This is our show tonight. Now it is time for john stossel. John i like to gamble. We want to bet on whether Hillary Clinton will become president with the stock market will go up on thursday . I will take any bet as long as the odds seem fair. Supposedly more than 100 million americans filled out march madness brackets. Totaling about 12 elion, thats more than the super bowl. And according to our new reading of federal and state law, betting on those brackets is illegal. It is illegal in nevada and montana because of an old law and a smalltime pool among friends that are allowed in vermont and connecticut. Otherwise betting on march madness is a we illegal. So why even have a . Because it makes some people feel good . Should betting on sports be allowed . Never. It encourages people to spend money. I really think that this is a fundamental moral issue and you have to make a stand here, even as i am standing now. It causes people to lose control. Patrick basham says chill out. He says g
And we begin with a growing struggle to hold onto a crucial border town. Today turkey says it is helping Iraqi Kurdish fighters. Helping to hold the town of kobani. I. S. I. L. Surrounds kobani on three sides. Help from the peshmerga fighters may not be enough to hold onto the town. Bernard smith has more. As dusk fell over the town on monday, kurdish fighters started to use the weapons they were given. From the turkish government a Major Exchange in policy. After resisting weeks of diplomatic pressure to offer help for the defense. We have facilitated Peshmerga Forces to go to kobani and continue to hold talks on this matter. He doesnt believe the kurds in kobani are fighting for a unified syria. Just like i. S. I. L. They want to control a concer ser area. We certain area. We think this is a threat to its democracy. Shows the devastation of kobani and the intensity of the fight. The kurds have complained about being outgund by the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. Now they say th
Public transit, and detour routes. If youre planning on hitting the road over the labor day weekend, youre sure to have lots of company. A live look at interstate 80 in emeryville. 3. 9million californians are prepare today take a road trip for the holiday. Thats a 6 jump over the last year. Labor day air traffic is also expected to go up about 4 in california. Nationally up about 4 over last year. Now to the massive out of control wildfire near yosemite. Governor jerry brown is thanking the thousands of firefighters battling the wildfire, which is one of the largest in california history. Weve got a good team here. Theyre doing everything they can to fight the fire and fight it safely. Tonight, were following fire crews, as they are making some progress in that fire fire fight. Well give you a live look at the wildfire from a helicopter in the area. You see a huge plume of white smoke billowing. Weve been monitoring this picture in our newsroom for the past 40 minutes or so. It looks
Packers packing for atlanta to play the falcons in the nfc championship. Hey there, good morning, everyone. It is monday, january 16, Martin Luther king jr. Day. Im alex witt alongside louis burgdorf. At least 37 people are dead after a turkish cargo dead crashed in kyrgyzstan. The plane, a bogey 747, was on route to istanbul and was attempting to land in heavy fog for a scheduled stop when it crashed right into a village destroying at least 20 homes. Officials say most of those killed were on the ground. Joining us now with the latest from london, elliott rouzi, what a tragedy here. What more can you tell us . Reporter indeed. At least 27 People Killed were residents in the village struck by the boeing 747 when it was trying to land in thick fog. The plane was planning to make a stop at manas airport on its way to istanbul. Devastating pictures show it plowing several hundred feet through a village crushing 15 homes. The remains are on top of broken and smashed houses. The crash happe
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