with abby theodros at umc where the officer was taken. elizabeth watts who lives in the area... and les krifaton with alternate routes to take so you don't get stuck in traffic. but begin with rachel moore live from the scene where police say the suspect... just started shooting at the officer? a very heavy police presence out here. there's metro -- fbi -- swat -- nhp directing traffic. they have air units -- k-9 units surveying this area and within the past couple of hours they have expanded their search area and are now in the 6th hour of this man hunt. this all started at 11 o'clock this morning. two officers responded to a domestic call at the emerald suites weekly motel here on las vegas blvd between agate and serene just six

strip. the suspect wasn't even involved in the domestic dispute confronted the first responding officer with a hand gun. he shot the officer twice: once in the arm and a second time in the vest. the officer was taken to umc. ---sheriff joe lombardo -- he was at a luncheon event nearby -- he heard the suspect description on the radio system -- saw the suspect and began chasininhim into the manhattan apartment complex across las vegas boulevard where the shooting happened and thats when police began setting up their perimeter. " " omar robey: "i just heard one gunshot and i didn't really think of it as it's normal sometimes. so i guess the guy just came from running over there and that's all i saw." sgt. jeff clark, pio: that we have at our disposal will be at gentleman, and take hopefully safely incident. but we're walk away from this. one of ours was hit. and we're

we can to find him. we saw investigators surrounding this apartment complex and searching in a wash tunnel. they have expanded that search down to richmar. rrlrmffnllv. we're also learning more about the officer who was shot. we've learned he is married and has a son. continuing our coverage.. we go to abby theodros live at university medical center where the officer is recovering. the officer in this shooting is making a gradual recovery. metro police released a

long ago describing the wounded officer spirits and is stable. police havent information about do know he is married, and has a son in town who came down to the hospital after receiving the news. this all comes after police say domestic call and the scene-- he was shot in the upper body area. situation - he was taken to umc where he's receiving treatment - as this investigation unfolds. " my primary concern at this point is getting a suspect into custody for public saafety and the health of my officer and right now we've accomplished one in that aspect- the oficer is up and talking and seems to be doing well" police say the wounded officer is still in a lot of pain but again is in good spirits and is expected to make a successful recovery. since his transport to the hospital he's gone through a cat scan and received the necessary care

altercation. several hours strong police presence outside of the hospital police say for for security purposes and as a form of showing support for the wounded officer. live from umc abby theodros fox5news local las vegas. sheriff lombardo also spoke about the brotherhood of cops... that doesn't just include metro. he says as soon as other agencies heard... like nhp and north las vegas police... they headed to the hospital to help metro police. its rush hour now... and las vegas boulevard is one of our busiests roads. we go to les krifaton now to give us a check on the traffic situation out there and alternate routes to take. there won't be quite the bite in the air thursday night and temperatures are warming for friday

saturday afternoon another cold front sweeps in bringing breezy conditions and a cooling effect. by early next week temperatures will start to warm up again. the christmas eve forecast will see a high of 60, but by christmas day the temperature drops to 51. nearby homes have been on lockdown since this all went

fox5's elizabeth watts lives in the area. - and wasn't able to leave her home all day. . she joins us by phone. it's been a

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closed captioning will resume it's been a dangerous year for police officers in our valley... with several injured in shootings. on july 10th, a metro officer was grazed in the neck when he was shot during a traffic stop. september 4th, a metro officer responding to a burglary was shot in the leg. 48 hours later, another metro officer was shot in the hand while

intersection. and september 22nd, two north las vegas police officers were shot and injured during a standoff situation. fox five will have the latest on the gunman's arrest.... and the officer's condition.... later in the newscast. you can also stay up to date... at fox five vegas dot com. an attempted robbery at a doctor's office turned deadly for one of the suspect. authorites say a woman and a man walked into the medical office during an appointment and began ransacking the business. the man had a gun - police say he pistol-whipped the doctor and demanded money and possibly drugs. police say a clinic employee grabbed his own gun from his car - confronted the suspects in the parking lot - and shot several times - hitting the woman. "what we learned very quickly was one of the employees during the robbery went out to his vehicle and retrieved a weapon and

they were exiting." the woman was taken to the hospital where she later died. the doctor was also taken to umc with injuries to his face. the man - being described as black between 5-7 and 5-8 - fled the scene. one person was killed in a crash this morning in the far northwest corner of the valley. this was the scene on the 2-15 after 9. you can see a dump truck and a full-size pickup according to the nevada highway patrol .. the driver of the pickup crossed over the center line and hit the dump truck head- on.. killing the driver of the pickup. the driver of the dump truck was not injured. no word yet on what caused the pickup driver to cross over.. or the driver's name. troopers have since re-opened 2- 15. sheldon adelson and his family come clean... about buying the review-journal. the reason given for holding off on the announcement... and how others in the publishing world are reacting>

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the family of billionaire sheldon adelson confirmed in a statement to the las vegas review- journal they're the new owners of nevada's largest newspaper. the statement printed on page two of today's

week after the paper was sold for a second time this year at a markup. the owners had remained a mystery until now - with the newspaper's staff and politicians demanding to know the identity of the new boss. the adelsons say they intended to announce their ownership - but held back because tuesday's republican presidential debate was taking place at the venetian - part of adelson's casino empire. adelson - a major gop donor - said at the debate that he had - quote - "no personal interest" in ownership. brian greenspun - the c-e-o and publisher of the las vegas sun says he welcomes the new ownership... and says if adelson makes the review-journal a financial success... it's good for both newspapers. the review journal and the sun have a joint operating agreement. republican presidential candidate ted cruz is leaving las vegas for minnesota... as he launches a seven-day campaign tour through several early primary states. the texas senator spoke this morning - at the siena community center retirement community in summerlin... laying out his plan for what he

first day in office president. he mentioned opening an investigation into parenthood... nuclear agreement... moving the u.s. to jerusalem... and illegal immigration. "i oppose amnesty. i oppose citizenship. i oppose legalization for illegal alieans. i always have and i always will." the campaign days after the republican presidential debate at the venetian. state lawmakers spent the day in a special session - to discuss tax breaks - that would bring an electric car maker to nevada. faraday future wants to build a plant in north las vegas. fox 5s miguel martinez joins us from carson city with more details after taking the night to look over the bills given to them the state senate and assembly came back together to talk about the deal with faraday future... today was the day for many of

get their questions answered and their concerns heard... law makers still agree, the billion dollar project is a good deal for the "new nevada" governor sandoval and his team have been working towards. still there are unanswered questions and many details that need to be sorted out... nelson araujo, assemblyman district 3 " right now were ensure that we are asking the appropriate questions. " presented, one for one for the senate. the assemblies bill deals with jobs and training, they mentioned teaming up with community colleges and universities to close the "skills gap" and get nevadans ready for these jobs. it also mentions a diversity action plan... a phrase many wanted better explained.. the senates bill deals with money, tax incentives, and the $176 dollars in total abatements offered to the electric car maker if they meet the requirements set for them. mark hutchinson, lieutenant governor " we want to make sure that they perform and invest the billion dollar investment that they've committed too, and if they don't then we have ways to claw that back to the state." one of the biggest issues of the day became infrastructure, specifically when it

businesses to apex industrial park... senator aaron ford, minority leader nevada state senate "we want to make sure that the water issues are properly addressed, as i understand it there are some questions from the conservation industry that would like to look into this so those are some of the issues that were going to be looking at." the issues and questions for these bills turn into amendments, all in an effort to make the best deal for nevada's future... "thats the job of the legislature is to take a look at this and make sure that this is good for nevada, which the governor and i believe it is." discussion took place throughout the day - with a vote expected tomorrow. from carson city, miguel martinez- valle, fox5news local las vegas. last year... a similar special session was called for a deal motors" to reno. that session lasted two days. 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) there won't be quite the bite in the air thursday night and temperatures are warming for friday and saturday. but saturday afternoon another cold front sweeps in bringing

effect. by early next week temperatures up again. the forecast will see a high of 60, but by christmas day the temperature drops to 51. there won't be quite the bite in the air thursday night and temperatures are warming for friday and saturday. but saturday afternoon another cold front sweeps in bringing breezy conditions and a cooling

week temperatures will start to warm up again. the christmas eve forecast will see a high of 60, but by christmas day the temperature drops

will resume shortly the royal purple las vegas bowl is this weekend. how a popular fast food chain is celebrating the event.... by helping

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raising cane's is teaming up with the upcoming "purple bowl" in las vegas - tio help children in need. the popular restaurant chain raised over 32- thousand dollars through their "dollar donation" initiative that began in november the money will benefit underprivilaged children at c-p squires elementary school in north las vegas. over 900 kids will receive new socks and shoes.... through the "goodie two shoes foundation." " "the perfect opportunity to showcase the entire community's involvement around a very important event to our economy, a kind of homegrown charity, and then a local restaurant coming together, it's been a very neat thing to see progress over the years." the children will get a new pair of socks and shoes or a toy for the holidays. some of the kids will also be able to meet players who will participate in the "royal purple las vegas bowl." this year - utah and b-y-u will be squaring off. fox5 got an up- close look... at

in nevada. the swedish furniture retailer is building a massive outlet on 26 acres near 215 and durango. crews say the construction is coming along well. when it's done - it will carry nearly 10-thousand items... and contain three model home interiors... as well as a children's play area and a 450seat restaurant. "it's a really fun place to shop. typically our come here will hours in the building. we focus on family friendly - but of course we are for the many. college students, families, senior citizens, empty nesters. we have something for everyone." it's so big... there will be 14-hundred parking spaces around the store. it's due to open by summer. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. an officer is recovering... after being shot this morning. the latest on his condition... and the manhunt to find the person -

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chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. the officer shot - has been recovering at u- m-c since early this afternoon. fox5's abby theodros is there right now... she joins us live - with how the latest on his condition. the officer is awake and talking. and police say he's in good spirits after suriving a gunshot wound in the upper body area

just before noon today when he