Transcripts For KVVU FOX5 News At 1000pm 20160823 : comparem

Transcripts For KVVU FOX5 News At 1000pm 20160823

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 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 7thousand customers have no power tonight. Fox5s 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 Facebook page. Thats also where you can send us pictures or video of the storms. And the flooding left behind. And be sure to tune in tomorrow morning for updates on any closed roads and your morning weather. Fire officials lifted evacuation orders for those living in San Bernardino county. The blue cut fire has been burning for nearly a week. It is now 89 percent contained. Significantly extended evacuation. So it is really nice to come home and know that everythings standing and that all of our friends homes that theyre safe and their homes are still standing. thank you firefighters absolutely. The fire first sparked last tuesday. It has burned 58square miles and destroyed more than 100 homes. Crews have been attacking the fire from land and air. 82 thousand people were evacuated. With five other fires burning in california. Fire Officials Say crews are and shortages may force some firefighters to stay on duty longer than scheduled. The worker who was attacked by a swarm of bees at a southwest valley home has died. You may remember back on august fourth the man identified as jose pacheco was working for an unlicensed extermination company. When he was stung hundreds of times. Pacheco was not wearing protective gear at the time. He died on thursday at Southern Hills hospital. The scaffold he was working on collapsed. It happened at tivoli village in summerlin. Now the company paused construction at the site. Fox5s Miguel Martinez valle was at the scene earler tonight. A construction project at tivoli village turned to tragedy when the scaffolding holding three employees suddenly collapsed. When the dust settled we found there was only one person seriously injured, we found they were actually deceased. The Las Vegas Fire Department had a crew sti the area, they responded to the scene almost immediately. Actually when they got in there they said the dust was still out in the air from falling but according to tim szymanski, it was already too late. While two of the workers on the scaffolding managed to jump to safety. One of the men was not able to get off in time. This person was not able to escape, and the scaffolding fell with him bridge the incident happened around two and everyone was sent home paused for now, and it will only pick back up once they deem it safe to do so. Tivoli village has since sent a statement saying safety and security are their Top Priorities for all of those who work, shop and visit tivoli village. Theyre now cooperating with police fire and osha during the investigation mmv f5n llv the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or osha is handling the investigation of the incident. Democratic Vice President ial nominee tim kaine made a Campaign Stop here in las vegas. He talked to the iron workers during a convention at the mirage. Hillary and i believe that the economy should work for everybody, not just for those at the top, and we have a detailed plan to get us there. Donald trump, hes got a very different view. Trump says workers wages are too high, that we dont need a federal minimum wage senator kaine says clintons economic plans will lead to a Better Future for the middle class he also discussed immigration. And warned voters those who trust trump. Get hurt in the end. This morning be cancelling its scheduled event this friday which was going to be held at south point hotel and casino. Nevada is now the third state which the republican nominee has pulled out of appearances. Fox 5s Cyndi Lundeberg joins us now live in the newsroom. With more on what fridays cancellation may mean for trump. This week trump had planned to focus on immigration. Instead hes cancelled events here in las vegas. Denver and also portland oregon. Political experts say this likely means major shake ups in campaign strategy. I love you thank you might love his crowds. But this week the republican nominee has canelled events in three swing states. One of them being nevada. Friday trump was scheduled to appear at Southpoint Hotel and casino. Mark peplowski professor of Political Science csn its important to know this is a swing state its very important to whoever is going to win this election Mark Peplowski a professor of Political Science at college of Southern Nevada believes the cancellations are because trump advisors are doing trying to rebrand the candidate. Mark peplowski professor of Political Science csn is the only choice hell have t owin hell have to rebrand ago more Center Monday Vice President ial candidate time kaine made a stop in las vegas. And said something very similiar. Kaine agrees the trump camp is trying to rebrand their candidate. sen. Tim kaine d Vice President ial nominee donald trump is trying hard to reboot his campaign right now. The third or fourth time hes brought in a new campaign team. Hes trying to present himself now different than the man weve seen and heard from for over a year. Nats cheering trump also canceleld events in colorado. Denver. And oregon. This week trump was set to focus on immigration. Were going to have the strongest border believe me the Trump Campaign didnt say why fridays event at southpoint was canceled. But peplowski says trump needs to make his move on the silver state. And fast. The latest polls say trump trails Hillary Clinton in nevada by 2 percent. Mark peplowski professor of Political Science csn in almost all of the close elections nevada has been a key component of the winner trumps going to have a tough time peplowski says in the next 86 days before election expect a more refined trump. With more Solutions Less blaming. Peplowski also says dont expect any adlibbing from the candidate in his speeches from here until election day. Peplowski also says the presidti will have a huge impact on who takes control of congress. He says the last time a president ial candidate underwent this tpe of transformation was Richard Nixon in 1966 peplowski syas nixons rebranding took three years. It is back to school season. And some of the necessary supplies. Include pricey electronics. Now the district is reminding parents. To talk to students about how to avoid being be sure to check out our fox5 mobile app. For all of your up to date news and weather. Your fox5 weather 24 7 forecast is coming up next for seniors like barbara, Social Security makes a difference every month. But for the wall street types whove given congressman joe hecks campaigns over 500,000, Social Security could mean billions of dollars in fees. Thats what privatizing Social Security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. Retirement security gets risked on the stock market. And the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. Whose side are you on . Senate majority pac is responsible kids will be back in the classroom. Ccsd wants all drivers to Pay Attention now that more kids will be out traveling to school. Today starts the 3rd annual zero fatalities for children week. Clark county police teamed up with look out, kids about to give a lesson on bike safety. There was a bike rodeo where kids were given free helmets. Parents were encouraged to plan a safe bike route with their kids and Practice School in a group or ride in groups. Make sure that theyre wearing bright colors so drivers can see them and when theyre crossing that they make sure that they make eye contact with the drivers and continue to make eye contact as they cross. The officers also asked parents to do their part by staying off their cell phone and going the speed limit in school zones. Safety of the students who walk to and from school is a top concern. Many of them carry valuables like ipads and other electronics. Fox fives Vince Sapienza shows us district is trying to keep children from becoming victims. Talk to your kids. It seems like a simple message, but the Clark County School district is reminding parents to do just that. If youre walking home or to and from your bus stop, never walk alone, be with other students, also be aware of your surroundings, its easy to be on our phones and looking down, but we need to be aware of our surroundings during the 2015 2016 school year, stolen or lost. Many of them devices like ipads and phones. We are talking to our kids, were having conversations especially since were the ones issuing an electronic device, its important to keep that dialogue, make sure youre aware of your surroundings, kids are doing a great job thanks to a title one grant. Over the last five years. 12 middle schools in the district are given access to ipads. Theyre allowed to check out a device and even bring it home. Make sure you tell your kids this is not a social hour unless they are speaking to friends, place to another with that simple goal of getting their safely back in march of 2013. A student was rundown by a car and killed, after the suspect tried to steal his ipad. Jury selection for that trial began today. And metro police says its Good Opportunity to remind our kids. This is the perfect opportunity to really speak to your kids the way they walk to school, Todays Society you watch people walking down the street not paying attention to one single thing your phone youre not going to see so talk to your kids say hey lets social hour be at school talking time and computer timed be at home get back andforth to School Safely both ccsd staff and police Officials Say if your child is confronted or attacked. Do not fight back. Education is important we need to be talking about these kinds of things, also of someone does approach you hand it over dont fight for it their child getting injured is not worth the price of a cell phone or technology simply not worth it the value of life for outweighs the value anything we have Technology Wise or monetarily vs f5n llv the Clark County School district says if parents have any questions on safety guidelines to contact their school. For all things sure to check out the special section on our website fox5 vegas dot com. Now fox5 weather 24 7, with sam argier 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 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. 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 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 weather is on the way for the middle of the week. Closed captioning she is serving up a cool glass of lemonade for a good cause. Who this little girl is working to help with her latest fundraiser. And how you can donate. Olympic swme ryan lochte says he exaggerated the whole story of being robbed at gunpoint in rio. But is it enough to repair his image. One of the topics in the rant tonight. We want to hear from you david was proud to be an american soldier. And i know im prejudiced because he was my son, but i dont think he had a mean bone in his body. There is not a day that i dont think about david. When i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt nothing to say. Trage. D think he would respect them. Votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. Ads for joe heck are attacking my time as attorney general. The thing they left out is the truth. The truth is crime actually went down during my time in office. Thats why ive been endorsed by Law Enforcement across nevada. Im proud of my record cracking down on meth, protecting seniors from scams, and Holding Banks accountable for defrauding homeowners. I approve this message because ive spent my career solving problems. Mission to serve up lemonade to help families of fallen officers. Now she is back at it. And this time she is working for the the k9 unit. Theresa babcock turns four tomorrow. And to celebrate she is holding another lemonade stand. At kangamoo indoor playground. Money raised will be donated to help k9s get protective vests. Last month she raised more than 13 hundred dollars. Heres a job opportunity for all the dog lovers out there. The lazy dog restaurant is opening a new location in town square. The restaurant atmosphere and is all about community. Theyre also known for their caninefriendly patio. Applicants can stop by their hiring center in town square if interested. Its open monday to saturday from nine to six. They have more than 200 positions they need to fill before their grand opening this fall. Culinary starting all the way down from our prep cooks to our line cooks. Pizza cooks, walks cooks, souse chefs, sauciers. And for our hospitality applicants well be doing hosts, bar tenders, servers, food runners, you name it. Parttime and fulltime positions are available. This will be their second location in las vegas after downtown summerlin which opened last year. Heavy rain is falling across the valley. The rain. Sparking flash flooding. An officer involved shooting in milwaukee has sparked unrest. Involved shooting in milwaukee has sparked unrest. And despite it being caught on camera. Authorities arent the video. Why they say they 10. Local. Las vegas. Rain falling across the valley causing trouble on the roads. Flash flooding, swift water rescues. Fox5s Miguel Martinez valle has been out in the storm. He joins us now with the latest. Closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly a construction worker lost his life today after the scaffolding worker lost his life today after the scaffolding he was standing on collapsed. This happened at tivoli village during construction on the new developments. The Las Vegas Fire Department says they got a call around two saying scaffolding fell with three people on it. Two of the workers managed to jump to safety, the third was not able to get off the scaffolding in time. This person was not able to escape and the scaffolding fell with him, any fall above 12 feet can cause substantial injuries to a human being, and three stories is serious injuries and be fatal tivoli village sent the rest of the construction crews home early after the tragedy. They released a statement saying they are shocked and saddened by the tragedy they said out of respect for the victim and those investigating, all Construction Activity on the site has ceased and will only continue when it is deemed safe to do so. Theyre now cooperating with police fire and osha during the investigation the di Attorney Says the shooting of an unarmed man on new years eve was justifed. But the family of 23yearold Keith Childress childress says they still have questions. Police say childress was wanted by us marshals. Marshals tried to make an arrest but say childress took off. They called metro for backup, telling officers that childress was wanted for attempted murder. But that was wrong childress was actually facing burglary and kidnapping charges after a Home Invasion in arizona. He ignored police comands. They mistook his cell why . Tha

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