is now under fire. plus...edward snowden holding a teleconference today asking for a presidential pardon! but first.. chopper 13 fast and first over the scene as a metro area command is evacuated. it's a story you saw first right here on action news. something unexpected showed up at the police station. what happened next... had officers calling out the big guns. 13 action news reporter parker collins was there are nearby streets were shut down. 8:03:32-8:04:00 both lanes of cheyenne were shut down for hours all because of a suspicious package found right over in front of this area command take vo at 8:03:39 it turns out thankfully that it

piece to this puzzle police are saying they got a call warning of this case but thankfully again no one was injured but there were a lot of people who couldn't go to work because of all these closures. take sot larry hadfield lvmpd 7:56:11-7:56:17 "in the end, it's all about saving lives and you know police lives citizen lives and anybody that's in that area." 8:04:17-8:04:28 police can't say for sure what exactly was inside that package and it's unclear if whoever left it will face charges near cheyenne and grn parker collins 13 action news. we're definitely feeling a big change in the temperatures outside.. so let's check-in with 13 first alert meteorologist karla huelga. karla -- how long are these cooler temperatures going to stay? a warm-up with a quiet weather pattern is in store for the las vegas valley through the start to next week. we have weak low pressure in place which will suppress a quick warm-up, but will allow a gradual one. tomorrow, expect highs in the low 90s with only high cloud cover possible.

also, we'll start to see some breezes tuesday afternoon ahead of a storm system that will pass to our north on wednesday. wednesday the winds will be stronger, but still in the breezy category and we will see a cool-down by a few degrees as the system drags in cooler air. now to brazil -- where a huge fire burnt one-third of a shanty town in the city of osasco, in the state of sao paulo. take a look at the massive fire that burne three hours before being controlled by the fire department. 200 of the favela's 500 houses were destroyed. there were no deaths or injuries and no one was reported as missing. those left homeless are being provided with temporary shelter. a phoenix man is behind bars.. accused of intentionally plowing his car into a group of police officers.. and we want to warn you.. the surveillance video is graphic. you can see the car speed through a parking lot.

time. one officer was sent flying at least 8 feet into the air. amazingly.. the officers still managed to wrestle the suspect to the ground and arrest him. all three officers.. includine one who was on his first night on the job.. are expected to be o-k. in your voice your vote this afternoon. hillary clinton is expected to return to the campaign trail tomorrow. but as kenneth moton reports -- her rival donald trump is still on it and under attack on all fronts. doa foundation...under fire. nat from childcare rally while trump was unveiling his plan to allow parents to deduct childcare expenses... sot donald trump child care is such a big problem new york's attorney general announced an inquiry into the billionaire's foundation. the washington post cited tax records showing trump had not donated to his own charity since 2008 and the foundation used 20 thousand dollars to buy a 6 foot tall painting of trump. new york ag eric schneiderman on cnn.

that the trump foundation may have engaged in some impropriety" the trump campaign fired back calling the democrat and clinton supporter...a partisan hack...this is nothing more than another left wing hit job. but the hits on trump are coming from all sides. former gop secretary of state colin powell called trump a "national disgrace" who has "no sense of shame." the blistering attack...revealed after powell's emails were hacked and released. powell also bashed clinton's minions for trying to "drag me versy." a new battleground ohio poll fromb trump up 5 points over clinton? with within the margin of error. she's back on the trail...tomorrow...after recovering from pneumonia. sot tim kaine in michigan she is working so hard even pushing through but her high profile surrogates have been busy place holders. sot obama i really, really, health information, trump apparently has released his medical records. this new image released after trump wrapped up a taping of

details but the show says trump sat down with the tv doctor and shared the results of his recent physical...the episode is scheduled to air tomorrow. kenneth moton, abc news washington. and right now taking a live look at a donald trump rally in a battlo ground state ohio. this is in canton. recent polls indicate the race between him and hillary clinton inh outgoing nevada senator harry reid is taking jabs at donald trump's health. take a look at this character. he complains about her health.

um..he's not slim and trim. he brags about eating fast food everyday. look at his health a little bit. reid also defended hillary clinton's decision to rest after being diagnosed on friday with pneumonia. reid said clinton probably needed the rest anyway. new at 3.. a daring rescue is caught on camera in north carolina. take a look at this video. helped the police officers in the rescue were honored today in winston- salem. they selflessly put out the fire before racing to remove a trapped driver after an crash involving a pickup truck and a bus. the driver remains hospitalized in serious condition. edward snowden wants presdient obama to pardon him... and allow him to return to the u-s. the n-s-a leaker has been living in russia since 20-13--- under political asylum. snowden argues his leaks about massive government surveillance

and claims we would be worse off if it weren't for him. snowden made his case in a teleconference this morning (edward snowden/whistleblower ) while i'm grateful about the support given to my case- this really isn't about me, it's about us. it's our right to descend. it's about the kind of country we want to have the kind of world we want to build, civil rights groups like amnesty international and the a-c-l-u are obama to pardon snowden. a university of north carolina student claims she was sexually assaulted by a football player-- and nothing was done about it. the young woman spoke out at a news conference yesterday.... and just hours after going public... the football team suspended the alleged suspect. a warrant was issued for the football player last night... but only after the woman

magistrate. the woman also says investigators acted like she was partly responsible for the alleged sexual assault. "did i lead him on. have i hooked up with him before. do i often have one night stands, did i even say no?" the d-a says the investigation is still ongoing, and they are waiting for university police to complete their probe before determining if felony charges should be filed. an update now on those creepy they were first spotted in north and south carolinas, then phoenix, arizona and now kids are reporting similar sightings in georgia! 12 year old cameron says he was waiting for the school bus with his neighbor hannah when they saw someone lurking in the woods.... ((hannah rice -- witnessed clown) "i was standing over there and i was like who's that guy following cameron?" ( cameron frails -- witnessed clown)"we saw a man with an all black on, clown mask and like a

now investigating and parents say they won't let their kids walk on their own. netflix is cracking down on internet providers. we'll explain why.. next. and -- tom brady may be suspended but his face is still popping up at games..... and.. a dentist's office is coming under fire after some patients come down with hepatitis c.. and investigators say the source is shocking.

danny tarkanian's carrying a lot of baggage. as a real-estate developer, tarkanian was penalized for failing to pay thousands in property taxes. tarkanian was ordered by a judge to repay $17 million in a failed development scheme.

leaving us holding the bag. danny tarkanian's out for himself, not us.

games..... it's one of twotrending headlines we are following today. a mystery man in a super-freaky.. ultra-realistic tom brady mask showed up at the patriots-cardinals game su fans. people immediately spread word of the creepy cameo on social media with the hashtag: "fakebrady." internet caps - v netflix is in the war versus internet service providers! the streaming service is asking the f-c-c to push companies to end the practice of data caps... calling it unreasonable and unfair. comcast and other home internet providers offer consumers plans

netflix claims data-limited plans discourage people from using broadband and watching internet television whenever they want to. video of a panda cub on its back and crunching repeatedly is going viral in china. the clip was released by the china conservation and research centre for the giant panda. this a 5-week old female. she hasn't been named yet but many at the facility are calling her "little bean's baby" in reference to her mother. stories that are trending today.. just download our free 13 action news mobile app. you can get the latest weather updates, breaking news alerts and more. anchors adlib and toss to bryan a warm-up with a quiet weather pattern is in store for the las vegas valley through the start to next week. we have weak low pressure in

warm-up, but will allow a gradual one. tomorrow, expect highs in the low 90s with only high cloud cover possible. by friday we warm to the low and mid 90s around the valley and then to the weekend. we'll reach the mid and upper 90s on monday and tuesday. also, we'll start to see some breezes tuesday afternoon ahead of a

will pass to our north on wednesday. wednesday the winds will be stronger, but still in the breezy category and we will see a cool-down by a few degrees as the system drags in

of two suspected armed robbers. police say on september first they robbed a man in his car at gunpoint. . one of the suspects opened the driver's side door and pressed a pistol into the victim's neck. the suspect demanded the victim's wallet, phone and his atm pin number. after that one of the suspet some cash. the robbery happened near the 95 and decatur., in today's health report.. millions of americans are dealing with inflammatory bowel diseases. but now researchers believe they may have found a possible cure for crohn's disease. and as we go -- check out what happened to one of our crews today! they got attacked by a rooster while covering a story. marissa kynaston says she had to close the door in her car

things happen., folks!

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dental office in bellevue, washington. she says she got tested a few days after her june checkup after her dental clinic called to say there may have been a with the equipment. the woman has now hired an attorney to investigate. they want to know how this happened.. and if it might have happened to other patients. (sandra) "i'm concerned and i don't feel comfortably able to touch anybody right now. i don't know what it's about. i'm scared." the king county health department is investigating after receiving questions about the case. the clinic says it's not aware

contracted hepatitis c. nearly one and a half million people across the u-s suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases -- like ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease. they are chronic conditions that last a lifetime. there are treatments.. but so far.. no cure. but now.. as kim hutcherson reports.. scientists think they've made a significant discovery. crohn's disease is a chronic bowel condition that causes inflammation in the symptoms can include abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, weight loss and malnutrition. now ...researchers believe they've made a discovery that could lead to new treatment's for crohn's and other inflammatory diseases. researchers at the university of british columbia were studying fibrosis -- thick scarring caused by inflammation, it can block the intestines and lead to the destruction of tissue. u-b-c- scientists say they've discovered a mutation that blocks the development of fibrosis. (kelly mcnagny/professor of

found a population of cells that seems to drive fibrosis in crohn's disease and we found a way of targeting those cells so that they -- we can dampen them down and prevent fibrosis." they say the discovery could help people who have tissue scarring from health issues, like heart attacks and muscle degeneration ... or who suffer from inflammatory conditions like liver cirrhosis, or chronic kidney disease. we're following a lot of big stories for you this afternoon. we'll be back with a recap and your forecast! before we head to break.. a look at tonight's abc primetime lineup. (ad-lib)

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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. i'm catherine cortez masto, i approve this message because i've spent my career solving problems, isn't that something gunpoint. . one of the suspects opened the driver's side door and pressed a pistol into the victim's

victim's wallet, phone and his atm pin number. after that one of the suspects went to a nearby atm and took some cash. the robbery happened near the 95 and decatur., a man is dead after investigators say a converted shed in the backyard of a home caught fire. friends say that victim was ruben olivares. chopper 13 fast and first over the fire near eastrn and bonanza. a package left at a metro substation sends up red flags. chopper 13.. fast and fast was over the scene this morning near cheyenne and grand canyon. it was nothing dangerous. coming up on 13 action news.. live at 5... some people in one valley community say they're living in fear after some squatters take over a home. but is there anything they can do to get them to leave? those stories and more on 13 action news.. live at 5. then later.. all new on 13 action news live at 6.. iphone users.. this is for you. you need to know about a problem many of them are starting to develop... and the quick fix so you don't

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>> i told her, "i'm gonna punish you when i see you." >> judge judy: you have been court-ordered not to touch her. >> announcer: a troubled mother loses it. >> i told her, "you're a brat," and i grabbed her and i smacked her on the butt once and smacked her on the butt twice. >> announcer: then this father threw a fit. >> he's like, "i'm calling the sheriff's. i'm gonna get her for child abuse." >> judge judy: you knew that it was the wrong thing to do. >> he has been to jail for beating on me -- for threatening to kill me.

you are about to enter 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 suzanne longo-clark is suing her ex-husband, douglas clark, for falsely accusing her of violating her child-visitation order. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 43 on the calendar in the longo-clark vs. clark. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. sir, have a seat. >> judge judy: miss clark, this is your former husband. you have one child, and from what i gather from your papers he has primary physical custody of that child. is that correct? >> yes. >> judge judy: when were you divorced? >> when it was finalized? i believe it was january of 2008. i filed, and he contested it. >> judge judy: how old is the child that you have together? >> she is 9. >> judge judy: and in what year