Good evening. Call it the sprint to the starting line. After all of the months of rising and falling fortunes, were now just 28 days from the first nominating contest of the 2016 race for president. And there is new urgency for those still in it. 28 separate Campaign Events today alone. Heading into the stretch toward the february 1st iowa caucus, the latest poll there shows ted cruz ahead of the republican pack. For the democrats, Hillary Clinton with a nearly 10point lead over Bernie Sanders. While in New Hampshire, it is donald trump out front for republicans. And for the demes, sanders with a 2 point lead. And with crunchtime here, checkbooks are being opened, strategies refined. And in the case of Hillary Clinton, the man she calls husband and her not so secret weapon has been launched on to the campaign trail. We have it all covered. Andrea mitchell begins our coverage. Andrea, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. This is bill clintons first solo trip in this campaign, tr
Theres more extreme weather in the forecast. With arctic air blasting the northeast, rain and snow in the west, and in the midwest, the historic winter flood is rolling on. At least 25 people have been killed there. Theres no peace in olive branch, illinois, where we find David Begnaud tonight. David . Reporter scott, at least half of the town of olive branch, illinois, is underwater tonight. There are flooded homes like the one behind me for miles in areas that are known to be vulnerable to major flooding. Theres the breech. Reporter in alexander county, illinois, the flooding is disastrous, and the temperature is near freezing. Its gotten real bad here. Reporter today the u. S. Coast guard flew us over the failed about 72 hours ago. This is where the levee breeched sending water from the Mississippi River into a flood plain. At least 100 strucucres are flooded, 14,000 acres of the county are under water, and the water is rising. Reporter this is the home of Brandon Dillow and jennife
The temperatures will stay mild tonight in the mid to upper 20s. There will start to be patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle beginning at times wednesday after years of fighting to push gun Safety Measures through congress, president obama announced today hes circumventing lawmakers and acting on his own. The president is using a serious of executive orders to tighten rules on gun sales. As expected people across the nation. And the president ial candidates. Are divided on this move. Steve handelsman has the story. Nats cheers president obama ordering the changes was cheered by gun control activists sot president obama 06 08because people are dying and he got emotional wiping his eyes 1999 citing the Mass Shootings at columbine 2007 at Virginia Tech 2012 and sandy hook elementary sot president obama those kids it gets me mad. Wipes eyes obama executive orders require more background checks hire more examiners for 24 7 checking ban anyone on nofly list from buying guns he is ordering mor
Soututcarolina gun owners. First, Meaghan Norman is looking at the measures announced by the president. Meaghan . Dawndy and judi, president obama says the nation has become numb to gun violence. He urged congress to enact gun reform but says their inaction has led to his own executive actions. First expanding background regardless of where you purchase a gun online, at a gun show or at a store you background check. And if you are in the business of selling firearms, you must be licensed and conduct background checks. The president says the fbi will work to streamline the process making the system more effective. Of gun laws, by hiring 200 new atf agents who will also help track illegal online firearms trafficking. And requiring dealers to report any lost or stolen guns. Third investing 500 Million Dollars in Mental Health treatment. And allowing for relevant Mental Health records to be reported to the background check system. Of Gun Safety Technology by finding new ways to help curb g
Pressure from activist hedge funds for increased stock buy backs. Stock markets are poised to recover from yesterdays selloff. It was the biggest drop on a first day of trading year for the Dow Jones Industrial average in eight years. Both the dow and the s p 500 were off about 1. 5 . Abcs Rebecca Jarvis has more. Reporter it was bad but it could have been so much worse. It started with a sharp selloff in china, very weak matching data indicating the worlds second largest economy is slowing, the fears here there could be a Ripple Effect on the economy in the United States and around the world. Second oil prices have been tanking since last year even, and now there are big concerns about what that means for the energy space. Jobs here in the United States. While its great news for consumers, its not great news for Energy Companies or the people that they employ. And historically speaking, 70 january is what sets the tone for the rest of the year. Theres an old saying here on wall street