Weight coming down the hill, you can see benind me the result of that closed captioning were also following a situation thats been going on near the stratosphere since about eight this morning. A woman reported being battered and officers tried with the suspect on philadelphia avenue but he refused to come out. Swat was then called to the scene. Metro police say its not clear if the suspect is the only person inside. We have a crew there and will bring you more details shortly. The president ial nominees did not hold back. As they went on the attack for round two of the president ial debates. And it didnt take long, for Donald Trumps sexually agressive comments about women to be brought up. Donald trump r president ial nominee certainly im not proud of it. But that was something that happened. Hillary clinton d president ial clear it to anyone who heard it, it represents exactly who he is. the nominees also discussed Foreign Policy and health care. Both Hillary Clinton and donald trump
In the room tax is on the line to pay for 750Million Dollars worth of the nfl stadium. And 1. 4 billion dollars to expand the convention center. Casino execs made the pitch today. Asking lawmakers to pass it. But lawmakers didnt get the bill until yesterday. And they are asking a lot of questions. The big takeaway today from the senate. At this point. There are still a lot of reservations. st. Sen. Patricia farley r las vegas i want to make sure that again, theyre good jobs, its got a good wage, t economy, so that were not falling victim to tourism again. St. Sen. Aaron ford d las vegas i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, theres a deep divide, a deep split on these issues. St. Sen. Ruben kihuen D North Las Vegas we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why dont we invest this money in our education system, why dont we build new schools . Thats going to put people back to work. Patrick Walk
Infrastructure committee, its addressing tourism as a whole, and as a question, and the more we delay, the more issues we have. Patrick Walker county Commission Chair steve sisolak. Who sat on the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure committee. Says the looming theat of terrorism is a reason hell push for the tax increase if its passed and sent back to the commission. Sheriff lombardo says hes also wanting more officers because of a 14 percent increase in Violent Crime over last year. Patrick Walker this is a onetenth of a percent increase in sales tax in clark county. Additional 31 Million Dollars for Clark County Police agencies. While the assembly has been tackling this issue. The stadium and the Convention Center are in front of state senators. Let me bring Chris Maathius into the conversation. And chris. Chris Maathuis one of the big Early Morning topics with the stadium proposal, centered on unlv and with the rebels be protected should the with the raiders a Reasonable Rent app
This is an absolute deadbang winning opportunity. Reporter thats steve wynn talking about a stadium that could bring the raiders here and supporters say visitors, jobs and millions in business with it. It would cost about 2 billion. Billionaire Sheldon Adelson will put up 650 million. The raiders 500 million. Tax payers 750 million through higher room rates. And ruben kihuen is a we have a billionaire asking for a 750 billion tax payer handout. Thats ridiculous. Reporter also on the table, a room tax hike. The tax payer bill, jim murren says we have to do it. The loss of one mediumsized show would cost our community we cant afford to lose that, let alone a large show, like ces, which would be devastating. Reporter not only is there a stadium or a Convention Center but also cops. Lawmakers are considering letting the Clark County Commission boost the sales tax for more police. Clark county Sheriff Joe Lombardo was here as Violent Crime rises in las vegas. The picture has changed. The th
Boats that have been deployed that are at this point in time rescuing them. Reporter at least 20 people have been killed by the storm in the u. S. Others are still missing. The latest fatality occurring after a person drove onto a flooded road in North Carolina and was swept away. I cannot stress more, if you see a road thats flooded, do not take your car through that road. If you see a barrier, do this is a lifeanddeath decision. Reporter officials warning more flooding is on the way. The people who live near rivers, streams and levees need to be extremely careful as flooding is expected throughout the coming week. Whats not flooded today could be flooded tomorrow. Reporter as officials continue their cleanup, the white house releasing a statement on monday, saying president obama has directed all states. And because of hurricane matthew, florida residents will have an extra day to register to vote. A federal judge extended tuesdays deadline until 5 00 p. M. On wednesday. The judges o