Beer united we will never be defeated james tonight clashes in portland and washington, d. C. Cbs evening news starts now. Good evening. Im james brown in for norah. And we begin tonight with President Bidens sharp criticism today of the violence that has broken out in protest on Americas College campuses over the israelhamas war. In recent weeks, nearly 2,000 people have been detained or arrested at dozens of schools. There were more protest today at Portland State, George Washington university, the university of pennsylvania, and nyu. Speaking at the white house today, President Biden made his most extensive comments to date on the protests, condemning antisemitic slurs, vandalism, trespassing, and major disruptions to classes and graduations at some universities. New york city mayor eric adams says nearly half of those arrested earlier this week at Columbia University and nearby city college were not students at those schools. Adams claims outside agitators are radicalizing students
NORWALK, CT (PIX11) — The Interstate 95 will reopen Sunday morning in both directions following a fiery crash that burned the Fairfield Avenue Bridge, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. Both directions will reopen by 10 a.m., Lamont said. The bridge was scorched Thursday morning after a gasoline tanker collided into two other vehicles and burst […]
Authorities shut the highway down in both directions after a three-vehicle crash Thursday involving a gasoline tanker, which burst into flames and damaged an overpass above I-95 in Norwalk. “It is truly remarkable to complete this work in less than 80 hours,” Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Sunday on the social platform X.
that melted down just two weeks ago when a gasoline tanker overturned is over months sooner than expected. thanks to the coordinated effort, this is amazing, led by the governor in the state s department of transportation with the feds helping out as well. the destroyed stretch of highway is reopening this hour, rebuilt temporarily on top of landfill after only a few weeks. nbc s emilie ikeda has been covering this story for us. what a massive effort this was by the public and the private sector to get this major stretch of highway repaired so quickly. reporter: yeah, absolutely, an all hands on deck effort. we are watching the traffic begin to flow. officials anticipated this process to take a matter of months. then the estimate turned into weeks. now it s just a matter of days. it s been 12 days since we saw that tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crash and explode into flames causing the partial collapse of the roadway