why investigators are concerned we may see more accidents like this. concerned we may see more accidents like this. plus... two woman are facing some serious charges after their animal rescue is raided -- and hundreds of animals are seized. but first...... n-h-p is taking to the skies -- with a device that no other law enforcement agency in the state is using. a new tool for state troopers... 13 action news reporter parker collins got to take the controls and fly it himself. i'm looking behind me becauser i can hear it flying we're waching it fly as we speak take a look this is the only drone really in all of nevada owned by a law enforcement agency you can see what it can do you can see taht camera beneath it it's really cool take vo at 00:00:14 to watch this thing fly and in fact i saw this thing in action

they'll be able to clear it faster and open up the roads faster than they ever could back on camera at 00:00:35 they've only had for about a monthand metro has already asked to use it an if i pull this all the way down i think it's going to land and i know it doesn't look like it's going to land it's going up first but that's because it's getting its bearings it's going to make sure it's landing in a safe way reorienting and then it's slowly coming down back to the ground so definitely a very cool tool they want ot train more pilots they want to use this even more and like i said metro's already asked to borrow this at least once it's helping clesar these crime scenes faster so it's a very interesting experience to get to fly it but i get to do that because we have a licensed pilot just inches over here back to you two women are now facing animal cruelty charges after

unsanitary conditions. donna mead and dawn spoolman are each facing three counts of malicious torture along with other violations. they have both been placed under house arrest. the animals were seized after their cold creek desert rescue animal sanctuary was raided. that's about 60 miles northwest of las vegas. nearly 1-hundred of the animals had to be euthanized -- the others were sent to a shelter thier next court date is set for december. the defense attorney for the man charged with fatally shooting a woman on i-15... is now saying mental illness may have been a factor. kenneth mcdonald's lawyer says he's still reviewing the police reports. metro is calling the shooting random -- and they don't believe he knew the victim tracey donahue. her husband who was in the car with her... was also shot. he's still recovering. mcdonald is due back in court on monday. right now -- a woman is in

police say a man and woman were on the moped when the driver drove over fluid in the road and lost control. both were taken to sunrise trauma. no word on the man's condition. a moped rider is killed this morning..in a crash that shut down flamingo at valley view for hours. 13 action news anchor lesley marin was there...as the mangle moped layed in the street. 122050 122058 police tell us this moped was coming down flamingo here crossing valley view when it cr that was making a left turn in this intersection now you can see it mangled on the ground there...debris just scattered across the roadway. police tell us the 48 year old man who was riding the moped was taken to the hospital where he later died... metro says the next three months are some of the deadliest as holiday approach. 120915 120925 we start kind of cringing because we know that our fatalities regularly for the last six years have gone up

involved...people say that driver was on their way to work but are fully cooperating with the investigation. reporting from valley view and flamingo lesley marin 13 an by sunday, weather patterns begin to shift and change over the valley. high pressure moves south and east as a front and low drops down from the pacific northwest. clouds will begin to build throughout sunday with winds slowly increasing to breezy conditios high temperatures due to clouds and winds will drop back to the mid 80s and then to the low 80s valley rain chances have spiked to 30% during the morning of monday and will slowly drop moving into the afternoon. grabbing the umbrella for the kids off to school or for you going to work would be a good precaution to take. if rain does occur, thunderstorms are not likely and light to moderate rain will be common starting on the

it's your voice, your vote in the race for the white house. early voting kicks off in nevada tomorrow..and some big for hillary clinton. singer katy perry will be at u- n-l-v tomorrow taking first-time voters to the polls. the events starts at 4 at "the free speech zone." and... president obama will be in north las vegas sunday. he'll speak at a rally at cheyenne high school at 3-45. for more information on both of these events, visit ktnv dot com. and just a reminder before you cast your vote... no matter when you vote.. you cannot take a picture with your ballot.

videos at a polling place. and...a heads up before hitting the road. the ramp from 215 east to the airport connector is closing tonight until monday morning... and overnight next two weeks during the closures, drivers heading to mccarran from eastbound 215 will need to follow a detour to windmill lane and then to westbound 215 in order to access the airport this will mean backup and plenty of congestion. right now -- there's a hockey after a brazen thief is caught on camera swiping hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of sticks. and how he got into the store is worth seeing. plus... a woman ends up in the back of a garbage truck. how her unusual spot for a nap led to a bizarre rescue. remember chopper 13 is bringing you breaking news fast and first. and a look at today's closing numbers.. the dow was down 17 points,

home surveillance video appears to show the couple following a fed ex truck into the driveway...calmly walking up and driving away with the package. a thief breaks into a sporting goods store in canada and steals some hockey sticks-- now if this doesn't already sound like a movie plot... just watch how he pulls it off look on the right--y rope drop down from the ceiling. then... the man climbs down. the store manager says he drilled a whole in the roof to get in. he spends about an hour inside stealing bundles of expensive hockey sticks. (greg goyer/manager, monkey sports) "you're amazed, but you're also sickened to watch what he's doing. to go undetected that way and not really have a care." he puts them in a pile by the back door... where an accomplice loads them into a white van.

hockey sticks. 911 call driver: "i heard her yelling when i was opening the gates. and i got up here, she's standing up in the hopper." a garbage truck driver in ohio got quite the surprise when he found a woman inside the back of his truck. officials say she was sleeping in a dumpster when she was tossed in with the trash. bill cole/rumpke regional safety manager 041614 we're very thankful that the woman is unhurt and we are making arrangements for her to find some of her belongings. officials remi dumpsters serve a purpose and that's to throw out garbage -- nothing else a cyber attack affecting millions of americans coming up... the feds are now investigating a cyber attack that left millions in the dark, plus... we're now hearing from a firefighter injured by a massive gas leak explosion in oregon. why many are calling him a hero. you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news

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mixed together at a sewage plant this mornng. the leak caused a reaction that formed a dark fog over the city. around 11-thousand were forced to shelter in place -- roads were closed and schools were evacuated. the fog has now lifted and the situation is improvig two firefighters were hurt battling this fire in chicago. over 2-hundred firefighters were called out after a wooden pallet shop caught fire. the flames spreading to several nearby businesses. it took several hours...but crews were eventually able to put out the fire. no word on how it started. both injured firefighters are expected to be okay. some people are still cleaning up after a massive explosion rocked portland earlier this week. now one firefighter is being

"next thing i knew there was an explosion - saw the explosion from the basement all the way to the third floor." this afternoon portland fire lieutenant peter saint john says he still can't believe he even survived all of this. he responded after initial reports of a gas leak...and saw gas waves coming from the building. they knew it was serious so his team pulled the fire alarms to get everyone out. firefighters were able to evacuate the building before the explosion saint john's legs were broken during the blast. saint john says he's not sure he's ready to accept his new "hero" title. "i feel like i'm not a hero. i just did what everyone else would've done during that time. it's our job. we're to go in and protect the citizens." sanit john is expected to make a full recovery a powerful 6-point-6 magnitude earthquake struck western japan this morning. thankfully...there is no

you can see at the japanese t-v station....people getting out their cameras. so far there have been no reports of damage or injuries. let's go to 13 first alert meteorologist karla huelga. karla. by sunday, weather patterns begin to shift and change over the valley. high pressure moves south and east as a front and low drops down from the pacific northwest. clouds will begin to build throughout sunday with winds slowly increasing to breezy conditions by the afternoon. high temperatures due to

to the mid 80s and then to the low 80s and upper 70s monday. rain chances have finally seen a drastic change within the forecast. valley rain chances have spiked to 30% and will slowly drop moving into the afternoon. grabbing the umbrella for the kids off to school or for you going to work would be a good precaution to take. if rain does occur, thunderstorms are not likely and light to moderate rain will be common starting on the mountains first and then moving into the valley. by tuesday, we will keep a breeze but partly cloudy skies will change to mostly sunny by the afternoon. high temperatures remain in the

upper 70s through thursday but mainly sunny skies are back wednesday. another rainthe valley by next weekend. so a changing weather pattern looks to be on the way for las vegas . our coats for kids campaign is underway. and...if you've already donated, thank you. 13 action news reporter yasmeen hassan is at the tropical smoothie on jones near the 215 south beltway collecting coats right now. yasmeen/juan salinas the

victims of a cyber-attack today on internet sites such as twitter, spotify and ebay. the attack was on the new hampshire internet provider dyn (dine) it is being called which caused internet traffic to flood and crash sites. and now the federal government is investigating this cyber-attack. the department of homeland security is responsible for our safety in cyber space. they are investigating. it is not yet clear who is

afternoon. the tech giant now saying fake products are being sold on amazon. the serious risk they could pose to you and your family. you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first.

i've seen what can happen as the result of hate. my son matt was murdered in laramie, wyoming, in 1998. he was befriended by two men in a bar who pretended to be gay. they offered him a ride home, and when he was in their car, they robbed him and beat him. they drove matt out to the prairie and tied him to a split-rail fence, then beat him some more and left him for dead. in the aftermath of matt's death, my family saw the best of america in the love and support we were shown. so when i see the hate that donald trump has brought to his campaign for president, it terrifies me. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell ya. ahh, i don't know what i said, uhh, i don't remember. he's a mexican. i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldn't... words have an influence. violence causes pain. hate can rip us apart.

nald trump should never be our president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. apple says it conducted an undercover online sting to try and figure out where the fake products were coming from. not only are 9 out of 10 fakes-- they claim they could also be unsafe for your phone. some customers have even reported the charges catching on fire. th amazon's supplier, and amazon is no longer carrying those products. trouble continues for wells fargo. we're learning more about what employees were asked to do to scam customers -- and why the better business bureau stripped it's accreditation. abc's danya bacchus has the latest former wells fargo employees coming forward... telling how they were pressured into signing up two million customers for programs without

"you had to open 10 accounts every single day." kevin pham, who left wells fargo in 2010, telling the new york times the direction was (gfx)"like lions hunting zebras." (gfx-gma) saying they were encouraged to prey on people who spoke little english, college students and the elderly. the banking giant now under criminal investigation into whether its employees committed false impersonation and identity theft as part of the scam. this-as the better business bureau has dropped (gfx) wells fargo's rating to a c minus and sot: tom bartholomy/better business bureau just about every major bank has had government actions against them, none quite like this one. 00:25 (gfx) the bank has hired a new ceo, paid two- point-six million back to customers, ordered to pay 190 million in fines, and says it ended all product sales goals. in a statement to abc news saying its ""number one priority is making things right with our customers and restoring public trust." danya tag: the question now is will

stay on the banks' record for three years. no word on if the executives or employees would be held accountable under the criminal investigation. danya bacchus, abc news los angeles. right now we are working on all-new stories for 13 action news live at 3-30... including marijuana legalization is a hot button topic. we'll take a look inside one valley facility and what they're doing to keep children from getting their hands on the drug. plus... campaign trail. why new polls suggest donald trump's run at the presidency

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what might happen if isis loses. donald trump lashing out at the president and first lady -- as he continues to lose ground to hillary clinton. legalization but first... we're just three weeks away from voters hitting the polls. and one of the biggest questions hitting nevadans this year...is whether or not marijuana should be legalized. 13 action news anchor lesley marin walked through a marijuana production plant...that's focusing on keeping edibles out of the hands of children.