the south. the gloves are coming off. new threats from donald trump for this.... toughest competitor. and the officers seen around the country.. shooting an eleven-year old boy... cleared of all charges. but first.. action news is staying on top of the new years eve preparations.

have been made against las vegas. the sheriff says.... the threats aren't credible... but changes are coming.... anyway. sheriff joe lombardo, lvmpd 10:15:15-10:15:24 "during new year's eve we cancel all vacations and we request everybody to be availabe. this new year's eve we are putting them to work." police are asking everyone to leave big bags.... at home. they're expecting about.... one-thousand officers on the strip and around -3- hundred downtown. this doesn't include... undercover officers. our team coverage of the world's party doesn't stop there. chief meteorologist bryan scofield's keeping an eye on your weather. bryan... how cold is it going to get.. thursday night? .tonight...increasing clouds. lows 30 to 34 on the west side of the valley...31 to 35 on the channel 13 action news is teaming up.... with dick clark's rockin new year's eve.... for one crazy night. the party kicks off...

m.... with ryan seacrest and rockin new years eve. watch the ball drop... in new york live.... right here... on channel 13. then at 9:30... it's america's party live.... on action news. from the strip to downtown las vegas... we're taking you right into the heart of the action.... along with over 3- hundred with views of the strip.... high overhead from chopper 13. action news is tracking new development in the tamir rice investigation.

announced a review wil be conducted for both officers cleared of shooting a 12 year old boy in ohio. this video was seen around the country. the officers shoot tamir rice.. playing in a park with a toy gun. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest on a grand jury's decision to not indict the police involved. elizabeth hur live intro: the prosecutor did not take any questions but noted that he had recommended that no charges be filed.. that the evidence shows, the officers had reason to fear for their lives.. pkg script: sot -- tim mcginty / cuyahoga county prosecutor: "the grand jury declined to charge either officer involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice.... sot -- tim mcginty / cuyahoga involved that day - the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police. rice was shot and killed by officer timothy loehmann just seconds after they arrived at a cleveland playground in november, last year.. two months ago.. the grand jury was convened to determine if officer loehmann or his partner, officer frank garmback was criminally

the officers always maintained.. they believed the 12-year-old was armed.. it turned out to be a bb gun. natsot -- "i have here tamir's gun and an actual m1911 gun." according to authorities.. the grand jury determined that to the officers.. the toy gun looked real and prosecutors say newly enhanced video showed it was quote "indisputable" that rice was removing his gun from his waist when he was shot. sot -- tim mcginty / cuyahoga county prosecutor "he may have intended to hand it over.. but there was no way for the officers to know that... // "the outcome not cheerable.... elizabeth hur oncam close: the rice family said in a statement.. they are saddened but not surprised by this outcome.. adding that for months.. the prosecutor has abused the grand jury process.. the department of justice also responded in a statement saying they will continue their independent review of this case.

jacquieline zavala-lopez is behind bars.... in ventura, california. police say... the -32- year old tried to break the front window of the victim's home. when that didn't work they say... she moved on to lighting the car... on fire. the vehicle is a total loss. action news is keeping you updated on the deadly conditions from mother nature. extreme weather is now moving towards the northeast. there's a winter storm warning in chicago and it's expected to make a huge mess in the northeast tomorrow. days of extreme weather have already wreaked havoc across the country. missouri is under a state of emergency today after historically heavy rains produced fierce flash floods. rushing waters engulfed homes and shut down major highways. at least 16 people drowned there.. clint flowers "it makes us all pretty sick to our stomachs and it's a sad, sad thing. we wish this could not have happened especially on a holiday weekend. in texas, clean-up begins in earnest - after a string of tornadoes swept through over the weekend - killing 11 people. in oklahoma, thousands are

and thick ice snapped power lines. speaking of all the extreme weather... a -14- year-old boy.... somehow survives -28- hours..... in near zero-degree temperatures! brayden nielsen went hunting with a friend.... outside of salt lake city... saturday night. then... the two got separated... and police say... his cell phone was most likely.... what saved his life. ...."we started getting some 911 calls from the 14 year old kid who said he was lost. he sounded dsioriented, some of the things he was saying on the phone didn't make a lot of sense, so there was some real concern about his condition. it was single digits last night. it's a really big area out there." several departments joined the search... finally finding the teen..... miles away from where he started... his trip. police shoot and kill a man last night.... in tempe, arizona. authorities say... officers responded to a domestic disturbance call.

boyfriend would not leave.... her home. officer say... when they arrived the victim came at them.... with a knife. lt. mike pooley tempe police department "he began walking towards the officers ... at which time the officers gave at which time one of the officers did fire at least two rounds." the victim died.... at a tempe hospital. none of the officers... are injured. right now chicago police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase. a group of teenagers made the grisly discoverey sunday afternoon. a 13-year-old girl says she saw the suitcase in an alley near a laundry mat. when she opened it, she found a woman with no clothes on inside. right now police are not releasing any more details a possible motive. staying in chicago. a charter bus crash leaves one woman dead and four others hurt. police say the bus driver lost conrol after hitting a construction sign. the driver says he was not telling police he swerved to avoid a pickup truck that

n-f-l star.... peyton manning.. furious and fighting back.... against an al-jazeera documentary.... making explosive allegations.... against him. ((sot)) charles sly "him and his wife would come in after hours and get ivs and (bleep)." in the documentary called.... "the dark side"... charles sly claims.. he was a pharmacist.... at "the guyer institute".... where manning had neck hormones... a performance-enhancing drug banned.... from the n-f-l.. under his wife's name. ((sot)) peyton manning / quarterback, denver broncos "it's completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage.. // makes me sick that it brings ashley into it" in a video posted online.. sly is now fully recanting his story.. claiming..... he was just testing the reporter. the guyer institutte.... also adding... sly was just a 3-month "unpaid intern"..... in -2- thousand -13-... a time when manning was no longer being treated. now to your red, white and blue 2016 political coverage. presidential candidates are

donald trump is doubling down on his threats to go after hillary clinton.. threatening again to dig up bill clinton's old scandals neither clinton has responded directly to trump's new threats, but hillary has reposted this video of her take on trump. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. " a flattering new poll for trump's chief nemesis. a gallup survey of americans found hillary clinton tops the list of most admired women in the world. donald trump tied with pope francis for second most admired man in the world-- but in 1st place-- by a wide margin-- is president barack obama. holiday snacking. gets you evertime. now's the time..... to lose the extra pounds. the snacks you'll need to stay clear of..... at the movie theater. then... in tonight's financial focus.. americans are doing more of their shopping.. sitting at home. and... they're buying more items.... to sit on. breaking news

in tonight's financial focus...

the dow.. nasdaq.. and the s-and-p fall. the dow seeing the biggest decrease with a 24 point drop. the start of the week isn't looking good in gaming either. the only increase goes to mgm resorts.. jumping less than a percent. americans love their shopping. this year holiday spending jumped eight percent... with americans expected to spend more than 630 billion dollars between november and december. online shopping in particular seeing a big spike.. up 20-percent! most of your money is going to furniture.. accorind to a new report.

double digits.. while men's apparel declined. amazon sets a new a record.. delivering its highest number of packages on christmas eve using their new prime now service. the service offers free two-hour delivery in 20 cities.. including las vegas. the company's amazon prime service gained three million new members in the third week of december alone. amazon says prime members shopping via mobile more than doubled. that's tonight's 'financial focus.' let's go to bryan scofield and 'weather first.' .tonight...increasing clouds. lows 30 to 34 on the west side of the valley...31 to 35 on the .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

.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. and... a major milestone for the busiest airport.... in america. hartsfield-jackson atlanta served its 1-hundred millionth passenger this year.... the first to do so. the lucky passenger.... larry kendrick from gulfport, mississippi will receive a nissan altima..... two free delta round trip plane tickets.... and... a $500 gift card. clear. highs 49 to 52. lows 34 to 37. and... a major milestone for the

hartsfield-jackson atlanta served its 1-hundred millionth passenger this year.... the first to do so. the lucky passenger.... larry kendrick from gulfport, mississippi will receive a nissan altima..... two free delta round trip plane tickets.... and...

coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime line-up... on channel 13: at 8:00... senator bernie sanders. ad lib rally ming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime line-up... on channel 13:

at 8:00... it's a charlie brown christmas special at -9- o'clock... it's "rudolph's shiny new year".... at 10:00... it's "castle"... followed by action news... live at 11... coming up.. childhood asthma. more kids in low income families are getting stuck with inhalers. but there's one group.. that's seeing a dramatic decrease in cases. sometimes, the hardest choice indulging in those holiday

sometimes, the hardest choice

is picking what food to eat... especially since we've all been indulging in those holiday treats. if you're heading to the movies this weekend, here are a few tips. to quench your thirst... consider a giant water instead of a giant soda. if you want popcorn... get a small and hold the butter. stay away.... from pretzel bites... they may seem small.. but are packed with hundreds of calories... even without the cheese! and... instead of getting candy, bring some dried fruit and nuts from home... instead. asthma's a common problem for american children.. but for some demographics.. that's changing. with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson. script children and inhalers?we started seeing them together a lot more in the eighties and nineties, when childhood asthma was on the rise. between 1980 and 1995, the number of kids with asthma doubled. since then, doctors have been working to reverse the trend. so, how are the asthma rates today? c-d-c researchers reviewed data from 2001-2013?finding that the

asthma has gone down since the year 2000. for kids four years or younger, asthma rates are much lower than before, which is good news. for children living in poverty, however, asthma rates have increased. the same is true for children living in southern states, and for children in their teens. clearly there's still a long way to go in keeping asthma rates down across the board? but, with any luck, in coming years we'll all breathe a little easier. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. we'll be right back.

that's action news for now.. but... we hope to see you again later tonight... for action news.. live at 11. thank you for joining us. "inside edition" is next. have a great evening..

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