lz abcn, des moinestime/initial: 3 3 in today's facebook feed back we're asking... how do you think donald trump skipping the debate will affect him at the polls? head to the wlos facebook page and weigh in. we'll share some of your comments later this morning. 3 3 3 coming up... making a kids dream come true. what cam newton did that one young fan rst tuesday new scratch-off tickets from t rtnoh carolina education lottery it's crazy out here. monday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. it's tuesday! tuesday! very first tuesday, tuesday t-t-t-tuesday, tuesday first tuesday th m'sd e an-dyousay! us-day! it's big news tuesday! it's scratch-off you tuesday! tuesday! 3 3 one of the kids who was given the gift of a touchdown game ball from cam newton --says cam is his favorite player... obviously. 11-year-old jaden battle's bedroom in raleigh is covered in panthers memorabilia. he was in the front row at a pre-season game in august in his panthers' jersey, when he got a gift he will never forget. 3 "he's the best quarterback in the nfl," jaden said. "he can th

lz abcn, w and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with dick stoddar. a moderate winter storm system will and saturday with gusty winds and a period of moderate to heavy snow in the sierra. a mix of rain and snow is expected for the lower valleys. early next week, drier weather returns with near average temperatures. && .short term... very few changes were made to the forecast because model simulations and observational trends are on track this morning. temperatures warmed at many sierra valley locations when gusty south winds kicked in and reversed any cooling. precipitation began spilling over into western lassen county after midnight and the ndot camera at bogard junction shows wet roads. precipitation is spreading south slopes and near the crest and is currently reaching as far south as the i-80 corridor. south- southwest wind gusts across lake tahoe will continue to increase this morning and a lake wind advisory remains in effect today for wave heights 2-5 feet. gusty winds will also impact travel today along the highway 395/i- 580 corridor, especi

live in washington, lz abcn. 3 3 3 happening today... construction will disrupt access to the buncombe county detenction facility. over the next 10 days, there will be no on-site visitation in the lobby there. gun permits and fingerprinting will be available, but limited by the work being done. the magistrate's office will be open, but should be used only in emergencies. construction is expected to last through next monday. 3 3 also happening today... the n-double-a-c-p is set to hold a moral monoday town hall in asheville. doors will open at 5:30 p-m at hill street baptist church. the president of the north carolina n- double-a c-p, reverend william barber, will speak on topics like medicaid expansion, public education and voting 3 a strong earthquake hits alaska, causing an explosion and evacuations. the epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude quake was near cook inlet, southwest of anchorage. an explosion damaged one home. 30 other homes were evacuated as first- responders tried to fix a gas leak. so far, no injuries have been reported. 3 a pi

live in washington, lz abcn. president obama will reportedly tackle one legacy of the c-i-a's so- called "secret war" during the vietnam war. his aids say he's expected to announce a major initiative to clear unexploded u-s bombs in laos. the u-s targeted the communist nation during the war but an estimated 30- percent of the ordinance didn't explode on impact. and it continues to kill or injure people in laos. obama is expected to make his initiative official during his landmark trip there this fall. investigators say they're following several leads in the hunt for 3 escaped inmates in california. they eluded the entire safety system to break out of the maximum- security jail in santa ana on friday. authorities are calling the escape "well planned" and "sophisticated ". after they crawled through a plumbing tunnel and rappelled off the roof. investigators are looking at how much inside help they may have received. hossein nayeri, jonathan tieu and bac duong were jailed in separate cases involving murder, kidnapp

lz abcn, 3 3 3 today... a damage assessment team from the state emergency management will be in macon county. they will be touring the damage from the flooding two weeks ago. that assessment will determine if the state will provide any money to help with the recovery. the damage involving homes, roads and bridges is estimated to be more than 700-thousand dollars. 3 all our air conditioning work, ya know..the duct work, the air handler...all that stuff had to be pulled out. and the mold and mildew..worried about the sub floors-making sure they aren't warping.3 if money becomes available, county leaders say they will let those affected know how to apply. 3 3 classes will resume today for some students at a school in buncombe county that was damaged after a mudslide. fourth through eighth graders will return to artspace charter school this morning. this comes one day after the owner of a restaurant in swannanoa donated 40 percent of the day's sales to help the "native social pub" to support the cause. ((stop))

live in washington, lz abcn. staff and students will finally be returning to pine middle school today. last month... a water pipe burst forcing the school to shut down for repairs. asbestos abatement made the repairs even more complicated. the washoe county school district has spent more than a million dollars repairing the school. classes will start 15 minutes early everyday until spring break to help make up for that lost class time.### after a couple of weather related delays.... sky tavern ski and snowboard school finally kicked off their season this weekend. us...about 14-hundred students hit the slopes. "i love snowboarding" "hows the snow? good." about 14-hundred kids took to the slopes at sky tavern for opening day sunday. "we have great weather we have great snow, great fun and the program is doing well we have a bunch of happy kids and a bunch of happy parents which is awesome." the snow is better than it's been in years... but the winter weather also responsible for pushing back the start date.. from t

lz abcn, des moines. back here at home...reno police are investigating after they say a man walked into a laundromat on wells avenue and 2nd street-- with a gunshot wound to his leg. a police spokesman says the man apparently was shot in the are of east 4th street near sage street before he came to the laundromat. he wast taken to a hospital with non-life the body of a missing sparks man has been found in pyramid lake. the pyramid lake tribal police say they found the body of 68-year-old richard bleak-ney ... who went missing in october of last year. this is a picture of the washoe county sheriff's hasty team, performing a deep water dive. bleak-ney was reported missing after falling from a fishing boat. ### another boater had to be rescued after his boat overturned in the sparks marina yesteday afternoon. the man was sailing in the marina when his boat flipped. he was able to climb on top of the capsized boat, and wait for emergency responders. the man was eventually rescued, and his boat was pulled from

live in washington, lz abcn. waking up in the hospital morning. one turbulent ride turned dangerous for some heading from miami to milan. you're looking live on our camera this morning. kaj will be back right after the break with a look at your monday forecast. stay with us. us nowfirst alert forecast. plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a tr-2" down with isolated higher amounts. roads will probably get slick in many areas, especially by the evening commute. tomorrow, plan on a windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered flurries as well. by wednesday, system will arrive from the northwest dusting of snow in the evening. overall, this is not a very lots of 20s and 30s anticipated. the northeast blizzard isn't just causing traffic delays. it's also causing delays in congress -- and a potential vote to override a presidential veto. stay with tv-9. it's

lz abcn dm the local culinary union isn't backing any candidate ahead of nevada's caucuses next month. the powerful union representing thousands of casino workers here in the valley is focusing on the general election instead. the group backed barack obama back in 2008. union leaders say--they want to help get thousands of people to vote, but they also want to concentrate on growing their ranks. straight ahead... "i just think we should all set an example...no i agree, i agree.." the tables turned... this officer finds himself on the other side of a traffic stop. we'll have the story, next! you're watching good morning las vegas on channel 13. we'll be right back on this by a corrupt political system where wall street banksand billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded people who know you can't level the playing field i saw since miller drive and you were pushing 90 miles an hour. you're hearing that right. vdeo showi the moment a ciivian puled over a police officer in miami, florida. the motorist said she saw the officer speeding, but the officer didn't agree. "i don't know ho

live in washington, lz abcn." elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we are expecting a wide range of weather today, all of which have a chance to impact parts of your daily commute. things will start mainly dry across the state through the morning hours but patchy freezing fog and drizzle is possible especially across central and northern iowa. this afternoon a cold front will be dropping through the state bringing the winds out of the northwest and sweeping down colder air. snow will follow the cold front in the afternoon through the evening. most of the snow accumulation will occur in northern iowa especially around to 3 inches expected. blowing snow and drifting will be a possibility, and things could be especially slick if we get isolated patches of ice from the morning freezing fog/drizzle. the metro might see a bit of snow but we will likely see less than an inch. the snow will end state- wide tonight with the winds remaining very strong out of the n

lz abcn, des moinestime/initial:" elias: and as the experts specualte on the debate's effects on monday....local five is preparing to bring you expanded live coverage of the iowa caucuses. look for full team coverage beginning that evening...and well into the night. we'll also have a wrap up of the caucuses tuesday morning here on good morning iowa. elias: fast food, health- and home care workers took to the streets thursday in the fight for fifteen, as in minimum wage. hundreds of people walked off the job throughout the day and participated in three rallies. it happened just down the road from the republican presidential debates, to gain the attention of the candidates. the final one, included pretty everyone from out of state people as well. they say fifteen dollars is the minimum they need to live a comfortable lifestyle. simone davis, des moines mcdonald's worker: "and we deserve so much more. we can't even pay our basic needs in life. we have to struggle from month to month, borrowing, getting loans and depending on the government. we shouldn't have to do that. we work too hard."

lz abcn, des moines trump says he raised nearly 6 million dollars for veterans last night. but not everyone is happy about it. the head of an iraq and afghanistan veterans group called the event said they won't accept any of the money. other veterans echoed that sentiment. "i find it kind of offensive that you're putting out an opinion but it basically it's just your opinion because it doesn't represent all veterans. i mean, i think the veterans need to decide that." butt with "i think it's great. i think that if it's what he's going to do what he says he's going to do and help give back to the veterans and help bring spotlight back to it, i think it's a great idea." trump's campaign hasn't said yet which veterans groups they are donating the money to. the obama administration is working to close the gender pay gap... and is requiring all private companies to submit pay data to the government. it's part of the president's 20-14 initiative which required only federal contractors to submit pay data. under the new proposal, the government will identify which companies aren't p

lz abcn dm the local culinary union isn't backing any candidate ahead of nevada's caucuses next month. the powerful union representing thousands of casino workers here in the valley is focusing on the general election instead. the group backed barack obama back in 2008 during his primary race with hillary clinton. union leaders say--they want to focus on getting thousands of people to vote, but they also want to concentrate on growing their ranks. barack obama is about to make his first visit to a u-s mosque as president. a senior administration official-- said mister obama is society of baltimore on wednesday. he is expected to hold a roundtable with community members-- and deliver remarks. officials say the president will celebrate the contribution of muslim-americans' to the nation. mister obama has visited mosques overseas-- but never one during his presidency in the united states. straight ahead... "i just think we should all set an example...no i agree, i agree.." the tables turned... this officer finds himself on the other side of a traffic stop. we'll have the story, next! you

lz abcn, des moinestime/initial: 3 mona tight liberty university president jerry falwell junior is talking more about his recent endorsement of donald trump. falwell told cnn yesterday that trump is someone this country needs.. and it's not because of his faith, but because of his business experience.i think our country is where liberty ago...and i think we need somebody who is a professional who has taken companies, taken them bought them and turned them around.but he is a turnaround expert and i think that's what this country needs -- somebody who will be tough on terrorists, protect our bordersmona tight falwell says he believes trump keeps moving up in the polls...despite every decision that everyone else seems to think is the wrong one. 3 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup coming for sunday and monday of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon

live in washington, lz abcn. " elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: today, all of which impact parts of your across the state through the morning hours but patchy freezing fog and drizzle is possible especially across central and northern cold front will be dropping through the winds out of the sweeping down colder the cold front in the afternoon through the evening. most of the snow accumulation will occur in northern iowa especially around the highway 20 corridor with about 1 to 3 inches expected. blowing snow and drifting will be a possibility, and things could be especially slick if we get isolated patches of ice from the morning freezing fog/drizzle. the metro might see a bit of snow but we will likely see less than an inch. the snow will end state- wide tonight with the winds remaining very strong out of the tuesday will be partly sunny with more windy and cold conditions as highs stay in the upper 20s. we will warm up starting on wednesday and it looks like we'll have 40s and almost 50s by the end of the week! elias: the

lz abcn dm when good morning las vegas returns... raising money for cancer research while taking in some gourmet meals? sounds good right? next, we'll tell you about some local restaurants that are helping "stick a fork" in cancer. you're watching channel 13 action news. we'll be right back on this but what can you do now--to make sure your family has the help they need? our next guests-- are helping raise money for cancer research while also serving up gourmet meals!! joining us now are chef carla pellegrina owner of the bratalian and allison copening with the american cancer society chef carla pellegrino, owner at bratalian in henderson allison copening, board president, american cancer society (questions) february marks cancer prevention month. tell us about the new campaign for vegas, stick a fork in cancer for feb.? how will the cancer and what does it do for the community? who are some of your other restaurants participating? chef carla, tell us about some of your specialty items (prep 2 food items (may have 3 to show) and what

lz abcn, w > home, we're preparing for our own storm. we have a chance for rain tomorrow. let's get all the details now, with meteorologist greg bennett. looks like we are on track for possible late saturday night and early sunday morning rain chances. cold front to the west continues to gather strength as another low builds in from the central pacific. this low will take over the cold front and add more moisture and upper level lift allowing the front to keep steaming along over the central california mountains and into southern nevada. now to a story you'll only see on action news-- a man and his daughter walk in a man and his daughter walk in on their home being torn apart. but it's what happened next that has him fuming. action news reporter parker collins is with us here in the studio to break it down. the incredible part is he called police four times... begging them for help. but more than two hours went by and found his back door busted to bits... glass everywhere. he says he heard sounds coming from upstairs... so he took his daughter and bolted. when he finally c

lz abcn, washington. jessica rae: the n-t-s-b has released new details surrounding the sunday night plane crash that claimed the life of the pilot jessica rae: investigators have determined the single engine plane that was found near pender, nebraska, crash landed around 6:30 sunday evening. the plane thatat was scheduled toto land at sioux gateway airport because of foggy conditions and nose-dived. investigators are currently accessing weather and air traffic reports to better understand why the plane crashed. jessica rae: for over 30 years... the dakota farm show in vermillion, south dakota, has kicked off the new year showcasing hundreds of exhibitors representing thousands of agricultural products. one of the latest products being shown on the floor is the pivot guard. the device helps keep farmers' pivots from tipping over during a storm in which high winds occur. designer james feedback he's hearing is great. "the feedback we got here at the show today has been fantastic. people say i nt that, you k

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