>> dana: speaking out on a frightening situation. a man way gun goes inside a local store and tells everybody to get on the ground. we'll tell you how it played out coming up. >> i see a gold medal on the next. >> seeing gold. it is the olympics for that matter. be what does a local boxing coach have to do with it? chloe has the story this morning live from >> dana: good morning. you see clouds off in the distance but above the clouds you see hazy skies. that is smoke from that fire that is burning in southern california. >> kim: as you are waking up with us this morning we're the wagners. we have a team of people in place. kelly curran has been doing a terrific job with the local weather implication.

and travel times. we begin with tom high above. >> tom: we're heading over to the east side of town right now where there is an accident we showed to you earlier at nellis and vegas valley. we're not quite there yet but it's in the middle of the intersections. as we widen out for the big shot here, you can see a little bit of haze coming into the valley. we'll hear more about that from kelly in a >> jeff: with have an accident on the 215 exit.

up. take it easy and stay indoors as much as possible. you can see all of that haze out there. temperatures today will still be warm. we're expecting a high 107. we're going to talk more about the smoke and haze coming up. >> kim: the breaking news of what is causing our >> krystal: look at this smoke as a result of this blue cut fiere we continue to follow all morning. it's scorched more than 18,000 acres. here is the latest. have you 80,000 people who have had to evacuate. more than 34,000 homes in the

parts of the 15 close as a result of this as well. if have you to go that route you can get on the 18 to the 14 south which will take to you i5 and that will take to you l.a. we'll continue to follow this developing story. >> dana: happening today a metro details. >> it is. good morning. metro officer is charged with one count of child pornography -- >> kim: you see we obviously had a technical hiccup with craig's live picture from downtown las

with him we'll take you back there. looks like a can you hear me now situation. we'll transition to a story you will no doubt be talking about later. it's a local one with police being called out to a store in the middle of a busy shopping day. the eyewitness accounts of what happened just horrific. in the store shoppers doing their thing, employees also minding their own business when all of a sudden an armed man or a mom with four young kids was able to escape through the emergency exit. this was quite the scene. swat called out and everything. the suspect described as mentally unstable. telling us he may have had a fake weapon when he did this. the employees telling their friends when they were able to talk to them about this that the guy was getting more and more aggressive pointing that weapon

it was everybody and they were yelling back saying they were taking too long and cussing and saying vulgar things to them. >> he was screening get on the floor. i couldn't see him so i thought we could run out. >> when you take in dramatic images and you hear the eyewitness k., we are proud to report to you that metro did take that man into custody. this is not a manhuntit you are waking up on this wednesday morning. it's unclear what sort of charges this man will face. not a single person injured. >> dana: it was four years ago in london u.s.a. boxing won zero medals. this once proud program. we take you live to rio now. there is a local guy out of las vegas that is trying to get some of our boxers to the medal stand

optimistic this year. we spoke with august by from las vegas and he made an attempt to make it toms as a boxer in 1996. he didn't make it then but he's back and has his sights set to be coaching this year's boxing team. we have video of one of his athletes who was fighting yesterday. he's been coaching several people on the team. now he's going to the semis so he's guaranteed at least a bronze. >> we're going to get gold. i see a gold medal and i'm happy

>> you heard him aiming for gold. we'll see what happens today and tomorrow. we have insight on what it's like to be on the other side osteal when it comes to coaching at the olympics. >> dana: stephenson won yesterday but gary russell they are putting great stuff on news3lv.com and also on our facebook page. incredible stuff online. check it out today. >> kim: i wonder if she was able

>> i hated the water and didn't want anything to do with it. >> dana: isn't that michael phelps? he hated the water interview coming up. >> tom: problems on the roadways. we'll talk about this accident and another one in a moment from sky 3. >> david: a high of 88 today in rio.

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security footage showing an s.u.v. hilting a gas pump after it was hit by another vehicle that. impact causing the vehicle to flip and also just flames shooting right into the air when it slammed into the pump. the 87-year-old driver killed instantly in the accident. two people inside the gas station were able to escape. one person was injured because of the flying debris from this accident. >> dana: he's the greatest swimmer of all time and it turns out it did n love affair between michael phelps and water. >> it's wild to think about how far we've come from my mom putting me in the water. i hated the water and didn't want anything to do with it. i have done everything i've ever wanted and i have 28 olympic medals. that sounds so weird. so strange. >> dana: he didn't like water at first. now he loves it for sure.

loves it as well. michael phelps says he's going to tokyo. not to compete. he's going to take his son there to enjoy the action four years from now. >> kim: tom is afraid of heights. here he is up in sky 3. >> tom: you may be speaking tongue in cheek but i am a little bit when i'm not in the helicopter. i get the willies if i go up in the stratosphere for example. we have a couple of accidents. flat bed tow truck on the scene of this one at nellis and vegas boulevard. this is going to cause a problem from the summerlin parkway to the 215. >> jeff: here is another accident we can add to the list.

you heard tom mention the accident at 215. as you make the merge on to the summerlin parkway. they have this accident to the right side. traffic able to move past. a remind tore join the waze team. you can give us real time updates on your commute. just don't do it while you are driving. including people suffering in louisiana here is dana and celebrating i did. >> dana: 40,000 homes damaged there. we found out that most of these people do not have flood insurance. >> kelly: regular homeowners insurance does not cover that. very tragic story there. in addition to the loss of life already. water levels are starting to recede allowing residents to get back in their homes.

preparing for the worse. red cross volunteers are heading to louisiana to lend a hand to flood victims. it has been so devastating there and such incredible video. and then the rescue video we've seen. real heroes coming out of there. now the sun is up. usually it's blinding at this you can see because of the haze it's blurred out. a lot of pink in the sky. smoky, hazy conditions. here is a look at the current temperatures. henderson coming in at 82.

dry conditions for us here. high today 107 but smoky, hazy conditions. it's execked to get worse before it starts getting better this afternoon. the winds are going to kick up to blow some of it out of >> this week we're talk about a big time sports franchise finding a home here in the las vegas valley. not the raiders. there were spring rumors that the athletics were going to make

>> i think it would be interesting to see how regular season major league baseball would work here. >> don was general manager of the stars. then our local triple a franchise. >> it has a lot of upside for us. >> why not stay in oakland? the coliseum was being renovated for the return of raiders football. sandy was concerned about the progress. ready to accommodate the fans at the comfort level and so forth that they have come to expect? >> the answer was no. by march 20 it was official. >> we look at home run not only for the city and county but for the public itself. >> excitement build when tickets went on sale. sky 3 was called to check out the line stretching fan block. >> i'm from oakland so it's a dream come true for me.

fans enjoyed the big league play. seemed like it favored mostly the >> i think this enhances our chances if not guarantees our chances of being approved by major league baseball. >> back now on a live shot of cashman field, these days don is president and chief operating officer of the las vegas 51's. he tells me the spring training deal was close but didn't come together.

established its connection to oakland for big time professional sports. we'll see fit happens again. >> every time i think of the a's i think of brad pitt. when you see this you can't believe that people survived this but they do. we have the way. >> thrills but also some spills

>> we've got a couple of problems on the roadways right now. let's start with this. car got hit hard there. there is this didn't on the loop ramp from summerlin westbound on to the 215 south bound. you see motorist swinging wide

smoky skies this morning. we're going to start out with a live picture. smoke expected to get worse before it gets >> dana: this car gets crushed

he's not out of the woods but he is in the hospital. last check he is still alive. >> the final five. they are screaming right here. you want believe who walks in the door.

>> dana: a huge fire burning three and a half hours from las vegas having huge impacts for the las vegas valley including air quality and traffic concerns. we have live team coverage coming up in >> kim: big win for team u.s.a. jay gray is all over it with the must see moments from hours ago in primetime and also a menu of what to expect for the rest of the day. >> surprise. the final five u.s.a. women's gymnastics team getting the surprise of a lifetime. wait until you see who walks

>> good morning. look at the hazy skies of southern nevada from sky 3 this morning. >> kim: unbelievable local impacts we're feeling from a fire burning four hours away from us in southern california. we've been checking out the live images from the fire fight. you're seeing aerial images on your screen now. 6:30 on the nose on this wednesday morning. as you are waking up, we have thanks for spending time with us. >> dana: we're going to talk about the air quality here in southern nevada coming up. tom is up in sky 3 providing dramatic images. seems like this played out three weeks ago here in the valley. >> tom: i remember not just a look but also the smell. i did notice walking out the door but we were fleeing over the west side of town and i

we are over the east side of town just a little bit east of the center. this is russell road and eastern where we had a report of an accident. as for travel times everything is looking all right.

forecast and see when the smoke is going to clear. >> kelly: we expect it to get worse before it gets better this afternoon. here is a look outside. we're looking at temperatures rising up to 106 by 3:00. 105 at 6:00 p.m. the winds are going to increase this afternoon a good thing and help mix things up and get some of this out of

dozens of structures residential and commercial burned to the ground. and parts of the i15 closed down as well. have you to take a detour. we expect a press conference this morning at 9:00. as soon as we know more information we'll send it to you on air, online or through social media. >> ki now we're updating you on the olympics. jay gray has quite the passport. he travels all over the globe covering the summer games, the winter games for us and last night he was able to have a front row seat for history. here he is with all the action. >> you won't see them done like

gymnastics. >> i felted good. >> there was little hope for the rest of the field. clay taking an even bigger leap after the competition proposing to his girlfriend in the stands. she said yes. but the answer was no for jennings and april the shot at gold in beach volleyball being beat by brazil. medal chances field, golf and basketball. women's boxing continues today. wrestling in action in rio as we take in this gorgeous live look. the americans with a good chance at med unless both events.

on live television. when it comes to the medal count we're talking 84 total medals for te >> dana: the excitement is building and we're not talking about the olympics. we're talking about the start of school. clark county begins a week from monday. they are getting ready and so is the school district.

introduce the school district and all of the schools and students to all of the new teachers coming in. i like to call this a pep rally for all the new teachers. they have it every year. about 1400 new teachers will be here in the orientation happening. is this exciting for them. they get a chance to get acquainted with the school district and teachers union and meet with each other. there is a lot of squads from different schools here throughout the district. they are going to be here at this big event at the south point. we want to take this opportunity to remind people there is a lot to do to get ready, school shopping for supplies and

weeks to go. that is a long checklist. we like to take this opportunity to welcome all of the teachers. 1400 new schoolteachers. i've covered a chance to talk to them, there are a lot of people coming from different states for the opportunities offered within the school district. a lot of people welcomed into our community and we welcome them as we kick off the new school year. >> kim: we have some of the best teachers in the country. we have had a tremendous experience with our 11-year-old who has been going through all of the different grades here in clark county.

lighting up the streets of japan. it is a beautiful tradition and we take you there. no passport needed for this one. hang out with us. >> dana: there is a guy in rio they are calling forest gump. there he is. chloe caught up with this guy. where are they calling him forest gump? we'll let you know with a live report from rio. speaking of rio, we have live pictures out of russia where eight years women won the 4 by 100 meeter. the gold medal, they've been

>> dana: a beautiful scene playing out in japan. they tomorrow a circle and dance. they have lanterns on their

from ancient folk lower. it is said local people rescued him by torch light. they play this out. it's a great tradition every year. women dancing to local songs and circle around a wooden >> it's hard to make out the south point. there is so much haze in the

>> we expect an air quality advisory to be issued in the next few hours. 88 today and rio. >> dana: watching a bride walk down the aisle can be a tearjerker but this was shocking for a lot of people. we'll tell you why ahead. >> another live look at our top story this morning. it is that california wildfire driving over 80,000 people from their home. this is burning northeast of los angeles. it's turning into a 28 water

number of david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. then why would anyone in america think he would respect them.

>> a metro officer expected in a local courtroom hours from now. craig joining us from downtown las vegas and this officer is accused of heinous crimes.

possession of pornography and a count of distribution of child pornography. the mug shot released by metro. he's on paid administrative leave. the investigation began on august 12. he was arrested last week. this morning will be his first court appearance. he'll be formally presented with the charges. there will be discussion about bail whatever happens. i'll be there to report on what happens. we will see him in person for the first time at his court appearance in about 45 minutes. i'd love to get the information

chloe has been doing a terrific job of giving us the flavor of what is going on in these summer games. i love this story. you've been able to hang out with the reel live forest gump. he's been given that nickname because he's the most famous photo bomber i've ever scene. >> this is probably my favorite story i've done so far. this guy is just a riot. he's so we're going to show you, he's been dubbed as the fourth gump of the olympics for taking all these photos you are seeing now with all these famous people and of course popping up in some of the most memorable olympic tv moments. just to name a few people he's met, he's sat next to warren buffett at the opening ceremony

he has one more person he wants to take a picture with and that is michael phelps. he hasn't gotten it yet but someone paid for him to have ceremonies so he can get closer to phelps. he wants to meet all of these people and says it's been a dream come true here in rio. >> congress is expected to get

interview with the f.b.i. over use of a private email server and the clinton camp is all for it. >> let the public see what the f.b.i. decides to let congress see. >> this went on for years. >> donald trump expected to get his first security briefing today as the republican nominee. tracy potts joins us live from washington with more on this. what type of secrets is donald trump going to get today? >> not a l briefing even though it is classified. he's got to have top secret clearance and so does mike flynn. he'll be there. chris christie and campaign advice will be there. they will not get into details a source tells us like covert options anted nuclear weapons. more of an overview.

his campaign. remember when he fired cory as his campaign manager and never filled that position. paul the campaign chair has been running things. he's staying on but now they are picking up two other people who have been working with the campaign or advising the campaign. two people that he knows pretty well. one of them is going to be the new campaign manage they'll be digging through the notes to try to find out if there were any discrepancies in what she told congress and what

>> dana: trump is reading from the tromper a lot more these days at these public events. he tries to stick to the script. >> kim: happening today. his running mate mike pence is going to be here in las vegas, specifically over in henderson. republican vice presidential nominee is trying to wow the crowds here locally. he's the indiana governor set to hold this event at 2:00 this afternoon at the henderson convention center. the event is open to the public. guests are asked to rsvp to trump's website. this is the second time he's visited nevada this month. he headlines campaign rallies in carson city and reno. that was august 1. mike pence down here in southern nevada in henderson at 2:00 for

>> dana: an interview you'll only see here on channel 3, tim kaine and his wife sitting down on "the today show." >> i remember the president saying democratics ought to run scared. >> is there any overconfidence here? >> none. i see no complacency on the team. i've won every race of nine. i say be call you the winner. >> do you expect this to tighten up? >> i do. be an underdog until they call you the winner. more of that interview coming up after news 3 today. >> kim: a big night for team u.s.a. simon biles and aly hit the mat for the floor routine. it was amazing. how does she do it? super human and so fun to watch

we'll get to that in a moment as we first take in this live look out of rio. in case you missed the gymnist in action. biles took home gold again. aly took home silver. they are dubbed the dynamic duo. biles making history as the first african-american woman to win four gold at a single olympics. when it comes to aly, they are both matt this morning talking about the big wins. >> did you have any fun at all today? >> yes, i had tons of fun. it was very exciting. >> will you be in tokyo? your coach says you are as strong as ever. >> i'm going to take a vacation and take some time off and never say never. i'm definitely thinking about it. >> she was flawless too. if simon hadn't been in competition she would have

interview and watch the surprise by zac efron who hopped on a plane and went down to rio because he knows they are his biggest fans. that is going to play out this morning on today. we'll have v that coming up in about two minutes. >> dana: you've had a bird's eye view of that smoke.

>> the only slow spot between the bowl and 215. smoke in the air. what are we looking at?

a little bit cooler as we head for the weekend. >> the final five getting the shock of a lifetime. >> zac efron walks through the door. simon on the right adeers this guy. they've been tweeting back and forth. surprise them. >> we are following the latest out of califorornia as the so called blue cut fire continues

good morning. stunning loss. >> agatha puts it away! >> kerri walsh jennings and april ross defeated in beach volleyball semifinals, the first defeat of walsh jennings' career, as gymnastics wraps up with a bang for team usa. >> oh, my! >> two silver medals for danell leyva, a record-setting fourth gold for simone biles, this time in the floor exercise. and aly raisman takes silver, but that was just one memorable moment for the final five.