after rain waters pour into their home. right now though... a band teacher.... facing the music. police say.... he took money..... from his own students. if that's not bad enough... it was apparently.... to fund... his gambling habit. 13 action news reporter bryan callahan is live at leavitt middle school where parents and students are just learning about all of this. to get to new york for a performance.. but that task got a little harder last week as the band accused of embezzling some of that money. five months ago... band members at arbor view high school were rallying to keep their band director "justin klarer" from being transferred. 00.00.40.00 "he taught us and raised us to be a family." but just over two months into his tenure at leavitt middle school... "klarer" was behind bars... accused of stealing money meant for a band trip. 04.41.20.00 "they are looking forward to going to new york to perform." ccsd police say

earlier this month. days later... police say "klarer" brought in 850 dollars and the principal told him not to collect any more money. according to the arrest report... klarer took 500 dollars from a student later that week... when questioned about the money klarer reportedly told detectives... "i know this sounds ridiculous, but i forgot." when questioned further... detectives say "klarer admitted to using the money to gamble and pay bills." 04.41.28.00 "all of a sudden it is this teacher taking money." the district says "klarer" has the school sending a letter home with students today... notifying them of "klarer's" arrest and the stolen funds. 04.41.40.00 "it is the fact that he took it from the kids." parents hoping the issue doesn't impact the children's dream trip. they have several fundraisers planned to raise the money they reporting live, bryan callahan, 13 action news. new at -11-.... the clock is ticking.... for the

county says.... they have until.... tomorrow evening.... to claim them. last week.... the horses were seized..... along with several chickens from a home.... near decatur and vegas drive. authorities say... the animals were living... in deplorable conditions.... and... in danger of dying. the animal foundation is housing all of them. in the breaking news center right now, we're staying on top of a mystery. investigators trying to figure out what caused an explosion that killed 14 people in china. aftermath--searchers were still digging through rubble looking for survivors. it happened in a home where investigators say explosives were being illegally stored. 147 people were injured in the area. new details on a disturbing story. police now say there could be more victims who may have been unknowingly recorded in a valley home they rented through air bnb. metro arrested christopher rogers after they say he hid

warm springs and pecos. tonight... roads are still slick..... in some areas of the valley.... after we got a good soaking today. but... we're not done. 13 first alert.... chief meteorologist.... bryan scofield is tracking changes. shower activity will become more scattered and gradually diminish through the rest of today, as the system pushes east of the area. high pressure will then build into the area and bring warmer temps to the area. expect highs in the low 80s a series of systems will start to breaking right now...four people rushed to the hospital of systems will start to affect the area on friday. breaking right now...four people rushed to the hospital

fire in suburban seattle. this massive fire was at at group of condominiums in bellevue--which is about 10 miles from seattle across lake washington. it took firefighters about an hour to get it under control. 2 people suffered smoke inhalation and burns and two other suffered heart attacks as result of the fire. it was a slow and steady rain. but... today's showers were apparent to damage.... one family's home. 13 action news reporter.... marti glaser got a first hand look..... at mother nature's mess. nat up there . up there ...on the top bunk. is where 4 year old caliauni woods usually sleeps. sot not yet but not tonight. that's because the recent rain storm refused to stay outside, instead making its way inside the water seeped through the walls... dampened the ceiling you can see the water bubbles through the paint of cali's room. a hazard nat so tonight... she can't sleep in her own

by the time we found out about this story it was well after business hours... and marti wasn't about to reach the management company. the woods family says when they reached out to the management company... they were told they were sorry for the inconvenience. we'll check with them tomorrow to try to get answers. bail stands at 100-thousand dollars tonight for the mother accused of leaving her gun out.. resulting in a todd shot. police say shaletres townsend had her gun on a chair where children were playing.. and someone accidentally caused it to discharge. the 4-year old was shot in the head.. but fortunately.. the child is expected to survive. a u-n-l-v law professor.... who was attacked and beaten while jogging.... is now in fair condition.... at sunrise hospital. police say.... leslie griffin was suffering from two brain bleeds.... after being attacked -2- weeks ago... by michael mattingly. they say....

times.... before trying to carjack... another woman. new at 11.. we're on the verge of a traffic nightmare that will affect hundreds of thousands of motorists. construction on project neon is shutting down part of a major thuroughfare. 13 action news anchor lesley marin explains why you should fear the so- called "car-nado." 201946 201947 it's been pretty bad... and it's about to get worse. car-nado...starts this wednesday. along for the ride...is joshua ficcara..who works in the middle of the mess. 202044 202050

the brewery..sits on bonanza conveniently underneath the spaghetti bowl..an area that will soon see a lot of detour traffic.. 201122 201128 people will drive by and see a parking lot full of cars...and say hey lets go check it out! tempting... but here's what you need to know about the closures! from wednesday until late febraury....the 15 northbound ramp connecting you to the 95 will be closed! traffic will be rerouted to the mlk fly over...but the mlk off ramp will also be closed.. and add the ramp from 15 south to the 95 to that list! 201225 on the weekends it's pretty busy. so get ready las vegas... car-nado...is just 2 days away... 201235 201240 if i could get a hook out there.. and pull them in.. and they'll come into our establishment. tag: this is all apart of the 1 billion dollar project neon..ndot also says they have two more big closure coming..in 2017 and 2018. lesley marin 13 an as we approach the holidays... be ready for more of these

pirates..... waiting to steal your packages.... from your front door! these victims say... the alleged thieves..... actually followed the delivery trucks..... to watch them drop off the it was a u-p-s delivery.... near pecos and owens.... the other.... a huge fed ex delivery.... near oakey and arville. "it feels like someone comes into your castle, you feel secure and then someone walks in and takes what they want." "pretty gutsy and you're get yours. what goes around comes around" we reached out.... to u-p-s.... they have nearly a dozen tips..... on how to make sure.... this doesn't happen to you... like leaving a note for the driver..... telling them..... to put the package.... in your shed. the other tips are on our website... at k-t-n-v -dot- com. your voice.. your vote in the race for the white house. tonight.. our exclusive ktnv- rasmussen poll shows the presidential race in nevada.. a crucial swing state.. is still tight. our latest survey conducted

donald trump by a 46-to-42 margin. that modest 4-point lead is just outside the 3-and a half percent margin of error. libertarian candidate gary johnson polling right now at just 5%. both presidential candidates have talked a lot about mexico.... this election cycle... and now.... mexican officials are talking back. the country's top tourism official was in las vegas.... today he says... the mexican government is sending officials.... to dispel attacks on mexico.... and... to support free trade policies..... which he says...... helps both mexico and nevada. enrique de la madrid cordero/mexico minister of tourism @55:49 "that the image of mexico from our point of view is not fair. it seems like if we're part of a problem, when we believe that we're part of a solution." cordero says.... some of trump's proposals..... like deporting -11- million.... undocumented people..... would lead to economic havoc...... in both mexico and the united states. we've had several early voters reach out to us to report

their vote for one candidate.. the electronic system flipped it to a different candidate. election officials say the problem comes down to 'user error'.. and systems are in place to make sure a voter's ballot is recorded correctly. president obama is in the middle of a whirl-wind trip from nevada.... to california.... to campaign for hillary clinton.... and today.... he decided to stop by.... "jimmy kimmel live"... where he read some.... mean tweets. 02-10 "barack obama, bro do you even lift?" the president replies: "well, i lifted the ban on cuban cigars. the president will appear on "jimmy kimmel live" tonight..... right after action news. you won't find any halloween decorations..... in tonight's dirty dining.. but... what you'll see ... .. may have you creeped out and scared. from blood splattered..... to creepy crawlies.... running across dishes! and a las vegas family says uninvited guests moved into their home -3- months ago.. and won't get out.

rodents refuse to go putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. and congressman hardy said he supported trump 100%. like trump, hardy opposed legislation to ensure equal pay. and hardy fought to defund planned parenthood, just like trump. ruben kihuen respects women.

to make our own health decisions.

an accident at a it happened at the dreamworld theme park on the gold coast in queensland. it's just after 4 p-m local time there. right now all we know is that there was some sort of emergency on one of the rides. police could not confirm if there were people still trapped on the ride. tonight.... police in iowa are looking for a group of people..... who committed..... a brutal attack... that was all caught on video! and...

the video is graphic. the victim is seen..... being kicked and punched in the head.... repeatedly. but incredibly... he only suffered..... non- life threatening injuries... and... was released from the hospital. police in san diego are after someone in a frightening child abduction attempt who looks like a science fiction character. this is the sketch of the man who tried to kidnap an 11-year old boy. the boy was able to escape his grasp and run for help. police say the man they're after has a distinctive tattoo of an eye on his forehead.. so he should be easy to spot. fed up with people..... stealing his "donald trump" yard signs.. is having the last laugh... thieves now have to work pretty hard..... to get these signs out of the yard..... because they're hooked up..... to a nearby tree..... with fishing wire. one woman is seen..... falling back..... as she tries to run off... with them. and... on friday... he caught someone running onto his lawn and gave chase.... that lasted.... over -5- minutes. the cleanest restaurant in tonight's dirty dining is the one with the most demerits.. but it all comes down to imminent health hazards.

darcy spears found one with a cockroach infestation and another where a kitchen fire was the least of their problems. this picture looks like something out of a halloween horror movie, but it's just bbq king on spring mountain. the dirty dining repeat offender was shut down due to a fire in the kitchen. and you can see from the health district's pictures there was quite a bit of damage. but inspectors found all kinds of other scary things. like many cockroaches on a back room shelf. water. excessively dirty food storage containers and a whole bunch of blood spatter and food debris under hanging pig carcasses in the cooler. /nat swish/ not to be outdone in the creepy department, dukem ethiopian restaurant on sierra vista near swenson was shut down for a cockroach infestation. there were multi-generational roaches crawling on dishes, cutting boards and prep tables. attracted by floors between equipment which were excessively soiled with oil and food debris.

in the kitchen. some were spotted on a customer table in the dining room. /nat swish/ our final imminent health hazard closure came at desi burrito on flamingo near swenson. it was shut down for having no hot water. /nat swish/ the highest demerits--40 and a c grade--were given to therapy. despite that, the restaurant on east fremont and 6th had the cleanest conditions you'll see in this report. 12:06 darcy: we're here because you guys are on dirty dining for the 40-demerit c grade you and we want your side of the story. jared weiss: i didn't even know about that. darcy: you didn't know about that? well you can see there's your c grade right back there, this is the health report. owner jared weiss asked for time to sort things out with his staff, so we came back monday to talk with the general manager--who kept us outside in the rain. 27:43 darcy: you believe the report is inaccurate? maria therapy has filed a formal complaint with the health

26:49 darcy: you don't believe you deserved 40 demerits or a c grade? maria: absolutely no. i think that if it was for 30 demerits, we agree with that but not for the 40. inspectors documented improper handwashing due to handsinks blocked by trash cans. and multiple prepared foods in the walk-in stored past their seven-day expiration date. 19:54 maria: they needed to throw it away and they failed to throw it away. other food was found at unsafe these wooden skewers were stored in a dirty container. and there was bacterial growth the chute. 22:55 maria: it was no, absolutely no bacteria at all. 23:57 darcy: so you're saying the inspector is in error by using that word? m: i do. yes. darcy : so what was the black stuff? m: it is just part of the machine. which she says isn't making ice, just storing it. therapy wants to stay focused on their charity work and supporting the downtown project

and though those are their priorities... 26:03 darcy: do you still want the public to know that you believe the inspector made mistakes? maria: i do. darcy spears: therapy is fighting back but still has a c grade. dukem ethiopian restaurant and bbq king are still closed. desi burrito is back open with a zero-demerit a. darcy spears, 13 action news. another infestation story tonight that you asked us to investigate. a valley man says he's being forced to live with mice all after 3 failed attempts to get them out. aaron gray says exterminators have visited his building on several occasions but the mice keep coming back. to make matters worse.. gray gets state assistance so a case worker alerted child protective services about the mice.. and he now has 14-days to get rid of them. 04.21...23 and we just can't do nothing about it, it's out of our hands 25 and now it's threatening the life of my daughter 04.28 aaron gray management intially told us they had no comment..

gray to move out. it's definitely getting cooler in southern nevada.. but at lee peak.. it's cold enough for this. the spring mountains got a light dusting of snow from the storm that's been passing through. the temps have been cold enough to bring the snow level down to about 10- thousand feet. shower activity will become more scattered and gradually diminish through the rest of today, as the system pushes east of the area. will then build into the area and bring warmer temps to the area. expect highs in the low 80s tomorrow, then mid 80s on wednesday and thursday with partly cloudy skies each afternoon. a series of systems will start to affect the area on friday. the first system will bring push of cloud cover on friday, with slight chances for rain

high temps will drop to the low 80s for friday and the weekend. saturday we will be between systems, but still have a shot at showers with the residual moisture. skies will also stay mostly cloudy over the weekend. by sunday, chances for rain drop and the wind will increase ahead of the next system, which will roll through sund morning. at this point it looks like gusts to about 35- 40mph on sunday. this system will bring a bigger cool-down with high temps dropping to the mid 70s on monday and the winds will stay breezy that

next system, which will roll through sunday night through monday morning. at this point it looks like gusts to about 35- 40mph on sunday. this system will bring a bigger cool-down with high temps dropping to the mid 70s on monday and the winds will stay breezy that day. dropping to the mid 70s on monday and the winds will stay breezy that day. here at 13 action news we want able to stay warm this winter so our annual coats for kids drive is underway. and once again this year, our partner is tropical smoothie. please donate gently used or new children's coats at any tropical smoothie cafe. to find a location near you go to ktnv dot com or tropical the coats to families in need. a man accused of stalking a member of the kardashian klan learns his fate. more on that.. next. and..

that claimed more than a dozen lives yesterday morning..... including the one thing..... the bus driver failed to do....

i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. narrator: 2013: joe heck votes to shut down the government, risking vital services nds of nevada seniors and veterans. but as federal employees like air traffic controllers worked 16 days without pay, joe heck continues to cash his paycheck... even as 244 members of congress refused their pay. joe heck says he deserves it.

over the weekend. authorities say... the driver never hit the brake.... before the crash -13- people died... and... -31- others were injured.... when the bus..... plowed -15- feet.... into the back of a tractor trailer... sunday morning. the bus driver was among those.... killed. the man accused of stalking tv star and model kendall jenner will only face trespassing charges. the homeless man was arrested in august after he followed jenner's vehicle into the driveway of her home. prosecutors sid on jenner for over a year and repeatedly tried to meet her.

vegas residency.... at planet hollywood. -8- more shows will be added.... in april. tickets for those dates go on sale... this friday... at 10 a-m. prices start at... -55- dollars. tickets for game one of this year's world series between the cubs and indians in cleveland are averaging 31 hundred dollars. it may worth it for chicago fans who've been waiting more than 70 years for the cubs to return to the world series.

where the tribe hasn't won a world championship since 1948. we'll be right back.... with a final look.... at your wake-up weather forecast. first.. here's jimmy kimmel with a preview of tonight's show.. right after 13 action news.

it's hard to make the past dissappear, but danny tarkanian is trying. he'd rather you forget about all of his failed runs for congress, senate, and secretary of state. ...and the shady record that killed his chances every time. the property taxes tarkanian skipped out on for years... the telemarketing scammers he represented... all those fake charities he helped set up.

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you spend a lot of time opening doors for these little guys. but congressman heck opens them for these guys -- special interests and the billionaire koch brothers. they spent millions supporting heck, and heck supports their agenda -- special tax breaks even for corporations shipping jobs overseas. worse, heck pays for them by cutting education and raising taxes on us. congressman heck is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible

jimmy, hi, welcome to my dressing room. it's your dressing room! ha ha ha! oh, thank you so much for having me on the show. it's a real big deal for me. my book comes out tomorrow. my show on cbs. "the great indoors" premieres on thursday. my appearance on your show is literally the most important one of my life. >> jimmy: oh. wow. you know, i was going to talk to you about that because we have a little problem. >> oh, your infection flared up again? >> jimmy: no. >> what kind of problem are you talking about? >> jimmy: let's see. it's a -- we got a bigger guest and you're not going to be on the show tonight problem. >> bigger guest? bigger than joel mchale? >> jimmy: oh, quite a bit bigger. >> you got beyonce?