has been an issue in some circles in southern nevada is a stadium, anywhere from $700 million to a billion dollars of covered stadium. and the -- what we've voted on as a board was the acquisition of the 42 acres and i think we drove -- what drove me personally as one of 13 and my colleagues on the board, was the plan to develop the academic and industry partnership functions of the university on those 42 acres. for instance, with the medical school and your different medical outreach programs and engineering and things like that. so the vote was 13 -- excuse me, 12-0, i think there was one regent who wasn't present, it was unanimous, no northern or southern regent that opposed it. we specifically removed the stadium portion of the discussion and so any use of the land has to come back to be board of regents. >> it does make sense, i know mgm was supportive a long time, maybe 10 years ago, of redeveloping that whole area and putting in housing and shopping. it seemed like a major redevelopment project that could be beneficial to southern nevada. >> and i happen to agree with that.

. friday morning. >> jessica: raider facial in southern nevada. the nfl cards are on the table and it appears their sights are set on unlv. >> jim: the university president confirming the oakland raiders will be touring the newly purchased parcel of land just east of the las vegas strip. >> jessica: vicky gonzalez joins us there live, and here we go again, the prospect of a pro team nothing new. but how close is this latest stadium talk to be becoming a reality? >> reporter: the super bowl is opening day at this hypothetical stadium. camp, the unlv stadium authority board, membe this less than 24 hours ago. so it's kickoff approaching southern nevada. if you use the prior nfl talks as hindsight, it will be a while before we get into that end zone of this may look like a waste land now, but for unlv the newly purchased acres are flowing with potential. and a taste of of gridiron. the oakland raiders may be calling southern nevada home. unlv president jessup writes las vegas sand is looking to build a stadium and believes unlv's recently purchased land is a prime location. with raiders

entering the coast bringing stormy weather across california, southern nevada and arizona arizona as well. we're going show you where we're seeing rain showers. most of it seems to be the west side of the valley. we'll track the showers. see more later this week. when in just a bit. jessica? >> thank you. the consumer electronics show or ces is ready to open its doors this week. to kick off the event one local company is giving us a peek into the future. today at 8:00 faraday future will reveal a concept describeign. they are a high end carmaker coming to southern nevada. the past few weeks the company has been tweeting out partial photos of the first car but never the whole thing. the company's billion dollar manufacturing plant is in the works to open in north las vegas and with it will come 4500 jobs. >>> ces is unfortunately not open to the public but we are bringing you inside for a look on our website. all you have to do is head to news3lv.com. >> marie: is family in mourning after a car fatally strikes a woman sunday night. it happened after nine on durango near desert inn. po

southern nevada as well: (( parent: silicon valley, san francisco bay area, tech companies in boulder, colorado, they're all having the same problem. they're afraid of doing business in southern nevada because of what their children will be exposed to by not having the tools and technologies in schools." )) ((kirsten joyce)) those tasked with the decision are weighing input at these meetings... the plan could be in place as soon as this summer. next year. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. some cloudy skies keeping temps a little milder overnight. ............. it's cool but not as cold as it's been lately. .. mostly sunny today and highs in the upper 50s. ((sherry swensk)) with demetria!> demetria obilor accident on boulder highway, south of twain. of twain. accident on sunset by las vegas boulevard, near town square. no delays on the south beltway. we've got some big closures impacting you this weekend and monday. we'll talk about those up next. < > ((brian loftus)) > metro police are investigating a deadly shooti

money will be used to help "the southern nevada chapter of the american red cross" to help families recover... after a house fire. the american red cross hopes to raise $-3- hundred -50- thousand dollars this year.... to help families. coming up in tonight's financial focus. record profits for one company aren't necessarily trickling down to workers. we'll tell you where wages stand for workers in major plus... the popular fitbit exercise monitor is under fire tonight... what the problem is... coming up >> deborah: i'm deborah norville. coming up on "inside edition," the donald trump milk shake mystery, meet the chef behind the shake. the news. you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillar

prices across the country dropped dramatically. in some places even under a dollar. but southern nevada won't be seeing the same drop. >>> also, why fueling up on the west coast doesn't come cheap. a lot of us gumbel about that. despite gas prices plummeting to 1.50. >>> and mixing business with pleasures. millennials credited with the all of that plus breaking news as it happens at 7:00. >>> here's something you don't see every day -- frozen power lines. look at that. the whole pole and everything. this happened last night after a car crashed into a fire hydrant. that shot up of water. it's so cold, it instantly froze. it reached all the way up to the lines. it was so cold, it formed this ice sculpture before city crews could shut the water off and i guess wait for it to melt. >> makes me glad that we live here in southern nevada. very cold there. kevin janison joinses us joins us now with look outside. >>> we did start with sort of that soupy sky and all of the cloud, but they cleared off nicely, added some personality to the sky over the mountains where the clouds were congregating until l

created a huge mess for clark county and henderson. it affected the whole southern nevada area." )) ((mauricio marin)) according to the center for effective government...at least 15 facilities that use chemicals across the valley pose a big risk to the surrounding community. one of them is reddy ice las vegas. they use large amounts of ammonia to keep things cold in their facility. ((amanda starbuck/center for effective government: "why they are so dangerous is because they store hdyro ammonia used as refregeriate. this is a deadly toxic gas it can spread several miles from it's source if it's a major release.")) ((mauricio marin)) the company is required to abide but the center for effective government says more can be done. ((amanda starbuck/center for effective government: "one simple thing facilites can do to be safer is just switch to safer chemicals." )) ((mauricio marin)) or asks them to use liquids instead of gas chemicals. something brenner says he urges companies to consider as well to minimize risk for catastrophe. ((richard brenner/hazmat coordinator clark county fi

southern nevada. >> reporter: it wasn't that long ago that a scene like this one would have been connected to something illegal. now not only is it not ill illegal, it's part of a growing industry here in southern nevada that's only gonna get larger. >> we currently are growing 20 different strains in here right now. >> reporter: forget what you thought you knew about marijuana this is waive seer of nevada, a cannabis facility located in apex, north of las vegas. >> right now you are standing in a vegetative room only and the lights are actually on 24 hours a day because plants do not sleep. >> reporter: here, the workers look a lot more like doctors than farmers with their white lab coats and rubber gloves. the plants you see will be turned into medicine to keat everything from headaches to can -- to treat everything from headaches to cancer. >> once they are full-sized we'll take them and put them in the flower room and create big flowers and they will go into our processing machines. >> reporter: also on staff an viped who helps monitor soil conditions and plant genetics. the

zika virus is spreading and concerns are growing. >> anchor: the southern nevada health district breaks down what people here need to be aware of and why they say this threat is not leaving anytime soon. >> meteorologist: we have clouds working with the west coast including the southern nevada sky. these are just practice because weather change are coming in is coming right up. >> >> anchor: the world have explode the best world have a zika virus. at a special meeting today they showed the virus being much more of a threat. who said the americas could see up to 4 million cases of the zika virus in the coming year. the organizational date emergency meeting on monday to decide whether the outbreak should be declared in international health emergency. we now know there are at least 30 documented cases of the zika including in california. all of those affected are believed to have traveled to one of the impacted countries. so how concerned should you be here at seven a radically surge avila's life outside of the house district talking to experts and he has what we should all be askin

looking to move through southern nevada today. high temperatures were looking to a range between 57 and 61 degrees. low 60s look to extend into the weekend and drop slightly into saturday; allowing for heavy clouds and a small shot for the latest installment of the town 'bourne' movies is filming in town right now. it is what everyone is talking about. yasmeen hassan is live on the set yasmeen you just some serious action! movie.. nevada film officials say more the way. nevada film officials say more hollywood blockbusters are on the way. this is video from the big unveiling yesterday, of "vegas production studios".. which will produce major motion pictures. "from the crews to the equipment to all the specialist, the graphic designers, and the editors and all of that, and we do all of that right here in htis production facility so it's studios if you will." (from 5pm vo/sot) clark county expects to issue nearly 600 film permits this year.. and officials are excited about the impact on our economy! new overnight.. a rough night on the roads. take a look at this car that crashed right

the west of us in california. .............................. back here in southern nevada -- we've had a thick high cloud cover for most of the day today -- and we have had some snow showers happening around the spring mountains -- and to the north of us in the sheep mountain range. any precip you see coming down on this map around the las vegas valley, probably didn't reach the ground -- it's been staying up in the atmosphere. but again, that could certainly change as the night goes on -- we're keeping our eye on it and will have more in the full weather forecast. ((sharie johnson)) > a massive blizzard hitting the east coast... has shut down the nation's largest cities. a travel ban has closed the roads and all flights and trains have been canceled. the blinding snow caused a 30-mile back up on i-75 in kentucky. hundreds of drivers were stranded in freezing temperatures for hours. in washington d-c, city officials say they're using the national guard's humvees to respond to people in need./// humvees with the national guard humvees with the national guard the nation's largest cities.

morning. there is still some very light rain around southern nevada this morning. ................ high humidity and some nice rain totals since yesterday. more than half an inch of rain in some northwest neighborhoods. ...... it looks like we'll take a break for a short while and then another chance of rain and snow later today and tonight. > let's see how the roads are this morning./// < demetria obilor let's see how the roads are this morning./// < demetria obilor > < > spaghetti bowl on the 95 accident in the spaghetti bowl south. it was slowing traffic, but it's picking up now. accident in north las vegas on i-15 and speedway. nhp is reporting it in the southbound direction. accident on pecos-mcleod interconnect and viking, which is north of flamingo. accident on decatur, south of smoke ranch. building fire in residential area on eldora and torrey pines. > < > back to you. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > rain and foggy conditions were causing headaches at mccarran international airport...but you should be okay this morning. many flights were delayed for hours yesterd

revolutionize the auto industry... starting right here at their plant in southern nevada./// < news music voice over: "now, nevada's first choice for news. this is 8 news now at 11" > ((paula francis)) > metro police explain why officers fatally shot a suspect on thursday. thank you for joining us, i'm paula francis. ((dave courvoisier)) and i'm dave courvoisier... police fault an incorrect report that the suspect might be dangerous... along with their belief that he had a weapon and did not comply with their demands. ((paula francis)) and police are releasing more evidence tonight that they say supports their claim. vanessa murphy is live in the newsroom with more. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) dave and paula, metro police admit a few things went wrong here. as you mentioned - officers received false information about the suspect, they then mistook a cell phone for a gun...and one officer at the scene failed to turn on his body camera. ((officer robert bohanon/metro police: get on the ground! )) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant video shows his repeated warnings to 23 year old keith childress fo

protester many from southern nevada standing their ground in a fight over land. ammon bundy from bunkerville is leading citizens for constitutional freedom which now occupies a wild-life refuge in western oregon. the group's original goal was to keep two ranchers from returning to prison for their roles in the burning of federal land but those ranchers have since turned themselves in to authorities. now bundy says he and fellow protesters are staying. and they want to restrict the federal government's reach over transfers in that area. >>> tonya couch, the mother of the so-called "affluenza" teen will return to texas to face a felony count against her. a los angeles county judge approved the extradition waiver for her today. tonya signed the waiver and has been turned over to the l.a. county sheriff's department. she and her son ethan were detained in mexico last week. ethan is still being held in mexico city. they fled the u.s. after video appeared online that appeared to show the teen around alcohol which violates his probation. it is a sight that's infuriating victims relative

regular lotto players in southern nevada - who drive right past primm another 20 minutes. today "nat of cash register." new players are finding them on the map. "we stopped by primm and the line was serious long and we thought about it and we took the extra 20 of there in 10 minutes winning tickets." "when i saw the disaster i looked up on my google on the phone and then discovered this place." other businesses in nipton also cashing in. "we've actually had some people come and stay in hotels so they can be first in line in the morning - which is actually pretty smart." lottery stores make a 6 percent commission on all ticket sales and a million dollar bonus for a ticket that wins the jackpot. but to the nipton trading post - this record jackpot has given them something else bigger than that. "i think it reputs us on the map so i think peopel will be reintroduced." roxanne says she wants to retire - so wouldnt that one million dollar bonus be nice. back here at primm this morning in primm .. just as the sun was rising .. dozens of people braving the cold.. waiting to buy tickets.. "...w

serve a fast growing population here in southern nevada... as well as give a boost to the local economy: ((brian rogers/community ambulance founder: "we bring added resources, added personnel which means new jobs..we are going to add 60 people full time, it will take about 20 ambulances to do it.")) ((brian loftus)) the new ambulances will feature automated gurneys... that will increase safety for both e-m-t's and patients. the company expects calls to triple from 25 a day... to more than 60 with this new contract. back in 2014, community ambulance tried bidding for a contract to become an e-m-s provider in las vegas. but the city instead ended up giving it to a-m-r. rogers says he's still in negotiations with both the city and north las vegas. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > a news conference is scheduled later this morning... concerning the future of solar energy here in southern nevada. mayor pro-tem steven ross is expected to announce a plan... residential solar projects in las vegas. the announcement comes in response to the recent public utilities commission ruling... where solar

southern nevada. rain chances are still low for the valley; coming in between 15%-25% but, grabbing the umbrella as a precaution for any late saturday night plans would not be a bad idea. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies will be common today and through the weekend. high temperatures will hover in the low 60s today and saturday but by sunday, the front will pass and slightly cooler air filters in allowing temperatures to fall to the upper 50s. high pressure looks to build in behind this front and drier air is expected to saturate the mid levels. this will allow for mainly sunny skies to return to the valley and, in turn, will increase temperatures to the low and mid 60s next week! right now...bourne 5 is still prepping for the storm...and they're getting some snow. this is a live look at charlotte north carolina...you can see the roads look slick bourne 5 is still filming on the strip they've been shooting different chase scenes on the strip for lamost two weeks now. this morning we're expected all this to be done by 5 a-m...and morning. with more on how to get around the movie

southern nevada. .. vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient " i'm a girlscout, it's not what i do. it's who i am. " ((kirsten joyce)) as the historian and archivist... her volunteer job is to preserve the artifacts that have been donated, or gifted... and use them to educate young girls about the history, and mission. vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient " this one here is from 1919.". ((kirsten joyce)) this is the very first girl scout uniform.. girls could buy them, or sew them.. vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient " the sleeves, hand stitched on" ((kirsten joyce)) and the official buttons could be rented from the organizatoin... for 15 cents. ((kirsten joyce)) vanette certainly knows the history.. she was a girl scout growing up - it was an amazing balance, and contrast to what she eventually chose as a career.. she also attributes what she did as a career... serving nearly three decades in law enforcement.... vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient "girlscouts at a young age gave me great confidence, and character, it taught me great skills to be bi

spread of the disease in southern nevada the health district advises everyone to stay away from mosquitos. >> if you are traveling to latin america, africa, southeast asia do your best to avoid mosquito bites. if you should get ill and have been bitten, if you have high fever, go see a doctor. otherwise, treat yourself with tylenol. and plenty of fluids and it should be gone in five to seven days. >> reporter: epa registered insect repellants containing deet are recommended. if you are outside a lot you are urged to wear long sleeves and pants to cover up the skin. the health district has been monitoring plants and landscape areas where the two speesh eess of mosquitos like to hang out. that gives them a heads up if they arrive in southern nevada to pass that information along to you. sergio yo, news 3. witnesses in an early morning murder investigation. they say an argument l bulletsd taken to umc for surgery. detectives believe the two men were confronted by a group of four people before an argument escalated into gunfire. police believe there were two witnesses who saw what happened an

around southern nevada this morning. ............. we finished the day in the low 60s for some areas yesterday but a nice warm up is coming. < ((brian loftus)) > cameras can be found in many daycares and preschools... and now one attorney also wants to see them inside special education classrooms. this comes after the recent arrest of a special education teacher... who's accused of being intimate with her student. as sharie johnson reports... some say cameras are needed for the most vulnerable students. police arrested 25-year-old jullian lafave january 15th. she confessed to kissing her 17-year-old special needs student several times... in her classroom. the arrest report says there we're 13,000 texts between the two... that we're quote "sexual in nature". and special education attorney marianne lanuti says the solution to preventing this type is cameras... in special ed classrooms. ((marianne lanuti, attorney specializes in special ed law teachers need this to protect themselves to bus drivers need to protect themselves everyone the innocement will be rpotected there is no excuse )

southern nevada says enjoy the prices while you can because he doesn't expect they'll be dropping any lower. according to gas buddy.com, western states are charging more for gas than other states. for instance nevada, about $2.43. but in texas gas is about $1.67 a gallon. we spoke to some customers at this costco gas station. >> you are going pay what you need to. there's not a whole lot we can do to change it. >> i don't think enough about it to move to oklahoma. but i just think it's wrong and they're doing it because they can. that's all. but there's nothing we can do about it. take it or leave it. >> reporter: now one of the reasons that gas prices are lower in states like texas, there are lower taxes on gases. reporting live, sandra gonzalez, news 3. >> reed: well told. thank you so much. service will no longer be free as of january 28th. if you use the service then you may know the company broke the news to customers in a email last week. beats one will be the only free radio service provided by apple. that service will feature guest hosts, exclusive interviews and music selected by a

charleston.. because it's going to be a week packed with rain and snow in southern nevada. ((brian loftus)) the mount charleston winter alliance says snow is predicted every day this week. so if you're heading up there... driving conditions, meet the proper chain requirements.. and watch for road closures.. ((kirsten joyce)) and with the rain hitting the valley.. make sure to follow the speed limits on the roads and be cautious of other drivers. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. sherry swensk one system is gone and the next is ready to move in. ......... light showers have ended for and more rain and snow is on the way today/ ((sherry swensk)) with demetria!> demetria obilor no freeway accidents. live look at the spaghetti bowl in a few. accident on decatur and tropicana. accident on rancho, north of vegas. here's what i-15 at us 95 looks like right now. pretty empty in the bowl. > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > tomorrow, the consumer electronics show kicks off.. the consumer electronics show kicks off.. bringing hundreds of t

swensk)) we've got the high clouds moving through southern nevada ahead of that storm... but also a ridge of high pressure to help increase the afternoon temps to well above normal today and tomorrow. ............ right now we're near 60 degrees already in some neighborhoods and that's the normal high for the end of january. ........... then even warmer tomorrow as breezy winds pick up. snow... our way as the weekend goes on. dangerous winds set up for southern california, too so if you're driving there this weekend - you'll want to pay attention to the forecast. ............ and wait 'til you see the huge drop in temps for us between tomorrow and monday! we'll check it out in your full forecast coming up./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the gop presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail today... following last night's debate that did not include donald trump. new jersey governor chris christie was one of the first to go out and rally for support... with the iowa caucuses jus a few days away. last night trump held a benefits event for veterans instea

-s. we have these showers happening in arizona, which is pushing up into southern nevada -- and that's where our rain today has been coming from. ................... we're going to continue to see this rain for the rest of week -- we also have some winter storm watches, and warnings happening soon -- i'll telel you more about this in the full forecast coming up. paul back to you. > ((paul joncich)) > later this week senator harry reid will candidates for the "battle born / battleground" first in the west caucus dinner. wednesday's event will bring hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders to the mgm grand as the presidential candidates ramp up their efforts to win nevada's democratic caucuses. earlier today reid held a press conference to discuss details on the dinner and the upcoming caucuses in our state. (( "we are going to work hard, we have a thousand different precint captains and volunteers we are going to have 200 different caucuses here in nevada and it should be a good time for everybody.")) ((paul joncich)) > nevada will be the first western state and the th

looks like a small upper level disturbance will slide south through california and southern nevada this morning. high level clouds will be the outcome of this weather pattern along with so breezy conditions from the north/northeast but with a ridge of high pressure supporting the southwest, temperature in the upper 50s and lower 60s. we will continue to see high pressure build over the valley through the next several days. this will keep skies mainly their warmest; ranging between 65 and 70 degrees! but it comes with a catch. the warm weather comes just saturday night to mainly cloud conditions sunday along with a small chance for rain and a change from now to then. it will be monitored closely within the weather first center throughout the week! our team coverage continues with action news reporter marissa kynaston. she's inside mccarran right now.. with action news reporter marissa kynaston. she's inside mccarran right now.. marissa, how are those flight boards looking? marissa kynaston. she's inside mccarran right now.. marissa, how are those flight boards it was non stop for fire cr

heated standoff was over unpaid grazing fees on federally owned land in southern nevada. (((ammon bundy/rancher: "now this refuge here is rightfully owned by the people and we intend to use it." )) ((mauricio marin)) saying they want the land and resources for ranching, logging and mining recreation. the group is also protesting a decision by a federal judge to resentence 73 year old dwight hammond and his 46-year- old son steven. the ranchers were convicted of arson 3 years ago and served time, but a judge ruled their sentences werent long enough. ((protester: its clearly double jeopardy. theyve already served their time. )) ((mauricio marin)) the men claimed they set the fires to protect their property from wildfires. hours before invading the refuge, the militia and dozens of protesters held a rally to support the hammonds in burns. ((dwight hammond/rancher: "it's not about me. its about america. and, somehow weve got to get the wheels back on this wagon because they are flying off. )) ((mauricio marin)) bundys group has made themselves at home. they say they plan on staying at the r

still some very light rain around southern nevada this morning. ................ high humidity and some nice rain totals since yesterday. ......... more than half an inch of rain in some northwest neighborhoods. ...... it looks like we'll take a break for a short while and then another chance of rain and snow later today and tonight. traffic getting by just fine along i-15 and russell. no accidents on the interstate at this moment. expect heavy traffic along the convention corridor for all that ces traffic. 165,000 people expected to < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > a 5-point-1 earthquake in north korea is raising some speculation... after it occured nearby a nuclear test site. ((kirsten joyce)) what the u-s security council will meet today to discuss claims... that north korea successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test. if they can confirm this... it would mark the first time the country has ever tested a bomb of this type... which experts

upper level disturbance will slide south through california and southern nevada this morning. high level clouds will be the outcome of this weather pattern anything more than high level broken clouds is not expected. mostly sunny skies will be pressure build over the valley through the next several days. this will keep skies mainly clear and allow temperatures to climb gradually to the mid and upper 60s! by friday/saturday high temperatures will be at saturday night to mainly cloud this is the seventh day in the seven day forecast so lot can change from now to then. it will be monitored closely within the weather first center throughout the week! new this morning... new this morning... we're learning more about an accident that shut down the area around sahara and valley view all night long. that intersection is now clear! the 3-car crash happened around intersection is still blocked off this morning. police say 35-year-old dierdre dillard ran a red light at that intersection...crashing into one car...then another. the passenger in the first car involved is in the hospital this mor

leave southern nevada by monday replaced by a ridge that will allow for remainder of the week. daytime temperatures will remain below seasonal the next 7 days. a pedestrian is a pedestrian is killed after an r- t-c bus drove onto the sidewalk. the crash happened around five in the morning near tropicana and polaris. police say the 22- year-old bus driver slammed into the bus stop shelter... then hit a woman walking on the sidewalk. she died at the no one else was hurt. police have not said why the driver went off the road. r-t-c released a statement on twitter... quote "this morning's accident is a terrible tragedy... and our deepest condolences go to the victim's family. metro police is investigating the incident. as always r-t-c remains committed to ensuring public safety." a motorcyclist is dead after being thrown off his bike... and hitting the base of a light pole. it happened around 12-30 this morning near dean martin and flamingo. police say the rider overturned its bike on the left side before crashing. the victim was taken to u-m-c where he died. the coroner says he i

break in stability over southern nevada results in the increase of clouds, breezy saturday and sunday but being that this rain potential is on the back half of the forecast, confidence is still lacking. i would leave the umbrella in the closet but keep it to the front. sot-sawicki: i feel for our residents, i mean this is a frustrating time...this is their belongings..this is what they've worked their lives for. :09-:13 the cleanup is underway in cape coral florida this morning... after a rare tornado ripped through this weekend, damaging nearly 200 homes and buildings. you can see the aftermath. cars tossed around. trees uprooted, and homes in pieces. the national weather service says the winds were going about 132 miles an hour! officials reports of serious injuries. the armed militia lead by nevada rancher ammon bundy have now been in control of that wildlife refuge in oregon for more than a week... well this morning-- we're learning how they're actually spending their time there. the group says they keep themselves busy by cleaning the cabins, doing maintenance and catagloging. yo

-s and arizona which is pushing up through southern nevada -- that's where we saw our rain from today. ............................... ...... tonight cloudy skies and we're anticipating a 40-percent chance of showers overnight -- 43 degrees -- so we're a little warmer than average for our overnight temps. ....................... we do have some winter weather watches and warnings going to happen in southern nevada -- i'll let you know what we can expect there coming up. .............................. ((paula francis)) > a former pastor on trial for sexually abusing children. ((dave courvoisier)) we'll tell you why a well- known criminal defense attorney will be prosecuting this case. ((paula francis)) > plus... on the campaign a to starte new year.the message hillary clinton and the shakeup in one republican camp./// on charges of sexually assaulting children. otis holland is accused of luring young girls in his congregation by offering private counseling sessions. after the allegations came to light, otis fled to mexico... and was later featured on "america's most wanted." he w

allowing southern nevada to increase high tempmpratures to the upper 60s and lower 70s. clouds build in heavier and heavier through friday into the weekend as the front gets closer to the valley. winds will pick up starting mph with gusts 50+mph. this is due to the strength of the front after feeding off the afternoon. behind this front is a large arctic air- mass that will drop the valley's temperatures out of the upper 60s and lower 70s back to the low 50s and upper 40s monday and tuesday. new this morning... the situation in oregon turns deadly... after the armed protestors who took over a wildlife refuge there... clash with the fbi.. here's what we know right now... this started with a traffic stop on two vehicles. four people were arrested including their leader ammon bundy. and we're getting a new look at their mug shots! ammon trying to defend the constitution of the united states...trying to defend the hammond family from going to jail officials say everyone surrendered except two people... lavoy finicum, and ryan bundy ammon's older brother. shots rang out.. right now it's uncl

of land unlv owns near campus.. it's on koval. the sands says the southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee is meeting in the middle of this year to give suggestions to the governor on prioritizing tourism improvement projects in southern nevada... they believe nothing would move that needle more than a new world class stadium... so the sands may seek legislative approval for hotel room taxes that support the l-v-c-v-a to be diverted to the project. the l-v-c-v-a said in a statement it looks forward to the project being presented... and any new facilities that will attract more visitors is a positive for our community. u-n-l-v's president released a statement... saying as previously stated in public meetings- the unlv site has tremendous value... and says no decision has been made on how the property will be used... but he said if a public-private partnership can be formed that includes the development of a new special events stadium with little or no cost to unlv.. and they can use the facility.. it would be of great value to unlv. newsroom ew ffn llv. the raiders

regulates the industry in southern nevada. its board can approve surcharges and fees. auditors in the governor's finance office are calling some of those fees excessive. our taxi passengers paying too much. local cab drivers in the middle of the cab fare controversy. >> some people say wow that's too much, i know that, they explain about it. >> reporter: an audit of the customers are overpaid to the tune of $47 million a year. >> just seems excessive. really just comes down to being unnecessary. >> reporter: state auditors recommending changeso the fee structure. riders pay $3 extra if they pay with a credit card. but the audit says the credit card why fee should be no more than 90 cents. so how did it get to three times what's recomme we can't substantiate any analysis that would have been done for the $3. >> reporter: they also asked the authority for documents on why and how to substantial yea a 20-cent fuel surcharge, that after gas prices dropped, remained as part of the permanent fare the the tune of eight cents. >> we basically said that there's nothing to substantiate this inc

anti- virial medications used to treat influenza. so far this flu season, the southern nevada health district reported 4 flu related deaths. we talked to one local doctor who says she hasn't seen that many influenza cases in her office. but she says there are patients who think they have the flu but end up with the common cold. she encourages them to see the doctor anyway: ((dr. sunita kalra/healthcare partners: "once you feel it and it's not you at least come get treated get evaluated so we don't spread it to older population or kids who can't handle it." )) dr. kalra is crediting a more effective flu vaccine this year to the lower number of flu cases she is seeing. the southern nevada health district reported 26 deaths and more than 300 people sent to the hospital due to influeza. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) and doctors remind us that it takes 2 weeks for a flu shot to become fully effective. and at last check...there's no shortage of vaccines in nevada. back to you.// ((dave courvoisier)) > we asked you on facebook... for you best flu advice... and got some great responses. jefa says,

common for southern nevada as a whole with small chance for rain and snow to the mountains and potentially red rock today. temperatures do fall slightly as compared to yesterday's high temperatures; we will hover in the tomorrow, temperatures rebound back to the low and potentially mid 60s. there is a discrepancy in our models for tomorrow afternoon in regards to another front passing overhead. most information points to energy build to the north of clark county; allowing for rain and snow, a couple models however, are pushing in a small rain chance through las vegas. there is not a lot of support to go with these two monitoring the front none-the-less. as it stands now, i have only a third front passing, winds pick up saturday but dwindle with a slight shift south, instead of keeping north, of yesterday's low pressure an amazing tale of survival! a man wrote off as dead comes back to life.. hear how it happened! plus... the dreaded zika virus has shown up in the u-s. we'll tell you where... and who should be most back now with that medical miracle - a pennsylvania man found se

has hold of the southern nevada area today. with some high level clouds, mainly sunny skies will be common. high temperatures hold between 53 and 57 for most of the area tomorrow between 10 and 20 mph front and low pressure from the the front should pass over head along with partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the we restructure our mid and upper level stability, cloudy skies may be all we get. former clark county commissioner pleaded no contest to d-u-i charges. he appeared in a courtroom at the regional justice center this morning. collins was originally scheduled for court yesterday, but a judge postponed to give his attorney more time to prepare. police arrested collins last month on suspicion of drunk driving after he crashed his car on flamingo and koval while leaving the n-f-r. collins unexpectedly resigned from the county commission in august.. citing family reasons. a 22 year old valley man behind bars-- has his first court appearance today. police say he murdered his own father. neighbors told henderson police they heard fighting yesterday patrick and stephanie..

has cloud over southern nevada. that ridge paved the way for some very light isolated drizzle to pop up across our area. a more zonal flow will be developing over the coming days. we'll still see a fair amount of cloud with daytime temperatures on the rise. expect the low to mid 60's starting monday. las vegas strip headliner celine dion grieves two days after her husband passed away. the singer's brother daniel dion died today in quebec, canada. he had been battling cancer for several years. he was 59 years old. the death of comes two days after her husband passed away. had a long battle with throat cancer. he will be laid to rest at notre dame basilica in it's the same cathedral where married 21 years ago. a celebration of his life here in las vegas. it takes place at the colosseum in caesars palace february third. two men are wanted by police after using a weapon to steal merchandise. it happened last month at a clothing store near rainbow and lake mead. police say the suspects used a weapon to threaten employees from stopping them. no one was hurt. those who recognize these men s

southern nevada secret... in recent months our state has been in the political microscope. it's because we will be the first western state and the third state in the country to make its voice heard in the presidential primary. nevada democrats say the silver state was first selected to play an early role in the 2008 because of our growing diversity, the regional importance of the west and our designation as a caucus state. they say senator reid played a critical role in pushing nevada to the front of the line on the presidential calendar. tonight's dinner starts at 6pm. all three candidates will speak to an expected crowd of 15-hundred. brian, kirsten? ((brian loftus)) michael, we often hear the candidates touting a national message when they're in town. can we expect them to tackle any nevada issues? ((michael stevens)) brian, the nevada state democratic party says they expect the candidates to tackle key issues facing our state tonight./// ((brian loftus)) > hundreds of > hundreds of thousands of people are in town for the biggest convention of the year. morning... the newest and innovat

in southern nevada as well: (( parent: silicon valley, san francisco bay area, tech companies in boulder, colorado, they're all having the same problem. they're afraid of doing business in southern nevada because of what their children will be exposed to by not having the tools and technologies in schools." )) those tasked with the decision are weighing input at these meetings before the plan is finalized -- that could be in place as soon as this summer. the deadline is january first, 2017./// ((dave courvoisier)) > a break in a murder case of a teenager in october. authorities say they've arrested a suspect in california. back on october 26-th, 16 year-old tiyvone taylor mills was killed near lake mead and torrey pines. the only evidence police had to work with at the time was this surveillance video where the teen was seen arguing with a man before the shooting. in december, metro detectives identified the suspect as 24 year-old jimmy robinson, junior. a warrant was issued for his arrest and yesterday robinson was taken into custody near richmond, california... just north of oa

assaulting young girls in his congregation. kirsten joyce > plus... folks in southern nevada... could see their solar energy bill going up... this week's big meeting.. that could impact your finances. ((sherry swensk)) > and.. the first week in 2016 is shaping up to be a wet one! the rain and snow headed to southern nevada as we head back to work and back to school./// 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. after years of delays... the trial against a former las vegas pastor accused of sexually assaulting girls in his congregation.. is set to begin. ((brian loftus)) 59-year-old otis holland went on the lam... and was arrest in mexico back in 2012.. which was even featured on "america's most wanted." he has pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges... including child sexual assault.. lewdness and bribing a witness. he could face life in prison with or without the possibility of parole if he's convicted of the sexual assault charges.

between fronts within southern nevada. partly cloudy skies will still be common today with high temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. winds will be mild but rain chances will be lacking. reporting on for years... several people have died at this northeast intersection. action news reporter parker collins is live at sloan and lake mead with what's finally being done. parker? we've done several stories about this right here... i did a little research this morning... and i found several people who had been hit or even killed right here. it's incredibly busy over here... i mean there's a fire station and a park within walking distance. today they're putting a stop light here... turns down at lake mead and mount hood. this has been years in the making. a petition was going around back in 2012 for change in this who each own one of the roads. they're paying for this with fuel revenue indexing... that's money you're already shelling out at the pump for gas. reporting live parker collins channel thirteen action news. new this morning... a motorcycle rider recovering in the hospit

taxes for their own rules. we have a brief pause in between fronts within southern nevada. partly cloudy skies will still be common today with high temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. winds will be mild but rain chances will be lacking. we will hold this patter through friday but by saturday night, a new front begins to pass overhead. heavy clouds are expected all day saturday and sunday morning with possible rain saturday night into sunday morning. afternoon into monday morning. high pressure looks to build in holing off any new forming fronts from the pacific. this allows for a drying period and mainly sunny skies return to the valley along with low thanks jessica... well right now i want to take you live to this intersection at sahara and sloan... it's going to get a huge safety upgrade. county commissioner maryland kirkpatrick will turn the new traffic signal on at 6-30. this intersection has been notorious for serious and fatal crashes. parker collins is there talking with leaders. he'll show us the ceremony as it happens live! another community is fighting for stree

are looking to move through southern nevada today. high temperatures were looking to be closer to the mid 60 degrees. low 60s look to extend into the saturday; allowing for heavy clouds and a small shot for wide spread showers. breezy conditions are expected and look to extend into sunday. with upper 50s for sunday saturday night and partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies look confident sunday through tuesday of next week. now to an action news exclusive... with the man who flipped off a he has been cited for using an improper hand signal...and now he's speaking to action news saying he has no regrets about the whole situation. "it's an abuse of power i feel. he didn't pull me over because i did something wrong. he pulled me over because i flipped him off and he couldn't handle that." "i was mad i was angry that he almost caused an accident and i made sure that he saw it for sure. kris luce tells action news he's still fired up over the incident that happened almost two months ago. this all happened when luce says two officers slammed on their brakes in front of him causing him to almost

in stability over southern nevada results in the increase of clouds, breezy conditions and a small potential for light to moderate showers. more so for saturday and sunday but being that this rain potential is on the back half of the forecast, confidence is still lacking. i would leave the umbrella in the closet but keep it to the front. this next story is enough to a 3-year-old boy..in diapers..charging down a florida highway on his big wheel... keep in mind... the speed limit on highway 19 in crystal river is 55 miles an but he wasn't having it and tried breaking out... witness: how did he even get out here? how could he have, you know, where did he come from? citrus county deputies say the little boy was able to escape his home through an unlocked door.. making it a quarter of a mile away on the motorized big wheel. the little boy's father showed up a short time later on his bicycle. the father hasn't been but child services is investigating a brazen thief is expected to face a federal judge in a georgia court this morning.... authorities say she hit six stores in five states ta

mountains and into southern nevada. rain chances are still low for the valley; coming in between 15%-25% but, grabbing the any late saturday night plans would not be a bad idea. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies will be common today and through the weekend. high temperatures will hover in the low 60s today and saturday but by sunday, the front will pass and slightly cooler air filters in allowing temperatures to fall to the upper 50s. high pressure looks to build in behind this front and drier air is expected to saturate the mid levels. this will allow for mainly sunny skies to return to the valley and, in turn, will increase temperatures to the low and mid 60s next week! efforts... solar customers are still upset solar customers are still upset this morning. the company held a meeting with homeowners last night to try and ease their fears, but it the president of solar n-v says customers will now be paying about 100 to 300 extra dollars a year.. and people were not happy about that. paul scott, solar user "i'm definitely upset about it. i've been on twitter and facebook and i've

her involvement with the girl scouts of southern nevada. .. vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient "i'm a girl scout, it's not what i do. it's who i am. " ((kirsten joyce)) as the historian and archivist... her volunteer job is to preserve the artifacts that have been donated, or gifted... and use them to educate young girls about the history, and mission. vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient " this one here is from 1919.". ((kirsten joyce)) this is the very first girl scout uniform.. girls could buy them, or sew them.. vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient " the sleeves, hand stitched on" ((kirsten joyce)) and the official buttons could be rented from the organization... for 15 cents. ((kirsten joyce)) vanette certainly knows the history.. she was a girl scout growing up - it was an amazing balance, and contrast to what she eventually chose as a career.. she also attributes what she did as a career... serving nearly three decades in law enforcement.... to her history in girl scouting. vanette christensen/acts of kindness recipient "girl scouts confiden

...folks from southern nevada have been making the trip out here which is about an hour or so. most are buying about 20 or 30 dollars worth of tickets at the counter. others are spending hundreds of dollars hoping to hit the powerball jackpot which is at 500-million bucks. november 4th was the last time a player won a powerball jackpot...which is why it's grown to be so big. if one lucky person wins tonight's jackpot.and they choose the lump sum amount.that will total out to just over 300-million dollars. some are taking their time picking the numbers they hope will win. others are leaving it up to fate. ((robert mcbride/buying lotto ticket: "i let the machine pick them. i'm no good at numbers so it's a chance if you don't you don't have any chance. i don't play that often but when it's this big you can't afford not to." )) ((mauricio marin)) this is the fourth largest powerball jackpot ever in history. tickets are only two dollars. but time is running out. evening. however tickets have to be purchased an hour before. ((mauricio marin)) here at rosie's....the line keeps moving along

" phase. high pressure still has hold of the southern nevada area today. high level clouds, mainly sunny skies will be common. high temperatures hold between 53 and 57 for most of the area and winds will be rather mild out of the southwest between 5-10 mph. winds do pick up though by tomorrow between 10 and 20 mph due to an approaching cold front and low pressure from the west. the upper 50s by thursday and heavy cloud cover is expected. the front should pass over head thursday into friday with rain chances on the fence for now. we will keep to breezy conditions into the weekend along with partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. another shot for showers falls new overnight... a scare at caesars. around midnight, a fire broke out at the cafe americano inside the strip property. fire crews say it wasn't too bad, and the employees were able to put it out themselves, but we did see people posting on social media that they heard the fire alarms going off. found(mccarthy)-vo morning... that 15 year old girl police were searching for is now back with her family

upper 60's as we approach next weekend. low pressure begins pushing back into southern nevada by late saturday. sunday, low pressure will close over the valley bringing widespread chances for rain to the area into next monday. for now, today's high is 60 with sunny skies and breezy conditions. here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. the woman accused of causing a deadly 5 car accident is due in court this morning for a preliminary hearing. angela bashay told police back in august that she was hit by a semi truck, which caused a chain reaction collision. i recall a big white semi trailer truck and a white car. i don't know which car hit me but one of those cars clipped my car and police say bashay was speeding near sunset and paradise when she plowed into another car. 5 vehicles were involved in the crash...that killed 39-year-old christine robinson. police say bashay was driving more th