the assembly's bill.. which covers workforce development.. in the morning. /// kirsten joyce > now let's turn it over to patranya in for demetria. brian loftus how are the roads looking this morning. < demetria obilor >

the assembly's bill... which covers workforce development... is expected to see a vote tomorrow morning as well. /// ((dave courvoisier)) > as we reported last night, the las vegas review- journal's staff cracked the case of who their mysterious new owners are... that would be the family of billionaire casino mogul sheldon adelson.

the assembly's bill... which covers workforce development... is expected to see a vote as well. /// ((sherry swensk)) > do or do not... there is no try when it comes to getting tickets for the new "star wars" flick. ((brian loftus)) "the force awakens" debuted in theaters last night..

a long day here as the assembly passed the first bill and sent it along to the senate before calling it a night. assembly members saying the workforce development deal could benefit more than just faraday. derek armstrong (r) las vegas no verbatim the assembly is likely done for the night. they are waiting on the senate to finish up the commerce bill to cover the tax incentives and bonds for the billion dollar electric car factory. it is currently being amended. the senate is expected to vote on the bill before adjourning tonight. the senate would cover the assembly bill and new water morning. the assembly would then take up the commerce bill assuming it is approved by the senate tonight. reporting live, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. unlv's head baseball coach.. tim chambers.. is stepping down.. citing health reasons. it comes two months after he arrested for d-u-i.. and six months after he took an indefinite leave of absence to deal with medical problems. in a statement.. chambers said stepping down was the best thing for himself and the players. action news is tracking the

the bill deals with tax abatements a few hours ago the assembly was given their bill to look over which deals more with workforce programs ... after hours of anticipation and months of negotiations bills involving the deal with faraday future have been handed to law makers, now its their turn to look them over and see if they feel this is the right deal for nevada... assembly bill 1, was presented to the assembly around 7:30 pm. it deals with higher education programs preparing people for the jobs created by faraday and also requires workforce training programs to have a diversity the improvements to infrastructure around apex industrial park have many law makers excited for rural areas around apex like moapa valley, the updates include water and electricity for the park, something that could not only lead to more business in the area, but also more housing for people working out there... the faraday project and its 85 billion dollar projected impact over a0 year span has many excited, once the session reconvene it will be time to hammer out the details of the bill and find a package th

the assemblies bill deals with jobs and training, they mentioned teaming up with community colleges and universities to close the "skills gap" and get nevadans ready for these jobs. it also mentions a diversity action plan... a phrase many wanted better explained.. the senates bill deals with money, tax incentives, and the $176 dollars in total abatements offered to the electric car maker if they meet the requirements set for them. mark hutchinson, lieutenant governor " we want to make sure that they perform and invest the billion dollar investment that they've committed too, and if they don't then we have ways to claw that back to the state." one of the biggest issues of the day became infrastructure, specifically when it businesses to apex industrial park... senator aaron ford, minority leader nevada state senate "we want to make sure that the water issues are properly addressed, as i understand it there are some questions from the conservation industry that would like to look into this so those are some of the issues that were going to be looking at." the issues and questions for the

assembly bill two is the new bill... made up of the water rights portion of senate bill 1... is now under consideration. and we're told that may become two bills. meantime... in the senate... they have been at recess as they continue to mull over amendments to the main portion of the faraday deal. senator mark manendo says the votes are there for the deal... time. ((sen. mark manendo/(d) las vegas: "this is so complex that, you know, we're here, so we may as well do our due diligence and make sure we do everything possible to make sure we have a good, clean piece of legislation.")) ((patrick walker)) the hope is for all three of the bills to get a vote tonight... and assuming they all pass... they will swap to the opposite side of the legislature for consideration. what was expected to be a 48-hour session... is soon to be passing 72 hours and counting. ((patrick walker)) back our here live... steve... we know the city of north las vegas is will be lobbying for changes in s-b 1 once it goes to the assembly... how much longer could this go? -- were you surprised to see the wat

and the assemblies bill deals with jobs and mentioned teaming up with community colleges and universities to close the "skills gap" and get these jobs. diversity action plan... a phrase many wanted better explained.. the senates bill deals with money, tax incentives, and the $176 dollars in total abatements offered to the electric car maker if they meet the requirements set for them. mark hutchinson, lieutenant governor " we want to make sure that they perform and invest the billion dollar investment that they've committed too, and if they don't then we have ways to claw that back to the state." one of the biggest issues of the day became infrastructure, specifically when it comes to the water needed to bring businesses to apex industrial park... senator aaron ford, minority leader nevada state senate "we want to make sure that the water issues are properly addressed, as i understand it there are some questions from the conservation industry that would like to look into this so those are some of the issues that were going to be looking at." the issues and questio

the bill deals with tax abatements a few hours ago the assembly was given their bill to look over which deals more with workforce programs ... after hours of anticipation and months of negotiations bills involving the deal with faraday future have been handed to law makers, now its their turn to look them over and see if they feel this is the right deal for nevada... assembly bill 1, was presented to the assembly around 7:30 pm. it deals with higher education programs preparing people for the jobs created by faraday and also requires workforce training programs to have a diversity action plan. around apex industrial park makers excited for rural areas around apex like moapa valley, the updates include water and electricity for the park, could not only lead to more area, but also more housing for people working the faraday billion dollar projected impact over a 20 year span has many excited, once the session reconvene it will be time to hammer out the details of the bill and find a package that works best for the state... the sessions will reconvene morning ... lawmakers are to book thei

that controversial topic will now be handled in a separate assembly bill. action news reporter bryan callahan is following all the discussions and will have a live report at five. in our red, white and blue 2016 political coverage.. turmoil in the race for the democratic nominee. bernie sanders' campaign is accused of hacking hillary clinton's voter files. now, democratic party officials won't let sanders access important party documents -- and the sanders campaign is fighting that decision in federal court! abc's bazi kanani reports. the bernie sanders campaign... responding swiftly. firing a campaign operative accused of a data breach: peeking past a temporarily failed firewall in a democratic national committee server to confidential voter database. jeff weaver, sanders campaign manager: "that behavior is unacceptable to the sanders campaign and we fired the staffer immediately and made certain that any information obtained is not utilized" but there could be much bigger consequences for sanders' campaign. already, the d-n-c has temporarily suspended the

assembly bill 1, was presented to the assembly around 7:30 pm. it deals with higher education programs preparing people for the jobs created by faraday and also requires workforce training programs to have a diversity action plan. the improvements to infrastructure around apex many law makers areas around apex like moapa valley, electricity for the park, something lead to more business in the area, housing for people working out there... and its 85 billion dollar projected impact over a 20 year span has many excited, once the session reconvene it will be time to hammer out the details of the bill and find a package that works best for the state... miguel martinez- valle fox5 news local las vegas today we'll learn more about how las vegas plans to ring in the new year. details for unveiled at 11 a-m. its happening inside the "cloud bar rotunda" inside fashion show mall. we'll hear more about the live entertainment and fireworks shows planned for the fremont street experience and the strip. we do know there will be fireworks displays atop seven str

assembly bill 1, was presented to the assembly around 7:30 pm. it deals with higher education programs preparing people for the jobs created by faraday and also requires workforce training programs to have a diversity action plan. the improvements to infrastructure around apex industrial park have many law makers excited for rural areas around apex like moapa valley, the updates include water and electricity for the park, something that could not only lead to more but also more housing for people working out there... the faraday project and its 85 billion dollar projected impact over a 20 year span has many excited, once the session reconvene it will be time to hammer out the details of the bill and find a package that works best for the state... miguel martinez- valle fox5 news overnight, school districts in houston, dallas and miami received threats of violence similar to those made against schools in new york and los angeles on tuesday. the school districts have deemed the threats non- credible. so classes will resume as planned today. on tues

the assembly's bill... which covers workforce development... is expected to see a vote tomorrow morning as well. /// ((dave courvoisier)) > as we reported last night, the las vegas review- journal's staff cracked the case of who their mysterious new owners are... that would be the family of billionaire casino mogul sheldon adelson. today the adelson family released a statement in the buyers. they called it a financial investment and an investment in the community... and said the decision not to identify themselves was intentional because they did not want to distract from tuesday's republican debate at the venetian. yesterday, congresswoman dina to reveal themselves... and today titus released a statement applauding the adelson family for coming forward. the chairman of the society of professional journalists' ethics committee said today that there are still questions about why great pains to conceal their identity... adding that the sale still lacks transparency./// ((dave courvoisier)) > we're learning new details tonight in last night's dead

the assembly's bill... which covers workforce development... is expected to see a vote as well. /// ((sherry swensk)) > do or do not... there is no try when it comes to getting tickets for the new "star wars" flick. ((brian loftus)) "the force awakens" debuted in theaters last night.. we stopped by brenden theaters at the palms last night.. fans were so excited about the movie and said it was everything they imagined and more.. don't worry... they won't give away any secrets from the movie: (( shari & jim graves: jim; i wish i could go in there! there were so many times i wanted to just pause it and go back and go wow! for months we've been speculating on the previews like wow! and when you finally see it laid out you're like whoa what was that again?! 7;09 and you just want to rewind it and that's how good the movie was. it really exceeded your expectations )) theatres is selling star wars pins and t-shirts. proceeds will go toward a new playground for disabled children. star wars: the force awakens is already the highest pre- selling movie in

. >> reporter: he and others are joining calls for new jersey law make tours take up assembly bill 4760, it would require doctors to talk to parents about the potential for addiction with prescribing on eyeds to minors. some argue such is unnecessary regulation on doctor/patient dialogue. >> i did not know that it was such a strong medication and that it was basically heroin. >> reporter: supporters say that parents know their teenagers better than even the most responsible doctors, so he had kateing them on the dangers of opiate is a way from the addiction. assemblyman herb conn away who is a doctor didn't request comment for why the bill has in the been taken up in the health committee he chairs. in trenton, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a group of bystanders leaps into action after a philadelphia police officers injured in the car accident today. surveillance video obtained by "eyewitness news" shows the moment after the officer's cruiser collides with a mercedes benz at the intersection of jasper and allegheny, in kensington. bystanders became rescuers as they surrounded

the assembly's bill.. which covers workforce development.. in the morning. /// kirsten joyce > now let's turn it over to patranya in for demetria. brian loftus how are the roads looking this morning. < demetria obilor > update on the building fire south of charleston...we st of u-s 95. it's on hilo avenue no word if traffic is affected. an earlier crash appears to still have some lanes closed eb springmountain near lv boulevard. /// ((brian loftus)) > it's a star wars kind of christmas for one household... ((kirsten joyce)) how a local man is getting festive...with the force.... ((brian loftus)) plus.. a breach in a service meant to keep your personal data protected... what information the f-t-c says "lifelock" left vulnerable. ((kirsten joyce)) an officer... caught on camera punching a student. how the school district is responding to the incident./// music my k-cup filter is back. now you can make anything, even a piece of home. exactly-how-you-like-it machine. keurig hot. your favorites. your way. adlib about star wars ((brian loftus)) > s

((assemblyman paul anderson/(r) assembly majority leader: "right now we've got 2 bills, one in the senate and one in the assembly, we may have some amendments, we may have some changes, but right now we've got a bill on both sides.")) ((patrick walker)) assembly majority leader paul anderson... introducing a bill to create a workforce development program to fellow lawmakers in his chamber. he says the big bill... which deals with the incentives the state is offering faraday... is first being heard in the senate. ((assemblyman paul anderson/(r) assembly majority leader: "they have the tax abatements, the incentives, the appropriations that have to be part of that package, bonding issues for infrastructure, that's all part of that package.")) ((patrick walker)) the deal promises faraday 217 million dollars in tax abatements... or cuts. leading economist robert lang says the 760 million dollars in taxes the deal will generate... makes up for that. ((robert lang/executive director, brookings west: " the money that we forego in taxes just to this company is more than made up by their workers,

proponents of assembly bill 425 were outside the statehouse. under the bill undocumented residents could legally get licenses. however, they would look different and be more expensive and couldn't be used for other i.d. advocates say it would improve road safety but governor christie vows to veto the measure. >> sometimes you just need a second chance. today philadelphia's district attorney launched a program to help people charge with nonviolent crimes get back on track without jail time. it's called future forward. and "action news" reporter vernon odom explains how it works. >> reporter: the landmark community college campus north of center city. soon to be a laboratory for a law enforcement experiment. philadelphia's d.a. and the college's top brass have entered a joint agreement to let nonviolent defendants go to school here rather than lock them up in prison. >> instead of trying them, instead of convicting them and sending them to prison and getting a felony conviction which is an economic debt sentence we're giving them an opportunity t

bill on both sides.")) ((patrick walker)) assembly majority leader paul anderson... introducing a bill to create a workforce development program to fellow lawmakers in his chamber. he says the big bill... which deals with the incentives the state is offering faraday... is first being heard in the senate. ((assemblyman paul anderson/(r) assembly majority leader: "they have the tax abatements, the incentives, the appropriations that have to be part of that package, bonding issues for infrastructure, that's all part of that package.")) ((patrick walker)) the deal promises faraday 217 million dollars in tax abatements... or cuts. leading economist robert lang says the 760 million dollars in taxes the deal will generate... makes up for that. ((robert lang/executive director, brookings west: " the money that we forego in taxes just to this company is more than made up by their workers, the workers move to the state, they're employed, they pay taxes.")) ((patrick walker)) the deal does have its critics... some republicans have balked at the deal. and members of the northern

((assemblyman paul anderson/(r) assembly majority leader: "right now we've got 2 bills, one in assembly, we may have some amendments, we may have some changes, but right now we've got a bill on both sides.")) ((patrick walker)) assembly majority leader paul anderson... introducing a bill to create a workforce development program to fellow lawmakers in his chamber. he says the big bill... which deals with the incentives the state is offering faraday... is first being heard in the senate. ((assemblyman paul anderson/(r) assembly majority leader: "they have the tax abatements, the incentives, the appropriations that have to be part of that package, bonding issues for infrastructure, that's all part of that package.")) ((patrick walker)) the deal promises faraday 217 million dollars in tax abatements... or cuts. leading economist robert lang says the 760 million dollars in taxes the deal will generate... makes up for that. ((robert lang/executive director, brookings west: " the money that we forego in taxes just to this company is more than made up by their workers, the workers move to the

bill. callahan is live in carson city where he has been tracking all of the negotiations. the assembly is close to voting on the workforce development bill. the committee approved amendments about an hour ago, they are now waiting for the bill to be reprinted before voting. if the bill passes it would then head over to the senate for discussion. but lawmakers there are having trouble with their commerce bill to fund the incentive this after the legal team spent the night and most of the day making amendments to both bills and writing a third. sen. always very cognizant to make :05 seconds from security video coming up, the humorous way the trying to catch two thieves. and.. we're still following a wild police chase in southern california. we'll show you how it finally ended a few minutes ago.. and why police were after the guy in the first place. bryan. more now on some breaking news acleading police on a wild chase across orange county. we were fixated on the monitors watching this one after we went off the air.. it started on i-5 in irvine.. and wound its way

the governor signed a bill earlier this year that includes prison terms and huge fines for swatters. after gloucester county assembly man sponsored the bill he says he was a victim of swatting. he testified before a state homeland security officials about a prankster who called s.w.a.t. teams out to his own home. >> a two-game suspension for jahlil okafor doesn't mean the trouble around the rookie center is going away soon. the city of camden has rejected his guilty plea for a speeding incident and reopened the case. hills lawyer went before a judge yesterday and the municipal court rejected his guilty plea and fine. the sixers center admitted driving at 108 miles an hour across the ben franklin bridge in october. hills lawyer insists the only reason it is being reopened is because of this video of okafor and that incident pub sized the speeding ticket. >> it's a shame that any other defendant would come in and be able to enter into a plea agreement and it wouldn't matter. because of who he is now he's almost become victimized. >> this is the video from the bar fight that happened last week. the teen superstar was a

the governor signed a bill that includes prison terms and huge fines for swatters. after gloucester county assembly man sponsored the bill he was a victim. he testified before state homeland security security officials about a prankster who house. >> a two-game suspension for jahlil okafor doesn't mean the trouble around the rookie center is going away soon. the city of camden has rejected his guilty plea for a speeding incident and reopened the case. his lawyer went before a judge yesterday. the municipal court rejected the guilty plea and fine. the center admitted to driving 108 miles an hour across the ben franklin bridge in october. his attorney maintained the only reason the case is reopened is video surfaced of okafor fighting outside a bar and that incident publicized the speeding ticket. >> a shame that any other defendant would come in and be able to enter into a plea agreement and it wouldn't matter but because of who he is now he is almost victimized. >> this is video from the bar fight last week. the teen superstar was assigned a security guard and suspended for two games. that ends on

city council urged the new jersey assembly to pass a bill regulating the companies. it calls for thorough background checks for drivers and proper insurance for vehicles, similar to those carried by taxis and limos. >> it's 47 degrees. windshield wipers have been going this morning in some areas. we seen a few raindrops, but it's already drying out for much of the area. still a few clouds overhead. but even those are starting to break. that's a live view from center city. your hour by hour forecast just ahead. >>> and i'm monique braxton live along ben franklin parkway. in a couple hours, a coalition of philadelphia leaders plan to gather to publicly denounce extremist attacks. we'll have a preview of the solidarity movement next. plus, muhammad ali takes a swing at donald trump. we'll hear what the greatest has to say about what he calls true muslims. this is nbc 10 news. >> standing against extremism. the backlash continues for donald trump following his controversial comments on muslims. today the muslim community aims to stop the fighting in the name of religion.

bills. one is a major tax incentive package to bring a billion dollar electric car factory to north las vegas. action news reporter bryan callahan is in carson city with the latest. the assembly finally introduced its bill around 7:30 tonight. the senate introduced its 9:45. they then recessed to read through the stacks of documents before beginning hearings tomorrow. take pkg nat of recss after months of negotiation by the governor... state lawmakers are spending the night reading through the bills that would give faraday future up to $215 in tax incentives. 19.29.30.00 "i'm excited to go through the bill and go through the process tomorrow to see if it is a good deal for nevada." while lawmakers are getting their first look at the bills at the start of the session... most said the 13,000 jobs created by the proposed one billion dollar factory in north las vegas are something they can't ignore. 19.41.08.00 "the southern nevada caucus members, we get to say we are going to do something good for our state and bring some jobs home to the folks we represent." some of the most eager officials in carson city are north las vegas mayor john lee and councilman isaac barron who are ho

that bill is in front of the assembly today. the senate has the larger bill that includes 120 million dollars in infrastructure improvements out at apex., that would help faraday, as well as tenants. republican assembly minority leader paul anderson says there is some opposition, but not enough to derail the package: ((19.28,28 assemblyman paul anderson/(r) assembly majority leader: i won't predict a unanimous vote at this point, but i"m certainly confident that as we go through , as we vet the bills, understand whats in it, figure out if there's any amendments that need to be made, i think we'll see success.")) ((kirsten joyce)) some republicans and members of the "northern nevada builders and trade council" think tesla.. who got a much larger deal last year... isn't holding up its end ofof it felt hydrated, and i thought, "wow! i'm onto something here." and that's when i went and started working with the lab. we're at a place that it's worldwide now, and i wonder, what are you waiting for?" you see the beautiful wen hair. it's

bill. the assembly postponed today's vote after it didn't get the support it needed. akers plan to try again. the bill required potential gun buyers to clear a mental health record to first notify law enforcement. >>> we have an update now on stolen packages taken from people's homes in new castle county. there are now warrants out for the men police believe are here in this surveillance video we showed you two days ago. a car followed a ups driver, then the guy here in the steelers jersey got out and took boxes from someone's front steps. >>> here's a close up at the two men wanted in this case, brandon tony and michael leary and police are asking anyone who knows them to call detectives. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> yeah, quite a change over the last 24 hours. we had two days of rain and clouds and fog and today things cleaned out. we had a lot of wind that brought in the drier and cooler air, but even that wind is diminishing now. we had some colder nights setting up compared to what we've seen recen

brown is environmental leadership development project under assembly bill 900 that certification was concurred by the joint legislative budget committee of the state senate and assembly. those decisions are final. they're not before you today. but those do not shortcut the mental review process at all. or affect the standards. all they do is mean that if litigation is filed it will be promptly resolve. that's all. in fact, were very proud of the project and the rigorous environment will standards that it adheres to. i like to turn to a couple specific issues. first of all, with respect to transportation with all recognized that the key and perhaps the most complex issue surrounding the project. i won't reiterate what mr. albert or mr. weikel talked about perspective that i now speak they did a far better job than i can. i will say the project is well served by transit right on the t line and provide the resources to upgrade the station and align and by the light rail transit necessary to be with to augment transit to the site. we also provide the funding necessary to deploy parking c

the resale practice is so alarming to some that a state assembly man introduced a bill requiring written consent from parents for indefinite tore age. it failed to pass. >>> it is an incredible resource. >> reporter: dr michael sc hrngs neider has used the california database to investigate childhood disease. >>> all of us have diseases that run in our family and by sequencing people's dna we hope to predict that. you need data from a lot of people to understand that. >> reporter: he says my kids stand to benefit more from being part of the database than being otherwise >>> these people when they of diseases, the parents don't care about privacy. they want to solve their child, find out what's wrong with them and possibly it will lead to a treatment >> reporter: the program allows me as a parent to have my kids' data destroyed, but researchers are hoping i won't do that because the code of our bodies can help bring more healthy children into the world >>> now, jake. are privacy advocates going too far? clearly this is being put to some good. is there a really chance it's going to be conn

an assembly panel voted to advance the minimum age from 19 to 21. more than a dozen towns adopted similar measures. the bill heads t an assembly. >>> sweet leaf tea is recalling 1.5 million bottles because of concns over pieces of glass. it happened during the filling process. 16 ounce bottles between february 27 and december 6 are to find out if you iced tea is af fected, head to our website, www.nbcnewyork.com. >>> ne details of why and how 11 million volkswagen cars cheated emissions tests. today the automaker revealed as early as 2005, a group of engineers couldn't figure out how to design cars to meet the tough plugs ollution standards. they worked on the software to beat the tests. they blamed the scandal on a, quote, chain of mistakes. aybe there's a mistake in the weather. it's been so warm outside. it's nice to be out there. >> it's gorgeous. there's dave price. i think he knows we are here. dave, nice and mild. no coat. >> i do. it is abcsolutely beautiful. the smell of pine needles is beautiful. temperatures around the area are in the 50s. the headlines look like this as we would be in our weathe

there's already a bill in the assembly that would require both new casino licenses go to companies that already own a casino, but today lawmakers unveiled a new bill that would only apply the requirement to one of the licenses. lawmakers would have to pick one of the bills, then in november voters will decide if the state issues the new licenses. >>> tonight we're getting our first look at the suspect in a carjacking outside a south jersey liquor store. investigators say christopher dumas stole an suv with two children inside saturday night. police say this surveillance video shows dumas crossing white horse pike in magnolia before jumping into the suv. happened around 11:00 saturday night. dumas was arrested after police say he hit another suv, flipped over, and crashed into a house. the children ages 8 and 10 had minor cuts and bruises. their mom had been in the liquor store when the suv was stolen. >>> tonight, new details about the estranged husband now charged with two murders. police say gilbert rochester killed his 80-year-old mother-in-law as she left her smyrna house for church

tonight the assembly passed a workforce development bill that provides job training for the senate passed an infrastructure bill... with the most contentious portion taken out: ((sen. mark manendo/(d) las vegas: "this is so complex that, you know, we're here, so we may as well do our due diligence and make sure we do everything possible to make sure we have a good, clean piece of legislation.")) two bills that cover the water rights at the apex facility in north las vegas.. and who controls them.. will be taken up by the assembly tomorrow. that will be day four. the session was expected to be finished in a day. the total package for faraday is expected to be 215 million in tax rebates if they reach the billion dollar investment thresh-hold.. and another 120 million in infrastructure at the apex facility. /// ((denise valdez)) a clear and comfortable night in the valley... so are we in the clear on that cold weather? tedd florendo is here with a first check of our weather. ((tedd florendo)) < not totally in the clear. we'll certainly be milder than still on the chilly side. ...............

17.36.18.00 "i'm very comfortable by tomorrow we are going to have a very good bill with the amendments and a good direction." the assembly also spending the night waiting for an amended workforce development bill... but calling it due diligence 13.20.13.00 "today we've been talking it through going through the what ifs and what does this really mean so on and set to get back to work at ten. the senate having more work to do set to start an hour earlier. reporting in carson city, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. right on the heels of threats against schools in l-a and new york.. clark county school officials received a similar threat today. in a message to parents today.. the district said in part.. 'this morning after 9am.. clark county school district staff discovered a threatening email. we are working with local law enforcement agencies and are following appropriate protocol. ccsd says it will continue to keep parents in the loop.. and it's still planning on a regular schoo the district also has crisis response plans in place.. and school police will be patrolling campuses. new tonight.. one person is in the ho

there is a bill in the assembly that would require both new casino licenses to go to companies that already a casino but lawmakers unveiled a new plan which would only apply the requirement to one of the licenses. lawmakers will have to pick one of the bills, then in november voters decide if the state issues the new licenses. >>> atlantic city's eight casinos saw their winnings increase by less than 1% in november. it would have been a down month if not for a big boost from internet gambling. the amount of money from brick and mortar casinos was down 1.4% offset by a 51% increase in online gambling. >> the budget stalemate in pennsylvania could force some schools to close. credit rating agency standard & poor's withdrew its rating of a state program that allows pennsylvania to divert money for school districts to lenders instead but now the agency says it can't ensure pennsylvania will be able to repay its debt. some of the districts that could be impacted include philadelphia, reading, and bethlehem. >> the budget was on the governor's mind when he lit the capitol christmas tree yesterday

." >> the new jersey assembly is postponing a vote on a bill dealing with guns and mental illness. the bill requires anyone who wants to expunge their mental health records to buy a gun to notify law enforcement first. governor chris christie vetoed the measure. the assembly voted to override the vote. they said lawmakers will try again in the near foocht. >>> foocht -- future. >>> an person who ran into a philadelphia police cruiser is being tested for dui. it happened on the eastbound schuylkill expressway in here the exit for passyunk avenue. >>> the city of philadelphia could be on the hook for $8 million worth of expenses related to pope's france's visit. the world meeting of families is only expected to recent i am burst half of that. -- reimburse half of that. back in september, the city's finalized contract with the organization allotted $5 million for police and 4 million for the fire department. >> 5:38 this is my kind of winter so far. >> reporter: no kidding, a little above average on temperatures generally over the next several days. lots of sunshine and no precipitati

the city council voted on a resolution urging the naji assembly to pass a bill. it calls for tow row background checks for drivers, proper insurance for vehicles, similar to that carried by taxis and limos. >> happening today, a reminder of how dangerous it is to walk along train tracks. septa is calling this a safety blitz. this is video from a previous event. septa safety officers will be at third rock regional rail station this morning. they'll talk about rail safety and the dangers of crossing the tracks and ignoring railroad signal signals. >> woe. woe. >> that truck explosion happened live on tv last night at 11:00. this is new video from our nbc affiliate in birmingham, alabama. right now, crews are still cleaning up and the highway is still closed. the fire chief says there were chemicals being transported in that truck. after the explosion, an area nearby was evacuated. >> and, hey, your first alert traffic. it looks like that on our roadways this morning. we are looking on route 73 out in new jersey, right around the atlantic expressway. you see no prob

." >> the new jersey assembly is postponing a vote on a bill dealing with gun and mental illness, the bill is for anybody who wants to and you oavment xpt oavment --unge their record for mental illness to buy a gun. >>> a nightclub attack in cairo killed 12 people and wounded 20 others. >>> back in this county and new this morning, a philadelphia police officer is in the hospital after an overnight crash. the officer suffered head and neck injuries in the wreck on the eastbound schuylkill expressway. another car rear ended the officers' cruiser around 1:30 a.m. that driver is being tested for dui. >>> we have learned overnight that a shooting victim in new castle county, delaware has died. a 23-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds to his upper body in claymont last night. he was shot while driving his pick up truck. the vehicle ended up off the roadway. police have a vague description of the shooter. >>> new this morning, singer scott weiland died at 48 years old. he was traveling with his band. the group was scheduled to perform last night. that show was canceled. the former fr

the council passed a resolution urging the assembly to pass a bill regulating transportation companies it calls for background checks of drivers, appropriate insurance inspections. council members say putting profits above passenger safety is bad business. >>> we know it's tough to think about snow and it's so warm outside. but today del-dot showed off a new app so you can know when snowplows will be on your street this winter. it will show realtime locations of every plow in motion. del-dot will monitor the locations in their management center. it's their latest effort to give more information online to residents. >> we know citizens are fin icky about their information, they want it in realtime and very conveniently. we're looking to release a lot more technologies moving forward. >> the mobile app is a free download. you can find it in most app stores or marketplaces. >>> philadelphia's immigrant community gave mayor michael nutter a deadline today. they want him to keep his promise that he would not work with immigration services to deport immigrants who are arrested. today the phi

this bill now goes to the assembly. >>> tonight, a swastika painted on a free in a milford neighborhood. police were called by upset residents. the vandalism is not uncommon in that area. >>> time is beginning to run out to build a tunnel under the hudson river, as the old tunnels may not even last a decade older. >> that's the alarms being raised today. news 4 is live with the reason for this urgent call to action tonight. andrew? >> reporter: so much at stake here. this is a $20 billion tunnel replace the aging ones that are crumbling now. the feds today say they've got their half of the money. all of this as riders remain frustrated. >> oh, my goodness. bad news. >> reporter: it's been abysmal, inexcusable. >> reporter: the chairman of am amtrak says he gets it. here's what they are doing. spending $20 billion to replace a pair of tunnels that are 105 years old and crumbling. >> it was crumbling before. sandy accelerated that deterioration. and within 7 to 10 years, there might be no tunnel under the hudson. >> reporter: if that sounds extreme, take a look at this. we obtained these

brown is environmental leadership development project under assembly bill 900 that certification was concurred by the joint legislative budget committee of the state senate and assembly. those decisions are final. they're not before you today. but those do not shortcut the mental review process at all. or affect the standards. all they do is mean that if litigation is filed it will be promptly resolve. that's all. in fact, were very proud of the project and the rigorous environment will standards that it adheres to. i like to turn to a couple specific issues. first of all, with respect to transportation with all recognized that the key and perhaps the most complex issue surrounding the project. i won't reiterate what mr. albert or mr. weikel talked about perspective that i now speak they did a far better job than i can. i will say the project is well served by transit right on the t line and provide the resources to upgrade the station and align and by the light rail transit necessary to be with to augment transit to the site. we also provide the funding necessary to deploy parking c

after taking the night to look over the bills given to them the state senate and assembly came back together to talk about the deal with faraday future... today was the day for many of these lawmakers to get their questions answered and their concerns heard... law makers still agree, the billion dollar project is a good deal for the "new nevada" governor sandoval and his team have been working towards. still there are unanswered questions and many details that need to be sorted out... nelson araujo, assemblyman district 3 " right now were all just trying to ensure that we are asking the appropriate questions. " two bills were presented, one for the assembly and deals with jobs and training, they mentioned teaming up with community colleges and universities to close the "skills gap" and get nevadans ready for these jobs. it also mentions a diversity action plan... a phrase many wanted better explained.. the senates bill deals with money, tax incentives, and the $176 dollars in total abatements offered to the electric car maker if they meet the requirements set for them. mark hutchinson, lieut

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assembly. just like the house of commons in london this is where all money bills had to originate. during the 18th century there would be to burgesses for every county, one burgess for the college of william and mary, and one for jamestown and williamsburg. this became the centerpiece, the birthplace of the american protest against the stamp act. before we get into that, let me quickly point out a few things. not only did you have members of the house sitting here, but the speaker of the house sat in this large ceremonial chair. this chair is the original speaker's chair. as a reminder of that, we know the bottom of this chair is slightly charred from when they moved it out during the fire. there was a second capital building built on the spot by the 1750's and that building would stay here in use until 1779 when richmond became the capital. however it would is in sessions would here that they adopt sundry ideas into law. that process works the same way it does in any state capitol today. a bill would be introduced. it would be red once and then it would go up to committee. after t

next year the general assembly will consider a bill giving the county a second voting member on the northern virginia transportation commission. this is why it matters to you. the commission is responsible for deciding what projects will get money from new tolls on interstate 66. right now fairfax county is best represented with five voting members. >>> let's give you another live look outside this morning where the fog is hitting several parts of our area. this is what it looks like right now at the u.s. capitol, but what will it be like when you head out the door? chuck bell is back with the travel impact. >>> 6:07. also learning about a startling crime out of northern virginia. one man is under arrest for abduction. and wait until you hear police say who he held at gun point and why. >>> if you know anyone in the l.a. area this morning, you can bet they had a rough night getting some sleep. the latest on the dozens of after shocks still hitting so cal this morning. >>> new this morning. reports out of southern california. everybody is okay after a quake measured 4.4 and it hit san bernard