Flights today. Theyre still recovering from a power outage in atlanta that crashed their computer system. Thousands of passengers were stranded. Today the Power Company involved says it was deltas equipment not theirs that caused the outage. Delta says they will continue to offer refunds and vouchers to passengers who are affected. Former illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will be back in federal court this morning. Hes currently serving a 14 year sentance in a colorado prison for corruption charges including trying to sell president a llinois. Blagojevich has served four years already. He will be resentenced today because some of the original charges were thrown out after an appeal. Three girls died after drowning in a Swimming Pool in pueblo. Two of the girls were sisters. The third was their babysitter. The girls were swimming at a Mobile Home Park in pueblo yesterday. Police say the two sisters age 3 and 5 were with their 17yearold babysitter. Watching the girls and theyre still try
Im like oh, my god, thank you, lord, nobodys home or cars got hurt. Reporter now, we called pico, and they said they will clear these branches so they can get to the power line. But were still waiting to hear back about when they think that power will be restored. Reporting live, Andrea Klein Thomas, nbc 10. And mitch bloacher gives us birdss eye view. Reporter and were on our way to rocks borough. I want to give you a look at what were seeing. Were about two minutes away from what were told is a tree down. When we get back out there, well come back out here and give you a look at what that situation is. Mitch blacheblacher, nbc 10 new. You can see how things are cleared out, meanwhile thousands without power. Peco is reporting about 62,000 customers. Pse g saying 19,500. And Atlantic City electric says 8,000 outages mostly in cam done and gloucester counties. We saw drivers trying to navigate through the downed trees and power lines within minutes that the storm moved true. Tim furlon
With increased crime. It also calls for a reduction in the quote overreliance of electronic monitoring. The plan was supposed to be released earlier, but Common Council president Ashanti Hamilton says they held off so Council Members could put in their input before it was released. Hamilton also says the recent incidents surrounding sherman park delayed some members from viewing the plan. The biggest message today that this document 3 this is just a document to start the conversation. What were endorsing is a process. On the table is something for us to talk about. About. In fact, the council has not even totaled how much all of the changes listed would cost as they expect the plan two Community Meetings to discuss what is in this plan, and allow people to givetheir inputthe details for the Community Meetings will be released in a few days. 3 mayor tom barrett released a statement following the introduction of todays plan, saying this is an issue that the city cant shoulder alone. We l
To devise a plan to deal with the refugee crisis. Well, it was a momentous first day in the u. S. For pope francis. President obama and it first lady, michelle obama, greeted the pontiff at the white house this morning. The president and the pope took part in a welcoming ceremony on the south lawn before meeting privately in the oval office, and later, thousands cheered for pope francis in a parade before he ended the day with the canonization of a new saint. Mike viqueira joins us, and the pontiff didnt seem to shy away in addressing major issues facing the United States and the church today. He addressed in the first speech that he made as pope in his entire life. This is the first visit he has had here. What the pope saw on television and the thousands who lined the street and thronged the pope in jubilation as he made his way across town in a parade is a pope thats not going to shy away from controversy. From the moment he left the Vatican Embassy in the morning, to the indelible s
Worldwide. Vws emissions admissions is the inside story. Welcome to inside story. Im ray suarez. Auto makers worldwide have been under pressure to find a few different holy grails. One, to design engines that power trucks and automobiles while using less energy. The other, to make vehicles that pollute less while doing it. Volkswagen delivered stunning numbers by teaching the engine how to line. Now the ceo has resigned in disgrace, stocks have been battered, and one of germanys most valuable brands is badly damaged. Lisa stark takes a look at an auto scandal kicking into high gear. Reporter earlier this year, volkswagen reached the top of the mountain as the worlds biggest car seller. Now the giant of german auto manufacturing is in a free fall. This is a massive scandal that not only cheated consumers but also harmed the environment. Vw installed Sophisticated Software to cheat on u. S. Emissions test. They tested clean but really was over the allowable limit by 40 of nitrous oxide.