fired and then the vehicle sped off. police are looking for that person right now...and trying to figure out exactly what happened there. right now... police are telling us they found a pool of blood in front of the paris hotel and casino last night but the strange thing here-- officers have not found anyone injured in the area. we are working on getting more details about this for you. breaking right now...clean-up is underway near i-15 and the 2-15. n-h-p says they chased a driver who then ended up losing control and driving off the road. the driver then rolled and hit a light pole. n-h-p tells us the driver was going up to 110 miles per hour at one point. two men were taken to the hospital after this crash. there's still a mess there... high pressure and dry air are the dominant features across the southwest today and through the weekend.

today and through the weekend. sunny skies and mild winds will be common along with high temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees. our average temperature for the end of february is 65 degrees

between 10 and 15 degrees above normal through the seven day forecast. mainly sunny skies will continue through the weekend and clear into next thursday. monday into tuesday however, will be a bit breezy with a weak disturbance that will pass overhead monday night into tuesday morning. tuesday afternoon will see a slight drop in temperatures to and elm will coat the city but tragically .. one of her pets was killed. cell phone video shows the house on fire yesterday afternoon near windmill and maryland. intense flames filled the walls and shot out the windows! black smoke billowed into the air. only on 13 action news...the frantic moments for first responders on scene. they tried to save one of the family's pets...performing c- p-r on the dog for several minutes. the dog didn't survive. fortunately, no one else was injured. no word on what caused the fire.

for the person responsible for a drive-by shooting near jones and washington. meanwhile...the man who was hit is recovering in the hospital. the victim says he was walking down the street last night when someone pulled up shot at him and drove off. neighbors say it's normally a very quiet area. ((("it was just four pops like pop pop pop pop. i looked through the shades and i was like oh s my friend was like shut the shades shut random or if the victim was targeted. and a shooting near a boys and girls club--fortunately no children were there when it happened. someone was shot near cambridge and twain around 10pm. we're working to get more information for you. a property manager shoots and kills a man after checking in on a home. investigators are trying to determine if the violent confrontation was a matter of self defense. this happened yesterday afternoon near twain and boulder highway.

after being told someone might be inside. police say when he went into the backyard he was attacked by another man. that's when the property manager shot the attacker. he was transported to the hospital where he died. neighbors say they noticed something going on at the house. 22.13.09.00 "i have seen those people over there. they have seen me. they have never been violent but i did see the bruises on his hand and did hear him say he had a fight with the man." police say the property manager was legally carrying the weapon and had injuries consistent with a fight. now to a 13 action news update on a valley man shot and killed walking home from work. police now have an idea of who might be responsible. police say heriberto diaz was shot saturday near lake mead and marion. he was coming home from his job at paris las vegas...when a group pulled up...robbed him and shot him in the chest. he was only steps away from his home. yesterday police say there's been a group of teenagers involved in robberies in that neighborhood.

five may be responsible for this murder. loved ones remembering a valley man shot and killed in his car in broad daylight. family and friends held a vigil last night. 23 year old christopher downie was found dead in a car tuesday near desert inn and polaris. people who knew him say he was a great kid who didn't deserve to die. 16:16:34:25 he was a good guy. he was calm. every time i needed help he helped me. butt to chris was a good guy. we just want justice. right now...police are searching for two suspects in downie's death. they say he was in his car when he was confronted by two men. no word on a motive. several members of the u-n-l-v men's basketball team returned home from boise state to find their apartment burglarized. the mother of stephen zimmerman tweeted this photo showing some of the things that were taken. one was zimmerman's mc- donald's high schol all-american ring. police are invstigating. up next...students in boulder city are sticking with tradition.

celebrating some good news that the show will go on! ride sharing service lyft is fed up with our city again. now they're taking it to the next level. ((ad-lib)) now to a 13 action news update

the clark country school district has decided to keep the civil war re-enactment for fifth graders. the district was looking at getting rid of the -30- year tradition. a spokesperson said it could be eliminated because of a changing state curriculum and all the planning that goes into it. however... after a strong push back from the community the district decided to go ahead with this years re- enactment. lyft is suing the city of las vegas over what they call an outrageously high tax on ride sharing companies. the tax would take effect next month--charging ride sharing companies 50-dollar per driver every six months. lyft says it asked the city to reconsider...but they refused so now they're suing. the ride sharing company says the tax violates a nevada state law that prohibits ride sharing companies from facing

right now...oscar preps are underway! we're getting some live pictures from hollywodd. this is the dolby theater...where the awards will be held... time now is x:xx --- the candidates didn't hold back on the debate stage in houston. sot donald trump 22:29:12 first of all this guy is a 22:29:12 first of all this guy is a choke artist and this

the dominant features atoday and through the weekend. sunny skies and mild winds will be common along with high temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees. our average temperature for the end of february is 65 degrees and it looks like we will stay between 10 and 15 degrees above normal through the seven day forecast. mainly sunny skies will continue through the weekend and clear into next thursday. monday into tuesday however, will be a bit breezy with a weak disturbance that will pass overhead monday night into tuesday morning. tuesday afternoon will see a slight drop in temperatures to the low 70s but the mid and upper 70s return by wednesday.

above normal high temperatures and sunny skies have been abundant, pollen has kicked up dramatically. med/high levels of juniper, ash and elm will coat the city through sunday. a new website is now available to help you avoid all the

around the valley. not every project is headed by the same agency.. so it's difficult get information about your commute. now.. they've all teamed up to create the website "seeing orange nv.com." the site has a map with every constructin project. you can even click on it to see the start and finish date.. and exactly what they're doing.

look at today's new york daily news front page. it's yet another attack on trump. it says trump for prez and then below... ex k-k-k leader vote for donald, he's just like us. this is over controvery with the klu klux clan. the formore grand wizard of the group has told his followers that not voting for trump

heritage." you'll remember there were people dress as k-k-k members outside cimarron-memorial high school on caucus day holding signs supporting trump. but questions remain about whether that was a ploy to make trump supporters look bad. republican hopefuls went at it last night in houston. donald trump...ted cruz and marco rubio were front and center most of the night. you're only person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. trump: no, no, i'm the only one at this stage that's hired people. you haven't hired anybody. 21:56:51 i want to release my tax returns but i can't release it while i'm under an audit 22:02:07 he doesn't want to do it because presumable there's something in there that is bad. a-b-c political analysts say rubio won the debate...and trump lost. but... that may not be enough to

momentum going into super tuesday. john kasich and ben carson also fought for the spotlight last night... carson is making headlines today for something else. listen to his response when asked how he would pick the next supreme court justice. "as president, i would go through and look at what a person's life has been. the fruit salad of their life is what i would look at." he says his fruit salad comment was inspried by the bible... this morning...it has a lot of people talking...dayna you've tracking everything on social media... that's right...twitter is full other candidates holding fruit salads after that comment. here's a gif of a fruit salad coming into the picture when ben carson is talking during the debate. someone made this gif of john kasich playing fruit ninja with

tuesday-vo democratic hopeful bernie sanders and hillary clinton with very different strategies. just one day before the south carolina primary hillary is hitting the campaign trail hard there. she danced at a charlie wilson concert and talked race at a charleston church. meantime bernie sanders is campaigning in other states. yesterday he had his biggest crowd yet in the president's hometown of chicago. today he'll return to south carolina for a final rally before tomorrow's caucus. good morning las vegas... time now is x:xx --- the oscars are just a few days away! this year something is stealing the spotlight from the movies and the nominees. we'll have more from hollywood,

these lines at the d-m-v could be anyone's nightmare. an easier way to go to the d-m-v is now getting even easier! police are looking for two

people seen breaking into several cars on one street. now neighbors want to increase

early it was in the evening, you know? 9:30? i just got home at 9 o'clock and you have somebody 20 or 30 minutes behind you and then doing what we see them doing." this is near blue diamond and fort apache. surviellance video shows someone running to a black s-u-v. they can't break in... and then run off. cameras are recording as the theives then run up and down the street looking for cars to break into. if you know anything about these supects you're being urged to contact police right away. a huge scene at "the d" hotel downtown yesterday as a man threated to jump from the parking structure. crisis negotiators spent hours up there talking with him. at one point his family even showed up to try and talk him down. after nearly 9 hours he finally came down safely. ahead today... the "d-m-v in a box" is getting an upgrade and will now take the next generation of the

they're meant to save people time... you can can go to these kiosks instead of the d-m-v. at the kiosk you can renew your drivers license...or registration. but now you can pay with cash. high pressure and dry air are the dominant features across

today and through the weekend. sunny skies and mild winds will be common along with high temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees. our average temperature for the end of february is 65 degrees and it looks like we will stay between 10 and 15 degrees above normal through the seven day forecast. mainly sunny skies will continue through the weekend and clear into next thursday. monday into tuesday however, dramatically. med/high levels of juniper, ash away...the world will be world will be watching! this year it's not just about the movies...but the issue of diversity. many actors have been speaking out about the issue... now everyone is looking to see how host chris rock handles the controversy. a-b-c's brandi hitt has more from hollywodd. with the oscars quickly approaching...

-- chris rock -- and how he handles the growing "diversity controversy." the comedian has remained very quiet about what we can expect from his performance sunday... while many actors have been how he handles the growing "diversity controversy." the comedian has remained very quiet about what we can expect from his performance sunday... script: ((abc music - red it's also about -- who's not. "we're not coming - not going!" are white. re-sparking the twitter hashtag -- "oscars so white"... nation's" -- idris elba -- was passed over for an oscar nod... only to be nominated -- and win -- a screen actor's guild award... weeks later on t-n-t. sot -- idris elba, actor // "welcome? to diverse tv... (crowd laughs)." 4 sot -- david blaustein, abc newsradio entertainment correspondent & movie critic // "this is that watershed moment... when the academy changes because they're being forced to change." 5 ((animated graphics)) the academy has now put forth new initiatives? to double the number of women and minority voters by 2020... and increase diversity on the academy's board of governors. sot -- will smith, actor // "it's a systematic bias that needs to be addressed... across the industry." 3

now on this year's oscar host -- chris rock? ((graphic)) who told essence magazine in its march issue -- "black women get paid less than everybody in hollywood. everybody's talking about jennifer lawrence. talk to gabrielle union." sot -- david blaustein, abc newsradio entertainment correspondent & movie critic // "it is going to be an extremely memorable monologue simply because of that particular topic" 5 the oscars air right here on 13 action news. if you're an oscar junkie...we have an entire section of our website dedicated to you! exclusive red carpet coverage stats at 4 p-m on junkie...we have an entire section of our website dedicated to you! exclusive red carpet coverage stats at 4 p-m on sunday...immediately followed by the award ceremony at 5- 30. coming up at -5-... police may have a lead on a deadly shooting that left a man dead just walking home from work. we'll tell you what they're working on this morning.

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he night. two kids in the line of fire! we have a reporter live at the scene with the latest. plus, a late night police chase. high speeds on the valley freeways, create a dangerous situation for drivers. this one ended in dramatic fashion. good morning las vegas! the time now is ... let's get started with 13 weather first meteorologist

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