volunteers and we have that story coming up next. >> dana: naked trump. see the statute turning heads and causing controversy across the country. this was made by a guy who lives in las vegas. you're going to hear from him coming up. good morning. welcome in. it is 5:00 on this friday augus. the sun will be up in about an hour goodness. wait until you see the front page of the "new york post." -t it's on your screen right now. ryan lochte and this alleged robbery not going away. check out the headlines. it's there on your screen. >> dana: says the ugly american and in the upper left liar, liar speedo on fire. this is not good for ryan lochte. it's going to cost him in terms of endorsements.

with jane king coming up in a little bit. >> kim: there are new developments with a couple of other swimmers down in rio. >> dana: we want to get you caught up with the blue cut fire. this is about three hours dr. las vegas. good news for us here is that interstate 15 is now open in both directions. this is more than 35,000 acres burned so far. fire officials say it is they have this thing 22% contained. >> kim: tens of thousands remain under mandatory evacuation. the fire scorching more than 50 square miles on the steep west side. the air quality in that area terrible. multiple school districts that just started up closed today as a result. christy is reporting live from the scene this morning. we're going to check in with her

traffic and weather every 10 minutes on news 3 today. tom is over in the traffic center. first our forecast with kelly curran. >> kelly: we had active weather across the area yesterday afternoon. if you were at home watching tv you probably noticed severe thunderstorm warnings and flooding taking place yesterday and still waffling a warning up in the muddy river. 91 at 9:00 a.m. today. dry conditions, thunderstorms later this afternoon with a high around 103. we're going to talk more about that coming up. >> tom: we're talking about a pretty good commute right now. i15 looking up to speed if you are heading north from the 215, 7 minute drive. things look good on the 95 and 515 as well. we'll take it down south to blue diamond road interchange with i15 and everything is in great

great start to your friday morning commute. >> kim: the 15 open in both directions. >> tom: both directions. easy drive to los angeles. >> kim: wonderful news on this friday morning. we transition to this local story thatch man suspected of stabbing and injuring a metro canine officer that we came to love, that officer known as nikki. that suspect in court today. kendall all over this developing story from downtown las vegas with the good morning kendall. >> reporter: they are going to be making sure he has correct representation. we'll bring you all the developments later this morning. the last time he was in court he was in a wheelchair still bandaged from the wounds he suffered during a nine-hour

he is facing several felony charges including attempted murder of a police dog, animal cruelty and assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon. the canine didt but was killed in an unrelated incident. >> dana: time to take you to the breaking news desk. >> krystal: for this we're heading to the east coast. look at this mess in new jersey. two transit buses colliding with each other early this morning. one of the buses appeared to have overturned.

the scene. we don't know how many folks have been injured and the extent of those injuries. we'll stay on top of this story and if anything develops we'll bring it to you. >> dana: we take to you rio. is there any doubt that usain bolt is the fastest man on planet earth? he did it again last night with his famous pose after he won the 200-meter race. look by the margin he won this race. wanted to break the record. didn't do so. this is his eighth gold medal. they are calling this his triple-double. tonight he's going to go for gold medal number nine. if he gets that that will tie him for the most gold medals on track and field competition with carl lewis of the united states. now we take you to the decathlon and ashton eaton has done it

10 events over two days. he won gold again like he did four years ago. you can hear from him when he stops by "the today show" coming up after this program. >> kim: local pride. let's focus on las vegas natives in competition in rio. we're going to start off with bmx racing and connor fields who advanced to the semifinals and that will be today. anthony dean won the heat and connor coming in second. he's in t b gold today. and then the bishop gorman grad 18-year-old cunningham competing in the women's high jump qualifiers. graduating from high school just two months ago. and now representing all of us not just las vegans but her entire country on the world's largest stage. winning gold at the world championships earlier this year.

she managed to clear the jump on the final time yesterday. didn't you say the first time it didn't work out. >> this is at the qualifying height of 1.94 meters. if she missed that final jump she would be out. she has a good chance to win gold tomorrow at 4:30 our time p. another bishop leads in golf. team u.s.a. in the lead with 100 med, 35 gold. china second, grain third. team u.s.a. the men's basketball team in action today in the semifinals against spain. >> kim: on the topic of the olympics, it takes a village to pull off these games. coming up chloe introduces to us the team of volunteers that make a world event like this actually come together and happen.

>> dana: the u.s. olympic committee issuing an apology for ryan lochte and his teammates. >> kim: ryan is a multimillionaire already because of this hardware. we're talking with jane king about what this means for his current endorms deals and future endorsements. millions of dollars on the line. a live report ahead. that fine city. amy has a program on comedy central. it was expected she would have another seaso season n year.

>> kim: you've heard the phrase get out of jail free card that. swimmer what was linked to ryan lochte is going to have to shell out $11,000 to get out of brazil. it has to do with this

brazilian authorities sparking controversy over the story those u.s. swimmers initially told. they are accused now of fabricating their story about being robbed at gunpoint on sunday. that footage from the gas station in question. they are accused of vandalizing the bathroom. you don't see that in the video. the video shows the swimmers sitting around hands up in the air at one point and being told to sit down. lochte and the have -- two of the swimmers never told their story to anyone. it was just lochte and one other swimmer. both are facing possible inindictments for falsely reporting a crime. the olympic committee is forced to apologize for their behavior saying it was distracting. after being pulled offer the plane for questioning, they were able to leave last night.

agreement with brazilian authorities. he's going to be allowed to return to the united states. he will be almost $11,000 less in the pocketbook when he gets back here. >> dana: this is expected to cost ryan lochte millions of dollars in endearments. >> tom: you got to wonder what was he thinking and hopefully we'll find out what was he thinking. we've got a situation here where there is that new fly over bridge is going in. this is the 215 underneath that bridge which opens up early next year. we'll take you into the bowl where travel times are running

>> kelly: the haze dissipates and the clouds start moving in. beautiful colors as that sun went down yesterday. the temperatures we're looking at right now lake 82, green valley you are 82. there is still quite a bit of moisture in the air this morning and we are anticin thunderstorms to develop later today. right now all is quiet except down near phoenix, they have light shower activity there now. thunderstorms are expected to fire back up again today with the best chances being around here. kingman, bull head city, there is still a chance for showers and storms around las vegas. yesterday they had some flooding issues, muddy river, there is a flood warning in effect.

today. 103 today. chance for showers and thunderstorms especially in the afternoon. tonight partly cloudy, 81 and our seven-day forecast, we'ring looing at dry conditions tomorrow. more chances for wet weather sunday and monday with highs in the upper 90's. >> dana: time to take you live to rio. chloe is standing by. it's 9:15 in the morning for you there. a lot of las vegans went down to enjoy the games as tourist. who went down there to work. >> that is right. we have another interview scheduled right after these live hits with another local. i ran into a lot of people from

very diverse group really from just about every corner of the country. what is really cool is a lot of them speak multiple languages and it's a necessity when have you nearly half a million people attending the olympics this year. >> out of more than 50,000 volunteers, we spoke to a pretty big group from the u.s. we asked how it felt working at the olympics. >> amazing, unbelievable. >> awesome. he been an exhilarating experience. you may have noticed they are all dressed in different colors. it symbolizes the variety of jobs during the game. red is medical, green is for liason and yellow is for making things go smoothly. >> each person here came for a different experience. denise and daniel are here as a couple to work.

city as security and loved it. >> she spent time working on the golf course and got to mingle with some of the world's top athletes. >> justin rose, all of our u.s.a. guys, bubba, fowler. >> their group grew through social media with plans to stay in touch after the games are over. >> it's been the most fabulous experience of my life. >> despite challenges, it all eventuallye time. >> international melting pot. >> you can tell by the excitement in some of the interviews those volunteers felt this has been an opportunity of a lifetime. we're happy to be able to capture those moments of their experience here in rio. i had to ask because i'm curious could they do it again and most of them said yes.

must have off time. >> they do get time off and they have gotten to see a lot of events. bryan na has seen beach volleyball and she's met up with other volunteers growing their network of friends here. they've been able to get time off. usually for example she was doing the golf portion and when the golf was finished she had time to enjoy her time here. they certainly have found some time to enjoy the sights and sounds of rio. >> dana: chloe not the only person from las vegas working at these olympics. thanks and we'll check back in in about an hour.

amazing concentration by chloe. she nailed it even with that distraction. we know that ryan lochte had time off. he had a little fun that. could cost him millions of dollars in endorsement money. that's our topic right now. so far so good for him, right? >> so far so good. it is early in this whole process. the sponsors are sticking with ryan none have made any decisions. he is back in the u.s. and we'll see how this all plays out. i'm sure the sponsor is watching closely. >> kim: you want a friendly wager on live television. here is what i'm proposing. ryan lochte is supposed to be in las vegas a week from today.

>> if he comes out and apologizes and acts like he's sorry for what happened, all will be ok so we'll see what happens. >> kim: i'm going to take that as he will come to las vegas after all. we'll know soon enough. the justice department is making historic and groundbreaking announcement about prison. >> this was a huge announcement. the justice department plans to end the use of private prisons. this is after officials concluded the buildings are less safe and effective than those run by the government. those privately run prisons don't provide the same level of service and don't save that much money. they are going to phase them out. two companies provide most private prison services, correctional corporation of america and the other is the go group. shares of them crashed, down 40%, there are no private

institutional new mexico california is run by private companies. >> dana: there are problems at this aquarium in western japan. they are putting in corresponding fish. every time they win a gold medal they put in a goldfish, every time they win a silver, they put in a silver. they ran out japan has won 12 gold medals and they only had 7 goldfish. >> kim: ryan lochte and that "new york post" liar, liar speedo on fire. they are calling him the ugly

him today? details headed your way. >> dana: naked donald trump statutes have been popping up all over the country including here in las vegas. guess who made this. a guy from las vegas. you are going to hear from him next. >> kim: live from rio on your screen, we have team coverage that continues and locals in

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>> dana: they are still on scene here with one tow truck. it should be clearing up soon. the freeway is open so good news in that regard. around town we're in good shape over here at travel times from durango down to the 215 on the beltway takes about six minutes. the freeways looking all right right now as we go to weather and kelly. >> kelly: as we take a look at the temperatures as you head out the door this morning not too bad, a little above norm until some locations.

elementary school. dew point at 48. it's a little higher than normal of what we typically see. those dew points will be increasing in the afternoon as we expect more humidity and the chance for showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. highs in the triple digits today. we have double digits on to >> kim: we've been focusing on local olympians getting attention. now this local artist. the guy responsible for this naked donald trump is a local. >> dana: he is a local. somebody paid him to do this. they've been popping up all over the place. people were taking pictures of it before city officials came and took the thing down.

if you know what i'm talking about. some are wondering what is going on here. >> perfect and disturbing. >> hilarious. i think it's obnoxious. >> it was cool. this is pretty heavy though. >> check the #s online so they are doing this across the country. i like it. >> we're going to talk to the artist. he's from las vegas. we'll ask him why he did >> kim: this is a first for the program to have to blur out the butt of a statute. still to come this morning, this is dramatic. this is a wedding and what is happening outside the wedding has everyone freaked out inside. we'll take you there ahead. as we send to you break, talk about a treat on this friday, we have a space walk that is taking

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>> kim: naked trump. check out that statute on your screen. you just heard from the local artist. that guy is from las vegas and he's getting international attention from his creation this morning. a live report headed your way. >> dana: the cover of this morning's "new york post" getting a lot of attention. it's ryan lochte, the latest on this scandal out of rio ahead. >> kim: wedding interrupted. a car bomb goes off and you are seeing the moment that it happened from inside this wedding. we'll take you to the scene in

>> kim: thanks for starting your day with us. a much better report when it comes to our air quality and roadway. >> dana: let's talk about that with tom. we know that interstate sark at least south bound has been shut for a couple of days. >> tom: the freeway is open. we had an traffic on 138 in california. it was just jammed. probably a boost to commercial businesses along that route howeverred the to be unpleasant for motorist. we're back in the valley where we have an accident that happened in the overnight hours.

fatality.

>> kim: he is the most well known athlete on planet earth now that tiger woods has stepped aside. he also is right up there as the highest paid. i know that floyd money mayweather used to hold that title. i believe usain bolt holds that now. in the final day of the decathlon american champion wins his second olympic gold med until a row. he ran threw farther than the competitors dominating the challenging event throughout the decade and led start to finish in the two-day competition on wednesday and thursday. these people blow me away with their athleticism and talent. >> dana: 40 years ago it was bruce jenner that won the decathlon in montreal. speaking of domination, this this young lady out of the united states, she dominated in

bronze. as a result team u.s.a. has won 100 olympic middles. 35 are gold. china is in second place followed by grain. team u.s.a., the men's basketball team in action at 11:15 faking on spain. they are 14-point favorites. a lot of people say they look vulnerable in these >> kim: the lighter side of the campaign. there is nothing light about what you are about to see some may say. people have seen it but they are going to see it with you. there is this sculpture of donald trump and the artist is a local who is responsible for it. >> michelle: does that surprise anybody? there is always a las vegas tie to every story.

talking. we're telling the story from the rooftop here because we wanted the skyline of our beautiful city behind me to talk about the fact that the guy who is gaining international attention for this less than beautiful statute we could say of donald trump is here from las vegas. his name is joshua monroe. he goes by ginger. he was hired to great these statutes. ginger is known for his haunted houses. he used 300 pounds of clay and silicone to create the statutes. took him about four months. they are in five different cities. san francisco, los angeles area, new york, cleveland and seattle. monroe talks about this and said it wasn't a political statement but he does know these statutes are controversial. >> i'm just an artist who created an art piece.

thinking, to get them talking and stir some type of emotion and this definitely did that. >> michelle: i was reading up on ginger. he says he was originally planning to vote for donald trump until he saw what he describes donald trump as making fun of a reporter who has a disability. i'm sure people remember that video, piece of video where a lof he was making fun of this reporter. after he saw that he said he couldn't vote for him anymore and he was disgusted by it. he has family members with disabilities. he agreed to create these statutes that are less than flattering for donald trump. and he says that he's ware it will get people talking but taft

>> dana: thank you for that live report. >> kim: still to come this morning we talked about johnny depp and amber's divorce and the $7 million on the line, the payout. that $7 million is going to something and we know exactly what that something is. we'll share ate head. >> dana: there is a kitten out there used one of its nine lives traveling a long distance. we'll tell you about this continues to burn at least for a few more days in rio. help me with this becauser a former sports director. we have local actions people can

>> kim: six week old kitten has a new home after surviving an 8d of a car. she heard myoing and popped the hood and discovered that kitty. the family went out to eat and went back to the car and realized the cat was back under the hood.

she believes the kitten is a stray and following a vet visit that kitty now has a great new home. >> dana: one down, eight more lives to go. >> tom: a few to spare. we're doing all right on the roadways. it is a little busy on the south bound i15. 2 the busiest interchange in the state of nevada. even in the early morning hours it gets busy. travel times green. police continue to investigate an auto pedestrian fatality accident just to the east of maryland parkway. right now we are going to check out weather with kelly. >> kelly: thanks tom. as the sun is getting ready to come up, we are already seeing a little bit of cloud cover as we take a look on the red rock resort camera. you see the clouds and pink that dawn glow there as well.

81-degrees at baker middle school. the humidity is rising. we have another chance for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon in las vegas. not so much in rio today. 81, partly sunny and humid. >> dana: wedding day can be stressful enough. this may have been the worse thing that could happen. a bomb outside this wedding. where this happened coming up. >> kim: check out the front page of the "new york post," liar, liar, speedo on fire. the ugly more on what is next for this athlete ahead. >> dana: live pictures out of new jersey. unfortunately a fatal bus crash to talk about. one of the drivers was killed. 19 passengers injured as you

>> dana: the ugly american, liar, liar,ed was not accurate. they showed up at that gas station in rio intoxicated by most accounts. they did some vandalism while they were there at the gas station. they were confronted by security at the gas station who then demanded they pay for the damage that they caused. we haven't heard the last of this not by a long shot. >> kim: drama of a different sort playing out. you are seeing it here.

a car bomb going off outside. and complete chaos as a result. the government is blaming a kurdish separatist group for three deadly bombings. the explosion outside of this wedding happening in eastern turkey. the video shows a terrifying moment for that bride and groom and family members. a police station in another attack comes under attack. that was earlier in the >> dana: things are getting better at the blue cut fire. about three hours outside of las vegas. not far from interstate 15. this thing is 22% contained. people still have not been let into their homes for the most part. the good news interstate 15 is now reopen in both directions. >> tom: it was closed for a couple of days. that is the artery for getting

now reopen. we have a fatality accident, auto pedestrian accident. so the investigation continued just east of the maryland parkway. it's getting busy earlier than normal. we normally don't see the yellow until after the 6:00 hour. let's get all the taillights here, it's kind of slow here. right now we're checking out the weather with >> kelly: we had crazy weather going on yesterday. haze in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon. we can see that. you see the hazy sky to start out. then there are clouds, storms building, blowing eastward through the valley. henderson got some of that as well as near the airport picking up .08 of rain. as you head out the door right now, we have a few clouds out there.

i know we are still expecting triple digits today for the afternoon highs. we expect the possibility for more thunderstorms. right now everything is pretty quiet. thunderstorms are expected to fire back up later today. best chances will be east of the 15 and south of the las vegas valley. although there is still a 20% chance we could get wet weather here in the valley itself. we have a flood warning in effect. this area shaded in green. that's the my but we're going to keep a close eye on this. if you come acrossed floridaed roadways, turn around, don't drown. overton you are looking at a high of 106. pahrump 103. indian springs 99. in las vegas today 103. chance of showers and storms in the afternoon and another chance sunday and monday. notice those days highs will be in the double digits. >> kim: used to have a long time

meteorologist would say when thunder roars go and he would say go inside. amber heard, $7 million worth of settlement money from johnny depp. what is she doing with it? we know and we're going to tell you coming up. >> dana: another space walk today. what they are doing in space at the international space station. that is coming up new at 6:00. >> kim: hopefully live right now live pictures out of the heart of new york city. larry will mother show just ended of a brief run on comedy central had a warm sendoff on

>> kim: a major league baseball fan goes to catch the ball but it doesn't end well. the person is going to be ok but there was blood on the head there. foul ball hit by ricky weeks jr. this guy is going to be all right but this hurt.

aleave on that one. the padres won. they beat the diamondbacks 9-8. and headache for that guy. >> dana: time for the water cooler on this friday morning. you got to see some of these social media post surrounding ryan lochte and his teammates after that scanned until rio. some post you'll find if you search. with police chasing them. and another as characters from pretty little liars. and one saying brian williams is one lochte's witnesses. amber heard says she's giving her divorce settlement to charity. the actress giving the $7 million she received in her

charities. children's hospital of las vegas and the american civil liberties union are the lucky recipients of that 7 million. she has her own money. she's a multimillionaire of her own right. this is a nasty divorce. now she thinks she's doing the right thing by giving away that $7 million she's getting from dep to charities. a metallica fan getting an early christmas present. releasing a new album scheduled to come out on november 18. >> kim: amber wanted to show this is not about the money. >> dana: she probably could have gotten a lot more. johnny depp is worth hundreds of millions.

>> dana: wildfire watch. the blue cut fire continues to

we'll have the latest in a live report ahead. plus -- >> this is why i'm doing this for the love of people. >> kim: lending a hand. a lot of locals went to rio not just to take in the games but to actually work them. chloe in the mix not the only one working in rio from las vegas. a live report headed your >> dana: 6:00 on this friday morning. the sun is coming up in the east into a cloudy sky above southern nevada. >> kim: thanks for starting your day with us. ryan lochte waking up to not a welcome sight on the front page of the "new york post." that is the cover for this morning. >> dana: it says the ugly american on the bottom and liar,