Transcripts For KSNV News 3 Live At Six 20160816 : compareme

Transcripts For KSNV News 3 Live At Six 20160816



>> i don't have to be worried. >> reporter: malik watson, darrin wilder and hakim branche-jones planned the attacks. the arrest report states at least one of the victims worked with hakim branche-jones to mail drugs from las vegas to philadelphia. postal inspectors were actively investigating hakim branche-jones, leading the victim to believe he was owed believe led to the violence. the three suspects planned the confrontation. witnesses told the police they came to the house and said you can't keep threatening us. and they poured gasoline around the house and set it on fire. michael contreras saw the blaze and rescued some of them inside. >> the body had good burns on it. >> reporter: detectives tell us after hearing news reports there those survivors led the detectives to the detectives who were arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnapping. that police report also states that those three men are members of a well-known gang in the philadelphia area. they are all being extradited to las vegas and are expected to be in a las vegas courtroom tomorrow morning. reporting live, sergio avila, news 3. marie, back to you. >> thank you. new at 6:00, hooters casino releasing surveillance video hoping you will recognize the suspects involved. metro detectives say the criminals grabbed cash containers were hooters employees yesterday morning. these are the men police are looking for. officers say they left the property and got in this a car outside waiting for them. if you recognize them call crimestoppers at 702-385-5555. a house fire turns into a rubble. was it murder or was the man living in the home illegally? mystery surrounds this home as investigators try to determine how the person died and how the fire started. kelsey thomas is live near the home at sahara and lamb. >> reporter: that man's body was so badly turned -- burned that the coroner has not been able to identify the roof. it's what happened leading up to the fire that's making neighbors suspicious. >> i saw flames about -- a little bit farther than the street pole. >> reporter: explosive and out of control. it happened overnight, flames and smoke shoot into the air. a home caught fire. a man's body, found inside. >> there was definitely couples and food all over the place. there was one couple and they got irate because we were interfering and i said you don't own the house, you know, so why are you living here? >> reporter: it's a question jim mcclain already knows the answer to. the empty home he tried to keep clear of squatters now at the center of a homicide investigation as police try to figure out when and how the man inside died. >> i saw some guys trying to kick open the door before the fire department got here, and time. >> reporter: graffiti surrounds the home that's now boarded up as investigators try to piece together what happened. >> i will tell you this much -- it's not easy. >> reporter: the fire chief says it will likely take weeks to figure out how the fire started. it's too early to know if squatters are to blame but there are clues. >> there was a gas meter that was locked down, and a lot of times that's an indication that it's unoccupied. >> reporter: as for neighbor jim >> i just gave up on it because i said, well, if our metro doesn't want to respond, who else am i gonna call other than going down myself and kicking them out? >> reporter: i did call metro. they says logs don't show any calls to this home in the last three months except for the call in morning reporting the fire and body found inside. kelsey thomas, news >> thank you. the two-story rumor hotel was evacuated after another fire. clark county fire officials say when crews arrived, smoke was seen from coming from some of the rooms. all of the guests and employees were safely bought brought of the hotel. a 25-year-old woman accused of driving drunk and killing a man said it's not her fault. to hear the evidence against her. family and friends of idan cohen want her to be punished. antonio castelan joins us live outside of the regional justice center. this was the preliminary hearing where we hope to find out if this is gonna go forward to trial. do we have that decision yet? >> reporter: the judge has not decided whether this will go to trial or not. there's still plenty of testimony to be heard. the defense is hoping that the judge decides there's evidence to try this case. several witness testified the night when whitney greco ran over idan cohen as he walked around durango. christopher calloway was the first to call 911. he found his body on the roadway. >> i wanted to do something for him, but what he looked like -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: about a while from the front windshield was broken with a huge crack. selena le blue remembers approaching greco and seeing blood running down her fate. >> a little bit in shock. >> reporter: greco's attorney said idan cohen was on his cell phone. >> he was walking with his cell phone. she's she had the she's not at fault. >> reporter: witnesses will testify tomorrow. the preliminary hearing starts at 8:30. marie? >> thank you. north las vegas police asking for help in a deadly double shooting in a casino over the weekend. two people were killed in the incident at the parking lot of the silver nugget. police say there was a large gathering there and then someone pulled out a gun and started shooting. the detectives hope someone will not been identified. no motive has been determine and no arrests have been made. police need your help. if you can help them out, give crimestoppers a call. this summer marks four years since of the president's program that shields some young people from deportation. it's called daca which stands for defer action for childhood arrivals. democrats used the anniversary to slam the republican opponents on the issue of immigration and say too many republica democrats say would split apart hard-working immigrant families. jackie rosen says security and immigration reform can go hand in hand. >> i think we can have security and comprehensive immigration reform. that's the idea of the word comprehess -- comprehelpsive. we need to be sure our borders are safe and address the 12 million people here and lou we look at vetting people going who you support. and crescent hardy supports donald trump and he can't hide from that. >> the democrat there and trying to unseed fourth district congressman hardy. hardy has been critical of some of trump's statement but still says he believes trump is the best option inspect race. the very last act for the riviera hotel and casino. >> up next -- getting ready for the second implosion of the property at the north end of key affair. nearly a year after floods destroyed roads in death valley, the nark -- the national park opens one affected area. they are cooking up there in death valley. we have winds blowing in our valley. we'll tell you how long they will last and what that means for the temperatures. details are right around cover. >> reporter: i'm reed cowan live coverage. i got out of ryan lochte what he likes to do and where he likes to stay when he comes to las vegas. . since 1961, e make caring for your eyes even easier. right now, buy one pair of glasses, and get another pair free. this is genuine eye care in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. it's take 2 at the riviera. the first tower was imploded in june. now the rest will be coming down overnight all to make way for more convention space. >> this implosion is scheduled for 2:00 in the morning but don't expect a whole lot of fanfare or fireworks. >> news 3's denise rosch is down there live and the las vegas and concan -- convention and business authorities, they want to get going there. >> reporter: yeah, they did the whole watch party during the first implosion. this time around, none of that. but that doesn't mean people don't care. all day long, people have been coming bayor the riv. the sign out front, reads 24 hours. but here at the pepper mill restaurant and lounge, those hours temporarily suspended tuesday morning. the long-time favorite is being forced to close for about one hour, as what's left of the riviera comes crashing down. protected. there will be a lot of dust coming our way. >> reporter: the chef says the restaurant will be closed for the 2:00 a.m. implosion. the final sendoff for their neighbor to the north. >> any old properties in vegas, nobody is ever happy to see them go. but as far as the site of the strip, it needs a face-lift. >> the $1.4 billion program we're doing in for the expansion and renovation is now in the hands of the governor. if approved more indoor exhibit space will be put up on the riviera site but first the land becomes a parking lot ready do welcome the con expo convention in march which brings in heavy equipment for display and has historically jammed the area at the main site. he says expansion is critical. >> it's essential not only to possibly to attract new business. we've identified up to 70 different conventions we could bring here if we had the extra space. >> reporter: in june, the riviera's monaco tower was leveled. now the rest must go. >> it will be sad to see it go. >> reporter: john rosenthal and eddie played in pool tournaments there. >> we have a lot of memories. we've coming here 20 years, you know, and that's where the event was held. >> for me it's aoo place. >> reporter: a property now prepped for impression. ready for the next chapter on the las vegas strip. >> and again, this parking lot at the pepper mill will be closed for the impression. it was open the first time around so people might expect to come back here, well, you can't. you can watch from any public sidewalk just outside of the danger zone or if you would rather stay home, news 3 will be live streaming it online. news3lv.com. reporting live at the riviera, i'm denise rosch for news 3. back to you. >> all right. thank you. the pepper mill was our prefunction gathering place for the last implosion. it was fun. it filled up with so many locals all sharing stories. >> a great place to check out the fireworks. not this time. but it will still be a show. >> i will be down there. i can't help myself. kevin janison, know you are of the s >> this one will be more challenging because they are shutting down that whole parking lot all the way over to the convex center. if you are planning to go out there tonight, you will have to have good strategy. they are shutting down an area much larger than they normally quarter mile away. let's talk meteorology. official high, 108. half a dozen above normal but much better than yesterday's high. yesterday's high of 111 which ways the 17th time this year we've made it to at least 110. the good news, the record is 29 back in 1940 when they didn't have air conditioning. great day, you know the winds we had kept sky. occasionally we saw people out on boards. there is a little chop out there with the breezes. we'llbegin on the east side. the desert is back. rainbow and i-95, 102, blowing at 10. 5% humidity and the green valley 103 and 8%. here are the current wind speeds. they've definitely been a factor today, but they have simmered down. we have a couple of neighborhoods with double digits but look at the neighbors that gusted at or above the 30-mile-an-hour threshold with the east side blowing at 35. outside of the valley, the current wind speeds with overton blowing at 13. pioche blew to 31. we'll start in the 80s for tuesday. triple digits by riding back to the same as today. 10, 20 blowing, could get to 30 miles an hour. we're bone-dry and clear. the closest monsoonal moisture, at least the evidence is in central arizona. i think that will last all week. there are some hints that some that means we're high and dry. 71 in pahrump. 77 in sandy valley. those will be the morning lows. mesquite, 108. laughlin, 112. pahrump is looking at 105. in town 82 degrees. perfect night for an explosion. the dust and junk will be blowing right near turnbury. plenty o las vegas cooldown. we're looking for the temperatures to drop 103 gradually by the time we get to the weekend with lows in the 80s but a lot of desert temperatures as we go to the next week. that wind might shift slightly from southwest to west and a will take the dust across paradise. >> okay. >> hopefully they have their will look for you down there. when disaster strikes, the human spirit always prevails. and some progress in death valley after last year's severe floods ruined 1,000 miles of roads. we'll tell you how much locker the road to death valley national park finally reopened after nearly a year of near -- after those devastating flash floods. more than 1,000 miles of road year in the flooding. this weekend, the ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the road which cost $2 million to repair. repairs will continue at the park, including at scottdy's -- scottie's castle. they are part of our southern nevada landscape that most people don't know about. extinct volcanos that stretch on for miles. >> developers are dropping houses at the base of these flows. out these geological wonders and is here with a preview of the report at 7:00. >> volcanos in our area died out long ago but that doesn't mean they are not important to us geological. volcanos are responsible for forming many of our local mountains. out near lake mead. volcanic rock and henderson is surrounded. >> probably a little smaller than mount st. helens. >> reporter: but while our volcanos are extinct, experts say there are a few nearby that could produce some activity. i will have those details in my full report, vegas volcanos, tonight on news 3, live at 7:00. on edge after another police shooting in milwaukee. >> now officials are posing a strict curfew. the mayor's strong words for people who might take advantage of this tense situation. let's take a live look at the olympic game here as the games move in into the second week. our reed cowan spoke to ryan to prove how authentic my ne brewhouse wbacon burger i i'm going undercsover, at an actual brewhouse. it's awesome. amazing! what if i told you, you are eating a jack' brewh jack in the box. t this one.no absolutely lying. an d what if i told you... that i'm jack. whaaaat?!! no way! no! didn't that coming, see did you? porter aheese sauce, grilledle c onions, and bacon here i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment you can read the plan here. ? >> have to love the soundtrack. there's still so much action as we come into another week. we bring you more of the summer olympics. tonight there's new concerns about security outside of the games. welcome back. i'm marie mortera. >> i'm jim snyder. glad you are with us tonight. ryan lochte and three other american swimmers were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. our team in rio has been talking with mim about the -- with him about the violence he faced.

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