Impeachment trial. So what does this mean for the president . And the support within his own party . All that plus, stunning death, rising 34yearold star at espn who died of pneumonia after covering the ohio state michigan game ready, set, return the postholiday rush to exchange those Unwanted Gifts starts this morning. What you need to know before heading to the stores or the post office. And christmas surprise fans happy to see alex trebek making a public appearance amidst his ongoing battle with cancer today, thursday, december 26th, 2019. 2019 with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this thursday morning thank you for joining us Kristen Welker in for savannah how was your Christmas Christmas was fantastic spent some time with my parents and my husband how about you . My kids are at an age now that i can see christmas through their eyes it was magical special morning. I bet it was. Speaking of christmas, lets start there.
Traffic cam. Both directions of 215 are closed around the airport connector for construction work. The closure started at 9 and will be shut down all weekend and set to reopen monday around 5 am. If youre planning trips in and out of mccarren through the 215 you may want to go a different way. Dave Courvoisier another chilly night in the valley. Will we see a weekend warmup . Good evening, im Dave Courvoisier. Denise Valdez and im Denise Valdez. People are breaking out the parkas tedd had his gloves on earlier tonight out is tedd . tedd florendo cold air has arrived behind a cold front that passed through last night. These are temps we havent seen since february as we finally dropped below normal. Temps today near 60 and unseasonably cooler than the mid 60s were supposed to be at. Winds still remain breezy at times as well but will decrease even more tomorrow and into our weekend. We have plenty of sunshine as well but become milder by the weekend. Neighborhood by neighborhood temps in
Striking yet another car. That car was making a left turn on a green light before that crash happened. sgt. Robert staufford metro fatail detail the passenger of that dodge magnum is in extremely Critical Condition, extricated by firefighters and transported to umc trauma. That passenger currently has some brain injuries and serious neck injuries. Shakala Alvaranga police say the driver of that car was Walking Around the scene. P accident. After a brief struggle, firefighters were able to subdue him and tie him down. He has since been take to umc trauma. Shakala Alvaranga meanwhile, police are now working on a warrant. To test the drivers blood alcohol level. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. paul joncich shakala, besides the passenger in that car, was anyone else hurt in this accident . Shakala Alvaranga paul, we are told that no one was seriously hurt in the first accident. The driver of the mustang dodge magnum is in Critical Condition tonight. The driver has also been ta
Exposure. Thats where we begin tonight. Im Sharie Johnson, thanks for joining us. As the Investigation Continues the epa has now upped the amount of mercury discovered on campus. Brittany edney is live with what the epa is telling us about about the discovery . Brittany Edney when the news first broke about the amount discovered. We were told it was no larger than the amount found in a thermometer. This evening we learned that the epa has collected around a inside the school. Just to give you an idea, this is how much that looks like. So just imagine if this was all toxic liquid metal. Brittany Edney continued cleanup means no class for students at Johnson Junior High School on monday. Theres still some areas of campus specifically the gym where crews are making sure all traces of potentially harmful mercury levels are removed. randy nattis, epa take place, and then theyre going to start with reconstruction. Brittany Edney so far 60 homes have been screened for mercury and one of them
Following a family dispute between a man and a woman and a possible knife threat. Metro says as they worked the scene nearly a dozen people had to evacuate. Once the situation was over. The woman was not hurt but was still taken to the hospital for medical care as precaution. nia wong nevadas Transportation Department says they are right on time with the construction plan along the spaghetti bowl this is a live look at the intersection right now. The ramp that connects shutdown as a part of project neon which will widen the interstate 15 from the spaghetti bowl to sahara. Its expected to reopen this morning at 10. nia wong now lets toss it over to katier boer with your first check of weather. Wrapping up the final few days of summer with above average temperatures continuing into today our second half of the weekend. Monday will start dry but slight chances of thunderstorms arrive after 11pm. That means the countdown to fall is on just 4 days officially. The equinox occurring this comi