has been following these cases this week... and now has details on what led up to the officer involved shooting. he joins us now live at metro headquarters. that car chase ended with a deadly shooting here along the 215... and word of the fatal shooting spread quickly to the victims and friends of victims of more than a dozen armed robberies the suspect is tied to. "its very much a sense of relief" its a sense of relief shared by many who live in this near warm springs and valle verde. police say the man who was tied to this armed carjacking and 13 other robberies at henderson businesses -- was robberies at henderson businesses -- was shot and killed by metro police. "at this point we're confident he was invovled in those 14 robberies" "knowing that he's been caught, or dealt with is a great relief. a great relief." the high speed chase between the suspect and police

ended on the other side of town... here... at 215 and hualapai. metro says the suspect was driving the car that was stolen during this carjacking -- officers recognized the car and tried to make a stop -- he took off. "this resulted in an extended pursuit which terminated in the area of 215 and hualapai officers there were confronted by a white male with a handgun, officers fired killing the suspect." metro police say there was a handgun inside the car - but investigators are handgun inside the car - but investigators are trying to figure out if the suspect shot or pointed his gun at police. "its early in the investigation i apologize" an investigation that people in this neighborhood say they'll be watching closely. "be safe out there, keep on guard, just because they got one doesn't mean there isn't others" i also spoke with an employee at a henderson dairy queen who was working when the restaurant was targeted during

robberies. hear what she told me coming up at 5 soc two men got in a fight at a gas pump early this morning. police say a third man then walked up.. and shot one of the men. this happened just after six at the chevron terrible's near lake mead and hollywood. metro says it appears the men knew each other, and the department's gang unit is investigating. the victim that was shot died at the scene. metro says there were several witnesses... and one even tried to chase after the suspects. "we're very grateful people stayed and are cooperating, it makes them a little late for work, but it is good cooperation from people in the businesses or working in the business, we were able to get a statement from them. " the suspects took off in a grey four-door sedan. metro says there is some grainy

of the shooting... and a team is working to make the images clearer. if you have information on who these people are, call crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55 toss to weather now fox5 weather 24/7 now fox5 weather 24/7 temperatures remain on the warm side with gusty winds picking up as we head into the weekend. winds will stay light for your thursday evening with overnight low

60s. as a series of storms pass by to our north, we'll see clouds around with gusty winds picking up friday afternoon. it will feel like a blow dryer outside with wind gusts pushing 40 mph and temperatures around 90 degrees during the afternoon. a red flag warning is in effect from noon to 9 p.m. friday. dry and gusty conditions bring a are reconvening in carson city for day three of the special session. before the assembly had a chance to address to the stadium and convention center-- they first passed a bill that would raise the sales tax

the streets. faith tanner joins us live from carson city with more on that. faith? the state assembly passed the clark county crime prevention act of 2016 by a vote of 35 to 7. it now goes on the state senate. while some lawmakers are against the tax increase. the majority say the extra police presence is badly needed. enforcement officers say this is what they need to be able to better protect us then tomorrow is too late, today is the day to vote on this" citing recent violent events including armed robberies and the brutal attack of a law professor from ulnv assembly members passed a measure to add more police officers in the valley by raising the sales tax in clark county by point-1 percent. "by passing this today we started the process to

street" sheriff joe lombardo calls it an important step to helping prevent violent crime "the additional police officers so you can respond in a timely manner, you can spend some time conducting an investigation" some opponents agree more officers are needed but say they shouldn't be funded through a higher sales tax. "it almost seems like the easy fix to fund the program through sales tax by we all know that overly burdens to poor and we are just coming out of a recession" increase is expected to bring in about 39 million dollars. almost 8 million would go to toward hiring officers for the area surrounding the las vegas strip. lawmakers say need for extra police is immediate. the governor felt that it was an important piece of the puzzle to be up here during special session this is something that we've worked on there was an expiration of the ability to enact this down on the county commission and this lets us get past that" closed captioning

biden visited las vegas today to show his support for hillary clinton, catherine cortez masto, and our city's unions. the vice president spoke at the culinary workers union local 2-2-6 hall... and thanked them for supporting him throughout his career. he praised cortez-masto's work with local unions... and also her efforts to catch sex traffickers. " there are folks out there who prey on our children and young girls and trafficking. what did she do? she changed her law so now they go to jail " vice president biden also spoke a lot about his late son "beau biden" and the values he stood for. the vice president went straight to los angeles after this event. right after the visit... the donald trump campaign released a statement-- blasting the vice president for standing by hillary clinton and her

the statement reads... "nevadans want to know why vice president-- joe biden-- turned a blind eye to the clinton's foundation's corruption and the pay-to-play scandal hillary clinton ran while serving alongside him as secretary of state." the full statement goes on to say how a hillary clinton presidency would be a continuation of the current administration-- something the country does not need. there are a lot of questions... after a video was released of students and adults fighting at a local school. " nats of fight" we'll get an update on one of the students... and the injuries her mother says she received after this violent incident. and fighter conor mcgregor has made millions here in las vegas... but he says he's had enough of nevada! why he wants to turn down future silver state

joe heck's and donald trump's views on women are disturbing. heck voted to defund planned parenthood 10 times. and they both outlaw abortion. "do you believe in punishment for abortion?" "the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment." while heck co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion, even in cases of rape.

i don't remember." but congressman hardy supports trump 100% hardy even said people with disabilities are a drain on society and that seniors who rely on programs like social security are a draw on government. donald trump and congressman hardy -- divisive and dangerous. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. jim childs: one of the ways criminals avoid background checks is by going online and connecting with strangers to buy guns.

most with no background checks, no questions asked. the law requires background checks in gun stores; why don't we require them online? a few clicks of the mouse, now a bad guy is armed - and potentially dangerous. and that's a threat to all of us. narrator vo: yes on question 1 you've heard plenty about joe heck and the tax breaks he's voted for. for oil companies and the millions the oil billionaire koch brothers have spent to elect him. but heck voted time and time again to limit nevada solar. risking jobs and higher rates. for nevada families, it's personal. catherine cortez masto will expand clean energy solar jobs. catherine cortez masto will fight for nevada families. edf action and lcv victory fund are responsible for the

about yesterday. the mother of a girl seen in a violent incident at canyon springs high school... says her daughter suffered a concussion. "nats of fight " you can see both adults and students yelling in this video... and at one point, an students yelling in this video... and at one point, an adult wrestles a teenage girl to the ground. we have been calling the school district and canyon springs high school

information on what happened. we have a crew working on this story, and we will have an update for you tonight at 10 and 11. u-f-c fighter conor mcgregor isn't thrilled about fighting in nevada again... after getting hit with a 150 thousand dollar fine. mcgregor and nate diaz threw cans and bottles at each other, after the u-f-c 202 press conference here in las vegas. both were fined, and according to u-f-c president dana white... now mcgregor doesn't want to fight in the silver state. white called t punishment harsh, and says nevada could suffer financially if mcgregor refuses to fight here. mcgregor also has to complete 50 hours of community service for the bottle throwing incident. now fox5 weather 24/7 temperatures remain on the warm side with gusty winds picking up as we head into the weekend. winds will stay light for your thursday evening with overnight low temperatures falling into the mid 60s. as a series of

our north, we'll see clouds around with gusty winds picking up friday afternoon. it will feel like a blow dryer outside with wind gusts pushing 40 mph and temperatures around 90 degrees during the afternoon. a red flag warning is in effect from noon to 9 p.m. friday. dry and gusty conditions bring a high fire danger across the area. winds will continue through the weekend with high temperatures holding in the mid to upper 80s. monday stays gusty before winds start easing up tuesday and wednesday next week. closed captioning

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debate is less than a week away. and the u-n-l-v campus is buzzing with excitement and extensive preparations. we're told more than a thousand officers will be on duty wednesday night and some classes will be cancelled. theodros joins us live today at the thomas and mack center after talking with police about what knid of preparations they have in place... were already seeing some changes at thomas and mack center. this is one of a few barricades already set up for the big night - which has been in the works since last september we're expecting

thomas and mack center..unlv for certainly be in the lime light that evening. metro tells me theyve been working with other law enforcment agencies and theyve talked to officers in both newyork and st louis following the first two debates. they'll have more than a duty that night.. "undersheriff kevin mcmahill: its the equivalency of what we deploy on nye. theres a reason for that. i dont want to give away our deployment strategy but its over a thousand. " we asked metro how much that would cost they tell me $400 thousand dollars for fully staffed security that night. thankfully metro

they are working with southern nevada counter terrorism center to make sure its stays that way. plan for traffic as early as tomorrow especially around the thomas and mack center. fox5's ken smith will have more on what drivers can expect the debate will air here on fox5 at six next wednesday. we will have special coverage in all of our newscasts throughout the evening on this debate, and the impact it has on our valley. it wasn't that long ago when we went to video

to watch a movie. and it turns out, your old blockbuster card, if you have it, is still useful! " closed captioning will resume" two billionaires, spending millions to buy a senate seat for joe heck. smearing catherine cortez masto with ads called "bogus," "highly misleading," and "false." as attorney general, it's cortez masto who held banks accountable and helped nevada homeowners. and governor sandoval praised cortez masto's dedication to fighting sex trafficking. don't let joe heck's billionaires fool you. catherine cortez masto has always stood up for us. i'm catherine cortez masto

how tall are you? how do we measure greatness in america? e size of our bank accounts? no. it's measured by what we do for our children. the values we pass on. i've spent my life fighting for kids and families and it will be my mission to build a country where our children can rise as high as their dreams and hard work take them. that means good schools for every child in every zip code. college that leads to opportunities...

my where every young american can find a job that lets them start a family of their own. we face big challenges, but we can solve them the same way families do. working together. respecting one another. and never giving up. i want our success to be measured by theirs.

let's start with a guy who wanted to buy some booze... but he had a problem... his only form of i.d. was a blockbuster video card... for all of you under the age of 25... this is blockbuster video. "welcome to blockbuster video... 10,000 videos... 30 different categories."

"old people" used to rent movies... we actually had to get off the couch... drive to the store and walk inside... it was awful... back to my original story... after 14 unsuccessful tries... on the 15th attempt to buy his beer... with a blockbuster card... my man finally got it done. as we all know... being on tv is hard... when we mess up... all of you get to see it... here's former unlv basketball star anthony bennett... trying to be on tv. "this is anthony bennett of nets... don't watch us play this season... wait what'd i say? haha." don't worry anthony... we won't be watching the nets... it's been a struggle for bennett since he left unlv... hopefully he can find a good home there in brooklyn. finally... i titled this story... the struggle is real... it's a little dog... trying to climb up some big stairs. let's all sit back and watch coby the corgee try

stairs... he tries one foot... then the other foot... it's just not fair... his chubby little legs aren't long enough... so as you struggle to get up and get going this morning... just think of coby the corgee... he didn't quit... and neither should you. life changes today... for a family of conjoined twins. the parents recently made the decision to have the little boys separated. " they're beautiful. they're perfect. they are so ... funny. " we'll look at what is involved in raising these little boys... and the intense surgery they will

it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing when it really mattered.

joe heck's and donald trump's views on women are disturbing. heck voted to defund planned parenthood 10 times. he was even willing to shut down the government over it. and they both outlaw abortion. "do you believe in punishment for abortion?" "the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment." while heck co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion, even in cases of rape.

i had lived in my home 20 years. i had always paid my mortgage on time. but when the market crashed, i had trouble paying my mortgage payment. i applied five different times. i spoke to people in new york, with my lender. i pleaded and pleaded with the bank to let me refinance, but they would not work with me at all.

and i said, "i need your help." she took on the big banks, and i was immediately treated with respect and fairly. catherine cortez masto not only saved my home for me, catherine gave me my dignity back. she gave me a life back. i will always be thankful for that. i'm catherine cortez masto, and i'm proud to approve this message. calling on the new york times to retract a report, where two women claimed the presidential nominee touched them sexually. both women say they felt compelled to come forward, after watching the infamous tape of trump making lewd comments on a hot mic in 2005. trump 2005: "and

you can do anything. grab them by the py. do anything." one of the women says trump kissed her in an elevator back in 2005 without her consent. the other woman told the times she was sitting by trump on an airplane 35 years ago when he started touching her. "jessica leeds / trump accuser: "he was like an octopus. it was like he had six arms. when he started putting his hand up my skirt, that was it." " trump's campaign called the entire article reckless and a work of fiction. his lawyers say they are lawsuit against the times. the newspaper says it will not retract the story... and it will take the matter to court if needed. some justice may be on the way... for a woman who was sexually assaulted in las vegas 12 years ago. metro police are extradicting this man from a prison in alaska back to nevada. his legal name is "pirate"... but he was formally known as "daniel selovich." metro says in 2004, selovich forced his way into a room at the ambassador hotel,

it wasn't until 2015... that her rape kit was tested. metro says d-n-a matched to a sex offender jailed in alaska for kidnapping another woman and holding her hostage for several days. "selovich" will now come back to las vegas to face charges here. . a surgery is underway right now... to separate a set of conjoined twins. "anias and jadon mcdonald" were born attached at the head. at 13 months old, these little boys have defied many odds... but doctors say if the surgery isn't done now, it could be too late. cnn's dr. sanjay gupta spoke to the parents before the procedure about life with these special babies. nats of family) (christian mcdonald /father) "we had the boys, of course and they were normal little boys, just like two, any other two little babies you would see... except for being conjoined." (nicole mcdonald/mother) "i could almost just keep them like this right now. because they're so perfect. (christian mcdonald /father) "they're

(nicole mcdonald/mother) "they're beautiful. they are ... sorry ... they're beautiful. they're perfect. they are so ... funny. they're--" (christian mcdonald /father) "happy little boys--" (nicole mcdonald/mother) "happy, you know--" (christian mcdonald /father) "and crazy--" (nicole mcdonald/mother) "they play. they're crazy. jadon tries to roll off the bed and drag anias with him. anias talks and my favorite thing is to sit here and hear them talking with each other down the hallway. they talk back and forth and they ... they just ... they're beautiful." two anias. jadon is the more rambucious one. anias, quiet, inquisitive. he's also had to struggle more. (nicole mcdonald/mother) "he's really beared the brunt of the burden, i would say. he's got breathing issues, and feeding issues, and he has some vision issues. in the beginning his hearing was off.

had seizures. he has had so much happen in the last year and he justit just rolls right off his back. he just keeps on going." i met nicole and christian mcdonald just days before their twins were to be separated. (sanjay gupta/cnn) "two days out? how are you feeling?" (christian mcdonald /father) "we're excited. we're excited and anxious to finally have the big day here and feeling good." as we mentioned, this surgery is currently underway, and it will take about 20 hours. the boys had four smaller procedures earlier this year to prepare for it. some of the world's best neurosurgeons have been following this case since the boys were born... and are helping now in new york. samsung has to recall more than two million phones. and many people

to those devices? why the note-7's are a huge drain not just on wallets... but on the environment. and too much t-v might actually be a good thing for your love life! hear how couples are coming together... thanks to binge-watching their favorite shows. you're watching fox5 news at 4. local. las vegas . sams you've heard plenty about joe heck and the tax breaks he's voted for. for oil companies and the millions the oil billionaire koch brothers have spent to elect him. bad enough. but heck voted time and time again to limit nevada solar. risking jobs and higher rates. for nevada families, it's personal.

e cortez masto will fight for nevada families. edf action and lcv victory fund are responsible for the

i spent many years as a nuclear missile launch officer. if the president gave the order we had to launch the missiles, that would be it. i prayed that call would never come. [ radio chatter ] self control may be all that keeps these missiles from firing. [ sirens blearing ] i would bomb the [ beep] out of them. i want to be unpredictable. the thought of donald trump with nuclear weapons scares me to death. it should scare everyone.

recalling more than two-point- five note-7 phones. the company will have to figure out what to do with the smartphones, that will have the least impact on the environment. most of the time, smart phone parts can be recycled into refurbished phones or other products. but since samsung isn't sure why this particular phone is so flammable... it will be dangerous to reuse parts of it. it takes more than 160 pounds of make one phone.. and many of those elements are very rare. researchers say the silver lining in this recall is that scientists can figure out better ways to recycle phones and valuable materials inside them. you might want to plan a date night in front of the t-v. actually watching netflix and chilling with your partner can boost your relationship. according to a team of psychologists... couples who enjoy the same shows are often

true if the couple doesn't share mutual friends.. couples can bond over their favorite characters and plotlines... and it gives something to talk about. traffic problems will start around the unlv area way before wednesday's debate. we'll take a look at the areas you'll want to avoid tomorrow... and what students and staff need to know about parking.

more ahead on fox5 news coming up at 5 o'clock. we're following a story you saw only on fox5. a 13-year-old student body slammed to the ground. what we know tonight about the administrator involved-- and the student's condition. plus: more kids are graduating in the clark county school district.... but is it by a little... or a lot? and unlv has a new resource for kids with autism. how this center is one in only a handful like it in the u-s. changes are already underway at unlv to get ready for the presidential debate. and as fox5's ken smith shows us... students will find a lot of parking challenges starting tomorrow. parking lots closures include .. white, naples, black, red lots tropicana parking garage lot n (north of thomas & mac) alternative parking lncludes.. orange lot (1,200 spaces) mccarran airport's economy lot (3,250

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everything you need to know about the debate and road closures with our fox5 app. you can even use it to watch the debate on the go! singer bob dylan has been nominated several times for the nobel peace prize today.... he finally won. "nats of bob dylan " the academy says dylan's music influenced people in the 60s through current times. dylan is not a literary writer... but the academy says oftentimes the written word is meant to be performed. and it looks like bob dylan will celebrate his big win here in las vegas!

cosmopolitan at seven. now fox5 weather 24/7 temperatures remain on the warm side with gusty winds picking up as we head into the weekend. winds will stay light for your thursday evening with overnight low temperatures falling into the mid 60s. as a series of storms pass by to our north, we'll see clouds around with gusty winds picking up friday afternoon. it will feel like a blow dryer outside with wind gusts pushing 40 mph and

around 90 degrees during the afternoon. a red flag warning is in effect from noon to 9 p.m. friday. dry and gusty conditions bring a high fire danger across the area. winds will continue through the weekend with high temperatures holding in the mid to upper 80s. monday stays gusty before winds start easing up tuesday and wednesday next week. closed captioning

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the southern highlands fall festival is coming up. and it's one of our favorite fall traditions! this fox5 take 5 to care event is happening saturday october 22nd from 11 to 3. it's at goett family park in southern

feel free to dress up in your halloween costume! a very famous movie prop is up for auction. and it's something special for the ultimate "wayne's world" fans! " uhhhhh we're not worthy! we're not worthy!" what prop someone can buy right here in las vegas. the desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. but hiding the evidence won't help danny tarkanian. ...or all those fake charities he helped set up... ...or the scams against seniors he formed... or the $17 million judgment he never paid. he can try, but he can't make his record disappear. danny tarkanian: just a con man who can't bury the truth.

joe heck's and donald trump's views on women are disturbing. heck voted to defund planned parenthood 10 times. and they both outlaw abortion. "do you believe in punishment for abortion?" "the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment." while heck co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion, even in cases of rape.

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 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.

moments... especially the rock-out to "bohemian rhapsody" in the opening scene. and now... someone has a chance to own garth and wayne's car! "beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me guys rock out " the famous baby blue 1976 a-m-c

barrett-jackson here in las vegas. it will be auctioned off. organizers say the car was meticulously restored to movie quality with a new paint job and new interior. all of the props inside are original. barrett jackson is at the mandalay bay events center, and goes through saturday. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 5 o'clock is strai ahead i don't remember."

hardy even said people with disabilities are a drain on society and that seniors who rely on programs like social security are a draw on government. donald trump and congressman hardy -- divisive and dangerous.

how tall are you? how do we measure greatness in america? the height of our skyscrapers? the size of our bank accounts? no. it's measured by what we do for our children. the values we pass on. i've spent my life fighting for kids and families

and hard work take them. that means good schools for every child in every zip code. college that leads to opportunities... not debt. and an economy where every young american can find a job that lets them start a family of their own. we face big challenges, but we can solve them the same way families do. working together. respecting one another. and never giving up. i want our success to be measured by theirs. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. live from las vegas, its time for fox5 news at 5. it's back to work in carson city. when conversation could spin into a vote at the special session-- to bring a stadium to las vegas. undersheriff kevin mcmahill: its the equivalency of what we deploy on nye. and unlv is putting on its debate face.

still going to change over the next six days around the thomas and mack. this is fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas the more cops tax is on the way to governor sandoval's desk -- after being approved by the senate just a short time ago. i'm cyndi lundeberg. i'm john huck. the final vote was 21-to-0 and will ra in clark county by point-1 percent to put more police on the streets. lawmakers reconvened their special session today after a one-day yom kippur holiday break. fox5's faith tanner is live in carson city with more on that vote-- and the assembly's conversation over the stadium bill. no vote yet on the stadium and convention center bill in the state assembly. and from what lawmakers just told me it may still

until they take the measure to the vote. the assembly asking lots of questions this afternoon of stadium proponents. we're hearing different concerns from the assembly-- about the proposal. mostly dealing with the 750 million dollars that would come from an increased hotel room tax. some lawmakers opposed to the stadium have said it doesn't mak sense for the public to take the risk... and then have private investors get all the profits. while proponents continue to push and potential jobs overall economic impact. we talked to majority leader paul anderson... who says they've had many meetings on the stadium proposal behind the scenes here in carson city. he says lawmakers are slowly making progress. sot trt:14 paul anderson majority floor leader (r) : "we've had a lot of