here on action news. a former marine's field gear was stolen right out of his car we first showed you surveillance video of the crime.... last week... and tonight.... he went to go get it back... from the burglar himself. and.... our cameras were there! action news reporter.... gina lazara is live tonight.... where it all went down. gina? steve and tricia -- after our story ran.... the former marine got a call from a friend saying she knew who the kids were in the video. tonight - the victim approached the suspect.....here's what happened. "knock knock hello are you ----- (bleep out name and blur suspect's face!!!!!!!)..... yeah....hi im kelly...this is....they're not gonna....if you guys talk to me im not gonna press charges. we can turn it off too. im not gonna press charges if you talk to me with the camera." the suspected burglar camera, im not gonna press charges, im not gonna do that, i wanna get it resolved. i wanna do the story." "im not

i cant.i need to get a job." "but you did take his stuff." "i i i i'm not talking on camera." "but you have to give his stuff back." "you wanna come inside?" "yeah i do wanna," "by yourself?" the 18-year old repeats.... he needs to get a job so he can't be on camera. "you did take his stuff!!" "i can call the police if not. i told you i don't wanna call the police. i wanna settle this." "im just trying to apologize and then you show up with news camera?!" "the news camera did a story about it when you guys did it. you guys have been on the news again." "i dont want my face! i want to get a job!" "that's fine. let me in then." former marine kelly mercer goes inside.... door slam and comes back out with all this .....(video of marine bag and softball gear in trunk) his marine corps backback that he took when he fought for our country overseas.... along with his softball equipment. "excited to get it back" mercer says he believes everyone deserves a second chance...

car this weekend. and then he is going to bring him job hunting and to a military recruiter. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. we're keeping a close eye on some significant weather developments across the valley tonight. a live look outside right now where it's cold.. and it's all made worse because of we're still getting some pretty strong winds. chief meteoroligisit bryan scofield is in the weather center now with more. bryan. 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 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 that system makes an exit sunday night, then another very small system will pass near the

and tuesday with breezy winds his house was broken into... and... the accused thief is caught on camera.... rummaging through his house near boca park. the homeowner tells action news... the man got into his house.... by breaking the glass... out of the back patio door. once inside... he says... the suspect took electronics... jewlery.... and christmas gifts. the suspect then took off.... out the back door. c-c-s-d police say... a elementary school custodian committed disturbing acts.... inside a classroom.... dozens of times.... this year. he's now behind bars.... after officers say.... they caught him.... on camera. action news reporter.... bryan callahan spoke to parents... who just learned of the alleged crime... this afternoon. 06.18.02.00 "it's scary." parents reacting to news of a custodian at dondero elementary being arrested. ccsd police say instead f cleaning the rooms overnight... michael skelton was doing something much dirtier.

that's wild." 06.17.45.00 "i can't believe it. i can't really believe it." police say they caught "skelton" on surveillance in a classroom... going to the teacher's desk and pulling down his pants... leaving bodily fluid on several items. 06.19.13.00 "that's not right. that is something private that needs to be doing at home." police say they began the investigation after the teacher contacted them when she noticed some of her items smelled funny and white drippings on a jacket. that's when police say they set up the cameras that caught "skelton in the act. when police interviewed the custodian they say he admitted to committing the act in the same room about 36 times this school year. they say he told them he chose the room because it was comfortable and he found the teacher attractive. 06.21.10.00 "i wanted to pull my daughters out of school right away and home school them." parents say they want to see the district do more background checks. 06.17.40.00 "they are hiring people that are dealing with kids , so they need to be careful with who they hire." 06.21.21.00 "somewhere the screening process failed." tag: police say skepton has worked for the district for 18 years and had no previous

investigators say alleged crimes happened after school with no children around. in tonight's rwb2016 political coverage: "donald is great at the one liners... but he's a chaos candidate and "donald is great at the one liners... but he's a chaos candidate and he would be a chaos president." fight night in las vegas as the republican presidential candidates stepped into the ring at the venetian. it was their 5th debate.. and tonight.. they were trading punches over national security and foreign policy. action news anchor jacqui heinrich has been at the venetian all evening and joins us live more with what the candidates said on and off the stage. jacqui. much of the discussion tonight stemmed from the recent terror attacks in paris and san bernardino...highlights included how to deal with isis-- what kind of military

than rhetoric about annihilation without any real plan-- the candidates also talked about the syrian refugee crisis and nsa wiretapping. but as it tends to happen in this election cycle....the gloves came off especially when it came to handling trump. "every online poll has me winning this debate big. every online poll" as predicted....everyone had something to say about trump's recent proposal to temporarily ban all muslims from the u-s while we improve security measures in light of recent terror attacks. for some candidates like rand paul-- the discussion was productive. someing to get americans on board with a real plan. we have several decades of history now in the middle east where we have toppled leaders, gotten chaos and instability and actually i think are less safe. this is the first time i think ive seen on a national stage a full-throated debate about foreign policy, usually its

chest about im gonna turn them into glass" but others felt this was just another game of grandstanding. we asked trump for his take: are you insulting your way to the presidency like jeb bush said? no not at all and i like jeb, but he has to do soemthing because his numbers are down so low and he has to do it. i have alot of respect for jeb, i like jeb and you know if i were him i think i'd be as the next republican debate is

13th reporting live from the spin room jacqui heinrich channel 13 action news action news has partnered with politifact.. the most respected fact checking group in america.. to hold the politicians accountable for what they said during the debate. tonight.. we're putting some of their statements on the politifact 'truth-o-meter.' our fact check comes from a statement made by texas senator ted cruz made while debating the hot topic of allowing syrian refugees into the u- s. ((take sot - fact check 1 sot cruz refugee)) "the head of the fbi has told congress they cannot vet those (syrian) refugees." politifact checked that statement and found it to be mostly false. cruz is overstating remarks from f-b-i director james comey

who said there are challenges and gaps to the process.. but the process is effective. things got heated when jeb bush and donald trump went at it over who would speak about national security. ((take sot - fact check 2 sot bush vs trump)) bush: "two months ago, donald trump said isis was not our fight.. just two months ago! he said hillary clinton would be a great negotiator trump: "never said that" our politifact team determined that statement to be mostly true. in september.. trump at least suggested someone other than the united states should fight isis. and in july.. trump literally said.. "that's not our fight." new tonight... nevada governor... brian sandoval has called the legislature.... into a special session.... starting tomorrow... at -5- p-m. lawmakers will meet to discuss.... approving tax incentives.... that will bring the company "faraday futures".... to north las vegas. last week... it was announced.... the company would build a one billion dollar electric car factory....

bryan callahan will be up... in carson city... to bring us.... the very latest. police need your help finding a 29 year old north las vegas woman. eliseth villalbos was last seen december 6th at her house near lamb and centennial parkway. her family says she suffered a traumatic brain injury and has the mentality of a child. she has a two inch scar under her chin and a tracheotomy scar on her throat. if you've seen her.. contact north las vegas police right away. now... to the latest developments... out of california... where the los angeles school district will re-open.... more than... -15- hundred school buildings tomorrow.... that were shut down today... after an e-mail threat. the f-bi- has decided... it was not.... a credible threat. a similar e-mail was sent to schools... in new york... but... but... they did not cancel classes. fire another scare involving a popular gift this holiday season. a teenage girl's hoverboard goes up in flames moments after she unplugs it. we'll hear what her family is saying about the terrifying ordeal. plus... a man is suing a car

truck.... for a new set of wheels! why who has been seen behind his old truck....

authoritia bank robber is in police custody... after robbing a minnesota bank and escaping..... during a live newscast. :30 just hours ago, this bank..what? oh! that's the robber. um....this is live tv folks. that's the robber that just went by. the man you saw running by..... was an employee of the bank..... letting the reporter know..... what was going on. the reporter got off the air and called police.. the suspect was arrested.... about an hour later. a bizzare lawsuit is unfolding in texas where a plumber is suing a car dealership. he says he traded-in a company truck with his name and phone

that alone isn't necessarily outrageous. but now.. as david wright reports.. he's demanding to know how the truck ended up in the hands of isis. a plumber's truck is his billboard. so what happens when that billboard turns up on the front lines of a war zone? sot - plumber "my secretary called me and said you are not going to believe this." mark olberholtzer of texas city, texas, was out deer hunting a year ago when he got the call from the office that isis fighters in syria were tweeting out shots of his black ford f-250? now sporting a serious new gun rack. sot - plumber "i was shocked." olberholtzer says when he sold the truck in november of 2013, the dealer told him they'd remove the decal so as not to risk scratching the paint. but evidently they never did. according to carfax, the vehicle was auctioned off a month later in houston. from there it went all the way to mersin, turkey? before ending up in aleppo, syria.

yelp page. but it's no laughing matter. the plumber says he got death threats and suffered a serious loss in business. he's suing the dealer. sot plumber "we're suing for a million dollars, i believe i lost that much work and the stress on everyone around us." the dealer blames the auction house, noting: "it is unfortunate that the customer has had to go through this." david wright, abc news, new york. abc's david wright reporting. now... to a consumer alert from contact - 13-. yet another report tonight.... of a hoverboard catching on fire! this is what's left.... of a -15- year old california girl's christmas present. her mother says... it was all charged up last night.... when suddenly.... it burst into flames. 59:31 she took it off of the charger turned it on stood on it and right then it started sparking and popping she freaked out 59:38 she tried to drag it out of the house.... but... it was already on fire... look what it did..... to the look what it did.....

home. this is just the latest..... in a long list of hoverboard fires. at least... -11- have been reported... in 10 states. amazon dot com has stopped carrying them. the u-s product safety commission is now investigating.... why they are catching on fire. a popular after school app for teenagers is raising concerns with parents tonight. millions of teens have downloaded the app called "after school app". it was designed to share feelings.. thoughts.. crushes and pictures. to log in.. you have to choose which school you go to.. then verify it through your facebook. but a big concern is.. all interactions on the app are done anonymously. abe baggili / university of new haven there have been many instances where people have been bullied. people have been spoken about in ways that shouldn't have been spoken about or bullied. and cyber bullying is a big issue right now we are facing. one of the other problems is.. parents can't really get into the app since so much of the log-in information has to be verified. the latest developments tonight on nasty weather hitting

a major snowstorm has tangled air and highway travel in colorado. denver international canceled about 300 flights today after denver international canceled about 300 flights today after canceled about 300 flights today after seven inches of snow fell. a number of other flights were delayed. and.. about 600 miles of interstates were covered with snow and ice.. making them impassable with out chains or snow tires. 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

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 small system will pass near the 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. before you go bryan... it's time now....

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winning, enter at ktnv dot com. shen yun at the smith center is a proud sponsor of action news and is providing the prizes for the search is on.... for a group of armed robbery suspects! plus.. a new twist in the jared fogle case. find out why he's now trying to appeal long prison sentence on child pornography charges.

metro po police say.... they tried to rob the victim and they tried to rob the victim and his wife... in a parking lot. the victim pulled out his own gun and fired shots.. the victim was hit... but.... not seriously hurt. former subway pitchman jared fogle is appealing his prison sentence.. after pleading guilty to charges of child pornography and crossing state lines to pay for sex with minors. in last month's plea deal.. prosecutors agreed to no more than 12 and a half years.. but the judge sentenced him to more than 15-years. that opened the door for an appeal since it exceeded the maximum term prosecutors agreed to pursue. the 38 year old worked for subway for 16 years before being fired earlier this year. up next..

reasons to celebrate tonight. plus... a former baseball great is speaking out..... after his request.... to be re-instated was denied.. who pete rose says.... he's most disappointed. and... remember to watch "good morning las vegas".... for all your latest news... weather... and traffic. it all starts at 4-30....

baseball icon petthe commissioner of major league baseball considered lifting 'the hit king's" lifetime ban.. but announced yesterday that rose won't be re- instated. rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling while playing for and managing the cincinnati reds. today.. rose said he understands what he did back then was wrong.. but now says his gambling is legal and he has it under control. i shouldn't have done that but i gotta live my live. you're only here i shouldn't have done that but i gotta disappointed the most are his children. visitor a huge milestone.... at the las vegas mob museum. their -1- millionth visitor.... walked through the doors today. his name is... billy tveitnes. the las vegas resident was greeted with confetti and

mob museum founder.... jonathan ullman.... and... board member oscar goodman.... were among those in attendance.... to shake his hand. we'll be right back.... with a final look... at your wake-up weather forecast. first.. here's jimmy kimmel with a preview of tonight's show.. right after action news. ((verbatim)) a northwesterly flow on the back end of the our current storm system will a northwesterly flow on the back end of the our current storm

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. a man shuts down a busy freeway.... in houston, texas to propose to his girlfriend! the man says he decided to propose in the middle of the road because that's where he took his girlfriend on their second date. he stopped there on his so.. a year and a half later..

same spot. so.. he gathered up 8 friends and had them block off the highway so he could pop the question. she said yes. that's our news for tonight.. but stay with us for jimmy kimmel live up next.. followed by nightline. our next reports begin.... at 4:30-am.... on "good morning las vegas". thank you for watching.. and... from all of us at channel 13.. good night. < >