developments we're tracking. 13 first alert desert doppler ... shows you just what we are talking about! all of the patches of green ...you're looking at right now ... that's is threat. we've already seen a lot of rain around las vegas.. including a good downpour in the central part of the valley. chief meteorologist bryan scofield to let us know about our chances for more rain tonight. bryan. nearly 600 roosters are in cages tonight at the animal

during a raid on what they believe was a cockfighting training ground outside a home in the northeast part of the tonight.. two men are in custody and animal rights activists are furious because all of those birds will have to be destroyed. 13 action news reporter michael burton has the latest near nellis and owens. nat pop" staff members here at the animal foundation say they're exhausted. the ruckus has been ongoing since wednesday - after animal control authorities seized all of these birds from a home in the northeast part of the valley. police arrested two men living at the home - accused of

cockfighting. "nat pop" the director of the animal foundation says at this point it's only a matter of time before all of these birds are put to rest. she says they are simply no longer safe to rehouse. "this shouldn't happen. this shouldn't happen in 2016. it shouldn't happen at all, but it certainly should not still be happening." "when you see people that hurt animals for profit or entertainment, it's gut wrenching." it appears that some of the roosters are still here - animal control officials posted this sign - indicating there are roosters still quarantined on t police say that the seize isn't over. there were so many roosters, they couldn't get them all in one day. both suspects faces felony animal cruelty charges - which come with up to four years in prison. reporting near nellis and owens - michael burton - 13 action cruelty charges - which come with up to four years in prison. reporting near nellis and owens - michael burton - 13 action news. not too long ago... animal fighting wasn't as

now. here to explain the crack down....contact 13 chief investigator darcy spears. whether it's roosters, dogs or any other creature, animal fighting is a first-offense felony in nevada. it's been that way since late 2013 when senator mark manendo strengthened state law. that, along with southern nevada's new anti-cruelty task force means more people in more trouble. 2:04 amy ferreira: it's really quite shocking if anybody's ever had the misfortune of even assoicated with cockfighting, with dogfighting, i mean, it is a brutal, brutal activity that people engage in. chief deputy district attorney amy ferreira has been involved in at least four recent cockfighting cases. 1:42 amy: we've gotten many felony convictions in the past year. people have been sent to jail. the humane society of the united states says first offense felony laws are crucial because cockfighters seek out states with the weakest laws to carry out their crimes. wednesday night's arrests of

three months. eduardo leyva was arrested in may after metro and animal control caught a cockfight in progress. 2:58 amy: there were people there, there were birds there, there were dead birds there, there was blood there, and my understanding is there were people all over the place trying to get away. cockfighting is a big money maker because those who go to watch often bet. but under state law, people who find it entertaining to watch animals try to kill each other can be prosecuted too. 3:25 amy: the people that are participants. so people that are going there to watch the fights, whether they have a bird there that they're fighting or not. the same is true for dog fighting rings, but ferreira says those cases are much rarer and more underground. 4:56 amy: they're not necessarily in neighborhoods the way that we've seen with cockfighting cases, so there might not be somebody to say hey, i hear something strange going on next door. darcy tag: the humane society of the united states offers a reward of up to $5,000 for

arrest and conviction of anyone involved in dogfighting or cockfighting. we've posted their tip line number on our website at ktnv.com. darcy spears, 13 action news. right now.. hillary clinton set to travel to washington, d.c. after spending the day in las vegas. during one stop.. she addressed workers at a private event at mojave electric company. later.. she was joined by harry reid the i-b-e-w hall on north lamb boulevard.. and went right after donald trump. (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) the bottom line which i think which is becoming clearer everyday is that donald trump is not qualified to be president. anyone you can provoke with a tweet should not be anywhere near nuclear weapons. clinton also talked about the need for affordable college education and technical training.. like the programs provided by

big player in this presidential race! according to our latest .... ktnv- rasmussen poll .... now...this is an exclusive poll... you're only going to see this here.... clinton and trump are in a dead heat in nevada... both parties are doing everything they can to get your vote. let's go out now to 13 action news ....political consultant jon ralston. he's live with why clinton is doing so well. jon? 6---- clinton won nv in '08. knows state well. she talked easily about the she also talked about trump's treatment of workers and businesses and used a nevada-specific story: play bite. only swing state in west. she will be back many times. 6--trump stiffing vegas company 23:47: "he refused to pay..." 24:06: "is huge." 23:47: "he refused to pay..."

during one rally today.. clinton appeared startled when during one rally today.. clinton appeared startled when

protestor got too close. i know you're going to do the right thing... it's alright keep talking. " clinton laughed-off the outburst from animal rights activists.. telling there to speak-out against donald trump and his children because they've.. quote: killed a lot of animals. 16.20.25 a valley veteran feels he's being left behind by the rtc. we'll explain on action news live at six 31 a horrible accident at a fast food restaurant leaves a worker badly burned. 37-45 that one he got out.. i could hear her crackling. we'll tell you what ended up on

of the scene that is still unfolding. it happened near the kingman airport in arizona. we're told it was a tanker truck that caught fire. we'll keep working to get anything we find. this just in... police want everyone to take a good look at this picture of a man who's been missing for several hours now. ronald fortunato has several medical issues and doesn't have his medication. he was last seen driving a blue 2006 dodge 1500. if you have seen the man, call police. right now....phoenix on edge....

and this time, it involved a child! and.. a concerning recall from ford is focused on nevadans. find out why living here could cause big problems.

police say his latest target was a young father and his 4-year old boy who were sitting in a car outside their home. luckily.. neither was hurt. it happened last month but investigators are just now revealing the information because it took time for investigators to piece together the evidence. police say the gunman has killed 7 people

accident in the kitchen of a church's chicken restaurant. 26-year old erica acevedo was one of 3 employees who fell when the floor collapsed under them.. causing the deep fryers to fall on top of them. two customers managed to get two of the girls out but acevedo was trapped between appliances. 38-50 the one he got out... and pleading the one he got out... and pleading acevedo's family says she's slowly recovering and responding with sign language. 00-05 nats of crying two teenage girls are recovering... after they fell -3- stories. it happened in the san diego area... early this morning. police say... the teens were trying to sneak out... they were using bedsheets to scale down.

feet... the other -30- feet. we don't have an update on their conditions. some people around green bay, wisconsin are on edge after spotting a creepy looking clown lurking in the dark. it happened early yesterday morning.. and the pictures are going viral. if it sounds familiar.. it's because a creepy clown has been sighted a number of times in the past around the u-s. police say they've received calls about the clown.. but the person hasn't done anything illegal. from contact 13.... vehicles ....over fears the doors... could suddenly unlatch...as you're driving! : the recall covers 800-thousand vehicles.... including: the c-max.. escape... focus... mustang....transit connect... and lincoln m-k-c. important to note...the risk increases with higher temperatures... so... the recall is focusing in on nevada. right now.... there could be a serious security flaw with ... chip-based credit cards! : the concern....is over

it's intended.... to tell a payment machine ...to use the chip. but researchers say.... can simply re-write the strip's code .... that allows the thieves to keep counterfeiting. and contact 13 .... is ready to help you with a consumer problem. just call one of our volunteers ....any weekday between 11 and 1. the number is on your screen. a henderson woman has a gaping hole in her roof after an overnight lightning strike. only on 13-action news.. the homeowner let our photographer inside to get this video of the damage. victoria schultz says she was just a water when the lightning hit her roof.. causing her home to fill up with smoke. rick palenik, neighbor img3206 00:00:00-00:00:07 "it sounded almost like a machine gun cause when it hit the roof it forked in a certain sense to get to ground it hit the the ceiling to make sure everything was safe. no one was hurt. a flash flood watch is in

southern nevada. local flooding and pooling on road ways are likely to continue through the overnight. heavy rain and lightning has already occurred and we may have another chance for wide spread rain and thunder as we move into the evening. rain c into the overnight and fizzle out through friday. remember, if you see any standing water on the roads, turn around and find another

indoors away from windows during any and all lightning storms. by the weekend, mainly sunny skies are back and rain chances are nowhere in sight. high temperatures will rebound back to our normal range for this time of year. winds will pick up friday/saturday and hold between 10 and 20 mph through the weekend and

nevada is one of the worst places in america for the sex trafficking of teenage girls. thankfully, catherine cortez masto went to work to help law enforcement fight back. as attorney general, she made sex trafficking a felony crime and increased sentences. she gave victims the right to sue their captors. and expanded the sex offender registry to protect kids. isn't that something we need more of in washington?

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pain.... doctors say... but this valley veteran tells us....he can't use the r-t-c para- transit program .... because he doesn't qualify. the paratransit program helps people who have a hard time boarding a regular bus. tonight.. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zeplin tells us about this veteran's struggles.. and tries to get answers. 16.19.44 this valley veterans says it's hard to get on bus and thats not all - it's hard just to get to the bus stops 50 doctors at the va rated keith starkey as 80 percent disabled.

but aftering taking the r-t-c test to qualify for paratransit, they turned him down. 15.55.27 every time i took a step out there for the testing sight, it hurt 31 going down the ramp, it hurt 33 the rtc told us they would not talk to us on camera. they sent us a statement saying they had someone evaluate mr. starkey -- and they didn't find him eligible for paratransit....but he has the right to make an 15.57.50 im hurt 51...53 angry 54...56 it's like 58.00 we go off and fight for this country and then they just throw us off to the side 58.06 they went on to describe different services they have for veterans....but keith says it's not enough,, that getting to the bus stop and getting on and off is too painful and they should be willing to help him. soc

on their services for veterans in this story at ktnv.com. if you're planning to visit hoover dam anytime soon.. we've learned about a cool trick you can try while you're there. a woman posted this video to her instagram that makes it look like she's defying gravity while pouring water from her bottle. the water is flowing up because of the updraft from the dam. it happens when the wind hits the side of the dam.. and needs somewhere to go.. i we're getting our first look... at part of the new... lucky dragon hotel and casino. this is a look at their night but it doesn't have a name yet. lucky dragon is asking the public to suggest names! the resort will be on the north end of the strip... and it's scheduled to open later this year. next on 13 action news live at 6:30..

allegations that his administration paid iran 400-million dollars in ransom for the release of 4 americans. plus.. hear why some top republicans are reconsidering their political affilaition. and find out why nevadans won't be allowed to weigh in on the solar rates battle...come november.

where we are keeping a close eye on those skies. effect until tomorrow morning. let's get straight to 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield for the latest your voice your vote in the

your voice your vote in the race for the white house.. and donald trump is recalled seeing video of the cash being brought off a plane