to shoot you. drop the gun, drop the gun. drop it. drop the gun sir" in that video police can be heard giving commands in both english and spanish ... lynn eve nunez told fox 5 police told her the man was shot in the shoulder... he was taken to umc with non life threatening injuries... she says when she realized what was going on her immediate concern was for her family... "i told my son to and we stayed inside and i recorded the entire incident from start the police officer knowledge that it was just a wanderer, just a random guy, possibly homeless, they got a call that around with a gun in his hand metro says none of the officers involved were injured... police have not

of the man who was shot or said whether or not he'll face charges... reporting live cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news earlier today northern nevada construction workers gathered to protest outside of the tesla factory near sparks. the workers were saying tesla isnt keeping up their end of the deal with nevadans fox 5's miguel martinez-valle has been following the progress of maker's tesla motors and he has the details tesla and faraday are supposed to hire 11,000 new workers in the next five years, and most of those are supposed to be nevadan's in return they're getting big tax incentives from the state... but some are concerned the car makers wont keep up their end of the deals high paying jobs

that was the promise made by both tesla motors and faraday future in order to get tax incentives from the state... but some protestors up north believe tesla isnt holding up their end of the deal... construction workers marched outside the gigafactory site, saying tesla is bringing in workers from other states. but the governors office says, the car makers going above and beyond its requirment to hire nevadans. the concern over the two companies doesnt end there, as faraday future, which came out with a big boom late last year, has been relitively silent on any progress since its reveal at ces. " we are very mindful of potential concerns> assemblyman nelson araujo says for lawmakers, making sure nevadan's get their jobs is the priority. "we are engaging in this dialouge every day and ensuring these promises are kept." the office of economic development has protections in place meant to make sure faradays delivering these include 75 million dollars in security faraday must put forward before bonds are issued and

quarterly reports. " thats why were monitering everything very closely, we want to make sure everything we passed in the special session is excecuted appropriately and that at the end of the day we can celebrate a very robust strong economy here in the state of nevada." as far as faradays ambitious plan to start construction by april, they say that hasnt changed... and while no official groundbreaking ceremony took place in january as promised, they have started clearing ground on the apex site. faraday future said theyre expecting construction to start in the next few months, they also said theyre moving pretty fast for a project this side. an audit on tesla by the state shows that while theyre supposed to hire at least 50 percent nevadans for their projects, they hired 68 percent in 2015 a child was hurt when a car spun out of control, and ended up on

this happened near alta and jones around four this afternoon. metro says a one car hit another. the driver in the second car lost control, and hit the child on the sidewalk. metro says the child and the driver who caused the crash both have minor injuries. tonight we're learning more about a southern highlands prepatory school teacher who plead guilty today to sending inappropriate texts to his student. another student from another school came forward with similar allegations. ryne brinks taught at schofield middle school before southern highlands prep. a schofield parent says brinks had a four month relationship with her 13-year-old daughter. the student told police she and brinks exchanged sexual messages and pictures. the las vegas justice court tells us pornography charges related to the schofield student may be dropped, in exchange for the guilty plea in the case involving the southern highlands student.. it's been nearly a year since two teens were killed in a d-u-i crash..

guilty. the victim's families say no amount of time spent behind bars will bring their daughters back. fox five's elizabeth watts is live at the county jail with more on what the deal entails. seong lee's being held here.. his trial was set to begin next week- instead he's accepting a plea deal... one victim's mother says she was blindsided by the move in court today. nychele (nye shell) thomas/ 18 year old gabrielle thomas mother she had this huge laugh and she was so loud and i miss her voice i miss her voice.. nychele thomas remembers her daughter.. 18 year old gabrielle thomas.. she and close family friend 17 year old kamesha gilmore were killed march 5 2015.. they were making a u-turn on boulder highway when a car going nearly 120 miles an hour slammed into them... driver seong lee accepted a plea deal in court monday morning.. thomas says she didn't see that coming... nychele (nye shell)

tears a lot of frustration seong lee admitted to drinking several beers before driving that night.. the 23 year old from south korea was out on bond for another d-u-i charge at the time.. and nearly a year later his attorney says he's taking responsibility... 01:09:50 judge elissa f. cadish judge: are you pleading guilty today because you are truly guilty of these two offenses? lee: yes your honor. the dui resulting in death charges each carry up to 20 years behind bars.. thomas says she feels terrible for his family too... and no amount of time in or out of prison will bring her daughter or goddaughter back to life... well never get to experience them growing up.. having familes.. you know, and that's a hard thing is to know that i'm never, ever ever get to touch her again, i'll never ever get to hear her voice again... that's the hard part. she says there's no justice for any family in this tragedy... and they'll continue to rely on each other and

the prosecutor said he'll seek 14 to 40 years in state prison for lee... as part of the deal lee will not be allowed probation... he's set to be sentenced april eighteenth. reporting live ew ffn llv. once he's released from prison -- lee will have a restricted driver license... and must order a breath ignition interlock device on any vehicle he owns or operates for up to three years after he gets out. elvis called las vegas home for the latter part of his career... and our city has honored his legacy for decades. but now, an elvis- themed museum and the graceland chapel are closing. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg spoke to tourists and an elvis impersonator who fear this is just a sign the king.... may be leaving las vegas... i heard elvis left the building at the west gate? whats that all about you heard it straight from the king's mouth... the musuem 'graceland presents the elvis experience' is closing.... our goal is to keep elvis apart of the

where he belongs and unfortuantely this particular group seems to feel otherwise the exhibit boasted more than 300 articles from presley's graceland home... officials from the westgate say they signed a 10 year contract with the tenants of the musuem but now after 10 months theyre closing their doors... they tell fox 5 its due to a dispute over money... and it's gotten fans like eddie powers... all shook up. powers- its kind of a downer to think the real elvis was there its like oh my god whats the world coming to ? the westgate says they're now working directly with the estate of elvis... and wanna keep the museum open. preseley lived at their hotel.... and sold out more than 600 concerts during the later 1960s and early 1970s.... officals tell us their deeply upset over the situation... giving a whole new meaning to heartbreak hotel. vivvvvvaaa las vegas its one of those temproary unfortunate set backs but were big fans of elvis and wanna honor him the best way we can powers- people are going to keep coming to vegas and keep looking for vegas and whatever politics went wrong where with elvis leaving the

that are going to suffer it is'nt just the westgate's closure of the museum and graceland chapel... local tourists we spoke to say the kings reign of las vegas... may be coming to an end. patty stiso visiting- i expectd to see more a statue an elvis t shirt stiso- elvis he should be here there should be something here and there is nothing when the king estimated 1 in 2 people who came to las vegas went show... and to this around the world still pour in to grab a piece of elvis history... die hard fans hope that'll never change. welll the king has left the building thank you thank you very much cl f5n llv elvis presley enterprises released a statement about the closure, calling the westgate holding the memorabilia quote concerning. they added "despite our wishes to retreive the treasured artifacts and return them to

at the hotel is preventing that. our school district has gone through some difficulties this year... but things are looking up. the major changes announced today , that parents and teachers have been waiting for. and we'll tell you how you can be a part of ellen tomorrow! where her crew will appear here in our valley. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next

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to her boyfriend in prison. now both are behind bars. the nevada department of corrections says 21-year-old "keondra ridley" was arrested february 21st, at high desert state prison. her boyfriend "mustafa kyles" is serving three to ten years for robbery and stolen property. she was caught with the meth, and is facing felony drug trafficking charges. kyles may also face criminal charges, after a prison investigation. the clark county school district is "leaping forward" with improvements parents and teachers are calling for. superintendent pat skorkowsky gave his state of the district addrss today. he started off with some great news: three c-c- s-d schools were named among the u-s department of education as being among the top in the world. we're also seeing accomplishments in college readiness and graduation rates. kindergarten students will now get a full-day experience. and teachers will get higher pay, starting at 40 thousand dollars a year. " we're actually going out to teachers who have 1 to 3 years of

29 plus years experience and actually getting them because those are the teachers who would be willing to move " things are looking bright for the superintendent's future. the school board recently gave skorkowsky a new two-year contract. people walking downtown might hear something a little unexpected... music coming from light poles! music coming from pole " classical music could be heard at this pole near first street and bonneville it's fairly loud so you can't miss it. people we talk to say they were confused at first, but now they appreciate it! las vegas is one of the best cities in the country... when it comes to getting the most apartment space for your money. forbes looked at the top 50 apartment markets. oklahoma had the best deal, with las vegas taking the number two spot. here, people pay an average of one dollar and seven cents per square foot a month. that's for about one thousand

compare that to new york city, where renters pay just over six bucks per square foot. that's nearly five thousand dollars, for a much smaller apartment! fans of "ellen" here on fox5 will want to make a trip to the strip tomorrow. check out this tweet from the talk show star earlier today. she says "i don't know if you're on the strip tomorrow, but if you're in front of caesars palace at two p-m, you're gonna be on my show." in another tweet directed toward unlv, she teased someone will win something huge! here's a look at ellen's instagram post. no word on if ellen will actually be there or if it's just her production crew... but fox5 will check it out tomorrow! now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll stay close to that 80 degree mark for the workweek with changes ahead for the weekend. saturday and sunday we'll see more southwest gusts 25-35 mph with

afternoon. shower chances continue on monday with a high of 65 degrees. average highs range from 66 to 68 this week and through the weekend. we'll stay close to that 80 degree mark for the workweek

for the weekend. saturday and sunday we'll see more southwest gusts 25-35 mph with a slight chance of showers on sunday afternoon. shower chances continue on monday with a high of 65 degrees. average highs range from 66 to 68 this week and through the weekend. closed captioning

nascar weekend is almost here... and fox5 is bringing 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. if you are driving

bring your parking passes. the speedway recommends using the las vegas boulevard entrances to get to various lots .. but as you can see on this map, the lots normally used for 'exotic racing' and drag strip parking are also open .. and you can get to those from the 15 at the speedway exit. and after the race ... crews will be trying to get as many people as possible out to las vegas boulevard .. but remember .. depending on what exit you use - you can only go one way on the boulevard. if you park in the northwest lots .. you will use the same exits you came in from to get back to the 15. all of this and much more about parking and the new shuttle buses from the strip and downtown can be found at fox 5 vegas dot com. it's super tuesday tomorrow... a day that will determine the course of the presidential race. we'll hear from some of the candidates on what this day could mean...

nevada has a stronger case for keeping the "first in the west" caucus here. turnout for the g-o-p caucus was more than double what it was in 2012... and results were finalized within hours instead of three

delays on both sides, and some democratic caucus goers reported seeing republicans at their events. the nevada secretary of state's office says it hasn't received any reports of people voting in both democratic and republican cacuses. states like colorado want to be included earlier in the nominating process. but colorado officials say considering how smooth nevada's caucus went... it's tougher to argue another state should get that "first in the west" status. tomorrow is super tuesday. it's a moment in the presidential race that has some of the candidates nervous. (ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate): "if donald trump is the nominee, hillary clinton in all likelihood wins." "(bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate): "we can win the democratic nomination. (cheering) and if that happens, there is nothing more than i would love to do than run against donald trump. " donald trump and hillary clinton

respective races. voters in 12 states will head to the polls, in a day that will will help determine who will continue the battle for the white house. a major road closure is causing problems tonight near arizona. i-15 northbound is closed at the arizona state line because of wildfires. this will stay in effect until tomorrow morning. take a look at this video sent to us on "report it" by shane warner. where the fire started burning around four-30 this afternoon, near littlefield arizona.. public safety officials say this brush fire may have been started by an unapproved control burn. a new restaurant announcement already has us craving country fried steak and cheese grits there's been talk for months about cracker barrel coming to town. today, the southern-food- favorite officially announced its opening two locations in our valley! one is on dean martin near blue diamond... the other is on craig near losee.

celebrate grand openings on july 25th. cracker barrel will create at least 300 new jobs. and in henderson, a 30-year-old business complx is getting a makeover! this is the galleria marketplace, over at sunset and rancho. phase one of the eight million dollar project is now done. a new p-t's gold will open in april, along with a las pupusas. more retailers and medical facilities are expected to call this area home soon. it's leap day! and for some people around the valley... a day for some big life events. we'll meet a baby celebrating a unique birthday... and see who's trying to make leap day a

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perfect opportunity for plenty of couples to take the plunge and say "i do!" " by the power invested in me, i now pronounce you husband and wife. you may kiss your bride. couple kisses" zappos c-e-o tony hsieh officiated a wedding today for danielle kelly and garett miller. the wedding was downtown at airstream village park. the couple hopes people use leap day as a chance to do something extraordinary. only a few people can say that they were born on the leap day. today, we met one of the newest members of the exclusive club!

latoya rodgers' he came in weighing just over seven pounds. lotoya wasn't expecting to have a leap day baby. messiah actually came a week early. he won't another birthday on this day until the year 20-20 "it was kind of one think about and you just be umm, wait a minute what's laughs is tomorrow the 1st or the 29th? and by it being leap year today is the 29th. so he came on the leap year day." most people born on leap days celebrate their birthdays on either february 28th and march 1st. it's difficult for both people and pets to wake up from a surgical procedure. but one man has quite the bedside manner for animals in his care. we'll show you the touching video that has been shared 8 million times in just a