the gloves come off in last night's presidential debate. we'll have the highlights.. and the some of the best jabs. plus.. dancers on the las vegas strip.... taking their bosses to court!!! they claim... they were secretly recorded.... in their dressing rooms.... on the job! and.. extreme weather across the u-s.. from flooding to out-of-control wildfires. but first.. mother nature is threatening with a little rain. 13 first alert.... chief meteorologist bryan scofield is tracking the new system.... right now. bryan... when is the rain coming? a fairly weak storm system over the gulf of california is pushing moisture in our direction. as it moves north toward the area, it will continue to increase humidity. chances for rain tonight look slim, but will improve tomorrow and continue on thursday. expect mostly cloudy skies tomorrow and partly cloudy on

both days. fire officials are trying to figure...... what caused a house to go up in flames. the fire..... at a home near torrey pines and started around -8- this morning. we're told.... no one was inside the home.... at the time. it took firefighters..... only about -10- minutes..... to extinguish the flames. damage is estimated... at -30- thousand dollars. now... here's a look at more of sthe top stories we're following.... on 13 action news. whip 23:55:56-23:56:21 i'm parker collins at the animal foundation this is where the dog was taken we told you about yesterday the management at the east gate apartments take vo at 23:56:03 tells us somebody left an apartment and left behind a

this morning broke into that apartment and took the animal to the animal foundation that dog could be put up for adoption in 72 hours. marissa whip marissa kynaston investigating to see if squatters may have started the fire. neighbors say the home has been empty for a couple months-- its boarded up-- theres even a ladder on the side of the house leading to a broken window. neighbors say they fear squatters-- possibly even a gang-- have been causing the problems. the starbucks on warm springs and rainbow-- where police say pedro garcia called them during a shooting sunday...police say he told them the victim 41 year old alexander khutsishvili was pulling something out. that's when investigators say the shooting happened. today the starbucks reopening-- with metro officers showing their support. the tug of war over the

tonight with supporters and opponents drawing some lines on the turf., 13 action news political analyst jon ralston is here with more. the campaign for and against the stadium proposed for the oakland raiders began today with the release of two digital videos. the first was produced by a group called lv support dome, which has been funded by sheldon adelson. her five things to know about the raiders to las vegas. one.. the stadium will be awesome. not awesome-awesome. vegas awesome. the anti-stadium video comes from the culinary union, which testified against the plan at the infrastructure committee. it's a combination of dr. seuss and charles dickens they must think that we are

stadium. this is clever, but the real issue is who else will be with the culinary in this campaign to block the stadium. on wednesday, a faith-based group joins the fray. but it's now a real david and goliath fight as most of the gaming companies have joined with adelson to sell the stadium to the legislature. issuing a report to outline

the stadium. they'llhold a meeting tomorrow to reveal what they're talking about.. and say the stadium is a public risk with no actual benefits. tomorrow's meeting will take place at their office on maryland parkway at 10-30am. developing now... a lawsuit against a nightclub at mandalay bay.... could be heading to court. dancers of "19-23 bourbon and burlesque" are suing the club managers saying.... they were illegally recrd in their dressing rooms... and... the club owners also distributed... those videos! now... a nevada supreme court panel says... the case can go to a judge.... instead of an arbitrator. however... the state high court sent the claims of two other women... in the case.. to an arbitrator. up next in tonight's financial focus.. we'll take a look at the latest home sales numbers.. and why experts say it could be good news for buyers. attention verizon customers.. this warning is for you.

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voting with the koch brothers' agenda 85% of the time. giving tax breaks to big oil companies and the super rich, but ending medicare as we know it and forcing cuts to social security. taking care of the koch brothers may be a good call for joe heck, but it doesn't work for nevada's working families. senate majority pac is responsible

moving north again today. dow up 133 nasdaq up 48 sp500 up 14 most of the big local gaming stocks finished ahead today.. especially caesars entertainment. it was up almost 19%. mgm and las vegas sands added about 1%. red rock resorts gave back about 1%. wynn resorts was even on the

month.. but analsyts say inventories are on the rise.. which could bolster sales. new home sales fell 7.6 percent in august.. which was expected considering a big surge in july. and.. because of growing overall inventories in 21 of the nation's 100 largest housing markets.. there may also be some relief coming for buyers in the form of lower prices. : finally.. if you're filling up your gas tank tonight.. your money is going a compared to the rest of nevada.. at 2-50. nationally.. triple-a says gas prices are averaging 2-20 a gallon. we checked with gasbuddy.com which says the lowest price in las vegas right now is $1.93. . from contact 13.... a major recall tonight..... from tyson foods! the company is voluntarily recalling.... more than.... -1- hundred -30- thousand pounds of cooked chicken

if you bought.... a -5- pound bag of fully cooked panko chicken nuggets.... with a "use by" date of july 18th, 2017... throw it away... or return it..... to the store you bought it "plastic material" in the chicken. a former verizon wireless technician is accused of selling.... some customer's confidential information!!! the alabama man is accused of doing this.... for nearly -5- years. he allegedly used the company's computers..... to obtain customers' private as well as data showing...... where the phones were.... and then.... selling that information..... to an unnamed private investigator. court records don't say.... how many customer records.... were sold. a lot of people are dealing with severe weather around the u-s. hundreds of people in iowa are forced to leave their homes... and... in california... firefighters are trying to contain.... a massive wildfire. but.. it's not all bad news. and.. fbi director james comey is forced to answer some tough questions about the fight

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us.. most weren't disappointed. pkg: donald trump and hillary clinton sharing the stage side by side for the first time last night... as the first presidential debate turned into more of a back yard brawl challenges against each other's character... sot-trump: when you try to act holier than thou it really doesn't work personal attacks... sot-clinton: he started his business with $14 million, borrowed from his father and almosn interruptions... sot clinton: "donald i know you live in your own reality but that is not a fact sot trump: you have no plan.. sot clinton: oh but i do trump started out strong... putting clinton on the defensive donald trump, (r) presidential nominee: let me tell you, let me tell you. hillary has experience, but it's bad experience. but clinton quickly turning those critiques of her... sot trump: ive been all over the place and you decided to stay home ... against him sot-clinton: i

debate. and yes, i did. and you know else i prepared for? i prepared to be president. when he defended leading the birther movement... sot-trump: i was the one that got him to produce the birth certificate, and i think i did a good job hillary clinton, democratic presidential nominee: so he has a long record of enga behavior. and the birther lie was a very hurtful one. and then there's the whole "sniffles" controversy... trump, blaming what many viewers heard as sniffles, on what he claims was a bad microphone trump: they gave me a defective mic! clinton: anybody who complains about hte mic is not having a good night. o/c close some on trump's team even suggesting he shouldn't do maggie rulli abc news

to capital hill! today... republican senators put.... f- b-i director.... james comey... in the hot seat. the senators wanted to know... what is the f-b-i doing.... to prevent terrorism.... in the united states. finding those needles in the haystack in fact finding those pieces of hay that might become a needle and figuring out how to disrupt them before they do harm is a the center of the comey also says.... the f-b-i admits mistakes..... when it makes them.. but... he did not agree..... that anything should have been done differently..... in new york or new jersey... or... that any red flags were missed. texas authorities.... are trying to find a motive for a gunman..... who opened fire on drivers yesterday .. witnesses say.... a man armed with an assault- style rifle.... took aim.... at the passing cars..... kevin chap was among..... the six people..... who were shot and injured.

"next thing i know, i heard a bam and i thought it was my airbag deploying until i heard gunshots then my neck was bleeding." "i just started holding pressure." police officers shot and killed the gunman.... in a shootout. investigators found... guns.... ammo.... and some nazi emblems.... in the porsche..... allegedly belonging to attorney nathan desai. the f-b-i in houston says... they don't believe.... the incident is tied to terrorism. the latest now on fire in northern california.. firefighters are scrambling to get control of a 12-hundred acre wildfire. right now.. those flames are only 5% contained. 2 structures have already been lost.. and the fire is threatening 300 more. and in iowa.. the floodwaters of the cedar river have finally crested.. but not before thousands of people were forced to move to higher ground. abc's lauren lyster has more.

water from above...as flames incinerate the trees below this wildfire -- breaking out monday in the santa cruz mountains you can see the flames burning dangerously close to homes nats "be careful." hundreds of residents told to leave last night (take nat) okay, this is it. mandatory evacuation. and this morning, some people forced to...packing up their belongings... sot: "clothes, jewelry, passports, watching the billowing smoke...get closer and grow... sot: "there was a huge mushroom cloud, which was prettyng and tt -- the flames, just beyond those structures hundreds of fire personnel working to contain the blaze ((map of today temps)) amid a heatwave across the state ((nats river)) and further east in the middle of the country...it's water forcing people out of their homes. in iowa -- the cedar river cresting today at 22 feet floodwaters turning neighborhoods into rivers -- inundating homes...residents trying to reach them by canoe

event in the history of cedar rapids officials believe close to 3-thousand properties are evacuated...and the river, expected to be in major flood state all week. many more rivers under flood warnings across the state tag (outside): and here in california - some good news for crews fighting wildfires-- the heat is easing - and much cooler air is on the way -- a fairly weak storm syst pushing moisture in our direction. as it moves north toward the area, it will continue to increase humidity. chances for rain tonight look slim, but will improve tomorrow and continue on thursday. expect mostly cloudy skies

thursday, with highs in the mid and upper 80s both days. the system pushes out of the area thursday night, but there may be enough residual moisture to fire off a stray storm on friday. highs will warm to around 90 that afternoon and remain the same on saturday. by saturday we will dry out and the winds will pick up ahead of a pacific system that will pass north of the area on sunday. expect upper end breezy both saturday and sunday with sunny to mainly sunny skies both days. the system will sweep in cooler

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in a life raft..... has been brought ashore.... in boston. a freighter spotted..... -22- year-old....

carman has a mild form of on september -18-th. carman's mother is presumed dead. a couple's wedding pictures get an extra dose of star power..... when tom hanks crashes the shoot!!! it's one of two trending headlines we are following tonight. tom hanks jogged through their photo shoot in central park.. then decided to offer his congratulations to the newlyweds and stuck around for a few pictures. he even revealed he's an ordained minister and offered to officiate their wedding ceremony. adele's newest album has officially made it..... to diamond status. the pop star's third albumtwenty-fivesold more than.... -10- million copies in the u-s..... as of last tuesday. it's rare for an album..... to reach diamond status... but adele has managed to do it.... twice in a row. coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime lineup..

then on 13 action news.. live at 11.. a local gaming giant is cutting back on those comped drinks that las vegas is famous for. more on the new rules they're rolling out. that's 13 action news for now.. but remember.. we're always on at ktnv.com.. and our ktnv mobile app. "inside edition" is next... so... stay with us. thank you fo 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 to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. shutting down the government... taking away access to lifesaving care... just to score political points. joe heck should be ashamed. women vote is responsible

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