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Issues hashed out by the committee can serve as a roadmap. We are on the verge of having an nfl franchise. Unlv is going to have a stateoftheart stadium, maybe one of the best stadiums in the country. This is an exciting day for las vegas and for las vegas and all of nevada. Now its up to the governor to call a special legislative session where lawmakers could approve construction once and for all. Theres a long way to go. But special legislative session where lawmakers could approve constructio...

Parker adlibs parker adlibs parker adlibs thanks yasmeen. Well of course keep you this story all morning long. Lets get over to 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett with our forecast. Another day High Pressure holds to the valley sunny skies slowly. Expect the valley to range between 91 and 96 degrees between 3pm and 5pm this afternoon. The weekend is nearly a carbon degrees warmer. It is monday into tuesday that we are more interested in now the weak low pressure system we were talking abo...

His covered after capture as hes else korted to a vehicle that will take him to the plane. And here he is. The face of a defeated man at the end of his fugitive journey. He was taken in a bloody shootout at his home. Five associates were killed and one mexican marine was wounded. And this is a nondript home in which he had been hiding out. Mexican marines seized armor vehicles and a huge cache of military weapons. It is a very big deal that they were able to pull this off. Saying el chapos arres...

But i think it is something thats underrealized or viewed as sort of not serious. Theres a difference between being not serious and stupid. Its sort of data visualization. Right now were in the very days of that world of news content and people who have been in traditionally news look at that stuff as interesting, sort of a novelty, lets play around with that. But i think were living in an incredibly, incredibly complicated age and being able to break down issues, being able to break things down...

Details on your weekend forecast in just a minute. Back up stairs to both of you. All right. Thank you very much. We begin with breaking news this morning involving the deadly Gulf Oil Spill back in 2010. Bp will pay billions of dollars as part of a settlement. A person familiar with the case also says that two bp employees will face manslaughter charges. Youll recall that 11 people died in the explosion and millions of gallons of oil tainted the gulf leading to a ban on deep water drilling. Wer...

Worry about windchills and as far as our highs are concerned, expected to be in the 40s. But that sun will be evident all day long across the area and thats at least good news. 46 for your daytime high. Changes ahead in the weekend forecast. Ill have that later. Back to you. First this hour, a traffic watch and a messy commute on the outer loop of the beltway at 270. A truck full of pineapple flipped over causing major back ups. Julie wright was on this story all morning long. Took a long time t...

25,000 troops will line streets for the inauguration later but the traditional crowds will be absent. And if you want to get in touch about the inauguration what it means for the United States and the rest of the world or indeed any of our other stories, you can contact me on Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. The former uk Prime Minister theresa may accuses borisjohnson of abandoning britains position of global moral leadership. Some of the uks biggest music stars accuse the government of fail...

So today the white house through its sport behind michael sam, the young man who could become the nfls first openly gay player. He announced to the world he is gay last night. And messages of support came in from around the world, and they just keep coming today, including from the first lady, michelle obama, and Vice President joe biden. Sams announcement comes week before the nfls scouting combine and the draft in may. Michael yves is here. Its something that the sports world has been wonderin...

Were still feeling the affects. Its all about the wind now. Were done with the rain and now dealing with the after affects. The winds as that cool air starts to roll in here. Lets get to the numbers. Well start with that. Temperatures in the 60s and fallen back to 44 degrees in washington. Doesnt feel that warm with winds blowing at 20 to 30. Bwi 42. This is in affect until 6 00 tonight. All the counties in beige. Weve already had winds gusting 45 to 50 Miles Per Hour. Do expect windy conditions...

And most of tomorrow looks good and changes friday night and saturday morning. More on that coming up. Heres your forecast for your valentines day. 50 in washington. 49 in quanaco. Good looking day. More details on that weather. Back to you at the desk. Thank you. A breaking story today is making headlines around the world. The arrest of an olympic track star. South african sprinter known as blade runner is charged with murder after the shooting death today of his girlfriend. Wisdom is back in s...