With another warm up to the upper 40s a surprising turn of events today in the trial of a man girlfriends daughter. Joe lopez is charged with first degree murder. Prosecutors say he abused 20 monthold ruby alvarez fracturing her skull and breaking her ribs. Today. Alvarezs mother took the stand. were you still in a romantic relationship with mr. Lopez . it was on and off, um, he would force sexual intercourse with me. nissa alvarez mother of deceased toddler well, lets just talk about did you write him a love letter . Nan horvat assistant polk county attorney i did. nissa alvarez mother of deceased toddler 24 yearold nissa alvarez was living with lopez at the time of her daughters death in 2014. After that unexpected testimony. The defense asked the judge to declare a mistrial. 12 39 3959 i have carefully for considered the motion for mistrial based upon the information that mr. Brown indicated was the basis for his motion. I am declaring a mistrial. Council for the parties. Cut it out
Wrong with the patrol boats. Americans now knkn president obamas vision for the country during his remaining year in office and beyond. Beyond. He issued his seventh and final state of the union last night. As expected the president didnt give congress a laundry list of todo items. Instead he touched on a number of accomplishments during the past year. That included the iran nuclear agreement, job creation, and the Climate Change deaeamade in parisislast month. But he also expressed frustration over the divide between republicans and democrats in congress. It doesnt work if we think the people who disagree with us are all motivated byby malice, or that our political opponents are unpatriotic or are trying to weaken america. Democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise. Or when even basic facts are contested, and we listenonly to those who agree wiwi us. Bipartisan agreements he thinks should get done. They include criminal Justice Reform and preventing Prescription Dr
Ready to turn the corner on the bad start to the year. The dow starts this trading day down 365 points. The sapp 500 lost about 2. 5 . Since the start of the year, the average 401 k plan has lost nearly 7,000. The reasons remain worries about chinas economy as well as those falling oil prices. Theres a new Health Crisis for flint, michigan. An outbreak of legionnaires disease. Authorities arent sure if its connected to the citys contaminated watersupply. P priority now is getting the residents safe Drinking Water. Alex perez is there. Reporter natiol guard troops called in to hand out water, an emergency move in flint, michigan. Teams going door to door, dropping off bottled water and filters for taps. We need one up here. Reporter water contaminated by lead. Especially dangerous for children. Worried parents here now having their kids tested for lead poisoning. This all starting in 2014, when stopped paying for water from lake huron and began to process water from the nearbrbflint riv
The lucky winner. Good morning everyone. And thanks for waking up with kcci 8 news this morning. Elizabeth it is now 5 00 on wednesday, january 13. We want to get over to metinka. Metinka where hitting the jackpot in the weather, right . Temperatures already in the double digits. 17 in des moines. We have a south wind at 12. A wind at four degrees in des moines. You are going to want to dress in layers, grabbed all of the warm gear. Temperatures will be warming up. Skies will be clearing up. Well have sunshine by noontime. 35 degrees. You will notice the change in the air today. Tomorrow, temperatures will warm even more, into the 40s. Elizabeth new stories developing overnight. American sailors detained in iran. Shaina humphries has been sailors were reportedly just released, right . Shaina elizabeth, iranian Officials Say the 10 captive sailors were allowed to continue hour or so. Tuesday night after their two boats drifted into iranian waters reportedly due to mechanical problems wi
Of 2014. Thats when the child was taken to the hospital with a fractured skull and broken ribs. Ruby died just a few days later. Lopez claims the child fell out of a high chair. Doctors say the childs injuries were not consistent with a low level fall. But after alvarezs unexpected testimony today. The defense asked the judge to declare a mistrial, and she did. were you still in a romantic relationship with mr. Lopez . it was on and off, um, he would force sexual intercourse with me. nissa alvarez mother of deceased toddler well, lets just talk about did you write him a love letter . Nan horvat assistant polk county attorney i did. nissa alvarez mother of deceased toddler the motion for mistrial was required for the purpose of protecting our clients rights. Everybody involved in the case on every side of the case, and including the witnesses as well im sure are disappointed, because it means backing up to square one and trying the case all over again and its disappointing for everyone