nye county (including pahrump). also for central mojave county (including kingman).> new information on that deadly police shooting in minnesota - that philando castile shot by an officer - his girlfriend livestreaming the encounter on facebook. now that officer is charged with manslaughter and some say the evidence points to racial bias. a-b-c's steve osunsami has more.

gun police now say he shouldn't have fired, killing philando castile in the suburbs of st. paul minnesota? nats you shot four bullets into him sir. he was just getting his license and registration. this morning he's charged with second degree manslaughter, and two felony firearm charges for endangering the safety of both diamond reynolds who recorded the video july 6th, and her four year old daughter in the back seat. sot: no reasonable officer// would have used deadly force under these circumstances. you he girlfriend tell the officer he has a legally owned gun in his pocket. authorities now say the officer starting firing before castille even had a chance to remove the gun. sot: i feel as though that murder to the highest extent of the law is what would be appropriate here/ at the end of the day none of that is going to bring my boyfriend back (crying) the officer tells them he's pulling them over for a broken tailight? but take a

lights were working. over the radio, you hear him share another reason nats officer yanez the two occupants just look like a, people that were involved in a robbery. and you hear what even minnesota's governor says is racism. nats officer yanez the driver looks more like one of our suspects just because of the wide-set nose. police say yanez will turn himself in.> that was steve osunsami reporting. the judge in the case of a former south carolina officer outright not-guilty ruling....the defense team in the murder trial of a former south carolina officer.... yesterday....the prosecution rested it's case against 34 year old michael slager... he's charged in the april 2015 shooting death of 50 year old walter scott.... cellphone video of the shooting recorded by a bystander shows scott being shot five times in the back by slager from yards away.

the state has called 32 witnesses over nine days in the trial.... which is expected to continue into next week. six states across the southeast are dealing with major wildfires. they are burning in georgia, alabama, kentucky, tennessee, plus north and south carolina. the blanket of smoke is so widespread, it's visible from space. and despite the danger, some people are refusing to leave their homes. (lisa smith / refused to evacuate) "this is our home, you know. we just - this is our home. (linda kresl / evacuated homeowner) "the thought of losing everything you own is never a fun thing." officials say the fires are being fuled by unusually dry conditions. turning now to a murder mystery in an upscale new york apartment building. police on the scene pulling evidence wednesday, after finding the a 26-year-old victim's body miles away in new jersey. abc's linzie janis has the latest on the investigation

shallow grave in new jersey believed to be that of 26 year old joey comunale. the hofstra university graduate and avid hockey player left his home in connecticut saturday night to go out in new york city with friends. he was last seen entering this luxury manhattan apartment building at 7am. authorities believe comunale was accompanied to the apartment with two other men and three women-all of whom he just met in the early hours at a manhattan nightclub. in the hours after his father reported him missing?.the apartment complex. police say they found the victim's blood soaked clothes, as well as bloody sheets and towels in plastic bags tossed down the garbage chute. 5528 wabc boyce presser police sot: 22;50;45 we focused then our investigation on the 4th floor of the apartment there. we took into custody an individual who lived there. we're speaking with him now. that tenant is james rackover- the son of prominent new york city jeweler jeffrey rackover? jeffrey has a prominent list of clients including oprah

trump. both father and son reside in this upscale building-where apartments cost more than 2 million dollars a piece. (wn) blonde woman resident of building they had-you know-all the crime scene ppl in the white suits, the crime scene unit, down there, investigating through all of our trash comunale's family devastated this morning and hoping for answers. wabchd1 wabc clean 4-630pm.06 18;17;14 sot father it's a total loss. he touched everybody. he was one of a kind. (crying)> that was abc's linzie janis we're getting a look at the terrifying moments when a train crashes right into a semi-truck stuck on the tracks in georgia... take a look.... the train plows right through... the driver and his wife were inside...seconds before they were able to jump out to safety... sot eli mercado/truck driver: all of a sudden we hear the train coming, so my wife jumps pounding sound with fist) the impact with the trailer

him on the road but by the time he say the "no truck signs" he couldn't turn around and got stuck on the crossing.... thankfully no one was hurt in the crash.. police in massachusetts are reportedly looking for a male driver and female passenger after their car was hit by a train wednesday. the impact split the vehicle in two. police say the pair fled the scene after the incident. the driver was reportedly trying to get away from another motoris the collision with the train occurred after the driver went around the lowered crossing gates. there were no immediate details on injuries. today investigators in central illinois are searching for answers after a deadly natural gas explosion killed one person and injured several others. abc's angelica spanos has the latest on the investigation.

closed. sot - ricky chaney, canton, il "just a massive rumple had a big boom and just everything came crashing down at one time." it happened just before six o'clock, wednesday . a utility worker was killed and eleven others were injured as crews were repairing a natural gas leak. take a close look at this surveillance video from a store in the area. glass is shattered and debris flies everywhere sot - justice johnson, canton, il: "there wa everywhere. it scared the living jesus out of me" sot - hope hopepotsch, canton, il: "just a big like it sounded like a bomb just a big commotion and we all just stopped i just looked out the window that we all ran to the window to figure out what's from the explosion, that left many residents in shock. sot - rachel heath, canton, il: "we never experienced something that loud, it almost felt like an earthquake, very scary very shocking" tag: authorities are

as the investigation continues and the clean up begins. angelica spanos, abc news, new york> ahead on 13 action news.... a grandma sends the wrong text to a stranger ... now the stranger has a new place to call home for the holidays. also... a painting is stolen from a museum but now authorities believe why it was targeted....stealing away a state's rich past..... and.. all new 13 action news app.. featuring live streaming.. video on demand and incredible weather radar. it's free in the app store and

outside the building which houses some of the city's most important artifacts from it's productive past. the painting went missing sometime last week.

shortened work schedule and the director didn't notice the theft until this week. giacomo destefano/paterson museum director: it's an embaressment because we take of dollars, but the historical value, you can't calculate it. the painting of paterson falls dates back to the 1840's and was suppose to go on display this week... after being loaned by a private collector. the artist is unknown and the painting has an estimated value a cute story today out of invitation... for a 17-year old in phoenix teenager. joe bartels explains how it all happened. let's go to 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan

mojave county (including kingman). because morning lows will be so chilly, 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 should be brought inside for warmth. in las vegas we are not going to freeze but elevations above 3,500 feet could and the outlyi cold areas might by friday morning. by the weekend, high pressure will take 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

our temperatures in the mid 60s.> in today's health report... an aspirin every day doctors say it could help maintain a healthy heart but just who should be taking that advice?

ages of 50 and 69 to take a low dose aspirin daily. they say it will help ward off cardiovascular disease. people younger than 50 or older than 70 are not good candidates for a daily aspirin... and should talk to their doctor.

dead and 10 others sick. the lake county health district says it's confident it has everything under control. however they are looking further into 15 industrial businesses that may be a risk and spreading this form of bacterial pneumonia. joe pagonakis is looking into this case.

upon testing that one of the towers was tested positive for legionella bacteria. legionnaires disease cannot be spread from person to person... but lake county health officials are reaching out to 15 other companies within a 1 mile radius of consolidated precision products to determine if there any other industrial water towers that could have spread the legionnaires' bacteria. sot employee were memos issued about what this was and how it happened? sure we had inner office memo's put up on the timeclocks for the employees as well as emails to anyone who has email. sot residents living near within a 5 mile radius my dad's 84 he just got over lung cancer. but some residents like beth berinti who live or have love ones within a 1 mile radius of the plants in believe they should've been told about the within a half mile of plants my parents are elderly it's nice to have just a little bit of prior knowledge. tag again health officials have made it clear they have complete confidence everything we'll be back with a look at today's top stories and a final check of your forecast!

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to receive a crime alert in their email today. telling them to keep an eye out for somebody who may have attacked a girl on campus. police say a girl was walking to a campus parking lot tuesday....when somebody hit her from behind. luckily she was able to get away. an element lockdown today after police say four kids ran from their vehicle with a gun it happened at culley elementary school near washington and jones. officers noticed a stolen car and tried to pull it over about a mile away. all four suspects have been taken into custody. police say all four are under 18. a violent morning on the las vegas strip... someone was robbed and shot outside the peppermill. police had a large part of the parking lot taped off to

they say a man was robbed by two people. he was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital. he's expected to be okay. police are looking for the two suspects. coming up on 13 action news.. live at 5... the company... faraday future... was suppose to be offering a chance for local college students to learn... and one day possibly be part of their workforce. but now... that program is in jeopardy. we'll explain in a live report. that story and more on 13 action news.. live at 5. start across all locations of southern nevada and northern arizona. in las vegas the overnight low, the temperature to 64 in the afternoon, still a few degrees nye county (including pahrump). also for central mojave county but stay with us for judge judy

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>> i was rear-ended and smashed by the defendant, maria delarosa. >> announcer: this driver has no doubt. >> judge judy: did you see ms. delarosa? >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: who was driving? >> she was driving. >> announcer: and what happened next was no accident. >> when i got out to exchange information, i made eye contact. me and her made eye contact before she drove off. >> judge judy: i'm gonna let ms. delarosa dig her own hole. >> i don't know what she's talking about. >> announcer: "judge judy."

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 22-year-old crystal bowers is suing fellow motorist maria delarosa for rear-ending her and then fleeing the scene. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 161 on the calendar in the matter of bowers vs. delarosa. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: ms. bowers, it is your claim that the defendant hit your car... >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: ...and took off. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: i'm gonna let ms. delarosa dig her own hole. when did this happen? >> um, may 19th. >> judge judy: of this year? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: would you step over to the chart? is that your chart? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: so, tell me how you were traveling and what happened, please. >> i was traveling eastbound on