complaining about the school district. they say -- their kids have gotten lost... and nobody is keeping a close eye on them... especially on the bus. sot from melinda: our bus drivers are great. we rely on them. parents say that's just not true... like tammy evans, who says her daughter got off the bus because it was standing room only. quote "she just had knee surgery and wears a brace. she was on the bus -- why would you let a student walk off? waiting for the dean to call me ... she ended up walking home four miles." it was probably like one of the scariest moments of my life considering i was like 5 years old skyler gonzalez knows exactly how it feels... because he went through a similar traumatic experience back in 2001. skyler gonzalez i don't really know how to get home considering how i'm like 5 i'm probably as capable of getting home as a drunk person

someone and having no idea where they are carol rosenau grandmother it took a while before they sent a letter of apology and that was the part that bothered me the most because it was like oh well. it wasn't any big deal. the transportation system that they have is terrible 15 years skyler says he can tell not much has changed... because he keeps seeing stories like his on the news. if it were up to him -- making sure it never happens to another student again would mean a lot mo sot from melinda: if they messed up there could be disciplinary action. we asked the school district specifically about our viewer on facebook... and they said there should always be a seat for every child on the bus. they're now looking into it. they also say 96% of their busses have not had any problems getting to destinations on

a woman arrested right in front of a school on the a woman arrested right in front of a school on the first day of classes. it happened during drop-off at tarkanian middle school and it was all caught on camera... fox5's eric hilt is live there rigth now... with what c-c-s-d police is saying about that arrest... witnesses say it was already a hectic scene out here in front of tarkanian middle school during

first day of classes -- but there was even more chaotic when a ccsd police officer arrested a woman right in front of the school. this is video shot by a parent... he told me that the woman was maced and thrown to the ground by the officer in front of dozens of students and parents. a clark county school district police lt. told me that the woman was stopped for a traffic violation and was uncooperative with the officer...but parents still have more questions. "thats not serving the public to do this sort of thing to somebodys mom and making a public spectacle of a woman and there's two schools of thought she deserved it she didn't follow directions, but how were those directions delivered, what was the process and how was it recieved?" ccsd police said the officer followed procedure and there isn't any investigation into

coming up at five i'll have on what parents say is a history of aggressive behavior from this officer. soc toss to weather we're half way through th

through the week.... and that means labor day and for some of us... a three day weekend. while fun plans are probably in the works -- it can also be a dangerous time. fox5's kathleen jacob is here with us now to discuss a campaign law enforcement is putting on with our local clubs and bars. kathleen? cyndi, john...that's right... today police and the

program called "party smart." it's a violence prevention campaign aimed at making nightlife here safer for everyone. party smart has two parts. the first part is raising awareness... encouraging party goers to prevent sexual violence by being active bystanders. arrive together, stick together, leave together is the mantra they want everyone to remember. part two is a training program for bars and nightclubs that gives them specific strategies to keep everyone safe. "its only by coming together and helping people look at the behavior they're seeing looking at it through a lense of there's something not quite right going on here. " uber is also partnering with the campaign. uber is also partnering with the campaign. starting tomorrow and running through the 5th... uber will donate 5 dollars from each ride to the rape crisis center. and of course... something to just be extra cautious about...women 18 to 24 experience the highest rates of sexual violence... so just be aware of your surroundings this weekend and stick together.

mainstay on the las vegas scene since its first show opened in 1993. and now the production company is hoping to become a permanent part of our city's education system. more's sean mcallister is live at the public education foundation where a new partnership is launching right now. for more than 20 years, cirque du soleil has been a part of the las vegas community. now the entertainment

students here that has been established in montreal for a decade. "artes nomades" is a learning program that pairs specially chosen cirque performers with pre-school and elementary students. the school kids learn some of the skills we see on stage in resident cirque shows... all to teach them valuable lessons that will be beneficial later in life. anik says: the "art nomades" program is launching at mccall elemterary and golbert magnet

elemterary and golbert magnet school. the hope is to roll the program out in more schools in years to come. back here live at the launch event -- some of the back here live at the launch event -- some of the teaching artists will be putting on a demonstration of the skills that kids will ba taught as part of this program. a great collaboration to keep arts alive in valley schools. live at the public education foundation, i'm

mcallister for fox5 news. local. las vegas. a man faked his own death... now police believe he may be on the run here in nevada. the charges he's wanted for, that are unrelated to what police call a fake suicide. and a plane crashes in northern nevada. what witnesses say about how it came down and where it hit. get all of your local headlines and weather alerts on the go with our fox5 app. it's free in mobile

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a teenager was killed three years ago... after two men tried to steal his ipad. today... a jury found one of those suspects guilty for his death. "michael solid" was convicted on robbery, murder, and conspiracy charges. investigators say he and "jacob dismont" tried to rob 15-year-old "marcos arenas." the boy held onto his ipad, and police he and "jacob dismont" tried to rob 15-year-old "marcos arenas." the boy held onto his ipad, and police say the suspects ended up running him over with their car. nevada highway patrol says "shawn peckham" is the name of the trooper whose badge may have saved his life... after a shooting last week. the shooting happened last friday, on boulder highway just south of the 95.

sedan for an improper license plate display. a passenger in the back of the car took off. n-h-p says trooper peckham chased that suspect, and gave him verbal commands to stop. the department confirms the suspect fired first at the trooper, and hit his badge. that is when trooper peckham fired back and killed the suspect. the coroner says the suspect was 41-year-old matthew gibbon, and he died from a gunshot wound to the head. this sounds like a story you would see in a crime drama. a suspect may be on the run here in nevada... after faking his own death! texas police are looking for "charles rodger edgell." he's wanted for a sexual assault case there.. police say edgell called 9-1-1, and told police he wanted to die. they found his car the next day with his will inside. but cadaver dogs could not find his body. it turned out edgell was very much alive, and here in nevada. he tried to use a dead man's social security information, to get a driver's license in the silver state.

realized what he was up to, and called him out. edgall took off, and police have not found him yet. a small plane crashed into an r-v park in sparks... as it made its way to the reno tahoe international aiport. the pilot and a passenger were killed. no one on the ground was hurt. the f-a-a does not know why the plane crashed. we're told it hit the ground nose first, and caught fire. that fire spread to trailers and other vehicles. the park was temporarily evacuated, but most people are now back in their homes. president obama is spending the day at lake tahoe. he is focusing on the environment... and as we found out, it's his first trip to the mountain lake! it's special to stand on the shores of lake tahoe. i'v enever been here before. it's not like i didn't want to come! no one invited me, i didn't have a place to stay. now that i got here, i'm gonna come back!"

praised senator harry reid for preserving land in nevada. he is the keynote speaker at the 20th annual lake tahoe summit. scientists are worried about the loss of clarity at lake tahoe, thanks to housing construction, cars, and climate change. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty closed captioning will resume shortly high temperatures begin to drop thursday, but

average. we'll see 102 on thursday afternoon with afternoon breezes to 20 mph and a slight chance of mountain showers. friday we dry out and see fewer clouds with afternoon gusts to 25 mph and high of 101. for your holiday weekend, afternoon gusts 25-30 mph with highs in the 90s. high temperatures begin to drop thursday, but remain above average. we'll see 102 on thursday afternoon with afternoon breezes to 20 mph and a slight chance of mountain showers. friday we dry out and see fewer clouds with afternoon gusts to 25 mph and high of 101. for your holiday weekend, afternoon gusts 25-30 mph with highs

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december last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. in the aftermath, congressman joe heck had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns. heck voted "no." 23 times. individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. it's not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. it's that he's voted to let them keep doing it.... 23 times. senate majority pac is responsible for the content

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let us begin with tom brady... he's rich... he's handsome... he's married to a supermodel... tom brady has a great life... but some people say he needs to re stylist. uhh ohh... let's see what going on... here's the patriots quarterback talking to the media yesterday... the hair definitely looks different... so of course the internet had a field day with it. comparing him to... zack morris from saved by the bell. that dawson guy from dawson's creek matt damon from his goodwill hunting days. jennifer aniston and her famous "rachel" do. fox news host

and my favorite... a mashup of the 1990's power rangers... bad haircut or not... tom brady is still the man. now to our maria silva... she's as sweet as honey... until... she gets hangry... then look out! maria you're not alone in this affliction... check out azuki the hedgehog... he's hangry too... until... someone offers up a bite of apple... little azuki puffs up with joy... he went from hangry... to happy... just like that... treat for a few seconds... and then eats it with the satisfaction only a hangry creature can fully understand... so you see maria... you are not alone... stay strong my friend. finally... someday we might be zipping around in flying cars... but for now... we'll have to settle for this (car lifts) that's pretty awesome... to prove just how powerful their water hoses are... this team of firefighters lifted a car... clearly the car

than a typical one... but that's still impressive... the flying car stayed airborne for about 25 seconds... before the firefighters gently set it back down. two shoppers both hear an alarming noise at the same time. the sound of a baby crying in a hot car. "she was beat red, sweating profusely.

covered in a blanket. and i panicked." " how the two teamed up to save the little girl... and how long it took the mother to realize anything was

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,

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 vegas. thank you for joining us on fox5 news at 4. here's a look at some of your national stories. republican presidential nominee donald trump spent part of the day in mexico... to meet with president enrique pena

trump says the two discussed the border wall he wants to build if he becomes president. ""having a secure border is a sovereign right, and mutually beneficial. we recognize and respect the right of either country to build a physical barrier or wall on any of it's borders to stop the illegal movement of people, drugs, and weapons. " trump has said throughout his campaign that mexico would pay for this wall... but today he says he did not discuss who would pay for it with the mexican president. trump said he considered pena nieto a friend after the meeting. the republican nominee is headed to arizona. in just a little while, he will speak on his immigration plan. a jet blue plane brought passengers from florida to cuba today. this is the first commercial flight between the u-s to cuba in more than fifty years! it was only two years ago when americans visiting cuba without government permission faced

between the two countries have eased... and travel restrictions were loosened. there is a heavy tourism demand to the country, and cuba is working hard to build hotels to accomodate everyone that wants to come. two strangers became heroes... after they both noticed a baby locked in a hot car at the same time. as marci rubin shows us... it doesn't neccessarily have to be a hot day, for this situation to become dangerous quickly. when steve eckel of jackson brought three of his daughters to the howell commons shopping center yesterday day he leave a hero... even though he spent 25 years in law enforcement. (steve eckel/retired officer) "you act like a dad. you act like a cop. once a cop always a cop they say, but i have six kids. it's just a human nature of somebody." that instinct and the the quick thinking of this woman-- sarah mazzone, a high school teacher from howell, are being credited for saving a four month old girl. the two strangers were walking through the kohl's parking lot separately when they heard and then saw the child in her car seat alone, all of the doors locked, no windows

(steve eckel/retired officer) "she was beat red, sweating profusely. she was half covered in a blanket. and i panicked." (sarah mazzone/helped rescue the baby) "i remembered i had my sledgehammer that i left in the back of the car. so i ran i got it and i smashed the window, took the baby out." they brought the baby into the kohl's to cool off in the air conditioning. with pieces of glass still littering the parking lot outside of the store and what they did starting to sink it, both good samaritans are shying away from the words hero even though that is what howell police are saying ath remind everyone to never leave a child in a car alone. "i almost started to cry cause it just hit me home. i have six kids." (sarah mazzone/helped rescue the baby) "i just did what i think anyone would hopefully do." (sgt. christian antunez/howell police) "in my opinion they save the baby's life. seconds could have been of the essence there. a minute could have made a difference between life and death." police say 33-year old karen gruen...the mother of the baby....left the child inside the car for about 40 minutes while she was inside the store. but she did take her other two

store with her. gruen was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. in more local news now... congressman cresent hardy is back to work, after suffering a heart attack on monday. "they found some situations there with my heart that required stints. we got that solved, i feel better now then i did in the last three to four years. which the doctor told me the stints would make a difference, " congressman hardy says he was treated in utah after his heart attack. the congressman says he does not expect this attack to affect his political work. today he discussed mental health issues here in nevada. he wants to find the best ways to solve mental health problems early on, and help those who have life-long conditions. singer chris brown is out of jail... but not out of trouble. this comes after a long standoff with police yesterday. "whatever you need to do, you can walk right up in here. and you going to see nothing. you idiots." " what the victim

staff tried to do... after the star allegedly threatened her. and hear why las vegas headliner gladys knight is filing a lawsuit, against one of her own children. ads for joe heck are attacking my time as attorney general. the thing they left out is the truth. the truth is crime actually went down during my time in office. that's why i've been endorsed by law enforcement across nevada. i'm proud of my record cracking down on meth, protecting seniors from scams, and holding banks accountable for defrauding homeowners. i'm catherine cortez masto.

brown was arrested, after a standoff with police that lasted hours. he's out of jail today, and his lawyer says he will prove the charges against him are false. brown is accused of threatening a woman inside his home with a gun. the woman told police she got in an argument with brown, and he pointed a gun at her and told her to leave. the woman also says brown's staff tried to get non-disclosure agreement about the whole situation. police tried for hours to get into brown's home yesterday the grammy singer used some of that time to vent on twitter about the situation. ""barricaded myself in my house?!... have you seen my house? i'm gonna barricade myself in a palace? i'm not coming out -- for what?" (brown) "and it's always going to be f--k the police, black lives matter. "y'all the worst gang in the world, the police, and i said it." " police eventually arrested brown, and he was

thousand dollars bail. officers have responded multiple times to this home in the last year. las vegas headliner gladys knight is suing her own son... over her name and image. according to the lawsuit... knight says she licensed her likeness to her son "shanga hankerson" back in 1999, so he could use it for his chicken and waffles restaurants. but hankerson's reputation and his restaurants took a hit this year after he was arrested in june. hankerson is accused of stealing nearly 700 thousand dollars and withholding taxes. one of his restaurnats recently scored poorly on a health inspection. there is new management in place at the restaurants. but gladys knight still wants to separate her name and memorabilia from the restaurants. an oregon teen's senior pictures are getting a lot of exposure... because of who photobombed her! check out this picture... jillian henry opted for a scenic picture in a river... but wasn't counting on this guy! a naked man and

the river as the photoshoot got underway. jillian shared this picture on social media... and definitely had a great laugh about it. get out your surfboards and hit the wave! we're talking about just one wave... but it is an intense one. see how you can test out your skills or learn some new ones here on the strip. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

ads for joe heck are attacking my time as attorney general. the thing they left out is the truth. the truth is crime actually went down during my time in office. that's why i've been endorsed by law enforcement across nevada. i'm proud of my record cracking down on meth, protecting seniors from scams, i'm catherine cortez masto. i approve this message because i've spent my career solving problems.

we sent him here to fix it. but congressman joe heck became part of the problem. wall street invested over a half-million dollars in congressman heck's campaigns, and heck supports their agenda -- privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. congressman heck -- what's wrong with washington.

fox5 news coming up at 5 o'clock. christine maddela joins us from the newsroom with what to look out for. the push continues to bring a new n-f-l stadium - and the raiders - to las vegas. why the move... could also benefit unlv as well. plus... president obama... pokes a little fun at senator harry reid... during a visit to nevada today. they were made right here in las vegas... and now - one of those naked donald trump statues is for sale. how you can get your hands on one of them.

can still catch the surfing bug in las vegas. fox5's mike doria tested out the new "flowrider" at planet hollywood... and shows us some of his adventure. it's 30,000 gallons of water coming at you at 30 miles per hour. this is popular among celebrities and even pro surfers who visit las vegas. a wipe-out won't hurt because the frame of flowride is soft. you can't either ride on your stomach or standing up. once you get good -- you

high temperatures begin to drop one couple shows us some major relationship goals. and this takes a good eye for fashion. hear how this stylish pair pulls off a coordinating look every day... and how they involve their

december last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. in the aftermath, congressman joe heck had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns. heck voted "no." 23 times. individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. it's not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. oted to let them keep doing it....

longer people are together, the more they start to look like each other? this couple is living proof! check out these sweet pictures of this couple. "fran and ed" have been married 52 years. they started wearing matching outfits several years ago to go square dancing... and they have kept it up! each morning, they text their 17-year-old grandson a picture of their matching outfits. after the teen shared these pictures, their next text said, "good morning from your famous grandparents!" thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 5 o'clock is straight ahead we sent him here to fix it. but congressman joe heck became part of the problem. wall street invested over a half-million dollars in congressman heck's campaigns, and heck supports their agenda -- privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market,

congressman heck -- what's wrong with washington.

a dramatic arrest... caught on camera.... in front of a school! why an officer pulled out the mace - as parents were dropping kids off for class. less than a week into the school year... and problems continue with the bus system. how the school

series of complaints. and - donald trump... is ready to talk immigration.... after making a "border jump" of his own. what the presidential contender has to say... about his meeting in mexico. this is fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas a woman maced, pushed to the ground and arrested in front of a school on the first day of classes. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. that arrest was all caught on video... fox5's eric hilt talked with witnesses - who say they all saw it parents say they were lined up on this road outside of tarkanian middle school on monday, getting ready to drop their kids off for the first day of class, when they saw a ccsd officer mace a woman right outside the school. nats -- arrest this is what dozens of students and parents were welcomed to the first day of school at tarkanian middle. nats -- arrest a clark county school district police officer -- arresting a mother outside of

saw it says she was also sprayed with mace. "her face, from the video it was hard to tell but it's red from the color of the pepperspray, so for me its terrifying" stewart marriott was dropping off his daughter at the school when he saw the arrest -- and caught it on camera. "it's so inappropriate its mindblowing, its disturbing, this is somebody's mom getting manhandled right in front of her kids" he told me this isn't the first time he's seen the officer get aggressive... he said last year the officer stopped him after making a u-turn outside of the school. "he was a total jerk, very in my face an ccsd police would not go on camera about monday's arrest, saying it's still an open case.... but a lt. with the department told me the woman was pulled over for a traffic violation and would not cooperate with police. he said suspects dictate the amount of force used...and in this case -- that force was appropriate. the lt told me the officer followed procedure, and there's no investigation into the incident. but parents who saw the arrest