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valley neighborhood. now.. the neighbors in southern highlands are suing a housing development.. saying the blasting you see here is pulling their houses apart at the seams. 04.3646.00 "i'd go do another round and there were 5-10 new cracks that weren't there at 10 am." 13 action news reporter.... bryan callahan got a closer look at the damage this afternoon... he joins us live.... from jones and erie. bryan.... about notice that more blasting is happening wednesday morning. that's a sound diana battista's family finds terrifying. 04.36.8.00 "they are enough that one of my kids actually goes running out the back door." but battista says it isn't just her kids that are feeling the effects of the blasting that started in june. 04.13.28.00 "every single foot there is a new crack" battista isn't alone.... dozens of her neighbors say
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problems since construction crews began blasting to make way for a new housing development off of jones. 06.15.02.00 "i have a closet door i can barely open now." one neighbor showed us cracked granite countertops... and a cracked ceiling in his home. another said the last blast left several large cracks in the back wall of his home. everyone we spoke with said the explosions are so jarring... their first reaction is to take cover. 06.12.50.00 "i thought it was an earthquake. i was about to get under my partners... saying the company and its the damage. 06.43.24.00 "we have 50 to100 homes who have been injured that have been reporting the same injuries within the past three four weeks when the blasting has been going on." with another blast scheduled for wednesday... battista and her neighbors are left to wonder if more damage is on the way. 04.38.05.00"if that travertine is cracked what is underneath that is cracked." many ofthose involved say they are going to be walking around their homes looking for more damage wednesday night.
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afternoon, but was told the company has no comment on the lawsuit. reporting live, bryan callahan, 13 action news. breaking news we first reported on ktnv.com. nevada congressman cresent hardy is in the hospital tonight recovering from a heart attack. his communications director says he has undergone a routine medical procedure for a minor heart attack and is expected to be back on the campaign trail later this week. a two week old is fighting to survive in a las vegas hospital.... after being slammed on the floor. police say... this man.. the infant's own father.. is responsible. jeremy william cowan is being charged.... with attempted murder. bullhead city police say... they believe... cowan threw the newborn onto the floor.... because she was crying. authorities say... they're not sure.... if the baby will survive. a las vegas couple says they'll have a hard time sleeping tonight after two gunmen invaded their home last night. no supers img3439 00:00:35-00:00:44 "they both came on both sides of our bed
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anything bro.'" police say the men broke down the door to the apartment near sahara and decatur. the gunmen took off a few minutes after after one of them noticed the victim had called 911 and dispatch was listening in. no arrests have been made. people living in a valley neighborhood are on edge tonight.... after they say..... target shooters are getting a little too close.... to their homes. two dozen shell casings were found..... near wigwam apache... some were just.... -90- feet away from..... robert forbuss elementary school. loran de-free is especially frustrated..... because her husband is deployed... and... she's home alone.... with her kids. 31800 this is just really hard to go through this and my husband more scared because there is nothing he can do from where he is at .. its just hard. so far.... no one has been caught. chopper 13..
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today along us-95 near lee canyon road. investigators are trying to figure out how it started. the truck was gutted.. but fortunately.. there were no reports of anyone being hurt. when nevadans hit the polls.... in november... one of the big items.... that will be up for a vote.... will be... deregulation. but... are you familiar with.... what that entails? -13- action news..... political analyst... jon ralston talks to billionaire... tom steyer about what it means... and... if it will work. heard of... 13 action news ---i asked steyer about deregulation, which nevadans will vote on in november. he is from california, where it was a disaster. but could it work here? ----it they are neutral. we;ll see.... > after a week of conflicting messages from his campaign..
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planning a major speech on immigration this week in arizona. some believe the gop nominee may be signaling a shift.. moving toward the idea of prioritizing deportations to target criminals and away from immediately removing all undocumented immigrants. on day one, i am going to begin swiftly removing criminal illegal immigrants from this country." on the democratic siderace.. her best month of fundraising since the start of her campaign. she's held 31 events this month including 3 in the hamptons on sunday where she raised 5 million dollars. clinton had some help from actor ashton kutcher who stumped for clinton in his hometown of cedar rapids, iowa.. where he encouraged a crowd of about 100 people to vote democrat.
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but... the clark county teacher shortage means.... many of those students are being taught.... by substitutes. 13 action news reporter.... david schuman joins us live to tell us..... just how dire the situation is. the school district says it's beginning this new year with 319 teacher spots to fill. what that means is long-term subs are running the classrooms without full-time teachers. the district says it has applications for the positions but it's still working through the hiring and paperwork process. as it stands now...there are 18- thousand 300 teachers for the more than 300-thousand las vegas- area students. 319 vacancies is a lot to fill...but to give some perspective...it is down from the 700 vacancies there were in february when governor sandoval declared the shortage an emergency. david schuman..13 action news. you can find all of our back-to- school coverage... at k-t-n-v dot com. just click on.... the school section.... of our website. it was clear skies and major heat....
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a big shift.... karla huelga for a look... at what's coming. high pressure will remain in control of the forecast in the short term, but there is a large system brewing in the gulf of alaska that will make its way down first to the pacific northwest then tuesday and it looks like there may be enough moisture in place by wednesday afternoon to bring slight chances for rain to the area on wednesday and thursday. olympic champion cody miller was honored by his hometown during a ceremony at the desert breeze aquatic facility. "i was a little kid here...
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clark county commissioner susan brager also presented him with a proclamation declaring today as cody miller day in clark county. miller is also getting a ceremonial key to the las vegas strip. up next.. we'll take you all over the valley.. including the las vegas strip.. for some 41:10 darcy: what about the slimy mushrooms and the moldy strawberries? marina: mushrooms and ... ? and those are only some of the items on tonight's menu. and if you've always dreamed of traveling the world.... but can't afford the flight... there's a new option that allows you to pay monthly installments. details, coming up people living in greenville,
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t year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. in the aftermath, congressman joe heck had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns. heck voted "no." 23 times. individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. it's not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. it's that he's voted to let them keep doing it.... 23 times. senate majority pac
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that are trying to lure kids.... into the woods. they came back and were like it's a clown. it's a clown. so everybody was like no it's not. no it's not. they went and got other kids and they come out. then they co we was like it must be something in the woods.") deputies say.... there have been several reports of people dressed like clowns..... with flashing green lasers.... and... enticing kids.... with large amounts of money. authorities are now patrolling.... the area. the theme of tonight's dirty dining segment is "dirty fiver." 13 chief investigator darcy spears has 5 restaurants on the dirty dining list.. starting with a tie for the highest demerits.
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sent us spanning the valley from the strip to a car wash in search of answers behind two 36-demerit c grades. our first stop is on the strip at jimmy's seaside fries in the grand bazaar in front of bally's. 21:18:05 i'm darcy spears from channel 13. we're here because you guys are on dirty dining for the 36-demerit c grade you got from the health district and we'd like your side of the story. dana cartwright/person in charge : it was mostly mechanical. dana cartwright, who health in food handler card that expired almost a year ago, blames most of jimmy's problems on a inspectors call that improper pest control. they also found chili at an unsafe temperature and a complete absence of sanitizer solution in open food areas during active food prep. we were interrupted as we tried to ask more questions. 21:19:15 darcy : does she work for you? woman: no. she works for jimmy's seaside fries.
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darcy: right. and jimmy's seaside fries is what's on dirty dining. not grand bazaar shops. we clear things up with her and dana allows us inside to show us what the other major problem was. 23:01 dana: this was just that the water--the cold water didn't work. darcy: yeah they said--their note was that the water was intentionally turned off to the only handsink. dana: it was stripped. and so we only had hot water. before we can finish up... more grand bazaar muscle comes to kick us out. 23:42 darcy: but you guys don't actually speak for jimmy's, is that correct? grand bazaar security: that' /nat transition/ antojitos d.f. y mas, which is inside the oasis car wash on flamingo and pecos, is our second 36-demerit c grade. 40:49 marina: it was so surprising! owner marina ibarra says she's been in the restaurant business nine years, but this is a new location and she's still training the staff. she attributes most of the demerits to a malfunctioning fridge. 39:21 marina: this happened. and everything--it's a job. and well, they show me i have to be more carefully, just check every day, every single
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inspectors also wrote up food handlers for improper handwashing, including after touching raw ground meat. 40:11 marina: they was nervous and it was exactly the lunch foodhandlers returned dishes with old debris on them to the cookline. and there was a strong sewer odor coming from grease trap. 41:10 darcy: what about the slimy mushrooms and the moldy and ... ? i show her where that's listed in the health report. 41:29 darcy: observed slimy cut mushrooms and moldy strawberries in refrigerator. food spoiled, adulterated, not wholesome. (awkward silence...) marina blames that on the fridge too. 43:03 d: the one that wasn't working? m: mmm hmm. yeah! that's why. there was also expired food including pata, squash flowers and birria - a beef stew she says is only served on weekends. 48:11 marina: it was nine
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but she says it would not have been served. 38:57 marina: we tried to correct everything in the moment when the health department was here and we check, if something wasn't good, put it in the trash because i'm not going to put in danger the health for the people, of course, that's the most important thing. /nat transition/ we've got three imminent health hazard closures including a capriotti's sandwich shop. their location on west sahara near the strip was shut down for lack of adequate refrigeration. inspectors noted a repea unsafe temperatures, including cheese, pastrami and ham. there was also old food debris on the can opener blade and black build-up on cutting boards. /nat/ the world's best corn dog food truck was also shut down for lack of adequate refrigeration and lack of handwashing facilities. and burger king on serene near eastern was shut down for having no hot water. darcy tag: all the restaurants are back to a grades, except jimmy's seaside fries. they say they'll be reinspected
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darcy spears, 13 action news. gas from contact -13-! here's a reason to travel.... this holiday weekend. labor day gas prices are expected to be.... at their lowest... in -13- years! in nevada... the average is $2.44.... for a gallon of regular unleaded but... we have tracked down.... the lowest prices... according to gas buddy -dot- com... these are your best bets.... for cheaper gas. "the circle k"... on boulder highway and russell sam's club.... on pecos.... near rn arco... on decatur and sunset. you can take your dream right now... even... if you don't have the cash. cheap air -dot- com allows it's aimed at travelers..... who don't have a credit card... or can't manage the cost.... all at once. buying a ticket involves.... a credit-check.... which determines..... the interest rate of - 10- to -30-percent.... a-p-r. samsung is investigating claims of the "galaxy s-6" suddenly
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joshua ulku says he suffered first degree burns after his phone exploded in his pocket while he was in class. 14-23 and he stood up.. burnt his hand another student was able to pull the phone out with a t-shirt. samsung says incident is rare.. but it's still reaching out to the family to find out how it happened. high pressure will remain in control of the forecast in the short term, but the large system brewing in the gulf of alaska that will make its way down first to the pacific northwest then eventually closer to the area. ahead of it, it will start scooping up moisture and sending it our way starting tuesday and it looks like there may be enough moisture in place by wednesday afternoon to bring slight chances for rain to the area on wednesday and thursday. as far as temps are concerned, we will see highs around 105 on tuesday, then a slow decline through the weekend. expect 104 on wednesday with
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and 100 by friday. expect breezy winds on thursday and friday as the system approaches the area. the system will pass mainly to our north and will have two batches of energy associated with it. the first batch will pass to our north on saturday, kicking us up to the lower end of the second batch will pass to our north sunday which will keep us lower end windy that day. it will also continue to drag in milder air which means lows will drop just below 100 on saturday and to 97 on sunday and next monday. way down first to the pacific
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ahead of it, it will start scooping up moisture and sending it our way starting tuesday and it looks like there may be enough moisture in place by wednesday afternoon to bring slight chances for rain to the area on wednesday and thursday. as far as temps are concerned, we will see highs around 105 on tuesday, then a slow decline through the expect 104 on wednesday with more cloud cover, 103 thursday and 100 by friday. expect breezy winds on thursday and friday as the system approaches the area. the system will pass mainly to our north and will have two batches of energy associated with it.
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wonka"... so memorable!!! actor gene wilder has passed away.... at the age of -83-.... in his connecticut home. his nephew says... the actor died of complications from alzheimer's disease. today... mel brooks said.... "he blessed every film we did and.... he blessed me.... with his friendship." and... billy crystal called him.... "a giant of comedy" a surprise announcement tonight from the maker of the epi-pen. after weeks of outrage over a skyrocketing price hike.. the company now says it will sell a generic version.. the generic epipen will work just like the original for about 300-dollars. that's about half the cost of the original. it's expected to be available in pharmacies in the next several weeks. another way to save is to ask your doctor about
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medication a little differently than the epipen. abc news found adrenaclick for as low as $60-dollars with insurance co- pay. kindergarden in clark county just got a lot more challenging! why there's now double the amount of instruction... for the little ones... and.. for overnight news along with weather and traffic updates.. be sure to tune-in to good morning las vegas.. starting at 4:30am.
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going from -3- hours... to -6-. the goal is..... read.... before they enter.... first grade. but.... one major challenge is getting them to concentrate.... for the full -6- hours. on average... kindergartners can only concentrate.... for about -15- minutes.... at a time. so... teachers will need to adjust.... their instructional styles..... a local business is helping thousands of people across central italy affected by last week's deadly earthquake. prosecco fresh italian kitchen says it will donate 10-percent of its profits over the next week or so to help in the relief effort.
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>> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- terrence howard. wolf blitzer. and music from bonnie raitt. and now, stay right there -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: hi, there. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for coming. i'm glad you're here. because it was a very busy weekend.
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