tv Action News 5pm ABC November 16, 2016 5:00pm-5:31pm PST
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people! any exposed outdoor pipes should be wrapped and insulated. outdoor potted plants and pets should be brought inside for warmth. in las vegas we are not going to freeze but elevations above 3,500 feet could and the outlying typical cold areas might by friday morning. because morning lows will be so chilly due to the wind, insulated. outdoor potted plants and pets 3,500 feet could and the outlying typical cold areas will be common. high temperatures look to rise but only to the upper 60s and not all on the same page just this just in--metro police have arrested two men suspected in a
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metro police say they actually caught these guys--daveon hayes they arrested them just moments after a robbey near rancho and west sahara yesterday. police link them to at least six armed robberies in business parking lots and garages on the valley's west side over the last two months. police are still looking for a third suspect. a major development..... that was supposed to bring a much needed boost.... to north las vegas... grinding to a halt!!! and now... some state leaders are wondering..... if "the faraday future electric car plant"..... will ever be finished... 13 action news reporter....
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hi-tech cars... new techonology... but what a difference a year can make. in january -- faraday future, an electric car company had lawmakers and the governor excited by a chance to score a big economic boost to north las vegas. sot our work here is done. the company broke ground on the billion dollar plant at the apex site earlier this year... sot what a great kick off, this is exciting. but now, the plant's future is uncertain... a spokesperson for the company now saying construction is halted, as the company says it needs to refocus resources on having the best car at the today... north las vegas mayor john lee confident construction will continue.. sot we're continuing on. fact is it's giving us a chance to catch our breath cause we were moving at break-neck speed but i can guarantee you everything is going great with faraday. the state would only have to contribute to the project once the company invests a billion dollars... but treasurer dan schwartz is skeptical that will even happen.. sot the real reason is he hasnt paid his bills and he hasnt paid his bills because he
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chinese-backed company to a ponzi scheme.... sot when does it all end... i mean it's a little like, someone said this would make bernie madoff proud. tom george, 13 action news. the henderson police department is hoping to be more transparent..... about crime and department activities!!! the department says.... it's the first law enforcement agency in the state..... to use a federal data portal program. the site provides.... the most commonly requested crime stats collected.... by the f-b-i... plus... information on police force and shootings. a pahrump middle school student was taken into custody.... for bringing a gun to school. a staff member was told about the gun... and.... confiscated the bag.... it was in. police say.... no ammo was in the gun... and... there were no reports of it being used.... in a threatening way. marijuana possession is no longer a crime the clark county d-a's office says it will pursue. the decision comes only a month and a half before recreational
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13 action news reporter david schuman explains why criminal lawyers are applauding the decision. 13:33:36 mace yampolsky, criminal defense lawyer "what i've always said is don't they have bigger things to prosecute than kids getting high?" mace yampolsky says he's defended 30 or 40 people this year against marijuana possession charges. he says it's very rare for anyone facing the misdemeanor to serve any jail time. so he says district attorney steve wolfson's decision to stop going after those cases now -- is an enlightened one. philip kohn agrees. even though having up to an ounce of pot doesn't become officially legal until the new year. 13:41:25 philip kohn, clark county public defender "the voters have spoken and he's going to follow the will of the voters. i think that's what leaders should do." david schuman "it raises the question -- if the da won't prosecute, where does that leave metro? are police still going to go after the people who are technically still criminals for another six weeks? i'll have the answer at 6. david schuman..13 action news." more than....
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in minnesota... the officer who opened fire.... has been charged.... with manslaughter. philando castile was pulled over.... for a broken tail light. and his fiancee..... who live-streamed the aftermath on facebook says.... officer jeronimo yanez shot castile..... as he reached for his wallet. that video went viral... and... sparked outrage and protests. yanez will make his first appearance.... on friday. police in oklahoma city say a deadly shooting in a parking lot at will rogers airport was likely a case of retaliation. worked for southwest airlines. the gunman.. who killed himself after the shooting.. was a former southwest employee. according to police.. the shooting was planned and the gunman knew the victim's schedule and routine. but.. they still don't know if the victim was the intended target.. or picked simply because he worked for the airline. president-elect donald trump's transition teams are at work.... in new york and washington.... but... the process has been called....
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reporters..... for dinner... and this morning... trump railing on twitter.... against "the new york times"... and.... reports of confusion and infighting... but trump and his team say.... they are making.... excellent progress. "the beginning of any transition like this has turmoil because it's just the nature of the process." meanwhile... there are signs of the transition..... making its way to washington... vice president... joe biden.... and his wife.... jill.... welcomed mike pence and his wife to their residence.... and... support.... a smooth transition. republican and democratic senators elected their new leadership today as both sides prepare to do business with the incoming trump administration. republicans re-elected mitch mcconnell as the senate majority leader. democrats chose new york senator chuck schumer as the minority leader. schumer will replace outgoing nevada senator harry reid. right now... president obama is in germany..... as he continues his final trip oversees.... as president. before leaving greece today....
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european allies..... that the u-s is committed to the trans-atlantic alliance..... that has existed..... for seven decades: "you may have noticed the next american president and i could not be more different. "we have very different points of view but american democracy is bigger than any one person." the president also says.... it makes sense for the u-s to support countries..... with democracies.... because history shows..... they tend to be more successful and more stable. even so... his visit wasn't.... without controversy. protested his visit.... to greece. get ready for some huge headaches along parts of the 215 this weekend. part of the highway will be closed in both directions near the airport connector starting friday night.. as crews work on the flyover off-ramp. but that's not all. parts of the 215 will also be closed to anyone not going to the airport this weekend.. so you'll have to go with exits you might not ordinarly use. coming up at 6.. yasmeen hassan tells you how to get around the problem spots.
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we're sorry. we gave you the wrong person." a grieving father... has his heart broken again... when he finds out.... he was given the wrong ashes!!! only 13 action news reporter..... parker collins tells us... how he took home.... a stranger's loved one. brian rightman, given wrong remains 8:23:52-8:24:08 "that's not right. i mean it's bad enough losing somebody, but then when you go and expect a service to be done and saying here's your body oh lost his daughter a few days he had her name tattooed to his arm... right alongside his late wife. he paid hundreds of dollars to have her cremated. he thought he had this time to grieve... 14:56:35 nat lathe he had no idea anything was wrong until he got a call the next day. 8:20:30-8:20:37 "you picked up two urns? i said yeah. well they're not yours. they belong to somebody else.
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someone else's ashes! standup 15:27:50-15:27:58 the urn and the keepsakes have names written on the bottom of them if someone had double checked that before handing this off this could've been avoided no super la paloma rep 15:09:06-15:09:11 "well i apologize profusely. it. the woman wouldn't give us her name. she said the small urns were next to the bigger one and someone just handed all three over... not realizing they were different people. 8:23:08-8:23:17 "i just think that this is really very odd: the way they're handling things. should be shut down." the woman who came to brian's home said this is unusual for la paloma funeral services... brian says he hopes that's true... since it was hard enough for him to go through. parker collins 13 action news. tesla shareholders are getting set to vote on a merger with solar city. ceo elon musk says the deal is all about energy 'synergy'.. but critics aren't so sure.
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to become one-stop shopping for cars.. home batteries.. solar panels and eventually solar roof tiles. i'm confident that solar will beat everything hands down, including natural gas. the i-s-s investment group has given its stamp of approval.. calling the deal a necessary step toward tesla's goal of being an integrated sustainable energy company. solar city.. however.. has a heavy debt at a time when there are cheap competitors. they have $3.4 billion in debt so the question is, is this just a strategic merger or is motives because he's the largest shareholder in solar city.. and is related to the c- e-o. up next.. ues through the eyes of america's favorite t-v judge. i think we've lost something because people are connected to those machines. we'll take you back to hollywood for our exclusive behind-the-scenes visit with
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then.... he just decided..... to take off all his clothes. the suspect caused about a thousand dollars.... worth of damage... but... didn't get away with.... any money. 13 action news is taking you behind the bench again with america's favorite judge. tonight.. judge judy talks about what she believes are the biggest issues facing our nation. 13 action news anchor lesley marin has more from judy's hollywood courtroom. 1139 55-11 4006 when you go to a restaurant you see two people that should be conversing over dinner and bot sitting with their equipment and conversing with someone else i don't understand that ironic-since judy has 1.5 million followers on facebook. but you won't catch her scrolling down her timeline. 1139 40-11 3954 we've lost something with social media i think we lost something because most people are connected to those machines i think eventually man only have two large thumbs because that's all they're going to need to text the isn't an act! watch as during our 10 minute
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order.. 113402 113409 hold on one second...(yells) can we be quiet! okay thank you 1159 16-11 5925 it's who she is you know there was that whole geraldine saying you know "what you see is what you get hunny" and that's her! always telling it like it is. its why her closest friendbyrd the baliff....has stuck around for nearly 30 years! 1159 47-11 5953 it always comes from an honest place and it always comes from a very intellige 48-12 0400 (producer) they look at her as everybody's mom as a judge someone who makes sense and they're just comfortable with her and just like mom-she leaves us with this advice on life. 1133 31 dash 1133 37 the most important thing that we can do during that journey is leave a good footprint (butte) 1134 36 dash 1134 50 and also you're supposed to have a you're supposed to be able to enjoy life it's not supposed to be a drudge from contact -13-...
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"obamacare"... more and more people.... are still signing up. open enrollment for 20-17 coverage... ends january -31-st... with coverage... through at least.... january 20-18. the department of health and human services says... more than.... -3- hundred thousand people... signed up for obamacare... in the -3- days..... after the presidential election. in all... at least.... -1- million people have selected plans... for 20-17. it seems the black friday sales... get longer and longer.... amazon is now offering... what it calls its... "black friday" deals. it's offering bargains... on a variety of products. the company says... some of the bigger deals... will happen.... between "thanksgiving day"... and "cyber monday". one of the biggest mysteries in modern travel is.. what happens to your luggage once it goes behind the ticket counter. to provide an answer ahead of the holiday travel season.. our scripps sister station in milwaukee got to see the inner
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screening process in an automated maze that uses bar codes to get your bag where it's going.. assuming it passes the test. "that red light's indicating that we're gonna put that over to our secondary screening location..." tsa agents then see a 3-d scan of the bag.. and if they can't identify the suspicious object in 60 seconds.. they have to physically look though the contents. the process should take no more than 15 minutes.. but because of a busy holiday travel season coming up.. there ar delays. adlib let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield and '13 first alert weather.' by thursday, the winds will weaken along with high temperatures plummeting about 20 from wednesday. morning lows on the mountain
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near 20 degrees and here in the valley, morning lows will drop in the 40s. the coolest we have been since april 30th. highs will be near 60 which is the coolest high we have seen since march 7th. because morning lows will be so chilly due to the wind, checking your 4 ps is a good idea! pipes, pets, plants and people! any exposed pipes should be wrapped and insulated. outdoor potted plants and pets should be brought inside for warmth. in las vegas we are not going to freeze but elevations above 3,500 feet could and the outlying typical cold areas might by friday
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over again and mainly sunny skies and light winds will be common. high temperatures look to rise but only to the upper 60s and low 70s. monday may bring a small chance for rain with the approach of a new disturbance but models are not all on the same page just yet. our temperatures in the mid 60s. it's now possible to pay off a parking ticket.. and do something good for the community at the same time. but.. there's a slight catch. we'll explain what one city hall is up to.. next. and... at -6- a family hired a moving company. but in the process.. loses a valuable item. when you ask...
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latin superstar.... ricky martin.... is launching his show.... at the new park theater.... at monte carlo. martin says... he's been thinking about a residency.... here in las vegas for years.... the performances kick off.... in april... and... tickets will go on sale monday... november -21-st. nobody wants a parking ticket.. but paying the fines can help a lot of children this holiday season. the city of las vegas is partnering with safe nest for something called the 'toys for tickets' program.
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equal or greater value than the ticket fine. we have more on how it works at ktnv.com. because morning lows will be so chilly due to the wind, checking your 4 ps is a good idea! pipes, pets, plants and people! any exposed outdoor pipes should be wrapped and insulated. outdoor potted plants and pets 3,500 feet could and the outlying typical cold areas might by friday morning. and now... we're finding out where those tigers went and seeing how they're doing since being discovered inside that home. and... here's a look.... at what's coming up.... in tonight's primetime line-up.... right here on abc... at -8-... it's "the goldbergs".... at 8:30... "speechless"... followed by "modern family" at 9:30... it's "black-ish"... at 10... "designated survivor"... and.... we'll see you for action
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tonight, breaking news. inside trump tower. the controversy over members of the president-elect's family and national security clearance. mr. trump's team requesting clearance for trump's son-in-law, jared kushner. ivanka trump's husband now emerging as a top adviser. also tonight, why is the trump name coming off several buildings here in new york city? also, the breaking headline. the deadly police shooting. the horrorla facebook. and tonight, that officer charged with manslaughter. what prosecutors are now saying. the horrific moment on the train tracks. the family inside their truck. the split-second decision that saved them. the murder at an american airport. travelers told to shelter in place. tonight, the possible motive revealed. and the victim, the father of an nfl player. and the breaking images coming in now. the massive and deadly explosion, the home leveled.
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