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sands making the case that the public would only be paying for 40 percent of the total $1.9 billion dollar cost. laying the mechanics of the room tax... saying it would add less than a dollar to the cost of most rooms. 11.01.57.00 "i think we demonstrated today in terms of the public dollars, in terms of the room tax increase that it is not that significant." with continued debate over the public contributuion... may be best to give lawmakers a little leeway. 11.08.37.00 "i'm at the point, if we can't come up with a figure, let's send it up with a their decision... which developers say is also vital. 11.01.02.00 "there is an election year, we understand that, but timing is of the essence. the nfl has very strict the entire process done next especially with the committee not scheduled to meet again unti l the 15th. reporting live, bryan callahan, 13 action news. joining us now with a lot more
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analyst jon ralston. ----abboud saying the nfl wants $750 million. i asked him if the nfl came up with that number and he backed off, said, no, they just want substantial public dollars. of course they do. the less risk the team has, the more likely it will be successful. ----it seems clear the committee does not intend to si sisolak's desire to send a range up to carson city -- maybe 550 million to 750 million. but chairman steve hill wants the committee to come up with a proposal and not punt to a legislature where anything could happen and is not punt to a legislature where anything could happen and is not the best problem-solving place. ----i told you at 5 that language exists to change the tax vote to the county commission so the developers
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may be a financial reason to do will need two-thirds of lawmakers. ---as brian pointed out, too, the when is important. will this come before or after the election? that's what the governor has to decide. new details tonight....
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in connection to a stabbing death.... over the weekend. according to the arrest report... the suspect.... juan rubio.... known as "wolf".... approached the victim.... near nellis and charleston..... while he was visiting a friend and confronted him.... about a stolen scooter. the two men then started fighting..... when rubio pulled out a knife and stabbed him.... several times. police need your help tonight.... finding the man they believe..... is respon of kathleen ploutz.... surveillance video..... they hope.... will lead them to the killer. they say... the man in this video arrived..... at ploutz's apartment..... near paradise and sierra vista... around -9-p-m.... the night before her body was found. she can be seen.... walking to the man's car... with him. if you know anything about this... call police.... right away. new at -6-.... a woman accused of hoarding dozens of cats..... inside her home is still missing...... after not showing up in court
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following her no-show. her attorney was also allowed by the judge..... to withdraw from the case. so... once she's found and arrested... she'll not only face..... more charges... she'll be looking for a new attorney.... as well. at live look outside from the stratosphere. a nice.. clear evening but we're looking at the possibility of rain going into the weekend. bryan. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs for this time of year. expect around 100 degrees valley wide with a bit of a breeze coming out of the south at 10-15 mph. we will watch the skies friday afternoon for a few clouds and a slight chance of valley rain. right now las vegas sits at a 10 percent chance of rain friday with a better chance
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100 degrees valley wide with a a slight chance of valley rain. seen. it happened to a viewer who says.. along with the mold..he also found bugs behind his bathroom wall. we investigate. here's contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin. this is the last thing you want to see when you look inside your walls. 02.53.25 there's rolly-pollies in there, there's little bugs, the mold is black green and growing hair already 31 so it's been there for a long time 32 but when jonathan weiss reached through the soggy bathroom wall it's exactly what he found. 02.53.38 it completely
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48 there's not evena bug out there 49 because they're all in my wall 50 that's a tropical forest for them 53 it started when he saw this in the corner of the bathroom wall, and told maintenance about it. 02.50.25 'that's not mold, that's not mold' 27 and they continously told me that was 02.52.53 he pulls it off and its completely black behind it 55 so therefore there's mold already growing at the bottom 59 it's not something that happened overnight 53.02 it's something that's been in the walls for a long time now 53.05 management and maintenance have done nothing to fix it. 02.53.54 he continues to tell me im crazy, i dont know what im talking about, its not mold 59 ok well there's a petting zoo inside my wall 54.01 so we went to the leasing office at catalina gardens. 03.07.05 helloooo 06 hi 07 can you turn your camera off before we talk? 09 03.08.29 so we in the apartment. as i pressed her for what exactly that plan was, her story changed.
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44 sz 02.54.36 im renting from these people that have no care whatsoever for their tenants 41 jonathan and his son only have this one bathroom to use. he talked to a lawyer about his rights and plans to move out in the coming weeks. we have more information on what your rights are online at ktnv dot com. soc. there will be more freshmen than ever this year.... walking around.... the u-n-l-v campus. will start classes.... next week... making this the 5th straight year..... u-n-l-v has broken its record. and... many of those students are living on campus. u-n-l-v says.... the residence halls are packed to capacity..... with -19- hundred students. and it says... undergraduate enrollment is up.... by -5- percent overall. big changes at the animal foundation..... as they try to cut down on overcrowding.... inside their shelters! the pro-active steps they're
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lives! and.. a massive fire destroys a warehouse near the strip. several businesses are wiped out including a non-profit that was set to donate a bunch of school supplies to clark county children. tonight.. we'd like your help so they can complete their mission. that's why we have volunteers in our newsroom right now standing by to take donations to benefit the peoples autism foundation.. and their school supply drive. just call 702-368-2255 between
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overnight near the las vegas strip. chopper 13.. fast and first over the scene
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into the air. one of the hardest hit- a non-profit that helps autistic children. 13 action news reporter parker collins was on the scene all morning. 9:49:22-9:49:51 take vo at 9:49:31 even feet away out in the street there's charred debris blackened stuff out here and firefighters had to work for hours to get this under control when they first got here flames were shooting up through the roof some as tall as 30-40 feet amazingly they have no injuries to report but here's the thing the warehouse that was really hit by this is the peoples autism foundato those donations all those school supplies were ruined. take sot jason earl, peoples autism foundation 3:27:09-3:27:14 "they've been packing away for weeks and now everything that was literally packed and stacked and ready to go is gone." 9:51:43-9:51:54 right next door to this fire is a pet hotel several animals had to be moved for their safety near the strip parker collins 13 action news. and....
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if you would like to help. we are partnering.... with "the peoples autism foundation".... to help them raise money.... to replace school supplies.... lost in that fire. just call 702-368-2255.... to make a donation. we have people waiting..... by the phone.... right now. we're taking donations... until - 7- tonight. and... if you want to drop off.... any school supplies.... to "the peoples autism foundation"... they're collecting them..... at "big frog custom t-shirts and more"..... on southern highlands parkway. a new policy by the animal foundation is aimed at saving up next.. why they'll no longer accept drop-offs from pet owners.. and make it 'appointment only.' and... we'll take you to indiana..... where they're dealing with utter devastation..... after an ef-3 tornado tore through homes and businesses... and... why more than.... -18- thousand people are still
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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 s. congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood.
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which is why it's rolling out a new policy on september 1st.. changing the way it accepts 'surrendered' pets. 13-action news reporter marti glaser explains how it will work.. and what it means for pet owners. as live: 135036 there's been
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- that includes ,,, dogs, cats ,rats ,roosters and even iguanas like lana here. hopely soon lana wont have to be at the shelter ...a place the animal foundation says can be very stressful. come september first the foundation will be implementing a new owner surrender policy. font : holly mchugh, the animal foundation sot 130515 the plan is to keep animals either in the homes and out of the shelter or possiblty rehome and out of the shelter 130522 owners will no longer just drop off animals they will have to being used at open admission shelters across the o font: bryce henderson sot " 145537 when we saw the other admissions shelters all over the country were saving 90 percent of the animals. we knew we could do something to save the lives of animals in las vegas . 144540 bryce henderson once a volunteer atthe animal foundation ..,now runs no kill las vegas. he says he recommended this change years ago.. and although he say's he's cautiously optomistic this is going to be helpful- if they
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the two opposing sides have finally found some common ground. marti glaser 13 action news. we told you about a fire earlier that destroyed.... a lot of school supplies for children. that's why.... we're teaming up right now..... with the people's autism foundation..... to help them raise money to replace they're volunteers are in our newsroom.... right now. they'll be manning our special phone bank.... between now and -7- pm. you can reach them..... at 702- 368-2255. thousands of people across
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phone bank.... between now and -7- pm. you can reach them..... at 702- 368-2255. indiana are surveying the damage after they were hammered by severe weather.. including 8 tornadoes. dozens of homes and businesses across kokomo were damaged. meteorologists say the strongest of the tornadoes was
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200 people were left homeless. tonight.. early storm warnings are credited with saving lives. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs featured around normal values for this time of year. expect around 100 degrees valley wide with a bit of a breeze coming out of the south we will watch the skies friday afternoon for a few clouds and a slight chance of valley rain. right now las vegas sits at a 10 percent chance of rain friday with a better chance into the weekend. saturday we will see around a 20 percent chance of rain in the las vegas valley with some stronger storms possible that could cause flooding. the rest of the weekend into the next work week, sunny skies
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trend to slightly above normal values. expect highs just below 105 degrees early next week. (bryan back to desk) work week, sunny skies return and dry air takes over. this will lead to a warming trend to slightly above normal values. expect highs just below 105 degrees early next week. (bryan back to desk)
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with some stronger storms possible that could cause flooding. the rest of the weekend into the next work week, sunny skies return and dry air takes over. this will lead to a warming trend to slightly above normal values. expect highs just below 105 degrees early next week. (bryan back to desk) we've seen our share of flash flooding over the past week.. especially in parts of louisiana. up next.. see how som protect lives by monitoring the water level in every creek and stream in the u- s. and... a reminder... our volunteers are standing by the phones waiting for your call... accepting donations for the peoples autism foundation.... after a fire gutted their warehouse. the phone number to call is: 702-368-2255. and.. don't forget to download.... the all new -13- action news app.... featuring live streaming.. video on demand.... and incredible weather radar.
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in debt collection and credit card services! up first... "first national bank of omaha"... will pay -32- million dollars... for illegal credit card practices. the consumer financial protection bureau says... the bank used.... deceptive marketing... to lure customers..... into debt cancellation programs. and... they charged people for credit monitoring services... they never received. the bank will pay..... a -4- point -5- million dollar penalty. nearly -28- million will be used for..... customer re -4- companies have been banned... from the debt collection business. the federal trade commission... charges the companies with seeking money from people... tactics... including false threats of lawsuits... and arrest. remember... if you're contacted by a collection agency... you have rights! you can contest the debt... and by law... they must provide proof.... you owe that money. the extreme flooding in louisiana last week shows how
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revolutionized flood prediction.. to monitor every stream in the u-s. todd walker explains how it can help keep your family safe. nature's wrath has been apparent in louisiana the last few weeks.. and now in iowa.. but those who track river levels and put out flood warnings now have a powerful new tool that can watch almost every river or stream in the nation in real time! --pkg-- look at this flooding in the northeast iowa town of spillville rising water not uncommon here.. but people who live in spillville say the water was quicker this time around.. mw-005th :42 mike klimesh 5/8 spillville mayor) "it rose so fast that we couldn't mobilize fast enough and as you can see water rising so fast.. people only having time to get out.. but a years-long study by researchers at the university of texas appears to have revolutionized flood forecasting.. and river level monitoring.. using a super computer.. and sensors.. scientists can now monitor almost every river.. stream and creek in the u-s in
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amost instantly.. and get better long- term forecasts.. for when water might start rising.. to give people in iowa.. mw-005th :17 "when you live along the river that's the price you pay :20 louisiana.. and pretty much everywhere else.. the most warning possible. --look live tag-- this new forecasting model was presented at the white house earlier this year.. and apparently provides more than 700 t the previous models used. for the now.. i'm todd walker it appears one location has emerged as the frontrunner for the proposed nfl stadium. next.. live at 6:30.. 13 analyst jon ralston tells us what has to happen next if las vegas ends up being the home of a new dome. and.... we told you about... that massive warehouse fire this morning.... near the strip... how that fire is taking its toll on business owners...
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and now... the owners of those businesses are having to start.... all over again. but first.. some major developments today in the proposal for an nfl stadium in las vegas. we're getting our first look at
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we've also learned that some land near valley view and russell has emerged as the front-runner for a location. joining us now is 13 action news political analyst jon ralston. we now know where it would go.. we know what it could look like.. so what's next? ----i talked to a couple of key players on the committee late today. thing: they have no idea. ----why? immovable objects. adelson says $750 million and special session election. and don't forget there are 63 people who will have to meet in carson city to vote on this --

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