New this morning a pedestrian is recovering after being hit by a car in cedar rapids on sunday. It happened at first avenue and Second Street southeast at around 2thirty yesterday afternoon. The woman hit is expected to be okay the driver has been charged with failing to yield at a crosswalk. Still developing this morning authorities are now trying to figure out what caused a tour bus to plow into a killing 13 people and injuring more than 30. 30. The deadly crash happened near palm springs california the bus was returning home to los angeles from a casino. The Highway Patrol says the bus was moving so fast that First Responders had to use ladders to search for victims because the door was unusable. That bus is halfway into that trailer. Thats only half of the bus youre seeing. Thats road. Federal records show the company in charge of the bus only owned one single bus and only had one driver. That driver was killed in the crash. Despite recent flooding that damaged damaging many towns
Coming up in about 12 minutes. Hillary clinton is hoping to help democrats take control of congress. And donald Trump Supporters are buying into his claims that the system is rigged. We have the latest from the campaign trail. Hillary clinton goes north to New Hampshire monday afternoon. A democratic leaning state is likely to vote for clinton. But it is also he governor and the incumbent republican senator the Clinton Campaign feels comfortable trying to help congressional candidates because recent polls show her lead over trump expanding. All over the country, i will tell you, we are seeing evidence that this could be a very big and historic win for hillary clinton. Donald trump access biggest problem in the polls is the gender gap. Hillary winning. Those polls are very inaccurate when it comes to women. I think we are doing better with women than men. His skepticism extends to the election in general she says cannot be trusted. If we win november 8th, we are going to fix the rigged
Cedar rapids is on the decline. There is one trend that has Cedar Rapids Police shaking their heads. Connecting with the crime dora miller with the message people are trying to send, dora. Reporter you think your car is safe and free from harm, parked in your street and the drive way, the fastest way to become the victim is to give easy access to a criminal, awe though thefts happen because car keys were left in the car, not stolen something were dangerous was taken from it. We found out this year there had been 18 firearms stolen frocarses, 2 were ak47s. Between 2014 and 2015, there were more than 20 guns stolen, just this year were quickly approaching that figure, the police chief says it came down iowa nights too far. Again, a firearm is a lethal weapon, its by no means similar to a laptop computer or cell phone or other items that are frequently stolen from vehicles, its a deadly we weapon. Moral of the story police ask the public to lock their doors and dont leave valuables in the
We learned earlier today with caltrans briefing, there is a chance that it can open early. Alex savidge will describe it and we will have more. Goods afternoon, alex. Reporter it as distinct possibility according to one official. They are in full swing. It is happening on two fronts. Workers are in here and setting up the caltrans warehouse. This is where the grand Opening Ceremony for the new bridge will take place three hours from now. There is also work. Some last minute work happening out on the eastern span i say self. They are getting the 6. 4 million bridge ready for its debut. This is the much anticipated opening. Crews are busy during the five day closure and tons of debris that has to be cleared off the new bridge. The head of the metropolitan Commission Said today is a long time coming. We are excited and there is anticipation. You know, maybe even a little bit melancholy about the big endeavor. So many people have been involved with for so many years. It is coming to an end
Although he never fired a bullet in combat or rescued a damsel in distress, John Wayne is remembered as a hero, the kind of guy your grandfather looked up