We stepped forward. We volunteered. We signed on the line. We did our duty. And now theyre slapping us in the face. Reporter former guard member robert was among those in 2006 or 2007 who received a bonus of 15,000 or more to reenlist for more combat in iraq or afghanistan. An investigation in 2011 though determined those bonuses were in error or illegal. Several california guard but, at the same time, the pentagon pursued payback from the soldiers which elected officials on both side of the aisle now call outrageous. Chris clackham, nbc news. Reed theres also concern this reenlist. Bonus scandal may stretch outside the borders of the state of california. Jim American Airlines opening an office in cuba. The u. S. Government granted Nine Airlines permission to begin every week. Jet blue, delta and united were also given permission to fly to cuba. Most will Begin Service later this year or early next year. A huge fire at the Gaylord Opryland hotel in nashville, tennessee today. It started in one of the restaurants. The smoke crept up to the upper floor of the hotel. Flames also spread to insulation inside the roof. No injuries were reported. Reed 13 days until election day. And tonigh beyond the podium coverage. Chief Political Correspondent scott thuman continues his trek through battleground states. Right now at this moment we understand you are in georgia . Reporter were here in savannah, georgia a city full of history. A state that historically has been republican red. And already a solid showing at the polls through early voting. Before we get to that, we came here through one of the closest contests in the country north carolina. North carolina. A town with an average Household Income of 37,000 and scarred by layoffs and crime. And where they have High Expectations of whichever candidate wins. Really more so just the future for my son. Reporter Alexis Sanders says her vote will go to whoever can clean up the streets and bridge a big gap. The whole black lives Matter Movement like, you know, all the young guys out here getting shot and killed i dont want my son to be next. Reporter and work is scarce. Everybody. Dont send them overseas. Keep them here. Reporter bill clinton made that part of his final pitch for his wife here on tuesday. President clinton was a good president we was in office and he brought a lot of money into the economy. However, if trump gets it, i think that we might see some of the same as far as jobs go. Reporter back on the train and headed south to savannah, georgia, a state currently teetering in trumps favor. By Early Morning wednesday, more than half a million had already cast ballots through early the picturesque streets and water waze in a city that is also suffering. When someone wants to cut funding and taxes i cant imagine how that is going to help the under class. I am held back by the fact that weve got almost 50 percent poverty here. Reporter a restaurant cook here holds optimism others may find elusive. Would you be content either way or upset. I wouldnt be reporter no matter who won . Not at all. Reporter even though you lean hillary you wouldnt be angry if donald trump won . No. Reporter we head to what some argue could be the most coveted up for grab state, florida. We hope you will join us for our beyond the podium coverage. Jim donald trump stepping away from the campaign trail today to celebrate the opening of his newest hotel. He and his family are opening the latest Trump International 200 million on renovations of the former headquarters of the u. S. Post office. Trumps company beating out rivals such as Hilton Hotels and marriott to get that project. Jim on the other coast, this happened. A man dressed as a City Construction worker bashes Donald Trumps star on the hollywood walk of fame with a sledgehammer. The vandal told Deadline Hollywood he was trying to get the star out so he could auction it to raise money for the women who were accusing trump of sexual misconduct. He before police got there. A super bowl winner looking for his Championship Ring tonight. Reed swiped from his own apartment apparently. Ahead, a look at the Thieves Police are searching for and the reward being offered. Jim and first it was the nhl. Next it might be the nfl. And now were learning about efforts to bring an nba team to las vegas. Why not . Amber has more in a live report our children, they look up to us. What we value, how we treat others. And now theyre looking to see what kind of leaders we choose. Who well entrust our country and their future to. The one with the deep understanding of the challenges we face, or the one who is unprepared for them . A steady hand . Or a loose cannon . Common sense and unity, or drama and division . A woman whos spent her life helping children and families, what kind of country will we be . Hillary clinton, because were stronger together. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Weve learned a lot about how joe heck works. Follow the money. He called nevadas foreclosure crisis a blip and took almost 700,000 from wall street, including some of the same banks who caused the crisis. And then theres money hes taken from payday lenders who charge 521 interest. Sponsored legislation protecting their predatory practices. Add it all up, and joe heck is working for corporate special interests. And that doesnt work for nevada. Senate majority pac is responsible for the content reed three people are behind bars in nye and clark counties facing multiple charges after police say they took an 82yearold man on a ride from las vegas too pahrump. This started to thursday when the Nye County Sheriffs Office says they received a call from two suspects saying they had just driven from las vegas to pahrump with that 82yearold man. Another person and a third suspect who they had just met in las vegas. Theyto the left took off with their car and the 82yearold. He was found in las vegas later. The suspect who took the car faces kidnapping and grand larceny charges. The other two are charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance. Jim a giant pumkin sighting in a crosswalk on the east side of town. Reed the goal was to get motorists and pedestrians to pay more attention to their surroundings. Law enforcement says pedestrian three years beginning around halloween. This time of year means that more pedestrians, especially kids, are out and about. And at the end of daylight savings time that really increases the danger. With the change in time, you know, a week from now were going have the darkness coming earlier. So you will see kids out in the evening hours. We want parents to educate their pedestrians, their kids to make sure theyre dressi reed todays crosswalk enforcement happened at an intersection on the east side of las vegas. Jim some of our local officers were honored today for going above and beyond the call of duty. 112 officers recognized for Outstanding Community service at this ceremony at metros headquarters. Another award went to a private citizen who jumped out of his car to help an officer in need. Reed a Denver Broncos player has his super bowl ring caught fairly soon. They broke into linebacker de marcus wares apartment in denver taking the ring and other ables. They were caught on surveillance camera. Police released very clear photos of the two. You are looking at those here. A reward is being offered to help catch them. Time a take a look at some of the stories were working to bring you at 7 00. Reed a group of thieves try to steal the spirit of halloween from a pumpkin way to solve a rubiks cube. It goes viral. Those stories and breaking news if it happens tonight on news 3 live at seven. Those things always confounded me. Reed barefoot solving a rubikss crew thats how Kevin Janison puts together his weather forecast. Exactly. Walk barefoot in the park maybe. Still that southern californiaesque feel with the higher levels of humidity. Thats going to change but only is going to give us yet another chance for rain as we get to friday. First things first. Nice view from our camera on top of mandalay bay. The fabulous las vegas strip. We really did have a pleasant day. There was periodic haze this morning early. But its burned off by mid to late morning. Then higher levels of humidity and the clouds streaming overhead. A bunch of clouds. Mainly high, thin clouds well in advance of the weather maker that is due in on friday then number two in the pacific for sunday. Le neighborhoods. Charlotte hill elementary near bermuda and warm springs. Theyre at 77. Pretty warm. 38 percent relative humidity. Pretty high for us. Buffalo and lake mead in the northwest at 71 and 49 percent. And well visit pecos and warm springs. 70 degrees and 58 percent. The rest of the numbers across the valley . Pretty good range. Mid60s in the canyon. 71 in summerlin. Anthem theyre at 73. Outside the valley indian lake checking in at 73. Here is your thursday. Well be maybe a couple of degrees warmer than today. Well start in the 60s, race our way to the mid to upper 70s at lunchtime. I think well get to the low 80s officially but there will be a good range. About 79 to 83 across town not too much in the wind category. Quiet wind wise. I think thats going on change this weekend as it could be steadily breezy. Here are the high clouds were dealing with. More in store tonight. E offshore. And theyre picking up moisture being tossed aur way from hurricane seymour. Thats just system number one. Number two could come in sunday and give us yet another chance for free. Its an active weather pattern next several days. Numbers around the west. Salt lake at 62. Phoenix at 92. San francisco at 67. Theyll top out at 66 tomorrow. Theyll lose a degree. 67 for a high in reno. Phoenix back to triple digits as october. Around Southern Nevada tonight. 45 on the mountain. 51 pahrump. Boulder city should bottom out at 64. Highs tomorrow. Mesquite yigs. Laughlin 86. Laughlin and death valley 90s. For the Las Vegas Valley tonight. Were going down to 64 degrees. There will be a few high clouds at times. Then tomorrow were calling it mostly sunny but i think well sue a few more clouds in the afternoon. A High Temperature officially 83. Ahead now. By the time we get to friday, thursday will be nice. By the time we get to friday well have that chance for rain. It will not be nearly the wash out we had on monday. There will be off and on breezes through the weekend and a slight chance for rain on sunday with system number two. However, dials have been tweaked. That weather will be out of here in time for all hallows eve and nevada day on monday. Mostly cooler end to october and reed we can deal. Jim thats important because theres nothing worse than getting your costume all set then your mom makes you put a coat on right. For awhile we used to have cold halloweens. We changed that. Reed glad you have connections. Ive got juice. Reed time for sports. Runnin rebels preparing to play their exhibition game and theyre holding a rally to get fans ready. Jim amber dixon joins us live from the action at unlv. You also have news about maybe an nba team . Reporter yeah. I got to address the runnin rebels first. I dont know how theyre performing this year on the court but i can tell you at least they perform well on the dance floor. At least their womens team. Check them out. [ laughter ] men, maybe not so much. Anyhow, november 1st is their first exhibition game for the unlv mens Basketball Team. It is against dakota wesley at like you mentioned i want to get to that news. Thomas and mack thats where the Nba Summer League is. However were learning there are legitimate efforts to bring an nba team to las vegas. Mgm resort ceo murren told the state of nevada he is working to bring an nba team to las vegas. Just two weeks ago you may remember he was up in carson city lobbying for the state to approve public funding for an nfl too stadium go for the raiders to relocate. He said if las vegas gets an nba team they also would like it to be a team relocating not an expansion team. A team in las vegas is a topic. Nba commissioner silver addressed when he was here last year. Take a listen. It wouldnt be an expansion team. Most likely would be relocation of a team. We never suggested that the fact that Sports Betting takes place legally in las vegas is an impediment to us coming here. Las vegas, seattle or any other community is we are like the nhl which is now in expansion mode right now. Reporter that sound bite was obviously from before we got the nhl team. The nba team would also flay the t play in the tmobile arena. The reason that sound bite so short from jim murren was because theyre planning on running full radio interviews next week. Well be watching out for that and watching out for these lady rebels as they get closer to me. Lets get back to the Basketball Team that this city has loved for so long. The runnin rebels. Theyve had a tough couple seasons. Last years coach last season lost several players. Gained a new coach in marvin Junior College kids. As a result. Thats why this season hes stressing hard work over talent. Take a listen. I think thats exciting. I think that should be inviting to the rebel fan base. What do we got . Its like a surprise in a crackerjack box you know. Its going to be good. I just dont know who its going to be yet. You dont have to be the most talented team. But if you work hard enough the thats something that i noticed coach focusing on. Talent is not enough. He is constantly drilling thaus we need to work hard. I think weve bought in. Reporter you will get to see that on november 1st. One thing it is to buy in to it. Another is to execute. Well see how they do november 1st. Thomas and mack also i see its cubs up fivenothing. Highlights tonight at 11. Back to you. Jim chicago might get one back tonight. Well let amber go. I sure she is dying to jump in the dance line. Reed next on news 3 live reed next on news 3 live at weve got a choice to make. Jacky rosen wants to build an economy that works for all of us, creating good jobs, expanding solar energy, and improving our schools. Ent scheme and stuck taxpayers with the bill. He even helped set up Fake Charities used to scam nevada seniors. Danny tarkanians out for himself. Dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. Narrator the target. Seniors. Danny tarkanian set up thirteen Fake Charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors. The scams Danny Tarkanian helped set up. Jacky rosen has always led with integrity. In congress, jacky rosen will protect seniors and strengthen social security. And jacky rosen will always be responsible with your tax dollars. Jacky rosen im jacky rosen im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Narrator 2013 joe heck votes to shut down the government, risking Vital Services for thousands of nevada seniors and veterans. Raffic controllers worked 16 days without pay, joe heck continues to cash his paycheck. Even as 244 members of congress refused their pay. Joe heck says he deserves it. Joe heck. He hasnt been working for you. Jim dunlap too many Nevada Police officers have been killede deserves it. In the last few years. The truth is, we make it too easy for criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns. Something we can do to honor the fallen close the background check loophole. That will help prevent future cop killings. It works. In states that have closed the loophole, nearly half as many Police Officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty. Background checks save lives. We should get thursday started with a mostly sunny sky, temperatures low to the clouds thicken late in the day. The chance for rain does hold off until friday. Keep up with your weather tomorrow morning. Kelly will have your forecast on news 3 today. That begins exactly in the middle of our second Rapid Eye Movement f. Gentlemen . Jooichl i like that. Now we know when to expect it. We want to talk about a dam party. And no i did not just use inappropriate language. Were talking about a big celebration today that marks the Reed Construction began in 1931 and it was completed in 1936. Governor Brian Sandoval on hand to mark the special occasion. It is one of the largest hydroelectric Power Facilities in the United States serving a quarter million nevadans. Jim this was built to try to create jobs coming out of the great depression. More than 5,000 men worked in 119 degree heat to get this done. Its still staggering, mind boggling how reed thanks so much for the desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. But hiding the evidence wont help Danny Tarkanian. Sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years. Or all those Fake Charities he helped set up. Or the scams against seniors he formed. Or the 17 million judgment he never paid. He can try, but he cant make his record disappear. Danny tarkanian just a con man who cant bury the truth. Hillary clinton far too many families today dont earn what they need and dont have the opportunities they deserve. I believe families deserve quality education for their kids, childcare they can trust and afford, equal pay for women, and jobs they can really live on. People ask me what will be different if im president . Well kids and families have been the passion of my life and they will be the ive seen what can happen as the result of hate. My son matt was murdered in laramie, wyoming, in 1998. He was befriended by two men in a bar who pretended to be gay. They offered him a ride home, and when he was in their car, they robbed him and beat him. They drove matt out to the prairie and tied him to a splitrail fence, then beat him some more and left him for dead. In the aftermath of matts death, so when i see the hate that donald trump has brought to his campaign for president , it terrifies me. Id like to punch him in the face, ill tell ya. Ahh, i dont know what i said, uhh, i dont remember. Hes a mexican. I could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldnt. Words have an influence. Violence causes pain. Hate can rip us apart. I know what can happen as the result of hate, and donald trump should never be our president. Now on news 3 live at seven, an 83yearold man survive as violent home invasion. He tells his story only on three. Reed half dozen people break into a high end clothing store. How much product they got away with and a crime caught on kicks off in only three hours announcer news 3 starts right now. Reed an 83yearold man survives a vicious home invasion. Thanks for staying with us. Im reed cowan. Antonio castelan spoke with the victim tonight in a story you will seasonal see on three. Reporter the 83yearold was robbed inside this home hopes the four men are caught soon. He fears they may do he kept punching me or kicking me in the back. Reporter 83yearold Robert Willis is still recovering from the brutal attack that happened inside his home tuesday night. Metro police say four teenagers broke into williss home off vegas drive and rainbow. Theres a glass door. Or not a door but a window on that side. We think thats where they came in through. Reporter willis tells us for at least 30 minutes the Home Invaders terrorized him. One of them had a screw