in fact, the explosion of urban growth in the las vegas valley in the late 20th century was made possible by another reclamation project... [film projector whirring] the hoover dam, whicwas built in the 1930s to provide water and power to california, arizona, and nevada. las vegas really went through 4 distinct phases of growth. [slide projector clicking] it started out as a small frontier town. the building of hoover dam and the expansion of a wtime industry and economy fueled the second phase of urban growth in las vegas. [lively jazz music playing] christensen: with the postwa period, we see the emergence of the mob-run gambling city. [music tempo quickening] christensen: and then, in the seventies, eighties, and nineties, the expansion of corporate gaming and the growth of an enormous metropolitan area. [lounge music playing] and reid was a key player throughout that riod. was instrumental in the gaming commission, in cleaning up the gaming industry... reid: .stated that you wt to him and you said, "look, i want you to break his legs." rizzo: no, i did not. rizzo:hank you., mr. rizzo.

now that this storm has pushed on through, into the central valley, down into l.a. and also in las vegas. but as i extend our satellite and radar, there is more rain on the way for the first week of 2023. i'll have all the details in just a few minutes. kira? >> all right, cynthia, thanks. >>> well, you sure don't need me to tell you the bay area was hit hard with a round of rain that flooded many parts of the bay area yesterday. now people are assessing the damage left behind from that winter storm. in the east bay yesterday, creeks rose fast and streets flooded quickly. crews rescued people using everything from paddleboards to armored cars. other people took advantage of all the water in their neighborhood and kayaked in the streets. "today in the bay's" alyssa goard reports from danville on the mess left behind. >> reporter: in danville, when the water surged up to people's houses, first responders had to come in on boats and paddleboards to help. >> they were like on boards, like, getting carried out to the fire trucks and stuff. it was crazy. >> reporter: you can see a family and a

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wreaking havoc along the central valley, down through los angeles, and of course, bringing that sierra snow to reno, the lake tahoe area, and some showers over in las vegasellite and radar image, you can see that there is a lot more moisture headed to the bay area, and that's what we will see, as we ring in the first workweek of 2023. now, coming up at 7:00, we will go through today's forecast. we're a little bit concerned about those creeks and those streams that are still evaluated and could get boosted with more rain this week. we'll also talk about that strong mid-week storm, that's going to bring us a couple more inches of rain. but for now, back to you, kira. >> cynthia, thanks. >>> whether you are traveling or staying home on this new year's day, our nbc bay area app is a great resource to have. just type in your city and we'll send you up to the minute weather alert straight to your phone. the app is free to download. >>> > coming up p this morninin "t"today in ththe bay," with wa levels this high, as c cynthia mentntioned, wee willl take a a at creekeks and rivers that hav overflowed. and how much they rose in just one day. we'll have that plus

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las vegas with you and mommy tomorrow. oh, are you sure? are you sure you don't want to go, it will be so much fun! in the central valley, a family of six shot and killed, including a 17, year old mother and her six month old baby and the police think it it it was gang related. it happened at a home in goshen along highway 99 , right outside of by saliyah into larry counter. two of the victims were found outside the home. another was found in the doorway and three other people were shot and killed inside the house. investigators believe this may be some kind of cartel execution, and they're searching for several suspects. we believe we have at least two suspects at this point. we also believe that this is not a random act of violence believed that this was a targeted family. we believe that. associations that involved in this scene as well as potential narcotics investigations to women actually survived the attack by hiding in a nearby trailer. just last week , the sheriff's department searched the property as part of a drug related search warrant, and they arrested one person right now. investigators don't know if he w