the nevada department of transportation closed the busiest interchange ramp in the state.. "project neon" goes into high gear tonight with a major 36 hour closure. we have live team coverage of the shutdown tonight .. fox5's adam herbets is in the spaghetti bowl in downtown las vegas.. but we begin with christine maddela to show you what to expect .. and what to avoid. 95 sb ramp closed to i-15 sb now until 10am sunday to i-15 sb now until 10am sunday

to i-15 sb now until 10am sunday fox5's adam herbets is live off 95 and m-l-k...

ahhh... the ahhh... the spaghetti bowl where the 515 meets the 15 meets the 93 meets the 95 meets mlk and we thought the californians had it bad. it's named after spaghetti. why? spaghetti. you know spaghetti. you eat spaghetti. that's it. i'm pissed. furious! (laughing) i'm really mad. all of the locals know this spot... even on a normal day is more than just a cute nickname. its a nightmare...

neon. cute name... but it's a nightmare. it's been so heavy y'all gotta leave your house 2-3 hours earlier to get where you're going! terrie woolever it's going to be really bad. this woman doesn't even drive... but she knows. this ramp getting shut down is the busiest in nevada... more than 3,000 people every hour. 3,000?! wow. i did not know that. for us it's 20 years in the planning, and it's the largest construction project in nevada history. they should've did this like way months ago or years ag now, i think they're doing this cuz it's election time. it's not the time for it right now. it's really not. at all. well let's be honest -- theres never a good time for traffic ... but the state says they have to do it... and project neon isnt going away... so if you cant beat the traffic, just try to avoid it. yeah i can't even avoid it at all! everywhere i go i've got to hit this freeway. i've got to come this way at some point of the day and i'm always getting stuck over here about an hour

closed captioning will resume shortly traffic backed up right now at tropicana and koval. heres a live look. we're working to confirm what's going on. a motorcycle traffic backed up right now at tropicana and koval. heres a live look. we're working to

ad lib a motorcycle officer is injured after being hit by an intoxicated driver. police say 19- year-old david williams rear- ended the officer... who had just finished up a traffic stop. it happened around four a-m near tropicana and durango. the crash sent the officer into the windshield... then into the street. he was able to radio for help. police say williams continued to drive on for a few miles... before coming back to the scene to check on the officer. williams was arrested for d-u-i drugs. police say the

expected to survive. it's been one year since uber began offering rides in las vegas... you can now use uber and lyft at all local casinos... and the despite a protest from the taxi cab authority... you can catch an uber at the airport as well. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg caught up with a brand new driver and checked on his first day on the job... just in case you arent familiar with uber... its an app you use on your smart bring a driver to you. many users say it's cheaper than other ways of getting around town .. and now that theyve been here in nevada for a year... expect uber to contniue growing. before last year... if you needed a ride... you called a taxi.. got on a bus or called a friend. now we can call a driver with the push of a button on a smart phone. courtney pringle uber user- its cheaper its faster than taxis uber ride sharing service celebrated its one year anniversary in nevada on friday.. taylor patterson uber spokesperson- its a big milestone its been a

thankful uber set up an event to thank drivers for their service... thats where we found guillermo barahona. he's been driving for uber for the last year... he says at first las vegans were hesitant to get in the car with drivers they didnt know... guillermo barahona uber driver- its been quite intereting at first people were like are you trustowrhty? we wanted to take our own ride to see how it's going.. here comes thomas our driver.... (1) after about five minutes we were picked up by thomas... it was his first day on the job. so what made you wanna be an uber driver? something to do on my days off make some extra money thomas- how much money do you tink youll make a month? im hoping $500 thomas told me for his first shift things were going pretty well... accept for one thing... the only problem ive had today is this (referencing gps) keeps sending me on wild goose chases getting lost uber didnt want to comment on how many people took uber in their first year... thomas said in his training they didnt tell him either. i asked him how diffificult it was to drive for uber... thomas- the only requirement is you

and a car we took a 30 minute trip to a nearby in-n-out... our total for the ride .. 13-dollars. nats driving away uber tells fox5 in the first year its service has grown... and has already introduced new services like uber eats.... a meal delivery service. for the local drivers we spoke to... uber is an easy way to make extra cash and choose their own schedule. whats the most exicting part about being an uber driver? meeting new people and gettin to talk to em an uber spokeserson told me the company is working with las vegas metro... and the rape crisis center to help stop people from drinking and driving... and also get rides to people who may need to get out of a dangerous situation. that's the good stuff ... what do users not like about ride sharing? .... the biggest complaint about people we spoke to... the surge charging. ... when a lot of riders are trying to get rides so the app increases the price.. it's supply and demand. "" how do you earn back trust through transparency... how do we make sure this doesn't happen again? " fox5s miguel martinez-valle is asking the tough

...... he's been digging into the story of a company tasked to help struggling homeowners since the recession.. tonight .. he sat down with the new c-o-o of the company to ask what she's doing now to fix the problems found in the audit. as we first told you earlier this week .. an audit found nevada's affordable housing assistance corporation - or nahac - was using thousands of dollars on on big parties, and employee gifts.. and many other examples of reckless spending. " we still have to fulfill our mission of helping homeowners, so we'r earn back their trust" vernise campbell knew she had a lot of work to do when she started her job in june... but she didn't expect to deal with this... " my initial reaction was you know... wow" the federal audit on her company brought to light more than 8 million dollars in wasted tarp funds... money that was supposed to help nevadans avoid foreclosure. "me: were you shocked to find out how exactly this money was being spent?" " of course... you know i am a taxpayer as well.." i asked what happened to the

the wasteful spending. campbell told me they don't work there anymore, but that doesn't mean the company's problems are over... the audit highlighted a dramatic decrease in the number of people receiving tarp funds. " me: what is keeping these homeowners from getting into this program...? - as i said, i analyzed the numbers when i came in, and if you have 50 percent that aren't getting through the pipeline... that right there is a huge impediment..." soon .. nahac will be able to take calls .. and eventually be able to set up a face- to-face meeting .. instead of doing everything online... " we saw a large number of homeowners that were getting stuck in the first part of the process" bridge? :" nevada's one of 19 states that get this federal funding... so they're looking at other programs for guidance..." " california is light years ahead of where we are right now " the company plans to revisit program restrictions, and even create a program for the unemployed... campbell told me she's commited to

homeowners and gaining back their trust... " i have to deal with the fallout of it and the staff has to deal with the fall out of it, they didnt make those decisions... those who did are gone" campbell told me nahac will be working with the treasury, sigtarp, and other organizations to ensure transparency... as for those changes to the program, some of them will start rolling out next week... nahac still has a lot of money to give homeowners in need from the hardest hit fund... with the changes to the program they encourage people to look them up online to see if they qualify. the u-n-l-v rebels look for their first victory on the road. but -- their opponent is coming off a huge win. "unlv has big game against central michigan swing game on schedule for bowl hopes im

preview straight ahead." your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. nuclear, just the power the devastation, is very important to me. i want to be unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable.

and critical cancer screenings. but congressman heck voted to defund planned parenthood and was willing to shut down the government over it. heck opposed roe v. wade and voted to criminalize abortion. congressman heck is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. football team is back on the road... for a tough test tomorrow against central michigan. fox 5's kevin bolinger is with the team in mount pleasant and has a preview. kevin on cam the rebels arrived here in michigan on friday evening determined to change their fortunes on the road. it won't be easy as they face a central michigan team that is coming off one of the biggest and most dramtic wins

last saturday central michigan was the central figure in the most talked about college football game of hits young season. mistakenly given an untimed down at oklahoma state - the chippawas pulled off a hook and ladder trick play for a touchdown to stun oklahoma state in stillwater. now back home - it's bound to be a raucus crowd still celebrating the upset. central has eight starters returning on both sides of the ball but they do most of their damage on offense where they like to spread things out and rely on senior quarterback cooper rush. nfl draft scout dot com ranks rush as the number four q-b prospect in the 2017 nfl draft. ironically - rush's first ever collegiate start was in 2013 - against unlv at sam boyd stadium....a game where the rebels rallied from a 21 point deficit to win 31-21. since then he has

defenses getting lots of time from a huge offensive line. but unlv head coach tony sanchez likes the match-up. tony sanchez: we've got our work cut out for us but we're excited. we look at the tape and we feel like we're a fairly evenly matched up team. they're big and strong but we feel like we have a little bit of a speed advantage. now we've got to get that speed into space. we've got to use that speed. they're a team that knows ho bowl games. we're a team that's learning how to win. under sanchez - unlv has led or been within 7 points in 11 of the 14 games. this game should be no different - the rebels just have to learn to close. kevin on cam the forecast is calling for rain which could play in unlv's favor since they have an advantage in the run game. kick-off is set for noon las vegas time. we'll have complete highlights and post game reaction on fox 5 news at 10. with the rebels in central michigan, kevin bolinger, fox 5 news, local las

you can get in- depth highlights and analysis of this game plus an up-close look at the proposed football practice facility -- when coach sanchez joins kevin in the rebzone sunday night at eleven. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty some heat for us for the weekend and as we start next week with mid & upper 90s. saturday we'll heat up to 95 degrees, then 98 on sunday. monday will feature 96 degrees with increasing clouds late in the day. tuesday and wednesday we'll pick up slight shower chances with highs around 90 degrees. we're back up to 92 to end the week on thursday and friday with southwest gusts to 25 mph

some heat for us for the weekend and as we start next week with mid & upper 90s. saturday we'll heat up to 95 degrees, then 98 on sunday. monday will feature 96 degrees with increasing clouds late in the day. tuesday and wednesday we'll pick up slight shower chances 90 degrees. we're back up to 92 to end the week on thursday and friday with southwest gusts to 25 mph both afternoons. closed captioning

coming up... a taste of italy comes to north las vegas. what's being offered at this year's san gennaro festival... and how many visitors it's attracted through the years. u-n-l-v spending fifty thousand dollars on consultants to give "hey, reb" a makeover, and the proposed sales tax increase for more police officers on the strip. two topics in the rant tonight. we want to hear from

danny tarkanian's carrying a lot of baggage. as a real-es tarkanian wasd for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. tarkanian was ordered by a judge to repay $17 million in a failed development scheme. tarkanian refused to pay the money back, forcing taxpayers to bail him out, leaving us holding the bag. danny tarkanian's out for himself, not us.

the new salami caprese panini from subway. pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. part of the new chef-inspired panini collection from subway. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. he's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. he's not a serious adult. i can't vote for donald trump given the things that he said. i believe he's disqualified himself to be president.

"music of violin player you turn to me bella" it's the biggest italian food and music festival -- this side of naples. the san gennaro feast is happening at craig ranch park tonight. it's held in honor of the patron saint of naples, italy. guests can grub on food from more than 70 vendors. there's pizza... cannolis... and cheesecake. and there's plenty of entertainment! "thats amore" organizers say

three-million people throughout the years. many guests come to the festival more than one day. "tomorrow im coming back or the next day. seems really good place to go. to hang with family right now im with my mom and spending time with friends." the italian festival runs through sunday night. there will be a fireworks show that night. it cost ten bucks for admission. we'll be right

follow breaking news. a deadly crash has backed up traffic on the i- 15... near tropicana and koval. here's a live look right now on our traffic cameras. east and westbound is now shut down. it's the main road to and from airport. a concert also just ended at m- g-m. right now -- we know one person has di metro's fatal detail is responding to the scene. steer clear of

bowl.. the ramp from us 95 to i-15 is now closed. fox5's adam herbets is live along the ramp near m-l-k with a look at how the closure is affecting traffic. closed captioning will resume shortly 3,000?! wow. i did not know that. 3,000?! wow. i did

3,000?! wow. i did not know that. 3,000?! wow. i did not know that. ray now that it's closed i've got to get all the way to what's that bonanza over there? butto i can't even avoid it at all! everywhere i go i've got to hit this freeway. i've got to come this way at some point of the day and i'm always getting stuck over here about an hour or two. and i hate it! but i have to.

now take a look at this map .. you can see the closed ramp in blue ... alternitives are in green .. and a possible detaour is in blue.

a possible detaour is in blue. you will see this ramp closed until 10 in teh morning on sunday. a new homeowner says her neighborhood has become littered with trash. she's seen mattresses... syringes... and dirty diapers on the sidewalks. fox five's abby theodros has more on what the h-o-a is doing about the mess. sandy: oh, everything. ive seen mattresses, out on the street, ive seen syringes at the park, ive seen glass all of this inside the gated community at centennial park near the 215 and fort apache. sandy says the neighborhood looked a lot different when she got the grand tour

dollars of my life savings to buy the fisrt house ive ever bought. and i did it because theres an hoa and i never thought i would move into a neighborhood full of garbage so badly that there's rats in the neighborhood. she wasnt kidding. sandy- who didnt want to go on camera - or have us use her last name - showed us this picture...of a dead rat sprawled out near so mone's home. sandy: the garbage just lays there. more than her frustration towards what she calls messy neighbors - sandy is calling on the hoa to do something about it. sandy: we're not getting any help from the hoa. the hoa says they dont have the money to pick up the garbarge on a weekly basis. right now republic services comes twice a week to clear out garbage bins. the hoa says it ocassionaly helps

nats i called the community manager and asked her about the problem. she didnt want us to use her voice but in that conversation she told me they hire outside contractors when there's a need for it but they're considering a weekly pick up. nats sandy is paying her hoa 40 dollars a month sandy: we were told its going towards roaming security more than anything else - she just wants a clean neighborhood abby theodros fox five news local las vegas the h-o-a says violators get two warnings... and if they don't act on it -- they're required to meet with the board. if they're still committing the violation -- they might be fined. the h-o-a tells us they plan to hold a meeting in october to decide on how to handle the trash problem. it's donald trump versus senator harry reid. both men are taking swipes at each other... with reid calling trump, quote, a "spoiled brat" and a "human leach."

"let's be clear about donald trump. he's a spoiled brat raised in plenty, who inherited a fortune, used his money to make more money and he did a lot of it by swindling working men and women. why would he change as president? senate minority leader harry reid didn't hold back... he let everyone on the senate floor know exactly how he feels about donald trump. this war of words started when senator reid made a comment about donald trump's weight, while defending hillary clinton. he told capitol hill reporters the republican presidential nominee was not, quote, "slim and trim". trump shot back in a washington post interview... saying, "i think he should go back and start working out again with his rubber work-out pieces." you may remember the senator broke ribs, and bones in his face last year, when his exercise band snapped. "he now makes fun of the fact that i'm blind in one eye. i'm blind in one eye, okay? i got that. but i can still see with my good eye what an absolute fraud this man is, who wants to be president of the

senator reid is prepares to leave office in just a few months, and doesn't want to see trump move into the white house. "trump is a human leech who will bleed the country and sit at his golf resort laughing at the money he has made, even though people have been, many have been hurt and ruined." " so far -- donald trump has not responded to harry reid's last comments. rapper "pitbull" has been busy performing for his residency at planet hollywood... but he took some time to celebrate the grand opening of his new charter sc las vegas. "1, 2, 3 give it to me! (kids cheering!)" a ribbon-cutting took place for "slam" academy in henderson -- on stephanie and russell. it stands for "sports leadership and management" academy. "pitbull" delivered a powerful message to the school's first students. "when i see you guys i see me. i know that you guys have some things going on at home. i know that

what? that's what makes you a better fighter." this is the first phase of the "slam academy" construction. in the next few years -- two more buildings will go up to complete the complex. the new film "snowden" follows the whistleblower's life as a patriotic citizen to accused traitor. "if you're going to have an opinion of him, you know, look into it for yourself because it's not as simple as a headline." we hear from actor joseph gordon-levitt about playing the role... as snowden campaigns for president obama to pardon him. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next a guy had to go to the d-m-v. that's never fun. but what's worse, his license plate was stolen while he was there! you'll hear from him up next in the

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for over 300,000 nevadans, social security means a secure retirement. but in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. heck's plan means billions more in fees for wall street. and they've donated over half a million dollars to his campaigns. those numbers speak for themselves. joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, because he's part of the problem in washington. afscme people is responsible

over 20,000 nevadans rely on planned parenthood for access to basic health services and critical cancer screenings. but congressman heck voted to defund planned parenthood and was willing to shut down the government over it. heck opposed roe v. wade and voted to criminalize abortion. what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. follow breaking news tonight. a deadly crash has backed up traffic... near

here's a live look right now on our traffic cameras. east and westbound is now shut down. it's the main road to and from airport. a concert also just ended at m- g-m. right now -- we know one person has died. metro's fatal detail is responding to the scene. we will bring you the latest on fox five vegas dot com. a new movie tells the story of edward snowden. he was an american soldier and worked for the c-i-a... and now he's one

famous whistleblowers in american history. but -- it wasn't easy to make a film about the famous fugitive. more's rachel smith spoke to actor joseph gordon-levitt about playing snowden. soldier, spy, fugitive.. the story of fugitive edward snowden is hitting the big screen - starring joseph gordon levitt and directed by a man who never shies away from controvery... oliver stone. oliver stone sot rachel: you take on so many different topics, and american history, everything is from natural born killers. what was it when this story started surfacing in the news that you were like that i got to make a movie? stone: i knew what was going on but i wanted to stay away from it. and i was actually concerned because hes under indictment and these things can change on the hour. we want to open, hopefully they open the movie first of all. it was difficult to make, it took two and a half years because this is complicated and you can't follow some of that stuff. oliver stone sot oliver stone sot not only does joseph gordon

and technical terms... he masters snowden's mannerisms and especially his voice! joseph gordon- levitt sot rachel: to play a real person that we heard in interviews, that had to be a huge challenge. gordon-levitt: yeah, well thank you for saying so. it was a real honor for me actually cuz i spoke to edward snowden after he saw the movie and he said look i can't hear it cuz you know we never know kind of what our own voice sounds like. but he said that members of his family kept calling him and telling him that i sounded right and i sounded like him. and i was like well if the family passed the test then great. rachel: well you had some great access to him before right? were you able to meet with him? what were you able to do before you shot? cut "to really master uh, his persona basically? gordon-levitt: i was able to sit with him for a few hours. i went to mascow. its funny because one of the things edward snowden always says is this isnt about me, lets not talk about me personally, lets talk about the issues at hand. but im an actor and i

to understand him as a person. cut - i want to see you know how does he sit? how does he stand? how does he eat? how does he shake somebodys hand? and so all of that was really useful to me. a controversial topic about a complicated character - told by an incredible cast and one fearless filmmaker. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty some heat for us for the weekend and as we start next week with mid & upper 90s. saturday we'll heat up to 95 degrees, then 98 on sunday. monday will feature 96 degrees with increasing clouds late in the day. tuesday and

pick up slight shower chances with highs around 90 degrees. we're back up to 92 to end the week on thursday and friday with southwest gusts to 25 mph both afternoons. some heat for us for the weekend and as we start next week with mid & upper 90s. saturday we'll heat up to 95 degrees, then 98 on sunday. monday will feature 96 degrees with

tuesday and wednesday we'll pick up slight shower chances with highs around 90 degrees. we're back up to 92 to end the week on thursday and friday with southwest gusts to 25 mph both afternoons.

we start with u-n- l-v's proposed changes to it's logo and hey reb. the university president announced he's spending tens of thousands of dollars on a consulting firm to refresh the look. jeff wrote: $50,000 consultation really. have a contest, offer some prize money, save the cash. shouldn't a college be able to come up with something of their own ??? now, calls on the tax increase, and n-f-l stadium. 21 they are seeking an additional sales tax increase to hire more police officers for the strip. i think it's time we put that burden on the tourists who are coming because they are the ones who will reap the benefits. 135 las vegans you should hang your las vegans you should hang your head in shame. your children are last in the country and all you're considering is millions of dollars to move a football team here?! get real! dale had a bad day:

and was so proud i got out in less than 30 minutes, only to find when i got outside someone had stolen the license plate off the car i just registered. i go back into the dmv only to be informed it will now cost $14 for new plates. i want to know why there are no cameras in the parking lot. security was inside on empty desk swinging his feet!!! but let's end on a good note: to all the peole that stopped and helped for the little yorkie dog around 9am this morning at decatur and warm springs, and to john from gothic, he's home and safe thank you so very much from chris and mary. we

i'd like to give a big shoutout to officer "b" for helping my mother during her accident. i just want to say thank you and god bless you for being there. kudos, metro for hiring such a great man. send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 coming up... a man takes the 22 push-up challenge coming up... a man takes the 22 push-up challenge on a kayak out in the ocean... and he's in two humpback whales! we'll show you

danny tarkanian's carrying a lot of baggage. as a real-estate developer, tarkanian was penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. in a failed development scheme. tarkanian refused to pay the money back, forcing taxpayers to bail him out, leaving us holding the bag. danny tarkanian's out for himself, not us.

water. he decided to switch things up... and do the 22 push-up challenge on a kayak in the middle of the ocean. but -- he's surprised by two humpback whales -- who decide they want to be the center of attention. mike says he's glad the whales photobomed the routine. the 22 pushup challenge raises awareness for veteran suicide

breaking news tonight at 11 near the south end of the strip. at least one person is dead in a crash on tropicana near koval ... behing the mgm grand. fox5's miguel martinez-valle joins us live from the henderson