Theyre honored today at the white house. How many people get to do geo that, sit there and wait for the president to come to you . To say, thank you. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. Pelley this is our western edition. Each day, more than a million and a half people commute into manhattan, in a complex choreography that moves re but this morning, a new Jersey Transit train that should have been crawling into its final stop, instead bolted through a barrier and rammed into the waiting area of hoboken terminal, collapsing part of the centuryold building. Only one person was killed, but 108 others, including the engineer, were injured. Jim axelrod is in hoboken, just across the hudson from reporter it was the height of rush hour this morning in a station 15,000 commuters pass through each day when, at 8 45, chaos engulfed the new Jersey Transit terminal in hoboken. This is what train number 1614, stuffed with commuters, looked like as it a
Funding, then we have a problem. Patrick Walker so. Opponents are happy. But what about the treasurers office, which administers the account. How would they fix it . Treasurer dan schwartz tells me if lawmakers approve a new source of funding. The program could move forward. Hed like to see that addressed during the upcoming stadium special session. But thats up to the governor. We received an indication from the Governors Office about an houn special session. Sandoval says hell be working with legislative leadership on the issue. Leading into the 2017 session. In the newsroom. Patrick walker. 8 news now. Denise Valdez although the program is on hold attorney general adam laxalt weighed in today calling the nevada surpreme courts decision a landmark win for the families and children in nevada. He says the decision makes it Crystal Clear that esas are constitutional. And that lawmakers can find paul joncich . Over 4,000 parents were already preapproved for the vouchers. And some of thos
Though those in favor of esas say the fight is not over. Amanda Morgan legal director, educate nevada now there is no way that this program is constitutional, and its for the exact reasons that we filed this lawsuit, because its taking money out of public schools, and handing it to private schools, and thats clearly unconstitutional. Michelle Mortensen the state Supreme Court did not call the program unconstitutional. Just the allocating plan. State treasurer dan schwartz says the legislature could make it possible to fund the School Voucher program througt governor Brian Sandoval says there could be a solution to the part of the law ruled unconstitutional. No word yet if it will be brought up in the special session. Michelle Mortensen start your week on 8 news now good day. With monday mornings with the mayors. Each week well hear from one of our Southern Nevada local mayors. You can submit your questions on las vegas now dot com. And then tune in on monday during the 6am newscast. To
Private school about five thousand dollars a year but the state was challenged over the accounts because some argued this money was being diverted from Public Schools. Mauricio Marin nevadas schoolvoucher programs passed by the Legislature Last year has been halted by the state Supreme Court. The big reasonsaying cash from from the distributive schools accountwhich funds k12 education statewidecant be diverted from public education. Which education advocates say theyve been fighting for this whole time. Amanda Morgan legal director, educate nevada now there is no way that this program is constitutional, and its for the exact reasons that we its taking money out of Public Schools, and handing it to private schools, and thats clearly unconstitutional. Mauricio Marin but the fight doesnt appear to be over. The state Supreme Court did find the program itself to be constitutional, just not the current allocation plan. Despite the ruling, the state treasurer who would administer the program
Amanda morgan legal director, educate nevada now the program has completely been halted, that money is not going to leave the hands of Public School children. Dan schwartz state treasurer the esas are about money, and if theyve approved the constitutionality of the statue without providing the funding, then we have a problem. Patrick Walker i spoke with state treasurer dan schwartz right after the ruling came out. He tells me that hes pleased the court found the underlying foundation of the law constitutional. Even though the program cant move forward with funds from the distributive schools accoun attorney general adam laxalt issued a statement. Calling the decision a landmark win for the families and children of nevada. Schwartz told me he wouldnt go that far. Because the program is still on hold. But hes pleased nonetheless. Christianne. Christianne Klein so is there a chance the program could come back on line . Patrick Walker the ruling leaves the program open to restarting. If th