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to the highway -- is caught by a semi -- and pushed down the highway. nobody was hurt. by cops - v a new app could keep cops --and drivers more honest during traffic stops. it's called "copwise". the maker says -- it records audio -- which you can use as evidence in court. the app also lets you read up on your rights. or if you don't know what to say -- the maker claims --the app can say it for you. the app developer says it's a useful -- tool for both civilians and police. copwise is available for i-o-s andn dollars. a lot more news coming up -- on this special edition of 13 action news. including-- terrifying moments -- for passengers on a southwest flight. the engine -- ripping right off the plane -- 30-thousand feet in the the engine -- ripping right off the plane -- 30-thousand feet in the air. a major crackdown on the streets of los angeles. the dangerous drug -- sending dozens to the emergency room.
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appeal to voters of color. good evening. and thanks for joining us. i'm christopher king. it's your voice -- your vote -- in the race for the white house. hillary clinton receives her first intelligence briefing. and donald trump -- hits the campaign trail -- after yet another controversial tweet. abc's -- devin dwyer -- is in washington with more. nats - donald trump back on the road focusing on the crucial battleground state of iowa. presidential nominee "african-americans, hispanics - vote for trump! i will fix it!" the nominee repeating his controversial new appeal to minority voters - specifically african americans. sot - donald trump / (r) presidential nominee "what do you have to lose?" but he's also taking heat over a tweet sent this morning about nba star dwyane wade - whose cousin was killed by a stray bullet on friday. quote: "dwyane wade's cousin
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just what i have been saying. african-americans will vote trump!" critics quickly jumped - accusing trump of racism - and using a real- life tragedy for political gain. that didn't stop the nominee from doubling down during his speech in iowa. sot - donald trump / (r) presidential nominee "more than six-thousand african americans are the victims of murder every single year. just yesterday, the cousin of nba star dwyane wade, great guy, dwyane wade? was the victim of a tragic shooting." ------------------ meanwhile, rival hillary clinton spent national security intelligence briefing? her motorcade arriving at the f-b- i field office in white plains, new york. the democratic nominee attending alone - for more than two hours. her running mate tim kaine on the trail - keeping up the heat against trump. sot - sen. tim kaine / (d) vice- presidential nominee "it's not the community of respect he's pitching? it's the division and
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just 72 days away. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. this video you have to see to believe. a norwegian member of parliament -- caught on camera -- playing pokemon go -- during a hearing! here's her argument -- some people focus better while doing something she calls "braindead." committee members weren't impressed, they complained. she stopped playing. right now -- a live look outside across the valley. after last night's intense 13-first-alert meteorologist -- karla huelga. chances for rain tonight are slight and look like they may stay in the mountains. the system that brought us an active last couple of days will push east tonight, which means we'll dry out for sunday. high pressure will start to take over the forecast tomorrow and that will lead to above average temperatures by monday. expect a high of 100 tomorrow on wednesday the winds will
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we'll be breezy wednesday afternoon with a high of 104, then windy on thursday as the system passes mainly to our north and drags in milder air. afternoon highs will top out at 100 on thursday and 99 on friday. on saturday the winds will again pick up to breezy ahead of another system that may bring chances for rain back into the forecast on sunday. right now -- cottonwood-cove road -- is shut down -- as -- is shut down -- as crews try to repair the damage -- by flash flooding. yesterday's storms -- dumping more than an inch of rain -- washing out entire roads. cottonwood cove is just north of lake mohave. officials hope to have it re-opened -- sometime tomorrow. crews are finally gaining the upper-hand -- on a massive fire -- burning just outside bakersfield. the so-called cedar fire -- igniting a week and a half ago
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officials -- lifting evacuation orders for some residents -- letting them back into their communities -- to survey the damage. firefighters say -- it could be another month -- before they put out the fire. new images of that fire -- that destroyed the peoples autism foundation warehouse. you can see just how devastating the fire was. the flames broke out thursday night -- near dean martin and harmon -- destroying all of the school supplies they'd collected. thirteen actio out -- with a phone bank -- viewers donating more than 6-thousand dollars to the foundation. in los angeles -- police are cracking down -- on the people who make and sell the synthetic marijuana -- called spice. they say -- the drug is becoming a public health crisis. 38 people had to be treated -- in just the past week -- including 14 in just one day. (mitch englander, los angeles city council) "they become catatonic or they're foaming of the mouth and they're walking around and it looks like they're going to die."
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hospitalized in austin, texas -- after suffering bad reactions. officers -- arresting 3 people -- for the bad batch of drugs. (police officer) "you were going so fast my laser couldn't even catch you you were going to fast." (police officer) "hey don't be reaching...alright, get out of the car." a wisconsin woman leads police on a high-speed chase. she drives so dangerously fast -- cops say -- they had a hard time keeping up. (police officer) "speeds over 110... still can't catch her officer) "she just brake checked me." officers -- eventually catching up with the woman -- outside her home -- where she threatened to kill police they say she managed to punch a cop in the head -- before being arrested. and get this -- when they explained the charges -- she said -- "i should have punched you harder." most crimes don't make any sense. but this one -- is just unfathomable. police arrest a man -- accused of stabbing two mississippi nuns -- to death. rodney sanders -- now charged with murder.
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found -- murdered inside their home on thursday. the two nuns -- both nurse practitioners -- served the poor -- for more than 30 years. (mos) "everybody was the same in their eyes. all you had to do was go to them, ask them for help and they help you in anyway that they can." investigators say -- the nun's' home was broken into. police -- finding their missing car a mile away. a man is shot and killed during rapper jeezy's performance in virginia beach. officers -- finding the man's body on the dance floor - night- club. right now -- police don't haven't identified any suspects. source: liveatc.net "engine failure, number 1 engine, we're descending." terror in the sky! an engine -- ripping off a southwest flight-- with more than a- hundred people on board! this is what passengers saw -- as they looked out their windows. the flight had just taken off from new orleans -- on its way to orlando -- when the engine -- exploded! sot stephanie miller / passenger . we heard a loud boom at about 10 thousand feet. sounded like a 18 wheeler tire
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this was an explosive event. this is very,very rare and it's very dangerous. engine threw metal into cabin. someone could have been killed. the pilot -- managing to safely land in pensacola. investigators -- now trying to figure out -- what caused the explosion. a thief breaks into a coffee shop -- and takes off with most of us would be outraged. but not this owner. his message to the thief -- that has everyone talking. plus -- a disturbing find -- outside a georgia police station. why police think -- someone may be trying to place a curse on them. breaking right now.
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vehicle and a moped crashed -- near warm springs and east gate. the moped driver died. at this hour -- warm springs at
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closed. a cafe is robbed. but instead of going to the police --the owner puts up a huge letter of forgiveness -- outside the shop. crooks broke in last week -- and stole the entire cash register -- making off with 3-thousand dollars. the sign reads in part -- "if the money you stole -- was to better you and your family's living -- then i forgive you." the owner -- even saying -- if the thieves admitted to the crime -- he would offer them a job. police in georgi targets of a bizarre threat. someone leaves a headless vodun- doll-- next to a dead lizard -- possibly even an animal sacrifice. that isn't a crime. but police -- are now pouring over surveillance video -- hoping to track down whoever -- they believe -- is threatening officers. police say in the future --they hope people will come to them with problems -- rather than leaving threatening messages. heavy rain -- causing flash-
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several inches -- falling in just a couple hours. some areas -- swamped under nearly 2-feet of water. emergency crews -- scrambling to rescue more than a dozen people from their cars. the storms -- knocking down power lines -- leaving more than 15- thousand people without power. chances for rain tonight areandy stay in the mountains. the system that brought us an active last couple of days will push east tonight, which means we'll dry out for sunday. high pressure will start to take over the forecast too and that will lead to above average temperatures by monday. expect a high of 100 tomorrow with mainly sunny skies, then 103 on monday with sunny skies. temps will continue to climb with a high of 105 tuesday. on wednesday the winds will start to pick up ahead of our next pacific system. we'll be breezy wednesday afternoon with a high of 104, then windy on thursday as the system passes mainly with a high of 104, then windy on thursday as the system passes mainly to our north and drags
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of another system that may bring chances for rain back into the forecast on sunday. the new school year is just around the corner -- and us an active last couple of days will push east tonight, which means we'll dry out for sunday. high pressure will start to take over the forecast tomorrow and that will lead to above average temperatures by monday. expect a high of 100 tomorrow with mainly sunny skies, then temps will continue to climb with a high of 105 tuesday. on wednesday the winds will start to pick up ahead of our next pacific system. we'll be breezy wednesday afternoon with a high of 104, then windy on thursday as the system passes mainly to our north and drags in milder air. afternoon highs will top out at 100 on thursday and 99 on friday. on saturday the winds will again pick up to breezy ahead of another system that may bring chances for rain back
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us an active last couple of days will push east tonight, which means we'll dry out for sunday. high pressure will start to take over the forecast tomorrow and that will lead to above average temperatures by monday. expect a high of 100 tomorrow with mainly sunny skies, then 103 on monday with sunny skies. temps will continue to climb with a high of 105 tuesday. on wednesday the winds will start to pick up ahead of our next pacific system. we'll be breezy wednesday afternoon with a high of 104, system passes mainly to our north and drags in milder air. afternoon highs will top out at 100 on thursday and 99 on friday. on saturday the winds will again pick up to breezy ahead of another system that may bring chances for rain back into the forecast on sunday. the new school year is just around the corner -- and
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high-tech. a new app -- sex-education app -- teaches teens lesson -- they may not be getting in the classroom. check this out.
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between the two countries. the water about 10-inches below normal. the low-tide is expected to last for several days. u-s border patrol agents say -- they are monitoring the area. teens who want to learn more about sex education -- can jsut turn on their phones. there's a new app called juicebox. users -- can anonymously ask questions -- of certified counselors or therapists -- called
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looking for that information with the internet that's their go to place of information and communication" experts say -- it can be a great resource for teens. but -- it shouldn't take place of conversations -- between parents and kds. karla has another look at your forecast. but right now -- a live look at the valley. you're watching 13 action news -- where you get breaking news fast -- and first chances for rain tonight are slight andl stay in the mountains.
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we'll dry out for sunday. high pressure will start to take over the forecast tomorrow 103 on monday with sunny skies. temps will continue to climb with a high of 105 tuesday. mobile app. we hope to see you later -- for
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- < > waiting on pins and needles.
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tonight on "boston ems." up close and personal, on the streets of boston. >> he's not responding. >> he has had a heart atake. >> take a deep breath. >> you could die. >> david? >> she awake? >> you don't take anything like cialis -- >> i'm >> she's quite the character. >> need more gardening tools. chasing the guy around with hedge clippers and pitch forks. >> ambulance 13 boston. >> a minute from now, i could be in the middle of complete chaos. >> get out of here, dude. >> hey! the area's not safe. >> report of someone in the water. >> ah! >> we got two patients, one's critical. >> oh, my god. >> sliced in his belly. >> speed is a factor. >> you got to move, lady. you got to move. >> we're actually urban warriors. it's just -- it's boston.

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