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hispanic supporters in a meeting room. cameras were only allowed in for a few minutes at the very beginning before being asked to leave the room. but in that time trump talked briefly about the gross domestic product - which is a monetary measure of goods and services produced that determines economic performance. here's a snippet of what he had to say. donald trump: the gdp was reduced last month to 1.1 percent when last montit everybody thought that was a catastrophe and they brought it down. it's unheard of numbers, you just don't hear numbers like that. in china if they drop to 8 percent it's like a national catastrohphe and here we are at 1.1 percent. just announced. it's a very serious problem. the country has some very serious problems. it's gonna get worse with these people that
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they're doing. trump said his campiagn is doing far better with latinos that anyone understands - adding that people want to see more jobs and that what he plans on doing. a lot of times trips like these also bring private meaning with potential major donors ...somebody like a sheldon adelson....but there has been no confirmation if trump met with anyone else today. he's headed to lake tahoe for a fundraising dinner tonight. live in the newsroom, kb, ffnllv. donald trump's
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same day hundreds of employees rallied outside the trump international hotel. " workers shouting" the rally was loud and spirited, filled with handmade signs and banners for hillary clinton. the workers want donald trump to start contract negotations after they won an unionzation vote. many of the protestors wore bright green shirts for the iron workers union. ron milner came here from sacramento to represent iron workers international. he explained why making the trip for this rally was so important to
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who's for the pocketbook? trump is not for the pocketbook. he's for his own pocketbook. he is for wealthy america. hey, we need wealthy america. but we need the middle class too. " not everyone at the rally was protesting donald trump. we found one woman who turned out to show her support for the presidential nominee. " i am the only one out here, but these big crowds don't scare me! i've already had my sign ripped, i've already been pushed down, but nothing will stop me from being on the trump train! " trump las vegas is legally required to barga w the culinary and bartenders union. the culinary union is nevada's largest organization with more than 57 thousand members. an n-h-p trooper was shot on the job early this morning. and it may have been his badge that saved his life! take a look at this picture n-h-p tweeted out. it shows the trooper's badge bent by a bullet. nevada highway patrol says they are grateful this trooper was able to go home safely to his family. " when we hear about
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very scary in this line of work. we hear about it all the time throughout the country. but when it's one of your own involved in an incident like this, it's shocking." the shooting happened just after midnight, on boulder highway near u-s 95. n-h-p says the trooper pulled over a cadillac for a traffic stop. one of the passengers took off, and the trooper chased him. there was an exchange of gunfire, and the suspect was killed. one witness gave fox5 a pretty detailed description of what he saw. in: turned around way down there... out: i seen it n-h-p says the trooper decided to not go to the hospital. for now, n-h-p is not releasing any details on the suspect who was killed. a hiker falls to his death - making the tragedy the third deadly hiking incident at red
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recent months. this time it happened on a moderate level trail. fox5's abby theodros was at the canyon today and explains how it's not always the tough trails... that can be dangerous. branch whitney: even on a trail someone can trip on a rock, hit their head and be knocked out and even unfortunately die expert hiker branch whitney says you never know what can happen on a hiking trail...even if the trail is not considered difficult. last night 31 year old justin manering fell 150 feet at icebox canyon at red rock. police say resident was on an evening hike with a group - when it happened. a fellow hiker had to walk out far enough to get cellphone reception..and call for help. but by the time rescuers arrived - manering was dead. nats fox 5 stopped by the canyon today to get a feel for it and came across a couple of hikers - some with their children. 41-44 asun pareja, spain: he's sporty kid so he did great. he did better than me. 45-53 scott mcnulty, henderson: we had a great time. its a perfect day. start
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too hot. and ice box is nice because you can get some shade on the south side of the canyon. 54-1:09 theodros: "ice box canyon is known for it's low elevation and narrow slots making it a trail for moderately capable hikers. it's not clear what kind of experience this hiker had but officials with the bureau of land management say the fact that this hiker fell 150 feet - is very telling" 1:11-1:20 kathy august, bureau of land management: if he fell that high...he was not on the designated trail because our trail pretty much stays on the bottom of the canyon the moments manering's fall are unclear - but august says - under the right circumstances - any trail can be dangerous. she says there's a few things you should check for before starting a hike. august: do you have good people coming with uou that know the way? do you have the appropriate equipment? are you ready for your hike. bring enough water typically when its hot. if you're a beginnier and are thinking of going out to red rock - kathy august suggests one of their popular
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and the willow springs loop trail. toss to weather showers and thunderstorms will be popping up around southern nevada for your friday evening. overnight lows drop into the mid to upper 70s. any storms that form will drop heavy rain at times, bring gusty wind, and the potential for localized flash flooding. the moisture stays in place for saturday, so we'll keep the chance of scattered thunderstorms in the forecast throughout the day. the best chance will be over our local mountains, but the valley will certainly have the opportunity to pick up some rain. high
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be on the mild side with mid to low 90s in las vegas. sunday dries out with more sunshine; temperatures will be in the upper 90s and low 100s. for the first day of school on monday, students will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 103 degrees. the raiders are one step closer to moving to las vegas after a committee narrowed the list to two possible sites for a new nfl stadium. but not everybody is happy about the proposed deal, and how much it will cost taxpayers. fox5s eric hilt is live at one of the proposed stadium sites with details,
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this is one of the two sites that committee narrowed it down to at yesterday's meeting... this is at russell road just west of the 15 - the other site is at bali hai golf course... i spoke with some businesses near that second site - they say they were very excited when they heard an nfl stadium could be going in across the street because it would mean big business. but not everybody shares that enthusiasm - especially because of the huge price tag for the county. this stadium would cost $750 million taxpayer dollars - that would come from a hike in the room tax - and it would be the most public money ever spent to build an nfl stadium... "there's a lot of emotion involved in this on both sides. "there's a lot of emotion involved in this on both sides. my office gets a lot of calls, we've got some really rabid supporters of the raiders and building a stadium, we got folks who
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public money in the stadium so there's two sides of the coin here" throughout this whole process the committee has said state lawmakers have to decide on the tax increase and whether this stadium will be built... but coming up at 5 hear how that decision could be made by 7 clark county commissioners instead of 62 state lawmakers soc the next stadium committee meeting is on september 15 nevada has another case of zika. and health officials are especially concerned about this patient. why this case is one officials will be monitoring more carefully... and the warning they have for travelers. and hear about the community efforts this weekend, to get a local charity back on their feet
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to find out. with just one bite, they knew. now it's your turn to make the switch. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada.
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joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients,
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a nevada woman
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who traveled abroad, now has zika. and the washoe county health district says this woman is pregnant. health officials are not saying where this woman traveled to. this is the fourth confirmed case of travel-associated zika virus in washoe county. health officials say this particular case shows just how risky it is to travel to infected countries, especially while pregnant. infants can be born with birth defects including brain damage, hearing loss, and an abnormally small head. the community continues to rally around the people's autism foundation... after it lost hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies in a fire. the galleria mall is hosting a school supply drive now through saturday. you can drop off anything that will help the organization out at the mall, including cash. and on sunday, the c-b-s radio studios is holding a school supply fundraiser from 11 a-m to three p-m. firefighters haven't said what caused the devastating fire at the warehouse.
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questions about anything school related... there is a fair you will want to be at this weekend. cox communications is hosting another back-to-school fair tomorrow. it is at downtown summerlin from 10 a-m to four p-m. parents can find information on anything from bus routes to school lunch options. there will also be car seat checks and immunizations available. now fox5 weather 24/7 showers and thunderstorms will be popping up around southern nevada for your friday evening. overnight lows drop into the mid to upper 70s. any storms that form will drop heavy rain at times, bring gusty wind, and the potential for localized flash flooding. the moisture stays in place for saturday, so we'll keep the chance of scattered thunderstorms in the forecast throughout the day. the best chance will be over our
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certainly have the opportunity to pick up some rain. high temperatures will be on the mild side with mid to low 90s in las vegas. sunday dries out with more sunshine; temperatures will be in the upper 90s and low 100s. for the first day of school on monday, students will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 103 degrees. showers and thunderstorms will be popping up around southern nevada for your friday evening. overnight lows drop into the mid to upper 70s. any storms that form will drop heavy rain at times, bring gusty wind, and the potential for localized flash flooding. the
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so we'll keep the chance of scattered thunderstorms in the forecast throughout the day. the best chance will be over our local mountains, but the valley will certainly have the opportunity to pick up some rain. high temperatures will be on the mild side with mid to low 90s in las vegas. sunday dries out with more sunshine; temperatures will be in the upper 90s and low 100s. for the first day of school on monday, students will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 103 degrees.
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it's national dog day! and people in one community are celebrating, by trying to bring one pup home.
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together." " see what elaborate things neighbors are doing to catch little edgar. and get all of your news on the go with our fox5 app. it's free in mobile
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ablib about national dog day
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community... the owner used an app to get her neighbors to help find him. it is a has brought them all closer. gilma avalos reports. (deidra hepp/neighbor) "houdini. some people are calling him flash." but his name is edgar-- a 1 year old pup-- with a knack for evading capture. (jeff gnade/the dog's owner) "how is he so fast? he's elusive (laughs)" no sooner had the gnades (gahnades) brought him home, than he made like houdini... and well you know. (jeff gnade/the dog's owner) "he was here for 5 minutes and gone in a flash!" his new owners-- were devastated-- the kids crying-- so mom thought she'd ask neighbors for help by posting on
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dog's owner) "instantaneously there were at least 25 cars, circling the neighborhood, looking for edgar." (suzie gnade/wife) "a lot of people were looking in the creeks." for the last six weeks-- (suzie gnade/wife) "its like clockwork." not a day goes by-- without news. (deidra hepp/neighbor) "i've seen edgar, four times." there are hundreds of next-door posts about edgar-- photos of edgar sightings. techniques to catch him. (deidra hepp/neighbor) "smoked provolone cheese and i had the hot-dogs." (deidra hepp/neighbor) "when he's eating, this will fall down there." (gilma avalos/reporting) "the community even enlisted the help of edgar's previous owner. she recorded herself calling his name-- it's not uncommon to hear neighbors playing this (nats) whenever they spot him." (deidra hepp/neighbor) "edgar has kind of brought us together." at one point-- the neighbors thought they had found edgar/ wrong dog. but the kids fell in love with sweetsie so when edgar does return, this will be a 2 dog home. (deidra hepp/neighbor) "omg! we'll put it on the urgent alert!
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a highway patrol trooper sees a teen in need, and gives him a much- needed gift. and he also helps change his perspective on law enforcement. " "growing up, i was told that if you see a cop, try to avert your eyes and walk away, pretty much " how this trooper is making a major difference not just for the teen, but a struggling family. and as the price of the epi-pen becomes out-of- reach for some families... people look to the internet for a deal. we'll look at all the reasons this is
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live from las vegas. with emmy award winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 4. local las
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thank you for joining us on fox5 news at 4. let's get to your national headlines. police are trying to find the person or people who murdered two mississippi nuns. it's a crime that is heart-wrenching to the community these nuns served. investigators say sisters "paula merrill" and "margaret held" were found stabbed to death in their home. police believe someone broke in the house, killed took a car belonging to one of the victims. the women spent decades helping the poor. both of them can be seen in a video posted on the "sisters of charity of nazareth website" reaching out to struggling community members. "(sister paula merrill / victim) "margaret and i have worked together for many years. we just see patients and do what needs to be done." " both women were nurse practictioners. their bodies were found after a welfare check, when they didn't show up at the hospital where they worked. a virginia t-v station is remembering the
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photographer shot and killed during a live broadcast last year. "a year has passed and there has been a lot of healing, but there will never be complete heali when days like this come, it brings it back. " w-d-b-j had a moment of silence to mark the one year anniversary of the deaths of alison parker and adam ward. the two were killed by their former coworker... who later turned the gun on himself. w-d-b-j recently completed a memorial for parker and ward outside their station's entrance. health officials say every blood donation in the u-s and its territories, should be tested for the zika virus. this guidance is already in place for parts of florida and puerto rico. now, the f-d-a is recommending nationwide testing for all blood units. more than 22 hundred people around the u-s have become infected with zika... and the number is growing. a south dakota highway patrol trooper realized a teen was walking eight miles every day, to and from work.
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big-hearted trooper gave the young man a life- changing gift. (sgt. steve swenson/ south da kota highway patrol) "i found tanner walking down the interstate and i pulled up to him, and i just asked him what he was doing. and he said he was on his way to work, so i asked him to get in the car. he explained to me that he was coming from the washington high school area, and that he was heading to a location in sioux falls that was still several miles away." little did tanner romerein know, but on his daily trek across sioux falls, he would come to meetnd unlikely bond with sgt steve swenson of south dakota highway patrol. (tanner romerein/ given new bike) "i wasn't exactly expecting that. i was just thinking, 'hey, he's just going to stop me, talk to me and then i can just continue.'" scheels heard about tanner's story and surprised him with a brand new bike. nats - "woah, i like this!" with much of his family in prison, tanner says he hasn't had the best perception of law enforcement. (tanner romerein/ given new bike) "growing up, i was
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away, pretty much. now it's not exactly like that. it's like they're helpful." tanner hasn't had an easy life. what started as a part time job quickly became a full time job when his mother got sick and his sister got pregnant. (tanner romerein/ given new bike) "so she can't work. my sister can't work, so i'm pretty much paying for the living expenses of three different people." this bike signifies hope for tanner. sergeant swenson says this isn't a one and done deal -- he will be staying in touch with tanner and checking in on him. meanwhile, a photo of tanner receiving the bike -- posted on the highway patrol's facebook page -- has been shared more than a thousand times. and it's been "liked" nearly eight thousand times. a woman becomes frustrated when her credit card gets declined. and that frustration turns into confusion... when she realizes why.
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well because she's dead." " what this grandmother has to do... to prove to the world she is not dead! and there are some alarms, when it comes to a new app for teens. why some say it may not be safe... and who can see their information. you're watching fox5 news at 4. local. las vegas .
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i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. so even though i'm a republican, i won't be voting for joe heck. joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients,
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epi-pens surging...
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heading over to e-bay in hopes of finding a deal on this important allergy shot. but not only is selling the prescription medicine on an auction site unethical... it's also illegal. hundreds of e-bay sellers are offering epi-pens. some are as low as ten dollars.... others go up to three hundred and fifty bucks. but of course, customers have no way of knowing if these epi-pens have been tampered with, if they are expired, or if they are empty. e-bay bans people from selling any kind of prescription medicine, and people are encouraged to report these illegal sales. earlier this week, we told you about a new facebook app for teens called "lifestage." and it didn't take long for major flaws to be discovered. "lifestage" is a video-sharing app meant only for people 21 years old or younger. but there is no way of checking how old users
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needs is a phone number to sign up... so anyone can create a profile and watch the videos teens post. the other big concern... there are no privacy settings. so anyone can see anything that a teen posts. it's women's equality day... and at least 29 major companies are taking a big step to make things fair for their female employees. target, apple, and facebook are among many companies that have signed the white house's "equal pay pledge." this pledge is the latest effort by the obama administration to address the gender wage gap. women in general earn 79 cents for every dollar men earn. according to a study by "glass door"... this gap narrows when comparing the earnings of women and men with the same job title, education, and experience. women are still paid less in these cases... about 95 cents for every dollar their male colleagues take home the good news for one utah woman is that she's alive. now, this grandmother has to prove it to
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found out someone reported her dead... when she tried to use her credit card at a restaurant. the card was declined, and murphy called her bank to find out why. the person on the other line was confused, because their records showed murphy had died. and now, she has to work with social security, because it's not just the banks who are confused. "(barbara murphy/government think she's dead) "my doctors are being told i'm dead. (laugh) and they have the right to recoup this money." " according to the government accountability office... nearly 82 were deleted from the social security administration's system in 2012. many of those happened because the dead people were in fact alive. a woman is shocked... when she hears a song of her singing has been seen by
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and this experience is teaching her what the word "viral" means! "what does viral mean? they said 'that means you're popular!'" " hear the song being listened to around the world. your fox5 weather
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more ahead on fox5 news coming up at 5 o'clock. christine maddela joins us from the newsroom with what to look out for. there's new technology... that can force vehicles to stay put at a certain speed limit. now - some lawmakers want to make it mandatory... for trucks and other large vehicles. and the first female judge in
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down. the conditions behind a settlement... over allegations of professional misconduct. and governor sandoval spends the night in one of america's great national parks. we'll take a look at his vacation photos. a duet being shared around the world was not practiced beforehand. and crews cleaning up abandoned properties... find more than old trash and furniture. kim hutcherson has more in "take a look at this." what's so unique about this duet? the two people in the video -- have just met. pastor mark willhoitewas visiting hospital patients when he started playing a piano. and to his surprise -- he soon had a musical partner. the video of the duet has reportedly been viewed millions of times after being posted to facebook. vera swain - the woman singing with willhoitte - quickly learned from friends what going viral means. what does viral mean? they said
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popular!'" a bad day for a bus driver in phoenix. a water main caused a large sinkhole -- which a city bus found itself in. the driver was the only person on board -- and a few people who were waiting for the bus -- well they caught another one. in michigan... a group that cleans up blighted properties found more than bottles and newspapers... try a 19-46 chevrolet. who left this classic beauty here is a mystery -- neighbors say the property has gone through several owners years. if no one comes forward to claim it -- the clean-up squad thinks they have a restoration project on their hands! for take a look at this...i'm kim hutcherson. it's not too early to start thinking about halloween.... especially if you need a job! fright dome is looking for more about halloween.... especially if you need a job! fright dome is looking for more than 400 actors and entertainers. it's the
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annniversary at circus circus. for those who aren't into scaring people, egan is also looking for makeup artists, management, and promotional staff. you can go in for a job interview today until six p-m, or tomorrow from two to 6. everyone is asked to leave their creepy costumes at home, but bring a portfolio if you have it. now fox5 weather 24/7
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around southern nevada for your friday evening. overnight lows drop into the mid to upper 70s. any storms that form will drop heavy rain at times, bring gusty wind, and the potential for localized flash flooding. the moisture stays in place for saturday, so we'll keep the chance of scattered thunderstorms in the forecast throughout the day. the best chance will be over our local mountains, but the valley will certainly have the opportunity to pick up some rain. high temperatures will be on the mild side with mid to low 90s in las vegas. sunday dries out with more sunshine; temperatures will be in the upper 90s and low 100s. for the first day of
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students will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 103 degrees. showers and thunderstorms will be popping up around southern nevada for your friday evening. overnight lows drop into the mid to upper 70s. any storms that form will drop heavy rain at times, bring gusty wind, and the potential for localized flash flooding. the moisture stays in place for saturday, so we'll keep the chance of scattered thunderstorms in the forecast throughout the day. the best chance will be over our local mountains, but the valley will certainly have the
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up some rain. high temperatures will be on the mild side with mid to low 90s in las vegas. sunday dries out with more sunshine; temperatures will be in the upper 90s and low 100s. for the first day of school on monday, students will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 103 degrees. closed captioning will resume shortly imagine if this was how we delivered the news... " i'm nostrella, on capital hill, members of congress have a familiar fight on their hands, they need to raise the nation's debt ceiling by the end of the month " check out more
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there is a museum in washington d-c, dedicated to journalism. dedicated to journalism. it's called the "newseum". the "newseum" has an exhibit where guests can record their own broadcasts. here are some of the best clips. " this is museum network news, i'm sonia. there is breaking news. let's go to our correspondent with a live update. hi, i'm dancing ashley. i honestly don't like these news reports, so i'm just going to dance! " it's about to happen,
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that's right just $6.99 each. better ingredients. better pizza. papa john's. live from las vegas, its time for fox5 news at 5. a surprise visit for donald trump - in las vegas.... even though he cancelled his campaign rally here today. what we know about a meeting - behind closed doors. can clark county come up with 750- million dollars for a new n-f-l stadium? what it means for las vegas - if the
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a highway trooper shot overnight - during a gun battle. how the trooper escaped injury - with a what he was wearing - and a little bit of luck. this is fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas donald trump decided to make an appearance in las vegas today after all - but this one was private instead of public. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. trump met with local hispanic leaders at his hotel this afternoon in a brief visit to southern nevada. fox 5's kevin bolinger joins live from the newsroom with who trump was here to see. you might remeber just days ago - trump's campaign cancelled a scheduled public event here in las vegas for today....not giving any exclamation. well - it turns out trump came to town anyways but did not do any public events - instead meeting privately with several people. this afternoon at trump international hotel - the republican presidential
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hispanic supporters in a meeting room. cameras were only allowed in for a few minutes at the very beginning before being asked to leave the room. but in that time trump talked briefly about the gross domestic product - which is a monetary measure of goods and services produced that determines economic performance. here's a snippet of what he had to say. donald trump: the gdp was reduced last month to 1.1 percent when last month it was at 1. everybody thought that was a catastrophe and they brought it down. it's unheard of numbers, you just don't hear numbers like that. in china if they drop to 8 percent it's like a national catastrohphe and here we are at 1.1 percent. just announced. it's a very serious problem. the country has some very serious problems. it's gonna get worse with

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