originally escaping. did the klan attent a local caucus last night? social media lit up when people came face-to-face with two people wearing robes and hoods outside of a high school. nascar weekend is known to be a traffic nightmare in year's past.. what the speedway has planned new for this year that could keep the backups down. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas a woman is dead tonight after fire tears through her home on the east side of the valley. i'm chirstine maddela. i'm john huck. the smoke from this fire could be seen across the valley early this afternoon. and when firefighters got inside .. they found a woman's body. fox five's elizabeth watts is live near nellis and harmon with what happened. it started just after twelve oclock.. firefighters arrived to see the home fullly engulfed in flames here's some

smoke and flames.. clark county fire sent four engines to fight the blaze. crews immediately went inside the home in rescue mode- after hearing reports of someone inside and they did discover a body. witnesses say the woman had run back inside the home to rescue her pets. sandra jones/witness "i saw men beating down the side yard there trying to get back there and they were after dogs, they got some dogs, meanwhile somebody had gone back in the house." witneses say animal control took the dogs. sadly the woman did not make it back out. right now it's unclear what started this fire no other injuries were reported. reporting live ew ffn llv. the coroner's office will identify the victim and cause of death. a driver making a left turn hit and injured two people walking

morning.. it happened at the corner of rainbow and del ray avenue on the valley's west side. metro police say the driver turned left off rainbow and hit the couple crossing del rey in a marked crosswalk. the driver, who stayed at the scene, said he didn't see them. sgt. richard strader / las vegas metro police "here's the message right here, when you're making those left hand turns you don't only have to look for vehicles that may cross your path, you need to look for those pedestrians, the pedestrians have a right to be in those crosswalks so make that extra look to make sure the sidewalks are clear." police did not ticket the driver morning, but might once their investigation is done. the injured couple were taken to umc. 57-year-old flora largusa is in critical condition, while her husband jerry is in serious condition. health officials have declared a syphilis outbreak in the las vegas area. the southern nevada health district said this morning clark

increase in reported syphilis cases over the last four years. 89-percent of these cases were men diagnosed in 2015. nevada now has the highest rate of syphilis in the west. tony fredrick / medical epidemiologist "we're doing more outreach, we're going to some of the clubs where there might be sexual activity, we're reaching out to counciling centers, we're reaching out to the gay and lesbian center and we're also reaching out to the healthcare providers." officials are urging people to get tested for the treatable disease. if left alone it could affect internal organs and cause neurological problems, as well as increase the risks of hiv transmission. the rise in syphilis is also being seen across the nation. two polygamous sect leaders are pleading not guilty to orchestrating what prosecutors call a wide- ranging food- stamp fraud scheme. lyle jeffs and john wayman are leaders in the twin communities of colorado city, arizona and hildale, utah.

yesterday, a total of 11 people were charged. lyle jeffs is the brother of warren jeffs... who's serving a life sentence for child abuse. last night's g-o-p presidential caucus is over... but there is still talk about two people seen outside a local high school. those two people - were dressed in white klu klux clan robes and hoods. fox5's abby theodros did a little digging and joins us live from cimarron high school with more on what people saw. a lot of people are talking about this and a lot of questions tonight about who was behind the garb and why they did that. take a listen to what people are saying. take pkg pictures of two people in apparent kkk attire -with a trump for president sign - spotted at a caucusing location at cimmaron high school. 8-15 larry haney, nv; its just ludicrous to see someone dressed up in a 19th century garb. the post - sparked

social media - even catching the attention of nevada state senator aaron ford 23-32 aaron aye-ren ford, minority leader of nv senate: the immediate response and the immediate sentiment as you could imagine was anger and being upset that we had individuals out there dressed in kkk regalia a lot of people commented on social media- expressing the same sentiment as ford. wondering how someone could make such a hurtful senastive topic -but others think there could more to the story ... crystal evans - cimaron high school: i just thought maybe it was a joke maybe kids playing around - there's nothing funny about that. one twitter user posted this photo--showing a hand- with the intent of exposing the man's race. others beleive they're protesters - trying to paint repubilcans in a bad light. larry haney has lived in lv for nearly 2 decades and says he's never heard of something like this...and doubts the open existence of the kkk in the area haney: i've never heard about it read about it seen it or

about it, anybody even dressed or remotely familiar with that type of an attitude in the state of nevada for senator ford said - it doesn't matter who was behind the garb- it sends the same message ford: the regalia that kkk members where is symbolic of hatred and violence ccsd police were called to the scene and they say they successfully removed the individuals from the campus without incident. we also spoke to metro police - who were also there - and say no arrests were made and no reports were filed. you can share your thoughts on the stunt... and

means. just visit our fox five facebook page. firecrews from across the country are in town training on the high roller. departments from orlando and new york city arrived at the linq this morning for special "high angle" training. the scenario involved teams rappelling from the pods and ziplining across the wheel spokes. tim szymanski / las vegas fire & rescue "this is a very safe mechanism that they have here they have a lot of safety systems built into it that would bring people down, they go redundant systems. this would be the absolute very last thing you would want to do." eric eberhart / gm, high roller "they have been wonderful partners, we started working with them about 4 1/2 years ago in the design of the wheel and the cabins themselves and worked very closely developing the rescue methods." roughly 30 thousand dollars was spent on safety gear at the high roller.. this includes ropes, harnesses and trolleys to ensure a safe rescue. ahead ... why someone just bought a live pig ...

dollars!! and.. his pants are on fire.. but he's not lying about why. we'll tell you what caused this hot mess. while it's 2- hundred miles per hour on the track.. it can be zero miles per hour on teh roads around the speedway. what's available this year that could relieve the traffic backups. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

live from las vegas. you're watching fox5 news at six. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. nascar weekend at the las vegas motor speedway is less than 2 weeks away. it's an event notorious for causing massive traffic backups throughout the northeast valley. this year - the las vegas motor speedway is trying something new - shuttle rides to and from the track. fox 5's ophelia young joins us live with details on how it will work. there will be a hundred shuttles from hotels on the strip and

expected to take 3 thousand cars off of our roads and thats better not just for nascar fans - but for the everyday traveler next weekend. the 20th annual series begins next thursday with a test session free to all everyone. it's expected to draw a hundred thousand fans to speedway through sunday - the day of the main event the kobalt 400. the speedway says shuttles will run three days - friday saturday and sunday. each morning there will be 20 to 30 busses waiting and each of these five spots - the plaza hotel downtown and then the stratosphere, treasure island, ballys and tropicana on the strip. all of the busses depart at once and return at the end of the day - but the rides are not free. for all three days 99 dollars - and just for

minute to one hour long ride. minute to one hour long ride. "we estimate that for each vehicle that we are running is cutting about 30 cars off the road so if were runniing about a hundred busses thats cutting about 3000 vehicles coming in an dout of the speedway which is definitely going to cut the traffic time." and rather taking the 15 - the busses will take a route running by nellis- so that will cut congestion on the freeways - not just for riders, but for those driving to the event as well. and if you decide to take your own car - the speedway has made maps of where to park and what roads to take - all those we have posted on our website fox 5

we've also posted how to download an app on your phone and a twitter handle you can use to check traffic updates next weekend. if youre thinking of taking the shuttle though - keep in mind there are only a limited number of passes. and john and christine... that shuttle a great idea especially for those who plan to have a beer or two... during nascar weekend in las vegas...fox 5 will once again bring you the emmy winning speedway saturday night. we'll have feature stories, live interviews and everything you need to know to get you ready for the race at the las vegas motor speedway. it's saturday march 5-th at 7 p-m. for the second day in a row .. a local cirque performer is injured during a show. this time it was at zarkana at the aria last night. according to the public relations firm for cirque .. the actor fell on stage .. which led to them briefly stopping the show. emergency crews too the person to umc where they were treated and released. the night before .. a performer was injured at love in

(( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll see a return to the 70s on thursday with 75 degrees. we'll be warmer friday with 78, then 80 saturday, 77 sunday. this is looking like the nicest weather weekend so far this year. light breezes will be with us 10-15 mph during the weekend afternoons. monday we'll see southwest gusts to 25-30 mph with a high of 77, then north gusts 25-30 mph on tuesday. we'll see a return to the 70s on thursday with 75 degrees. we'll be warmer friday with 78, then 80 saturday, 77 sunday.

weekend so far this year. light breezes will be with us 10-15 mph during the weekend afternoons. monday we'll see southwest gusts to 25-30 mph with a high of 77, then north gusts 25-30 mph on tuesday. closed captioning

closed captioning will resume shortly an amazing moment at a florida county fair during the swine auction.... the community rallying around a young boy who suddenly lost his mother. clapping no one expected 11-year old heath henry to even show up to the county fair. parent ... for the life. his adoptive mom died from a heart attack earlier this week. so when he showed up to auction his own the crowd came the sale price to 47-thousand dollars. heath hendry/lost mom "my mom wanted me hendry/heath's grandmother "this project he and his mom had done, and how wonderful it would be a tribute to his mother would be completed and then

and he did. the normal price for his pig ... 4 to 6 dollars a pound sold for 170- dollars a pound. this pig now, will be donated to help feed homeless children. now a story that you really need to see to appreciate.. watch what happenes to a tennessee man in this security video froma gas station.. as the man is waiting at the counter an e- cigarette in his pocket .. explodes! it's actually the battery exploding and catching fire. manoj kumar, gas station employee "i was shocked! i was like what was that? you have a bomb in your pocket? i was like that! you carry your bomb in your pocket? i was totally shocked and just like this my hands were on my hat." one of the workers used a nearby fire extinguisher to put out the fire. the man is recovering from severe second degree burns to his leg next, donald trump gets right back on teh campaign trail after a big win here in nevada. and hillary clinton gets a big endorsement from one of the top lawmakers in

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after caucusing here in the valley over the weekend-- today nevada senator harry reid announced he's backing hillary clinton. in last weekend's democratic

clinton ended up winning. reid says he hopes other democrats get together and support her. reid said he took pains to remain neutral in the competition between clinton and bernie sanders so he would not be accused of rigging the caucuses. reid also talked about nevada governor brian sandoval and the supreme court. sen. harry reid senate minority leader "i know if he were picked, i would support the man. he's a good person, he has a great record, and he's been a tremendously good governor in spite of having to deal with some very big problems there." "i've talked to the president, i've talked to his chief of staff many times, i talked to his political guy today and he should pick who he thinks is the best." the washington post reported the white house is vetting the white house for a possible nomination to the open supreme court seat. the campaign super tuesday is less than one week away ... where one- quarter of the total g-o-p delegates are up for grabs. but, some political observers are

after last night it may already be too late to catch donald trump. fox news correspondent, joel waldman, is in washington with the story. trump says: "we love nevada" donald trump taking a victory lap after winning nevada with 45- percent of the vote .... marco rubio and ted cruz coming in more than 20-points behind, in second and third place respectively. almost every slice of the electorate pie favoring trump ... including the young, the old, highly educated, poorly educated ... and hispanics. trump says: "we had a very exciting evening last night simple math becoming a complex problem for trump's competitors ...his 80 delegates ...five times as many as his closest opponent, ted cruz ... heading into next week's super tuesday primaries ... followed by the "winner takes all" states of florida and ohio ... some political pundits suggest it's already too late to catch the candidate so

stirewalt says: "well, look, the question isn't at this point about trump ... all trump has to do is keep doing what he is doing ... it's simple. he just needs things to stay the same." never putting too much stock in the "experts" ... marco rubio is keeping his eyes on the prize. rubio says: "as far as going into next week, we feel great about almost every state on the map. we're gonna picked up delegates in every single one of them, and we feel like we have a shot to win a few of them out right." bernie sanders, on the democratic side, is also playing catch up ...trailing hillary clinton by double digits in south carolina ... just three days out from the palmetto state primary. sanders says: "we are gaining momentum every single day." waldman says: "hillary clinton, meanwhile, picking up a big political endorsement today from senate minority leader, harry reid. in washington, joel waldman, fox news." hopefully you're signed up for amazon prime if you want to try this. the free shipping would really help if you were to buy one of everything amazon sells! just how much it when you

ook at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. the electric daisy carnival has pumped 1.3 billion dollars into the economy since coming to las vegas.

the cost--- after multiple deaths and hundreds of overdoses... pizza is some serious business in the valley... as the competition over customers increases- businesses are trying to make sure they get the biggest slice of the pie. it's a question you've probably never pondered. how much would it cost to buy one of everything offered on amazon? the answer: nearly 12-point-86 billion dollars. that's according to a computer scientist in zurich who says he does brain-related research. in 2015 he determined there were 479 million different items available on amazon's website. then he determined the average price of an item was 26- dolars and 86- cents. there's been no response from amazon so far on whether he's on the money or not now on "more access" -- a second cirque accident in as many days. tonight we reveal cirque's true record of safetly. and the john cena

viral! tonight -- nascar reporter jamie little talks with "more" about her racetrack smack down! then -- celine's emotional return to her las vegas stage. he's always been on stage with me and nothing will ever change that. inside the performance that the world was watching. plus -- a double dose of ellen! 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! )) mariah carey finally revealing details of her upcoming wedding! good evening and welcome to "more