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
Joining us on this friday morning. Im lukas voss. The Sioux City Catholic Diocese is planning major changes for siouxland parishioners. Dozens of churches will no longer host sunday mass. Its in response to a decline in people heading to church on sundays. And fewer priests trying to take care of more churches. Abc9 news anchor Jenna Rehnstrom has more about the potential impact. Father lingle says, simply put, we have too many sunday masses in too many places that are too sparcly attended. Father brent lingle tells me leading up to thursdays announcement, hes been praying for peace for the diocese he serves. But, he knows changes are neccessary to navigate the decreasing number of prits and also declining numbers of people theyre serving. Father lingle, i look at my brother priests who are facing retirement age and i know they work hard and i know were spending more time in our cars than we are doing ministry, so im about the process because as we look forward, i think its going to re
Cover. Your full forecast is coming up your news starts now. Coming up this morning on abc9 news. Counterfeit cash is circulating in siouxland. And ill tell you why your money may be fake. Plus. We are in the middle of tax season. And also in the middle of scam season. Well tell you what to look out for. Coming up and. City leaders are ready to redo the main road through country club boulevard. But neighbors have other ideas on how to fix speeding in the area. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Lukas good morning and thanks for starting your day with us. Im lukas voss. We begin this morning in rural nebraska. Where human remains were found over the weekend. Authorities believe the body has been there since this summer and they are now theyre trying to identify who it is. The remains were found just east of tilden in according to the Madison County sheriff, a hunter discovered the body sunday afternoon in a shelter belt north of highway 275. The investigator on the case
We have talked about the republicans. But on the democratic side of the race. This activity is pushing away to the east. Our Road Conditions are slick, so be careful temperatures are in the teens and 20s on a cold morning. Heres a check of the dayplanner where were headed for highs in the lower 30s. Lukas we have talked this activity is pushing away to the east. Our Road Conditions are slick, so be careful temperatures are in the teens and 20s on a cold morning. Heres a check of the dayplanner where on the democratic side of the race. We might see a decision on super tuesday as lead on Bernie Sanders. The vermont senator is still putting up a fight, hoping to turn around his chances. Reporter Brianna Keilar has the latest Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate tomorrow is super tuesday, massachusetts is right in the middle of it and i need your help. Hillary clinton is riding a wave, hoping her South Carolina landslide becomes an even bigger super tuesday victory lap. Hillary Clinto
The teens and 20s on a cold morning. Coming up this morning on abc9 news. After two years. We are hearing from Jonathan Neunaber for the first time. We begin a special series on steven avery. The subject behind the smash hit documentary Series Making a murderer. Part one is up ahead and. Well have the heart warming story of how some nebraska state troopers are helping one of their own. These ories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Good morning and thanks for starting your day with us. Im lukas voss. Its been nearly two years since esther and Donald Neunaber were found dead in their rural akron home. Her son johnathan has now finally agreed to plead guilty to the murder of his 80 time he is speaking publicly about what happen on at july day in 2014. Abc9 News Reporter elisa raffa has the very latest. I struck my mother, more times than i wanted to says Jonathan Neunaber, pleaded guilty to murder. Shocking testimony today as Jonathan Neunaber pleads guilty to one count of Second Degre