closed captioning will resume shortly live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. a boy is killed after being attacked by a pitbull. now -- the dog's owner could face charges. we hear from neighbors about who the dog attacked just weeks ago. firefighters are making gains against the "blue cut fire"... but it's left significant damage... including the historic summit inn. closed captioning this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. a nine-year-old is attacked and killed by a pitbull while walking to a friend's house. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. now the owner of that dog could face civil and criminal repercussions. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg joins us live from metro headquarters...

responsibility to keep people safe i can tell you the investigation into this death has been handed over from animal control to metro police. investigators are going to be looking into whether this dog had previously been aggressive or attacked anyone. alvina mason- i just wish i told my grandbaby he couldnt go outside alvina mason choked back tears describing what happened wednesday she told me darien stevenson was on his way to a friend's house when the dog attacked. darien's friend came running to tell her. that's when she ran to find the pitbull mix named left eye on top of the boy. alvina mason- i seen a dog covered in my grandsons blood and my grandbaby on the ground nine year old darien died at sunrise trauma. i didnt know what to do the dog looked like it was going to attack me we went back to the neighborhood where left eye lived... one neighbor, who didn't want to talk

they filed a police report three weeks ago, when left eye attacked their child... and their dog. another neighbor says she saw that attack. maritza cardona- we hear someone screaming outside and we tried to seperate the pitbull and little dog fox 5 legal analyst bob massi says investigators will have to verify the claims left eye has attacked before. bob massi- we have knowledge this same dog bit another child a few weeks ago is another layer here that could impact both cival we found left eye's owner on facebook... we also found a post showing the woman tried to get rid of "left eye" last year. she wrote, "i need 2 find this goofy loveable dog a good loving home." we also called metro police. they told us officers were cald to the same neighborhood in january because someone reported dogs running loose- including a dog who looked like left eye. bob massi- if you kept the dog

secured the dog this child would be here now thats what they have to pay for civally and criminally county officials tell fox5 the dog was euthanized thursday morning. but for derione stevenson's family... its not enough. alvina mason- he tell me 50 times day i love you alvina mason- i feel like im dreamin talked to derion stevensons uncle tonight and i asked him if they planned to file a lawsuit he told me the family isn't thinking about that right now he said they're still in shock. he did tell me however that he personally would like to see the dog owner charged in his nephews killing. live cl ffnll fo5 legal analyst bob massi says if the dog owners ownhe home where the

their home owners insurance would be forced to cover any financial from a lawsuit. as for criminal charges -- the district attorney will determine if any are appropriate. to the weather now... part of the valley was hit with rain and hail this afternoon. here's some video sent to us from our fox five viewer leslie. the rain was pouring hard at decatur and cactus. another video from linda shows hail falling in henderson. will there be more rain tonight and tomorrow? let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted we'll pick up at least slight chances of showers and thunderstorms through tuesday of next week. friday's high of 102 will also have slight chances of showers. those chances stay in the slight category for saturday with a high of 100. better chances of showers and thunderstorms are with us on sunday and monday with a return to

on tuesday. highs will be in the mid to upper 90s sunday

firefighters are making big gains against a powerful fire in southern california. it's now 22- percent contained. the fire broke out tuesday in the cajon pass near the i-15. the interstate is now back open in both directions. the fire of homes and buildings. one of them is the historic summit inn. you may have seen it off the i-15 driving to and from l-a. fox5's miguel martinez valle spent the day there talking to those affected by this loss. the historic summit inn stood right here off the 15, in what was once route 66 . i'm standing in what was one of the store houses for the summit in and even though it's destroyed it's the only part of the

the historic summit inn, one of the last gems from famous route 66... is no more the restaurant and convenience store meant different things to different people... to former owner cecile stevens the inn was his baby... cecile stevens , former owner "i've been through every foot of this building i know where every light plug is every panel" stevens sold t restaurant not long ago... now that its gone, stevens holds on to what was. "so we're here but we're just going to have to think of the memories we have here " to manager michelle keeney the inn was her home... michelle keeney, manager summit inn "everything i've ever done is up in smoke right now, everything i've ever owned is gone. it's pretty devastating she was on the clock when the blue cut fire started, and had to get everyone out. michelle keeney, manager summit inn " i went back to the restaurant oft all the customers and employees out, came back grabbed a few things and i left myself " she looked back to watch 24 years of

roger flynn the inn wasnt just a landmark, it was a gathering place... roger flynn, local " if we had any concerns or a public meeting it was always at the summit inn" bridge: "the summit inn stood here since 1952 now i'm standing in its ashes. all that's left debris, shards of glass, and a few mugs" cecile stevens , former owner " i didn't expect to see this this is more than i thought this is terrible" the new owners are planning to rebuild the restaurant... but for those to whom the inn meant so much, this fire didnt just take a building, it took a part of history i spoke to the current owner of the summit and she says she's planning to rebuild this place keeping the same route 66 historic essence that made it so popular says she's planning to rebuild this a go fund me page has been set up. you can find a link to the page on fox5 vegas dot com. tens of

because of the fire... and some families won't have much left when they go back. officials say an aerial flyover showed significant property loss. a small town called "wrightwood" has five-thousand people living there... and officials say about half refuse to evacuate. residents say they know what to expect. brian smith: we're fine this is the third time so i think we're smart in our decision to stay and we'll continue to do that until it's a true threat have been told they can return to their homes. many pets and animals from shelters have also had to evacuate. there are four places just for animals. one of those is the san bernardino county fairgrounds in victorville. they're taking care of more than 500 animals... like cows... pics... and chickens. each day -- there are forty to sixty volunteers lending a hand with the animals. "between ranchers

got more volutneer more donations and everyone has come out no one holding back giving to fair grounds and animal control efforts." the community has also been generously donating stalls... feed... and hay. the fair grounds say they'll care for the animals until they can go back home. life-sized naked statues of donald trump appear all over the country... and they were created by a las vegas artist.

new billboards will be placed around town asking for nevada voters to support recreational marijunana in november. today -- the "coalition to regulatejuana like alcohol" unveiled one of the billboards. the message says "support schools not criminals". the advertising is a move in support of question two. campaign officials say a ballot measure to legalize marijuana year forev schools. supporters have rese run commercials -- starting in early october until election day. a reorganization plan is approved by an advisory board for the clark county school district. it now needs to get approval from the department of education. the plan calls for a different management structure and culture for the district than the one that exists today. it also specifies that frontline staff, parents and community members make

heart of the school district's operation. changes would also be in order for the superintendent and principals. the recommendation is to carry out the plan districtwide beginning with the 2017-18 school year. a valley middle schooler is always looking for ways to improve our community. roct is an award for police officers who go above and beyond. it's called good "cop-ma"... a play on the word karma. lee created a website where anyone can nominate an officer for the award. "at my old school i was bullied by a police officer's family, so i wanted to turn a negative into a positive one." "on my website i have a form, if you see any good cops you just write name, badge number, and we'll award one cop every month " you can find a link to the site on fox

now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll pick up at least slight chances of showers and thunderstorms through tuesday of next week. friday's high of 102 will also have slight chances of showers. those chances stay in the slight category for saturday with a high of 100. better chances of showers and thunderstorms are wi sunday and monday with a return to the slight category on tuesday. highs be in the mi rough tuesday. we'lpick up at

thunderstorms through tuesday of next week. friday's high of 102 will also have slight chances of showers. those chances stay category for saturday with a high of 100. better chances of showers and thunderstorms are with us on sunday and monday with a return to the slight category on tuesday. highs will be in the mid to upper 90s sunday through tuesday.

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the republican presidential nominee -- exposed! a las vegas artist created these nude donald trump statues... showing up around the country. why he decided to sculpt them. a new top model. we meet the man who has now appeared on the cover of nearly 500 romance

a local artist created life-sized naked donald trump statues that were placed around the country. here's a look at one of them in los angeles. the statues were created by a las vegas artist named "ginger". he usually creates and designs monsters for horror films and haunted houses. because of his expertise, an anonymous activist organization commissioned ginger to create the statues. they're made of nearly 300 pounds of clary and silicone... and weigh about 80- pounds each. it about four months to complete. passer-by's had mixed reaction nude republican presidential nomi e. "perfect and "i think it's hilarious. i think it's obnoxious." "it was pretty cool, this is pretty heavy though. i thk on the

i guess they are doing this all over the country and it's pretty awesome. i like it." the statues were also on display in new york... san francisco... and seat te.d the is just another monster... so it my wheelhouse ton be able to create those monstrosities" unquote. trump's campaign has not commented on the statues. a male model has now posed for more book covers brittany nielsen introduces us to the new romance novel hearthrob. you're looking at this decade's fabio. jason baca: romance novel cover model... and the only man who can say he has been on more romance novel covers than fabio himself. beating fabio's record by 10 as of today... and he's not done. we caught up with him modeling for a book called, secrets taking on the roll of a cowboy- just

he's portrayed. "one minute i'll be a highlander and then the next minute i'll jump into this military outfit...then for another shoot i"ll be this contemporary guy." he's selling fantasies- and he knows it. "she looks at the first thing she looks at is this guy, do i want to r about him, do i want to fantasize about him?" writers keep saying yes to that question. "when i start seeing i'm not getting called for these book covers its time for me to step it up. in the gym, i start working out a little bit harder, watching my diet a little bit more... little things that matter to bring out the abs, all these things so the author is saying, that's the guy i want for my next book." but you don't get this bod with a few pushups... or by luck ... baca has a strict

out of the can, cottage cheese, i can enjoy a protein bar while you're having cake, no problem." life under the isn't his only career: he works an eight to five office job too... "its like clark kent and superman." "they dont know this side of me and this industry doesn't know that side of me so its cool how they're both separate." with the cover record broken... baca has set a new goal -- 500 covers. then he'll consider stepping out of frame in the future... free to eat what he wants... and work out when he wants. but until then: he'll be front and center. it's a thriller night for one couple. they purchased a michael jackson cassette tape for 25 cents at a thrift shop... but were shocked when they found inside. plus... kayakers get a surprise show -- a close encounter with humpback whales. we'll show you the stunning

the family favorite. yoplait. well at least he's wearing shoes. well done champ.

michael jackson

25 cents at a thrift store... then finds out it's priceless! the cassette was signed by the king of pop. "i literally couldn't breathe, couldn't speak, i just sat there blinking my eyes because i couldn't believe this was sitting directly in front of me," "as soon as she said 'it's signed' and i saw her reaction i could feel my heartbeat in my mike and amber hernon are huge michael jackson fans. they thought it spend a quarter on the cassette... but when they opened it a week later -- they realized it was autographed. the couple says the marker got stuck on the folds of the page... so they know it's not a print. they compared the signature to authentic autographs... and believe it's real. "i looked on google, like compared every little detail of the 'm' and 'is' and the star at the bottom." "it doesn't look like a print, i've seen a lot of prints, it does look real and i'm super happy for

they hope to get the autograph authenticated for peace of mind... but right now -- they're happy to have it. if it turns out to be real -- they say they're not selling it. las vegas headliner carlos santana announces he's forming a new band... but it's not just any band -- it's a jazz-rock su it's called "mega nova". his wife cindy blackman on drums... saxophonist wayne shorter... bassist marcus miller... and herbie hancock on keyboard! the group makes hollywood bowl next wednesday. we may even see a cameo when santana returns to the house of blues in las vegas next month. and rapper snoop dogg is bringing some hip-hop to a rockin' event in las vegas. he's officially headlining this year's "rock n roll marathon". snoop dogg will perform at the event on the strip. it takes place november 12-th and 13-th. more than 40- thousand runners are expected to participate. up next... too close for comfort.oup of kayakers come