lombardo also went out of his way to thank citizens for their role in assisting metro: (( sheriff lombardo: "we were getting a lot of leads from the public associated with this and i even saw an individual citizen provided video of the event which was beneficial." so i'm proud of the community and their efforts to help us and do our also discussed the role of the partner of the officer who was shot. the officer radioed the shooting and immediately went to render aid to his partner. lombardo said the officer was a little upset, but is doing the ((dave courvoisier)) > you're taking a live look outside... another chilly night in the valley, but not as cold as we've seen earlier this week. ashley conroy is in for tedd tonight... she joins us now with a first check of your weather. hi, ashley. ((ashley conroy)) we're still going to see temperatures dip down into the 30's tonight, but we're not going to be at the freezing mark like we were last night. here's a live look from our caesars cam -- currently 41 degrees -- calm winds around the valley - much different than what we saw a few nights ago

sheriff joe lombardo says some from hurting even more people. (( sheriff joe lombardo/clark county: "the video is very telling many of the people in direct vicinity where trying to take her into custody and get direct access to the vehicle by banging on the windows opening the doors in order to take her into custody." )) ((mauricio marin)) metro police say holloway purposely drove her car onto the sidewalk near planet hollywood....the n again near paris hotel and possibly a third time outside of bally's striking 35 people. then drove off...to the tuscany suites and casino where she admitted to a worker that she hit people on the strip with her car..and told them to call police. shockingly---au thorities say there was a toddler in the vehicle when holloway mowed down the pedestrians. today---some are still working to understand this senseless tragedy. ((steve schuler- jones/saddened by tragedy: "hearts are saddened today we're feeling just a shock and yet so to for the driver what could have happened to have caused that kind of reaction." ((mauricio marin)) police say they executed a s

. >> we are awaiting that lombardo. he is getting ready to talk. he is likely briefing his officer that was shot. did you say antonio has an update? antonio: we are out here on las vegas boulevard. the police activity has lessened , as you have been talking about police confirming and erased -- an arrest has been made. we are next-door to manhattan condominiums. a line of cars is trying to get back to those apartments. people out here are very happy. things are beginning to return back to normal. ever -- havel has not opened up yet. one of the officers says he believes it should open in the next 10-15 minutes. every officer are shaking hands, giving hugs to one another. the mood is one of happiness because there was a lot of for station as officers were looking for the gunman. custody, there is a lot of relief. the gunman is under arrest. >> all right. we've got this covered on the north side of the perimeter. what do you see on your andend? fatima: moments ago we saw here officers hugging and shaking hands with each other. they seem to be taking p

. >> that was sheriff joe lombardo. you heard from him in the news conference near the scene of the crime as he enumerated some of the details of what happened. we're hearing the injured officer was a 21 year veteran of the force, still working patrol. he's in good spirits and is doing well. they'll have to keep him overnight because of his injuries. we're hearing more about this. there's still a lot of unanswered questions. we don't know the motive behind this. we do know that the officer and the suspect exchanged words officer. he did return fire, but lombardo hurt. he doesn't know whether the suspect still had his weapon him he doesn't know why he shot at his officer. there's a lot of questions, chief of which how he got from here all the way to southern highlands. they think he may have gotten a ride with somebody because he traveled a great distance very quickly. there may have been somebody else involved, at least in that capacity, whether this was pre-arranged or whether it was somebody he found that is still yet

((dave courvoisier)) sheriff joe lombardo is expected to make a that to you live. thanks for watching 8 news now at five. the cbs evening news is next./// ((dave courvoisier)) > as we >> pelley: a friend of the san bernardino killers has been charged with plotting other terror attacks. meanwhile, theme parks are tightening security. also tonight, the anti-muslim backlash. after one of these attacks, have any of you been confronted by encouraging news in the fight

lombardo says police agencies all over the country are changing the way they serve the public. and when it comes to the relationship between police and the gay community, lombardo says metro woke up and saw the need to change sooner than many other cities. but the significance of the day was not lost on sheriff lombardo who's just completing his first year as sheriff. , ((joe lombardo/clark county sheriff: " i have all the respect in the world for the previous sheriffs and i don't know the circumstances of if they were invited, but that's niether here nor there. the important part is that i was here to address the group and i think it's important for them to feel comfortable with law enforcement which has not been the case in history. law enforcement has to progress like everybody else in how we deal with people on an a daily ((paul joncich)) questions included everything from how transgender inmates are housed in the jails to how the sheriff liked using the unisex restroom during the luncheon. that question got a laugh...and so did the sheriff's reponse when he said it was no

sheriff joe lombardo says police believe they arrested the man who opened fire and wounded a patrol officer during what the sheriff called a chance encounter in an apartment complex. the veteran officer returned fire but may not have hit the shooter, who ran off and became the focus of an hourslong manhunt south of the las vegas strip. he was found more than four hours later, several miles away: ((sheriff joe lombardo // metro tight perimeter associated with the event and hopefully we'll be able to discern that from the interview with the suspect but he was able to get out of the perimeter.")) ((michael stevens)) lombardo says it's not clear what prompted the shooting or how the man eluded police who blanketed a wide area around where shots were fired. there is no information yet on the identity of the suspect. ((michael stevens)) the sheriff says the wounded officer is a married father and a 21-year police veteran. brian loftus michael... was there only one person arrested in connection with the shooting? ((michael stevens)) brian... as of right now... been arrested. more arrests could com

all of the witnesses have come forward including our own sheriff, joe lombardo. he said he saw some of the action. we spoke to him not too along ago. let's listen to what sheriff lombardo had to say moments ago. >> an officer was involved in a shooting. he was a victim of the shooting. there was domestic violence call that he was responding to out on the boulevard south at the emerald suites. as he approached the scene, he was getting involved what were the circumstances associated -- he engaged the individual who immediately fired upon our officer. wound. our officer returned fire. we are currently still on going. >> the officer returned fire. the sheriff not letting us know if that suspect took a bullet. very well could be that the suspect is walking or wounded out there. what a story that is. only in las vegas with the sheriff happen to be there at the righted time. see this all playing out. get out of the his car and aid in the apprehension of this suspect. >> that interview was taken outside of un -- umc. survive. he is talking and he's a father. i called th

sheriff joe lombardo says police believe they arrested the man patrol officer during what the sheriff called a chance encounter in an apartment complex. the veteran officer returned fire but may not have hit the shooter, who ran off and became the focus of an hourslong manhunt south of the las vegas strip. he was found more than four hours later, several miles away: ((sheriff joe lombardo // metro police: "we did have a pretty tight perimeter associated with the event and hopefully we'll be able to discern that from the interview with the suspect but he was able to get out of the perimeter.")) ((michael stevens)) lombardo says it's not clear what prompted the shooting or how the man eluded police who blanketed a wide area around where shots were fired. there is no information yet on the identity of the suspect. ((michael stevens)) the sheriff says the wounded officer is a police veteran. brian loftus michael... was there only one person arrested in connection with the shooting? ((michael stevens)) brain... as of right now... all we know is one person has been arrested. more arrests co

that's the suv that reportedly sheriff lombardo was in as he sped out of the parking lot and crossed paths with the suspect in the moments after the shooting before he was arrested about five hours later. >> stay tuned for our complete coverage on our web site and 11:00. >>> manhunt, for the notorious spoiled little rich kid. now his mom is also missing. >> why authorities are saying she was addicted to her son and could never say no.

. (( sheriff joe lombardo/clark county: "at this point we believe she entered the sidewalk in front of the north end of planet hollywood at the escalator area. paris which would believe she exited the sidewalk at that point and continued to travel northbound down the east side walk of las vegas blvd.' )) ((mauricio marin)) police say holloway didn't stop there. they believe she may have jumped onto the sidewalk a third time outside bally's. she then made her way to the tuscany suites...where she asked to call 9-1-1 admitting she ran people over on the strip. police discovered holloway's three year old daughter in the car she used to hit people. authorities say citizens tried to stop her. pounding on the car door windows and even jumping to try and get into the vehicle. we're also learning more about the quick action from first responders sunday evening to help those hurt. (( deputy chief jeff buchannan/clark county fire: well a level three mci requires a couple of strike teams. i'm not sure if all those resources did arrive on scene. there were upwards of ten plus clark county fire had

let's take it live. >> reporter: sheriff lombardo is walking up to the scene. we're miking him up and about to get the news conference under way. he's just now walking up to give us the latest information on what's happened here today. >> he wants to wait a couple of minutes to go live. >> we're on air. >> all right. how's everybody doing? happy holidays. >> reporter: say that again one more time. >> happy holidays. >> reporter: he is about give to give his name and title. >> joseph lombardo. who wants to hit me with a question? >> sure, you had to hit me with at. coincidenc i happened to be at a holiday luncheon at the south point when the call cme out around 11:15 this afternoon. i happened to hear it and we responded to see what was taking place. by happenstance, the suspect came right in front of our vehicle at that point. i wouldn't say i chased him down. it was a short encounter and the individual hopped the fence. we relayed the information associated with it. >> channel 13 action news live on air. i think the question we're wondering is if you had this

. >> we heard sheriff lombardo shots were exchanged. we know that the metro officer took a shot outside of the bullet proof vest protection. what can you tell us that the likelihood that the person on >> that's hard to say. we don't know how many shots the officer got off. we don't know of the proximity if he was shot first and tried to return fire. or if he was able to shoot first when this guy started shooting. all of those details will be continues. it's really hard to say. i've been investigated officer involved shooting where the officer fired three or five or six times and they never heat the guy -- hit the guy. >> what discussions are being had between the metro police are they being told to look out for someone who maybe coming in with a gunshot injury? >> that's standard procedure. they are required by law to notify law enforcement agency. they'll be on the lookout for that right away. there may be investigators to dispatch to different hospitals to reinforce that. there are occasions when somebody show up after they were hit i

"i have spoken with sheriff joe lombardo and will remain in contact with him.... as this incident continues to evolve ... the state stands ready to help and will provide any assistance needed to ensure the safety of our visitors and residents." "kathleen and i extend our deepest sympathies.... to all who are affected by this shocking and tragic event. additionally... i would like to thank the first responders and the medical professionals... who are caring for the victims this evening." this is still a very actively developing story-- and again, we're expected to get new details from the sheriff this morning. so stick with us on the air, and on line... we'll let you know the minute we get any updates. breaking overnight... a terrifying home invasion ends in gunfire! and the suspect is still on the run right now! metro says around 2-30 in the morning, the homeowner woke up and found a man inside his home near lake mead and jones. there was some sort of struggle homeowner fired two shots at the gunfire, but they are still working to track him down. this morning.. me

sheriff lombardo calls it a change in posture for the department. they tried to pass an ordinance restricting bulky items but couldn't finish it in time for new years. so they're spreading the message on billboards around town...to keep bags and bulky items at home. also, expect more officers not just observing the crowd, but walking amongst the crowd. about one- thousland uniformed officers on the strip and between 300-400 downtown...alo ng with under- cover officers throughout. (("joe lombardo/metro sheriff: we're goinig to have an increased presence on las vegas boulevard and the freemont street experience, we've adjusted alot of our investigative folks to be more overt and covert associated with the event, and we are mandating as a police department that everybody is all hands on deck." carolyn goodman/las vegas mayor: " we just want everybody to have a grand time in the greatest city in the world, and las vegas knows how to throw a party.....we're gonna do it!")) ((paul joncich)) mayor goodman enforcement agency in the country...and that she is

((karen castro)) sheriff joe lombardo says pedestrian safety along the strip is an on-going discussion. while many sections of las vegas boulevard have pedestrian bridges and concrete barriers... we're told more projects are in the works. ((karen castro)) there are mix feelings along the strip about pedestrian safety after police say lakeisha holloway plowed through a crowded sidewalk killing a woman and injuring dozens of others. ((shane brayton - california - karen: do you guys at all feel unsafe walking along the strip? shane: i haven't, no. dorothy christensen - canada: it just makes me feel a little bit more leery and just a little bit unsafe.)) ((karen castro)) during a news conference on monday, sheriff joe lombardo addressed some of the safety he said the police department is always in talks with the county on ways to keep tourists safe. ((sheriff joe lombardo - metro pd: it's an ongoing conversation that we have with the county and ensure that we can put preventative measures in place to protect the safety of our pedestrians.)) ((karen castro)) some "preventable measures" have

((sheriff joe lombardo/clark county: "the video is very telling. vicinity were trying to take her into cutody and get direct access into the vehicle by hanging on the windows and opening the doors in order to take her into custody.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) during monday's press conference, sheriff joe lombardo says holloway's action appear "intentional" as she drove her car onto the sidewalk, not once but 3 times striking more than 30 people. holloway then drove to a nearby hotel where she reportedly admitted to what she did...with her 3 year old daughter still in the car. police say she was homeless and had been sleeping in her car for the last week. ((marlene richter/shade tree shelter: "just to go without sleep and safety for 3 days put them into survival mode...they are thinkig frantically.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) marlene richter with shade tree says more young women with children are coming into her shelter this time of year. she says most are either dealing with domestic violence or financial problems, she says she reached out for help.

sheriff lombardo said earlier today that reports of threats have increased by 300 percent in the last couple of months. rtc of southern nevada will also be providing free rides from 6 p.m. on new years even to 9 in the morning then next day. and those buses will circulate to and from the strip and downtown. earlier today we spoke with the las vegas convention and visitors authoriy .. it expects 98- point-5 of all local hotel rooms to be full new year's night. they expect around 332- thousand people will be in town for the party.. and expect them to spend more dollars.. almost 5-percent more than last year. a violent crash killed a woman just before daybreak this morning. from our traffic cameras you can see the emergency responder activity around the scene. according to the nevada highway patrol .. a woman was driving an suv north on the 15 when she lost control and rolled down the rocky embankment onto the ramp between the 215 and las vegas boulevard. she was not wearing a seatbelt .. was ejected and died at the scene. no word yet on if she was impared or something else led to her lo

sheriff lombardo says reports from citizens about suspicious percent. there are no credible threats.. but he considers it a sign people believe in their "see something.. say something" campaign. /// ((demetria obilor)) > 8 news now partnered with gavish real estate.. to help make your 2016 a better one! ((brian loftus)) we're giving away... a year's worth of mortgage or rent... up to 15 thousand dollars. iddo gavish joined us at opportunity village a few weeks back... to see how winning the contest.. would impact your life. (( woman: it would impact me a lot gavish: what would you be able to do? woman: pay my daughter's tuition. gavish: that would help woman: yea, yea awesome man: that would be tremendous! gavish: what would you do? man: i wouldn't even know what to do, we'd have to do something for you in return)) ((brian loftus)) to enter to win our mortgage giveaway.. just head to the 8 news now facebook page. it has a full list of rules and details on how to enter. the winner will be announced during our special 8 news now countdown to 2016 special

is taking steps to improve safety for everyone coming to las vegas to celebrate. (( sheriff joe lombardo: "we're going to have increased presence along las vegas blvd and the fremont street experience. me as sheriff and the department as a whole we are going to be more overt and covert...and we are mandating as a police department that everybody is all hands on deck. " )) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) sheriff lombardo says casinos will urge guests to keep large bags in their rooms... and anyone carrying one on the strip will be searched. also different from years past... officers will have a stronger presence among the crowd. metro expects to have approximately one-thousand uniformed officers on the strip and 3- to 400 officers downtown. big crowds aren't your thing, let 8 news now bring all the new years celebrations to you. our team will be live all across the strip, downtown and where the locals are partying...compl ete with live music and strip entertainment... including matt goss, the jabbawockeez... and mat franco. our broadcast kicks off at 10pm... and goes through midnight./// ((patran

or a possible motive sot -- sheriff joe lombardo, las vegas metropolitan police dept. the toddler in the vehicle was unharmed... and is now in protective custody. sot -- anthony hemel, las vegas tourist ((on camera tag)) investigators don't believe alcohol was involved... but they're testing whether holloway was under the influence of drugs. she's now facing at least one count of murder... and possibly several counts of attempted murder. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. jack2shot: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather weatherrate the independent weather experts" jack: the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere -- also known as the winter solstice -- begins late tonight in the u- s. which means today is the shortest day of the year for sunlight. and it will be followed by the longest night. it is the moment when the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun. jack: and even though it's the first day of winter... much of the country has experienced unusually warm for december. that's on the warmest autumn chief join

((karen castro)) in the aftermath of the crash, sheriff joe lombardo is addressing safety concerns. ((sheriff joe lombardo - metro pd: it's an on-going discussion with the county and public works in order to create a safe environment on las vegas boulevard and our ability to put barricades, barriers, and everything else associated with pedestrian traffic.)) ((karen castro)) clark county commissioner steve sisolak says projects are in the works including adding more fencing along las vegas boulevard and pedestrian bridges. ((steve sisolak - clark county commissioner: right now it's in the discussion stage, there are certain areas that you can go out right now and you can see that bridges are necessary.)) ((karen castro)) sisolak says commissioners are taking into consideration suggestions made by a recent study that found room for improvements on the strip when it comes to pedestrian safety. ((steve sisolak - clark county commissioner: a lot has been done, we have added more linear obstacles and made it easier.)) ((karen castro)) however, sisolak says the county can only do so much i

sheriff lombardo also spoke about the brotherhood of cops... that doesn't just include metro. he says as soon as other agencies heard... like nhp and north las vegas police... they headed to the hospital to help metro police. its rush hour now... and las vegas boulevard is one of our busiests roads. we go to les krifaton now to give us a check on the traffic situation out there and alternate routes to take. there won't be quite the bite in the air thursday night and temperatures are warming for friday saturday afternoon another cold front sweeps in bringing breezy conditions and a cooling effect. by early next week temperatures will start to warm up again. the christmas eve forecast will see a high of 60, but by christmas day the temperature drops to 51. nearby homes have been on lockdown since this all went fox5's elizabeth watts lives in the area. - and wasn't able to leave her home all day. . she joins us by phone. it's been a closed captioning will resume closed captioning closed captioning will resume it's been a dangerous year for police officers in our valley... with se

sheriff joe lombardo called her demeanor, quote: "stoic." also disturbing.. she had her toddler in the backseat. that little girl is now at child haven right. abc's brandi hitt is tracking the latest details on this case. nats -- (fire siren) a terrifying hit and run... on the busy las vegas strip. sot -- (no name given) // 'some lady ran... jumped the curb and went right through the people." sot -- antonio nasser, witness // "people were like bouncing off the front of the car." police say 24 year old lakeisha holloway veered onto the side walk... up to three times sunday night... accelerating into the crowd dept. confirms we believe it to be an murder. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. our coverage of last night's deadly crash continues on our our coverage of last night's deadly crash continues on our ktnv.com.. that's where you'll find a link to the go fund me page for the woman who was killed.. jessica valenzuela. you'll also find more reaction from people who were on the ground when the crash happened. turning now to the latest weather developments.

sheriff lombardo says-- they had a secure border around the original scene of the shooting-- so theyre trying to figure out how the suspect was able to briefly get away. he was arrested about three miles from the shooting-- so thats why police believe he may have had help. officials say they were finally able to track him down with help from witnesses-- and also but again-- they are investigating how he was able to break througj thag original 1:34:50:15 he was able to get out of the perimeter. i don't know if it was assisted by another individual because we had his, what we believed, was his car in custody at the morning-- on 35 thousand dollar bail. the officer that suspect shot is still recovering in the hospital this morning. i'll have an update on his condition-- in just about 30 minutes. live at umc-- mk-- ch13an. and one of our viewers actually found himself right in the middle of the action as officers were closing in on the suspect, teag fox. he gave us this video taken near southern highlands parkway and saint rose... miles away from the actual shooting. he says he started fil

>>>>ood morning, everybody. >> reporter: clark county sheriff joe lombardo doesn't think this was an act of terror but still can't rule it out. >> as far as terrorism, we don't know what the intent was behind it, and we don't know enough of her background to make that determination. we have not had the time or the luxury to get through all those investigative leads yet. >> reporter: lombardo says holloway came to las vegas from oregon about a week ago and had been living in her car with her 3-year-old child, who was also down. >> she did not demonstrate signs of being under the influence of alcohol,l,ut we had a drug recognition expert respond to the scene and determine that he believed she to be under some sort of stimulant. >> reporter: investigators have not yet determined a motive for this unusual attack. as might be expected here on the las vegas strip, maurice, all 35 of the injured were visitors coming from several states as well as canada and mexico. >>> also in las vegas, a different type of tragedy. this one at the miss universe pageant, on a live show being watched by mill

sheriff joe lombardo says... the threats aren't credible. in a special news conference today... the sheriff says... they've learned about some threats.... thanks to callers, but nothing they think is real. but... of course... metro is still taking security... very seriously. so expect... a major police presence on the strip. sheriff joe lombardo, lvmpd: "during new year's eve we cancel all vacations and we request everybody to be available. this new year's eve we are putting them to work." -1- thousand officers on the strip... and around.... -3- hundred downtown. those numbers don't include... undercover officers. for security reasons... police are asking new year's eve revelers coming to the strip.... to leave big bags.... at home. a breaking news updat.....e on a deadly crash we brought you.... this morning. a woman is dead.... after she rolled her suv....ejecting her from the driver's seat. nevada highway patrol says... it happened as the woman was going on the westbound ramp.... of the 2- 15. then... officers say... she lost control and tumbled down a steep embankment.... to

((kirsten joyce)) > sunday's crash is raising questions about monday, sheriff joe lombardo addressed some of the safety concerns. while many sections of las vegas boulevard have pedestrian bridges and concrete barriers... we're told more projeets are in the works. sheriff lombardo said the police department is always in talks with the county on ways to keep tourists safe. ((sheriff joe lombardo - metro pd: it's an on-going discussion with the county and public works in order to create a safe environment on las vegas boulevard and our ability to put barricades, barriers, and everything else associated with pedestrian traffic.)) ((kirsten joyce)) some "preventable measures" have been put in place including pedestrian bridges and 4- thousand linear feet of barriers. the county is also working on widening sections of sidewalks up and down the las vegas boulevard./// ((patrick walker)) > we're getting a look at the moments surrounding one of last week's deadly police shootings. police released more information in a press conference yesterday. they'd received a call of a suicidal woman las

reed: sheriff joe lombardo checked out the same like everyone else. how media and social media helped. >> we were getting a lot of leads. reed: the public giving up to the second information. social media a big help. associated with the event which was beneficial. reed: news 3 getting calls, tweets and text messages from people locked behind closed doors as much a went door-to-door and flew overhead for the manhunt. a community engaged and providing updates through smartphones while police do what they are paid to do which is catch the bad guy. >> i am proud of the community and their efforts. do our jobs in the police environment. reed: it was so fascinating to watch it play out. not only did metro have a lot of people in the sky and boots on the ground, chasing the suspect, they also had a social media team. at one point, the las vegas the -- the las vegas police department was quickly able to respond to a woman who tweeted that she lives in the area could she go to work? that officer is going to recover and hopefully be home by christmas. jim, mari

or a possible motive sot -- sheriff joe lombardo, las vegas metropolitan police dept. the toddler in the vehicle was unharmed... and is now in protective custody. sot -- anthony hemel, las vegas tourist investigators don't believe holloway was under the influence of drugs. she's now facing at least one count of murder... and possibly several counts of attempted murder. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. authorities in nashua, new hampshire say they closed schools today because of a serious threat of violence against the two high schools. a police bomb squad searched the schools. the district notified parents last night. many parents say they didn't know what to say to their children. "he asked me why there is no school and i said there was a threat. and he asked me what is the threat about, and i don't know what to answer." "i say honey, there's no school tomorrow. she asks me, mommy, are we going to get killed?" two private schools also canceled classes today as a precaution. district officials say they plan to reopen schools tomorrow. field is thinning out. toda

((karen castro)) in the aftermath of the crash, sheriff joe lombardo is addressing safety concerns. ((sheriff joe lombardo - metro pd: it's an on-going discussion with the county and public works in order to create a safe environment on las vegas boulevard and our ability to put barricades, barriers, and everything else associated with pedestrian traffic.)) ((karen commissioner steve sisolak says projects are in the works including adding more fencing along las vegas boulevard and pedestrian bridges. ((steve sisolak - clark county commissioner: right now it's in the discussion stage, there are certain areas that you can go out right now and you can see that bridges are necessary.)) ((karen castro)) sisolak says commissioners are taking into consideration suggestions made by a recent study that found room for improvements on the strip when it comes to pedestrian safety. ((steve sisolak - clark county commissioner: a lot has been done, we have added more linear feet of fencing, we have moved obstacles and made it easier.)) ((karen castro)) however, sisolak says the county can only do

(s/ sheriff joseph lombardo - clark county, nevada :30 - :37) "we haven't determined what the motive was. we believe she had disassociation with father of the child. " a three-year-old was in the car during the incident. police say that child is unharmed. it happened around 6:30 sunday night as throngs of tourists walked near the paris las vegas and planet hollywood casinos on the las vegas strip. witnesses say the car surged onto the sidewalk at least two or three times mowing down everything in its path. :54 - :56) "it was just hysteria. i'm shaking still." police say holloway parked at a nearby hotel and told a valet what she had done. he called 9-1-1. bystanders on the strip helped the injured as they waited for paramedics to arrive. (s/ dr. atif qureshi / witness :xx -xx) "i went into doctor my mode, and i wasn't thinking of anything else but to help those people." a chaotic scene a tragic death and an unanswered question: what provoked it in the first place. chris pollone, nbc news. >> looks like fog is moving in!!! here to tell us more is chief meteorlogist ron demers with our

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 news app for your smartphone or tablet. new tonight.. las vegas city leaders announced their plans today for "america's party" on new year's eve. this year.. along with the locals.. they're expecting hundreds of thousands of visitor to attend the celebrations along the -pkg- the countdown to new year's eve started with a bang! (nat pop) city leaders are pumped about this year's festivities. mayor carolyn goodman and the chairman of the las vegas convention authority led the big announcement at the fashion show mall. "...." between the strip and downtown las vegas - officials expect more than three hundred thousand revelers. "...." this year, firework

sheriff joe lombardo reassured everyone today that he does not believe terrorism is a factor in this crash. he says law enforcement will have a strong presence on the strip during new year's eve as " i'm confident at this point that we have all the mechanisms in place to be sucessful and we are being very proactive to be sucessful. security will be tight on the strip. more than 100 nevada national guard members will join police in protecting the area. and as always, if you see something suspicious, police urge you to report it. we have some breaking news now... you're taking a live look at a fire near flamingo and maryland parkway. this is at the hesperian falls apartments. witnesses say there's both an apartment fire and a truck fire... but clark county fire says these are separate events. they are calling the apartment fire a high level structure fire. the fire started outside the building, and it's now on the roof. one person was taken to umc, and two adults and a child were displaced. we have a crew on the scene, and will bring you more updates as soon a man fighting for his life

((sot: sheriff joseph lombardo/ las vegas metropolitan police))"video confirms that we believe it to be an intentional act.// "i do not believe it to be an act of terrorism."emergency crews scrambled to treat victims. 32-year-old jessica valenzuela from arizona died in the crash. dozens more were injured.((sot: steve wolfson/ clark county district attorney))"we are going to start off by filing one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon."((stand-up: chris martinez/ cbs news/ las vegas))"witnesses say the car was going as fast as 30 to 40 miles per hour... when it first plowed into pedestrians on this sidewalk. they say the driver later slammed into another crowd - just down the street."((sot: no name female witness))"it looked like she wasn't even trying to stop the car. she had both of her hands on the wheel and looking straight forward."((sot: antonio nassar/ witness))"she accelerated again and just kept mowing everyone down." holloway sped away from the scene before parking at another hotel to alert a valet. ((sot: sheriff joseph lombardo/ las vegas metropolitan police))"a

. >> sheriff joe lombardo said telling investigator what is she did, she showed no sign of alcohol. but investigators believe she was under a drug stimulant. the drug says video show the woman intentionally drove in a crowd of tourists. las vegas police say 24-year-old lakeisha holloway was behind the wheel of a car that drove in a crowd of tourists on the las vegas strip. detectives say the woman from portland, oregon had been in las vegas for a week. holloway was living in her car with a 3-year-old baby girl. sheriff joe lombardo does not believe this is how a parent acts but nothing has been ruled out. >> in light of that, not having no unknowns we are not ruling out the possibility of terrorism. the intentional act will be hard to explain. reporter: after 6:30 sunday night, holloway veered in the sidewalk outside of planet hollywood. 100 people were on the sidewalk. she intentionally ran over people. >> the suspect lakeisha holloway repeatedly drove over pedestrians and some banged on car to try to get her to stop but she didn't. reporter: 35 people were injured. one area woman

luxury to get through all those investigative leads yet. >> reporter: lombardo says holloway came to las vegas from oregon about a week ago and had been living in her c with her 3-year-old child, who was also in the vehicle as she ran people wn. >> s did not demonstrateteigns of b bng under the influence of alcohol, but we had a drug recognition expert respond to the scene and determine that he believed she to be under some sort of stimulant. >> reporter: investigators have not yet determined a motive for this unusual attack. as might be expected here on the las vegas strip, m mrice, all 35 of the injured were visitors coming from several states as well as canada and mexico. >>> also in las vegas, a different type of tragedy. this one at the miss universe pageant, on a live show being watched by millions around the world. host steve harvey announced the winner, and he got it wrong. it was an awkward moment for the entire pageant. nischelle turner was backstage after the mix-up. >> reporter: it's not the biggest mistake in the history of the iverse, but it's probably the biggest flub

we have not had the time or the investigative leads yet. >> reporter: lombardo says holloway came to las vegas from oregon about a week ago and had been living in her car with her child, who was also in her vehicle as she ran people down. >> she did not demonstrate signs of being under the influence of alcohol, but we had a drug recognition expert respond to the scene and determine that he believed she to be under some sort of stimulant. >> reporter: all 35 of the injured were visitors, coming from several states, as well as canada and mexico. >> john blackstone in las vegas tonight. >>> in the presidential campaign, the democratic front-runner has at times seemed to be looking ahead to the general election, taking on republicans like donald trump. hillary clinton has a big lead in the national polls, but the races are much tighter in early voting states. here's julianna goldman. >> i think that's especially appropriate here in iowa. >> reporter: with less than two months to go before the first voting contest, victories are clinton. according to the latest cbs battleground polls, ver

sheriff joe lombardo says released was intention am. >> she repeatedly jumped over her car. some ran up to the window banged on it trying to get her to stop, which she didn't. >> reporter: he says the 24-year-old drove to a nearby casino and asked a valet to call 911 and it appears she was under the appearance of some stimulant. the district attorney says more charges are on the way, including multiple counts of attempted murder of a deadly weapon. child abuse and neglect and leaving the scene of an accident. police say she had been living in her car in las vegas for about a week. police say she told them she was stressed out after being chased out of parking ramps. "cbs news," las vegas. >> coming up on the morning news, a possible new outbreak at chipotle. new illnesss are linked to the mexican restaurant chain. and a mishap on a seaworld ride strands dozens of people. this is the "cbs morning news." . the single serve-make-all-your-favorites . . >> elon musk and his company are celebrating a break through mission this morning. spacex successfully launched a rock with 11 s

the sheriff, joe lombardo, has already arrived. not sure the condition of this officer, but we have seen this sort of reaction when an officer is even grazed by a bullet. we are tried together that on. is this a standoff situation where they have him cornered or is is person running around on the street? -- or is this person running around on the street? we don't know yet. fatima has arrived on the scene. sometimes they will tell us they are trying to gather information. you have to stand by. as soon as we know anymore, we will you know. of course, if this is a person that is out there right now, they may not want to give us any information that might jeopardize their investigation. krystal: it appears as though they have the suspect in that vicinity of the sedona condos. that is 9100 south las vegas boulevard near pebble. that is right across the street from the emerald suites. that is an active seen going on. if you know someone or you are heading towards that area, you might want to avoid that for quite some time until they are

but walking in the crowd. (( sheriff joe lombardo/clark county: we're going to have increase presence on lv boulevard and the fremont street experience, we've adjusted a lot of our investigative folks to be more overt and covert associated with the event. and we are mandating as a police department that everybody is all hands on deck )) ((dave courvoisier)) about one- thousand uniformed officers will be on the strip and between 300 to 400 downtown...alo ng with under- cover officers throughout. in regards to recent events, sheriff lombardo says reports from citizens about suspicious activity have gone up 300% recently. there are no credible threats.. but he considers it a sign people believe in their "see something.. say something" campaign./// ((paula francis)) > if you're trying to get around the las vegas strip on new year's eve... there are several major road closures you need to know about. for one... the las vegas strip will be closed between sahara and and you won't be able to get on or off i-15 at the spring mountain, flamingo, and tropicana exits. we have a full list of road

las vegas sheriff joe lombardo says the city has received threats... but none have appeared to be credible. authorities are asking you if you see something, don't be afraid to say something. they're also asking you to leave your big bags at home. more officers will be out patrolling too. now to a breaking news update a vacant building goes up in flames. it's happening on las vegas boulevard and main! action news reporter gina lazara is on scene right now... gina what's the latest -- las vegas will get clouds where the mountains have a moderate chance for a trace of snow. 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 be picking up just in time for the new years eve celebration and with overnight lows in the 30s, wind chills may be in the low 20s! here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... it starts at 8 with a new channel 13... it starts at 8 with a new year's charlie brown special, then rudolph's shiny new year at 9. castle at 10.

we have breaking news - sheriff joe lombardo speaking out on the gunman arrested for shooting an officer. he's at u-m- c....where the officer is recovering.

sheriff lombardo will have a brief tomorrow at the press conference. right now, we are still checking on conditions of the victims and trying to be sitting together on how this occurred. >> how many of the injured are children? >> that i do not know. >> do we know that there are children injured? i don't know the ages or the genders. thank you very much folks, appreciated. -- appreciate it. marie: just wrapping up another press conference. metro saying this may have been an intentional act and that this is a criminal investigation at this moment. >> a possible homicide. when they do call in their a possibility. that doesn't mean it necessarily will be considered a homicide. we learned some other new information, and that is that there were actually two areas where the pedestrians were hit. apparently this driver drove onto the curb, hit one group of people, got back off the curb, and then drove again on to the two incidents here. another piece of information that was offered up -- initially, there were some reports from people on the scene that there w

. >> reporter: clark county sheriff joe lombardo doesn't think this was an act of terror but still can't rule it out. >> as far as terrorism, we don't know what the intent was behind it. and we don't know enough of her background to make that determination. >> reporter: lombardo says holloway came from oregon to las vegas about a week ago and had been living in her car with her 3-year-old child who was also in the vehicle as she ran people down. >> we had a drug recognition expert respond to the scene and determined he believed she'd be under some sort of stimulant. >> all 35 of the injured were visitors coming from several states as well as mexico and canada. john blackstone, cbs news las vegas. >>> eight bay area police officers fired for exchanging racist and homophobic text messages are getting their jobs back. how is that possible? tonight you'll hear from the city's top cop. >> a bay area supervisor is robbed but then he gets the last laugh. tonight he told us how he tricked the thieves. >> and the wrong winner is crowned at miss universe. what happened? tonight the host explains w

. >> reporter: clark county sheriff joe lombardo doesn't think this was an act of terror but still can't rule it out. >> as far as terrorism, we don't know what the intent was behind it, and we don't know enough of her background to make that determination. we have not had the time or the luxury to get through all those investigative leads yet. >> reporter: lombardo says holloway came to las vegas from been living in her car with her child, who was also in her vehicle as she ran people down. >> she did not demonstrate signs of being under the influence of alcohol, but we had a drug recognition expert respond to the scene and determine that he believed she to be under some sort of stimulant. >> reporter: investigators have not yet determined a motive for this unusual attack. as might be expected here on the las vegas strip, maurice, all 35 of the injured were visitors coming from several states as well as canada and mexico. >> dubois: john blackstone in las vegas tonight. in the presidential campaign, the democratic front-runner has at times seemed to be looking ahead to the general elect

sheriff lombardo updates the media... later this morning./// ((kirsten joyce)) > governor brian sandoval and mayor carolyn goodman made statements last night.. regarding the incident. our governor said... quote.. "the state stands ready to help and will provide any assistance needed to ensure the safety of our visitors and residents..." and mayor carolyn goodman tweeted out... "what a tragedy... our prayers and thoughts are with all so innocently and tragically affected..." throughout this morning.. we will keep you updated with the latest from police.. both on air and online. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > let's get a check of your commute. demetria... how are things looking? demetria obilor < as patrick just told you, both directions of the strip are back open after last night's deadly crash. no major freeway accidents impacting you, so we are going to check in with the west and east sides where we have two surface street crashes. watch out for one on alta, west of rainbow. accident on boulder highway near > < > let's send it