it will help workers transfer to other locations with priority consideration for hiring. if that doesn't work out...the employee gets two months of pay plus severance. so walmart says it does its best to take care of its people...but how about the loyal shoppers? this is a drastic change for some of them -- with the nearest walmart being three and a half miles away. 13:34:26 sherry yonko, walmart shopper "we don't have a car, we have two kids and i'm pregnant and it's going to be nellis gardens." the company says it was a business decision to close this location. the store didn't fit into their long term vision. reporting live..david schuman..channel 13 action news. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina was in town today. the former hewlett-packard c-e-o held a town hall meeting at the "siena community association ballroom". she touched on a number of topics during her speech,

management, gun control and enforcing current laws. she even took a dig at democratic rival hillary clinton. carly fiorina 17:12:04-17:12:15 "we enforce the laws we have. whether it's immigration or gun control or indictments for passing classified information over unsecured servers." after today's town hall, fiorina then headed to reno for another campaign event. she will be back in town tomorrow for coffee meet and greet at the peppermill fireside lodge at 8 a.m. also on the political front today. one of the stars of abc's hit show scandal was in town campainging today. tony goldwyn, who plays president fitzgerald grant on the hit series was stummping for democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton. today's event was held at state senator kelvin atkinson's house in north las vegas. goldwyn has been throwing his support behind clinton throughout the state, appearing at the university of nevada reno yesterday. a 3 vehicle accident on the 215 at warm springs this morning

headache. eastbound 215 was closed from the airport connector to warm springs for more than 5 hours after the driver of a lexus went the wrong way on the 215, striking 2 other cars. police are investigating the accident. another crash overnight left more than 2 thousand people without power for a short time ...after a car crashed into a transformer near sahara and fort apache. the power went out around 1 this morning... however the lights were restored just over an hour later. no word on injuries in that crash. right now.. a river flood warning is still effect for sarasota, florida and the surrounding area. the national weather service blames two tornadoes for the damage and two deaths. siesta key and sarasota key were hit the hardest as storms pounded central florida overnight. strong and gusty winds plus hazardous boating conditions on gulf waters are expected to last throughout the evening. "you don't realize how much power and impact that a tornado has until you until you see this.

from my house on down to the end of the street, almost every house has pretty significant damage. this one obviously got the brunt of it. um, heart goes out to the family. that's rough. that's rough." "florida power and light" reported more than 39-thousand customers in collier county around mid-morning today. about 9-thousand customers in sarasota were without electricity. those numbers are g down tonight. here at home-- its a quiet night so far. here's a live look at the las vegas strip. meteorologist karla huelga.. is joining us now from the ad-lib the pacific storm track will continue to veer mostly to our north. however, we may be able to squeeze out a stray shower with two quick moving, early week systems. high temps will linger around

tuesday and mostly cloudy skies are expected both days. the first system pushes through monday and there will be a slight chance for a ssray shower on monday afternoon, then we will see a repeat of this scenario on tuesday afternoon with a second system. now to a developing story out

the u-s embassy confirms "several" americans are missing. they were working as government contractors according to security officials in baghdad. a u-s embassy spokesman says they are working in full cooperation with iraqi authoriteis to find the missing people. meanwhile.. three americans--all former prisoners of iran--are now at ramstein air force base--in are thankful they're safe tonight. tweetting their relief this is a good day.//when americans are freed and returned to their families, that's something we can all celebrate. it's not clear when the men will return to the united states. president obama is remaining steadfast in his message--that it was diplomatic negotiations that led to their release.that deal quietly played out outside the international clear agreement...

that deal lifted key economic sanctions on iran. cnn's karin caifa explains. important issues." president obama on sunday hailed the powers of diplomacy in dealing with iran president obama on sunday hailed the powers of progress, growth and development of the country. (hassan rouhani / iranian president / translation of: ) "today is a historic day, an exceptional day as well in the political and the economic in the nation of iran." saturday, secretary of state john kerry

minster mohammed javerified iran had completed the necessary steps to restrict and just after that meeting, u.s. officials confirmed that iran has freed five american prisoners -- detained in separate cases, some as early as 2011. four were part of an exchange, including washington post journalist jason rezaian months in detention. the plane carrying the americans.. one stop closer to reaching u.s. soil. (president obama) "to my fellow americans, today we are united in welcoming home sons and husbands and brothers who in lonely prison cells have endured an absolute nightmare." i'm karin caifa reporting. now an update to a fatal drunk driving case. e man charged with causing a crash that killed twon women last christmas eve... should be sentenced on tuesday. police say ray diok-no ..was

light near cheyenne and hualapai. the crash claimed the lives of an 81-year old woman and her 63-year old daughter. down at the thomas & mack...the unlv runnin' rebels got a much needed win over a conference rival... blowing out air force last night...100 to 64... the win moves the rebels to 11 and 7 on the season and 2 and oh since the resignation of their former head coach dave rice... todd simon is serving as the interim coach as the rebels search for a new hire.... they are on the road next week facing utah state on tuesday and u-n-r in reno next saturday. after setting an attendance record last year, the continental cup returned to the orleans arena this weekend. today was the final day of the tournament, which pits six teams from the united states against six teams from around the world. more than 50-thousand fans are expected to turn out for the event. a new storm is blowing over northern california. plus.. a viral video.. now the center of a lawsuit.

suing who. and a sinkhole opens up along the california coast...those

the latest try to land a space rocket on a platform in the ocean has ended in a flop. the private "space-x company"... launched an unmanned rocket that put a satellite in space today. but things went downhill when the rocket attempted its secondary goal... to land upright on the platform in the pacific. space-x didn't elaborate what went wrong. but it tweeted that the rocket hit the platform too hard and broke a landing leg. it was the fourth such failure for the company. space-x wants to be able to reuse its rockets, so it can cut the cost of space flights. new developments in a story you might remember. this viral video of an uber driver being attacked by a drunk taco bell executive.

a lawsuit's been launched.... but not... by who you might think. script: this now infamous video -- viewed more than 2 million times on youtube - a caught on camera assault of an uber driver is now at the center of a law suit filed by the now-former taco bell executive seen beating uber driver edward caban in november nat video benjamin golden filing the suit despite making this tearful apology on kcbs days after the attack golden sot : i've been trying not to read what people said but i'm not that person (crying) golden who admitted he was drunk at the time - was he was also sued by the uber driver, edward caban, for unspecified damages. caban sot: i didn't expect it to get violent to be honest it came out of nowhere. (gfx) golden is claiming the driver illegally videotaped the altercation, seeking $5 million in damages for "severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety, fear and

of his job." expert sot :lawyer areva martin i think the driver is going to be ok with respect to the video tape, but audio will probably present some challenges golden's lawyer declined to comment ? but states in the lawsuit .. "at no time did mr. golden consent to be video recorded or viewed by anyone else." caban's lawyer telling abc news.. the lawsuit is 'bogus'.. take a look at this.. a large sinkhole opens up today along a sidewalk in san francisco. you can see the crews working out how to repair the hole. no word yet on what caused it...or whether anybody was injured. this is the storm blowing across northern california right now. a wind advisory is in effect for sacramento and the surrounding area. wind gusts are expected to reach 45 miles per hour. ad-lib the pacific storm track will continue to veer mostly to our north.

squeeze out a stray shower with two quick moving, early week systems. high temps will linger around 60 degrees both monday and tuesday and mostly cloudy skies are expected both days. the first system pushes through monday and there will be a slight chance for a stray shower on monday afternoon, then we will see a repeat of this scenario on tuesday afternoon with a second system. by wednesday, chances for rain will be out of the forecast as high pressure nudges in from the southwest. slightly warmer temperatures are expected, with highs in the low to mid 60s and a clearing from mostly cloudy to partly cloudy by the afternoon. thursday will be another dry

and partly cloudy skies. by friday afternoon we will again see highs in the low to mid 60s, but we will also start to feel the effects of our next system with cloud cover building in and a slight chance for showers friday afternoon and evening. the system makes its way out on saturday with breezy winds on the back end of the system and high temps holding steady in the low to mid 60s. slightly cooler temps are expected sunday with temps topping out around 60 with partly cloudy skies.

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the comedy with ice cube and kevin hart is expected to make more than 34-million dollars in its opening weekend. leonardo dicaprio's thriller "the revenant" remained in second place, raking in more than 29-million. "star wars: the force awakens" was pushed down to the number-three spot, bringing in an estimated 25- million. it's followed by "13 hours; the secret soldiers of benghazi." the drama is based on the attack on the u-s consulate in libya...making 16- million dollars in its first weekend. but it was this adorable panda cub named "bei bei" that really stole the show this weekend. abc's sara heines giives us a first look. script: nats - cheering bei

cheering zoo-goers going nuts over the public debut of bei bei -the 5-month-old giant panda cub. nats - oh my god! oh my god! crowds lining up at the smithsonian national zoo in washington dc for their first chance to catch a glimpse of the fluffball in person? smithsonian fb video: zookeeper: "let's go!" the shy baby bear spending most of his day snoozing away? but making a few public appearances with a little help from his handlers. smithsonian fb video: zookeeper: "he's tired." nats - omg bei bei - whose name means "precious treasure" - was born back in august? weighing less than 5 ounces? nats - baby bei bei squeeks now a whole lot bigger -- and a whole lot cuter? bei bei is carrying on a family tradition? his older sister bao bao - famous for the sneeze heard round the world... gmem082415006: nats - sneeze ...made her first appearance at the same zoo back in 2014. the smithsonian is one of just 4 locations in the u-s lucky enough to house the endangered beasts? but for those of us not lucky enough to be able to

can still watch him right here on the smithsonian panda cam - 24 hours a day. you can check out the panda cam from our website. we have link posted to ktnv.com coming up .. changes to your commute. the major roadways to avoid heading into tomorrow. plus.. changes are coming to nevada prisons after an investigation into use of force. find out what prison officials are proposing....

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northbound u.s. 95 and 215 off-ramp from 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. tommorrow morning. the closure is part of the "centennial bowl" being built in nortwest las vegas. detours will be in place during the closure, so pay attention. if you're heading to downtown las vegas tonight, there are some traffic issues you should know about. n-dot is doing some drilling related to "project neon". it's happening along both sides of i-15 between sahara and the 95 at m-l-k. they'll be drilling tomorrow night starting at about 9 p.m. so look for lane closures in the area. armed prison guards using lethal force..... is about to become less common.... as the state responds to pressure from a use-of-force audit. contact 13..... chief investigator darcy spears is here to tell us..... about how they plan to reduce.... the use of bullets behind bars. darcy stand-up: more guards, better training and rubber bullets. that's how officials will cut down on deadly shootings in nevada prisons.

since they have no plans to eliminate the use of live mcdaniel defended the use of shotguns loaded with birdshot at a thursday meeting of the board of state prison commissioners. this comes as nevada faces lawsuits over prison shootings. contact 13 investigated one at high desert state prison in 2014 that left inmate carlos perez dead and andrew arevalo severely wounded. the two were shot while handcuffed behind their backs by guards who say they were breaking up a fight. mcdaniel said the state's new tools reduce the need for lethal force, but said it remains a valuable and potentially life-saving last resort. darcy stand-up: in addition to the lawsuits, the state attorney general is reviewing guards' actions in the perez shooting. we're closely following that case expect an announcement from the a.g. very soon. darcy spears, channel 13 action news.

at 6:30 a day of celebration as three of the five americans realeased from an iranian prison are headed back to america. we'll tell you when the others may join them. and a frightening moment caught on camera. a woman is lucky to be alive tonight after a car comes crashing into a gas station and nearly runs her over. and for breaking news and weather updates anytime.. just download the free ktnv mobile app for your smartphone or tablet and.. remember...we're now streaming our newscasts at ktnv.com so you can stay informed on any computer .. smartphone..

our top story on action news live at 6:30 three americans are on their way home tonight. the former prisoners of iran--now at ramstein air force base--in germany. good evening... i'm jacqui heinrich. it's still unclear when the men will return to the u-s. latest. three americans--held for months--even years--behind bars in iran--landing first in switzerland then germany. president obama sot: this is a good day.//when americans are freed and returned to their families, that's something we can all celebrate. gfx: the wife of american pastor saeed abedini tweeting-- "saeed just landed in geneva. he is getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with saeed in

for your prayers!" the father of two--was imprisoned for more than three years--accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the released--jason rezaian. the 39 year old journalist detained for 18 months--charged with espionage--in a closed door trial. once he--with his wife and mother by his side--was safely out of iran--the washington post released a statement saying: gfx: we are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over. also on board, amir hekmati--detained the longest--four years. the former u.s. marine--arrested in iran--while visiting his grandmother. gfx: rezaian, abedini and hekmati all spent time at iran's notorious evin prison--where they were allegedly subjected to beatings, solitary confinement and psychological abuse. president obama--remaining steadfast in his message--that it was diplomatic negotiations that led to their release--that

of the international nuclear agreement negotiated this past july. obama sot: we've achieved this historic progress through diplomacy without resorting to another war in the middle east. s/u: as for the two remaining ex- prisoners, one is believed to be still in iran and an american student, who was released independently has already headed home. lh, abc news, ny. now to a developing story.... family and friends are mourning the loss of a chicago newswoman known as a trailblazer. anne swaney's body was discovered friday morning in a river in belize. the 39-year-old wa an executive producer at abc-seven-chicago-dot- com. swaney was a globe-trotter who was in western belize earlier this week. she was ready to take part in a horseback riding expedition, but volunteered to stay behind when the group was short one horse. when the tour returned, they noticed that swaney was missing and that things seemed suspicious. they found her body with bruises and cuts the next day.

an investigation is under way. new information tonight on the recent arrest of two people from virginia on terrorism charges. authorites say joseph hassan farrokh was eager to join isis and get on the battlefield. another man, mahmoud amin mohamed elhassan.... introduced him to a man he believed had connections to jihad forces outside the u.s. instead, the man was a confidential informant working for the fbi. neighbors say they are stunned by the arrests. etienne gilbert "i would chat with hassan once in a while...very nice guy...all the people in their house...smiley, gentle...nice people...so personally...i feel like i wouldn't see that coming...but i don't know" both men are set to appear in federal court in alexandria on tuesday. prosecutors say if convicted, they could face a maximum of 20 years in jail. an action news update tonight. one of the most wanted

multiple violent bank robberies in colorado. surveillence video from a robbery in september shows two men wearing masks from the movie "scream".. jumping the counter.. guns in hand. authorities say.. they forced the tellers to the back and told them they would die unless they open the vault. . the fbi says mason and two other accomplices were behind another robbery...where two innocent people were shot. mason.. remained on the run for months before investigators in colorado.. finally tracked him down.. and arrested him. a developing story out of hawaii tonight rescuers have expanded their search for the 12 marines missing since their two military helicopters apparently collided in the waters off the hawaiian island of oahu. the marines were conducting training flights late thursday when officials believe the two ch-53 choppers crashed into each other. the u-s coast guard says no mayday call was received, just word that something had gone wrong.

continuing to search for a missing ski instructor. search and rescue teams are focusing their efforts on an avalanche slide area where the phone of 23-year-old carson may last pinged. may was last seen skiing on thursday afternoon at sugar bowl ski resort. he was supposed to get a ride home but didn't show up. an outbreak of violent and deadly tornadoes ripped through florida's west coast this morning. those storms killing two people and injuring at least seven. steven and kelli wilson were asleep in their mobile home when that deadly tornado struck. wilson died immediately. his wife, passing away from a heart attack a short time after. their son managed to crawl from the wreckage, helping his four children to safety. randy sharp sot: woke up this morning and lost a family, friend and neighbor. in siesta key, another twister damaged this home, trapping two victims inside officials are now telling residents with storm damage to stay away

told the structure's been cleared. and closer to home, a high surf advisory is in affect for southern california. waves as high as 15 feet are expected, making conditions in the water extremely dangerous. officals are advising people to stay out of the water. the high surf could bring dangerous rip currents. the advisory will remain for the next couple of dys. action news is tracking the latest weather developments a live look outside right now. we saw some warmer weather today, but will those temperatures stick around? let's check in with action news meteorologist karla huelga in the ather center. karla the pacific storm track will continue to veer mostly to our north. however, we may be able to squeeze out a stray shower with two quick moving, early week systems. high temps will linger around 60 degrees both monday and tuesday and mostly cloudy skies are expected both days. the first system pushes through monday and there will be a

shower on monday afternoon, then we will see a repeat of this scenario on tuesday afternoon with a second system. by wednesday, chances for rain will be out of the forecast as high pressure nudges in from the southwest. a developing story tonight. birds from nine more commercial turkey farms in indiana have tested positive for bird flu. they're are located near a farm that authorities previously announced had been infected. testing is underway to determine the strain of the highly-contagious virus. 60-thousand birdsa re expected to be put down as a result of the outbreak. bird flu was found in 16 states

chipotle will close all of its restaurants next month to hold staff meetings about food safety. that will happen february 8th. the fast food chain ha been under intense scrutiny over the past year after being tied to a series of outbreaks including ecoli.. salmonella.. and norovirus. happening right now. police need your help tracking down a pair of robbery suspects. the two suspects are accused of stealing merchandise from a clothing store near the 2000 block of north rainbow back in december. they allegedly used a weapon during the robbery to prent the employees from stopping them and escaping. police are looking for a person of interest.. identified as 37- year old gerardo campos-torres.. in connection to thursday's shooting death of 76-year-old bacilio garcia. it happened just after 7pm during an argument at a home near rancho and washington. another man was critically wounded.

contact metro right away. dramatic moments of fire crews rescuing a family were caught on a firefighter's helmet cam. the blaze broke out at an apartment complex in fresno, california. seven people had to be rescued, including a family of three on the second floor whose only way out was through a window. crews pulled out a baby first, then the mother and finally the father. some residents were treated for smoke inhalation. intense video coming out of australia... a car smashes into a gas station nearly hitting a woman inside and it's all caught on camera. the woman disappears from sight as the car flies into the convenience store. it appears she is hit... but the car just misses her. the crash triggered a gas leak. authorities blocked off the area until it was contained. store workers dragged the two people inside the car out to safety. they were taken to the hospital for treatment. police are investigating what

whether alcohol was a factor. a ramp closure to tell you about that could affect your commute tonight. n-dot will be closing the northbound u.s. 95 and 215 off-ramp from 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. tommorrow morning. the closure is part of the "centennial bowl" being built in nortwest las vegas. detours will be in place during the closure, so pay attention. coming up in tonight's financial focus the numbers are in and it wasn't a good holiday season for best buy. and, were learning more about last year's data breach at hotel chain hyatt. just how bawd as it? and culinary students showing off their skills. but would you eat a 4-course meal with crickets as the main

sales to give them a push at the end of the year. it looks like best buy didn't get that. the big box electronics

declined nearly 1-percent. best buy said it experienced lackluster demand for mobile phones ad other consumer electronics. now, the company expects fourth- quarter domestic sales to shrink -- instead of remaining flat. and finally, hyatt hotels is providing more details about a hack reported last month. the chain says that the breach included restaurants, front desks, spas and parking facilities at 250 hotels around the world. the hotel says the breach exposed customers' credit- and -debit- card numbers and other information to hackers. that's tonight's financial focus. let's go to karla huelga and weather first. the pacific storm track will continue to veer mostly to our north. however, we may be able to squeeze out a stray shower with two quick moving, early week systems. high temps will linger around 60 degrees both monday and tuesday and mostly cloudy skies

the first system pushes through monday nd there will be a slight chance for a stray shower on monday afternoon, then we will see a repeat of this scenario on tuesday afternoon with a second system. by wednesday, chances for rain will be out of the forecast as high pressure nudges in from the southwest. slightly warmer temperature are expected, with highs in the low to mid 60s and a clearing from mostly cloudy to partly cloudy by the afternoon. thursday will be another dry day with highs in the low 60s and partly cloudy skies. by friday afternoon we will again see highs in the low to mid 60s, but we will also start to fee the effects of our next

cloud cover building in and a slight chance for showers friday afternoon and evening. the system makes its way out on saturday with breezy winds on the back end of the system and high temps holding steady in the low to mid 60s. slightly cooler temps are expected sunday with temps topping out around 60 with

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for the latest conmer news from contact 13. the feds don't seem to like volkswagen's recall plan! "automotive news" reports that the environmental protection agency wants a plan that brings v-w into compliance with clear air regulations without creating adverse impacts for owners. the issue affects nearly 6- hundred thousand u.s. diesel engine vehicles... that fail to meet emission standards. contact 13 hears from a lot of you trying to dispute credit card charges. but many people don't know what to do. we're here to tell you, you need to call your bank or credit card and actually tell them you want to dispute a charge. it's that easy. if that doesn't work... file a complaint with the consumer financial protection bureau. contact 13 is ready to help you

just call one o our volteers any weekday between 11am and 1pm at 368-2255. here's a look at what's coming up tonight in primetime on channel 13. at 7 -- america's funniest home video's at 8 -- galavant at 9 -- quantico at 11 -- action news culinary students in pittsburgh are crazy for crickets. the students at the art nstitute of pittsburgh showed off a four-course meal with crickets as the common ingredient. among the dishes served -- cricket pesto, cricket crusted beef with horseradish and toasted crickets. but what do the insects actually taste like? "if i had to describe the flavor, i'd say, kind of nutty. you'd have to try it yourself." the school's culinary director says more than two billion people in the world eat insects -- and crickets are rich in protein. coming up, a consumer alert involving a recall all parents

why children's cold medicine is being pulled from the shelves. and coming up in tonight's health report. what new research is saying about the emotional impact of weight loss surgery. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get b yy,ou're not alone.

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but what does it do to their emotions? with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson. obesity? it weighs on your phyical health, and on your emotions. we know that weight loss surgery can help severely obese people shed pounds? even this surgery may change people's whole outlook on life. candidates for weight loss surgery are about twice as likely to be depressed as the general population. when researchers at u-c-l-a reviewed 68 studies that looked at how weight-loss surgery patients fared... they found that those who had these procedures tended to be less depressed than before. in short, for many patients? depression melted away with the pounds. whether it was the surgery itself that cheered them up? or the resulting reflection they saw in the mirror afterwards, if you're considering weight loss surgery, it's one more reason it might make you smile.

dr. timothy johnson. now to a contact 13 consumer alert...and a warning for all parents. 9- retailers are recalling wo flavors of store brand children's cold medicine because of potential overdose risks. the stores include dollar general, c-v- s and smiths. the recall covers grape and cherry liquid perrigo cold medicine sold in 4- ounce bottles. the bottles contain a dose cup with incorrect markings. karla has another look at your forecast in just a bit. you're watching channel 13 action news. where you ask.

we may be abe to squeeze out a stray shower with two quick moving, early week systems. high temps will linger around 60 degrees both monday and tuesday and mostly cloudy skies are expected both days. the first syste pushes through monday and there will be a slight chance for a stray shower on monday afternoon, then we will see a repeat of

ribeiro: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv."