small puff of smoke into a full raging, all consuming fire. norah: why firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes. the fire is moving pretty quickly. it s a difficult situation and it s a rapidly changing situation. norah: the record-breaking heat wave for much of the country. cbs evening news starts now. fast-moving wildfires, record-breaking heat, and a tropical storm threat. good evening. i m norah o donnell and thank you for being with us. and the weather is where we re going to begin tonight because right now, americans are facing extreme conditions from coast-to-coast. 76 million people are suffering under oppressive heat across 24 states, as high temperatures scorch the midwest and northeast. and the worst of the heat is yet to come. down south, parts of texas are under tropical storm warnings. as we track a system in the gulf of mexico that is likely to become the first named storm of the season. and out west, dozens of wildfires are raging, includi
Representative on the board was rejected. Stadium developers were celebrating the fact that the final vote on the project was unanimous. Andy abboud Las Vegas Sands corp senior vp of Government Affairs the deal now needs approval from two thirds of state lawmakers in an expected special session. That developers are hoping will happen before the election. We asked Committee Members if they thought this deal would youll hear from them coming up at 3 30. Reporting live, Bryan Callahan, 13 action news. Were bringing in our political expert to talk about whats next. And according to 13 action news political analyst jon ralston, the groundwork is being laid for a big move. All signs pointing to special session within two weeks. Sources say governor plans to do so as quickly as will want that because they dont want to be cut off from fundraising in the homestretch. They cant raise money right before or for 15 days after the special session. Biggest sign this is getting close is steve sisolak,
Tune into the rebzone for everything unlv basketball and football. It airs sunday nights at 11. And tonight at ten kevin will have a preview of the unlv Football Game tomorrow against fresno state. One of the most exciting days at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is here fest is a free day of activities for families thats all about racing and cool cars. Theres a kids zone and a petting zoo featuring exotic animals. Theres also a beer garden plus tons of food trucks and raffles. To top it all off nascar Truck Drivers come out to take on the dc solar 350. Which is an exhilarating race around the speedway track. If youre out here with you kids in las vegas, youve got nothing to do. Come on out and see the cars. Its going to be an absolutely wonderful event. Im super excited to be a part of it. To help so many people in our valley. Every dime that we raise here tomorrow. Super happy to be here its going to be great. Speeedway Childrens Charities raises money for kids in educational. Financial.
Allowing the suspect to stay with them. At least two neighbors saw the attack and the aftermath. Police say a witness noticed the suspect, who was covered in blood, roaming around the building. When officers arrived, neighbors directed them to the couples home where they found the suspect. Officers also made the gruesome discoveof we spoke to a man who called 911 and tried to help, but it was too late. todd scholz witness we were trying to figure out how to get that couple out of there because there was somebody in there and of course he was armed with a baseball bat so we couldnt do much. the victims exwife also lives in the same apartment complex and says the suspect is frank interlicchia. But police have not confirmed his identity. She claims hes a heroin addict. Court records show a man with the same name has prior drug and others. karen castro witnesses say a fourth person lives in the same apartment and was also attacked but he was not badly injured. Reporting live, karen castro,
With gusty winds, rain and mountain snow. Short term. Periods of mid level and high clouds will continue to stream across the sierra and western nevada through the week. Although High Pressure will flatten this weekend it will reestablish along the west coast and keep the storm track deflected into the pacific northwest. Temperatures will continue to remain above normal, but the amount of cloud cover across the region will keep temperatures lower and below wesley ford. The man Police Believe is the suspect in a stead gas station robbery. Has now also been linked to a police chase in the same area the next day. Police say it all started robbery at the maverick gas station on stead boulevard. Police then say on tuesday ford stole a truck and led them on a chase. Stead and silver lake elementary schools. As well as Obrien Middle School were all put on lockdown. Ford is facing several charges including robbery and grand larceny now initially. Detectives said 19 yearold rylin wolfe was a su