kelsey: this is a finished product. nice, rich beef stew. kelsey: about an hour. amy: serving in bread bowls. kelsey: you can get them from us at the diner or go to the store and get some thing like it . put it in the oven for about 10 minutes. beef stew right in there. amy: look at that, beautiful. kelsey: nice and thick. amy: wow come that is just lovely. all right, kelsey stone, thank kevin: so this afternoon the chance of a couple scattered showers and even the thunderstorms in southern areas. and then cooler, drier air filters in the end of the week nice start to the weekend as well. amy: fall is starting to creep in there. kevin: slowly but surely. amy: little disclaimer about our u local, that was a chipmunk disguised as a squirrel. kevin: halloween. we get it, it is a chipmunk. starting at 5:00, a tool for drug investigations could save taxpayers money. and a cyber attack targeting u.s. olympians. that does it for us this noon. thanks for joining us. ting debt free, while wall street and oil companies get billions in tax breaks. and whose side is kelly ayo

kelsey: real quick to follow up. do you consider your greatest wins to be the blocking and set -- to be the blocking instead of making affirmative policy? rep. jordan: stopping bad policy is good for taxpayers. stopping the right kind of policies is good for taxpayers. whether you were the freedom caucus a republican congress he -- republican congress because you still have harry reid with the filibuster and barack obama who is the veto pen. that is tough and in of itself. there is a lot of things we like to do a tax policy. a lot of things we like to do and getting rid of obamacare and putting in a family centered model of health care. a host of things we would like to do on border security and everything else. but when you have harry reid and barack obama, it is difficult. i think it's a concern we have as republicans, not freedom caucus or whatever group that happens to exist. kelsey: should clinton when the -- should house republicans if clinton wins the white house can , you guys work with her on something like

especially if you are sitting where kelsey is as we speak. >> reporter: yeah. you are lucky you are in the studio. if you think traffic is bad in las vegas right now, we are talking about this ramp, the ramp that goes from 95 south to the 15 south. it's going to be shut down for 36 hours. >> doing good here. doing great. yes, we are. this is a happy day. it's a happy day. >> reporter: in a city that worships newness -- >> it was kind of designed to be that you could come and have a breakfast and feel like you are going to grandma's house. >> reporter: michael serves up >> reporter: in the ever-changing las vegas landscape. >> it's like this tall of -- all of the time especially on the weekends. >> reporter: come friday night, the tom let house will bring a traffic tieup outside of their restaurant in the heart of las vegas. >> i think it's going to be huge because the department of transportation says there are more cars that use this ramp than any other ramp. >> reporter: the ramp from 95 south tonight 15 south is being shut down from morning. tom hawley says

kelsey thomas is trying to get answers for a second day about how this guy ex -- escaped. >> reporter: detectives say they are not going to talk about how perez managed to there any ideas. but the family of the man killed are upset and say enough is enough. >> it's just irritating that these are the people that protect us when we're sleeping, while our kids are protected. how do you feel protected when you let a murder suspect escape? >> reporter: distraught is the openly way to put it. is still on the run. >> i don't understand why you don't have more security when you are interviewing somebody. >> she says 31-year-old muhammad robinson was shot and killed ten years ago after-- after he did not hold the door open for a woman. alop so perez was arrested but broke out of his handcuffs while alone in an interrogation room. hours later, the only time police talked with us on camera, this is what they said -- that's something we'll revisit and look at as far as what happened in that exact moment when they were broken. >> reporter: a concern for police, what perez could do while on the run

((ryan kelsey dropped off flowers: i live 2 minutes away. i come here all the time. so um, i just, it just sadden me, made me heavy so i just wanted to add a drop of light to, to the world i guess. )) ((karen castro)) as for wright, he's ready to go back to work but he says he will be extra vigilant. ((william wright starbucks employee: i just thought this guy was gonna come in like a normal customer and buy a drink but it just goes to show you, you need to be more aware.)) ((karen castro)) >> starbucks employees have reopen tomorrow at noon. meanwhile, the clark county coroner has not released the name of the victim. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) >>> while metro was on the scene of the starbucks investigation... officers in another part of town were dealing with a second barricade. it started around 10 a-m sunday... at a home near far hills and the 215. all we were told was that someone wouldn't come out of the home... and that it was domestic related. custody./// ((paul joncich)) >>> early this morning... 9 people were hurt when a man

kelsey, thank you for that. have fun, and i know it's prep time but what a cool place for a live shot. >> let's go back to some of the impacts on the roads that kelsey yes, lots of orange because of the signs and some of the closures will last through late sunday or even monday, so on this map, you can see the closings that are in place now and some that are still going up, fremont and ogden knowing up tomorrow and other areas used for life is beautiful won't close until friday. that is on the web site, www.lasvegasnow.com. >> all righttr robbery at a fast-food restaurant all caught on camera, and the home repair tool is apparently what the suspect used to steal hundreds of dollars from mcdonald's. what that tool was, coming up. we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. somebody and i wouldn't l

kelsey thomas is joining us live at the town hall community where the murder happened al gal rea and sunset. >> well gerard, the crime scene tape is down now. but police are still trying to uncover whyh mother was found stabbed to death. neighbors out here i talked to are pointing to a history of domestic violence. this all unfolded just before 5 o'clock this morning. police say they receive ed a call from a 911 call from a 48-year-old man to report someone in a home was injured. police say a 30-year-old mother was found stabbed to death in what maybe a heart breaking case protective custody. next door neighbor jewel price tells me the suspect is the victim's husband. >> she told me he use ed to beat her real bad. i never heard her scream. just heard a lot of bumping. i couldn't say if he was jumping on her at the time. >>> henderson police could not confirm the relationship between the suspect and the victim. but as you heard, the neighbor henderson police tell me they have never been called to the home before and they have not yet identified the suspect or the woman that was found

reporting live tonight near sunset and pecos, kelsey thomas, news 3. >> kelsey, thank you. >>> a flight heading to reno skids off the runway in denver after the plane's brakes failed. a reporter with the reno gazette unfolding. he commented the plane did a emergency reverse engine maneuver to keep the plane from heading nose first into a ditch. no one was hurt and passengers were bussed back to the terminal to catch another flight to reno. >>> right now, metro police are helping nye county authorities investigate a suspicious package found this morning. it's happening in beatty at a gas station and candy shop along u.s. 95 near the entrance to scene to help determine if that item is any threat. >>> onto weather where we welcome you back from some time away from las vegas. you are coming back to a pretty awesome week. >> not bad. a little warmer than i expected when we landed in town. he wasn't the only one goofing off and here we are. >> it was pretty stat physical quo. now we have action-packed meteorological plate. let's start with how things look in aliente, looking southward across

kelsey? >> reporter: the gates opened about an hour ago. little more beautiful today in downtown las vegas. people are slowly making their way in. we're talking 17 blocks of downtown las vegas are shut down right now. it's all about music, fun, food, and, of course, the art as well. this is a three-day festival. and this year we're told there are more tickets sold than ever before which means 40,000 people will be walking the streets of downtown las vegas. it is a must go to test value festival for locals and a weekend get away for others. >> i'm excited about the food. all the food trucks coming out and everything like that. we're going do a little r & d and go outside of vegas and visit some tiki restaurants and bars i guess, i should say. then the music is the best part. >> i want to explore and see the different art. at container park they have art exhibits and stuff that are really cool. and you know the food is not a bad option you are not coming to festival of course you want to plan ahead. a left to streets closed down. coming up in

our kelsey thomas joins us live where the murder happened near gal rea drive and sunset. kelsey? >> well gerard, the crime scene tape is down tonight. police are still trying to uncover why this 30-year-old scene of domestic violence. >> reporter: it was a brutal crime, early saturday morning, a 30-year-old mother now dead, stabbed to death in what maybe a heart breaking case of surveillance. >> she told my husband he use ed to beat her. she left her husband because he use ed to beat her real bad. >> reporter: it's what she heard over the last year that haunts her. >> i never heard her scre i couldn't say if he was jumping on her at the time. >> reporter: this is where she was killed. jewel said the accused killer is the victim's 48-year-old husband. >> about 5:00 a.m. this morning, police dispatchers receive ed a 911 call from a man reporting someone had been injured. >> reporter: as soon as police began their investigation, detectives did not have to go far to make an arrest. >> the male who made the 911 was subsequently arrested on open murder charges. >> reporter: tonight a 4

kelsey thomas, news 3. >> kelsey also asked the detectives if those detectives would face any punishments. she was told that's part of an internal investigation. the detective interviewing perez is still on the case. >>> metro officers are looking for three masked suspects accused of robbing three businesses in the southwest part morning. they walked into the stores and demanded money. one of the men wore a skull mask. the other two wore bandanas. if you know where they are, consider them dangerous and call crimestoppers at 702-385-5555. >>> police are looking into the death of a man found east of downtown las vegas. we brought you this as breaking news at 5:00 from sky 3. the call came in when people saw an unconscious man at an apartment complex near bonanza and pecos. police determined the looked suspicious and homicide looks are now investigating. >>> well, the woman claiming to have witnessed the murder of senator harry reid's great nephew is speaking out to only news 3. the d.a. dropped charges against 28-year-old michael lanunziata. he's the man responsible for reid's death. the d.

kelsey thomas is live with the latest. kelsey? >> reporter: dana, just in the past two to three minutes we learned that that lockdown has been lifted. as you said we're at centennial high school just off the 215 and hualapai. what we are working to confirm is if it was related to an incident that metro is working in the area. a domestic someone involving a knife. but we do know that kids, especially the seniors, they are now getting out of school. the bell just rang and the other students they still have one more period but centennial was on lockdown for about an hour ago but just in the past few minutes that lockdown was lifted. kelsey thomas, news 3. back to you in the studio. >> michelle: thank you for that. >>> all right one man dead, another behind bars after a shooting inside of a local starbucks. this has the whole town shaken that were inside that starbucks yesterday. craig fiegener joins us live from the scene. rainbow near warm springs. i understand metro is going to release the mugshot of the alleged shooter in this inc

reporting live in north las vegas, kelsey thomas, news 3. jim, pack to -- back t in the studio. >> thank you. >>> the first woman elected to the very powerful clark county commission has passed away from heart failure. we're talking about thalia dondero. she was elected to the commission in 1974 and held the post for 20 years. then she went on to serve on the board of regents, the water valley water district. i talked with thalia dondero in 2013. 1982. thalia dondero was 96 years old. county commissioner, steve sisolak, she was a trailblazer who cared deeply about this community and served it with distinction. she broke the glass ceiling and became the first county commissioner and today the majority of our board is female. >>> well, a 16-year-old boy dragged some 20 feet. luckily, an off-duty trauma nurse was there to help. the teen is still hospitalized. the family says the driver responsible walked away with a traffic ticket. it happened near durango and deer springs. nathan o'neal is there now. you talked to an off-duty nurse anthony oro

reporting live tonight, kelsey thomas, news 3. >> all right. we know you will stay on top of it for us. thank you. >>> the great nephew of harry reid was murdered on saturday. police say by his roommate. henderson police say they found 22-year-old lamar reid junior dead in a home. detectives tell us 28-year-old michael lanunziata shot and killed reid. their loved one was murdered. lamar's mother said she never met the man accused of murdering her son. >> except for his mugshot, which i found appalling because he's smiling ear to ear like he just won an oscar. >> that murder suspect is at the henderson detention center. >>> the man who killed a teen over his ipad could spend the rest of his life in priso earlier the jury found michael solid guilty of robbery and murder in the death of marcos arenas. news 3's alexis fernandez is live with us and i know you've been getting reaction from the victim's family. >> reporter: definitely, jim and reed. family and friends were crying this morning in a courtroom at at the jury foreperson read the verdict.

reporting near vegas and durango, kelsey thomas, news 3. >> one of the factors the district want you to think about, the schools are spending each time to make sure the children get on the right business. the district encourages children to use the buddy system. >>> big changes ahead for has voted to move forward with the plan to reorganize the clark county school district. supporters say what we're doing is not good enough, not helping to improve the quality of education here. there are a lot of moving parts. bottom line, this switches the district from a topdown to a bottom-up type of situation. this plan will give more control to school principals and also that school will have the say and parents when it comes to hiring, budgets, what's taught in the classroom. those in favor say that will cut all of the bureaucratic obstacles that are in the way, while critics wonder whether it will street schools that serve poor and richer parts of town equally. a panel of 12 lawmakers will make the fine tal vote soon. that happens on september 9th. >>> still ahead for us tonight -- aggressive

. >> shannon and her sister kelsey went to school right at home. their mother, pam, devoutly jehovah's witness, was their teacher. >> i loved it. i don't think that i missed out on any aspect of my education. >> there were strict guidelines, of course, about beliefs, family, marriage, sex. there were no birthday or holiday celebrations, and they learned that members who commit adultery or who divorce can be cast out, shunned. shannon and kelsey's dad, jerry, didn't share the faith, but he respected pam. though he was never a real fan of home schooling. he wanted them to go to public school, but pam wouldn't have it. >> she always wanted us to be this tall and be her little girls. you know, she very genuinely loved us, and we were her world. >> you were her reason to be. >> yes, oh, yeah. >> but finally, when it was time for high school, pam relented. >> i think she realized that you can't control an environment for a child forever, though. >> what was it like to make the transition? >> it was a culture shock. it was different. i was there maybe a w

i would love to speak to him. >> reporter: kelsey thomas, news 3. >> all right. if you recognize the man in that photo, tweet us and we'll make sure the message gets right back to where it needs to. it would be a healing experience for both. >> absolutely. >>> it's friday and we are kicking off the weekend with a tailgate party. news 3 is your weather authority. chloe beards is at h what a beautiful backyard that is, chloe. >> reporter: absolutely, reed. i have to be honest with you at home, this is probably one of the coolest backyards. the family is hanging out in the pool. before we get to the forecast, mike has this awesome shirt. eat, sleep, tailgate, repeat. he sells them at the rebels' games. we're seeing people hanging out in the water. it's still pretty warm outside. temperatures. you should see those numbers popping up on your screen. a wonderful evening. great friday. happy friday, everyone. we're looking at some very nice weather that will continue for the rest of the evening. if you don't have any plans tonight, maybe check out some high school footb

be true with democrats with all sorts of questions that they will be peppered with by people like kelsey and i over the next few weeks, about various clinton foundation issues and the e-mail servers and everything else. none of that goes away and we will all be doing with all of that over the coming weeks, and it is interesting, the extent to which democrats are at least willing to engage on questions , rightly orlinton wrongly or whatever your take is, versus the republicans who just sort of will walk up to the microphone as mitch mcconnell has done and said i'm not taking any questions about donald trump . guest: democrats feel more comfortable clinton because they know her and because they know her on the issues of things like benghazi and the e-mails, it is something they feel has been already been litigated within congress and they feel they have done their job of doing investigations and they feel confident in whatever findings they may have, and it makes it easier for them and when they may not give a clean answer like a losey may not have done or i did not -- or not, i did not --

kelsey thomas outside of walter johnson junior with a look at the investigation into a hazmat scare. >> reporter: well, reed, this is the cleanup that will continue throughout the weekend just to show you how much of a concern this is, they will not let me on campus. only people over there the epa and by that tent, if you can see that, that's where parents and kids are dropping off backpck wearing all week long. from outside, walter johnson junior looks like a ghost town. but inside it's a laboratory. parents like jeff lewis and his son casey bringing bags. >> had pants and had them screened. no mercury levels. the -- there was nothing there. >> reporter: how does that make you feel as a parent? >> we were pleased. >> reporter: it was just the that caused the hazmat scare. the clark county school, pat skorkowsky, talking about how they handled the ordeal. >> what's been the most disappointing? >> i think the unknowns for us because we don't have the information so it's not like we're trying to keep anything from parents. we can't communicate what we don't know. >> reporter: ccsd stil

kelsey thomas is live outside of the school with a look at the investigation. pretty disconcerning to see somebody's house evacuated. >> reporter: the epa is trying to get their family back in the home as soon from? the answer to that question, still a mystery as students headed back to class. >> again, students a reminder today -- [ inaudible ] >> it was nice to walk in there with her. >> reporter: a bundle of nerves just like the first day of school. but rose is nervous for a different reason. kids running around like a normal day. she was nervous. >> today news 3 getting a first-hand look inside the gym at walter johnson junior high, where a mercury spill happened nearly a week ago. the biggest question left unanswered, where did the mercury come from? >> we don't have hard evidence at this point and it would be premature to speculate all of the facts. >> reporter: nearby, environmental crews suited up, clearing out one student's home piece by piece. after to 15 times above safe levels. the focus of the cleanup, a young girl's bedroom. >> eventually, we'll a

to speak to people to get them to cooperate with you without using any kind of force. >> reporter: kelsey thomas, news 3. >>> we can't warn you enough about the ramp closure that takes place this friday night through sunday morning. n-d.o.t. is shutting down the 95 south to i-15. that begins friday at 10:00 p.m. plan accordingly. drivers will be rerouted throughdown town and back on the highway to i-15 south or you can exit early off u.s. 95. need to tell you, it's best to avoid that section of the highway all together and use valley view or sahara or north charleston. >>> in case you missed the america's got talent, we have it for you. >> if you have recorded it and don't want to hear, turn down the volume. >> the winner of season 11 is 12-year-old grace vanderwall. you see the reaction there. she's coming to las vegas for her own show. she beat out the couple with psychic abilities. so the question, what will she dollars? >> okay. so of course, like, gonna give some to charity. but i want to get a really cool treehouse. >> i love that. i think for a million bucks, it will be dwight -- q

kelsey thomas, news 3. >> i met sam schmidt years ago. he told me this day was coming. he was so passionate and focused about i of far-fetched. >> and he wanted to go through in and out burger which is something that would make him my friend -- my friend forever. >>> let's talk more about this weather. >> er inner a fan of talking about food around 6:45. you have a couple of sprinkles activity but nothing with any bite. some bark but no bite. a little intrigued by those cells across the river in arizona. if they told together, that's a big if, we could get a couple of 1/100ths of rain. that's about it. it's been an action-packed kay day, capturing the rainbow. up to the northwest, we had 4/100ths. but the rainbow evident all over the place, including h's i love this shot by stephanie and matt. i think there was a little enhancement. still gorgeous. a little time lapse with the sunrise colors, from east to west across the valley. a few showers and then some bonus sunshine which launched the temperature to nearly 90 degrees. over the hump, on the west side of those mounta

kelsey cummings is still dealing with the physical effects of that crash. cummings was driving on zika drive on the northwest side of cedar rapids. cummings was almost home when she hit a patch of ice, and crossed the center line of traffic. she hit a hollow pipe gate, that went through her lower body. cummings told t-v nine that she consumed alcohol that evening, but was reports on cummings' recovery. not so long ago, it wasn't an easy task for kelsey cummings to sit on a simple chair on her front porch. now, it's part of her routine. 20:39, "right now the only lingering problem is the nerve damage, and my muscles are twisted."cummi ngs was wheelchair bound for the first year after the crash. things changed in march, after a hip replacement. 19:30, "that was able to put me on my feet, to be able to use a walker, crutches, and i still go to physicalt straight. and to hopefully not have to wear a brace around her foot. 21:09, "if i don't wear it, my foot stays down and i can't lift it up and i'll trip and fall out of it." struggles aside, cummings is proud o

our coverage begins with kelsey thomas live at walter johnson junior. clean. >> reporter: they say the school is clean even though they do not know who brought the mercury and they told me they feel comfortable with opening the school tomorrow. they say it's clean for both kids and students. we doesn't know who brought in the meck -- who brought in the mercury, if it was a child and where they got it. this 6th grader got his in class nearly one week after a mercury spill shut down walter johnson junior. the biggest question is how did the mercury get in the building and it was a student how, how did the student get it? >> all of this is still under investigation. we're trying to put puzzle pieces together. >> reporter: answering questions monday morning after the hazmat scare and the school reopening tomorrow. do you feel comfortable opening the school not knowing where the mercury came? >> we are comfortable. remediate the building. epa has been here along with a contractor. >> reporter: the same parents who waited all night to be reunited with their k

the school district showing there are still many unknowns in this stor our top story tonight with kelsey thomas following up. >> reporter: we found out this afternoon the worst of the contamination was in the gym. the clean-up is done but the cost and who is paying for it is a mystery. this 6th grader got his backpack back but is still not in class nearly one week after a mercury spill shut down walter did the mercury get into the building and if it was a student, how did the student get it? >> all of this is still under investigation. we are a -- we are trying to put puzzle pieces together. >> reporter: answering questions about the contamination. do you feel comfortable opening the school not knowing where the mercury came from? >> we are comfortable about opening the school. there's been efforts to remediate the building. epa has been he contractor. >> reporter: parents are now having their homes checked by the epa. they tested 80 the one family forced to move out. >> by and large, most of the houses are safe. >> reporter: today, the priority is getting students back in class. >> we c

kelsey thomas, news 3. >>> now the question is will the pretty gray. let's check in with our weather authority, kevin janison. you've been watching the radar. >> you will be able to work your vocal cords, do some thing along with the band. by that time, the weather will be in tip-top shape. in the meantime, we have a couple of feed bumps to get over. first the clouds and, boy, did they come in beautifully. just lifted enough at the lower elf wills of the horizon to capture this gorgeous sunset. this -- this only lasted for five minutes. was hoping to see a repeat this morning with the sunrise. but all we got was this hole in the clouds. clouds streaming into the east side of town, really south and east. the west side started with sunshine, some blue sky out there. but that really didn't last too long. here come the clouds swallowing the up the sky and areas of sprinkle or light rain. got a camera looking over boulder city, here you go. they are gonna hit right there. that's about. about ten of them. we might get ten more. actually areas of boulder city

reporting live tonight north las vegas, kelsey thomas, news 3. back to you. >>> we've learned the name of one of the people involved in the murder-suicide on monday. the coroner said michael yonky committed suicide. police say he killed his wife first. her name, yet to be released. she was in the process of moving out of their home when this happened. henderson police say the woman has a 14-year-old daughter from a previous relationship and >>> police are looking for the killers who murdered two people last night. the two men were found sitting in a car near torrey pines and smoke ranch. witnesses saw two people running from the scene. if you know anything that could help solve this double murder, call crimestoppers at 702-385-5555. >>> a small amount of mercury prompted a brief lockdown at walter johnson junior near buffalo and alta t apparently a student brought the substance. fire officials say five kids may have been exposed. their parents were immediately notified. >>> 16 people are trying to find new homes of a after a fire rips through the

. >> marie: news 3's kelsey thomas joins us live in downtown bikes yet? >> reporter: everyone is asking me that. i feel bad but i'm wearing heels today. so i really couldn't go on a bike. this is pretty cool though. there are 21 stations downtown. this is one of them. these are the bikes. everything you need of course. that all important bell then there's even a basket to put your groceries, a purse, maybe even a small dog. just take it and go. well it is a little more co you pay over here. this is the kiosk. this whole system is powered by the sun. it really has never been easier to take to the streets of downtown to commute, sight see or shop. it is the first of its kind system in las vegas. it allows you to rent bicycles with a credit card and then really return them to any station downtown. so there are 180 bicycles and 21 stations across the downtown area. they lock into these special long-term goal of downtown city planners which is to make the area more pedestrian friendly. but the real question is whether those who don't already want to go on a bi

kelsey thomas is live outside the school where the epa is still sweeping for mercury. >> reporter: marie, they are. school canceled today. the school lockdown. epa investigators up all night. they're back at it again today. they're going through every classroom, every backpack. every pair of shoes scanning for mercury. we learned today they could also be doing that at student's homes in the future. amara should be at school. instead it is a day with dad after a mercury scare causing chaos on campus. bring mercury to school anyways? >> reporter: so many questions after yesterday's hours long ordeal at walter johnson junior high. >> at this point, it appears it was kids being kids. playing with a substance. >> reporter: ccsd, las vegas fire and the environmental protection agency admitting today the situation was bigger than originally thought. >> this is the largest decontamination incident ever in the history of our department. three administrators had been exposed to the dangerous heavy metal. but it was a full sweep of students. >> we had to go as far as san francisco to get more epa r

kelsey thom >> there was a lot. under the bleachers. >> reporter: this was the same chemical element bryan orellana found on friday. mercury in gym class. you tried to tell -- to tell a teacher and what happened? >> he was too distractioned. >> reporter: the school district still investigates where the mercury came from and when. but you will have to remember, we're working with a lot of unknowns here. >> reporter: clark county's superintendent pat skorkowsky says the biggest unknown, how far it spread which is why kids like noah mason are dropping off backpacks and shoes and clothes. >> i wanted to make sure my stuff was okay. >> reporter: there are 1200 kids just like noah. their backpacks now in heated vaporizes. >> you take our analyzer and we just put it into the bag and just take a measurement off those vapors. >> reporter: the district's number one priority -- safety and getting the school cleaned and ready for kids and teachers monday. >> we're confident that on monday that we believe that everybody will be

my message is good job, idiots. >> reporter: kelsey thomas, news 3. >> mr. ginger says the statue is not repairable. >> we asked him if he will be making a new one, he said this isn't the last time you will see of trump. >> remains to be seen. >>> let's make good on your word and in this case, one that tasted pretty sweet. just ask the students at the university of wisconsin. the entire school got a tasty surprise after nigel hayes made good on a bet. last week, he bet his fellow students that they couldn't buy up the allotment of season tickets and he promised t doughnuts if he lost. well, they sold out of the 2100-tickets. today, he paid up along with his teammates and coaches passing out hundreds of doughnuts on campus. i think they are big fans of the team and the doughnuts. >> i think that's a great way to make friends. >>> thousands of music and art lovers flocking to downtown las vegas for one of the biggest local artists and a lot of great food. the event runs through sunday. tonight's festtivetivities will end -- festivities will end around 1:00 a.m

especially if you are sitting where kelsey is as we speak. >> reporter: yeah. you are lucky you are in the studio. if you think traffic is bad in las vegas right now, we are talking about this ramp, the ramp that goes from 95 south to the 15 south. it's going to be shut down for 36 hours. >> doing good here. doing great. yes, we are. this is a happy day. it's a happy day. >> reporter: in a city that worships newness -- >> it was kind of designed to be that you could come and have a breakfast and feel like you are going to grandma's house. >> reporter: michael serves up

and kelsey thomas has the chaos at home. >> reporter: a new cleanup and a new investigation tonight, just a mile away from the school. but where did the mercury come from? the answer to that question is still a mystery as students headed back to class. >> she was really nervous to she feels calm. >> a bundle of nerves almost like the first day of school. but this time rose hall is nervous for a different reason. >> seeing the cops here and the officials here to be able to talk to helped me feel better. seeing the kids running around like it's a normal day made me feel better. >> reporter: news 3 getting a first-hand look inside the gym at walter johnson junior where a mercury spill happened nearly a week ago. unanswered, where did the mercury come from? >> we don't have hard evidence at this point. it would be premature to speculate all of the facts. >> reporter: nearby, environmental crews suited up clearing out one student's home, piece by piece after finding mercury levels 10, 15 times above safe levels. the focus of the cleanup, a young girl's bedroom. >> eventually, we'll have t

kelsey thomas, news 3. >>> and as we mentioned, that starbucks did reopen for business. some customers wanted to show their support to workers emotionally scarred by the incident. >> for them to stay strong and get through this. with the support of officers from metro and people like cindy who lived nearby. >>> an update to breaking news we brought you at 5:00, an angry crowd gathers at the scene of a police shooting in san diego. they are demanding answers after an officer shot an unarmed black man. police say the man was acting i will have an update at 11:00. >>> unrest continues in charlotte, the headquarters of the charlotte police department was evacuated after a suspicious package was delivered to the department. everyone was asked to leave the building while firefighters and the bomb squad responded. the package about the size of a shoebox was strangely wrapped. deadly officer-involved shooting of keith scott last week. protests and riots erupted in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. that state has spent $1.4 million to control protesters. now the governor s

news 3's kelsey shops is live -- thomas is live with more. and you've been talking about the artist who made it and he said he's not surprised. >> repor t this is all that's left, a pedestal with two pink feet. >> i'm not too surprised but i'm disgusted. >> reporter: someone has destroyed naked trump. >> i poured my heart and soul into it and unfortunately, some people have absolutely no respect. >> reporter: ginger monroe's four months of hard work only lasted a couple of days in a downtown las vegasful near the and saw him on his back. >> reporter: she's surprised to see the gop presidential candidate knocked down and down and sprayed with graffiti. a very serious and very naked-looking trump which is whisked away on a golf cart. >> just because this was depicting somebody in the nude form, doesn't mean it's not art. >> reporter: the life-sized statue was destroyed at a festival that celebrates art. >> it's tragic that we can't have nice things. >> reporter: ginger may be on to something. we've seen public art in las vegas destroyed time an

. >> my name is kelsey alexander and i'm affiliated with a whole bunch of things.i'm from castle rock, colorado, and i'm in the steam boat institute advisory board. i really liked when amity talked about end the bailouts and maybe using that terminology, if you end or lower entitlements, in a way, you're lowering bailouts. bailouts aren't just to big banks. so can you give us some talking points that we can use to go out and sell that idea? because look what happened in greece. you start taking away people's entitlements and you do that when you end regulations as well, you take away people's goodies and they riot and they don't vote for you. so can you give us some talking points? >> starting with the banks is good. because the banks probably -- and say, we are -- we'll start and take it away from the banks or the big companies, probably bailouts aren't good, also probably not for detroit. we've done that quite a bit. let's get a no bailout culture and try to reduce, and then let's try to reduce. it doesn't have to be -- let's certainly, no bailout rule for the bi

kelsey thomas, news 3. back to you. >> preparations go well beyond the music. >> yes. >>> a scene inside a store sparks a storm on social media. >> it show as father pulling his daughter around the grocery getting a lot more than just comments on social media now. police are involved. >>> also, rumors of my death are woman: here in nevada, those were the worst days of our lives, narrator: in 2008, joe heck called nevada's housing crisis "a blip on the radar." that's just how out of touch joe heck is. narrator: after heck sponsored a bill giving tax breaks to big banks, he took over $500,000 from wall street-- including banks who caused the housing crisis. it's clear what joe heck's priorities are, and families like mine get left behind. narrator: afscme people is responsible for the content of this ad. what kind of person would misuse the topic of rape joe heck, that's who. the truth is, as attorney general, catherine cortez masto led the fight against crimes like sexual assault and worked with republicans

reporting live from exotic racing, kelsey thomas, news 3. back to you in the studio. >> marie: thank you so much. of rain today. news 3 is your weather authority. chloe beardsley joins us now. a big question, anymore rain coming. >> chloe: we're seeing some active weather on the radar right now. you can see again another day of cloudy skies. this time we're getting some rain, especially on the west side of town earlier this morning. here's a picture outside. we do have the dark clouds among us. you can see the large area of low pressure continuing to move north and allowing us to see the chances for thunderstorms continue. you can see a look at the radar over the last few hours with storms popping higher elevations but seeing sprinkles in the valley as well. as we get in closer you can see the heart of las vegas has been fairly dry last couple of hours. but we are still expecting to see the chance for light showers throughout the evening. a snapshot of conditions right now. you can see more active weather near boulder city. especially near b

which is exactly why this year kelsey is supporting a ballot measure of his own.forever enshrine farming in oklahoma's state constitution. it's called the right to farm amendment and is being welcomed like a lost steer to many of oklahoma's cattle men. >> now politicians in hollywood and washington, d.c., want to tell us how to farm. >> we're getting a lot of outside groups that aren't involved in agriculture that have an agenda. >> david durkin's family has been raising cattle in oklahoma since the mid 19th century and next year he's sending his oldest daughter to school to learn the science of farming. but he fears the future of farming may not involve science at all. >> so the animal rights groups have been very successful in making farming an emotional issue. >> yes, exactly. the -- you know, it doesn't take very many people to express an opinion, their own opinion, without any basis or science behind it. >> in the interest of all the oklahomans. >> reporter: kelsey's ballot measure have made hunting and fishing a right. state question 777 goes further adding

almost four excruciatingly long days later law enforcement found kelsey's bodies. she had been raped, killed and left about 20 miles from where she had been abducted. it never should have taken that long to find kelsey. she had her cell phone with her. but her family and local law enforcement and even the fbi were not able to get the cell phone geographic coordinates from her carrier for days. once they did get the information it took law enforcement approximately 45 minutes to locate her body. we already knew that the law that bears her name works. over 20 states have enacted similar bills. and they've helped locate victims and save lives. i heard from myself firsthand from law enforcement that a five-month-old baby in my home state of kansas was saved as a result of this solution. i hope that a bipartisan compromise could be reached that would allow this federal kelsey smith act to be enacted. i'll turn next to spectrum. an area where this committee has been leading. i want to commend the chairman and the ranking member on the introduction of the mobile now act a

. >> thank you kelsey. phone, the tech giant is recalling the galaxy note 7 phone, reports of it exploding while in use. >> two preschoolers in western washington decided to take a car for a joy ride because they wanted to visit grandma. they managed to start the suv into an intersection. the three and 75-year-old told police that they were trying to get to grandma's house. over the river and through woods. >> now it's going to be grandma coming to see them. now, the very important three we are part of the iffy weather. >> what happened to a tricycle? we are headed into the labor day weekend, with unpleasant weather. dry in the west side, humidity is a little elevated on the east side, but they're gone now temperature is falling as well as the relative humidity valuation. dew point has fallen from the 50s to the 30s over there and over the hump they have a 20? dew point, 9% humidity. temperatures across the las vegas valley, mid to upper 80s on the west side, still some threshold, wind a factor with a coupl

that led to the public outrage >>reporter: tear was a time- video for the past couple hours and you kelseybeautiful sunset >>reporter: by 6:00 a.m. and 0 and 59 degrees heading into the afternoon will push into the high 60s temperatures 58 degrees by 6:00 a.m. by 1062 just below 70 degrees toward the afternoon that is when we're heading back to the '90s in the ellen locations the system will look at the bay area high 70's starting wednesday into friday and for the coast will take another look at your labor day weekend forecast at the end of the show. 100 criminal cases thrown out the mistakes that led to this case is being dropped you've probably seen some bad behavior on airplanes with and to you see with this past it was caught doing >>vicki liviakis: antibacterial is what the labels say the government and not buying in today than in more than a dozen chemicals long use an antibacterial soap and said that the makers has failed to show that they're safe and prevent the spread of germs there is no scientific evidence to the product or any better damn plain old-fashioned soap and water toda

. >> news 3's kelsey thomas was at that meeting. we're learning it took 17 hours before every student was tested. >> reporter: well, marie, it's quiet here now. but within the last hour, we saw that parents are frustrated. they are angry. they were screaming really talking on top of each other the epa and we are also learning tonight from parents that children may have been playing with this mercury nearly a week ago. >> why do you guys have people speaking who cannot give us answers that we need? it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: you can hear the outrage in their voices. a packed multi-purpose room at jacobson elementary. parents say they were left in the dark about the spill and there are new questions about who was exposed and when. >> we're now hearing that the kids were playing with the mercury on friday. >> my son tested on friday and there were three other students in the gym. this was friday afternoon. friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday and they found it wednesday. that's five and a half days. nobody saw anything? >

the linn-mar girls swimming team is happy to have one of their top swimmers back, kelsey drake. she took last year off to focus on the olympic trials where she qualified for the 100 butterfly. in her sophomore year, she was a 200 individual medley. now in her senior year, she's all smiles. "it's been awesome because the team atmosphere is so much different from club. and just being apart of this team, it means so much to me. it's great to be back in an atmosphere where there's a lot more cheering and everyone's watching each other swim. so, it's been a lot of fun... i knew ever since i was little that i wanted to swim my senior year. it's my last shot at swimming high school different and unique. i know that i wanted to take one last shot." trt: 32 oc: "take one last shot" ... tonight at 7:30, we have some high school volleyball on kcrg 9.2 with clear creek-amana at vinton-shellsburg... we'll have highlights of that match coming up tonight at 10. thanks josh. we'll be back. ago. now, she's hopeful she'll be able to walk soon, without any help. hear her story, tonight at 10. and

kelsey cummings was driving on zika avenue on the northwest side of cedar rapids in march of 2015. she says was almost home when she hit a patch of ice, and crossed the center line of traffic. she hit a hollow pipe gate, that went through her lower body. cummings told t-v nine that she had a drink earlier that evening but says she wa cummings was in a wheelchair for about a year after the crash. this past march, she had hip replacement surgery, and has since been able to walk with crutches. cummings says she's now focused on being a mother. " 21:39 "basically just stay busy with my kids and focus on them, it really helps takes away from wallowing in my thoughts about what happened " because the pole was on city property, cummings says she's considering legal action against cedar rapids. c-r-s-t is celebrating the rapids. the trucking and transportation company has been working on its 11- story, 37 million dollar building for four and a half years. it's on first street southeast, right along the cedar river. the top eight floors will be offices for c-r-s-t, bankers trust, r-s-m acco

kelsey grammer weighs in on a "cheers" reunion. >> well, you know, i could see it. >> it's all next. >>> tomorrow on "the insider" -- before "bridget jones's baby" is due, renee zellweger looks back on her remarkable career. >> what advice would you give yourself? >> oh, goodness. >>> plus -- >> ding dong. the better hair? >> oh, wow. >>> then -- >> she's a regular girl. who has a dream. >> inside the new series "pitch." how the show is bringing all-girl power to sports. >> really excited that this message is getting out there. >> that's tomorrow on "the insider." >>> before we go, the hollow star john krasinski stopped by stephen colbert last night to test the theory who's better at fake throwing up, him or colbert? >> all the while trying to read a shakespearean sonnet. here's their late-night puke take in case you missed it. >> shall i compare thee to a summer's -- [ laughter ] -- rough winds do shake the darling buds of -- >> and summer's leaf has all too short a date. nor lose possession of that -- fair thou -- oh, god. >> krasinski for the win. >> 100%. his eyes were even water

the school district showing there are still many unknowns in this stor our top story tonight with kelsey thomas following up. >> reporter: we found out this afternoon the worst of the contamination was in the gym. the clean-up is done but the cost and who is paying for it is a mystery. this 6th grader got his backpack back but is still not in class nearly one week after a mercury spill shut down walter