meteorologist carlo falco with weather first. ((ad-lib)) a wind advisory is still in effect for the las vegas valley until 6 this morning but gusty winds will persist throughout most of the day. winds pushed temperatures very warm yesterday, mccarran hit 70 around 7:00 last evening and those same winds kept the warmest temperatures came in around midnight to 1am and the into the valley as the cold core of the storm moves force some rain showers to form over las vegas. 2-4 inches of snow is possible in the mountains up above 5,000 sunday will see temperatures climb ahead of the next system more rain showers, gusty winds and highs in the 40s. those chilly temperatures will stick around through midweek and had traffic backed up for

action news reporter marissa kynaston joins us live with the latest investigators were on scene out here for hours this morning-- gathering evidence. they just recently opened up roads again. the accident happened about 3:30 in the morning. investigators say two vehicles ran into each other at the martin luther king and gowan intersection. one driver was sent to the hospital. police say he wasnt wearing a seatbelt. the other-- who police believe caused the accident-- was taken into custody. at this point in the investigation-- police believe speed may have been a factor. but they did say-- as far as damage-- it was one of the worst accidents they had seen in a while. later today-- on action news at three-- hear from witnesses about the crash.

and an update to a story that broke overnight... people living near pecos and bonanza were in the dark this morning.. thanks to a truck that crashed into a light pole, and an electrical box. it also crashed into a golf course fence. this all happened just around 1 this morning. and we learned about an hour ago power was restored. the driver took off on foot. police are still searching for that person. a valley grinch is stealing holiday spirit... and cool lights. action news reporter yasmeen hassan joins us live from torrey pines and russell with the latest. these are such a hot commodity

to setup. all you have to do is plug them in and they're to go. plus - they don't need a timer. they automatically turn on at night and off during the day. that's why these aren't on right on. when it's dark outside - these lasers light up your whole yard. that's part of the problem right now. they work so well - and they are so easy - stores can't keep them in stock. now they're selling for way above sticker price - and thieves want in on that. take a look at this surveillance video that was just taken yesterday near southern highlands. you can see two people pull up in a car. it looks like a man and a younger girl. she walks right up to the lights - takes them - and they times we live in. take sot/no font "it's christmas. it's ba hum bug you know. it's almost like you can't have anything anymore without somebody else thinking they can

so i told you these things are selling like crazy? let me must put that into perspective for you. bucks. i found some on craigslist going for 120 a pop... ...and someone people who have had theirs stolen tell me they think they will eventually end up there or on ebay. reporting live yasmeen hassan channel 13 action news. now to an action news update on a burglary caught on camera! you'll remember this video we showed you... four guys running out of a house in summerlin. a neighbor got it all on his cell phone! what are you guys doing huh? no it's not it's my neighbors house...the police are coming right now. police say the driver in this viral video is now behind bars arron lair was arrested on burglary charges in connection with this crime last month. court records show police got

eight days after the crime and was finally arrested last week. but the other three buglars still haven't been caught...even though that video has been viewed over 3- million times on facebook. right now...a killer is on the run and police are trying to piece together exactly what happened. we brought you this story first as breaking news... this was the scene yestday morning near alexander the the 95. police found a body in the parking lot of that apartment complex. police tell us the victim was in his 20's. detectives have recovered at least one shell casing. a scare for passengers on their way to las vegas! a jetblue flight was forced to return to new york just last night. ((pause/05 seconds of nats)) the airline says... the flight from j-f-k was forced to turn around after a disturbance between passengers. after the plane landed several

flight. the other passengers were able to continue on here to las vegas. first on action news-- we're talking to the men in theses videos captured... on "youtube"... the protesters who stormed several catholic churches in town.... telling parishioners to repent now.... or else. church goers reached out saying they feared for their lives! but that group now tells us they didn't want to scare anyone...but they do say anyone living without quote "the true jesus" should be afraid. jacqui heinrich has more.

felt threatened...but we talked to one man who coordinates many of these operations, street minister ron cardiel "if theyre going to be afraid id be afraid of dying without jesus christ, and dying in their sins" he says the group never intended to scare anyone..and they always leave when asked. he also said the group enters the churches before mass begins so as not to interrupt services...but says this "stop worshipping the idols! idols not going to save you!" is material he feels compelled to share. "someone came in telling them essentially to fear for their lives and that they felt threatened white flash they are in jeopardy okay, they need to be right with god, come to the bibilical christ. so the language used there is correct. the pope is a satan, i dont know if he has an accent, a language barrier, but the pope is an false prophet" in light of people feeling threatened by the display in light of recent terror attacks: "thats understandable considering whats been going on but the

is we worship the one true god and god is a gracious and merciful god, slow to anger and of great kindness"> cardiel did not clearly state whether he and his fellow ministers would continue to storm churches in the valley. but we will continue to follow this story as it develops. still ahead on action news at midday... today's health report with important information about concussions and sports. there may be a new way to keep athletes from suffering permanent damage. and a pet gets caught up in a celebrity divorce. we'll explain how it happened. a wind advisory is still in effect for the las vegas

but gusty winds will persist throughout most of the day. winds pushed temperatures very warm yesterday, mccarran hit 70 around 7:00 last evening and those same winds kept the overnight. that will bring las vegas into

warmest temperatures came in around midnight to 1am and the low will likely be 11pm to midnight tonight. that's because some very cold air will continue to filter into the valley as the cold moisture and better dynamics to force some rain showers to form over las vegas. most of the showers will stay in the mountains but a few will push into the valley and give a hundredth or two of rain. will see some more accumulating snow. sunday will see temperatures climb ahead of the next system with more sunshine around and highs near 60 but another very powerful storm shoves in monday with a decent shot for more rain showers, gusty winds and highs in the 40s. those chilly temperatures will stick around through midweek next week. adlib at desk if you're flying for the holidays you better plan to

delta, united and american airlines are not allowing the

they say the device's lithium batteries are a safety concern. the batteries are the suspected cause for the hoverboards catching fire. if you're flying during the week between christmas and new year's ... you'll be among about 38- million passengers traveling by plane. that's up three percent from the same time last year ... meaning 73- thousand more people angling for the good seats. and if you don't already have your plane ticket ... do not buy one today! analysts say on average ... tickets purchased on fridays are about 13- percent higher than those bought on sundays. overall, they say, you can find the best airfare deals on saturdays and sundays. concern over concussions has been in the national spotlight

but now there's a new way to detect them faster... preventing some of the potential damage. today's health report is up next. plus... donald trump is used to taking on political candidates... and even protesters... but this time he tussles with an eagle. we'll explain. stay with us for action news at midday.

concussions in sports -- up to 3- point-8 million sports related concussions every year. and now there may be a breakthrough way to quickly diagnose them -- abc's paula faris is here with that. nats - football helmet hit this morning - a potential breakthrough for diagnosing concussions? especially for so many parents concerned about their children suiting up? nats concussion

subject of will smith's major motion picture "concussion?" [gfx] the c-d-c reports nearly 250,000 kids under age 19 were treated in emergency rooms across america for sports-related injuries resulting in a concussion or traumatic brain injury diagnosis in 2009. http://www.c dc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/ge tthefacts.html sot - er doctor 21;35;47;38 our brains are developing up to 18 or the early 20s - those injuries are ones that can lead to degenerative changes. 21;23;45;44 while there's a risk of concussion or brain injury it's important that they engage in sports and be healthy now - medical company - quanterix (quan-tear-ix) says they're developing technology that will change the game? sot pop- quanterix ceo skype 22;08;42 we are applying rocket science to blood testing. [gfx] the company developing machines that will identify a concussion in less than a hour using a simple blood test? identifying proteins that show brain trauma... sot - quanterix ceo skype 22;19;03 ?so a finger prick could tell you the answer within 20 minutes of whether or not that athlete has experienced a concussion.

backed by the nfl after winning funding from the league's "head health challenge?" sot - quanterix ceo skype 22;11;41 having an objective test could change the culture of the game the company hopes to have the tests ready as soon as next this test is very promising - it requires more validity and trials to make sure it's actually going to be useful in the clinical setting as well as the sideline someone usually ends up paying alimony and child support... but for a pet? this unusual story is coming up. plus, the video that's gone viral... donald trump versus an eagle. the story's just ahead. you're watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate. stay with us eagle versus donald trump...

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donald trump is great at winging it. but now he's become prey for comedians thanks to an eagle. (jimmy kimmel/abc) "he's agitated cause his dead an eagle named uncle sam. as his owner jonathan wood helped set up the shots.... (nats: donald trump) "how's my hair?" more than feathers got ruffled... (jeanne moos/reporting) "you were trying to handle the bird, you ended up handling trump's hair? (voice of jonathan wood/master falconer) "yeah, and it's real." but the bird really became a headache when the donald inadvertently invaded his territory by reaching... (nats: donald trump) "you don't show the aspirin over there do you?" (nats) "his aspirin." (voice of jonathan wood/master falconer) "it takes a little courage to work with a bird like that. he is the most difficult bird i have to work with." uncle sam the eagle was hit by a car more than 20 years ago and wood helped rehabilitate him. now 27 years old he's blind in one eye and off balance. (jeanne moos/reporting) "but you can't call the bird a left winger.

left wing amputated after the car accident." turns out uncle sam has also snapped at clinton. (voice of jonathan wood/master falconer) "yeah, he's an equal opportunity biter." the trump eagle photos were part of a cover story back in august. (jeanne moos/reporting) "so time magazine decides to release the outtakes about 4 months after they were taken." around the time trump was criticizing the magazine for picking german leader angela merkel as person of the year. trump tweeted "i told you time magazine would never pick me despite being the big favorite. they picked person who is ruining germany." instead of being picked, trump is being pecked. (nats of eagle squawk) (jimmy fallon/nbc) "after that i was like i'm now banning all bald eagles from america." and guess who's time has come for bird of the year. jeanne moos cnn new york now to an unusual hollywood divorce battle. singer mandy moore asking for

-- for their pets. they're not fighting like cats and dogs... more like fighting over cats and dogs. it's a hollywood divorce tale with a twist straight out of a movie. .. they're fighting over a total of eight cats and dogs that the couple shared during their marriage. mandy moore she says she's struggling to support the animals on a salary she claims is a quarter of adams'. ((sot - melody chiu - people magazine - it's becoming overwhelming for her to take care of all the animals. )) in court documents obtained by people magazine - moore says - "although i love our pets, it is overwhelming for me to take care of all eight of them all of the time...i was even forced to cancel a prior work engagement because my housekeeper was ill and unable to stay with our pets." in addition to support for their pets - moore is also seeking traditional spousal support since filing for divorce from adams almost a

there's still a lot more to come on action news at midday... including the latest on the san bernardino massacre... action news at midday... including the latest on the san bernardino massacre... the search has led investigators to a lake. we'll explain. and a runaway train in boston... it left the station with no one behind the controls. find out what happened next. and remember to get breaking news, weather and traffic updates on the ktnv mobile app, anytime, anywhere. to get it, search ktnv in your app store.

berardino....under water. why the investigation has gone under water. and a runaway train barrels through several stops with no one at the controls. the morning a boston operator is explaining what went wrong. and a story you won't believe--

slapped while playing laser tag. but it wasn't at the hands of another child. police say--it was a mother! hello and thanks for joining us on this second half of action news at midday, i'm dayna roselli. and i'm jessica janner. the winds of change are here... let's go to carlo falco in the weather center. ((ad-lib)) a wind advisory is still in effect for the las vegas valley until 6 this morning but gusty winds will persist throughout most of the day. winds pushed temperatures very warm yesterday, mccarran hit 70 around 7:00 last evening and those same winds kept the temperatures very warm overnight. that will bring las vegas into an odd situation where the warmest temperatures came in around midnight to 1am and the into the valley as the cold core of the storm moves force some rain showers to form over las vegas. most of the showers will stay in the mountains but a few will feet so mt. charleston and the ski park with more sunshine around and highs near 60 but another very powerful storm shoves in stick around through midweek next week. right now, divers are searching

san bernardino... it's because the couple behind that mass shooting their visited the lake on the day of the attack. the fbi won't say exactly what they're looking for, but there are reports they're trying to recover a digital device. they believe the husband and wife came to the lake after the shooting spree, just before their deadly shootout with police. meanwhile, an abc news investigation now revealing that isis has its hands on at least one official passport printing machine. authorities say when the terror group took over syrian cities last year, they took a government passport printing machine that's the kind used by other countries. several fake passports have

and even one of the suicide bombers in the paris attacks used a forged syrian passport to come to europe as a refugee. preparations are underway for a verdict in the freddie gray trial... police are worried that the racially sensitive case may spark a protest. the trial of baltimore police officer william porter is expected to wrap up by the end of next week. police are preparing for the worst -- setting up barricades in case there are riots after the verdict comes down. though no one knows which way a verdict will go city officials aren't taking chances. ((brandon scott / baltimore city councilman ) "we have protests every week almost every day in this city, and we don't have any issues and that's what we expect after this verdict." many are pleading for peace... hoping the city will not see another episode like the april unrest. you may remember, gray, who's african american, died after not receiving medical attention in the back of a police van. a georgia man died during a home invasion, when he tried to escape by jumping off of his

jose greer, a 51-year-old cable sales executive there on the left, was a best friend to his brother ernest -- a well-known atlanta lawyer. on tuesday night, soon after jose got home from work a robbing crew burst into his home. in a panic, he jumped from his balcony, plunging more than thirty feet. ((ernest greer /victim's brother) "when i found out the extent of the injuries and the reality that he was really sick.)) the victim reportedly suffered a broken pelvis and many other broken bones in the fall. surveillance video shows three men dressed in black entering his building. a resident apparently let one in assuming he lived there. police haven't made any arrests in the home invasion. now to a runaway train in boston. it left the station with no one at the controls -- barreled through four stations for nearly ten minutes -- before it was finally stopped. the operator has now been placed on leave. this as investigators try to

packed commuter train to drive off without him. authorities say just after 6 am yesterday david vasquez got off his train to deal with a signaling issue... seconds later...the train took off... grazing him as it left station. others tried to bust into the operator's booth. transit crews meanwhile scrambled to clear other trains off the track... then cut power to the third rail. police in north carolina are searching for a woman accused of slapping a seven-year-old while playing laser tag. authorities say it happened saturday at the adventure landing entertainment center in raleigh, north carolina. the mother of the victim says her daughter was just standing in the laser tag section when the woman came up and slapped her. she says the woman also shoved her nine-year-old daughter. the woman left the business before a security guard could detain her. hopefully things at valley high school will be calmer today... yesterday protests led to a school lockdown. she's not leaving she's not leaving she's not leaving

of the students in the class. you can hear them chanting she's not leaving. they started the protest after they heard their english teacher was being let go. the protest sparked the lockdown. some students say this is not the right way.... to get their voices heard. we should have a better understanding than throwing desks on top of chairs and stuff like that, that's not part of our way of showing who we are as a school and as a community c-c-s-d says no one was arrested as a result of that protest and no word on why the teacher was let go. we've been hearing from frustrated and angry viewers all week about dozens of recent break ins to community mail boxes....many of them in the summerlin community. now - we're finally getting some questions answered from the postal service....but trust us...it wasn't easy. even though we've been hearing left and right from our viewers about lots of mail theft

says it's nothing out of the ordinary. they say it's not a bigger problem than before...but will not provide us with any hard numbers. the post replace 30 cluster boxes a week that have either been broken-in to or vandalized. the maintenance crews replaced 10 just yesterday! some mail theft victims think it might be better to just have the mail carriers go door to door from now on. if you like donuts... tomorrow is your lucky day! and it all has to do with the date. and here's a live look at the new york stock exchange... ((ad-lib)) ((ad-lib)) in today's red, white and blue

0b__ol@`a new poll shows donald trump holding a commanding lead in new hampshire, but new jersey governor chris christie is

the w-b-u-r poll says 27 percent of likely new hampshire g-o-p primary voters back trump. christie is now second at 12 percent. the new jersey governor was helped by a critical endorsement from the new hampshire union leader newspaper. senator marco rubio is third at 11 percent, followed by senator ted cruz at 10 percent. meanwhile, ben carson saw his support tumble to just six percent in new hampshire. that's down from 13 percent last month. ((i think here's what's going on. i think donald trump knows how to play the media like a master. i think he's a pied piper. i think he says things and you all rush to cover it. every single network. i'm not being critical of cnn anymore than anyone else. but he knows how to dominate the news coverage, and i think it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy in the polls.)) opponent carly fiorina upset about how much media attention trump is getting... speaking out on c-n-n. the situation is not sitting

new this midday...we're hearing from the soldier that the white house bargained for ... in a controversial deal with the taliban. army sergeant bowe burgdahl is the focus of the newest season of the popular podcast...serial...an d this is the first time we're hearing from him what happened when he left his platoon. burgdahl abandoned his post in afghanistand in 2009...and was held afghanistand in 2009...and was held captive by the taliban for five years. he says it was his own choice to leave and planned to return...he just wanted to draw attention to problems with leadership. he also wanted to prove he was a "super-soldier" just like in the movies...comparing himself to jason bourne. he says he was walking he got lost...and was spotted by a group of insurgents and kept in a dark...dirt room. ((3908 bergdahl: "there i was in the open desert and i'm not about to outrun a bunch of motorcycles so i couldn't do anything against 6 or 7 guys with ak47s.)) once bergdahl returned he was charged with

charged with desertion. a big alert this midday about u-p-s and fedex an estimated one and a half billion packages will be shipped this holiday season -- and the companies are overwhelmed -- with more deliveries arriving late. abc's rebecca jarvis explains script: 'tis the season to shop online ? but will those online purchases arrive in time ? to be placed beneath the tree? that's the burning question ?as both ups and fedex posted lower-than expected on-time delivery rates ? in the run-up to christmas. ((graphic)) according to shipmatrix, on-time delivery rates for ups and fedex are both down from this time last year. a primary reason for the delays: an unexpected surge in online sales over the thanksgiving holiday weekend. ((graphic)) consumers spent an estimated four and a half billion dollars online on thanksgiving and black friday alone - overwhelming the delivery system. the ups delays are reminiscent of christmas 2013 - when high volume, insufficient staffing and bad weather created a backlog in deliveries. sot , i was expecting the gifts

nothing's going to be under the tree, no." (outside ups facility) thousands of packages ordered online that year failed to arrive before their promised delivery dates ? . ((these tweets came from "does a promised delivery date not mean anything to you? #upsfail" could this be another disappointing christmas? it's still early ? but experts advise ?better be safe than sorry ? and to order early ?and, when possible, have a backup plan in place.> abc's rebecca jarvis reporting police are stepping up enforcement on our roads for the holidays! and it starts today. local police forces will be conducting saturation patrols.... looking for impaired drivers. henderson police say last year alcohol was a factor in 25% of crashes in clark county. extra patrols will be on the

weekend of january. a wind advisory is still in effect for the las vegas valley until 6 this morning but gusty winds will persist throughout most of the day. winds pushed temperatures very warm yesterday, mccarran hit 70 around 7:00 last evening an odd situation where the warmest temperatures came in around midnight to 1am and the low will likely be 11pm to core of the storm moves overhead this afternoon and evening. the core will bring some more moisture and better dynamics to force some rain showers to form over las vegas. most of the showers will stay in the mountains up above 5,000 feet so mt. charleston and the ski park will see some more accumulating highs near 60 but another very powerful storm shoves in monday with a decent shot for more rain showers, gusty winds and highs in the 40s. those chilly temperatures will stick around through midweek next week. now let's take a look at today's top stories now

if you have a sweet tooth... you'll like this first story... fans of krispy kreme donuts are getting ready to double their orders tomorrow. saturday is december 12th, or 12-12. so any customer who buy a dozen donuts at krispy kreme on saturday will get 12-more glazed donuts free. the giveaway is part of the company's "day of the dozens" promotion, and is now in its third year. if you want to get in on the deal, you can get the coupon through the krispy kreme app on your smartphone. or... you can bring a printed copy to the store. donald trump says he's a big fan of actor harrison ford, but

the g-o-p presidential frontrunner recently told the new york times that he loved ford's portrayal of a u-s president in the movie "air force one". trump said ford, quote, "stood up for america" in that movie. so what does indiana jones think of all this? when an australian t-v show brought this up to the actor, ford a movie. ford said, it's not like this in real life donald, but how would you know? take a look at this impressive shot! a minnesota high school basketball player throws a last minute hail mary... and it makes it right into the hoop! the team was down by two points, with less than two seconds left in the game... but that full court shot snagged them a victory! and as you can see the crowd just went wild!! for more stories trending right now.. go to ktnv.com.

thoughts. just sound off on any trending news by joining us on twitter. and we want to hear your thoughts. just sound off on any trending news by joining us on twitter. some middle school students right here in the valley will get a look at a pilot program from google. it lets you explore different parts of the world through virtual reality...you can both see and hear things! google is only doing this for a select number of school around the world....and bob miller middle school in henderson is one of the lucky ones! students will be able to go to the bottom of the ocean...the surface of the moon and everywhere in between. monday's dark is celebrating 2 years! performers come together for a different charity every month, anddhe event is always held on monday night. the creator, mark shunock, joins us to tell us more. doors 7pm the joint monday 10/12

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the investigation into the san bernardino massacre is far from over. investigators were back at a pond today... looking for clues. apparently, it's the last place the shooters visited. despite all of his controversial remarks about muslims... donald trump is still leading the g- o-p polls in new hampshire.

some ground. another serious accident on our valley roads this morning. two cars collided at m-l-k and cheyenne. we're told speed was a factor. one driver was ejected and is in critical condition at u-m-c. and a local grinch is causing grief... stealing holiday decorations... which are costly. a wind advisory is still in effect for the las vegas valley until 6 this morning but gusty winds will persist throughout most of the day. winds pushed temperatures very warm yesterday, mccarran hit 70 around 7:00 last evening and those same winds kept the temperatures very warm overnight. that will bring las vegas into an odd situation where the warmest temperatures came in around midnight to 1am and the low will likely be 11pm to midnight tonight. that's because some very cold air will continue to filter into the valley as the cold moisture and better dynamics to force some rain showers to form over las vegas. most of the showers will stay in the mountains but a few will

climb ahead of the next system next week. standing... then dr. ken at 8:30...followed by shark tank at 9 and 20-20 at ten. and then we hope you'll stick with us for action news at 11. that's it for us here... the chew is up next... and be sure to watch action news live at 3 p-m with rikki cheese... until then.. thanks for watching and have a