in front of the westgate. elvis performed 645 shows there.. when it was the international and then the las vegas hilton. next, the fight over privacy rights .. it's apple versus the f-b-i and the mobile phone one of the san bernardino terrorists used in the days leading up to the attack. why each side apple and the f.b.i. are still at odds over an order to help unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. fox news correspondent jonathan hunt has more from los angeles. apple is refusing to budge. the tech giant still fighting a court order to help the f-b-i recover data from an i-phone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. comey, firing back forcing apple to a slippery slope... writing, quote, "the san bernardino litigation isn't about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. victims and justice." and, those victims and their families are now jumping into the legal battle... filing a brief on behalf of the government. verdehyou says: "i personally feel very upset that apple is not cooperating with fbi." velasc

in front of the westgate. elvis performed 645 shows there.. when it was the international and then the las vegas hilton. drivers around the valley are getting used to gas prices under two dollars. dozens of gas stations have set prices close to a dollar seventy in the past few weeks. "gas buddy" shows there was an eight cent dive since last week's average. fuel prices have been down more than thirty cents from last month in our state. however - the e- p-a demands a different blend of gas in the summer to meet air quality standards. the blend is more expensive to produce and that cost trickles down to drivers. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. donald trump is back in nevada. we'll look ahead to his campaign event... tongiht at live from las vegas. your only choice for live local news right now. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5:30. let's get you up to date with the

we asked the westgate to speak with us today. their team declined interviews today regarding the power outage. nevadans are ready to make their voices heard... in the state's presidential caucuses. the republicans have their turn tuesday... but for the democrats... the caucus is tomorrow. it's come down to bernie sanders and hillary clinton. both are trying to drum up last minute support in the state. clinton was at a roundtable this morning at c-s-n... geared towards women voters. the former secretary of state fielded questions on a number of topics...from health care... to child care. one person in attendence - who is a math professor at c-s-n - even asked clinton if she would do away with daylight saving time if she became president. "i will certainly you may be first person in 20 years of doing work who take a look. people respect to energy but getting teens up in the morning is hard under any clock so let me take that back and look at it." question and answer with voters -- clinton hosted a town hall with high school students

the westgate left in the dark... after losing power to part of the resort - including the casino floor. many slot players were left with no cash in hand .. and waiting for their money which was stuck inside slot machines. fox 5's ophelia young is outside the westgate - after walking afternoon. yes i did a walk through around noon and it seems they had just turned the last slot machines on - the casino floor was still roped off while staff members were walking from machine to machine figuring out how much to pay players back. this 12 hours after what guests call panic and chaos. nat of video people walkinig around this is a video sent to fox 5 from a westgate hotel and casino guest - it shows dozens of people wandering through the dark casino floor around midnight. thats when guests say the power went out - "it was crowded its a casino peopel was ganbling people was on the slot machine the fuse just blew like it just went out." staff told guests a bunch of wires blew up. in fact smoke from those wires prompted clark c

the night the light's whent out at the westgate.. was also the night the slots shut down with players money trapped inside! how the casino is making sure their cash is returned. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas we begin tonight with a troubling arrest and investigation involving a father ... and the death of his son. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. the 12-year-old shot and killed himself last saturday. now -- his father is in custody and facing charges. fox five's miguel martinez-valle is live at metro headquarters. miguel, you talked to police today about those charges. a very tragic story, the family of the 12-year-old who shot himself is actually on their way to arizona right now for his funeral,

the power went out around midnight on the westgate's casino floor. clark county firefighters investigated, while dark. and while power was being restored, another alarm tripped... causing more confusion. ""nat sound." "vrr vrr like real loud so everyone started coming down the stairs people that were asleep they came downstairs they wanted to knwo what was going on." " staff members surrounded machines and printed cash vouchers for players. slot machines are computers, and they keep information after a hard boot. the westgate has not commented on the outage, or what caused it. a father is facing charges... after his 12-year-old son shot and killed himself. this happened on february 13th. police say they got a call about a child being shot, and when they arrived, they found the boy with a gunshot wound. he later died at the hospital. police says the injuries were self-inflicted, and the gun belonged to the boy's father, olin manuel. we spoke to the parents of a girl who was killed while playing with a gun... who are actively working to prevent more gun

the westgate has not given any updates today on the outage. on friday, laughlin's electricity went people who live there were in the dark for hours, and businesses were also dark. fire officials and n-v energy are trying to figure out why the fire started. we know clark county is facing a teacher shortage. it's a problem that's also seen around the country. today clark county and the 'american association of colleges for teacher education' met at u-n-l-v to discuss solutions. clark county's shortage is partially due to the increasing number of students entering the district. to bring in more teachers... c-c-s-d is offering more than two dozen different ways to get licensed. "the goal of that was to create enough flexibility and accessability that qualified people who are interested in pursuing a career in education aren't restricted because of rigid curricula" we have information on how you can start a teaching career on the links page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. chamber in commerce whose goal it is to get more couples to say "i do" in

oddsmakers here at the westgate superbook say they had a pretty good day. the handle was the most they've ever had and the win wasn't too bad either. it did cost some bettors though who went with the favorite carolina in fact, about 86 percent of the early money was wagered on the panthers.. but if you were part of that midweek flurry of big bets placed on the broncos than a huge congrats to you this morning! as for the prop bets.. with more board - there were a few that paid out pretty well. those included mvp, player to score the first td, total rushing yards by cam newton and jersey number of player to score the first t-d that was a fun one. jackson's fumble recovery (numero 97) meant all those who bet "the over" - cashed out. so it was a fun game betting wise. sportsbooks say they'll now turn their focus to march madness.. which is just around the corner. the only other event that even comes close to super bowl. ok...so you guys know that when it comes to the superbowl...i'm all about the game, and monica's all about the commercials. right!!! so, i wanna

the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. weirdest prop bet... and coming up at 5:30 hear from more visitors who are in town to celebrate the big game. panthers quarter back cam newton is also a favorite for the super bowl's most valuable player. one of the biggest super bowl parties will be taking place.... the downtown las vegas events center will host its first ever "big game bash". a massive 20,000- square-foot tent will be set up at the outdoor venue... with stadium seating.... and giant high-def television screens. there will also be food and drink specials... and special guests from las vegas radio stations. "the greatest thing about super bowl and vegas go together, when you see super bowl is such a big thing and all gambling this has become our pop culture. this is biggest day of year in america in a lot of ways, and having las vegas ready to bring in 300,000 visitors excited and coming, i think it's great." the downtown las great." the downtown las vegas event center.... is on the corner of carson and third - near the fremont street exp

the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. weirdest prop bet... one of the biggest super bowl parties will be taking place.. downtown. the downtown las vegas events center will host its first ever "big game bash". it's on the corner of carson and third - near the fremont street experience. it's owned and operated by "the d" resort. a massive 20,000- square-foot is ready with stadium seating .. and giant high-def television screens. politics seems to be the other big draw to las vegas this year.. and the presidential campaign is back in the valley tonight. former president bill clinton is scheduled to campaign for his wife, hillary, in about an hour at the united brotherhood of carpenters international training center in las vegas. then tomorrow .. plans on going to pahrump to campaign for hillary at manse elementary school at 9:45 in the morning. both events are open to the public .. but you need to sign up in advance through the clinton campaign web site. nevada's largest newspaper .. and our main has endorsed rubio for the state's republican cau

or at who look just like them-- we now know what caused a power outage at the westgate that left hundreds of hotel guests in the dark last week. officals say a faulty transformer is to blame the clark county fire department says an old transformer started smoking late thursday night. this transformer distributes electricity to different parts of the hotel. the power went out everywhere on the casino floor except the sports book. when firefighters investigated, they found water around that " "this one had a little bit of corrosion to it a little bit of wetness in there from a leakage in and round the area - leakage of water - fluids."" the transformer was replaced, and the westgate was fully functional by friday afternoon. now fox weather 24/7 with cassandra jones good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll drop the gusts and see 68 wednesday, then 74 thursday. we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid to upper 70s for the traffic solut

it all started in brockton at the westgate ma. police say this man was armed with a pellet gun and went up to this mom who was loading her infant child into the car at this mall where this man approached her, told her that he needed her car. so she took her child gave her car up to this man. this man started driving down, got through brockton. police were in pursuit. he ended up coming here to stoughton where he lost control, spun out of control actually and ended up hitting this utility poll. the neighbors in this area heard the crash and came out to check it out. >> she went to pick up the mail and big boom and then the car was between the telephone and the sign and then she went in the house, she said to call the cops. cars. >>reporter: the front of the car ended up here. that suspect, as you heard it, jumped out of the cap car and ran off but police were able to arrest him within seconds. charges. susan tran, 7 news. we're following from boston's logan airport, manchester, new hampshire delayed for the second time in 24 hours.

the westgate superbook just went through a 13 million dollar renovation. now they're welcoming sports fans to come in and check it out "1, 2, 3 cuts ribbon applause" las vegas mayor carolyn goodman... and clark county commissioners took part in a champagne toast! the westgate has the world's largest sportsbook... and now it has the biggest l-e-d screens around. you can also bet from your seat with interactive player terminals we're thousands of miles away from new orleans... but plenty of revelers brought out the beads, bands, and king cake for local mardi gras celebrations! "nats of band in beginning " this was the fat tuesday party at the orleans hotel and casino visitors were treated to a parade and drinks. fat tuesday is the last night of eating rich, fatty foods, before the lenten season. americans plan to spend a lot of cash, to say "i love you" this valentine's day. according to "nerd wallet's" survey of more than two thousand adults. americans plan to spend an average of 180 dollars on their significant other. 64 percent of americans believe men sh

police say a taughten man stole a mother's car in the parking lot of the westgate mall in brockton today. they say she was putting a baby into that car seat when the suspect point aid gun at her and demanded he guff her the keys. he left with the vehicle, baby as not in it. that's good news. police were able to track him down seconds later. officers found this gun thrown into the snow close by that vehicle. the suspect is now facing multiple charges and is in custody in brockton. >>> and more breaking news, a delta flight from manchester, new hampshire to new york is diverted to boston because of rough weather. there was strong winds and low visibility because the flight was turned around. this is the same flight that had to land in the weather. heavy rainstorming in. the bay state set for a super soaker. taking a live look outside right now in saugus. sheets of blinding rain really coming down on route 1 and it's not just the rain. powerful winds are moving this system through fast. a soggy saugus and lots of other towns. ryan schulteis standing by with -- meteorologist jeremy reiner st

tonight we have an update on the power outage that left hundreds of westgate casino and hotel guests in the dark. fox 5's ophelia young is at the clark county department of building and fire prevention - and ophelia last week we heard it was an electrical fire. and today i've found out it some moisture leaked into a transformer and caused some corrosion. thats what happened according to fire inspectors here. at eleven forty last thursday clark county fire fighters rushed to the westgate for reports of smoke from a transformer. the assistant director here tells me they have a resort inspection program in which crews routinely go to every hotel to make sure things are up to regulations. examined this transformer before but had not found problems. last thursday night however, fire responders found water in that area of the hotel. "this one had a little bit of corrosion to it a little bit of wetness in there from a leakage in and round the area - leakage of water - fluids." after putting out the smoke - palmer says fire personel found corrosion to the wires and mechanical parts. it took t

in front of the westgate. elvis performed 645 shows there.. when it was the international and then the las vegas hilton. in today's health news... health officials in canada are advising against colonoscopies for some people. the "canadian task force on preventive health" released an advisory, saying adults between 50 and 74, who are low risk and symptom free should instead be screened with a special kind of blood test every two years. or have a procedure known as flexible sig- moy-dos-copy, a procedure done every ten years. it's important to note that health offical here in the u.s still recommend a colonoscopy every ten years. fewer teens and young women are becoming infected with h-p-v. the c-d-c says infections from the sexually- transmitted are down 64- percent in teens. all because more people are getting vaccinated. infections among women in their early twenties is also down by a thrid. but researchers say vaccination rates are currently still too low. two new studies say drinking three to five alcoholic drinks per week.. may be good for

and has a trial scheduled for march./// ((paul joncich)) > the brand new westgate sportsbook celebrated it's offcial grnad opening today. a ribbon cutting and champagne toast was held to kick off the newly- renovated race and sports book. mayor carolyn goodman, oscar goodman and commissioner larry brown were all on hand for the ceremonies.. along with westgate owner david siegel. we talked with the sportsbook director jay kornegay... he says you won't see anything else like it in the world: (( jay kornegay, westgate superbookthe superbook has always been the world's largest the most technically advanced sportsbook in the world. we installed a 240 foot, 20 foot high led video wall which now stands as the largest in the world. it just doesn't get any better than that )) ((paul joncich)) the newly renovated 25,000 square foot superbook is home to nevada's largest sports betting menu./// ((denise valdez)) > living it up on "fat tuesday." ((paul joncich)) we join the party for mardi gras... to see how people in the big easy are celebrating./// announcer: now nevada's first this is 8 news now

and were part of the champagne toast. westgate las vegas says the 25- thousand square foot sports book is now the most technologically advanced in the city. it has the largest indoor l-e-d video walls and highest resolution screens... along with one of the largest sports betting menus. "this is like being at the game the super bowl experience a few days ago it was just tremendous it was like a rock concert in here. we had nothing short of praise not only regulars who come in 3 4 times a week but also tourists from out of town." the sports book also added 400 seats and 19 wagering windows... along with interactive player terminals wagering -- so you can bet right from your seat. locally... we're already moving on to super bowl 51. the early odds are out, and carolina and new england are the early favorites at 8- or 7-1. denver... who will likely begin life without peyton manning... is (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll have mid-70s through the workweek with a slight drop in highs for the w

the grand opening is today at the westgate. there was a ribbon cutting ceremony at the westgate's newly renovated superbook yesterday. the improvements include 44-hundred square feet of hd video screes.. an expanded betting menu.. and a smartphone app so you can make wagers from home. if you're looking for a job...you're in luck there a big career fair today. the suncoast hotel and casino is hosting starting at 9 a-m until 12:30 this afternoon. there will be a variety of sales...retail...cust omer service...human resources and much more. the event is free...so bust out your resumes and dress to impress. 13 action news is getting a look at new products at the in the valley. essence cannabis dispensary will have everything from pills, vegan pills, honey sticks, and marijuana you can smoke. the location on tropicana and lindell will open february 17th. two more locations will a woman living near 215 and lone mountain.... posted this on facebook hoping to catch the people responsible. crooks roll up hop out of the car then head str

they perform march 2 inside the westgate cabaret. the u.s. west takes the stage at the henderson pavilion on march third. not only to they play traditional marches, they also perform jazz and pop arrangements, broadway standards and more. tickets are free, but you do need to pick them up in advance. if you want to see the full list, just head to k-t-n-v dot com. i'm megan telles. see you next week! the markets kept the rally going from late yesterday to post another solid day. dow up 212 nasdaq up 40 sp500 up 22 all of the big local gaming stocks finished ahead including caesars entertainment.. which closed up by almost 6%. burning man festival goers spent an average of two-thousand dollar each at the big party last year. organizers say 600 dollars of that was spent in nevada, most of it going to food. that figure is about 20-dollars less than what attendess spent in 2014. but experts building the brand is more important than they sa that will come with time. about 80,000 people came for the weeklong celebration in the black rock desert near

breaking overnight...guests telling us the power is out at the westgate. it's causing a major headache for those people right now. good morning las vegas...we're following a lot of breaking news this morning. let's get right over to dayna... 13 action news reporter parker collins is live near harmon and las vegas boulevard with more on what's going on there. parker? breaking overnight...fire crews responded to reports of a fire

the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. and before sunday's big game -- a run to help you work off all those calories you'll be consuming in the afternoon! fox5 and our take 5 to care partners are teaming up with the goodie two shoes foundation for their annual big game 10k run it's being held in downtown. the shorter, 5k starts at 8. the 10k at 8:30 registration includes entrance to health expos, a tailgate and a big game viewing party. closed now, but you can still register in person between 8th and 9th street on carson now fox weather 24/7 we are looking good for the next several days with daytime highs climbing more than 10 degrees above normal. high pressure is most definitely in control over much united states, with stormy weather staying well to the north of us. the normal high for the first week of february is 61. we may get close to the record high of 74 for this coming wednesday. the normal overnight low for this time of year is 42. the current forecast has the low at 48 for wednesday morning. by the time we get t

the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. panthers quarter back cam newton is also a favorite for the super bowl's most valuable player. you don't have to be on the strip to celebrate the game.... downtown will be partying too. the downtown las vegas events center is hosting its inaugural big game bash. a massive tent will be set up--- and feature giant high-def televisions and stadium seeting. as well as food and drink specials. owner derek stevens says it is one of the biggest days of the year... and they are ready for the action. "super bowl and vegas go together in a lot of ways when you see super bowl is such a big thing and all gambling this has become our pop culture. this is biggest day of year in america in a lot of ways." sunday's event is open to the public... but stevens says it will be full.... early in the day. the downtown las vegas event center.... is on the and third - near the fremont street experience. cimarron- memorial high school will cheer on a las vegas native playing in the super bowl this weekend. a

at the westgate, the panthers are a six point favorite over the broncos. " : most of the money has been on the panthers in fact 80-85 percent of the tickets have been on carolina and thats very typical as the general public supports the favorite. " and over at the cosmopolitan... the sport book is back open after a renovation, just in time for super bowl 50. they're expecting thousands of people to stop by during the game. for those looking for a place to party during the game, the downtown las vegas events center will host its first ever "big game bash". "super bowl and vegas go together. when you get to see something like super bowl, such a big game, all the gambling that happens, this is pop culture. " a massive 20 thousand square foot tent will be turned into a sports center on super bowl sunday. there will be stadium-style food and drink specials. fans can watch the game on giant high-def t-v screens. the events center is on the corner of carson and fremont street experience. clinton is back in second time in his wife. he's hoping to win over more votors to the clinton campaign, ri

the victim was taken to umc people staying at westgate the strip were left in the dark for hours and hours. a westgate spokesperson tells us a fire alarm was activated at 1:30 this morning. parts of the hotel were evacuated. witnesses say gaming machines were shut down. and people were scrammbling to make sure they got their money. one person describes the chaos. 16:46:55:22 "the fire alarm, the noise was very intense and people woke up. you could tell people were sleeping because they were coming down the elevator in their nightgowns, their pajamas. some people even came down with their suitcase" the witness says people were very upset they couldn't collect their money. the lights went off and the emergency lights came on. the spokesperson says at no time were any of their guests or employees in danger. fire crews tell us smoke was reported near the dining area on the 2nd floor. they believe it was caused by electrical issues. hotel employees tell us they are working to make things right with their guests. you may notice a small but graduating class hits the streets. all of the newes

they perform march 2 inside the westgate cabaret. the u.s. air force band of the golden west takes the stage at the henderson pavilion on march third. not only to they play traditional marches, they also perform jazz and pop arrangements, broadway standards and more. tickets are free, but you do need to pick them up in advance. if you want to see the full list, just head to k-t-n-v dot com. i'm megan telles. see you next week! > stories we're following-- northbound and southbound shadowcrest is closed! that's because a woman was hit by a car at shadowcrest and warm springs. the crash happened around 3-10. metro says the woman was rushed for her life! no word on the whereabouts of the driver. and breaking news from kansas-- a woman has been charged with transferring an assault rifle and hangun, to the shooter, cedric ford. yesterday's shooting ended the lives of 4 people, including the gunman. mostly sunny. highs 72 to 76 on the west side of the valley...75 to 79 on the east side. northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. .sunday night...partly cloudy. lows

can help them with the repairs. >> and accused thief holds a mother and her baby at gunpoint at the westgate mall. we will tell you details of the arrest coming up on wbz this morning. >> reporter: a smoky situation on the orange line. now has mbta officials inspecting walls and trains. more on that coming up. >> good morning. checking in with our weather watcher network this morning, temperatures are running in the upper 20s to around 30 in some spots. and a few slick spots in the walks and driveway anything untreated will be a little slippery on the way to 40s this afternoon. a pretty quiet stretch. we will take you throot weekend and if you -- you through weekend and if you want to joint weather watcher network we're living in a very competitive global economy, and if we are going to succeed, we need the best-educated workforce in the world. we should be making public colleges and universities tuition-free. we're going to pay for it with a tax on wall street speculation. the taxpayers of this country bailed out wall street. it is time for them to start helping the middle class of this cou

liam martin who has the details. >> reporter: that woman was walking to her car with her baby at the westgate mall when she says that she saw a man inside her car. she says he quickly flashed a gun at her and then demanded turkeys and took off. stay police later spotted the car and began chasing the suspect. he did not get very far, crashing into a pole in stoughton during the chase. he is now under arrest and -- crimes, including armed carjacking. we just spoke with the victim. >> he was already in the car. besaws coming us to the car. he pretended -- he saw us coming to the car. he pretended that he had gotten into the wrong car. he started to walk away and apologized and then he said, do you know what. i am going to take her car. >> robles has been turned over to brockton police. he was injured and taken to the hospital. we do not know the extent of his injuries. >>> we have developing news tonight. police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body. they found her in a home monday night after someone asked police to check on her. her name has not yet been released. >> are other big

the crime started in the parking lot of the westgate mall in brockton yesterday. the woman had just put her out. she talked to us on the phone. >> he said, i am actually going to take your car. thought he was kidding and he lifted his jacket and he had a gun. emily: police chased down jose rio obles. he says -- they say he crashed the stolen car in a neighborhood. they also recovered a pellet gun. residents of the malden apartment complex are waiting for answers after the discovery of a woman' s body is being treated as a homicide investigation. appears to be an issue involving individuals who lived in that unit. >> unusual to find someone was murdered in your apartment building. i feel pretty safe here. identified. she died but confirmed it was not random. police are trying to figure out if guns stolen from a store in tyngsboro could be connected to four guns were stolen from hitman firearms on monday. that these smashed a display door. break in a similar to a robbery in hooksett, new hampshire that republican blitz in south carolina. the attacks are ramping up. w

it happened around noon today at the westgate mall. were told the mom and her infant was stopped as it were coming out of the store by a man who forced his way into the camry and then took off. elyse quickly tracked the man down and chase was on. pursuit ended in stoughton the was arrested when he tried to run from the scene. josi roadless of taunton is now facing charges police say this is a weapon here that he used. it's a pellet gun recovered after police say he threw it into a snow bank. we have a crew headed to the scene now we will update you as justices we learn more. >> shrewsberry by far is a bit of properly touching his teenage babysitter facing a judge. tonight is free on bail. 25 crystal haynes in court for his arraignment. >> vegan firefighter put on administrative leave for misconduct the victim says in court documents going on since last june. >> 35-year-old firefighter from harm. >> last month is 50 oh babysitter told police he did anything but. say he would touch her inappropriately while she and babysitting. >> fox25 h

./// ((kirsten joyce)) > things are expected to get back to normal at the westgate sometime this afternoon. viewers called us..around 1 a-m saying alarms were going off and not any of the slot machines was working. they said.. staff wouldn't tell them what was going on.. confirmed it got a call about a high rise fire.. and smoke near the employee dining area. when fire crews arrived.. they found no traces of fire... and say the smoke was caused by electrical issues. we're told nevada energy is now working on the issue. no one was injured and no one was evacuated./// ((kirsten joyce)) > we are expecting to learn more details concerning a public corruption investigation in the valley. yesterday local and federal agents conducted raids in las vegas, henderson, and in boulder city... at the center of the investigation... is a financial manager for the bureau of reclamation... rick leavitt... this is video of agents at his home in henderson. they also went to the bureau of reclamation office in boulder city... where leavitt works. law enforcement also visited a las vegas accounting firm.. on su

he stands accused of holding a woman and her baby at gunpoint at the westgate mall in her car. >> he was in the car and saw us coming to the car and kind of he pretended he got in the wrong car and got out and started to walk out apologizing and turned around and said you know what i am going to take your car. >> reporter: the thief didn't make it far. about an hour after the car was stolen, it was wrapped around a telephone pole. mrs. arrested robles -- police arrested robles at that scene. >> he jumped out with a black pistol and purse and attempted to flee before being captured. >> reporter: his gun was a. b gun the is suspect appeared to not want-- bb gun and the suspect appeared to not want to harm her to leave the purse and take the child. >> the defendant said i will baby out of the car. >> reporter: the victim tells okay. >> i have the baby and my mom and we are healthy and safe and that's all we care about. >> reporter: and this is the notfirst time jose robles has been charged with carjacking he was sentenced to 6 years for that charge back in 2008 this newest charge may qua

the westgate opened its newly renovated superbook this afternoon with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. the improvements include 44-hundred square feet of hd video screes.. an expanded betting menu.. and a smartphone app so you can make wagers from home. still ahead.. new england is getting buried in new again tonight. plus.. caught on camera. 13 action news gets some new video of an apparent 'porch pirate' making the rounds in a las vegas neighborhood. and... steep prices! taxi cabs accused of price gouging.. just hours ago... a woman living near 215 and lone mountain.... posted this.... onto facebook. she's mad..... because of what happening's right here: crooks roll up.... hop out of the car.... and... head straight to the mail packages... left there.... in the driveway. this happened... just a few hours ago... so... the crooks haven't had the goods.... for very long. cab companies are on the defense tonight.... after a report that riders were overcharged.... by -47- million dollars.... last year. 13 action news reporter.... david schuman is live at mccarran airport.... where travel

at the westgate... overnight. fire alarms blaring.... before the power goes out. what caused... the chaotic scene. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. westgate after a chaotic few hours this morning. nats of alarms fire alarms started going off.. gaming machines shut down and the lights went out. parts of the hotel were also evacuated. fire crews say smoke was reported near the dining area on the second floor.. but hotel officials say guests were never in danger. a miami police union is urging a nationwide boycott by law enforcement unions.... of beyonc0's.... upcoming world tour. the tour begins... in miami... on april -27-th.... at "marlins park". the beyonc0 backlash has to do with her "formation" music is a mess

things are back to normal at the westgate, but for hours this morning, it was pure chaos. nats of alarms you heard right there part of it. fire alarms went off, all the lights went out, and gaming machines shut down. this all started at around 1-30 this morning. then, parts of the hotel were evacuated. 16:46:55:22 "the fire alarm, the noise was very intense and people woke up. pajamas. some people even came down with their suitcase" crews say smoke was reported near the dining area on the second floor. they believe it was caused by and now, they're working to make things right with their guests. time now is x:xx -- and no chaos in the weather forecast. we've been spoiled all week. but we all want to know, what's this weekend going to be like! let's turn now to 13 weather first chief meteorologist bryan scofield. the winds have died off and high pressure with tons of around and will continue to rise into the mid and upper 70s for sunday through the remainder of this week. a big day for all the presidential candidates-- voters in two states will make their picks for who shoul

it takes place this august at the westgate las vegas. it took all of 5 seconds for chris rock to start hammering away at last night's oscar's. plus a lot of leonardo dicaprio fans happy the actor finally won... fox's michael tammero takes us to hollywood. (morgan freeman awarding "spotlight" best the 88th academy awards was "spotlight" picking up the best picture many. 88th academy awards, which means this whole no-black nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times..." but it wasn't a big surprise that host chris rock hit the of the gate, 10 minutes of his opening monologue on the topic, using frankness to make his point. the show continued to punch the subject with skits and other funny and serious moments throughout the 3- and-a-half-plus telecast. dicaprio says: "thank you to the academy thank you to everyone in this in the lead acting category, both disappoint as leonardo dicaprio revenant" and brie larson took one in "room" in the supporting acting categories, the danish girl's alicia vikander won as predicted, but "bridges of

police say a taughten man stole a mother's car in the parking lot of the westgate mall in brockton today. they say she was putting a baby into that car seat when the suspect point aid gun at her and demanded he guff her the keys. he left with the vehicle, baby as not in it. that's good news. police were able to track him down seconds later. officers found this gun thrown into the snow close by that vehicle. the suspect is now facing multiple charges and is in custody in brockton. >>> and more breaking news, a delta flight from manchester, new hampshire to new york is diverted to boston because of rough weather. there was strong winds and low visibility because the flight was turned around. this is the same flight that had to land in

the holding started in the parking lot at the westgate mall in brockton. the woman had just put her a man walked up to them, politely told them, get out of the car. she talked to us on the phone tonight. clicks and then he said -- >> and then he said, you know what, i am going to take your car. i turned around because i thought he was kidding, he was -- lifted his jacket up, he had a gun. maria: he had a telik gun. police chase down 32-year-old jose robles, who crashed the stolen car in a stoughton neighborhood. as i said, they recovered the pellet gun once they caught him. he is in custody, the carjacking victims are fortunately ok. a girl -- ed: police investigating a deadly discovery in malden. a woman' s body found in an apartment complex. newscenter 5' s jorge quiroga is there live. jorge, some neighbors don' t like how this has been handled. jorge: residence here were certainly more upset when they were still in the dark about what happened here after finally 24 hours. receiving this letter from management, providing some answers. investigators back a

designated terror group, based in somalia, was responsible for the september 2013 attack on the westgatemall in nairobi that killed 67 people, and for the death of over 140 in the april 2015 attack on kenya's garissa university. nir kalron investigated the links between al shabaab and illicit ivory trade in 2012. kalron: al shabaab was controlling the ports of kismayo, marca, and big parts of mogadishu, including access to the port through its agents. evidence from kenya suggests the local and regional poachers used that access. we'd seen evidence from ports in marca and kismayo of ivory, large stocks of it, and had collected evidence from individuals that testified to having profited from that trade with al shabaab agents. knights: al shabaab did control various ports in somalia where the ivory is being shipped out of, and they would basically charge a tax for anything being shipped out. rrator: al shabaab levies a 2% to 7% tax on ivory that passes through areas they control, making about $250,000 a year from ivory. insurgent groups and armed forces units are not the only poachers. loca

sudden shut off while they were playing. 13 action news reporter yasmeen hassan is live in front of the westgate with the very latest. we just walked inside the casino - and the slot machines were still down - but people told us all this started hours ago - after midnight. i just spoke to one man who says he was sitting a slot machine when all of a sudden everything went dark. the machines shut down - the casino lights flipped off - and the emergency lights came on. that means everyone's money is that means everyone's money is now stuck in those machines. then - the fire alarm went off . knew what was happening... ...but the man i spoke to says employees are trying to make things right. they were out here - taking down everyone's information - and hopefully there will be some kind of solution... ...but as of right now - there is still a lot of confusion - and people without their money. right now, two people are dead after seperate crashes on valley roads. this morning, police are saying these wrecks could have been prevented. the first happened near washington and jones. a car pulling out from

jose robles approached the car at the westgate mall. child in the car seat. he flashed a gun and demanded that they drive out but ended up slamming into a pole three miles away in stoughton. he took off running and police caught him. a witness who saw the chase tell us how frightening it was. >> it was scary. it really was. he pulled his gun which was scary. and heard him yell, put down your gun. >> daniel: police say the gun was actually pellet gun, but as you can see, it looks like a real one. robles faces several charges. we spoke to the mother on the phone. she said she and her daughter are doing okay. >>> this morning police say robbery at a local gun store could be linked to other crimes. two people smashed through the front door of hitman firearm in tyngsborough and got away with four guns. a police officer owns the gun shop. they believe this is connected to a robbery two weeks ago in hookset, new hampshire. surveillance video from that incident show two suspects reviewing surveillance footage to track down the suspects. >>> police in middleborough ar

and were part of the champagne toast. westgate las vegas says the 25- thousand square foot sports book is now the most technologically advanced in the city. it has the largest indoor l-e-d video walls and highest resolution screens... along with one of the largest sports betting menus. "it certainly has been big hit with our fans. a lot of guests coming here for years. and when you come here and look at these pictures, which are 2.5 pixel rate. you wont find any resolution or clarity at this time." the sports book also added 400 seats and 19 wagering windows... along with interactive player terminals wagering -- so you can bet right from your seat. there was a huge turnout at the sports books for the super bowl over the weekend. but- now - we're already moving on to super bowl 51 next year. the early odds are out and carolina and new england are the early favorites at 8- or 7-1. denver... who will without peyton manning... is anywhere from 15 to 18-1. the polls are closed in new hampshire... and now the votes are being counted. th

now he's at the westgate. many show producers have found ways to entertian guests with live music or impressive acrobatics -- instead of wild animals. < (( 45:37 david saxe: what happend on the stage tonight stay right here )) ((denise valdez)) david saxe has been producing shows in las vegas for more than twenty years. (( 37:07 david saxe: ive had animals in the shows ive had ((denise valdez)) his sister was a dancer with siegfried and roy. (( siegfried and roy performing )) ((denise valdez)) the pair performed to sold out shows for years at the mirage. we all know how that ended. the mgm was beat up for years over its captive lions -- it eventually shipped them to a sanctuary and built a nightclub in what was once their enclosure. but decades before that -- was a magician named bobby berocini. (( 37:56 david saxe: if you see old footage of the the orangutans. bobby berocini very first came to the lido it was really amazing act but then you saw the video ... )) ((denise valdez)) this video. (( )) ((denise vald

. >>> in sports, even before the broncos can fully celebrate their underdog victory, the westgate superook in las vegas says new england, seattle, and pittsburgh are already favored to win next year's super bowl but if seattle does return, they'll likely be without marshawn lynch. during the super bowl, lynch tweeted this photo. and the nfl.com confirmed the 29-year-old running back has, indeed, hung up his cleats and intends to retire. later teammates richard sherman and bruce irvin offered statements of thanks and congratulations to lynch. so i guess we're all, of course, waiting on peyton's announcement, but as "usa today" notes, peyton manning did have the worst season of any super bowl-winning quarterback. the win over the panthers included two touchdowns set up by defense, and manning had the fourth worst passing rating of any bowl-winning quarterback at 56.6. give the american icon a break. back to you. >>> just ahead, cold play, beyonce, and bruno mars. get in formation, wowing the crowds at the super bowl. >>> plus, elton john and james corden killing it. entertainment is up ne

firefighters think electrical issues caused a lot of chaos early this morning at the westgate. nats of alarms it started around 1:30am when fire alarms went off.. lights went out and gaming machines shut down. then.. parts of the hotel were evacuated. 16:46:55:22 "the fire alarm, the noise was very intense and their nightgowns, their pajamas. ome people even came down with fire crews say smoke was reported near the dining area on the second floor.. most likely due to electrical problems. hotel employees say visitors were never in danger.. but they're still working to make things right with their guests. rent could skyrocket for dozens of families... over something.... they can't control. apartment management says... they can blame it all..... on the city of henderson. contact -13- looks at the fight... that's putting tenants.... in the middle. < sherri parker: it's stressful. it's overwhelming. sherri parker isn't holding back. sherri parker: it doesn't feel that we're living in a free country, if a city can put a small business' back up against the wall. sherri is the resident

investigation at the cosmopolitan > brian loftus another overnight situation on the outage at the westgate.. what caused parts of the casino to go dark. ((sherry swensk)) > and... it's a cooler morning after that quick hit of winter weather... we'll look at how quickly those warm springlike temps return in your weekend weather now forecast./// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > kirsten joyce > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kirsten joyce. brian loftus and i'm brian loftus. overnight.. metro police are on the scene of a deadly shooting outside the cosmopolitan. ((kirsten joyce)) that's where we'll find michael latest. michael, what's the situation out there? 2 people were killed in a shooting on the strip. suspects are on the loose this