re for life. heck even voted to allow congressmen to take their pay during a government shutdown. congressman heck is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. live from las vegas, its time for fox5 news at 5. a scare at the stratosphere... as the towering hotel and casino is partially evacuated.

that prompted a massive police response. closed captioning will resume shortly a search comes to a sad end... for a man who disappeared at a laughlin casino - more than a month ago. this is fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas a scary moment today - on the north end of the las vegas strip. i'm christine maddela. i'm dave hall - in for hn a suspicious package was found - prompting a partial evacuation of the stratosphere. fox five has team coverage of this story. let's begin first - with miguel

closed captioning will resume shortly "the first responders from all the different agencies are here and we're here to keep you safe and hotel security in our town is second to none. this started because hotel security was doing their job, they saw something and said something and we were prepared to respond to it with the resources you see out here. come to vegas it's a safe place to be and we'll keep you safe while you're here." closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly

closed captioning will resume shortly the police response - shook up more than a few guests at the stratosphere. parts of the resort were ordered to be evacuated. fox five's eric hilt continues our team coverage - after talking with some of them today.

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toss to weather slight shower chances overnight into the early hours of thursday with most of the rain well north and east of the las vegas valley. we'll pick up gusts to 30 mph overnight, then gusts to 40 mph tomorrow afternoon with a high of 84. friday we'll see north breezes to 15 mph and a high of 81. the weekend will feature highs in the mid and upper 80s with plenty of sun and light north breezes. we'll warm up to 90 degrees

an investigation continues - after two people were found dead at an apartment. po year-old frank interlicchia was found covered in blood while holding a baseball bat - near tropicana and swenson yesterday. he was outside an apartment - where the two bodies were found inside - dead from what police describe as "obvious head trauma". one neighbor says he was parking his car - when the attacks were happening - and another neighbor was hurt. "we see randy standing on the sidewalk in the courtyard here and he was bleeding from his nose and his mouth profusely and he said frank was in there beating everybody up call

to go into the house and call and by the time i called cops were already pulling up" police say interlicchia had been living with the couple for about a month. neighbors say the victims were robin and kelly naples. a dirt bike rider has died.. after police say interlicchia had been living with the couple for about a month. neighbors say the victims were robin and kelly naples. a dirt bike rider has died.. after police say he ran a red light and crashed into an s-u-v. it happened near hualapai and alta just before 7 last night. police say the 16- year-old rider crashed through the car's window. the driver of the car went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the rider was wearing a helmet.. but metro says dirt bike's are illegal to drive on streets. an 80-year-old man who has been missing since mid- august - has been found dead, police say a jogger called police - after finding the body in

highway 95 in bullhead city. evidence indicates the man is jose caballero - who went by the name "daniel". his family reported him missing - when he disappeared from laughlin casino on august 18-th. he suffered from an onset of alzheimer's disease. police say there is no sign of foul play - and caballero was wearing the same clothing at the time he was reported missing. a doctor finds himself - behind bars. he is accused of breaking the law... due to what police say was inappropriate behavior.... with at least one patient. you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas .

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carolina.... charlotte police officers are bracing for more protests - after violent demonstrations last night. those protests erupted after police shot and killed a man. charlotte's police chief said officers

at an apartment complex saw someone else - keith scott - get out of a vehicle with a gun - then get back inside. that's when officers said they felt threatened. "as the officers continued to yell at him to drop it. he stepped out, posing a threat to the officers, and officer brentley vinson subsequently fired his weapon, striking the subject." scott's family members say scott was sitting in his car - reading a book. this comes after another controvesial shooting... less than a week ago in tulsa, oklahoma. a tulsa police officer shot terence crutcher - after his vehicle broke down friday. her lawyer says crutcher was disobeying police commands - while reaching into his pocket - and into the window of his s-u-v ... the officers responded with force - killing the 40-year old father of four. "it's time for everybody to

justice is served." "regardless if the window is up or down ...this is clearly a case of excessive force." dozens of protesters are calling for the immediate arrest of the officer... who has been on paid leave since the shooting. these two shootings join other similar incidents across the country - that prompted the "black lives matter" movement. here in las vegas - a clark county public defender sparked a protest in the courtroom when she refused to remove a small "black lives matter" pin. fox 5's kathleen jacob spoke to her today - and joins us live at the public defenders office guys this is a very touchy subject... the attorney i spoke with tells me... ultimately.. the judge does have the right make rules in his courtroom when it comes to things he may think are going to disturb proceedings... but does wearing a small black leppel really do that? " "

court proceedings from yesterday. you can see public defender erika ballou and judge douglas herndon going back and forth. now ballou had a group of attorneys there supporting her... they're also wearing the small black pin. they judge ordered her to either take off the pin... or remove herself from her client's case. at that... her supporters insisted she had a first amendment right to demonstrate her opinion. my initial reaction was there's something wrong with the judge asking her to take that off. however, in thinking about it, first of all the judge has an absolute right and

maintain decorum in the courtroom. now i don't agree that this is disruptive, but i'm not the judge. so if the judge has a blanket policy of no statements in the courtroom, it might be defensible. randazza went on to say that he has seen police officers wear the black band in court for officers killed.. and other political pins or statements... so if a judge is going to have a policy, it should be a blanket. he just thinks it would have been better for her handled this outside of the courtroom with the judge. i also reached out to the judge and clark county courts,,, they gave me a statement saying their judges are committed to upholding the constitution and laws... including the first amendment... but whether or not that speech is protected... a judge has an obligation to ensure that his or her courtroom establishes an impartial forum where disputes are resolved through rule of law and presentation of admissible evidence... free from extranuous influence. of course we'll keep following up on this... the judge did move the hearing to tomorrow... so we'll see what happens there. reporting live...kathleen jacob...fox5news.. local. las vegas. a north las vegas doctor has been arrested on lewdness charges.

morning at his office - near lake mead boulevard and mcdaniel - and charged with multiple counts of open and gross lewdness. allegations were made that on multiple occasions, the doctor inappropriately touched a patient. this is an ongoing investigation and detectives are seeking any other possible victims. if you have information - call crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. nevada residents can now apply for medical marijuana card online. the move eliminates the need for patients to make trips to the d-m-v... and a division of the public and behavioral health office. patients will be able to submit all forms on the nevada dispensary association website. the online system follows a year of negotiations between the association and state officials. local dispensaries say at one point - it took weeks - if not months - to receive a card. "anyone can get a medical marijuana patient card as long as you meet one of the qualifying conditions as outlined by the health department here in nevada" "they're conditions like severe pain, wasting diseases, glocoma" patients will now only need to leave their computers

the doctor's approval c be scanned and uploaded to submit with the application. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty slight shower chances overnight into the early hours of thursday with most of the rain well north and east of the las vegas valley. we'll pick up gusts to 30 mph overnight, then gusts to 40 mph tomorrow afternoon with a high of 84. friday we'll see north breezes to 15 mph and a high of 81. the weekend will feature highs in the mid and upper 80s with plenty of sun and light north breezes. we'll warm up to 90 degrees into early next week. slight shower

into the early hours of thursday with most of the rain well north and east of the las vegas valley. we'll pick up gusts to 30 mph overnight, then gusts to 40 mph tomorrow afternoon with a high of 84. friday we'll see north breezes to 15 mph and a high of 81. the weekend will feature highs in the mid and upper 80s with plenty of sun and light north breezes. we'll warm up to 90 degrees into early next week. closed captioning

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the "life is beautiful fesitval"... starts friday. how downtown is getting ready for the big event - and how you can hear the live

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the "life is beautiful" festival gets underway in just two days. the annual event is in its fourth year - bringing together music - food - art - and guest speakers. several blocks in downtown las vegas are already shut down for the weekend festival. you're looking at the area that is being blocked off. the festival spans 18 city blocks. doors open at 2

the festival begins friday - and wraps up on sunday. with the roads closed... there are a few downtown business that hope to benfit from all the foot traffic. " 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 event gets started we get a huge rush walk by of all the people starting their day up..." people will enter the festival... at the main entrance near fremont and 7-th street. more than 130- thousand are expected over three days. however - st. joseph's catholic church says the road closures keep some of their regulars away. "between 50-30 percent of the congregates will not be showing up this weekend" " hopefully it won't be a traffic headache as much as it has been in the past years..." been vocal in his opposing "life is beautiful" in the past... but says this year - the festival reached out to

closure plans. guests at life is beautiful... will see an interesting piece of art this weekend. remember those statues of a naked donald trump that showed up in random cities a few weeks ago? well - now one of them has shown up here in las vegas. it can be found in the same area of the "life is beautiful" festival - on the corner of fremont and sixth. the statue isn't very complimentary of the g-o-p presidential him in all his glory. a sign at the base of the statue credits "indecline" - that group responsible for the other statues over the summer. "i don't know if i'd call it unerving. i think it's the way the rhetoric of this election cycle is that i'm gald someone is doing something like this." all the statues were made by a las vegas artist who goes by the name "ginger". you may remember he spoke to fox

summer. he said he's not a fan of trump or hillary clinton... and plans to vote for gary johnson this year. "life is beautiful" is teaming up with pandora this year. the online streaming service will offer a live audio-stream for the three-day event... giving listeners the opportunity to heard performances from the likes of "mumford and sons"... "the lumineers"... and "major lazer". the same pandora channel will showcase recordings of "life is bea performers leading up to the event - and in between sets. you can stay up- to-date on "life is beautiful"... with fox five using your mobile device. just head to fox five vegas dot com... and download our app. it's the best resource... for breaking news... weather... and traffic. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. the stratosphere... evacuated. what police found inside.. a suspicous

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police have given the all-clear at the stratosphere - after an unattended backpack prompted a partial evacuation there. you can take a live look here... at the intersection of sahara - and las vegas boulevard - where traffic is back moving. it was closed - when security guards noticed a backpack that was making noises and was left near where bags are stored at the stratosphere. the casino floor and a floor above that includes a pool were temporarily evacuated. investigators later determined the package was left by a hotel guest and contained a medical device. "we were in the restaurant and someone came and told us to evacuate because there was a suspicious package outside so we just had to leave everything and come out." "kinda scary with so much going on in america right now, it's scary, but it's time, thank god we're out here and