Close the prison at Guantanamo Bay speaking at the white house this morning, the president outlined his plan to close the detention fafality in cuba. He wanan to transfsf more detaineeeeto Foreign Countries and work with congress to find a a ot in the us to hold other detainees. Presesent obama saididis goal to close the e ison is about closing a chapter in the countrys history. Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standidi in the world. It is viewed as a stain on o o broader recordrdf upholding the highest standards of rule of law the 911 erararison now housus 91 detaees, down fromom high of detainees, down from a high of nearly 700 under former president george. W. Bush. Advocates for closing guantanamoay that holding suspected extremists indefinitely is un american and that the existence of the facility is a recruitment tool for terrorists. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and many other Top Republicans want gitmo to stay open. But despite th
Been stabbed. His name wont be released until his family is notified. Rpd homicide detectives say robbins admitted stabbing the man. Robbins was charged with open murder with a deadly weapon. Police say they are not looking for any additional suspects. A sparks man has been charged with child neglect and discharging a firearm into a home after an incident this morning. Sparks police say they were called to the 3000 block of keogh drive shortly before 3am for a report of shots fired inside a home. Officers say the suspect in the shooting is gordon mellinger. Who has had a history of mental illness. Two women and two teenage girls were inside the home during the incident. Police convinced one of the women over the phone to get to the back yard. Where they were able to escort her to safety. This woman confirmed that mellinger had fired two shots inside the home. Swat was brought in and once they started negotiating with mellinger. He walked out of the house and and two girls were helped o
He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No word yet on what triggered the crash. The carson city airport is back open after a helicopter crashed near the runway saturday afternoon. Sheriff ken furlong says it crashed during take off right after its engine apparently failed. The pilot and a passenger were taken to renown with minor injuries. The airport was shut down for about an hour. The faa is investigating. Police are looking for answers in the shooting death of a man in sparks. They were called to the 7eleven on pyramid near victorian around 11 oclock friday night. Officers found a man down. He was rushed to saint marys where he was pronounced dead. It was later revealed he had been shot. No information about the victim is being released at this time. If you have any information that could help detectives, youre urged to call the Sparks Police department or secret witness at 3224900. A close call for an oregon man who was rescued after getting stranded for a week on a gra
Its the calm before the storm outside this morning. Nice warm temperatures right now. But we are in for a nasty day. Yeah. Youll want to be very cautious out lets turn things over meteorologist 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Good news. There are no trouble spots to repopo in or around the capital city. But we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. Severe weather is sweeping the deep south. The National Weather service has confirmed reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi, alabama and florida. At least three people have been killed. This is the system that meteorologist Jonathan Kennedy will be tracking throughout the morning. Stay with a bc columbia for the latest and any Severe Weather updates. Turning our attention to vote 2016. Don
More complicated although does have gps bracelet so the parole officer will be able to know where he is at all times. And add that part of his release he does have to go to rehabilitation treatment. Pam Santa Clara Police are investigating the discovery of some homophobic messages. As a possible hate crime. David quintana mueting says, someone left various hand written messages on his car. Early monday morning. The messages contained slurs about gay people and smokers. And demanded he move out of the neighborhood. A special education teacher, quintana mueting says, he feels threatened by the various notes, some of which referenced scripture. He says there was also a dvd, which purported to cure gay people. Quintana mueting suspects the messages were left by a neighbor in his karen drive apartment complex. Santa clara Police Confirmed, they are interviewing people in connection with the case, looking for evidence the act was meant to intimidate or incite fear. Based on the victims sexua