mr. holland some of the adults counseled with mr. holland and you may not like him but it's not a popularity contest this is an examination of the evidence to see the state can prove that mr. holland did what they said he did holland was arrested in december 2010 on charges related to sexually assaulting girls and women from his church. he was then charged with lewdness with a minor in 2011. holland then fled to nevada and was eventually found in tijuana where he was arrested by mexican police. while the prosecution argues that holland met with the victims in private and pretended like he was counseling them, the defense argues that the victims were scorned by holland and jealous to be sharing his attention. the jury is now fully aware of all the information amd will hopefully reach a prosecutors say holland is expected in henderson justice court tomorrow for an appearance related to the newly filed charges. prosecutors have upgraded the criminal case against lakeisha holloway. she's the woman accused of intentionally driving a car in

mr. holland. >> i am. you're interrupting me. you are interrupting me. >> stop. stop. you have to listen to the question. >> reporter: on several occasions, judge stefany miley had to intercede and gain control. >> be more specific, mr. langford. >> i think he's he's a trickster. >> may we approach the bench? >> no. just ask your question. mr. holland -- >> reporter: langford had holiday getting him to answer many questions without a combative response. >> they were to testify on my behalf until your officers got ahold of her and threatenedder to had change her statement. >> reporter: the pastor add m admitted he had sex with the girl at the age of 18. >> if you disagree with it, you are not the law. it's legal. that's who dictates what's wrong and what's not. >> reporter: just as quickly as holiday left the stand a witness claims. >> and 16. >> that's when the sexual contact began? >> yes. >> reporter: the pastor will soon learn if he's found guilty or not. just a couple of final steps. tomorrow afternoon, the trial afternoon. the judge will read jury instructions to

mr. holland. this is not a popularity contest. you are only here to decide whether mr. holland actually did the things that he is accused of. you may not agree with the way he conducted his service. but the members of his back to him. they kept coming back to his services. they kept bringing their children back to him. >> let's quote the bible. proverbs 21.1, says the wicked flee but the righteous stand. the righteous aren't afraid. but the wicked flee. >> he sets up his own church. what formal training did he have? zero. he did it so that he could target people. >> reporter: robert langford talking about fleeing, otis holland was caught in mexico some seven months after an arrest warrant was issued when these charges first came up. the jury deliberated about 15 minutes, until 5:00 and then they went home for day. they are expected to pick up reporting live sergia avila, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a delta flight was set back to the gate at mccarran after someone thought they saw smoke. the plane was heady to the runway ready to depart for seattle. they checked everyt

mr. holland. >> it has not guilty -- nothing to do with sex. >> reed: holland was dismissed from cross-examination shortly before noon. the trial is expected to conclude on wednesday. if mr. holland is convicted as charged he faces life in prison. >> marie: on to the fight for solar. today las vegas's mayor pro-tem takes on the public utilities commission. >> reed: the puc's new rates have caused a lot of backlash for homeowners over the last month. news 3's kyndell nunley has more. >> reporter: it was in city hall behind me where las vegas mayor pro-tem steve ross said today that the puc's decision to missed the mark when it comes to southern nevada. at a press conference this morning he says he will stump promote the growth of southern nevada's solar energy. money has been at the center of the debate since the public utility commission announced new higher rates for solar users starting at the top of the year. ross described this as a fight. to do so the ordinance will also offer financial support to home and business owners who want to invest in solar energy systems. ross also says the plan wil

mr. holland. >> i am answering. you are interrupting me. i am answering it. you are interrupting me. i want the jury to know everything. >> stop. >> reporter: as a matter of correction, i believe what we did just hear was some of otis holland's testimony when he was on the stand being cross-examined by the prosecution. he did choose to take the stand in the course of this trial. that's always a very big risk for a defendant because it opens the prosecution. of course they get to tell their side as they see it through their attorney but then remain on the stand for the prosecution's questions. it was during the answers to those questions that otis holland was, again, admonished by the judge, at least twice, for giving answers that seemed either not relevant. he was encouraged directly by the judge to answer simply yes or no. if he didn't understand the question to say so. there was of what i would say was aggressive back and forth between him, the prosecutor and the judge on that particular point. he does face life in prison as convicted now. that sentencing is set for march 16th in t

mr. hollande, announced this change. there has been a lot of debate. it is not a subject of citizenship. as you may know, most terrorists kill themselves in the acts they give. -- do. the question is much more to work together between justice and minister of interior. it's a question of information. information concerning people who are risky in terms of radicalizing. the political subject is more for the french government to take the subject. the withdrawal of miss taubira is not to the terrorist issue. it is a very global issue. catherine: paris has once again been a taxi-free zone. taxi drivers say they are unhappy about what they see as unfair competition from ride- sharing services like uber. they have been, over has been ordered to pay a fine -- uber has been ordered to pay a fine of 1.2 million euros. some taxi drivers want authorities to ban those kinds of services altogether. international diplomatic matters now. the picture of who will be attending peace talks on friday is starting to come together. russia announced earlier that the current s

mr. holland. >> it has nothing to do with sex. you are saying that. >> reporter: back here live outside the courthouse. the case now in break for the lunch hour. later today developments to be covered by news 3's sergio avila at five and six. in this case of course it is reverend holland who is facing potentially life in prison if convicted as charged. 17 counts. felonies. most of them involving some form of child sexual abuse. i'm craig fiegener, reporting live, news 3. >> michelle: thank you so much for that report. >>> new today at noon, las vegas's mayor pro-tem says the city will take on the public utilities commission amid a move to raise rates for solar power users. >> krystal: the puc's new rates have caused a lot of backlash today's plan reenergizes central nevada's -- southern nevada's solar energy. tell us, what are we dealing with. it was at city hall this morning where las vegas mayor pro-tem said that really the industry here in las vegas and all of southern nevada has started to create itself as a leading worldwide

mr. holland please answer the question. >> dana: she has her hands full closing arguments expected today. the jury could get this case this afternoon. he faces 17 counts stemming from alleged rapes of young girls in his congregation. >> kim: in boulder city, people say a member of the biker gang was arrested after boulder city neighborhood while kids were on their way home from school. happened 4:30 yesterday afternoon. he fired off several rounds according to witnesses and police and this happened just across the street from garret middle school. police telling us it stemmed from a domestic dispute. according to the witnesses they say he is a known member of the biker gang but this was a domestic situation and didn't have to do with gang activity. nobody injured in any of this and he is facing very serious charges as he sits behind bars in town. >> dana: governor snider apologized to the people of michigan for the water crisis. >> government failed you, leaders by breaking the trust you placed in us. i'm sorry most of all that i let you down. you deserve better. you deserve accountabilit

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mr. hollande unveiled a plaque and later a remembrance tree will be lit. >>> republican presidential candidateival ted cruz. trump is targeting him as he battles cruz for a crucial win in iowa. the main thrust of the recent attacks has been what some are calling a new birther conspiracy. targeting cruz's legitimacy as a u.s. citizen. m.j. lee reports on trump's latest remarks. >> donald trump on saturday training his fire on ted cruz reviving the birther issue. speaking in clear lake, iowa, trump says because cruz was born in canada, that could raise serious questions about his eligibility to be president. here's what he said. >> he was born in canada. i say to ted and as a republican i said, i think it's very important, you got to get it straightened out. you cannot put somebody there who is going to be in and immediately sued by the democrats because they're saying he was born in canada, not allowed to run for president. if there's that doubt. don't forget the lawsuits, who knows more about lawsuits than i do. i'm the king. i'm the king. these lawsuits take two, three, four years. so you can

in just a few hours iranian president hassan rouhani will meet his french counterpart francois hollande. mr. rouhani is on his first trip abroad since the nuclear deal took effect. he's attempting to re-establish iran's reputation and look for business investors. >>> china's financial markets closed at their lowest point in more than a year on wednesdy. take a look at all the red there. the shanghai composite fell nearly 3%, while the tech-heavy shenzhen composite fell just over 4%. >>> u.s. presidential candidate donald trump plans to hold a fund-raiser for military veterans thursday night instead of going to the fox news debate. i want to show you here an invitation for his event. the debate is just days before the critical iowa caucuses. trump is feuding with fox news and host megyn kelly, who he's been calling biased. trump spoke with her colleague bill o'reilly, who told him skipping the debate is not good for america. watch. >> the terrorists are going to come at you. and it's going to be personal. they're going to do everything they can to diminish you and to -- and as president you

in a matter of hours iranian president hassan rouhani will meet with french president francois hollande. mr. rouhani is on a european tour to boost his country's reputation following last year's nuclear deal and maybe forge some business deals along the way. he told french business leaders thursday that iran was open for investment. but keep in mind france took a very hard line against iran during the nuclear negotiation ppz so what's happening now? cnn senior international correspondent frederick pleitgen joins us live from tehran this morning. fred, tell us about president rouhani's european tour and some of the new business deals he's shoring up. >> reporter: yeah, you know, errol, france is actually a very significant country for the iranians as well. and we're looking for some pretty big deals that could potentially be signed on this day. one thing analysts are looking for is potentially a huge deal with airbus for some 114 new aircraft. the iranians of course have identified their airline industry as one that definitely needs a lot of upgrades. right now they're flying very old planes

mr. ronnie met with francois hollande to sign a series of agreements.he french carmaker announced the joint venture to make 200,000 cars a year outside. there is word of a deal to buy passenger jets. the president spoke critically of the sanctions that cat's nascent -- kept his nation from the marketplace. >> translator: there was a period when nobody won because of bad politics. this is never worked in history and is always hurt both parties. >> they were met with numerous protests who say the lifting of sanctions will lead to increased terrorism. struck the pentagon announced changes to maternity leave for women in the military. ash carter said women in uniform look at 12 weeks of maternity leave. previously the different branches have different policies. this means the maternity leave for the navy and marine corps will be reduced from 18 weeks to 12 weeks and the army and air force ago from six weeks after 12 weeks.>>> the technology for driverless cars is increasing. >>> see the plan oakland raiders sable triple the college graduation rate of low in

mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate brigadier general diana holland for becoming the first female commandant at west point academy. ms. sanchez: i believe brigadier general holland's appointment comes at a very pivotal time in u.s. history. when the military pursues to fully integrate women into the military. last month, secretary of defense ash carter announced his and the service's decision to open all units to women. this decision would not only open 220,000 jobs for women that were previously closed to them, but it would also open the doors for more women to rise in the chain of command. and i believe that we need that to happen in our military. service women have bravely served our country in and out of combat. and finally, we will be giving them the recognition that they deserve. no longer will ar cake policies -- archaic policies limit the potential of capable and qualified service women. talent and determination of our service women. and i am proud to stand behind them. and i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek