i'm john huck. i'm cyndi lundeberg -- in for christine. fox5's adam herbets joins us live near the 95 and boulder crash... and the latest on the traffic conditions. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly "messed up way its done, shooting someone else" police officer injured during a shootout in kingman, arizona. it happened while police were trying to execute a search warrant. fox5's eric hilt is live in kingman with more on the investigation. police say the officer who was shot was taken to a hospital, underwent surgery and is in serious but stable condition tonight. they also identified the man who was killed as 53 year old jeffery clair cave, he was pronounced dead here at the scene. police tell us the shootout started at 9:30 when police came to this home to search for stolen property - they save cave shot at the officers hitting one of them. during a shootout cave was shot and killed. neighbors say they heard as many as six shots this morning and it's something

i'm john huck. 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 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 not contact him he's considered armed and dangerous, he's described again as a

with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. at least one person dies every day here in nevada, from an opioid overdose. day here in nevada, from an opioid overdose. this is why governor sandoval and nevada's first lady kathleen sandoval are hosting a two-day summit, to raise awareness on drug abuse. "we want to make sure anything we do is evidence based. we don't want to throw things against the wall and hope they work. that is the purpose of this conference. " governor sandoval called the abuse of epidemic. this summit at m- g-m grand is bringing leaders in from around the country, to discuss what is working in other places. governor sandoval said this issue also ties in with mental health problems in nevada... another area he says this summit will focus on. congressman cresent hardy is back to work shortly after suffering a heart attack. today -- he talked about mental health issues in nevada. "this legislation has potential

with emmy award winner john huck. 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

with emmy award winner john huck. 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. let's get you up to date with the latest local headlines. police arrested a person found covered in blood in connection to the killings of a man and woman. just after noon today, officers went to an apartment complex on palo verde - near tropicana and swenson. a man was found outside a first floor apartment covered in blood. neighbors say he is frank interlichia... a man who has lived here at the palo verde villas for the last three months... he was a oommate with robin and kelly naples.... the same couple who neighbors say dead. the victims appeared to have died from blunt force trauma. a baseball bat was found at the scene, but it was not confirmed whether it was used in the incident. "most likely going to the baseball bat but it's possible it could be a hammer and some other items in there so i can't definitively say what the murd

i'm john huck. 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 john huck. police have re- captured alonso perez. fox 5's vince sapienza joins us live in the newsroom... with what we know right now. john christine.. information is still coming in.. but this is what we know right now at around 8 p-m near charleston and pecos.... an f-b-i task force located...identifie d and re-captured alonso perez... just eight miles from where he initially escaped police custody las friday afternoon...alons o was found inside a residence where he was taken back into police 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 handcuffed .. and while being questioned....perez broke off his handcuffs...and ran from the north las vegas detective bureau on cheyenne near simmons .. next to the north las vegas airport ... and again .. was captured about 8 miles away near the corner of charleston and pecos. he then stole a truck... and was missi

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 john huck. police shut down east lake mead near pecos for a couple hours after a driver hit and killed a man crossing the road.

i'm john huck. 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 john huck. the gunfire erupted across the state line - in kingman, arizona. police were trying to execute a search warrant. fox5s eric hilt is live in kingman with more on the investigation. police say the officer who was shot was taken to a hospital, underwent surgery and is in serious but stable condition tonight. they also identified the man who was killed as 53 year old jeffery clair cave, he was pronounced dead here at the scene. police tell us the shootout started at 9:30 when police to search for stolen property - they save cave shot at the officers hitting one of them. during a shootout cave was shot and killed. neighbors say they heard as many as six shots this morning and it's something that they're not used to hearing in this neighborhood. "it's like oh my god, that's just a few hundred feet away from where i live" this investigation is being handled by bullhead city since it is an officer involved shooting. that is kingman police department

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

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 dave hall in for john huck. this investigation caused a partial evacuation of the hotel, and roads were closed to traffic. we have team coverage for you now. 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 closed captionin closed captioning will resume " " closed captioning will resume " " closed captioning will resume will resume into the early hours of thursday with most of the rain well north and east of the las vegas valley. we'll pick up gusts to 30 mph overnight, then gusts to 40 mph tomorrow afternoon with a high of 84. friday we'll see north breezes to 15 mph and a high of 81. the weekend will feature highs in the mid and upper 80s with plenty of sun and light north breezes. we'll warm up to 90 degrees into early next week. north carolina leaders are asking for calm tonight after an officer- involved shooting of a man in charlotte. protests of the killi

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. police in north las vegas say the man they arrested today for a man's death over the weekend-- managed to get out of handcuffs and a police station interview tonight he's on the run. this is 25-year-old alonso perez. he's believed to have shot and killed 31-year-old mohammad robinson at a mcdonald's on las vegas boulevard and pecos saturday night. police say a detective stepped out of the room and perez turned the handcuffs until he broke free. he escaped the building and later stole the white 2016 ford f-250 that you see on your screen. it has nevada license plate 2-6- c-8-1-9. police believe perez is armed and dangerous-- so if you have seen him, call north las vegas police immediately at 702-633-9111. it's expected to be a busy holiday weekend - here in las vegas. the roads will be packed over the next few days. right now - we are taking a live look at interstate 15.... near the california state fox five's eric hilt will join us in just a moment... with more on the holiday traffic.

with emmy award winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 4. local las vegas. welcome back to national stories we're following for you right now.... presidential nominee hillary clinton says she is feeling much better... after suffering from pneumonia. she will be back on the road thursday. for now... clinton is taking time to recover, and canceling appearances like one she had planned for las vegas. president obama, president bill clinton, and senator tim kaine are all taking clinton's place on the campaign trail this week. bill clinton will share hillary's message on the economy at the north las vegas cheyenne campus tomorrow. a young man who survived the horrific mass night club... died this weekend at a birthday party. earlier this year, chris brodman spoke about how he narrowly escaped the shooting. "(chris brodman, nightclub shooting survivor) "i said run. just run, run, run. and we all just ran out the bar." " brodman's friends say he died early sunday morning,

i'm john huck. 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

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 . here's how... nlvpd: "he was placed in an interview room and handcuffed to a table" this

with emmy award winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 4. local las vegas. thank you for second half of fox5 news at 4. here are some of your national headlines. the family of a texas woman whose death in police custody sparked national outrage... has settled their wrongful death lawsuit. sandra bland's family will receive one-point-nine million dollars, in compensation for her death. you may remember, bland was arrested last year during a trffic stop. three days later, she was found dead in her jail cell, and her death was ruled a suicide. the trooper who arrested bland was fired after he was indicted for alledgedly lying about the circumstances surrounding bland's death. several changes were also made to waller county's jail procedures. it's back to the campaign trail for hillary clinton. the democratic nominee for president says she is feeling better, after being diagnosed with pneumonia. "i'm not great at taking it easy under ordinary circumstances, but with tw

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

with emmy award winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 4. local las vegas. investigators say they are close to finding out why a train crashed into a new jersey station. fox news correspondent rick leventhal shows us what has been uncovered so far, and has details on the victims. federal officials making progress in their investigation crash. crews removing the recorder from the train's rear locomotive containing data on speed and braking... but investigators struggling to recover a second device from the wreckage because the front car is still buried in debris. zimmer says: "..it's going take some time before we know the facts." the train barreling through a concrete and steel barrier, taking out pillars and part of the station's roof thursday morning. more than 1- hundred people suffering injuries in the rush hour crash... including engineer thomas gallagher who investigators plan to interview friday. 34-year-old fabiola bittar de kroon was the lone fatality, killed by flying debris while standing on the station pla

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 dave hall in for john huck tonight. i'm christine maddela. fox5's faith tanner set out to track down the doctor who's now out on bond. this is doctor jorge burgos -- polcie arrested the north las vegas internal medicine doctor this morning.. it happened at his office on east lake mead near civic center-- he is accused of inappropriately touching a patient... on several occassions. he's facing lewdness. tonight though -- he's a free man. after posting a 6- thousand dollar bond. we put calls in to the 50 year old's office... after we couldn't reach anyone... we stopped by his medical office in person. we also visited a home address under his name in north las vegas. the woman who awnsered the door -- claimed he no longer lived there. online... we found patient complaints for burgos and his practice.. ranging from long appointment wait times... to a rude office staff... to billing issues.. along with some good reviews. but nothing about inappropriate behavior with patients. tonight we're also learning--- doctor burgos has been in practice for mo

part of the new chef-inspired with emmy award winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 4. local las vegas. a family is doing recover tonight after a husband killed his wife... and committed suicide in anthem. now people who knew the family say the entire thing is shocking... and out of character. fox5's adam herbets is live in the newsroom with an update. adam? john/ christine we're still waiting to find out the name of the victim in this case... right now the henderson police department is only describing her as a 41 year old woman... but we are learning more about her husband. from the outside looking in -- people said they thought he was a good guy... and now people are trying to figure out if there might have ever been warning signs. (nats) most of the people in the neighborhood didn't know the couple who lived here... they just saw them driving around every now and then... so they did the polite thing and waved. (nats) they just seemed like a nice couple... with two beautiful daughters... bu

winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 4. local las vegas. we're learning murdering his wife over the weekend in henderson... while their three kids were home. fox5's adam herbets has new information showing what the husband said when he called 911. he's live at the henderson jail. adam? here are the basics from the arrest report michael kaplan has been charged with murder with a deadly weapon before and has served prison time. event #001028-1284 he called 911. baby is crying in the background. he said someone is sick or hurt and that an accident occurred. his story didn't add up. at first said he didn't know the woman. then said it was his wife. kaplan "was unsure if he hurt the female on purpose" he had blood all over him large kitchen knife (murder weapon) found near victim. blood analysis indicates she was lying on her back in bed when she was stabbed in the chest. suspect refused to be interviewed when he was arrested. closed captioning will resume shortly "....why? what happened?" happened?" clos

with emmy award winner john huck. 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 d

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

with emmy award winner john huck. 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

i'm adam herbets -- in for john huck. 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 dave hall -- in for john huck. 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 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 john huck. i'm christine maddela. the crash has shut down the intersection of charleston and maryland parkway. fox five's cyndi lundberg is live at the scene with more on what happ 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

you're watching with emmy award winner john huck. 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 ori

i'm christine maddela i'm john huck. and while we knew this was a rare escape when it happened... it turns out, this could actually be one-of-a kind. fox5's miguel martinez valle sought out a local man who's an escape expert. he's live in the newsroom. the associated press reached out to law enforecemnt officials all over the country and like the one alonso perez pulled off when he broke out of his handcuffs. still one man i spoke to today says while this type of escape isn't likely... it's obviously not impossible < handcuffs> hancuffs are meant to keep people restrained... so how is it murder suspect alonso perez managed to break out of his... and make a run for it... north las vegas police studied the escape video and metro even re- enacted the handcuff break, trying to answer that very question... police didn't want to do an on camera interview with us, so in order to find out how difficult an escape like perez's truly is... we went to local escape and survival expert doron benbenisty " we train the military, police departments, swat teams...." he runs a counter te

in for john huck. 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 it as written ... they can change the language and approve it.. they can vote it down.. or they can also send it back to the clark county commission to vote on. this stadium would also be used for unlv home games. so again .. the special session in carson city to decide if 750 million in public money will be spent on a new stadium will be held at some point between october 7th till the 13th. a suspicious package was found on the package was found on the north end of the strip --

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 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 drops of mercury herself... during gym class when other students po

i'm john huck. 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 c

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i'm john huck. 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 john huck. maddela. hazmat crews are working to clean up mercury throughout the building. we have team coverage tonight. eric hilt talked with parents waiting for their kids outside johnson middle school for several hours last night. miguel martinez- valle is at a meeting for those parents -- which will start shortly... but first we start with adam herbets... with more on what c- c-s-d says will happen next. at the time we heard about it, the clark county school district called it... not a big deal. they said it was just a tiny bit of mercury... and classes were supposed to let out on time. yeah... that didn't happen. we just waited for 12 hours. it was a long time. i expected it to be pretty sunny but then i was like oh yeah, it's been 12 hours. it's like pi somewhere along the line... the story seemed to change... from a tiny amount of mercury, the size of an old school thermometer... to this. this is the largest decontamination incident ever in the history of our department. initially when we made that statement, because i actually made it... that was our initial though

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

i'm john huck. 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 us

in for john huck. 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 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 suspicious. no other details have been released yet... but we will bring you the latest on fox fives news at ten and fox five vegas dot com. an escaped homicide suspect on the run since friday has been captured again. now -- north las vegas police have released video of how he was able to get away without anyone noticing. fox5's miguel martinez valle joins us live from charleston and pecos... with what police have to say about this escape and capture. i'm here where alonso perez was captured last night around 8 o clock after escaping and being on the run for 4 days but first take a look at how he escaped in the first place... perez was sitting at an interrogation table police said he was handcuffed to a bar on the table but as you can see he used his bodyweight and he twisted the handcuffs until they broke he then position the

i'm john huck. i'm cyndi lundeberg -- in for christine. fox5's adam herbets joins us live near the 95 and boulder

i'm dave hall in for john huck. 2 months after her big purchase this woman tells fox5 she's seen everything from dirty diapers to

with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. there are new indications that russian cyber- spies are actively trying to disrupt the november election. kevin corke takes a closer look at an international hacking threat. with election day a me t away, u.s. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating a possible russian plot to convince americans to distrust the voting outcome in november... even before the first ballots have been cast. just last week us officials reported that election systems in illinois and arizona had been hacked and that russia was most likely responsible. russian hackers also have been blamed for intrusions into records of the house democrats' organization and the democratic national committee the latter of which was exposed by wikileaks led to the resignation of dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz clinton says: "the fact that our intelligence professionals are now studying this and