opening fire on a family! plus...a state of emergency in louisiana. deadly flooding hammers the region... now there's more severe storms on the way! but first...... police on the hunt for a killer... after a woman turns up dead inside a home...that's not hers. detectives say... that woman was killed in a violent struggle! 13 action news reporter parker collins ... has more from the heart- 21:27:27-21:27:45 take vo at 21:27:34 for some time overnight this street was shut down but eventually the crime scene shrunk around just this home inside police found a woman who had been hit very hard they say she had been killed but they're speaking with the two men who love in this home those two guys saying they've never seen this woman before in their lives. take sot marcelo hernandez neighbor 18:07:22 you say female i've never even seen a female come out of that house. that's strange... 18:07:30 21:28:28-21:28:39 police say there is a third man

couldn't get a hold of him. near 95 and valley view parker collins 13 action news. take a look at your screen...metro wants to know if you recognize this man! he's accused of choking a woman...knocking her out... before taking off with some of her stuff! this happened in broad daylight yesterday.... near twain and maryland parkway. if you have any information.... police want to hear from you immediately. police have just released surveillance video of a vehicle of interest in a homicide police believe... it may be liknked to the murder of 60-year- old heri-berto diaz. diaz was gunned down near lake mead and marion in february. detectives believe he was likely the victim of a robbery. tommorow...an intense push to solve this case. officers and volunteers will spend the morning knocking on nearly 5-hundred doors. so far no suspects have been identified. a nasty rollover crash ties up

this is near charleston and decatur! lanes were closed while investigators worked the scene. one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no word on what caused this crash. right now a live look outside across the valley. another great day to get outside, but the temperatures keep creeping up. just how hot will it get? let's check in with...bryan scofield bryan. by the weekend, the valley will be back to the summer sizzle! highs will range 5 to 10 degrees above normal coming close to 110 with some areas through the weekend; between 5 and 15 mph. remember to prep yourselves for the heat and never leave pets or people in cars. by monday and tuesday the heat holds but then the winds pick up slightly, between 10 and 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. a disturbance does move in by wednesday into thursday allowing for clouds to build and there is a hint of some rain chances to the valley

chance for rain. temperatures however, will slowly fall to around normal values by the end of the week. a flash flood watch... is in effect... for shreveport, louisiana! rains have hammered that state.... and mississippi... so many families froced from there homes.... as rescuers scramble....to save people trapped in flood waters. forecasters say... more heavy rain and severe thunderstorms are expected. chopper 13 fast and first over the scene of transformer fire this morning. witnesses reported.. heritage park in henderson. then ... a lot of smoke and flames! investigators say... the fire was contained to the transformer... and not the treatment facility itself. it's not clear how it started... crews say...they only thing to do in this situation is let the fire burn itself out. the man accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid... went before a judge today! the judge set his bail at over half a million dollars. 13 action news reporter marissa

the judges biggest concern-- was that major would be a threat to the community-- take nat $660,000 take vo ivon major appeared to have very little reaction-- when the judge set his bond for over half a million dollars. this-- after the 22 year old-- was accused of sneaking into a hotel room at the boulder station hotel and casino. police say a maid was just cleaning the room-- when major snuck in-- attacked her-- and the judge said-- since this appeared to be random-- and senseless-- he wanted to set the bail higher-- to try to prevent major from getting out-- and hurting anybody else. marissa tag major will appear in court again later this month. in the race for the white house. donald trump doubling down on a false claim....then saying it was only a joke! the republican nominee repeated a shocking charge.... against president obama and hillary clinton 20 times over two days! trump: i call president obama and hillary clinton the founders of isis.

trump says the media didn't get his "sarcasm". on the democratic side.... hillary and bill clinton just released their 2015 tax returns. the two made nearly $11 million last year....and paid 43 percent in taxes. running mate tim kaine also released his taxes today... but donald trump has refused.... he says.... he can't while under i- r-s audit. bill clinton is in town today.... campaini wife. he's addressing thousand of pacific islander and asian-american voters at caesars palace. green party candidate jill stein and libertarian candidate gary johnson also adressed voters. utah's attorney general spoke on behalf of donald trump. the list of names for our new professional hockey team... is down to the final five. according to yahoo sports... three of the options are: the desert hawks, red hawks and night hawks! owner bill foley's company reportedly registered

names... but they haven't been released yet. more violence on the roadways! bullets flying...blasting the tires... of a truck with a family onboard. the innocent act that sent this driver into a rage! plus...scary moments for parents as someone tries kidnapping not one... but two different children. how the children mangaged to escape. and remember chopper 13 is bringing you breaking news fast and first. and a lookat numbers.. the dow was down 37 points, closing at 18 thousand 576 for over 300,000 nevadans, social security means a secure retirement. but in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. heck's plan means billions more in fees for wall street. and they've donated

to his campaigns. those numbers speak for themselves. joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, because he's part of the problem in washington. afscme people is responsible

of those frightening encounters! this is in glendale, california! watch as a mother is pushing her baby in a stroller... then suddenly a woman jumps out.... and tries to take the 14-month-old! the mother fights back... the suspect gets back in the car and takes off! then just minutes later... that same person tries to

school! that child's mother also fought back... neigther child was hurt! 15:13:18:00 all of a sudden some nutjob pulls a gun on us and starts firing at us. it was just, it was unbelievable. an incredible scene captured on dashcam video! a driver...opens fire on an s-u-v in california! inside... it's a family of four on their way to a birthday party! police say... this started when the family accidently spraye car with washer fluid! the family apologized... but the man wouldn't go away. that's when one of the teens...sitting in the back...saw the gun! he said, he's got a gun. [butted with] 15:12:14:00 he yelled at us about we just got his car wet because my wife turned on her windshield wipers thankfully...the bullets just hit the suv's tire! the family hopes this video leads to an arrest... before the man snaps again! a crook targets a 73-year-old woman! he pretends he wants

he abruptly snatches her purse! the woman tossed on the ground. this also happened in california... in a c-v-s parking lot. we know the woman was sitting in her car... with the suspect approached ... he said he wanted to help her roll down her windows! at one point... he actually got into her car! 14.02.33 "he says is that your mercedes, and i said yes, and he said that's a beautiful car, [butted with] 14.07.32 "as soon as i started away, he grabbed my purse and accelerated, and still held onto it, and i ran along as much as i could, and then fell down." the suspect. severe weather threatening...million s across the country! people stuck in rising waters....as rescue crews scramble to help! coming up.. we'll tell you what else has people seeking shelter today. plus... hackers could have access to more than 100 million cars on the road! the one thing you can do.... to protect your car. you're watching 13 action news... where you get breaking news

candace sousa/ passenger all of a sudden it was quite a big shake wow..(shows) and right after that there was a drop? (snaps her fingers) charlie judkins/ passenger boom! (shows) ? flew up right into the air.. all plane shook? dee lawton/ passenger i thought that was it, i thought we down, i really did. the plane was headed from boston to sacramento... when it unexpectedly ran into severe weather... passengers were tossed out of their seats! when the plane landed in south dakota... 24 people were rushed to the hospital.. including a flight attenendent who was taken off in a neck brace! (eileen lynch/passenger) "i felt like i was on the tower of terror. we just dropped like that without a warning and a few people were injured.

was quite frightening." everyone injured on that flight....has now been released from the hospital. jet blue issued a statement apologizing for the incident... and offered each passenger a credit for the flight. one person is dead...in a horrific crash in texas! authorities say... an s-u-v collided with a exploded... no word on what caused this crash... but authorities say... the flames then spread to a nearby convenience store... and a fire truck. the fire truck was destroyed. a 13 action news update...on the 3- year-old boy....who fell from a roller coaster in pennsylvania. his family says....he's alert and talking but still listed in critical condtion. the toddler was on the ride

twelve feet from one of the cars! the investigation into how that happened is still ongoing. this is the third accident involving an amusement-type ride in the u-s..just this week. more than 100 people.. had to be rescued after intense flooding in lousiana! now officials have declared a state of emergency! abc's marci gonzalez... has the latest on the severe weather there... and across the country. a tense day of rescues in louisiana - and mississippi... torrential rain- leading to flash in homes.. and cars. sot: i just told him .. you know, don't panic.. i'm here for you i'm going to get you out these waters i'm gonna rescue you? at least one person killed- swept away in the flood waters... rivers approaching record levels- the governor of louisiana declaring a state of emergency. sot: it is amazing to me .. i didn't know the weather was supposed to get this bad out here also- from florida- to wisconsin to minnesota...roads, nat of guy walking through

i don't know what's going to happen now." back along the gulf- with as much as 3 inches of rain falling an hour - experts warn, the risk - isn't over yet.. accuweather ".. this is a life threatening situation.. but there will be a gradual improvements over the weekend.." tag- and this weekend- life-threatening conditions expected in other parts of the country because of excessive heat. between the temperatures and high humidity- it'll feel hotter than 100 degrees in much of the northeast. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york now let's get a check of the weathr scofield... by the weekend, the valley will be back to the summer sizzle! highs will range 5 to 10 degrees above normal coming close to 110 with some areas warmer! winds will be mild through the weekend; between 5 and 15 mph. remember to prep yourselves for

cars. by monday and tuesday the heat holds but then the winds pick up slightly, between 10 and 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. a disturbance does move in by wednesday into thursday allowing for clouds to build and there is a hint of some rain chances to the valley thursday morning but it is too far out to confirm a

temperatures however, will slowly fall to around normal values by the end of the week. normally we are at 102 in the afternoon and 80 overnights. time now... for the latest consumer news from contact 13! no matter how much you try... it's really hard to block ad's on facebook! earlier this week.... facebook announced it will

people who use ad- block plus! the software is intended to keep your social media... free of marketing spam! now....ad-block plus found a way to work around facebook... and block the ads again! facebook says... they're planning on fighting back... so that ads can be visible once again! researchers have found flaws... in volks-wagen's.... keyless entry system. and the worst part....they say... there isn't much you can do about... other than disabling the entire systemal automaker says....they are constantly trying to beef up security... but ultimately..nothing is 100-percent hacker proof! was a rising tennis star....poisoned by a bitter rival? that's the question for scotland yard right now... after a teen sensation mysteriously gets sick! coming up... what we're now learning about the rare infection that put the teen's life in danger! you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first.

i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. it's a simple question. in washington, has congressman joe heck been standing up for you? heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood. in order to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. and heck's against a woman's right to choose and supports overturning roe v wade which would allow states to criminalize abortion. joe heck. part of the problem in washington.

now some believe she may have been poisioned. abc's linsey davis has the latest. - scotland yard is investigating allegations that rising british tennis star - gabriella taylor - was deliberately poisoned during last month's wimbledon... nats gabriella at match "i haven't been well these last two days." the 18 year old - junior player .... suddenly bowing out of her quater final match on july 7th....after suffering from a mystery illness... nats official "miss taylor is who is ranked 381 in the world, spent four days in intensive care .... doctors diagnosing her with a rare strain of leptospirosis --- a disease often contracted by water infected with a bacteria transmitted through animals - particularly rats...... gabriella taylor "i felt ten times worse and really on the verge of passing out. i was really - it was really hard for me to believe that this is what was happening." grfx keyables symptoms can take up to 14 days to show and are

untreated, the disease can lead to organ failure and internal bleeding. cases in the uk are rare... only 71 confirmed last year. now, taylor's parents say they believe their daughter was targeted. grfx milena taylor/gabriella mom "after the hospital, we went straight to the police." now, scotland yard is launching a criminal investigation into the "allegation of poisoning with intent to endanger life" ... determining whether the tennis player could have been poisoned by a rival or an organized crime sports betting syndicate. christine brennan she's on the door ste great dream, multi-million dollars waiting potentially for her some day and then to have this happen? it's really crushing. nats taylor playing now on the mend, taylor finally returning to the court wednesday. grfx https://twitter.com/g ab itaylorr/status/763462561740230 656 tweeting this photo, writing "so happy to be back on taylor's mother also told reporters that her bags with her drinks in were often left unattended in the players' lounge and someone could have taken the opportunity to contaminate her drink.

a lot more news coming up on 13 action news live at 3-30... including nats of woman being slammed shocking surveillance video of an officer slamming a woman to the ground! you can see him...punching her in the face! why investigators say... nothing is wrong here! plus....tension continues to mount within the republican party over donald trump! we'll tell you the new person now rallying behind him! right now on 13 action news

off. plus ... a rape survivor blasts a judge over her attacker's sentence! she's upset at what it... doesn't include! but first.. donald trump doubles down on clinton as he tries to maintain peace within the republican party. your voice.. your vote in the race for the white house and a key battleground state giving donald trump some serious concerns. this as the billionaire is facing more scrutiny... over his tax returns. abc's karen travers has the latest from the campaign trail. nats pennsylvania is shaping up to be a must win state for donald trump. sot - donald trump . we win pennsylvania, we're gonna win it but polls show he's trailing hillary clinton