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live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. a man is critically injured after being swarmed by hundreds of bees... and the bees are still out there! how neighbors describe the attack. a suspect robs a seven-eleven... shoots at a police officer... then runs into a strip casino... and part of it was caught on camera! how police were able to capture him... plus... u-n-l-v football hits the field... for day one of fall camp! we have a look at the practice... and what head coach tony sanchez said about the team. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas the bees are still flying where a man was critically injured when hundreds of them swarmed him. i'm john huck. i'm cyndi lundeberg. we brought you the story yesterday but the problem isn't over yet . fox5's miguel martinez valle joins us now and miguel neighbors
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still being stung? john cindy i'm pretty freaked out right now because there are bees still up in the corner of that house. neighbors tell me the bees are a lot more calm than they were this morning and especially than they were last night after police and firefighters left when they attack neighbors who had no idea what happened earlier. sot : " it was de the most horrific things i have ever seen" a man swarmed and stung by hundreds of bees one woman saw the attack, and while she opted out of showing her face, she did want to share her story... " get a blue towel and he was trying to get them off he was screaming and i couldn't even see his face there were so many bees" she quickly called the police she says the man being attacked wasn't wearing protective gear but he did seem to be working with two others who were covered. there was no logo on the truck they were working out of and they were just vacuuming the bees. she thinks
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an unlicensed exterminator. "once he fell and kind of stop fighting that's when one of the guys that had the head suit on walked over and sprayed him with something" she says by then he wasn't moving... the man was rushed to a nearby hospital with life- threatening injuries. the bee problem didn't end there. "the bees were still pretty agitated and at that point they were in my backyard and whenever you stepped outside the bees were on you" sean paxton, neighbor neighbors got stung one of my friends that i work out with at the gym got stung he says the bees were pretty aggressive" ((edit: video of delcon truck)) a different company named delcon was called hours after the attack to take care of the hive. they stress the importance of calling a licensed company. "you should never attempt to treat a swarm of bees or a bee's nest on your own, don't ever spray it with water or throw rocks at it." the bees are still around today and neighbors feel that the county or the housing association should let the neighborhood know to stay away from the area.
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of warning signs may be to let people know as they go bye to not make any noise to be very careful because they do look very aggressive" we want to clarify once again a different bee company delcon did stop by yesterday afternoon to look at the issue, the man injured and the exterminators working when he was stung were not from their company ... mmv ffn ll if you happen to encounter bees clark county suggest staying calm and quietly moving away and finding shelter. they say flailing your arms screaming or trying to fight them only get the
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police say a suspect robs a 7- eleven... and ends up firing at officers... before running into a strip casino. we have some surveillance video of it going down fox5s abby theodros just spoke with police about how he was captured... and joins us live from metro headquarters. that suspect is 23 year old lawrence manriquez and he comes here from california. police tell me during this exchange the man robbed a 7 eleven, shot at a cop and crashed his car...and parts of it were caught on camera take a look at this surveillance video- it shows the moments leading up to a suspected robber shooting at a police officer twice lt. glen lowe: the vehicle was struck the officer was lucky that he wasn't struck also. the guy was very violent felon and he was willing to shoot at police to get away police say it all happened around three this morning at the 7-eleven on twain and maryland parway. police say 23 year old lawrence manriquez walked in the convenience store.. fired his weapon and
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and a clerk's wallet. (please make sure this is accurate about the wallet) no one inside the store was injured. (please make sure this is accurate that no one inside was injured) police say manriquez took off to a side street near desert inn and paradise where he shot at an officer. joey jendras, lives near scene at desert in. and paradise: i knew it had to be pretty serious joey jendras lives near that scene. he says the street was packed with police all morning jj: helicopters were circling overhead, and three four five police cars. all with their lights blaring down the street. after manriquez shot at the responding officer - police say the suspect took off amd eventually crashed his tahoe near sands and koval. but it doesnt stop there lt lowe: he ran from the car and ran to the wynn casino and at that time the officer followed him and notified wynn security. security located him hiding and they were able to take him into custody w out incident i asked police if they fired back at the suspect- they told me no and wanted to commend the
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showing restraint. manriquez was booked for robbery with a deadly weapon, burglary with a deadly weapon, and attempted murder of a police officer a suspect in a deadly shooting outside an apartment complex has been arrested two months later. 28-year-old bryant metcalf was taken into custody yesterday... in connection to the shooting death of a man. police say there was an argument outside when a gunshot was fired. metcalf faces one count of murder in first degree. and a former football player for u-c davis faces attempted murder and battery charges... after police say he beat a man during a confrontation on the strip last weekend. according to an arrest report... 24-year-old london lacy punched and kicked an intoxicated man at the hilton grand vacations. police say lacy was quote
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around like a rag doll". a judge set bail to 50-thousand dollars. lacy was a reserve quarterback for u-c davis from 2010 t0 2014. an active shooter drill is preparing law enforcement in case of an emergency. it was all just a demonstration... but we want to warn you some of the video is graphic. (gunfire) local agencies like metro police... city marshals... north las vegas and henderson police and fire teamed up for the event. the drill ensures that all agencies can communicate effectively to keep as many people safe as possible. "we can't just ignore it. we got to see something, say something, everybody has to be involved so exercises like this that involve officials as well as the public are very important, to get the word out to the public, we just need to be on alert." some streets around city hall were closed off during the active shooter drill. traffic in the area is back to normal metro got a
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community today... or rather seven hundred thank you's. a henderson hallmark store started the "thank our blue" program three weeks ago. customers poured in with support....writing thank you notes to local police...when they purchased a greeting card. the store's manager says people from all over the city came in and shared personal stories with their connection to police. " hallmark really wants t o be out there making a difference, in everyday living, everyday life and keep the world emotionally connected and through a card you can do that" seven hundred cards will be displayed at metro's eight area commands... for officers to enjoy reading messages of gratitude and support. we're less than four weeks away from the start of unlv football. for the rebels, summer is over fall camp is here.. and the march to their first winning season in three years began today. fox5's vince sapienza was at rebel park with the latest from camp.
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last saw the rebels take a meaningful snap on the football field, the offseason is over, day one of fall camp is in the books, energy and competition reigning supreme. straight out of the gate... the energy at rebel park was at an all time high. "it's the best, i guarantee you can change my shirt and my face, coaches are all saying the same thing, this is what we love to do, we love spending time with the media, love fundraising, but we love coaching footbal, it's fun get to be with the boys, get to coach em up." defense in red. offense in white. the team practiced for two plus time between indivdual and team drills... "i barely could sleep last night, i was in my mind going through all the plays we had today, fun day, can't wait to get back at it tomorrow." "first day you come out you're not sore, you got nothing to complain about, nothing but energy." and that was the true theme of the day. energy. whether it was the coaches or the players....no one walking.. everyone running..with a purpose to improve. "energy is everything, that's what we need to
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down to it, that's how you're going to get through practice and actually learn something because if you're not getting better, you're getting worse." the rebels who won just three games a season ago...ended their 2015 campaign losing their last three contests. the players tell me that taste has not left their mouth...but right now.. there focus is not on anything else but fall camp. "i'm worried about the next practice, then worry about the first game." "we're a lot better than last year, we come in we got a mindset, like coach say a fanatical effort, running to the ba know our assignment, we not new to the playbook, so i feel like we know what we should do." coach sanchez tells me he was pleased with day one...for now.. "doesn't mean we're done or near where we want to be, just acknowledges the fact we gave great effort and have a lot of room to improve." now the rebels won't be in full pads till tuesday.. but don't think for a second that means it will be a walk
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coach tony sanchez described this years fall camp as grueling. with just four days off in the next three plus weeks. at rebel park..i'm vince sapienzafox5 news..local..las vegas. now unlike previous years.. all practices are closed to the publicexcept for two scrimmages which will occur on saturday august 13-th and friday august 19-th. unlv kicks off their season on thursday september first. a new proposal could have you automatically registered to vote.... just by renewing your driver's license. how it would help the and how many other states are being introduced to the initiative. and... a look at the historic storm that drenched arizona... causing flash flooding and stranded drivers. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is
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nevadans could be automatically registered to vote when they head to the d-m-v... if one idea passes. according to the las vegas review journal... state officials are looking at an initiative that could affect more than 700-thousand people. that's the number of eligible people aren't registered to vote. a group called "nevadans for modern and secure elections" is behind this initiative. it would automatically register voters when they apply or renew a nevada license. the initative says this will improve how accurate registration rolls are... by keeping track of people if they move or change their contact information. bills like the initative are being introduced in thirty other states. some good news to end the week! a u-s jobs report shows strong gains for a second month. the u-s economy
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thousand jobs in july. the unemployment rate also remained around five-percent. this is far more than what experts predicted. analysts say the report shows average hourly pay is up too. the stocks also had their best day in nearly a month. both the s&p and the nasdaq set records. the s&p gained 19 points... while the nasdaq closed 55 points higher. the dow also gained 191 points. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty a dust storm sweeping across the deserts in arizona this afternoon... the monsoon fueled storms are firing up near the casa grande area.. just south of phoenix. these kind of dust storms are also known as a "haboob". our weekend highs will be 105 for both saturday and
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we'll see around 105 monday and tuesday before dropping to the average high of 103 through the rest of the work week. we'll see southwest gusts around 25 mph for tuesday through thursday. monsoon moisture shows no for another week at least. our weekend highs will be 105 for both saturday and sunday afternoon with plenty of sun.
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monday and tuesday before dropping to the average high of 103 through the rest of the work week. we'll see southwest gusts around 25 mph for tuesday through thursday. monsoon moisture shows no sign o for another week at least. closed captioning
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thousands of homeless students in our valley are ready for the new school year. who pitched in on donations and supplies to fill backpacks for those in need... and how much money was raised just for scholarships. and don't forget about our fox five
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rchase. sort of. live from las vegas. value, done my way. 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. an outbreak of "super lice" is sweeping nearly every state... there could be an increase when school starts. an outbreak of "super lice" is sweeping nearly every state... and doctors say there could be an increase when school starts. "people that live in close proximity to each other. so you see it a lot in school aged children because they're close to eachother. the super lice are resistant to treatments used for normal lice. doctors at "the
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say they aren't seeing super lice in nevada yet... but there's plenty of cases involving regular lice. doctors advise parents to only treat children that actually have lice.... and not to use medication as preventative measures. 86 students walked across a stage to get a special diploma today. they graduated the job discovery program with the help of opportunity village. " this is a big day for our graduates" students with intellectual disabilities spend nine weeks working at non- profits around the community. they get job training in fields like commercial kitchen... maintenance... retail... and child care. "this is really what we work for here. we want everybody to be competetively employed. we understand that some people can't be. we're going to take an individual and move them as far as they can go along that spectrum but the goal is to get them out there and get them a job the president of opportunity village says they give a hand up... not a hand out. thousands of homeless high school students
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need for the new school year. today -- volunteers with "homeaid southern nevada" put together thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene kits. they were able to collect more than 37-thousand dollars in donations last month to make this happen. ten-thousand dollars will go to scholarships. it's part of their "back to school drive". the backpacks will go to students at the non-profit "project 150" -- which serves homeless high school students throughout our state. some new additions to siegfried and roy's secret garden celebrate their special day. animals received on their first birthday... and how guests were part of the celebration. sean up next on more access caesars palace turns 50! and before a star studded lineup takes over this historic landmark we give a preview of whats to expect from this weekend anniversary celebration! rachel plus in honor of caesars 5 decades in vegas! we look at some of its iconic cameos in todays blockbuster hit films! sean and right after
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here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. a seven year old-- killed in a crash-- involving two semis--- tonight -- how family and friends are remembering the little boy. the summer olympic games are officially under way... and here in las vegas... some bettors are going for the gold. how local sports books decide which events will attract the most action. some little tiger cubs aren't so little anymore! the new additions to siegfried and roy's garden are one years old today! this is hirah and maharani. the girls ripped into their gifts... which had watermelons inside! guests were also treated to cookies decorated with a white tiger face. thanks for joining us..
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