coming up at 11-30, federal reserve chair janet yellen will hold a press conference about the new policy. we'll bring that to you live, as soon as it starts. speaking of the federal government -- a bill is in the process of being approved to fund the government through september. congressional leaders reached an agreement yesterday on a massive 1- point-1 trillion dollar bill. the government was set to run out of money at midnight... but leaders are prepared to pass another short-term funding measure lasting a few days....as they move to approve the broader bill pause for animation the debate is over, but some of the candidates are still in town...trying to get more face-time with their supporters. right now, ben carson is holding a meet and greet, and luncheon at maggiano's little italy. the event goes until 1-30. action news reporter marissa kynaston is there listening in. she'll join us with his remarks, coming up at 11-30. is speaking to the economic club of las vegas today. the senator will discuss his spending and tax plan that event runs until 1 inside caesars palace. and over in henderson, carly fiorina is hosting a town hall. here's a live look at the event. that one is for people living in sun city anthem and invited guests. after that she heads up to reno for another event. but last night's big republican presidential debate is still the talk of the day... of course, g-o-p frontrunner donald trump was at the center of the attack. but there was another big match- up... here's abc's bazi kanani with a recap of the debate. < this time, jeb bush came out swinging at frontrunner donald trump. (bush) he's a chaos candidate. he would be a chaos president. (trump) trump sot jeb doesn't really believe i'm unhinged.. because he's failed in this trump on the defensive-- facing fierce attacks from bush and rand paul. (paul) this is another show that trump is not a serious candidate. (trump) shrugs the billionaire businessman... refusing to back down from his controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u-s. (trump) we're not talking about religion. we're talking about security. our country is out of control. texas senator ted cruz-- rising in the polls-- still shying away from attacks on trump. instead... taking on fellow senator marco rubio. (cruz) for marco to suggest that our record is the same is like suggesting that the fireman and the arsonist have the same plan because they were at the same fire. rubio challenging cruz for his positions on nsa surveillance and immigration. (rubio) do you rule it out? does ted cruz rule out ever legalizing people that are in this country illegally now. (cruz) i have never -- (rubio) have never supported legalization and i do not intend to support legalization. and after the debate-- a conciliatory tone from trump... (trump) i like jeb. i think jeb is a nice man i really do. but you know i think i'd do the same thing if i were him i'd be as an independent. next up.. the democrats debate again this saturday in new hampshire, hosted by abc news. > coming up in our next half hour, we're breaking down the fact versus fiction on what the candidates said last night. pause for animation up in reno, state lawmakers are preparing for a special session. governor brian sandoval called for the session, so lawmakers can approve a new category of tax breaks... that would authorize 215- million dollars in inventives for faraday. they're the electric car company that wants to set up shop in north las vegas. it's expected to create the special session starts at 5. we have a crew on the way to carson city. stay with action news on the air and online, as we follow everything happening inside the capitol. breaking right now -- the federal reserve just raised its short-term interest rates. we were expecting it just we were expecting it just minutes an improving economy and a stronger job market. a school custodian behind bars... charged with doing everything but cleaning inside a teacher's classroom. police say michael skelton was caught on camera leaving bodily fluids on a teacher's personal items, after school hours. it happened inside a classroom at dondero elementary. parents of students at the school say they're worried after having their own uncomfortable experiences with skelton. 06.20.47.03 "my wife was picking up the girls and he said oh what beautiful girls you have. she said he sms like a nice guy an stuff like that. on the news and a big shocker." skelton's bail is set for over one hundred thousand dollars. school is back in session over in los angeles. you'll remember the entire public school district was shut down yesterday, after a terror threat was emailed in. 650-thousand students were kept home, and that also cost the city an estimated 29-million dollars. authorities say now that threat was all a hoax... and the city is now under fire! one of the biggest critics -- new york city! they also received a similar threat...but kept schools open. 12 20 11 bill bratton: to disrupt the daily schedules of a half million school children, their parents// based on an anonymous email // 12 20 25 i think it was a significant overreaction. that's because new york police say the alleged threat seemed top similar to the plot line of the t-v series homeland. but l-a school officials say they weren't willing to take a risk. charlie beck 20;55;24;36 we have suffered far too many ignore these kind of threats it's still unclear today who was behind the threat... was behind the threat... but authorities say whoever is responsible could face 20-years in jail. here at home, we talked to clark county school district about what would happen if a threat occurred here. cc-sd says they're always prepared...with a fully staffed police department. there's also "parent link"...which is a messaging system to alert parents in the case of a potential threat. each individual school has its own lockdown procedure.. and the district keeps a team of counseling professionals on hand, just in case tragedy strikes. now to a breaking news update... on that deadly california shooting rampage. the f-b-i releasing new details about the two shooters behind it all. fbi diretor james comey says there's no evidence the shooters were part of an organized cell. 'those communications are direct private messages. so far in this investigation, we have found no evidence of posting on social media by either of them at that period of time and thereafter." he added the duo started talking in 20-13 on social media about jihad, before ever the attack killed 14 people earlier this month. we're also just learning president obama will visit san bernardino friday to meet with the victims' families. developing here at home -- the f-b-i is on the search right now for possibly more minors abused by this man, jimmy carter kim. he's behind bars...charged with kidnapping a teenage girl from bullhead city, holding her hostage for a month, and sexually abusing her. the fbi says kim travelled to arizona frequently, and they think he might have contacted other victims through social media. they say most of his usernames on facebook, snapchat, and instagram are some variation of "yimmy sin" or yimmy. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused this vacant building to go up in las vegas. now 10-people are out of work. over 50 firefighters were called out to battle this fire. after breaking down the door... investigators say part of the ceiling collapsed. but instead of doing more damage---it actually helped crews get the flames under control. "the fire went straight up through the hole just like a fireplace and that prevented the damage throughout the rest of the building." damage estimates stand at 250- thousand dollars. no one was injured. a man living in boca park says his house was broken into. now, he's asking for your help catching the thief and getting his stuff back! take a look at this surveillance video from yesterday morning. you see a man going through the home. the owner says he broke the glass out of the back patio door, and once inside... the thief took electronics, jewelry and even christmas presents. he says the man and his lookout drove away in a gold ford taurus. an unwelcome guest at a hotel lobby. through.... narrowly missing two staff members! up next, hear why he says he did it! and a medical helicopter goes down with three crew members on board. the latest on the investigation next. another day of heavy sweaters and jackets but i'm tracking a warming trend! its coming up in have your next burger with a side of awesome. the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. at kraft we start with quality ingredients. so you can take whatever you're making truck straight through the lobby! you can see two clerks were working at the time. up. this all happened in oklahoma. police say the man was angry after his credit card was declined. (manager) "you know we tried to calm him down, and you know we saying even a day before, he even told me you watch, i'm gonna plow my truck into the lobby." the man was taken into custody. the lives of two people. one person is still in serious condition. it all happened last night in pinal county... which is about 60-miles southeast of phoenix. the helicopter's owner says there were no patients on-board at the time. the cause of the crash is under investigation. we're still several days away from the first official day of winter, but mother nature may be starting early. take a look at the wintry weather over in denver. it's causing quite a mess on the roads. early reports say the city got 7- inches of the white stuff. and yesterday, about 300-flights were canceled at the denver airport. we checked over at mccarran -- things seem to be back to normal. only one flight looks to be canceled. so make sure to check online cold air continues to seep in off the back half of low pressure now on its way to the central plains. temperatures today still hover within the upper 40s but winds have dies down to our normal 5-15 mph range. wind chills for the valley will range between 38 and 45 degrees this afternoon so bundling up is still warranted. mainly sunny to partly sunny skies will be common. morning lows today and tomorrow will be at or below freezing. hard freeze warnings have been issued for indian springs, pahrump, primm and sandy valley this morning until 8am and the potential for another warning tomorrow morning is likely. the good news is that a warming trend is some warm moist air filtering out of mexico. a front to the pacific northwest is pulling in the air which will allow us to increase temperatures to the upper 50s and low 60s by friday into the weekend. however this front is tracking east/southeast and will increase clouds and wind into saturday and sunday. potential rain for the valley still looks unlikely but snow to the mountains is expected as ea morning. expecting moms usually think twice about everything they put into their bodies. and medicines are no exception. coming up in today's health report, new research on what pill could possibly be increasing the risk of autism in kids. and chipotle is hoping to never have to deal with that e-coli the new steps just announced to keep their restaurants and but not for the reasons you may think. a study out by the university of michigan, found half of students between 8th and 12th grades surveyed said they tried e-cigarettes out of curiosity. only about 10-percent of students reported using them to try to quit smoking regular cigarettes. a big announcement from chipotle. the company's founder revealing a new food safety plan. this all of course following that massive, multi-state e-coli outbreak. this plan includes implementing new high-resolution sampling of ingredients to prevent any contamination... more steps to kill contaminants at the microbiological level... in restaurants. you may remember, most recently, an outbreak in boston sickened 140- people. new research on autism in children -- scientists now say they may have found a possible link between antidepressants during pregnancy and autism! researchers at the univeristy of montreal looked at a quebec registry of mothers-to-be and their children. they found an increased risk of autism in their children in women who took antidepressant later in pregnancy. for women in their second and third trimesters, the risk of autism was doubled. in these pregnancies, less than two in a hundred kids ended up with autism spectrum disorders. but doctors aren't quick to tell expecting moms to skip their meds... because that could also put mom and baby at risk. victims of sexual assault here in nevada may finally get some justice. state lawmakers are asking for 3- point-7 million dollars to test the thousands of untested rape kits. right now, more than 75-hundred have been just sitting around... here in las vegas. a marine loses the memories of his time serving our country over-seas. his field gear was stolen right out of his car! but there is a happy ending. our cameras were there when he got it all back! plus, the surprising end to this confrontation. vally brokit happened at the chipotle near torrey pines and charleston. police are investigating right now. they're not sure what exactly was taken. but this happened near c-s- n... if you know anything, call police right away. a marine's field gear is back home...after being taken right out of his car! kelly mercer was able to get it back, thanks to this surveillance video. mercer says his friend actually recognized the group of teens from the video. our cameras were there... as mercer went to get his stuff back. after he knocked on the door, the teen started to apologize, until "if you guys talk to the camera, im not gonna press charges, im not gonna do that, i wanna get it resolved. i wanna do the story." "im not going on the news. i cant.i need to get a job." and what's even more incredible, mercer is not going to press charges,. instead, he's having the teens wash his car. plus, he's helping one of them find a job! he's the teenager that avoided jail time after driving drunk and killing - 4- people... because his defense team argued...he was too rich to know any better. but it apperas he's in hot water once again. why an arrest warrant has been issued for ethan couch. and a bizarre story out of texas... a plumber is receiving death threats...after isis fighters presidential debate. we're putting some of their statements to the test! find out who was bending the truth! and a live look outside -- we're in for another chilly day, but thankfully the winds are gone... and warmer temperatures are coming back in the forecast! hello and thanks for joining us on this second half of action news at midday, i'm dayna roselli. and i'm jessica janner. now let's get an update on that breaking news... we told you about at the top of it's going up from 3.25 percent to 3.5 percent. so for you, prepare for your rates to go up on things like mortgages, bank savings rates and corporate bonds. but, don't worry about loans or credit cards. and any minute right now, fed chair janet yellen will speak on this new policy. we'll bring it to you live as soon as it starts. home -- make sure to bundle up today! we had freezing temperatures overnight -- could we see those same temperatures tonight? let's get all the details with meteorologist greg bennett. cold air continues to seep in off the back half of low pressure now on its way to the central plains. temperatures today still hover within the upper 40s but winds have dies down to our normal 5-15 mph range. wind chills for the valley will range between 38 and 45 degrees this afternoon so bundling up is still warranted. mainly sunny to partly sunny issued for indian springs, the good news is that a warming northwest is pulling in the air however this front is tracking still looks unlikely but snow to the mountains is expected as early as saturday morning. a man shot and killed by police right outside of a home... now the victim's family says that home has a violent back in june, the nephew of the man killed says two people broke into the home on king palm. there was an exchange of gunfire, one of the intruders was shot and killed by the homeowner. then on monday night... there was a reported armed robbery. while officers were arresting three people... a man came outside with a gun. officers opened fire on him...after they say he refused to drop his weapon. take a close look at your screen -- police are asking for your help tracking down these three men, who they say shot someone during a robbery. last month, officers say the victim and his wife were in a parking lot near pecos and washington, when the men came up to them. shots were fired. the man was hit...before the trio took off. anyone with information is asked to call crime stoppers. moving now to baltimore... the jury is back in the courtroom... after they deadlocked in the trial of the first of six officers charged in freddie gray's death. if the trial can't reach a unanimous decision, then the trial may move to a different but this trial certainly will affect the causes of the other 5- officers. you'll remember gray died of a spinal cord injury while in police custody. the search is on in texas for the teen who made national headlines... who only got probation after killing four people in a drunk-driving crash. police say an arrest warrant has been issued for ethan couch... that after he missed a check-in with his probation officr earlier this month. officers say his mother is missing too. you may remember his lawyers argued the 16-year-old was too spoiled to go to prison. 11 people were also hurt in that crash. the fight against isis has everyone on edge. and now, one plumber in texas is taking legal action. the man is suing a car dealer because he says the truck he traded in... is now being used by isis. and now, he argues it's hurting his business! this truck has been seen across the country -- it has the man's business info on it.... the man sold the truck two years ago... and the dealer told him they'd remove the decal... but they never did. sot plumber "we're suing for a million dollars, i believe i lost that much work." car-fax says the truck was auctioned off...eventually making its way to turkey, then syria. the dealer is deferring blame now to the auction house. take a good look at your screen -- this is 29-year-old eliseth villa- lobos. she has been missing for a week and a half now. police say she was last seen near lamb and centennial parkway. her family is really worried because they say she suffered a traumatic brain injury, and has the mentality of a child. so that means she may not know her name or where she lives. if you see her, or think you may have seen her, call police immediately. now to today's political .. and the race for the white house. republican presidential candidate ben carson is hoping to get back up in the polls... that's where we find action marissa. carson spoke for 25 minutes-- mainly about what it means to be an american. he says our quality of life is declining. he says after years of saving the lives of children in the medical field-- he doesnt want to then see their quality of life suffer. he spoke today-- just one day after the debate-- when many criticized carsons performance-- after he tried to answer political questions-- including how to handle isis terrorists-- with stories from his medical background. carson did answer three questions from the guests-- he talked about education and increasing drop out rates in big cities. let's get back to what exactly they talked about their ideas while attacking each other. some statements were true... but not all. we teamed up with politifact to he claimed the head of the fbi told congress they can't vet syrian refugees... and politifact found that was mostly false. the director of the fbi has said there are challenges to the process, but it is effective. next, jeb bush versus donald trump. the two went head to head several times, especially on national security. ((take sot - fact check 2 sot bush vs trump)) bush: "two months ago, donald trump said isis was not our fight.. just two months ago! he said hillary clinton would be a great negotiator trump: "never said that" turns out -- this was mostly true. in september... trump at least suggested someone other than the united states should fight isis. and in july, trump said quote "that's not our fight." kentucky senator rand paul... who unleashed on marco rubio. gop-535 but he is the weakest of all the candidates on immigration. he is the one for an open border that is leaving us defenseless. politifact says paul is lying! that's because in 20-13, rubio co-sponsored a bill providing a path to citizenship for people... but not after securing the border and jumping over several hurdles. an extremely rough landing in nashville... left passengers shaken they're now talking about the frightening moment...when they new something was right. plus... an emotional plea from the man who was banned from baseball. pete rose...once again asking for one more chance to be apart of the game he loves. and here's a live look at the new york stock exchange... the big board is up ((ad-lib ))...after that federal reserve rates. another day of heavy sweaters warming trend! its coming up in your next weather forecast! have your next burger with a side of awesome. the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. at kraft we start with quality ingredients. all expertly blended to make our mayo. so you can take whatever you're making watch as that small tractor, circled in red, turns right in front of a truck. the tractor bursts into a cloud of smoke. as you can imagine, it was destroyed. but the driver made it out with only a broken hand and some bruises. this all happened in eastern china. now to a scare in the skies -- a plane rolled off the runway and into a ditch. the southwest airlines plane from houston tumbled last night during landing in nashville. just as passengers thought they were safe, that's when the plane went into the ditch. eight passengers were hurt. mos: "it was terrifying as you felt the plane bounce up and down." (butted with) sot flener: "yeah landed going down the tarmac and all the sudden or a speed bump and all the released. the nose and side of the plane are damaged. the f-a-a is working to figure out what happened. pete rose won't be entering the hall of fame anytime soon. the major league baseball comissioner announced rose's life-time ban is staying in effect. rose was banned from baseball back in 1989...for gambling while playing for and managing the cincinnati reds. the former professional athlete says he knows what he did was wrong... but he just wants to be a part of the sport he loves again. that's all i want so that i can say i'm not an oursider looking in. i've got grandkids. they want their granpa to be associated with baseball. that's all rose says the people he disappointed the most are his an action news update now... on that cyberattack against child toy maker, v-tech. police in the united kingdom have arrested a 21-year-old...just 30-miles from london. the man has not yet been charged or identified. you may remember the attack last month compromised the private information of more than 4-point-8 million people were affected in the breach. and now to some consumer news from contact 13-- it may be hard to believe, but christmas is next week. and if you plan to order any gifts from amazon, do it today! today is the last day for non- prime members to receive free shipping on orders 35 dollars or more. and a heads up for friday, thousands of retailers will partcipate in free shipping day. and if you still need to buy christmas gifts, a major retailer is repeating its christmas marathon. kohl's will stay open 24-hours a day...starting at 7 tomorrow they'll finally close at 6 p-m on christmas eve. that means they'll be open for 170-hours straight! time now is x:xx -- let's take a look at today's top stories now trending... heads up for harry potter fans, the first trailer for "fantastic beasts and where to find them" is out. it features suspense, spells, and strange creatures galore. here's a sneak peak. :52 - 1:05 "the case full of magical creatures...have escaped." you might have noticed there something new -- american the film is set to hit theaters next november. and a big change from facebook! the social media site is relaxing its controversial policy of having its user go by the policy was under attack by transgender users and domestic violence victims... saying it put them at risk for physical harm and disciminated against them. "for more stories trending right now, head to ktnv.com breaking right now -- a fememle inmate is on the run! she's 44-year-old mary mitchelll. authorities say she escaped from the jean conservation camp last night. she's serving a 20-to-50 month sentence for grand larceny, theft and burglary. cold air continues to seep in off the back half of low pressure now on its way to the central plains. temperatures today still hover within the upper 40s but winds have dies down to our normal 5-15 mph range. wind chills for the valley will range between 38 and 45 degrees this afternoon so bundling up is still warranted. skies will be common. morning lows today and tomorrow will be at or below freezing. hard freeze warnings have been issued for indian springs, pahrump, primm and sandy valley this morning until 8am and the potential for another warning tomorrow morning is likely. the good news is that a warming surging out of the south with some warm moist air filtering out of mexico. a front to the pacific northwest is pulling in the air which will allow us to increase temperatures to the upper 50s and low 60s by friday into the saturday and sunday. potential rain for the valley still looks unlikely but snow to the mountains is expected as early as saturday morning. while growing up in los angeles, dirk arthur was able, through hollywood's famed magic castle club and academy, to learn from and be mentored by the world's top professionals and has devoted his life to perfecting his craft. years of research, along with thousands of live performances to test his ideas, have won him the accolades of fans and industry peers as well. this experience and devotion has paid off offering the world of illusion a brand new master showroom and artist. his original illusions include a floating car, a lightning fast appearance of a 44-foot long amtrak train and he was the first magician in history to make a helicopter appear! this helicopter illusion has since been widely copied and become a staple of many other magicians, although none can do it quite as well as the arthur is known around las vegas as one of the most successful magicians in town. he also appeared on television on "nbc's world greatest magic", "late show with david letterman" and his own widely acclaimed primetime special "big cat magic" on primetime special "big cat magic" on the animal planet network. when arthur was a child he got his first magic trick from a cereal box and magic quickly became an obsession. his natural affinity for animals immediately came into effect as he worked with rabbits, doves, large birds such as emus and ostriches and eventually large exotic cats. his the short-term interest rate is up. policymakers approved a quarter of a percentage point. analysts say the hike is due to an improving economy and a stronger job mark. that means for you, rates are going up on mortgages, bank savings rates and corporate bonds. the last republican presidential debate of the year is done. but some candidates are still working las vegas for potential voters. taking a live look at fashion show -- that's where ben carson is holding a meet greet. also still in town, rand paul and carly fiorina. state lawmakers are holding a special session at 5 o'clock tonight...to approve a new category of tax breaks. they would authorize 215- million dollars in inventives for faraday...the electric car company that wants to set up shop in north las vegas. we'll have a crew there. stay with action news for the latest out of the capitol. a school custodian behind bars... police say michael skelton was caught on camera leaving bodily fluids on a teacher's personal it happened inside a classroom at dondero elementary. skelton's bail is set for over one hundred thousand dollars. the good news is that a warming trend is surging out of the south with some warm moist air filtering out of mexico. and low 60s by friday into the weekend. potential rain for the valley still looks unlikely but snow to the mountains is expected as early as saturday morning. here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... it starts at 8 with the middle, the goldbergs at 8-30, modern family at 9... followed by black-ish at 9-30. then, nashville at 10. and make sure to join us for action news live at 11. that's it for us here... and be sure to watch action news live at 3 p-m with rikki cheese... centurylink prism tv has all your favorite channels, tons of live sports, and more. watch when and where you want with advanced features like our wireless set-top box, whole home dvr, and prism on the go. and choose from a variety of great packages call... ...and get started with the prism essential tv bundle. you'll get showtime and starz free for 3 months plus up to 40 megs of centurylink internet all for only $70 a month. this deal sounds great, especially if you love sports. get prism essential tv and up to 40 megs of internet for only $70 a month. score! or, if you love great movies... 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