marissa kynaston was first to the scene near sahara and lamb.. marissa what do police know right now? when we got here-- this entire block was filled with firetrucks-- neighbors said the flames got pretty high-- we were able to get some cell phone video-- from right after that fire started-- one person i talked with said he was with his friends-- when they saw the fire-- they ran over to make sire everybody was ok. he tells me somebody was already o he told them he had kicked the door in and yelled to see if anybody was inside-- but when there was no answer-- they waited for fire crews to get here. 04:15:36 you can feel the heat from where i was right here, it got big for a second, i though the neighbors house was going to catch on fire again-- police are here investigating-- we're waiting to hear more info from them-- get it. mk-- 13an. also breaking this morning... a police officer is hospitalized, and two people are hurt during wild protests in milwaukee. multiple people were arrested. the police department says protesters threw rocks, bricks

marissa kynaston and parker collins our outside in the middle of all the action. yasmeen is keeping an eye on any problem spots on the roads. but we're gonna start with greg bennett. big question on everyone's mind-- how's our first day fore large mass of dry air filters into the southwest today with support from an area of high build for the first day back to school. expect highs to range between 101 and 106 degrees valley wide with our peak heat on tuesday between 103 and 108 degrees. winds look to be mild but the heat, winds, and sky conditions as your students get to school this morning, they may see some teach shortage... c-c-s-d has hired over 1- thousand new educators. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston is live from matt kelly elementary with more on the new hires. marissa adlibs its been a challenge for the clark county school district to attract new teachers-- but now-- officials say theyre making progress. according to district officials-- their recruiting department used traditional methods-- by going to colleges and universities-- but they bring

we have marissa kynaston out there... as soon as she learns something new, we'll pass that on to you. the last 24 hours have been deadly on the roadways. a third person is now dead police tell us a woman was hit around 9 o clock while walking on eastern near sahara. we're told she was using a crosswalk. the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated. no word if that driver will face charges. a driver is facing charges after a deadly hit and run..in the same area. our crews first to the scene yesterday morning. we've now learned the driver returned about an hour after it happened and turned himself in. this morning..3 people are behind bars accused of torturing a family and setting their home on fire. only on 13 action news...a source telling us...this was a retaliation attack..and one of the victims was a drug trafficker. mario jiminez died in the fire back in november near sherill and lamb. his daughter angelica died weeks later. for days, law enforcement was afraid of more blood-shed in the valley because this is the typ

marissa kynaston is live from mccarran airport-- marissa, how are things looking? take a look at the arrivals been delayed-- some of those flights-- delta-- as a result of those grounded flights. but again-- that has been lifted. take a look at this cell phone video from the lines at mccarran this morning-- this is going to be your biggest concern throughout the morning-- as delta plays catchup. most flights i looked at were minutes to 2 hours-- but be prepared to wait in lines at the check in counter-- and check your flight status before you head to the airport. mk-- 13an. hours after an elderly woman was killed... her family reaches out to 13 action news.. wanting justice. parker collins is live near the washington. parker... you spoke with her relative? parker adlibs scene 8-8-16 parker homicide the rosary every day. she did not deserve to die like this." breaking right now...a faction of the pakistani taliban has claimed responsiblity for a hospital attack that killed at least 63 people. you can see the carnage in this video... people who survived desribed the

marissa kynaston joins us with more. when we got here-- this entire block was filled with this entire block was filled with firetrucks-- neighbors said the flames got pretty high-- we were able to get some cell phone video-- from right after that fire started-- you can see just how high those flames got earlier this morning. neighbors i talked with said they believe this house was empty-- but they werent sure if there were squatters liv inside when the fire started. one person-- said he was here right when it happened. 04:15:36 you can feel the heat from where i was right here, it got big for a second, i though the neighbors house was going to catch on fire metro is here investigating-- that could mean they are checking for any criminal activity. we're waiting to talk with them and get more details. mk-- 13an. breaking right now..unrest overnight..17 arrests were made. at least one officer was sent to the hospital after a rock was smashed through his patrol. another person was hurt after being shot. the protests started

marissa kynaston is live at matt kelly elementary school. and we have yasmeen hassan tracking the roadways, but he's tracking the first day of school forecast! large mass of dry air filters sunny for the next 48 hours 101 and 106 degrees valley wide with our peak heat on tuesday long trough moves in from the high and mid level clouds will at 30 mph. as the trough passes overhead, mid afternoon coming in at 20% chances for showers and possible thunder to the mountains. as this happens, temperatures drop back between 98 and 103 degrees. happening now... bus drivers are getting ready students for their first day of class. parker collins is live at the bus yard near mlk and cheyenne giving us a first hand look. parker adlibs parker adlibs parker adlibs as your students get to schoo shortage..and has hired over 1-thousand new educators. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston is live from matt kelly elementary with more on the new hires. marissa adlibs its been a challenge for the clark county school district to attract new teachers-- but making

but let's start with marissa kynaston who just spoke with one of the passengers. marissa? crews are still working to get the last of the scene picked up-- public works is here because this light pole was knocked over- take a look at this video from earlier this morning-- you can see the van was flipped completely upside down-- i was able to talk with a passenger of the other vehicle-- he says the person in the van was taken to the hospital with injuries-- he says his frie van to make sure he was ok-- and pulled him out while they waited for paramedics-- he says for now-- theyre just glad this terrible crash wasnt any worse. jacob aguilar, passenger 10:48:20 i just remember when we hit, my seatbelt whipped, and i remember looking at him and him pulling the wheel trying to avoid the accident i'm still waiting to hear from police about the extent of dry air puts up a fight for the southern nevada area as expected today with highs ranging between 97 to 102 valley wide along with winds pumping in between 10 and 20 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph much more to the east with the bould

marissa kynaston in the only reporter on scene... marissa that transformer has been smoking for several hours now... is it putting off a smell? marissa adlibs this is the entrance of the water treatment facility-- but it appears the fire is a little bit further back-- you can see some smoke towards the back of the facility. the call came into fire as an explosion-- so fire crews had to get a lot of crews out here-- just in case the fire was large-- and there were a lot of injuries. we did hear over scanner traffic that fire crews plan to let this one burn out-- but they will of course be monitoring the situation. marissa adlibs i'm still waiting to hear from fire officials to learn more information-- and see if there were any injuries. we'll keep you updated as we learn more. high pressure and dry air has hold of the southern nevada area today and clear into next tuesday. degree with central las vegas coming in around 104 by 3pm this afternoon. by the weekend, the valley will be back to the summer sizzle! 106 to 112 degrees! winds wi

we have marissa kynaston out there... as soon as she learns something new, we'll pass that on to you. it's been a rou our roads.. a third person has been killed.. after being hit by a car. police say around 9 o-clock the woman was in a crosswalk on eastern near sahara when she was struck. the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. no word yet who might be at fault. our crews were first on scene when a man was killed in a hit and run in the same area yesterday morning. police say about an hour after the crash the driver came back and turned himself in. metro tells us he will be facing charges. state law. metro tells us the driver will be charge right now.. three suspected killers are behind bars accused of torturing a family, before setting their home on fire.. and leaving them inside. a source is telling us. this was a brutal, high-level retaliation... and one of the victims was a drug trafficker. police say two women were bound, duct taped and burned... and another man was stabbed. mario jimenez died

marissa kynaston is live near rainbow and sahara where this ended. marissa? take a look at this-- you can see the damage done here-- after that stolen car crashed into this gate-- this is where it ended-- but it started about three miles down the road-- at an apartment complex near valley view and sahara. police say-- two men came up to a driver-- shot him in the leg-- then took off with his car. that brings us here-- to rainbow and sahara-- again about three miles up the road-- where they crashed the car. police were able to take both people into custody. the driver who was shot in the leg-- is expected to be ok.

marissa kynaston is at the scene near lake mead and hollywood. marissa what are police telling you? adlib police say-- just before midnight-- a man was shot multiple times-- and now-- theyre looking for at least one suspect. but at this point in the investigation-- police dont know who the suspects are. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. working to repair a gas line henderson. road construction crews hit the line near stephanie and wigwam. northbound lanes of stephanie were closed following the incident. southwest gas hasn't said how long line. take a good look at the man in this surveillance footage. metro is looking for him, because they say he sexually assaulted a hotel employee. investigators tell us he broke into a hotel room on boulder highway near d-i.. over the weekend-- then beat up and sexually assaulted a worker. police say he took off when another employee came to the door. if you recognize the man, or see him anywhere... please call police immediately. right now-- a man is recovering and police say the man told them he did not know the attacker.

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marissa kynaston was fast and one talking with that victim this morning... marissa? i just talked with the woman living inside-- she tells me-- she and her daughter may have caught the suspects off guard. thats because-- she thinks whoever broke into their home-- knew they had plans to go out of town. but at the last minute-- the woman and her daughter decided to stay behind. she says when the break in happened-- somebody kicked their bedroom door in. the mother tells me she was terrified-- she felt trapped-- and surrounded by the suspects-- and would have do 17:03:36:03 that was difficult because my daughter was crying, and i was on the phone with 911, i had my bedroom window opened and i was looking outside, my head was out the window, and i even said it on the tape, i was thinking of taking my daughter and jumping out the window because i was so terrified i didn't know what to do nichole knoepfle she was able to give me a description of the suspects-- she says there were three-- all of them teenagers-- and one of ponytail. mk-- 13an. low pressure that brought the

marissa kynaston is live near boulder highway and tropicana... marissa? you can see how high these walls are-- our cameras caught take a look at the video-- you can see the coyote walk across the street-- then easily jump on top of the brick wall-- eventually-- jumping down-- into somebodys backyard. again-- this happened right after neighbors held a meeting community leaders say right now-- its about education. richard carrillo assemblyman district 18 18:59:09:15 to me, community partner with them, realize that they're not a bad thing to have, because they do take care of rodents that you wouldn't want coming into your home the department of wildlife also gave neighbors tips on how to keep the coyotes away-- i'll have those later in the newscast. mk-- 13an. high pressure from the pacific support it; we will fall back into a drying trend and a major heat up! today, high temperatures will stay rather cooler; ranging between 98 and 103 degrees valley wide. winds will be mild between 5 and 15 mph put of the south/southeast so any major kick up in dust, sand,

and marissa kynaston....is at the scene of a new year's eve officer involved shooting... today we could learn if police were justified in shooting an unarmed man... personal insults... he's launched a twitter tirade. just this morning... trump tweeted he was watching the show "morning joe" --- but then called the female anchor, mika brzezinski, off the wall, neurotic and not very bright. he went on to tweet tat joe scarbourough and brzezinski. this morning nine people are injured after a woman drove through a crowd of people at a concert near cleveland ohio. police say a 74-year-old woman was leaving the concert late last night when she confused the brake with the gas and hit a group of people dancing. this was during a frank sinatra and deam martin tribute injured...six were taken to the hospital and two are in serious condition. police say it appears to be an accident and so far the driver isn't facing charges. if you aren't at your t-v... come back and watch this video. this man in the back of a police cruiser is ejected. he litterally gets sucked out the back window..

marissa kynaston is live near rainbow and sahara where this ended. marissa? take a look at this-- you can see the damage done here-- after that stolen car crashed into this gate-- this is where it ended-- but it started about three miles down the road-- at an apartment complex near valley view and sahara. police say-- two men came up to a driver-- shot him in the leg-- then took off with his car. that brings us here-- to rainbow and sahara-- again about three miles up the road-- where they crashed the car. police were able to take both people into custody. the driver who was shot in the leg-- is expected to be ok. cal-nev-ari is holding onto some monsoonal moisture and whipping it up into southern nevada today. timing changes every hour but so far the common window looks to be between 11am to 4pm this afternoon. the rain chances are small just like yesterday; ranging between 15% and 25% with mainly sunny skies being common for the developing now.. two people are dead after being hit by cars in seperate accidents. megan telles...is live near where the second f

marissa kynaston joins us with more. when we got here-- this entire block was filled with this entire block was filled with firetrucks-- neighbors said the flames got pretty high-- we were able to get some cell phone video-- from right after that fire started-- you can see just how high those flames got earlier this morning. neighbors i talked with said they believe this house was empty-- but they werent sure if there were squatters liv inside when the fire started. one person-- said he was here right when it happened. 04:15:36 you can feel the heat from where i was right here, it got big for a second, i though the neighbors house was going to catch on fire metro is here investigating-- that could mean they are checking for any criminal activity. we're waiting to talk with them and get more details. mk-- 13an. breaking right now..unrest

marissa kynaston is live near d-i and hollywood... with more on this tragic story. friends house-- when that family's pit bull attacked him. 13 action news was able to talk with the family of the child. and neighbors tell us they are still in a state of shock... that pit bull has been taken away by animal control. its not clear yet what will happen to the dog. donald trump gets his first briefing of classified information. and he had his key advisers... retired lieutenant general michael flynn... and new jersey governor chris christie by his side.. just hours before the briefing he held his own "security round table" with his inner circle at trump tower. the billionaire added some members to his staff but he says he's still running the same campaign. "i am who i am. it's me. i don't want to change. everyone talks about oh well i don't want to pivot. i mean you have to be you." trump did not speak to reporters after the briefing, and he has not made a public comment about it yet. but one of trump's aides did talk to the media about the changes within the campaign. an

marissa kynaston, 13 action news. >> several connecticut children are recovering after they were accident happened by electricity at an amusement park. it happened yet police say detectives found electrical issues that are being repaired by a licensed election then there will be a full reinspection of that park. they say underground power lines could have played a role. the park is cooperating with the investigation. >> breaking news right now, metro needs your help finding two stolen nuclear density gauges. the gauges were stolen last week right near valley view and alta they include two radioactive isotopes. anyone who comes into contact with these should use extreme caution. >> check out these incredible pictures. that he knew kitano was in the right place at the right time snapping these pictures from hoobeyingan, new jersey. >> you don't want to be too close to that but cool spot. >> that's why the right place at the right time. be as far away as you can. >> we're seeing the air clear out a little bit. do you think they'll come back. >> oh, yeah, we're not done. as long as that fire

an east valley neighborhood is in shock this morning... 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston joins us live with more on what happened adlib police say the child was at a friends house-- when the family pit bull attacked him. 13 action news was able to talk with the family of the victim. they didnt want to go on camera-- but they did tell us children. judith gorge, neighbor 09:01:14:07 i get really nervous about that because i let my kids around and everyth shouldn't be letting them out that much 09:01:19:27 that pit bull has been taken away by animal control. its not clear yet what will happen to the dog. mk-- 13an. breaking overnight.. it's a troubling... yet recurring trend in the valley. a fight leads to gunfire..and 13 action news reporter parker collins is near bonanza and lamb with what police say happened. parker? this is the scene now police say two men got in a fight they both had guns and started firing at each other at least one of them got hit several times they took him to the hospital the other guy ran away and hasn't been found reporting live parker collins thirteen

kynaston joins us live from part of the procession route-- with more. later today-- this street will other first responders-- all of them-- here to remember justin beebe. 26 year old beebe was originally from vermont-- but was killed over the weekend-- after he was hit by a tree-- while fighting that wildfire in the great basin national park. thats in baker nevada-- about four and a half hours north of here. today-- several agencies will all be a part of the procession-- and provide an escort to the airport-- to get beebe home. he's from vermont-- but was him home-- a hero. again-- beebe's death is a tragic example of how dangerous fighting these wildfires can be. the procession for beene starts at ten-- and you should expect some road closures-- for more on that-- lets get right over to yasmeen hassan. time now is x:xx --- while the west is dealing with communities remain underwater in louisiana..as the death toll is rising. the latest on the severe flooding..is next. raging... you can see here... the fire consumes a cross in devore. we're told crews h

marissa kynaston just talked to a passenger about what happened... marissa, what did he say? you can see still a very active scene here this morning-- one of those cars completely flipped upside down right behind me. earlier this morning medical was called to the scene-- but we're still working to find out if anybody had been transported-- or how many people were injured in this crash. we have seen several people interacting with police-- at one point-- a man appeared to test-- we also noticed a breathalyzer being used-- i want to swing the camera around and show you the other side of decatur-- you can see police have a large part of this road blocked off-- so as traffic starts to pick up throughout the morning-- be aware this may be down to one or two lanes as they continue to investigate. thanks yasmeen. let's get to 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett... ((ad-lib)) dry air puts up a fight for the southern nevada area as monsoonal moisture supported by remnants of javier push into the southwest. cooler temperatures are expected today with highs ranging between 97 to 1

this...after delta airlines was forced to ground some 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston joins us from mccarran with how this is affecting travelers. flights are back up and running now-- but this will cause a ripple effect throughout the rest of the day-- you can see all the yellow on the board-- thats all the delayed flights. delta airlines says they canceled around three hundred flights across the globe today..after its computer system crashed. it was all because of a power outage in atlanta....one of thats when delta grounded their flights. that outage lasted about six hours-- but delays and cancellations are expected to continue-- some travelers here at mccarran are seeing delays from 30 minutes....to three hours. chelsea reynolds, flight delayed it's just aggravating, so annoying, we're just tired and ready to get home already and we haven't even started out flight yet so we got delayed like 2 hours so we'll be here about 12 you might remember a similar outage last month-- with flights during that time. mk--13an. a spirit airlines flight from los angeles to fort lauderdal

marissa kynaston has the impact from all the dust. but let's start with parker collins who was there as the hotel came crashing down. how was it parker? loud wild rowdy even though there weren't fireworks there was a party. chopper thirteen fast and first can show you how huge the implosion was it was the final tower plus i saw huge crowds of people police were herding us off the streets 0:00 - 0:03 nats of explosion didn't give us a countdown or anything for this implosion reporting live parker collins 13 action news. take a lok these cars have been here take a look at this video from earlier this morning-- that dust almost looks like rain coming down. according to the las vegas convention and visitors authority-- there is no health risk from the dust that will fly from the implosion. but that doesnt mean it wont aggravate pre-existing conditions-- so if you have trouble breathing-- or asthma-- be aware that the dust will be in the air throughout the day-- but again-- it is settling. now that both towers have been imploded-- the las

marissa kynaston joins us now from mccarran airport-- with how this is affecting travelers. they are seeing these problems with the computer systems everywhere-- adlib delays for its flights. computer outages have caused headaches for travelers recently- southwest was forced to cancel more than two thousand flights across the country last month. and just like with what we saw with southwest-- the effects from this computer glitch can playing catch up a couple days afyer the tech issues were fixed. if you are leaving town after the weekend-- or know somebody who is-- make sure you check the status of your flight before heading to the airport. thanks marissa we'll check morning. now, let's get to 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett... a dry pattern sets up shop here in the southwest for the next 48hrs. mainly sunny to sunny skies will be common along with highs temperatures a few degrees above normal; hovering between 105 to 110 degrees. winds look to be breezy today but pick up strength tomorrow as we continue to watch tropical storm javier as it by wednesday, clouds wi

following the fire, 13 action news helped raise nearly 7-thousand dollars for the marissa kynaston is live near harmon and dean martin with what makes today's donation even more meaningful. you can see the warehouse was destroyed... and everything inside is gone. later today-- clark county fire department firefighters-- and the holiday emergency assistance team-- will provide 50 backpacks filled with school supplies to the peoples autism foundation. again-- just about a week ago-- the warehouse for the peoples autism foundation caught fire. inside that warehouse-- was back to school supplies for autistic students and their families. if you want to help donate school supplies-- big frog tshirt company on southern highlands parkway is collecting donations-- as well as the space on cavaretta court. hardy is in the hospital this morning, recovering from a heart attack. his communications directors says hardy has undergone a routine medical procedure for a minor heart attack. the congressman is still hopeful that he will be back on the campaign trail later this week. the 59-year-old is run

marissa kynaston is tracking this story for us live from the community... marissa? you can see all the construction equipment behind me-- but later today-- more blasts will be coming from this site. homeowners got notice saying more blasting will be done between ten and noon today-- it will cause even more damage to their home. people living near the construction site say they now have crack in their stucco siding-- their cement sidewalks-- and even their granite countertops. the lawsuit has been filed-- and the lawyers say its a potential class action-- and they say the number of homes damaged-- continues to grow. 06:43:24:00 we have 50-100 homes that have been injured, injuries, within the last 3-4 weeks since the blasts have been going on 06:43:32:12 neighbors say they have called the construction company-- who tell them their blasts are within county standards. mk-- 13an. dry air is starting to break down at the same time high vegas.. do something positive today.. good morning america is next... we'll see you back here for action news (vo) we went to hollywood t

we have marissa kynaston on scene asking questions. she'll have an update at 5. just breaking this morning... a police officer is hospitalized, and two people are hurt during wild protests in milwaukee. multiple people were arrested. the police department says protesters threw and glass bottles at officers. they shattered the window on this squad car. the officer inside was taken to the hospital. one person was also shot during the chaos. police had to use an armored vehicle to rescue the victim. the violence and outrage comes after the death of 23-year-old sylville smith. he was shot and killed by police after a traffic stop. officers say smith ignored orders to put down his gun. chief ed flynnmilwaukee police department it was very fast,

marissa kynaston joins us near d-i and durango with the details. marissa? marissa adlibs intro take a nat hands up, hands up police say the man walking towards the camera-- is 23 year old keith childress. you might remember-- back on new years eve-- metro officers confronted childress shot him-- as he walked towards them. police say they thought he had a gun-- but it turned out to be a cell phone. later this morning-- a fact finding review will take place. childress's family is expected to be at the review. mk-- 13an. bullhead-v an update this morning on the search for a missing man in laughlin. police say this video shows 80-year- old daniel cabrillo at a circle k in bull head city, arizona saturday morning. he's been mising since last us he might be in emotional distruss and need medical help. red-reck search and rescue says cabrillo keeps his money in a red handkerchief.. and when he pays for anything -- he pulls out that red handkerchief. if you see him -- please call police. in just a few hours... the trial for one of the men charged with killing a tee

our crew actually spotted one of the coyotes. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston tropicana and boulder highway with video you'll only see on good morning las vegas. marissa... you can see how high these walls are-- our cameras caught these walls last night-- take a look at the video-- you can see the coyote walk across the street-- then easily jump on top of the brick wall-- eventually-- jumping down-- into somebodys backyard. again-- this happened right after neighbors held a meeting last night-- the department of wildlife spent an hour and a to the them. community leaders say right now-- its about education. richard carrillo assemblyman district 18 18:59:09:15 to me, i think we have to be a better community partner with them, realize that they're not a bad thing to have, because they do take care of rodents that you wouldn't want coming into your home 18:59:22:15 marissa tag the department of wildlife also gave neighbors tips on how to keep the coyotes away-- i'll have those later in the newscast. mk-- 13an. swirl of wind took out part of a home. this morning, debris is stack

just days after they filed a lawsuit, those blasts continue. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston joins from southern highlands with the latest. you can see all the construction equipment behind me-- but later today-- more blasts will be coming from this site. homeowners got notice saying more blasting will be done between ten and noon today-- it will cause even more damage to their home. one neighbor-- who is part of the lawsuit-- says-- she moved here from california-- where she experienced earthquakes-- including the 6 point 7 earthquakes-- including the 6 point 7 magnitude earthquake in northridge in the 90s-- and she says these blasts-- feel just as scary. alyce phillips 06:12:48:27 i thought it was an earthquake, i was about to get under my desk, andth shortly and i kind of knew from being in the northridge earthquake that they last longer 06:12:57:00 neighbors say they have called the construction company-- who tell them their blasts are within county standards. mk-- 1n. developing this morning.. neighbors in centennial hills are beefing up their security after car break-in

marissa tag marissa kynaston 13 action news. at this hour...metro police are searching for a what is believe to be a random attacker who stabbed a man in the neck! it officers were called out to the scene near fremont and bruce. the victim was taken to the hospital, and is expected to be okay. also... police are still searching for a suspect who sexually assaulted a hotel employee... take a good look at the man in this surveillance footage. investigators tell us he broke into a hotel room on boulder highway near d-i.. over the weekend-- then beat up and assaulted a worker. police say he took off when another employee came to the door. if you recognize him, or see him anywhere... please call police immediately. ruptured last night.... reps for southwest gas say that line has been repaired.... it happened last night in henderson when road construction crews hit the line near stephanie and wigwam. northbound lanes of stephanie were closed following the incident. developing news coming out of orlando, florida.... walt disney world i

marissa kynaston has more about how the valley is coming together to help. you can see the warehouse is now just a pile of rubble-- and everything inside-- was destroyed. this was a corporate facility for a local charity autism foundation-- and the flames destroyed thousands of donated school supplies for children with autism. the organization said the school supplies were set to head out to valley children with autism-- right before the first day of school. they would have had to start from scratch-- if it werent for peoples donations. clark county firefighters-- and the holiday emergency with school supplies. mk-- 13an. high pressure begins to move to the east as dry air continues to filter in off the southern california coast today. thanks for watching good morning las vegas.. good morning america is next... we'll see you back here for >>> good morning, america. storm watch. a tropical storm warning for the carolinas. one of three big systems growing in the atlantic. florida's gulf coast also on alert for heavy rain, rip currents and dangerous winds. out

marissa kynaston just go to the scene. marissa, what's going on? you can see still a very active scene here this morning-- one of those cars completely flipped upside down right behind me. earlier this morning medical was called to the scene-- but we're still working to find out if anybody had been transported-- or how many we have seen several people interacting with police-- at one point-- a man appeared to be given a field sobriety test-- we also noticed a breathalyzer being used-- i want to swing the camera around and show you the other side of decatur-- you can see police have a large part of this road blocked off-- so as traffic starts to pick up throughout the morning-- be aware this may be down to one or two lanes as they continue to investigate. mk-- 13an. dry air puts up a fight for the southern nevada area as

over 1500 new teachers are 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston tells us about the unique way the district brought in teachers from across the nation. its been a challenge for the clark county school district to attract new teachers-- but now-- officials say theyre making progress. according to the superintendent-- their recruiting department used traditional methods-- by going to colleges and universities-- but they also really pushed social media. he said more and more classrooms are using technology as a way to learn-- and millenials are in high demand in those classrooms. and the best way to connect with them-- through social much more technology in the classroom, so bringing in these young individuals who have literally grown up with it, will help reach those students of today who were born with it marissa tag the district still has hundreds of positions to fill-- they say theyll continue to fill that throughout the school year. mk-- 13an. coming up... coming up... a new art sculpture in northern eyebrows. why? stick with us. and -- an update on the historic floods taking ove

marissa kynaston here-- at the regional justice center-- where the son of mayor pro tem-- steve ross-- appeared in court. 27 year old shane ross is accused of being involved in a string of robberies. last week-- his family released a statement-- saying shane had battled addiction problems. today-- shanes attorney said he would seek addiction treatment 6:49:49-6:50:17 i'm parker collins in the southeastern part of the valley this is what one family is living in standing water in the kitchen and that's not even the worst of it this is the main entryway where you can still see more of that water and for hours there some of the family's things they say they've had several problems over the past few months. butt to (should all be covered with vo) 10:53:47-10:53:51 hours aftr we put this story marti glaser a man living here is charged in connection with a sex trafficking ring 63 year old david coil was arrested today by metro after a 4 month investigation. investigators say he lured victims in through craigslist police are asking for your help if you have any information about possible vict

marissa kynaston will have the latest in a live report. good morning las vegas! i'm beth fisher. and i'm todd quinones. the time now is ... let's get started with 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett... to filter in off the southern california coast today. as this occurs, temperatures will fall. thursday highs range between 98 and 103 degrees with the weekend yielding mid and upper 90s! the chance for rain only holds for thursday and mainly sunny skies return for the rest of the weekend into next monday. what does hold are the winds. hold onto your hats with friday and saturday due to gusts potentially getting up between

marissa kynaston spoke with passengers.... about their travel nightmare... and... what they want.... from the airline. nat it actually says on the screen that we're boarding, but there's no plane here, so therefore, it's impossible to be boarding passengers-- frustrated-- and confused-- forced to sit at their gate for hours. some reached out to us-- saying their frontier airlines flight had been delayed several times. the resounding theme is that it's totally unacceptable passengers say they were yelled at by frontier employees-- threatened-- and about those delays. some had graduations to attend-- others had medical reasons for traveling.. there was a crowd around the ticket desk, telling at agents, agents were yelling back at us a representative with frontier airlines tells us there were issues with the aircrafts parking brake. in a statement-- they say passengers were offered compensation for their inconvenience and a hotel room. but some say their biggest concern-- was the customer service. i think every single passenger here would have felt better if we felt l

to ground all their planes, for the time being. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston is in the newsroom monitoring how this is airport. they are seeing these problems with the computer systems everywhere-- adlib earlier this morning-- the airline tweeted-- delta has experienced a this morning. they say flights are being delayed. again-- this isnt just at mccarran-- but across the globe-- some passengers are saying theyve had to wait hours for their flight. delta hasnt given any word on when they expect the issues to be fixed. if you are leaving town aft who is-- make sure you check the status of your flight before heading to the airport. thanks marissa we are going to check back in with you later this morning... now, let's get to 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett... a dry pattern sets up shop here in the southwest for the next 48hrs. mainly sunny to sunny skies will be common along with highs temperatures a few degrees

marissa kynaston talked with some of those passengers.... about their travel nightmare!!! passengers snapped pictures of long lines-- others created not-so-comfy makeshift beds-- as delta airlines worked to computers shut down-- causing cancellations-- and major delays. take sot chelsea reynolds it's just so annoying, we're just tired and ready to get home already and we haven't even started our flight yet hundreds of flights cancelled across the world. here at home-- some passengers saying it took them over an hour just to get through the ticket counter line. sot godefroid dijcke traveling from belgium we are worried we're not going to make our connection some passengers-- belgium i said to my wife, i think we stay another day in vegas others more frustrated-- sot chelsea reynolds it's just aggravating but they could agree on this-- passengers said despite the inconvenience-- sot chelsea reynolds, flight delayed i mean it's a headache sot chelsea reynolds they're just apologizing for the inconvenience, which is all they can do, everybody is being super polite about it sot

marissa kynaston was there..... when the victim confronted.... who she believes.... are those.... responsible. take nat i will press charges, and they will be arrested, they could have killed me and my daughter nichole knoepfle says when three young men broke into her home overnight-- she recognized them right away-- the suspects, i know who they are and she believes-- they live just steps away from her home. while our cameras were there happened-- the people she believe are responsible-- pulled up into the driveway. we've blurred their faces to protect the innocent. nat can i look in your house, for my son's shoes, x box, shirts, laptop (i have my own stuff, i don't need your stuff) but when we confronted the neighbors-- nat we don't know what she's talking about they denied breaking into nicholes home. according to police-- just before midnight-- two people scaring nichole and her young daughter. nichole says whoever broke into her home-- thought she was on vacation. the whole thing-- has her scared to be inside her own home. my daughter was crying, i was on the phone with 911,

they took an electronic game and clothes. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston will have more in a live report at five... good morning las vegas! the time now is ... overnight you might have seen the lightning storm...we've been getting in some incredible pictures from viewers. take a look... these pictures are from the north west part of town. with that lightning came some rain.... alert meteorologist greg bennett...he's tracking our rain chances for today... ((ad-lib)) low pressure that brought the late night rain has moved on and drier conditions will not takes it's place. mainly sunny skies are expected with some residual humidity but not enough for rain chances within the city. high temperatures will shoot back up to normal values; ranging between 99 and 105 degrees valley wide. we will hold this pattern into tonight between 10 and 20 mph with gusts between 25 and 35 mph through friday afternoon. temperatures look to slip slightly moving into friday with highs between 97 and 102 degrees along with mainly sunny to partly sunny skies. as we move into friday night and saturday,

kynaston is explaining why some say the change is so important. the goal here-- is to make sure kids are ready to read before they enter first grade. take vo but doubling up on instructional time-- is a big change for both students-- and teachers. one of the challenges-- is to make sure the children can concentrate for that amount of time. administrators say on average-- kindergartners can only so teachers will need to adjust their instructional styles-- to keep these kids focused for the full six hours. pat skorkowsky superintendent 21:09:03:19 we teach them in shorter chunks, and do skills quickly, with a lot of reinforcement on the positive side, to make sure they understand those school experiences and school rules 21:09:12:23 marissa tag parents i talked with said theyre looking forward to the additional instruction time for their kids-- and to save money on daycare. mk-- 13an. "shooting in progress lax" airports in the country sends passengers running for their lives..some out onto the tarmac! "all of a sudden, there was a flood of people sa

marissa whip marissa kynaston morning when five and six year olds started their first day of kindergarten. and for kindergarteners across the district-- its the first day of full time instruction. every classroom in the district will increase the hours in kindergarten-- from three-- to six. administrators hope this will help students better prepare for first grade. the widow of the arizona rancher killed..... during that armed stand-off in oregon..... with the bundy brothers... is now planning..... on suing.... the police and two f-b-i agents. the attorney for la-voy the lawsuit hasn't been filed yet.... but... they are pursuing it.... "with 100-percent certainty." finicum was fatally shot..... during a confrontation.... with officers and f-b-i agents. the officers say.... they opened fire..... after finicum reached for the gun.... inside his jacket. prosecutors determined the shooting was justified... but finicum's family says.... he was quote.... "executed in cold blood." millennials sure to be a driving force at the polls come november -- if they get out and vote. 13 action news politi

and they have a toddler with them. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston confronted the people inside that home. nat knocking do you guys live here uh yeah, why is there a this place out, do you guys live here? come on steph nat door slammed the door slammed in our face-- the people inside this home-- telling me yes-- they lived here-- but according to the homeowners association-- not legally. according to the hoa-- sierra community management-- the home is currently in sierra community management-- the home is currently in foreclosure. the hoa say the people inside-- even have a fake lease. the women holding a toddler-- thats why neighbors reached out to us-- concerned about the childs wellbeing. but according to the hoa-- police cannot make an arrest-- until the homeowner files paperwork. nat you need to get off my property now is this your property that's my question nat door opening you're on my property, i'm not understanding. i don't want you here but my question is, is it your property? yes it is, i have a lease, i pay the bills, the with this sh since i moved to vegas, you all

marissa kynaston was able to talk with other passengers involved.... about how it happened. we watched the other car flip around, i just remember him pulling on the wheel, trying to friends-- still in shock today-- after walking away from a terrible accident. at least two cars crashed earlier this morning-- one rolled over-- landing upside down. aguilar and his friend-- in this other car. he describes those first few moments-- telling me they were hit first-- it felt like we got side swiped thats when their car crashed into the van-- i just remember when we hit, my over to him and i remember him pulling the wheel, trying to avoid the accident aguilar tells me the van then jumped the curb-- crashed through this wall-- hit a light pole that used to be right here-- then flipped over onto the street. it's scary yes the man who called 911 lives just down the sidewalk from the accident-- my room is right here so i thought it was coming through my window he says looking at nobody was seriously hurt-- it looked worse than what it really was and thats how aguilar and his friends are

kynaston shows us what its been like inside mccarren for travelers. take pkg take vo passengers packed into the delta airlines ticketing counter-- some-- saying it took over an hour just to get through this line. but that was just the beginning. delta airlines flights out of mccarran delayed about 30 because of a power outage in atlanta-- that caused their computer systems to shut down. delta airlines-- very active on twitter throughout the morning-- apologizing to passengers-- even helping some with their new flight info. sot chelsea reynolds, flight delayed they're just apologizing for the inconvenience, which is all they can really do, everyone is being super polite about it, it's a headache for everyone, they're all nice marissa tag delta says travelers can get a refund-- but only if their flight is cancelled-- or significn mk-- 13an. thanks, marissa! new today -- the so-called "clock boy" is back in the headlines! coming up -- what the family of the boy is claiming with a lawsuit against school officials. then -- at least one person had to be tak

pulaski is behind bar awaiting trial while the current homeowner is cooperating with marissa kynaston here-- in mountains edge-- neighbors say squatter are living in this home behind me-- they say there have been noise complaints-- complaints-- and increased traffic on their street. but their biggest concern-- they say a toddler is living inside. been called to the home-- but police cant arrest the suspected squatters-- until the homeowner files paperwork. parker whip 11:07:13-11:07:37 take vo at 11:07:18 i'm parker collins on the west side of the valley the new area command is open and a lot of people were excited to see this happen the traffic bureau used to be here but they used money from the city and county plus more than a hundred officers from other the county pulled out of a deal to help give metro another million dollars. a commissioner tells me it's because the city couldn't pitch in the country will be watching senate race in november. not only is control of the senate on the line.,. the seat up for grabs is the one being vacated by harry ralston joins us now with more -- -

kynaston was in court-- and has the details take vo 27 year old shane ross is accused of a string of robberies-- police called them-- the cruiser robbery series-- since the suspect got away on a mot according to the arrest report-- shane told police he needed money to pay for bills and homeowners association fees. the ross family released a statement last week-- saying shane had suffered from addiction problems. today in court-- shanes attorney said he plans to seek treatment for shane-- as part of sentencing. marissa tag shane will appear in court again in october. he could face more charges as the investigation continues. mk-- 13an. breaking right now in the midwest. twelve-thousand homes and businesses in cenral indiana thankfully there are no reports of injuries.. but the damage is extreme. in light of the storms.. vice presidential nominee and indian governor mike pence.. just tweeted he's going home. he tweeted "please keep hoosiers in your prayers" a look at desert doppler for las vegas. not a bit of green on the map. it's a stark contrast from last show..folks saw some rain a

kynaston was there for one of those blasts earlier today. take nat construction take vo this was one of several blasts-- just in the past couple months-- that people living nearby this construction site say-- have damaged their homes. contractors sent out this letter-- telling people about the blasts-- but also adding that homes would be safe. one person says his home backs up against the construction site-- and says his home has damaged by blasts literally 100 yards behind my balcony they've been blasting huge patches of earth and just blowing it right out of the ground marissa tag we did reach out to the company hired for the blasts-- wesco drilling and blasting. we havent heard back-- but again this letter was sent to people living nearby-- it says their process follows state and county laws. mk-- 13an. one of the men charged with killing a teenage boy over an i-pad... has been found guilty on all c a jury found michael solid guilty of first degree murder and robbery charges... after stealing the ipad of 15-year-old marco arenas. arenas w