weijia jang is live in las vegas where the nominees faced off in their most dramatic debate yet! some stunning comments from trump today! >> reporter: this looks like it was going to be a policy-driven debate but that heated conversation about the issues quickly turned into a personal confirmation -- confrontation and then, yes, a stunning revelation that donald trump may not accept the election results! late this morning he tried to explain it leaving the door wide open for a possible contest. >> reporter: campaigning in ohio, donald trump said he will change his mind about accepting the outcome of the election on one condition. >> i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. >> reporter: during last night's third and final presidential debate, trump refused to say where he stood on the issue. >> are you saying you're not prepared now to -- >> what i'm saying is that i will tell you at the time. i'll keep you in suspense. >> reporter: trump's campaign tried to clarify the comments saying they want to see the votes counted without v

but as weijia jang reports, from the pentagon, defense officials are putting the collection process on hold for now. weijia. >> reporter: ken, the defense secretary actually interrupted a nato meeting in brussels today to talk about his decision to stop all he was trying to get soldiers to pay back that money. he says in most cases the money should never have been rewarded but the servicemen and -women did not know that. so they shouldn't have to pay any consequences. >> all right. good afternoon, everybody. >> reporter: the white house welcomes the pentagon's decision to stop demanding soldiers pay back their bonuses. president obama had warned defense officials not to nickel and dime service members. >> when a promise is made to our men and women in uniform, we should keep it. certainly is the view of the president. >> reporter: on wednesday, the secretary of defense said whale the pentagon looks for a long- term solution it will postpone collection efforts within the california national guard. >> today, i ordered a series of steps to ensure fair treatment for the california national

cbs reporter weijia jang shows us where the candidates stand going into the debate. >> reporter: hillary clinton and donald trump will square off tonight in their third and final presidential debate. >> i think generally, the third debate historically matters the least. >> reporter: that's because with just 20 days left until the election, it's going to be hard for the candidates to change the current momentum. clinton now has a lead in the latest national polls. >> you can't believe anything you see. i don't even believe the polls. >> reporter: trump, who once used to praise the polls, now says the media and clinton are rigging the election together. >> they even want to try and rig the election at the polling booths where so many cities are corrupt and voter fraud is common. >> reporter: dr. jacob thompson a professor and debate coach at unlv. >> i call it the burn it down on the way out strategy. >> reporter: he says donald trump is trying to use negative tactics to win the white house. >> i think his only route toward victory at this point is to depress democratic voter turnout. and

weijia jang, cbs news, youngstown, ohio. >> and you can see that debate live starting at 6 p.m. sunday right here on kpix 5. >>> a south bay university is in trouble for reportedly running a visa mill for its foreign students. the feds say it happened at the university in sunnyvale. the school will no longer be able to recruit foreign nationals. current students have three months to find a new university or leave the country. i.c.e. released this statement: the student and exchange visitor program has informed officials at the university that the school cannot issue new i-20 forms certificate of eligibility for nonimmigrant student status. last year the school's former ceo pleaded guilty to submitting false documents to homeland security. >>> today in oakland, hundreds of little kids are mustering up their courage to get free flu shots. the city is holding clinics at two public elementary school schools part of a month long program called shoo the flu. flumist didn't work so the shot is the only option. >>> a rattlesnake attack causes a rare allergic reaction. next the victim ta

weijia jang, cbs news, johnstown, pennsylvania. >> clinton and trump take the stage for their second debate this sunday in missouri. to watch it live right here on kpix 5, it starts at 6 p.m. >>> we have new surveillance pictures of the suspect who reportedly robbed a home in palo alto. it happened on roosevelt court last month. you can see what the man looks like when he arrives at the house on his bike. when he leaves, he is in different clothes. police are not sure if it's the same man or if there are two suspects. the robber got away with three laptops and some jewelry. authorities say the back door was unlocked. >> there are more problems for theranos. the medical lab services company based in palo alto is closing labs and firing workers amid federal criminal and civil investigations. earlier this we are a "wall street journal" investigation found it wasn't testing blood as advertised. clinical labs and wellness centers in california, pennsylvania and arizona will shut down, as well. 340 jobs will be cut. that's more than 40% of the theranos' workforce. >>> 4:41. violence report

weijia jang has a preview from las vegas. ruigomez of rob every. >> reporter: donald trump vowed to bringing term limits to congress as president. >> it's time to sweep the corruption out of washington. >> reporter: the republican nominee goes into tonight's showdown as the underdog having lost support among women voters amid multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment. tonight's -- just yesterday six people came forward to claim they saw this. >> these were made-up allegationsed by meet yeah. >> reporter: clinton is ready to answer questions about her hacked emails the latest batch published by wikileaks yesterday showed aides mocking former rival bernie sanders. >> this is a effort that is led by the russians that is designed to hurt our campaign. >> reporter: the format for tonight's debate is the same as the first with clinton and trump standing at different podiums as they make their final pitch to millions of americans. university of las vegas professor jacob thompson thinks tonight could be worse than the las

weijia jang, cbs news, las vegas. >> according to the "new york times" the candidates' families won't shake hands as they enter tonight. mark cuban will be one of hillary clinton's guests, and trump will bring the kenyan- born half-brother of president obama, one of donald trump's supporters. >>> donald trump may be calling for supporters to look for voter fraud on election day but here in the bay area, one county is telling voters, you have nothing to worry about. kpix 5's maria medina is live in san jose with santa clara county's promise >>> reporter: here in santa clara county, county leaders are going to hold a press conference later this afternoon to reassure voters like you said that they have nothing to worry about. this started a few days ago when donald trump said that the election was stolen. he called for his supporters to watch the polls on election day saying that it was rigged by, quote, the dishonest media and "crooked hillary" clinton. and because of what he said, many across the nation are now worried about intimidation at the polls. >> you got to get everybody you kn

weijia jang, cbs news, las vegas. >> clinton and trump will both deliver remarks at the alfred smith memorial dinner in new york tonight. it benefits charities that serve new york's poor children. >>> time now 6:03. let's get a check of the roads with roqui. >> thank you, kenny. okay, good news. that bart delay is over and bart is on time. if you are heading into the peninsula, you have tomorrow major delays in hayward due to this southbound 880 after highway 92, three vehicle crash. it's blocking the two left lanes. tow is on scene trying to clear the situation. but as you can see, traffic is backed up all the way into san leandro already. however, on the brighter side as well, this looks okay if you are heading into the peninsula across the span of the san mateo bridge. it's just tough getting to it. 15 minutes. to the bay bridge toll plaza, those metering lights turned on at 5:29 this morning. carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze along the eastshore freeway to the maze will take you 25 minutes and then expect about a 20-minute drive through the toll plaza into