((patrick walker)) north las vegas mayor john lee... announcing the old view of his city is now in the past. ((mayor john lee/north las vegas: "our intense focus on growing our community has resulted in tremendous achievements.")) ((patrick walker)) lee highlighted projects set to get underway in 2016... including housing developments and a medical district of sorts around the v-a hospital. also... he touched on the development happening at apex... including facilitles for electric car manufacturer transportation company hyperloop technologies. lee says... however... the city isn't banking on just those projects. ((mayor john lee/north las vegas: "we have a lot to offer in this region, and we're stepping up to do it as fast as we possibly can.")) ((patrick walker)) the speed at which the faraday deal was done... has been attracting interest from businesses. assistant city manager ryann juden calls it the "faraday effect." ((ryann juden/nlv asst. city manager: "what's interesting is what they're asking is not so much about the infrastruc

i'm john lee. sledding >>>the buncombe county sheriff's office is asking for help finding a missing teen. deputies say 17-year-old shira miller was last seen in weaverville wearing a dark jacket with fur on the hood and dark pants. if you have any information about her call the sheriff's office. >>>the joy of snow can turn injuries usually come down to the three s's. sledding, slipping and shovelling. >> as news 13 john lee reports thousands of injuries are linked to sledding alone. >> here sleds sold out quickly but without care you might sled to the emergency room. i love it. it's a beautiful place. >> baby it's cold outside. which makes some throw caution to the wind at strauss park. most folks won't do a back flip in the snow. but nathan johnson will take his son for a thrill on the hill. >> what's your favorite part? >> sledding and snow boarding. >> we forget somomhing so fun can go downhill in a hurry. >> i like hit a bump and i fell off and it was like a hard area. i left a bruise on my kne

north las vegas mayor john lee made his annual state of the city address today. he had plenty to say about the past year and promised more good news for 2016. krifaton was at the mayor's speech this afternoon. what in your opinion was the highlight say. faraday future the electric car company that chose north las vegas as its assembly plant home should probably be the highlight of his past year but the mayor sees it. for north las vegas mayor john lee ......faraday of the pieces of the puzzle he has to make his city a future economic hotbed. faraday's plans to build at apex industrial park is already drawing attention from other industries. vision of also making his city a medical research center. the mayor also announced plans to build around las vegas motor speeday to make access to the area from 15 much easier. but what he seemed most proud of.....was reducing the more than $152 million dollar deficit he inherited to about $74 million his first year in office. today that deficit numbmb is even better 01:50:54 i'm happy to report that we've reduced it to under

((patranya bhoolsuwan)) what ((brian loftus)) > north las vegas mayor john lee says his city is building a road to recovery. yesterday, the mayor gave his state of the city speech... outlining the city's accomplishment s from the past year. he talked about the huge developments set for apex... as well as the city's credit rating stabilizing. which is now at 23- million dollars... comapred to 150-million when he took office 2-years ago. lees says this is all part of fulfilling a mandate voters issued to him... when he was elected: ((mayor john lee/north las vegas: "my mandate was made clear to me by the residents of north las vegas: increase their property values, bring them high-paying jobs, protect their property, and make their lives better.")) ((brian loftus)) lee credited the city's business- friendly climate with landing faraday... which has kick-started interest at the apex industrial site. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > metro police released more information... about the officer- involved shooting that happened in front of the bellagio. in the arrest report for kahleal black... pol

john lee joins us live from the market center. the odds seem good someone is i feel like it is you. >> i don't think it is me, although i think i bought a couple of tickets, power ball 13, unlucky perhaps in some circles. here they have a scratch off game called $500 mayhem. in this case, it is $500 million mayhem as folks have been steadily in line here at the market center. expecting a big lunch crowd. let's face it, we are all paying out increasing that big jackpot even though we know the odds are probably pretty slim as we take a look at video, we saw one guy show up, that basically was coming from the eaten plant. they say he was a lucky charm. he came by to get tickets. the odds, 1 in $292 million, one the $500 million jackpot. one of the top six largest in north american history. the cash payout if you dare to dream, $306 million. >> that's what i would do with the $450 million.million. >> catch that guy before we gets that uptown. that's when $564 million was on the line, one by players in a few states including north caro

john lee/mayor of north las vegas i've seen two different concept cars now. both are jaw dropping. when you see the cars, you forget what the future is going to look like, you know, how streetlights will talk to vehicles, cars talk to cars, how people will travel in a whole different fashion in the future. so the car's exciting but i think the transportation we're seeing will take place is the most exciting thing for our country. ((brian loftus)) mayor lee told us that the other prototypes he saw over the summer for the non-sports-car drivers are --quote-- "awesome". ((kirsten joyce)) governor sandoval announced that his create a center for the development of autonomous vehicles. one of the mottos for the faraday company is "fight ugliness". /// ((brian loftus)) > construction is coming along.. as we get closer to the opening date of the las vegas arena. ((kirsten joyce)) we'll show you a peak inside ...... /// sure someone doesn't steal your phone.. with the amount of information we now store on it. sharon profis gives us a few tips on keeping your phone and data safe. start by ma

north las vegas mayor john lee had plenty to boast about during his state of the city address this morning. the city has gone from the verge of finanical ruin to one of the fastest moving economies in the southwest. fox5's les krifaton joins us live from north las vegas city hall -- and les faraday future wasn't the only topic of today's address. faraday future north las vegas. mayor john lee accepts the accolades for the plant building here but he's the first one to say the transformation of north las vegas was a team effort. it was four short years ago when then north las vegas mayor shari buck had this to say about the bleak future for the city. 11:15 the past two years have been some of the most difficult endured by the city. the economic down turn that hit the country in 2008 is a thing of the past..fast forward to today 01:39:39 don't pooh pooh north las vegas what mayor lee seems most proud of is getting the city's 152 million dollar deficit he inherited when he took office down to 74 million in one year. two years later the bottom line is better than ever. 01:50:54 i'm happy to rep

mayor john lee is laying out an optimistic year ahead for north mayor john lee is laying out an station.. lee said north las vegas has made some enormous economic strides. he also says the city is diversifying.. and highlighted the billion dollar deal with electric car company 'faraday future.' and.. according to the mayor.. the city's deficit is now under 23-million dollars.. which is a 51 million dollar improvement over last year. a first grade teacher in texas was fired after parents say she put duct tape over the mouths of her students, staying it was a game. parents say they got a call on friday saying the teacher duct tapped the mouths of more than 20 students. one mother says her child isn't handling the aftermath. (tamilyn love, parent of student) "well, not very well.... we decided to put her into counseling. saturday night she woke up and told me that she had a bad dream... that she was choking and couldn't breathe because she had duct tape over her mouth." the teacher was fired and police are investigating whether criminal charges will be filed. at least one of the parents is

in brevard, john lee, news 13. >>evan: time is 7:49. let's look at today's mind teaser. what is the lowest known point on earth? whether on land or in the ocean. we have the answer for you after >> >>evan: slick roads this morning as more people are getting out of the house and get out on the roadways. news 13's lauren brigman and hope hanselman have been monitoring those conditions for us. let's get one last check in with hope. >>hope: thank you, evan. just to recap what we have seen so far today, these are some of the worst neighborhoods that we have seen. this is west asheville. just off sand hill school road. it's not looking too good out here. definitely not been plowed. very thick, very icy. underneath all of this. secondary roads are the biggest concern in buncombe county. other main thorough fairs, brevard road, sar dis, sand hill, interstate, all looking for the most part pretty good. but, all of them have icy patches so we want to ask you to drive slower than normal if you have to leave the house today. obviously, some folks like the ones who live around here,

north las vegas mayor john lee had plenty to boast about during his state of the city address this morning. the city has gone from the verge of finanical ruin to one of the fastest moving economies in the southwest. fox5's les krifaton joins us live from north las vegas city hall -- and les faraday future wasn't the only topic of today's address. faraday future for the city of north las vegas. mayor john lee accepts the accolades for the plant building here but he's the first one to say the transformation of north las vegas was a team effort. it was four short years ago when then north las vegas mayor shari buck had this to say about the bleak future for the city. the past two years have been some of the most difficult endured by the city. the economic down turn that hit the country in 2008 is a thing of the past..fast forward to today don't pooh pooh north las vegas what mayor lee seems most proud of is getting the city's 152 million dollar deficit he inherited when he took office down to 74 million in one year. two years later the bottom line is better than ever. i'm happy to report that

./// ((denise valdez)) > north las vegas mayor john lee says his city is building a road to recovery. the mayor gave his state of the city speech today... outlining the city's accomplishment s over the past year. while the huge developments at apex... like faraday future and the hyperloop testing site... were definitely highlights... he also talked about other improvements. one of those... the city's credit rating has stabilized. they're also cutting long- term- budget deficits... which is now at 23- million- dollars... dollars when he took office two years ago. less says this is all part of fulfilling a mandate voters issued to him when he was elected: ((mayor john lee/north las vegas: "my mandate was made clear to me by the residents of north las vegas: increase their property values, bring them high-paying jobs, protect their property, and make their lives better.")) ((denise valdez)) lee credited the city's business- friendly climate with landing faraday... which has kick- started interest at the apex industrial site./// ((dave courvoisier)) > the price of oil plunges... but will

john lee, news 13. once you met roselynn you will remember her. i know her. we are going to meet that -- need the heat on full plant don't. >> it is going to be very warm and cold tonight. so we went from milder weather couple of days ago now to the bitter cold so >> 28 degrees for high temperature tail that put us way shy of average almost 20 degrees and 18 it morning that was not record low bus certainly below the average of 26. no rain or snow today we have about 1.7 inches of liquid in bucket for the month. still been dry month overall. dangerously cold as we mentioned tonight. we will talk about that and with chances for snow of now your news 13 sky watch weather. >> several different when comes to snow forecast this weekend. sunday. now sunday event pretety minor. just dusting but there big difference when comes to computer models for this particular case. we have many more in line already with some thing wintery happening either wednesdays. >> or all three days. and that's already been change from last time when we had several different solutions and j

john lee/mayor of north las vegas i've seen two different concept cars now. both are jaw dropping. when you see the cars, you forget what the future is going to look like, you know, how streetlights will talk to vehicles, cars talk to cars, how people will travel in a whole different fashion in the future. so the car's exciting but i think the transportation we're seeing will take place is the most exciting thing for our country. george knapp mayor lee told us prototypes he saw over the summer for the non-sports-car drivers are quote awesome. and today, governor sandoval announced that his economic development office will create a center for the development of autonomous vehicles. on of the mottos for the faraday company is...fight ugliness. so far, so good. (("from 8 news now, this is neighborhood weather with tedd florendo.")) < tedd florendo >check out the fog from earlier. fog in the desert that rarely happens out here where we get little we get little rainfall. but air saturated enough where we could get another fog event overnight. ............................... ........ rig

north las vegas mayor john lee also talked about the role the city can play, the debt that is down and the latest update of electric car marker, faraday future's move to build a plant there: ((north las vegas mayor john lee: they just pulled their permits, they're starting to move equipment out there, their starting to rub the property so we have been moving very very fast to get that business in operation )) faraday is a one billion dollar factory and a deal of a lifetime for north las vegas. ((sharie johnson)) tonight at six... chamber that would give small businesses access to big business... and where. ((paul joncich)) > we now know the name of the man... shot and killed at an apartment complex in the northeast part of the valley. the coroner says it was 28- year-old kelvin johnson. this happened about 9:30 last night near cheyenne and nellis. officers arrived to find the victim in the parking lot next to a vehicle. he was taken to umc where he was pronounced dead. investigators are trying to determine if this was a robbery or if the victim was targeted. witnesses told police they

north las vegas mayor john lee said this reviel doesnt just show a car of the future it also shows the bright economic future ahead of north las vegas will resume" while the car revealed today wont be the same as the cars faraday will be making in north las vegas ...this is the first design made public by the car maker... faraday is expected to employ more than 4500 people in their north las vegas manufacturing plant and they will receive millions of dollars in tax incentives if they meet their job and investment requirments. north las vegas mayor john lee said this reviel doesnt just show a car of the future it also shows the bright economic future ahead of north las vegas faraday made it a point to keep their design a secret until todays reveal but just hours before the official event design pictures leaked online. still that didnt stop 100 of people from coming here tonight for the big showing. reporting live miguel martinez local las vegas. faraday's arrival to nevada is expected to have an economic impact of around 55 billion dollars over a 20 year span. google is expanding its on

about new 13 john lee tells us why there is priceless motivation for the fight of his life. >> things fluctuating constantly. when lives searching for answers, it helps to simply take a breath. yoga times you to care -- yea -- and to endure what can't be cured. more than ever ryan conrad needs measuring time, in hours, and minutes, and precious moments. >> life can certainly be verify night. his eyes give you the perspective of man whose world has ban turned upside down. why so many case. makes me very aware of every present moment. >> constant changes, >> are learning how to roll over. wife brook, their son harper. >> he is yoga instructor and physical therpism. always the healthy one until few months ago. started getting very really yellow. and was having quite a bit of pain. unso far outside of the scope of the normal folks who get cancer. his worst fears. nobody seems really get under 40. >> only 37. . those statistics don't tell an individual story. living now up against an unhealthy reality. >> the cune fee rallying for his support inincluding on-line campaign, that's raised mor

./// ((brian loftus)) > north las vegas mayor john lee is giving his state of the city address today. we sat down with him yesterday he tells us last year was a big year for the city. highlights include the apex industrial park...building an amphitheater at craig ranch regional park, and they brought in a new police chief. but...he's looking forward to 2016... and beyond: ((mayor john lee, north las vegas it was a better year for north las vegas and we're excited 2016 looks even more exciting for us )) the city of north las vegas with all the work that's going on here with all the jobs here being produced with all the economy for the region north las vegas is prepared right now to be the bread basket for this whole area :51 more people will work and live in north las vegas in the next ten years then any where else in this valley )) more projects...inclu ding a medical research area and building more infrastructure. we'll learn more about his plan coming up in his speech later this morning./// brian loftus > now let's get a look at your forecast. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) sherry... how's

who says he is thrilled about the company coming to his city: (( nlv mayor, john lee: the "what happens in vegas' is still a great moniker but "what's built in north las vegas goes throughout the world." i'm very excited about that. i think we put ourselves on the map, not only as an entertainment capital of the area of the nation and i'm excited )) f-f plans to break ground on their north las vegas factory in a few weeks. they've committed to investing over a billion dollars... and will bring thousands of jobs to southern nevada./// ((brian loftus)) > it's time to go back to the jungle baby! up next where you can catch one of the most anticipated hard rock reunions... and if we have a chance of this epic show coming to our neck of the woods./// ((brian loftus)) > the wait is rocks most famous duos are reuniting for the first time in more than 20 years. we're talking about the from guns n' roses. the two will take the stage in april as one of the headlining acts for this years coachella music festival in indio, california. it's the first time two will share the stage since their bitter

both governor brian sandoval and north las vegas mayor john lee attached themselves to faradays future with a 335 million dollar combination of tax breaks and industrial improvements. governor brian sandoval was among those on hand to send off more than 250 national guard members to the middle east. the ceremony took place monday. the national guard says it's not guaranteed that the entire group will stay together when they deploy - they will be working as part of several military operations their deployment is expected to last a year. powerball fever is alive.. with the jackpot for tomorrow night's drawing expected to get even bigger. it's already reached 400 million dollars... and that number could go even higher before wednesday's big drawing. lines of customers stretched outside the door monday... at the lotto store in primm. the store's manager says they've been busy with customers non-stop since saturday. if you want to play... you can buy tickets at the lotto store... or you will have to cross the state border into arizona... and buy tickets there. stadium problems. one of the s

north las vegas mayor john lee delivered his state of the city address. pointing out taking the city from the verge of finanical ruin to one of the fastest moving economies in the southwest. fox5's les krifaton explains how the transformation-- was a team effort. it was four short years ago when then north las vegas mayor shari buck had this to say about the bleak future for the city. the past two years have been some of the most difficult endured by the city. the economic down turn that hit the country in 2008 is a thing of the past..fast forward to today don't pooh pooh north las vegas what mayor lee seems most proud of is getting the city's 152 million dollar deficit he inherited when he to 74 million in one year. two years later the bottom line is better than ever. i'm happy to report that we've reduced it to under $23 million. (applause) lee says with the deficit now under control another target he has his sights set on is expanding job opportunities. i don 't want everybody going to work in hospitality and tourism. my goal is to diversify the income

north las vegas mayor john lee, who initiated the effort to lure ff to nevada, had to sign a non disclosure agreement months ago but is finally able to comment on what other techno-goodies might be coming along for the ride. vegas i've seen two different concept cars now. both are jaw dropping. when you see the cars, you forget what the future is going to look like, you know, how streetlights will talk to vehicles, cars talk to cars, how people will travel in a whole different fashion in the future. so the car's exciting but i think the transportation we're seeing will take place is the most exciting thing for our country. ((michelle mortenson)) mayor lee told the i-team that the other prototypes he saw over the summer for the non-sports-cars were quote awesome. and governor sandoval announced that his economic development office will create a center for the development of autonomous vehicles./// ((michelle mortensen)) > a major shake up at u-n- l-v up next our sports anchor ron futrell has the detials on the resignations of u-n-l-v's head coach dave rice. ((michelle mortensen)) > before j@

lee and governor brian sandoval for their work in bringing faraday to nevada. f-f breaks ground on their north las vegas plant in just a few weeks. they've committed to investing over a billion dollars... and plan to bring thousands of jobs to southern nevada. /// ((brian loftus)) > police who shot a 23-year- old dead belived he was carrying a weapon.. only to find out it was something else. ((kirsten joyce)) what we've learned happened in the moments leading up to keith childress' death. /// footage.. showing the final moments before keith childress was shot by officers. police believed he was carrying a weapon.. but it turned out to be a cellphone. as vanessa murphy reports.. childress did not comply with police demands. ((officer robert bohanon/metro police: get on the ground! )) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant robert bohanon's body camera video shows his repeated warnings to 23 year old keith childress for more than two minutes. ((hands up, hands up!)) ((vanessa murphy)) this was december 31st... ((drop the gun! )) ((vanessa murphy)) metro police were called to

governor brian sandoval and north las vegas mayor john lee attached themselves to faraday future-- with 335-million dollars in tax breaks and industrial improvements. if you want to help the washoe county court have until friday. the district court is hosting an annual food drive in partnership with the food bank of northern nevada. donations are being collected on the first floor of the law library or the self help center. you can drop off non- perishable food between 8 a-m and 5 p-m. you can also pay any overdue book fines you may owe at the self help center, or law library, by making a donation. the self help center is at 1 south seirra street and the law library is at 75 court street. you can find more information about the food drive at kolo cares dot com. if you're looking to stick to your new year's resolution this year... stick around -- we'll have some easy tips to help you reach your now good morning reno." the new year may be off to a snowy start. another winter storm is headed our way.. bringing more snow to the mountains and the valley. and the teen shot at a local park las

mayor john lee says he's more optimistic about his city...pointing to major economic strides. he delivered his address at texas station earlier this afternoon. lee also said the city is diversifying its economy...highlightin g the one billion dollar deal with electric car company, faraday future. as for the city's deficit, he says it's now at under 23- million...from 74-million dollars last year. an action news update now on a story we first brought you as breaking news-- all day long, allegiant airlines customers have been getting flooded with non-stop emails from the airline. people have been posting their frustration on twitter one viewer told us he got more than 60 messages in an hour! the fix has been made, but no details given on what started it all. no word yet from the las vegas based company on what the issue was. they apologized to their customers on twitter, and in this email. an action news update now on some broken streets light in mountain's edge. we've just learned the lights have been repaired. it's an update to a story you the lights at buffalo and gomer were

./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > north las vegas mayor john lee is giving his state of the city address this afternoon. it just got underway at noon. we got the chance to sit down with him yesterday.. and he says 2015 was a big year... highlights include the apex industrial park...building an amphitheater at craig ranch regional park, and brining in a new police chief. but...he's looking forward to 2016... and beyond: (( what we have is we we been able to because of the assets that we had to not only bring jobs to the north las vegas but intelligence to north las vegas mind numbing kind of companies hyperlope verde the va hospital this has been the most exciting time for the perfect opportunities to all come together at the same time )) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the hyperloop will be joined by future at the apex industrial complex. we will have a full report on the address in the 4 and 5 p-m shows./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the hyperloop going into the apex facility is the brainchild of tesla owner elon musk. he gave the idea away.. but is still encouraging others to get involved. (( e

mayor john lee is laying out an optimistic year ahead for north las vegas. during his state of the city address yesterday at texas station.. lee said north las vegas has made enormous economic strides. diversifying.. he highlighted the billion dollar deal with electric car company 'faraday future.' and.. according to the mayor.. the city's deficit is now under 23-million dollars.. which is a 51 million dollar improvement over last year. las vegas sands c-e-o sheldon adelson is meeting with the owner of the oakland raiders today. so what does this mean? we coudl be getting a pro- football team right here in the valley! a 42-acre piece of land bought by u- n-l-v could be the new home to the raiders! it's near tropicana and paradise...which is owned by it would hold up to... -60- thousand people. up next... the broncos and the panthers are practicing for the super police are practicing too....some of the devices they're using you may have never seen before. i have new information this morning from allegiant airlines...they're talking about their email problems.

north las vegas mayor john lee was at the big unveiling. " closed captioning will resume" faraday future is expected to have an economic impact of around 55 billion dollars over a 20 year span. the manufacturing plant will be built at apex industrial park. the company is hoping to break ground in just a few weeks, they want to have a car on the market in two years. nevada's caucuses are next month... and democrats are reaching out to nevada voters this week by bringing all of their candidates to town. nevada senator harry reid is hosting a dinner for hillary martin o'malley tomorrow. he says he'll make a decision on who to endorse after the caucus. reid called donald trump and marco rubio "anti- immigrant", and stressed how important the minority vote is. the democratic caucus takes place saturday february 20th. the republican caucus follows on tuesday february 23-rd. an emotional send off family and friends said their goodbyes to hundreds of national guard members heading overseas. people just just can't seem to get enough! the record breaking number of vistors that hit las vegas last y

mayor john lee will speak at noon.... at "texas station gambling hall and hotel". right now...the post office is looking for the people in these surveillance pictures. the images show them breaking into a bank of mailboxes on west charleston. in a seperate incident more surveillance images show a white van and a the suspect. if you have any information on either case.. contact the u-s postal service. you may remember these disturbing images...of cats this morning the woman involved is expected in court. after skipping her last two court dates...nathalie beck's trial is set to begin today. authorities removed more than 1- hundred cats from beck's north las vegas home last year. in may.. she was found guilty and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. a week later.. animal control officers say they found nearly 40 cats.. and one dead kitten at her home. the animal foundation says they're committed to saving every animal life possible. they released a timeline yesterday of this commitment...with the deadline of 20-20. they want to expand adoption and foster progr

news 13 john lee is live and experts seeing people hurt in the snow. >> that's right, the sound ever a snowplow in the area at this point a lot of cleaning up to do except for the last couple days we're not used to the snow which means we might be prone to be injured in the snow. now, earlier this afternoon we were out at strous park it's sledding hub a traditional sledding hub in barvard. a lot of folks were enjoying that today. mission hospital says they've already seenen six injuries related to sledding. and across the country, some 20,000 people are injured each year due to such accidents. >> i think yesterday one of the sledding accidents in the ed. i should know where you're sledsing and wear a helmet and think about safety when you're out sleding. so location is a big things. obviously use common sense and makeke sure you're not at a hill too steep or too close to a street. that's the big thing. now along with sledding as well as slipping another big issue shoveling over exerting yourshoveling over exerting yourself can be a major thing as well and 11,000 people each year inju

north las vegas mayor john lee is predicting some big things for his city this year. lee delivered his state of the city address today at texas station.. and points to some major economic strides as a reason to be optimistic. lee says the city is diversifying its economy.. especially with the 1-billion dollar deal with electric car company 'faraday future.' lee also says the city's deficit is down from 74-million dollars last year.. now... to a brand new at -6- story.... right now neighbors who were left in the dark..... called action news for help.... street lights in mountain's edge were broken.... for about a year!!!! it's an update to a story..... "you asked us... to investigate". contact 13 investigative reporter.... stephanie zepelin with how we got action... on this story! """"""""""neighbors reached out to us last week. they said they're paying hoa dues, while the hoa was leaving street lights in disrepair...until now"""""""" two different car wrecks took down the lights at buffalo and gomer and buffalo and blue diamond. it happened early last year....and stil

mayor john lee is predicting big things for north las vegas lee delivered his state of the city address today at texas station.. and points to some major economic strides as a reason to be optimistic. lee says the city is diversifying its economy.. especially with the 1-billion dollar deal with electric car company 'faraday future.' lee also says the city's deficit is down from 74-million dollars last year.. the surf is up in hawaii. in fact.. it's way up. surfers with enough nerve are riding some of the biggest waves anyone has ever seen. the massive swells are coming in.. thanks to some high winds off waimea bay. some are coming-in at 50-feet. it's not all fun though. about 25 surfers had to be rescued when they couldn't paddle back to the beach. adlib let's go to chief meteorologist... bryan scofield and 'weather first.' simply magnificent weather heading to the valley with cloud cover keeping overnight temperatures in the mid 40s which will allow friday to be a little warmer than today. highs friday will peak around 66, with some moderate cloud cover - fewer clouds will lead to warm

north las vegas mayor john lee says he hopes to hear about new deals every few months./// ((paula francis)) > trying out products... so you don't have to waste your money! michelle mortensen is on your side... to find out if a heavily advertised can opener is worth the cash... or if you should pass it up on your way to the cash register. tedd florendo >tracking more pacific storms and whether they'll bring us some rain. we're also warming up for your weekend. we'll show you the forecasted temperatures coming up. you're watching 8 newsnow. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. about a can opener? it's probably been a while. ((paula francis)) but there's a new can opener on the market that claimes to be the world's easiest and best. so we asked 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen to put it to the try it before you buy it test. ((michelle mortensen)) it's called the toucan .. and it's a hands free can opener. and they say it's the only one you'll ever need. < ((you struggle, squeeze and strain your hands but it's such

that's what mayor john lee emphasized during his state of the city address. i'm happy to report that we've reduced it to under $23 million. (applause) lee is most proud of getting the city 152-million dollar deficit he inherited when he took office... down to 74-million in one year. lee says with the deficit now under control another expanding job opportunities. i don 't want everybody going to work in hospitality and tourism. my goal is to diversify the incomes of the residents who live in north las vegas a big step in that direction was getting faraday future a new electric auto company to choose north las vegas the mayor also talked about a vision of making north las vegas home for medical research. state officials want the group suing over the state's new school choice program.... to pay up for putting the program on hold. the group educate nevada now posted a 239 thousand dollar bound.... the state would be eligible for the bond money if the court overturns the hold. the bond would cover the costs of paying an it company to store application information

mayor john lee is speaking tomorrow at noon.... at "texas station gambling hall and hotel". faraday future expected to break ground this year..... on a one billion dollar manufacturing plant.... at apex industrial park.. bringing in thousands of jobs. and... highspeed travel company "hyperloop technologies" is testing new technology... at a- pex. next on action news live at 6:30.. after taking a lot of changes are coming to the animal foundation to save the lives of more animals. we'll tell you what they're planning. and... caught on camera. a routine traffic stop turns into a police chase..... after a handcuffed suspect hi-jacks.... a patrolman's car. how he was able.... to pull it off. switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. and...there's whole home dvr. plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. yes and? why do you guys keep saying that? it's the first rule of improv. by saying "yes and," we accept the reality created by our comedy partners, paul. y

north las vegas mayor john lee had his state of the city address on thursday night and no doubt he will tout the future next republican debate is happening thursday megan kelly and brett bare will host and the last one provided fireworks when megan kelly listed all the names trump has called various women so we'll keep an eye on that as well. >> thank you for watching, if you have questions or comments you can e-mail us. >> and we are your election head quarters, stay up-to-date online and watch us every sunday and stay online with our web extras as well including this week's face-off segment, so thank you see you next week. after weekend whiteout comes the big deeg in the east. the nation's capitol takes an extra day to recover, closing schools tomorrow. the house shuts down for the week. new york's mayor tells people not to clean up their cars and to chill. a week before the first vote, the new cbs poll shows two new frontrunners in iowa. also tonight, the manhunt for three escape prisoners in california, plus new details on how they made their jailbreak. and this officer's best frien

when we spoke to north las vegas mayor john lee last month in carson city... he said he hoped we'd be hearing about new deals every few months. paula? ((paula francis)) patrick... when can we expect to see construction happening out at apex? ((patrick walker)) we understand some very preliminary work is happening at both the hyperloop and faraday facilities. but we expect a formal ground breaking at faraday's facility in a matter of days./// only january... but we already have the first hurricane of the year. tedd florendo joins us now to explain it's significance. tedd? ((tedd florendo)) dave... this is something you don't see this time of year. it started as a storm in the atlantic ocean... but alex has been upgraded to hurricane status. yeah a hurricane in the atlantic in the winter. it's located about 500 miles south of an island off the coast of portugal. earlier today... winds hit speeds of 85 miles per hour. the island is home to a u-s air base. alex is the first hurricane to form in january since 1938. the atlantic hurricane season officially begins ju

john lee who directs inside amy schumer makes his first feature. also judd apato. >> judd is the co-producer. incredible experience. >> and this time it's on netflix. >> netflix is amazing. they gave us an incredible budget. bent over backwards to give us anything we needed. >> he hasn't aged. >> really not. >> paul said he and judd dreamt up this movie four years ago, they just needed the right vehicle. >> now they have it. but not the bicycle. and on the way -- >> glenn frey in his own words. >> when i quit the eagles it was like starting over again. >> our time with the eagles legend. on the scenes with "miami vice" when we return. >> closed captioning provided by -- more "sit" per roll. bounty is two times more absorbent. so one roll of bounty so you get more "life" per roll. bounty. the long-lasting quicker picker upper. still not feeling well? no...you know when i got sick my mom used to make me chicken noodle soup. aw, ok... you should call your mom. bye. campbell's chicken noodle soup. there when no one else is. campbell's. made for real, r

sot: some of the biggest fans in the audience were governor brian sandoval and mayor john lee who helped bring the car company's factory to southern nevada. each device will cost between 100 and 200 when released. it currently supports english, is underway to expand the offerings. reporting live, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. an update now on a story we first reported as breaking news. chopper 13.. first over the scene of a hit and run rampage that unfolded at four different locations around downtown las vegas. this map shows you where the crashes too place. it started when a woman ran her truck into a light police near bonanza and main.. then hit another car near pecos and stewart. the worst of the accidents happened here at lamb and sahara.. where the driver hit five cars before taking off again. a witness followed the woman and held her until police arrived. one person had to be taken to the hospital. new tonight.. another summerlin neighborhood has fallen victim to mail theft action news reporter gina lazara has been following mailbox theft in the valley for weeks now. this

governor brian sandoval and north las vegas mayor john lee attached themselves to faraday's future-- with a 335-million dollars in tax breaks and industrial improvements. ### three pit buils mauled a 9-year-old boy to death. three dogs in linda california, which is about 40 miles north of sacramento. the says the child was rushed to the hospital, where he died. no arrests have been made. animal services took the dogs. ### as we start the new year, the campaign for the white house is heating. donald trump released a new ad. and, a well known face-- hits the trail today for hillary clinton. dianne gallagher has the latest from washington... the race is now a sprint, with candidates on both sides hitting iowa and new hampshire, trying to win over voters with just weeks to go before things get real. and on the first big campaigning day of 2016, the big debut of hillary clinton's not-so-secret weapon. i don't fit anymore. first of all, i'm a happy grandfather and i'm not mad at anybody. the former president spoke fondly of his wife, her softer side, and her early career bill clinton didn'

in fact, george washington's brother, john augustine washington, was the neighbor of colonel john lee and mary smith ball lee. when they made this transaction, they were making a transaction between friends. it wasn't some serendipitous event. i'd like to point out that nothing in my story is a serendipitous event. very little in the relationship between george washington and his mulatto man was a fortuitous accident. i spent a lot of time creating the network of societies, the family relationships, the nature of the social circles, the connections -- it's very tightly wound. these people were guided by invisible but powerful protocols that determined what their activities were. in that regard, i think it's fair to say that what washington did, and what the fair faxes did, they were bound to do. they saw themselves that way. i'm not going to try to go through the whole line, but tracing back through all of this information that i assembled, there's a lot of snippets of information that mention billy lee, but there's no comprehensive order to it. it's a matter of connecting the dots. w

mayor john lee laying out a plan..saying things are looking good for the city of north las vegas yesterday at his state of the city address, the mayor said the city has made some enormous economic strides. 13:35:47:18 "the distraction of the finances were always a distraction, we're past that now. north las vegas is flying again" he also said the city is diversifying and highlighted the billion dollar deal with according to the mayor, the city's deficit is now under 23-million dollars. that's a 51 million dollar improvement over last year. some good news for the city of henderson... it's one of the fastest growing cities in the u.s. according to a new report on migration trends u-haul, henderson ranked 7th. henderson also happens to be the second largest city in nevada. and a big congratulations to 4 new inductees into the southern nevada sports hall of fame. mixed martial artist frank mir.. former major league baseball player marty cordova.. the 1998 ncaa champion golf team.. and former state athletic commissoner and u.s ambassador to iceland sig rogich. they'll be enshrined june 24th at

and the city's mayor says it's helping to change what the valley is known for: (( mayor john lee, north las vegas i think we've put ourself on the map as not only the entertainment capital of the world but as the new future it area of the nation and i'm excited. )) ((kirsten joyce)) they're working quickly to get the building up...and will be breaking ground in just a few weeks./// ((brian loftus)) > el nino striking again... ((kirsten joyce)) the major impact the storm system could soon have on drought-ridden california. ((brian loftus)) plus... is it a fridge or a smartphone? how the new samsung refrigerator will let you check what's inside... without even opening the > a set of premature identical triplets in texas is home this morning.... after spending a month in the hospital. the babies' names are addison, savannah, and kinsley harris. doctors say it's very rare to have identical triplets... the chances are about one in a million. the babies each weighed about three pounds when they were born last month.... and the happy parents say they babies are already in sync: ((stephanie har

who says he is just beyond excited about the company coming to the valley: (( nlv mayor, john lee: the "what happens in vegas' is still a great moniker but "what's built in north las vegas goes throughout the world." i'm very excited about that. i think we put ourselves on the map, not only as an entertainment capital of the world, but as the new future it excited )) f-f plans to break ground on their north las vegas factory in a few weeks. they've committed to investing over a billion dollars... and will bring thousands of jobs to southern nevada./// ((kirsten joyce)) > getting your checking account... out of the red... ((brian loftus)) 8 on your side's michelle mortensen explains how to cash > a new year means a new chance to make over your money. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 on your side's michelle mortensen explains how to change your finances in 30 days ... and a way to cash in on free stuff all year long. ((michelle mortensen)) > yes and the first thing we're gonna talk about is coupons... because almost everyone loves coupons .. as long as they are easy to get. well, the coupons i have f

they also credited north las vegas mayor john lee and governor brian sandoval for their work in bringing faraday to nevada. f-f breaks ground on their north las vegas plant in a few weeks. they've committed to investing over a billion dollars... and will bring thousands of jobs to southern nevada. no price for the f-f zero one was announced... that's not expected until it's close to market. ((dave courvoisier)) > c-e-s officially kicks off tomorrow morning... and remember, there will be some extra cars on the roads with over 100- thousand people in town for the convention. c-e-s is not open to the general public. if you are credentialed to go inside this year, there are some new rules. no luggage may be brought into the venues. smaller bags are o-k, but they will be searched. clear bags are encouraged. everyone will be subject to metal detector screening and body pat downs. bulky clothing is discouraged. also make sure you have your government- issued photo i-d before entering show venues./// ((paula francis)) > a newly released arrest report is shedding new light on the mysterious murde

north las vegas mayor john lee praised his city for getting the budget under control. i'm happy to report that we've reduced it to under $23 million. (applause) lee said he's most proud of reducing 152-million dollar deficit he took office. the mayor says with the deficit now under control another target he has his sights set on is expanding job "i don 't want everybody going to work in hospitality and tourism. my goal is to diversify the incomes of the residents who live in north las vegas a big step in that direction was getting faraday future, a new electric auto company to choose north las vegas the mayor also talked about a vision of making north las vegas home for medical research. a forum will be held today in hopes of raising awareness on teen homelessness. the father of t-v host nick cannon will meet with valley teens tomorrow. james cannon will hold the workshop that will teach other teens the skills to avoid living on the streets with simple techniques. the workshop is being held at revolution church las vegas on peace way near tenaya and begins at 9. taking

and looking forward to a bright future-- that's the message from north las vegas mayor john lee. during his state of the city address, lee highlighted the enormous progress north las vegas has made with their budget troubles. he says their deficit is now under 23 million, which is a 51 million dollar improvement over last year! 13:35:47:18 "the distraction of the finances were always a distraction, we're past that now. north las vegas is flying again" lee says business opportunities for the city have become much more viable that years past... including of course the billion dollar deal with electric car company "faraday future." well most of the republican presidential candidates took the stage in iowa... as much support as they could. but which ones may have been stretching the truth? first up... texas senator ted cruz who went after president obama... saying he's failing in the fight against isis. 9:18:46 ted cruz: " barack obama right now, number one, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." well politifact says this statement is "mostly false." it is true tha

mayor john lee will give the speech from texas station in about an hour. we'll have more on what he says in later editions of action news. turning to sports, and a much needed win on the basketball court by the unlv runnin' rebels. they knocked off their conference foe, boise state at night...beating the broncos 87 to 77. the rebs were led by patrick mccaw's 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 steals. unlv was down by 8 at halftime, but put together a huge second half to get the win. the runnin rebels are now 13 and 8 on the year and are 4 and 4 in conference play. they host first place san diego state at 5 p-m this saturday. still ahead on action news at midday... more trouble for vegas based allegiant airlines... but this time it has nothing to do with any of its planes. plus... the g-o-p debate is all set up- but donald trump is still refusing to take part-- find out why things are getting even more heated. more trouble for vegas based allegiant airlines... with their planes. i tracked this all morning from the breaking news center... all night long people have

mayor john lee will be giving his state of the city address tonight. he'l be speaking at texas station starting at noon. you can buy tickets to the event, and a portion of the proceeds go to a local non-profit that helps the elderly. nicole: "you apologized....your dogs killed my dog! ate it right here! well you better apologize! you better get on your knees btch and pray!!" remember that intense shouting match between two dog owners, after one woman's pit bulls killed the other's chihuahua.. well now more neighbors are reaching out to us, saying they are afraid for their lives... because the pit bulls run loose around the neighborhood and everyone awake! "there is the weirdest howl it's like a painful sound like they're beatin it or something. they're over 20 pounds they don't need to be on this property!" the county says the dog attack is under investigation... but for now, the dogs are still running free and the owner has not been charged. vo hey guys right now in the breaking news center... i'm tracking another big problem for allegiant airlines..

((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > mayor john lee says 2016 will be a great year for north las vegas. he gave his state of the city address yesterday. lee highlighted projects set to get underway in 2016... including housing developments and a medical district of sorts around the v-a hospital. also... he touched on the development happening at apex... including facilitles for electric car manufacturer faraday future and technologies. the city has also cut their debt from 150 million... two years ago... to 23 million./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor accident on westbound 215 ramp to southbound 95 in the northwest. accident at buffalo and lake mead. accident at fourth and ogden. no delays if you're heading into mccarran this morning. < > back to you! ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the republican candidates took the stage one last time before the first caucus... ((brian loftus)) who stole the show... since donald trump refused to attend.//// if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hou