President obama has called it the biggest frustration of his time in office. His struggle to pass gun control legislation. Details on his new plan jessica rae and that very plan has already had a negative reaction among th republican party. Including surging gop contender ted cruz. Who was stumping in iowa yesterday. Jessica rae plus before the president s announcement. Gun sales here in iowa saw a mediocre rise in one iowa county. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning on this wnesday. We begin this morning with president obama and his plans for stricter gun laws. Background checks will expand for many, but not all private sales. However, it does include sales at gun shows and online. The government will provide more money for Mental Health treatment as well as more smart gun technology. And states will be encouraged to report people who should be kept from buying weapons. Reporter tom foreman looks at the president s history in the gun control fig
Yes. It would be, really great. But first lets check on the roads, and on the weather. Yes, roads are look good. They are nice and dry. We didnt have anything freezing, yesterday even though despite the cold. Roads are dry. Not having too much issues but people are saying will they start their cars this morning. It is a cold morning but we will be on the warming trend, heat wave, maybe break out the shorts. Yes. Know, we will in the break any record but each day does get warmer but this is the last of arctic air at least for this week. Right now looking at these suburbs, 7 degrees at this hour in millville. Colder then mount pocono but good news for ski resorts there making snow as the cold dry air. Thirteen in allentown and reading. Quakertown another cold spot. 9 degrees. Fifteen in willow grove. Compared to yesterday a at this time were warmer anywhere from a degree in wilmington to eight in philadelphia. 2 degrees warmer in mount pocono. That is a sign of the mild air to work in to
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
In, but more clouds will track in and eventually some precipitation, coming in the form of some light snow later this afternoon. Lets track outtthe next 12 hours or clock is whee we will start to the lower to middle 30s with a minutes. We begin this morning wwth a developing story out of north korea. That country says it tested a Hydrogen Bomb. Word spread after th ground shook in parts o north korea this morning. E country tesesed the bomb underground. A Hydrogen Bomb produces a more powerful blast than atomic weapons like the bombs dropped ding world war two. The Associated Press says the announcemmt was celebrrted in the streets of north korea. The white house says it cant confirm the test. The Un Security Council will this morning the president s 10point plan to cut down on gun viilence is being condemned by most republican lawmakers. He spelled out the plan yesterday. One goal is to plug loopholes that allow guns to be bought line without background checks. He also wants to hire m
And there could be freezjng drizzle late tonight, so that wiil make thursday morning travel a little slick. Heres the forecast for today. Temperatures will be in the lower to middle 30s with a south wind 10 to 20 miles per hour. Colder temperatures on the way. Details in just a few minututs. Our top story this hour the search continues for a rare bike that was stolen from one eastern iowa front porch. The bike elongs to a m m whose been dealing with cancer and and it was the only way he could get around kwwlsamanda gilbert joins us live in the hewsroom. She caught up with this man and his dar falls police are asking people to be on the look out. Someone stole a motorizedbike from brett garbus. A man who doesnt have the money rit now for a car and who this empty porch was home to a one of a kind garbes says this was more than just a fun ride there is no other bike like this. After battling stomach cancer. And dealing with a clogged artery. Bret says it has been hard to get around. If i