breaking news tonight at six.. a man in custody for homicide .. escapes from north las vegas police. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the man was being held for a deadly shooting that happened this past weekend. fox5's vince sapienza is live on cheyenne near simmons at the detective bureau where escaped .. vince. that's right john christine i'm standing in the back of the north las vegas detective burea building....where i'm told 25 year old alonzo perez escaped police custody after breaking off his handcuffs while being detained in a holding room here is what he looks like... 25 year old alonzo perez 6'03" tall, 200 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes, and a goatee... he also

jordan" logo tattoo on the left side of his neck. he was last scene wearing a deion sanders dallas cowboys jersey after he fled police believe he ran west toward sunbelt rentals and stole a white 2016 ford f-250 pickup truck with nevada license plate #26c819. "he was placed in a room, an interview room, and when the detective stepped out alonzo broke the handcuffs and then escape out of the building. so

asking the public to, if you do see him do not contact him he's considered armed and dangerous, he's described again as a hispanic male adult, about 6'3" 200 pounds and wearing a white jersey. " now no one was injured during today's incident... but police again want to stress that based on last weeks shooting they believe he is armed and dangerous and if you see him to please call police

information on where this homicide suspect could be should vegas police or crimestoppers 7- 0-2-3-8-5-55-55. hundreds of thousands of people will take a trip for labor day weekend. businesses along the i-15 are preparing for the rush over the holiday. fox5's eric hilt is at one of those stops near jean with more. closed captioning

as drivers head to their labor day destinations... "la for a dodgers game" "san diego" ....businesses along i15 are getting ready for their labor day crowds. nats shops say they brought in more workers than usual to make sure they can keep up with travelers stopping in for gas or food, and say this weekend will be one of the busiest of the year. with the biggest booms coming on monday and today. nats but it's not just businesses -- drivers are hoping to navigate the holiday weekend crowds too. some with apps on their phone like this one called waze "you just pretty much type in your destination and then and it tells you if there's something ahead like traffic cops, and object in the road hazards, and you're able to interact with other people and say if you see a hazard" and others with old fashioned planning "we've been ahead of schedule so we're happy" drivers told me

traffic so far - and they're hoping it stays that way for the rest of the busy weekend. "we're really hoping it keeps up, the game starts at 7 so we're praying that we don't run into bumper to bumper" closed captioning will resume shortly and this labor day weekend -- we're dipping below the triple digit temperatures. let's check in with fox five's chief dipping below the triple digit temperatures. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty. he's live from peter johann soccer field... where u-n-l-v is

major game. closed captioning will resume shortly we'll drop below the 100 degree mark to start your labor day weekend with 98 expected on saturday. the big drop in our highs will be sunday and labor day itself with highs around 90 degrees. we'll also see gusty southwest wind to 30 mph saturday through monday. as you head back to work, we'll stay in the mid 90s with a few more clouds moving through on

a fire sparked at a church is now being investigated as arson. it happened early this morning at the "holy trinity a-m-e church" near lake mead and fifth street. a reverend at the church tells fox5 they believe it was vandalism. she says someone threw something with liquid at the door and through the window.... and that's what caught the drapes on fire. fire crews say no one was hurt... and the blaze caused about ten-thousand dollars in damages. a man may have been burned while jumping from a burning apartment building. that's what witnesses told police. fire investigators say the flames were started by squatters. fox5's abby theodros spoke with neighbors who say this is an

abby: "this gate and do not enter sign are just a few precautions one property owner took to keep squatters away but it wasnt enough. neighbors agree the problem is getting out of hand." fritzie stephins, neighbor: it scares me. the early morning fire at a vacant apartment complex near the stratosphere scares neighbor fritzie stephins.. but it doesnt surprise her. fritzie stephin s, neighbor: the whole neighborhood is full of squatters so ..and we had two fires previously and they were both caused by squatters. witnesses told investigators they saw a man jump out of a second story window while the complex was on fire. they say they found a man with second degree burns a few blocks away and he was taken to the hospital. car nat fox 5 called the property owner...he didnt want to go on camera but told us the complex has been vacant since january. which is about the same time he started getting squatters. nats he says he's tried everything...includi ng signs, a gate and locks...nothing's worked.

there was evidence that squatters were staying in the building. typically what they do is they leave trash behind like we do in our homes. its not clear how the man got inside... but tim szymanksi with las vegas fire and rescue... says squatters are getting more creative tim szymanski: we have people that dig holes underneath the foundations to crawl in. they have hidden holes, they'll come in through the roof. they'll go in through places where you they cant be found. abby theodros fox5news local las vegas. investigators say they're still looking into the cause of the fire. the e-s-a or education savings account program remains tied up in court-- which changed the plans for teachers and parents in clark county. fox5's kathleen jacob talked to one teacher who is out of a job because of the drawn out decision. guys it looked like e-s-a funding wasn't coming down in time for the new school year... so charlie melven had to make a different plan.

that were affected by this." charlie melvin was supposed to start a new job at david o'mckay academy this year... and her children were going to be new students.... but they depended on esa funding... which is still tied up in court. "once we saw that timeline creep up and creep up, it started getting scary!" and they weren't the only ones getting nervous. the issue of esa funding has been locked in court because some argue it takes money away from already struggling public schools. "we all realized you gotta jump ship, and that's what happened. as more people left... david o'mckay academy was left scrambling. we had to downsize, we're pretty much bare bones right now. more than a dozen teachers were let go in the past few weeks and charlie says she would have been one of them if she hadn't opted to leave herself. i feel awful for them..because now they no longer have a place for their kids you know where we should have this school choice, but also.. now they're unemployed. school head stephen wood understands the struggle. "you talk about 5 thousand dollars

dollars per child, it's a big expense. and there are those that say as soon as esa comes through, we're coming over. staying hopefull... that esa will prevail in court... and enrollment will climb again. as soon as esa passes we know that it will springboard and jump right up. charlie is also optimistic about the issue. she's hopefull that funding will come down very soon... and that she and her children can rejoin the school. live in the newsroom... kathleen jacob... fox5news, local. las vegas. the school says a decision is likely to come down next week... and by the end of the month at the latest. football fans are pumped for the season! and many will be partying ahead of the games. how much fans are expected to shell out on tailgating this

live from las vegas. you're watching fox5 news at six. wi e winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. today is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. according to trip advisor... around busiest travel days of the year. according to trip advisor... around 30-percent of travelers will leave today for the labor day

at the i-15 near primm. traffic is moving smoothly right now. u-n-l-v kicks off the holiday weekend with a new season of men's soccer. the team is taking on cal state fullerton. let's join fox five chief meteorologist ted pretty... at the peter johann soccer field... where a tailgate party is underway. we'll drop below the 100 degree mark to start your labor day weekend with 98 expected on drop in our highs will be sunday and labor day itself with highs around 90 degrees. we'll also see gusty southwest wind to 30 mph saturday through monday. as you head back to work, we'll stay in the mid 90s with a few more clouds moving through on

the 100 degree mark to start your labor day weekend with 98 expected on saturday. the big drop in our highs will be sunday and labor day itself with highs around 90 degrees. we'll also see gusty southwest wind to 30 mph saturday through monday. as you head back to work, we'll stay in the mid 90s with a few more clouds moving through on thur friday. closed captioning

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closed captioning will resume shortly and while locals are tailgating ahead of u-n-l-v's soccer game... many around the country will host tailgating parties for the start of football season. tomorrow is national tailgating day! a new study by "retail me not" shows that football fans will spend at least 500 dollars this tailgating season. most of it will go to traveling to

fans will spend nearly 170 dollars to get to their favorite team's stadiums. a big chunk will also go to clothing. "fans also love their gear which means they're going to be out in full force picking up apparel, hats, jerseys and we know at retailmenot according to our research that fans are going to spend on average about $76 on apparel." the survey also shows fans will attend between six to ten games a year. some gene wilder classics will make their way to the big screen... where you can watch "willy wonka" and "blazing saddles" this weekend... for only five bucks! in football going for two can be risky. in pizza? it's a sure thing. now get two medium two toppings pizzas for just $6.99 each. that's right just $6.99 each. better ingredients. better pizza.

chain "a-m-c" will pay tribute to actor gene wilder who passed away earlier this week. they plan to show a double feature of two of his biggest films this weekend. a-m-c town square will

wonka and the chocolate factory" and "blazing saddles"... to honor the comedic actor's career. "willy wonka" will air at five p-m... and "saddles" at 7-30 p-m tomorrow and sunday. tickets cost around five bucks. gene wilder died on monday. he was 83 years old. actor "jackie chan" will receive a big honor from the academy. he's one of this year's recipients of the lifetime achievement oscar. some of his most famous works are the "rush hour" trilogy... and "the karate kid". he's also written... directed... produced... and starred in more than 30 martial arts films for his hometown of hong kong. jackie started acting when he was eight... meaning his career spans over 50 years. he will be awarded the oscar at the academy of motion picture arts and science's governors awards in november. in a statement -- chan says he's grateful for being the first chinese actor to receive the honor. nathan's famous hot-dogs is celebrating their centennial birthday by breaking a world

"5... 4... 3... 2... 1! there it is." places final hot dog applause they grilled up "one-thousand nine hundred and sixteen" franks to break the record for the longest line of hot-dogs! the line measured more than 950 feet. turns out -- those numbers were chosen for a reason. it's the year nathan's was founded in 19-16. last night -- the arizona cardinals played the denver broncos right here on fox... and one local represented las vegas by singing the national anthem at the game. we'll show you his performance -- coming up. sean up next on more access! criss angel opens up. the powerful message he shares with "more" and the las vegas mom who shaved her head to support the headliner. maria plus, before magic mike live debuts in vegas! see why magic michelle will be what everyone will be talking about next! sean and jennifer lopez

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"and the rockets red glare. the bombs bursting in air. gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave. for the land of the free. and the home of the brave (cheers)" that's local josh keating singing the national anthem at the cardinals- broncos

cardinals- broncos preseason game in phoenix. he graduated from palo verde high school. thanks for joining us.. "more access" is coming up next. i heard it and immediately i called him back said, dee i have to have this song. the super-star collaboration with an emotional message from a las vegas mom. you know, the thought of every dose och the thought of crying in my shower at night so that she wouldn't see that i was scared. the "more" exclusive, tonight. plus, why ronda rousey says the sport of mma can lead to social change then, kevin hart's back in vegas! see new footage of his movie "what now?" and how you can see it first! and move over magic mike! tonight we introduce you to the women of magic michelle!