>> anchor: right now on news 3 live today. olympic kickoff. summer olympics is officially underway. we are looking back at the opening ceremony. and what to expect in the coming days. and we are following breaking news. part of the palms hotel had to be evacuated. coming up. tell you what happened that led fire crews to the scene. not what you think. plus, a ramming into a patrol car. what the officer had to say moments after he was shot at. news 3 live today starts right now. >> anchor: good morning. thank you for starting your day with us. on this saturday. here is a live look for you. of the las vegas valley. you can see las vegas strip right there. and it is august 6, 2016.

with us. and i am christine kim. the time is 6:00. turn now to jerry with a first look at the weather forecast. good morning. >> weather: good morning. talking about a monsoon, off-and-on. we had one day >> anchor: all right. well, we will go back to jerry brown in a bit. because we have some microphone issues there. so we will tune in to his full weather forecast in a bit. and time now is 6:01. after build up to olympics. brazil pulled back the curtain on rio games last night. with an opening ceremony that

park with more. good morning jay. >> reporter: christine, good morning. great to talk to you. what a night it was last night. a party that was fitting for a nation. park opened for the first time today. and you can feel the energy here from athletes. they have now got to turn their focus quickly to the business of the olympic and get to the for the first time ever summer games opens with south american beat. brazil shinning in olympic spotlight. sharing his culture and history with the world. >> done a great job. put it on well. >> reporter: super model

and grace. lighting the calderon to open the 2016 rio summer games. for team usa led by michael phelps. >> fifth olympics. it is an honor and dream come true. >> reporter: that dream, quickly shifts to reality and rigors of competition. mens be billion, women'ssok soccer, gymnastic, beach, volleyball, tennis, swimming, part of the action later today as americans begin the quest for gold i >> anchor: >> reporter: center of the target there. hoping for gold. this could be the first medal for team usa. and it happens this afternoon.

rio. back to you. >> anchor: jay, before you go. i have a quick question. there were high profile athletes that were not a part of the opening ceremony. do we know why? it does seem like we have technical difficult he is. but thank you jay gray for the live report from rio. evacuated after reports of smoke coming from the building. the call came in just before 4:00. when fire crews reached the 34th floor they found no actual fire. the cause of the smoke was a fire extinguisher used maliciously. this is a live look there. it looks like it is all clear now. and while you are watching the big party in rio. big celebration right here at home.

anniversary. kelsey thomas has more. >> reporter: spectacular fireworks show lights up the las vegas strip for a milestone birthday bash. pool side w celebrity chef gordon ramsey. >> ladies and gentlemen, that is all mine. >> always feels like home. ran around here as a kid. >> fantastic. best night of our lives. >> siblings, their dad jay founded the resort in 60s. his legacy is everywhere at caesars. >> he wanted to emulate disney. >> reporter: hotel where everyone is treated like royalty. >> his vision was to create a palace where every man felt like caesar. right now i see someone in

caesar's home to iconic events. muhammad ali lost his last fight and dare devil motorcyclist evel knievel took the famous fall. and in a city where others strip properties have been torn down, jay's legacy survives. hotel continues to reinvent itself. >> it has continued to evolve. it has stayed current. c it is so still here. if it did it would be turned into ruble. >> anchor: that was kelsey thomas reporting this morning. a metro officer under fire trying to stop armed robber that were rammed a patrol car. >> he stuck his head and arm out the window. he shot at police.

>> are you injured. >> no injuries on me. >> anchor: so that conversation was with police dispatch right after the shots rang out. surveillance cameras caught the whole thing. started early thursday morning at a convenience store on maryland parkway and twain. it 34-year-old lawrence threatening store clerks with a gun demanding money. short time later officer spotted the vehicle, chased him. and investigators say that's when he turned a gun and fired and hit the patrol car but not officer. >> the vehicle was struck. the officer was lucky that he was not struck also. and it just shows the sacrifice that officers make every day. >> anchor: metro said that manrique crashed the vehicle, ran inside of the win resort after hotel security spotted him, officers took him into custody without any further trouble. >> and a man is still fighting

stung by hundreds of bees. and there are still bees swarming in that neighborhood fort apache and russell. exterminators say it will take 24 hours to get rid of them for good. man stung was bee keeper first day on the job. not wearing proper protective equipment. and that man remains in the hospital. and exterminators say the hive had about 700 bees. >> and at least, 13 people are france. what police think caused the blaze. why it ignited so quickly. australian police say they thwarted what could have been a serious threat. we will tell you how they were able to catch the man that they say was involved in a series of counter terrorism raids.

>> anchor: time now is 6:11. welcome back. police in northern france say, at least, 13 are dead and six others injured, after an explosion and fire at a bar. more than 50 firefighters battled the blaze last night in normandy city of roun. birthday party taking place at the time. and teens and 20s. and judicial inquiry has been opened to determine the cause of the blaze. and initial reports say it was an accident. and the local paris normandy newspaper said fire ignited in the basement. and ceiling quickly ignited when candles were lit. >> anchor: and australian police are saying today they thwarted what could have been a serious threat following the arrest of a 31-year-old man during a series of counter

had linked to far right groups. and police have not confirmed that. except to say he belongs to a number of organizations. the arrest was a combination of months of work, which police began after they received a tip off early in the year. and calm has returned to french italian border today. a day after more than 100 migrants broke through police barriers at a italian border town and made the way into france. french andt conducted regular security checks as cars crossed from one side to the other. yesterday migrants stopped on rocks near the port at the frenchrary ratown of men twain after breaking through in the afternoon and were still there in the evening under surveillance of french police. and video posted on the website of nice newspaper showed a stream of people ping their way across rocks followed by police in riot gear. few walked into the sea.

got past police. many americans are losing millions of dollars each year, in fake lottery or sweepstakes scams. coming up. one woman tells you what to look out for that in the end saved her from the scheme. and look at the morning sports. now that summer games are officially underway. today is a big day for u.s. teams. including mens basketball. randy has a preview next in including mens basketball. randy has a preview next in i'm one of them. yo tambien. i'm one of over 300,000 nevadans who rely on social security. social security helps us pay the bills... ...and enjoy the retirement that we've earned. that's what makes joe heck so dangerous. his plan to privatize social security means billions in profits for wall street... ...risking retirement security on the stock market. what if it crashes again? wall street has given joe heck over a half a million bucks. i wonder who he's working for? because it's not us. afscme people is responsible

captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. he's unfit to be president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> 6:15. good morning. jerry brown is joining us. jerry you can feel a change in the air. dryer heat today. >> weather: not bone dry yet christine. but getting there. definitely on the way. lots of sunshine. and outside chance for shower up

outdoor activities do not worry about it. plan a picnic. even if it is late. here we go. view from the beautiful las vegas springs preserve. looking east. you can see sun starting to glisten off some of the strips structures. over at the springs preserve, alta and valley view, 83. and winds calm. dewpoint is 41. well we would like it lower but i tell you better than 61. which is where it was yesterday. and humidity at 22 percent. and cooler up in the northwest last night. 78 at darnall elementary. 30 percent, and 44 degrees is the dewpoint temperatures generally in the 80 to 85 degrees range here in the valley. 85 central valley. also down in green valley. humidity values, again, we would like to get these down. and they will come down. we will be back to old single digits routine through the work week. but, i think, you will see them gradually subsiding over the weekend. nowhere near as uncomfortable as

temperatures around the region. 77 up at indian springs. 84 mesquite. warmer eastern valley. 82 bolder east and 73 over nye county at pahrump. official reading for las vegas top of the hour is 85 degrees. 67 in la. 72 salt lake valley. and 85 down in phoenix. nationally, some showers back in the east. but we are more concerned with out here. look west. nothing out in the pacific, which means our weather week. you can see showers going through one last look there. few went through last night over the northwest valley it friday evening. now things are drying out. and sunshine today. 102 pahrump. 104, let's see, over ton. 100 in bolder city. up on the mountain keep outside chance of a shower. but winds -- that should say 25 not 55.

that would be a gale. 76 for afternoon high. and 105 down on the lake with south winds 10 to 20. that's right. and water temperature of 83 degrees. so 103 here in the valley. warmer than yesterday's official 101. breezes will be evident through the afternoon hours. but generally 10-to-15 range occasionally blowing in the 15 to 20. 91 at 10 a.m. mid afternoon 100. 99 by early evening. 6 occasional southerly breeze. temperatures bottoming out low 80s. seven-day forecast. is different than last week. sunshine across the board. few fair weather clouds thursday, friday. warmest day sunday through tuesday. 105, 106 degrees. and cooling down to lower 100 wednesday through friday. overnight lows 80 degrees give or take a degree. christine? >> anchor: thank you jerry.

ships from all over the world. the festival is one of the largest outdoor festivals in northeast wisconsin. and this is the fourth time green bay has hosted tall ship festival. and this year largest rubberduck in the world will be a new addition to the fleet. you can see it there. 50,000 people from all across the nation are expected to attend the festival. and hundreds of thousands of people are zooming into south dakota for 76th motorcycle rally. large flux of bikers rode into black hills for kickoff party and opening celebration. hundreds of vendors lined main street to offer food drinks and apparel a and demos of the latest bike models. riders cruise along the back mountain road to take in sights. the rally runs through august 14. you know it started in 1938 with only nine participants. >> and here is randy howe with a

51 split a double header thursday. fresno picked up half game in division standings. trailed by six in the standings with one month to go regular season. last night though, cashman field. fresno, one game. cosmo having fun with kids. high five. and grizzly jump on top. first of the second inning. camp with a single and two men in scoring position. 2-0 in favor of the visitors. 51's come back bottom of the frame. worth with easy put out. and they score. 2-1. and top three. now grizzlies on offense. jon hits 12th homer. third run for fresno. all they need. they win 3-2. wrap up the series tonight at cashman field. thanks to four game winning streak cavs have best record. brian on westcoast swing started three game set in oakland.

home run to start 1-0. still in the first. salar. three run bomb. for the cubs. dylann over ton peppered. gave up four runs in the first. later in the fifth another big inning. baez, two run double. and cubs win it 7-2. bryant, two for four with two strike outs. mens basketball first practice of the olympics. team looking for sixth gold medal since barcelona u.s. men won 14 golds and 17 olympic appearances. opening game against china today. and they beat china in two warm up exhibition games by 49 and 50 points. coach knows the team. one of the guys is the team to beat. and basketball is a global sport and players are on international scene on the rise. >> it is an honor to be here. playing in this great country. and our guys, although we have

have bonded well. have utmost respect for the game and international community. and we know that there are great basketball players all over the world. over 20 percent of the nba is international now. and so, there is a deep respect for the game, for the international game. >> reporter: all right. they will take on china again. probably will win the game in group play. start at 3:00 on womens soccer plays second match against france. both 1-0. starting 1:00 on nbcsn as well. that's it for sports. back to you. >> anchor: thank you randy. americans are losing millions of dollars each year. in fake lottery or sweepstake scams. marie mortera introduce us to a woman that knows what to look for and saved herself from the

clearinghouse. which i enter. never win. but i do enter. >> reporter: when june received a letter saying that she won the grand prize she thought maybe her luck had changed. >> excitement. i had won $2,500,000. and then i remembered that if it sounds too good to be true probably is. >> reporter: why wasn't she getting the surprise knock at the door for colorado home. and why was almost $8000 check inside. >> letter said that the fees. and i thought now why do i need insurance, and legal fees? to win something. >> reporter: publishers clearinghouse was not written on the check anywhere. so june decided to call the bank on the check. >> young lady i spoke with, asked me, is that publishers clearinghouse. i said yes. she said honey it is a fraud. it is a scam. >> reporter: postal inspectors

sweepstake games because many americans take part in legitimate contests. >> the letter, had some publishers clearinghouse logo on it. looked authentic. >> reporter: con men wanted june to deposit the check and send taxes and fees immediately. >> do not be gullable. remember if it is too good to be true it probably is. so check on it. >> reporter: postal inspectors want to warn consumers no legitimate lottery or sweepstakes asks for money before winning a prize. with t marie mortera. >> anchor: time is 6:two. a collection officer is being called a hero, after she saved an inmate's life. we will tell you what she did, coming up. and is your social media secure? coming up. we look at how easy a hacker can get into your facebook account. and caesar's celebrates 50th anniversary. how they celebrated in style. and what they have planned for

>> anchor: right now on news 3 live today. a vibrant opening ceremony kicking off the rio 2016 olympics. what you can expect in days ahead. plus, scary situation. ten people hurt after a railing collapse at a snoop dogg concert. where it happened. and more on the victims. and later in the video vault. it was 50 years ago this week that hotel owners politicians and entertainers and maybe, a gangster or two showed u caesar's. tom hawley has a look back. >> news 3 starts right now. >> anchor: good morning. the time now is 6:27. it is so good to have you join us on this saturday morning. it is august 6. let's turn now to jerry brown with a first look at the weather forecast. good morning jerry. >> weather: good morning christine. and i tell you, different from this last week. bright sunshine.

camera down in southeast valley. put it in motion. all last week we had clouds building over the mountains. now sunshine. it is 82 at downtown las vegas studios. 25 percent the relative humidity. we would like it lower. but that's better than it was. dewpoint 44. it was up in mid 60s. even upper 60s around. so it is definitely drying out. darnell elementary. coolest thermometer, 78 degrees. two they had clouds and showers over the northwest valley overnight. but they have moved out. you can see temperatures generally in 80 to 85-degree range here in the valley. again humidity higher than we would like it. but it will come down. this work week we will be back to old single digit routine for humidity. bone dry. like we like it. and typical desert conditions. 64 currently up at the mt. charleston lodge. pahrump warmer. 88 over ton.

low 90s down in laughlin. there is the moisture moving out of our area. and good-bye. and you can see we will be dry today. absolutely nothing going on. outside chance for a shower on the mountain but that's it. 91 mid-morning. 10:00. mid afternoon 100. early evening 99. you can see winds increasing through the afternoon hours. high about 103 today. we were 101 yesterday. 81 for overnight low. if you are heading out on the ow but overall not a lot going on. i think you will like the work week forecast. it is up ahead in main weather. christine back to you. >> anchor: look forward to that. republican presidential nominee donald trump formally endorsed speaker of the house paul ryan after withholding support for g.o.p. top leader. stressing the need to unite the party trump's endorsement came during a campaign stop with running mate governor mike pence in green bay wisconsin.

arizona senator john mccain and senator -- both of whom he had previously declined to endorse. and earlier in the week trump's refuse al to endorse ryan stirred party within the party as they struggle to gain unity. ryan will easily win election bid in wisconsin against the challenger. group protest after dash cam video of a police shooting of a teen i yesterday. officers tried to stop suspected car thief 18-year-old paul o'neal. shoot at him while he drives away. again when he takes off on foot. and the video does not show the moment when o'neal was struck in the back. he died at the hospital. hours after police arrested him. and the video showed an exchange between the officers and the officer that believes he fired that deadly shot said he was concerned he would be quote

outcome of an independent investigation. and at least, 10 people are hurt after a railing collapse in new jersey sending dozens of people tumbling to the concrete below. it happened during a snoop dogg and whiz concert last night. collapse happened at the popular outdoor venue on camden new jersey waterfront. camden county spokesperson said that 10-to-15 people were hurt. but number could rise. five fans were t t hospitals for treatment. and their conditions were not immediately known. and the concert was about halfway through when the accident happened. concert organizers later canceled the rest of the show. and cleared the pavilion. and the one orlando fund created to benefit families of those killed and wounded in pulse nightclub shootings has reached $23 million. the administrator of the fund is warning there could be problems distributing the money next

stosquabble. administrator ken fineberg told hundreds of family members at recent meetings they have to go to probate court to determine who represents a victims estate. mass shooting at the club left 49 dead and more than 50 wounded. the money will go to families that lost loved ones. those injured and those that escaped without being hurt. and applicants have until september 12 to submit a claim and payments will begin two weeks later. and an arizona officer called a hero after providing an inmate from kill herself. all caught on camera. and it happened monday at the jail in mayor co-ba k the sheriff said that inmates in question had threaten suicide to the officer in the past. and once the officer opened the jail cell to escort her to medical unit woman tried to jump over a top floor railing. and the officer had to pull the inmate back.

the officer suffered minor injuries. in the incident. apayo said officer should be praised for risking her life to save the inmates. and is your social media secure? we are not just talking about your privacy settings. who can get into your facebook page? well news 3 john treanor saw firsthand how quick a hacker can get in. >> reporter: we all log on. share our day. check n post, like, unlike, follow, unfollow. alert a friend e post a photo. >> who could see these videos or trying to find you on the internet and how easy it might be? >> reporter: of course there are privacy and security settings on twitter. you can see who reads tweets and set a location. have twitter read your recent website visits. that is automatic by the way. same on facebook. want to be secure set your privacy settings to private. we thought that. until we met dan. >> this is a way to assure your

>> well, no. >> dan about to show us how secure we are by getting access to stuff i thought was locked away. he will hack into my facebook page. >> there you are. look at the pictures. >> reporter: takes 10 seconds. process we cannot give all the details. to but essentially he gets my social media, social security number pastes it into a completely free website. and there it is. every picture i have tag informed every photo, comment i have made. everything. only keys dan hit were ones that spelled my name. >> giving up recall personal information. for the ability, the ease of communication. >> reporter: imagine the internet like this. it is constantly taking screen shot of everything you post. go back and want to delete one? too bad. a million copies. anyone with any basic novel how it all works. can find it. >> control messages that we put out there because that information is digital.

>> i can dig out information on you. >> anchor: that was john treanor reporting this morning. iconic caesar's mark inhalf a century in style. fireworks lit the valley sky late last night as hotel celebrated 50th anniversary. and thousands were treated to champagne and music at a pool party with celebrity chef host gordon jay found the resort 1966. his children were there last night to toast the timeless property. >> right now i see someone in bermuda shorts looking at marble and mosaics. where else will you see that? >> continued to evolve. stays current. caesar's today does not look like caesar's of 1966. that's why it is here. if it did it would be turned into a pile of ruble.

includes stars like tony bennett and donnie marie osmond. downtown las vegas kicking off august. held a annual first friday last night with art. music, and, of course, great food. and our own kevin was among those on hand enjoying the festivities, if you missed out on first friday. no problem they are held first friday of every month. you can say it is faster than fast-food waiting for a pizza delivery. we will breakdown how it works and where you can find it. and online retailer unveiling beginning a fleet to speed up package deliveries. big reveal for amazon. coming up. and union airline giving 30,000 work he is a pay raise. giving them highest pay raise in the business.

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rates in the business. and amazon's first branded cargo plane took to the skies at the annual c fair air show in seattle washington. unveiling of amazon one is just the beginning. the online retailer plans to have 40 jetliners that make up amazon's own transportation airline network. latest push to speed delivery comes as company shifts increasing number of packages worldwide. amazon parcels volume in 2015 packages. and you may remember the big issue during the republican primaries. the size of donald trump's hand. jeannie mose found a way to finally put that to rest. and why students are going old school in of a parody. what they hope to accomplish

>> anchor: when tourists visit las vegas during the summer. a lot of them check out another popular spot not far away. death valley. where hottest official temperature was ever recorded. 134 degrees back in july of 1913. and while the heat is part of the appeal for tourists. it can also be deadly. we have a preview of the special report death valley dangers. >> reporter: it is the and draws nearly a million visitors every year. but death valley in the summertime can live up to its name. coming up monday in my special report. death valley dangers. we will look at why so many visitors are drawn to death valley during the heat of summer. >> it is very hot. you need a lot of water drink. >> reporter: park rangers say scorching sun does not discriminate. >> quite often the temperature

125. four of the summer i have been here we have hit 129. >> reporter: on average death valley records, at least, one heat related death a year. death valley is a national treasure and one of the harshest environments on earth. tune in for my special report. death valley dangers. monday on news 3 live at 6:00. >> anchor: time is 6:44. jerry hopefully the temperatures will not be that hot. i don't think we will see that. >> weather: i wasc death valley for 100 anniversary back in 2013. live shot from there. hottest temperature ever recorded on earth. and i will tell you. i have been there when it was 125. and that's in the shade. so it gets hot over there. nothing like that this week. look. our sun rising. in the eastern red rock resort. no clouds today.

rex bell, in the valley. 87 degrees. south breeze at four. dewpoint 38. boy that beats in the 60s. humidity 17 percent. so that's actually one of the dryer spots in the valley. and humidity and dewpoint up a bit out on the westside. but cooler, 78 at west tech charleston and 215. cooler at henderson executive. off the saint rose parkway. south wind at 11. 82 at the downtown studios. downtown palo verde high. alian tai82. and airport is 84 degrees. and humidity values generally in the teens or 20s. again headed in the right direction. i think we will be in single digits this work week. you might notice it a little today. but nowhere as oppressive as when we had a monsoonal pattern last week. 89 in over ton. 79 sandy valley and 93 in

nationally not a lot going on. showers back east. you can see moisture moving out of our area going midwest. nothing in the pacific. at least up here. so that's good news. as moisture moves out. close in. our skies should be sunny today. may see a development over the mountains, and there is an outside chance of a shower on mount charleston. by later on in the week. what was tropical storm earl is a depression over mexico. and here is a possibility. that we could get moisture from that. but more likely to be up to the north. i would not lose sleep over that yet. okay. highs today. generally warmer over in eastern clark county. 104 to 105 over ton to lake mead. 102 to the east in pahrump. 76 up on the mountain. outside chance of a shower. otherwise, breezy with south winds 15 to 25. down on the lake, sunny and hot. temperature of 83.

south breeze 10 to 20 for boaters. 103 in the valley. warm than yesterday. 101. south breeze developing in the afternoon. and generally 10-to-15 miles an hour range. few areas are higher than that. and about 100 by mid afternoon. and 99 early evening. that will be down from a high of 103. not a lot going on tonight except occasional south breeze. temperatures bottoming out lower 80s. not as muggy as usual. core of the heat from tuesday. 105 to 106. and down to 101, 102. not too tough. few clouds later in the week. maybe related to tropical depression. we will wait to see. christine? >>i know you will monitor it. thank you jerry. remember the big issue back during the republican primaries? not the economy. the size of donald trump's hands. well, now you can measure how your hands stack up against the

would ask. >> look at those hands, are they small? they are not small are they. >> yes. here is the proof. a bronze cast of the donald's right hand hiding in plain site inside of madame tussauds wax museum in new york. before we go to the staff. recap. you recall trump had nickname for rubio. >> i call him little marco. >> then rubio counter attacked. >> have you seen the hands like t you know what they say about men with small hands. you cannot trust had i them. >> mockery led to dron donald to bring out big guns. >> he referred to my hands as small then something else is small. there is no problem. >> at least now we can guarantee that size of the donald's hands. hollywood reporter found the bronze one steps away from andy

it was cast while making a figure of young trump. which has been removed. it is outdated. but hand remains begging for comparison. this guys bigger. >> how old are you. >> 13. >> hollywood reporter measured donald 7.25 inches. average american males is usually cited at 7.44. making trump's smaller. despite the 6'3 size. and hollywood reporter even made a pdf copy of the candidates entitled "do you measure up to trump." >> i am a large, he is a medium everyone accounts most men bigger. as for women. >> your hands are the same size. >> my brain is bigger. >> now that size is definitive. can we all stop pointing fingers at the donald's hands. >> is that because your little fingers cannot reach the letters on the key pad? >> jeannie mose, cnn, new york. >> anchor: students in

their old school that has them going old school to raise funds for a new one. >> ? ?, ?. >> anchor: that sounds familiar. produced a music video parody of the famous theme song from nbc classic fresh prince of belair. and kids were not only ones in the video. teachers joined in as well. go viral and get attention of a generous donor. and britney spears gets ready for a new era on friday she released music video to hit single make me. take a look. >> anchor: so you cannot hear that one. but we will try to bring it to you online. coming up in video vault.

hotel casino comes along that changes the game on the strip. one is caesar's. that opened 50 years ago this week. and tom hawley has the story just life's morning multitasking for a growing family,

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91. and certainly the mirage that became first mega resort in 89. halfway between caesars palace that celebrates 50th anniversary this week. here is tom hawley. >> this hotel started out 700 rooms. over 4000 now. and i watched them build six towers. >> reporter: jim done bar parking cars at caesar's since it opened. >> i got tired here -- hired here august 4, author of a visionary. >> jay came from flamingo and hated las vegas. thought it was boring and bland. he thought he could do better. >> reporter: he had ideas but needed land and money. land came from a man that built international and two version, mgm. from teamsters pension plan

>> jay likes to party and liked women and he did that for caesar's. he was right. a lot of other people like that. >> reporter: even as vision took off he was pushed out the door while invent i go circus-circus. >> you had jay, and nate jacobson, he raised the money. jerry sarwitz running the casino. did not get along. >> reporter: caesar's stayed current with renovations and coliseum. >> it turned out really well. i mean it has been wonderful. for the hotel and for employees especially. and because it brought in a lot of people. >> jay recognized the central casino. oval part. part he built. and besides that transformed i am not sure he would recognize t but he would like it.

>> anchor: that was tom hawley reporting this morning. this is what i have for this weekend's hero segment. friendship will warm your heart. two very different people finding inspiration in each other. their relationship so strong one, 20-year-old is the others caretaker. colton diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at four years old. put him in a wheelchair when he was nine. he and darius martin became friends had sixth grade and became inseparable. finding inspiration in eac friendship this former teacher found rare to have. darius dedication to stay by colton's side. >> i thought it was time that maybe somebody recognized him for his heroism and friendship. especially best friend you could have and he moved in with them to help colton morning and night. >> anchor: you can watch our next hero story on news 3 live

7 a.m.. and, of course, if you have somebody that you want to nominate share their story with us. you can find us on facebook or news3lv.com and submit your nomination. and just in time. 6:57. jerry brown has a last look at the forecast. >> weather: look at the afternoon highs today. and we are talking about temperatures in the upper 90s to lower 100s. do we have -- there we go. there you can see them b 100 boulder city. 102 mesquite. same and 79 up on the mountain. here in the valley. 101 yesterday. go 103 today. so warmer. south breezes, most noticeable in the afternoon hours as winds will increase a bit. linger through the evening hours. otherwise mainly clear and quiet. overnight lows down to low 80s. normal low 81. that's where we should be. big difference compared to last week. boy new ball game you can see. temperatures warming up.

tuesday. few clouds in there at the end of the week. tropical depression in mexico. some moisture could work up here. but still a long shot. right now sunny and dry throughout the coming week. >> and then coming in to work. temperature is very pleasant. and comfortable.

good morning. revelry in rio. the 2016 olympic games now under way. after a stunning opening ceremony in true brazilian style. the wild the pageantry. the world's most famous supermodel gisele bundchen. and the team of nations. as michael phelps walks in his first ever leading the strong u.s. delegation. all leading up to the moment everyone was waiting for. the olympic cauldron is lit and the athletes can now officially