"take 5 to care is sponsored by nv las vegas and henderson hospital." it's day 2 of the s-o-s drive! a chance to help valley kids get the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. monica jackson is live...at n-v energy on west sahara and jones.. where she will be all morning long collecting donations. monica! how's it going there? with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply our students drive. it runs through the 17th - we need backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons and so much more. cc to resume shortly in a couple short weeks... the kiddos will be heading back to school. which means it's time for our annual supply our students drive. today, we will be live at n-v energy on west sahara collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. day two of the drive starts at 7 a-m and it runs through we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one n

"take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." okay alyssa... are you a rihanna sos person, an abba sos person or a police sos person? i'm more of a brillo pad sos person... my kitchen counters are immaculate. i love when those things get blue and goopy. monica is outsiode the fox5 studios getting goopy from the heat. but thats not stopping her from supplies for the kids. mj how are we doing out there? we are partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply our students drive. today is the final day we need backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons and so much more. cc to resume shortly in a couple short weeks... the kiddos will be heading back to school. which means it's time for our annual supply our students drive. today, we will be live at n-v energy on west sahara collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable drive starts at 7 a-m and it runs through wednesday. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these ki

closed captioning will resume shortly "take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." fox five is helping valley kids get the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. it's the second day of our s-o-s drive to raise school supplies. fox five's christine maddela is live at n-v energy - near sahara and jones - where the donations have been coming in today. will resume shortly closed captioning today, we are live at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. the drive runs through wednesday. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas dot com. today, we are live at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. ke

closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning today, we are live at nv energy dot com. [jess]quality top tier gas helps protect engines from harmful deposits. hmm,wonder what that's like... [announcer]arco.quality top tier gas for less. 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 an afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 expected both saturday and chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on monday through wednesday of next week. with highs around 100. more heat for us on afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 expected both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on wednesday of next week. with highs around 100. closed captioning will resume shortly one airline wants to bring a little more comfort.

. << ((david gomez, parent of 4 children & nv peace alliance community leader i try to talk to them and figure out where they are, let them get everything organized, so that we can sit down as a family and figure out where they need to be )) ((sharie johnson)) quality time is paramount inside the gomez household. david has four children who attend ccsd. the district is starting the new school year with 325 vacancies. ((david gomez, parent of 4 children & nv peace alliance community leader it puts more pressure as a father on me to make sure that their education is where it should be elementary schools. nearly half of them, 167, are special education classes. but ccsd says is trying to ensure every student has a licensed teacher. ((meg nigro, executive director, recruitment & development it puts our kids who are already at a disadvantage because they may not have some foundation skills then to start the year with a substitute who isn't licensed is not what we want )) ((sharie johnson)) new this year, the $5,000 incentive from nevada's legislature for select schools will not be spread out

was sparked by target shooters. " sheriff ken furlong, carson city, nv) "we just talked with some of the neighbors up there whose houses were saved. i mean it came right next to their house and they're extremely appreciative of the efforts of our fire folks because it really did save their homes."" the fire started on saturday it already burned approximately 200 acres. the two shooters reported the fire. acres. the two shooters reported the fire. approximately 200 acres. the two shooters reported the fire. no word on whether they will face charges. now fox weather 24/7 with cassandra jones temperatures are staying well above normal again today with gradual cooling in the forecast for the rest of the week and into the weekend. monsoonal moisture lingering in arizona will not make it into the valley although there are rain chances for our that drier air will continue to spread across the southwest for the remainder of the week some light clouds linger over the next few days,. tuesday is 9 or very "take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." we

. << ((david gomez, parent of 4 children & nv peace alliance community leader i try to talk to them and figure out where they are, let them get everything organized, so that we can sit down as a family and figure out where they need to be )) ((sharie johnson)) quality time is paramount inside the gomez household. david has four children who attend ccsd. the district is starting the new school year with 325 vacancies. ((david gomez, parent of 4 children & nv peace alliance community leader it puts more pressure as a father on me to make sure that their education is where it all vacancies are inside elementary schools. nearly half of them, 167, are special education classes. but ccsd says is trying to ensure every student has a licensed teacher. ((meg nigro, executive director, recruitment & development it puts our kids who are already at a disadvantage because they may not have some foundation skills then to start the year with a substitute who isn't licensed is not what we want )) ((sharie johnson)) new this year, the $5,000 incentive from nevada's legislature for select schools will no

"take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." fox five is helping valley kids get the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. it's the third and final day of our s-o-s drive to raise school supplies. and it's taking place right here - at our fox five studios - near sunset and mountain vista. let's check in with fox five's christine maddela - who's outside - as the donations have been coming in today. closed captioning closed captioning today, we are live at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most closed captioning now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 expected both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on week. with highs around 100. more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to

sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." fox five is helping valley kids get the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. it's the second day of our s-o-s drive to raise school supplies. fox five's christine maddela is live at n-v energy - near sahara and jones - where the donations have been coming in today. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning today, we are live at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. the drive runs through wednesday. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas closed captioning will resume shortly one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas dot com. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty more heat on the way with 1 wednesday

"take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." it's the day we've been waiting for. a chance to help valley kids get the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. fox five's christine maddela is live at subaru of las vegas - near sahara and lindell - where the donations have been coming in today. closed captioning

dropped by 99% because its unaffordable to go solar." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> we reached out to nv energy for comment... but did not hear back./// ((christianne klein)) >> economic opportunity...nat issues hillary clinton wants to tackle as president. she stopped off in las vegas today meeting with union leaders. 8 news now's mauricio marin was at today's rally. he joins us with more on what clinton finds most troubling about her opponent--donald trump. ((mauricio marin)) >> hillary clinton wasted no time bashing donald trump. saying he's not fit to be president. and even though americans don't agree on every issue...she argues the country is stronger working together--not divided. >> clinton spoke at an electric workers union headquarters ann hillary clinton says if she gets elected---she plans to call reid for advice because he's been able to work with both parties to get things accomplished. the presidential hopeful spoke to a large crowd pushing for apprenticeship programs for technical jobs---and even says community college should be free. before her rally...she visited with m

was sparked by target shooter.... " sheriff ken city, nv) "we just talked with some of the neighbors up there whose houses were saved. i mean it came right next to their house and they're extremely appreciative of the efforts of our fire folks because it really did save their homes."" the fire started on saturday... it already burned approximately 200 acres. the two shooters reported the fire. no word on whether they will face charges. in louisiana more than 27 inches of rain have fallen in less than a week. the heavy rain caused massive flooding... the state's governor-- toured the damage today in lafayette.... he says some parts of the state are still in response mode... while others are in recovery mode... and the number of fatalities is expected to go up. " i do want to ask people to make sure they are patient with respect to roadways that continue to be unsafe, either because they've been damaged and they haven't been inspected or we still have places with water and that makes them dangerous, especially on i-10 right now but in other areas as well... and i would encourage anyone

first on 13 action news, nv energy isn't choosing sides when it comes to the issue of deregulation, it will be a big issue on the bat online t november. 13 action news jon ralston got a little more perspective on the company's stance. >> this is an interesting move by nv energy. nobody gives up a monopoly willingly. they have a monopoly. what they're doing is they're saying, listen, we're going to be neutral on this big ballot initiative, to deregulate the market. they're saying, we're going to finally be forward thinking, we're going to think about renewable. solar companies, they won that in court. then the company announced just yesterday that they were shutting down a coal plant early and starting a big solar plant in boulder city. today we had the biggest news of all, which is their neutral on this, they have these principles they want to articulate. i posted it on our website. what would that mean? no mormon only. >> that would be something. i know a lot of people have complained about that over the years, but a lot of the gaming market to buy power, haven't they? mgm resorts, th

closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly today, we are live at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas dot com. today, we are live at subaru of las vegas collecting school supplies for now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty way with 106 on wednesday, then 104 on thursday. we'll stay around 103 on friday and through the weekend. we'll also see afternoon gusts around 20 mph each day. more clouds arrive on monday and tuesday with monsoon moisture staying east of us. average highs for the next week are at 101 & 102. closed captioning [ricky]quality top tier gas can help engine performance. orter]ricky,how does it feel to be a champion? [ricky]i can't take all the credit. this guy's performance on the road inspires me. he's the real mvp! we did it,man!ha-hah!

./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> nv energy wants to shut down a coal- fired power plan near moapa nearly a year earlier than planned. three units of the plant were closed at the end of 2014 . this came after state lawmakers coal- fired plants. this week .. nv energy announced they want to close the rest of the plant in february of next year and wants to build a new solar farm in boulder city. they hope to have it up and running by the end of 2018./// ((brian loftus)) >>> some bad news about lake mead... ((michelle mortensen)) >> new numbers showing ... there might not be enough water by 2018. ((brian loftus)) >>> plus.. sitting down with the sheriff.. we get your questions answered in this morning's cup of joe. ((michelle mortensen)) we'll be right back on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader./// ((brian loftus)) >>> flood ravaged louisiana still dealing with high waters. some 20- thousand people have been rescued. we know about 40- homes have been damaged. ((brian loftus)) >> and get this.. some 6 point 9 trillion gallons of rain fell in just one week./// ((sherry swensk)) >>>

when nv energy says folks should have electric, again. ((brian loftus)) >> and... mariah carey hit some low notes with fans in california.. the billboard controversy heats up at airports across state lines. ((michelle mortensen)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus)) >>> thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm brian loftus. ((michelle mortensen)) >> i'm michelle mortensen, in for kirsten. mother nature was just showing off last night .. across the valley. ((brian loftus)) >> lighting wasn't the only thing mother nature showed off.. the valley was rocked with some monsoon thunderstorms last night.. bringing lots of rain and even hail in some neighborhoods. winds were really powerful, too... some gusts exceeded 60- miles per hour. the weather knocked out power to nearly 7 thousand people across the valley at one point.. but nv energy workers were out throughout the night and have electric restored to most people./// ((brian loftus)) >

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nv energy held an expo to offer seniors a chance to catch up on their balances. from all over the county to be part of this iconic celebration: (( man: "anybody who's anybody has been here, everybody's been here. you know, all the stars, they come here. this is the most iconic place on the strip." woman: "it's tradition. caesars is like the hallmark for vegas." )) ((sharie johnson)) >> and the party isn't over yet. tonight---we're heading to a red carpet where some famous las vegas headliners are celebrating this milstone in style. full report tonight in our 11 o'clock newscast./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> the olympics are underway in rio... and while the athletes are competing many spectators are checking out what's to eat. destination rio reporter andrew marden gives up the dish on some the local cuisine./// "now, live...this is 8 nevada is one of the worst places in america for the sex trafficking of teenage girls. thankfully, catherine cortez masto went to work to help law enforcement fight back. as attorney general, she made sex trafficking a felony crime and

according to nv energy .. close to 7-thousand customers have no power tonight. fox5's miguel martinez valle is live at nellis and bonanza .. and miguel .. are you seeing any outages near you? closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning " " closed captioning will resume shortly barking at least someone enjoys the rain! erica weeks sent us this video of chase the rain.. this was taken in north las vegas around ann and allen. you can see this video .. and dozens others on the fox 5 las vegas facebook page. that's also where you can send us pictures or video of the storms .. and the flooding left behind. and be sure to tune in tomorrow morning for updates on any closed roads and your morning weather. fire officials lifted evacuation orders for those living in san bernardino county... the blue cut fire has been burning for nearly a week. it is now 89 percent contained.... " significantly extended evacuation. so it is really nice to come home and know that everything's standing and that all of our friends homes that they're safe and their homes are still s

((jason buratczuk nv patrol "we've had alot of motorcycle crashes lately so i just want to remind the motorcyclist to ride responsibly ride within the law aslo to remind the other motorist that are on the road that they also duty to drive responsibly and we a share the roadway")) >> this is the 47 fatal crash in n-h-p's jurisdiction this year./// ((demetria obilor)) watch out for a crash up in the northwest at the us 95/215 interchange. the south beltway has had some trouble this morning. a crash has been reported on eastbound 215 at the mccarran exit. expect some delays on spring mountain at wynn road in alternates. <<< >>> <<< >>> back to you!/// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> thanks demetria... clinton's campaign is fighting off a new rumor. ((kirsten joyce)) >> we'll see what her political rivals are accusing her of.... during her time as secretary of state. ((michelle mortensen)) "you know this is going on youtube, right? this is supposed to be non-partisan." "no. we didn't know." ((michelle mortensen)) >> allegations of election fraud in las vegas... did a democratic campaigner get

help supply our students-- we are partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply driv it runs august 15th through the 17th. every little bit helps-- from backpacks to folders to notebooks and pens. our goal this year is to fill three thousand backpacks for students in need. you can donate now--- by texting s-o-s 2016 to 7-1-7-7-7... standard text messaging rates do apply. now fox weather 24/7 with cassandra jones has expired but we still run the risk of some active weather through the morning. drier air starts to move into the valley this afternoon as monsoonal moisture pushes back east. for the weekend and the first half of next week dry conditions with seasonal temperatures will dominate. the uv index for friday is 10 or very high. here's your fox5 traffic solutions your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate listed on our maps 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. bargain hunters world's longest yard sale. it stretch

. >> nv the investigators not too far from the area, he was here within the hour reviewed the entire ride to make sure there' no problem. >> dethey have determined there was nothing wrong with the way the ride was operating at the time backi charges filed against the semi driver in a crisis shu down the ohio turnpike for hours.u 40-year-old chavan carter of powder springs georgi faces charges including vehicular homicide and vehicula assault 4a p to say that his tractor-trailer hit nine vehicles and the construction zoneait in the eastbound lane o the turnpike on sunday in erie county a 12-year-old girl kille several more were injured or checking to see of drugs or alcohol were a factor. >> together today to remember congressman steve latourette, services were held at universit united methodist church the passed away it is regina hall or near the spot a battle h he pancreatic cancer, represented the 14th congressional district for 18 years, survived by his wife and six children. >> donald trump was in northeast ohio today delivering a majorru foreign policy speechng, matt wright, was

tony alamo/chairman, nv gaming control board: "is it good for the industry? does it increase revenue streams? does it increase jobs? and i'm beginning to feel that the answer is no.")) ((kirsten joyce)) way, a new bill would create a special classification separating fantasy sports from other types of gaming. under the bill, the state would get up to 10-thousand dollars a year in licensing fees from each applicant. the bill would also allow 18 year olds to participate in daily fantasy sports../// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> the u-s drops more troops in afghanistan ..... ((michelle mortensen)) >> we'll take a look at the latest efforts in the battle against terror. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus....concern is growing day, the valley's news leader./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor. joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor. oh, hey jen! hey... days. i got a new dishwasher and they recommend finish. really? you should try it. narrator: finish is recommended by more dishwasher brands worldwid

((david gomez, parent of 4 children & nv peace alliance community leader it puts more pressure as a father on me to make sure that their education is where it should be )) ((meg nigro, executive director, recruitment & development it puts our kids who are already at a disadvantage because they may not have some foundation skills then to start the year with a substitute who isn't licensed is not what we want ((michelle mortensen)) >> the 5 thousand dollar incentive from nevada's legislature for select schools will not be spread out over the entire year. plus the state department is allowing incoming educators provisional licenses. it means they can get hired and have one year to meet nevada requirments./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> even though today is the first day of school for c-c-s-d .... several parents continue to wait for a decision on nevada's school choice. it would allow parents to be toward educational costs like private school tuition or tutoring. the program faces two challenges in the state supreme court. one is in opposition of diverting public funds toward private education

is live breaking it all down her in nv. culinary and others. and she made it clear today she knows that: 14:01 --"so i'm excited about also called trump a union buster republican presidential but still hasn't endorsed him in his gop primary race. during a rally in maine today.. trump told supporters quote: a trump also said his running mate.. mike pence.. called him expressing his interest in endorsing ryan. donald trump/(r) presidential nominee: he said that, he said 'i like him he's a friend of mine. i will not do it if you don't like it.' i said, 'mike you like him?' yes. 'go and do it.' 100-percent and then he endorsed. trump also said recent media about the issue creating a division between him and pence are false. latest polls.. he's keeping up with clinton in fundraising. the trump campaign says it took in 82- million-dollars in fundraising in july... and a big chunk of it came from small donors. clinton raised slightly more in july.. reporting 90-million. both campaigns showed big jumps in donations from june. secretary of state john ke

the fact that he is reaching out and he cares about what latinos in nv want. )) ((sharie johnson)) >> that's all coming up tonight on politics now at 5-30 immediately following this newscast right here on election headquarters for all the races and issues that matter to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> if you love grilling but hate the messy cleanup-- one product claims to be the answer to your prayers. consumer advocate michelle mortensen put the grill matt to the try it before you buy it test coming up next on the valley's news leader./// "now, live...this is 8 >>> if you love to bar b que hate the clean up .. the "miracle grill mat" may be for you. it promises to turn your grill into a non-stick, easy clean up flat top for just 10 bucks. but does it work? consumer advocate michelle mortensen finds out in today's try it before you buy it. <<< ((do you love to grill but hate the messy clean up .. me too .. hey mar gill here for the miracle grill mat .. )) ((michelle: :05 the miracle grill mat is pretty impressive ... it surface... that yo

according to a representative with the treatment facility-- the call came into fi c explosion-- at an nv energy transformer-- but theyre still investigating to figure out why the fire started. marissa tag she tells me the fire will not affect treatment operations. the good news-- nobody was hurt. mk-- 13an. a man accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid is now being held on a half-million dollars bail after facing a judge today. 22-year old ivon major is accused of sneaking into a hotel room at the boulder was cleaning. major is due back in court again later this month. seatbelts save lives! investigators say.... the recent spike in crashes.... turning deadly..... here in nevada... is a direct result of people not wearing seatbelts!!! brian la-voie knows first hand... he lost his teenage daughter.... hillary.... in a car accident... back in -2- thousand -10-. 134425 put your seatbelt on ,it may not be cool,it may not feel cool but wiwill tell you what i have to go to the cemetary to visit my daughter you. 134433 lavoie continues to speak out in his daughters honor ... and... continues

6---- clinton won nv in '08. knows state well. she talked easily about the she also talked about trump's treatment of workers and businesses and used a nevada-specific story: play bite. only swing state in west. she will be back many times. 6--trump stiffing vegas company 23:47: "he refused to pay..." 24:06: "is huge." 23:47: "he refused to pay..." during one rally today.. clinton appeared startled when during one rally today.. clinton appeared startled when protestor got too close. i know you're going to do the right thing... it's alright keep talking. " clinton laughed-off the outburst from animal rights activists.. telling there to speak-out against donald trump and his children because they've.. quote: killed a lot of animals. 16.20.25 a valley veteran feels he's being left behind by the rtc. we'll explain on action news live at six 31 a horrible accident at a fast food restaurant leaves a worker badly burned. 37-45 that one he got out.. i could hear her crackling. we'll tell you what ended up on of the scene that is still unf

questions: why does nv energy support the henderson symphony orchestra? tell us about the henderson symphony? when and where is the first performance of the season? tell program? ((you're watching 8 news now at noon.)) jk rowling is coming out with a new collection about hogwarts. the three e-books will be released in september on the harry potter website, "pottermore." the new books will include stories about the headmistress, professor mcgonagall and slughorn./// >>> that's all for 8 news now live at noon.. the valley's news leader. remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it shoul

'find and save'...and '.retail me not' "take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." our take five to care team had a great time collecting school supplies for students. wednesday was the third and final day of our s-o-s "supply our students" drive and it was a success. many of you generously donated school supplies to make sure our kids have a successful year. classroom necessities like backpacks... pencils... notebooks and crayons will be going to valley kids who need it the sos drive was held right outside our fox5 studio. "it's been outstanding! i mean we just had an incredible day. an incredible 3 days. the community has really come up and stepped and just helped us reach all of our goals. it's fantastic." we beat our cash goal and collected more than five thousand dollars, with help from our fox5 general manager who donated a 15- hundred dollar check. we'll have a final backpack count this weekend. and to stay up to date with future events... download our free fox five app. it has the latest headlines... traffic... and weather. it's a re

nv energy says.... they're okay with it. but 13 action news..... political analyst jon ralston joining us now... this is suprising...? ----the utility came out this way with a declaration of neutrality on the deregulation initiative. can you imagine a monopoly being neutral about dissolving its monopoly? ----i caudill if the company really is committed to not trying to fight the plan, which has to pass twice. here's what he said: play bite 11:00: "we will not come out against...." 11:21: "what this really means for the state." ---the statement of principles does raise serious issues. is complex. but in raising them, is the utility trying to say: be careful what you wish for? i think so. race for the white house... donald trump is back on the campaign trail today -- visiting flood- ravaged louisiana. trump -- meeting with people -- hit by the deadly flooding -- and touring the devastation. trump also -- taking time to criticize president obama -- who is taking heat for not cutting his vacation short to visit louisiana. sot trump "the spirit of the p

over seven thousand nv energy customers are without power because of the storms that moved over the valley. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. n-v energy says power should be we've got team coverage on the storms but first... let's head right over to meteorologist sam argier who's in for ted pretty this week. showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase across southern nevada this evening. the prime time to see storms around the las vegas valley will be between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. tuesday morning. any storms that form will bring gusty winds and the potential for localized flash flooding. our showers ease up for tuesday with only a few pop up storms possible; mainly over the mountains and north of the valley. high temperatures will hold in the upper 90s and low 100s on tuesday. more sun and warmer weather is on the showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase across our team coverage of the storms. fox5's miguel martinez valle has been chasing the rain all over the north east part of the valley. he joins us now live at lincoln and lake mead.. and miguel .. what are you seeing?

"take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." a big show of generosity is going on now. it's day one of the take five to care event to supply our students. christine maddela has been sweating it out all vegas.... and joins us live with details of how you can donate. closed captioning will resume shortly two weeks from today... kids will be heading back to school. which means it's time for our annual supply our students drive. today, we are live at subaru of las ve school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. the drive runs through wednesday. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas dot com. the remaining buildings at the iconic riviera classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one need. you can find a full list on our website the remaining buildings at the iconic riviera hotel and casino will be imploded overnig

out an s-o-s--- help supply our students-- we are partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply drive. it runs august 15th through the 17th. every little bit helps-- from backpacks to folders to notebooks and pens. our goal this year is to fill three thousand backpacks for students in need. more controversial comments from donald trump the candidate said gun owners could stop the clinton agenda and some took that to be a threat on clinton's life. the clinton campaign was quick to fire back. fox's joel waldman has the latest. ((nats -- trump rally)) donald trump campaigning in a state many say he must win to become president --- north carolina. but, the gop nominee's visit to the tarheel state ...tarnished a bit by an anti-trump republican --- and third party candidate --- evan plans today to make a bid for the white house. mcmullin says: "for months, i -- along with many americans -- hoped someone with national name id would step up and doing what i am doing" the latest twist comes one day after trump delivered a major speech on his pla

makers in elections across the country this year. (( "you're going to have a big impact on the vote in nv.......... local elections, state elections, federal ((patrick walker)) >> green party candidate jill stein and libertarian candidate gary johnson each made their cases as well. stein called for a green new deal -- a policy of standing up for people... the planet and peace. and johnson stressed how government should stay out of citizens' lives. post-convention political activity latest in the post-convention political activity happening in the silver state. bill clinton's visit today follows two other stops by hillary clinton in nevada in the past month. reporting live... patrick walker... donald trump at a local rally... wants to visit her son behind bars. michael sandford was arrested at a rally back in june... when donald trump was speaking at treasure island. police say he tried to grab an officers gun. sandford's mother is asking a federal judge to allow the visit. his lawyers say their client would benefit... because he suffers from serious psychological problems and has been on

"take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." today is day 3 of the s-o-s back to school supple drive... today we will be outside our fox5 studios.. but tuesday we were set up shop at n-v energy all day long.. accepting donations from the community. in addition to supplies, we also raised 25 hundred dollars. that money goes to buy more backpacks for students in need. b-m-x- er and t-v stopped by to help us out, and even took over our reporting for a while. " as you can see, puah brought a bunch of stuff because she saw this on the news. here we have about 50 complete sets of what you asked for. we dropped some off today, have 25 coming tomorrow for me it's really simple, i've been blessed with a position to be able to give, so i give. nothing more. " baha, the owner of stacks and yolks restaurant stopped by with his daughters to make a donation. right now we have about one thousand backpacks. our goal is to get three thousand we also need things like colored pencils, folders, pens, pencils, spiral notebooks... anything to help ou

fox five is partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply our students drive. it runs august 15th through the 17th. we're looking for backpacks - binders - pencils - and the other supplies seen on the screen. you can log onto our website at fox five vegas dot com for the full list. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. major traffic detours... at zion national park... all thanks to a boulder... the size i got shot down over vietnam and spent eleven months in a pow camp. what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured a i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. mighthe's unfit to bebeing ablepresident.ome. live from las vegas. your only choice for live local news right now. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks

by donating partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply our students drive. it runs august 15th through the 17th. we're looking for backpacks - binders - pencils - and the other supplies seen on the screen. you can log onto our website at fox five vegas dot com for the full list. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5... including a look at the solar power fight in nevada. the global gaming expo is next month. how a guest speaker is to help make legalized gambling - more common in i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? s plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs. out of southern california. take a look at these images of a fire involving two historic homes... in los angeles. they're near the staples center

and told the politics now team he wants to see their financial plan first: (( dan schwartz, nv treasurer: the faraday future project, again, we are waiting on them for more details, it is effectively desert wasteland, the municipality of northern las vegas is financially challenged, )) ((christianne klein)) >> you can watch schwartz tell the politics now team about his concerns with the project... and if he has any power to stop it... on politics now this sunday at 5:30/// ((christianne klein)) >>> and we're your local election headquarters keeping you up to date on all things politics... on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> for most of the valley.. we are just a few weeks away from back to school.. and we asked the man in charge the questions you want answered. this sunday.. please watch the 8 news now special.. the parent's guide to the upcoming school year. we sat down with superintendent pat skorkowski.... we hit a lot of topics.. including an update on the teacher shortages in the district and what they were looking for in trying to fill these open

closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. the drive runs through wednesday. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas more heat for us a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on monday through wednesday of next week. with highs around 100. will resume shortly there's much more ahead on fox5 news coming more ahead on fox5 news coming up at 5 o'clock. we're continuing to keep a close eye... on blue cut wildfire in southern california. the latest on the battle to contain the flames... and re-open the main route... between las ve

help supply our students-- we are partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply drive. it runs august 15th through the 17th. every little bit helps-- from backpacks to folders to notebooks and pens. our goal this year is to fill three thousand backpacks for students in need. before getting back to the classroom. all students in school district must get their immunizations. they are available monday through friday at all of the health district locations. the health district will be hosting a special back-to school clinic on august 22nd at its main facility on valley view. from 9 a-m to one p-m. the price of the immunizations vary. jordyn preston has wanted to visit london her whole life.. and with a little help.. she's finally getting her chance. "jordyn, the queen requires your presence in london, england!" crowd make-a-wish and 'isagenix international' are sending jordyn to london! she was diagnosed with liver cancer last year in june. the trip was revealed in front of thousands of people this morning. she plans to see big ben... the lond

help supply our students-- we are partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply drive. it runs august 15th through the helps-- from backpacks to folders to notebooks and pens. our goal this year is to fill three thousand backpacks for students in need. you can donate now--- by texting s-o-s 2016 to 7-1-7-7-7... standard text messaging rates do apply. one of the subjects of the netflix documentary-- making a murderer-- has his conviction overturned. "53-58 what did steven do then? he told me that i did a good job." what the new ruling means for brendan dassey. be sure to check out our fox5 mobile app... for all of your up to date news and weather. tonight we're talking pedestrian safety... we'll hear from frustrated drivers about jaywalkers... and from those just trying to get out of the crosswalk in time. the rant is coming up. we want to hear from you! you're watching fox5 news at 10. a florida woman has been charged with manslaughter and neglect after her six-year-old son kills her newborn daughter. "i can tell you that we could've done

help supply our students-- we are partnering with subaru of las vegas, nv energy and henderson hospital...for our annual supply drive. it starts today and runs through the 17th. donations are being accepted from 7 a-m to 6 30 p-m every little bit helps-- from backpacks to folders to notebooks and pencils. our goal this year is to fill three thousand backpacks for students in need. you can donate now--- by texting s-o-s 2016 to 7-1-7-7-7... standard text messaging rates do apply. prepare to see a lot of pot on your we'll tell you just how much money marijuana proponents are spending on political ads this year. plus... trump's running mate is returning to nevada this week. where he's own front door. why his neighbors stranger to the law. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence is coming to las vegas.... when and where he's expected to speak... some las vegas eateries, looking to hire for back to school. what you need to know, to help you land that job. good morning i'm maria silva. i'm dave hall. now it's time to get a first look at your fox5 weather 24-7 forcast... meteorologist

tony alamo/chairman, nv gaming control board: "is it good for the industry? does it increase revenue streams? does it increase jobs? and i'm beginning to feel that the answer is no.")) ((denise valdez)) >> if the companies get their way, a new bill would create a special classification separating fantasy sports from other types of gaming. under the bill, the state would get up to 10-thous d applicant. m-g-m resorts c-e-o jim murren says he believes these companies should play by the same rules as everyone else: ((jim murren/ceo, mgm resorts: "you guys have a lot of work to do, but i for one have a very, very open mind, i'm not intimidated as a bricks-and-mortar operator.")) ((denise valdez)) >> the bill would also allow 18 year olds to participate in daily fantasy sports. that's something members on the gaming policy committee took issue with... because all other forms of gaming require participants to ((dave courvoisier)) >>> las vegan steven jackson is giving back a 12-year veteran of the league is helping the homeless vets here in las vegas. chris maathuis

her mom posted this video on facebook thursday and since then it's been viewed over series-nv :2-:9 there it is...they did it! the perfect season! the team from new york state won the little league world the weekend! the defeated the asia pacific team from south korea two to one to win the championship. amazon employees are getting to take part in a pretty fun experiment. the company is giving some employees a 30 hour work week. instead of the normal nine to five monday through friday a few dozen people will work monday to thursday from 10 a-m to 2 p-m. additional flex hours -- will make up the rest of the you can check out all of the stories that are trending today.. just head to our website, ktnv.com we have a lot of news coming up at five... a tragedy in chicago is shedding light on the violence there. now it's pushing the city's top cop to plead for the gun violence to stpo. you'll hear frm him, next. i'm following news breaking overnight... i'll have the latest on a child need to know for the first day of school. our crews are all over the valley. live reports coming up at recovering

((howard watts/nv coalition against the death penalty: why are we spending money to build a never even be used?)) ((vanessa murphy)) howard watts is with the nevada coalition against the death penalty... so what's happening in the state now - the inability to execute inmates on death row - in his eyes buys more time for a fight against proponents of the death penalty like speaker of the nevada state assembly and republican john hambrick. ((john hambrick: these heinous crimes were committed, family members lost their loved ones either through rape and murder or armed robbery, there has to be a price that has to a spokeswoman for the department of corrections says two drugs are needed for executions. one the state has is expired... the other expires in january of 2018 but it cannot be used without the other. and old distributors are no longer selling the drugs to the state. one of them - pfizer provided a statement to the i-team which says in part: "we strongly object to the use of any of our products in the lethal injection process for ((howard: they don't want to be connected to drugs

presidential election forum at caesars palace. (( "you're going to have a big impact on the vote in nv.......... local elections, state elections, federal elections." )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> their cases as well. stein called for a green new deal -- a policy of standing up for people... the planet and peace. and johnson stressed how government should stay out of citizens' lives./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> a new poll shows donald trump is losing ground in critical battleground states. one state where he's trailing is pennsylvania. trump and r-n-c chairman reince preibus put on a united front spread each and every week. you get a point for a win, half a point for the tie, whoever accumulates the most points over the course of the 17 week season, wins the big prize ((jay kornegay, vp of race & sports operations for the westgate superbook "it is $1500 entry fee and we're 30% of last years record pace. last year's winner received just over $900,000. if we see the numbers that we've seen over the last few months, we might have our first million dollar winner winner this year." ((brittany