Morning on abc9 news. The final Republican Debate before the iowa caucus will have one key player absent. We will tell you why he backed out. Plus. Leaked information helped police sold an ottumwa murder cold case. We have the latest details this morning. And. Local Elementary Students were able to exercise their right to vovo. We will bring you totohe sunnyside elementary cacaus coming up. These stories and more oabc9 news this morning. Good morning. I am Lukas Voss Donald trump found a stage he doesnt want to stand on. The gop frontrunner has been teasing whether hell attend this weeks Republican Debate. And now we know. His decision comimi just days ahead of the first votes in iowa. And tonight, one of his rivals is throwing down the gauntlet. Nats . Trump rally . A bombshell from donald trump. Ju days before the iowa caucuses. Sot donald trump r president ial candidate lets see how much money fox is going to make on the debate without me, okay . Trumps campaign now confirming he is
After the destructive storms in the midwest. Those who had their lives shatterd are trying to pick up the pieces. It was crushed. And mommy just cried all the time. 23 people have died in a twin explosion in lebanon. The explosion wounded 146 people. Mark my words, friends, this is going to be outright war in the next election. The mayor of toronto has been stripped of most of his powers following a Heated City Council morning. Ford at one point literally bashed into another Council Member. Whoa, mr. Mayor. Last night a sulfuric acid spill so to blame for sickening sickeninging dozens of people in los angeles. George zimmerman is in trouble with the law once again. Charged with assault after a fight with a girlfriend. You broke my glass table, my sun glasses and put your gun in my face. Actress Brittany Murphy may have been killed by poisoning. The dow rising above 16,000 for the first time yesterday, but it fell back by the end of the day. All that. A heartstopping stunt by an america
That defiant stand by senator ted cruz is now over, but the threat of a Government Shutdown is very real. If that happens, democrats are already pitting the blame on that pea party senator. Tracie potts is live for us in washington. Good morning to you. We see all these lawmakers talking, but they need to be talking to each other to get something done. Is that happening . Reporter not really, alex. We see them talking at each other, throwing ideas back and forth, but none of those ideas seem to be locking in as we move ever closer to this monday deadli deadline. Ted cruz, who you just referred to, spent a lot of time talking. Afterwards, the vote he was trying to prevent happened anyway. Democrats and republicans were still far apart. Ted cruz finally sat down after 21 hours. This was all about elevating the debate in the public. Theres been a big waste of time. Reporter now the senates on track to pass a budget thatll likely include money for the Affordable Care act. Thats sure to go
[ technical difficulties ] for members of congress, there was a stream of members of the house and senate, in and out of the west wing all day long today. With the startling proposal from russia. Return over the chemical weapons in the next week without delay and anow a total accounting for that, but he isnt about to do it, and it cant be done, obviously . Reporter or can it . The russian Prime Minister proposed turning over control to an International Body and destroying them. The syrians were receptive. Ongoing conversations on this matter at the highest level. We literally just heard about this, as you did some hours ago. We havent had a chance to look at it yet, and we will. Perhaps the clearest sign that the proposal is being taken seriously, Hillary Clinton ofered her take on the plan without being asked. This cannot be another excuse for delay for obstruction, and russia has to support the International Communitys efforts sincerely or be held to account. Reporter this as the adm
Good morning. We want to take you out to the bay bridge where this mornings commute is historic. This is a live picture. Its pretty foggy out there. The drivers head out to the cantilever for the final time. Welcome to mornings on 2. Im pam cook. Im dave clark. Lets check your weather and traffic. Steve is off. But we have mark tamayo in. Good morning, mark. Good morning. The fog has been working pretty hard overnight, pushing back in. It will impact your visibility over the next few hours. Right now, you can see looking out toward the bay bridge, we have dense fog. Even up to the north bay, santa rosa reporting visibilities down to about one halfmile. Temperatures in the 50s to the 60s. Basically, right around 57 for San Francisco. Fairfield, 60 and san jose right now checking in, 62 degrees. As far as winds, you can see strong out towards fairfield right out to the delta at 23 miles an hour at last check. A layer of warm air is compressing the marine layer. As it does, theres dense f