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live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. closed captioning will resume shortly a woman says she wa restaurant inside the silver nugget casino... when she was bit by a bug on her leg. now -- the restaurant is closed. we hear the statement from silver nugget casino about what they're doing to keep guests and employees safe. after coming down with pneumonia -- hillary clinton makes changes to her schedule in las vegas. who will be stepping in for the presidential nominee. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas walter johnson junior high students are going back to school..
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was found inside their school. classes have been cancelled since the middle of last week. late this afternoon .. ccsd and the epa talked about what was found in the school .. and what happens next. fox 5's eric hilt is at the school with the latest on the hazmat scare. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning
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closed captioning will resume shortly "most middle schools do not have a chemistry lab but obviously there are labs for science but as far as a middle school having a full chemistry lab, it's not in the curriculum. those are more of a high school level. we don't have those at middle schools." closed captioning
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closed captioning we will continue to follow this story on fox fives news at ten and eleven... and on fox five vegas dot com. a north las vegas woman was eating with her family at a restaurant at the silver nugget casino when she says she felt something biting her legs. fox 5's kathleen jacob is live near the casino .. and kathleen .. you just got an update from management across the street? closed captioning
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it's a windy and cooler start to the week. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty with a look at the forecast. gusts to 40 mph expected on tuesday afternoon with a cooler high of 89 degrees. gust decrease late behind light breezes and a high of 87 on wednesday with plenty of sun. we'll warm back up to the low 90s thursday and friday. the weekend will feature highs right at average for this time of the year with 95 saturday, 96
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after being diagnosed with pneumonia... has made changes to her campaign schedule in nevada. president bill clinton will be at the event in las vegas instead. this past weeked -- video showed hillary clinton stumbling as she left a nine-eleven memorial event in new york. her campaign says on friday -- she found out she had pneumonia. and has been on antibiotics. clinton was set to visit the college of southern nevada this week... but -- president bill clinton will now campaign on her behalf. on sunday -- donald trump skipped the
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"( reporter ) "mr. trump, a quick question about hillary clinton's health incident this morning. her health incident this morning." ( donald trump ) "i don't know anything about it." " donald trump has ensured voters he's healthy. on fox news -- the republican presidential nominee says he had a medical exam last week... and he'll release the results "when the numbers come in". trump says health is now "an issue" in the 2016 campaign. the las vegas hockey has a team name! but bill foley... is only telling us part of it..... the new n-h-l owner teases us with 50-percent of the name... and letting us in on a possible jersey color... after the break.. reaction from fans.. and when we can expect a full name announcement.. a new feature on facebook may boost business for retailers. what the company is adding within the messenger app -- to make it easier
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live from las vegas. you're watching with emmy award 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. the las vegas hockey team has a name! the only problem is we only know half of the name. this weekend bill foley announced the nhl's 31st team will be called "something" knights.
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spoke with local hockey fans.. and joins us now with more on what that "something" could be... as we've come to find out through this whole process... bill foley isn't just a great a businessman... he's a great show-man.... every time he gives an interview he always leaves you wanting and asking for more.... and he did it again this past weekend...almost teasing us....giving just 50-percent of the team name... "the team will be something knights, k-n-i-g-h-t-s, something knights." in an interview on sportsbook radio with host brian blessing, las vegas hockey owner bill foley painted us the most descript picture to date. with not just a name....but the jersey's and logos. "red rocks, that red color, vegas oriented. it almost looks like a steel mesh with another color underneath the steel mesh that brings out that knight look, these are going to be great looking jerseys and great looking uniforms this is going to be a name that our playrs can rally
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never give up, never give in, we're going to create a culture." and that culture is something fans are chomping at the bit to be a part of. "we're excited to rally behind a team, locally it's a big thing for vegas, so being able to attach ourselves to a jersey and color scheme is going to be a great time for everybody." foley says the colors are done. the name is trademarked. the domain name has been reserved. "i am thrilled, it's not as good as black knights, but 99% as good, too much push back from people, army got worried about us using black knights and i didn't want to fight that battle." foley also tells brian blessing that they are planning to break ground on the practice facility this wednesday. the site is just east of downtown summerlin. the two ice rink, 105-thousand square foot facility is estimated to cost nearly 20-million. but as exciting as construction is for the staff. it's all about the name and jersey's for the fans.
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wrap their arms around, the jersey has to be slick and i think they realize that, the caps, the merchandise, the sweaters, will take off." "it's something the fans rally behind, something we're going to wear on the front of our jerseys, back of our jerseys it's something cities bleed, it's imporant to have a good team name, something people can rally behind." "either way it will be something on my wish list for christmas i'll have to ask my parents for.so" bill foley says he wanted to make the full name announcement prior to frozen fury weekend... which is the two nhl preseason games being played at t-mobile starting october 7th.... but that is not likely anymore.... so we're still waiting on an
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and you can be the first to know about the team name by downloading our fox five app. it's free in the app store. bookings are now open for the first-ever non- stop flight from las vegas to china. department of transportation approved hainan airlines' application for the new route. it will operate initially on mondays, wednesdays and fridays beginning december second. special introductory fares start at just 650-dollars. that's round trip and includes taxes and fees! it's for outbound travel between december 2nd and 8th or between december 27th and april 28th. nasa's curiosity rover sends back stunning images of rock formations on mars.
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the new pictures of the red planet. the area is near what's known as "mount sharp" -- which formed billions of years ago. it's an 18-thousand foot mountain. scientists say these rock formations are eroded sandstone... originally deposited by winds. nasa plans to compile larger... color images of the area in the future. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty gusts to 40 mph expected on tuesday afternoon with a cooler high of 89 degrees. gust decrease late tuesday and leave behind light breezes and a high of 87 on wednesday with plenty of sun. we'll warm back up to the low 90s thursday and friday. the weekend will feature highs right at average for this
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sunday. gusts to 40 mph expected on tuesday afternoon with a cooler high of 89 degrees. gust decrease late tuesday and leave behind light breezes and a high of 87 on wednesday with plenty of sun. we'll warm back up to the low 90s thursday and friday. the weekend will feature highs right at average for this time of the year with 95 saturday, 96 sunday.
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billion people use facebook messenger... now -- the company announced new payment options within the app. facebook says they're looking to utilize the app as a tool for e- commerce. retailers will be able to accept payments directly from users through the app -- using "bots" or automated programs. it will accept payments without sending users to an external website. credit card info stored in facebook or messenger can now be used to instantly make purchases within the bots themselves. the new feature will launch as a closed beta test... but later rolls out across the 34-thousand developers that use the platform. good news for those looking to earn extra cash during the holiday season. "target" plans to hire more than 70- thousand workers. that's about the same number the retailer hired last year. target also will hire an additional 75-hundred people for its distribution facilities... which ship online orders and send products to stores. existing employees will get to choose extra holiday hours first. the company says
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events at all of its locations on october 14-th and 15-th. you can also apply online. we have a link to that on fox five vegas dot com. pushing a shopping cart is just too much work, right? well... it looks like walmart wants to spoil its customers with self-driving carts. the retail giant locked in a patent for a system to allow shopping carts to drive themselves. the carts will use detachable motors with sensors and video cameras. the system will even be able to round up abandoned carts back to docking stations. no word yet on when or where walmart intends to start using the system. those who love olive garden's breadsticks and pasta will want to snag this deal. the "never-ending pasta" bowls are back! how many of the coveted passes the restaurant chain plans to sell this year...
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hundred dollars and are good for unlimited pasta with toppings... soup or salad... breadsticks... and soft drinks for seven weeks. you can use it from october third to november 20-th. olive garden hopes it will help access" - celebrities gather for a good cause a preview of criss angel's star studded charity event and why other entertainers are joining the battle against childhood cancer 100 percent goest to cancer research plus -- she's known for her celine impressions but see how comedienne heather mcdonald is channeling her inner j-lo and mariah then he's done with mcdreamy - but still heating up the screen in a dream role! see what else patrick dempsey enjoyed about joining the cast of "bridget jones baby". and "more's" marking a milestone! yes - on our 10 year anniversary
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