tv Action News 630pm ABC August 23, 2016 6:30pm-7:01pm PDT
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bu desert doppler showing some green... but.... is another heavy round of rain.... on the way? we're just about -24- hours removed.... from the storm.... that flooded parts of the valley. our 13-first alert weather team is tracking the rain across southern nevada right now. let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield for the latest. bryan. the system that brought us all the shower activity yesterday is now to our east, but we could still see isolated t-storms tonight on the back end of this system, primarily in the mountains. it looks like the best chances for storm valley will be after 7pm. tomorrow and thursday we'll see temps warm back to the low 100s flooded wash last night....
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the good samaritan gave the homeless man..... food and dry clothes. the hero's co-worker spoke.... with -13- action news. you can read the interview.... on k- t-n-v dot com. now... here's a look at the other stories.... we're following.... at 13 action news. parker whip 6:54:47-6:55:06 i'm parker collins in the northeastern part of the valley signs are up in this restaurant all this flooding even hours after that rain stopped and you can see why out in the parking lot... looking more like a lake because of all that standing water at one point it was coming up to our knees. schuman i'm david schuman at mccarran airport where olympic gold medalist connor fields came home to a surprise party. a throng of people, family, supporters, were all here to welcome home their olympic hero. the most thrilling moment for everyone was when fields pulled out his gold medal.
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can come true. lesley i'm lesley marin from tivoli village where behind at this rate building is where there is scaffolding accident happened killing a construction worker 30-year-old ricardo bautista today we spoke to his wife and brother-in-law were heartbroken his brother-in-law working alongside him says this could've all been prevented because that scaffolding he's been on before it is wobbly and filled in correctly that family setting up a go fund me page to help with the funeral the fbi is investigating a possible isis-inspired attack on saturday night in virginia. witnesses say the attacker shouted 'god is great' in arabic as he slashed a couple as they were walking home. fortunately.. both survived.. but authorities say he may have been trying to behead them. wasil farooqui is now in custody. investigators say he recently traveled turkey and may have tried to sneak into syria.
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say.... the u.s. military mishandled his case. bergdahl's facing.... life in prison for walking away from his post.... in afghanistan.... in - 2- thousand -9-. he was captured..... by the taliban and help captive for -5- years.. then freed.... in 2 thousand 14.... in a controverial prisoner swap. the general.... who recommended bergdahl face court martial is expected to testify.... tomorrow. "your voice.... your vote" and the race for the white house. the attacks are intensifying..... donald trump is now calling for a special prosecutor..... to investigate newly released.... hillary clinton e-mails. a conservative watchdog group released e-mails.... that appear to show a closer relationship.... between clinton's state department and the clinton foundation. but... on "jimmy kimmel"... clinton seemed to laugh off... the e-mail controversy. jimmy my emails are so boring. we already released thousands, so what's a few more. meanwhile...
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to minority voters. but.... he is still making his pitches.... to mostly white audiences. the clinton campaign announced monday..... the opening of their first general election office..... in salt lake city. no democrat has won utah.... in nearly -50- years. the race for harry reid's seat in the u-s senate is getting ugly. we now have two candidates digging- up all kinds of dirt on each other. 13 first alert political analyst jon ralston is here to go through some of it. senate race in nevada took an especially ugly turn today when congressman joe heck put up a site essentially calling his opponent, catherine cortez masto, a crook. that's right. corruptcatherine.com ---the site accuses cortez masto of using the office of attorney
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hurt political enemies and help political friends. the word "corruption" is used several times. many of the issue shave been in the media before. but this is an attempt to define her in a way that voters who do not know her well could believe. ----anchor question: are the issues real? ----some are more real than others. a couple have already been debunked. and it's certainly a matter of interpretation whether any of them signal corruption. but this is arguably the most important race in the country,
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to continue. if you know of a local serviceman or woman... who deserves to be honored... now's your chance! the city of henderson lines its streets with banners.. rank..... and picture of an active militery service member..... with ties to the community. now.... they need to select the next batch of servicemembers..... to be honored. applications are now being accepted.... for "the military recognition banner program". you can find a link to apply.... on our website... k-t-n-v dot com. applications will be accepted.... through october first. some video showing 4 l-a police officers is at the center of a new controversy. find out why some say one of the officers is getting-off
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while a defense lawyer says the pictures don't tell the whole story. it sounds like a story.... from a hollywood movie. a date from a popular dating app... turns deadly... you won't believe the details behind this brutal crime. and.. count on chopper 13 to bring you breaking news fast and first.. and only on 13 action news. we'll be right back.
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i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. four years ago i was diagnosed with breast cancer but early treatment saved my life. so i'm really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood.
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since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care,
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4 the big local gaming stocks were mixed. boyd gaming was up 2-and a half percent today. wynn resorts and red rock resorts both gave back about 1%. domino's roll of the digital its stock hit an all-time high today shares are up 35-percent. domino's has aggressively taken aim at millenials recently-- allowing orders via text and apple watches...and even tweeting emojis. it worked -- with half of sales coming digitally. finally.. despite the threat of terrorism
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more people are paying more to travel overseas. the world travel and tourism council says spending for 2016 is expected to grow by more than 3-percent. you've heard the horrors..... of online dating.... before! now.... police in florida.... have a warning for users.... of on-line dating apps. a man is dead...... killed by the woman he met..... on "plenty of fish". he brought the woman back to his place..... after their date. hours later.... she returned with -3- men.... who robbed and killed their victim. "there's so many places that you can check people out now it's probably a good idea to that first. also on a first date, you really shouldn't take somebody to the place that you live." the suspects are in custody..... charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery..... and first-degree murder. president obama's in louisiana..... seeing the damage left by historic flooding for the first time. while some are giving him grief for flying in..... a week after the storm.
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this is from... -2- thousand -14-. now.... officer richard garcia is charged..... with felony assault..... for kicking the suspect on the ground. but.... this spring.... garcia entered a guilty plea..... in exchange for a lighter penalty: no jail.... just community service. the officers lawyer says.... the video does not show.... the entire incident. the un-edited version is still under.... lock and key. some men will do anything..... to impress a girl on the first but... one man may have taken things... too far. pittsburgh police rescued a man trapped.... between two buildings. police say.... he tried to impress his date..... by jumping between buildings. he didn't make it. the man i. okay. : firefighters are working around the clock to contain several massive wildfires in the western u-s. one bad fire in wyoming is racing across part of yellowstone national park. a state of emergency is in now in effect in washington state.. where several fires have destroyed more than a dozen
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thin. we have a helicopter that;'s dropping water as you can see and we've got a fire retardant plane that's in the air , so right now we're just trying to keep everyone safe there are six fires across california right now that have destroyed hundreds of homes. firefighters say the destructive blue cut fire in san bernardino county is now fully contained. pkg: nats: across the west.... nats: t seem to be ending. at yellowstone national park in wyoming--the flames are growing bigger and more firefighters are being called in to help. crews there working on the ground-- nats of digging and around the clock, to establish find the source of the virus! florida health workers are and... -4- in.... the miami beach area. according to a statement.... the c-d-c says.... there have been over..... -22- hundred cases of zika virus reported in the united states.... as of august -17-th. staying in flordia.. -16- year-old....
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the teenager survived a rare infection..... caused by a brain eating amoeba. only -4- survived... including sebastion. a new reason for parents to be worried about daycare. investigators in tennessee say one daycare's nannycam has been hacked by people as far away as russia. the owner of the day school says he got an anonymous tip from somone in arkansas.. and immediately pulled the plug. we're not in the it business. care of children. many daycares have online video feeds so parents can keep an on their children. but some sites claim to access video feeds legally from all over the world. tennessee authorities say they may call in federal agents to take over the investigation. the american heart association is setting new recommendeds on the consumption of 'added sugars' for children. added sugars are harder to detect because they're in things like ketchup.
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snacks for children like raw vegetables or fruit for some natural sweetness. president obama is promising national help for the areas affected.... by massive flooding.... in louisiana. abc's marci gonzalez reports.. -60- thousand homes are damaged.... affecting thousands of residents. script: from the receding flood water- to everything - it destroyed- president obama - nat "how are you all doing?" getting a glimpse--- touring the deve louisiana- our interview: katie "i hope they see so many people have lost everything. every piece of my furniture is on the curb. my walls are on the curb, everything." the president - talking with owners of some of the 60-thousand homes - that were damaged more than a week ago? in the worst natural disaster in this country - since super storm sandy? the fast-rising water - blamed for 13 deaths 30-thousand rescues? with 26-hundred people -still living in shelters obama i
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know is that you're not alone on this. even after the tv cameras leave. the whole country is going to continue to support you and help you until we get folks back in their homes and lives are rebuilt. while praised for the federal aid already coming in ?a sharp contrast to fema's response to katrina- president obama- also facing criticism. donald trump- who visited baton rouge last week - among those saying the president should to make this trip - asooner. tag- though louisiana's governor disagreed- saying an earlier visit would have taken away resources from the recovery and cleanup efforts?that are still clearly far from over. mg abc news baton rouge the system that brought us all the shower activity yesterday is now to our east, but we could still see isolated t-storms tonight on the back end of this system, primarily in the mountains. it looks like the best chances for storms tonight in the
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tomorrow and thursday we'll see temps warm back to the low 100s. thursday, another system will drop in from the north which will bring a little cool-down back to the upper 90s on friday and saturday. the system will also drag in additional moisture back into the area which will linger through at least saturday. chances for rain with this system will start in the mountains on thursday, then come into the valley for friday and saturday. chances will be slight. also, expect breezy winds with this system on thursday and friday. the syste we'll be back at 100 that day then 102 on monday and 103 tuesday with the return of sunny skies. a warning tonight before you buy a home brewing kit. end of this system, primarily in the mountains. it looks like the best chances for storms tonight in the valley will be after 7pm. tomorrow and thursday we'll see
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system will drop in from the north which will bring a little cool-down back to the upper 90s on friday and saturday. the system will also drag in additional moisture back into the area which will linger through at least saturday. chances for rain with this system will start in the mountains on thursday, then come into the valley for friday and saturday. slight. also, expect breezy winds with this system on thursday and something is used to make beer that's almost like a deadly
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ads for joe heck are attacking my time as attorney general. the thing they left out is the truth. the truth is crime actually went down during my time in office. that's why i've been endorsed by law enforcement across nevada. i'm proud of my record cracking down on meth, protecting seniors from scams, ng homeowners. i'm catherine cortez masto. i approve this message because i've spent my career solving problems.
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more people are brewing their own... at home... but... there's a lurking danger.... an ingredient.... that could be deadly to your dog. experts don't know..... exactly what it is about hops..... that makes them poisonous to dogs... but... they suggest people double bag anything with hops in it.... and dispose of it.... in secure trash containers. now... trending.... with 13 action news anchor.... dayna roselli. students in a second-grade class in texas are getting a break from homework--- and it's now trending. brandy young sent this letter home to the parents in the godley independent school district. the letter announced her new homework policy. young said research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance so she said she would not be formally assigning homework this year. young wrote that instead of homework - she suggested parents spend their evenings eating dinner as a family, reading together, playing
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to bed early. an iconic kiawe tree fell on sunday morning in hawaii. after standing for more than 100 years, a heavy downpour uprooted the tree. it was planted in 1887. the tree will remain on site until the hotel hears from the arborist on how to proceed. according to forbes-- jennifer lawrence is the highest paid actress in the world. "the hunger games" star made 46- million dollars before taxes over the year. this is lawrence's second year in a row at the top of the list. second on the list...actress melissa mccarthy, pocketed 33-million. for more stories now trending -- go to our website ktnv dot-com. join us tomorrow for good morning las vegas-- from 4:30 to 7! coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime lineup.. 8:00 bachelor in paradise 10:00 the view: 20 years in the making then on 13 action news.. live at 11.. a couple on their honeymoon.. suddenly finds themselves stuck
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shuts off their car. we'll explain what went wrong that's 13 action news for now.. but... we hope to see you again later tonight.... for 13 action news.. live at 11. remember.. we're always on at ktnv.com and our ktnv mobile app. "inside edition" is next so please stay with us. thank you for watching.. and have a great evening..
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