In our later shows. And online. Good morning im dave hall. And im maria silva. Welcome to fox5 news this morning. First les krifaton joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. The Flash Flood Watch for our area has expired but we still run the risk of some active weather through the morning. Drier air starts to move into the valley this afternoon as monsoonal moisture pushes back east. For the weekend of next week dry conditions with seasonal temperatures will dominate. The uv index for friday is 10 or very high. More than a dozen Henderson Police cruisers swarmed around a henderson plaza. After someone began shooting into the air. It happened just before 7 last night. Witnesses say someone shot several rounds into the air using a revolver. It happened right garden near Mountain Vista and sunset. Police say a k9 unit was able to track dow four people tied to the shooting. Arresting them at barleys casino. Witnesses say the Police Response fast and intense. No never,
Shore around san diego and people are dead and another 47 injured after a train crash in spain. Heres a look at the scene in north spain where the train came off the tracks. Police have the area roped off right now. Local media is reporting that a ticket inspector and train driver and among the four dead. Most of those injured just have serious condition. This is a developing story. Ill be looking for updates here in the breaking news center back here in the valley one person is recovering after being shot during an attempted robbery. Police say the suspected robber shot the victim last night around 9 near charleston and torrey pines. The victim is expected to be ok. Police are still looking for the shooter. 5 8 nats of parents yelling frustrated parents say they have been left with more questions than frustrated with more questions than answers after the mercury contamination at Walter Johnson junior high school. Clark County School officials tried to clear up confusion last night. Bu
Its immensely frustrating, its out of hand, its pandemonium out here, theres nobody taking charge. Just one of hundreds of parents who felt they were left in the dark overnight after School Officials duscovered spilled mercury. That led to the lockdown and the epa being called in. Followed by more than 16 hours of screening students kept inside the school. This morning a School District spokeswoman, the School Police chief and an epa representative all said things went well and according to how but that message is not sitting well with parents. Many of them came to an information open house tonight at a nearby school. Fox5s Miguel Martinez valle was that and joins us not to tell us if parents have caled down. Or jsut become more frustrated. It was supposed to be an open discussion a place for concerned parents to ask questions to officials like the epa the School District or the fire chief. But when parents werent getting answers to their quickly went out the door. Natyou wouldnt relea
They had mercury in a plastic bag and these boys were playing around in the locker room and i think it broke everywhere mercury just bounces like little beads and it gets on your foot and you could track it everywhere which is why we were very cautious about sending people home when it was potentially on their shoes the School Districts Police Department says now that they know everyone is safe the next step is figuring out what happened. But he was very clear, they do know it started with a group of kids just messing around. As for the parents theyre glad everyone is safe but they habe some hard feelings about the way this whole thing was handled, especially when it comes to communication. They say it was a mess last night, and for more on that, John Christine will you. Continuing our Team Coverage is fox5s eric hilt. He joins us live in the newsroom after spending nearly all day yesterday with parents eric, how are those parents feeling today . Theyre tired because some of them staye
By the end of the weekend a tuesday. As this occurs, temperatures will fall dramatically high temperatures for monday will range between 93 and 97 degrees with local areas in the upper 80s by tuesday lasting clear into thursday winds will be a expected monday and tuesday. Gusts could reach upwards of 40 mph so take it easy on the more than 24 hours after kids were screened and cleared for mercury they are not getting the answers they need. 13 action News Reporter Parker Collins is live at Walter Johnson junior high officials where the epa will be back out today. Parker . There will be no students here as the School Remains closed today. Last night. Ccsd met with parents. But things quickly got out of control. 6 08 42 theyre not going to was a waste of time the meeting was supposed to be an open house. Epa officials were there too. There was a lot of yelling and talking over one another. Many parents we spoke to didnt get the answers they wanted. Specifically where exactly the mercury c