that's about 46 miles east of sacramento. (adlib pics) let's send it straight over to carlo falco.. in for bryan, and tracking your holiday forecast. a stormy christmas is in store for las vegas with the action starting tonight. an upper level low pressure system will dive towards the city from the pacific northwest bringing a ton of wind and very cold air along with it. california but a few rain showers and even some very light and brief snow showers could move through the las vegas valley late tonight. the best shot for rain showers will be up in the mountains but a few drips and drops may make brief, and there won't be any accumulation in the valley. there may be a few particularly determined snowflakes that could live for a couple minutes on grassy surfaces but that's breezy winds and much cooler temperatures. highs on christmas will only be saturday with the main core of cold air associated with the upper level low directly overhead for then. blustery and raw day. winds could gust to 45mph in the las vegas valley and wind and from searchlight southwestward. temperatures moderate to start next week, but stay about 5-8

55 and mostly sunny skies. in this afternoon's red, white and blue 2016 political coverage.. ted cruz says the quote -- "liberal media" -- is desperate to tear apart his family.. and he's citing a major newspaper's controversial cartoon as proof! that cartoon depicts cruz's children as trained monkeys.. and cruz's republican competitors are lining up to take his side. abc's bazi kanani has the latest, from washington. ted cruz now hitting back...

this editorial cartoon online depicting cruz's two daughters as trained monkeys. (sot cruz) "not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that will do it." the cartoonist was critizing cruz for this christmas-themed political ad. (nats holiday ad) "the grinch who lost her emails" the candidate... enlisting his young girls in an attack on hillary clinton. (nats holiday ad. girl reads) "i know just what i'll do, she said with a snicker. i will use my own server and nobody will be the wiser." (cruz) in kindergarten we learn you don't hit girls. it's not complicated. don't make fun of a five year old girl and seven year old girl. cruz's gop rivals are backing him up. (gfx) on twitter, marco rubio called the cartoon "disgusting." both donald trump and jeb bush defended cruz on fox news. (sot trump) it's one thing to talk about your children, but it's another the way they were depicted. (sot bush) this is absolutely off limits. and ted cruz is right to be outraged the washington post took down the controversial

the post's policy "to leave the children out of it"-- but not before cruz forwarded the offending graphic to supporters in a fundraising appeal: (gfx) saying it "shows exactly how desperate the liberal media is to attack and destroy me (and my family)" ==baz on cam tag== the presidential candidates are taking a break from the campaign trail for the christmas holiday, but donald trump is not taking a break from twitter-- going after hillary clinton in a series of tweets. metro police have charged a man whom they believe is responsible for a murder on the las vegas strip... during the fight of the century. police say 23-year-old "deangelo matthews" was already in custody at the clark county detention center on an unrelated incident when he was charged in a deadly incident back in may. 27-year-old da-shawn hawkins died of a head injury in the valet area of the paris hotel and casino.. shortly after the mayweather-

police say hawkins was involved in an altercation before his death.. but they haven't said whether they're searching for any more suspects. more protests in a major shopping district in chicago. the activists are loosely affiliated with the black lives matter movement.. and they're calling their march "black christmas." the goal is to disrupt holiday shopping.. and hit chicago in the city's wallet. (15) rahm -- resign! rahm -- resign! rahm -- resign! (21) for weeks, the group has called for chicago mayor rahm emanuel's resignation. they say emanuel helped cover for a police officer who shot 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 year.. (40) "if you're a police officer who's morally upright, professional, courtesy, treats everyone with dignity and problem. i'm as pro law enforcement as anyone. but you know, you have to be respectful." (55) that officer.. jason van dyke.. was charged a couple months ago, after the video of

a year after he was gunned down. officials.. but refuses to resign. a similar black lives matter protest in minneapolis.. shut down stores in the mall of america last night. mos's: "i work in the mall and i don't know what i'm gonna do now" (butted to) "i just came in to shop and didn't know this was going on, it's crazy" down these economic pressure points so they can hear what we're saying, they only hear us with money." the protest was peaceful. the crowd left the mall after about an hour. demonstrators also temporarily blocked roads to airports in minneapolis and san francisco-- 14-people were arrested in those two cities. plenty of procrastinators are hitting the malls today -- hoping to wrap-up their christmas shopping.. and cash in on last-minute deals! here's a look at one of the many crowded shopping malls in california. a poll by "the national retail federation" shows that about

to wait until christmas eve to finish their shopping -- it doesn't sound like a lot, but it adds up to about 23 million people! and one shopper in new york got busted by a reporter.. for waiting until christmas eve to shop for her significant other! (12) last minute stuff for mom and dad and my boyfriend sorry oops still getting stuff kala, you're boyfriend-?!! he's patient but oh well love you moe! (26) if you're not happy with your gift, not to worry -- zappos is giving you a chance to cash in! starting at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, they're offering a $100 gift card to customers who aren't happy with their presents.. in exchange, the company will donate the unwanted gifts! you have to call the company, and you'll want to do it early.. because they're only giving gift cards to the first 500 people who call. we've posted an article with all of the information on our web site.. ktnv.com. a rare sight in the skies this christmas -- and we're not talking about the chance for snow..

break... plus -- (09) i was doing this -- and then i hit the elf! (14) that little girl called 9-1-1 -- after knocking over the elf on the shelf!! it's a phone call you have to hear to believe.

let's take a look at the trending".. happy national eggnog day! if you didn't know, it's made of eggs, sugar, milk or cream...and often some sort of alcohol. historians say eggnog was preceded by a medieval drink in britain. eggnog became tied to the holidays... when it crossed the atlantic in the 17-hundreds. finally.. one little girl.. desperate to stay off santa's naughty list.. calls 9-1-1 for a christmas emergency! here's abc's ron claiborne. "twas a week before christmas

laperuta was playing in her family's living room. sot- i was doing this and then it hit the elf. one of the two elves on their shelf -- his name is buddy jingles -- was knocked out of his stocking onto to the floor natsot: izzy i went "ahhhh!" & makes a face from a popular book based on an old tradition?that has become a viral phenomenon ?.an elf is supposed to left alone to observe who's naughty or nice ... and report back to santa. an adult can touch the elf, but a child -- absolutely not! so when izzy's elf plopped out she called 9-1-1 ... natsot: 9-1-1 call a few minutes later -- natsot-knock,knock. she opens the door: "hello?" it was a policeman come to check it out sot: he said where you mom? momy! there is a man at the door. sot-mom: so i said, can i help you? and he said... your daughter called 911 it all worked out for the best.. with little izzy learning a valuable lesson izzy: don't call 9-1-1 unless it's an emergency. dont call it for not emergencies! merry christmas

kids! the end... rc abc news old branch, new jersey for more stories trending right now.. go to ktnv.com. and we want to hear your thoughts. just sound off on any trending news by joining us on twitter. our handle is @ktnv use #nowtrending. anchor adlibs and toss to carlo. a stormy christmas is in store for las vegas with the action starting tonight. an upper level low pressure system will dive towards the city from the pacific northwest bringing a ton of wind and very cold air along with it. there won't be too much rain or snow associated with this low as it will dump most out over tahoe and the sierra in california but a few rain showers and even some very light and brief snow showers could move through the las vegas valley late tonight. the best shot for rain showers tonight.

brief, and there won't be any accumulation in the valley. there may be a few particularly determined snowflakes that could live for a couple minutes on grassy surfaces but that's about it and they'll melt very temperatures. highs on christmas will only be in the upper 40s with about 50 for the warmest areas in the valley. cooler weather is coming for saturday with the main core of push in from the west and will drastically kick up the winds saturday making for a very blustery and raw day. winds could gust to 45mph in the las vegas valley and wind advisories are possible in the southwestward. temperatures moderate to start next week, but stay about 5-8 below normal for this time of year. new year's eve looks sunny if not a bit chilly. expect highs to be right around 55 and mostly sunny skies. breaking news with weather. and more new video of the tornado hitting about an hour

placerville .. this video was retweeted by "n-w-s sacramento".. adlib new video the moon will be shining bright to guide santa on his way tomorrow -- since it's the last full moon of the year! the rare sight is called a full cold moon because it shows up during the beginning of winter -- and it's the first time we'll see a full moon on christmas day since 1977. it won't happen again for another 19-years. and this is a little early, but have you started thinking about what to do with your tree after chrismas? have you ever thought about giving it a second life? you can recycle it at 8 locations in henderson. drop offs start on saturday.... but make sure you take off all the lights...ornaments...tinsel or any wires.

into mulch to be used for landscaping around henderson. after all that holiday food.. you'll probably want to hit the gym.. it's one of america's favorite new year's resolutions.. when we come back, we'll show you some of the top fitness trends for 2016. after the holiday.. plenty of folks will head for

after the holiday.. plenty of folks will head for the gym to shed those extra pounds.. here are some options.. based on the top fitness trends for 2016. topping the list: h-i-i-t classes or high intensity interval training. studies show it helps protect against heart disease, insulin sensitivity and high blood pressure. the other top trend -- body weight workouts. plus.. wearable technology.. online workouts and recovery classes. this list comes from a survey done by the american college of

still ahead... a final look at your forecast! here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... 8: a two-hour charlie brown special 10: the great christmas light fight 11: action news before judge judy..

a jewelry store, robbed at gunpoint just before 11 on christmas eve -- a quick-thinking employee hit the alarm, locking the suspects inside the store -- one of them wound up shooting out the front glass. cops say there were four people involved -- three of them have been arrested.. but one man is still out there right now. near the gold strike in jean.. a person was found with a gunshot wound to the head early this morning. that person is in critical condition now -- police, still searching for the gunman. the two teens shot during an attempted burglary in the northwest part of the valley... and it's a story you'll see only on action news... plus... six years after their dog ran away while on vacation in northern nevada... a valley family experiences a christmas miracle! we are working on new stuff for you at six as well.

as the clock ticks closer to christmas day... many people are waiting until tonight to do their last minute and take you right into the chaos tonight at six. a stormy christmas is in store for las vegas with the action starting tonight. an upper level low pressure system will dive towards the snow associated with this low as it will dump most out over tahoe and the sierra in showers could move through the las vegas valley late tonight. elevations after around 10 tonight. the shot for snow will be very could live for a couple minutes and they'll melt very quickly highs on christmas will only be in the upper 40s with about cold air associated with the drastically kick up the winds saturday making for a very valley. temperatures moderate to start not a bit chilly. expect highs to be right around 55 and mostly sunny skies. before we go, check this out.. "norad" is now tracking santa around the world. the santa tracker is on the web, on facebook, on twitter. you can see where in the world he's delivering presents, and how many he's done so far! at last check, he has already delivered thousands of gifts..

well just how old saint nick's santa make it all the way around the world? official word from the north pole is that santa's sleigh has new upgrades the sleigh uses about 45-million gallons of jet fuel for his annual voyage. and that does it for action news live at 3:30 but stay with us - judge judy is up next. we'll be back in 60 minutes for action news live at 5. until then.. thanks for watching and have a great evening.

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