Years. We do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys harm people so that we make them safer. And you know what . Research science, those are good things. They work. [ applause ] they do. But think about this. When it comes to an inherently deadly weapon. A nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly. But weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every year, Congress Actually voted to experts to conduct research into gun violence. Made it harder to collect data and facts. Gun violence. Even after san bernardino, theyve refused to make it harder for terror suspects who cant get on a plane to buy semiautomatic weapons. Thats not right. That cant be right. So the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right now. But they cannot hold america hostage. We do not have to accept this carnage is the price for [ applause ] now i want to be clear, Congress Still needs to act. The folks in this room will not rest until congress does. [ cheers and applause ] because once Congress
Old karl phillip whites body at a home at 110 Saint Lawrence street over the weekend. They say the preliminary investigation shows the shooting was possibly accidental. Dubuque police havent released information about what led up to a shooting that injured a 2 yearold boy. It happened around 11 45 last night at 942 main street. First responders took him to a nearby hospital and later air lifted him to uihc. Kcrgtv9s Katie Wiedemann has been following the story today. Katie, where does the investigation stand right now . Police have been investigating for about 24 hours now, and are piecing together exactly what happened. But theyre not releasing that information until they know for sure. We do know there was some confusion when the call first came into the 911 dispatch center. All cars report of a possible shooting at 920 main street. We got a call from a subject saying there was a subject accidentally shot. They were going to be transporting them in a green camry. Then they disconnect
The gop frontrunner going after the former president. Abcs cecilia vega is here and, cecilia, the race heating up with just 27 days to go for the first votes. Oh, but who is counting, right . Exactly. Reporter good morning to you. All eyes on iowa. Those caucuses right around the corner. A sign this race is hotter than ever, take a listen to this. Bill clinton has been in Donald Trumps direct line of fire for a few days now. But finally, the former president is is speaking out for the very first time. Overnight, donald trump stirring up this crowd of thousands with a onetwo punch. Hillary, hillary, lets say hillary is president. Oy. Oh. Reporter and just a few miles away. Its kind of scary this year. Reporter Hillary Clintons husband on his first Solo Campaign trip this election taking some nottosubtle jabs right back. When there is discrimination hispanics or muslims, just because of who they are, i dont like that. Reporter bill clinton not mentioning trump by name or his recent tacti
As so many of us will never forget the flood of 2008 here we didnt experience the loss of life that is being seen this week. At least 24 people have died from the flooding in missouri and illinois. Dozens from the Iowa National guard are helping with Water Purification outside of st. Louis as the water is finally pulling back. Thats where kcrg tv9s brea love is joining us from high ridge, missouri southwest of st. Louis. And soldiers from iowa are working long days. Brea . Chris, this hydrant, about 8 miles away from high ridge, is what troops are using to pump clean water into the towns water towers. Most of the flooding in town subsided, but the pure water is still an issue. These troops are on their third day of hard work, and its been non stop since they arrived january 1st. Cg2nd. Lieutenant Kenneth Voorhees Iowa National guard sot when settled in. We had pretty much a couple hours off, and we started up at 3 in the morning 3 in the morning until 3 at night. Troops are working in
Downtown waterloo that photo was taken. Moments before those pictures were taken in the early mrning hours of new years day it was chaos in Downtown Waterloo nats of 911 call although the caption of these pictures that went viral reads busted trelka tells me these officers were caught doing their job. 14 30 45 14 30 51 and that is prococdure . They were doing their job . Yes. They did their job very well that night. This controversy started to bubble on what should be a celebratory night for the city of waterloo with the swearing in of new mayor quentin hart. We caught up with mayor hart moments after he was sworn in ana he said this page and what it stands for goes against everything he stands for. mayor hart 19 19 21 i am not in agreement with any kind of page like that. I denounce it completely. I believe in working togther to move this community forward. I reached out to the woman who posted those photos of the officers with their guns drawn i assed her if she knew these pictures w