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voting in clark county before election day next tuesday. there were a lot of people at the boca park location this afternoon but the line was many were hoping to beat what they think will be even longer lines on election day. there are polling places open until 9pm.. so you still have some time to cast a ballot before tuesday. now the biggest question is... who are these early voters.... casting their ballot for? let's head over to.... 13 action news political analyst.... jon ralston.... breaking it down for us. jon... ----it ends tonight, and it looks as if there will be record turnout on the last day, maybe as many as 50,000.
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trump and senate hopeful joe heck. ----the democrats already have a 60,000 vote lead in clark county and surely will add thousands to it to it today. that will make it very difficult for republicans running at all levels of the ballot unless there is more crossover voting than usual. i see no evdience of that so far. ----the real question out there is how many people actually will vote on election day. the election four years ago. if those numbers hold, and if the republicans can't juice election day turnout, it could be a long, blue night for them in nevada. now... here's a look.... at some of the other top local stories.... we're following. 12:15:24-12:15:48 i'm parker collins on the las vegas strip today the paris is back open completely back to normal after
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casino in darkness for about 12 hours they have hotlines set up so that people can get reimbursed not only for their rooms but also for flights as well we're told this started when a construction crew cut the main power line and then the backup generators did not work. marissa whip marissa kynaston here-- a shed behind this house caught fire this morning-- take cell phone fire officials called it a flash fire-- saying it started suddenly-- and got very big-- very quick. neighbors say they even heard explosions. at this point in the generator fuel may have gotten too close to a propane heater. one man was treated for minor burns. david i'm david schuman in downtown las vegas where people are talking about a new slogan for the rtc's bike sharing program that some find too racy and offensive. it's one of four slogans in the ad campaign and the rtc says all four were chosen out of survey results. the commission says it hasn't received any complaints and has no plans to pull the ad.
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and with the election just four days away.. politifact is continuing to fact check the presidential candidates. first up.. hillary clinton claiming donald trump wants to roll back same sex marriage. hillary clinton "if you care about lgbt rights, he wants to undo marriage equality, during a speech in las vegas.. clinton said trump wants to overturn the 2015 supreme court decision allowing same sex marriage. during the gop primary.. trump said he would consider appointing supreme court jus overrule the 2015 decision expanding same sex marriage. and.. politifact hasn't found any evidence of trump's position changing since then.. so.. they rate clinton's claim as true. trump.. meanwhile.. is claiming the media never show the crowds at his rallys. donald trump @???? "i have to put up with some of the most dishonest people in the world - they never show crowds.
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however.. says the size of trump's campaign rallies are widely documented by reporters on social media.. newspapers.. online articles.. photos and video. so.. politifact is rating trump's claim as false. a disturbing scene in south carolina when a woman is found chained up in a cage. now.. another disturbing discovery today and why police believe it coul a grisly crime scene. and two officers shot in the bronx today... what police say happened that led to a shootout with a robbery suspect that left a police officer dead. >> i'm deborah norville.
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i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. i don't know what i said, ahh, i don't remember. narrator: and joe heck says i have "high hopes we'll see donald trump become president." trump: you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. narrator: heck says he "completely supports" trump. i love war in a certain way. narrator: and heck? reporter: do you trust him having his finger on the nuclear button? heck: i do. reporter: why do you say that? heck: why wouldn't i? narrator: donald trump and joe heck.
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voting this election. polls are still open this evening in several locations for another couple of hours--but so far as of six p-m 43-thousand-296 people have voted. and based on the heavy turnout we could see as many 50-thousand people casting early votes by the time the polls close. in tonight's financial focus..
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ground today in what's described as a 'downward drift'.. as opposed to a big selloff. dow down 42 nasdaq down 12 sp500 down 3 allo of the big local gaming stocks finished ahead today except caesars entertainment.. which gave back less than a perce.t mgm resorts was up 2-and a half percent. las vegas sands had a good day.. adding more than 4%. starbucks beat wall street expectations.. reporting a strong 23 percent increase in its 4th quarter profits. better sales.. and there was also an extra week in the quarter. the coffee giant said sales rose 5 percent at established stores in the americas.. including the u-s.. but only climbed 4% globally.. which missed the 4.9% projection. starbucks said the better sales report also got a boost from online shopping.. as opposed to going into a store to buy starbucks merchandise. the labor department is
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claims for unemployment rose by 7-thousand in october to a seasonally adjusted 265-thousand.. the highest since early august. claims still came in below 300-thousand for the 87th straight week. and overall.. more than 2-million americans are collecting unemployment which is the fewest since june of 2000.. and down more than 7 percent from a year ago. the labor department says employers added about 161-thousand jobs last month.. grisly details tonight.... after a woman is found..... held captive in a south carolina storage container.... alive... but... chained inside..... by her neck..... a suspect is appearing in court... and... police are trying to make sure..... they don't have a serial killer... on their hands..... they are looking for as many as..... -4- bodies on the property.... surrounding that container. abc's.... lauren lyster reports. investigators today discovering a body while pouring over this
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for evidence of a possible serial killer's crimes. sot: "this is super tragic - i mean this is bad - we've got a human being that's obviously been killed ((mug)) 45 -year old todd christopher kohlepp -- the listed property owner and a registered sex offender -- ((court ftg)) now behind bars and appearing in court friday...charged with kidnapping... ((nats/sot court)) this after authorities say they found 30 year old kala brown chained up and held captive on his 100 acre property thursday. "he'd always tell me well i'm going over here and get my tractor out and play in my big sandbox." [gfx] acting on a tip, police say they heard brown banging on the inside of a storage container in this wooded area, surrounded by a chain-link fence. brown - chained inside by her neck -- telling police, she had been fed but trapped, padlocked inside the metal locker for two months [[gfx]] brown -- who reportedly cleaned houses for
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her boyfriend charlie carver at the end of august. on thursday, police finding their car at the crime scene, but no sign of carver -- brown told police - she witnessed kohlepp shoot him. sot "we're trying to make sure we don't have a serial killer on our hands." kohlepp was convicted and sentenced to prison for kidnapping in 1987. in court today, no bond was set -- and the solicitor saying he is confident a murder charge will be brought against him...lauren lyster, abc news a new york city police sergeant was killed and another wounded.... while searching for a suspect.... in a home invasion. investigators say... the officers were trying to approach the suspect in a vehicle..... when the gunman opened fire. a second officer was shot in the leg... and... is in stable condition. are you tired of hearing about... the election? what if your choice for president.... could help you land a date... for this weekend? a new medical scare is showing
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see what you need to be aware of the next time you go to the hospital.
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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 for the content of this advertising. where cubs fans still haven't
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turned out to celebrate the cubs' first world series win in 108 years. for one.. it was a family affair. her father died earlier this year.. only months before his beloved cubbies finally broke the curse. ((we believe that he helped the cubs win the world series and he's here in spirit. )) (butted to) ((it's memories its history, it's going to be remembered forever)) the city also dyed the chicago the cubs. one cubs fan..... called the historic win -6- months ago.... when he got a tattoo on his back.... calling the cubs..... the -2- thousand -16- world series champions.... back in may. pretty risky move... but... a move.... that paid off... for him. guilty on all counts!!! that's the verdict for two former allies of new jersey governor... chris christie...
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"bridgegate scandal". that's when..... the george washington bridge was closed... -3- years ago...... causing a traffic mess reportedly.... for political revenge.... against a mayor.... who didn't support the governor. both face up to -20- years.... in prison.... for conspiracy... fraud... and other counts. good news tonight that could keep gas prices from getting out of control. crews think they'll finish reparis this weekend on a pipeline that exploded monday in alabama. it's the largest of its kind in the u-s.. and getting it open again means less of a chance of a fuel and higher prices. one person was killed in the explosion. 4 others are still in the hospital right now. a contact 13 consumer alert..... about..... what you're paying for medicine. we all know.... brand name drugs can be expensive. but... the generic versions may be costing you more..... than they should... too. the justice department is now investigating.... the possibility that some drug a report from bloomberg.... isn't naming... specific drugs.
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looking at around two dozen medications.... made by a dozen different companies. senator bernie sanders and another lawmakers are worried.... price fixing is also happening.... with the insulin..... that people with diabetes.... depend on. they say... insulin prices more than tripled.... between -2- thousand -2- and -2- thousand -13-. donald trump is inadvertantly helping to make america 'date' again. a new dating website is catching fire on the internet called trumpsingles.com. it's exclusively targeting trums one woman says she likes the idea.. and if her date isn't on board with trump.. he's not boyfriend material. carrie heminger >("it would [duration:0:03] completely be a deal breaker, in fact i would open the car door up for you and let you get out.") no dating sites have surfaced so far for clinton supporters. relocate north of the border after the election.. to meet canadians.
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vote democrat..... and you'll go to hell. the catholic church.... in san diego..... put in a recent bulletin.... quote.... "it's a mortal sin to vote democrat." the spokesman for the san diego diocese says... the message.... doesn't reflect catholic teaching... and... is inappropriate. --name: kevin eckery / spokesman roman catholic diocese of san diego "by descending into endorsing one party or another or saying outlandishly that if you vote for one party you'll go to hell is just flat out wrong." on tuesday. something to pay attention to the next time you go to the hospital. a serious.. and sometimes deadly fungal infection is now in the u-s for the first time ever. this is "candida auris" under the microscope. the c-d-c says the fungus shows up in hospitals.. and it's resistant to drugs. there have been 13 cases in the u-s since 2013 in the four states you see here.
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this weekend will be fairly nice in las vegas with light as we head into next week high pressure stays put and keeps our weather practically the same we will not notice much of a change until possibly late next week or into next weekend as we might cool off some. but that is still over a week
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be around a while. it was a scandalous murder mystery....
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cost a congressman.... his job! tonight.. new information on the relationship between former intern chandra levy and congressman gary condit.. and what new recordings are revealing.
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congressman gary condit. and... for the first time... the woman who blew the case wide open.... speaks out. this simple storage unit doesn't look like much? nat: deborah roberts: this is the // deborah roberts: where did you put the recorder? babs proller: i had the recorder right here behind that plastic bin. // ?but it was right here that this mysterious woman sprang a bizarre sting operation that would blow the doors off one of the biggest scandals our nation's capital has ever seen? we're talking about the chandra levy murder case- nat news pops a story that captured the nation with a riveting combination of sex, politics, and police procedure - a story that devastated a family - nats dr. levy crumbling in susan's arms
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aspiring congressman - connie chung/pt intv: may i ask you, was it a sexual relationship? // and - now, because of this woman, is an unsolved mystery?once more. her name is babs proller, a small time actress. that's her, on the right behind kevin spacey, on house of cards. [nats house of cards] babs agreed to tell 2020 her story. deborah roberts: some people are wondering why you did this. babs proller: i only started taping because i truly was afraid // 20/20 has obtained seven hours of conversations between babs and her new (audio recording) morales: i did, i did my time.// ?the prison snitch so crucial to the chandra levy investigation (audio recording) proller: you said he didn't mean to kill her, he robbed her? morales: well, no. he's in the cell with me. you think he's going to tell me he meant to do that? come on. hello? duh.// you can see that entire report on 20- 20 at 10:00.. right here on channel 13. also in tonight's abc primetime lineup.. 8:00 - last man standing 8:30 -
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20/20 then on 13 action news.. live at 11.. contact 13 chief investigator darcy spears is breaking down the valley's top 10 most dangerous locations.. and why they could delay help when you need it most. that's 13 action news for now.. but remember.. we're always on.... at k-t-n-v dot com.. and... our k-t-n-v mobile app.
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>> container from hell. held captive. chained like a dog inside a storage container just like this one for two months. and the accused kidnapper. has he been a monster since childhood. and then megyn bombshell book. the shocking revelation. and -- >> melania trump. >> fallout over melania denouncing cyber bullying. wait until you see what bill clinton is saying about her. beyonce backlash. plus, heart break for singer michael buble. his 3-year-old has cancer. and prince harry's princess

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