Going forward in the competition for tourists. He could barely contain his enthusiasm. Wynn it is the finalthe final crownon making sure that las vegas is the most viable Destination Resort in the country along with orlando and new york. Its the one arrow thats missing in our quiver, to use an archers. Metaphor . Analogy. If the nfl comes, the nba will be here. The nhl has already awarde and weve got the stadiums that mgm has builtthe beautiful tmobile stadium, and if we build a football stadium, well get some european soccer here in the summer. We will get. Were gonna build it big enough, i hope, for the super bowl with 70,000 seats. This is the perfect city for the super bowl. And every single home game will give us a chance to create the wynn also called unsophisticated any criticism of using room tax to fund the stadium. Thats because the stadium would tick up occupancy rates as much as 10 percent, wynn told me. And room taxes are paid by tourists. Wynn by having professional sport
A team like the raiders youre going to see silver and black everywhere around this city. Mark badain raiders president the process has been impressive from the first visit about 9 months ago and ot see the progress thats been made and the legislature now has the decision to make, just shows what kind of community this is how quickly they can move how quickly they can make decision how quickly they can make an investment and its been impressive to the raiders. Chris Maathuis this stadium proposal is it will be home to unlv football. Itll elevate the program to the next level. And coach tony sanchez says the rebels wont be tenants but partners. Tony sanchez unlv coach; i think its important that were not a tenant i think its important that we are a partner in the stadium. I think its important us being the university here in las vegas, its important that we have a partnership and were treated as such and i think we will. U share the facility. I asked the president of the raiders, who kno
Picture . Good evening. And we begin tonight with the deadly hurricane on the move. A category 4. Winds reaching 140 miles an hour. Tonight, authorities already issuing warnings right here in the u. S. The hurricane bringing drenching rain, powerful wind gusts, and a dangerous storm surge in the caribbean. Flash floods already in jamaica. People struggling to push cars through the fastrising waters. Across haiti, warnings of possib and just look at the size of Hurricane Matthew tonight. And from the space station this evening, this image just in. The eye of the storm so perfectly formed there. Ginger zee has the new models here. The possible tracks, as this now heads toward the u. S. Next. But first, abcs linsey davis in haiti. Reporter tonight, Hurricane Matthew already deadly and closing in on haiti. The wind just started to pick up. Reporter now packing 140mileperhour winds. At one point, the strongest atlantic hurricane in nearly a decade. But its the storms slow speed, moving at j
He dd french henderson pd pio at this point, it is unusual and especially at that hour of the morning there arent that many people that are out. but if theres a chance someone was out at that time. Police say video is crucial. Theyre asking for Surveillance Footage from nearby businesses and residents. Theyve set up a mobile command unit at the albertsons at the anthem highlands shoppng center where stewart crashed. nia wong this is an ongoing investigation. Anyone who may have seen what happened to stewart to call them or crimestoppers. Reporting live from anthem. Nia wong 8 news now. Christianne Klein as lawmakers prepare to head north for a special session. They have several things to consider before voting next week. paul joncich the nfl stadium and the Convention Center expansion will be on the agenda. But so will an expansion of the more cops tax. Patrick walker is here to explain what lawmakers have to consider regarding additional funding for police departments. Patrick Walker
Fell 17 feet when part of the roof gave way. Osha investigators are on the scene. So far no word on what caused the accident. Breaking news. Both florida and North Carolina have issued states of emergencies tonight ahead of hurricane matthew. Which continues to be a menacing category4 storm. Matthew is approaching jamaica right now with the potential for devistating storm surges and as much as 40inches of rain. Hurricane watches have also the caribbean as matthew tracks north. 13 first alert chief meteorologist Bryan Scofield is keeping a close eye on this powerful storm. And were not suprised those states are already mobilizing their Emergency Response teams. Winds drop out by this evening and mild winds hold throughout the week and into the weekend. Mainly sunny skies are expected with high temperatures slowly rising into the weekend. Low 80s will be common tomorrow only on 13 action news. The attorney for the family of a man shot and killed russell chopper 13 fast and first only on