after 2 people are found dead at an after 2 people are found dead at an apartment complex near hulapai and peace. 13 action news investigative reporter stephenie zepelin is live with the latest. stephanie. right now...north las vegas police are investigating a azure (a jer). police say a motorcyclist was hit by another vehicle. he was taken to u-m-c where he later died. no word on what caused the crash. the driver of the other vehicle stayed on scene and is

and its already affecting drive times for thousands of drivers across the valley. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston talked with a lyft driver about how the road closures are affecting her. its a maze of cones and road construction signs out here-- and with ramps like this one completely closed-- rideshare drivers are having to find different routes. take vo stacey dunagan drives through the spaghetti bowl everyday-- sometimes several now-- she's having to find different routes. for the next couple months-- she's having to find different routes. for the next couple months-- project neon is closing the exit ramps to martin luther king boulevard-- and the 15 southbound and northbound ramps-- connecting to the 95 northbound. dunagan says now-- she has to add about 15 minutes to every ride-- and thats 15 minutes she could be driving another customer., take sot stacey gunagan 13:07:37:12 just getting to the strip or maybe to the airport, it takes a little longer, as far as

13:07:45:26 marissa tag ndot officials are suggesting all drivers to download a traffic navigation app for their phones-- something like waze will help you get around traffic and construction. mk-- 13an. and just a reminder... traffic will be this way until the end of february. the work is all part of project neon...which is a nearly 1-billion dollar...3-point-7 mile widening of i- 15 from the us-95 interchange to sahara avenue. the goal of project neon will the busiest stretch of interstate in nevada. stay with us throughout the afternoon and into tonight. we'll have team coverage tonight on later editions of 13 action news. bringing you the very latest on the impact of "the car-nado". as we move into tonight. rain chances begin to pop in but they will be small; coming in between 5% and 15% for the valley by 11pm tonight.

elevations 9000 ft and above. along with the rain, wind will pick up to breezy conditions and high temperatures fall into weekend. sunday another disturbance will pass to our north. the rain with this system is not looking very organized so the rain potential is very small right now. casino mogul sheldon adelson says he's prepared to walk away from the n-f-l stadium deal. he told reuters quote "the raiders want so much so i told my people tell them i could live with the deal...i could live without the deal...

dont' want it bye-bye.." you'll remember adelson just succeeded in getting a bill passed to start construction on the proposed 1.9 billion dollar stadium... the people who helped bring an n-f- l stadium to las vegas announced plans today to create opportunity for the people who need it most. it's called the community benefits agreement -- and the purpose is to ensure that jobs created by the stadium will go to minorities and under-represented groups. part of the plan guarantees that at least half of the jobs locals. the politicians today made sure to point out these aren't just empty promises. a government oversight board will hold the stadium operators accountable to the agreement. 11:19:21 andy abboud, las vegas sands corporation vice president "this is about opportunity for everybody. this is an opportunity in the case of some of the ex-offenders who have turned their life around. let's give them an opportunity to have a good job and good pay with good benefits." the deal doesn't expire.

right now...authorities are looking for a nevada man...who was found guilty of sex offenses after failing to appear at his trial. police believe selvin zecena-valdez took off after his court date last thursday...up in sparks. under nevada law...the trial continued. a jury found him guilty on sexual assault charges against a minor. a former n-f-l star is sentenced for attempted sexual assault here in las vegas. a famous attorney was in the courtroom to make sure everyone knows what impact it had on the this morning--- civil rights attorney gloria allred spoke on behalf the victims. sharper wasn't in court...he's serving an 18 year prison sentence for drugging and raping as many as 16 women in several cities, including right here in las vegas. this case stemmed from a 20-14 incident --- when two women said sharper drugged them after meeting him at a nightclub here. even with sharper in prison in another state.. allred still wanted to send a

statement brings me to tears even though it's been so long. i have been fighting for almost three years and to not get the opportunity for my voice to he heard in person makes me sick. the judge sentenced sharper to 38 to 96 months for the sex crime here. he must register as a sex offender. a new crime wave is sweeping the country. the latest on a string of smash and grab robberies...netting thieves tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise. but are police an tracking them down? plus... homeowners in one california town are fed up. how they're turning the table on thieves terrorizing their neighborhood. remember chopper 13 is bringing you breaking news fast and first. and a look at today's closing numbers.. the dow was down 30 points, closing at 18,170 a california homeowner tired of

and peace way. 13 action news investigative reporter stephenie zepelin is live with the latest. stephanie. a california homeowner tired of living in a community terrorized a california homeowner tired of living in a community by thieves..

hands when he hears someone breaking into his car. the man says his neighbor called him to let him know there was a woman taking stuff from his car. he decided to do something about it... so he ran out and tackled her to the ground. :05-:10 "get off of me! i don't steal! my parents have plenty of money-- get off of me!" (butted with) greg abrew, tackled burglary suspect) "i'm tired of being ripped off and i'm the man says the woman was trying to throw out bags of drugs she had on her. the woman was arrested and police say she was caught with stolen items and plenty of drugs on her. right now...police in two states are looking into at least 3 separate smash and grab robberies over the past week. and all of them were caught on camera. a-b-c's marci gonzalez has the latest on the investigation. thieves- masked by helmets and armed with hammers?.breaking through the display case of

raton, florida tuesday?filling their bags and getting away - on motorcycles? the third smash-and-grab burglary caught on camera in just more than a week. the other two - in philadelphia.. here you see a man slamming the display case of a wireless store with a hammer last wednesday?loading up his backpack with cell phones.. then tuesday - again in philly- surveillance cameras capture this s-u-v backing into the front of a high-end clothing store?the suspects in that toyota rav4- and a mercedes parked just across the street - the glass?and rush into the store..their hooded sweatshirts- helping to hide their faces? as they get away with arm-loads of suits and accessories?worth 45-thousand dollars. sot: any tip that we can get from the public will be something that can help us in solving this crime and find out who these individuals are who are responsible for this" tag police are still searching for the suspectes in all three cases. mg abc news ny

city apartment complex. more on the dramatic rescues as we hear from survivors about the harrowing ordeal. plus... new rules for the internet. how today's changes will help keep your personal information safe. you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first. stay with us. a construction worker is

the steel truck driver fell into the hole and got stuck at a construction site in a neighborhood in the santa monica mountains. the hole was 50 feet deep. firefighters were eventually able to use a rope to pull him out. at last check-- he was in a major drug bust off the coast of californina. coast guard crews came across this submarine used to smuggle drugs. they seized more than 56-hundred pounds of cocaine

in the past year alone...the coast guard has seized more than 5-billion dollars worth of cocaine. some dramatic rescues this morning in new york city... when a fire ripped through an apartment building. firefighters spent the morning battling the flames that claimed at least one life. a-b-c's marci gonzalez has the latest from rescuers and residents who made it out with just seconds to spare. apartment building in new york city- starting- at 3:30 this morning- ripping people from their sleep gabrielle desonne we woke up to somebody screaming outside 324 fire call 911 . at least one resident killed in the fire- as first-responders rushed to the scene on manhattan's upper east side- finding a man hanging from a 4th floor window? one firefighter lowerering down on a rope?making a dramatic last second rescue firefighter i grabbed him out of the window

they lowered me all the way down to the ground. i just told him to stay calm. when we got down i said i hope you enjoyed the ride. he sort of smiled and he was you know, he was thankful.// especially thankful just seconds later- watching that same rescue-rope --break firefighter right when we got to the ground, we got him off and the rope burned through. //a few more minutes and it would have been a totally different scenario. others- escaping on their ashley henry? all we heard was "police", "police" so we literary threw on whatever was on the floor (looks down) and watching these pple out on the street saying that's my window.. watching them lose their things it's just awful tag- at least a dozen people were injured. investigators are still working to figure out the cause of this fire. mg abc news ny and take a look at this... snow falling in pennsylvania. people living in clinton

snow. that's about 40 minutes south of pittsburgh. some snow collected on the ground but soon melted when the temperature went up. let's go to 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield. as we move into tonight. rain chances begin to pop in but they will be small; coming in between 5% and 15% for the valley by 11pm tonight. by friday 5am, rain peak at 40% and will hold through the afternoon. wide spread showers with possible thunder will be possible along with snow to elevations 9000 ft and above. along with the rain, wind will pick up to breezy conditions and high temperatures fall into the upper 70s. the rain seizes into early saturday morning with more sun planned to start off the weekend. sunday another disturbance will pass to our north. the rain with this system is not looking very organized so

even in the higher elevations it is not looking great. winds will pick back up sunday afternoon. by monday/ halloween, mainly sunny skies return and the winds will die down through the day into a mild wind by the evening. by this time, the front will have moved well to the east and allowed for cool air to filter back into the valley. mid 70s will be common monday with lower 70s tuesday and wednesday. trick-or-treating times on monday (7pm to 10pm) will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s with mainly clear skies from contact 13...

the f-c-c voted today to adopt rules giving you tools to decide how your personal information is used and shared by internet service providers. the rules separate use of information into -3- categories. you can "opt-in" or "opt-out" and there's an "exceptions" category...in order to use your information for services like billing. fear, intimidation and a network of call centers.

millions of dollars from innocent people. what you need to know so you don't become a victim. you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first. stay with us.

millions of dollars. todd walker is breaking down the charges....the arrests...and the frightening

charged in this years-long scam that duped thousands of americans out of hundreds of millions of dollars.. --vo-- today the department of justice announced the indictments against people here in the u-s and in india.. who posed as i-r-s agents.. immigration authorities and other government agents and threatened people into wiring money or loading up pre-paid credit cards... or they'd be arrested.. deported.. or face some other type of punishment. the number of people who have fallen for this is staggering.. more than 2-million have this.. 15 thousand have admitted falling victim.. to a total of 3-hundred million dollars stolen. some people realized the phone calls were scams.. and not actually the i-r-s.. but listen to the lengths these scammers would go to.. to steal your money. --sot-- 9:11:37 when the man failed to respond to repeated phone demands to withdraw money from the bank to pay 4 years of supposed back taxes the scammers called 911 posing as the victim :49 telling the dispatcher he was armed and wanted to kill cops :53 within

officers surrounding the victim's residence where his daughter was home alone 9:12:00 no one was hurt there.. thankfully.. 20 of the 24 suspects here in the u-s have been arrested.. the rest are believed to be overseas. the department of justice wanted to make one thing clear.. they don't make these types of phone calls.. you'll never be asked to pay via wire transfer.. or on a pre-paid debit card. they say if you get one.. hang up and report it. right now we are working on all-new stories for 13 action news live at 3-30... including donald trump continues to gain in the polls...as another batch of hillary clinton's hacked emails are released. what they're revealing about the presidential candidate. plus... what was supposed to be a simple ride-along with police turns into a high-speed chase and shootout. for the first time...we're hearing from the young mother involved in a terrifying

police release body camera video of the moments just before the shootout with the

plus... as the presidential race tightens, both candidates are blitzing battleground states in an effort to get out the vote. this as another batch of hacked emails are released. but first... a live look ((ad lib to traffic camera)) right now car-nado is in full effect. this as more closures are set for tomorrow morning on northbound interstate 15, which typically carries more traffic. it's all part of a 1-billion dollar project to smooth traffic through the spaghetti bowl i it's the busiest stretch of highway here in the state and sees about 300- thousand vehicles daily. that's about one-tenth of the states population. as we move into tonight. rain chances begin to pop in but they will be small; coming in between 5% and 15% for the valley by 11pm tonight. possible thunder will be possible along with snow to elevations 9000 ft and above. along with the rain, wind will