highs increasing starting today. highs will range between 60 and 65 degrees valley wide with the upper 60s and lower 70s through the weekend and into the next work week including the thanksgiving holiday. sunday night into monday though monday and with highs in the above should see snow during this time with mt. charleston expecting a trace to let's take a live look in denver right now... in colorado they did see some snow yesterday... take a look.... it even caused a huge back up the road was closed for hours there after this 20 car pile up... fortunately no one was injured.... in utah they also saw a lot of snow... take a look at some of these pictures.... in brianhead they got 15 inches! we'll have more images throughout the show this morning. for now let's get over to yasmeen hassan.. yes... for the second time in a and removed from their home. nye county deputies seized 15 animals last night...and the two women who were responsible for the animals are now facing animal cruelty charges.. officers tell us the women did have a special conditions animal premit to have the animals... but the animals were taken because of the unacceptable conditions they were living in. police found several large cats locked in dirty bedrooms... this story may sound similar... earlier this week, we told you nye county deputies seized 3 from a different pahrump home. deputies say that owner did not have proper documentation. happening today...parents, teachers and students plan to protest at jerome mack middle school... they are concerned that the school could be turned into a charter school next year. we've seen protests like this before... last week parents and teachers gathered outside monaco middle school to protest. the state plans to select at least six under-performing schools to turn into charters elective programs at the schoool would change--- and teachers could lose their jobs. the final list of schools still won't be decided until next month. only on 13 action news "that's cops shooting at him, just for what? for what! because he's driving by?!" a father is defending his son...hours after police released dramatic body camera video.... the video shows police shooting monday night near charleston and sandhill. officers say prichard was trying to run them over with his car. pause for 5 seconds of nats marshall taylor says the video shows his son was frightened and trying to get away...not to harm police. police tell us this started as a traffic stop because prichard's car had no lights or license plates, and when they he is in custody this morning facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and other traffic related offenses. 5:04:02/alex valentine (gets choked up) "it's heartbreaking-i don't know how i'm going to deal with this." a young man's world is turned upside down after his mother is hit and killed while crossing the street. now the u-n-l-v graduate student says he may be forced to sell his house and drop out of school--just to make ends meet. 5:00:04/alex "she was the primary source of care of my family, for my grandmother and, of course, for me." on monday afternoon-vivian valentine was j-walking at convention center drive, near las vegas boulevard-when a pickup truck ran her over. now her son-alex-is not only dealing with the loss... he'll also have to care for his disabled grandmother. alex has no other family members here in the u-s....they all live in romania. you can find the link on our website... now to washington...where president-elect donald trump is adding members to his team.... trump has offered retired army lieutenant general michael flynn the role of national security adivsor... this is according to a trump transition team official. the retired lieutenant served as director of the defense intelligence agency under president obama... flynn still has not said if he will accept the offer.. :29-:34 you can't even put into words this has been an unbelievable year... chicago cubs's star kris bryant league m-v- p.... the 24-year-old who grew up right here in las vegas received 29 of a possible 30 first place votes.... 1:25-1:33 if it wasn't for my dad i wouldn't be sitting here i wouldn't be the player that i am or the person that i am 2 years in a row a las vegan takes the award. you might remember our own bryant becomes the cubs' first m-v- p since sammy sosa won the award in 1998. and-- chicago cubs will make their 13th straight appearance in las vegas and the dates are out! they will play two games against the cincinnati reds at cashman field on saturday & sunday, march 25th and 26th. ticket packages are available now. good morning las vegas. you remember harambe? the beloved gorilla was shot and killed when a young you remember harambe? the beloved gorilla was shot and killed when a young boy fell into his zoo enclosure. we'll tell you what investigators are now saying. and an officer is caught on camera punching a woman in the face... hear why he says he did it. ((ad-lib)) with prosecutors --- when it earlier this week the clark county d-a's office said they would not prosecute minor cases of marijuana possession... now reno's city prosecutor says the same... but metro here in the valley and authorities in washoe county say they will enforce the current law until is changes on january 1st.... while pot will soon be legal for people 21 and over in nevada...it's still illegal to drive under the influence... and this morning we're getting a look at a brethalyzer that can detect both alcohol d breath... this is the device made by u-c berkely chemists in california... the creators of this breath test say its a much more accurate way to tell if someone has smoked recently-- versus using urine or blood. police say it could help because while it's easy to tell by looking at someone if they're high...it's difficult to get proof to use in court... the company says the device could be available to police next year... time now is x:xx --- in henderson... we'll show you what the students had to read... taking a live look right now in minnesota where the snow is coming down! it's the first big morning is near freezing for las vegas and below freezing in area just outside of the city! freeze warnings are up until 7am this morning for pahrump, sandy valley, indian springs, searchlight, laughlin and northwest arizona. temperatures within these areas will range between 25 and 32 degrees! within las vegas, morning lows will range between 37 and 43 degrees! luckily for all of southern nevada, winds are much remain as such through the weekend. mainly sunny skies will be common today and tomorrow with highs increasing starting today. highs will range between 60 and 65 degrees valley wide with the upper 60s and lower 70s through the weekend and into the next work week including the thanksgiving holiday. will push in a great deal of moisture! shower activity is expected sunday night through monday and with highs in the low 70s and upper 60s, it will feel like we live in seattle rather than las vegas. higher elevations 6500 ft and above should see snow during this time with mt. charleston expecting a trace to we are back to mainly sunny skies and hold there through harambe incident at the cincinatti zoo barrier at the zoo failed to meet required safety standards. in may.. a 3-year old boy made his way underneath the barrier... and fell nearly 15 feet into the enclosure. moments later.. security officers were forced to shoot and kill harambe to save the toddler's life. the cincinatti zoo has since re- designed the gorilla enclosure. breaking overnight... southern university in baton rouge louisiana is put on lockdown after a shooting right police say a 19-year-old was shot near the law school and is now in critical condition. no one is in custody. police are searching for three people who could be connected to the shooting... the lockdown was lifted late last night... some middle school parents are upset this morning after a teacher sent home a controversial letter.... in it the keller middle school teacher talks about his fears under a trump presidency.. and how it may affect him and his students. c-c-s-d says they have addressed the situation with the teacher.. .who did not clear the letter with students today. a book that third graders are reading at james gibson elementary in henderson is upsetting some parents. it's called "bad kitty for president"--- and it had symbols in place of bad words. we talked to parents who say their kids can read between the lines... and shouldn't be exposed to that language so early. but the book's author disagrees. 13:05:53 nick bruel, author of "bad kitty for president" "she can take offense but honestly i'm not entirely sure what butted with 13:53:17 sonya derossi, fenix's aunt "my reaction was of complete shock. i've had 4 children in that elementary school. my job as a parent is to keep my child innocent as long as i can but if i'm fighting the schools what chance do we have?" the teacher has since pulled the book from the curriculum. new overnight... volkswagen has announced they will be cutting 30-thousand jobs to try and recover from its huge emissions scandal. volkswagen was found to be cheating on emissions tests and the company says the job cuts are necessary to reduce costs. most of those cuts will come in germany, where the automaker is based. the stalled faraday future project that was supposed to bring jobs into north las vegas isnt stopping students from preparing for high tech jobs in the valley. more than 80 students from clark county are partnering with the college of southern nevada to earn college credit in manufacturing. we spoke with some students at souteast career technical academy in henderson.... who are still confident they wi graduate. we started on these little circuits and now we're soon going to be moving to these giant machines. sot electricity is kind of fascinating... so. this program for students has been so scuessful they're expanding to more than 1-hundred students next year. good morning las vegas... time now is x:xx --- punched by a police officer in arizona... more information on that, next... breaking right now... live images from our affiliate in los angeles of a large pallet fire there.... as you can see thier chopper is still on it's way...we'll bring you live images as soon as they get closer to the scene a video is going viral this we don't have a lot of grocery stores here in our neighborhood and we want our neighbors to have access to good things at affordable prices. the only thing easy in our community is fast food. ?? well hello! 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(laughs) i mean, look at the size of this thing! who doesn't need a sweet potato that size? they took the time to care what our project was about. here you go. and that was something now the officer is facing a criminal investigation.... take a look at what a bystander caught on camera... an officer punched the woman in the face in flagstaff during an eviction... the officer claims the woman resisted arrest...kneeing and sot marissa morris: i was punched in the face two times, i was choked. it was just a brutal attack the officer is now on administrative leave.... bobbi kristina brown's boyfriend will have to pay 36 million dollars in her wrongful death case. brown, whitney houston and before dying last year. her family said nick gordon gave her a toxic cocktail of drugs then put her in a bathtub, contributing to her death. the family won the civil case by default because gordon failed to show or defend himself. he wasn't there yesterday when the judge announced the 36 million dollar figure. sunny skies are back but this morning is near freezing for las vegas and below freezing in area just outside of the city! 7am this morning for pahrump, sandy valley, indian springs, searchlight, laughlin and northwest arizona. temperatures within these areas will range between 25 and 32 degrees! within las vegas, morning lows will range between 37 and 43 degrees! luckily for all of southern nevada, winds are much lighter mainly sunny skies will be common today and tomorrow with highs increasing starting today. highs will range between 60 and 65 degrees valley wide with the upper 60s and lower 70s through the weekend and into the next work week including are trending.... the awards show wrapped up late last night right here in las vegas...with a surprise performance from jennifer lopez. :12-:18 pause for nats lopez performed with and anthony. late mexican singer juan gabriel won album of the year and best vocal pop traditional album... if you're a fan of the hit show 'how to get away with murder'.. you were probably blown away by last night's shocking winter finale. don't worry.. we won't give away any yet. viola davis is opening up to 13 action news about how her role as analise keating has changed over the seasons. "i'm just having fun... the best way to act. 04:50-4:56 "she's a lot of things.. for while." how to get away with murder will return in january. it's the end of an era... to "the hard rock hotel and casino" will close on new years eve.. the cafe opened in 2009...but most business has shifted to the new location called "hard rock live" on the strip. :12-:17 pause for nats you've probably never seen this kind of light show... disney world revealed its first drones holiday light show last night in 3-hundred drones maneuvered in the air over the water into holiday shapes... they will all be controlled by one computer. the five minute show is expected to run at least until the end of the year... good morning las vegas... we have a lot more coming up at including more on the raiders possible move to las vegas... what roger goodell is saying this morning breaking right now... live images from our affiliate in los angeles of a large pallet fire there.... i'm watching this from the breaking news center... angeles of a large pallet fire t you live images as soon as they get closer to the scene a live look outside..