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tonight... detectives say.... they're investigating a report of lewd conduct.... between a man and a at "the boys and girls club of henderson..... on southern highlands parkway". the suspect is: 44-year-old.... willis brown.... also known as.... coach willis. 13 action news reporter.... mahsa saeidi joins us live....with the very latest. very disturbing for three reasons: one....the victim was younger than 16. two....this alleged conduct...happened on the .. three....we have confirmed with
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the club. just a minute ago i talked with the mom...who knew the suspect...her child goes here.. listen. shocked and scared... by an adult "what was his role.... would do something like this yesterday.. the sexual assault detail was here at the boys and girls club.. to investigate report that the improper conduct had happened on this property between... an adult and teen. suspect identified as 44 year old willis brown. coach willis as he is known...
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other victims... willis is at ccdc facing three counts of lewdness with child under 15.. mahsa tag officers are getting ready to hit the streets... in hopes of getting to catch a killer!!! the officers will .... knock on.... -5- hundred doors... tomorrow. metro has just released... this surveillance video of a vehicle of interest.... in a homicide investigation. take a look. police say... this car may be linked to the murder.... of -60- year-old.... heriberto diaz. diaz was gunned down..... near lake mead and marion....
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he may have been the victim of a robbery. so far... no suspects... have been identified. still no word on what caused this nasty rollover crash earlier today that tied up traffic near charleston and decatur. lanes were closed while invistigators cleared the scene. one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. take a look.... at your screen... right now.... metro wants to know.... if you recognize this man! happened.... in broad daylight.... yesterday..... near twain and maryland you're urged to call.... police. the mother of the british man accused of threatening to kill donald trump at a rally in las vegas is asking a judge to grant her visitation. metro arrested 20-year-old michael sandford in june after he reportedly tried to take an officer's gun at a rally at treasure island. sandford's mother says she's worried about her son's mental health.. and believes he he would benefit from seeing her. sandford's trial has been pushed back to october.
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hillary clinton turned up the pressure today on donald trump to release his tax returns.. after she and running-mate tim kaine released 10- years worth. her returns show hillary and bill clinton raked-in 10.6 million dollars last year and paid roughly a third in taxes. her returns also show the clintons made roughly 25-million in speeches in 2014. during a donald trump rally today in pennsylvania.. protestors held up signs with the words 'tax but trump says he's not releasing his returns until an audit is finished. trump also walked-back his remark earlier this week when he said president obama and hillary clinton were the founder and co-founder of isis.. saying it was "sarcasm." "and these dishonest media people, they're the most dishonest people, they said, oh, did he mean that, didn't he mean that?" "obviously i'm being sarcastic, but then, then, not that sarcastic to be honest with you."
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when he delivers a major speech on his plan to fight terrorism. overturned the murder conviction of brendan dassey... is overturned.... by a federal judge. he's one of the men featured..... in the controversial netflix true crime documentary series..... "making a murderer." dassey was convicted of murdering..... teresa halbach.... in -2- thousand -5-. his uncle... steven avery... was also convicted... in her murder. we're watching some heavy rain and flooding across parts of louisiana right now. showing what's happening.. and forecasters are calling for several more inches of rain through tomorrow. this is video of some of the flooding. some say they haven't seen it this bad in years. there are also power outages including one at a shelter for the evacuees.
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to get the lights back on. in the baton rouge area.. search crews have found the body of a man who drowned while trying to escape flooding at his home. his roommate says he slipped and fell into the water as they were walking out of the house. check out.... this incredible video of a high speed chase.... in north houston, texas. police followed the vehicle for miles..... until the truck crosses an intersection... is hit by a car... and then.... it slams into another truck. scene.... with guns drawn. a devistating accident in killeen, texas. one person was killed when the gasoline tanker exploded.. and a ball of fire engulfed both vehicles.. then spread to a convenience store. some nearby homes had to be evacuated. the flames also destroyed a fire truck. chopper -13- fast and first on the scene..... when a transformer..... at "the river mountains water treatment facility".... caught fire.... this morning.... it caused the facility to briefly... shut down.
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on what happened. marissa intro the facility is back up and running now-- officials here said they shut it down for safety reasons-- take vo after the transformer caught fire earlier this morning. chopper 13 was fast and first over the scene-- you can see how much smoke was above the facility this morning. according to a representative with the treatment facility-- the call came into fi c explosion-- at an nv energy transformer-- but theyre still investigating to figure out why the fire started. marissa tag she tells me the fire will not affect treatment operations. the good news-- nobody was hurt. mk-- 13an. a man accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid is now being held on a half-million dollars bail after facing a judge today. 22-year old ivon major is accused of sneaking into a hotel room at the boulder
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was cleaning. major is due back in court again later this month. seatbelts save lives! investigators say.... the recent spike in crashes.... turning deadly..... here in nevada... is a direct result of people not wearing seatbelts!!! brian la-voie knows first hand... he lost his teenage daughter.... hillary.... in a car accident... back in -2- thousand -10-. 134425 put your seatbelt on ,it may not be cool,it may not feel cool but wiwill tell you what i have to go to the cemetary to visit my daughter you. 134433 lavoie continues to speak out in his daughters honor ... and... continues to fight for legislation to make.... nevada's seatbelt law..... a primary not secondary concern... let's get right into this situation developing as we go on air. chopper 13 fast and first over a home that police have surrounded near tropicana and lindell. that's where we find 13 action news reporter marti glaser.
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three pedestrians struck and killed by cars around the valley in the last up next.. more on a plea for changes.. to keep people safe along the street. hundreds of dollars worth of clothes are stolen... and... it's all caught on camera. you won't believe..... how she used an innocent child.... to get away with it. and.. find out why some local science museum employees are closely following the olympics right now.. and how their love of swimming
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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. he even tried to shut down the federal government 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. according to investigators.. she had a child distract the employees while she stuffed 500
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you can see her look around before she steals each dress. one of the employees said the child distracted them by asking a lot of questions. police say it's not uncommon for shoplifgters to have children with them.. but it is unusual for a child to actually help. a lot of pedestrians around the valley are pleading for safety changes.. especially in the wake of three people killed along valley streets in a span of 24 hours. that includes two that happened within 2 blocks of each other. marin explains what they want the city to do. intro: 161719 161735 i want to show you where exactly one of these accidents took place the street..now people in this area say more needs to be done 122345 122353 if this were zika virus if this were something else that had killed 30 people this year...we would have everyones attention.. 30 people dead this year..three in the last 24 hours..
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two of those accidents happening just blocks away from each other.. the first near burnham and sahara... where a 50 year old man died thursday morning.. 160950 160953 there are a lot of drivers that don't pay attention when they are driving in both cases...the pedestrian was either in or near the crosswalk.. so 13 action news went to the intersection of eastern and exley...with pedestrian activist erin breen.. 122153 122205 it has overhead flashers it has flashers to tell the pedestrian that the lights working..there's an audible signal. but still...drivers failed to yeild. watch as this guy...has to back up because a car just doesn't stop..despite all the signals. 161233 161221 then just drive off and i just have to duck and dodge them. so it might sound like the more.. 122414 122421 everyone will get where they are going safely if we slow cars down.. tag: at 6 pm..
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an oklahoma woman is waiting for money she was awarded.... after a matchmaking company didn't hold up their end of the deal.... to help her... find love. jane woods paid... "ambiance matchmaking".... -4- thousand dollars to find her.... one or two dates... a month. when that didn't happen... she sued... and won.... -5- thousand dollars. but the company's founder says.... the woman didn't follow through with the program.... they designed for her. she wasn't aware of the lawsuit... and hopes.... the two can come to an agreement. now... to a consumer alert from contact 13 an ad blocker.... has one upped facebook... for now. earlier this week.... facebook announced.... it will start showing advertisements to people.... who have desktops.... that currently use.... "ad-block plus". two days later... ad-block plus.... found a way to block them.... again. facebook is planning.... to fight back... and... may develop a code.... to block the filter. if you wish you could get deep
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when there isn't a fair or carnival in town.... walmart has you covered. starting tuesday... you'll be able to buy them.... in the frozen section.... in any store across the u-s. the deep-fried twinkies come in two flavors: original golden and chocolate. if you didn't see last night's perseid meteor shower.. here's what you missed. this amazing picture was sent to us by a viewer. the meteors were visible overnight across the northern hempisphere. the annual celestial event is known for some incredible shooting stars. adlib let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield and '13 first alert weather.' by the weekend, the valley will be back to the summer sizzle! highs will range 5 to 10 degrees above
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allowing for clouds to build and the rain chances to the valley thursday morning but it is too far out to confirm a solid chance for rain. temperatures however, will slowly fall to around normal values by the end of the week. afternoon and 80 overnights. fishing for the names of newborns usually requires.... digging through books. but.... for three of the newest las vegas residents... it just meant.... turning on the t-v.
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and gold medal swimmers.... michael phelps and lilly king. when they grow... they'll be sent..... to "the shark reef aquarium". cox communications is holding one of its big back to school fairs and shot clinics tomorrow at meadows mall. just be there between 10 am and 4 pm. you can get information on school bus routes.. lunches and even job opportunites. it's free and open to everyone. if you can't make it tomorrow.. there will be two more back to school fairs this month. for more information on those.. school events.. just go to ktnv.com 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 the heat and never leave pets or people in cars. here's a look at what's coming up in tonight's primetime lineup right here on abc...
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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 over half a million dollars to his campaigns. those numbers speak for themselves. s a threat to a secure retirement, because he's part of the problem in washington. afscme people is responsible
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tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the deadly flash floods. vehicles swept away. and now flood alerts from new mexico all the way up to new england. and now the heat. it will feel above 100 in much of the country this weekend. also breaking this friday night, a horrific crash on an american highway. a tractor-trailer crashing into a van. a mom driving members of a sports team. the two air emergencies. a deadly plane crash. investigators on the scene right now. and the midair scare -- jetblue passengers hitting severe turbulence. dozens rushed to the hospital. donald trump declaring president obama was the founder of isis. tonight saying he was being sarcastic. hillary clinton releasing her taxes, asking trump where are his? and the new polls out just tonight in the crucial battleground states. and before they were stars.
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