abc's kenneth moton is in more. " " kenneth moton live intro: the candidates have a jam packed schedule in iowa with a few stops in new hampshire this week. pkg script: the final sprint to the iowa caucuses... sot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidate " it's crunch time folks. i mean, i wanna win iowa, i really wanna win it. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate " i know some of you are still shopping. i like to shop too." 7 days to go and the candidates for president have the hawkeye state in their sights...all week. bernie sanders...with the biggest crowds. nats - "woah there's a lot of people here" donald trump...also frontrunner feeling unstoppable. sot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose voters." but there's word another billionaire could join the race. abc news has learned former new york city mayor michael bloomberg will consider an independent run after super tuesday in march... clinton responded on nbc's meet the press. (nbc - meet the press) sot - hillary clinton / (d)

kenneth moton, abc news washington. stephanie/ram: the des moines register announced their endorsements of democrat hillary clinton and republican marco rubio. that spells well for rubio, since 1996, the republican the register has backed, has ended up winning the republican nomination. jack/2shot: today was governor branstad's turn to fire back. last week when the governor was asked whether he would want to see ted cruz defeated in the iowa caucuses, branstad said "yes". he's been a target ever since, even appearing in some attack ads! here's local 5's chief political reporter amanda krenz. an honest answer to a type of person i am. endorse a presidential candidate, but he wanted iowans to wants to phase out the 1:57:10 i'm not backing any candidate. i'm just advocating on behalf of my state and recognize renewable the state. ted cruz for local five the governor made those comments about cruz governor's son, eric branstad being the leader of a bipartisan group "america's renewable future." king: the governor seems to b

abc's kenneth moton is in washington with more. kenneth moton abc news, washington video provided by: length: suggested intro: just one week to go... presidentialalandidates are working hard to shore up support ahead of the iowa caucus. as all eyes turn to the hawkeye speculation that a second billionaire could join the race. abc's kenneth moton is in washington with more. kenneth moton live intro: the candidates have a jam packed schedule in iowa with a few stops in new hampshire this week. pkg script:t:he final sprint to the iowa caucuses... sot - donald trump / presidential candidate"it's crunch time folks. i mean, i wanna win iowa, i really wanna win it. sot - hillary clinton / presidential candidate"i know some of you are still days to go and the candidates for president have the hawkeye state bernie sanders...with the biggest crowds. nats - "woah there's a lot of packed the house...the gop frontrunner donald trump / presidential candidate"i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't another bill

kenneth moton, abc news washington." affected regions. on-cam close: pregnant women in the us are getting refunds from airlines and cruise operators traveling to the caribbean and latin america. the fda is also reviewing the policy on blood donations as zika continues to spread. kenneth moton, abc news washington." after the break... we'll have a special guest in studio to talk to us about the dangers of radon can keep your get your home tested. dr. cynthia wolff from mercy medical center is here to tell us more. is radon lurking in your home? mercy medical center and the siouxland district health department are joining forces to increase consumer awareness of the dangers of radon gas. radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that causes no immediate health symptoms, but exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the u. s. most alarming, iowa has the highest percentage of homes with elevated radon levels in the nation. each year, more than 20,000 americans lose their lives because of radon. radon is a breakdown product o

abc's kenneth moton reports. script: with one week to go before they face the the first time -- the three democratic candidates for president appeared -- one by one -- at an iowa town hall hosted by cnn. some polls have bernie sanders edging out hillary clinton. sot bernie sanders d-presidential "... establishment politics is just not good enough. we need bold changes, we need a political revolution." though statistically out of the running -- martin o'malley isn't breaking stride. sot martin o'malley d-presidential candidate "i need the o'malley supporters out there on caucus night to hold strong and move forward like iowa does." and clinton -- still the frontrunner nationally -- but she needs every vote she can get in the hawkeye state. sot hilllary clinton d-presidential candidate "i've been on the front lines of change and progess since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives." tonight, the gop

abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. " " boycott... sot donald t tso i get on the stage a number of months r the first debate i got a very unfair question from somebody, but need to talk about that (boos.) instead, the gop frontrunner talked about it on the very network he's in a bitter, public feud with...taking on bill o'reilly on the o'reilly factor. sot trump i have zero respect for megyn kelly. trump wants debate moderator megyn kelly out. o'reilly suggested trump turn to his christian values. sot-trump it's called an eye for an eye i guess you can look at it that way? oh, no, no, no. if you are the christian the eye for the eye rule goes out. (show poll) trump's biggest rival in iowa, ted cruz, is demanding trump debate him one on sot cruz i don't think he is afraid of megan kelly. i don't think he's afraid of me. ithink he's afraid of the people of iowa, he doesn't want to answer their questions (show poll) for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in a statistical tie in a new nbc marist, wall street journal pol

kenneth moton, abc news, washington. challenge?now, there is a neurg, danville, bedford, valley. >>> parents, you want to be on the lookout for this one. it is a viral trend at already killed one teen. this what is called the duct tape challenge. first glance, it seems harmless. one-person reps the other in duct tape and challenges them to escape. 14-year-old skyler fish took the challenge with his friend earlier this month. the last thing he remembers is losing his balance. scholars had hit the concrete causing a brain aneurysm requiring 48 staples and maybe costing him an eye. >> i'm so thankful everything played out the way it did after of it didn't i would not have my son right now. >> skyler hopes his near-death experience will prevent others challenge. >>> more than 40,000 counterfeit hoverboards. these boards pose a safety threat. mike parker has the story. >> i'm stunned by the size of this. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: the boxes are stacked almost to the ceiling at the u.s. customs warehouse near o'hare and each one

kenneth moton reports. in a defining moment during his last year in office, president shed tears as he made good on his promise to act on gun control. sot obama every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. the 20 first graders of the sandy hook massacre...their families and others impacted by gun violence sat in the audience and stood behind the president as he made another emotional plea. his executive actions expand background checks, requiring all gun dealers to be licensed. the president also plans to overhaul the fbi's background check system and calls for increasing the use of mental health information for checks. sot obama this is not a plot to take away everybody's guns. you pass a purchase a firearmwe know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world. but maybe we could stop one act of violence the nra tweeted the president's plan will do nothing to improve public safety. gop reaction was swift...calling it an attack on the second amendment. house speaker paul ryan sai

abc's kenneth moton has the very latest from washington. (kenneth standup open) president obama is taking on one of the biggest and most divisive issues in his final year in office. as the president laid out his gun control plan at the white house, the survivors and the families of victims of every columbine sat in the audience. (pkg) it's a major presidential push toward gun control reform. sot pres obama the constant shooting, but to do something to prevent the next one. on?gun sellers, online or at gun buyers?closing the so called gun show loophole. president obama's plan also includes?. overhauling the fbi's background check system, hiring 200 new atf agents for include up to date information on criminal records. with families and victims of gun violence in the audience at the white house, the president was moved to tears talking about the mass shootings since he took office and the sandy hook massacre that claimed the lives of 20 first graders. every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad sot marco rubio the president has a sing

kenneth moton, abc news washington." jenna: south dakota house representative kristi noem weighed in on the repeal bill, saying this was the first bill house republicans could get to the president's desk since she's been in office. repeal constituents accurately. " as i've talked to thousands of south dakotans over the years, their cost of health care has gone up, they've lost their plans, they've lost their doctors, and we're certainly anxious to put in place another health care reform that would actually put them back in charge of their own health care decisions with their doctor." noem says the repeal would create more competition in the market which would help america's economy. tim: presidential candidate rand paul celebrated his birthday in sioux city today. the way of his campaign for president. paul and his wife met with voters public library downtown. his remarks included his reaction to the president's to extend gun he says the takes the balance away from the branches of the u-s government. "because i think gun

kenneth moton, abc news washington. new information on an inmate who tried to hire a hitman to murder a witness in 25- year-old kevin ware told an undercover officer he would pay him five-thousand dollars to quote "take out the trash" referring to the sole witness in his case. ware was arrested back in august following the june robbery of a subway on maryland near wigwam. police say he shot a clerk several times when she tried to defend herself. ware now faces s an additional charge of solicitation to commit murder along with existing charges of attempted murder and robbery with a a developing story we've been following... a family business ripped apart by fire... we have surveillance video of the arsonists torching two shuttle vans. you can see them roll up in a dark car... and take off seconds after flames erupt. this happened around three thirty a-m... near charleston and fremont. this isn't the first time targedy has struck this family. just days ago... someone put sugar in their vans gas tanks. face off camera 12:1

kenneth moton, abc news washington " nikki/2shot we are iowa's most accurate weather team... meteorologist james peterson is here now... james: i'll have your forecast coming up. "now, we are iowa's independent weather experts" weatherrate the experts" james/wx wall relief from the clouds remain mild under that blanket in the upper 20s. winter weather advisory in effect 6am monday until 12am of west and north does not include polk county. the overcast way to precipitation out in the low-to-mid central iowa will likely see the freezing drizzle overnight, as patchy fog develops. the freezing drizzle will turn into rain late morning and then into eventually everything will switch over to snow and the winds will really ramp up. low snow accumulations are expected. northwestern iowa could see 1" to 2", the metro currently looks to stay under an inch, and snow amounts continue to lessen to the southeast where the precip looks to fall mainly as rain. winds will be out of the nw gusting to 20mph, so there will be drifting and blowing snow likely on the roadways. freezing drizzle will

kenneth moton oncam close: recent polls for iowa still have trump and sanders in the lead. today alone, all of the candidates have more than two dozen campaign stops in iowa planned. kenneth moton, abc news washington aurora are looking for 2 men caught on camera who, they say, used stolen credit cards to rack up purchases. investigators say the men in this video used the stolen information to shop at two different stores in the western hills area the day after christmas.call aurora police at 812-926-1101 if you recognize either of them. a water crisis similar to the one in flint, michigan, is now being felt in northern ohio ... in sebring, people are being told not to drink the water, and the high school is closed after the e-p-a found elevated traces of lead in the water.the city manager says the problems began when the water plant was updated and it started to produce what they call aggressive water... meaning it's more acidic and will leach copper and lead out of the pipes.emergency officials are now giving out bottled water. more than 100 special olympic athletes from

abc's kenneth moton has the latest on what's being done to slow the spread of the virus. "preventing the mosquito born zika virus and fighting the spread... these images of newborns with birth defects are difficult to see but health officials are sounding the alarm for families across the americas. dr. margaret chanworld health organization the level of alarm is extremely high. more than 30 cases of zika in the us...all brought back from travel abroad. at least 3 of the people are pregnant women in illinois and new york...now under close watch. it's believed the virus causes brain development problems explosive spread in brazil...more than a million cases...4 thousand babies affected. constancia ayresfiocruz institute we don't have a good sanitation system here in brazil. the climate all those factors together helps to spread the disease faster." brazil is aggressively combatting the type of mosquitos that carry zika. but that hasn't stopped the disease from moving north hitting central america, the caribbean and now the us. anthony faucinational institute of allergy and

abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington " today it's on to south carolina for donald trump but overnight, a volatile welcome in the liberal backyard of bernie sanders. nat "get em out of here! take em out" the gop frontrunner...interr upted, drowned out and screamed at by demonstrators in burlington, vermont. nat "get em outta here! don't give him his coat. keep his coat. hundreds of people cheered on the those protestors got the boot...many of them supporters of sanders. the vermont senator and trump couldn't be any more different on policy but their campaigns are both drawing big crowds. sot - ttw dowd bernie sandede and donald trump are fishing from a similar pond. which is independent voters who are working class whites. bernie sanders was quick to point out a recent quinnipiac university poll has him beating trump in a hypothetical general election match up...51 to 38 percent. sanders was on the phone with political group democracy for america while trump was in his home state. sot - sanders i would love love love to run against donald trump. it would be a dream come t

abc' s kenneth moton has more on the controversy and who will actually be taking the stage. kenneth: trump' s debate boycott. mr. trump: so i get on the stage for the first debate. from somebody, but we don' t need to talk about that. kenneth: instead, the gop frontrunner talked about it on the very network he' s in a bitter, public feud with, taking on bill o' reilly on "the o' reilly factor." mr. trump: i have zero respect debate moderator megyn kelly out. o' reilly suggested trump turn to s called an eye for an eye. that way. bill: oh, no, no, no. if you are the christian, the eye for the eye rule goes out. kenneth: trump' s biggest rival in iowa, ted cruz, is demanding saturday. sen. cruz: i don' t think he is afraid of megyn kelly. t think he' s afraid of me. i think he' people of iowa. he doesn' t want to answer their questions. kenneth: for the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in a statistical tie in a new nbc-marist-"wall street journal" poll. sanders is back in iowa after his white house visit with president obama. sen. sanders: the energy, the enth

kenneth moton, abc news washington. > the pentagon is changing its with the isis threat. u-s service members can now pursue the terror group in afghanistan. under previous rules.. troops could only go after isis elements that posed a threat to u-s forces in the area.. or if it was part of a bigger counterterrorism mission. a trial date has been set in federal court for a man accused of posting facebook threats against president obama. tyrone (pon thee ew) ponthieux will stand trial april 18th. prosecutors say.. in november of 2014.. he posted a request for people to shoot political leaders including the president. he pleaded not guilty last june to charges. an action news update now on the fate of former fbi agent robert levinson. white house officials now say he may no longer be in iran.. but they're vowing to keep looking for him. levinson disappeared from an iranian resort in 2007. iranian officials say they don't know where he is. levinson's family maintains he is alive.. and in iran.. and they're upset he wasn't prisoner exchange with the iranian government. this jus

here's abc's kenneth moton. the explosive spread of the zika virus...impacting families and expectant mothers across the americas. adrianna scavuzziimip hospital: "it's the problem of everybody, because nobody are completely safe." in brazil, baby joao...born with a birth defect that caused abnormal brain development. it's believed his mother veronica contracted zika...a mosquito transmitted disease on the rise and sparking an emergency response from the world health organization. dr. margaret chanwho: "we need to take actions now, whatever we can do in terms of vector control, environmental control, every member of the community can do something." in the us, more than 20 people have been diagnosed in several states...19 cases in puerto rico. president obama met with cdc officials at the white house to emphasize the need for a vaccine. dr. anthony faucicdc: "we spent over an hour and a half with the president in the situation room talking about the plans of the cdc for the kinds of control, the research health o

kenneth moton, abc news, washington. >>> check out this crazy new video, a truck plunged over the edge of a freeway overpass in san diego yesterday. take a look as it burst it into planes as it crashed onto another freeway below. it all happened in the middle of rush hour. two people in the truck when the accident happened. luckily, they were able to climb out without any serious injuries. >>> it has been 21 years since oj simpson was acquitted of he has been in and out coverage of lynchburg, danville, inferred, roanoke, and the new river valley. >>> he is the most infamous football player in sports history. >> if it doesn't fit, you must equip. >> mona: an intriguing new claim about the man at the center of the so-called trial of the century. the doctor responsible for discovering bte, a degenerative disease for people who suffer simpson has the disease. bte can only be diagnosed after death. doctor bennett said he can tell based on behavior. >> explosive, impulsive behavior.impaired judgment, criminality, mood disorders. >> mona: he said this doesn't excuse simpson's behavior, but it

reporting in washington, kenneth moton, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. as we told you rick is on assignment today because he is traveling to iowa right now, to cover the caucuses. watch for his first live report from des moines tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, the world health organization calls an emergency media to address the mosquito born virus linked to birth defe defects. >>> officials in california have little doubt that the three fugitives that broke out of a maximum security prison had help in their escape. the men used tools to get into and out of the prison's ventilation tunnels and repelled down the building with sheets. the tools could not have been makeshift, they are confident that they had help from the outside already five people were arrested in connection but none of them are the fugitives. >>> now the national health organization says that the zika virus is spreading at an explosive rate. they are deciding if it should be treated as a global emergency, the last time was the ebola outbreak

kenneth moton, abc news, washington. erin: right now, police are connection to a shooting in manchester. considered armed and dangerous. police are still on the scene of the shooting near towne place suites. wmur' s ray brewer is live with the latest on the investigation. ray: this is one of two shootings that took place last night in manchester. police describe both however in the case of the shooting here on huse road, of suspects. these are the two manchester residents wanted in connection with the shooting on huse road. police are looking for 37-year-old marcus cherry, who police say should be considered armed and dangerous. police are also looking for a 25-year-old ariel dupuis. when manchester police responded 42-year-old who had been shot. lt. o' keefe: apparently he had come up and visited a friend, and an argument ensued, and it resulted in him being shot in the neck. ray: at this point, police aren' t saying what the argument was about, nor if they have recovered the weapon that was used in the shooting. howeve

kenneth moton has more from washington. >> reporter: president obama is taking on one of the biggest and most divisive issues in his final year in office, as a teary eyed president laid out his gun control plan at the white house moments ago i can report that the victims and families impacted by gun violence were there. it's a major presidential push toward gun control reform, the constant excuses for inaction no longer do. no longer suffice what is why we are here today. not to debate the last mass shooting but to do something to try to prevent the next one. >> by executive action gun sellers online or gun shows must register as licensed gun dealers and background checks are required for the buyers, showing the gun show loophole, and president obama's plan including overhauling the background system and hiring is 200 new atf agents for investigations and including up to date information on criminal records, paul ryan lashed out and said president obama should enforce the laws already on the books. >> the president has not even attempted to point to a single mass shooting these actio

abc9's kenneth moton has more. it's a major presidential push toward gun control reform. sot pres obama it will potentially save lives in this country and spare families the pain and the extraordinary loss that they've suffered as a consequence of a people. by executive action?gun sellers, online or at gun shows, must register as licensed gun dealers. and background checks would be required for their buyers?closing the so called gun show loophole. president obama's plan also includes?. overhauling the fbi's background check system, hiring 200 new atf agents for investigations, increasing the use of mental health information for background checks, and requesting states include up to date information on criminal records. sot obama this is not going to solve every violent crime in this going to prevent it's not going to keep every gun out of the hands of a a pew research poll in july found 85 percent of expanded background checks. washington post poll in october, the public was divided priority to protecting gun ownership rights or enacting new control laws. house speaker pa

they did not shy away from confronting the candidate and kenneth moton joins us live from washington now with more from the campaign trail. >> reporter: rick, it's been quite a 24 hours in the political world, donald trump had a ruckus night and chris christie's campaign is trying to figure out what to do about the governor of maine. today it's off to south carolina for donald trump but overnight a volatile welcome for the town of bernie sanders. >> get him out. >> he interrupted and drowned out and screamed at by demonstrators in burlington, vermont, don't take his coat give him his coat. >> many of them were supporters of sanders, the vermont senator and trump could not be more different on policy but their campaign events are drawing big crowds. >> they are looking for independent voters that are working class whites. >> they are part of the group democracy for america. >> i would love love love to run against donald trump. >> but there is another political controversy brewing involving chris christie and one of his supsupporters. >> names of smoothy and shifty and half the thyme

kenneth moton, abc news washington. jamie: we are 33 days out from the new hampshire primary, and treading heavily on the campaign trail here in the granite state. today, jeb bush held a townhall in londonderry where he discussed foreign policy and gun marco rubio is currently holding townhall at nashua community college. in both governor jim gilmore and carly fiorina are embarking on a visit of tradition and addressing the new hampshire this year marks the 100th anniversary of the new hampshire primary, so on friday, we' taking an in-depth look at the future of the process, as well as a view of the primary' s history and what has made it so special. "first in the nation: 100 years of tradition" airs this friday night at 7:00, right here on wmur news 9. kevin: yes, and 41 days until pitchers and catchers report. how about that? we are looking at the sunshine for the time being, but a lot of changes for the weekend coming up. jamie: coming up, we' re talking about leadership. it' s a concept key to healthy adolescent dev

kenneth moton, abc news, the white house. and closer to home, local law enforcement is reacting to president gun violence. his opinion on wanting to reduce gun violence i think we can all share that sentiment but as at the same time i don't want to see the law abiding citizens, their constitutional rights restricted." coming up on kolo 8 news now at five, paul harris spoke with not only sheriff chuck, but other officials as well. and there is a common theme they say causes gun violence.### christopher kerns is in custody, in connection with an overnight robbery in stead. a 17 year old who's name won't be released was also arrested. the robbery happened just after two this morning at "jackson's chevron" on stead boulevard. police say the two were armed with a b-b gun. were nearby and saw the two men running away and were able to arrest them. ### a mother and daughter are in washoe county jail, after deputies found three children and dozens of animals in what deputies call "deplorable living conditions." 61-year-old kathleen de

kenneth moton reports. the explosive spread of the zika virus...impacting families and expectant mothers across the americas. adrianna scavuzziimip hospital: "it's the problem of everybody, because nobody are completely safe." in brazil, baby joao...born with a birth defect that caused abnormal brain development. it's believed his mother veronica contracted zika...a mosquito transmitted disease on the rise and sparking an emergency response from the world health organization. dr. margaret chanwho: "we need to take actions now, whatever we can do in terms of vector control, environmental control, every member of the community can do something." in the us, more than 20 people have been diagnosed in several states...19 cases in puerto rico. president obama met with cdc officials at the white house to emphasize the need for a vaccine. dr. anthony faucicdc: half with the president in the situation room talking about the plans of the cdc for the kinds of control, the research agenda." health officials think the u

kenneth moton, abc news washington. north korea declared -- it has detonated its first hydrogen bomb. announcement was read on north korean state t-v. it may be weeks or longer before other nations can determine the truth of the claim. while nuclear experts remain skeptical whether it was a "thermo-nuclear weapons" test... members of the u-n security council have called an emergency meeting. "this act is profoundly destabilizing for regional security and seriously undermines international nonproliferation efforts. i condemn it unequivocally." china... russia... the other nations condemned north korea's actions. the u-s has launched so-called nuclear "sniffer planes" to verify north korea's claims. this is north korea's fourth nuclear test since 2006, but it would be the first test, of a thermonuclear weapon. those can be hundreds of times more powerful, than atomic bombs. ### a controversial image on a high school exam is getting strong backlash. and, it's forcing the school and parents to re-examine---- what is--- and

abc's kenneth moton is in washington with more. pkg script: the final sprint to the iowa caucuses... sot - donald trump / presidential candidate "it's crunch time folks. i mean, i wanna win iowa, i really wanna win it. sot - hillary clinton / presidential candidate "i know some of you are still shopping. i like to shop too." 7 days to go and the candidates for president have the hawkeye week. bernie sanders...with the biggest crowds. nats - "woah there's a lot of people here" donald trump...also packed the house...the gop frontrunner feeling unstoppable. sot - donald trump / presidential candidate "i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose voters." but there's word another billionaire could join the race. abc news has learned former new york city mayor michael bloomberg will consider an independent run after super tuesday in march... clinton responded on nbc's meet the press. sot - hillary clinton / presidential candidate "the way i read what he said was if i didn't get the nomination he might

kenneth moton reports. for the first time in the 2016 race, former president bill clinton...on the trail for his wife. "i do not believe in my lifetime anybody has run for this job at a moment of great importance who was better qualified to be done now to restore prosperity." bill clinton in new hampshire, hillary clinton on the road in iowa...both trying to ignore gop frontrunner donald trump's recent attacks. abc's cecilia vega...one on one with the former president... "donald trump says your past is fair game, is it?" "the republicans have to decide who they want to nominate. i'm trying to tell the democrats and the country why i think hillary would be the best president." today, donald trump took it up a major notch agreeing when a conservative talk radio host of the kuhner report said this about host: "so by her own feminist logic, her husband is a sexual predator and a rapist, that she helped cover up for." trump: "this is a woman that has been really an enabler and that's not a good situation for hil

kenneth moton has the latest. >> reporter: is he under investigation for possible ties to isis and it's 55-year-old man also known as assad teaches at the ohio school, it came to light after the editor of the student newspaper broke the story. they investigated her while investigating the professor. >> they wanted to see what we talked about and trying to get more information about him. >> the campus paper denied it online and supporting the terror group. >> i do not break the law and i don't advocate anyone break the law. >> a cuban native and convert to islam is not charged with a crime. he made headlines after shouting death to israel after a lecture given by a former diplomat giving a lecture on campus. >> everything i have done is perfectly legal, i fulfilled my duties as an american citizen, by speaking out on issues that are controversial of course. >> the fbi has assured the school there is no threat to campus. kenneth moton, abc news washington. >>> teachers in detroit are staging another sickout to protest conditions in their schools. they say it coincides with the visit from

kenneth moton reports from the white house. in a defining moment during his last year in office, president shed tears as he made good on his promise to act on gun control. sot obama every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. the 20 first graders of the sandy hook massacre...their families and others impacted by gun violence sat in the audience and stood behind the president as he made another emotional plea. his executive actions expand background checks, requiring all gun dealers to be licensed. the president also plans to overhaul the fbi's background check system and calls for increasing the use of mental health information for checks. sot obama this is not a plot to take away purchase a firearmwe know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world. but maybe we could stop one act of violence the nra tweeted the president's plan will do nothing to improve public safety. gop reaction was swift...calling it an attack on the second amendment. house speaker paul ryan said "rather than focus on crimi

abc's kenneth moton with more. >> reporter: in one of the most liberal cities in the country, hundreds of supporters stood in line and in the cold for hours to see gop presidential contender donald trump. >> we can't get them in. so you are very, very lucky tonight, i hope, right? >> reporter: trump filled a 1400 seat venue in burlington, vermont, the place that elected bernie sanders. but his campaign doled out 20,000 tickets. trump delivered more one-two punches at his rivals including hillary clinton. >> i must say i have my mind-set on hillary. i do have my mind-set. >> women's rights are human rights. >> reporter: earlier in the day, trump dropped this bombshell campaign video attacking clinton on women's rights showing her with disgraced congressman anthony weiner and bill cosby. then this image of former president bill clinton with monica lewinsky. the clintons refused to take the bait. >> i don't have a response. if he wins the republican nomination, we'll have plenty of time to talk about it. >> reporter: gop rival ted cruz is also trying to ignore trump who raised questions a

abc's kenneth moton has the story. (wanted poster) captured! the wanted poster says it all -- the man called "el chapo" is this off ...." joaquin guzman -- the most wanted drug lord in the world-- now the prize prisoner of mexican authorities. they tracked him down - friday after six months on his trail -- mexican marines storming his the pre-dawn raid. (gfx) inside -- a deadly arsenal of military-grade weapons -- including fifty-caliber sniper rifles -- m-16's with grenade launchers -- and russian rocket- propelled grenades. but no el chapo. they caught him at a nearby hotel -- where he was photographed in handcuffs -- wearing a dirty t-shirt. (gfx) mexico's president tweeted: mission accomplished -- we got him. and they settled the score with the drug kingpin who escaped right before their eyes last july as a security camera rolled. guzman is seen pacing in his cell -- removing his ankle monitor -- then disappearing down this mile-long tunnel custom-dug by his own team of engineers whisking el chapo away to this house -- and to life on the la

kenneth moton has the latest from washington. script: it's a countdown to iowa for all the presidential contenders. but hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley were in nevada working for support at the first in the west caucus dinner. sot bernie sanders our campaign is generating the kind of grassroots excitement that will result in a high voter turnout. democrats need a high voter turnout to win. i think we can do that clinton is still trying to keep gop frontrunner donald trump out of sight, out of mind. a move she reiterated on msnbc... sot hillary clinton "we should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoricthat's not a sign of leadership. that's a sign of showmanship, of desperation that should be rejected roundly by the american people." she can try to ignore but trump he's also focusing his attention on republican rival ted cruz who was born in canada. trump told cnn cruz should get a declaration from a judge. sot trump the judge will rule and once the judge rules that he's ok then the democrats ca n't bri

kenneth moton, abc news washington. erika: a massive manhunt underway in california right how 3 dangerous inmates managed to escape from a maximum security jail. digging out. major cities up and down the east coast trying to get back to normal after this weekend' s crippling blizzard. the clean-up underway right now. danielle: sunny and cold today, but a major warm up is coming. i' ll let you know who could see near 50 degrees and who could see a spot rain shower ahead. erika: a trip to the gas station turning into a heroic moment for a florida mother. her daring defense caught on camera as she springs into congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system r and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded p by over two and a half million small contributions. rpeople who know you can't level the playing field r by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i ap

kenneth moton, abc news washington. and donald trump will be at the reno ballroom on center street sunday afternoon. the rally starts at one in the afternoon. doors open at eleven in the morning. ohio governor john kasich will also be making a stop in he is holding a meet- and-greet at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters next tuesday at a quarter- to-two in the afternoon. both events are open to the public, but an r-s-v-p is requested. ### are you looking for a new job in the new year... newly released numbers show that employment is on the rise across the nation. and, good news for your gas tank in 2016 - get ready to road trip! "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 4:30 with sarah johns and weather with meteorologist jeff thompson american job numbers are up. but the stock market taking a big hit... these are the stories affecting your wallet this week: kolo 8 news now's noah bond joins us for financial friday. noah? the numbers are in-- and 2015 was a strong year for the the u-s jobs market. american employers added m

kenneth moton, abc news washington. a little warmer today.here in the city -- most of the snow is all melted away.and its not snow but rain that's on the way. a cold front will move through the ohio valley tonight. due 30s, this will fall as rain tonight. light, spotty showers will continue into the tuesday morning drive. in all, we are look at less than a tenth of an inch of rain so this is a rather minor system. temperatures will actually be at their warmest on tuesday just after midnight. this definitely keeps our precipitation liquid for the morning hours. but as the day progresses, temperatures slowly fall as skies stay mostly cloudy. by 4 p.m., temperatures will be approaching the freezing mark. we can't rule out a few flurries on tuesday evening for the drive home, maybe a quick dusting. a gradual warm-up to 40s and near 50 degrees will take us into the nearly two years after it disappeared... another clue... about what may have happened to malaysia airlines flight 3-70.today... investigators were in thailand...

kenneth moton, abc news washington. this morning, the u-s-d-a issued new recommendations on how we should all be eating. and there are some changes to past advice. in their updated dietary guidelines released today, the agency is taking aim at added sugars... urging americans to limit themselves to less than ten percent of total daily calories. "the food and drug administration has proposed changes to the labels to make it easier to see what is the sugar that is inherently in that food and what is added there." the new report also eliminates a daily limit on dietary cholesterol. instead - the authors simply say to minimize pay special attention to limiting saturated fats. another change - the u-s-d-a mentioning caffeine for the first time. they say moderate caffeine consumption is o-k... put people who don't already drink coffee don't need to start. health officials say these new guidelines take the emphasis off individual dietary components... shifting instead to overall healthy eating patterns. the officer who pulled

kenneth moton, abc news, washington. tom: homeland security is delaying the enforcement of the real i.d. act. the tsa was expected to start requiring newer, more-stringent id' s at the start of this year. but this afternoon, homeland security said non-compliant licenses would be accepted for new hampshire is one of the states where licenses aren' t in compliance with the federal real i.d. law but had been granted an extension before today' announcement. shelley: the first woman elected mayor of nashua wrapped up her donnalee lozeau' s term on sunday. s when mayor-elect jim donchess will officially take over. lozeau served for 8 years as mayor. she won her first election by 632 votes. she says there are a lot of things she' job, but she' ll treasure the people she worked with the most. m most proud of being mayor is how we did things. the approach we took. we stayed on the high road, we brought the right people to the table to solve really complex problems. shelley: lozeau says she is now starting another career as the ex

abc's kenneth moton has the latest from the target of the storm...washington, dc. has been steady here in dc....the bulls eye of this storm. it is piling up this morning and this blizzard is just getting started. (pkg) blizzard blast... nats blinding, white out conditions, heavy snow and bone chilling winds... this morning, there are blizzard watches and warnings from dc to new york. airports in the northeast closed...thousands of flights cancelled. sot wendy harrisair traveler can't wait to get out of town biggest blizzard since the 1920s...more than 2 feet of snow expected. storm...impacting more than 80 million people...left a blanket of snow in the south. it also wreaked havoc... nats- spinning in kentucky, a 35 mile stretch of i-75 closed leaving more than 3000 drivers stranded in the cold, emergency shelters are open. nats carolina snow plow in the carolinas, georgia and virginia, snow plows are working overtime. there have been thousands of crashes...several people have died. sot scottie sheltonsnow plow operator yes, it's definitely ice underneath. i've sli

abc's kenneth moton reports on the political fight. >> reporter: repealing president obama's signature health care law. stripping away federal funding for planned parenthood. the fight continues in the gop-controlled congress. >> with this bill, we are standing for life. we are confronting the president with the hard honest truth, obamacare doesn't work. >> reporter: there have been more than 60 unsuccessful attempts by republicans to dismantle the affordable care act, but this is the first time a repeal will reach the president. it's sure to be met with veto. the battle against plant parenthood intensified months ago when activists claimed they were selling fetal tissue for profit. republicans insist taking action on planted parenthood and obamacare will fulfill promises to their constituents. >> it is a new year, a new day and as the speaker said it's going to be a new agenda to make sure america is confident again. >> republican and democratic presidential candidates highlighting the clear choice facing voters in november. >> no one's ever won in new jersey being pro-life. you can't

abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. one thing is for sure...donald trump may not be at tonight's debate but he will still own and dominate the media cycle. (pkg) trump's debate boycott...sot donald trumpso i get on the stage a number of months ago for the first debate \\\\ i got a very unfair question from somebody, but we don't need to talk about that (boos.) instead, the gop frontrunner talked about it on the very network he's in a bitter, public feud with...taking on bill o'reilly on the o'reilly factor.sot trump i have zero respect for megyn kelly. trump wants debate moderator megyn kelly out. o'reilly suggested trump turn to his christian values.sot-trump it's called an eye for an eye i guess you can look at it you are the christian the eye for the eye rule goes out. (show poll) trump's biggest rival in iowa, ted cruz, is demanding trump debate him one on one saturday...the venue rented. sot cruz i don't think he is afraid of megan kelly. i don't think he's afraid of me. i think he's afraid of the people of iowa, h

kenneth moton, abc news, washington. thanks kenneth-- now let's get back closer to home -- a big story today, the rain is that's right -- you'll definitely want to be safe on the roads. and there could be snow up on the mountains! let's send it over now to meteorologist greg bennett. strongest chances for rain enter the valley today with widespread showers expected through the day. wet roads with possible local pooling will be a concern this afternoon into the overnight so the city today. high temperatures will hover in the low and mid 50s with winds out of the southeast between 5-10 mph new details on why metro says their officers fatally shot a man. metro poilce released body take a look -- you see officers catch up to suspect keith childress. metro says he refused commands to get down and show his hands. they thought he had a gun. ":05-:09" get on the ground! get on the ground now!" then, metro says childress ran towards officers. so they opened fire...killing him. yesterday, the undersheriff answered questions about

kenneth moton, abc news washington. the storm's impact being felt here at home.... air travel becoming a real problem for those trying to go to the east coast...or fly into mccarran from the east coast. across the nation so far, more than 65 hundred flights have been cancelled... 32 are cancelled for today at mccarrann... and take a look at this map from flight aware dot com...showing where the biggest trouble spots are at this hour... the northeastairports at a near stand still.... for information on flights leaving las vegas...head to mccarran international's website... we'll also keep you updated on any flight cancellations through out the morning. good morning everyone! a valet nightmare! check out why this car ended up in a pool and why police are calling it a mistake! a police chase end with the help of some sheep! who is behind bars this morning. but first-- carlo has a look at the massive storm hitting the east coast. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages

as kenneth moton reports, trump says he's raising these questions for cruz's own good. cruz's citizenship. today, more questions about ted cruz's legal right to run for president...the texas senator...born in canada to an " as a legal matter the question is straightforward of a us citizen born abroad is a natural born citizen." the man raising the concerns...his fellow republican donald trump. he told cnn cruz should go to court. sot donald trump "ted, he should ask for a declaratory judgment because that would clear it all up. i'm doing this for the good of ted." cruz on the stump in iowa called it all...noise. sot ted cruz my focus is on addressing the real challenges and issues facing the american people cruz has pointed to 2008 presidential contender john mccain who was born in panama. but mccain told the chris merrill show he was delivered on a us base. and as for cruz: sot john mccain audio i think there is a question. i'm not a constitutional scholar on that, but i think it's worth looking into abc news did ask the constitutional legal scholars who say it appears

abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. " today it's on to south carolina for donald trump but overnight, a volatile welcome in the liberal backyard of bernie sanders. nat "get em out of here! take em out" the gop frontrunner...interru pted, drowned out and screamed at by demonstrators in burlington, vermont. nat "get em outta here! don't give him his coat. hundreds of people cheered on the billionaire while those protestors got the boot...many of them supporters of sanders. the vermont senator and trump couldn't be any more different on policy but their campaigns are both drawing big crowds. sot - matthew dowd bernie sanders and donald trump are fishing from a similar pond. which is independent voters who are working class whites. bernie sanders was quick to point out a recent quinnipiac university poll has him beating trump in a hypothetical general election match up...51 to 38 percent. sanders was on the phone with political group democracy for america while trump was in his home state. sot - sanders i would love love love to run against donald trump. it would be a dream

kenneth moton has been braving the elements. we'll hear from him. >> and right now, live pictures of new york city, as folks try snow that's come down. you're watching good morning cleveland. stay with us. lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month . >>> will come back. 9:45 on your saturday. now back to the blizzard you see burying parts of our own country. the snow piling up as we speak this morning. washington, dc is bracing for the worst of it, with feet, i mean, feet, plural, of snow expected. abc's kenneth moton is live in the center of it all right now, and bundled up in washington, dc. live pictures of dc all morning. what's it like right now? >> reporter: nick, can you believe it? we're dealing with feet, not inches. i've only really covered inches, not feet. so far, we have had more than a foot of snow here in washington, dc. that blizzard started at 1:00 yesterday, 1:00 p.m., and it is still going. blizzard warning in effect in our nation's capital until tomorrow in the morning. look. this is incredible here. incredibl

kenneth moton, abc news washington and speaking of trump... he will be at the reno ballroom on center street on sunday afternoon. the rally starts at 1 p- m, doors open at 11 o'clock. ohio governor john kasich will also be makign a stop in northern nevada. he is holding a meet and greet at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters next tuesday at 1:45 p-m. both events are open to the public, but an r-s-v-p is requested. democratic presidential hopefuls gathered in las vegas last night for the first caucus dinner in the west. at the dinner, hilliary clinton promised if she becomes president, nevada will quote "always have a friend in the white house." bernie sanders and martin o'malley were greeted with cheers from excited democrats. place on february 20th. 17 miners trapped nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york were safely rescued why they're being called "inspiring" this morning the el nino weather pattern has finally given us quite a bit of snow this winter... but in southern california they're dealing with flooding. but first... lin