Live pictures coming from las vegas as authorities start to update us on the investigation into this deadly mass shooting. Just bear with me a second. Well get started here just shortly. [ pause ] hello, everybody. Hello. That was a terrible response. [ laughter ] so, um, thank you for being courteous with the mics this time. Well, good evening. Obviously, im Sheriff Joe Lombardo with clark county. This has been this will be one of many press conferences we have provided in order to provide the Public Information that is occurring. And then so the sequence of these events tonight, i will provide you some can we get some help back there . [ pause ] i will provide you a sequence of some updates of the investigation as we have moved forward since last time we spoke to you. Any specifics or continuance of any Global Investigative leads that you need to be aware of, um, special agent aaron rouse will produce those, that information associated with that. Okay . And then subsequently i will r
Project neonmeant to ease traffic but its likely going to cause some headaches on the road before things get better. Mauricio Marin the ramp bridge that goes over symphony park avenue is about 20 years old and needs to be torn down to widen interstate 15. Heavy equipment is already on site for crews who will have 36 hours to shift two lanes eastbound. From thereeven more work continues with the bridge scheduled to be demolished next weekend. Which means drivers will have to find other ways to get onto 15south from the 95 south for new bridge is completed. Ndot officials tell us crews will be working around the clock to get the job done this weekend. tony illia ndot we are confident we have been planning and preparing for it and were ready to do it. We find this creates the least amount of Public Impact while still getting the job done and making the necessary improvements. Mauricio Marin ndot suggests alternate routes like getting off on valley view, rancho or even mlk from the 95 then
To the 15. This is all happening to start the demolition process of the bridge portion of the ramp that goes over symphony park avenue. tony illia ndot essentially what were doing is creating a patch. Shifting lanes to the east and going to have some dirt infill and build sort of a temporary road that will keep traffic flowing. Once we get that done we will come back next weekend and demolish that bridge. this is just the beginning. The bridge is scheduled to get torn down next weekend. From there the detours will stay in place for about four months until a new bridge is built to fit as they widen the 15. Mauricio Marin ndot Officials Say crews will be working day and night this weekend to ensure it gets back open 10 in the morning sunday. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. Denise Valdez route to get to work or back home . Mauricio Marin ndot says once project neon is completed it should help reduce traffic by nearly 30percent. And even help make the area a bit safer to drive
Attacks on paris and San Bernardino. Each candidate spoke about how they are the toughest when it comes to terror. Carly Fiorina r president ial candidate im angry at whats happening to our nation. john kasich r president ial candidate protecting the homeland, destroying isis, rebuilding defense. These are all things we need to focus on, but well never get there if we are divided. marco rubio r president ial candidate we must lead. And be the most powerful nation in the world. We need to begin to act like it, again. There were 13 president ial candidates on stage tonight. But one continues to steal the spotlight. Fox5s Kevin Bolinger joins us now with more on the donald trump closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly democrats throughout the valley keeping a closed captioning closed captioning throughout the close eye on the republican tonight the Democratic P
Involved in the investigation. As of about 90 minutes ago, investigators legitimately had no idea why Stephen Paddock committed mass murder. He did not seem religious. He didnt seem political. Thats true. The crime still makes no sense at all to the people looking into it. And that may be the scariest part of all. Now, all of that could change at any minute, of course. As we said, we are waiting for investigators to begin that News Conference in las vegas. It is possible they will reveal new evidence then. We will go to that, obviously, when it begins. A few minutes ago we received the very first statement from the shooters girlfriend recently arrived back in the u. S. From abroad. We will play that for you in just a minute. In the meantime though we want to show you a new tape we have received. It doesnt answer why this happened, but it does provide some context for what it was likes a it was happening. Here is footage from Police Body Cams taken on sunday night. [gunfire] [rapid gunf