>> kim: new allegations you are wake up to this morning, more women claiming donald trump sexually harassed them. some say he actually assaulted them. you are going to hear from that former beauty contestant about what she's alleging this morning. >> dana: we begin with breaking news this morning. metro investigating.

where the road is currently shut down. the highway is and officers continue their investigation into this deadly officer involved shooting. the suspect that was shot overnight and killed by officers is believed to be connected to a number of robberies across the entire valley. at last count they had 14 between henderson areason and las vegas. i can tell you this pursuit came to an end this is connected to a number of robberies across the valley. we're confident he was involved in those 14 robberies. >> kim: the suspect decision is a while male in his 40's. we'll stay on top of this investigation and bring you the latest all morning long. >> dana: no police officers hurt in this one.

two police officers were shot. they are in critical condition this morning. this happened after a domestic disturbance on the east side of boston late last night. the two officers a 28-year-old veteran and the other a 12 year veteran of the boston police force were hospitalized in extremely critical condition. police say the man that shot and killed them was wearing body armor and he had an assault rifle with him at the >> kim: started as a domestic disturbance. we're rooting and praying for those officers. they are in critical as we speak. we're the wagners, kim and dana here on this thursday morning. we had evidence of what a busy news morning it is and we have continued live team coverage throughout this hour. >> dana: we got traffic, weather to talk about. we begin with tom up in sky 3

>> tom: right now we are over the 95 in the northwest part of the valley. go past fiesta and the texas station heading over to that situation to the far northwest valley. we'll give you a live scene from above it in a few minutes. we're look at a smooth freeway commute. let's continue with more from jeff. >> jeff: we heard from kendall that breaking news the officer involved shooting 215 eastbound shut down for the moment. we're keeping our eyes on that. we're not seeing a lot of traffic in that area. we'll see when they get that cleared. 15 slow at eight minutes. all other freeways clear. let's get a check of the forecast with kelly. >> kelly: as you are heading out the door, grab a sweater and your sunglasses. we expect mostly sunny skies.

now but by 4:00 our high 87-degrees. we have big changes starting tomorrow. we're going to go over that in 10 minutes. >> kim: happening today vice president biden will be in las vegas campaigning for a couple of democrats, one of them at the top of the ticket for the democratic party. he's also here for democratic senate hopeful katherine cortez. vice president biden is scheduled to culinary union 226 hall where he will discuss the economy and high stakes for this election. he's also expected to remind people they can register to vote in person or online until october 18. the vice president's visit comes a day after hillary clinton held that big rally at the smith center hours ago last night. nevada is a battleground state

which camp best motivates their voters to turn out. we're checking in live with michelle and she's going to plan out what the vice president is going to be doing today in our city. >> dana: a north las vegas firefighter will be laid to rest a week after responding to a terrible fire at a local strip mall. craig live with more on this man's legacy. >> reporter: miller had been a firefighter for 22 years. north las vegas fire department will honor his life and say goodbye. his rank captain. so captain miller we understand had some type of medical emergency while handling and responding to a call, a fire call that happened about a week ago. it was september 23rd, the date of that call was a three alarm fire that badly damaged a shopping center near washington avenue. miller was hospitalized and he

determine the cause of death but north las vegas fire says this was an in the line of duty death. the memorial begins at 11:00 this morning. we will be strepping live coverage of this on news3lv.com. you can join us at 11:00 to watch the service yourself live. >> dana: firefighters out in force several hours from now. >> kim: if you are a loyal footage on this program. it's a carjacking in action in a henderson neighborhood. new information this morning and police say the american who has been pulling all of these pulling a string of robberies in town as well. here is more of the footage that has gotten so much attention. this happening monday of this week. a home surveillance camera catching the guy pointing the gun at the woman's head. she throws her keys across the

she's lucky to be alive. we know this could have turned dramatically different anyway hurry. henderson police think the same guy has robbed three businesses including a dairy queen and that was the next day following the carjacking so that takes to us tuesday. we have a closer look at the suspect and the stolen vehicle. it is a nissan rogue. you see it there. the license plate is 773yvv. if you know man, about the car, anything related to these crimes, don't keep it to yourself. you can call the crime stoppers hot line number. >> dana: the united states retaliating after one of our knaveships came and you tack. we'll tell you where the missiles are coming from and what the united states is doing in response next. >> kim: we're going to have a little fun this morning and you are going to benefit.

your screen. nate is live in studio with us telling us where we can get our hands on what you are seeing right there. >> tom: we have a full freeway closure and a major crime scene to the valley's northwest. we'll have details from sky 3 on joe heck's and donald trump's views on women are disturbing. he was even willing to shut down the government over it. and they both outlaw abortion. "do you believe in punishment for abortion?" "the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment." while heck co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion, even in cases of rape. donald trump and joe heck are not for you.

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>> krystal: thanks for staying with us. thailand in mourning as we learned that the king has passed away. well wishers flocked to the hospital to pray for him. the king was in unstable condition. he passed away peacefully surrounded by family. he was the longest reigning

years. he was the father of that country. people would stand in tribute to the king before they watched a movie in a public space. he died at the age of 88. >> dana: a u.s. destroyer under the coast of yemen under attack. they have fired back. none of the missiles aimed toward the destroyer hit the navy ship. in response they did fire several missiles to they have destroyed those radar sites describing this as something of self-defense. no military personnel have been injured in this. >> kim: you are waking up to news of more women coming forward allegationing that donald trump had bad behavior on full display. the latest miss arizona. >> to have the owner come walking in when we're naked or half naked in a very physically

pressure of the people that work for him telling us to go walk up to him, talk to him, get his attention. >> donald trump owned the pageant for the reason to utilize his power to get around beautiful women. >> kim: that is a former miss arizona. when she described was happening before they took to the stage before one of the panelingens. she said she couldn't believe what she w moment similar to that when he was on howard stern's program. allegations of multiple women from different parts of the country coming out in multiple publications. this morning donald trump issued statements strongly denying the allegations published in the new "new york times" and "people" magazine. donald trump is looking at the possibility of suing "the new york times." >> dana: a police officer in

responding to the report of a carjacking. they found three men inside that vehicle. shots rang out and a police officer was hit in the wrist. nonlife threatening injury. the three people inside that car were able to get away. >> kim: big news concerning the chairman and c.e.o. of wells fargo. he is retiring effective immediately. huge changes at the top. abruptly stepping aside announcing he is retiring amid this banging scandal. wells government $185 million after admitting it created up to 2 million fake accounts all over the country saying they did this because they had to meet sales goals which have now been eliminated. the c.e.o. is walking away with a hefty bundle of crash. kent goes in depth. we're talking about a huge golden parachute. >> dana: he's going to walk away

>> tom: i think he's ok for the time being. we have a complete freeway closure out to the far northwest part of the valley. this is where we've covered breaking news. you can see it looks like the incident happened on the 215 in the eastbound lanes. and so it's closed. but the westbound lanes making a forced exit over here. so you do have a complete roadway here. watch out for this as it continues. that is the main focus of traffic as we continue with our team effort. here is jeff. >> jeff: going to be a busy thursday morning. we have an accident 15 southbound at charleston. that is backed up to the bowl already.

downtown to tropicana. join the waze team. download it from the app store and google plate. you can give us updates on your commute, just do it safely. we're talking about another hurricane brewing over the atlantic. >> dana: this is a big one. not expected to hit the the united states but it's going through bermuda today. >> kelly: this is the same storm that affected the track of matthew. it was a tropical storm then. now it is a category three. it just downgrade. it was a four overnight. 12025-mile per hour sustained winds around that core. we're seeing a lot of people taking action in bermuda. they got boarded up and got ready.

wrath of hurricane nicole as it looks like the eye is going to pass just to the east of the island. not expected to defect mainland of the united states. lot of sunshine to start and then high thin clouds got thicker before breaking up around sunset. i expect us to see similar conditions today with a few high thin clouds out there. temperatures on stepping out the door. southeast 62. pretty popular number out there. here is a look at the radar where we are tracking a big storm system moving into the pacific north west. reno seeing a little bit of action. for us it's going to be a quiet day for winds and clouds. that is going to move in as we get into tomorrow. let's enjoy this one.

65 for the low. the winds are going to pick up tomorrow afternoon. as they do we're going to see the fire weather watch go into effect. >> kim: mark is here publicly humiliating himself for your entertainment. looks like extensions like hair. >> how do you like it? >> theaters in is the topic of discussion this morning.

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that as well. thank you very much. we know that people can keep one everything by going to yelp and seeing their neighbors and friends and are views on everything we just talked about. i think it's obvious what mate going as for halloween. >> i'm a squash. >> dennis: now we see what happens when you lose a dare. natet and our celebrities are picking the game. randy picking the coolest temperatures. amber, oscar, jonathan taking the texans. so far this season randy has four wins and the others have three. it's your turn. go to news3lv.com and pick who

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>> dana: we have this officer involved situation we've been telling you about. it's in the eastbound lanes of the 215. eastbound 215 closed. that makes sense here in the northern beltway. look over in the eastbound lanes you have a complete closure back in durango. a forced exit. nhp putting people off at

they get to the scene. it's unclear what they are accomplishing with that closure. we understand why they are closing down the eastbound lanes here because that's where the scene is. as a result you have detours both directions on the 215 for the time being. we'll keep an eye on this. >> kelly: very interesting. doesn't make much sense. here is a look at what we're seeing outside as far as temperatures are concerned. primm you are at 52 mesquite 61. maybe sweater as you are heading out this morning. a light jacket perhaps. this afternoon still going to be t shirt weather. highs topping out in the upper 80's. strong winds on the way. we're going to talk more about that in 10 minutes. >> kim: a special treat for local highway patrol trooper's thanks to a four-year-old boy. >> dana: they were all smiles because of this.

them. he chose a specific one to give them a chuckle and her see kisses to show them love. both grocery stores and his local church helped him with this project. >> kim: we transition to live pictures on your screen. we will check in with kendall where hours ago we had a deadly police shooting and it's two billionaires, spending millions to buy a senate seat for joe heck. smearing catherine cortez masto with ads called "bogus," "highly misleading," and "false." as attorney general, it's cortez masto who held banks accountable

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>> dennis: a man is dead after he was -- >> dana: a man is dead after he was shot by local police. we'll have the latest in a live report from the scene. >> kim: vice president biden will be in las vegas today stumping for hillary clinton and another big democrat in this state. we're going to take you to the

them out. >> he turned to me and embraced me and gave me a kiss on the lips. i remember being shocked. >> dana: several women coming forward claiming they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. what he's saying about the allegations. >> kim: you are waking up to a busy news morning. kim and dana station. metro investigating a deadly officer shooting. >> dana: this happened about six hours ago. kendall joins us from the scene here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. we can tell you that the man who was shot and killed by officers this morning is believed by law enforcement to be the person involved with a string of robberies across the henderson areason and las vegas area. you can see as officers continue

happening around 11:00 last night. they say the pursuit started in the las vegas boulevard area and all the way over here to the northwest valley at 215 and once again they believe this person connected to a string of robberies across the entire valley. >> at this point we're confident he was involved in those 14 robberies. >> reporter: officers were not hurt in this officer involved that suspect killed by police. he's described a's white man in his 40's. that does match the description of a press release sent to our newsroom yesterday from the henderson police department linking up to a number of robberies. we're working on confirming that connection with metro police as they continue to investigate. the 215 is shut down. tom will get you around town all morning long. >> kim: thank you for that.

>> dana: our traffic team is involved in this one as well as a portion of the 215 has been shut down. for more we go to tom. >> tom: the northern beltway is closed eastbound at the scene and we'll take you there right now. there is video from about five minutes ago as we head towards a different scene. you can see the eastbound lanes are shut down with a heavy police presence. you can see cars going b i traffic on the westbound 215 is being detoured at durango and people are making a forced exit there and reentering the freeway. two closures with traffic forced off the road and back on again. probably guest boast avoid that and use centennial instead. >> jeff: our fast cam is directed at 15 northbound at charleston. we have an accident reported in

although it is slow, 7 minutes if your commute between the bowl and tropicana on the 15. those coming in from henderson and on the 215 not seeing any delays. >> kelly: as you are heading out the door, we are looking at a lot of blue sky out there or will be blue sky when the sun comes up at 6:45 this morning. mostly sunny skies. temperatures still above normal. a little cool this morning. ig t shirt weather this afternoon as we top out at 87. gusty winds on the way. i'll let you know when those will arrive coming up. >> dana: the man who legally changed his name to pirate expected in a clark county courtroom after being extradited from alaska to las vegas. his face covered in tattoos. now facing charges of sexual assault. it's a case that dates back 12

pirate had been facing similar charges in alaska. those charges were dropped after the victim in that case suddenly died. people who know this man called pirate tell news 3 they are not surprised by these latest charges. pirate brought to las vegas just a few days ago. >> kim: vice president biden will be in las vegas today. what is at stake? quite possibly the united states senate. for details check 234 with michelle. >> michelle: when we checked in last hour there was not a single person out here. since then there has been a lot of activity as crews set up. we've seen nbc news crews getting ready to prepare their post ahead of the big event happening later today. vice president biden is going to be here today campaigning with

cortez for really clinton and the former attorney general seeking the seat being very kateed by harry reid. this speech comes just hours after clinton made an appearance last night at the smith center where she tried to motivate nevada voters. >> friends don't let friends vote for trump. i believe you deserve something to vote for, not just something to >> michelle: voter registration expected to be a big topic today for vice president biden as we close in on the deadline. if you have not registered to vote, here in nevada you have until october 18 to do so online or in person. if you plan on being here for this event doors open at 10:45. he takes the stage at 12:45. >> dana: thank you michelle.

turns heads wherever she goes. this time the royal does something that shows that she's just like everyone else. what did she do? we'll let you know after the break. >> kim: also still to come lebron james going political or is he? he actually sounds off on locker

>> kim: those royals are just like us. princess kate was at least for a brief moment. someone snapped a picture of her checking into the flight in coach. that's what we're talking about. duchess kate flying back to london in coach of all places. she talked to the pilot for a short minute before someone snapped the picture of her. there she is. it was her first solo trip arod broked as a royal. talks to the pilot, takes her seat in coach. not the first time you've seen

shopping, doing her own grocery shopping. her mother used to be an air hostess during her >> tom: we'll keep on top of both of those situations as we

>> kelly: we're waiting for the sun to come up. there is not in the way of clouds this morning. there is a live look on the red rock resort camera. here is what we expect for the day. 66 on the way to school. 87 on the way home. >> kim: live pictures out of north carolina where residents are saying things are going from bad to worse every hour. floodwaters slowly a >> dana: his last appearance on the today show not great. he's back on "the today show" talking about what happened to

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his reign included two military coups most recently in 2014. the people really revered the king and saw his monarchy as the most stable institution and source of peace as thailand informs turmoil. the king it was longest reigning monarch. his majesty passed away at the age of 88. >> kim: we have a developing story that takes us to boston people praying all throughout that community and beyond for two police officers who are in extremely critical condition after being gunned down last night by a man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle. the officers were responding to a domestic disturbance in an east boston neighborhood when the gunman opened fire. fellow officers dragged the wounded officers out of the line

gunman. >> dana: we have breaking news. metro investigating a metro involved deadly shooting. kendall has been up in the northwestern section of the valley all morning. >> reporter: a man was shot and killed by officers late last night around 11:00 p.m. and they believe this man is actually connected to a string of robberies across the henderson and las vegas valley area. as you take a live scene you can see officers continuing to investigate out here. whether this suspect actually pointed the gun at investigators is still under -- at officers is still under investigation. a gun was found at the scene. a suspect a white man in his 40's matching the description sent out by law enforcement earlier this week connected to multiple robberies. no officers were hurt in this shooting here. the investigation is expected to

hours. tom and jeff will get you around town when it comes to these closures and stay tuned to news3lv.com for the latest on this investigation. >> kim: thank you. it is now 6:47. soap opera actress is speaking out for the first time since donald trump's comments about her were released. this is if footage we've seen when she was on the access hollywood bus. this is an exclusive you are only going to see on station. >> shocked, not with that type of personality it wasn't shock which is probably why it doesn't mean a lot to me. >> what about the role of billy bush. some people believe that he egged it on. what is your reaction? >> who knows what he was feeling when he walked off the bus. when he came off the bus along with mr. trump i had no feeling but professional. >> so that full interview on

but right now we take you live to our nation's capitol where tracy potts is standing by. as trump is having to combat all of these women coming forward, people are taking him to task in our nation's capitol because of how he's treated workers in las vegas. >> there is a union rally happening on that topic here today. we'll see if there are any further allegations. if this is specifically just a workplace related donald trump getting it from all sides. these allegations coming out with four women so far that we've confirmed who are trying to back up what he said but said he did not do. trump is pushing back and fighting back. first of all, saying he'll see "the new york times" if they don't retract the story with the original two women. the times seems to have no indication they are going to do that. the story was still up as of this morning.

totally false. they are really old. one is three decades ago. he's questioning why women are now coming forward after the tape came out and lots of reasons why that could or could not be. the bottom line he's up against a wall politically as well when it comes to states he might win. he's spending a lot of time in florida. certainly focusing on nevada as well. he's given up virginia from what sources telling us he's going to focus on other states. they had fired the virginia chair for other reasons and they are pulling out of virginia. >> kim: that is new information from overnight. thank you for sharing that as donald trump goes into scorched earth mode. have you clinton combating the wikileaks drips that continue to leak. we want to hear from you as well. we have on facebook a question. what is going to have the greatest effect on your vote.

both clinton and trump's policies out weigh any controversy surrounding them or the presidential debates which the final one will be on wednesday. that will be at the thomas and mack center. you can still cast your vote on our facebook page. >> dana: tensions between black lives matter and police officers escalate as a new police contract was approved. protestors claimed that caused some of them to fall and get trampled. police used pepper spray on some of them after they were throwing things at them. the city council approved that new union contract behind closed doors. it was ratified with a 3-1 vote. >> kim: as we continue to talk about some controversial stories, this is one that will get your attention.

public schools after their refuse toll provide transportation for her children. the family lives within the walk zone. that is one and a half mile distance from the school. students within that zone are not provided transportation unless they have a disability that would hinder them from walking. this single mom accuses the school system of violating the americans with disabilities act. her child does have a disability that prevents them getting to school and they need transportation. the students only attended the first week of school because their dad was able to take off work to get them there in a timely fashion. >> dana: the national hockey league season started last night. how would the number one draft pick do? austin matthews playing last night for the toronto maple leaves. scored a goal, two goals in his first game in the national hockey league.

look how young she looks. >> kim: you are not done with the goals. >> he got a hat trick. i'm hearing he scored four goals in his first game in the national hockey league. the other team beat them 5-4. we can't wait until next month. we know next year our team here in las vegas is going to begin play but we don't know the team name, colors, logo. we are gng out next month. >> kim: this is a top story on "the today show." we have more inspiration. we take to you texas where there is a teen who has become a knight in shining armor for a young cheerleader going through a difficult time. she was performing at a football game. the other cheerleaders were joined by their dads who lifted them up on their shoulders. her dad is active military so he couldn't be there.

jumps the fence, right there to the rescue for the fourth grader. puts her upton shoulder. the mom was there and saw this and she said it was such a touching moment. it was a beautiful thing. >> dana: time to do traffic and weather as we do every so minutes on the program. tom, you have been very busy this morning. >> tom: we have two breaking news situations. the more recent one is a homicide on the valley's east side. this is lake mea convenience store. it's on the far east end of lake mead right before you head out to the recreation area. heavy police presence blocking the right lane southbound. we've been covering this situation on the 215 in the northwest valley. so the northern beltway eastbound with a forced exit, officer involved shooting and another live report coming up on the cw.

>> jeff: 15 southbound has an accident listed at charleston. that backup is well past the bowl approaching lake mead. 15 southbound currently 19 minutes. one hour from now a 21 minute commute if they get that accident cleaned up. coming in from henderson six minutes from charleston to downtown. let's get a check outside and see what it's like with kelly. >> kelly: as you are getting ready to head o jacket. temperatures cool right now. a lot of locations in the low 60's. upper 50's too. clear skies for now. few high thin clouds a possibility later today. here is a look at the temperatures. summerlin 60. paradise 64. mountains edge 64. a light jacket right now. won't need it later so have layers on. it's going to warm up this afternoon.

in. even the reno has been getting a little bit of that activity. we'll see high thin clouds out of , this thicker clouds tomorrow and gusty winds tomorrow. that will be more of an issue. a fire weather watch for the areas in tan tomorrow afternoon and evening. high temperatures today still above normal. overton 90. sandy valley 84 today. 87 in las vegas with mostly sunny skies. tomorrow. that will last through monday as temperatures remain above normal. >> dana: time for the water cooler on this thursday morning. we know that donald trump said his comments to billy bush bus, he said that was locker room talk. now famous athletes are responding to that. >> we don't disrespect women in no shape or fashion in our

>> how do you respond to your kids heard donald trump's version of locker room talk? >> tom brady the quarterback of the patriots not wanting to address it at all. that is how the patriots are. they don't like distraction. more on this story coming up next on "the today show." >> kim: and donald trump says brady is a friend of his so maybe he didn't want to go there. christina on "the voice" last year. right after her singer won she kicked her off the show. people said she was seen taking pills on the show multiple times. she says she was taking an overthe counter natural supplement to lose weight. many of you saw cory feldman on "the today show" performing like this. cory feldman claimed he was

he said he had never had so many hateful things said about him. he said it was painful and tough for him to get out of bed. he'll be talking about that on "the today show." >> kim: many women coming forward saying donald trump behaved badly in front of them or with them and you are going to see them in their own words. we'll see you tomorrow on the program. right now we're sending it to the cw las vegas. >> krystal: thank you. we're following that breaking ne of the officer involved shooting and as well as the other shooting. >> jeff: and what police are saying about the suspect involved in that case. one workplace is allowing people to bring their pets to the office. is it helping morale or hurting?

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good morning. the accused. at least four women come forward claiming donald trump touched or kissed them inappropriately, some claims going back decades. >> he was like an octopus. it was like he had six arm he was all over the place. >> a string of pageant contestants all around the country claiming he walked in as they were dressing. trump denies all the allegations and threatening to sue. the actress who trump made lewd comments about during that hot mike moment speaks out in an exclusive interview. >> do you accept his apology? >> that was an interesting apology. breaking overnight. a u.s. warship launches cruise