las vegas, nevada. in 2015, over 21 million tourists visited the city of las vegas. to -- city tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's rich history. learn more all weekend here on american history tv. professor green: a lot of people have this image of las vegas that we always blow up buildings. and we have blown up a lot of hotels, casinos on the strip and build new ones. this building was just about vacant in the late 1990's and the federal government was about ready to let it come down. the mayor at the time had been an attorney who represented a lot of figures connected to or allegedly connected to the mob. he said, no, this is where i first practiced law at my first case. it's an important building historically. let's save it. it was a three-story building built in 1933. today, it houses one of the nations leading museums --certainly in our opinion -- of organized crime and law enforcement. the role that they played throughout united states history, but especially the 20th and early 21st centuries and in the development of las vegas. whether

the first week of april the las vegas city commission met and they granted the first four licenses to casinos and here is the minute book reflecting that vote. we see they granted a license to the boulder club, to the las vegas club, to the exchange club, and to the northern club. these were the first four gambling halls -- they weren't casinos. just a bar with a couple of tables that they granted a license to. these were really small scale and for a long time in las vegas there was this need by folks in the chamber of commerce and other people to say you know what? we need a first-class hotel the this is when hoover dam was being built and they said if we just could have a first-class hotel in downtown vegas, we could become a huge tourism mechanica. finally in the late 1930's, a guy named thomas hull said he's beout on uilt a hotel highway 91, the road that linked l.a. to las vegas. there is a really interesting story about this. so supposedly, it's apocryphal, he was driving to las vegas and his car broke down and he sat on the side of the road. he sent his friend to go into town a

las vegas, nevada. millions of tourists visit las vegas. to a recently visited many sites, showcasing the city's rich history. learn more about las vegas all weekend here on american history tv. >> well, i think classy vegas means certain things to certain people, but midcentury, 20th century, was about as classic as it comes. you are talking about sinatra and sammy and dean, the brat pack and the bright lights and the shows, the gambling, even organized crime, and all of that is sort of encapsulated right here. city of a lotin a of magical places, this is probably the most magical. >> classic las vegas was one of those areas where las vegas really defined itself. fromfined itself different anything else in the united states. las vegas was a little town in the middle of a dozen. it functioned with federal funding, but by the end of world war ii, that was all gone, so it had to become something else, and what it chose to do was to advertises health a place to have fun. world war ii and the depression before that had really stopped a lot of people in the united states from being able to do anythin

nicole: reportedly expanding to las vegas the city's first pro team. fan sign up for more than 12 hours industry yesterday to pay respects to hockey great gordie howe appeared nicole: it is 5:01 a.m. in new york in wednesday, june 15th. welcome to "fbn:am," your first look at today's markets, latest breaking news and what to expect that they had. lauren: the search continues for a child who was dragged into the water by an alligator at a disney resort. the incident happened last night near the grand floridian resort and spa. >> the father entered the water and tried to grab the child, was not successful in doing so. at some point and told him that there may have entered the water. the parents diligently tried to get the child. lauren: the 2-year-old child is on vacation with his family from nebraska. sheriff says no other reason reports of similar alligator attacks at the lake. 50 law enforcement personnel are searching the lake just days at the worst mass shooting in u.s. history pattern and does pulse nightclub. nicole: the wife of her landed terrori

city. after months of speculation-- the national hockey league has of expansion team will call las vegas homedebut in the 20-17-2018 season. before the announcement-- las vegas was the largest city in the country without a team in the major professional sports. this is the league's first expansion team in 16 years. it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking news from capitol hill. the speaker adjourns for the holiday amid emotional protests from house democrats. the latest on the protests that brought the house to a stand-still. and keep an eye on the sky. a serious storm is moving into the area. and it is about to make for a messy morning rush hour. complete stormwatch coverage is just moments away. good morning washington. washington. flash flood watch in effect for western md and west virginia through this afternoon. today: rain, heavy at times, this morning. some strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and hail. a few pm thunderstorms possible, mainly south of d.c. highs: 82-87 winds: sw 5-15+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered showers. patchy fog. lows: 62-68 winds: ne 5 mph f

time las vegas was a new enough community -- the auction and the to the creation of the town of las vegas was in 1905 -- there is not an establishment here where they would have to break in. other cities, like reno, for example, being 40 years older than las vegas, was a more established community. the land was cheap and plentiful and what was important -- it was accessible to southern california, where not only did organized crime have some interest, but the l.a. area was always booming. there were people who wanted to drive to las vegas and here was all of this money waiting for them to make it. when we talk about las vegas as wide-open, it actually can mean a couple of things. one is it was wide open to the mob, to illegal gamblers, to come in here. now that suggests that organized crime itself was not that organized. when in fact yeah, there were guys in charge helping to broker disputes. but if you go down the strip, you would find people coming in from new york, miami, houston, cleveland, cities throughout the united states. in that sense, it was wide open for people to come in. the other thing is that because of the city they developed, because of the entertainment, the gamblin

time las vegas was a new enough community -- the auction and the to the creation of the town of las vegas was in 1905 -- there is not an establishment here where they would have to break in. other cities, like reno, for example, being 40 years older than las vegas, was a more established community. the land was cheap and plentiful and what was important -- it was accessible to southern california, where not only did organized crime have some interest, but the l.a. area was always booming. there were people who wanted to drive to las vegas and here was all of this money waiting for them to make it. when we talk about las vegas as wide-open, it actually can mean a couple of things. one is it was wide open to the mob, to illegal gamblers, to come in here. now that suggests that organized crime itself was not that organized. when in fact yeah, there were guys in charge helping to broker disputes. but if you go down the strip, you would find people coming in from new york, miami, houston, cleveland, cities throughout the united states. in that sense, it was wide open for people to come in. the other thing is that because of the city they developed, because of the entertainment, the gamblin

las vegas. the league has added the city to its 30-team roster.s the first professional team for the city and the first expansion for the nhl in 16 years. that hockey team could soon have company, though. the oakland raiders may also move to vegas. >>> 1.3 million fans turned out to celebrate the cleveland cavaliers and their nba championship, of course, lebron james and the rest of the cavs toasted with fans during the city's first victory parade. the 1.3-mile parade route, though, took more than four hours to crawl through because of how many fans turned out. >> they waited 52 years for this. they earned this. >>> so it'll be chile and argentina for the copa america soccer title and sunday's championship match. while chile defeated colombia in stormy chicago. >> some of the baseball hi highlights from espn. >>> stan, neil, baseball. >> yeah, dodgers and nationals, the dodgers looking for the sweep of washington at dodger stadium. came down to this. dodgers down 3-. bottom of the ninth. puig, looked like a single. michael taylor watches the ball.

citing a person with direct knowledge of the nhl's decision reports the league has settled on the city of las vegas. where a 31st nhl franchise will begin play as early as the 2017 season. official word on the expansion is expected at the league of of governor's meeting. why do that? because we have to go to major league baseball, bill, in colorado, the yankees at bat, trailing the rockies by a run in the third inning. >> here's a 3-1. this is in the air to shallow left. long run, whoa! >> oh, no. >> oh, wow. pargh got hurt. >> trevor story collided while trying to make a play on the shallow left field and and the

city. we were always behind the curve. las vegas never quite kept up with the growth. that is the nature of all fast-growing cities in the west but las vegas had an extreme case. on the positive side, keeping up with growth in las vegas means lots of jobs. lots of people needed. people work in a casino, we need them to work on construction, different businesses around the community. you see people coming here for opportunity. when they get here often times in the past, there has been school overcrowding. restaurants were crowded. the roads were insufficient living on gravel roads. and enough tax dollars. and raising taxes, raising property taxes, sales taxes. and trying to keep up with its growth. it never really let up. a lot of people had been around for a long time who would like to keep that small town feel in the earlier days, and las vegas has been in growth mode. and a sincere attempt to control or manage in las vegas. we are opportunists, constantly looking for the next opportunity whether it is developing subdivisions or commercial areas for casinos. and this i

cities tour staff travel to las vegas to learn about it rich history. go to c-span.org/cities tour. >> the first vice president of the united dates, john adams, once said about his position that it was e

city. we were always behind the curve. las vegas has never ever quite kept up with the growth. that's probably the nature of all fast-growing cities in the west. las vegas has had an extreme case. first of all, the positive side keeping up with growth in las vegas means that lots of jobs. lots of people needed. we need them to work on the construction. we need them to work in the different businesses around the community. you see people coming here for opportunities. oftentimes in the pastors and crowding. that's a big problem. there aren't enough amenities. restaurants are crowded, for example. the roads are insufficient, living on colorado's should otherwise be paid. most importantly, you don't have enough tax dollars to pay for all these infrastructure needs that you have so then you start to look at raising taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, sandra to be able to afford new amenities. las vegas is can't delay trying to keep up with this growth and is really never let that. there's a lot of people who've been around las vegas a long time and would like to keep a small town fe

las vegas! viva las vegas! >> the nhl is headed to las vegas "sin city" awarded an expansion team. ey are going to be the first pro team ever to call las vegas home in 2017 and they are already 14,500 deposits on season tickets and now mark davis is watching that statistic. iceland scored a goal in the 94th minute to beat austria in the euro cup. iceland's announcer was jacked out of his mind. [ screaming ] >> objectivity at its best. >> settle down. >> better rest that voice because iceland advanced to the knockout stage for the first time ever. >> good night, that is a huge fish! >> and our catch of the day, i love the expression on 12-year- old coleman gonzalez's mug. >> love that. >> he pulled in this rainbow trout at a lake with his father, uncle and cousin in tow. he used a down rigger and trolled a flasher with a lure. people in the fishing know what that is. he might be just 12. mom says he loves to fish. you think you can do better? send us your fishing pictures to catchoftheday@kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> that's a big fish out of

two largest cities in america phoenix and las vegas without a freeway between them. and you can imagine the economic development that would occur in the southwest if you could connect those two cities and it's not just the connection of las vegas to phoenix but all the way down to tucson and all the way up to the canadian border. and that's the plan. they want to know. and i have to neat with them tomorrow. if you were meeting with them, i guarantee you the first they will ask you is how long is it going to take to get that corridor between phoenix and las vegas, what's the answer to that today? >> whoo. there's no pressure. you're meeting with them tomorrow. >> the question i'm going to be asked. >> senator, we understand the importance of this corridor, and your leadership on moving the process forward has been absolutely critical. and i'm sure you're aware that map 21 did provide a portion of it being designated. the fast act, as you point out, through your efforts, designates the portion between arizona and nevada. there is a working group that we have been part o

city. we are always behind the curve, las vegas has never quite kept up with the growth. hat is probably the nature of all fast-growing cities in the west. las vegas has had an extreme case. on the positive side keeping up with growth in las vegas means there is lots of jobs. there's lots of people needed. we need manpower, people to work in the casinos, we need them to work on construction, and in different businesses around the community. so you the community. so you see people coming here for opportunity. when they get here, often times in the past there have been school overcrowding is a big problem. you find there are not enough amenities, restaurants or credit for example. you find the roads are insufficient so people are living in gravel roads that should ever will wise be paid. and then, most importantly, you don't have enough tax dollars to pay for all they have a structure needs that you have. so then you're starting to look at raising taxes, raising property taxes, raising to sales tax et cetera in order to afford all of these new amenities. again, las vegas is

las vegas, nevada. the renowned las vegas strip is located just outside the city limits. staff recently visited many sites showcasing the history of las vegas. here onre all weekend american history tv. [running water] >> when you talk about the history of las vegas and this area, there are tours that define our history. water is what brought the earliest travel through year. the other is transportation. this area is in the middle of nowhere. transportation has always been an issue here. water is something that when you are in the desert is more precious than anything else. when you are traveling through mules,ert, leading pack you had to carry enough water for every animal you had. you might not have had water, but your animals had to have water. otherwise, they would die. you would not get your goods to market. your entire train would not work. hear what they found was running artesian wells. they found a running stream. it was an area that became known to the mexican travelers through s, which means medoadow. las vegas is "the meadows." this was a description of this wo

two largest cities in america, phoenix and las vegas, without a freeway between them. and you can imagine the economic development that would occur in the southwest if you could connect those two cities. and it's not just the connection between las vegas and phoenix but all the way down to tuscon and all the way up to the canadian border. that's the plan. they want to know -- and i have to meet with them tomorrow. if you were meeting with them, i guarantee the first question they would ask is how long is it going to take to get that corridor between phoenix and las vegas. what is the answer to that? >> today. >> no pressure. >> the question i'm going to be asked. >> senator, we understand the importance of this corridor. and your leadership on moving the process forward has been absolutely critical. i'm sure you're aware that map 21 did provide a portion of it being designated. the fast act as you point out through your efforts designates the portion between arizona and nevada. there is a working group that we have been part of convening that is looking i think the bigg

. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to las vegas and many other destinations on our cities tour, go to c-span.org/citiestour. >> colleen boyle is a publicist at princeton university press. colleen, what is coming out this fall from princeton? >> so we have some great titles coming out this fall. our lead title is the curse of cash by kenneth rogoff. he makes the case for phasing out paper money. so he argues that the economy would benefit for getting rid of cash, so think large bills, $50 and up. and his reasoning is twofold. he says that, first, people who are involved in crime and corruption choose cash as their payment of choice. and then he goes on to argue that economies would benefit in times of financial crisis by being able to lower interest rates to be negative, and with a cashless economy this would be more possible. so he goes on to address the challenges that go along with switching to electronic currency and makes a really great case for it. >> what else have you got coming out? >> next up in terms of science we have welcome to the universe by neil degrasse tys

two largest cities in america phoenix and las vegas without a freeway between them. and you can imagine the economic development that would occur in the southwest if you could connect those two cities and it's not just the connection of las vegas to phoenix but all the way down to tucson and all the way up to the canadian border. and that's the plan. they want to know. and i have to neat with them tomorrow. if you were meeting with them i guarantee you the first they will ask you is how long is it going to take to get that corridor between phoenix and las vegas, what's the answer to that today? >> whoo. there's no pressure. you're meeting with them tomorrow. >> the question i'm going to be asked. >> senator, we understand the importance of this corridor, and your leadership on moving the process forward has been absolutely critical. and i'm sure you're aware that map 21 did provide a portion of it being designated. the fast act, as you point out, through your efforts, designates the portion between arizona and nevada. there is a working group that we have been part of

las vegas. all the oakland city council my have opened the door to lawsuits after banning the shipping of coal through the city. a meeting brought people from both sides. some say a plan to transport, handle and store coal at a terminal in west oakland would bring needed jobs and others warn of the environmental consequences. >> a it is not cool but trying to help people give them some hope. >> what do you think of drugging kool-aid laced with cyanide? it could lockage but it is a drug. >> they voted to ban the cool at the facilities in terminals throughout oakland. the land in question belongs to the public and the land is for public good. >> a huge pay back for some who own volkswagen. the settlement is expected in san francisco federal court that would see them paying $15 billion to settle a diesel emissions scandal. under the terms of the agreement volkswagen would buy back cars at prescandal prices and compensate owners up to $10,000 a car and pay $2.7 billion in fines to the federal government and the state of california. the scandal surfaced last year when federal investigators found they insta

flow into nevada, as well, thanks to the thousands of slot machines in the state's most famous city -- las vegasre ahead on "teen kids news," so don't go away. we'll be right back. >> here's eden with another report in our babysitting tips series. >> not all babysitting jobs are paying jobs. we're often drafted by our parents to sit for our younger brothers or sisters. whether you consider that a pleasure or a pain comes down to how you approach the task. dr. connie hebert is the author of "the teachable minute." welcome, dr. connie. >> hi. thanks for having me. >> so, how do we make sitting for a sibling fun for both of us? >> well, you want to remember that younger kids, your younger brothers and sisters, want to be they don't want to see you on your phone or in front of the computer or the tv all the time. they want to do some things with you. so, remember to catch some teachable minutes with them, and then they'll be more fun and you'll have more fun. >> so, give me an example of catching a teachable minute to make it more fun. >> all right, so let's say that you want to play a math game wit

. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to las vegas and many other destinations on our cities tour, go to c-span.org/citiestour. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump recently talked about some books he's reading this summer. first, unlikable by edward klein, former editor of "the new york times" magazine, taking a critical look at democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. mr. trump also re-reading the novel all quiet on the western front, first published in 1929. the book by the late eric -- [inaudible] is an account of a german soldier serving during world war i. mr. trump described the novel as one of the greatest books of all time. he also mentioned he's reading a biography of former president richard nixon. and that's a look at what donald trump is reading this summer. >> so, michael pietsch, what do you do for a living? >> guest: i'm the ceo of the hachette book group which means i work with a lot of really talented publishers and editors, marketers, sales people, finance people. i mean, everything that's involved in running a modern publishing compa

las vegas, nevada. its home to the stratosphere, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the united states at 1149 feet. our staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about las vegas all weekend here on american history tv. >> i think classic vegas means certain things to certain people. century 20th century was about as classic as it comes. you were talking about sinatra, sammy, dean, the rat pack, the bright lights, the shows, the gambling, even organized crime. all of that is encapsulated right here. i like to say in the city of a lot of magical places, this is probably the most magical. >> classic las vegas is one of those eras when las vegas really defined itself as different from anything else in the united states. las vegas was a little town in the middle of the desert. it had really functioned because of feral funding. with the end of world war ii, that was gone so it had to become something else. what it chose to do was advertise itself as a place to have fun. world war ii and the depression before that had really stopped a lot of people in the united states from being able to do anything. they were just getting by, try

official anya emanuel reports on the growing influence of china and india, and booktv visits las vegas to tour the city's literary sites. that's just a few of the authors on booktv this weekend. for a complete television schedule, booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> colleen boyle is a publicist at princeton university press. what is coming out this fall from princeton? >> our lead title for the fall is the curse of cash by kenneth rogoff. in this case he makes the case for phasing out paper money. so he argues that the economy would benefit for getting rid of cash, so think large bills, 50 dollars and up. and his reasoning is twofold. he says that, first, people who are involved in crime and corruption choose cash as their payment of choice. and then he goes on to article that economies would benefit in times of financial crisis by being able to lower interest rates to be negative, and with a cashless economied economy thise more possible. so he goes along to the address the challenges and makes a really great case for it. >> what else have you

this weekend, the c-span city tour hosted by our coxe munication cable partners, explores the literacy -- literary culture of nevada. an artificial bird sanctuary in downtown las vegasout the lasalks vegas literary scene and why he chose to open the only independent bookstore in the city. great, bige a lot of readers here and a population of excellent writers. also, former las vegas mayor oscar goodman recounts his unique life in his book, "being oscar." >> a couple weeks later, the phone call comes through and it is from a reputed mobster. his brother had been arrested and he wanted to know who the best criminal lawyer was in las vegas. nothing changes over the years. the fella who picks a the phone asked who the best criminal lawyer was in las vegas. they say -- call oscar. >> we visit the center for gaming research at the center of university of las vegas. we learned about how the industry even all. >> gambling in las vegas goes back to the beginning of las vegas. las vegas was established by what is now the union pacific railroad. then it was the salt lake, san pedro railroad. they ought a ranch from helen stewart and they laid out at town here. >> then we will

las vegas. the owner talks about the las vegas literary scene and why he chose to open the only independent book store in the city. >> a good independent book store, there's a lot of really great big readers here and there's a population of excellent writers, and this city has at bit more literary vibrancy than people are aware of. >> the former laughings mayor recounts his life in his book "being oscar: the mob lawyer to mayor of las vegas." >> a couple weeks later a phone call comes into the pit at the hacienda and it's from a reputed mobster, and his brother had been arrested and he wanted to know, who i the best criminal lawyer in las vegas. well, nothing changes over all the years. the foal he who lifted up the phone said, who is the best criminal lawyer in las vegas? and the guy they did the bankruptcy for said, call oscar. >> we vest the center for gaming research at the university of nevada las vegas archives to see items related to the history of gambling in las vegas and learn how the industry evolved. >> gamblinggamblinggambling in s back to the beginning of las vegas. las vegas was established by what

truckee says 34 but already 96 in las vegas. 44 south lake tahoe, tahoe city 53. moisture scooting through getting close to the monsoon season where the search comes up. high clouds coming way up, will show you the big picture. drying up moisture from!, you can see the source of that, my buddy yesterday mike delfino texted me and said where the clouds coming from? their coming right up from here. that is why we're going mostly sunny, hire clouds rotating through, mild to warm to high. 90s inland, a few high clouds. if you work outside most inland locations you can expect mid to upper 90s. of to fairfield, pontiac -- antioch, but 60s and 70s close to the water. cooler wednesday, fog and cooler pattern friday, warmer through the week. >> i'm with mike delfino i can keep my eyes off the clouds. >> yesterday i at 30 sunset pictures sent to me so thank you. very nice. >>> 5:51 am still to come how the late joan rivers is helping a bay area nonprofit. how personal items from the comedian's estate will benefit guide dogs for the blind. >>> sfx: turbines revving up, getti

. >> our city tour staff recently traveled to las vegas, nevada. learn more about our tour on c-span.org. you are watching american history tv all weekend and every weekend. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] our live coverage of the presidential race continues tuesday night with six states. >> and more different vision for our country than the one between forside of democrats progress and prosperity. then the presumptive nominee on the republican side. >> we are going to win on education, no more common core bringing us down. we are going to win with health care. we have got to redefine what it means in america. be demanding a government that represents all of us not just the 1%. >> join us live for election results, candidate speeches and your reaction. we will look ahead to the fall battleground states. clemson university professor talks about the rise of the interurban electric rail at th

booktv visits las vegas to talk with local authors and tour the city's literary sites. that is a view of the authors on booktv this weekend. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump talked about books he is reading this summer. and klein, former editor of new york times magazine taking a look at democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. all quiet on the western front was first published in 1929. the book is an account of a german soldier serving during world war i, it was described as one of the greatest books of all time. he is reading a biography of former president richard nixon and that is look at what donald trump is reading this summer. >> a division of -- >> www. norton, the oldest independent in america. of the 90 what books do you publish? >> guest: serious nonfiction and literary fiction. books that can change the culture. >> host: we are here to talk about some of the books coming out this fall. let's start with a serious one called rat f. >> guest: rat f is by

city. sunset boulevard in los angeles. las vegas boulevard in sin city.y major metropolis, there's a place that's notorious for prostitution. but in oklahoma city one man is trying to force the world's oldest profession out of his neighborhood. he's got a video camera, an internet connection, and a lot of guts. and he's putting the hookers and their johns on notice. ♪ >> it was in my neighborhood. it was in my front yard. it was at my neighborhood grocery store, in the church parking lot. >> brian bates says street prostitution infests his oklahoma city neighborhood. >> don't be bringing hookers down here, buddy. >> brian is a husband and father, with a teenaged son living at home. if brian can see it, kids can, too. and what kind of parent would want their children to see this? >> no child should have to grow up where their memories of childhood involve prostitutes, drug dealers, and pimps. >> in the mid-'90s, brian bates first notices lewd behavior in his neighborhood and files reports with the police. but he feels his complaints fall on deaf ears. so h

citing a person with direct knowledge of the nhl's decision reports the league has settled on the city of las vegasa 31st nhl franchise will begin play as early as the 2017 season. official word on the expansion is expected at the league of of governor's meeting. why do that? because we have to go to major league baseball, bill, in colorado, the yankees at bat, trailing the rockies by a run in the third inning. >> here's a 3-1. this is in the air to shallow left. long run, whoa! >> oh, no. >> oh, wow. pargh got hurt. >> trevor story collided while trying to make a play on the shallow left field and and the player writhed in pain. as for the game, the rockies go on to win it, 13-10. >>> in boston, the orioles jonathan scope gets a ahold of a pitch last night against the red sox sending the ball 450 feet out over the green monster. see ya, here it goes again. >> do that again. >> see ya. >> you know what? you know what, bill, the os win it 3-2. >>> for those of you having trouble with your short game like me on the links this summer take a lesson from pro golfer bubba watson with a chip, tap, catch a

las vegas. vegas is a cannot do city. anything you think can happen in that town and city will happen. you come to washington dc, where nothing happens. it was quite dynamic and i would hope they come more often. maybe they have some influence on our city out here in washington dc. here is question and there is a couple hundreds of them. they're interested of the i-11 corridor legislation that i pushed inside the fast act, i don't have to tell you the spor importance of it. two largest city in america, any ne phoenix and vegas without a freeway between them. it is not just the connection between las vegas and phoenix but all the way down to tucson and the canadian border. that's the plan, they want to know. i have to meet them tomorrow. the first question is going to be how long to get that corridor between las vegas to phoenix. what's the answer to that? >> the question that's going to be asked. >> we understand the importance of the corridor and your leadership of moving the process forward has been critical. i am sure you are aware of the portion being designated and the facts you p

. >> if the leeward to expand, las vegas is a fast-growing, important city, a wealthy city.elatively new city, so the infrastructure, the fiber that has been laid there, the ability to do lots of interesting things from a technical standpoint, the ability to conduct and convenient events, the amount of buildings that are going up there, jim just announced he will be doing a musical event you there. there is a new building that mgm just put up. the league's look at las vegas very differently than just a casino capital. it is a community where lots of people and families live and work. there should be professional sports in las vegas. >> knew they look at it differently from, for example, quebec city? because it is more of a mature city, does the weakness of the canadian dollar factor in at all? >> eye and not privy to what is happening with quebec city and the league. what really goes into picking and expansion team on any leak is the ability for that team to stand on its own and be successful over the long-term. what is the demography of that community, what kind of corporat

cities tour staff travel to las vegas, nevada to learn about its rich history. learn more about las vegas and other stops on our tour at www.c-span.org/city store. you are watching "american history tv." all we can, every week and on >> next on american history tv, yale university professor akhil reed amar discusses the complex relationship between supreme court justices and american presidents. he looks back at the first appointed chief justice, john jay. he argues that historically judges were geographically balanced and there has been a more recent orientation toward representation based on demographics and political affiliation. >> we are thrilled to welcome akhil reed amar, professor of law and political science at yale university. before joining your lawsuit -- yale law school, dr. amar clerked for then judge stephen breyer. he is also a recipient of yale's highest award for teaching excellence and is the author of several books including "the law of the land: a grand tour of our

cities tour staff travel to las vegas to learn about it rich history. go to c-span.org/cities tour. >> the first vice president of the united dates, john adams, once said about his position that it was the most insignificant office that ever the imagination of man could conceive. up next, jewel goldstein talks about the history of the vice resident ian argues the office has grown in importance, especially over the last man who held the position. this is one hour. ♪ >> good evening. the timing for tonight programming is precious as we are on the verge of seeing who the current nominees for the presidency will select as their running mates. some of you picked up copies of an article from the wall street journal as you entered the auditorium on the impact of the vice presidential nominee on election results. for those of you who didn't, we are having extras and we will .un them out after the program tonight, we will discuss that only the electoral process, but the evolving role of the vice presidency. we have the honor of hosting professor jewel goldstein,

las vegas. las vegas would play its home games at t-mobile arena starting with the 2017-2018 season. the city has already hosted nhl games and hold the postseason award show there as well. las vegas is still trying to lure the oakland raiders to become the city's nfl team. we'll keep you posted. >>> 6:27 is the time now. more scrutiny for the oakland police department. the homicide case that could be in jeopardy now as a sergeant is accused of having his girlfriend write reports. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute that is getting busier in many areas, though it doesn't seem to be too bad on highway 4. still slow getting started in pittsburgh. >> sunshine for some, but a lot of low clouds on the coast. it will equal a cooler pattern today. we'll talk about how much. hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan

. >> what happens in but las vegas stays in vegas prostitutes and a new york city a cops the neck of former prostitutes at the center of a huge n.y.p.d. scandal involving $100,000 in bribes i am here it in the west village dash trying to get some more details. i walked around then she followed me i spoke to the former prosecutors said in a case like this it is likely she will be cooperating with prosecutors. >> the they will use her as a cooperating witness said she can provide the testimony for the services that were paid for with the police officers had done a bad day and so they will probably give for immunity for prosecution and user as a witness. >> she has said that she willingly participated in the sexual acts on a flight to vegas provided her services to two police officers as she dressed up as is to reduce. both cops are married with kids. her neighbor was offered in a bribe allegedly her ex boyfriend is a wealthy australian businessman. i asked the former prosecutor does that mean jail if he makes prostitution in bribes? >> yes. talk about a widespread indictment whenever e

las vegas, nevada. we will visit the writers block, an independent bookstore in downtown las vegas. the las vegas literary scene and why he chose to open the only independent store in the city. >> having a good independent bookstore come others a lot of great big readers here and a population of excellent writers. had a little more literary vibrancy than people think. >> a couple weeks later, a phone call comes in to the pit at the siena -- hacienda. he wanted to know who the best criminal lawyer was in las vegas. -- "calld the phone oscar." >> we visit the center for gaming research at the university of nevada las vegas archives to see items in their collection related to the history of gambling in las vegas. and learn about how the industry evolved. >> gambling in las vegas goes back to the beginning. by theas was established union pacific railroad. they bought a ranch and decided they would lay a town out here. >> the atomic testing museum to learn about the nevada test site. there is a vacation -- a northwest ofocated las vegas for the testing of nuclear devices. clouds could be seen for 100 miles. >> they started to advertise in advance so that local people and could c

. >>> the hockey has placed its bet on the city is of las vegas. of directors named an expansion team and the new franchise is set to begin play during the 2017-18 season as part of the nhl's pacific division. >> we need a name. the black jacks. >> that's actually good. okay. we'll go to major league baseball highlights so stand by, bill karins. a tie game, three dodgers sprint to position to make the play on the pop fly in foul territory along the right field line. that ball deflects off the glove of chase utley, bouncing right into adrian gonzalez who kind of juggles it, but secures the catch before it hits the ground. while defense like that keeps washington base runners in the dugout, a blundzer in the field by the nats cost them the game while leading by a run in the bottom of the ninth. ouch. >> looking at a pitcher with a single number. fly ball down the line. slicing foul. then looks like he's letting utley -- instead, the ball goes by utley. juggle, juggle, caught it. >> oh, yasiel puig sends in a grounder and that's misplayed by michael t

. >> reporter: donald trump and his city built on gambling, las vegas, trying to prove to party leaders he is not the wild card they fear he might be. >> we won 37 states. we won 14 million. we beat ronald reagan, who we love. we beat richard neckson. we beat dwight d. eisenhower. we beat everybody. we beat bush. >> reporter: trump is visiting already high, raising at least $8 million this week attacking both president obama and his lickly opponent, hillary clinton, and doubling down on comments that more guns could have stopped the orlando nightclub massacre. >> there is no good sick, sick per verdicted horrible terrorist -- terrorist was in there starting the shooting. one of those people would have had those bullets going the other way folks, it would have been a whole different story. >> reporter: trump brushing off talk that some delegates to try to stage a convention coup to stop him from being the party's nominee. what might be more concerning the luke warm public support of people like speaker paul ryan who told meet the press that republicans don't have to support trump. >> the

las vegas. co-owner true corn talks about the las vegas literary scene and why he chose to open only independent bookstore in the city. >> having a good independent bookstore there's a lot of really great big readers here. there's a population of ox excellent writers. the city has a little bit more literary vibrancy the people are aware of. >> also former las vegas mayor, oscar goodman recounts his unique life in his book, being oscar,. >> a couple of weeks later a phone call comes into the pit at the hacienda. it is from the refuted mobster. his brother was arrested and he wanted to know what it was the best criminal lawyer in las vegas. nothing changes much over the years. the fellow lifted up the phone, cups it and says who's the best criminal lawyer in las vegas? the guy i did the bankruptcy for said carl. >> on american history to be we visit the center for gaming research at the university of nevada us vegas archives to see items in their collections related to the history of gambling in las vegas. we we learned about how the industry evolved. >> gaming in las vegas goes back to the beginning. las vegas was est

47 in bodega bay. 39 in truckee and that sounds pretty good right now. 90 in las vegas, 51 in monterey and 51 and tahoe city. this system will punch through but not until late wednesday or thursday. today, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, santa rosa looking for 101 and gilroy as well. it will be cool the hot today and tomorrow, a little bit cooler in the midweek and 89 on friday, and then cooler going into the weekend.>> welcome to the summer.>> very hot amateur om amado -- alma mater, chico.>> it does get hot in chico.>> i went to ucla and it was hot. >>> some of the biggest stars in entertainment at the annual bee tee -- bet awards.>> more on the emotional tribute to prince. >>> it is 4:22 am. >>> the nasa juneau satellite getting closer to jupiter, and should reach it 4 july, and they will spend a year circling jupiter searching for clues about the water content, magnetic fields and whether the jupiter core is solid. the nasa researchers say could lead to new information about how the planets in the solar system formed more than 4.5 billion years ago. >>> james whitey bulger, the auction raising more than $1 milli

. >> reporter: donald trump in the city built on gambling, las vegas, trying to prove to party leadersnot the wild card some people say he is. >> we won 14 million. we beat ronald reagan, who we love. we beat richard nixon. we beat dwight d. eisenhower. we beat bush. >> reporter: he's raised at least $8 million this week, and doubling down on comments that more guns could have stopped the orlando nightclub massacre. >> this no-good, sick, sick, perverted, horrible terrorist, terrorist, was in there starting the shooting. one of those people would have had those bullets going the other way, folks, it would have been a whole different story. >> reporter: trump brushing off talk that some delegates could try to stage a convention coup to stop him from being the party's nominee. house speaker paul ryan told "meet the press" that other lawmakers don't have to endorse trump. >> the last thing i would do is tell anybody to do something that's contrary to their conscience. of course i wouldn't do that. >> reporter: massachusetts senator elizabeth warren is filling in as attack dog while hillar

. >> reporter: donald trump and his city built on gambling. las vegas. he's trying to prove to party leaders he's not the wild card he's touted to be. >> we won 37 states, we won 14 million. we beat ronald reagan, who we love. we beat richard nixon. we beat dwight d. eisenhower. we beat everybody. we beat bush. >> reporter: trump is visiting states where his support is already high, raising $8 million this week, attacking barack obama and his likely opponent hillary clinton, and doubling down on comments that more guns could have stopped the orlando nightclub massacre. >> this no-good, sick, perverted, horrible terrorist, terrorist, was in there starting the shooting. if one of those people had had a bullet going the other way, it would have been a whole different story. >> reporter: trump is brushing off talk that some delegates could stage a convention coup to stop him from being the party's nominee. the lukewarm support of paul ryan, who told "meet the press" that other lawmakers should follow their conscience. >> i wouldn't tell them what to do. >> r

major cities like los angeles, las vegas and phoenix expecting air temperatures between 100 and 125 degrees. we've had that high pressure still in control across the southwest. it's strengthening, in fact. we've broken records in places like phoenix. tomorrow we'll do it again. look at your monday high temperatures. 123 in palm springs. those will all be new records. now, the heat gradually subsides as we head throughout the week in phoenix, back to the one teens and the fire weather danger continues in california. tomorrow wind gusts of 30 miles per hour. red flag warnings remain in effect and temperatures up to 100 degrees and cooler by the end of the week. kate? >> raphael, i can't believe you're saying down to the one teens. >> it's incredible. >>> a new verdict involving the rape of a woman at vanderbilt university in tennessee. experts say the verdict sends a broader message about preventing campus violence. morgan radford has the details tonight. >> reporter: three years after the rape of a student at vanderbilt university -- >> we the jury find the defendant -- >> reporter: one of h