a given. trains carry hazardous material but they don t always have fire balls they can t put out. trains carrying hazardous material is not a new phenomenon. but what is a phenomenon is where they are coming from and what exactly they are carrying. is how many cars of crude oil was travels in the end of the bush administration in 2008. this is now, and the oil fields of north dakota. and that matters because that particular oil is really freaking combustible. and as the trains have been going off like bombs one after another all across the country, will is a policy question about what the government can do to make it more safe.
or the orrther derail and we wait for local first responders to tend. and really they burn for days. but in that equation n the burn derail erupt equation, the erupting part is not necessarily a given. trains carry hazardous material but they don t always have fire balls they can t put out. trains carrying hazardous material is not a new phenomenon. but what is a phenomenon is where they are coming from and what exactly they are carrying. is how many cars of crude oil was travels in the end of the bush administration in 2008. this is now, and the oil fields
same-sex couples. if a gay couple was to come in. like say they wanted us to provide them pizzas for a wedding, we would have to say no. reporter: here at the state capital, legislators are hopeful they can come up with a fix. they will have to vote on it but the governor wants to sign it in to law by the end of the week. gio benitez, abc news, indianapolis. the massive fire sparked by a deadly explosion on a mexican oil rig is now under control. the oil company s director says the cause of the blast appears to be something mechanical. there is no evidence of a spill. the explosion sparked huge fire balls and engulfed the rig sending panicked workers jumping in to the sea. four were killed and 16 hurt. talk over iran s nuclear program have been extended for a second day as negotiators in switzerland struggle to find common ground. the state department says they are making progress but have not
to sign a similar bill saying it should more closely resemble a federal religious freedom law from 1993. to do that changes immediate to be made. reporter: as businesses have put pressure on indiana, the same happening in arkansas. the wal-mart, the biggest employer based there now speaking out saying the bill as it is currently written threatens to undermine the spirit of inclusion. in indiana, legislators are already working on new language for the law which we re told could go to a vote as soon as today. t.j. and bazi. our marci gonzalez. thank you so much. the cause of the deadly explosion and fire on a mexican oil rig appears to be something mechanical. that is according to the director who says the fire is under control and there s no evidence of a spill. the explosion sparked huge fire balls that engulfed the rig sending terrified workers
okay, he says, i have been paranoid schizophrenic all day. i don t know what to make of the world right now. i don t know if i m insane. prosecutors say it s all an act. they say routh only says things like that or does things like lie down in the cruiser when people are nearby. watch. they say when officers walk away from the car, he sits up normally and appears relaxed. over the next few days, the defense is expected to call several more members of eddie routh s family and a long line of his doctors. ryan owens, abc news, stephenville, texas. those derailed tanker cars in west virginia are still smoldering this morning and hundreds of families are still evacuated following the derailment which sent huge fire balls in to the sky. two dozen tank cars derailed each loaded with about 30,000 gallons of north dakota crude, a more flammable type of oil. the national transportation safety board called for tougher rules on those shipments. icy roads are blamed for the death of a mother an