>> right now, breaking news overnight. power has been restored to a neighborhood that left thousands in the dark. what caused the outage? plus, a shooting sends a teen to the hospital. what we are learning about the moment before shots were fired. heartbreak for las vegas strip headliner celine dion. who she is mourning just days after the death of her husband. news live today starts right now. >> live from las vegas, this is news 3 today. >> we begin with breaking news this morning. we are going to take a live look at it. 215 and warm springs. a crash causing delays. it looks like the eastbound

this is what it looked like earlier this morning.. crash happening on that eastbound lane. we are still gathering information. what we do know is that an injury crash happened at 1:15 a.m. we will bring you more updates as soon as we get them. they are starting to clear out these lanes open to traffic. the time is 6:01. so good to have you with us on this sunday morning. a holiday weekend. a lot of people might be barbecuing out tomorrow for martin luther king, jr. day. >> it is looking pretty good. the worst of the three days, i mean, it was a little chilly yesterday. kind of dreary. you know, i'm going to put a 20% chance of a shower in the martin luther king day in the forecast. we are talking about a sprinkle in the afternoon. an outside shot. it will be noticeably milder. you can see our skies now. you can see the skies are generally clear across the valley. unlike this time yesterday.

went down 39 degrees on the strip. a little chilly out there. in fact, chillier still on the far east side. darn close to freezing there. 33 degrees. one short. it is at the freezing point on the west side. over charleston and the 215. west, southwest wind at five. mid-30's predominating across the valley. blue diamond, always a cold thermometer in at 29. freezing up on the mountain. be. 42 down at lake mead. the skies have cleared out. there is another storm system out to our west. for the most part, that will go to our north. we are talking about 60 degrees and mostly sunny today. some clouds getting in here late. >> yeah. 60's sounds great. your 7-day forecast... >> we can do better than 60. we will. we will. >> thank you. now breaking news that happened overnight. power has been restored to more than 2,000 people after a

pole causing a power outage. it happened just after midnight near fort apache and sahara. the driver was traveling south on fort apache when she lost control of the vehicle and struck the light pole before rolling over. two children were in the car when it happened. we are told they are okay. the driver was taken to umc with non-life-threatening injuries. a teenager is recovering at umc this morning after a shooting at a party. there was a house party involving juveniles in a vacant home. multiple rounds were fired. it is unclear what started the shooting. one teen was driven to spring valley hospital but an unknown person with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot. the shooting is still under investigation. this morning, we are learning a plane carrying the americans released in the prisoner swap has reportedly taken off from iran.

morning. iran released five american prisoners. including a "washington post" reporter just hours before the u.s. government lifted sanctions against iran as part of the nuclear deal. richard engel reports. >> the breakthrough was announced here in vienna. diplomats here are calling this implementation day. it is day the iran deal came into effect. the day iran was welcomed back to international markets. it seemed like a sweetener. in a nuclear deal worth billions to iran. and for five americans, it was sweet, indeed. they were finally freed. >> we have received confirmation that five americans who had been unjustly detained in iran have been released from custody. >> among those released, amir hekmati, a former marine held for over four long years. accused of aiding a hostile country.

over three years. >> it seems like a dream. something people have been praying for. >> and the "washington post" tehran-based correspondent accused of working to undermine the regime. held often in solitary confinement for a year and a half. >> it is spectacular news. we are just so happy. can't wait to see him. >> the "washington post" in a statement, said "we couldn't be happier to hear the news." a student held for 40 days was also released. in exchange, the u.s. agreed to release 7 iranians held in the united states. while the prisoner swap is technically unrelated to the nuclear deal, critics had denounced washington for signing any agreement while tehran held americans. and hours after the swap was announced, the nuclear deal over two years in the making did move ahead. >> iran has carried out all military measures under that agreement. >> at least two americans are still believed to be held or

the americans who were released today are expected to eventually make their way to germany for medical check-ups before heading home. nbc news, ve yen that. >> we are now two weeks away from the iowa caucuses. the candidates are heading to the campaign trail. donald trump is stepping up attacks against ted cruz. the latest polls show cruz is neck and neck with trump in iowa. trump criticized cruz for failing to reveal his bank loans and he was booed by the crowd. cruz ignored the attacks. republican candidates donald trump and carly fiorina are set to visit the valley this week. fiorina is in town today at a town hall at the sienna community association. trump will be here on thursday at the south point hotel. don't forget tonight's democratic debate starts at 6:00.

the your voice, your future discussion on guns in america. we will broadcast live on tuesday at 4:00 p.m. we will also stream it live on news 3 lv.com. it will be a roundtable discussion on the endemodemic of gun violence in our country. the support for the second amendment and president obama's effort to tighten the gun control. tomorrow is a day to celebrate the life of martin luther king, jr. the festivities you can be a part of when you wake up. and the road closures you need to know about. plus, red rock offering a special discount for the holiday. the special deal you can get your hands on. and then, this picture is more

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>> good morning. it is 6:10. tomorrow the nation will celebrate martin looupter king, jr.'s day. that means a huge parade through downtown las vegas to mark the holiday. everyone is invited monday morning.

will take part in the parade. it starts at 10:00 a.m. and if you plan on going to enjoy the parade, there are a few road closures to tell you about. the parade will take over ford street from charleston. leaving the area completely closed off from 6:00 in the morning until 2:000in the afternoon. and if you are looking for something to do this holiday weekend, frbs let's... look no further than the outdoors. officials at red rock canyon are waiving all fees for the holiday on monday. find out more information on our web site, newslv.com. well, coming soon to a television near you, a new comedy working on getting a big star back on your tv. we will tell you which actor is resurfacing after a crash that left him seriously injured. plus, things may be looking up for the rebels under their new coach. >> rachael: "pretty little

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you may have heard that pink is for girls and blue is for boys. one hospital in denver is completely changing that. the manst mayor declared orange friday. newborns were decked out in broncos gear for the day. a local knitting group made sure every little one had an orange hat to wear. the hospital says staff members are ready to watch the broncos take on the steelers. and now here is randy with your morning sports update. >> all right. on tuesday night, the rebels had 86 points on new mexico. it was a win. the first game under the new interim head coach todd simon. only 7 turnovers. a turnaround for the revs. they take on air force last night. rebels having fun with that open offense. on the attack. jones, jr. gets his own miss. tips it up and in for the

zimmerman miss it is shot. his own rebound. he puts its up and. in rebels up 10-3. rebels with the big run early. 17-5. a little bit later, more this time from the other side. another three. and the routh was on. rebels looking good in the first half. jones, jr. now going back-door alley-oop for the jam. he had 22 points, ten rebounds for the high-flying freshman. this time ben carter will find him for another dunk. rebels up 53-25 at the half. digits. coach simon. well, stephen jackson was ago. he found himself in his first play-off game with the new england patriots who picked him up a few weeks ago. he has been in the league for 12 years. it was the tom brady show against kansas city, the

gronkowski made it 7-0. longest run of the day. jackson, eight yards. six carries for 16 yards. they didn't need jackson realy. tom brady was doing it all on the goal line. tom brady took it himself. 14-3. two minutes to go in the first half. k.c. converts a big play. smith. 26 yards. led to a field goal. 14-6. the third quarter. more from brady. his second touchdown of the game. the chiefs' winning streak comes to an end. new england goes to their tenth afc championship game under brady and belichick. the nfc. two big teams.

back to you. >> look forward to. that thank you, randy. let's turn now to jerry brown with a look at our holiday weekend forecast. hey, jerry. >> hey there. looking pretty good for today. no doubt about it. our skies have cleared out. after yesterday's cloud cover. here is the view from the reserve over the last hour. you can see nice vista there. with the strip. in the foreground. 39 degrees down at the miracle mile shops. west, southwest breeze at five. humidity is still up a bit. that will be coming down. the barometer remains high at 3010. down in henderson, liberty high, ooh, a little cooler down there. 3 degrees. the south, southwest wind at five. and over in the northeast valley, north las vegas, 33 degrees. a northwest wind at three miles an hour. el dorado, currently, 37. downtown henderson, 36. and 37 degrees out at the

freezing point up in the salt lake valley. 53 in the city of angels. yesterday there were parts of the country that did not make it over zero. that might be the case today. minneapolis has a way to go. they are at 14 below fbs. it is 35 in bean town. and 26 in albuquerque. there is a system moving ashore. another one down over the florida peninsula. some tornado warnings in effect overnight. they have since been rescinded. you can see for us, the clouds, a dreary day yesterday. they have moved through. enjoy the sunshine. because more clouds are on the way. but the core of the energy, the storm track will stay up to our north. and maybe you will get a sprinkle tomorrow afternoon. that should be about it. here is the forecast radar models. and it does put us in the soup about 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. that will be long after the parade. much of this may not hit the ground. i wouldn't lose too much sleep over it. then a second system will come in. highs today, much nicer than yesterday. pushing 60 degrees. into the low 6's in many areas. tonight with the cloud cover,

you see a lot of 40's as opposed to 0's. 60 today. sunny early. some clouds late. you are planning your day. 51 by 10:00 a.m. 58, 2:00 p.m. 55 by 6:00 p.m. clouds around overnight. not quite as cold. let's take a quick gander at our 7-day forecast. you can see i'm putting up the 20% chance of showers on the holiday. i don't think they will amount to much, if at all. lingering clouds on tuesday. look at. that 6's through the forecast period. >> i love it. especially this time of year. thank you. rescuers battling rough waters looking for more traces of the missing marines in hawaii. after two helicopters crashed midair. in the hometown of one of the missing marines, residents are still confident their hometown hero has survived and will make it home alive. >> reporter: there are always signs of support for the military. in hingham, massachusetts. >> there are a number of military families in this

reporth much of the support is focused now on the family of christopher orlando, a young marine from hingham who remains missing after a helicopter crash late thursday night. >> our flags are out. the blue flag is inverted. that means that we have a service member missing. it is critically important that we support the family, we support them in our prayers, our gestures. >> reporter: oral is one of 12 marines missing at sea. after the two helicopters they were in collided off the coast of hawaii during a training session. rescuers are now battling large waves, focusing their search on an area where debris they are up against a lot. but orlando's family and friends remain hopeful. orlando graduated from hingham high school in 2010. before he joined the marines in 2012, he was a camp counselor at the south shore surf club. that is group posted a message on facebook saying orlando is

and "if anyone is coming out of this alive, it is chris orlando." >> we want to do everything that we can to support the family and show that hingham is 100% behind corporal orlando as well as the other marines. >> reporter: rescuers have expanded the search for the 12 marines since the crash. the u.s. coast guard says the search has widened along oahu's shore and now extends eight miles out to sea. officials believe the two helicopters crashed into each other late on thursday. no mayday call was received according to the coast guard. just word that something had gone wrong. the 12 missing men have been identified by the ma reap corps. the president has declared a federal emergency for the people of flint, pay thing a water crisis. plus, we are learning an american was killed during the deadly attacks in africa yesterday.

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but it isn't exactly as it appears. the story behind this heart-warming photo ahead. news 3 live today starts right now. >> live from las vegas, this is news 3 today. >> good morning. thank you so much for starting your day with us on this sunday morning. we are taking a live look now from our mandalay bay camera. beautiful skies there. it is january 17. it does look like yesterday, we had a lotle of clouds in the morning. >> yes. >> it does look like it is clearing up today. >> it has. one by-product is falling temperatures. a little chilly out there this morning. especially on the west side. the outline areas. far west and far east side of the valley. it certainly is a pretty vista. we will put it in motion over the last hour. you can see the impending sunrise. the view from the springs preserve. currently, 40 degrees. it was the 30's last time we checked. up to 40 now on the strip.

that is still qualifying as chilly by our thin blood standards. a look at the west valley. noticeably cooler. 34 degrees. at charleston and the 2515. and our live update there, the west, southwest wind at 7. 3 degrees. one above freezing on the northeast side. up at dickins elementary in north las vegas. 36 in our downtown studios. you can see 30's pretty uniform across the valley. with this sole 29 down at blue diamond. 30 as you move further west. overton is 35. boulder city, 39 degrees. there is the clearing line. so we are talking about sunshine this morning. but let's start to see a few clouds drift in this afternoon. you can see the energy there, the moisture staying well to our north. a few rain-drops on my windshield yesterday. sunny early today. some clouds drifting in late. really a beautiful sunday.

holiday on monday tomorrow and through the workweek. you will like the forecast. most of us have had enough of the 50's and 30's. we want more. we want it a little milder. >> oh, yeah. i agree. >> i didn't think i would get the argument. >> thank you. well, you know, a long weekend like this one typically means big crowds enjoying the snow on the mountains. and law enforcement says it could be a problem. we explain how troopers plan to tackle the expected traffic jam this holiday weekend. >> we kind of wiped out. she liked it. >> melissa drove all the way here for a little touch of winter weather. >> not a are the of people up here. perfect. >> this area offering a safe spot to try out those new sleds. or cut a path through the forest. . >> there might be one right there. . >> let's go that way. >> if solitude is what you are looking for, forget it. even on a friday morning,

finding a parking spot. a exactly what troopers are worried about this weekend. >> we had someone last week who was literally grilling on the roadway. had a grill out there. >> why? >> because the traffic was just at a stop. a standstill. no cars were coming. in no cars were going out. >> this is what it looked like. cars stacked one after another looking for anywhere to pull over. and get this: the drive up last weekend took two hours. >> really? oh, my gosh. that is crazy. >> the trooper expecting a repeat for the martin luther king holiday. >> now it is a public safety issue. we can't get emergency responders up there. >> which is why the department will have 7 to 8 troopers on this stretch of road alone. ticketing anyone parked illegally. towing cars left in the travel lane. >> that is crazy. grad we came up today instead of last weekend. >> troopers want me to mention this. all the garbage that gets left behind after a big weekend on

with garbage cans so close by the areas, there is no excuse for all this litter. finally, sledders are encouraged to play in designated areas only. >> we have had several injuries already this year. people have hit trees and needed medical services to go up there. >> a lot of warnings for what should be a day of fun. but the goal this weekend and all winter, zero fatalities on the mountain. >> and tomorrow, the nation will celebrate martin luther king, jr.'s birthday. that means a huge parade in downtown las vegas to mark the holiday. everyone is invited to join the crowds monday morning. dozens of floats, community organizations and city leaders will be taking part in the parade. led by mayor goodman. it starts at 10:00 a.m. >> you plan on going to enjoy the parade, there are a few road closures to tell you

the parade will take over for a street from charleston to bonanza. leaving the area completely closed from 6:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon. and another major road closure to tell you about. this one in the northwest part of the valley. this will be part of the $47 million improvement to that interchange. if closure will happen overnight starting at 9:00 tonight. until 5:00 monday morning. well, more heartbreak for pop singer celine dion. she has suffered another loss just days after the death of her husband from cancer. the singer's brother died yesterday in canada. after battling cancer for several years. his death was announced just two days after the death in henderson of her 73-year-old husband after a long battle with throat cancer. the president has signed an emergency declaration for flint, michigan which will bring federal funding to the city as it deals with an enormous and dangerous public

with its water supply contaminated by lead, there is glowing anger and frustration. >> reporter: the shred of good news for residents in flint these days comes bottled and handed out at fire stations. a combination of local, state, and federal help now on the ground. finally. >> i have a three-year-old. you know? i don't want her to get sick. we keep paying taxes. we keep paying water bills. you know, when does it end? >> the entire population roughly 100,000, was potentially exposed to lead. more than 9,000 children under the age of six. and the water is still contaminated. >> we weren't told the truth. you can hear the people. they have lost faith. >> reporter: even with escanly aing declarations of emergency. first by the mayor in december.

today president obama declared a federal emergency. but this crisis began over a year ago. silently. when the city switched from a detroit water system to the river to save money. a study commissioned by the city shows the river can be used if treated with multiple chemicals. but experts say the water was never treated. >> the way this was handled was just outrageously negligent. i think in some cases, criminal. >> reporter: dr. mark edwards' team discovered elevated lead levels last august. at the time, state health officials dismissed the findings. >> can you come tomorrow at 10:00? >> we met pastor robbie jackson last week. >> we are out of water right now. viewers donated generously. more is needed. >> those with the power to make massive change should be moving faster. >> reporter: now there is a federal criminal investigation.

have to replace all of the old lead pipes. clean tap water could be months. even years away. nbc news, flint, michigan. >> anchor: a few big names were seen in michigan to help support the residents there. including michael moore and jesse jackson. some residents are questioning their motives. saying they only showed up after the news cameras arrived. an american missionary is among the two dozen people killed in west africa. al qaeda-connected fighters seized an hotel. security forces retook the hotel and freed dozens of hostages. the dead were from at least 18 countries. this marks a major escalation

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mother to pursue >> welcome back. here are today's top health headlines. women are waiting longer to become mothers. the average age of women having their first child has risen to 26. researchers say this is partly because there are fewer mothers under the age of 20. and the teen birth rate has hit an all-time low.

role. many women are putting off motherhood for higher education or a career. one area of concern for doctors is that the older a woman is, it increases a mother's risk of complications like gestational diabetes and passing on genetic defects. smoking a human beinga may seem like a safe alternative to cigarettes, a study suggests this isn't the case. the university of pittsburgh school of medicine found that smoking huka exposes the user to 125 times the smoke and two and a half times the nicotine compared to a cigarette. researchers looked at results from 17 previous studies to come to the conclusion. well, the picture is worth a thousand words. and sometimes even more. the story behind this heart-warming moment and how

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>> the time now is 6:42. thanks for staying with us. they say a picture is worth a thousand words. this one may be worth even more. this is a medical service dog. bella helps by alerting minutes before something happens.

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>> valerie has her own blog. look at. that man's best friend right there. right, jerry? >> oh, i agree with. that no doubt. twoif of them. this is going to be a great dog-walking day. take fido and friends out for a little gander. we have 7 minutes until official sunrise at 6:50. you see the vista from the red rock resort. looking back toward the strip. meanwhile, on the strip, 41 degrees. up a couple of degrees since first we checked this morning. west wind at 5. 6% relative humidity. that should come down but then go back up. as clouds work in. the barometer is pretty high, though. 0.12. higher still at the elementary school. southwest wind at two to three miles an hour. the freezing point down at the henderson airport, henderson executive, always kind of a cool thermometer down there. at least in the mornings. 36, our downtown studio. same reading in downtown henderson.

and freezing point over at blue diamond. you can see sub-freezing now in parump. nationally, a lot of people are traveling. it's been a miss over the florida peninsula. some tornado watches, warnings, down there. that has moved out. and meanwhile, just we are talking about bitter cold over the central part of the country. parts up here of north dakota and minnesota, didn't make it over zero yesterday. likely may not today. we had the clouds move through yesterday. you know what a dreary day it was. at least visually. now we are into the clear. for how long? that is the story. a lot of energy up here. clouds are starring to stream into the silver state. i think by this afternoon, you will start to see a little high cloudiness. generally, going to be a beautiful day. with temperatures near 60 degrees. 59 in boulder city. 62 in parump. 62 in overton.

more 40's than 30's. 29 up on the mountain. of course. chilly up there. today looks nice. sunny early. some clouds late in the day. light winds. about 60 degrees. if you are planning your day by midmorning, 51. winds not going to be a big deal. 58 in the midafternoon. at 2:00 p.m., early evening, mid-50's. 6:00 p.m. 42, not quite as cold overnight courtesy of the clouds. if you are heading up to lee canyon for the ski, no problem. 50 up there. 58 in red rock. and down at lake mead, low 60's. should predominate. those north winds should diminish by this afternoon. here is the 7-day forecast. as i have been telling christine all morning. a lot of 6's up there as opposed to 5's. we like the 60's. warming up by next friday. slight chance for a sprinkle or two monday afternoon. that should not impact the mlk parade in the morning. christine? >> all right. thank you. it is a long weekend. this may be the weekend to get organized.

and christmas, it can be hard to get everything back where it belongs and get organized again. we are talking to mike brodhead from the container store about some easy projects for the new year. good morning. >> good morning. >> all right. the first question for a lot of people is the kitchen. you have people over. all these parties. >> the kitchen can be difficult. there are lots of different items that are different sizes. one of the keys to finding good organization in the kitchen is getting different compartments that are different sized. one of the good ways to do it is get an expandable unit. >> do you recommend just putting a lot of stuff in there? this one has a few items. >> you can load it up. as long as everything has its own space. load it up as much as you want. keep everything organized. keep everything situated. you just fit the pieces together to use your own things. >> measure things out.

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>> welcome back. a local woman is turning a dark moment in her life into a way to help others. even going back to school to get her bachelor's at human services at 53 years old. she is this weekend's hero. this is just the beginning of an effort. laurie powers started with her daughter. >> i don't care where they

this situation,ly go there. place. >> she is working to provide temporary shelter to family and pets of children who were powers knows the pain. >> i wanted to kill him. that is what's what i wanted to do. i believe everybody feels that way. >> the man she married molested her daughter at 7 years old. back in 200. >> i fought until her step-father got 20 to life with no chance of parole for 20 years. . >> she wanted to transform a dark period of their lives into something positive. >> everybody knows somebody that's been molested. for someone to step up and help somebody out, it is just awesome. i think. >> they are now helping other families enduring similar situations. >> it is so scary. >> we are protecting this woman's identity because her

assault victim. she says she walked in to find a family member abusing her 12-year-old. >> you don't realize how lonely and alone you are when you don't have anywhere... you have two kids. you are thinking, what am i going to do? >> i couldn't pretend that it was okay. and that it didn't happen just because they didn't want to, you know, see the family name dragged through the courts or anybody get in trouble. i have to be strong for my kid. i can't let her think that what happened to her was okay. >> she hopes the help from this group will allow families to stabbed up against sexual abuse. >> when your family betrays you or hurts you in that way, you feel so left out in the cold. when you have somebody that knows firsthand exactly what you are going through, the empathy is there.

confide in you a little bit more. >> it was so need. it was a godsend. i don't know what it would have been without her. >> congratulations to laurie powers. she wins a $100 gift card and a chance to win a $500 visa gift card courtesy of the children's hospital in nevada. if you know someone in our community who has gone above and beyond, please tell us their story. and when you head over to our web site, you will still notice a few changes. here at news 3, we want to give you the best news experience. we are giving our web site a face-lift. beginning on tuesday morning. when you head to news 3, you will be greeted with a whole new look. don't be alarmed. all of the favorites are still in place. along with our web site, we are freshening up our mobile update to see the new feature. head to the apple store or the google play store. to update your app beginning

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