Transcripts For KVVU FOX5 News This Morning 20160101

The big show went off without a hitch. An air quality advisory is in place through today as the smoke from last nights fireworks clears out. Health Officials Say smoke and small dust particles from the fireworks displays can make conditions worse. So people with respiratory and other Health Conditions are being encouraged to stay inside. Nate tannenbaum is in for cassandra jones. He joins us now with a quick look at your new years day forecast. Good morning nate its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while also rise from the the low 40s dead this morning, following a rollover crash on i15. Police say the vehicle was speeding before this happened, and later burst into flames. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live near i15 and craig with details in the investigation. Nick . Dave and maria police had i15 south closed here at the craig ramp for several hours again, 2015 ended here with two more fatalties on a major las vegas highway. This was a single vehicle crash. Police say it happened just after ten oclock thursday night. Nevada highway patrols Chelsea Stuenkel says she and another officer were in the area when they noticed the car on fire, lying on the shoulder embankment of the road. Other witnesses tell police the car was speeding, lost control, crashed into the dividing wall, rolled across the travel lanes, and came to rest on the other side before bursting into flames. Firefighters later found two people dead inside the vehicle. Unfortunately, were ending the year not on a good note with two fatalities. Obviously something that couldve been prevented due to slowing down and possibly impairment, which well find out in the future. You heard Chelsea Stuenkel mention possible impairment there. That is Something Police are investigating. With this years eve, impairment is a real possibility. Police say no other vehicles were hit in this crash. Again, i15 was closed at craig when this investigation started. Right now. We do not yet know the identities of the two killed. Once we know more, we will let you know. Dave and maria . Us 95 at ann road was shut down for hours overnight after a wrong way driver triggered a multicar crash. The first calls came in just after 11 30 last night. One of our editors actually came within inches of the driver near buffalo on the 95. Troopers say the driver crashed into three cars at ann road, injuring a number of people. The wrong way driver was taken to the hospital for treatment. Were told the other victims suffered nonlife injuries. Nhp says it suspects the wrong way driver was driving under the influence. Police are releasing Surveillance Video from outside a 24hour fitness, in hopes of finding a mans killer. On tuesday, a man was found dead inside his car outside the 24 hour fitness on rainbow and alta metro is looking for this vehicle in connection with that homicide. Police say the two suspects who shot the victim were in this two door sedan, with a spoiler and non tinted windows. If you have any information, call crimestoppers at 7023855555. The local woman man accused of hitting and killing 95 at Summerlin Parkway in 2014. Has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge. Lindona thompson admitted to throwing punches at gary adair junior in a hallway at the courthouse back on november 5th. Yesterday, her attorney entered the no contest plea on her thompson was fined 100dollars and ordered to attend impulse control classes and to stay out of trouble for the next 90 days. Police say kadar brown was the side of the road, when adair hit him with his car. Adair has pleaded not guilty to felony reckless driving and driving influence charges. His trial is set to begin in march. In todays top stories, a new york man was arrested and charged with planning to attack a restaurant on new years eve. 25yearold Emanuel Lutchman received direction from an issi member overseas to attack partygoers as an initiation into the group. Lutchman is attempting to provide Material Support to isis. Years in prison if hes due in court next friday. Munich, germany new year with a after recent terror threats. Last night, police were tipped off by Intelligence Service that isis was planning to to seven suicide bombers. Authorities halted all service at the stations as a precaution. Train service has since been restored. North Korean Leader kim jong un delivered his annual address overnight, saying hes ready for war if provoked by quote invasive outsiders. The controversial leader also talked about plans to strengthen north koreas economy and a willingness to restore peace on the korean peninsula. Dozens of new nevada state laws go into effect today. Including a controversial new education law. Senate bill 302 allows parents to use taxpayer money to send their children to private school. Its being called the most ambitious School Choice law in the country. There has been a lot of pushback to this law. Including two lawsuits that are currently in the courts. Assembly bill 162 requires Police Officers to wear body cameras. The law also makes the footage recorded on other new laws going into effedct today are designed to curb the influence of lobbyists. And hemp. It can now be legally grown in nevada. For Research Purposes only. A lot of people left disneyland upset this morning. Their big Fireworks Show had to be cancelled because of strong winds. One person writes. Happy new years everyone. Were at disneyland and the fireworks didnt go off. Lol so awkward. Waited for hours in the same spot. Another tweeted. Came to disneyland specifically for midnight fireworks. Stood for 2 hours waiting. Did the countdown. No fireworks. Great start to 2016. Final preparations are underway for the 127th annual rose parade in pasadena, california. And people are already getting lined up along the fiveandahalf mile parade route. This year officials are ramping up security to prepare for the growing crowd of 700thousand. Pasadena Police Assistance of the fbi and homeland security, along with plenty of undercover officers in the crowd. Were enhancing technologies, so therell be cameras that are up and down the parade route. Those are monitored 24 7 by Law Enforcement officials. We have more than two dozen k9 bomb detection dogs that will be out on patrol along the parade route and later on at the game, as well the 127th annual tournament of roses parade airs live at eight am this morning. The rose bowl, featuring a stanford versus iowa matchup, starts at 5 pm on espn. Nevadas not the only state ringing in the new year with new laws. After the break. The state thats becoming the first ever to raise the legal smoking age to 21. Moon pie drop. See how other cities celebrated 2016. In seattle. The space needle served as a perfect spot to watch some fireworks. More than 18 hundred individual fireworks were set off last night to usher in the new year. In the big apple, around a Million People showed up to watch the big ball drop in times square. At the stroke of midnight an 11thousand 875 pound Waterford Crystal ball dropped along with multicolored confetti. Well be right back. Hawaii is officially the first state in the nation to raise the legal smoking age to 21. The new law applies to both traditional and Electronic Cigarettes and goes into effect today. The goal is to keep young people from developing an unhealthy addiction to tobacco. The Hawaii Department of health says 95 percent of adult smokers in the us begin smoking before the age of 21. Anyone under 21 who gets caught using tobacco will pay a 10dollar fine for the first offense. The fines will go up if the violation is repeated. A ban on styrofoam containers goes into effect today in the district of columbia. The law passed in 2014 as part of a set of will also require businesses to use disposable dining products by 2017. Going forward, officials will be doing undercover checks to make sure businesses have removed the foam containers. Its a rough start to the new year for some living in missouri. Many communities along the Mississippi River are bracing for even more flooding today. Jennifer gray reports. Meramec river basin, mayor michael polizzi, fenton, missouri weve taken on more water in history ever that ie known in our city. It is in places weve never had it before. Flooding has submerged neighborhoods, schools, and Shopping Centers in the st. Louis area. Including parts of interstates 70, 44 and 55. tom blair, Missouri Department of transportation we are keeping back a couple feet of water from actually getting on i55. Unfortunately, that effort hasnt been totally fruitful. We do have some water, anywhere from six inches to almost a foot in a couple of deep spots. Even some homes have been swept away by the sheer force the flood waters, and waters have breached a second Wastewater Treatment plant. Sending untreated waste into the Meramec River the missouri red cross has opened shelters across the state and the governor has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard as thousands are being evacuated Kelly Northcutt its kinda like a ghost town now. Its pretty scary, you cant imagine all the water just taking this whole town over. Even as sunny weather moves in. Officials continue to plead with residents to be safe. And heed their gov. Jay nixon, d missouri if we could say anything over and over and over, it would be dont drive into water. Of the fatalities that weve had, every one except one has been somebody that drove into water. Start burning those calories with a free hike at the state parks. Hundreds of free, guided hikes are available all across the country. The closest parks we have here, is the Spring Mountain ranch state park and valley of fire. At the valley of fire you have to be ready to go at 10 30. If you want to go to Spring Mountain, that hike starts at 11. Starting today, it will cost more to get into lake mead recreational area. This is a national fee increase. With the change if you buy a year pass. It will stay in effect for an entire year from the date purchased. Before it would expire at the end of the each calendar year. Its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. Long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s forget the ball drop. There were several other unique ways americans rang in the new year this was the scene in atlanta. Yes, thats a giant peach they celebrate every year with the giant peach drop. And check this out this is how they celebrate in raleigh, north thats a big acorn. Large crowds gathering in downtown orlando last night to welcome in the new year with the flordia orange drop. Way to ring in 2016 in memphis than with the guitar drop and last but not least, those celebrating 2016 in mobile, alabama did so with the annual moon pie drop many of us are kicking off 2016 with those new years resolutions. And that includes the president next. President obamas lengthy list. And how it could have an impact on all of us. Its unreal. Its total opposite of something small, something quaint. Its awesome. Nothing like front of. A few thousand of your closest friends. See why these couples went big for their big day. Happy new year fireworks music thailand welcomed the new year with a bang the celebration in bangkok. At the temple of dawn. Also commemorates the kings 88th birthday. Many of us may begun to commit new year resolutions. President obama has some too. Foxs doug luzader looks at the commander inchiefs pledges for his final year in office. And he will finish this vacation. And 2015. With just over one year to advance his vision for america. Obama says we are going to squeeze every last ounce of progress that we can make when i have the privilege as long as i have the privilege of holding this office. And the other big goal for 2016 . Helping to defeat whatever republican ends up winning the gop nomination next year. Lt;trump nats he played more golf last year than tiger woods gt; especially if its donald trump, who appears to really get under the president s skin. Obama says i think i will have a democratic successor and i will campaign very hard to make that happy for a whole variety of reasons. For starters, it would be essential to keeping much of the current adminstrations work intact in coming years. But therin lies the president s delicate balancing act over the next year. Pushing agenda items that can be like gun control. A new transpacific trade deal. Closing the prison at guantanamo bay. While at the same time not turning off potential democratic and independent voters come november. Sabato says if hes serious about electing the dem nominee, hes going to have to find ways to be less controversial and to appeal to a broader section of the public, can he do it . I dont know. And no one really knows at this point. But its clear that as his vacation winds to a close this weekend, the president will be looking ahead to a new year that could well determine what his legacy will really be. In washington, doug luzader, fox news. Lots of love birds rang in the new year with a major commitment, marriage Monica Corrales and Alfredo Hernandez officially became the first couple of 2016 after they won a crowd vote in new york city. Alfredo and monica arent the only ones that tied the knot. And his partner alexander also rang in the new year as a married couple when they wed in front of a crowd of one Million People. Here at home. Las vegs boulevard doubled as a wedding dance floor for a lucky bride and her groom. Bill and christa cooper, from kentucky, danced their first dance to a Frank Sinatra tune as their family looked on. Cooper says he proposed to his new bride a month ago in the eiffel tower at paris las vegas. And las vegas newest resident was welcomed into the world at 12 04 this morning. The newborn baby boy weighed in at 6andahalf pounds and was 18andahalf inches long. His parents havent revealed his name yet. The bouncing baby boy was born at Mountain View hospital. A big congratulations to the lucky parents. A big thanks to all of you who helped drive over the holidays. But the need doesnt end when the Christmas Lights come down. See just how many of our neighbors struggle to get a good meal. The madness on the strip may be over. But getting around could still be a hassle with some 320 thousand people in town for the holiday. How you can get around town today, for free before we head to break. Heres a look at the fireworks that welcomed 2016 in london. Big ben echoed its famous chimes with 12 thousand fireworks night sky. You see a lot of interesting things on the job. But ill never forget the day we tried rescuing a man. Who was rescuing a kite. We tried everything. Then jack came to the rescue. With a Chipotle Chicken Club combo for 4. 99. That combo was the real hero that day. A craveable combo to the rescue. Spicy, allwhite meat chicken with chipotle sauce on toasted sourdough. The Chipotle Chicken Club combo. Our roadways. Were live with the details of the fiery crash that claimed two more donald trump has a new years message for all of you. Vote for me. Hear how he plans on making 2016 the year of trump. The Las Vegas Strip wasnt the only place to party this new years eve. Well show you how partygoers in downtown rang in the new year with quite the tribute welcome back, im maria silva and im dave hall. Well get those headlines in a minute, but first Nate Tannenbaum is in for cassandra jones. He has a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. That to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night througmonday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s police are investigating a two people thursday night. Its a sad end to 2015. One that police say couldve been prevented. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live near i15 and craig with how police say the crash happened. Nick . Dave and maria police had i15 south closed here at the craig ramp for several hours last night. Two people in the vehicle crash. Police say it happened just after ten oclock thursday night. Nevada highway stuenkel says officer were in the area when car on fire, lying embankment of the road. Other witnesses tell police the car was speeding, lost control, crashed into the dividing wall, rolled across the travel lanes, and came to side before flames. Firefighters later found two the vehicle. Because the vehicle not recognizable, right now, where the vehicle was see plates on the vehicle, right now. Police say its very fortunate no other vehicles were hit in this crash, as the car flailed across the entire roadway. Police are investigating alcohol impairment as a contributing factor in the wreck. Again, i15 was closed at craig when this investigation started. Right now. We do not yet know the identities of the two killed. Once we know more, we will let you know. An armed murder suspect was shot and killed by metro officers after they tried to arrest him. Fox5s Abby Theodros reports on why they were looking for him in the first place. Encountered the man. They say the situation escalated when the man would not listen to their commands and approached them all while carrying a cell phone they thought was a gun. Capt. Matt mccarthy because of the officers believed the suspect was wanted for attempted murder because this was a residential area and believed he was armed they shot and struck him several times. The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene. Police have not yet released the mans identity or what brought him to las vegas but police say theyre still uncovering the details of this investigation. More details are expected in the coming days. No officers, agents or bystanders were injured in the shooting. Police also tell us there is not threat to the public. 19 adults and 17 children are homeless after a devastating Apartment Fire near sunrise hospital. I called around to help you. What happened to helping people . We didnt ask to be put out by a fire. Especially on new years eve. The fire broke out yesterday morning near maryland parkway and desert inn. It took firefighters at least three hours to put out the fire. People who live at the apartments are blaming squatters for starting the fire, but officials havent confirmed that. Luckily no one was hurt. And a firefighter was hurt in another fire yesterday. Las vegas fire and rescue says a firefighter fell off a roof at a home near bonanza and maryland parkway. He was checked out by paramedics, and went back to work without a hospital visit. Investigators say this fire started in the chimney area, and they believe squatters were staying in the home. A suspect is still on the run this morning after stabbing a homeowner. Police say the victim came home early. Only to find the suspect in his home. This happened near craig and pecos. Metro says the homeowner and intruder got into a fight. The homeowner least three times in the torso. He was taken to the hospital, and police say his injuries arent lifethreatening. Metro says the intruder ran off, and has not been caught. Police arrested the man they say robbed a valley doctors office. His accomplice was shot and he left her behind. Metro says mario chism and Veronica Clay robbed an office on december 16th, near charleston and rancho. They say chism pistolwhipped the doctor, who was treating a patient at the time. An employee escaped, got a gun from his car, and came back to the office. Police say he shot the two suspects, killing Veronica Clay. Chism took off, and police say he was found with a gunshot wound to his foot. Hes now facing several charges, including robbery and battery with the use of a deadly weapon. Republican president ial candidate donald trump has this message about hillary clinton. Trump says i think ill be her worst nightmare, but were going to find out. Look, she were going to do the job and were going to do some really special things. He appeared on Fox News Channel last night. He added, during his new years eve celebration that he has a big lead and plans to keep it. The Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary are both about a month away. The lawsuit filed against Caitlyn Jenner after a deadly crash almost a year ago has been settled. Jenners lawyer says the case has now been settled and dismissed. She was hauling an offroad vehicle back on february 7th, when she rear ended 2 cars, one of the women was killed when her car was pushed into the path of an oncoming hummer. The terms of the settlement were not made public. In more local news. People had a safe and fun time on the Las Vegas Strip as they rang in the new year. Metros preliminary numbers show that there were eight arrest on the strip and two arrest on fremont street for infractions other than dui. Metro and nhp many drunk driving arrests were made last night. The las vegas monorail is offering discounts on tickets in the new year. For the first time ever. The Mass Transit System will be open around the clock through january 2nd. On new years eve the monorail offered locals oneway tickets for just a buck. The rtc is offering free rides until nine this morning. Locals and tourists are taking advantage of the service to get to and from the strip following the new years celebrations. Today. The rtc is operating on its sunday schedule, since theres less traffic. Fireworks can spook your pets, so if yours got out last night, chances are its over at the lied animal shelter. The shelter takes in all pets that get lost in the las vegas area. Henderson operates its own if you live in the southeast valley, head there first. They recommend calling every two or three days to see if theyve found your pet. Another big celebration was held downtown on fremont street. Crews worked hard overnight to get it all cleaned up people had to pay 40 dollars and pass a Security Check to gain access to the celebration. More than a dozen live tribute bands performed. We were looking for something fun and spontaneous to do. I said lets go to vegas, its close quick convenient and we can drink all night, so were staying over at the plaza which is close to here. Its cheaper than a dui las vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman led the new years countdown under the fremont canopy. You can definitely call bryce harper baseballs golden boy the national received another major honor. This was not part of the Fireworks Show. A 63 story skyscraper catches fire in dubai. Well have the latest on how this inferno started. But before we head to break a much calmer scene in baltimore. This is how that city celebrated the new year. And heres what it looked like in boston at midnight besides fireworks there was also ice sculptures, light displays. And a light and ice party. Well be right back. Captain john trapper mcintyre on mash has died. He passed away thursday after suffering complications from pneumonia. In addition to mash he also starred in the n bc detective drama city of angels and the cbs sitcom house calls. He was 82 years old. Firefighters battled a massive fire in dubai. That engulfed a 63 story skyscraper. The fire broke out at a hotel near the worlds tallest tower. Becky anderson reports. closed captioning will resume shortly cnn firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed a luxury hotel in dubai thursday night while a spectacular new years fireworks display lit up the night sky nearby. A large section of the highend address hotel soon after the fire started around 9 30 p. M. 12 30 p. M. Et . Witnesses said they heard explosions as the fire raged. Despite that huge the flames didnt fireworks from going off. Just blocks away from the scene, crowds of onlookers enjoyed what was billed as one of the largest firework displays in the world. Its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s hes won award even holds a key to the city. Espn says 2015 was the year of bryce harper. Naming him the mlb person of the year. The 23yearold stole the show at games throughout the season, and became the youngest unanimous mvp in baseball history. The network says harper is the future of baseball, and is great at tonight is your final chance to take in one of the valleys favorite christmas traditions. Ethel m chocolates Cactus Garden features more than a half a million lights. The garden will be lit from five to ten tonight. Admission is free. Time is running out to check out the largest drivethru light display in the valley. Glittering lights at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway features more than threemillion holiday lights shining bright along the two pointfive mile course. The event raises money for the speedway Childrens Charity among other local organizations. Gates open nightly at 5 30. The last night to check it out is this sunday. Someone in our Community Benefits in an unexpected way. Everytime a local realtor sells a it feeds your soul, is addicting. Once you start, you cant stop what this fox5 shining star is doing to make life better in las vegas, for people and their pets. As we head to break here are some more new Year Celebrations california welcomed 2016 with a fireworks display over the San Francisco bay more than two Million People gathering in rio de janeiro, brazil to ring in the new year. The Fireworks Show lasted almost 16 minutes. Twice as long as ours the celebration also included the unveiling of the made last minute donations for tax deductions. When youre donate to goodwill we so appreciate those donations because youre helping your friends and neighbors, people in this community who really need work. There were a lot of people at this goodwill on rainbow and warm springs on thurdsay. Workers say the 31st is one of the busiest days of the year. Many people have pitched in to help provide holiday meals to struggling families. Three Square Food Bank hopes people will continue to be generous throughout the year. Take a vacation, its year round. And when youre in a Community Like ours, theres a pretty big need, about 1 out of 6 People Struggle with food, they arent sure where their next meal is coming from. Three square says it can always use highprotein foods like beans, peanut butter, and tuna. This year, fox5 partnered up with vons and albertsons to help collect food for people in need. Three square says that drive was a big success, and theyre thanking everyone for their donations. Theres no question about it. We have a very giving community. Fox5s shining star works on commission, and everytime she makes money, so does a charity. Christine maddela reports. Heidi Williams theres an enclosed patio Heidi Williams is one of many Real Estate Agents in the valley. We have the built in grill over here this Realty One Realtor does something a little different. I donate 10 of my net income to the charity of my clients choice clients choose. So shes donated to organizations all over the valley. It makes me feel really good. It feeds your soul, is addicting, once you start, you cant stop. I just do it to feed my soul and im a good person, im able to do it, why not do it. If her clients dont have a specific charity in mind, heidi donates the money to nonprofits shes involved in. To help animals. Come here, baby ive always loved them, i have to be their voice, they cant help themselves heidi fosters dogs in need of a good home, come here sweet boy dog running and rescues about five a week. I would give all my that includes the five hundred dollars she got from henderson chevrolet. She also received her fox5 shining star award and certificate. For somebody to give away part of their commission that they work so hard for, thats pretty substantial. nats award presentation every time she succeeds, someones going to benefit for the community endpkg heidi has already hundred dollars of her commission to several different charities. So whats the deal with Jerry Seinfeld . . He just got to do something pretty cool. He got to ride in the president ial limo. With the president. Well listen in as these two trade jokes. Happy new years everyone we hope you had a safe and happy holiday. Heres a look at all that glittered over manila as people in the philippines rang in the new year. More than a Million People took in the spectacular Fireworks Show in taiwan last night. This was the scene from atop the enormous skyscraper taipei president obama and Jerry Seinfeld cruise the streets joe. Cars getting coffee. I always wanted to be in a show about nothing and here i am. Theres nothing more nothing than this. Come on, lets go get some coffee. President obama and seinfeld cruised around and cracked jokes in the back of the president ial limo. The full show is available on crackle. Lets take a look at whats ahead on fox five news this morning. 2015 was a horrific year for fatal crashes in the valley. And it ends with yet another one. Horrific year for fatal crashes in the valley. And it ends with yet another one. Well have a live report on what happened this time. Everythings coming up roses in pasadena the tournament of roses parade is a new years day tradition 127 years in the making. But this year theyre up for a very important reason. 3. 2. 1. Happy new year, happy new year. hello 2016 las vegas welcomes the new year with a bang. A lot of bangs. Good morning im dave hall. And im maria silva. Welcome to fox5 news this morning. Last night fireworks shot off from the rooftops of seven strip casinos. To help ring in the new year. And we were there in the thick of it all these images were shot from atop mandalay bay, the palms and stratosphere. The eight minute Fireworks Show was choreographed to a special playlist says of gold glittery fireworks danced sky. Thankfully, the winds didnt pick up last night, so the big show went off without a hitch. An air quality advisory is in place through today as the smoke from last nights fireworks clears out. Health Officials Say smoke and small dust particles from the fireworks displays can make conditions worse. So people with respiratory and other Health Conditions are being encouraged to stay inside. Nate tannenbaum is in for cassandra jones. He joins us now with a quick look at your new years day forecast. Good morning nate its going to be a to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s two people are dead this morning, following a rollover crash on i15. Speeding before this happened, and later burst into flames. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live near i15 and craig with details in the investigation. Nick . Dave and maria police had i15 south closed here at the craig ramp for several hours last night. Again, 2015 ended here with two more fatalties on a major las vegas highway. This was a single vehicle crash. Police say it happened just after ten oclock thursday night. Nevada highway patrols chelsea she and another officer were in the area when they noticed the on the shoulder embankment of the road. Other witnesses tell police the car control, crashed into the dividing wall, rolled across the travel lanes, and came to rest on the other side before bursting into flames. Firefighters later found two people dead inside the vehicle. Unfortunately, year not on a good note with two fatalities. Obviously something that couldve been prevented due to slowing down and possibly impairment, which well find out in the future. You heard Chelsea Stuenkel mention possible impairment there. That is Something Police are investigating. With this happening the night of new years eve, impairment is a real possibility. Police say no other vehicles were hit in this crash. Again, i15 was closed at craig when this investigation started. Right now. We do not yet know the identities of the two killed. Once we know more, we will let you know. Dave and maria . Us 95 at ann road was shut down for hours overnight after a wrong way driver triggered a multicar crash. The first calls came in just after 11 3last night. Came within inches of the driver near buffalo on the 95. Troopers say the driver crashed into three cars at ann road, injuring a number of people. The wrong way driver was taken to the hospital for treatment. Were told the other victims suffered nonlife threatening injuries. Nhp says it suspects the wrong way driver was driving under the influence. Police are releasing Surveillance Video from outside a 24hour fitness, in hopes of finding a mans killer. On tuesday, a man was found dead inside his car outside the 24 hour fitness on rainbow and alta metro is looking for this vehicle in connection with that homicide. Police say the two suspects who shot the victim were in this two door sedan, with a spoiler and non tinted windows. Information, call crimestoppers at 7023855555. The local woman who attacked the hitting and killing parkway in 2014. Has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge. Lindona thompson admitted to throwing punches at gary adair junior in a hallway at the courthouse back on november 5th. Yesterday, her attorney entered the no contest plea on her behalf. Thompson was fined 100dollars and ordered to attend impulse control classes and to stay out of trouble for the next 90 days. Police say kadar brown was changing a tire on the side of the road, when adair hit him with his car. Adair has pleaded not guilty to felony reckless driving and driving under the influence charges. His trial is set to begin in march. In todays top stories, a new york man was arrested and charged with planning to attack a restaurant on new years eve. Authorities say 25yearold Emanuel Lutchman received direction from an issi member overseas to attack partygoers as an initiation into the group. Lutchman is charged with attempting to provide Material Support to isis. He faces up to 20 years in prison if hes due in court next friday. Munich, germany is ringing in the new year with a heightened alert after recent terror threats. Last night, police were tipped off by a foreign Intelligence Service that isis was planning to attack two train stations using five to seven suicide bombers. Authorities halted all service at the stations as a precaution. Train service has since been restored. North Korean Leader kim jong un delivered his annual address overnight, saying hes ready for war if provoked by quote invasive outsiders. The controversial leader also talked about plans to strengthen north koreas economy and a willingness to restore peace on the korean peninsula. Dozens of new nevada state laws go into effect today. Including a controversial new education law. Senate bill 302 allows parents to use taxpayer money to send their children to private school. The most ambitious School Choice law in the country. There has been a lot of pushback to this law. Including two lawsuits that are currently in the courts. Assembly bill 162 requires Police Officers to wear body cameras. The law also makes the footage recorded on those cameras as public record. Other new laws going into effedct today are designed to curb the influence of lobbyists. And hemp. It can now be legally grown in nevada. For Research Purposes only. A lot of people left disneyland upset this morning. Their big had to be cancelled winds. One person writes. Happy new years everyone. Were at disneyland and the fireworks didnt go off. Lol waited for hours in the same spot. Tweeted. Came to specifically for midnight fireworks. Stood for 2 hours countdown. No start to 2016. Final underway for the 127th annual tournament of roses parade in pasadena, california. And people are already lined up along the five andahalf mile parade route. This year officials are ramping up security to prepare for the growing crowd of 700thousand. Pasadena police will have the assistance of the fbi and homeland security, along with plenty of undercover officers in the crowd. Were enhancing technologies, so therell be cameras that are up and down the parade route. Those are monitored 24 7 by Law Enforcement officials. We have more than two dozen k9 bomb detection dogs that will be out on patrol along the parade route and later on at the game, as well the 127th annual tournament of roses parade airs live at eight am this morning. The rose bowl, featuring a stanford versus iowa matchup, starts at 5 pm on espn. Only state ringing in the new year with new laws. After the break. The state thats becoming the first ever to raise the legal smoking age to 21. From a peach. To a guitar. To a moon pie. See how other cities celebrated 2016. In seattle. The space needle served as a perfect spot to watch some more than 18 hundred individual set off last night to usher in the new year. In the big apple, people showed up ball drop in times at the stroke of midnight an 11thousand 875 pound Waterford Crystal ball dropped along with multicolored confetti. Well be right welcome back the first state in the nation to raise the legal smoking age to 21. The new law applies to both traditional and Electronic Cigarettes and goes into effect today. The goal is to keep young people from developing an unhealthy the Hawaii Department of health says 95 percent of adult smokers in the us before the age of 21. Anyone under 21 who gets caught using tobacco will pay a 10dollar fine for the first offense. The fines will go up if the violation is repeated. A ban on styrofoam containers goes into effect today in the district of columbia. The law passed in 2014 as part of a set of environmental initiatives that will also require businesses to use disposable dining products by 2017. Going forward, officials will be doing undercover checks to make sure businesses have removed the foam containers. Its a rough start to the new year for some living in missouri. Many communities along the Mississippi River are bracing for even more flooding today. Jennifer gray reports. National Weather Service says record flooding will serve as the new bench mark for the Meramec River basin, mayor michael polizzi, fenton, missouri weve taken on more water in history ever that ie known in our city. It is in places weve never had it before. Flooding has submerged neighborhoods, schools, and Shopping Centers in the st. Louis area. Including parts of interstates 70, 44 and 55. tom blair, Missouri Department of transportation we are keeping back a couple feet of water from i55. Unfortunately, that effort hasnt fruitful. We do have anywhere from six foot in a couple of deep spots. Even some homes have been swept away by the sheer force the flood waters, and waters have breached a second Wastewater Treatment plant. Sending untreated waste into the Meramec River the missouri red cross has opened shelters across the state and the governor has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard as evacuated Kelly Northcutt its kinda like a ghost town now. All the water just taking this whole town over. Even as sunny weather moves in. Officials continue to plead with residents to be safe. And heed their warnings gov. Jay nixon, d missouri if we could say anything over and over and over, it would be dont drive into water. Of the fatalities that weve had, every one except one has been somebody that drove into water. Start burning those calories with a free hike at the state parks. Hundreds of free, guided hikes are available all across the country. The closest parks we have here, is the Spring Mountain ranch state park and valley of fire. At the valley of fire you have to be ready to go at 10 30. If you want to go to Spring Mountain, that hike starts at 11. Starting today, it will cost more to get into lake mead recreational area. This is a national fee increase. With the change if you buy a year in effect for an entire year from the date purchased. Before it would expire at the end of the each calendar year. Its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s forget the ball drop. There were several other unique ways americans rang in the new year this was the scene in atlanta. Yes, thats a giant peach they celebrate every year with the giant peach drop. And check this out celebrate in raleigh, north carolina. Thats a big acorn. Large crowds gathering in downtown orlando last night to welcome in the new year with the flordia orange drop. And what better way to ring in 2016 in memphis than with the guitar drop and last but not least, those celebrating 2016 in mobile, alabama did so with the annual moon pie drop many of us are kicking off 2016 years resolutions. And that includes the president next. President obamas lengthy list. And how it could have an impact on all of us. In the spirit of the holiday, were hearing from callers voicing their rants and raves about las vegas new years eve celebration. Thats coming up in the morning rant closed captioning will resume shortly with some new year themed rants. Get ready. Theyre all over the place even a proposed ban on kissing but lets start with the positive one. This is video of what he was talking Worlds Largest fireworks display in dubai. But, we do have to mention,. The fireworks display went on even as a massive fire engulfed a 63 story hotel nearby. People ran running and screaming from the high rise hotel, and many in the area couldnt even see the fireworks display through the smoke. At least 16 people were hurt in the fire. On to other rants ah. I see what he what im saying . You can, like, send us your rants to fox5vegas. Com or call at 7024368285 ok, were here. Heres dad. Mom. The twins. Aunt alice. You didnt tell me aunt alice was coming. Of course. Dont forget grandpa. Can the test drive be over now . Maybe just head back to the dealership . Dont you want to meet my family . Yep, totally. Its practically yours, but we still need your signature. The volkswagen sign then drive event. Zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta fatal accident on our roadways. Were live with the details of the fiery crash that claimed two more lives. Donald trump has a new years message for all of you. Vote for me. Hear how he plans on making 2016 the year of trump. The Las Vegas Party this new years eve. Well show you how partygoers in downtown rang in the new year with quite the tribute welcome back, im maria silva and im dave hall. Well get those headlines in a minute, but first Nate Tannenbaum is in for cassandra jones. He has a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s nhp investigating a deadly crash that took the lives of two people thursday night. Its a sad end to 2015. One that Authorities Say couldve been prevented. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live near i15 and craig with how investigators say the crash happened. Nick . Dave and maria police had i15 south closed here for several hours last night. Two people in the same vehicle were killed in a rollover crash and car fire here. Marking a grim end to a year replete with traffic fatalities. This was a single vehicle crash. Police say it happened just after ten oclock thursday night. Nevada highway patrols Chelsea Stuenkel says she and another officer were in the area when they noticed the car on fire, lying on the shoulder embankment of the road. Other witnesses tell police the car was speeding, lost control, crashed into the dividing wall, rolled across the travel lanes, and came to rest on the other side before bursting into flames. Firefighters later found two people dead inside the vehicle. Because the vehicle did catch fire, its not recognizable, right now, where the vehicle was registered. We cant vehicle, right now. Police say its very fortunate no other vehicles were hit in this crash, as the car flailed across the entire roadway. Police are investigating alcohol impairment as a contributing factor in the wreck. Again, i15 was closed at craig when this investigation started. Right now. We do not yet know the identities of the two killed. Once we know more, we will let you know. Dave and maria . An armed murder suspect was shot and killed by metro officers after they tried to arrest him. Fox5s Abby Theodros reports on why they were looking for him in the first place. Police were called to assist in apprehending the suspect. Two officers then arrived to the area of guilded crown court where they encountered the man. They say the situation escalated when the man would not listen to their commands and approached them all while carrying a cell phone they thought was a gun. Capt. Matt mccarthy because of the officers believed the suspect was wanted for attempted murder because this was a residential area and believed he was armed they shot and struck him several times. The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene. Police have not yet released the mans identity or what brought him to las vegas but police uncovering the investigation. Expected in the coming days. No officers, bystanders were injured in the shooting. Police also tell us there is not threat to the public. 19 adults and 17 homeless after a devastating Apartment Fire near sunrise hospital. I called around to so many hotels, no vacancy, no we cant help you. What happened to helping people . We didnt ask to be put out by a fire. Especially on new years eve. The fire broke out yesterday morning near maryland parkway and desert inn. It took firefighters at least three hours to put out the fire. People who live at the apartments are blaming squatters for starting the fire, but officials havent confirmed that. Luckily no one was hurt. And a firefighter was hurt in another fire yesterday. Las vegas fire and rescue says a firefighter fell off a roof at a home near bonanza and maryland parkway. He was checked out by paramedics, and went back to work without a hospital visit. Investigators say this fire started in the chimney area, and they believe squatters were staying in the home. A suspect is still on the run this morning after stabbing a homeowner. Police say the victim came home find the suspect in his home. This happened near craig and pecos. Metro says the homeowner and intruder got into a fight. The homeowner was stabbed at least three times in the torso. He was taken to the hospital, and police say his injuries arent lifethreatening. Metro says the intruder ran off, and has not been caught. Republican president ial candidate donald trump has this message about hillary clinton. Trump says i think ill be her worst nightmare, but were going to find out. Look, she wont do the job, were going to do the job and were going to do some really special things. He appeared on Fox News Channel last night. He added, during his new years eve celebration that he has a big lead and plans to keep it. The Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary are both about a month away. The lawsuit filed against Caitlyn Jenner after a deadly crash almost a year ago has been settled. Jenners lawyer says the case has now been settled she was hauling an offroad vehicle back on february 7th, when she rear ended 2 cars, one of the women was killed when her car was pushed into the path of an oncoming hummer. The terms of the settlement were not made public. In more local news. People had a safe and fun time on the Las Vegas Strip as they rang in the new year. Metros preliminary numbers show that there were eight arrest on the strip and two arrest on fremont street for infractions other than dui. Metro and nhp have not said how many drunk driving arrests were made last night. The las vegas monorail is offering discounts on tickets in the new year. For the first time ever. The Mass Transit System will be open around the clock through january 2nd. On new years eve the monorail offered locals oneway tickets for just a buck. The rtc is offering free rides until nine this morning. Locals and taking advantage of the service to get to and from the strip following the new years celebrations. Today. The rtc is operating on its sunday schedule, since theres less traffic. Fireworks can spook your pets, so if yours got out last night, chances are its over at the lied animal shelter. The shelter takes in all pets that get lost in the las vegas area. Henderson operates its own animal shelter, so if you live in the southeast valley, head there first. They recommend calling every two or three days to see if theyve found your pet. Another big celebration was held downtown on fremont street. Crews worked hard overnight to get it all cleaned up people had to pay 40 dollars and pass a Security Check to gain access to the celebration. More than a dozen live tribute bands performed. We were looking for something fun and spontaneous to do. I said lets go to vegas, its close night, so were staying over at the plaza which is close to here. Its cheaper than a dui las vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman led the new years countdown under the fremont canopy. Someone in our Community Benefits in an unexpected way. Everytime a local realtor sells a home. It feeds your soul, is addicting. Once you start, you cant what this fox5 shining star is doing to make life better in las vegas, for people and their pets. As we head to break here are some more new Year Celebrations california welcomed 2016 with a fireworks display over the San Francisco bay more than two Million People gathering in rio de janeiro, brazil to ring in the new year. The Fireworks Show lasted almost 16 minutes. Twice as long as ours the celebration also included the unveiling of the olympic rings. Captain john trapper mcintyre on mash has died. He passed away thursday after suffering complications from pneumonia. In addition to mash he also starred in the n bc detective drama city of angels and the cbs sitcom house calls. He was 82 years old. Firefighters battled a massive fire in dubai. That engulfed a 63 story skyscraper. The fire broke out at a hotel near the worlds tallest tower. Becky anderson reports. closed captioning will resume shortly cnn firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed a luxury hotel in dubai thursday night while a spectacular new years nearby. Orange tentacles of flames engulfed a large section of the highend address hotel soon after the fire started around 9 30 p. M. 12 30 p. M. Et . Witnesses said they heard explosions as the fire raged. Its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s have already mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the definitely be and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s so what are your resolutions . . Maria has vowed to get a new co anchor. President obama has a few too. Foxs doug luzader takes a look. Donald trump, who appears to really get under the president s skin. Obama says i think i will have a democratic successor and i will campaign very hard to make that happy for a whole variety of reasons. For starters, it would be essential to keeping much of the current adminstrations work intact in coming years. But therin lies the president s delicate balancing act over the next year. Pushing agenda items that can be divisive. Like gun control. A new transpacific trade deal. Closing the prison at guantanamo bay. While at the same time not turning off potential democratic and independent voters come november. Sabato says if hes serious about electing the dem nominee, hes going to have to find ways to be less controversial and to appeal to a broader section of the public, can he do it . I dont know. And no one really knows at this point. But its clear that as his vacation winds to a close this weekend, the president will be looking ahead to a new year that determine what his legacy will really be. In washington, doug luzader, fox news. Hes won award after award and even holds a key to the city. Espn says 2015 was the year of bryce harper. Naming him the mlb person of the year. The 23yearold stole the show at games throughout the season, and became the youngest unanimous mvp in baseball history. The network says harper is the future of baseball, and is great at attracting young fans to the game. Theres no question about it. We have a very giving community. Fox5s shining star works on commission, and everytime she makes money, so does a charity. Christine maddela reports. Heidi Williams Heidi Williams is one of many Real Estate Agents in the valley. We have the built in grill over here this Realty One Realtor does something a little different. I donate 10 of my net income to the charity of my clients choice to a charity her clients choose. So shes donated to organizations all over the valley. It makes me feel really good. It feeds your soul, is addicting, once you start, you cant stop. I just do it to feed my soul and im a good person, im able to do it, why not do it. If her clients dont have a specific charity in mind, heidi donates the money to nonprofits shes involved in. To help animals. Come here, baby ive always loved them, i have to be their voice, they cant help themselves heidi fosters dogs in need of a good home, come here sweet boy dog running and rescues about five a week. I would give all my money if i could that includes the five hundred dollars she got from henderson chevrolet. She also received her fox5 shining star award and certificate. For somebody to give away part of their commission that they work so hard for, thats pretty substantial. nats award every time she succeeds, someones going to benefit from it. Thats great for the community endpkg heidi has already donated about 25 hundred dollars of her commission to several charities. Las vegas boulevard doubled as a wedding dance floor for a lucky bride and her groom. Bill and christa cooper, from kentucky, danced their first dance to a Frank Sinatra tune as their family looked on. Cooper says he proposed to his new bride a month ago in the eiffel tower at paris las vegas. And las vegas newest resident was welcomed into the world at 12 04 this morning. The newborn baby boy weighed in at 6andahalf pounds and was 18andahalf inches long. His parents havent revealed his name yet. The bouncing baby boy was born at Mountain View hospital. A big congratulations to the lucky parents. Tonight is your take in one of the valleys favorite christmas traditions. Ethel m chocolates Cactus Garden features more than a half a million lights. The garden will be lit from five to ten tonight. Admission is free. Time is running out to check out the largest drivethru light display in the valley. Glittering lights at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway features more than threemillion holiday lights shining bright along the two pointfive mile course. The event raises money for the speedway Childrens Charity among other local organizations. Gates open nightly at 5 30. The last night to check it out is this sunday. Need a friend . Just grab a cuddle buddy. Meet this adorable polar a little polar bear cub gets a new stuffed friend to cuddle with. Check out this picture ohios columbus zoo gave a holiday update on a polar bear cub whos just eight weeks old. She was born on november 6th. She weighed a little over six pounds and measured 17and dead. We have a live report on what caused it. A terror plot