we're counting down the final few hours before tonight's first presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. good afternoon i'm steve wolford. and i'm carla wade. the debate could draw a super bowl sized audience. abc's marci gonzalez joins us from hofstra university in new york with more. good afternoon marci -- tonight- facing off for the first time hillary clinton and donald trump -taking on the issues- and each other in their first presidential debate sot - less visceral. she needs mor h heart in the course of the debate." the 90 minute showdown- broken down into 15 minute segments?with clinton going first? each getting 2 minutes to reply. and with the latest polling showing a close race - tonight, could be a turning

undecided. sot - cokie roberts / abc news political commentator "the debate can absolutely have an impact on the outcome of the election.. with such a small undecided vote but it's also hardly any difference between the candidates in the polling.. so that the 1% or 2% change could make all the difference.." both candidates taking different strategies, in preparing? clinton- holding mock debates, studying video of trump in his past 11 trump's ghost writer for personal insight. trump - down-playing the amount of work he's put into getting ready? trump - down-playing the amount of work he's put into getting ready? saying he wants to make sure he's "himself." marci gonzalez oncam close: 74 percent of voters say they'll watch tonight?with estimates this could be the most watched debate in history, topping the more than 80 million who watched reagan and carter face off in 1980. mg, abc news, hempstead, ny

starting at 6pm followed by dancing with the stars at 8.. then we'll be back for local reaction on the debate during a special edition of 13 action news at 9. if you're away from your t-v you can watch the debate online on our website. we set up quick link for that -- it's ktnv dot com slash debate. you can also stream the debate with our free app. debate filter - v new at 3.. donald trump launched a nationwide filter on snapchat today. it lets users of the popul crooked hillary" before sharing with friends. it's not clear how much trump's campaign paid for the filter to show up for users nationwide. let's turn our attention to what's happening outside right now. 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield is in the weather center tracking some possible rain in our forecast. .

north winds up to 10 mph. .tuesday...clouds and sun. highs 84 to 87 on the west side of the valley...87 to 91 on the east side. north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .tuesday night...mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. lows 64 to 68. east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. .wednesday...partly sunny. a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. highs 81 to 85 on the west on the east side. southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in lows around 70. .friday night...clearing. lows around 68. washington state has just made his first court appearance where he confessed to the killings. arcan cetin (ar can sa-teen) a 20- year-old turkish immigrant, faces five counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of five people at macy's in burlington. his parents were also in court and say their son had mental issues... david marchall /step father "the only thing that we would

that we're both totally devastated by what's happened. we are torn up. we're hurt and that's all i can say. butt to david marchall /step father "our (inaudible) has had mental health issues that we have been trying to work on with him. that's all i can say." investigators say the suspect was a u-s citizen who immigrated from turkey. right now, authori there's no indication this was terrorism. happening today -- jury selection is now underway for the man accused of killing nine people last year, at charleston, south carolina's emanuel a-m-e church. 22-year-old dylann roof is charged with dozens of federal offenses -- including hate-crime charges. roof is facing the death penalty. his trial is expected to begin after thanksgiving. pressure-vm now to latest from charlotte north carolina...

lifted... however... the release of body cam and dashcam video still hasn't settled questions over the deadly police shooting of keith lamont scott..... the charlotte police releasing some of the video showing the deadly confrontation. in the dash cam video you see scott get out of his s-u-v walking backwards slowly hands by his side. it's unclear what if anything is in his hands. and then 4 shots are fired. nats - dashcam video: gunfire/freeze [butted with] nats -- dashcam video: we got police also releasing pictures of the evidence taken from the scene... this gun....marijuana and an ankle holster saying scott's dna and fingerprints were found on that loaded gun. sot - chief kerr putney/cmpd: 16:35:23// there is no single piece of evidence that proves all the complexities involved in this investigative process relative to this case. family members say scott was just sitting in his suv waiting

his son from school. police say officers were in the neighborhood to arrest someone else when they say they saw scott with marijuana and a gun and made the decision to approach him. a 13 action news update now on the search for a california teenager. these two men.. and the girl are now behind bars facing murder charges. 17-year-old kaitlynn yost was reported missing yesterday after her parents and another person were found dead inside police say yost later called police saying.. quote.. my parents have died. the motive for the killings are still unknown. the n-t-s-b and the f-a-a are now investigating a deadly plane crash in upstate new york that killed three people. authorities say the two small planes collided on sunday morning while they were heading to a small airport. you can see the wreckage of the aircrafts in an open field. no one on the ground was injured. officials are now looking into

into each other. ( martin prado / third baseman, miami marlins ) "now, he's gone... and it's hard. it is hard." miami marlins' third baseman martin prado..holding back tears as he remembers his teammate.. jose fernandez. the star pitcher was one of three people killed over the weekend in a boating accident. investigators are still trying to determine exactly how it happened. fernandez was reportedly riding with 2 o yesterday morning when their boat slammed into some rocks along the miami shoreline. officials don't believe alcohol or drugs played a role.. but speed may have been a factor.. and none of the men was wearing life jackets. the 24-year-old was known for his fast-ball.. infectious personality and passion for baseball. only 5-days ago.. he posted a picture to instagram saying he and his girlfriend were expecting a child. a makeshift memorial outside

growing all day. the marlins cancelled their game against the atlanta braves yesterday because of the tragedy. the sports world is also mourning the passing of golf legend arnold palmer. palmer passed away yesterday at a pittsburgh hospital while waiting for heart surgery. palmer rose from humble beginnings in a small pennsylvania town to become one of the first sports superstars of the t- v era. his fans.. known as 'arnie's army'.. watched him win nearly 90 tournaments. palmer was also one of the original inu world-golf hall of fame. arnold palmer was 87-years-old. nevada is one of five states voting this november on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. so what exactly would that mean? if the measure passes, it would allow allow adults to legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana, or 1/8 ounce of concentrated marijuana, starting january first. our local government could make rules on where marijuana

bans. according to our exclusive rasmussen poll, 53 percent of the people in our state support recreational marijuana, and 39 percent are against it. medical marijuana has been legal here since 2000. the clark county school district is holding a meeting to discuss which schools in the valley will be designated as "turnaround" schools next year. turnaround schools are typically low performing.. but the designation is important because it makes the school eligible for more only 6 schools in nevada can be selected. tonight's meeting will talk about which schools might get the designation. if you can't make it.. another meeting will be held tomorrow. turning now to the stories trending today -- the las vegas strip has a new headliner...and tickets are already on sale! a biker takes a ride a hundred years in the making. see why a lot of people teamed-up to make it a reality. and -- as donald trump and hillary clinton prepare for

explain. and.. don't forget to download the 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. las vegas strip headliner britney spears will share her horner: i was proud to stand for our country. i will not stand for congressman hardy and donald trump insulting seniors and veterans. hardy wants to raise the retirement age and said seniors who rely on programs like social security

are a drain on society. and then there's donald trump. they're just not for us. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. politics should never come before basic health care, but that's the choice joe heck keeps making. women like me rely on planned parenthood for checkups and cancer screenings, but congressman joe heck voted ten times to take away their funding. heck even threatened

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with another headliner. it's one of three trending headlines we are following today. 047 backstreet's back alright the boy band made a surprise music festival over the weekend. and starting today -- american express card holders can start buying tickers for their planet hollywood residency. the rest of the tickets go on sale saturday. prices start at 39 dollars. call this the ride of a century. ray weser is 101 years old.. and spent most of those years riding a harley. he even worked for the company for 24 years.

the local vfw and ray's family to send the veteran on an earth-rumbling ride through the streets of phoenix. and the presidential candidates are taking it to the sky...literally! one san diego man created these donald trump and hillary clinton drones! the guy behind these 3-d creations is a retired air force test flight engineer you can check out all of the stories that are trending today.. action news mobile app. you can get the latest weather updates, breaking news alerts and more. anchors adlib and toss to bryan . tonight...increasing clouds. lows 65 to 69. north winds up to 10 mph. .tuesday...clouds and sun. highs 84 to 87 on the west

side. north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .tuesday night...mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. lows 64 to 68. east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. .wednesday...partly sunny. a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance afternoon. highs 81 to 85 on the west side of the valley...84 to 88 on the east side. southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. .wednesday night through thursday night...partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. lows around 70. highs 85 to 88. .friday...clouds and sun with a chance of rain showers. highs around 87. .friday night...clearing. lows around 68. .saturday and saturday night...mostly clear. highs 85 to 88. lows 63 to 66. .sunday...sunny. highs around 83. next in today's health report..

find out why one mom changed her mind on vaccinating her child.. and now.. she has a warning for parents. up next -- she's sharing a frightening wakeup call that caused her to reconsider her strong anti vaccination stance. in today's healthy living..

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[ 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?

children. the american academy of pediatrics reports more parents are opting out. a-b-c's mara schiavocampo has more on what that choice meant for one mom these are kristen o'meara's (oh-mair- uh) three children...happy, healthy... and now -- fully vaccinated. but it wasn't always that way. sot kristen o'meara 18 17 04 sot kristen i put my kids at risk // 18 13 52 i wish that i had taken more time to research from both sides before my children were born

possibly find about why vaccines might be harmful// 17 52 56 i became pretty convinced. so she chose not to vaccinate her children. but then -her 5 year old and 3 year old twins were stricken with a case of rotavirus. kristen and her husband also got very sick. she was suddenly living with the scary repercussion of her choice. sot kristen o'meara 18 02 16 it was awful and it didn't have to them vaccinated. i felt guilty, i felt really guilty (gfx) although the american academy of pediatrics recommends vaccinations for practically every child, the group says that the number of parents refusing to vaccinate their children may be on the rise. in 2013, 87% of pediatricians surveyed had encountered parents who refused a vaccine, up from 75% in 2006. (end gfx) (source: american academy of pediatrics) the most common reasons for refusing to vaccinate? some

vaccinations were unnecessary and they had concerns about autism --a link which has been repeatedly disproven. today -- o'meara's children are fully up to date on their vaccinations after an aggressive catch-up regimen. now, she's encouraging others to vaccinate their kids too. sot kristen o'meara 18 30 12 i'm here because i wanted to share my personal story // 18 30 36 and if it does help someone change their mind, then that's great we'll be back today's top stories and a final check of your forecast! and.. before we head to break.. a look at tonight's abc primetime lineup. 6-abc news live coverage of the presidential debate 8- dancing with the stars 9-special edition of 13-action news 10- 11- 13 action news take a look at this view from chopper 13. .bringing you

congressman heck's become part of the problem in washington. heck voted to protect perks for politicians like himself, at taxpayer expense and voted members of congress, like himself, taxpayer-funded healthcare for life. 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

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narrator: and joe heck says "i have high hopes we'll see donald trump become president." i don't know what i said, aah... narrator: heck says he "completely supports" trump. i would bomb the [bleep] out of them. narrator: and heck? reporter: you trust him having his finger on the nuclear button? heck: i do. reporter: why do you say that? heck: why wouldn't i? narrator: donald trump and joe heck.

picture of a man they say is was declined in the drive thru at the business near warm springs and rainbow.. he's now being charged with open murder and facing 4 other charges.... some frightening moments for neighbors during a massive house fire near the 21 investigators are still trying to determine how it started.. and come up with a damage estimate. coming up on 13 action news.. live at 5... it's a race against time to save a dog left alone in a valley apartment. the adorable pup has been stuck on this balcony for days. when you ask. we investigate. that does it for 13 action news live at 3:30..

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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 neil johnson is suing his ex-girlfriend, amy reed, for an unpaid utility bill. amy says despite her restraining order, neil refuses to move on. >> byrd: order! all rise! 285 on the calendar in the matter of johnson vs. reed. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ladies, have a seat, please. >> judge judy: mr. johnson, how long were you and miss reed a couple? >> approximately 2 1/2 years. >> judge judy: on what date did you separate? >> february 21st, i believe. >> judge judy: 2012? >> yes. >> judge judy: do you currently have an order of protection against you? >> yes. >> judge judy: issued by what court? >> hooksett, new hampshire. >> judge judy: when was it issued? >> march 8th.