The latest estimates show thats the state brought in for the last fiscal and democrats agree spending will be tight. First. Before the opening gavel, Governor Terry branstad met with gop lawmakers to talk about the new year. I think we have the Strongest Group of candidates weve ever had on the republican slate for this upcoming election in 2016, i am very excited about it. Applause. Branstad hosted the annual Republican Party of iowas legislative breakfast to kick off the session. The event highlighted iowas achievements this past year, goals for 2016, and preparations for the first in the nation caucuses on february first. With the Iowa Caucuses exactly three weeks away, new polls show both the republican and democratic races here are tightening. Numbers and war of words. Three weeks to go. Three races still up for grabs. Ted cruz and donald trump. Neckinneck in iowa. Our brandnew nbc news poll showing cruzs advantage just four points within the margin of error. As trump keeps up his
At a place for young classical musicians. We begin out of asia where passenger jet has disappeared. Air asia left indonesia airport at 5 20am local time en route to singapore. It lost contact with a Ground Control 42 minutes after takeoff. We have this report. Reporter at the airport in surabaya, people await news of their loved ones. 162 passengers and crew were on board air asia flight qz 8571. It lost communications with traffic control. Translation i hope for a miracle. May god save them all. I should have been with them. I cancelled. I had something to do. I have two friends and five family members. Reporter indonesias Disaster Management authority set up a Crisis Center at the airport to relay developments. We are widening our search rescue. We have informed sea and coast cards to be on standby and relay. Those waiting for the same information, the plane lost contact as it flew over the java sea. The pilot requested a changed course due to weather. But it trails two other aviatio
11 00, we begin to clear. We are left still with clouds but sunshine throughout the day. It is the first day of winter. We will detail the king tide coming our way and a look at the christmas forecast coming up. Carolyn. Thank you. Developing news, the shocking murders. Two new york Police Officers. The officers were ambushed and murdered and never had an opportunity to draw their weapons. Weaver also learned the gunman had made online antiplease postings. Abc News Reporter Michelle Franson has the latest. A break in the deadly attack in new york city leaving the Police Department and the new york mayor shaken. We try to bring some sense to the madness that occurred this afternoon on the streets of brooklyn. Our city is in mourning. Our hearts are heavy. Two Police Officers shot to death on the streets of brooklyn in broad day light. They were quite simply assassinated. Police say the shooter, 28yearold man, walk up to the parked police car and fired his weapon several times through th
We have of whether or not i would readings and visibility that the be impacting sfo and perhaps oakland this morning. This will stay with us throughout the next several hours. Even the 10 00 hour, 11 00 we will begin to see the crease lift a little bit. They arent going to go away totally. We will have holes in the overcast. See partly cloudy skies today, very mild afternoon readings in the 60s, and this does begin a pattern change. Ill explain coming up. Lisa, thank you. We have developing news of the shocking murders of two new york Police Officers. Two new york Police Officers. The officers were ambushed and murdered and never had an opportunity to draw their weapons. They were wenjin liu and rafael ramos. A brazen and deadly attack in new york city. Leaving the Police Commissioner and mayor shaken. We tried to bring some sense to the madness that occurred this afternoon in the streets of brooklyn. Our city is in mourning. Our hearts are heavy. Sinking in. Two Police Officers shot t
And then he returned three days later and his symptoms having become much worse. Today, Thomas Duncan died, from the ebola virus. That same happies waiting for test results to see if a sheriffs deputy who arrived by ambulance today and says he was in duncans apartment has the the virus as well. It is wednesday night, and the big story on action news tonight is the ebola out break, and its involving impact in the united states. Did the the decision to let duncan first leave Texas Health Presbyterian hospital in dallas allow the ebola virus to escape containment . That is one of many questions out there tonight, for which there are no obvious answers, and action News Reporter Sharrie Williams is at the the action news big board tonight, sharrie. Reporter jim, you are right about the questions that are lingering. Thomas duncans death is raising those questions now about the timeliness of his care. Lets take a look at what we do know about that. We know he went to the hospital and was sent