimate websites. So you always want to make sure youre on a legitimate website you want to look at the top window. And you want it to say https. That s stands for secure. So every page should have https in the very top window, so that site is secure, before entering any personal information into the online system. For those who wont have their taxes in order early, you have until april 18th this year to file them. Thats a threeday extension from the normal april 15th deadline, which is due to emancipation Day Celebrations in washington dc this year. There are a lot of great Online Tax Filing Services out there, that you know are legit. h and r block, turbo tax, you can even file on just be aware of who you are dealing with, online or in person. And you should have your taxes squared away safely and securely. Dave and maria . Drivers are tearing up the track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway testing it out ahead of nascar weekend. I was in full off season mode and then after the first run yesterday, there is no other way to get that smile. Its a nice way to remember how cool my job is. Drivers jimmie johnson, brad keselowski, matt kenseth and kurt busch taking part in the Goodyear Nascar tire test. Making sure the companys tires are durable and ready to race. Nascar weekend at the las vegas march 4th through 6th. Looks like the specials are going dark at one of americas most popular retailers. Yeah. Sorry jas. I know its where you discovered your beloved underoos. Buttttt. Kmart has announced that its closing several stores this year. Well share the details. You want a slushy and a pretzel, buddy . And a huge drug bust in texas. And lets just say if bugs bunny was in the back of the truck. Hed be a buzzed bunny. Fox5 news this every morning these men ate a tired breakfast and had a tired day. They werent lumberjacks, they were slumberjacks. Then one day jack showed up with a breakfast burrito poweredby jalapeos. It didnt just change theirmorning. It changed everything turning these tree loggers. Into tree lovers. Spicy jalapeos, chipotle sauce with grilled bacon, eggs and cheese. The jalapeo bacon breakfast burrito. Its called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. Most new wealth flows to the top 1 . Its a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. My campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. The truth is you cant change a corrupt system by taking its money. Join us for real change. 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. Kmart is closing stores. Sears Holdings Says it will close a handful of kmart Stores Across the country by mid april. This as the struggling retailer tries to stay afloat by cutting more costs. Last year the company had a net loss of 549 million dollars. The company did not say how many stores will shut its doors, but did say its liquidation the company says eligible employees will receive severance and will be able to apply for positions at other locations. Now fox weather 24 7 with Cassandra Jones good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. It will be another freezing start to the day with a high of 55 degrees. We have a series of disturbances that will move through the area over the next few days. Most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a slight chance of showers for next tuesday wednesday. Well 50s for daytime highs through the 7day forecast. Overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. 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. A british dad may have the perfect solution to make sure you get out of bed. Its his 1 yearold son. He joked about selling his son on facebook as a toddler alarm clock. Vin davies says each morning he is woken up by his son archie, who keeps screaming until he gets atention. Davies says his son will grunt until he gets his toast at 530 am. And if his toddler alarm clock doesnt work, he children that can wake you up. Officers didnt need bugs bunny help to find 25 hundred pounds texas investigators found nearly 3 thousand marijuana packages hidden among real carrots. Authorities admit these drug smugglers were creative in their attempt to smuggle narcotics into the us from mexico. But were no match for the alert Border Patrol officers and their canine team. The drugs have a street value of nearly half a million dollars. Race relations in reached a boiling point over the last several years, but with a new year, comes new hope. Coming up. We talk live to the new ceo of the National Center for civil and human rights, derrick kayongo. Well find out what he plans to do to turn things around. Hollywood got an early wake up call this morning. Oscar nominations were announced weve got the scoop on the early front runners vying for the gold. My grandpa always got up early for gold. But it was gold on january 1 the nation will Martin Luther king junior day a day to honor doctor king and to recognize the civil rights struggles of our nation. The us continues to deal with tragedies in cities like ferguson, baltimore, chicago and new york. Just to name a few. Which makes mlk day all the more important. Joining us to the past and Current Events is Derreck Kayongo appointed ceo of the National Center for civil and human rights in atlanta. Sat adlibs up in force to rally against rate hikes for solar power in nevada. Yeah. And protestors even got the help of a hollywood heavyweight. Find out who it is and if his presence made a difference. The white house joins snap chat. Wait til you see what the first post was. Heres a hint. Its like most of our posts. Time. 3 people hit the powerball jackpot. And it wasnt any of us. Where the lucky tickets where bought. The republican candidates get ready to face off in the first debate of 2016. What to expect in today big debate. And it comes around every year. Tax time what you need to do so you dont end up owing uncle sam. 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. Cassandra jones with fox5. It will be another freezing start to the day with a high of 55 degrees. We have a series of disturbances that will move through the area over the next few days. Most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a slight chance of showers for next tuesday wednesday. Well stay in the upper 50s for daytime highs through the 7day forecast. Overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. 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. Shot of the man they say shot and killed his father. 22yearold daron arrested monday. Felony open murder charge. The Police Report says clanton shot his father Kevin Clanton because his father wanted to see his college transcripts. Clanton didt have them because he school at the time. He told police thats when things escalated, he got scared and grabbed a gun. He says his father started walking toward him, so he fired all of the rounds in his chamber. Clanton was arrested and booked into the henderson detention center. This election season is now in full gear with the first gop debate of the year taking place tonight. And the Iowa Caucuses just weeks away. And it looks like the field is already narrowing. Foxs caroline shively, has more from charleston, South Carolina. The stage is all set for tonights debate in the fox business network. And the candidates have been gearing up all week. Trump says ted cruz, hes been really nice other than the last couple of days hes gotten a little testy, ive been waiting. You gotta make sure you can run. Trump continues to hit cruz hard on his citizenship. As the texas senator and the billionaire are neck and neck in many iowa polls. Cruz says you know its very interesting, this issued did not seem to concern donals until just a little over a week ago when suddenly he was trailing in the polls in iowa. The two have mostly played nice in past debates. But. Experts expect that to change tonight. Steirwalt says donald trump is going to be beating him down and beating him down, and cruz actually needs that. He needs that moment and he needs to endure it. Rand paul didnt make the cut for the main debate. And says he wont come at all if that doesnt change. But thats not stopping carly fiorina, former senator rick santorum, and former governor Mike Huckabee from taking advantage of the extra tv time. Know, from my perspective, thats great. It only leaves three of us there. The pie is the same size, its just that all of us get a bigger slice. Shocking new video is released of the us sailors detained by iran after drifting into iranian waters. In the video, you can see the ten sailors aboard the Iranian Military vessel held at gunpoint with their hands behind their heads. The Service Members were taken into custody tuesday after drifting across the maritime border in the persian gulf. A navigation malfunction was to blame for the crossing. Iranian state tv aired video of one of the u. S. Sailors apologizing for entering iranian waters. sailor it was a mistake, it was our fault, and we apologize for our mistake it is unclear from the video whether the sailor was speaking voluntarily. The u. S. Has not yet said under what circumstances that statement was made. Irans foreign calling on the us to apologize for what they say was the american navys maritime encroachment. Powerball frenzy is finally over now we just need to find out who will be splitting the nearly 1. 6 billion dollar jackpot. The winning combination was. 8, 27, 34, 4, 19 and powerball 10. Lottery Officials Say three Winning Tickets were sold in last nights Record Powerball drawing. The tickets were purchased in california, florida and tennessee. This was the scene at the 7 eleven in chino hills california where one of the was sold. And if youre like us and win any money on the lottery last night, there may be a consolation prize in your future. Tax season is upon us that means you could be getting some money back from the government. Fox fives nick newsroom with what you should be doing to make sure yrprotected this tax season. Nick . Dave and maria filing your taxes can be kind of a pain. But there are so many great Self Service Tax filing options out there, that make it a lot easier. Here, we have things like tax slayer, turbo tax, h and r block that all allow you to safely and legitimately file your taxes. The irs will start accepting 2015 tax filings on january 19th. And you actually have until april 18th to file your taxes this year a threeday extension over the usual april 15th deadline. The irs expects 80 of tax filings to be done online, this year. So here are some things you need to avoid, to keep your tax filing and identity in tact. Avoid phishing if you receive a strangelooking email from someone claiming to be the irs, dont open it. If you do open it, dont give out any information. The irs will not contact you in this way. If you use a Tax Professional for your return, make sure its somebody you know and trust. Return preparer fraud is something that does arise, and it hurts both the preparer and you. Avoid too good to be true tax incentives you to run with socalled loopholes in the tax return system. Its simply not worth the risk. And finally be extra vigilant when it comes to this time of year. They really need to think about going regularly to their online accounts, their banking insurance account, their Health Insurance claims activity looks familiar to them. Filing early puts advantage. If you wait, it gives identity thieves more time to file fraudulent claims in your can file your own legitimately. Stick to secure websites and reputable Tax Professionals, folow these tips, youll be sure to get your return without any problems. Dave and maria . Hundreds of people rallied at a Public Utilities commission meeting. Hoping the puc would delay net metering changes. The puc voted unanimously to deny that motion. Crowd chanting solar, solar last month, the puc cut back on how much money solar customers get for generating extra power. And raised their rates. Solar Companies Say their businesses are in jeopardy. Solar city and sunrun have already laid off hundreds of workers. The rally even brought out a movie star with a lot of passion for solar energy. Came from new york where solar has been a success. Ruffalo you should really feel the energy out there, cheers, this is a monutmental decision youre making here, i dont think you quite realize what this means to you, to your legacy. The alliance for solar choice filed a petition for reconsideration. The commission has 40 days to grant or deny it. If the petition for reconsideration is denied, the group can take their motion to district court. The nominees for the 2016 oscars were announced this morning in beverly hills. Heres a list of the nominees. Well start with best actress. Best actress cate blanchett, brie larson, jennifer lawrence, charlotte rampling, saoirse ronan. Oscar nominees matt damon, leonardo dicaprio, bryan cranston, Eddie Redmayne and michael fassbender. The big short, bridge of spies, brooklyn, mad max furry road, the martian, the revenant, room and spotlight. In all, revenant leads oscar noms with 12 in a blink of an eye, a child or loved one can go missing. Metro joins us someone you know goes missing. On this weeks behind the badge. And you dont have to be of legal age to
adlib adlib last week. A live interview here on fox5 went viral. Youve all seen it by now. The hookers and cocaine guy. Our Ophelia Young asked Isaac Carranza what he would do if he won powerball. He said hed buy a bunch of hookers and cocaine. Ahead of last nights Record Powerball drawing, tmz asked carranza again what he would do with all that cash. This time his answer was way sweeter. He said hed take care of his mother and improve his salinas, california. Ready for the plot twist. Carranza is a married army veteran with two children. He says he wasnt being serious during last weeks interview and that his wife understands his twisted sense of humor. A very sad Cassandra Jones joins us now with a quick look at the weather and your morning commute. Cass good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. It will be another freezing start to the day with a high of 55 degrees. We have a series of disturbances that will move through the area over the us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a slight chance of showers for next tuesday wednesday. Well stay in the upper 50s for daytime highs through the 7day forecast. Overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. Good morning. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with 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 back to the news desk some cryptic messages on facebook. Lead to in North Las Vegas. Ricardo martinez is now in Police Custody after dumping five gallons of gasoline inside his home and posting several disturbing messages to his facebook page. Fox5s Cyndi Lundeberg has that story. Facebook. Posting things like time to get shot by police. He asked police for information. Talked to his family. Facebook video to my family. opens mouth officers set up a command center nearby. And monitored Martinez Facebook page. Aaron patty pio North Las Vegas police i cant say thats somethign we see everyday however it does pop up like it has today but thats something its a different dynamic in every Situation Police finally talked martinez out of the home. And took him into custody. I mean there was so many things going through my mind i was please dont do this you dont need to go out like that it would be horrible to see a friend take his own life im glad he didnt im glad everythign is safe and good Cyndi Lundeberg, fox5 local las vegas. Martinez family has to find somewhere else to stay now because the gasoline poured all over the home has made the air poisonous. Police say martinez will likely be charged for the lengthy standoff. Henderson Police Release the the young man accused of killing his own father. 22yearold Daron Clanton was arrested monday. The Police Report says clanton shot his father Kevin Clanton because his father wanted to see his college transcripts. Clanton couldnt produce those because he wasnt enrolled in school at the time. He told police thats when things escalated, he got scared and grabbed a gun. He says his father started walking toward him, so he fired all of the rounds in his chamber. Clanton was arrested and booked into the henderson detention center. Hes now facing a felony open murder charge. Las vegas is playing a big role in the e ection this fall. Unlv is hosting the final president ial debate. Nats of the band the university is working with the lvcva to get the community pumped up for the huge political event. A new logo for the debate was unveiled. Its slogan will be let freedom ring. Governor Brian Sandoval and other state hand for the start of a yearlong effort highlighting our citys role. We have this final president ial debate. It really puts nevada on the map, puts unlv on the map. I cant wait to make that impression. The final president ial debate is set for october 19th at the thomas and mack. Gop candidates are in South Carolina ahead of tonights president ial debate. Seven candidates will be on the main stage including ben carson, donald trump, senators ted cruz and marco rubio, governors Chris Christie and john kasich and former governor jeb bush. Carly fiorina and rand paul have been bumped off the main stage. Tonights debate will be held at the North Charleston coliseum and Performing Arts Center in South Carolina. You can watch the debate on fox business network. Its that time of year again. Tax season is upon us and there are some things you youre going to be filing your taxes yourself. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live in the newsroom with what you should be doing to make sure youre protected this tax season. Nick . Dave and maria you were talking about the powerball earlier. The harsh reality is. Almost none of us are waking up to the millions this morning. So if you happen to be one of those who didnt win the lottery last night your tax return will be a very welcome consolation. The irs will start accepting 2015 tax filings on january 19th. The agency expects to receive more than 150 individual returns 80 of those filed electronically. Thieves love tax season, and they will try everything in their power to steal your tax return. So here are some things to look out for, and some tips for avoiding these scams. Be leery of phone scams. The irs says some will call you impersonating irs agents threatening Police Arrest or deportation, if you dont give them your filing info. The irs says they will never call to get this info. You will receive documentation, if look out for fake charities. Some will try to get you to donate to a fake charity with the incentive of a better tax return. And finally you need to be aware of who you are filing your return with. We know criminals are really good at mimicking legitimate websites. So you always want to make sure youre on a legitimate website that is encrypted. You want to look at the top window. And you want it to say https. That s stands for secure. So every page should have https in the very top window, so that site is secure, before entering any personal information into for those who taxes in order early, you have until april 18th this year to file them. Thats a threeday extension from the normal april 15th deadline, which is due to emancipation Day Celebrations in washington dc this year. There are a lot of great Online Tax Filing Services out there, that you know are legit. h and r block, turbo tax, you can even file on the irs website. Just be aware of who you are dealing with, and you should have your taxes squared away safely and securely. Dave and maria . About a thousand people came out to fight for solar power. Including. Actor mark ruffalo. Nevada is the testing ground of the Utility Industry to try and kill solar in the u. S. And heres where we have to stop it. Not even the incredible hulk could save the day for supporters of solar. See why the puc still voted against them. Plus. Listen up all you skiers and snowboarders your chance to win an all access season pass to lee canyon. More on the race happening today and how it honors a young snowboarder who hall, maria silva, monica jackson, Jason Feinberg ,. Weather 24 7 with Cassandra Jones and Traffic Solutions. This is fox5 news this morning. Lee canyon is hosting a memorial ski race to honor a snowboarder. Killed in a snowboarding accident. His family made the decision to donate his organs, which helped the lives of 90 people. The race is today at 10am. The 40 dollars Registration Fee and 20 percent of lift ticket sales will be donated to the nevada donor network. The winner of the race will receive an all access season pass. anchor chat good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. It will be another freezing start to the day with a high of 55 degrees. We have a series of disturbances that next few days. Most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a slight chance of showers for next tuesday wednesday. Well stay in the upper 50s for daytime highs through the 7day forecast. Overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. Good morning. Your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk breaking news now. British Actor Alan Rickman has died at the age of 69. His family said the actor has died after a battle with cancer. Some of his role included truly, madly, deeply, love actually and of course the harry potter films, in which he played the ambiguous dark arts teacher professor snape. The fight for the future of solar power in nevada hit a boiling point. Hundreds rallied to stop the puc from changing the solar rates. But no luck the puc voted unanimously to deny the motion. Fox5s Abby Theodros attended the alist actor with a passion for solar energy. Other forces harming the rooftop solar business including stable retail electric rates and historically low natural gas prices. Abby theodros fox5 local las vegas the alliance for solar choice filed a petition for reconsideration. The commission has 40 days to grant or deny it. If the petition for reconsideration is denied, the group can take their motion to district court. Visually impaired children tried something new. Ice skating its possible they wouldnt normally be able to do Something Like this, their parents might not be able to take them out, kids themselves might have some fear. But theyre out here with their parents, its a great opportunity for them. Professional figure skaters taught the kids various techniques yesterday at downtown summerlins ice rink. Organizers say events like this are extremely empowering, and give the children a chance to meet new friends. The Clark County School district hosts different most people are retired at the age of 73. Wayne newton is just getting warmed up. Mister las vegas is making a comeback. Its all a big secret. Well unveil what we know. Next. Your mission. Find jason bourne in vegas where scenes for the action movie are being filmed today. Thats coming up music filming continues for the latest installment of the bourne movie franchise. More is tracking the actors every move as he makes his mark on las vegas. Heres rachel vegas. use damon article 2 and damon article 1 here. Can also use matt damon interview and interview 1 for continue vo and car chases are something bourne movies do best so im sure were in store for something truly special nats of bourne car chase so fasten your seat belts and keep your eyes open. You might see matt in action as our city was bourne for an action film like this were told some big scenes will be shot today, possibly near arias convention center. Thats where the fake excon Tech Convention is taking place in the movie. Filming should continue through next week. The movie is set to open this summer. Wayne newton is making a comeback but Mister Las Vegas is a little coy about what hell be doing. Ill be going back to work on the strip. And im not at liberty to say where, but be on the says he will return to the strip sometime next month but we dont know where or what he will be doing. The entertainer has been keeping plenty busy though. His estate, casa de shennandoah is now open for public and private tours. One thing we do know is he will be taking center stage when the new tmobile arena opens in april. The killers and i are going to open it and i prefer to have discussions with them as to how they see the show going and what they would like to see happen because i would like to walk out and do some of their songs with them newton is also returning to the silver screen. He will play himself in an Andrew Dice Clay special. Hes also planning to join Billy Ray Cyrus for his cmt show. Jennifer lopez is on the floor shaking her booty during rehearsals for her upcoming residency at residency next wednesday. And hype is building around the country. Huge new went up in los angeles. Entire side of a famed sunset strip if you are a die hard jenny from the block fan. You could meet her in person right here on the strip. All you have to do is post a video of yourself dancing to one of her songs to instagram or twitter using the hashtags jlo vegas and i heartcontest. We are about 4 minutes away from the most exciting moment in all of live television. Cassandras forecast and. The oscar award nominations. Whos up for one of those shiny trophies . . Well take you live to hollywood. The chipotle ecoli nightmare is almost over, thats according executives. What theyre doing next to give it to me im worth it baby im worth it uh huh im worth it gimme gimme im worth it give to me im worth it baby im worth it someone just got a free 6 subway sandwich. Just text offers to 782929 to sign up for weekly text offers. And youll get a free 6inch sub accused of Domestic Violence. Now comes word he has a history of Domestic Violence. Tax season starts next week. So its time to get your ducks in a row. We have the foolproof guide to get you ready. Powerball mania is over three people hit all the winning numbers. Were taking you to chino hills california where one of the Winning Tickets was sold. Welcome back, im and im dave hall. Cassandra has your forecast in just a bit. But first nominees for the 2016 oscars are being tickets was sold. Welcome back, im maria silva and im dave hall. Cassandra has your forecast in just a bit. But first nominees for the 2016 oscars are being announced in Beverly Hills right now. The Academy President , actor John Krasinski and filmmakers Guillermo Del Toro and ang lee are doing the honors. Lets listen in. Actor John Krasinski, Academy President cheryl boone isaacs, and filmmakers Guillermo Del Toro and ang lee will announce the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards. Nominees in the following categories will be announced animated feature film, cinematography, costume design, documentary feature, documentary short subject, makeup and hairstyling, original song, animated short film, live action short film, sound editing and sound mixing. adlib the 88th annual Academy Awards february 28th at the dolby theater in hollywood. Stay with us, well take you back to Beverly Hills in about 5 minutes for some more oscar nominations, including the best actor categories, directing, best picture, visual effects and much more. Powerball frenzy is finally over now we just need to find out who will be splitting the nearly 1. 6 billion dollar jackpot. The winning combination was. 8, 27, 34, 4, 19 and powerball 10. Lottery Officials Say three Winning Tickets were sold in last nights Record Powerball drawing. The tickets were purchased in california, florida and tennessee. This was the scene at the 7 eleven in chino hills california Winning Tickets was sold. If you didnt win lottery last night, there may be a consolation prize tax season is upon us that means you could be getting some money back from the government. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live in the newsroom with what you should be doing to make sure youre protected this tax season. Nick . Dave and maria filing your taxes can be kind of a pain. But there are so many great Self Service Tax filing options out there, that make it a lot easier. Here, we have things like tax slayer, turbo tax, h and r block that all allow you to safely and legitimately file your taxes. The irs will start accepting 2015 tax filings on january 19th. And you actually have until april taxes this year a threeday extension over the usual april 15th deadline. The irs expects 80 of tax filings to be done online, this year. So here are some things you need to avoid, to keep your tax filing and identity in tact. Avoid phishing scams. If you receive a strangelooking email from someone claiming to be the irs, dont open it. If you do open it, dont give out any information. The irs will not contact you in this way. If you use a Tax Professional for your return, make sure its somebody you know and trust. Return preparer fraud is something that does arise, and it hurts both the preparer and you. Avoid too good to be true tax incentives. Some more shady tax preparers will try to convince you to run with socalled loopholes in the tax return system. Its simply not worth the risk. And finally be extra vigilant when it comes to your accounts, this time of year. They really need to think about going online accounts, their banking account, their insurance account, their Health Insurance claims and making sure that all that activity looks familiar to them. The irs also says filing early puts you at an advantage. If you wait, it gives identity thieves more time to file fraudulent claims in your name, before you can file your own legitimately. Stick to secure websites and reputable Tax Professionals, folow these tips, youll be sure to get your return without any problems. Dave and maria . Police say the metro officer accused of beating his girlfriend and holding her against her will has a history of Domestic Violence. Officer james burt was arrested monday night. Police say officer burt and the victim got into an argument at their home. When she tried to leave, she says burt refused to let her go and proceeded to drag her from her car. The victim says burt then choked when police interviewed officer burt, he denied the allegations. He later told police to quote, throw the hooks on and take me to jail. Metro says burt was arrested in 2011 for another Domestic Violence related case. They say there were a lot of similarities to this most recent case. The clark county coroner says 37 yearold Stacey Palmer died in a rollover crash on Summerlin Parkway near rampart wednesday morning. Nhp says she lost control of her car and drove onto the dirt shoulder before overcorrecting, hitting the Center Median and veering off again to the right side of the road. Troopers say she wasnt wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car. She died on the scene from her injuries. In international headlines, a series of attacks in jakarta, indonesia have killed at least two civilians and injured 20 others. Five attackers were killed. Initial reports say the attackers used grenades against a Police Station before Engaging Police in a fire fight. A starbucks skyline building in the citys center was hit by another blast at the same time. No one has claimed responsibility so far. Its still unclear how many gunmen were involved and how many locations were hit. New video is released of the us sailors detained by iran after drifting into iranian waters. In the video, you can see the ten sailors aboard the Iranian Military vessel held at gunpoint with their hands behind their heads. The Service Members were taken into custody tuesday after drifting across the maritime border in the persian gulf. A navigation malfunction was to blame for the crossing. Iranian state tv aired video of one of the u. S. Sailors apologizing for entering iranian waters. sailor it was a mistake, it was our fault, and we apologize for our mistake it is unclear from the video whether the sailor was speaking voluntarily. The u. S. Has not yet said under what circumstances that statement was made. Minister is now calling on the us to apologize for what they say wa the american navys maritime encroachment. Chipotle says its ecoli nightmare is almost over. Company execs say the centers for Disease Control is expected to declare the ecoli outbreak, that sicked dozens of people in nine states, will soon be over. Chipotle says it is taking additional measures to make sure its food is safe, including having more of its ingredients go through centralized kitchens. Meanwhile, chipotle will launch a new Marketing Campaign next month aimed at luring back its customers. The first nominees for the 2016 oscars were Just Announced in Beverly Hills. The Academy President , actor John Krasinski and filmmakers Guillermo Del Toro and ang lee are doing the honors. Lets listen
Plea to his family while showing a razor blade in his mouth. Johnny correa tells me he called martinez after seeing the disturbing posts on his friends facebook page. Johnny correa i was like are you okay and he said no i am not okay i cannot live like this anymore i said things will get better i said dont do this you will be alright correa says he was on the phone with martinez when North Las Vegas Police Showed up just after 1030 wednesday morning. Aaron patty pio North Las Vegas police we received calls about a disturbance in the 2600 block of st george our officers received information there was a potentially suicidal subject inside the home throughout the six hour long stand off. Martinez updated his facebook. Posting things like time to get shot by police. He asked police for information. Talked to his family. Facebook video to my family. opens mouth officers set up a command center nearby. And monitored Martinez Facebook page. Aaron patty pio North Las Vegas police i cant say thats somethign we see everyday however it does pop up like it has today but thats something its a different dynamic in every talked martinez out of the home. And took him into custody. I mean there was so many things going through my mind i was please dont do this you dont need to go out like that it would be horrible to see a friend take his own life im glad he didnt im glad everythign is safe and good martinez cousin tells me he is in the hospital tonight. Police tell me Martinez Family cannot go home tonight because of the gasoline. They say its m me the air poisonous. Reporting live Cyndi Lundeberg fox5 news. Local las vegas. Police told fox5 martinez will likely be charged for todays stand off. Henderson Police Released the booking photograph, for a young man they say killed his father. 22yearold Daron Clanton was arrested monday, in hendersons first homicide of 2016. In his declaration of arrest, police say daron shot his father Kevin Clanton after an argument possibly over college he got scared, and grabbed a gun. He says when he saw his father walking toward him, he fired all of the bullets. Officers had never been called to this home before. Clanton now faces an open murder charge. A metro officer is accused of beating his girlfriend, and holding her against her will. And police say this isnt the first time hes been accused of Domestic Violence. An arrest report for james burt reveals why metro police had to arrest one of their own yesterday. Police say on monday night, burt and the victim got in an argument, and she tried to leave their home. She told police burt wouldnt let her go, and he dragged her from her car. The victim says burt choked her and threw their dog. When police interviewed burt, he denied he had hurt the victim. But later, he told police to quote, throw the hooks on and take me to jail. Metro says burt was arrested back in 2011 on another Domestic Violence related case. They say there were a lot of similarities to this case. A woman was killed early this morning in a nevada Highway Patrol says the driver was going eastbound on Summerlin Parkway west of rampart. She drove into the dirt right shoulder, and overcorrected to the left. Losing control of her saturn. Troopers say she wasnt wearing a seatbelt, and she was thrown from the car. The coroner says the driver was 37 yearold stacey palmer. Metro police are looking for a man and woman they say robbed two stores at gunpoint. The robberies happened january fifth and ninth, on the west side of town. Police say the man pointed a large gun at employees, and both suspects stole cash and other items from the victims. Both may be in their 20s, and Police Believe the woman may have recently dyed her hair. If you know who they are, call crimestoppers at 7023855555. The record breaking prize amount made for record breaking sales. One Winning Ticket was sold at a 7 eleven in chino hills california take a look at this, a group of people gathered outside the store of this la suburb where the winning the winning combination was 4 8 19 27 34 and powerball 10 lotto Officials Say Winning Tickets were also sold in florida and tennessee. Fox 5s miguel martinezvalle joins us in the newsroom with more on the last few hours of powerball maddness. The ap just reported more Winning Tickets were sold in tennessee and florida. The jackpot was going for 1. 5 billion dollars, but that wasnt the only record broken because of the jackpot. California reported its biggest day of lotto sales and many of the Stores Selling tickets around nevadas borders feel like in the end, they were the big winners. Its been a little bit crazy, were all on over drive, weve been having to Work Together as a team. The power ball frenzy has come to an end. At least for now after reaching a record breaking jackpot of more than 1. 5 billion dollars. At least one Winning Ticket has been reported in california. And there could still be more < nat one things for sure, the biggest lottery in u. S. History has been a huge win for border town businesses. We amped up our staff, we had friends, we had family, we had everybody come help us in this time when its just been crazy. Last stop in arizona says they saw at least 10 times their regular amount of customers in the last week alone. Many of them first time players. I saw last stop, passed by roseys, it was packed, turned back around and nipton californias trading post which normally caters to about 40 people a day, served thousands trying to get the Winning Tickets. Its been pretty crazy with the lottery, but we love the lottery. After days of hectic lines and lottery tickets. These border town employees were just hoping for a winner. I just hope someone wins it, i mean wouldnt that be awesome. And now with at least one Winning Ticket announced, the Powerball Jackpot isnt rolling over anymore. So they can finally get some it truly has been a long few days for many of these employees, i mean some that i talked to said they would get to work at 5 am with a line already waiting. And then leave at 11 at night. Im sure theyre happy to get back to normal. Live from the newsroom, miguel martinezvalle, fox5 news, local, las vegas. So far no jackpot Winning Tickets have been announced from arizona. But one ticket matching 5 out of the 6 numbers for the million was sold in nipton california which is a stop just outside of primm solar customers continue to challenge the changes made by the puc. The decision made today. And how a famous actor got involved in the debate. Uber and lyft now have more competition on our valley roads. What a new Ride Sharing Company in town is offering customers, besides a ride. Your fox5 weather 24 7 forecast is here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, well never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. So we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. So if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, today at a Public Utilities commission meeting. Hoping the puc would delay net metering changes. you would think that with such an abundance of energy in the sky 365 days of the year we would use that to our advantage to help our economy and help our environment the puc voted unanimously to deny that motion. Last month, the puc cut back on how much money solar customers get for generating extra power. And raised their rates. Solar Companies Say their businesses are in jeopardy. Solar city and sunrun have already laid off hundreds of workers. Todays rally even brought out a movie star with a lot of passion for solar energy. Mark ruffalo nevada is the testing ground of the Utility Industry to try and kill solar in the u. S. And heres where we have to stop it the alliance for solar choice filed a petition for reconsideration. The commission has 40 days to grant or deny it. If the petition for reconsideration is denied, the group can take their motion to district court. Thousands of Nevada Middle School students will soon get laptops to help with classwork. This is part of the new nevada ready 21 program. Schools apply for competitive grants that will be awarded in march. Teachers will get training on how to use the ctl chromebooks. And students will receive those school year. This program aims to teach students skills theyll need to succeed in college and jobs of the future. A new ride sharing business is joining uber and lyft here in our valley. Youre looking at the app for get me. A company that started up in dallas. This business actually opened late last year as a delivery service. But now, get me is offering Ride Sharing Services to people in our valley. When you use the app, you have an option of getting something delivered, or having someone get you. You then have the choice of a motorcycle, car, suv, or limo coming to pick you up. Rates start at about five dollars for a two mile trip. Up to 250 if you choose the limo option google says its selfdriving cars are Getting Better at detecting problems on the road. But theres still some moments where drivers were needed to step in and take over. According to the consumerist. Google says in the last 14 months, there were 272 situations where software on its vehicles found a problem that needed a humans attention. These were all in california. In 13 of those driver hadnt jumped in, there would have been a collision. Nevada was the first state to legalize self driving cars. Now fox5 weather 24. 7. With chief meteorologist ted pretty we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the Southern Nevada area. Most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. Well stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. Overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. We will see another round of freezing lows into thursday with a we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the Southern Nevada area. Most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. Well stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7day forecast after thursday where we expect 55. Overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. We will see another round of freezing lows into start at 34. Closed captioning wayne newton, a ka Mister Las Vegas has an exciting 2016 ahead of him. One of the highlights coming up. Being part of the first show in the brand new t mobile arena on the strip the killers and i are going to open it and i have to have discussions i prefer to have discussions with them as to how they see the show going and what they would like to see happen because i would like to walk out and do some of their songs with them either singing or playing guitar or whatever the Opening Night is april 6th. For now, newton fans can check out his casa de shenadoah, which is open for public tours. Newton says he has another exciting surprise coming up in february. He wont say specifically what it is, but does say hell be back on the strip. Protestors in oregon say theyre done with being taken for granted. That these things do not become a precedent or become the normal, we will see it time and time again. Well tell you the announcement the protesters will share at the end of this week. And see how the perfect selfie picture, landed ten american sailors are free from iranian custody today but questions still remain about both their capture and their release. This incident is adding fresh criticism to the Iranian Nuclear deal that will go into force in just days. Steve nannes has the details from washington. The ten american sailors who were detained by the Iranian Revolutionary guard on tuesday were handed over to the American Naval fleet early wednesday morning. Secretary of state john kerry said the sailors were well taken care of. And thanked the iranian authorities for their quick response. john kerry, secretary of state this kind of issue was able to be peacefully resolved, and officially resolved and that is a testament to the Critical Role that diplomacy plays in keeping our country safe. But critics question the timing of the incident. Occuring just days before a nuclear deal with in exchange for iran freezing its nuclear program. Economic sanctions will be lifted a move that makes some International Leaders nervous. King Abdullah ii, jordan its a concern to a lot of us in the region, and i think further afield. So thats what i said theres linkages to the nuclear deal and how iran performs on the other portfolios lawmakers in the u. S. Also say the incident should raise serious questions about irans behavior. rep. Patrick mchenry r chief deputy whip this is the reason that i opposed the Iranian Nuclear agreement as well, because i think it is a great failure to attempt to sit down with folks that will take actions like what we see in this video. Also stoking criticism Iranian State tv aired a video of one of the u. S. Sailors apologizing for entering iranian waters. sailor it was a mistake, it was our fault, and we apologize for our mistake it is unclear from the video whether the sailor was speaking voluntarily. The u. S. Has not yet said under what circumstances that statement was made. In washington, im the group occupying a Federal Building in oregon says the protesters are sick and tired of being taken for granted. Their leader, ammon bundy, spoke to reporters today, to share a message from the protestors. He spoke about their efforts to help fatherand son ranchers dwight and steven hammond, who were convicted of arson on federal lands in oregon. He asked officials to continue investigating the case. We stand here as a people who have been ignored for many a months and even years. And we stand solid on that. That the truth must come out. And that the truth is important. And that the hammonds have been violated and that the constitution in many ways have been violated. A march supporting the hammonds led to the armed occupation of the wildlife refuge. Protesters are fighting what they call government overreach with federal lands. The protesters say they will reveal their departure date community members. After months of people becoming ill after eating at its restaurants. Chipotle says it is confident that its ecoli crisis coming to an end. Chipotles ceo says its executives met with officials from the centers for Disease Control and prevention last week. He says the restaurant chain is hopeful the c dc will soon declare the ecoli outbreak over. The outbreak begin in october and infected dozens of people in nine us states. Chipotle says it is taking additional measures to make sure its food is safe, including having more of its ingredients go through centralized kitchens. Meanwhile, chipotle will launch a new Marketing Campaign next month aimed at luring back customers. An ohio fugitive didnt like the mugshot Police Released in hopes of finding him. So he sent them a selfie to use instead. Donald pugh was wanted by police for failing to appear in court. He was originally arrested for embezzlement and battery. Police posted some of his mugshots over social media. Pugh apparently wasnt happy took action. For the past few weeks mr. Pugh has been on social media kind of taunting law enforcement, taking a selfie of himself and posting it to Police Department pages saying, hey, this picture is actually better. hes also called into radio stations in ohio kind of teasing them that hes still on the run. Police used the new selfies, and someone recognized him. Sheriffs Officials Say they were tipped off to where pugh was, and he was arrested. Police thanked the public with the hashtag thanks for the selfie. Pughs new mugshot shows him grinning from ear to ear. Las vegas has been getting a lot of experience hosting president ial debates in the last few months. Its all leading up to the grand finale. When the top two candidates go head to head here in las vegas. What officials revealed today about octobers event. And well show you what brought out some of the biggest names in the laststanding president ial candidates will take the stage for their final debate, at unlv. And its not too early to celebrate nats of band the university and the las vegas visitors and Convention Authority hosted a kick off event today. Other nevada leaders spoke about the boost this debate will be to our state. And for unlv, its a chance to showcase efforts to become a top tier school. We have a lot going on, a lot of progress. This gives us an opportunity to showcase that to the country and the world. Free publicity we cant afford, cant buy. Its tremendous for us. A new logo for the debate was unveiled. Its slogan will be let freedom ring. Nevada attorney general adam laxalt made his decision about who hes endorsing for president. The firstterm republican announced hes supporting texas sentator ted cruz. Laxalt hosted cruz and other candidates at his annual basque fry political gathering in august. The consultant who ran laxalts campaign is leading cruzs efforts in our state. Laxalt called cruz a consistant and courageous conservative. There was some excitement down at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Four nascar drivers took over the track, to test nats of cars jimmie johnson, brad keselowski, matt kenseth and kurt busch came to town to try out the new goodyear tires. Las vegas native kurt busch says the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an ideal track to do these tests. Most importantly its the weather, secondly its a track where we only race once a year. So notes dont get as defined here. Busch says he hopes these tests will help him and his team consistantly finish higher in races in the upcoming season. Nascar weekend comes to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway march 4th through the 6th. Visually impaired children got to try something new today. Ice skating its possible they wouldnt normally be able to do Something Like this, their parents might not be able to take them out, kids themselves might have some fear. But theyre out here with their parents, its a great opportunity for them. Children were taught various techniques at dowtown summerlins rock rink. Professional figure skaters taught the class. Organizers say empowering, and it gives the kids a
This is al jazeera america. Were live in new york city. Im del walters with a look at todays top stories. Police in nevada try to find out what motivated a boy to take a gun to his classroom, and turned the gun on himself when it was over. There was questions about whether the shooter had been bullied. The bart strike is now over. Union workers reached a tentative agreement last night, putting an end to the fourday old strike. Secretary of state john kerry is in london for the friends of syria meeting. The u. S. Is pushing for another round of peace talks but assault and opposition say they will not take part. And as many as 60 fires are raging across new south wales. Those are your headlines. Im del walters in new york. Consider this is next. And as always check us out 24 hours a day at aljazeera. Com. A bribery scandal could sink several top u. S. Naval commanders. Charges that navy ships were sent to certain ports in asia in exchange for highpriced trips, tickets to shows, and even prostitution. Are we seeing a worrisome growing trend . Plus an nsa faux pas causes an american riff in paris. President obama has to do damage control. And a new nightmare for American Parents kids connect with friends over social media, but are the popular websites forcing preteens into very question super boablebehavior. We begin with the allegations of a major scandal in the navy. As serious as these allegations are, al jazeera reports, they are from the only scandals to year. Reporter according to federal prosecutors the chief executive of glen defense asia pried Navy Officers with cash, tickets, luxury hotel rooms, and in exchange they provided inside information. This commander allegedly helped dock four ships so it could overcharge for its services by the millions. This knave vor officer is accused of continuing off the marine about several fault investigations. This captain was relieved of his duties but not charged. The navy has been the most aggressive of the forces firing commanders this year. Details are unavailable, but in the fiscal year that just ended 95 allegations of misconduct were found to be substantiated. Just two years ago there were 18 substantiated cases. Earlier this month the number two officer was relieved of his duties by president obama due to his suspected use of counterfeit poker chips. Just 48 hours later this twostar general responsible for 450 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles was fired. The joint chiefs of staff was so concerned last spring he sent a letter urging recommitment to ethical leadership. For more joining me from dallas, texas is a jag attorney. He is now a criminal defense attorney. And from san diego, janet steele thank you both for being us with tonight. Misconduct scandals people to be a growing problem in the military forces. There were 250 allegations of misconduct, 95 were substantiated, the largest number 26 came from the army. The military reported similar numbers last year, but they are way up from 2011. Do you think the last two years are anomaly or are we looking at the start of a serious trend here . They are the start of a trend, but they are not anomaly. As budget restrictions have come into the military, there has been an increased attention to where the money is being spent, where it is being spent, what its being spent on, and who is spending it. So that has lead to a lot more investigations. So you think its really a case of just they are looking harder now because of budget tear issues . I think so. As you come to the end of the war you start asking questions about how the war was fought, who was done. While youre in the middle of a war, you are asking questions about how the war is going. This represents a cycle that is pretty common in the military, and again, thats not to say that the conduct is excusable, but that there are more cases is not surprising. Janet, you there in san diego you have the biggest naval base on the west coast. What have you been seeing . Thats right. And while were talking about financial misconduct, most of the cases were seeing is personal misbehavior, either trying to date somebody who works for you, Sexual Assault allegations, so bad judge inspect your personal life is one thing, and all of these years of war, you have to wonder if that has lead to bad judgment. That has been an argument before, somehow since we have been involved in these wars, the military has been stretched very problem . That thats an argument for sure . And our ships have been away, for six, nine months, ten months sometimes at a time. Its hard thats a hard job to have under wartime pressures. The other thing were its so much easier to get caught right now for personal misbehavior [ technical difficulties ] which end up being evidence against them if they are dating someone in their chain of come man, and you would think they would realize at this age you should dont that, but a lot of people dont realize it. An Army Spokesperson told the l. A. Times, quote. And the navys top spokesman insisted, here is another quote. Charles, may not be an epidemic, but with that growth in those misconduct allegations, and the growth in many of these cases being at the highest level of the armed forces what does it level . It says a lot of things about how things were policed in the past. One of the parts of the questions is why do we still have Sexual Assault stand ls and financial financi financial scandals. And i think a lot of that is we were looking the other way, so to speak. And no its turning back to basic issues of how do we handle the money, how do we handle our personnel, and it is taking a while for things to change. Some officers that had a problem in the first place, got this i believe over the last ten years or so that they could and did get away with it. So lets go back to the latest story. The allegation against these two naval commanders and a singaporebased contractor. A commander was targeted by that contractor, its called Glenn Defense Marine Asia as a likely bribe target. He was then able to direct ships, including three aircraft carriers and presumably support vessels to certain naval ports where they could be docked by this guy and he could overcharm the navy mass ively. Those were liberty ports, places where they sent the trips to unwind. The real question is, is it secure and can you get the services there . And a very small group of people do that, so its not surprising to me, and i imagine based on reading the indigitments it founds fairly typical. There are strong rules that prevent you from doing exactly the type of thing like taking a lady gaga ticket, or accepting a hostess or suites. I would choose contract x but i wont have a good time when i go there, so ill choose contractor y who is known to have a good party and a lot of free tickets. Certainly the officers here lost sight of the ball. But were talking about millions of dollars extra that were spent as a result of this, if the allegations were true. Janet there were also algayings against the Navy Criminal Investigative service. He was again, getting something from this accused of getting something from this contractor and then providing them with information about the investigations against them. What is the reaction there . Community . It is pretty interesting and disturbing that one of the people who is supposed to be policing the navy is in fact possibly corrupt himself. I was talking to a navy officer today about this case, and he was saying they warn ship skippers that the kind of way business is conducted in some foreign nations is different than the United States and this pay to play kind of atmosphere is far more open and common in other countries. And they warn them, listen, you are going to have to deal with have, be ware. And charles it makes me wonder, because we all have such respect for the Armed Services and what they have done, particularly over the past decade or so defending this country, and then you hear of other stories, a captain who had won multiple awards for his service in iraq and afghanistan. Again, are you surprised that people of this level are being swept up in these bribee scandals . Im surprised on one level but not another. In cost plus contracting the contractor tells you what it costs to do it, and then they are given a profit on top of that. Costplus contracting is very easy to inflate your costs, and thereby greatly inflate your profits in the receipts. What i see is naval officers and military officers in all that have, i think, gotten a little too used to the entitlement idea that my rank and my service i should be rewarded beyond my salary. Thats something that has not to ch change. Im sure the joint chief of staffs is committed to changing that idea, but we also have to take a very hard look at the contractors themselves, because of course all of this starts with them. It didnt start with the naval contractor. The other scandals have rocked the armed forces this year, two involved officer s in with responsibility over nuclear missiles. Again, charles, i go back to you, since you are the person who used to be in the military. You have got to be concerned about people of this level who had their finger on the Nuclear Button losing their jobs for this kind of misbehavior. You should be. And in fact, i think that the security of the Nuclear Arsenal and nuclear over the last ten years with a nonnuclear threat in the form of the wars that we were fighting, and islamic fundamentalists, there was a fear they would get the weapons, but not a fear that we were going to utilize ours. And i think one of the problems is we havent paid attention to those areas that are necessary. And security and Law Enforcement has spent a lot of area looking in one area and overlooking these areas. What surprises me is they got to the level they did, before they were discovered. And that indicates we are not screening. I really appreciate you both joining us tonight to talk about this. Coming up new nsa revelations from Edward Snowden further embarrass the us. This time france is fuming. And our associate producer is tracking the top stories on the web. We have a fascinating story from al jazeeras website. You have heard about hacking into websites, and computers, but what about a human body. New revelations show the nsa hasnt just by spying on american citizens but on the citizens of nations were friending with. The nsa gathered records on more than 70 million french citizens. President obama immediately called the french president to do damage control. The question is as more of Edward Snowdens revelation tick off our international allies, what will the real impact be on our business dealings overseas . Cliff sterns joins us from washington, d. C. He is a senior counselor at a firm specializing in Cyber Security and trade negotiation. And Lawrence Korb assistant secretary of defense in the reagan administration, and he is the senior fellow at the center for American Progress and a profess at georgetown university. Cliff france was not happy, brazils government did the same thing about other revelations. How serious is this for our International Relations . I think its serious, because right now were talking about a trade investment partnership, and this is going to impact the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and america, plus we have a 1995 safe harbor agreement that allows companies in the United States, over 3,000 to transmit data across the landic into the European Union, and i think the european commissioner will probably do away with that safe harbor, and come up with a new agreement, and it will be tough to do if you have more snowden allegations that continue to pile up. Larry your old boss, Ronald Reagan had repeatedly said, trust but verify. Isnt this is a case of that, that while we may have confidence in frances intelligence apparatus, that while we may trust their intelligence groups, we need to do some verifying ourselves and make sure were capturing anything that might be out there from an intell against homeland . I think theres no doubt about the fact that they were doing this supposedly to catch terrorism, but they also got business records. And once snowden came without this stuff, we should have notified our allies. John kerry was going to visit today which is why it showed up in the newspapers, and it makes things very, very awkward. And the president of france said this is a legitimate subject for discussion. He should have been discussing it as soon as snowden came out. We knew we did it in germany, and the uk, chances are we were doing it in france, and we should have let them know. Why didnt they then . That to me is a mystery, ever since the snoweden leak, the administration has been playing catchup. The president needs to get ahead and let all of our allies know exactly what we have been doing and how long we have been doing it. Cliff we know that allies spy on allies and isnt this a question of we have a brave new world of technology and this is the way we are going to be looking at things in the future. Thats not an excuse. You cant do this. There is a threepanel judge that is supposed to allow the nsa to do this, and people who have found out that this whole process allowed under the patriot act, i think that process has to be reviewed. We dont want the nsa spying on u. S. Citizens. And they are doing it in a way that could be detrimental to citizens freedoms. Lets talk about foreign countries, if were doing it to them, what kind of reaction us. Its one thing to spy on enemies or potential enemies. Its a different thing when you are doing it to your allies. We worked together in afghanistan, we worked with the french in moli, and we may work with them together in syria. And you have this fisa court that have been basically a rubber stamp and we need to have the way that it works an advocate to go in and argue against the government before they do these things. But, again, how big of a deal is it, in the sense they were looking for specific words and phrases or at least thats what they are saying they were trying to do, so in the end how big of a deal is it, larry . Psychologically its much more important than the data they got. The attacks on 9 11 didnt come on afghanistan, they were plotted in humborg. We have a common enemy here. Lets talk trade. The u. S. Offers some very specific benefits that other trade partners dont. Were the biggest buyer of world goods around, so an international embarrassment, temporary as this may be, does impact . I think so. When you look at the trade between the United States and European Union, the gdp from the two countries is 50 of the world gdp, so its important that trade be successful, because if not the trade agreement with asia will take precedent. So the whole regulatory structure could be persuaded to be asian rather than the western country. So its really important that we send the right message to the European Union, and without safe harbor i think both the United States and the European Union will suffer. These kinds of revelations hurt the publicity for us in dealing with the European Union. I would want to know why did they spy on french citizens. The obviously reason is they think there are terrorists there, but where did they get the information to justify 70 Million People . Do you agree this hurts the u. S. For Free Trade Agreement. I think they could use this as a bargaining chip if they are not happy with some of the agreements, and the 70 million were talking about is one month. This is not 70 million over a couple of years. True. And cliff as these leaks keep coming out, what is the concern next . Thats true. And the europeans have a justification saying what did you do, how did you do it, and when are you going to stop . And i wasnt clear that the president said that the nsa is going to stop. And if he didnt say it, that should be alarming to the European Union. In the last election he pretty much did say he was going to take a very hard look at any kind of a relationship with the United States as result of us spying on german citizens. Well, i think these countries probably need us a little bit more than we need them. So i think they will be concerned but i dont think it will be a deal breaker, and the congressman is right, you have to lay down some ground rules. In germany, given their experience with the communists and nazis, that spying, i think really touched a nerve among the people, and the reelected chancellor could have taken a much tougher stance for a shortterm political gain. And the question will be if the United States does damp this down in the future. It is a fascinating world with all of these technology. Thank you both for your time. We have a lot of Great Stories on the al jazeera website. And we want to start highlighting some for you. Todays web story the brave new world of biohacking. A group of scientists work out of a basement in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and they are the first do it yourself Science Community to develop an interacttive device in a human being. It is designed to fit between the skin and the muscles in the forearm where it will track information on the temperature. Over the last 15 years i have traveled the year and spent a quarter Million Dollars to hack by own biology. Without counting calories or exercise, i lost over 100 pounds. I lowered by biological age. And learned how to thrive. You will learn theres simpler everything. As for your reaction. You can read more at the website, america. Aljazeera. Com. Coming up social media has become a double edge sword. Teenagers are raging with hormones so what happens when they are able to access Online Dating sites that allow even 12 years old. They are constantly seeing celebrities who lead them to believe the more provacative they are, the more popular they will be. Joining us now in our studio is nancy joe sales, the author of an article titled friends without benefits that focuses on this problem. And coauthor of teenage as a second language. Great to have you both was nancy joe you mention a 13yearold girl who says social media is doe destroying our lives, but without it she says she would have no life. Do you really think it is destroying their lives . Thats what she says. And what i was struck with is how much anxiety social media was causing them. Feeling of isolation, depression, and all kinds of really difficult emotions. And you also highlight a lot of disturbing cases that really should worry those of us who care about our kids, most of us, im sure, and you mention a site like tender that not that many people know about. Tender is a place where its pretty much an Online Dating site where you can browse for boys and girls and decide whom you like and dont like. Are sites like to the ones to really worry about. I had never heard of tinder before doing this piece, and i write about teenagers. Nobody can really tell you what it is like to be a 16yearold girl right now, ebb september a 16yearold girl, because technology really drives culture. And the technology is appearing so fast. So i think its really incumbent upon adults to familiarize themselves more with what is going on. In our production meeting we were talking about what we were going to discuss tonight. And as we were talking about all of these alarming behaviors, kids as old as 12 or 13 posting naked pictures or having naked conversations on skype or face time. One of our producers a woman in her 20s said i would never want to go through middle school again with everything that is going on, and a male in his 30s, said i would be psych. I think thats the perfect example of what it is. For girl theres so much pressure to keep up. Because girls are focused on being wellknown through relations, that mean girl stuff we hear about is based on that. And if you are a male who really lacks being the top dog in person, you have the oppo