Sensation. This is the cbs morning news for thursday, august 13th, 2015. Good morning, good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Massive explosions in a chinese city killed at least 44 people and injured some 500. Last nights explosion at an Industrial Area that housed toxic chemicals were so powerful, area residents thought they were hit by an earthquake. This morning, its still not clear what caused the explosion in the northern port city. Shock waves were felt miles away. Seth doane has the report. Reporter as we were driving toward the site of the explosion, we could see the windows of an Apartment Building blown open because of the power of the blast. That explosion took place before midnight here local time, lighting up the night sky with orange. The first explosion had the power of three tons of tnt, followed by a second explosion with the power of 21 tons of tnt. Amateur video shows people blown back because of the power of the blast. We have seen people on the streets here bloo
Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff enormous explosions tore through a container port tonight in northeastern china. Officials reported at least 13 dead and up to 400 injured. It happened in tianjin, at a warehouse for hazardous materials, shortly before midnight, local time. Police said the first blast lit off a much larger one, with the force of 21 tons of t. N. T. It sent a gigantic fireball into the air, and the shock wave sent people flooding into hospitals. Ifill former presid
Sensation. This is the cbs morning news for thursday, august 13th, 2015. Good morning, good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Massive explosions in a chinese city killed at least 44 people and injured some 500. Last nights explosion at an Industrial Area that housed toxic chemicals were so powerful, area residents thought they were hit by an earthquake. Its not clear what caused the explosion. Shock wave wrs felt miles away. We have the report. Reporter as we were driving toward the site of the explosion, we could see the windows of an Apartment Building blown open because of the power of the blast. That explosion took place before midnight, lighting up the night sky with orange. The first explosion had the power of three tons of tnt, followed by a second explosion with the power of 21 tons of tnt. Amateur video shows people blown back because of the power of the blast. We have seen people on the streets here bloodied, looking for medical attention. Some people wearing the clothes th
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Wel mention a pattern name. And geno is not bringing charges. Well see. Join the conversation on facebook, twitter, instagram. Thats it for us for now. Thanks for watching. Jimmy kimmel is next. Likely well see more storms and stronger storms. Forecasters with the National Ocean and nick and Atmospheric Administration say this years el nino conditions have been growing for the past four months and could rival those back in 1997, the strongest on record. But even if those storms do appear, weather experts arent sure theyll make it to Northern California where it would best serve the state. The major reservoirs responsible for water supply for the state are located in Northern California. Thats where we need the heavy precip to really help with the drought impacts that were seeing across the state. Reporter again scientists are tempering their predictions saying it could be an el no, no when it comes to precipitation. At least where california needs it the most to start reversing the dry