As we inch closer and closer to the big new years First Responders are getting ready for their big night. Of keeping everyone safe. Firefighters and paramedics are are adding extra staff to handle the influx of extra medical calls theyre expecting. And they have to strategically position themselves,and their vehicles so they can get people off the strip as fast as possible if they need to. Deputy chief Jeff BuchananClark County Fire Department 13. 14. 10. 00 tight spaces, getting in equipment. Moving in and around crowds, those are really really difficult. Crews will also have several triage units to help deal with some of the patients. Meanwhile at mccarran. The Nevada National guard is pitching in to provide extra boots on the ground there. The plan is to have about 3 dozen soldiers at the airport crowds. Then another 70 will be out on the strip assisting metro. Adirector while metro and our local Officials Say theres no threat against our city. A post being shared all over facebook is causing some concern this morning. The woman who posted it says its a screenshot of a text message from a friend whos a police officer. Warning her there is a credible threat to the Las Vegas Area and its being investigated by the fbi and homeland security. He said he had to take his equipment home and be on call. We asked metro about it, and they said it is unfortunate that someone chose to post highly flammable information sent via. A text message. We have received no credible information about threats to our city. Security vm meanwhile, across the Country Police officers are on high alert, as cities all over get ready to celebrate the new year. In times square theres an unprecedented effort to keep everyone unprecedented effort to keep everyone safe. Abcs megan hughes has details. Washington william bratton, nyc Police Commissioner weapon a new Task Force Made up of 500 officers working fulltime on counterterrorism. Megan hughes abc news, washington if youre planning on enjoying the festivities from the comfort of your home you can catch all the action right here on channel 13 the party kicks off at 5pm with Ryan Seacrest and rockin new years eve. You can watch the ball drop in new york live at 9 our time. Then at 9 30, its Americas Party on action news. Our crews will be live all over the strip and downtown, plus youll get a view from the sky from chopper 13. Breaking overnight. Take a look at the aftermath of a nasty crash near j street and owens. Police say around 2 this morning, a car was headed down j street too fast, when it hit a dip in the road, lost control and crashed right into that pole. Breaking it into 3 pieces. The driver actually took off and left the passenger behind. A local Motorcycle Club coming together to help the family of one of their members. Who was killed in a tragic accident during a memorial ride. The club, no rules no dues held a fundraiser for 38 year old shamar hudson. The members say his girlfriend, and her two kids. Who were like his own, are not only dealing with losing him, but theyre also now facing a financial burden. Those kids have a bunch of uncles right now that are really, really looking out for them. We are taking donations right now because one of his sons his bithday is coming up. We still dont know what caused the 3 motorcycles to go down during the right near searchlight. But the club is planning a memorial ride for him this sunday, at the crash site. Were now learning that the woman accused of intentionally driving into crowds of people on the strip. Had marijuana in her system at the time of the crash. Lakeisha holloways toxicology report showed she tested over the legal limit. But that doesnt prove her driving was affected. If all of us here smoked marijuana, we would all have different blood levels. If we smoked exactly the same amount, white flash it has to be determined scientifically, at what level youre clearly impaired. And nobody can decide exactly what that is. District attorney Steve Wolfson says there is no reasonable explanation or excuse for her actions and the results still dont change the murder charges against her. One woman was killed in the crash, and nearly 40 others injured. Holloway is due back in Court January 20th. Time now is . . . A violent stabbing. A man is learning more about the crime we broke first yesterday morning. Well tell you why it appears to be a crime of passion. And a frail looking bill cosby makes his way into a courtroom to face Sexual Assault charges. This morning, hes a free man. But maybe not for long. Greg . adlib a tense love triangle pushes tt0w t o m 4 e5d tt0w t o m el o2 tt0w t o m ed i0l tt0w t o m 8h n0 tt0w t o m kzh4 l tt0w t o m nhah tt0w t o m 0ph x tt0w t o m sho]8 tt0w t o m uehl . H tt0w t o m 7hhp < man to kill another. Its an update to a story we broke for you on good morning las vegas. Police are now saying the victim in that stabbing yesterday morning near swenson and twain. And the suspect had both been in a relationship with the same woman. Were told they were yelling at each other for some time, before the knife was pulled. Our crews spoke with the victims friend. Who tried to help him after the attack. Eric smart, held dying friend 00 00 1300 00 27 i had two choices in that split moment take down the person that did it or save a life, and i tried to save his. I guess i didnt do it. A Security Guard eventually tracked down the suspect, and he was arrested, hes been identified as 29 year old the details are coming out. In that sex assault case against bill cosby that now has him officially facing charges. Prosecutors say back in january 2004, he invited Andrea Contand over to his home. Where he reportedly gave her 3 blue pills he claimed were herbal, saying they would make her feel good and take the edge off. Constand told police her vision got blurry, and cosby told her to lie down. And thats when he assaulted her. Its a similar story dozens of his accusers have told. Cosby has said the pills were benadryl, and that their encounter was consensual. He was arrested and released on a Million Dollar bail. His lawyers say they will be fighting the charge. Remember that man who put bacon all over a mosque . Some of you on facebook didnt think it was a big deal. But the fbi disagrees. Well tell you how theyre getting involved. Also ahead, theres something new about this years highly anticipated Fireworks Show on the strip. And it has to do well tell you how vegas is you a sneak preview right now all year long, organizers from grucci are vigourously planning. Trying to make each years production more amazing than the last every year is a challenge, because the year before we get such rave reviews, so were back to the drawing board and say how are we going to make it bigger and better aside from Better Technology and design. They also have a new interactive app that lets you your smart phone fireworks will launch from the mgm grand, aria, planet hollywood, caesars palace, treasure island, the venetian and the stratosphere. For 8 minutes straight and after all those fireworks go off there will be an air quality advisory in affect. Anyone with respiratory illnesses or other Health Problems are encouraged to stay inside. The low pressure system has moved on but High Pressure is taking its place; centered north of winnemucca, nv. This will still give us some breezy conditions but the good news is these winds should enter the valley between 1pm and last through 9pm tonight. 1020 mph winds will be common during this time with an occasional 25 mph gust. By 9 30pm wins should be dying down to just under 10 mph which would allow for the fireworks to go off at midnight temperatures however, will be cold today highs are expected in the upper 40s and low 50s again with a wind chill making it feel like the low 40s. Temperatures will range between 38 and 34 degrees. With a 510 mph wind, the temperatures outside will feel like 2629 degrees please dress for the winter cold if you plan on celebrating the new year outdoors tonight. Low 50s and partly cloudy skies take over the first weekend of 2016 with our first disturbance of the new year passing overhead by monday. Chances for showers are looking strong monday through wednesday of next week with highs ranging between 51 and 55 degrees. Overnight lows during this time for the valley will be in the lower 40s so snow or flurries to help you get around this new years eve. Stay open for 44 hours running from 7 this morning. All the way until 3 am on saturday a one way ticket only costs a dollar. And if you are planning on driving, but maybe you dont wanna drive home. Triple a has you covered. Just call 800aaahelp between 6 tonight and 6 tomorrow morning. Its free up to 10miles. And. If you ride a harley. hog hauling motorcycle towing is offering free rides home for bikers. An update on that local mosque vandalized with bacon. The fbi is now stepping in. To help track down this man. The agency is offering a 5 thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the man, you see here. Hanging bacon on the church near jones and twain. In islam. Eating or touching pork is prohibited. The fbi and metro are investigating this as a possible hate crime. Breaking overnight. The mother of the texas teenager who used, being rich is now back in the us, without her son. Ethan couch filed a legal document to prevent him from being deported from mexico. The 18 year old fled, after Police Issued an arrest warrent for him for violating his probation he was sentenced to for a drunk driving crash that killed 4 people. The friend of one of the San Bernadino shooters is now facing federal charges, for conspiring to give Material Support to terrorists. Authorities say Enrique Marquez bought the rifles used by the sayed farook and Tashfeen Malik in the mass shooting that killed 14 people. He is now being held without bail. This is not the scene you want to see in an airport. People being wheeled away on stretcher. Well, 21 passengers were injured, after their plane hit heavy turbulence. The air canada flight was headed from shanghai to toronto, but had to make an Emergency Landing in calgary. Listen to the passengers describe the terrifying experience. Bing feng, air canada passenger it was just like you were in a roller coaster. Passenger my legs were shaking when it started. I was like i dont know, it sort of felt like flying, like you were like in midair and then you just fell back down. 3 children wre among those taken to the hospital. All of the passengers are in stable condition. Good morning las vegas. Time now is x xx after losing the fight of the century. It looks like Manny Pacquiao is making a comeback. Well tell you when and where hell be stepping into the ring, and who hell be facing. Conditions but the good news is these winds should enter the valley between 1pm and last through 9pm tonight. 1020 mph winds will be common during this time with an occasional 25 mph gust. By 9 30pm wins should be dying down to just under 10 mph which would allow for the fireworks to go off at midnight temperatures however, will be cold today highs are expected in the upper 40s and low 50s again with a wind chill making it feel like the low 40s. Tonight, 10pm to 1am, temperatures will range between 38 and 34 degrees. With a 510 mph wind, the temperatures outside will feel like 2629 degrees please dress for the winter cold if you plan on celebrating the new to Floyd Mayweather right here for the First Time Since losing to Floyd Mayweather right here in las vegas. Manny pacquiao will be returning to the ring its topping our look at todays stories now trending. His promotor just announcing the pacman will fight Timothy Bradley for the third time. Theyll square off at the mgm grand on april 9th. The fight is not being billed as pacquiaos last one ever, be one more fight before running for the senate in the phillipines. Pacquaio is currently a congressman. You can check out all of the stories that are trending today. Just head to our website, ktnv. Com great news for our city. We have once again broken our own record. For the number of people visiting las vegas. Last year 42 Million People traveled to our city, breaking 2014s record of 41pointone million, which was the first time wed ever topped 40 million coming up at 5. An update on the woman accused of intentionally driving her car into crowds of people on the strip. Officials say she had drugs in her system when she was behind the wheel. Hear how the District Attorney says this will affect her case. Breaking overnight. A crash but he left something pretty important behind in his car when he ran. Breaking overnight. Over 30 people left without a home this morning after a devastating fire. Were live at the scene gathering the latest details. And hundreds of thousands of people are in town right now. Getting ready to ring in the new year las vegas style. And in sydney. Theyre about to set off the fireworks right now its just about 2016 we have Team Coverage here in the valley from the weather, to traffic conditions, and security on the strip this morning