we're just two days away from the next gop debate. here is a look inside the debate hall in the venetian where it's taking place this tuesday. there are nine podiums. donald trump will be front and center. flanked by his newest, closest rival ted cruz. cruz jumped ten points ahead of trump in iowa. the des moines register and bloomberg politics released the poll saturday. also on main stage, marco rubio and jeb bush, john kasich, chris christie, carly fiorina and rand paul. action news reporter david schuman spent the afternoon on the strip.. getting a sense of how people feel about the candidates headed our way. david. it's hard to talk to people about the debate without donald trump coming up -- everyone's got an opinion on him. but there's more to this one. people are really hoping for a good look at all the candidates one last time before the primaries. pkg 054029 judy newell, atlanta

one and i think it will tell who's going to come out on top" eight of the candidates who will be on stage tuesday are looking up at one man in the polls - donald trump. people that are backing him more energized." 054324 lucia duncan, st george utah "we finally have a candidate who tells us the good the bad and the ugly. the truth" truth is what voters want to see. 055037 steve cagnet "everybody complains but nobody says what they will do, whether it's healthcare or issues or anything. " this might be a case where final impressions mean more than first impressions 054523 duncan "just glued to the television watching it." because anything that's said at this point 054819 "be more in the middle of the road instead of extreme either way" .. could make or break an entire campaign 054059 judy newell "they've all got a lot of press, especially donald trump, and we'll see what happens." tomorrow there will be a rally right here in front of the venetian for a "no hate debate".

candidates accountable for what they say. hotel officials say they're prepared for the rally and metro and security will be on live at the venetian..david schuman ch13 action news a developing story tonight metro is searching for a suspect following a shooting this morning in southwest las vegas. one man was shot near sunset and grand canyon. metro says he's in stable condition. officers say the shooter got away in a red car. the early morning gunshots frightened neighbors. 11:42:47 sara hirsz "i was in the middle of sleep and i heard four gunshots. i was in shock, i was petrified, confused, didn't know what was happening." she went on to say she and her husband are considering moving out of the neighborhood to out of the neighborhood to protect their children. a teenage boy is dead and two people in critical condition after a crash on the 95. the accident happened around 7:30 friday night just north of mile marker 31.

back end of a car. that sent the car spinning, before ending up in a ditch. troopers say a 15 year old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver and a passenger in that car are now in critical condition. the driver of the semi was not hurt. police want to know what caused this crash. a motorcyclist crashed into that car this afternoon near cheyenne and allen. the accident just down cheyenne for a while. the motorcycle rider is in critical condtion. we do not know the condition of the other driver. in an update to the investigation following the terror attack in san bernardino. the fbi says they found nothing related to the mass shooting in an area lake. divers have spent three days looking through the murky water. but they say they're not done searching. there's more ground to cover. they're especially interested in finding a hard drive that is we're seeing the violent showdown between biker gangs in texas that ended in nine deaths. authorities are still trying to

deadly choas. c-n-n's nick valencia has more... but we want to warn you.. parts of this video are graphic.. --reporter pkg-as follows-- it is a violent showdown. in newly obtained footage by c-n-n-- video shows the moments that led to the bloody shootout between rival biker gangs in waco, texas, last may. the video picks up with an argument in the parking lot... already in progress. you can see members from the cossacks and scimitars -- two allied motorcycle clubs -- huddle just to the left of the camera. just off camera-- bikers from the bandidos and cossacks, two arch rivals, argue after one is nearly hit by a motorcycle, according to witnesses. in police interviews, the rivals point the finger at each other as to who started the fight. and then, chaos. you don't have to hear the gunshots to feel the intensity erupt outside the twin peaks restaurant. some bikers duck for cover-- in the background you can see others run from the slaughter in perhaps the most graphic portion of the surveillance

sneaks up on another biker and appears to strike him in the throat with a chain. the two wrestle on the ground before a third biker joins in. the man in the red bandana is struck several times in the head while on the ground.. he's stomped at least once. he lies motionless as the men he was fighting walk off screen. in the foreground, more bikers run from what seems to be the epicenter of the violence. one man checks the blood dripping from his arm. another falls to the ground after appearing to be shot. the agony is all around. what really started the violence is still up for debate. some told police the feud between the bandidos and the cossacks was brewing way before the day of the shooting. in interviews with police, bikers said it was over a long-standing dispute about fees that the bandidos wanted to collect from the cossacks. others just say the fight was all about respect. right now los angeles police are looking for these thieves.. caught on camera ransacking the home of a well- known paralympian. at least eight surveillance

stephani victor's home are giving police a clear picture of who the suspects are and the details of their crime. they went into our kitchen, starting eating ice cream out of the freezer and then slowly over the course of the evening, dismantling tv, computer, christmas gifts. los angeles police - so-far finding the couple's two missing cars but nothing else. staying in california.. a nurse in the maternity ward at a san jose hospital.. tests positive for tuberculosis. officials at the santa clara valley medical center.. .now tracking down more than 350 newborns who had contact with the nurse between mid- august to mid-november. dr. jeffrey starke, md/infectious disease specialist at texas children's hospital tb leaves the lung and causes other problems such as meningitis, so it's appropriate to take the protection of newborns very seriously when an exposure has occurred hospital officials say the nurse's annual t-b test in september had negative results... she showed no symptoms. she was diagnosed with tb in

unrelated illnesss... doctors say tb skin and blood tests are extremely unreliable they recommend the 350 undergo antibiotics for the next six months, as a precaution. moving to a different kind of scare in portland, oregon. a growing sink hole is threatening several businesses. the city says a quick fix to cover a creek collapsed. now they're left with this mess. the water is flooding businesses around the hole. theres nothing we can do..we probably should close and move out of th ebuilding...we feel its unsafe ...the sinkhole is definitely afffecting the back half of our building we could fall in the hole any time ...so i dont know what we;re gonna do both the city and the oregon's department of transportation says there's no way to solve the problem until the hole dries up. and with rain in the forecast for five more days... it could be a while before they get some answers. on a lighter note... the la galaxy major league soccer team held open tryouts today for their united soccer league pro team.

expected to tryout for the la galaxy two, with the hope of making the roster for the 2016 season. the la galaxy two is a lower division team associated with the la galaxy. the la galaxy is the first major league soccer club to have such a team as part of its developmental program. team officals say at least one player will be invited to play in the preseason. the ladies of the longest running show on the las vegas strip are getting ready for their final performance. bally's has been home to the jubilee showgirls for more than 34 years. jubilee's last show will be in february. we're told a new showgirl production is currently being explored. coming up.. a massive storm sweeps through texas overnight. sirens tornado on the ground?" we'll have a look at the damage left behind. plus.. it's the hottest new lights display on store shelves. but tonight we have a warning before you put down money on these christmas laser lights. a lot of flame and a lot of

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from three different departments to bring it under control saturday afternoon. thankfully there are no reports of any injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. new at six.. less than two weeks until christmas... and the postal service is cranking out packages -- in record numbers. this holiday season they plan to deliver 600 million packages. a sorting facility near denver colorado is using the holiday rush to test a new piece of machinery. manned by postal service workers... the equipment sorts 72-hundred packages every hour! david rupert united states postal service this is one of only a few in the united states. we just kicked it off about a week ago. the new machine is being tested in just three nieghborhoods across the country. but if it goes well.. las vegas could get one too. but in the meantime.. las vegas post offices are operating on extended hours to get your packages delivered. between now and christmas, many neighborhoods will see mail carriers delivering packages on sunday. select offices will be open next sunday. the list is on your screen.

anyone hoping to get their gifts deliverd by christmas should get them in the mail by these dates: december 15th for standard post.. that's this tuesday. december 19th for first class. and december 21 and 23 for priority and priority express. more people are buying laser light displays for their homes. asks.. could they pose a threat to pilots overhead? script: they're the hottest new holiday decoration- nats - 00;41 "it's an amazing laser light show!" [commercial: http://youtube.com/wa tch?v=gratgfnui14 ] across the country, starshower and similar lights-- nearly impossible to keep on the shelves sot// adham saif, manager at world houseware and hardware 21;06;08 we ran out like real quick! but on top of lifting spirits, these starshower laser lights- these starshower laser lights- raising concerns for pilots in planes overhead sot // steve ganyard, abc news consultant 15;06;21 there's a danger that you could injure the crew an american airlines

worth international airport - reported seeing a laser from more than 13-thousand feet above the ground - sparking a warning from the faa. the agency says it's investigating the incident, but in the meantime, telling decorators to use caution when setting up the colorful the laser light will not hit the roof of the house, for example, it will just keep going off into space? or worse?right into a cockpit? last month a california coast guard pilot?blasted by one of the laser lights? sot// commander kevin smith, u.s. coast guard 23;20;19 you can see green light just flooding the inside of the plane only after landing, learning the bright green flash had come surprised that a christmas decoration sold commercially - right now off the shelf - has the power to illuminate an aircraft. telebrand, which manufactures and sells the popular holiday decoration 'star shower' - said in a statement to abc news? "star shower should be pointed directly at your home, never directly into the sky?" right now.. another band of heavy raind and flooding is plaguing the pacific northwest. it's not like they need it.

weather service, they're reporting more than two fee of total rainfall just this month. in this round.. some of the mess is moving into califoria. andrea marcelo shared this picture of daly city, california near san francisco. the whole road is underwater. in texas.. dangerous weather slammed the state overnight. two reported tornadoes and wind gusts up to 64 miles per hour - one of them destroying 50 homes ripping up trees .. tossing debris and shredding rooftops across eastern texas. it went from a nice warm day to absolute chaos./// i had gone inside maybe about two minutes, and it was so quick and so fast most of eastern texas is in the clear for now. ad-lib we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high elevation snow and colder temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the

a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning at 4am. the best chances for rain will also be late- night and overnight. high temperatures tomorrow will only reach the upper 40's and low 50s around the valley. windy conditions continue tomorrow, so wind chill factors will definitely be in play. the winds will be down to breezy by tuesday and afternoon highs will also be down to the mid and upper 40s. by wednesday, the storm system makes its exit, but the cold air will still be in place and high temps will remain in the mid to upper 40s. a warming trend begins wednesday as highs get back to the low 50s that afternoon,

friday and saturday. afternoon highs will continue in the upper 50s on sunday and winds will be breezy.

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"the hunger games: mockingjay part two" is number one at the box office for the fourth week in a row. the latest installment in the popular franchise pulled in eleven- point-three million dollars. "in the heart of the sea" brought in a disappointing eleven million dollars, far from enough to make a dent in its 100- million dollar production budget. in third place -- walt disney's "the good dinosaur." it made ten-and-and-a-half million dollars in it's third weekend of release. there's one week left in clark county firefighter's annual "fill the fire truck" drive. they collect new toys for valley kids who may not otherwise get a new toy. you can drop off new toys seven days a week, nine a-m to five p-m, at any county fire station. holiday gas prices are something to smile about. we'll show you where we are now compared to a month ago after another dip in prices. plus.. a valley woman turns to action

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i was crying. it was not funny at all. aurora demattos needed a doctor's signature. it all started one day last month, while she was at work. i just knew there was chest pain, and i couldn't breath, and i got scared. aurora rushed to the hospital and they ran some tests. doctors eventually performed a small procedure, to help relieve a blood flow problem. it went well, but aurora missed 9 days of work. i called the short term disability to get paid for those days. to process the paperwork, all she needed was the doctor's signature. but when she called the hospital, she was told the doctor who performed the procedure was on vacation. what am i suppose to do now? that started a chain of phone calls, with no one willing to help. and not only was she not going to get paid, but she also faced a penalty at work for an unexcused absence. they give you points, you can have 5, and after 5 points you get fired. 2 weeks went by with no new answers from the hospital. that's when aurora decided to pick up the phone.

figured, i told my husband, the only thing i can do is try to call channel 13. our call for action volunteers made one call. not only did they get results, but aurora says it happened instantly. it was in 10 minutes they called. the lady from the hospital called. she got the signature she needed, and the paperwork turned in to her short term disability. aurora says she couldn't be happier. thank you channel 13 and everybody around there. i'm so thankful.> so... here's the contact -13- bottom line. there's a number of ways to make sure.... your voice is heard. when dealing with any hospital... don't be afraid.... to go to the administrative level... for help. if you're issue involves... a specific doctor.... you can file a complaint.... with nevada's... "board of medical examiners". and... if you still need help... we've got your back.... southern nevada. contact our call for action volunteers... at (702) 368-2255... anytime between -11- a-m and

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the race for presient continues to heat up. ted cruz is gaining ground on republican frontrunner donald trump. this, as g-o-p candidates get set for tuesday's debate here in las vegas. good evening... and thanks for joining us. i'm elizabeth gadley. in tonight's red, white and blue 2016 political coverage. donald trump, the republican presidential frontrunner appears to be losing ground in recent polls - and now, he's taking aim at the man picking up those crucial points. abc's mary bruce has the latest from washington. donald trump is taking aim at his new chief rival. (cnn) natsot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "i would say i have far better judgment than ted." the real-estate mogul appearing on two political talk shows today? criticizing senator ted cruz.

donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "i don't think he's qualified to be president. // you can't walk into the senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people. he'll never get anything done. that's the problem with ted." the comments come as the texas iowa. (gfx) cruz now with a ten point lead in one poll - up to 31-percent to trump's 21. but trump was quick to blast the new numbers - tweeting overnight "don't trust des moines register poll" - saying it's biased. the other big story inside the numbers - the fall of dr. ben carson... now down at 13 percent. (abc's this week) sot - ben carson / (r) presidential candidate "well, you know, poll numbers go up and down." he appeared on abc's this week with george stephanopolous? and doubled down on his threat to leave the republican party - if party leaders tried to manipulate the nominaton process using what he calls "back room deals." (abc's this week) sot - ben carson / (r) presidential candidate "if that is the case, then you know, i'm out of here." ========== on the democratic side - hillary clinton is getting some help

president fitzgerald grant sot - tony goldwyn / actor, "scandal" "she has the most experience and has the right ideas to take the country where i believe it needs to go." actor tony goldwyn, from the bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate "does that seem right to anybody? no!" her rival bernie sanders one of the few candidates out on the trail today? making at least four stops in iowa. critical campaigning with just seven weeks until the iowa caucuses - and just two days until the next g-o-p debate. venetian will be the final republican presidential debate of the year. 9 candidates will take the main stage for the debate. the consensus is that this is the most important debate so far. it's a last chance for the contenders to separate themsleves and make their voices heard. stay with action news as we will have complete coverage, bringing you the very latest from the debate on tuesday. a developing story out of california tonight a man suspected of shooting rounds into the air was killed yesterday in a deputy-involved shooting in lynwood. sheriff's deputies responded to the area after receiving

checkered shirt with a gun and shots being fired. an eyewitness captured video of the gunfire and said the suspect, identified as 28-year-old nick robertson, was shooting in the air and not listening to deputies commands. the investigation is ongoing. a heavily armed gunman is dead tonight after being shot by walmart. police say the man walked into the store and just started pointing his gun at people. officers got there and asked the man to drop it, but he refused - so they shot him. he was taken to a hospital where he later died. noone else was injured, but as you can imagine, customers were shaken, "i won't even come here by myself. i always ask my husband to go with me because i'm so scared. police have not released any information about the gunman or why he chose to wave a gun around inside the store. security remains high around geneva, switzerland following the arrest of two individuals on the suspicion of terror. swiss police have arrested two people after locating a vehicle

say are traces of explosives. both individuals had syrian passports and were arrested on suspicion of the manufacture, concealment and transport of explosives and toxic gases. authorities have been looking for at least two people with links to suspects in the paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed. it is not known yet whether the geneva arrests are linked to those attacks. british prime minister david cameron plans to call for a ban on high powered semi-automatic weapons across the european union . his office just announced that the measure is part of a crack down on the illegal firearms trade. it's also part of a long-term plan to counter terrorism in europe. cameron is also calling for greater efforts to 'undermine' online radicalization. at least 23 people are dead and another 23 are hurt after a fire breaks out at a psychiatric hospital in southwest russia. a hospital employee says there were around 140 disabled people there at the time - including 50 who were bedridden. at least 51 people had to be rescued. so far, the cause of the fire

pope francis will be returning to north america for another visit. this time, he will be heading to mexico city, to visit "our lady of guadalupe's" shrine. that is happening on february 13th. the pope confirmed his plans during a special mass just yesterday. the site in northern mexico city is the world's most-visited marian shrine. this visit will come 5 months after his trip to the united states. action news is tracking some developing weather conditions a live look outside right now. the winds are picking up and now we're in the middle of a very cold stretch of weather, and it could get even colder. meteorologist karla huelga has a look at what's headed our way next. karla? we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high elevation snow and colder temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the overnight hours. a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning at 4am. the best chances for rain will also be late- night and overnight.

only reach the upper 40's and low 50s around the valley. a contact 13 consumer alert tonight. the list of the safest cars for 20- 16 has been released... and you won't be seeing a lot of american made cars on there! toyota had 9 different cars on the list.

the 20-16 chrysler 200 is the only american made car to earn a spot. experts say the reason is that the requirements to earn the safest rating have gotten higher. they also wanted to note that despite all the recalls, the safety upgrades for cars just keep getting better and better. "everyone is hearing a lot about recals in the news, bu into a crash, and, with new technology, some crashes are being prevented all together" this is was the first year that a low-priced car made the safest vehicle list-- that's the scion i-1, and it's just over 16-thousand dollars. for many parents, detachable car seats are a convenient and easy option for getting your kids out of the car... but did you know if you use it too long... it could put your precious cargo at risk! the new research from consumer reports shows more than half of the crash test dummies in detachable car seats suffered head injuries, as opposed to only 4-percent in the convertible car seats.

parents switch to convertible seats by your baby's first birthday, even if they haven't technically outgrown them. a new app.. developed just down the road from las vegas.. is helping student athletes get their college paid for. phoenix native kyle stanley built "reel recruits". in the last three years. . it's helped more than a hundred arizona athletes earn nearly 4-million dollars worth of scholarship money. students can upload an unlimited amount of game video, create a full statistical profile, and here's the hook...send it to any college coach in the country from ncaa down to the junior college level. the app is free in the app store and google play. a major u-f-c fight had the strip buzzing last night but it was over almost before it began. jose aldo and conor mcgregor faced off at the mgm garden arena. the whole thing only lasted 13 seconds though. mcgregor sent aldo to the floor punch. aldo is considered by many to be the greatest featherweight fighter in mma history. he was undefeated before last

coming up in tonight's financial focus. ford is planning to spend billions to improve its presence in the electric car market. we'll tell you what they have planned. and in contact 13 tonight. we'll tell you about some new apps to help stop unwanted calls and texts on your cell

ford motors announced it plans to spend $4.5 billion to introduce 13 new electric models by 2020. the automaker hopes to have 40 percent of its vehicles around the world electrified by the end of the decade. those vehicles will be a mix of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and full battery-powered electric vehicles. the goal is being driven by customer demand, as well as the need to meet fuel efficiency standards. uber started a pilot program in seattle it's calling uberhop. the service will pair commuters who are traveling in the same direction and assigns them to one driver. the passengers will then be transported to one centralized location. during the test period, uberhop will operate three routes in seattle during the morning and evening commutes.

will be a flat $5 fee. that's tonight's financial focus. let's go to karla huelga and weather first. we'll start to feel the impacts of our next storm system late tonight in the form of gusty winds, chances for rain, high temperatures. expect gusts to 35mph tonight, then bumping up to 40mph in the overnight hours. a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning at 4am. the best chances for rain will also be late- night and overnight. high temperatures tomorrow will only reach the upper 40's and low 50s around the valley. windy conditions continue tomorrow, so wind chill factors will definitely be in play. the winds will be down to breezy by tuesday and afternoon highs will also be down to the mid and upper 40s. by wednesday, the storm system makes its exit, but the cold air will still be in place and high temps will remain in the mid to upper 40s. a warming trend begins wednesday as highs get back to the low 50s that afternoon, then mid and upper 50s for

afternoon highs will continue in the upper 50s on sunday and winds will be breezy.

time now... for the latest consumer news... from contact 13. have you been swiping your credit card... more than usual... this year? if you have... you're not alone. according to a new report... from "card hub"... americans racked up... more than.... -21- billion dollars... in new credit card debt... from july... through september. that's a -34- percent increase.... in spending... from the same time- frame.... last year. and... it's the most spending... for the -3-rd quarter of the year... give you some relief from annoying telemarketing calls when you sit down for dinner. time.com recently picked "mr. number" as the best app for stopping cell phone spam. some calls and texts are

others need to be entered manually.. and some can also be a reported 'spam' number. the call is disconnected or goes to your voice mail.. depending on what you want. "a little message will pop up on my phone and it'll ask me what i want to do," time says the app "true caller" is best at identifying callers. the number goes through their database of more than a billion numbers and displays who it is. some are i-d'ed as spam and automatically flagged. both versions offer free basic apps. contact 13 is ready to help you with a consumer problem. just call one of our volunteers any weekday between 11am and 1pm at 368-2255. here's a look at what's coming up later on abc in primetime... at 7 -- america's funniest home videos at 8 -- behind the magic: the making of snow white and the seven dwarves at 9 -- blood and oil at 10 -- quantico at 11 -- action news coming up in tonight's health report...

dangers of concussions. how one company is developing game changing technology to quickly diagnose them.

there's a lot of concern right now over sports-related concussions.. with up to 3.8 million reported each year. and now there may be a breakthrough way to quickly

faris has more on that. nats - football helmet hit this morning - a potential breakthrough for diagnosing sports- related concussions? especially for so many parents concerned about their children suiting up? nats concussion movie the head injury even the subject of will smith's major motion picture "concussion?" [gfx] the c-d-c reports nearly 250,000 kids under age 19 were treated in emergency rooms across america for sports-related injuries resulting in a concussion or traumatic brain injury diagnosis in 2009. http://www.c dc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/ge tthefacts.html sot - er doctor 21;35;47;38 our brains are developing up to 18 or the early 20s - those injuries are ones that can lead to degenerative changes. 21;23;45;44 while there's a risk of concussion or brain injury it's important that they engage in sports and be healthy now - medical company - quanterix (quan-tear-ix) says they're developing technology that will change the game? sot pop- quanterix ceo skype 22;08;42 we are applying rocket science to blood testing.

concussion in less than a hour using a simple blood test? identifying proteins that show brain trauma... sot - quanterix ceo skype 22;19;03 ?so a finger prick could tell you the answer within 20 minutes of whether or not that athlete has experienced a concussion. [gfx] quanterix's research backed by the nfl after winning funding from the league's "head health challenge?" sot - quanterix ceo skype 22;11;41 having an objective test could change the culture of the game the company hopes to have the tests ready as soon as next year?and doctors say this technology could make a great impact on sports sidelines? sot - er doctor 21;26;59;56 this test is very promising - it requires more validity and trials to make sure it's actually going to be useful in the clinical setting as well as the sideline researchers say... a flavoring chemical linked to severe respiratory disease.... can be found... in most e-cigarettes. according to the harvard study... more than... -75- percent of flavored e- cigarettes contain diacetyl... the chemical linked to what's called.... "popcorn lung".

the findings show that there's much to be learned.... about the dangers of e-cigarettes. the united health foundation is out with its 2015 health rankings report.. and nevada comes in at 38 among the 50 states for overall health. nevada ranked in the top-20 for infant mortality.. as well as the lowest percentage of the population who smokes.. and preventable hospitalizations. nevada's marks weren't so good howver in per capita health funding.. and percentage of insured population. we'll be right back with a final check on your forecast from karla. you're watching channel 13 action news... where you ask and we investigate...

well, get to celebrating because today is national cocoa day! according to the national day calendar, it is believed the first chocolate beverage was created by the mayas. cocoa is made from the dried, fermented seeds of the cacao tree--and used to make cocoa powder. pour yourself a cup tonight and enjoy! thank you for joining us... we'll be back for action news

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