las vegas billionaire sheldon adelson is working hard to and in turn.. bring the oakland raiders to las vegas. adelson even met with governor brian sandolval. 13 action news political analyst jon ralston has more. ----lots of maneuvering going into the stadium meeting tomorrow. you have sheldon adelson criticizing the convention authority proposal and insisting the stadium is a must- have. today adelson met with the governor and his man on the ----sandoval privately has said he will not either call a special session before the election nor does he think the $750 million in public money adelson wants is fair. chairman hill has echoed those positions. sandoval, who has received tens of thousands in contributions from adelson, will not want to look billionaire. ----and one more issue with the deal: even if there is a special session, lawmakers might have to approve a billion dollars or more in taxes a little more than a year after they passed the largest tax increase in history. think how thrilled they would be about that. a 13 action news update.... on the

along with sheldon adelson and the raiders want clark county to shell be built... but who's pockets are really being affected? " this is a publicly owned stadium, we need to have a public commitment, the public is gonna own it, and we think a room tax is an excellent opportunity to do that.." in his words, a stadium built by tourists through $750 million dollars in hotel room tax money... " with zero risk to nevada tax payers, because the adelson family will be kicking in almost 700 million dollars for this project, they will be assuming all risks." abboud said adelson would be taking care of any additional c but the sands corp is convinced the stadium would be a big win. " almost 900 million dollars of economic development, 50 million - 60 million dollars of new taxes. it will not only increase visitations but its gonna generate new revenue for education, for transportation, for police" still not everyone's so sure... there are those who doubt the benefit in a public- private partnership... and some who think the price tag is too big. the plan still has some issue

sheldon adelson... offering up hundreds of millions of dollars to build the raiders stadium.. why he would spend so much money .. on something in which he will have no ownep 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) >>> this morning, nevada senator harry reid is requesting an fbi investigation into the threat of russia manipulating the u.s. presidential race thanks for waking up with us i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) >> and i'm brian loftus this request is coming after reports that foreign hackers broke into the illinois voter registration about 200,000 people. hena daniels has the latest from new york. in a letter to fbi director james comey, senate minority leader harry reid says there is a direct connection between the russian government and donald trump's presidential campaign... reid's request comes after reports that foreign hackers breached voting registration websites in arizona and illinois... the recent hacks show vulnerabilities in the election process... the president of t

((paul joncich)) sheldon adelson is worth an estimated 28 billion dollars. so why would he spend 650 million on an nfl stadium in which he will have no ownership stake? (( andy abboud/lvs vp: 'this is not about sheldon adelson being a raiders fan, this is about sheldon adelson being a las vegas fan." 12:15:05 "he wants to take the city to the next level have a legacy for himself for the years to come and be able to see that the city can grow in a way that we never thought would be possible.")) (( paul joncich: "if it goes past 1.9 million is he going to pick up the rest? andy abboud/vp sands corp: "well that's the beauty of this deal joncich)) because of that committment, sands v.p. andy abboud says the stadium deal is risk free for taxpayers. (( andy abboud: "it will be paid for by the tourists, the raiders organization and the adelson family. there is no real negative recourse to the taxpayers under any scenairo, because if there is any cost overruns, all of that is borne by the adleson family, if the stadium doesn't make money for a few years, then he eat

wendi adelson: oh my god. crying wendi adelson: i just don't understand. how could this happen. in july, 2014 - the florida state university law professor was shot in the head in the garage of his tallahassee home targeted killing. police allege that after a bitter divorce, the adelson family had a "desperate desire" to "relocate wendi and the children to south florida". markel fought that in court - and won. no one from the adelson family has been charged - and their lawyers deny they have any connection to the murder. new details on a deadly charter bus crash in louisiana. police now say the driver was in the u- s illegally and didn't have a license. investigators believe the bus was filled with undocumented workers who were headed to flood recovery. police and first responders were already on the scene of a minor accident along the freeway when the bus plowed into them.. hitting several cars and 3 firefighters. 0:33- we need help! (inaud) we have some firefighters struck (butted with) 4:43- we need another ladder we have another firefighter who needs to be pulled up two peopl

abboud said adelson would be taking care of any additional costs... but the sands corp is convinced the stadium would be a big win. " almost 900 million dollars of economic development, 50 taxes. it will not only increase visitations but its gonna generate new revenue for education, for transportation, for police" still not everyone's so sure... there are those who doubt the benefit in a public- private partnership... and some who think the price tag is too big. the plan still has some issues to tackle: the southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee has to make a reccomendation to the governor. and then gov. sandoval would have to call a special session ... and even then .. lawmakers could vote to send it back to clark county commissioners to make the final decision to fund the stadium. so there's a few hurdles, but for sands corps and many las vegan's the dream lives on. " nothing builds pride in a city like having their own sports teams" the future home of this potential stadium has been narrowed down of this potential stadium has been narrowe

09.15.00 "the adelsons do. this is a situation where, look at how wonderfully the properties that are run by people like the sheldon adelson and steve wynn do, because the quality of that stadium, the upkeep the capital improvements that need to go into that they don't make a presentation to the nfl in january other cities could be in play in 2018. abboud saying he doesn't see much opposition... and thinks the legislature would sign off. you believe you have the 67%? 24.16.00 "we believe we do." mohave sheriff's detectives spent the day..... digging up a backyard... where the body of a -65- year-old man is believed.... to be buried. according to the mojave county sheriff's department... back in june.... richard pulaski admitted to killing his friend... -65- year old.... john holland... before burying him here... as for pulaski.... he does remain... at the kingman jail.... awaiting trail.... on first degree murder. a man claiming to be british royalty remains is in a las vegas jail cell tonight. 53-year-old alex

what sheldon adelson had to say directly in response to our and... here's a look at what's coming up.... in tonight's primetime line-up... right here on abc... -8-... it's "bachelor in paradise".... followed by "after paradise"... at -10-... the view: 20 years in the making and we hope to see you tonight... for action news... live at 11 that's our news for now.. but... stay with us.... for abc's world news tonight.... up next. remember.. we're always on at ktnv.com and our free ktnv mobile app. at 6. until then.. thanks for watching and have a nice evening. i've been thinking... this might be the one thing in the world you pull apart to come together. new papa john's cinnamon pull-aparts covered with cinnamon crumble and sweet cream cheese icing. try our new cinnamon pull-aparts for just 6 bucks. >>> tonight, donald trump taking aim. new and scathing attacks on hillary clinton. amid new reports about who got to meet with clinton while she was secretary of state. and tonight, clinton herself responding to trump's claims about her health. >>> also toni

abboud said adelson would be taking care of any additional costs... but the sands corp is convinced the stadium would be a big win. " almost 900 million dollars of economic development, 50 dollars of new taxes. it will not only increase visitations but its gonna generate new revenue for education, for transportation, for police" still not everyone's so sure... there are those who doubt the benefit in a public- private partnership... and some who think the price tag is too big. the plan still has some issues to tackle: the southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee has to make a reccomendation to the governor. and then gov. sandoval would have to call a special session ... and even then .. lawmakers could vote to send it back to clark county commissioners to make the final decision to fund the stadium. so there's a few hurdles, but for sands corps and many l v " nothing builds pride in a city like having their own sports teams" for all of the latest developments on the stadium ... be sure to check out our fox5 mobile app... a quick moving blaze i

./// ((denise valdez)) >>> sheldon adelson... offering up some major cash to build a stadium in las vegas. up next on the valley's news leader... why the billionaire might not be so concerned about turning a profit out of his latest endeavor./// news music voice over: "you're watching the valley's news december last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. in the aftermath, congressman joe heck had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns. heck voted "no." 23 times. individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. it's not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. it's that he's voted to let them keep doing it.... 23 times. senate majority pac is responsible for the content this is 8 news now at six." >>> ((dave courvoisier)) >>> a brand new stadium... that's expected to lure the raiders to las vegas... 1.9 billion- dollars to be exact. but there's a method to the madness. 750- million- dollars of that would come from raising the room tax... paid by vi

none of the adelsons had anything to do with dan's murder. and the family's lawyer saying investigators have combed through every call, text message and relationship connection to their clients for almost two years now. the two men who are facing charges in this murder have both they are expected to go to trial in november. lots of twists and turns, very hard to keep up with. >> lots of players. >> wild story, eva. thank you. >>> let's send things over to rob marciano for the promised beach ball forecast. >> nice day across the northeast, less humidity, brighter sunshine. so head out there. don't forget to wear the sun screen. it's still strong this time of year. water temperatures well into the 70s across parts of the northeast and into the 80s and 90s across the south. might see some showers and thunderstorms pop up here, especially across the louisiana coastline and parts of south very warm and humid south of the mason-dixon line. temperatures will be in the lower 90s. plus humidity. some of this is getting up towards the northeast but a l

the question is, why would adelson spend so much of his own money to build a stadium nowhere near his properties?: (( andy abboud/lvs vp: 'this is not about sheldon adelson being a raiders fan, this is about sheldon adelson being a las vegas fan." 12:15:05 "he wants to take the city to the next level have a legacy for himself for the years to come and be able to see that the city can grow in a way that we never thought would be possible.")) ((dave courvoisier)) >> new renderings show t locations. on the south strip at the bali high golf course - and just west of i-15 on the russell road site. we're told... negotiations are underway with the land owners./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> las vegas welcoming home its olympians... two time medal winner cody miller is back in vegas. the palo verde grad and gold medal winner is sharing thoughts from his shinning run in rio. coming up in sports. and is the cost of airfare holding you back from your dream vacation? the new way to pay... that could help you reach your >>> saying goodbye to one of the greatest entertainers of our generation... gene

any delay will jeopardize negotiations with the nfl, raiders and the adelsons. robert goldstein pres. & coo, sand corporation "we've come a long way ... time is of the essence." steve sisolak clark county commission chair "ultimately they ... expect an answer." peter dawson fox 5 news local las be built... will it be home to the las vegas raiders? according to forbes... that's the name the raiders filed trademark applications with the u-s patent and trademark officef for. these filings will cover a variety of performances, fan clubs, competitions, and souvineers. the trademark filing doesn't mean the move is official. the san diego chargers applied for the mark "l-a chargers"... but they are still in san diego. and from hockey now-- nhl las vegas owner bill foley confirmed the "nighthawks", the "red hawks" and "the desert hawks" were registered by the team. but according to "detroit hockey- dot-net"... three domains were privately registered, and they contained the name "las vegas desert knights." the team has not confirmed any name. more than four million peopl

the adelson owned sands corporation president says the state must contribute that 750 million or adelson walks. he's never changed his mind, he's happy to change his mind and say i tried my come from 20 cent a night increase in the hotel tax. 20 cent impact on a room, we think that is going to be compelling to taxpayers bc they're not going to be paying for the stadium, it's going to be paid by tourists, we think that increase in the room tax will be suitable"andy abboud, sand corporation together we can turn the silver state into silver and black state (nats, cheering, fade out) an important note- even though most of the stadium funding would come from private money, this would be a publicly owned facility. the committee's next meeting is in september. when it comes to hockey -- our team has a name... it's just being kept a big secret. but we may be getting closer to figuring it out. team owner bill foley has locked down the domain names... red hawks, nighthawks and desert hawks and now .. according to blog- detroit hockey dot net--- another name is being tossed out -- the desert knight

wendi adelson: oh my god. crying wendi adelson: i just don't understand. how could this happen. understand. in july, 2014 - the florida state university law professor was shot in the head in the garage of his tallahassee home - in what police say was a targeted killing. police allege that after a bitter divorce, the adelson family had a "desperate desire" to "relocate wendi and the children to south florida" - a move that markel had successfully fought in court. no one from the adelson family has been charged - and their lawyers deny they have any connection to the murder. losing her job... after she lets her frustration take over. it all started when a chinese food delivery driver called for help after his passenger was shot during an alleged robbery. the caller continuously pleads for help... but the operator struggles to understand what he's saying. man: // hurry up! op: sir! they're on the way, but i need to get information from you. (butted with) op: // i thought you said they fled in the nissan altima, dark blue? man: uh huh, blue, the car blue. op: that's what kind of car

adelson being a las vegas fan." legacy for himself for the years to come and be able to see that the city can grow in a way that we never thought would be possible.")) ((brian loftus)) >> the new renderings show the stadium at the two preferred locations... on the south strip at the bali high golf course... and west of i-15 on the russell road site. currently, negotiations are underway with the land owners./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> while some behind the project hope for the tourism tax increase.. another source of funding is b district around the stadium. this would allow stadium authority to keep money generated in the district... and use it for up-keep.. or future projects: ((robert lang/director, brookings mountain west: "tying it to a district makes a lot of sense for some of the ancillary stuff, so for example, the district could help with the improvements to the transportation and to the police.")) ((kirsten joyce)) >> the project is now being billed as a public stadium... run by a 7-member stadium authority.

none of the adelsons had anything to do with dan's murder.nvestigators have combed through every call, text message and relationship connection to their clients for almost two years now. the two men who are facing charges in this murder have both pleaded not guilty. they are expected to go to trial in november. lots of twists and turns, very hard to keep up with. >> lots of players. >> wild story, eva. thank you. >>> let's send things over to rob marciano for the promised it's going to be a nice day across the northeast, less humidity animal brighter sunshine, don't forget to wear sunscreen. water temperatures in time 70s across the northeast and 80s and 90s across the south. we might see showers and thunderstorms pop up across the louisiana coastline and south florida as we watch that tropical disturbance. warm and humid south of the mason dixon line. temperatures in the lower 90s plus humidity. some of this up toward the northeast. drier, at least. tomorrow we'll warm things up. 80s and 90s. we have four active areas including gaston we're

and two of adelson's top lobbyists immediately retweeted roberson's tweet. ----the sands and roberson think he does. but democratic leader aaron ford told me today that he does not think the legislature should be held hostage. you can find the full story on our website ktnv dot com. your voice your -- vote in the race to the white house. donald trump -- and his running mate -- mike pence -- touring flood- striken baton rouge today. the two -- meeting volunteers -- and cheers from the crowd in front of samaritan's-purse -- mobile kitchen. they handed out toys -- and supplies to people who -- displaced by historic flooding. they need a lot of help. incredible. nobody understands how bad it is. it's really incredible so i'm just here to help. some were calling on the president -- to end his martha's- vineyard vacation -- to visit the area. the white house -- announcing today -- president obama -- will visit baton rouge on tuesday. we're learning more about hillary clinton's e-mail scandal. the new york times -- now reporting the democratic presidential nominee

the adelson owned sands corporation president says the state must contribute that 750 million or adelson walks. he's never changed his mind, he's happy to change his mind and say i tried my best the money would come from 20 cent a night increase in the hotel tax. 20 cent impact on a room, we think that is going to be paying for the stadium, it's going to be paid by tourists, we think that increase in the room tax will be suitable"andy abboud, sand corporation (the time is now) 447 together we can turn the silver state into silver and black state (nats, cheering) (p1) 20306 "las vegas raiders" logo, fade out an important note- even though most of the stadium funding would come from private money, this would be a publicly owned facility. the committee's next meeting is in september, that's when they need to make a recommendation to submit to the state legislature. if the legislature doesn't vote on this by the end of the year, the whole project could be in jeopardy. powerful tornadoes tore apart homes and business in the midwest yesterday.. and recovery is underway. and in phoenix ... what

sands corp representatives say sheldon adelson would have no ownership in the stadium. money because he wants to add to his legacy and he believes it will be good for the entire city./// ((christianne klein)) >>> today the world is mourning the loss of a comedic icon. gene wilder passed away late sunday. family members say he died of complications from alzheimer's disease. wilder was best known for his lead role in "willy wonka and the chocolate factory" he also starred in a handful of mel brooks classics including "blazing saddles" and "young frankenstein" he was 83./// sharing with us some of their favorite work from gene wilder alicia russo wrote "young frankenstein is one of my favorite movies of all time. i never get tired of it!" leticia rivera says "charlie and the chocolate factory love that movie in the casino where i work i'm right next to the willy wonka machine. i love to hear that song." and janice conley also wrote "his mel brooks movies are classics which i adore, but my favorite scenes are with richard pryor in silver streak." don't forget you conversati

the adelson owned sands corporation president says the state must contribute that 750 million or adelson walks. he's never changed his mind, he's happy to change his mind and say i tried my best the money would come from 20 cent a night increase in the hotel tax. 20 cent impact on a room, we think that is going to be compelling to taxpayers bc they're not going to be paying for the stadium, it's going to be paid by tourists, we think that increase in the room tax will be suitable"andy abboud, sand corporation together we can turn the silver state into silver and black state (nats, cheering, fade out) an important note- even though most of the stadium funding would come fro would be a publicly owned facility. the committee's next meeting is in september, that's when they need to make a recommendation to submit to the state legislature. if the legislature doesn't vote on this by the end of the year, the whole project could be in jeopardy. when it comes to professional hockey -- our team has a name... it's just being kept secret. but we may be getting closer to figuring it out. team owner b

las vegas sands ceo shelden adelson responded directly to an interview with mgm ceo jim murren.. conducted by 13 action news political analyst jon ralston. jon.. what's with the back and forth here? ----last week, i talked to mgm resorts chief jim murren the stadium and the convention authority expansion. he made a distinction. play bite ----today in the newspaper adelson owns, he responded directly to our interview, telling his paper in a statement: "i have no economic reason or rationale to a statement: "i have no economic reason or rationale to object to the convention center expansion, except to say that based on my experience that a stad must-have and the convention center expansion is not even a nice-to-have." ----that sounds like a declaration of war. 18:00: "this is something.... 18:30: "....must have and a (pause for nats of cheering) a hero's hometown welcome.... for an olympic gold medalist returning.... to las vegas. why he was close to throwing in the towel..... before he even headed to rio... next. plus.. after six days wandering in the desert.. nala the golden retr

----adelson has been a huge financial backer of sandoval. he and his wife gave three hundred thousand dollars to the governor's political action committee -- and in 2012, they hundred thousand to that same pac. they have also both given smaller amounts directly to the governor. ----this puts the governor in quite the box. his largest financial backer asking him for a huge infusion of public money and a special session to accomplish it before big changes are expected in the election. most [popular politician. ----but imagine having to decide what to do a year after pushing through the largest tax increase in history and your biggest donor wants one that would mean lawmakers had raised more than two billion dollars in a year. and if you add the convention authority expansion, that's another half a billion dollars. here in the valley..... an apartment full of water... but... when they could get any help! they reaced out to us.. when "you ask... we sinvestigate". plus.. a woman wakes up in the middle of the night to find three people burglarizin

and casino mogul sheldon adelson will front 650- million .. or possibly more if things go over budget. but-- the billionaire wouldn't have any ownership stake in the stadium. (( andy abboud/lvs vp: 'this is not about sheldon adelson being a raiders fan, this is about sheldon adelson being a las vegas fan." "he wa next level have a legacy for himself for the years to come and be able to see that the city can grow in a way that we never thought would be possible.")) ((kirsten joyce)) >> new renderings show the stadium at the top 2 locations. on the south strip at the bali high golf course - and just west of i-15 on the russell road site. negotiations are currently underway with the land owners. if the state's tourism infrastructure committee gives the green light next month... a special session would be needed to get the public funding in order./// that sun is up and ready to go to ..... it was a hot first day of school - as we expected - with temps up near 105 and hotter in some areas. ........... the sun is up and clear to the east... ........

las vegas sands ceo shelden adelson responded directly to an interview with mgm ceo jim murren you saw right here on ralston 00-32 it's now out in the open... 13 action news ----last week, i talked to mgm resorts chief jim murren about the stadium and the convention authority expansion. he made a distinction. statement: "i have no economic reason or rationale to object to the convention center expansion, except to say that based on my experience that a stadium in las vegas is a must-have and the convention center expansion is not even a sheldon adelson has some ne stadium proposal. a new website went up today saying public money should not be used to build the stadium. that website is 'stadiumscam.com.' so far... 60 people have signed it. las vegas performer.... mariah carey has never shied away.... from a little controversy... residency... has some blushing! and a growing concern tonight about who is watching your children potential voyeurs from as far away as russia could be spying on your kids-- and what's even more frightening-- it's perfectly legal. hacked a severe thunderstorm wa

any delay will jeopardize negotiations with the nfl, raiders and the adelsons. robert goldstein pres. & coo, sand corporation "we've come a long way ... time is of the essence." steve sisolak clark county commission chair "ultimately they ... expect an answer." peter dawson fox 5 news local las vegas part of the plan also includes the more cops initiative... since a 65-thousand person stadium means a need for a larger police presence. the u-s national park service is celebrating 100 years. president woodrow wilson signed the organic act of 1916 on august 25th of that year... creating the national park service. was tasked with managing 14- national parks and 21-monuments. that was then. now - the national parks service oversees 58- national parks and 150-national monuments. today - mayor pro tem steve ross and the city of las vegas presented a centennial proclamation to the national park service... at the tule springs fossil nevada has the great basin national park... but zion national park in utah is much closer to las vegas. but if you want to stay close to hom

adelson responded yesterday saying it's the expact opposite. he says the stadium is a "must have" for las vegas. later this week...we'll let you know of this war of words has any effect on the outcome. some disturbing video of a toddler is going viral this morning... this video posted on facebook landed two women behind bars... later... a little girl spent her birthday doing something pretty special for local police officers. we'll show you how she's helping them out. ((ad-lib)) here's a live look at just some of the damage from a strong earthquake that hit early this morning.... at least 37 people are dead....more are trapped.... we'll update you as soon as we learn more. two idaho women are behind bars in the video you can see four adults smoking marijuana...right in front of a toddler! at one point you see a woman trying to blow smoke into his mouth adn teasing him about getting high before he quickly turns away. child endangerment. police are working on obtaining warrants for the two men seen in the video as well. in massachusetts a high sc

but adelson says he will use his family's money to cover the other 6- hundred-50 million dollars and any unforseen expenses. andy abboud, sands senior vice president, is pushing to get the deal on the governor's desk in the coming weeks. 02.06.00 "all of the risk, all responsibility of the adelson family to guarantee there is no sort of risk to the tax payers." the deal requires approval from governor brian sandoval and state legislators which means a special session would need to be called. abboud says they need a decision before the election, so they can present the proposal to the nfl. he's confident they have enough support to get it approved. breaking right now... 16 people have been taken to the hospital after a united emergency landing after turbulence. 14 passengers and two crew members are hospitalized right now. the flight was traveling from houston texas to london. the airline says the emergency landing followed "severe and unexpected turbulence." the plane landed at shannon airport in ireland. time now is x:xx --- coming up..our state could be due for for a major earthqua

the sands coporation c-e-o -- sheldon adelson -- for a potential n- f-l stadium in las vegas. "with zero risk to nevada tax payers, because the adelson family will be kicking in almost 700 million dollars for this project, they will be assuming all risks." not everyone's so sure though.. some people doubt the benefit in a public- private partnership.. and others think the price tag is simply too big. for all of the latest developments on the stadium.. check out our website fox five vegas dot com. calling all veterans! southern nevada employers want you! the cosmopolitan is partnering with top employers in the valley today to get our vets back to work. the "supporting our veterans career fair" goes from 10 a-m-to-1 this afternoon... inside the castellana ballroom. veterans and military families will have the opportunity to speak --one-on- one-- with hiring managers to find the perfect job. today's career fair is open to all veterans, active military and military spouses. hurricanes headed to the u-s. and one of them is hurricane lester. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve

captioning company >> anchor: we begin with casino boss sheldon adelson putting a wrench in plans to bring a pro football team to las vegas. >> anchor: hope you enjoyed the team tonight and maybe one day adelson said if he didn't get $750 million in public funds he's out. news3's jeff gill anthrax billnaires' demands. >> reporter: good evening, everybody. from the other major developments today in the stadium saga, this 62 acres off of russell. this is the raiders favorite site for a new home in las vegas. ai as a matter of fact 1 the raiders already have a deal to buy it. >> in terms of timing. >> reporter: we learned that at the alito meeting of souther committee, big name about a big job signature tourism priorities and how to pay for them. for months it's been knee deep in the stadium donate if we build it, the raiders say they'll come. today a shot across the bow. >> not to be gift we're not going to negotiate. >> reporter: same goldstein said if the double public doesn't come wrap $750 million sheldon adelson son and his sands will walk. >> we would love to see this but 750 is

the message from sheldon adelson, the billionaire behind the project. his representatives saying today if the public contribution is not $750 million he's walking. now today's meeting offered some very interesting clarity. we have learned that two sites are now the finalists. both on opposite sides of i-15 by mandalay bay. 1 on russell road. the other on the side of the bally high golf course. those are the preferred sites of las vegasd those are the partners in all of this. they also narrowed the cost which is sitting at $1.9 billion. sands ceo goldstein says adelson is already putting up 60 percent of the cost. >> our side of the equation is simple. it's an expensive proposition. we hope it gets down. we support the commitment from the state and we nan committed to our position. this is a very exciting, game changing project for this city and for this state. so we're hoping we can get it done. >> reporter: and back now live once again. that's rob goldstein, the ceo of las vegas sands. sands and their backers say the timing is really important here. th

. >> reporter: this morning, abc news has obtained video showing the moment wendi adelson learns from police that her former husband dan markel has been shot going to survive. >> my god. when did this happen? >> reporter: in july 2014, the florida state university law professor was shot in the head in the garage of his tallahassee home in what police say was a targeted killing. >> scared for the kids. >> reporter: later in her five-hour-long interview with police adelson relays a curious comment she says her brother charlie made on the morning of the murder about a tv set he bought for her. >> he knew danny treated me badly and there was always this joke, i looked into hiring a hit man and it was cheaper to get you this tv. >> reporter: if it's a joke it may be an eye-opening one because police believe charlie adelson has a link to one of the two suspected hit men arrested this may for markel's killing. both of whom have pleaded not guilty. police allege that after a bitter divorce, the adelson relocate wendi and the children to south florida. a move that markel fought successfully in

the message from sheldon adelson, the billionaire behind the project. his representatives saying today if the public contribution is not $750 million he's walking. now today's meeting offered some very interesting clarity. we have learned that two sites are now the finalists. both on opposite sides of i-15 by mandalay bay. 1 on russell road. the other on the side of the bally high golf course. those are the preferred sites of las vegasd those are the partners in all of this. they also narrowed the cost which is sitting at $1.9 billion. sands ceo goldstein says adelson is already putting up 60 percent of the cost. >> our side of the equation is simple. it's an expensive proposition. we hope it gets down. we support the commitment from the state and we nan committed to our position.

is that adelson is assuming all the ri taxpayers. "this is a very unique opportunity for las vegas to have the state of the art stadium paid for entirerly by tourists and by the private sector, with zero risk to nevada tax payers." the next step in the stadium project is finalizing the site... that should happen at the next tourism committee meeting next month. to stay up to date on all of the latest developments on the proposed n-f-l website fox five vegas dot com. you can now hang-10 in vegas. the strip's first- ever ''flowrider' has quickly become a crowd favorite guests and celebrities at planet hollywood. it's part of the resort's new pool experience. we have fox 5's mike doria live there this morning to test it out -- it's 30,000 gallons of water coming at you at 30 miles popular among celebrities and even pro surfers who visit las vegas. a wipe-out won't hurt because the frame of flowride is soft. you can't either ride on your stomach or standing up. once you get good -- national national and we're celebrating early. how shari

this project is the backup of any cost over runs falls on the private developers, in this case the adelson family, so if this stadium didn't perform in the worst case scenario immediately, which we don't anticipate, and didn't perform extremely strong then the risk of that falls on the adelsons. the risk dosen't fall on the tax payers." )) the raiders will put in 500-million... and 600- million would come from private money. the sands will walk away from the deal.. if the state cannot sum up the remaining 750- million. time is a factor because the governor would have to call a special session to approve the funding... and the n-f-l owners would need to approve a team location. /// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> a big selling point during the stadium talks for using public dollars to build a stadium... is the revenue the n-f-l team would bring to las vegas. one valley commercial real estate agent tells us... she's already getting interest in on prime property near potential stadium sites: (( jennifer ott/commercial alliance las vegas president-elect: "we have had quite a few clients asking about it.

adelson and a lot of the partners surrounding it. it seems like everyone's taking it very seriously and they understand that point. >> chris: another thing that shouldn't be overlooked being an nfl host city is the work the raiders do in the community. the team takes pride in its community service. that's something al davis taught his son mark and davis told me the team will be very involved >> j.t.: al davis, before mark davis insisted on this, if you're coming to play for the raiders, you're gonna help out in the community. so i've seen it, i've emceed these events at high schools and around the bay area. toys for tots, some of the drives they have around the holidays and thanksgiving. the raiders are as good as any organization in professional sports at giving back in the community. and that's something that the state of nevada and las vegas,- they'll be blown away by how mark davis will make sure that with community relations, all of his players in the organization are out within the community. if this happens and helps the commu

a major announcement from billionaire sheldon adelson. he says he'll be using his own money......instead of his company's.... for the proposed n-f-l stadium. developers are staying firm that 750 million dollars would need to come from an increase to the room tax. the oakland raiders have committed 500-million, and adelson says he will use his family's money to cover the other 650 million, as well s the deal would require approval from the governor and state lawmakers. chris brown's accuser is now speaking out about what she says happened when she was inside his home.... but some people...arent so quick to come to her defense... also... a mediterranean diet could be good excellent for your heart..... in today's health report... some alarming environmental news... has declined by a rate of least 30 percent over a period of seven years. the findings mean that the population of elephants declined by at least 144,000 overall. the report reviewed the elephant population within 18 african countries over the past two years. the sudden decline is

sand head sheldon adelson is also promising to contribute a hefty amount of his own personal weath to the project. andy abboud is the "senior vice president of government relations and community development" with the las vegas sands corporation. he joins is now - to help put these plans into perspective. closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly dog owners.... does your pet understand you? coming up - the results of a brand new study. in football going for two can be risky. in pizza? it's a sure thing. now get two medium two toppings pizzas for just $6.99 each. that's right just $6.99 each. better ingredients. better pizza. breaking news. we have confirmed singer chris brown was arrested today in california - on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. police