weekly discussion about the federal issues most important to nevada. and now, from washington, d.c., here's marilee joyce. >> and good day to you, i'm marilee joyce, this is "eye on nevada news program produced in washington, d.c. every week "eye on washington" takes you straight to capitol hill for a discussion with nevada's delegation and other leaders about the federal matters that matter to you. today's topic, the solar state, the economic and environmental effects of solar energy on the state of nevada. my guest today is miss jill lagan, the president and ceo of the boulder city chamber of commerce. thank you for being here today. >> thank you. it is my pleasure. solar job growth didn't happen by accident. that's what nevada u.s. senator harry reid told the press in 2015. and today on "eye on washington," we will tell you what is happening in solar strong boulder city. we will look at where the congressional delegation members stand on solar and we will learn my guest's thoughts on what the solar industry needs most from capitol hill. well, that statement from senator reid fol

weekly discussion about the federal issues most important to nevada. and now, from washington, d.c., here's marilee joyce. >> good day to you. i'm marilee joyce. this is "eye on washington," program produced in washington, d.c. every week, "eye on washington" takes you straight to capitol hill for a discussion with nevada's delegation and other leaders about the federal matters that matter to you. today's topic, housing affordability. we'll look at those struggling despite nevada's population and job growth. my very special guest today is rebekah king, a policy specialist for the national housing conference. and nhc is a washington, d.c. based organization that advocates for policy and legislation focusing on sustainability and affordability concerns. thanks so much for being here today, ms. king. >> glad to be with you. >> well, count your blessings today if you have a mortgage or rent whose rate doesn't have you losing sleep every night. not all nevadans do. today on "eye on washington," we'll find out why high growth and increased jobs also mean a rougher time for low-income ren

about it. >> we have failed. the state of nevada has failed the kids. >> a decision on the education savings account program will not come down before the start of school. i'll break down what happens now to the 8,000 people who have signed) up. >> people really want to win this, and i think you see it getting even more nasty. >> the rhetoric is getting hotter in nevada's senate race. we brach down the attack ads this week and how much worse it will get before november. nominee donald trump made a surprise visit to las vegas on friday. thanks for joining us. >> trump held several fundraisers friday in a round tabler discussion with local hispanic leaders. that tookp place in the afternon at trump tower. no local media was alerted that trump was even coming and it was national media that were only allowed in for a quick sound bite before cameras were told to leave. [ inaudible ] >> he's saying he wants to see some jobs that are happening out now. this is the guest that attended. joei hernandez, president of the nevada hispanic business group, restaurant owners latecia the committee ad

showers hit parts of southern nevada last night could we see the same in my full forecast.// "now, live...this is 8 news now weekend edition." ((sharie johnson)) >>> a 39 year old man has died after his atv crashes, throwing him from his vehicle. thanks for joining us tonight at 5 i'm sharie johnson. this happened in the jean dry lake bed, just east of las vegas boulevard. that's where we find our 8 news now reporter shakala alvaranga.... she's live there now ... >> sharie, that crash happened this morning just before 7:30 .. witnesses say the man who died was traveling on a yamaha banshee atv by himself ... when his atv became airborne. the man was thrown from his vehicle when it landed. police found his body this morning. he was pronounced dead on scene. this is the second atv related death this month near jean. if you remember, on july 22nd a 30 year old man was killed at his atv hit dirt mounds, causing his four wheeler to crash. ((shakala alvaranga)) the crash remains under investigation. as soon as we learn more about what happened and the victim, we will let you know. reporting l

into nevada and will help develop breezy to windy conditions the next few days. the high pushing east and the low's counter clockwise flow off the coast will actually help pull some moist weather from into arizona the ne that is expected to reach mohave county. the means some of our local mountains could get some showers or thunderstorms heading into the labor day weekend. the uv index is 9 of good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk anything but ordinary... and with polls showing the two front-runners are the most disliked candidates in history... some voters have been eyeing third-party options. fox5's alyssa deitsch joins us live in studio with one major third- party candidate facing hurdles even getting on the ballot here in the silver state... alyssa? you may not be able to vote for who you really want in nevada. and what's going on wi

looks to tip battleground states red... including here in nevada. what they're doing to draw voters ahead of the november election. neighbors are seei of coyote sightings... and are concerned for their pets. what you can do to protect your pets from an attack. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. as of tonight .. there might be an official name for the new las vegas professional hockey team! but we might no know what it is for over a month. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. as we first told you last night, las vegas hockey owner bill foley might be picking the team's name today. fox 5's vince sapienza is at the flamingo near fort apache where he's been gathering some name ideas.. john, christine... the wednesday night adult leagues wrapped up about 20 minutes ago... and even though the rink here is empty at the moment..... the players who skate here on a daily and nightly basis are full of different names and ideas for their soon to be n-h-l team.... "i like the las vegas aces." "scorpions, las vegas scorpions." "p the name outlaws." "i like the knights." "maybe vegas gambl

drizzle being dragged into southern nevada friday and saturday. the uv index for tuesday is 9 or very high. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk this morning movie lovers us laugh... a lot... wilder rose to fame with role like "willy wonka and "young frankenstein." "no, it's pronounced frankenstein. do you also say freudrich? frederick. why isn't it freudrich frankenstein? it isn't its frederick frankenstein. i see." was known for his wild hair and animated comedy... he starred as the charming candy man in "willy wonka"... and as the boozy sharpshooter in "blazing saddles." wilder's nephew says he died sunday night in connecticut from complications from alzheimer's disease. gene wilder was 83 years old. coming up in 20 minutes... we take a look back at the actor's career and his impact on film today. nevada congressman cresent hardy remains hospitalized this m

. henderson police say he shot and killed a man inside this home near nevada state drive and the 95 saturday morning. ((laurie lucero heard gun shots: we hear two loud shots and my husband said 'wow, that's a gun' and i says yeah. i says i don't want to be around here.)) ((karen castro)) while lae gunshots... others woke up to the sounds of police sirens. ((tina demesa - neighbor: that's why i woke up. i was like 'oh, ok' that's why i woke up. i thought it was my alarm.)) ((karen castro)) police say a woman was also present at the time of the deadly shooting but was not injured. detectives are not saying how the unidentified woman is related to both men... nor who lives at the scene of the crime. ((laurie lucero heard gun shots: i stopped cause i heard somebody scream. it was a girl and then i turn back, the girl came out of the house, got on the phone.)) ((karen castro)) moments after arriving at the home. ((tina demesa - neighbor: that makes me feel good cause you know, if he was crawling around the area then that's what i would be worried about.)) ((karen castro)) henderson police have ne

fighting ring, kristen corral with nevada political action for animals told us about the suspects: (( kristen corral / nevada political action for animals: "cruelty is cruelty and we believe, especially in this case, they need to be punished to the full extent of the law, so that's what we're going to >> we returned to the property today to reach out to the family. they did not make themselves available to talk to us. metro told us more details about the deaths of these puppies will be available on monday. meanwhile, the two men facing charges related to those roosters have bonded out of jail. reporting live, shakala alvaranga... 8 news now./// ((christianne klein)) >>> protesters are marching through the streets of chicago tonight... in response to the release of the killing of an unarmed black man by police. three officers have been placed on administrative leave in the killing of 18 year-old paul o'neal. still, demonstrators are demanding answers. o'neal was suspected of stealing a car... then ramming it into a police car. officers fired at o'neal as he drove past, then pursued

although some could slip into southeastern nevada in the afternoon and evening. daytime highs will cool to below triple digits wednesday and thursday. as the tropical moisture fades warmer temperatures start to move in by friday. the uv index for wednesday is 10 or very high. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news breaking overnight. a homeowner shoots an intruder after finding the suspect inside his home in a gated community in henderson . the home is located on springfield street inside the "hillsboro heights" community. police say the suspect triggered the home's security alarm around 10:45 last night. the homeowner told police he fired one shot, grazing the suspect in the head. the suspect was able to run away. but police took the suspect into custody a short time later. the father of the orlando nightclub shooter is support for democratic nominee hillary clinton

cold front is driving into nevada and will help develop conditions the next few days. the high pushing east and the low's counter clockwise flow off the coast will actually help pull some moist weather from into arizona the next few days that is expected to reach mohave county. the means some of our local mountains could get some showers or thunderstorms heading into the labor day weekend. the uv index is 9 of very high. here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk. hang-10 in vegas. the strip's first- ever ''flowrider' has quickly become a crowd favorite for guests and celebrities at planet hollywood. it's part of the we have fox 5's mike doria live there this morning to test it out -- it's 30,000 gallons of water coming at you at 30 miles per hour. this is popular among celebrities and even pro surfers who visit las vegas. a wipe-out because the frame of flowride is soft. you can't either ride on

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? (captioning will resume shortly) (captioning will (captioning will (captioning will you can see more veiwer videos 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 mo

free already. she has six kids who attend public school in southern nevada. ((annette dawson-owens/parent: "how we think this helps students is the money directly flows to the school then the school can figure out what they're actual needs are.")) ((mauricio marin)) tonight---nearly every trustee re-organize c-c-s-d. ((deanna wright/trustee: "i still don't think that we are adequately addressing student achievement." )) ((mauricio marin)) among other issues...is there enough money to move through with the plans. and how will implementation effect day to day classroom experience for students. ((senator michael roberson: "if there are legitimate issues about implentation yes we can still address that in the language absolutely.")) ((mauricio marin)) state senator michael roberson who is leading the committee to tonight's meeting to help address concerns. saying parents will have more input about what goes on with their child's education. some parents weren't happy with trustees..saying they haven't been involved in the process enough. board vice-president chris garvey fired back. ((c

recently released an ad airing in nevada.. clinton's stance on guns the ad cost three million dollars.. and is the most expensive pro trump ad to date. also on the november ballot -- marijuana.. voters will be asked about the legalization of recreational marijuana.. new data suggests the measure stands a good chance at passing. as more americans are apparently smoking pot. fox 5's mike doria joins us with the findings. gallup has conducted this survey the past three years and the number of people smoking pot has nearly doubled. now -- one in 8 americans admit to using it. think about it -- the next time you're in a meeting at the office -- someone around the table in the conference room probably smokes pot. when gallup first conducted this poll in 2013, only seven percent admitted to smoking marijuana. in 2015, it jumped to 11 percent. now in 2016 it's 13 equivalent of more than 33 million americans. if the vote is yes in november then recreational marijuana use would become legal for people 21 and over. but they would only be allowed to buy one ounce or less at a time. the ta

southern nevada with a return to normal temperatures. ................. right now looking at lots of sunshine and plenty of blue sky. a few clouds but generally a quiet picture on the radar. ................... right now...we're looking at temps. in the low to mid 90s. some upper 80s near mountains edge and the foothills around mt. charleston. ................... looking at your evening planner look for temps in the mid 90s through 7pm, low 90s by 9pm, upper 80s arund 11 and low 80s head back to school. .................. your extended forecast shows temps. returning back to the triple digits for the next three or four days before another slight dip back to the upper 90s. >>> ((sharie johnson)) >>> from the skies to the roads... valley law enforcement is urging drivers to stay safe . your commute will soon see more traffic anchor demetria obilor has a look at some areas sure to slow you down in this week's look ahead.. >>>students go back to school tomorrow morning, so expect a lot more traffic on the road. there are cone zones all throughout town that are going to slow you down. we'

were taken into custody. peckham is a 3 year veteran of the nevada highway patrol, bulles apartment complex...one of them hitting a home with a child inside. 13 action news reporter parker collins is the only one to check in on that family. 7:52:36-7:53:01 take vo at 7:52:43 several shots were fired during the confrontation one of them going through this window you see up here police are telling us a man woman and child were walking around in this complex when they were confronted by three other the bottom and one of those police think he'll be okay. take sot jordy avila, home hit by bullet img3477 00:00:16-00:00:17 "yes i was worried" butt to 00:00:19-00:00:23 "because i thought someone shot my mom." butt to donald rindt, witness img3471 00:01:03-00:01:11 "i saw the two guys running past our apartment-- kind of freaked front of this complex they got the shooter in custody but two other people ran away near sahara and boulder highway parker collins 13 action news. las vegas fire and rescue crews mead and jones. smoke could be seen for miles across the valley...as the garage caught o

interest-- than on their principal loan. nevada has ordered auto title lender "title max" to stop issuing loan extensions that the state says is illegal. the nationwide company is also being fined 307- thousand dollars and must refund customers who had a grace period deferment agreement after december 18, 2004. toss to weather we'll keep mostly sunny skies with decreasing highs as we make it through the week. we'll see a high of 107 on tuesday, then 106 wednesday and 105 thursday. we'll be around average for early part of next week. average high this time of the year is 102. we'll see mountain shower chances on wednesday and beyond in the slight category. those same slight chances will be with us east of us people are dead... after severe flooding hits louisiana. how it's shaping up to be the worst weather event in the state... since hurricane katrina. and - the c-e-o of mgm resorts international makes a presidential endorsement... the could be catching a few people off guard. closed captioning will resume shortly you're watching fox5 news at 5. i got shot down over vietnam and sp

nevada's largest organization with more than 57 thousand members. an n-h-p trooper was shot on the job early this morning. and it may have been his badge that saved his life! take a look at this picture n-h-p tweeted out. it shows the trooper's badge bent by a bullet. nevada highway patrol says they are grateful this trooper was able to go home safely to his family. " when we hear about very scary in this line of work. we hear about it all the time throughout the country. but when it's one of your own involved in an incident like this, it's shocking." the shooting happened just after midnight, on boulder highway near u-s 95. n-h-p says the trooper pulled over a cadillac for a traffic stop. one of the passengers took off, and the trooper chased him. there was an exchange of gunfire, and the suspect was killed. one witness gave fox5 a pretty detailed description of what he saw. in: turned around way down there... out: i seen it n-h-p says the trooper decided to not go to the hospital. for now, n-h-p is not releasing any details on the suspect who was killed. a hiker falls to his deat

. >> news3 starts now. >> we want to get right to that breaking news to health care a nevada election, cresent hardy is locked in reelection >> good evening everybody, the congressman's office is calling this a minor heart attack as campaign manager tells me hardy was swept into action, after, he's in a tough fight for reelection in a district that vegas to rural nevada. he went into the construction business he's also a pretty private guy so his office isn't giving many details about what happened today. here's what it said today, quote, congressman hardy has been recently hospitalized and is you undergoing a procedure. we expect the return to a full schedule later this week and is expected to be in washington next week for votes when congress returns from the august district work period. that all from his communications person. ing glad to know rep hardy will make a swift recovery. >> glad to hear the prognosis is so good. >> i am too. >> did we have a potential near-miss for a terrorist? one man was a threat enough for emergency action. reed cowan has a report on this disturbing >>

, including west care nevada spear ed heading a makeover of the campus that serves those battling addiction issues. a mother loved by so many. >> and now the one remaining her is gone. >> reporter: again, that urn has no real value to anyone except the family. if you think you can help, give crimestoppers a call, 702-385-5555. remember, the family is offering a cash reward. reporting live, freedom denise -- i'm koch. >> head to news 3.com to sign upant get these something isn't right in your community. you can join the conversation today clicking on the features tab. >>> we're learning more about the two people who died at lake mead over the weekend. one woman was from las vegas. park officials say 63-year-old bonnie wong was found unconscious while snorkeling. at callville bay. florida dieed while skew wa diving at the lake. he was diving at the bomber when this incident happened. he was from tampa. >>> it's a wrap on the first day of school in southern nevada. 320,000 students are back to hitting the books, maybe have a little bit of homework. kelsey thomas is out at wright elementary whe

)) >> plus...the state of nevada remembers the life of former first lady bonnie bryan. after she passed away yesterday. ((brian loftus)) >> and...we'll be introducing you to two sisters who's special bond encouraged them to give back to homeless youth. ((kirsten joyce)) valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) >>> the murder trial of michael solid is now in the hands of a jury. thanks for waking up with us i'm kirsten joyce... ((brian loftus)) >> and i'm brian loftus yesterday jurors heard closing arguments in the ipad murder case -- as well as a courtroom outburst. solid's attorneys have been trying to frame marcos arenas' death as an accident... bonanza high school student. the state argued otherwise--saying accident or not....solid should be convicted of 1st degree murder. (( "that's enough, that's enough the jury will disregard the outburst" )) ((prosecutor: the felony murder rule applies to everyone who is engaged in a conspiracy or who aid or abetted him in a crime like robbery he committed. )) ((brian loftus)) the j

creature, animal fighting is a first-offense felony in nevada. it's been that way since late 2013 when senator mark manendo strengthened state law. that, along with southern nevada's new anti-cruelty task force means more people in more trouble. 2:04 amy ferreira: it's really quite shocking if anybody's ever had the misfortune of even assoicated with cockfighting, with dogfighting, i mean, it is a brutal, brutal activity that people engage in. chief deputy district attorney amy ferreira has been involved in at least four recent cockfighting cases. 1:42 amy: we've gotten many felony convictions in the past year. people have been sent to jail. the humane society of the united states says first offense felony laws are crucial because cockfighters seek out states with the weakest laws to carry out their crimes. wednesday night's arrests of three months. eduardo leyva was arrested in may after metro and animal control caught a cockfight in progress. 2:58 amy: there were people there, there were birds there, there were dead birds there, there was blood there, and my understanding is there we

will resume shortly more money being spent to defend nevada's school choice program. we'll recap the story and tell you where things stand now. closed captioning will resume shortly good morning i'm jason feinberg and i'm monica jackson news this morning. first - les krifaton joins us with a quick look first - les krifaton joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. got some tropical moisture at our doorstep for wednesday. most of the active weather is forecast to stay to the east although some could slip into southeastern nevada in the afternoon and evening. daytime highs will cool to below triple digits tropical moisture fades warmer temperatures start to move in by friday. the uv index for wednesday is 10 or very high. here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk. breaking overnight... a homeowner shoots a burglary suspect after finding the person inside his home. breaking breaking overnight... a h

this event and take you live to the annual lake tahoe some in nevada. president obama will speak about conservation and combating climate change. nevada senator harry reid who we see stepping to the podium has been a host of this lake tahoe summit for 20 years, and this is his last year in office so he as president obama to speak at the event. also at the summit, california governor jerry brown and california's two senators dianne feinstein and robert boxer. live coverage here on c-span2. [applause] >> twenty years the celebration because we help lake tahoe. two decades ago we came together to present the beauty of this breathtaking place. and for 20 years we have worked just to give it. we want to make it better and we have done that. one need only gays at these emerald blue waters to see the progress we have made in keeping tahoe blue. [applause] >> we envisioned 20 years ago what we wanted to accomplish, and we've done that and maybe a little more. lake tahoe is now more pristine than it has been in decades. because of the work of a lot of people, including these wonderful peo

focusing heavily on nevada. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. in just the past week... the n-r-a opened new campaign offices all over the state, including here in clark county. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg joins us now live in studio with more on how the gun debate is being used to draw out voters. the latest polls have hillary nevada... but very narrowly. president obama took the silver state in both 2012 and 2008... and the nra is dedicated to making sure this time... its donald trump. this is the national rifle associations brand new clark county campaign headquarters... hi my name is kevin im calling on behalf of the nra the group "nra nevadans for freedom" opened this office tuesday night. across the state it has thousands of volunteers... at this particular office there are about 50. those people go door to door... and seven days a week make hundreds of calls... i was wondering if i could ask you three questions about gun control measure number one their goal defeat question one on the november ballot. the measure calls for all gun sales to go through a licensed dealer ensuring a

i'm christianne klein. we're talking about ab 394, the 2015 nevada bill to create a plan to reorganize ccsd. ((dave courvoisier)) >> over the last year, an advisory committee has held public meetings to get community feedback. and during that time, ccsd has been silent, until now. ((christianne klein)) >> sharie johnson is live at the flamingo office of the district with more on their concerns about ccsd's reorganizatio the board of trustees says it has three major concerns about their reorganization: legal employment, civil rights and student achievement. they wouldn't go into detail about everything. the board says it wants to delay public comment until after tonight's discussion. but they did release a statement. paramount concerns are for the improvement of achievement for all students in the ccsd and in equity and access to a high quality education for all ccsd students, therefore, there must be asssurances that ehe proposed plan will nto result in substantial disruption to the students within the ccsd. ((sharie johnson)) we have a crew inside the meeting and will have

from the nevada department of public and behavioral health that documents that incident where a 20-month-old was left outside alone in temperatures higher than 100 degrees. the boy was found unresponsive and dehydrated with burnon investigators say workers waited 16 minutes to call 911 after finding the boy and 45 minutes to call the child's parents they also say a division approved director was not at the preschool at the time of the incident there's no word when or if the school will reopen or if it will the decision to have its license taken away. eh f5n llv according to the report - workers waited 16 minutes to call 911... and parents. a frontier flight from columbus ohio to las vegas hit a bit of a speed bump when someone on the flight crew discovered a small monkey on board the plane. it turns out it was a service monkey but the owner never let the crew know. fox5's abby theodros is live in the newsroom where she's been gathering more information about what happened. we spoke with the passenger who sat next to the pair and he says the monkey was tucked away under the owner's

. seatbelts save lives! investigators say....the recent spike in crashes turning deadly here in nevada... is a direct result of people not wearing their 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 go home let your parents see 134433 lavoie continues to speak out in his daughters honor ... and... continues to fight for legislation to make nevada's seatbelt law... a primary... not secondary concern... this morning -- demi lovato and nick jonas fans have a chance to meet them and win some free tickets! the two will appear at las vegas north premium outlets around two this afternoon. that's where the fans can win some free tickets and a private meet and greet with demi and nick at their show, they're our website ktnv.com. right now -- a state of emergency declared in louisiana after record-breaking flooding. at least two people have died so far. this morning incredib

. police say he shot and killed a man inside a home yesterday.. near nevada state drive and the 95. police say a woman was also present, but is not injured. detectives are not saying how the woman is related to both men. lanunziata was arrested moments after arriving home. police believe all three people involved were present or past roommates. residents in the henderson area say.. the gated communi this is the sixth homicide in henderson's jurisdiction this year. /// ((nia wong)) >>> police are also searching for the person.. who shot and killed a 19-year-old man. the shooting took place near commerce and carey yesterday. police say the man was shot multiple times and died at the scene. investigators do not believe this was a random crime. so far this year, this is the 18th homicide in north las vegas' jurisidction. /// ((nia wong)) >>> switching gears... we saw a break from the heat expected to come back. katie boer has a check of weather. ((nia wong)) >>> thanks, katie. today, lake las vegas is back >>> thanks, katie. today, lake las vegas is back open after last week's monsoon

up into southern nevada today. timing changes every hour but so far the common window looks to be between 1pm to 5pm this afternoon. the rain chances are small just like yesterday; ranging around 10% with mainly sunny skies being common for the valley. highs will range around normal values which is close to 100. ase weekend, partly cloudy skies take over. highs will drop a little though as we are going to see temperatures climb but only for whoever stole 27 guns from a north las vegas store. police are searching for the guns and the suspect... who apparently got into the store... through a vacant office next door. in these pictures-- which were taken while repair crews were patching up the vacant office--- you can see the burglar busted through the drywall. those at neighboring businesses were shocked by the crime. sot transcription giselle gonzalez salon owner :11 out the place and they realized nobody was working there, so there is no alarms. it used to be at church but now they're gone." customers say the store will likely have surveillance video of the burglary.... because the

weekly discussion about the federal issues most important to nevada. and now, from washington, d.c., here's marilee joyce. >> and good day to you. i'm marilee joyce and this is "eye on washington," the only produced in washington, d.c. every week "eye on washington" takes you straight to capitol hill for a discussion with nevada's delegation and other leaders about the federal matters that matter to you. today's topic, inclusion. the growing focus on diversification in the workforce in nevada and nationally. my very special guest today is mr. fred keeton. he is the principal of keeton iconoclast, llc. thanks so much for being here today. >> thank you for having me. >> appreciate you coming. go against the grain. think about things in a markedly different way. that's what diversity is all about. well, that's what my guest said about diversification and inclusion in a recent magazine profile. today on "eye on washington," we're going to learn why he believes a diversified culture can make or break a company's bottom line. we're going to find out the reasons one global ceo says divers

place until the licensing goes through. something else on teh minds of nevada educators needs to be helping students score well in college placement tests. but just this week we found out nevada students' a-c-t scores are the worst in the nation. on average, the class of 2016 scored 17-point-7 that's the lowest of the 18 states that test high school juniors. for the past two years, the results have shown that only about 10 percent of the nevada test takers are college-ready in four key subjects. a cancer patient gets her truck back after someone stole it yesterday afternoon. it's a story you saw only on fox5. carolyn shirley reed was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and she and her husband john say they're so thankful for everything the community did to carolyn is fighting stage four breast cancer.. and needs the truck to get to and from chemo treatments. this morning their truck was found about 15 minutes away at a gas station at twain and nellis. carolyn told fox5 the inside is trashed and electronics are stolen, but she's excited to have it back. "just minor things the main

>>> an alert about medical marijuana in nevada. why the state is warning some people are not following the law to get the medicine. >>> a nervous start to the summer olympic games in rio. the bomb squad is called out near the finish line of a >>> and cases of home-grown zee zika virus getting biggerrer. what experts say could spread the virus even more in america. >>> a warning tonight from the state of nevada about medical marijuana. don't believe claims that you can get medical-mile-an-hour and an i.d. you do need a card or you are breaking the law. the medical marijuana alert is our top story tonight. we want to head right over to news 3's nathan o'neal who is live to show us how some people may be trying to bend nevada's medical marijuana law. nathan? >> reporter: yeah, some states like california, you can get medical marijuana if you have a written recommendation from a doctor. as for here in nevada, the attorney general says not so fast. >> platinum blue dream. >> reporter: it's been nearly a year since the first dispensary opened their doors in nevada. but now a recent

still have the chance of a few isolated storms popping up around southern nevada tonight. the best chance will be between 8 p.m. and midnight, favoring the northern half of the valley. overnight low temperatures drop into the mid 70s. wednesday will stay dry with more sunshine around the area. high temperatures climb back into the low 100s. look for winds falling back into the 90s again on friday. parts of the valley were flooded with rain last night. and some areas were badly damaged. "so when we went out half an hour later she's like we have a problem, the patio is down, and we couldn't get outside the front door " suzanne steelman and her fami were outside watching the lightning before it really started to pick up around seven oclock. she says about a half an hour later they heard a big boom and a crash. they came out to find their patio awning on the ground. steelman says in lived in the house...they've never seen damage like last night. fire station 23 located near lamb and alexander has quite the clean-up ahead of them. the clark county fire chief says water was coming throug

near nevada state dr. and the 95. that's where we find karen castro who joins us live with what we are learning. karen? ((karen castro)) police have a suspect in custody. but investigators have not released a motive for the killing. meanwhile, we spoke to a resident of this gated community who came close to the gunfire. ((laurie lucero heard gun shots: it was really a shocker this morning. )) ((karen castro)) laurie lucero was out for a walk with her husband saturday morning when she heard at least gun shots: my husband said 'wow, that's a gun' and i says yeah. i says i don't want to be around here.)) ((karen castro)) before she could walk back to r home, somei caught hertentioni heard somebody scream. it was a girl and then i turn ck. e girla t of the house, t ))karen castro)) firwe called out to this home near nevada state drive and the 95. police say this man, 28-year-old michael lanunziata shot and killed another man inside this residence. a woman was also present at the time of the deadly shooting but was not injured. detectives are not saying how the unidentified woman is rel

- and may intend to travel to southern nevada. the organization urged anyone with information on pitman's whereabouts to contact police right away. you can also call the national center for missing and exploited number seen on screen right now. a man is accused of using craigslist to lure underage teenagers then sexually exploit them. metro police arrested 63-year- old david coil as part of a sex trafficking investigation. investigators say they think coil started luring teens online last october. coil is charged with sex trafficking of a child under 18... soliciting or engaging in child prostitution... and attempted sex trafficking of a looking for other possible victims or anyone who may have answered an ad from coil. call police - or crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. a defense lawyer is investigating the role of drug addiction - in the arrest shane ross - the son of las vegas mayor pro tem steve ross. he faces a number of multiple armed robbery and burglary charges. attorney david chesnoff said wednesday he may also seek the release from jail of the 27- year-old.... pending a pr

suddenly left one man fighting for his life. >>> we begin with a live look over southern nevada where scattered showers came down across the valley through much of the day. >> pretty dark skies as we get closer to sundown. jerry brown is here to give us a first look at if we but i'm not too worried. let's take a look at aliente, north las vegas, looking south, and boy, i mean, one after another. we have the showers early this morning. thunderstorms and then just the clouds just did not go away. as a result, we have temperatures. here in the central valley, sahara and the i-15, right by the spaghetti bowl, 84 degrees. that's 20 degrees below normal. dew point, 60 degrees. we are continuing under a flash flood watching. i'm not optimistic about rain overnight, the flood watch continues for us. it's been rescinded for parts of arizona. but you can still see a wide area of the southwest and we've had that enhanced monsoonal flow. it's continuing. although we'll start to get a drift from the southwest and that will dry us out. but in the short term, probably not too good news for southern

. he gave him to me because he knew i was alone." in hopes of squashing rumours, the nevada department of wildlife met with residents tonight about what happened ... and what steps you can take to keep your animals safe. but many are still upset that the issue is just now being addressed. "i have concrete 6 foot brick walls around my house. never. i don't have over brush. i have a gardner that comes in. i've done everything right." another neighbor that we met came home to a grisly scene in his neighbors front yard. his neighbors cat, also killed ... "he was, you know, chest part was cracked open ... hearts gone, lungs gone." "just to hear that other dogs and see the cat. you know what i mean, they drew the first blood. there coming after my dogs." ((shakala alvaranga)) >> so what steps can you take to keep your animals protected? the most important ... any vegetation trimmed, keep your trash secured and walk your dogs on a short leash. ((dave courvoisier)) >> shakala, will any action be taken by the city to address the problem? ((shakala alvaranga)) >> right now, the nevada

what rural communities are doing. in nevada in 2014....382 people died from drug overdoses. today, the federal government announced 53 million dollars going to a variety of states to tackle the opioid problem.. but none was allocated for nevada./// ((brian loftus)) >>> august is going out as a hot one. sherry is the wather center to us about when we could be seeing some mountain storms though... sherry.. ((sherry swensk)) we're heating up already at noon - as we knew we would. sunny skies and dry air. .............. temps already around 100 with cloudfree skies. we'll be just about there again today. ....... it will stay dry today... with high pressure in charge and low pressure well north up into the pacific northwest. as that low moves into the rockies tomorrow... it will increase a southerly flow of moisture into the desert tomorrow. ............ and that could bring tomorrow. then breezy winds by friday. .............. hot temps keep climing this afternoon up to 105 by 4:00...but i can see a nice long break from the 100s coming for the holiday weekend. we'll take a look in you

weekend. back to you. /// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> the 26th first lady of nevada has passed away.. ((brian loftus)) >> bonnie fairchild bryan died yesterday at the age of 77 ... after a battle with leukemia. she served as first lady to nevada governor richard bryan in the 80's. the bryans were married for 54 years.. we spoke with former governor bob miller and former first lady sandy miller about the legacy (( fmr. governor bob miller: "bonnie was such a hard worker, so much into people, always caring, always listening, always helping. and she was a great role model for us to follow." fmr. nevada first lady sandy miller: "she was the person no matter where you were who was kind and accepting and remembered your name. she was a remarkable woman." )) ((brian loftus)) >> funeral services have not yet been announced. she is survived by the former governor and their three children./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> and nevada congressman cresent hardy says he feels after having a heart attack this week. the 59- year old says he will be on blood thinners for a year .... after having stints put

monday. another trough moves across northern nevada on tuesday allowing temperatures will start to cool off as we head into the middle and second half of the week. the uv index for monday is 9 or very high. here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and listed on our maps back to the news desk. now. fire officials and police investigating after a body found is found inside a burning home near lamb and sahara.... let's go live now to peter dawson who is live at the scene... peter, what do we know so far. cc to resume shortly cc to resume shortly cc to resume shortly cc to resume cc to resume shortly cc to resume shortly and killed in a casino parking lot over the weekend. north las vegas police say it happened outside the silver nugget casino.. around 4 sunday morning. they died at the scene. right now -- no arrests have been made. "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

of year in southern nevada. the person infected is a woman over age 50. she was hospitalized with what the southern nevada health district says is a more serious neuro- invasive form of the illness.. and has since been released. there was one other case of west nile last year. the vector surveillance program identified west-nile positive mosquitoes in three zip codes this year-- they are 89021, 89032 and 89117. a horse in the 89021 zip code also it's getting closer and closer to the first day of school for a lot of kids in clark county -- and today, doctors and nurses were getting them ready to make sure they don't get sent home. fox5's adam herbets found out what types of vaccines kids need to get before school starts. john/ cyndi they made it pretty clear at the event today -- if your kid isn't vaccinated -- they're not going to put everyone else at risk by keepin the classroom. all of the parents we talked to said they were happy about that rule -- but of course, the school knows, there will be parents who resist. when a bunch of families are sitting down... waiting for their s

death... now police believe he may be on the run here in nevada. the charges he's wanted for, that are unrelated to what police call a fake suicide. and a plane crashes in northern nevada. what witnesses say about how it came down and where it hit. get all of your local headlines and weather alerts on the go with our fox5 app. it's free in mobile (vo) we went to hollywood to ask hili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. a teenager was killed three years ago... after two men tried to steal his ipad. today... a jury found one of those suspects guilty for his death. "michael solid" was convicted on robbery, murder, and conspiracy charges. investigators say he and "jacob dismont" tried to rob 15-year-old "marcos arenas." the boy held onto his ipad, and police he and "jacob dismont" tried to rob 15-year-old "marcos arenas." the boy held onto his ipad, and police say the suspects ended up running him over with their car. nevada highway patrol says "shawn peckham" is the name of the troope

having fun. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus -- remembering a nevada icon. the condolences lawmakers are sending out... after bonnie fairchild bryan's passing. ((brian loftus)) >> and, the valley just can't let go of the heat.. before temperatures start to dip. sherry explains just how cool we'll be for labor day weekend. ((kirsten joyce)) >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) briof nears, the rape crisis center has a warning for party-goers. thanks for waking up with us, i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce >> and i'm kirsten joyce. a new campaign kicks off this morning ... called party smart... targeting both locals and tourists. 8 news now reporter shakala alvaranga is here with the details... ((shakala alvaranga)) >> brian and kirsten, metro police, along with other local 10:30 this morning ... as thousands of tourists make their way to the valley for labor day. it brings awareness to the dangers of excessive drug and alcohol use. several celebrities have helped spread the message ... most recently, strip headli

. >> mario: trump cancelled his planned trip to las vegas on friday. hilary will campaign in nevada holding a rally in reno on friday. election nevada matters in this race. our state is a toss up. according to the associated press. clinton must win here to push her overnight top and into the white house. trump has to win nevada and five other battleground states. >> jim: jeff is following the race to the white house and senator cane's campaign stop in las vegas. good evening, jeff. >> jeff: good eviling. good to see you if yout the calendar the second candidate here in 5 days. and as you heard mrs. clinton will be in nevada the end of the week. >> tim caned it all. >> i'm not here by accident nevada is important. >> reporter: clinton convention bounced higher in nevada trump is a chance. poles show it is a toss up. in the morning. and supporters of the plumbers and pipe fitters training center. cane's message was one sentence. >> this is real simple. do youment your hired president or your fired president that's what it come down to. amen says retired plumber who likes the fact ther

donald trump if he doesn't change his act by labor day.. donald trump is bringing his campaign to nevada later this month. the gop nominee will be in nevada for fundraising dinner with the state's republican party. it's happening august 26th at harrah's lake tahoe. meanwhile, trump's running mate, mike pence, will be in henderson tomorrow. he's holding a free town hall at the convention center, which you can register for tickets online. there's a link on our website. a wildfire in northern nevada claims a life. a hot shot firefighter paid the ultimate price. we have reaction from his family this morning. greg adlibs pollen count drying trend continues to spread across the southern for over 300,000 nevadans, but in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. heck's plan means billions more in fees for wall street. and they've donated over half a million dollars to his campaigns. those numbers speak for themselves. joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, because he's part of the problem in w

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 way for the middle of the week. large areas of the valley without power tonight.. mainly in the northeast. 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

tuesday afternoon in southern nevada. moisture is surging north through arizona affecting southern mohave county tuesday and northern mohave county wednesday. cool down our forecast highs wednesday and thursday and increased clouds push into southern nevada. by the weekend, daytime highs will climb to 107. the uv index for tuesday is 10 or very high. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk lets get straight to breaking news. metro on the scene of a shooting near lake mead and hollywood. fox five's peter dawson is live at the scene.. peter what do we know so far? it all started at 10:46 last night at the avion complex on lake mead near hollywood. black male adult in his early twenties was shot four times. the suspect shot from outside the apartment through a sliding glass door of his ground floor apartment. he was transported to umc and is in extremely critical conditio

rooftop solar. the decision the nevada supreme court made.. that will no longer be on the november ballot. ((patrick walker)) >> and, athletes from around the world are getting ready in rio.. to kick off the summer olympic games. ((kirsten joyce)) valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((patrick walker)) >> thanks for waking up with us, i'm patrick walker in for brian. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and i'm kirsten joyce. developing this morning... there's a heavy police presence on the strip.. right near the wynn. ((patrick walker)) >> several areas have been closed off as police investigate... michael stevens is live on scene with the latest, michael? ((michael stevens)) >> >> northbound lv blvd. is closed at spring mountain. use paradise and sammy davis junior as alternates. westbound sands is closed at koval, which will prevent some access to the palazzo hotel. crash at elkhorn and tenaya. use farm and rainbow to get around it. <<< >>> ((demetria obilor)) >> back to you./// <<< patrick, kirsten and katie are talking about the weather. ((sherry sw

morning. it happened just after midnight. the nevada highway patrol says they pulling over a car going south on boulder highway. 3 three people were inside the car, when someone in the back seat got out and ran. troopers say the man started shooting... and hit an officer in the torso area. the trooper did shoot back... (( trooper chelsea stuenkel // nevada highway patrol: always when we hear about these incidents it's always very scary in this line of work. we hear about it all the time throughout the country but when it's one of your own involved in an incident like this it's shocking -- but we really come together as a family and we're just so thankful that the trooper is doing okay. )) ((michael stevens)) >> right now... it's not clear if the other people in the car are facing any charges? metro police are taking over the investigation. one thing to point out... you'll want to pick another route. a large portion of boulder highway remains blocked off for this investigation ((michael stevens)) >> and it's going to be like this for the next several hours.. ((kirsten joyce)) >> (