>> more coverage on abcnews.com.a man is in custody tonight after his parents' shed and house catch on fire. what his family is now saying. good evening... and thanks for joining us i'm yasmeen hassan. 13 action news reporter david schuman was with the family as they made their way through the damage -- and came to grips with the fact that their son may be responsible. david. this couple came home tonight to find an estimated thirty thousand dollars in fire damage -- as well as their son...gone, taken away by police. i love you. i love you too wallace hicks was taken in on separate outstanding warrants but police are calling him a person of interest in today's fire. you can see in this video that the shed is completely destroyed. ada hicks and her husband were less worried about the lost property than their small dog -- which at first they weren't able to find. 18:21:06 ada hicks, shed

clothes, i can buy some more clothes. my dog was in here. that's all i...she's smart enough to go to her place and that's all i care about." we also met the suspect's girlfriend tonight. she was the woman saying i love you as police took him. the fire started right in front of her...and when i asked what news at 11. yasmeen? an update now to some breaking news we brought you earlier a furniture store near charleston and maryland parlway went up in flames this afternoon. las vegas fire and rescue crews were able to quickly get everything under controll. crews say it looks like the fire started in the attic, but they're still investigating. no injuries reported. new information on a family fight that ended in tragedy. the coroner identified the son killed yesterday as 22-year-old devry moore but the big question now is -- why! metro says moore was fighting with either his father or his stepfather at a home near cimarron and mountain's edge

at some point, the teen stabbed the man 4 times.....and then, the man shot and killed the boy. that man is at u-m-c. metro is considering filing criminal charges against him. now, investigators are talking to family members who were there during the fight to get to the bottom of all this. an action news update on another deadly shooting-- the coroner just identified the man shot and killed in a parking lot. he's 27-year-old steven spurlin. police are hoping this new information will lead them to the killer. the shooting happened near rainbow and westcliff. witnesses tell 13 action news a nissan pulled up....spurlun rolled out of the car.....and then another man fired six shots at him before he could even stand. new developments on that deadly crane collapse in new york. crews are still working to remove the wreckage left behind. we have learned they will be cutting it into about 35 pieces for investigators to examine. cell phone video captured the moment the boom came crashing

it hit parked cars and sent debris flying everywhere. investigators have recovered the crane's movement recording computer. rick chandler / commissioner, new york city dept. of buildings "it's not the equivalent of a black box. // it will likely give us the i don't want to set expectations too high: it's not gonna give wind speeds or actions of the operator." a 38-year-old wall street worker died... ....and a 73-year-old man who was hit by falling debris remains in the hospital, but he's said to be in stable condition. the coast guard has suspended their search for any survivors...after two planed crashed mid-air in southern california. at least one plane plunged into the ocean yesterday. divers found some wreckage. now, the search for the three people who were on-board is being called a recovery operation. right now, rescue crews are working around the clock

yesterday's powerful 6-point-4 magnitude earthquake. the death toll continues to climb. we are hearing 18 people have died....and more than 100 are still missing. these rescue images are just incredible. you see rescuers pulling people out, one after another. it rattled the southern city of tainan...toppling building after building, including a 17-story apartment complex. so far, 250 people have been rescued, and 73 are in the hospital. a live look outside right now where we've been enjoying some beautiful weather lately. but are these temperatures going to stick around? let's check in with 13 weather first meteorologist karla huelga and 'weather first.' a pretty quiet and warm weather pattern is upon us with high pressure taking over the forecast through at least next friday. temperatures will top out in the upper 60s tomorrow and around 70 for monday. both days will see breezy winds

skies. a lake wind advisory is in effect for the lake mead recreation area and the colorado river valley. after monday we will see lighter winds, sunny to mostly sunny skies and high in the low 70s through thursday. we will get a push of more clouds ahead of a storm system that will pass to our north over next weekend. despite the additional cloud cover, high temps will stay in the low 70s friday and saturday the g-o-p presidential hopefuls squared off tonight in new hampshire. they are hoping to sway as many voters as they can, as we get closer to the states primaries. donald trump was the center of attention tonight.... ....but all the candidates had to answer to a variety of questions and topics. donald trump i hit immigration, i hit it very hard. everybody says, oh, the temperament, because i talked about illegal immigration.

i talked about muslims. we have a problem. nobody else wanted to mention the problem. i brought it up. the latest polls show trump with a 19 point lead with rubio trailing in second. while the republicans spent the night debating, the democrats were on the campaign trail. former president bill clinton is campaigning for his wife, right here in southern nevada! he spoke to potential voters in pahrump. the former president says his wife is the best candidate vision for america,....and she can actually win the general election. bill clinton 12:36:34 - 12:36:54 "she's the only...that is inclusive." he went on to say mrs clinton will keep our military the

world, and will always produce tough diplomacy. this was actually day two of clinton's visit to nevada. yesterday, he was in las vegas. uber executives are pulling out all the stops to gather local support. more than 100 people gathered at the doolittle community center to hear how the company is strengthening communities across the valley. 13 action news reporter michael burton spoke to a couple of drivers who say they don't know where they'd be without it. standing before dozens - tavon campbell remembers a time filled with fear. "i worked outside in blue-collar work as an electrician and i actually had two mild heat strokes." rachael richardson recounts having to close her family's business - after her husband was diagnosed with diabetes. "you know if you have to have the time off work all the time, healing time to have both of his cataracts removed was two weeks." both ended up with no way to feed their families -

vegas. "when i heard they were coming here. i said oh my goodness this is my way out of pushing my body to the limit." "we thought, wow we have the opportunity to call the shots. drive when we want, how we want, even where we want." rachael inspired many people today at the doolittle community center - where uber's general manager celebrated the companies progress - hoping to reverse the negative flack from the taxi- cab industry and prove that uber can change lives. "work on demand" was the motto - because uber drivers can choose when and where they work. "this is rent week for example. we need a thousand dollars. well he's able to go out or i can go out during the day." day or night - tavon says uber is the foundation of his future. "if i can make it through another 30 years or 40 years just to see my kids get married, you know? they're everything to me." looklive tag: the event was held in a neighborhood many say is neglected by taxi-cabs. well today that community

don't have to depend on anyone but eachother. i'm michael burton - 13 action news. we are getting a better idea of what a new park in the middle of the las vegas strip will look like. once it is all done, it will sit between "new york new york" and "the monte carlo." this is going to be the gateway to the "t-mobile" arena. you are looking at artist renderings of the park. it will have more than 200 trees and -3-thousand plants. the park is set to open in april. a clerk at an auto insurance company forced to spring into action. the frightening encounter caught on camera as a gunman walks in demanding money. and - a consumer alert tonight as we get into tax season.. the new government warning, you

at boulder highway and the 95. right now the 95 is closed in both directions, so avoid the area is possible.

negotiating with a possible jumper on the edge of a bridge on the overpass over boulder highway. shocking moments caught on camera as a man fights off an armed robber. surveillance video shows the moment an armed robber walked into an auto insurance store in texas. you can see the suspect walk in...pointing a gun and demanding money. the clerk pauses for a second, before springing into action - and grabbing the gun! the two wrestle forthe gun before the clerk grabs it and chases the suspect out of there. more dramatic video tonight. flames shooting out of a liquor store in detroit - that was intentionally set on fire. surveillance video shows one man carrying something....while another seems to be the lookout. within seconds.. the first man starts the fire... which quickly spreads. firefighters from two departments were called out on

police are still looking for those suspects. take a look at this... wisconsin authorities are going ice-fishing for cars! they had a number of them fall through cracked ice at lake geneva's winterfest and snow sculpting competition. thankfully, no one was inside the cars when they sunk. ((adlib wx)) a pretty quiet and warm weather pattern is upon us with high a pretty quiet and warm weather pattern is upon us with high pressure taking over the forecast through at least next friday. temperatures will top out in the upper 60s tomorrow and

both days will see breezy winds with clear to mostly clear skies. a lake wind advisory is in effect for the lake mead recreation area and the colorado river valley. after monday we will see lighter winds, sunny to mostly sunny skies and high in the low 70s through thursday. we will get a push of more clouds ahead of a storm system that will pass to our north over next weekend. despite the additional cloud cover, high temps will stay in the low 70s friday and saturday

tonight whether we like it or not.. tax season is here.. tonight - a warning. scammers are working the phones to get their hands on your money...and it is costing americans millions. here's abc's ron claiborne. natsot: audio record of phony irs person within the next hour they will be at your doorstep to handcuff you and put you behind bars. tonight, the government is warning americans to be on high alert for a growing phone scam that is bilking taxpayers out of millions. this chicago-area woman got a call like that in december from someone claiming to be from the i-r-s, demanding she pay thousands of dollars in back taxes.

warrant out for our arrests." scared - she wired ten thousand dollars to an account in seattle. it was all a scam. gfx the i-r-s says, since october 2013, five thousand victims losing more than $26 million to people pretending to be i-r-s officials. so, how do you protect yourself? for years, the i-r-s has had this simple message psa: the real irs will generally first make contact by letter and will never demand immediate payment or threaten force. but starting next month, a new law requires the i-r-s to hire collection agencies to help collect taxes ? and those agencies may call taxpayers. sot-steve weisman/bentley college "in the future, when collectors are actually calling on behalf of the irs - people will be more likely to fall for that scam." paying taxes they don't owe. ron claiborne abc news, new york if you are planning to go to burning man this year up by reno, prepare to pay a little bit more when you buy your ticket. you'll have to pay a live entertainment tax. it's the first time these

added. lawmakers also slapped on this tax to tickets for the electric daisy carnival here in las vegas. the investigation continues into the problems with the 9- 1-1 system here in the valley. could it be costing people their lives? debbie: to be honest i thought they were gonna answer. (butt to 6:32) when they didn't had to go get another phone, i thought what am i what county officials are

tt2wlr=[hk po j# /ml tt2wlr=[hk p!!*n _m$ tt2wlr=[hk p4!j# )[p tt2wlr=[hk px#*&`:.u$ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j'`::u@ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j)`:15$ tt2wlr=[hk pp#j*`:&.8 tt2wlr=[hk pp#j,`:gtx tt2wlr=[hk pl#*.`:n]t tt2wlr=[hk pl#*0`:uk< for the last few days, contact 13 has been exposing problems with metro's 9-1-1 system. people who were calling in with emergencies - kept on hold. the woman you just heard lost her husband in december while she on hold - trying to get help. tonight, chief investigator darcy spears' reports generated outrage..

50:28 steve sisolak: i watched the story twice. i was shocked, devastated, disappointed. the day debbie's husband died, she and her neighbors kept calling 9-1-1 for help. and their calls kept getting put on hold. 6:04 darcy: when you first called and you got that recorded voice, clearly you're in a panic. what are you thinking when you hear that? debbie: to be honest i thought they were gonna answer. (butt to 6:32) when they didn't and i had to go get another phone, i thought what am i gonna do?! why aren't they answering?! 54:17 steve: when you're in that situation that you desperately need support from the 9- 1-1 system that needs to be handled immediately, and that doesn't mean getting put on hold, waiting for 60 seconds or two minutes or three minutes for that to happen. just, it's not acceptable. it has to be improved. in the 15-minute window of time surrounding debbie's emergency, metro's 9-1-1 radio systems director says there were only 6

but, county commission chairman steve sisolak says that's no excuse. 50:40 steve: there's no justification for it. there were--my understanding--some internal mistakes that were made along the way. sisolak, who also sits on metro's fiscal affairs committee, says it's not a funding issue. there's plenty of money and people to properly staff 9-1- 1. 52:20 steve: i don't know if it was that day, they gave--too many people were off--i don't know what could have possibly happened. he also says high call volume should trigger a rollover to partner agencies. 51:36 steve : for some reason that didn't happen. i mean, the supervisor should stop supervising and pick up the phone and answer some of those calls when that happens! i think they're well aware of the situation that happened, mistakes that were made and i'm confident that the sheriff has told me this is his number one priority and we're gonna get this fixed so that never happens again and no other family has to go through what these folks are going through. darcy stand-up tag: commissioner sisolak says the sheriff promised a full investigation as to why there

calls the day debbie lost her husband, and why the hold times didn't trigger a rollover to the other agencies. we'll have an update when they have answers. darcy spears, 13 action news. coming up on the special edition of action news. we'll have the latest from the campaign trail as both democrats and republicans look to sway voters. what marco rubio is saying about the barack obama presidency. plus, protesters were out in force outside the mandalay bay. find out what they're so upset about and for breaking news and weather updates anytime.. just download the free ktnv mobile app for your smartphone or tablet.

after skipping the last republican presidential debate donald trump was back tonight as we close in on the new hampshire primaries. good evening... and thanks for joining us i'm yasmeen hassan. the 6 g-o-p presidential hopefuls squared off tonight in

each one, hoping to sway voters before tuesday's primaries there. donald trump was the center of attention again tonight.... .....but florida senator marco rubio made sure to get his points across. marco rubio we don't want to be like the rest of the world. the single greatest nation in the history of the world, not the disaster barack obama has imposed upon us. the latest polls show trump with a 19 point lead, with rubio trailing in second. while republicans were debating tonight... ....the countdown is on to the new hampshire primaries. abc's david wright has more from the campaign trail. nats at diner hillary clinton may be down in the polls here in nh but don't count her out yet. nats hrc - "i hope i can earn your vote on tuesday." today she's been out pounding the pavement, knocking on doors, trying to make up ground against bernie sanders sanders sot - "i feel like a rock star!" sanders has accused her of being wall street's favorite

enough? hrc sot - i've been fighting for progressives my whole life today madeleine albright joined her? appealing to women in particular. albright sot "there's a special place in hell for women who don't support other women!" but some of the people attending clinton's own event - agree with sanders! mos (man) i'm voting for sanders mos (woman) sanders mos sot: yes, i'm voting for sanders wright: do you feel like you're behind enemy lines? mos: yes (laughs) today at a town hall at franklin pearce college, the first questioner made a freudian slip? nats secretary sanders? ? calling her by her opponent's name! clinton took it in stride hrc sot "young people support bernie sanders but i support you even if you don't support me." a live look outside right now where it's been a beautiful

know how long this weather is going to last. so let's check in with 13 weather first meteorologist karla huelga and 'weather first.' a pretty quiet and warm weather pattern is upon us with high pressure taking over the forecast through at least next friday. temperatures will top out in the upper 60s tomorrow and around 70 for monday. both days will see breezy winds recreation area and the colorado river valley. after monday we will see lighter winds, sunny to mostly sunny skies and high in the low 70s through thursday. we will get a push of more clouds ahead of a storm system that will pass to our north over next weekend. despite the additional cloud cover, high temps will stay in the low 70s friday and saturday a fight between two neighbors keeps on escalating! it all

match....but now - it's getting violent. and it's all over a structure with a tarp. sean pierrot says he put up this curtain because his neighbors' surveillance cameras were pointing inside his home. he also says this whole thing can be easily resolved. 12:01:00:17 sean pierrot, put up tarp this is very simple and i would like to say this, remove the cameras, and i'll remove the tarp immediately, put the camera back into the direction of your property and no longer into my home surveying my wife and children, i have no problem with removing the tarp 12:01:14:12 the city says structures built as a wall or fence must meet certain height requirements and be made with specific materials... ....but pierrot says the tarp was approved. 13 action news is waiting for a call back from code enforcement to confirm that. and a big crowd gathered in front of mandalay bay. wildlife activists were out there protesting trophy

there - the safari club international was holding its national convention there. organizers says they are outraged safari club gives people awards for their kills. carrie leblanc // exec dir of compassionworks int'l 23:59:25 --23:59:33 "these people...that is disgusting." today's protests was one of 30 happening around the world in memory of cecil the lion... you may remember, that is the lion that was killed by a minnesota dentist last summer. right now, take a good look at your screen. this is 81- year-old richard boisy junior. north las vegas police need your help finding him. they say he may be in danger! he has been missing since thursday... he left his home near revere and tropical and never came back. his family says he may have if you see him, please call north las vegas police right away. nevada is tightening restrictions to keep guns out of the hands of domestic

from 2006 to 20-14, the fbi says 71 people in las vegas were shot to death by a spouse, ex-spouse or a dating partner. last june, governor brian sandoval signed a bill, banning anyone convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing a gun. it also prohibits people from buying a gun...if they have been court-ordered to stay away from an estranged partner. nevada is actually one of 13 states with these kinds of laws. a developing story tonight at a prestigious ivy league school. the president of a fraternity at cornell university is now facing some serious charges. 21-year-old wolfgang ballinger is behind bars...charged with attemped rape. he's the president of the school's psy upsilon chapter the alleged incident happened last month,...but ballinger turned himself just days ago. now, the fraternity has been suspended from the university. we are being told they are now cooperating with the investigation. and more trouble for cleveland browns quarterback johnny

him to go to rehab. manziel is at the center of a criminal investigation... his ex-girlfriend says he attacked her.... ....and now - the 9-1-1 calls are out.. [gfx] 911 call nats i heard her screaming so i came down and she said her boyfriend assaulted her. a judge has banned manizel from contacting with his ex for 2-years. meanwhile - he is denying those accusations of abuse. now for a story that's positively las vegas. for the 15th straight year, smith's food and drug stores throughout the valley held a food drive to benefit the ronald mcdonald house charities. it helps stock the shelves for families who travel to las vegas and stay at the ronald shoppers were given the chance to win a 40-inch samsung tv. coming up in tonight's financial focus why a new tax for oil companies could end up costing you more at the pump. and.... while most of us put off

until later in life.... .....doctors are saying something else.

tt2wlr=[hk po j# /ml tt2wlr=[hk p!!*n _m$ tt2wlr=[hk p4!j# )[p tt2wlr=[hk px#*&`:.u$ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j'`::u@ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j)`:15$ tt2wlr=[hk pp#j*`:&.8 tt2wlr=[hk pp#j,`:gtx tt2wlr=[hk pl#*.`:n]t tt2wlr=[hk pl#*0`:uk< it looks like we are going to be the ones footing the bill for president obama's proposed $10-dollar-per- barrel tax on oil the president is set to propose the tax when he reveals his budget next week. it is part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions and bring in money for mass-transit and self driving vehicles. the tax would be phased in over

both domestic and imported oil. oil companies will be paying for it upfront.... ....but the cost will probably be passed on to drivers. we are just one day away from the big game...and all those super bowl parties. the national retail federation says that millenials will be spending the most money - around 140 bucks, overall though - people are spending around 82 dollars on super bowl parties. most of that money is going to food and new t-v's. that's tonight's financial focus. let's go to karla huelga and weather first. a pretty quiet and warm weather pattern is upon us with high pressure taking over the forecast through at least next friday. temperatures will top out in the upper 60s tomorrow and around 70 for monday. both days will see breezy winds with

a lake wind advisory is in effect for the lake mead recreation area and the colorado river valley. after monday we will see lighter winds, sunny to mostly sunny skies and high in the low 70s through thursday. we will get a push of more clouds ahead of a storm system that will pass to our north over next weekend. despite the additional cloud cover, high temps will stay in

((adlib wx close)) when it comes to watching your cholesterol...a lot of us don't

thinking about it until later in life. but now - studies are showing we should be watching our levels early on to prevent things from getting out of hand. adam mccoy has the details in today's health minute. as a young woman nicole diaz nelson was very surprised when her doctor gave her some unwanted and very unexpected news. (nicole diaz/cholesterol patient) i found out i had high cholesterol about two years ago i was completely shocked because i was in my mid twenties and i had been vegetarian for a long time. and she's lucky she found out as early as she did because recent studies are showing that having high cholesterol early on can put you at a much greater risk for having heart (dr. ann marie navar/cardiology fellow duke university) so specifically for every 10 years a person has high cholesterol by the time they are 55 their future risk of heart disease was increased about a third.

the american college of cardiology do recommend screening early adults screening young adults for high cholesterol and then repeat screenings every five years if risk factors change. diet and exercise are the main lifestyle changes that can be made at any age, but for those with very high levels of cholesterol - medicine might be needed to keep it in check. consumer news...from contact -13-. nevada is one of -49- states reaching a major settlement in a federal case it involved mortgage lender and h-s-b-c. the company has agreed to a... -470 million dollar deal... abusive practices. nevada residents may get more than - 1- million dollars of that money. if you think your broken smartphone is worthless... think again. the apple-focused tech blog... -9- to -5- mac-dot- com says apple is going to start paying for broken eye-phones... the idea is to encourage people to upgrade their phones instead

screens. and...don't forget... contact 13's "call for action" is ready to help you with a consumer problem. just call one of our any weekday.... between -11-a-m- and -1-p-m... at 702-368-2255. as "the zika virus" continues to spread across the country... ...there are new concerns that it could affect the blood supply here in the valley. what officials are now doing to help stop the spread. fears over the zika virus keep

growing as more and more cases are being reported. in colombia, more than 31-hundred pregnant women have been diagnosed with the virus. here in the u-s, there have been more than 50-cases across 13-states and washington d-c. yesterday, the centers for disease control released new guidelines for men and women. we have learned the virus can be transmitted by mosquitoes,

transfusions. here in las vegas, united blood services is taking steps to help prevent the spread of the zika virus. they are now asking potential donors who have traveled to affected areas not to donate blood for 28-days. the restriction is expected to reduce the number of blood donors by nearly 2-percent. february is national heart month. and ford country celebrated today with a fun art fair and blood drive. it happened at the ford dealership at valley auto mall down in henderson. there was free food, and even a valentine's event sponsored by the nonprofit, busy bee.art studio there kids could make cards for our servicemembers abroad. united blood services held the drive. anyone who donated got a gift card to killer shrimp at town square, or tickets to an upcoming house of blues show. julie cane // corporate director of marketing for gaudin motor company 00:16:04 -- 00:16:16 "it's so important....have a good time." this was the first heart to art

turnout was so great...they'll probably hold another in the future! stay with us. we'll be right back with a final check of your forecast. you are watching 13 action news, where you ask.

a pretty quiet and warm weather pattern is upon us with high pressure taking over the forecast through at least next friday. temperatures will top out in skies. a lake wind advisory is in effect for the lake mead recreation area and the colorado river valley. after monday we will see lighter winds, sunny to mostly

over next weekend. despite the additional cloud cover, high temps will stay in the low 70s friday and saturday. and before we go -- a reminder that for valentine's day...the animal foundation is slashing its prices! now through the 15th, adoption fees for all dogs and cats six months and older are only 14 dollars. the deal applies to rabbits too! they're also doing a big game special...called "bet on the underdog" this weekend. until tomorrow, adoption fees for pit bulls and chihuahuas 6 months and older are waived. thank you for joining us... we'll be back for action news live