tou p omorrow night's debate at the ventian. plus.. just in to our news desk. a look at the mug shot of former clark county commissioner tom collins and have new details on the charges he could face. but action news live at 3 begins with breaking news on an officer involved shooting within the past hour near craig and nellis. good afternoon.. i'm steve wolford. it started when a woman barricaded herself inside a home and threatened to shoot herself. when officers arrived.. she began threatening them so swat was called-in. that's when there was some type of confrontation and the woman was shot. we still don't have any information on her condition or why police officers opened fire. action news reporter david schuman is on the way to the scene right now.. so we'll pass along any new information as soon as he can learn more. a north las vegas man accused of kidnapping a teen girl from

jail anytime soon. jimmy carter kim is accused of kidnapping a 14 year old girl from arizona. police believe the girl was held captive and sexually abused for a month. the prosecutor called kim one of the most sadistic predators she had ever seen. the judge agreed.. and raised his bail from 600-thousand dollars to 1.5 million. 18:52:34:05 based on that, i am going to go ahead and set the bail at this time to 1.5 million dollars. so we'll increase it to 1.5 million. 18:52:42:26 charges against kim include kidnapping and the sexual assault of a minor. police say evidence found in kim's home leads them to believe there could be more victims. we're getting our first look at the mugshot of former clark county commissioner tom collins. the 65-year-old was arrested friday night and booked into the clark county jail after a multi-vehicle crash near koval and flamingo. collins posted pictures to twitter from the rodeo right before his arrest. no charges have been filed yet.

commission in august citing family reasons. he was also arrested in 2012 after firing his gun on his north las vegas city property. he reportedly told police at the time he was drunk and mad at a tree. the driver of a dirt bike is dead after a crash this morning near mile marker 12 on old las vegas boulevard. that's about halfway between sloan and jean. police say the driver was wearing a helmet. no other vehicles were involved. in today's rwb2016 political coverage.. las vegas is front and center once again on the national stage. a live look right now at the venetian where the republican presidential candidates meet for another debate tomorrow night. according to a new poll out today.. there's a at the top.. and longtime frontrunner donald trump isn't happy about it. abc's karla bar-ga-rena has more. donald trump aiming at a new target . two national polls released today show trumps front runner status in the gop race for president is now threatened by

and as usual--trump isn't holding back. sot-trump on fox when you look at the way he's dealt with the senate, where he goes in there like a -- you know, frankly, like a bit of a maniac. you never get things done that way. (gma pkg) cruz taking to social media not to respond with an attack but? nats - "she's a maniac" ?by posting a link to the movie flashdance and tweeting: "in honor of my friend @realdonaldtrump and good-hearted #maniacs everywhere. the source of the new feud -- new poll numbers including this quinnipiac poll released just hours ago showing trump leading in iowa with 28 % - cruz in a close second at 27%. in third place marco rubio at 14%. with cruz on the rise-others are also taking aim. sot-rubio-meet the press "the only budget he's ever voted for in his time in the senate is a budget that cut defense spending." also surging but on

jersey governor chris christie. nat pop of christie's new ad the governor has been bumped up to the main stage and will now appear with the other leading candidates during tuesday nights republican presidential debate. karla barguiarena tag: and yet another poll recently released shows no matter the republican candidate, whether trump, cruz or rubio?hillary clinton would still win the general election. in ny, kb, abc news donald trump is already in town for a rally later tonight at the westgate. action news will be there.. and bring you complete highlights later tonight on action news live at 11. florida senator marco rubio is also in town. he's holding a rally right now at the renaissance las vegas ballroom. action news reporter elizabeth gadley has been following rubio this afternoon. she'll joins us with a live report on action news live at 5. one of the biggest topics at tomorrow night's debate will be national security.. especially in the wake of the

bernardino. action news reporter yasmeen hassan spoke with one group today that's focused on protecting american soil. everyone is expecting national security to dominate the debate - but today, leaders from all of the country want to get citizens involved. from all of the country want to get citizens involved. today's summit is is all about addressing threats against the united states. 4 main topics are being addressed. the decline of the u.s. military the electric power grid. the global jihad movement and border and immigration insecurity of course terrorism is on everyone's minds, especially after the san bernardino shooting, but the speakers today were specific to say that we need to look everywhere - and protect here. whether its harm on individuals with human traffcing or sex trafficing and gang and drugs or whether it's jihads that are here trying to destroy our way of life. it's all about proitecting the american people.)) this event is open to the

registration is 10 dollars. reporting from ipec yasmeen hassan channel 13 action news. live look outside right now at a blustery.. cold evening afternoon across southern nevada. the sun has been shining for a good part of the day.. but that's where all similarities of a nice day end. let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield in the weather center with the latest. bryan. breezy winds will continue tonight as our current storm system pushes through the area. expect lows in the low to mid 30s around the valley tonight and highs only in the mid to upper 40s tomorrow. the winds will remain breezy on tuesday, but will decrease by wednesday. the system makes its exit wednesday, but the cold air will still be in place and it will be another afternoon of highs in the mid to upper 40s around the valley. low temperatures on wednesday and thursday morning are expected to drop to at or below freezing.

take over the forecast on thursday and that's when our warming trend begins. high will bounce back to the low to mid 50s by thursday afternoon, then to around 60 for friday and the weekend. another system makes an entrance on sunday, which will kick the winds up to breezy and bring a slight cool-down to the upper 50s for the start to next work week. schools are closed in reno.. and tornadoes in texas. it's just some of the wild weather across the nation over the past 24 hours. we'll show you some of the hardest- hit areas.. next. and.. baseball's hit king won't be entering the hall of fame anytime soon. hear what pete rose told the commissioner of baseball that convinced him to uphold pete's lifetime ban. and a look at today's closing numbers. the dow is up 103 to close at 17,369.

police believe marcial casarez fatally shot jamel colbert and his girlfriend shelby taylor robinson. his hearing today was postponed to give him time to officially hire an attorney. investigators have not yet revealed the motive for the deaths.. but action news has learned casarez has a criminal history dating back to 2004.. including burglary and selling meth. major league baseball's lifetime ban on pete rose is going to stand into the foreseeable future. commissioner rob manfred made the announcement today. rose was originally banned in 1989 when m-l-b determined he bet on games while managing the reds. the ban means he's also ileligible for the hall of fame. manfred said today rose continues to bet on baseball.. and hasn't taken full responsibility for his actions. rose's attorneys say they are disappointed.. and rose will address the decision publicly tomorrow. rose was signing autographs at mandalay bay today. we tried to speak with him but security wouldn't let us

coming up.. find out who's hiring around southern nevada.. and we'll tell you which local soccer stars are getting the chance to join the professional ranks. (33) "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." (40) plus.. severe weather across the country today. we'll hear from one person who came home from christmas shopping to find her home had been destroyed. a lot of snow and ice in renot this morning.. where road crews were busy

school because of the dangerous conditions. it's all part of a storm system that's affecting people from coast to coast. abc's karla bar-ga-rena is following the latest from new york. "think that's a tornado" at least four confirmed tornadoes

"tornado on the ground + sirens" in lindale, at least fifty homes were destroyed. "it was a white wall of stuff flying everywhere." this birds eye view is just a glimpse of the path of destruction. including the devastating damage to jennifer skenders home who was out christmas shopping when the twister struck. sot - jennifer skenders "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." further south in lufkin, heavy winds these cars and flipped them over." winds and rain also causing destruction out west. trees tumbling down in san francisco. and causing concern for one alaska airlines crew at the oakland airport. sot - witness "to describe it best that i can, the wind came across the runway and just about pushed us off the runway." (kgo pkg) nats wind snow in kansas?it was the snow and the blizzard like conditions causing chaos on the

east?millions still enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures? the traditional white christmas at this point- a long shot. karla barguiarenna tag: and the december warmth here in the east will continue as dozens of daily record highs are expected again today across the eastern third of the country. in new york?.kb?abc news. live look outside now at a sunny afternoon.. but it's what you don't see that gets you. it's also very windy.. which is making it feel even more cold. let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield in the weather center with more. bryan. breezy winds will continue tonight as our current storm system pushes through the area. expect lows in the low to mid 30s around the valley tonight and highs only in the mid to upper 40s tomorrow. the winds will remain breezy on tuesday, but will decrease by wednesday.

will still be in place and it will be another afternoon of highs in the mid to upper 40s around the valley. low temperatures on wednesday and thursday morning are valley. low temperatures on wednesday and thursday morning are expected to drop to at or below freezing. high pressure will begin to take over the forecast on thursday and that's when our warming trend begins. high will bounce back to the low to mid 50s by thursday afternoon, then to around 60 for friday and the weekend. another system makes an entrance on sunday, which will kick the winds up to breezy and bring a slight cool-down to the upper 50s for the start to next work week.

this week.. the palms will be hosting a job fair on wednesday from 11am to

c-c-s-d.. diamond resorts international and nevada job connect are among the companies that will be on hand.. so dress for success and be sure to bring plenty of resumes. several local athletes are hoping to pick up the job with the "los angeles galaxy" of the major soccer league. almost 300 players tried out for the galaxy's minor-league affiliate.. the "l-a galaxy two".. hoping to make the 2016 roster. the coach told us they're hoping this las vegas tryout will reveal a new secret weapon. we feel like we wanted to have a wider net in terms of trying to find those diamonds in the rough. the head coach told us at least one player from the tryouts will join "galaxy two" for the pre-season. they've already narrowed it down to about a dozen possible players. movie experts say the new "star wars" film could become the highest-grossing film of all time. and scenes like this might

thousands of people are already camping out in hollywood for tickets. find out what sets it apart from other sci-fi blockbusters.. next. (1:52) .... we're home (chewie grunts) (1:57) millions of people are eagerly

movie.. "the force awakens.." thousands are already gathernig outside theaters in los angeles to be among the first ones through the door when the movie opens on friday. "the force awakens" is the first new "star wars" movie in more than a decade.. and some say it's the most anticpated in franchise history. abc's lauren lyster is in hollywood.. where the movie premieres tonight. it's inspired merchandise like light sabres, t-shirts and even toasters...star wars is an industry unto itself, and tonight marks the relaunch of the film franchise, 38 years after the first movie debuted. script nat new film trailer vo: the force awakens hollywood tonight, for the premiere of a highly anticipated film people know very little about.

abrams, director, 'star wars: the force awakens' "what i hate is when i go to see the movie characters from the original trilogy...[show hans solo, princess leia, luke skywalker] 1977...because back then he says he couldn't have imagined the success star wars would go on to have sot - harrison ford, hans solo, 'star wars: the force awakens' "now knowing that...it's a bit daunting" vo: carrie fischer returns in a role she says she's never been able to shake sot - carrie fischer, general leia, "i get 'princess leia!!' like i'm supposed to say 'yes??'" there are also newcomers to the galaxy ...playing heroes for a new generation... nats-- "oh my gosh i'm literally shaking this is insane" ...overwhelmed themselves by the legacy a new bad guy emphasis on so-called practical effects over computer generated ones [nat pop new droid-- bb8] and of course, there's everyone's memories of that first film jj abrams sot 'the pressure is..absolutely enormous' lauren lyster tag the highest grossing star wars movie so far has been 1999's phantom menace -- it brought in over a billion dollars in

than $2.79 billion. lauren lyster, abc news, new york. coming up on action news at 3-30.. two women are killed in two separate crimes overnight. one arrest has been made.. but another gunman is still on the loose. plus.. action news reporter david schuman just arrived at the scene of breaking news. david. right now on action news live at 3:30.. the woman behind this facebook photo.. shared by millions.. makes her first appearance in

find out why that woman was allowed to keep her dog. plus... two women killed in two separate crimes.... overnight.. one of these crimes.... shut down an interstate off-ramp! find out.... which killer is still on the run.. vo but action news live at 3-30 begins with breaking news on an officer involved shooting within the past hour near craig and nellis. good afternoon.. i'm steve wolford. and... i'm tricia kean.... in for rikki cheese. action news reporter.... david schuman just arrived at the scene.. he joins us live now....

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