kim hutcherson has details. 3 deadly mass shootings seem to be a regular occurance in america.and president obama has regularly called for tougher restrictions on guns. (pres. barack obama - no font necessary)"i've had to make statements like this too many times. communities have had to endure tragedies like this too many times.//white flash//once again, innocent people were killed because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun."now, the president says he isn't waiting any longer. (pres. barack obama - no font necessary)"my new year's resolution is to move forward on our unfinished business as much as i can.//butted to.//that's especially true for one piece of unfinished business, that's our epidemic of gun violence."he'll be meeting with attorney general loretta lynch monday to discuss options for tightening gun laws.sources say the president is expected to take executive action..without congressional approval.....expa nding background checks - a move which has widespread public support.but some republican presidential candidates are already promisin

i'm kim hutcherson reporting. republican candidates will get their final word on thursday during the caucuses... according the new who-h-d poll... texas senator ted cruz remains the front runner... he's up nearly 7-points on donald trump. both candidates are stepping up their attacks.. trying to make caucus night... sara murray reports... it's the final stretch in iowa...and republicans are scrambling to get ahead. presidential candidate"177 got til the iowa caucus ... " presidential candidate"if your lose your wife, if you lose your husband, i don't care. go caucus." with a week of campaigning until the caucuses, trump leads the field. and the billionaire businessman is feeling confident... presidential candidate"i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? it's like incredible." so confident, he's campaigning in new hampshire today...and slamming the g-o-p establishment "the establishment, the media, the special interests, the lobbyists, the donors, they're a

kim hutcherson has details. 3 deadly mass shootings seem to be a regular occurance in america.and president obama has regularly called for tougher restrictions on guns. (pres. barack obama - no font necessary)"i've had to make statements like this too many times. communities have had to endure tragedies like this too many times.//white flash//once again, innocent people were killed because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun."now, the president says he isn't waiting any longer. (pres. barack obama - no font necessary)"my new year's resolution is to move forward on our unfinished business as much as i can.//butted to.//that's especially true for one piece of unfinished business, that's our epidemic of gun violence."he'll be meeting with attorney general loretta lynch monday to discuss options for tightening gun laws.sources say the president is expected to take executive action..without congressional approval.....expa nding background checks - a move which has widespread public support.but some republican presidential candidates are already promisin

kim hutcherson has more. at cnn's democratic town hall in des center stage - presenting their questions to the candidates seeking the democratic presidential nomination. hillary clinton -- who has a six-point lead in iowa, according to the latest poll -- faced voters last. clinton took a philosophical approach responding to attacks leveled against her (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "look, i've been around a long time . people have thrown all kinds of things with me. she also reminded voters she has been working on healthcare for a very long time. (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "when i worked on healthcare back in 93 and 94 - and i don't know if you were born then - but if you'd been around and had been able to pay attention, i was trying to get us to universal healthcare coverage working with my husband." (martin o'malley/democratic presidential o'malley was sandwiched in between clinton and sanders -- he had a message for his supporters "hold strong at your caucus be

i'm kim hutcherson reporting. clinton will hold two "get out the caucus" events in eastern iowa tomorrow. in decorah, starting at 2:15 in the afternoon. clinton will then speak to supporters at the gallagher bluedorn performing arts center in cedar falls. that gets underway at 5:45. iowa voters today election season. the texas senator spoke to more than a hundred people at the heartland acres agribition center in independence. he attacked president obama on several fronts, saying if he becomes president, he'll repeal, what he called, the president's illegal executive actions. " 1:22-1:40 i'm convinced the greatest legacy of barack obama is gonna be a new generation of leaders in the republican party who actually stand for freedom, who stand for the constitution, who stand for the judeo-christian values that built this nation into a shining city on a hill " tomorrow, donald trump takes his presidential campaign to the university of iowa campus. the republican front-runner will speak to caucus-goers at the field hou

now, we wait for the iowa caucus to learn which i'm kim hutcherson reporting. >> the iowa caucus is two weeks from today and the presidential candidates continue coming to state in full force. new jersey governor chris christie campaigned in sioux city on sunday, speaking to a crowd at buffalo alice. his poll numbers are low, but christie is hoping to gain momentum in the final two weeks before the iowa caucus. the republican says he understands how important it is to put in the effort to talk one-on-one with voters. "you listen and you ask really good questions and your minds are open and then you're going to decide. every pollster and pundent who thinks they have you figured out, just isn't right--you've suprised a lot of people before," said gov. chris christie, (r) presidential candidate. while in sioux city, christie discussed mental health issues, the syrian refugee crisis, and the fight against terror. republican senator marco rubio crowd saturday in sioux center. he's in third place in recent polls, but rubio says his campaign is on the right track. "voters here take very seriou

kim hutcherson shows how this debate was less friendly than what we've seen so far. democratic presidential candidates took the stage in charleston amid a tightening race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. on sunday night the gloves came off. as expected, the candidates clashed on gun control. sanders hit out at clinton: (bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate) "well i think says is disingenuous - i have a d- voting record from nra." while clinton doubled down (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has he reversed his position on immunity and i look forward to him joining those members of congress who have already introduced legislation." and o'malley found an opening for humor "i would have to agree with both of them. they're both inconsistent. (laughter)" moderator lester holt asked about concerns over sanders' electability, especially with minorities (bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate) "when african american becomes familiar with my record, with the agenda and criminal justic

in iowa to discuss the issues ahead of the iowa caucus, questions were picked by the voters, kim hutcherson has more. >> at the scene in democratic cnn democratic townhall and des stage presenting questions to the candidates seeking the democratic nomination, hillary clinton, who has a six . eight in iowa, facing voters last, she took a philosophical approach respond to attacks. >> i've been around long time,, people and throw all kinds of things at me, i just keep going forward because they fall by the these outlandish things they make these charges i just keep moving forward because there's stuff at me that me and i'm still standing. >> reminded voters she's been working on for a long time. >> when i worked on healthcare and 93 and 94, and i don't know if you were born, but if you have been had been around, and able to pay attention, i was trying to get us to universal healthcare coverage working with my husband. >> she talked of her experience >> martin o'malley was between clayton and sanders he had a message for supporters. >> hold strong intra- caucus because work is looking mark is l

kim hutcherson reports. > >kim : democratic presidential candidates took their place in the tighteninge between hillary clinton and bernie sanders the canada is clashed on gun control--the candidates clas hed >>:i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has reversed his position on in unity and i look for to him join with those members of congress who have already introduced legislation >>:i would have to agree with both of them >> reporter :people wonder about his minority influence >>:the general population has become more supportive and so will the african-american community and the latino community >> reporter :clinton plan to a proposal while reminding audiences that she pushed for health care reform several times as first lady >>:if you your member id took on the health-care industry several times before--if people remember i i do not want a contentious debate i want us to defend and to build an affordable care act and improved >> reporter :now we wait for the iowa caucus >> pam :and in san francisco, people gathered to watch the democratic debate -- the verbal slug-fest between

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i'm kim hutcherson reporting. ((brian loftus)) > democratic presidential hopefuls hillary clinton and bernie sandesr are praising president obama for his gun control plans: (( hillary clinton: if congress n't act we have to domething about thft3-ousand people a year d fromns.rnie sanders: i think most gunnersn this countryunderstand that people who should not own guns should not be able to buy them.we do need to expand the instant background check. i think the president is doing what the american people would like him to do ((brian loftus)) sources tell c-b-s the president is looking to include expanding the definition of who sells guns...to make for more background checks... and requiring enhanced reporting of lost and stolen guns./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the site in san bernardino where 14 people were killed... is expected to reopen this morning. the regional center has been closed since the attack last month... when police say syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik opened fire. they were killed hours after the

i'm kim hutcherson reporting" elias: now, republican presidential candidates also have one more primetime event ahead of monday... the presidential hopefuls will take the stage thursday night at the iowa events center for their seventh debate. the line up for the primetime "happy-hour" debates have not been announced officially...but they should be similar to the ones from january 14th. elias: candidates on the campaign trail will lead to early dismissal for students at marshalltown schools today... administrators say due to the timing of events for donald trump and hillary clinton, they will have a district0wide dismissal at one this afternoon. the decision is based on the time needed to prepare for the campaign events, and due to concerns over traffic around the schools. elias: new this morning, ames may experience some rusty water this week... elias: ames officials say testing on newly installed pipes may lead to rusty water or fluctuations in water pressure. the new pipes will connect the future water plant with the existing water plant infrastructure.. testing is expected two or thre

kim hutcherson reports. at cnn's democratic town hall in des moines, voters took center stage - presenting their questions to the candidates seeking the democratic presidential nomination. hillary clinton -- who has a six- point lead in iowa, according to the latest poll -- faced voters last. clinton took a philosophical approach responding to attacks leveled against her (hillary clinton/democr atic presidential candidate) "look, i've been around a long time . people have thrown all kinds of things with me.//butt to// i just keep going forward because there's nothing to it. they throw all this stuff at me and i'm still standing." she also reminded voters she has been working on healthcare for a very long time. (hillary clinton/democr atic presidential candidate) "when i worked on healthcare back in 93 and 94 - and i don't know if you been around and had been able to pay attention, i was trying to get us to universal healthcare coverage working with my husband." (martin o'malley/democr atic presidential candi

i'm kim hutcherson reporting. ((kirsten joyce)) the iowa caucus will take place on february first.... followed by nevada's on the 20th./// ((brian loftus)) > while the democrats were duking it out... republican carly fiorina campaigned in the valley. the former h-p c-e-o spoke at town hall meeting at the siena community association. she spoke on a number of topics from the economy and unemployment rate... to the current state of america. (( carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate "we don't think of ourselves as a nation of limitless possibility anymore and if we don't believe that about ourselves anymore then we are losing the core of who we are because in fact this has been a place where more things have been more possible for more people in more places than any other place on earth we are not a perfect nation but we are an exceptional nation." )) ((brian loftus)) she'll be back out on the campaign trail today. you can have "coffee with carly" at the peppermill on the strip. the event runs from 8 to 9 am. and re

i'm kim hutcherson reporting. jessica rae: according to statistics compiled by history-dot-com -- 45-percent of americans make new year's resolutions. the most popular are losing weight, getting organized, saving more money ... and quitting smoking. jessica rae: 365 days ago, many of us made a new year's resololion. but how many of us actually kept it? well one woman did... and she is now reporter brad douglas has her story. " cleo nunnelly made a resolution to loose weight and get healthy, and she kept at it. 12 months later she's now lost 60 pounds. she started going to the joplin family ymca three days a week. she has since increased that to six days a week. she works out for an hour at a time. she says she didn't have a number she wanted to reach, but just wanted to loose the weight slow. "i just knew that i wanted to loose some, i didn't have a number. and so i just starteteand the next thing i know, i'm here at 60 pounds less and it's crazy," said cleo nunnelly, lost 60 pounds. cleo says she does occasionall

as kim hutcherson tells us... the questions-- were picked by voters. voters took center stage at cnn's democratic town hall in des moines. after a brief introduction, moderator chris cuomo handed the stage to men and women trying to decide which candidate to support. bernie sanders was the first in the hot-seat - and faced a question about his embrace of the democratic socialist label: (bernie sanders/democrat ic presidential candidate) "the ideas i am talking about are not radical ideas. so what democratic socialism means to me in it's essence, is that we can not continue to have a govt dominated by the billionaire class and congress works for people on top while ignoring working families that was followed up with tough questions about his healthcare plan and how it would be paid for: (bernie sanders/democrat ic presidential candidate) "yes, we will raise - we will raise taxes. yes we will. martin o'malley was next, who joked about his third place standing: (martin o'malley/democrat ic presidential candidate) "with only three of us in this democratic

as kim hutcherson reports, he says it is time to get serious about gun control. >> deadly mass shootings seem to be a regular occurrence in america and president obama has regularly called for tougher restrictions on guns. >> once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. >> the president says he isn't waiting any longer. >> my new year's resolution is to move forward on unfinished business as much as i can. that is true for one piece of violence. >> he will be meeting with loretta lynch monday to discuss options for tightening gun laws. sources say the president is expected to take executive action without congressional approval, expanding background checks, a move that has widespread support. some presidential candidates are already promising to reverse any action obama takes if they win the presidency. >> he is going to sign another executive order having to do with the second amendment, having to do with guns. i will veto. i will unsign that so fast. >> the president will join cnn anderson cooper

kim hutcherson has a look at some of the celebrations: "(nats) america says hello to 2016! cities large and small rang in the new year - each in its own unique style. times square was, of course, the place to be in new york city. officials expected a at midnight, the waterford crystal ball -- 12 feet in diameter and sporting more than 25-hundred crystal triangles -- came down to mark the beginning of january, 2016. raleigh, north carolina celebrated by dropping an acorn. while in atlanta, crowds gathered to watch a peach drop. in mobile, alabama, they celebrated by dropping a moon pie. fort worth, texas treated new year's revelers to an impressive light and fireworks show. this was the scene on beale street, in memphis tennessee. people gathered to watch a guitar drop-- unfortunately, it stalled. revelers in new orleans partied as hard as you'd expect them to in the big easy. the same goes for people on the strip in las vegas. the west coast represented itself well, as usual. san francisco's party centered around treasure island. while seattle's iconic space needle provided

wall street.now, we wait for the iowa caucus to learn which candidate impressed voters most.i'm kim hutcherson reporting. 3 the next democratic debate is on february 11th in milwaukee. there will be two g- o- p debates before that. 3 join us for an hour- long discussion on "guns in america" tomorrow night.our sister station.. w- j- l- a is hosting the roundtable event. the discussion will focus on the epidemic of gun violence, the strong support of the 2nd amendment and president obama's efforts to tighten gun control."your voice your future" will stream from seven a local college is recognized as one of the best for nursing students.the university of cincinnati college of nursing's online graduate program is number eight in the country.that's according to u.s. news & world report.the u- c program rose from number 61 in last year's ranking of 149 nursing schools.the rankings were based on factors including academic and career support services, selectivity of admissions, graduation rates and program reputation. 3 you can still find a room for super bowl weekend.but it's going to cost you.prices

regulating wall street, waiting for the iowa caucus to learn which candidate impressed them the most, kim hutcherson reporting.he >> the 9-year-old star of the movie room one over the crowd after winning best young actor at the critic choice award. >> this is supercool, this is the best in my life i first want to say thanks to all the critics who voted for meto . must be a the other great actors in this category, i know where to put this, on the shelf behind by millennium falcon. he also made a point to thank his parents and that he loves live pictures from groundfox on this monday . thank you for watching . this is on the side and lakeland community college . he is on his way to a crash on 44 and i-90 . lee county getting hit hard along with partsal of of geauga county with its april report of 10 inches of snowfall, medicine hours . there is webcam time lapse . here we picked up about 1 inch, to the east they are getting piled on even more . lake band will follow, when it comes to is no total amounts it makes all the difference, from eastern cuyahoga county out to lee county, and jog up i-90 very t

i'm kim hutcherson reporting. jeb bush is taking another trip to nevada. he's holding a elko... at the north-eastern nevada museum. bush has made several trips to nevada during his campaign, and this is his first for 2016. several schools across the u-s are reporting a similar threat through social media. the message tells students not to go to school because of a planned shootout. police say the message was copied and sent to other schools across the country. investigators are trying to find an i-p address to figure out who started the message. it's similair to a threat sent out earlier this school year to some areas... including clark county. c-c-s-d officials say they haven't heard of anyone receiving this recent threat. a tennessee apple employee is getting a lot of praise... for going above and beyond for a little boy with special needs. (lynnmarie rink/mother) "when you're a parent of a specials needs child you get lots of stares and you get ... some people are kind but you don't ever know what you are going to get." nine-year-old "james rink" and his mother were inside an

patrick: kim hutcherson has a look from around the u.s. kim: america says hello to 2016. city is large and small bank in the new year in a unique style. times square was the place to be a new york city. officials expected one million people to pack the space. crystal ball, sporty more than 2500 crystal triangles, came down to mark the beginning of 2016. probably, north carolina, dropped an acorn. in atlanta, crowds gathered to watch a peach drop. in alabama, they drop date than five. -- they drop date moon pie. this was the scene in memphis, tennessee. they watched the guitar drop, unfortunately, it stalled. in new orleans, they partied hard in the big easy. the same goes for people on the strip in las vegas. the west coast represented themselves well as usual. san francisco centered around treasure island and seattle's iconic space needle provided the city firework display. patrick: ally, folks are waking allyson: here is what you need to look for, have 81 with a serious accident with injuries. also one of piedmont on rock 'n roll get highway 25. be careful around fairvi

i'm kim hutcherson reporting. >>holly: a massive highrize infer know in dubai erupts hours before a fireworks di place. it started on the 63rd floor of the hotel just under 3 hours before dubai was to hold its famous fireworks show starting at the world's tallest building nearby. >> the music was playing, and then all of a sudden we saw the flames and everyone was focused, you know, writing to get a better vantage point. >>holly: at least 16 people were hurt. and there has been no mention of terror, arson, or any official cause. >>> president obama is about to start his final full year in office. and he is filling out his agenda for the remaining time in the white house. he will start with gun control. >>reporter: for president obama, the final round is about >> in 2016 i'm going to leave it all out on the field. >>reporter: a first in the president's eighth and last year in office, his long-promised response to mass shootings in the u.s. sources familiar with the plan say it will be a package of executive actions

kim hutcherson has that story. :15 :26 :40 democratic presidential candidates took the stage in charleston amid a tightening race between hillary clinton and on sunday night the gloves came off. as expected, the candidates gun control. sanders hit out at clinton: "well i think secretary clinton knows what she says iss voting record from nra." while clinton doubled down "i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has he reversed his position on immunity and i look forward to him joining those members of congress who have already introduced legislation." and o'malley found an opening for humor "i would have to agree with both of them. they're both inconsistent. " moderator lester holt asked about concerns over sanders' electability, especially with minorities "when african american becomes familiar with my record, with the agenda and criminal justice, just as the general population has become has become more supportive, so will african american community, so will the latino community" pre-debate coverage had been dominated by the release of sanders' medicare for all healthcare plan . clinton

on february first, iowa caucus goers will choose a candidate that best represents i'm kim hutcherson reporting"

kim hutcherson has the story. voters took center stage at cnn's democratic town hall in des moines. after a brief introduction,