Going down, going down big time. And facebook leans left, and mcdonalds is introducing on the righthand side of the screen, garlic fries. You get it all here. Varney company is about to begin. I want to congratulate ted. I know how tough it is. Its tough. I have met some of the most incredible competitors that i have ever competed against right here on the Republican Party. From the beginning ive said that i would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory. Tonight im sorry to say it appears that path has been foreclosed. We started off with that 17 number and just so you understand, ted cruz, i dont know if he likes me or if he doesnt like me, but he is one hell of a competitor. He is a tough, smart guy. With a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism for the longterm future of our nation we are suspending our campaign. Well, there you have it. Thats what happened last night. Now, were going to cover that in depth of course, but first this. Stuart it looks like it will
Bruce, according to Library Officials this means cuts in a lot of different places. Including fewer outreach programs and staff members. Both the ladd library and this Downtown Location will also be forced to close one day a week. While workers say theyre not sure of specifics, they have studied what hours and days are less busy over the past several months. That data will help officials begin to make decisions. Dozens of volunteers spent hours Gathering Signatures to get this levy on the ballot. Those people say theyre disappointed with tonights results. 20 29 46 this is not a win for the people who have to use the library as a lifeline. Its a loss for them, im sad for them. Im also sad for the people of cedar rapids, because this is a quiet economic engine that makes this city stronger. Right now, the library has the largest circulation of any library in the state. But this vote means the library will not have the Officials Say thatll mean fewer books, magazines and times to check ou
Project decisions, including a possible third fire station, road work, and a potential library project. 10 45 31 we just have to make common sense decisions, be fiscally responsible but do what we need to, to work with the growth and to allow our community to grow in a positive way and continue to provide a great quality of life for our citizens. The marion mayor serves a fouryear term. Abouassaly says his council seat will be vacated, and the city will need to decide if it will appoint someone or hold an fill it. Hiawatha picked newcomer bill bennett, junior over twoterm mayor tom theis. The vote. He owns several businesses, including a motorcycle dealership, in hiawatha. Voters in two Black Hawk County cities will have to decide again who they want as mayors. In cedar falls, three people ran for the mayors office. Jim brown got the most votes, with 45 percent. Longtime mayor jon crews got 35 percent. But, a candidate needs 50 percent of the vote to win. A Runoff Election will be next
Bios of the gentlemen. I will introduce them by name. Oscar leeser Ruben Villarreal thank you, gentlemen, for joining us. [applause] i would like to ask, in relation to the 800 million Border Security package, is that a blessing or a curse . Two things, it is a curse because of the publicity with the National Guard and that 800 million to protect the border, it gives the impression that the border is unsafe, which is not. When we go to recruit industry we are doing it from the Economic Development standpoint. It has created a problem for us. The first question people ask is, what about security in that area . The Border Security issue is bad from a political standpoint. It does have a positive standpoint, and there is some money in there, for example intelligence and infrastructure for that. As i always say, coming to a neighborhood near you is the word for the first line of defense on that, but overall i would say publicity outweighs a little bit more than the benefits immediately. Ho
Morning and then cleared the scene. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The Virginia House gop is rolling out its education agenda. The plans were announced at a News Conference in richmond this morning. The house gop speaker william j. Howell says he supports a major amendment to the virginia constitution aimed at promoting charter schools. Republicans have previously supported legislation that would provide greater funding and state support for charter schools. Democratic lawmakers say the measure could hurt traditional public schools. Deputies just outside of richmond are looking for a suspect they say kidnapped his former motherin law. The Amelia County Sheriffs Office says olene brooks was taken from her home on thursday. Her husband was killed after the suspect apparently broke into their home. Other people in the home were zip tied, ducttaped, and held hostage at gun point for hours, before the suspect took off with brooks. Authorities say the suspect is dana wil