it was a project of a new program set to deliver internet to the developing world... t happened during a test firing at the space launch complex 40. space-x uses the pad to send satellites and rockets that carry supplies to the international space station. space-x said there were no injuries in the explosion... facebook has not yet responded to requests for comment. another big story back east -- holiday weekend for millions of americans. this is a live look of heavy waves... tropical storm hermine.. spinning and strengthening in the gulf.. is heading for landfall in florida. the sunshine state is already in a state of emergency and now bracing for its first hurricane

more than 6 inches of rain has fallen in some areas. people there are sandbagging but that still couldn't stop the water from flooding these apartments in largo. in sarasota.. voluntary evacuations are in effect. shelters are open.. and officers going door to door.. looking for anyone in need of rescue. woman in neon poncho: "like up to here, officers were coming up to me and their gun belts were under to here in water." woman: "i looked out my back window and my backyard was flooded.. and the water was 3 feet from the door." forecasters say hermine could be a weak hurricane by the time it makes landfall.. officials are not taking any chances and fema has already deployed a rapid response team to florida. meanwhile..... the hawaiian islands are feeling the effects of madeline but the storm did not hit land directly. now another storm...lester...is

((ad lib about the chance of rain)) ((ad lib about wx)) ((ad lib about wx)) rain chances for today. both our numerical models and future forecast models are split between either a 20% rain chance or less than 5% rain chance to both the valley and the mountains. moisture content to the low and mid levels will be prominent along with the right amount of heat for lift. the question is will the air as a precaution, grab the umbrella and leave it in the car, office or backpack today. mostly sunny to partly cloudy

a slight mugginess to the air. winds will be increasing throughout the day but 10-20 mph winds will be common out of the south with gusts between 25 and 35 mph valley wide; highs between 100 and 105 degrees. donald trump is back on the campaign trail after a day of laying out his plan on immigration. the republican presidential candidate spoke to the american legion in ohio this morning. military and promote patriotism in schools. speaking this morning before the american legion, he promised to promote patriotism in schools. trump: we want young americans to recite the pledge of allegiance. in addition to teaching respect for the flag we also have to make sure we give our military the tools they need to defend that flag democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine called trump's mexico visit a

addressing who would pay for the wall. now...mexico's president is getting hammered for not demanding that trump apologize for calling mexican migrants rapists and criminals..... new this midday.... chicago's police superintendentsays... it's a small group of repeat gun criminals responsible for the the vast majority of the gun violence. he spoke this morning...about what is being done to combat the violence in the country's 3rd largest city.. highest number of murders in two decades. the department says the month of august brought 90 homicides -- and 472 shooting victims. (superintendent eddie johnson/chicago police) "you get sick of seeing the amount of violence in our city, you really do. but i stay optimistic about it because i know that we can reduce it if we can get our legislative partners to hold these people accountable. but it is concerning for me." overall this year.....there

than new york city and los angeles combined. a consumer alert is out and may affect how your children eat their lunch.... entenmann's is recalling it's little bite snacks-- because of a choking hazard! consumers are complaining that pieces of plastic were found in the snacks. at least one injury has been reported. the recall affects "little bitesd chocolate chip muffins with a "best by" date of octo 8-th-- as well as, variety packs with a "best by" date of september 24-th. the details are on your screen, and our website. and if you have a small child...these cars might be what you are looking for. a new study from the insurance institute for highway safety shows the audi q-7, lexus r-x and toyota prius are the easiest for putting in child seats. officials looked at the "latch" systems for kids in 170 differnt vehicles. the worst performers were the

we'll put the full list on k-t-n- v.com right now there's an open investigation on former congress man anthony weiner.... after photos surfaced of him allegedly sexting next to his new born son... also... the pictures a man snapped on his cell phone paint grime reality of what overdoses are doing people in ohio..... 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.

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we sent him here to fix it. but congressman joe heck became part of the problem. wall street invested over a half-million dollars in congressman heck's campaigns, and heck supports their agenda -- privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. congressman heck -- what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. the realities of an epidemic... captured on video... police and paramedics across ohio are finding themselves busier than ever...responding to drug overdoses. a bystander captured one of the many overdoses earlier this week.... police said they had to use more than the average dose of two milligrams of narcan. both man eventually gained consciousness. police say one of them said they had used brown heroin. (frank phillips, witnessed

ain't no telling which family it could take over." [butted with] (matt shafley, firefighter and paramedic) "if we can help one person and they wake up, they can say hey i got lucky today." both men have been released from the hospital and are now facing drug charges. a brand new american airlines ad is out and the company is flipping the switch! why they're blaming passengers---yes passengers! for travel troubles. also... investigated for sending racy photos...while his child was in the bed with him....

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of that rocket explosion...that happened this morning..... officials say it destroyed facebook's first ever

deliver internet to the developing parts of the world t happened during a test firing at the space launch complex 40. space-x uses the pad to send satellites and rockets that carry supplies to the international space station. space-x said there were no injuries in the explosion... facebook has not yet responded to requests for comment. adlib at desk the jury is still out on the

future forecast models are split between either a 20% rain chance or less than 5% rain chance to both the valley and the mountains. moisture content to the low and mid levels will be prominent along with the right amount of heat for lift. the question is will the air be unstable enough to produce the rain into the valley and that will just have to be throughout the day. as a precaution, grab the umbrella and leave it in the car, office or backpack today. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be common along with a slight mugginess to the air. winds will be increasing throughout the day but 10-20 mph winds will be common out of the south with

and 105 degrees. split between either a 20% rain chance or less than 5% rain chance to both the valley and the mountains. moisture content to the low and mid levels will be prominent along with the right amount of heat for lift. the question is will the air be unstable enough to produce the rain in that will just have to be monitored throughout the day. as a precaution, grab the umbrella and leave it in the car, office or backpack today. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be common along with a slight mugginess to the air. winds will be increasing throughout the day but 10-20 mph winds will be common out of the south with gusts between 25 and 35 mph valley wide; highs

as families get ready to travel for the holiday weekend - a new american airlines ad is raising some eyebrows. the ad says...don't blame us for your travel troubles - it's you -- the flier -- who may be responsible. abc's nick watt has more from los angeles pkg long tsa lines? short passenger. if there's no flight just say there's no flight! shrinking leg room? expanding baggage fees? sot: angry passenger don't give me this anymore! now in this brand spanking new ad campaign? american airlines tells us what makes a good passenger? "they walk faster in airports?" "they know their mood contributes to the mood of the flight?" "they pack like they're doing a jigsaw." um, are they blaming us for the pain we feel when flying? buck up cupcake, it's you? not us.

youtube include? "american's marketing team needs to be fired"? "this is so backwards." it's kind of planes trains and automobiles. upsound: planes, trains and automobiles flight attendant: look, i've had just about enough of you. now take your seat. steve martin: you've had about enough of me? for the record? american airlines ranks lowest in the country for on time arrivals and only average, but climbing, for customer satisfaction? video: passengers gone wild? then from the ad "they always ask before they raise and lower the window shade" ? then guy duct taped lot of video of passengers gone wild that does kind of back the american airlines plea for passengers to? "always ask before they raise to lower the window shade." i mean, this guy had to be duct passenger, because you don't "always bring noise canceling headphones." that was nick watts reporting. child services are taking over

congressman anthony weiner sexting once...again.... also... an update to a new york jogger murder case... police beleive a witness knows something and they want to talk to him.... you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first. stay with us. weiner-vo this morning we learned new

we sent him here to fix it. but congressman joe heck became part of the problem. wall street invested over a half-million dollars in congressman heck's campaigns, and heck supports their agenda -- privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. congressman heck -- what's wrong with washington.

former congressman anthony weiner. it's all in response to the suggestive pictures he sent to a woman... with is four year old son sleeping right next to him. this is the third time weiner has been caught sending racy and the some of the scandals have been captured by a documentary film crew. :57nats act like a normal campaign candidate's wife... someone might think you're married to me. 1:04 the documentary will air on showtime next month. as you saw, weiner's wife huma abedin is in the documentary... but the top clinton aide announced this week that she is

jogging murder mystery in new york... the nypd has released a sketch of a man ....officials believe he could be a witness... authorities are still looking for who killed karina vetrano....nearly one month later..... abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene - in queens - with the latest.... donald trump's address to

during his visit with mexico's president just hours.... (trump) "we will build a great wall along the southern

wall." the speech he ended....with what the promise he's reiterated many times. and...a flood advisory is in effect for hawaii's big island as the storm continues to weakens.... have you downloaded the all new 13 action news app yet? it's simple to use and features live streaming, video on demand with photos that are just a tap away from the home screen, plus blazing fast radar.

// there will be no amnesty right now on action news live at midday: presidential candidate donald trump still coming under fire....after issuing a late night speech in arizona on deporation.... and....right now... a flood advisory has been issued for hawaii's big island. tropical storm madeline is passing south of the island.

preparing for more severe weather. officials are still warning about high surf. and there are still parts of the island that have higher winds, because of the tropical storm.... ts hermine bump of heavy waves from ts hermine on mainsail beach tropical storm hermine strengthened over the gulf of mexico overnight, hermine on mainsail beach tropical storm hermine strengthened over the gulf of mexico overnight, and forecasters said they expected tropical storm hermine strengthened over the gulf of mexico overnight, and forecasters said they expected category one hurricane, as the coastal area south of pensacola. ((ad lib and toss to wx)) ((ad lib and toss to wx)) the jury is still out on the rain chances for today. both our numerical models and future forecast models are split between either a 20% rain mid levels will be prominent

heat for lift. the question is will the air be unstable enough to produce the rain into the valley and that will just have to be mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be common along with a slight mugginess to the air. winds will be increasing throughout the day but 10-20 mph winds will be common out of the south with gusts between 25 and 35 mph valley wide; highs between 100 and 105 degrees. people are still talking about the speech donald trump delivered the hard-line speech -- a sharp contrast to trump's tone earlier in the day, during his

president. abc's jonathan karl has the reaction..... nats trump: "you can call it whatever the hell you want, they're gone." no more waffling - donald trump is once again saying everyone who came into in this country illegally may be forced out - sot trump: "anyone who has entered the united states illegally is subject to deportation. // there will be no amnesty once again - he talked about creating a deportation force - he even joked about deporting his opponent sot trump: "i am going to create a new special force focused on identifying and quickly removing the dangerous criminal illegal immigrants in america who have evaded justice, just like hillary clinton has evaded justice, okay?" and trump made it clear where he stands on one of the central promises of his campaign. sot trump: mexico will pay for

me." it was a far cry from what we saw from trump earlier in the day, when he made a surprise trip to mexico city and stood side-by-side with mexico's president enrique pena nieto. sot trump: "it has been a tremendous honor, and i call you a friend, thank you." we asked about that sticky issue of paying for the wall - q karl: "the wall, is that a non- starter? any chance mexico pays for the wall?" sot trump: "we did discuss the wall, we did not discuss payment wall, that'll be for a later date. this was a very preliminary meeting." here in mexico city trump was measured and downright diplomatic, trump even praised mexican immigrants? sot trump: spectacular, spectacular, hardworking people." but just five hours later, a different donald trump sot trump: "zero tolerance for criminal aliens. zero. zero. breaking news... the man accused of waiving a gun at tourists on the strip,

kahleal black has received a 4 year suspended sentenced. he will appear infront of a mental health judge for further eveluation two by-standers were grazed by police bullets after officers spotted black in front of the bellagio earlier this year. turning now to hillary clinton... her running mate v-p nominee time kaine is taking presidential hopeful.. kaine is taking up for the presidential hopeful.. he says one of trump's spokesperson says while trump was in mexico....hillary was hiding... "is talking to the american legion hiding? she did a press conference within the last month when she spoke to the national organization of african-american and hispanic

are part of that press conference who asked her questions." her campaign called donald trump's speech in arizona his "darkest" yet... as clinton bashes trump for his trip to mexico.... saying it takes more than a "photo op" to build relationships.... incredible video out of connecticut.... we showed you the surveillance of this massive fire at a gas station. now we're hearing the frantic calls for help... after the driver crashed into a fuel pump. :53-1:00 "the gas station blew up! whole foods? you mean like? listen the gas station is on fire! yes, my mother's car is burning and the gas station is on fire! okay, okay." we're also now learning there were two children inside the car when it caught on fire. thankfully they were able to get out safely. the fire department says this accident could have been much worse, but the gas station

emergency shut off switch, and stopped the gas from flowing. police are still looking into why the driver crashed into the pump in the first place. a south carolina school district is looking into an incident after a 6- year-old says her teacher threw away her shoes..... now the family says she's changing schools... because she was humiliated. the little says her teacher threw them in the trash because she was playing with them after she was told not to. she says eventually the teacher told her to get them out and put them back on. the fam the school district-- who told them they do not tolerate embarrassment or humiliation as a form of punishment... and they're now looking into what happened. back here in the valley... we're told a c-c-s-d bus that picks up kids at nellis air force base showed up an hour late again this morning. jennifer womach says this has happened every day this week... and has even caused her daughter to miss class. and she's worried her daughter is making a bad first impression. 04:12:30 womack "we're just frustrated.

of the doubt. it's the first week of school, it's frustrating but to what expense? our kids are missing school." womach says a supervisor was on the bus this morning... and assured her the problem will be resolved. we're now learning the contractor hired to conduct those blasts damaging homes in southern highlands... specifically told the homeowners their houses would be safe. v-c-e incorporated sent out a letter assuring homeowners there would not be any damage explosions. but the homeowners say that couldn't be further from the truth-- they're seeing cracks in their walls, counters and flooring. cracks here, cracks there, cracks in the bathroom (butted with) it's terrible, this is our home, this is our biggest investment, and these guys are blowing it to pieces our biggest investment, and these guys are blowing it to pieces we reached out to the company.. wesco drilling and blasting.. but they have not responded. vo a valley mother is making a

all over her front yard... she says she wants to warn police that her son has autism --- so he makes loud noises and doesn't understand what a gun is. judy mckim say she was forced to do this... after an incident with henderson police last week. she claims officers assaulted her son, zachary... after her friend called 9-1-1... saying zachary was having a violent outburst. he is in a diaper along with the pacifier and the cops are kneeling on my son and one of them reaches for his gun because zach was fighting for we got a statement from henderson police... and they say they have no record of their officers touching zachary. and they say mckim has not filed a complaint. police also told us they have reached out to mckim to make sure her concerns are addressed. too close for comfort....a black bear is seen walking right up to a woman while she wasnt looking! at this point he was so close

is saying there may be a reason he's so comfortable with strangers.... also... another singer is describing the situation with chris brown as a complete lie....and coming to his defense.... and here's a live look at the new york stock exchange... ((ad-lib)) ((ad-lib)) december last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis.

rrorists from buying guns. heck voted "no." 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

describing some scary moments when she was face to face with a 300 pound bear... the bear was so close....nearly touching the woman's knee in the video. orida wildlife and conservation commission says the behavior is extremely startling because they feel

it.... (mike orlando) "that type of behavior is extremely concerning to us, and we consider the bear a public safety threat." the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission hopes to trap it and move it out of the area for the sake of safety. the jury is still out on the rain chances for today. both our numerical models and future forecast models are split between either a 20% rain chance or less than 5% rain the mountains. moisture content to the low and mid levels will be prominent along with the right amount of heat for lift. the question is will the air be unstable enough to produce the rain into the valley and that will just have to be monitored

as a precaution, grab the umbrella and leave it in the car, office or backpack today. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be common along with a slight mugginess to the air. winds will be increasing throughout the day but 10-20 mph winds will be common out of the south with gusts between 25 and 35 mph valley wide; highs between 100 now to the chris brown assault

his defense after he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.... "i am not happy with how things are handled and how people can take a false story and blow it up into way more than it should be." made by baylee curran. she's the model who says she went to browns home to ask about being in a music video. she says another person in the house was showing off jewelry, when brown got mad and pointed a gun at her. now we are also learning more about curran's past... she is wanted for questioning in new york-- in connection to a purse snatching incident at

now let's take a look at today's top stories now trending... this might be the best story of the day - and it's all thanks to a florida state university footballplayer. a photo of wide receiver travis rudoplh sitting with montford middle schooler bo paske has gone viral. bo paske has autism - and his mom says - most days he eats alone. rudolph was visiting the school and noticed bo was sitting by himself in a lunchroom full of people. travis rudolph, fsu wide receiver: "honestly i saw him by himself and i was like, yo, can i have a seat with you and eat with you? he was like sure, why not. we just started out having a good conversation, you know." rudolph says he hopes bo can join him for an f-s-u game this season. an assistant police chief in oklahoma is being called a hero for helping a cat in trouble. tim keith was driving his daughter to school, when she asked him to stop the car.

walked over to the cat, and removed the can from its head. after getting a quick head scratch....the cat ran away.... seemingly okay. :05-:10 singing the national anthem infront of a crowd of people - can't be easy... but when this young man forgot the words - the crowd helped him out... over..... not to mention he was singing in front of the washington redskins you can check out all of the stories trending today... on our ktnv mobile app this is the 4th annual sip & savor event benefitting keep memory alive. this organization is very near & dear to wolfgang, who lost his mother to alzheimer's. it takes place on september 14th.

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restaurants, along with an array of fine wine, champagne and spirits, all while being treated to the musical stylings of michael shulman. doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $150 per person. guests will have the opportunity to meet the executive chefs from the restaurants, as well as a bevy of talented sommeliers and beverage professionals. the six wolfgang puck fine dining group restaurants featured at "sip & savor" are: spago at the forum shops at caesars cut at the palazzo lupo by

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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, joe heck makes no sense.

two vehicles involved. no serious injuries. nobody transported. also.... breaking news... the man accused of waiving a gun at tourists on the strip, then being shot a by police has just been sentenced. kahleal black has received a 4 year suspended sentenced. mental health judge for further eveluation two by-standers were grazed by police bullets after officers spotted black in front of the bellagio earlier this year. and before we go, here's a look

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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,

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