Relative. 47yearold Elias Wanatee is currently charged with 2nd degree murder in connection to the death of 50year old vernon mace, his nieces husband. Hes currently being held in the Woodbury County jail on an 800 thousand dollar bond. The stabbing took morning at a home on the westside. Court documents say mace suffered six stab wounds. He died at a local hospital. Tim we now know the cause of an Early Morning fire in sioux city. According to sioux city fire rescue a malfunctioning Electrical Appliance in the basement of the home is to blame. Fire crews responded to a structure fire at 3503 lafayette street just after 4 this mroning. Smoke was visiable on arrival but flames were quickly extinguish. The home suffered moderate smoke and water damage and the home is red tagged. Everyone made it out of the home safely, they were alerted by working smoke dectors sioux city fire rescue would like to remind residents to alarms to ensure they work in case of an emergency. Any sioux City Resi
Handed the check. Good evening. And we begin tonight with breaking news in the race for president , a it comes just three days before the high stakes republican primary in South Carolina. A new National Poll moments ago showing someone other than donald trump leading nationally. And South Carolinas hugely popular governor, nickykki haley, just moments ago, endorsing someone else. Haley making it clear she wants senator marco rubio to be the republican nominee. And that new National Poll tonight showing senator ted cruz ahead of donald trump, 28 to Donald Trumps 26 . A statistical dead heat, b b its the first time cruz is onon top. Marco rubio at 17 . Another poll earlier today showed trump still ahead, but these new numbers, just as we come on the air tonight, could reveal late momentum before this crucial primary. Abcs tom llamas is live in South Carolina to lead us off tonight. Reporter david, good evening to you tonight. Donald trump loves to brag about those polls, but tonight, he
They have confirmed they have the police. Lukas 47yearold Elias Wanatee is suspected of stabbing death of 50yearold vernon mace. Police were asking for a warrant to charge wanatee with 2nd degree murder. Agagn, just confirird moments ago, police say they y have h h in custody nono authorities s y they were called out to the 1900 block of west 1st street in sioux city. Just after 2 this morning. The victim was taken to Mercy Medical center by a private party before officers arrived. He was treated for several stab wounds but died due to his injuries. Authorities say they believe that wantatee knew the victim and that this was not a random crime. Abc9 has learned that wantatee was currently out on bond for an assault in which he brandished a machete in a walmart parking lot. A bench warrent wawaissued for his this month after he failed to appear in courur again. Is being considered armed and dangerous and anyone with information on wanatees whereabouts is being asked to call authorities
3 3 theres a debate raging between Silicon Valley and the government after apple refuses to comply with a court order to unlock the i phone belonging to one of the San Bernardino killers. C b s news correspondent don champion is in new york. 3 2429 chy Cindy Cohn Electronic Frontier Foundation 55104 chy mandy pifer victims fiance pkg tech giant google is standing with apple. As its encryption battle with the government unfolds. In a series of tweets wednesday night the companys chief executive. Questioned the validity of a court order. Requiring apple to help unlock the iphone of San Bernardino shooter, syed farook. Saying the move could set a troubling precedent. Some iphone users flocked to this San Francisco apple store wednesday to voice their support. sot Cindy Cohn Electronic Frontier Foundation we understand that theyre standing up for us, and we appreciate them standing up for us. Farook and his wife killed 14 people in e december shooting rampage. Farooks workissued iphone 5c
3 justice anne ton in antonin scuh lee uh scalia will lie in repose today at the Supreme Court. His fufuras tomorrow. Ththpublic will be able to walk past his casket after a private service. President obama will pay his respects today. But he wont be at the funeral tomorrow. And as c b s news correspodnent don champion shows us. The president s decision is raising a lot of questions. 3 pkg still known as a conservative warrior today, thousands will pay final respects to Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. President ama and the first t lady will l remember the jujuice as h h body lies in repose in the great hall of the supre court. The president has faced criticism from the right for not planning to attend scalias funeral tomorrow. sot josh earnest what the paying tribute to high profile patriotic american citizens even when you dont agree on all the issues. The 79year old died of Natural Causes over the weekend. Republican president ial candidate ted cruz plans to attend the funeral