President asked him to shut down the fbi investigation into michael flynn. Agents were looking into the National Security advisers connection to russia and that cost him his job. Tonight, congress has asked to see the comey memo and the white house is denying the president ever made that request of comey. As for the president , he hosted the turkish president for meetings at the white house and took no questions from reporters. More breaking news. One man is fighting to survive in a dc hospital after protests broke out along dcs famous embassy road. One happened at the turkish ambassadors residence and another took place at the turkish embassy. Reporter things are quieter. Very different than a ago when a riot sent nine people to the hospital. If you are curious who started this fight, it is all a matter of who you ask. The group of protesters made up of kurdish and armanian protesters were charged. One claimed one of the president s bodyguard put her in a head lock. He held my neck an
Sharie johnson just before 3pm yesterday. Metro says a 911 call was made from this house on viking road. The female caller said her husband shot someone in the backyard. The couple were Property Managers that metro says. Recieved a call from the locksmith. Someone was inside the home. lt. Dan mcgrath, metro they dont go into the house, they check the front of the house, they go into the backyard the male has a confrontation with a black male in his 20s Sharie Johnson its unclear why the man was at the home, but police say he had a backpack full of tools that he used to break in. lt. Dan mcgrath, metro the property manager draws his weapon and starts giving verbal commands to the black male and then at that point, he engages in a fist fight, the fist fight goes to the ground, at some point, i dont know if he regains his footing, but hes able to retrieve his firearm Sharie Johnson a neighbor shared Surveillance Video she recorded of the aftermath, but been handled differently. renee isaa
8 news now. Denise Valdez mauricio. Did the aircraft head straight to victorville from las vegas . Mauricio Marin we looked into that. It was about a two hour flight. Through an online flight radar we saw the jet head towards the phoenix area. Then it finally made its way to victorville. Weve been told it was doing test flights. Back to you. paul joncich the 15th annual las vegas taste and sounds of soul festival is taking over the fremont street experience. Denise Valdez its to celebrate black History Month. And thats where meterologist tedd florendo joins us from. Tedd. Outside right now very looking outside right now very sunshine. Winds remain light to calm throughout the valley, with some Colorado River valley. Heres the forecast for this evening hour by hour. Mild early on if you want to come down here and check out the festival. Still plenty of sunshine or clear weather this evening. Winds remain on the light end and we should be comfortable through the evening. Mild even by lat
Security had to escort someone out. After being interrupted three times. Later today, trump will hold another rally up in sparks at noon. Then fly back to las vegas for a watch party at the Treasure Island at 8pm. Kirsten Joyce ben carson has secured just three delegates through iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina. But hes hoping for a boost here in nevada. Carson held a private town hall meeting with supporters last night. At sun city anthem in henderson. He answered questions from prospective voters for an hour. Carson gave his stance on combating terrorism dr. Ben carson r president ial candidate we need to start preparing our people, because i guarantee you San Bernardino is not the last of it. Thats the beginning of it and we have to know how to fight back. Kirsten Joyce carson has three events in Southern Nevada today. At ten am, hes hosting a town hall at sun city summerlin. At 5 45, hell give a speech at coronado high school. Thats followed by his Caucus Night Party at the
To be on scene for the next several hours. Keeping this residential street closed off in the meantime. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier mauricio. Reacti on from neighbors . What are they saying out there . Mauricio Marin weve talked to some neighbors coming home from work stunned to see police tape up. They tell us it makes them a little uneasy to hear about a burglary right on their street. Back to you. Dave Courvoisier we are following a crash involving two pedestrians in the area of lamb and charleston. Paula Francis police say a young child and an adult were both injured when a car hit them Patranya Bhoolsuwan joins us live from the scene. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the vehicle involved in this crash still here, the damage visible on both the front of the car and the cracked windshield. Investigators are still gathering evidence as we speak, but the good news is the 2 survive. According to metro police this happened just a little after 2pm. Investigators say a