live video right now from the venetian.. where the top 9 republican presidential candidates are

foreign policy. (ad-lib) action news anchor.... jacqui heinrich is in the spin room now. jacqui... how's it going there. the larger spotlight is on national security and foreign policy in light of the terrorist attacks in san bernardino...this may spark some small talk about gun control and the democrats but the real focus will be on the syrian refugee crisis, nsa wiretapping, and the visa program that tashfeen malik used to get into the country. trump has been consistently leading the polls for the last 5 months but those numbers have taken a turn recently... especially in iowa where ted cruz is leading ahead of trump- and republicans here at the debate are reacting to that.

national security and foreign policy in light of the terrorist attacks in san bernardino...this may spark security and foreign policy in light of the terrorist attacks in san bernardino...this may spark some small talk about gun control and the democrats but talk about gun control and the democrats but the real focus will be on the syrian refugee crisis, nsa wiretapping, and the visa program that tashfeen malik used to get into the country. especially in iowa where ted be sectioned out by anyone,

tonight. the entire.... l-a unified school district shut down today.... following a threat.... -e-mailed to the school. that threat was later determined... to be a hoax. sources tell abc news.. the threat in l-a was not serious... but given the deadly attack in neighboring san bernardino... no one is takig chances. the white house responded saying... americans will not be scared by the threats. schools in new york got a similar threat... but schools remained open there... today. mayor deblasio: "this was a very generic piece of writing sent to a number of different places simultaneously, and also written in a fashion that

plausible." new york's police commissioner said... it looked like whoever had sent the threat.... had been watching the showtime terrorism drama... "homeland." amid tears and calls for criminal prosecution.. the nevada supreme court guardianship commission took significant action today. chief investigator darcy spears was there to see the unprecedented steps to fix a broken system. darcy stand-up: when it comes to your civil rights, being put under guardianship is worse than being sent to prison. those words from a judge who sits on the commission. plus, the supreme court's chief justice called some of what's been going on in our guardianship system just plain crazy. one of those crazy things is how people can be deemed incompetent by a physician's assistant. the same physician's assistant whose name appears on case after case handled by private guardian april parks. 3:26 brenda ralphs: later my

neurologist who determined she was competent. my aunt was victimized based on a defective document and incorrect diagnosis by an unqualified person. brenda ralphs found our contact 13 investigation online, then flew in from seattle to share her aunt's story with the guardianship commission. she told commissioners she fought to free barbara lasco from an unnecessary guardianship, but only after parks and her lawyer drained nearly $20-thousand dollars from lasco's accounts. 4:54 brenda ralphs: this whole mess was unnecessary and expensive and it was emotionally devastating for my aunt--a proud and competent woman who was reduced to asking for her own money to go to the hairdresser, like a child asking for an allowance. after hearing that, chief justice hardesty addressed what we've been asking about for months--what's being done to

accountable for exploiting the people they're supposed to protect? the commission unanimously voted to send a letter to all sheriffs and district attorneys in the state, as well as the attorney general... asking them to prosecute misconduct and seek restitution for people subject to unjust guardianships. darcy stand-up tag: the commission also voted to establish a bill of rights for people under guardianship and to ensure they have legal counsel. they will also create a permanent guardianship commission to keep tabs on reform. darcy spears, channel 13 action news. a las vegas doctor will be serving.... -2- years in prison. dr. sebastian paulin, junior sold pain med prescriptions.... to people who didn't need them. in september... he pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance... and tax evasion. along with the prison time... the -69- year old will serve -3- years of supervised a real-life grinch is caught on camera.... in avondale, arizona.

security cameras.... at a phoenix-area home show..... a crook taking off.... with an inflatable mickey mouse. you can see an s-u-v with several passengers.... used as the getaway car. other homeowners in the area are reporting similar christmas decoration thefts. they're hoping this surveillance video.... leads to an arrest. thousands of travelers had to spend a lot of extra time at the denver airport today.. thanks to a harsh winter storm that dumped several inches of snow on parts of the western u-s. denver had 7 inches by sunrise.. and it was still coming down through much of the day. but it's a problem that some people in other parts of the country would love to have. abc's karla bar-ga-rena explains why warmer than usual temps back east are bad for business. at the song mountain ski resort in new york state?the weather has many reminiscing. sot harris: (wtvh) "the last two winters we opened the day after thanksgiving. we called it white friday so

last years fierce winter spoiled peter harris this years december is turning out to be quite the opposite. sot harris: "says he's not nervous yet but he's getting close" his equipment is ready to make snow but the warm temperatures outside are making it impossible for harris to maintain it. no snow means no business- a direct hit to his bottom line. nat pop: boardwalk but down on the new jersey boardwalk ? a different take to a different december. marybeth solazzo ocean city nj "it's amazing we're so lucky to have this weather i lived here about seven years it's never happened before we are just lucky" the warm month has shattered more than one thousand high temperature records in the central and eastern u.s. unlike out west? sot jay -"the snowstorm caused me to drive off the road." ?where heavy snow is to blame for wreaking havoc on the roads and causing power outages in nearly 10,000 homes and businesses across utah. soundbite (english) adrian baldwin, student: "it's pretty messy. i've heard a lot of people getting in accidents and on the

of utah? sot female student -"they decided to cancel all finals after 5:30 pm ?an early today in utah and in colorado, another 10. nothing even close to that here in the east but some are still optimistic especially with rumors of multiple nor-easters expected to hit in the next few months. nevada's high school graduation rate is one of the worst.... in the country. the department of education says.... nevada's overall rate for the -2- thousand -13- and - 14- school year was -70- percent. that's the -3-rd worst... in the nation. the district of columbia topped the list for the overall worst rate... followed by.... new mexico. when it came to race.... white students in nevada faired the best.... with a -77- percent graduation rate. that was followed by hispanics.... at -65- percent... and african americans... at -54- percent. still ahead.. christmas is only 10-days away.. so you need to know about some

packages to arrive before christmas. and.... could you soon see prices go up at chipotle..... in the wake of its recent e-coli outbreak what the company's c-e-o is saying... that could affect you the next time.... you head to the mexican restaurant. bryan.. in tonight's financial focus...

in tonight's financial focus... dow up 156 nasdaq up 43 sp500 sp500 up 21 and gaming... boyd up 2.32% caesers down 3.17% mgm up 1.63% las vegas sands up 2.65% wynn up 5.21% general motors is investing more than 310 million dollars in two michigan plants. it's the latest round of spending by gm in michigan.. totaling 9-billion dollars gm builds two engines at its flint plant.. a v-6 for crossovers like the chevy traverse.. and pickups like the chevy colorado. and.. a 1.4 liter 4-cylinder engine for the chevy volt. chipotle will not raise prices to cover the cost of new food satefy rules. that's straight from the company's founds and ceo. steve ells wouldn't give a cost estimate for the new testing but he says that neither customers nor suppliers would be footing the bill.

be covering. recently more than one-hundred boston students got norovirus at a chipotle... and e-coli linked to the restaurant infected people in nine west coast states. that's tonight's 'financial focus.' let's go to bryan scofield and 'weather first.' . a northwesterly flow on the back end of the our current storm system will continue to bring cold, below average temperatures through thursday. overnight lows for the next couple of nights will be at and below freezing around the valley. high temperatures tomorrow afternoon will remain in the upper 40s, then warm slightly to the low 50s on thursday. high pressure will nudge in from the southwest on friday which will warm temperatures to the upper 50s that afternoon, then to the low 60s on saturday. the winds will pick up to breezy on saturday, ahead of our next storm system that will pass through the area starting saturday afternoon. the winds will stay breezy on sunday, and colder air associated with the system will drop high temps back down to the upper 50s on sunday. that system makes an exit sunday night, then another very

area on monday, bringing a slight shot at showers that afternoon. high temps will remain in the mid to upper 50s on both monday and tuesday with breezy winds expected tuesday. in a contact -13- consumer alert. today... was the deadline for shipping packages.... with the u-s postal service.... in order for them to arrive.... in a contact -13- consumer

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shipping packages.... with the u-s postal service.... in order for them to arrive.... by christmas. you can ship after today... but.... you will have to pay extra.... for expedited shipping... to get them there... on time. here's a tip... if you're using u-p-s.... to send your holiday packages... you have a couple more days.... to get your shopping done. the christmas deadline for u-p- s.... is friday. coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime lineup on channel 13: at 8:00... toy story... that time forgot at 8:30... shrek the halls at 9:00... i want a dog for christmas, charlie brown and then at 10:00... it's shark tank and we will see you tonight for action news... live at 11 fans were out in full force last night.... for the star-studded hollywood premiere of the latest film.... in the star wars franchise... "the force awakens. " stars from the original series and newcomers...

for what critics say.. could be the biggest movie opening.... of all time. part of the reason for all this excitement and hype... is the unprecedented secrecy.... that surrounded... this movie.. and... last night.... was no different. everyone was tight lipped harrison ford: "it's hard for me to talk. keeping my mouth shut is easy." lupita nyong'o: "i have really enjoyed the secrecy. n: why? l: it's been fun. it's been a power trip. (laughs)." daisy ridley: "the reason we're keeping it a secret is so people can enjoy the thing. // to watch it and not know what's about to happen: amazing." the force awakens will be available.... in a record -41- hundred theaters.. starting thursday night. melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that claims 10-thousand american lives a year. next on action news... a break through test.... finding the cancer that's more accurate than any we've seen before! doctors are looking to a new

the deadliestinstead of a biopsy.. doctors can harvest skin cells with this clear patch.. instead of a scalpel. the patch is then sent to a lab for testing..

few days. there's no wound healing problems, there's no taking care of bandages, you don't have any bleeding problems. this patch test is currently being used to test for melanoma.. but it will soon be used for all types of skin cancer. bryan has another look at your forecast.... in just a bit. your watching channel 13 action news. a northwesterly flow on the back end of the our current

lows for the next couple of nights will be at and below freezing around the valley. high temperatures tomorrow afternoon will remain in the upper 40s, then warm slightly to the low 50s on thursday. that's action news for now.. but... we hope to see you again later tonight... for action news.. live at 11. thank you for joining us. "inside edition" is next.