gear they need to keep them safe... just days after another dog is brutally stabbed on the job. we have an update on the wounded k-9 officer's progress. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. a vindictive prosecution.... those are the words that nevada assembly woman michele fiore uses to describe the arrest of rancher cliven bundy. fiore just returned from visiting bundy in oregon. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. bundy was arrested in oregon, while going to visit his sons. and while fiore doesnt agree... many are praising the federal government for stepping in. the bundys now wait to go before a judge... fox 5s cyndi lundeberg takes a look at the case against cliven... she joins us now live... 69 year old cliven bundy is facing six felony charges... one includes assaulting an officer. his family agrees with michele fiore... they question why it took two years to bring these

attorney i talked to says it usually takes this long to build a case. fiore- i have coined the blm to be a bureacracy of terror i will not back down on m opinion of that fiore - it has politics written all over it bottom line politics written all over it assembly woman michele fiore isn't mincing words in her judgement of the federal government.. and their arrest of nevada rancher cliven bundy. fiore- all these charges are bogus we're talking about american cowboys bundy was taken into custody last wednesday at the portland international airport. bundy is facing six felony charges inlcuding assaulting a federal officer. all of the charges he faces stem from the 2014 stand off in bunkerville nevada. the bundy family tell fox 5 cliven was there to visit his sons ryan and ammon... who were previously arrested for occupying the malheaur wildlife refuge in harney county. drummond- am i critical of the government for doing that do i think they are always correct who they hold accountable? absolutely not craig drummond a

defense attorney does not represent the bundy's... but handles government cases... and says for cliven... ryan and ammon their lawyers have a tough case on their hands. drummond says prosecutors don't need to prove the bundys themselves committed any crimes... drummond- we dont have to prove all these specific acts you did we can say you're apart of a larger scheme a way to say gotcha its a very powerful tool for the government while assemblywoman fiore and attorney drummond disagree on the legality of the arrests and charges... they do agree on one thing... this is far from over. drummond- in my estimation we are looking at trials fiore- somtehings coming down the pipe i dont know what it is but i can tel you it aint gonna be good one thing assembly woman michele fiore brought up... is that a lot of ranchers are upset with the b- l-m... and a lot of them according to her are losing their land. she says if this continues to happen we arent going to have american ranchers and

have to start getting our produce from other countries. reporting live in the newsroom cyndi lundeberg fox5 news local las vegas. the bundys tell fox 5 cliven has not been assigned an attorney yet... he has a court date tomorrow. a man is critically injured... after being hit by a car. it happened after six p-m near lake mead and rancho. north las vegas police say he was not in a crosswalk when he was struck. he was taken to u-m-c in critical condition. police say the driver did stay on scene. lake mead is closed between rancho and texas star lane. drivers should avoid the area... and use other routes. police have not said if impairment or speed were a factor in the crash. police discovered a man suffering from a gunshot would in the eastern part of the valley this morning. metro says the man was found just before seven thirty, on mountain vista near vegas valley drive. police didn't say how injured the man was, but he

hospital. so far, a suspect has not been caught. and a few hours before this shooting... two people suffered stab wounds. this happened near rancho drive and lake mead boulevard. the two injured people were taken to u-m-c. police did not say how the stabbing started. henderson police are on the hunt for a man and woman who broke into a home this weekend and shot a man inside. this happened near pacific and basic road early saturday morning. police say the suspects shot a 32-year-old man several times. there were three children in the home, but they were not hurt. the victim was taken to sunrise hospital with critical injuries. police don't believe this was a random home invasion. if you have information on any of these violent crimes, call crime stoppers at 702- 385-55-55. a metro k-9 officer is recovering from very serious stab wounds at home today. this as some north las vegas k-9s win a contest to get some bullet proof vests.

elizabeth watts is live with more on how they'll help. k-9 units are so important to police departments.. and the dogs are really the first line of defense for the officers. north las vegas police have five k- 9s in their unit three patrol dogs and two narcotics detectors.. bobby has been there since 2009 and boris is the rookie he's been there about a year. they're both patrol dogs and thanks to a facebook page "keeping k-9s in kevlar" and its sponsors they are both going to be outfitted with the vests to give them protection in the field... whether chasing down suspects or looking for drugs or evidence that last week's k-9 in the line of duty is a sad reminder of the 9s face. it just goes to show threat these dogs face you know.. i think we mentioned before. these dogs are our first line of defense to make suspect where we

our dogs. here's a picture of nicky- a metro k-9 officer that was injured during a standoff friday. he was stabbed nearly 15 times in the head.. the eight year old dog is now home with his handler metro sergeant eric kerns... and is said to be in good spirits. north las vegas k-9 unit of course thinking of nicky and his handler. the big problem with the gear for the k-9s is the department doesn't have the budget to outfit them as well... many times handlers have to pay for their gear.. and the bullet proof vests cost 25- hundred bucks a pop.. so north las vegas thankful two of their five k-9s are getting the opportunity to have them. reporting live ew ffn llv. metro's k-9 unit has 35 dogs. 19 patrol the streets.. the other 16 are detector dogs-

people. the nevada caucus volunteers for presidential hopefuls are to get people to caucus fox5's miguel martinez-valle went to the volunteer offices to see their game plan for this week nevada's first in the west caucis is getting closer and closer so democratic volunteers are working overtime to make sure the candidates they support get the " this is probably my sixth or seventh day volunteering in a row, and i will be here every day until the caucus." supporters like minh nguyen are presidential hopefuls from state to state... " i actually came from new hampshire, i was a volunteer there, and i wanted to help out for a last push here in nguyen is planning on pulling 12 hour days until saturday, knocking on doors, making phone calls, and answering questions... of people don't a republican, you can register the can register the

democratic caucus." sanders talking to people candidates policies... supporter> making sure people know where to be on saturday at 11 am, and how to get there... " let them know where their caucusing, ask them how theyre they need a ride, we will definietly provide a system there." to caucus day continues... the campaigns are garnering all the support they can get " it doesnt take one person, it takes a community to make it happen, so thank you so much for your help, lets get them there..." so dont be suprised if youre asked in the next few days whether youre planning on caucusing... the democratic caucus this saturday- february 20th. and the republican caucus is just a few days later-- tuesday february 23rd. sex trafficking is an epidemic in our valley. but there is hope, to escape the dangers of the

" we don't want to put girls in jail for prostitution, esp if they'r a victim, we want to help them get out of this life any way possible " in part two of our fox5 special report, we meet the advocates fighting for these victims, and hear how two people got their lives back from prostitution. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

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

and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. " the violence against these girls is atrocious, cruel, traumatizing, they're really enslaved. it s slavery. for people

crime, it's not true. " trafficking hub, that's getting more sex trafficking victims are stealing from tourists to meet the quotas set by their pimps. children enslaved in sex trafficking are from right here in the valley. done about it? now, for part two of our fox5 special report: (music nats) on a cold tuesday night, we watched an attractive young woman walk aimlessly on tropicana near the orleans, an area known for street level prostitution. i walked up to her and asked if she was ok. she looked around nervously and checked a text message on her flip phone. seconds later a man in a white suv sped around the corner and yelled "hey" to her out the window. she thanked me for checking on her, got in the suv, and they took off. it is so prevelant everywhere metro police lieutenant patricia spencer heads up the vice and sex

her undercover officers are everywhere sex trafficking is... understanding that these gilrs aren't doing it bc they want to, bc they have to, they're enslaved to do it, if we take on that mentality, maybe that guilt will set in and understand it's not right what they're doing. if we take away that demand, maybe slow down supply the demand for sex with children led judge william voy to start the country's first juvenile court for underage sex trafficking victims. every wednesday, the kids arrested the week before or held in the juvenile detention center go before judge voy. the judge let fox5 cameras in to see it for ourselves. are you ready to make a change? these children are victims under the federal designation, so they shouldn't be in court for the crime that is their own victimization, but we still arrest about 200 children every year for their involvement in prostitution we don't want to put girls in jail for prostitution, esp if they'r a victim, we want to help them get out of this life any

but las vegas doesn't have a safe house for trafficking victims. there's nowhere to house the victims, and releasing them back on the streets means handing them back to the men who sell, beat, and even kill them. we don't have a place to stay safe and secure, so basically detention is being used as a safe place for girls involved in sex exploitation. esther brown, the founder of the embracing project, is there in court every wednesday. she serves as an advocate for the young women. maybe being here is a blessing, the fact you got arrested is a break for you, you can think about it and we can put resources in place so you can leave your pimp while we were there, we watched esther, lawyers and the judge debate gps tracking for a 15 year old, listened to the struggles of one 17 year old battling her trafficking related p-t-s-d, another trying to get help for drug addiction, plans to get a 14 year old young man back in school... each child's parents

court (43210 hugging mom) all that i want for her to do is go to school, get her diploma, and take care of her son. that's it. she cant even do that. this is third time being here, arrested, twice for solicitation, once for domestic violence, so what are we supposed to do with her? this mother doesn't want her daughter to go back to a life on the streets, but she doesn't want her to come home, either. families often have a hard time coping with how the trauma of trafficking changes their loved one. we're always coming to her rescue,and i think she needs to sit to think about what she's putting herself through, her son, us too. you have a lot of brainwashing, the trauma they endure, the process and grooming process, coming into the life and enslavement, they don't have anywhere else to go i love you bear, this is for your own good. no you don't. yes i do. tough love. i turned to prostitution bc my mother didn't help me with anything at all. the reason i wasn't in school is bc she didn't put me in school. after years as a victim herself, "mary" successfully got away from her pimps. i'm very very fortunate to be alive coy walked away from pimping after 23 years.

it's dangerous, it's dehumanizing. anytime you make someone do something you don't want to do, you're an animal. they have a kids in this children working in an industry they worked so hard to get out of. there is a way out. a lot of girls feel stuck or scared bc their pimps are going to find them and kill them. don't ever let your fear take control of your life, bc i did that. to the pimps, man stop it. be a man. your own two feet. stop relying on a woman. you're not a pimp, you're a womanizer message for the women he beat, sold, and womanized. i apologize sincerely from the bottom of my can forgive me. if she's still in the industry, please

prostitution, that's death or prison. i don't want to die and i don't want to go back to prison. it's emotional for you? yeah. what is it that brings tears to your eyes? yeah, i've done a lot of stuff i'm not proud of. i don't one day i'm gonig to answer to god for it. i just pray he's a forgiving god. (music montage, fade out) the transition out of sex trafficking isn't easy. coy works two jobs, and rescued his daughter from the pimp who kidnapped her. "mary" is homeless and expecting a baby... but she says she's still happier and healthier being away from her traffickers. she's working on getting her g-e-d. police warn parents and teachers to be on the lookout for

multiple cell phones, unexplained gifts, and irregular schedules. if you or someone you know needs help, you can anonymously call the national human trafficking resource center at the number on your screen: 1-888-373-7888 now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll stay in the mid-70s for tuesday with very light breezes and only a few clouds. wednesday afternoon we'll start to see changes with strong, southwest gusts to 35 mph and a high of 80 degrees. that high would be one degree shy of matching a record high of 81 set in 2014. we stay gusty

thursday and a slight shower chance. we'll drop into a the 60s with a high of 68 degrees on thursday afternoon. we waste no time getting back into the 70s with mid-70s friday through the weekend. we'll stay in the mid-70s for tuesday with very light breezes and only a few clouds. wednesday afternoon we'll start to see changes with strong, southwest

a high of 80 degrees. that high would be one degree shy of matching a record high of 81 set in 2014. we stay gusty with 35 mph southwest gusts on thursday and a slight shower chance. we'll drop into a the 60s with a high of 68 degrees on thursday afternoon. we waste no time getting back into the 70s with mid-70s friday through the

closed captioning will resume shortly we have some breaking news... coming from the south east part of the valley. metro police are on the scene of a homicide. fox5's miguel martinez-valle joins us live from the scene on lamb and karen... with

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the supreme court vacancy causes a political battle. president obama says he'll name the replacement for justice antonin scalia... but republicans say the next president should decide. who white house officials are looking into as possible nominations. one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children,

president obama says he will nominate a replacement for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. but republicans are vowing to let the president's successor pick the next nomination. white house officials are discussing federal judges and some senators as possible nominations. experts say the supreme court nomination will be a huge issue this election year... especially if president obama does not make a selection. thieves are busting neighborhood mail boxes, and stealing mail. neighbors are on edge... especially those still waiting for their tax documents. ""well of course this is the tax season this is the worst time to have something ripped open." " this neighborhood near american pacific and stephanie recently had a mail thief come through. the big concern with lost w-2's is someone getting your social security number. tax preparers recommend direct

refund, checking your credit score regularly, and paying close attention to your mailbox. if the warmer weather has you reaching for the tissues, you're not alone. the simple steps allergy sufferers can take, to enjoy the outdoors with less sneezing. narrator: for speaking truth to power in china... women's rights are human rights. narrator: and having the fortitude to keep government out of women's personal healthcare decisions. planned parenthood action fund endorses hillary clinton. just like the league of conservation voters for her bold plan to attack climate change. thhun rights campaign fund... because hillary believes only love should decide which two people can marry. not just a progressive.

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allergies. avoiding sneezing fits can be tough but not impossible "people who have a strong family history of allergies generally tend to get them and those people who tend to say 'gee, every year during the spring and the fall i get a cold and i get bronchitis' those people normally have allergies" (0:14) doctors recommend those with allergies wash their hair before going to bed. you should use the air conditioning in your car and home to circulate the air. if allergies still bother you... the best thing is to see an allergist. nevada recently increased its cigarette tax... but it has a lot more work to do, to reduce tobacco use. the american lung nevada three tobacco the c-d-c wants nevada to spend about 30 million tobacco control programs, but our state spends just under two million. but nevada was recognized for being the only state to significantly raise cigarette taxes. you're never too young for puppy