that's what i want )) ((kirsten joyce)) > nevada assembly woman michelle fiore.. is in oregon this morning.. as tensions rise.. between the fbi.. and the group of people.. occupiying a federal wildlife refuge. good morning. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. f-b-i agents surrounded the malheur national wildlife refuge wednesday... as they continued negotiations they now say they may turn themselves in this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) as all this was going on.. nevada rancher cliven bundy decided to head to oregon. he was arrested.. after touching down in portland. ((brian loftus)) we have live team coverage.. on both the situation in oregon.. and bundy's arrest. let's first go to reporter andrew dymburt in burns. andrew dymburt on cam) this is as close to the refuge as we can get... behind me is an fbi checkpoint that was set up a couple of weeks ago. now the fbi says that all of this recent activity started on wednesday afternoon around 430 when one of the occupants decided to get on an atv heading towards this checkpoint, but then suddenly

assembly woman michelle fiore.. is in oregon this morning.. as federal officials wait for the final 4 wildlife refugee occupiers.. good morning. i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. f-b-i agents surrounded the malheur national wildlife refuge wednesday... as they continued negotiations with the 4 remaining occupiers. all of this recent activity started yesterday afternoon when one of the occupants decided to get on an atv heading towards a checkpoint, but then suddenly turned around at a high rate of speed... heading back into the refuge . fiore says she wants to find a peaceful resolution to the standoff. our sister station in portland caught up with her at the airport.. as she spoke to the occupiers on the phone. (( michelle fiore: listen to me i'm here, and i will not leave you guys in prison cell thats why i'm here this is what they're doing they are placing fear in you, this is what they want, don't let the government place fear in you )) ((kirsten joyce)) fiore says she just wants to get the occupiers off the refuge

and michele fiore was there...when the last occupier walked out. fbi guy:"the reverend franklin graham and michele fiore were there at the gate to meet him as he left the encampment." and a foot note to all this...we've made a number of today trying to at leas talk with her by phone...but we haven't heard back from her yet. last night the f-b-i also arrested cliven bundy in portland. he faces federal charges including conspiracy, assault on a federal officer and obstruction in connection with his role in a standoff with federal officials near his nevada ranch in 2014. his son ammon bundy led the protesters in oregon until his arrest last month. and the fbi says the wildlife refuge there will remain closed for a few more weeks while they sweep the area for explosives and any computer files they may use in their case. covering the big story erin breen channel 2 news. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" conditions will stay dry and quite warm through the president's day weekend, although the ridge of high pressure responsib

his family agrees with michele fiore... they question why it took two years to bring these attorney i talked to says it usually takes this long to build a case. fiore- i have coined the blm to be a bureacracy of terror i will not back down on m opinion of that fiore - it has politics written all over it bottom line politics written all over it assembly woman michele fiore isn't mincing words in her judgement of the federal government.. and their arrest of nevada rancher cliven bundy. fiore- all these charges are bogus we're talking about american cowboys bundy was taken into custody last wednesday at the portland international airport. bundy is facing six felony charges inlcuding assaulting a federal officer. all of the charges he faces stem from the 2014 stand off in bunkerville nevada. the bundy family tell fox 5 cliven was there to visit his sons ryan and ammon... who were previously arrested for occupying the malheaur wildlife refuge in harney county. drummond- am i critical of the government for doing that do i think t

nevada assemblywoman -- michele fiore -- also stepping in. michele fiore, nevada assemblywoman: "i'm here... i'm here with you..." over the phone... the ranchers' rights supporter... pleaded with the group to surrender. michele fiore, nevada assemblywoman: "we don't need our weapons right now... they cannot fire upon you with the world watching." the militia occupying the site... is demanding the federal government turn over public lands... to local control. last month... the standoff's leaders were arrested... during a traffic stop. group spokesman -- lavoy finicum -- shot and killed... after a police chase. investigators say he had reached for a gun. "do the right thing alright?" "what the right thing is to kill us?" after another hour of negotiations... the final man holed-up inside... gave up - peacefully. "i'm walking towards them right now." "ok. stay calm." all four are set to appear in court tomorrow. agents have also arrested cliven bundy -- the father of one of the occupation leaders... on charges tied to a different government stan

assembly woman michele fiore who is just back from oregon... and seeing the bundys... and she has some harsh words for the government. fiore- i have coined the blm to be a bureacracy of back down on my opinion of that politics written all politics written all assembly woman michele fiore isn't mincing words in her judgement of the federal nevada rancher uncliven bdy. fiore- all these charges are bogus we're talking about american cowboys bundy was taken into custody last wednesday at the portland international airport. bundy is facing six felony charges inlcuding assaulting a federal officer. all of the charges he faces stem from the 2014 stand off in bunkerville nevada. the bundy family tell fox 5 cliven was there to visit his sons ryan and ammon... who were previously arrested for occupying the malheaur wildlife refuge in harney county. drummond- am i critical of the government for doing that do i think they are always correct who they hold accountable? absolutely not craig drummond a federal criminal defense attorney does not represent the bundy's... but handles gov

and our state assemblywoman michele fiore even stepped in, pleading for them to give up. sot -- michele fiore, (r) nevada assemblywoman // "we don't need our weapons right now... they cannot fire upon you with the world watching." the militia moved into the refuge.. .demanding the federal government turn over public lands... to local control. last month, the standoff's leaders were arrested during a traffic stop. and spokesman lavoy finicum was shot and killed following a police chase. investigators say he reached for a gun. all four protesters are set to appear in court tomorrow. also in police custody, infamous nevada rancher cliven bundy. he's facing 6 criminal government standoff 2- years ago. the bundy family is furious... as three of their loved ones are now behind bars. 13 action news reporter michael burns joins us live now from the bundy ranch... after speaking with cliven bundy's daughter-in-law. that's right rikki - after the interview concluded - cliven's daughter asked that we continue our coverage of the story outside of the ranch in respect of this emotiona

. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > assemblywoman michele fiore caught a flight to portland last night... just as the events were unfolding. ((brian loftus)) she was on the phone with occupiers... as the f-b-i started to move in on the refuge property. she urged them to hold out without opening fire: (( assem. michele fiore: "i am with you in spirit, god is with you in spirit, and if we're walking out, we don't need our weapons right now. they cannot fire upon you with the world watching." // reporter: "michele, what are you hoping to do?" fiore: "i'm hoping just to get them off the refuge alive!" )) ((brian loftus)) it's unclear what role fiore will play when she gets to the refuge. now the bundy's sent out a call on social media... militia"... act". members took over the wildlife refuge. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > here in las vegas... one person was shot and killed after police say... it stemmed from a domestic violence incident. the shooting happened last night near 215 and lone mountain. police received multiple calls about neighbors hearing an argument... and later a single gunshot. pol

((denise valdez)) assemblywoman michele fiore flew into portland tonight... a 5-hour drive from burns... where this is playing out. she called in and urged the occupiers to hold out without exchanging fire: michele fiore: "i am with you in spirit, god is with you in spirit, and if we're walking out, we don't need our weapons right now. they cannot fire upon you with the world watching." // reporter: "michele, what are you hoping to do?" fiore: "i'm hoping just to get them off the refuge alive!" )) ((denise valdez)) fiore is on her way to the refuge right now -- hoping that she herself can broker some sort of peace deal... but it's unclear what role, if any, she will play when she gets there. ((dave courvoisier)) the bundys are also involved tonight... sending out a call to "america, patriots, and the militia"... saying "it's time" to act. the message says cliven bundy is headed to the harney county resource center to get involved. said they may surrender tomorrow. no shots have been fired./// ((denise valdez)) > we're following another breaking story tonight.

the family tells us that changed after he spoke to nevada assemblywoman michele fiore. the family says fiore asked cliven to go to oregon to help get everyone out ot the wildlife refuge peacefully... we spoke to fiore today over the phone.. she tells us the fight is not over... i think it fueled the fire actually i think it awoke a sleeping giant i think the mesage is getting louder " fiore says she planned on being in oregon as long as it took to get answers in ryan, ammon and cliven's arrests. they bundys say are being picked off one by one. police were called out to an accident involving a horse... police say a horse bucked its rider... and took off running near alto and lamb. that's when it was hit by a car... it appears the horse did have some injuries.. possibly a broken leg. a purse snatcher is caught on camera.... but his would-be victim... isn't prepared to let her belongings go-- without a fight. take a look at this video.... police say it happened last month at a fast food restaurant near sahara and eastern. the woman was pushing a stroller when the man reach

(michele fiore/nevada assemblywoman) 14:56:57 "we're talking about a bunch of cowboys camping in the middle of nowhere, bearing their rights to their firearms, that's what we're talking about." she was at the malheur national wildlife refuge holdouts - sean and sandy anderson, jeffrey banta and david fry gave themselves up to the f-b-i 41 days to the armed occupation. 15:04:02 (crying) "and i'm really glad that they're safe, and i also have to give kudos to the fbi agents that were out there because no one got hurt." (14) cameras were not allowed inside, as the last four occupiers faced a judge friday along with two of the others just indicted by a grand jury darryl thorn and geoffrey stanek. they all pleaded not guilty and the only one granted release so far is stanek who will go home, pending his trial. nat pop outside? outside supporters gathered on the sidewalk, holding signs and waving the american flag. (joe visci/oregon oath keeper) 13:21:23 "the american people have a lot of power, we need to wake up, take our power back and realize the government works for us, they don't tel

on the steps of the federal courthouse nevada assemblywoman michele fiore did not mince words calling the federal government a bully. (michele fiore/nevada assemblywoman) "we're talking about a bunch of cowboys camping in the middle of nowhere, bearing their rights to their firearms, that's what we're talking about." she was at the malheur national wildlife refuge as the last four sandy anderson, jeffrey banta and david fry gave themselves up to the f-b-i 41 days into the armed occupation. really glad that they're safe, and i also have to give kudos to the fbi agents that were out there because no one got hurt." cameras were not allowed inside, as the last four occupiers faced a the others just indicted by a grand jury darryl thorn and geoffrey stanek. they all pleaded not guilty and the only one granted release so far is stanek who will go home, pending his trial. outside supporters gathered on the sidewalk, holding signs and waving the american flag. (joe visci/oregon oath keeper) "the american people have a lot of power, we need to wake up, take our power back and realize the gover

assemblywoman michele fiore... also in oregon... says cliven did not intend on visiting burns during this trip. ((michele fiore/(r) las vegas: "cliven talked about flying into portland to go visit his sons, to figure out what to do." )) ((patrick walker)) now... with the occupation over... bundy now has to figure out what he will do next. ((kirsten joyce)) bundy is currently being held without jail. he's scheduled to appear again in federal court on tuesday for /// ((brian loftus)) ((kirsten joyce)) demetria obilor starting with a crash on northbound 95 exit to rainbow.. in the northeast, watch out for craig. police activity at cambridge and dumont, which is off desert inn and maryland parkway, right by the boulevard mall. back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > with her loss in new hampshire... hillary clinton is doing her best to regain back some ground. ((kirsten joyce)) the topics the democratic candidates spoke about... in last night's debate. clinton and bernie sanders were in milwaukee, wisconsin... debating over foreign policy an

this while nevada assemblywoman michele fiore is in oregon tonight. over an open phone line live streamed on the internet... fiore says she will arrive at the refuge near burns... by one tomorrow morning. "we need you guys alive so we can continue to make sure that this doesn't happen anymore. we need you guys to stay alive so we can continue to take back our land." an fbi spokesperson surrounded the last armed protesters earlier this evening. they say no shots have been fired, and agents are negotiating with those inside. it's believed there are four people inside the refuge. the situation began january second, when protesters took over the refuge to decry what they called government overreach of federal land. protest leader ammon bundy and several others were arrested last month. a community designed to help people in need.... has been the source of multiple break ins. as fox5's abby theodros shows us... the director of bailey's community nest is making a plea to the public. its just sickening. why steal it when you can come in and stand in line and

michele fiore... nevada's assemblywoman known for her pro-gun stance... is being thanked for her role in the incident. she flew to portland and joined the negotiators, and was there when the last of the occupiers surrendered yesterday morning. the f-b-i says she was a big part of ending the whole ordeal. fbi guy:"i can't say enough about the help from the reverend franklin graham and michele fiore." the refuge will stay closed for another few weeks as the f-b-i sweeps for weapons and combs through computer files they may need for their case against the occupiers. also arrested nevada rancher cliven bundy in portland wednesday night. authorities now say he faces federal charges including conspiracy... assault on a federal officer... and obstruction, in connection with his role in a standoff with federal officials near his nevada ranch in 2014. his son, ammon bundy, led the protesters in oregon until his arrest last month. coming up next on channel 2 news this morning... what if local governments could tax your internet use?...this is the question congress

they say cliven was encouraged by assembly woman michele fiore to go to oregon... when we were on the bundy ranch a few weeks ago cliven told us he would not be going to oregon..the family says that changed after talking to fiore... she wanted him to go up there and help get everyone still on the refuge out safely... right now their main concern is for cliven they say he needs medication he's not getting... closed captioning will resume momentarily there are a bunch of people that watch the bundy ranch in clivens absence... including some that tell me the bundy's are being harassed... and they're here to stop that... coming up tonight at six we have more from skipper speece... clivens personal body guard who was detained and by fbi agents we'll him... at six. ranch fox 5 news local las vegas the family tells fox5 cliven has not been given his one phone call from jail... but says they have spoken to his lawyer. a sign that love has no limits... in time for valentine's day. coming up... a look at a very special event... to renew wedding vows. plus - promising news...

at the same time, nevada assemblywoman michele fiore landed at p-d-x. the far-right lawmaker has been sympathetic to the goals of those on the refuge. while at the airport, she joined the call. michele fiore we need to take a new battleground. and our battleground is going to be? ?not in the courts?. sandy i need you to pay attention to me 47 we caught up to her right as she hopped into a truck with mike arnold, ammon bundy's attorney. michele, what are you hoping to do? i'm hoping just to get them off the refuge alive. that's what i want 13 a local charity is trying to rebuild after burglars stole thousands of dollars worth of property including computer equipment-- and even food. kolo 8 news now's catherine van spoke with the president of the organization who says it will be at least a year before things get back to normal. nats: as you can see they grabbed as much as they could and threw it on the ground. each room and drawer... got the same treatment... thieves leaving nothing untouched. bill: robbing from a charity, i don't know if it gets worse th

fiore -- to discuss the ongoing occupation. fiore spent most of wednesday night talking to the remaining militia members as federal agents surrounded the refuge. bundy had just landed in portland from las vegas, when he was arrested. bundy's charges have not yet been announced, still faces standoff with federal agents in after the arrest -- one fellow passenger described what the arrest looked like. "i saw the tall guy in the cowboy hat and heard him talking on his phone about burns, oregon when he was on the terminal coming onto the plane. and i was like, 'man, maybe he's an attroney or something.' and i just put together that it's clive bundy. i saw some heavily dressed swat guys waiting at the terminal when we got off the plane. and i couldn't quite put together who it was until just a second ago." the bureau of land management said in 2014 -- bundy owed over one- million dollars in fees and penalties cattle on federal a permit for over 20 years. bundy refused to pay or acknowledge federal agents' demands at that time. feder

assembly woman michele fiore says a lot of ranchers are upset with the b-l-m...according to her a lot of them are losing their land. president obama says he will nominate a replacement for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. but republicans are vowing to let the next president pick the next nomination. white house officials are discussing federal judges and some senators as possible nominations. experts say the supreme court nomination will be a huge issue this election year... especially if president obama does not make a selection. the u-s surgeon general is spending a second day in flint, michigan today. data released by the state of michigan says high levels of lead are still being detected in tap water in some flint-area homes. more than 250 month have returned showing lead levels above the federal limit ... including dozens of tests conducted just last week. as the leader of the n-a-a-c-p threatens protests if action does not come soon. the water crisis has been attracting the attention of democrats on the campaign trail candidates have visited the area to meet with l

fbi guy:"i can't say enough about the help from the reverend franklin graham and michele fiore." the refuge will remain closed for another few weeks as the f-b-i continues sweeping for weapons and combing through computer files they say they may need for their case against the occupiers. last night the f-b-i also arrested cliven bundy in portland. he faces federal charges on a federal officer.. and obstruction in connection with his role in a standoff with federal officials near his nevada ranch in 2014. his son ammon bundy led the protesters in oregon until his arrest last month. turning to the crime beat... reno police arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery in stead earlier this week. after a brief standoff... police arrested 39-year-old wesley ford at a stead home last night around midnight. he's charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, grand larceny and possession of stolen property. police say he entered the maverick gas station on stead boulevard early monday morning and showed a handgun before taking money from the clerk. officials now say he was the one involve

"(michele fiore/nevada assemblywoman) 14:56:57 "we're talking about a bunch of cowboys camping in the middle of nowhere, bearing their rights to their firearms, that's what we're talking about. " the protestors are pleading not guilty. nevada assemblyman john moore is also in oregon, and he too is speaking out against the government. he called rancher lavoy finicum's death an "ambush". more court appearances are scheduled through the next few weeks. if the memory of you ex is still hanging around your home... this valentine's day is a good time to let go. "let's face it, we all have an ex boyfriend, ex girlfriend, ex spouse or fiance, and there's some things around our house that remind left behind. this is a good opportunity to start fresh and make a positive impact in our community " goodwill is asking people to donate their ex's stuff with the "don't hate, donate" campaign. they'll take clothes, dishes, and furniture in great condition. goodwill reminds donations help fund programs for job training. solar customors are furious after a p-u-c vote today... and they're vowing this fig

nevada state assemblywoman michele fiore negotiated with the militants while on her way to the refuge to advocate for the group. the call was livestreamed online... and fiore can be heard repeatedly asking the protestors to end the standoff. she even offers to join them and escort them off the refuge herself. fiore: "okay listen to me the roads are blocked. they're not letting anyone in or out. the is with an fbi escort, and i am willing to do that, but they have to be willing to. <"if you walk out to them without firearms, i will lead you..." we will of course continue to follow all of these developments. we have more information on a major gas leak that shut down one street and caused several evacuations in carson city last night. at around 10-15... a truck crashed into an apartment in the 600 block of hot springs road. when officers arrived on the scene, they found the driver had fled. some of the witnesses in the area said he immediately bailed out of the vehicle and took off running. that investigation is ongoing right now. sheriff furlong says a resident in the apartment the tru

michele fiore... nevada's assemblywoman known for her pro-gun stance... is being thanked for her role in the incident. she flew to portland and joined the negotiators, and was there when the last of the occupiers surrendered yesterday morning. part of ending the whole ordeal. fbi guy:"i can't say enough about the help from the reverend franklin graham and michele fiore." the refuge will stay closed for another few weeks as the f-b-i sweeps for weapons and combs through computer files they may need for their case against the occupiers. you may remember... the f- b-i also arrested nevada rancher cliven bundy in portland wednesday night. ; authorities now say he faces federal charges including conspiracy... assault on a federal officer... and obstruction, in connection with his role in a standoff with federal officials near his nevada ranch in 2014. his son, ammon bundy, led the protesters in oregon until his coming up next on channel 2 news this morning... here's what's coming up in your morning of sports... there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrup

./// ((denise valdez)) > assemblywoman michele fiore was also in oregon while this all unfolded. she told us says cliven did not intend on visiting burns during this trip. ((michele fiore/(r) las vegas: "cliven talked about flying into portland to go visit his sons, to figure out what to do." )) ((denise valdez)) fiore first landed in portland late last night... and communicated with the occupants over the phone. she also requested the fbi take her to the refuge to negotiate a peaceful exit for the members./// ((dave courvoisier)) > inmates in jail in clark county are doing what you probably wouldn't expect....yoga... our cameras are the first ones vanessa murphy is here with this exclusive story. ((vanessa murphy)) the yoga is part of a program to make sure that if and when the inmates leave jail...they don't return. and it's also about creating a safer environment inside the jail. think - zen. and we're told it's not costing taxpayers a dime. (( )) ((dray gardner/yoga instructor: nice and slow! back down! beautiful.)) ((dray: downward dog.... )) ((dray: kick kick kick )) ((vane

michele fiore... nevada's assemblywoman known for her pro-gun stance... is being thanked for her role in the incident. she flew to portland and joined when the last of the occupiers surrendered yesterday morning. the f-b-i says she was a big part of ending the whole ordeal. fbi guy:"i can't say enough about the help from the reverend franklin graham and michele fiore." the refuge will stay closed for another few weeks as the f-b-i sweeps for weapons and combs through computer files they may need for their case against the occupiers. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" satellite shows some cloud cover over california. broken clouds in reno. like yesterday, cloud from breaking any records. today will be very similar but perhaps a few degrees warmer. winds are light if not calm. winds will come out of the southwest today. day planner shows temps in the 50's at lunch and lower 60's this afternoon. futrecast stays quiet this weekend, but the ridge will be

reverend franklin graham, along with nevada lawmaker michelle fiore, plan to meet with the group this morning. 3 michele, what are you hoping to do? 3 3 3 the presidential playing field has narrowed. all the republican candidates now fit on one stage after two left the race. lana zak reports democrats are now preparing for another debate tonight. 3 trump sot: we may have to stage a phony protest. that's the only way they show the size of these crowds. this crowd is amazing."donald trump step following his major win in new hampshire--forcing two more candidates--chris christie and carly fiorina out of the race.trump says he's ready to take on democratic challenger, hillary clinton trump sot: we're ing to beat her and honestly women don't like her, //(gfx) in new hampshire, clinton lost women voters 44 to 55% ---- and young people 16% to 83%.but nationally, clinton still has the advantage over bernie sanders, who tells abc's cecilia vega he has work to do. vega: if the election were tomorrow do you think you could win south carolina and nevada?sanders: no. fortunately for us the electio

also by their side, assemblywoman michele fiore. fiore spent the last few days in oregon, helping to negotiate the standoff between protestors and the f-b-i a livestream of the surrender, was broadcasted on youtube -- thousands of people logged on to hear the situation unfold "(michele fiore/nevada assemblywoman) 14:56:57 "we're talking about a bunch of cowboys camping in the middle of nowhere, bearing their rights to their firearms, that's what we're talking about. " fiore also read a statement from jailed standoff leader ammon bundy outside the courthouse. at least 4 more court appearances are scheduled throughout the next few weeks. a valley road, in front of palace station re-opened this morning, after being blocked by protestors on friday. the protest started around 5 p-m friday. hundreds of culinary union members flooded teddy street... speaking out against what they describe as unfair labor practices. casiano corpus, station casino employee "so that we can stop all of these harassment, intimidation, and unfair labor practices

nevada assemblywoman michele fiore is calling the charges bogus. fox5's cyndi look at the case bundy. coined the blm to be a bureacracy of back down on my opinion of that fiore - it has politics written all over it bottom line politics written all over it assembly woman michele fiore isn't mincing words in her judgement of the federal government.. and their arrest of nevada rancher cliven bundy. fiore- all these charges are bogus we're talking about american cowboys bundy was taken into custody last wednesday at the portland international airport. bundy is facing six felony charges inlcuding assaulting a federal officer. all of the charges he faces stem from the 2014 stand off in bunkerville nevada. the bundy family tell fox 5 cliven was there to visit his sons ryan and ammon... who were previously arrested for occupying the malheaur wildlife county. drummond- am i critical of the government for doing that do i think they are always correct who they hold accountable? absolutely not craig drummond a federal criminal defense attorney does not represe

the reason michelle fiore is heading to assist the armed group at the wildlife refuge. ((michael stevens)) < michael stevens is live talking about bike and pedestrian safety on the street < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > brian loftus > good morning and thanks for waking up with us. i'm brian loftus. kirsten joyce i'm kirsten joyce. developing at this hour.. at least 9 people are dead after two trains collided head on in germany. ((brian loftus)) this happened overnight.. but it was during what would be germany's morning commute. hundreds of emergency crews responded.. to help the other 150 people who were injured. the german transport minister said in that area.. trains can travel up to 60 miles per hour.. and it's possible they were both going at that speed. they slammed into each other whil on a curve.. so investigators believe the conductors couldn't see the other train and therefore did not brake. that area does have a safety system designed to prevent such a crash... it's unclea

some of the working for fox5 assemblywoman michelle fiore is heading to oregon to fight for rancher's rights! she tells fox five hopes to acomplish. and more details on the high roller highjinks that landed a couple in jail.. we've seen dogs - and even horses - used as therapy pets... but one salt lake city does things a little meet charlie the red kangaroo. for about a year- animal at the christoffersen veterans home. he has also taken trips to special education classes and hospice care facilities. the red kangaroo is only about a year old, but he'll soon be full grown. charlie could eventually be more than five- feet tall and weigh around 125 pounds, which unfortunately means he won't be able to stay at the veterans home for much longer. the utah red cross will honor charlie next month for his service. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard..

./// ((kirsten joyce)) > ((kirsten joyce)) > assemblywoman michelle fiore is making a trip to oregon this week... according to a spokesperson. fiore will be in oregon on thursday... supporting the bundy brothers and other militia members who are locked up... after occupying a national wildlife refuge. the nevada lawmaker hopes to meet with ammon and ryan bundy... but has no plans to protest. we're told they're looking for a the spokeswoman says rancher cliven bundy... will not be joining them. /// ((brian loftus)) > a man who claims he bought a 63- million dollar lottery ticket... is suing the california lottery. he says they turned down his ticket.. because it was too damaged. brandy milliner bought the ticket back in august. he went to claim the money before the deadline last week... and the ticket wasn't accepted. a 7-11 employee described the washed up. they say you couldn't even seen the numbers or bar code. the 39-million dollar lump sum is the largest unclaimed prize in california lottery history. that money will now go toward california public schools. /// ((kirsten joyce)) >

the reverend franklin graham, along with nevada lawmaker michelle fiore, plan to meet with the group this morning. 3 michele, what are you hoping to do?i'm hoping just to get them off the refuge alive. that's what i want meanwhile cliven bundy was taken into custody overnight in portland and charged with consipracy to interfere with a federal officer. he was on his way to the wildlife refuge as well. that is also the same charge his sons face for their role in the takeover of the oregon facility. 3 3 3 happening today... a debate that most people brush off is now in the spotlight following the primary election in new hampshire. scott thuman is in milwaukee wisconsin with all the the details about the democratic debate in wisconsin. 3 "we are here in milwaukee wisconsin for a date an event that many people may not have circled on their calendars, but certainly have now! a democratic debate between important after what happened just two days ago in new hampshire. bernie sanders not only beating hillary clinton but doing so handily. and keep in mind that is a state clinton one back in 2

state assemblywoman michele fiore is getting ready to head to oregon to fight for ammon and ryan bundy to be released thursday. the bundy brothers were arrested by federal agents after taking over a wildlife refuge for weeks. authorities in oregon say they won't be released until all their supporters leave. the project to make sure our valley's water supply never runs out is getting international recognition. the lake mead straw project is being nominated for the 20-16 outstanding civil engineering achievement award. experts say its one of the most challenging tunneling projects ever undertaken. the structure cost more than 800- million dollars to build, and officials say it should last at least 100 years! good morning las vegas... the chinese new year celebratiosn are underway. jessica takes us to the party, next. and only in vegas...a guy wins millions on the superbowl. wait until you hear how!! the culmination of the mardi floats, eccentric costumes and marching bands. mardi gras is the city's biggest tourist attraction. here's a live look at the mgm... where they'll be celebrating

reverend franklin graham and nevada assembly-woman michele fiore convinced the protesters to give up. the protest was part of a long- running dispute over public use of federal land. it was originally led by ammon bundy ... who was arrested last month. turning now to your political coverage ... just two days after the nation's first primary ... the democrats head to wisconsin to square off. after bernie sanders win over hillary clinton in new hampshire ... tonight is the first real showdown between the two remaining democratic candidates. clinton is hoping to deliver a solid performance to reassure her supporters. meanwhile the goal for bernie sanders is to topic and prove he's the top contender. the debate starts tonight at nine. now a look ahead to stories that will be making headlines tomorrow... jenna hundreds of teachers are in town... we'll take you inside the hands on lessons they'll be taking back to their own classrooms. the couch... new research linking sitting to the size of your brain. join us friday morning on virginia today from 5-7 a-m... again! again! again! again! aga

the reverend franklin graham and nevada assemblywoman michele fiore convinced the occupiers to give up. :29-:35 "we need to get clam here." "no one's listening to us." "i'm listening to you." the protest occupation - part of ammon bundy. he was arrested last month - and anti-government rancher cliven bundy - locked up today by federal agents in portland. michael arnold, attorney for ammon bundy :51-:58 "if you're doing doing civil disobedience, you have to stick your neck out and deal with the consequences. think about the black lives matter protesters. one of the oregon protesters was killed last month in a showdown with police ... and the group's supporters stood vigil as negotiators bargained with the last holdouts. mos: protester 1:08-1:12 "it wouldn't take very much provocation for something to go bad." ultimately ... all four gave up - but made it clear their surrender isn't the end of the fight. "brian mooar, nbc news." the four are expected to be arraigned by a federal magistrate in portland on friday. in total ... sixteen people are facing criminal charges related to the stand

nevada assemblywomen michele fiore says she will visit the four remaining occupiers at the refuge. she's going to portland as part of a meeting with other state lawmakers who are upset over b- l-m actions. fiore told us she was upset after seeing the video of rancher lavoy to see body camera footage of the standoff. " my question is, what were all of these law officers doing shooting at a folks in it, for 12 minutes? and i would like to see like to see lavoy finicum's truck. " in oregon thursday night. ammon bundy told protestors to go home... while cliven bundy is encouraging them to continue their holdout. the refuge is surrounded by and those remaining protestors will face charges once they come out. so far, there's no reported cases of the zika virus here in the valley. but the united blood services of las vegas is still taking precautions. "we always want to make sure that the blood that we supply to the hospitals is safe so we have a lot of extra procedures and precautions that we use to ensure that we maintain the integrity of the blood" donors to wait 28 days before donatin

nevada state assemblywoman michele fiore negotiated with the militants while on her way to the refuge to advocate for the group. the call was livestreamed online... and fiore can be heard repeatedly asking the protestors to end the standoff. she even offers to join them and escort them off the refuge herself. fiore: "okay listen to me the roads are blocked. they're not letting anyone in or out. the only way i'm going to get there is with an fbi escort, and i am willing to do that, but they have to be willing to. <"if you walk out to them without firearms, i will lead you..." we will of course continue to follow all of these developments. all of these developments. major gas leak that shut down one street and caused several evacuations in carson city last night. at around 10-15... a truck crashed into an apartment in the 600 block of hot springs road. when officers arrived on the scene, they found the driver had fled. some of the witnesses in the area said he immediately bailed out of the vehicle and took off running. that investigation is ongoing right now. sheriff furlong says a resi

i am so glad that this is over." " nevada assembly woman michele fiore is also in oregon. she says the fight isn't over yet, and she plans to be there as long as it takes for her to get answers into the protestors' arrests. the bundys say they still haven't spoken to cliven bundy since his arrest... they say they believe the charges against him are completely false... and just an excuse to target their family. fox5's cyndi lundeberg spoke to the family. the family tells me convictions they tell me when youre thing... you cant back down skipper- im getting tackled form behind ground i got a knot on my chin i got a loose tooth i got handcuffs skipper speece cliven bundy's personal body guard says wednesday night fbi agents followed him to walmart where they tackled him... and questioned him for hours. skipper- i do know it was fbi because it said it across their chest speece says cliven bundy decided last minute to go oregon and he stayed behind to watch the ranch and had a group of armed men waiting to escort cliven when he landed in portland. skipper- once it happenned i k

michelle fiore, a republican state assembly member from las vegas gun rights advocate, is planning to fly to portland on thursday, a lawmakers from several states will be meeting .. they are called western states. opposes federal management of western lands. people jailed for malheur national wildlife refuge near burns, oregon, last month were "exercising political free speech." "we'll be going to oregon tomorrow evening sometime to proceed with a meeting with some of the attornies for some of our constituents our nevadans, that are in jail or looking to be indicted." the jailed leader of the standoff had earlier called on elected officials to support his cause. ammon bundy is among 16 people who have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to interfere with a couple arrested in connection to the shooting death of a man in front of his child appear in court. the judge set bail at 35-thousand dollars for 23- year-old krystal guice. 25-year-old deonte coleman is being held without bail. both are charged with open murder. police say the couple went to meet with 26- year-old (name) who sha

and now nevada assemblywomen michele fiore says she going to visit the four remaining occupiers at the refuge. she's going to portland as part of a meeting with other state lawmakers who are upset over b- l-m actions. fiore plans to be in oregon tomorrow night. fiore says she was upset after seeing the video of rancher lavoy finicum being shot, and plans to ask to see body camera footage of the standoff. ammon bundy told the four remaining protestors to go home... while cliven bundy is encouraging them to continue their holdout. finding the perfect weight loss food can be a hard nut to crack.. but, turns out it's the nut itself that can help. scientists say a diet rich in walnuts and olive oil can result in a similar amount of weight-loss as a lower-fat diet. eating a handful of walnuts is good for your heart, and can even lower cholesterol. a study done at the san diego school of medicine at the university of california, found those who poly-unsaturated fats may live longer and have a lower risk of heart disease. now fox weather 24/7 with cassandra jones good morning i'm cassandra jon

and took place in part because of the help of state assemblywoman michele fiore. all four protesters are set to appear in court tomorrow. their leader.. cliven bundy.. is in police custody facing 6-criminal charges. 13 action news spoke with his daughter-in-law who says their family is devastated that 4 relatives are behind bars. coming up on later this evening on 13- action news.. we'll have more on what the bundy family plans to do next. an update on a story we first reported as it was breaking. a new battle is unfolding in ferguson, missouri. the department of justice is suing the city for civil rights violations.. and wants furgeson to overhaul its troubled police department. voice of: (lynch) "the ferguson police dept's. violations were expansive and deliberate, stopping people without reasonable suspicion, arresting them without cause, and using unreasonable force. these violations were not only egregious they were routine. they were driven at least in part by racial bias." the lawsuit follows a surprise council which voted to push back against the settlemen

. >> among those negotiating with the group, reverend franklin graham, and assemblywoman michele fiore. armed militants took over the malheur national wildlife refuge nearly six weeks ago, protesting federal ownership of western lands. two weeks ago, one occupier was shot and killed in a confrontation with law enforcement, and several others were arrested, including ammon and ryan bundy. last night, their father, cliven bundy, was also taken into custody after landing at the portland airport. he was not part of the occupation. rather, his arrest stems from an armed standoff with law enforcement two years ago in nevada, a battle over unpaid grazing fee. now bundy faces several charges and joins his sons behind bars. well, the occupation is over. the refuge will still be closed for weeks. the sheriff calls it a crime scene. the fbi says it must be searched for explosives. in all, 25 people linked to the occupation have now been indicted on federal felony charges. lester. >> joe fryer in oregon, thank you. >>> a major endorsement for hillary clinton is spotlighting the criminal battle und

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they say cliven was encouraged by assembly woman michele fiore to go to oregon... the bundy ranch a few weeks ago cliven told us he would not be going to oregon..the family says that changed after talking to fiore... she wanted him to go up there and help get everyone still on the refuge out safely... right now their main concern is for cliven they say he needs medication he's not getting... closed captioning will resume momentarily there are a bunch of people that have come to watch the bundy ranch in clivens absence... that tell me the bundy's are being harassed... and they're here to stop that... coming up tonight at six we have more from skipper speece... clivens personal body guard who was detained and injured last night by fbi agents we'll have more from him... at six. live from bundy ranch cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas the family tells fox5 cliven has not been given his one phone call from jail... but says they have spoken to his lawyer. police say a man found dead in the northwest valley... was shot and killed by the woman he was dating. cather

joining in on an open phone call was nevada state assemblywoman michele fiore.. who negotiated with the militants while on her way to the refuge to advocate for the group. fiore can be heard repeatedly asking the she even offers to join them and escort them off the refuge herself. fiore: "okay listen to me the roads are blocked. they're not letting anyone in or out. the only way i'm going to get there is with an fbi escort, and i am willing to do that, but they have to be willing to. <"if you walk out to them without firearms, i will lead you..." an f-b-i spokesperson says agents tried to approach one of the protesters as he was riding an a-t-v outside barricades. the protester returned to the refuge, and the f-b-i placed agents at all of the barricades. the f-b-i says no shots were fired as agents negotiated with those inside. the situation began january second, when protesters took over the refuge to decry what they called government overreach of federal land. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" very warm and dry conditions continue

and yesterday...nevad a assemblywoman michele fiore flew to portland and joined the negotiating team there. and by noon today, the last of the hold outs in the refuge surrendered. the fbi praised the help they got from fiore in ending it peacefully. training to become a police officer is rigorous, demanding and exhausting. it can also be painful! but academy recruits say it's worth all the blood, sweat and tears. and as kristen remington found out... there were a lot of tears on onetraining day in particular. ...recruit being pepper sprayed... "alpha, beta, gamma!" gasping for breath, the training exercise continues. while coughing and gagging, recruits must push through the pain of being pepper sprayed... and then accurately use their weapon. ana leyva watches the others - ahead of her turn. "give them verbals. please don't move!" and then, it's time for ana to experience a vulnerability - she hopes she'll never have to endure again. "the pepper spray was definitely the worst day of the academy." "fight through it leyva! let's go, leyva!" "you can't stop your eyes from swelling up.

((michele fiore/(r) las vegas: "cliven talked about flying into portland to go visit his sons, to figure out what to do." )) ((patrick walker)) now... with the occupation over... bundy now has to figure out what he will do next. ((patrick walker)) bundy is currently being held without bail in the multnomah county jail. he's scheduled to appear again for a detention hearing. denise... ((denise valdez)) the four others who were arrested today... what charges are they facing? ((patrick walker)) their first hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. they all face a federal felony charges of conspiracy to keep federal workers from doing their duties through force or intimidation. ((denise valdez)) the public will have a chance to comment on a new recommendatio n... ononthe rates rooftop solar customers will pay moving foward. commissioner david noble submitted a proposal this week... that would transition existing solar customers to new rates over a 12-year period. n-v energy had proposed the p- u-c allow existing net metering customers who installed solar before september 10th 2015... to keep the ol