tv Action News 5pm ABC January 31, 2016 5:00pm-5:30pm PST
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and thanks for joining us. i'm yasmeen hassan. let's head back outside, for another live look as the valley continues to get hit with wind and rain. a high wind advisory is now being extended let's check in with action news meteorologist karla huelga with what we can expect throughout the night and into tomorrow. karla? right now up on mount charleston, officials are
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up the mountain. and we have more coverage of this storm as it makes its way throught the valley. action news reporter mahsa saiedi is live near desert inn and joe brown with what people are dealing with right now mahsa? we know that lighning struck a tree at a nearby country club. and crews just left this closed subdivision. we know there was a fire at a home..... we want to get right to this video of the fire you can see white smoke rising above the trees.... being carried quite a ways. this video appears to be taken from a nearby high rise. this is the most intense damage we have seen. our crews have been all over today... including the south east.. this is video driving through downtown boulder city.
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the visibility is low. the big news there wind gusts... you can see the trees blowing with the wind. we were also heading from the central part of th valley.... to the east. we would see the rain suddenly start coming down really hard. we would pull over...park ... by the time we did.. the storm would have just passed... so it was moving very quickly above us.. youre looking at the immediate aftermath... water puddled on the ground we also spotted lightnning several times in the distance.. here on the east side...and also in central part of valley. (vo tweet) we did spot one wreck on di near valley view. police always reminding people to slow down when it starts to sprinkle. whenever there is severe weather around southern nevada.. we count on you.. our viewers.. to show us what
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one viewer sent us this picture of rain pouring down on the highway, reminding everyone to drive safe. and another sent us a picture of the clouds moving in with the storm, out by the v-a hospital. even action news anchor rikki cheese sent us a photo! check out that rainbow! if you get a good picture or video of the weather.. be sure to send it to icontribute@ktnv.com and you might see it right here on action news. action news is your weather authority. we'll have continued coverage of the storm throught night. and don't forget, you can follow ktnv on facebook and twitter for immediate updates all night long. a developing story tonight on an early morning home invasion police were called out to a home near carey and mount hood for a reported shooting. one person was shot....but is expected to be okay.
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someone inside the home or the suspect who was shot north las vegas police are investigating a deadly accident . a pedestrian was hit and killed by a car near camino al norte and lone mountain this morning. the man was rushed to u-m-c where he later died from his injuries. police say he was not in a marked crosswalk at the time of the accident. the driver stayed on scene, no word yet on if any charges will be filed. an action news update tonight on a house fire near carey and belmont. we have just learned that a man who was trapped inside the home while it was on fire has died. the fire broke out yesterday morning. crews pulled him from the home and rushed him to umc, where he was intially listed in critical condition. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. a live look at mccarran international airport right now. passengers on an american airlines flight heading to charlotte, north carolina had a bit of a scare this morning. authorities say a man was arrested for trying to board
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after a thorough sweep of the plane, police gave the all clear and the plane took off about 30 minutes later. a valley man is recovering tonight after one of the scariest encounters of his life..... a gun was pulled on him after a road rage incident.....and he caught the whole thing on camera! action news reporter gina lazara shows us this intense video. she's live in the studio with us now -- gina? yasmeen -- the incident happened near boulder highway and horizon yesterday afternoon. the man recording the video wants to remain annonymous so we will not show his face. get that god d gun out -- get the f away from me why are you guys flipping me off?! i didnt do nothing! you're banging on our f door --- shot. seriously take it easy man i aint doing nothing the man behind the camera -- wants to go by subliminal moto -- his youtube name.... where this video is racking up thousands of views -- right now. subliminal moto says he was going for a group ride with his buddies last night when a
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between a biker and another vehicle. that's when this red truck got involved -- apparently flipping the bikers off. subliminal moto says he got annoyed and decided to confront the men inside the red truck by tapping on the passenger side window. you can see in the go-pro video --- the guys wave a gun at him and cuss him out. ride bikes like you f supposed to. im a f biker i know man. yeah god d. so you're gonna pull your gun out?! yall look like idiots out there take it easy. i didn't do anything! these dumba are riding like.... so you're gonna pull your gun out!? i sure the f will! subliminal moto says he's glad the video is going to viral -- as a lesson to others to not make the same mistake as he should i have gone to the window? absolutely not. i should have minded my own business. but did that give him a right to put the gun in my face? no way."
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henderson roads -- henderson police are opening an investigation and possibly issuing a warrant for arrest -- for the driver of the red truck. reporting live in the studio - gina lazara - channel 13 action news. a hobby shop here in the valley needs your help tracking down a drone thief. surveillance video shows the thief smashing through the garage door of the store on north rancho with a car. then - he moves in.....and takes off with half-a-dozen drones. this is the third time the store has been hit by drone thieves. the owner of the store is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of this thief. it's the last mad dash in iowa. presidential candidates from both parties are criss-crossing the state - as we are just hours away from the caucuses. abc's brandi hitt is in iowa tonight with the latest from the campaign trail. "...rally..." the day before the iowa showdown... it's an all-out push to win undecided voters. sot - sen.
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candidate "hillary clinton is not qualified to be president." ((graphic)) the final poll before the caucuses... shows donald trump leading the g-o-p race - five points ahead of ted cruz. sot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "we're leading in the polls... but there's a theory we could do even better." - trump even getting candid with abc's george stephanopolous... about his lead. ((abc's this week)) sot - stephanopolous - "did you ever imagine that on the eve of the iowa caucuses you'd be leading?" trump - "the truth is... (laughs) no... i didn't." nearly all of the candidates are also making the rounds on the sunday talk shows. (???) sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate "a vote for marco rubio... is a vote for amnesty." and declaring that "22 emails" sent from her private server... contained "top secret information." (abc this week) sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "no classified marked information on those emails..." nats - "...sanders rally..." her opponent -- bernie sanders telling crowds -- it all comes down to voter turnout.
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bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate "we are going to win this thing... and pull off one of the great blasting the airwaves here with non-stop ads. even marco rubio is airing a half hour t-v special this weekend. brandi hitt - abc news - des moines. vo the local culinary union isn't backing any candidate before nevada's caucuses next month. the union represents thousands of casino workers here in the valley. right now, the group says it is focusing on the general election. the union backed barack obama back in 2008 during his primary race with hillary clinton. union leaders say--they want to focus on getting thousands of people to vote, but they also want to concentrate on growing their ranks. a confrontation between a driver and a miami cop is caught on camera. 30-39 "i pushed 80 to try and catch up with you and i was still eating your dust. you were leaving me behind and i was going 80 mph. and i just wanted to know what's the emergency?" how this officer found himself
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today and i'm asking you to come over is because i saw since miller drive and you were pushing 90 miles an hour. you're hearing that right. this video shows a civilian pulling over a police officer in florida. the driver says she saw the officer speeding, but the officer didn't agree. "i don't know how fast i was going but i can tell you this, i'm on the way to work right now.... "i don't believe i was speeding." well that driver, goes on to tell the cop that police should be setting a good example. the officer initially thought she had an emergency--that's why he pulled over. he did go on to apologize....and they both continued on their way. and here's a sight you don't see everyday, a driver pulling over a cop. it all went down on a miami roadway. the reason i pulled you over
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authorities say a second virginia tech student has been arrested in connection to the murder and abduction 13-year-old nicole lovell. 19-year-old freshman natalie keepers was arrested this morning. yesterday authorities found the remains of the 13-year-old nearly 100 miles away, in north carolina. lovell has been missing since wednesday night. virginia tech freshman david eisenhauer was arrested yesterday in connection to her disapperance. no word yet on a motive. and action news is tracking the latest weather developments here in the valley. this video was taken earlier in the day as the storm really came rolling in, this video was taken earlier in the day as the storm really came rolling in, with it some very strong winds, along with a steady downpour, bring some much needed rain to the valley.
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oscar season is just around the corner... ....and we are getting a better idea of who the big winners mighten actors guild named their best of the best-- and abc was on the red carpet-- and behind the scenes. tonight we are showing you what you didn't see on stage. abc's chris connelly has more on the big winners. oscars-so-white? perhaps?. the sag awards? yeah, not so much?. idris elba ?welcome to diversity tv.. not even nominated for an oscar?idris elba?winning best supporting male actor for beasts of no nation: emblematic of the way sag's actors- only voters flipped the script ?.to reward a wide spectrum of work ? queen
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boxes and do you!" from queen latifah, honored for hbo's bessie laura prepon, orange is the new black this is what we talk about when we talk about diversity. to orange is the new black?winner of 2 awards jason bateman dad, get up here jason bateman, presenting the best tv comed male actor to the man who played his father on arrested development?jeffrey tambor, acclaimed for his role as the transgender character maura on transparent? cc: you're shaking! jeffrey 17:53:33 this is the first time i won a sag. for supporting female actor alicia vikander, awarded for the danish girl, winning meant hitting the road?. alicia vikander 18:07:17 i just want to go out and celebrate - but i'm going to sit on a plane and get really drunk by myself and ask everyone in the cabin to dance with me. demi moore "the actor goes to ? spotlight" game on! with a win for outstanding motion picture cast? spotlight climbed back into the oscar's best picture race.. cc did you know this was special when you were doing it?
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moment i read it [me too] to the first day of shooting//i felt in my heart it was a special thing that had to be told best male actor winner listening to an overly ambitious slightly-annoying 13-year-old kid. .and for brie larson, her best female actor win for room?a culmination. i'm really grateful to have had so much life so 23:56 many trials and tribulations. ?breadth of experience?the key to success for an actor?just ask how to get away with murder's viola davis, now a four-time sag award winner. cc: from where do you derive that kind of power? viola i think that when you observe life you observe so many things you wouldn't even expect-i'm always watching. karla will have more on today's storm and what to expect the rest of the week. storm and what to expect the rest of the week.
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if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all
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