Answers, insights, analysis. Announcer from abc news, this week with George Stephanopoulos begins now. And we come on the air this week to a major shakeup in the race for the white house, a brandnew poll just released by the Des Moines Register shows ted cruz blowing by donald trump in the key first state of iowa. There you see the numbers. Cruz now at 31 . Ten points ahead of donald trump. The third outsider in this race, dr. Ben carson, falling hard from his firstplace showing in october, he joins us live in a but we begin with more on this stunning poll and a defining karl at the white house. Reporter good morning, george. Its just 50 days until the iowa caucuses, and while donald trump still has a commanding lead nationally, ted cruz has the lead in the state that gets to vote first and republicans are gunning for him everywhere else. Party came undone . It was pretty brutal four days ago for trump. Reporter on monday, he announced his most controversial plan yet. Donald j. Trump i
Losing badly to ted cruz in the state that gets to vote first and republicans are gunning for him everywhere else. Is this the week the Republican Party came undone . Out wez pretty brutal four days ago for trumump. Reporter on monday, he announced his most controversial plan yet. Donald j. Trump is calling for a complete shutdown of muslims entering the uted states until our countrys representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. Repororter Party Leaders denounced the proposal as not just wrong but unamerican. What was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for and more importantly, its not what thi country stands for. Reporter every candidate in the race not named trump opposed the plan. Jeb bush even called trump unhinged. Im not one of these other i dont go down i go up. Do you have a warning for gop leaders . I say, folks, im sorry i did this to you. Reporter now the latest poll out of iowa shows that senator ted cruz is taking the top spot in the hawkeye stat
Worry about the bloodsucking bugs spreading viruses. If you went back there and spent the night, you wouldnt enjoy it. Reporter he typically says mosquitoes that transmit other diseases. That is the same mosquito that spreads the zika virus. We know there are nine cases in florida, two in Hillsborough County. Reporter while no one has gotten the virus from a mosquito in the u. S. , it could still happen. 12 states are reporting people who caught it while traveling. Just recently, the cdc confirming text tech could have the first case in texas could have the first case of the zika being transmitted sexually. It is not transmitted through saliva. The biggest threat is to only one in five people infected will show symptoms that are mild, like fever, rash and joint pain. But with no vaccine or medicine to treat zika, the key is prevention. You need long sleeved shirts on. Reporter also drain and cover any standing water. This is an example of stagnant water. Reporter with more cases likely
When it comes to combating Climate Change, money talks and nonsense walks and, some are calling nonsense on an agreement made by the u. S. And china today on Climate Change. Announced in beijing during president obamas visit. John kerry called it a milestone. President obama said a new target that would cut u. S. I mention is by as much as 28 of 2005 levels over the next decade. The chinese president wouldnt commit to carbon cuts instead he set a target date for chinas emission to his peak li by 2030. But power economics will stand in the way of new regulation, Industry Groups here in the u. S. Claim mandated cuts in Greenhouse Gas emissions have cost the economy 2040 and 52 billion a year in lost production, the u. S. Chamber of commerce, the allpowerful business lobby in washington predicts the economy will lose 224,000 jobs per year on average, between now and 2030. Because the emission cuts will be costly to industry, and weaken Economic Growth. The white house has fired back with
When it comes to combating Climate Change, money talks and nonsense walks and, some are calling nonsense on an agreement made by the u. S. And china today on Climate Change. Announced in beijing during president obamas visit. John kerry called it a milestone. President obama said a new target that would cut u. S. I mention is by as much as 28 of 2005 levels over the next decade. The chinese president wouldnt commit to carbon cuts instead he set a target date for chinas emission to his peak lie by 2030. But power economics will stand in the way of new regulation, Industry Groups here in the u. S. Claim mandated cuts in Greenhouse Gas emissions have cost the economy 2040 and 52 billion a year in lost production, the u. S. Chamber of commerce, the allpowerful business lobby in washington lose 224,000 jobs per year on average, between now and 2030. Because the emission cuts will be costly to industry, and weaken Economic Growth. The white house has fired back with its honest mat. It claims