We are expecting clearing skies through the morning. Here is a look on the red rock resort camera. Mainly clear skies. Temperaturewise it is chilly that better than it has been the last few mornings. Pahrump, 41. Older city, 42. Through the day, temperatures are not expected to rise much because we did have the cold front that came through with the rain last night. 49 by 9 00. 52 at noon. The high today about 54. Another warming trend is on the way with another chance for rain and snow. Christine thank you. It was shaping up to be a quiet debate pitted against christmas programs. Fight between the candidates and the Democratic Committee put on the proceedings. Controversy led to a war of words between the campaigns, sanders apologized at the beginning of the debate admitting a member of his staff pulled private voter data files unauthorized access. Bernie sanders i apologize. This is not the type of campaign we run. If i find anybody else involved, they will also be fired. Sanders over this weeks breach. Hillary clinton we should move on. I dont think the american this. [applause] i think they are more interested big issues. National security dominated most of the discussion. The democrats taking aim at republicans as much as each other. Hillary clinton we need to work with muslim communities. Martin omalley went on the offensive slimming both slamming both, trying to gain new life heading into iowa and new hampshire. Martin omalley senator sanders voted against Even Research dollars to look into this Public Health issue. Secretary clinton changes her position every election year. Now it remains clintons nomination to lose. Decided between now and november. Christine breaking overnight, sanders delivering on his promise regarding the data breach controversy. On the same night as the debate, saturday night live together as one of the candidates. They have each posted separately but this is the first time as a duo. Boy, did they bring on the last. Hillary clinton. Republicans . Who is there front runner . [laughter] i will tell you but only if you grab onto something to break yourself because you are going to hit the floor. Just tell me. You need to hold onto something. I am warning you. Just tell me. Donald trump. I told you oh, my god. We are going to be president christine snl returns no one survived a Small Plane Crash on its way to the henderson executive airport. Today, they will continue the investigation. The crash happened in bakersfield, california, yesterday afternoon. Air Traffic Control operators received a made a call from the aircraft around 4 30 p. M. Shortly after the call, the plane was reported missing from radar. Several hours later, debris was found in the general area of the planes last known position. The f. A. A. Said the plane had taken off from san jose. Investigators have not said how many were on board the aircraft. About 4500 jobs are expected to come to Southern Nevada when they are open for business. After countless discussions, the governor signed the bills giving North Las Vegas and economic the apex Industrial Park is on track to be home to fairly future. They will bring a billiondollar project, 4500 jobs. 85 million in Economic Impact over 12 years. Nevadas investment is 325 million that promises to bring 4500 jobs. I love vehicles. Anything like that means good business. Vegas has always been selling cars and this and that. By not make them here why not make them here . Expect the factory to change las vegas fast. What is vacant land now is projected to be a groundbreaking factory that will produce a fully electric vehicle by 2017. The average worker will earn 22 an hour. Im not into the gaming scene, so i would like something you are glad it is an entirely different type of job coming to town . Yes, i am. For now, much of what faraday is doing is secret. The Company Promises to unveil more at the Electronics Show in las vegas. Christine we know more about the Metro Police Officer shot in the line of duty thursday. Metro says the 52yearold was shot at an apartment complex on las vegas boulevard. Metro says he is an 18year veteran of the department. He was responding to a Domestic Violence call in the area. Police say 38 euros fox 38yearold fox fired several shots. The officer was hit in the tar so torso and arm. He is back home and will be ok. Fox was arrested several hours later. Metro police are on the hunt for a killer. A las vegas neighborhood shattered by the sound of gunfire. Now one man is dead. Witnesses tell news 3 he is identified as jesse galvez. Gunshots rang out around 7 00 yesterday morning on 10th street. The victim was found dead in a backyard. Police say he was shot at close range with a large caliber gun. Metro says the suspect might have fled the scene in older model Toyota Pickup truck. With the latest homicide, there have now been 126 homicides in areas patrolled by metro police these year. That number is higher considering henderson and North Las Vegas. Yesterday, there was a candlelight vigil in march through the streets of West Las Vegas to draw attention to the need to fight violence and remember the victims. I have attended five we need to do something. We decided we were going to march and have a candlelight vigil to let the community know. Christine those who attended have launched an effort on social media using alllives matter. Some uber employees are not happy about new rates. They say it has the potential to put them out of work. The winner is, drumroll please. We now know who holds the miss world title. We will tell you it is any controversy. A lot of you will need we are talking [siren] this is how you say its going to be okay that, yes, well find you somewhere to stay and yes, your children will have breakfast. Every 8 minutes the red cross responds to a disaster and makes this promise. This holiday, help us keep it. Christine good morning. The time is 6 13. Ubers newest critics are the ones behind the wheel. They say new rates could put they might need to do a better job tracking their drivers happiness. A rate change may put some in park. They found out they are getting a 30 pay cut. We talked to this driver about a change he says is straining his wallet. Uber is working to establish themselves in a new city and slashing rates. In an email sent to drivers on tuesday, rates are now 2. 25. Uber x, just 1. 10. This is the map our driver now deals with. His car only gets 12 miles a gallon. Between 20 and . 30 goes back between that, the mass does not add up. It is also the slow season. Our drivers are almost completely dependent on tourists. Less than a dozen of his passengers are locals. Before today, i was able to do this fulltime and feed myself and my family. Christine lets turn to kelly curran in for jerry brown this morning. Is that there were sprinkles overnight . Kelly rain showers came down around midnight. Those have pushed out. We have about a onehour loop. We had snow flurry activity going on in the mountains. That has come to an end. We are seeing skies clearing across much of the area. Here is a live look. Just high clouds in the distance. That is about it. Temperatures today are mild for this time of day and year, they will not budge much into the afternoon. It will be cooler than yesterday. Here is a look at current temperatures. Henderson 44 degrees. Not bad considering the mornings below freezing lately. When speeds have died down. It was breezy as the cold front came through. It did not take long for them to calm to two or three miles. Here is what we are expecting this afternoon. Cooler than yesterday but not bad. Only a couple of degrees below normal. Boulder city, 55. Pahrump looking at a high of 53. Overnight lows tonight, 43 in laughlin. Pahrump below freezing, 28. In las vegas today, 54 degrees for the high, two degrees below normal. Winds out of the westsouthwest at five to 10 miles an hour with mostly sunny skies. Overnight, we go back into the 30s, 37 the expected level. Days. To our north. Most part. 59 by wednesday. 60 on thursday. Thursday night, Christmas Eve and into friday, Christmas Day, we will see another storm system that will kick up the wind. We have a chance for rain and mountain snow. We go from 60 on Christmas Eve 250 on Christmas Day to 50 on Christmas Day. If youre getting a sled and you want to test it out on mount charleston, it is looking good for that. Christine thank you, kelly. You saw the ornament on the sevenday forecast. It is a countdown to christmas. A lot of items under the Christmas Tree have one thing in common, batteries. Kim wagner has details as you prepare for the big holiday. Kim some of you are going to need lots of aa batteries this Holiday Season for all those new toys and electronic devices. Do you need to buy expensive, namebrand batteries to keep your gadgets running . Consumer reports tested 15 different aa batteries to see which ones last the longest. It is all fun and games until the batteries run out. Consumer reports looked into keep everything chirping, chiming, and chugging. But there are so many brands to choose from. They range from . 62 a pair to five dollars a pair. Kim Consumer Reports put 15 batteries through a battery of tests. They simulated typical use of toys and flashlights. Which lasted the longest . It did tops in our test but so did some alkalines at half the price. Kim it was the best performer. It sells impacts the cost about 2. 50 a pair. The best buy for batteries is kirklands signature alkaline from costco. They are sold in large value packs. A pair of batteries only costs a dollar. When it is time to change the batteries in your devices, use the old wives tale about keeping prolong life . Consumer reports says dont bother. Keep your batteries in a cool, dry place and they will likely last for about seven years. Your batteries or extreme heat for extended time. It could leak and cause a rupture. Dont keep batteries in your pocket because they could rub up against spiritually causing them to spare change causing them to shortcircuit. Christine sports is next. The runnin rebels look to snap the wildcats win streak. That is next in sports. We now know who was crowned miss world. Surrounding this canada mis canadas. Friends and family are remembering a 15yearold boy who died in a gang city shooting. What he did that saved the lives of three girls. Stay with us. Rachael you are going to be ho, ho hungry. It is our christmas around the world show. Mexico, england christine good morning. The time is 6 23. Lets hand it over to amber dixon for your morning sports the runnin rebels upset arizona last year. Last night, unlv played at number 13 arizona where the wildcats and their head coach hold the longest win streak in the country with 45 games. They look to make the rebels slipped to number 46. The freshmen did not have that in his plans. He finishes with a onehanded jam. That ties the game. He left with a side contusion. He helped the rebels stay close early on giving unlv its first lead, a 1110. He led with 17 points. Anderson would also have 17 points. That put arizona up by one point. See the youtube sensation while holding onto a fivepoint lead. Second half, arizona up. A two headed jim put arizona up. Unlv did make a late push with just over two minutes left but fall to the wildcats 8270. Their next game is tuesday at home against south dakota. Yesterday, Sam Boyd Stadium was the neutral site for utah and byu to battle for the 2015 Las Vegas Bowl. The teams have been rivals for more than 900 years. Number 20 utah was the favorite. Their defense set out to show their superiority. The freshman quarterback recovered his fumble and gets they would cough up the ball five times in their first possessions. With 37 seconds left, b. Y. U. Trailed 350. Eager to make up for mistakes. They finally get the cougars on the board. Third quarter down 3514. That makes it 3521 utah. He airs it out to reach the utah four and set up another touchdown. The late effort would not be enough. Utah wins 4528 and becomes the first school in history to win the Las Vegas Bowl four times. The coachs 100th win with the cougars. He will coach virginia next year. Here he is on his last game as a cougar. Just watching these guys battle, i have never been part of a 350 fiveminute span before. The thought they just kept going, maybe it is what a parent would feel if their son keeps falling down and stands up. They kept chipping away. We did lose the game. But i am taking with me a good going away present from my teams hearts. The jets beat the cowboys last night. Christine lets look back at the original star wars toys from sure. Ive got centurylinks wireless settop box, which makes it pretty easy. Let me show you. I could move it here. Or here. Even here. Switch to centurylink. Get the prism essential tv package with internet for only 70 a month for one year with autopay enrollment. Didnt even break a sweat. Till just now. Christine right now on news 3 live today a bomb scare forces an airplane to make an Emergency Landing. What one passenger had to say and where the suspected device was found. Remembering a hero. How a 15yearold boy saved the lives of three girls, sacrificing his own life. We take a look back at the first see how they have changed over the decades. News 3 live today starts right now. This is news 3 live today. Christine good morning and thank you for joining us. A beautiful look, a live look of the skies. A beautiful sunrise. Kelly those never get old. Christine each day looks a little different. Kelly today, we are off to a beautiful start across the area after rain last night. Radar over the last six hours. Midnight. Most of it very light, just a trace of precipitation. A little heavier around searchlight. Just snow flowers snow flurries and doesnt come to an end those have come to an 43 is the current temperature in henderson. That is warmer than we have been seeing the last few warnings because of the clouds and wind and rain. Because the cold front came through, temperatures will not rise a lot today. It will be cooler than yesterday. While it is mild now in the 40s, temperatures this afternoon only expected to make it into the mid50s. Cool for this time of year, below normal. A warming trend is about to get underway again and we will see temperatures in the 60s soon. Christine that is good to hear. An air France Flight was forced to land in kenya today due to a bomb scare. The pilots requested an Emergency Landing after a device suspected to be a bomb was found in the laboratory. Passengers and 14 crew. All passengers were safely evacuated and the device was taken out. One passenger says he noticed something was wrong when the plane started to descend slowly. The plane went down slowly. We realized probably something was wrong. Air france is great. They keep everybody calm and quiet. Christine scheduled flights were disrupted during the incident but normal operations have resumed. A 15yearold boy who died in a possible gang shooting jumped on top of three girls to shield them from bullets. That is what we are learning this morning in the Ongoing Investigation in tennessee. Police arrested the suspects and the girls were not hurt. Family are mourning his death. A vigil to honor the he was a sophomore at Fulton High School and played for the football team. He wanted to be a coach or play football. That dream was cut short. His brother is trying to make sense of it all. A group drove to the area and fired multiple times into the crowd. Investigators think dobson jumped on three girls to shield them from the shooters. His brother shocked at what happened. I found the bullets. I picked him up. He was laying in my hands dead. Dozens with candles to remember him at the vigil. Some of them very emotional. His number on the team was 24. Many described him as a good kid and football fanatic calling him a hero for his actions. His brother tells me is relying on family and friends to get through this tough time. He says he was a positive influence for many. He wanted to make it and wanted for all of us to make it. Christine that was Cameron Taylor reporting. Scary moments inside a Wisconsin Law after a shooting left one man wounded. Police are still looking for the gunman. Police say several men were involved in the incident. One man fired at least one round. A bullet struck a 19yearold who Officials Say was involved in the disturbance. Officers arrived to secure the scene armed with rifles and locked down the mall for a few hours. He was transported to the hospital with a nonlifethreatening wound to the leg. Teachers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a contract agreement with the Clark County School district and the union. The decision to ratify the contract came late yesterday the twoyear deal includes a retroactive raise of 1300 acrosstheboard and a minimum 2. 25 raise for the coming school year. Teachers with Higher Education degrees may receive a larger raise. Some educators expressed frustration they were only given one day to review the contract. It will now be presented to the school board for approval. That vote will likely take place after the new year. This morning, we have a new miss world in the International Beauty pageant amid controversy denying an entry visa to one of the contestants. She was crowned winner yesterday in china. The winner was announced to a Television Audience estimated at one billion people. The pageant took place without ms. Canada miss canada, anastasia lin. She was born in china but denied a visa. Rights record in front of congress. A History Lesson on the first ever star wars toys to hit the shelves, and the change from then to now. With christmas only days away, a look at how retailers and you are christine the red river man was part of the original design team that made the original star wars toys. He still going strong creating the of toys. It was 1977 when the first star wars movie came out. It was the first time a fullcourt press was played to create marketrelated merchandise. Before hasbro bought the company, they had the contract and mark hedges started with the company. Hollywood thought this was a great opportunity to put our product in front of all fans, to go beyond the screen and bring home the toy. They can relive the fantasy every day. That was only realized after the movie hit the screen. On its way to becoming the historic blockbuster. It was up to mark and his team to create toys fast. How do we deliver the product . What is the right scale . Invested in the product because they will be invested in the film . The characters came first followed by the iconic spaceship, the millennium falcon, adding electronics and sounds. The portfolio of items to stretch star wars across the landscape. With force Awakens Opening this week, mark is tickled he is still part of the toy creation process in the series. Star wars is a generational thing. Kids who used to play with my toys have their own children. It is a great way to pass along memories. The new version of the millennium falcon has more bells and whistles. For example, motionactivated sound. Industrial military complex, out of the ashes of the empire. But then there is the rebels there just like they were 34 years ago to say not on our watch. Seeing his work come full circle and being involved in the next movies, he knows he has been fortunate. I am a little humbled by all of it. It feels so good. I am just a small part. But to be able to experience this, to have the opportunity to work on the seven films, and i am really looking forward to eight and nine. When i did jump into my own millennium falcon you are all clear. And head off into hyperspace, i will have had a great career and great life. That was one in a million. Christine very interesting. To get gifts in time for christmas. More on the final push for retailers and the deals you can grab. Does prism tv have all the channels we watch . Thats a great question. Prism tv has all the channels i watch, and lots of hd. And i like hd. Get over 140 of your favorite channels with the prism essential tv package from centurylink. [ ding ] nows the time to switch to prism tv. [ ding ] get prism tv and internet from centurylink at our lowest price of the year. Christine good morning, the lets check in with kelly curran for a look at our forecast. Sky 3 we are looking kelly we are looking at clearing skies. We had rain showers that blew through around midnight last night. That is when light showers went through the valley. We had heavier precipitation down south. Those have shifted east. Weware seeing snow showers around flagstaff. At home, clearing skies we can see only rock resort cameras. The sun is getting ready to come up in a couple of minutes. For the most part, clear skies. Probably lingering clouds over the mountains big we will see ways of clouds but for the most part sunny skies. Temperature wise as you get ready to head out the door this morning, temperatures are warmer than what they have been. That is because of the clouds temperatures to drop. Summerlin at 40. Green valley, 44 for the current temperatures this afternoon will be cooler than yesterday with highs for struggling to reach the mid50s. That is good news. We had gusty wind around midnight. Those have diminished. Is what we are expecting into the afternoon. Here is what we are expecting for the High Temperatures today. It is going to be cooler than yesterday. At least we are still in the 50s. 53 for the currentx High Temperature today. Laughlin 53. Overnight tonight, it is going to get chillier. Pahrump back below freezing, 28 for your low. We are expecting 32. Las vegas today, 54, mostly sunny, wins about five to 10 miles an hour out of the southwest. Overnight, partly cloudy. We are expecting a disturbance to the north on the first day of winter, tuesday. We are looking at a high of 57. By thursday, Christmas Eve, 60. The Christmas Eve night and into Christmas Day friday, we are expecting another storm system with chances for rain. Look at the drop in temperatures. A high of just 50 on Christmas Day. Just an excuse to stay inside and have lots of hot cocoa, right . Christine i agree with you. I cannot believe it is five days away. It is expected to be a big weekend for retailers and holiday shoppers. The Holiday Season so far. The final weekend for Holiday Shipping is upon us. Retailers are hoping for a strong finish. This saturday, often called super saturday, typically ranks second in terms of instore revenue. Black friday is still number one. But monday and the day after christmas are also expected to rank in the top 10. According to the National Retail federation, the final week of december can account for as much as 15 of holiday sales. Retailers are doing what they can to win holiday dollars online and in stores. Straight hours through Christmas Eve. Best buy also has extended hours leading up to christmas and automatic free twoday shipping for online orders made by tuesday morning. Target is offering 10 off of gift cards on december 20 and delivery in time for christmas 21st. Amazon again is having a if you look at the list of the top four retailers online, you notice walmart and target are having a very successful season. Unseasonably warm weather in much of the countrys hitting retail hard, taking a big bite out of winter related goods pushing retailers to discount deeper. Looking at more than 150,000 receipts, the Consumer Research company says consumers are buying more this Holiday Season and it is costing them less. To make up the difference, retailers are having to sell more units at a lower price. We saw walmart do this with wrangler jeans for 10 a pair. You see many retailers offering promotions making up for lower products. As the clock ticks toward for just winning the sale, almost regardless of what it costs. Christine giving back, how a mother for dozens moving a tv is a real pain. Would that be easier if i had prism tv from centurylink . Sure. Ive got centurylinks wireless settop box, which makes it pretty easy. Let me show you. I could move it here. Or here. Even here. Switch to centurylink. Get the prism essential tv package with internet for only 70 a month for one year with autopay enrollment. Didnt even break a sweat. Till just now. Christine welcome back, when a Woman Working at a North Las VegasRecreation Center does what she can to help those in our community. She is this weekends news 3 hero. This mother of two sees herself as a mom to dozens of children. I have a lot of children. We do an Afterschool Program every day. They can eat. Christine this has been her second home for the past 16 years. On average, she will feed 140 kids here a day. They even show her their report cards. The has three as, a very big improvement. Christine her love for the children is obvious to those around her. The Program Supervisor says johnson gives back throughout the year. If she hears of anybody going through a lot, she is willing to lend a hand in any possible way, this because she is a hero. Christine johnson make sure the children get what they need, spearheading events and drives. And during the holidays, sponsoring family so they can have gifts, food, and clothes. Many times, she spends her own money. If the donations dont come in, she takes care of it to make sure no one goes without. That is for food, backpacks for school. It does not matter. She goes way above and beyond. Christine her passion to give age. It comes down to at one point in my life, i was the one that needed help. Now i feel like i can have connections and i want to get back to the community. Christine turner says this is what johnson does every day of the year. There have been times when their shoes. With shoes for them. She truly loves the kids and wants to do anything she can. Christine when you ask her, she says she does not think twice. I have to do something for the kids. I would hope other people are doing the same thing. Christine congrats to angela johnson. She also receives a 100 gift card and a chance to win a 500 gift card courtesy of childrens hospital. If you know someone who has gone above and beyond, please tell us their story. You can submit that on our Facebook Page or online. Hundreds of children will have a toy for christmas thanks to volunteers from all over the las vegas valley. The rescue Mission Shared with needy families yesterday. We had a family here as early as 11 00 last night. Make sure they had a spot in line. We have families gathering as early as 4 00 this morning. That tells me the need and efforts people in need will go to to have something for christmas time. Christine not only did each child walk away with two gifts, outside the mission, air force is now gave away clothing, i items for men, women, and children to get them through the winter months. It is going to be another chilly went. It will feel like christmas. Kelly today mostly sunny, 54. A warming trend through Christmas Eve. Christmas day, be prepared for mountain snow and a high of 50. Christine it will feel like the good morning. Breaking overnight, airplane bomb alert. An air France Flight headed for paris diverted to kenya, after suspicious devices were found in the bathroom. At least six people being interrogated. We are live with the latest. Hes sorry. Bernie sanders kicking off last nights democratic debate by admitting his Campaign Staffers messed up by looking at Hillary Clintons voter data. Yes, i apologize. From there, it was on to the issues