900 acres near solimar beach in ventura county. Thats about 70 miles northwest of los angeles. Authorities issued a mandatory Evacuation Order for solimar, and voluntary evacuations for nearby faria beach. Heres some aerials taken earlier of the fire. The famous Pacific Coast highway is shut down, and officials have also halted railroad traffic. No word yet on what started this fire. We are tracking this and will continue to bring you the latest updates. Thanks carlo. We turn now to a developing story. A valley is desperatly searching for her missing husband againtoday. 72yearold Wallace Inkenbrandt was last seen leaving his home to run an errand on thursday. The search has led police all the way to the california state line. As you can imagine, its been a very emotional few days for the family. His wife says wallace left the house thursday morning and headed to the walmart near craig and mlk. Relatives visiting from out of town. At about noon she got a text from him saying he was almost home but he never showed up. Family members immediately began searching the area. They found nothing after hours and called police. Cops traced his phone to an area near the state line but they have yet to find it or him. His family is extremely worried about his health. Crying for 9 seconds wallaces family says he goes to the state line once a month to buy lottery tickets. His family thinks someone either stole the car throwing him and his things out or he became disoriented because of his Health Issues and got lost. Were following a story developing near downtown. Maria escalante is behind bars this morning. Accused of gunning down her husband at the plaza hotel. It happened on Christmas Eve just before midnight. Were told his body was found somewhere on the sixth floor of the south tower. Quite scary for guests staying on that floor. They had to be moved to other rooms. We are following this story and will bring you the latest information as we get it. Fire crews in North Las Vegas are looking at arson as the possible reason for a house fire that broke out around two o clock on Christmas Morning. It happened near lamb and the fifteen. Heres the weird thing. Firefighters arent really sure who lives there. They didnt find anybody inside or around the home, but they say someone is suppose to live there. No other homes were damaged but that house is a complete loss. 23 44 3823 44 45 pretty impressive fire. They did a wonderful job making sure that the other neighbors not have any significant damage whatsoever. Fire crews are still working to locate the people who live there. Damage is estimated at 300 thousand dollars. But, thankfully, no body was injured. Their home burned down days before christmas. And one family didnt expect any presents. But as action News ReporterParker Collins shows us, santa delivered in a big way. The tears of devastation have stopped. nats of unwrapping so and so watches his daughter unwrap gifts m. Mejia too short to super 2 23 392 23 44 i got clothes, a tablet, coloring pages. They wouldve never come. If it werent for these guys. The same firefighters who were trying to save their home during a fire just two weeks ago. 2 23 072 23 12 my parents were inside and i got really scared. I dont wish it for nobody. Their dad was trying to put out the fire himself. It was way too big for that. They ended up losing almost everything. Richard tull, firefighter 2 07 572 08 02 it sucks and it hurts. It hits you in the chest, but you come and you do the most good for the most people you can. For years, firefighters like these guys have helped families all around Southern Nevada piece their lives back together when it shatters. During whats supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. 2 18 00 gracias gracias thank you so much the firefighters who last saw this family on the worst day of their lives. 2 16 02 laughter. Are now key to making this day one of the best. 2 15 42 look gabby look the girls didnt know what to think few weeks ago knocked on their i want to know, but then they stop here and i get so suprised. This season, half a dozen families will get the same surprise. Giving joy and hope to those who thought they had lost both. Near bonanza and bruce Parker Collins channel thirteen action news. Happening now in the southeast. Residents in birmingham, alabama are waking up to a mess this morning after a tornado touchdowned there. Heres a look at some of the damage. Heavy rains and flooding are wrecking havoc on that area too. Two people were hospitalized with stormrelated injuries. Jefferson county Emergency Management said there were reports of homes being damaged and trees down in southwest birmingham. Birminghams fire chief said one person was injured and three homes collapsed in a onesquaremile area. Two other people were pulled from the debris but didnt need to go to a hospital. Said one person was injured and onesquaremile area. Two other people were pulled from the debris but didnt need to go to a hospital. People across the midwest are picking up the pieces after this weeks deadly prechristmas tornadoes. At least 14 people died in mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. A Mississippi Bank surveillance camera caught this compelling image of a wedge tornado as it roared through holly springs. At least 14 tornadoes slammed the state, killing seven people. Coming up on good morning las vegas. Imagine driving along a bridge and it gives out right underneath you. It happened to a semi driverwell tell you what investigators think caused this to happen. Plus, even santa claus needs some help sometimes and when hes in need, firefighters respond well tell you why he needed to be rescued. Coming up. adlib time now for a look at your heres micah manalo. A California Police officer is recovering this morning after shot in a subway station. This happened at a bart station in san francisco. It started with a call about a suspicious man standing by a uhaul with a broken window. Several witnesses say they saw an armed man Exchange Gunfire with two officers. 15yearold Mauricio Palma witnessed the whole thing and took this video. nats you just be quiet. You just stop right now. Mauricio Palma, witness he was still trying to get up and then the officer was pushing him down. Mauricio Palma, witness opening presents is excitement but too much excitement when you have gunshots in the neighborhood. The officer and suspect are in stable condition this morning. Investigators say the suspect used a stolen gun and had a uhaul with swapped plates. Muslims in a houston neighborhood gathered last night for prayers after their mosque erupted in flames. Just an hour before, it was at full capacityover 200 people filled inside for prayer. The fire started yesterday afternoon and about 80 flames out. Arson investigators and the atf are on the scene and looking into the possiblity this fire was started intentionally. achref bava attendee a burned mosque, a burned church or a burned synagogue, or a burned temple. Its not good to see it like that. Officials havent determined the cause yet, but they are investigating it as suspicious because it happened at a religious building. Emergency crews have been busy cleaning up the damage after a historic bridge collapsed in indiana. Take a look, crews say the bridge, built in 1880, gave way when a semi truck drove across it yesterday the truck was almost six times over the weight limit. Luckily, no one was hurt. Some people in town are hoping the historic bridge can be rebuilt. Either way, Officials Say the bridge could be closed for after his sled. Or car caught on fire early yesterday morning. Santa says after a long night of dashing through the snow. Up his christmas deliveries. But he didnt get far before his car caught on fire fire crews helped put out the flames and rescue santa. Dont worry, santa is doing just fine. And was able to finish all his deliveries. Straight ahead. Just because christmas is over doesnt mean the shopping ends. Many people will be hitting the stores later today. Before you head out, we have some deals to tell you about. Youre watching good morning las vegas on channel 13. Well be right back on this morning. Welcome back. Christmas newborns get the tt2watz f4 bt q6]h tt2watz f4 a q q, tt2watz f4 bm qz tt4watz f4 dztq ajl tt4watz f4 entq 1n, tt4watz f4 gzt it tt4watz f4 hnt 8g8 tt4watz f4 iztq r. tt4watz f4 jntq tt4watz f4 lzt x3\ treatment at a Childrens Hospital in pittsburgh. Take a look at this adorable photo. They receive red a group of volunteers also brough them handmade hats. The gifts were given to each baby born on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. All the newborns this month will also take home a childrens book. Not everyone has a home to go to or someone to share a warm meal with thats where Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada comes in. Yesterday, local volunteers served about 15hundred meals. The dinner included pork loin. Stuffing. Twicebaked potatoes, broccoli polonaise. Biscuits and pie. The dignity and compassion of being seated and served a meal by people that care enough to be here is a wonderful gift. Catholic charities of Southern Nevada has been serving our communities less fortunate since 1965. President obama and the first lady spent Christmas Day with Service Members and their families at the Marine Corps Base in kaneohe bay, hawaii. He thanked the Service Members for their hard work. And said their efforts to help keep Americans Free and strong obama also talked about the six us troops killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan on monday he called them brave and outstanding. Spending the Christmas Holidays in hawaii has been an annual tradition for the first family since he was first elected. As 2015 winds down, we start to look at the stories that dominated headlines. In the political arena, its been a busy year. From email scandals. To a speaker of the house scramble. To some very popular yet unconventional president ial contenders. Cnns Dianne Gallagher has a breakdown of the highlights. The 2016 president ial Election Campaign kicked into high gear. natscrowd applause the political dialogue. jeb bush r president ial candidate if you look at donald trump. The isis than the generals do. Believe me. I would bomb the sh out of them. Now you gotta see this guy. mocking aw, i dont know i dont remember. Excuse me sit down, you werent called. Sit down. Sit down i dont care about megyn kelly but no, i would not apologize. She should probably apologize to me, but i just dont care. While he maintained frontrunner status. The democratic field much smaller, with political power house Hillary Clinton fighting off junior senator bernie sandndrs. And his Huge Campaign crowds. Hillary Clintons Campaign trail took a dramatic turn to capitol hill in october. Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate ive lost more sleep than all of you put together. The democratic frontrunner testified in front of a House Committee investigating the benghazi tragedy. The Clinton Campaign calls it a political witch hunt. Republicans insist its not about clinton. But about getting answers. Another heated battle on capitol hill. Over planned parenthood funding. A series of heavilyedited undercover videos prompted a House Oversight hearing. The group behind the videos claim they show planned parenthood employees tissue for profit, which is illegal. Cecile Richards president of planned parenthood the outrageous accusations leveled against planned parenthood are offensive and categorically untrue. Some Congressional Republicans vowed to block a spending bill shutting down the government unless funding was stripped from planned parenthood. But a shortterm plan passed that kept the organizations funding intact. Preventing a government shutdown. An unexpected departure gave rise to new leadership in washington. rep john boehner r former House Speaker i decided todays the day im going to do this. As simple as that. Then House Speaker john boehner said the turmoil in congress led him to decide. It was time to go. After a chaotic scramble. Republican congressman paul ryan was elected the 54th speaker. rep nancy pelosi d House Minority leader it is my privelidge to hand this gavel to the speaker of the house. Congressman and honorable paul ryan. Ryan takes the helm with a promise to end Fractious Party bickering that is stalling the in washington, im Dianne Gallagher reporting well, you probably have some leftovers from christmas dinner in that fridge right now. But you want to be sure you eat them safely to prevent yourself from getting sick. Heres some tips to keep you safe. Dont leave your food out for more than two hours. You want to make sure bacteria doesnt multiply, especially on meats. Also, your fridge temperature should be set below 40 degrees and when youre ready to eat the leftovers, bring them back to the temperature first needed to cook them. The academy of nutrition and diet etics says we should eat the leftovers within 3 4 days. And if youre in doubtthrow it out now to a consumer alert from contact 13. The stores are sure to be packed this weekend with people returning gifts. So, if youre venturing out, you certainly wont be alone. Americans typically return about 60 billiondollars worth of gifts over the holidays. The most returned gifts. Sot mark ellwood, author bargain fever how to shop in a discounted world dont assume you can return any gift any time, but most retailers are very forgiving around the holidays they often offer a 90 day window, when usually theyd only offer 30. And while the most wonderful time of the year may technically be behind us, its the best time of the year for deals on all things christmas. Target. Walmart. Even many grocery and Discount Stores are now offering 70 percent off holiday merchandise. Its also a great time for major markdowns. On winterwear. Furniture and mattresses. Fedex customers took to twitter and facebook to complain about delieveries not arriving in time for christmas. The company says theyre doing everything they can to get shipments delivered. A spokeswoman says heavier than planned last minute shipments are to blamealong with the Severe Weather outbreaks. Over at ups, a spokeswoman said as far as she knows, there hasnt been a big problem with packages arriving on time. Christmas morning has come and gone. The presents are open, and the empty boxes are outside for recycling right . as one us, thats exactly what thieves are counting on. Criminals can take notice of what big screen tvs and other electronics you have. By the trash you leave outside your home. Officer rob zink st. Paul, mn police they drive up and down the alleys and the streets right after christmas months. They know exactly whats in the house now. Police in saint paul have a new program to help reduce these burglaries. Theyve set up a recycling container in the Western District parking lot. People can drop off their empty boxes day or night until january 8th. Still ahead this morning. Its time to get rid of the christmas tree. And theres places in the valley that want to help you do well tell you where you can recycle your tree. A group of local volunteers spent their Christmas Day making wishes come true. Their story, next. Good morning las vegas. A grass fire is spreading out of control at this hour, california. Heres a live look. The fire is burning more than 900 acres near solimar beach in ventura county. Thats just northwest of los angeles. There are road closures underway including parts of the famous Pacific Coast highway. Railroad traffic has been halted and authorities have also issued mandatory Evacuation Orders for residents in that area. Theres no word yet on what started this fire, but well keep following this and bring you the latest. Good morning las vegas im. The time now is. Lets get started with a weather first check with carlo falco some got just what they wanted christmas get this. Our photographer even spotted some flurries last night in summerlin take a look at some of the pictures sent to our news room from the christmas storm. The snow started falling late thursday into Christmas Morning with areas from henderson to the northwest seeing accumulations. The White Christmas had some reaching for the phones to get a video or picture and for some of the valleys kids it made for a perfect day. Marissa kynaston has that story. Take pkg nat wow a White Christmas must have been high on many peoples wish list this year nat its snowing because its the first time it has officially snowed in las vegas on Christmas Day since 2008. These are videos sent in to us valley especially from areas in the northwest. Sot braiden it was really cool thats where this family lives nat basketball i caught up with them in their front yard nat basketball just as they had finished opening their christmas presents sot braiden basketball, a basketball hoop nat basketball but these siblings said what was just as cool as their gifts this year nat basketball was waking up to snow. Sot alexee it was crazy to see in vegas and even though the snow didnt stick long enough for them to. . . . Sot alexee it felt more like Christmas Marissa tag the dusting of snow recorded tied a Christmas Day record set back in 1941. Reporting in . . Mk ch13an. Plenty of people celebrated the snowfall by heading up to Mount Charleston to play. Before any got up to where the snow is, they had to deal with a lot of traffic to get there. In fact, metro officer were out there directing traffic and once families made it to the top, they were having a blast throwing snowballs and building snowmen. One father and daughter we talked to were loving the snow. Dad told us it was her first time seeing the snow so it made for a very special day for them. Ahead today. You might be looking for ways to get rid of that tree. The city of henderson is offering locals to give their Christmas Trees a new lease on life by recycling them. All you have to do is drop off your tree during regular hours at 8 different locations. Heres the locations. Acacia park, anthem hills park, Arroyo Grande sports complex, henderson multigenerational center, Mission Hills park, morrell park, pecos legacy park and Whitney Ranch recreation center. Remember to remove your lights and ornaments because they cant be recycled. The number of trees recylced in henderson has doubled ever since the city started this program. Spending the holidays with family is something that sometimes. We can take for granted. For those who are elderly or thats why the folks at American Medical Response volunteer every year. To make christmas wishes come true. Action news anchor Jacqui Heinrich has the story. Each time we take someone home i see the enjoyment of the me. Every year during the holiday season, American Medical Response holds their annual home for the holidays program. Operating a free ambulance transport to help critically ill patients travel home. Or go out on the town. Under the care of amr paramedics. And its all on a volunteer basis. Many of these patients wouldnt be able to see their families without constant medical supervision. And for some in their twilight years. Its none other than a christmas miracle. It is awesome. Absolutely awesome good morning las vegas. Coming up. A 4yearold girl clings to life but is saved just days before christmas. Thanks for joining us on this saturday morning welcome back. They call a christmas miracle that saved their daughters life. Now they have a message for parents about one of the best Holiday Gifts you can give your child. Cnns Elizabeth Cohen has their story. Gemma botelho was a completely healthy four year old little girl. And now shes fighting for her life because of the flu. alex botelho father really thought it was the end. Elizabeth Cohen, cnn you thought she wasnt going to make it . father no. On sunday, december 13th gemma had a slight fever. She even danced in her schools christmas play. But then three days later. lejla szabo mother she was pale. alex botelho father . How she was trying to Say Something wrong. She never spoke with me in that tone before, asking for help. Her parents, lejla and alex took gemma to the emergency room just in the nick of time. She arrived and went into cardiac arrest. lejla szabo mother the feeling of losing your child right in front of you. Elizabeth Cohen cnn you thought you were going to lose her . father and mother yes. cohen her heart wasnt doing anything. father and mother no. Doctors performed cpr on gemma for 45 minutes. lejla szabo mother he told me we just have to look back and appreciate these four and a half years we had with her. Doctors couldnt get gemmas heart working again. They put her on life support and sent her in a hospital to a transplant center, thinking she needed a new heart. lejla szabo mother thursday, friday, saturday, her heart wasnt activity . nothing, absolutely no activity, no pulse. The sunday before christmas, her parents asked friends around the world to say prayers for their daughter at mass. alex botelho father one in argentina, brazil, in italy, and one in miami, 11 oclock. cohen; everyone did a mass at the same time . father yeah. And thats when lejla and alex say they got their christmas miracle. father . Bounce back on sunday. cohen all of a sudden on sunday gemmas heart started to beat again. Can you explain it . dr. Jeffrey jacobs all Childrens Hospital sometimes we dont understand everything that happens in medicine. cohen whats gemmas prognosis . Hows she going to do . dr. Jeffrey jacobs all Childrens Hospital i think shes going to make a great recovery. A month from now this is going no one can explain why some children, like gemma, get so desperately ill from the flu. cohen did gemma ever get a flu shot . parents never. cohen because . mother i didnt think of the flu as a serious illness. But now they do. And the parents of this little girl, who dreams of being a doctor when she grows up, have a message to other parents get your child vaccinated for the flu. Elizabeth cohen, cnn, st. Petersburg, florida gemmas doing much better, but shes still not out of the woods yet. Unfortunately, children die from the flu every year but its not too late to get a flu shot this season. When good morning las vegas returns. From the famous to infamous. Well show you had the internet buzzing in 2015. adlib people in florida had to keep those ugly sweaters in the bay reach the mid80s. Many folks used the Christmas Holiday to spend time at Clearwater Beach to enjoy the day with a little fun in the sun. frank its a little strange celebrating christmas on the beach. Its the first time ive ever done it. megan its amazing. Cause ive never been to the beach before so its a great experience. the temperatures are warm, even by florida standards. Tampa bay usually sees an average of 73 degrees this time year. Still pretty nice weather, though florida isnt the only place seeing unseasonbly warm weather. Christmas day felt more like easter in parts of connecticut. Temperatures reached the low 60s which is near record warmth for the region. Much of the northeast basked in 60 and 70 degree weather. That warm weather is expected to last through this weekend. Here in las vegas, its a different storywere a little jealous of the northeast. With very cold conditions and those later today. Lets toss it to carlo falco with the lastest on our forecast. It was an action packed christmas here on channel 13 we want to give you an update on the fire burning in Southern California. Crews are now dumping water on it from the air and there seems to be some movement on the ground. A press conference is scheduled for 10 a. M. There are evacuations in place and closues along Pacific Coast highway. It was an action packed christmas here on channel 13 with the marquee matchup being a finals rematch between the cavaliers and warriors. 1 20 turns his head. Rolls it in golden state continues their recordsetting season with an 89 to 83 win over lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers. The warriors now have 28 wins and only one loss. Thats the best record in the nba. What a shot right there that was Chicago Bulls small forward jimmy butler. Chicago faced Oklahoma City and didnt have much of an issue beating the thunder. They came out on top, 99 to 93. Vegas. Some hit the mountains for holiday skiing. But when youre living by the ocean, you hit the waves but theres more to this story than just surfing santas. Welcome back. From the famous to the infamous. The hilarious to the heartwrenching. From the famous to the infuriating seriously, what color is that dress . This year was chockfull of viral moments. Cnns jeremy roth takes his delorean on a trip back. To revisit 2015s most viral stories. nats cause the players gonna play play play play play and the haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate baby im just gonna shake it off, shake it off. 7yearold dylan barnes shook it off this year. Dancing his way onto ellen were in the future . The delorean. nats great scott there was careened out of the sky. Raised the price of a surpassing even the dentist who and while palmer didnt face when his musical review went Johanna Colon channeled the nats take care, tcb. And for the record its totally blue and black. Im jeremy roth reporting. Here are todays stories. Now trending. Hundreds of santas took advantage of warm Christmas Eve weather to ride the waves in florida. Surfing santas is an annual event to help raise money for local charities. Almost 650santas were out there hanging ten in cocoa thats a Guinness WorldRecord Number of surfing saint nicks. Organizers are hoping to raise more than 30thousand dollars this year. A new species of shark has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean. Check out the ninja lanternshark. It was discovered by a cal state graduate student and her professors. Its the first lantern shark found in the Central EasternPacific Ocean near central america. Its jetblack color keeps it camouflaged in deep ocean water. And inspired the students young cousins to add ninja to its name. Something else about the ninja lantern shark thats pretty cool it also glows in the dark. You can check out all of the stories that are trending today. Just head to our website, and click on now trending youre watching channel 13 action news. Theres plenty more news and weather. Straight ahead. Unfortunately, santa spent some in the name of holiday fun. Connecticut Police Released a video interrogation of saint nick yesterday. The officers arrested a man they think is pretending to be santa after catching him breaking into homes and stealing cookies. He was charged not just with burglary, but also with animal cruelty for leaving his reindeer on rooftops. But it turned out the Police Nabbed the real santa. Saint nick was set free after listing all the presents the officers asked for in santa letters they sent as children. Another full hour of news and weather starts right now. We start good morning las vegas with breaking news. A fire is burning at this moment in Southern California just northwest of los angeles. There are evacuations underway and a major highway is shutdown. But first, a live look outside, right cold this morning and the