State of the Union analysis, what Michigan State can learn from Baylor scandal: Your Wednesday morning roundup

Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. [Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day.] January 31,  2018 By Tara Bryant and Nicholas Friedman Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: [High fire danger](. Mostly sunny, windy, and warmer. High: 73 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. [President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (Win McNamee/AFP/Getty Images)]( President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (Win McNamee/AFP/Getty Images) politics Trump calls for a 'new American moment' in his first State of the Union address Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump [called for a "new American moment" of unity]( Tuesday night and challenged lawmakers to make good on long-standing promises to fix a dangerously fractured immigration system, warning of evil outside forces seeking to undermine the nation's way of life. Trump's State of the Union address blended self-congratulation and calls for optimism amid a growing economy with dark warnings about deadly gangs, the scourge of drugs and violent immigrants living in the United States illegally. He cast the debate over immigration — an issue that has long animated his most ardent supporters — as a battle between heroes and villains, praising the work of an immigration agent who arrested more than 100 gang members and saluting the families of two alleged gang victims. Trump spoke with tensions running high on Capitol Hill. An impasse over immigration prompted a three-day government shutdown earlier this year, and lawmakers appear no closer to resolving the status of the "Dreamers" — young people living in the U.S. illegally — ahead of a new Feb. 8 deadline for funding operations. The parties have also clashed this week over the plans of Republicans on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo on the Russia investigation involving Trump's presidential campaign — a decision the White House backs but the Justice Department is fighting. Reaction: What did [Texas Republicans and Democrats have to say]( after Trump's State of the Union address? Analysis: As Trump pitched bipartisanship, the [GOP rallied and Democrats found his poll numbers easy to resist](, writes Washington Bureau Chief Todd J. Gillman. Rhetoric turned into results: Here's [a look at some Texas-oriented issues that Trump highlighted]( and how his actions stack up against his words. ADVERTISEMENT [Buy tickets for the Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour October 26 at American Airlines Center]( Collin County Courthouse. (File/The Dallas Morning News) courts Judge suppresses statements to police in capital murder trial, saying suspect wasn't fully advised of his rights The capital murder trial of Michael Pennington started Tuesday [with key evidence that jurors won't get to hear.]( Pennington, 33, is accused of fatally stabbing Leasa Nixon Carroll, 58, after breaking into her McKinney home on the night of July 4, 2016. Before testimony began, District Judge Mark Rusch ruled to suppress many of Pennington's statements captured on the police dash cam video at the scene. Rusch said the McKinney officers did nothing wrong by reading the Miranda rights from a printed card supplied by their department. But nowhere on that card is the warning that the suspect has the right to end the interview at any time, the judge said. Meanwhile: A 41-year-old man suspected of killing a 39-year-old in Dallas [claims the victim tried to shoot him first,]( but the gun malfunctioned, police say. And: A man [was shot and killed Tuesday morning]( in Fort Worth, police said. Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio addresses reporters in response to an ESPN report detailing various allegations involving players before a basketball game between Michigan State and Wisconsin on Friday. (Al Goldis/The Associated Press) college Sports The lessons learned from fallout of Baylor's sex assault scandal that now apply to Michigan State Michigan State and Baylor played a memorable Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015, won by the Spartans in a crazy 42-41 comeback. [Now the two schools are linked by something far more serious]( — the specter of sexual assault, violence against women and serious questions about the schools' reaction. Baylor is in recovery mode, having made major changes but still dealing with the aftermath of a scandal that rocked the university in 2015 and '16. Michigan State is in the early stages with the spotlight focused squarely on the school after the sentencing last week of Larry Nassar, a former MSU athletic department doctor and USA Gymnastics physician accused of abusing his patients. The Nassar conviction has focused attention on instances of sexual assault and violence against women by football and men's basketball players. Previously: Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar [treated athletes in Texas without license,]( board confirms. Commentary: #MeToo will eventually fail [because it's not radical enough](, writes contributor Fr. Joshua Whitfield. Advertisement [Buy tickets for the Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour October 26 at American Airlines Center]( (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News)  Photo of the Morning Cables and arches rise over the pedestrian and bike lane of the Margaret McDermott bridge, which spans the Trinity River on I-30 in Dallas. The Margaret McDermott Bridge was supposed to be open to pedestrians and bicyclists by now, but the arches over the Trinity River [remain closed partially over concerns about broken cables](. Around The Site - In Richardson: Police are searching for an "office creeper" who is [suspected of using stolen credit cards to shop]( at Target, Nordstrom and Chick-fil-A. - In Galveston: A little boy whose body washed up on a Galveston beach last fall was dead before he was dumped in the water and [had signs of malnourishment and past abuse,]( authorities said Tuesday. - Restaurants: Panera Bread is "preemptively" [recalling all 2-ounce and 8-ounce cream cheese products](sold in its U.S. restaurants after samples tested positive for Listeria. - False alarm: Hawaii's emergency management leader has resigned and a state employee who sent an alert [falsely warning of an incoming ballistic missile has been fired,]( officials said Tuesday. - Health: Three additional flu deaths reported Tuesday in Dallas County bring season's death toll in the county to 52. - Business: Amazon, Warren Buffett and JPMorgan are forming a new company [to address the health care costs of their employees.]( - Cooking with comics: Anthony Bourdain [writes a book about ghosts and more]( in this week's top comic books. A DART Rail Green Line train departs from Akard Station in downtown Dallas. (Andy Jacobsohn/Staff Photographer) Finally... DART just hired another former board member — and it still looks bad City columnist Robert Wilonsky writes: It pays to be on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board. Especially when you're [coming off the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board.]( On Monday, the transit agency welcomed a new part-time employee. His name is Jerry Christian, and until last summer he was one of Dallas' eight appointees to the DART board. For the foreseeable future he will report to Michael Muhammad, DART's vice president of Diversity/Innovative Services. A DART spokesman said Monday that Christian is expected to work between 15 and 20 hours a week "helping us with civil rights outreach" and working with contractors to "help us make sure they're meeting their goals" when it comes to hiring minority- and women-owned businesses. For this work, which sounds at once important and vague, Christian will be paid $35 an hour. AdVERTISEMENT [Buy tickets for the Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour October 26 at American Airlines Center]( 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Google]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. 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