sinbad performs friday and saturday at the orleans. the popular downtown arts and cultural festival is finally back after taking three months off. first friday will be slightly smaller this month and some things have moved around, but there will still be plenty of great artists to check out, live entertainment, food trucks, and fun for the kids. the theme for the this month's first friday is back to our future. of course, these are only three of the events on our list of 13 things to do this week in las vegas. if you would like to see the whole list, head to k-t-n-v dot com and look for the list on the home page. i'm megan telles. see you next week! praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator, bernie sanders passed than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders -- a consistent, principled, and effective leader. bu

it is focused in and around the new orleans area. a large tornado was on the ground. west of new orleans, between baton rouge and new orleans. a large tornado had reportedly just crossed interstate 10 between those two cities. another one in hattiesburg, mississippi. very fast jet stream as we have been talking about all winter long. this tends to along with a low level jet stream, high amounts of sheer in the atmosphere create the tornado environment. that red block means a tornado watch. not in effect right now for the bay area, but there are a few break out showers ahead. we have a strong possible thunderstorm threat locally as well as a potential severe weather threat. the prediction center has us at a slight risk at the bay area. higher risk with a possibility of isolated tornadoes. you see the timing on that. 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. as we look at the timing on this, you can see roughly in that time frame from west to east as it typically does associated with a cold front, hopefully out of here mostly by noon, but lingers thundershowers could remain in some of thos

sinbad performs friday and saturday at the orleans. the popular downtown arts and cultural festival is finally back after taking three months off. first friday will be slightly smaller this month and some things have moved around, but there will still be plenty of great artists to check out, live entertainment, food trucks, and fun for the kids. the theme for the this month's first friday is back to our future. of course, these are only three of the events on our list of 13 things to do this week in las vegas. if you would like to see the whole list, head to k-t-n-v dot com and look for the list on the home page. i'm megan telles. see you next week! before judge judy.. it's been nearly a year since local mother tammy meyers was gunned down. and her family is now opening up. 20- 20. that exclusive interview airs tonight right here on 13 action news, at 10 p-m. breaking right now-- a suspect has been identified in connection to a deadly shooting. he's 56-year-old fuyan liao. police say he shot a man in the head yesterday following a fight

sinbad performs friday and saturday at the orleans. the popular downtown arts and cultural festival is finally back after taking three months off. first friday will be slightly smaller this month and some things have moved around, but there will still be plenty of live entertainment, food trucks, and fun for the kids. the theme for the this month's first friday is back to our future. of course, these are only three of the events on our list of 13 things to do this week in las vegas. if you would like to see the whole list, head to k-t-n-v dot com and look for the list on the home page. i'm megan telles. see you next week! the front that brought clouds yesterday morning has moved on and high pressure has across the southwest! sunny skies and mild winds will be a with the weekend yielding 61 to 67 degrees! by monday into the next work week grab the shorts, t-shirts, and slip on the flip-flops! mainly sunny skies and light winds continue with high temperatures expected to range between 68 and 73 degrees! overnight lows are rising as well!

>> tomatoes were part of the big culture of actual new orleans, but not part of the rural country. so now the other thing, when you think about what makes cajun food or creole food delicious and magnificent, is the use of spices. we're going to have cayenne, paprika, thyme, garlic and onion powder. and i'm going to take half that and mix it in with my sofrito of trinity. so i've got my onions going, and i've got celery and pepper going in. this is one of the dishes that of the three, that i consider the most emblematic of new orleans food. there's this, there's gumbo, which is a soup like we just and there's etouffee -- crawfish etouffee may be one of the finest things you'll ever eat. and if you can eat it at the hands of someone like emeril lagasse or donald link, then you're even better because they really know what's going on. [ applause ] now, really significant to the dishes, this magnificent smoky sausage called andouille. and then it's kind of anything you want. there could be seafood. in this case, we're going to do chicken and shrimp. we've dusted them with some of the sp

this is in the new orleans area captured by wwlv. this is over the lake. they have canceled school in southern louisiana and southern mississippi ahead of this system. i want to bring in meteorologist shay ryan because we want to talk about these images.

who always this a live look at the festivities happening in new orleans right now. today is fat tuesday!! and that means its the end of mardi gras. how you can take part in the festivites. callers are angry about a crash that happened on sunday. up next, we hear from you-- the outrage and questions you have are next in a two year old the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. when you get one gig internet from centurylink and prism tv and they're both delivered on a super-fast fiber network directly to your home, it's amazing. it is amazing, but do you think his delivery was a little fla

we have the story from the center of it all in new orleans. >> the costumes,. >> welcome to new orleans, baby. >> the parades and of course, the beads. >> all part of an iconic mardi gras experience, a feast for the eyes and ears. >> beyond, beyond. >> definitely beyond our expectations. >> drawing visitors and locals alike. >> we may not know the personal side of you. when you get to know them you know where they're come prosecuting. >> security is tighter than ever before with so much surveillance visitors should always assume they're being filmed. in addition to agent, some 100 police officers are on patrol. >> in are undercover. >> we want you to have a good time but we will not tolerate violent behavior. >> the weather has been cool and rainy, not perfect but not enough to affect any of the scheduled events. >> a little rain on these parades, not even slowing the celebrations. >> in new orleans, sarah, nbc new. >> >> sarah, thank you, all the festivities add up so big bucks dumping an estimated $840 million into the local economy, just another reason for businesss to rejoice once t

sinbad performs friday and saturday at the orleans. the popular downtown arts and cultural festival is finally back after taking three months off. first friday will be slightly smaller this month and some things have moved around, but there will still be plenty of great artists to check out, live entertainment, food trucks, and fun for the kids. the theme for the this month's first friday is back to our future. of course, these are only three of the events on our list of 13 things to do this week in las vegas. whole list, head to k-t-n-v dot com and look for the list on the home page. i'm megan telles. see you next week! following- it's been nearly a year since local mother tammy meyers was gunned down. and her family is now opening up. they sit down one-on-one with 20- 20. that exclusive interview airs tonight right here on 13 action news, at 10 p-m. a north las vegas man is facing more than 80-felony charges for allegedly raping and kidnapping an arizona teenager. now, another valley family is coming forward...saying their daughter is

no celtics hangover tonight for the cavaliers against the new orleans pelicans. the cavaliers had a solid first-quarter, they jump up to an eight-point lead after this lebron james dunk. he finished with 27. cavaliers had 14 three-pointers in the game, one here by tyree irving in the second quarter. the next cavaliers possession at stare smith living up to the name with this wish. he had 20. cavaliers by 13. the cleveland state alum, norris cole, on the third quarter and went six for six and he finished with 26. this time the cavaliers close it out with a strong fourth quarter tyree irving had himself a game finished with 29 as the cavaliers snapped a two-game losing streak 99-84. >> we executed and on defense when we needed them. we finish strong. >> the mba claims officials made a mistake and friday nights cavaliers lost to the boston celtics. nonetheless, it won't change a outcome of the game. the mba rolled jr smith foul and the closing seconds of last night's game was not a fell. smith ended up selling out of the game as a result. some will point to that as c

he performs friday and saturday at the orlean. the downtown arts and cultural festival is finally back after taking three months off. first friday will be slightly smaller this month and some things have moved around just a little bit. but there will still be plenty of great artists to check out. live entertainment, food trucks, our favorite. and fun for the kids. the theme for this month's first friday is back to our future. like that. these are only three of the events on our list of 13 things to do this week in las vegas. if you would like to see the whole list, head to ktnv.com and i'm megan telles. i'll catch you guys next week. >> thank you so much. 13 things to do this week brought to you by our friends at south point. >>> comedy legend and long-time las vegas headliner makes her return to red rock. april 22 and 23 n tickets start at $25 and go on sale in a couple minutes. you have to be 21 or older. to get tickets, head to the web site on your screen. >> she's so funny. i've seen her. check her out. today on the view, repub

they could be the new orleans pel cans and not just because they're a team called the new orleans pelicans. the wizards started the second half, not too bad they were on a 14 and 0 run. jared dudly finished with 18 you guessed it. all on 3's. not bad at all. we had a big week last week for gortat. he gets the throw-down. i love seeing him do that. it's fantastic. with a game high of 21 points. wall had a bit of a slow start but he finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists. it's his second triple-double. the range we have is 1-7 inches of snow expected that's because they don't have sue palka out there. >>> we have more from bruce allen today. he was on a san diego radio talk show and they asked him about keeping kirk cousins around. >> kirk says he wants to be a red skin and we want him to be a redskin so these things usually work themselves out about this time or in the next few weeks. so we're pretty confident of that. >> but he did make clear that rg3 is not coming back. >>> squad assembles for spring training and for the first time ryan zimmerman talk about the allegations he to

the way it works in new orleans, whoever finds the baby in the king cake has to buy the next one. so our tradition is called mauling the king cake because we're searching for the baby jesus. >> that's who is in it. >> by the way, so delicious. it has cinnamon and, oh, lord, i hate to destroy a king cake. >> are you kidding me? >> not with our your fingers on it. >> they've licked off my fingers many times. and you know who you are, right? >> are you sure it's even in here? i don't think it's in here. >> there is always a baby. >> did you find it? >> no. >> i'm finding this year. fyi. >> you find it. >> you find it. >> that's what she said. >> that's what she said. >> oh, no. it's not even -- i don't -- >> we got stiffed one year where there was no baby jesus. >> it's in here, you just have to find it. bet it's in one of your sections. oh, my gosh, where is it? oh, no. are you positive there was one in here? this is a cruel joke. every year we find our baby jesus jesus. >> it's in here, i know. >> anything else we can talk about while we're looking? who do you think the mystery gue

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got also 19 people under the gun from new orleans all the way to tallahassee. damaging winds and those tornadoes possible, so here's how we track it.ernight tonight, long track and very powerful tornadoes, and, of course, because when it's dark you can't see these tornadoes form or their track, they are most then tomorrow morning this moves to the east. 25 million people at risk. much of north carolina, the eastern half of north carolina up for wind gusts and ed tornadoes. this all pushes to the north. it's going to be a mess traveling from columbus up to boston and all the way down to washington tomorrow, lester. right, al roker, thank you. >>> tonight donald trump is going for three after blowoutverdict rigs in south carolina and tonight the race moves to nevada where voters will have their say as the party establishment puts its energy in a way of to stop him. nbc's katy tur has all the late details from las vegas. >> incredible. 68% would not leave i think that means murder. i think it means anything, okay. >> reporter: gloating over what polls unconditiona

"nats of band in beginning " this was the fat tuesday party at the orleans hotel and casino visitors were treated to a parade and drinks. fat tuesday is the last night of eating rich, fatty foods, before the lenten season. americans plan to spend a lot of cash, to say "i love you" this valentine's day. according to "nerd wallet's" survey of more than two thousand adults. americans plan to spend an average of 180 dollars on their significant other. 64 percent of americans believe men should foot the entire bill on valentine's day. and 46 percent say if their partner's card is declined on a first date, there won't be a second date. and how about this for a valentine's day gift. the world's second largest diamond it has just been named "lesedi la rona". it means "our light" in the national language in botswana. the 11-hundred carat stone was november. there's still no price tag for the massive diamond, because the stone is too big for conventional scanners used to determine it's worth. the largest diamond ever found... the 31- hundred carat "cullinan diamond"... was discovered in south a

the orleans, the red rock, and that kind of stuff... but i won't go down to an mgm property anymore." and she's not the only one an online petition is starting to pick up steam.... asking m-g-m resorts to rethink their recently announced parking policy. more than a thousand people have signed this petition on change-dot-org. mos "reporter: it has more than a 1000 people at this point who want them to kinda rethink this, do you think that will go anywhere? mos - if they get enough people maybe." standup: from mandalay bay up to circus circus.... mgm is no light weight with fourteen properties on the las vegas strip. mos - "i will not pay for parking. if all of the rest of them deide they're going to charge for parking i won't be going to the strip anymore." mos - "if it's been free for so long why what, if you work downtown you pay for parking." mos - "it will be rough you know to pay for parking... but it might be profitable for las vegas. might be a good thing." jessica janner 13 action news mgm responded to the petition with a stateme

. >> reporter: reports of damage pouring in, including near the new orleans airport and at a gym. >> when the weather gets so bad the roof of your gym and the wall just blows off, it's awesome. >> reporter: billboards torn apart, this home taking a direct hit, the roof ripped off, tossed into the backyard. some 19 million people at risk for severe weather through tonight. from snow and golf ball-sized hail in texas to the threat of flash floods and tornado warnings in several states. this kind of storm is not usually seen until spring, but this strongest ever recorded, is driving an active subtropical jet stream, helping fuel the dangerous tornado weather. >> slow down in this area. >> reporter: as storm chasers around the country race to the reg orange the most severe threat may be near limb possible to spot. the possibility of tornadoes embedded within a line of thunderstorms forming so quickly radar can't keep up. after dark virtually invisible. much of the south already pummeled by severe weather, now bracing for round two. tonight the governors of alabama and mississippi have alr

celebrations took over the orleans hotel and casino. "music " the party kicked jazz music filled the casino... through... it was complete with beads, dancing and drinks. what happens in vegas-- won't stay in vegas for one couple.... after getting frisky 550 feet in the air... the punishment the pair now faces after get caught in the act on the high roller. protestors have been in place at a wildlife refuge for nearly 40 days.... now the last four-- holding out-- are issuing demands for praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator, bernie sanders passed more roll-call amendments in a republican congress than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders -- a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. s fox5 news at a north las vegas toddler.... was hit and killed by a hit and run driver over the weekend. nort

he told me he heard another witness tell police he was a bartender at the orleans. officers didn't confirm that information with me all they knew was that he was an asian male. this stretch of road, a busy one for the morning commute - fortunately there are plenty alternate routes around the crash site. just be aware of that as you head out the door this am. crews will be out here for several more hours a local man is recovering after street. it happened last night near lake mead and rancho. north las vegas police say the victim was not in a crosswalk when he was hit. the man was taken to u-m-c in critical condition. police have not said if impairment or speed were a factor in the crash. in the east valley... police are searching for the person who shot a man and left him for dead. the victim was found yesterday morning on mountain vista near vegas valley drive and taken to the hospital. no word on his condition this morning. two people are recovering after they were stabbed near rancho drive and lake mead boulevard. the victims were taken to u-m-c. police have not s

the new orleans was the heart of that trade. there was a constant flow of people coming to new orleans and being spread out to the territories from there. this is where you can see all of that happening. on this plantation, we have an oral history given to us by the descendents of one of the people enslaved here, the describes the process of being taken from the upper south and sold to the lower south. she was born on the east coast, probably virginia. and the story about anna is that she was purchased as a gift for the lady of the house who had no children of her own. anna, as the family has related to us, lived inside the big house, and would have had an interesting relationship with the family. people who lived in the big house who were slaves often had a strained relationship we cannot really understand today. she is a slave and would have been treated as such, but also would have been very close to the family as well. and the reason why that is significant is because of her son, victor hydel. he was born in 1835 when anna wa

sarah: until the stroke of midnight. in new orleans, sarah dallof, nbc news. nigel: thanks for joining us for the news at 5:00. gabrielle: news 4 at 6:00 with michael and carol starts now. >> live, local, breaking news. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. >> well, it's a little bit inconvenient, but if it's safer for the kids on the buses, then we have to do what we have to do. carol: more than a dozen delays and closings, affecting thousands of kids. how western north carolina schools make the decision, and what it means, for the rest of we begin with a live look from our asheville skycam. cloudy and call right now. michael: and it's cold. john cessarich has the forecast for the coldest nights of our in 2016. this is one of the coldest of the season. john: and it will get even colder into the weekend. a larger area of arctic air pushing across the area. unbelievable. this week will be below average. besides the temperatures being below average, and the wind making it feel colder with wind chills, single digits in certain areas. look at the flurries

he told me he heard another witness tell police he was a bartender at the orleans. officers didn't confirm that information with me all they knew was that he was an asian male. this stretch of road, a busy one for the morning commute - fortunately there are plenty alternate routes around the crash site. just be aware of that as you head out the door this am. crews will be out here for several more hours good morning i'm maria silva. i'm dave hall. now it's time to get a first look at your fox5 weather 24-7 forcast... meteorologist cassandra jones joins us now. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. we'll stay in the upper- 70s today with light breezes and only a few clouds. wednesday afternoon we'll start to see changes with strong, southwest gusts to 30 mph and pick up a chance of showers in the mountains with a slight chance in the valley. the high of 80 degrees would be one degree shy of matching a record high of 81 set in 2014. we stay gusty with 35 mph southwest gusts on thursday and a slight shower chance. we'll drop to 70 degrees thursday and waste no tim

, and we've got under the gun from new orleans all the way to tallahassee. those tornadoes possible, so here's overnight tonight, long track and very powerful tornadoes, and, of course, because when it's dark you can't see these tornadoes form or their track, they are most dangerous. then tomorrow morning this moves to the east. 25 million people at risk. much of north carolina, the eastern half of north carolina up for wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. this all pushes to the north. it's going to be a mess traveling from columbus up to boston and all the way down to washington tomorrow, lester. >> all right, al roker, thank you. >>> tonight donald trump is going for three after blowout victories in new hampshire and south carolina. the race moves west to nevada where voters will have their say this evening as the party establishment way of stopping him. nbc's katy tur has all the late details from las vegas. >> incredible. 68% would not leave under any circumstances. i think that means murder. i think it means anything, okay. >> reporter: gloating over what polls suggest is his unco

second annual strike split charity bowl...is this thursday february 18th..from 5 pm to 8 pm at the orleans bowling center. the event is free to attend. of course, today is valentine's today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." won't soon forget. and it's all thanks to a very daniel woodruff has the story. (nats) (kayedin craw/received flower) "it meant a lot." kayedin craw is still a little bit giddy (kayedin craw/received flower) "i felt like, who gave you that? hayden." (hayden godfrey/bought flowers for classmates) "i want to make as many people happy as possible." the high school senior whose good deed has quickly become the talk of the town (hayden godfrey/bought flowers for classmates) "we got around 800 flowers out there." one for every girl at sky view high school (hayden godfrey/b

tom: the new orleans superdome is now on the national register of historic places. the building is home to the new orleans saints and has hosted hundreds of concerts but is best known for being the shelter of last resort for thousands of evacuees during hurricane katrina. the national register designation includes protections and tax benefits for the property. but the state agency that manages the dome is concerned the status could slow down improvement efforts. shelley: comcast is now offering a credit to customers impacted by an outage on monday. on demand video, local and cable television went out for about an hour and a half in markets across the country including new a spokesperson says customers can get a credit for a day' s worth of video service. credits will vary depending on the customer. you can now take your pet on an amtrak train with you. the railroad is expanding a pilot program that lets passenger shot with small pan -- small pets on routes including boston, philadelphia, new york, washington and other cities. service animals can still ride for free.

the damage left by these tornadoes. two people were killed and more than thirty others hurt after a reported tornado tore through an rv park in convent, louisiana.--that's about an hour west of new orleans. the storm flipped and mangled dozens of trailers and knocked down trees. at least 20 homes were also destroyed in the area. for jared cazanede---he's still having a hard time coming to terms with the reality of the damge these storms caused the storm continued to the

let's meet these people. >>> today's the last day of the mardi gras season in new orleans. ordes of revelers are getting ready for partying. sarah dallof is in the center of it all. how does this year stack up to all the others? >> reporter: hi, good morning to you, gigi. first of all, the party still going on for some people maybe a little too long. that's an ambulance you hear there behind me. now, both the celebrations and the security this year being described as unprecedented with more than a million people expected to visit the big easy. the costumes. >> new orleans. >> reporter: the parades and of course the beads. >> thank you. >> reporter: all part of the iconic mardi gras experience. a feast for the eyes and ears. >> beyond, beyond our expectations. >> reporter: drawing visitors and locals alike. >> i'm always here every year. we have dance a lot. >> you may not know the person on the side of you, you get to know them and where they're coming from. >> reporter: security is tighter than ever before with so much surveillance the fbi says visitors should always assume

a million people come to new orleans for mardi gras. i have been to the new orleans area before mardi gras but never been there for mardi gras. i lived in louisiana for a while, and they -- the whole state shuts down for mardi gras. >> wind chills between >>> johnny depp's new movie playing donald trump. new janet jackson after her surgery. >> zoolander's 2, new york excl >> "e.t." >>> tonight, the new trump movie? johnny depp doing a dead-on donald impression. >> this is the second best selling book of all time. >> best selling book of all time. >> we go behind the truth as trump unleashes his secret weapon. pregnant daughter, ivanka trump. >> you are good friends with ivanka. >> we talk about everything. >> "zoolander 2" takes over new york fashion week. >> entertainment to wow. >> "e.t." is front row for jen and justin's date night on the runway. >> this is how we always go to the movies. >> also tonight, i've never done >> our gwen stefani grammy