denise rosch, news 3. >> all right. it was announced the rebels play division 1 with the american collegiate hockey association. that happens next year. still a club sport but they are moving up. >> if you would like to catch them in action, they play this 8:05 p.m. >>> now let's take a look at what's coming up at 7:00. >> a crap shot customer screams at an employee. it's all all caught on video. she said she was being discriminated against how she voted in the election cycle. >>> and thrill seekers can tape a dip in the desert. a -- can take a dip in desert. a water slide. >> why don't we have one of those? i think we should do it and label it. >> we would have a trouble with that in the overnight hours tonight? >> i don't think we'll have much of a freeze at all tonight. more on that in a second. if you were with us at the top of the newscast we brought you the trip over las vegas live at the international space station moved itself pretty quickly. that thing is now halfway around the world. it takes 90 minutes to do

i'm denise rosch. the happy homecomings that never get old, coming up. >> jim: the weather roll continues through tomorrow. we have a pretty good idea when it's going end. your full forecast is coming up. >> reed: the new information sexual assault. >> jim: you can add las vegas to the list of cities where spontaneous protests against donald trump are breaking out tonight. we've seen it all over the country, reed. >> reed: this is a testament to where you see social media spread where you can actually have coordinatedro several major cities dotting the map. we are seeing that not only in new york, chicago, portland, d.c., philly and oakland but here tonight in las vegas. >> jim: two days before veterans day we have a happy home coming tonight. more than 200 soldiers with the nevada national guard are back home after a long deployment in due wait. scenes like that never get old. news 3's denise rosch is live outside the las vegas readiness center where some excited >> reporter: these soldiers have been

denise rosch, news 3. >> we need a snee dance. maybe there is an official snow dance that we can do. >> we'll have to google that. >> kevin is saying they are hoping for more up there. but it's pretty optimistic hope. >> right now, i'm sensing a reed cowan youtube video. >> yeah. >> this system wimped out. it's been cold enough to make snow. in a la nina year we'll have cold nights. check out the doppler radar. it was very close. we had high hopes that some of that precipitation would have formed in the las vegas valley. it did so just east in clark county and then pushed off to arizona and utah and we're done. skies are clearing. it's all over now. but go north, like from round mountain in central nevada up to northern nevada, points of oregon, washington, northern california, they are getting clobbered with one system after another. we're just getting views like this. at least our limited drops turn into something beautiful. elliott took this picture on the drive from las vegas to pahrump. if you make the drive, you will love th

denise rosch, news 3. safari and transportation is provided from strip hotels. >> jim: my bucket list just grew by one. >> reed: by two humps. >> jim: to find out about pricing and hours we've set up a link. go to news3lv.com. >> reed: news 3 is your weather authority. kevin janison joins us now. this morning it was cold enough i wish i was wearing a hide >> kevin: very chilly start to your friday. it will be that way again tomorrow morning and we'll be able to tack on a couple of tomorrow and sunday to get out and enjoy some of southern nevada. whether you going to do hike at red rock. cold start, mild afternoon. up on the mountain now there will be a little more of a breeze blowing at the higher elevations so keep that in mind. i figure you will probably bundle up. water temperatures chilly. the folks wet suits or out on the boat willing visiting the at 15 percent. frank lamping, home of the lightning bolts. by the way i'm going introduce you to some of those crazy specimens in a minute. 48. no wind. it'

reporting live on the boulevard, i'm denise rosch. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a metro patrol car vandalized by a suspect in downtown las vegas. police say the man was trespassing at a 7-eleven on las vegas boulevard near ogden. officers arrested the man who kicked out of the window of the squad car. meanwhile, a homeless man was shot and killed this morning while he was sleeping on the sidewalk. it happened right outside of the morning. shooting was reported arounden 4:30 this morning. police tell us the victim is 46 years old. a male. he was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. police say they don't have any motive, leads or witnesses in this one. they are asking anyone who might know something to speak up. >> that's no place for any human being who is a member of our community to have their life end. and everyone in this community should take this crime personally as personally as the officers who case, the detectives who are investigating this case, and me personally as the captain of this area command. >> right now, we don

reporting live, i'm denise rosch, news 3. back to you. >> jim: we'll keep that in mind if you are tempted to grumble about the slow traffic. that's not all. there are more road closures coming our way and they'll be here awhile. our traffic authority's tom hawley is here. night has been pushed back because of the marathon. >> right. because of the event denise was talking about. just want to let you know right now it is slow on the northbound 15 in the resort corridor. 19 miles right over here by sahara also slow southbound on the 15 coming in to this spaghetti bowl interchange. the closure that we're talking about in the resort corridor is a new one that was scheduled on start on sunday night right here behind the mandalay bay. it's going to be closed sunday night through friday morning nine to five. that is but they are pushing it back until monday. it was supposed to start this sunday night. while that's going on you will have to stay away in the overnight hours. that is for work on the sign behind the mandalay bay and it'

denise rosch for news 3. very difficult story to report. >>> two nevada inmates are in more trouble tonight for a prison brawl that involved 40 inmates. the department of corrections says these two started the trouble at the conservation camp up in northern nevada. prison staff had to use a spray to break up the fight. extra law enforcement responded, including the s.w.a.t. team from the elko county sheriff's offices. no corrections officer >>> today is the busiest day of the year at the dmv. we hate to break it to you, tomorrow is not looking any better. kelsey thomas is at the dmv office on sahara. >> reporter: people didn't find it empty. this place was packed. the good news, a permanent solution is on the way. cars single the parking lot like a merry go around. >> no worse than the irs. ever stood in the line at the irs? >> reporter: yes. there is a line of people out the door. >> we're getting close. >> reporter: victor bringing his 1-year-old daughter raven along for the adventure. >> she's good. her mo

as denise rosch explains, it's a serious crime. it's being handled as felony >> it's a lot of fun riding. >> reporter: it's easy to see what brings the bell family to the hills along wheeler pass. >> it's beautiful up here. >> reporter: an offroading paradise a short ride from pahrump. the trouble is, the remote wilderness has inspired a felon. >> there is a rope for that stuff, you know? >> reporter: eight mule deer shot dead and discarded by poachers. >> that's crazy. it's an egregious violation. >> reporter: those responsible facing at least eight felony counts. >> poaching is where people basically masquerade as a hunter to take animals illegally. so in this case, they shot the animals and left them lay. there were a couple of instances where they took some of the meat from the animal and even some antlers but for the most part they were left. >> reporter: while the deerre are punted all of the time legally in our mountains, it's the way it went down that's so disturbing to investigators, who call this nothing short of a thrill

i'm denise rosch. why investigators need the public's help to solve this felony-poaching case. >> that's coming up in our second half-hour at 6:0 and >>> well, the election is over but president-elect donald trump has not forgotten about what happened right here in nevada. >> no. he noticed for sure. he took a shot at the republican who ran for u.s. senate, joe heck lost to catherine cortez masto. our jeff gillan is here to tell us what the president-elect said. >> good evening, everyone. it's so. donald trump is hitting back at the republicans who hit him during the campaign. remember this? >> like a magnet. he just is. i don't -- you can do anything. grab them by the [bleep] >> which caused this -- >> therefore, can i not in good conscience continue to support donald trump nor can i vote for this. here's donald trump walking out of "the new york times" on tuesday. he came from an interview in which he said this -- he endorsed me and then unendorsed me and he went down like a led balloon and they call

it's good for me home, to become a nomad again. >> reporter: denise rosch, news 3. >> all right. >>> here is the moment. vegas naming its hockey team. golden knights is the decision by team owner, bill foley. we told you that was on the short list. let's listen in. >> mr. bill foley! >> the maloof brothers, come on up. general manager. the commissioner. [ cheers ] >> thank you very much. there's merchandise to be purchased back here. there's president inside these doors. you can go in and see what you want to see. see if you want to upgrade your seats, have a great time. thank you for coming out. look at what's dropping from the sky. something is dropping from the sky. good night, everybody! mr. foley, final >> thanks, everybody. thanks for coming out. wonderful support. believe me, we won't screw up the first game like we viewed up the first video. thank you much, everybody. have a safe trip home. go inside and enjoy yourself and buy some merchandise. >> great job. >> there you have it. the first major league professional team to call las vegas home is called the las vegas golden kn

hundreds of vehicles, plenty of denise rosch has our review. >> reporter: the auction itself is saturday. for the next two days you can preview what's here, literally kick the tires if you want. if you are wondering who would want an ambulance or fire truck, event organizers say there's a buyer for everything. robert mckinnis is no stranger to public auctions. he and his friend, butch, have and here at the yard -- >> oh, yeah. we have bargains. sometimes there's people with deeper pockets. >> reporter: they are looking for a few good items. >> is it electric? >> i think it is electric. sometimes you can't keep up with the crowd. they are moving along so fast. if you got your eye on something, you better be right there. okay. because they don't hold the line up for you. >> reporter: and auction organizers admit that's true. with so many promptly at 8:00 saturday morning. from passenger vans to unlv dental chairs, computers, resuscitation mannequins, nothing will be left in the yard. all proceeds going directly to public coffers. >> so far this year in the first two actions we've returned

as denise rosch shows us, the goal is better access for all patients. >> reporter: from a new medical school at unlv to a new hospital here in henderson, major steps are being taken to improve healthcare in southern nevada. patients say with that kind of competition, everybody wins. >> it's nice. it's really, really nice. >> reporter: anna garcia was not sure she would make it, preparing for the birth of her today touring the brand-new hospital finished just in time for her delivery. >> it's new, it's clean. it's just -- it's close to home. i don't have to be in pain longer. >> reporter: today, the wrappings are off at henderson hospital and the first surgical patient already recovering. this woman spending the night after shoulder surgery. >> it's all about access. >> reporter: ceo sam kaufman says this is the sixth hospital in southern nevada operated pie >> it's a bright, new, shiny penny. it's beautiful. it's state -- it's state-of-the-art. >> reporter: he says there's room to expand. henderson hospital opening with 130 beds. but the plan is to grow right along with the neighborho

. >>> i'm denise rosch. previewing the government surplus auction -- coming up. >>> welcome back. the clark county sch d against allegations that administrators didn't do enough to stop two students from being bullying. it's the first time the district has gob -- has gone to court over a claim like this. and sergio avila is live to tell us about their claims. >> reporter: well, jim, this is the first of two of these type of cases related to bullying. in this first case, the allegations stem from incidents in august of 2011. bullied. one of the teens involved testified it was a dark time in his life. >> when was the first time in your life that you were suicidal? >> in the 6th grade. >> reporter: the plaintiff claims the school was notified. the boys were sexually harass and called derogatory, home phobic claims. one claimed to be stabbed with a pencil. >> was she conce experiencing? >> yes. >> reporter: he testified the alleged bully was talked to but never suspended. >> if you don't suspend a student who stabs another student in the groin with a pencil, what message is that sendi

. >> reporter: denise rosch, news 3. >>> an 18-year-old is in jail facing assault charges after police fired at him when they say he tried to ram his car into a metro officer. the confrontation came late last night on bonanzo near nellis. officers were trying to talk to daniel prichard after he didn't pull over for a traffic stop. hill. he was not hit and was taken into custody after. >>> more police boots set to hit the ground thanks to a sales tax increase. this comes after sheriff joe lombardo said the tax will help shield las vegas against a possible terror attack. the bill was signed by the governor along with funding by the stadium. sergio avila is live with more and how many officers are we talking about >> reporter: 315 spread out across the las vegas valley and today joe lombardo said his focus will be on securing the las vegas strip. sheriff joe lombardo got straight to the point with clark county commissioners when asking them to approve a .1% sales tax increase to hire more officers. >> it's no secret that las vegas in particular is a target. >> reporter: a target for terro

. >>> here at home, nevada is one of the most seismically active state in t new at 6:00, denise rosch is live in downtown las vegas and big training exercise today brought out the national guard. >> reporter: yeah, jim. we don't like to think about it but there are faultlines all around the las vegas valley and should the worst happen, first responders are ready to go. >> two casualty. one seems to be unconscious. >> reporter: it's the type of call they hope will never come. >> okay. >> reporter: a collapsed building. victims trapped inside. but here in the nevada desert, first responders prepare for everything. the national guard and firefighters and police officers from north las vegas staging what might happen in a 6.7 earthquake. >> it could absolutely happen in nevada. >> reporter: this lieutenant colonel said soldiers are here from all over the country. >> this magnitude of training has not been done in nevada nc has fallen, is the scenario. they search through the rubble. >> if you get too high on adrenaline, you will fail. >> reporter: all the while sending back information to

myself and denise rosch will be out with the republicans and we will have non-stop coverage beginning at 4:00 on news 3 and a special election night newscast at 8:00 p.m. on the cw las vegas. hope you will join us. that cw station, channel 33, cable 6. >>> a lot of allegations of rigged voting this election season. just how secure is your ballot? employed in an effort to narrator: the target... seniors. danny tarkanian set up thirteen fake charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors... fronts for telemarketing schemes. seniors lost millions from 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. >>> thanksgiving is less than three weeks away. time to check out the giant balloons that will take flight in the macy's thanksgiving parade. they were inflated today. the new balloons include charlie brown, and dreamworks felix the cat. this year is the 90th anniversary of the parade. more than 50 million people nation

gerard ramalho and denise rosch with the republicans. we'll have nonstop coverage beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon here on news 3 and a special election night newscast at 8:00 p.m. until 11 on the cw las vegas. >> reed: time for a check of your roads. we're understanding tom hawley is live in sky 3 right now. he is over some police activity in the area of torrey pines near alta. tom? >> tom: we don't have a whole lot to go on but i'll start with we heard a report of police activity. this is on the south side of garside junior high school. that's at the top of the screen. looks like we have two separate scenes where police have it taped off then they have wide open space between and then about 50 yards away they've got police tape on the other side as well. we don't see a lot of activity. we don't see a large number of patrol cars here. but we see about three, four, five, six units that are out here right now. and they've taped it off. we're working to but right now we know that police are investigating this area here just off gars

denise rosch has more. >> reporter: it's an age-old problem on public lands, enjoying what nevada has to offer without destroying it. >> once it's done, >> reporter: with the ancient art there's graffiti and vandalism. now the nonprofit, friends the gold butte, is asking president obama to take action before he leaves office. and supporters worry if this doesn't happen now, starting over with a new president will push any hope for protection back years. i hope you will join me for my special report gold butte airing monday night on news 3 live at >>> the runnin' rebels return to the hardwood. a preview is coming up next with randy howe in our sports (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. this black friday at the volkswagen >>> it's fight night in las vegas. two of the best pound for pound fighters will meet at t-mobile arena for the undisputed championship. both fighters, 30 pounds, the champ, sergey kovalev. weighed in at 175, so did his opponent, andre ward,

news 3's denise rosch has our top story tonight. >> reporter: to this day no one can say why this happened. smith was shot and killed right here in this parking lot after police say he intentionally rammed a metro cruiser then drove directly at two clark county school district police officers. a public hearing today laying

new at 6:00, denise rosch shows you exactly why. >> got a lot of hills in. >> reporter: kent brannen thought he was doing everything right. a paper target to pack his his shooting but starting this week an emergency shooting closure has been issued here by the u.s. forest service and law enforcement is watching. brannen just barely escaping a ticket. >> the sign as you come in, it says no shooting but it also figured it would be okay. he said they did another fire inspection and they haven't posted it. he let me off. >> reporter: target shooters blasting away at anything they can find, even signs have become fair game. now piles of trash and broken glass must be removed. the shooting closure affecting 32,000 acres. >> people are shooting across roads and trails and your residential areas. >> reporter: this man is the public affairs specialist for the >> we have over a hundred trees that have been damaged beyond repair. many are over 100 years old. >> reporter: the shooting closure is in the same area where wildfire burned 4500 acres in june. today, the land is still tinder dry and ho

denise rosch has a preview of her special report we'll bring extinction. >> their nature is perfect bug control. bats will eat hundreds of millions of insects every single night. but in recent jeers -- years there's a fungus killing off bat colonies back east has been found on the east coast. we go to nevada where a trap and release program is uwa close and personal with these often misfund stood creatures. >> they will cluster as many as 5,000 bats per square meter. there's so many of them in the cave this they create their own thermal environment. >> reporter: did the bats bump into us occasionally? yes. it was also a fascinating assignment. i hope you will join me for my report tonight at 11:00. >> apropos we see a bat story on weather gonna be like? >> kevin janison is live at the district at green valley where they are having a huge halloween party right now. >> reporter: probably 10,000 people out here. that's the usual number. packed at the district. they are wearing great costumes but there's something wrong. if you are gonna dress your dog up as another species, it's lobster do