Pulled their kids out of school because of threatening social media posts from clowns. In some posts, the clowns have said specific schools they plan to target on certain days. Just today we saw one for Lied Middle School on friday today, ccsd Police Telling us there are no Credible Threats but they say the panic has caused rumors to run rampant and become a distraction in the classroom. Yo d terrorists or whatever. Thats scary. As the rumors drift, the presence grows as to what theyre going to do, when we get back to the bottom of the information, there never was a threat. Coming up at 6 hear how police are tracking these social media posts and why they coming up at 6 hear how police are tracking these social media posts and why they can be a challenge for them. 13 action news is learning new details tonight. About the man accused of setting a house on fire monday night. According to the arrest report. Tony fernandez believed. Drug dealers were out to get him. The report says. When he got to the house Near Civic Center and las vegas boulevard. It was dark so he lit a bag of dog food on fire. To see inside. He reportedly tried to put it out. But. It grew. Out of control. His girlfriend was injured. In the blaze. Tony fernandez is facing charges. Valley home. And. Killing the man inside is in custody tonight. Police say. James farr left his wallet and drivers license behind. In the home. He faces several charges. Including the murder of chad shelton. Sheltons roomates came home and found him dead. From a gunshot wound to the chest. Saturday night police say. A number of items were stolen. Including. At least. Two guns. 13 action news reporter. Mahsa saeidi is digging into farrs criminal past. Shell have a full report. In less than an hour. On 13 action news. A woman and her three children are alive tonight thanks to some firefighters who managed to get them out of their burning home. Contact 13 Investigative ReporterStephanie Zepelin has details near lindell and warm springs. Firefighters say the fire started in the living room area on the first floor of the home behind me. Just after two this afternoon, the Clark County Fire Department was called to a home putting out the fire, while the fire started on the first the race for the white house. Both president ial nominees are running mates tim kaine and mike pence are stumping. In their place. Republican mike pence. Is in battleground state. Pennsylvania. While Hillary Clintons running mate. Tim kaine is right here. In las vegas. At the united brotherhood of Carpenters Training center. Kaine starts speaking at 6 30 tonight. This latest appearance by someone on the president ial ticket shows the clinton and trump campaigns are putting every Electoral College vote on with more on kaines mission in nevada. Kaine is speaking tonight at a rally at the Carpenters Union hall and tomorrow at a Senior Living center. Its the second visit this week by a member of a president ial ticket. Donald trump was here wednesday. Kaines purpose here is about what happens before the election and on election day. People to register to vote. Second, its what to do after they register vote, that is. This just emphasizes how important nevada is in the president ial race and what Hillary Clintons strategy is. She knows what every other major democratic candidate who has run here since 2008 knows the democrats have a registration lead so if they can increase that margin more than. Two dozen republicans are turning their back. Turning their back. On donald trump. The former members of congress released a letter today saying. They cannont vote for. The g op nominee. They wrote. That trump makes a mockery of hillary clinton. But. Organizer Andrew Weinstein says. Some members will vote for the democrat. While others will vote for libertarian gary johnson. Or. Write in a candidate. Breaking right now. Hurricane matthew is pounding florida. This is the most powerful storm to threaten the east coast in more than a decade. Were getting live pictures of floridas coast. Our National Correspondent todd walker is among those bracing for the storm. He is live in vero beach, florida with what its looking todd walker adlib 13 first alert meteorologist Bryan Scofield is tracking Hurricane Matthew from the weather center. Bryan, where is this storm Bryan Scofield is tracking Hurricane Matthew from the weather center. Hurricane matthew is having an impact on the College FootballHurricane Matthew is having an impact on the college Hurricane Matthew is having an impact on the College Football saturday in gainesville. Along with the university of central floridatulane matchup in orlando have both been po those schools are hoping to reschudule later this season. More trouble for samsung. It now seems the replacement phones may not be as a safe as the tech giant thought. Plus. A valley woman fearing for her life. After a stranger leaves a dead cat hanging on her fence. With a threatening message horner i was proud to stand for our country. I will not stand for congressman hardy and donald trump insulting seniors and veterans. Hardy wants to raise the retirement age and said seniors who rely on programs like Social Security are a draw on government and the disabled are a drain on society. Theyre just not for us. Louisville, kentucky. Forcing everyone on board. To evacuate. Thankfully. The Southwest Airlines flight was evacuated. Just as the plane was getting ready to leave the gate. So there were no injuries. But passengers say. It was frightening. Nearly a million of its original note 7s. Last month. The company says. They are investigating. And. A second recall for samsung. May not be. Far off. An update on a disturbing animaly cruelty investigation. Animal rights activists are now offering 6thousand dollars to anyone who can help police find the person responsible for torturing and killing a cat. The dead cat was discovered hanging from a fence post near alta and jones. And the the woman who found it says it was a threat. 17. 01. 13 i said oh my god piece of paper that said, im going to do the same to you 25 where the cat was found says she thinks she knows who did it. Barking the dog that was abandoned on the balcony of an apartment is now ready for adoption. A short time after we aired our first story. Someone took him to the animal foundation. He now has a clean bill of health and is ready for a forever home. From contact 13. An urgent warning. For parents. Infant bathtub slings. Made by Summer Infant are being recalled. Because they pose a risk of injury and drowning. The Company Issued a voluntary recall of the fabric slings. Attached to the lil luxuries whirlpool. Bubbling spa and shower the recalled sling and tub sets were sold. Between october 2 thousand 12 and october 2 thousand 13. At major retailers. Like toys r us and babies r us. And online. Parents can call Summer Infant. For a replacement. So far. There are no reports of serious injuries or drowning. 2 retail giants. Plan to stop selling. A controversial halloween costume. All because some people may find it. Distasteful. Walmart and amazon plan to remove this outfit. From their websites. The costume sparked. Some outrage online. Many say. Its offensive. To the transgender community. We are staying on top of Hurricane Matthews approach to the us coastline. Take a lookrough surf and strong wind gusts are being reported. Power outages are already being reported in floridathousands of customers affected in miamidade, broward, and brevard counties. Also in sarasota and palm beach. In orange county, florida a curfew goes into effect there and Florida Governor rick scottgiving dire warnings to people choosing to stay calling the storm a monsterand saying quotejust think of all the people it has already killed. Haiti deaths now at 264 adlib lets go to chief meteorologist Bryan Scofield and 13 first alert weather. here at 13 action news we want all kids in las vegas to be get down to some Serious Business on some big plans for the Las Vegas Convention center. And an nfl stadium. Well have more on their agenda for next weeks special session. Including one issue item thats being left off the agenda. And. At 6 32. Killed. In one year. At the hands of domestic violence. Tonight. Darcy spears continues her investigation. Into what can be done. To stop those deaths bikers and other protesters gathered outside. The regional justice two billionaires, spending millions to buy a senate seat for joe heck. Smearing Catherine Cortez masto with ads called bogus, highly misleading, and false. As attorney general, its cortez masto who held banks accountable and helped nevada homeowners. And governor sandoval praised Cortez Mastos dedication to fighting sex trafficking. Catherine cortez masto has always stood up for us. Im Catherine Cortez masto the chefinspired panini collection from subway is grilled right before your eyes, in our new panini press. But. Lets start at the beginning the new salami caprese panini starts with genoa salami, thicksliced fresh mozzarella, creamy pesto, and italian bread. Then its pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. The new chefinspired panini collection. Now playing at subway. For a special session. On the proposed nfl stadium and Convention Center expansion. In las vegas. Governor Brian Sandoval says. Theyll focus solely on a proposed hotel tax increase. For those projects. Along with paying for Additional Police officers. In the valley. Sandoval said yesterday. Lawmakers would also consider. Adjusting the hotel tax. To cover a projected shortfall. Thats being setaside. For now. New on 13 action news live at six a suspect is behind bars after a man is murdered inside his home and the house ransacked. Only on 13 action news. Were hearing from the father about his tragic death. And. Heres a look. At whats coming up. In tonights primetime lineup. Right here on abc. At 8 oclock. Its greys anatomy. Followed by notorious. At 10. Its how to get away with murder. And. We will see you tonight. For action news. Live at 11. Thats our news for now. But. Stay with us. For abcs world news tonight. Up next. Remember. Were always on at ktnv. Com and on our free ktnv mobile app. Hurricane matthews approach to the us as a marine combat veteran, i understand the sacrifices our military makes. Our benefits are earned, and we rely on them. Politicians like joe heck should understand that. Narrator joe heck voted to shut down the federal government, risking Critical Services for nevada veterans. And during that shutdown, heck continued cashing his congressional paycheck. His military record deserves respect. Politics before nevada. And that doesnt work for me. Narrator vote vets is responsible for the content tonight, breaking news. Bracing for a monster storm. Hurricane matthew, now growing in strength to a category 4. Ready to strike the east coast. Millions of americans warned to leave before its too late. If you need to evacuate and you havent, evacuate. This storm will kill you. What could be the biggest Mass Evacuation ever, across several states tonight. Powerful bands lashing florida right now, and whats coming here tonight. Millions warned they could lose power. Already more than 100 dead in matthews wake. Rooftops ripped off. Tonight, were tracking the storm hour by hour. Our team of meteorologists and reporters across the storm zone. A special edition of world news tonight starts now