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fo a o ax , shrdthwagt goig >s thiha fox5 news at 6 starts now. with president obama's state of the union complete .. what did he say that will affect us here in nevada. we talk live with a couple of our lawmakers to find out. and another motorcyclist loses their life on our roads today.. new details of what led to this deadly crash. about a metro police officer in trouble with the law.. behind bars facing multiple charges. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas good evening .. and thank you for joining us for this special edition of fox 5 news. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. in his speech .. the president repeated calls for legislation on immigration, minimum wage, pay

as well as a new war powers resolution. he also announced he is tasking vice president joe biden with a mission to accelerate research on cancer. he also talked about america's military and the war on terror.. saying our nation is the most powerful on earth. president obama also talked about climate change.. saying those who try to dispute the science of climate change will end up "pretty lonely." at the beginning of his speech, the president got big cheers when he his address short -- joking that some of the legislators are eager to get back to iowa. joining us live to speech and what it means to us here in nevada is state republican derek armstrong.. and on the phone d-c ... democratic u-s representative dina titus. a u-n-l-v student

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closed captioninig will resume shortly a u-n-l-v student was on hand for the state of the union address. senator harry reid invited sophomore tania dawood to join him as his guest. tania serves on the unlv muslim students association. we talked to her p about the muslim community in the valley, and the recent controversy and backlash muslims have been facing. "153738 the muslim community in las vegas, it's comprised of ordinary happy citizens who just want to go about their business. they want to go to work, to school, getting their education. happy to cooperate as american citizens. what about those who do commit crimes in the name of islam? i don't know any of them, but i hear abou tit on the news. it's disturbing and sad, it breaks my heart to see them do these horrible things and on top of it to claim that they're doing it in the name of islam. i just don't htink its appropriate to

with such horrible acts. " tania says some of associate the faith with such horrible acts. " tania says some of her friends have been targeted, been subjected to name calling, but she says she believes as the musim community grows, so will other's acceptance. she said she's humbled by the experience, being able to see the president's last state of the union in the nation's capitol. new tonight.. a metro police officer is in trouble with the law.. police arrested one of their own.. officer james burt is in custody tonight.. facing charges of domestic battery by strangulation.. and kidnapping first degree. burt has been with the metro police sfor eleven years. we are working to bring you more details of his

10 and 11. burt has been relieved of duty without pay pending judicial and internal investigations. in a seperate incident .. a different and former metro officer has been indicted on federal 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. an 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. a motorcyclist is dead - after a crash in henderson. henderson police say the motorcycle was going east on lake mead parkway - when it hit the rear of an s-u-v turning from the westbound lane - onto industrial park road. the biker - who was wearing a helmet - was rushed to sunrise hospital - where they died. police say the motorcyclist may have been speeding .. and the

a controversial education law .. is on hold for now. the school choice program passed last year through the nevada legislature. it gives parents five-thousand dollars to use for their child's education. opponents say it would take money from public schools... because parents would choose to send their kids to private school. but that's not the only legal battle it faces. fox 5s cyndi lundberg joins us now live in the news room with more... the school choice program... otherwise known as the 'education savings account' is currently involved in two seprate lawsuits... one in clark county... and one in carson city. a judge ruled yesterday in favor of the lawsuit in carson city... he said he agreed that the school choice program could hurt public schools... i talked to a parent however who says the schooling in nevada is just so bad.... they have no choice but to go torite school...and they say the judges decision... hurts students looking for a better education. samantha linares - it puts us in a

parent i have to make sacrifices spends nearly 20- thousand dollars a year sending her 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

county school district alone would be out more than 17-million dollars.... a judge sided monday in favor of the lawsuit. schnieder- another concern is it will take money from the public schools yes but i 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 looking for money looking for the bes education they can get and the nevada public school offer that right 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

discrimnate on the basis of religion on the basis of sexual orientation and they do and theyre doing it all with tax payer money the a-c-l-u says they are awaiting the judges verdict in their case... but say they believe a decision on the school choice program will likely go to the state supreme court. live in the newsroom... cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news... local las vegas. there are four thousand families in nevada who were set to start receiving money in february through the school choice program. lieutenant governor mark hutchison also filed a lawsuit regarding the program .. and is asking the state for a quick decision declaring the law constitutional. ahead tonight ... the jackpot just keeps growing! the latest numbers on the record powerball... and a look at the lines .. the long lines.. of so many

largest lottery jackpot has grown to one- point-five billion .. thanks to strong powerball ticket sales. it could grew even higher... before tomorrow night's drawing if ticket sales continue to grow. at primm.... long lines again tonight where tickets are being sold just over the california state line. the odds of matching all six numbers to win

the one-and-a- half billion dollar prize would be paid in annual payments over 29 or the winner lump-sum payment of 930-million. (( weather )) now fox5 weather meteorologist ted pretty 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

showers for the weekend and into next week. the las vegas valley chances are now pushed off into tuesday. 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

next week. the las vegas valley chances are now pushed off into tuesday. closed captioning will resume shortly coming up ... a new largest planets in our solar system.. crews are getting ready for the upcoming super

here's a new view of the ringed planet in our solar system. nasa released this image of saturn-- taken by its cassini spacecraft last year. it took the picture from more than one and half million miles away. the little white dot to the lower right of the planet is one of saturn's moons. the skies over florida will be very active this year. the air force say this will be a busy year for rocket launches on florida's space coast. space-x has planned about 20- unmanned rocket launches for missions that include making deliveries to the international space station. and united launch alliance has 12 launches

2016, including several military and government satellites. superbowl 50 is less than a month away .. and crews are already hard the field at levi's stadium in santa clara ready for the big game. they're laying down 75-thousand new turf in the stadium .. this is outside of san the nfl's field turf is made of real grass, but it's grown on plastic --- making it a thicker and stronger playing surface. they'll even have back-up sod -- along with tarps for rain or freezing conditions -- ready to go on game day. ed mangan/nfl field director "we are ready for just about anything that can come down and we plan for that and we have a backup for that--49ers have addressed everything they've done--they've done a great job of it" superbowl 50 will be played at levi's stadium on sunday, february 7th. while some of us are counting down the days until the super bowl... others are looking forward to the puppy bowl on animal planet the same day. this year's edition - will feature 49

including three local ones from the n-s-p-c-a.... "ginger" - "toby" and "magic". here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. a metro officer arrested.... for domestic abuse... why a shelter for abuse victims says it will be hard for the officer to avoid charges. who wants to be a billionaire? the powerball jackpot reaching record levels... but what could that money get you here.... in las vegas?? we have a look. the search is on for a guy who stole a snake by shoving it down his pants. you heard that right. it takes a certain kind of thief to steal a two-foot python by shoving it down his pants. that's just what happened at this portland oregon pet store. security cameras caught the whole act... which could have ended very differently.

store manager "he's lucky it wasn't feeding day, feeding days are on mondays. and they're very hungry." police are still looking for the 200-dollar python, and the thief. thanks for joining us.. unetsiurre ratireicpa nef ba !sct:ye

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