we turn now to meteorologist karla huelga in the weather center who's following it all for us... karla? a big change in the weather is headed to las vegas. christmas eve will be a nice day with temperatures dead on normal for this time of year and mostly sunny skies. very strong winds will push in later in the day with gusts increasing to about 35mph and wind advisories possible for the area. now an update to a story that you asked us to something you'll see only on action news. a family barely made it out alive after a fire destroyed their apartment just days before christmas. a nieghbor had to come to their rescue because the smoke alarms in their apartment weren't working. today - the complex managers are making it right. new management just took over this property days ago..and since the fire - the family says the company has been bending over backwards to help. maintenance crews are going door to door, checking everyone's alarms. they even brought in a crew to make sure the family could move into a new unit in time for the holidays. but it's not just the property managers who

for more on the snow chances this christmas -- let's send it to meteorologist karla huelga, in for bryan tonight. karla? the forecast continues on track with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our with lows in the low to mid 40s, then another fairly mild day tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. thursday afternoon, the first effect we will feel from the system will be gusty winds to about 45 mph and chances for rain starting in the afternoon with this system. a slight cool down is in store for thursday to the mid 50s, then the system bring in abundant cool air that will sit over the region for quite a few days. afternoon highs will only reach the mid to upper 40s christmas day and over the weekend. in addition, at and below freezing lows are expected saturday, sunday and monday morning. conditions will be windy on friday, then down to breezy saturday and wind chill factors will definitely be in play both days. by the start to next week, a west-northwesterly flow will bounce high temps back to the low 50s. the woman accused of driving into crowds of people, killing one and in

action news meteorologist karla huelga has the latest from the weather center karla. a quick moving system will pass through the area tonight into tomorrow bringing breezy winds, chances for rain and cooler temps for sunday. scattered storms are possible tonight into the early am hours. by tomorrow, high temperatures will drop back down to the mid 50s and remain there for an action news update tonight the path is now clear for the path is now clear for "fara-day future".... to move into north las the path is now clear for "fara-day future".... to move into north las vegas. we were the only local station in carson city when governor sandoval signed the bills that sealed the deal for the billion dollar electric car factory. action news reporter bryan callahan has reaction from lawmakers in carson city. it was about a year and a half ago lawmakers passed the bills allowing tesla to build its battery factory outside reno, now that same legislature this week cleared the way for a similar project in southern nevada. take pkg "our job is done." that signature sealed the gove

action news meteorologist karla huelga has more on what's ahead. karla? a big change in the weather is headed to las vegas. christmas eve will be a nice day with temperatures dead on normal for this time of year and mostly sunny skies. very strong winds will push in later in the day with gusts increasing to about 35mph and wind advisories possible for the area. a low pressure area will dive to the south towards las vegas bringing the chance for some rain showers to the area overnight into christmas morning. the best chance for rain lincoln county and in the mountains surrounding the valley. new on action news live at 5 a husband trying to stop a car that's dragging his wife down the street. a new devastating detail we've learned about sunday's deadly crash on the strip. this as suspect lakeisha holloway appears in court for the first time. action news reporter mahsa saeidi ... is live from the strip ...with the frantic moments. mahsa? it happened on this stretch. jessica valenzuela trapped under the suspect's car. her husband begging for holloway to stop.

adlib let's go to meteorologist karla huelga, in for bryan.. a big change in the weather is headed to las vegas. christmas eve will be a nice day with temperatures dead on normal for this time of year and mostly sunny skies. very strong winds will push in later in the day with gusts increasing to about 35mph and wind advisories possible for the area. a low pressure area will dive bringing the chance for some rain showers to the area overnight into christmas morning. the best chance for rain showers will be to the north in lincoln county and in the mountains surrounding the valley. snow levels will start possible behind the rain showers as some very cold air pushes in behind the low. that storm will bring some very cold air into the las vegas valley for christmas and beyond with high temperatures barely making it out of the 40s for christmas day and will remain in the mid and upper 40s for saturday and sunday. the skies will stay mostly cloudy from sunday onwards with very cool temperatures sticking around for monday and tuesday. a contact 13 co

action news meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what we can expect. karla? the forecast continues on track with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our next big system starts to make its way into the area for the holidays. expect breezy winds tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s, then another fairly mild day tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. thursday afternoon, the first effect we will feel from the system will be gusty winds to into christmas. mountain snow is also expected with this system. a slight cool down is in store days. afternoon highs will only reach the mid to upper 40s christmas day and over the weekend. conditions will be windy on friday, then down to breezy west-northwesterly flow will bounce high temps back to the low 50s. an apartment goes up in flames smoke detectors never went off. when the renters told us that the apartment management company knew about the smoke detector problem and never did anything to fix it.. action news jumped into help. when you ask. we investigate. and we'll have the latest from the campaign trai

meteorologist karla huelga ...has a look at what's headed our way. karla? a series of systems will bring us on and off cloudy conditions throughout the week. through tuesday, the precipitation associated with these systems will stay to our north, but that will change by wednesday afternoon, ahead of a system that will pass through the area for the holidays. in the short term, expect high temps in the mid 50s tomorrow, then upper 50s on tuesday and wednesday. expect breezy winds on tuesday. a slight chance for rain begins wednesday, then chances get better on christmas eve and 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. thuy lan nguyen from our sister station has been following the updates all day. an air france flight from the en route to paris...was forced to make an emergency landing in kenya after a suspected bomb was found on board. hundreds of passengers evacuated... many of them parisians... still traumatized by that

meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what's headed our way next. karla? we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high elevation snow and colder temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the overnight hours. a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning at 4am. the best chances for rain will also be late- night and overnight. only reach the upper 40's and low 50s around the valley. a contact 13 consumer alert tonight. the list of the safest cars for 20- 16 has been released... and you won't be seeing a lot of american made cars on there! toyota had 9 different cars on the list. the 20-16 chrysler 200 is the only american made car to earn a spot. experts say the reason is that the requirements to earn the safest rating have gotten higher. they also wanted to note that despite all the recalls, the safety upgrades for cars just keep getting better and better. "everyone is hearing a lot about recals in the news, bu into a crash, and, with new techn

meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what's headed our way next. karla? we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the overnight hours. a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning at the best chances for rain willalso be late- night and overnight. high temperatures tomorrow will only reach the upper 40's and low 50s around the valley. new information tonight the fbi says nothing related to the san bernardino mass shooting has been divers combed through the murky water for three days. so far, they haven't uncovered anything that will help the in finding a hard drive that is missing from the shooters' home. a developing story out of california tonight a man suspected of shooting rounds into the air was killed yesterday in a deputy-involved shooting in lynwood. sheriff's deputies responded to the area after receiving multiple calls about a man in a checkered shirt with a gun and shots being fired. an

karla huelga has more information from the weather center. a big change in the weather is headed to las vegas. christmas eve will be a nice day with temperatures dead on and mostly sunny skies. very strong winds will push in later in the day with gusts increasing to about 35mph and wind advisories possible for the area. a low pressure area will dive to the south towards las vegas bringing the chance for some rain showers to the area overnight into christmas morning. the best chance for rain showers will be to the north in lincoln county and in the mountains surrounding the valley. snow levels will start relatively low - around 4500' and falling to around 3000' which means there's a chance for some snow showers is possible behind the rain valley for christmas and beyond saturday and sunday. the skies will stay mostly cloudy from sunday onwards with very cool temperatures sticking around for monday and tuesday. breaking news out of mississippi -- a large, extremely dangerous tornado is confirmed on the ground. there is likely some serious damag

action news meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what we can expect. karla? the forecast continues on track with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our next big system starts to make its way into the area for the holidays. expect breezy winds tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s, then another fairly mild day tomorrow with highs in the about 45 mph and chances for rain starting in the afternoon as well. new at 6 tonight democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is back to the silver state. the vermont senator will be coming to reno on sudnay before heading to las vegas for a campaing stop at canyon springs high school. the event begins at 6:30pm. dramatic cell phone video shows the moment a fire breaks out at an apartment complex. a local family turns to action news after barely escaping the flames, saying the smoke detectors never went off. action news went looking for answers when you ask. we investigate. coming up... in contact -13- tonight... a major recall involving pressure cookers after several people have been burned. what you ne

action news meteorologist karla huelga has the latest from the weather center karla. a quick moving system will pass through the area tonight into tomorrow bringing breezy winds, temps for sunday. scattered storms are possible tonight into the early am hours. by tomorrow, high temperatures will drop back d dwn to the mid 50s and remain there for monday. still ahead....after 4 days.... agreement on an electric car factory in north las vegas. what the "billion dollar deal"... means for the future of the city.... and how many jobs it might bring in. and a contact 13 consumer alert... after thousands of cases of chocolate are recalled ....due wake up in a home that doesn't even have an address. as your life evolves, your dream home evolves too, and protecting it takes committed support. at american family insurance we support your dreams. see how you can save with you can see the thief walk into the store and point a shotgun at the owner, demanding money. the gas station owner began to load the money into a pastic bag. that's when the owner pulled off his shoe and threw i

karla huelga is in for bryan with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our next big system starts to make its way into the area for the holidays. expect breezy winds tonight with lows in the low to mid effect we will feel from the system will be gusty winds to about 45 mph and chances for rain starting in the afternoon as well. the chance for rain will linger into christmas. mountain snow is also expected abundant cool air that will sit over the region for quite a few days. afternoon highs will only reach the mid to upper 40s christmas day and over the weekend. in addition, at and below freezing lows are expected saturday, sunday and monday morning. conditions will be windy on friday, then down to breezy saturday and wind chill factors will definitely be in play both days. by the start to next week, a west-northwesterly flow will bounce high temps back to the low 50s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl.. who's accused of deserting his has deferred a plea deal.. he appeared in court this morning at fort bragg, in north carolina. army officials say bergdahl abandoned his unit in afg

joining me now is meteorologist karla huelga. karla's tracking a few weather systems headed our way....but the big question is what's in store for christmas? ad-lib a series of systems will bring us on and off cloudy conditions throughout the week. through tuesday, the precipitation associated with these systems will stay to our north, but that will change by wednesday afternoon, ahead of a system that will pass through the area for the holidays. temps in the mid 50s tomorrow, then upper 50s on tuesday and wednesday. expect breezy winds on tuesday. if you haven't finished your christmas shopping yet.. don't worry.. you're not alone. christmas procastinators hit the stores this weekend all over las vegas. 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.

meteorologist karla huelga's tracking the new storm for us tonight. karla, how long will it stay this gusy? ad-lib we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high elevation snow and colder temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the overnight hours. a wind advisory is in effect 4am. the best chances for rain will also be late- night and overnight. high temperatures tomorrow will only reach the upper 40's and low 50s around the valley. new tonight.. first it was holiday packages being stolen right off of peoples front porches... packages being stolen right off of peoples front porches... now holiday thieves are taking aim at christmas decorations... one valley family's security cameras caught these christmas crooks stealing their beautiful holiday display. 10:50:12:00 you can't have packages being delivered to your home because they come and take it, obviously you can't have nice decorations out because people take it. real life grinches are stealin

that storm system isn't through let's toss it over to meteorologist karla huelga in the weather center who's tacking it all for us... karla? a big change in the weather is headed to las vegas. christmas eve will be a nice day with temperatures dead on normal for this time of year and mostly sunny skies. very strong winds will push in later in the day with gusts increasing to about 35mph and wind advisories possible for we're learning devastating new details about the victim of sunday's... we're told the husband of 32-year- old jessica valenzuela... tried to stop the car as it was dragging his wife down the street. this -- as the suspect -- lakeisha holloway -- appeared in court today for the first time. (nat pop 10:10) "ms. holloway, do you understand and agree with that? yes mam." for many many feet while her husband was running after her banging on the window of the car begging for her to stop." it was a brief arraignment proceeding. holloway was shackled and stone faced as the district attorney called her actions appalling and opened up about how valenzuela died. but defense attorne

meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what's headed our way next. we were between systems today, but as our next system heads in tomorrow, we'll see chances for rain tomorrow night as well as gusty winds overnight into monday. a wind advisory is in effect for the entire area starting sunday at 1pm through monday at 4am. even though the wind advisory expires early monday, we'll stay on the windy category on monday and drop to breezy on tuesday. expect high temperatures in the upper 50s tomorrow, but as the system starts to push directly over the area monday, high temps will drop to the low 50s on monday. in tonight's red, white and blue 2016 political coverage. republican frontrunner donald trump is on the campaign trail stumping for votes. as trump's poll numbers appear to hold strong though.... he's fielding questions about his attacks on a rival. abc's gloria riviera has the latest. nats - "?trump walks out/music?" donald trump taking a new path on the campaign trail? no podium. no set speech. instead - sitting down and taking questions sot - dona

meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what's headed our way next. karla? we were between systems today, but as our next system heads in tomorrow, we'll see chances for rain tomorrow night as well as gusty winds overnight into 4am. even though the wind advisory expires early monday, we'll stay on the windy category on monday and drop to breezy on tuesday. expect high temperatures in the upper 50s tomorrow, but as the system starts to push directly over the area monday, high temps will drop to the low 50s an action news update out of california tonight. police there are questioning a california tonight. police there are questioning a suspect in the firebombing of a muslim mosque. the man's being held on 150-thousand dollars bail -- as authorities try to learn whether he was motivated by the bernardino. is this a hate crime? that's what police in coachella, california want to know -- after the lobby of this mosque went up in flames friday-- when eyewitnesses say a firebomb was thrown at the front door. nats up: "commercial structure fire ... on avenue 49 ....

meteorologist karla huelga has more on what you could be able to catch a glimpse of tonight. the forecast continues on track with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our next big system starts to make its way into the area for the holidays. expect breezy winds tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s, then another fairly mild day tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. thursday afternoon, the first effect we will feel from the lakeisha holloway -- the woman accused of running down tourists on the strip -- is scheduled to be in court several charges.. including murder. action news reporter bryan callahan spoke with soe f r three dozen pedestrians were hit and a mom was killed. he joins us live with a look at what they found when they arrived... and how they reacted. ad lib about the current memorial firefigher who treated many of the victims say they didn't have time to focus they just did what they are trained to do. nats of dings, 11.29.03.00 "we get to the call in less than a minute." firefighters say they realized quickly that the call was more than a small accide

meteorologist karla huelga's here as well. karla, this is just the start ad-lib we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high elevation snow and colder temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the overnight hours. a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning at 4am. the best chances for rain will also be late- night and overnight. high temperatures tomorrow will only reach the upper 40's and low 50s around the valley. the race for the white house

action news meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what we can expect. karla? a big change in the weather is headed to las vegas. christmas eve will be a nice day with temperatures dead on normal for this time of year and mostly sunny skies. very strong winds will push in later in the day with gusts increasing to about 35mph and wind advisories possible for the area. a low pressure area will dive to the south towards las vegas bringing the chance for some rain showers to the area overnight into christmas morning. we're still following the breaking news that's had a part

meteorologist karal huelga has a look at what's headed our way. karla? us on and off cloudy conditions throughout the week. through tuesday, the precipitation associated with these systems will stay to our north, but that will change by wednesday afternoon, ahead of a system that will pass through the area for the holidays. in the short term, expect high temps in the mid 50s tomorrow, then upper 50s on tuesday and wednesday. expect breezy winds on tuesday. a slight chance for rain begins wednesday, then chances get better on christmas eve and christmas day. a man has been arrested for hitting and killing a man riding a moped in north las vegas last night. authorities arrested 35-year-old david coleman after he fled the scene. coleman faces several charges, including driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. officials say coleman was traveling at a high rate of speed on las vegas boulevard when he struck the 24- year-old man on the moped. the crash is still under investigation. family, friends and members of the

let's go to karla huelga and 'weather first.' . the forecast continues on track through tomorrow, before our next big system starts to make its way into the area for the holidays. expect breezy winds tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s, then another fairly mild day tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. thursday afternoon, the first effect we will feel from the system will be gusty winds to about 45 mph and chances for rain starting in the afternoon as well. the chance for rain will linger into christmas. mountain snow is also expected with this system. a slight cool down is in store for thursday to the mid 50s, then the system bring in abundant cool air that will sit over the region for quite a few days. afternoon highs will only reach the mid to upper 40s christmas day and over the weekend. in addition, at and below freezing lows are expected saturday, sunday and monday morning. conditions will be windy on friday, then down to breezy saturday and wind chill factors will definitely be in play both days. by the start to next wee