out here we have been told no officers were injured in this incident today reporting live ew ffn llv hurt - during today's confrontation. we're learning man arrested last friday night for pointing a gun at people on the been trying to commit suicide. young spoke with the suspect's brother - who says his 20 year old brother is mentally ill. she joins us live near the bellagio. it was here in front of the bellagio - police arrested kahleal and discovered - his revolver was empty. kahleal black's older brother says it was more of a cry for help. "i went to the strip and talked to people who worked there they told me that it looked he wanted to get hurt

hurt" elliott black says only weeks before - kahleal ran out of medication- which is prescribed to such as schizophrenia and bipolarism. he says a similar incident happened police were home because kahleal was threatening suicide. this friday - he was walking southbound down calls described trigger at visitors in front of the bellagio. police arrived and when kahleal turned the gun on them - an officer fired two rounds - missing kahleal. one bullet went through a jacket of a bystander - another richocheted off a pillar and grazed a child's leg. "id like to take a sorrow an dapology apology to the and family's cross fire in officers gunfire in this incident were very sustained were minor and full recovery is expectred" today also released

showing who they say is kahleal walking around the bellagio brandishing a gun. eal has been arrested on 4 counts of assault with a deadly weapon. his brother says when kahleal is normal - he is a stand up guy with an imagination and wanted to return to college this year. his brothers are now looking for a lawyer - they also want to find him more help after they deal with the criminal case. for now - metro put kahleal on a psychatric hold. reporting live metro says black does not have any other criminal record - other than the incidents related to last year's suicide call. a high school teacher arrested for sexual misconduct with her special education student. a police report on the arrest of jillian lafave says - she admited to kissing him more than once... she's been working as a teacher at vally high school. that's where we find fox 5's miguel martinez-valle... with more details on what police say happened. jillian lafave, a first year teacher in clark county,

january 15th for an ongoing innapropriate relationship with one of her valley high special education students... " just to have the kids come back in a year, or a year or two, and say hey miss you know you really helped me figure out what i wanted to do, then i'm happy." today we learned from the official arrest report that lafave not only addmitted to kissing her student on several occasions, she says she also touched his genitals at least once... they had an ongoing texting relationship since october of last year and police say many of the texts they sent were sexual in nature... " its so ridiculous i cant even have the words to say, but it is unfair for an adult to take advantage of a child." lefave was the students english and special education teacher, the arrest report

was upset when he was under investigation, it also states the 17 year-old said they were in love... father, valley high school teacher normal lafave were featured in a video last year as two teachers... they moved from texas for the clark county teaching job, as of now the district assigned to home on paid status due shes still an employee with the district but isnt allowed at the school. police say lafave a new story is coming out this year... more than 70 years after the death of a famous author. how the long- lost tale... brings back a childhood favorite. this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right

do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male...? this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton

abe vigoda has passed away. the actor was 94 years old.

character "tessio" in "the godfather" movies... but is perhaps best known for playing detective phil fish on the barner miller t-v show. the character actor had a distinctive look and voice - and in recent years - poked fun at his own image with cameos on conan o' brian's talk shows. abe vigoda died in hospice care - and is survived by one daughter. a lost story by one of the world's most popular children's book authors has been discovered. "the tale of kitty- in-boots" by beatrix potter - is being published this year - more than a century after it was written. the british writer and illustrator is best known for creating the character "peter rabbit". the manuscript was found in 20- 13... but is being released this year in september - to mark 150 years since potter's birth. peter rabbit makes an appearance in the new story - but is older - slower - and a bit more portly. donald trump says "no" to participating in the next debate. what the candidate plans to do instead - tomorrow night.

following a landslide. what's being done to keep sacred gravesites... in the proper condition. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right now switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. yes and?

plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. yes and? why do you guys keep saying that? it's the first rule of improv. by saying "yes and," we accept the reality created by our comedy partners, paul. yes, right, i know. do you? feel like a hollywood insider

taken.... to slow the spread of the zika virus. it's linked to health complications - in thousands of newborn children. "(nats)" in brazil - crews are fumigating the "sambra-dome" in rio de janeiro... with less than two weeks until the annual "carnivale" celebration. the city is conducting weekly inspections of the stadium and its surroundings... to cut down on standing water and other signs of mosquitos - who carry and transfer the brazil is one of the countries hardest hit. "right now in brazil, we see close to 4,000 microcephaly cases. microcephaly again, is the condition with abnormally

infants, in babies born, which normally goes along with a smaller brain development as well." the virus was first found in a monkey in uganda's zika forest in 19- 47... and has rapidly spread recently. the olympics are coming to brazil this summer... prompting urgent concerns among international travelers. pregenent woman are warned to avoid countries in which the zika virus is actively spreading. a disturbing discovery west of baghdad - as iraqi forces unearth yet another mass grave. this one in ramadi - appears to contain the bodies of more than 40 people - including children... women... civilians... and police officers. iraqi forces just recently took the city back from the control of isis militants. mass graves have been found in other areas liberated from isis control - in both syria and iraq. "this is another evidence of the crimes committed by isis. the group uses various heinous and savage acts to liquidate and kill our people."

europol is out with a new warning - that isis will try to launch more deadly attacks this year in europe. the president of iran... making the first official state visit to italy... in more than two decades. the trip follows the lifting of sanctions on iran as part of the nuclear deal. it's part of a european tour with huge implications. iran is looking to drum up trade and investment. 18-billion dollars in deals have already been signed. "iran is the safest and most stable country in the entire region. iran has no intention of attacking or invading any country, iran does not intend to interfere in the affairs of any other country." the trip also included a meeting with pope francis - who asked for iran's help in stopping the spread of violence in the middle east. nude roman statues were covered up for the visit. the next stop on the tour is in paris.... where a state dinner was cancelled - after the french refused an iranian request to not serve wine. donald trump's campaign manager says the candidate

g-o-p presidential debate. the republican frontrunner suggested the move was likley while campaigning in iowa. "i'm not a fan of meagyn keely. i think she is 3rd think she is frankly not good at what she does." doing the debate. i'm going to do something else in iowa. we'll do something where we'll raise money and wounded warriors. we will do somethign simultaneously with the debate. the move comes as donald trump and ted cruz remain at a virtual tie - leading up to the republican caucus in iowa. joel waldman, is in washington with more from the campaign trail a new quinnipiac university poll shows it's still very much a two-man race in iowa between g-o-p rivals... donald trump and ted cruz ... separated by just two-percentage- points. but, being atop the polls comes with its challenges ... cruz taking heavy fire from his opponents ... as the battle for iowa, just six days away, rages on. rubio says: "he

chinese company that had stolen secrets from an american inventor cruz hitting right back ...with so much at stake in iowa ... cruz says: "it's a false attack. it's a bogus attack. it didn't work then. and i would suggest that if other candidates are going that direction, that they're very frustrated by the dynamic that is playing out on the ground." and, when it comes to democratic likely caucus-goers in iowa, bernie sanders appears to be closing the gap with hillary clinton. the latest fox news poll showing clinton's 14-point lead has been slashed to just 6- points ...each making their final pitch in iowa before the caucuses ... clinton says: "i believe that i'm the better person to be the democratic nominee and the president and the

of this country." sanders says: "secretary clinton was secretary of state of this country for four years ... that is a lot of experience waldman says (on- cam tag): "republicans will have one last chance to exchange jabs before next week's caucus ... as the candidates go head-to-head at the fox news gop debate this thursday night in des moines. in washington, joel waldman, fox news." the iowa caucuses are the first in the nation. they take place monday. a cemetery in washington state - is being threatened by landslides. geologists say heavy rain caused the hillside to give out late last week - and have ruled it unstable. at least one burial site has been disturbed - with a headstone visible in the rubble. volunteers retrieved the casket and plan to relocate it to a different spot. family members say another headstone - close to the edge - was placed there just last week. the cemetery is currently closed to cars - but is still reachable by foot. insurance won't cover the damage.... so the cemetery is reaching out for federal funding

now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty a nice warm-up for us over the next few days with 62 degrees on wednesday, then mid to upper 60s for thursday through saturday. we'll see changes as soon as saturday with southwest gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon with a slight chance of mountain showers. sunday we'll have good chances of area showers with west gusts to 25 mph and a high of 60. monday we'll keep slight chances of showers and also see very strong gusts from the northwest to 40 mph with a high of 57.

us over the next few days with 62 degrees on wednesday, then mid to upper 60s for thursday through saturday. we'll see changes as soon as saturday with southwest gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon with a slight chance of mountain showers. sunday we'll have good chances of area showers with west gusts to 25 mph and a high of 60. monday we'll keep slight chances of showers and also see very strong gusts from the northwest to 40 mph with a high of 57. a nice warm-up for

degrees on wednesday, then mid to upper 60s for thursday through saturday. we'll see changes as soon as saturday with southwest gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon with a slight chance of mountain showers. sunday we'll have good chances of area showers with west gusts to 25 mph and a high of 60. monday we'll of showers and also see very strong gusts from the northwest to 40 mph with a high of 57. closed captioning

closed captioning will resume shortly a dog joins a half-marathon... and ends up in seventh place! "i got a phone call from a friend, get down here, people are going crazy over this dog." what the dog's owner says surprised her

someone just got a free 6" subway sandwich. just text offers to 782929 to sign up for weekly text offers. and you'll get a free 6-inch sub when you buy a 30-oz. drink just for signing up. some of the stories we are working for fox5 news at six. follow breaking news on pecos... where police have shot a man.. what led up to the report. and another candidate has entered the race to fill congressman joe this time a henderson. then ... what do you do when old man winter dumps a couple feet of city? for some men from brooklyn it chill for the

a dog in alabama is let outside for a bathroom break... and sees a group of people running. she decid to join them... and ended up taking part in a half- marathon! the 2 and half year old hound - named ludivine - ended up finishing the race... in seventh place... with a time of one hour and 32 minutes. that's better than any other female competitor. ludivine's owner didn't know the pup was missing - until friends who were race volunteers started texting her. now - the story has become a hit on social media. "i did not know she did have the discipline the run a half marathon. i know she loves people. and she just likes to get out and she's -- she just likes to get out and be around people. i'm surprised she stayed the course for as long as she did. i was not surprised that she sniffed a dead rabbit on the side of the road." ludivine even got a medal for her accomplishment. she crashed and

when she got home. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 o'clock is straight ahead.

that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood.

i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked.

then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, get two breakfast croissants forfour bucks. breaking news.. traffic is shutdown on the east side after a metro police office shot a person this afternoon. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. we're piecing together what happened that led to the gunfire. fox5's elizabeth watts is live near pecos and bonanza. elizabeth, you just got new info from police?

before three here