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two people really got into it! you can see how busy this intersection here is, and believe or not that video - only 48 seconds was it took for the entire fight to be over before that light even turned green... it's the video that's gone viral... it's crazy. i'm sure everybody's seen on their facebooks right now. it all went down in the middle of the intersection at flamingo -- and it was all caught on video. when the light turns red -- a man gets out of this car - crowbar in hand ready to confront this woman -- as traffic comes the other direction and cars honk their horns -- the two go at it -- each grabbing the other before the woman manages the snatch the crowbar away and turn it on all the while, two other guys
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and stop it. me personally i probably would've broke it up. i feel like they should've broken it up but a lot of the woman smashes his window for good measure before he gets back in his car and the light turns green. metro tells us they hadn't heard about the video until we told them about it - but say both the man and the woman called them. they're still trying to sort out who started the fight.. luckily police say neither was seriously hurt.. no matter what someone does behind the wheel, it's probably better to stay in the car. my advice is just let it go, you don't know what somebody's going through that day, so just let it go and go about your day. now depending on what investigators find, one or both of the people in that fight could be facing battery charges. live near flamingo and eastern tom george 13 action news just into our newsroom - video of a terrifying carjacking in
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it happened last night at 7:30 near valle verde and warm springs. police say the woman was approached by a man as she was getting out of her car in her drive way. the suspect - seen here points a gun at her and asks for her car. they struggled, before the suspect left in her nissan rogue, with the victim's purse inside. she was not injured, but he is still on the loose. we'll have more on this story tonight on 13 action news live at 11. a man who police say robbed a bank near hualapai and deser inn left a package behind this morning -- it started around 9-30 when police say the man told the bank employees he had a bag of explosives, and demanded money. they say he took off with some money -- but left the bag. 13.03.51 as a business owner it's bothersome that that happens 55 you always want to make sure everybody's ok 57 but yea, we instantly locked the doors, set the alarm and we all had to move down to get away just in case there was an explosive 04.06 if you know anything about what
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a vote expected any minute in the state senate on the proposed nfl stadium in las vegas. 13 action news reporter bryan callahan is live in carson city with the latest on what's happening. take a look. this is the mug shot for the
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man arrested in connection with a deadly crash. police say qaadir isaam amin ended up in the bahamas after leaving the scene of the crash back in may at cheyenne and simmons. another driver involved in the collision later died at umc. amin is accused scene before officers arrived. metro is investigating a fatal shooting in downtown las vegas. chopper 13.. fast and first over the scene near fifth and ogden as crime scene investigators gathered evidence. witnesses say they heard a single gunshot. david paracka, heard gunshot :23 "it happens a lot... i can't take it anymore. :31 no arrests have been made.. but investigators think the gunman may have
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getaway car. your voice.. your vote in the race for the white house.. and another major rift has formed between donald trump and the republican establishment. trump is in another fued with house speaker paul ryan.. who says he will no longer campaign for the presidential nominee. today.. trump fired back during a campaign stop in pennsylvania. sot trump in pa "on november 8th the arrogance of washington dc will come face to face with the righteous verdict of the american voter///we are going to smash the washington ryan pulled back from trump after friday's release of a 2005 recording of trump making lewd remarks about women. trump quickly fired-off a tweet.. calling ryan" a weak and ineffective leader. the latest real clear politics average of polls now has clinton with a lead of about 5 points in a 4-way race.. including trump.. gary johnson and jill stein. hillary clinton.. by the way..
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that rally is set to begin at 5:30pm at the smith center. an option for kids to learn and graduate high school from home - may soon no longer be on the table. as 13 action news reporter marti glaser explains -- nevada connections academy may soon be forced to close if more students don't graduate. (font) daniel schwartz , junior - online student well i should be graduating by 2018 025550 daniel schwartz is one of thousands of students who attends an on-line charter school here in nevada he has high functioning autism, and the kids kind of did pick on me mom: he would just take it all internally and come home with it and lose and he would lose all his concentration in class. nat so- a virtual on-line program has become his only solution for success -- but -- it may not be around much
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students here in nevada who atttend a virtual charter school online if the school doesnt meet the states 60 percent required graduation rate - the students could be shut off. " 110925 because the law says if they don't meet these minimum rates then we have to step and reconstitute the board or revoke the charter 110944 state officials say nevada connections two online ce state says it may be forced to close because of low graduation rates. it's not our goal to ever shut down a charter scho any closure would happen next year. until then - daniel is determined to stay focused. 030155 just trying t o fit in obtain a diploma/. marti glaser 13 action news nevada connections says it's implemented plans to help pull those numbers up. but - the school's principal says with 40 percent of its students coming in credit deficient- the state's formulas for calculating graduation
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measured. the driver of a dump truck evades las vegas police. choppper 13 fast and first over the scene. the driver's excuse for putting valley commuters in danger. plus.. a well-known law professor is severely beaten during a random attack. we'll hear from a witness who couldn't believe what he saw. bryan scofield adlib and.. count on chopper 13 to put you over breaking news.. fast and first.. and only on 13 action news.
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the scene near lake mead and the 15. troopers say the man did not appear to be intoxicated -- he was just tired. now -- they are requiring him to stay off the road for ten hours. n-h-p says its rare they're actually able to get drivers like this off the road. . jason buratczuk trooper nhp 13:31:54:03 it's hard to catch those people, because if we're coming from 5 miles away, and they're going 65 miles an hour, by the time we catch up they're in a completely different location 13:32:02:09 if you see a reckless driver on -- so you wont get a ticket for making that call. reno police say they have a suspect in custody tonight in a frightening hit and run during a columbus day protest. 5 people were injured when a truck plowed through a group of activists. the native american group holding the rally is calling for police to file hate crime charges. the whole creepy clown thing has reached a new level in one
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and why police aren't laughing at the dangerous prank. plus.. a local woman goes on a run and is attacked by a stranger. we're getting more information on her accused attacker. and.. a new study says drugs and alcohol aren't the biggest things you should be worried about when you send your kids off to college. find out what's at the top of the list.. next. another report of a cree the desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. but hiding the evidence won't help danny tarkanian. sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years... ...or all those fake charities he helped set up... ...or the scams against seniors he formed... or the $17 million judgment he never paid.
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the detroit deptartment of transportation has passed the
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stowaway. "clowning" two men dressed as clowns are now facing charges in appleton, wisconsin. they were arrested after police responded to 9-1-1 calls about some people in clown costumes terrorizing motorists. police also arrested the woman driving them around. investigators say she.. and one of the clowns.. left a 4-year old at home alone so they could do this. they're now being charged with child neglect. investigators say this man -- michael mattin a woman out jogging last friday. mattingly - was out on supervised release while facing domestic violence charges for a previous incident. 13 action news anchor lesley marin is live near paseo verde and green valley with more - on who this victim was. by looking around you can tell this is a very busy area. witnesses tells us the woman looked to be jogging around this trail...when she was
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learning it was their professor. was their professor. i was like oh my god dareld vicars was one of many people who rushed to leslie griffins side.. after police say this man michael mattingly-- attacked her. got in late he lunged at her and grabbed her and kind a halfway lifted her up and threw her down today students at sent an email--- letting them know what happened to their professor. at last check police say griffin was unconscious in the hospital with two brain bleeds. i think this is just heartbreaking more than anything police say they don't believe griffin knew her attacker as for mattingly-- police say he also tried to car jack a woman minute after. people who saw the attack still can't believe this happened. this is a nice park i've never seen anything out of the ordinary like this students at unlv say they are
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thoughts, tonight. griffin is facing two battery charges and felony robbery. lesley marin 13 an the floodwaters are still rising in north carolina.. where dozens of homes are being innundated following hurricane matthew. and tonight.. the situation could get even worse. several levees have broken in the state.. and there's concern about another one giving way. storm related deaths across the southeast. "it terrified me to death. // i have never in my life seen so much water, so quick." some rivers are expected to stay at major flood stage at least through the end of the weekend. rescue teams have managed to pull 2- thousand people to safety from flooded- out neighborhoods. rescue teams have managed to pull 2- thousand people to safety from flooded- out neighborhoods. the vote is in. in carson city.. they've reached a decision on
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they've reached a decision on (bryan back to desk) our tranquil weather pattern will continue for a couple of days, will kick up our winds for a prolonged period. in the short term, expect highs in the mid 80s tomorrow and system. gusts will pick up to 35 mph in the afternoon and then up 40 mph in the evening and overnight hours. saturday will be windy early and will drop to breezy by the afternoon. afternoon highs will top out in the upper 80s on friday, then
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gusts will pick up to about 35 mph in the afternoon and remain windy through monday. highs will remain in the mid 80s sunday, then drop to around 80 on monday. yet another system moves in tuesday, keeping upper end breezy/low end windy conditions and reinforcing the cool air which will drop highs to the upper 70s that afternoon. some people like the smell of a
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accessories exclusively for apple... like i- phone cases and i-pod covers. the promise to have more candles in stock later this month. college is stressful, and new numbers from the american college health association prove it. 17-percent of college students surveyed were treated for anxiety over the past year. that's up from 12-percent just a few years ago. however.. experts say it may not mean there's more stress.. just more people are getting help. health colorado-- more kids need help to more kids are comfortable seeking help for three more schools are offering help. which is a good thing. as for the most challenging issues facing college students.. academics.. finances and intimate relationships. samsung is scrambling tonight doing some smartphone damage control next on 13 action news live at 6:30.. find out what the tech giant is doing to keep some of its
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people. plus.. the vote is in. 13 action news political analyst jon ralston breaks down what this means for las vegas and the proposed nfl stadium.
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now.. the financing plan for the 1.9-
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13 action news reporter bryan callahan is following tonight's action. he's live in carson city with more on tonight's vote. we're learning more about an inmate accused of murder inside

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