remember.... the 15 south bound to the 95 north bound is closed. as well as the 15 north bound to the 95 north bound. the 15 north and southbound ramps.... to m-l-k.... will be closed. and the 95 ramp.... to m-l-k is closed... as well. the -1- hundred -20- day ramp closures are needed for demolition..... of a -22- year-old bridge.... over m-l- k. be sure to stay with 13 action news through the rest of the night for the latest on the impact of 'carnado.' you can also find our coverage.. along with detour maps.. at ktnv.com. about arrived..... and.... one of the most popular costumes this year.... the clown. 13 action news reporter..... gina lazara learned.... local clown costume sales are up.... 3-hundred percent!!.... and... that had us wondering.... are police planning anything different this halloween.... in light of.... all the recent clown scares! moses velasquez didn't look twice at the clown section as he shopped for his halloween costume this afternoon. moses velasquez, customer 17:16 just because with what's been going on with all the clown

clowns that's been bothering people and stuff. i don't think it's safe but not everyone shares the same opinion. the owner of star costume near valley view and desert inn says clown mask and clown costume sales are astronomical. marc salls, star costume owner 12:41:09 it has been a substantial upswing in that area to the point where owner marc salls had to order a whole bunch of extras because they that was 200% of what we previously bought but marc is making sure everyone is responsible. and not purchasing the masks for the wrong reasons. because he doesn't want to be terror on halloween night. marc salls, star costume owner 12:28:27 it takes an effort, it has to have an employee get it down and take it and usually we carry it to the front not only that --- but they moved all the masks to the highest section on this wall! marc salls, star costume owner 12:05:28 it was a big move. it went from the lowest level to the highest tear on the mask

me he's been in touch with police almost daily about clown mask sales. so i asked metro if they were doing anything differently as far as patrol goes this weekend because of all the clowns that will be out and about. but they told me no. gina lazara 13 action news. a live look outside... right now.. where some clouds look like..... they're about to dump some rain... in the valley. let's go to 13 chief meteorologist... bryan scofield... when can we expect the rain? 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 chances 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.

and high temperatures fall into and tonight.. another example of people ending up on different sides of the political spectrum you might not expect. 13 action news political analyst jon ralston is here to explain. ----the libre initiative is funded by the billionaire koch brothers and was formed to help republicans reach out to latino voters across the country. daniel garza told me the group race because of what he called uncertainty about donald trump. ----so he was doing the media rounds today for one reason: to help joe heck win the most important senate race in the country, the one that may determine control. i asked garza if he had sleepless nights as the head of a hispanic group trying to prevent the first latina in history, catherine cortez masto, from being elected. 11:58: "man, i'm being

latino community." ----so how much is garza's group doing to try to defeat cortez masto? a lot, they've knocked on 20,000 doors here, made hundreds of thousands of phone calls. in a race that looks very close, in a race where the hispanic vote will be critical, it could make a difference. nevada voters will decide several important ballot issues on november 8th including one that's flying under the radar. backers say... question -4- could save thousands of folks from paying sales tax.... on home medical equipment....

motorized wheelchairs. channel 13 sat down with the man.... behind the initative.... who said.... it's a chance for voters..... to show compassion.... to the sick and dying. "a large majority of our patients have suffered physically, immeasurably. and to make them suffer financially as well, is immoral. doug bennett is a medical equipment owner who supports question-4 and says it's wrong for nevada to financially worker marylynn russum who needs oxygen to live. "and now i went from having a job to where i would probably be considered within a poverty level income. and so it's huge for people like me. bennett says passing question 4 will only affect a small amount of state sales tax revenue. since it's a constitutional change.. it would need to be passed

of the campaign trail... donald trump continues backing his claim.... of a rigged election.. while hillary clinton claims... her track record as senator proves..... she can work across the aisle. two claims.... this week's.... truth-o-meter. ((14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote)) donald trump continuing his claims of a rigged election.. rampant with voter fraud at this cleveland rally over the weekend. trump stating 14 percent of this year. the republican candidate citing a controversial study that was later refuted by the very researchers who collected the data trump is using. ((it's inaccurate but it's not out of thin air. so trump is getting it from somewhere but where trump is getting it from they're kind of messing up the statistic)) that information continuing to make the rounds on the campaign trail.. and leading politifact to rate trump's claim as.. false. (("400 bills have my name on them either as a sponsor or a

you work with folks on the other side.")) hillary clinton touting her record as a new york senator who had her hand in hundreds of legislative bills.. and reached across the aisle to repk done. but when politifact.com started digging into her track record.. they found different numbers which were... ((a little inflated. she's somewhat correct on working with republicans but probably a little exaggerated as well)) politifact finding clint bills, plus an additional 74 she co-sponsored. and roughly 1 in 4 of the bills she and roughly 1 in 4 of the bills she sponsored had support from a republican. numbers that only make clinton's claim... half true.. according to politifact. with just more than a week until election day.. both candidates are expected to hit those crucial swing states.. perhaps multiple times-- trying to sway undecided voters.. i'm todd quinones.. we'll see you next time for another politifact.. fact check up next in financial focus..

we'll show you the latest tourism numbers.. and why they're contributing to what could be another record year. show compared to last year. plus... be wary of the links you clink.... while scrolling down twitter... the malicious bug going around... that can hi-jack your cell phone... and... force it.... to make calls. >> deborah: i'm deborah norville. coming up, wormed tv exclusive.

we've got a choice to make. jacky rosen wants to build an economy that works for all of us, creating good jobs, expanding solar energy, and improving our schools. but with danny tarkanian, you can't escape the sleaze. tarkanian lost $17 million in a failed development scheme and stuck taxpayers with the bill. he even helped set up fake charities used to scam nevada seniors. danny tarkanian's out for himself. dccc is responsible

today.... all of the big local gaming stocks lost ground today except caesars.. which was even on the day. boyd gaming was down 3%. las vegas sands.. wynn and red rock resorts were all down about 1-and a half percent. the las vegas convention and september tourism numbers.. and it's all good. september 2016 was the busiest september on record with nearly 3.7 imllion visitors. that also puts las vegas on pace to beat the 2015 tourism record. convention attendance is up due to large and small-scale shows. mccarran airport also reported its best september on record with more than 4 million passengers going through the gates. federal investigators are stepping in....

how they're working to stop some terrifying calls..... that lead you to think the police are about....

through the front door.. as employees and customers dive out of the way. security cameras started recording the car in the parking lot as it plowed into the store. the woman behind the wheel has been charged with reckless driving. fortunately.. no one was hurt. -20- people are under arrest tonight.... here in the u-s... and... dozens more are charged overseas.... in connection with an i-r-s scam... based out of india. thousands were targeted and extorted.... for hundreds of millions of dollars. abc's.... lauren lyster explains... the co ((nat phone ring)) first there's a phone call and then...the threats begin.... sot joseph: "he gave me a number of money i was owing in back taxes/ and if i didn't comply w/instructions law enforcement would be to my house within thirty minutes to arrest me" on the other end of the line -- a man claiming to be an officer from the irs - giving a badge number and demanding money immediately.

asked to have his identity obscured - says he was under the spell. and within days - was out 25-thousand dollars. one of thousands scammed this way. others, threatened with deportation. sot presser for nearly four years this criminal network used a variety of schemes to trick frightened individuals over the phone by tapping into their worst fears scammers told christine - a california medical sales professional - law enforcement was going to show up at her work the next 7-thousand dollars in purported tax debt related to her cancer treatment. sot: i said you're dealing with someone that's a cancer vicitm here ther'es got to be some level of grace fo rthis - but htere wasn't she paid up and once she realized she was conned... sot: i just absolutely couldn't believe it - i'm a professional woman, i'm an intelligent woman//i'm not the type of person this sort of these calls - do not pay. report it to authorities. lauren lyster abc news los

a washington teenager is under arrest after a practical joke led to a number of bogus calls to 9-1-1. it started with tweets that seemed harmless.. promising cool videos or new music. but a malicious link took over the phones.. forcing them to repeatedly dial 9-1-1. that sent calls to the emergency line every 30 seconds for almost a half hour. "it was frightening. we had no idea it could happen." "once our phone software crashed, we had to reboot that." phones to make the calls stop. the teenager is now facing felony charges.. and could be looking at up to a year in jail if convicted fire a tennessee family is suing amazon.... for -30- million-dollars for negligence... after a hoverboard caused a fire..... that destroyed their home. this is video from january..... when the fire broke out. the homeowner says his.... -2- children were trapped upstairs.... when the fire broke out....

to safety. he says.... amazon didn't warn customers.... about 9 fires started.... by the hoverboard. 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. abc's marci gonzalez has the latest on the investigation. thieves- masked by helmets and armed with hammers?.breaking through the display case of this jewelry store in boca 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 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 - get out?finish breaking through the glass?and rush into the store..their hooded sweatshirts- helping to hide

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 check this out... while we're enjoying fairly warm temperatures.. people on the other side of the country.... this is in massachusetts...... where they got their first snow of the season. it wasn't enough.... to accumulate.. but... it was a reminder to everyone... in the northeast.... that winter is coming. 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 chances peak at 40% and will hold through the afternoon. wide spread showers with

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

right now. 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 co 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 suspicious.... when he gets his car.... back from the dealership... find out what he says spotted on his dash cam video after a tow truck driver picks it up. stay with us. happy halloween las vegas! it's

plenty of parties and fun events happening this weekend. the annual fetish and fantasy ball is saturday night at the hard rock hotel. if you are looking for the wildest party in town, this is the one for you. more than seven thousand people are expected to attend and everyone will be in costume. if you have little ghouls and goblins, you'll want to take them to the haunted reef at mandalay bay. kids in costume will receive a discount all weekend. if would rather hear the roar of engines over screams of to the las vegas motor speedway. the national hot rod association is back this weekend for the n-h-r-a toyota nationals. races include top fuel, funny car, pro stock and pro stock motorcycle. if you want to see the full list of thirteen things to do and our halloween list, just head to k-t-n-v dot com. i'm j-j snyder bee safe and i will see you next week.

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joyride..... when he had it towed.... to get the transmission checked. and.... the driver brought the car to the dealership.... a day late.

checked the dashcam video and he was shocked at what he saw. he says the tow truck driver unloaded the car and took it for a spin around the block. the tow truck company says it was a contract driver who doesn't work for them so it's not their responsibility. police are still investigating. coming up later.. in tonight's.... abc primetime line-up. -8-... it's "grey's anatomy".... at -9-... it's "notorious" -10-... it's "how to get away with on 13 action news... live at 11. this week's.... second helping of "dirty dining". dirty dining isn't just reserved for restaurants. there are also gross grocery stores out there and tonight we've got two of them. two supermarkets where inspectors found unwholesome food, stuff that was spoiled, cockroaches, flies and downright dangerous conditions. dirty dining brings you gross grocers tonight on 13 action news live at 11. that's 13 action news for now... but remember..

and... our k-t-n-v mobile app. "inside edition" is next so stay with us. thank you for watching.. and have a great evening.. - we've learned a lot about how joe heck works. follow the money. he called nevada's foreclosure crisis a "blip" and took almost $700,000 from wall street, including some of the same banks who caused the crisis. and then there's money he's taken from payday lenders who charge 521% interest. heck co-sponsored legislation protecting their predatory practices. add it all up, and joe heck is working for corporate special interests. and that doesn't work for nevada. senate majority pac is responsible for the content

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