facility being built in summerlin. fox5s eric hilt is at the site now... and has more in what it means for the community. this is all just dirt right now but owners say today it was more than an empty lot is was another big step in creating las vegas' nhl franchise the practice facility is scheduled to open on september first of next year foley said this will be a state of the art facility with two rinks, restaurants and shops... he said having a good practice facility will help attract good players and will create a home for youth an amateur hockey here in las vegas helping make the city into a hockey town "las vegas is full of "las vegas is full of locals and they something that they're a part of and this hockey team is s locals team " " ....." we still don't know a logo but foley did tell us what the colors of the team will be, those will be red rock red, black, g white. foley told us he will announce the logo on november and... a date is set for a special session on a proposed n-f-l stadium in las vegas. governor brian sandoval says he'll call the nevada legislature next monday... to consider publicly funding the nearly two billion dollar stadium -- in an effort to attract the ra the special session will start at eight a-m. a formal proclamation and agenda are scheduled for release on sunday. the city of las vegas is in talks about future uses for cashman field... which is home to the 51s. the first option is a n-f-l and major league soccer stadium... and the second is an n-f-l practice facility and m-l-s stadium. as nevada lawmakers prepare for a special session on stadium fundings... the city of las believe cashman field is the best location for an n-f-l stadium... or the raiders practice facility. the council also asked staff to continue discussions with major league soccer... and the howard hughes corporation for future plans for the las vegas 51s. republican presidential candidate donald trump addressed supporters this morning in henderson. the republican presidential nominee's appearance underscores nevada's importance as a critical battleground state in the election. fox five's adam herbets was at the henderson pavillion with a look at what donald trump had to say today. (nats booing under guy getting thrown out) not a whole lot of protestors made it into the trump rally... except for this guy. the fans booed him and trump ignored him... focusing on his message instead. 12:39 this is the hardest i've ever worked in my entire life. but we're getting there. it's going to be worth it. campaigning is one thing... but the work will get even harder if he gets the job. some of the people he invited on stage presidential. 12:50 he listens. and he cares. and he's an honorable honorable man. these grieving families are a part of the remembrance project... and they say they need trump to take over this country so americans can be safe. 1:52 mom on stage tells audience her 18yo son was tortured, murdered and set on fire. 12:54 your loved ones will not have died in vain. trump says this is why he wants to build a wall... and this is why he thinks immigration is such an important topic... 1:01 you're getting the hell out of this country. even if it means deporting people. you see -- trump's message is still very much the same as it was on day one... but now he says people of all races should be agreeing with him if they want to make america safe again. 12:56 if we have no borders, we have no country. vote for you. it's really a vote for you. and donald trump also paid a visit to a local school. the presidential nominee stopped by international christian academy -- near westcliff and durango. he visited with some of the students in class... and said the pledge of allegiance with them. trump also met the school's headmaster to discuss private education. new at six tonight. a deputy sheriff in nye county is arrested for domestic battery against his girlfriend. police say 51- year-old robert cathcart was drinking... when he injured and choked his girlfriend during an altercation. when officers arrived -- he had barricaded himself inside the home with weapons. cathcart refused to come out... but later surrendered. he was booked for charges of domestic battery... strangulation... and obstructing a public officer. police say he has made bail... and will be on administrative leave during the investigation. a man is in custody aftr police say he shot his grandma to death. summerlin neighborhood near lake mead and rampart. here's a look at francis. he's registered as the owner of the home. police told me he lived there with the victim, his wife, and his 18 year old son. a lot of the neighbors i talked with today are in complete of the neighbors i talked with today are in complete shock and describe the family as quiet but friendly. neighbor who has lived on the block for 20 years and knew the family personally. they say if they never heard fighting in the home "jon swindells (swin-dells): no, nothing. nothing. i never heard anything i never saw anything, i never heard anything through the neighborhood grape vine." after francis shot his grandma - he caused a nearly 4 hour stand off in his back yard. francis now faces a charge of murder with a we want to warn you.. this next story is pretty disturbing. a cat is found dead... hanging from a fence. police say someone did this on purpose... and the cat likely suffered for hours. fox5's kathleen jacob met with police and neighbors where the cat was found. kathleen are there any leads on who may have done this? john, christine, no... they have no idea who tortured and killed this poor cat. and now they're asking for the public's help because animal cruelty cases like this usually lead to even more violent crimes like sexual assault and murder. here are pictures of the brown... adult, male cat. we've blurred them because they're much too graphic for broadcast. a person came out of their home on mallard street.. and found the cat hanging from their fence. it wasn't their cat... they're not even sure if this was a pet or a ferrel cat... but they immidiately called police. police and a veteranarian say the cat most likely suffered for hours . it's something that has both neighbors and police on edge. " i'm not happy about it. first thing that comes to mind is that it might be children that are doing that. very evil children, you animals. " this case disturbs us more because of the manner in which it was done. obviously this was a very deliberate act where torture was the goal. studies show people that torture animals are more likely to end up committing violent crimes like sexual assault and murder. they've even linked animal torture to serial killers. another disturbing statistic... they say most school shooters have a history of animal cruelty. police are asking anyone that knows anything to please come forward. there is a one thousand dollar reward for anyone that can lead them to the person that did this. they want to find this person as quickly as possible and get them behind bars. guys? you can call crime stoppers and remain anonymous if you have any information about this. many visitors and hikers have seen smoke near a busy trail in mount charleston. now -- a second small fire has been reported in the area. how crews are working to put out the flames near "mary jane falls"... plus... airlines flight. what passengers say caught on fire... minutes before depature. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next you're watching fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas . our military makes. our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. politicians like joe heck should understand that. narrator: joe heck voted to shut down politicians like joe heck the federal government, risking critical services for nevada veterans. and during that shutdown, heck continued cashing his congressional paycheck. his military record deserves respect. but back in dc, joe heck is putting politics before nevada. and that doesn't work for me. narrator: vote vets is responsible for the content there's the nevada way. work hard. rules. pay your taxes. and then there's the danny tarkanian way. penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. ordered by a judge to repay $17 million in a failed development scheme. worse, tarkanian refused to pay it back, sticking taxpayers with the bill. the danny tarkanian way? live from las vegas. you're watching fox5 news at six. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 6 o'clock. local las vegas. a local animal hospital is trying to get some help for one of their special volunteers... after someone stole her wallet. 91-year-old spends her time caring for pets at "south shore animal hospital" she was shopping monday at a local walmart, when someone reached behind her and took an envelope full of money. a cashier saw the woman put the envelope behind a pillow and take off. that cashier chased after the woman, but was not able to catch her. " why did she stoop to doing things like this? it doesn't matter whether i'm 91 or if i'm 51. "what happened in came to do this? in my thinking, i don't think this was the first time." the south shore animal hospital says "miss paul" lost several hundred dollars, and that was her spending money for the month. they now have a go-fund-me page up to try and get miss paul the money she needs. we have more information on the links page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. firefighters are working to put out a new small fire near the popular hike "mary jane falls" at charleston. crews are working on a quarter acre fire above the mary jane falls area. they expect to have a containment line around the fire by the end of the day. the nearby "lost fire" continues to burn as well. firefighters are not actively fighting that fire on the ground because of steep terain. visitors can expect to see smoke for the next couple days... but mary jane falls and north loop trails will remain open. millions of samsung galaxy note sevens have reports of them catching on fire. today -- a southwest flight was evacuated minutes before departure due to a samsung device fire. the samsung phone was emitting smoke... as the flight was preparing to depart from louisville international airport for baltimore. all 75 people onboard were taken off the plane. investigators say the passenger had a replacement galaxy note seven. last month.... the f-a-a warned passengers to turn off samsung devices and not charge them on airplanes. (( weather )) 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty a cooler thursday in store for us with just 79 degrees as a high with full sun and a light north breeze..the average high is 85 degrees. we'll see the low 80s on friday with sunny skies and very light north breezes. we'll be warmer for the weekend with 86 slight shower chances move in for monday with 89 as a high. we'll stay in the upper 80s for tuesday as we welcome some drier air. a cooler thursday in store for us with just 79 degrees as a high with full sun and a light north breeze..the average high is 85 degrees. we'll see the low 80s on friday with sunny skies and very light north breezes. we'll be warmer for the weekend with 86 saturday, 88 sunday with a few clouds. slight shower chances move in for monday with 89 as a high. we'll stay in the upper 80s for tuesday as we welcome some drier air. closed captioning u-f-c star ronda rousey wants to help local families affected by domestic violence. auction block tomorrow... to raise money for the shade tree and noah's animal house. and download our free fox five app for the latest breaking news... weather... and traffic updates. you're watching fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas jacky rosen: i'm jacky rosen and i approved this message. man: the tea party republicans in congress want to cut social security. wants to join them. man: he is proud to call himself a "tea party radical." man: he wants to privatize social security... woman: ...just like them. woman: risking social security benefits on wall street. man: danny tarkanian would raise the retirement age... woman: just like the tea party republicans in congress. man: they would take away what we've paid for out of every paycheck. e of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? i can't say that either. the city of las vegas now has a new logo that captures the fun and glamour of our city. check it out... "nats of the new logo " the new logo was unveiled during a city council meeting this morning. the city's seal will still stay... but now we will have this additional logo. city officials say a logo is more recognizable and will help our city's organizations u-f-c superstar -- ronda rousey -- wants to help in the fight against domestic violence by supporting two local charities. starting tomorrow -- she'll host an online auction of autographed memorabilia. the money raised goes to two domestic violence non-profits in las vegas -- the shade tree and noah's animal house. the ten-day auction includes autographed "strikeforce fight shorts" from tate versus rousey championship fight... u-f-c replica belt and gloves... and a reebok jersey. you can find the link to the auction site on fox five vegas dot com. fitness trackers may not really encourage us to improve our health. that's according to new research. the year-long study focused on 800 full-time workers. they wanted to see if financial incentives could encourage people to use the devices more... and achieve higher levels of fitness. those who wore activity trackers showed no change in their step count... but it did show a "moderate" increase in aerobic activity by an average of 16 minutes a week. research also suggests about a third of americans six months of purchase. up next... a bride wanted to incorporate beyonce into her wedding dance... so the bridal party decided to buy bodysuits for their performance! we'll show you how they slayed the dance to queen b's "upgrade ya"... up next on more access! mariah carey set to make her huge "empire" debut! tonight see what star jussie smollet and other cast members are saying her much anticpated arrival! plus, oscar winner jamie foxx is back on the big screen at his brand new action thriller set right here in vegas! then fans can't get enough of celine dion.... even overseas! find out what huge milestone the vegas headliner just reached to land her in the books! its all next at 6:30 when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. ray steiber: i was in charge of homicide. i know when something's not right. the attacks on question 1 are wrong. question 1 protects the right of law abiding nevadans to bear arms. carry. hunt. protection. it's all there. doesn't change. and no one goes to jail for swapping guns while hunting or at the shooting range. what changes is convicted felo can't run to a gun show or go online and buy guns without background checks. that will save lives. yes on 1. horner: i was proud to stand for our country. i will not stand for congressman hardy and donald trump insulting seniors and veterans. hardy wants to raise the retirement age and said seniors who rely on programs like social security are a draw on government and the disabled are a drain on society. and then there's donald trump. they're just not for us. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. as a marine combat veteran, i understand the sacrifices our military makes. our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. politicians like joe heck should understand that. narrator: joe heck voted to shut down politicians like joe heck the federal government, risking critical services for nevada veterans. and during that shutdown, heck continued cashing his congressional paycheck. his military record deserves respect. but back in dc, joe heck is putting politics before nevada. and that doesn't work for me. narrator: vote vets is of this advertising. i'm one of the lucky ones. i had breast cancer, but they caught it in time. there are many women who depend on planned parenthood for that kind of screening and care. so i'll never understand politicians like congressman heck, who tried to defund planned parenthood. he was even willing to shut down the government over it. heck was opposed to roe v. wade and tried to criminalize abortion. that's just shameful, it's just wrong, it doesn't help anybody. congressman heck does not share my values. "i'm nervous.... i'm nervous.... i'm nervous" republican presidential nominee- donald trump visited with some valley students while in town today... we hear from one little girl-- who came face to face with trump. a special honor--- oscar goodman... how las vegas is celebrating his controbutions to the city. a bridal party had to buy bridesmaid dresses... and glitzy bodysuits for a "beyonce" performance! and the girls would make "queen b" proud. "come harder this wont be easy. trust me you need me. this aint no ego. what you think you mad at me for? you need a real woman in your life. thats a good look..." "melissa molinaro" is a canadian actress... singer... and dancer. stage experience her guests would never forget. the bridal party slayed this perforamcne. thanks for joining us.. "more access" is coming up next. a fan favorite is back on tv with something special brewing here in the valley! we give you a preview with a perk! plus it was jason bourne who blew up the strip now jamie foxx is shaking down downtown! your first look at s action thriller! then super-star couple chrissy teigen ( and john legend opens up! what they only told "more" about this years political season! " every election is important, but this one is particularly important to us because we know a lot of things depend on who is president" and vegas headliners breaking barriers on and off the strip the huge milestones celine dion and shaina twain