With gun background checks. And then votes on legislation to fight online sex trafficking. And banks and how much money they hold in reserve. Expect final votes on those measures later today during the second round of votes. While we wait for the house to return, heres more from todays washington journal. Ington jou continues. Kildeeongressman dan joins us. Talk about president trumps recent infrastructure proposal come i want to talk about the gun debate taking place in capitol hill. Do you get a sense that something is different about this debate that it will end differently than past debates question mark it [video clip] feels like that may be happening its the cumulative effect of these tragedies have built upon each other. Give the High School Students in florida the credit they deserve. They have helped frame this issue come and not in political terms, in a way that i think forces us to answer the questions they are posing. Its not coming from a political place. Its literally com
This morning. This time no one was injured. But police tell us three people. 2 men and a woman. Tried to rob the amigos jewelry at the corner of eastern and owens. An employee, however, hit an alarm. Locking the doors. And the three people inside one of the people pulled out a gun and shot out a front window and escaped in a car driven by yet another person. In all. Police were able to arrest three of the four people involved. No one was injured. And no word on if anything was stolen. Continnues for a suspect after another shooting in jean. Metro says it happened around nine last night. In the desert area across from a gas station. One man was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition. No suspects were taken into custody. If you have any of these shootings call crimestoppers at 7023855555. Its a busy week for holiday travels and the administration is announcing some hanges that could have an effect on wait times at airports. Fox5s Abby Theodros joins us at Mccarran Airport w
Through the holidays isnt so bad when theirs a Little Christmas cheer. City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. In the air theres a feeling of christmas. Christmas eve on fremont street isnt the typical holiday celebration. Especially for those trying to earn a buck. So they come, i type the information in. Whats your talent . Youre a dancer . A singer . An acrobat . Gymnastics . Musician . Whatever. I put them in i get them out on the street get them ready to do what they want to do. More than 3,000 visitors were in las vegas last december, so for some fremont street performers, working through christmas means more money in their pockets. Yea its pretty busy on Christmas Day. Its either that or go sit at home. Id rather be out here. The fremont street experience is open 24 hours, even on Christmas Eve, and some of the performers say they often work long nights to make enough money to take home. You know sometimes it might take until 3, 4, o clock in the morning. Somet
At the sunset villa apartment complex. And heard a commotion and rushed outside to see what happenned. I looked around the corner and the lady was holding the guy who got shot and she was really hysterial he wasnt moving a man neighbors knew was shot and killed. Witnesses say two men got him out of his apartment. Then shot him on the steps in the back of the complex. Officers say the shooting happenned just after 6 pm wednesday. And the gunman or men are still on the run. I couldnt sleep last night i just though about that poor woman there she is watching tv with her husband one minute th next minute hes dead how can you do Something Like that how can you be so cruel . Police havent said why the shooting happened. Bernier says he immediately went to help the victim. And told his wife to bring him a towel so he could put pressure on the gun shot wounds. So she brought me a towel and i took it up to them and gave them the towel bleeding all i know is he got shot and i saw the hole in his
Are warning u. S. Citizens in jakarta to take away from busy places like malls and restaurants saying that more attacks are possible. Back to you. Jeff this latest attack of course touched off reaction all around the region. Kim in the neighboring philippines, by the way, the military going on what they call heightened alert there. Beefing up security at train stations, bus terminals, airports, also shopping malls. Theyre asking everyone within that area to be vigilant. Jeff well stay on top of that story. Now to this. Bail set at 75,000 today and a no contact order issued against the metro officer facing charges of assaulting a woman. James burt made his First Court Appearance this morning. According to an arrest report, officer burt got into a fight argument. It says he yanked her out of the car while she was trying to leave injuring her chest. Police say burt then threw her on the couch and covered her mouth with such force she initially thought she had broken her jaw or neck. Metro