To choose their partys president ial nominee. A contest on the Convention Floor between gerald ford, a president who had never been elected or former governor Ronald Reagan, challenger and star of the conservative wing of the Republican Party. The temporary chairman presiding over the conventions opening days was senator bob dole and he would take his place on the republican ticket as president fords vicepresident ial running mate. , i re i turn the floor over have a host of things i want to be sure to give before i lose my spot here. Lets see, first of all to the kansas city public library, carey r cosby kemp and cooking on a. We have had pleasure of working emw them over the past few months. My own director bill lacy and the staff of the institute for their unfailing support. Enator dole. And to our panel guests and theenid and crosby Kuemper Foundation for making this event possible. And all of you for being here today. We have a video greeting from senator bob dole. He is getting r
Bulls eye is, thats down from Cumberland County over to hoke county, and thats estimated from 7up to 10 inches. 1 up to 10 inches. Ill other 7 up to 10 inches, and theres a Flash Flood Watch through the southern part of viewing area mainly through 10 00 tonight, and we have rain hanging around as hangs around. Well go through that hour by hour, and look ahead to a drier weekend and hurricane pact crew later. And matthew. And he mentioned the bulls eye, theres a dam at risk of break ago way putting homes at risk. Steve is there with the very latest. Steve . Reporter and were standing right by the dam on rhodes pond, and take a look over but thats not the worst of it. If you look down towards where the dam ends and the levee begins, you can see the area was breached this afternoon, its out, theyre currently trying to reinforce it with stone. Lets show you what it looked like earlier this afternoon. Officials chance the dam could break and could flood highway 101 and interstate 95 downstr
Crash and then everything from the ceiling just fell in. Reporter Officials Say the stations roof partially collapsed on top of the train and debris littered the reception area. Cbs evening news executive producer steve kappas was at the scene. There are scores of people here. Many of them with bloodied shirts, clothing, head injuries. I saw one person with what appeared to be a broken leg. Reporter rescue crews climbed through train cars to reach metal and dangling wires. They were taken to a parking lot that turned into a triage area. Federal investigators will try to figure out what happened here. They will look at various factors including the condition of the tracks and the speed of the train. It was no warning. Everybody is stunned. New Jersey Transit service has been suspended at the hoboken station indefinitely. Tia here at home we are on top of this story. Shawn grate pleaded not guilty counts including the murders of Elizabeth Griffith and stacy stanley. Grate will be back in
A black day in our nations history. That is how the belgian Prime Minister described the bomb attacks that iraq russells earlier today. 30 people died and Islamic State has claimed responsibility. Police have released an image of three men, two of whom they save lose themselves up at brussels main airport and killing 10 others. The third man seen in light is the subject of an Urgent Police search. Another 20 were killed at a blast in a central metro station in brussels. We will hear from our correspondent in brussels shortly, but here is how the day unfolded. The checkin moments after the blast smoke fills the air and luggage lies abandoned as people run for their lives. There were chaotic scenes as passengers were escorted out of the terminal building. The attack took place shortly after 8 00 a. M. In the airport departure hall. Two explosions came in quick succession. Ambulances rushed to the scene as a two kilometer exclusion zone was established. You felt the explosion . Yes. It fe
Their nextdoor neighbor didnt know there was a fire until fire crews took her out of her apartment last night. Cell phone video shows thick smoke billowing from a thirdfloor apartment while their mother was at a laundromat across the street. She was in the laundromat and she came running out screaming and when she saw the baby. She passed out. The mother was loaded into an ambulance while the emergency crews scrambled to resuscitate both girls. Witnesses say their bodies were lifeless. I didnt think they was going to make it because the little girl was not even breathing and burned up bad. 2yearold Jannubi Jabie and her sister amanda. Fire Officials Say burning incense left unattended was to blame and there were no working smoke detectors. The back and you know how they have the babe always. Yesterday. Police tell us there are no charges pending against the childrens mother identified by sources close to the investigation is hea kuntz. That investigation is ongoing. Many people who wat