Reporter dr. Len jessup says theres a lot going on at unlv. Lets start with academics. Already, some 14 million in scholarships pledged for a medical school that doesnt even open until next fall. The accreditation process, he says, wrapping up. We came through with a really good report and kind of a wink, thumbs up and we wont know the final vote until the week of the debate. But its looking good. Reporter speaking of the de away. Hillary clinton and donald trump squaring off at unlv in october. Its a game changer for the university. Reporter Jacob Thompson says professors are taking phil take are taking full advantage of this opportunity. Were offering a series of courses. Im teaching a class in president ial debates and students are really take to it. We havent even got be to the debate yet. Reporter len jessup says from an aggressive Building Campaign to a newlyannounced football training stadium, the future is brighter than ever for this campus. And to go with it, maybe a stadium.
Child abduction. I think its great. Reporter just another reminder to hold on to everything tighter. A 14yearold girl snatched from her boulder city neighborhood. A worried father out at the scene. An 18yearold boyfriend there are problems at school. Shes been bullied. Questioned at a command post. It shows the seriousness that la regardless of the frequency of the event, you always want to be prepared. Reporter he says as many as 17 different agencies are participating in this drill. Building stronger partnerships. Problems thrown at investigators coming from actual cases. Things that we may not necessarily have been prepared for in the past we are for now. Reporter tim shay is still settling in as police chief. I dont think one can thing heinous than stealing ones child. In this drill, thats exactly what happened, evidence leading to this tidy house on a quiet street. The teen found unharmed after being kidnapped by a stranger. It is, after all, only a training exercise. And the chie
Inch to an inch and a half of rain, which is why we had significant flooding. Its unusually cool and humid, those numbers and dramatic lightning also coming up in just a few minutes okay. Firefighters helped one woman out of the water, linda field told us what she was thinking when the road turned into a river in an instant. I was terrified. I knew i couldnt get out of my car. Cars were coming at me in all river. Nb energy is working to restore electricity. This storm story is your storm story as well. Take alook at pictures many of you sent us, of this burst, this spectacular picture from amanda, showing the dark clouds near mlk and alexander. If you caused those pictures might be on air. Now to the developing story of a workplace tragedy. A construction worker was killed when the scaffolding he worked on collapsed at tivoli village. Gerard ramalho is there, youve learned the victims identity. Thats right, i spoke to a man was ricardo bautista. The work surroundings his dealt will be
Out, using his time to post an expletive rant on instagram. Helicopter cameras spotted him outside of the front door seemingly peacefully talking with police. A few hours ago, that victim spoke to tmz, i listened to the entire interview where she said shear was an argument over jewelry and an enraged brown told her to leave and thats when she pulled. Brown, we know hes no stranger to police. The most recent from new years weekend. His attorney said his client is innocent. He did nothing wrong. You ran to the newsroom to keep us this. Thank you. Story. They cant seem to catch a break from these raging wildfires. This one called the bogart fire broke out today in Riverside County about three hours ago. Fire Officials Say its grown to 300 acres and its forcing evacuation orders. The number two man for isis is dead tonight. According to the isisrun news agency, abu muhammed aladnani was killed while inspecting operations in aleppo, syria, his profile killing to date. Heres more about the m
Colorado. He responded to more than 100 calls dealing with mercury spills. The first thing you want to do is isolate the area. If possible, kill all power to that area so that it doesnt get into the hvac system. He shared with us photos from his work years ago to demonstrate the potency of the material. He also showed us necklaces once shown tiny amount. That much could contaminate an entire classroom. Reporter once that happens, the cleanup is extensive. We the carpet had to be removed, the desks were contaminated. Reporter the liquid metal is most dangerous if inhaled. Water will evaporate and be dry. Mercury will evaporate and be there for days, weeks, years. Decontamination effort efforts at Walter Johnson junior are sake taking so long. The process of cleaning mercury is meticulous. Poisoning can result to damage to the brain, kidneys and lungs. He said its harder to find but the chemical element is more common in thermometers and thermostats. The safest place for it to be thank y