us live with more. jacqui - the vigil wrapped up a couple hours ago and they've even taken the candles away at this point - but this area was packed with people shouting all lives matter. that's a phrase commonly associated marches against police brutally - but today it was aimed at violence among neighbors. "we know that things won't change over night, but hopefully people will see that we're truly inspired, that we are truly serious abut getting out communities back to a greater state then what they have been in." april smith marching for peace there have been more than a hundred homicides in metro's jurisdiction this year. rally organizer april smith says she wanted to march in a neighborhood that is in serious need of motivation - choosing the city's north east side - pointing out this morning's homicide on 10th and wilson and the triple homicide a few weeks ago on jackson avenue. marchers hope their message today will inspire someone to

the march ended with a vigil in honor of all the lives lost to gun violence in las vegas this year. "we're taking our community change in our community for the better." lamon welch 37-year-old morty young was one of the men killed in that triple homicide amd his funeral was earlier today - which is why why community leaders chose this day to hold a vigil. reporting live - michael burton - channel 13 action news. new information from authorities tonight on the shooting of a police officer this week. we've now learned the name of the officer shot. contact 13.... investigative reporter ....stephanie zepelin has been working to find out more about him. """"""today metro police told us the officer who was shot while trying to respond to another call is 52-year-old gregory sedminik.""""" sedminik has been with the department since july of 1997. thursday, he was at the emerald suites responding to a domestic violence call when another

shot him. we confirmed the identity of that shooter just after his arrest. 38-year-old teag fox was taken into custody several hours after the shooting, several miles away. information from metro has been limited, so we went to find out how sedminik is doing. 07.29.44 hey 45 45 hi are you greg sedminik? 47 47 uh, i'm not taking an interviews, i'm sorry 49 49 but you're the one, the officer, you're him? 51 51 yea i am (indistinct) 52 52 you're doing ok though? 53 53 yea i'm fine 54 """""""sedminik is on paid administrative leave right now, which is routine in officer-involved shootings. in the newsroom, soc."""""""""""" some breaking news there are reports tonight of a missing airplane. a single-engine "piper.... pa-32" ... disappeard off radar about 10 miles south of bakersfield this afternoon. the plane was headed to the henderson executive airport... from san jose. a search and rescue effort is currently underway. we'll be sure to bring you more information as it becomes available.

authorities have identified the motorcycle rider killed after being hit by an alleged drunk driver near elkhorn and red cinder last night. that victim is 21-year-old.... "brandon michael degrella"... from las vegas. degrella was killed when his motorcylce slammed into the pickup when the driver made a left hand turn in front of him, cutting him off marks the 119th fatal accident in metro's jurisdiction this year. the driver, 49-year-old... erik provencal.. is being charged with felony dui involving death. the nevada department of corrections.... is reporting that an inmate has died at the northern nevada corrections center's.... medical facility.... in carson city. inmate "anthony daniels"..... was a 53 year old male serving... 24 to 72 months for coercion. authorities say an autopsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. . president obama is in hawaii tonight, but he made a stop in san bernardino before heading on vaction. he and the first lady spent about two hours with the families of the 14 people

"we have to remind ourselves of the overwhelming good that exists out there. if you met some of these folks, despite the pain and the heartache that they're feeling, they could not have been more inspiring." the president's visit comes as a childhood friend of shooter the syed farook... was just arrested on terror charges. authorities say enrique marquez bought the two assault rifles used in the attack. action news is tracking the latest weather developments. let's take a live look outside right now -- where we could see some warmer temperatures, but will they last through christmas? action news meteorologist karla huelga has the latest from the weather center karla. a quick moving system will pass through the area tonight into tomorrow bringing breezy winds, chances for rain and cooler temps for sunday. scattered storms are possible tonight into the early am hours. by tomorrow, high temperatures will drop back down to the mid 50s and remain there for

an action news update tonight the path is now clear for the path is now clear for "fara-day future".... to move into north las the path is now clear for "fara-day future".... to move into north las vegas. we were the only local station in carson city when governor sandoval signed the bills that sealed the deal for the billion dollar electric car factory. action news reporter bryan callahan has reaction from

lawmakers in carson city. it was about a year and a half ago lawmakers passed the bills allowing tesla to build its battery factory outside reno, now that same legislature this week cleared the way for a similar project in southern nevada. take pkg "our job is done." that signature sealed the governor's deal with faraday future. this after lawmakers spent four days in special session clearing the way for the electric car makers billion dollar factory. "reward does not come without risk, and i this is going to be a great reward for the company. we are going to make you proud," governor brian sandoval said. it took four bills to clear the way. that involved water issues at the apex site in north las vegas as well as set up the work training programs. they also had to approve $215 million dollars in tax incentives plus bonds for infrastructure that local lawmakers say is critical to attracting more companies. "i think it is going to be a huge opportunity. that apex place is just going to take off and that whole project is just going to be a

and hopefully the whole state," assemblyman james oscarson (r) pahrump said. the factory is expected to create 4,500 jobs itself. senator pat spearman says that number can be increased if the "i think it is also time for us to act on our opportunities for lithium and processing and developing these mines because what do electric car companies have in common lithium batteries," senator pat spearman (d) north las vegas said. north las vegas leaders who have been pushing the project as a way to help the struggling city say they are going to get to work right away. "the permits and all the other things that take place to start a project are bing handled as of tomorrow morning," north las vegas mayor john lee. take tag governor sandoval saying when he called the special session that it was happening before christmas because the company wants to break ground next month. reporting in carson city, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. coming up, a store owner fights off a would be robber. why the thief armed with a shotgun was no match for a

and we all know our christmas trees have the potential to be a really big fire hazard. we have some tips to make sure your christmas doesn't turn disasterous. a new york gas station owner

armed robber. yocan see the thief alk into the store and point a shogun at th owner, demanding money. the g station owner began to load the moneyinto a pasic bag. but the crook tied toet greedy... d reacd into te register then ran out from behind the counter and pushed him out the door. we're only six days away from christmas and cances are you've had your tree up for a few weeks now. tonight, we have a ery important reminde about just how quickl your holiday could turn disasterous...

according to the national fire protection associatin, on average, christmas trees are the source of about 200 structure ires, $17 million in damage and 7 deaths each year. at umd, some ph students get to play with fire as they study how to event those fires. after extensive safty training, they conduct lab experiments at umd's department up in flames. "we have a tree that's perfectly arranged, so we have this wonderful surface area to volume ratio, so we have all these nice little bristles that could ignite," he said. with real trees, leventon a his classmates said it may seem obvious but it is critical to keep them hydrated. and while artificial trees are more difficult to ignite, once they do, they put out toxic gases. umd professor and fire protection engineering department chair jim milke said, "the smoke that's produced, we were able to exhaust through our hood but that [smoke is] going to accumulate and provide a very difficult environment for an family member lft in the home." to protect your amily and your home, the umd tudents it. don't have a space heater

check the wires and ghts you're putting on the tree," said leventon. also, avoid putting tres near exits, near drapes or furniture "flames, smoke nd hot air and all that rises, so if you have once a tree fire starts, the students said nothing can be done to stop it. they demonstrated in one experiment that even sprinklers won't put out a tree fire, although they can help slow the spread f flames. "get out immediately and call the fire department," said umd phd stent eric link. "you have very limited time, no time really, to get out safely." the first day of winter isn't until monday, but in buffalo, new york, all of the signs of winter are present. the area saw some heavy snowfall today. accumulation in some areas could total nearly a foot and a half. wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour also made life miserable for residents.

see a white christmas... but they are getting a burst of winter weather this weekend. snow started falling in sacramento last night and continued through the day. the frozen roadways made driving difficult for some commuters. state authorities warned semi-trucks to stay away from parts of interstate- 80 because of the ice and snow. a quick moving system will pass through the area tonight into tomorrow bringing breezy winds, chances for rain and cooler temps for sunday. scattered storms are possible tonight into the early am hours. by tomorrow, high temperatures will drop back down to the mid 50s and remain there for monday.

skies tuesday and wednesday, with slightly warmer temperatures in the upper 50s. on christmas eve we'll start to feel the effects of another storm system that will bring windy conditions thursday through saturday, colder air and chances for rain and mountain snow. high temps drop to the mid 50s on christmas eve, then to around 50 for both christmas day and saturday. the best chances for rain will be christmas eve and cistmas day, with a very slight,

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time now... for the latest consumer news... from contact 13. a major identity theft protection company .....will pay a record 100- million dollars... to settle charges that it failed to keep customers' personal information safe. lifelock's deal ends its case with the federal trade commission. in 2010, the f-t-c alleged the company made false claims in promoting its i-d theft protection services. at that time, lifelock paid a 12- million dollar settlement. but earlier this year the f-t-c said the company violated the deal by continuing to make false claims. ... it charged that lifelock did not create and maintain a system to protect customers' information. a consumer alert... about secret... campus credit card contracts! the consumer financial protection bureau just sent out warning letters... to -17- colleges. they're directing the

to publicly announce... all school-sponsored... credit card agreements... as required... by law. the bureau releases... an annual report... on college credit card agreements... between colleges... and financial institutions... the aim... is to protect students... when it comes to the growing market... of school-sponsored... debit... and pre-paid cards. contact 13 is ready to help you with a consumer problem. just call one of our volunteers any weekday between 11am and 1pm at 368-2255. now for a story that's positively las vegas. firefighters delivered christmas presents to a family that lost nearly everything in a house fire shortly after thanksgiving. operation fire heat.... and firefighters that fought that fire..... stopped by the deran-leau family's new home to make sure their children have a great christmas. the family has 3 kids, ages 18, 15, and 7. the fire happened in a home on la palma parkway near jones and the 95. everyone was able to get ok, but the home was a total loss. the family says they are

support. cynthia deranleau/mother 11:24:44-11:24:58 "it's completely overwhelming, they've done so much. the firemen there that night helped us, and now they're helping us again. i'm so thankful for everything they've done, i'm so appreciative." the family had previously received the basic necessities after the fire... from operation fire heat. the christmas holiday is just around the corner. and millions of travelers are expected to hit the road this week. why you may not mind filling up

more than 7.4 million nevadans plan to travel for the christmas and new year's holidays. that's an overall increase of 1 percent compared to 2014. nationally, "triple-a" projects more than 100 million people will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday. las vegas is also one of the top new year's eve destination spots in the country. now for the latest on the pain at the pump for the first time since 2009,

a regular gallon of gas has dropped below $2. nearly two-thirds of gas stations are selling gasoline for $1.99 or less. experts say this is all due to a recent decline in crude oil prices. here in las vegas we're sitting a bit higher, paying an average of $2.53 a gallon the one thing... many americans don't seem... to be shopping for right now... is a new home. mortgage applications... fell last week. according to... the mortgage bankers association... applications were down... -1- point -1- percent... in the week.... ending december -11-th. but... the refinance index... was up -1- percent. and... that's because... right now... the average interest rate... for a -30- year fixed-rate mortgage... stands at a low.... -4- point -14- percent. coming up in the second half hour of this special edition of action news. police are left searching for answers after the death of valley man. what neighbors are saying. and a contact 13 consumer alert... after thousands of cases of chocolate are recalled ....due to contamination fears.

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an early morning homicide in a valley neighborhood has police searching for answers. good evening... and thanks for joining us. i'm jacqui heinrich. a man is dead tonight after a shooting near downtown. and police are left with few leads. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin looked at what happened... and why. """""""police say this a whodunit for them, with no suspects and few leads."""""" just before seven, several people called police to 10th and wilson after hearing one very loud gunshot. 08.01 it's not going to be a small caliber handgun at this point based on that loud, the reports from multiple people 08.09 about a loud, very loud bang 08.13 when officers got here, they found one man lying

back of the head. as for a motive... 07.08.22 there was some gang grafitti in the alley, we dont know 28 there's some rumors of some drug activity in the area 30 there's other people saying it could be domestic violence 35 neighbors say murders are not uncommon here. no one wanted to go on camera with us because they say there's lot of gang activity. one man who lives here said this happened because two guys had an argument over a woman. these people say they are the victim's family, but they were not ready to go on camera they say the victim is 38 years old and a father of five they said he does not live in this area, and they don't know what he was multiple homicide scenes that we have people hearing gunshots and not calling the police 07.09.53 """"multiple people told police they saw an older grey pickup leaving the scene. that's the only lead they have right now. if you know anything, call metro, and 10th and wilson,

turning now to a developing story... a pedestrian is in critical condition tonight after being hit by a car near las vegas boulevard and blue diamond last night. metro says the man was jaywalking when he was hit. we have very little information at this point and are awaiting more details from metro. we will bring you the latest as soon as we get it. metro police are still searching for the suspects after a violent attack inside caesars palace is caught on camera. watch the man walking up the hallway. you see a couple of people then come up from behind.. then they attack. the victim was taken down by a hard punch to the face.. and doesn't get up. police tell us the other guys took off and are still on the loose. this gives you a much-closer look at the men police are looking for right now. the victim, by the way, is in critical condition. police are investigating an officer-involved shooting at a california hospital.

details... but we do know that the shooting happened at the harbor...-u-c-l- a ...medical center... in torrance. authorities are not saying if anyone was injured in the shooting...or what caused the incident. investigators are on scene responding to the report of a "categorical use of force" police in aurora, colorado.... say one of their officers slipped on ice and accidentally fired his weapon. he ended up critically wounding the car theft suspect he had been chasing. the officer drew his gun and ordered the suspect out of the vehicle. police say that's when he accidentally fired one shot, hitting the suspect in the upper body. denver police are investigating the shooting because it happened in their jurisdiction. the officer is a 16-year veteran and has been placed on administrative leave. the suspect, who is 20 years old, is currently in critical but stable condition. move now to president obama's meeting with relatives of the victims in the san bernadino massacre. the president and first lady michelle obama held a private meeting with the families before making their way to hawaii for the holidays.

everyone's mind... this scene playing out in l-a certainly looked terrifying. it was a counter terrorism drill. here's abc's kayna whitworth. overnight, president obama visiting with the families of the victims of the san bernardino terror plot need a sot from obama sot obama: despite the pain and the heartache that they're feeling, they could not have been more inspiring the devastation from that attack, and the one in paris--fresh in the minds of law enforcement agencies as they carried out massive counter terrorism drills kayna and police chief q&a is this the new normal in law enforcement? well it certainly is the current state of events. in new york- the newly created strategic response group- or srg- conducted drills of its own. the unit of 800 personnel specializing in everything from crowd control to radiation detection. nats nats officers in la county testing their force

michael downing preparing for a paris -type, mumbai- style attack where it's coordinated, it's synchronized, it' scattered throughout the city... the second counter terrorism training operation in two months for departments in los angeles, over 400 personnel on hand including air support stand up - within an hour the sheriff's department is here completing their tactical operations command now they will have briefing this is the nerve center their practiced here where they have two separate incident points and active shooters sot police chief charlie beck the ability to put your resources together and get them dispatched and have good fluid game plan as things change and move along, really important. stand up- they are now in hour three, here is the swat, bomb squad, k-9 units. they will all be deployed to an area near los angeles international airport, a high value target with global computer company "juniper networks".... has u- s officials worried. the fbi... is investigating the breach involving hackers installing a back door on computer equipment that would allow them to spy on department...

and several big companies..... all rely on juniper networks' products. it's not clear what... if any ...classified information could be affected. the breach is believed to be the work of a foreign government because of the sophistication involved. action news is tracking the latest weather developments. let's take a live look outside right now -- where we could see some warmer temperatures. action news meteorologist karla huelga has the latest from the weather center karla. a quick moving system will pass through the area tonight into tomorrow bringing breezy winds, chances for rain and cooler temps for sunday. scattered storms are possible tonight into the early am hours. by tomorrow, high temperatures will drop back down to the mid 50s and remain there for

an action news update on a story we're following closely out of boulder city. boulder city. police say they're investigating the drugs used at the city's animal shelter. formal charges have also been filed against the former animal control supervisor.. mary jo frazier. frazier is accused of euthanizing more than 100 animals... and violating a city code.... requiring a 5-day waiting

before an animal is put down. this week.. city officials released a letter to the d-a saying police will also look into the chain of custody for the drugs that were used. an update on a contact 13 investigation that's been ongoing for months. april parks.. an embattled private guardian under investigation by metro.. is now facing more problems. parks is accused of abusing her power and exploiting the people she was court-appointed to protect. while police look for evidence that could lead to criminal charges.. parks now faces disciplinary action for violating national standards. the center for guardianship certification.. which certifies private professional guardians nationwide.. has censured parks for her actions in the case of elizabeth indig. contact 13 first reported on indig's case in september.. after parks failed to pay indig's hoa dues and let the elderly woman's home slip into foreclosure. it sold at auction for $22,000.. all without court approval. elizabeth: she took control

in the home which were trust assets. and she had no right to. indig's daughter successfully fought to get her mother out of guardianship but the house was already gone. parks was also censured for failing to file required court documents in a timely manner. a clark county family court 'hearing master' and judges were aware of all that.. but indig says they failed to do anything to prevent or rectify parks' actions. parks continues to provide guardianshp services despite the censure and police investigation. a contact 13 consumer alert tonight. thousands of cases of chocolates are being pulled from walmart shelves... because of a fear of allergies. the candy maker-- mars-- says its recalling 67-hundred cases of dove chocolate assortment snowflakes... because the items may contain some other candies... including pieces of snickers, milky way and twix. the company is concerned about consumers with peanut, wheat and egg allergies...

other candies. the dove chocolate snowflakes are sold only at walmart stores in 24-ounce bags. mars chocolate says anyone with allergy concerns should return the product to the store for a full refund. coming up in tonight's financial focus. southwest airlines is rewarding travelers who complained about rival airlines through social media. coming up in contact 13 tonight. a major settlement for anyone who has a radioshack giftcard. what consumers need to do to collect the balance on their

but, it was only for those travelers who complained on social media about fees they had to pay to other airlines for things such as baggage and ticket changes. the gift cards were in the amount of the fees those travelers paid to other airlines. e airline also offered those customers free flghts. southwest is the only big us

to check up to two bags for free and doesn't add extra fees for changing tickets. car sales for 2015 are on pace to be the best in u-s history. total car sales for the year are expected to top 17.4 million. that would beat the previous record year set 15 years ago. that's also despite a flurry of scandals including takata's exploding airbags and general motor's failing ignition switches. that's tonight's financial focus. let's go to karla huelga and weather first. a quick moving system will pass through the area tonight into tomorrow bringing breezy winds, chances for rain and cooler temps for sunday. scattered storms are possible tonight into the early am hours. by tomorrow, high temperatures will drop back down to the mid 50s and remain there for monday. expect mostly cloudy to cloudy

with slightly warmer temperatures in the upper 50s. on christmas eve we'll start to feel the effects of another storm system that will bring windy conditions thursday through saturday, colder air and chances for rain and mountain snow. high temps drop to the mid 50s on christmas eve, then to around 50 for both christmas day and saturday. the best chances for rain will be christmas eve and christmas day, with a very slight,

((adlib wx close)) time now... for the latest consumer news... from contact -13-. a major settlement... for anyone holding.... a "radio shack" gift card. nevada's attorney general says... card holders can now file claims...

the balance on their cards. the claims process... is part of a settlement... approved by a bankruptcy judge. back in february... radio shack filed for chapter - 11- re-organization... after not turning a profit... since 20- 11. under the court's order... claims for un-redeemed cards... will be treated.... with priority status. one of the country's biggest auto dealers is in trouble for jeopardizing consumers' credit. the "consumer financial... protection bureau" is taking action against "car hop." the auto dealer.... and its financing company..."universal acceptance corporation".... provided damaging, inaccurate consumer information to credit reporting companies. the investigation found the companies inaccurately reported information for more than 84-thousand accounts. the bureau is ordering the companies to pay a 6-point-4 million dollar civil penalty. coming up in tonight's health report. we'll tell you about some new regulations for tanning beds.. including who can use them. and, if you're planning on giving tech gifts for christmas, you may want to consider "tech pain." we'll

but it could be the source of some neck or back pain. holly firfer explains why... in tonight's health minute. the fda is proposing new rules to ban minors from using

countries and all 7 continents, minors from using tanning beds. theyre is also proposing stricter safety regulations for adults.. users sign a risk acknowledgment form. officials say indoor tanning is a known contributor to skin cancer.. including a deadly form.. melanoma. congress has approved legislation banning plastic microbeads used in soaps, body washes and other personal- care products after complaints that the tiny beads were harming fish and wildlife. microbeads do not dissolve, but instead are rinsed down the drain and discharged into lakes and rivers where fish and other wildlife mistake them for food. we'll be right back with a

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