tv Action News 630pm ABC August 19, 2016 6:30pm-7:01pm PDT
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of students.... fill their backpacks.... for the first day of school. one day after expressing regret for things he's said -- trump is back on the offensive today -- attacking the president over his vacation. but first... we're -24- hours removed..... from those surprise storms we saw yesterday in parts of southern nevada.... but... what do we have... in store.... for the weekend? we saw a bit of a cooldown overnight... but is it going to stay.... answers. bryan? within southern california. current acres burned is 37,000 acres with 26% containment as of friday. the smoke from this fire should stay away from las vegas this weekend so the air quality should stay in the good to moderate levels. with only ozone being our main concern. as parents across the valley
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for the start of school... many are needing.... some extra help. 13 action news reporter.. how a yearly program is trying to help..... thousands of students. kids lined up today-- at clark high school-- for the chance to pick out a backpack-- and other school supplies-- all for free. its something many of them-- may not have been able to do-- without this program. according to clark county school district officials-- over two hundred thousand students are living in poverty-- and many of them live near clark high school-- in the south central part of the
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there is a major need here for help with school supplies. take sot kevin child, ccsd trustee district d i have a lot of kids that are on welfare checks, parents that are working 3 jobs just to survive, and there's 2 or 3 kids in that household, so again, this is much needed marissa tag the kids will be using those police need your help finding this missing man. 80-year-old danile cabarello -- last seen yesterday -- near the aquarius hotel-casino in laughlin. he may be under em distress -- and need medical help. if you see him --call police right away. a motorcyclist is dead -- after slamming into a highway post on the 215 -- near the jones off-ramp. a 28-year-old man -- was thrown from the bike -- and taken to teh hospital -- where he later died from his injuries. according to n-h-p -- speed may have been a factor. witnesses say -- he was driving recklessly -- right before the crash. your voice.... your vote... and....
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energy market... effectively ending... n-v energy's monopoly. nv energy says.... they're okay with it. but 13 action news..... political analyst jon ralston joining us now... this is suprising...? ----the utility came out this way with a declaration of neutrality on the deregulation initiative. can you imagine a monopoly being neutral about dissolving its monopoly? ----i caudill if the company really is committed to not trying to fight the plan, which has to pass twice. here's what he said: play bite 11:00: "we will not come out against...." 11:21: "what this really means for the state." ---the statement of principles does raise serious issues.
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race for the white house... donald trump is back on the campaign trail today -- visiting flood- ravaged louisiana. trump -- meeting with people -- hit by the deadly flooding -- and touring the devastation. trump also -- taking time to criticize president obama -- who is taking heat for not cutting his vacation short to visit louisiana. sot trump "the spirit of the people are incredible..and honestly obama needs to get off the golf coursa there." in the meantime -- hillary clinton's campaign -- releasing a new video -- criticizing the relationship between trump and russian president -- vladimir putin. clinton -- also sending out an email to her supporters -- urging them to donate to flood relief. that comes after trump's visit to louisiana. olympic swimmer.... ryan lochte is apologizing..... for lying about being robbed at gunpoint.... in rio. but now -- it's his teammate paying the price.
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cheap. and... we're just weeks away..... from the rumored introduction of the second apple watch. how apple is reportedly.... trying to disconnect the watch from the eye-phone... and... why they're facing hurdles... in doing it. and remember -- chopper 13 brings you breaking news fast -- and first -- and only on 13 action news.
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the nasdaq -- down 2 and the sp500 -- down 3 and in gaming-- boyd -- finishes up slightly 0.56% but caesars -- down 0.39% mgm --down 0.82% down 2.31% red rock resesorts -- down 0.48% morgan stanley -- gets hit with a class-action lawsuit today. the lawsuit -- filed on behalf of 60-thousand workers. it claims -- the company's 401-k plan was mismanaged -- and charged excessive fees. with more than eight-billion dollars in assets -- it's one of the largest 401-k plans in the country. but employees say -- the company used the plan -- as an opportunity to promote its own
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employees. morgan stanley -- declined to comment. apple is reportedly facing major hurdles -- in its bid to disconnect the apple watch from the i- phone. bloomberg news reports -- the company is having problems -- creating a stand-alone cellular device for its smartwatch. but the tech giant -- reportedly -- plans to stick with its scheduled watch announcement this fall. the newest version of the apple watch -- will feature improved tracking for health functions -- and g- p-s locations. olympic swimmer.... ryan lochte is now apologizing..... after it came out..... that he lied about claims..... that he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint.... in rio. lochte posting on his instagram: "i want to apologize for my behavior last weekend..... for not being more careful and candid.... in how i described the events." lochte originally claimed.... the swimmers were targeted.... by armed men.... posing as police. but police in rio say.... the men were only approached.... by an armed gas station security guard.....
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and.... another broke down a bathroom door. brazilian officials say.... they're considering charges against all four swimmers... but three of them..... are back in the u-s.... already. dan abrams for ryan lochte nothing uhh meaning he's now here in the states he's not gonna get extradited as a result of this feigen is the one who really needs to be concerned because he's there jimmy feigen is still in rio.... but struck a deal to get his passport back..... by paying -11- thousand dollars.... to a charity. is skyrocketing and.... many students are looking for ways... to cut costs. how you can keep tuition fee's to a minimum... and... even go to school.... for free. new presidential campaign ads -- are making some pretty bold claims. we'll separate fact -- from fiction in tonight's politifact.
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for at least....far less.... than you might expect. and.... we're not just talking about..... kids fresh out of high school. 13 action news anchor.... dayna roselli.... has the story. pkg full= take it from university of south florida senior stephanie gato, about going to college... "it's definitely not cheap." sot student, :41 about
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stephanie works 15 hours a week at the financial aide office to help foot that bill... through a federal work-study program... "i scan. i index... make sure everything goes smoothly." working for the school is just one way bank-rate suggests covering college bills... they also say consider serving your country... the u-s coast guard, air force and more offer free rides for students who serve after college... there are right now 700 military men and women enrolled at u-s-f... and bank-rate says look into waivers... some students get a free pass foster care, have very high grades... or at u-s-f -- this waiver is for senior citizens... their entire tuition covered... also -- consider having your employer pick up the tab... bank-rate points to a survey that shows 55-percent of employers offer financial help for undergraduates and 52-percent with graduate programs... of course -- there's always grants and scholarships... editor note: remove this line - stephanie has a number of
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associate v-p of enrollment management at u-s-f, billie jo hamilton, says keep this website handy to apply for financial aide... f-a-f-s-a dot e-d dot gov... and she says start researching financial aide at schools of interest in your sophomore year of high school... and don't forget -- "we really encourage students to be dillagent about doing your course work, going to class, performing well academically." 001 sot usf, 6:01 editor note: remove the bolded part - because not making the grades could mean losing financial assistance... "it is very, very, very something stephanie is not willing to risk... "i think it's worth it because i'm getting the education i to learn more about cutting the cost of college... including how to become an apprentice, we've put a link on within southern california. current acres burned is 37,000 acres with 26% containment as of friday. the smoke from this fire should stay away from las vegas this weekend so the air quality should stay in the good
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concern. our upper level low of cal-nev-ari is holding onto some monsoonal moisture and whipping it up into southern nevada today. timing changes every hour but so far the common window to be between 1pm to 5pm this afternoon. the rain chances are small just like yesterday; ranging around 10% with mainly sunny skies highs will range around normal values which is close to 100. as we move into the end of the weekend, partly cloudy skies take over. highs will drop a little though as we are going to see temperatures below 100 degrees. however, monsoon moisture surges at this point and rain
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through tuesday afternoon. by wednesday, mainly sunny skies return and high temperatures climb but only back to our normal 100 to 105 degree range. to the campaign trail this week-- where hillary clinton says -- she would bring the biggest investment in jobs -- to the u-s -- since world war two. and donald trump -- seeming to take credit for nato's
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on terrorism. two claims -- 13 action news anchor -- todd quinones -- and politifact are putting through this week's truth-o- meter. donald trump went to ohio this week to outline his foreign policy. however.... this statement caught the attention of our fact checkers at politifact. (("i had previously said that nato was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats.")) some saw it as trump taking c take action by hiring of a new assistant secretary general to coordinate intelligence sharing among nato allies. politifact indicates... decisions like that can not be made so quickly. ((changes in nato take such a long time especially incremental ones. you have to go through all the different nations and come to an agreement. it's pretty tough)) politifact rating trump's claim
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biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since world war ii.")) hillary clinton making that claim a lot lately. she's talking about her plan to create jobs in america. a $900- billion plan over 10 years. ((we have so little information as to how these jobs would play out without her proposal actually being enacted so we can't say if it's a record amount of jobs)) but politifact can say.. it would be a record investment since wwii... but wouldn't be a record when economic formula using gdp. politifact rating clinton's claim as.. half true. experts also point out if clinton is elected.. such a heavy spending proposal might not see the light of day in a republican controlled house and senate. i'm todd quinones.. we'll see you next time for another politifact.. fact check. a big launch for nasa today-- but its purpose -- sounds more like something from star wars. how the new rocket -- is
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a pair of military spacecraft designed to detect "space mines" blasted into space today-- and it's now trending. and lift off of the united launch alliance delta iv rocket carrying afspc-6 mission for the united states air force." the delta four rocket launched just before one this morning canaveral air force station. on top of the 206-foot rocket were the second set of satellites for the air force. the satellite group will be able to spot potential threats to u-s satellites. two animal rescues you have to see... first a kitten in missouri. after being stuck in a drain for a least two days, the small kitten was rescued after a woman posted for help on facebook.
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safety. the kitten, named piper, is doing just fine... this raccoon needed somehelp... after getting his head stuck in a storm drain grate in massachusetts. northampton police posted pics on twitter... of animal control rescuing the little guy. it was freed, and unharmed. for more stories now trending -- go to our website ktnv dot-com. join us monday for good morning las vegas-- from 4:30 to 7! coming up later -- in tonight's a 8:00 - shark tank 9:00 - what would you do? 10:00 - 20/20 then -- on 13 action news --live at 11-- a nevada beauty queen scarred after surviving a horrific car crash-- but after dozens of surgeries and lots of healing--she's returning to the stage--for a shot at another crown. that's 13 action news.... for now.. but.... we hope to see you again..... later tonight.... for 13 action news.. live at 11. thank you for joining us. "inside edition" is next. remember -- we are always on at
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ryan lochte's big apology after these headlines, can he ever recover from this blunder in rio? >> there's nothing better than a comeback. and cheers for his team -- jeers for his teammates. their unwelcome homecoming. >> do you regret what you guys did? >> their behind this curtain back to the u.s.a. then, hey, that's my bike! and the 80-year-old guy's wild ride to get his bike back. >> i started hollering, hey, you're stealing my bike. then, donald trump, who done it? >> naked donald trump statues. >> who is behind the trump statues popping up all over america? and the former miss universe who says trump once called her miss piggy.
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