Closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning more than five thousand people are without power. We spoke to gary hawley. Who lives in laughlin. He and his wife driving home from dinner on Bruce Woodbury drive. When he noticed the fire. I noticed the explosion out of the corner of my eye something you dont see everyday and then within five seconds i noticed in the rear view mirror the lights went out downtown and the entire casinos went dark. It was almost like a scene from a movie. The american red cross, Clark County Office of emergency management, lauglhin officials Community Working together fire and outage. Fire crews are also working a fire here near the south point take a live look. The fire broke out just before nine at silverado ranch and las vegas boulevard. Abandoned home. They say someone started the fire to keep warm. The area does not have fire hydrant coverage. So they are letting it burn. While they shuttle water in. A fire fighter was injured while battling the blaze. The severity of the injuries are not known at this time. A 12 year old boy shot and killed himself. Now his father is facing charges. Police say the child shot himself on february 13. On the 17th. His father, olin manuel was arrested. Metros child abuse and negelct detail found the gun found at the house belonged to manuel. Another local father whos daughter was killed when a gun accidentally went off inside a friends home. Back in 2013. Says responsiblility to make sure guns are locked away. Theres gun safes where you can still have very quick access to a fire arm without sacrificing the safety of a child and if you in my eyes then your responsible for the child with what happens with that firearm. We reached out to the manuel family earlier today. They are on their way to the childs funeral in arizona and they say the gun did not belong to manuel, police are still investigating. North Las Vegas Police send a serious message to parents and caretakers. After an infant is killed and another left with permanent brain damage in two separate child abuse cases. If you are watching over a child you find yourself frustrated angry mad for whatever reason take a timeout go somewhere else go in another room count to 10 call someone avenues you can take so situation doesnt escalate. Police say cynthia lavender was two weeks ago. She told detectives she threw the infant at a wall. And dropped him on the tile floor because she was frustrated with him. That child died at umc. In the other case police say an unlicensed caretaker named Alejandra Robles threw a seventh monthold boy in the crib out of frustration. That infant was left with brain damage. Both suspects were arrested this week. Lavender faces murder and child abuse charges. Robles is charged with child abuse. A fight in a strip parking garage ends in gun fire. Now two people are dead and third person is hospitalized. Now police are searching for the person responsible. It started with an argument in the Planet Hollywood parking garage. Then shots were fired from a car into another near alderbaran and harmon. And then it ended in the valet at the cosmopolitan. A man who asked to not be identiifed says he heard shots around 1 30 this morning. Saw police hovering over a body of a woman on the road just off the strip who was then put in an ambulance and taken to umc. I watched them evaluate the crime scene basically. It looked to me like they were searching for bullet casings. They had the area marked where the body was on the road. They cleaned up the crime scene quickly. Id say within a half an hour one of the cars involved in the shooting. Then pulled into the valet at the a man and woman been shot. Police are asking for help in black male in his mid 20s driving a 2015 toyota camry is connected to this incident. If you have any information to help police solve this case you can call Crime Stoppers at 702 3855555 two suspects are arrested after an to a swat standoff. Officers responded to the call around six this morning on martin hall drive near cheyenne and fort apache. Police say a woman escaped after being held against her will. And asked a neighbor for help. Officers learned the suspects may have been at another home a few miles away near rainbow. Thats where one of them was caught. Police say the other suspect was jumping fences and running through yards. This suspect showed how willing he was to escape and that was entering an innocent persons home. And so were very grateful that our officers were in the area and were at that location and were able to take that suspect into custody without any harm coming to anyone. Police have not said if the victim and suspects knew each other. Or how the suspects were tied to the second location police say the woman was not hurt. Will be the third state in the country. And the first in the west to hold a democratic president ial caucus. Hillary clinton and senator Bernie Sanders are neck and neck heading into tomorrows contest. Fox 5s Cyndi Lundeberg had the chance to speak to the former secretary of state. She joins us now live from del sol high school. We wanted to know from hillary what she could do and would do for nevada voters if elected our next commander in chief. The former secretary of state told us tomorrow is a huge day for her campaign. Let me say i am the best prepared and tested to take on whoever the republicans nominate former secretary of state Hillary Clinton isnt just prepared for senator Bernie Sanders. She says shes ready to take on whoever becomes the republican nominee. She says the trials and tribulations of this year from her email scandal hearings. Has only strengthed her resolve to push forward. I have been under attack as you know for a long time im Still Standing in nevada both the sanders and clinton campaigns have been working to earn the latino vote which makes up nearly one third of the population. But the former secretary of state tells fox 5 her Main Campaign strategy is to better every americans life. Nevada and beyond. I want every part of nevada from African AmericanLatino American to Pacific Islander to white to know they have a friend a partner and fighter in me when im in the white house clinton also touched on the solar battle raging in the silver state. She calls whats happening to the industry absurd and blames the Public Utilities commission. As for education she says clark county needs to attract teachers who can better public worries about anything whether its your income or healthcare you cant afford prescription drugs Social Security you want comprehensive Immigration Reform whatever your issue is if you dont show up tomororw you leave that to somebody else so please come caucus be apart of the process while clinton says shes confident in her campaign. And the platform she acknowledges tomorow is a huge test. Weve had two contests i won one he won one we have 48 to go weve worked really hard here in nevada becuase i wanna break down all the barriers that stand in the way of people getting ahead Hillary Clinton also took time today to differentiate herself from senator sanders. One comment she made which got a lot of response was when she was talking about free College Education. She said unlike sanders she disagrees because it would raise every americans family does not need to be paying for the College Education of someone like Donald Trumps kids. Coming up tonight at 11. Clinton says she has a message for the Public Utilities commission. Should she become president. Well have those details in the next hour. Reporting live Cyndi Lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas in 2008 Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in nevada over then senator barack obama. Also making several stops sanders ended the day. With a in henderson. Public. Push the importance of voters getting their voices and talked about important topics and solar energy in the silver state. Commission here in nevada has made decision to make it to install solar easier not harder. I very much hope the State Government here will reconsider that disasterous decision nevada has opportunity to lead country in solar power cheers the Democratic Caucus is tomorrow. Starting 11 am. The Republican Caucus is on tuesday february 23rd. We will bring you a special edition of fox five news at five saturday night. Well have live coverage of the results, the candidates local caucus headquarters and our political analyst will weigh in. The American People cant afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper, but will never make it in the real world. The grandmother who has to choose between paying a single mom who desperately needs a raise cant wait. A student with a mountain of debt cant wait. We can make Real Progress right now for people and families who need it. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Valley went dark. After an Early Morning power outage. As fox5s Ophelia Young shows us. Clark county firefighters investigated, while guests walked around in the dark. Nat of video people walkinig around this is a video sent to fox 5 from a Westgate Hotel and casino guest it shows dozens of people wandering through the dark casino floor around midnight. Thats when guests say the power went out it was crowded its a casino peopel was ganbling people was on the slot machine the fuse just blew like it just went in fact smoke from those wires prompted clark county firefighters to rush into the hotel. On the casino floor guests were left literally in the dark. Everyone was shocked they couldnt believe it. Didnt tell us anything. Visitors say lights were out on the whole floor except the sports book. Like 140 i was on the slot machine i had 140 i hope i can get it back hopefully. This is a picture of makes slot machine the monitor completely dark. Staff members scrambled to gather his and everyones information. No organization. The chaos only got worse. While power was being restored an alarm was tripped another twitter user captured and posted the moment. Nat sound. Vrr vrr like real loud so everyone started coming down the stairs people that were asleep they came downstairs they wanted to knwo what was going on. Says the stairwells flooded the next morning fox 5 walked through the casino floor as sections of slot machines were turned on. Staff members surrounded each machine and printed cash vouchers to return to players. A gaming expert says electronic slot Computers Information even after a hard boot. Make says the casino apologized to him with a 50 dollar restaurant but it doesnt make stuck in a machine. I need my money like wheres my money. We reached out to the westgate but they declined interviews regarding the power outage. Now fox5 weather 24 7, with chief meterologist ted pretty clear skies, a light breeze and highs in the mid70s for the the same through next week. Well see 74 saturday, 75 on sunday with highs increasing to 77 degrees by wednesday and thursday next week. North breezes through the Colorado River areas will arrive late saturday and hang around through monday to 30 mph. Average high for the weekend is 64, then 65 through next week. Clear skies, a light weekend. In fact, well see more of the same through next week. Well see 74 saturday, 75 on sunday with highs increasing to 77 degrees by wednesday and thursday next week. North breezes through the Colorado River areas will arrive late saturday and hang around through monday to 30 mph. Average high for the weekend is 64, then 65 through next week. Taking their job. To a whole new level. Some sign spinners are showing off some serious skill. We take you to the world sign spinners championship. More violence on the strip leaves two people dead overnight. Its one of the topics on the rant tonight. We want to hear from one of the areas that ive been particularly interested in is the area of children. We intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. No matter where theyre born, no matter to whom they are born. Has a chance to live up to his or her godgiven potential. Ive spent my life fighting for children, and im not stopping now. Im Hillary Clinton, and i have always approved this message. Flores i was raised by my father. My mother left my family when i was 9 years old. Things really went from bad to worse for me. This isnt just about numbers, this is about real lives. This is a system that isnt working for the everyday person. Its one of the reasons why i decided to endorse Bernie Sanders. Nevadans are looking for people who are willing to think big, to be bold, and to fight for everyday people. And thats exactly what Bernie Sanders is doing. Sanders im Bernie Sanders happening everyday on your way to work. Now the best of the best are putting their skills to the test. Fremont street experience is playing host to the ninth annual world sign spinners competition brings more then one hundred sign flippers together for an epic battle to see who has the best moves. This is fourth time the contest has been held in las vegas. The winner will receive one thousand dollars in cash and the chance to be the face of the brand its an innerstate rivalry. The runnin rebels meet the wolfpack. Its all part of the governors series. Unlv taking on u nr tomorrow night at the thomas and mack. Tip off is at 7 pm. The runnin rebels fell to reno last month. 65 to 63. The family of legendary runnin rebel coach Jerry Tarkanian will be holding a toy drive tomorrow. To raise awareness for pediatric strokes. The family is encouraging fans to bring stuffed animals to tomorrows game. The tark toy drive will benefit kids at two different hospitals. The cause hits close to home. Last year coach tarkanians 5 yearold grandson jerry suffered a stroke. We will be right one of the areas that ive been particularly interested in is the area of children. All of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to our children, to each other. We intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. No matter where theyre born, no matter to whom they are born. Our childrens future is shaped both by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. Its time to protect the next generation. Fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope. Has a chance to live up to his or her godgiven potential. Ive spent my life fighting for children, families and our country, and im not stopping now. Im Hillary Clinton, and i have always approved this message. Our breaking News Coverage we brought you at the top of the newscast. An old power plant continues to burn three hours after it caught fire in laughlin. And. Right now 5thousand people are without power there. Take a look this is video from a fox5 viewer run laughlin on twitter. The old power plant is located off of Bruce Woodbury drive. The casinos are all operating off of generators. More than five thousand people are without power. Clark county fire says no one is injured. The general manager from the tropicana laughlin told our crews out there. That the generators are working inside. Its powering one elevator and some slot machines are working. We talked to a man who was on casino row. And describes what he saw. I was just walking out of the aquarious casino just had dinner. Walking back to car. Casino parking structrure. While we will have more live from laughlin at 11 fire crews are also working a fire here near the south point casino. Take a live look. The fire broke out just before nine near silverado ranch and las vegas boulevard. Crews say the fire is in an abandoned home. They say someone started the fire to keep warm. The area does not have fire hydrant coverage. So they are letting it burn. While they shuttle water in. A fire fighter was injured while battling the blaze. The severity of the injuries are not known at this time. A father is behind bars. Facing charges after his 12year old son shot and killed himself. Father. Police were called to a the valley home over the weekend saying a child had been shot. That boy later died at the hospital. Police says the injuries were selfinflicted, and the gun belonged to the boys father, olin manuel. We spoke to the parents of a girl who was killed while playing with a gun. Who are actively working to prevent more gun tragedies from happening. Are their any unsecured firearms children can potentionally access . That is the one question jake and i did not ask. That is how we lost brooklyn. We reached out to the manuel family earlier today. They are on their way to the childs funeral in arizona and they say the gun did not belong to manuel, police are still investigating. Two women are dead and a man hospitalized after an argument ends in gunfire near the las vegas strip. Les krifaton has more on how the whole situation unfolded. I heard gunshots, five shots, slight pause and two more shots. This fox5 viewer shots and then sirens grabbed his camera went to his window and and started taking pictures of metro officers hovering over something in the middle of the road. I had no idea that was a body. Not until he looked at the pictures and decicded to switch to shooting video. He managed to capture officers combing the area looking for evidence as to what went down. The woman according to metro was one of two women killed afte