date with the latest headlines. president obama today announced a series of executive actions designed to reduce gun violence. "the problem is some gun sellers have been operating under a different set of rules." the orders include - requiring all gun sellers to do background checks on buyers... promoting new gun safety technology.... stepping up enforcement programs... and expanding access to mental health care. republicans on the campaign trail

president's plan. president obama is once again going to abuse his power. when i'm elected president, on the first day, behind my desk, those orders are gone. critics say the orders go to far... and circumvent congress. a local gun store owner says he likes some of the ideas... but others just hurt good citizens who want to exercise their second amendment rights. fox five's elizabeth watts is live at tropicana near eastern with more of that side of the argument. gun stores like this one already have all kinds of licenses and perform background checks.. but the owner says it will hurt all gun owners and sellers. bob irwin says getting a license is easier said than done.. it's not just a fee and a piece of paper.. but when you get a license to sell guns it triggers all kinds of things you must do.. like county licensing.. state licensing.. liability insurance.. etc... he also says a lot of people go to private sellers for guns to save money on background checks.. he says good people who want to arm themselves

every dollar counts and the fees hurt. "the example would be a 200 dollar gun, a gun that retails for 200 dollars from a private party costs you 200 dollars. if you buy it from me i charge you 25 dollars for the background check plus sales tax which makes it cost 241 dollars from me. irwin says he has no problem with stopping people with a history of domestic violence which is a misdemeanor in many states from getting a gun.. and also checking on mental health too.. but there are hippa laws and he can see that getting tied up in litigation. irwin argues that background checks don't always work.. they look at past behavior but they can't predict the future. he says the best thing the government can do is allow good people to own guns easily.. and lock away criminals and keep them there. reporting live ew ffn llv. the president wants congress to invest money to

mental health care.... he said nearly two in three gun deaths are suicides and wants the government to work to prevent people from hurting themselves. a suspect has been arrested in connection to the first homicide of the year. police say 29- year-old shawn glover shot a man to death on new year's day. he faces charges of murder... assault with a deadly weapon ... and an ex-felon in possession of a firearm. officers responded to smokey fog avenue -- near centennial parkway and walnut. they found the body of 44-year- old patrick fleming with a gunshot wound. police say the two got into some type of fight inside a home before it turned deadly. glover took off before police got there. he was arrested monday afternoon near fiesta rancho hotel and casino. the rainy weather is causing some delays at the airport. fox five's ophelia young is live from mccarran international... where the frustration is

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there are some delays outside the airport as well. there is a crash on the airport connector - near russell. it's just one of several auto wrecks around the valley. drivers are encouraged to slow down - due to the wet weather - and be safe. we'll have the complete forecast from ted - in just a few minutes. have you taken down the christmas tree yet? coming up... how you can recycle that tree - and put

you see a lot of interesting things on the job. but i'll never forget the day we tr then jack came to the rescue. with a chipotle chicken club combo for $4.99.

a craveable combo to the rescue. spicy, all-white meat chicken with chipotle sauce on toasted sourdough. the chipotle chicken club combo. students start off the new year learning about space... and they're learning from those who experienced it. today -- nasa visited carroll johnston middle school. the space agency is visiting several schools throughout the valley this week. a former astronaut talked to students about life in space... and how astronauts work

here on earth. "we have incredible gift the curiosity i guess that makes us want to know how things work, how things go, how can we make that better. and science drives all of that. knowledge about who we are, the human body, and fuels our medical professionals." nasa also shared with students how they can be involved in the future... like when nasa is ready for their mission to mars. valentine's day items are starting to line store shelves... and some of us haven't put away the christmas decorations yet. but before putting the tree in the trash -- there's a place to recycle it! u-n-l-v and springs preserve are heading a recycling drive. there are more than thirty drop- off locations across the valley. the trees are put to good use. "these are all chipped into mulch

community gardens around town. mulch is important additive to landscape because it reduces dust, saves water." you can drop off christmas trees starting now through next friday. for a list of drop-off locations -- head to our website fox five vegas dot com... and click under the links section. you may have noticed a little rain outside today. how "el nino" is bringing some wet weather - to las vegas - along with the west coast. your fox5 weather

we're taking a live look at the 215 - near the airport connector and sunset. a little north - there's a crash on the airport connector - near russell.,, causing some traffic delays... to go along with the flight delays inside the airport this week marks one year - since islamic extremists targeted the charlie hebdo newspaper - as well as a kosher market and police

"the sense of loss is awful, and our life is broken. it's broken. but we carry on, we don't have any choice." the families of victims - are joining french president francois hollande in solemn ceremonies to remember seventeen people killed in the attacks. france remains under a state of emergency after the november attack in paris that killed 130 people. the threat of terror is a major concern across europe - as britain reacts to a new isis video threatening the u-k. "we also agreed to do more across europe to counter the extremist propaganda and the poisonous ideology of islamic extremism that is the root cause of the terrorism we face. the daesh threat is a threat to us all, and we must stand together to defeat it." 20-15 was the deadliest year of militant attacks in europe since 2004. as floodwaters recede in the midwest - the cleanup is just getting underway. businesses in

arer heavily damaged by the deadly flooding.... with the business district in this small town hit hard. o'dell's irish pub was forced to close up shop - due to the high waters. the pub's historic wood bar survived - but the flooding will still take a financial toll. "..it's a probably a 3-4000 dollar a day loss here so add that up and in a month's time you are looking at more than 100,000 dollars, y'know." flooding throughout the midwest claimed more than a dozen lives - and destroyed hundreds of homes> the west coast is preparing for days of heavy rain - high surf - and snow. it's all part of the "el nino" weather pattern in the pacific ocean. william la jeunesse has more on the effects - from malibu, california. an el nino-powered storm system moving through the west coast tuesday... bringing heavy rain...and high surf...from l-a...to san francisco... it is all triggering flooding, as traffic backs up...and concerns... that the rushing water will loosen rocks...and could trigger rock, mud, and land

garcetti says: "we've cleaned out 40,000 storm drains from our public works department, we've gone out there and made sure that we had sand bags for the people of los angeles and our fire department." in the bay area...at high tide tuesday morning...people found themselves stuck...surrounded by water....in this parked car... simmons says: "we confirmed that they were ok, that everything was fine, and we decided to let them stay there until the tide sufficiently receded that they could drive out of there." eventually they were driven away... but other vehicles had to be towed or pushed out of the water. forecasters say there is more of this storm system still to come -- but so far it has dropped less rain than expected. yet they warn rainfall could be strong enough to trigger flash flooding and landslides... garcetti says: "there are extremely high tides and surf so we're encouraging people of course to stay away from our beaches the temptation to surf 15 foot waves i know may be pretty intense for some surfers but we do not think that it is safe." (on cam tag) here in malibu...falling rocks in the santa monica mountains

vehicles and caused delays in heavily traveled canyons. also - the -101 freeway was partially closed west of l-a due to a mud slide. in malibu, california, william la jeunesse, fox news. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty area showers will be with us overnight into the early hours of wednesday before tapering off. we then have another storm moving through wednesday afternoon into thursday morning. highs stay mid-50s wednesday before dropping down around 50 degrees

week and the weekend. lows drop from around 40 to the mid-30s as soon as the weekend. slight shower chances remain for thursday through sunday. area showers will be with us overnight into the early hours of wednesday before tapering off. we then have another storm moving through wednesday afternoon into thursday morning. highs stay mid-50s wednesday before dropping down around 50 degrees for the rest of the

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"(seal roars)" animals at the oregon zoo - are enjoying some winter weather. snow has been falling since the weekend in portland - and some of the zoo's harbor seals to flop around - and get in on the outdoor fun. but they weren't the only ones having a good time! mikhail the tiger was also out in the snow - looking a little more relaxed in the cool wth thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6

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