And we come on the air with news almost impossible to believe. Another plane tragedy, the third in one week. And at this moment, we have breaking news on that passenger jet that seemed to have vanished over a vast desert, north of timbuktu in africa. Right now, reports are streaming in that search teams may have located the wreckage, amid questions about powerful storms near where the plane was flying. Abcs david kerley, who coverers aviation, has the new clues coming in. Reporter the race was on all day to find wreckage. Two french fighter jets looking for any sign of this plane, or survivors, in the Sahara Desert in mali. It was the red eye taking off just before 1 00 a. M. From the tiny country of burkina faso heading to algeria. The md83 was about 50 minutes into flight when a call came in from the pilots to change course because of the strong storms. According to the french, at 1 47, the jet drops off radar, disappearing. This is what the jetliner with 110 passengers and a crew of
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Services had sent six ambulances, a mass casualty truck and supporting officers and equipment to help. Reporter what you see down there . What was the storm like . It was just pouring down rain real hard. It just came up real quick. And then it was a lot of hail and a lot of damage. Wind blowing, trees blowing. Its been a lot of stuff. The area was under a Tornado Warning this morning after a National Weather Service Radar indicated a water spout over the chesapeake bay. Howard, were not going to have problems like that here but we certainly have seen some rain this morning. We v. I want to take you to southeastern virginia at 8 00. It seemed to be happening about 8 00, 8 15. This is the storm. This is norfolk, the Virginia Beach area, richmond. We had some heavy storms down here. Not so much by us. You can see all the lightning popping with it. This came across, certainly had some wind and rotation with it. Whether or not its a tornado, the Weather Service will go and do a survey. Loo
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. There was no escaping the war today, not for the palestinians who sought shelter in a United Nations school in the northern gaza strip. The school was hit by shells. Each side the israelis and the palestinians is blaming the other. Palestinian Officials Say at least 15 people were killed, dozens more were wounded. We have two reports tonight. First, Barry Petersen in gaza. Reporter there was only one question amid the chaos how does this kind of war makes sense . A child, who looked to be in shock. Two children brought in together. They looked bewildered. When we first saw sevenyearold shahhead, she seemed unconscious. But then a good sign opened her eyes. The hospital was overwhelmed. From everything weve seen, most of the casualties are children and women. Ibrahim shinbarry lost three cousins, his son wounded. No warning, he said. No warning. Eight days ago residents took shelter at the u. N. School as a safe haven.
Slowing your commute down. We show a yellow alert when were going to have nuisance, inconvenient weather with showers stretching from southern ohio toward the atlantic right now. In our neck of the woods, were seeing less activity north and west when you get in toward areas of north and west of route 15 out toward western maryland, West Virginia there. However, we still have quite a few showers south and east of town. Montgomery county looking relatively quiet now with a light sprinkle coming out of arlington in toward the district. Up 270 a light little shower west of mount airy. We saw more activity about 90 minutes ago. Down 95, dale city lighter rains there. Breaks up as you head toward quantico. In Southern Maryland youll notice into Charles County now and over toward areas of calvert and saint marys, still light to moderate rain showers. Theres saint marys and going back into virginia, this is tracking toward leonardtown in another 30 minute. Temperatures in the 70s now. Theyll b