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. Your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with 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 three family members who died in a weekend crash on i15 the Brandt Family was returning home from a vacation in utah. When their van went off the road and caught fire. Mike brandt a longtime teacher with the las vegas lds instutute of religion. His 25 year old daughter ashley. And 20 killed. Ashley had just gotten married carlan had just returned home from his mission. Mikes wife and ashleys husband were critically injured in the crash. Those who knew mike best say it just doesnt seem real. Over the course of the years. Hundreds if not thousands have been posit
Fox5s miguel martinezvalle spoke to him. And miguel. Hes not messing around. No hes not. He goes by the name. Victor the snakemannn. Hes a local photojournalist, but not even the obvious Security Camera he has set up outside his front door has stopped people from stealing his packages. He decided to teach these thieves a pretty smelly lesson, in hopes theyd stay away from his house once and for all. He even put the whole ordeal together in an edited video. Music an victor the snakemannns no stranger to stolen packages. Hes had 4 snatched from his current address. So he knows what to look out for. And she came back, i knew my trap was set when he saw this woman lurking around his home. He was sure she was up to no good im sitting here watching her and im thinking i could go out and scare the crap out of her but nahhh. He caught her crime on his surveillance camera. Mail off of a doorstep. And realized she knew what she was doing. She had it planned because she had more bags in her bag s
Reported smelling the gas. Southwest gas has been called to the area to get the leak under control. The valley has a problem with people who steal packages off other peoples doorsteps. And tonight. We spoke to one man fighting back. Im john huck. Im cyndi lundeberg, in for christine. Some people call these thiefs porch pirates. Because neighborhood to neighborhood hunting for things to steal. Its a problem weve covered several times before. But now. This man is looking to make a stink about it. And teach one porch pirate a lesson. Fox5s miguel martinezvalle spoke to him. And miguel. Hes not messing around. No hes not. He goes by the name. Victor the snakemannn. Hes a local photojournalist, but not even the obvious Security Camera he has set up outside his front door has stopped people from stealing his packages. Thieves a pretty smelly lesson, in hopes theyd stay away from his house once and for all. He even put the whole ordeal together in an edited video. Music and all. Victor the sn
But an unknown number of guns changed hands through private gun sales. Supporters of question one say universal background checks are our best hope for reducing gun violence. While those against it, say theres no correlation between background checks and stopping crime. bob irwin owner the gun store theoretically because they failed the background check they dont commit crimes, they dont get a gun anywhere else. You know. And thats not true of course, if theyre criminals, theyre criminals. David moody l. V. Fraternal order of police i thini but it will prevent it, and if it prevents one or two from getitng hurt because somebody bought a gun then its well worth it. paul joncich the group nevadans for background checks is supporting question one. They say they have the backing of more than 50 law enforcment, faith and Business Leaders in nevada. paul joncich on the other side the nra, which is opening an office in las vegas today to fight the measure. They say question one will cost law
Gymnastics finals tonight. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from brazil and from baha olympic park at the start of another evening of competition after a very good day for team usa. Well have more about the action here ahead. Start here at home with donald trump and a potential new controversy simmering tonight after a remark that, at best, was a joke and at worst was an implied threat of violence. Well let you here in a moment and let you decide for yourself. Note that it comes as our new poll shows trumps efforts to regain lost ground have exposed a new weakness among what has been his strongest core of support. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has late details. Reporter late today, donald trump under fire for this. If she gets to pick although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, i dont know. Reporter the Clinton Campaign believes trumps suggesting violence. Quote, what