i'm christine maddela. we have team coverage tonight. fox5's eric hilt spoke to people who had to leave the hotel and casino during the investigation. but let's go to miguel martinez valle, who explains how this all happened. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning "the bag itself had some medical devices that were making funny noises ... if you've ever been around medical devices they make beeping noises that's what was suspicious about it." closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly the police up more than a few guests at the stratosphere. parts of the resort were ordered to be evacuated. fox five's eric hilt continues our team coverage - after talking with people who had to leave the hotel and casino during the investigation. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly a clark county public defender is not backing down after a judge asked her to remove a small black lives matter pin from her blouse. this after the las vegas police union wrote a letter to

las vegas i'm christine maddela. a woman is maced and arrested right in front of a school on the first day of classes. i'm john huck. tarkanian middle school and it was all caught on camera. fox5's eric hilt is live there rigth now... with what c-c-s-d police is saying about that arrest... witnesses say it was already a hectic scene out here in front of tarkanian middle school during drop-off on the first day of classes -- but there was even more chaotic when a ccsd police officer arrested a woman right in front of the school. this is video shot by a parent... he told me that the woman was maced and thrown to the ground by front of dozens of students and parents. a clark county school district police lt. told me that the woman was stopped for a traffic violation and was uncooperative with the officer...but parents still have more questions. "thats not serving the public to do this sort of thing to somebodys mom and making a public spectacle of a woman and there's two schools of thought she directions, but how were th

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the man was being held for a deadly shooting that happened this past weekend. fox5's vince sapienza is live on cheyenne near simmons at the detective bureau where escaped .. vince. that's right john christine i'm standing in the back of the north las vegas detective burea building....where i'm told 25 year old alonzo perez escaped police custody after breaking off his handcuffs while being detained in a holding room here is what he looks like... 25 year old alonzo perez 6'03" tall, 200 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes, and a goatee... he also jordan" logo tattoo on the left side of his neck. he was last scene wearing a deion sanders dallas cowboys jersey after he fled police believe he ran west toward sunbelt rentals and stole a white 2016 ford f-250 pickup truck with nevada license plate #26c819. "he was placed in a room, an interview room, and when the detective stepped out alonzo broke the handcuffs and then escape out of the building. so asking the public to, if you do see him do

i'm christine maddela. hazmat teams took over walter johnson middle school this afternoon after a mercury spill in killer escaped from police, and we asked officers what they're going to do to prevent it from happening again. fox5s miguel martinez valle is live at the north las vegas detective bureau to show us how alonso perez got out in the first place. perez escaped from this police station. he was in handcuffs, the door was locked, there were police officers throughout the building and surveillance cameras were rolling., but he still got out. now we know how. nlvpd: "he was placed in an interview room and handcuffed to a table" this is the survll inside the interrogation room. alonso perez twisted the handcuffs until they broke. "i asked my assistant chief. who's been around for 30 and he never had any recollection of any situations like this one" bridge: "perez was handcuffed to a table just like this one he used his bodyweight to twist the handcuffs until they gave out to cheer you can use the chair t

i'm christine maddela. i'm dave hall - in for hn a suspicious package was found - prompting a partial evacuation of the stratosphere. fox five has team coverage of this story. let's begin first - with miguel closed captioning will resume shortly "the first responders from all the different agencies are here and we're here to keep you safe and hotel security in our town is second to none. this started because hotel security was doing their job, they saw something and said something and we were prepared to respond to it with the resources you see out here. come to vegas it's a safe place to be and we'll keep you safe while you're here." closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly the police response - shook up more than a few guests at the stratosphere. parts of the resort were ordered to be evacuated. fox five's eric hilt continues our team coverage - after talking with some of them today. closed captioning will resume shortly " " closed c

i'm christine maddela. i'm dave hall -- in for john huck. the suspect taken

fox5's christine maddela explains more about his past here in the valley. <<(nats- fox5 newscast 19: alonso perez escaped police custody) 411 i was blown away, just amaing it was same guy on the news is the one that had opened shots on the office louis scott called fox5 because he recognized alonso perez when we aired his picture and the story of his escape from police custody. (nats- fox5 newscast 38 he also has an air jordan tattoo on the left side of his neck ) scott runs the peterson motel and apatments in northeast las vegas. scott tells us perez and his girlfriend lived there for a few weeks this summer. one day they got into a fight, and may be coming back around this area. then, on july 25, scott tells us perez shot at him. take a look at the surveillance video: 100 he comes pulling in in a red jeep scott tells us perez and his girlfriend got out of the jeep, fighting and yelling at each other. 849 i told them they're not going to bring their argument into my office, i was on this side of the door scott told them to come back when they're done fight

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. another warning for samsung galaxy note seven users. "turn it off and don't use it." that's the message from a federal safety agency. the "consumer product safety commission" released a working with samsung to announce an official recall of the phones as soon as possible. this comes a week after samsung halted sales of the phones... due to reports of the batteries exploding or catching fire. the f-a-a also warned travelers to not pack the phone in checked baggage or charge it while on an airplane. you might have heard stories of clowns trying to lure kids into the woods -- in north and south carolina. now -- a clown sighting has been reported in yuma, arizona. chase go reports on why police say there's still very little they can do to stop it. (berto, resident) "i mean it's pretty scary. he doesn't do anything but he's still kind of scary." this photo was posted to facebook on monday. it shows someone biking down fourth avenue wearing a

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fox5's christine maddela joins us live in the newsroom... u-n-l-v president dr len jessup started off talking about change. he said some people fear change, but he thrives on it, and thinks change is important for individuals and he then talked about the many changes coming to u-n-l-v. personnel changes, and more visibly- a change to the athletic logo. "hey reb" has been a source of contention for some students and community members. some feel the mascot looks too much like a confederate soldier... even though hey reb was designed to be a mountain man. the school has seen some protests... even senator harry reid mentioned the mascot should get another look. unlv has conducted some studies, and found most students do offfensive. butnow the school is budgeting 50 thousand dollars for a consultant to give hey reb a makeover. launched committee how to update or refresh univ's logo, we're not getting rid of the moniker rebel, but every 10 years, the univ has refreshed the logo and it's been about a decade, time to do a refresh. we have a good com

christine maddela joins us from the newsroom with what to look out for. a longtime show on the strip - went out with a bang who showed up - to help say farewell... to the "jersey boys". plus... season tickets sell out for the new las vegas hockey team. but hope isn't lost... if you still want to get good seats. and... looking for a job? we'll tell you who is hiring... for the fall season. nevada doctors prescribed heavy-duty prescription painkillers like "hydrocodone" at a rate of nearly one pepe last year. opioids are big business in the our state, and the rest of the country. according to an investigation by the associated press and "the center for public intergrity"... lawmakers are getting much of their campaign cash from donors with ties to the pain killer business. these groups spent more than 880 million dollars on campaign contributions and lobbying over the last decade. trial has been re-set for motley crue frontman vince neil, in a misdeamonor case. you may remember april... showing actor nicolas cage trying to restrain neil outside the aria. th

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. tonight in a story you'll only see on fox5 -- the mother says -- she didn't even find out what happened until the next day... and she never even got the courtesy of a phone call. fox5's adam herbets spoke to her... and fought to get her some answers tonight. adam? john/ christine this woman's son was just 21 years... and she says he has never been suicidal... that's why this whole thing has been a now she blames the medicine they put him on... and wonders why the officers weren't paying attention.d right here? yup. that's the first time i met him. last week was tyler's birthday... and 22 years later, he was supposed to be grown up... living life... and making his mother proud. that's the day me and him got baptized together instead -- all this mom has... are memories. he was just my first true little love. i mean he was my first baby. there's nothing like the feeling of losing your kid. don't know how to deal with it. on june 16, 2016 tyler worley killed himself... with a sheet in his

i'm christine maddela. an oversight committee unanimously approved the plan and now its off to the nevada legislature for consideration. we have team coverage tonight. eric hilt is at one of the possible stadium locations with what comes next... but first we start with abby theodros on just a few short hours ago this building was packed with cheering fans and high ranking officials celebrating a major milestone for this project. an 11 member committee voted in favor of the stadium plan. which means itll go to the legislature next. but i want to break this down for you $750 million dollars will come from public fundingand that's financed by a hotel room tax, the adelson family will pay $650 million..which also includes infrastructure cost a raiders would contribute $500 million. it's a 65 thousand seat domed venue w a pricetag of 1.9 billion dollars. $750 million dollars will come from public fundingand that's financed by a hotel room tax, the adelson family will pay $650 million..which also includes infrast

i'm christine maddela. i'm dave hall - in for john tonight. today .. unlv showed off what more than 72 million dollars in upgrades look like. fox5's vince sapienza took a tour.. and is mack with your first look.. john..cyndi... i'm standing in front of the new concourse entrance at the thomas anc mack .. leading to the new...strip view pavilion.... it's being described as win- win for business and the community. u-n-l-v officials i spoke with had only one word to describe the new "just a total gamechanger in fan experience." "it's a game changer, it opens up so many possibilities for different size groups, different events, and just the view alone will be such a draw." thousands upon thousands make their way through the thomas and mack ever year. but now with the strip view pavilion. staff say with this 35-thousand square feet addition...even more can make their way through. "it could be the difference between a corporate client going somewhere else and having the space." and they believe this expansion will help bring in more clients immediatly. as we

i'm john huck i'm christine maddela. this crash has led to police shutting down part of lake mead near pecos.. fox5's cyndi lundeberg is live at the scene to show us what's happening. investigators tell me the man who was hit and killed was outside of a cross walk. . when police got here he has severe injuries he was taken to umc where he was pronounced dead. the man was trying to cross the six lanes across lake meade when a white pick up truck hit him. police tell us the female driver of that truck is shaken up but cooperating with the investigation " " police tell us right now as they're still out they're still out here on scene they're working to figure out how fast the car was going. right now lake meade remains shut down from pecos to palmer. well update you on the road closure tonight st 1030 reporting live cl ffnll last weekend the the money team's red lions, a youth football program decided to stand up for what they believe in, by kneeling down on the field. the team of 6- year-olds knelt for the national anthem

i'm christine maddela. a gunman shot and killed three people inside a macy's story at a popular mall. one person is critically injured. the shooting happened around 8:30 at the cascade mall.. at this time... police say at least one suspect is on the run. people saw a man matching the description of the shooter walking away from the mall toward a nearby interstate. since then -- police evacuated the mall and are still working the scene. this is affecting people trying to enjoy a friday night in the area... nearby movie theaters were evacuated... even a high school football game was suspended. we'll continue to watch for developments ... but again -- at this

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. let's check in with fox five chief meteorologist ted pretty - and a weather. toss to weather we'll start at 59 degrees on friday morning with light, north breezes through the day and a high of 81. the weekend is looking great with mid-80s and plenty of sun and light north breezes. we'll warm up next week with 88 on monday..then 90s for tuesday through thursday.

i'm christine maddela. adam herbets spoke to the victim of the home invasion... in a story you'll only see on fox five. he joins us live from fort apache and craig - near where it happened. closed captioning

christine maddela joins us from the newsroom with what to look out for. yesterday - a casino restaurant was shut down.... after reports of bugs. today - that restaurant is back open. we'll have reaction from the health department - on the investigation. and punishment handed out... for a man guilty of stealing a truck - and running over his girlfriend. plus - we're learning more about how a pilot helped prevent a diaster - before his plane crashed near nellis air force base. an 89-year-old ice cream man can retire with peace of mind... after a touching photograph of him was spread around the world. marcella raymond shows us how a simple crowd funding page... raised more than 250 thousand dollars! it's the photograph year-old fidencio sanchez struggling to push his paletas cart through little village. we found mr. sanchez and his cart on 26th street selling his ice cream and popsicles. it's a job he's been doing for 20 years but only in the summer and on nice winter days. he leaves paleteria poncho every morning, pushing the 50-pound cart for as long as he

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. this is happening at walter johnson middle school at the corner of buffalo and alta. fox 5's eric hilt is live where hundreds of parents are still waiting for their kids to be released. closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly in case you missed it... ccsd has cancelled class at walter johnson middle school. we do plan on having a crew following this story tomorrow on fox5 news this morning beginning at 4. tonight -- fox five got an inside look at how a homicide suspect escaped from police. we asked officers what they're going to do to prevent it from fox five's miguel martinez-valle is live at the north las vegas detective bureau to show us how alonso perez got out. that's right this is where perez escaped from. and although he was in handcuffs, with surveillance all around him in a locked room... he managed to escape . her

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. many of those parents - showing their frustration - and making their voices heard at a public information meeting last night. investigators and authorities were there - but some parents tell us there should have been a greater presence from the teachers and the school district. "why are they not here talking to us? why are you talking to us? i want to talk to who keeps our kids safe day in and day out. not the open-house meeting was at nearby jacobson elementary... and that's when officials learned the mercury might have been on campus since friday. a couple who spoke to fox five said their son was one of nine contaminated. they say he was playing with mercury he found under school bleachers on tuesday... a day before the lockdown. he told us yesterday that he saw whatever it was, the liquid on the floor in the hallway, the sport area, he told the teacher and she said don't worry about it." but he touched it and put his finger on his shirt, and after that, he ate! he had his lunch. he

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the candidates wasted no time gettin business in the high stakes debate at hofstra university. "trump says: "just go to her website she tells you how to fight isis on her website. i don't think general douglas macarthur would like that too much." clinton says: "well at least i have a plan to fight isis." " the pair are in an extrememly tight race.... and were on the attack. tackling topics like immigration...the economy.. race relations.. national security, clinton's emails and trump's taxes. "trump says: "we new tunnels, new bridges, new airports, new schools, new hospitals and we don't have the money because it's been squandered on so many of your ideas." clinton says: "maybe because you haven't paid any federal income tax for a lot of years." " the two nominees will meet for the next presidential debate in st. louis.... on october ninth. here in the valley... tonight's debate reassured the party faithful about their choice for president this november faith tanner joins us live in s

christine maddela joins us from the newsroom with what to look out for. one year ago... an innocent bystander was caught in the while working on a car. now - police are taking new measures - to track down a murder suspect. plus... a half billion accounts - affected by a security breach with yahoo. how you can protect yourself - from hackers. and - we'll take a further look at the excitment - and inconvenience - caused by the life is beautiful festival. you don't have to be a trained athlete, to accomplish scaling a wall or swinging across fox5's mike doria shows us how beginners can become experts in no time at an obstacle bootcamp. camp rhino's mantra says it all -- never be bored working out again. it's part obstacle course, bootcamp and crossfit. it's great for the person or the entire office that needs some team building. closed captioning will resume for the person or the entire office that needs some team building. we generally stay around 90 degrees for highs the next week, but it will feel cooler some days. saturday looks great with degrees. north gusts on sunday

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. a bicyclist was killed - after being hit by a truck last night. the driver was taken into custody after police say he took off on foot. 43-year-old luis aguilar-lujan was found at his home - which matched vehicle. metro says he was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. the collision happened shortly before 9 p-m... near torrey pines and charleston. metro says the truck... a ford f- 150... drove off the road - over- corrected... hitting both the bicyclist and a wall. a family heard - and felt - the crash near their home. "he did try to flee, he tried to turn on the truck and step back and forth.. the gas was coming out from the bottom." "i saw the guy, he was getting out through here and we saw him walking down there. he seemed drunk, he did seem drunk and he actually did fall in front of the house." the bicyclist was taken to u-m-c and declare

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. police are looking for 25- year old alonso perez... who escaped custody and then stole a pickup truck.... perez the man suspected of killing 31-year old mohammad weekend. fox5's vince sapienza tracked down the manager of the company who saw the stolen truck take off from his parking lot. he's live in the newsroom. john.. christine.... at this time police are still scarambling to find alonso perez... a man police are describing as armed and dangerous.. due to his history of violence.... the manager i spoke with said he was shocked to hear..not only someone escape police custody... but the fact that dangerous criminals are routinely brought near his workplace... "we just had a truck jacked, and they said oh well we just lost a suspect, and we said you lost a suspect." the answer to that is yes. and that suspect is 25-year old alonso perez. a 6-3 200 pound hispanic man who was last seen wearing a #21 dallas cowboys jersey. he also has a three inch "air jordan" tatoo on his neck. the prime suspect in a homicide that resulted in the death o

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. fox-5's vince sapienza.. spoke with the frustrated mother and is in the newsroom with how this john..christine.... i'm told the child was playing on the monkey bars during recess.. when she fell and broke her elbow... now the parents i spoke with said recess is usally around 11 a-m... when they went to pick their daughter at 2:40 from school... she was hysterical.. and in pain.... and according to the family.. had been since she fell... nats: i fell off the monkey bars, and i also got this, it's a sticker what was supposed to be a normal school pick up for eisenhour turned out to be a trip to the emergency room. "she shows me her elbow, it's extremely swollen, she's crying still, she told me it happened at recess." marki says around 11 lleylan was sent to the office instead of the nurse..because she says as of last week coral academy on nellis air force base did not have a full time nurse on hand. which as a charter school they are not required by law. "it happened to be the attendance lady, who told her she

i'm christine maddela. i'm dave hall in for john huck tonight. police say they're looking for any other victims. fox5's faith tanner set out to track down the doctor who's now

i'm christine maddela. a suspect was found bloody in the apartment complex - and taken into custody. fox five's vince sapienza is live where it happened - near tropicana and swenson. dave chrisitne i was able to speak with a neighbor just a half hour ago and she tells fox5.... the suspects name is frank interlichia... a man who has lived here at the palo verde villas for the last three months... interlichia was roommates with robin and kelly naples.... the same couple who neighbors say we're the ones who died here today. neighbor who spoke with us says frank busted down her door earlier this morning after getting into an altercation with her roommate. kelly and an another roommate came to help mary... and that's when they began to get into it. police arrived a littler after 12 this afternoon to find two dead and the suspect covered in blood. " " the man talking in that sound bite you heard was irving johnson, the son of mary

i'm christine maddela. an oversight committee unanimously approved the plan and now its off to the nevada legislature for consideration. we have team coverage tonight. eric hilt is at one of the possible stadium locations with what comes next... but first we start with abby theodros on

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. court proceedings... put on hold today... for an ex-felon accused of shooting and killing a customer at starbucks. he will remain without bail until at least friday. this morning, pedro garcia's court-appointed public defender asked a judge for more time to confirm whether his office has can represent garcia in the case. the attorney said outside court he expects his client to plead not guilty. witnesses say garcia entered the store after his payment card was declined sunday at the drive-thru window of the starbucks near rainbow and warm springs. he's accused of shooting and killing aleksandr khutsishvili )... a naturalized u-s citizen from a friend of his says he went by the name sasha and served in the miltiary where he learned not to back away from conflict. that friend said he was a father of three. the escape of a murder suspect who broke out of handcuffs and ran from a north las vegas police holding room -

christine maddela introduces our fox5 shining star-- who created a safe haven for students whose families need it the most. g, o, go let's sound it out. mmm... my. sit up straight. do it again. my high five, good job denise gallant helps kids with math problems... many does billy have? ...and the problems that can't be solved with pencils and paper. they're primarily low income families, a lot of the kids may come with higher need for services, so we provide therapy services and behavior health services as well denise started this free after school program in 2009. i started working with young girls initially then she started accepting young boys a about 20 students meet her at nehemiah ministries every day after school, and she watches about sixty kids during the summer. they don't have the resources or means to afford summer camp nats- getting water bottles nats- chips field trips, we have mentors in the community who come speak to the kids, great relationship with police dept to talk to kids do you feel like in a way you're saving some of these got her fox5 shining star award, certific

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. tonight's debate reassured the party faithful about their choice for president this november faith tanner joins us live in studio. after getting post-debate reaction from both republicans and democrats. we talked to both democrats and republicans-- to get their thoughts on to say--- they're happy with how the candidate from their party did. hillary clinton and donald trump-- went head to head in the first presidential debate. and people from all over the valley gathered to watch. dwight mazzone-- is the chairman of the clark county republican party. he organized this watch party at neche in townsquare. the crowd here was fired up over the donald's performance. : " i think he's gotten into a groove, he's starting to talk the way peop talk. he's giving solutions. i think the american people are looking for change" congresswoman dina titus-- disagrees. she joined us via skype... after watching the debate. she thinks hillary clinton was tonight's clear winner. : " it was just an outstandi

i'm christine maddela. police have arrested alonso perez -- who had been on the run since friday. fox 5's vince sapienza joins us live in the newsroom with what we know right now. john christine.. at around eight o'clock this evening...near the area of charleston and pecos.... a 10 member..multi agency f-b-i task force located...and re- captured alonso perez inside a residence and he was taken back into custody without incident... again this arrest ends a four day man hunt.... police took perez into custody as the main suspect in the murder of mohammad robinson after an altercation at a north las vegas mcdonalds.... but just hours after being handcuffed .. and

i'm christine maddela. and while we knew this was a rare escape when it happened... it turns out, this

i'm christine maddela. the mother says -- she didn't even find out what happened until the next day... and still, she has never received a phone call to explain what happened. fox5's adam herbets spoke to her, and joins us with more - in this fox five exclusive. john/ christine this woman didn't even have a copy of the coroners report until we gave it to her. her son was just she says he was never suicidal until he was arrested for very small charges... and put on medication. right here? yup. that's the first time i met him. last week was tyler's birthday... and 22 years later, he was supposed to be grown up... living life... and making his mother proud. that's the day me and him got baptized together instead -- all this mom has... are memories. he was just my love. i mean he was my first baby. there's nothing like the feeling of losing your kid. i don't know how to deal with it. on june 16, 2016 tyler worley killed himself... with a sheet in his jail cell. he was on suicide watch, but that didn't stop him.

i'm christine maddela. we have live team coverage. fox 5's eric hilt is following police as they look for the suspect.. and cyndi lundeberg is live at sunset hospital where the victims were rushed.. but we begin with faith tanner live at the airport to walk us through what happened tonight. police say this shooting was domestic violence related.... and it was all contained to the 6th floor of the terminal one parking garage. a double shooting --- at a mccarran international airport parking garage... police say the shooting happened just before 6 tonight take a look at this video. you can see crime scene tape blocked off the 6th floor of the terminal 1 parking garage-- victims -- a man and a woman-- flew into the airport. and then were met by the suspect in the parking garage. we're told the woman did have a former relationship with the suspect. we talked to someone just one floor down from where the shooting happened. he was surprised when we told him about the shooting .. because he didn't know anything had happened. "in today's worl

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. police say the man's death is suspicious. officers responded around 2-30 p-m to a neighborhood near bonanza and pecos. police say a man was found unresponsive. homicide detectives are at the scene right

i'm christine maddela. fox5's miguel martinez valle is live near the scene in a neghborhood off of anthem highlands drive in the far south end of the community. i'm here on blythswood street in a neighborhood in anthem where police found two people dead inside their home after a family member called to request a welfare check i just spoke to michelle french from the henderson police department she told me this happened around 6 o'clock today that's when police were called in as you can see with the crime tape and the lights they are still here investigating but they say this seems to be a murder suicide she says inside the home a man and a woman probably in their thirties or gunshot wounds . they say this seems to be domestic related and their are no outstanding suspects . no one else was home at the time. we hear from neighbors the couple could have had a child but police say they don't know that information for sure and no one else was in the home. neighbors also told us this wasn't the first time police

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. police and fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 7 .. fox 5s cyndi lundberg is live at the scene to show us what happened. this crash happenned just after seven. if you look behind me there's a red car that's crumpled around a pole i'm told that car hit the silver car. witnesses told me a man was driving the red car.. a woman was in the passenger seat. the driver was conscious when he was put in the ambulance... the woman was not. we spoke to a different person who told us down the street... she was also hit by fled the scene. araceli hernandez / involved in crash "we were waiting for a light. he came out of nowhere. i don't know what he was thinking, i don't know whether he thought the light had already turned green, you know he just hit the gas. but it was something that could have been taken care of down at that corner. if he would have waited, this would not have happened. " right now we don't know who was in the silver car that was also involved here or what their con

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. new at six tonight... hundreds of physicians from are in las vegas for the "hair loss restoration congress". doctors say more than 40-million men and 20-million women suffer from hair loss. fox five's mike doria has more on some of the newest products and technology to help treat it. closed captioning closed captioning months away... but the game has already sold nearly 90-percent of the tickets... even though the two teams playing won't be decided until early december. this afternoon -- the bowl held a luncheon to make the final push towards a sell out and brought in former n-f-l star and las vegas native steven jackson to help. "with the surrounding area, the city comes out to support and the players come out and play big time for the game because it's the entertainment capital of the world, it's a big stage for them." the las vegas bowl will be played on saturday december 17-th at sam boyd stadium. you may want to treat yourself to a

christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. the las vegas hockey team has a name! the only problem is we only know half of the name. this weekend bill foley announced the nhl's 31st team will be called "something" knights. spoke with local hockey fans.. and joins us now with more on what that "something" could be... as we've come to find out through this whole process... bill foley isn't just a great a businessman... he's a great show-man.... every time he gives an interview he always leaves you wanting and asking for more.... and he did it again this past weekend...almost teasing us....giving just 50-percent of the team name... "the team will be something knights, k-n-i-g-h-t-s, something knights." in an interview on sportsbook radio with host brian blessing, las vegas hockey owner bill foley painted us the most descript picture to date. with not just a name....but the jersey's and logos. "red rocks, that red color, vegas oriented. it almost looks like a steel mesh with another

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. now we are hearing from a student who saw the mercury firsthand. fox5's faith tanner talked to some students after they got out of school today. how are they the student and family ... who lives in this home... is dealing with the most changes tonight... after the epa started decontaminating this house today. the family who lives here is still displaced. but for most students at johnson jr. high--- they're just trying to get back to their normal school routine. sot : "it's just like it never happened" 7-th grader, fiona vogl, says it felt like a pretty normal school day here at johnson jr. high school.. except for the fact that she was missing her backpack, lunchbox, and purse. sot : "there were 30 backpacks that got destroyed and mine was one of them, and my lunchbox was one of the 3 lunchboxes that got destroyed and my purse is the only purse that got destroyed" the epa determined there was too much mercury on fiona's belongings... for her to get them back. she says she saw a few dr

i'm christine maddela. right after we ran the story with a woman who claims she was bitten... the restaurant closed it's doors. now... the restuarant is back open and the investigation has wrapped up... fox5's kathleen jacob is live at the silver nugget... and kathleen... you said many more people have come forward with similar claims.. right? that's right christine.. john... but before i get to that... we've ju gotten the report from the health department on the inspection... health district inspectors did find 3 to 4 live insects and at least one dead one under a booth in the restuarant. they also found them in and under cracks in the carpet and they found them crawling on the floor. the report says they also found them on the wall... but only around the one booth indicated in the complaint. today i've spoken with at least half a dozen people who have similar stories. one woman... kayla reese... says bed bugs got her kicked out of her apartment. disappointed. i really thought they were a nice place. we used to go there on date nights. i'm just really disappointed. kayla rees

i'm christine maddela. police are looking for 25- year old alonso perez... who escaped custody and then stole a pickup truck. perez is the man suspected of killing 31-year old mohammad robinson in north las vegas this past weekend. fox5's vince sapienza tracked down the manager of the company who saw the stolen truck take off from his parking lot. he's live in the newsroom. john.. christine.... at this time police are still scarambling to find alonso perez... a man police are describing as armed and dangerous.. due to his history of violence.... the manager i spoke with said he shocked to hear..not only someone escape police custody... but the fact that dangerous criminals are routinely brought near his workplace... "we just had a truck jacked, and they said oh well we just lost a suspect, and we said you lost a suspect." the answer to that is yes. alonso perez. a 6-3 200 pound hispanic man who was last seen wearing a #21 dallas cowboys jersey. he also has a three inch "air jordan" tatoo on his neck. the prime suspect in a homicide that resulted in the death

i'm christine maddela. it was a big day for the little- known "southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee" .. it's members took major votes on both the proposed stadium and raising taxes for more cops! that's where we begin.. fox5's cyndi lundeberg joins us now live on the strip to explain how much in taxes .. and why a tourism committee was even involved. the proposal known as the "clark county crime prevention at stopping terrorism in our busiest tourist corridors.. it will now make it way to the clark county comissioners.. and then eventually a public hearing before any final vote. the clark county crime prevention act of 2016... looks to put more officers along the strip.. and downtown along fremont... sisolak- its a different world we live in when it comes to terrorist threats and to making people feel safe according to the proposal .. clark county is growing by three to four thousand people a month along with record number of tourists ... and police staffing hasn't kept up. sisolak- and they wan

i'm christine maddela. it comes as recent polls show clinton and trump are in a tight race. there was no shortage of tense moments between the nominees. ad lib "i have a feeling by the end of this evening i'll be blamed for everything that's ever happened. why not? why not? yeah. you know just join the debate by saying more crazy things. there's nothing letting our companies bring theyre money back into our country. this is secretary clinton's two minutes please. i will release my tax returns, against my lawyers wishes, when she releases her 33,000 emails that have been deleted. as soon as she releases them, i will release, i will release, my tax returns. and that's against, my lawyers they say don't do it. ad lib to karin caifa is live at hofstra university with a wrap of the debate. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning (( weather )) (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll stay warm with 89 degrees on tues

i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the man was being held for a deadly shooting that happened this past weekend. fox5's vince sapienza is live on cheyenne near simmons at the detective bureau where escaped .. vince. that's right john christine i'm standing in the back of the north las vegas detective burea building....where i'm told 25 year old alonzo perez escaped police custody after breaking off his handcuffs while being detained in a holding room here is what he looks like... 25 year old alonzo perez 6'03" tall, 200 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes, and a goatee... he also

i'm christine maddela. according to a statement just put out by the governor's office .. governor for the special session no earlier than friday, october 7th and no later than thursday, october 13th. when this happens .. state lawmakers will be debating the bill draft our tourism committee just passed last week. currently it states 750-million dollars in public money will be used .. all coming from hotel room tax. the rest of the almost 2-billion dollar project is being picked up by sheldon adelson and the raiders. lawmakers can do

i'm christine maddela. officers with the north las vegas police department tell us perez shot and killed mohammad