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 president went so far as to call the change a christmas miracle. Critics have said no child left behind gave too much power to washington in controlling state education policy. Earlier today, we talked to dr. Paul gausman, superintendent of sioux city schools gausman says he feels there was more good than bad in no child left behind, but there isis lot of anticipation and excitement leading up to these changes. Mostly in regards to standdized testing but the challenges with no child left behind have to do with assessments, every state takes a different approach to assessments, students perform at Different Levels many states like iowa continue to change the form of the assessment, the reporting of the sessment,so its very difficult to discover, but the federal governrnnt still has to underer the previous lawaw hand out these negaitive designations to different schools and different districts based on their performance. Deborah saying it involved and not enough teaching. It also had
Of these mass shootings, but to improve the odds that they dont happen as frequently. Stacey this is the second mass shooting in less than a week. 57yearold robert dear is accused of opening fire friday in colorado springs. Stick with us for the latest on this story. We will be bringing you updates in this newscast. Also stay informed with kcci online and our mobile app. Steve shocking details this afternoon in the disturbing murders of a des moines couple. Police arrested suspect Michael Wanchanic last night after a 4hour standoff in the middle of a rural highway. Kccis kim st. Onge is live in des moines with new documents in the case. Kim steve, some of the details in this criminal complaint are pretty disturbing. It revealed that wanchanic allegedly took the gun from his stepmothers room, then shot several times while they were asleep in their room inside this home here in the 3900 block of center street. Their five week old baby was in heathers arms when she was killed. Just over 2
Deborah plus. Are you struggling to pay your rent every month . Well according to a new report. Youre not alone. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Deborah good morning and thank you for joining us. Im deborah souverain. Jessica rae has the morning off. But before we begin. I want to explain what we are wearing. As you can see. Scott and i are christmas sweaters on the show this morning its all in support of the crossroads homeless shelter. Here in sioux city. 100 percent of the money raised through sweater sales goes directly to the shelter. So join us. By picking up your own ugly sweater to help the homeless this Holiday Season. Deborah and now to the latest on the San Bernardino terror investigation. Searching for small lake near the scene of the massacre. After killers likely visited the lake on shooting that left 14 people dead. Abcs lana zak has the latest. David bowdich, fbi assistant director we will leave no stone unturned, the fbi is exhaustively searching a s