Lukas good morning and us this midday. The battle to replace Supreme Court Justice Anton scalia is shaping up to be a monumental fight both in washington and on the campaign trail abcs jon karl is at the white story. The partisan battle over replacing Justice Antonin scalia came fast and furious. After the supreme scalias death Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell declared . This vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. Senator Marco Rubio Senate shouldnt even start the who president obama nominates last year, within the the president s term, we should not be appointing Supreme Court justices. Now, the president can go whoever he wants, move forward on it election. But president obama, who called scalia a brilliant legal mind made clear he would move forward. Sot obama i plan to lfill my Constitutional Responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. But republicans in congress are vowing to run out the clock until that has democrats up in arms. Sot Chuck Schumer thi
Coming up this morning on abc9 news. Super tuesday is done. And we have all the results and what it means for the candidates. And. Is Woodbury County seeing the benifits of last years gas tax hike . Stay tuned to find out. Plus. Well have the story of the sioux crew. Two hawkeyes reflecting on their careers at iowa these stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Lukas good mororng and happy hump day. We are almost there. Im lukas voss. We are starting you off with the results from a busy super tuesday. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are both one step closer to their partys president ial nominations. Abcs lana zak has a recap. [hillary hillary ] thank you. Thank you all so much. What a super tuesday. With these super tuesday results, it looks increasingly likely that the november election will be a matchup of Hillary Clinton and trump im gonna go after one person thats Hillary Clinton clinton, marching forward on a clear path to her partys nononation keepininone
More. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae black friday shopping can go smoothly or not. Depending on how shopping can go smoothly or not. Depending on how bad your luck is. It can be pretty brutal. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has the early action from this morning. Nats up shoppers bursting thru door as thanksgiving leftovers are tucked away in the fridge. Holiday shoppers . Deep into black friday . Scoring some of the best deals. Timberley dotson shopper 8. This is the best deal right here. Black friday used to kick off the Holiday Shopping season but now thanksgiving day is the new tradition for some shoppers. In new york city. 15thousand shoppers made their way into the macys Flagship Store in manhattan. Nats up shoppers burst into store in frosty colorado. A holiday storm not stopping these shoppers. Many of them eyeing electronics. Anthony luna shopper a 49inch toshiba for 150 bucks. Other shoppers more interested in. Towels. Nats towel frenzy no matter whats on the holiday wish ameri
Campaign our latest abc news poll showing Hillary Clinton leading him by 19 points. Sanders best showing yet. Abcs jon karl has more from des moines script closing in on Hillary Clinton in iowa, Bernie Sanders confidently took a detour to neighboring minnesota sot sanders in st. Paul my god, what a turnout overnight 15,000 people turned out in st. Paul. After 6,000 fans flocked to see Bernie Sanders in duluth. Sot sanders in duluth as were seeing here today that has the energy, that has the enthusiasm, that has the momentum to take us all the way to the white house today, sanders visits the white house for a private meeting with president obama, who just this week rejected comparisons between his historic 2008 camapign and what sanders is doing now. Sot ad our childrens future is shaped both by the values of their parents and by the policies of their nation. In a new tv ad, Clintons Campaign touts her decades of experience, which she told a crowd of 500 supporters. Stands in contrastst
Morning on abc9 news. The final Republican Debate before the iowa caucus will have one key player absent. We will tell you why he backed out. Plus. Leaked information helped police sold an ottumwa murder cold case. We have the latest details this morning. And. Local Elementary Students were able to exercise their right to vovo. We will bring you totohe sunnyside elementary cacaus coming up. These stories and more oabc9 news this morning. Good morning. I am Lukas Voss Donald trump found a stage he doesnt want to stand on. The gop frontrunner has been teasing whether hell attend this weeks Republican Debate. And now we know. His decision comimi just days ahead of the first votes in iowa. And tonight, one of his rivals is throwing down the gauntlet. Nats . Trump rally . A bombshell from donald trump. Ju days before the iowa caucuses. Sot donald trump r president ial candidate lets see how much money fox is going to make on the debate without me, okay . Trumps campaign now confirming he is