Texas senator ted cruz in des moines today, vowing to revive the controversial project. Sen. Ted cruz if im elected president , i will approve the keystone pipeline. Ryan offstage, he was quick to accuse president obama and washington democrats of cozying up to environmental donors. Sen. Cruz they just made the calculation, i assume, that theres more money they can get from the california billionaires, and the Union Members jobs are not that important. I think that is cold and cynical. Ryan keystone xl became a political fight about jobs and oil revenue versus the environmental impact. The Iowa Environmental Council applauding the white house tonight for backing renewable fuels. Ralph we recognize there are pros and cons to all the pipeline issues. But its the overall threat the nature of the production, the threat to the nature and water across these two countries. Ryan the pipeline would have run through nebraska. Its governor stating, keystone xl would have brought goodpaying jobs a
We want to turn now to a pedestrian killed on the streets of new york. An elderly woman was killed on the streets in flushing queens. This is the third deadly incident in a week. Tim fleischer has more. Reporter we have breaking news for you. We have new information as of right now that police have not only identified but they have found the bus that was involved in this fatal hit and run. This was the third fatal hit and run this week alone. The elderly victim was out here in the middle of main street last night when she was struck. Its now causing growing concern. She was an elderly woman. Probably took her time to cross. Something has to be done. I dont want anyone else to die. Reporter this woman sees the dangers every day on main street in flushing. Large buses, public and private that jam the streets and pedestrians line this man taking a dangerous chance crossing the street not in a crosswalk. They zoom down the block. As you can see were very congested. Soon the kids will be ge
Now weve got clear skies as well. High pressure will be building in for the day today. So that means sunshine to end your weekend, but we will also have a brisk breeze out of the northwest. Gusts could be as high as 20 Miles Per Hour. The breakdown of your day, 48 at 9 00 a. M. And mainly sunny. 52 and sunny and breezy. Then by 3 00 this afternoon our high will be 55 degrees under sunny skies. Looking good out there. 9 00 tonight it is back down to 45. So its going to be a seasonable day with another cool night ahead. Then well talk rain as we make our way into the workweek. Andrea and diane, back to you. Vanessa, thank you. Our top story this morning a funeral will be held today for another victim of 9 11. Nypd lieutenant marci sims died of cancer, one of roughly 1700 people who have died following their work at the World Trade Center after the attacks. Next year crucial help for those still suffering could be gone. Cbs 2s ilana gold joins us live from Lower Manhattan with more on tha
To bring you convenience. Good morning, i m randy price. Emily i m emily riemer with cindy fitzgibbon. Sentences this week has been unbelievable. We will be in the 70 s today. A little cloudy. There are a few breaks. A warm start already. Running in the lower 60 s. Dew point around 60 degrees. You do not need the jacket. A couple showers overnight indicate. Cannot will out a spot shower. Warm air. It is enough to push temperatures up. Skies bring up a little bit. I see our warmest ties coming in. 75, nashua. Boston to worcester, challenging record highs. Olessa a live look outside at the expressway. You can see the delays are building. North of town, 93 southbound picking up volume out of methuen. An accident cleared on 128 by route 2. Eastbound, pike in good shape. Not saying too many problems. 95 northbound, some volume out of sharon. Boston. Severe delays among blue line as well as minor delays on the orange line. Emily breaking overnight, death in dorchester. Police and the medical
J. C. Monahan is back with more. J. C. several roads were closed today as agents looked for the tiniest bit of evidence that could help them solve the case. Crews spent hours today looking for evidence on the lawn of a house roughly a block away from where robert was shot. Investigators taping off the yard, sweeping it with metal detectors before packing up and leaving just about an hour ago. The employee was shot once in the head as she walked near her home last august. Roberts family just want answers. Were way past the shock stage and were all looking for some sort of resolution. J. C. a reward for information in this case has grown now to more than 42,000. Ed a Framingham High School student accused of raping a fellow student, the alleged victim said to be incoherent when she was found by School Counselors near a swamp in the woods. Lets gets to Kelley Tuthill who is live in framingham. District court, pleading not guilty, held on 50,000 bail. The 18yearold pleaded not guilty to ra