thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. it's a story we've covered plenty of times before... parents in the valley upset because of problems with their kids' bus we've listened to issues ranging from delayed drop off times to inexperinced bus drivers. fox5's abby theodros spent the day searching for answers and joins us live at one ccsd bus stops near russell and galleria. i told ccsd we've been hearing a lot of complaints about bus drop offs and picks and their drivers...they say theyre short about a hundred drivers and need all the help they can get. as for the parents - a lot of them are losing

leslie fry, ccsd mom: its unnerving when you dont know where your kid is. and then when you call the office, no one is in the school office. leslie fry says yesterday was the second time this school year she's had issues with her si x year old daughters school bus. 14-19 leslie fry, ccsd mom: its been issues about ccdc not picking up my child or bringing her on drop off fry says she got an automated call from the school district saying bus issues forced the kids to stay on campus fry isnt the only one with complaints. fox5 received this message from a mother w her bus driver was two hours late. and claims the driver asked the kids on the bus for directions. nats we reached out to ccsd for answers. they couldnt verify the complaints but say they have a serious bus driver shortage. melinda malone, ccsd spokeswoman: we do have right now, 1497 bus drivers and we have 1061 positions. so we have about 104 routes that are not being filled by a permanent bus driver. that means temps are filling in which

delays and inexperienced drivers. melinda malone, ccsd spokeswoman: sometimes the driver is given that route that day, and they need to fill in they have instructions but they are learning as they go. theyre experienced bus drivers but they're not familiar with that particular route so that does cause delays. malone says even though theyve gotten some complaints- they have a 95 percent on time rate. but they want to get that up to 100 percent. which means they need more permanent link to apply for a bus job on our website at fox5 vegas dot com. rex vance wilson is the name of the suspect killed in an officer involved shooting on the 215. the 50-year-old native american man was shot on the highway near hualapai late wednesday night. police said officers were aware of a vehicle description related to a string of robberies in the las vegas and henderson areas. officers noticed an suv tha matched the description and attempted to pull it over near sahara avenue and las vegas boulevard at about 11 p.m. they say wilson

led them on a chase to the 215 and hualapai... where spike strips forced him to stop. they say he got out and had a gun... which led them to fire. the man accused of a stabbing attack on a local realtor told police he is a heavy meth user and that he doesn't know why he does what he does. an arrest report for daniel mora shows he told police he was in a hotel the day ryan vega was stabbed while showing a home on september 30th. mora was gone by the time police arrid, returned to the home his mother owns where he was taken into custody. when police asked mora which hotel he was staying at, he said he could not remember. he's being held at the clark county jail on 100- thousand dollars bail. the number of homicides is up more than 27- percent this year over last. metro police say at the same time last year... 102 people had been killed. as of this past saturday, that number reached 130. as tensions have

shootings across the nation-- local police and city leaders are showcasing what has become a model for other communities. today they held an event at metro headquarters called "repairing the breach: rebuilding police and community trust." metro has been working with religious and community leaders for the past ten years... and say they are ahead of the curve when it comes to uniting cops with the communities they protect... and serve. "i think it benefits both. i think that is a win/ win on both sides of the eqution when you get law enforcement magnitude when working with people coming out of the system... becuase if you think about it , what we want to do is we want to help men and women that are returning in our community become stand up leaders in the community." the baltimore and dallas texas police chiefs were also at today's event. a plan to put 750 million dollars in hotel tax dollars toward an nfl stadium in las vegas has cleared the nevada legislature. the bill now heads toward final review from governor brian

supports the plan. he will sign the bill monday .. here in las vegas. the state senate approved the bill as amended after both the senate and assembly passed it by at least two-thirds. it will raise hotel taxes in the las vegas area to help fund the stadium and a convention center expansion. we'll continue to follow the latest developments with the stadium online-- and on our mobile app... where you can also stream our newscasts and see the rest of what we're covering... anytime from anywhere. what's the future for samsung? rumors for a new phone are out... and a new survey shows... just how damaging problems with one of it's latest phones... has been to the brand.. and what you won't believe happened inside a nail salon-- that sent a plant flying... this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right

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!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition of his arms." 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. 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.

while heck co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion, even in cases of rape. donald trump and joe heck are not for you. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure

a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i fought for. so, i'm voting for hillary clinton. hillary clinton:

cutting jobs again -- the company says it will slash up to four-thousand more jobs worldwide over the next three years. h-p is facing declining demands for its computers and printers. execs say trimming some of its 50-thousand remedy that and reduce costs for consumers. h-p issued a profit forecast for next year with lower- than-expected earnings -- but the new plan is expected to save up to 300- million dollars starting in 2020. the company was formed after the break-up of hewlett-packard last year, and has already axed some three-thousand employees since then. rumors floating around in the tech world seem to indicate samsung is still on track to launch the galaxy s8 early next year. but the company could be forever burned by the

a recent online survey shows one third of people would never purchase another samsung phone... now that the galaxy note 7 has been recalled and discontinued due to reports of overheating and causing fires. an overwhelming majority--81- percent of people -- said they have always owned samsung phones in the past. the survey found that 51% of people who are leaving samsung plan to purchase an android smartphone from another company. workers at a salon put up a fight against robbers... what they did before realizing one of the men... had a gun. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next jim childs: one of the ways criminals avoid

as someone in law enforcement, i think that's dangerous. millions of guns are sold through websites like this, 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.

joe heck's and donald trump's views on women are disturbing. 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. donald trump and joe heck are not for you.

for a pennsylvania man -- who robbed a nail salon at gunpoint in philadelphia. but the people inside didn't make it easy for him. first -- they came in to ask about the price of a pedicure. they went back outside... before returning moments later. one man can be seen going straight for the register... while the other blocks the front door. you can see the employees all jump in to try and stop the suspect as he takes money from the register.

hit him with a bottle. that's when the owner gets desperate... and hits him with the plant. that's before they saw he had a gun. ly says: "the man had a gun inside the pocket when they pull out you see the gun and we try to run out." the men got away. nancy says she's just glad she and her coworkers weren't hurt. there's no more limit to the amount of cuban that american travelers can bring back from the island. the obama administration says it is eliminating a one hundred dollar limit on the value of both items. cuban rum and cigars will now be subject to the same duties as alcohol and tobacco from other countries... meaning most people will be able to bring back as many as one hundred cigars and several bottles of rum. the previous limit restricted travelers to a combined value of one hundred dollars. the usually red state of utah

donald trump. a new poll shows an unexpected surge for third party candidates. the y-2 analytics poll found hillary clinton and donald trump tied with 26-percent support from likely utah voters. what may surprise you...is independent evan mcmullin-- he has 22-percent of likely voters' support. mcmullin-- a mormon-- was a late entrant to the presidential race... utah is one of the few handful of states where the former c-i-a employee will be on the ballot in november. the poll also showed a decent percentage for libertarian gary johnson -- with 15-percent of likely voters' support. early voting is already underway in several states, including minnesota. figures from the associated press show nearly 400- thousand people have already voted ahead of the election... with the biggest turnout so far in iowa. 34 states offer early voting by various dates. early voting here in the silver state begins saturday, october 22nd.

hurricane nicole over bermuda-- nasa astronauts aboard the international space station recorded this video thursday. the i-s-s was in orbit 252-miles above the earth at the time. the storm hit bermuda with plenty of wind and rain but never officially made landfall. nicole passed over bermuda and moved out to sea thursday evening. now fox5 weather 24/7 with meterologist sam argier oregon is taking the first round of pounding from a series of storms that will continue through the weekend. winds gusts of more than a- hundred-miles- an-hour hit the coast thursday, along with heavy rain. you can see it in rockaway beach, a steady surge of rain, wind and waves, raking the shoreline as well. gusty winds will continue through the weekend. a red flag warning is in effect for the las

the dry and windy weather. the fire danger is elevated with wind gusts in the 35 to 40 mph range. temperatures remain above average with a forecast high of 90 degrees on saturday. we'll be in the mid to low 80s sunday and monday high-level clouds passing through. all the rain will stay north of us here in southern nevada. look for less wind and more sunshine by the middle part of next week with

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tipping the scales in texas. the enormous weight of a recently found alligator... and where it is going

but hiding the evidence won't help danny tarkanian. sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years... ...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. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising.

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. catherine cortez masto will expand clean energy solar jobs. catherine cortez masto will fiare responsible for the edd

new' stories we are working for fox5 news at six. students in a vicous fight all over a high school football rivalry... how ccsd police are beefing up security at tonight's games... to make sure stuff like this doesn't happen again. plus the beatles "love show on the strip wants you to help them celebrate their anniversary. when you can get a behind the scenes look at the acrobatic show. sparked up in the mount charelston area. we'll bring you an update on how far it has spread and how long crews have been battling the flames. everything's bigger in texas... including a massive gator that weighs more than 900 pounds! this reptile breaks a state record. it was caught wednesday morning in liberty,

measures 13 feet eight inches long. texas parks and wildlife says the gator is the largest ever caught in the lone star state. the gator will be taken to a park to swim with the other alligators at "gator country." four lifetime passes will be given to the person who picks

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iv"uh, i don't know what i said. uh... i don't remember." but congressman hardy supports trump 100% and said he'll do whatever trump wants him to do. 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.

we begin fox 5 news at six with breaking news... i'm adam herbe i'm cyndi lundeburg. a man babysitting an 18-month-old is behind bars after the child was found with severe burns... and later died. 21-year-old demond billingsley is not related to the little girl... but was babysitting... and police believe he is responsible for her injuries. the little girl was found unresponsive yesterday afternoon near sierra vista drive and desert inn. she was taken to sunrise hospital where staff saw injuries that were consistent with abuse. detectives say the child had severe burns and bruising