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that was phoned in to 911. police are combing the building.. but we just got word they don't think the threat is credible. and breaking news out of new hampshire... where some polling places may have to extend their hours. these are live pictures of a traffic nightmare in merrimac.. voters stuck on the road trying to cast their votes. polling places were officially set to shut down at the top of the hour.. but that may not happen. we just got word that anyone in line at closing time.. will be allowed to vote. that's the latest from the breaking news center. now... to a developing story... a live look at the high roller right now..... where two people were busted.... for a sky-high sex show!!!! police say....
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in one of the cabins..... when things began getting steamy.... between them. the two began removing their clothes... and.... performing sex acts.... inside the cabin.... which was clearly visible by others.... in neighboring cabins..... who were recording the whole thing.... on their cell phones. officials with the high roller say.... this is not the first time.... this has happened.... and... are concerned this could become.... a growing problem. the two suspects are facing.... public lewdness charges. also breaking right now.. a bank robbery that touched-off a police chase and ultimately a crash along the 215 near durango. it also led to a big traffic back-up while police tried to figure out what happened. 13 action news reporter bryan callahan has the latest from the scene on how this all unfolded. the 215 has been reopen here for about an hour as metro wrapped up there investigation in the bank robbery suspects crash here. take vo they said all stem from following the suspect vehicle want to crash your knees down to 15 between durango and buffalo. the suspect was taken into
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minor injuries from the crash. take reporter the whole investigation backed up traffic here on 215 for about two hours but it is reopened here in time for the evening commute reporting near 215 and durango, bryan callahan, 13 action n. more breaking news... a former charter school... music teacher is behind with two... -12- year-old female students. -49- year-old.... william crawford is the man accused. police say... the incidents occurred.... back in october of -2- thousand -1-2.... at "somerset academy"... but... weren't reported... until june of -2- thousand -14-. crawford was arrested yesterday... and... charged with two counts of lewdness with a minor.... under 14. an update on a story we firfrst reported as breaking news on 13-action news.. live at midday. some frightening moments this morning for people at the 'las vegas gun range' near blue diamond and decatur.. when a man tried to kill himself. luckily.. police say the bullet only
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so he's expected to survive. no one else was hurt in the shooting. two people accused of killing a henderson man in front of his 4-year old daughter.. appeared in court today. the child's mother.. krystal guice.. and her boyfriend deonte coleman... are charged in the death of 26-year old john haney. coleman and guice just had a baby together four weeks ago. the newborn and the 4-year old are now with a relative because guice can't make her 35-thousand dollar cash bail. the judge also thinks she could be a flight risk. judge david gibson, sr. // henderson justice court judge // department 3 18:33:29:03 to 18:33:37:22 "her behavior was not the type of behavior that indicated to me that she's going to be freely accessible and so i was frankly quite worried about that." lawyers are trying to get her bail reduced so she can be with her children. a preliminary hearing for guice and coleman is set for february 22nd. a report... that clark county's taxicab authority is price-gouging riders... has cab company owners.... fighting back! 13 action news reporter.... david schuman is live.... at mc-carran airport with how
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it didn't sit well with anyone in the industry when it came out that riders were overcharged by 47-million dollars last year. that number was the eye-popping headline of a state audit that looked into the taxicab authority overseeing clark county. the audit found that there were unnecessary charges like overpriced credit card fees. cab company owners say the price covers the card swipe machines....and more generally -- the audit is a result of hidden political agendas. 14:24:21 jason awad, lucky cab owner "this purely has been a smear campaign against the so-called greedy owners who want to gouge the public, which is not true." cab drivers have their own stake in this too. they're fighting for fairness -- but "why" might surprise you. that's coming up at 6. live at mccarran..david schuman..channel 13 action news. breaking news... (rikk ad libs; trump and sanders win new hampshire
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the d-m-v is looking to bring back "the dash pass system"..... that it blamed.... long wait times on... last summer!!! the state board voted today.... to expand a -5-year contract.... with the vendor.... by more than... 5- hundred-thousand dollars. "dash pass" allows customers.... to check into a virtual d-m-v line.... from their phones.... helping them avoid standing in line.... but... the d-m-v said last summer.... people who checked in from home... and then.... didn't show up.... only made the lines worse. chopper 13.. fast and first over the scene of a bad crash this morning near the 95 and charleston. two people in that white pickup were trapped and had to be pulled out by rescue crews using the jaws of life. both people were rushed to nearby hospitals. still no word on their conditions. they were only trying to do
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but that all changed in an instant. it just took one thing to clear out an entire department store in the valley.. forcing everyone outside. one woman thought it was the end. all i was thinking was am i going to have to shield my son and right now.... the search for this stolen car. but... forget the car. a parent was more worried.... about her -3- year-old still inside. the whole thing went down.... in just seconds. tonight... the mistake a father made.... that you can bet.... he'll never do again. plus - our gas prices are dropping. that's great and all. but everyone else is paying so much less. this is something you're asking us to investigate. contact 13..... investigative reporter... stephanie zepelin is on it. steve's right. we're all wondering the same thing. we want to see those buck fifty a gallon prices. but nope. i've done some digging though, and can tell you exactly why it's costing us so much more to fill up.
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they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street
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the -3- year old girl was found walking.... in the snow... -3- miles away. police caught the suspected thief.. but... the stolen car is still missing. panic breaks out..... at the walmart.... near nellis and boulder highway.... when the entire store is forced to evacuate.... due to a bomb threat!!! 13 action news reporter..... parker collins spoke with a woman..... who had to drop everything and run. it was definitely a scary situation overnight at this walmart. take vo we even had viewers calling our newsroom... asking what's going on. police say they found a bomb threat written in the women's restroom. they took that incredibly seriously... they brought out the canines they found nothing one woman had her four month old son with her and didn't know what to think take sot nicole barbon, walmart customer 02-09-16 skype interview 00:10:02-00:10:11 "all i was thinking was am i going to have to shield my son. sadly that's the first thing that came to mind was i don't hear guns, but am i going to." won't be back.
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parker collins 13 action news. the white house is asking congress for almost 2-billion dollars to fight the zika virus. the request comes as the c-d-c raised its zika response to the highest level of alert. experts say the mosquito species known to carry the virus lives in california. unbelievable surveillance video..... from inside.... a flea market.... when a crazed man.... begins swinging wildly..... at an employee..... using a samurai sword!!! but.... it's what he was saying..... while it was all going on..... that really had witnesses frightened! and.. we'll see if tumbling oil prices are finally starting to translate into lower gas prices around the valley.. especially considering we've been way above the national average. plus... here's what we're working on right now.... for action news.... live at six: a growing memorial.... for a toddler killed! the hit and run suspect.... still on the run tonight. at -6-.... a family friend gives the heart wrenching details.... of that fatal night.
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grabs a samurai sword.. then started swinging it at an employee.. striking him 8 times. police say minutes before that attack.. the same man entered a gas station and attacked a customer with a metal pole. witnesses say he was saying he saw a poltergeist and wanted to kill all that was evil. both victims should be okay. the suspect is charged with attempted murder. a missouri woman will never again ask 'where's a cop when you need one.' check out this dashcam video.. as a state trooper pulls-up to
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burning car. without hesitation.. he runs toward the flames.. and with the help of another person.. they're able to pull a woman out alive. she's recovering from serious injuries tonight. the crash was caused by another driver who took off.. but he was arrested a short time later. if you've filled up... your car lately... you may have noticed gas prices are the lowest they've been here.... in months. but.. we're still seeing higher prices... than the rest of country.. leaving folks.... in our valley.... asking why???? when "you ask, we investigate". contact 13..... investigative reporter... stephanie zepelin is live.... with an explanation. stephanie... we have been getting email after email from you....as to why gas prices are dropping, but we're still as much as dollar more than other places. high....or low, the price at the pump always seems to be a talker. 12.52.49 what do you think when you see prices under two dollars? 52 that's perfect 55 that's wonderful 56 wonderful for the contry 59 even though
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you aren't entirely pleased. so why aren't they seeing prices around a dollar fifty, like places in the midwest? several reasons 10.29.37 what are oil prices doing? and then what are taxes on gasoline? and then what's happening in the world of refineries? 43 oil prices right now are good,, as america produces more crude oil. 10.33.06 while that happened, saudi arabia said, 'we dont want to lose our market share't% 10 so saudi arabia started to produce a lot more oil to push the prices down and tamerican producers out of business 33.16 that works in our favor as consumers. next is taxes.... we're in the top half for gas taxes.....if state 50 has the highest gas tax, we're 35th. investment advisor mike pequeen says the gas tax makes up the gap left from our zero state income tax. 10.30.21 we believe often times that the tourists that drive up will pay a big portion of that tax burden 24 last is refineries...how close we are to a refinery and the demand on the refinery. 10.32.10 so wheres the closest refinery to us? southern california 14 we're competing with southern california for
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gasoline 19 they make a different kind of gasoline in la that's cleaner and reformulated 22 so when they're making that there's not as much of the conventional gas we need 26 so our price goes up 27 another question you've asked us to investigate....why do social security checks change with gas prices? pequeen says energy costs are a big factor in the cost of living adjustment that determine those social security checks. this is a story you asked us to investigate. if you have something you want us to investigate, send us an email to 13 investigates at ktnv dot com. live at decatur and desert inn, soc. an antique store..... in "the arts district" robbed!!! and... right now.... police are looking for the thief! it happened..... at the store.... near charleston and las vegas
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investigators say.... the thief stole some antique ivory! no word yet..... on how much it was worth.. but.... we know it's expensive.. because recent laws..... have limited both the buying and selling.... of elephant ivory. there are now calls for a federal investigation following a captain's decision to sail a cruise ship into hurricane force winds off the coast of the carolinas. check out this frightening video from passengers showing furniture and other items being thrown around as giant waves batter the hull of the ship. the captain claims the storm ended up being much worse than predicted. ((sot)) youtube: "claus andre anderson" "so in 24 hours, it went from this to what you see here." (butted to) ((sot)) youtube: "claus andre anderson" "it developed so quickly, it came so intensified." florida senator bill nelson is now calling for the ntsb to investigate. the bahamas-bound cruise ship is now making its way back to new jersey. adlib let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield and 'weather first.' we remain on track for
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pressure remains in control of the forecast. high temps will top out in the low to mid 70s through the weekend and into the start to next week. we are running 10+ degrees above average for this time of year, and high temps will be very close to record highs on wednesday and friday. overnight lows will run in the upper 40s for the next seven days, which is also warm for this time of year. expect plenty of sunshine through the weekend and breezy winds on sunday for valentine's day. a pacific system could bring us additional cloud cover and
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from contact -13-. volkswagen is offering up... a major compensation plan!!! according to reuters... the auto maker... will be offering quote... "generous compensation packages... to roughly -6- hundred thousand.... u.s. owners. this all stems of course... from the scandal involving.... diesel engines... with e-missions.... that are over.... the legal limit. and.... if you're a renter... you're probably paying more for car insurance... than most homeowners. that's according to analysis... of auto insurance premiums. the consumer federation of america found... major insurance companies charge people..... with good driving records... as much as..... -47- percent more.... for car insurance... if they rent. and... don't forget... if you've been ripped off or scammed.... contact 13's call for action... is ready to help you... with a consumer problem. -11- a-m and -1- p-m....
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we'll be right back.... with a final check... on your forecast from bryan. and coming up later on action news live at 6.. something new if you've already given up on your new year's resolution to lose weight. doctors say they have a new tool to scuplt your body.. but how much does it cost? the answer.. on 13-action news live at 6. we'll be right back. we remain on track for continued warm weather as high pressure remains in control of the forecast. high temps will top out in the
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