i'm shawn tempesta. now, does your home need a major repair or do you need to quickly sell your home for cash? well, real estate expert, investor and broker for first prime realty group, lathe levada, is back and he's here to show us how you can sell your home for cash. it's great having you. lathe levada: thank you. shawn: let's talk about this. you buy homes. what types of homes do you buy and what types of sellers do you buy from? lathe: i buy unwanted homes from sellers who need to sell quickly. generally, these sellers, these homes have massive repairs or the seller is facing some sort of hardship, such as a divorce, they own an unwanted rental property, and they live out of state, or someone's passed away in the family and they've inherited a property and they just need to sell that property. shawn: now, let's say they had a home that they wanted to be able to sell. why would they sell to you as opposed to doing any other method? lathe: well, i buy homes that generally need thousands of dollars of

i'm shawn tempesta. >> okay, so my throat is a little hoarse. you guys can hear it, right? i got a little bit of that dry sinuses. i'm transitioning into being a resident. this is part of what's happening is this. >> you have the nose. >> i did. i had some dry-nose issues last night, you can hear in here, but i'm drinking a lot of tea. >> i remember when i moved here, i had boulders in the nose. they used to be squishy, and they became boulders. i know it's gross, they're telling me in my ear, but everyone knows it's true. now that's enough of that. >> i wanted to feel well, fitness place that was on the show yesterday, i went to the location on eastern and henderson. that's me. this is fascinating. up above me on the screen is my heart rate. >> no kidding. so cool. >> i went on, at the very end after class, i tried to get up to the orange zone again. by the way, being in the orange zone has a lot of significance. i see why they call it orange theory. this is my instructor karen. she was so great! what i loved about shawn, it pushed me way past what i would have done if i h

i'm shawn tempesta. hi. >> and i'm jj snyder. good morning, everybody. stay with me, shawn. >> i'm dying. >> what's going on this weekend? >> nothing. as little as humanly possible. i got a radar remote saturday. i don't know if i'm doing >> i've been listening on the radio. as i do meyer rands after this show i listen to you. it's like i know >> it's love. >> you do a really good job. >> thank you so much. that means a lot to me. what are you doing this weekend? >> my husband is coming to town. >> oh, that's right. >> we're going to see puppet up. >> oh, yes. it's going to be a lot of friend. >> with my friend, patrick, who was my teacher. so many puppets, i can't wait. >> very cool. i'm glad hubby is coming to town. marsha got -- >> are you ready? the -- >> hillary clinton and donald trump, everybody. >> i would like you to note hillary is on the left. >> i did that on purpose. and trump is on the right. >> trump is on the right. >> i get to step on them all day. it's great. >> you hit a whole new level. >> marsha wins. >> good shop, marsha. first up to

. >> shout out to him, because yesterday, shawn tempesta as many of you saw brought a stray kitten outside of 13 action news inside. >> it was adorable >> not only adorable, but in need of a now home. the people in the office rallied behind this cat. got the cat some milk, which i good thing. but this little creature so malnourished. but steve in our sales correspondent has adopted the kitten. >> he's taken him home and actually -- >> he will have to send in a pick. he may rename him. currently he is at the vet. so the kitten off of valley view boulevard and no a great home. this is good. >> let's move on because we have something exciting lionel richie has added three new dates. >> another show you need to see, jj. >> do you want to go? >> the new shows, new year's eve week. tickets on sale now. there's also shows happening in september and october that are also on show, lionel richie, all the hits place inside the axis theatre inside planet hollywood. the concert and i've heard over and over again it's amazing. >> you have brittany, j lo, lionel. it's the place to be. >> boy, they're doi

i'm shawn tempesta. >> i'm jj snyder. >> it was a personal best for for the first time the community pulled together to help them succeed in their campaign goals. it's going to help create a foundation for better life for all. >> and here with more is vice president of donor engagement in cappas, vice president of volunteer engagement and human resources. good morning, ladies. congratulations on reaching this goal for the first time in six years. this is amazing. >> thank you very much. we're excited to have achieved $7.7 million back into the community. >> that's a nice chunk. >> thank you. >> explain how companies can get involved in being able to help you continue this mission. >> we got fantastic partnerships with over 300 different companies in town. us to run workplace fundraising events and campaigns at each of those companies. and that brings to us 20,000 donors. and those combined gifts help make a difference in our community. >> excellent. >> in addition you have a very exciting event coming up at the end of september. tell me about that. >> yeah. so we have our united way

i'm shawn tempesta. >> i'm j.j. snyder. good morning, everybody. >> feel naked without my pocket square. before we congratulations to steve wynn show stoppers. they celebrated their 500th show last night inside the encore theater. before it closes, it got extended before the end of the year. it was supposed to close next month. it's a testament to an incredible production there. it's very sad that they are going. however, glad they're getting to see it through the end of the year. >> absolutely. it's a great show. >> awesome. >> yes. we have another great thing to update on the stray kitten that you brought into the studio. >> remember kitten? look at kitten. steve in sales has adopted kitten. >> yes. >> what's the name? >> newt. >> newt. he named it newt. newt now has a sibling. steve has taken home the kitten. about the i the way, it was found on the corner of valley view. >> in our parking lot. he's lapping milk! >> this is when we brought him into the he was so hungry and so little. we went to snackers, the mini mart ne

i'm shawn tempesta. >> and i'm jj snyder. i don't know why he's laughing already. >> a case of the mondays. oh okay. >> it's tuesday. >> it's wednesday. >> sure. >> isn't it it's wednesday. >> breaking news, it's wednesday. a long week already. i have, because i've been interviewing -- >> you've been on the road. >> i know. i've been all over this town. he won america's next top model. he -- this last spring won "dancing with the stars." >> he's winning reality shows all over the place. >> he can dance. host coming to chippendales september 22nd. >> how nice. >> i sat down with him yesterday. he's at the beginning of the creative part. he doesn't know if he's going to be or interacting, so it was really neat. he is very confident because he had -- >> oh, there he is. isn't exactly what i looked like when i was cutting my shrubs. >> how is your blister doing from your i want to take care of you. so he -- he is so interesting to talk to, as you know about him, as well. he is deaf, and we talked with his interpreter. so in this

i'm shawn tempesta. >> and i'm jj snyder. good morning, everybody. so news, entertainment news, last night i became a f a banks. >> really? >> i've never really -- i watched a little bit of america's top model. i never tapped into what she is about. >> you never thought about it. >> and you know models, i'm like i don't know, you know, it's all about beauty, and i have to tell you she was in town last night for -- to promote and to gather people to help her with her new beauty line, and it was amazing. it's called tyra beauty. she brought together hundreds of inspirational. she picked ten women to be the face of her beauty line. >> wow. >> yes. and inspired a lot of people to help spread the sales force. and she just -- the woman has a lot going on. she is like -- you know the term girl boss. >> yes. >> holy cow. she is the ceo. but really uplifting. everything was an empowering vibe. i want you to take a look at her. >>ll >> the very first national convention for tyra beauty, my and i don't like to call it a cosmetic company, i call it a cosmetic ex

i'm shawn tempesta. >> it is. good morning. i'm j.j. snyder. i reached a milestone last night. yes, in my journey to become a local of las vegas. >> okay. what have you done? >> well, i was going into work out in henson and i ran into a lovely lady in a parking lot who asked me if i had registered to vote. and i realized i am not registered to vote. this is margaret. she was standing out 106-degree heat getting people to sign up to be eligible. >> she's awesome. >> like dedication. >> no question. >> are you kidding me? so i did. i registereled. it was very easy. it was very exciting. and i learned a couple of things. now is a great time to register to vote. we have this upcoming election in november. so you have from now until october 8 if you want to >> there is three ways to register. or online and in person until october 18. >> so snail mail is good. it's going to take a little longer. get it in by the 8th? >> yes. if you haven't done it yet, if you're new to lose like i am, go to clarkcountynv.gov. margaret, her mother turned 18 the year womenner allowed to vote in this co

i'm shawn tempesta. >> i'm j.j. snyder. >> this just in, big. >> chippen dale's announced their newest guest star. can you do a drum roll? >> thank you very much. >> some people can't do this with tongue roll. let's see how long you can go. >> so cool! going to be starting his limited engagement september 22 through october 16. >> he was a winner on "dancing with the stars." >> he was. >> this guy is fantastic. he can dance. >> they're pulling massive heat. the stars they've been getting, sick. a fresh off "dancing with the stars" champ, boom. >> antonio lauren. >> joey lawrence. >> his problem is that he was having is wherever he goes, he gets noticed and they've told him eat as much as you like. [ laughter ] >> and people will stap caring. >> coming up today on the "morning blend," helping veterans around the country. the local center that works to help others. to circus performing. >> first, it's a party for a cause you can find this and so much more. aid for aids at nevada's 30th annual black and white party. pr

shawn tempesta. >> i'm judgment j.j. snyder. >> coming up today on the "morning blend," fire versus ice. the hockey showdown between nhl stars and local firefighters. >> plus, i go one to one with hell or high water star jeff bridges in minutes. >> very excited for that. first up, this morning football season is back. with dishes like these, renovated sports books. there is no better place to watch than the nearest station casino property. >> here with more is chuck, director of race and sports books. also here is chef steve, assistant executive chef of green valley ranch resort. hi, guy. >> good to be here. >> finally time for football season. >> come in. >> so tell us. you're pulling it all the stops this year. >> renovated five of our boos. the sixth one is in the process. it brings every seat to the 50-yard line. no better place to be if you want to watch football. it's just a great experience for all of our guest. >> renovation. all right. so what happened with the actual seats? you're saying you got better cushier

i'm shawn tempesta. >> i'm j.j. snyder. his desk is dirty. >> a disaster. >> he's creative. i don't know that it's really dirty. it's just full. >> you should see my walk-in closet. it's an ironic name because you can't. [ laughter ] bad jokes in the morning. you're welcome. >> we'll be drumming all day. >> of course. first it's our topic of the day. the list is out. we know who will be on the new season of "dancing with the stars". vying fort trophy. swimmer and filthy liar, ryan lochte. olympic gymnast lohry hernandez. maureen mccormick from "the former taxi star mary lou henner. former texas governor, rick perry. >> by the way, my mother called me this morning. she is extremely excited. derek huff is coming back with mary lou. my mother said i'm so glad rick perry is on. he's so hand s & p. >> he is. we'll radio he have it there. calvin johnson. sippinger baby face, ice. he has nothing to do. race car driver james hinchcliffe and jana kramer. it begins right here. we're asking for early favorites. >> it will start monday night. lochte being on there is really controversia

i'm shawn tempesta. >> i'm j.j. snyder. good morning. >> coming up this morning on the "morning blend," party for a cause. the fun event that helps local animals. >> plus release the super hero inside of you. the springs reserve. >> look at the kids, they're ready to go. >> cute! >> but first our topic for the day, shawn, i went on the set of "who wants to be a millionaire last week." >> the jealousy seeping. >> otherwise you would have been there with me, but you were out of town. but i took your spirit there with me. it's super cool. as you know, it's at the valley las vegas. the coolest thing was the executive producer told me they in connecticut, put it in tractor-trailers, drove it out here, put it down on the jubilee stage, like where the dancers dance, and they had like an inch on one side and an inch on the other. it fit perfectly. >> wow. and does the set look as big as it does on tv? >> i'm saying it looks a little smaller. but it's so impressive because every inch of it is lit up. it's worth going to be in the au

shawn tempesta. >> i'm judgment j.j. snyder. >> coming up today on the "morning blend," fire versus ice. the hockey showdown between nhl stars and local firefighters. >> plus, i go one to one with hell or high water star jeff bridges in minutes. >> very excited for that. first up, this morning football season is back.

i'm shawn tempesta. >> i'm j.j. snyder. >> this just in, big. >> chippen dale's announced their newest guest star. can you do a drum roll? >> thank you very much. >> some people can't do this with tongue roll. let's see how long you can go.