hello and welcome. many russian citizens are trying to flee the country to escape the military mobilisation announced vladimir putin. tickets for direct flights between russia and serbia have sold out and there are long queues on other border crossings. they are holding referendums in one of four contested areas on whether they want to join the russian federation. the west describes these as a sham. this isjohn kirby. we believe that these will be sham referenda, they will not be legitimate and they will not be free orfairand they are preordained to allow mr putin to say, look, this is russian territory and now, ukrainian attacks are on the motherland, not on ukrainian territory, which is, of course, not true. and as you heard jake sullivan, our national security adviser, say yesterday, we are not going to recognise that and so many other nations around the world aren t going to recognise that. this is nothing more than a ploy by vladimir putin to try to gain, through some
Jason let s get you a look outside at these conditions on a very cool morning in downtown orlando with 46 degrees. Let s get to first alert weather meteorologist amy sweezey. She has a look at the day ahead. Amy another cool start in central florida. We are nowhere near done dropping as we have several hours to go before sunrise. Most of us are in the 40 s right now but we will drop into the 30 s in many parts of the area. We will end up with mostly sunny skies today, a few more clouds compared to yesterday. Our temperatures will stay well below average as we top out again in the lower 60 s. A freeze warning in effect through 9 00. That is for our northern spots. Flagler and marion are included. A little cloud cover there has made our temperatures not drop it is 41 and palm coast. The rest of the area has dropped into the 40 s. 42 at oia. A couple of spots have a bit of a breeze. Where we do have that wind at five, 10 miles per hour, that means we are dealing with wind chills. The feel
And im glad im not out here too long. Its cool here with freeze warnings for marion and flagler counties. Cooler temperaturers coming from alabama. Palm coast 36. Downtown orlando, 46. Were going to fall to about 41, 42 in the morning. And in Orange County, frosty out the door numbers. 29 ocala, 36 at daytona beach. Well show you just how long these cold temperatures are sticking around and why youll need that jacket handy. Late breaking tonight, a 3yearold boy hit by a car while searching for an ice cream cup. Brother who watched it all happen. Were on cyprus street. He said it was when his little brother was crossing the street to go home when he was hit. Lewis garcia says he and his brother were on an ice cream shop monday morning when a car speeding by hit his brother and kept going. They hit him in the back. I didnt really look at the driver. Garcia says the truck driver took matters into his own hands. He got pictures of the license plate. Because of that police were able to inve
To hear from the republican frontrunner. They say donald trump can do practically anything, they will still caucus for him. Aixa a new Des Moines Register poll shows trump in first place among gop candidates. Ted cruz is a close second, followed by marco rubio, who campaigned at the university of Northern Iowa today. They vote for people, they go to washington, nothing changes. Aixa on the democratic side, martin o malley, who trails far behind Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, is staying optimistic. The people are going to be given a choice in the Iowa Caucuses, and i think we might just surprise people. Aixa the former Maryland Governor told supporters to hold bernie. Bernie. Aixa while Bernie Sanders fired up a crowd at an afternoon rally. This is a campaign of the people, by the people and for the people. Aixa Drake University professor Dennis Goldford says tomorrow night will come down to turnout. If there is a surge in support, and in registration, you can register as late as c
It is the first real test and commitment 2016. Good evening, i m jim payne. Jim we are less than 21 hours away from the first that s in the race for the white house. The results will likely set the tone for the rest of the president ial primary season. Wesh 2 news s aixa diaz is in washington tonight. Ike said it was a busy day today on the campaign trail. Tomorrow more events leading up to the big night. President ial hopefuls are crisscrossed in iowa. 24 hours, people be gathering at, going to the caucus, making your decision. Courting voters. I know i can beat Hillary Clinton in the general election. In the final moments before the caucuses. We have been burned over and over again. The stakes are too high. We cannot be burned again. Analysts say that high victory for donald trump. If your doctor says that you cannot leave your bed, you will get up and go to the caucus. While big numbers for the democrats m all in for bernie. Could be good news for bernie sanders. It sounds like you