Ready to double down. Seven months ago he signed an executive action to stop the deportation of the children of undocumented immigrants. Seven weeks ago he eased the citizenship application process for undocumented workers with close family members already living in the United States, and three weeks ago the president announced 23 executive actions on gun safety. Now there are reports he is prepping a flurry of new executive actions, including mortgage relief for struggling homeowners allowing hem to refinance at lower rates, antidiscriminate protections for gays and lesbians who work for the Government Contractors and epa carbon caps on existing power plants. Iowa republican senator Chuck Grassley is not pleased with all this action and has countered with a defense of inaction. Quote, it is a very dangerous road hes going down contrary to the spirit of the constitution. Just because congress doesnt act doesnt mean the president has a right to act. Eugene, it is hard for me to read tha
Everybody. We do begin with that breaking news out of southern california. Investigators have located charred human remains within the debris of that burned out cabin, where its believed Christopher Dorner was holed up. If dorner is positively identified, it would bring an end to the manhunt for the former lapd officer. Abcs brandi hitt has more from l. A. Reporter the manhunt for accused copkiller, Christopher Dorner, now centers on this burned out cabin east of los angeles. We learned overnight that a charred body has now been removed. We believe that someone was inside. We had reason to believe that that was Christopher Dorner. Reporter after days on the run, witnesses say they spotted dorner tuesday afternoon, not far from where his burned out truck was found last thursday. Authorities say the suspect held two women hostage in a home. And one of the victims was jay hiltons wife. He broke in and tied them up. And stole the car. Theyre okay. As far as we know, theyre fine. Reporter p
Good morning, everybody. We begin this friday with the first Major Economic report of 2013 being released this morning. A crucial, final look at jobs in 2012. And just ahead of the labor departments december employment report, theres a preview showing signs of strength and resilience in the job market. The adp numbers show businesses added 215,000 jobs last month, the biggest gain in 10 months. There was a jump in construction jobs. Almost 40,000, because of Hurricane Sandy rebuilding and the housing recovery. And in washington, the new congress is gearing up to get down to work. They have a full plate in front of them, with their fair share of bitter battles already looming. Abcs Tahman Bradley joins us, now, from washington, with the latest. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, rob and paula. Right out of the gate, members of this new congress have a lot to deal with. They have to take on spending and deficit reduction. But the first order of business is aid for people still
Mech. I believe he was the first diagnosed case in the United States and they really dont know a lot about this. Very, very rare. No one has even heard of it. And it clears up. He was in remission, now hes suffering another setback. Heres a look at your friday forecast. Flurries in western new york. Thunderstorms in florida. Showers in south texas. Snow from west texas into new mexico. Forts in the pacific northwest. 20s in the midwest. 50s in dallas and new orleans. And a Tennis Center in texas just hosted a different kind of match. The competitors, animal control officers versus a coyote. The wylie coyote gave officers a chase through that Tennis Center as they tried over and over to lasso the elusive animal. It ended up taking off, still on the lam. So people in the area are being told to keep an eye out. A lasso. Wow. Looks like willis running around at the club. I dont think he has any problems reigning in the ladies. Keeping it real. He likes being tied up. Coming up, were celebr
Because prosecutors gave them a flood of material at the last minute. He was convicted on 45 counts last june and serving 30 to 60 years in state prison. The judge can rule from the bench or issue a written statement or written decision later. But nothing is changing in this case. This is all just kind of theatrics in a way or what . Its not a bad argument that they didnt have time to prepare, because it was sort of rushed and they kept on asking for continuances, and the judge because i was covering that trial, and the judge denied every single request. But with so many boys coming forward, i mean, so many allegations, the convictions on so many different counts, i cant imagine that any judge in this country, given what we all heard, would overturn a conviction and set Jerry Sandusky free. I mean, maybe hell get something. To use a football analogy, this is his hail mary legal maneuver . I any so. In other news this morning, the city of boston has declared a Public Health emergency be