and, i m sheila brummer. nebraska voters will hear a lot about capital punishment between now d the november election. (matt) lawmakers abolished the death penalty in may, but a petition drive is bringing the issue to voters. today, death penalty opponents made their voices heard at the state capitol in lincoln. they urged voters to keep the punishment off the books. we are promised a punishment and made to wait for it for years and years and years. today, the group called retain a just nebraska also unveiled their first commercial. meanwhile, death penalty supporters say they too plan to reach out to voters before the november election. have an update, tononht, to a plan that could make roads safer for cyclists in iowa. the iowa senate has passed a bill that would require motorists to change lanes when passing bicycles. it now heads to the iowa house for consideration. supporters of the bicycle bill say half of all deadly crashes have been caused by a cars trying to papa
that spawned tornadoes for the gulf coast and southeast continues to rise. reid binion reports on how the system s breadth and reach extended all the way to pennsylvania. virginia, florida, and north carolina.. .with severe damage as far north as pennsylvania. the same weather system was responsible for the deaths of three people on tuesday. as tornado watches expired late wednesday. .new warnings and advisories took their place: a low pressure system tracking from the gulf of mexico. and bearing down on the east coast thursday. .triggering winter storm warnings and advisories stretching more than 14- hundred miles. from texas to delaware. .with roughly 50 million people in the storm s path. i m reid binion, reporting the director of the world health organization said yesterday that the zika outbreak could get worse before it gets better. w-h-o director general margaret chan was speaking in brazil, where she met with government officials and visited mothers whose children
chance and opportunity to do so. i chose not to do that. so i m perfectly happy and content with this decision. ryan was elected house speaker yesterday but he originally said he s not interested in that job either and he later changed his mind. bria: senator marco bria: senator marco rubio was a crowd pleaser as he received a standing ovation at the gop rally this evening. he discussed his concerns on state taxes, social security, medicare and medicade all while jokingly stating that he was not for anything that would not benefit his mother.whom which receives social security. in the latest gop debate, it seemed as if former govenor jeb bush and senator marco rubio went head-to-head. but rubio says he s not worried about the other republicans because his main task is to make sure it s no easy ride into the white house for the democratic party. i ve never said anything negative about him and i won t. i m running for president, i m not running against the other republicans,
quality, said benji van donge, workforce development manager at interstates construction in sioux center. they understand what it takes to get a job done. they understand teamwork and i think that is so important because that s really what makes up sioux county and the businesses we have. speakers at the event say they are not only looking for local veterans to join the workforce. they also encourage veterans from areas and other states to take part in the program. while governor branstad was at the home base iowa designation, protesters gathered outside. it was an attempt to encourage the governor to defund planned parenthood at the state level. skylererheeler, who s running for the diststct 4 seat in the iowa house says branstad hasn t kept his promise of cutting funding to the organization that provides abortions among its many services. he says, in 2010, the governor said the state should not be funding groups like planned parenthood. i have respect for governor brans
ricochet fire. one suspect fled the scene and there may be a second suspect. there were dramatic rescues at sea after a boat capsized on the way from turkey to greece. migrants and refugees weree dumped into the water when their wooden boat overturned. at least three people died. one adult and two children. others clung to life preservers. the greek coast guard and other vessels brought 242 survivors to the greek island of lesbos. some of them unconscious children. a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured yesterday afternoon in an apparent shark attack at a hawaii beach. witnesses say the child was bitten on the thigh while body boarding about 30 feet from shore. the boy was taken to a local hospital in serious condition after the attack. after the attack ocean fety officialal posted shark warning signs strongly recommending that people stay out of the water. this is the seventh shark attack in hawaii so far this year, and the third on oahu this month. a u-s military surveilla