meade said he will commit no error or mistake in my front. did he not say that? >> yeah. i've forgotten just who it is he says that to. they had known each other in the old army before the war. i think lee had a pretty fair regard for him. i'm sure you all know the great zero when meade comes to visit lee and said good lord, lee, you got a lot of great hair there. lee says, well, meade, you have to account for some of it -- or maybe it is the other way around. meade didn't have any hair at all at that point probably. >> i was going to ask you about that, but it was the mason brothers who jesse grant showed up with in tennessee, not mississippi. >> i'm sorry. i misspoke. west tennessee. right. >> cincinnati. >> lee -- they were professional acquaintances but i don't think any of them were necessarily intimate friends. i think it the loss of jack mackey who was practically lee's alter ego in a way, they were deeply close. i think the loss of jack mackey may have kind of emotionally closed lee up to more friendships because that really hurt deeply. yes, sir. >> jack, this is

meanwhile, marissa kynaston is near lake mead and simmons. metro has been out investigating another possible stabbing. marissa you just spoke with a witness what did they tell you? they do have the apartment complex taped off-- we heard be looking for a third person involved-- but the witness wasnt sure of the third persons involvement. he did see that the stabbing may have been between a man and a woman-- he says about an hour ago-- he heard a woman run out of her apartment screaming-- then a man close behind her yelling at her. we heard over scanner traffic le were stabbed-- we dont know yet who-- or the extent of their injuries. but the witness says he saw the man trying to hide something from police. delenor griffin he had something wrapped up, it looked like a weapon, a knife, it was a stabbing we are waiting to hear more from police about exactly what happened out here this morning. reporting live near vegas drive and rancho-- mk-- 13an. thanks marissa now let's get to hospital where two people are recovering. parker what's the latest f

the shooting happened friday night around 11:45 on cindysue street near lake mead boulevard. police responded to a report of shots fired and found somebody dead inside a vehicle. the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds. cops say the suspect had been inside the vehicle with the victim before firing the shots. the victim's identity hasn't been released at this time. it's caucus week here in the silver state and the democratic candidates are going full speed ahead trying to gather supporters. bernie sanders got a rock-star reception at a bonanza high school rally yesterday. some comparing him to a music legend... 041306 "bernie sanders is like luther vandross. he sings from his soul." when it got down to the issues, the crowd embraced sanders on ideas like raising the minimum wage. 045843 bernie sanders "when mom is out working and dad is out working and the kids are out, wages in america are too damn low." sanders is carrying alot of momentum right now, following a iowa and a victory in new hampshire. he's hoping for the same type of showing in this saturday's caucus. in th

we're headed to a crash just reported at lake mead and rampart. we're hearing a person may have been hit by a car. right now on good morning las vegas... police desperately searching we're hearing a person was hit. 13 action news reporter parker collins is on his way there looks like it is time to grab the sunglasses and put on shirts for the guys and gals, time to take out the sun dresses! a ridge of high pressure has centered over central nevada and will continue to develop for the next several days. high pressure system and will allow for mostly sunny to sunny skies throughout the entire week! this allows temperatures the week and into the weekend! this afternoon however, winds look to pick up slightly. the colorado river valley is under a lake wind advisory due winds mainly between 5 and 15 mph but a 10-20mph wind may pop up this afternoon. a super bowl celebration ended in tragedy-- after a two year old girl was hit and killed while playing in the street. action news reporter marissa kynaston joins us live from where it happened. marissa are

live near lake mead and simmons-- mk-- 13an. back to you. right now... metro is looking for a murderer after a man is found dead in his car. investigators believe the gunman came up to the victim in his car near lake mead and rancho, opened fire numberous times... and then took off. no motive yet...police are just starting their invesigation. several people being questioned about a violent overnight people partying at a house near sahara and tenaya, when a 19-year-old was robbed.by several other men at gunpoint. police say he has some cuts and bruises--nothing serious. but the robbers did get away with his belongings. people-- an action news update from overnight... two people arrested, because police believe they may have been trying to break into someone's home. metro says around midnight someone called 9-1-1 saying they saw two people they didn't recognize in someone's backyard near durango and elkhorn. once officers got to the scene the suspects took off. metro set up a perimeter, and searched the whole neighborhood for them. they did manage to track

he was hit by a car at west lake mead and rancho. lake mead is shut down in both directions. the man was on a wheelchair when he was hit. police say the car jumped the curb. the driver waited on scene and police say she is co- ((dave courvoisier)) one of the oldest beauty schools in the

michael burton reporting near lake mead and lamb - where we've uncovered surveillance video that may help solve a animal cruelty case. this is the video of showing a car that seems to dump trash bags. later, officers found dead cats inside of them. the investigation is being carried out by metro's animal cruelty unit. marissa kynaston here at metros southwest area command-- i was just able to see k9 officer nicky for myself earlier today-- he's happy-- he's energetic-- take vo and police say he's recovering very well. nicky was attacked by a machete take down a suspect involved in a barricade situation. officers say they hope to have nicky back to work in about 3 weeks. a man has been sentenced to 13- years in prison for taking part in a drug trafficking scheme. billy cooks pleaded guilty to plotting with his girlfriend.. e'lala frank.. to distribute methamphetimine. the u-s attorney's office says postal inspectors in alaska intercepted a suspicious package in 2014.. sent from cooks in las vegas.. containing more than 400-grams of meth. 'essence las vegas' is opening the first of thr

it happened just after 5-30 near lake mead and pecos. the mother says her little girl, evelyn, was outside playing with her brother on a scooter when the driver of a white van hit the toddler and took off. "i'm devastated, that was my baby.... my only girl.... he took my baby from me....my baby " the driver is described as a hispanic male in his 40's with facial hair. police are looking for a white panel van that does not have windows. anyone with information about the hit-and-run suspect should call police or crimestoppers at a motorcyclist died in another crash near tropical and decatur. a 27-year-old biker was involved in the collision on bradley road around 8 last night. police say the motorcyclist was speeding when the car in front of him tried to turn at an intersection. the motorcyclist slammed into the back of the car... he was taken to umc where he died. the driver of the nissan stayed on the scene. police do not believe the driver was impaired. police need your help in finding 2 suspects they say shot a man outside a local bar.

gusts up to about 40 miles per hour can be expected for lake mead and the colorado river valley. calmer wind is in store tuesday, but will pick back up to breezy on wednesday afternoon, ahead of a pacific storm system that will push through the area. expect gusts to about 30 mph on wednesday afternoon, high temperatures will drop from about 80 degrees on wednesday afternoon, to the low 70s on thursday. the system will also bring a slight chance for showers wednesday evening into thursday morning. expect mostly cloudy skies on thursday. by friday, the winds will be back down to breezy and temps will remain in the low 70s. next weekend looks similar with highs in the low to mid 70s and wx chat today is the day to show your special someone how much you care... it's valentine's day... ....and apparently, love isn't cheap. the national retail federation crunched the numbers. americans are dropping nearly 20- billion dollars to celebrate valentine's day. men will shell out nearly twice as much as women. a little over 196 dollars. compare that to the ladies - who are spending around 100

it happened just before 6 last mead and pecos. the girl's mother says the little girl was outside playing with her brother on a scooter when the driver of a white van hit the girl and took off. the child was taken to north vista hospital where she later died. "i'm devastated, that was my baby.... my only girl.... he took my baby from me....my baby " (crying) the driver is described as a hispanic male in his 40's with facial hair. police are looking for a white panel van without any windows. if you've seen the vehicle or have any information that could help police, call crime stoppers right away at 7-0-2-3-8-5-55-55. a motorcyclist died in another crash near tropical and decatur. police say a 27- year-old biker was involved in a crash on bradley road around 8 last night. officers say the motorcyclist was speeding down front of him attempted to turn right. the biker slammed into the back of the car... the man later died at umc. no word yet if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. today... flavor flav is hoping to put an end t

lake mead saw more than seven million visitors in 2015. that's 368- thousand more compared to the year before. it was also a busy 2015 for lake mead. the park saw an increase in overall visitors. for the list of most-visited sites -- blue ridge parkway took first place... followed by golden gate... great smoky mountains... and lincoln memorial. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty clear skies, a light breeze and highs in weekend. in fact, we'll see more of the same through next week. we'll see 74 saturday, 75 on sunday with highs increasingo 77 degrees by wednesday and thursday next week. north breezes through the colorado river areas will arrive late saturday and hang around through monday to 30 mph. average high for the weekend is 64, then 65 through next week. clear skies, a light breeze and highs in the mid-70s for the weekend. in fact, we'll see more of next week. we'll see 74 saturday, 75 on sunday with highs increasing to 77 degrees by wednesday and thursday next week. north breezes through the colorado river ar

near lake mead and lamb. when police caught the suspect... they found the keys..... for the three other missing cars.... and... found them a wllith-in blocks.... of where the chase.... ended. check out this tweet..... from the owner of "the d" and "golden gate casino"... he's offering kanye west a deal..... to help him with his personal debt of -53- million dollars... he says.... kanye can come perform a concert at the downtown las vegas events center... and.... keeall the ticket revenue. kanye west tweeted a few days ago..... that all of his business projects.... left him with -53-million dollars of debt. he then began reaching out to mark zuckerberg.... to invest in some of his ideas.... to take care of that debt. battle lines are being drawn between the federal government and a tech giant. the fbi wants apple to create software so agents can access information on an iphone.. used by one of the san bernardino terrorists. the bureau says sayed farook was using a setting on his 5-c that automatically deletes vital inforrmation after 10 unsuccessful attempts to open i

mckay taurisano: drive lake mead they take the back roads and they go down thomas. north las vegas police said because several days passed before garcia- arrested - he hasnt driving under the far his charges include failure to stop at the scene of an accident and driving without a valid license. fox5 knocked on a couple of doors in the neighborhood to get some answers. while all residents decline on camera interviews many recognized garcia- martinez's face and said he frequently visits a relative who lives on thomas avenue. police said they were tipped off when a resident spotted his white van in the area. once they found him garcia martinez cooperated with police and was later arrested. green was laid to rest in los angeles on saturday. several go fund me accounts were set up by the family to help raise money for funeral costs. to top stories now... flag's across the nation are flying at half staff this morning... after the shocking death of supreme court justice karin caifa reports is in washington with more --reporter pkg-as follows-- the news certainly came as a

the intersection at lake mead and rampart is an accident.... waiting to happen. 13 action news reporter.... parker collins spoke with the driver.... minutes after the crash. it started as a regular school day... but before the sun was even up... it came to a grinding halt. 4:37:15-4:37:22 "he was listening to music and he had his head down. when i seen him i swerved to the right to avoid him and i clipped one of his legs." a teen was rushed to the hospital... after being slammed by a car... no super 4:37:53-4:37:57 "he asked about that. is my phone okay? and i'm like man your leg, is your leg okay?" it was dark out... time... knocking the teen to the ground... until paramedics could get there. intersection and also you know kids and teens need to post attention walking across the street." standup: i even had trouble getting across... not a single car stopped to let me walk across... i had to wait for a break in traffic.... for someone crossing... not drive right through the crosswalk. people who live right next to the crosswalk say they've seen

gusts up to about 40 miles per hour can be expected for lake mead and the colorado river valley. calmer wind is in store tuesday, but will pick back up to breezy on wednesday afternoon, ahead of a pacific storm system that will push through the area. expect gusts to about 30 mph on wednesday afternoon, then to about 45 mph on thursday. high temperatures will drop from about 80 degrees on wednesday afternoon, to the low 70s on thursday. the system will also bring a slight chance for showers wednesday evening into thursday morning. expect mostly cloudy skies on thursday. by friday, the winds will be back down to breezy and temps will remain in the low 70s. highs in the low to mid 70s and ((adlib wx close)) "deadpool" dominated at the box the superhero flick is based on a marvel comic. it brought in an estimated 135- million dollars in its opening weekend. "king fu panda three" was a distant second, with around 20-million dollars. the romantic comedy "how to be single" was third, with nearly 19- million dollars. but before you grab a seat for this weekend's top movies.. head out to

the crash happened at 1-30 this afternoon on lake mead, near rancho. that's where 8 news now reporter karen castro is live at the scene with what she's learned so far. karen. ((karen castro)) the victim was struck by this 2-door black car. you can see the electrical wheelchair is in pieces and the car has front end damage. investigators remain on scence. right now lake mead, between rancho and valley drive is closed. here is what police are telling us. a car driving eastbound on lake mead... for some reason... hit the median... causing two tires on the left side to deflate. the vehicle then lost control... crossed over to the westbound lanes. striking the victim who was at a bus stop. the car did not hit any one else or other vehicles. the victim is believed to be in his 60's. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. as for the driver, police say she is cooperating with investigators. she hasn't been arrested but police are also not calling this crash an accident. ((lt. david jacoby - metro pd: it looks like it may have been preventable. we do

you are quite right that meade was angry. urias couch, commander of the yes, they were angry with hooker, because he did not handle his army in the effective way that lee was handling his army. >> at the same time we have hooker blaming his corps to matters. >> he blames sedgwick. >> and howard? fore also blames stoneman not -- hooker has tried to divert blame from himself. >> i took some quick notes before i came here tonight. comment about the latest masterpiece -- listen to these statistics. men, injured,,000 killed, etc. about 13%. lee had 60,000 men. 12,821, which is 22% of his army. that blew my mind, but the number of killed a chancellorsville -- booker lost 1606. 1665.st lee actually lost more troops killed at chancellorsville than hooker. and yet we talk about it as a masterpiece because of what we talked about. hugemasterpiece with ramifications for the future. that is another topic we can get into, did lee use his troops in the best way? did he preserve his troops or pitter them away over a period of time? i know t

karla's kars on lake mead and lamb was broken into on monday. the owner says the suspect broke in, and took every single key they had. flash forward to yesterday morning, when chopper 13 was flying over this suv that crashed into a fence. "he lost control of the vehicle is what happened... he was going so fast when he tried to make that corner. he slammed on the breaks and he david serrano metro says that stolen suv, led them to the other 3 cars. they arrested one person and recovered all the keys. the business owners say they'll speaking of car's being stolen... metro is noticing an increase in car thefts in the north east part of the valley. so today they're taking action. officers are holding a meeting with apartment managers this morning at 10. they'll be going over ways they can make their properties more secure. metro says from the start of the year until february 9th, there were 130 car thefts reported. time now is x:xx --- up next... it's a feature in your car that's supposed to save your life! so what happens when it's not working prope

me this is a dangerous spot because there aren't lights or signals for people trying to cross lake mead. staying on top of new developments.... white house. the last dash for votes is underway.... in new hampshire. the polls open there.... in just hours.... for the nation's first primary.... in the presidential race. g-o-p front runner.... donald trump is in the lead... ahead by double digits.... in the latest poll. with iowa caucus winner... ted cruz... battling for second with marco rubio... who's defending his repetative message. sot - marco rubio / (r) do you keep saying the same thing about obama trying to change america? i'm gonna keep saying that a million times, because it's true." on the other side of the table.. democrat bernie sanders is polling ahead of hillary clinton.... by -16- points. the c-d-c is stepping up its emergency response to the zika virus.. which continues to spread. the c-d-c is now operating at 'level- 1' for the first time since the ebola outbreak in 2014. the white house is also asking congress for 1.8 billion dollars in funding to curb the outbreak. there

when the deputy tried to pull him over, meade sped off. a pursuit eventually ended with a head- meade's car and the deputy. no one was hurt. a woman has died after her van crashed in patrick county. it happened night just before 10 on orchard road, not far from abram penn highway. state police say angela dalton was killed after her dodge caravan ran off the left side of the road and hit a tree. no one else was hurt. the centers for disease control and prevention is investigating more than a dozen new cases of zika virus, possibly spread through sex. the cases involve men who visited areas affected by the may have infected their female partners. health experts say the virus stays in the blood for about a week. however, it can stay in semen for much longer. zika typically causes only mild symptom in most people. but in brazil, health leaders have reported an apparent link between the infection and a rare birth defect. . continuing weather coverage now: as leo and brent mentioned earlier, the severe weather that hit the gulf states hard, is n

then she crossed the median into westbound lake mead. when we got on scene there were a few other cars here, but she did not hit any other cars. instead she kept going until her car hit the man and the bus stop. you've asked us to investigate the safety of these shelters one of the main concerns is how close some of them are the curb. we talked to someone who uses this bus stop regularly about just that louis westry takes the bus here 14.18.28 i don't trust that bus stop 29 because it's too close to the street 31 and i had a vision that that was going to happened and then it happened 34 it's crazy 36 they need to make something new, to move back more or put the stop somewhere else where it's not next to traffic 43 there was another fatal accident at a bus stop just a few weeks ago. a young woman was sitting at a bus stop on tropicana near dean martin when a bus came onto the curb, hitting and killing her. live at rancho and lake mead, stephanie zepelin, 13 action news. an update on a story we first reported as breaking news on good morni

near rancho and lake mead... where as you can see - lanes remain closed. fox five'sles krifaton is there live.... with what we known about the deadly crash. this investigation is far from over as metro's fatal detail gathers evidence to determine what happened here this according to police the driver of this vehcile a woman somehow hit the medium seperating the east and west bound lanes on rancho near lake mead. when she hit the medium the tires on' deflated causing her to lose enough control to jump over the medium and hit the bus shelter where the victim of this crash sitting in his sheelchair, 04:51:33 i didn't know anyone was hit but i called 911 because of the person in the car was hurt or something and when i got out of the car i saw a foot several people lifted the vehcile off the victim and a nurse tried to assist the him. the man was taken to hospital where he was a man is shot in killed in broad daylight... on a busy area in the west valley. now the search is on - to find the person who fired the weapon. fox five's ophelia young.... is live - fro

the lake mead straw project is being nominated for the 20-16 outstanding civil engineering achievement award. experts say its one of the most challenging tunneling projects ever undertaken. the structure cost more than 800- million dollars to build, and officials say it should last at least 100 years! good morning las vegas... the chinese new year celebratiosn are underway. jessica takes us to the party, next. and only in vegas...a guy wins millions on the superbowl. wait until you hear how!! the culmination of the mardi floats, eccentric costumes and marching bands. mardi gras is the city's biggest tourist attraction. here's a live look at the mgm... where they'll be celebrating the chinese new year today. if you head to the lobby at 3 o'clock you'll be able to see the special dragon and lion dances! their are festivities happening all over the valley this week celebrating the new year.. but the big party was yesterday inside caesars. our own jessica janner was there, to catch all the fun! nats celebrations are underway for the chinese new year. and this was no ordinary school parade.

tucker drowned in lake mead in 2012. search teams had to wait nearly a year to get proper permits before they could search for his body. a man is shot several times in an alley behind a convenience store in downtown las vegas. a guest staying at a nearby hostel heard the gunshots and screams for help. "it looked like blood and then i saw him fall to ground." "it was relief when i saw he was still alive. took away a little bit of the terror of it." police say officers found the victim around 11-30 this morning near fremont and 14-th street. he was taken to u-m-c. no word yet on his condition. police say the gunman took off so far -- there is no description of the suspect or getaway car. the property manager who shot and killed a man after police say he broke into a home... won't be charged in his death. police are calling it a case of self- defense. thursday afternoon the property manager-- grabbed his gun and his dog-- and came to check on the home...near flamingo and boulder highway after a locksmith called about an int

it happened saturday on west atlantic street -- near lake mead and water street. police say a man and woman broke into a home while 4 people were inside -- including children. the 32-year-old homeowner was shot and taken to sunrise hospital in critical condition. the children were not hurt. police are looking for 2 suspects in their late 20s or 30s. they say the home invasion does not appear to be random. anyone with information about either of these shootings should call police or crimestoppers police are investigating allegations that a former new york governor attacked a woman. officials say the woman claims eliot spitzer choked her at new york's plaza hotel over the weekend. she said it happened in his hotel room, where 2 of them went after spending some time at the bar. the 25-year-old woman also told police she and spitzer were involved in a relationship. spitzer has yet to comment. a teacher in arizona lost her younger sister in a suspected murder-suicide at the school where she works. the high school was placed on lockdown after shots were fired on friday.

in belle meade, sabrina hall fox 17 news. >> yelpers have spoken! the review site released its list of the top 100 places to eat in the u-s these are the highest recommended places in the yelp community. so highly recommended, they're in the 'must try within this lifetime' category. among them-- porto's bakery and cafe in burbank, california. cheese board pizza, in berkeley california. and paseo, in seattle. but what about here at home? the oyster bar inside palace station here in las vegas made the cut... so did the baguette cafe...mr mamas...and el dorado cantina. are you still looking for the perfect special someone? country superstar garth brooks and his lovely wife trisha might have the "we're inviting you and your valentine to come to vegas show, but to see me and my valentine. that's right. we'll hang out backstage, be couples and be cool. check for details and we will see you in vegas, vegas." perform four shows at the new t-mobile arena from july 2 through the 5th. if you're interested - you can find a link to the "7 days of garth and trish

this was near lake mead and walnut. from the family...and why this fire ended with one family member behind bars... a family who has already been through so much-- is hit hard again. their father passed away suddenly, and now they are turning to you, our viewers, for help. you may remember alyssa mowery. she survived being hit by a car. thursday night, we learned her father suddenly died in his sleep. now, alyssa's mom says she has been struggling...trying to come to terms with his death. 22:57:20 she has moments of clarity where she realizes he's gone and not coming back but she has short-term momory loss accepting it over and over and over and over again. their family is now struggling to pay his funeral costs. they've set up a "gofundme page". if you would like to donate, we have the link posted on our right now, take a good look at your screen. this is 81- year-old.... north las vegas police need your help finding him. they say he may be in danger! he has been missing since thursday... he left his home near revere a

they arrived at the scene near lake mead and rancho to find one person dead from a gunshot wound. homicide is currently investigating. we'll bring you more information as we get it. we have an update to breaking news.. north las vegas police have made an arrest in the hit and a 2-year-old girl. police have released this mug shot of 51- year-old daniel garcia-martinez. police say he was driving the white van that hit evelyn green-- last sunday-- near lake mead and pecos-- then took off. 13 action news spoke with evelyn's father just moments after the news came down. he says he's relieved an arrest has been made. i'm more focused with what i need to do. butt to that right there was really hurting. i didn't know what to do. garcia-martinez is now facing a long list of charges. there's a growing mystery surrounding the death of a 12-year old girl. this morning-- her family is making a desperate plea...hoping to prevent other families from having to feel their pain. just days ago, -12-year-old maxine star-marie zepeda-lopez came home sick from school. now, she's dead. 13 action news re

the pilot turned the jet around and circled over lake mead for a while. you can see the path the pilot flew in this image from flight-aware dot com which tracks flights. the flight eventually landed safely back at mccarran without trouble and is being inpected by clark county fire and the airline. there were 162 people on board this united jet. a woman is safe her house on fire. could be seen from all over town coming from the 61 year old home on pyramid drive, near rancho. thick black smoke was pouring from the windows when firefighters arrived just before nine this morning. the smoke and noticed a woman in the backyard. that man and another man helped get her over the fence to safety. she told firefighters what happened that likely led to the flames. "she told fire investigators she had a candle burning in a bedroom and aparantly it caught the bed on fire, some linen. she put the fire out, rolled up the linen, thought the fire was completely out, left it inside the room, and slept in the living room this morning and awoke to the smoke inside the house."

the video from early tuesday morning shows a car driving near lake mead and lamb. then it looks like bags fall out of the car. several hours later.. patrol officers arrive and drag the bags to the side. 6 hours after that.. died.. which might provide additional clues. :14-:19 "you better apologize. you're dogs killed my dog. ate it right here. you better apologize! you better get on your knees... pray!" we all remember this intense confrontation between two dog owners after one woman's chihuahua was killed by two pit bulls last month. now.. the chihuahua's owner says she's finally getting justice. a hearing about the pit bulls control but their owner didn't show up. now.. the dogs are officially considered dangerous.. so the owner will have to follow some rules soon.. or the pits will be put down. that woman says she will do whatever it takes to keep her dogs. a big annoucement from the white house-- president obama is going to cuba next month! president obama tweeted in part, he's traveling there to continue moving forward ties between u-s and cuba. this trip is t

this was near lake mead and walnut. coming up at 5:30 you'll hear from the family...and why this member behind bars... a family who has already been through so much-- is hit hard again. their father passed away suddenly, and now they are turning to you, our viewers, for help. you may remember alyssa mowery. she survived being hit by a car. thursday night, we learned her father suddenly died in his sleep. now, alyssa's mom says she has been struggling...trying to come to terms with his death. 22:57:20 she has moments of clarity where she realizes he's gone and not coming back but she has short-term momory loss so she keeps forgetting so it's almost worse for her i would think because she's learning about it and realizing it and accepting it over and over and over and over again. their family is now struggling to pay his funeral costs. they've set up a "gofundme page". if you would like to donate, we have the link posted on our website, k-t- n-v dot com. your screen. this is 81- year-old.... richard boisy junior. north la

should mean more water for lake mead. water levels at the lake have fallen steadily for the past 15 years. levels fall about 12 feet per year on average -- and that coupled with warmer winters -- has experts watching every drop. forecasters say there could be which could also bring water to our area... to help us stay slightly above average./// ((sherry swensk)) > this weekend, you can check out red rock for free. all fees are waived for saturday, sunday, and monday in honor of presidents day. other fees, like overnight camping and group day use, will remain in effect. ... if you miss this weekend, the next free day is in september./// kirsten joyce > now let's get a look at your forecast. brian loftus sherry... clear skies and mild temps again this morning... after hitting those extra warm 70s on tuesday. another beautiful spring day in .......... this morning we are cooling off to the 40s around the valley. ....... the air is dry and the winds will stay mainly light and variable today. highs will once again reach to abo

. < demetria obilor >accident on buffalo and lake mead. watch out for a crash on desert accident on fourth and las vegas boulevard. strip and koval. < > back to you. /// ((brian loftus)) > get ready las we now know the dates of the life is beautiful festival! ((kirsten joyce)) organizers announced yesterday...that the festival will be running september 23 through 25th... limited presale tickets go on sale tomorrow at ten in the morning. ((brian loftus)) life is beautiful has been going on in downtown las vegas since 2013./// ((brian loftus)) > someone in texas...contrac ts the zika virus on u-s soil. ((kirsten joyce)) how the patient came down with the illness. ((brian loftus)) and the centers for disease control... issuing a new warning for women and the consumption of alcohol. ((kirsten joyce)) plus... loose gravel, potholes and that's not all. you've had it with hollywood boulevard..but change is on the way. demetria has the details in made valentines day plans yet? well trending this morning... restaurant reservation app opentable rele

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for folks heading to lake mead, the national weather service has a lake now near eastern and tropicana. details are still coming into the newsroom at this hour. officers tell us a man was shot and taken to the hospital with critical injuries. they are searching for two balck males in connection to the shooting though they havenn't said anything about what led up to the shooting. we of course will continue to monitor this news closely and bring you more info as it becomes available . new details this morning about a family fight turned deadly in mountain's edge. we first told you about this story yesterday... police now confirming the victim's name they tell us 22 year old devry moore was shot and killed inside his home near cimarron road and mountains edge parkway on friday. police say a fight broke out between he and his father. the father, stabbed several times before he picked up the gun and fatally shot moore. the father, identified only as a 40 year old man, was taken to umc stable condition metro police say criminal charges are not being ruled out at this time. to top stories now

see the ring around lake mead and how low the water level is. and certainly, we have seen a state like california that is suffering from the drought as well. and it has a significant impact on the cost of produce and other things. look, the southern nevada water authority actually does a pretty good job at managing our water. and we have bank supplies and water swaps that have taken place in order to ensure that southern nevada has its share of however, we have to hope that the snowpack this year will help restore the water coming from the colorado river into lake mead to help bring that level back up so we have a never-ending supply of water for >> sounds great. thanks for talking about water and energy and a lot of important issues. and we're going to see you soon on the show i hope. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. and that is it for this week's "eye on washington." i hope you join us next time as we discuss more important federal matters and their impact on you and nevada. please visit -- >> thanks for joining us for "eye on washington" toda

tucker drowned in lake mead in 2012. search teams had to wait nearly a year to get proper permits before they could search for his body. metro police are looking for a gunman who shot his victim several times, before taking off. the shooting happened just before 11-30, near fremont and 14th street. bloody clothes and a phone were found at the crime scene. police say the shooting happened in an alleyway behind a convenience store. the victim was shot several times, and police did not say how serious his injuries are. we spoke to a witness, who described the scary scene. ive never been this close never seen anything like it. i wouldn't say war zone but i never been that close to that kind of violence or blood. " at this time, police don't have a description of the suspect or two people who police say were involved in a man's death, have turned themselves in. colton brantano is now facing several charges, including murder with a deadly weapon and kidnapping. sherri esquibel is accused of concealing and aiding a felony offen

officers found the bags near lake mead and lamb yesterday. metro says two bags appeared to have dead cats inside. a third bag contained a larger animal. metro is looking into how the animals died. investigators hope that information will lead them to whoever did it. right now, police are trying to track down these two men..they say may be connected to an armed robbery at a tavern. last month, investigators say a man in a mask walked into the business near eastern and flamino, and held them up at gunpoint. the two people in these pictures were in the bar before the robbery, and held the door open for the suspect. if you recognize them call crime stoppers. a man has been sentenced to 13- years in prison for taking part in a drug trafficking scheme. billy cooks pleaded guilty to plotting with his girlfriend.. e'lala frank.. to possess and distribute

it happened after six p-m near lake mead and rancho. north las vegas police say he was not in a crosswalk when he was struck. he was taken to u-m-c in critical condition. police say the driver did stay on scene. lake mead is closed between rancho and texas star lane. drivers should avoid the area... and use other routes. police have not said if impairment or speed were a factor in the crash. police discovered a man suffering from a gunshot would in the eastern part of the valley this morning. metro says the man was found just before seven thirty, on mountain vista near vegas valley drive. police didn't say how injured the man was, but he hospital. so far, a suspect has not been caught. and a few hours before this shooting... two people suffered stab wounds. this happened near rancho drive and lake mead boulevard. the two injured people were taken to u-m-c. police did not say how the stabbing started. henderson police are on the hunt for a man and woman who broke into a home this weekend and shot a man inside. this happened near pacific

lake mead. use tenaya or rainbow. buffalo. shoulder blocked. < > back to you! ((brian loftus)) > going under the knife... for a bloodless surgery... ((kirsten joyce)) the new findings... that have doctors believing better... transfusion. ((charlie ahead on cbs this morning, we'll reveal the results of a new national cbs race. and meet the first american woman to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. the news is back in the morning. ((brian loftus)) > if you th((brian loftus)) > if you think you're being healthier by skipping the soda machine and going to starbucks... you may want to think again. a new study by "action on sugar" found some flavored coffee's contain more of th sweet stuff than pop. several different shops.. including starbucks. the researchers found that some of the drinks can contain-- get this-- a whopping 25 teaspoons of sugar! that's 3- times more sugar than in a single can of soda... and more than 3- times the recommended maximum daily intake sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk winds are blowing right now... b

the accident happened near east lake mead and pecos. investigators are on scene and not much else is known at this time. we will bring you updates as soon we learn more. a real life money pit. the american dream.... becomes a nightmare for a local couple... with a giant hole in the middle of their bedroom!!! and.....that's not all. tonight...they are telling contact 13 something needs to be done now. < lyndsay (crying): we need help, but we don't know what to do. this pit actually used to be lyndsay klein's master bedroom. lyndsay: our mattress was in here. my king sized mattress... we had a nice shower there. walk- in closet. she and her husband aaron, bought their home last summer. the 3 bedroom house on 15th street, near east bridger, appeared to be in good shape. in, heavy rain flooded their guest room. lyndsay: all the stuff we had in that room was pretty much destroyed. but the worst was still to come. check this out. in october, lyndsay shot this home video. lyndsay (home video): tremendous amount of water. here's my house. and t

officers found the bags near lake mead and lamb yesterday. metro says two bags appeared to have dead cats inside. a third bag contained a larger animal. metro is looking into how the animals died. investigators hope that information will lead them to whoever did it. right now, police are trying to track down these two men..they say may be connected to an armed robbery at a tavern. last month, investigators say a man in a mask walked into the business near eastern and flamino, and held them up at gunpoint. the two people in these pictures were in the bar before the robbery, and held the door open for the suspect. if you recognize them call crime stoppers. a man has been sentenced to 13- years in prison for taking part in a drug trafficking scheme. billy cooks pleaded guilty to plotting with his girlfriend.. e'lala frank.. to possess and distribute the u-s attorney's office says postal inspectors in alaska intercepted a suspicious package in january of 2014.. sent by cooks from las vegas. it contained nearly 450 grams of meth. sentencing has be

a lake wind advisory is in effect for the lake mead recreation area and the colorado river valley. after monday we will see lighter winds, sunny to mostly sunny skies and high in the low 70s through thursday. we will get a push of more clouds ahead of a storm system that will pass to our north over next weekend. despite the additional cloud cover, high temps will stay in the low 70s friday and saturday the g-o-p presidential hopefuls squared off tonight in new hampshire. they are hoping to sway as many voters as they can, as we get closer to the states primaries. donald trump was the center of attention tonight.... ....but all the candidates had to answer to a variety of questions and topics. donald trump i hit immigration, i hit it very hard. everybody says, oh, the temperament, because i talked about illegal immigration. i talked about muslims. we have a problem. nobody else wanted to mention the problem. i brought it up. the latest polls show trump with a 19 point lead with rubio trailing in second. while the republicans spent the night debating, the democrats were on the campai

they say 31-year-old joseph meade was going more than 100 miles an hour on route 460 around 8 tuesday night. when deputies tried to stop him, the sheriff's office says meade led them on a chase, twice before finally crashing head-on into another deputy's vehicle. no deputies were injured.3 meade faces several charges. 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the weekend looks great for any outdoor plans, enjoy cool dry and

evelyn green died after getting run over in front of her home near lake mead and pecos... news now.. the man responsible turned himself into police.. as soon as we get that confirmed, we will pass that informatoin along to you. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > the woman who says a former metro police officer beat her while arresting her... is speaking exclusively to 8 news now. ((((amanda: i felt like it was wrong. i know my rights as citizen.)) ((kirsten joyce)) amanda ortiz says former officer richard scavone threw her to the ground, slammed her into a patrol car, and knocked out a couple of her teeth while arresting her for prostitution in january 2015. months later, he was fired. last month, he was indicted in federal court of excessive force and obstruction of justice...for lying on a report. police say scavone was wearing a body camera at the time.. filing a complaint. but police refuse to make it public. ((amanda ortiz: i think it's wrong. it's wrong because it was what, what is the point of having a body camera if it's only gonna be internal?)) ((amanda officer that's suppo

several people were injured in a crash near lake mead and buffalo.. brittany edney joins us live on scene with the latest. brittany? brittany edney > well northbound lanes of buffalo are shut down here at lake mead. as you can see behind me, metro is out here assisting with situation as emergency crews have already left... if you're about to head out on your morning commute and planned on coming in this direction, then try and take an alternative route. las vegas fire and rescue says the call came in at about 6:21 this morning and involves 4 vehicles. they say 6 patients were taken to the hospital with minor to so right now, crews are just processing the scene and working to get this area cleaned up so traffic can resume here on buffalo. but as you can see, it's a pretty big mess and will take some time, so again... you'r best bet is to try and avoid this section of buffalo if at all possible, reporting live, brittany edney, 8 news now. want to check on your commute < > ((sherry swensk)) winds will on your commute < be blowing and howling through the

so this all happened last night near lake mead and walnut. police say a car hit the horse and the rider who were on a crosswalk. the horse then took off and the rider went after thim. the driver of the car... who police say... didn't seem impaired... stayed on scene. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > moving on to the weather where the temps have been just abotu perfect this weekend. here's a live look outside right now... let's check in with sherry to see what's in store this sunday. (( )) ((sherry swensk)) the days are definitely getting longer as we are ready to close out february. the sunrise at 6:14 now... and the sunset just past 5:30 p.m. normally, we would say goodbye to the month today, but since it's a leap year we twenty-nine days this month... so we officially end february tomorrow. we have a dry and warm sunday ahead of us after near record with temps hitting the low 80s. allergies are in full swing and lots of people sneezing at ash, elm, juniper and cedar trees already. we may be slightly cooler today and see a few more high clouds.

it happened last night near lake mead and pecos in north las vegas. little evelyn green's family says she was on the scooter with her brother... when a van jumped a curb... and hit her. ((((vickie davis/mother: i grabbed her and i was like evelyn. i can feel her breathing and she was like looking at my her eyes were rolling in the back of her head and i was yelling someone help me there was a lot of people there and i remember the guy walking up to me. he was saying i'm sorry i'm sorry.")) ((kirsten joyce)) evelyn's mother said moments she claims he smelled like he'd been drinking. the family called for an ambulance.. showed up. a neighbor then drove the 2-year-old to the hospital.. where she was pronounced dead. police say the male driver was in a white windowless van. if you know anything, police want you to call crimestoppers. if you're looking to help the family. they've created a go-fund-me account.. to help pay for funeral expenses. we've got as link to that on las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) > metro police are investigating another d

it happened on linn lane near lake mead blvd. around 330 a-m. we're told a shed caught on fire--which then spread to the back of the home. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire. only on 13 action news, the driver involved in a nasty two car crash is talking. maria cruz, driver img0549 00:22-00:28 "i don't know i feel so scared. i feel like i'm going to die." chopper 13 first and fast over the wreck all morning long yesterday as it snarled the morning commute. a truck and an suv collided near the 95 and charleston. the driver of the suv told us she had a green light, when the truck tried to turn onto the freeway in front of her. firefighters used the jaws of life to rescue the two people inside the truck. no word yet if that driver will face any charges. a family turns to 13 action news... because they say their home is sinking in the ground, costing them thousands of dollars, and no one is helping them! you can see cracks in the walls and window frames all around the owner traced it back to an issue with his sewer box