You would just call him a big teddy bear because hes so big and gentle it was just a pure accident im guessing walker says her husband maruice didnt come home from work. And she immediately knew something was wrong. One o clock i jumped up where is he metro police say just after midnight saturday navy veteran Maurice Walker lost control making a turn on dean martin and flamingo. And slid into a light pole. At first i was in denial i was hurt and started to cry but then i was like maybe they have the wrong person i just didnt want to believe it walker was one of just eight People Killed on valley roads in a 48 hour span last weekend. Aaron patty pio North Las Vegas police dept a good reminder for people to slow down be aware of your surroundings your not only affecting your life but the other lives around you as well walker tells fox 5 she began calling hospitals franticaly in the middle of the she found her husband. He was at umc and doctors told her. He didnt make it. Walker says this
And it is a great morning for alabama fans. It is being billed almost crimson. Im trying to be a little crimson. A little nod. Its their Fourth National championship in the last seven years. 11th overall. Jesse was there. Hell have a complete wrapup. What a dynasty that is. We have a lot to get to this morning, including that deep freeze in the midwest. Moves east. And take a look at this car in upstate new york. Completely frozen encased in ice. Sam and our team are standing by. But we are going to begin with that breaking news. A deadly suicide bombing in one of europes most popular tourist destinations in istanbul, turkey. Terry moran is in london with the latest. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, george. This attack in the historic heart of istanbul, close to the famous blue mosque, magnet for tourists, happened around 10 20 this morning. A massive blast that shook nearby buildings heard across the city. Police swarming the scene. The injured rushed to nearby hospitals. S
Bill conger, boulder cities chief of Police Administration has resigned, and while the city wont officialy say its because of the animal control investigaton. Those who have been following the case closely say him leaving his post can only help. The public wants transparency in the case and we want a full fair thorough investigation so if that was being hindered in any way by the police chief him stepping helps that case. Conger, who was acting as a sort of interim police chief, came under fire recently after it was made public that he dropped a criminal case against mary jo frazier, the former animal control supervisor accused of needlessly killing animals it was not bill congers place to make the sole decision on wether to pursue the case or not, this is something that shouldve been turned over to the District Attorney and have them resign. The investigation is now in the hands of the District Attorney, but for many, conger dropping the case was a clear violation of the retired chief
Winds do pick up though by tomorrow between 10 and 20 mph due to an approaching cold front and low pressure from the west. Temperatures will climb into the upper 50s by thursday and heavy cloud cover is expected. The front should pass over head thursday into friday with rain chances on the fence for now. Mid and upper 50s. Another shot for showers falls around sunday morning into the afternoon but depending on how we restructure our mid and upper level stability, cloudy skies may be all we get. We have more news breaking a nasty crash at eastern and russelll take a look the sequence of events is pretty crazy according to police. One of the cars lost control, hit a rock in the parking lot of a gas station, hit a small pole. Went airborne and landed on top of an electrical box. Amazingly that person wasnt hurt. Police also dont think they were impaired or under the influence of anything. Theyre still investigating this too so were sending our other reporter out to this scene. Much more t
Good morning. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk lets get straight to one of the most important speeches of president obamas term. His final state of the Union Address. Tonight the president will address congress and the American People about what he hopes to achieve during his final year in office. Foxs doug luzader is at the white house with more on what this really means. House is trying to make this years speech resonate even as the administration winds to a close. Obama says. Im working on my state of the Union Address. Its my last one. The white house released this president ial preview last week. Aides say we shouldnt expect a laundry list of agenda items, but, look for some familiar themes tonight. A push to expand obamacare and, a call for action