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"full measure" contributor lisa fletcher reports on the natural disaster that's burning a hole in the feder lisa: e picture postcard views arou b santhis mmer. record wilir closed the highways and hotels, keeping tourists away from one of the central coast's crown jewels. everyone but the firefighters. >> this actually crossed the creek the night before last. lisa: bob baird is the supervisorf th national forest, his job is to put the fires out. bob: the terrain is incredibly complex. it's rugged california with some of the steepest terrain in the lower 48. lisa: summer wilir ith st have been burning bigger, hotter, and faster over the last several years, consuming not only theandscape, but the with fighting the fires. robert: we need congress to act and we neethem to act now. lisa: robert bonnie is the head of the u.s. forest service. he has spent the last four years trying to get congress ttreat fires more like natural disasters. that would shift the cost off the forest service ledgers and over to funds used for emergencies like hurri tornadoes, and floods. robert: if you look back

deeper.right now, investigative reporter lisa fletcher -- --takes a closer look at national security, in tonight's beyond the podium rep. report. foreign policy is front and center this campaign and military strategy to deal with isis is often the centerpiece. and while the candidates often have decidedly opposite isis often the centerpiece. while both candidates have decided opposite positions you have to take out their families.""he has said that he would order our military to carry out torture and the murder of civilians who are related to suspected terrorists"but what specific military strategy and intervention looks like under each candidate still lacks details for many.both of them have created some broad outlines of how they view the military and how they would they would get there."philip lohaus works on national security and future warfare strategy for the american enterprise instutite.he says whether it's clinton suggesting no-fly zones without explanation of how they'll work, or trump broadly calling for more ground troops, critical details are often absent.this week, donal

on capitol hill, i'm lisa fletcher. >> reed: this leads us to our question of the day. we want to know who do you think is the most transparent presidential candidate? head to news3lv.com to weigh in. >> marie: a 15-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of terrorism. the white house wants to bring more refugees into the u.s. details from the desk. >> reporter: from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm michelle marsh. french police have arrested a 15-year-y suspected of plotting to carry out terror attacks in the country. the teen was arrested in paris and has been under surveillance since april. police say he was in contact with isis through social media. >>> u.s. air force central command says they have launched a successful strike against headquarters for the terror organization. the pentagon says they don't know for sure what chemicals were being developed at that facility. the white house says it will try and take in 110,000 refugees from around the world next year. that would be a nearly 30 percent increase from the 85,000 allowed in the previous year. of th

on capitol hill and lisa fletcher. >> i won't women backing trump for president rallied from the state capital today. trump empowers women and champions working families and raising kids. >> millions of working class families spend a lot of time of their income each year on child care expenses. eight children, i know how hard it is to be a working mother and how important it is to have safe affordable and high quality care and really the cost of that." that."women supporting democratic nominee hillary >> women supporting democratic hillary clinton has also formed a group in iowa called iowa women went. closest advisers. the 34 executive sat down with reporter from our news partners are cut to talk about her father's plan to ease the burden on raising a family. >> the making childcare tax- deductible. we need to create competition to present. i'm also proud of for the first that all women get paid maternity leave. we are going to do it with increasing taxes by reforming the unemployment insurance. >> this from the republican style tackling these issues -- >> no we can argue with the fac

. >> lisa fletcher examines how much the candidates have changed and whether it matters in tonight's be on the podium. >> reporter: building walls -- >> i will bill great great wall -- >> or building jobs -- >> we are going to make the biggest investment in good job since world war ii. >> the statements have been steady. >> the major changes we've seen his campaign have been on the edges. i think the two candidates are jonathan allen that is not to say the candidates have not changed positions. especially when it comes to donald trump. >> he went from being pro- choice to think that women should be punished for abortions. he went from in favor of having assault weapons to being hasn't at nra. >> it doesn't matter that he's changing positions? apply to clinton.in her case, allen what she hasn't changed that what she has.what we see is that a significat part of the majority of the electorate, including many democrats, see hillary clinton as dishonest and she has not done anything to reverse that in this election. 19:18:06so allen says fair or not, any shift in her position is evaluated

scott thuman and lisa fletcher, on news3lv.com. for decision 2016, we'll have more about the rebate throughout the day -- the debate throughout the day. including the final showdown here in las vegas, you can find out more at news3lv.com and on our facebook page. >> now an act of hero imp aamong the sight of chaos and fear. we're learning more about how other customers tried to save the life of starbucks. news3 john treanor joins us live. that starbucks will reopen sometime tomorrow. >> yes, the sign on the door says it will are closed tomorrow morning but presumably these doors will open for the first time at some point later in the day and when it does, will employees and customers be likely talking about the action he of a few. it is the image that signaled inside. this is pedro jose garcia hands-up walking out of the starbucks inside. frantic customers worked the revive the man police say garcia shot and killed. others tried find a way out. the chaotic scene was seen first hand. >> the gentleman gets up out of his seat, walks o

. >> reed: national correspondent lisa fletcher in dc to tell you opposite position and critics say both lack clarity when they do that on details. >> reporter: foreign policy is front and center this campaign and military strategy to deal with isis often the centerpiece. while both candidates have decidedly opposite positions critics say both lack clarity on the details. there's no shortage of strong rhetoric. >> about the terrorists you have to take out their families. >> he has said he would order our military to carry out torture and the murder of suspected terrorists. >> reporter: but what specific military strategy and intervention looks like under each candidate lacks details for many. >> both have kind of created broad outlines of how they view the military and you how they would use the military but have not gone into details. >> reporter: phillip lowhouse works on national security and future warfare strategy for the american enterprise institute. he says whether it's clinton explanation of how they'll work or trump broadly calling for more ground troops, critical details are o

see how america reacts to both candidates from senior political reporter scott thuman and lisa fletcher online at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. >> michelle: all right. so you know the face, rick harrison. you know the show, "pawn stars." he is not here he was here earlier in our studio. not feeling so great today. >> he was. we sent him home for r & r. we need him this weekend. >> michelle: so we have danielle ma rano here from the epilepsy foundation to talk about an event he has gotten behind. this is the third year in the row. this is an event to raise money for the epilepsy foundation. >> yes. this is our third year. we're really excited. rick has put his name behind it for three years. and it's the poker run so motorcycles, riders will join us on october 2nd. and they stop at three different locations. so they're going to go out to the pioneer saloon in jeanne. then they're going go to the steel bar in summerlin then over to hard rock laga and whoever has the best hands wins. >> michelle: i want to you talk about the epilepsy foundation. what it does here locally. i know it is a nationa

campaigns for president inur of the candidates from senior political reporter scott thuman and lisa fletcher online on news3lv.com at 4:00 p.m. >> reed: you know what makes this election cycle so interesting is the use of social media. there's going to be a massive social presence and donald trump is trying to cash in on that. he launch add nationwide filter on snap chat. users can take selfies and photos with the picture frame debate day, donald trump versus crooked hillary. those are donald's designers words. it's not known how much trump's campaign forked over for the filer to actually show up on users screens. a spokesperson for the campaign has not commented on that. >> marie: leader of boca ma rahm reveals he is a -- boca haram reports he is alive. a teenager girl is accused of plotting a terror attack in france. more details from the terrorism alert desk. >> i'm jonathan elias. boko haram's embattled leader has appeared in a new video denying the nigerian government reports of his death. the army says they killed this guy in a raid back on august 19th. but this the video the embattled

how america reacts to both of these candidates from senior political reporter scott thuman and lisa fletcher. we will be all over it as the big night has arrived. the day. could a candidate's performance in that debate affect your vote at this point? yes or no. let us know what you think. head over to news3lv.com and click on question of the day. >> kyndell: we weren't the only ones feeling it yesterday. strong winds blew several trees on top of cars in southern california overnight. police say they answered multiple cars from drivers with damaged vehicles. no one was hurt. power outages in the west >> it's a tornado. it just [ inaudible ] >> it is a tornado. >> kyndell: a tornado touched down yesterday in an area of the country that doesn't often see them. you are looking at footage from utah. the tornado touched down in weber county accompanied by rain driven rain and hail. several homes are unsuitable to live in. tens of thousands of homes are without power across ogden and nearby >> michelle: so we know utah gets a lot of wet weather and, you know, more than us. but tornados. >> kelly: n

seeing how america reacts to both candidates from senior political reporter scott thuman and lisa fletcher online on news3lv.com at 4:00. and this brings us to our question of the day. if you are going to watch the presidential debate tonight, are you watching for a policy discussion or just entertainment value? let us know what you think. head over to news3lv.com and click on the question of the day icon. you can also chime in on our facebook and twitter pages. and for the decision you will make in election day? very important. not very important if. i've amid my decision -- made my decision. search for news 3 las vegas on facebook or at news3lv.com. >> michelle: they expect 100 million people to be watching. >> dana: super bowl-esque numbers. i think interest is very high and they're competing against monday night football. >> michelle: donald trump was worried about that but maybe espn s >> dana: maybe it is the reverse. lester holt from nbc news will moderate tonight. >> michelle: security video catches somebody lighting this famous university tree on fire. and you can see here in this

expect lisa fletcher takes out look at national security and tonight be on the podium report. >> reporter: front and center this campaign. military strategy to deal with isis often the centerpiece. while both candidates have decided have opposite positions critics they both lack clarity on the details. >> there is no shortage of strong rhetoric. >> with -- he has said he would order our military to carry out torture and the murder of civilians who are related to suspected terrorist. looks like under each candidate still lacks details for many. expect both of them have created some broad outlines on how they view the military and how they would use the military but not have got into details. >> fill up says whether it's clinton suggesting no-fly zones without explanation on how they will work or trump broadly calling for more ground troops, absent. this week trump suggested the military simply lack the sense of urgency to defeat isis. >> they will have 30 days to submit to the oval office. it's a plan for soundly and quickly defeating isis. >> i think the generals have found plans to defea