officials with nellis air force base tell us the crash happened around 10 last night. we're told four crew members were taken to a local medical facility and treated for minor injuries. it's still not clear what caused the crash. this crash comes after a civilian fighter jet pilot an open field near nellis air force base just yesterday. officials say the pilot was taking part in an exercise... weapons school. he was apparently playing the role of an enemy pilot. on the way back to base, officials say he realized something was wrong and ejected from the plane, before it crashed.. the pilot of 25 years only had minor injuries... and is out of the hospital. good morning las vegas! i'm ... and i'm xxx.... the time now is ... the weekend is just hours away so we want to start with 13 bennett... could we see any more rain today greg? ((ad-lib)) had some showers roll in yesterday afternoon and we can possibly see the same thing today. our upper level low of cal-nev-ari is holding onto some monsoonal moisture and whipping it up into southern so far the common window looks to b

a horrifying sight -- just outside nellis air force base this morning... you can see black smoke rising -- seconds after a fighter jet crashed! base officials say -- the pilot -- a civilian -- walking away from this. 13 action news reporter -- mahsa saeidi explains what the pilot was doing -- in the moments before the crash. (take mahsa) close to a dozen the wreckage. we are in a remote field....across the street from nellis air force base... no one was here this morning.... when that fighter jet came barreling towards the brick wall. you can see a big hole and a lot of debris. (take vo) the pilot is a contractor... he gets airmen...ready for potential combat... in todays exercise he was pretending to be an enemy pilot... everything went smoothly there ... but something very clearly went wrong.....as he was trying to make his way back to the base. when he realized what was happening...he ejected from the plane. just the wreckage left behind... that tells you how devastating this could have been. the pilot had 25 years of experience,. that most likey saved

this is the second aircraft connected to nellis air force base that's crashed this week. a pilot was ejected from a fighter jet thursday morning. david schuman..13 action news. new information in the tragic dog attack.... that killed a child. 13 action news..... just obtained a statement from the county saying... the pit bull attacked another dog.... about a month ago. but... that incident... was apparently not serious enough.... to declare the dog.... as dangerous. fast forward to this week.... when that same dog attacke and... killed a -9- year-old boy.... who was looking for friends.... to play with. we're learning more.... about what happened inside a tj maxx store... here in the valley.... that led to a standoff with police. the kind of weapon police say .... the suspect used.... that caused an entire store full of people.... to fear for their lives. plus-- a suspect -- in the back of a patrol car --tries to escape. but what happens next -- gives him an escape he wasn't quite expecting -- and it's all i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. four years

officials with nellis air force base tell us the crash happened around 10 last night. we're told four crew members were taken to a local medical facility and treated for minor injuries. it's still not clear what caused the crash. this crash comes after a civilian fighter jet pilot an open field near nellis air force base just yesterday. officials say the pilot was taking part in an exercise...

toward las vegas with scattered showers apex area then on to the las vegas motor speedway and nellis air force base. these are the hit & miss "pop-up" storms that we've been talking about. they may hold together or they may fall apart. in any case, an area of low pressure moving inland across southern california will increase our chances of rain throughout the day monday and likely lingering into tuesday befoire moving on. daytime highs may not make iut out of the 90s monday and tuesday with a rebound to triple it's been a deadly year for pedestrians in head back to school, the number of pedestrian deaths is expected to rise. fox five's eric hilt has more. as students get ready to head back to school... local groups are getting ready for the most dangerous time season for pedestrians...in what's already been a very deadly year for clark county. "the fall to the end of the year is the worst time for pedestrian safety, and today we've already killed 32 people in our community crossing the street" the 32 pedestrian fatalities are more than at this point last year -- and on deadly record. "we are

. >>> and a pilot ejected from a fighter jet just crashes near nellis air force base. >> reporter: the big question -- was he robbed or not? was he indicted or is he waiting to be indicted? the latest on ryan lochte and. >>> police investigating the theft of two nuclear gauges taken from a las vegas lab two weeks ago. the equipment is considered fairly common but it could pose a problem if it gets into the wrong hands headquarters and police think it could be an opportunity. >> reporter: now, the owner is a private engineer and is absolutely licensed to use these gauges. but since there is a radioactive element involved here, it's very important that this equipment is found. >> i was working with the people on this reactor. >> reporter: when you have a question about anything >> we were looking for russian reactor parts in that case. >> reporter: for more than 45 years, he worked in and around the nevada test tight. now a trustee at the national atomic testing museum in las vegas. and word of two stolen gauges certainly worth talking about. >> the hazard immediately is mostly to the pe

just outside of nellis air force base. mahsa saeidi is live -- with this incredible story of survival. mahsa? the fighter jet started to barrel towards that brick wall.. the pilot...who has been doing this for 25 years... this plane just crashed, it's pretty crazy a disturbing sight....just outside....nellis air force base! dozens witness it... taking out their cell phones.... the plumes of black smoke ... visible for miles! it sounded like a plane breaking the sound barrier i've never heard anything like this ever or felt anything like it.... despite their loud machines.... the construction workers stopped...and looked up! it just went straight down and exploded but right after that horrifying image... hope--- he was in the air with of like landing into the smoke (nat sot) siren tonight base officials say ...the pilot is recovering. the veteran civilian contractor....was flying an a-4 sky hawk...much like this... when investigatigators say...the fighter jet malfunctioned... the pilot ejecting just in time. witnesses relie

training exercises at nellis air force base are now connected to two aircraft crashes... in just as many days. . four crew members were treated for minor injuries after the hh-60 pave hawk helicopter went down thursday during a night practice mission. the crash happened in an undisclosed location on the vast nevada test and training range north of las vegas. a base spokesman on friday provided no additional information about the conditions of the injured or how the crash occurred. the crash came less than 15 hours after a civilian contractor pilot ejected from an a-4 skyhawk jet that crashed a short distance from nellis "draken international" says the veteran pilot - who is not from the las vegas area - was treated for minor injuries from the thursday morning crash - and is now out of the hospital. draken pilots are civilian contractors who role-play with military trainees by pretending to be enemy pilots. the pilot had just finished a combat training exercise that typically lasts about an hour and a half when he self- ejected while returning to nellis air force base. he

and - a military jet crashes near nellis air force base. how the pilot was able to escape - with only minor injuries. 5. local. las vegas those stories in moment - but first - the threat of rain hangs over the valley. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. let's check in with fox five chief meteorologist ted pretty - with a quick look at the forecast. toss to weather we'll pick up at least slight chances of showers and thunderstorms through tuesday of next week. friday's high of 102 will also have slight those chances stay in the slight category for saturday with a high of 100. better chances of showers and thunderstorms are with us on sunday and monday with a return to the slight category on tuesday. highs will be in the mid to

u-s air force leaders tell us a helicopter went down last night during a local training mission. four crew members were taken to a hospital for minor injuries. nellis air force base is now investigating./// ((brian loftus)) >>> and earlier thursday morning ... a fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at nellis air force base. the pilot ejected from the plane and was treated for minor injuries. no one else was hurt and all the other planes landed safely. they were doing an exercise with a military weapons school .... with civilian contractors who pretending to be enemy pilots. it's not immediately clear what the problem was with the aircraft./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> another school year is about to begin.. but there's another set of problems.. when it comes to standardized testing in nevada for the second year in a row... many students have yet to receive the results to their end- of- year tests. the state attorney general's office says that's a breach of contract. last year... "data recognition corporation" accepted a 51- million- dollar contract to administer the standardized saying they disagree with the complaints. as of right now..

no one hurt but that was not the case 52 years ago when disaster struck a neighborhood near nellis air force base. tom is taking us back as we head into the video vault on this wednesday. >> dana: before we send to you motor cycle accident before noon yesterday. that is phil. look at the smile on his face. this is a giant of a man. he was 6'4". a basketball player and he brought light into all of our lives. he was only 43 years of age when he was killed in that accident yesterday. this guy was a character. i've never met anybody like phil phil. >> krystal: i couldn't find anyone with a negative thing to say about this man. you can see from this. he always made you laugh. >> dana: this is him all the time. this is not him on a good day. this is him every day. >> krystal: we had a christmas video. this is a group picture we took of the morning show. he's always he always brought a smile to our face. one thing i'll take away from phil is he always tried to make your day a little better. if we can do that for everybody we meet. >> dana: we love phil and we're >> tom: the crash of a fighter jet l

this is just outside nellis air force base... fire crews say they arrived to flames just before 4 this morning... and managed to keep them spreading to several nearby properties. fire officials tell us the mobile home was being rennovated... no one was inside. and no fire crews were hurt. right now-- north las vegas police are investigating a suspicious death... after the body of a young man is found inside a car. been in the white suburu legacy near craig and allen for several days. investigators think this is related to a missing person's case, and it was possibly a family member who found the car and called police. the man who reported missing was last seen in the suburu. we now have the arrest report for the man accused of luring girls into sex trafficking-- and we're learning how he used craigslist to do this. investigators say 63-year-old david coil were post ads on one ad requested girls agest 15 to 19 only-- 20 was too old. a victim reportedly told police they were hired to perform explicit sex acts. an undercover metro o

officials with nellis air force base tell us the crash happened around 10 last night. we're told four crew members were taken to a local medical facility and treated for minor injuries. it's still not clear what caused the crash. that crash happened less than 24 hours after a civilian fighter jet crashed just outside nellis air force base. this plane just crashed, it's we're told the pilot was role playing with trainees from a military weapons school-- pretending to be an enemy pilot. on the way back to the base.. he realized something was wrong, and ejected from the plane. the crash could be seen and heard from miles away. it just went straight down and exploded (butted with) it sounded like a plane breaking the sound barrier i've never heard anything like this ever the pilot was taken to the hospital to be treated for the family of a teenager.. gunned down just days after graduating high school... is a huge step closer to getting justice. police are charging two men-- adrian johnson... and gerald fuller.. with the murder of gianni corsentino. officers in dallas track

but nellis air force base say it is investigating an incident involving an aircraft. we have a team headed out there right now.. and will bring you more information as soon as we know more. we will release any information on our fox 5 app.. which is free on average high temperatures are forecast for the las vegas area thursday. once again the big challenge will be air quality due to ozone and smoke. according to clark county ozone levels will remain at unhealthy levels thursday and again friday. smoke levels are forecast to be moderate for both days because of the blue cut fire near victorville. as we wind down toward the weekend there will be some thunderstorm chances in mohave those storms if they develop could spread into our area. the uv index for thursday is 10 or very high. here is a look at accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. thousand acres have been destroyed by the blue cut fire.. forcing ov

marry. >>> it is 8:00 a 55 and we have breaking news. >> nellis air force base confirming just before 8:00 this morning a civilian contractor aircraft disputerring the 57th crash-land on the public land adjacent to nellis air force base. emergency crews are on the scene. the pilot right now is receiving medical treatment for what is being described as minor injuries. there will some at least early indications that the pilot may have ejected before the plane came crashing down. right now we're still working to confirm the information. >> we have a shot from the ground there is a piece of debris in the middle of the desert and investigating the area. the earlier shot was from chopper 13, fast and first over an area where we believed the actual aircraft possibly crashed and also a piece, a big chunk of the wall taken out in the center of the screen, chunk of the wall taken out by the aircraft. surprise night lot has minor injuries. here. >> so just adjacent to nellis air force base and then nearly las vegas motor speedway, and you can see our photographer is there in chopper 13. you see

vintagef fighter jet crash duri a training mission he had just completed ajes training exercise at nellis air force basera near la vegas we noticed a problem of a spokesman says the pilot in ered minor injuries several other planes involved i the nation all landed safely. >> heavy rain wash away part o a heavyr busy state route in ohio used to be state route 75 , about 90 minutes is a cincinnati a severe storm blew through the area the road gave way, there were no injuriesad and odot say it could take a month to replac itmo. wildfire continues to scorch the californias countryside. >> it is burnedtr 30,000 acres near san bernardino is busy highway word is now moving, 80,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, six firefighters got trapped by flames but escaped without serious injuries. >> > cameras capture the site at runway at will rogers airport, it is a rotating column of air that kicks of dustst even thoug it looks like a tornado they sa that it usually forms on hot , dry and clear days. >> , to melissa myers for more rain than forecast score just bodyco starting tomorrow. >> no matter what yo

a milita being evaluated after it crashed near nellis air force base. the crash happened just before eight this morning. the veteran pilot was going through a routine combat training exercise. the fighter jet was a "19-70 t-a four skyhawk" it was used by the military in the vietnam era. the pilot was alone when he self-ejected from the aircraft. he was sent to the hospital with onlyinor injuries and has already been released "we'll take every precautionary measure to make sure these accidents don't happen. although rare when they do we need to find out the cause of the accident and to take the preventative measures to make sure they don't happen in the future." other planes involved in the training were able to make a safe landing. no other injuries were reported. we are getting new reports out of rio de janeiro - that american swimmers ryan lochte and james feigen have been indicted they're accused of falsely claiming they were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. steve harrigan has more from rio. intro) says: "rio's police chief says the us swimmers w

people living in an extended stay hotel near nellis air force base were still dealing with flooding. you can see the parking lot of the nellis suites were still covered last night. people have been having trouble getting to their cars and to and from their rooms. in from the street. i had to come in from the other apartment complex because the flooding was so high nobody could drive in or out of this place." "they weren't letting people in or out, so it was like being trapped in the apartment complex, it was crazy." no word if the flooding has gone down more.. or if the owners of the property are going to do anything to allow the water to drain the next time it rains that much. in national news.. three young children kidnapped after their mother was killed... have been found in new mexico... but the suspects are still on the run. police say 27- year-old joshua aaron robertson and 22-year-old brittany humphrey-- dumped the kids with a good samaritan who called police. humphrey is the is the half sister of the kids' dead mother-- kimberley harvill. her body was found in a remote area i

chopper 13 fast and first over the scene-- in a desert area just outside of nellis air force base. 13 action news reporter mahsa saeidi is there-- with this mahsa? his 25 years of experience may have saved his life! he was trying to get back to nellis across the street... but instead...the fighter jet came crashing through that brick wall.. we are going to zoom in.... so you can see the damage to the structure.... and also...all that black charred debris...on the other side. chopper 13 ...fastnd over the scene... we know the pilot...a civilian contractor... had just finished a training exercise with the 57th wing operations. getting the airmen ready for potential combat... he was almost at his destination..when something went wrong! his a 4 sky hawk jet ...started to go down! the pilot pulled ejection handle and was able go safely parachute out of the plane. right now... the ntsb is investigating... people here are used to hearing at five, youll hear from them and see video taken moments after the crash. reporting live ms. an. now for the latest on that massive wildfire burning in sou

./// ((christianne klein)) >>> some very scary moments up at nellis air force base today... when a pilot had to eject from his plane. this happened near las vegas boulevard and sloan... you see that's right by nellis. the pilot was returning from a mission at the air force's weaps a viewer sent us pictures... she went down to the scene and even drove in the desert to try to help the pilot who ejected. that pilot is expected to be okay... with only minor injuries. the cause of the crash is under investigation./// ((paul joncich)) >>> police continue their search for the people who stole two nuclear density gauges... which contain radioactive isotopes. we went to the national atomic testing museum today... and talked with one of the trustees to find out why he thinks someone would steal these devices: (( jack doyle, trustee, steal them to embarrass the company, we've seen them come in and grab things they can get their hands on and try to sell them to scrap dealers not realizing what they are at all. )) ((paul joncich)) >> both guages... which were being used to test soil for

and...early yesterday morning...a civilian fighter jet crashed near the nellis air force base. we are told the pilot was role playing with trainees from a military weapons school-- pretending to be an enemy pilot. on the way back to the base.. he realized something was wrong, and ejected from the plane. the pilot walked away with only that's where ufc fighters nate diaz and conor mcgregor are holding their weigh-in. tomorrow...they will square-off in a highly anticipated rematch at the t- mobile arena. ....but things are already off to a rough start. earlier this week, they threw water bottles at each other during a press conference. ufc president dana white says they could face big fines, community service, or even suspension. on top of that, white says there were people injured more than likely sue the fighters. the drama surrounding us swimmers in rio continues. ryan lochte is now apologing.....saying he lied about being robbed at gunpoint. so what acutally happened? why the athletes say missing surveillance video may prove their innocence. plus... armed men storm in demandi

a fighter jet -- crashes near nellis air force. witnesses -- are in shock. interstate 15..... between l-a and las vegas.... is finally back open. but... the fire responsible..... for shutting it down.... rages on... with no signs of stopping. quick nats of hail quick -- but fierce. a small storm -- rocks the valley -- bringing hail -- rain the rain did us a big favor today.... it wiped out.... all the smoke in the air.... from "the bluecut fire". but the wind -- still there. and the clouds -- still there. all possible signs -- of a brewing storm. our expert -- 13 first alert meteorologist -- bryan scofield -- is hard at work in the weather center. bryan -- is there another shot at rain headed our way? blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is over 30,000 acres with only 4% valley in the morning creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. if the smoke does settle in the valley early friday, it should be clear by the afternoon. right now.. -30- wildfires are burning up and down....

down in that late-night popup storm on monday, drivers got stuck and some had taborersed out at nellis air force base. a lot of that water is still there. news 3's christy wilcox is out by las vegas boulevard and craig. and the stubborn water won't go >> reporter: no, it won't, jim. as you can see, there's still water left here. but not close to the amount that sent cars floating and people needed to be rescued and now the hotel is dealing with other problems. this man has managed hotels for more than 30 years. but as floodwaters collected at the extended stay, he's now managing a lot of frustration. >> our property, which is well maintained, is not impacted by but egress to it is. >> he is trying to figure out the wet situation. clientele only have one way in and one way out. when the water backed up after monday night's heavy rains, they were trapped. some people had to be rescued, attempting to use the flooded easement to access the hotel. >> we're here. we are doing everything we can to get our residents in and out during event hand sometimes a little common sense goes a long ways. don't dri

right now...a civilian pilot is recovering after a terrifying desert area...just outside of nellis air force base. chopper 13 fast and first over the scene. we know the pilot...a civilian contractor...had just finished a training exercise. he was just about to land when something went wrong...the plane crashing through a brick wall. the pilot was able to eject and and safely parachute to the ground. right now the n-t-s-b is investigating what went wrong. southern california. right now 29 separate fires are burning- with no relief is in sight. abc's danya bacchus has the latest from one of the hardest hit areas in san bernardino, county. the blue cut fire still out of control. sot: major adrien leon, san bernardino county firefighter: brutal. they've been extremely hot. the weather has been over 100 degrees although today has been the first day we've had temps below 100. containment is low-the gusty winds and heat-making it hard for firefighters to keep the fast moving flames from destroying more land. sot: mark hartwig: "it's not santa anna wind season for us. that doesn't come until october

after a training exercise near nellis air force base... the pilot ejecting himself before the crash. "all these pilots are highly trained. we are all marine and navy fighter pilots that have extensive experience in fact he is one of the most experienced pilots.. is one of the most experienced pilots in our squadrants " the pilot of the craft was taken to the hospital with minor injuries... but was released shortly after. officials say he was flying alone. other planes involved in the training were able to make a safe landing. the second aircraft, also on a training mission went down at ten training range. four crew members were taken to the hospital with minor injuries... an investigation is underway... we will have live coverage on this for you coming up at 5 am. a reorganization plan is approved by an advisory board for the clark county school district. it now needs to get approval from the department of education. the plan calls for a different management structure. it also specifies that frontline staff, parents and community members m

earlier in the day a blvd and sloan, this is right next to nellis air force base. the pilot works for draken international, an advisory company proving additional training to military pilots during training missions and red flag exercises. the cause of the crash is still being investigated but we know the pilot at one point ejected from the aircraft and landed in this area. he was taken to the hospital with non life threading injuries. this area has a lot of industrial businesses and fortunately the plane crashed in a open desert area. no one on the ground was hurt and no structures were affected. the crash will be investigated by the ntsb and nellis safety organizations. scott poteet, a safety organizations. scott poteet, a spokesperson for draken international says this pilot was one best and most experienced pilot in the squadron. as soon as we get updated information about all five personnel aboard these aircrafts we'll pass that along to breaking overnight.. police say a person was shot in the leg by 2 men trying to take his car. it happened just before 1:30 t

air force base tell us.... the crash happened.... around -10- last night....and -4- crew members had to be to nellis air force base.... that's crashed.... this week. incredible new images tonight.... of "the blue cut fire" burning.... near the cajon pass. we just got an update... -40- contained. that's a considerable jump from earlier today.... when it was only -20-. however... homes are still.... not in the clear. tens of thousands of residents.... ordered to leave their homes.... are still not being allowed.... to return. one family snapped these photos moments before they fled with their dogs.... and little else. sot - poppy crandall lyster: what is that like to leave, knowing that you're going to lose everything? crandall: i don't know (cries)... at least... -96- family homes... destroyed by the fire. -37- thousand acres have burned. a local beauty queen is making her comeback.... to "the pageant world".... - 5- years.... after a horrific car crash!!! 13 action news reporter..... david schuman sat down with the miz america..... hopeful to talk redemption... how her life has changed... and... how it hasn't. david.

./// ((christianne klein)) >>> a pilot is recovering after ejecting from a fighter jet near nellis air force base this morning. the crash happened near las vegas boulevard and sloan. the pilot ware weapons school. a viewer sent us these pictures after she says she got up close to the crash site. she tells us even watched the pilot parachute to the ground. fortunately he only has minor injuries. no word yet on what let up to the crash./// ((paul joncich)) school is back open and today three buses we're running. not for students-- but incoming ccsd educators. as sharie johnson shows us, more than 100 teachers toured the historic west las vegas understand the children they will soon serve. << ((sharie johnson)) the oldest community with the richest history. (( the tour is amazing )) ((sharie johnson)) over 100 incoming educators toured the historic westside. ((sharie johnson)) (( it just gives the whole experience as a teacher more meaning )) ((sharie johnson)) stops included schools like wendell williams. it's the site of the old booker elementary-- which played a key role in integration in th

they were to be used for weapons training at the nellis air force base. connect all of these pilots are highly trained. we're all former air force, marine and navy fighter pilots that have extensive experience. >> sergio: the a5 scott -- skyhawk -- they set their sights on these aircraft's pilot -- they say they have completed several exercises without incident. >> coincidentally we just exercise this exact scenario month ago i took command. so when i and my staff had a bunch of new people this summer we are prepared for the exact instance. >> sergio: the pilot was not hurt and no one nothing on the ground was damaged. but exactly what caused the emergency in the air, that is still under investigation. base officials but also including the folks over at -- the telus will use the information to try and prevent things like this in the future. reporting live, sergio avila, news 3. >> jim: aren't so happy to hear the pilot is okay thank you. indecision 2016 tonight a revamp donald trump to campaign his throat. >>. [indiscernable] you can tell by the accident t

people living in an extended stay hotel near nellis air force base are still dealing with flooding. you can see the parking lot of the nellis suites is still covered. people have been having trouble getting to their cars and to and from their rooms. "it was horrible, i had to basicly swim in from the street. i had to come in from the other apartment complex because the flooding was so high nobody could drive in or out of this place." "they weren't letting people in or out, so it was like being apartment complex, it was crazy." no word tonight if the flooding has gone down more since this afternoon .. or if the owners of the property are going to do anything to allow the water to drain the next time it rains that much. still ahead tonight .. natural disasters here in the states.. and in europe. officials have just raised the death toll from a large earthquake in italy.. but we'll show you how rescuers just saved the life of a young girl. and clean-up is well underway in indiana after several tornadoes leave a long path of the day moving in to u-n-l-v. preparing to begin the fall seme

./// ((christianne klein)) >>> the pilot who ejected from a fighter jet as nellis air force base was fortunate to hospital tonight. he was wrapping up an exercise with a military weapons school when he self-ejected from the a-4 skyhawk... which crashed to the ground. luckily, no one on the ground was hurt. it's not immediately clear what the problem was with the single-engine aircraft, which was built in 1970. all other planes in the exercise landed safely./// ((paul joncich)) >>> a newly-released arrest report details a bizarre exchange that led to a man pointing a real-looking b-b gun at a woman inside a tj-maxx store. asked the victim if she had dropped a bag of chips he was holding and she said she hadn't... after asking again, mote is said to have put the gun against her head and started yelling. witnesses told police he pointed the gun at a girl, filled a cart and rummaged the woman's purse, before taking his shirt off and going out the door. panicked shoppers and employees ran for cover. he's charged with robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon. he could face additional char

mortensen)) >>> some scary moments for a pilot yesterday after being ejected from a fighter jet, by nellis air force base.... near las vegas boulevard and sloan. the pilot was returning from a mission at the air force's weapons school. to the crash site. she tells us she even saw the pilot parachute to the ground. the pilot only has minor injuries... no word yet on what led up to the crash./// ((michelle mortensen)) >> the people behind fright dome at circus circus are getting ready for their 14th anniversary... and they need your help. ((brian loftus)) >> starting today... they're looking to fill over 400 positions for their annual attraction. 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live outside circus circus... trying to fill. hey mike? ((michael stevens)) >> fright dome owner jason egan is looking to fill more than 400 positions for this season ranging from guides, actors, strolling entertainers, stage performers and other unique hires. with this being the event's 14th anniversary of horrifying the masses on the renowned las vegas strip, egan is looking fo creepiest, most terrifying cast he has ev

done and we are just learning this morning about a plane crash it happened this morning near nellis air force base it is near las vegas you can see on this map according to a press release a civilian contract aircraft is supporting the 57 the wing crashed on public lands near the base the pilot ejected and has minor injuries >> right now extra patrols are out at the 16th street mall this is the first full day for the security the city is hoping the extra measure will help keep them all safe from attacks several that happened recently for caught on video problem solvers exposing several of the violent incidents. >> and that new at 11 we are learning the last person still in the hospital after the attack on an orlando nightclub in showing some progress of condition after the shooting at posted june 12 and according to the orlando sentinel has been upgraded now to guard it which is an improvement 49 people were killed in the shooting 50 others injured in the race for the white house today hillary clinton will get her first a security briefing as the presidential candidate donald trump has his ye

still not clear what and...early thursday morning...a civilian fighter jet crashed near the nellis air force base... this plane just crashed, it's pretty crazy we're told the pilot was role playing with trainees from a military weapons school-- pretending to be an enemy pilot. on the way back to the base.. he realized something was wrong, and ejected from the plane. the crash could be seen and heard from miles away. the pilot walked away with only minor injuries. new this midday.. donald trump and his running ma, pence toured baton rouge today. the two met volunteers and were cheered by the crowd in front of "samaritan's purse mobile kitchen." president obama has been called on to cut his vacation short in martha's vineyard to visit louisiana. and....a rare admission from trump .. the presidential candiate acknowledging that there have been times when he didn't say the right thing. "sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. to his campaign. and....the clinton foundation says it will not accept foreign

this crash comes just hours after a civilian fighter jet pilot crashed into an open field near nellis air force base. officials say the pilot was taking part in an exercise... with trainees from the military weapons school. he was apparently playing the role of an enemy pilot. on the way back to base, officials say he realized something was wrong and from the plane, before it crashed.. the pilot of 25 years only had minor injuries... and is out of the hospital. good morning las vegas! i'm todd quinones. and i'm beth fisher. let's get started with 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett... had some showers roll in yesterday afternoon and we can possibly see the same thing today. our upper level low of whipping it up into southern nevada today. timing changes every hour but so far the common window looks 15% and 25% with mainly sunny skies being common for the valley. highs will range around normal values between 100 and 105 saturday. highs will drop though and by sunday we are ranging temperatures between 97 and 102 degrees. however, monsoon moisture surges at this point and rain chances will

it happened just outside the nellis air force base around 4 a-m.... flames ... and managed to keep them rennovated... no one was inside. and no fire crews were hurt. ((ad lib about haze in the valley...chances of rain)) starts pulling in moisture from the east today. conditions expected in the mid and lower levels late this morning through the day and into the overnight, chances for range between 30% and 50% for start around 11am this morning today along with possible and batteries! passed.....and rescuers believe the 48-hour mark has passed.....and rescuers believe those buried under the debris could survive for up to 72-hours. more than 267 people are known to have died. nearly 400 others have injuries. crews are using sound detectors and sniffer dogs to sift trying to detect any sign of life during these critical hours. right now...a state of emergency is now in effect for the affected areas which means more than 56-million dollars is available in aid. and just hours ago... rescue dogs were seen helping officials search through for survivors.. klaus the labra

this is just outside nellis air force base... fire crews say they arrived to flames just before 4 this morning... and managed to keep them spreading to several nearby properties. fire officials tell us the mobile home was being rennovated... no one was inside. and no fire crews were also developing this morning... a hiker is dead after falling about 1-hundred-50 feet a red rock canyon. this happened yesterday evening around 6. police say the hiker was with a group of people on the ice box canyon trail when it happened. search and rescue were called out and spotted the hiker's body. this morning, metro says they may have stopped a mass shooting in the making. a henderson man is behind bars accused of making terrorist threats on a youtube video. an arrest report shows bryce of america and would be killing soon. metro wouldn't show us the video, and it's been taken off the site. we do know cuellar was holding up two rifles and said several times he's going to kill people. and couldn't wait to use the rifle in a manner in which the f

we have breaking news coming out of nellis air force base. this is what they just sent us, they said this morning about two hours ago a civilian crest on public land at air force base. they're saying this is very close to the speedway northeast of las vegas on interstate 15. emergency services are on the scene. we understand that the pilot did survive and only suffered minor injuries. we continue to gather information on this. >>> meanwhile get a check of the forecast with kelly curran on this smoke and that fire burning in southern california but not nearly as bad as it was 24 hours ago. >> kelly: yes visibility is much better than yesterday. right now on this camera view we can actually see the spring mountains. yesterday the family could not. there are a few clouds out there and we still have the haze in the air, there is an air quality advisory in place today and tomorrow so take it easy. especially for respiratory inside as much as possible over the next few days. temperatures, pahrump 87, that is the current temperature. boulder city 88,

i looked around and saw i their bra and i was full >>> we've learned about a second crash at nellis air force base in a matter of 24 hours. u-s air force leaders tell us a helicopter went down last night during a local training mission. four crew members were taken to a hospital for minor injuries. nellis air force base is now investigating./// ((brian loftus)) >>> and earlier thursday morning ... a fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at nellisr and was treated for minor injuries. no one else was hurt and all the other planes landed safely. they were doing an exercise with a military weapons school .... with civilian contractors who role- play with trainees by pretending to be enemy pilots. it's not immediately clear what the problem was with the aircraft./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> documents show an air force commander was concerned about electric car company faraday future moving to north las vegas. the official questioned whether it posed a national security risk. the document raised the question of whether a business with chinese entrepreneur backing was linked to the chines

southwest of nellis air force base where pilots were getting use to the f105. >> it's performance is shrouded in secrecy. >> it was up to 14,000 pounds with bombs and missiles was part of everyday life here. >> you had planes breaking the sounds barrier all the time. >> i was always in wonderment as low and the nose up and tail down, i knew something was wrong. >> he had been at the controls of the f105 as it departed nellis. he radioed back his landing gear was not retracting. he was in trouble but could have ejected safely. directly in his path lincoln elementary school with hundreds of kids. he stayed with the plane. >> it was paid up big that the the guy flew over the school. >> as that tragedy was averted five residential houses were destroyed, three children died. a priest giving last rights to the pilots. >> it was on all the news, two newspapers, it was front page of both papers for several days. >> the danger continued with live ammo mixed in the wreckage. a horrific s anything happened there unless you know what to look for. >> that development was all single stories and th

a military plane goes down after a training exercise near nellis air force base... the pilot ejecting himself before the crash. "all these pilots are highly trained. we are all air force, marine and nav fighter pilots that have extensive experience in fact pilots.. is one of the most experienced pilots in our squadrants " the pilot of the craft was taken to the hospital with minor injuries... but was released shortly after. officials say he was flying alone. other planes involved in the training were able to make a safe landing. two people have been arrested in connection to a triple shooting back in june. police say gerald fuller and adrian johnson were arrested on tuesday in dallas by the f-b-i violent crimes task force. last month police released this video of the suspects at a convenience store. police say there was fight between the suspects and three victims... one of the suspects then walked up to their car and fired a gun. all three victims were taken to u- m-c. one person died. fuller and johnson are awaiting extradition to las vegas. . the man arrested for

air force base tell us.... the crash happened.... around -10- thursday night....and -4- crew members had to be taken to the hospital.... with minor injuries. this is the second aircraft connected.... to nellis air force base.... that has crashed.... this week. store after store is shutting down at the pawn plaza.... owned by the pawn star rick harrison, just this week... -4- businesses.... closed their doors. we spoke to one business owner one of las vegas' most recognized faces!!! 131449 131455 just the whole rick idea...the whole show.. and it was internationally recognized 132005 132013 30 to 40 customers a day if we're lucky and that's busy day some days we're struggling to break 200 dollars it's sad so... what's going wrong? the none of the shops get advertisment just the pawn shop. he also said... his rent has decreased twice because of problems with the building... and... added harrison isn't fixing things. "pawn plaza".... sent us a statement saying... while they're disappointed to see tenants leave.... it's the nature of the business. new information about the arrest of a gunman inside a "t-j maxx". it all started.... when police say... jason mote began harassing a and... began wav

training exercises at nellis air force base are now connected to two aircraft members were taken to a base hospital and treated for minor injuries after their hh-60 pave hawk helicopter went down thursday during a night practice mission. the crash happened in an undisclosed location on the vast nevada test and training range north of las vegas. that crash follows another incident thursday morning-- when a contractor playing the enemy role in a training exercise-- had to eject out of his plane. he escaped with only minor injuries. students are about a week away from heading back to school. and henderson police are joining forces to make everyone's responsiblility... not just drivers. fox fives mike doria tells us more. good afternoon guys you can see the man walking across the street right now, he looks like a troll but he's actually a north las vegas police department officer. and what he's doing right now is he's making sure that drivers are stopped when somebody's crossing the street. you have to remember that drivers have to yeild the right of way to the person who is crossing the

./// ((christianne klein)) >>> officials up at nellis air force base... are investigating two crashes that happened in the same day. last night a helicopter went down during a local training mission. four crew members were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. and yesterday morning... a pilot ejected safely... before his plane crashed on public land just off base. investigations are underway to find out what led to both crashes./// ((paul joncich)) >>> zika cases have spiked nearly 50 percent in california. what officals are now doing to combat the virus and what they are asking residents to do./// ((christianne klein)) >>> also... scattered showers helping to drop temperatures here in the valley. how long we can expected to see these slightly lower temps before returning back to the century mark./// <<< news music voice over: "now, live...this is 8 news now special editon." >>> <<< tedd florendo >>>looking outside it looks shield. temps remain warm but muggy do to the humidity. wind also stay light and the drifted way more west and away from the are

./// ((paul joncich)) >>> officials up at nellis air force base... are investigating two crashes that happened in the same day. last night a helicopter went down during a local training mission. four crew members were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. and yesterday morning... a pilot ejected safely... before his plane crashed on public land just off base. the pilot was okay... investigations are underway to find out what led to both crashes./// dead after being hit by cars overnight... in two separate crashes. one of those happened just before midnight... when a man was hit and killed near flamingo and eastern. witnesses say the man was crossing against a 'do not walk' light. police don't believe the driver was impaired./// ((christianne klein)) >>> just a few hours earlier... a 69-year-old woman was hit near horizon ridge and eastern. she was taken to the hospital where she passed away. police say she was not in a crosswalk when she was hit. the driver stayed on scene and cooperated with police./// ((christianne klein)) today... officers we

it happened near nellis air force base... at sloan and las vegas boulevard north. michael stevens was out near the scene as police investigated the incident. ((michael stevens)) officials out here say the pilot suffered only minor injuries after ejecting from the plane... and no one on the ground was hurt. one thing i want to point your attention to is the metro police car blocking the street. it's been like that all morning long. anywhere close to the crash site. but we did get some photos sent to our newsroom. take a look. a viewer snapped these photos after hearing a pop... and watched the pilot parachute to the ground. officials out here tell us the a-4 skyhawk... a type of fighter jet went down shortly after 7-30. it was a contracted airplane... and was returning from a mission at the air force's weapons school. right now, it's not exactly clear what happened mid-flight to make the pilot do what he did: ((scott poteet // drakan international: i' him to pull the ejection handle but when you do there's a sequence of events that will occur to get you safely on th

. >>> a civilian contractor crashed a jet outside of nellis air force base. the pilot ejected and he is going to be okay. >>> twitter suspended 235,000 accounts in february after they balanced free speech and crack down on terrorist speech. they suspended 360,000 accounts in the last year. >>> a multiagency panel will review the scare that sent jfk airport into a panic on sunday night. the new york governor says it is an opportunity to learn. the airport was shutdown for 3 hours sunday night after unfounded reports of gunshots triggered chaos. an investigation revealed there a celebration of usain bolt's victory in the 1mm dash. >>> another person died of heroin overdose. two people dead from a total of 28 overdoses reported within 4 hours on monday. investigators say the calls came in on monday, overwhelming ems and the 911 call center. they see 18-20 over doses in a week. they believe those overdoses came from a single batch of heroin. someone could be selling the drug laced with something more dangerous. >>> michigan released shots of all 6 states employee

after a plane crashed near nellis air force base. officials there tell us it happened around 7:40 this morning. they say a civilian contractor plane went down on public land near the base. the pilot suffered minor injuries and is currently being treated. we have a crew on the way to the scene right non online at las vegas now dot com./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> the massive blue cut wildfire continues to burn out of control near the cajon pass in southern california. more than 1- thousand firefighters continued to battle it throughout the night.. but it's still just about 4 percent contained. it continued to burn overnight ... new numbers in show it's now burned about 32- thousand acres since igniting tuesday. to put it into perspective .. more than 80- thousand people have been evacuated.. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are in danger. no word on exactly how many have burned so far. ((josh owens/ resident) hopefully these guys will take care of it and keep us safe because we got nowhere to go )) ((michelle mortensen)) >>

officials with nellis air force base tell us the crash happened around 10 last night. we're told four crew members were taken to a local medical facility and treated for minor injuries. it's still not clear what caused the crash. this comes less than 24 hours after a fighter jet pilot survived a crash near nellis. join us for good morning las vegas tomorrow beginning at 430am... for the latest weather, traffic and breaking news... we'll have more local news everyone wants better chicken. it's true! and that's what you get at subway with the new chicken caesar melt. rotisserie-style chicken that's raised without antibiotics. a savory caesar sauce, melted provolone and parmesan cheese. ? >>> love that. follow the camera. welcome back to "gma." great morning here in times square. kelsea ballerini is going to be here this morning to help us kick off the weekend. >> we cannot wait to hear her but first "ben-hur," one of the most epic tales ever told and now it's getting a major reboot. yesterday with two of the film's executive producers mark burnett and roma downey to find