for hours, metro police and swat took over a neighborhood ... trying to find someone possibly involved in a kidnapping! how they resolved the situation. the night the light's whent out at the westgate.. was also the night the slots shut down with players money trapped inside! how the casino is making sure their cash is returned. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas we begin tonight with a troubling arrest and investigation involving a father ... and the death of his son. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. the 12-year-old shot and killed himself last saturday. now -- his father is in custody and facing charges. fox five's miguel martinez-valle is live at metro headquarters. miguel, you talked to police today about those charges. a very tragic story, the family of the 12-year-old who shot himself is actually on their way to arizona right now for his funeral,

joining them since hes currently behind bars... olin manuel was arrested on february 17th for child abuse with substantial bodily harm resulting in death and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. metro says on february 13th metro police got a call about a child shot, when they got there they found a 12 year old hurt by a gun shot... he later died at the hospital, and it was determined that he shot himsel..f. " the shooting was a result of a self inflicted gunshot injury from the 12 year old to himself, but through the investigation it was later learned that the father had acquired that fire arm and had that fire arm in the residence that the child used to shoot himself. " by the abuse and neglect detail of manuel was prohibited from owning a gun, but metro couldn't say why that was the case... they also couldn't specify about the child abuse charges... they said the investigation is

details of his arrest will be given in the arrest report. i spoke to the family over the phone earlier today, they say they dont know how the gun got in the house, but they say it wasnt manuel's live, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news. local. las vegas. police say properly storing guns is crucial for gun owners in order to prevent tragedies like this one. north las vegas police are adressesing two separate cases of child abuse. police say a five- month-old boy died on february fifth .. he had major trauma to his head and bone fractures. cynthia lavender was the child's babysitter and good friends with the mother. lavender told police she became frustrated with the child back in january and threw him against a wall and dropped him on a hard floor. in the other child

seventh-month- old boy was left with brain damage. police say alejandra robles is an unlicensed caretaker and was watching the child at the time. she told detectives she threw the baby in the crib out of frustration. robles says she called 9-1-1 when the child stopped crying. both women are charged with child abuse. lavender also faces a murder charge. two women are dead - and a man in the hospital - after an argument leads to gunfire near the strip. police say it began with a confrontation... at the planet hollywood parking garage - around 1-30 this morning. later - shots were fired from one car to another - just west of the strip - near alderbaran avenue. the car hit then turned to the valet area of the cosmopolitan for help. when police arrived - one of the women was found lying in the room. we have exclusive pictures and video you'll see only on fox five tonight. les krifaton joins us live from the strip. the man we talked to said he had

1:30 in the morning followed by a hovering helicopter and then multiple sirens getting louder. that's when he got out his camera and started shooting the scene from where he was. i heard gunshots, five shots, slight i heard gunshots, five shots, slight pause and two more shots. this fox5 viewer after hearing the shots and then sirens grabbed his camera went to his window and and started taking pictures of metro officers hovering over something in the middle of the road. i had no idea that was a body. not until he looked at the pictures and decicded to switch to shooting video. he managed to capture officers combing the area looking for evidence as to what went down. the woman according to metro was one of two women killed after fight broke out in the parking garage at the miracle mile shops at planet

quickly and broke up the fight according to metro. those involved then got in their cars left the garage and drove off on harmon heading toward alderbaran where the shots were fired and the body of the woman was found on the street. police say around 1:33 in the morning they were called to the cosmopolitan after receiving reports of a man and woman found shot inside a vehicle in the valet area. both were rushed to hospital where the woman was pronounced dead the man at the time was reported to be critical. the woman who was found on the road at alderbaran was pronounced dead at the hospital although our viewer suspects she may have died at the scene. i don't witness these things very often but i would say they were very calm, very professional, seemed almost routine to them police say footage from the parking lot at miracle mile shops connects the two people found at the cosmopolitan to the woman who was found on the street at alderbaran. what we still don't know or police aren't saying is whether the pair in the car

were with the other woman and end up on the street. cops say they are looking for a black male adult in his 20's who was driving a dark gray 2015 toyota camry. a man and woman in custody this evening... after police say a kidnapping attempt lead to a swat team standoff. it happened in a usually quiet neighborhood near cheyenne and fort apache. fox5's abby theodros was there today - and explains what happened - live from the newsroom. police still are not telling us all the details, but they say a woman was held against her will inside a home near cheyenne and fort apache. metro police got a

this morning of a reported kidnapping in northwest las vegas. nats sounds of sirens at a home near cheyenne and fort apache. that's where police say a woman was held against her will. jimmy brown - neighbor . it kind of made my heart drop a little bit because i have my whole fmaily in there. my mom lives right up on grand canyon and i have a friend who lives right behind me over here. she escapes and gets help from a neighbor but police were just starting their investigation. jesse roybal: detectives had swat serve a search warrant at that residence in question. through the course of the investigation we determined that some of those suspects may have been located at a location on broad river. that search led another house a near rainbow. that's where they were able to arrest one suspect. however - the other suspect got away. neighbors saw him jumping fences and yards in the man who asked to remain anonymous says he saw the man running away from police. neighbor/anonymou s: he basically ran up to my gate and started shaking my gate really hard. but instead just

know where he went. he must of went through my back yard. it's still unclear if the vicitm knew the suspects - or if the suspects had ties at the second location. however - police did say this... roybal: this suspect showed how willing he was to escape and that was entering an innocent persons home. and so we're very grateful that our officers were in the area and were at that location and were able to take that suspect into custody with out any harm coming to anyone the second suspect was eventually caught by police. officials say this is an ongoing investigation. reporting live in the news room abby theodros fox5news local las vegas. police tell us the victim did not require any medical attention. the westgate left in the dark... after losing power to part of the resort - including the casino floor. many slot players were left with no cash in hand .. and waiting for their money which was stuck inside slot machines. fox 5's ophelia young is outside the westgate - after walking

afternoon. yes i did a walk through around noon and it seems they had just turned the last slot machines on - the casino floor was still roped off while staff members were walking from machine to machine figuring out how much to pay players back. this 12 hours after what guests call panic and chaos. nat of video people walkinig around this is a video sent to fox 5 from a westgate hotel and casino guest - it shows dozens of people wandering through the dark casino floor around midnight. thats when guests say the power went out - "it was crowded its a casino peopel was ganbling people was on the slot machine the fuse just blew like it just went out." staff told guests a bunch of wires blew up. in fact smoke from those wires prompted clark county firefighters to rush into the hotel. on the casino floor guests were left literally in the dark. "everyone was shocked they couldnt believe it."

anything." visitors say lights were out on the whole floor except the sports book. "like 140 i was on the slot machine i had 140 i hope i can get it back hopefully." this is a picture of make's slot machine - the monitor completely dark. staff members scrambled to gather his and everyone's information. "no organization." the chaos only got worse. while power was being restored - an alarm was tripped - another twitter user captured and posted the moment. "nat sound." "vrr vrr like real loud so everyone started coming down the stairs people that were asleep they came downstairs they wanted to knwo what was going on." says the stairwells flooded with sleepy guests. "---" the next morning - fox 5 walked through the casino floor - as sections of slot machines were turned on. staff members surrounded each

cash vouchers to return to players. a gaming expert says electronic slot machines are computers - retaining information even after a hard boot. make says the casino apologized to him with a 50 dollar restaurant voucher. but it doesnt make up for the 140 - stuck in a machine. "i need my money like wheres my money." and i checked in with make again - and he's upset. he says the floor has been open up - people are back on the machines but he still hasn't gotten his money back. casino staff are saying they need to review camera footage before they refund him. we asked the westgate to speak

their team declined interviews regarding the power outage. still ahead tonight .. presidential politics and pop meet in a strip hotel room. all because southern nevada is ground zero for politics right now and both democratic candidates want your attention! where they've been and where they are tonight. more cops --- more cams. will have dozens our streets tomorrow. your fox5 weather

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and the league of conservation voters action fund... for her bold plan to attack climate change. or the human rights campaign... because hillary believes only love should decide which two people can marry. not just a progressive. a progressive who gets results. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for,

sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. nevadans are ready to make their voices heard... in the state's presidential caucuses. the republicans have their turn tuesday... but for the democrats... the caucus is tomorrow. it's come down to bernie sanders and hillary clinton. both are trying to drum up last minute support in the state. after at least a couple local events last night .. and a rally in elko this morning .. sanders is back in the valley holding a rally right now at the henderson pavillion. more on this stop tonight at ten. earlier today ..

s-n... geared towards women voters. the former secretary of state fielded questions on a number of topics...from health care... to child care. clinton stayed busy today by then holding a rally this afternoon at del sol high school. she spoke before a packed gymnasium full of students and faculty. how busy has hillary been? last night britney spears posted a few pictures of her and hillary meeting and talking to her twitter feed. spears also posted this picture to facebook showing her along with both hillary and bill clinton on a couch in what appears to be a room at caesars. republican candidates are also gearing up for the south carolina primary.. fox news correspondent caroline shively has the latest from columbia, south carolina. with the republican primary tomorrow...a final

underway here in south carolina. in south carolina... it appears donald trump has a clear lead... trump says: "i would do more for african american people than barack obama has ever done." yet, the entire g- o-p field -- keeping up the fight today. carson says: "well, i, instead of looking at ending it, am looking at ascending in the polls and making progress." cruz says: "just this week donald trump said on a tv program that he would be neutral between israel and the palestinians." cruz says: "as president i will be unappologetically alongside the nation of israel." kasich says: "i don't know if you know why you're here, but i'm running for president. and, you know what. i could win." rubio says: "i believe this election is truly a referendum on our identity, the question you will answer tomorrow here in south carolina is what kind of country america will be in the 21st century." bush says: "this is not a rubio town hall. we actually answer questions here."

guide... south carolina has a near-perfect record of picking the g-o-p's eventual nominee. in columbia, south carolina, caroline shively, fox news. the nevada republican caucus is coming up quick .. next week on tuesday february 23rd. we'll have live coverage of this tuesday night starting at 10. and tomorrow afternoon .. is the democratic caucus. we will bring you a special edition of fox5 news at five.. tomorrow night. live coverage of the results and the candidates local caucus headquarters. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty clear skies, a light breeze and highs in the mid-70s for the weekend. in fact, we'll see more of the same through next week. we'll see 74 saturday, 75 on sunday with highs increasing to 77 degrees by wednesday and thursday next week. north breezes through the colorado river

hang around through monday to 30 mph. average high for the weekend is 64, then 65 through next week. clear skies, a light breeze and highs in the mid-70s for the weekend. in fact, we'll see more of the same through next week. we'll see 74 saturday, 75 on sunday with highs increasing to 77 degrees by wednesday and thursday next week. north breezes through the colorado river areas will arrive late saturday and hang around through monday to 30 mph. average high for the weekend is 64, then 65 through next week. closed captioning

coming up, more cops .. more body cams. and hoverboard users beware! the self balancing scooters are facing more issues.

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. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. if you're going to say "better ingredients. better pizza." you better deliver. which is why i'm introducing our new papa's quality guarantee: love your pizza, or get another one, absolutely free. get any large pizza up to 5-toppings for just $9.99. online only. at papajohns.com bilbray: a woman's right to control her own healthcare is something that's very important to me. the very first conversation that i had with bernie sanders was on this issue. bernie has spent his entire career defending a woman's right to choose. i'm the mother of two daughters. this is critical to me. i would not be standing behind bernie sanders

to make decisions about her own body. this is a deal-breaker, and he is a champion for a woman's right to choose. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam!

police say a motorcyclist and the driver of a car involved in a deadly crash should not have been on the road. the motorcyclist was killed.. today the coroner identified him as 19-year-old kristian mamian- melo. the crash happened around eight last night on washington between jones and decatur. the 19-year old rider did not have a motorcycle license and the teen driver on the car only had an instruction permit. beginning tomorrow .. there will be 62 more metro officers wearing body cameras. the new officers just graduated. and it's metro's policy now that any new officer to the force will be issued and required to use a body camera. there are already many officers wearing the cameras who were

wear them. metro hopes to recruit and graduate an more than 3-hundred officer this year - and all of them will be wearing body cameras. hoverboard makers may soon get hit with recalls if they don't get their act together. that's the warning from the consumer product safety commission issued to manufacturers, importers and retailers. as we've told you for months .. some models of the self-balancing scooters are prone to catching several airlines have banned hoverboards and they're not even allowed on public streets and sidewalks in london. new york city has banned them altogether. still ahead .. did you know there's some fierce competition ... in the world of sign spinning? why fans from all around the world are flipping out about the people who just want to

february is huge for us. all our handcrafted classic footlongs are just $6 each. the media is going a little crazy. "sub-mageddon" with an incredible amount of accumulation inside... that now seems... enjoy all our classic footlongs for just $6 each. 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, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton,

cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change.

here's a look at new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. a 12-year-old shoots... and kills himself. now his father is behind bars. why experts say gun safety couldn't have prevented this tragedy. from solar to education to police brutality... we sit down with hillary clinton the night before the democratic caucus. you see them all over the valley .. people standin at the side of the street spinning

but did you know .. it's competative? "that's all right baby, let's get it, let's go, in your face!" this was the 9th annual world sign spinning championships being held today on the fremont street experience. around a hundred spinners are in town for today's first round contest.. max drovic / founder/ceo arrow sign spinners "every year the tricks get a little bit more intense, the signs go higher, there's more back flips, people get upside down, the dancing gets a little bit more integrated, so every year i see something i've never seen before, things i've never immagined people would be able to do with a plastic sign." this is the fourth time teh contest has been held on fremont street. by the end of the day .. 25 spinners will advance to by the end of the day .. 25 spinners will advance to tomorrow .. with five of them going

tomorrow nightaccess" -- the biggest music stars on stage tonight in vegas! where you can go to get in on the acts all weekend long! and -- from "the voice" to opening for rascal flatts! barrett barber in our gibson showroom tonight! then -- our exclusives continue with a lesson from britney's dancers! we're teaching you a part from slave. which is the most iconic choreography! plus... how "breaking bad" is breaking into a popular las vegas attraction! your access to entertainment starts now get more las vegas. more. more! i love to get more. when i'm in vegas i love to get more! (( bang! )) breaking bad is breaking into vegas! see how the hit show is ready to make a mark on our town! i'm sean mcallister and i'm rachel smith.... but first - if you ever questioned