that strip that was being supplied by a smaller extension cord." the victim was taken to the hospital - where he was declared dead. the people who live in the home say the man was homeless - and being allowed to stay in the room - in exchange for doing chores and yard work. a mother wants to know why her son was able to kill himself... while he was on suicide watch at the las vegas jail. she says -- she didn't even find out what happened until the never received a phone call to explain what happened. the coroner confirms that in june - despite being on suicide watch - tyler worley hung himself - with a sheet in his jail cell. he would have turned 22 last week. the coroner says inmates on suicide watch are supposed to be checked every 15 minutes - and that's when they found tyler. no other mother should have to go through this. find out the next day

change. the city of las vegas would not talk on camera... but they say a full internal investigation is taking place. the southern nevada health district... has still not responded to fox five.... about reports of bugs at the sliver nugget casino. our investigation began - after photos were posted online - claiming to show bugs in the restuarant - and gaming areas of the casino. the silver nugget says it shut down the homestead... temporarilly. it's currently back open. fox five visited the restaurant today. there appeared to be a heavy smell from cleaning or sanitation material. no sign today - of any bugs. nevada's unemployment rate dropped slightly in august... both compared to the month before... and year-over- year. the state says the unemployment rate was six- point-three percent in august. that's down from last month - when july posted jobless numbers at six.point-five percent.

a year ago, when the august 2015 unemployment rate was at six- point-six percent. governor brian sandoval said he was pleased by the improving numbers. bill clinton - campaigning for his wife in north las vegas today. her opponent says hey vote for me. what do you have to lose? you say, well for starters 14 million jobs the former president - making the case for hillary clinton to be the next commander in chief. she was supposed to be headlining today's event at campus... but is taking a few days off... after a highly publicized stumble - during a nine- eleven memorial event in new york sunday. i just talked to her, she's feeling great, and i think she'll be back out there tomorrow. so i - it's a crazy time we live in where people think there's something unusual about getting the flu. next time i checked, last time i checked millions of people we're getting it every year. the campaign later said bill clinton misspoke... and that hillary clinton has

as hillary clinton battles pneumonia - americans are sizing up the health of both presidential candidates. donald trump appeared on the dr. oz show to discuss his health, while clinton released more detailed information about her physical condition. steve nannes reports. with hillary clinton sidelined by pneumonia, donald trump is trying to prove he is fit to serve as president. (dr. oz/host): "why not share your medical records?" (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate): "well i have really no problem - i have it right here? should i do it? i don't care. should i do it?" with that, trump shared a one-page summary of his physical with doctor oz. the show released a short clip from the interview. (dr. oz/host): "may i see them?" (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate): "yeah, sure" the full episode of his daytime show set to air on thursday. "he read through a

and doctor oz was impressed." "most of the time he didn't answer the questions directly so it was probably flattering for him, but i think if you were really paying attention he didn't really answer anything." a statement from the show says dr. oz reviewed trump's family medical history, heart health and medications. meanwhile, clinton is hoping to put to rest questions about her mental and physical well being. on wednesday, her campaign released new medical includes details of a recent check up her blood pressure was 100 over 70, heart rate of 70, with a cholesterol of 189 her physician says the remainder of her physical exam was, quote, "normal" and she is in, quote, "excellent mental condition" the doctor adds that she recovering well and is fit to serve as president donald trump.... right here on fox five... tomorrow at 10 a-m. a new poll shows donald trump is now leading hillary clinton in nevada. the monmouth university survey of likely voters - gives the republican presidential nominee 44% support - over clinton with 42%. that's within the poll's margin of error. clinton led a similar poll back in july.

candidate gary johnson stands at 8% and the state's "none of these candidates" option received 3% of support. the poll was conducted september 11 through 13 in the days after clinton's recent pneumonia diagnosis was made public. green party candidate jill stein will not appear on nevada's ballot. trump has a strong edge in independent voters - as well as men and white voters. clinton is ahead with non-white voters and women. a scary sight... at a las vegas park today. what the fire department had to say... about these busy bees. plus - what caught fire - on the side of the road this

jim dunlap: too many nevada police officers have been killed in the last few years. the truth is, we make it too easy for criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns. they get them at gun shows or online from strangers, no questions asked. honor the fallen: close the background check loophole. that will help prevent future cop killings. it works. in states that have closed the loophole, nearly half as many police officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty. background checks save lives.

i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump says he alone can fix the problems we face. well i don't believe that's how you get things done in our country. it takes democrats and republicans that's h we got health care for 8 million kids. rebuilt new york city after 9/11. and got the treaty cutting russia's nuclear arms. we've got to bring people together. that's how you solve problems and that's what

what appears to be garbage on fire... is caught on camera. the video was sent in by a fox five viewer. it was taken near spring mountain and arville - just before seven this morning. you can see what appears to be trash in flames - on the street - just behind a garbage truck. republic services of southern nevada says in the rare event of a fire on one of its trucks - extensive safety guidelines are followed. contents are often spread out - eliminate the fire. no one was reported hurt in this incident. a scare involving a swarm of bees today. they were reported at pioneer park - near vegas and buffallo. you can see them on the tree in this video. the area was marked - and a private company was called in to handle them. bees can be extremely dangerous. just last month - a man was taken to the hospital - following a massive bee attack - and later died from his inuries. you can stay up- to-date... with fox five using your mobile device. just head to fox

it's the best resource... for breaking news... weather... and traffic. a record breaking deal - for the u-s to provide aid... to israel. how that money will soon turn- around... and finance the american military industrial complex. "disturbing security camera video, as a driver aims his vehicle directly at three police officers. cops say it was an intentional attack. i'm jonathan hunt in los angeles, the details coming up." your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fo 5:30, your only choice for live local news right now

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signed a new aid deal. it gives the israeli military 38-billion over the course of 10 years. it's the largest such agreement the u-s has ever had with any country. after months of negotiations - both countries signed the deal at the state department today under the agreement - israel will slowly go from buying mikitary hardware in israel to buying all of its military equipment from us companies a man in phoenix is in jail tonight... after police say he deliberately drove his car into a group of officers. jonathan hunt takes a closer look at the shocking surveillance video. it was about 1.45 am when a nissan altima pulled into this phoenix quik trip gas station. the driver backing into a space and sitting there for nearly three minutes as three police officers stand talking in front of the convenience store. then with no warning, the nissan driver pulls out of the space and aims his vehicle directly at the officers, sending all three flying. two of the officers

but he fights. eventually one officer fires a tazer and the suspect goes down... yahner says: "they were victims of an unprovoked violent, intentional act. these officers could easily have been killed. thank god we are not planning three funerals today." the officer flying through the air is 33 years old. it was his first day on the job. he suffered a head injury. another of the officers has a broken leg. and the third was injured in the fight with the suspect. all are expected to be okay. marc laquon payne, who's 44 years old, was arrested at the scene. he made his first court appearance overnight and faces three charges of attempted murder. this "intentional act' as the police chief called it, follows the targeted murders of police officers this summer in dallas and baton rouge. this isn't payne's first altercation with the police. according to court documents he recieved probation

during a traffic stop in 1997. he had a clean record after that -- until the early hours of tuesday morning. in los angeles, jonathan hunt, fox news . police officers believe impairment may have also been a factor in the suspect's actions. a man pulls a gun on another driver on the side of the freeway in oregon - and it's all caught on camera. state police calling it a case of road rage. a man was driving on interstate 205.... when he saw these two cars on the side of the road. what he saw made him stop, pull out his camera, and hit record. he captured 18 seconds of this heated moment between two men. you can see the one with the tie walks up to the other man with a one with the tie walks up to the other man with a gun. "he was moving so much in that interaction that gun was moving with him and if the trigger went off, he shoots the guy ab, hip, leg" at the end of the

back into their cars. police are asking anyone with information or additional video from the incident to please come forward. tropical storm julia becomes the tenth-named storm of the atlantic hurricane season. the storm formed late tuesday night -- about five miles west of jacksonville, florida. that means it formed over land and not over water. julia wasn't expected to form at all. but the national hurricane center says after measuring an area tropical-storm- force winds for more than 12 hours -- it decided to name the storm. julia is forecast tropical depression later today. but - heavy rain could still cause flash flooding along coastal georgia and south carolina. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we stay on the cooler side of average for thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay

afternoon. the weekend will features some warmer air with highs in the mid 90s. we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and middle part of next week. we stay on the cooler side of average for thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay in the low 90s with 92 on friday afternoon. the weekend will features some warmer air with highs in the mid 90s. we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and

pretty we stay on the cooler side of average for thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay in the low 90s with 92 on friday afternoon. the weekend will features some warmer air with highs in the mid 90s. we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and middle part of next week. we stay on the cooler side of average for thursday with a high of 90 degrees. average high is 95, that drops to 94 friday and for the weekend. we'll stay in the low 90s with 92 on friday afternoon. the weekend will features some

we will stay in the mid to upper 90s as we head through the early and middle part of next week. closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly

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power tool and are now using all the power tools in the shop." "we started with just the trailer, and then we put some metal flashing on there, and then some boards, and then it went up." "if i don't go anywhere with my art major, i will go into construction." once the house is done - they plan to sell it. the money will go toward building a new one next year. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 o'clock is straight

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live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. a man takes his life while on suicide watch at a las vegas jail...

mother wants to know how that could happen. former president bill clinton steps in... as hillary clinton recovers from pneumonia. what he said about his wife's health during the campaign visit. and a disabled veteran says he was targeted... because of his trump sign. how his home was vandalized. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas a mother wants to know why her son was able to kill himself... while he was on suicide watcat vegas jail. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. tonight in a story you'll only see on fox5 -- the mother says -- she didn't even find out what happened until the next day... and she never even got the courtesy of a phone call. fox5's adam herbets spoke to her... and fought to get her some answers tonight. adam? john/ christine this woman's son was just 21 years... and she says he has never been suicidal... that's why this whole thing has been a