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i'm john huck. fox5 is your nevada election headquarters. we have team coverage at both party's headquarters and how donald trump made headlines in nevada today. polls just closed in another 18 states and washington d.c. fox5's cyndi lundeberg joins us from the newsroom with the latest results. polls right now are closing in alabamma... are closing in alabamma... tennssee... pennsylvania and michigan. michigan and pennsylvania are states that hillary clinton needs to keep blue. state that romney won in 2012.... and also flip another state... trump was lookig to flip flordia north carolina possibly new hampshire lets look and see how he did. and its super easy to figure out exactly whats happening using this map... just go to fox5 vegas dot com.... and click on this banner... you can keep an eye on the presidential race... senate... house ballot measurs everything... we're going to keep our eyes on this for you and bring you an update in the next hour... we're keeping a close eye on our key state races tonight. we have team coverage from both

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. we have team coverage tonight with fox5's abby theodros but first-- fox5's adam herbets has been out there on the strip since the beginning. he's live now with construction crews can count themselves lucky. well it's the paris casino on the strip and everybody knows this place has a spa it has a pool it has restaurants it has a whole casino floor and of course it has plenty of guests who just want to enjoy their vacation when the building was evacuated 3,000 people had to get out... and if there was anything they needed left behind... well, that can certainly ruin your vacation. heres some video from last night... thats when it was the most obvious that this was the only casino not lighting up the strip. and when the pr people for caesars entertainment actually spoke about all of this today and they didn't seem too happy with the construction company that set off this chain honestly what they were trying to do had nothing to do with the power that's why it's so surprising that the pow

john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 meteoroligist sam argier. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. how long are you waiting in local hospital emergency rooms? the difference could be a matter of hours depending on the hospital. fox5's eric hilt has been investigating that question and is live in the newsroom with a preview of this special report. most times when people go to the emergency room care... but some patients at las vegas hospitals are waiting hours to see a doctor or nurse. and with the busiest season for emergency departments right around the corner, those waits could get longer. "if you feel bad and you think you have the flu, this fall you may be sitting in an emergency department for 3 or 4 hours" we took a look at government data -- seeing how wait times at las vegas hospitals stacked up against other hospitals across the country.. news at 10:00 we'll show you how long those waits are and how you can avoid getting stuck in the waiting room. one adult and a child are displaced from their home after an overnight fire in henderson. it happened shortly

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. we start with fox five's adam herbets where he's waiting for a press conference from the clark county fire chief. 9:45 accidentally main power line was cut in a construction accident evacuated 3000 people they have lost power in the past priority dont know how many people what does this do to your bottom line i dont know. not our concern right now. full power today expected but not sure closed captioning calm but to be the response from confusing seemed to be the response from guests at the hotel tell me they opened their doors and the hallways were the elevators were also out and so was the entire casino - if you were able to make it down there. this is cell phone video from a guest that was inside the hotel when the power first went out. he described it as kind of eerie and unusual from what we usually see on the strip. another guest who was staying on the eighth floor described it as a chaotic mess...take li " people were kept waiting on elevators in the hotel. we got an update aro

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. it happened in a neighborhood near lamb and vegas valley. that's where we find fox five's miguel martinez- valle with more on what happened. closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly a student is behind bars... after police say he made threats to a local high school. today, police are thanking the parents who heard something right, and came forward. fox5's adam herbets joins us live from desert oasis high school near jones and cactus. closed captioning nats driving dip to black fade up, phone call good morning parents, this mr. adams the principal at desert oasis high school with an important message it was a message left on every parents voicemail... but at the time... they might not have known how serious this really was. more nats phone call talking about threat i can't imagine the panic and omg no 4:59 it looked like he was acting alone and had some made some plans that he was going to do a mass shooting in the near future a 15 year old... arrested for threatening to shoot up the school. police say it started out as a rumor

john huck fox5 news the trials are still going on at the lou ruvo center for brain health. they are looking for people, between the ages of 50 and 85, who have been diagnosed with alzheimer's and are experiencing mild memory loss. if you or someone you know is interested, you can find a link attached to this story on our website fox five vegas dot com. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. big story today will be the wind. a wind advisory takes area with gusting speeds 40-50 mph possible. much colder air invades las vegas on thursday, bringing high temperatures down into the low 60s and upper 50s. skies will be mostly sunny. friday morning will be the coldest weather this season with 30s expected. the weekend is trending milder with a few clouds at times. will be in the mid to upper 60s. there is the chance of a few showers on monday next week. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our m

closed captioning closed captioning the rant with john huck... sponsored by casa blanca in mesquite nevada thousands of workers turned out in dozens of cities, including las vegas, to demand a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage and the right to unionize. this has been a four year long crusade to improve lives .. and some cities have raised wages.. some of you say these jobs aren't designed to build a life on.. sherry says fast food workers to $15 is outrageous! most of these workers are students. what about those of us who worked our way up from the bottom? i worked at an a&w for $3 an hour when i was 15. i'm now 59 and i owned my own restaurant, a bakery and now working as a food service director for an assisted living facility and i barely make that amount. voicemails! hamburger places, which a lot of us worked at, is not designed to make mortgage payments. it is designed to buy books to go to school. got it? if you don't want to get paid less than minimum wage, refuse the job! fast food workers are [going to] go on strike. oh what are we going to

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. the chicago cubs

i'm john huck. there are no protests happening in las vegas again tonight... but some groups are planning to take to the streets tomorrow.

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. both crashes dusk - when our roads were packed with rush hour traffic ... and trick or treaters. we begin near the airport at sunset and bermuda with fox5's faith tanner... happened on sunset just west of bermuda. truck hit a pedestrian who was jaywalking across sunset. taken to umc where she died. no crosswalks. driver and not hurt. drivers stayed on the scene and have been cooperating with police. police didn't have a lot of information to share. but here's what they had to say about what happened. paul mccullough, sgt metro "a pedestrian was in the roadway we don't know if she was coming from the north of the south side of the road and she was in the pathway of a truck" closed captioning will resume shortly earlier this evening... an elderly man was critically injured when he was hit by an su-v. it happened in a neighborhood near lamb and vegas valley. police say the man was jaywalking when he was hit. the driver stayed on the scene and cooperated with police

good evening, i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. here's a look at the electoral map right now. so far -- trump has won... clinton has won... we have team coverage on election night. fox five's kevin bolinger... faith election night. fox five's kevin bolinger... faith tanner... eric hilt... and miguel martinez-valle are standing by at the democratic and republican party headquarters... for the senate and u-s house. kathleen jacob is at one of the polling sites here in the valley. but first -- the majority of voters are making their voices heard today. many are flooding the polls right now to cast their vote. lines were long in some states... but experienced major problems. the polls have closed on the east coast. back here in the valley... the polls are busy. there's less than an hour to cast your vote. fox5's kathleen jacobs is live at a polling station in foothill high school with more. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning the first efforts from donald trump's campaign to make a case of illegal voting against clark county came up empty today..... a district

i'm john huck. an identity will be born tonight. las vegas was awarded the franchise on june 22-nd. since then -- fans have been anxiously waiting and wondering what the team will be called. we have coverage of the las vegas team name announcement at the t-mobile arena... fox five's vince sapienza has reaction from hockey fans and season ticket holders... but first we start with fox five's sport director kevin bolinger with more on the announcement. closed captioning will resume closed captioning closed captioning will resume cled will resume now that we'll now that we'll soon have a team merchandise will be up for sale! and -- it's just in time for christmas. right after the announcement at t-mobile arena... the n-h-l gear will start to sell on site... and on the n-h-l dot com online there will be polo shirts... t-shirts... hats... and bags. the franchise tells us jerseys and sweaters will not be available just yet. the las vegas n- h-l franchise will be part of a docudrama. a local company -- called levy productions -- is producing the piece. take a look. "board approved plan expa

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. it's been five months in the making.. but as of tonight-- we have colors, the logo and a name. fox5's vince sapienza has been at the toshiba plaza all say... he joins us now with the excitement. tonight was nothing short of historic part of something from the ground floor and that's exactly what happened here with the nhls 31st franchise bill foley will tell you it was not the smoothest process... leading up to tonight or even the announcement itself.. but like it or not the vegas golden knights have arrived go, the vegas golden knights!" after months of waiting and wondering the 500 million dollar question was answered many liked it. "it's sharp it's clean "i think it's pretty cool." "i think it's a great name." while others were underwhelmed. "it's not really a wow thing but gold is las vegas." "i was kind of hoping it would be the desert knights." for the least few months we knew the name would be something knights. with the first word choices being either go

how they ended up helping an elderly woman-- pay her rent on winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. and weather 24/7 with meteoroligist sam argier. this is fox5 news at 4. local las vegas. immigration has campaign issue. on sunday, we aired a fox5 news special "the border". we talked to locals on both sides of the issue, "(border part one) 436 priority one- secure the border. i love my country. i want the country to be our country. it's a country of laws and laws should be obeyed. that's why i'm here (butt with) (border part 2) left everything. they came here they had no family, they left my sister and i, they left their children behind to come here and to have a better future and to give us a better future. " now that donald trump won the presidency, border wall advocates are celebrating. we spoke with immigration rights groups and the culinary union whose members are happy with nevada's voter turnout, but fearful of donald trump's policies. fox5's christine maddela joins us live in the newsroom with their reaction. from pacific islanders to immigrant population. today many feel to

i'm john huck some of the polling places-- even extended hours-- to co voters waiting in line. fox5's miguel martinez valle is live to break down the early voting numbers, and what you need to know if you still haven't cast your ballot. thousands of people have voted outside this cardenas store today... this is just one of many polling locations across the valley... the latest update we have from the county shows more than 50,000 people voted today. the last day of early voting has wrapped up and thousands of people made it a priority to get out to the polls " in 2012 we had over 50 thousand that voted the last day, we're projecting 50-60 today" " ive been working so this was the day i had available to do it, this was her first time voting and she asked me to come with her" some were first time voters, and this was a moment they had been waiting for their whole lives... " palpatating right now... you excited? yea i think every first time is a little exciting" others, like actress angelica maria, were outside polling stations encouraging people to use their vote as their v

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. moments after the shooting ... tourists pulled out cameras and started confusing scene. moaning "what did he say? somebody shot him?" "each of them. but i only heard one gunshot, one gunshot." fox5's adam herbets has been following this story... and found out what might have started all of this. adam? john/ christine as you know we work in the news industry... we cover a lot of crime... but we dont cover a whole lot of crime on the strip. impossible to hide. 24/7 there are people here... there are cameras everywhere... but that didnt stop someone from pulling out a 9mm earlier this morning on top of that bridge and firing shots. take a look at this video from earlier this morning... this is as close as we can get because i mean we arent even allowed to get a camera up there during the day... when there isnt an active crime scene. police told us all three of the men involved were locals... in their twenties. and it all started because of an argument over drugs. then the shooter -- after firing that one shot -- ran i

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. veterans day is a time to celebrate all of the brave men and women who fight for our country. there are events going on today and this weekend to honor veterans. fox5's eric hilt takes us to one event where a vet is being honored with a special gift. closed captioning will resume shortly "in my head and my chest and my heart i feel like i'm in my veteran mark lechner is feeling his age "you do get a little better when you're having pain" pain or from the decades old injury from training on base during the korean war "i was asked to help out how to teach the troops with leaving to go to vietnam or to go to korea how to defend himself probably and in that mood when i got hurt" to help, mark got a veterans day surprise... the newly formed las vegas chapter of the korean war veterans association gave mark a wheelchair wheelchair to help with his pain "and then we heard that we were that i was chosen that then we became the leader of the type of toast campaign i think it makes me love me l

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. we decided to see how metro monitors the strip... to keep visitors safe... fox5's miguel martinez-valle is with officers patrolling the strip right now. closed captioning closed captioning a big freeway shut down that will cause some big headac valley drivers.... the 215 beltway has been closed in both directions for the last couple of hours...and that shut-down will go all the way through the weekend! fox5's cyndi lundeburg is live at the freeway... with what you need to know before you head out the road. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning we've got all the information about our website. just head to fox5 vegas dot com. "hyperloop one" the start up company hoping to create high speed transportation in large tubes.... has settled a lawsuit between it's former c-e-o and three employees. the multi-billion dollar system was demonstrated at the apex industrial park in north las vegas back in may. it promises to cut a commute from san fransisco to los angeles down to just 30-minutes. the employees accused they bosses

i'm john huck. it only took 108 years. but-- the cubs have won the world series! "here's the 0-1, this is gonna be a tough play, bryant, the cubs win the world series" neither the indians nor the cubs wer down without a fight. the indians tied it up in the eight... both held in the ninth-- moving into extra innings the tenth inning-- exactly what the cubs needed... they win it eight to seven. their win-- ends the longest drought in baseball. the celebration will go long into the night for chicago fans... they've been waiting more than a century. fox5's miguel martinez valle watched the game with some local fans... and he was win them when they officially broke closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly the cleveland indians gave a good fight tonight.... but they came up short. fox5's eric hilt is live at the boulevard bar and grill near las vegas boulevard and silverado ranch where indian fans say they are heartbroken closed captioning with all of the shenanigans danny tarkanian's pulled in nevada -- helping set u

i'm john huck. packed outside the t-mobile arena. that's where we find fox five's vince sapienza at the toshiba plaza... where he spoke with las vegas n- h-l owner bill foley as well as fans. tonight was nothing short of historic it's not everyday fans get to be a part of something from the ground floor and that's exactly what happened here with the nhls 31st franchise bill foley will tell you it was not the smoothest process... leading up to tonight or even the announcement itself.. but like it or not the vegas golden knights have "3-2-1 and there you go, the vegas golden knights!" after months of waiting and wondering the 500 million dollar question was answered many liked it. "it's sharp it's clean looking." "i think it's pretty cool." "i think it's a great name." while others were underwhelmed. "it's not really a wow thing but gold is las vegas." "i was kind of hoping it would be the desert knights." for the least few months we knew the name would be something knights. with the first word choices being either golden, silver, or d

i'm john huck. the strip was only one of several protests tonight.. this is in new york city's union square.. demonstrators brought signs and jammed the square.. they also protested in front of trump tower.. now home to the next president of the united states. now to philadelphia.. where dozens of protestors marched through the city ... ending up near city hall. in the city talk too much ... protestors marched through heavy chicago traffic. here in the windy city there were thousands of protestors on highways and downtown streets.. protests continued late into the night in the pacific northwest.. this is the scene in seattle where a facebook group led to this group of several hundred people. the group was blasting the democratic party for failing to defeat trump.. and says it's time to build a new party. protestors and this was the similar scene in oakland california.. hundreds of people marching throught the streets chanting... "he's not my president". around 50 protestors gathered first at trump international hotel.. and then marched down the strip

i'm john huck. last night in las vegas people marched to the trump hotel... but tonight unlike many cities our streets remain peaceful. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg joins us now in studio with a look at protests erupting across the nation... cyndi there are protests in new york ... d-c ... baltimore ... philly ... chicago ... minneapolis ... milwaukee ... portland ... oakland .. los angeles... and others... thousands of people are marching through their cities... upset and defeated over donald trump winning the election. lets start off in portland oregon... there are reports of injuries... car windows being smashed and drivers being attacked.... portland police say because of extensive criminal and dangerous behavior... this protest is now considered a riot.... and say rioting is a felony. there are reportedly thousands of protesters there are carrying bats and getting increasingly aggressive. the oregon state police were called in. besides broken windows... cars could be seen with spray paint... parts of two major interstates had to be closed because of the protes

i'm john huck. a man was shot and killed in downtown and police say they have no leads and little information. fox5s eric hilt is happened with details on the crime. police would rather you give to those services and shelters because giving to people on the street because those donations can cause conflicts and because officers say they want to see people using the shelters or those existing services "we have no leads, no suspects and we have no information as to how this murder occured" now police are asking for your help - before the case goes cold. "i've been in this community for 18 years and i've learned that in this community nothing is impossible with the community rallies behind events like this and take crimes like this personally." crimes that aren't uncommon in this part of downtown. "this is the second homicide involving a homeless person in this area since october 2 that's too too many" police say part of the problem -- the homeless people choosing to be on the street instead of in shel

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. and many locals are packing up and heading out for the holiday. fox5's faith tanner joins us now from mccaran airport with more on how things are looking for travelers. i'm john huck. 737-thousand passengers are expected to come through mccarran airport during the thanksgiving travel period. that's up 7 percent from last year. and it's not just the airport that's seeing more travelers- so are the roads. nats: suitcase rolling a busy day at mccarran airport- as travelers make their way to sin city. sot : "glad to be here!" more than 300- thousand people will celebrate thanksgiving in vegas. it's the number one travel destination this holiday weekend. with people coming from all over. sot : "i've always wanted to experience thanksgiving in the us and why not vegas. while many are traveling by plane- even more are hitting the road. nats: cars on highway-- we caught up with drivers in primm- where drivers are filling up and stretching their legs on their way to california sot : "there's a

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. they're the stories full of charity, compassion... and gratitude. the news isn't all bad... but when something bad does happen... always watch for the people who step in to help. from fires to floods, we've seen samaritans from the community reach out... and come to another's rescue. in august we brought you the story of jessica, a waitress at a local chili's and her husband robert. jessica's second grade teacher kim nominated her... after robert was diagnosed with testicular cancer which spread to his stomach and lungs. robert had to be flight for lifed to los angeles. jessica was forced to leave their four young children, going between work in las vegas and the hospital... traveled to and

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. a change sheriff joe lombardo says he's been fighting for since 2005. fox5's cyndi lundeberg has

i'm john huck. the latest case--- more than a dozen animals... including a lion and tiger... are found in deplorable living conditions. take a look--- two african lionesses one african lion, a bengal tiger, eight canadian siberian lynx hybrid cats, a black panther, a fennec fox and a cervel caracal hybrid cat were department says jacki freeman and abby hedengran did have a license for special conditions animals. jacki freeman has been charged with animal cruelty. several of the cats were found locked in rooms-- where they had been urinating and defecating on the walls. just last monday... another woman was arrested in nye county on felony child endangerment... theft and having exotic animals illegally. trisha meyer was takend into custody after neighbors spoted three tigers running around the backyard with her 14 year-d daughter. meyer is originally from texas-- where she lived with multiple other animals like panthers... monkeys... and skunks. she had permits in texas-- but not in pahrump. we do have a crew enroute.... switching gears... baby it's cold outside... we are fina

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. in just three hours the 215 beltway will close in both directions...and that shut-down will go all the way through the weekend! fox5's eric hilt is

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. they're the stories full of charity, compassion... and gratitude. the news isn't all bad... but when something bad does happen... always watch for the people who step in to help. from fires to floods, we've seen samaritans from the community reach out... and come to another's rescue. in august we brought you the story of jessica, a waitress at a local chili's and her husband robert. jessica's second grade teacher kim nominated her... after robert was diagnosed with testicular cancer which spread to his stomach and lungs. robert had to be flight for lifed to los angeles. jessica was forced to leave their four young children, going between work in las vegas and the hospital... traveled to and support her 25- year-old husband. fox5's monica jackson shows us what happened when jessica got a 12-thousand dollar tip. "our surprise squad is in the restaurant undercover....there' s always someone out there who will help you." this surprise closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume

i'm john huck. there are no protests happening in las vegas again tonight... but some groups are planning to take to the streets tomorrow. cheyenne is blocked off tonight in the northwest valley... while police investigate a deadly motorcycle crash. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg is live at the scene after speaking to investigators... this crash happenned just after 530... investigators here tell me a motorcycle was flying down cheyenne and then slammed into the back of a mini man. the rider who is a 30 year old man died here st the scene. the driver of the mini van stayed on scene and is cooperating with police. "good reminder for motorcyclists on road pay attentiont to roadway before commit to turn look farther down road. be aware of motorcyclists." this is the 24th motorcycle death this year... just to give you an idea of how fast this motorcyclist was going the crash happenned way back there... the bike then slid all the way up here for a 1,000 feet before it stopped. reporting live cl ffnll as veterans day wraps up many across the country are wraps up many across

i'm john huck. police say a suspect has been taken into custody. fox5's cyndi lundeberg is live at t rainbow and windmill with more on what happened. closed captioning closed captioning alonso perez, the man who escaped police custody in north las vegas for a few days before being recaptured is now being linked to more crimes... fox5's miguel martinez valle has dug through police reports and talked to the district attorneyand one of the victims family members about the alleged crime spree you may remember alonso perez as the man who broke out of handcuffs and escaped police custody... now police are saying his original shooting arrest may not be his only crime, theyre connecting him to 5 other crimes that happened this summer. " sometimes she just be there, and she will look up, and she will be smiling, i say are you talking to your daddy? did you daddy come visit you?" it's been 3 months since baby malia last saw her dad. 3 months since ketra nestor last saw her son. " i miss my son, it hurts, i don't know how long the

i'm john huck. fox5s miguel martinez valle has

i'm john huck. trumps campaign promises to "build a wall" and deport undocumented immigrants has

i'm john huck. an identity will be born tonight. las vegas was awarded the franchise on june 22-nd. since then -- fans have been anxiously waiting and wondering what the team will be called. we have coverage of the las vegas team name announcement at the t-mobile arena... fox five's vince sapienza has reaction from hockey fans and season ticket holders... but first we start with fox five's sport director kevin bolinger with more on the announcement. closed captioning will resume closed captioning

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. we start with fox five's adam herbets where he's waiting for a press conference from the clark county fire chief. 9:45 accidentally main power line was cut in a construction accident evacuated 3000 people they have lost power in the past priority dont know how many people what does this do to your bottom line i dont know. not our concern right now. full power today expected but not sure closed captioning

i'm john huck. we have team coverage. fox5's abby theodros spoke with restaurant owners and vendors... but first -- we start with adam herbets with an update on how construction crews can count themselves lucky. oh john christine abby and i have both been out here since yesterday morning when this happened around 915 the good news though is that the nightmare is over the paris casino is open and you can see right behind me that also means the beer park is open certainly a lot of people last night could've used a beer to relax because we're you watching the news last night? it was tense let me paint a picture for you we're all out here trying to get the latest caesars entertainment there the parent company that owns the paris casino and right behind us right behind me right behind the cameras was a huge mob of people asking their own questions they were upset i want. we were handing the microphone over to them to let them ask some questions at this point one of the things were still trying to figure out is the name of the c

i'm chrisinte maddela i'm john huck. on saturday police arrested this man, jose azucena and today we're learning more about the disturbing crimes. . fox5s eric hilt talked with people who knew the suspect and the young victims...he is live at the apartment complex where these attacks happened. i spoke with a young man who told me azucena was known as david here at the charleston garden apartments - but most kids called him grandpa. he told me azucena was regularly giving kids candy, even taking young girls places like nearby stores. police say he

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. police arrested 63-year-old jose azucena ... he is now facing charges of sexual misconduct. azucena -- was also known as "david" to people living in the complex. tonight, police are looking for more possible victims. police say he would lure the kids with candy... then commit sexual acts. this all happened within the last year at a complex near charleston and nellis. azucena is also facing charges of kidnapping and lewdness. anyone who believes their child is a victim should call metro police's sexual abuse juvenile section. and if you know more information about azucena.. and his accused crimes .. you can also leave an anonymous tip at

i'm john huck. fox5s miguel martinez valle has and talked to the district attorney about the alleged crime spree, he joins us now in front of the 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. 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. "if these accusations turn out to be true he's a dangerous guy and he's

with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 meteoroligist sam argier. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. after a long day and night of waiting... the paris casino is back up and running at full power. herbets has been out there on the strip since the beginning. he's live now with an update on the current situation and what set the whole ordeal into motion. well there are two things that we have not been able to find out this entire time we have been on the strip talking about this power outage at the paris casino number one how much money was lost in this 24 hour. obviously it has to be a big chunk of change because they're compensating so many people for what happened here yesterday whether it has to do with their rooms or the things that they lost like plane tickets that i've been left in the room and number two who is the construction company responsible for the power outage at this point all we know is that somebody accidentally drilled into the powerline in the basement yesterday morning that's what sparked all of this and honestly the peo

with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 meteoroligist sam argier. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. three days after head in her own home... north las vegas police are explaining why nobody has been arrested yet. fox5's adam herbets found out... this was likely a domestic shooting, but there's more to the story. well the north las vegas police department has already interviewed all of the witnesses. there were only two other people inside the home... but the case is still under investigation... and of course that means -- the police can't say too much. but they did tell us this... they are still looking into the possibility that this was a murder... but they're also looking into the possibility that this could have been self- defense... or that the woman is the one who may have fired the gun. the police also told us -- they have never been called out to that address before for domestic violence. now -- we know the names of the people who lived here... but at this point, just for the family's privacy, we're not going to release the name of

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. convention center drive is shut down while police are investigating. that's where we find fox 5's faith tanner with more.

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. the chicago cubs on fox5.. winning .. 9 to 3... but there was one moment many will remember above all others.. sound of game " ...high fly ball to left center, at the wall, grand slam! seven nothing chicago!" locally - the place to be tonight seemed to be a longtime cubbies hangout.. brandos .. on blue diamond close to decatur.. that's where miguel martinez- valle spent the night . down much? closed captioning anthony brando, owner of brando's "108 years it's not a decade it's not a generation it's over a century" the chicago cubs are one step closer to breaking the curse kalli schneggenberger, cubs fan "there's the bully goat curse and everybody is just freaking out" mark weinberg, cubs fan " this is unprecedented in my life time and all my friends lifetimes and my 80 year old dad i just want him to see a world series victory" winning game six means the cubs will play the cleveland indians again in game 7... those who wish to see a cubs world series victory are happy they still have hope

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. in just three hours the 215 beltway will close in both directions...and that shut-down will go all the way through the weekend! fox5's eric hilt is what you need to know before you head out the road. its vegas... and if i were a betting man... i'd bet this closure will have a lot of drivers seeing red... here at the airport connector. if your going in either east or westbound... you will have to exit at the connector -- whether you're headed to the airport or not. thats why the county wants drivers to exit before they get to the connector take a look at this map... eastbound drivers should exit at jones decatur or las vegas boulevard... drivers headed west can get off the freeway at eastern, warm springs, or windmill. but all those cars being moved to surface streets means more traffic for residential drivers. "i have to figure out what is going to be the best plan because just about to be looking for a different route" "hopefully its not too much traffic to interfere with our plans"

accused of actually using candy to lure kids into his i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. it's a crime many people living int eh area seemed to know about ... but very few wanted to talk about. fox5's faith tanner joins us live-- near east charelston and nellis-- with the story. we're told the man lived at one of these apartments-- police say he'd lure some of the neighbor children with candy-- and then sexually assault them. neighbors say they are shocked it. "there's a lot of children that live here and sometimes they play outside here at night" "i'm glad they caught him because that's very sick" saturday--- police arrested this man--- 63 year old jose azucena-- who also goes by "david". police charged him with sexual misconduct... investigators tell fox5 azucena lured kids with candy. sexual assault adovcates say it's a common tactic... one that parents need to warn their kids about. "just keeping that open honest dialogue, constantly reinforcing to kids that no matter what you tell me you won't get in trouble i'm not going to be upset with you but if anybody ever hurts

i'm chrisinte maddela i'm john huck. on saturday police arrested this man, jose azucena and today we're learning more about the disturbing crimes. . fox5s eric hilt talked with people who knew the suspect and the young victims...he is live at the apartment complex where these attacks happened. i spoke with a young man who told me azucena was known as david here at the charleston garden apartments - but most kids called him grandpa. he told me azucena was regularly giving kids candy, even taking young girls places like nearby stores. police say he inside his apartment with candy and then touch them inappropriately. police say azucena tied up a girl with duct tape, then sexually assaulted her. police say azucena told the victims that he would hurt their family members if they told people. today i talked with people who live in this complex about these new disturbing details and they say it changes how they'll watch their kids closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly says that azucena was

i'm john huck. the das office says they're holding off on prosecuting anyone charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. fox5's abby theodros talked with a man who was charged just six months ago- he says this is big news : i want to show you what an ounce looks like- 146 people were arrested for carrying less than this last year. now people like anton mcallister are excited about the news light it (nat) smoke it (nat) eat it (nat) - big changes ahead for marijuana users in clark county anton mcallister: i wish it happened earlier because if it charged the district attorney's office - holding off on prosecuting marijuana cases falling under the new law. mcallister tells me he was charged six months ago for carrying two grams of pot - and says this will make a big difference mcalister: itll help everyone in the long run, it happened to me before. everyone don't have to be ducking and hiding- dodging. looking over their shoulders the decision comes after question two passed - making it

you will see a display featuring christine maddela, john huck and ted pretty in store. the hunger bags are filled with items that will help fill bellies... like peanut butter and beans. the fox5 holiday food drive.... runs now through december 31st. of america" came together to set an epic record. they're in the books as the largest handbell choir ever. "nats of ringing" the event was dubbed "the big ring"... and was used to help kick off the "red red kettles are the famous red buckets salvation army volunteers use to collect donations. this year -- they hope to raise more than 11-million dollars for charity. empowering victims of abuse . "we are here to remove their fear, take away any fear they have of the world in which they live. we want them to be a kid again." meet the "angels on wheels" in our fox5 news special cassandra jones with fox5. drier & warmer conditions are on tap today with light breezes. high temperatures will be in the mid 60s. the wind will pick up on wednesday with temperatures holding in the mid 60s. breezes 10 to 20 thanksgiving is looking great

i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. police arrested 63-year-old jose azucena ... he is now facing charges of sexual misconduct. azucena -- was also known as "david" to people living in the complex. tonight, police are looking for more possible victims. police say he would lure the kids with candy... then commit sexual acts. this all happened within the last year at a complex near charleston and nellis. azucena is also facing charges of kidnapping and lewdness. anyone who believes their child is a victim should call metro police's sexual abuse juvenile section. and if you know more information about azucena.. and his accused crimes .. you can also leave an anonymous tip at a pahrump student is in big trouble after being caught carrying a a gun into a middle school. it happened yesterday at rosemary clarke middle school. fox5's eric hilt talked with parents. this started just before 9 o'clock yesterday when the nye county sheriffs department says another student heard about the gun being inside of students bag and told school official the sheriffs department told us