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appearance at i heart radio. >> i know. which is crazy. that was i heart radio this weekend. you had life is beautiful this weekend. you had conversations with norm this weekend. >> how was that? >> fantastic. >> the holmes. >> and now we have another interesting event tonight. >> yes. >> whoa. >> this is like, you know, this is lee -- >> you ready? >> shawn and j.j., good morning. >> hi. >> first up this morning, tonight marks the first general election presidential debate. which by the way this is 1960 to now, what is that? 45, 46 years? 46 years to the day that it was nixon versus kennedy in the first -- 46 years to the day. >> how interesting. >> unlv is going to be home to the third and final debate of this presidential cycle. that's happening next months. >> it is so exciting that we have this. here with more is jacob thompson, the associate

sanford debate forum. good morning. >> good morning. >> 6:00 o'clock tonight's from hofstra university. lester holt is going to be moderating. why are debates so important to this process? >> well, it's an important moment in america's democratic process. it's a condensation point in the campaign. it's the only chance that we have to see the two candidates standing side by side contesting one another and so it's really a chance for the electorate to compare both candidates on important issues. >> over the years, these debates have kind of morphed in importance, 46 years to the day, 1960 you had john f. kennedy. you had richard nixon. people that heard over the radio thought nixon might have won by a hair. people that saw on television thought kennedy slam dunked it. >> wow. >> it's more than just the words. it's really that the theatrics of it all.

and image played a huge role in the 1960 debate. i've read polls that indicate 6% of voters, 4 million american, made a decision who to vote for on solely watching the debate, which turned into 3 million votes for kennedy. that election was won by just over 112,000 votes. >> to me, it's so interesting to know they've been saying hillary clinton is preparing herself and that trump chose to be more out in public and kind of practicing his voice. you being a debater and being the coach of the debate team at unlv, what do you think about the prep? >> well, i think that success in debate is like success in real estate. location, location, location. i think it's preparation, preparation, preparation. and i think that debaters that do their homework and more prepared are more likely to win. >> we'll see. we'll see. it starts tonight. wraps up here at unlv which is

>> yeah. >> how have you been preparing the students at unlv to take this on? >> well, there have been a lot of on campus activities and things we've been doing. i'm teaching classes, one called presidential debates. the students are really excited. i think all across campus about the opportunities that they have to volunteer, to work at on campus events and to participate in this kind of once in a lifetime process. so it's a really big deal i think for students and faculty at unlv. >> it's great. you must feel the excitement in i mean, are the students debating? are people passionate? >> absolutely. i think there is a lot of passion over this election in particular, opinions are pretty polarized. but i also think that students are genuinely excited for the event itself and to participate in the kind of once in a lifetime educational opportunity. >> really? the fact that unlv had this debate has really opened up a lot of these classes being off the record.

so many classes related to presidential debates is because of the event itself. >> so tonight there is a special screening that is open not only to students, but also to the general public if anyone wants to come down and really feel a part of it. correct? >> yeah. so tonight the debate will start at 6:00 o'clock if folks want toyshop up around 5:30. it will be held in the unlv student union ballroom. there will be free food, which is always -- >> you had burritos at the first rally? >> what? >> oh, love it. >> i don't know if there will be burritos i can't make you promises. >> i'll take tacos. >> we'll have a great debate give aways. it's going to be a really exciting events where people can come together and watch the debate and participate in the democratic conversation. i think we'll emerge around these. >> it will be an incredible time. we're looking forward to tonight. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> again, if you'd like to take part, the first debate is tonight. but the third and final one set

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welcome back to the blend. las vegas is home to a vibrant, luxu if you're looking to walk through the fine doors, the shapiro & sher group have the experience and the team to get that dream listed. >> that's right. joining us today with an update on the real estate market is luxury real estate specialist bill hargraves. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. it's awesome. >> so it seems like we have some optimism happening. >> incredible. >> things are going up. tell us about the market right now. >> incredible. in order to really determine

look at the culture as a whole. and las vegas has a lot of tremendous things happening as far as sports teams, development, everything from anthem to providence is showing great new home buildings, amazing properties on board. there is numbers that title companies are putting out that there has been a 10.7% across the board in values, which is the leading number in the nation right now. so we were the hardest hit, but we are raising like the and i think the biggest block is, the biggest block is that people are as reluctant to believe that the market is getting better. >> 'cause we've been burned. >> yes. >> 'cause we've been burned. but we've got to put that aside. things are good. >> trust. >> absolutely. >> i think the market overcorrected. >> it went far too low for what the market -- this is an exciting place to live. people are still moving here. it's a great cost of living. it makes sense that the values would be rising.

numbers and the professionals because there is a lot of people out there that are a little bit envious that we have such amazing things happen to us that are happening to us. we have a great political leader in this town that are making sure we're always moving forward. so i think there is some animosity from other places that are losing business and losing value and really people are fleeing to las vegas for tax purposes and just the overall lifestyle where you can live. you can really live. you're not stuck in you don't have a lot of tax, i had to stop at a red light, it was terrible. >> it was shocking. [ laughter ] >> we were talking, we both lived in los angeles and how thrilled we are to be living here. >> we love l.a let's not knock anybody else. but if you want to have some sort of life where you can introduce culture which we have here, which you can have time with your friends and your family, you just can't be in the car four hours a day.

amazing properties we want to look at. shapiro & sher, it sets them apart. wow. oh, boy. >> wow. >> yeah. where is that? >> this is a beautiful lake fronts, lake las vegas in the beautiful guard gated community of south shores. it is on the street called rue med tara. it was built by the builder. waterfront. now this has water features on it it's the only property in lake las vegas which recycles the water from the lake for the fountains at the house. >> nice. >> it also has internally what's called life water throughout the house for the showers, for the drinking, for the pool. the pool is indoors. this one here is in ten oaks. 7420 silver palms. it's a guard gated community in section 10. almost to the summerlin.

i'm sorry. that's not true. in anthem hills. we were just talking about california. >> yeah. >> this is a five bedroom home for under $700,000 with a pool and it's a wonderful family area, great schools. >> awesome. we have one more that we want to look at. >> yeah. >> that was all. never minds. >> so you were mentioning to me before the interview, a luxury home is something probably around 700,000 and up. >> right. >> tell me a shapiro & sher, what you do so well with these luxury homes. >> you know what? it really doesn't have to do with real estate. it has to do with customer service. it has to do with valuing the person and the people that are trusting you to handle one of their biggest investments. >> you're not looking at that person saying there is 3%. >> no. absolutely not. absolutely not. florence and ivan are all about customer service and what we do

from the moment you hire us, you're not hiring an independent agent that's trying to do their own paperwork, trying to do their own media, trying to do all the other things. we have a listing coordinator. we have an escrow coordinator. we have a professional high definition shooting people that go out and make these magnificent pictures for us. so we are free to take care of you while we're taking you through the process. >> we have about 15 seconds left. the best thing of shapiro & sher, how has that affected the firm? >> it was a deep hit, she was amazing. but you know what? she instilled in us. she ingrained in us an amazing way to do real estate. she was the queen of luxury real estate here since 1974. and we are gonna carry on and we are gonna honor her by doing excellent business and going forward and carrying the traditions she instilled in us. >> great having you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> look forward to it. >> you can put my name on that

i'll write the contract today. >> we'll take the pool. we're all going to live there. if you're interested in the luxury real estate market, contact bill today by visiting the web site or call the number on your screen. you can also follow the shapiro & sher group on facebook. a community event to tell you about before we head to break. the lego americana road show is coming to fashion show. >> it features large scale models of some of the nation's most famous landmarks, it starts tomorrow and l october 9. for more information, head to

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welcome back to the blend. more support, more providers. southwest medical associates continue to grow in the valley. they're leading the way in being an innovative healthcare provider. >> joining us now with more about it is vice president of operations, toni corbin. also with us is dr. blair duddy, associate medical director of pediatrics. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> thank you for inviting us today. >> pleasure. >> great to have you. so southwest medical has grown quite a bit in the past few

we've had tremendous growth. we're now serving over 360,000 local patients in the valley. >> wow. >> we've been very successful in the last year and a half in inviting and hiring 75 new medical providers and we've hired over 200 clinical support staff. but it's not just about our growth. it's about our innovative ways and how we're providing healthcare to all the patients we serve. because the community is v diverse, we have created some very innovative new programs at southwest medical associates. one of which is our technology and you can have a video visit with a provider at southwest medical 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> no kidding. >> by simply using your mobile devices. >> i love this. so you don't have to go over to the doctor's office and do that. you can do it on your device. >> it's really very popular with our patients. and in addition to that, in

clinic. so essentially southwest medical has a portable medical clinic that's throughout the entire valley providing care. so you'll see us throughout the entire community. and one of the providers that we've hired to help us support pediatrics on the mobile clinic and inour southwest medical clinics is dr. blair duddy. >> doctor, let's talk about your history here in las vegas. you've been a doctor here for many, many years now. >> yeah. i came here in 1995 southern california and i was in private practice. joined a larger group and now i'm the last few weeks been with southwest medical sierra. >> awesome. you're a pediatrician medical educator. tell us what that is. >> my primary joy is seeing patients. i am blessed to have picked something that's really my calling. pediatrics. i'm part of the medical leadership for the pediatrics department at southwest medical.

residents, medical students and i teach a prenatal class at mountain view hospital. going to do so with my group for dads. it's a daddy 101. >> daddy boot camp. >> yes. >> i've been excited for you to talk about that. daddy 101, yes? >> yes. as a father myself, i'm very enthusiastic about sharing. but really it's a time that's the most important day of your life is when your baby was born. we have different events. it's how can you be supportive and navigate the excitement, but also the stressors and challenges of the birth process and the hospital and the first few weeks especially when the baby goes home and you're sleep deprived. >> exactly. we're kind of cave men, so we need -- speaking at least for myself. >> i have insider information. do not eat in front of a laboring mom. so go out, call uncle joe.

eat a giant sandwich, come back 'cause she can't eat during the labor process. >> oh, no. >> and they get mad if you eat in front of them. >> that's a great tip. >> marsha? >> shawn is about a month out. do you have any other tips for him at this point? >> be ready 'cause a lot of babies are -- it can come a few weeks early. so you have to psychologically be like be ready my son was born a month early and it was somehow surprising to me. it's different when it's your own. >> it really is incredible. preparing, especially for first time parents. to prepare for something like this, like all the mystery. >> it's huge. it's huge. and a lot of pediatricians will also do a prenatal meet and greet. so if there is any specific questions you have, do you know what you're having yet?

>> so -- you have to decide whether you want him circumcised or not, that's a question. that's something you want to discuss ahead of time. >> no question. we'd like to learn more about southwest medical, where do we go? >> southwest medical las vegas.com. i think you have that along with our telephone number out there for the community. please contact us. if you would like to see dr. blair duddy or any other southwest medical provider. we have the web site right there on the screen. >> thank you so much. >> as we go, we'll tell you that southwest medical associates have locations across the valley. >> call the number on your screen or for one near you, you can also visit their web site, smalv.com and they're on facebook and twitter as well. >> 13 action news and dig this las vegas. they're giving you the chance to win a $169 gift card to dig this. you're going to dig this. >> this is cool.

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there is a common misconception that rabid wildlife exists in rural areas. unfortunately, the existence of a kid animals is likely closer to home than you may think. joining us today is dr. richard ford, professor at north carolina state university's college of veterinary medicine. here to talk about the threat of rabies and how you can help

dr. ford, thank you for joining us. >> pleased to do it. >> all right. so we hear the term rabies all the time. what exactly is it? >> rabies, interestingly, is perhaps something we've all heard of, but we don't always understand it. it is a virus. it is capable of infecting humans and animals and ironically, it can be transmitted from animals to humans. i think we all through the bite wound of an infected animal. so it poses a bit of a risk even today in the world, 60,000 people a year estimated to be infected and die from rabies. i think the statistic that shocks me is that 99% of the deaths from rabies in the world today are transmitted by the domestic dog. >> wow.

united states. why is it so important to be aware of it? >> well, you're right. it is rare. but the consequences are high. we still see rabies in the united states. in fact, shawn, the surveys today show at least 6,000 animals are confirmed to have rabies in the united states. that's annually. and the risk is that both dogs and cats are capable of being infected. so it is a real disease. >> absolutely. no question. is rabies preventible? >> good question. rabies is highly preventible. in fact, the cases of rabies in dogs and cats that have been documented really occur almost exclusively in nonvaccinated animals. and in the united states, rabies vaccination has really had a big

rabies in animals and the risk to humans. so the real key message here, i think, the awareness message is that the pet, the dog and the cat serves as a critical link between infected wildlife, which you have in nevada, and humans. so it is important to vaccinate your pet. >> absolutely. so where should pet owner goes to get their dogs dogs and cats vaccinated? launched as we speak by mariel, one of the leading vaccine manufacturers for animals in the united states. and they have started a web site called vaccinate your pet.net. and on that web site is a tremendous amount of information for the pet owner regarding where to have your dog or cat vaccinated, how often it needs

outlines the benefits of vaccination. and it really is, i think, an important responsibility that anybody who owns or cares for a dog or cat to have them vaccinated regularly. >> absolutely. we got about 30 seconds left. any final words of wisdom for our viewers? >> well, if there is anything i could say, shawn, it's just to remind your viewers that these guys are the critical this is the bridge between the infected wildlife and humans. it is very important, we want everybody to take that responsibility to insure that the pets you own or care for are protected and that will protect the population of people as well. >> absolutely. adorable puppy, may i see. dr., great having you. thank you so much. >> thanks, shawn. >> make sure your pets and family are protected.

head to vaccinateyourpet.net. you can also see the segment again at vegasmorningblend.com. our web site is there as well. j.j., over to you. >> thanks. the cold weather is coming, guys, and here at 13 action news, we want all kids in las vegas to be able to stay warm this winter. so our annual coats for kids drive is underway. once again this year our partners tropical smoothie, donate gently used or new children's coats at any tropical smoothie to find a location near you, go to ktnv.com or tropical smoothie.com. a special thanks to the salvation army for distributing the coats to families in need. a big thanks to tropical smoothie cafe a proud sponsor with action news and this community project. we'll be right horner: i was proud to stand for our country.

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