Morning with many areas of the Las Vegas Valley seeing freezing temperatures to start. The mountains get a slight chance of showers for the weekend and into next week. The Las Vegas Valley chances are now pushed off into tuesday. We start this morning with a fatal accident out of summerlin. Well bring you morerenfo this morning as we get it. Roads are closed at rampart westbound. Drivers are re routed off the summerlin parkway. Heres your fox5 Traffic Solutions here is a look at here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. A Metro Police Officer is behind bars this morning. He was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation and first degree kidnapping. Fox5s Elizabeth Watts has more on the case. Officer james burt arrested tuesday for very serious charges. Metro police wouldnt release any details. B
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The growing political divide and himself, president barack obama i have no doubt a president with the gifts of lincoln or roosevelt might have better bridged the divide. Though he couldnt resist a few not soveiled swipes at republican frontrunner donald trump, president barack obama all the talk of americas economic decline is hot air. Overall, the president used the state of the union as a call to action. president barack obama i believe in change, because i believe in you the American People and thats why i stand here as confident as ive ever been, that the state of our union is strong. adlib a unlv student was personally invited by senator harry reid to attend the state of the union address. Tania dawood spoke to fox5 a lifetime opportunity. Honored to be simultaneously very overwhelmed, im student just going having a good time. , which is a good thing at my age. So i to be asked. Year political and she also serves on the unlv Muslim Students association. Now lets check in with Cass
Where change begins to happen. A message. Not expected to be well received by republicans. sot ryan there is one thing blames the president s policies for the spread of terrorism and what he considers a weak economy. sot paul ryan we are less safe. And that is why the anxiety in america is so palpable. President obamas final state of the union address. Expected to be less aimed at swaying the lawmakers in attendance. Than American Voters already focusing on the race for their next president. There will be three president ial candidates in the audience tonight senators rubio, paul, and sanders. The event. Bazi kanani, abc news, washington. Thanks bazi if you want to watch the state of the union watch with your fellow americans, here are some if you are interested in attending the information is on your screen now. And we have it on our website. Ktnv. Com. And dont forgeair the president s address here on channel 13. Followed by a special edition of action news. And this just in our very
In nevada. She says Police Officers are held to a higher standard and while we dont have any details on the victim or what happened. Brook says its likely the abuse was going on for awhile. Hannah brook safe nest usually when it gets to this point where the police have been called to arrest someone its been going on for quite awhile. Many violence will start with simple verbal abuse Emotional Abuse and thats something to look out for and it will eventually escalate. Its a crime of control. Strangulation charge is key. It used to be easy for abusers to plead down to misdemeanors with Domestic Abuse charges. But new laws make that more difficult. And they face serving time. Hannah brook safe nest it forces the courts to really take a look and hold the perpetrator accountable for their actions transparent nevada shows last year officer burt made more than 130thousand dollars in pay and benefits. Metro says he has been relieved of duty without pay pending judicial and internal burt has a 4