live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. closed captioning will resume shortly and for some people living in downtown las vegas -- "life is beautiful" has become an issue. how it's causing problems for one closed captioning will resume shortly this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas tens of thousands of music fans have been waiting for the first day of life is beautiful in downtown las vegas. today -- the festival opened its gates for the three-day event.

vince sapienza has more on the problems the festival is causing... but we start with miguel martinez- valle... where the party has already started. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning

beautiful for concert goers this weekend... but for the neighbors who live near the spectacle... life has been a nightmare. there's been restricted access...increased commutes....and safety concerns have many outraged.... fox-5's vince sapienza spoke with some neighbors and is downtown near ogden and 8th with more... john..christine.... i'm standing in front of the 2-11 complex here in downtown vegas.... and what you see behind me looks like a front row view to the festival.... and it for those just passing by.. or visiting... but for the people who live here...it feels like a prison... "as you can hear, that's an all day thing, they did sound check yesterday till 2:00

and a lack of sleep isn't even what has tenants in the 211 apartment complex up in arms. instead, it's this. "what really alarmed us was this huge fence blocking us from entering the town that we patron 365 days a year, we live here, we're the residents." monique charles is one of the residents. she doesn't own a car - instead taking the rtc. what is normally a five minute walk...has now turned into an hour commute. "this has become a nightmare, like in a nightmare that is not ending." "makes no sense, the point of me moving downtown was convenience." but not everyone is inconvenienced. jack burwell has lived in downtown longer than the festival has been here. and he doesn't understand all the fuss. "a bunch of cry babies, they're dealing with a man who has money that is putting this thing on for everybody, they ain't going to do anything about it, go find something to do for a couple days." but it's more than a couple days.

wednesday and is not expected to be cleared until next wednesday. another issue for the neighbors is safety. neighbors say a woman was jumped this past week heading home from work. "she had to park so far out because of our restrictive parking and walked back to the building, she was acosted by two different gentleman and chased her down an alley way." "people who are in wheelchairs, oxygen, or pregnant, so god forbid something happens to them we pray and wish a security guard will let them through and they don't." i'm told there are 24 shuttle buses throughout the downtown..designe d to help residents get around. but monique says most of them are not on time.. or not safe. "they're not even checking ids to make sure you belong in this community, so anyone can jump in the shuttle, free ride, free ride they try and mug you, feel up on you." "we're not trying to get free into the concert, we just want to get our coffe, our lucnh, go to the grocery store and be safe, that's all."

beautiful organizers sent out letters to everyone in downtown las vegas with bus routes... shuttle times.. and road closures.... this is that piece of paper.. on it.. says that ogden street will be open for the public to go through.... but as you can see... it is not... closed off to the gernal public.. as well as those who live here... in downtown..im vince sapienza...fox 5 news..local las vegas... the naked donald trump statue that stood downtown is now gone. vandals spray painted the statue, stole some of the pieces and knocked it over overnight. the statue's creator says its indicative of a

here in las vegas. fox5's eric hilt spoke with the artist and is live at where the statue was standing. this is all that's left of the trump statue (describe it) "somebody else came over and tagged it here" little by little, joshua monroe goes over the damage vandals did to his statue.... "there was a plaque right here that somebody stole for their own collection" this statue -- of donald trump in the nude. "we didn't anticipate it being vandalized this quickly" just 48 hours after the statue went up and started attracting crowds... it was spray

and carted off. "coming up and seeing it in this condition, it kind of made my heart drop a little bit" "it's a matter of respect..." jerry schefcik is the director of the donna beam fine art gallery on unvl's campus... and while people can debate whether the statue of the bussinessman turned politician bearing it all especially "fine" "(laughs) im sure that definition can be applied to it" jerry says it's still art. "it is frustrating to see art vandalized and broken, it really is, it's discouraging" and it's a frtr felt before... in may crooks stole a golden lion and several pink crocodile statues that were on a traffic island at decatur and flamingo nats -- power washing and the very next month crews had to wash off spray paint after vandals tagged seven magic mountains. "it's really disheartening to see the way that people here in vegas treat art, the way several other art pieces in the city have been vandalized or destroyed this is why we cant have

jerry says he doesn't know if this problem is unique to las vegas, but other cities have large public art scenes and projects. ginger says he is going to keep making the naked trump statues and jerry says he hopes the vandals don't deter artists from making public art. it's a much cooler end to the work week. so what's in store for the weekend? let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty with a look at the forecast. we generally stay around 90 degrees for highs the next week, but it will feel cooler some days. saturday looks great with full sun and 87 degrees. north gusts on sunday to 25 mph will pop up by the late morning and the afternoon with plenty of

see a few clouds tuesday through thursday with highs in the upper 80s. a metro police officer arrested violence charges has been aquitted. a jury found james burt "not guilty". this is video of a previous court appearance. burt was taken into custody in january... after police say his girlfriend went to the hospital for injuries to her chest and face. his attorneys argue there's no physical evidence she was attacked... and that she made up the story. burt is still on unpaid administrative leave. we will hear more from his attorney tonight on fox

and eleven. a doctor accused of molesting one of his patients still has his medical license. doctor jorge burgos was arrested wednesday... after a patient told police he touched her inappropriately. burgos has posted bail... and today -- the board of medical examiners says there has to be quote, a "judgement of conviction" bfore a license is revoked. the board will do their own investigation... and see if there's any threat to health safety. the staff of doctor burgos' office has not confirmed if he is practice during the investigation. we're days away from the first presidential debate. the nominees are prepping for the big night... and so are several businesses! how one restaurant is drawing inspiration from the election season... to bring in more customers. and... it's voted one of the best companies to work for. where "raising cane's" is hosting a hiring event tomorrow... for their newest

congressman heck's become part of the problem in washington. heck voted to protect perks for politicians like himself, 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 during a government shutdown. congressman heck is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible

she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? i can't say that either. we are one nation under god.

lican and democrat, we are all americans. 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 for the content of this advertising. would not support people who attack his wife or father... former republican presidential candidate ted cruz says he'll vote for donald trump. in a facebook past -- cruz wrote "after months of careful consideration of prayer... and searching my own conscience -- i have decided on election day... i will vote for the republican nominee donald trump." unquote after cruz had refused to endorse trump at the republican national convention -- trump said he would never accept the texan's backing. today -- trump says he's "greatly honored" that

him. and here in nevada... a new campaign ad by hillary clinton called "mirrors" -- targets trump's rhetoric towards women. it shows little girls and young women looking in the mirror with the nominee's comments playing in the background. trump: "i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who is flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat beep? absolutely." the campaign says it shows trump's hateful and offensive mesages to girls across the country. trump and clinton will face in the first presidential debate on monday. new at six tonight. the first presidential debate is expected to have a super- bowl audience size. and -- some voters will head to a watch party or bar for the big event. many restaurants are using the debate night to boost business with debate night food and drinks. they're seeking inspiration from the nominees. in houston -- "the

nominees -- the trump tower and hillary's inbox. "a bit more straight and to the point, and aggressive, a lot like donald trump." "it's nice and round around the edges, it's approachable there's also election season menus. "the lincoln's" executive chef went southern for the former first lady of arkansas... and uptown for trump. "a little chipotle aioli, house-smoked pork butt, house made barbecue, on parker house sliders." "a steak bite of ny strip, potatoes au gratin, and a little bit of barnaise." back here in the valley -- there will be several watch parties for the first presidential debate. n-b-c news anchor lester holt will moderate the event. (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty we generally stay around 90 degrees for highs the next

days. saturday looks great with full sun and 87 degrees. north gusts on sunday to 25 mph will pop up by the late morning and the afternoon with plenty of sunshine. we'll be at 90 on monday, then see a few clouds tuesday through thursday with highs in the upper 80s. we generally stay around 90 degrees for highs the next week, but it will feel cooler some days. saturday looks great with full sun and 87 degrees. north gusts on sunday to 25 mph will pop up by the late morning and the afternoon with plenty of sunshine. we'll be at 90 on monday, then see a few clouds

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the cast of "the big bang theory" dominates the forbes list of

which star took the top spot... and how much he makes for each sitcom episode. [ cellphone ringing ] it's just another scandal from danny tarkanian. tarkanian was the corporate lawyer for those with an elaborate scam that tricked hundreds of seniors into donating to fraudulent charities, totaling millions.

sticking taxpayers with the bill. why would we ever send danny tarkanian to congress? dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible.

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 for the content of this advertising. district attorney steve wolfson: as district attorney, i've prosecuted a lot of violent people. our background check laws have stopped over 5,000 dangerous criminals from buying guns here in nevada. but a loophole makes it easy for those same dangerous people to buy guns. they get them at gun shows and online from perfect strangers it's a dangerous loophole. closing it will save lives. let's make it harder for criminals, safer for us.

hit show "big bang theory" earned some big paychecks this year. that's according to forbe's list of "highest paid t-v actors". jim parsons leads the pack with 25 and a half million dollars -- much of he makes a million dollars per episode... along with co-star johnny galecki who was second on the forbes list. he earned 24- million. two other big bang theory stars rounded out the third and fourth spot. and speaking of money... those in need of a job can work for raising cane's. the restaurant chain will hire employees tomorrow for its new location -- near decatur and tropical parkway. it's from ten a-m to five p-m. the grand opening for the new restaurant takes place next friday. the plan is to

percent of the profits from that day to three square food bank. coming up... an little girl grows a pumpkin that will even put cinderella's carriage to shame... but it may not actually be the biggest. how much the gourd weighs.. and who's giving her a run for money. before we head to break heres a look at traffic on the way to life is beautiful this is the 515 and eastern jason up next on more access! the art... life is beautiful" in southern nevada how this huge festival continues to rejuvenize downtown las vegas and the one band that edm fans should be on the look out for! rachel plus - rockers "imagine dragons" set to perform at the third annual tyler robinson foundation gala tonight why this grammy award winning band continues to give back to the community jason then before vegas headliner matt goss says his final goodbyes to

see what he tells "more" about what may be next in his future! rachel

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here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. life is beautiful... is back in downtown las vegas. look inside... and tell you why some say things outside the popular festival-- are getting ugly. this 6-th grader has some major gardening skills. she managed to grow a pumpkin that could easily compete with charlie brown's. "carena adkins" tends to her pumpkins everyday-- but one requires a special amount of t-l-c. she started growing this ginormous one in april. now... it weighs half a ton! believe it or not-- carena's pumpkin isn't the biggest in the patch. her dad is also fond of pumpkin farming and

both pumpkins will be entered in a weigh-in contest this saturday. thanks for joining us.. "more access" is coming up next. life is beautiful in las vegas! tonight the sights.... nats of lib art and the sounds galantis nats of whats ahead of this massive weekend in vegas! plus they've performed at "life is beautiful" - but now imagine dragons are doing that's truly beautiful for vegas. ((imagine dragons sot - dan sot - :17 - "this is definitely the most fullfilling part of our career... to see how far this has come." - : 22 )) and as he's set to end his residency at caesars this weekend... matt goss gives fans a special surprise! a look at his brand new video - plus what he tells us about his future plans for vegas! and before funny man andy samburg delivers his new animated film "storks"! see what he only told "more" about