employee who lost their life. we know tovoli did send the rest of the construction crews home early after the tragedy. no word on when they will pick construction back up. they did send out a statement saying they are shocked and saddened by the tragedy 'safety and security are our top priorities for all of those who work, shop and visit tivoli village. to that end, we are cooperating with metro, las vegas fire & rescue, osha and all other necessary parties to ensure the proper investigatioan continued safety protocol as this project moves forward.' they're now cooperating with police fire and osha during the investigation mmv ffn ll the clark county district attorney ruled the police shooting of an unarmed man last year was justified. police shot and killed 23-year-old keith childress in december. that ruling was reviewed at a

fox5's eric hilt is live in the newsroom...eric talked to the childress family about the ruling. family members of keith childress jr. say today's review was difficult, and forced them to relieve the day of the shooting all over again. "get on the ground" childress was shot and killed on new years eve of last year... this is body cam video from that day -- it shows him ignoring demands from officers. those officers thought he had a gun in his pocket, but it was just a cell phone -- childress was the district attorney's office ruled the shooting as justified, and today's review was meant to address concerns from the public. but childress' family told fox5 they have unanswered questions. "why? that just my only question. why. it never had to go down like this. why did this happen. there was no reason for it, absolutely no reason for it." us marshals had tracked childress down that night and called metro for backup when

marshals told metro that childress was wanted for attempted murder -- but that was wrong. childress was facing charges from a home invasion in arizona. soc childress' death sparked a large public reaction including a protest on the strip. jury selection took place today... in the trial of one of two men - charged in the robbery of a student - that turned deadly. police say marcos arena was walking to school back in 2013... when two men in a car - who tried to take his i- pad but the 15-year- old wouldn't let go. he was run over by the men - who then took off. the suspects were later identified as michael solid and jacob dismont. they pleaded not guilty to murder, robbery and conspiracy charges. the trial for michael solid - continues tomorrow. a new school year begins one week from today - and safety remains a concern for students who walk to school. many of them

other electronics. fox five's vince sapienza joins us live - with how the school district is trying to keep children - from becoming victims. that's right ccsd is asking parents to educate their kids before they get to the classroom.... and we're not talking common core... it's more like common sense regarding safety. talk to your kids. it seems like a simple message, but the clark county school district is reminding parents 8:09:19 if you're walking home or to and from your bus stop, never walk alone, be with other students, also be aware of your surroundings, it's easy to be on our phones and looking down, but we need to be aware of our surroundings during the 2015 - 2016 school year, ccsd had reported several dozen incidents of items stolen or lost. many of them devices like ipads and phones. 9:10:20 we are talking to our kids, we're having conversations

electronic device, it's important to keep that dialogue, make sure you're aware of your surroundings, kids are doing a great job thanks to a title one grant... over the last five years...12 middle schools in the district are given access to ipads. they're allowed to check out a device and even bring it home. 17:32:00 - 17:42:13 make sure you tell your kids this is not a social hour unless they are speaking to friends, you are going one place to another with that simple goal of getting their safely back in march of 2013... a student was rundown by a car and killed, after the suspect tried to steal his ipad. jury selection for that trial began today. and metro police says it's good opportunity to remind our kids. 17:10:11 - 17:20:00 this is the perfect opportunity to really speak to your kids the way they walk to school, today's society you watch people walking down the street not paying attention to one single thing 18:50 - 19:03 if your face is in your phone you're not going to see so talk to your kids say hey let's social hour be at school talking time and computer timed be at home get back- and-forth to school safely both ccsd staff and police officials say if your child is confronted or attacked. do not fight back. 10:09:00 education is important we need

things, also of someone does approach you hand it over don't fight for it 19:20 - 19:37 their child getting injured is not worth the price of a cell phone or technology simply not worth it the value of life for outweighs the value anything we have technology wise or monetarily now i spoke with metro earlier who said this week they have already begun an instant action plan that puts police up and down the school zones not only looking for speeders but for suspicious activity and making sure your children's commute is a safe one from hyde park middle school... i'm vince sapienza fox5 news local las vegas the clark county school district says if parents have any questions on safety guidelines to contact their school. toss to weather showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase across southern nevada this evening. the prime time to see storms around the

will be between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. tuesday morning. any storms that form will bring gusty winds and the potential for localized flash flooding. our showers ease up for tuesday with only a few pop up storms possible; mainly over the mountains and north of the valley. high temperatures will hold in the upper 90s and low 100s on tuesday. more sun and warmer weather is on the

democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine is trying to shore up labor support. "you have never let this son of an iron worker lose. i'm 8-0 in elections and i'm going to be 9-0 after november 8-th (cheers) " kaine addressed the annual convention of the ironworkers' union today at the mirage. he was joined by his father - al kaine - who owned a union-organized ironwork and welding shop in missouri. "iron workers work for companies that export products and we want them to sell even more an create more jobs here in the united states and that's why we're going to make sure any trade rule is fair and advances jobs and advances wages rather than hurts them. kaine also offered his support to both congresswoman dina titus... and senate candidate catherine cortez-masto... who were at today's event. major unions have endorsed the

republicans argue that presidential nominee hillary clinton is beholden to wall street - not the working class. donald trump cancelled plans to return to las vegas this week. the republican presidential nominee was going to hold a rally at the south point arena friday. but the casino confirmed to fox5 the event has since been cancelled. the trump campaign didn't say why it cancelled the event. trump is still expected to attend a fundraiser for the nevada republican party... that night at harrah's lake tahoe. the "black lives matter" movement has been growing over the past year. now some are saying... "white lives matter" too. how a debate over slogans... led to dueling rallies over the weekend. another fatal injury... at a water park. a witness describes how it happened. "tens of thousands of residents here in louisiana are starting the recovery process as president obama prepares to visit the area...i'm will carr in sorrento, louisiana. i've got the details, coming

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it's been more than a week - since violent protests were felt in milwaukee, wisconsin. they erupted after a police officer shot and killed a suspect. "despite something bad happening, let's make sure it doesn't happen again and become closer than we were before." now - community leaders say the city is learning from the chaos. from the ashes.. together... cleaning up the destruction... preaching peace... and trying to move forward as a stronger community. "i think people have a willingness to come to the table and sit down and talk about what needs to be done, discuss real solutions and get down to the root causes." the violence and looting in milwaukee led to several businesses are now being demolished - due to damage from the violence and looting. criminal investigations are underway to determine who should be held responsible. . in houston, texas.... about a dozen people held

matter". it took place outside an n-a-a- c-p building sunday. as angela chen reports... the demonstrators say the "black lives matter" movement is harming the country. (nats) on a sunday morning (8/22)... outside the naacp in the third ward, about a dozen protesters gathered for a white lives matter rally. reed says: "we came out specifically today to protest against the naacp and their failure in speaking out against the atrocities that organizations like black lives matter and other pro black organizations have caused. the attack of and killing of white police officers." carrying the confederate flag and guns, these protesters argued there is aggression toward white people... and that it's time someone spoke up about it. lacy says: "we are who we are. we should look out for our own and they should look out for theirs. the problem is the double standard involved. we can't do it without being labeled a hater or whatever." but people in the third ward, a

called their message convoluted and said their rally was about intimidation. neighbors gathered across the street and protested back. at times, tensions flared, and insults were thrown around. houston police were there to keep the peace. jones says: "one of the things that the naacp is supportive of is the right to the freedom of speech. and so while we may not agree with the message that was held right here in front of our headquarters, we do agree with their right to say it. boykins says: "we have a loving city again, people that care about this city and for that small minority that came thinking they were achieving a goal of disrupting the lives of people of organizations like the n-a-a-c-p, they got an f today." in may - the city of houston voted to rename seven schools named after people with ties to the confederacy... including robert e-lee..."stonewall" jackson... and jefferson davis.

swimmer dies - while at a water park in washington state. "we saw him jump off but we didn't see him come up and i went underwater to see it a little and he was just laying there. " the wild waves theme park says lifeguards pulled the man out of one of the activity pools saturday night. c-p-r from first responder teams - and later - firefighters - failed to revive him. guests at the park noticed some changes the next day. "a lot more higher security in the waters... the ride that the accident happened on is completely closed down and roped off and extra employees making sure nobody goes around that area." the drowning comes after a 10- year-old boy was killed on a huge slide at a kansas water park earlier this month. a final report has been released - after a chiild was attacked and killed by an alligator at a disney park in florida.

and wildlife comission says little could be done to prevent what happened. the report says the gator acted in a "predatory manner" - and that 2-year old lane thomas graves did nothing to provoke the reptile. the gator grabbed the boy when he bent down and the boy's father tried to pry open the gator's mouth that was clamped on his son... but the animal broke away. the report also says a man alerted staff to gators about 45 minutes prior to the attack- and was on his way down to warn families when he heard a woman scream. disney has since added additional measures in an effort to secure the beach. the flood waters are receding in many areas of louisiana... allowing evacuated families a chance to get back to their homes - and assess the damage. will carr has more from sorrento - a town hit hard by the severe weather. the rain still falling in parts of southern louisiana as evacuation orders are lifted... folks here are cleaning out their homes... assessing the damage from some of the worst flooding the region

now thousands of volunteers are pouring into the state - to help re- build. mos says: "we take for granted we can go out and have lunch, we can have dinner and these people have nothing. they don't have food. they don't have water. there's nothing." meanwhile, president obama is scheduled to visit the area tomorrow... he'll meet with flood victims and local officials, getting an update on evacuations and recovery efforts. the white house - refuting critics who say the president should have cut short his summer vacation - and visited sooner. earnest says: "as long as the team here on the ground is working closely with local elected officials and the governor and getting the job done, that's what we're worried about." and the federal response effort is ramping up as well. fema says it's opening three new disaster recovery centers in louisiana... and the obama administration will offer low-interest disaster loans for homeowners trying to rebuild. the white house says - all federal resources will be at the state's disposal for a recovery effort expected to take years. earnest says: "the response you've

federal government has been effective, and the president and other members of his team that have operational responsibilities have been effective." (on-cam tag) we're expecting more rain ahead of obama's visit... and as one resident put it - he continues to ask for the country's thoughts and attention. in sorrento, will carr, fox news now fox5 weather 24/7, with sam argier showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase across southern nevada this evening. the prime time to see storms around the las vegas valley will be between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. tuesday morning. any storms that

potential for localized flash flooding. our showers ease up for tuesday with only a few pop up storms possible; mainly over the mountains and north of the valley. high temperatures will hold in the upper 90s and low 100s on tuesday. more sun and warmer weather is on the way for the middle of the week.

expected to increase across southern nevada this evening. the prime time to see storms around the las vegas valley will be between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. tuesday morning. any storms that form will bring gusty winds and the potential for localized flash flooding. our showers ease up for tuesday with only a few pop up storms possible; mainly over the mountains and north of the valley. high temperatures will

90s and low 100s on tuesday. more sun and warmer weather is on the way for the middle of the week. closed captioning will resume shortly hundreds of jobs... up for grabs. coming up... who's hiring... for a new restaurant at town square.

diced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt nothing to say..."trage.d if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them.

outdoors... can increase your odds for skin cancer. so medical professionals are trying to do something about it - here in southern nevada "this is a real challenge because skin cancer developes 20 to 40 years after sun damage" to raise awareness - and help prevent skin cancer... the comprehensive cancer centers of nevada handed out 10-thousand packets of sunscreen... to "penta" construction workers at the ascaya community in henderson. the message is clear - when outside for long periods of time... protect your skin from the sun. the "lazy dog restaurant" is on the hunt for some canine-friendly employees. applicants can stop by lazy dog's hiring center - at their new town square location - monday through saturday from nine to six. there are more than 200 part-time and full time positions available including-- servers... cooks... bussers... hosts... and dishwashers. the restaurant is known for it's dog friendly atmosphere and house-made

"just friendly, outgoing, energetic, positive people that want to have a good time and love food, are passionate about craft food and craft drinks and yeah." this will be lazy dog's 20-th location in the u-s and their second in las vegas. they have another restaurant in downtown summerlin. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. a historic landmark... lost in the blue cut fire. we'll have the latest on the battle to contain the flames... with the wildfire now

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breaking news... we can now confirm the man attacked by a swarm of bees on august 4-th in the southwest valley near grand canyon and oquendo - has died. 49-year-old jose moreno pacheco of las vegas died thursday - at the hospital. the clark county coroner is investigating the cause and manner of the death. the investigation is expected to take another 6-8 weeks to complete. the battle continues across the state line... to fight the blue cut wildfire. the fire is now 89-percent contained. "cal fire" says it has burned more than 37-thousand acres.

orders have been lifted. they affected more than 80- thousand people at one point. some roads - including parts of highway 138 have limited access. more than 100 homes and 200 outbuildings - such as sheds or barns - have been destroyed by the flames. but no one was killed. the inferno began in the cajon pass area and scorched about 57 square miles. one of the buildings destoryed was a historic restaurant called the "summit inn". it was a familiar sight to drivers on the i-15... but now - has been reduced to rubble. last week - fox five spoke to the current owner - who bought the diner just weeks ago. paul vercammen caught up with the former owners - who are sad to see history - go up in flames. natsot: "the wine rack, a lot of other stuff, the gumboil machine over there." cecil stephens, longtime owner of the summit inn before he sold it a month ago can't believe the bluecut fire torched his life's work. (cecil stephens, former owner, summit inn): "it makes me sick in my stomach, it's awful 'cause i know every button in that restaurant that was there. every