coming to the strip. but first.. a body found on the side of a highway. a gun.. still in the car. action news is staying updated on breaking news. a body found inside a vehicle on the i- 15 off-ramp near sloan. action news reporter gina lazara is live on the scene with the latest. gina? jacqui - the black s-u-v was found right there on the side of the road. a few hours ago...this scene was filled with investigators. calls came into dispatch just before 4 oclock this afternoon when concerned drivers noticed a body in the passenger seat of the parked black s-u-v. it's unclear to detectives how long the vehicle was there before drivers alerted emergency officials. metro was able to tell us there was a gun found inside the s-u-v too.... but they still can't say whether the death was a result of homicide or suicide. the fact that the body was found in the passenger side of the vehicle sure raises a lot of questions though. if you took this off ramp to sloan earlier today and saw the

road....please alert metro. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. we have new video tonight showing a motorcycle crash on the 95... near searchlight. three motorcylces crashed. one driver died.. another was airlifted to umc. the condition of the third rider isn't known. right now all south bound lanes of 95 are open.. but northbound drivers are being ushered to the shoulder. earlier today: a car lights up the 15. a viewer sent us this video of an suv on fire. this happened around four this evening. n-h-p says the driver didn't crash into anything. the car just caught fire. thankfully no one was hurt. officials shut down part of the 15 for a short time but it is back open tonight. . a family missing its grandfather since christmas eve hasn't given up hope. the search has continued for wallace inkenbrandt near the california state line. action news reporter david

pkg intro: "wallace's disappearance has overwhelmed the inkenbrandt family this holiday season. his daughter says they've spent was last seen near the intersection of lone mountain and decatur in a silver nissan with license plate phb0488. authorities tracked his cell phone to the state line...which he had used to text his wife he was almost home. no ones heard from him since. inkenbrandts daughter says he's in a weak, frail condition and fears that if he's been outside this entire time, there is no hope he's survived. 083833 miriam inkenbrandt, wallace's daughter "when you go out there and search for him, you feel like one little person in this huge big world and were scared." tag: "i asked his daughter miriam, what is she hoping for? what would give her closure? she said without hesitating -- dead or alive, she needs to find him. at lone mountain and decatur..david schuman..channel ."

with serious injuries following a crash near sahara and teddy. witnesses say a driver slammed into a car turning into an intersection. they say that driver reeked of alcohol at last check the intersenction at sahara and teddy was still closed. you're asked to avoid the area while police wrap up their investigation. new tonight.. we're just days away from america's party! here's a live look at the strip. locals are gearing up... and some revelers already arriving for the big celebration. this...as officials are set to address safety at a press conference tomorrow. action news reporter mahsa saeidi spoke with our crime and safety expert. she joins us now live with what to expect. mahsa? jacqui - we're told safety monitoring... and preparations begin january 2nd! and continue practically until the last person has person leaves the strip new years! people we've talked with...aren't thinking about security...just having a good time...ringing in a new year!

can be, come down here and say it's almost over, it's almost over, two one, it's over yay!" "wonderful fireworks (and it's fun because all the streets are closed)! 20-15! almost history! tonight the countdown is on! officials expecting more than 300 thousand to fill downtown las vegas and the strip! this year, as always, it's all hands on deck for metro! uniformed and undercover cops working closely with federal counterparts. using surveillance! sophisticated equipment! seen and unseen resources! to keep the strip secure! and the party going. "that's the mantra here, preparation not parania." channel 13 action news ...crime and safety expert.. retired lt. randy sutton says the number one concern post paris and san bernadino: incidents involving terrorists or active shooters: "this isn't anything new the fact that we've had some recent attacks brings it to the forefront." "there's going to be a lot of pat downs taking place there's going to be a lot of extra scrutiny." lt. sutton believes there'll be an even greater federal and military presence.

cleveland again this year - say they're excited and at ease. "you have to live your life to the fullest, and enjoy everyday. "we're from israel, and we're used to knowing that we're strong and no one is going to stop us from doing what we want to do." we will be at the safety news couch - you can watch all the excitment right here on channel 13. reporting live, mahsa saeidi, channel 13, action news. for the first time this year.. the las vegas monorail will run for 44 hours straight starting thursday... and get this.. a ticket for locals is only one- dollar. you can ride the train all night long! chief meteorologist bryan scofield's keeping an eye on your new year's eve forecast. bryan, a lot of people are headed to the strip thursday night. how cold will it be? .rest of tonight...mostly

then clearing. lows 23 to 28. winds generally light. .monday...mostly sunny. highs 43 to 46 on the west side of the valley...45 to 49 on the east side. winds generally light. right now millions of americans

storm. dropping everthing..... wind.. snow.. rain. it starts in texas. a community outside dallas is destroyed tonight. (siren) that's it! that's a tornado! a series of tornados hacked up a 40 mile strech in north texas, decimating homes and trees at least eleven people were killed. many homes were reduced to rubble in the suburb of rowlett. experts clocked the twister in garland ...as an ef4 ....with whipping winds as fast as 200 miles an hour. that same system behind that tornado in dallas county... now having a domino effect... from new mexico all the way to michigan. abc's phillip mena tells us.. it's packing a dangerous winter punch.... on one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season. script: traffic cam montage?) tonight.. millions of travelers trying to

the busiest travel days of the holiday season? but that nasty winter storm sweeping much of the country.. throwing a wrench into those sot moira james - traveler i would called it a nightmare. that's a good way to put it. long lines at airports.. almost 900 flights in the u.s. cancelled.. more than 4 thousand delayed? our flight to puerta vallarta has been cancelled. they can't find our bags. now we gotta drive to houston. in dallas where that deadly tornado hit overnight.. just getting to the airport was a struggle. sot jenny esperanza. (sot about seeing accidents on the way to the airport.) (nats) driving home.. not any easier. blizzard conditions here in the oklahoma panhandle?whiteout conditions? (nats - snowplow in oklahoma) freezing rain and sleet in oklahoma.. making for slick and dangerous conditions. snow plows working to clear the road.

texas.?snow drifts up to 10 feet (pls confirm you have this picture)?wind chills feeling like zero? west texas and new mexico facing unfamiliar traffic jams.. after that area was covered in snow drivers stuck on i-40 after that snow fell. that road from amarillo to the new mexico border closed through the night. more than 20 motorists.. communication between police ...following a fatal shooting in chicago. "we got 2 people shots fired by the police" (female dispatch) "yes they were" (male) early saturday morning officers say they responded to a domestic disturbanc call.. 19-year old quintonio legrier threatening his dad with a bat. they say legrier became combative. officers opened fire..

old mother of five caught in the middle. jacqueline walker - friend of bettie jones 12:42:12 - why you got to shoot first and ask questions later?!!!! bettie jones lived on the ground floor of split home she shared with legrier's family. she had opened the door for police when legrier reportedly ran down the stairs amid a spray of bullets. community members held a vigil for the victims this afternoon. back at home.. superstar janet jacksen is putting her unbreakable tour on hold. that could mean a delay for her may las vegas show. jackson is having is having surgery this spring. she's not sharing any more information. coming up from contact 13. it's the age of drones. colliding.. as thousands new toys take to the sky this holiday.. experts ask.. are they safe? plus.. against the west.

overseas.. the leader of isis has issued a chilling and defiant new message. abu bakr al baghdadi ...threatening the west.. warning that attacks on israel are "imminent". experts say isis is feeling pressure. just today iraqi forced backed by u-s coalition air strikes ..took over ramadi.. where isis is headquarted. tonight a new consumer alert from contact 13. hoverboards weren't the only big ticket item this holiday season-- drones are in demand. the f-a-a estimates about one million drones ended up under christmas trees this year. and as drone lovers take their new toys out for a spin... new questions tonight about safety.

can consumers keep their high flying contratptions.. from landing in trouble? script: across the country this weekend- drones - barely out of their christmas wrapping- already crashing? (nat) and colliding - (nat) these unmanned aircraft- causing more than just mishaps-they can be downright dangerous? just last week -at this world cup event--a drone narrowly missing a champion skiier?- and last month- one barrelling down onto a race in massachussets - cutting two of the runners. skype dave lotito, dave lotito fitness "i heard some commotions, so i quickly looked over and i just saw the drone coming down?" in an effort to track down anyone whose drone- goes rogue- (gfx) the f-a-a now requires all unmanned aircraft weighing more than half a pound to be registered? anyone who doesn't could face up to a this is not just a toy? that this is something that could endanger other people's lives

people using drones as a hobby? don't have to be certified? but with so many potential risks- drone schools?like chris spiecher's 'dart' drones'?are popping up nationwide. sot christopher speicher, co- founder, dartdrones "i think it's irresponsible of people just to go out and launch these, without any knowledge, pre- knowledge of what they're doing, where they're flying and what the situation is around them. teaching everything from the rules to?how to keep this from happening to you.... (nats) marci gonzalez, abc news, new york cell phone video's giving us a look at a frightening tour bus crash. police say the driver of the black s-u-v ...you see here ....made a sudden turn last including two children.... are injured. some were treated immediately on the sidewalk before being taken to three separate san francisco hospitals. the most severe injury was a broken ankle. both the driver of the tour bus and the s-u-v passed drug and alcohol tests. the general manager for "big bus" says...

solid record. parents.. is expected in court this week. michael skelton's accused of gross lewdnes.. for what he was caught doing on surveillance cameras.... in a classroom... after hours. police arrested skelton almost two weeks ago. the principal of dondero elementary, where skelton worked.. says they don't think he had any contact with students. right now police are hunting for a pair of women who may have pulled off an audacious heist. according to police.. derrick williams met the pair at a new york city night club. the trio ends up back at williams home. after an hour and a half - the women leave. williams says he later noticed 617 thousand dollars worth of jewelry including a 50-thousand dollar rolex, three diamond rings three gold chains -all gone. police have no idea who the woman are.. but they say there's now way this is their first theft. a large majority of the time it doesn't get reported because

compromising situation and they don't want anybody to know about it." the nypd explains they're seeing it more often - women intentionally targetting men in bars and clubs - to get into their homes. a few accused boat thieves are behind bars. lee county, florida police called in the coast guard to track them down. the 345 mile chase ...ended friday morning near cancun, mexico. officials believe the men arrested are part of an organzied boat theft group. action news is staying updated on a large wildfire buring in california. progress. the 12-hundred acre fire is about 75-percent contained. the blaze started friday night in ventura county. crews closed the 101 for a power line likely started the fire. the ventura fire department arson investigation team was out at the scene and discovered

the cause for this incident. and we could surmise that the winds certainly had something to do with that but that is our primary cause at this time." six hundred firefighters worked on containment over the weekend. hundreds more are still on scene. in australia... a bushfire has destroyed more than 100 homes. the massive fire is on the left. the damage it's leaving behind is on the right. it's burning near the famous "great ocean road"... west of melbourne... along the southern coast. officials warn it could take weeks to extinguish the fire. the midwest is getting pounded with heavy rain and flooding. the missouri governor declared a state of emergency. already responsible for there's worry about the projected rise of rivers, in st. charles county, dardenne creek flooded interstate-70 prompting officials to close the roadway until monday afternoon. across missouri more than 180

flooding. .rest of tonight...mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. lows 23 to 28. winds generally light. .monday...mostly sunny. highs 43 to 46 on the west side of the valley...45 to 49 on the east side. winds generally light. .monday night...mostly cloudy. isolated snow showers in the evening. lows 30 to 34 on the west side of the valley...31 to 35 on the east side.

chance of snow 20 percent. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs 45 to 49 on the west side of the valley...48 to 52 on the east side. north wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light. .tuesday night...mostly clear. lows 28 to 32 on the west side of the valley...29 to 33 on the east side. northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. .wednesday and wednesday night...mostly clear. highs around 50. lows 32 to 35. .thursday through saturday night...clear and breezy. highs 50 to 53. lows 31 to 34. .sunday...sunny.

still ahead...las vegas is a hot spot for presidential candidates. coming up.. we'll tell you who's headed our way tomorrow. plus.. suspects on the run. police continue their search for two wanted gunmen.

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two suspects are still on the run. they shot a man near the 7/11 near las vegas boulevard and sahara. police believe it started as a robbery in the allyway. they say the two suspects held up the victim... shooting him twice, once in the head, once in the ankle. the victim is expected to be okay. we're learning more about two people who killed in an overnight crash on charleston and decatur. jose santiago and deshawn walker passed away after police say their car hit two light poles before coming to a stop....back on the roadway. this all happened just after 11 o clock last night. metro says speed appears to be a factor. in tonight's red, white and blue 2016 political coverage. senator bernie sanders is holding a rally tomorrow here in las vegas. it's at canyon spring high school on alexander and fifth. it starts at 6:30 p-m.

the rumor mill is churning. new allegations against football's... first family. broncos quarterback peyton

manning... claims that the denver broncos quarterback used a human growth hormone banned by the n-f-l. abc's mary bruce reports.. he's not backing down...

dominance on the field... is playing defense... script: manning sot: it's a joke. it's a freaking joke tonight, star quarterback peyton manning is furious and fighting back. telling abc's partner espn that allegations he used performance enhancing drugs are simply not true. manning sot: it's completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage, there's more adjectives i'd like to be able to use. it really makes me sick. explosive allegations against a member of the first family of claims manning's wife was supplied human growth hormone, a substance banned by the nfl, while manning was being treated at a indianapolis clinic after neck surgery in 2011. the report features a former clinic charlie sly, who spoke with an undercover reporter. sly sot from documentary: 8 and all the time we would be sending ashley manning drugs. like growth hormone, all the time, everywhere, florida. and it would never be under

be under her name." manning says it never happened espn q: did you ever use hgh? sot manning: absolutely not, absolutely not. tonight, sly is recanting his story in this online video. sot sly: the statements on any recordings or communications that al jazeera plans to air are absolutely false and incorrect. sly tells espn he "made up" the story to test the undercover reporter. and according to the clinic, sly, who was unpaid, did not work there until two years after manning was treated. mary bruce on camera: tonight al jazeera is not commenting on sly or mannings claims that their report is false. that documentary is still slated to air later tonight. . comedy-magic duo penn and teller are asking you to donate blood now through this friday at select united blood services locations. here's the best part. aside from making las vegas a better place to live.. you'll also get two free tickets to penn and teller's show.

give blood on our website, ktnv.com. bryan has another look at your work week forecast. but right now, here's a live look outside in the valley. you're watching channel thirteen action news, where you ask. and we investigate.

in twelve days.. making movie history. history. it also scored a record for christmas day box office sales on friday. and it all happened without the help of china...the second largest film market in the world. star wars opens there in two

that's action news.. live at 11. thanks for watching. from all of us at channel 13.. have a great week. good night.