when do you think that's going to happen? ...wind advisory in effect until 10 pm pst this evening... .tonight...windy...c older...clear. areas of blowing dust in the evening. lows 23 to 27 on the west side of the valley...26 to 29 on the .sunday...sunny. highs 41 to 44 on the west side afternoon. all that wind made it hard for rescuers to get to a fallen hiker at red rock canyon.

almost 100 feet. so far authorities have not released that person's name....we will keep you updated on this story as we work to learn more. moving now... to the southeast ..where the death toll has risen to 18 people. severe weather wreaked havoc over the christmas holiday. flash floods took over parts of georgia and alabama. meanwhile a tornado smashed through birmingham on christmas day. it was like pouring down, heavy rain...and then all of a sudden the glass and the windows just broke out and then it sounded like someone was clawing the tin off of the house - the roof more thunderstorms are expected going into next week. now to a developing story we're following back at home today. sources tell us two metro officers shot what they thought was an intruder overnight. turns out that intruder.. was one of their mothers, according to a metro source. north las vegas police tell us

midnight startled the couple. thinking it was an intruder.. the married pair fired approximately 27 rounds.. hitting the woman in the leg. police say the woman shot did not break in .. she had access to the home. we're told the officers are both fairly new to metro. the woman's worked with the force only a couple years.. the man is still in the academy. no charges are being filed against either of them.. according to investigators. the 101 in california is back open. and officials are making progress on a dramatic wildfire burning in ventura county. abc's kayna whitworth reports.. a downed.... private power line.... sparked the fire - which has now surged to more than 12-hundred acres. pkg script natsot - "oh my god, oh my god. we are driving through fire." a holiday nightmare greeted drivers in southern california christmas night? natsot - "we can't see anything." fast-moving flames at first creeping toward the 1-0-1 freeway? natsot - "this is scary - like it's gonna jump the freeway. i'm really scared." then - it did? forcing many people to either turn back - or drive

natsot - "?(engine guns) ?. ah-haha!!! crazyman! phew!" over and over - drivers passed flames right at the roadway's edge. fire officials say powerful santa ana winds gusting to 45 miles an hour - carried embers over the highway, pushing it across what should have been a natural barrier. nats - "?winds?" the state highway patrol shutdown parts of the 1-0-1? and the nearby pacific coast highway. county officials immediately put the solimar beach community under mandatory evacuation - and surrounding areas on voluntary status. sot - capt. steve kaufmann / ventura county fire dept. "make sure everything is buttoned up tight? if you leave any window or garage door open, that's just an entrance for one of these embers that our firefighters down the way are fighting." by daylight - the fire had grown - huge plumes of smoke filling the sky. grass and bushes extremely dry. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department very dynamic fire -

control - since we're at end of this drought. six hundred firefighters are on the scene, with aid coming in by air? but the winds are still a concern. sot - norman plott / division chief, ventura county fire department "we're not out of the woods yet." kayna whitworth, abc news, ventura county, california. officials expect to spend the next three days getting this fire fully under control. emergency crews had a busy night cleaning up the damage after a historic bridge collapsed in indiana. take a look, crews say the bridge, built in 18-80, gave way when a semi truck drove across it yesterday! the truck was almost six times over the weight limit. luckily, no one was hurt. some people in town are hoping the historic bridge can be rebuilt. either way, officials say it could be closed for months. alabama police are searching for two gunmen... who they say ....shot four teenagers outside a movie theater in west mobile. police say two fourteen year olds.... one male and one female.... were both shot in the leg. two other ....18-year old... male victims....

threatening injuries from gunshots. witnesses say the victims got into an argument with the two gunmen in the movie theater parking lot just before five this. i mean they need their momma. their mommas need to come out here and get them. this is ridiculous." police say the two shooters ran away. they are believed to be juveniles. in illinois, two people are dead tonight.. shot by police in chicago. it happened early this morning on the city's west side...after police responded to what they described.. as a domestic disturbance. a chicago fire dispatcher said a 19-year-old man and 56-year-old woman were transported from the area after the shooting. a woman told a local news station police killed her son. she described him as a college student with challenges. "he was having a mental situation, sometimes he gets a little loud, but not violent. i was just with my son on christmas. i talked to him and told him he has to control his temper." detectives say responding

combative individual. the independent... police review authority... is investigating the incident. new at six.. republican presidential candidate donald trump's taking credit for the obama administration's plan... to step up deportations starting next month. trump says the move.. only came ...after his regular calls on the campaign trail to deport the estimated 11-million undocumented immigrants in the u-s. the nationwide raids will reportedly focus on the hundreds of families that have entered the united states since 2014. the plan was quickly condemned by democratic presidential candidates. one of the remaining democratics racing for the white house is headed for nevada. senator bernie sanders is planning stops in reno tomorrow.. and las vegas on monday. his las vegas rally is at canyon springs high school on alexander and fifth. it starts at 6:30 p-m. it's the day after christmas -

returvs and sales! shopping malls across the valley are packed! everyone's got a little extra money in their pocket and stores are ready to take it. action news reporter michael burton joins us live from downtown summerlin. michael...did you you spend all your money yet? jacqui, that's assuming i have any. but if i did - i wouldn't be alone as you can see - but i would've definitely spent it today because of signs like this - twice a year sale. some of the deals out here today won't be here for long. "we're here to spend some money." "i got purses." "i bought a bunch of stuff unfortunately." "i'm getting them more presents right now." "i got a dress that was $170 for like...40 bucks." that's right - the day after christmas is right up there with black friday and christmas

shopping days of the year. believe or not, a recent study by american express predicts the day after christmas could out-sell black friday and cyber monday this year. today is also the day when shoppers return gifts - and use the store credit or money they get back on special bargains. it's pretty chiily outside today - but it doesn't look like that kept too many from coming out. "how much of your christmas money are you spending today? all of it....hahahahahahaaha!" alright, as you can see the christmas cheer is still in the air. not sure how much money has been spent here so far today - but that same american express study predicts the average shopper will spend 186 dollars today. reporting live from downtown summerlin - michael burton - channel 13 action news. later in the show.. we're coming back to the deep discounts.. and the things to buy right

post-christmas tree recycling also started today. the city of henderson's collecting trees now through january 14th at various parks. work crews will chip the trees into mulch to be used in city parks and other landscaping around henderson. the city asks that you don't try to recycle fake trees.. and remember to take off all your ornaments. the list of places you can recycle is listed on our website, ktnv.com. coming up.. customers fed up with fed ex. they're now blaming the company for ruining christmas. plus.. blizzards.. tornadoes and flooding.. oh my! devastating storms are slamming the u-s. and a real life nightmare before christmas for passengers

station in dallas. now to a consumer alert from contact 13. you thought you were done with holiday shopping... think again ... for the hardcore... it's all just beginning. the weekend after christmas is the time to go out and snag some of the best deals out there. abc's mary bruce reports.. it's not for he faint of heart. script: this morning, the holiday may be over, but the shopping season is still going strong. the post-christmas rush is on? retailers are slashing prices, eager to sell off extra inventory and appeal to shoppers making exchanges. 5510 retail me not for gm sot brian hoyt- vice president of communications for retailmenot (16;40;56;37) what we know the day after christmas is that nearly 7 and 10 shoppers are going to be hitting the sales. and they truly are going to be experiencing some major discounts in certain categories the best bargains - apparel. thanks to warmer than usual weather, retailers are struggling to sell winter clothes. making for huge savings. like macy's where women's coats are 50-60 percent off on select styles. (gfx) clothing, especially for

off. designer clothes - even better -- at an average 49% off. it's also a good time to stock up for next year - holiday swag, like wrapping paper and decorations, see steep discounts. with gift card sales reaching a new peak -- a whopping $130 billion dollars, according to industry experts. now is a good time to start cashing in. 5505 nerdwallet gma intv sot nerdwallet expert (20;07;58;45) year after year we have found that gift cards are one of the most popular gifts because they give people the freedom to not have to pick a gift that's perfect for the recipient and at starbucks. the coffee behometh predicted record gift card sales this season fed up... with fed ex. customers are taking to social media.. venting their frustrations over the company's shipping snafu. thousands of holiday packages didn't make under the tree in

some people are blaming the company for ruining the holiday. fed ex tried making up for the blaming bad weather and an overload of last minute orders. i almost feel like they don't get enough credit - but big shout out to all of those fed ex drivers the company released a statement friday assuring customers that employees "volunteered to work" the christmas shift. and that priority was "given to residential shipments" and "re- attempts to customers who were not at home to accept previosly attempted deliveries." a cross country christmas flight tuning into a nightmare for nearly 200 people it took the frustrated flyers almost a full day to go from miami to l- a. passengers say it started with a thud felt around the plane. then the smell of smoke... and engine troubles according to american airlines. the airbus 321's.... emergency landing in lubbock texas is just the beginning. after spending 14 hours stuck only half way to their

flight 295's passengers were told their new plane would have to make a stop in dallas for fuel.... before finally reaching l-a 20 hours after leaving miami. the fact is we paid a fare to get us there within a certain amount of time and they fell well outside of that range. passengers say flight attendants threatend to kick them off the flight if they pulled out ther phones to record the madness. american airlines did not respond to those specific allegations. new developments on an unsolved beating in texas. the judge wounded last month outside her austin home is out of the hospital. julie ko-curek is the presiding... district court judge for travis county. she was attacked a few weeks before thanksgiving. no motive or suspect has been named in the case. however, a 28-year-old houston man in custody on a murder charge... is a person of interest in the shooting. staying in texas.. cell phone video shows the damage left to a mosque after

muslims in the houston neighborhood gathered last night for prayers. the fire started yesterday afternoon and about 80 firefighters worked to put the flames out. arson investigators and the a-t-f are on the scene and looking into the possiblity this fire was started intentionally. (achref bava/ attendee) "a burned mosque, a burned church or a burned synagogue, or a burned temple. it's not good to see it like that." officials haven't determined the cause yet, but they are investigating it as suspicious because it happened at a religious building. right now forecasters are predicting a "historic blizzard" for the texas and oklahoma panhandles. a warning is in efect now through monday. meanwhile a tornado watch is in efect for the dallas and fort worth areas following a tornado south of dallas. severe weather that has hammered the southeast over the past several days...and it just won't let up. the threat of wet weather's still there...and now an alabama correctional facility has been evacuated as precaution to flash flooding. drivers have already transported the inmates to

cnn's nick valencia takes a look at the damage... and how storm victims are coping. --reporter pkg-as follows-- (nats -- rain) severe weather batters several southern states. heavy rains hammer parts of alabama.. (nats -- rain) the water made some roads impassable. rescue crews helping residents trapped in their homes. the national weather service said a potential tornado touched down in birmingham causing damage to several blocks. (charles gordon, birmingham fire chief) "the damage that was done was confined to approximately one square mile. we have three structures, three houses that collapsed. we transported one patient from the scene, there were two others that were removed from at least 117 homes overcome by water. in georgia, the rain damaged roads and made driving treacherous. (nats -- rain) and in mississippi, flood warnings and relentless rain add more misery

tornados that killed at least 8-people in the state. many roads are flooded and some people are dealing with rising water in their homes. in wren, mississippi, victor and tameka hale watched as their home of ten years was overtaken by water. (tameka hale/ homeowner) "the refrigerator, the lawn mower, the trailer, it just floated away, garbage can, everything gone." (victor hale/ homeowner) "it happened so fast we had to get up and get out of there, the rain was coming way too fast." the couple and their nine-year-old son now homeless and staying with relatives. (tameka hale/ homeowner) "it's discouraging. we lost everything. my child...he didn't get none of his christmas items" ...wind advisory in effect until 10 pm pst this evening... .tonight...windy...c older...clear. areas of blowing dust in the evening. lows 23 to 27 on the west side of the valley...26 to 29 on the east side. north wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. .sunday...sunny. highs 41 to 44 on the west side of the valley...

north wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. .sunday night...mostly clear. lows 23 to 27. winds generally light. .monday...mostly sunny. highs 43 to 46 on the west side of the valley...44 to 48 on the east side. winds generally light. .monday night...mostly cloudy. lows 30 to 33 on the west side of the valley...31 to 34 on the east side. winds generally light becoming northwest up to 10 mph after midnight. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs around 47. .tuesday night through thursday...mostly clear. lows 30 to

highs 49 to 52. .thursday night through saturday...clear. lows 31 to 34. highs 49 to 52. still ahead...if you use sprint or verizon, you could have some

coming your way, but you'll have to act fast. the deadline to claim your cash is just days away. it's boxing day in the u-k,

many other former and current british colonies. if you're unfamiliar with the holiday, it has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. the name comes from the tradition of giving "christmas boxes" to servants and tradespeople on december 26th -- the day after christmas. much like black friday, it's become a major shopping day. we have another consumer alert from contact 13. sprint and verizon customers may have unclaimed money waiting for them.. but there's a deadline to claim it.. this thursday.. both wireless carries are paying customers back for unauthoriezed third- party messages.. like horoscopes or sports scores.

dollars. current and former subscribers who paid for unauthorized texts beginning july 1st, 20-10 can file a request. verizon and sprint both have online claim forms. bryan has another look at your forecast in just a bit. you're watching channel 13

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>> that was the beginning of the worst experience of my life. >> we never were allowed in the house anyway to get anything, pictures, nothing. >> darcy spears: families torn apart. life savings drained. homes sold without court approval. i'm "contact 13" chief investigative reporter darcy spears, and that's what we've uncovered in a series of stories throughout this year about a system that's supposed to protect our most vulnerable citizens. >> and helpless, completely helpless, depressed, out of control, violated.