The teens and 20s on a cold morning. Coming up this morning on abc9 news. After two years. We are hearing from Jonathan Neunaber for the first time. We begin a special series on steven avery. The subject behind the smash hit documentary Series Making a murderer. Part one is up ahead and. Well have the heart warming story of how some nebraska state troopers are helping one of their own. These ories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Good morning and thanks for starting your day with us. Im lukas voss. Its been nearly two years since esther and Donald Neunaber were found dead in their rural akron home. Her son johnathan has now finally agreed to plead guilty to the murder of his 80 time he is speaking publicly about what happen on at july day in 2014. Abc9 News Reporter elisa raffa has the very latest. I struck my mother, more times than i wanted to says Jonathan Neunaber, pleaded guilty to murder. Shocking testimony today as Jonathan Neunaber pleads guilty to one count of Second Degre
Northwest iowa. Earlier today, cruz made a stop in onawa, where he denounced efforts by president obama to implement stricter gun control laws saying as president , he will fight hard to defend Second Amendment rights. Cruz says hes a Firm Believer of taking the power out of washington. Cruz if you think things are going great in washington that we need to keep headed in the same basic direct just kind of fiddle aroundndhe edges then i aint yououguy. The cruzin to caucus bus tour will run through saturday stopping in 28 towns in 28 counties. Cruz says he hopes to visit all 99 counties by february first coming up later tonight at six our own tim seaman will be in sioux center at ted cruzs Campaign Stop scheduled ere. Jenna the president s ecutive action on gun control a hot topic on the campaign trail, today. Heres what the president hade to say about some of the reactin hes president obama contrary to the claims of some president ial candidates apparently before this meeting, this is n
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
The problem is some gun sellers have been operating under a different set of rules. Tim good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna under a different set of rules. Tim good e ening and thank you for joining us tononht im tim seaean jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom earlier today president obama unvield his plans for stricter gun laws tim he outlined what his plans are. Tim background checks will expand for many, but not all private sales. However, it does include sales at gunshows and online. Jenna the government will provide more money for Mental Health treatment as well as more research into smart gun technology. Tim and states will be encouraged to report people who should be now while many are in favor of the president s plans republican president ial candidates tim in a Second Amendment sensative area like rural northwest iowa, the gun control control announcementprovided a perfect platform fofosenator cruz. Jenna, todays executive actions by president obama p
Mixed precipitation moving from south to north into the area. Temperatures are in the upper 20s and lower 30s on a relatively warm january morning. Weve got a light wind from the south between 5 and 15 miles per hour. Heres the dayplanner where were headed for a high of 37. Jessica rae tonya couch. The mother of ethan couch, known as the affluenza teen. Will be returned to texas to face a felony count against her. A Los Angeles County judge approved an extradition waiver for her. Tonya signed the extradition waiver and has been turned over to the la county sheriffs department. She and her son were detained in puerto vallarta, mexico last week. Ethan is still being held in mexico city. Jessica rae the armed activists who have seized a Federal Building in oregon are vowing they will not back down. They say they will only leave if the government relinquishes control of federal land. Group maintains they want peace. They have also made it clear. If provoked theyre not afraid to use force.