maddela. brenda stokes pleaded guilty this morning to the 2012 murder of jade morris... as well as slashing a coworkers face with razor blades. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg is live outside the courthouse where stokes appeared before a judge earlier today. stokes plead guilty to five charges... the most serious was the murder of jade morris... stokes plea deal means she will spend the rest of her life in prison... without the possibility of parole... or an appeal. in 2012 she was charged with stabbing jade morris to death.... and also slashing a coworkers face with razor blades. that woman survived the attack... the body of jade morris was found near a housing tract in north las vegas... jades grandfater says today brought them some sense of

for when she was missing and now i probably wouldnt have wanted to go through a trial " stokes initially plead not guilty to the charges in 2012... stokes will be formally sentenced march 9th... reporting live cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas. we reached out to stokes' lawyer... to ask about today... and to speak to her ... we have not heard back. an update now in a fight that led to murder. tonight, police have located the suspect. this is surveillance video police released after the shooting death of a man in an apartment complex parking lot back in october. an arrest warrant for 24- year-old jimmy robinson was issued last month. he was located near richmond, california yesterday and is awaiting extradition to las vegas. we have new information on a metro police

of battery. we officer was fired years ago for a similar incident that came out in james burt appeared to face allegations by his current girlfriend. fox5's les krifaton is live at the clark county detention center to tell us what happened... and how he was reinstated again after his 2011 arrest. history played a part in today's court appearance when a past arrest for domestic violence was brought up. burt's attorney argued that had nothing to do with this latest incident, the d.a. argued otherwise with his hands cuffed to his sides and wearing leg irons one of metro's own appeared in court...on the charges connected to domestic dispute. how do you plead to those charges? not guilty your honor. according to the arrest report james burt a veteran metro officer got into an argument with his live in girlfriend. she told arresting officers when she tried to leave burt dragged her

into the house injuring her neck and bruising her right breast. he eventually let her leave apologizing then asking her to help him get help. burt's attorney argued that because his client was a honorably discharged marine, a police officer and that he co-operated with the arresting officers bail should not be set high. but the d.a.'s office wanted nothing to do with that argument based on another domestic violence arrest in 2011. he put that victim on the couch, his knee on her chest, she can't breath grabbed her around her jaw. in both situations there are injuries that are consistent with the events of the victims burt's attorney responded by pointing out the previous case had been dismissed as your honor knows dismissals don't fall out of the sky. he's presumed innocent until proven guilty in this case, the state elected to dismiss those charges. it turns out according to las vegas justice court that case was dismissed because burt forested $1,000 cash bond, agreed to stay out of trouble, did counciling and 100 hours of community service. the judge reminded burt's

negotiated deal then added. in thinking about this case and the occupation of the your client doesn't he get a benefit because of what he does, or does he get treated differently because of what he does and quite frankly he should be treated like every other defendant in this courtroom in the end the judge set bail at $60 thousand for kidnap 1st degree charge and $15 thousand for domestic battery. she also warned burt not to contact his alleged victim should he post the $75 thousand bail if at anytime it is brought ot my attention that you have communicated with her, your bail will be revoked and you will be held without bail until this case reaches it's conclusion in the previous case burt was relieved of duty pending an investigation but was then reinstated after the charges were dismissed in 2011. an internal investigation led to burt being fired by metro in 2012. he was

that year after an arbitration ruling in his favor burt is scheduled to be back in couyrt on february 5th. the man who helped guide celine dion through her life and career has died. dion's husband rene angilil passed away this morning at their family home in henderson. "more access" host sean mcallister joins us now with the impact angelil had on wife and family. john and christine -- the story of celine and rene is one of the greatest love affair's in entertainment history. ater decades of work together... 21 years of marriage... and three sons together -- that love affair came to and end today. angelil died at home this morning. the clark county coroner says he was under a physicians care during his third and fatal bout with cancer.

celine when she was just 12 years old. after years together professionally -- dion and angelil married in1994 eventually having three sons. in 2014 dion left her las vegas stage so she could personally care for her ailing husband... the singer resumed her residency last summer at angelil's request... and spoke with us about the decision to perform again. i'm very different... (sigh). it's kind of awkward emotions. and i want to show my children that this is part of life and i got their backs. we got this. we're doing this. we're ok. that is certainly the strength and determination that celine and her family will need to draw on again as

celine's shows at the colosseum are cancelled this weekend. however we do understand that her residency will resume at the end of february. john and christine -- solar customers will now be dealing with rate changes after the public utilities comission denied a request to delay the changes. but it turns out solar customers arent the only ones dealing with challenges. fox5's abby theodros joins us with more on how gaming companies could be hurting. last night the commission also allowed a group of gaming companies to stop using nv energy if they choose. but it comes with a multi-million

if you're a gaming company looking to purchase energy on the open market .. now you can. but it'll cost you millions. bob list, nv coalition to protect rate payers but also encompases to of the casinos invovled (sands and wynn): they have to pay an enormous amount of money which is frankly unaffordable. 126-point-6 million dollars to be exact. the puc voted to allow mgm, las vegas sands, and wynn split the exit fee if they want to part ways with nv energy. former republican governor bob list is chairman of the nevada coalition to protect rate payers and says an exit fee is expected but the suggested rate is unrealistic. they have such a monopoly. the statute allows them to leave the monopoly but the public utilities commission has virtually made it impossible for them to do that. list is talking about nevada statute 704 b. it was created in response to the 2001 western energy crisis and allowed major power users to buy their power on the open market. together the three gaming companies requesting the change - make up 7 percentof n.v.

base. critics of the steep fees say it's meant to strengthen the utility's monopoly but a representative for the puc said they're simply protecting their remaining customers from increased rates. list says the puc's decisions on energy makes it impossible to go forward with what the legislature intended. this is is a free country people ought to have choices. whether youre an individual home owner that wants roof top, whether your a business - one of casinos that wishes to go out on the open market - buy power and save money while do another concern among the companies is the way the fees were calculated. all three companies filed their applications separately but were clumped together - which ultimately increased the projected impacts of their exits. as it stands ... the commission approved fees are nearly 90 million dollars for mgm, 15-point-7 million for wynn and 23-

ahead tonight .. with the latest gop debate just getting underway.. the candidates are not forgetting about your vote. find out how you can have coffee with carly at a popular strip hangout next week. and find out why this las vegas man is hiding behind a giant powerball check. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she'll get the job done for us.

be.. as far as we the valley won night's powerball drawing .. but there were three winners... more on them in a moment. first .. a shout- out to another million dollar winner at primm! someone, last night, matched five numbers .. but not the powerball. it's the second time in less than a week someone who bought a ticket at the primm lottery store won. earlier this week ... this las vegas man .. who didn't want to show his face claimed a million dollar ticket! he bought his ticket saturday night. now back to those other three lucky people who

millionaires .. after matching all 6 numbers in last night's drawing. one of the winning tickets was sold just outside los angeles in chino hills.. jonathan hunt has the story. ferdugo says: " i feel like i won a little bit. it's weird. it's exciting.'' a spontaneous celebration breaking out at this chino hills, california seven- eleven - where one of three winning powerball tickets were sold... atwal says: "i'm just happy, that a lucky customer came here and bought the lucky ticket and won. i'm happy for them.'' shelton says: "he said, ''they won it over at the 7/11!' i said, 'get out of here!' i thought he was playing with me, but i come over and i see everyone going nuts and i am like wow. it's pretty awesome, pretty exciting, pretty awesome." similar celebrations broke out in tennessee and in florida - where two other winning tickets were sold... the nearly 1-point-6 billion dollar jackpot was the largest in american lottery history... and even brought in people from canada who wanted in on the action.

maybe sometime in another country, the luck will come. moore says: "lots of our relatives have come down. and just as we were coming across the border, the phone was ringing. our friend was saying, "if you're going across the border, pick me up some powerball." the actual drawing itself is a highly secure process - and the numbered balls are each measured, weighed, and even x-rayed before being loaded into the machine and randomly drawn. delacenserie says: "they have shelf life of about two to four years and at that point they are retired permanently." hunt says: "now just because you may not have won the grand prize - check your tickets. according to powerball's website - there were one and two-million dollar winning tickets sold in 26 states. in chino hills, california, jonathan hunt, fox news." (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty we have a series of storms moving over the area between now and tuesday. the first on friday afternoon just throws us some

of 57 degrees. the second storm moves through on saturday with a few hundredths expected around the las vegas valley with a cooler high of 54 degrees. sunday we'll keep some clouds and actually see a high of 60 degrees. partly cloudy with a high of 62 degrees expected on monday for martin luther king day. the final storm in the series moves through on tuesday with area showers expected with up to .10" in some areas.

the area between now and tuesday. the first on friday afternoon just throws us some clouds with a high of 57 degrees. the second storm moves through on saturday with a few hundredths expected around the las vegas valley with a cooler high of 54 degrees. sunday we'll keep some clouds and actually see a high of 60 degrees. partly cloudy with a high of 62 degrees expected on monday for martin luther

moves through on tuesday with area showers expected with up to .10" in some areas. closed captioning will resume shortly tonight - most of the republican presidential candidates are in north charleston, south carolina for another debate.. one of them will be coming back to southern nevada soon. carly fiorina will we back here this weekend for a couple of days. first on sunday .. she is holding a public rally at the siena community center. doors open at 9:30 in the morning .. with the rally starting at 11. then monday

peppermill fireside lounge on the north end of the strip for coffee and conversation. next - president obama takes his state of the union message on the road.. and hollywood loses another celebrated actor. remembering the life of alan

president obama

of the union rally earlier today. the commander- in-chief spoke to supporters in louisiana and once again talking about the political divide in washington. dianne gallagher has more. the campaigner in chief is back. taking his state of the union message on the road... (president barack obama) "we've been through big changes before, america always comes out better" president barack obama, greeted by a friendly crowd in baton rouge... "we love you!" "love you back" talked about the economy, criminal justice reform and finding a cure for cancer... all part of an effort by his administration to fend off the notion of lame-duck status... (president barack obama) "ive got a whole bunch of stuff to do between down and next year" when asked about his biggest regret from his time in office, the president reiterated his thoughts from tuesday's speech- (president barack obama) "politics rancorous during my presidency and more polarized than

wasn't the only one talking about divisive rhetoric- gop leadership says its trying to avoid the noise surrounding the campaign trail (sen. john thune, (r) south dakota) "in a presidential campaign the rhetoric gets hot. it's just inevitable. we can't control what presidential candidates are going to say or do. the only thing that we can do is control what we do here." but all eyes will be on the candidates tonight- as the republican presidential hopefuls face-off for the first debate of 20-16... with a much smaller main stage- only seven candidates this time- in south carolina and a month full of political attacks to hash-out in front of the nation. alan rickman -- best known as professor snape in the "harry potter" films -- has died. rickman suffered from cancer. rickman has starred in a series of critically acclaimed films, such as "die hard" and the entire "harry potter" franchise. he's considered one of the most beloved british actors of the past thirty years. during his career, rickman also received a golden globe, emmy and screen actors guild award.

old. coming up ... turning a disaster into a teachable moment. the minnesota viking's kicker who missed a game winning kick spends time today with some of his biggest .. a littlest fans. keep watching for an all new more access. coming up

some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. the family of a murdered ten year old speaks out -- after the suspect comes clean- three years later. breaking up the district? leaders in clark county and school district officals are meeting with parents-- discussing the possiblity of redistricting. kids have a way of making bad situations in perspective... making you feel better. and if anyone needed a pat on the back this week... it's vikings

game winning kick in the nfl playoffs last week... he was devastated.. even crying after the game. but then ... a first grade class in minnesota wrote letters to walsh. one kid told walsh that he's the best player in the universe. another said he was handsome... another kid said, "keep trying hard... and puppies are cute." and then this one... "everyone makes mistakes, one time i fell down doing a cartwheel." so today - walsh gave back to the children. "first off, i wanted to come by and say thank you to all you guys and girls and say thank you very much for all the letters you wrote." the nfl player showed up to northpoint elementary school to say thank you. this morning many of the kids showed up to class wearing vikings jerseys. walsh signed autographs and took photos with many of the children. the first-graders were apparently learning about empathy, earlier this week. that's what prompted them to send their messages to walsh.

us.. access" -- a sad night in vegas as a 21 year old love affair has come to an end. celine dion loses her beloved husband rene to cancer....just months after bravely returning to the vegas stage. all three stars woke up in vegas and mark! all three stars woke up in vegas this morning to learn they're oscar nominees! we've got all the details on the

celebrating from vegas to