The fighting was near the city of marja where the taliban has made recent gains. A medical helicopter sent to rescue casualties was forced to land and has yet to be recovered. It is confirmed that the at least one american was killed. And president obamas plan for unilateral gun control. Craig boswell is at the white house with details on why the president is taking the action and what opponents are saying. Craig president obama says he wont wait for congress to take action on gun control. President obama every year more than 30,000 americans have their lives cut short by guns. Craig the president s plan includes requiring dealers that sell guns on the internet and at gun shows to provide background checks. Changing a federal privacy rule to keep people from Mental Program from possessing guns. Asking people at the bureau of alcohol tobacco and explosives and hiring more than 200 30 additional fbi employees to process background checks. President obama thats what we are here today, not
All of that was considered at the scene. We are not experts on cultures. Most of us are parents. It should be instinctual you do not leave a child in the car in extreme temperatures of any kind. Reid the baby was taken to norwood hospital. She is five. The mother was not arrested, but it is being referred to the cs in rhode island where they live. Reid lamberty, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Ed we are in the middle of an arctic blast today. Jc in some areas the wind chill and some saw snow. This video taken in plymouth stormteam 5 joins us. S show you how cold we were eight degrees in boston, three degrees in worcester. We have not been that cold since the beginning of march, early march last year. Very cold. You know that if you were out. It is back to the upper teens north and west. The problem is even though the air mass wants to moderate, which will help boston, with the skies clear and the air dried, it will easily get into single digit is. I have warmer news in a little while. Jc . Jc the b
Start. Storm trak 7 live dopplererradar shows the dry conditions. Weve had some breaks in the clouds cover overnight as high clouds coming in the form of some light snow later this afternoon. Lets track out the next 12 hours or so. Future track shows a mostly two and three oclock is when we will start to see the snow generally be one inch or less and there could be freezing drizzle late tonight, so that will make thursday morning travel a little slick. Heres the forecast for today. Temperatures will be in the details in just a few minutes. Continuing coverage this morning. Its been three weeks since an iowa state student an eastern iowa native was killed in a hit and run. The driver didnt stop to help. Tips in the case. Officers infestigated all of thm. And say they were all deadends. Investigators hope new l lads come in once classes resume at iowa state on monday. Finding that driver is what police are mosn focused on. But its ot the only thhng. They want to prevent Something Like th
Again, going to abuse his power. When im elected president on my first day, those orders are gone. Reporter obamas proposals to ramp up Mental Health care and add hundred of fbi and atf agents to better enforce current laws and focus on background checks, that will require millions in funding which must be secured by. For every family that never imagined there lives would be taken by a bullet from a gun, every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. Reporter diane galling aer linggaller. Opponents believe what the president did today oversteps lights the u. S. Violates the u. S. Constitution. We heard similar arguments with immigration. Those orders have been stalled with the courts. One professor we spoke with today says when it comes to gun laws, the president does have the power to regulate. The mere fact that congress has not acted, has looked at this and not acted in this particular area is not itself evidence that its unconstitutional. When we asked if he thinks the presid
Indicated for student indicating where students would be at certain times. She even had a schedule for School Resource officers. She bought a bb gun and have been doing target practice. She admitted to Law Enforcement officers that she if she had to do it again shot do it again, she would be more discreet. The other girl must undergo a psychiatric evaluation and she will be back in court on january 14. Ryan, thank you. President. Obama took executive action to clarify and strengthen gun control. 9news reporter Maya Rodriguez tells us that there are people that were there with lost loved ones in mass shootings. In this room right here there are a lot of stories and heartache. Reporter in front of dozens of people who have survived and lost loved ones to gun obama unveiled executive actions to tighten controls on guns bought and sold in the u. S. Every year, 30,000 americans have their lives cut short by guns. People are dying. The constant excuses for inaction no longer do. They no long