regional justice center... most people will remember alonso perez as the man who broke out of handcuffs early september just hours after being arrested for a shooting at a local mcdonald's... well according to police reports and the district attorney... that shooting in which mohhommad robinson lost his life, may not be perezs only violent crime. vo: the crime spree happened in within a month and a half time frame. police reports show perez was linked to a shoo motel on july 25th on august 15 he's linked to a battery with a deadly weapon then august 20 he's linked to a murder that's still under investigation according to the da his two latest murder charges. the one at mcdonald's and the shooting of a motorcycle driver happened just hours apart from each other from august 27th to the 28th. most of these crimes are connected through cartridge casings from the shootings. the district attorney says gun violence is a huge problem

""gun violence is rampant in this country and las vegas is not immune from that or homicide rate is up, our gun violence rate is up. the das office is doing what we can cut into this gun violence" " he says part of the solution to this problem is targeting gone criminals like perez. the da increasing the number of lawyers on his gun team adding a third grand jury to prosecute gun violence . the das office is considering filing the notice of intent to seek the death penalty for perezs miser case. perez is expected back on court next week for one of the battery cases he will be in and out of court for 5 of the cases against him in the next few months. gamblers are spending more money at nevada

jump in revenue in october-- six percent higher than this time last year. revenue is also on a five percent rise so far this year. a gaming control board report shows casinos won nearly nine hundred and niety million dollars last month. the state collected 59 and a half million dollars on the october winnings-- up nearly 14 percent from the same time last year. downtown las vegas and north las vegas reported winning jumps of more than 29 percent. police are on the look out for a man they say robbed half a dozen convenience stores earlier this month. police say lamar griffin is six foot one inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. police say he is a suspect in six hold ups at convenience stores between november eighth and november twelvth. he's wanted for six counts of robbery with a deadly weapon and six counts of burglary with a deadly weapon. anyone with information should call police right away. you can leave a tip with crime stoppers at 702-

nevada's new execution chamber in ely is complete. but it won't be getting any use for a long time. governor brian sandoval says he supports keeping the death penalty even though there's a lack of execution drugs. the state is not actively pursuing the death penalty because one of the two drugs needed for lethal injections-- has expired. the state has not been able to find a company willing to restock its supply. more traffic headaches are on the way for valley drivers. the spaghetti closing during the week starting tomorrow. one lane in each direction along the north and southbound lanes between rancho and the spaghetti bowl. those lane closures will last from 7 p-m until 5 a-m monday through saturday. the closures begin tomorrow and will last throughd ecember 22-nd. crews will be demlishing the center median and removing the center lighting as a part of project neon. and construction is starting this weekend on summerlin parkway.

flyover bridge closures between durango and rampart boulevard. most of the work will be done during daytime hours but crews do expect night time closures as well. we'll have more on these closures and how to avoid them tonight on fox5 news at 10. a new fire station is now officially going up here in henderson. this morning officials broke ground on the station that will be going up on democracy drive... it will service the inspirada and madeira canyon communities. this will be henderson's tenth fire station... and the first new station to be built "this is really rapidly growing area of the city and we're adding a lot of development to the area so it's a really important opportunity for us to be able to provide services to this area of the city and meet our expectations," fire station 91 is scheduled to open next fall. your kids' field trips will get a little more exciting. sundance helicopters is teaming up with the clark county school district to start offering free tours of the grand canyon. the first

program this morning .... students will be bussed to grand canyon west... where they'll be able to check out the skywalk. they'll also be able to see quano point... and hualapai ranch.. where they can walk through a historically re- created wild west village... and learn about hualapai culture. c-c-s-d teachers can apply to participate in the field trips. and those trips will continue throughout the rest of the school year. vice president joe biden is being honored by the senate. the nevada lawmaker that will join others in the tribute to biden. are in for president-elect donald trump. the latest people to join his new cabinet. this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right now

when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. clearer picture about who will be part of president elect donald trump's cabinet. elaine chao is trump's choice for transportation secretary. she was the former labor secretary under president bush... and is the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. trump also named representative tom price of georgia... to head up the department of health and human services. if the senate confirms price... he'll be key in efforts to repeal and replace

reports that trump plans to choose a controversial banker as his treasury secretary... steven mnuchin is a former goldman sachs partner. outgoing vice president joe biden will be honored on the senate floor next month by senators from both sides of the political aisle. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and senate minority leader harry reid are among the lawmakers who will be featured in the tribute. senator chris coons led the charge to honor biden. coons holds the same seat from delaware that biden held for more than three decades -- becoming vice president. the tribute is scheduled for december 7th and a biden spokesman says the vice president will be there. a holiday gesture... gone wrong. the charity event officials are blaming for the death of three people. and.. fans mourn the deaths of brazilian soccer teammates killed the plane crash in colombia. details on the emergency signal that went off before it went down. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next

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death of three people in california. more than 800 homeless and elderly people took part in the dinner put on by a church outside san francisco. but over the weekend... officials say eight people showed up with food poisoning symptoms... three of them died. "we're interviewing people that we know are ill and we're also trying to find people who may have had some symptoms but maybe didn't seek any healthcare. " the dinner was pr church... but some of the dishes were cooked by restaurants and caterers. officials are still trying to figure out the exact source of the possible food contamination. a chartered plane carrying a brazilian championship soccer team crashed in colombia late monday night killing seventy-six people. fox news correspondent phil keating has more from miami. rescue workers and first responders, combing through the wreckage of a charter flight that

killing at least seventy-six people, including almost all the members of a championship soccer team from brazil en route to medellin, colombia, for a south american soccer tournament. zuluaga (translated) "we are supporting with all the neighboring municipalities, with all the logistical matters needed, emergency medical staff. this is a tragedy. it's something that's unthinkable." amariles says: (translated) "we are very sad that this has happened to them because this could have easily happened to us, to any family member, to any player." authorities say at least three soccer players were among the five survivors. relatives of the players now arriving at the team headquarters where officials have set up a crisis center for family members to get information and support. de nes says: (translated) "we were very moved and shared a lot of this dream with them. but the dream is now over." the plane was en route from santa cruz, bolivia, to medellin when radar contact was lost around 10 p-m monday. it declared an

an electrical emergency. but, there's no other information at this time about what may have caused that crash. colombian officials say they're gearing up for a thorough investigation. bocanegra says: (translated) "obviously in these types of investigation we cannot discard other causes. the testimony from the survivors will be valuable as other factors. but we're going to have an investigation." (on cam tag) brazil's president has also declared three days of national mourning. in miami, phil keating, fox news. three peole were killed in raging gatlinburg--tenne ssee. fire crews are bracing for more blazes overnight. the wldfires have damaged or destroyed hundred of buldings in and near the resort towns in just 24 hours. more than 14 thousand people have been evacuated in gatlinburg alone. twelve people were hospitalized and a few with burns. rain is expected in the area through wednesday, as well as this weekend... but it's not clear if it will be enough.

24/7 the coldest weather las vegas has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way tonight. a freeze warning is in effect for the las vegas valley from 2 am to 8 am wednesday. neighborhoods will be dropping into the low 30s and upper 20s overnight. skies will be mostly clear on wednesday with high temperatures only in the mid 50s; below average for this time of year. skies stay mostly sunny thursday

a system moves in friday. southern nevada stays dry, but we see more cloud cover with gusty winds. high temperatures hold in the mid to low 50s. temperatures moderate this weekend with highs

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a viral video of an angry customer rant against a michael's store worker. "your job is to ring people up and tell them to have a nice day." but now a different shopper is trying that rage caught on camera. the kind gesture that's also

here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at six. visitors of north las vegas will be welcomed with a new sign. we'll have a look at the unveiling... plus... soon you'll be able to "eat more chicken"! how many employees chick fil a needs to hire for its new locations in las vegas... slated to open in january. in a youtube video that's gone viral... a white female shopper gets upset with a black employee who she says tried to "force" her to purchase a one- dollar reusable bag. vince gerasole has the story... and tells us how a customer who witnessed the

now trying to help that employee. (video) in the crush of holiday shopping tempers can flare. "i don't appreciate her screaming at me across the store." it happened beside the cheerful christmas crafts at the lakeview michael's. "i am making a report against you, you discriminated against me twice." this confrontation, laced with racial overtones, occurred when a customer was reportedly asked to buy a larger bag, by a cashier and then her manager, both african american.. "your job is to ring people up and tell them to have a nice day." jessie grady, shopper: "the things she screamed at all those employees, nobody should be subject to that abuse." shopper jessie grady felt compelled to record the incident, to defend the manager. jessie grady, shopper: "i don't know how she could have handed that better. she was so professional never raised her voice with this woman, gave her multiple chances to complete purchase and she kept screaming and calling her names." getting over 150 thousand hits on youtube wasn't her intent. jessie grady, shopper: "i felt like i needed to do

fund me. goal: a 400 dollar gift card. jessie grady, shopper: it's up 100 dollars every 5 minutes. at last check donations from across the globe total more than 12 thousand dollars. jessie grady, shopper: "it's kind of overwhelming like, cause i don't think i did that much i just did what i was supposed to do." what do you think is the big lesson in all of this? jessie grady, shopper: "just be kind to people." and haven't we been told that about christmas for quite some time? the female shopper says she was discriminated against for being white... and because she voted for trump. michael's says it does not tolerate discrimination against customers or employees... and is investigating the incident. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6

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starts now. closed captioning will resume shortly starts now. closed captioning will resume shortly plus... u-n-l-v hockey inches closer to becoming a member of the n-c- double-a. why they're thanking the "vegas golden knights"... closed captioning will resume shortly this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas the mcdonalds shooting which led to the arrest, escape, and subsequent recapture of alonzo perez, maybe just one part of crime spree... i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. fox5s miguel martinez valle has