breaking news on the search for an armed robber hitting convenience stores. we just got a prior mug shot from metro. take a closer look. police say he goes into stores in the police say he goes into stores in the southeast..heads straight for the clerk.. with one or two knives.. and most recently.. a stun gun... forces the clerk behind the counter.. and demands cash.. then he makes the clerk get on the ground.. while he gets away. if you recognize this man... call metro or crimestoppers immediately. that's the latest from the breaking news center. we're following some new developments tonight in the battle over solar energy in nevada. hundreds of people who feel cheated out of their investment rallied earlier today.. demanding a reversal on the rulling. they were joined by actor mark ruffalo. in the end it wasn't enough. the public utilities commission voted to uphold the rate hike that began january first.. that move raises the bass service charge for solar panel users while also reducing the

excess energy there arrays produce. rooftop solar companies say they've laid off hundreds of employees and stopped selling panels in nevada in his final state of the union address.... president obama highlighted his accomplishments... and... pushed back against his critics. with the country in the process of picking his successor.... the president had a plea for voters.... to help change the tone of apart... since he took office. sot - potus if we want a better politics, and i'm talking to the american people now, it's not enough to just change a congressman or a senator or even a president; we have to progress... directly to the american people with stops.... in nebraska and to the american people with stops.... in nebraska and lousiana. happening right now powerball madness is sweeping the nation.

from tonight's billion dollar powerball drawing. for anyone still waiting in line or on their way to primm right now, you only have about 30 minutes left to buy your tickets. action news anchor jacqui heinrich is live in primm with those still waiting for their chance. and... action news also went to

today..... to check out what the lines were like.... out there. this was the scene earlier today, in kingman arizona..... were there was no wait at all. we then headed.... to white hills, arizona. people there only had to wait in line.... for about 20 minutes or so.... for their chance at the jackpot. the iowa caucuses are in less than in a month and the races are tightening for the frontrunners from both parties. among the democrats.. new polling shows vermont senator bernie sanders with a stunning 5-point lead over hillary clinton in iowa. he's also way ahead in new hampshire.. and he's closing the gap nationally. (sot sanders 16:30:12) i'm not going to underestimate sec. clinton's organization. she has more money in the bank than we do. it's going to be a hard-fought contest.

also turning up the heat on republican donald trump. he's now hammering texas senator ted cruz over a potential citizenship issue.. and whether he could legaly become president. cruz says it's nonsense.. and trump is just making political mischief. (sot cruz 14:46:34) it seems the hillary folks are very eager to support donald trump and the attack that is are being tossed my direction. the republicans will be in south carolina tomorrow night for another debate.. and trump is already warning his opponents if attacked.. he'll hit back hard. an action news update... tonight. an international incident... avoided. -10- u.s. sailors detained by iran are now back at a u.s. facility.... in bahrain... their original destination. these are the dramatic images of the moment.... the revolutionary guard forces.... boarded the american vessels and captured the sailors. they were held... less than - 24- hours. u.s. officials say... one of the sailors' two boats... broke down yesterday....

the navy says... all -10- are unharmed. we're following some big developments in the nfl. tonight.. the rams are saying good-bye to the rams left l-a in 1994.. and their fans are split on the league's decision to move the team. sot -- randy troy, la rams fan // "the great wrong perpetrated 21 years ago... has now been righted." 4 sot -- (no super) // "it hurts." 1 sot -- (no super) // "it's just depressing to see a team that i to move into a new billion-dollar stadium in inglewood. the san diego chargers also have the option to relocate to l-a. but.. if the bolts decide to stay in san diego.. the oakland raiders could possibly move. the film industry.... here in the valley is booming.... right now. county officials say... they issued a record number of film permits.... in -2- thousand -15-. this was the third consecutive record-setting year. according to "the motion picture association of america"....

supports... more than... -79- hundred jobs... and... -3- hundred -30- million in total wages... in nevada. the state of nevada has worked out a deal with an oregon computer manufacturer to get laptops in the hands of middle schoolers across the state. schools can apply for competitive grants so students can receive a c-t-l chromebook with a google operating system next school year. the goal is to put computers in the hands of more students so they can learn the computer skills the'll need in the future. coming up in tonight's financial focus.. amazon is looking to go head to head with fed ex and ups. and.. oil and gas prices have been falling lately.. but will trend continue? in tonight's health report.... while smoking rates among teenagers continue to decline... nearly half of them.... have been exposed to smoke. we'll take a look.... behind those numbers. here's a live look at the lines in primm as we're getting

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analysts say prices could continue to fall as low as $10 a barrel. experts say the trend is due to a slowing chinese economy and excess supply in the u-s. it might be killing your 401-k.. but it's good for your household budget. nationally.. gas prices are averaging $1.95 a gallon. locally.. it's $2.49 a gallon. amazon is quietly building what analysts say looks like its own delivery company that could eventually compete with ups and fedex the company is reportedly looking to complete its acquisition of a french parcel delivery company within the next three months. some experts say this may lead to a similar move here in the us, perhaps buying a regional carrier or continuing to build out a delivery network internally. that's tonight's 'financial focus.' let's go to bryan scofield and 'weather first.' several low pressure areas will skirt the west coast in the next several days bringing with them with a huge amount of

make it to las vegas. any moisture that is there will get squeezed out by the sierra in california and won't be much more than some thick cloud cover for las vegas and southern nevada. the good thing with this pattern is that temperatures will generally start to warm up as climatologically the temperatures moderate towards the end of january. highs for the next several days will be in the mid and upper 50s with friday looking to be the warmest day for a little while. clouds on saturday will cool things off and some clouds could contain a sprinkle or two friday night into saturday and saturday night into sunday. another more potent looking storm will push in for monday night into tuesday

light rain. dynamics with these storms are weak at best and won't cause much of an interruption to the weather as normal for las vegas right now.. it's getting down to the wire for all the people still in

to buy powerball tickets outside the primm lotto store. action news anchor jacqui heinrich is live in primm. jacqui, will everyone make it to the ticket counter in time? coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime

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at 9:30 -- black-ish at 10 -- american crime then on action news.. live at 11.. in tonight's health report. while the number of teenagers smoking is dropping... the number of teens exposed to second hand smoke has not. that's the word..... from a new c-d-c report. holly firfer explains..... in today's health minute. according to the centers for disease corol and prevention, nearly half of middle-and-high school students are exposed to the results come from the c-d-c's national youth tobacco survey... given to sixth-through-twelfth- graders. the survey found 48-percent of students who had never used tobacco products were still exposed to smoke in places like their home or the car. in addition, that exposure was

without smoking rules in their home and car... compared with those who have "smoke-free" rules. more than a third say they were exposed to smoking in public areas, followed by work, and at school. the result comes from a 20-13 survey off more than 18-thousand participants. the researchers say this just proves doctors need to intervene more when it comes to smoking, and encourage smoke- free homes and cars. for today's health minute, i'm holly firfer. coming up... we're less than -15- minutes away.... from the last powerball ticket sale. a live look at primm right now where hopeful billionaire's are waiting for their chance to buy their powerball tickets and a chance at one and a half billion dollars.

it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message.

out if there's a winner in tonight's 1 point 5 billion dollar powerball drawing. but, more importantly, we're only about 10 minutes away from when tickets will stop being sold. action news anchor jacqui heinrich is live in primm right now. jacqui, is anyone concerned about not being able to buy a

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to las vegas. any moisture that is there will southern nevada. the good thing with this pattern is that temperatures and... before we go tonight... right now... one last look out at the

in primm. we're a little over an hour away from tonight's..... one and a half billion dollar powerball drawing. unfortunately... for some of those waiting in line... you may be out of luck.... as stores will stop selling tickets.... at 7 p.m. tonight.... for action news.. live at 11. inside edition up next. thanks for watching.. and from all of us at action

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