live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. students are headed back to school next week, but some of their teachers might not not be there, the paper work issues keeping teachers out of the classroom. captioning will resume shortly and flooding in the valley tonight .. even though there was no rain today.. where the water is still affecting people trying to get to anf from their homes. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. with school only a few days away, there's trouble for some teachers who cannot be licensed in time for the opening bell. i'm john huck. i'm christine

what sounds like a minor and mundane issue .. could leave dozens of local teachers at home next week. the school district blames the state department of education .. which in turn is blaming the teachers. fox5's miguel martinez valle spoke to some teachers caught in the middle, they say either way the students will be the ones affected. at a time when most teachers are setting up their classroom and planning lessons for the upcoming year, some are stuck in paperwork limbo... hoping their teacher lice processed in time to start classes. some clark county teachers wont be at school to greet their kids on the first day... " i'm not going to be working, i'm not going to be with my students, or get paid until the background check clears and they finish my paperwork to send out a renewal license." you see they're stuck in renewal limbo... their teacher licenses expired over the summer, and though they turned their renewal applications in in

won't be processed in time... " we're processing license applications from the week of july 11th, and thats the normal process time" " they said it will be 6 to 8 weeks, there is nothing they can do" the department of education says they're not backed up... they always get more applications in the summer and teachers should know to get their licensing done early... except... some teachers say they tried to do just that... " being proactive, i was trying to email and call the department of licensing, i called them 14 times i emailed them 6 and they never got back to me" but now .. with they just have to wait... " the director told me it was all my fault, he said all of this is public information, you should have went on the website you should have called someone." " i lose everything september first, i wont have medical insurance i wont receive pay, i lose all of my contracted days" the school district says there's nothing it can do because of state licensing laws... which has these teachers worried not only for their families, but also

kids, my kids have to start, and i teach 850 kids in an elementary school, and they have to start without me, they have to start their science classes without me, and then i get to come in and try to clean up whatever happened when i wasn't there" these were just two of the many teachers i spoke to about the issue... some tried getting into their classrooms by trying to be substitutes but as of today a few of them were told they could'n't do that due to licensing requirments...

district says it wants teachers in the classroom .. but cant have unlicensed teachers. it will bring in subsitutes in their place until the licensing goes through. something else on teh minds of nevada educators needs to be helping students score well in college placement tests. but just this week we found out nevada students' a-c-t scores are the worst in the nation. on average, the class of 2016 scored 17-point-7 that's the lowest of the 18 states that test high school juniors. for the past two years, the results have shown that only about 10 percent of the nevada test takers are college-ready in four key subjects. a cancer patient gets her truck back after someone stole it yesterday afternoon. it's a story you saw only on fox5. carolyn shirley reed was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and she and her husband john say they're so thankful for everything the community did to

carolyn is fighting stage four breast cancer.. and needs the truck to get to and from chemo treatments. this morning their truck was found about 15 minutes away at a gas station at twain and nellis. carolyn told fox5 the inside is trashed and electronics are stolen, but she's excited to have it back. "just minor things the main thing is we got the truck back, 24 hours later thats just amazing, i'm very happy" carolyn said she actually found out that her truck had been found on facebook -- and then shortly after metro called her to tell her that it was in fact her truck. they think the thiefs may have gotten scared by all the attention from our story, and dumped the truck. and more good news today on a story we first brought you yesterday.. seventy years of family photos and heirlooms .. thought to be lost in a storage unit auction - have been returned. the good samaritans didn't want to go on tv..

flowers and a card with a note of sincere gratitude when they met today. at least four teens under the age of 18 were allegedly forced into prostitution... by a valley man. metro police say for at least the last year... 63 year old david coil used craigslist to lure teens into human trafficking. david coil was booked into the clark county detention center earlier today. and while one human trafficker may be off the streets... this is remains a huge problem. accoring to the state departent... sex trafficking is a 23 billion dollar a year industry. a las vegas man is behind bars... after police say he used craigslist to lure teenagers...and then force them into prostitution. metro police tell us they began investigating 63 year old david coil in may.. but believe

crimes at least for the last year. mack jackson cyber security expert- a predator will study and anlyze what the kid is into and talk about it mack jaskson .. a cyber security expert says coils arrest is alarming... but not surprising. mack tells me authorities are having trouble tracking online predators. mack jackson cyber security expert- the police we have talked to they are on top of it and have mentioned its a growing phen in southern nevada we have all these predators involved in child trafficking and child porn shade tree the shade tree... a local organization working to help battered women is all too familiar with southern nevadas sex trafficking problem. evelyn gee-yen says on average they see about 3 sex trafficking victims a week... but lately its been more. evelyn guillen (gee-yen) victim's advocate case manager- its very dangerous these people will hurt someone they will carry out their threats guillen says police sometimes can't tell the difference between

evelyn guillen (gee-yen) victim's advocate case manager- if its not human trafficknig theres a pimp there getting their money forcing them to do it or pretending their in a relationship hey if you love me youll do this coil is now facing multiple charges including sex trafficking involving children under 18... and four counts of engaging in child prositution. so what can you do..? evelyn guillen (gee-yen) victim's advocate case manager- you had a gut feeling something was wrong but you weren't sure if something doesnt seem write we can call authorities its better to be safe than sorry mack jackson cyber security says many victims can be rehabilitated... but many do return and ifnd themselves victims of sex trafficking again. police were still seeking possible victims or anyone who may have answered an ad from coil. those people are urged to contact metro's vice and sex trafficking investigations section or crime stoppers at 702- 385-5555. two full days

round of storms hit the valley .. people living in an extended stay hotel near nellis air force base are still dealing with flooding. you can see the parking lot of the nellis suites is still covered. people have been having trouble getting to their cars and to and from their rooms. "it was horrible, i had to basicly swim in from the street. i had to come in from the other apartment complex because the flooding was so high nobody could drive in or out of this place." "they weren't letting people in or out, so it was like being apartment complex, it was crazy." no word tonight if the flooding has gone down more since this afternoon .. or if the owners of the property are going to do anything to allow the water to drain the next time it rains that much. still ahead tonight .. natural disasters here in the states.. and in europe. officials have just raised the death toll from a large earthquake in italy.. but we'll show you how rescuers just saved the life of a young girl. and clean-up is well underway in indiana after several tornadoes leave a long path of

the day moving in to u-n-l-v. preparing to begin the fall semester. this year the school is welcoming exactly four- thousand first year students-- it's biggest freshman class ever. about 18-hundred - almost half - of all students at u-n-l-v will be living in the dorms. the u-n-l-v executive director of housing and campus life says returning

suprised when they walk through the doors. "we spend all summer getting ready for this, you know, we put 1.9 million dollars on renovations this summer so we're excited to see the expressions on the students faces when they come back and especially for those students who are coming back for a second or a third year. their like 'wow! you did this over the summer?'" classes at u-n-l-v start on monday. soon... dropping off an dog, cat or anything else at the animal foundation will require an appointment. this new system will let staff talk to the person dropping off the them know about available resource before they decide to give it up for good. it will also help anticipate how many animals will be comining into the shelter... and help stop over- crowding if there's no space. the new policy starts september first. at least eight tornadoes hit indiana -- destroying buildings and uprooting trees. while many in and around indianapolis and central indiana weathered the storm -- miraculously -- no one was killed and no one was seriously injured. mary moloney

houses -- (george pena/house damaged): "the roof went off. i said to myself, if this is my last moment, don't make it very painful." cars -- (braden/survived tornadoes): "i heard a lot of screaming, a lot of people running around." a starbucks flattened. (brandon/survived tornadoes): "we busted out the bathroom doors out. there were probably about 20 people from the men's and women's restrooms, but no one was hurt." a cluster of storms swept through much of indiana. (john frey/farmer): "this is kind of ground zero, it seems like. they just kind of come right through here." forcing governor mike pen campaign trail -- and people out of their homes. (darian name/ survived tornadoes): "it was just a whole new world out here." (kathleen marsh/ survived tornadoes): "i shut the door and it blew my window out. and then that was it. i just ran downstairs. i was so scared (crying)... it was so fast. (crying)." but the tornadoes -- couldn't stop people's will to survive. (angela mcginnis/ survived tornadoes): "i

my disabled son who has autism who is legally blind and we headed for the closet. we just piled in the closet as quick as we could and it was really scary." it will take a while to pick up the pieces. and rebuild what was lost. until then -- those who saw the storms have new stories to share. and perhaps -- a new respect for the weather. (braden/survived tornadoes): "it's unbelievable how much mother nature can destroy a place." i'm mary moloney reporting. now fox5 weather 24/7, with sam argier we will keep it dry for your wednesday night with partly cloudy skies across southern nevada. overnight low temperatures drop into the low 80s and upper 70s. it will be another seasonably warm day on thursday with a high temperature of 103 degrees in las vegas; just a couple degrees above the

this time of year. it will turn breezy as well with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph; gusts 25 to 30 mph are possible. cooler air drops the high temperatures back into the mid to upper 90s on friday and saturday under partly cloudy showers and storms this weekend are expected to stay east of the valley, with only the chance of an isolated afternoon storm over our local mountains. we will keep it dry for your wednesday night with partly

southern nevada. overnight low temperatures drop into the low 80s and upper 70s. it will be another seasonably warm day on thursday with a high temperature of 103 degrees in las vegas; just a couple degrees above the average high for this time of year. it will turn breezy as well with southwest winds 10 to 30 mph are possible. cooler air drops the high temperatures back into the mid to upper 90s on friday and saturday under partly cloudy skies. showers and storms this weekend are expected to stay east of the valley, with only the chance of an isolated afternoon storm over our local mountains.

speaking italian - then cheering the rescue of an 8-year old girl was a glimmer of hope during a dark day in italy. rescue workers have been able to pull many survivors from the rubble following an earthquake. the town hardest

mountains. the death toll from this quake is now over 250 people. with thousands forced from their homes in the last few weeks... finding enough housing for flood victims in louisiana is a major concern. federal, state and local officials are wrestling with a large shelter population because people can't get to their homes or their houses are so badly damaged they can't return. the state, along with fema will be providing temporary housing... but the governor says getting people back to their original their homes is the priority. gov. john bel edwards (d-la) "this program seeks to very quickly to get people back into their homes. that's where our people want to be. they want their kids going back to their schools. they want to live in their neighborhoods, there communities and they want to attend there church." president obama toured baton rouge yesteryda.. meeting with leaders including edwards and fema administrator craig fugate to

after being kicked out of the state.. daily fantasy sports betting might be coming back.. find out when. and a close call for the united state's navy as iranian boats get too close for comfort in the persian gulf. plus -- a bad way to start a school year as dozens of buses go up in

a local gaming company is about to change owners.. affinity gaming is being sold to a new york private equity firm for 580- million. the all-cash deal was announced "z capital partners" - the private equity arm of "z capital group". the group already owns about 41 percent of affinity stock - and plans to buy the remaining shares for about

silver sevens in las vegas - and three resorts near the state line at primm. it also owns properties in colorado - missouri - and iowa. daily fantasy sports sites that were ordered to stop operations in nevada last year - could be making a comeback. "fan duel" and "draft kings" back a proposed bill that would give the sites a new pathway to operate legally in nevada. they were barred in the state for not having a gambling license. the proposal calls for a 10- thousand dollar annual licensing fee for larger operators and would require background checks only for major owners. daily fantasy sports companies scored a major victory monday when they were cleared to resume operations in new york. the sites dispute that they offer gambling and say their business model is drastically different from traditional casinos. talk about bad timing .. as the school year is beginning a school district near seattle is dealing with the loss of several school buses. this fire broke out early this afternoon in the

there are no injuries reported and no word on a cause of the fire. classes are scheduled to begin in about a week and a ahalf .. so the district does have a few days to find other way of getting students to school. trouble in the waters of the persian gulf for the u-s navy.. an official says four iranian ships harassed an american destroyer in the strait of hormuz yesterday. you can see the smaller boats in this video taken by someone on board the u-s-s nitze. a navy official called the incident "unsafe and unprofessional" and said that the iranian ships "created a dangerous, harassing situation that could have led to further escalation." the u-s-s nitze tried to radio the boats .. but in the end just changed course to avoid anything happening. first - chipotle had to deal with a food poisioning outbreak .. now - it has to change it's own policy to allow workers to talk bad about it online.. we'll tell you why. plus .. why bryce harper was covered in gold

epinephrine seems to have been around forever... but now many people who depend on it in case of an allergic reaction... are feeling a big poke from the price. health care analysts say the wholesale cost of an epipen has jumped from 47 dollars in 2007... to 284-dollars this year. the other problem is that consumers can no longer buy a single pen. now the retail price for a prescription of two pens is about 633-dollars. it's become unaffordable for people like kim dawes, who is deathly allergic to flaxseed. kim dawes, patient: $650 dollars is just not ok. every year for something you may or may not use. but then again its something that is not negotiable. mylan, the company behind epipen has come under fire for

company said in a statement quote- "this change to the industry is not an easy challenge to address but we recognize the need and are committed to working with customers and payors to find solutions to meet the needs of the patients and families we serve" more bad news for chipotle.. federal regulators have ruled several policies in chipotle's employee handbook violate labor laws -- and must be changed. the national labor relations board determined chipotle can no longer ban workers from criticizing the company onoc media. it must also change a policy prohibiting workers from talking about politics and religion... and one that restricts workers from circulating petitions for better working conditions. chipotle's already been dealing with declining sales following a salmonella scare. prince's private estate and studio complex called paisley park... will open for public tours this fall. the trust overseeing the estate - says daily tours will begin in october. it's the first time fans will get the