appeared up north - for a campaign visit in reno. fox five's adam herbets was at the henderson rally this morning. he joins us live... with what the billionaire

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before the rally in henderson... donald trump paid a visit to the "international christian academy". that's a private school near summerlin parkway and durango. trump met with teachers... and stopped by a classroom - where he accepted a gift from a young student. he also led them in reciting the pledge of allegiance. the headmaster to discuss private education.... and met with a p-e class. it was a busy day for the nominee here in las vegas. after the rally - trump made a quick stop at el sombrero mexican bistro near downtown. he sat down and talked to customers. afterwards - trump flew to reno - where he just wrapped up a speech - at another campaign event. donald trump and hillary clinton are close to even in recent nevada polls. today - clinton's

manager - robby mook - spoke to fox five about why our state is so important in the election. "nevada i would say per capita is one of the states were are investing the most of any around the country. we've been on tv for some time, trying to explain some of the thigns secretary clinton wants to do to help people and also make sure people understand the kind of threat donald trump would pose to our country." for the latest coverage... check out our special section... online at fox five vegas dot com. state lawmakers will begin meeting on monday in a special session. the big question-- will they approve or deny a publicly funded nfl stadium in las vegas? governor brian sandoval announced the legislature will assemble monday at 8 a-m... although a formal proclamation and agenda won't be released until

supports the stadium plans that involve a hotel room tax to help fund the project... and possibly bring the raiders to las vegas. he says he'll ask lawmakers to tweak the tax to cover an unexpected shortfall in public education funding. a one year old child suffered a serious burn to his hand... now a 23-year-old man is under arrest. metro police say amonte taylor was watching the child while his mother was out on friday. he suffered a serious burn to his hand and wrist, requiring him to have surgery at umc. investigators determined the little boy's burns were not consistent with an accident. taylor was taken into custody and is facing one count of child abuse resulting in substantial bodily harm. a gruesome summerlin murder leaves a neighborhood in shock. police say a man killed his own grandmother in cold blood. fox5's abby theodros joins us live near west lake mead and north rampart boulevards after talking with people who knew the family. the street is clear

stand off with the man accused of killing his grandma. neighbors tell me the family would always say "hello" and never caused problems. they say this was the last thing they expected. joey luera, neighbor: it makes you think. you dont really know who you're living next to neighbors called it the quiet house on the block. joey luera, neighbor:you dont expect that kind of stuff to happen in summerlin that quiet home was swarmed by police tuesday. police say 43-year-old bradley francis shot and grandmother, known by neighbors as marylin. it happened in the middle of the street. jon swindells (swin-dells):to do that to someone is close to you and living with you, i just cant fathom how one would do that to their own grandmother he never seemed like the type. jon swindells says he's lived on this block for nearly two decades and knew marylin as a kind woman who'd always say 'hello' jon swindells (swin-dells): she was always walking on the street up and down, and she just had, something about her, that grandmotherly feel to her and you never just want to see what happened.

owned by francis. he lived there with his grandma marilyn, wife, and 18-year-old son. swindells says the family kept to themselves as the years passed but he never expected anything so traumatic. abby: did you ever hear any arguments inside the home? jon swindells (swin-dells): no, nothing. nothing. i never heard anything i never saw anything, i never heard anything through the neighborhood grape vine. still a lot of questions like why francis would shoot his grandmother and what happened leading up to the shooting. police say no one in the house had a criminal record before this. we reached out to family memembers who were at the home earlier today but they

drivers will want to stay clear of the "spaghetti bowl" later tonight. the transition ramp from northbound i-15 to northbound u-s 95 will be closed from 10 p-m tonight... to 6 a-m tomorrow morning. that's the ramp heads towards summerlin and the northwest. a detour will direct drivers to exit at las vegas boulev loop back onto u-s 95 northbound. crews plan to remove an electronic sign to make way for a carpool flyover bridge. a similar ramp closure last month created significant traffic delays. the work is part of the one billion dollar "project neon" - to widen the congested i-15 between sahara and downtown. we're still waiting on a team name and logo... but las vegas took another big step today... in welcoming its new n-h-l franchise.

groundbreaking for a practice facility being built in summerlin. fox5s eric hilt is at the site now... and has more in what it means for the community. this is all just dirt right now but owners say today it was more than an empty lot is was another big step in creating las vegas' nhl franchise "we see work being done when we go to downtown summer line which is near our house" now she's getting a new neighbor... nats - groundbreaking that neighbor - a professional hockey team "it's unbelievable how much progress we've made since we got the team on june 22" today the las vegas nhl team broke ground on a new practice facility scheduled to open in september of next year the facility will include two rinks, restaurants shops and several more amenities for players and the community. "it's going to be state of the art, it's going to be the finest practice facility in the nhl" and being state of

great for attracting professional players - it's a big step for amateurs players too . "las vegas is full of locals and it's something they want to be a part of and this hockey team will be a locals team" "i'm excited for this not just for our team but for our youth, they have to beg to get ice and now they won't have to do that" "it's something for kids to do especially in the summer it's nice for them to have a place to skate and get into leagues because hockey is a big thing in a lot of areas." and they're more than happy to welcome the nhl franchise to the neighborhood "we're really excited about it, it's gonna bring some area of the communuty" gonna bring some nice things to this area of the communuty" we still don't know a logo but foley did tell us what the colors of the team will be, those will be red rock red, black, grey and

will announce the logo on november 18 "tease to five" toss to weather a cooler thursday in store for us with just 79 degrees as a high with full sun and a light north breeze..the average high is 85 degrees. we'll see the low 80s on friday with sunny skies and very light north breezes. we'll be warmer for the weekend with 86 saturday, 88 sunday with a few clouds. slight shower chances move in for monday with 89 as a

tuesday as we welcome some drier air. the entire atlantic coast of florida...

why hurricane matthew could create the largest evacuation in the state's history. and why a funeral attracted an army of superheros. when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!"

i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. i'm one of the lucky ones. i had breast cancer, but they caught it in time. there are many women who depend on planned parenthood for that kind of screening and care. so i'll never understand politicians like congressman heck, who tried to defund planned parenthood.

and tried to criminalize abortion. that's just shameful, it's just wrong, it doesn't help anybody. congressman heck does not share my values. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. ray steiber: i was in charge of homicide. i know when something's not right. the attacks on question 1 are wrong. question 1 protects the right of law abiding nevadans to bear arms. carry. hunt. protection. it's all there. doesn't change. and no one goes to jail for swapping guns what changes is convicted felons can't run to a gun show or go online and buy guns without background checks. that will save lives. yes on 1.

the southeast united states... continues to brace for hurrican matthew. you're looking at people in florida... packing up sandbags... hoping to protect their homes and property. the or bahamas - after marching through other parts of the caribbean - and haiti. here's what we know right now. at least eleven deaths have been connected to the storm. haiti has indefinitely postponed its presidential election - set for sunday - due to extensive damage in the country. hurricane matthew could hit florida by late thursday - or early friday morning - then move up the east coast towards the carolinas over the weekend. florida governor rick scott says his state could be facing its - quote - "biggest evacuation ever"

on the threat - and destruction - caused by hurricane matthew. evacuation orders are now in effect throughout much of coastal florida and south carolina... as officials await the arrival of matthew, the strongest eastern hurricane we've seen in years. the storm - at one point a category five - tore through haiti, cuba and the bahamas. and now it's taking aim at florida. gimenez says: "there's a greater than 70% probability that we'll have tropical storm-force winds here in miami-dade county tomorrow. there's a 1 in 4 chance that we'll have hurricane force winds." but a new track has matthew curving east as it moves north... folks are battening down the hatches along the south carolina coast - but in north carolina - the biggest worry at the moment is flooding - with the ground already saturated from recent storms in many areas. mccrory says: "there still is an opportunity for some serious rain, 5 to 10 inches in certain areas in the

meanwhile, president obama is meeting with officials from fema and other groups - getting a first- hand briefing on how they plan to manage the storm's aftermath. the president - pleading with residents to pay attention to evacuation orders - before it's too late. obama says: "if you get an evacuation order, just remember that you can always rebuild, you can always repair property, you cannot restore a life if it is lost." (on-cam tag) it's expected to hit as a major hurricane somewhere in florida, late thursday night- early friday morning... likely a category four. in jupiter, florida, phil keating, fox news a cooler thursday in store for us with just 79 degrees as a high with full sun and a light north

high is 85 degrees. we'll see the low 80s on friday with sunny skies and very light north breezes. we'll be warmer for the weekend with 86 saturday, 88 sunday with a few clouds. slight shower chances move in for monday with 89 as a high. we'll stay in the upper 80s for tuesday as we

a cooler thursday in store for us with just 79 degrees as a high with full sun and a light north breeze..the average high is 85 degrees. we'll see the low 80s on friday with sunny skies and very light north breezes. we'll be warmer for the weekend with 86 saturday, 88 sunday with a few clouds. slight shower chances move in for monday with 89 as a high. we'll stay in the upper 80s for tuesday as we welcome some drier air. closed captioning will resume shortly

just 79 degrees as a high with full sun and a light north breeze..the average high is 85 degrees. we'll see the low 80s on friday with sunny skies and very light north breezes. we'll be warmer for the weekend with 86 saturday, 88 sunday with a few clouds. slight monday with 89 as a high. we'll stay in the upper 80s for tuesday as we welcome some drier air.

closed captioning will resume shortly money stolen... from a 91 year old woman at walmart. coming up - who's

replace the cash. as a marine combat veteran, i understand the sacrifices our military makes. our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. narrator: joe heck voted to shut down the federal government,

and during that shutdown, heck continued cashing his congressional paycheck. his military record deserves respect. but back in dc, joe heck is putting politics before nevada. and that doesn't work for me. narrator: vote vets is responsible for the content

an animal hospital is seeking help for one of its favorite volunteers--after her money was stolen it happened when 91- year -old carmela paul shopping at walmart monday. he money was snatched from her pocket while at the checkout line. now - now south shore animal hospital - where paul volunteers - is raising money - to help replace the cash - which was her spending money for the month. "i wanted to obviously recoop her lost money. but it was more about raising awareness. as a community i feel that we need to really need to keep our eyes and ears open for people targeting the elderly. its something that happens everyday.

actually take action." a go fund-me page hoped to raise 500 dollars.... but has already raised more than 800 dollars! look for it in our links section - at fox5 vegas dot com. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. donald trump spends the day... courting nevada voters. why he's threatening to sue... over an attack ad... airing

i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists. narrator: and joe heck says "i have high hopes we'll see donald trump become president." i don't know what i said, aah... narrator: heck says he "completely supports" trump. i would bomb the [bleep] out of them. narrator: and heck? reporter: you trust him having his finger on the nuclear button? : i do. reporter: why do you say that? heck: why wouldn't i? narrator: donald trump and joe heck. wrong for nevada. narrator: donald trump and joe heck. there's the nevada way. work hard. play by the rules. pay your taxes. and then there's the danny tarkanian way. penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. ordered by a judge to repay $17 million in a failed development scheme. worse, tarkanian refused to pay it back,

the wrong way for nevada.

live from las vegas. your only choice for live local news right now. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. a 45-year-old man has been arrested - after police say he shot and killed his grandmother - at the summerlin home they shared. bradley francis was arrested tuesday night - following a three-hour standoff with police. neighbors called to report the shooting. the woman - was found the woman