Caution in travel today. Heres the dayplanner where well reach a High Temperature in the middle 20s today. Jessica rae there are new. Stunning revelations about the affluenza teen and his mother who were found in mexico earlier this week. Investigators say they threw themselves a Going Away Party before making a run for it. Abcs matt gutman has the latest the three week manhunt for that privileged texas teen . Ending on this gritty street in mexico ethan couch transforming himself that black hair and beard so different from the childish looking teen who pled guilty to killing four people in a 2013 drunk driving crash. In the sentencing his affluenza . Too rich and spoiled to know right from wrong . He got 10 years probation . The break for investigators coming on Christmas Eve . A week after us marshalls released this wanted p saying that he was on the run in this black ford truck belonging to his mother, tonya, who was also missing. Dee anderson they probably drove that to the border
Jessica rae coming up this morning on abc9 news. Deadly storm systems continue to drift across the us leaving millions dealing with historic floods. The latest on the Severe Weather is up ahead. Jessica rae fire crews spent tuesday fighting more than just the flames. But also the elements more on a sloan Apartment Building. Jessica rae and. Can coffee actually help improve your endurance during exercise . A new study yields surprising results. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning and thank you for joining us. Im jessica rae. We begin this morning with the texas teenager famous for the affluenza defense. Ethan couch and his mother have been detained in puerto vallarta. They changed their hairstyles during nearly three weeks on the run, tourist area. Authorities in texas said theyre in the process of transfering couchs case from juvenile to adult court. To be honest with you, were going to breathe a lot easier when theyre back in this country and we
President obama has called it the biggest frustration of his time in office. His struggle to pass gun control legislation. Details on his new plan jessica rae and that very plan has already had a negative reaction among th republican party. Including surging gop contender ted cruz. Who was stumping in iowa yesterday. Jessica rae plus before the president s announcement. Gun sales here in iowa saw a mediocre rise in one iowa county. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning on this wnesday. We begin this morning with president obama and his plans for stricter gun laws. Background checks will expand for many, but not all private sales. However, it does include sales at gun shows and online. The government will provide more money for Mental Health treatment as well as more smart gun technology. And states will be encouraged to report people who should be kept from buying weapons. Reporter tom foreman looks at the president s history in the gun control fig
The president went so far as to call the change a christmas miracle. Critics have said no child left behind gave too much power to washington in controlling state education policy. Earlier today, we talked to dr. Paul gausman, superintendent of sioux city schools gausman says he feels there was more good than bad in no child left behind, but there isis lot of anticipation and excitement leading up to these changes. Mostly in regards to standdized testing but the challenges with no child left behind have to do with assessments, every state takes a different approach to assessments, students perform at Different Levels many states like iowa continue to change the form of the assessment, the reporting of the sessment,so its very difficult to discover, but the federal governrnnt still has to underer the previous lawaw hand out these negaitive designations to different schools and different districts based on their performance. Deborah saying it involved and not enough teaching. It also had
Manchester. Weijia Bernie Sanders quickly put the data breach scandal behind him during the democratic president ial debate in New Hampshire. The Democratic National Committee Says sanders staff improperly accessed valuable information compiled by Hillary Clintons campaign. Bernie sanders i want to apologize to my supporters. This is not the type of campaign we run. Weijia clinton accepted his apology. Sanders also claimed this is the second time the dnc accidently released private data. He says the first incident was two months ago and his campaign immediately reported the problem. With the San Bernardino mass shooting still fresh on voters minds, the candidates debated National Security and fighting terrorism. Hillary clinton the first line of defense against radicalization is in the muslim community. Martin omalley attacked sanders and clinton on their gun control records. Martin omalley secretary of clinton changes her position on seems. Having one position in 2000 and then campaig