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taken so soon. they were always postive fun people and down to earth too...so you know it's just a shock a grandmother's family reaches out.... to -13-action news.... just hours after she's killed... telling us..... exactly who they think.... did it. 13 action news reporter.... on what the family wants.... in the wake of their loved ones death!!! toni leisure, victim's niece 8-8-16 parker homicide interview ii 00:00:44-00:00:51 "she prayed the rosary every seventies... dead at home.. police think she was killed. 8-8-16 parker homicide interview 00:03:08-00:03:16 "she's we'll known to the catholic community she cooks for priests. she cooks for people. she bakes goods for people." her family identifies her as
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everyone she met. standup 6:40:11-6:40:20 even though the victim in this case was older her family tells us she made a lot of friends not only in her catholic community but also with her neighbors. 7:26:29-7:26:36 "my grandmother-- they were best friends the shock my grandmother received on the phone my grandmother suffered a stroke" butt to 7:27:00-7:27:03 "it happened five minutes after she received the phone call." investigators said there was likely some kind of fight between the victim and her estranged husband before she died. 7:28:23-7:28:24 "i'll go to my grave saying he did it." family erlinda to leave him for a while -- and said she always looked for the good in other people. 00:01:50-00:01:57 "a very religious person who's loved by the community. she's kind, gentle." butt to no super 7:25:58-7:26:03 "you wanted to give her a hug right away that's the type of person she was that's why her and my grandmother got along so well." near sloan and washington accident at a waterpark in kansas city police now say the 10-year-old.. killed at "schlitter-bahn".. suffered a fatal neck injury. caleb schwab was riding with
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world's tallest waterslide when it happened. the two other riders.. who were not related to caleb.. were hospitalized with minor facial injuries. investigators are still trying to determine exactly how it happened. that's the latest from the breaking news center new at 5:00 -- police are looking for this man they say... sexually assaulted an employee.... at a local hotel. 13 action news reporter.... bryan callahan has more.... on the manhunt. detectives have released several different videos through the hotel.take vo the bs the man gets on the elevator. metro says the man sexually assaulted the employee after making his way into a room saturday afternoon. police say this was at a hotel near boulder highway and desert inn. detectives say the suspect beat the woman before sexually assaulting her. and the suspect then left the room when another employee came to the door. tag metro is asking anyone who recognizes the man to call its sexual assault section. bryan callahan, 13 action news. two men are in custody accused
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last month at an apartment complex near swenson and flamingo. police identify the suspects as abdul-kadir mohamud and jordan price. both are facing murder and conspiracy charges. an airquality advisory in effect for the valley right now because of smoke blowing-in from this wildfire in southern california. the 'pilot fire' has resulted in evacuation orders and destroyed about 45-hundred acres in the san bernardino national forest. it's only about 5-percent contained right now. we have 13 first alert meteorologist..... karla huelga standing by..... at sunset park.... with what that means for you. karla? a live look at mccarran
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to normal after some delays involving delta airlines. this is video now from los angeles international.. also effected by a power outage around 2:30 this morning at delta's hub in atlanta. it caused a massive computer
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the ground stop was lifted by 9 a- m.. and limited departures resumed. of course monday morning you get up at like 3:30am to come to the airport. you get here and nothing is working so.. not exactly how you want to start your week off, right? but it happens. we'll get through it. in response to the glitch.. delta is now waiving change fees for customers ticketed to travel today. they'll now have until friday to rebook their flights. delta is bl on equipment failure. an update now.... on the final implosion.... of "the riviera"... clark county tweeted out this photo..... earlier this afternoon of the permit to implode.... the remaining towers. that implosion will take place.... on the -16-th... that's next tuesday... and we'll carry the implosion live.... right here... on 13 action news. your voice.. your vote tonight.. and an old saying says 'all politics is local'.. so 13-action news political analyst jon ralston thought it
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politician feels about the presidential race. he joins us right now in the newsroom. jon. ----mayor recently did an interview with the new york times, told the paper she couldn't vote for either of the major candidates. ----i wondered why she was so disgusted with both of the major party nominees. here's what she said when ia sked her about hillary clinton: 20:52 "the one thing...." ----pretty strong stuff. she wasn't quite as strong
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both candidates would be forced out of the race! she said she liked joe biden and could vote for him in a minute. ---that, of course, will not happen. on the campaign trail.. republican donald trump is now laying out his ideas on what he economic plan.. including job creation.. trade agreements.. and simplifying the tax code. i am proposing an across-the-board income tax reduction, especially for middle-income americans. this will lead to millions of new and really good-paying jobs. hillary clinton is also talking about her economic plans in the battleground state of florida.. and says trump has it wrong.
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economic plans that only help the top one percent. it's time we helped everybody else in america get ahead and stay ahead." cnn's new 'poll of polls' shows hillary clinton up 10 points over trump. it combines the results of six major polls. the family of a muslim boy.... who was arrested.... after bring.... a homemade clock to school.... is now suing.... texas school officials! the lawsuit was just filed today.... on behalf of ahmed mohamed. it claims.... the -14- year old's civil mohamed was arrested.... at his high school..... back in september... and... charged with having.... a hoax bomb. he says... he brought the homemade clock to school.... to show his teacher. "for the safety of my family, i have to go back to qatar because right now it's not very safe for anyone that's a minority or someone who is. . " the family's lawyer says... they have received death
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san francisco police are looking for the person.... who shot and killed.... a "pokemon go player".... over the weekend. -20- year-old..... calvin riley was playing the game.... with a group of friends it happened.... near san francisco's aquatic park.... a busy tourist area... in the city. the victim would have been a sophomore this fall..... at "san joaquin delta college".... in stockton. his baseball coach released a statement..... following the news of his death saying quote... "we are deeply saddened.... by the loss of one of our delta baseball family.... calvin riley. he was a great person..... from a great family. he was a fun loving that players loved to be around. he brought the best out.... in all of us. " a local petsmart is frantically searching for a kitten stolen from a cage. why authorities are extremely worried.... about the health and safety of this kitten. plus.. a popular streaming service is promising fewer commercials.. but there's a slight catch you'll want to know about. and... las vegas drivers won't believe..... where the city ranks... when it comes to driving! a dry pattern sets up shop here in the southwest for the next
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to a subscription-only model. the streaming service launched.... with ad-supported content... and will now..... transition away from that. the move comes..... as hulu adds more original content and expands.... its film and t-v library. new subscribers will be offered....
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content... there will still be ad-supported programming available...... courtesy of the streaming platform's..... growing distribution partnerships. the search is on for a kitten that was cat-napped from a local petsmart while an adoption agency was trying to find it a safe home. 13 action news marti glaser tells us what's being done tonight to track it down. here at petsmart,,, during the after hour cat adoption someone came in and literally cat - napped one of the kittens and now homeward bound cat adopti finding that missing kitten . the kitten that was stolen was a brown tabby about 3 month old his name is reese . fox says reese has not had all his vaccinations and they are concerned and want to make sure that he gets the care he needs, reese is microchipped and has a chipped ear - a symbol he has been spayed and neutered, now the rescue organization is offering an award for up to 500 dollars. reporting from eastern nd
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reporting from eastern nd russel marti glaser 13 action news. now... from contact 13 do vacation rentals from air-b-n-b... be careful.... when using a stranger's wi-fi. cyber security experts say... you're running a lot of risks.... when you use the host's internet..... because you don't know who used it before you. they say...
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the host's wifi router.... re-set it.. then... turn on a feature giving them access.... potentially compromising bank accounts... e-mails and passwords. and... amazon may be facing.... some real competition. walmart announced today.... it is buying jet -dot- com. the site launched... in july 20-15 and... specializes in.... bulk orders. walmart will pay -3- billion dollars... in cash... and... another 3-hundred million.... in stock.... for the site. the deal may help walmart.... re- invigorate growth of its which has slowed.... in recent quarters. meanwhile... amazon's overall sales have rocketed above..... 1-hundred-billion- dollars.... annually. we're just days away from the newest thing in fast food. burger king is set to roll-out what it calls the 'whopperito.' it's a flour tortilla stuffed with seasoned whopper meat.. queso sauce.. tomatoes.. onions.. lettuce and pickles. burger king tested the whopperito at some locations in ohio and pennsylvania and said it was a hit. you can order your whopperito
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according to a new study.. parents can feel a little less agitated at children who refuse to turn-off the video games. the international journal of communication found teenagers who were regular gamers scored higher than average in math.. reading and science. however.. teenagers who frequently use facebook tended to score 4 percent worse than average. a professor not involved in the study notes that teenagers who are smart are looking for a challege.. games over social media. adlib let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield and '13 first alert weather.' a dry pattern sets up shop here in the southwest for the next 48hrs. mainly sunny to sunny skies will be common along with highs temperatures a few degrees
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105 to 110 degrees. winds look to be breezy today but pick up strength tomorrow as we continue to watch tropical storm javier as it spins within the gulf of california. by wednesday, clouds will build and temperatures fall to the upper 90s for highs. javier looks to force moisture into the southwest but most models indicate the rain forming just tot vegas. the potential is so close to the city, i will be putting in a shot for showers as a precaution. as we move into thursday, all the moisture continues to move east and another dry trend sets up for the valley. mainly sunny skies will take over clear into the weekend along with high temperatures rebounding. thursday will range between 97
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by the weekend, high temperatures are back between 105 and 110 degrees with mild winds. adlib you've heard the complaints
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growing city... but.... apparently... it's not all that bad... we'll show you.... where las vegas landed on the a list.... of the best cities to drive in.... and later on 13 action news live at six - three masked men walk into a convenience store armed and ready to walk out with cash... running for their lives... and it was all caught on camera. that's coming up at six. in about an hour.. you'll have another chance to
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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. catherine's a problem-solver. that's what she's all about.
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splitting up the district. a town hall meeting is being held at 6- 30 at the desert breeze community center. ifyo there will be two more meetings.. tomorrow and wednesday. you can get more information on our website.. ktnv.com. some surprising news.... about driving... in las vegas. it's considered.... one of the top 10 best looked at..... the -1- hundred most populated u-s cities.... across the key categories on your screen... including traffic conditions, and auto safety. las vegas ranked number -9-... overall. the best city to drive in.... is scottsdale, arizona.
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local gas prices are coming down. according to gasbuddy.com.. gas prices fell by about 3-cents a gallon since last monday. the lowest prices right now are at costco and sam's club at 2-03 a gallon. valleywide.. the average cost is 2- 39.. which is still 83 cents lower than a year ago. the national average is 2-12. a dry pattern sets up shop here in the southwest for the next 48hrs. sunny to sunny skies will be common along with highs temperatures a few degrees above normal; hovering between 105 to 110 degrees. winds look to be breezy today california. new... on action news.... live at -6- tsa officials in reno found this gun.... inside a man's carry-on luggage... but... it's where the gun came from.... that has them issuing a warning to all travelers... and... could change the future of security screening...
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tonight, the travel chaos. the computer meltdown leaving thousands of passengers stranded. delta canceling hundreds of flights. also tonight, what we have now learned about the tragedy at the water park. after a 10-year-old boy was killed on the world's tallest water slide, right here in the u.s. new trouble for trump? the new poll out tonight, just as donald trump reveals his new tax plan. and this evening, the new letter. 50 republican officials now warning that donald trump would be, in their words, the most reckless president in american history. the jogger discovered dead, the second young woman in less than a week. and tonight, the new warning. and the american athletes take the lead in rio. michael phelps winning gold. tears from his teammate, ryan held. the stunner for the williams sisters. and for phelps, practice and something else.

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