This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. State. All types around foot hood, the range. Close to sea ands you know the weather conditions right now. Reporter chris, are the soldiers trained in how to swim. Yes. Life saving and swimming. Reporter so this all knew how to swim. Yes. Reporter 12 12 soldiers we learning how to operate attack actual vehicle, a truck like this one. According to this they were in a low lying area near all creek. A flash flood overtook them knocking them into a water. Soldiers in the second vehicle immediately behind them were able to jump out and rescue three soldiers. Five others who were recovered died. Four more were swept away. Steve spainhouser trained in all creek in the early 90s. There are signs posted warning the troops about the i as a dmarnd always warned the troops about the water crossing. Reporter forth food is the active post in the armed services. The tragedy of the loss of one soldier. I wouldnt rank it against anything else. Reporter as
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today, boats, helicopters, and dogs are searching owl creek for soldiers lost in the Flood Disaster at fort hood, texas. A truck carrying a dozen troops was overwhelmed in a flash flood yesterday. Only three soldiers have been rescued. It has been a terrible week in texas. In granbury, an s. U. V. Was swept off the road but everyone got out of this vehicle all right. At least a dozen people have died in the historic flooding. Nearly 3,000 Prison Inmates had to be evacuated. David begnaud is at fort hood. Reporter roads were closed today as personnel on the ground and in the air continue their search for the missing soldiers. Chris haug is a spokesperson at fort hood. All assets that we have, both ground, air, the dog teams, we have personnel on the ground, there are agencies from the state, all five cities around fort hood. This is a remote area of the range, its difficult to see and, as you know, the w
The sightseeing balloon crashing into a gatorinfested pond. And good evening. Im tom llamas in for david and we begin this monday night with chaos at a major american airport. Reports of a vehicle plowing into a group of people, many of them injured. Heres the scene at bostons Logan Airport at a parking area crowded with white taxis. One of those taxis jumping a curb, slamming against the building. The incident causing alarm amid a week of special vigilance for security threats. Heres abcs Adrienne Bankert details to the crash and the driver behind the wheel. Reporter tonight a frightening scene near bostons Logan Airport a taxi cab careening out of control, and into a crowd at this taxi pool. We have engine nine and ladder two responding for a Motor Vehicle accident. Its on the airport. Reporter Authorities Say around 1 40 this afternoon a taxi driver plowed into a group fellow drivers, and pedestrian area, crashing into the building. We have accident reconstruction on the scene right