gates, you know, and to check the cameras around the building and see if anybody runs up because we could automatically report it." no one has been arrested. at last check... the man who was shot was stable and police were planning to talk to him soon. reporting live parker collins 13 action news. and we're following more breaking news this midday. an american icon is dead. harper lee---the author of "to killa mockingbird" has died at the age of - 89-. her family says she passed away in her sleep in monroeville, alabama. her debut novel became a classic of american literature that touched on justice and race in a small southern town. right now... police are investigating a possible hit and run on jones and tropicana. around -5- am.. officers were told someone was lying in the street, possibly hit by a vehicle. when officers got to the scene.. there was no car to be found. the victim was taken to umc people staying at westgate the strip were left in the dark for hours and hours. a westgate spokesperson tells us a fire alarm was activated at 1:30 this morning. parts of the hotel were evacuated. witnesses say gaming machines were shut down. and people were scrammbling to make sure they got their money. one person describes the chaos. 16:46:55:22 "the fire alarm, the noise was very intense and people woke up. you could tell people were sleeping because they were coming down the elevator in their nightgowns, their pajamas. some people even came down with their suitcase" the witness says people were very upset they couldn't collect their money. the lights went off and the emergency lights came on. the spokesperson says at no time were any of their guests or employees in danger. fire crews tell us smoke was reported near the dining area on the 2nd floor. they believe it was caused by electrical issues. hotel employees tell us they are working to make things right with their guests. you may notice a small but graduating class hits the streets. all of the newest officers will be issued body-worn cameras.. which begins tomorrow. metro calls it a unique milestone for the department. the 62 graduating officers were trained on the cameras before entering patrol. toss to weather with the cold front passing last night, dry air has taken over and an area of high pressure is beginning to develop. this means mainly sunny skies and a stable atmosphere will take over the southern nevada area today through the weekend and into next week. it will also allow us to gradually increase temperatures back to the mid and upper 70s through the weekend; keeping high temperatures 8- 12 degrees above normal. today, highs will range from 69 to 74 degrees. winds will stay mainly mild upper 70s and look to hold there clear into next thursday along with mainly sunny skies and mild winds due to high pressure gathering strength through this time. this just in... caucus here in nevada... and already a big win for bernie sanders! the clark county black caucus is throwing their support behind the presidential candidate the organization says they are looking for a president that will work to end racial injustice. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are out this midday... hoping to grow their support. but last night... exchanging verbal jabs. during the msnbc- telemundo town hall. one of them even got the former secretary of state.. boooed. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate ""maybe it's that senator sanders wasn't really a democrat until he decided to run for president," she said. "he doesn't know what the last two democratic presidents did." nats: of crowd booing (butted with) 6:05 - "if anybody thinks that a member of the united states senate or the united states house has to agree with is president, well, you know, all of the time, that is not my understanding of democracy." after the town hall, the candidates went their separate ways. both have been focusing on issues important to nevadans.. as they try to sway any undecided voters. ahead today.. las vegas continues to be center stage in the race for the democratic nomination. bernie sanders, reaching out to supporters in the valley. he's holding a rally at the henderson pavilion. . the event is free and open to the public. doors open at 4 this afternoon, but the event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. his rival, hillary clinton, will be joined by former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea for a "get out the caucus" event. it's happening tonight at 7 thirty at the clark county government center. but before that happens.. she will be holding an event at c-s-n--the cheyenne campus we will have a live look in about half an hour coming up- a school bus driver cell phone video captures the moments a train and a bus filled with children nearly collide. and a chopper down. how the people inside were rescued.. a texas bus driver is now out of a job aft there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message, abuses cases in north las vegas. one involved the death of an infant, and the other left another infant with permanent physical damage. police will hold a briefing at 3 police will hold a briefing at 3 a texas bus driver is now out of a job after a terrifying near-miss crash... that almost cost the life of some high school students! just watch this... nats of students yelling this cell phone video shows a train just barely missing the back of a school bus. they kids were on their way home, but after this happened, the driver brought them back to the school, saying the students were so loud the bus couldn't be driven safely. but the district says she was at fault, because she should have been at least 15 feet from the track. (harold vanalstyne/student on telling her to move forward. everyone was just really freaking out and really terrified at the moment." the district says the bus driver was fired for driving too close to the train. 0:04 - 0:15 nats a camera is recording as a chopper crashes in hawaii.... five people were inside. sot - shayne mcguffie/eyewitness that was scary. we were thinking we were going to see a dead body come up. the chopper, belonging to a tourist company, came down in pearl harbor near the u-s-s arizona memorial. witnesses helped resuce the passengers out of the e ater. three people on board were injured. one is listed in critical condition. the n-t-s-b is now investigating the cause adlib at desk this means mainly sunny skies and a stable atmosphere will southern nevada area today through the weekend and into next week. it will also allow us to gradually increase temperatures back to the mid and upper 70s through the weekend; keeping high temperatures 8-12 degrees above normal. today, highs will range from 69 to 74 degrees. winds will stay mainly mild with the occasional 15-20 mph gust through the afternoon. by sunday, high temperatures break back into the mid and upper 70s and look to hold there clear into next still ahead on today's health report... startlng new information about sleep- how much you need and sleep- how much you need and residents of which state get the most. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message, a brand new study now about sleep deprivation -- this one shows that more than a third of adults here in the u.s. don't get enough sleep -- and that's an especially big problem in one state -- sara haines is here with the details brand new study now about sleep deprivation -- this one shows that more than a third of adults here in the u.s. don't get enough sleep -- and there's an especially big problem in one state -- sara amount of sleep is... i did not get it. which means i need coffee, a muffin, and anything else that will help wake me up disease control study reveals more than a third of americans (map gfx - dreamland/clouds/flyi ng sheep) [6 sec] according to the survey, the groggiest americans tend to be in the southeast... but the home to the worst threcommended seven or more hours of sleep per night. maybe it's all the fresh kauai coffee? coffee plantation sot - we love coffee! [3 sec] or who can sleep when there's so much surfing to be done? surfer/beachgoer sot - you can do stuff all day and all night, who wouldn't love that (ful so what's their secret? the fresh air? something special in the mattresses? comfort king sot [5 sec] or are south dakotans just plain tuckered out after a hard day on the plains? [7 sec] the researchers found that - being married, having a college degree, or having a job where associated with healthy sleep [4 sec] so what should you do if a solid seven hours a pattern of going to bed at the same time each night and get up the same time every morning - also remember to turn off mobile devices or distracting up next on action news at a huge blow this morning for the 19- year-old known as the affluenza teen. what a judge decided to do with ethan couch. and a man poses as a senator... but why? you're watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate. stay with us ohio educators can't figure out why a teenager showed up at a cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, ohio educators can't figure out why a teenager showed up at a high school posing as a state lawmaker. spoke to students about advocacy . it happened recently in sycamore, where a state senator was scheduled to speak. but before that happened, 18-year- old isaiah akins drove up andator asked him to come instead. he was well dressed and well spoken. he fooled everyone. ((((ken ratliff/school superintendent) "this person showed up in advance days early and said the senator had fallen ill and he was there to take his place and speak.)) officials discovered the fraud weeks later when the real senator showed up for his scheduled engagement. the mayor of houston made history today by announcing the appointment of the city's first-ever hispanic police chief. interim chief martha montalvo will lead the force until the city replaces retiring chief charles mcclelland. montalvo will be the second woman to hold the position. a head's up for anyone driving the police department will be cracking down on anyone speeding for the next two weeks. officers will be targeting areas where people commonly drive above the speed limit. -13- action news is getting a look inside nevada's first ikea location, set to open next the manager says the work is now focused on installing dry wall, plumbing and painting. as they finish construction, they're also working to reduce ikea's carbon footprint by installing thousands of solar panels on the roof. the new store is set to open this summer along the 215 at south durango. coming up on action news at midday... more about the war of words between the pope and donald trump. plus... an effort is underway to get cliven bundy back to nevada/ have you downloaded the all new channel 13 action news app yet? it's simple to use and features live streaming, and radar. get the news app free in the they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. tt0w!t.*(=! %4@-,2( tt0w!t.*(=! el@-&5d tt0w!t.*(=! ed@- 7 tt0w!t.*(=% )8h-@i\ tt0w!t.*(=% kzh-]& tt0w!t.*(=% n-h-(o, tt0w!t.*(=% 0ph-6(4 tt0w!t.*(=% s"h-&zt tt0w!t.*(=% ueh-%8$ tt0w!t.*(=% 7hh-9:p plans are underway to bring rancher cliven bundy back to nevada to face charges here. he's in oregon now... he served our country and then was attacked at home- see the video! hello. i'm todd quinones. and i'm dayna roselli. welcome to the second half of 13 actions news at midday. let's begin with breaking news... swat has a home surrounded near cheyenne and fort apache-- this has been going on for hours now, a woman says the people inside the home.. kidnapped her. yasmeen hassan joins us live with what she's seeing. a woman is telling officers she was kidnapped and held in a home on this street. somehow - she was able to escape. she made it to a neighbors house - called police around 6 am. since then, we've seen more and more officers arriving on the scene. they have been taping off streets - talking to neighbors. officers say swat working on a search warrant right now. they are going to try and move in on the house - and take these suspects into custody. we are talking about a possible are considered dangerous. an update on some breaking news.. a terrifying morning around the strip...as a bloody crime ends at the cosmo! 13 action news reporter parker collins is live near harmon and polaris police were posted up here all morning... finding shell casings... no one has been arrested. at last check... the man who was shot was stable and police were planning to talk to him soon. reporting live parker collins 13 action news. metro is investigating two deadly accidents that happened just minutes apart from each 20:35:34:14 the frustrating part for us as a department, is that these collisions are avoidable. these are deaths in our community." around 8-30, a person was hit by a car near eastern and tropicana. metro says the man was not in a crosswalk or even at an intersection. that... a car and an motorcycle jones. officers aren't sure yet who is at fault. the 18 year old man on the motorcycle was killed. the 19 year old woman driving the car wasn't injured. investigators tell us neither of them had proper licenses. ad lib toss to wx this means mainly sunny skies take over the southern nevada area today through the weekend and into next week. it will also allow us to gradually increase temperatures back to the mid and upper 70s through the weekend; keeping high temperatures 8-12 degrees above normal. today, highs will range from 69 to 74 degrees. winds will stay mainly mild with the occasional 15-20 mph gust through the afternoon. by sunday now to one of the big headlines this midday... we brought it to you a breaking news yesterday during this newscast... donald trump versus the pope -- the two caught in a public war of words. tom llamas has the very latest from a new fight for donald trump...pope francis critics have been whispering-that trump is not christian. sot-trump sot cnn townhall first part: 10:15:22 / second part: a little after 10:16:24 trump: i didn't think it was a good thing for him to say, nats pope: "a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not christian," the pope said sot-trump 12:03:29 // wash 10 donald trump rally kiawah island sc pool 021816 c16 "they are using the pope as a pawn, and they should be ashamed of themselves." trump, the south carolina frontrunner blaming image of vatican city showing it's surrounded by walls. 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[[[retrack start ] and overnight trump doubling down on his stance on the iraq war... sot trump townhall: after 10:37:09 i was against the war scan s1 trump on howard stern c16 howard stern: "are you for moments played out on the trail. first a supporter breaking down in front of ohio governor john john kasich clemson sc town hall and broll abc uni i was in a really dark place for a long itme i was pretty depressed but i found hope. i found it in the lord and my friends and now i found it in my presidential candidate that sot-jeb and if you;re not going to vote for me, i hope you'll pray for my family at least. efforts are underway to bring rancher clive bundy back to nevada. you may remember he was arrested last week after landing at the airport in portland, oregon. he's facing charges from back in 20-14. he went to oregon to support his sons in a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge. that standoff is now over and bundy's sons are facing charges as well. after protecting our country overseas... a decorated marine is attacked right here at home... we want to warn you- the video is disturbing. d-c police decided to release images of last week's violent beating and robbery of a marine outside a washington fast-food restaurant. investigators and the victim hope the grainy surveillance video will help identify the young men who attacked him. the city of chicago, slapped with a class action lawsuit today over possible lead contamination in the water. the group claims the city that disturbs the city's aging water pipes. they claim the brittle pipes when disturbed can leach lead into the water. the complaint also alledges the city didn't properly warn residents of the lead risks. in new york... two people were killed in this house fire. firefighters say 3 children were also hurt. investigators don't know yet what started the fire. now to a developing story. we're learning more about multiple f-b-i raids carried out across the valley. yesterday, f-b-i agents swarmed a home, an accounting business and a government building. the reasons are still unclear, they're calling it a "public corruption probe." this is video from the raid at the accounting firm. -13- action news tried talking with agents, but we were asked to leave. federal agents were also at a henderson home. they brought out several boxes of evidence. records show the home belongs to the regional financial director of "the bureau of reclamation. the third raid was carried out at "the bureau of reclamation" in boulder city. the f-b-i says it can't release any more information because it's an on- going bill cosby is fighting back... and now suing the philadelphia woman accusing him of rape. the actor is demanding andrea constand return the money he paid to settle her 2005 civil lawsuit. he claims she violated the settlement when she was interviewed by police last year who re-opened her case... that he's now facing charges for. cosby says she signed a confidentiality agreement, that she wouldn't talk about it. the 78 year old is facing up to 10 years in prison if convicted of sexually assaulting constand. a serial stowaway is in trouble with the law once again. police say 64-year-old marilyn hartman violated her probation wednesday.... she was arrested when she showed up at chicago's o'hare international airport. after her previous attempts to get on airplanes without a ticket, she was put on probation... barring her from even being on airport property. an update to a story we've been following for months. an arrest has been made after several swans and ducks were killed last fall. nights. desert shores community members woke up to find swans with their necks snapped, floating in the water. some ducks had their heads smashed, and their eggs cracked. now, 13 action news is learning at least one juvenile has been arrested for the crime the suspect is expected in court next week. there's no way you could have missed yesterday's winds in the valley! but they were so strong... some people are still cleaning up today. and later... a news team gets to keep a puppy on its staff- but it wasn't easy. and here's a live look at the new york stock exchange... ((ad-lib)) ((ad-lib)) heavy snow caused three will now be moved to adult court. the 19-year-old appeared in juvenile court this morning in you'll remember he was involved in a 20-13 wreck that left four people dead he could now face jail time after a judge decided... he violated his probation. we're hearing that he will be put in solitary confinement . heavy snow caused three avalanches in northern california's sierra nevada mountains yesterday. one blanketed two cars... north tahoe rescue crews pulled three people from those cars. fortunately, no one was hurt. but the potential dangers from the avalanches prompted a road closure. this means mainly sunny skies and a stable atmosphere will take over the southern nevada area today through the weekend and into next week. it will also allow us to gradually increase temperatures back to the mid and upper 70s through the weekend; keeping high temperatures 8-12 degrees above normal. today, highs will range from 69 to 74 degrees. winds will stay mainly mild with the occasional 15-20 mph by sunday the winds may be dying down today... but that means it's clean up the winds may be dying down today... but that means it's clean up all the people who's properties were damaged by yesterday's storms. there were some reports of gusts around 50 miles an hour in summerlin. the wind was so strong it took down a tree in one woman's backyard. she said she was out running her morning errands, and when she came back she found the mess! she says her hoa told to assess the situation. then send them and email about what she saw. breaking right now-- a live look at a grass fire it's burning in boulder county, co. an update to a story we continue to follow. -13- action news getting results for a woman stuck in a solar nightmare. dorothy pansek got solar panels installed on her home months up and didn't work. the company that installed them didn't finish the job. it left pansek owing several thousand dollars. yesterday, "american patriot solar" volunteered to hook the panels up for free. anthony vigil, project manager american patriot solar 10:11:53-10:11:58 "it ain't fair to this customer. their investment is just sitting there." this isn't the only case they've seen. they've already had to help about half a dozen customers left in a bind by other contractors universal studios in hollywood has a new restaurant - and its menu is full here's a look at what's now trending hey all you harry potter fans out there - of magical treats inspired by the book series about england's most beloved boy wizard. it's called the three broomsticks and, as you might expect, there's a lot of english food on the menu. here's a great story about the power of social media. a little rock t-v station now has a puppy as part of their new team, thanks to some hard the pup named shade belongs to an employee at the t-v station. they brought him in, and except the bosses. they made a deal that if a photo of shade got 100 thousand likes, he could be their mascot. they eventually reached their goal! so now, shade will join the morning news team. for more stories trending right now... go to ktnv.com. and we want to hear your thoughts. just sound off on any trending news by joining us on twitter. our handle is @ktnv use #nowtrending. 'the man in black, a tribute to johnny cash' takes palce at the suncoast showroom saturday and sunday. the show stars shawn barker... it celebrates one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. hits from cash's 50-year career. cash won multiple grammy awards and produced more than chart-topping hits "i walk the line," "ring of fire," "folsom prison blues" and "a boy named sue." since 2005, barker has toured the united states, australia and canada since 2005, barker has toured the united states, australia and canada singing and playing the harmonica and guitar for cash fans around the world. the show begins at 7:30 p.m. each night. tickets are available starting from $24 plus taxes and fees and can be purchased at any boyd gaming box office by calling 702.284.7777 or by visiting hello las vegas! this week's hello las vegas! this week's thirteen things to do in las vegas will please all the music lovers in the valley. the scintas are back with a brand-new show at the plaza. the scintas, who have been performing in vegas showrooms for 16 years, sing songs by everyone from dean martin to michael jackson to bruno mars. the scintas perform select fridays and saturdays through may. the williamsburg salsa orchestra isn't like any other salsa group you have heard before. the eleven-piece group adds a latin flair to covers of indie songs like keep the car running by arcade fire, wolf like me by tv on the radio, and i turn my camera on by spoon. they will take the stage at the night. alternative rock band rusty maples is wrapping up a mini-residency at the bunkhouse saloon in downtown las vegas. every thursday night, the band performs along with other local bands. the lineup for next thursday includes same sex mary, dark black, hidden levels and ryan pardey. the music starts at 9 p- m and it is only five dollars to get in. it isn't all about music though in this week's thirteen weeks. we also have information about black history month festival, a free exhibition by the sin city roller girls, and a bicycle ride down las vegas boulevard. if you want to see the full list, just head to k-t-n-v dot com. i'm megan telles. see you next week! before we go, here's a look at bilbray: a woman's right to control her own healthcare is something that's very important to me. the very first conversation that i had with bernie sanders was on this issue. bernie has spent his entire career defending a woman's right to choose. i'm the mother of two daughters. this is critical to me. i would not be standing behind bernie sanders if he didn't have a 100% record on a woman's right to make decisions about her own body. this is a deal-breaker, and he is a champion for a woman's right to choose. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, a woman says she was kidnapped and released. and now swat has surrounded a home where they believe her abductors are. this has been going on for several hours now near cheyenne and fort apache. and police are investigating a shooting near the strip it began as an argument between two groups of people at planet fired near the cosmo. 3 people were shot. 2 woman died. but one man is still alive. and people staying at the westgate on paradise, just off the strip, were left in the dark for hours a westgate spokesperson tells us a fire alarm was activated this morning. and parts of the hotel were evacuated. witnesses say gaming machines were shut down. and people were scrammbling to make sure they got their money. and.. before we head to break.. a look at tonight's abc primetime lineup-- 8 -- last man standing 8:30 -- dr ken 9 -- shark tank 10 -- 20/20 11 -- action news this means mainly sunny skies and a stable atmosphere will take over the southern nevada area today through the weekend and into next week. it will also allow us to gradually increase temperatures back to the mid and upper 70s through the weekend; keeping high temperatures 8-12 degrees above normal. today, highs will range from 69 winds will stay mainly mild with the occasional 15-20 mph gust through the afternoon. by sunday that's it for us here... the chew is up next... and be sure to watch action news live at 3 p-m with rikki chee... until then.. i need new carpet. ok. i have two dogs. and a husband. house trained? 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[ cheers and applause ] >> hello, welcome to "the chew." whoo. >> you are eating up, i love it so much. >> daphne and i were watching from the back, because we're the back of the class. clinton kelly strutting down that like it is an actual red carpet. >> i love a little red carpet action. i don't do it enough. we are decked out in our finest because today is flashback friday and we are celebrating the legends of hollywood. [ cheers and applause ] yes. the oscars are just over a week away, and we have so many great party tips that we decided to give you a head start to get ready. and the audience, you look amazing. you are all dressed up as well. [ cheers and applause ] we always say we have the best