they said las vegas. i went home that night and i said to my wife how would you like to go to the land of milk and honey, and she said that we are not going to israel and i said no, las vegas. so that is how it all happened. we had great educations. wherever joe went, there was a cloud over his head. i have been very lucky. >> what kind of logic you practice? >> anything that paid me. >> if they wanted a divorce, whatever they wanted, i would take care of them and try to make them very happy and i was happy as well. believe me, this is not water. water is for washing. and i said, may i post you. >> please go right ahead. >> it is 5:00 o'clock somewhere, is that what you're saying? and yes, exactly he meant we will get to the fact that you had a martini delivered to you while we speak. i want to go back to this subtitle, which is "being oscar: from mob lawyer to mayor of las vegas." now, how did you become known as a mob lawyer? >> there have been offers over the years that suggested that i was sent out by

this is not how you want to spend your friday night in las vegas. only thing worse would be losing money at the blackjack table. quarter inch of rain in less than a half hour. take a look at this nightclub. you bringing the roof down? we don't mean it literally. look at that. the roof is collapsing at that nightclub in las vegas because of all the rain. now it doesn't sound like much. in las vegas, it's a big deal. to my weather map to show you what's going on. it's the same ridge of high pressure that has been keeping us dry and mild is giving las vegas all the thunderstorm activity because it is taking monsoonal moisture and shoving it right toward the las vegas basin and there it is. all those thunderstorms rumbling through right there. you can see it all collecting and rumbling right through las vegas valley. if you have plans going there, it will be rough weather wise. more thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow. our weather perfectly dry. as a matter of fact, use the word perfect. it is very comfortable. as a matter of fact, it hasn't been

las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years ago, despite over 300,000 new residents. i think it's a pretty amazing example as to how a town can really turn on a dime if there's the political will and if the public gets behind it. narrator: even the casinos and resorts have adapted to efficient water use. mulroy: the las vegas strip uses only 3% of all the water that we deliver. and when you think about it, it's the largest economic driver in the state, the largest employer, bar none. they knew they had to go the extra mile. and they've embraced conservation. and it's almost beyond belief that they're right now in the process of building another 15,000 rooms. southern nevada recycles 100% of its wastewater. so for every gallon we put back in the colorado, we can take an additional gallon out, or we send it to reuse facilities. and we deliver it to golf courses and parks and other outside applications. man: water's about a third of our budget. that's a lot of money. the lake ri

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women's southern nevada pac is hosting its first annual red, white and blue gala, gala thing in las vegas. the republican women southern nevada pac exists they say to elect republican candidates in nevada, and if you are willing to pay somewhere between $125 and $5,000, you could go to their very fancy vegas thing this weekend. with a keynote speaker will be one of the most powerful republicans in congress. the republican house majority whip kevin mccarthy. congressman mccarthy is the third in line in the republican leadership in congress right after john boehner and eric cantor. john boehner then eric cantor then kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy is not from nevada. this is not a hometown thing for him. he's from california. getting him to come to this thing, to your state as the number three republican in congress, that's kind of a coup, right, a big deal for the republican women southern nevada pac, especially since this is their very first gala, gala, gala, whatever. here's the interesting thing, though. kevin mccarthy was supposed to be headlining this republican ladies' gala in nevada

there it is, steerg all the storms right over the las vegas strip. look at all those thunderstorms heading right toward the city, and we had a quarter of an inch of rain fall. this is the result. street flooding las vegas strip normally slow because traffic was slow today because of a couple feet of water. let's show you more of that nightclub video. the roof did not collapse, but all the -- all the water that was being carried across the roof decided to come into the facility instead so problems there for all the party goers in las vegas. take a look of this picture of a lightening strike right near the strass to -- the rain fall was more since concord has seen since easter. >>> also, tonight, president obama's very personal comments about his life as a young black man have many americans talking, once again, about reyes. in a moment, sharon chen will walk us through what generations of black parents say is the special kind of talk that they have to have with their kids, but first, here is some of what the president said about the trayvon martin cas

janine de la vega spoke with some neighbors who witnesss the afternoon, janine de la vega? >>> the victim was outside and the boy was laying out under that light pole and he was knocked off his bike and it appears as though his leg was broken and we now know police were telling us this happened in our community and you can see the bike was trapped under a white suv. police tell us the victims are a mother and child and they were rushed to the hospital and it is unknown if their injuries are life threaten continuing. police told us that the field society test was done and it does not appear that any drugs or alcohol may have been a factor. and all of this is being sorted out and we are still trying to figure out and put together all of the witnesses statements and just from speaking to the neighbors they did say a man was also at the scene and there was a third bicycle here and that man was telling neighbors he was the husband and he was yelling at the drive again. reporting live from newark and crews are beginning to remove the video of am flight 2 19. they will then remove

>> from "the las vegas review journal." >> a videographer for "the las vegas review journal" newspaperne. >> you could see this house hanging off the edge of its foundation and undercut it. and about a third of the house was completely out in the air. >> all eyes and cameras are on the beige house with white trim. no one is inside. the owner just completed construction and hasn't moved in yet. >> it's not finished yet, nope. >> i just talked to him and he said he just finished painting it, and he was laying down the floor. >> there it goes. >> then, the unfinished house is finished forever. >> we knew it was coming. the sound is extremely erie. the cracking, the popping. >> the house shears off from the garage and falls into the river. >> wow. look at that. look at that. >> it starts floating away but then rams into the neighbor's house. >> when it hit it and spun it around, i thought the house would then fall apart, but it continued down the river. >> everyone is stunned as the well-constructed house stays together. >> the walls were still intact, the roof was intact. it floated down

john blackstone is in las vegas. president obama and his family in africa visit the jail where nelson mandela was imprisoned for 18 years. major garrett is there. friends and family remember a young american college student killed in egypt, while tonight over a million protestors gather in tahrir square. clarissa ward is onsite. >> 911 what is the exact location of your emergency. >> jeff: and what happens when you send a text message to 911. andrea lucia says some cities are finding out. >> there are definitely situations where people can't talk or it's much bet ferr they don't talk. >> this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor t is late june and it's the southwest, it is supposed to be hot, but this is historic. and this is the worst day yet. take a look at this map. the red areas have temperatures over 100 degrees. pink, more than 110, and white, more than 120. we begin tonight with john blackstone in las vegas. >> repor

two large groups fought each other with rocks and bottles in las vegas last night.d to be taken to the hospital. despite that crowd the match was allowed to go on, the game ended with another brawl on the field. >>> organ state legislation children has approved a bill for its students, it would allow them to pay their tuition at a later date after they start their careers, the amount is based on the percentage of their earnings, it is waiting for the governor's signature. >>> today is day 5 of the strike, we have crews there monitoring the negotiations and have coverage of that and how it is affecting the bay area, including the unusual way some people are getting around san francisco gridlock during the afternoon commute. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news, we will see you when news breaks and we are always here for you at ktvu.com and mobilektvu.com, happy 4th of july, thanks for joining us, have a great day. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get

las vegas around 111 today. folks, 110. the northwest looking at 70s and 80s. lots of sunshine. some fog across parts of southern california this morning and tomorrow morning. but it should fade off in the afternoon. we'll be partly cloudy and in the 70s. pretty typical. >> in entertainment news now it looks like the lone ranger got ambushed by a group of mignons this holiday. the big budget western starring johnny depp pulled in only $9.7 million on wednesday, raising the possibility that it could saddle disney with a loss on a film that cost an estimated $225 million to produce. >>> meanwhile, universal's "despicable me 2" pretty much ensuring a win for the holiday weekend. >>> the royal baby boom is becoming a betting boom as the duchess of cambridge's due date draws near. according to one british bookmaker, the most popular bet is on baby names. if it's a girl, alexandra is the first at 4-1. charlotte, 6-1, diana 9-1. and then if it's a boy, james is the favorite at 6-1 followed by george at 8-1. meanwhile, odds the baby will be born on july 13th and 14th are 10-1. and we've

at janine de la vega reports -- as janine de la vega reports, an alarm alerted police and they recoveredthe stolen guns. >> reporter: a bold mov early this morning. police say they punched out windows and stole firearms at reed's. >> they broke a lot of showcases and shattered a lot of windows. there will be a lot of cleanup. >> reporter: the police arrived in three minutes. they spotted the suspicious car leaving and followed it. >> as the officers followed them, items were thrown from the vehicle and that was two rifles and five handguns. >> reporter: officers caught up with the car a quarter mile away. police see someone of the occupants tried to run away while the female stayed. officers arrested all three. 27-year-old and 26-year-old, two men, of san jose. the woman is 39-year-old tina guzman of san jose. all were booked on weapons and burglary charges. >> it's just frustrating. i'm upset. it's a big mess to clean up. the biggest thing for me is everyone was apprehended. >> reed credits police and his elaborate alarm system for helping capture the thieves. reed says it's alarming th

robberies in the southwest las vegas area. >> they turned the lights on?> they did. two women and one man are suspected. they don't seem to notice the cameras either. las vegas police saying these robberies taking place at businesses with low or no exterior lighting. >> what are they taking? >> they must know something about what's in there. >> i think they work there. >> move to a liquor store. look at the front door. you see a guy creeping around. he sees what he wants, walks in the door, grabs a bottle of whiskey, out the door he goes. gone. >> that's quick. >> that's not the funny part about the video. watch the other angle of the clerk who noticed this happened and does his best to try to foil this thief and tries to leap over-the-counter and oh. >> sounds like one of the guys in the background watching the video on the security camera is the guy that fell off the counter. he is having a chuckle about it. >> so sorry. that had to hurt so bad. >> looks like he hit his head. i think he got hurt. >> like what just happened? >> no. >> you're looking for y

the horrific accident in las vegas. the high wire act gone terribly wrong as hundreds of spectators watched. a member of the celebrated cirque du soleil troupe has lost her life after a fall. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: the 31-year-old cirque du soleil form performer fell 50 feet during saturday night's performance of "ka" at the mgm grand in las vegas. she has nearly a decade of experience and she's reportedly the mother of two young children. cirque, one of the most revered acrobatic companies in the world, has never had a performer die in its 30-year history. an audience member tweeted that a wire snapped during the final scene of the show. performers were at the highest point on the vertical wall. the tweeter added, other actors were visibly upset and horrified. crew members were calm and one by one, got the other performers off the stage. perhaps the toughest detail? the performer's screams and groans could be heard from below the stage. and the show was canceled after this accident. and tonight, we've l

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a little bit of a west wind for some. 98 in las vegas. all time record highs set in the desert southwest. if you are inland it will be hot. temperatures continue to be all over the map which is why inland areas will stay hot. the bay and the coast not changing that much. tomorrow will be the key day. on tuesday it looks cooler. >> you heard steve a severe heat warning again for the bay area. the agency that runs california's power grid wants you to save energy. they want you to reduce energy. that is when we use air conditioning the most. >>> bart workers have begun a strike that is making for a tough commute. we will continue with our team coverage of this bad monday morning. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> we're live in oakland where bart workers may be on strike. but ac transit. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. we are keeping a very close eye on the commute this morning in light of the bart strike. this is a live picture out at walnut creek. the bart station there. you can see a very long line o

but we could see the changes as far away as las vegas.o tropical clouds, but the mist and the drizzle, but by this time tomorrow, central california will be closer to the central coast and by tomorrow night and monday, some of the high and mid-level moisture will stream to the bay aer rea. for now, the low clouds and staying that way from oakland to haywood to 9:00, and to the west of the golden gates to lunchtime and then in the evening the clouds will start to thicken back up and spill inland by 7:00 and 8:00 and 9:00. so for the giants' game coming up after 6:00, it is sweater weather again as the temperatures near game time should be near 60. 80 in san jose, and 70s in further north around the bay in haywood and alameda 65, and 85 in castro valley and then dublin and pleasanton and danville and a lamo to the north, those are the temperatures that we will see. 6 60s in san francisco, and 70s in oakland and near berkeley today. low clouds and mist are the story of to morning and we will see it again tomorrow. we will toss in some extra

las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years ago, despite over 300,000 new residents. i think it's a pretty amazing example as to how a town can really turn on a dime

ktvu janine de la vega is out there. she will be back at the top of mornings on 2 for you with a live update. >>> in a couple hours oakland city leaders will hold a news conference. they will talk about oakland's growing violent crime program. it will be held at max well park neighborhood. that is where a popular dog walker was shot to death in broad daylight earlier this week. >>> two people were taken to the hospital this morning after a high speed chase hours ago. this happened in martinez. the chp says police tried to pull over a car for reckless driving about 1:00 this morning. the driver led police on a chase on highway 4 and crashed. >>> onramp to highway 37 in vallejo remains closed at this hour. a big rig did not make the curve and overturned. brian flores -- crews just got her not too long ago. the front end where the passenger sits will be towed first. and they will remove the -- now crews are be here for so according the -- the beg was traveling on the onramp when it crashed. he may have been trying to take i

another tragedy, this one in las vegas. a cirque du soleil dancer falling to her death during a performance. sarah guyard reportedly slipping out of her safety water and falling more than 50 feet in front of that crowd. witnesses say that they could hear screaming and moaning as other performers were looking on on in disbelief. she was the mother of two, she had been performing for 22 years. this is the first death in their 30 year history. the show has now been canceled until further notice. >>> another miracle on the hudson to tell you about. a sight seeing helicopter makes a crash landing on the hudson river. everyone on board makes it out alive. a family of four was on board. about 12 minutes in to the flight, the engine lost power. and the pilot only on the job a year kept his cool, he deployed pontoons just before they hit the water saving likely eve everyone's lives. >> just doing my job. whoever that pilot is has to be a remarkable pilot. with nerves of steel. because clearly that helicopter was in complete distress

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for nightly business report, jane wells, las vegas. >>> still ahead, would you buy an expensive piecef art online. amazon is making a bet you will. first, a look at some stocks that hit all time highs. >>> the dual over dell has entered a new chapter. dell's board says its special committee has reviewed carl icon's latest proposal. ikon has secured financing in hopes of trumping michael dell's planned buyout of the pc maker. >>> tonight's focus begins with a pair of upgrades. best buy left for dead not so long ago. credit suisse resumed coverage with an outperform rating. best buy has more than doubled since november, and closed up more than 8.5% on double the normal volume. >>> morgan stanley upgraded pandora to overweight. pandora is one of the top internet properties and investors seem to agree. shares trading at three times normal volume today. pandora hit an all time high before closing at 18.95, up almost 3%, another stock that has doubled year to date. >>> disney gained today as well. on the strength of monsters university. it was the box office winner for a second week in a ro

one person is known dead in las vegas.atures can quickly turn ordinary events into medical emergencies. the danger signs -- your heart starts pumping faster trying to keep your body cool. red flag, if you stop sweating it's the first sign your body is in distress. another red flag, pale skin. it means your body is diverting blood from your skin to other organs. and you need medical attention fast. while cats are scurrying for the shade, the triple digits have everyone craving for cool. >> ac in the car or ac in the house. >> reporter: the torrid temperatures turned many a local pool into an oasis. >> just jumping in. you see the lifeguards just jumping in because they need to cool off. yeah. it gets really hot. >> reporter: getting wet was easy for the kids at this water park in tucson. oops, as long as you didn't try to be a water hog. in houston, volunteers offered water and ice to the homeless. >> we send a van out to make sure they know there is an option. by the way, here's some water and we'll see you tomorrow. >> ma

they had flooding there in las vegas. the moisture starting to push into southern california. we're watching this, because the crest of the sierra seeing thunder today. some of this moisture in southern california is going to be closer to the central coast, the easterly wave moves from east to west across baja california. this will toss high level clouds our way early next week. it's possible perhaps by early monday we'll see scattered showers. tonight low clouds moving inland, could have drizzle with some of the low clouds setting tomorrow morning. just like we saw today, mostly sunny skies inland. 80s to 90s in the east bay valleys. tonight lows mostly in the 50s, near 60 in freemont. 60s in the higher hills overnight. low to mid-70s around santa cruz for the afternoon. mid to upper 80s around parts of the trivalley. the winds should stay out of the south to keep temperatures cool there. near 70 in oakland. partly cloudy skies, not just watching the marine layer and the low clouds, the mid level moisture which may try to kick off an isolated shower, maybe on monday to tuesda

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is now a full investigation into why the landing geart airlines jet collapsed as it was suching down at la guardia airport on monday. one passenger making his first visit to new york shot this video just as the plane was landing. airport officials say there was no warning that the jet would have had a problem when its wheels touched down on the runway. the plane's flight and cockpit voice recorders are being examined and the pilots will be interviewed. the flts released this -- the ntsb released this video. southwest airlines is also apologizing to passengers aboard that flight. it is refunding all of their airfares and sending them travel vouchers for future flights. >>> the ntsb is still focused on the crash at sfo. the chairman said her goal is to complete the work before the first anniversary of the crash. investigators are back in washington, d.c. where they are working on their reports. the ntsb tells us they usually take between 12 and 18 months to file a final report on fatal crashes. >>> 8:50. former new england patriot football

parts of the las vegas strip were flooded.time, water levels in folsom lake in the american river hit a five-year low. by december, officials are estimating folsom lake will be one-fourth of the total capacity. it's dropping 9 inches every day. boat owners at folsom lake marina will need to vacant their berths by august 3rd. a smaller lake means less water to maintain. by october, the flows will drop to one-third of where it's at today. >>> a major new development in the deadly limousine fire that happened on the san mateo bridge when five women were killed. the wife of the limo driver involved spoke to the san jose mercury news and said her husband turned upped the music so the passengers couldn't hear her arguing with her on the phone which raises questions about whether he was distracted. however, the driver's wife is disputing the mercury story, at least she did, when cute spoke to her last night -- when ktvu spoke to her last night. >>> a big earthquake, a magnitude 6.6 has killed at least 75 people and injured 400 others

janine de la vega is live. we're learning someone has been detained, janine. >> reporter: that's correct, tori. no arrests have been made. but police have a man in custody that they say lives here at the julian street inn right at the corner of -- [no audio] >> it looks like we lost janine. >> yes, that's a stabbing at a homeless shelter in san jose. >>> let's go to sal castanedo for an update on traffic. what's going on in the east bay? >> it's a little bit slow. good morning to you. 80 westbound you will see a little bit of slow traffic, especially 80 coming through richmond. the east shore freeway, it's heavy. it's not all that bad. we had the crash where the big rig burst into flames earlier. they got that out of the way early this morning and that -- the commute traffic was never affected by it. the bay bridge toll plaza is backed you for a 30-minute delay. it's backed up all the way out to the macarthur maze. once you make it on the bridge, it looks good into san francisco. i want to mention that the san