the guy that was holed up inside. a live report coming your way in a few minutes from now. >> kim: name revealed. we always do it big. vegas a part of the team name. we're going to take you there and show you the new team logo. it's exciting. don't go >> dana: welcome in. it is 5:00 on this wednesday. >> kim: we have breaking news right now concerning president elect donald trump and his transition team. south carolina governor nikki haley is going to serve as u.s. ambassador to the united nations under the up coming trump administration. there is a picture of the governor and we are getting this from a source familiar with the

offered this key position but accepted it making at this time first woman donald trump has put in his cabinet. she was highly critical of donald trump during the campaign process endorsing marco rubio and when rubio dropped out then endorsed ted cruz. the two term governor is the first woman to hold this position in south carolina and now the first woman cabinet position. >> nikki haley a rising star in the republican party. >> she is. she is a woman from an immigrant family. we'll have more on nikki haley and what to expect as we team up with nbc news throughout the hour. we have a team of people in the studio and beyond. >> dana: tom will check travel times. we'll talk about that forecast and then talk with kelly as

driving today. how is the weather for those people on the move? >> looks great in the desert southwest but a couple of storm systems on the way. today if you are heading out it's looking good. 59 at 9:00 a.m. 65 by noon. the winds will pick up this afternoon. we're going to get into more detail and talk about the storms going on across the country coming up. >> tom: we will start off with good news on the freeways. everything isp the speed limit, a little below coming in on the southbound 15. close enough for jazz. looks fine on 15 and 95. travel times on the freeways around the valley running fully in the clear on all the freeways. good news to start out this wednesday morning. hope it couldn't. >> kim: not only are we your traffic authority but we are

report on local roads especially if you are heading to l.a. we'll talk with kennal at the airport. >> dana: i did san at reagan international airport. >> it is dark and early here outside of washington, d.c. if you take a look behind me we are already having travelers trickle in. these are the smart people because it's only going to get >> it's that time again america, traffic, trains, t.s.a. and turkey too. aaa predicts 2016 thereby busiest thanksgiving travel week in nine years with 46.8 million people getting out of town for turkey day. while the road trippers will be paying a little more at the pump

shaping up to be the second lowest since 2008. flying will not likely be cheap they are time around. aaa projects that fares will be 20% higher than 2015, that doesn't mean people are skipping the skies. >> one of the largest thanksgiving travel week ends in history. >> with 3.5 million americans flying the head of the transportation a long security lines from last spring. >> we brought on just shy of 1400 new security office they are summer. we converted 2,000 from part time to full time. added another 50 or 60 canine which is allow us to rapidly move people through the line. i think we're ready for holiday traveler this is year. >> no matter what there are going to be a lot of people at the airports, on the roads anywhere you go. the busiest time between

pack patience. just make sure you are prepared for delays. they are going to happen. be careful on the roadways and get to grandma's house in one piece. >> chris: wise words. >> dana: we go to michelle. most people on the move will not be at the airport but on the roadways and that includes interstate 1 right now things looking normal. this is what it would look like on a regular day but very early. as we just heard this is expected to be one of the busiest weekends when it comes to thanksgiving travel we've seen in the last few years and that has to do with the economy and gas prices. on an average day we have a little more than 100,000 vehicles on the roadways. over the next five days expect

the local roads and 60% of thosl come here and 60% will be people driving in their cars. expect the roadways are going to be busy this whole five-day weekend. and with project neon in the works we can expect extra traffic on the roads. the strip is the big tourist destinatio more traffic out here. i'm going to keep an eye and let you know how things are looking. right now it looks like a normal day out here. >> kim: it's only 5:06 now. coming up in a matter of minutes we'll check in with kendall at the airport. the 26th busiest airport on planet earth. here is a live look inside the

from our local airport we're monitoring airports throughout it our great nation. we have live team coverage on your holiday travel throughout the broadcast. >> dana: breaking news. a house fire near sand hill and flamingo. the home own was not hurt but unfortunately we hear a family dog was killed in that fire. the cause is under investigation. trying to figure outo there are an increase in house fires mainly started in the kitchen. as you cook tomorrow be very careful. police looking for a killer who gunned down a man in the middle of the street here in the valley. this happened near nellis yesterday evening on the east side of the valley. a dark colored sedan sped off. we don't have much to go on here. it was heading west toward nellis after the shooting.

motive or the trigger man either. if you know anything call crime stoppers. >> kim: we are updating you on a developing story. it is highly unusual. it started off as a shooting and led to a standoff in downtown las vegas on a property there at a resort. it's not over yet. what is going on? craig is all over this developing story. sounds like they don't have anyone in >> no and it's likely they won't have anybody in custody despite this downtown standoff that lasted several hours. looks like a shooting suspected wanted by metro did manage to slip away from swat. this started late yesterday afternoon in an unusual report that a man shot at another man at 11th street and charleston. when metro sonned they thought

sterling gardens hotel on freemont. he wasn't there but they stormed in thinking he was. here is what one stunned visitor said that was in town for comic-con. >> when when we opened up our doors they had their guns drawn. >> that is looking toward freemont and bruce. that is the sterling gardens hotel. they thought the suspect was hiding out in that hotel in a ro the all clear. that person not able to be found. where is that person and what provoked the shooting? a couple of questions we may never know the answers to exactly. >> dana: thank you. golden knights welcome to las vegas. live look at the t-mobile arena that is in the center of your screen there in purple. that is where the vegas golden

>> there you go, the vegas golden knights. >> dana: it's not the las vegas golden knights. it's the vegas golden knights. the owner saying four words too many and most locals call it the helmet there. some people love the name, some people don't like it so much. the kings don't like it. they tweeted out knights serve kings. so it's on. >> kim: they call it vegas baby vegas. >> dana: you are so vegas you don't even know it.

thanksgiving. we take to you tennessee where not only will we take you to the vigil for the young lives lost in the bus crash but we have an update from one of the parents, the warning that was missed about the driver. >> dana: you may not know about the skim but 30 years ago it was a big deal in this town. major players in big time trouble because of the skim.

>> dana: police have arrested a person of interest in the near fatal shooting of a police officer. this office person was riding a mountain bike when approached by you the police officer. he shot officer rose in the head. a woman who witnessed the shooting called about a troublesome man on a bike.

department for five years. >> kim: a crowd of people coming together to remember those young children killed in a school bus saturday in tennessee releasing balloons. we have an update on the driver who has been arrested. the bus taking 35 kids home from school flipped outside of the city. you see -- there is the driver. police believe that driver was going well above the 30-mile pe hour speed limit before the crash. he had his license suspended a couple of years ago for 25 days because he failed to show insurance. he was involved in a minor school bus accident two months ago and nobody was injured in that one. a mom from one of the victims claims she wrote a letter to the school board complaining about how erratic he was behind the wheel. he's been arrested.

weather. one place i would not like to be this afternoon interstate 15 trying to come into las vegas. >> tom: we are going to be checking that out from sky 3 in the evening newscast because it's probably going to be quite busy. we are looking at a small situation on the west side where the fire department is on the scene of an earlier fire that happened around 3:00 a.m. watch outor elsewhere looking great on the freeways right now. bowl up to speed. no delays and a lot of people checked out for the thanksgiving holiday. we expect lighter traffic than usual. let's check weather kelly. >> kelly: heading out the door grab the coat and mittens. i forgot mine and my hands were cold on the way in to work. this is from yesterday. ton of sunshine to get things started. high thin clouds in the

as well. current temperatures it's on the cool side, southeast you are at 42. spring valley 43. where i understand nice and light at least for now. we are watching a storm system moving in right now. we're seeing snow in parts of the sierra, washington, oregon, northern california all dealing with precipitation. the far southwest we are dry. phoenix and san diego looking good. in the midwest quit system there. we're seeing a lot of activity in indiana and ohio and thunderstorms down into houston from that system. today mainly sunny skies. the wind will be increasing and peeking between 10:00 and midnight gusts to 25. with a low of 43. for thanksgiving day a little cooler but still close to seasonal normal. sunny skies for thanksgiving day and black friday with highs around 62 and another storm

let's take you live to the floor of the nasdaq where jane king is standing by. from what we understand a pilot strike could delay amazon shipments. >> my goodness. say it isn't so. holiday season just became more complicated. 250 pilots who fly cargo carriers went on strike yesterday. they have refused to fly any of their routes until they come to an agreement with their their biggest clients are amazon and dhl. amazon trying to figure out another carrier to get packages out in time. >> kim: 1999 called and want the flip phone back. apple is talking about wringing the flip -- bringing the flip phone back. >> it can fold in half and grip

this would cut down on putting devices in your pocket. some of these never see the light of day as products. we'll see if this one does. it's interesting to think about. >> kim: i know you are going to enjoy the day off tomorrow from our family to yours happy thanksgiving. it was such a pleasure meeting you and your husband and two kids when you were in las vegas. i'm going to tweet out a picture because we have a tag board going and we are thankful w morning you are great at your job. >> have you a wonderful thanksgiving and i'll be here on friday. talk to you then. >> tom: if you've ever seen movie casino you were treated to an accurate representation of the mob. we're looking not at the characters but what happened to the mid level mobsters that made

property. let's go back 30 years to to the november of 1986 and a report from news 3. >> on friday these former star dust hotel executives were convicted offals fewing tax returns by not reporting the millions of dollars they pocketed from the casino. >> casino managers had been filling out false fill slips and sending the difference to their midwest >> these rob figures linked with the star dust skimming operation. they refused to testify in this case. >> they elected to go to prison ratherrer than to testify. they did in fact go to prison. >> federal prosecutor went into private practice and retired just last year. >> prosecutors say they've spent more than 12 hours a day working

>> you have now a 10-year record or so in prosecuting skimming cases. there has been in the past quite a bit of skimming going on. >> many owners later is now planet hollywood. >> you had it at the >> they are seen here a few years earlier opening the sundance which is now the d. >> they had to sell the hotel when the skimming charges surfaced. it's owned by the same owner of sames town. >> beth works in tv and movies but on the entertainment side. the star dust was torn down to make way for resorts world just

>> dana: that was awesome. not so awesome for some traveling in our fine country. pictures from atlanta. the busiest in the world according to some. second busiest in the united states o'hare located in chicago. this i have poor weather there this morning. if you are flying through chicago, expect flight delays. we're going to take you live inside our local airport. kendall is report from the local airport talking about travel around our fine country. >> kim: still to come, one of the recipients for the presidential medal of honor gets emotional during the acceptance. that video has gone viral this morning this.

>> toni-marie: this is what it looks like on the 95. speeds are running about the speed limit, looks great. >> kelly: as you are heading out the door it's chilly. pahrump 37. boulder city 46. the rest of the day the

>> kim: we told you it was going to happen and now we have the video evidence of it. all these famous faces receiving the medal of honor from president obama. >> dana: 21 people in all and ellen getting misty as she was getting the meld around her neck. >> again and again ellen has shown us that a single individual can make the world a more fun, more open, more loving place so long as wet swimming. she's the voice of dory. the video of her getting misty has gone viral. she almost didn't make it to the ceremony posting a photo on twitter of herself sitting on a park bench. she forgot to bring her license.

>> kim: just keep swimming, just keep swimming. a group of good samaritans rescue this elephant stuck. where did it happen and how did they get the big guy out? we have the full story ahead. >> dana: president of the united states going to pardon a turkey

>> kim: coming up travel times. live pictures out of atlanta , the busiest airport on planet earth. we have live coverage headed your way including our local airport as hundreds of thousands of people will be traveling to and from las vegas, don't go on the roads and skies, it also increases in emergency rooms around the country this time of year. we're going to try to keep you out of the e. r. >> kim: who is she? local investigators have nucleus after a teenager's body is left dumped in the desert not far from where you are right now. >> dana: good morning.

november 23 , the day before thanksgiving. this is one place i would not want to be around 5:00 p.m. on interstate 15 south of town. >> kim: we heard from an expert when it comes to the local roads between 2:00 and 5:00 it will be jam packed. we're just getting started with the information you need to know. we'll get a live report in moments. we're the wagners on th >> dana: let's start with tom over in the traffic center. any issues early on this wednesday? >> tom: yes there are. earlier i was talking about how on the day before thanksgiving we have lighter than usual traffic but that doesn't matter when have you an accident. we have trouble right now southbound on i15 before you get

accident is blocking travel lanes. now we have trouble so we'll keep an eye on that. it is just south of lake mead boulevard. in the bowl everything is fine. freeway times are fine. we'll keep an eye on that accident at lake mead. >> kelly: grab the jacket. temperatures are in the low 40's right now. dry conditions so that is good news if you are traveling. 65 at noon we have two storm systems on the way. we'll let you know how that will affect your plans coming up. >> kim: whether you are driving or flying, this is going to be your best friend today. the smartphone. kendall has hers. we check in with her live. technology can help us on these busy travel days.

time when it comes to what is going on with your flight whether you are delayed or on time. and you'll be able to check in for your flight. that will help you skip the ticketed line. t.s.a. is king when it comes to wait times. the early bird gets the worm when it comes to travelers early afternoon these lines are going to be jam packed. if i have any advice for you, they advise you get here two hours before your flight to ensure you get in in time. early bird gets the warm when it comes to travelers today. expecting 737,000 passengers

>> dana: security lines will be packed there. so too the parking lots. people should get there early in case they are forced to park in the economy lots because the long term lots will fill up fast. >> dana: we are monitoring the roadways heading in and out of the valley along interstate 15. traffic looks normal on this wednesday morning. we're going to check in with michelle along 15 in just a >> dana: while traffic increases in the skies above america and on the roadways as well. we know that traffic increases in our emergency rooms as well this time of year. lot of hazards out there including cooking that turkey. son-in-law people put a frozen turkey in deep fryers and that is what happens if you do that. fires increase this time of year. people up hanging lights fall

injured trying to do black friday shopping as well. >> when you drive, you need to be 100% aware and not thinking of other things. people get distracted so there will be an up tick in the crashes we see. >> dana: don't leave the turkey or stuffing out because food born illness is a problem in the holiday season as well people see an increase in colds and flu this time of year as well. >> kim: want to update you on a developing story. a shooting led to an hours long standoff inside a hotel in downtown las vegas and ended quite unexpectly because it's not quite over. started yesterday. one guy shot another man but misses. detectives thought the suspect was at the sterling gardens hotel on freemont. by 10:30 last night it was clear he was not inside.

be, don't keep it to yourself. they want to hear from you. that's what that hot line number is for on your screen. we're not done with this one yet. coming up we're going to check in with craig who has new information on this developing story. >> dana: there is a new push to identify this teenage girl whose body was discovered alongside a busy roadway that connects las newly released images could be the key to figuring out who this lady is. investigators think she had been there a week or two. an african-american or biracial girl. they think she's a teenager about 5'7". no tattoos or identifying scars. police think her family may be searching for her right now.

>> kim: everybody get golden. the golden knights welcome to las vegas. it is the first major league franchise in our city's history. it has a name, localing go and everything to go with it. we take you live to the t-mobile where the team is going to play. >> and there you go, the vegas golden >> kim: that was yesterday we had the big unveiling. it seems as exciting on tape. right in front of a crowd of 5,000 people they are estimating. the team owner, also the nhl commissioner announcing the name and showing off the logo. fans are thrilled we now have a hometown team.

they dropped the las, it's just vegas baby. sound off on news 3. we want to hear your thoughts. >> dana: vegas baby, vegas. we want to see your pictures as we get ready for the holiday. some people have sent them in. the only thing she cares about is something that comes in a can. the jellied craer my favorite dish pumpkin pies we make from scratch. i count 7. i believe they are expecting the las vegas raiders to come to their house. post your pictures how you are getting ready for the holiday. news 3 turkey day and we're going to show more pictures throughout the broadcast. >> we're taking you live to donald trump's mags in the

like during the opening bell. we know it was a historic day for wall street yesterday and who reached an all time high shortly after the markets opened. we have it headed your way. >> dana: here is something you don't see every day. this elephant is trapped.

>> kim: ore my shoulder an elephant being rescued.

for poachers when they came across the elephant. he's too big for them to get him out so they enlisted the help of a tractor. the elephant would have died within minutes. he was later released back into the wild. >> dana: issues early on this thanksgiving. >> tom: my intent was to talk about light prethanksgiving traffic. we don't like the red. we have an accident southbound on i15 just past lake mead boulevard. we'll keep an eye on it. coming in add extra travel i'm. >> kelly: temperatures in the 40's this morning and cooler tomorrow. let's take a look at the forecast for thanksgiving day.

lunchtime and 4:00 61. >> dana: several people at the taco bell couldn't believe what they found in the drive through. we'll tell you about this and why they are being called heroes coming up. >> kim: gigi apologizing for this.

>> kim: if you have a 401k , the

yesterday closing at more than 19,000 for the first time in our nation's history. this historic milestone reached short i have after the markets open. the dow up 4% since donald trump defeated clinton. this coming after the market fell for nine straight days leading up to election day. experts credit rising energy prices with strong quarterly earnings from live here. >> dana: we're checking out hurricane otto moving toward the country of panama. not been good. three deaths have been reported amid heavy rain there. 7 people rescued when they were trapped inside mud there. two people were not able to make it out alive. in the capitol a child was

another toe likely to gain strength. >> kim: we take to you salt lake city ifer this one. fast food employees got a nine-month-old baby out of a dangerous situation. this happened at this week. employees and another person went to check on a car in the drive through when it came to a sudden halt. they found the driver passed out behind the wheel. apparently drunk. the baby crying in the backseat. they got the child out of the car. when they woke the driver he took off and left the baby behind. they found the car ditched a few blocks away. the baby is home safe with the

suspected drunk driver. president obama will pardon a turkey for the last time in his presidency. it was last year an 18 week old 40-pound bird named abe got the honors. this year's candidates are two turkeys from iowa. either tater or tot. they both gracefully. >> dana: those are the lucky ones this thanksgiving. >> tom: these two turkeys live two other turkeys aren't going to make it. because these two were pardoned. let's talk about a turkey on the roadway. an accident. southbound i15 blocking two

coming in from the northeast valley the 15 is a mess. >> kelly: as you are heading out we are looking at quiet conditions. you are going to want a jacket. it's sunshine. you see the snow up in the mountains. this is from pahrump yesterday. few high thin clouds in the afternoon. today i think the winds will be increasing more. here is a look at current temperatures in the las vegas valley. sunrise you are at 42. want some warm eclogite this is morning. lay 76ers key. it's going to get warmer as we

just to our northwest seeing snow there in sierra. northern california as well and a big storm system across the midwest. this one stretching down to houston. detroit is about to be a mess with snow on the way. pr for a low. our seven-day forecast showing today's high 67 in las vegas. little cooler tomorrow. 62. still close to normal though. lots of sunshine and another storm system on the way for the weekend. >> dana: live pictures out of palm beach, florida. donald trump will be spending thanksgiving there this weekend. probably happy to put the transition thing behind him for a few days although we heard

carson the head of housing and urban development. we're hearing development carson is mulling that offer as we speak. >> kim: and the breaking news on the first female cabinet member nikki haley. eliminations continued on "the voice" last night. which two performers battle it out? it's water cooler worthy and we have it headed your way. >> dana: very famous faces not moving inside the white challenge. we'll tell you about these famous faces and why they were at the white house in the first

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cooler on this wednesday. what was once 11, now 10 on "the voice." live eliminations on channel 3. darby and aaron in the bottom two having to sing for the twitter instant america instantly saved aaron gibbson. >> dana: aaron gibbson living on the edge. saved for the second week in a row. darby walker heading home. the top 10 performing again live on monday here on channel 3.

moving. at the white house the mannequin challenge. chose on the receive the presidential medal of freedom yesterday. that may be the most famous mannequin challenge we have seen. the f.b.i. closed an investigation into child abuse investigations against brad pitt. they were first made after an accident involving one of pitt's children in september. angelina jolie filed for divorce a day later. she's seeking full custody of the six children. >> kim: live team coverage

>> kim: travel troubles live on your screen. going into a busy airport back east. we have team travel covered for you this morning from multiple locations including our local airport. plus --

they had their guns and rifles drawn. >> dana: standoff ends. freemont shut down after swat arrives. but the suspect still not in custody. we'll tell you why in a live report. >> three, two, one. >> kim: the big reveal, we finally know the team name for our hockey league and what all of your neighbors are saying this morning. >> dana: welcome in. it is 6:00 on this wednesday the day before thanksgiving that. is going to be a busy place. >> kim: live pictures of the airport. the officials are predicting during the 7 days where they