safety in the area. an update now to some breaking news we brought you earlier former clark county commissioner tom collins was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a multiple-vehicle crash on friday night. you may remember back in 2012 collins was charged with two misdemeanors on the fourth of july for firing his pistol on his north las vegas property. collins reportedly told police he was mad at a tree and admitted he was drunk. collins resigned from the clark county commission in august, citing family matters. marilyn kirkpatrick was selected as his replacement for commission district b. it's been a dangerous year for pedestrians in the valley -- especially on boulder highway. 4 people have been killed there this week alone...attempting to cross those 6 lanes of traffic. action news reporter david schuman is live with answers on what makes it so dangerous -- and what can be done. david experts say one of the problems is you have all these destinations up and down boulder highway..like arizona charlie's behind me...with no crosswalks to get to them.

have taken notice of the pedestrian deaths -- and experts are fighting for changes. 111100 "it's dangerous, you will die. don't take a chance." sadly, it's all too common for people to take the chance of crossing boulder highway without a crosswalk. 110428 erin breen "no one ever thinks it's going to be them and there has been far too many lives lost on this street this year." 11 on boulder highway this year, according to experts. it was enough for leedel matthews to quit jaywalking. 111307 matthews "not after seeing all these people dying. i'll just take my time, i'll just be a little slower, a little later but i'll get home in one piece." it's unrealistic to expect every pedestrian to trek to a crosswalk, which are few and far between. so advocates say a first step is simply to add more. 110839 breen "if we had more crosswalks, drivers would get more used to looking for people." until then, experts urge people to remember that this street is called a "highway" for a reason.

yourself what is your life worth?" it's one thing to say changes need to be made, it's another to do something about it. the advocate we spoke to, erin breen, says she is planning to have a summit next month with lawmakers to address this boulder highway problem reporting live, david schuman, ch13 action news. an action news update tonight on another death on valley roadways. the victim from a crash near spring mountain and lindell...is identified tonight as 51-year-old "ki wyung lee" of las vegas. three others were injured in the accident..it all happened around 11- 30 last night...and reports indicate one of the cars was t-boned. authorities say lee was ejected from the vehicle after impact, and died on scene. a developing story tonight. a nevada state prison inmate who was convicted of robbing his 82-year- old mother in douglas county six years ago.... has died less than a week

considered for parole. officials say 64-year-old gregory kovner died earlier today at saint mary's regional medical center in reno. kovner was serving up to 14 years after pleading guilty in 2009. an autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death. action news is tracking some developing weather conditions a live look outside right now. it was pretty windy earlier today with some cooler temperatures around the valley. meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what's headed our way next. karla? we were between systems today, but as our next system heads in tomorrow, we'll see chances for rain tomorrow night as well as gusty winds overnight into 4am. even though the wind advisory expires early monday, we'll stay on the windy category on monday and drop to breezy on tuesday. expect high temperatures in the upper 50s tomorrow, but as the system starts to push directly over the area monday, high temps will drop to the low 50s

an action news update out of california tonight. police there are questioning a california tonight. police there are questioning a suspect in the firebombing of a muslim mosque. the man's being held on 150-thousand dollars bail -- as authorities try to learn whether he was motivated by the

bernardino. is this a hate crime? that's what police in coachella, california want to know -- after the lobby of this mosque went up in flames friday-- when eyewitnesses say a firebomb was thrown at the front door. nats up: "commercial structure fire ... on avenue 49 ...." authorities say it was "an intentional act" ... sot ray brewster security guard for mosque "there's this huge plume of smoke. mushroom cloud." ... and they have arrested this man -- 23-year-old carl dial -- on suspicion of arson. the situation could have been worse. nats up aditi roy q: how many people were inside? reymundo nour: at the time. maybe about four or five. all of them fled to safety as the lobby burned. (map) the islamic society of the coachella valley mosque is just 75 miles from san bernardino. the fire one of several incidents that officials are investigating as possible backlashes to those terrorist shootings?. (gfx) in all there have been three times as many cases of

mosques this year than last says the council on american- islamic relations. in philadelphia, surveillance video captured a pig's head being thrown at a mosque. threatening voice mails left at a mosque in st. louis. (nats up) voice mail, male come my way and i'll (censored by network) you all. cut your (censored by network) off. and in phoenix, arizona -- windows shattered at this islamic community center. sot reymundo nour acting imam for mosque " ... all we want to do is to be left alone to worship as we worship...." but for now -- his mosque is doubling security. aditi roy, abc news, coachella valley, california. for the third day in a row, fbi divers are combing through this muddy lake in san bernardino. the agency says they've pulled items from the water and are now checking out whether they had any connection to alleged terrorists syed farook and tashfeen malik . investigators are still looking for the couple's missing hard drive following the san bernadino shooting. tonight.... farook's childhood friend.... enrique marquez - is in his 6th day of questioning by the

determined he bought the two rifles farook used in the attack. sot steve gomez former fbi agent : he's probably somewhere sitting in what i would describe as an fbi hotel // so he continues to talk and describe whatever he knows about syed and the female that was part of the attack marquez hasn't been charged with a crime and says he knew nothing about the plans for the san bernadino attack. but what he has told investigators is that farook had planned an attack in 2012 but got cold feet. a shocking development at a california hospital which could leave hundreds of babies at risk for a dangerous disease. the santa clara valley medical center announced a nurse has tested positive for tuberculosis. she works in the mother and infant care center at the hospital in san jose. as a precaution, medical officials are treating as many as 350 infants who may have been exposed. they aren't calling it an emergency, but say it is a

dr. stephen harris / santa clara valley medical center " when a baby gets tuberculosis it can unfortunately travel into the blood stream and throughout the body to other areas - even the brain, which is the most feared complication." the parents of those babies will also be screened and treated if necessary. the chair of pediatrics is recommending all the babies get antibiotics for six to nine months. officials say the nurse did not have a cough, making the tuberculosis much less contagious. in tonight's red, white and blue 2016 political coverage. republican presidential candidate donald trump spent the day in iowa, fighting to keep his lead. gop rival ted cruz is climbing in some polls....and the big republican debate is just days away. abc's mary bruce has the latest from the campaign trail. tonight the bro-mance between donald trump and ted cruz is on the rocks. not a contest

we understand as cruz gains ground, trump for the first time, is taking aim at the texas senator....targeting his faith sot trump: i do like ted cruz but not a lot of evangelicals come out of cuba against ethanol, how is he winning in ia? because that's very anti-iowa. this iowa farmer tells us it's trump or bust mos/jason meester - anybodyelse gets elected it's the same old garbage... mb- you think he's the only one? mos/jason meester - i think he's the only one to get it done yea but trump also has kind words for his chief rival, saying cruz would have a role to play in a his administration trump sot: we would certainly have things in mind for ted to be honest under fire for his call to ban muslims entering the us. but he stands by his controversial proposal sot

now for a story that's positively las vegas. metro officers were dashing down the aisles of target earlier today, to brighten up the holiday season for more than 100 disadvantaged children. it's all for the "santa cops" program. each year they identify kids in need, then pair them up with a cop and shop for their presents. santa even made an appearance himself, arriving not by reindeer....but by helicopter. still ahead....package thefts are always a concern this time of year. a valley homeowner is fighting back against package thieves. we'll tell you what one local man did.... to keep the thieves away. and a contact 13 consumer alert tonight. a warning for anyone who does their holiday shopping online. we'll tell you about the scam targeting shoppers and how to avoid becoming a victim.

safely walked away from this scene. firefighters say the man was driving on interstate 280 in san jose... when a metal ramp fell off of a truck and crashed into his windshield. the driver was able to pull to the side of road and get out of the car. he walked away with just a scratch. the war against package thieves just got a lot more interesting. take a look at this video you first saw on action news. you'd expect the owner of the home to be a little upset with the guy who stole from hhm- but the jokes on the crook. the box was full of dog poop. michael burton reports. "one day i kind of just thought

putting it in a box and that's what i did. i put it in there, and taped it up and wrote the address on it and it sat out there for 4 days and they finally came and got it." it all went down thursday at about 1:30 the surveillance camera above the front door captures the man taking the box - while the camera above the garage reveals his accomplice. fed-up with all the recent reports of local package theft - eric burdo felt dog poop was the perfect way to tell thieves - stay away. not only was eric trying to teach them a lesson, he also wanted to make sure new surveillance cameras were in good spots. eric's home is near charleston and nellis boulevard. he says he bought the cameras because someone broke into his car a few months after he moved in. eric put the package on his porch - sunday - but it wasn't taken until thursday. that's when he sat through the surveillance video - shocked at how young the perpetrators looked. he expected them to be much older.

police out of the situation. "i didn't want to call him and say somebody stole a box a poop off of my front porch. so..." looklive tag: after we posted the story on social media - many of our viewers michael burton - channel 13 action news. a developing story tonight metro needs your help finding a person of interest in a fraud investigation. officers say that someone lost their wallet last month with their i-d and credit cards inside. the next day, that person noticed several high end purchases were made on their credit cards at businesses along the southern beltway. the person in these images, is one of three people who police believe used the cards. if you know anything, call crime stoppers at 702-385-5555. an historic, global agreement on climate change today. after years of intense negotiations --- cheers, tears and hugs broke out at the meeting in paris today.

after nearly every nation in the world committed to reducing and eventually eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. the caveat....sanctions will not be imposed on countries that don't adhere to the deal. the so-called "paris agreement" is aims to cap global warming over the next 85 years. this evening, president obama praised the deal president obama "this agreement sends a powerful signal - that the world is firmly commited to a low carbon future. and that has the potential to unleash a investment and innovation in clean energy on a scale we have never seen before" protestors still gathered outside the meeting, saying the agreement doesn't go far enough. critics say it will be extremely expensive to change the energy industry and to move away from coal, oil and gas. a big snow storm hit california's sierra nevada mountains this week...and it's exactly what skiers have been waiting for. up in lake tahoe, "donner ski ranch" officially opened for the season today.

had been opening then closing during the middle of the week... is now permanently open for the rest of the season. we were between systems today, but as our next system heads we were between systems today, but as our next system heads in tomorrow, we'll see chances for rain tomorrow night as well as gusty winds overnight into monday. a wind advisory is in effect for the entire area starting sunday at 1pm through monday at 4am. even though the wind advisory expires early monday, we'll stay on the windy category on monday and drop to breezy on tuesday. expect high temperatures in the upper 50s tomorrow, but as the system starts to push directly

temps will drop to the low 50s on monday. some portions of the valley will only see high in the upper 40s on monday. the system is broad and the cold air will linger over the area with it, which means high temperatures will only reach the mid and upper 40s on tuesday and wednesday. overnight lows are expected to drop below freezing. once the system is out of the area, afternoon highs will rebound to the low 50s on thursday and mid and upper 50s for friday and the start to next weekend. wx chat overnight into monday.

for the entire area starting sunday at 1pm through monday at 4am. even though the wind advisory expires early monday, we'll stay on the windy category on monday and drop to breezy on tuesday. expect high temperatures in the upper 50s tomorrow, but as the system starts to push directly over the area monday, high temps will drop to the low 50s on monday. some portions of the valley will only see high in the upper 40s on monday. the system is broad and the cold air will linger over the area with it, which means high temperatures will only reach the mid and upper 40s on tuesday and wednesday. overnight lows are expected to drop below freezing. once the system is out of the area, afternoon highs will rebound to the low 50s on

for friday and the start to next weekend. wx chat a contact 13 consumer alert tonight. in case you haven't finished your shopping yet, a warning for anyone shopping online. here's abc's gloria riviera, with the holiday scam causing some big holiday headaches

scam artists online waiting for you. shopping for her daughter, mom mindy hayes clicked on an ad in her facebook feed for ugg boots, over 80 per cent off. sot mindy hayes, victim: "i said, 'oh, great deal.'" v/o: too great those boots never arrived, the online retailer apparently a fake. sot mindy hayes, victim: "when i got my confirmation email, it just didn't look legitimate. it was just text." mindy - an avid online shopper - who works in it.. was out 83 dollars. experts warn.. it could have been worse. more money.. or even her identity. mary power, ceo council for better business bureaus: clicking that link puts you in danger, it also puts your family and friends in danger. gr: all of that can happen with gfx v/o: safe sites have an 's' with a lock in the url. fake sites often have typos and grammatical errors. real online businesses have extensive privacy policies. facebook quickly investigated... telling abc news.. it has "blocked this website from placing future ads." v/o: as for mindy hayes..

back... sot mindy hayes: it's hard to know who you can and cannot buy from online gloria riviera, abc news, washington. now for a story that's positively las vegas. project 150 held a free teen shopping day today.... at its new location on north rancho drive. the local nonprofit provides homeless teens with the basic necessites like socks, shoes and clothing. any student with a high school i.d. was able to shop for free. project 150 serves more than 25-hundred homeless high schoolers here in the valley... and are always in need of donations. coming up, a brazen jewel thief caught on camera you won't believe who police in ohio think stole more than 80-grand in sapphires from the cleveland museum of natural history. stay with us for that one.

cops say the man in this surveillance video stealing expensive jewels from the cleveland museum of natural history is a college professor. abc's mara schiavocampo is here with more. , cleveland police are questioning a ohio physics teacher accused of being behind an eighty thousand dollar jewel heist at the clleland museum of natural history. sot - michael piskura - sergeant, university circle

i've been down here, it's the first time that any of these museums got hit like this. the john carroll university physics researcher casually strolling into the museum?thirty minutes later allegedly slipping out a service door with eighty thousand dollars in sapphires. this police report obtained by abc news, suggesting there was no oceans- twelve-style laser maze acrobatics nats oceans 12 movie clip according to the document, at closing time on december 3, security guards noticed seven sapphires? over one-hundred years old? were missing. in their place-- smashed glass, and according to cops? a single strand of hair. sot - michael piskura - sergeant, university circle police department - they don't want a lot of information to get out because we don't want to tip off someone that might be involved in this. john carroll university has he could be behind the precious gem smash and grab. sot - current students

quiet, down to earth" sot - chris elliot - former student - i never thought hans was capable of something like this//that's a really big surprise to me - what he would be doing with eighty thousand dolla coming up, we'll tell you about some special events happening around the valley. including one to help benefit the more than 50 million people suffering from arthritis. stay with us. the second annual jingle bell

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rampart and alta. our very own beth fisher was the emcee for today's event. more than one thousand runners and walkers were out there this morning. the event helps those suffering from arthritis. nearly 53 million americans deal with arthritis in some form. the clark county fire department held a community open house this afternoon at fire station 23. the event coincided with the annual firefighters' "fill the truck" toy drive. a donation box was there for visitors to drop off new, unwrapped toys or gift cards. people who went got a tour of the firestation as well as flu shots. the 4th annual downtown throwdown barbecue championships also took place today. it featured a chili cook-off and barbecue cook-off. foodies got to enjoy delicious samples from some of the best barbecue cooks around. more than 32 teams from all over the western u-s competed for a share of a 10- thousand dollar prize..they also got a shot at an invite to one of two world championship contests.

we'll be right back with a final check on your forecast from karla. you're watching channel 13 action news... where you ask and we investigate... stay with us. we were between systems today, but as our next system heads

for overnight into monday. a wind advisory is in effect for the entire area starting sunday at 1pm through monday at 4am. even though the wind advisory expires early monday, we'll stay on the windy category on system starts to push directly over the area monday, high live at 11. thanks for watching. from all of us at channel 13..