>> krystal: absolutely. news 3's kyndell nunley is live inside cashman center. kyndell, we're expecting a lot of people to come through there today right? >> kyndell: yes about 6,000 people are expected to walk through the doors here at it is very busy today. outside the line is wrapped around the building which highlights the local need for this annual event. the numbers homeless here are startling. in southern nevada alone 2015 census numbers show that 6200 locals on any given night are without a place to call their own. even more shocking, the total number of homeless added up throughout the year is expected to hit around 30,000 people locally. people in touch with free services to but to get them back on their feet. from career connections, housing and healthcare to something as simple as a free healthcare. it puts into perspective how important certain acts are that

good news. our kyndell nunley live from north las vegas where the majority of these employers will be. this is just coming off the news that we are now have one of the lowest unemployment rates that >> kyndell: yes and continuing to head in the right direction when it comes to job growth. if you want a career change or are look for a new job you might want to update that resume because over 2,000 jobs are expected to be up for grabs here in southern nevada. the governor's office of economic development is improving a nearly $2 million tax abatement for six companies. they'll now be able to move business to or expand it right here in our state. the big news 3 job seekers, most of the positions w an online retailer. that also goes by amazon.com. definitely huge. the positions are not posted but the company is building a new distribution center in north las vegas near north lamb and i-15. when that center opens next summer, 1,000 new jobs will be brought with it.

thank you for joining us. kyndell nunley filling in again today for krystal allan. junior high school convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenager who was a student at that school was in court today and she has learned how much time she will be behind bars. >> kyndell: news 3's sergio avila is live from outside the courthouse. this relationship began back in june of 2015? >> reporter: that is correct. we first brought you the news on my twitter feed that nicole wilfinger will spend six-and-a-half years, a minimum, in prison after being convicted of two counts. she was originally charged with nine separate counts for having this inappropriate relationship with a student at molasky junior high school but it was negotiated down. she pleaded guilty to two counts. again, like i said, will spend a minimum of two-and-a-half years in prison. very emotional for her as she pleaded for leniency.

>> anchor: good morning. i am kyndell nunley. here at news 3. breaking news overnight. elco authorities say three crew members and heart patient died in a fiery crash friday evening. faa said piper pa 31 crashed under unknown circumstances. authorities say several homes medical transport plane was taking that patient to utah after he complained reportedly of chest pains and rapid heart beat. families have been notified of the deaths and company american red flight cooperating with investigate infederal agencies. we will update the story to answer questions, and more, stay

come forward since his last in las vegas last week. >> krystal: kyndell nunley is on top of this story. she was in court and joins us live with more. >> reporter: yes. but let's take you back a bit. because just last week otis holland was found guilty of 17 counts stemming from sexual assault against children. now back here live out here courthouse. because this is exactly where holland faced those new charges including 22 of them accusing him of the sexual assault of a child under 14. also the sexual assault of a ilthe use of a child. holland was given a copy of the complaint and when asked if he understood the charges this is what he had to say. >> do you understand what you are charged with on the document? >> [ inaudible ] i sure do. . >> reporter: the additional cases were filed on behalf of five new victims. today in court holland also requested to be represented by the same attorney appointed to him during his previous trial. that attorney is callucci and the judge granted his request. callucci was not present in i am going to bring you out here live. as you may remember h

if you didn't get a chance to get out there. let's shoot over to our kyndell nunley -- let's try this kyndell nunley. >> kim: a long week kyndell. [ laughter ] >> kyndell: good afternoon. yes the parade has come to a close. you can see we've got some spectators still hanging out with us live here on news 3. it's officially touted as the largest veterans day parade this side of the mississippi. i can tell you this year did not disappoint. to start things out. we weren't down here on the parade route but all eyes went straight up to the sky with a 2012 the airforce has sent a jet over the route and that was just the beginning. 2016 brought over 100 parade marcher entries, military vehicles, groups, floats and bands played, cheered and waved to hundreds of spectators. from hoover to stewart avenue. the parade is a fun time to gather and enjoy the marchers and think of the times greeting and meeting and thanking our valley's heroes. after speaking with a 93-year-old man from right here in las vegas, these veterans today is a time to reflect on tougher times like combat. for him that happe

excitement for tonight's drawing. again we're live in primm. the line is ridiculous. and our kyndell nunley has been there all day watching it grow. >>> and then total body workout. have you ever done pilates? it is a great workout and you feel it the next day. this is live in our studios right no ma be a good way to get in shape. i'm going to change my clothes here pretty soon and i'm going do some pill ate moves coming up. we're going to talk about how you can get yourself looking nice and, well, tight. >> kelly: i've done it. it is a heck of a workout. if you are heading outside to 46 degrees. that is the current temperature. what we're expecting for the that's coming up. >> michelle: the state of the rupe onhad everybody talking last night. but what really got social media fired up not something that obama said or even what nikki haley implied against donald trump according to some, it was the first lady's dress. it was hard to miss. twitter lit up. isn't it beautiful? >> krystal: she was gorgeous. >> michelle: some are saying i think it was more of an orangey color. some said mustard. >> k

of north las vegas police department. kyndell nunley live from the headquarters with what we can expect to learn today. i know they're going to hold a press conference and we may get those first details. >> kyndell: that is correct. at 3:00 this afternoon the first chief with the north las vegas police department is expected to answer our questions and let us know exactly what happened here a few days ago when a suspect accused of murder was able to room. i can tell you the latest information that we do have is new information after nearly five days on the run. 25-year-old alonzo perez was found at an akwantsance's -- acquaintance's apartment near charleston and pecos. he was taken into custody last night by an fbi task force without a struggle. perez is accused of murdering 31-year-old mohammad robinson on august 27th. this after investigators say robinson didn't hold open a door but broke out of handcuffs when he was alone in an interrogation room. the family of the victim says they're relieved but still half many questions. here is his sister mag joy just moments after she got

right to where it's all going to happen tonight. our kyndell nunley -- let's get that right first of all -- joining us from the thomas and mack at unlv. kyndell, you were giving us a look behind the scenes. we have a lot of media that's there at the thomas and mack. >> kyndell: oh i can tell you coming from across the entire world. i'm currently standing on the middle stage here for the media. the the camera around you will see dozens of crews out here from different television stations and networks from across the country as those international crews as well. you can see them looking live. other shows that are broadcasting on their own networks as well here on news 3. this is the third and final presidential debate in just a matter of hours. we're less than six away. as hillary clinton and donald trump get set to hit the stage here at the thomas and mack analysts are expecting this especially for us locals who know what it normally looks like around unlv is the extra security preparations on campus have been in the works for weeks now. the parking lots have been closed. entire build

waiting to hear his sentence. our kyndell nunley has been following the story closely. she is outside the regional justice center. so kyndell we learned that frostick may be possibly speaking? >> kyndell: he may be speaking in just a matter of hours. it sooms at this point they do have a few proceedings to get to but moments away at this moment along with him the jury upstairs in one of the courtrooms here at the regional justice center siting across from david frostick. and they'll make a decision on how much time he'll spend behind bars. this is after they found him guilty earlier this week of murder with a deadly weapon in the death of his fiancee almost a decade ago. that is robin jenkins. frostick currently faces life without the possibility of parole for the crime. but before they sentence him the both the prosecution and frostick's defense team. the defense will have four members of frostick's family take the stand and the defendant once again himself is also set to speak making a case to the jury for a more lenient sentence. now the state's witnesses are currently testifying thoug

's kyndell nunley is live from the boca park polling location this afternoon. kyndell, a little prep work might be involv you are voting on before you head to the polls. >> kyndell: oh yes. definitely come in prepared with what you want and who you want to vote for. a big tip is to be ready to identify yourself inn you want to get in out quickly. you can see quite a difference from the top of the hour as the line at the early voting polling place at boca park continues to grow. you can see outside the trailer. we're in the parking lot. people will have to prove they are the person they say they are by matching their signature with the one on record. poll officials won't ask you for your id without reason. but you can bring it and if you show it to them that verification process can go by faster. another way you can speed things along is by bringing in your sample ballot to be scanned. you will have it filled out and know who you are voting for. with election day four days away at this point, last night county's 1,019,021 registered voters turned in early voting ballots by last night.

nunley coming into the conversation. how do we keep losing money. >> kyndell: you know that many people as you pointed out ears from. national transportation research group trip released to findings on the driving conditions here in las vegas. in it it reads across the state $3.2 billion are spent by nevada drivers as a whole every single year. broken down, that number equates to over $1,700 annually per driver. and the report goes on to pinpoint safety conditions as traffic as the main reason. the numbers are obviously high. it's important to know that most drivers are not spending just repairs. so to back up the findings trip says the largest portion of that amount, about $1,000, is actually cal caw lateed from the cost of time local drivers spent while waiting in traffic every single year and that is total of about 46 hours. when it comes to the roads driving conditions, trip pulled a stat from the federal highway administration turned over by n-dot on the smoothness of local poor or mediocre condition. one of every three miles is beat up and it's giving your car a rough ride

pulled up from work. kyndell nunley live in the neighborhood where this happened with how those who live there are reacting. kyndell? >> kyndell: yes, you can only imagine the neighbors definitely on edge. and the scary images coming from the home surveillance system of that victim's home. leaving us on the edge of our seats as we watch this alleged car jacking from her driveway. as you can see in the video, the heso seen armed with what the victim tells us was a gun walks up and points the firearm straight at her. there's a strugglele and the woman throws her keys out of the car. the attacker turns to get them and that's when the woman does the unthinkable. she turns, running directly towards that armed suspect. the attacker grabs the keys. gets into the car with all this ending as he drives away with the victim chasing after him on foot. obviously those who live in this jacking. while applauding their neighbor's bravery some add they're not taking any chances themselves. >> my gun is out of its safe now. it's out of the safe. i've got it on me. >> it's scary. [ laughter ] i mean, to th

won gold came home today from rio. >> michelle: kyndell nunley, she was there. she is live from mccarran international airport where connor fields's family was more than happy to see him arrive this morning. so i know you were with his girlfriend. what was it like. >> kyndell: i can tell you they had lots of fans. we know that connor fields is definitely a testament to sport but also on the global level. he is the very first u.s. athlete to win olympic gold in bmx. he landed in las vegas at the local about two hours ago. they left a little less than an hour ago. that entire time he was signing autographs. from earlier today our cameras rolling. he did look confused at first but quickly realized that everyone was in fact here to see him. his girlfriend laura along with his mom were the first people he reached out to before he put medal to hold up to the cheers of roughly 100 fans here to see him. his family has describe him as a humble person. i think the shirt that he wore today can attest to that. in gold print it read "just a kid from the usa." we were able to squeeze in and c

. >> marie: news 3's kyndell nunley was in the courtroom for the third day of testimony in the case of marcos arenas. he is the teen who police say was killed over his ipad. >> starting this morning and going into this afternoon, state witnesses continue to take the stand to testify -- starting this morning and going into this afternoon, state witnesses continue to take the stand up solid is currently on trial for the murder of marcos arenas, the 15-year-old who was run over by the suv police say solid was driving as one of his friends allegedly reached out pulling the teen to the ground as they tugged over an ipad his father had recently given him. from a crime scene investigator to officers with metro to an fbi special agent, the officials who collected evidence in this case were called up to the stand today to testify. the metro officer testified he was able to pull data 44 believed to be solid's which shows had been cleared out before officers were able to recover his alleged messages. staying on the topic of cell phones, the fbi agent testified that calls were also made from the t

are. it's been 80 years since the opening of the hoover dam. our kyndelli, she's been -- kyndell nunley, she's been there all day. there was a big celebration marking this momentum event. good afternoon. this morning governor sandoval was here marking a celebration. 80 years in the making. not only for us who live in the state but the country as a whole. we're at the hoover dam. big both in size and impact. we're standing near one of the observation decks. about 700 feet above the colorado river. a spot which brings about 1 million visitors every year from across the globe. we're make our way across the street going to the other side. definitely lots of peopl out on this wednesday afternoon. now construction began in 1931 and was completed under budget and before the deadline 80 years ago in 1936. the national landmark is also one of the largest hydroelectric power facilities in the country which governor sandoval pointed out still serves 250,000 nevadans today. he make sure that continues with a long list of providers here in 50 years now have his signature on them. >> this is a

travel plans and now airlines are offering refunds for pregnant customers. kyndell nunley from mccarran airport with more. airlines have gotten on board with this. what are tay doing for people y b traveling to those areas especially women who are expecting? >> reporter: right, especially women who are expecting. we really want to point to the importance of this. you know it is a big deal whenever the airlines are offering free changes to flights whether they're rebooked or canceled all together. that is exactly what is going on with certain customers who have booked flights to countries affected by the zika virus. in particular again it is those pregnant wom expecting children unfortunately, because the virus can have dea american airlines have issued new policys allowing pregnant women to postpone travel or receive full refunds. british airways is on the list customers with flights to cities in brazil and mexico the opportunity to change the flight for free. push back or trips or choose an they'll let this go on through february. american airlines is allowing pregnant passeng

have caused a lot of backlash for homeowners over the last month. news 3's kyndell nunley has more. >> reporter: it was in city hall behind me where las vegas mayor pro-tem steve ross said today that the puc's decision to missed the mark when it comes to southern nevada. at a press conference this morning he says he will stump promote the growth of southern nevada's solar energy. money has been at the center of the debate since the public utility commission announced new higher rates for solar users starting at the top of the year. ross described this as a fight. to do so the ordinance will also offer financial support to home and business owners who want to invest in solar energy systems. ross also says the plan will allow those already with solar panels to join in on a, quote, energy improvement district. the district will help pay for the solar panels and other energy safety improvements. ross asked that the group advise the city of las vegas on developing a, quote, comprehensive energy strategy andn hopes of improving solar energy going into the future. >> the city couldn't be

will host big entertainment a national hockey team will call the arena home. we have kyndell nunley live at the arena. another big step as they get ready to make their opening. also new at noon as we talk about sports and gambling, we get news of this. state officials saying that nevada gaming revenue was up slightly in 2015 compared to 2014. the nevada gaming control board says state casinos won $11.1 billion. slot machines accounted for 63 percent of that. the gaming win was basically flat. do las vegas r were up. nevada gambling revenue has remained relatively flat since 2009. really hasn't rebounded to the peak levels that we saw in 2007. while visitors are coming to las vegas in record numbers they are choosing to spend more money other activities besides gambling. >> michelle: okay so we're going talk weather now. we're going to check in with kyndell nunley. she will be live from the arena at 12:30 to get more information on that. and the weather, it's really nice. i mean, we were out there. we went on a lunch break real and i could have wore short sleeves. >> kelly: it is a beauti

police are on a manhunt looking for suspects. news 3's kyndell nunley is live from metro headquarters this afternoon with more. kyndell? >> kyndell: now in this first incident, the shooting, we're waiting for the confirmatio well as the description nor an alleged suspect. but with the second iks dent we have officially reviewed the confirmed information for the victim. his name is david lee helmer. we're working on getting information on what's going to be passed over to the d.a. when it comes to the other person involved. we can tell wu two separate incidents involving two separate people who died in these, you can just imagine how concerned the people are who live in these areas. >> a young kid from what i can >> kyndell: this past weekend the sound of gunshots woke up craig kaufman. a man in his 30s was shot and killed near his home. i walked to my back fence. neighbors reported hearing several shots fired. >> i heard this pop. then pop, pop, pop. it was eight shots. >> kyndell: the man's body was not found until hours later. this neighbor who asked not to be identified wants a sto

. our kyndell nunley has that side of the story from the unlv campus. kyndell? >> kyndell: good afternoon. i can tell you standing in front of the thomas and mack center national media from across the world finishing p thur live shots from here in our backyard in las vegas. that's include the network that we broadcast for, nbc. today show host savannah guthrie told us that last ni was a breath of fresh air for american voters. >> it lived up to its billing. whenever you have anything happen in vegas there's a million metaphors you can use. it was a slug fest at times. but actually was most notable was the first half-hour i think it was the most substantive and policy oriented that we've seen. >> kyndell: that was the main critique of not only analysts plans on topics like the economy, immigration and foreign affairs. just a few minutes ago we ran into a group of voters who tell us the debateest, especially last night's final round here in las vegas, has solidified their decision for election day. >> the things that you have to do with the united states you have to show the peopl

news since early this morning when it happened. news 3's kyndell nunley live from the 7 eleven where this happened. this is cheyenne near civic center. as we understand, the suspect, according to police, was shot by another person who was inside that store? >> kyndell: yes, that is correct. an update for this hour. the store's owner tells us the person who shot that suspect was inside the store at 3:30 a.m. working on the slot machines. because he deals with money he did have a gun on him. so when the shot him. the armed suspect did make his way outside. he was found by first responders in the open lot behind that building. he was rushed to umc where he died. police say that the gun he used to try to rob the place was left lying on the ground where the suspect was found. the name and the age of the suspect will come from the coroner after his family is contacted. since he was shot and killed by someone who isn't in law enforcement, there are some questions about the investigation moving forward. we obviously would like people to call police and allow us to handle that and not p

. news 3's kyndell nunley live in we all need to know, especially for those people who have students. what do they need to do if they find high levels of chemicals inside the home? or they think they could be there? >> kyndell: that is correct. yeah at least finding them, getting to that point is the biggest concern here. classes at walter johnson junior high are canceled. i can tell you 72 you dents and -- students and parents here expected to continue to arrive. the reason being is you can see the tent pushing in. this is where they want you to where epa officials are waiting for further inspections of the items your kid may have warn over the last few days. since this incident first broke we've heard from the inspectors and officials. also some of you concerned parents. but for now let's hear from those directly involved. that would be the kids. >> i have my shoes and the clothes i wore on friday and tuesday. >> kyndell: it wasn't a backpack over 13-year-old nathan's shoulder but a trash bag filled with everything he wore to school at johnson junior high over the last week. all my

news 3 kyndell nunley from the criminal justice center. some of the victim's family and friends talk today in court. >>reporter: they did rid i can tell you the prosecution less than a minute ago rested their case. upstairs of the regional justice center right now. listened to testimony deciding whether or not the man accused of murdering the 15-year-old over an ipad will spend the rest of his life behind bars. i can tell you that michael silent had been found guilty by the jury conspiracy to commit reiber, and murder with a deadly weapon and the death of 15-year-old marcos arenas. is one of two suspects and the 2013 murder case where arenas was killed as they attempted to steal his ipad. marcos arenas was dragged underneath the getaway car rid . the codefendant pled guilty. he is facing a maximum sentence of life without parole. for the jury decides his fate, they were destined to testimony from the victim's familybut the kind of teenager he was. came from the teens girlfriend who shedescribed as her best friend. i day that arenas died, a letter from her was actually found in his po

kyndell nunley joins regional justice center with more. >> kyndell: good afternoon. we've yun bup dating on twitter. she will go to trial for the death of richard findley junior. police say the boy was beaten to death found in their apartment the day before halloween. malone sat quietly in court shackled and in custody. murder charges have been dropped against her. but she is not completely off the hook. former's former roommate. kenneth robinson who is charged with findley junior's murder and beating. the coroner says the 7-year-old was so badly injured his intestines ruptured. lawyers for the state say it was his mom who did nothing to untie the child before the deadly blows. her attorney is arguing saying she had feared the man accused of the murder saying she had been hit in the stomach after an rv malone has been granted bail before today's hearing. she had no bail. that bail has been set at $75,000. she will be placed on house arrest if she does get out and has limited contact with her two other children and is not supposed to be around other children under the age of 14. kyndell n

. she learned her fate in court today. >> krystal: kyndell nunley was there for her sentencing and based upon what we've been able to see it was an emotional scene inside. >> kyndell: emotion al day in court as you man only imagine. the family, the wife and children of the victim, that is 72-year-old roger mcclelland, they took the stand to tell the court they believe the justice system has failed their family. that's because the woman who admitted to hitting and killing him was convicted twice in the past. two dui. and was reportedly a suspended license the day he was killed. >> she needs to utilize the system as it hasn't been utilized before and rehabilitate herself before we allow her or anyone like her back on the streets. >> this is what it causes >> kyndell: before her sentencing she handed over an acknowledging it wouldn't change her action. after accepting a plea deal earlier this summer this morning the 29-year-old was sentenced to 20 years behind bars. she will be eligible for patrol after the first five. the deadly crash on june 11th killed 72-year-old roger as he rode

shootings. and our kyndell nunley is live at the 7 eleven on cheyenne near civic center. you have been on the story all morning. from what we understand, that another person inside of the store? >> kyndell: that is correct. an update this hour comes from the store's owner who tells us that the person who shot that suspect ultimately killing him, was inside the store at 3:30 a.m. working on the slot machines. that person because they work with money did have a gun. when the armed robber walked into the 7 eleven he shot him. the armed suspect did make his way outside and was found by first responders in the open lot died. police say the gun he used to try to rob the place was left on the ground where he was left laying. the name and age of the suspect will come from the coroner after his family is contacted. since it was shot by someone who isn't in law enforcement, investigators say there is a lot they're going to need to deal with moving forward. >> it's really kind of tricky. we obviously would like people to call police and allow us to handle that and not put armed robbery going on a

one of the exciting announcements coming out of ces this week. >> michelle: news 3's kyndell nunley got the rough assignment of having to go behind the scenes at ces. earlier this morning you told us you were going to find me something good. so you are there. the doors don't open until tomorrow. did you get me something? >> reporter: i promised to deliver. we'll get to the products in just a bit. right now i want to show you what's going on behind me at ces 2016. now we are a little over more than 24 hours away from the doors officially opening here for the show. but, of course, we're getting you a behind the scenes sneak peek look. these people are working very, very hard to get their show set up. these large displays in time -- difficulties. here is something cool. wearable technology is very, very big this year. this is with ces. what have you got for us? >> to start i'm going show you under armour's new product. they just announced their first smart shoe. this takes up the look inside some of the features. this is the insole that you can see has got some microchips to give you bette

from the las vegas strip, kyndell nunley, news 3. >> michelle: thank you so much. we've done reports over the years about [ inaudible ] about where cabdrivers will take advantage usually of people who aren't from the area and take them the long way. if you don't know, you don't know. >> krystal: something we'll look at right now. the weather. >> michelle: i know you said it was going to rain yesterday. but it was still a bit of a surprise because i was expecting a little less than what we had. but, i mean, it was a pretty good -- pretty steady there. >> kelly: i really enjoyed it. i always like that grilled cheese, tomato soup kind of weather. this morning we woke up to a lot of clouds. those have broken up and cleared out. we're looking at fantastic conditions for the rest of the day. i hit the wrong graphic there. here's a sneak peek at the 7-day forecast. we are going to look at time-lapse footage where we had clouds around in the morning then breaking up in the afternoon. we've also got a pesky smog layer. we're going to talk about that coming up. >> michelle: so that's what it i

it. our kyndell nunley has been covering this all morning long. this is one of those where people have an opinion. some for, some strongly against. >> reporter: oh yes. and they definitely want to hear it here at las vegas city hall. officials are inviting you the public to come out tonight and voice your opinion. the topic of debate. the clark county school district is the fifth largeness the entire country. so is it too big? should it be broken up into different parts? let's give you back story. here is the back story. this all kicked off in october. clark county superintendent skorkowsky proposed a plan to seven smaller instructional precincts. as of the meeting the plan is backed by the school board. but tonight the plan will be the topic of debate for the legislative committee of nevada assembly bill 394. the group has not approved the plan but it is in place to reorganize the school district. they happen to be the committee leading tonight's town hall. the group could choose to take up scorekorkowskyskorkowsky's strategy. they are looking for input from you, the residents. t

back? our kyndell nunley has details on new plans that are currently being pushed right here in las vegas. >> kyndell: two major companies in the world of online fantasy sports are hoping to make their way back here at home into nevada. to do so they're pitching new hopes of getting a law changed. we're talking about draft kings and fan duel who pitched a new piece of legislation to the gaming policy committee that would create a fantasy gaming license. this is an effort to get legal by suggesting a change to the law after the state kicked the popular gaming site out of nevada. that happened in 2015. criticism was that the fantasy operated sports betting sites didn't go through the vetting and licensing process as other means of gambling. a gaming expert said nevada could be alone in fighting these companies. >> are you suggesting that we leave the legal analysis isn't as important as the fact of watching what's happening throughout the rest of the country? >> yes. >> kyndell: and for all of you fantasy sports fans right here at home, hold your horses. no vote will happen yet. that

news 3's kyndell nunley joins us live from the regional justice center. we heard very difficult details from the coroner that are pretty disturbing. >> kyndell: that is correct. state prosecutors called up a medical examiner from the clark county coroner's office to testify about the injuries found on the 15-year-old's body after his death. now state prosecutors are arguing that the murder case against michael solid. prosecutors are saying he should be charged for the murder of the teen. police say solid's jumped into an suv solid was driving. arenas did not want to let go of the gift from his father. police say he was dragged under the vehicle as they continued on. today in court the judge allowed the state to use photos from the autopsy during the medical examiner's testimony. as a concern for the teen's family though the state only projected photos of some of the bruises and cuts found on his body while holding up paper copies of his fractured skull the jury shielding the teen's family from having to see them. >> how extensive is this type of fracture to this part of the skul

hours from now and counting. and the live shots behind us. >> michelle: news 3's kyndell nunley joins us live from the thomas and mack with a look at what we can expect. happening around you right now. >> kyndell: yes i can tell you crews completely surrounded by me. i want to tell you as krystal pointed out in just about six hours both hillary clinton and donald trump will be here at the thomas and mack taking the debate stage for the final time together until election day. this is the last time we're going to see them. this is definitely putting las vegas on the map. the national spotlight, international spotlight as well. tv crews across the world have made their way debate. i want to show you as you can see many lights, cameras, crews from the entire world here in las vegas. when it comes to the application process to even are considered as a host city, that was done months ago by university officials. and at last we were chosen. an honor for our cities especially those who go to campus here. many are wondering just how many people will be attendance. the thomas and mack holds abo

on that on news 3 at 12:30 in a live report from our kyndell nunley. >> kim: it was earlier this morning that our meteorologist kelly curran was saying, look, if you are going to take a lawn chair down and secure a place along the parade route, make ur out and it did. >> kelly: it did. and it is a beautiful day. get out and enjoy because we don't have a whole lot of days left there as far as these 80 degree temperatures. this is the southeast career and technical academy time-lapse. so far this morning it has been nothing but blue skies. temperatures rising quickly. we actually had lows bottoming out in the low 50s. here's what we're seeing right now. 77 at cunningham elementary it is a little cooler. 72 that's the current temperature. we're looking at a high today around 80 degrees. if we hit that, that will mean we're going to tie a record for november. eight 80-degree days in the month. that's incredible isn't it? 74 degrees at 6:00 as you are heading home. by nine we're looking at 68. those temperatures drop quickly once the sun goes down. we'll have a look at the weekend for

. >> kyndell nunley is live near jones and washington where this all came to an end. >> reporter: good afternoon. yep. witnesses have described the suspects as between 13 and 15 years old. we have confirmed with metro that at least one of them was seen holding a gun. though this neighborhood is cleared now, i can tell you things were quite differently only about an hour ago. this green honda is the suv police say was stolen by the two boys and a girl, who are all in police custody. you see the vehicle on the screen. culley elementary school for an hour before the three were cuffed and placed in the patrol car. since they were under able, we will not show them. having an armed stolen car chase come to an end in front of your home is shocking enough. but seeing such young faces -- floor, being apprehended by the police officers. the helicopters were flying above. >> i heard the sirens. >> reporter: so this is that driveway where the two teen boys were arrested. that girl was found across the street. as of now, the teens are in custody but have not been placed under arrest. metro is sort

been following this case for three years now. kyndell nunley live from the information about how they were able to retrieve information as part of the investigation. >> that is correct and the testimony and it continues as we speak going on right now in the murder trial against michael solid. we can say he is on trial for the murder of marcos arenas who was run over by the suv. they say solid was driving and police say one of his friends reached out pulling the teenager to the ground as they tugged over an ipad's father had recently n crime scene investigator, an officer with metro to an fbi special agent, they collected evidence in the case and they called to the stand today to testified. they have an iphone that was believed to be michael solid's. -- staying on the topic of cell phones, the fbi agent testified that calls were also made from the time and area of the crime scene coming from phones connected to the last names of the suspect involved in this case. take a listen. >> two or three of the calls other. they were utilizing. [indiscernable] >> probably 500 meters away from the

was set up. >> kyndell: good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm kyndell nunley in for krystal allan this afternoon. >> michelle: don't be surprised if you see more nhp troopers and police officers on patrol today. they are there in full force for the labor day travel rush. >> kyndell: that's right. news 3's craig fiegener saw the crackdown in full force this morning. he reports near i-15 and sahara them the message here... follow the speed limit. >> craig: this has been an incredible crackdown. we saw a start this morning in between primm and las vegas. and that is of course on the 15 freeway. it was northbound when we saw this morning at about 30 minutes time. a little after sunrise. about 30 people very quickly getting speeding tickets being issued by the nevada highway patrol. this is a joint operation among a number of different law enforcement agencies including the california highway patrol. it is a zero tolerance crackdown and all of it because of the labor day travel weekend which is underway right now. it's the patrols for this holiday weekend. the california patrol h

, we're going send it over to our kyndell nunley with that story. >> reporter: the homeless census is a requirra he at catholic charity dwroiz help the homeless. just to amplify the importance $12 in aid to go to these local programs. this actually happens to be the ninth year the county has conducted a person by person count of the homeless in clark county. the 2015 homeless census found 7509 homeless people were living in other shelters or on the streets. the number turned over the estimation that over 34,000 people experience homelessness nevada alone. going into this morning, over 300 volunteers were out with county workers counting the number of homeless people on our streets. they say by working hour by hour counting person byern overnight the county will be able to apply for those grants which hopefully will change the lives of the individuals and families accounted for throughout the cold night. >> for example, job training programs, housing. a lot of other programs that will go to folks that are either homeless, help them get off the street and become on their feet or help folk

been crazy. and we're going check in now from primm with kyndell nunley out there. you have been there all morning long, kyndell. at 5:00 a.m. this morning i saw your live report and there was somebody -- she had been waiting overnight. and there was a long line at that hour. >> reporter: yes! [ laughter ] it has been a long line all day long. right now we are in the very last spot in line. i can tell you we've been out here as michelle said all morning long and monitoring the ea hop as they made their way out of the store. from this spot right here, n, the very last spot, it's about an hour-long wait. that woman that michelle was talking about overnight, she came at midnight last night and the drawing of course is at 7:59 p.m. tonight. analysts are saying to expect at least one winner for the record setting $1.5 billion jackpot. the last drawing on saturday marked the 19th time no one has won that grand prize which meant the money kept piling up and the ticket sales have of course continued to skyrocket. ticket costs $2 each. but get this. powerball players have spent an estimated two

today. >> michelle: news 3's kyndell nunley is live from the boca park polling place this afternoon. the count douns on. are there people out there? >> kyndell: oh yes there are. the lines have started around this time most of the people coming out during their lunch hours. taking lunch breaks to get in and out quickly. at least when it comes to early voting, now is a good time. so if you are watching, finish watching here on news 3nd make sure you come out. because right around the 1:00 hour is when it's expected to be slow for early voting. if you are expected to want to vote early the countdown definitely is on. you only have until today. this polling place specifically closes at 8:00 p.m. tonight. so you better hurry because they will be closed until election day. as this day goes on expect those polling places to get busier and ballots. the end of today the total number of early voters currently at 432,000 in clark county is anticipated to get near a half million. that means clark county is on track to beat the amount -- [ lost audio ]. from 2012 when 51 percent of registered v

crime captured on surveillance video. our kyndell nunley is live near the 215, north 215,, i should say, and hualapai. making this connection, police say this man may also be tied to other robberies. >> kyndell: that is correct. police, metropolitan police department told us today they believe the man that was shot and killed out here today at 215 entire valley. i did reach out to the henderson police department who have told us as this investigation is on going they believe the man shot and killed here today is this man. we'll show you his photo. he is linked to a car jacking story that we brought you earlier this week. as you might remember, the suspect was caught on the victim's home surveillance victim where she was seen throwing her keys and running after the suspect moments before he stole her car from her driveway. as standard protocol with officers metro will not release any additional information for an expected 72 hours. but they did tell us a car matching the description of the one involved in a number of robberies was spotted near las vegas boulevard and sahara late last

person who pulled the trigger. >> michelle: kyndell nunley live at the bar on st. rose in henderson. this is the last place the victim was seen. the way police found out about the shoot, pretty surprising. >> kyndell: that is correct. police say the victim called 911 from inside his car to say that someone had shot him. he has been identified by the coroner's office as 49-year-old christopher stewart. he was last seen leaving here. everyone inside the bar him said he was doing just fine when he left and he managed to get about four miles to the intersection of anthem parkway and bicentennial while on the phone with 911. he was not able to give dispatchers much information that they needed until suddenly everything came to a stop. when the dispatcher was on the line with the male, she heard a loud crash and, unfortunately, the male had crashed into a >> kyndell: police need your help. if you saw a 20124 door black focus yesterday you are urged to call police. we will have an update right here on news 3 starting at five personal. reporting live in henderson, kyndell nunley, news 3. >>

professional team and kyndell nunley in the middle of it all live from the t-mobile arena with a look at some of the names being thrown around. i'm hearing knights, desert, what are you hearing? >> kyndell: yeah. one thing is for sure. the t-mobile will have -- team will have the name knight in it in some way or another. currently speculation is high for the las vegas desert knights. though golden and silver knights does remain on the list. the event happening here in front of t-mobile arena at toshiba plaza. the team's logo and gear will specifically twitter, has them speculating even further circulating images that have been leaked. none of these images have been confirmed by the league. we'll find out for sure tonight but as of now we do know a few things. team owner bill foley worked with adidas on the league's first major league uniform here the las vegas area. the team will have five colors -- gray, red, gold, black and white. locally anticipation is high for the team's official identity. some of the ey hockey fans adding name or not they already know who they will be rooting fo

. our kyndell nunley spoke with those national guardsmen in kuwait will have that coming up. >>> family of a woman killed in las vegas has been waiting more than seven years for the case against the man accused of killing her to go to trial. while getting underway. >> live from the courthouse. the woman was killed on mother's day. >> reporter: that's correct and that was in the year 2009 potential jurors filing into the courthouse behind me early this morning to get the jury selection underway. the victim's name in the case robin jenkins she was engaged to be married to the defendant david the couples living together back in 2009 on mother's day of that year for domestic violence related issue they found jenkins with multiple stab wounds in that home. she later died of her injuries. this case began more than seven years for it to get to trial. the jail a block away from where i'm standing that's where he has been in for the last several years.the case was brought down because of different legal matters and legal battles. that took place prior to today prior to this trial get

beyond closing time allowing people to vote beyond the time they were supposed to. it specifically referenced a polling station at a cardenas market. it goes on to say this was ab intentional, coordinated effort with democrats to skew the vote in favor of their candidate. there was a meeting this morning at district court. our kyndell nunley will bring you the latest on "news 3 live at 12:30". >> michelle: good afternoon everybody. thank you for joining us and happy election dayo it is the big day finally here. voters filing into their respective polling locations to cast their vote for president and many other important races too. >> krystal: oh yes. big day. our craig fiegener in the middle of it all live at liberty high school with a look at how the lines are moving. you know we set records for early voting. it looks like we're on pace to do big things this election day too. >> craig: this going to be a very big event as far as elections are concerned. before the polls even opened just behind me here in henderson people were lined up. they were ready to vote. and i can tell you that people at this lunch hour were seeing the parking lot fill up. they're making their way through this line fairly quickly. the cafeteria at henderson's liberty high is one of the busier polling places in all of clark county. at 30 electronic voting machines, voters are weighing in on the presidency. a new u.s. senator in nevada and all impor races. >> i like waiting for election day. it's more official. >> reporter: voters were in line 30 minutes before the doors opened at seven this morning. of the campaign, this voter said they tested her party allegiance. >> i typically vote republican but this year she had my vote. >> reporter: was there anything that happened in the election cycle that caused her to win your vote? >> um, no, i wouldn't say so he made it simple for me to vote for hillary. >> reporter: for so many reasons this has been an election that nobody will soon forget. especially for whistler cabinet. he became a citizen this summer. >> this is my first election. i wanted to be a citizen when obama was going to be president just to be part of that. >> reporter: 1,019,000 people are registered to vote in clark county. and more than 488,000 have already cast ballots in early voting. when combined with today's turnout, anoth participation. live once again on this election day in henderson. you might see a sign like this at your polling location. it is about a rule. the 100 foot rule. which says campaigns cannot campaign or candidates even within 100 feet of a front door. that guy in the blue shirt is campaigning for justice of the peace handing out flyers. another lady just outside of the shot campaigning for a school district seat. all of this is legal. there are also u.s. senate signs as you pull into the parking lot here at this high school. the campaigning for every vote continues with these races and all of it legal just outside of this polling place. it's open until 7:00 p.m. tonight. if you are in line by seven, stay in line, you will vote. i'm craig fiegener reporting live in henderson, news 3. >> michelle: one of the hottest races here in nevada. the senate race between cortez-masto and dr. joe heck. this implications. a lot of eyes watching it yoond our state. one of them will replace senator harry reid who reese tiring. cortez-masto would be the first ever latina senator if she wins. heck has been criticized for his support of donald trump which he only took back just recently. >> krystal: u.s. district court judge issued a order in a voter intimidation case. the judge saying the order will require extra training for people from the group "stop the steal" before they head to the that judge has scheduled a hearing for the morning to make sure training takes place. last friday the judge found the nevada republican party and the donald trump campaign are not training people to intimidate voters in nevada. >> michelle: as we speak, millions of voters are deciding who is going to be our next president of these united states. >> krystal: some important decisions. definitely decision day. and today both donald trump and hillary clinton are in new york and so is our tracie potts. she is at the convention center there. the place where . >> reporter: lines formed early across the country today. >> it's inexcusable for somebody not to vote. regardless who you vote for you need to come out and vote. >> reporter: including in chappaqua, new york. hillary clinton greeted supporters outside her polling place this morning. >> so many people are counting on the outcome of this election. what it means to our country. i'll do the very best i can if i am fortunate enough to win >> we feel good. it's kind of like we've done all we can do and it's in the hands of the voters. >> reporter: kaine joins clinton in new york this afternoon to watch returns. their election night headquarters just blocks from donald trump's. donald trump cast his ballot at a public school in new york this morning. mike pence voted at home in indiana. he is headed to new york this afternoon. with complaints and concerns about the integrity of election, the justice department's civil rights division is sending out more than 500 election monitors today. they're watching polls in 28 states to make sure every vote counts. new today from our partner, target smart which tracks early voting states, 46.3 million people have already voted. that's a record. tracie potts, nbc news, new york. >> michelle: this brings to us our question of the day. do you think the country will yes or no. let us know what you think. head over to news3lv.com and click on question of the day. >>> let's look now at the miracle mile shops where they're partnering with cnn to project presidential election results live on the exterior l.e.d. screens tonight as they come in. so this is a live picture now. we'll be obviously watching this throughout the night and so will a lot of other people who are down on the street strip. this is the big one. >> krystal: it >> michelle: amazing to be here finally. >> krystal: we have you covered here on news 3. our special election night coverage on the cw las vegas as well, channel 33, cox cable 6. we're giving you up-to-the-minute results, expert analysis. jeff gillan, john treanor covering the democratic side. gerard ramalho, denise rosch covering the republicans. that coverage kicks off at 4:00 p.m. as you get out and vote today, we want to see your i voted selfie. if you got your sticker share it with us. you can tweet, facebook, use the hashtag #i voted lv and you just might get a shout out on air. again, that hashtag #, i voted lv. >> michelle: never miss a moment. on news 3 and the cw las vegas, you can watch live on facebook and twitter and visit our facebook fan page or follow us on twitter to watch from smart phones beginning at 8:30 p.m. tonight. >> krystal: well you saw long likes out there, kelly curran, and from what i saw looked pretty nice. going have to wait in line, this is the perfect weather right? in fact we're talking about breaking all the records for voters. i think we're going to break the record for the high today too. this is the o'callaghan middle school camera. tons of sunshine. most importantly look at these temperatures. this is at paul cully elementary school. it is 82 degrees. it's noon. winds northeast three miles an i have upped the forecast. because many locations already in the 80s. we're going 83 degrees now. that's the forecast high. that will tie the record set in 1950 when harry truman was president. 6:00 this evening, 77 degrees. 74 degrees at 9:00 p.m. with clear skies. we're going look at what to expect for the rest of the week coming up. >> krystal: thank you kelly for that. >>> a man killed in the middle of the day this past weekend and police are now asking for your help to find the suspected killers. a neighbor's security camera called by police the moment the murdered happened. you see the two walk into the house. less than a minute later there's a large bang that can be heard. police believe that was a gunshot. 17 minutes before the shooting, a stolen moving truck -- there it is right there -- seen on security camera. police believe these two men walked into the house, were they're calling it a drug-related home invasion. a roommate was later found -- the roommate, i should say, later found the victim dead inside. >> michelle: a local school placed under lockdown. a charter school called imagine schools at mountain view and the northwest valley was put on lockdown at around 9:00 as police searched for a suspect involved in a stolen vehicle case. the suspect was seen running in that area. that person we have an update was taken into custody around 10:45 then the lockdown was schools in the clark county school district are closed for election day except some private schools like this one. >> krystal: what you are to see right now likes like something out of a movie. >> michelle: a massive sinkhole. look how huge this is! it swallowed up five lanes on a road. and as it was collapsing it was caught on tape. we'll tell you where this happened coming up. >> krystal: chadwick johnson in performance as he gears up to take the stage this weekend. that's at 12:30. news 3 live at noon will be right back. but as we head to break we're taking a look at what's going on across the country. specifically arizona as students are walking out of class there to canvas for votes. that's kind of an idea -- well there's an aerial picture of what's going on. just keeping an eye on what's going on across the country on this voting day. stay with us. ?? attention medicare beneficiaries... living in clark county. call now and let unitedhealthcare help like an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare. it can combine medicare parts a and b... with prescription drug coverage and more... like primary care doctor visits for a $0 co-pay... all in one simple plan for a $0 monthly premium. this medicare advantage plan offers you $0 co-pays for specialist visits... overnight hospital stays... and tier 1 drugs... or pharmacy at no additional cost. medicare open enrollment ends december 7th. call unitedhealthcare now and see if an aarp medicarecomplete plan is right for you. >> michelle: we have breaking news. trump's campaign has filed a lawsuit against clark county, the voter registrar. >> krystal: just moments into the newsroom just getting in. our kyndell nunley, she is live with what this judge decided. so kyndell what do we know? >> kyndell: well she actually has denied the written legal order, request for it at least, from donald trump and his campaign attorney for both of them against the clark county registrar of elections. once again that was denied. she called at least the reason identification of the poll workers saying they volunteer their time and she does not want those names put out as legal record. at least judge gloria with the clark county office of registrar says he is willing to give that information. once again the judge has denied that. does not want to legally insert the information. the reason being because that information when it comes down from the secretary of state is already mandated. we know at least the legal written order that they at least were asking for were saying they wanted legally binding that they keep all that information protected and at least on hand. that information already in. they have stepped in order and have been doing this for years. she was saying at least the judge called this written order for this, she said she was confused by it, puzzled was her exact words and she does not want the identification of the poll workers who volunteer their that out there at least on public record unless those people are talked to individually. she said the secretary of state herself who at least will be involved in making a decision not the campaign or the candidate involved in the president election. now the attorneys for donald trump didn't get exactly what they wanted. more at least the images and the video coming from inside the courtroom right here on news 3 in just a bit. for now, that is the latest. back to you >> michelle: a protest this morning at a new york city polling site. two topless women burst into a manhattan polling station and began shouting "out of our poll trump." it is the same location where donald trump voted later that day. some poll workers took the raucous in stride. some didn't even flinch. as you can see people voting in the background they all stopped. how cue not stop and watch escorted from that building. no word whether they're going to face criminal charges and no explanation as to why they're not wearing clothes. >> krystal: german prosecutors say authorities have arrested five men on allegations they aided an isis group in germany to recruit members and provide financial aid and logistical help. the prosecutor's office says the suspects were focused on recruiting muslims in germany and sending them to syria to germany's justice minister called the arrests an important blow to the extremist scene in germany. >>> the city of orlando has negotiated a deal to buy pulse night club for $2.25 million. the city says it will turn it into a permanent memorial for the 49 people who lost their lives on june 12th by a 29-year-old man claiming his allegiance to isis. the woman who owns the club and his wife or the man who owns the sales contract friday. orlando's city council must sign off and will consider it next week. >> michelle: an australian scuba diver has been rescued after that person spent nearly 18 hours lost at sea. a 68-year-old was recovering in the hospital from mild hypothermia earlier this morning after he was rescued off the queenland state coast on monday. he had been diving alone and he forgot to pack his personal found his boat in the area. they went diving there looking for him and, boy, was he lucky. he was found. he says he's relieved. he is tired. and he is thankful. >> krystal: a section of main avenue news 3 caved in if this morning in southwest japan. this is the traffic signal or the footage of a traffic signal falling into the sinkhole around 8:30 this morning. according to city officials, site, they were working and they found water pouring out from a water at 5:00 a.m. part of the avenue near the intersection just caveing in. that's huge! the sinkhole, 98 feet wide and long and 50 feet deep. a woman in her 70s was injured after falling on steps during the blockout. officials issued an evacuation order. they apologized saying ground water entered the subway tunnel trigger the cave-in. >> michelle: we've seen sinkholes likeha before but nothing so enormous like that. that's amazing no one fell in. >> kelly: especially when you look at the storefront. it's right there. how the stores didn't fall is amazing. what's also amazing is this weather. it is so sunny out there and warm too. we're talking about breaking records today. the las vegas day school camera. a time-lapse from this morning. beautiful blue skies. overnight lows dropping to the 50s and low 60s. el dorado 82 degrees. downtown it is 81. spring valley, paradise, all coming in at 80 degrees at this hour. i had to bump up the forecast a little bit. with temperatures like this. look at our satellite and radar picture. it's going to be sunny all afternoon. make sure you got sunglasses, maybe even a hat if you are heading to the polls this afternoon. especially if you are going to have to wait in line for awhile. here's what we're looking at for the forecast how. i had to revise it. we had to 83 degrees. that's now the forecast high. that will tie the record set in 1950. harry truman was the president then. so a little presidential history to go along with it. winds out of the northeast three to eight miles per hour. tonight, 59 degrees, clear skies across the area. our 7-day forecast? we're not done with the 80s yet. 80 degrees. that's what i am looking for for the high tomorrow. so another warm one. the sunshine? it continues for the rest of the a high temperature. then even for the weekend, mid-70s. the coolest day on the 7-day forecast is sunday, 74. that's still four degrees above normal. >> michelle: okay. if you got your sticker from voting, you know it says i voted. by the way the ones in las vegas are so awesome. have you seen them? hopefully you have if you voted. if not, get out there and get one. then we want to see it. post it up on social tweet, facebook, instagram. make sure however you do it you use the hashtag #i voted lv and we'll try to give you a shout-out on the air. >>> we're keeping an eye on voting across the country. this what's it's looking like in cincinnati. we have all these cool live cameras all over the country. we're going to watch people make with all of the shenanigans danny tarkanian's pulled in nevada -- helping set up fake charities used to scam nevada seniors, failing to pay thousands in property taxes, with the bill -- imagine the shenanigans tarkanian would pull in washington. it's why we can't afford tarkanian in congress, ever. dunlap: over two thousand police officers from all across nevada supporort question 1. i'm one of them. i support question 1 because it will help save lives. haley: question 1 protects gun rights and keeps guns out of dangerous hands. states that have closed the loophole have seen fewer police officers shot and killed in the line of duty. it won't end all gun violence, but it will save lives. that's a fact. protect our families and police. >> michelle: we're taking live pictures out of -- is this arizona guys? out of arizona where there is we're trying to find out more information about this. is this at a polling place? >> krystal: it appears to be a protest. students have walked out of class -- we don't know if these are all students or other protesters that are just coming together. and they are making some type of message or making their voices heard for some type of reason. we're trying read the signs and see what they're saying. as soon as we know more we'll bring it to you. we're bringing live images as we're monitoring what is going on on this historic day. it is elect us the fact that you voted. we love it. >> michelle: we want to show off some of the pictures. let's start with this one here because we had a familiar face. this is andrea who is standing on the other side of the camera. she keeps us in check every day. lance bass there. he came in today. this is adam. one of our floor crew people. let's see some of your pictures that you have been posting. we're looking for the i voted we put in our two cents. that's good. people have been posting pictures of their pets. i love it. you can really see the i voted sticker there. the hashtag, hashtag #ivotedlv, so we can keep track of it. please send us your pictures. >> michelle: you can do it instagram, twitter. look at the dogs one. that's what i was looking for. just make sure you use the hashtag so we can find you. we hope you are going to join us for a special town hall tomorrow. wjla tv in washington dc discusses what happened on election day and why. and we want to know if you feel like your voice was heard. we'll have jonathan elliott, scott thuman, lisa fletcher. they're on the panel of experts to discuss this. tune in. you can watch it on news3lv.com. starts at 4:00 tomorrow. >>> coming up on "news 3 live polls in big numbers here at home and nationwide. we've been watching all those polling places. >> krystal: we're wondering is election day on pace to break records? we're live at local polling sites around town. >> michelle: and "saturday night live" is all over -- well the race for the white house has been all it it. hilarious highlights. boy they've had a lot to work >> michelle: right now on "news 3 live at 12:30," breaking news. the trump campaign filed suit against clark county and the judge has made a decision. we're going to explain what all critical choices in the hands of local voters. who will lead our country? who will take power in congress? are people turning out in big numbers? we're live from local polling stations. >> michelle: bright lights, big voice. local singing sensation chadwick johnson here with a preview of a special live performance. that's coming up as well >> announcer: news 3 starts right now. >> michelle: good afternoon everybody. happy election day. and breaking news to this half-hour with. trump's campaign has filed a lawsuit agai

. kyndell nunley live at mccarran airport where connor fields had a whole bunch of folks so happy to see him arriving this morning. right >> reporter: that is correct. the best part is he had no idea what was in store for him as he started walking towards baggage claim. with balloons, signs, t-shirts, i can tell you that dozens of people were out here for the surprise fit for a gold medalist. fields says he was expecting only his parents and girlfriend to be out here today. but that was definitely not the case with fans from all over nevada were out to see the country's first olympic gold medalist in bmx. he had the medal in his bag but he sent the crowd into cheers as he reached down to pull the medal right out. for over an hour he signed autographs and took pictures with kids. many of them who told me they believe they could achieve anything after meeting a gold medalist. fields says he himself is still getting used to not only all the attention but the medal itself. >> it hasn't sunk in yet. i look down and i can't believe it. it's just crazy. but it feels >> kyndell: now fields dreams of

shoot it over to kyndell nunley who joins us live at the galleria mall. kyndell, we've really set reco voting in clark county. i see it's kind of busy behind you too. >> kyndell: oh yes. 319,000 votes. over that and counting as you can see we're live at the galleria mall. this location in particular is one of the most popular. it actually is the most popular. you can see those lines have already started. most of the people coming down on their lunch hour. a good majority of the county's early votes were placed right here at this location once again over 37,000 people have turned that is the most any other early voting location has gotten this year. the trend is a testament of what's going on in other locations. about 40 percent of the county's 1,019,021 registered voters have already completed and turned in ballots so far this year. that compares to the last presidential election in 2012 when the early vote total was a little bit over 400,000. of the 800,000 total registered voters coming in at 51 percent. the percentage was higher but we've already come close to that number of votes.

northeast las vegas, kyndell nunley. back to you two. >> michelle: an update after a bad crash on the 215. if you were part of this you know what i am talking about. a major back-up. the 215 essentially a parking lot for two hours. this is a multi-vehicle crash. it happened around seven near e eastbound lane closed down to one lane. amazingly nobody was seriously injured in that crash. >> krystal: nearly a two hour delay.. >>> a former legacy high school eacher sentenced after admitting to having a sexual relationship with student. police say frank bayer told them the female pursued him. the crimes happened in march and bayer chose not to go to trial. we were in court and found out what his sentence was. >> michelle: metro working to figure out what led to a double murder that happened near tropicana and swenson. this is a story that we first brought you yesterday as breaking news here on this program, "news 3 live at noon." now we know police say the suspect was actually living with the victims who were trying to help this man get his life back on track. according to people who knew