5 things you need to know Tuesday

Rare cyclone hits Yemen

A rare cyclone made landfall in arid Yemen on Tuesday. Cyclone Chapala is the first hurricane-strength storm to hit Yemen since 1945, and it is expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain and possible flash flooding to the region. With winds reaching up to 120 mph on Monday, Chapala was equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane, and is the second-strongest cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea. Forecasters expect the storm to weaken before it makes landfall, but it still poses serious risk to the region.

Ohio to vote on legalization of marijuana

Ohio voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana Tuesday with a constitutional amendment. If the bill passes, Ohio will become the most populated jurisdiction to legalize marijuana, joining Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia. Private investor group ResponsibleOhio collected more than 300,000 signatures of registered voters by August, nearly 15,000 more than necessary to qualify for the general-election ballot. Backers say legalizing pot will create a billion-dollar industry in the next four years.

Leah Remini disses Scientology with new book

Scientology leaders may be displeased with Leah Remini's new book criticizing the religion. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientologyhits shelves Tuesday. Remini, 45, quit the church in 2013 after joining with her family as a girl. She said the church's leading celebrity,

Tom Cruise, is one of the reasons she left. Cruise is so important to the church that the two can't be separated, she said. Remini also said she didn't like how her daughter's life was starting to resemble her own much-resented Scientology-centric childhood.

Leah Remini talks leaving Church of Scientology

In a sneak peek at her sit-down interview on 20/20, the former King of Queens star Leah Remini gets candid about her experience in the church and how the environment became something she didn't want to be a part of.

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Pistorius faces new legal challenge

Oscar Pistorius is out of jail, but the former track star faces another legal challenge Tuesday when prosecutors argue at an appeals court that he should go back to prison for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was acquitted of murder but convicted of the lesser charge of culpable homicide, or manslaughter. He spent a year of his five-year sentence in a Pretoria prison and is now on house arrest and staying with his uncle. If the appeals court rejects the manslaughter conviction and instead rules that Pistorius is guilty of murder, he faces going back to prison for 15 years.

Top automotive show opens in Vegas

One of the nation's top automotive trade shows is coming to Las Vegas on Tuesday. The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) will showcase more than just trucks and SUVs: It will focus on the accessories the owners love to buy. Products will include everything from camper shells to trailer hitches, as well as fancy tool boxes and storage systems for truck beds. The average truck buyer spends $2,000 on accessories, according to Chevy, and truck sales were up more than 11% so far this year.

And, the essentials:

Weather: Snow and cold will spread across the West Tuesday while the Southeast sees more rain.

Stocks: Following a strong start to November, U.S. futures were up Tuesday.

TV tonight: Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at NCIS, iZombie and Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris.

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