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 people's doorsteps ... and tonight .. we spoke to one man fighting back. i'm john huck. i'm cyndi lundeberg, in for christine. some people call these thiefs "porch pirates" .. because neighborhood to neighborhood hunting for things to steal. it's a problem we've covered several times before. but now .. this man is looking to make a stink about it .. and teach one 'porch pirate' a lesson. fox5's miguel martinez-valle spoke to him.. and miguel .. he's not messing around. no he's not. he goes by the name .. victor the snakemannn. he's 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 they'd 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 snakemann's no stranger to stolen packages... he's had 4 snatched from his current address... so he know's what to look out for... " and she came back, i knew my trap was set" when he saw this woman lurking arou h he was sure she was up to no good " i'm sitting here watching her and i'm thinking i could go out and scare the crap out of her but nahhh..." he caught her crime on his surveillance camera... " its a federal offense to steal 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" standup 3/1 " this wasnt the first time he's had a package stolen from his porch, he even has a sign telling deliverers not to leave this woman though, luckily for him he was ready to catch a thief... in the act" " she's looking right at the camera, boom, smile youre busted" and this woman was in for a surprise .. you see, snakemann figured he'd be hit again .. and left a special gift for the next thief. " i had a pile of dog poop in my backyard one day and i'm like i should just box this up and see if someone wants to steal it, so i guess she wanted my poop more than i did" looks like this package thief will learn a pretty stinky lesson about stealing.. pulls the box out all of the poop is going to go everywhere, see i was smart..." victor hasn't filed a police report but he has contacted the postal inspector in hopes of finding this package thief... .. .. stealing packages could get in big trouble since it is a federal offense. thousands of travelers are stranded at airports across the country after delta airlines suffers a power outage. it happened around 12-40 this afternoon at their main hub in atlanta georgia. the problem caused more than 870 flight cancellations and delays -- some lasting more than six hours. delta's c-e-o issued a video statement apologizing for the incident. they also said they have experts looking into what went wrong. passengers were upset about the wait -- but were also understanding. "well, it was a while but we were reassured that they were working on the situation and that it would be resolved and that the plane would soon be on it's way." delta airlines is flights were canceled or significantly delayed. they are also letting passengers re- book canceled flights without a fee... but you must travel by friday august 12-th. delta says it expects more than a hundred flight cancellations for tomorrow morning... as it continues to recover its operations from the power loss. it's been a breezy monday... and we'll see more wind this week. let's check in with chief meteorologist ted pretty. we'll see south gusts to 25 mph on tuesday with a high of 103. a slight chance of showers expected on wednesday with a high of 98. we'll then warm up to 100 on thursday, then 105 on friday. the weekend features some real heat with 108 sunday. the average high is 103 through saturday, and drops to 102 sunday. a month after four people were arrested in the murder of their son... donald and karen brill found out those suspects... won't be facing the death penalty. valley teen aric brill was shot in the head and robbed of his cell phone at a house party... tonight the parents say care more about the suspects... than justice for their son. its a story youll only see on fox 5. karen brill kelley t hey got more consideration then they gave our son they shot him in the back disgusted. one word describes karen brill kelley and donald brills reaction to the news the four men accused of killing their son... wont be facing the death penalty. karen brill kelley i dont know what the criteria is or how they vote on or how they came up with not the death penalty but i was hoping they would police say in february 2009 nadine hiko arthur moore davon phillips and devonte wash robbed and shot valley teen aric brill in the head at a house party. police arrested them one month ago .. seven years after his death. fox 5 obtained court documents from the grand jury proceedings... those documents show prosecutors initially planned to seek the death penalty.... im sick of this excusing criminals is not the way to have a civilized society we called the office to ask why the death penalty was taken off the table... they told me after reviewing the case... it was the decision they made. monday in court .. the suspects all waived their right to a speedy trial. aric's parents were also in the court room.. clutching a picture of their son. without the death penalty theyll be back out on the streets eventually my son wont be back on the street eventually metro police initially told us they were working to identify and arrest another metro didnt respond to calls regarding that fifth suspect. the brill family says their sons life was taken... and want the same punishment for who ever is responsible. karen brill kelley i guess god and the state gave these guys their lives back today and thats more than they gave our son hiko... moore... phillips.. and wash are all facing charges of atempted murder witha deadly weapon.. assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery with a deadly weapon. status check... and to set a date for trial. a community mourns three family members who died in a rollover crash over the weekend. friends say the brandt family were on their way back from a vacation in utah... when troopers say their van went off the road and caught fire on the i-15 near the valley of fire highway. michael brandt... his daughter ashley... and son carlan were killed in the crash. friends say michael was a teacher at the las vegas l-d-s institute of religion... where members spoke fondly of the family. "we know wll them again, we anticipate their family...being an eternal family but it doesn't mean you won't miss them for the next 20 or 30 years." friends say micheal's wife and ashley's husband were critically injured in the crash. a go-fund-me page is set up for the family. if you'd like to donate -- we have that link on our website fox five vegas dot com. three adults and a child are in the hospital after a crash this afternoon. henderson police closed off the intersection of green valley and wigwam around five p-m... two toyota rav four's. police say a child was taken to saint rose sienna with critical injuries. two adults went to u-m-c.. .and another was taken to sunrise trauma. flying debris hit two other vehicles causing minor damage. the intersection was closed off in all directions... but traffic went back to normal about four hours later. a suspect is still on the loose after police say he sexually assaulted an employee in a hotel room. take a look at this surveillance video. it happened around 4-30 p-m at a hotel on boulder highway and desert inn. police say the man battered and sexually assaulted a hotel employee... then took off when another worker came into the room. the victim was taken to the hospital. anyone who knows this suspect should call police or crimestoppers. that number is 702-3-8-5-55-55. in california... a wildfire continues to grow. it's already burned more than 6-thousand acres. how many have been forced to leave their homes as the flames spread... disney workers. how they were injured during a show... and it was all hundred acres are scorched as a wildfire continues to rage in southern california. the smoke has lead to an air quality advisory here in the valley. winds pushed more smoke from the so-called "pilot fire"... and firefighters say it's only about six-percent contained. it sparked sunda the pilot rock conservation camp. dozens of homes are still under mandatory evacuation orders. "we are still holding those evacuation orders hoping as we see these numbers and see what the fire is going to do, especially as we anticipate what the heat and wind will do today. hopefully we can lift those orders and get residences back to their homes as quickly as possible." schools will be closed tomorrow... because of the poor air quality. so far -- there have been no injuries or structure damage. the cause of the fire is still under now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty we'll see south gusts to 25 mph on tuesday with a high of 103. a slight chance of showers expected on wednesday with a high of 98. we'll then warm up to 100 on thursday, then 105 on friday. the weekend features some real heat with 108 saturday, 109 sunday. the average high is 103 through saturday, and drops to 102 sunday. tuesday with a high of 103. a slight chance of showers expected on wednesday with a high of 98. we'll then warm up to 100 on thursday, then 105 on friday. the weekend features some real heat with 108 saturday, 109 sunday. the average high is 103 through saturday, and drops to 102 sunday. two disney cast members were hurt after a fall during a show over the weekend. you can see the character "dopey" slip off the second level of the ship... then fall right on "goofy". this happened during a show at "hollywood studios" at walt disney world resort officials say the two cast members were treated on site and released. the incident is now under review. rules stop the sale of e- cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone younger than 18. starting today -- the u-s food and drug administration's tobacco product regulations will extend to include all e-cigarettes... cigars... and hookah. it also requires photo ids to buy e-cigarettes... and ban retailers from handing out free samples or selling them in all-ages vending machines. as for advertising... e- cigarette manufacturers will not be allowed to promote the devices as a healthy alternative to smoking... unless they provide strong scientific that supports the claim. the presidential nominees have made accusations against each other... and they're targeting mental health. now psychiatrists are weighing in. a judge makes an exception for an inmate... and is now making headlines! the heartwarming moment that happened in her courtroom... that she says is "the best thing the presidential nominees have thrown out jabs about one another on the campaign trail... and now the attacks have focused on the mental state of the candidates. jeanne moos has reaction from psychiatrists. we're no longer we're getting inside their heads. let me outta here. donald trump has had the lion's share of armchair analysis. (william weld/(libertarian vp nominee) "a screw loose." (joe scarborough/msnbc) "everyone was asking me about his mental health." (rob reiner/activist) "it's easy to behave that way when you're mentally ill." even the conservative weekly standard piled on..."donald trump is not of sound mind." that sounded worse than the phrasing hillary clinton uses.... (hillary clinton/(d) presidential nominee) "he is temperamentally unfit" that probably triggered trump's temper and now he's analyzing hillary... (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "unstable. she's unbalanced." (jeanne moos/cnn national correspondent) "this was the donald's preliminary diagnosis of hillary." (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "she is really pretty close to unhinged." (jeanne moos/cnn national correspondent) "but by the very next day he apparently thought her condition had worsened." (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "she is a totally unhinged person." one host listed the diagnostic criteria for narcissistic personality disorder... (msnbc) "requiring constant admiration." and found trump met all 12. tweeted harvard medical school. "trump doesn't just have it, he defines it." the donald himself was less specific about hillary's symptoms. (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "honestly i don't think she's all there." after michael bloomberg threw trump over for hillary.... (michael bloomberg/(i) former new york city mayor) "let's elect a sane, competent person." dr. drew declared trump... ("dr. drew") "not insane." and when john oliver called him... (john oliver/hbo) "such a damaged sociopathic narcissist." (don lemon/cnn) "is that unfair to call someone who is the nominee of the republican party a sociopath?" (dr. drew) "yes it is unfair." but clinical psychologist dr. george simon said this to vanity fair about trump and narcissism... "he's so classic that i'm archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there's no better example." here's another one for your files, doctor. (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "all of my life i've been told "you have the greatest temperament." jeanne moos (hillary clinton/(d) presidential nominee) "temperamentally unfit." cnn (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "totally unhinged." and former president bill clinton and libertarian nominee gary johnson have plans in las vegas at the end of this week. on friday -- clinton will address thousands at the asian american and pacific islander voters forum. johnson will also speak at the gathering on friday. it takes place at the colosseum at caesars palace. organizers say they're in the final stages of discussions with republican nominee donald trump. it will be the first time presidential campaigns speak directly to the a- a-p-i community at the same event. barack obama will also be in nevada this month. he will travel to lake tahoe on wednesday august 31-st. white house officials say president obama will talk about his commitment to protecting the environment and climate change. he will also discuss how the united states can preserve national treasures like lake tahoe for future generations. in exactly three months -- we'll cast our votes for the next president. but -- some of the best hackers in the world say there could be a security risk to the voting machines. at the "black hat" conference here in las vegas -- voting process to be hacked. officials say each county uses voting machines they believe work... including electronic and optical scanning devices. tech experts say if someone gets their hands on the cards -- they can cast their vote multiple times. "with the smart cards running small little computer systems on there, a device as tiny as this could be used to manipulate the smart card to allow you to vote multiple times." "i can probably put about four hundred votes in myself in less than a couple minutes and the poll workers would be none the wiser." around 75- percent of the country makes their decision on paper. some hackers say they plan to vote on paper with a mail-in ballot. in kentucky... a judge who recently made headlines for becoming angry that a woman inmate was not given pants in prison... is making headlines again. she allowed an imate to meet his son for the first time. "im making an exception right in front of me on the record so you can over." judge amber wolf let a burglary suspect meet his one-month-old son during a court hearing. his wife also faces the same charge. both were ordered not to contact each other... but the judge changed her mind. the couple teared up during the meeting. the judge says quote "it's probably one of the best things i've ever done". the first dave and buster's in las vegas officially opens. why the entertainment venue is perfect for kids and parents... and what they'll offer during big games. some diva power will join fox's hit show "empire". it's singer song- writer mariah carey. which cast member she'll collaborate with on the upcoming i'm one of them. yo tambien. i'm one of over 300,000 nevadans who rely on social security. social security helps us pay the bills... ...and enjoy the retirement that we've earned. that's what makes joe heck so dangerous. his plan to privatize social security means billions in profits for wall street... ...risking retirement security on the stock market. what if it crashes again? wall street has given joe heck over a half a million bucks. i wonder who he's working for? because it's not us. afscme people is responsible franchise finally makes its way to las vegas -- and it's catering to locals. "dave and buster grand opening this morning with a ribbon-cutting. it's not just a restaurant... but also the ultimate entertainment spot for kids and parents. you can watch a game while drinking a beer in the bar... or you can head to the arcade and try a hand at the giant games. it's not on the strip because the manager wanted it to be focused on the community. "we want to be the well-known sports bar. we'll show any game, any time. no cover. including ufc and boxing." "we have chef- crafted menus. we entrees, all the way through desserts. for our drink portion we have adult snow cones. long island iced tea made with patron." the venue offers half-priced games every wednesday. they also have two happy hours from monday through friday. fox's hit show "empire" has featured several guest music stars in the past... and a global icon and las vegas headliner will shake up the upcoming season. "i gotta shake it off cuz the love aint the same and you keep on playin im here to stay. i gotta shake shake it off..." caesars headliner "mariah carey" will make a special appearance on the show. she will play superstar "kitty" -- and teams up with character jamal lyon on a new song. the season three preimere starts september 21-st right here on fox. carey's episode airs wednesday october fifth. "winter is coming" -- to the las vegas strip. the music of the h-b-o series "game of thrones" is coming to the m- g-m grand garden arena.

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