pumped into the city of las vegas. pasquel rottella ceo and founder of insomniac events who puts on the electric daisy carnival... says it feels great to put money back into his city... and bring people to the event. i never imagined it to be as big of a number as 1.3 at least in five years the three night dance party held at the las vegas motor speedway draws more than 300 thousand people to sin city every year... festival goers generated more than 350-million dollars just in 2015. the crowds ar some of the most well behaved beautiful people in the world and im very proud of what we do while the economic boost from e-d-c cannot be denied... neither can its association with drug use... specifically ecstasy and molly otherwise known as mdma. the electric daisy carnival moved to the city from los angeles after a 16 year old overdosed. rodg- with edc there is always that cloud hanging over it that it draws negative publicity because of the clientelle or the music that they promote rod- when we talk about specific drugs we see a variety mdma marijuana we do see cociane and meth as well each year since the festivals move to las vegas... at least one person has died from what the clark county coroner calls molly intoxication. in 2014 there were three... rotella tells fox 5 its not the event... its a drug problem nationwide. i think its city leaders responsibility to keep people safe young and old we get all kinds of people at edc unfortunately substance abuse is way further reaching much more of a problem its not just exclusive to our dance events edc pays off duty officers to patrol the speedway... this past event.... 76 people were arrested for drug related offenses and more than 14 hundred sought medical attention. rodriguez- is it a problem for us? its a focus of concern for us when you have 400- thousand people over a weekend you are going to have some problems but if you can get in front of them it can create a safe event edc says they have a zero tolerance policy for drugs... and give heavily back to the clark county community. they encourage everyone not to anyone should be afraid and the best way is to not judge for a distance and come down and attend e-d-c says they tolerance drug policy.... after the 16 year old oversdosed in los angeles they also upped the years old. going to be held reporting live fox 5 news local las vegas. the electric daisy the electric daisy carnival mexico is this weekend... 50- are expected to attend each day of the event. e-d-c is now in three countries... the clark county commissioners support the event. we reached out to them today but we did not hear back. last night's caucus... has people talking all over the country... and not just because of the candidates. its because of two people seen outside of one local high school. we showed you this picture last night. two people dressed in white klu klux clan robes and hoods... holding a trump for president sign... outside of cimarron high school. the post - sparked heated conversations on social media - even catching the attention of nevada state senator aaron ford. senate: the immediate response and the immediate sentiment as you could imagine was anger and being upset that we had individuals out there dressed in kkk regalia ccsd police were called to the scene and they say they successfully removed the individuals from the campus without incident. they did contact us tonight saying the two men were was wearing black gloves. ccsd police would not go into further details since they are not investigating this. a house fire... turned deadly... after neighbors say the homeowner went back into the flames... to rescue her dog. the fire broke out just after noon... near nellis and harmon. clark county sent four engines to fight the fire crews immediately went inside the home in rescue mode- after hearing reports of someone inside and they found a woman's body. we talked to a neighbor who saw what happened. "they said the woman went back in to get her dogs out and didn't. when the firemen came they said they couldn't get her, it was too late. its terrible, terrible ordeal. " witnesses also tell us neighbors rescued two dogs outside the home. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire. the suspect arrested in a fatal shooting near the strip went before a judge today. omar talley's case was continued for a week, since his private attorney isn't in town. got in a fight with three people inside planet hollywood's parking lot, and he shot all three of them on the road. "melissa mendoza" and "jenniver chicas" were killed, and a man was injured. talley told police he doesn't remember any of this because he was drunk and high when it happened. there's no bail set for talley, and his next court appearance is march third. rancher ammon bundy... and 15 other defendants involved in the 41 day standoff at an oregon wild life refuge... plead not guilty to federal conspiracy charges. they went before the federal judge today... who reminded them-- they are innocent until proven guilty. the judge set an april 29 trial date. defense lawyers and their investigators plan to visit the refuge thursday. it will be their first look at the scene of the 41-day standoff. the judge denied bundy's request to tag along with his attorneys. health officials have declared a syphilis outbreak in las vegas. the southern district officials say they've seen a 128-percent increase of syphilis cases... since 2012. and... of the 694 reported cases... 615 involve men. this is the highest rates of syphilis in the west. local health officials we talk to say this urging people to get tested. "we're asking that they do, and if there's any possibility, please test the patient for syphilis." - it's very easy to be infected, it's also very easy to treat ( ). it's one of the illnesses that can still be treated with penicillin if syphilis goes untreated... it could affect internal organs and cause neurological problems... as well as increase rists of hiv transmission. from albertsons.... to haggen.... back to albertsons... a grocery store-- is reopening its doors in anthem. the chain held a grand re-opening today at its location on bicentennial and anthem parkway. shoppers in anthem and been waiting for the store to reopen after closed late last year. a real estate website recently ranked nevada as one of the states with the most pizza places per capita... it came in 5th place, between ohio and rhode island... fox 5's miguel martinez-valle talked to the experts to see just what it takes to make it big in this delicious, industry. intro:" well the pizza buisiness is competitive here in the valley so we talked to a few local favorites to find out what it takes to get a slice of the profits." " its the ultimate comunal food, pizza is the most shared food in the world, its the number two food consuemed globally." pizza is serious business in the vegas valley and with tourism bringing thousands of people in and out per week, local pizza places have to constantly outdue each other for a slice theres a lot of pizza places out here to compete with. from high end places on the strip, we try to set us apart with a really good beverage program." pizza enthusiasts agree, what the customer wants is a great pizza... which can mean different things for different people " im from the east coast so you know new yorker style." " and in order to see just what it takes to make a great pizza we decided to make one ourselves..." track: both pizza rock and dom demarco's told me, for them getting the best ingrediants is key everything from the tomatoes used for the sauce to the cheese put on top, has to be the best quality. tag: " time to throw this bad boy in the oven." " in todays world people know more and more about their food, they want to know where their food is coming from, whos preparing their food, what farm its growing on." nevada has the 5th most pizza places per capita in the nation, and these pizza makers say its welcome competition " if you drive all the way down that road you will see pizza places on every single corner,. so it doesnt suprise me ultimatly why were here, its a good market." theyre confident what theyre serving... will keep the customers coming back tag: " i think thats enough work for me, i'm gonna stay here and enjoy this pizza, but i'll toss it back to you at the desk. for fox5 miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news local las vegas." the national association of pizzeria operators is holding a pizza expo on march 8th. the event is not open to the public but pizza enthusiasts can buy tickets online hillary clinton-- still riding high after winning over voters in nevada. now she is getting a major endorsement. "i also think she is the woman to be the first president of the united states who's a female." " what senator reid says helped him make his decision to throw his support behind her. following in your parents footsteps can be hard when it comes to raising a child. tomorrow on morning, we have the top three questions you should be asking when you're expecting. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next when you get one gig internet from centurylink and prism tv and they're both delivered on a super-fast fiber network directly to your home, it's amazing. it is amazing, but do you think his delivery was a little flat on that one? just -- yeah. um, paul, i think it's a little bit more like, "it's amazing!" oh, wow. oh, mom, that was really good. thank you. wow. [ sighs ] okay, i'll work on it. ...with prism tv plus gig internet speed the nevada republican party says caucus night-- drew record crowds. more than 75 thousand voters cast ballots yesterday.... that is more than double the number of people who came out for the 2012 caucus. more than 43 thousand of those votes were for donald trump. in clark county alone---about 52 hundred new republicans registered in the two weeks before the caucus. democratic presidential candidate and nevada caucus winner--- hillary clinton gets a major endorsement in her run for the white house. "i think the middle class would be better served by hillary. " senator harry reid-- annoucing today-- he is throwing his support behind clinton. reid participated in his state's democratic caucuses saturday but voted as "uncommitted." she was elected twice in new york and was a good senator. i recognized her skills immediately and made her in charge of the steering committee which is the educational arm of the senate. she's a person who is a all you need to do is look at what happened after 9/11. she did a good job. she fought for new york like i've never seen anyone fight for anything. " reid's endorsement could give the clinton a boost heading into next week's "super tuesday" -- when democrats will vote in 11 states. there has been a lot of back and forth in washington over who will replace the late replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. now governor brian sandoval's name has been thrown into the mix as a potential nominee. "i know if he were picked, i would support the man. he's a good person, he has a great record, and he's been a tremendously good governor in spite of having to deal with some very big problems there. " governor sandoval is a former federal judge... and is considered a moderate republican. the governor's spokesperson tells fox5 neither the governor nor his staff have talked with the white house about the high court vacancy. ""my hope and expectation is that once there is an actual nominee, abstraction that those on the judiciary committee recognize that their job is to give this person a hearing to show the courtesy of meeting with them. they are then free to vote whatever their conscience dictates." republicans in the senate judiciary committee are writing a letter saying they will not participate in a confirmation hearing under president obama's leadership. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says it would be best to wait until another president is elected next year. the obama administration launched a social media campaign, sending out tweets like: "with more than 300 days left in president obama's term, the senate has no excuse to delay. #doyourjob now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we'll see a return to the 70s on thursday with 75 degrees. we'll be warmer friday with 78, then 80 saturday, 77 sunday. the nicest weather weekend so far this year. light breezes will be with us 10-15 mph during the weekend afternoons. monday we'll see southwest gusts to 25-30 mph with a high of 77, then north gusts 25-30 mph on tuesday. we'll see a return to the 70s on thursday with 75 degrees. we'll be warmer friday with 78, then 80 saturday, 77 sunday. this is looking like the nicest weather weekend so far this year. light breezes will be with us 10-15 mph during the weekend afternoons. monday we'll see southwest with a high of 77, then north gusts tuesday. closed captioning i had the opportunity to speak to some young people at csn... it was a communications class the students some great questions about the news business, how i got in it, and some of the stories we cover here at fox5... terrific class! waiting for is almost here.... how the las vegas motor speedway-- is helping fans get to nascar weekend... and avoid traffic headaches.... two guys don kkk robes and show up at a republican caucus location.. holding pro trump signs.. some people see it as a callous attempt to make trump look bad.. but we still don't know who were donning the kkk robes.. one of the topics in the rant tonight.. we want to hear from lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, at lowe's. a cirque performer is injured in a fall during a strip performance.. it happened last night during the 9:30 show of zarkana. the zarkana perfomer was taken to u-m-c.... and luckily was not seriously injured. "zarkana" was stopped briefly after the fall - but resumed shortly after. the company's senior vice president says he issued a statement that reads -- we follow very strict internal rules and work closely with osha as a leader in the live entertainment industry, to ensure all of our operations are safe for our artists, our employees and our audience. since the company was created more than 30 years ago, we have been renowned worldwide for the quality of our working environment and our safety measures. this comes-just a day after a performer at "the beatles love" was injured during a rehearsal. fire crews from across the country are taking part in a training drill-- 550 feet in the air. "the best thing to do is practice so if anything would happen we know exactly how everything works" fire crews from orlando and new york city joined local crews in a high angle training at the high roller. teams rappelled from the pods - and ziplined across the wheel. the training is held each year... "we have the world's safest wheel, we have devices that allow us to move the wheel unlike any other wheel in the unlikely we'll ever be in their need, but it's nice to know we have their backup if we ever get there." " nearly 30 thousand dollars was spent on safety gear at the high roller, including ropes, harnesses and trolleys to ensure a safe rescue in case of an emergency. race fans will soon be tearing into town for nascar weekend at the las vegas motorspeedway. if fans don't want to drive to the track... they can take a shuttle. "the shuttles are amazing. we've got a special route that brings them to the las vegas motor speedway-- so there is no sitting in any kind of traffic " the series starts next thursday.... and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend. hundreds of shuttles will be running before and after the events friday saturday and sunday.... with one pickup location downtown and four on the strip. each morning there will be 20 to 30 busses waiting at the plaza hotel downtown and then the stratosphere, treasure island, ballys and strip. the rides-- will cost you--- . for all three days 99 dollars - and just for sunday 75 dollars. each way a 45 minute to one hour long ride. during nascar weekend in las vegas...fox 5 will once again bring you the emmy winning speedway saturday night. we'll have feature stories, live interviews and everything you need to know to get you ready for the race at the las vegas motor speedway. it's saturday march 5-th at 7 p-m. the electric daisy carnival is the biggest electric dance music carnival in the world.... and it brings in billions for the local economy.... but the party isn't without problems... we'll explain. social media users are loving some of the changes facebook has made. what features the site has added... that will let users express themselves while we have breaking news in the far northwest part metro is investigating a shooting near durango and deer springs. this is a live look at the scene. police say one man who was shot just after seven this evening... near centennial hills hospital. we are getting more information and will have an update coming up on fox5 at 11 a three day festival brings in hundreds of millions of dollars to las vegas every year... and a new study found in just the five years that its been here... its generated more than 1.3 billion dollars... fox 5s cyndi lundeberg joins us now with more on the electric daisy carnival.... and why despite the economic concern for many... edc has been in las vegas since 2010... it moved here after a young girl overdosed in los angeles... i spoke to the creator of edc who says his events have a strict no tolerance drug policy... the three day event held in june brings in more than 350-thousand people every year... but on average at least one person dies from an ecstasy overdose... off duty metro police officers staff the event... last year 76 people were arrested and more than 14 hundred people sought medical attention... the events creator pasquale rotella says its not his event... its about a drug culture nationwide... "when you have 400-thousand people over a weekend you are going to have some problems but if you can get in front of them it can create a safe event" contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities and local hospitals... he says it feels good to give back to the community he lives in... edc this year is going to be held june 17th through the 19th... rotella tells me currently hes in three coutnries... and plans to continue expanding. edc goers spend more per day than any other festival nationwide.... so how much are attendees spending per day in las vegas... we'll let you know coming up tonight at 11. reporting live cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas. to multiple clark county commissioners out in support of edc... but have not heard back. we are getting a better look at arrested, after his 12-year-old son shot and killed himself. according to olin manuel's arrest report... the father purchased the gun from a former coworker. on probation from a grand larceny conviction, he wasn't supposed to have any home. police his son was recently grounded for bringing marijuana to school, and spent a lot of time in his room. but he did not was depressed. police say the gun was not locked up... and other home were in danger when the bullet went through the wall. three of the eleven... people accused in a multi-million- dollar food stamp fraud scheme ... plead not guilty. members of the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints were arrested after the f-b-i raided the polygamous community's stores in hildale, utah and colorado city, arizona. two women and one man appeared in court today.... a total of 11 people have been accused of diverting at least $12 million worth of federal benefits by telling hundreds of members to buy things and give them to a church warehouse or using the food stamps in sect- owned stores without actually getting anything in return. the standoff between tech giant- apple and the f-b-i now u-s attorney general loretta lynch is weighing in-- saying she supports the governments attempts to force apple to unlock the phones of the san bernardino shooters. ", judges all over the country and on the supreme court have said that those parties must their power to do so. and that is what we have been asking, and we owe it to the victims and the public, whose safety we must protect to ensure we have done everything under the law to fully investigate terrorist attacks on american soil. " lynch testified in front of a house appropriations subcommittee. federal officials say apple will be free to destroy that software once the i-phone is open to investigators. but apple has so far refused to cooperate. the ranchers involved in a 41 day standoff an oregon wildlife refuge... pleaded not guilty we have more from their day in court.... on the steps of the federal courthouse - the sharp family - sings to inspire supporters of the 16 defendants inside. among them - 18 year old victoria sharp - who says she was with ammon bundy and the others the day they were taken into custody on highway 395. her mother spoke out on her behalf. "these people are standing for something godliness, for our constituion." inside of the federal courtroom - ammon bundy - and the group of 15 others - pleaded not guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in connection to the armed takeover of the malheur national wildlife refuge. us district judge anna brown stressed that they are all innocent until proven guilty - as she read them their rights. but some among the group stood up and told brown they felt they were being treated like convicts - while they remain behind bars. "to be held this period of time, charged and held in custody before discovery even presented in defenses wrong." "i think they should be put on bail everyone one of them." the government's investigation at the refuge is now complete - which means tomorrow - defense lawyers will get their first look at the scene since this all happened. ammon bundy's attorneys argued that he should be there under supervision of us marshalls to point out significant evidence in the case - but judge brown did not grant their request. custody client bring them places with me they're essential to legal team. info in real time is vital to doing our job to represent someone." defense attorneys also fought to gain access to evidence fbi agents already removed from the refuge. judge brown put pressure on the government to have some 3 to 500 pages of evidence turned over to all the defense teams by the end of next week. the judge did set a trial date for april 29. there are more possible cases of the zika virus... and health officials say the infected- didn't travel to an affected area. instead they may have been infected through sexual contact " there is high chance virus can be detected in semen ... " the new alert is putting an even bigger push to find a vaccine. which doctors say could take two to three years to find... because the the zika virus is relatively a new virus and only stages last december. super lice is infesting heads across the country. health officials... now confirm the lice has been found in 25 states.... nevada has yet to have a confirmed case... but there are cases in arizona and california. the creatures are resistant to over the counter chemicals. the lice clinics of america--- say people must avoid sharing hats... or hairbrushes. facebook users are feeling a little more emotional today... this after the social media site adds a new feature.... giving the like button some competition. facebook has expanded its users' ability to react to something on their news feeds. for years-- facebookers could only like a comment. if you hover your mouse arrow over the thumbs up button... you can chose from like, love, ha-ha, wow, sad or angry. facebook says it tested the reactions in a few received good reviews. " zhuo says: "we hope that the reactions will be light weight so similar to the like button, we know that what people love about the like button is that it's so simple. you don't have to have to have a keyboard come up, you don't have to spend a lot of time typing a message, you can just hit the button and express the sentiment you want to your friends." the new options are already available on both desktop and mobile devices. the top 14 perform in from of a live audience for the final season of american idol. "singing" we have a look at who has already secured a spot.... in hopes of taking home the top title. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next some sharp words for the klan robes outside a caucus location last night.. you'll hear it in meterologist ted in virginia -- the governor has declared a state of emergency.... a powerful storm tears through.. the system continues to threaten a large portion of the eastern u-s. severe weather threatening more than eighty-eight million americans wednesday night.... with potential for tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail... from the mid- atlantic...on up into the northeast. the powerful storm system hitting the south hard... claiming at least six lives - the town of waverly, virginia especially hard hit... with at least five buildings damaged by a suspected tornado. downed trees and debris closed the roads in and out of the town...a challenge for first responders. trooper says: "the debris is very heavy at this time and it is all over the place - so we are still trying to get rescue to certain places." high winds also knocking over trees further south. this one hit a taxi in columbia, south carolina. joseph reed / taxi driver: "i didn't see it. i don't even know exactly where it came from. all i'm saying is i'm thankful that i'm meantime, the midwest ...hit with heavy snow wednesday...with blizzard warnings issued in parts of indiana and illinois... creating dangerous road conditions. a winter weather threat extending from michigan through upstate new york and new england. all this, just a day after at least ten tornadoes from the same stem hit the gulf coast... leaving hundreds of homes in louisiana, mississippi and florida damaged...plus dozens injured and at least three people dead there. fl gov says: "we've been told that so far we believe there's 70 plus homes that are damaged. we have about twenty seven hundred homes without power." we'll see a return to the 70s on thursday with 75 degrees. we'll be warmer friday with 78, then 80 saturday, 77 sunday. this is looking like the nicest weather weekend so far this year. light breezes mph during the weekend afternoons. monday we'll see southwest gusts to 25-30 mph with a high of 77, then north gusts 25-30 mph on tuesday. we'll see a return to the 70s on thursday with 75 degrees. we'll be warmer friday with 78, then 80 saturday, 77 sunday. this is looking like the nicest weather weekend so far this year. light breezes will be with us 10-15 mph during the we'll see southwest gusts to 25-30 mph with a high of 77, then north gusts 25-30 mph on tuesday. closed captionin will resume shortly during tuesday night's caucuses.. pictures surfaced of two men in klan robes carrying pro-trump signs outside cimarron memorial high school.. a caucus location. school police kicked the two men off school grounds and told us tonight.. that the two are white. some of you questioned whether they were there to make trump look bad.. others told us they were disturbed that people would do something like this should apple unlock the phone of one of the san bernadino terrorists? this callers says but send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. some medical marijuana patients are becoming crime victims. the mistake police say they're making that attracts criminals to their mitt romney calls out presidential candidates on their taxes. what he believes donald trump is hiding in his return. it's getting down to the wire of who will be the finalist to compete for the shot at stardome in this farewell season of american idol. fox's michelle pollino shows us which contestants have secured a spot in the top ten. the judges kicked off wednesday's show with a bang, picking only four of the remaining 14 contestants to move directly into the top 10. lopez says: "we were pretty much solidly new those top 4 were one two three four and then number 5... we were suppose to pick 5 tonight and american was going to pick 5 and when we got to the 5th one i want this one, i want this one i want that one and it just became too much of a deal and we couldn't decide." there's alot of diversity in terms of style but i think i overheard keith saying, there's alot of them, great performances, great vocal talents, great storytellers, they really are pretty complete. for dalton rapattoni, olivia rox, la'porsha renae and trent harmon, getting the good news early was a huge relief. trent i don't have a word but i have this though (jaw drops) i was stuck i was stuck dalton i thought it was a really mean joke they played on me and then it wasn't, they it was an awesome joke. laporsha i honestly was preparing myself to sing cause they had gotten to person 3, i was like ok hmm, maybe i should get that song ready. olivia you have this fantasy of omg i could be in the top 10 in the very last season and then it actually happened, what, same person. the rest of the hopefuls will have to fight for the 6 remaining spots... for the first time since the competition started, america will get to weigh in this week, picking who gets to move on and who gets the singers' performances . lopez says: "it's a tough call, i really feel like out of the 10 there were like 8 blow me away performances." they'll find out thursday when america's votes are tallied and the top ten move on to compete for the american idol crown. in hollywood, michelle pollino, fox news. you can catch more american idol tomorrow night right here on fox5. idol tomorrow night right here on fox5. amazon has just about anything you could ever need... but what would it everything the retailer has to offer? the answer: nearly 12-point-86 billion dollars. that's according to a computer scientist in zurich who says he does brain-related research. in 2015-- there were 479 million different items available on amazon's website. kids can be awfully picky when it comes to food.... but this little boy's excuse for why he can't eat his breakfast... is pretty cute. you're watching fox5 news at 10. when you get one gig internet from centurylink and prism tv and they're both delivered on a super-fast fiber network directly to your home, it's amazing. but do you think his delivery was a little flat on that one? just -- yeah. um, paul, i think it's a little bit more like, "it's amazing!" oh, wow. oh, mom, that was really good. thank you. wow. [ sighs ] feel like a hollywood insider... okay, i'll work on it. ...with prism tv plus gig internet speed when you get one gig internet from centurylink and prism tv and they're both delivered on a super-fast fiber network directly to your home, it's amazing. it is amazing, but do you think his delivery was a little flat on that one? just -- yeah. um, paul, i think it's a little bit more like, "it's amazing!" oh, wow. oh, mom, that was really good. thank you. wow. [ sighs ] feel like a hollywood insider... okay, i'll work on it. ...with prism tv plus gig internet speed from centurylink. little kids can be very picky parents go to great lengths to get their children to eat... sometime it works.... and other times it fails miserably. may i help you get your first bite. no no no no it's just too cute to eat. " a mom makes her son's breakfast into a smiley face.... and while it looks into a smiley face.... and while it looks good.... he thinks it is too cute to eat.... the little boy even goes on to tell his mom... not to make his meals live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. the electric daisy carnival welcomes hundreds of thousands of tourists... and their money... to our valley. but plenty have concerns about the dangerous drugs people a woman tied up and blindfolded in a garage, manages to escape. we have more details on a kidnapping... and why the victim was targeted. las vegans have a pizza craving... and our city is filling it. we'll check out some of your favorite local places... and see what they're doing to stay competitive. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. we're starting off with some breaking news. metro is investigating a shooting tonight. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. this happened near durango and deer springs, just after seven. you're taking a live look at the scene now police say one man was shot near centennial hills hospital. we have a crew there now getting more information... and we will have updates tomorrow on fox5 news this morning, and on fox5 vegas dot com. a festival rather new to las vegas... has so far generated more