Lives they force us to close schools, shut down restaurants, shut down major events and temporarily shutter businesses across our country. Ne the sacrifices have been necessary for the sake of public health, to help flatten the curve so our medical facilities dont become overwhelmed. Theyve also been disruptive, frustrating, and in some cases scary. Despite the emotional and economic toll this crisis has taken, we have seen countless acts of compassion, generosity, and selflessness all across theam country. Americans has stepped up to help each other despite the new threat. I want to make sure the americany people know that since the very beginning of this crisis, nebraskans have been on the front lines. 113 americans were evacuated from a cruise ship in japan in late february, they were taken to the National Quarantine unit at the university of Nebraska Medical Center in omaha as nations only federal quarantine unit they were also trusted to care for the americans recovering from a eb
Has come out on top for the third state in a row. A recap is up ahead. Plus. Iowa lawmakers spar over the second ammendment at the state house. Stay tuned for an update on a number of gun related bills and. South dakotas governor met with transgender students. See what they and he. Had to say. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Lukas donald trump is waking up a winner and one step closer to the gop nomination in the race for president. Trump got a big victory in the nevada caucuses on the same night the democratic contenders hit the stage for a town hall in South Carolina. Abc s Kenneth Moton has the latest. This morning, donald trump . On a winning streak after another decisive victory . This time nevada. Donald trump we love nevada, we love nevada love for trump but that anger at washington and a strong desire for an gop frontrunner an easy victory over his rivals. Trump of course if you listen to the pundits we werent expected to win too much and now were winning, wi
Close the prison at Guantanamo Bay speaking at the white house this morning, the president outlined his plan to close the detention fafality in cuba. He wanan to transfsf more detaineeeeto Foreign Countries and work with congress to find a a ot in the us to hold other detainees. Presesent obama saididis goal to close the e ison is about closing a chapter in the countrys history. Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standidi in the world. It is viewed as a stain on o o broader recordrdf upholding the highest standards of rule of law the 911 erararison now housus 91 detaees, down fromom high of detainees, down from a high of nearly 700 under former president george. W. Bush. Advocates for closing guantanamoay that holding suspected extremists indefinitely is un american and that the existence of the facility is a recruitment tool for terrorists. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and many other Top Republicans want gitmo to stay open. But despite th
For rain snow mix 3 will move in starting west and evening as rain showers and switching to snow as we get close to the freezing mark. Highs this afternoon will get to the 40s before north winds help cool things off. Highs tomorrow will top out in the mid to upper 30s with breezy winds and partly cloudy skies. We will dry out after that for a few days with temperatures quickly warming into by friday and then over 60 for saturday. Another cold front comes in on sunday to close out the weekend with another chance of a rain snow mix. 3 3 3 donald trump pulled off a big victory last night in nevada. In the battle for second. The race between ted cruz and marco rubio is still too close to call. Now. As c b s news correspondent Danielle Nottingham shows us. President ial candidates are starting to focus on super tuesday. Last nights nevada caucuses. Donald trump continues his winning streak. With an eye on super tuesday states sot trump 00 51 32 we have great numbers coming out of texas, ama
Severe weather threatening on the southeast Atlantic Coast to the middle east Atlantic Coast. We love nevada thank you donald trump winning the nevada caucuses and leaving rubio and cruz far behind. Donald became president . Nobody know what he would do. He doesnt know what he would do. Sanders went after clinton over her wall street speeches. Im very happy to release all of my paid speeches to wall street. Here it is, chris there aint none worry about the zika virus spreading. U. S. Health Officials Say 14 cases may have been sexually transmitted. Republicans arent blasting the plan to close Guantanamo Bay. This is what i think of the president s plan. To send terrorists to the United States. In new york, two window washers had to be plucked from in connecticut, up to 12 people fighting. All that. The next generation of robots looks so much like humans, its kind of scary. Oh, no oh i just threw that up. I drew that up at the timeout. And all that matters. Bernie sanders who has had tr