rossi ralenkotter lvcva president the streets are talking and many locals don't believe this is going to happen. they've gotten their hopes up but - i did speak to a former nfl player who's now a radio host for espn las vegas. coming up at 6 - why he says this is strongest effort he's ever seen. reporting live - michael burton - channel 13 action news happening right now. metro detectives need your help.... tracking down a murder suspect. -32- year-old.... omar valencia-garcia is wanted for robbing and killing a man.... back in november.... at a home... near charleston and maryland parkway. detectives are asking anyone with any information..... about valencia- garcia's whereabouts.... to contact them immediately. an update tonight on a wrongful death lawsuit against the b-l-m. the suit.. involving two federal agents who shot and killed 20-year old d'andre berghardt, jr. 2-years ago.. has been dropped. court records show the complaint filed by berghardt's mother.. tracy meadows.. was closed monday. berghardt was killed near red rock canyon after resisting an nhp vehicle to remove a rif

the lvcva tells us that las vegas set a new record last year for visitors. 42-million tourists were in town during 2015.. easily breaking the previous record of 41.1 million.. set in 2014. a spectacular fire kicked off new year's eve in dubai...but across the world most displays went off without a hitch. it was a new year's eve haunted by fears of terrorism...with increased security right here on the strip. a-b-c's megan hughs takes a look at the celebrations and the tensions of the holiday.

heidi hayes, lvcva spokesperson: that will leave an economic impact of about 140 million dollars. so it's a great way to start the year, and it kind of sets the path for the convention season. ces also having an impact on the local community. over the years the consumer technology assoication has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to las vegas in grants to local schools for sustainability efforts. this year they gave $20,000 dollars to green our planet, touro university and they announced a new partnership with education techonology company everfi for a special community electronics recycling program. mayor carolyn goodman: there is no other organization that does so much for our city on a regular basis. always looking for something new and nice. and the sentiment goes both ways. shapiro: there's no place better than las vegas, especially if the convention center would visitors, because we're at capacity right now. rachel moore -- fox five news -- local -- las vegas. this year the convention is using 2.4 million square feet of exhibit space -- that's about 50 football fields

((rossi ralenkotter/lvcva president/ceo: i always talk about the fact that las vegas evolved to host people, and we do that every single day with the great staffs that we have." )) ((patrick walker)) las vegas will be the center of the political universe not just on debate night... october 19th... but also in the weeks leading up to the event. governor brian sandoval says he hopes the exposure will bring nevada issues into the spotlight. ((gov. brian sandoval/(r) nevada: "we have a lot of issues that are national issues, that everyone are paying attention to, the candidates are coming here because they know they need to win nevada, and that's good nation knows our nevada issues." )) ((patrick walker)) political expert and unlv professor david damore says there's a good chance some of those issues could make it into the debate ((david damore/unlv politic science professor: "i would think that those would be there as well, as well as some of the issues about sustainability, i think those are going to move to the forefront there, and obviously public lands is always an ongoing issue in

more than 165,000 visitors from around the world, ces generates 140 million dollars in heidi hayes, lvcva spokesperson: that will leave an economic impact of about 140 million dollars. so it's a great way to start the year, and it kind of sets the path for the convention season. ces also having an impact on the local community. over the years the consumer technology assoication has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to las vegas in grants to local schools for sustainability efforts. this year they dollars to green our planet, touro university and they announced a with education techonology company everfi community electronics recycling program. mayor carolyn goodman: there is no other organization that does so much for our city on a regular basis. always looking for something new and nice. and the sentiment goes both ways. shapiro: there's no place better than center would can bring more visitors, because right now. this year the using 2.4 million square feet of exhibit space -- that's about 50 football fields -- last year -- and they expect the show to continue growing as the las v

things -- one of them the ability to attract -- both regular and first time visitors: (( heidi hayes: lvcva: "so the visitor who comes back time and time again there's always something to do a new restaurant a new venue a new hotel a new show. in addition to that theres a lot of airline devlopment this year new routes .. both intl and domestic so getting people here easier make people want to come here to las vegas " )) ((denise valdez)) giant conventions like conexpo -- c-e-s -- the car show, sema and cowboy christmas all had record attendance too. las vegas attracts the biggest shows in america -- hosting 60 of the largest ones held in the country. ((denise valdez)) > don't forget -- the las vegas convention and visitors authority is moving forward with its las vegas global business district project on the grounds of what it now the riviera. spring -- so there's even more reasons for people to visit our city. ((paula francis)) so if las vegas is consistently number one -- which other city is our biggest competitor when it comes to convention business? ((denise valdez)) our closest competi

and today - the university and the lvcva kicked off an effort to get the community excited and involved.. band playing the unlv marching band was just one of the guests at the rally.. which included the governor .. the university president .. leaders ... and even a political balloon drop! they unveiled a logo for the debate ... a new website .. and a slogan, "let freedom ring." "it makes me proud. what an opportunity for all of us to have the eyes of the world on nevada on las vegas. they estimate maybe an audience of a hundred and fifty million people we will have the final presidential debate, i mean what more could you ask for? it's an opportunity for all of us and i'm sure nevada will embrace it." we asked the governor if he has a favorite candidate and is declaring his support for anyone yet.. he said he's still talking to some of them and not willing to say who he's backing at this time. nevada's hammered out a contract with an oregon computer manufacturer to get laptops in the hands of thousands of middle schoolers. the state announced a deal this week with "c- t-l" to help imple

((rossi ralenkotter/lvcva: "all the eyes of america will be focused on unlv, las vegas, the )) ((patrick walker)) unlv's exposure. as many as two thousand students will be helping to put on the debate. paula... ((paula francis)) how many people are expected to attend the debate? ((patrick walker)) the thomas and mack center holds more than 18- thousand people. anywhere from 3-5 thousand reporters from around the world. we will all be seated next door in the cox pavillion. /// ((dave courvoisier)) > nevada attorney general adam laxalt says he's endorsing texas senator ted cruz in the race for president. the republican consultant who ran laxalt's campaign in 2014 is leading cruz's nevada campaign. laxalt's administration has prioritized a fight against what he calls.. president barack obama's federal overreach. he called cruz a consistent and courageous conservative willing to fight washington./// ((dave courvoisier)) > and next week... republican presidential candidate carly fiorina will make her first trip back to las vegas since the debate in on sunday... she'll visit siena community to

((rossi ralenkotter/lvcva president/ceo: i always talk about the fact that las vegas evolved to host people, and we do that every that we have." )) ((patrick walker)) las vegas will be the center of the political universe not just on debate night... october 19th... to the event. governor brian sandoval says he hopes the exposure will bring nevada issues into the ((gov. brian sandoval/(r) nevada: "we have a lot of issues that are national issues, that everyone are paying attention to, the candidates are coming here because they know they need to win nevada, and that's good nation knows our nevada issues." )) ((patrick walker)) political expert and unlv professor david damore says there's a good chance some of those issues could make it into the debate ((david damore/unlv politic science professor: "i would think that those would be there as well, as well as some of the issues about sustainability, i think those are going to move to the forefront there, and obviously public lands is always an ongoing issue in nevada." )) ((patrick walker)) council on presidential debates co- chairman f

conventions in town at sands expo, hard rock and lvcva. < streets closed for the filming of the next installment of the "jason bourne" franchise. > back to you! fan of swedish furniture and meatballs.. then you're dream job is coming to las vegas. ikea is now looking to hire some 300 people to fill positions at its store coming to the valley this summer. those positions include sales, customer service, warehouse, food service, and interior design. ikea will be located near 215 and durango. if you want to apply... we put all the information on our website... las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) > helping wounded warriors... who protected our nation: (( rick: it's quite a sum, but they're going to be struggling the rest of their lives.)) ((kirsten joyce)) in today's acts of kindness... you'll meet the veteran who helping fellow soldiers after they come back from overseas. ((brian loftus)) > and it's time for today's facebook contest. register to win on our facebook page. > a veteran.... who medically retired from the army after desert storm is giving back to other wounded warrior

heidi hayes, lvcva spokesperson: that will leave an economic impact of about 140 million dollars. so it's a great way to start the year, and it kind of sets the path for the convention season. ces also having an impact on the local community. over the years the consumer technology assoication has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to las vegas in grants to local schools for sustainability efforts. this year they gave $20,000 dollars to green our planet, touro university and they announced a new partnership with education techonology for a special community electronics recycling program. mayor carolyn goodman: there is no other organization that does so much for our city on a regular basis. always looking for something new and nice. and the sentiment goes both ways. shapiro: there's no place better than las vegas, especially if the convention center would expand so that we can bring more people, more visitors, because we're at capacity right now. this year the convention is using 2.4 million square feet of exhibit space -- football fields -- and that's up 250- thousand from l

confidence in breaking that record this year: ((kevin bagger/ senior director of strategic research, lvcva: there is still room for growth right now, the thing about las vegas that people seem to get desentsitized, at least locals do, there is constant reinvestment in the destination, the hotels are constantly updating their properties, whether it is new restaurants or the tmobile arena is opening up this year, there are new headliners coming to town, as long as the hotels continue to aggressively do that while we in partnership with them to aggressively market those hotels we believe we will continue to see growth at least in the near term. )) ((paul joncich)) the l-v-c-v-a also has a partnership with airlines... and have worked to increase the flights to get more people here./// ((paul joncich)) > many questions surround the death of a florida woman found dead in italy. ((denise valdez)) the small clue.... investigators are working with and why it could take weeks to it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place b

the lvcva has made las vegas not just a great place to live and work and visit but also a brand that's recognizable worldwide. last week i had the pleasure of hosting transportation secretary anthony fox in my district for a tour of the consumer electronic show and the roundtable with local government, transportation, tourism and economic development leaders. inintersection of transportation policy and the tourism industry and we talked about plans how to revitalize our aging infrastructure. with the passage of the fast act and provisions i had help ensure tourism and transportation was part of planning, we put in place a long-term bill that will help bring this vision to life. 2016 promises to be an even bigger and better year for las vegas. so come and see and enjoy it for yourself. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> >> mr. speaker, if it seems like i'm giving the same speech, congratulating the same football team on winning the same championship, it's becau