lazara is on scene right now. let's get straight to her: gina -- look at this accident. it's pretty horrific looking. lots of debris on the road from this crash nhp says the pick up truck was going south when he crossed the center line into the driver of the dump truck actually was not injured at all. troopers still don't know what caused the pickup truck driver to swerve. they haven't ruled out a distraction or texting or a medical condition or speeding. those details will come later in the investigation. plan on the 215 being closed between ann and hualapai for the next four hours at least. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news students cheat on standardized tests! the board of education is now considering action. according to allegations-- it all happened at andre agassi college prep academy. the board of education met in a

all we know at this point is that the school will likely face some sort of punishment we'll pass along the exact details when we get them. just moments ago, a special session got underway up in reno! here's a live look inside the senate chambers. state lawmakers are discussing a pair of big bills. the biggest one is a tax incentive package for an electric car maker that wants to construct a plant in north las vegas. faraday future would get 215- million dollars in incentives for the plant. lawmakers are hoping to have a deal done by the end of this he'll have live reports coming up on later editions of action news. a fourth ccsd employee arrested in one month. this after dozens of i-pads go missing from a local elementary school. police arrested gordon goujon monday for stealing 40 i-pads from scott elementary. goujon works in the i-t department. investigators say he was

electronics to watson elementary, but the school never got them. police found goujon pawned 3 of the tablets. he told officers a man named eric...who he thought was a ccsd employee...took the ipads. then days later, eric met him at a gas station and gave him three..saying quote "it's free money." goujon says he panicked and pawned them. police are still trying to track down the remaining ipads. but in the meantime, parents are not happy about any of this. "that hurts the tax-payers. we paid for those and now it's going to take a lot to replace them." goujon's brother pierre was also arrested for listing his name as the co- owner of the ipads, when they pawned them. both of them are out on bail right now. a violent robbery at a doctor's office ends with gunfire... one of the suspects is dead. and police are waiting for the other to show up at the hospital.

stormed into the office near charleston and rancho last night. they then pushed the doctor, a patient and a medical assistant into a room... pistol whipped the doctor, and started ransacking the office for drugs and money. the medical assistant ran to his car to get his gun. police say he then opened fire... hitting them. lieutenant dan mcgrath, metro police "there's a scene inside, there's a scene outside, there's blood around the building, there's blood that across the street so it's quite a big scene both inside and outside" the man ran off, and the woman died at u-m-c. officers think she may have been a former patient of the doctor. hospitals are on the lookout for a man coming in with a gunshot wound. we're told the doctor is recovering at umc with facial injuries. three men charged with breaking into homes, brutally attacking, and even sexually assaulting the people inside... all in the southwest part of the valley. now district attorney steve

behind bars for a long time. prosecutors say the trio broke into at least 3 homes in just about 5 weeks... tying up their victims, beating them with handguns and revolvers, and ransacking their homes. they're now charged with 46 different felonies. "they deserve to be an example for their conduct, their conduct was outrageous, extremely violent against innocent senior citizens" because of the violent and traumatic nature of the crimes, police say there were multiple elderly victims and a child, on at least one occasion. an action news update now on monday's deadly police shooting. we just learned the name of the metro police officer involved and man killed. the officer is solon mc-gill... and the victim 45-year-old roberto ortiz sanchez. the shooting happened on king palm avenue, near walnut and cheyenne. officers were reporting to a

police say the officer was forced to open fire... after the man refused to drop his weapon. right now, the officer is on routine leave...as the investigation continues new information on that deadly california shooting rampage. a friend and former neighbor of one of the shooters may face criminal charges soon. those charges against enrique marquez could come as early as today! law enforcement officials say marquez bought two rifles the shooters used in the massacre...that left 14-people dead. authorities say marquez claims he had no idea about the plans for the attack. but he did admit to buying the rifles...and had planned a failed attack with one of the shooters 3-years ago. breaking right now -- president obama taking a step to reassure all americans this holiday season. he just wrapped up a visit to the national counterterrorism center... where he said right now, there

against the homeland this holiday season. but, the president still says everyone should be vigiliant... as the types of threats have evolved... specifically more people are groups. threatened-vo and new information on those terror threats against new york and los angeles schools tuesday. we're learning school districts in both houston and miami received similar threats yesterday...one day later! the police in both cities determined the threats are not credible, so school is in session as normal today. fallout in baltimore -- but this time, no chaos on the streets. there were peaceful protests overnight... after a mistrial is declared in the trial of the first police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. the jury could not agree on a verdict for officer william porter. the officer was not involved in grey's arrest and wasn't driving the police van where he suffered fatal injuries, but prosecutors argued he could

or called the medic. gray's family is requesting the public to be calm... expressing faith in the justice system. richard shipley/freddie gray's stepfather we ask the public to remain calm patient because we have confidence there will be another trial with a different jury no word yet on the timing for a retrial. meantime, the trials for the other five cops are set to start next month. many people take a humorous approach to their christmas greetings, but apparently a louisiana family went too far. up next, we'll show you the controversial card... and why people are outraged! a big announcement from uber. who they're partnering with that'll make it even easier to book your next ride. details ahead. warming trend starts today! i am tracking the temperatures change in your weather forecast! get ready to ring in the new

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and now a major highway is shut down! it happened on the 215...near ann. so right now, both sides of the beltway between ann and hualapai are closed! action news reporter gina lazara is on scene, speaking with police -- we'll get an update with her at 11-30. warming trend starts to take over the valley today with winds filtering in warmer and moist air. partly cloudy skies with high temperatures mainly in the lower 50s will be common along with winds between calm and 10 mph throughout the day. overnight night lows climb out of freezing conditions as well! brief moment tomorrow pumping up the air temperature to the upper 50s and by saturday, low 60s will be common. chances for rain are extremely low as it stands now and even snow chances for the high

what has not is the wind and 10 and 20 mph. winds slack as the front passes sunday night into monday but partly cloudy skies will remain and temperatures only slip slightly back to the upper and mid 50s.

chopper 13 first flying over this motel fire downtown. one person was treated for smoke inhalation, this motel is located near fremont and bruce. firefighters say this was an accidental fire... all caused by a space heater that caught fire and spread to a mattress. one family's christmas card is joy. it's igniting a firestorm around the world. take a look. you see the mother and two young daughters with their mouths taped shut and hands bound by christmas lights. this as the father holds a sign

their younger brother gives thumbs up. critics say the photo is sexist and sends the message women should not speak. but the family is standing by their picture. lanie johnson "it was originally my idea i found a photo like it on pinterest and decided hey let's do it ." (butted with) james johnson "take it for what it is it's a family photo if you like it great, we love it - if not scroll up you're not going to even see it a half second later." the family and photographer saying it was always meant as a joke. it could soon get even easier to hail an uber! uber is in the process of teaming up with facebook. and once the partnership is finalized, facebook users could book a ride straight from the messenger app! the idea is that people who coordinate plans with messenger, will be able to book a car without switching apps. it will also let you import and save your uber payment information. the new feature rolls out this week.

its concussion problems right now, but football is not the only sport with a concussion crisis. coming up in today's health report, find out which professional sport is joining in the controversy, and filing

bigger. the national hockey league has been slammed with lawsuits....140 in fact! lawyers claim new research found hockey players are five times more likely than football players to suffer concussions. former wings captain reed larson is part of the lawsuit. reed larson sot :34 - :42 the league is not commenting on

and a big deadline today for millions of americans! today is the last day people to sign up for health care under obamacare!. you have until 11-59 tonight. your plan goes into effect january first. people without health insurance after january 31st, will face fines while filing their 20-16 taxes. 20-15 will be remembered for many things, among them, the people who broke out in hollywood, and those who made national headlines. abc news personality barbara walters is sitting down with her list of 10 most fascinating preview. we'll give you a preview of some of the people who made the cut. you're watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate.

fascinating people of 2015 special. bradley cooper, tracy morgan and amy schumer are just a few of the people to make the list. abc's amy robach sat down with barbara for a sneak peek. pkg < barbara walters:

you always say, "this is the best list." but this is a very good list because it has-- it has some-- some drama. (laugh) it has mr. trump and bernie sanders. // and then bradley cooper. amy robach: 09:08:30:00you like bradley cooper. barbara walters: 09:08:31:00i love bradley cooper. he is a very nice man. // (laugh) i'm being quoted as saying that he's very s-- screwable as the-- 09:08:45:00(overtalk) amy robach: 09:08:45:00you're gonna make me blush, barbara. barbara walters: 09:08:47:00well-- well, i think that's-- that-- (laugh) that's a clean word, isn't it? am i okay with that? it's because when he was starting out, his agent said that he-- he-- he didn't say screwable. he said something else which i won't say. but-- amy robach: 09:08:59:00i think i know where you're going. barbara walters: 09:09:07:00yeah. amy robach: 09:09:07:00among-- something very revealing that bradley cooper told you. so let-- let's take a look at that. barbara walters: 09:09:13:00interesting, yeah. i didn't know this about him. 09:09:16:00(video clip not transcribed) amy robach: 09:09:50:00we can see why you like him. and his mother lives with him. barbara walters: 09:09:53:00his

was very close to his father. he wears h-- who died. r-- ring. and he lives with his mother. amy robach: 09:10:12:00also-- a kind soul you can see and someone who has really had a lot of challenges-- physical and emotional given the accident, tracy morgan. barbara walters: 09:10:20:00yeah. he has a child. you can see the scars-- from this-- terrible accident he had where he was not supposed to live. and he's not only living. he's thriving. // amy robach: 09:10:47:00and another comedian you spoke with, amy schumer. barbara walters: 09:10:50:00yeah. she's so hot this year. i mean, she really is. she's funny, and smart-- and has not had the easiest life at-- at all. // amy robach: 09:11:08:00yeah,

of-- barbara walters: 09:11:10:00oh good-- amy robach: 09:11:10:00--your (unintel) with amy. 09:11:12:00(video clip not transcribed) amy robach: 09:11:40:00she really is-- barbara walters: 09:11:41:00do you think everybody knows-- amy robach: 09:11:41:00--the it girl-- barbara walters: 09:11:41:00--what a tush is? amy robach: 09:11:43:00yes, i do. betwe-- between s-- supposedly calling-- bradley cooper that he was-- that he is screwable and talking about her tush, before. (laugh) amy robach: 09:12:41:00// and we can't wait to hear who the number one pick is. // barbara walters: 09:12:47:00but you're not gonna hear now. amy robach: 09:12:48:00okay. we'll have to wait for it. >

you can watch the full report tonight at 9-30, right here on channel 13. speaking of one of the most fascinating people, g-o-p frontrunner donald trump is changing up his campaign. coming up at 11-30, find out how the billionaire hopes to drum up more support. plus, one of the biggest mysteries in our valley is now solved! we now know who owns the review journal. we'll tell you the answer next. and breaking right now -- a deadly crash has both sides of the beltway closed! specifically between ann and hualapai. make sure to plan your route elsewhere if you need to be in

-- both sides of the 215, between ann and hualapai... after a deadly crash. hello and thanks for joining us on this second half of action news live at midday, i'm jessica janner. dayna roselli is on assignment. one person is dead. action news reporter gina lazara is on scene with what happened. gina --

it's pretty horrific looking. lots of debris on the road from this crash nhp says the pick up truck was going south when he crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and hit that dump truck head on. the driver of the pickup truck died on the scene. the driver of the dump truck actually was not injured at all. troopers still don't know what caused the pickup truck driver to swerve. they haven't ruled out a distraction or texting or a medical condition or speeding. plan on the 215 being closed between ann and hualapai for the next four hours at least. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news an update now on... the clark county school district janitor accused of leaving bodily fluids in a

michael skelton made his first appearance in court. a judge set his preliminary hearing for december 31st. police arrested skelton...after they he was caught on camera, with his pants down in the teacher's room. meanwhile, the principal of dondero elementary, where skelton worked... sent a letter to parents, saying they don't think he had any contact with students. a man is in the hospital following an early morning shooting. police are investigating it as a possible domestic situation, but we're still waiting for more details. we don't yet know if any arrests have been made. it all happened near ann and rainbow. we're told the man was shot in the leg, and should be ok. new detaills on a homicide investigation -- we've just learned the identify of the body found earlier this month near u-s 95 and lone mountain. that person is 27-year-old camron ryan. the coroner ruled his death as a gunshot wound to the head.

missing... mainly, the person who killed him. a brawl at an apartment complex turns deadly. right now, police are looking for two people in connection to the crime! officers say yesterday, a group of 5 or 6 people got into a fight in the courtyard of the apartments near boulder highway and nellis. the fight moved inside a unit the complex's management say none of the people involved live there. right now, police are also searching for men they believe are breaking into businesses all over the valley in the middle of the night. detectives tell us during each break-in, the men break the glass of the front doors or go through the drive- thru window. the suspects take off in a smaller white s-u-v or station wagon type car. for the past few weeks, our team has been covering some

happening at local food businesses overnight. we don't know if those suspects we showed you are connected to the burglaries. but the facts are very similar. 00:20:18-00:20:25 "the back door's been pried open. the safe's been opened... the register's been opened... but unknown what's missing." no arrests have been made in any of those food chain break-ins. if you think you know these suspects... call police. pause for animation an urgent new warning about identity theft. more than 11-million cars are scrapped each year and sent to salvage yards. but what's left in those wrecked cars could end up wrecking your life. here's abc's gio benitez with all the details. < nats - conor: there's a lot in here. names, addresses, social security numbers - even bank account information. nats - employee: we have 6 acres. gma investigates undercover at two pick and pull lots in new jersey. nats - employee: foreign cars on the left and domestic cars

the concept is simple? we paid a dollar for entry at each lot?then, well, acres of cars - open for unsupervised searching. most people come to look for parts, but among the scraps something that could be highly valuable - loads of personal inform anyone to possibly steal your identity. nats - conor : it has their name, address.. in this car we find part of a deed to a condo?and in this one - bank deposit slips. dozens of car registration and insurance cards - listing owner's names, addresses and driver's license numbers. nats - sarah: a driver's license this car - we find the nats: sarah: there's a lot of personal information in here. we tracked down the owners of the car gary playford and his twenty-five year old son, gary playford, jr. - and promptly returned the documents. nats - gary, jr.: quite a bit of stuff. gary, sr.: this is unbelievable, actually. they say that bank account statement with their account number worries them the most. gary, sr.: this is what really troubles me. // this should have never been

with the permission of the yard's owner, we also went to a new york salvage yard not opened to the public to see how often people leave their personal documents behind. gio: so this car just came in. oh, we've got some documents. insurance documents. 11;11;07;24 gio: how often do you think you guys see this? everyday? 11;11;11;05 jose from junkyard: everyday. we showed our searches to new jersey attorney general john jay hoffman. 12:26:12:56 gio: so for at least one person we have an account number, we have their address, we have their driver's license. we have their insurance information. is that enough to steal their identity? 12:26:35:11 attorney general: ya, it is. // but that list you gave me of those 4, i'd have cut you short of two probably and said that's enough for them to get started. hoffman says he sees enough of a concern to provide new warnings to the public. 12:19:59:46 ag: this exact scenario is one that i'd hadn't been familiar with and i i appreciate you bringing it toward our attention. even posting this new alert online just this week. we explained what we found to the two pick and pull lots we visited and they both said they owners.

happy their information didn't end up in the wrong hands. nats - gary, sr.: we were fortunate. nobody really got anything and nothing really happen to us, but someone might not be as lucky. > that was abc's gio benitez reporting. besides identity theft, during the holidays, the big concern is package thefts. one family falls victim to a grinch...who stole three christmas presents! here you see the man run up and grab a package, then he comes back to get two more. the homeowner says u-p-s just dropped them off just taken. glenn counts pckages stolen 11:59:06z;05 it certainly ruins the spirit of christmas. this isn't the time to be stealing packages from people. but there's a happy ending here -- a neighbor found two of the 3 packages a few blocks away. they had been opened, and then just tossed out.

-- the house has approved a controversial tax bill. it paved the way for more than 600- billion dollars in tax breaks for businesses, families...as part of budget compromise. this approval sets the stage for a companion, budget bill to be passed tomorrow...to fund the government next year/. both bills would then move to the senate. pause for animation now to the race for president -- republican presidential candidate donald trump is kicking off a new campaign... and it all started with an appearance on abc's jimmy kimmel live. he's calling for unity within the republican party. kimmel: did you decide you were going to be nicer? trump: you know what, i would like to see the republican party come together, and i've been a little bit divisive, in the sense that i've been hitting people pretty hard. kimmel: a little bit yeah (laughter) trump also talked about his controversial push to ban all muslims from entering the u-s... saying he's just looking out

people. meantime, right now...ted cruz is campaigning in town.. a rally is going on at the siena golf club. it's open to the public, but tickets are already sold out! the valley's biggest newspaper gets sold.... and this just in -- it's confirmed casino mogul sheldon adelson is one of the new, primary owners of the las vegas review journal. the family confirmed the purchase in a statement published in the paper today. the r-j was sold last week for 140- million dollars. we reached out to adelson's people at sands...who tell us they know nothing about the deal. new details on the recovery of lamar odom. and it's not good news. up next, find out his biggest hurdles right now he's facing in getting back to normal. and here's a live look at the new york stock exchange... ((ad-lib)) warming trend starts today! i am tracking the temperatures change in your weather forecast! breaking right now -- we're

closed. all because of a deadly crash. a pickup crashed head-on into an oncoming semi crashed on the interstate near the ann exit. the driver of the truck died on- scene. the accident remains under investigation. plan on the 215 being closed between ann and hualapai for the next four hours at least. new developments on the federal securities fraud charges. you may remember he jacked up the price of a life-saving, aids drug by more than five-thousand percent...

from 13 dollars and 50-cents to 750- bucks. federal prosecutors say he used the company's cash to pay off debts from his now-defunct hedge fund. the company is also suing shkreli. an action news update now... on lamar odom's road to recovery. e! news is reporting the star is quote "struggling" and can't walk on his own. the former basketball star is still in rehab in los angeles. it's been more than 2-months now, that odom was found unconscious from an overdose at the love ranch near pahrump. speaking of odom, he was the top search on google this year.... along with the paris terror attacks and a math question. time now is x:xx -- let's take a look at today's top stories now trending... the late michael jackson has made history once again. his album "thriller" has gone multi-platinum again... making it the 30th time in a row! nats of thriller that song always makes people get up and has.

30- million copies here in the u-s...since being released in 19-82. the album's success makes jackson...who died 6-years ago...the biggest selling artist of all time. and are you looking for love this holiday season? well, turns out las vegas is one of the last places you'll find a significant other. that's according to wallet hub. it analyzed the country's 150th most populated cities... and las vegas came out 24th! henderson ranked 124th...and north las vegas a sad, 148th! the best city? salt lake city! other top cities include orlando, tempe, atlanta and scottsdale. "for more stories trending

warming trend starts to take over the valley today with winds filtering in warmer and moist air. partly cloudy skies with high temperatures mainly in the lower 50s will be common along with winds between calm and 10 mph throughout the day. overnight night lows climb out of freezing conditions as well! upper 30s and low 40s are expected through the weekend and into next week. mainly sunny skies return for a brief moment tomorrow pumping up the air temperature to the upper 50s and by saturday, low 60s will be common. the catch to the warmer weather will be a weak cold front moving in just in time for the

low as it stands now and even snow chances for the high elevations have decreased. what has not is the wind and clouds. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies are expected with winds throughout the weekend between 10 and 20 mph. winds slack as the front passes sunday night into monday but partly cloudy skies will remain and temperatures only slip slightly back to the upper and mid 50s. spokesperson: melinda

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right now, both sides of the 215, between ann and hualapai, are closed. all because of a deadly

n-h-p says a pickup crashed head- on into an oncoming semi crashed on the interstate near ann. the driver of the truck died on- scene. plan on the 215 being closed between ann and hualapai for the next four hours at least. scandal over at andre agassi college prep academy -- we're learning teachers are accused of helping students cheat on standardized tests! the board of education met this morning, saying the school will likely face some sort of punishment we'll pass along the exact details when we get them. up in carson city, a special session is underway! state lawmakers are busy working on several bills... including a tax incentive package for an electric car maker that wants to construct a plant in north las vegas. lawmakers are hoping to have a deal done by the end of this week. warming trend starts to take over the valley today with winds filtering in warmer and moist air. partly cloudy skies with high temperatures mainly in the lower 50s will be common along with winds between calm and 10 expected through the weekend

elevations have decreased. throughout the weekend between 10 and 20 mph. slightly back to the upper and mid 50s. during december, almost everyone enjoys decorating their homes with christmas lights. but one man is letting you control his decorations from your own computer. that's right --- you can control his house's lights. cnn's jeanne moos shows you how. < it looks like just another festive house decked out in christmas lights, but wait a minute, who's making those lights blink on and off so randomly? "off!" we are! "off!" clicking a mouse 4000 miles away. ken woods, an it guy, has rigged his lights so anyone on the internet can control them. (ken woods) "we do this just because people find it so much fun." there are 12 strings of or, my personal favorite, the colorful tree.

at any one time you might find, say, 167 people playing with the lights. and some of them spend... (ken woods) "hours." wrote one user, "this is oddly satisfying" "that was about as exciting as watching paint dry" said another. watch long enough and you might catch ken's wife coming out. others do this on a smaller scale with an indoor tree that friends with a password can manipulate. this one in texas lets you turn on the tree lights, an inflatable hello kitty, even laser lights that seem to leave the pet cat and dog unphased. ken also started with an indoor tree, then graduated to outdoor lights that he and his family can't see. (jeanne moos/cnn) "you figure the lights constantly turning on and off, it's gotta drive the neighbors nuts, right?" (ken woods) "there are no neighbors." ken lives in rural fairbanks, alaska. his computer bill to run christmas in fairbanks.com is

accepts donations. people like to battle over the same lights. (ken woods) "repeatedly clicking on on on." (ken woods) "someone else somewhere on the internet across the world decides they want tohave that light string off." (jeanne moos/cnn) "someone keeps turning on the colorful tree and i am going to keep turning it off." who would have thought getting strung out over bring... (nats-music) "joy to the world." jeanne moos cnn ny > here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... it starts at an hour of disney's prep and landing,

barbara walters presents her 10 most fascinating people of 2015. make sure to join us for action

plus inside edition's deborah norville that's all today at 2 on valley view live. hey las vegas- coming up today on valley view live get ready, get set, it's finally here. it's "the chew's" holiday spectacular with the world famous rockettes and the one and only santa claus. brace yourselves, because i'm mixing up one of the greatest

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