in custody. plus...a nation-wide amber alert is in effect right now for a ten year old girl. more details on the missing girl. but first new at 3-- plans to extend the monorail to the south side of the strip are developers faced a possible roadblock at todays meeting. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston explains why they mave to re- work their plan. developers with the las vegas monorail showed this map to county commissioners today-- showing the route they have planned out for the monorail extension. that extension would take the monorail about a mile closer to a possible nfl stadium. but minutes before the meeting-- the southern nevada water authority notified commissioners-- that the new route travels right over a main water line-- that provides water to the strip.

board for now-- so developers can possibly come up with a new route. 15:43:33 nat sound of sisolak i'm just concerned because this is a very important issue and i want to be on the same page marissa tag developers say this wont affect the timeline of the project-- they say this is just a legal issue. they plan to discuss this again in 2 weeks. mk-- 13an. we did reach out to the water authority who told us they're not oppo they want to make sure there's coordination on both sides. right now -- an urgent nation-wide search is underway for the girl you see on your screen this is ten year old kayla gomez. she's been missing since last night. kayla dissapered from a church in the city of bullard... a small town about 100 miles south of dallas in northeast texas. she has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black t- shirt and a peach skirt.

grave or immediate danger. if you see her -- please call 911. the man accused of killing a little boy won't walk free anytime soon. kenneth robinson was in court today...he's being held without bail. police say he killed a 7 year old boy. robinson is due back in court in december. only 13 action news is speaking with the victim's grandmother -- hear what she had to say at 5. authorities are now investigating this vandalism at an african american church as a hate crime. it happened late last night in greenville, mississippi. you can see someone wrote "vote trump" on the building. there's also a lot of fire, water and smoke damage inside the church. the greenville police chief says this is a form of voting intimidation. they don't have any suspects yet. developing now in iowa, two police officers killed overnight in ambush style

custody. a-b-c's lauren lyster has the latest on the investigation and the startling national increase in police killed by guns. [[script]] the man police believe ambushed two police officers in iowa now in custody. police identifying 46 year old scott michael greene as a suspect -- greene surrendering to state officials this morning in a rural area west of des moines. sot presser: "there's a great sense of relief not just for us as obviously we believe he was targeting office of relief for the entire community" just hours before turning himself in... sot broadcastify possible rifle rounds, there is an officer down at 129th two police officers shot and killed separately in the suburbs of des moines while in their patrol cars according to police - the attacks occurred about 20 minutes apart ----beginning at 1:06am -- ((photo)) the first -- officer justin martin -- shot while sitting in his car on patrol alone. sot: broadcastify (inaudible location) we have another officer hit over there the second killed while responding

sot - these guys were gunned down, sitting in their car, doing nothing wrong these shootings come as officers killed by guns in the line of duty are up dramatically this year by 48%. attorney general loretta lynch reacting at a justice department event today... sot: "we are determined to hold to account anyone who targets police officers simply because they have the courage and the selflessness to wear that badge each and every day tag: at this point the suspect is being charged. on the trail today, tim kaine and bill clinton -- canceling a get out the vote rally in des moines because of the tragic shooting. lauren lyster, abc news los angeles. happening right now -- any minute now democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton will take the stage here in las vegas! she's holding a rally at the plumbers and pipefitters union training center this is a live look.

high stakes of this election and how the election will effect nevada families. tomorrow-- former president bill clinton will also be in las vegas. he'll join d-j steve aoki for a get out the vote performance. we're streaming hillary clinton's rally on ktnv dot com and inside our mobile app right now. trump junior is coming back to las vegas to campaign for his dad. he'll hold a rally tomorrow at ahern manufacturing on west bonanza. he is bringing a special guest, but we don't know who that is yet. continuing our political coverage now -- election day is less than a week away and the gap between the candidates is shrinking the campaigns are scrambling to cover ground in as many battelground states as possible

post national tracking poll shows hillary clinton and donald trump tied 46 to 46. trump spends today in battleground florida. it's been reported that there are fbi inquiries probing virtually all of hillary clinton's inner circle butt to remember it's a rigged system remember its about time clinton is attempting to expand the map. besides l las vegas -- she's also having an event in arizona later in the day. this afternoon we're getting a perspective at how destructive hurricane matthew really was. these images on your screen show something that hasn't happened to florida in years. also up next -- the historic 50th country music awards ceremony is tonight and excitement is building up! what you can expect from the show.

as a marine combat veteran, i understand the sacrifices our military makes. our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. politicians like joe heck should understand that. narrator: joe heck voted to shut down the federal government, risking critical services for nevada veterans. and during that shutdown, heck continued cashing his congressional paycheck. his military record deserves respect. but back in dc, joe heck is putting politics before nevada. and that doesn't work for me. narrator: vote vets is responsible for the content of this advertising.

pictures near saint augustine, florida just released by the u-s geological survey. you can see the sand dune washed away. officials say the storm surge washed over and damaged 15-percent of the sand dunes on florida's atlantic coast. it did the same thing to 30-percent of the dunes along georgia's coastline.. and 42-percent in south carolina. a consumer alert this afternoon -- get ready for crowds if you're flying for thanksgiving. expected to fly over the 12 days around the holiday. that's up about 2-and a half percent over last year.. if that many people actually end up flying.. it will break the previous record set in two-thousand-and seven. the sunday after thanksgiving is expected to be the busiest day. the biggest night in country music is "tonight"! and you can catch it all right here on channel 13! we have an

you then later -- we have a new series of reports on legalizing recreational marijuana... we've already looked at the black market and economic side of things...today we're digging into how it affects tourism.

as you make up your mind, remember -- congressman heck voted 10 times to defund planned parenthood. he even threatened to shut down the government over it. heck took all that money from wall street and predatory payday lenders and voted their way. he even wanted to privatize social security, risking it on the stock market.

the c-m-a its 50th anniversary and organizers say this party tonight is going to be bigger than ever.. a-b-c's elizabeth hur is in nashville with more on what we can expect. ((nat)) "cool pan down shot during mic check!" the stage is almost set.. ((nat)) "brad paisley.. or anyone rehearsing" and the stars.. ready to shine.. ((sot)) reba mcentire: "the thing i am really excited about is i get to sing with a lot of

who's who of country music's greatest.. all in nashvile.. all my memories.. should stay." many of them featured in this special music video.. titled "forever country".. a tribute to the cma's. ((nat)) "forever young" youtube "i will always..... love you.." ((sot)) vince gill: "you know for us the celebrate 50 years of this awards show, it's pretty special." ((sot)) martina mcbride: "they're the awards sh were kids." ((sot)) kelsea bellerini: "we'd go into the living room and it was the no underwood.. call the honor.. surreal.. ((sot)) carrie: "just taking it all in, the magnitude of just being in the room with legendary artists." ((sot)) brad: "so we're gonna have to, we're gonna have to be on our best game to do this and we don't take that honor lightly." a privilege they'll treasure.. honoring the best in this

receiving the pinnacle award.. and dolly parton.. the lifetime achievement award. elizabeth tag: as always.. the night promises a few surprises and so i tried to get the hosts to give us some hints and they'll only tell us.. their opening act is one you don't want to miss.. so be sure to tune in when it all begins at 8 eastern on abc. eh, abc news, nashville. one of those surprises may be this! beyonce is set to perform tonight! no official word be performing though. let's go to 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield. by thursday, clouds begin to build as moisture approaches southern nevada. friday still holds with partly cloudy skies and rain chances holding around 10% for the colorado

drastically the further you go east of the river. there is less than a 10 percent chance of a sprinkle here in the las vegas valley. highs will be back above the normal by 5 to 10 degrees. lows will be above the normal by the same degree. moving into the weekend, mainly sunny skies are back and high and lower 80s and look to hold there into the next work week too. winds will pick up though by sunday and hold into monday. no major rain chances and no major changes are expected with the weather

thursday will be what you get almost every day with minor variations to the skies. thank the world series for a free taco! it's part of taco bell's-- "steal a base, steal a taco" promotion. cleveland indians shortstop francisco lindor stole second

chicago cubs. you can get a free doritos locos taco from 2 pm to 6 pm today. recreational marijuana is on the ballot next week.. but many voters are worried about what kind of crowd it will attract to las vegas. in a special report our own todd quinones travels to denver to see how pot is affecting the tourism there. you're watching 13 action news, where you get breaking news fast and first. stay with us. .

in part -3- of a series of reports 13 action news anchor todd quinones travelled to denver, colorado. he examines who pot is attracting to the state and safety on the roads. a man on a rampage... violently attacking people with a pipe at a popular tourist spot.... a transient... part of so called urban travelers... who.... the police chief says are

legalized pot... trouble like this is why more police are patroling here... and private security gaurds were hired 17:57 this is a major tourist attraction here? yes. and you've noticed a defintite change? absolutely? a change for the worse? yes. constanst smell of marijuana homeless attorney rachel o'bryan has been a leading voice in tightening regulations on recreational marijuana... we met her on the 16th street mall.... about a mile long downtown street lined with shops and she cites a report from denver's downtown convention and visitors bureau.... indicating marijuana consumption... panhandling and safety concerns (pipe video) are among the top complaints from meeting planners across the country... 59:29 my brother in law was in town and he walked down 16th street with his daughter ahd said i will never go back. it was uncomfortable but on the plus side... pot tourists are helping the marijuana business surge. 23:40:10 this is our original

dollar a year industry. brad roddy works with one of denver's largets marijuana dispensaries. 23:41:18 it started here and then it continues into this over here? and it keeps on going. denver's medicine man did close to 20 million dollars in sales last year... attracting tourists like these brothers... they flew in from out of state to legally get high and go to a concert... 6:49 it wasn't like going to buy drugs... it was like going to a store but finding places tourists can tyler henson is the president of the colorado cannibus chamber of commerce. 37:18 the influx of tourists comng in here to colorado have no place to consume this product. most hotels don't allow it.... and outside the privacy of a home... you can't just openly smoke marijuana... su 17:40 technically even though it's illegal to smoke in public i can tell you were are just a stone's throw away from the capital building and we can periodically smell marijuana smoke in the air. so now there is a push to allow

open marijuana smoking. andrew freedman is colorado's pot czar. 54:32 the governor's point of view is you should not allow dual consumption. you should not be allowed to have a beer in one hand and a joint in the other. there are concerns allowing open mixing of alcohol and pot will lead to more dui related deaths. (nat police car door opens) the state has been trying to track the impact legalizing recreational marijuana has had on d-u-i's.... but the data is limited and inconclusive... but colorado state patrol indicates fatal crashes where thc... marijuana.... was found in the driver's blood... has increased 44%... from 55 in 20-13 to 79 in 20-14.... however, that does not necessarily mean the drivers were intoxicated but one thing that is clear... the potency of pot is at all-time high levels.... and that is a point of concern. 19:37 this is not your grandfather's marijuana from the 1970's that had a low

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with election day less than a week away -- donald trump and hillary clinton are making their closing arguments to voters -- including right here in the valley. but first -- developing now -- the man police believe killed two iowa police officers is now in custody. scott michael greene -- turned himself in earlier today. police believe he was the gunman -- in a pair of execution-style attacks. right now -- he's being questioned -- but has not been charged. des moines police sergeant anthony bemiio police officer justin martin were shot and killed -- in separate incidents -- while sitting in their patrol cars. sot/sgt. paul parizek it doesn't look like there was an exchange of conversation, it doesn't look, there definitely wasn't an opportunity for these officers to defend themselves or respond to the attack." investigators say -- the attacks occurred about 20 minutes apart. officer martin was shot while on patrol alone. sergeant beminio was killed while responding to that incident.