We will have a live report from one of the winning locations in the next half hour. Now a developing story. Tragedy strikes Columbia University after an accident in central america. Three columbian students have been killed. Janelle burrell is live with more this morning. Janelle . Reporter three of the female students will not be returning back here to campus when classes resume here next week. The three women were on this medical mission in honduras when they were on their bus, on their way back to the airport to return home and it crashed. The overturned bus, mangled, its windows shattered after falling more than 250 feet down a ravine, crashing with a group of medical volunteers inside. Olivia, a 20yearold sophomore, daniella, a 21year old junior at barnard college, the all Womens College that is old abigail, a Nurse Practitioner, also a student with the general studies program, all killed from the impact. The group had been volunteering for several days with doctors and pharmacist
Ordered the National Guard to restore peace in ferguson. It was another night of violence sparked by the killing of a black teenager by Police Officer just under two weeks ago. We begin with the top story over the weekend, defiant rick perry says he will overcome what he calls a political prosecution after being indicted on abuse of power charges. The legal fight threatens to undermine the texas governors political makeover since his disastrous president ial run in 2012. Peter cook has more on the case meanst perry and what it for his future. Peter, how big of a hit is he facing . How serious are these indictments . This is serious, and certainly damaging. The president ial candidate wants their name in the headline with the word indictment written soon after it but that is what rick perry is facing in texas. It is damaging shortterm. At the same time, ive heard from some democrats that think the case against him maybe flimsy. Because of that, ultimately, this could end up being a plus
Defeated by taking on the group. N syria sales rose at old navy, gap says it will open its first Branded Stores in india next year. Day two of the fed summit in jackson hole, wyoming. Interest rates our dinner conversation. Mike mckee has a chance to talk about this with current princeton professor alan blinder , his is the economy maybe at a turning point. The economy maybe at an inflection point. Not a dramatic inflection point. We are not jumping up to 5 , which i would love. If you think about the first half of the year, with the data we have, an average of 1 growth. The second half is looking more like 3 . I think there is a reasonable chance that that 3 chance carries over. Mike mckee is at jackson hole with more. Talking about 3 , how is that an inflection point, why would 3 be something we should be getting excited about right now . It is not so much the level itself, that level continues into next year. Quartersad some good followed by bad quarters. What alan blinder is talkin
Celebrating 4 20. The annual pot holiday has been a big headache for the city in years passed. Kpix 5 is at the park to show us how its shaping up this time around. A lot of people are heading for the exits right now. The highlight of this event usually comes at 4 20 in the afternoon. Thats when everybody lights up together. People here say this is a party with a purpose and a message about legalizing marijuana. Reporter you can call it the fog of war a cultural war thats been brewing for decades. The fight to legalize marijuana here in california and across the country. Weed makes me happy makes me hungry. It makes people creative. Im a musician. I used to smoke weed and write some of my best songs. Reporter they turned out in Golden Gate Park in celebration of marijuana and an open defiance of the states law banning recreational use. Everyone is mellowed out. Everyone is having a good time. I think they should make this an event because everyone comes here. Reporter the city of San F
Were talking about the central coast. Temperatures in the upper 40s to the mid50s all around the bay area and that is our high deaf doppler. That is what high def doppler. That is what we saw moving through the past several hours. The rain has moved out. We may see some pop up sprinkles around the bay area this morning and earth this afternoon but clearing generally as the hours pass staying cool and breezy. Well have a closer look at your sevenday forecast in a few minutes. Unfortunately that rain may have caused multiple accidents overnight. A black honda smashed into a utility pole on dylan beach road. It brought down cable and phone lines there. The driver abandoned the car at the scene. Plus, walnut creek a woman crashed her vw into an auto repair shop. That happened last night around 1 30. Contra costa fire crews had to use the jaws of life and saw the top of the car just to get the woman out. As she was taken to the hospital no word yet on the extent of her injuries. Good news f