live in las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. a metro k-9 officer .. injured in the line of duty... rushed to a local vet after being stabbed in the head.. how he's doing after helping bring an all-night stand-off to an end. the culinary union demands action! protesting in front of a popular casino .. and threatening to block traffic on one of the valley's busiest roads. the culinary union demands action! protesting in front of a popular casino .. and threatening to block traffic on one of the valley's busiest roads. a fox 5 viewer asked us to investigate what appeared to be a malnourished dog at a local pet store ... tonight .. we get answers .. and action to make sure the puppy is ok. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas a las vegas metro k-9 officer is seriously injured when a barricaded man goes after him with a knife! i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. the k-9's name is "nicky". metro says the suspect stabbed the dog in it's head as it was helping

custody after an 11 hour standoff. tonight .. good news .. nicky made it out of surgery and is stable. the standoff near maryland and twain also lead to an evacuation.... in which people were homes overnight. that's where fox five's les krifaton is with the latest on this story. metro first called out the swat team and then a k-9 unit after negotiations with a man holed up inside an apartment failed. metro wanted to take the man down without using much force and that's when the dog was sent in. this is a picture of sgt eric kerns and his k-9 nicky an 8 year old belgium malinois . friday

sent in after a refused to come out of an apartment after an all night standoff. as the k9 dog was deployed the suspect was bit numerous times and the k9 dog was stabbed by the suspect numerous times by the head the suspect had to be taken to the hospital while k9 nicky was rushed to this emergency clinic . metro's public information officer jessee roybal said the decision to send the dog after the man was to minimize any risk for the people in the complex even though many had been evacuated.. our goal is to take somebody into custody without using much force and keeping the community safe. nicky was rushed to this hospital where he underwent surgery. shortly before 2 this afternoon friends of las vegas police k9 sent out this facebook post good news! k9 nicky is out of surgery and stable at this time. we'll keep you updated. back at the

lived next door to the suspect couldn't believe what went down. i don't know him that well. he just moved in though. and the weird thing is we just seen him earlier like two hours before the whole thing started. we're actually surprised that this is all happening. sunny says the people in her compex were displaced all night. the prinicipal at a nearby school did offer up some assistance to the tenants who were forced from their apartments. they were allowed back shortly after the incident ended. as for the suspect he's in a lot of trouble. there are charges associated with hurting speciifcally a police dog. the name of the suspect has yet to be released. still no word on what caused the suspect to refuse to come out of his apartment. there were apparently shots fired and yelling coming from the apartment before police arrived. the culinary union followed through on their threats ... and staged a protest

casino ton martinez-valle is live with the latest on what this protest is all about. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly

north las vegas police need your help tonight locating a missing man. 87-year old lester clark was last seen near his home at cheyenne and civic center drive. his family says he has dimentia and high blood pressure .. and needs his medication. clark is 6-feet tall and around 140 pounds. he was last seen wearing a red jacket, blue jeans and black shoes. if you think you know where clark is ..call north las vegas police. solar rooftop customers and businesses are not happy about the public utilities commission's votes today. fox 5's ophelia young is at the puc near fort apache and russell - where there was a huge protest even before the meeting began. those rallying for solar energy surrounded seven wheelbarrows of these cards - 55 thousand signnatures - which were bagged and dumped in front of commissioners.

need 55 thousand 2 hundred and 34 valid signatures - "nat of bag dropping." which the bring back solar alliance - plopped in front of the public utilities commission of nevada. "we can see the people are with us in two weeks 55 thousand people joined our campaign." in december the public utilities commission approved for nv energy to raise fees for solar customers and reduce the payback for extra energy sold back. solar companies figured this wiped out the incentive to switch to solar- they packed up and left nevada. "we want solar we want solar" this week battle was a fight for a grandfather clause - one that would protect those already with panels from bigger bills. solar advocates reasoned "my generation is going to have to clean up your mess." cried "i ask that you guys do the right thing protecting your residents." they got angry "i hope you get fired." "you and sandoval are nothing but

for nv energy" and sarcastic... "this is a message from the sun actually the sun says im here!" but still "all in favor say i i i motion carries." commissioners voted to keep the new rates - asserting it evened out a cost shift to non solar customers. they did however give the new rates effect - extending it from 4 years to 12. "theyre thinking that that will help people get their return on investment on their systems but quite honestly i just dont see that happening." "means my system wont pay for itself until im 112 years old." public commenters promised this wont be the last battle. "were going to take it all the way were not going to lose this one." the bring back solar alliance plan next to approach legislators - and they cant be helped there -

signatures to the ballot this november. reporting live govenor brian sandoval disagreed with today's outcome.. adding today's decision does not go far enough to protect solar user's interests. two deadly shootings outside of a phoenix, arizona area school in glendale. police say two 15-year-old girls found shot dead outside independence high school this morning. police say each had one gunshot wound and a weapon was found near the bodies. both were 10th- graders. investigators are not searching for a shooter. friends say the girls were dating... and one of them may have wanted to break up. an allegiant air flight was forced to make an emergency landing in alabama today. allegiant is headquartered in las vegas, officials say flight 8-7-2 left the st pete- clearwater airport in florida and was headed to omaha, nebraska when pilots

they said there was an electrical odor in the cabin. they decided to make the emergency landing in birmingham. 153 passengers and six crew members were on board. allegiant gave the passengers a one hundred dollar voucher for a future allegiant flight. a three-month old puppy... is the source of concern for local animal adovcates tonight. fox 5's abby theodros joins us live from the newsroom.... with more on the health of this puppy and an online photo that brought him all this attention. it started when a woman posted a picture on face book of a 3 month old rhodesian ridgeback. now theres a lot of talk about his weight and health. in the picture you can clearly see puppies rib cage and after hundreds of shares and "called in complaints" - animal control made a visit to the petland location this morning to do a welfare check. turns out the dog is healthy. animal advocates however -stopped by the store and say its clear the dog needs proper veteranary treatment and should not be

local pet shop. tony muratore, veteranarian. "this dog surpasses that. we would classify him as emaciated or kekectic. thats one step beyond emaciation. those animals are devoid of body fat because its either been utilized or it was never there because of nutrition." meanwhile staff members at the petland store said the puppy is likely underweight because he just arrived in the las vegas area from missouri where he had a hernia repair and then arkansas before that. they say his weight is a product of long distance travel. theres now a gofundme account to raise about 2500 dollars to buy the puppy from petland. the account has raised nearly six hundred dollars in less than a day. representatives with pet-land said a veteranarian from the v-c-a black mountain animal hospital also evaluated

health. the unavailable for comment. coming up, why no today at some local schools. ready for love! we take a look at one of las vegas's biggest businesses .. gearing up for a very busy valentine's day weekend. and the video going viral .. showing an unborn baby .. taking a swing at his own head! why doctors say this little boxer is just fine. your fox5 weather

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students stepped outside their comfort zone during lunch today and made sure 'no one eats it's part of a national effort appropriatly called "no one eats alone day". it was founded by the parents of a teen who was born with a facial syndrome. she felt isolated in middle school years... and passed away at 15. so other students worked together to make a difference at their school. and today -- becker and greenspun middle school took part. each sholding a special celebration during lunch. teachers and staff hope it shows students will bring change to their schools. "it should be once a

national. it should be something kept in our minds throughout the year. because if we just say oh its national no one eats alone day and we forget about it the purpose is ruined you will stop talking with that person youll sorta put them in back of mind. " more than a thousand schools took part in the nationwide movement. dozens of people here in the valley were able to get free dental care today. the "hi tech dental care" office on south rainbow offered free dental work today.. free to anyone who walked in and needed cleanings, fillings or extractions. the company tells fox 5 this is the sixth year offering free services. kayla mai dds / dentist "there's a need out there for free services here, some people don't have money or they have insurance struggles, they need a little bit of help or they just want gentile loving hands this is the place to go to." there were a handfull of dentists working today ... including at least one from a different practice.. and about 20 people supporting them to give the

the presidential campaign returns to the valley this weekend. democratic candidate hillary clinton will be in the area for three days beginning tomorrow. she will first be holding a "get out the caucus" event saturday at painter's hall in henderson... this is on whitney mesa drive near mountain vista and sunset.. doors open at 9:30 in the morning. clinton is planning more events .. but those plans have not been released. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll stay in the mid-70s through the weekend with a few clouds and some north breezes for valentine's day on sunday. those breezes to 20 mph last through presidents' day on monday. highs stay in the mid-70s through wednesday of next week. we'll see some southwest gusts to 25 mph on wednesday afternoon. those gusts increase to 35 mph on thursday with a drop down

mountain shower chances. average high for this time of the year is 62. we'll stay in the mid-70s through the weekend with a few clouds and some north breezes for valentine's day on sunday. those breezes to 20 mph last through presidents' day on monday. highs stay in the mid-70s through wednesday of next week. we'll see some southwest gusts to 25 mph on wednesday afternoon. those gusts increase to 35 mph on thursday with a drop down to 70 degrees and mountain shower chances. average high for this time

love is in the air! many are deciding to tie the knot this valentine's day in the wedding world. dozens lined up outside the clark county marriage license bureau to get their marriage licenses. valentine's day is the most popular date for weddings in las vegas. and the county clerk expects a busy weekend with the holiday on sunday... and president's day on monday. couples are encouraged to complete a marriage license pre-application online to save time.. because of how many people will be applying over the weekend. lynn goya / clark county clerk "last year we had over 1600 couple show up over the four day weekend, that was another four day weekend, valentine's falls on sunday so we're kind of guessing, we have a little guessing game in the back, between

guess is around 1800 for the four day weekend." the clerk's office will give flowers to every 100-th couple who gets their marrage license during the next few days. the marriage license bureau is open till midnight .. every night of the year.. including holidays. coming up ... quite possibly one of teh strangest medical stories ever. take a look ... video of an unborn baby .. punching itself in the face! what the mom to be has to say about her little fighter. the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper, but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent can't wait. a single mom who desperately needs a raise can't wait. a student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress right now for people and families who need it.

ultrasound is going viral. expecting parents vanessa and dave watson shared a video of their hitting himself during a visit to the doctor's office. madeline story. its the ultrasound being viewed around the world. edward james watson, ej for short, can be seen punching himself in the face so hard that he's knocked backwards. mom vanessa watson said she couldn't believe her eyes. vanessa watson: i was watching this and while i was watching this i was like, 'really, here.' vanessa says the specialist told her and husband, dave watson, this was the first time in her 20 years of reading ultrasounds that she had seen something like this. when i went back to the doctor to get the results, i asked her if everything's okay, we are really worried about the results. not going to have any

once assured that ej was perfectly healthy dave says he posted the video of the 20 week scan online to show family and friends. dave watson: within two days we had articles in the ukraine, honduras, italy, telemundo. vanessa: he's getting so big and so big and so big. dave: he's already more accomplished than i am. although the attention has been unexpected and, at times, overwhelming, the first time soon-to- be parents say it's been fun to read the comments and speculate about what that punch may say about ej's personality. vanessa: we love ultimate fighting so we were just talking about that. we were like, okay maybe he's going to be some fighter of the ufc or some boxing guy. next -- fashion froma higher power. pope francis modeled some new headwear today as he left cuba... you can probably guess by the hat

today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough."

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it's unavoidable. when you're the pope, the type of hat you wear is kind of a big deal. so earlier today when pope frances was handed a hat with a little more pizzazz than his normal skull cap .. the world took notice. as you can see, the pope briefly wore a sombrero as his plane left cuba heading to mexico. it was a light- hearted moment in what is a very serious trip for pope francis. thanks for joining us.. "more access" is

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