57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a wildfire emergency in south australia. Around 4,000 people are trapped on the beaches of a seaside town as raging bush fires race to the coast. The fires are so bad near the coastal town that theyve turned the skies a blood red color. The temperature there reportedly topped 120 degrees. Residents say the smoke is so thick that its like choking on dust. Roads to the town are cut off, and australian Officials Say ththat they may have to evacuat people by sea. At least one firefighter was killed yesterday, and the death toll is expected to rise. More than half a dozen people are missing. The bush fires have been raging for several weeks now. Australias Prime Minister fears it may take months to put out the fires. North of the fires, thick smoke can be seen in sydney where new years fireworks are scheduled. Elsewhere around the world people are preparing to welcome in not only a
Notice of appeal. Tuesday, North Carolina took the next step in rebuilding its Medicaid Health insurance system for the poor and disabled. The state department of health and Human Services met a deadline to provide details on how they would turn over the Health Coverage used by one in five north carolinians to private companies. Health and Human Services secretary rick brajer told lawmakers the state was on track to lock down a finalaldraft by june 1st, but cautioned the federal government has the final say. 13 15 26 we expect based on the experience of other states that this process could take anywhere from 18 months to 24 months to finalize getting approval from cms. 13 15 38 you can read more about the proposed changes to the states medicaid system on wraldotcom in the nccapitol section. A newly released autopsy report says Blunt Force Trauma was a factor in the death of a raleigh toddler. The report on wednesday does not state a specific cause of death for 2yearold tristan blue, ho
Some parents in Fort Worth are demanding answers after several incidents of students being dropped off at the wrong bus stop. Now the school district is.