plus... the world on edge after north korea's latest nuclear warhead test. how the u-s is responding. but first.. some major changes are coming to the clark county school district. a panel of nevada lawmakers has ambitious plan to totally reorganize the district.. but there is a lot of work ahead before the changes take effect at the beginning of the next school year at all 357 schools. politifact nevada producer riley snyder was at the meeting and joins us now to explain what ot means for parents. after dozens of meetings and months of heated debate, a twelve-member panel of legislators approved the controversial plan today....but

of legislators approved the controversial plan today....but the process is by no means over. for parents, here's what you controversial plan today....but the process is by no means over. for parents, here's what you need to know about how the plan will affect you: - the new "empowerment model" will cede control to individual schools on budgeting, staffing and instruction decisions. principals will have more

responsibility. - it requires every school to create a school precinct - made up of teachers, support staff and parents that will have input into budgeting, hiring race for the white house. donald trump under fire for comments praising russian leader vladimir putin. hillary clinton and republican leaders pouncing after those comments. abc's karen travers has the latest from the cm russia is becoming a central figure in this presidential election. hillary clinton off the campaign trail...but sitting down with foreign policy experts in new york. hillary clinton, democratic presidential nominee: donald trump making his case to conservatives in washington. donald trump, republican presidential nominee: tbd the clinton campaign using trump's frequent flattering remarks on russia to attack the republican's judgment.

donald trump, republican presidential nominee: he's been a leader. far more than our president has been a leader. and that stunning appearance on rt - the kremlin-backed speaking to larry king, trump brushed off the suggestion that russia is trying to influence the 2016 election. donald trump, republican presidential nominee: it's probably unlikely. maybe the democrats are putting that out, who knows? trump's campaign says he did that rt his friend larry king's podcast...and that he didn't know it would be on russian tv. it's another bizarre twist in an unpredictable campaign. rick klein, abc news political director: at best this is a na?ve candidate not realizing how this plays into russia's hands. at worst,given the business ties, the questions we still have about donald trump's own finances and putin's proven ability and want to play in international politics, it could be a lot worse. lawmakers in the house defied a

today and overwhelmingly approved a bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue saudi arabia. the administration has argued it would complicate diplomatic relations with a key ally in the middle east. the vote comes two days before the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks that killed saudi arabia has denied any role.. and has never been formally implicated.. but 15 of the 19 hijackers were of saudi descent. tensions between the u-s and north korea are escalating after north korea launched what is believed to be its biggest nuclear test yet. the test overnight caused a magnitude 5 tremor. this as the north continues testing ballistic missiles with an increasing range - saying

nuclear warhead and place it on a missile capable of reaching the u-s. sot - john kerry: obviously, japan and south korea particularly are deeply concerned because of the neighborhood, but i think it's fair to say that china and russia and the united states, everybody here is concerned. this was the fifth test of its kind. president obama calling it "a grave threat to regional security and to international peace and stability." this test will likely lead to a push at stronger sanctions french police have arrested 7 people during a violent standoff in a terrorism investigation after gas canisters were found in an abandoned car near the notre dame cathedral. the 5 women and 2 men had reportedly pledged allegiance to the isis. one woman stabbed a police officer before she was shot in the leg during a raid on an apartment. experts say the plot marks a new step in the islamic state's

conceived and carried out by women. inspected-v a team of independent investigators is finally examining the kansas water slide... where a 10 year old was killed last month. the two women riding in the raft with him were also seriously injured. the attorney for the sisters say they are waiting for the police to release their information about the investigation, before they file a lawsuit. the slide was shut down after the deadly accident. the water park has not said if it will ever re-open. serious fire for a social media commercial for its 9-11 'twin tower sale.' :00-:04 nats of commercial and people falling into mattress in the ad.. a few people are seen knocking down two towers of matresses. it drew instant outcry from the san antonio community.. calling the ad insensitive.. and horribly offensive. ((sot)) jenee lewis, upset over twin towers spoof "i watched

me. i felt like people really need to know that this is not okay." (butted with) (cherise bonanno/ miracle mattress, owner) "it was stupid, it was a stupid idea that we sent out and we apologize for our stupidity the owner of the mattress company also issued an apology to the victims and families of those affected by the terror attack. he also said he was disgusted by the ad.. made by a family member.. and the store is now closed 'indefinitey now for the latest on the protest of the dakota access pipeline. a federal judge has denied the standing rock sioux tribe's request to stop construction on the pipeline near their reservation in north dakota. the tribe argues the pipeline could impact drinking water and that construction has already disturbed ancient sacred sites. a lawyer for the tribe says the ruling will be appealed. here at home... local native americans will be holding a peaceful protest in front of the bellagio fountains

a 3-year-old is a new internet sensation. and.. one look at this video and it's easy to see why. we'll hear from the toddler about her growing fame.. next. plus... tired of paying too much for a cable box to watch your favorite shows. why you might not have too much longer if the government has their way. ((bryan)) saturday will be quite calm and clear around southern nevada. highs will be above the normal with las vegas just being above the century mark. sunshine will be around for all new 13 action news app.. featuring live streaming.. video on demand and incredible weather radar. it's free in the app store and in google play.

grades while playing on two varsity sports teams. that alone isn't necessarily noteworth..

i tried freshman year and they didn't believe me. so that's why i didn't play freshman year. so sophomore year, they started to believe me. raven is the place kicker on the boys football team and is the only girl on the boys' soccer team while being one of the top students at purcell high school. (jake hart, father): "the world is calling her cotton candy girl now." [butted with] (beatrix hart, "cotton candy girl"): "because i was just being silly with my cotton candy and i was eating it all." beatrix was at the gam that's when the jumbotron captured an amazing moment. covered in cotton candy.....that's beatrix going bezerk. the cameras came back again and again. meanwhile the mariners posted this video and the internet got to work. now.... cotton candy girl and her apparent sugar rush are famous. her dad says the girl doesn't understand yet how famous she has become.

the hubble space telescope captures a cosmic cloud and a high-rise selfie. first.. a teenager's selfless act is going viral. the 14 year old was volunteering with a religious group feeding the homeless when he noticed a man with torn up shoes. without hesitating.. laron turnstill took off his new air jordan's and gave them to the man. "at first he was like no i can't take these because these him you know, take it (butted with) (laron tunstill/ gave homeless man his shoes) "i'm just trying to do right. i'm trying to change the new pair of air jordan's for laron. check out these construction workers in los angeles... who just finished working on the tallest building west of the mississippi. the men who put up the spire posed on top of it. they were almost 11-hundred feet in the air. of course, the workers were

the tower is expected to open to the public next march. check this out... you're looking at an image taken by the hubble space telescope of what's called a stellar nursery -- 160- thousand light-years away. it was taken within one of the milky way's satellite galaxies. the stars you see emit an intense untraviolet light...causing nearby hydrogen gas to glow -- creating this scene. you can check out all of the stories that are trending today by downloading o mobile app. you can also soundoff on trending news on our facebook and twitter pages. anchors adlib and toss to bryan saturday will be quite calm and clear around southern nevada. highs will be above the normal with las vegas just being above the century mark. sunshine will be around for all outdoor activities so lather on the sunscreen and drink that water as it will be very dry outside. by the end of the weekend a weak low will have moved onto

las vegas will not expect chances for rain or even heavy clouds but winds will begin to whip up sunday afternoon and become gusty for monday. as this occurs, temperatures will fall dramatically! high temperatures for monday will be around 95 degrees with local areas in the upper 80s by tuesday lasting clear into thursday time now for the latest sunshine will be around for all outdoor activities so lather on water as it will be very dry outside. by the end of the weekend a weak low will have moved onto shore around san diego and travel up the coast. las vegas will not expect chances for rain or even heavy clouds but winds will begin to whip up sunday afternoon and become gusty for monday. as this occurs, temperatures will fall dramatically! high temperatures for monday will be around 95 degrees with local areas in the upper 80s by tuesday lasting clear into

consumer news from contact 13. sunshine will be around for all outdoor activities so lather on the sunscreen and drink that water as it will be very dry outside. by the end of the weekend a weak low will have moved onto shore around san diego and travel up the coast. las vegas will not expect chances for rain or even heavy clouds but winds will begin to whip up sunday afternoon and become gs as this occurs, temperatures will fall dramatically! high temperatures for monday will be around 95 degrees with local areas in the upper 80s by tuesday lasting clear into thursday time now for the latest time now for the latest

from contact 13. the government wants to replace your cable box with a free app. cable providers would now be required to give you a free app you can use to watch pay t-v through devices like a roku or apple t-v. the f-c-c is expected to vote on the proposal later this month. cable-boxes can cost you around 2-hundred dollars a year to if you are looking for something fun to do with your family tomorrow.. drop by the discovery children's museum and might get in free. the museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary with free admission for the first 1-thousand children.. as long as they're under the age of 13 and accompanied by an adult. the museum opens at 10:00 tomorrow morning. thousands of children will take home food from school today so they can eat over the weekend. and channel 13 and the scripps

last night, we were honored to kick off the school year with serving our kids--the non profit that provides bags of food to these at-risk kids. we showed up with food, help, and a 7- thousand dollar check from the scripps howard foundation--the largest cash donation this organizations has ever received. time code 19:27 dale darcus/serving our kids founder when we think about school year it's phenominal. thanks channel 13 for helping us start our year on a bright note. and thank you to the scripps howard foundation. they cut the check--and then allowed our employees to choose where it went. we chose serving our kids for a few reasons--including the fact that they are 100% volunteer run, so every penny of that money will be spent on food for hungry children in our

flu season is almost here. up next.. details on some big changes for parents and children involving the flu vaccine. in today's healthy living..

i'm catherine cortez masto and i come from a big family. a whole lot of people. a whole lot of love. and a whole lot of food. my dad's family was from mexico. my mom's was from italy.

dad got his start parking cars at the dunes hotel. but he went on to be the head of tourism for las vegas and helped build the city we know today. dad lived his life following three principles, work hard, be honest and respect everyone, that's what i tried to do as attorney general. catherine took on the big banks when they preyed on homeowners. and forced them to pay one point nine billion dollars to nevadans. she became a national leader in protecting children from sex traffickers. and passed laws to keep seniors safe from crooked scams. e cortez masto, i approve this message because i've spent my career solving problems, isn't that something

year than usual. kim hutcherson has more on the updated flu season guidelines. the american association of pediatrics has updated its annual flu season guidelines... and that means some bad news for parents. flumist is off the table this year. the centers for disease control and prevention deemed the nasal spray vaccine subpar -- meaning a flu shot is the only according to the c-d-c, the flu kills up to 49-thou year, with children and the elderly being particularly susceptible. the recommendation against using flumist was made over the summer. an advisory committee compared flumist data against the standard flu shot -- the nasal spray had been ineffective over the past three seasons. for now, the recommendation is an interim decision. it could be reversed next year, when the panel reconsiders it with additional data. for today's health minute, i'm

your forecast! and.. before we head to break.. a look at tonight's abc primetime lineup. at 8 -- stand up to cancer at 9 -- back-to-back episodes of 20/20 at 11 -- 13 action news take a look at this view from chopper 13. .bringing you breaking news fast and first. we'll be right back.

the ccsd break up means for your child's education. contact 13 investigates the shift in power over what she says is extreme punishment for her son. but when you hear what he's accused of doing.. you might not feel the same way as his mother. those stories and more on 13 action news.. live at 5. then later.. all new on 13 action news live at 6.. the 30th annual burning man festival has come to an end but wait until you see what spawned off one of the burning art installations... tonight at six. saturday will be quite calm and clear around southern nevada.

water as it will be very dry outside. by the end of the weekend a weak low will have moved onto shore around san diego and whip up sunday afternoon and become gusty for monday. as this occurs, temperatures

>> announcer: driven to open hostility... >> he sold us a van, and then it broke down in five days. >> judge judy: you had three different court cases involving this one stupid car. >> announcer: can this judge bring it to a close? >> judge judy: he says you threatened him. >> that's correct. >> judge judy: and he got a restraining order against you for two years. so, what are you complaining about? >> he went to court and lied about me threatening him.

the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real. the cases are real. the people are real. the cases are real. the rulings are final. captions paid for by cbs television distribution melissa and wade fowler are suing the ex-boyfriend of melissa's mother, scott henson, for a false restraining order and harassment. the fowlers claim their lawsuit is the result of a van deal gone awry. >> byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case number 582 on the calendar in the matter of fowler vs. henson. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. sir, have a seat. >> judge judy: ms. fowler, you and your husband bought a van, at some point, from mr. henson, who was dating your mother? >> right. >> judge judy: and then there was some sort of kerfuffle about the van. you're going to explain that to