and the gates are high... jonathan smith, neighbor 9:26:16-9:26:25 "i'm thinking wow what the heck is this? and then i turn the volume off on the tv and i'm waiting for the third one before i call building security and then it stopped." that man heard several gunshots. he lives feet away. police say a man was trying to get into an apartment. he was screaming and banging on the door. the couple inside... scared to death.. saying don't come we have a gun. they called police... but ended up shooting through the door. that man died. lt. dan mcgrath, lvmpd 23:21:09-23:21:17 "if they are a homeowner and they do own a gun and someone is breaking into their house obviously that's a decision each individual has to make." it's unclear if any charges will be filed... there's a possibility no one will be charged.

channel thirteen action news. the young mother police say ran into a crowd of people on the las vegas strip made her first court appearance this morning. 24 year-old lakeisha holloway is now facing murder charges for sunday's deadly crash. action news reporter mahsa saeidi was there in court, and joins us now live with the latest on the suspect. mahsa? we were looking for family members inside. but no one said they were there to support holloway. it was a very short arraingment these charges...so serious. there's was no discussion of bail. the defendant's attorney's say she remains on suicide watch. we asked about her 3 year old daughter who police say was in the car the whole time. (holloway public defender scott coffee) (has she requested to see her is she going to be able to see her?) she's

child, i'm sure she'd love to be reunited with her child, obviously the situation precludees that. attorneys kept lakeisha holloway outside of camera's view until her name was called. she walked in with her chin held high... a serious look on her face. she did not enter a plea -- at that time -- a date will be set for a preliminary hearing. until then -- both sides say they have a lot of work to do. defense attorney's say they'll be looking at whatever evidence prosecutors provide. the da talked about compelling video that he says shows the suspect ramming her car into crowds of people several times. (ot 07:55 district attorney) i don't know what she was thinking normal people dont' do waht she did but we all hve stressers in our life. (butted) (sot 08:06 but forever whatever reason according to her own statement she chose to engage in this kind o f behavior. we've heard witness accounts of a man banging on the suspect's window.

and why he was trying to stop that car. it's shockng and heart breaking. that's coming up tonight. reporting live, mahsa saeidi, channel 13 action news . two drivers rushed to the hospital after a crash... and one of them was a police officer! it happened near smoke ranch and buffalo. police say a woman in an s-u-v tried to make a left hand onto smoke ranch in front of a police car.... when the two collided. the s-u-v actually flipped over. our crews talked to someone who was right by the scene, and came out and brought coffee to the officers. tracy ray, sierra gold bartender 23:11:48-23:11:59 "nothing surprises me anymore especially this time of year people are out celebrating. drunk drivers its kind of a rough thing but it happens." officers say they don't think either driver was drunk. police expect the woman to be

the cop has already been released from the hospital. an action news update now... on a deadly crash earlier this week. we just learned the identity of the woman killed crossing the street near 215 and jones on monday. she's 25-year-old danielle patella. meantime, the driver who hit her was arrested and is facing charges for driving under the influence. and a sad update to a serious crash -- a man hit while crossing the street has died. he's 27-year-old josbany borrego. police say he was on the phone, and stepped into the path of an oncoming car near desert inn and aztec. no word yet on if the driver is facing charges. a henderson family who just moved to town...falls victim to a thief. they say someone stole their u-haul truck... filled with all their belongings! angelina anderson says she moved here from california sunday, and monday-- the truck was gone. inside was all their furniture, clothing, plus their christmas gifts. anderson is a single mother...

las vegas tuesday night. 20:20:09 "this is probably not one of the christmases i want to look and think about." if you want to help them out, we posted a link to their donation page on our website, ktnv.com. now to a story that had the whole community buzzing -- a mysterious object flying across last night's sky. our newsroom was flooded with calls from people, all wondering what it was! many of you even sent us your great videos! (joey cell sot) "oh my gosh there's another one! is that a plane?there's another one!" (butted with) (joey cell sot) "this is going on channel 13, ey! this is going on the news!" some people thought it was a meteor or maybe something extraterrestrial... but according to the u-s strategic command, it was a russian rocket re-entering orbit. still... it made for one very exciting night! (joey forslund) "it was just an amazing experience to have especially around christmas time." the light could also been seen

millions of people are already heading home for the holidays. up next, whether you're flying or driving, 40-million of you will be in mother nature's storm zone. all the details you need to know ahead. one restaurant is calling itself politically incorrect, because of a sign they've intentionally put up on their front door. why their holiday policy could be sending customers out the door. the latest potential for snow and drizzle activity for the holidays is in and its coming up in weather. a frightening near miss on the ski slopes-- take a look.

a world cup race... narrowly missing 4-time world cup skiing champ marcel hirscher. you can see the drone breaks apart immediately. it happened just 10-seconds into his run in italy last night.

december here in vegas, and over on the east coast, it's been unseasonably hot. in fact, temperatures in new york are expected to top 70-degrees christmas eve. and that extreme weather is happening all over the country... threatening people's travel plans this holiday. let's first go to arkansas -- the fog was so thick there...it triggered these two chain reactions on one highway. three trucks collided...with one spilling glue all over the road..... and on the the side, a 10-car pileup left a least 3 dead, and sent 7- others to the hopsital. in california, wind gusts up to 76 miles per hour. you can see them tossing nearly a dozen tractor trailers...like toy trucks. many drivers had to pull off the roads and just wait out the winds. and in utah, white out conditions made visibility so poor. parts of the state got twenty- four inches in just twenty-four

going back to california, they're one of the few states enjoying a white christmas this year. experts say the snowpack there is higher than average for this time of year... thanks to a series of powerful snowstorms in the sierra nevada. the mountain snowpack is at levels california hasn't seen for two years. statewide-- it's 111-percent of the average for the date. and the snowfall isn't over. it's expected to continue into friday. but here in the valley, we never expect to have a white christmas. in fact, the last time we saw snow on christmas was seven years ago! take a look... the white stuff came down back in 2008. adlib at desk we are on track with a new front coming in christmas eve into christmas morning! today, heavy clouds will be common with highs

upper 50s along with a normal 5-15 mph wind out of the we will continue with the mid and upper 50s tomorrow with winds gathering strength throughout the day. by 9pm thursday night, the with the valley. snow chances will drop to 4000ft which will include red rock and the potential for summerlin, centennial hills, nellis, and boulder city areas through the night into early christmas morning. higher elevations expect between a half inch to an inch and a half of accumulation during this time frame. lower elevations 5500ft and below expect a trace to only flurry action. the valley as a whole, has a better chance for drizzle activity than snow or flurries but the trend for both rain and snow has been increasing and not decreasing. temperatures during christmas will only reach into the upper 40s and winds pick up to between 10-20 mph with gusts between 25-35 mph. the wind-chill will put us in the low and mid 30s so bundle

fire! overnight lows through the weekend will below freezing so make sure you check the but mainly sunny to partly sunny skies will return and winds look to die down by sunday late morning. breaking right now-- we

we just learned the cause of the death.. of the young mother who died in sunday's deadly crash on the strip. the coroner says jessica valenzuela died from multiple blunt force injuries. the 32-year-old mother of buckeye, arizona was the only person who died in sunday's deadly crash on the strip. meantime, the suspect lakeisha holloway made her first court appearance today. she's due back in court january 20th. even more changes happening over at chipotle. coming up in today's health report, what the restaurant chain is doing to prevent yet another

n- fl- is speaking out about its concussion crisis. what officials are saying about the concussion film, and how it's ensuring its players are safe. in today's health report... some changes are coming to have your next burger with a side of awesome. the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. at kraft we start with quality ingredients. all expertly blended to make our mayo. so you can take whatever you're making

some changes are coming to chipotle restaurants... after 55 cases of e-coli across nine different states. here are new things they'll start doing-- onions will be dipped in boiling water... raw chicken will be marinated in re- sealable plastic bags, and cilantro will be added to freshly cooked rice. you'll remember a second outbreak happened earlier this week... that's actually linked to a different strain of the bacteria. the c-d-c is still investigating to find the sources of both strains. the national football league has been under fire for its concussion crisis. and to make matters worse, the

christmas day. it tells the story of the doctor who actually brought the brain injuries in football to light. for the first time, the n-f-l is now speaking out about the film... and it wants you to know everything it's doing to make the game safe. here's abc's ryan smith. < nats you're going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week this morning - the national football league?speaking out exclusively to abc news just days before the premiere of "concussion" ryan smith do you want fans to see this movie? jeff miller sure. i-- i think that-- i think that if there's-- if there's a benefit to this movie it's that we're gonna elevate the conversation around the health and safety of our game. the film's trailer, suggesting back then the league didn't want to face issues concerning head trauma nats "the nfl does not want to talk to you?" ryan smith when a movie like this comes out, and fans//say, well, "this is a sign that the now?" jeff miller i say, take a look at what we've done. the league - saying a lot has changed since 2005... grfx updates to 39 rules related to health and safety in

new concussion protocol -- and investing millions to improve equipment... nats like special straps -- that aim to regulate head movement in the helmet - but is this enough? dr. omalu, telling robin roberts no matter how protective the helmet, it won't stop head injuries nats omalu demo look at what happens to your brain when you have an impact (hits jar) the brain bounces around the skull. assuming you take padding. this padding will simulate the helmet, no matter how thick it is, look at what happens (hits jar again). ryan smith what difference does improving the equipment really make when a head-to- head impact or some sort of very hard impact could traumatize the brain no matter how thick the outer-protection layers are. betsey nabel you can improve the rules and you can improve the safety of the equipment ryan smith do you think we can ever stop head injuries in football? betsey nabel probably not. but i think we can minimize 'em to make...the game as safe as possible. for good morning america, ryan smith, abc news, new york.

one restaurant is saying enough is enough -- they want to wish everyone a merry christmas. and they don't care if that offends you. coming up, hear from the restaurant's c-e-o...and how customers are reacting. you're watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate. stay with us. welcome back- a restaurant

it's warning potential customers the store is "politically incorrect." that's because it's not shying away from wishing customers "merry christmas." here's deborah wrigley to explain. < it greets guests at five berryhill owned restaurants in the area "we say merry christmas and salute our flag. oh, wow!" they first appeared about two weeks ago. ( randy massey / customer ) "yeah, i guess the political correctness has gone overboard sometimes." the decision of berryhill's c-e-o, whose son told him about similar signs going up at some out of state restaurants, so jeff anon ordered them for his five company-owned berryhills.. ( jeff anon //ceo, berryhill ) "i don't think anybody means anything bad or mean about saying merry christmas, and i

sometimes people have to stand up and say enough of this." signs have been taken at a couple of locations, but are replaced as quickly as they vanish. it's a gamble for a business, but anon says approvals outnumber objections. ( jeff anon / ceo, berryhill ) "i'd say for every one that thought it wasn't appropriate, probably ten to twenty who thought it was and supported it." today, among the customers whom we spoke, we found none who disapproved. ( cynthia bivins / customer ) "i celebrate christmas, and i was ok with that. i salute the flag, and i'm an american. it didn''t offend me at all." there are small christmas trees at the restaurants, employees can wear santa hats, and we found a guest with her reindeer antlers. ( christyna lewis / customer ) "there's like 20 holidays this time of year, so i don't have a problem with happy holidays either. merry christmas is delicious. wonderful." > shoppers are flooding malls all

minute christmas gifts but a scare at one mall sent people running. coming up at 11-30, what happened during one of the busiest shopping days, and if you need to think twice before you head out. and a woman's car is stolen... but miraculously she finds it just hours later... so why is she still so scared but miraculously she finds it just hours later... hl right now on action news live

deadly the suspect in that deadly hit and run on the strip made her first appearance in court. the latest from the courtroom, plus we're hearing from the heroes... who rushed to the scene ...describe the chaos. temperatures are dropping ahead of christmas. and we could see some flurries? hello and thanks for joining us

news at midday, i'm dayna roselli. and i'm jessica janner. let's get straight to meteorologist greg gennett with all the details. lower elevations 5500ft and below expect a trace to only flurry action. the valley as a whole, has a better chance for drizzle activity than snow or flurries but the trend for both rain and snow has been increasing and not decreasing. temperatures during christmas will only reach into the upper 40s and winds pick up to between 10-20 mph with gusts between 25-35 mph. the wind-chill will put us in the low and mid 30s so bundle up and add more wood to the fire! overnight lows through the weekend will below freezing common into the next work week but mainly sunny to partly sunny skies will return and winds look to die down by sunday late morning. the woman accused of driving her car into dozens of people

first appearance in court. 24-year-old lakeisha holloway is facing murder with the use of a deadly weapon charges in connection to sunday's deadly crash. her lawyers asked for a delay in the case...which was granted. her next court appearance is set for january 20th... which is when they'll set a date for her preliminary hearing. meantime, we're hearing from firefighters who tried to help it all. "this scene goes all the way down to bally's with people all over the floor. we are going to need somebody to shut down traffic." butte to 11.36.20.00 "thisas an autoped and it completely escalated before we could even think about it." that tragic crash sunday night is having a heavy impact not just on our community... but also on people visiting town. they tell us they're now worried about their safety on

dorothy christensen, visiting from canada. 10:04:37:00 i don't feel safe, it kind of gives you a sick feeling that something like this could happen and a lot of times when i travel i feel safe but when something like this happens, i don't. commissioner steve sisolak says they're looking at other, possible safety improvements like more fencing, and bridges. right now, one woman is living in fear...saying she's possibly being targeted. first her car is stolen...but she gets its back. but then the thief struck again! marlene arellano says last wednesday, she was dropping off a car seat at her mother in law's near nellis and lake mead. the car was was running... and when she went inside the home, her car was gone. luckily, hours later, she tracked it down. then monday, arellano says she thinks the same crook came back... and tried to use her keys to unlock her door.

changed the locks. the guy did grab a package from the front door and took off. now she's worried he'll try again. "the package, the car, it's just materialistic stuff, but the fact that he could come back. he knows where i live." it's not clear if the man in the video is the same guy who took her car but metro is investigating. and police in henderson are asking for your help tracking two car thieves. take a good look at your screen. police say these two men stole a black honda from a circle k near boulder highway and warm springs. officers say the victim told them the car was unlocked and running. if you recognize either of these men, call henderson police. speaking of boulder highway... police say too many people on that stretch of road can't seem to follow the most basic traffic rules.

have died on that road. police are now handing out safety pamphlets in the area... to remind people about the dangers of jaywalking. sot owen all of those so far have been related to pedestrian error officials say they're also working to get more crosswalks in the area, and make the ones already in place a little more visible. a gun goes off during a robbery during one of the busiest shopping days of the yaer. off... take a listen. mos: "it was pure pandemonium- everybody was running" 16:26:02 mos: "all the sudden just heard a loud gunshot" 16:23:26 mos: "the first thing that we thought was terrorism" mos: "we locked the doors, ran to the bathroom at the back of the store and we just crouched there and we waited" this all happened at a mall in long island. police say a suspect tried to hold up a jewelry store. the gun then went off during a struggle between the suspect and store's security guard. all area schools were put on lockdown while this all went down. it was actually an off duty

mall who restrained the man...until police arrived. the robber in serious but stable condition. family and friends are now remembering the 6 american soldiers... killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan, just days before christmas. listen to how their loved ones describe them. ( joel taub / father of staff sgt. peter taub ) "he was funny. he was thoughtful. he was a really good family man." (butted with) ( steve pennington / staff sgt. chester mcbride's high school football coach ) "he had great he loved his family. he loved his country. he died doing what he wanted to do. he was a real soldier. a real hero." the victims came from all across our country. most of them were in their late 20's or early 30's. the oldest was 45. they will be laid to rest in their home towns. pause for animation now to the race for president -- republican presidential candidate donald trump is responding to the claims that his comments about hillary clinton were sexually derogatory.

phrase was not vulger... and that he meant clinton got beaten badly in the 2008 presidential race. while the two continue to battle-- now their fellow contenders are weighing in on their fight. other presidential hopefuls are now weighing in on the back and forth. (chris christie / (r) presidential candidate) "the two of them should stop bickering about their personal disagreements with each other and who should apologize to who and we should get back to talking about the things that americans really care about." this is what she loves doing. trump is not going to be president because he says these things that turns people off." meantime, the former secretary of fired back saying "we shouldn't let anybody bully his way to the presidency. and this feud doesn't seem to hurting trump among his supporters. a cnn-orc poll found he still dominates the race...with 39- percent of voter support. that's more than double texas

who came in second with 18-percent. ben carson and florida senator marco rubio are next. meanwhile, democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is coming to town next the event is free and open to the public. the event starts at 6-30. millions of americans are flying all across the u-s today, heading to their christmas destination. and security is at an all-time high at airports. right now, one airport is on even higher alert... after a man somehow bypassed security and made it all the way to a taxiway. plus, shoppers are taking advantage of longer hours at malls to buy those last-minute gifts. find out what the top gift searched for is here in nevad. and here's a live look at the new york stock exchange... ((ad-lib)) the latest potential for snow and drizzle activity for the holidays is in and

welcome back- a man jumped a fence at j-f-k airport...and got all the way onto the

terminal. now investigators are going frame by frame through security footage... trying to figure out just how he did it. this happened last week. police say a cargo worker questioned the intruder, but somehow got away. (police dispatch) "we're getting several calls on this in the location of 32, 33, of terminal 8 - what we have is a male male..." "there doesn't appear to be anybody on the taxiway we'll check the perimeter." it's now raising questions of why the person was there...and how he made it past all security. breaking right now -- the wal-mart driver involved in that crash that hurt actor

charged with aggravated manslaughter. you'll remember it happened on the new jersey turnpike... when morgan's limo bus was rear- ended by the semi. the crash the life of morgan's friend, comedian james mcnair. according to the criminal complaint.. the truck driver hadn't slept in -24- hours. an action news update on teresa giudice... she's the new jersey housewife who's now an ex-con. she was released from federal prison this morning... after less than a year following her guilty plea to multiple federal fraud charges. her attorney told a-b-c news she's very excited to be home with her family for the holidays. the problems are getting worse for takata -- this just in-- the u-s transportation authority just confirmed an eighth person has died because of those faulty airbags. authorities say the teen died

after being hospitalized from the crash back in july. here in the u-s, 23-million air bag inflators have been recalled... affecting 19-million people. some changes are coming to the valley's solar energy industry. and people are not happy about it one bit. the nevada public utilities commision voted unanimously yesterday to change how much n-v energy will pay customers with rooftop solar panels. and those people will be paid less for the excess energy they produce. the new plan also changes the flat service rate for customers with those solar panels. those changes kick in january first. do you ever feel like it costs more to be a woman? well you're right... and we have the numbers to prove it! a new study from the new york city department of consumer affairs found that many products cost more for women than they do for men! like this scooter-- the female version is 25 dollars more. as for razors.. women are paying around 3 dollars and 50 cents more. overall, products for ladies

time now is x:xx-- now let's take a look at today's top stories now trending... people can't seem to get over the newest addition to an aquarium in california! take a look at the little ball of fluff just hours after the pup was born. you can see the mom puffing up the baby's fur... that's so it will be able to float. (logan phares, aquarium visitor): "the otter like is so cute and lovely and all that kind of stuff and its just so good." the aquarium says the mom and pup can stay as long as they want... but they'll eventually have to leave for food. vo you've probably heard the old saying--"there's no such thing you've probably heard the old saying--"there's no such thing as bad p- r" and for steve

as bad p- r" and for steve harvey, that couldn't be more true. he just signed a multi-year deal to continue hosting the miss universe pageant... even after that embarrassing mistake... when he crowned the wrong woman! and what's on your christmas wish list? vox.com asked google to pull the most searched shopping items in all 50-states this past week. and turns out, here in nevada, the most searched item was a prada handbag! some results make sense, like people in washington state want north face rain jackets. while others are surprising -- in hawaii, people want seiko watches... and people in delaware want louis vuitton belts. "for more stories trending right now, head to ktnv.com we are on track with a new front coming in christmas eve into christmas morning! today, heavy clouds will be common with highs temperatures in the mid and upper 50s along with a normal 5-15 mph wind out of the

we will continue with the mid and upper 50s tomorrow with winds gathering strength throughout the day. by 9pm thursday night, the front will begin to interact with the valley. snow chances will drop to through the night into early christmas morning. higher elevations expect between a half inch to an inch and a half of accumulation the valley as a whole, has a better chance for drizzle activity than snow or flurries but the trend for both rain and 40s and winds pick up to between 10-20 mph with gusts between 25-35 mph. the wind-chill will put us in so make sure you check the 4-p's (pipes, pets, plant, people) during this time. upper 40s and low 50s will be common into the next work week but mainly sunny to partly sunny skies will return and winds look to die down by breaking right now -- a

a shooting investigation just getting underway. police are on-scene right now near jones and vegas drive. metro says one person has been shot and killed, they don't know if that person is a victim, or a suspect. but the other suspect was shot. we don't know yet that person's condition. action news has a crew headed to the scene. melody sweets, absinthe absinthe star melody sweets, releases absinthe star melody sweets, releases sexy new christmas single! melody sweets is proud to present "santa, maybe...," her first recording since her debut album "burlesque in black." the sexy songstress and

the spirit of mae west and bettie page on the cheeky holiday single. written by sweets and mike williams, the song features some of the top names in music, including steven lee of donny and marie, eric plante of cirque du soliel's "o", david perrico of "pop evolution", and grammy

a sexy take on the classic christmas song, "santa, maybe..." is this year's "santa baby"! sweets has been featured on some of the top television networks, including mtv and vh1. she has had the honor of collaborating with and performing for, some of the industry's most esteemed artis,ncluding fergi neil patrick harris and sting. sweets can be seen live nightly

palace, performing her catchy show-opening song "slice of heaven," off of her debut album, "burlesque in black." before we go.. here's a look at some of the

the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans.

funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message.

following-- a break-in attempt ends deadly. it all happened at fort apache and sahara early this morning. police say a man was trying to get into an apartment. and when he refused to stop, the couple homeowner fired the deadly shot. it's unclear if any charges will be filed. the preliminary hearing for the portland mother accused in that deadly hit and run on the las vegas strip has been delayed. 24-year-old lakeisha holloway appeared in court for the first time today. she's now facing murder charges. her lawyers asked for the delay, so they could conduct their own investigation. she's due back in court january 20th... when a judge is expected to set her next hearing date. breaking right now -- one person is dead, and another shot after a shooting. this all happened near and vegas drive. metro police don't know who if that person killed is a victim, or a suspect. but the other suspect was shot.

to the scene. we'll have updates on later editions of action news. here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... it starts at 8 with the middle, the goldbergs at 8-30, modern family at 9, blackish at 9-30, then fresh off at the boat at 10. followed by another episode of that's it for us here... the chew is up next... and be sure to watch action

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