tonight the strip was packed with cars... like normal... but in just 24 hours those cars will be gone. replaced by hundreds of thousands of tourists ready to ring in 2016. a large crowd will also be under the canopy at fremont street. the job of protecting all of the revelrs falls to metro police and local firefighters. 13.13.03.00 "we will have upward of 100 personnel, both in a support function and operationally, like i saind on and around the strip." clark county fire will have two extra engines and 10 ambulances staged near the strip. that is in addition to the stations that normally serve the strip corridor and private ambulances that will be in the area to assist with the crowd of 300-thousand people.

moving in and around crowds, those are really really difficult." crews say most of the calls are medical, but they will be working closely with metro to assist with any other problems. the nevada national guard pitching in to help provide extra boots on the ground at mccarran international airport 15.13.52.00 "a majority of metro is actively engaged in supporting the party and everyday law enforcement, so we are jist here to offer a little extra support." remember these barriers are set to go up just before six tomorrow night cutting off access to the strip from russell up sahara. the strip itself will close to vehicles at 6:30. reporting live, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. while metro and all the hotels ramp-up security for new year's eve.. a post being shared all over facebook is giving some people pause. the poster says it's a screenshot of a text message from a friend who's a police officer.. warning her there is a credible threat to the las vegas area and it's being investigated by

and it's being investigated by the fbi and homeland security. he said he had to take his equipment home and be on call.. so we asked metro if there's any truth to it. we received a statement saying.. quote: "it is unfortunate that someone chose to post highly flammable information sent via... a text message. we have received no credible information about threats to our city." as always.. the best and warmest place to enjoy new year's eve in las vegas is from the comfort of your own home.. and action news is planning extended coverage. we'll get it started tomorrow night at 5 with ryan seacrest and new year's rockin' eve. that will be live from new york city so you can watch the ball drop in times square at 9pm our starting at 9:30.. with live reports from the strip and downtown las vegas. and.. we'll have chopper-13 in the air so we can bring you live pictures from overhead of the party and the fireworks in

new tonight. .. friends and family are remembering 38 year old shamar hudson.. who was killed on his motorcycle during a memorial ride for another biker who recently passed away it u.s. tonight.. a fundraiser is being held in his honor. action news anchor jacqui heinrich is live near lake mead jacqui. hudson, who was better known as 'big boi'...left behind three kids of his own...but he also played a big part in the lives of his girlfriend's two children....who he treated like his own. without hudson here, the family's not only facing the grief of loss...but also a financial burden. . those kids have a bunch of uncles right now that are really, really looking out for them. we are taking donations right now because one of his son's his bithday is coming up. hudson's friends and family

dues"....was the only thing he cared about as much as his own family....and to pass away doing what he loved brings them comfort...but also sadness. nobody has been told much about what led up to that fatal moment on the road about 10 miles north of searchlight. in total 3 motorcycles were involved and at least one other rider was airlifted for medical treatment. he'll be missed by so many people. obviously you can see it around us that he's going to be missed by a lot of people a memorial ride is planned for this sunday in honor of hudson...riders from his club will trek out to the spot he was last alive, near searchlight. we'll have that info on our website, ktnv.com.... reporting live jacqui heinrich channel 13 action news a thief is caught on camera

liquor store yesterday. this happened at 'jones liquor' near the 215 and jones. you can see the man walk in and look around on the shelves before taking something. he then walks to the register.. hands the cashier a piece of paper and makes a run for it. we're told he got away with two bottles of high end scotch. new developments tonight on a story we're following closely. d-a steve wolfson now says the woman accused of running down more than 30 people on the las vegas strip was under the influence of marijuana. according to the toxicology report.. lakeisha holloway tested positive for marijuana and was over the legal limit. but.. according to the head physician at umc.. it still doesn't prove her driving was affected. "if you drink an ounce of alcohol, youre under the influence of alcohol, if you drink 10 ounces of alcohol, youre drunk. but youre still under the influence of alcohol. so at what level, it has to be determined scientifically, at what level youre clearly impaired.

what that is." wolfson says the results don't change the murder charges against her. one woman was killed in the crash earlier this month and dozens were injured. holloway is due back in court january 20th. . police are investigating a deadly knife attack early this morning near swenson and twain. when officers arrived.. they found a bloody knife in the street. a security guard at the apartment complex was able to catch up with the suspect.. 29 year old gianni raneri. according to investigators.. the suspect and victim both had a relationship with the same woman.. and witnesses saw them yelling at each other before the stabbing. a friend of the victim talked to action news about what happened next. eric smart, held dying friend 00:00:13-00:00:27 "i had two choices in that split moment: take down the person that did it or save a life, and i tried to save his. i guess i didn't do it." the victim died at the hospital. raneri is facing murder charges

we're learning more tonight about the relationship between a man and his son.. before a deadly shooting. friends describe eugene tshiyombo as a quiet unlv student. they say his dad was former military.. and ran a strict household. so much so.. his son reportedly couldn't have a smart phone and had to stop taking part in after school events because they ran too late at night. police say the two had an argument the day before the body of tshiyombo's 68 year old father was found sunday. two more people have recently died in clark county from the flu. the southern nevada health district says one was a child under the age of five.. the other was a woman over 50. two men also died from the flu before five.. the other was a woman over 50. february.. so it's still not a bad idea to get a vaccine. happening right now.. a weather emergency is unfolding in the nation's heartland.

leaving 25 million people in danger from texas to florida.. in the worst flooding in more than 20 years. in missouri.. dramatic rescues like this were carried out by first responders. one man was pulled from the roof of his home by a ladder truck. he later told rescuers he'd been there all night. hundreds of homes have been evacuated and federal officials say 19 levees could breach. the flooding is blamed for at least 20 deaths in missouri and 20 deaths in missouri and illinois. most of those victims were killed in cars while driving on flooded roadways. in tonight's rwb2016 political coverage.. donald trump now says his presidential campaign is a war. trump made the remark during a rally today in south carolina.. as he went into full attack mode. trump unloaded on several republican rivals.. especially jeb bush.. then took aim at the democratic frontrunner. trump: low-energy can be applied to hillary.

same thing twice on one of my enemies. i consider them enemies. we view this as war. don't we view this as war? trump also said.. after hillary clinton claimed he had a 'penchant for sexism'.. he had no choice but to bring- up the scandals involving former president bill clinton.. calling him quote one of the great abusers of the world. milestone new tonight.. a big milestone is on the horizon for same sex marriage in las vegas. the clark county clerk's marriage license bureau is close to issuing its 5-thousandth license to a same sex couple. as of 4:30 tonight.. they had just 24 to go. as of 4:30 tonight.. they had just 24 to go. we're told the five thousandth couple will recieve some congratulatory gifts. the teenager who avoided prison after killing 4 people in a drunk driving crash is beating the system again. we're learning why he won't be back in the u-s anytime soon.. and how police finally figured out where he was. plus..

ship. details on what came pouring down an elevator that had one family freaked out. bryan.

21 people are recovering from injuries after turbulence on an air canada flight today. the flight from shanghai to toronto was diverted to calgary. c-t-v reports several people were removed from the jet on stretchers. air canada says 332 passengers and 19 crew members were on board. 3 of the injured were children.

"affluenza teen" after being on the run for nearly three weeks. tonight.. ethan couch is being allowed to stay in mexico. it comes as we see new images of him from a mexican market.. shortly before he was apprehended. abc's matt gutman has the latest. tonight another legal reprieve for ethan couch and his mother. a mexican court staying his deportation to face a texas judge for alleged probation violations. the teen fugtive and his mother hiring lawyers who've managed to keep them in this detention center for at least another three days. richard hunter / chief deputy us marshal for southern district of texas "they could pay them as much money as they want to, to drag this thing out as long as they want to." couch's legal team infamously in his sentencing for a drunk driving crash that killed 4. saying he was too spoiled to know right from wrong? it seemed to work - he got 10 couch faces four months for allegedly violating probation?

his mother ? sheriff dee anderson / tarrant county: "the case we're filing against her exclusive video shows the affluent family strolling into at a low end grocer - on the seedier side of puerto vallarta? the 48 year old tonya on saturday? in that tank top? butcher. paying with pesos for chicken and casually flipping his hand up to wave goodbye? nats: thank you my friend? two hours later mexican police would swoop in - abc news has learned the pair had burner phones? one of which may have burned them. authorites saying an order to dominos pizza tipped them off to their location? gutman ll tag: matt gutman / guadalajara, mexico over these past two nights ethan couch has already spent more in mexican lock up than he ever did in a us prison? and mexican authorities tell us these legal proceedings could keep him detained here for weeks, maybe even months. new information on an act of

the f-b-i is now offering a 5- thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of this man.. caught on video vandalizing the mosque near jones and twain in islam.. eating or touching pork is prohibited. the f-b-i and metro are investigating this as a possible hate crime. a florida family says their christmas cruise turned into a living nightmare.. and we have to warn you.. some of the images are graphic. they say they left on the cruise christmas day and the first two days were wonderful. but.. they say everything changed on their last night when they saw this: blood dripping down an elevator. the family says they were told an electrician got hurt and eventually died. carnival cruiselines has offered to pay for the family

three counseling sessions. hoverboard new tonight.. another report of a hoverboard suddenly burstin into flames. this time.. a new jersey family learned the hard way. his hoverboard is smoking in his garage. repeating we need the fire department to respond. firefighters got to hector sierra's home to find his 13 year old son's hoverboard was still on. he says his son used it twice.. then left it in his room when it started smoking. sierra took the hoverboard to the garage where he says more smoke came out. (hector sierra, father) "everything inside was burned out. it was really scary" firefighters removed the cover and found one of the wires was broken. they managed to turn it off and the fire eventually went out. if you're tired of seeing all the political talk everytime you get on the internet.. google chrome has the answer. they've created a new add-on that lets users block all

candidate donald trump. google says the "trump filter" extension is part of the quote: "antidote" for trump's "toxic candidacy." developer rob spectre says he created it to take the spotlight off trump and let people focus on other candidates and issues. the app has three settings: "mild.. aggressive and vindictive." heavy rain is being blamed right now for some serious problems in north carolina. the rising water has left many families in gaston county trapped inside their own homes.. and firefighters can't reach them because it is too dangerous. the heavy rain also shut down part of a busy street after a sinkhole opened up. the problems are far from over tonight. many creeks and streams are already high.. so it won't take much more rain to cause more flash flooding.

the upper levels around central nevada and decent upper level winds helping to transport the cold air southward. that means that new years eve and day will see temperatures just a smidge below 50 with breezy north winds making those days feel even cooler. highs tomorrow will be 49 and friday we'll see a high of 48 to start off 2016. new years eve night will be pretty chilly as well with temperatures around midnight in the 38 range and generally calm winds at the surface. the complicating thing gets into atmospheric layers as winds just above the surface (200-400 feet) will likely be stronger overnight which could curtail fireworks on new years. the weather during the first

with a bang as well with some substantial looking storms headed towards southern california and las vegas. las vegas will likely struggle to see much sunshine from saturday on through most of next week with a series of increasingly potent and moisture laden systems push into the desert southwest. these storms are forecast to move in from nearly due wewhich is a much wetter direction for southern nevada and initial models are saying steady rain could fall basically tuesday night through thursday morning with snow levels eventually falling to near 4,000 feet by friday. we'll continue to monitor these systems as the week progresses.> still ahead on action news live at 11.. the latest on the search for a north las vegas womn who went

and bill cosby faces a judge after being charged with sexually assault. find out how much he had to fork over to keep his freedom.

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and.. for overnight news along with weather and traffic updates.. be sure to tune-in to good morning las vegas.. starting at 4:30am.

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midnight tomorrow night. this year's new year's eve fireworks will be launched from the mgm grand.. aria.. planet hollywood.. caesars palace.. treasure island.. the venetian and the stratosphere. and this year.. the show will be interactive so you can follow the countdown from your smart phone. phil grucci, president, fireworks by grucci: fireworks by grucci performance app, 5 minutes before the midnight moment you'll see a countdown that will tell, and you'll hear, 5 minutes, 4 minutes, 3 minutes, and success this year will be driven by having a uniform countdown on the strip the entire show will last about 8 minutes and synchronized to a special soundtrack. it will include music from bruno it will include music from bruno mars and frank sinatra. and.. if you're going out to celebrate.. don't drink and drive. if you've have a few too many..

your car get home safe.. and you don't need to be a triple-a member. just call 800-aaa-help between 6pm tomorrow and 6am friday. it's free up to 10-miles. and.. if you ride a harley.. 'hog hauling motorcycle towing' has you covered with free rides home for bikers. we'll be right back with a final look at your wake-up weather forecast. first.. here's jimmy kimmel with a preview of tonight's show..

up next. our next reports begin at 4:30-am on good morning las vegas. until then.. thank you for watching.. and from all of us at channel

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