We are on top of developments after an intense fire destroyed a boat in st. Petersburg. Take a look. One person on board is being treated for burns and another escaped without injuries. Sky 10 over the boat fired near the Lighthouse Point marina 90 minutes ago. Safety harbor fire managed to douse the flames and keep the boat away from bay pines boat ramp. Right now the wreckage is barely floating. We are waiting to hear from the coast guard about what happens next. Allison huffman faced a hillsborough judge this morning in a deadly hitandrun case. Her bond is set at 750,000. Prosecutors argued she is a flight risk because she left the sight of the crash and abandoned her car. After a few stops she ended up a friends house. Thats friend learned about the hitandrun and turned her in. Roger perez was helping a cup well a disabled suv on the huffman hit and killed him and drove off. His boss told 10 news he is frustrated with the legal system that left huffman on the road despite her crimi
Bernie sanders looking ahead to new york where they have agreed on a debate date. Winter weather and spring assist in the midwest in the midwest to the northeast tip of days now blasted freezing temperatures. Forecasters call for as much as 10 inches of snow in some places. It has been called march madness for a reason. In case you didnt see it last night, about an inch to the ncaa championship game. [cheers and applause] maria at the buzzer beaters secured the win for the villanova wildcats. Final scores 7774. The big story in business. The pfizer allergan marcher riskbased intervals that the government looking to make it harder and more expensive for companies to move headquarters overseas to lower tax rates. Market this morning in asia overnight at the tone for the rest of the world. The nikkei average, worse performer as a 17 month high of frenetic and u. S. Dollar. In europe across the board as well. Big factory orders that of germany and the dax index down 2. 5 . 237 points at th
Im here to sell cake, not to judge who to sell it to. Rancher reporter Mitchell Moore owns the bakery. Businesses affected by it, we now have a target on our back, and, and, we are going to have to explain to our customers, no, no, we dont agree with the bill. Reporter corporations agree. Wednesday, nine, General Electric and hyatt hotels sent a letter to Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant saying theyre disappointed to see the legislature and Governors Office pass discriminatory legislation. After weeks of protest, governor bryant signed the bill into law tuesday. Allowing businesses and government to deny services to lgbt individuals based on personal religious believes. A recent poll indicated nearly 2 3 of mississippians support the new law. But that isnt stopping National Brands from trying to intervene. Companies who have employees who are going to potentially be affected by these laws, want to put themselves out there and say, were standing up for you. Makes them more competitive i
Federal regulators confirmed another death, the tenth in the United States from a defective airbag made by the Japanese Company takata, a 17yearold driver was killed last week after she rearended a car in richmond, texas. The police told david begnaud, her airbag exploded shooting a piece of metal into her. Like a shotgun blast. Penetrating the airbag and huma in the neck causing her death. Car makers have recalled 29 million takata airbags. The girls family says they never received a recall notice. We have posted a complete list of the recalled vehicles on our website, cbs news. Com. We here at cbs news have lost a good friend and Television Journalism has lost one of its pioneers. Phil schefler died today at age 85. For a quarter century his steady hand and integrity guided the story telling you saw each sunday on 60 minutes, as executive editor, phil was the trusted right hand man of the program creator, don hewitt. I dont know if we should say, languished in custody for 10 full day
See hi history was made at augusta before the masters even teed off. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Im meg oliver in for annemarie green. Overnight a possible tornado caused significant damage at an alabama trailer park. The trailer park is located in montgomery, the state capital. Several trailers were damaged by falling trees. Some of the downed trees blocked roads hampering rescue operations but there are no reports of serious injuries. With the now important New York Primary under two weeks away, both donald trump and Hillary Clinton are working to right the ship. Both lost in wisconsin. Trump is rejiggering his campaign, while clinton is taking a tougher approach to Bernie Sanders. A just released National Poll finds sanders and clinton in a virtual tie and its not just clinton who has ratcheted up the rhetoric. Don championsh is in new york. The fight between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton continues escalating. Riding a wav