how officials there are reacting to his immigration plans. plus... neighbors living in fear after their homes are riddled by gunfire. the confrontation that led to a child being pistol-whipped. but first...... construction blasts in one southern highlands neighborhood continue-- despite a pending lawsuit. people living nearby say the blasts are damaging their homes. the blasting company telling homeowners their houses would be safe from damage. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston was there for one of those blasts earlier today. take nat construction take vo this was one of several blasts-- just in the past couple months-- that people living nearby this construction site say-- have damaged their homes. contractors sent out this letter-- telling people about the blasts-- but also adding that homes would be safe. one person says his home backs up against the construction site-- and says his home has

damaged by blasts literally 100 yards behind my balcony they've been blasting huge patches of earth and just blowing it right out of the ground marissa tag we did reach out to the company hired for the blasts-- wesco drilling and blasting. we havent heard back-- but again this letter was sent to people living nearby-- it says their process follows state and county laws. mk-- 13an. one of the men charged with killing a teenage boy over an i-pad... has been found guilty on all c a jury found michael solid guilty of first degree murder and robbery charges... after stealing the ipad of 15-year-old marco arenas. arenas was ran over when he tried to get the tablet back. the incident happened during a time when a series of thefts of apple products began happening around the country. solid now faces the possibility of life in prison without parole. we're learning more about a shootout on the 95 involving an n-h-p trooper.

when trooper shawn peckham tried to pull a car over near boulder station for an improper license plate display. that's when 41 year old matthew gibbon took off running. peckham chased after him... leading to the shoot out. peckham was hit... but the bullet was deflected by his badge-- possibly saving his life. the two other people in the car with gibbon were taken into custody. peckham is a 3 year veteran of the nevada highway patrol, bulles apartment complex...one of them hitting a home with a child inside. 13 action news reporter parker collins is the only one to check in on that family. 7:52:36-7:53:01 take vo at 7:52:43 several shots were fired during the confrontation one of them going through this window you see up here police are telling us a man woman and child were walking around in this complex when they were confronted by three other the bottom and one of those

police think he'll be okay. take sot jordy avila, home hit by bullet img3477 00:00:16-00:00:17 "yes i was worried" butt to 00:00:19-00:00:23 "because i thought someone shot my mom." butt to donald rindt, witness img3471 00:01:03-00:01:11 "i saw the two guys running past our apartment-- kind of freaked front of this complex they got the shooter in custody but two other people ran away near sahara and boulder highway parker collins 13 action news. las vegas fire and rescue crews mead and jones. smoke could be seen for miles across the valley...as the garage caught on fire. no one was injured...no word on how this fire started. firefighters in california are starting to gain the upperhand on a massive wildfire burning near san bernardino. right now..the bogart fire is 20 percent contained. it broke out yesterday, burning 1-thousand acres. more than 3-hundred firefighters are working to get this under control.

return home. right now a live look outside across the valley. a slight breeze,....but otherwise things looking pretty good out there. the question today... are some changes on the way? let's check in with 13 first alert meteorologist dan bronis. dan? thursday we see slight changes to the weather compared to the last few days. our highs will drop slightly in the afternoon, but we will remain above the normal. we see a few afternoon with a slight chance of rain or a storm in some areas of southern nevada. the best rain chances will be east of the valley with most of the rain staying in arizona. you will notice an afternoon breeze around with winds from the south-southwest around 15 mph. friday we will dry out again with even slighter rain chances around southern nevada. afternoon winds will be from the south-southwest up to 20 mph. mostly sunny skies prevail by friday afternoon. into the weekend we have no

weather to go around. highs will drop into the mid 90s by sunday with sunny skies. in a surprising move, donald trump visited mexico today. the republican presidential nominee accepting the unexpected invitation of mexican president enrique pena nieto who has been highly critical of trump's immigration policy. the relationship between the two countries is. donald trump "we are united by our support for democracy, a great love for our people and the contributions of millions of americans to the unite states." later tonight, trump will deliver a landmark speech on immigration in arizona hillary clinton critized trump's visit a publicity stunt. hillary clinton it certainly takes more than trying to make

insinuations by dropping in on our neighbors for a few hours and then flying home again. meanwhile, clinton has her own share of issues-- approximately 30 new emails are expected to be released soon--and a new abc news/washington post poll out today finds that clinton's unfavorability numbers are rising--now at 59-percent, practically tied with trump. se received a surprise gift this afternoon. activists delivered 1-hundred 26 beach balls with petition signatures...demandin g action on merrick garland's supreme court nomination. they want to remind heller that summer vacation is over and it's time the country has a fully-staffed supreme court. president obama nominated garland back in march, but senators want to wait until after the election to hold confirmation hearings. senator heller's spokesman sent us a statement reading: "the

all constituents and keeps them in mind as he performs his dutues as an elected official." a frightening scene on the hudson river... 10 kayakers enjoying a day on the water when a ferry suddenly slams into them. crews racing to pull them from the river. what we're now learning about the captain of that ferry boat. plus... "i almost started to cry cause it just hit me home. i have six kids." a retired cop and a teacher spring into action to save a baby locked in a hot car. what the child's mother was people outraged. remember chopper 13 is bringing you breaking news fast and first. and a look at today's closing numbers.. the dow was down 53 points, closing at 18,401

retired police officer found a baby locked in a hot car in a shopping center parking lot. when they saw the child's condition they rushed into action. (sarah mazzone/helped rescue the baby) ( "she was beat red, sweating profusely. she was half covered in a sledgehammer that i left in the back of the car. so i ran i got it and i smashed the window, took the baby out."

store to cool off until police arrived. the child's mother left the baby in the car for nearly an hour while she went shopping. she was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. turning now to new york...and an intense rescue on the hudson river. a number of kayakers needing help after they were hit by a ferry. 5 kayackers were taken to nearby hospitals, most with minor injuries. 1 person remain in critical condition..another has been upgraded to serious condition this afternoon. jasmine hairson were a lot of helicopters and search boats. and they got the guy really fast but he couldn't move or feel anything. it's still not clear what led to this accident, but officials continue investigating. the coast guard administered alcohol testing to the captian of the ferry. he came back clean. millions are bracing for another round of severe weather... as tropical storm hermine

this as another massive storm closes in on the big island of hawaii. plus... the simple mistake this driver made that created a potentially deadly situation. you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first. stay with us. some dramatic video from

i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. so even though i'm a republican, i won't be voting for joe heck. joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients,

it all started when a 70 year the pumps. the pump falling onto another car. that driver tries to move, but quickly they realize it's too late. in all, two cars were completely burned and three others were damaged. the gas station was evacuated...thankfull y no one was injured. investigators say the driver accidentally hit the gas pedal while backing up instead of the brake. for the first time in more than half a century...a commercial flight has landed in cuba.

fort lauderdale and landed in santa clara, cuba cuban dignitaries greeted the flight when it landed. and..despite president obama opening diplomatic ties with cuba... the u-s still maintains an economic embargo on the communist island....which has made travel there difficult in the past. a flight taking off from texas encounters severe turbulence and makes an emergency landing in ireland. the united airlines flight with 2- hundred 20 people on board was heading to london when it ((phoner with nikki hartin boriack, passenger -- gfx phoner)) "all of the sudden we went to a straight drop.. and while you dropping everything is flying up.. and so anybody who wasn't buckled flew up.. you had a couple of seconds to process it? that's it we are going down." officials say 12 people were taken to the hospital with bruises, cuts and minor head injuries. all but one were treated and released.. and put on another flight to

after a powerful typhoon hits northern japan. the storm made landfall tuesday and was later downgraded to a tropical depression. police say the victims were found in an elderly home in a town swamped by flooding. officials say a rescue effort is underway in that area to save 400 people stranded by the rising water and landslides. right now, parts of florida and hawaii are bracing for possible hurricanes and tropical storms. the governor of florida declaring a state of hurricane bears down on the bigh island of hawaii. abc's lauren lyster has the latest. hawaii saying aloha to the threat of major storms... this mcdonald's boarded up...businesses getting prepared - covering their windows, too as not one but two hurricanes are barelling towards the island chain the big island under a hurricane warning "i know businesses have been

are being prepared" abc's neal karlinsky is there... "this is very unusual behavior for the hawaiian islands they are expecting waves up to 25 feet torrential rain even mudslides" and that's just one of the hot spots facing extreme weather "we are in the heart of the hurricane season and boy are the tropics busy" rain pouring down in florida ... some streets already flooded... as a storm moves in there... pa hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings these foreboding clouds in sarasota...and red flag warnings at the beach in jacksonville some residents -- already forced out of their homes mos - my neighbor to my left evacuated he has tile floors so it got pretty bad governor rick scott - declaring a state of emergency..emergency personnel getting ready for the damage.. sot govscottwxfl: "we're going to have downed power lines, we're going to have a lot of

downed power line" let's go to 13 first alert meteorologist dan bronis. dan thursday we see slight changes to the weather compared to the last few days. our highs will drop slightly in the afternoon, but we will remain above the normal. we see a few more clouds in the afternoon with a slight chance of rain or a storm in some areas of southern nevada. the best rain chances will be the rain staying in arizona. you will notice an afternoon breeze around with winds from the south-southwest around 15 mph. friday we will dry out again with even slighter rain chances around southern nevada. afternoon winds will be from the south-southwest up to 20 mph. mostly sunny skies prevail by friday afternoon. into the weekend we have no rain chances and even cooler weather to go around. highs will drop into the mid 90s by sunday with sunny skies.

southwest. our highs stay in the 90s next week with a slight increase in the temperatures later in the week. no rain chances for nevada after this week. in today's casino report.... the latest gaming numbers are the normal. we see a few more clouds in the afternoon with a slight chance of rain or a storm in some areas of southern nevada. the best rain chances will be east of the valley with most of the rain s you will notice an afternoon breeze around with winds from the south-southwest around 15 mph. friday we will dry out again with even slighter rain chances around southern nevada. afternoon winds will be from the south-southwest up to 20 mph. mostly sunny skies prevail by friday afternoon. into the weekend we have no rain chances and even cooler weather to go around. highs will drop into the mid 90s by sunday with sunny skies. winds pick up each afternoon to around 20 mph from the southwest. our highs stay in the 90s next

the temperatures later in the week. no rain chances for nevada after this week. in today's casino report.... the latest gaming numbers are out and casinos.

10-percent. the state's casinos winning just over 1- billion dollars...the las vegas strip taking in just over 6- hundred 13 million dollars. people will share and do just about anything with their pets. even going so far as to share medications. some people admitting to researchers they use their pet's antibiotics. why they're doing it....and is it even safe?! you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first. stay with us.

"unprescribed antibiotic use" hadn't either.... until people started listing it as a place where they picked up medication. kumasi aaron spoke with pet owners and a vet who says it's more common and dangerous than you might think. --"elizabeth playing with ani"-- there are many things elizabeth charney says she'll share with her dog ani --take nat:-- --"elizabeth playing with ani"-- but her

--take nat:-- --05:12:25-27-- --she's been on things for her stomach.-- "r"!"are not one of them. --elizabeth charney/dog owner-- --05:12:44-54-- --no it's for a dog also she's 11 pounds and i seem to mind. doctors at baylor college of medicine asked 400 people where they got unprescribed antibiotics. four percent of people who responded said they take their pets. i asked elizabeth if it surprised her. --elizabeth charney/dog owner-- --05:13:13-18-- --absolutely it does you wouldn't know how much to take is not meant know how much to take is not meant for a huma kevin fitzgerald, who's been a veterinarian for nearly 35 years. --kevin fitzgerald/veterinari an-- --05:22:50-23:04-- --many of the medications that we prescribe for animals are the same medications that people take so i'm not surprised that people might because of expense for ease i have a bottle in the house might take their animals medication.-- --take nat:-- --"vet writing prescription"-- but fitzgerald says it's not that simple. --kevin fitzgerald/veterinari an-- --05:23:58-24:04-- --the problem with that is dosage and the age of the drug and it's

american veterinary medical association advises vets to avoid giving unlimited refills of prescriptions or doing anything else that may lead to drug abuse. --take nat:-- --"women in pharmacy"-- and at his clinic, dr. fitzgerald says they already take precautions. --kevin fitzgerald/veterinari an-- --05:27:25-32-- --sometimes with our pharmacy we see suspicious things and we check in we go 30 that's a 5 pound chihuahua he couldn't possibly have taken that many pills. -- --take nat:-- --"dogs playing"-- a small step to keep our animal friends...and ourselves safe. i'm kumasi aaron, for the now. a lot more news coming up action news live at 3-30... including as donald trump gets set for a major speech on immigration tonight...we'll look at just how much border security is costing us and is it even working. and... we're now hearing from the victim accussing singer chris brown of sticking a gun in her face. what she says set him off.

december last 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 is responsible for the content of this ad. is responsible for the content ads for joe heck are attacking my time as attorney general. the thing they left out is the truth.

i'm proud of my record cracking down on meth, protecting seniors from scams, and holding banks accountable for defrauding homeowners. i'm catherine cortez masto. i approve this message because i've spent my career solving problems.

plus... after months of outrage over the light sentence handed down to a stanford swimmer accused of sexaul assault...changes could be on the way to prevent this from happening again. but first.. republican presidential nominee donald trump talks about building a wall along the mexican border.. but will it actually improve security?