some say it will hurt public schools because parents will use the money to send their kids to private school.. and a carson city judge... agreed. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg is at a private school that could be affected... she joins us now live with more on the judges decision... the judges ruling comes weeks before parents were going to start collecting money for their kids education under the school choice program...otherwi se known as s-b 302. public schools say they could lose up to 17 million dollars a but a private today says thats not the case... they say the program would actually benefit making classes teachers could more time on each student... it puts us in a position where as a parent i have to make sacrifices samantha linares

a year sending her two kids to private school. samantha linares - i dont get to drive fancy cars or have fancy vacations i use all the school choice program passed last year would've given family's up to five-thousand dollars per student for education costs. were almost forced into the private school system if we want our children to have the best educational experience that they can have that is what we were hoping for was a little break two lawsuits have been filed against the program. one suit in clarkecounty claims school choice is unconstitutional because it could use state money for religious purposes.... amy rose- legal director aclu nevada - because the voucher program uses public money and allows the money to go towards religious institution its a violation of the constitution the other lawsuit filed in carson city maintains it's illegal to take money from the public education system... it's estimated the clark county school district alone would be

million dollars.... a judge sided the lawsuit. schnieder- another concern is it will take money from the public schools yes if we have students leave those classrooms and they take that money then the public schools will still have money..... but theyll also have fewer students so theres more money to be spent on fewer students lineras says the hurt local lineras- i make a lot of sacrifices like our parents do and its not just a free ride they arent looking for free money theyare looking for money they paid theyre looking for the bes education they can get and the nevada public school system does not offer that right now but the americal civil liberties union maintains her children aren't the one who need protecting if this law passes. amy rose- many of these private schools they dont follow the same curriculum they can discrimnate on the basis of religion on

orientation and they do and theyre doing it all with tax payer money four thousand families were set to receive funding beginning in february... before the judges decision yesterday. reporting live cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas. the a-c-l-u says they have not judge regarding their lawsuit saying 'school choice' violates the seperation of church and state.... they expect this decision will go nevada state supreme court. tonight - will deliver his final state of the union address - with las vegas represented in the audience.. a former service veterans village will be among the guests invited by the first lady - student was invited by senator harry reid... to

muslim community. " i felt very honored to be asked and overwhelmed bc i am just a college i feel very humbled because it's an understand not a lot of people can have. i want to make the most of it, and just take in all that i can and be grateful." president obama that he plans to be active in his final year in office. be active in his final year in office. tonight - he will lay out his remaining goals... before a new president takes command in 2017. karin caifa joins us live from capitol... with what he can

closed captioning will resume shortly (president barack obama) i want to identify three or four big ideas... it is the final time will perform this washington ritual. as such, it will be different than years past. (denis mcdonough/ of staff) he wants to talk about the future of this country. he's very optimistic about the future of the country. but republicans are as seen on the presidential campaign trail. and getting much done -- with a gop- controlled congress -- is unlikely. (rep. paul ryan/ (r) house speaker) i don't think the president has brought us in the right direction. i think he's put us down a dangerous path, and we need to get on the other path. so in an interview with n-b-c's today show, the president suggested his speech may be aimed less at congress, and more at those watching at home. (president barack obama) there's no doubt that politics in washington are so much more divided than the american people are. the president will likely highlight economic recovery, and seek to calm fears about isis and the threat of

bernardino. last week the president outlined executive actions on gun control. and he may act alone to fulfill another longtime goal -- closing the military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. tonight's speech -- a rough draft of sorts, of how he plans to wind down his administration. as for the final draft of that address. (josh earnest/ white house press secretary) the president typically is working on this - union - pretty close, up until th last minute, and i that'll be true this year as well. closed captioning

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september before takeoff in las vegas. the f-a-a is ordering an inspection of the specific part in the engine that was torn apart. hundreds of passengers and crew members were onboard the boeing 7-7-7... when the engine caught fire at mccarran international airport. you can see passengers walking away from the aircraft. no one was seriously hurt. the flight was bound for london. a former metro officer has been indicted... on charges of using excessive force during an arrest - and obstruction of justice for filing a false report. richard scavone is accused of arresting a woman on prostitution charges in january of last year. investigator says the woman was seen on police body cam video being thrown to the ground, grabbed by the neck and slammed by her head on the hood of a patrol car. metro says the officer was terminated from his job in september. former clark county commissioner tom collins still plans to run for north las vegas mayor...

charge. "im not supposed to announce it yet, but everybody knows it. laughs. you know me, im just honest." the "cowboy" commissioner was arrested on charges of driving impaired after leaving the n-f-r back in december. today -- collins pleaded "no contest" to the d-u-i charge. a judge ordered him to pay a 685 dollar fine and complete d-u-i school which he's already done. collins say he's learned from this experience. "what is it, a couple 100,000 dui in this valley or more. they still go to work, still help other people, coach sports or have jobs or work in community. life "i cant change history. i made a mistake. but im still tom collins. im still the man that goes out there and works hard for everybody. everyday." collins' attorney says his client did not receive special treatment in court. he says after paying the fine - a motion is being

case out early. a status check is set for february ninth. it's been almost two months since street ordinance... and dozens of their voices heard at city hall. buskers were invited to give their feedback to clark county back in november -- the city enforced new performers have to register for a random lottery of 38 spaces that are diameter... then hours. regulations are between the city and performers. "i would like to work together with everyone. to coexist. we are the community. all of us together." "if city and all acting in good faith. this is progress. we might be able to iron this thing out where it doesnt violate constituion and works for everybody." some street performers want to self-regulate. they say the law will not be violated... and the city or fremont street will not be sued.

we stay in the mid to upper 50s through the next seven days. we'll drop down to 33 degrees to start on wednesday morning..many areas of the las vegas valley will see 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. a village in new york state... coming under fire for its official

why some say the design is offensive... and a village in new york state... coming under fire for its official seal. why some say the design is offensive... and want to see it changed. plus - some changes to the format... ahead of the next g-o-p presidential debate tomorrow. why one candidate is choosing not to

do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male...? this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton

polls show a tight race between donald cruz in the presidential caucus. candidates for president are getting ready for debate tomorrow... and as peter doocy of familiar faces are wil be absent stage. with just two days to go before the next gop primary debate, a new quinnipiac poll shows donald trump is now leading ted cruz in iowa by 2 points. that's a bit of a shift for cruz who has enjoyed a surge in the hawkeye state in recent weeks. york says: "we know that ted cruz has avoided attacking trump. he's even sort of embraced trump as a matter of fact. but now, trump is bringing up the circumstances of cruz's birth and if he's even eligible to be president." on monday - the fox business network announced the candidate lineup and outlined their criteria for who will be on the main stage and which candidates will be relegated to the so-called "undercard" debate. using an average of

hampshire - carly fiorina and rand paul were invited to the earlier debate, announce he will be boycotting thursday's event. priebus says: "the networks get to set the criteria but look, all this shows though is what a competitive field it is." meanwhile, sources tell fox news the justice department is expanding its f-b-i investigation into democratic frontrunner hillary clinton to include her involvement with the clinton foundation while working at the clinton says: "it's an unsourced, irresponsible claim that has no basis." tag): "clinton went heard nothing from the fbi regarding an expansion of the current email mind, the bureau is inform the subject of an investigation. in washington, peter doocy, fox news." recent polls also show bernie sanders gaining

hillary clinton in both iowa and new hampshire. whitesboro, new york... is choosing ot keep a village seal... that some critics say is racist and offensive. it shows what some believe is a white man choking a native american. but historians say it depicts a friendly wrestling match - in which village founder "hugh white" earned the during an informal vote monday night - residents voted in favor of keeping the current seal. but some say it is time for a change. "we've had visitors come in from out of town and be walking down main literally be what is that?" moved to the area man is trying to kill him! (laughs) supporters say the criticism is misguided. "most of the criticisms that we're receiving are not from village residents, they're from people really outside the area. this is something that has been talked about for decades and decades and decades but time it has actually our residents." monday's vote - however - holds

village officials to decide whether the seal will stay or be replaced. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we stay in the mid to upper 50s through the next seven days. we'll drop down to 33 degrees to start on wednesday morning..many areas of the las vegas valley will see 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 stay in the mid

through the next seven days. we'll drop down to 33 degrees to start on wednesday morning..many areas of the las vegas valley will see freezing temperatures to start. the mountains get a slight chance of showers for the weekend and into next week. the las chances are now

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