birthday present. thank you for joining us. i'm reed cowan. >> i'm jim snyder. for the first time an emotional willie worthams comes face to face with the mother of those young men. it's our top story at 6:00. news 3's kelsey thomas was in court for that and is live at the regional justice center. >> reporter: a rare exchange if you think about it. a tearful apology as that mother tries to explain the pain she's dealing >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: a tearful willie worthams apologizing to a mother struggling to foregive as she prepares to bury her two sons. >> i don't have it in my heart to forgive. so sorry doesn't cut it. >> reporter: the two brothers were in inseparable. >> i just had to see him for myself. >> reporter: in a blue jail jump suit with his hands shackled,

willie worthams looked her in the eye. >> when i look at him, i don't see a bad person. when i look at him, i see my boys. they are like the same age. >> reporter: police say willie worthams admitted to drinking four hennesseys before the crash. >> just for that split second, he made a careless decision. >> reporter: according to officers, he was racing a small green toyota pickup the posted speed limit. but the identity of that other driver is a mystery. >> he pulled over. like you couldn't check on my boys? i mean, you couldn't -- coward. >> reporter: words from a mother who knows that driver could have crucial information about the moments leading up to the crash that forever changed her family. >> come forward.

willie worthams' case was continued. he's expected back in court in january. back to you. take a close look at the two men in this surveillance video. they broke into a parked car and then took a gun kept inside. news 3's sergio avila is live in summerlin where it happened. one of the victims is concerned about their own safety tonight? >> reporter: reed, yeah, they don't want to be on camera. a friend of us today from here. it all happened here in this summerlin neighborhood it's called capris and the thieves learned today that moments passed and they were almost caught in the act. it was thanksgiving night, just past 9:30. robert covel had just returned to a friend's house and his suv was parked out front. >> we went out to dinner and

door, our truck was broken into. >> reporter: he had this firearm inside. he didn't realize it was gun until the next day. but he checked his friend's surveillance video and saw two suspects going through his suv. >> violated. that's all i can say. >> reporter: the first question, why was this suv not locked back up? they were inside for about five minutes and the far less. >> yes, i should lock my vehicle every time. i was in transition of going in and coming right back out. i was bringing stuff in, and within that time of bringing stuff in and out and getting back in the car, it happened within four minutes. >> reporter: take a look at these two men. they are both seen on surveillance video rummaging through covele's car. after the burglary, one seems to look at the camera.

multiple break-ins around the area. she's definitely concerned. >> reporter: others say they were also hit. some had christmas decorations taken. others had their cars broken into with watches and screens taken. >> i want to get the guys caught. >> reporter: the suspects' images are all over social media. the gun has been reported stolen. covel hopes the pair is caught and thrown in jail. if you have any information on those two call police. no doubt people here being extra vigilant after these incidents on thanksgiving. reporting live, sergio avila, news 3, back to you in the studio. >> thank you for that. the suspected accomplice in a deadly neighborhood shooting denied bail. derrick andrews is a codefendant along with eric krash in the death of tammy meyer. the pair agreed to a plea deal

if that happens, it's likely andrews' plea will be withdrawn, whether he likes it or not. our weather authority says the big chill is definitely coming if you haven't felt it. >> yes. temperatures it dropping out there right now. that's not all that's out there to experience. kevin janison, we find him up on the roof and he is looking for something in the skies right now. >> reporter: hey, we've got it, jim, reed. check it out. this is a live picture of the las vegas. six astronauts aboard traveling at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour. they are 200 plus miles above the earth. the light is sunlight reflecting off the antenna of the space station coming right back down to us here in las vegas. it takes 90 minutes for that thing to go around the earth, but we only get to see it if the angle of the sun is just right. if you go outside and look to

it will only last a few more minutes. we'll keep an eye on this for another minute and -- we had a little bit of a windchill when the helicopter took off. we'll talk about the big chill with the full forecast coming up with the weather segment. right now, once again, that's a live picture of the international space station over las vegas. always loved seeing that, jim and reed. >> it's a very cool thing and to think about there are people up there. thank you. missing. his family and police are joining together to ask for your help to find him. this is 24-year-old christian harned. his family says he was last seen yesterday afternoon near fort apache and farm in the far northwest. he was wearing a brown jacket, jeans, black and white jordan tennis shoes and carrying a gray backpack. if you see him, you are asked to call police. metro robbery detectives are hunting for this serial robber tonight. they tell us this man has been

terrorizing half a dozen. news 3's antonio castelan joins us live near nellis and sahara with that story. >> reporter: jim, police are hoping since images will lead to an arrest. many business owners at this shopping complex say they are very aware of this robbery suspect and they say now they have weapons to protect themselves. the pictures were taken at businesses and convenience stores in the southeast valley during a in early november. >> he's definitely scary. >> reporter: this salon owner says she was one of griffin's robbery owners. she said he came up with a gun and demanded money. >> i start shaking, you know. and when he left, i started to cry. >> reporter: police say he has robbed six stores.

robbed. >> it make you feel scared. you are afraid of it. >> reporter: police stress griffin is armed and dangerous. salvador believes she did the best thing possible when griffin threatened her. >> came with guns and i just gave the money. >> reporter: police say he stands 6'1" and weighs 140 pounds. if the anyone has information on his whereabouts you call crimestoppers at 702-385-5555. reed? >> all right. thank you. well, it's called the day of disruption. protests today over the fight for an increase in minimum wage. our traffic authority reporter tom hawley is live over a protest near the las vegas strip. >> reporter: yeah, it started at st. louis and las vegas boulevard by the stratosphere. and these fights of 15 protesters, they've made their

mile. they are now at sahara and paradise where there is a mcdonald's. they are holding up signs -- up signs i saying they want $15. everything is peaceful. i noticed three minutes ago on a side street, a group of officers were waiting and they came out along with a mounted patrol. three officers on horseback. they are keeping an eye on everything. everything has been peaceful but these protesters did say they were prepared to matter of holding up signs and they are on the corner. police coned off a lane. but it looks like right now, southbound paradise completely closed approaching sahara. a lot of people out here who were sort of having a little staredown with police across the roadway but for the moment, everything completely peaceful as they continue their fight for 15 protests. tom hawley reporting from sky 3. >> thank you. coming up -- there's been a

glory. >> next -- a new movie theater is about to open. it's an upscale experience called the eclipse shooting to give its customers a great night out. and name change, the new identity for unlv's newspaper known as the rebel yell. and people in tennessee having to drive through this -- flames to evacuate. they are getting out of a fire-ravaged area. destroyed, too.

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soon you will be able to catch a movie on the big screen again in downtown las vegas. >> there is a new movie theater called eclipse. it will open its doors to the public tomorrow. it's tagged as an upscale

upscale theater and she has her popcorn, i hope. if you are doing it right, you have to have extra butter. >> reporter: i have my popcorn. this is definitely going to the movies las vegas style. it's definitely not the average theater that you probably grew up going to when you were a kid. a new big screen is all set to go in downtown at the corner of third. eclipse heat sers 72,000 square feet theater. it has vip suites as well as many other amenities. it's a premiere movie and dining experience. >> instead of having to bring

environment into the movie theater. >> reporter: it's another new addition to downtown las vegas. >> we've already seen a tremendous change in the last couple of years, and so a project like this is only going to help that. >> reporter: but the upscale movie experience has an upscale price. a mattie na will cost you $16. if you go past 5:00 p.m., add another $2 but he says the food and drinks are tailore t wine up to $100 glass of wine. we're offering an experience that can be tailored to anyone who wants to come in. >> reporter: and you can start watching movies tomorrow evening. you can actually go online tonight to the eclipse theaters website to get your tickets. i'm going to put up this recliner, get a little relaxed. you should know that it's only 21 plus to come here.

babysitter. i'm going to see what my order is. this is the cool part of the movie theater. you don't have to get up. thank you so much. sit back, relax, enjoy my movie. i hope you are having fun in the studio. >> we are but not as much fun as you are having. i love the trend of the recliners. you have a belly full of popcorn. if you go to a later movie, sometimes it's easy to doze off. cartoon with the kids. so long, rebel yell. the students who run the newspapers say they have a new name. it will be called the scarlet and gray free press. chosen after a seven-month search for a new name. the rebel yell has lasted 61 years. critics said it was outdated. kathy espen sits on the paper's advisory. >> i think there's been an

the administration for quite a while that the name needed to change, that the connection with the confederacy was a little too direct to be comfortable. >> the immediate challenge is funding. it has enough movie for next semester and is looking to outside businesses to help it continue writing stories. >> no name change for kevin janison. he's sticking with the name he has. you have a lot to tell us about, possibly a deep freeze. >> yes. ou news for everybody. stays are staying milder at this hour. for us to get -- we won't get a hard freeze. but to get to any type of freeze will take a huge effort on the thermometer over the next few hours. my suggestion, tune back in at 11:00, we'll check the temperatures and then have a much better idea on exactly where we'll bottom out. even so, just in case, we have the freeze warning in effect. it includes the las vegas valley

parts of clark county. we had a sparkling clear day out at red rock. if you squint and even if you don't, you might see a few fair weather cumulus includes pop up. that was the only blemish in the sky. a few were evident from the east valley. look how clear it is. the spring mountain is sharp and focused across the valley as the sun went down. love that view of the sunset. we'll begy on -- begin on the washington and mount hood. 53 degrees. college and 95, they are counsel -- down at 46 and blowing at 2 -- at 2. southern highlands is at 45. north las vegas at 46. those would be the neighborhoods that would have a better chance of seeing 30, 31, possibly 32 for that morning low temperature.

blowing, there's no friction an and the cold air settles down. outside of the valley, the mountain is at 20. no shock there. pioche at 29. overton coming in at 48. earlier today, our high temperature was 57 degrees. that's 3 below normal but because the morning low was 4 above if that holds by midnight this will go down above-normal day because 4 is a little more than 3. i did get a good grade in math. air quality is good. everything is sparkling out there across the las vegas valley. okay. let's check in the morning low temperature. it should be in the mid-30s officially at mccarran. some around the edges, 30, 31. it will be close. it won't be a hard freeze. it will be a tease right at that

wind-wise calm. plenty of sunshine as high pressure -- actually, that will be a dominant weather feature for a couple of days. there's plenty of action upstream. we have two more rounds of winds in the seven-day forecast. let me spill it out. teens on the mountains. boulder city should stay above laughlin, 50. 53 in mesquite and 50 up in indian springs. for the las vegas valley, we'll get down to the mid-30s officially at mccarran. some neighborhoods around the edges could be a little bit colder, closer to 31, possibly 30. tomorrow's high temperature, 54 with plenty of cool sunshine and not much wind and your seven-day forecast. get ready to blow again. round one comes in on friday.

late. by saturday, leftover breezes, we'll get a couple of days to be done with the wind before the next round comes in on tuesday. that could be a pretty good wind bag as it knocks the temperatures down again. we have this roller coaster -- we just can't go up. every time we do, the wind knocks us down. >> thank you. >> thank you. still ahead -- the new developments in the deadly attack on the campus of ohio state university. was an act of terrorism. but was it an isolated attack or a network and the work of isis? that's later on news 3. and more construction coming to a highway near you. what's being done to summerlin

one big project on the summerlin parkway nearly completed. so it's time for another one to begin. starting december 4th and going through july of next year, expect delays going west. that new westbound lane being constructed between durango and rampart. the hov is being extended. most work will occur during daytime hours but nig care packages will soon be getting to our heros. >> thanks to the generosity of our community and the blue star mothers. they've been collecting donations. today, they joined other volunteers and the henderson mayor and they put the packages together. you can see the assembly line here. all done with love. there's still time to donate. you can find collection boxes at henderson city hall and the city's rec center.

that we have here in the city of henderson for service men and women and all veterans. this is just a one-way -- another way henderson is showing that we support our troops. >> well said, mayor. if you have a loved one overseas that you could like to get a care package you can submit their name on the city of henderson's website. a mystery surrounding the death of three people in california after they a >> what they all have in common and why health investigators say it wasn't linked to the food. and tragedy in the mountains of colombia. the investigation into what

we are talking catastrophic proportions here. three people are dead. hundreds of buildings are destroyed in resort towns in eastern tennessee. wildfires are raging through gatlinburg and pigeon fork. >> 14,000 people had to get out, evac, appalachians. the mountain sides are being torn up. here's more. >> reporter: out of control wildfires force thousands to flee. some evacuees have to drive through the flames to get to safety. more than a dozen fires threaten the great smoky mountains of eastern tennessee. but instead of seeing the serene mountainside, people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. >> the power went out. it was very dark.