Good morning, im richard lui. Several performers are recovering this morning after a high wire circus act gone wrong in rhode island. The accident, which may be disturbing for some to watch, happened in front of a crowd of almost 5,000 people. There it was. At least nine acrobats were injured. Two of them critically. Ringling bros. Cancelled two performances. Ron mott reports from providence for us. Reporter amateur video shows a curtain being lowered just before the rigging collapsed from high above the circus floor. Eight female acrobats suspended by a hair hanging apparatus plunged to the ground about 35 feet, a male performer in the ring was also injured by the collapse. We ask that you please enjoy this intermission at this time while we situate ourselfs during this accident. Thank you. We thought it was part of the show. And then all of a sudden you see the cable break and that was it. Reporter Officials Say the nine injured performers were rushed to the hospital in critical cond
That includes the gunman. Police say 22yearold elliot rhone was heavily armed and mentally disturbed when he launched what he called a a day of retribution, starting in his apartment, stabbing three men to death and went to a Sorority House where he shot and killed two women. Next he drove to a deli, where he killed a man, a Uc Santa Barbara student. He kept driving and shooting until he died during a gunbattle with sheriffs deputies. Three 9 mm. Semiautomatic handguns were recovered from the suspects vehicle. We have determined that all of these weapons were legally purchased from federally linessed firearms dealers and that they were all registered to the suspect. The sheriff said that deputies shot rodger in the hip, but that he apparently died of a selfinflicted gunshot wound to the head. His bmw was taken away as evidence. Tonight were getting a look at newly released Surveillance Video from the deli, the site of one of those shootings. People inside dropped to the floor as glass
We begin with the first case of mers transmitted on u. S. Soil. Federal Health Officials believe an illinois man picked up the virus after shaking hands with an indiana man. Now, centers for Disease Control investigators are trying to figure out how to keep the potentially deadly virus from spreading any further. An unidentified illinois businessman is believed to be the first mers infection transmitted right here in the u. S. At first he tested negative but a followup test showed his body fought off the potentially fatal disease. Every single case is different. It is a spectrum of possibilities and were trying to learn as much as we can. Reporter Public Health investigators are keeping an eye on this patients for examples and family in close contact while he was infected. They say he probably caught mers during two business meetings with the man theyre calling patient number 1, a Health Professional who worked in saudi arabia with mers patients and brought the disease stateside last m
Just reported and actually look, the delays are beginning right southbound. The accident is approaching that 98th exit and they work to clear it but youll find some delays countercommute and thats near the Oakland Coliseum maybe by high street where the delays begin. A quick check of the san mateo bridge. This is a live look and no delay, actually, out of the east bay. Thats your latest kcbs traffic. The forecast, talking about this all week. Heres lauren. Enjoy the Cool Temperatures this morning. Temperatures really going to heat up by the afternoon back into the 90s. Here comes the heat wave into town and maybe records over the next few days. The coastline, High Pressure overhead and the offshore winds start to blow. Temperatures this afternoon in the 70s near the coastline. 80s in the bay and hot low 90s showing up inland. A nice clear look for you as we start the day with mostly clear skies over sfo. Temperatures a little cool. 45 degrees in santa rosa. 49 in livermore and 53 degre
The west. You will see it on the radar but right now we are expecting some showers and thunderstorms. High temperature is 7 degrees below average. Wind gusting up to 35. We expect gusty conditions today. Its 49 at the lakefront. 51 and midway. Morris is reading at 50 degrees. On the radar, we will have some light showers to come in from the south and the south east. Further around the region low pressure will be on the flip side we can expect to see showers and storms coming in from the south and the west. Eventually it will shift. Expect rounds of showers today as much as half an inch coming our way. 5 00 p. M. With the chance of rain. Todays high is about 57. Stormy all week. Of talk about construction on the roads. From the tri state and county line road were squeezed down to a few planes. At cumberland we have some new resurfacing work that has that stretch reduced down to a single lane. Eisenhower has the left lane that out. We will have more about these construction hot spots in