live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. closed captioning will resume shortly plus... "life is beautiful" will draw thousands to downtown las vegas this weekend... and it's already shut down several roads in the area. how it's effecting good and bad way. closed captioning will resume shortly this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. we continue to follow breaking news tonight. a dirt bike rider is dead after police say the rider ran a red light... crashed into a s-

rider smashed through a window into the s-u-v. i'm christine maddela. i'm dave hall in for john huck tonight. the crash happened on the west side of the valley at the intersection of hualapai and alta. that where we find fox 5's cyndi lundberg. she's been talking to police about what happened. dave christine metro police tell us that dirt bike is illegal to be driving on the streets... witnesses told investigators the dirt bike rider gunned a red light and actually ended up inside a car... the a rav4. flying glass and the impact of the crash sent the female driver of that rav4 to umc with non life threatening injuries. the dirt bike rider who was wearing a helmet was pronounced dead at the scene. metro police say they have a message for everyone on our roadways... "right now what we know is that we have a motorcycle rider that shouldn't even have

roadway, he was riding a dirt bike and from what "right now what we know is that we have a motorcycle rider that shouldn't even have been on the roadway, he was riding a dirt bike and from what we're being told by the patrol officers out here is that this has started becoming a problem out here with dirt bikes riding on the roadway running from police." metro police say the rider who died is a male but did not release the name or age. tonight when we spoke to police they told me lately they are seeing an increase in dirt bikers being out on streets and riding around they also said when police try and stop them they end up running from officers. tonight metro says this is a tragedy that could have been prevented. this is the 80th fatal crash of the year on valley roads. metro says we are

year's total. a suspect found covered in blood is taken into custody... after two people were found dead in an apartment near mccarran international airport. officers responded to the complex just after noon near tropicana and swenson. police say neighbors heard rustling inside the apartment. when officers went inside -- they found the bodies of a man and woman... and a suspect covered in blood. police believe the victims are husband and wife... and that the suspect was living wi a woman says the man who was killed is her ex- husband... and that the couple were trying to help the suspect with a place to stay. "two innocent people died today for no reason, just for being very kind and helping somebody that was down and out on his luck, it's just sad and my two daughters have lost their father." police say the man in custody was covered in minor cuts and scabs. a baseball bat

cannot confirm if it was used in this incident. a man is accused of shooting his estranged wife and her boyfriend at a parking garage in mccarran international airport. 68-year-old jeffery brown was taken into custody just after eleven p-m last night... at a v-a hospital in north las vegas. police say the victims were returning to las vegas from indianapolis... when they were shot by brown on the sixth floor of the terminal one parking garage. both were conscious when hospital. police were able to arrest brown five hours later. brown faces two counts of attempted murder... assault with a deadly weapon... and two counts of discharging a firearm in prohibited area. with the recent terror attacks across the country -- metro police walked us through what's being done to keep las vegas safe. dozens of agencies work around the clock to combat terrorism. at the fusion center -- these screens show real-time video feeds throughout southern nevada. police say this sets las vegas

comes to terrorism. "we're very fortunate here to have strong relationships here with out hotel casino partners. we have the ability to talk to them and be able to pass that information along and that pass information on to us. so it really is true partners with the community." police say they also move officers at random times of the day... to random locations to have more presence on the strip. there was some rain in parts of the vall t afternoon. so far -- there's been some showers tonight. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty with a first look at weather. slight chances of showers remain for tonight with a morning start wednesday of 68 degrees. we'll see partly cloudy skies and 88 degrees on wednesday afternoon with slight shower chances moving in

lasting into the first half of thursday. we'll see 82 degrees thursday with very strong southwest gusts to 40 mph. friday we'll drop down to 81 degrees with north gusts to 25 mph. the weekend is looking great with north and highs at 85 both saturday and sunday. more downtown streets are being more downtown streets are being closed for life is beautiful weekend. here's a look at the total area that will be blocked off for the music festival... in total about 18 blocks. but for some

borders... the impact of downtown celebration is a big one... fox5's miguel martinez valle joins us now.. and miguel not everyones excited for this weekend? there's a lot of people expected downtown this weekend... so yea for some of these businesses... especially the ones right by the entrance... this weekend is a major boom! but for others on the wrong side of the fesitval... even with thousands of people attending... the closures and the traffic... it's more of a major headache there's an old saying that goes... " when one road closes... another door opens..." or, something like that. either way... for some downtown business owners life is beautiful is their chance to welcome new customers... " its a positive man, you know you got vendors you know, having their opportunity man, you know to get their businesses name out there" " right before the

huge rush walk by of all the people starting their day up, so we get a good brunch crowd..." see, when it comes to the shops around the music festival.... location is everything... " of course the enterance is right here, we get a lot of stuff going on, everyone passing by" and those located near the 7th and fremont entrance have a front row seat to all the action... " you gotta just come sit up here for a while and you get an eye full" < bridge " more than 130 thousand people are expected to walk through these beautiful weekend... but while that means some great exposure for local businesess.. ".... it also means traffic and parking headaches for people that have to be downtown regardless of the festival" / bridge> " they can schedule plans and everything else, but in our daily activities its a big impact..." see this market... and this church... on the other side of the festival... they don't get the same foot traffic... instead, the closures keep some of their regulars away... " we expect at least between 50- 30 percent of the congregates will not be showing up this weekend" so it seems that at

downtown businesses... life is truly more beautiful on the other side... " hopefully it won't be a traffic headache as much as it has been in the past years..." idk just the good vibes that are going on, good place to be now." father krier from st josephs has been vocal in his opposition to life is beautiful in the past but he tells me this year the father krier from st josephs has been vocal in his opposition to life is beautiful in the past but he tells me this year the p-r people from the festival reached out to him and local businesses communicating the traffic and closure plans. life is beautiful will be going on all weekend . the

close at 1 a.m. the homeless community in downtown las vegas generally have to relocate when "life is beautiful" comes to town. luckily... the music festival's "lighting hope" project makes that transition as easy as possible. in exchange for help with cleaning up the streets before the festival-- the homeless receive a golden ticket to the "corridor of hope." that's where they're treated to breakfast... free hair cuts... showers... and beds. there's also a job fair to help them get back on their feet. "spirits are l there's a lot of tear shedding today, but there's a lot of hope and the volunteers are inspired. you can't help but be here and look and see what's going on and not be affected by it in some positive way." a mural was also painted in the "corridor of hope" to inspire the homeless and remind them that people care about them. the river regatta attracted tens of thousands to bullhead city. now -- it's been canceled next

around the colorado river last month. we hear from city council about tonight's decision... and who defended the summer event. and... fox's favorite hip hop family returns for another season tomorrow night. we hear from the "empire" cast about what to expect from the premiere.

we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters. priorities usa action is responsible

hit laughlin and bullhead city for the river regatta this year. they left a lot of money... but they also left a lot of trash. and tonight -- after hours of debate -- the bullhead city council voted to not hold the event next year. faith tanner has more on tonight's decision. resident: "i asked you one question, what is your opinion of the regatta? and everyone of you i voted for said you were opposed to it. so i hope you're people of your word" the crowd spilling out the door at the bullhead cy council meeting .... the hot topic that was debated for hours tonight--- should there be a river regatta 2017? "i think if you don't stop this thing. you definitely need to cap it and educate somehow the participants in it" the big party along the river attracted 30-thousand people this year. but some neighbors are fed up with visitors leaving the river looking like a dump. "people are coming into our river that don't respect our river. they destroy it" people who live

who come here to float down the colorado river .... are disrespectful... leaving behind handfuls of trash that they have to clean up. "this last regatta i want you to know we picked up over 2 bags of trash that was floating down the river" but some stepped up to defend the event. including volunteers who called it brilliant. you can't buy that type of entertainment or well wishes for your city that this is bringing in and i think it's wonderful" the mayor called this one of the hardest decisions he's made on city council but ultimately he was part of the majority vote... saying its no

now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty slight chances of showers remain for tonight with a morning start wednesday of 68 degrees. we'll see partly cloudy skies and 88 degrees on wednesday

chances moving in by the evening and lasting into the first half of thursday. we'll see 82 degrees thursday with very strong southwest gusts to 40 mph. friday we'll drop down to 81 degrees with north gusts to 25 mph. the weekend is looking great with north breezes to 15 mph and highs at 85 both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers remain for tonight with a

wednesday of 68 degrees. we'll see partly cloudy skies and 88 degrees on wednesday afternoon with slight shower chances moving in by the evening and lasting into the first half of thursday. we'll see 82 degrees thursday with very strong southwest gusts to 40 mph. friday we'll drop down to 81 degrees with north gusts to 25 mph. the weekend is looking great with north breezes to 15 mph and highs at 85 both saturday and

closed captioning will resume shortly lowe's teamed up with habitat for humanity to surprise a new homeowner. "its been our pleasure to be here today to be here with jaime as they start on this new phase of their life. (applause)"

hundreds hours of 'sweat equity" to build her new home. its part of habitat's homeownership program. nascar driver, jimmie johnson and lowe's employees helped put up the frame of the home. today -- the local mom celebrated her new home with a ribbon ceremony. "here i am with the keys to my new home to my very own home i really didnt think id be owning a new home anytime soon... this is such a blessing " habitat for humanity helped four thousand families become new homeowners. fox's hit show "empire" left fans with two cliff hangers. now -- the show picks back up tomorrow night. what the cast says fans can expect from the upcoming season... especially from lucious and cookie's

fox's biggest show "empire" returns for a third season. last season -- it left fans with two major cliff hangers. fox caught up with the cast about what to expect tomorrow night. ((empire nats)) fox's hit music drama, "empire" returns wednesday night with all new episodes and the castmembers tried to describe 'season 3' with just ((empire nats)) smollett says: "family... survival." henson says: "unpredictable." byers says: "gangster." smollett says: "scandalous shady mofos (laughs)." byers says: "bloody (oohhh i know) (laughs)." ((empire nats)) fans will finally learn the outcome of season 2's monumental cliffhanger ... who survives the balcony brawl ... anika or rhonda? (will they or won't they survive?) henson says: "right! (laughs) and who they fall on, ummm. see, there's something." byers says: "just pay attention, be ready because it's going

((empire nats)) the upcoming episodes dive deeper into lucious and cookie's relationship, and the show will take viewers back to where it all started... henson says: "what i love about this season in particular are the flashbacks. you really get to learn more about where cookie come from." byers says: "we're going in the back stories of lucious and cookie as far as even bringing the flashbacks with their younger selves." byers says: "you're seeing different elements you haven't seen before. we're intertwining that with the present, which is already in gear going to a place we haven't told, in a direction we haven't been before, telling a story we haven't told before." ((empire nats)) the new season will also introduce new characters and more a-list guest stars will be dropping by... byers says: "there's i think a little more specificity with regards who we choose and how they authenticate us and it's just to me and my humble opinion, it works beautifully and adds to our story in a way that doesn't distract from the family dynamic." ((empire

in hollywood, adam housley, fox news. you can catch the new season of "empire" tomorrow night -- right here on fox. several celebrities will hit the ice in las vegas this holiday season. mandalay bay events center announced "shall we dance on ice" takes place december eleventh. the show will be hosted by reality star and dancing with the stars champ -- "robert herjavec ( )" -- along with olympian kristi yamaguchi. it also features a performance from "goo goo dolls" -- who just played in las vegas this past weekend. tickets are on sale now. the first family has christmas on their mind. a tree has officially been chosen for the holiday display. when it will be delivered to the white house... and we hear from the farm about being selected for the christmas free. the new salami caprese panini from subway.

and meld the flavors in melted cheese. part of the new chef-inspired panini collection from subway. congressman heck's become part of the problem in washington. heck voted to protect perks for politicians like himself, allowing congressmen to travel on private jets at taxpayer expense and voted members of congress, like himself, taxpayer-funded healthcare for life. heck even voted to allow congressmen to take their pay congressman heck is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible

month away from halloween... but the white house is already thinking about christmas. a christmas tree has been picked out from a farm in wisconsin. today -- white house officials took a trip to "whispering pines tree farm" in wisconsin to select the perfect tree. they settled on a twenty by twelve foot balsam fir. the farm will cut and deliver the tree after black friday... then present it to the first lady house steps. the tree farm says it's an honor to be selected. "it's like winning the super bowl. it's the gold medal at the olympics for tree farmers. it doesn't get any better." the christmas tree will go on display in the white house blue room. and speaking of christmas... there's plenty of opportunities to make some extra cash during the holidays. macy's has joined several major retailers preparing to hire seasonal workers. the company says the temporary hires will work at