isfront of paris hotel.. 1 person was killed -- more than 30 were hurt.. and 3 remain in critical condition. (02) caller says at least 20 people run over (05) 10:20 20 i was crying. i was asking why did this happen to us. why now? why when we're on vacation, my family. this afternoon.. the question on everybody's mind is "why?" and metro is still trying to find out the answer.. good afternoon. i'm rikki cheese. today.. police releasing more information about the suspect in this case. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin has the latest. today we learned the driver is a 24-year- old lakeisha n holloway from oregon. police say she got to las vegas about a week ago and has been living in her car, parking in garages along the strip.

with her at the time of the accident. they believe holloway may have been traveling from oregon to dallas, where they think her child's father lives. that child is now in protective custody. but the biggest question for everyone, including police, is why she did this. police are looking into her background and trying to figure out a motive. 09.24.34 the intentional act that occured on the boulevard is going to be very hard for us to explain 41 at face value 43 [butted] 09.30.25 we believe that she had some disassociation with the father of her child 31 metro got a search warrant for her car just today. they are trying to find out what caused her to snap and whether this was planned. live at metro police headquarters, stephanie zepelin, channel 13 action news. vo the victims were taken to several hospitals..

only five are still in the hospital today. three are in critical condition.. the other two are listed in "serious" condition. thirteen victims were taken to sunrise hospital.. five of them are still there.. listed between "fair" and "good" condition. as for the woman killed in that crash.. jessica valenzuela.. a go- fund-me account has already been set up for her funeral costs. it's only been up for a few hours -- and thousands of dollars have been raised. our coverage of last night's deadly crash continues on our web site, ktnv.com.. that's where you'll find reaction from people who were standing on the strip the moment the crash occured.. and a link to the go fund me page for jessica valenzuela. some major developments in the christmas forecast.. a live look outside right now -- things are expected to stay warm for the next few days, but that could all change by december -25-th. for more details, let's turn to chief meteorologist bryan scofield in the weather center. we will continue to see periods of thick cloud cover throughout the rest of the

highs in the upper 50s and wednesday and christmas eve. we will start to feel the effects of our next major system on christmas eve, in the the system's cold air sweeps in, dropping high temps to the upper 40s. the system will remain over the area through sunday morning, which means the cold air will sit in place. afternoon highs will only reach the mid 40s on saturday, then as the system moves out on sunday, we will see more breaking news in connection to the san bernardino terrorist.. the man accused of supplying them with weapons.. enrique marquez.. has been denied bail. the 24-year-old appeared in court a short time ago, and did not enter a plea.. he's facing a long list of charges -- including

support to terrorism." investigators say he bought two semi-automatic rifles and gave them to the two terrorists.. they went on to say that marquez is still a danger to the public. ride vo a harrowing, three-hours ordeal finally comes to an end in orlando.. hundreds of riders were stuck 200-feet in the air.. after the "sky tower" ride at sea world orlando malfunctioned earlier today. we brought you the live pictures during action news at midday.. and just a couple hours ago, ride operators were finally able to get the ride back on the ground! no one was hurt. we're following a developing story out of afghanistan -- military officials confirm that six americans were killed in a suicide bombing near "bagram air force base." no terror groups have claimed responsibility for the attack. in addition to the deaths.. at least 3 other people were hurt. there have been 25 coalition troops killed in afghanistan this year. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is due in military court tomorrow. he's facing charges of desertion and endangering fellow soldiers. you'll remember he was held

almost five years after reportedly deserting his unit. if convicted he could face life in prison. now to an update on a story we brought you as breaking news at midday.. jones.. between post road and patrick lane is back open right now. it was closed for a few hours.. after a woman was killed crossing the street near 2-15 and jones. the driver who hit her was arrsted. shooting vo police are still trying to find the person who opened fire at a park near cashman middle school overnight.. police say a group of men got into an argument... and witnesses told officers they heard gunshots. one person was shot..and treated at umc trauma. christmas is four days away.. and if you never use your gift cards, you'l want to stay with us.. a pair of start-ups are helping you cash in on those cards! plus -- (03) today, i'm suspending my campaign for president. (06) lindsey graham is out -- but 12 candidates are still in the race for the g-o-p presidential nomination.. the man in front.. donald trump.. is taking hitting back at hillary clinton! and a look at today's closing numbers.. the dow is up 122 closing at

in this afternoon's red, white and blue 2016 political

the republican field shrinks to 12.. as lindsey graham drops out of the race. but the headline may be the growing feud between donald trump and hillary clinton. abc's megan hughes reports. "campaigning nats" candidates crisscross new hampshire with the primary 50 days away?but one candidate isn't stumping. --lindsey graham announcing his exit on social media. sot - graham: i am suspending my campaign but never my commitment? the news traveled fast-christie learning about it from reporters at an event in hollis, new hampshire. sot - christie: i have great respect for sen. graham, he's a great man and a great american marco rubio in rochester-already looking for an endorsement. sot - rubio: we'd love to have their support. it's probably premature to ask for that. he just got out of the race today so let's give him some time to get through the holidays rubio, christie, and ted cruz are running tight in new hampshire polls for the am realistic to understand that that's the reason my poll numbers have taken a dip because people think that i'm a

republican frontrunners-donald trump and hillary clinton--are feuding after this clinton claim during saturday's abc debate: sot - clinton: he is becoming isis's best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. the clinton campaign says the former secretary was not referencing a specific video. the white house and terror experts say there is no hard evidence isis is using videos of trump to recruit trump told matt lauer in a phone interview on the today show he wants an apology. trump sot i will demand an she should apologize. megan hughes tag: something about clinton campaign says quote hell no unquote they won't apologize??.. if you haven't sent out your christmas packages yet, it's time to stop procrastinating! a pair of very important deadlines are approaching fast. and a live look now at the las vegas strip -- where one person was killed and at least thirty others hurt after a driver ran

police say she wasn't drunk at the time of the crash.. but they are revealing some new clues regarding her motive. stay with us. dozens of people are still

this video shows the extent of the damage. chinese officials say the slide was caused by a pile of construction waste that grew so steep is just collapsed. search crews are using drones to aid in their search. vo today is the shortest day of the year. and it will be followed by the longest night. the winter solstice begins at 8-49 p-m our time -- that's the moment when the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun. over the weekend, our friends in the northeast got their first snowy blast of the season.. but meteorologists say the snow

they're calling for the return of above-average temperatures by christmas. it's all related to "el nino.." here at home, 2015 has been one of the hottest years on record -- but we may actually get a white christmas this year! let's send it over to chief of thick cloud cover throughout the rest of the week. in the short term, tomorrow, which is also the first full day of winter, looks to be the warmest day of the week with highs in the upper 50s and breezy winds. cooler air moves in on wednesday and high temperatures will drop to the mid 50s on wednesday and christmas eve. we will start to feel the effects of our next major system on christmas eve, in the form of windy conditions and chances for rain. the winds will stick around for christmas day and that's when the system's cold air sweeps in, dropping high temps to the upper 40s. the system will remain over the area through sunday morning, which means the cold air will sit in place. afternoon highs will only reach the mid 40s on saturday, then

sunday, we will see more sunshine and highs around 50. conditions will still be windy saturday, then drop to breezy on sunday. a consumer alert from contact -13-.. 67-hundred cases of dove chocolates are being pulled

-- and if you've already bought your holiday sweets, you may want to double- check the label! the maker of "dove chocolates" -- mars -- says the recall

assortment snowflakes." those chocolates may contain other candies.. including pieces of snickers, milky way and twix.. that could cause a problem for anyone allergic to peanuts, wheat or eggs. if you've already bought the assortment, just bring it back for a full refund. and this just in to our newsroom.. less than an hour ago.. chipotle is investigating -5- new strains of e. coli.. affecting people in 3 states. no one in nevada got sick -- the cases are in kansas, north dakota, and oklahoma.. five people got sick.. after eating at the chain during the week of thanksgiving. chipotle has not commented on the latest outbreak -- over the past few months, more than 300 people nationwide have come down with e. coli after eating at chipotle. if you need to send out those christmas packages -- you might want to rush to the post office.. this is the last day that "priority mail" packages are guaranteed to arrive by christmas. if you're hoping to ship "priority express".. you have until wednesday.. the -23-rd. but be prepared to deal with some long lines. more than 2-point-6 pieces of

southern nevada today.. 30 million nationwide. if you prefer to buy your gifts online -- and you're hoping to get them to their destination by christmas.. you might get a bad case of sticker shock today. many online retailers are charging two to three times the price of regular shipping. here's a tip for people who usually get gift cards for christmas -- there are web sites popping up that allow you to trade those cards for cash! websites like raise-dot-com and gift cards-dot-com will buy your unwanted cards.. the trouble is, they usually don't pay full price. that means if you get a -25- dollar gift card.. you may only get -20- dollars from the online buyer. some malls and grocery stores even have machines that do the same thing. whether you keep it or trade it, whatever you want to do... do it soon! lauren lyons cole intl. business times consumer finance expert the gift card won't expire until five years from the date of purchase, so you do have plenty of time to use, but

un-used! if you missed "star wars" this weekend -- you might be in the minority.. (00) nats of swooshing x-wing (03) the latest film broke almost every box office record.. and one of the stars showed up for a special surprise at one california theater. vo and since it's the season of comedy magic duo-penn and teller are asking you to give back... and since it's the season of giving... comedy magic duo-penn and teller are asking you to give now through next friday at select united blood services locations. any donors will also get two free tickets to penn and teller's show at the rio. we have a list of locations and times on our website, ktnv.com one local church known for

guinness world record for the largest live nativity. that's happening tonight...at central park. everyone is invited and enouraged to participate... but you have to be pre-registered and in costume. there will also be a frozen themed night tomorrow and star wars wednesday. no surprises here: "star wars: the force awakens" had a blockbuster opening weekend.. smashing box office records and abc's elizabeth hur has the details. (nat)) the force.. strong with moviegoers.. star wars the force awakens.. shattering all kinds of records in its opening weekend.. ((sot)) "it was an 11 on a 10 scale!" ((sot)) "it felt like the original trilogy all over again!" ((nat)) "woohoo!" in los angeles.. movie theaters kept adding shows to keep up with the demand.. meaning plenty of tickets were available.. but fans still waited in lines.. ((sot)) michael beaudry, burbank, ca "why wait in line?

new york.. this audience even got a surprise visit from the star john boyega.. as seen in this video posted on instagram.. ((nat)) john boyega instagram: "i just wanted to pop in, i was in the neighborhood laughter this star wars movie was hailed as the most anticipated a new record.. most ticket sales on their site -- even before opening night.. nats: it's true. all of it. so who watched? 58% male. 71% adults and.. nats: the force is strong in my family 20% families.. ((sot)) "it was amazing." ((sot)) "it redeemed the prequels entirely, thank god!" ((sot)) "i have spent almost the last 20 hours watching the last 6 movies and after all that i was not prepared for it //i have to go watch it again and again and again and again." liz tag: and just in case you're wondering.. the last record set for the domestic box office opening weekend.. was just earlier this year by

earning more than 208 million dollars. eh, abc news, ny. a coast to coast manhunt continues at this hour -- after the teen who killed four people while driving drunk goes missing! and his disappearance may be a family affair. plus -- this is a look at the car a 24-year-old woman was driving.. when she ran up onto the sidewalk in front of paris las vegas -- killing one, and injuring more than 30. police caught up to her a couple of blocks away. robert rasooli staying at tuscany 08.14.52.00 "they were just running, and i looked to see what direction they were running to and i saw a cop arresting a lady." but what motivated lakeisha holloway? police say it might be a fight with the father of her child.. and remember.. you can get all your breaking news and weather updates anytime just by downloading the all- new ktnv mobile app for

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