13 action news reporter marti glaser fast and first to the scene near swenson and tropicana. marti you just got an update from police? police responded here to the palo verde villas around noon .. after a call came in about a man striking people with a bat. when fire n rescue arrived they found a woman and man dead a male suspect was taken into custody. stormi henley works across the street and says .. she doesn't feel safe in this neighborhood and has been asking her boss to relocate her for some time sot: the fights and everything we have kind of gotten used to around here but homicide happening right behind your job is really scary

we have kind of gotten used to around here but homicide happening right behind your job is really scary this is still an on going investigation.. metro did not confirm -if the cause of death was a result of being hit by a bat but did say no gun shots were exchanged. also breaking now -- one u-s air force pilot is dead and two others hurt after a plane crashed in northern california, those pilots ejected from the know it was a u-2 spy plane and it crashed during a training mission hours ago. now to another big story we're following. i'm joined by 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield now -- bryan when can we see some rain? while the cloud cover and moisture has pushed into the area, most models seem to indicate that the rain is going to stay to our south and east. however, given the conditions,

large pacific system that will sweep through the area on thursday. this system is expected to bring big winds to the area with gusts to about 50mph om thursday. also, it will sweep in cooler air, dropping high temps back to the mid 80s on friday. as the system makes an exit on highs in the mid 80s, light of degrees for the start to next workweek. we're learning new details-- after a local pastor was attacked outside his apartment. we now know-- the suspect was convinced that the pastor was an f-b-i agent-- following his every move. 13 action news reporter marissa

this arrest report explains how laak told police he thought he was being followed and harrassed by fby agents-- because of information he had on several crimes. take vo laak appeared in court today-- looking blankly into our cameras. according to the arrest report-- laak told police he was being watched 24-7 by federal agents-- all because he had information on some high profile crimes. he told police he had witnessed several murders overseas-- and thats why fbi agents were following him. he was convinced one of those agents-- was the man he's attacking-- pastor charry. police say laak was listed in their system as a threat to law enforcement-- and had post traumatic stress disorder from his time in the marine corps. marissa tag charry did tell 13 action news that he sometimes volunteers with metro police department. mk-- right now -- officials are trying to figure who set a vacant wendy's restaurant on fire in north las vegas...and

the fire broke out earlier today near lake mead and civic center.. two portable buildings nearby were destroyed. no one was hurt. the fire is being considered an arson. right now a family of 3 is looking for a new home after a fire destroyed theirs! and they say they're alive because a dog alerted them! the family was able to get out safely along with their dog and cat... firefighters put out the fire within minutes... but it stil thousand dollars in damage. coming up in our second half hour -- the family opens us about the ordeal only to action news! bail has now been set at 200- thousand dollars for the 19 year old accused of hitting a metro motorcycle officer. police say david williams was impaired--- mostly from marijuana when he rear-ended the officer at durango and tropicana last week. the officer was thrown from his bike... but is expected to be ok.

people at mccarran airport. metro released this mug shot of jeffery brown. brown is now behind bars charged with attempted murder-- discharging a firearm in a prohibited area-- and assault with a deadly weapon. police say he shot two people last night in the parking garage of mccarran airport. the female victim had a previous relationship with the suspect. new information on those bombings in new york and new jersey. authorities now say ahmad khan rahami has not been cooperative so far ...and we now know his f-b-i. now officals are searching for a motive. karin caifa is outside university hospital in newark, new jersey, where the suspect remains today. authorities say they have their man. now, they want answers. trying to determine a motive, a link between seemingly random targets --- and whether, he had any help. (james o'neill/nypd commissioner) "we dont have anybody else, but again, this is just a couple of days since this event happens" 28-year-old

shootout monday. investigators say he is directly linked to saturday blasts in seaside park, new jersey -- and in manhattan's chelsea neighborhood, where 29 people were injured. on tuesday, his father told reporters he expressed concern about his son two years ago. (reporter) "why did you call the fbi 2 years ago-what happened?" (mohammed rahami) because he was doing bad (reporter) "what did he do bad?" (mohammed rahami) "he stabbed my son, he hit my wife, and i put him to jail 2 years ago." the bombings are being investigated as an act of to know if there's a link to a terror group. if so -- which one? rahami had a notebook on him when he was apprehended -- writings making references to terrorists -- including the 2013 boston marathon bombers. and anwar al-awlaki, a yemeni-american and spokesman for al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, killed by a c-i-a drone strike in 2011. (michael balboni/former new york homeland security advisor) "his thought was take the battle to the west, you can do this in your own neighborhoods"

afternoon. he says he's angry after that stabbing spree at a mall...so he made a sign that has even more people angry at him. what's on the sign and how the man is defending his actions -- next. then later -- a typhoon slams japan leaving flooding and mudslides...more of dramatic images ahead.

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. 60 years ago they met here in nevada and we grew as a family really grew as a family. 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 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

take a look -- the sign reads--"muslims get out." he posted the controversial sign at his restaurant monday.-- although he is facing some opposition, ruedinger says he has no regrets. (dan ruedinger,restaurant owner) "it's time that people started standing up and not worrying about the pc crowd and do what is right and i feel what we are doing is right. we are not targeting the muslims in general..just the extremists ruedinger says he has no plans of removing the sign.

now in "american horror story" is getting a major honor! kathy bates now has her star on the hollywood's walk of fame! bates has two emmys and an oscar award. bates made her movie debut in 1971 in the comedy "taking off." her other roles include titanic fried green tomatoes and midnight in paris. this afternoon a funeral director in texas is under fire. ahead on action news -- what people are accusing him of doing with caskets...over ad and -- take a look at your screen. we'll tell you what this incredible image from nasa is actually showing!

congressman heck's become part of the problem in washington. heck voted to protect perks for politicians like himself, allowing congressmen to travel on private jets at taxpayer expense

heck even voted to allow congressmen to take their pay during a government shutdown. congressman heck is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible

training camp. sot tebow "i'm part of the mets family.'" // 12:52:03 for me success is going to be defined by giving it everything i have and being the best i can be. yesterday was tebow's first practice...trying to make a name for himself on the baseball diamond. this is for the guy who won a heisman in football...and even spent a few years playing quarterback in the n-f-l. his jerseys are already on sale online...and e-s-p-n is reporting they're already the number one best seller. this is un usually are not allowed to use a player's name until he makes a major league roster. tebow hopes he will one day play in the m-l-b. remember this touching viral video from this summer... showing a little boy who would sneak a hug from his neighbor's dog every day. a few months earlier the 9 year old's dog died, and his mom wasn't ready to get another one. well after some friendly pressure from her loved ones and the world of facebook-- the

with) nats - good boy the dog came from a family nearby whose son left for college, and they couldn't take care of him. but as you can see from the video-- the pup is already getting plenty of love! a funeral director in texas is now under fire-- after a woman says he took a selfie with her cousin's casket in the background-- and it wasn't the first time he's done something like that. the woman says this picture w the same day as her cousin's memorial. she believes that hearse is the same one that transported her loved one. she looked at the funeral director's facebook, and she found picture after picture... of him with hearses and caskets behind him. :33-:45 "it's very insensitive... it's a lack of respect for that time.. outcue: we trusted him to respect this day in our family's life." the family plans to file an official complaint against the

that oversees funeral directors, it could be a violation of conduct. some incredible video in to our newsroom of the flooding devastation in japan. a powerful typhoon hit the country early this morning causing flooding and landslides. the storm knocked out power to over 30-thousand buildings... fortunately it is expected to lose strength throughout the day... closer to home -- firefighters are using both air and ground crews to battle a wildfr california. they say the blaze at the vandenberg base has grown to more than 45-hundred acres. the canyon fire is currently zero- percent contained. about 50-civilian families in the area have been told to evacuate. officials are also worried about military assets. capt. david zaniboni, santa barbara county fire dept.): "every agency here in california is here assisting us. it's a priority its on vandenberg air force case, there are some high dollar assets out here..." missile sites and other assets

check out this view from space of three wildfires raging in california. the soberanes fire is burning on the west coast near monterey..its current size is over 1-hundred-13 thousand acres and 61-percent contained. the rey fire...burning in the los padres national forest... and is 99-percent contained. and the third...the owens river fire is estimated at 6-thousand acres and is 20-percent contained. let's go to 13 first al scofield. while the cloud cover and moisture has pushed into the area, most models seem to indicate that the rain is going to stay to our south and east. however, given the conditions, a chance for rain remains in the forecast through tomorrow. high temps will warm to the

afternoon we will start to see a bit of a breeze, ahead of a large pacific system that will sweep through the area on thursday. this system is expected to bring big winds to the area with gusts to about thursday. also, it will sweep in cooler air, dropping high temps back to the mid 80s on thursday, then low 80s on friday.

on friday, we'll be down to the lower end of the windy category that day. by the weekend we're looking at highs in the mid 80s, light winds and mainly sunny to sunny skies both days. conditions will remain the same, but just warm by a couple of g next workweek. replacements of samsung's galaxy note 7 will be available tomorrow. regulators recalled the smartphone last week after dozens of people reported that the note 7 caught fire while charging. samsung also stopped selling the device. if you own a note, you can also turn it into the store for a refund. if you're worried about the listeria recall affecting thousands of eggo waffles-- you can rest easy. nevada is not one of the 25

whole wheat waffles were sold. there haven't been any reports of illness connected to the waffles, but kellog is asking customers to throw them away or return them. and in case you recently purchased eggos from out of town-- the recall doesn't affect any of the states neighboring us either. k-mart is closing more of its stores. that's according to the wall street journal. some 64 stores will be closed across the country by mid-december. k-mart's parent company sears holdings announced in april this summer as it struggles to compete with other large chains and e-commerce sites such as amazon. mark your calendars -- your new favorite show is here! coming up -- a preview of brand-new comedy "speechless" coming to channel 13 tomorrow....and you don't want to miss it! you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first.

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. 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

[ cellphone ringing ] it's just another scandal from danny tarkanian. tarkanian was the corporate lawyer for those with an elaborate scam that tricked hundreds of seniors into donating to fraudulent charities, totaling millions. and when a shady tarkanian deal went bust, he refused to pay back $17 million, sticking taxpayers with the bill. why would we ever send danny tarkanian to congress?

hoping to bring more diversity and inclusivity to the family sitcom. abc's lauren lyster has an exlusive sneak peak! ((anet speechless sneak peak)) "hi there i'm minnie driver and we are the cast of the new abc comedy speechless" abc is premiering its new series speechless ...a family sit com...with a unique twist. ((krackel speechless intvws)) jrb: :40 - :43 'it just felt new in a really exciting way'// md: 3:03 - 3:07 ((start the broll in back half of sot)) a dynamic and different way of actually gives me goosebumps ((anet clip - speechless sneak peak)) nat 1:48 "excuse me there's no handicap placard on your car ((1:55 - 2:01)) the show centers around the life of the dimeo family -- eldest cover partially with clips or stills in anet)) "speechless refers to jj the character who has cerebral palsy and cannot speak but also my character maya who leaves people speechless driver -- playing the mom maya -- says she thinks the show plays an important role: telling stories about kids with special needs and their families...while

snickering 2:10)) and an edge. ((nat sneakpeak 2:16 - 2:23)) "he's all there upstairs and he's got a thing about staring - that's the finger ((anet sneakpeak)) in the first episode, the family moves to an upscale school district where maya finds an ideal situation for her son ...only to realize it may not be right. anet - speechless clip jtizzy nats "jjs never had an aid speak for him before 'jj! hello sugar'!' in real life -- the actor faces many of the same challenges as his character. ((krackel speechless -- john ross bowie: 1:53 - 2:04 s the series makes its debut wednesday night at 8:30 eastern here on your abc station. lauren lyster abc news los angeles. right now we are working on all-new stories for 13 action news live at 3-30... including only on 13 action news a family displaced by an overnight fire opens up about the terrifying ordeal.... how they were able to escape unhurt! plus -- many donald trump

to their facebook names and the social media giant is fighting against it! and we are continuing to stay on top of breaking news on that double homicide. the chilling new details -- straight ahead.

homicide. one person has also been arrested in the case. officers found the bodies at a home near tropicana and swenson just after noon today. detectives say they were called after reports of a man hitting people with a bat.. and the victims were not shot. they've also found a hammer on scene. the victims lived together and had the same last name.. we've also learned the suspect was a man in his 50's.and did have criminal history we are on top of another story developing as we speak. our 13-first alert meteorologists are tracking rain moving into the valley now. you can see it here on our doppler radar. let's go to bryan scofield in the weather center with details on when it will arrive. bryan. while the cloud cover and moisture has pushed into the area, most models seem to indicate that the rain is going to stay to our south and east.