live from las vegas, fox5 news at 10 starts now air force one touches down at mccarran. we'll take you inside the rally.... where president obama talked with voters around the valley. day two of early voting in clark county-- and we've already broken a record! the latest numbers from the local polls. and more than a dozen people are dead... after a tour bus crashes... on it's way to l-a. the latest in that investigation. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. early voting is underway in clark county. with election day a little over two weeks away--- president obama made a stop in the valley to make his case for the democratic candidates. i'm faith tanner. thanks for joining us. air force one safely landed at mccarran airport... just before 3-30

valley were closed... while the motorcade made it's way to cheyenne high school. that's where the president attended a rally... organized by nevada's democratic party. during that 30 minute speech... the president hammered in on the importance of voting... as well as and hillary clinton's exerience... but he also threw a few jabs at her opponent donald trump. fox5's abby theodros was there today... and joins us live at cheyenne high school the president wasnsh his thoughts on the republican nominee - he called him inexperienced and accused him of cozying up to vladimir putin to which the crowd cheered. but he says the only way to make a difference this election is to vote. president barack obama: dont boo, vote! dont boo, vote! the president o f the united states in town rallying las vegans to commit their vote obama: you've got the winning hand. he compared this years election to game of black jack and listed off the

winning hand potus: the way to make sure you win this hand is to boost katherines odds of winning this election, the way you make sure jackie and reuben are in congress is to go vote. but he didnt stop there. president obama also spent some time comparing the two presidential candidates...talkin g about trump in a not so flattering light obama: suddenly your presidential nominee is kissing

which side of the aisle youre on - is to vote and people in the valley seem to agree. clark county set a new record on the first day of early voting. 55 percent of voters who cast their ballots saturday... were

democrats. that's compared to 27 percent of republicans. the total voter turnout yesterday was more than 39 thousand 3- hundred... breaking the record set in 20-12. as of 6 p-m tonight more than 30 thousand voters cast ballots today. if you're ready to cast your ballot before election day-- we've got everything you need to know... on our website fox five vegas dot com. a cloudy day--- making it feel a lot more like fall out there. so should we expect any showers along with it? kathleen is here with her first look at weather. eight people are

in an apartment fire tonight. fire crews say it happened just after 8... in a complex off sahara and jones boulevard. they say the apartment was fully involved-- including the balcony. the three other units in the four- plex building... had smoke and water damage. the red cross is assisting those who are displaced. fire crews are

the cause... and exactly how much the damage will cost. police have identified the driver... killed in a hit and run crash on the i-15 last night. police say 46- year-old bobby pierce was driving a toyota camry near sunset... when his car was hit by another vehicle. a passenger was taken to the hospital... and their condition was not released. police don't have a suspect... but say there was white paint residue found on the camry. anyone with information should call police. you can stay anonymous by calling crimestoppers. that number is 702-385-55-55. nearly a dozen people have died... after a tour bus and big rig collided on westbound interstate 10... near palm springs this morning. anita vogel has the latest. (track) a holiday tour bus crashes into the back of a big rig on one of southern california's most

are trying to recover the bus' black box to determine what caused the crash... abele says: "...we're hoping that modern buses usually have some kind of black bus or black box or data control device, we're hoping to get a date recorder.. but its a 1996 model, we're not so sure it's gonna be there." the bus departed the red earth casino in salton city early sunday morning... it was en-route to los angeles when the crash happened just north of palm springs and a little over 100-miles east of los angeles. abele says: "...a 19-96 m- transporting 44 passengers, struck the rear of a freightliner truck with a trailer in the number 3 lane." authorities say more than a dozen people have been killed... the driver of the bus was among those killed. more than 30 other people were injured -- including the driver of the big- rig. firefighters swarmed the scene - struggling to reach

to climb through the windows and pull victims from the mangled tour bus... authorities say it took two hours to separate the two vehicles... abele says: "...c-h-p and fire rescue personnel arrived within minutes, a triage was immediately established by fire rescue...all the passengers are believed to be adults. identities are unknown, largely due to the swift extraction and immediate triage care that they needed." (on cam tag) the national transportation safety board says it is dispatching a team of investigators to the crash scene. in los angeles, anita vogel, fox news. 20 vehicles were involved in a crash on an arizona highway today. troopers say the crash happened... after a cattle hauler was unable to stop... and plowed into them. the accident happened on i-17... near phoenix. officials say four people were hurt in the crash. they were taken to hospitals with moderate to serious injuries. the incident is still under investigation. three women were killed in a hit-and-run crash... while they were taking an "uber" ride in milwaukee. police say the uber vehicle was struck by a lexus. the driver took off after the

there's no word on the condition of the uber driver. two of his female passengers were killed at the scene... the third one died in the hospital. police say there were two men in that lexus. investigators are now looking for them. donald trump lands his first major newspaper endorsement. the big name right here in the valley... that's backing the g-o-p candidate. and it's never too late to make your voice heard! a reno woman is casting her ballot... at one hundred years young. britney spears is giving back! how much of each ticket to her vegas show--- is going to a local charity. you're watching

thousands of nevadans go to work every day producing clean solar energy. but when congressman joe heck goes to work, he puts their jobs at risk. voting against nevada solar. and for billions in oil company tax breaks. ect heck. he's representing the interests of big oil. joe heck is not working for nevada, he's not working for our families, and he's not working for me. the sierra club and lcv victory fund are responsible for

wolfson: i'm a prosecutor. locking up criminals is my job. the attacks on question 1? misleading and flat out wrong. nick: swapping guns with your buddies when hunting or at the shooting range? question 1 won't change that one bit. steiber: here's the only change. current law requires background checks at gun stores. question 1 applies the same rules to all gun sales - including at gun shows and online. that's all. and that fix makes it harder for criminals. safer for us.

jacky rosen: i'm jacky rosen and i approved this message. man: the tea party republicans in congress want to cut social security. woman: and danny tarkanian wants to join them. man: he is proud to call himself a "tea party radical." man: he wants to privatize social security... woman: ...just like them. woman: risking social security benefits on wall street. man: danny tarkanian would raise the retirement age... woman: just like the tea party republicans in congress. man: they would take away what we've paid for out of every paycheck.

endorsement for donald trump. it's the first major newspaper endorsement presidential nominee. the r-j's editorial reads-- quote "let us not be distracted by the social media sideshows... and carnival clatter. substantive issues are in play this november." the editorial adds that trump brings corporate sensibility and determination. also announced yesterday-- the las vegas sun released it's endorsements for november's election. the list included hillary clinton and tim kaine for

cortez-masto for senator harry ried's seat. the paper also noted it's recommendations for ballot questions-- endorsing a "yes" to all five measures. a life-long nevadan at the young age of 100... has cast her vote early. "i've always voted. my folks made it very important, we always do that and so i always have. it felt wonderful, as i just said it's the first time we've had a woman president and i think it's a good idea." gertrude gottschalk filled out her ballot in carson city on saturday... the first day for early voting. she was born before the 19-th amendment was ratified in 19-20. and says she voted for hillary clinton. she's also an active member of the democratic party. casting your ballot is an exciting moment... but before you break out your selfie stick... you'll have to wait until you leave the voting

states around the u-s are mixed... on whether voters are allowed to take pictures of themselves voting-- and their ballots. here in nevada-- you can't take pictures inside of polling places... and photos of mailed ballots are also banned. ballot selfies are allowed in nebraska...utah...a nd virginia. now fox5 weather 24/7 pacific storms are rolling into the area overnight and into tomorrow. there is a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout monday. wind gusts are also expected to reach around 30mph. temperatures will stay in the low 80s throughout the week. a high pressure system will roll in late tuesday, clearing

couple days. a new storm system brings the chance for more showers thursday, friday, and saturday. closed captioning

britney spears made a big donation before her show friday night. kids from the nevada childhood cancer foundation... got to meet the pop star backstage-- she presented the foundation with a two hundred thousand dollar check. during her planet hollywood shows--- a dollar of every ticket purchased... was donated to the foundati it's southern hills 6-th annual "balloon fest"... and this year was the biggest one yet! attendees get to see city from hot air balloons... and party it up at the carnival down below. there are also tons of kids activities... games... rides... and a glow show. the balloon fest is totally free. but it also serves as a fundraiser for scholarships for high school seniors interested in

largest media mergers ever... more on the deal between a-t-and-t and time warner. plus new technology out of nothern nevada-- that could change the way nasa handles air traffic control. if you missed a story or want to re-watch one... just download the fox5 app. we've got all our videos--- and you can watch the newscast live... the fox5 app is free in the app store. a new system is

it's hard to make the past dissappear, but danny tarkanian is trying. he'd rather you forget about all of his failed runs for congress, senate, and secretary of state. ...and the shady record that killed his chances every time. the property taxes tarkanian skipped out on for years... all those fake charities he helped set up. he can try all he wants, but danny tarkanian just can't bury his past.

drone air traffic. nasa and u-n-r's nuance lab are testing the system for the second

putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. and congressman hardy said he supported trump 100%.

and hardy fought to defund planned parenthood, just like trump. ruben kihuen respects women. kihuen fought for equal pay for equal work. and ruben kihuen will protect our right to make our own health decisions.

underway-- the president made a stop in the valley today to make his case for democratic candidates. he spoke to nevada voters at cheyenne high school. that's where we find fox5's abby theodros with more on his presidential speech. closed captioning

closed captioning will resume shortly harry reid: "it doesnt matter anymore what color you are, it doesnt anymore what youre religion is, unless youre a donald trump. so dont talk to me about make america great again. america is great now." closed captioning

clark county numbers show a new record turn out for first day of early voting with a little more than 39 thousand voters. by comparison - roughly 33 thousand people got out the vote during the same time period in 2012. one of the tightest races this election day... is right here at home. the fight is for the seat of democratic senate minority leader...

fox news chief correspondent jonathan hunt reports. hunt script: sot... cortez-masto by voting for me, we're going to make sure we give back to the senate that democratic majority [cheers]. catherine cortez masto, a former nevada attorney general is the woman chosen by democrats to try to succeed retiring senator harry reid... sot.. cortez-masto ad in the senate, masto will push for immigration reform, help our veterans and work to make affordable 0:18 when the democrats senate leader announced his retirement last year - republicans saw a chance to pick-up a seat in what promised to be a tough cycle for the gop. the republican choice is congressman joe heck... sot.. dr heck getting a great response 1so we're going to continue to work hard up through november 8th and we're sure of victory. heck's campaign ads have focused on the candidate's biography as a veteran and doctor... sot.. heck ad 460 days, joe heck spent 460 days protecting us, including a tour of duty and as a medic,

else this election season this critically important senate race is being overshadowed by the presidential choice... congressman heck was quick to withdraw his support for donald trump in the wake of trump's caught on tape comments about women... and is now dealing with the fallout... sot.. heck/hunt q: have you received a lot of criticism from people, republican voters in your constituency over the call you made? a: well look. there are folk that's why we continue to go around, talk to folks all around the state. they key is to make sure they understand the reasons why we need to control the senate and why i'm the best person to occupy that seat. 10:44:58 catherine cortez masto refused our repeated requests for an interview. but on the campaign trail, she doesn't miss a moment to tie congressman heck to donald trump... sot.. cortez-masto that is not somebody anybody should be standing up for and i'll tell you what - the only reason congressman heck is unendorsing him now is because he's concerned about his political career. 19:06:15 it's a desperate move to save his political career and that is not leadership.. hunt on cam "in the majority of

congressman heck has held a slim lead over catherine cortez masto, albeit within the margin of error. but heck's disavowal of donald trump has certainly thrown a new element into this tight race, and there's no clear picture yet as to whether that will help or hurt his battle to take a seat republicans desperately want, and need, to win. a-t and-t and time warner.. announce one of the largest mergers the media industry has ever seen. the two companies agreed to a tie-up worth 85-billion dollars. a-t-and-t's business is traditionally based on wireless and internet service. but the merger would allow the company to expand into programming... and gain access to time warner's channels including... cnn... tnt and hbo. the deal needs to be approved by government regulators.... which could take

to complete. the deal needs to be approved by government regulators.... which could take more than a year. a chinese firm says it's hacked products... were behind friday's massive internet outage. the electronics maker says its vulnerable security... with weak default passswords-- were partially to blame for the cyberhack. security researchers say malware has been infecting devices-- and using them to launch huge attacks. the attacks flooded sights with an overwhelming amount of internet traffic... which slowed and stopped access to twitter...spotify..a nd paypal. a new hampshire teen is feared dead... after a powerful deadly stormed hammered the northeast this weekend. new hampshire police say 16- year-old - jacob goulet... was reported missing yesterday morning... when he didn't return home during the heavy rain storm. police say he may have been swept into a large storm drain. investigators are searching nearby rivers... and the entire

system for the teen. his uncle has also joined in on the search. "blouin says: "just came to back track his steps. i just heard that he might have fell out into a storm drain. police say a body of a young man was pulled from a massachusetts river around noon. they say it could belong to the missing teen... but police have not yet confirmed the id now fox5 weather 24/7 pacific storms are rolling into the area overnight and into tomorrow. there is a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout monday. wind gusts are also expected to reach around 30mph. temperatures will stay in the low 80s

will roll in late tuesday, clearing the clouds and giving us plenty of sunshine for a couple days. a new storm system brings the chance for more showers thursday, friday, and saturday. closed captioning will resume shortly

will resume shortly a georgia teen, knocked out during a soccer game... ...awakens... only to speak a whole other language. tony tomas has more on this unusual story. closed captioning will resume shortly. closed captioning

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pants... and it was all to protest one man's rant. these women came out in full force this weekend-- proudly showing off their yoga pants near one man's home. he angered many women... after he wrote an editorial expressing his hatred for yoga pants. he offers suggestions for how women should dress... saying women should wear a "nice pair of tailored slacks instead." many called the editorial sexist and condescending. the man insists the whole thing wa a huge eating contest fit for seafood lovers. we'll introduce you to the guy who set a new record.

contest in the florida keys. some determine competed in this year's event. but no one was more ambitious than 49-year-old juan mallen. he took top honors at the eating contest... after six years of being runner-up. mallen cracked and consumed.... a whopping 25 stone crab claws in just under 13 minutes... and made a new record. thanks for joining us for fox5 news

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