Covernemnt. There are nearly 6 thousand employees in nevadas solar industry. Also upset homeowners showed up today to explain with the cost of the panels their bills may cost as much as they did before installing them. Some said they may not have invested in rooftop panels if they knew Something Like this would happen. The new rate structure will take place over four years start january 1st but it seems the battle may not be over Solar Companies say theyre looking over the draft to see what the next step may be. Reporting. Solar company sunrun says it has already filed a lawsuit against governor sandoval in relation to the vote today. Metro police were out in force along boulder highway today. Their goal. To cut down on pedestrian related deaths. This year alone 8 people have been killed alnog this highway. Fox fives Cyndi Lundeberg is out where officers were earlier today. She spoke with them about their mission to educate the public. Cyndi. Today officers were out along this stretch of highway. And nearby streets passing out these pamphlets. They say their goal is to educate both drivers and pedestrians about safety tips. Metro says the concern for safety along boulder highwa is a constant concern for their officers. They say the times pedestrians are at most risk is between 6am and midnight. So pretty much all day long. Capt owen with metro police says they are working to get more cross walks along boulder highway. But says its a very long and tedious process with the city. There are long stretches were so people are picking up speed so i want pedestrians to be aware them vs a 2000 vehicle they are not going to win that equation i asked metro police how long it takes to get more cross walks installed and they said years and years. There was a man that fox 5 saw ticketed for jaywalking. Officers say his fine is going to be about two hundred dollars. Metro police was out from about for pedestrians. Make sure you stay out of blind spots. And if possible make eye contact with drivers. If out at night wear Bright Clothing and bring a flashlight. Lakeisha holloway is in jail on suicide watch police say crashed her car into a crowd on the strip sunday night. Today, the county prosecutor talked about her charges. The fact that she kept driving while people were trying to get her to stop, she admitted a body bounced off her windshield, so of course thats all taken into consideration when we determine what crimes she should be charged with. Holloway is due in Court Tomorrow to face charges of murder, felony hitandrun, and child abuse and neglect. A defense attorney for Lakeisha Holloway says its too soon to say if her mental condition will become part of her defense. One person was killed and more than 30 people were hit. Among them four members of the Pacific University wrestling team from oregon. Three of the wrestlers were treated at a hospital and released. One was kept overnight for observation. They returned monday to portland after thier tournment scheduled for this week. A family of five from california was on their way to henderson when their private plane crashed near bakersfield. They were coming to town to attend a holiday party. Now as cate cauguiran reports a community in Northern California is in mourning. urias escudero was just in shock. Miguel Garcia i cant believe that really nice people. Today there is an eerie quiet in this gilroy neighborhood. John Paradiso neighbor this is a very close neighborhood. Everybody around us here knows everybody but to were all sad. And everyone knows. One home here will be empty this holiday season, after the price family died saturday. nat mayday mayday . When their small plane went down. That was last air Traffic Control would hear from jason price. Neighbors tell us jason, his wife olga and their three kids john, mary and 9yearold olivia were all on board. The family took off from reidhillview airport in a single engine piper pa32. Friends in las vegas. The plane went down in an Almond Orchard near bakersfield. Senior Deputy john carpenter, kern co. Sheriffs office a extensive ground search was conducted, by the kern co sheriffs office, Bakersfield Police department, the california highway patrol, as well as the kern county fire department. No air was used due to the weather. At about 7 24pm they located debris of a plane in this area. Debris was scattered for a quarter of a mile. John Paradiso just in a state of shock, numbness as it were. John paradiso said the family lived in this neighborhood for at least three years. John Paradiso neighbor they were a lovely couple. We loved and respected them. The kids played on the block everyday. Jamin escudero went to luigi area elementary with the younger daughters and was good friends with the couples oldest son, john. jamin escudero family friend he was fascinated by airplanes and he would always talk to me about his private airplane. The faa and nt the cause remains under investigation. Lawmakers are still pushing for drivers with uber and lyft. To udnergo federal background checks. But its not so simple. The Nevada Transportation Authority says it doesnt have the authority to force drivers for uber and lyft to participate in fingerprint background checks. They were a major Sticking Point when lawmakers considered ride hailing bills this spring. Lawmakers wanted to compare whether fingerprinting and fbi background checks are more effective than thehe checks uber and lyft do now. Taxi companies argued potential drivers could use false identities to checks if fingerprinting wasnt used. And ridehailing Companies Say the thirdparty checks are faster and say fbi flag arrests but dont tell the an investigation. A fire reported at a hotel room turned out to be a burning towel. Firefighters say five engines, two trucks and three rescue vehicles responded to the call just before five this morning. Directed to the 25th floor where they used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. They checked for smoke damage but didnt find any. No injuries were reported and no evacuations were necessary. Is a battle between donald trump and Hillary Clinton a sign of things to come in 2016 . Coming up. The war of words between the two frontrunners before the first primary vote is even cast. And how safety is being addressed. During the busy Holiday Travel week. Your fox5 weather 24 7 forecast is the first step in the Court Martial of Army SergeantBowe Bergdahl took place this morning with a hearing at fort bragg. He didnt enter a plea and hasnt decided yet whether he wants to face a trial with a jury or just a judge. The 29yearold soldier walked off his post in eastern afghanistan in 2009. He was released in 2014 as part of a prisoner swap with the taliban that was widely criticized. Just like in the civilian system, the person is presumed innocent unless and until Proven Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But above and beyond that, theyre still in the military, because the military has to have jurisdiction to try them. Berghdahl is military and civilian lawyers for his defense team. He remains on active duty in the army still drawing his military pay and benefits. Fears over terrorism remain high. During a busy travel period for the christmas holiday. Jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with more on the national and global response. To keep people safe on roads on trains and in the air. Terrorism on the minds of many this holiday season. In the wake of deadly terror attack from paris. To san bernadino. And authorities are keeping a watchful eye on potential targets. President obama doing his best to put minds at ease, last week. Obama says . Youve got dedicated patriots working around the clock all across the country to protect us all. The Holiday Travel season tainted by terror in the past. Richard reids plot to bring down a u. S. Jet with a shoe bomb was thwarted 14years ago. And in 2009, a nigerian man now known as the underwear bombertried to christmas day. In spite of this, air travel is predicted to greater than last year. Reporter says . Do you feel safe traveling . Mos says . I do. I have faith in the t sa. I mean, its a little bit scary, but gotta get to where youre going for the holiday season. Security also high overseas. Airport safety in egypt under review following a suspected terror attack on a russian passenger jet there. Special units are on patrol in bethlehem where christians believe jesus was born. And in francewhere a wave of attacks left at least 130 people dead last monththeres extra protection at places of worship. Cazeneuve says . It is not necessary to have multiple entry ways for a place of worship. Some of the doors can be blocked to ensure for better filtering at the entrance and security. voice of translator on cam tag president obama saying last week intelligence and counterterror officials do not have any specific and credible information about threats to the homeland. At the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. The holiday for americans. Triplea expects more than 100 million americans to travel the next week and a half. The reaction continues on the campaign trail. After donald trump used some yiddish to describe democratic president ial frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Even a race to obama. She was going to beat obama. I dont know whod be worse. I dont know. How does it get worse . But she was gonna beat, she was favored to win, and she got schlonged. She lost. I mean, she lost. Trump had been demanding an apology from clinton. After the former secretary called him the best recruiter for isis. Clintons campaign called trumps latest comments degrading to all women. Shes great at being the victim. You know this will enhance her victimology status. The two of them should stop bickering about their personal disagreements with each other and who should apologize to who. Im not going to be another political pundit im going to let donald trump speak for himself clinton has a Comfortable Lead shiftied focus to trump during campaign appearances. What youre hearing from some of the republicans, particularly mr. Trump about muslims is not only dangerous, its shameful. A new poll shows clinton with a lead of 30 points over nearest democratic rival bernie sanders. While trumps strongest challenger to his gop frontrunner status is ted cruz. Now fox5 weather 24 7 weather you might have been able to tell that forecasting the exact arrival and departure times of the waves of clouds weve been seeing isnt always easy. We were calling for a lot of cloud cover throughout this first full day of winter which would have kept the afternoon high in the mid 50s. But Mother Nature had other ideas, and the clouds cleared out, giving us more sunshine and moving the high past the 60 current forecast still calls for clouds to keep coming and going while temps will stay above normal for a couple more days. But the next big system upstream is supposed to get here during the day on christmas eve. That should mean more wind and much cooler temps heading into the holiday and on into the weekend. Well go ahead and mention a slight chance for a quick passing shower as santa makes his big sleigh ride over southern nevada. If that happens, Higher Elevations around the Las Vegas Area could see a snowflake or two dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen . Mainly its going to be windy with high temps dropping into the 40s and lows over the rest of the christmas weekend. Closed captioning will resume shortly forecasting the exact arrival and departure times of the waves of clouds weve been seeing isnt always easy. We were calling for a lot of cloud cover throughout this first full day of winter which would have kept the afternoon high in the mid 50s. But Mother Nature had other ideas, and the clouds cleared out, giving us more sunshine and moving the high past the 60 degree mark. The current forecast still calls for clouds to keep coming and going while temps will stay above normal for a couple more days. But the next here during the day on christmas eve. That should mean more wind and much cooler temps heading into the holiday and on into the weekend. Well go ahead and mention a slight chance for a quick passing shower as santa makes his big sleigh ride over southern nevada. If that happens, Higher Elevations around the Las Vegas Area could see a snowflake or two dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen . Mainly its going to be windy with high temps dropping into the 40s and lows down to the 20s over the rest of the christmas weekend. Closed captioning there are thousands of people across the valley who dont have enough to eat fox5s take 5 to care holiday food drive continues through the end of the year. You can drop off your non perishable food items at any valley albertons and vons. You can also donate cash right at the register. All of the proceeds benefit three square food bank. Christmas is still a few days a way. But a holiday feast is already underway. Why these early gifts. Are part of Scientific Study this is fox5 news at 5 30, your only choice for live heres a look at one of the all new stories we are working for fox5 news at six. Weve learned the person who was hit and injured last night when he stepped onto desert inn. Did not survive. Details on this and the closer look at what metro is doing to make our roads safer. Christmas came early for animals living in polands gdansk zoo. Take a look. Santa dropped off special gift wrapped treats for the animals to enjoy this week. From lion cubs to giraffes and monkeys. Every special to munch on. Zookeepers say the presents are part of an Enrichment Program to help simulate what it would be like for each animal to live in the wild. Thanks for joining this is krystal, and her dream is to be a roller derby girl. We love krystal we love krystal oh my god its jj watt oh my god live in las vegas the cost of solar