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,

forever tarnished? we'll look into this more in the next half hour. >> kim: live team coverage from rio this morning. we have kelly curran standing by with your weekend forecast. jeff is all overtravel times. on top of the morning commute is tom up in sky 3. >> kelly: we're going to wea cloudy skies we're seeing outside this morning. right now we're looking at temperatures in the upper 70's and low 80's. dry conditions for us now but 99 at noon, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, better chance as we get toward 4:00. 103 for the expected high here today. we're going to talk more about the thunderstorm chances plus the air quality coming up in a few minutes.

3. if you are headed out the door, we have one freeway accident to tell you about 215 eastbound at jones. not seeing a lot of slowing as a result. there is a little bit of slowing at washington. a small stretch going through the bowl where it's going to take you eight minutes from downtown to tropicana. everything else in the clear. >> krystal: from the breaking news desk, we've been follow what ultimately turned out to be a deadly crash between two transit bushes in new jersey. one person killed in this crash. it was one of the drivers of the bus. we'll continue to follow the story to get an idea of the extent of the injuries of the passengers on board. at last check 18 people were injured. from the breaking news desk i'm crystal allen and we'll send it

cut fire which is burning about three hours from las vegas. things are on the improve there. interstate 15 now open in both directions. >> if there is anything positive that can come from this blue cut fire, it's here at the fairgrounds. this is where many people that were evacuated and i want to show you what is behind me here, they are holding animals here fro bring their animals here. right now the san bernardino county leaders tell us back in those pins there are 26 pigs, 248 goats and sheep. 123 horses. they tell me some of the animals that were saved still have not been claimed by their owners. and they have a simple system out there to keep track of the animals whose owners are out there.

other side of the fairgrounds here helping to shelter folks who still can't go back to their homes. we talked to one woman staying here. >> i didn't want to leave because i didn't want to sit in that little valley with all that smoke around us again. it was like we were trapped. >> some evacuations have been lifted but many people still can't go back evacuations will be lifted. >> kim: before we let you go, it's pretty clear in town as far as the air quality. what is it like there? >> we've been here for two days now, it is getting so much better. yesterday you could see a vast improvement. it was blue skies out here

difference in air quality even this morning. >> kim: good then we can all breathe a sigh of relief. the man suspected of stabbing and injuring that metro canine officer we all came to love known as nikki is facing a judge today. kendall all over this developing story. she joins us live from downtown las vegas with the latest. >> reporter: good i can tell you that simmons is expected to stand before a judge behind me later this morning. a common routine checking on his counsel making sure he has proper representation from an attorney. the last time he was 234 court he was in a wheelchair bandaged from wounds he received during a nine-hour standoff.

police dog, destruction of state property and resisting a police officer with a deadly weapon. communicating with him through a robot that was damaged and broken down by the suspect. nikki the canine managed to bite the suspect multiple times. this case got a lot of attention specifically in support of officer nikki who after time off healing returned to duty. unfortunately he wasat unrelated case with a murder suspect. a lot of attention around this canine officer who is now resting in peace. >> dana: time to take you live to rio. the lovely and talented chloe is standing by.

olympics.

games. >> the paraolympics go through the 14. athletes from 160 countries will be competing and more than 500 medals up for grabs from the parao. >> dana: she's done a great job of reporting here on news 3 today. also a great job of providing some perspective behind the scenes. you can find that stuff, news 3 digital. you can follow with reed and chloe on the news 3 facebook

>> kim: now representing all of us las vegans and our entire country on the largest she did win gold in the event at the world championships earlier this year. she's expected to do so again in rio managing to get it done yesterday. the finals are tomorrow night. you said she had so much pressure on her because she had one chance to get it done. >> dana: she missed on her first two attempts.

was out. she got it done. we have a local bmx racer in action in the semifinals today. he ran yesterday in the quarter finals. won one of them and finished third and fourth in the other two. this guy was expected to win gold four years ago. he got to the final in london. had a bad start and never recovered. >> dana: the obama administration getting criticism for that $4 million payment to iran. what the accident now admitting

>> kim: that $400 million payment to iran was contingent of release of prisoners. >> there is nothing leveraged opportunities. when you look back at the comments when this happened. there were opportunities we took advantage of and as a result we were able to get american citizens back home. >> kim: that marks the first time the u.s. linked the two events which critics painted as

arrangement. we have people sounding off all over the map on this one. such decisions are putting our nation and our allies at risk. >> dana: time to take you to rio and we have the surveillance video from that gas station in rio. this is the video that shows that ryan lochte was lying about that robbery that took place here. you can see thatht station by this first base. this taxi cab. you see them rip down an a advertising poster. accused of doing damage to a bathroom there. these are the swimmers sitting on the curb when a plan working security did pull out a gun. he did admit that and held the

they could fix the damage these swimmers caused. gunner and jack got on a flight headed bang to the united states last night. jimmy is still in the country although he agreed to pay $11,000 to a children's charity to make it right. ryan lochte is in the united states. lochte has not made any comment. >> kim: a certain phrase does not apply to this story what happens in rio does not s rio. >> tom: we've got a little problem here on a residential street here off of washington. how did this happen? you got a car and a pickup truck that hit at a fairly high rate of speed. have you people in their jamies out there checking it out. here is the intersections just off of this residential area.

>> jeff: traffic and weather every 10 minutes. have to report on another pedestrian fatality that happened overnight. seeing slowing as the investigation continues on flamingo. we had an accident at jones which appears to be clear now. traffic moving fine in both directions. travel times not seeing any slowing on this friday. that's a good start to this friday. join the waze team. you can give updates on your commute, just don't do it while you are driving. we go to dana and kelly for something we are no stronger to. >> kimberly: this video incredible out of oklahoma.

>> kim: two nasa astronauts have left the international space

a lot of people want to hang out with us to see how we work. this is more fun. stunning footage on your screen as we speak. jeff and kate out on the space walk. they are installing the first of two international docking adapters. those will be used for arrivals of >> dana: be careful what you wish for. this guy caught a foul ball with his head. >> kim: we're checking in with chloe and hearing from jay gray and he focuses on that star

>> dana: live pictures out of southern california. the blue cut fire continues to burn but they have this thing 22% contained. good news interstate 15 back open in both directions.

>> tom: two vehicles involved in a residential accident, this is just to the southwest of the intersections of washington and torrey pines on a side street. how did that happen exactly? we check weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here is >> kelly: quite a few clouds this morning. here is a look at the southeast career and technical camera. a mix of sun and clouds. 82 is the current temperature. relative humidity at 35% but we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms a possibility this afternoon. cooler temperatures are on the way. we'll talk more about that in 10 minutes. >> kim: there is no crying in

that leads to bleeding. that is what happened with that guy. >> dana: he didn't cry. he did bleed as you can see.

>> the blue cut fire continues to burn three hours from las vegas. we are live from the front lines in minutes. >> turning heads. this statute of donald trump is showing up in major cities all across america and you there is a local connection. michelle joins us with a live report. jay gray will introduce you to these two american medalists in

>> kim: we still have an air quality advisory in effect. welcome to the program. thanks for spending time with us. >> we are talking about the latest from that blue cut fire. we're going to take you live to the scene in about 15 minutes. right now you can see it interstate 15 is back open in both directions. 22% containment on this fire. >> right now we're going to be checking in with a little team traffic. we do it every 10 minutes on the program. we're starting with tom in sky 3.

looks like the car hopped the curb. knocked down a street as far as travel times we're not

better than what it has been the last couple of days. we have that advisory in place. it's just whether or not they are going to cancel that early. we have clouds in the area right now and a chance of showers in the afternoon. 99-degrees at noon today. 102 at 3:00. we have more rain chances in our forecast and some relatively cooler temperatures. we'll talk about that in 10 minutes. >> kim: as the summer games u.s.a. continues to go for all of that hardware. the americans with 100 medals

basketball against spain. take this in because by monday that is going to be the final time we have v this live look at the beach. when it comes to the women, they are looking for gold in the four by 100 relay. usain bolt making his last run for gold in rio and looking to

>> dana: donald trump naked statutes popping up in cities across america. the guy who made these statutes lives here in las vegas. >> that's right. consider yourself lucky if you are watching right now because we have some of these parts of the statute blurred out. if you go online you can see the whole thing in all of its glory and it's not pretty. this is a s is duplicated in five cities total. there are five cities they've popped up at the same time. they have people talking. the man who created these is

>> i'm an artist who created an art piece is attar is made to create conversation to get people thinking and talking to and to stir some type of emotion >> joshua said he was a supporter of trump until trump was criticized as he was giving a speech. a lot of people said he was making fun of a reporter with disabilities. ginger said after he saw that he couldn't support him anymore.

opportunity he would make a similar statute of clinton. >> we know why they call him ginger. he clearly has the red beard and hair. maybe people weren't aware he said he would do this free of charge as long as one stood? cleveland. that's his hometown. together for this little boy to make him smile. you see the disney characters in the mix. wait until you hear the details about this special event. it will warm your heart and we have it headed your way. >> dana: there is one thing you will not see in the olympic village. no american flag. why not? chloe joins us live from rio with this story. >> kim: get this, we are getting word that donald trump is

today and at first i thought they were going to say rio. he's going to be in louisiana. it is a big deal because that community has just been hit so hard by flooding. a lot of people giving the president of the united states grief for not abandoning his golf game to go see the people suffering.

>> dana: this guy has been through a lot lately but we're happyo >> kim: it's been horrible to see what he's been put there. 7 years old and he was orphaned by domestic violence last year. his dad killed his mom before taking his own life. he was there when the whole thing happened. as a result the nypd deciding to come together to raise money over the last eight months to

>> tom: we've had problems this morning. they were just on surface streets but now we have one on the freeway. this is just before you get to summerlin parkway and this one with a car mowing down a street sign off of decatur and few clouds around the area this morning as you are getting ready to head out the door. let's start way live look out there. we have a look on a live camera showing us a few clouds in the area. maybe not going to need sunglasses as you head out this morning but i'm betting chloe needs some as we look at a mix of sun and clouds in brazil today with a high of 81. >> dana: the headline being seen

we'll have more on this coming up. >> kim: the ugly american. and the sky is not as ugly this morning as they were yesterday. we're going to have an update on the blue cut fire as you take in live images on your screen. we're at the mercy of our affiliate providing these in southern california. we have a crew reporting live

>> we're coming to you from the breaking news desk. investigators are trying to

involved in this crash involving two transit buses was the result of one of the buses running a red light and broadsiding the other bus. according to the new jersey transit the driver of one of the buses was killed. 19 passengers injured in this crash, 7 critically. a very tragic scene unfolding out of new jersey this morning. >> kim: thank you very much. from that breaking news to this the blue cut fire continues to grow. the glimmer of good news 15 is open in both direction this is morning. for details on the latest on this fire that's had local implications we check in with christy. you are saying this morning it's dramatically better than it was yesterday morning at this time. >> it is so much better.

right behind me there are volunteers walking horses and taking care of some of the other animals back here that the people had to evacuate. some of the animals haven't been claimed that were pulled off of farm lands out h of. some of those animals have been saved out here. the american red cross is taking care of people out here as well. and we will have more on those evacuations coming up later today. >> dana: we also have an air quality advisory in effect for southern nevada today. when you look at the skies above las vegas, it looks much better

donald trump took to the stage in charlotte, north carolina yesterday. >> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. i have done that and believe it or not, i regret it. >> dana: live to our nation's capitol. edward lawrence is joining us this morning. is donald trump admitting he made some mistakes? >> he apparently is saying he regrets some of his words. sort of like casinos after a decade he got a makeover. this is donald trump 2.0. donald trump now saying he regrets some of the words in the heat of the moment. he chooses the wrong word.

tone against hillary clinton saying she does not always speak the truth. and clinton turned this back anyway statement saying donald trump started this campaign insulting people and he continues to do so. within the last 30 or 40 minutes donald trump and his running mate mike pence landed in baton rouge, louisiana. the two of them are going to tour the flood damage going on there. the national pool did not go with him but locals are there. after that donald trump goes on to michigan. he started this morning airing his very first national campaign ad for this national election. >> dana: i love it. edward used to be a reporter in our fine city. supposer hoping he doesn't

have a great weekend. >> kim: our live team coverage from rio continues this morning with chloe who has done a bang up job reporting from rio during the past two weeks. she joins us live again. it's fun to get a tour of the olympic village during all of the olympic games. i learned something new because of you this morning what is going on in rio. do tell. >> there is a lot to talk about. we have cool video that i shot just the to olympic village when i was interviewing the u.s. boxing coach. the thing that took my breath away is these buildings. looks like a city within itself. the buildings are like sky scraper like. very big and you can see many countries are represented with flags and other decorations hanging from the windows and balconies. you may notice that there is a

for safety reasons team u.s.a. does not decorate the area where the athletes are staying due to safety concerns. most of the athletes since the games are wrapping up have dispersed and most of the events are finishing up as you can see. a lot of them are seeing the sights in rio right now. there are still a few staying in the safety is apples a top priority. no decorations from the u.s. but they were certainly present for these games. for that medal count, we are pretty proud of that. >> dana: team u.s.a. keeping a low profile.

home safely. >> kim: this following the controversial armed robbery allegation. check out the cover. ugly american is the headline. then a subheadline that says liar, liar, speedo on fire. the newspaper releasing this cover to twitter. now it's in print this morning in new york city. ryan lochte they quote saying everything the world hates about americans. lochte and his teammates told gunpoint. several men were dressed as police officers. we know we've seen the surveillance footage from the gas stationment one of his teammates having to cough up $11,000 to get out of brazil. that will go to a children's charity. more of news 3 today right now with dana. >> dana: let's focus on the good side of these olympic games. on your screen now the best athlete on planet earth.

the decathlon gold medal yesterday. he won gold four years ago in london and did so again yesterday on the track. he had to compete in 10 events over two days. and he's just glad he won the gold again. >> how much pressure were you feeling standing at the beginning of that race? >> normally i'm very nervous and feel a locality of pressure. i thought i'm willing to run myself to the hosp i to. >> this comes 40 years after bruce jenner won the decathlon in montreal. we have a proud history of american men winning the decathlon. >> kim: we have a proud tom up in sky 3. he would get the gold medal for news 3 today. >> tom: so far no medals around the neck yet but we'll keep on trying our best. we have a good situation out here as we approach rampart.

sometimes down to one lane while working on the median barrier rail. it's going to be a cable barrier. and we have this accident blocking the hov lane. it's a little bit slow on south bound '5" just before you get to the summerlin parkway interchange. >> jeff: thank you. in terms of the olympics and medal count it's gone from br started off bad and now it's gotten better. i'm looking at that accident tom just mentioned. they've moved it off to the right. they have a lot of wreckage clear. it's 14 minutes from 215 downtown. 15 south bound running a little slow. nine minutes from downtown to tropicana. >> kelly: we're looking at a few clouds throughout the area as we

temperatures comfortable. we're seeing clouds, little bit of sunshine in there. dry conditions this morning but that could change this afternoon. current temperatures southeast you are coming in at 83. summerlin 79 to get the day started. we will see a break in clouds but then building back in the afternoon. it's quiet right now across much of the region. thunderstorms expected to fire up similar to yesterday. they are going to start over the mo areas to the south and east of las vegas have the best chance today but we could see activity in las vegas. the highs today pahrump 102. boulder city 100 even. las vegas today 103. that's our expected high. got a 20% chance of showers and storms in the afternoon. another chance sunday into monday. >> dana: time for the water cooler and finding out the gender of your unborn baby is always a big moment for any

>> dana: three days after that video she passed away. her daughter moved ahead her appointment so she could reveal the jenner to her dying mother. that is lochte there posted on

police. >> kim: we'll see exactly what he has to say in moments on "the today show" coming up next. have a wonderful weekend. we encourage to you check out our friends on the cw las vegas. >> happy friday to you and everyone at home. more live pictures from the raginl the latest in the fire fight. >> jeff: a police officer

p ?? good morning. 100 and counting. team usa hits a medals milestone. ashton eaton winning gold in the decathlon to retain his title as the world's greatest athlete. again. >> he makes it look easy! >> and vandals, not victims. overnight, two of the u.s. swimmers involved in that gas station incident with ryan lochte leave rio after surveillance video proves they weren't robbed. the third swimmer agreeing to donate nearly $11,000 to get his passport back. and u.s. officials issue an apology for their behavior