report but marlene wanted to investigate on her own. so later that night - she went back to her mother-in-law's neighborhood. "i went back to her house and i looked for tire marks." using a spare key - she pressed the panic button repeatedly - following the sound of her car's alarm, she found it! what was missing? tons of valuables - documents with her home address. the suspect kept the car key - which also had marlene's house key on the same ring. that's why she's convinced the guy in this video is the man that stole the car - coming to her home to break in and steal more. but by that time - she had already changed her locks. "the package, the car, it's just materialistic stuff, but the fact that he could come back. he knows where i live." marlene says the video shows the suspect trying to open the front door. i'll let you be the judge of that. at this time, there's no hard evidence proving that this is the same guy who stole the car, but according to marlene - when you know...you know.

biggest fear." -end of pkg- metro is reviewing the surveillance video today - and they're actively searching for suspects - but, right now they can't confirm whether the man in the video is the man that stole the car. reporting live near lake mead and nellis - michael burton - channel 13 action news. we're learning more about the woman police say was behind the wheel of the car that plowed down dozens on the las vegas strip. her cousin spoke to contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin. there are so many victims of this crash, some still in the hospital recovering. the big question for them, their loved ones, and for police is why did this happen?? and that's also a question lakeisha holloway's family is struggling with today.

hardaway gives of her cousin lakeisha are so different from the picture that's been painted. 01.35 we love her and we know her 38 this vibrant, wonderful mother 42 hard, over-achiever, always want to do the best 46 look her best, be at her best 48 police say holloway drove onto the sidewalk on las vegas boulvard, sending more than 30 people to the hospital....all while her three- year-old daughter sat in the back seat. hardaway says it's completely unlike the parent she knows lakeisha to be. 03.31 this girl, she's amazing 32 they have their little like dress up parties and 37 she....they absolutely adore each other, they adore each other 42 she insists the wreck was not planned and that her cousin is not a terrorist. in her arrest report, she didn't tell police why she wound up on the sidewalk....but that she remembered a body bouncing off her windshield and breaking it. hardaway says she was not living in her car,, that she had been traveling and had a long drive still ahead.

cope with headlines about the woman they loved. 4.47 i was just numb 48 it wasn't...it wasn't real right away 51 i think right now it's still not real 54 she asked us not to show her the facebook pictures of lakeisha....but we can tell you she was smiling, happy, well-dressed, doing things with her daughter. this video supports that....showing a professional woman making her way in the world. ((((nats from video))))) lakeisha's mom and aunt are in las vegas now, but did not want to talk with us. 07.15 i would want people to know that....i dont know....that' shes an amazing person 19 and that whatever happened for that to happen, we'll just have to ???? it out 32 her family offering their prayers to the victims, as they cope with a broken image of their loved one. 09.34 it's just hard for everybody right now 36 so im just hoping that everybody has some person that they can lean on for strength 42 because our family is leaning on each other

there are some questions the family still did not want to answer. they did not want to tell us why she was in vegas, or where she was headed. they say they're cooperating with detectives but did not want to talk about the case or about her daughter. live at the clark county detention facility, soc. lakeisha holloway.. is due in court tomorrow -- she was supposed to make an appearance today, but didn't show. earlier today, district attorney steve wolfson that he has filed one charge of "murder with a deadly weapon".. one charge of "child abuse, neglect or endangerment".. and one charge of "leaving the scene of an accident." meantime, 24 year old lakeisha holloway is on suicide watch. the deadly strip crash has many asking if more should be done to protect people walking along the las vegas strip. some have even suggested adding

county commissioner steve sisolak says the county has done a lot over the years to improve safety. like adding pedestrian bridges and more recently putting up fences in some places and adding barriers at major intersections. he says putting up barriers all along the strip is impractical and might not have helped in this situation. 13:52:57:00 someone who wants to use a five or six thousand pound lethal weapon to go up on the sidewalk is no different than a gun or a knife, they are going to find a way to do it and you get behind a barrier and you can't get out. sisolak says the commission is looking at other improvements like adding more fencing and possible putting in other pedestrian bridges. be sure to stay with action news as we follow the latest developments on this story through the night.. and through the rest of the week. you can also get updates anytime at ktnv.com.. or on our new ktnv app for your smartphone or tablet. new video released today shows just how a deadly police shooting unfolded. this video from a police robot gets us closer than any person

a unique perspective of the volatile situation. action news reporter david schuman reported on this breaking news last week....and he brings us the story. intro: "police swarmed a neighborhood near las vegas boulevard and craig when brenda kimberling wouldn't come out for several hours last week. we now know what the end of that standoff looked like -- some people might find the following video disturbing." she comes out onto her front porch with a shotgun barrel under her own chin. it appears she's yelling at police "do you see this?" over and over. metro says kimberling was having trouble with the trigger...and you can see she eventually turns the gun toward officers. that was all the signal the swat team needed to take action. tag: "police say they were originally called to the home when they found out from kimberling's friends that she was trying to overdose on pills. in the newsroom, david schuman, channel 13 action news." the woman charged with hitting and killing a man pushing his granddaughter down the street

today. galina kilova has been sentenced to 6 to 15-years in prison. you'll remember she sparked outrage last year...., after she waited days to turn herself in.. because she wanted to spend the holidays with her family. . coming up at 6:30, action news reporter yasmeen hassan will have reaction from the victim's family and galina kilova herself. an action news update tonight bail has been set at one-million dollars for the man accused of shooting a metro police officer. teag fox appeared in court this morning. his bail was set at $1 million dollars. fox is facing several charges, including attempted murder with a deadly weapon of a police officer. police say fox approached officer gregory sedminik at the emerald suites apartments... and asked him twice, "are you here to kill me?" he then told the officer to "look up" before firing three rounds... hitting sedminik below the arm. the officer is expected to make a full recovery. action news is tracking the latest weather developments a live look outside right now as today is the first official day of winter. could we see some rain or even

and christmas? action news meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what we can expect. karla? the forecast continues on track with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our next big system starts to make its way into the area for the holidays. expect breezy winds tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s, then another fairly mild day tomorrow with highs in the about 45 mph and chances for rain starting in the afternoon as well. new at 6 tonight democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is

back to the silver state. the vermont senator will be coming to reno on sudnay before heading to las vegas for a campaing stop at canyon springs high school. the event begins at 6:30pm. dramatic cell phone video shows the moment a fire breaks out at an apartment complex. a local family turns to action news after barely escaping the flames, saying the smoke detectors never went off. action news went looking for answers when you ask. we investigate. coming up... in contact -13- tonight... a major recall involving pressure cookers after several people have been burned. what you need to know. and contact 13 is ready to help you with a consumer problem. just contact one of our volunteers any weekday between 11 and 1. our hotline number is 702-368- 2255.

an action news updabail has been set at seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars for david coleman. police say he was speeding down las vegas boulevard saturday night... when he hit and killed thomas phillips riding a moped. coleman then took off, but was later arrested. new developments tonight on that horrific house fire that left one person dead and three others badly hurt.. the coroner has confirmed that 45- year-old mario jimenez was burned to death -- and it has been ruled murder. this happened back in november at a home near lamb and sherill. authorities say the house was intentionally set on fire...with jimenez and his family members inside... tied up. neighbors were able to rescue two women and a baby. another man who had been stabbed.. also made it out alive. however, when neighbors went back in to save jimenez.. it was too late. police still havent made any arrests -- or released a description of the suspect. an apartment goes up in flames -- and the renters say their

off. but what's worse is the residents say the management company knew about the problem and did nothing. so they turned to us... when you ask, we investigate. days before christmas...

their home caught fire last night. check out this video of the flames. the dad is saying a friend saved their lives. and he's saying its because there weren't any working smoke nothing. if it wasn't for somebody beating on our door we would have burned." it's a story you asked us to investigate... action news reporter parker collins learned there's work

(nats of sirens) presents waiting to be unwrapped... family coming together... and the unthinkable tears everything apart... (nat sobbing from facebook video 0:21) kristopher youts, home caught fire 22:57:39-22:57:48 "my wife's out of it. she's trembling in her shoes. doesn't know which way to turn, which way to look up. everything we've built over the last six years is gone." it's hard to tell which is more terrifying.... the before... or after the fire. jada robinson, neighbor 00.28.25.00 "they were running around the apartment saying, fire, fire, fire and then we came down and saw them running and screaming and running around." one person was rushed to the hospital. the family of three is okay now... and the complex managers say they're working to get another space ready for them by christmas since they're under lease. standup you can't get too close to the home because of this fence... the damage is very bad... in the wreckage you can see a fire extinguisher someone tried using to put out the flames. 22:54:26-22:54:35 "i'm still not completely over it. the only person who saved our butts was vanessa.

the office that lives here on property. she was the one that was beating on our door." that's maybe the scariest part-- no smoke alarm went off! the father of the home says they've been broken for months and even though he's asked... management hasn't done anything. and that's exactly why we got involved. the first stop we went for answers: the leasing office. not long after that, we got a call back from the apartment managers...who says this isn't entirely their fault. they claim they just bought the complex last week... and when they did there were a lot of incomplete work orders. but the president of the new management group assures us he plans on inspecting every alarm. parker collins channel thirteen action news. you better believe we didn't stop there. this is all about accountability. we also wanted to find out what the previous management group had to say about this. the did tell us they hadn't heard about the fire... but we want to know about the

as for that....all they'd say is that they weren't aware of that. as always.. if you have an issue or problem you'd like us to check out.. send us an email to 13investigates@ktnv.c om and be sure to include your phone number. the bay area received a good soaking with another round of chilly rain. and all that rain means good news for those headed to the mountains for a white christmas. the storm was set to bring roughly four feet of snow to higher elevations of the sierra nevada mountain range, and prime powder to skiers and snow boarders. kirkwood, heavenly and northstar, reported getting roughly 3 feet of fresh snow overnight. the forecast continues on track with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our next big system starts to make

holidays. expect breezy winds tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s, then another fairly mild day tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. thursday afternoon, the first effect we will feel from the system will be gusty winds to about 45 mph and chances for rain starting in the afternoon as well. the chance for rain will linger into christmas. mountain snow is also expected with this system. a slight cool down is in store for thursday to the mid 50s, then the system bring in abundant cool air that will sit over the region for quite a few days. afternoon highs will only reach the mid to upper 40s christmas day and over the weekend. in addition, at and below freezing lows are expected

morning. conditions will be windy on friday, then down to breezy saturday and wind chill factors will definitely be in play both days. by the start to next week, a west-northwesterly flow will bounce high temps back to the low 50s. time now... for the latest consumer

home sales plunged sharply in november, as rising prices are creating affordability pressures and new regulations have delayed finalizing purchases. the national association of realtors says sales of existing homes were down 10.5 percent.

in real estate for much of 2015. the introduction of a new disclosure form in october likely prevented many homebuyers from closing on sales in november. home values are also rising at more than double the pace of wages. the median home sales price was just over $220,00 here in las vegas it was nearly $194,000 "breville" is recalling more than 35-thousand "fast slow pressure cookers". they say pressure could release unexpectedly.. and you could be burned by hot air and steam. this has already happened five times. in one case.. the victim suffered second-degree burns. these were sold at several stores.. including best buy, and bed bath and beyond. if you have one.. stop using it immediately. big news today for southern nevada residents with solar panels... and many of them aren't too happy about it... we'll tell you why solar customers wallets may soon be a little lighter. you're watching channel 13, action news, where you ask, and we investigate.

changes for how much n-v energy is going to pay people with solar panels. today, the nevada public utilities commission voted to adopt a plan that will reduce how much n-v energy pays customers for excess energy their solar panel produce. the new plan also changes the flat service rate for customers with those solar panels. the changes would phase in over

beginning of the year. coming up on action news live at 6:30 after a very deadly year on valley roads, metro officers are stepping up their efforts to keep pedestrians safe. plus... the manhunt is intensifying for the teen who avoided prison time in a deadly drunk driving accident because of his affluent background... we'll tell you why officers now say they aren't ruling anything out in the search for ethan couch. right now on action news live

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