>> anchor: right now on news 3 today. disgusting act. parents outraged after a man in charge of a local boys and girls club is accused. harming children. coming up. tell you what he did that landed him behind bars, allegedly. and plus, murder mystery. local woman found dead inside of her home. the relationship between te and in need of help. detectives are searching for a 60-year-old man's killer. what they plan to do this morning in hopes of bringing justice. news 3 live today starts right now. >> news 3 starts right now. >> anchor: good morning to you. and it is saturday morning. let's start off with a live look of the las vegas strip there. you can see the sun behind the mountains there. today is august 13.

i will christine kim. and let's turn to jerry brown with a look at the weather forecast this weekend. good morning. >> weather: good morning christine. hot one today. i will tell you. sun comes up and blazes. definitely will be looking for shade this afternoon. no doubt about it. currently we are in the low 80s. in the central valley. 78 at the studios. 83 down in the paradise corridor. and otherwise upper 70s. 81 at the lakes. southern nevada mount charleston, it is 63. and 74 over in eastern clark county at mesquite. 85 boulder city and laughlin. pahrump, you are pleasant and 7. okay, here is the deal. high pressure over us today. calling it the big heat. and as we will be approaching 110. i figure we will achieve that before the weekend is over. not that we really want to.

and then by mid afternoon 105. we will hit the peak of 109. and by early evening be back down at 105. and overnight tonight. a warm one. clear skies. 82. and it is only going to the warmer folks. and we have a monsoon in the seven day. i will have that for you ahead. christine? >> anchor: look forward to that. man in charge of a local boys and girls club is in jail this morning. accuseded of abusing the trust put in him and committing sex john treanor has more. >> reporter: when parents came to pick up their kids from boys and girls club on friday. they were greeted with this. a letter explaining to them a nightmare turned reality. the director of the club, willis brown, coach willis to most, was arrested. the 44-year-old accused of having inappropriate relationship with as many as three teens. the letter assured parents the organization was shocked. disturbed. fully cooperating with

rattled parents. >> very shocking. especially director. main person you are approached by when there is a concern by your child. >> he was a really nice guy from what we have seen. but this is -- i mean i have no words. i am at a loss for words. >> reporter: everyone we talked to through the fences surrounding the parking lot. said same thing. not coach willis. mentoring teens and now lewd with them. ones of the teens described the man he >> he was cool. i never thought he would do this. >> reporter: details of what happened are few. metro investigators telling us they first went to the southern highlands boys and girls club thursday to investigate one report of lewd conduct. and when they got there they found two more potential victims and quickly made an arrest. willis brown at the clark county detention center charged with three counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 16. >> anchor: that was john

murder mystery. after a woman was found dead inside a local home. it happened near 95 and ran champion police believe 25-year-old jamie santana beat the woman death. suspect's father found her half naked body inside of his home. neighbors say they are shocked something so horrible could happen in their community. and tell us that house is usually quiet. >> kind of strange because they kind of keep to thems car or something. i don't know nothing about that. >> anchor: detectives say it looks like a violent struggle led to her death, if you know anything that helps to catch the suspect. call crime stoppers at (702)385-5555. and metro is asking for your help to find the person accused of killing a 60-year-old man six months ago. officers plan to canvas the streets at lake mead and marion.

killer to justice. he was left lying in the street back in february. metro said newer sedan seen near where it happened, if you know something that helps detectives. call crime stoppers. and it was a busy day on the campaign trail here in las vegas. and bill clinton ton and libertarian candidate gary johnson and jill stein made a stop here in the valley friday afternoon. all a part of journalist association conference at the coliseum at caesar's palace. president clinton talked a lot about issues from immigration to the economy. and donald trump did not make an appearance at this year's conference. but did send sean reyes attorney general in his place. and one of the goals this election year is to give you a voice in this historic and important race for the white house. and we want to hear from you. what held you ask hillary

send your questions to news at news3lv.com. and you can post them on our facebook page. >> anchor: and new school year is getting closer and you can help to make sure that every child has a tool to succeed inside of the classroom. the nation's leading dropout prevention program, communities and schools. is be collecting school supplies for the fourth annual fill the bus school drive. you can drop off supplies and uniforms at the centennial hills sam's thousand local kids. news 3 is proud to partner with them for the drive. to learn more about the drop off locations. what to donate. how to donate online. just head over to news3lv.com. and new video released showing retrieval of a key piece of evidence in the el faro investigation. it is the first time the ntsb has ever recovered a ship's voyage data recorder. what they hope to learn.

nato happened and how these things form. and also, ryan lochte is used to taking home the gold. but can he take home the gold medal for best silver hair? look at that. he and reid cowen have a friend competition. who came out on top.

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fire without any injuries. >> anchor: coming up in the morning sports update. mountain ridge little leaguers went away from playing for western regional championships tomorrow night. randy has the results next in sports. and plus, it is no secret that laptops can cost a pretty penny. coming up. we look at some deals that won't leave your pockets empty. stay with us. for over 300,000 nevadans, social security means a secure retirement. congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. heck's plan means billions more in fees for wall street. and they've donated over half a million dollars to his campaigns. those numbers speak for themselves. joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, because he's part of the problem in washington. afscme people is responsible

i got shot down over vietnam

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. >> anchor: the time is 6:13. good morning. and jerry brown joins us. now jerry you were talking about another heat wave this weekend? >> weather: it will make the tourists happy on the strip. ones by the pools. they do not mind. so for us we have been there, done that. but do it again.

you know what it feels like. here we go. the view from the las vegas springs preserve w brightening skies. some sun glistening off the hotel there is. and out at alta and valley view. springs preserve lovely place to be. 77 degrees. calm winds. 44 degrees the dewpoint relative humidity up a bit at 30 percent. should come down. little cooler to the southwest. southern highlands 76 degrees. 33 percent. west-northwest breeze at 10 miles an hour. generally winds below 10 degrees in the valley. you can see a mix of mid to upper 70s and 80s prevailing across the valley. and southern nevada. 75 mesquite -- or excuse me 81 down at lake mead marina. lots of people there. pahrump 73. and 69 up at indians springs.

bay. kind of cool right along the coast. 86 down in phoenix. and 65 up in the salt lake valley. moisture way to the southeast. no monsoonal threat. high pressure as i told you earlier, building in over us. big ridge. bubble of it in the atmosphere. that will keep us on the warm side. and generally fairly dry. you can see temperatures today, kind of brutal. by -- we have been spoiled. over 120 you know it is toasty here in the valley. and 105 sandy valley. 110 over ton. 106 boulder city. and 100 way up in al moment. up on the mountain you can beat the heat. 84 up at the lodge. sunny and warm. light winds. 104 at red rock. and down on the lake. they hit the 110 threshold. sunny and sizzling. and maybe tempted to jump into

110 east side of the valley. crank up the ac. warm evening. low 80s here in town. there will be upper 70s in outlying areas. so here we go. record high today is 113. we are not going to challenge that. but 111 on sunday, monday. it will be close. hanging close to 110 tuesday. wednesday through thursday and friday we have a change as we start to get into a monsoonal pattern. chance for slight but chance up in the mountains and south across lake mead and valley under threat thursday and friday. still speculative. one thing for certain it will be blazing hot this weekend. so get set tow as well. christine? >> anchor: all right. thank you for the warning jerry. and you recognize that music there. we are officially one week into the summer olympic games. and you know, we want to give you a live look from rio. look at that.

that's where u.s. olympic champions are taking the games by storm. and of course, one of those olympic heroes is ryan lochte that will take home medals. but thursday he was in a competition of another kind with our own reid cohen. they decide who had has best silver hair after lochte frosted his hair before the games. in the end he decided lochte is the winner. considering he is taking home gold from the swimming both reid and our own chloe beardsley will be in rio through closing ceremonies, catch the stories on our facebook page or news3lv.com. and here is randy with the morning sports update. >> reporter: all right. last night mountain ridge little leaguers awin away from playing in the championship. to do that they have to avenge a throshawaii. the team that knocked the champs

how about second inning. watkins coach son roland. he gets the base hit. bad throw. two base error. he goes to third. mom stacie loves, that she knows mountain ridge is in scoring position early. and she will like this hitter. thomas moore. delivering the rbi. mountain ridge up 1-0. and pitcher has a guy on in the third. he gets ahold of that pitch. watch where the ball lands. home run the concession stand. 3-0 lead. wave from the guy. he got the souvenir inside of the concession stand. later in the fifth up. and evans drives in two more. mountain ridge wins 9-0. cutting through no hitter. they take on california tonight at 6:00. see if they can go to williamsport again. vegas 51's? well, a run short against new

yankee stadium. final game for alex rodriguez. as yankee. taking on tampa bay. a-rod retiring but needs four home runs for 700. first at bat. rbi double puts yankees up 1-0. they win 6-3. a-rod one for four with a strike out, that rbi so-called final major league game. we will see. kris bryant and cubs taking on st. louis. looking for 11th straight win. kris bryant hot with the bat. again, rbi double in the first. and cub bees up 1-0. and then addison russell delivers. and a double all the way to ivy. that brings brian in 2-0 lead. and then in the second. brian got up one more time. and same situation. a man o delivers the double to the wall. and brian was three for five.

cubs. and medal count? team usa, usa team is 50 medals. now 20 gold ahead of china there. japan. and great britain. bringing up the rear. team usa are on fire. more olympic coverage today on news 3. that's it for sports. be right back. >> anchor: thank you randy. and you know when it comes to technology certain devices like laptops can set you back a pretty play a big part in our daily lives. for the best deals. here is kim wagner with this morning's consumer report. >> reporter: whether it is writing papers, taking notes. or playing streaming video games. it is important for college students to choose a laptop that can handle what they need it to do. consumer reports said the first thing to do when shopping is check with your school. and often they have specific requirements when it comes to

buy either a window or apple brand but some specific schools within the college may use applications that only run on one or the other. >> on college campuses you will see a lot of mac lap toms. except when you go into an engineering building where you will see window laptops. >> reporter: consume he were report laptop experts say price is the next thing to consider. >> mac laptops are expensive. you probably pay $1000 or more for anything they offer. most reliable. but windows laptops offer wider range of pricing. you can pay as little as couple hundred dollars or as much as a mac or more. >> reporter: then there is the size. consumer reports said that 13-inch laptops offer a good compromise between screen size and weight for students that are on the go. the recommended 13-inch model is macbook pro for $1300.

14-inch acer is a consumer reports best buy at $700. >> small thin and light. cool, easy to carry. but if you pull all nighter writing a term paper you will be looking for a larger screen than those little guys. >> reporter: when you are shopping consumer reports suggest looking for back-to-school discounts for students. and here is a deal. apple offers discounted education pricing on laptops. and some other items. and many of the individual computer makers also offer discounts. you just have to know where to look. we help you out with that by the way by visiting news3lv.com. kim wagner news 3. s. >> starting early does not hurt. we needs help to get a green thumb, we have karen johnson with unr cooperative extension

gardener program. good morning. >> good morning. >> anchor: you brought props. and i sure the kids love all the stuff. tell us about the program. >> we have been operating for quite awhile b 12 years. and the students come in spring and fall and learn how to to grow food in the desert. and they learn how to serve the community. it is a leadership program. and service learning program. >> anchor: you do it by semester? how often do you meet month. two locations. and then the students spend half the time in the garden. plant something. harvest something every time they come out to visit. and then they go out into the community and do a community service activity with a larger group every semester. >> anchor: they give back? >> yes. they meet -- the entire program runs four semesters. so then they have a handbook. like cub scouts but for

do individual work and group work together. >> tell me about these open houses that are coming up. what the point is. >> so open house is for us to be able to showcase the program, and help the community to learn about gardening in the desert. and give people an opportunity to see the gardens. we have two large community gardens that the kids and families are welcome to come and visit. teachers are always welcome in the visit. first open house is on august 20. >> anchor: next weekend. >> yes. northwest vegas. second is windmill location on august 27. and both locations open house is 10:00 to 2:00. and. >> anchor: you are encouraged to bring your kids? >> bring your family. there are refreshments. free tours. and families can learn all about gardening in the desert and get

master gardeners. >> anchor: what is it like to see the kids out and about gardening. especially in a day and age where all the kids are glued to cell phones or video games? mostly indoors. >> yes we want to wake them up. get kids interested in getting scattered clouds and learn there is a big world out there. that's one of the reasons we do community service out in the community. because we want nem to see there is so much going on around las vegas and out in the valley, that has nothing to do with the >> anchor: or pokemon go. so tell us about also, what are the certain plants you plant and what do kids learn from that? >> we plant everything they are interested in. we are growing cotton right now. we grow peanuts. any fruits and vegetables they are interested in, and we also grow fruit trees. we have apricots, anything the

it so they can see the start to finish product. we grow all the grains they get in cereal. we grow soybeans this year. >> anchor: it is important for them to know food does not come from the grocery store. >> that's right. exactly right. wen want them to know where herbs come from that people talk about. >> anchor: so very briefly again. the open house times and location. because we have to go to break. >> 10:00 to 2:00 august 20 in windmill and paradise. >> anchor: thank you for

>> anchor: right now on news 3 today. fatal shooting. police officer is dead this morning after a traffic stop. coming up. where this took place. and what led to shots being fired. plus.

>> anchor: intense situation. murder suspect's outburst in a courtroom leads to him being dragged out. and coming up. what triggered the scene. and it is an olympic edition of the video vault. specifically a u.s. womens team in 2000 that did not do well in the medal count but made a new star out of a las vegas local. you are watching news 3 live today. >> news 3 starts right now. >> anchor: good morning. your day with us. look at that beautiful live look of outside of the vegas strip and the valley. it is saturday morning. august 13. so good to have you join us. i am christine kim. and jerry brown is standing by with a look at the weather. >> weather: all i can say christine is that it looks better than it will feel. if you have outside activities get them done this morning. half hour ago i showed you impending sunrise. well, it is making progress.

shade. and currently 81 degrees down on the strip. that's not too bad. humidity is up a bit. but it should be coming down. 79 at our downtown studios. 83 henderson. and summerlin in at 79. that would be palo verde high school. 64 up on the mountain. 84 boulder city. 88 down in laughlin and pahrump. currently 71 degrees. okay the big heat. a high pressure ridge over us way, way above a normal 103. we will be up to 109 this afternoon. 95 by mid-morning. and 105 mid afternoon. 105 early evening. then bottoming out in the lower 80s. few upper 70s in outlying areas. but folks 109 today. how about warmer still on sunday and monday. but there is a monsoon in our seven day. we will tell you about that up ahead. christine? >> anchor: already.

three suspects are in custody this morning after investigators say one of them shot a new mexico police officer in the neck, killing him before trying to speed away. it happened in new mexico yesterday. authorities say officer jose chavez pulled the suspects over during a traffic stop. that's when shots were fired. officers later caught and arrested three suspects after they shot another person allegedly during a carjacking. officer chavez later died at the hospital. the other victim will community meeting police hoped for. met with citizens yesterday to discuss black lives matter movement. organizers canceled the meeting after several interruptions. and one man kept telling the police chief he had signatures from people who say they were racially profiled. he was ushered out of the building. no arrests were made. organizers say disruptions were from people that attended from outside of the city.

speeding cargo vehicle is left to die on the side of the road. security camera video showed a man hit by the truck wednesday. we are not showing you this impact. after he was hit and lying on the left side of the road truck driver stopped to check the man's condition. and then drove away. and many vehicles and pedestrian then passed by without stopping to help. and the man was left bleeding for about an hour and a half. before police arrived and took him to the hospital. where he was later pronounc the next day. and adding to that inhumane tee. a man pedestrian digit a rickshaw stopped at the scene where the victim was bleeding and stole his mobile phone. wow! well frightening outburst inside of a kentucky courtroom. led to a murder suspect dragged out of the proceedings. 56-year-old jerry laughlin in the courtroom yesterday for a pretrial hearing when he began screaming. and laughlin could be heard

deputies eventually dragged laughlin out of the courtroom. take a listen. >> [inaudible]. s laughlin is accused of killing a woman and burning remains in 2013. and his trial has been delayed repeatedly after questions over his competency. another pretrial hearing scheduled for tuesday. >> anchor: and as hillary clinton released latest tax returns campaign launched new attack on donald trump. for not releasing his returns. and news 3 kristen welker reports. >> we describe this plan. >> reporter: tonight hillary

2015 tax returns will pressure donald trump to do the same. >> he refused to do what every other presidential candidate had done and release his tax returns. >> reporter: the filing showed clintons made combined $10.7 million last year. far less than the $28 million they made the year before. they donated just over $1 million to charity. virtually all to clinton foundation and half of the clinton's income from paid speeches. came under fire for during the primary for not releasing transcripts. >> let's set the same standard for everyone. when everyone does it took. i will do it. >> reporter: clinton campaign hopes today's release will cast a cloud over trump with 64 percent of americans saying trump should release taxes. clinton supporter billionaire warren buffett daring him. >> i will bring my tax return. he can bring his tax return. >> reporter: tonight fresh fears for clinton campaign. security experts say a russian

leading to out ofer of debby wasserman schultz. >> with amount of information they had, they will drop that information into the public domain regularly. >> reporter: possibility looming of an october or september surprise. kristen welker. washington. >> anchor: u.s. olympic athletes are getting worldwide attention as they continue on collect gold medals. swimming sensation phelps and ladecky two of the biggest champions. took the record books into unchartered waters and impact at the neighborhood pool may be even greater. kelsey thomas has more. >> reporter: when gino yates pushes off the wall. he feels like he is flying. >> you are gliding through the water. weightless. in the water around you feels refreshing. >> reporter: it is peaceful

desert breeze pool more popular than ever. >> typically difficult to find a lane. during the weekdays there is 40 or 50 people. two or three per lane. >> reporter: big part that have is because swimming sensation michael phelps and katie ladecky have ruled the pool in rio. all eyes on those olympians that are game changers for the sport. >> to see the parents come up and asking for their child. what would i do? they are watching and learning and they are calling. >> reporter: mickey sprout with clark county parks and rec is talking about all the parents pushing their little athletes to try swimming. >> she went to training every day. >> reporter: six-year-old jacqueline learning how to kick in the water. >> i know how it feels when you are out there. and everyone looking at you. and you know i want her to experience that. >> reporter: swimmers like

their accomplishments. >> maybe someone from las vegas is next michael phelps. >> reporter: that was kelsey thomas reporting. green light for a big off road race here in nevada. best in the desert vegas to reno race green light to go ahead next week. next friday near alamo. and will finish near dayton nevada saturday august 20. race is one of the longest at more than 600 miles. and it is expected to draw 5000 off road racing fans. and this is a 20th year the race has been held here in nevada. and a texas man got quite a surprise after opening his garage thursday evening. doug dellmer two steps in when he spotted the head of the nearly 9-foot long alligator. look at that. he called police.

tried to lasso the head. wrangler took it to an alligator farm. gator sightings in that part of texas are not uncommon. >> and big box chain eliminates a program that can get you a cheaper price. how you will know if your local store no longer allows price matching. and plus, the next time you shop the cereal aisle you may see some familiar faces. who is expected to be on the box and we all know little can add up to a lot. what people across the nation are doing on their down time that generates more than

how do we make the economy workrk for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs. you can read the plan here. >> anchor: in today's consumer headlines. wal-mart may do away with price match i can at 100 more stores. price matching allows customers

price is lower get the item at the cheaper price. but back in june wal-mart eliminated price matching policy at 500 stores. and now, according to consumers.com. the retail giant added another 300 locations in the list. wal-mart has not said which stores or regions are affected. so customers do not know until they the good to the store. and the changes are being announceed with blue signs at registers. >> anchor: and the u.s. a lot of gold this year. women nick-named final five have a place in u.s. gymnastic history and the team will also appear on a cereal box. kellogg special k has a photo of simone biles with all around gold on one side. and a photo of her with the rest of the team on the other. biles took top spot in womens all around thursday. while teammate raisman won the

first woman to win five gold medals in a single game. >> anchor: and today is national garage sale day. some folks love them. and others despise them. and whether you like them or not. garage sales are a big business. and according to the website statistic brain.com. u.s. garage sales generate more than $4 million each week. and the overall average price of a garage sale item is a mere 85 cents but for those ready to part with belongs longer want and those buying them. it is a win/win. >> anchor: and soon to come. remember the 19-year-old that scaled the trump tower this week. well that scene inspiring a lot of internet jokes. jeannie mose has a wrap up of the best ones. and you may have seen the changes as you drive by. how a local mall is reinventing

>> anchor: time is 6:45. good morning. jerry you were talking to me earlier saying it looks better outside than it will feel? >> weather: when you get up to 110 threshold it gets -- you know even the veterans t gets tiresome. we have been there before this summer. it has been a hot one. do it again this weekend i am afraid. and here is the view. couple of hours ago i will put it in motion. view from red rock casino there. looking east. you can see the sun rising. as i have said this morning. you probably, if you are out today, will be looking for actively for shade. because that's the place to be. central strips sahara and 15, south of the spaghetti bowl. 80 degrees. light winds. 30 percent the relative humidity. not bone dry but generally those

relative humidity and dewpoints. relatively comfortable in terms of humidity. but just hot. and north las vegas brunner elementary craig and alan. 84 degrees. and on the far east side. 78 degrees at bracken elementary. washington and eastern. humidity up to 39 percent. and you can see 70s right along the northeast corridor. 80 in summerlin. 82 down in henderson at green valley. and 83 in southwest valley over at m 79 over ton. 65 up on the mountain. and 73 in pahrump. and 83 in boulder city. okay. here we go. your satellite doppler radar composite. you can see moisture to the south. high pressure ridge i go over us. that's in very firm control of us. for this coming weekend. our skies should remain sunny and clear overnight. and definitely on the toasty side. highs today. well let's see.

100 as far as alamo. 106 boulder city. 109 in primm. and 113 in laughlin. 120 in death valley. or it will be this afternoon. red rock 104 to q up at the lodge. so you can beat the heat by heading up the mountain. should be nice up there. sizzling on the lake. but you have the option of jumping in 83-degree water. so not a bad option. for vegas, how about 109 degrees. the far east side. crank up the ac. bright sunshine. winds will be light. nice to get a nice cool breeze. it won't happen. overnight low 80s through few upper 70s outlying areas. clear and warm evening on balance. okay. seven-day forecast. not looking good going into the weekend and coming out of it. 110. a record on sunday and monday. 111. we will be close. record today 113. i don't think we will be in jeopardy.

so still hot. monsoonal pattern starting on wednesday. late wednesday through friday. we will be under the threat of a thunderstorm or two. one thing for certain. temperatures will start to come down and it will get more humid. so a bit of everything. this weekend though just think about the heat. christine? >> anchor: all right. thank you for the warning jerry. the 19-year-old that scaled trump tower wednesday is now charged with reckless endangerment and criminal e climb inspired internet jokes. cnn jeannie mose tells us the best of them. >> your dog would bark too. if a guy with suction cups showed up outside of the trump tower window. the climber's slow ascent made the slightest move riveting. when he took off the hat, put on a backpack.

out glass to get to him. and when they finally dragged nim. it was one of those summer stories made for internet jokesters. live footage from trump tower tweeted batman and robin fan. watch as olympic once and inspires this. and the climber was inserted behind the donald in a famous taco bowl photo. before everyone learned he was steve from virginia. there were guesses. was it chris christie suctioning up to the donald? or ted cruz looking for delegates? the daily news bellowed haydon ald will your wall stop suction cups? the climber was accused of copying toy story. some saw a reespecially plans between climber and super natural star gerard.

the trump tower in new york city. so please stop asking. but the number one meme, visual joke that really left a mark was this. the climber suctioning the back of olympic swimmer michael phelps. hear you thought the circles were from cupping therapy. at least climber got closer to the top of phelps than top of trump tower. jeannie mose, cnn new york. chains like macy's are cutting back and closing stores. first big mall in town poised for a comeback. we see how the boulevard mall is reinventing itself. >> this area will be a bird aviator. >> not the amenities you expect inside of a shopping mall. >> this is our shark tank. >> then shane is not your typical tenant.

boulevard mall. and interactive experience with families in mind. >> our tanks are 6-foot tall so kids can get up there. and we have steps so they can see the stingray. touch them as they swim by. >> aquarium attraction opens in november taking over 26,000 square feet of prime shopping area. and latest improvements to valley's oldest indoor mall and customers are how they changed the mall around and remodeled and stuff. and add new stores. so it is real nice you. >> but not always. when dillards pulled out in 2008, it left behind a major hole. and now, jon's incredible pizza moved in. along with something else. good will is all about jobs. >> first good will to anchor a major regional mall.

and career connection center you might not. >> it will type in resume and comes up. >> offering free help with resumes and workshops for job seekers. >> to be part of the iconic mall when it has this renovation is all about what good will is. good will about second chances. this mall is getting a second charges. good will helps people to get second chances. it is a great fit. >> as for sea quest. >> pull from summerlin and henderson all over. >> he hopes the for now he has ambassadors set up in a mall kiosk. >> what is this thing? >> letting customers know big changes are coming. denise rosch news 3. >> anchor: coming up in the video vault. we are heading back to the 2000 olympics in sydney. when a young woman from las vegas was last minute sub for gymnastic team and turned out to

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i got shot down over vietnam and spent eleven months in a pow camp. what donald trump said about our members of the military being 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. >> anchor: 2000 summer olympics in sydney were not greatest for u.s. womens gymnastic team. came home with zero medals in individual or team competition. but there was a bright spot. most agreed strongest performance came from a las vegasian that was a long shot to

>> take it meet by meet. >> when news 3 caught up with 15-year-old tasha in 2000 she had competed on the international stage and was becoming well known locally. >> las vegas is not a big gymnastic city so i am happy to introduce the city to gymnastics to find out about olympic hopefuls. >> coach came but he was not sure yet. a month later at the visa cup competition in orlando skiker on fire. >> i have to tell you when i first saw her i was not sold. i didn't think -- i didn't know if she had enough time but every time out she has looked better and she is also looked like she felt like she belonged more. >> definitely on upswing not maxed out on skills. not -- she has not gone backwards in any way.

especially because of injuries. >> he chose her as second alternate. as she continued to polish the routines one olympic gymnast was injured and in a controversial move she was leap froged on to team. in sydney stars struggled and tasha was on the spotlight. >> likes it. more in the audience the better. >> she received a hero's welcome in mccarran. >> hard at first but i did a good job. >> pressure? >> local would be gymnast had a new role model. >> little kids come in and say i saw tasha and they want to be like her. and it has helped out the workout. remember if you want to do like tasha. >> anchor: so interesting to see that. especially with this year, gymnastic team doing really well. >> weather: apparently. >> anchor: 6:57. last look at the weather forecast. >> weather: well, it will be

i would not be surprised if we see 111 here and there on the valley sunday and monday. near record heat. and then staying hot on monday. >> and look at that. live look as we end this morning newscast.

good morning. she rules in the pool. katie ledecky proves once again she is unstoppable. >> another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. >> leaving the the dust. while michael phelps misses out on another gold. >> a three-way tie for silver. >> grabbing silver. and today swimming in what is likely his last olympic race ever. and maya dirado pulling a stunning come from behind victory. >> to get the gold.