developing news for the solar industry. the p-u-c has just approved a

rates to customers who have installed - or applied to install a roof-top solar system. that's around 32-thousand customers. let's go over to 13 action news anchor steve wolford and politifact nevada producer riley snyder.. to explain what today's decision means. does today's decision come as a surprise? how did we get to this point? how much of a role did governor sandoval play in all of this? is this the end of the rooftop debate? what a great weekend could open the door for a wet start to the

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huelga explains what's headed for the las vegas valley. warming temps, light winds and lots of sunshine will be the theme for the weekend. expect highs in the mid 9s saturday and upper 90s on sunday. however, changes seem to be coming for the start to the e pushes in from the south and starts to bring more cloud cover on monday and

in your voice your vote and the race for the white house. senator harry reid and donald trump continue their war of words. first, reid called the republican presidential nominee "not slim and trim" in a news conference. then in an interview with cnn today.. reid attacked trump again. harry reid/(d) senate minority leader) "he is one of the most unbelievably immoral people i've ever heard deal with politics. here's a man who attacks people of color, women, people's sexual identity, people who are handicapped, i mean what kind of a man would do this?" trump responded to the "slim and trim" comment in a

think he should go back and start working out again with his rubber work-out pieces" -- referring to an exercise band that snapped, and blinded reid in one eye. hillary clinton addressed her recent pneumonia diagnosis today. the demcratic presidential nominee says she ignored her doctor and continued to campaign over the weekend. clinton canceled three days of campaigning after her diagnosis. she returned to the campaign trail thursda north carolina. a new york city police officer is recovering and a suspect is in the hospital after a chaotic fight and shooting. police say the confrontation started when two officers saw akram joudeh trying to remove a wheel boot from a parked vehicle. when they approached.. they say he pulled a knife and took off.. starting a chase through mid-town manhattan. moments later.. joudeh slashed the face of an off-duty detective who tried to tackle him. "the cops..the shots, they shot for like 5 seconds straight.it

police believe joudeh has been living in his car. the associated press and two other news organizations are also suing the fbi for information related to the terror attacks in san bernardino. they want to know who the fbi paid and how much the spent.. to get into the locked iphone belonging to one of the terror suspects. the fbi in march said it had accessed the locked phone with the help of an unidentified third-p reveal details. the complaint was filed months after the fbi rejected records requests from the news organizations. the other plaintiffs are gannett co. and vice media llc. the colorado man's been homeless for two years. he says the denver police and fbi are to blame. steve talley's filed a ten million dollar lawsuit for false arrest, excessive force and malisious prosectution. police arrested talley two

talley's ex-wife identified him in two different surveillance videos. but the problem is.. that's not talley. "im the wrong height, im the wrong body type, im the wrong weight i dont have scars on my hands talley is three inches too tall to be the suspect. and he has an alibi.. a time stamped recoreded phone call proving he was at work at the time of one of the robberies. prosecutors eventually dropped the charges .. his career as a financial broker. denver police say they won't comment on the lawsuit, neither will the f-b-i, or denver prosecutors. the swedish court of appeals has decided to uphold an arrest warrant in europe for wikileaks founder julian assange. the 45-year old faces extradition to sweden on sexual assault allegations. assange has been holed up at the ecuadorian embassy in london since 2012.

crimes involving children from a special friend. 2-year old rocky is a certified therapy dog. it's part of a dog rescue program that began in central florida.. and training them to help put children at ease. "i previously did investigations without rocky and it was very difficult to sit with a 5-year-old, a 6-year- old, a 7-year-old, because they're looking at us as adults, they don't know us, they don't know who we are, and for them to tell their horrific story to us has got to be very stressful." rocky sits with the victims thro detectives.. and when they meet with attorneys. it's a race against time to rescue a group of manitees stranded in florida. plus.. the heartwarming story behind these wedding pictures.. that are going viral.

woman: here in nevada, those were the worst days of our lives, and congressman heck called it "a blip." narrator: in 2008, joe heck called nevada's housing crisis "a blip on the radar." that's just how out of touch joe heck is. narrator: after heck sponsored a bill giving tax breaks to big banks, he took over $500,000 from wall street-- including banks who caused the housing crisis. it's clear what joe heck's priorities are, and families like mine get left behind. narrator: afscme people is responsible

a florida golf course. six manatees became trapped in a course pond after high waters from hurricane hermine allowed them in.. but not back out. rescue crews worked tirelessly to move the giant mammals by hand... all six- four adults and two calves- have been removed and relocated. some heartwarming pictures after some tragic news inspires a bride to move her wedding venue to a hospital room. it's one of three trending headlines we are following today. a georgia couple moved their wedding venue to a hospital room... after the father of the bride was diagnosed with a terminal illness. amazing photos of the ceremony have been shared online... and although her father passed away just days after the ceremony... candice says she is happy her dad could share such an important moment in their lives. a groundskeeper in wisconsin

boss. will fairbanks takes care of the property at the holiday inn in stevens point, wisconsin. he is obviously a big packers fan and painted a green bay logo on the grass.. but his boss follows the minnesota vikings.. one of the packers' biggest rivals. ( will fairbanks / groundskeeper ) "my viking-loving boss... he was on vacation, and i kind of took an unapproved expense and just kind of put it out there since the hotel is in packers country.. fairbanks didn't get in any but he may have to find some purple paint on monday if the vikings beat the packers this weekend and his boss wants revenge. to see more stories 'now trending'.. download the free ktnv mobile app.. where you can also get breaking news alerts and weather updates including real time weather radar. anchors adlib and toss to bryan warming temps, light winds and lots of sunshine will be the

weekend. expect highs in the mid 90s on saturday and upper 90s on sunday. however, changes seem to be coming for the start to the workweek as moisture pushes in from the south and starts to bring more cloud cover on monday and chances for rain starting late in the day. monday will also be breezy with highs in the mid 90s. by tuesday the cloud cover

also, high temps will cool to the upper 80s. chances for rain will linger on wednesday with a bit less cloud cover and highs around 90. more changes arrive thursday as a large storm system approaches from the pacific northwest. most of the energy associated with this system will pass to our north, but it will pass close enough to bring windy conditions the area on

highs will top out in the low and mid 90s on thursday then in the upper 80s on friday as the system drags cooler air into the region. for twelve years.. ellen pompeo has been the heart and soul of abc's grey's anatomy. now she's opening up about motherhood.. and growing older. really all you have in your youth is your looks what she says you're left with you're watching 13 action news.. bringing you breaking news fast

hollywood and aging - from the leading lady of "grey's anatomy" - ellen pompeo she plays a fierce doctor on the show - and is fiercely

she spoke to abc's juju chang in this exclusive interview you'll see only on 13 action news. script: nats - juju and ellen walk and talk ellen pompeo: this is the emergency room. for twelve years? ellen pompeo's embodied the heart and soul of grey's anatomy? montage "meredith" through the years (use: grey's anatomy clips 2) but for many hollywood starlets - growing older in the spotlight -- isn't easy juju chang: you don't want to cover up every flaw or every wrinkle that comes your way? ellen pompeo: 13:57:22;26 well, i think necessity// nobody is perfect, and i'm not and i'm okay with that. juju chang: 13:57:41;25 there wisdom that you get. // really all you have in your youth is your looks juju chang: 13:58:03;10 and so when the looks fade, what-- what are you left with? ellen pompeo: 13:58:06;03 hopefully-- a fantastic character, an integrity, and a soul and-compassion// as one of the highest paid tv actresses -- pompeo says - early on-- she decided to say at grey's - as a conscious choice -- in part cause there are so few opportunities for "mature" women in hollywood.

jobs and deal with, you know, 'am i good enough? am i pretty enough? am i smart enough? am i talented enough? juju chang: 13:29:32;17 am i young enough? ellen pompeo: 13:29:33;15 yeah. am i young enough? // your ego is what would drive you to say, "oh, this isn't cool and i need grey, pompeo's life has evolved? falling in love and becoming a mom?..but tv is not reality ellen pompeo: 13:24:35;06 you know, a lot of (laugh) things that i would never even-- would never do with children-- juju chang: 13:24:50;26 maybe the kids are (laugh) so you just get bombed anyway 'cause you don't have to wake up at 6:00 in the morning and get everything ready- juju chang: 13:25:03;27 how does your-- how does your parenting differ from meredith's parenting? ellen juju chang: 13:39:33;25 one of the-- ear you, obviously was losing your mom at a very young age// over-protective, a little overbearing. i tell my daughter how amazing

(greys anatomy clips// 17:19:07) nats - first scene w/ meredith and mcdreamy mcdreamy: "derek." meredith: "right. meredith." one thing that's stayed constant -- meredith: "pick me, choose me, love me." who died suddenly last year. but pompeo says - it's her favorite scene partner she misses most. nats - meredith and christina (greys anatomy clips//17:25:17) meredith: "i'm your person." ellen pompeo: 13:22:25;13 --// sandra oh was a massive, and it did. and i think that people tune n to see what is meredith going to do without her person. so i think that, you know, as hard as change is, i think it's necessary. , juju chang, abc news, los angeles. catch the all new season of "grey's anatomy" next thursday.. right here on channel 13. we'll be back with a look at today's top stories and a final check of your forecast! and.. before we head to break.. a look at tonight's abc

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local woman who lost her son and mother... devastated by what she found at their gravesites. she called us when the cemetery wouldn't do anything to help, and when you ask, we investigate. a criminal breaks through the ceiling to steal money from a cash register... and he gets away with it! but looks can be deceiving... why this thief was probably disappointed when he realized what he pock action news.. live at 5. then later.. all new on 13 action news live at 6.. a walk home from school for one child turns out to be nearly deadly. he's lucky to be alive and now, his parents are pointing the finger at the clark county school district. why they say the district is forcing children to take a dangerous route home, tonight at six. that does it for 13 action news live at 3:30..

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>> judge judy: you're a photographer. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and you took pictures of miss rutledge. >> announcer: first, she struck a pose. >> judge judy: he took photographs of you with clothes or without clothes? >> i had some photographs with clothes, and then i have some that's explicit. >> announcer: now she's overexposed. >> judge judy: did you put the pictures up of her on your website? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: you don't want nasty pictures on his website, don't take your clothes off.

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 20-year-old photographer tora white is suing his former friend, 22-year-old latoya rutledge, for the unauthorized use of pictures he took of her. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 25 on the calendar in the matter of white vs. rutledge. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ma'am, have a seat. >> judge judy: mr. white, how long have you known miss rutledge? >> about three years, ma'am. >> judge judy: where did you meet? >> facebook, i believe, social networking. >> judge judy: what do you mean, "you believe"? i usually know how you meet somebody -- you met him at a bar, "i met him through an introduction," or "i met him on the internet." how did you meet her? >> the internet, ma'am. >> judge judy: tell me how that worked. >> basically, we met -- >> judge judy: not "basically." "basically" is a filler word. >> me and latoya met on