And i dont know who it was, but i thank him so much. The flames are also turning dollywood. One of the areas biggest tourist attractions. Into an orange armageddon as smoke and ash fill the streets. Luckily. There are no reports of damage. The fires were fueled overnight by powerful wind gusts of up to 60miles an hour. And the worst drought in the southeast in a decade. This just ina huge explosion in k this happened just north of Kansas City International aiport. The fire lit up the sky from miles away. Fire Officials Say a gas pipeline in the area ruptured. So far flights and traffic around the airport are not affected. Gas in the area has been shut down so the fire can burn itself out. 305311 weve got a death trap here. Weve got a death trap. Warn your neighbors. Warn everybody that you can got a 13 action news. After a terrible accident. And tonight. Were working to make sure. The area is a little safer. A Construction Superintendent and an attorney. Were on the phone with us. First thing this morning. After our story aired. Last night. So. We sent contact 13. Investigative reporter. Stephanie zepelin out to rainbow and oquendo. To catch up with them. She joins us live with more. Stephanie. Two men you heard from last night are concerned about this. An asphalt sidewalk. Well since that story theyve put in this white stripe pkg construction is never anyones favorite thing in the valley. And this motorcyclist believes more could have been in this area under construction to prevent his terrible accident. 00. 25 the cones and barrels that were put there after my accident are all gone again 29 so the next guy coming down through there, riding at night, you cant see it 33 lb but the company doing the project takes with the arguments put forth in this video by attorney stephen stubbs. 00. 37 its all shadows, there arent any lights 38 las vegas paving has no say over whether there are lights. And as for the cones, general superintendent Clark Webster says they get hit by cars and they try to replace them 14. 48. 38 and thats just a temporary solution 41 when we walk away from here in april, thats not going to be any different than it is today 46 comes wont be here 48 cw clark says asphalt sidewalks are common around the county. And are generally changed to concrete eventually. Also, rainbow northbound was only one a his accident. Its expanded since but the stripe is brand new. Whe asked the attorney for las vegas paving if it had anything to do with our story. 14. 51. 06 safety is a big concern 07 its been brought to our attention that there was a safety issue 10 we came out here and we addressed it 12 jb and thats not the only thing they will be looking at. 14. 51. 41 there are instances where we run across an incident very receptive to our suggestions 54 57 we will talk one of the things they will be asking the county is if they can paint the curb or even make it reflective to make things safer. Live at rainbow and oquendo, soc local Law Enforcement is speaking out. And. Stepping up safety procedures. After targeted police shootings. Across the country. In just over a week. There were 5 police shootings. Across the country. An officer in san antonio. Was laid to rest. There were also police shootings. In saint louis and detroit. And. In many of these cases. Departments say. Their officers were targeted. In the wake of all this. Its always hard for our local officers. To leave their families. At home. Ltn alan davidson, nhp 22 53 20 11 theyre a big part of our lives, just like any other family, when we go home, but they know when we leave that we may not come back, and thats part of what we signed up for 22 53 30 04 Law Enforcement say. For officers safety. Its possible unlv could join the list of universities around the us offering a safe haven to students in the us illegaly. 13action News ReporterParker Collins has more on a petition being circulated. To make unlv a sanctuary school. from p11pfr trump roundtable cnn video trumps hits clintom 02 30 trump that wall will go up so fast your head will spin. President elect donald trump made many promises during his campaign. One is striking a chor john davis, unlv student 21 01 2621 01 32 they should be more than welcome to come here because you know everyone comes to america to pursue happiness. Butt to conrad pilapio, unlv student 21 21 2921 21 41 i value my citizenship and i think to accept illegal aliens in any form cheapens the value of my citizenship and that would just be horrible. Illegal immigrants played a huge role in the race for the white house. Now hundreds of unlv students and teachers are trying to protect them. Anita revilla, associate professor at unlv 22 38 5522 39 01 everyone out of pocket. Faculty helped write this petition. Its addressed to the president and provost. Standup 19 13 2319 13 33 ive been getting a lot of mixed reaction about this petition on campus but one of the professors who helped write it is telling me shes been hearing more and more about intolerance and even hate speech here at unlv 22 39 2722 39 37 im horrified im annoyed and im upset im angry and im hurt and i can only imagine what theyre going through because not only is their education at risk but also their livelihood. If accepted the petition has some real power. Action for childhood arrivals is taken away. The letter asks the university not to turn in any undocumented faculty members or students. Letters like this one are showing up on campuses across the nation. At unlv Parker Collins thirteen action news. A look at temperatures across Southern Nevada right now. And were seeing colder temperatures in the mountains. And its about to get a lot overnight. Lets go to 13 first alert meteorologist karla huelga to find out what that means for slowly exiting east and the breezy winds will taper down through the rest of the afternoon. However, it will be a cold night with our first freeze of the season expected tomorrow morning. A freeze warning will be in Effect Tomorrow morning from 2am8am for central and northeast portions of clark county. The warning does include the Las Vegas Valley with overnight lows between 31 and 37 expected. A lot of journalism students at rebel yell anymore. But that doesnt mean the campus newspaper is going away. Find out why its getting a new name. Next. And. Scumbag scammers. To rip off their victims. For hundreds of dollars and count on chopper 13 to bring you breaking news fast and first and only on 13 action news. Well be right back. . . . When you find something worth waiting for, well help you invest to protect it for the future. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. It was too controversial 13 action News Reporter marti glaser explains the reasons for the change. And why many students think its a good idea. On page 4. Youl d find the new name of unlvs student newspaper. Say goodbye to rebel yell and hello to the scarlet grey free press sot sot and since this school boasts about diversity it was a good move on their part. The rebels nickname, has come under fire recently from some students and faculty sot with this past electionit kind of are not as united as we thought that the country was. Who argue they are racist symbols of the confederacy and slavery. Sot a platfrom to say what we have to say so the change comes after months of discussions by the newspaper staff to help unify the university fontjacob lasky is papers arts and think its a good idea that we switched to it just to reflect more of our diversity of our campus and our staff sot its faces financial problems. And still has to figure out how to solve those to keep printing. Marti glaser 13 action news. Some thieves are targeting the elderly. Right out in the open. 002527 002533 i feel like im the dumbest person on earth. Plus. Construction is going to tie up. One busy area of the valley. For almost all of december. Where youll want to avoid. From now until the end of the holidays. Should be ashamed of themselves for theyre targeting. Grandmothers. Can you believe that . Thats not even. The worst of it. The thieves are organized. Working in a gang. And. Hard to stop. 13 action news anchor. Lesley marin spoke to our crime and safety expert who says. Las vegas is a hot spot. For the gypsy thieves. Theyre scammers. That make their way into las vegas just as quick as they take off. Very quickly. And theyll work an area. And then theyll vamanos. Even police have a hard team keeping up with them. They are roma gangs also known as gypsies that infultrate an area and their very devious 13 action news spoke to atleast seven woman who have been scammed. In the same way. In the same area. Near nellis and sahara. Standup 155628 155638 one of these women was targeted right outside of this dds discount. The scammer says her tires. Nothing was wrong but she paid him hundreds of dollars 13 action news crime and safety expert randy sutton. Says these gypsies have target vegas for centuries. Many times hes says the gang is made of of multiple family members. Always changing their identies. 040725 040732 there are literally generations of scam artisit that get taught and an early age how to seperate marks from their money. It may be too late for jane akin and her six friends. 002527 002533 i feel like im the dumbest person on earth. But sutton says its easy to . . Sutton says. Dont agree to anything with anyone you dont know. And if that doesnt work call for help. Or lock yourself in the car. 152240152244 id go inside the store and ask if somebody could come check it for me. 151657 151701 i dont trust construction starts december 4th between durango and rampart. And its expected to last through january. Road crews will be working on several different projects at once. So expect delays. And a reminder. 13 action news. The nevada Highway Patrol and Findlay Toyota are asking you to donate a new unwrapped toy valued between 10 and 20 dollars during the 13 days of giving. You can find donation bins at Findlay Toyota. Nevada coin mart and other valley locations. All gifts will be distributed by the Las Vegas Rescue Mission to families in need. And just today. The gang at capriottis donated 140 toys. Became very infectious within our organization. And before you know it, it literally took 48 hours to 72 hours and we had hundreds of toys that our employees had bought and we only have a team of 20 people. So we were able to do all this with just a small office. Its that easy this saturday. To celebrate the 13 days of giving. The nevada Highway Patrol. With the help of the clark will be at. The nhp southern command. Collecting toys. And inspecting your child car seats. They also have. A limited number of car seats and booster seats to give away. Plus. Theyll install them. For you too. Thats all this saturday. Starting at 8am. At the nhp southern command. On sunset. Near decatur. There are donation bins all over the valley. You can drop off donations here at our studios. Along with nevada coin mart. Las vegas paving and nhp southen command. Theres also triplea Southern Nevada and Findlay Toyota at we want to thank Findlay Toyota. Nevada coin mart and zippy shell. Who are all proud sponsors of 13 action news and our 13days of giving. Our current storm system is slowly exiting east and the breezy winds will taper down through the rest of the afternoon. However, it will be a cold night with our first freeze of the season expected tomorrow warning will be in Effect Tomorrow morning from 2am8am for central and northeast portions of clark county. The warning does include the Las Vegas Valley with overnight lows between 31 and 37 expectomorrow will be a y day with highs in the mid 50s as we will be between systems. Thursday, high temps will warm it wont last as our next system will be making its way into the area. This means another cool down to the low mid 50s on friday with low end windy conditions and extra clouds. The system exits by saturday morning and we will gain a few degrees and see more sunshine, however the winds will still be breezy. We make our way to around 60 on will be back to breezy as yet another system starts to make its way into the area. By tuesday well be upper end breezy and highs will drop by about 10 degrees to the low 50s, with mostly cloudy skies. Election has given them even more reason to fight for a 15dollar an hour minimum wage. And. Were learning more tonight. About the man behind an attack on the campus of the ohio state university. What police are revealing. About his backgrou from contact 13. Than usual. This holiday season. The Retail Association of nevada estimates. Spending. Will grow by. 4 point 2 percent. This year. And top. 4 point 5 billion dollars. For the first time. And. That outpaces. National estimates. With spending growth estimated at. 3 point 6 percent. Some of the countrys most. Financially stressed residents. Live in North Las Vegas thats according to. Wallethub. Which compared. The 1 hundred and 50. Largest u. S. Cities. They looked at a number of factors. And savings habits. North las vegas. Came in at number. 147. At the top of the list. As the most financially fit. San francisco. Dozens of people gathered on the strip today to join the fight for 15. they want nevada to 4 other states where voters recently approved ballot measures to raise their minimum wage to 15dollars an hour. Similar protests were held in cities all over the country today. Including fast food employees and airport workers. Kumasi aaron has more on the demonstrations. And what organizers op happen next. At fast food restaurants across the country, protests take nat people in front of mcdonalds and arrests. Take nat people in front of mcdonalds all a part of the fight for 15 day of disruption, a demand for workers to receive a starting pay of 15 dollars an hour, roughly 31,000 dollars a year. Take nat 11 5456 the reason we are fighting is because we have faith. Luis castillo took part in the protests, mainly close to home. Hes an Airline Security worker, a job hes had for the last 19 years. He worked a second job with an airline for 17 years. Still, he struggles to care for his son and elderly mother. Luis castillo airport worker 12 2334 to be able to support my kid and my mom i would need somewhere between 48,000 to 55,000 just with the basics not with the luxuries and unfortunately im doing about 20,000. Thats after working anywhere from 40 to 60 hours a week. Castillo says its not enough. But its about more than the money. Luis castillo airor 08 2939 to have the medical expenses plus expenses for my kid we actually have no family time because i have to be at working as many hours as i can to be able to support them. Castillo says for many years he worked with no raise, forcing him to work seven days a week at two different jobs. Luis castillo airport worker 11 3944 there was no rest you feel normal at the beginning main reasons why hes fighting to see wages rise. Luis castillo airport worker 09 5110 04 we are not asking something that is dignified for the families that they can survive just for the basics. Take nat protesters fighting not only for better pay. Take nat protesters but for a better way of life. For the now, im kumasi aaron. Radicalized with ties to isis. Thats what the fbi is now saying about the man who carried out a frightening the attack on the campus of the ohio state university. Next on 13 action news live at see why police say the attack couldve been much worse. Plus. Good news for casinos. Here in las vegas. Why theyre raking in. Millions of dollars more than last year. And. Why its a good thing for everyone. In Southern Nevada. Tennessee. Affecting thousands of people. Killing 3 and forcing. Evacuations for residents and even tourists. At popular tourist spots. Like dolly partons. Dollywood. At least a dozen people have been injured. As authorities are now going door to door to assess the damage and make sure everyone is okay. Abcs Lauren Lyster explains why the next 24 hours are critical for firefighters. [[script]] nats you can see the damage that has been done in this area right here today a first look at destruction left in the unforgiving fires wake and the grisly discovery that it claimed three lives more than 100 structures lost or damaged in this tennessee town. Including the mayors home. New sot my house is gone my business of 31 years is gone its a devastating time for us 13 13 25 audio transition social video in gma overnight. Nats gma 55 oh my god its so hot these raging flames devouring the terrain. Motorists fleeing as residents were ordered to evacuate in the town of