Lets get out to kpix 5s cate caugiran. She is live at the scene. Cate. Reporter now, a couple of things we want to note from the recent press conference that local hospitals said some of the victims there have been upgraded or released. We also have the glenn county sheriffs department, they are going to be working on notifying identifying all the deceased. As for the investigation, ntsb agents showed up here an hour ago as tow trucks and excavators worked to remove the debris. You can see it making its way off i5. They have been here all morning to move this wreck from the roadway. The burnedout shells of a tour bus and a fedex semi on i5 as investigators try to determine the cause of the crash. On scene, it is affirmative, semi versus a tour bus. Reporter Authorities Say the southbound semi suddenly swerved across the grassy median at 5 40 p. M. And slammed head on into the tour bus headed northbound. Bus was carrying Los Angeles High School students to Humboldt State university for
Good morning. Im frances rivera. We start with tragedy in northern california. Dramatic cell phone video shows the fiery moments of a horrific and deadly crash. A fedex truck slammed in a bus full of High School Students on thursday. We know at least ten people are dead including two truck drivers, three chaperones and five students. Francis coe filed this late report. Reporter police tape around the charred remains following a fiery commission between a tour bus, fedex truck and a Passenger Car in california. The california Highway Patrol says the truck crossed the freeway, slamming into the bus and car. Chp reports at least nine were killed. More than 30 others were injured in the crash. Several were airlifted to local hospitals. Glen county sheriffs dispatch told the Associated Press there were 46 passengers on the bus. High School Seniors on a trip to visit the campus of Humboldt State university in northern california. The school released a statement on their website that reads in
Lay down on the ground, tip over, lay down. Reporter that man died early this morning, following nine other confirmed fatalities, those on scene making the numerical toll ten, the emotional toll immeasurable. Its a matter of seconds where you could die or live. Thats a Life Experience and i dont wish to it anyone, i really dont. Reporter authorities dont know what caused a fed ex truck to swerve from its southbound lane on i85, plunge through a median, and collide into a school bus full of Prospective College students. The reality is they probably wont know either for a long time. Since these are such indepth, detailed investigations, we continue expect to have a final report for a couple of three months, 90 days. Reporter in the meantime, chp investigators and ntsb experts will reconstruct the accident scene using stateoftheart technology. No such recourse exists for the ambitious students trying to simply construct the next same of their lives. Accepted to Humboldt State university.
Reporter a charred fedex tractortrailer and bus remain on i5 in orland, california, following a deadly accident thursday afternoon. Authorities say the truck was headed southbound when it crossed over the median, hit a car and head on into a tour bus full of High School Studentses. I see black but theres fire at the front of the bus. Its crushed in the front pretty much. So we all started jumping up to run away. Reporter some students escaped through windows before both vehicles burst into flames. A neighbor on his roof, saw a lot of black smoke pouring into the sky. Reporter Officials Say the bus was carrying Los Angeles County High School Students on the way to Humboldt State university for a college visit. Police arent sure why the fedex truck crossed over into oncoming traffic. The physical evidence as far as the tire friction marks on the roadway, all the things are pieces of a puzzle they will have to put together. Reporter police say this is the worst accident they have seen in
Equities as Jpmorgan Earnings disappoint investors. Indira lakshmanan on has laid developments from nato on Russian Troops along the border. N we begin with Julianna Goldman on Health Secretary nominee Sylvia Mathews burwell. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, mark. The disastrous obamacare rollout, that was months ago, that was back in october. Why did the white house weight so i can make this change . Wait so long to make this change . You had the president , out and say he was officially nominated Sylvia Mathews burwell, budget director, to replace Kathleen Sebelius as health and Human Services secretary. Timing is everything. Ive been rumblings that the president was going to be making this kind of change, but they were waiting for there to be a positive narrative around obamacare, and so last week you had the president doing his victory lap from the rose garden now announcing 7. 1 people had enrolled in obamacare at the end of the enrollment period. Kathleen sebelius and asked it was