action news reporter gina lazara is on scene with what happened. gina -- it's pretty horrific looking. lots of debris on the road from this crash nhp says the pick up truck was going south when he crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and hit that dump truck head on. the driver of the pickup truck died on the scene. the driver of the dump truck actually was not injured at all. troopers still don't know what caused the pickup truck driver to swerve. they haven't ruled out a distraction or texting or a medical condition or speeding. plan on the 215 being closed between ann and hualapai for the next four hours at least. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news an update now on... the clark county school district janitor accused of leaving bodily fluids in a michael skelton made his first appearance in court. a judge set his preliminary hearing for december 31st. police arrested skelton...after they he was caught on camera, with his pants down in the teacher's room. meanwhile, the principal of dondero elementary, where skelton worked...

action news reporter gina lazara is on scene right now... now we have to talk greg, it's been freezing! in fact, right now, there's as it stands now, las vegas will get clouds where the mountains have a moderate chance for a trace of snow. temperatures look to rise as we see more sun throughout the next several days. highs look to bump into the lower 50s through this coming weekend. rain chances are lacking through this week but winds may be picking up just in time for the new years eve celebration and with overnight may be in the low 20s! we're just days away from one of the biggest parties on the planet--- new year's eve in las vegas. this year, because of recent this year, because of recent rash of terror attacks... and even last week's deadly crash on the strip... and just this morning, the sheriff confirmed las vegas has received a few threats.. but nothing credible yet. so what's being done to keep you safe? action news reporter parker collins has all the details,. parker -- the sheriff just wrapped up a special press conference... all

gina lazara has been on the scene near charleston and las vegas boulevard all day.... gina... what's the latest? here is what's left of this vacant two story building... it looks like it started on the second story....cause you can see that's where the greatest damage is the good news is - the fire was put out entirely before noon today...and fire officials say no one was injured. but i am told....this abandoned motel has been home to squatters for years.... in fact.... they caused a fire in the same building about a year ago. it's too soon to say they did it again this time....but there's reason to believe it was squatters. i asked the city if they've gotten complaints aboout before....but they told me they would have to get back to me. coming up on action news at 5....hear from local businesses in the area who tell me about the homeless people problem in this area. reporting live gina lazara ch 13 action news we're following new developments on the way for our local weather... we've already got the cool temperatures... but.. it's the wind that could affect your new year's ce

reporting live in the studio gina lazara channel 13 action news. you can take a look at this map for an idea of the massive perimeter police set-up during the search for teag fox. the officer was shot near las vegas boulevard and serene. the perimeter was spread out from pebble to serene. officers asked residents to stay indoors while k-9 units went door to door in many areas.. trying to cover as much ground as possible. action news learned about a bizzare twist during the search.. and it happened only moments after the officer was shot. several officers spotted the and he ran right past an suv carrying sheriff joe lombardo.. lombardo says he saw the suspect go past him. in this cellphone video from a witness.. you can see the sheriff's suv pull out of that parking lot in a big hurry. be sure to stay with action news as we learn more about the suspect.. and the officer recovering at umc. we'll bring you any new overnight developments on good morning las vegas starting at 4:30am. you can also get updates anytime at ktnv.com.. or on the new action ne

gina lazara is live tonight.... where it all went down. gina? steve and tricia -- after our story ran.... the former marine got a call from a friend saying she knew who the kids were in the video. tonight - the victim approached the suspect.....here's what happened. "knock knock hello are you ----- (bleep out name and blur suspect's face!!!!!!!)..... yeah....hi im kelly...this is....they're not gonna....if you guys talk to me im not gonna press charges. we can turn it off too. im not gonna press charges if you talk to me with the camera." the suspected burglar camera, im not gonna press charges, im not gonna do that, i wanna get it resolved. i wanna do the story." "im not i cant.i need to get a job." "but you did take his stuff." "i i i i'm not talking on camera." "but you have to give his stuff back." "you wanna come inside?" "yeah i do wanna," "by yourself?" the 18-year old repeats.... he needs to get a job so he can't be on camera. "you did take his stuff!!" "i can call the police if not. i told you i don't wanna call the police. i wanna sett

action news reporter gina lazara is live at town square where the shopping is in full force. gina? theres a fair mix out here of people out here jacqui - some who are just finishing up their shopping and others who are just getting started. tmas shopper "oh we're just picking up a couple last minute gifts. and jalyn is from out of town and lives in louisiana and she's here so we're christmas shopping for her!" many people had lots of shopping bags in hand as they moved from store to store. some took a break from their shopping to take pictures in front of the christmas tree....grab a bite to eat...and take a ride on the train. some were shopping for their parents. but everyone has one thing in common as they wait for christmas day to arrive take sot: (no cgs. 3 butted together. 8 seconds total) "watching the opening up gifts. that's it" in order to cater to your last minute shopping needs - town square will be open later until christmas eve. thats means they will be open until 10 pm every day until thursday. and then open til 6pm on the 24th walmart and kohls will be open 24 hours

action news reporter gina lazara is live near boulder highway and twain where the fatal crash happened....gina. elizabeth - the victim's neighbor says she was crossing arizona charlies....where she used to work. "i think it was her intention to double back and go across the street and say hello to some old coworkers. the vehicle just didn't see her." 42-year old emily collier never made it to arizona charlie's. investigators called her former next door neighbor - juanita watkins - to tell her the news. "that she had been hit and that she had expired and they wanted to let us know." juanita only knew emily for three months. but she left an impact in that short time. "i met emily right away. she's a very special person." juanita says emily went out of her way to get to know her "she walked over like people used to do back in the day. endearing. she didn't have to do that. and people don't do that no more." didn't have to do that. and people don't do that no more." the long time bartender recently moved off riker ave... where she was killed. "she says she was trying to get her life togeth

action news reporter gina lazara has been on scene all day and has the latest. take pkg: nats of fire (track) flames shoot into the air from this vacant two story building monday morning. (sot) "i was talking to my eldest and i said that's probably the homeless people again cause it happened last year as well." (track) it did happen last year..... in july of 20-14...this abandoned building was set on fire by squatters -- according to the las vegas fire department. (sot) "it's dangerous..with the fires starting especially" (track) las vegas fire says it's too early to blame this morning's fire on squatters....but it's something nearby businesses say they are certain squatters are to blame. (sot) "we have to run them off constantly. it's a really big problem. especially right in this area and within the four block radius of here." (track) the area around las vegas boulevard and main street is where she says they are living..... (sot) "there's been a big influx. im not sure why they are migrating this way but it's been a bigger influx this year." a pizza delivery m

action news reporter gina lazara is live on the scene with the latest. gina? jacqui - the black s-u-v was found right there on the side of the road. a few hours ago...this scene was filled with investigators. calls came into dispatch just before 4 oclock this afternoon when concerned drivers noticed a body in the passenger seat of the parked black s-u-v. it's unclear to detectives how long the vehicle was there before drivers alerted emergency officials. metro was able to tell us there was a gun found inside the s-u-v too.... but they still can't say whether the death was a result of homicide or suicide. the fact that the body was found in the passenger side of the vehicle sure raises a lot of questions though. if you took this off ramp to sloan earlier today and saw the road....please alert metro. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. we have new video tonight showing a motorcycle crash on the 95... near searchlight. three motorcylces crashed. one driver died.. another was airlifted to umc. the condition of the third rider isn't known. right now

action news reporter gina lazara is live on the scene in front of what's left of the she has more on who could be to blame. gina? look at what's left of this vacant building.. boarded up doors and windws burnt in the fire....and are now being re-boarded! i say re-boarded because this abandoned motel was already boarded up after a fire a year and a half ago.... an now....another fire. "it's because the homeless people are going in. the property has been abandoned for a really long time and then in the winter time they go in there and try to keep warm and then the fire starts." fire officials did confirm the fire back in 20-14 was set by squatters. they say its too soon to blame this one on squatters....but there's definitely a chance for that. multiple local businesses in the area told me today - the homeless issue is huge. according to workers in the area - the homeless people don't just mind their own business......they cause problems. "they're everywhere and the problem is, there's a vacant lot here where they're starting fires here...living in the vacant lot, i've driven by...i've

gina lazara channel 13 action news. trump isn't the only candidate holding rally ahead of tomorrow's big debate. marco rubio spoke to a packed room at the renaissance las vegas this afternoon. he touched on his childhood in las vegas before diving into one of the big topics in tomorrow's debate: national security. the florida senator talked about the danger of isis.. and touched on the paris and san bernardino terror attacks.. rebuild its military power. marco rubio 23:38:51:00 we need to have the strongest military in the world, so we can confront any enemy anywhere at any time that threatens our national security and instead we are in the midst of the most dramatic defense cuts in a generation. rubio only spoke for about 15 minutes before heading into the crowd to meet some of his supporters. with outburst.... like the one gina just showed us.... and... a room full of presidential candidates.... you can bet security will be stepped up.... tomorrow night. action news crime and safety expert former metro federal agents.

reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. as law enforcement and first responders prepare for tomorrow night... a post being shared on facebook is giving some people pause. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin is digging deeper .. and joins us live with more. stephanie. we found a post being shared around facebook about a new year's eve threat to the las vegas strip. now it's been shared about 12-hundred times. here is the post. the poster says it's a screenshot of a text message from a frond who is a police officer...but it didn't show a credible threat to the vegas area and it's being investigated by the fbi and homeland security. he said he had to take his equipment home and be on call we went right to metro to see if there's any truth to this. they sent us a statement saying, "it is unfortunate that someone chose to post highly flammable information sent via... a text message. we have received no credible information about threats to our city." metro has been preparing for new year's eve for months and rein

action news reporter gina lazara is live at mccarran right now. gina what's their plan to keep us safe? the plan is for these 100 plus soldiers to assist metro in keeping things in oder tomorrow night. 70 or so soldiers will be out on the strip.....scattered between mandalay bay all the way down to the stratosphere. the presence of the seven dozen soldiers is supposed to help discourage trouble. they are working as an add-on to metro's already set-in-stone security plan. that means they will be able to communicate easily on the same radio channel..... making it easy to go where they need to go...should there be an issue. morale is very high among the

action news reporter gina lazara is live at town square where the shopping is still in full effect...gina? jacqui - there may only be five days before christmas..but for time to finish their shopping.

police are investigating a body found in a car near the 15 and action news reporter gina lazara is ther now. gina. a developing story out of the in iraq, government troops say they are now in full control of the central government compound in ramadi. the hard-fought victory comes after intense fighting. iraqi soldiers have defused a large number of bombs and rescued more than one hundred families who were trapped by the combat. isis had been using it as their main stronghold in the city. the militants are said to have fled the complex. the budget bill passed by congress last week includes taken hostage in iran in 19-79. spouses and children would receive a one- time payment of 600-thousand dollars. the former hostages were held captive for 444 days 36 years ago. they were prevented from suing iran as a condition of their 19-81 release. a texas judge shot and wounded last month outside her home in austin is out of the hospital. julie kocurek is the presiding district court judge for travis county. she was attacked after returning home from a football game november 6th. no motive or suspe

reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. now an update to a story we first brought to you as it was breaking... authorities say they have found five bodies among the wreckage of a plane that crashed near bakersfield, california yesterday. the victims still haven't been officially identified. the single-engine aircraft with tail number n-36-402 ....was heading from san jose to the was last detected on radar about 10 miles south of bakersfield. officials from the faa and ntsb are currently on scene trying to determine what caused this crash. we have an update on the woman convicted of crahsing into a man pushing his grandchild in a stroller galina kilova's sentencing is scheduled for tuesday. kilova's case sparked outrage...after the woman waited six days to turn herself in following the crash.. the baby only suffered minor injuries...but that grandfather died at the scene. a man has been arrested for hitting and killing a man riding a moped in north las vegas last night. police arrested 35-year-old david coleman. coleman face