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right now... two others in critical killed...in a roll over crash... right now... 5... right now... two others in critical condition. these are live pictures from the scene. it happened on southbound i- fire... we do have a crew headed to the scene. now to the other top story... firefighters scramble... flames! the flames spread to houses nearby... neighbors say...they're fed up with the squatters.... let's get right out to....13 action news reporter david schuman.... he's live near decatur and vegas drive..to show us the damage. david? a fire in this empty house left the walls charred and lots of debris but i wanna draw your attention to this house next door. glass windows melted from the heat and the inside suffered smoke damage. nats of sirens
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firefighters putting out the flames. they believe the fire was started by homeless men who frequently stay in the vacant home next door. now the family is worried for their safety. they say for two years squatters have taken up next to them nearly ever little has been done. maria, the mother, says a few times the city has been out to clear the property but the squatters always come back. 150639 maria magana, house damaged in possible squatter fire "it does bother me because my son, it's like one or two in the morning, he'll come in my room and say mommy i hear people talking and it's them not the environment she wants to raise her young children around. reporting live..david schuman..13 action news. right now a live look outside ... across the valley.
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day. it's a little breezy ... and karla... the temperatures a bit cooler than what we've been seeing. high pressure aloft will continue above average temps for the next couple of days, while a pacific system will bring wind, cooler air and a very slight chance for rain. expect a high of 107 tomorrow with breezy winds as a pacific system sits to our north. this system will birth a highs will top out at 105 on tuesday. and slight chance f which will linger into out. by friday another warm up through sunday, with lots of sunshine. the search continues at this
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these surveillance images of the man... they say.... he robbed a business at gunpoint! it happened last thursday near rainbow and robindale. police saying... dangerous... so if you see him...don't approach...just contact authorities. and....another violent robber.... on the run right now. police tell us... this man was also armed... as he hit up five businesses. we're told that he actually injured several people... investigators did not release the extent of those injuries. new information on that skydiving accident.. that killed two people in northern california. we've learned that one skydiver...was just 18...and
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tandem jump with a veteran instructor. a preliminary investigation indicates.. the parachute did not open. now police.. are working to determine why. the skydiving-center's owner says...the weather was perfect at the time of the jump. and he believes conditions had nothing to do with the accident. shooting - v five people are recovering...after a shooting at a saint louis! investigators say... it happened outside a bar. knew one other. police say... there was a disagreement inside the bar... it lead to the group going outside... and gunfire erupting. the victims are expected to survive. now to your voice...your vote... and the race to the white house. a new abc news poll shows hillary clinton contining to increase her lead now her rival donald trump...is on the attack. devin dwyer has the latest from
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debuting a new line of attack - sot - donald trump / (r) presidential nominee "i think that the people of this country don't want somebody that's going to short circuit up here." the republican nominee trying to use clinton's own words against her - (friday) sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential nominee "what i told the fbi, which he said was truthful, is consistent with what i have said publicly. so, i may have short-circuited." trump pouncing as clinton widens her lead in a new abc news/washington post poll. clinton up 8 points.... with gains among women and consolidating support in her trump - on the other hand - still struggles to win over some republicans, like ohio gov. john kasich. (cnn - state of the union) sot - gov. john kasich / (r) ohio "i wish that i could be fully enthusiastic. i can't be." and trump facing strong disapproval for his treatment of those muslim parents of a fallen american soldier. (abc this week) sot - rudy giuliani / former nyc mayor / trump supporter "hillary's comments just don't get the same attention that trump's do." a pro-clinton super pac
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about her outrage at how trump attack another gold star mother i felt such a sense of outrage?i would like to tell donald trump what it feels like, the sense of emptiness that only losing a child can bring." trustworthiness still a problem for both nominees - clinton's running mate trying sen. tim kaine / (d) vice- presidential nominee "the bottomline is this she made a mistake and she said over and over again i made a mistake, i've learned from it, i'm gonna fix it and i apologize for it" devin dwyer, abc news, washington. former president bill clinton... is coming to town on friday! he's scheduled to speak to voters at the asian-american forum.. at cesar's palace. libertarian presidential candidate... gary johnson will also be speaking at the event. no word on if donald trump or his supporters... will take the stage. he's running across the country...
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.billy richards made a stop in las vegas. richards says...he was tired of seeing officers portrayed in a negative light! so he left his home in new york ...to embark on this journey... so far... he's hit up 27 cities... sometimes...he's running alone... but often... officers run alongside him.... richards says...he hopes to boost the morale of departments across the country. sot 145613 billy richards, running to support police departments "i've gotten nothing but smiles and everything. they're very grateful for what i've i've also gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as well. he plans on stopping by at least four more major cities on his way back to new york. more questions tonight...after the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teenager! what chicago investigators are now saying ... and how they hope... to prevent this...from ever happening again! plus....new security concerns
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this as another major doping scandal is developing... and remember,,, chopper 13 bringing you breaking news fast and first.
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fire. this video just into the newsroom. you can see the car fully engulfed in flames. three people were killed...in a roll over crash... right now... two others in critical condition. it happened on southbound i- 15....near the valley of fire. we do have a crew headed to the scene. around goes big accident it's amazing no one was seriously hurt in this one! a huge crash at nascar yesterday! todd bo-dine.... racing down the track... when another driver slammed into the back of him! bo-dine says...he didn't see anything ... he's not sure if he over-corrected... but he was thrown into the wall. a number of other cars piled up on the track as well. the race was red-flagged.... to allow workers to remove the
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the city of chicago... bracing for more demonstrations. just days ago...police released disturbing videos... of an incident where an unarmed black teenager was killed. tonight...new questions about that footage.... nearly every part of the chase was caught on camera... but for the critical moment shots were fired.... abc's marci gonzalez has the latest. nat demonstrations in chicago - nat over the shooting death of suspect paul o'neal?by police nat shots two officers' body cameras capturing them firing their guns?(pause for nats of gun shots)? at the stolen jaguar driven by o'neal?last month.. the car then smashing head-on into a patrol car.. what's shown in these videos- raising concerns within the top brass.. johnson: 14:02:02 our policy clearly states that we're prohibited from firing at moving at into or at moving
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but what's not seen - is the shot to the back that later ended o'neal's life the police superintendent suggesting the officer who killed the 18-year-old after he ran from police?didn't turn his body camera on until after the shooting. johnson: 14;04;54;00 they only had equip for a couple of days and only a little while to become familiar with it, but it is our job to make sure they are familiar and use it properly. the department- still facing criticism for its handling of other police involved shot including the death of unarmed teen laquan mcdonald in 2014? now responding to this latest case- stripping the three officers who fired their guns?of their police powers- and vowing to take a "hard look" at overall training and tactics.. areva sot 19;36;57;04 we are seeing a lot more transparency with respect to the chicago police department with this police shooting then what we've seen in previous police shootings. now to the middle east... where iran has just executed a
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of spying for the united states. nuclear scientist...convicted of spying for the united states. shahram amiri had defected to the u-s...as the west was trying to stop iran's nuclear program. in 2010...amiri returned to iran...and was welcomed back with open arms... but then ... he mysteriously disappeared. today...for the first time...iran acknowledged they had secretly det treason. amiri had once claimed the c-i-a had abducted him.... u.s. officials have said in the past... he provided "useful information" today in austrialia....police conducted a series of anti-terror raids! officials entering....four different homes! authorities say... a 31-year-old man was arrested for planning an attack. the man is suspected with being affliated with a number of different terror organizations. police have not released details of the plan...but say there's no imminent threat.
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billboard in chicago! it reads quote.... "hey isis....you suck!!!" behind this.... a non-profit who says...they're dedicated to changing the way muslims are portrayed in the media. the nonprofit has also published... brochures and articles... condeming the organization and its practices. three people are recovering ... after thousands of bees attack! it happened outside of a walmart oklahoma! bee keepers were in the process of moving the car to another... when something went wrong... and the bees were set free! several people were stung...two are in serious condition tonight. rescue crews rushed to the scene....as tens of thousands of bees were still buzzing around! "at one time me and several of the fire fighters were batting down bees as we were moving about. butt with "a swarm attack like this where there are multiple stings to a single patient, those are a little bit more concerning because then the swelling can actually start to affect your eyesight, your throat, your breathing. one firefighter was also stung.
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several hours. a wildfire in washington state....continues to grow. it was sparked friday night! the so-called.... lower crab-creek fire...has now burned 10-thousand acres. high-winds are hampering efforts to get it under control. the situation so bad...people in the area are pitching in....grabbing shovels...trying to stop the spread. "if it gets up to this area? i don't have a lot of protection. if it gets t i have animals. you know, so yeah? you get worried. yes. " several homes have been evacuated. at least 11 people are dead... after landslides in eastern mexico. heavy rain... and flash floods....devastating the region. this was all caused by hurricane earl. the threat not over yet...forecasters say..up to 8
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this...as right now...tropical storm javier... is forming off mexico's pacific coast. wx chat high pressure aloft will continue above average temps for the next couple of days, while a pacific system will bring wind, cooler air and a very slight chance for rain. expect a high of 107 tomorrow with breezy winds as a pacific system sits to our north. this system will birth a secondary system that will approach the area and kick up our winds to low end windy on tuesday. hi tuesday. the system will push through on wednesday, dropping highs to the mid and upper 90s and bringing in some cloud cover and slight chance for rain which will linger into thursday. highs will top out in the upper 90s on thursday as the system moves in and we begin to dry out.
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afternoon, then 106 saturday and 107 sunday. conditions will be dry friday through sunday, with lots of sunshine. wx chat slight chance for rain. expect a high of 107 tomorrow system sits to our north. this system will birth a secondary system that will approach the area and kick up our winds to low end windy on tuesday. highs will top out at 105 on tuesday. the system will push through on wednesday, dropping highs to the mid and upper 90s and bringing in some cloud cover
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thursday. highs will top out in the upper 90s on thursday as the system moves in and we begin to dry out. by friday another warm up begins, with a high of 102 that afternoon, then 106 saturday and 107 sunday. conditions will be dry friday through sunday, with lots of sunshine. expect a high of 107 tomorrow with breezy winds as a pacific system sits to our north. this system will birth a secondary system that will approach the area and kick up our winds to low end windy on tuesday. highs will top out at 105 on tuesday. the system will push through on
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bringing in some cloud cover and slight chance for rain which will linger into thursday. highs will top out in the upper 90s on thursday as the system moves in and we begin to dry out. says...two of their rowing coaches were robbed at knifepoint! the perpetrators... two teens...one who put a long knife...up to the throat of one coach.... they were looking for cash and cell phones.... no one was seriously hurt. weather problems... and new scandal in rio today... but it's not stopping some of
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abc's jim ryan is in rio with more. a new doping scandal at the olympics! (still) the kenyan track and field team manager sent home and facing investigation after video him offering to protect cheating athletes. and new fallout for russia? (aptn) sot - sir philip carven / president, int'l paralympic committee "the russian government has catastrophically failed its para- athletes. their medals over morals attitude disgusts me." after that doping scandal, the international paralympic committee announcing all banned from the september events in rio. nats - "?winds?" and forget dirty water - rowing events cancelled sunday - after strong winds ripped through the city? causing delays, knocking over fencing and ripping off banners. but not even the delay could keep serena williams down? starting her rio journey - as the defending gold medalist from london. sot - serena williams / us tennis team "serena in london
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get there again, because that was insane." she is on her way - the 22-time grand slam champion winning her opening match today.. (video) sister venus stunned in a first round loss saturday. but she still has a path to victory - venus and serena also competing in doubles. the ladies gymnastics team also in action today? world champion simone biles and her teammates trying to qualify for the team and individual competitions. the u-s women's basketball team is killing the competition - beating senegal 121 to 56. and the action heating up in katie ledecky, who already has other members of the team also moving on: ryan murphy and david plummer in the 100 meter backstroke. lilly king and katie meili in the 100 meter breast stroke. and the men's four by 100 meter freestyle relay team. jim ryan, abc news, rio de janeiro. karla will have another look at your forecast. but right now... let's leave you with this...a live look outside across the valley. you're watching 13 action
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slight chance for rain. expect a high of 107 tomorrow with breezy winds as a pacific system sits to our north. this system will birth a secondary system that will approach the area and kick up here's tonight's primetime at 7.....america's funniest home videos at 8......celebrity family feud at 9......1-hundred-thousand dollar pyramid at 10....
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for now... thank you for joining us.... we hope to see you back here.. in 30 minutes... 13 action news live at six. now for the latest on that deadly crash near the valley of 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
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and expanded the sex offender registry to protect kids. catherine's a problem-solver. that's what she's all about. isn't that something we need more of in washington?
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welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news, tragedy at a major water park. a child somehow dying. the park forced to close. details coming in at this hour. donald trump facing dangerous poll numbers. the republican nominee losing ground. the huge group of voters lining up for hillary clinton. but now trump unleashing a new attack. >> honestly, i don't t crash course. the frightening wipeout. the cyclist crashing in the middle of a race, rushed to the hospital. midair takedown. the crowded cross-country plane forced to divert. a passenger accused of attacking a flight attendant, taken away in cuffs. why are these incidents on the rise? the consumer alert tonight. phone hijacking. thieves taking over your cell phone, creating a fake i.d., and

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