nearly 9-thousand u-s troops are in afghanistan right now. the leader of isis has released a rare message -- encouraging his followers to keep up the fight for the iraqi city of mosul. abu bakr al-bagh-dadi is calling on his soliders to be resilient and steadfast. and he's even encouraging

now -- intelligence officials are trying to trace the audio recording -- to see if there are any signs to show that al-baghadadi is in mosul. a horrific scene in pakistan this afternoon. a passenger train crashes into the back of another train --- killing at least 19 people and injuring 50 others. you can see the mangled metal... .proving the impact was just devastating. investigators say the driver of the second train -- likely ignored the rail traffic signal and slammed into the other train. it's not clear if hei a developing story out of washington state... sheriff's office detectives believe they"ve recovered the remains of a girl, about four years old.....whose body was hidden in a plastic tote in everett. over those four years....court documents say the mother gave different accounts of what happened to the little girl... including death due to chicken pox and a bathtub drowning. relatives became suspicious of a cooler she kept hidden and

family moved... most recently to the child's grandmother's mobile home . "natasha naranjo/neighbor:ther e were a lot of undercover fbi agents, about seven cars, i left that morning about 10 in the morning. there was no caution tape but a lot of police activity. they were taking out bags of stuff." the sheriff's office is working with child protective services and the washington state department in the investigation. so far...no one has been charged.. scrubbing down their entire "nicu" this afternoon... after babies test positive for a potentially deadly bacterium. leaders say this is the same bacterium found in the hospital's plumbing two months ago... which they only discovered after two babies died. after doctors discovered the two babies tested positive yesterday, all of the pre-mees were immediately moved a children' hospital. officials say so far they have not found any of the bacterium in the nicu, but they closed it

we've told you about drones delivering our packages or helping in disasters. but what about protecting your home. how one company plans to use drones as an alarm system for you and your family. plus... a couple of aussie's pull a fast one on north korean authroties. how they conned their way in to a championship golf tournamnet -- with disasterous results. and.. don't forget to download the featuring live streaming video on demand and incredible weather radar. it's free in the app store and in google play.

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.

ask yourself: if joe heck was on your side, why did he threaten to shut down the government on his crusade to defund planned parenthood? side with the wall street banks when he called nevada's foreclosure crisis a "blip"? and why did joe heck put payday lenders and their shameful interest rates first when he took their money? nevada, it's time to put people before the corporate special interests. it's time to vote no on joe heck. senate majority pac is responsible

a kentucky teenager with epilepsy stuffed in a locker --

videos of the incident to social media. this all happened just before his j-v football game. the video was then posted to snapchat and instagram -- but later deleted. nancy loman/mother of bullying victim) "it was one student that actually put him in the locker, but it was several studet incident." it took school officials about 30 minutes to cut out the combination lock and free the freshman student. the student at the center of this bullying incident was suspended for 4 days and sent to an alternative school for another 30 days. an oklahoma police officer is being called a hero after this traffic stop. the officer pulled over the truck for speeding -- when the driver jumped out -- telling the officer his wife was having a heart attack.

"as soon as i realized what was going on, it was time to act, it was time to go. you don't have a lot of time." the woman was unresponsive as they pulled her from the truck. with the husbands help -- they started c-p-r. within minutes first responders arrived and rushed the woman to the hospital. she is expected to make a full recovery. now to a pair of austrailian pranksters who tricked north korean authorities into believing they were pro golfers. officials thought they were with the australian golf team and allowed them to play in the north korean golf champions :26 "we were actually in beijing at a polo tournament...intitally we just say no. so we said we better go along with this." despite some well made fake blazers -- it didn't take officials long to realize they had been tricked -- the pairs golf skills exposed as soon as they hit the links. :59 "i hit 120 which apparently

brought shame on our families." amazingly -- the pair only finished second to last. let's go to 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield. bryan. high pressure is still holding strong to the valley. mainly sunny skies will be common along with temperatures rising just a little more than yesterday. the valley this afternoon will range between 77 and 83 degrees with winds out of the west/northwest between 5 and 15 mph. as we move into friday, the front we have been monitoring for the past several days will begin to interact with the valley. partly cloudy skies will build but rain chances are not lacking so you can put the umbrella back in the closet. as we move into the weekend, mainly sunny skies come back,

upper 70s and lower 80s and winds stick to 5-15 mph. this pattern literally extends into next wednesday. drones could soon be guarding

switzerland announced a new security system -- it detects possible threats and investigates them with a drone. the drone streams video to your smartphone -- so you can decide

letting people try out the drones next year. in today's healthy living -- we'll take a look at a controversial diet trend. protein shakes and bars are becoming a go to meal for folks looking to shed some weight or eat on the run. now -- new questions about just how effective they really are.

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.

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 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

and an ingredient in energy drinks. they made the discovery after a 50-year old construction worker.. who binged on energy drinks.. contracted hep-c. they say each bottle of his energy drink contained 40 milligrams of niacin.. which is 200 percent more than the recommded daily dose. doctors say they man had been consuming 4 to 5 drinks a day. meal replacement shakes and bars are a growing trend for

good for you? nutritionists say meal replacements can be a great way to jump start weight loss. they help with portion-control, are high in protein... and low in sugar. but experts warn they also tend to lack the fiber and good bacteria needed to keep you healthy. and proten drinks can leave you feeling unsatisfied. dieticians instead suggest moderation-- a shake for breakfast and traditional meals for lunch and dinner. today's top stories and a final check of your forecast! and.. before we head to break.. a look at tonight's abc primetime lineup. at 8 -- grey's anatomy at 9 -- notorious at 10 -- how to get away with murder at 11 -- 13 action news

things... especially when discussing politics. what some local kids have to say about policies... and the presidential candidates. those stories and more on 13 actiosn n. live at 5. high pressure is still holding strong to the valley. mainly sunny skies will be common along with temperatures

mph. as we move into friday, the front we have been monitoring for the past several days will begin to interact with the valley. that does it for 13 action news live at 3:30.. but stay with us for judge judy up next. don't forget.. we're always on at ktnv.com and on our mobile app. we'll see you back here in 60- minutes for 13-action news live at 5. until then.. thanks for watching and have a

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. congressman heck just doesn't care about people like us.

i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. so even though i'm a republican, i won't be voting for joe heck. joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients, joe heck makes no sense. >> judge judy: miss smarty-pants over there said to you, "you're gonna go outside and say something to him?" >> announcer: rumors lead to conflict... >> judge judy: what was your tension with him? >> he recently said that he went to my house and beat me up. >> announcer: ...and conflict leads to contact. >> randy found it necessary to try to reach in my window and hit me. >> judge judy: what did you go outside for? >> 'cause he threatened me with guns in his car, and i had my pregnant girlfriend with me.

you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real. the cases are real. the people are real. the cases are real. the rulings are final. captions paid for by cbs television distribution 20-year-old kody fabroski is suing former friend 20-year-old randy spencer for kicking his car during an argument. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 204 on the calendar in the matter of fabroski vs. spencer. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: all right, mr. fabroski, it is your claim that the defendant kicked your car. >> correct. >> judge judy: you want him to be responsible for the damage to your car. >> correct. >> judge judy: mr. spencer says he did, in fact, kick your car, and he did that in order to protect both himself and his girlfriend. i'm gonna start with you. there was some difficulty that