mk-- 13an. it was a much different scene last night... take a look at the line wrapped around the toys r us at 5th and deer springs in north las vegas. many families told us this has become a new thanksgiving tradition--- and they didn't mind the wait, as long as the store was still stocked with good deals once they got inside. toss to greg for weather cold front to interact with vegas with snow looking to fall 6800ft and above; ranging between a trace and two inches. the rain and snow chances bleed into monday but looking to last only until 5am. happening now-- rescue an injured hiker to safety. we're told the man fell 60 to 80 feet. this happened around 5 oclock last night at black velvet canyon. metro has not released the extent of the man's injuries. underway, and officers say they will let us know as soon as they get an update. thousands of families in the south part of town are thankful to be waking up with their power on... after spending thanksgiving night in the dark-- thanks to a transformer that caught on fire. viewer charles villa-lobos took these videos of the n-v energy substation...near cactus and decatur. the company says the transformer shorted around 7... and caught fire. almost 10- thousand customers! families we spoke to tried to make the best of the situation, building campfires outside. ernest vilkin power out for hours "you get all the candles out and you can't sit around. kind of wind down and everybody wanted to leave because the parties over." firefighters had to wait to make sure all of the power was shut off at the substation, before they could put any water on the transformer fire. by around 11 last night-- everyone's pow we are following breaking news involving a car and a greyhound bus is shutting down the i-10 near goodyear, arizona. police believe the car was heading the wrong way down the freeway. at least one person has died, several others are injured. 35 people were on the bus he phoenix. another bus is now coming for the passengers who aren't hurt. right now-- a manhunt is underway in reno for a shooter who opened fire in a walmart parking lot... and police think it started as road rage. investigators believe it started as a dispute over a parking spot, and one person was fatally shot. the suspect fled the scene. police are now asking for the public's help finding the getaway car, a dark colored toyota sedan with damage on the this morning-- celebrities are reacting to the breaking news... that florence henderson has passed away. the 82 year old was best known for her role as "carole brady" on the brady bunch. her reps say she passed away in los angeles from heart failure last night. maureen mccormick who played her daughter marsha tweeted, "florence henderson was a dear friend for so many years and in my heart forever.... i'll miss you dearly. earlier this week henderson was at the dancing with the stars was on this season. henderson also competed in 20-10. today we're kicking off our 13 days of giving campaign! we are asking you to donate toys to put a smile on a child's face this holiday season. yasmeen hassan is live at the n-h-p southern command-- with the details. our 13 days of giving kicks off today! we are asking you to help out by donating an the gifts will be distributed by the las vegas rescue mission. you will be helping family's like the rivens. this family of four has depended on the mission for the last year after mom lost her job. they were evicted and needed shelter and support. 56:13- :22 lemonte fredrick: it was kinda tough, because we had never been in this type of situation before, it hit us pretty hard at first the first for about the first 3 or 4 days we was in and sort of like a daze :22 but thanks to the las vegas rescue mission they are slowly getting back on their feet! the rivens were able to secure their own apartment recently, after months of hard work. this will be their first christmas as a family of four in their own place. your donation will help provide presents for the kids. i'll be out there tonight... toyota, nevada coin mart and zippy shell --- who are proud sponsors of 13 action news and the 13 days of giving. a man catches a would-be burglar at his home... while he's not even there. how he was able to use some high tech help-- to stop the crook in action. if you and your family are looking for something fun to do his home... while he's not even there. how he was able to use some today... besides shopping-- why not spend the day at the ice rink! and today you can get a special discount all while helping we greg adlibs weather forecast tease this morning-- police in kentucky are searching for a motive behind a rescue crews are trying to get an injured rescued. he fell 60 to 80 feet while hiking at black velvet canyon last night. he is in route to umc trauma right now for evaluation. but he is expected to survive. right now-- a woman is recovering after being hit by a train near the i-15.. metro says the woman was on a bridge crossing over owens, when she was struck by the train around 3-30 yesterday. she was rushed to the hospital, but is expected to survive. how this happened. a car crashes into a store, and the driver tries to take off... but he's caught in the act and chased down by a man-- and it's what the hero wasn't wearing that's catching everyone's attention this morning. and this weekend is going to be busy for people heading home on the roads and in the air... but some dangerous storms could cold front to interact with southern nevada by saturday night into sunday. rain chances are holding between 40% and 50% for las vegas with snow looking to fall 6800ft and above; ranging between a trace and two inches. the rain and snow chances bleed into monday but looking to last only until 5am. today, mainly sunny skies will be common with highs between 60 and 65 degrees along with light winds. by tomorrow, clouds will slowly build in throughout the day and with that being said, highs starting sunday will be in the low and mid 50s and hold there clear into next thursday. mainly sunny skies are back by tuesday with light winds by monday night. today we're kicking off our 13 are asking you to donate toys to put a smile on a child's face this holiday season. yasmeen hassan is live at the n-h-p southern command-- with the details. our 13 days of giving kicks off today! we are asking you to help out by donating an unwrapped toy between 10 and 20 dollars. the gifts will be distributed at the thomas and mack... be facing off against texas christian university. tip off is at 7-30 tonight. the rebels are hosting the "global sports classic" tournament this weekend. the championship game is tomorrow night at 7-30. today-- you can go to a winter wonderland right in the middle of the strip! the ice rink at the cosmopolitan will be opening later this afternoon. for the fifth year in a row-- the boulevard pool is transforming into an ice skating rink. hotel is partnering with "tao group cares" and anyone who donates a new toy will get a free skate rental. doors open at 3. a missouri man catches a would-be burglar red handed. and then he scares him off... just by using his smartphone! michael lopez, stopped break-in attempt: "bro get the outta there! there's someone in my backyard." the homeowner says his ring app sent him an alert showing someone messing with his door. when he opened it, he saw a man confronted him through the app. police arrested the guy within the hour. officers are saying technology like this -- is becoming a game changer. an australian man is now being called a hero... after he chases down a driver-- who crashed into a shop and then took off! oh yeah... and the good samaritan... was only in his underwear! daniel mcconnell says his wife woke him up saying a car had crashed into a nearby business. he walked outside and saw the driver running away from the (underwear) on and he started to take off up the street and i said 'what are you doing mate?' and i started following him and he was like 'don't be a hero'. and i was like 'i'm not being a eventually cops caught up and arrested the driver. a thanksgiving miracle for a california family. a missing mom brought home just in time for the holidays-- but and black friday has become its own kind of holiday across the country-- but it's even getting the attention of travelers from all over the world. and they've got their eyes on las vegas. speaking of black friday here's a live picture from northern caliornia of black friday shopping going on there. the north pole is coming to the valley today! tivoli village is at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, oy. where days are filled with magic, not madness. it's why we have amazing prices on thoughtful gifts, everyday. workshop and interactive experience for the whole family. guests can visit the elve's toy- making workshop, mrs. claus's kitchen, and there's a meet and greet with santa and his reindeers. operation north pole will be open through christmas. we'll put the details on our website. cold front to interact with southern nevada by saturday night into sunday. rain chances are holding between 40% and 50% for las vegas with snow looking to fall 6800ft and above; ranging between a trace and two inches. the rain and snow chances bleed into monday but looking to last only until 5am. in today's gma first look-- a community is mourning the a high school cheerleader, fatally shot while she was sleeping, and her ex-boyfriend is now charged with murder. abc's ryan smith is following the case. < in this morning's gma first look - an 18-year-old football player - charged with killing a 16-year-old cheerleader - just weeks after their breakup. if convicted, riley gaul could jane walker's bedroom from outside her tennessee home killed her in her sleep ? police arresting gaul tuesday degree murder, holding him on $750,000 bond, after having him under surveillance, sayinging "he was preparing to destroy evidence related to the homicide". the pair, seemingly a picture perfect couple, the cheerleader and the football player, classmates until gaul moved on to play football at a local college this fall. and we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up at 7am - with your gma first look, i'm ryan smith, abc news, new york. still ahead in our next half hour-- a woman in arizona accidentally realized her mistake... she told him he could still come over. so did the grandmother from the now viral story keep her promise? that's next! marissa adlibs tease right now on good morning las we'll see if there's any chaos this morning. some looming storms could cause chaos for the millions of people trying to get back home. we're watching the wintry blast hitting the country right now-- is this storm going to hit us here? we are still on schedule for a cold front to interact with southern nevada by saturday night into sunday. rain chances are holding between 40% and 50% for las vegas with snow looking to fall 6800ft and above; ranging black friday is here... and we've already seen lines marissa kynaston is live at town square. marissa what are things looking like out there now? one of the stores open from thanksgiving all the way through black friday and that could be part of the reason why we're not seeing as much of t this year. plus-- but people arent necessarily going to stores-- shoppers continue to take more and more of their business online. according to next advisor-- 41 percent of people plan to buy their holiday gifts online. and many stores began rolling out their deals early for those 17:44:18 people go out the night before, and then they get tired and don't want to wake up in the morning many of those deals will continue throughout the weekend and into cyber monday. mk-- 13an. breaking overnight -- a man recovering after a shooting at a new jersey mall. it happened near the macy's... just hours before it was supposed to open for black friday. police are stilling trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. las vegas is one of the top tourist destinations in the world-- but did you know people come here from all over the world... just for black friday shopping! international tourists tell us a lot of the big name brands here, they can't get at home. the prices are cheaper since the items aren't imported. and overall... ho yongling liu, visiting from china everybody thinks that black friday has good deals, and a lot of discounts, that's why i came here las vegas north premium outlets say -- international tourists -- are big part of their customer base. millions of people across the country are getting ready to make their return trip after the holiday weekend-- but mother nature could cause some serious problems. take a look at this graphic showing the path of the storms blast. a crazy." this time-lapse shows the powerful cold front moving through parts of utah. winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. white out conditions on the interstate near salt lake city caused a flat bed and a car to collide. and we can expect more scenes like this in california-- on sunday travel experts are predicting a 240 percent increase in traffic jams across the country. but greg how are things looking morning? a horrifying animal abuse case-- under investigation in pahrump right now. person who shot and killed a dog. we're told the animal was found at the bell vista shooting range last month... tied to a poll. terrier had been shot multiple times. they believe the dog had just given birth. deputies are asking anyone with information on the crime to come forward. the california mom mysteriously kidnapped.. is finally safe with her family. she's been missing for three weeks, but now the search is on for her captors. 34 year old sherri papini was found alive thanksgiving morning. police believe she had been set free and left on the side of the road in northern restraints, and flagged down a passing car. "we are very ecstatic to report she has be located and has been reunited with her husband and family on thanksgiving." police say she was kidnapped by two hispanic women-- they still don't know why. but for papini's family, all that matter's is she's alive and she's home. our 13 days of giving campaign is underway... and you help a child have a our yasmeen hassan is live at the n-h-p southern commd more on what you can do. our 13 days of giving kicks off today! we are asking you to help out by donating an unwrapped toy between 10 and 20 dollars. the gifts will be distributed by the las vegas rescue mission. a phoenix woman keeps her word... now the unlikely pair is hoping inspire others. wanda dench had a whole dinner ready for her family and her plus one-- jamal hinton. she accidentally sent a thanksgiving dinner invitation text to him... instead of her grandson. when jamal asked if the offer still stood, and she said yes-- the story quickly went viral. "i actually had to look up what does it mean, hashtag" (butted with) "she welcomed me into her home, that shows me how great of a person she is, that's what i'm thankful for" and now the new friends have a thanksgiving memory to last a hundreds of toys this christmas-- but it's not exactly what you're thinking... how one family is changing the holidays for kids all over the world. and the last thing you want during the holidays is an expensive visit from a plumber. but this is the busiest time of year for them. what you need to know-- to easily prevent a plumbing nightmare. greg adlibs weather forecast tease coming up on gma, a stunning development in the case of the missing "super mom" ? sherri papini. she was found on thanksgiving she was reported missing. but who took her and why? the search for suspects this morning? and our interview with the sheriff spearheading the agine a world where the s holid. where days are filled with magic instead of madness. it's why we never have crazy sales. never make you clip coupons. and always have amazing prices on popular brands and thoughtful gifts. it's time to bring back the holidays recovery for the new york man severely burned by his severely burned by his e-cigarette that exploded. otis gooding will be spending the rest of his holiday weekend in the hospital. he was at work tuesday, when his e- cig suddenly burst into gooding's attorney says he'll have to have surgery on tuesday. sanford rubenstein, attorney "he's very worried about his right hand because that was severely burned and he's concerned with the use of his right hand." new york fire department is examining the fragments of the e- cig, trying to figure out exactly what caused the fire. many previous incidents have been linked to the lithium battery. former green party candidate jill stein raised four million dollars overnight for her request for an election recount. stein needed two million dollars by today in order to state she says would have caused hillary clinton to win the election. there were lots of hacks taking place around this election. hacks into voter databases, into party databases, into individual email accounts. the states she wants recounted are pennsylvania, wisconsin and michigan. trump has not yet responded to stein's recount efforts, but his campaign manager wrote online "look who can't accept the election results." meanwhile hillary clinton gave she posted a picture... showing a collection of homemade thank you signs left on the corner of her street. she tweeted, "thank you to all of you who did this." clinton has kept a fairly low profile since her loss to president-elect donald trump. but there have been a few sightings of her that have been documented on social media. it's a busy time of the year for plumbers around the valley, and they say it's because of simple... but costly mistakes people make-- and they don't even realize it. "yes air conditioning and plumbing" tells us business is up 50- percent this time of year. plumbing technician, fernando garcia, says that's because people tend to put too much in their garbage disposal... including grease and even bones. fernando garcia: try to throw as much as you possibly can into the trash can, without are being used, kitchens are being used. if your disposal is jammed, try using the garbage disposal key plumber will charge you just for coming out to your home. for some families-- their thanksgiving tradition is giving back to those in need. thousands of doctors, hair dressers, dentists... and more offered their services for free at calvary-chapel spring valley church yesterday. the richardsons volunteers it's awesome to just to be able to here and to serve. there are so many peoplei some of the volunteer workers tell us they turned the event into a family affair. if the crowds of black friday seem like too much for you... why not try out "small business saturday." the unofficial holiday celebrates local shops around the valley. tivoli village and container park are both holding special events tomorrow. businesses there will be offering big deals. we've got a list of the shops participating on our website, ktnv.com tonight opportunity village is celebrating its 25th mayor carolyn goodman will flip on the lights at 6-tonight. but she's not the only special guest-- santa and mrs. claus will also be there... along with strip performers "human nature." you can check out the lights of the magical forest now through christmas. inspired by their own son-- a colorado family is now making christmas extra special for kids with disabilities all over the country. the non-profit is called "santa's little hackers." the couple takes toys and adapts them so that children with special needs can play with steve watson/santa's little hackers "on previous christmases the child would toy and it's not a toy they could play with. they couldn't squeeze the it sing, watch the lights come on." all of the toys they adapt are donated to them. last year "santa's little hackers" modified and shipped 500 toys all of the toys are given away for free! we are still on schedule for a cold front to interact with southern nevada by saturday night into sunday. rain chances are holding between 40% and 50% for las vegas with snow looking to fall 6800ft and above; ranging between a trace and two inches. the rain and snow chances bleed into monday but looking to last only until 5am. is listed as "currently unavailable." on amazon! its reportedly due to some bad reviews. while amazon is no longer selling the ornament-- it is available from other sellers. and it's not cheap. most are listed for more than two- hundred dollars a piece. well black friday shopping is underway this morning... but is it the madness we've been seeing in year's past. marissa kynaston is live at town's square? ... just breaking this morning-- search and rescue crews at red rock have finally got that injured hiker to safety. the man fell 60 to 80 feet while hiking at black velvet canyon last night. metro says he was immediately taken to umc trauma to be to be okay. breaking overnight-- actress florence henderson, has passed away. the 82 year old was best known for her role as "carole brady" on the brady bunch. on the brady bunch. her reps say she passed away from heart failure. maureen mccormick who played her daughter marsha tweeted out this tribute to her. earlier this week henderson was at the dancing with the stars finale supporting mccormick who was on this season. 20-10. if you still need to do some holiday shopping... now may be a good time to head out the door. we've seen lines, but it's quieted down. marissa kynaston is live at town square. marissa it probably won't be staying that way, right? one of the stores open from thanksgiving all the way through black friday and that could be part of the reason why we're not seeing as much of the rush or the lines this year. plus-- but peopla necessarily going to stores-- shoppers continue to take more and more of their business online. according to next advisor-- 41 percent of people plan to buy their holiday gifts online. and many stores began rolling out their deals early for those online shoppers. jamesen mapes marketing director, town square 18:21:52 i don't think black friday is what it used to be, retailers have gotten smarter, why would your guests, lined up smashing through the store 18:22:03 today we're kicking off our 13 we are asking you to donate toys to put a smile on a child's face this holiday season. yasmeen hassan is live at the n-h-p southern command-- with the details. our 13 days of giving kicks off today! we are asking you to unwrapped toy between 10 and 20 dollars. the gifts will be distributed by the las vegas rescue mission. we are still on schedule for a vegas with snow looking to fall only until 5am. thanks for watching good morning las vegas.. we are always online at ktnv.com we have some breaking news just good morning, america. found alive, the super mom who vanished without a trace while jogging three weeks ago found bound on the side of the road. a thanksgiving miracle. >> we are very ecstatic to report that sherri papini has been located. >> and now the all-out hunt for her captors. cabinet showdown. the battle for secretary of state and the backlash from trump loyalists still angry at top contender, mitt romney, for his tough talk during the campaign. as donald trump boasts and tweets from his thanksgiving celebration. and they're off. black friday mayhem unleashed across the country overnight. >> whoo! >> more than 100 million doorbusters fighting for those blockbuster deals. this morning, your exclusive first look at some of the