outrage in chicago continues to grow.... after police shoot and kill a college student and a grandmother.... in what they're calling... but first... deadly storms leave parts of our country in a state of emergency today.... as -80- million americans.... are in the path of a massive winter storm. this..... after a series of deadly tornadoes tore across texas.... this weekend... abc's.... lauren list-er.... is in garland, texas.... with the latest. pkg script: natsot: "tornado on the ground!" overnight, twisters ripping through arkansas - natsot: "we better go, we better go" this - after a string of tornadoes blasted through a 40-mile swath of texas this weekend? carving a path as wide as a football field nats: (sirens blaring) police saying at least 11 were killed? natsot: "that's it! that's a tornado!" the tornadoes saturday night bringing winds of up to 180 miles per hour natsot: "oh my gosh it's big!" descending onto interstate 30... where 8 were killed natsot: "it's crossing the highway right there!" hundreds of homes

/ garland, tx resident "as far as the roof, all this is gone // just very grateful that we're alive." in the midwest - it's the rain?historically heavy downpours producing flash flooding...killing at least 15 nats a state of emergency declared in missouri sunday after floodwaters engulfed homes, swept away rvs and shut down major highways sot: this is the worst i think anybody has seen it in illinois, this flooded creek claiming the lives of 5 including two children after their car was swept away sot - clint flowers "it makes us all pretty sick to our stomachs and it's a sad, sad thing. we wish this could not have happen especially on a holiday weekend." in oklahoma...thousands were without power -- high winds snapping power lines there, ice covering roads and trees and weather is still having a big impact on air travel with almost 690 flights canceled across the country today lauren lyster oncam close: ...(tba)... ll, abc news, tk. back here at home... developments with our

here's a live look outside right now... the cool down has already hit us... and... we even saw some snow over the weekend... but... it's the wind that's now threatening new year's celebrations.... here in our valley. let's head over.... to chief meteorologist bryan scofield in the weather center with the latest... bryan? .tonight...increasing clouds. lows 30 to 34 on the west side of the valley...31 to 35 on the east side. northwes wind 5 to 10 mph. of the valley...48 to 52 on the east side. north wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to less than 10 mph .wednesday...sunny. highs 46 to 49 on the west side clear. lows around 33. .thursday through friday night...clear. highs around 50. lows 31 to 34. breezy at times. outrage boiling over... in chicago.... after a college student and grandmother are shot and killed....

police. police say... her death was an accident. but... the victims' families are demanding answers. nats radio dispatch "we got 2 people shots fired by the police" (female dispatch) "yes they were" (male) police were called out saturday.... to a reported domestic disturbance... where -19- year old.... quintonio le-grier was reportedly threatening his father... with a bat. when police arrived... -55- year-old... bettie jones opened the door. the teen then reportedly fled... and... an officer opened fire. jones was caught in the spray of bullets.... fired by police. authorities admit... she was "accidentally" killed. jacqueline walker - friend of bettie jones 12:42:12 - why bettie his aunt) 12:40:48 - she should not have to come outside open the door and be shot down by a police officer. . le-grier's mother says... her -19- year old son..... who studied engineering....

to handle mental health cases. the woman who survived a shooting.... caught on live t-v..... is moving foward. vicki gardner is set to go back to work.... next month. you'll remember... she was shot back in august... while being interviewed by reporter.... alison parker.... in roanoke, virginia. parker and her camerman adam ward died. the shooter was a former employee of the t-v station.... "w-d-b-j". gardner says... she's not haunted by the shooting... instead... enthusiastic for the future. (vicki gardner, virginia shooting survivor) again something horrible happened but it does not define where i work. and it was right outside my window where this tragedy happened. she plans to return to her job.... at the local chamber of commerce... in late january. two people are on the run this afternoon.... and... a third has been arrested. decatur... this morning. action news reporter... marissa kynaston... has the latest. you can see crews trying to repair this window-- police believe the three suspects ran a truck through the glass--

machine. take vo this is video from earlier this morning right after the crime happened. this is the white moving truck police believe was involved in the robbery. you can see rope that may have been used to tie onto the atm machine-- and then yank it out of the wall with the truck. customers walking by the mess said they had never seen anything like it. 02:37:51:21 i couldn't believe it, just the glass everywhere, the atm machine right there like somebody tried to take off with it, just a surprise because i'm not used to that 02:38:04:03 the bank did have surveillance video-- which police say will help in their investigation. reporting near blue diamond-- mk-- ch13an. a fire ripped through a home overnight... destroying everything in sight. the fire broke out.... near nellis and cheyenne. firefighters are trying to figure out.... what happened.

home... but the salvation army is helping them.... get back on their feet. right now... a family is holding onto hope.... after their grandfather disappeared.... christmas eve. wallace inkenbrandt was last seen..... near the intersection of lone mountain and decatur.... in a silver nissan.... with license plate.... p-h-b-0-4-88. authorities tracked his cell phone to the state line... which he had used to text his wife.... he was almost home. but... no one has heard from him... since. 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." his daughter says... dead or alive.... she just wants to find her father. this just in... popular home-style restaurant cracker barrel is coming to southern nevada! officials with silverton casino hotel confirm to action news that cracker barrel will be opening there but no word on a projected opening date. police are looking for clues in a christmas murder mystery after a couple were found shot and killed inside their car christmas morning.

scratching their heads. plus... a dream come true for a young cancer patient when she receives the gift that topped her christmas list... stay with us. incredible video of a very rare visitor....

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with -39- million. and... "joy".... came in third. it was a dream come true.... for a little girl fighting cancer: a special meeting with new england patriots quarterback.... tom brady. -8- year-old..... hailey steward's number one christmas wish was to meet.... number -12- and... on sunday... she got a special tour of gillette stadium.... from tom brady himself. she also got a signed jersey and a hat. and... she says now... she'll never wash the spot on her head... where tom brady.... gave her a kiss. for more stories trending right now.. go to.... k-t-n-v dot 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 the hashtag... nowtrending. anchors adlib and toss to bryan a murder mystery unfolding in the northeast..... after a couple were found a murder mystery unfolding in the northeast.....

northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. a mountain snow shower possible. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs 46 to 49 on the west side of the valley...48 to 52 on the east side. north wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to less than 10 mph in the afternoon. .tuesday night...mostly clear. lows 27 to 32. northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. .wednesday...sunny. highs 46 to 49 on the west side of the valley...48 to 52 on the east side. northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. .wednesday night...mostly clear. lows around 33. .thursday through friday night...clear. highs around 50. lows 31 to 34. breezy at times. .saturday through sunday...mostly clear. highs 49 to 52. lows 34 to 37.

the northeast..... after a couple were found shot to death in their car.... on christmas morning! now police are left scratching their heads.... as they search for clues.... as to how it all went down.

mara schiavocampo has more. this morning - police investigating a christmas murder mystery in maine. sot - lt. jeffery love / maine state police "the officers, once they arrived, found a vehicle. and inside of that vehicle found two deceased individuals. one male and one female." police say the bodies of thirty- five year old eric williams and his girlfriend -- twenty-six year old bonnie royer were discovered in this suv parked on a remote dirt road. sot - heidi wheeler / lives in the area "i'm just really feeling horrible for their families." police say one of the victims called 911 early friday morning - when officers arrived they discovered that suv less than a mile from the couple's home. the victims in the front seat dead from gunshot wounds. sot - heidi wheeler / lives in the area "shock, disgust, um, scary." authorities are now searching for information on the mysterious double homicide and are hoping to hear from anyone who had contact with royer and williams on christmas

sot - lt. jeffery love / maine state police anyone that was out and who saw or observed anything - e police. their families hoping for answers and closure for their loved ones. sot - christian royer she was an amazing person, just very outgoing, very loved just a few days... many people are preparing their new years resolution and the top resolution: losing weight. action news is here to help you with some tips to shed those unwanted pounds. those tips coming up in our health report. and remember... you can watch action news at k-t-n-v dot com... so you can stay informed on any computer.. smartphone.. or tablet. we'll be.... right back. in today's health report...

that's according to a new study.... that says.... diet beverages may make you chow down..... on more unhealthy food.... than you realize.

nutrition and dietetics" found... that people who drank a lot of diet drinks..... tended to eat more... and... load up on high-calorie foods like.... chips... cookies and ice cream. the researchers say... those wanting to eat healthy..... should consider what they drink.... in relation to their overall eating habits. the new year is just days away... and... we're going to help you jumpstart your 20166... with the number one new year's reveals.... in his new book... how he's also won.... the battle of the bulge.... by becoming a "fat- burning machine." here's... abc's deborah roberts with more. michael berland once steered political campaigns like those of bill and hillary clinton. but while his career was expanding so was his waistline. deb: so you were on the campaign trails, what - eating junk? mike: yeah?and i reached a point where i was 245 pounds and i said that's enough. mike: ?so i thought how would i solve the problem? use the same research and analytic

trainers, and nutritionists. and after dropping nearly 70 pounds berland is sharing his secrets in a new book called "become a fat-burning machine". he says the first step was learning that he was a fat storer, not a fat burner. mike: you can see yourself gaining around the middle?and your markers - your cholesterol, your glucose will tell you right away. then he discovered - as he says - how to "flip the switch." mike: flip the switch means?eating the right combination of foods that your body can process and use for energy rather than storing it as fat. focusing on meals rich in lean meat and leafy vegetables, he began losing weight. but changing his diet was just part of the puzzle. berland says the big moment came when he learned what he calls miracle intervals. mike: my coach gail bernhardt taught - me these. if i was jogging jog a little faster for 30 seconds - and then take it easy for 3 minutes ? i was getting all the benefit not from when i was accelerating but from when i was slowing down. he showed me how it all works

deb: i would think - the harder you work out, the more weight you're gonna lose, the more fit you're gonna be. mike: deborah, it's just the opposite....you actually need to work out at a really even pace and speed it up from time to time to teach your body how to burn fat. mike: ?so now if we want to speed up a little bit? again you're beating me. (both laugh) deb ? just boil it down into why this is different than all the other stuff we've heard? mike: this is different because we're combining high-octane foods that are designed to burn and miracle intervals that are gonna teach your body how to access that energy? i'm sharing the success that i've had as well as many others. including someone in his innermost circle. mike; you know deborah...the hardest candidate i ever worked with is my mom and getting her to go on the plan.//mom has lost 61 pounds in less than 9 months and i'm so proud of her. abc's.... deborah roberts reporting. still ahead... a final look at your forecast! and..

a look at tonight's abc primetime line-up on channel 13. at -8- o'clock.. happy new year, charlie brown at 9:00... rudolph's shiny new year at 10:00... it's "castle"... followed by action news... live at 11 we'll be... right back. before judge judy..

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metro says... they're stepping up security ahead of the city's major new year's eve celebrations. this comes.... after they say... they've received several threats.... although they say none of them.... have been deemed credible. officials say... they'll have about a thousand officers on the strip... and around three hundred.... downtown. an ohio grand jury will not charge any officers.... in the 20-14 police shooting death..... of 12-year-old... tamir rice in cleveland. the -12- year-old was holding a pellet gun..... when he was a shot... and... the two officers involved in the shooting said.... it looked real. the lead prosecutor says.... it was reasonable to believe..... the officer who fired the fatal shot.... felt threatened. dozens are dead.... after historic flooding in the midwest... and... powerful tornadoes... in texas. that storm system continues traveling east today.... with more than.... -80- million americans.... in the path of that storm. it's also caused the

nationwide. coming up on action news.. live at 5... we have a live update... after a -2- alarm fire breaks out... near charleston and las vegas boulevard. we'll have more on the cause of this blaze. and... crowds will be out in the cold this new year's eve... to check out the great fireworks show... planned on the strip. but... there's a threat of a possible cancellation. we'll explain. we are working on new stories for you... at six as well coming up... on action news live at 6... a safety alert.... going into new year's eve. watch who's in your uber.... before you jump in. an atlanta man claims... he was robbed gunpoint by his driver and another passenger. and... that does it for action news... live at 3:30 but... stay with us... "judge judy"... is

we'll be back... in -60- minutes... for action news live at 5. until then.. thanks for watching... and... have a great evening.

right no >> he got mad because i didn't sleep in the bed with him. >> announcer: a sleepless night... >> judge judy: why didn't you just go back to your grandmother? >> it was 2:30 in the morning. >> announcer: ...turns into a vicious fight. >> he tossed me two or three times onto his bed, and then i blacked out, and i threw my little fish tanks. >> what she also failed to mention is that she went outside and threw a cinder block through my car windshield. that's why the police came. >> judge judy: well, what do you want from him? >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin.