this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. a nine-year-old is dead after being attacked by a pitbull. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. it happened while the child was at a friend's house near desert inn and hollywood. that's where we find fox five's cyndi lundeberg. she spoke with neigbhors who say this dog was known to be vicious. i just spoke to a family who told me a few weeks ago their child this same pit bull. the pitbull lives at this home right here behind me... at about 330 this afternoon police say a nine year old was waking up to

the 9 year old. the child was taken to sunrise trauma where we are told they later died. the attack was about 330 this afternoon. neighbors say earlier most of the street was blocked off and there were dozens of officers. most of those neighbors are just in shock. "it's kind of shocking to hear there was a dog who killed a boy here i'm a dog owner myself and there adorable but having a pit bull.... makes a face " "if i had a kid.... it could have been my kid" metro police also tell us animal control did come to this house and remove the dog. the neighbor i spoke to who told me their child was attacked told me a 10 year old girl was knocked to the ground and the family says their dog then ran it and was also attacked by this same pitbull. that family says they called police but officers told them there was nothing they could do because

that family says it could have easily been there kids who were hurt today. reporting live l ffnll we are working to get more information on the victim. we'll have the latest on fox five vegas dot com... and on fox five news at four. a devastating fire continues to burn at a rapid pace in the cajon pass. it's about 200 miles southwest of las vegas. tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate. the fire has destroyed homes and caused power outages. thousands of firefighters have been working to put out the flames. the fire is only four-percent contained. we have team coverage. fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty will have more on the smoke coming into our area... but first we start with fox five's miguel martinez- valle. he's at one of the many canyon communities devastated by the fire. thats right im

one of the many communities along highway 138 that have been evacuated. and if you take a look behind me you can see why, he hills of southern california are on fire and firefighters are having a hard time keeping the flames from spreading. still not everyone's gone. i spoke to one man who says he staying home as long as he can.

community he's called home for 14 years goes up in flames... " you know when you see that black smoke and i just explodes well that's just everything going up all at once" and watching as more than 15 hundred people work around to clock to put those flames out... eric sherwin, pio socal incident management team three "we get the heat of the day along with the i'll canyon winds that just pushes this fire through a number of communities that are contained within the same canyons" the blue cut fire has devestated around 25,000 acres of cajon pass area, causing emergency evacuations for more than 82 thousand people... and while paqhuin admits this is the worst disaster in recent memory, hes stayed through fires before "i've waited until ashes fell down on this porch but i stayed for that reason you only get one home" so despite official warnings and evacuations, hes staying put as long as he can.

gets too rough or everything gets too close, then i got me a dog up there in the backside, me and her are gonna start walking down this road." officials told me earlier today that as far as they know no civilians have been injured due to the flames and that's because most people have been following evacuation orders the only two injuries were suffered by firefighters yesterday those are minor injuries and the two are right back at work fighting this fire. mmv ffn ll tens of thousands of

evacuation centers across san bernardino. so far... more than 82-thousand people have been evacuated. many people say they left on their own because of the heavy smoke. workers said about 200 people spent the night at a shelter last night in hesperia. evacuees are hopeful the flames will be put out soon. " i worry more for my friends and family that are still out in the area." "i pray for them. i hope that the fire department and all the boys that are out there doing their job can get a handle on the fire and get a head of it." officials expect more people to show up as the

spread. the fire has also impacted business for truck drivers. the freeway closures and packed roads are making it hard for truckers trying to ship produce and goods. a trucker we spoke to says he has to pay for his own gas and hotel room while he's stranded. he's already spent 3-thousand dollars... from being stuck in las vegas for three days. "i mean with the fires and everything going on you either have to find alternate routes and if you can find than the load just sits and then you sit on a load, not making any money." truckers say there's also been a lot of cancellations because of the delays. california highway patrol says the 215 and the i-15 north bound connector re-opened around 10-15 tonight. they say shortly after -- the i-15 northbound will fully open through the cajon pass. state route 138 and i-15 southbound will remain closed until further notice.

some other detours you can take. you will find the closure at main street in hesperia. to get to the east side of the l-a area... you'll want to take i-15 to highway 247 in barstow, then south to yucca valley. from there you'll connect with highway 62 west into the palm springs area and connect with the 10 west. for those going to the west side of the la basin, you can take i-15 to highway 18 in victorville. use the 18 westbound all the way to palmdale. then c the 14 freeway south of i-5. there's a chance that more smoke will head into las vegas within the next few days. let's check in with chief meteorologist ted pretty with a look at the forecast. more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's

wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 expected both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on monday through wednesday of next week. with highs around 100. the road to the

henderson.... the message republican vice presidential candidate had while rallying voters. passengers seem to be happier while flying the friendly skies. airlines say they're seeing less complaints... but -- it's not just all good news. what customers say they've seen

a rally in henderson by republicans featured a stop by vice presidential nominee mike pence. "we learned another day later that several months ago the fbi discussed opening up a public corrupt investigation into the clinton foundation and barack obama's justice department apparently shut it down." "the american people are sick and tired of pay to play politics in washington d.c. and donald trump and i are going to bring halt." (applause) the indiana governor came down hard on hillary clinton for her email scandal... and foreign donations to her "clinton foundation". he also took questions from the audience... and backed congressman joe heck for senate. airline passengers may be complaining less about their flights and airlines. that's according to a new report from the department of transportation. they say airline complaints are down by 12- percent this year. the study includes complaints about

and customer service. but -- some categories did see an increase. more customers felt discriminated against because of race... religion... or disability. researchers also say the most criticized airlines are "american" and "united". the least is "express jet" and "southwest". now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 expected both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on monday through wednesday of next week. with highs

more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. wll have 103 on friday with 102 expected both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on monday through wednesday of next week. with highs around 100.

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toda third and final day of our s-o-s "supply our students" drive... and it was a success! "the opportunity to be there today to get all these supplies and i see people are pulling up. they're hearing us. they're coming out here to rally in this final hour. our take five to care partners have been fantastic and on behalf of all of us at the salvation army. it's just been an incredible event and we're so thankful to fox 5!" our take five to care team was able to pass our cash goal -- raising more than five thousand dollars. we also set a goal to gather three-thousand backpacks. the salvation army will count the donations this weekend.

our viewers who came out and gave what they can. if you're a valley family in need of these donations, contact the salvation army's family services. it's a rematch in the octagon... but it looks like conor mcgregor the octagon... but it looks like conor mcgregor and nate dia an early start... what set the fighters off during the u-f-c 202 press conference. they are put in the national spotlight... and perform in front of millions... but one olympic gymnast... can't keep her composure when she meets her

i'm hall of famer jerry west and my life is basketball.

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conor mcgregor and nate diaz go at it again... during the u-f-c 202 press conference. "nats of the bottles being thrown" tensions were high between the fighters... who face off in a rematch this saturday at the t-mobile arena. mcgregor was 30 minutes late -- irritating diaz enou off stage. a war of words followed -- resulting in diaz hurling a water bottle towards mcgregor on stage. mcgregor threw one back before grabbing cans of monster energy drinks... and throwing them at diaz and his team. u-f-c president dana white begged mcgregor to stop before ending the event early. in the last fight between the two -- diaz walked away with the win. olympic gymnast simone biles flips

her lifelong crush -- actor zac efron. jeanne moos shows us how it was a dream come true. just because she crushes the competition.... doesn't mean she can't have a crush... ("ellen") "is it because he's gorgeous? that why you like him? yes (laughter)." 19-year old simone biles fulfilled a lifetime dream. no, not the gold medals...we mean the kiss from actor zac efron... (nat sound) a kiss that in this floor performance. simone had famously tweeted about her crush. "zac efron gives me breathing problems." ellen teased her months ago... ("ellen") "so i got you something to wear at the olympics." a leotard with zac's face all over it. (jeanne moos/cnn national correspondent) "actually simone has been kissing zac on a regular basis since christmas of 2014." that's when she received this lifesize cutout of efron that she

(simone and reporter) "sometimes i used to kiss him on the cheek. you'd come in and give him a little kiss? yes. you realize that's a little strange? yes." instead of her cutout, simone got the real zac when nbc flew him down to rio, hid him as he watched simone's performance... (nat sound) then had him surprise the gymnastics team... (nat sound) and zac seemed honored to meet them. (zac efron/actor) "their story just blew my mind." multiple times... (zac and simone) "tell me when it's going. it's going. okay. awww!" simone kissed him, pronouncing herself on cloud 9. she may not have needed a lift but she got one. "just call me mrs. efron already" tweeted simone. replied a fan, "no honey, we'll call him mr. biles!!!" simone's gymnast boyfriend jokingly instagrammed at zac "i saw her first." simone biles won four gold medals...

and there was only one zac efron. which would she rather kiss? both. jeanne moos, c-n-n (nat sound) new york. a re-make of a 19- 59 classic "ben hur" hits theaters this week.... what actor morgan freeman -- who stars in the film -- says about the movie... and why a new report expects it

"racing is a blood sport if you lose

the movie "ben hur" hits the big screen tomorrow! actor morgan freeman calls it a re-imagining of the 19-59 classic. but -- there are concerns the big budget film could be summer's biggest flop. more's sean mcallister has reaction from the faith-based community about the upcoming film. "ben hur" is a dark horse in the race for the top of the box office. the big budget biblical epic costing 100-million dollars to make... downey says: it's really bold. but you haven't seen ben hur until you've seen this ben hur! but the problem -- is that a lot of people might not see "ben hur." industry magazine "variety" posting a new report indicating that the faith-based community might be the film's only chance at success.

really dates back a few years now to when we did the bible series. it was really a game changer and it opened the door to a lot more people. here in las vegas -- pastor james moseley says there is a definite need for mainstream projects with a faith-based message. moseley says: that's the awesome part about the faith-based films is that they do bring forth the conversations that get people to hear about the gospel. mosley hopes that trend of faith-based projects continues. moseley says: it brings them hope. it brings them peace. it brings them to the mindset that mayber there is a god out there that does love me that does care for me and at the same point it makes them feel like they're not alone. and once in theater seats -- the movie's star, jack houston, tells "more" the audience is in for a wild ride! it's true, i'm ready to rise against the empire. faith-based movies do have tremendous earning potential.