((brian loftus)) dymond black says his brother is not violent. kahleal was not hurt when an officer fired at him twice... but two other people were hurt. the incident remains under investigation. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > today, the republican presidential candidates will take the debate stage..before the iowa caucuses on monday. as marlie hall reports, criticisms are rollingin as front runner donald trump says he'll be sitting this one out. with the debate just hours refusing to attend... a point he made clear wednesday night... in an appearance on fox news. (o'reilly) will you just consider, i want you to consider, think about it // (trump) bill, this is much tougher being with you, because frankly you're smarter. this is much tougher than doing a debate with megyn kelly believe me. i got a very unfair question from somebody, but we don't need to talk about that at an event in south carolina earlier-- trump continued to take aim at the fox news host moderating the event. while in des moines -- chief rival ted cruz -- once again challenged h

((denise valdez)) dymond black said that his brother is not violent. kahleal black was not hurt when an officer fired at him twice... but a bullet ricocheted and hit a small child in the leg. the incident remains under investigation./// ((dave courvoisier)) > an innocent person lost their life early this morning... when the car they were driving was broadsided by a suspected drunk driver. just a devastating scene at rainbow and spring mountain road after the suspect ran a red light at high speed in a stolen s-u-v and demolished a nissan. the victim, who has not yet been identified, was killed instantly. police say 33- year-old victor sandoval is responsible. he has life- threatening injuries of his own. if he survives he's expected to face multiple charges./// ((dave courvoisier)) > rebels hosting boise state needing a star to step up. ((denise valdez)) playing one of the top teams in the league.... chris maathuis joins us with more. ((chris maathuis)) it seems like we've said this before... as pat goes, so goes the rebels. we'll take to the mack, wher

we spoke to dymond black... who says his brother needs help: (( dymond black / suspect's brother: "i have seen the video, i would just hope that they don't charge him as a criminal like he did it on purpose charge him as a mentally ill person.)) he continued... saying his brother is not violent. black was not injured when an officer fired at him twice... but a bullet ricocheted and hit a small child in the leg who is expected to be okay. the officer who opened fire is under routine paid administrative leave, pending the investigation./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor accident on westbound flamingo near i-15. accident on the east side at boulder highway by the 95 south on- ramp. no major delays, however. strip closures between harmon and flamingo because crews are bourne movie. < > back to you! ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > first responders need your help... in order to comfort kids on the scene of emergency situations. the "comfort critters" program provides teddy bears and other stuffed

he has struggled with issues since childhood. (( dymond black: he is not a bad guy, he had a mental breakdown man, you know like my brotehr said, the brain gets sick just like any other part of the body so he just he's sick in his brain right now you know so i at him as a criminal because he's not a bad guy )) ((michelle mortensen)) black's next court date is february 3rd... but he will also be scheduled for a compentency check./// ((michelle mortensen)) > volunteers are out right now... counting the number of the homeless teens living on las vegas streets. they'll be doing that until 2:30 this afternoon. crews spent the night counting homeless adults in the valley. last year, they counted more than 75- hundred on the streets of las vegas and estimated another 34- thousand are homeless throughout the year. this census allowed local programs that help the homeless to receive more than $12 million in grant money to combat the issue./// ((michelle mortensen)) > the protests at a federal wildlife refuge in oregon turned deadly.. after one of the militia members there was killed during a shooting

dymond black, brother of khaleal black just don't want him to-- people to look at him as a criminal cause he's not a bad guy. he's a really nice guy he just had a mental break down." black's family says they hope the court will see he's not well and needs help. what do you have to say?? what do you have to say about it?!?!" pit owner: "im sorry god" nicole: "you're sorry god?! your dogs killed my dog. go away!!!" that was just the beginning. hear what the neighbors are saying this morning. ((ad-lib)) nicole: you go. go away! go away! pit owner: that heated confrontation is turning heads...and scaring neighbors. we brought you this story earlier this week...when a woman's dog was attacked and killed by pitbulls. now neighbors are coming forward complaining the pitbulls are running loose around the complex. theyare worried for their safety but the dogs also keep everyone awake...howling through the night. "there is the weirdest howl it's like a painful sound like they're beatin it or something. way to react to you're leaving me locked in a room or something. they're over 20 pounds they don'

dymond black, brother of khaleal black 11:26:09-11:26:17 "he's sick in his brain right now so i just don't want him to-- people to look at him as a criminal cause he's not a bad guy. he's a really nice guy he just had a mental break down." to see he's not well.. and hope he can get some help. developing now.. following the shootout.... is asking all occupiers.... to stand down.. and go home. ending a nearly month long.... stand-off. on the left is la-voy finicum.. the man shot and killed by police last night.... during the arrest of ammon bundy and six others. tonight... the bundy family is speaking out to action news. action news anchor.... lesley marin was in bunkerville.... at the home of cliven bundy... she has more... on what the family is saying. one dead-- another shot-- in the end eight from the bundy militia behind bars but thousands of miles away at the bundy's bunkerville home-- family--here--trying to pick up the pieces from a violent night. 10:36:24-:36:37

dymond black / suspect's brother "he's been in and out of mental homes and had to take medicine since he was a young child." "i would like to see him go to a mental hospital just to get as much help as he needs." black is being held on 2 million dollars bail and is due back in court in one week. lawyers agreed in court he will need a mental evaluation. a woman is dead... after a violent crash involving a suspected drunk driver. that man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries from where the crash took place - near rainbow and spring mountain this morning. a witness i spoke with today says this is probably the worst crash he's witnessed in his four years in las vegas. police say the driver witness: it was one of the worst accidents ive ever seen this man who asked to remain anonymous says he was making an early morning trip to the "smiths" on rampart - when he passed a man in a yukon suv driving erratically witness: i saw this guy driving with out his headlights on. ... when i flashed my brights thats when i first noticed he was swerving in the road and he hit the center medi

dymond black, brother of khaleal black 11:26:09-11:26:17 "he's sick in his brain right now so i just don't want him to-- people to look at him as a criminal cause he's not a bad guy. he's a really nice guy he just law before. this time they think might have been khaleal's last ditch effort to end everything. they say he left them a note... leaving his things to the poor... and saying he'd see them again some day. elliott black, brother of khaleal black 11:24:44-11:24:55 "i'm scared for him. and my brother we're all that he has right now." his family hurts seeing khaleal like this... they just want him to get help. at the regional justice center parker collins channel thirteen action news. a contact 13 consumer alert now... an upgradeeo at and t's wireless networks is causing some 9-1-1 calls from cell phones in mesquite.... to be re-routed to las vegas. a-t and -t- hasn't said.... exactly what is causing that to they recently switched their towers in that area..... from 3-g to 4-g l-t-e. officials say.... if you live in mesquite and your 9- 1-1 call goes to las vegas.... tell them yo

dymond black / suspect's brother "he's not a bad guy, he just had a mental breakdown. like my brother said, the brain gets sick just like any other part of the body. he's sick in his brain right now, so i don't want people criminal." black is being held on 2 million dollars bail and is due back in court in one week. lawyers agreed in court he will need a mental evaluation. armed militia members in oregon - remain in jail... after a deadly confrontation left a fellow protester dead in oregon. the nearly month-long standoff between the government -- and occupiers of a oregon wildlife refuge - had been a battle over land rights. dan springer is in burns, oregon tonight -- with what happened. federal agents are racheting up the pressure on those still occupying a federal wildlife refuge in rural harney county oregon. armed checkpoints now surround the follows a fatal shooting last night and the arrest of 7 of the protest leaders. bretzing says: "it is the actions and choices of the the refuge that has led us to where we are today. they had to leave the refuge peacefully."

dymond black, brother of khaleal black 11:26:09-11:26:17 "he's sick in his brain right now so i just don't want him to-- people to look at him as a criminal cause he's not a bad guy. he's a really nice guy he just had a mental break down." black's family says they hope the court to see he's not well and needs help. a woman is dead... and... a suspected drunk driver is fighting for his life.... after an early morning crash. it started.... near lake mead and rainbow.... where officers were checking on a possible drunk driver passed out.... behind the wheel. when officers got close... rammed his car into their patrol cars and took off. police say... he was going at least.... -1- hundred miles an hour and running red lights... before crashing into another car.... near rainbow and spring mountain. the woman driving that car was killed... instantly. new tonight from centennial hills... the community had a chance to come out mingle with metro's top dog..... along with other city officials.... at the centennial hills y-m-c-a. sheriff joe lambardo and the city's deputy marshal unit..... along

we spoke with black's brother...who says he's childhood: ((dymond black: black's brother: he is not a bad guy, he had a mental breakdown man, you know like my brotehr said, the brain gets sick just like any other part of the body so he just he's sick in his brain right now you to look at him as a criminal because he's not a bad guy, he's a really great guy, he just had a mental breakdown man. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) in court we learned black has been held against his will for mental health reasons three times in just the last year. his next hearing is set for february 3rd./// ((brian loftus)) > north las vegas mayor john lee is giving his state of the city address today. we sat down with him yesterday he tells us last year was a big year for the city. highlights include the apex industrial park...building an amphitheater at craig ranch regional park, and they brought in a new police chief. but...he's looking forward to 2016... and beyond: ((mayor john lee, north las vegas it was a better year for north las vegas and we're excited 2016 looks even more exciting for us )) the city of nor

dymond black, brother of khaleal black 11:26:09-11:26:17 "he's sick in his brain right now so i just don't want him to-- people to look at him as a criminal the court will see he's not well and needs help. breaking right now we're learning more about the trial of dylann roof. a south carolina judge has ordered a jury pool of 6-hundred people. the judge says they need that many people in the pool because of the complexity of the case. roof is accused in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a charleston church last june. the state is seeking the death pentalty. that trial is set to begin july -3- members of a las vegas motorcycle gang have been sentenced.... to up to -3- years in prison.... on fraud charges. state attorney general adam laxalt says.... michael hughes.. gary kruger.... and steven shaw were arrested for concealing a motorcycle..... that was reported stolen.. to receive an insurance payment. the multi-agency operation also led to the seizure.... of dozens of guns.. and...several pounds of drugs. north las vegas police are trying to track down this man.... afte

take sot dymond black, brother of khaleal black 11:26:09-11:26:17 "he's sick he's a really nice guy he just parker collins channel thirteen action news. a breaking news update right now on a horrific crash a horrific crash overnight one woman was killed. rainbow and spring mountain shut down after a man flees police. yasmeen hassan is at the scene where drivers were in danger. we heard sgt. richard strader with metros fatal detail call the suspect of this crash a menace to society. you can see what kind of damage he caused. two totaled cars - flipped on their sides. officers say it all started when someone called 911 to report a possible drunk driver, yukon. that was around 2-30 near lake mead and rainbow. not on the side of the road - but in the middle of the road. when officers went to go check it out - the driver apparently woke up - got scared - and took off. he crashed into patrol cars, ran multiple red lights, and finally stopped right here - when he t-boned another car - killing that driver. the crash was so intense - the suspect was also thrown from the yukon. we actually heard