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The valleys northwest side. Metro telling us they received reports of shots fired around 11 thirty last night. They arrived at the scene near lake mead and rancho to find one person dead from a gunshot wound. Homicide is currently investigating. Well bring you more information as we get it. We have an update to breaking news. North Las Vegas Police have made an arrest in the hit and run crash that took the life of a 2yearold girl. Police have released this mug shot of 51 yearold daniel garciamartinez. Police say he was driving the green last sunday near lake mead and pecos then took off. 13 action news spoke with evelyns father just moments after the news came down. He says hes relieved an arrest has been made. Im more focused with what i need to do. Butt to that right there was really hurting. I didnt know what to do. Garciamartinez is now facing a long list of charges. Theres a growing mystery surrounding the death of a 12year old girl. This morning her family is making a desperate plea. Hoping to prevent other families from having to feel their pain. Just days ago, 12yearold maxine starmarie zepedalopez came home sick from school. Now, shes dead. 13 action News Reporter Bryan Callahan spoke with the familywho are worried because doctors cant seem to tell them. What killed their little girl. 19. 10. 53. 00 it was just so fast. cut this they were like why they were like we just seen it just doesnt make sense. One week ago. Maxine starmarie zepedalopez came home from Guinn Middle School with a fever. 19. 11. 10. 00 she said her stomach was hurting and her neck. Her mother and father thought it was a typical flu. But one week later they are planning her funeral. A family friend getting her dad to umc just minutes before she died tuesday. 19. 04. 22. 00 they just said stop cpr and it was over. The family says her death came just hours after being taken to the hospital by ambulance. This after they were sent home from a different hospital monday. Three days after maxines death. No one can determine what killed the popular seventh grader. 19. 06. 26. 00 everybody loved her. The teachers. Dozens of friends now stopping by the house. Leaving messages and flowers for maxine. Her mother leaving each of those students with a message of her own. 19. 10. 44. 00 if you feel sick in any way, go to the doctors. Tell your mother, go. Even if it is nothing. The family now holding on to memories of the 12yearold they say loved to sing. Quick bite. 19. 08. 37. 00 curling her hair, straightening her hair. That voice living on in her grandparents treasured picture frame 19. 05. 18. 00 i love you grandma and grandpa. The coroner says they are running numerous tests, but have not determined a cause of death. The Health District says it is not investigating any cases tied to the school. Since neither of those agencies have notified the district of concerns ccsd has not sent any letters home to parents. The family is now asking for help paying for funeral costs. They have started a gofundme account. If you would like to help, weve posted a link on our website at ktnv dot com an update to a breaking story we first brought you on ktnvdotcom a pedestrian is dead after a hit and run 13 action news cameras were the only ones there when the driver returned to the scene and was arrested it happened yesterday evening on Spring Mountain near arville police say the of a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a jeep the driver intially fled before returning an hour later. Police say they believe the man was driving drunk. They also call Spring Mountain a hot spot for traffic trouble. Witnesses described how firefighters tried to save the pedestrian. Well ive never seen Something Like that happened so it was like surprising i was numb so i couldnt i dont remember how i felt but it was pretty terrible. If convicted. The driver faces at least two years in prison for leaving the scene of an accident. New information this morning on a bad crash that happened last night near vegas a cimarron. Metro telling us overnight, a 19 year old woman is in Critical Condition and a 26yearold man is in serious condition after their motorcycle slammed into the side of an suv. Both were thrown from the bike. The driver and passenger inside the suv were not hurt. And roads in that area were shut down for an hour as police investigated. A metro k9 is recovering from surgery after being stabbed several times during a police standoff. This happened yesterday morning. Metro posted this picture of the dog nicky and asked for prayers. Officers say nicky is now in stable condition. Metro says k9s are important to the deparetments success and an injury like this could be career ending. Theyre still unsure when or if nicky will return to work. That standoff near desert inn and maryland parkway lasted 12 hours. Swat and metro thought the guy had a gun and he wouldnt come out. Metro officers finally got him into custody with the help of the police dogs. The health of a puppy at a henderson pet store has a lot of people on social media outraged this morning. This picture was circulating on facebook showing the 3month old rhodesian ridgeback at petland on marks and sunset. Store to see for ourselves and we took this cell phone video. You can see puppys ribs through his skin. But animal control was sent to the store and says while the puppy is thin, its healthy. Gina greisen, nevada voters for animals is it ok for a puppy to look like that . I dont think any reasonable citizen is going to believe that this puppy looks healthy we also contacted a local vet and showed him the video. He said, without examining the animal, he believes the dog is severely underweight and should not be on display. Ahead today. The silver state becomes the focus of the race for the democratic president ial nomination. Hillary clinton is expected to hold a rally in henderson this morning. Shes using the weekend to campaign in the silver state. Clinton is aiming to gain support ahead of next weekends nevada caucus. The rally kicks off at 11 this morning at painters hall. Thats located off of Mountain Vista and whitney mesa in henderson. And clintons main rival, is also in nevada this weekend. Hes up north today, spending some time gathering support in reno. Sanders will then make his way to las vegas for a rally tomorrow morning at bonanza high school. Both are coming off a pretty heated debate this week in wisconsin. The nevada caucus is next saturday. Good morning everyone coming up. The race for the white house is heating up what you need to know as we head into the nevada caucus next week. Below 40 degree tempretures thats what most of the country is seeing this weeking. When we return a look at how people are preparing for this major winter storm. Above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. An americawhere after a lifetime of labor, there is timefor rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carriesso much of that burden alone. I know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. A teacher in arizona, who lost her younger sister in a suspected murder suicide at the same high school she works at. The school in glendale was placed on lockdown after shots were fired yesterday morning. Police later said two 15yearold girls died in the shooting. The teacher was in her classroom during the lockdown and she had no idea one of the victims was her own sister. Until. One of her students told her. My students were on the phone and one of the students said it was may and her friend and thats when i called up to put me on hold for ten minutes and thats when i knew something was wrong. Police havent said who the victims are because theyre juveniles. Investigators say the victims may have been in a relationship. The federal wildlife refuge in oregon that militia members took over. For weeks. It comes just one day after the last occupiers surrenderedto the f bi. Agents are going through the refuge seeing what was left behind. This video shows a blockade made by the occupiers along with a group of tents. Karl we will process all of the vehicles and after were completed with our processing they will be turned back to the refuge. They can assess the damage or if they can be put back into service. The fbi says it hasnt found any rigged explosives or booby traps during the searches. Developing this morning. Extreme weather stretching from the midwest to the northeast this weekend. Millions are bracing for some freezing temperatures. The National Weather Service Warning conditions could result in frostbite and lead to hypothermia or even death if people dont take precaution. In some places it could feel like 40 below zero this the cold already causing damage a burst pipe in scranton pennsylvania turning homes into ice castles. adlib at open set with live turning to the race for the white house, where the the battle for South Carolina is heating up. For donald trump its a chance to expand on his lopsided victory in new hampshire. And thats just what his gop rivals will try to stop in what promises to be a very tough debate tonight. Hillary clinton who lost big in the Granite State needs a solid win over Bernie Sanders to reassure supporters. Heres abcs Chuck Sivertsen [see vertsen]. nats up democrats dinner tonight thank you democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had at a political dinner. They clashed in debate thursday nats up sanders tv ads. Nats up we need to believe in a leader like Bernie Sanders. Hillary clintons invoking the Charleston Church shootings. Nats up she said theres a shooting around the church and i just dropped the phone. nats up trump rally tonight donald trump is marching into South Carolina with a big lead in the polls. Sot trump we won every single category in new hampshire. Trump confident enough to pull negative campaign ads but still drawing a new bead on rival ted cruz, tweeting if tedcruz doesnt clean up his act, stop cheating, doing negative ads, i have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen. Sot cruz. There is more than a little irony in donald accusing anyone of being nasty. debate file its a likely preview of saturday nights debate when trump will be the man to beat evangelical voters. Sot jeb bush . Is anybody hereworried about the frontrunning candidate shouting out obscenities in front of children . This is what they mean i would bomb the out of them. I was going to say theyre full of , but i wont say that. Trump is already swearing off swearing sot trump . I wont use foul language. Im just not going to do it. Just in time for the South Carolina gop primary february 20th. Chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. Straight ahead. Its tax season and you want to make sure you get all the breaks you can this morning, well tell you why you could be missing out on a big payout time now for the latest one of the areas that ive been particularly interested in is the area of children. We intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. No matter where theyre born, no matter to whom they are born. I want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her godgiven potential. Ive spent my life fighting for children, and im not stopping now. Im Hillary Clinton, get ready for bigger and better cell coverage. The next generation is on its way. Atandt says it will be ready to conduct field on its fiveg network before the end of 2016. Verizon made a similar announcement last year. Fiveg stands for fifth generation. Its not clear exactly how much of a power boost it will give your current upload or download speeds. A tech support operation is settling charges they misled customers. According to the ftc the group of defendants participated in a scam that allegedly cheated thousands of people out of millions of dollars. The ftc says they used High Pressure sales tactics to convince people their computers required tech support products. Congress is permanently banning taxes on Internet Access. Iits called the permanent internet tax freedom act. According to the cable industry, keeping Internet Access free from state and local taxes will help keep the cost to connect down for customers. As you get everything in order to do your taxes, take note if grandchildren, your family could be missing out on big money. Justin wilfon found out how new kids can mean new tax breaks. With three kids. 27 49 loud, chaotic, busy. Erin and Justin Legris need all the breaks they can get. 28 38 we did notice i nice little tax break when our they get a little help from uncle sam. 29 48 every family i think has a nerd and a free spirit, so im the nerd that has the excel spread sheet. Justin inside of all those numbers are four big things every parent needs to know. Overland park cpa josh mauer says the first one is the Child Tax Credit. 4 17 for most people out there, they dont make that much money, so theyre going to be able to get that 1,000 dollar tax credit. Graphic Child Tax Credit 1,000 per child graphic one thousand dollars per child. But it does start phasing out at a certain income level. Out of pocket medical expenses 2nd. Out of pocket medical expenses. Spent a thousand dollars on Breast Feeding equipment. The money you spent on a pump and bottles could all be tax giving. All those clothes your kids are growing out of. Give them to charity. Then claim it on your taxes. 11 11 make out a list of what is in the bags before you take stuff. And they continue growing and you have to get rid of those things. A few Little Things that can make a big difference, when youre crunching the numbers. 29 37 weve been very blessed with that. Justin wilfon reporting. Justin adds, for the Child Tax Credit, it doesnt matter whether your child was born on january first or december 31st of last year. You will get the Child Tax Credit. Get ready to pack your bags us airlines will soon bid to win routes to cuba starting tuesday, u. S. Carriers will have 15 days to submit applications to the for cuba routes. This means travelers are one step closer to scheduled flights between the two countries for the first time in over 50 years the agreement could lead to more than 100 daily roundtrip flights in and out of cuba including 20 daily flights to havana. Good morning las vegas. Still ahead this morning. Petitioning against parking thousands taking a stance against mg ms plans to charge to park. What mgm is now saying about emotions running high in the fight over solar energy. Well tell you the developments from the latest p. U. C meeting hl 18 01 41 in my whole life, i have never been so royally screwed. The rapid shift to solar energy is turning into a nightmare for some people. A woman pays thousands to covert her home with nothing to show for it. Good morning las vegas im. The time now is. Lets get started with 13 good morning carlo. adlib adlib we have latest developments on emotions ran high yesterday as the Public Utilities commission decided against two measures affecting thousands of nevadans. The puc rejected a proposal to restore old rates to existing solar customers. Also decided yesterday, a net metering cap will stay in place, keeping new customers from going solar. 16. 00. 45 trying not to cry 47 i promised myself i wouldnt do this 48 its peoples lives 49 people have 53 a thousand people have already lost their jobs 56 all solar users will be phased into higher rates. Over a 12 year period. The rapid shift in nevadas Solar Industry has turned into a nightmare for some people who invested early. In a story youll only see on 13 action news, reporter David Schuman talks to a woman who paid thousands to convert nothing to show for it. We placed a call with summerlin returned. Records show the company is on summary suspension with the state contractors board. That makes it illegal for them to operate in the state, even though their Business Licenses with the county are active. Frustration is growing over mgms plans to charge money for parking at its 14 properties on the las vegas strip. A new online petition being signed by both locals and tourists is asking the company to rethink the changes. People have signed the change dot org petition. Mgm responded to the petition with a statement that reads. We appreciate the feedback we are receiving regarding our announcement to invest 90 Million Dollars to improve the parking experience in las vegas. We are not taking this change lightly. We recognize this. Is a significant departure from a longestablished paradigm in the las vegas market. Good morning las vegas. Coming up. Medicine going back to an old School Routine . Doctors are now ready to come to your home to treat you well tell you why some patients preferthis method. And this weekend is the mob museums fourth anniversary well tell you how theyre above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. An americawhere after a lifetime of labor, there is timefor rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Instead of going to their office, many doctors are now ready to come to your home and it could be cheaper than a trip to urgent care. 13 action News Reporter gina lazara explains why more doctors are making the switch and making house calls. Nats of doctor with patient alice prado just got out of the hospital. And now its time for her follow up appointment more nats of doc with patient but pretty much bound to her wheelchair. Getting to the Las Vegas Police<\/a> have made an arrest in the hit and run crash that took the life of a 2yearold girl. Police have released this mug shot of 51 yearold daniel garciamartinez. Police say he was driving the green last sunday near lake mead and pecos then took off. 13 action news spoke with evelyns father just moments after the news came down. He says hes relieved an arrest has been made. Im more focused with what i need to do. Butt to that right there was really hurting. I didnt know what to do. Garciamartinez is now facing a long list of charges. Theres a growing mystery surrounding the death of a 12year old girl. This morning her family is making a desperate plea. Hoping to prevent other families from having to feel their pain. Just days ago, 12yearold maxine starmarie zepedalopez came home sick from school. Now, shes dead. 13 action News Reporter<\/a> Bryan Callahan<\/a> spoke with the familywho are worried because doctors cant seem to tell them. What killed their little girl. 19. 10. 53. 00 it was just so fast. cut this they were like why they were like we just seen it just doesnt make sense. One week ago. Maxine starmarie zepedalopez came home from Guinn Middle School<\/a> with a fever. 19. 11. 10. 00 she said her stomach was hurting and her neck. Her mother and father thought it was a typical flu. But one week later they are planning her funeral. A family friend getting her dad to umc just minutes before she died tuesday. 19. 04. 22. 00 they just said stop cpr and it was over. The family says her death came just hours after being taken to the hospital by ambulance. This after they were sent home from a different hospital monday. Three days after maxines death. No one can determine what killed the popular seventh grader. 19. 06. 26. 00 everybody loved her. The teachers. Dozens of friends now stopping by the house. Leaving messages and flowers for maxine. Her mother leaving each of those students with a message of her own. 19. 10. 44. 00 if you feel sick in any way, go to the doctors. Tell your mother, go. Even if it is nothing. The family now holding on to memories of the 12yearold they say loved to sing. Quick bite. 19. 08. 37. 00 curling her hair, straightening her hair. That voice living on in her grandparents treasured picture frame 19. 05. 18. 00 i love you grandma and grandpa. The coroner says they are running numerous tests, but have not determined a cause of death. The Health District<\/a> says it is not investigating any cases tied to the school. Since neither of those agencies have notified the district of concerns ccsd has not sent any letters home to parents. The family is now asking for help paying for funeral costs. They have started a gofundme account. If you would like to help, weve posted a link on our website at ktnv dot com an update to a breaking story we first brought you on ktnvdotcom a pedestrian is dead after a hit and run 13 action news cameras were the only ones there when the driver returned to the scene and was arrested it happened yesterday evening on Spring Mountain<\/a> near arville police say the of a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a jeep the driver intially fled before returning an hour later. Police say they believe the man was driving drunk. They also call Spring Mountain<\/a> a hot spot for traffic trouble. Witnesses described how firefighters tried to save the pedestrian. Well ive never seen Something Like<\/a> that happened so it was like surprising i was numb so i couldnt i dont remember how i felt but it was pretty terrible. If convicted. The driver faces at least two years in prison for leaving the scene of an accident. New information this morning on a bad crash that happened last night near vegas a cimarron. Metro telling us overnight, a 19 year old woman is in Critical Condition<\/a> and a 26yearold man is in serious condition after their motorcycle slammed into the side of an suv. Both were thrown from the bike. The driver and passenger inside the suv were not hurt. And roads in that area were shut down for an hour as police investigated. A metro k9 is recovering from surgery after being stabbed several times during a police standoff. This happened yesterday morning. Metro posted this picture of the dog nicky and asked for prayers. Officers say nicky is now in stable condition. Metro says k9s are important to the deparetments success and an injury like this could be career ending. Theyre still unsure when or if nicky will return to work. That standoff near desert inn and maryland parkway lasted 12 hours. Swat and metro thought the guy had a gun and he wouldnt come out. Metro officers finally got him into custody with the help of the police dogs. The health of a puppy at a henderson pet store has a lot of people on social media outraged this morning. This picture was circulating on facebook showing the 3month old rhodesian ridgeback at petland on marks and sunset. Store to see for ourselves and we took this cell phone video. You can see puppys ribs through his skin. But animal control was sent to the store and says while the puppy is thin, its healthy. Gina greisen, nevada voters for animals is it ok for a puppy to look like that . I dont think any reasonable citizen is going to believe that this puppy looks healthy we also contacted a local vet and showed him the video. He said, without examining the animal, he believes the dog is severely underweight and should not be on display. Ahead today. The silver state becomes the focus of the race for the democratic president ial nomination. Hillary clinton is expected to hold a rally in henderson this morning. Shes using the weekend to campaign in the silver state. Clinton is aiming to gain support ahead of next weekends nevada caucus. The rally kicks off at 11 this morning at painters hall. Thats located off of Mountain Vista<\/a> and whitney mesa in henderson. And clintons main rival, is also in nevada this weekend. Hes up north today, spending some time gathering support in reno. Sanders will then make his way to las vegas for a rally tomorrow morning at bonanza high school. Both are coming off a pretty heated debate this week in wisconsin. The nevada caucus is next saturday. Good morning everyone coming up. The race for the white house is heating up what you need to know as we head into the nevada caucus next week. Below 40 degree tempretures thats what most of the country is seeing this weeking. When we return a look at how people are preparing for this major winter storm. Above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. An americawhere after a lifetime of labor, there is timefor rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carriesso much of that burden alone. I know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. A teacher in arizona, who lost her younger sister in a suspected murder suicide at the same high school she works at. The school in glendale was placed on lockdown after shots were fired yesterday morning. Police later said two 15yearold girls died in the shooting. The teacher was in her classroom during the lockdown and she had no idea one of the victims was her own sister. Until. One of her students told her. My students were on the phone and one of the students said it was may and her friend and thats when i called up to put me on hold for ten minutes and thats when i knew something was wrong. Police havent said who the victims are because theyre juveniles. Investigators say the victims may have been in a relationship. The federal wildlife refuge in oregon that militia members took over. For weeks. It comes just one day after the last occupiers surrenderedto the f bi. Agents are going through the refuge seeing what was left behind. This video shows a blockade made by the occupiers along with a group of tents. Karl we will process all of the vehicles and after were completed with our processing they will be turned back to the refuge. They can assess the damage or if they can be put back into service. The fbi says it hasnt found any rigged explosives or booby traps during the searches. Developing this morning. Extreme weather stretching from the midwest to the northeast this weekend. Millions are bracing for some freezing temperatures. The National Weather<\/a> Service Warning<\/a> conditions could result in frostbite and lead to hypothermia or even death if people dont take precaution. In some places it could feel like 40 below zero this the cold already causing damage a burst pipe in scranton pennsylvania turning homes into ice castles. adlib at open set with live turning to the race for the white house, where the the battle for South Carolina<\/a> is heating up. For donald trump its a chance to expand on his lopsided victory in new hampshire. And thats just what his gop rivals will try to stop in what promises to be a very tough debate tonight. Hillary clinton who lost big in the Granite State<\/a> needs a solid win over Bernie Sanders<\/a> to reassure supporters. Heres abcs Chuck Sivertsen<\/a> [see vertsen]. nats up democrats dinner tonight thank you democratic rivals Hillary Clinton<\/a> and Bernie Sanders<\/a> had at a political dinner. They clashed in debate thursday nats up sanders tv ads. Nats up we need to believe in a leader like Bernie Sanders<\/a>. Hillary clintons invoking the Charleston Church<\/a> shootings. Nats up she said theres a shooting around the church and i just dropped the phone. nats up trump rally tonight donald trump is marching into South Carolina<\/a> with a big lead in the polls. Sot trump we won every single category in new hampshire. Trump confident enough to pull negative campaign ads but still drawing a new bead on rival ted cruz, tweeting if tedcruz doesnt clean up his act, stop cheating, doing negative ads, i have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen. Sot cruz. There is more than a little irony in donald accusing anyone of being nasty. debate file its a likely preview of saturday nights debate when trump will be the man to beat evangelical voters. Sot jeb bush . Is anybody hereworried about the frontrunning candidate shouting out obscenities in front of children . This is what they mean i would bomb the out of them. I was going to say theyre full of , but i wont say that. Trump is already swearing off swearing sot trump . I wont use foul language. Im just not going to do it. Just in time for the South Carolina<\/a> gop primary february 20th. Chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. Straight ahead. Its tax season and you want to make sure you get all the breaks you can this morning, well tell you why you could be missing out on a big payout time now for the latest one of the areas that ive been particularly interested in is the area of children. We intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. No matter where theyre born, no matter to whom they are born. I want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her godgiven potential. Ive spent my life fighting for children, and im not stopping now. Im Hillary Clinton<\/a>, get ready for bigger and better cell coverage. The next generation is on its way. Atandt says it will be ready to conduct field on its fiveg network before the end of 2016. Verizon made a similar announcement last year. Fiveg stands for fifth generation. Its not clear exactly how much of a power boost it will give your current upload or download speeds. A tech support operation is settling charges they misled customers. According to the ftc the group of defendants participated in a scam that allegedly cheated thousands of people out of millions of dollars. The ftc says they used High Pressure<\/a> sales tactics to convince people their computers required tech support products. Congress is permanently banning taxes on Internet Access<\/a>. Iits called the permanent internet tax freedom act. According to the cable industry, keeping Internet Access<\/a> free from state and local taxes will help keep the cost to connect down for customers. As you get everything in order to do your taxes, take note if grandchildren, your family could be missing out on big money. Justin wilfon found out how new kids can mean new tax breaks. With three kids. 27 49 loud, chaotic, busy. Erin and Justin Legris<\/a> need all the breaks they can get. 28 38 we did notice i nice little tax break when our they get a little help from uncle sam. 29 48 every family i think has a nerd and a free spirit, so im the nerd that has the excel spread sheet. Justin inside of all those numbers are four big things every parent needs to know. Overland park cpa josh mauer says the first one is the Child Tax Credit<\/a>. 4 17 for most people out there, they dont make that much money, so theyre going to be able to get that 1,000 dollar tax credit. Graphic Child Tax Credit<\/a> 1,000 per child graphic one thousand dollars per child. But it does start phasing out at a certain income level. Out of pocket medical expenses 2nd. Out of pocket medical expenses. Spent a thousand dollars on Breast Feeding<\/a> equipment. The money you spent on a pump and bottles could all be tax giving. All those clothes your kids are growing out of. Give them to charity. Then claim it on your taxes. 11 11 make out a list of what is in the bags before you take stuff. And they continue growing and you have to get rid of those things. A few Little Things<\/a> that can make a big difference, when youre crunching the numbers. 29 37 weve been very blessed with that. Justin wilfon reporting. Justin adds, for the Child Tax Credit<\/a>, it doesnt matter whether your child was born on january first or december 31st of last year. You will get the Child Tax Credit<\/a>. Get ready to pack your bags us airlines will soon bid to win routes to cuba starting tuesday, u. S. Carriers will have 15 days to submit applications to the for cuba routes. This means travelers are one step closer to scheduled flights between the two countries for the first time in over 50 years the agreement could lead to more than 100 daily roundtrip flights in and out of cuba including 20 daily flights to havana. Good morning las vegas. Still ahead this morning. Petitioning against parking thousands taking a stance against mg ms plans to charge to park. What mgm is now saying about emotions running high in the fight over solar energy. Well tell you the developments from the latest p. U. C meeting hl 18 01 41 in my whole life, i have never been so royally screwed. The rapid shift to solar energy is turning into a nightmare for some people. A woman pays thousands to covert her home with nothing to show for it. Good morning las vegas im. The time now is. Lets get started with 13 good morning carlo. adlib adlib we have latest developments on emotions ran high yesterday as the Public Utilities<\/a> commission decided against two measures affecting thousands of nevadans. The puc rejected a proposal to restore old rates to existing solar customers. Also decided yesterday, a net metering cap will stay in place, keeping new customers from going solar. 16. 00. 45 trying not to cry 47 i promised myself i wouldnt do this 48 its peoples lives 49 people have 53 a thousand people have already lost their jobs 56 all solar users will be phased into higher rates. Over a 12 year period. The rapid shift in nevadas Solar Industry<\/a> has turned into a nightmare for some people who invested early. In a story youll only see on 13 action news, reporter David Schuman<\/a> talks to a woman who paid thousands to convert nothing to show for it. We placed a call with summerlin returned. Records show the company is on summary suspension with the state contractors board. That makes it illegal for them to operate in the state, even though their Business Licenses<\/a> with the county are active. Frustration is growing over mgms plans to charge money for parking at its 14 properties on the las vegas strip. A new online petition being signed by both locals and tourists is asking the company to rethink the changes. People have signed the change dot org petition. Mgm responded to the petition with a statement that reads. We appreciate the feedback we are receiving regarding our announcement to invest 90 Million Dollars<\/a> to improve the parking experience in las vegas. We are not taking this change lightly. We recognize this. Is a significant departure from a longestablished paradigm in the las vegas market. Good morning las vegas. Coming up. Medicine going back to an old School Routine<\/a> . Doctors are now ready to come to your home to treat you well tell you why some patients preferthis method. And this weekend is the mob museums fourth anniversary well tell you how theyre above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. An americawhere after a lifetime of labor, there is timefor rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Instead of going to their office, many doctors are now ready to come to your home and it could be cheaper than a trip to urgent care. 13 action News Reporter<\/a> gina lazara explains why more doctors are making the switch and making house calls. Nats of doctor with patient alice prado just got out of the hospital. And now its time for her follow up appointment more nats of doc with patient but pretty much bound to her wheelchair. Getting to the Doctors Office<\/a> is just a hassel. [alice prado] very convenient for me instead of going to the office. You wait there. But here. When they come. They see you right away. More and more people are falling into this category of homebound bedbound and wheelchair bound. Bringing dr. Maria corazons patient total to a whopping 800 people. [dr. Maria corazon] going to the Doctors Office<\/a> and waiting there is not feasible anymore. Theyre having a hard time. Dr. Corazon and her Nurse Practitioner<\/a> see about 18 traveling from home to home until 9 oclock at night. [dr. Maria corazon] we tell them exactly like 30 minutes before we come that we will be on our way. Plenty more work. So whys it worth it . [dr. Maria corazon] because i can help them. I have that compassion with patients. Proof of that compassion. Her patient of 10 years is so appreciatice of the service. It brings her to tears. [alice prado] crying she comes to you all the time crying on top of catering to homebound patients. And cutting back on wait time. Its Cost Effective<\/a> too. As little as 200 bucks cash per visit thats cheaper than a trip to urgent care. I think theres a bandwagon of practitioners into this now. Now only here in nevada. But all over most doctors doing these house calls except Medicare Medicaid<\/a> and cash no private insurance is accepted. If youre interested we will have a link to help you on ktnv dot com. Lazara 13 action news. If youre looking to get outside and enjoy the great head for red rock canyon. Today through the president s day holiday. Admission will be free. Other fees like overnight camping and group day use still apply. The buddy bowl is back this weekend. Its the only event in the country that raises money for military personnel and their families. The communitybased flag football tournmanet includes both physically challenged and ablebodied participants. The buddy bowl provides male and female members of the u. S. Armed forces and the local opportunity to interact and compete for a worthy cause. Its happening today from 8 thirty to 4 at the Henderson International<\/a> school. If youre looking for a way to celebrate valentines weekend, the mob museum has a cool way to celebrate. Its the museums fourth anniversary and theyre celebrating with a special preview of original crime scene evidence from the st. Valentines massacre. The mob museum is located downtown on stewart avenue. They preview is happening today and tomorrow at 12, two and 4 p. M. When good morning las vegas returns. Get ready to jump around representatives from the valleys newest Trampoline Park<\/a> are live in studio, next flores i was raised by my father. My mother left my family when i was 9 years old. This isnt just about numbers, this is about real lives. Its one of the reasons why i decided park. But as they open their doors for the first time today their also opening their hearts. With a huge donation back to the community. To talk more about that donation and how your family can enjoy this all is john emmons co owner of rockin john emmons, coowner rocking jump las vegas questions 1. What is rockin jump . 2. How is this park different from other jump parks in the valley . 3. What can people expect from the cupid carnival . 4. Why pair up with the American Heart Association<\/a> . 5. Lets talk about safety . What people should know before heading to rockin jump . 4. For more information, please rocking jump las vegas opens today with their cupid carnival from 11 am to 1 pm admission ranges from 10 to 22 admission ranges from 10 to 22 flores i was raised by my father. My mother left my family when i was 9 years old. This isnt just about numbers, this is about real lives. This is a system that isntworking for the everyday person. Its one of the reasons why i decided one of the areasthat ive been particularly interested in is the area of children. All of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to our children, to each other. We intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. No matter where theyre born, no matter to whom they are born. Our childrens future is shaped both by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. Fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope, open up the doors so that every child has a chance to live up to his or her godgiven potential. Ive spent my life fighting for children, families and our country, and im not stopping now. crowd cheers im Hillary Clinton<\/a>, university of phoenix is holding a job fair to anyone looking for work. Those who attend will also get the chance to meet with some local employers who are hiring. It goes from 8 this morning to 1 pm near twain and town center drive. Thanks for joining us this morning. Good morning america is up next. And join us back here at 8 am another full hour of the days top stories and weather headlines. Good morning, america. Happening right now 100 million americans chilled to the bone. Its terrible out here. How many layers do you have like 4. The struggles to stay warm for man and beast in this dangerous weather. Everything you need to know about the frigid forecast. Republicans ready to rumble again in the next debate. And with donald trump threatening to sue ted cruz, get ready for fireworks. And as it gets closer, its going to get nastier and nastier and nastier. Cruz taking aim at Hillary Clinton<\/a> in this spoof and Bernie Sanders<\/a> trying to take her down. Got it, abc . Fears on the field. The feds focusing on the artificial turf. Does the crumb rubber that millions of Children Play<\/a> on contain dangerous carcinogens . 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