Thanks to those watching via live stream. As the 2020 Campaign Ramps up, both democrats and republicans are working very hard to rally the base. Theyre also trying to win over swing voters, but i think we all know especially we will see today that by far the largest bloc of voters out there come when hundred million voters voting ages of those who dont go to the polls. I cant say enough that the balance of power in the United States rests in those voters. These nonvoters span every demographic, and the racial demographic, age demographic, education demographic. Today, were going to have i hope very enlightening Panel Discussion discussing with Party Leaders themselves how they plan to appeal to this group and get some of these people to come to the polls. Were also going to discuss the very interesting results of this night study that is finally being released today, and weve all been anticipating for a long time. I want to encourage you all as you follow our discussion to also join th
And coughing. From the live desk, im q mccray. Back to you. Michelle thank you. Stay with abc7 news for updates even when you are away from the tv. Head to wjla. Com text to subscribe to our breaking news alert. You will get notices sent to your phone from our newsroom. Momentses ago, president obama offered up the last News Conference and one of the things he did is offer prayers to bush family. Alison he talked about subjects that were important to him, race relations, russia and his successor. Chief Political Correspondent scott thuman is there on capitol hill with more on the press conference. Hi, scott. Scott good evening. It was interesting listening to president obama as he was well aware that this was his last chance to get in his final thoughts before handing over the reins to donald trump. He did the errors for big subject matter he has tried to tackle in the past eight years where he felt he has made accomplishments like the Lgbt Community and where he thought he still neede
President elect was front and center and he toasted his cabinet picks, including his pick for secretary of state, rex tillerson. He goes into a country and takes the oil and goes into another country not dealing with the politicians right he will be so incredible. More than 50 Congressional Democrats are planning to skip the inauguration and trumps Senior Adviser is calling on them to rethink their decision. She has seen trumps inaugural address that calls it a beautiful speech that makes good on the promises he made on election night. And stay with action news for continuing coverage of trumps inauguration on friday. Brian taff and Sharrie Williams are reporting live from the Nations Capital starting this afternoon at 4 00. And action news has up to the moment updates on social media too. We are at facebook. Com 6abcactionnews on twitter. We are at 6 abc. And if you are in the d. C. Area friday or saturday, share your experiences with us using 6abcaction or email us at jointheaction 6
To remember when the guns fell silent in ww1. Thats almost 100 years ago now. Its time to remember the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month music marking the press of the colors. The celebration here is usually the same. A crowd of 200 to 300 salutes the veterans of all wars and also those who served. Todays main speaker acknowlendege the debt of gratitude to anyone who served. Your service and sacrifce is the reason why we are here today. And we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. As is traditional here, organizers looked for the oldest veteran or veteran who served before anyone else. For that, they found one man who began in the military in 1940 that was of course 1 year before entering ww2. Organizers of course always remember the greatest generation. Men and women. Who served in ww2. Nearly a half a dozen. Live in cr, df kcrgtv9 news. Also today, veterans and their families can use the ymca of the cedar rapids metropolitan area for free. Veterans and their families can
Valley freeways, really an unbelievable scene unfolding in the east valley, a dump truck crash involving several cars backs up traffic for several hours. Amazingly, though, no one was seriously injured in what could have been a deadly accident. Ron hoon joining us now live with what happened. Its called the superstition freeway. Its out there in the east valley. And if you were traveling on it this morning, you no doubt noticed traffic was a mess, and it all began when a dump truck going west crashed over the median. Thats a concrete barrier and into the eastbound lanes of the freeway, right around alma school road. Heres a look at how bad the crash was. You can see a tow truck and a few other cars or a dump truck and a few other cars were all smashed together after the crash, debris all over those eastbound lanes. Traffic actually was narrowed to one lane, making the commute extra slow, and at one point they had to close all of the lanes. The freeway has since reopened. Story is just