with the "affluenza" defense after killing 4 people.. and he's not the only person missing. plus: "it was mayhem and it looked very intentional." 1 killed.. at least 30 hurt.. when a driver crashes into a crowd on the strip.. police tell us the driver wasn't drunk.. the question on everyone's mind: why? good afternoon.. i'm rikki cheese. and i'm steve wolford. police have now identified the driver as 24-year old lakeisha holloway. they say she'd only been in las vegas for a week and was sleeping in her car in different parking garages. just hours ago, they released this photo of her. she is being held without bail -- right now, she is facing on charge of "murder with a deadly weapon".. district attorney steve wolford says he expects her to face dozens of charges of attempted murder. chopper 13 was the only news helicopter in the air during last night's chaos. this video gives you an idea of how much of the strip was shut down by police. in fact.. las vegas boulevard was closed

investigation. the woman fled the scene after the crash happened -- but she parked her car at the tuscany.. a couple blocks away, near flamingo and koval. that's where she turned herself in. we were there -- and captured this shot of the car, with its windshield shattered. according to the arrest report, she would not explain why she drove onto the sidewalk. sheriff joe lombardo called her demeanor, quote: "stoic." also disturbing.. she had her toddler in the backseat. that little girl is now at child haven right. abc's brandi hitt is tracking the latest details on this case. nats -- (fire siren) a terrifying hit and run... on the busy las vegas strip. sot -- (no name given) // 'some lady ran... jumped the curb and went right through the people." sot -- antonio nasser, witness // "people were like bouncing off the front of the car." police say 24 year old lakeisha holloway veered onto the side walk... up to three times sunday night... accelerating into the crowd dept.

confirms we believe it to be an murder. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. our coverage of last night's deadly crash continues on our our coverage of last night's deadly crash continues on our

ktnv.com.. that's where you'll find a link to the go fund me page for the woman who was killed.. jessica valenzuela. you'll also find more reaction from people who were on the ground when the crash happened. turning now to the latest weather developments. adlib weather toss over live shot let's send it over to bryan scofield, and weather first. we will continue to see periods 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.

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 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 a computer expert.. already convicted of stealing one jackpot.. may have done it at least a dozen more times! prosecutors say eddie tipton installed secret software on the machines that randomly generate winning lotto numbers... that way, he would know those winning digits in advance. and they say tipton could have done that in as many as 37-states! but his attorney says there's no evidence tipton tampered with anything. a former drug company c-e-o is speaking out for the first time since his arrest on fraud charges. martin shrekli told the wall street journal.. quote: "quite frankly, my arrest is not something i

and definitely not something i deserve given the facts." federal authorities say shkreli ran his two former companies like a ponzi scheme. he was also trashed by many around the country when he jacked-up the price of a life saving hiv drug. if convicted.. shkreli faces 20- years in prison. texas authorities are widening their search for a teenager.. who was spared prison time for his infamous affluenza defense.. after killing 4 people in a drunk driving accident. authorities believe ethan couch ran away with his mother. investigators have received hundreds of tips -- but still, no arrest. abc's elizabeth hur reports. this video posted on twitter.. showing ethan couch at a booze party standing near a beer pong table although not seen drinking.. according to authorities.. may have prompted the texas teenager to skip his probation hearing and turn into a wanted fugitive.. ((sot)) sheriff "i believe he felt that the other shoe was getting ready to drop.." his mother..

now officially a part of the investigation.. pictures of her pickup truck.. just released with investigators believing she is with ethan.. which could land her in jail. ((sot)) sheriff "if we can find out that she helped him at all, i assure you we will file criminal cases against her." couch .. his lawyers essentially arguing he was too spoiled to know the consequences of his actions.. couch got only probation.. ((sot)) nancy grace: "now, granted, he is not a major drug lord or a kingpin. but think about it. four dead bodies.. and this guy walked. with straight probation." ((sot)) sheriff "i have never in my law enforcement career and that's 35 years now, seen a case that sparks such outrage.." calling the sentence.. a miscarriage of justice.. authorities say.. couch turns 19 in january and they had begun the process of moving this case to adult court.. even before couch vanished.

he needs to be in adult court where a judge will hold him accountable for his actions." liz tag: authorities say for obvious reasons, they cannot talk about what exactly they're doing or how it's being done.. one way or another. eh, abc news, ny. still ahead.. the suprising results of a new study on the dangers of driving while sleepy. plus -- the clip that everyone in the world is talking about.. (00) quick nat "miss universe 2015" (12) survey says .. steve harvey got it wrong! see the fallout from his miss universe "oopsie" when we return. in today's 'now trending' report..

pageant" when the crown is briefly given to the wrong

this afternoon -- abc's t-j holmes reports. quick nat "miss universe 2015" miss columbia reigned supreme as miss universe for approximentaly two and a half glorious minutes...... nats her walking down the aisle and then this happened...... 2:52 i have to apologize. the first runner up is columbia. runner up is columbia. (record scratch) 3:29 miss universe 2015 is phillipinnes. host steve harvey correcting himself.....annoucing the winner is really miss phillipinnes...... harvey: take your first walk as miss universe. creating one of the most awkward moments in pageant

(awkward pause 4:08-4:20) a chorus of boos fill the hall....... (put all of steve's bite in) 4:39 listen folks let me....this is exactly what is on the card. i will take responsibility for this......all the way to.....its been a great night. and with that steve is off.....leaving the ladies to sort it out..... miss columbia's crown gently removed.......bestowed on the rightful winner...... afterwards the 21 year old colombian tv presenter and sofia viagara look alike....graceful in defeat..... sot - miss colombia backstage: "everything happens for a reason so i'm happy... i'm happy for all that i did, for becoming this dream. i'm so happy." (source: miss colombia reax backstage.mp4) happy." (source: miss colombia

contestants -- in her corner... nats - backstage: "we love you colombia!" (ladies cheering) (source: miss colombia reax backstage.mp4) miss philippines backstage: "it's a very umm... non- traditional crowning moment, isn't it? it's very, it's very 2015..." (awkward crowning) that was t-j holmes reporting.. for more stories trending today, just head to our web site and click on the now trending tab. anchors adlib and toss to bryan week. in the short term, tomorrow,

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

moves out on sunday, we will see more sunshine and highs around 50. conditions will still be windy saturday, then drop to breezy on sunday. an adventure for some boy scouts turned into a terrifying

lesson. they helped save their troop leader after he was attacked by a bear. scanner: he is bleeding from his neck, his arm, and his head. (butted with) scanner: all units out there, be advised. the victim, we have the victim now yelling out. troop leader christopher petronino was exploring a cave in some new jersey woods yesterday when he was attacked inside by a black bear. the boy scouts were outside the cave and jumped into action. they called 9-1-1 and tried to lure the bear out of the cave with food. then.. they started a fire to alert a rescue helicopter. their troop leader is now recovering from his injuries.. and should be okay. we're all aware of the dangers on our roads.. and coming up -- a new warning for anybody who works long hours. details on a shocking new study

take when you get behind the wheel if you're drowsy. stay with us. in today's health report.. the dangers of drunk driving

what about driving while you're drowsy? a new study shows that it could dr. timothy johnson.. reports. we're hearing more and more about how hazardous it is, driving drowsy. but what about people who have to do it every day -- 9.5 million night shift workers who commute to work? for them, the risks are particularly prominent. now a new study? suggesting exactly how risky after-work driving can be for those overnight workers? saying that driving drowsy can make you up to six times more likely to crash your car. sleep medicine researchers at harvard medical school compared the safety of drivers who had been up all night working... versus those who got a full night's rest.

into the car with these drivers to watch their performance. what happened next? the researchers called a halt to nearly half of the drives taken on no sleep -- for safety reasons... but the group who received a full night's rest? zero near-crash incidents. those who drove after a long night of work had a much higher rate of lane swerving, drowsiness, slow blinking and slowed eye movements. so a reminder? if you work the night shift, try to make sure you are well rested before getting behind the wheel. and if you aren't? make other arrangements. because a drowsy commute could kill. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. still ahead... a final look at your forecast! and before we head to break.. here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... 8: the great christmas light fight. 10: the great holiday baking show. 11: action news. identified vo before judge judy..

following. metro has identified the driver in last night's deadly strip crash as 24-year old lakeisha holloway of oregon. police also say her 3-year old daughter was in the car at the time. the toddler is now in c-p-s custody. holloway is on suicide watch. 1 person was killed -- at least 30 others injured.. at last check, 3 of the victims remained in critical condition at u-m-c. sheriff joe lombardo said holloway was "stoic" when she was taken into custody.. very few details about a motive have been released -- although we know she'd been in town.. and living out of her car.. for about a week. and.. the field if gop presidential candidates is now down to 12. donald trump.. is now turning his political guns at hillary clinton.. demanding she apologize for calling him "isis best recruiter." coming up on action news.. live at 5... a wild police chase is caught on camera as a driver takes police on a high- speed chase. but it's who's behind the wheel

shocking thing of all. and from contact 13 tonight. new regulations are in place for drone owners. what you need to know about the registration requirements. home invasion vo a homeowner turned the tables on a burglary suspect early this morning near lake mead and jones. police say a homeowner found a burglar inside his house. after a struggle.. the homeowner fired some warning shots and the suspect took off on a bike. coming up on action news live at 6.. the homeowner explains how he caught the suspect with his pants down.. literally. we will continue to see periods of thick cloud cover throughout the rest of the week. in the short term, tomorrow, which is also the first full cooler air moves in on effects of our next major the system will remain over the the mid 40s on saturday, then as the system moves out on sunday, we will see more and that does it for action news live at 3:30 but stay with us - judge judy is up next.

action news live at 5. until then.. thanks for watching and have a great evening. right now, on action news live at 3.. we still don't know why a

>> announcer: the odds were stacked against him. >> judge judy: did you have insurance for your car? >> no, i didn't. >> judge judy: and you had had some alcohol. and why were you driving? >> uh, i shouldn't have been. >> judge judy: right. >> announcer: then everything came tumbling down. >> judge judy: terrible accident. >> i suffered a broken nose, a sprain in my neck, and a sprain in my back.

citation for careless driving,