live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. nevada is a critical battleground state in this election... and donald trump stopped by las vegas to address supporters. what the nominee had to say about taking care of veterans. "i was kind of like nervous because i haven't seen him in real life, only on my grandma's phone and on tv." but today - this lo got to meet a presidential candidate.. and now -- what she said is being listened to around the world. and... a local dancer will be showing off her skills to the whole country. shes featured on dwyane "the rock" johnson's new series. we'll show you what fans can expect from the show. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. "i wont forget the men who died who

you and defend her still today. cuz aint no doubt god bless the usa..." it's a tight race between the presidential nominees in nevada. today -- donald trump spent the day in las vegas -- rallying support from voters. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. thousands packed the henderson pavilion to listen to what the republican presidential nominee had to say. he addressed key issues like immigration... the economy... and healthcare. "our great great veterans died waiting on line for medical care that they desperately need our veterans will be taken care of like they've never been taken care of before cheers." trump also talked about his running mate's performance in last night's debate. he says governor mike pence won. the republican nominee also took some jabs at rival hillary clinton. "now we've learned that the fbi made a side deal with clinton's top aides that it was okay for

believe this. hillary clinton is the ringleader of a criminal enterprise and the only way to deliver justice is to mail in your ballots" before the rally, donald trump made a stop at a local school. one little girl in particular stole the spotlight from the presidential candidate. she sat down with fox5 tonight. and this is how you spell my name: a-n- n-a-b-e-l-l yep, that's first grader annabell hilliard. she's definitely not camera shy. this is fruit loop and she doesn't get nervous very often. you're on tv right now. what do you think about that? (excited face, lean back) wednesday at school she got to meet... mr trump trump school i'm nervous, i'm nervous hear that little girl

class at international christian academy? i'm nervous, i'm nervous that's annabell. i was kinda nervous because i haven't seen him in real life, only on my grandma's phone and on tv. grandma wasn't surprised her outspoken granddaughter was making the rounds on social media. she's got personality i was kinda nervous and smiling at the same time, my heart was kinda squished together, smashed, because i couldn't believe i was on tv no filter, what she thinks of, she says. when you think she's not listening, she absorbs everything, she repeats it at th annabell repeated something she's heard about trump's opponent: one of the ladies that wanna be president is actually bad and she steals. trump school does everybody love school? yes! i thought it was really cool for her, something i can hold onto, those pictures i can hold onto a special day for a special little girl. i'm special alright,

alright annabell's class recited the pledge of allegiance with trump, and gave him a bible to take with him. and... democratic vice presidential candidate tim kaine will be in las vegas tomorrow. he plans to discuss hillary clinton's plan to build an economy that works for everyone. it takes place at 6-30 p-m at the "united brotherhood of carpenters training center" -- near gillespie and 2-15. also encourage people to get out and register to vote. the deadline to register by mail is this saturday... but you can still register to vote in person or online until october 18- th. one of the busiest freeways in las vegas is going under a major and expensive renovation. tonight -- construction on "project neon" will close the spaghetti bowl ramp. here's a live look at traffic right now. the ramp from northbound i-15 to northbound u.s. 95 is closed right now...

now... until six in the morning. it's to remove a message sign in preparation for construction of a carpool flyover bridge. n-dot urges drivers to take i-15 north to u-s 95 south... exit at las vegas boulevard... turn left... and re- enter u-s 95 north. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty with a look at the forecast. 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

welcome some drier air. an animal hospital wants to help a 91-year-old volunteer... after someone stole her wallet. carmela paul was shopping at walmart when someone took her envelope of money. a cashier saw a woman put the envelope behind a pillow and take off. the cashier tried to go after the woman... but couldn't catch her. carmela spends her time caring for pets at "south shore animal hospital"... so the hospital

her life that she came to do this? in my thinking, i don't think this was the first time." the hospital set up a go-fund-me page to help raise money for her. so far -- more than 800 dollars has been raised! if you would like to donate-- head to the links section on fox5 vegas dot com. a local unlv dance student is taking her passion to the tv screen... dwayne "the rock" johnson is hosting a new docu-series following a group of select students as they drum corps champioships... fox5's miguel martinez valle spoke to catie toal, one of these students, with a local tie... thats right, catie has been dancing almost her whole life, she's attending unlv in their dance program, and will be showing off her skills here in las vegas, but also all across the country. catie toal is a unlv freshman with a passion for dancing...

that she loved dancing when she was three years old and she was doing choreography from britney spears videos" a passion she's showing off on dwayne "the rock" johnsons" new show... " so its called clash of the core, core meaning drum core..." the docu -series follows two teams... the cadets and the blue devils as they train all summer long for the drum corps championship... " the rock put up kind of like a teaser of the show, and i saw myself which was weird to see myself on television" " catie says she's excited to share what she learned this summer with the world, and to show it off here in las vegas through the unlv dance team" " im just excited for the world to know what drum core is, its sucha small community, but its such a big deal for the people that were in it" and while the show is focusing on the top drum corps teams in the country, catie and her mom stacie are hoping the series inspires local families to get involved in the arts... " im hoping it inspires parents maybe that are reluctant to let their younger children i mean you can go as young as 16 to be

you are as a person and it puts you around these people with so much passion, it just has motivated me in life really to just absolutely do what i want to do" catie will be performing with unlv on october 21st and 22nd with the unlv dance department the rock shared a tease of the show yesterday but it premiered tonight. you'll also be able to watch it on hulu... the powerful hurricane matthew makes its way to the u-s. it could strengthen back to a category four. "we are preparing for the worst, we are hoping for the best, and we cannot take any chances. "...this can kill you and we cannot save you." how people in coastal cities from florida to south carolina are preparing for the worst. plus... how soon we could hear a formal proclamation on the proposed n-f-l stadium in las vegas. you are watching

horner: i was proud to stand for our country. i will not stand for congressman hardy and veterans. hardy wants to raise the retirement age and said seniors who rely on programs like social security are a draw on government and the disabled are a drain on society. and then there's donald trump. they're just not for us. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. they're just not for us. ray steiber: i was in charge of homicide.

tion 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 while hunting or at the shooting range. what changes is convicted felo can't run to a gun show or go online and buy guns without background checks. that will save lives. yes on 1. case closed. firefighters are working to put out another fire near "mary jane falls" at mount charleston. the small fire started around two this morning above the popular hiking area. crews says the fire is about a quarter acre... and expect to

around the fire by the end of tonight. the nearby "lost fire" continues to burn as well. it started on sunday -- and burned some heavy trees and brush. firefighters are not actively fighting that fire on the ground because of steep terain. crews say visitors can expect to see smoke for the next couple days... but mary jane falls and north loop trails will stay open. category three -- hurricane matthew -- bears down on the bahamas... after hitting haiti and cuba. florida and the east coast are bracing for the hurricane's arrival. fox's phil keating has more on how residents are preparing for the worst. hurricane matthew is big, it's strong and powerfully barreling through the bahamas as it chugs towards florida. the current storm track projects the cat three, major hurricane may strengthen back up to a category four when the eye approaches the eastern coast of florida. on the space coast, mandatory evacuations began at three o'clock,

county's barrier islands and the cities of melbourne, cocoa beach, cape canaveral and merritt island. obama says: "we can rebuild houses, you can replace property, we cannot replace lives." the president is urging everyone on the entire u-s east coast to take this storm very seriously. obama says: "i want to make sure everyone is paying attention to your local officials. voluntary evacuations are also happening up and down the state. the hurricane warning applies to broward county on the south up to jacksonville. many gas stations have already run out of fuel, closing shop and sending drivers to sit in long lines at the crowded fuel stations which remain open. florida residents also stocking up on water and food supplies, while utility companies pre-position extra crews, anticipating there will be power outages. tuesday, matthew slammed into haiti and cuba as a category four, dropping close to 40 inches of rain in some spots and killing at least a dozen people .

remain missing florida governor rick scott is urging anyone who plans to evacuate do so now, before the highways clog with traffic. he's also activated and deployed 500 national guardsmen and women. scott says: "we have to prepare for a direct hit...we have less than 25 hours to prepare, evacuate, and shelter." the entire state of florida is under a state of emergency. parts of georgia and the carolinas are also states of emergency... as officials keep a watch on the storm. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty a cooler thursday in store for us with just 79 degrees as a high with full sun and a light north breeze..the average gh is 85 degrees. we'll see the low 80s on friday with sunny skies and very

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. 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

closed captioning will resume shortly 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.

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 some of the top chefs in las vegas are working on some dishes to help babies in our valley. the "march of dimes" signature chef's event takes place friday, october 7-th at the green valley ranch. our own ted pretty will be emcing the event. this "take give to care" event costs about 250-dollars for tickets. hockey fans are eagerly waiting for a las vegas team. now -- we're making making progress towards a practice facility. "big smiles here we go 123. cheers and

we'll have a look at the ground- breaking ceremony... and hear from n- h-l owner bill foley about the team. and... the city of las vegas wants to be part of the discussion with the n-f-l stadium. what location they believe is bets to attract the raiders. you are watching

our las vegas hockey team may not have a team name or logo yet... but we're getting closer to

franchise. a groundbreaking took place for a practice facility in summerlin. fox five's eric hilt talked to las vegas n-h-l owner bill foley about what it means for the community. "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 ac 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 the art isn't just 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

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 nice things to this area of the communuty" eric hilt fox five news local las vegas we still don't know about a logo... but foley tells us the team colors will be a red rock red... black... grey... and white. he expects to announce the logo on november 18-th. a date is set for a special session on a proposed n-f-l stadium in las vegas. governor brian sandoval says he'll call the nevada legislature next monday... to consider publicly funding the nearly two

effort to attract the raiders. the special session starts at eight a-m. a formal proclamation and agenda are scheduled for release on sunday. and... the city of las vegas is in talks about future uses for cashman field -- which is home to the las vegas 51s. the first option is for a n-f-l and major league soccer stadium... and the second option is an n-f-l practice facility and m-l-s stadium. city of las vegas leaders believe cashman field is the best location for an n-f-l stadium... or the raiders practice facility. the council also asked staff to continue discussions with major league soccer... and the howard hughes corporation for future plans for the las vegas 51s. former mayor oscar goodman loves las vegas... and the city wanted to honor him for all he has done. what the city council decided to name after him... plus... shh, it's a secret.

out so users can have secret conversations. 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 so i'll never understand politicians like congressman heck, who tried to defund planned parenthood. he was even willing to shut down the government over it. heck was opposed to roe v. wade 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.

vegas introduces a new logo... for the first time in 37 years. here's a look at the new logo unveiled at the las vegas city council meeting. it will roll out on city vehicles... work uniforms... marketing materials. the city says it pays homage to the las vegas' playful reputation and vintage glamour. they wanted a look to highlight the city's excitement and unique history. the city of las vegas honors former las vegas mayor oscar goodman by officially dedicating a plaza in his name. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1 cheers yay" the city council voted to name the

plaza" in front of city hall. the former mayor was instrumental in the planning and development of the new city hall building -- which opened in 2012. he served as mayor from 19-99 to 2011. former mayor goodman's priority was the revitalization of downtown las vegas. a former las vegas headliner reaches a huge milestone. country superstar -- shania twain -- will be the first woman to receive the prestigious "artist of a lifetime" award. the former colosseum headliner will be given the award during the "c-m-t artists of the year" show in nashville. it happens october 20-th. country singers kenny rogers and merle haggard are previous recipients. shania remains the top-selling female country artist of all time. you can now send "secret messages" on facebook. the texts are encrypted on the devices they're sent from and received. the company debuted "secret conversations" for extra security on the messenger app. the new feature lets you chat in secret mode on a