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KVVU FOX5 News At 1000pm September 20, 2016

Victims a man and a woman flew into the airport. And then were met by the suspect in the parking garage. Were told the woman did have a former relationship with the suspect. We talked to someone just one floor down from where the shooting happened. He was surprised when we told him about the shooting. Because he didnt know anything had happened. In todays world i think any time any place it can happen so try to go on with life as usual but just be prepared and dont be complacent no flights were delayed because of this tonight. The airport connector tunnel was closed for a while. But now all roads and parking garages are back open. Except for the 6th floor of the terminal 1 garage. Live from Mccarran International airport local. We have two victims at the hospital, sunrise, both in stable condition. Metro police also gave us an update on the victims in tonights shootings. Fox 5s Cyndi Lundeberg is live at Sunrise Hospital with more on what we know about them. Metro police tell fox5 a man and woman were shot. We dont know where they extent of their injuries. But we can tell you they were awake when they were brought here to sunrise trauma. Police say they are in stable condition. Metro police also tell us the two victims were shot by a man. And investigators say the shooter and the female victim had previously been in a relationship earlier there was a heavy Police Presence here we were working to find out more about those injured. Clffnll within min the shooting being reported. Police were on teh hunt for the suspect. One of those locations appeared to be at an apartment complex on the far south end of las vegas boulevard at serene. Fox5s eric hilt is there tonight and has been tolking to people who say the police activity. Closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly we are conducting followup investigations right now that i cant discuss the nature of because this is very new, we are looking very specifically for individuals that may be associated with this. Closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly tonight fox5 talked to a woman who lives in las vegas. She and her family flew back from a trip to new orleans and landed right as the shooting was happening. She told us airport officials made an overhead announcement about an emergency situatio passengers to avoid the sixth floor of the parking garage. Charlene ware then described what she saw outside we just saw, it was a huge Police Presence, and the police cars just kept coming, kept going into the garage on bottom level, several emergency units, medical units, we did see someone out on a stretcher, we knew something serious was going on. It really was a where to go, where to stand, if someone was going to be shooting down, we just really had no idea. We just really wanted to get out of here. Ware told me this incident in new york had her worried the incident at Mccarran International airport was terror related. Nearly 30 people were injured by an explosive in new york on saturday. Now a explosive in new york on saturday. Now a naturalized us citizen from afghanistan has been named a suspect in connection to blast in new york and new jersey. Ahmad khan rahami was taken into custody after a shootout with police. That left him and four officers hurt. Officials believe hes seen on surveillance cameras near the Chelsea Bombing site rolling a duffel bag. Exlosives was found at his last known address in elizabeth, new jersey. All the victims from the bombing have been released from the hospital. Rahami was charged with attempted murder after firing at police. No word yet on the officers conditions. With all the recent attacks across the country metro police say they take each lead and tip very seriously. And urge everyone to be on high alert for suspicious behavior. We run down every lead to the ground to determine whether or not there are addi the police or the government can do to prevent a terrorist act. Police say look for people who are suspicously filming things. Asking specific questions. And testing security limits. A joint Terrorism Task force here in las vegas is always working to stay one step ahead of any possible attacks. A suspicious bag in the town of beatty nevada caused some panic among locals. Several people us to ask what was going on and why there was a heavy Police Presence. So we sent fox5s Miguel Martinez valle to investigate. Intro it started when somebody saw some suspicious baggage right here next to the charging station. Someone reported it and it was a situation of better safe than sorry ending in the evacuation of many beatty businesses and a visit from metro. Alex ringle, manager eddie world all the sudden i had employees asking me why there were cops here so i went out there and i found out that it was a suspicious bag some left behind baggage usually wouldnt be cause for alarm in t small rest stop town. But lately everyones been on high alert. Cliff carlson we should be but we shouldnt have to be thats the way the world is today aalex ringle, manager eddie world it was right next to the fuel pumps right next to the charging station where was kind of being hidden johnny mitchell, a Pressure Cooker thats all they talked about all weekend thats the first thing that went through my mind Cliff Carlson were close to the test site it would be going right through town its one way in the news bridge those thoughts. Most peoples worst nightmare, ended in the evacuation of eddies world turning are usually busy rest stop into a ghost town ruth waldin, subway employee all three of us wanted to get out of here as quick as possible but we had to get the customers out to alex ringle, manager eddie world everyone was freaked out as soon as they heard what was going on the casino cleared in like three minutes the response included officials from Nye County Police and metros alex ringle, manager eddie world a lot of personnel here i mean they had the robots the dogs they had everything it ended up being nothing more than a suitcase full of trash. But while tragedy missed the town of beatty. Ruth waldin, subway employee relief some of the guys from vegas come through the line and they were really relieved that everything was ok one more day they got to live the bomb scare is not one theyll likely forget any time soon salvador mendoza, local well yea in a small town like this, we dont want nothing like that to happen its something when Something Like that happens in a little town tag these residents tell me from the time the bag was spotted to when police four hours and although it did affect business earlier today it seems like things are running normal as usual. Mmv ffn ll metro does ask you to report anything suspicious to them even if it does end up being a false alarm. Coming up. Las vegas is serious about n hl hockey how many season ticket deposits were sold out even though the another year. And what hockey fans can do if they couldnt get a season ticket depost in. Plus. The latest on a possible legislative sesson this week about an nfl stadium in las vegas. As the state works to fill vacancies. And. Some unlv Football Players go back to their old stomping grounds to surprise their mentors. Well show you how the athletes gave back to those who made an impact on them. Your fox5 weather 24 7 forecast is im really good at war. I love war in a certain way. Including with nukes, yes including with nukes. I know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. Nuclear, just the power the devastation, is very important to me. I want to be unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. I know more about isis then the generals do. John mccain, a war hero. Hes not a war hero, hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured ok. Donald trump compared his sacrifices to the sacrifices of two parents who lost their son in war. How would you answer that father . What sacrifice have you made for your country . I think ive made a lot of sacrifices, built great structures. Ive had tremendous success, i think. Have five new lawmakers this week. The state needs to fill these vacancies to prepare for a potential legislative session to approve the n fl stadium the Clark County Commission meeting takes place this wednesday to appoint replacements for former Assembly Members Marilyn Kirkpatrick and erv nelson. Washoe county needs to appoint replacements for two former senate members. And a former assemblyman. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure committee is recommending lawmakers to raise the hotel tax in las vegas. To help fund a football stadium. Governor Brian Sandoval is reviewing the recommendations. And could call lawmakers into a our las vegas n hl franchise only has half a name. But the team does have a full roster of season ticket holders. More than 16 thousand season ticket deposits were received in about 18 months for the 20172018 season. The initial goal was tenthousand tickets. The ticket drive started before las vegas was officially awarded a team in june. To prove to the nhl the city was committed. There is a wait list available for fans intersted in becoming season ticket holders. Unlv football is coming off another loss. But instead of having the monday blues the rebels gave back to the community. Today some of the Football Players stopped by their old high schools to show appreciation to their teachers or counselors who made an impact on them. Fox fives Vince Sapienza has more on the surprise. Giving back in general, las vegas is my city so anything i can do to give back to anybody that helped me along the way is important to video of him walking oh, hes going to be shocked, hes going to be shocked, trust me. Nats palo verde grad mike hughes jr. Honored his former chemistry teacher tom steinline this morning. With tickets to this weekends game, two unlv tshirts a poster and a green apple. A small token for all the help in high school. It would have been the last thing on my list if you had made me guess, he whats about to walk through the door, the last thing i would have thought is a former student in to tell me i made a difference in his or her life, i really was speechless. Nats but mike wasnt the only one giving back monday afternoon. Rebels sophomore tim hough returned to his desert pines alma mater. Gone the extra yard. Nats. The unlv db honored counselor christine korth. Tim says back in high school she drove him to his sat and acts coaches and you really need academics so if you have the right counselor and the right support system, it can be done. And players like mike and tim are proof it can be done. Right here in the valley. And its because of teachers and counselors like tom and christine. We had a couple people who people thought people werent going to make it because of grades, she helped them all, she gets our head on straight. Coach sanchez always tells us its not always you, everyone is pitching in for you so give back whenever you can. They always say teaching is a very fruitless job, but when they come back like that and you hear you made a difference or an impact or just a memory, thats really unbelievably meaningful to me. Vince sapienza fox five this is the first year that unlv participated in the initiative. They plan to continue it every year. Now fox5 weather 24 7, with chief our weather will get active quickly with clouds rolling in overnight and chances of showers south of us on tuesday morning. Our chances get here on tuesday afternoon and overnight with a high of just 87 degrees. Well keep chances of showers wednesday in the slight category with a high of 88, then chances stay around for thursday with 86 the high. North gusts to 30 mph will be with us on friday with a high of 81. Those north winds hang around to 25 mph on saturday with 85, then north sunday with 87. Our weather will get active quickly with clouds rolling in overnight and chances of showers south of us on tuesday morning. Our chances get here on tuesday afternoon and overnight with a high of just 87 degrees. Well keep chances of showers wednesday in the slight category with a high of 88, then chances stay around for gusts to 30 mph will be with us on friday with a high of 81. Those north winds hang around to 25 mph on saturday with 85, then north breezes to 15 mph on sunday with 87. Closed captioning will resume shortly construction happening around the valley. Now theres going to be more work on a busy stretch of the i15. Well look at the 34million dollar project for the interstate. And how it will improve traffic during big events over 20,000 nevadans rely on planned parenthood for access to basic Health Services and critical cancer screenings. But congressman heck voted to defund planned parenthood and was willing to shut down the government over it. Heck opposed roe v. Wade and voted to criminalize abortion. Congressman heck is whats wrong with washington. Dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. Project will widen a busy stretch of the i15 that sees more than 40 thousand cars a day. Waving. Nats of engines revving a Ground Breaking took place for the i15 expansion at the las vegas motor speedway. Nevada department of transportation unveiled the plans. It will widen five miles of the i15 to six travel lanes each direction between craig road and speedway boulevard. Officials say it will improve traffic flow for events like nascar and edc. It impacts the whole community, when you travel northbound or southbound, youre going to have so much more space to maneuver. That means fewer backups, which is good for the environment, it is good all the way around for people who want to live more efficiently around the valley. The project is expected to take two years. It will also install new lighting. Signs. And landscaping. The cost comes from a small tax you pay each time you fill up at the pump. A new hospital opens next month in henderson. It will be the first in the country with some cuttingedge technology. Fox five got an exclusive tour of the 168million facility. It will have lights installed in the operating and recovery rooms that disinfect while theyre on. Henderson hospital will be the first in the nation to have these. The lights are safer. Faster. And easier to use. The way it used to be done before these were availible is we would bring in uv lights kind of thing that would come into the room and you had to leave it on for several minutes, everybody had to be away from it becuase it wasnt safe to be a par it and now we have a constantly availible technology always killing bacteria the hospital is set to open on october 31st. It will host hiring fairs in the next few weeks. You can find more information about those on fox five vegas dot com. Up next. A gunman still on the run after a parking garage shooting at Mccarran International airport. A ccsd bus driver caught on camera speeding. By an offduty officer. How the School District responded to the video. Plus. Well start to see christmas merchandise on the store shelves. And that means its close to Seasonal Hiring season which big retailers are looking to hire within the next month. Th danny tarkanians carrying a lot of baggage. As a realestate developer, tarkanian was penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. Tarkanian was ordered by a judge to repay 17 million refused to pay the money back, forcing taxpayers to bail him out, leaving us holding the bag. Danny tarkanians out for himself, not us. The big story tonight the hunt for the man who two people at a Mccarran Airport parking garage. Mccarran airport says level six of the gold garage at terminal one is now open. Fox 5s faith tanner is live at the airport with the latest on the investigation. Closed captioning will resume shortly cannito no significant threat to this airport unfortunately this is an isolated incident Domestic Violence in nature Airport Bureau commander captain Vincent Cannito says that Mccarran International airport is safe. After a double shooting inside the terminal one parking garage. It all started just before 6 tonight. Cannito family came into town was met by an individual she had former relations with opened fire. And shot a man and a woman. He then fled in a vehicle. The two victims were transported to the hospital. However throughout most of the airportbusiness operated as usual tonight. One traveler we talked to was one floor down from where the shooting happened in the parking garage. And he didnt know about the incident until we told him. Traveler its surprising more just because it seemed like everything was going along as usual i dont want to think it could happen right in front of me but i guess it can closed captioning a 28 yearold man is now in custody. After authorities named him a suspect in saturdays bombings in new york city and seaside park, new jersey. Karin caifa is in manhattans chelsea neighborhood, the site of that saturday night blast, with the very latest. Nats theres a guy shooting a gun. Shots fired. Shots fired a new jersery resident capturing the moments right before Ahmad Khan Rahami would get into a shootout with police. Rahami is seen walking towards police while pointing a gun. Moments later. Shots ring out. Nats gun shots on monday morning, the nypd and fbi releas45d a photo of rahami, and asked the public for help in finding him. In a matter of hours he was in custody, after a shootout with police. commissioner james p. Oneill, new york now that we have a suspect in custody can focus on other aspects, such as whether this individual acted alone and what his motivations may have been. The 28 yearold suspect believed to be seen on surveillance cameras near the Chelsea Bombing site saturday night rolling a duffel bag. He is a naturalized us citizen from afghanistan. Saturdays explosion left

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