casino parking lot... and it's not the first time homicide detectives have been to that lot for a deadly shooting. and if you were in the northern part of the valley today... you likely saw smoke billowing up to the sky. we'll tell you about a house fire that left three people homeless. and a new york airport terminal is evacuated after reports of gunfire. what it means for fl and out of mccarran international. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. friends and family are heart broken over the sudden loss of a las vegas woman... now they're doing what they can to raise money for her funeral. i'm alyssa deitsch... thanks for joining us. fox5's abby theodros joins us live near rancho and bonanza where wendy rodriguez's body was found half naked and in a pool of blood just two days ago. she spoke with

they spent most of the day hosting a car wash in wendy's honor...trying to raise enough money to give her a proper burial. tonight they tell me this still seems unreal...and theyre desperate for closure. lizeth cuevas, best friend : it hasnt sunken in into many of our heads.we cant believe it. she didnt deserve what happened to her. rodriguez. a twenty five year old whose body was found half clothed in a pool of blood. her suspected killer - still on the loose. lizeth cuevas, best friend : i dont know why he picked her. i dont know why. but i hope they find him soon. he is jaime santana. also twenty five and a suspect in rodriguez's murder. her body was found inside . richard frias- guzman, friend : its very tragic. its very upsetting. as rodriguez's friends and family cope with the sudden loss - theyre also

funeral expenses. richard frias- guzman : you feel like you're a lone. you feel like nobody has gone through what you're going through. but thats what we're out here to do. we want to make sure people dont feel like theyre alone. a group of about 30 washed cars near lamb and lake mead. the mood was heavy - as they remembered the the deep and sudden loss. lizeth cuevas, best friend : everything about her was so beautiful. we took so many trips together, we wanted to travel the world. we wanted to do so many things we wanted to open a business. she didnt deserve that. she didnt. she was 25 years old. best friends with rodriguez - and says the family was too upset to show up to show up today. she also says they're griving but wont rest until her killer is found. lizeth cuevas: im scared that he's going to attack again. im scared that he's aware of everything that's going on. if he was so close to her, im scared he's aware of all her friends and im scared for everybody. police are still

murder of wendy rodriguez. her family tells me the blue two door scion police say he was driving - could be hers. license: 37a563 if you have any information - please contact police. as of now... they've raised a little more than 66-hundred dollars with a goal of 15 thousand. to donate to wendys' funeral expenses... you can head to our website fox5 vegas dot com. we have a link to her go fund me page. flights out of mccarran inernational airport should be back to normal at this hour.... following delays heading to new york's j-f-k this evening. one of its terminals was shut down after reports of shots fired. police evacuated the terminal as a precaution... authorities say they did not find any firearms... ammunition... or any other evidence of a shooting. all inbound flights were held at their origin city for security... but things were

running smoothly again at 11:30 eastern. large columns of smoke were seen in the northern part of the valley this afternoon. las vegas fire and rescue tells us it came from a home near lake mead and m-l-k. three people were inside the home when it sparked up.... neighbors came to help get them out. when firefighters got to the home....one woman was still trying to escape. crews got her out... she was taken to the hospital to get checked out. fire crews say the blaze destroyed the patio area and the atti about 65 thousand dollars of damage. it was a hot one out there this weekend.... we're hoping relief is in sight! nate's in for les tonight with an early look at your back-to-work forecast. after tying the record high for sunday (111). it looks like monday's record (also 111) will hold. it will still be well-above the normal high of 102 to start the new week, but southwest wind up to 20mph may be enough to keep the afternoon high

daytime temps will slowly slide down the temperature rollercoaster for the rest of the week, so that by friday the mercury willtop out around 102. earlier forecasts of slight rain chances for thursday and friday have been dropped, although we'll still see more clouds in the southern nevada sky by mid-week two men were killed in a casino parking lot early this morning. north las vegas police say they got a call about shots being fired around 4-am at the silver nugget casino. the men were pronounced dead on scene. police are still trying to find out exactly what

the run. homicide detectives were called to the same casino parking lot when a hotel employee was shot by an officer back in may. police say a pedestrian died this morning after being involved in an overnight crash. it happened around 11-30 near lake mead and las vegas boulevard... near the silver nugget casino. police say the 70- year-old man was crossing the street... and say he wasn't in the crosswalk but near it. the man was taken to u-m-c where he later died. the driver stayed on scene and cooperated with police... he was not arrested. a teen is shot right at his doorstep in a northwest valley neighborhood. but those who live in the area say... a lot of trouble has come out of that house. we had aboslutely no issues until last july when they moved in. and it started with him and his friends hanging around outside drinking and smoking. police say a 17- year-old was shot in his lower body after an argument with several people.

afternoon in the area of fort apache and grand teton. police say he was taken to u-m-c and is expected to be okay. viewer courtney.. who only wanted to be identified by her first name, says the teen was arrested trying to break into her house a few months back. police are still looking for the person who shot him. two men who robbed the hooters casino this morning are still on the run. police say it happened around 10-am. a fox5 viewer ... who sent us this picture... tells us a man waited until the ticket redemption machine was opened up... gun and took the money. police say the incident is still under investigation and the suspects are still on the loose. police need your help looking for a man they say tried to rob a convenience store last month. they say this man told the clerk he had a gun but didn't pull it out. he didn't get away with anything or any money... but police are still hoping to identify him. he's described as about six feet tall and around 20 years old. he was last seen wearing a black hoodie... jeans... and white

if you know who or where this man is...call police right away. you can also call crime stoppers... that number is 702-385-55-55. scary moments for olympic medalist ryan lochte and three fellow u-s swimmers-- as the group gets robbed at a gunpoint. the u-s olympic committee says it happened in rio de janeiro this morning. the four athletes were in a taxi that was pulled over by robbers posing as police. lochte says the robbers ordered everyone to get to the ground. he says he initially re of the robbers put a gun to his head. the attackers took the athletes' wallets and cellphones, and luckily-- no one was injured. police say they have opened an investigation into the incident. and in a tweet lochte thanked his family, friends, and fans for the support following the robbery... saying in part-- quote: "while it is true that my teammates and i were the victims of a robbery early sunday morning, what is most important is that we are safe and unharmed." lochte was in the taxi with u-s swimmers gunnar bentz, jack

feigen. hundreds of local foster children got pampered today.... we'll tell you who provided them with a free day at the spa. and... a school of rock that would make jack black proud.... the kids rocking it out for scholarships... coming up. plus... catching gold by catching a wave. surfing is coming to the next olympic games... and some of brazil's poorest children are learning how to ride out that dream. you're watching fox5 news at 10.

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quality top tier gas for less. here in nevada. justin beebe of vermont was part of the hot shot crew working the strawberry fire near the utah- nevada border by ely (eee-lee). beebe was hit by a tree while battling the blaze. the strawberry fire in the great basin national park was sparked by lightning last week...

contained. submerged homes and stranded cars in southern louisiana -- as the dangerous rescue mission continues. rain has pounded the state-- claiming at least three lives. at least one person is still missing. fox news correspondent will carr reports from baton rouge. ((vo)) emergency crews working to rescue scores of residents in louisiana from deadly flooding ... from the air-- homes look more like little islands.. farms have been inundated and streets resemble pools of water. louisiana governor john beldw says at least 7,000 people have been rescued so far. ((sot)) edwards: "the number of fatalities remains at 3 and we believe there may be on more individual who is unaccounted for." ((vo)) although the storms have moved to the west --more heavy rain is expected in and around the state. rivers are expected to keep rising until monday. flooded residents have very little options

locals describing their ordeal on getting out of their homes ((sot)) mos: "we tried out the backdoor but there were spiders. we tried out the kitchen but there was a snake. we got through that and finally got into the car ((vo--nats up)) and in a dramatic video caught on camera-- two men on a boat pulled a woman from a car that was almost completely underwater one of the rescuers jumps into the brown water and pulls the woman to safety. she pleads for the man to get her dog, but he can't find it. after several seconds, the rescuer goes underwater and resurfaces - with the small dog. ((on cam tag)) tba and in manila today.... a tornado ripped through philippines capital-- as parts of the country continue to experience extreme weather.

video was captured by karen madrigal from her 39th floor apartment in the binondo district of the city. madrigal says she was "terrified" by the twister and that she plans to stay indoors with her family until the weather improves. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton after tying the record high for sunday (111). it looks like monday's record (also 111) will hold. it will still be well-above the normal high of 102 to start the new week, but southwest wind up to 20mph may be enough to keep the afternoon high "only" around 110. daytime temps will slowly slide down

rollercoaster for the rest of the week, so that by friday the mercury willtop out around 102. earlier forecasts of

for thursday and friday have been dropped, although we'll still see more clouds in the southern nevada

500 local foster children were treated to a spa day today. they were square salon at their annual back to school event. the kids were treated to a party complete with a d-j... free haircuts... manicures... a backpack full of school supplies... and new shoes. the salon partners with the "casa foundation" which supports children in foster care. "it's just a transformation you know they come in here they're a little bit apprehensive, it's a lot going on it's very overwhelming and then when they leave they're just happy and they've got a spring in their step they're just so happy they came and happy to be here.

five years ago with just 80 foster children... this year they treated five hundred. students from the "school of rock green valley" made their debut tonight at the foundation room, (music playing) the school held its mid-season fundraiser at mandalay bay this evening. all proceeds go towards scholarships for next year's students who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. students from pre-school to high school learn guitar... bass... vocals... the keyboard... and the drums. and for a lot of these kids... it was was their first live performance. so there's a lot of butterflies floating around the foundation room but as i've told them before as soon as they get out there and they get 20 seconds into a song they're going to be electrified and energized. tonight's concert paid tribute to the summer of grunge.... metalocalypse... and the dawn of

children from one of rio de janeiro's poorest neighborhoods are dreaming of an olympic future. kids from rio's largest favela, rocinha, are going to surf school -- where they practice their craft with hopes of one day competing on the global stage. the school was founded two decades ago by surfer ricardo ramos -- with the idea of teaching children from the impoverished community and adults with special needs to surf. rf its debut as an olympic sport at the 20-20 summer games in tokyo. a driver pulled to safety just seconds before his car burst into flames. how this lamborghini got split into two... and the good samaritans that saved the man driving it. and... the u-s may be dominating at the olympics... but the same cannot be said for an international drone race. we'll take you to those games... when we come right back. if you missed a

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a month after 9/11, i got a call from david and he told me he was going into the national guard. a car pulled up in the driveway and three soldiers got out, and the sound of their boots as they came up those stairs will, will stay with me the rest of my life. you have moments when you really don't want to live anymore, it's a fate that i would not wish on anybody, not anybody. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother,

i would like to tell donald trump what it feels like, the sense of emptiness, that only losing a child can bring. those people should be honored and treated with kindness for the rest of their life, and i don't think that donald trump will ever understand that.

30-seconds before it exploded. it happened after his lamborghini crashed and caught fire yesterday. and as michelle gallardo reports, the driver owes a big "thank you" to some good samaritans. (andre king, rescuer): "it just. boom! blew like that!" it is nothing short of amazing that the driver of this lamborghini made it out of the fiery crash alive. uber driver andre king was among those quick thinkers responsible for pulling him out of the car in the moments before it exploded. (andre king, rescuer): "we started smelling fuel. so we said, 'ok, everybody lifted a leg, lifted an arm, got him from

steering wheel.'" king, who also witnessed the accident says the lamborghini was going southbound on columbus near balbo this afternoon, when the driver of this lincoln coming from the opposite direction tried to turn onto balbo, apparently without looking. the lincoln crashed into the lamborghini, which swerved, hitting a light pole, splitting the car into two. an off-duty cook department investigator, who asked we blur his face made the decision to rescue the lamborghini's driver (unidentified cook county investigator / face blurred): "we didn't want to move him because of transported to the hospital. there's still no information on his condition. an international drone racing competition coming to life in austria... racing around the ruins of a castle on a hill... are drones mounted with cameras. some 40 pilots

from britain was declared the champion. bannister says: it feels epic. the track was amazing and there were some really fast races going on so it's been a great day.'' finishing in second was czech republic... and third place went to switzerland. the u-s settled for eighth place. prepare to see a lot of pot on your tv screens.... we'll tell you just how much money marijuana proponents are spending on political ads this year. (captioning will resume shortly) plus... trump's running mate is returning to nevada this week. where he's hosting a town hall.

but in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. heck's plan means billions more in fees for wall street. and they've donated over half a million dollars to his campaigns. those numbers speak for themselves. joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, because he's part of the problem in washington. afscme people is responsible

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priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. wendy rodriguez's body was found in a pool of blood friday.... and now her family is raising money for her funeral. fox5's abby theodros joins us live near rancho and bonanza where the gruesome murder unfolded days ago... she spoke with the womans family today. abby. police are still looking for her suspected killer tonight...neighbor

and was known to cause problems. tonight wendys family is also looking for answers theyre also in the process of raising money for her unexpected funeral. today they hosted a car wash near lamb and lake mead to reach their goal of 15 thousand dollars. they also have a go fund me thats raised about 6 thousand dollars so far. we spoke with wendys best friend who is devastated by the loss. lizeth cuevas: "its just not fair. she didnt deserve that. she didnt we're doing a car wash to raise funds for her funeral to raise funds for her funeral so that her family doesn't have to suffer so much." jaime santana is the primary suspect in this investigation. wendys body was found inside his home early friday. police are also looking for a possible motive. its not clear if the

targeted. police are still looking for jaime santana. her family tells me the blue two door scion police say he was driving - could be hers. license: 37a563 if you have any information - please contact police. to donate money for wendys' funeral expenses... go to our website fox5 vegas dot com. we have a link to the go fund me page. an armed man shot and killed by milwaukee police sparked outrage that spawned into a violent protest.... all while authorities try to restore the peace. kim huchterson reports. "over the last 24 hours, this community has experienced a lot." as day broke early sunday.. the streets of milwaukee seemed a bit calmer, but the aftermath of the uprising is still very visible. nats saturday night..several

torched by protesters ..furious over the fatal shooting of a man by police earlier that day. the mayor says what started as a traffic stop.. escalated. (mayor tom barrett/ milwaukee) "this stop took place because two officers who were there to make sure that there is order in this neighborhood and they felt there was suspicious activity going on." authorities say after the officers pulled the vehicle over, two people got out of the car and took off on foot. one officer later opened fire.. fatally shooting one of the two men. police say he was armed with a handgun. (mayor tom barrett/ milwaukee) "he ordered that individual to drop his gun, the individual did not drop his gun" butt sot "the gun was a stolen gun. the officer did not know at that time but there were 23 rounds in that gun." the man was shot twice and died at the scene. news of the shooting sparked

largely african- american community. dozens of protesters clashed with police. at least three people were arrested. (mos) "if we don't have anyone to protect us then this is what you get." butt sot (mos) "everybody is struggling to bring this community back to where it needs to be." i'm kim hutcherson reporting. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence is campaigning in henderson this week. the indiana governor is set to hold a town hall- style event wednesday at the henderson convention center. the event is open to the public, but you are asked to running-mate donald trump's website. pence visited reno and carson city earlier this month. nevada voters will not be deciding on a rooftop solar measure this november. the supreme court says it's not fit for a statewide vote. solar advocates had twice as many voter signatures needed to get on the ballot. now... they're trying to use a more behind the scenes focus to get lawmakers on board. an energy task force is meeting tuesday to talk about what policy changes would work for new

and a measure that you will seee on the ballot this november looks to legalize recreational marijuana. you'll be seeing pro-pot ads on t-v stations in the valley. a group called "the coalition to regulate marijuana like alcohol" reserved nearly 800- thousand dollars in airtime. the coalition raised 285- thousand dollars in the first half of this year... most of that money coming from nevada marijuana companies. in health news... obesity is more co cancer survivors than in the general population. researchers say the problem is high among survivors of colorectal and breast cancer. they analyzed data from more than a half million adults in the u-s between 1997 and 2014. among people with no history of cancer... 21- percent were considered obese in 97.... compared to 29-percent in 2014. but cancer survivors' obesity rate went up from 22 to 32 percent over that same

say the findings should help focus attention on the cancer survivors who face the greatest risk of becoming obese... and helping them reach and maintain a healthy weight. back now to the record-level flooding in louisiana... where a man braved the flood waters to save eight dogs and three puppies. the man wading through flood waters and using an inflatable bed to transfer all the animals to safety. he left his car parked on higher ground overnight in case waters began to rapidly rise. . he is just one of one of thousands of people affected by the severe weather in the area. nothing like that here in the valley.... as we are anxiously waiting to see if rain is even headed our way into the next work week. let's get another wx check with nate. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton after tying the record high for

record (also 111) will hold. it will still be well-above the normal high of 102 to start the new week, but southwest wind up to 20mph may be enough to keep the afternoon high "only" around 110. daytime temps will slowly slide down the temperature rollercoaster for the rest of the week, so that by friday the mercury willtop out around 102. earlier forecasts of slight rain chances for thursday and friday have been dropped, although we'll still see more clouds in the southern nevada sky by mid-week

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may have finished in first... but it was far from the big winner. rick damigella (damage-ella) has the box offfice countdown. "bad moms" fell two places to ni fifth with 11-point- five million dollars. "jason bourne" joined it in a two spot drop, finishing fourth with 13- point-six million. (nat) "elliott! (nat dragon noise) disney's remake of "pete's dragon" didn't exactly soar in it's opening, bringing in 21- point-five million, a few million below industry projections. (nat) "stand up straight boys. hey look at this! we got one!" "sauage party" however opening to more than double what pundits had predicted, by

for a reported 19- million dollar budget, that's a huge weekend for a second place opener. (nat) "harley quinn, nice to meetcha! love your perfume. what is that, the stench of death?" "suicide squad" managed to hold on to the top of the box office in its sophmore weekend, with 43-point-eight million dollars. while it may have finished first, it dropped 67 percent over it's opening weekend, which is close to huge 69 percent drop that "batman versus superman: dawn of justice" saw earlier this year. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. adele will be saying "hello from the outside" of the super bowl this season.... why the super star will not be performing at the big game.

next super bowl.

at a concert in l-a last night that she was offered a halftime performing slot.... and turned it down. she says the super bowl halftime show is not about music. and added --- she's no beyonce and can't dance. but... she still says it was kind of super bowl organizers to make the offer. some fans were not happy about her decision. super bowl 51 will be held in houston on february fifth. thanks for joining

news at 10.. vince is tak over for fox five sports plus. "straight ahead on fox5 sports plus.... the runnin' rebels ballin' in the bahamas... find out why free throws turned out to be costly in the carribean.... plus....las vegas 51 firepower on full display in new york.... bryce harper pleases in his return to the lineup...and all betts are off for who the best home run hitter is in major league baseball.... plus...a former rebel is headed for arena bowl 29.... a 101 year old races to the olympics... and a fan snags a souvenier.... who says the dab is dead... remotes down... feet up... fox5 sports plus starts now..." fox5 sports plus,

nissan dealers welcome to fox5 sports plus.. i'm vince sapienza..... every four years the n-c-a-a allows u-n-l-v basketball 10 practices in the summer and a foreign soil excursion... now i know what you're thinking.. what could be better than las vegas in august... how bout the bahamas? that is where the runnin' rebels traveled....and that is where they learned the hard way.. it's not how you start.. but how you finish.... u-n-l-v were in control for most of this game... but four missed free throws in the final 16 seconds allowed the university of toronto to climb back in.... the varisty blues devin johnson hit all three of his free throws with .5 seconds to beat the runnin rebs... 80-79..... u-n-l-v will next play the c-t-g knights on tuesday... and speaking of u-n-l-v.. former rebel beau bell... and the philadelphia soul played host to the jacksonville sharks in the american conference championship..... start in the first...