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Bryan scolfield is tracking this storm. And. Has more on what we can expect. Bryan. Winter weather advisories are still in effect for the Spring Mountains and sheep range above charleston with heavier snow elevetions. A winter storm warning is in effect for western arizona through this afternoon where 25 inches of snow are expected above 4,000 feet. Beating. From a series. Of el nino storms. More than. Six inches of rain has already fallen. And now. The concern is landslides. These boulders shut down a road. In yosemite. In southern california. Thousands of homes are now threatened. By fast moving mud. After a record fire season along the coast. Million dollar mansions are also getting pounded. By high surf. Waves up to 25 feet high. Helping to create massive sinkholes. Like this one. An action news update tonight on the future of solar energy in nevada. Tempers flared and a shouting match broke out at todays Public Utilities comission meeting. 5 00 15 yelling action News Reporter Parker Collins tells us why the conversation broke down. This was certainly a meeting far different than any other ive ever been to. Emotions took over, ranging from laughing. Yelling. Clapp ingi heard everything. Take nat 4 41 20 yelling this is all about net metering. Remember in december. The Public Utilities commission made some big changes. Charge for solar customers. And paying out less for the Energy Customers sell back off rooftop solar panels. Hundreds of jobs are being cut because of this. Now. Several groups want to press the pause button. And talk about changing the rates again. Today. Theyre talking about why holding off on the new rates is worth it. Take nat 5 11 03 disruption a lot of the anger you hear. Is because the Commission Says some of the issues raised today. Shouldve come up months ago. Solar Business Owners could barely control their emotions. Take sot louise helton, 1 Sun Solar Electric 4 29 104 29 19 it takes a lot away frpom your business, i can tell you, but its a fight were committed to make. This is too critical an industry for the future of nevada. A final decision on whether to stay the new rates wont come until next week. In the newsroom Parker Collins channel thirteen action news. Action news is following the latest developments. Out of france. Outside a police station. In paris. Authorities say. The man showed up at the police station. Wielding a knife and wearing what turned out to be. A fake suicide vest. The incident happened. On the one year anniversary. Of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. An update on the standoff between authorities in oregon. And militia members occupying a federal building. A meeting was held today between Harney County sheriff david ward and militia leader ammon bundy. Ward asked bundy to respect the wishes of residents and leave the land. They plan to meet again tomorrow in hopes of resolving the standoff peacefully. The protest began on saturday when militia members showed up in support of ranchers dwight and Steven Hammond who were given prison sentences for arson. New information tonight in the trial of an officer. Accused in the death of freddie gray. A baltimore judge has ordered one of the officers to testify in the trials of two other officers. Attorneys for officer William Porter are trying to stop that from happening. Hes one of six officers charged in grays death. His case lsat month. Gray died several days after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody. An action news update. On the the mother of the socalled. Affluenza teen ethan couch. Tonya couch is back in custody. In the state of texas. She faces a charge. Of hindering the apprehension of a felon. You may remember. Her son, ethan, was wanted by authorities. After it appeared. He violated his probation for killing 4 people. In a drunk driving accident. Ethan couch is still in mexico. Awaiting deportation. A nightlong ordeal for 17 miners. In upstate new york is over a crane hoisted the miners. To the surface. At the cyauga salt mine. The group was starting their shift last night. When their elevator got stuck. Theypwed. About 9 hundred feet underground. For nearly 10 hours despite being shaken and cold. The rescued miners waited at the scene. Until the last of their co workers. Were pulled to safety. Operations are suspended. In that part of the salt mine. Until the cause is determined the last clark county firefighter to battle the deadly mgm fire back in 1980 today. In recognition of his service. Clark county firefighters gave captain jon sabol quite the sendoff. Chopper 13 was over fire station 34 near durango and oquendo. As firefighters stood at attention to give captain sabol a sendoff salute. An action news update tonight. On the nevadas School Voucher program. A district judge is delaying his decision. On whether or not the state should pay thousands to parents. For private school tuition. A lawsuit filed. Back in august claims. The program violates. The nevada constitution. Education savings accounts payments are scheduled to begin. February first. The money goes from the state to parents. Who are then. Free to spend it at the school. Of their choice. Our reporters have had to hustle to track down some of the coolest gadgets well see in the coming months. Action News Reporter Yasmeen Hassan found a new smart wheel teenage drivers a little less nervous. No closedcaptioning coming up. Well have the latest from the the issue over whether or not republican president ial eligible. To run for president continues. To heat up. And next in tonights financial focus. A Major Department store chain is set to lay off thousands of employees and close dozens of stores. Well tell you if it will have any impact on the valley. Winter weather advisories are still in effect for the spring we just learned. A minivan police are looking for. Is stolen. Honda odessey with the keys inside in an east la suburb. A man jumped in. Made the two older girls to get out. And drove off with 1 year old caleb castro inside. The minivan license number plate. 6 t r z 0 2 5. Anyone spotting the vehicle or the baby. Should call 911. Thats the latest from the breaking news center. Winter weather advisories are still in effect for the Spring Mountains and sheep range above 5,000 feet through this afternoon. An additional 13 inches o snow is expected on mt. Charleston with heavier snow totals possible at higer elevetions. A winter storm warning is in effect for western arizona through this afternoon where snow are expected above 4,000 feet. Take care driving through any mountain passes since slick Road Conditions are expected all around the area. The Pacific Ocean is going to continue to throw storms next week or so as our classic el nino pattern really comes into its own. That means las vegas will stay generally cloudy through the weekend with peaks of sunshine here and there and a slight chance for showers on saturday. Mountainous areas are more likely to see rain showers with snow showers likely above 5,000 feet or so. Overnight lows have stayed slightly warmer than normal but some drier air will filter in from the north and chop about 5 off those overnight lows. Afternoon highs will gradually warm up into the mid and upper 50 bsy the middle of next week and depending on how much sun sticks around, a few 60s are possible wednesday. In tonights financial focus. Uncertainty about china and the economy led to another selloff today. And this was a big one. Dow down 392 nasdaq down 146 sp500 down 47. The big local gaming stocks were really hammered. All were down between 7 and 10 percent. Macys plans to eliminate over 4,000 jobs as it restructures following a disappointing Holiday Season in all. 36 stores will close along with one of four credit and Customer Service centers. No stores in the valley will be closd. Macys plans to invest more in online and mobile shopping which appear to be a bright spot for the business. Those numbers are up about 25 holday shopping season. Finally. Sony is rolling out something new at the Consumer Electronics show for music lovers. Its new turntable. The hires turntable lets users digitize their vinyl collection. It features an antivibration and antiskipping design. Its set to hit the market this spring. The price has not yet been announced. Thats tonights financial focus. tonight. More questions about ted cruzs legal right. To run for president. The texas senator was born in canada. To an american mother. Donald trump is raising concerns about gop rival. Ted cruzs eligibilty. To run for president. The republican frontrunner says. Cruz shou go to court and get a judge to rule. On whether hes a us citizen this. As cruzs poll numbers continue to rise. Ahead of the first caucuses. Coming up later. In tonights abc primetime at 8 beyond the tank at 9 my diet is better then on action news. Live at 11. A warning for anyone planning a getaway in the new year. Well explain what new airline fees you need to be aware of before you book your next flight. Pluswere tracking the very latest as el nino hits several states, including us right here in nevada. What you can expect heading into this weekend. The Clark County Law Library and nevadal egal services are offering free classes. For bankruptcy and consumer rights. Classes will be held. Every other month. From february through june. Seating is limited. So. Call ahead to reserve yourself. A seat. Coming up in tonights health report. Well look. At just how safe. Nutritional supplements are. And. Well look at the latest Health Recommendations when it comes to sugar. Cholesterol. And caffeine. Stay with us. In tonightsshould be eating. Health officals now reccomend. Limiting the amount of sugars in your diet to no more than. 10 percent of your daily calories. There is also no longer. A limit on dietary cholesterol. Its recommended. That you minimize cholesterol intake and saturated fats. In your diet. Another change. The usda mentioning caffeine for the first time. Noting that moderate caffeine consumption. Is ok. Vitamins and supplements are big business. But theres a downside. Researchers estimate supplements are responsible for more than 23thousand emergency room visits every year. 10 percent of them were serious enough to require hospitilization. Dietary supplements in the United States dont require safety testing or fda approval before being sold and marketed. So. Unlike prescription drugs. Supplements are considered safe until proven otherwise. Bryan has another look at your forecast. In just a bit. Youre watching channel 13 if you have been looking for an antique or collector bike, you will want to head to the south point hotel and casino this weekend for the most anticipated motorcycle auction of the year. More than 700 antique and collector bikes will be available for purchase. You dont have to buy though to attend. All motorcycle lovers are welcome. Clark countys poet laureate Bruce Isaacson will host a poetry session on january 9th at the winchester cultural stick around after the session for an open reading. The session will begin at noon. The Second Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is taking place january 9th at Police Memorial park. Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Sheriff Joe Lombardo will make appearances. There will be also be live entertainment, crafts and bounces houses for the kids, food trucks, and more. Up in the eighties, you will probably remember this band from england. And thats not just because of their music. A flock of seagulls were also known for their totally awesome hair. The band performs january 9th at the suncoast. Dont forget send your vegas photos and videos to icontribute ktnv. Com or use hashtag ic13 on social media. And head to our website for the full list of thirteen things to do in las vegas. With your 13 things to do this week, im megan telles action news anchor. Jacqui heinrich is live from Las Vegas City Hall with more jacqui. 14 21 0814 40 15 Public Safety continues to be my priority. That isnt safe. Winter weather advisories are still in effect for the Spring Mountains and sheep range above 5,000 feet through this afternoon. An additional 13 inches of snow is expected on mt. Charleston with heavier snow totals possible at higher elevetions. Effect for western arizona through this afternoon where 25 inches of snow are expected above 4,000 feet. Take care driving through any mountain passes since slick Road Conditions are expected all around the area. Thats action news for now. But. We hope to see you again later tonight. For action news. Live at 11. Thank you for joining us. Inside edition is next. Have a great evening. Right now mayor Carolyn Goodman is wrapping up her state of uhuh get off my stage Sharon Osbournes swift kick. What theyre saying today. Sheryl and i kicked his ass. And where we found the rude dude. You want her to apologize to you . Come on. Screw then, bank robber