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linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. 9-1-1 call centers experiencing its own crisis tonight.. when the phone lines go down... causing a nightmare for people calling with emergencies. i'm john huck. i'm elizabeth watts in for christine. we just got word that the problem has now been fixed.. but for the past 6 and a half hours... metro diverting calls to other dispatch centers. juan juarez/fire victim i called them at 601 601 again 601 602 603 604 when disaster strikes you call 9-1-1... and that's what juan juarez did when his house caught fire... near charleston and lamb. but unfortunately tuesday around 3:30 metro's communications center went down... and he didn't get an answer right away... juan juarez/fire victim me and several neighbors tried to
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down they were not picking up i could only hear beeping sounds. metro says all emergency calls were automatically sent to henderson and north las vegas dispatch centers.. which causes callers to experience longer than normal delays in getting an answer. officer larry hadfield/ when we have critical infrastructure go down we have contingency plans in place where we'll send employees that work at our center to the other dispact centers in the valley to receive those calls. metro alone gets about three thousand calls a day on average...and we're told eight metro dispatchers were deployed... metro says no matter what someone will answer when you call and help will be on the way. other centers in town say this doesn't happen often... but they train for this just in case. brian rogers/community ambulance we practice all the time for something, a catastrophe that can happen in the community whatever that may be a plane crash to terrorist attack. dispatch centers do the same thing. they've drilled on this theyve done this. juarez can't believe this happened today of all days and feels very let down... his
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dog in the fire... juan juarez/fire victim anxiety anger thinking about the loss, i'm thinking about my sister how to tell her about our dog that died. metro says this is obviously not something they ever want to happen and can't apologize enough. officer larry hadfield/ i just want to make it clear that we're very sorry to the persons in our community that are affected by this problem that we'er having and it's the sheriff's number one priority to get this fixed. 3-1-1was down and people will get a busy signal until it's resolved. citizens asked only to call 9-1-1 for true emergencies... life threatening situations and crimes in progress.. and again the issue has been resolved at this hour a man shot and killed in front of his 4-year- old daughter... and the child's mother and her boyfriend behind bars for the shooting. fox5's miguel martinez-valle is live at the scene, where the victims friends and family held a candle lit vigil... emotional scene out here tonight, those who knew
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haney, the man shot and killed yesterday in henderson, have gathered around, many of them in shock, after finding out he was murdered in this very place just the day before... " we out here with candles like... this is johnny, y'all will never understand the pain were feeling, to come here and know we cant bring him back he gone..." two days after johnny haney celebrated his 26th birthday.. his family and friends are forced to come together to mourn his death. " i have no feelings right now, like i said its not even believable to me, im thinking my brother gonna call me in the morning and ask me what im doing and what i cooked, its just no feelings nothing can describe it." haney was killed while he was handing his 4- year-old daughter over to her mother krystal guice, police say he was shot six times in the face and the back by guice's boyfriend, deonte coleman. both coleman and
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jail. johnnys loved ones hope its for the long run... " i hope they rott, thats what they get, and shes stupid because now her kids aint gonna have no parents." the shooting happened right in front of haney's daughter... police say the 4-year-old told detectives " tae shot my dad and killed him" she's now with child protective services... " i hurt for her, i hurt for her, because she knew her daddy, she loved her daddy... a four year old that knows her daddy that well... she's never gonna be right." for johnnys friends and family, gathering in the place their loved one lost his life was emotional, but it also served as an opportunity to remember their loved one... someone they call the life of the party. " goofy, happy, hyper,he was the hyperest man youll ever meet in your life, he cant be still he wont sit still he dont know how to sit still, he wants to make everybody laugh, hes like the class clown. he was special to
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those i spoke to tonight say they know johnny to be a great father, people placed candles and balloons as well as pictures in the spot by where he was shot and killed just yesterday... live, miguel martinez- valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. haney's friends and family have put together a go fund me page for his funeral expenses... its called rest in piece johnny haney police are trying to find the suspects who broke into a valley home in the middle of the day. take a look.... police say this man broke into a home near north grand canyon and west lone mountain... and stole several items. it all happened at 2:30 in the afternoon. police say the same man was seen several days before the burglary in this white s-u-v--- following mail carriers in the area. they are also looking for the woman who was driving the s-u-v. if you have any information on
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call crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. another day of brutal temps around the valley... les krifaton joins us with a first look at the forecast. chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditions will return wednesday afternoon. behind the low a ridge will start building pushing our daytime and nighttime temperatures up several degrees for
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week. in the last month.... nearly seven thousand new voters have registered in the state. the nevada secretary of state says there are more than 471 thousand democratic voters and 423 thousand republican voters. voters must register as a republican or democrat to participate in each party's respective presidential caucus later. the democratic caucus is up first- on saturday february 20th. and the republican caucus follows on tuesday february
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just two weeks after m-g-m resorts said they would start charging customers to park... the company now says it will outsource valet jobs at its properties. the chicago based company-- "s--p plus" will take over... more than 400 current employees will be able to transfer over-- keeping their senority as well as pay and benefits. employees at luxor, excalibur and circus-circus are excluded. mgm resorts international chief operating officer- corey sanders issued the following statement.... "the sp-plus team brings decades of experience to this challenge. but sp plus shares our company's strong employee-centric culture and our commitment to excellence in resort and event operations." plans are underway to stretch of road businesses have closed down. a meeting took place tonight to study how to revitalize maryland parkway -- from the mccarran international airport to downtown las vegas. clark county partnered with city of las vegas...
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endowment for the arts to create a redevelopment plan for the area. some ideas were having a train run from the airport past the campus to downtown. architects have also been hired to decorate. "what they did with the art district and stuff and its beautiful and im hoping that will come down here." "to see some of these shops reopening again and kind of get that hipster feeling back you know?" so far -- the redevelopment is study stages. architects... artists... and real estate developers will meet over the next six months. a summer camp to honor a metro police sergeant killed in the line of duty officially opens this year. the widow of henry prendes says her husband's dream was to help struggling youth. "it still feels like last year, like yesterday sometimes. it was a little more emotional this year, it being 10 years, a milestone. with us starting camp this summer, it chokes
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here to see it, and i wish he was" sergeant henry during a domestic violence call ten years ago. since then -- his widow dawn has "henry's place cedar city, utah. this will be the first year it has campers in existing buildings. there will be fundraisers to raise money to build a lodge... but all the underground work for the camp is finished. two north las vegas k-9 officers are in the running to win bullet proof vests... and boris-- are both belgian the vests are an important piece of equipment vital for the job-- with a 25 hundred dollar price tag. boris is a rookie.... up 560 hours of training... but his handler for police work. "last week he had about five different assisted in. he actually found the subject that was hiding inside one of
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already shown he can do the job.. and he seems to enjoy it. " you can find more information on the contest on the links page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. the runnin' rebels are back on the road.... and they are down a man.... "the runnin rebels in new mexico for a wildly entertaining game here at the pit i'm kevin bolinger in abq. we have highlights and postgame reaction coming up. " you could be a hero.... tomorrow morning on fox5 news this morning... just in time for heart month....we reveal the simple ways to administer
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closed captioning will resume shortly kevin will sit down with coach simon to break down the game... sunday night on the reb zone... following fox5 news at ten. if you aren't heading to california for the big game. las vegas is the next best place to be this weekend ... because there is a little something for everyone. "even if you're not a football fan and you come with a group of football fans, they can go watch the game some where and you can go to the spa, go golfing, go shopping. so there really is something for everyone. that's why it makes it one of the premiere destinations for the game. " more than 296 thousand people are expected to
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weekend... and they are expected to give our city a boost-- spending nearly 124 million dollars. hotels are expected to reach about 87-percent occupancy. we hope you'll join us before the big game... fox5 and our take 5 to care partners are teaming up with goodie two shoes for the big game 10k run festival. you can choose your distance... and run or walk with us sunday- february 7th in downtown las vegas. registration includes entrance to health expos, a tailgate and a big game viewing party. to register, visit fox5 vegas.com and click on take 5 to care. students across clark county.... get a lesson on very famous desert dweller.... mojave max is the valley's version of punxsutawney phil. the desert tourtise lives at the red rock canyon conservation center. right now he is still hibernating... he typically sleeps for five or six months.
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students compete to decided when max will wake up from his nap... signaling the start of spring in the valley. we go down to the day hour minute or am and pm. we do 12 assemblies at various clark county schools each january february of year. last year we had 5000 guesses to see when max would emerge. winner gets class pizza party field trip to red rock canyon to see mojave max. and that's not it... they also get a lap top computer and a digital camera... the winning student's teacher- also gets a lap top. this is the 16th year for the contest. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal
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sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditions will return wednesday afternoon. behind the low a ridge will start building pushing our daytime and nighttime temperatures up several degrees for the rest of the week. chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will
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above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditions will return wednesday afternoon. behind the low a ridge will start building pushing our daytime and nighttime temperatures up several degrees for the rest of the week.
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yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider with high-speed internet from centurylink. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income
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my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. thousands of high-school students learn what it's like to work their dream job. it's part of "national job shadowing day" by the department of labor. fifteen high schools were invited to dozens of businesses around the valley. today -- some students were at "united healthcare group". they followed professionals for the day in career fields that interest them. "it encourages students or put students in position to see what opportunities lie ahead of them. allows them to take what learning in class and see how applied in real world." the shadowing day is part of superintendent pat skorkowsky's "pledge of achievement".
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students are ready for college or their career after graduating. before we know it -- pool season will be here! and several resorts are looking to fill hundreds of seasonal job positions. red rock resort and green valley ranch have started their hiring process. they're in need of servers... bartenders... life guards... and cabana hosts. there will also be several job fairs for the upcoming pool season tomorrow. the stratosphere... downtown grand... and tropicana las vegas will host hiring events. job seekers are encouraged to bring plenty of resumes because you may be interviewed on site. you can find out more by clicking on the "links" section at fox five vegas dot com. several hours of issues with the city's 9-1-1 system how they were handling emergency calls... while working to fix the problem. " if the same situation happened i'd pull it again. " a road rage inicident caught on camera.... first we heard from the biker... now we hear from the man who
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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 and i approve this message. this is fox5 news at
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when you call 9- 1-1... you expect a response... immediately. but today... there were delays. the valley's 9-1-1 system just came back up... after being down for nearly 7 hours. metro police say the emergency calls were re- routed to henderson and north las vegas call centers. "the house was on fire and we were doing our best to get out and our dogs out of the house. and no body could reach 9-1-1? nobody could reach 9-1-1" juan juarez called for help earlier this evening... and says he couldn't get through. he says he can't believe the system went down ... of all days. his family dog was also lost in that fire. metro says they obviously never wanted this to happen. "let me make it clear. we are very sorry and this is the sheriff's number one priority in getting this fixed tonight." metro police always ask for 1-1 for a true emergency. a man is shot and killed in henderson during tonight his loved ones gathered to
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fox 5's miguel martinez-valle joins us from the vigil family and friends of johnny haney lit candles, hung balloons, and shared storys of their loved one tonight... this in the same area where he was shot dead only a day before... henderson police department say haney was shot while he was walk his daughter krystal guice's car. shot by deonte mothers guice then took the 4- year-old, and drove off... mother dropped coleman off somewhere in las vegas, she then parked her car in a random apartment complex in order of it... both guice and coleman are for loved ones of haney, his death came as a shock, especially since some had spoken
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murder... " i spoke to him yesterday morning, 11:36 am, he called my phone yelling through the phone i was at work, told him i was going to call him back, took a lunch break at 1:30, looked at my facebook and it was bad... it was all bad from there." haney's friends and family say haney was a great friend, family member, and father... they say the fact that his 4- year-old daughter saw the whole shootings is tragic, especially because they were so close... of course this shooting did happen in the middle of the day, detectives interviewed a lot of witnesses in order to get to the suspects, we spoke to one today, i'll have what he saw at 11... live, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local. las vegas. the family is asking for help with funeral expenses... you can find their go fund me account under rest in peace johnny haney...
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first brought you last night... we're hearing the other side of a situation that was caught on camera between a motorcyclist and a driver. today we spoke to the driver who admits to pulling a gun - and pointed it at the motorcyclist after he started knocking on his window. the driver's defense- there is much more in that video that you didn't see. i felt surrounded and threatened, it was an issue. the driver of this red truck told us anonymously that nearly a dozen motorcyclists were riding around him on boulder highway. you see the second three minutes of it, there's about 3 or 4 minutes of what they didn't show you of all the motorcycles being erratic and causing issues in traffic. one of our guys went off the dirt the rider who filmed the incident and also wants to remain anonymous said it began with a dust up involving another rider and a blue suv. nats of riders/blue suv hand signals, laughter and a back and forth with that driver evident in the video which didn't involve the red truck until- one of them leaned against my truck on the front of it, when he left he nudged the truck with his foot peg or
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truck a little bit, and then he popped wheely's taking off and about wrecked right in front of my vehicle, and that undoubtedly is where it began. it's at that point, the driver who has a concealed weapons license is infuriated. when i get up to the next light the guy's got me distracted on the left hand side on the passenger side and then this other individual comes up knocking on my, beating on my passenger door get the gun why you flipping me off i didn't do nothing crossing traffic etc undoubtedly it startled me and i pulled my gun out and i was prepared for him, and it's just that simple. sot i didn't really think it was gonna escalate to what it did he said that your hand was on the trigger- yes it was, and it was there for a reason. if i had issues i was gonna use it. i have a concealed handgun license, i've been trained to use it and i will. both men accuse each other of provoking the other one- but in hindsight, only one of them says he would have
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that's literally the first time i've gone up to somebodys window in traffic like that and it will be the last if the same situation happened i'd pull it again. the driver of the truck says he and his passengers filled out reports this morning with henderson police - as did the motorcycle rider. pointing a gun at someone is a gross misdemeanor - but the driver says based on his conversation with police - he doesn't believe he'll face any legal trouble. rancher-- ammon bundy has withdrawn his request to be released from custody as he awaits trial on a conspiracy charge. according to cnn-- bundy will resubmit his request at a later date. bundy along with ten others was arrested last week... following a nearly month- long standoff at a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. militia leader-- lavoy finicum- was killed. four members of the protest group remain inside the refuge presidential candidates wasted no time hoping back on the campaign trail... foillowing last night's caucus in iowa.
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their next battle in new hampshire. fox's john roberts has details. the g-o-p winner of the iowa caucus senator ted cruz is wasting no time. nats of cruz event pushing past frontrunner donald trump, cruz is hoping to build on the momentum created from his win. cruz says: "this is a movement for the people, of people who are furious with dc, with the dc cartel people who get in bed with special interests and grow government." while governor mike huckabee dropped out of the race , others like new jersey governor chris christie, who didn't fare so well aren't ready to call it quits just yet. christie says: "early in the summer i was happy to be in your top 3, i don't want to be your top 3, want to be your top 1." but in iowa christie didn't even make it into the top three, placing tenth in a crowded field. the number three spot instead went to junior senator
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earlier today received a key endorsement from south carolina senator tim scott. scott says: "im putting my confidence and trust in marco rubio ." on the democratic side ... a winner has finally been declared ... at first too close to call it turns out hillary clinton beat bernie sanders in what is being called the closest caucus in history. am coming to new hampshire after winning iowa. i've won there and i've lost there, it's a lot better to win." sanders says: "now in nh were going to astond in new hampshire, news. " even tougher fight next week in new hampshire-- holds a double- polls. the first nevada more than two the democratic caucus is up first- on saturday february 20th. and the republican caucus tuesday february 23rd. michigan makes a push to replace all of the pipe in the city. "i am morally obligated to use power and has to make flint's water safe." " the mayor says
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for high risk residents--- pregnant women and kids under six. flint has been dealing with lead contamination--- after the city switched its water source from detroit's water system to the flint river in 20-14 . the change in ph levels corroded lead from pipes which seeped into the drinking water. concerns continue over the zika virus.. as the world health organization to declare a global emergency... researchers are now trying to find a vaccine. "costello says: "even if we got lucky and found a biologically vulnerable part of this virus to get a vaccine, the procedures would take i think at the minimum we're talking about years, not months." " w-h-o officials estimate up to four million cases of zika could turn up in the americas within the next year. zika is spread by mosquitoes, and in most people causes no more than mild illness. but the virus may be linked to serious birth defects... causing concern for pregnant women. lawmakers on capitol hill are
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new rules will be implemented -- after the decision to allow women to serve in combat roles. the historic decision was announced back in december... now the senate is asking hard questions... like whether or not standards will be lowered for female applicants to elite units. and whether women should have to register for selective service... the program that's used to determine who is eligible for the draft. women are currently exempt by law - which only congress can change. lawmakers are split on the issue. : "asking women to register as we ask men to register would maybe possibly open up more recruits." "i'm concerned that the department has gone about things backwards. this consequential decision was made and mandated before the military could study its implications." " the military says it will take up to three years... before women are fully integrated into combat positions. a missouri lawmaker is pushing for student journalists to have more rights... as the battle over censorship goes to the state
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" you know we have to stand up for our own rights to be able to do our job and do it well because it's a responsibility to the public." ) "it's absolutely vital that students have access to these publications that they're able to exercise their journalistic rights to a reasonable extent." " state representative elijah haahr is sponsoring the walter cronkite new voices act. it would ensure student journalists could do their jobs without fearing censorship from school officials. back in november, university of missouri senior journalism tried to move through protesters to try the historic campus protests. they were blocking him from getting that shot. the committee is expected to vote on the bill by tomorrow.. comedian bill court appearance philadelphia. cosby and his attorneys were trying to get a judge to dismiss a assault case from 2004. based on an agreement cosby decade ago with the former district attorney never be prosecuted on his deposition
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in the case- the comedian is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman inside his philadelphia area home. he denies the charges saying the sex was consentual. attorney gloria allred, who represents several alleged cosby victims, says she's disappointed. "i find it a bit ironic that mr. cosby would seek to exclude evidence that he, in fact, gave quaaludes to women when that was his testimony. does he want to exclude the truth? " the criminal case against cosby will continue tomorrow. it is unclear if the judge will announce a decision at the end of the hearing. a new mini series is profiling the o-j simpson trial... and the former football star-- says he isn't happy about parts of it. the people versus o-j simpson... focuses on the story behind the 1995 murder trial that ended in an aquittal. simpson has not yet seen the show... but his attorney says he is not happy with
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he thinks his defense lawyer is being unfairly depicted. actor john travolta plays attorney robert shapiro-- he says the mini series will the trial. "you'll be what you didn't know, it's important cause facts that are hidden will shed light on understanding on why a result happened and the way it did." " held at lovelock correctional center on a 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery conviction. he'll be eligible for parole in 2017. a popular three festival is returning to las vegas.... when life is beautiful will invade downtown... and how soon you can get your ticket. your fox5 weather coming up next watched our
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congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message.
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time to break out your flip flops spring is on its way.... at least according to punxsutawney phil. "(nats) "there is no shadow to be cast. an early spring is my forecast." (cheers) " the famous groundhog makes his annual weather prediction.... and it looks like spring will be here soon. but don't start coats just yet... the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says phil's accuracy is only about 45-percent. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a
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approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditions will return wednesday afternoon. behind the low a ridge will start building pushing our daytime and nighttime temperatures up several degrees for the rest of the week. chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will
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week. we got rants on a hostile encounter between motorcyclists and the driver of a pickup.. the video clearly shows the motorcyclist confronting the driver.. who then points a gun at the biker.. we heard from the driver today saying he felt threatened and he'd do it agaiin.. two different takes on this
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send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. unanswered questions after a young father is killed right in front of his daughter. we'll hear from the witness, who saw this happen right before his eyes. and more pet stores could be selling rescue pets here in our valley. who's considering joining las vegas... in banning puppy mill pets in local stores. the life is beautiful festival will be back in downtown.... for the fourth year in a row. the dates for the three day music and art festival announced today... it will take over down town september 23, 24 and 25th.
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thursday at 10 a- m... this year's line-up has not yet been announced... some big names from last year include stevie wonder, kendrick lamar and imagine dragons. a little boy performs a trumpet solo in front of a crowd.... and he is very satisfied with his showing... how he celebrates his performance. you're watching fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. yes and? and...there's whole home dvr. plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. yes and?
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get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. "we tried several times and couldn't get to them. our best interests were to protect the house. " metro's 9-1-1 system goes out of order... for several hours. one man tells fox5 his frustrations after waiting for help during a house fire. a young father shot and killed... in front of his little girl. a heartbroken family describes the victim... and what his daughter told police. ""the runnin rebels in new mexico for a wildly entertaining game here at the pit i'm kevin bolinger in
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