the billionaire nominee is seeing a big drop in poll numbers. as joel waldman reports - some republicans are questioning whether his campaign can get back on track. from being criticized for attacking a muslim- american war hero .... to talk of an all out campaign "intervention" ... the tossing of a baby out of a rally ... and his refusal to endorse house speaker paul ryan or senator john mccain ... just about every political analyst agrees its been donald trump's worst week yet on the campaign trail ....but, you'd never be able to tell watching h maine. trump says: "you are going to be proud of your country." (applause) trump is now trailing hillary clinton by 10-points nationally according to the latest fox news poll ... the new york city businessman is also behind the democratic nominee in new hampshire, pennsylvania and michigan ... the negative numbers putting trump's v-p running mate mike pence in a precarious position ...eliciting a pretty pointed question from a young supporter. kid says: "i've been watching the news

noticing that you've been kind of softening up on mr. trump's policies and words. is this going to be your role in the administration." / pence says: "i couldn't be more proud to stand with donald trump and we are shoulder to shoulder in this campaign." hillary clinton, enjoying her post convention bounce, visiting a las vegas tech company ... talking job creation. clinton says: "we are going to have the biggest investment in new jobs since world war ii." waldman says (on- clinton now also leads donald trump by double digits among hispanics ...with numbers comparable to those of president obama back in 2012 and 2008. in washington, joel waldman, fox news." that new poll from fox news... shows third-party candidate gary johnson gaining ground. according to the survey released wednesday... hillary clinton has widened her lead over donald trump since the conventions ended. clinton leads trump...49-percent to 39-percent. when libertarian

johnson is included - clinton leads 44-percent to trump's 35- percent with johnson claiming 12-percent. gary johnson says he needs to score 15-percent in polls to be included in the upcoming presidential debates... and that's key to getting his message to the public. what's that all about? being fiscally conservative and socially tolerant -- socially inclusive. who cares what you are socially, as long as you don't force it on anyone else. johnson is a former governor of new mexico. his running mate - william weld - is a former governor of massachusetts. last night - the former republicans held a "libertarian" town hall on c-n-n. "we have no problem with people casting a wasted vote. if we get into the debates we're going to win this whole thing. if you want to waste your vote on trump or clinton, be our guest." the libertarian ticket supports limited government - legalizing marijuana - and reducing military involvement overseas. presidential

often high- pressure, high security environments. that was the case during a donald trump campaign event... this past may... in albuquerque, new mexico. now - the city is removing large landscaping stones outside the convention center.... after protesters threw them at police officers - and their horses. some broke windows - adding up to 50-thousand dollars worth of damage. they're now being replaced by smaller stones. "this will not be the last protest. so why not ensure this doesn't happen again. at least the means they used prior or before." pulling away these stones that were used as weapons in some cases and vandalism tools in other cases is something we can control. the stones have also been used by the homeless - to hide drugs and syringes. there's a tasty new way - to express your political leanings. a rhode island soda maker has released some new products - dedicated to the major party candidates. are you "team hillary's blue rasberry liberal limeade".... or "team donald's strawberry peach

making the two flavors available for the presidential campaign season. "they have a slight acidity to them, so they have a bite. they meet the candidates; they have a little edge to them." the company's four family employees say they can double their output to meet the demand. sales figures are expected to be released by election day. progress is being made... in the battle against isis. the president offers an update... in the war on terror. trampolline parks like "skyzone" are more popular than ever... but are they safe? we'll look at some new statistics> this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right

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is dead - after a crash late last night. it happened just before 11-30 p-m.... near desert inn and fort apache. the driver has been identified by the coroner as randall arak. police say he was driving north on surfline drive - when he went off the road and collided with an

pakred car in a driveway - before hitting a pillar of a home. arak was taken to summerlin hospital and pronounced dead. investogators say he may have suffered from a medical episode - but are still waiting on the cause of death from the coroner. metro found a meth lab in the southwest valley - while serving a search warrant for an unrelated crime. police were called to the home near fort apache and el capitan around noon wednesday. police say they were serving that search warrant when they found what appeared to be a meth lab. the narcotics team came in and spent hours removing evidence from the home. one person was arrested on the original warrant involving some type of financial crime. the drug charges are still pending. unexplained actions... at a florida theme park. what a witness and her family saw... when a man attacked an exotic bird. and... a car makes a wrong turn... and lands on a tree! your fox5 weather

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says the u-s is making progress in the fight against isis. isil has not had a major successful offensive operation in either syria or iraq in a full year. u-s planes have also recently

after the country asked for help in their ongoing fight against a growing number of isis militants in their country. the president also wants to see more cooperation from russia in the war against terror. "the u-s remains prepared to work with russia to try and reduce the violence and strengthen our efforts against isil...in syria...but so far russia has failed to take the necessary steps. " in recent days the pentagon says u.s.-backed forces in syria have been able to seize control of nearly seventy-percent of a former isis stronghold in the northern part of syria. a man is behind bars.... after attacking a flamingo at the busch gardens tampa bay theme park. 45-year old joseph corrao entered a pen... and attacked the exotic bird - who had to be euthanized - due to the severity of the injury. chris cato talks with a mother and son who saw it all... and were with someone who made sure the man was caught and arrested. amy wallace took her 5-year old son

learn about animals. instead, she found herself trying to explain...a man. amy wallace says: "it's just a hard thing to explain to a child, how mean people can be." she says they were at the eagle exhibit tuesday evening... when they heard a commotion behind them. amy wallace says: "turned around to see a guy holding a flamingo over his head, screaming, 'i got one! i got another one!' and then 'boom'! just slammed it down to the ground." the flamingo, named pinky, was so badly injured... staff had to euthanize her. wallace says staff and park visitors were stunned by the violence... many were crying, just like her son. amy wallace says: "as soon as he realized the bird didn't get back up, he was literally screaming and crying." anthony wallace says: "yeah, i was crying the whole way there. i was like running as fast as i can to help him!" he and his mom ran to get a security guard... as her husband, a retired police officer, let his instincts take over. amy wallace says: "my husband chased the guy down around the other side of the pen and held him there until myself and the

there." joseph anthony corrao is from orlando... he served six years in the army... and three years in prison... for convictions including aggravated assault on a person 65 or older... and two counts of animal cruelty. at his court appearance wednesday morning... the judge voiced disgust at his unprovoked attack on pinky. conrad says: "it's beyond senseless. it actually borders on depraved, in my opinion, mr. corrao, i don't know if you have other issues, but i don't know who does that." pinky lived at busch gardens for 19 years... entertainin countless visitors with her dancing. amy wallace believes the man who attacked her is the one who belongs behind a fence. amy wallace says: "i hope that he gets jail time. i hope that he suffers. i hope he has to pay financially." corrao now faces a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals. he's facing up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 10- thousand dollars. no word yet on why he decided to attack the flamingos in the first place. an elevator

criminal courthouse has left a sheriff's sergeant with critical head and chest injuries - and a second employee with minor injuries. investigators say the elevator car shot up quickly to a high floor before crashing through concrete flooring above. the sheriff says responders forced the door open and found sgt. paul owens bleeding from his head. the 50-year-old is hospitalized in critical but stable condition. debris fell into an adjacent shaft and struck an elevator car in the basement. beverly smith was found inside with minor injuries. inside the elevator." reporter says: "what are you're injuries. i don't know that's why they're taking me to the hospital." reporter says: "how many floors did you fall?" mos says: "uh i was in the basement. so i don' t think it went anywhere. thing just fell down on top of the elevator." officials are still investigating what caused the elevator to malfunction. trampoline parks are growing in popularity but a new study says that's leading to a rise in trampoline injuries. it reports injuries at trampoline parks have risen from

nine hundred thirty-two in 20-14. the number of those hurt from home trampolines has stayed steady according to the report's authors. the international association of trampoline parks says with more than 50 million people visiting parks in north america in the past year -- quote "there would naturally be an increase" in the number of injuries reported. a driver loses control... crashes... and lands in a tree this is what the scene looked like in new orleans this morning.. the driver told police he lost control of his car... then drove up a cable and into the tree... the driver says he feels extremely lucky he wasn't hurt in the crash... "i'm looking down thinking to myself, are we about to flip back over? because other than that, -- came my car is on the ground, what do i do, what do i do, i turned my car off and slowly climbed out the passenger seat." the man told reporters he'll feel even luckier if his car starts -- when emergency crews bring it back down to the

now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty slight chances of showers remain for the overnight and for friday. we'll see a high of 102 in the afternoon on friday. the weekend look warm and dry with highs at 105 for saturday and sunday with plenty of sun. the dry air hangs around for next week with highs around 105 and sunshine through the workweek. average high for the weekend and next week is 103. slight chances of showers remain for

a high of 102 in the afternoon on friday. the weekend look warm and dry with highs at 105 for saturday and sunday with plenty of sun. the dry air hangs around for next week with highs around 105 and sunshine through the workweek. average high for the weekend and next week is 103. next week is 103. slight chances of showers remain for

a high of 102 in the afternoon on friday. the weekend look warm and dry with highs at 105 for saturday and sunday with plenty of sun. the dry air hangs around for next week with highs around 105 and sunshine through workweek. average high for the weekend and

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weather anchor cassandra jones toughed it out a week after her due date and finally became a mom today! she and her husband andrew welcomed this sweet baby girl. she's often been referred to 'baby jonesy' but they named her real name is addisyn marie! she weighed in at 7 pounds, 15 ounces and is 20 and a half inches long. mom and baby are healthy and doing well... and our morning executive producer delivered this bundle of joy yesterday. she and husband bryan welcomed cameron mitchel, weighing in just over five pounds. as luck would have it, kristin was due a month after cassandra... but he decided he'd come a little early. congratulations to both of our fox5 family members and their families on these sweet new additions! you can use an a-

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an exterminator is stung hundreds of times by bees... while on the job. where they were trying to remove the bees from... and how the victim is doing tonight... plus... a family of bears are having a ball up at lake tahoe! how they enjoyed their day at the beach... before heading back to the woods. forget the money - how about getting some real dough out of that atm! those looking for a late night cheesy snack... can now get pizzas on the go, with this new pizza atm. xavier university in is unveiling the first of its kind machine in north america. the atm will sell about 300 piping hot pizzas throughout the day... starting next week. it was created by a french company. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6

ke t ec work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations e at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs.

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live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. ted pretty weather report coming up and we have a look at the damage from last after a lightning bolt hits a home. plus... democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton campaigns in las vegas. what she told voters she'll do if she becomes president... and why there was a brief interruption to her rally. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas thick clouds can be seen around the valley right now. here's a live look from our strat cam. there's a small chance of showers tonight and friday.