we continue to follow breaking news on fox five news at eleven. a suspected drunk driver causes a crash that leaves a person in critical condition. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. the crash has shut down the intersection of charleston and maryland parkway. fox five's cyndi lundberg is live at the scene with more on what happ this crash happenned just after seven. if you look behind me there's a red car that's crumpled around a pole i'm told that car hit the silver car. witnesses told me a man was driving the red car.. a woman was in the passenger seat. the driver was conscious when

ambulance... the woman was not. we spoke to a different person who told us down the street... she was also hit by this same red car... and that car then fled the scene. "the car in the pole is the one that hit me, he took off, headed the oposite direction, hit this poor car over here and this is where he ended up." right now we don't know who was in the silver car that was also involved here or what their condition is... closed captioning

today johnson junior high school students didn't report to class again as decontamination crews tried to make sure the building is mercury-free... but a few dozen students and their parents did show up to school to drop off bags of clothes, shoes... anything that could have been contaminated. this is day three of the school saga. you may remember on wednesday, hazmat crews locked down the school to screen each student for mercury contamination. the last of the students were released around five a-m thursday morning. fox5's miguel martinez valle has been listening to parents frustrations and asking school leaders what they're doing to keep kids safe. some parents say their kids played with mercury last friday, others tuesday... crews didn't start decontaminating the school until wednesday. if exposed students went home with contaminated shoes and clothing... that could potentially spread the contamination to their homes...

house, i have two little kids who were also contaminated, when am i going to find it out? " tania babajan's son is one of nine kids exposed to the mercury. she's now worried the rest of her family could get sick. " all of us actually these two- three days, we kinda feel dizzy, and i thought maybe it was because of the fear... im shaking, i have my little one, and i dont know what to do" " so what you do is you contact the school, they will take your informaiton, they will make contact with the epa" " we are reaching out to those parents who are still upset, we are making those phone calls today." " families were asked to put anything they thought contaminated in a plastic bag" " and then take that to the school for testing" " some joggers, a shirt" more than 45 families did just that... " i'm here to get my shoes tested to see if there was any mercury residue on them" " i believe i took my shoes on friday, which is the day they thought the mercury was there" " the clothes that i was wearing the day before the hazmat lockdown. i just wanted to make sure they didnt have mercury on it" " - howd it go? : good

: no - thats good" " yea i'm relieved i didn't want to track mercury everywhere" but the evironmental protection agency kept 10 bags with students' stuff that tested positive for mercury. one of those bags belonged to babajan's son. now the e-p-a will have to check their home... i talked to the babajans today. they told me the epa is heading to their house tomorrow to test for mercury contamination.

you think may be contaminated, you can still drop off bags at johnson middle school this weekend. a gunman is on the run after a person was shot to death during an argument. it happened around eleven a-m at an apartment complex -- near desert inn and maryland parkway. police say the victim was found on a second floor landing. he was taken to the hospital... but died from his injuries. so far -- police say no one has been arrested. anyone with information about this homicide should call police or crimestoppers 7-0-2-3-8-5-55-55. you can leave an anonymous tip. tonight a school continues to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of alyssa otremba... more than five years after her brutal death.... the -- then -- arbor view high school sophomore was kidnapped while walking to a friends house... raped... tortured... and murdered by javier righetti back in 2011. fox-5's vince sapienza was at tonights arbor view football game.. and spoke with members of the family.... he's in the newsroom with

john..christine... i spoke with alyssa's mom.. jennifer...who admits today has was a tough one.... but it was nowhere as emotional as last week..... just seven days ago marked the 5th year anniversary of alyssa's murder... jennifer says as you might imagine.. there are good and bad days.... but on nights like tonight.. it's happy memmories..... shannone paki friend of the family as we say, once an aggie, always an aggie, at this time please pause in remembrance for alyssa otremba....(silence) on a night full of football and fun...the raucous arbor view crowd fell silent for 16 seconds in honor of alyssa otremba. "her life can continue to touch other lives and i miss that face, i see it every single day, i know she is with us, i feel her presents." "i think having a football game like this dedicated to her and honoring her is more of a sense of community, bringing us together to remember we're here for each other."

stuck out the most...were these neon green ribbons. alyssa's favorite color was green. and every member of the band wore one in her memory. "it was just sort of an extension of her. an extension of our family here sister was also in band, it's comforting." more than five years ago alyssa otremba stayed home from school sick. that night she walked over to a friends house to borrow a text book. she didn't rur home. she was kidnapped by javier righetti. she was raped..stabbed 80 times and her body was later burned. "a lot of people say it's being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and it's not, she had every right being where she was." "the best way i can describe my life is it's groundhogs day and like the movie, you wake up and it's the same thing over and over and you can't wake up from the nightmare." inside the arbor view band room is a picture of alyssa and a neon

gives out an annual thousand dollar scholarship to one member in the aggie band. "they've just embraced us and it helps keep us going remember her life, whether they knew her or not and that means the world." now i'm told their is also a go-fund me page set up by friends of the family... it's called "justice for alyssa" there is a link on our website... all money goes directly to the family... now john and christine...school staff this game was dedicated to alyssa... the football players did their part.. beating foothill 40- 15....tonight... in the newsroom..im vince sapienza... the death penalty trial for righetti -- the man accused of brutally killing alyssa otremba -- has been postponed. the defense is arguing righetti has an intellectual disability... and should not be executed. an examination won't occur till mid-to-late

this sunday marks the 15-th anniversary of the "nine- eleven" attacks. many around the country will honor those who lost their lives that day. palo verde high school will pay tribute to a teacher was killed in the attacks. foreign languages teacher -- barbara edwards -- was a passenger on the american airlines flight 77 -- which crashed into the pentagon. every year -- the school holds a flag re-dedication ceremony to remember her -- as well as the others who lost their lives. "since we are on the west coast you don't really feel as large of an impact as some people who had families and such but being as a teacher here and realizing that we did lose someone on that day, yes, it brings it a lot closer to home." "she means a lot to the school and it really represents how that day affected everywhere across the nation." the flag ceremony is organized by the school air force and j-r-o-t-c program. hundreds of local students from i-t-t technical institute were

after schools closed nationwide earlier this week. the options students have here in las vegas... to get back on track. and... u-n-l-v faces a tough test on the road... against u-c-l-a. what head coach sanchez says u-n- l-v has this year... that will help them fight for a win. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

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stranded i-t-t technical institute students... after the schools closed nationwide. they'll be offering customized plans to help students ge with their education. hundreds of students were affected in southern nevada. c-s-n says while some credits may transfer... many of them will not because i-t-t was not a regionally accredited institution. they've assigned specialists at all their campuses to help students. "youve got a home still keep education in your mind. we want to welcome you at csn and help meet your needs in every way we can. so our first step was to launch aggressive communication

we have more information on our website at fox five vegas dot com. just click on the links section. a huge change is coming to the clark county school district. today -- a plan to reorganize the school district was approved... giving more power to the schools. now... c-c-s-d is already starting work to put the plan in place. intstead of the district deciding on school budgets... each individual school will have a volunteer board -- which will set its school's budget. pat skorkowsky says the change will give parents an opportunity to be more directly involved in their child's school. "hopefully the parents will notice the openness that schools will be getting into and will make sure that they're getting involved and getting engaged in their child's work. they dont have to be an organizational team member to be engaged in their child's school" ' the plan passed unanimously... but lawmakers had some concerns about how open the volunteer meetings will be and how schools will make sure

the amount of money given to each school will be decided by a formula based on the number of students at the school. it was a day of love and inspiration at clark high school today... all thanks to life is beautiful and project 150. "use guitar nats" students were treated to motivational speakers who taught them about self empowerment and the secrets to success. they got to join drum circles and paint murals on the campus walls. today's event aims to bring hope and inspiration to students... just like the goal of the music festival. "to bring in our school is beautiful brought in hope, inspiration but most importantly it brought in love from the community, and everybody that has been on this campus has touched us. and the students feel good." "life is beautiful" starts september 23-rd in downtown las vegas. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief

weekend heat with us saturday and sunday afternoons with 102 expected both days. we'll drop down to the mid 90s monday, then highs around 90 degrees through the end of the week. southwest gusts begin on sunday to 25 mph, then to 30 mph for monday and tuesday. the average high for the weekend is 96 degrees, then down to 95 for most of next week. closed captioning will resume shortly weekend heat with us saturday and sunday

days. we'll drop down to the mid 90s monday, then highs around 90 degrees through the end of the week. southwest gusts begin on sunday to 25 mph, then to 30 mph for monday and tuesday. the the weekend is 96 degrees, then down to 95 for most of next week. closed captioning

the u-n-l-v football team is on the road. the rebels are ready to hit the field in california. "unlv taking a huge step up in competition and they're doing it in one of the most storied venues in college sports. i'm kevin boling at the rose bowl in pasadena. we have a preview of tomorrow's game... straight ahead." and basketball legends were recognized for their hoop skills. we hear from allen iverson

the u-n-l-v football team plays its first road game of the season tomorrow night... and it's a tough one. the rebels face off with u-c-l-a at the rose bowl.

bolinger is with the team in pasadena... and joins us with a preview. this is a stadium where you immediately get goosebumps upon arrival. head coach tony sanchez wants his players to take it all in. he says it helps with visualization as their minds take them through what will happen saturday. one thing we do know - the rebels won't roll over just because their underdogs....but they face a tough test. ucla was ranked 16th in the pre- se saturday in college station the bruins fell in overtime 31-24 after storming back to tie the game late. highly touted quarterback josh rosen showed signs of brilliamce but also made some poor decisions - finishing 26 of 46 for 343 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions. he was also harrassed by the texas a&m defense....pressur e that unlv will also need to get in this game. ucla head coach jim mora says the rebels have things to worry about but he's more concerned with his team. jim mora/ucla head coach: defensively they're active but our focus needs

playing to our standard and eliminating penalties and mistakes and everyone doing their job in a consistent way. like i said, accept responsibility and create a sense of urgency. last year at sam boyd stadium - the rebel defense played a solid first half only allowing 10 points.....but a ucla pick 6 gave them a 17-0 lead at the break and unlv was able to ge the second half in a 37-3 loss. on the rebzone last week - tony sanchez said this year's rebel team is different. tony sanchez: we fell like we're a faster team, bigger and stronger and have more depth. there's areas where you're still a little short so you can't afford injuries but we're excited for the opportunity to go in there and fight for a w. stand-up kev: there is so much history in this stadium. unlv is looking to add a little more and spoil ucla's home opener. kick-of is set for

a complete wrap up on fox 5 news at 10. with the rebels at the rose bowl in pasadena, kevin bolinger, fox 5 news, local las vegas. the rebzone will have a recap of the game... plus a look ahead to next week and a one-on-one interview with mountain west commissioner craig thompson. that's this sunday night at eleven -- right after sports plus three basketball legends headline the 2016 n-b-a hall shaquille o'neal... yao ming... and allen iverson were the top three players of the inductees. the hall of fame enshrinement ceremony took place in springfield, massachusetts. allen iverson gave an emotional speech... thanking his family... coaches... and players. he also talked about wanting to be like michael jordan. "you want to be fast like isaiah shoot like bird. rebound like barkely pass like magic be

be like michaee. cheers." i'm sitting there and i'm saying, 'man, that's michael. and i'm looking at him. i can't stop looking at him. i'm looking at his shoes and i'm like, man, he's got on the jordans! it was my mike. it was my idol, my hero." this year's hall of fame is being called one of the most star-studded classes... in the history of the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. empire fans can try a fierce new makeup collection. actress taraji henson teamed up with mac cosmetics on a makeup collaboration. what the empire star revealed about the blush on instagram. plus... this is the world's most expensive rough diamond. and -- it's just been bought!

to yield the most incredible, flawless diamond that has ever been manufactured in history..." we'll tell you how much this 813-carat gem was sold for... and what the designer plans to

empire star -- taraji henson -- launches new "mac" comestics makeup... and some of the items have already sold out on the web! the collaboration was rolled out this week. henson revealed on instagram that her own mother tried to purchase the "taraji glow" blush online... but was shut out. there's still a few pieces available from the collection... like the "strip me down" lipstick... and a mascara called "haute and naughty". there's no word yet on if the