Channel thirteen action news. Now to a developing story. About a very famous nevada inmate. Oj simpson. A startling new theory that the juice suffers from a brain disease from all the hard hits on the football field. This midday, 21 years after the so called trial of the century, an intriguing new claim about the man at the center of it all. sot dr. Bennet omalu neuropathologist 14 43 00 oj simpson, is more likely than not suffering from cte sot dr. Bennet omalu disorders sot dr. Bennet omalu neuropathologist 15 01 13 he was exposed to thousands of Blunt Force Trauma of his brain dr. Bennet omalu. The doctor responsible for discovering chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or cte, in nfl players from repeated blows to the head. Believes simpson is a victim of the disease. The doctor was portrayed by will smith in the film its an assertion simpson himself once reportedly made, using concussions as part of a legal strategy after his 2008 conviction for Armed Robbery and kidnapping at the Palace Station here. Thats why hes behind bars upstate, in lovelock. Right now. The socalled affluenza teen is back on us ground. And today a judge ruled he can stay in a juvenile detention facility. At least, for now. They may later move him to an adult facility. Also new this midday. Were hearing from a texas sheriff who says. Hes breathing a sigh of relief now that the teen back in the lone star state. 18 03 48 08 sheriff dee i dont think anyone would be happy to be in the circumstance hes in nearly two months after fleeing to mexico. Ethan couch was finally brought back to texas after dopping his battle against deportation to the us. He was then whisked away in this truck. With the Tarrant County sheriff waiting to greet him. 18 02 53 29 mg what was he like . 18 03 09 41 sheriff dee raise his voice. in 2013 the 16 year old pleaded guilty to killing four people in a drunk driving wreck. He wasnt sentenced to time behind bars because a doctor claimed he was too spoiled for prison. And an amazing rescue in eastern china. All four remaining miners who were trapped in a gymsum mine for 36 days were pulled from that mine this morning they had been trapped since christmas. But now theyre all out. And alive. Check out this massive sinkhole in oregon that has closed part of a highway according to that States Department of transportation. The ground opened up south of harbor. At highway 101. The coastal sinkhole keeps growing a detour will be in effect until 9 oclock tonight. Ad lib toss to greg High Pressure has moved on and we are only 48 hrs away from today, partly cloudy skies will be common with high temperatures in the upper 60s and potentially lower 70s. Winds will be light throughout the day and pick up only to a 510 mph speed out of the west tonight. Saturday brings in the springlike warmth highs in the lower 70s will be common but clouds thicken through the 35 mph. The red rock and Spring Mountain range areas should reach gusts between 45 and 55 mph. By saturday night, our rain chances begin wide spread showers, some heavy downpours, are likely through sunday and into monday morning with snow wide spread flooding are possible sunday through monday. Temperatures will fall sunday back to the upper 50s and even afternoon, wind chill factors clothing through the week since high temperatures look to only a developing story this midday. And also shows, why they say their agents had to open fire. The video was taken by an fbi plane overhead. Inside the white truck is after crashing into a snow bank, he gets out of the car, and puts his hands up. But its what happens next. That agents say led to the gun fire. 1 101 26 Greg Bretzing fbi special agent in charge on at least two occasions finicum reaches his right hand to the pocket, on the left inside portion of his jacket. He did have a loaded semi release the video to clear any confusion or misconceptions about what happened. Only on action news. We go inside the home at the center of a swat standoff. They destroyed my house. That woman talking about the swat Team Breaking down her door. Ransacking her home. Chopper 13 first over the scene of a robbery that turned into a tense standoff near vegas and tonopah. Parts of the Central Valley shut down for hours. Schools put on lockdown. Today, were getting a look suspects were held up. Thelma jacksons nephews came to her house yesterday after police say they robbed a nearby pawn store. The five men were allegedly armed and. Escaped with jewelry. Seeking refuge in a familiar place jackson who has Breast Cancer says shes shocked at the mess left behind they had got them already why did you have to destroy my house like this the suspects have all been arrested. Their names along with their charges are posted on our website at k tnv dot com. Only on action news. A look inside the home. Robbery suspects were holed up in. For hours thursday. We know a lot of las vegas sports fans would like a pro team. Now rumors that we might be getting the raiders. But how valid are they . The storys coming up. Plus. Allegiant airlines reacts to its it error that left customers drowning in emails from the company. The latest when we come back. Could the Oakland Raiders be relocating to las vegas . Its the question on a lot of minds here in the valley and nationwide. A big meeting is scheduled for today between executives from Las Vegas Sands and the owner of the raiders. Theyre discussing the possiblity of bringing the team and a billion dollar stadium to our city. The Conversation Centers around a 42 acre piece of land near tropicana and paradise that unlv bought. Though many of us hope this is true. Theres some naysayers. Including sports anchor larry beil from our scripps affiliate in San Francisco but because of the Gambling Association i dont think the nfl is ever going to allow the raiders or anybody else to move to las vegas the raiders are looking to move from oakland because theyre in san antonio, los angeles, san diego and now las vegas are all in the mix. Well, of course, keep you updated on any developments with this story. An action news update now. Were getting a statement from allegiant regarding their email problems. We apologize for the excessive emails customers have received from our company. We have identified the root cause and were able to resolve this email occurence. They went on to say it only affected promotional emails and didnt have an impact on customer itineraries. Allegiant says the email issue has been fixed. But depending on the email provider, customers may continue to receive spam emails for a short period of time. Adlib at desk front after front continue to develop within the Pacific Northwest and track east southeast. Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies will be common for small chance for rain and snow to the mountains and potentially red rock today. Temperatures do fall slightly as compared to yesterdays high temperatures; we will hover in the upper 50s this afternoon but by tomorrow, temperatures rebound back to the low and potentially mid 60s. There is a discrepancy in our models for tomorrow afternoon in regards to another front passing overhead. Most information points to energy build to the north of clark county; allowing for rain and snow, a couple models however, are pushing in a small rain chance through las vegas. There is not a lot of support to go with these two monitoring the front nonetheless. As it stands now, i have only partly cloudy skies for not much changes as we move through into the weekend, with a third front passing, winds pick up saturday but dwindle down for by saturday night. Partly cloudy skies hold with highs in the 60s clear into next week. High pressure has moved on and we are only 48 hrs away from tonight. Saturday brings in the springlike warmth highs in the lower 70s will be common reach gusts between 45 and 55 mph. By saturday night, our rain expected 6000ft and above through the weekend into monday temperatures will fall sunday back to the upper 50s and even afternoon, wind chill factors show be in the low and mid 30s. Sweaters, jackets and umbrellas look to be warranted through up next in todays health the latest on whats being done to stop the zika virus. Were told to 3 to 4 Million People in the americas could be affected plus. If you dont have Health Insurance yet. Youd better make some important weekend plans. Back. Million people in the americas. Brazils president says her government is launching a nationwide operation to eliminate mosquito breeding areas. And find out how prevalent it meanwhile, the number of zika virus cases has jumped in the united states. The cdc says there are now 32 cases across a dozen states and the district of columbia. The virus itself is not overly dangerous. Except to pregnant women where it can cause major birth defecates. Brazil is ground zero for the illness. The cleanup operation in brazil began today. Just minutes ago. A brand new va clinic broke ground in pahrump. Senator dean heller is on hand for the big celebration and will speak at the ceremony. Hes fought hard to get it built and its been a long time coming. If you havent signed up for Health Insurance yet. You might want to add that to your weekend plans. To 6pm at the clark county government center. Anyone who attends will get help from a licensed enrollment professional to walk you through the entire process. The Enrollment Period ends january 31st. Up next todays consumer report. And you might have something well tell you what you need to throw away. Plus. The new barbie images are out today we hear what moms think about the dolls makeover. Youre watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate. Stay with us Centurylink Prism tv has all your favorite channels, tons of live sports, and more. Watch when and where you want with advanced features like our wireless settop box, whole home dvr, and prism on the go. And choose from a variety of great packages to fit your home. Call. And get started with the prism essential tv bundle. Plus up to 40 megs of centurylink internet all for only 70 a month. This deal sounds great, especially if you love sports. Get prism essential tv and up to 40 megs of internet for only 70 a month. Score or, if you love great movies. 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And some more consumer news. 2015 was a good one for ford. Record profits last year. Ford earned a net income of seven pointfour billion dollars for the year. Its Fourth Quarter earnings alone nearly doubled from a year ago. The companys bet on an aluminum f150 pickup paid off. The fseries was again the best selling vehicle in the us market. More now on the barbie makeovers we first told you about yesterday. Moms who played with the perfect doll version as kids are now reacting. Abcs Abby Boudreau has their stories. natbarbie commercial shes the blonde bombshell that has graced store shelves for more than five decades . natbarbie commerical now barbie is getting a makeover . Mattell announcing thursday theyre adding three new body types. petite, tall and curvy. so we sat down with the real experts and their moms . Nat ab theres a lot of girl power at this table . To talk about the iconic doll and her latest transformation . Sot girl 1 braids glasses mackenna seeing these changes, it really makes you think. sooo cute sot ab when you compare this curvy barbie with the original barbie which one would you choose . girl 2 grey sweatshirt this one bc its different. ab would you rather play with a doll that looks a little bit like more you . girl 2 grey sweatshirt yes dr stacy kaiser says this makes sense. Sot kaiser tbd these dolls will allow girls to embrace their outer beauty . This is a good thing. Sot mom collette short hair a barbie doll . I dont know anyone that looks like that. I think it will help girls a lot to feel better about themselves. Sot mom shari curly hair grey shirt its okay that we all dont look the same, we are all different and we are all beautiful. It doesnt matter the shape or size, we are all beautiful. graphic and mattel agrees . Telling abc news . That . Barbie is the number one fashion doll in the world. graphic cont. but not everyone is on board one barbie fan tweeting im all 4 diversity positive body image. But thats not barbie, then. Its a different doll. Sot caseybarbie is more than a brand, its a character also. Way youre messing with mickey mouse a little bit. Still all the moms say theyre happy with the changes . And would buy the new choice, pick one of these or pick the thin one. Chars daughter its better for everyone to know that you dont have to be the same to be beautiful. For good morning america, ab, abc news, la. On a different news this midday. The famous popemobile is about to be auctioned off its one that was used his trip to philadelphia last september. Pope francis rode around the city of brotherly love in two fiat 500ls. One of those cars will be auctioned off today at the philadelphia auto show black tie tailgate. Proceeds from the auction will benefit select ministries and missions of the archdiocese of philadelphia. Up next on action news at midday. For three dangerous prison escapees from california. Plus. Imagine your childs mouth were taped shut at school it happened in one classroom. To multiple students. Wait until you hear the teachers defense. Have you downloaded the all new channel 13 action news app yet . Its simple to use and features live streaming, video on demand with photos that are just a tap away from the home screen, plus blazing fast radar. Get the all new action news app free in the app store and in plus. Students duct taped in class wait until you hear the teacher say why she did it and its a bird. A plane. An earthquake . Nobodys quite sure what caused loud explosioins in new jersey. Hello, welcome to the second half of midday. Im jessica janner. And im dayna rosselli. anchors ad lib greg adlib High Pressure has moved on and we are only 48 hrs away from our next front today, partly cloudy skies will be common with high temperatures in the upper 60s and potentially lower 70s. Saturday brings in the springlike warmth highs in the lower 70s will be common but clouds thicken through the 35 mph. The red rock and Spring Mountain range areas should reach gusts between 45 and 55 mph. By saturday night, our rain chances begin wide spread showers, some heavy downpours, afternoon. Pooling, minor flooding and wide spread flooding are possible sunday through monday. Temperatures will fall sunday back to the upper 50s and even further to the low 50s and show be in the low and mid 30s. Sweaters, jackets and umbrellas look to be warranted through now to a new twist in the manhunt for three missing california inmates. A woman who teaches at the jail connection with their escape. Officials believe she provided them with information they needed to make their break. Abcs Kayna Whitworth has the details. This morning, the woman police say helped these 3 violent crimals escape from this california jail sitting her own cell . Sot investigators have made a significant arrest in connection to the investigation 44yearold Nooshafarin Ravaghi . Arrested thursday in connection to the january 22 escape of Hossein Nayeri, Jonathan Tieu and bac tien duong. Ravaghi taught english as a second language at the central mens jail. The alleged mastermind behind the jailbreak Hossein Nayeri reportedly taking one of her classes at the time. Officials now saying ravaghi allegedly provided the men with google maps and other information essential to their escape . Former fbi special agent in charge steve gomez says the maps may have helped the three get to a specific address or provided a better understanding of surrounding buildings and the jail roof stand up inmates are allowed 3 hours of outdoor here at the orange country central mens jail thats done right here on the roof behind me authorites say, ravaghi one of 10 people arrested in connection to the escape denies providing anything beyond the maps. According to police, the angeles. For good morning america, Kayna Whitworth, abc news, los angeles. A fight erupts ending in gunfire, leaving a teenage boy dead this midday. Right now, police are looking for his killer and they need your help. Cops were called out to a home Near Civic Center drive in North Las Vegas around 4 thirty yesterday afternoon. With reports of shots fired. They arrived to find the 18yearold boy dead. Police dont have a description to work with but they say somebody had to have witnessed it. Sot ann cavaricci, North Las Vegas police were in a residential neighborhood, there were a lot of people around here. So were hoping if they saw something or heard Something Police say its crucial they get tips before too much time passes. If you have any information, call police. Ohios