Take out artillery positions and convoy of isis positions in the north. 100,000 christians have been told to convert to islam or die that help is on the way. Today i authorized two operations in iraq. Targeted airstrikes to protect our american personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqi civilians who are trapped on a mountain without food and water and facing almost certain the prea remarkable turn from this past january when he scoffed at the notion that isil was something to be taken seriously. Now you may remember the president saying quote, the analogy we use around here sometimes, i think this is accurate, if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms doesnt make them kobe bryant. In light of this major about face, the president s top Foreign Policy advisor today unwilling to answer whether or not we are now at war with islamic state. Ben rhodes, dancing around the question claiming the president was simply responding to a terror threat. But at least one prominent
Weather and traffic with dave and karen good morning,. Reporter good morning, guys we have snow showers pushing down from Lehigh Valley and into bucks and berks county. Its not a lot but enough to put down a coating on roads, if you get caught in one of these deals, slow it down. Well see if it makes to it philadelphia. They may fall apart before they make it to i95. Even if one sneaks farther south theres light accumulation and slippery conditions developing on roads so slow it down. 37 in wilmington, 38 in trenton. 29 in allentown as colder air rushes in from the northwest. The reason for that, the change in windy direction out in allen up to were picking up a northwest flow. That will turn across the entire region as we go through the day. They will send the temperatures down. There is a chance of snow shower after 10 00 a. M. , that chance diminishes. 30 by noon, 26 by 3 00 p. M. 22 by 6 00 p. M. At the same time the winds will pick up. Guys, as we go into the dinner hour, the temp
Whole story unfortunately, so its hard to tell from the short clip of video. I know that theyre asking to see if theres any other video out there that anyone else might have to see what happened before the video and, of course, after the video in the van is a question mark as to how this could have possibly happened. Governor hogan says he has spoken with the mayor of baltimore and the states attorney and tried to apply some pressure to complete that gray autopsy as soon as possible. Our Bruce Johnson is live in west baltimore tonight where tensions on both sides are running high. What are you hearing tonight, bruce . Reporter first off we wanted to be in front of the Police Precinct for the Western District of baltimore, but that cant happen. Ill move to show you why. Police have the entire block sealed off with police cars and then a barricade and behind the barricades are dozens of Police Officers for the entire block. Clearly they are set up to keep people from going in front of po
Unattended car after 5 00 this evening near madison and third street. That was about the time many people were making their way to the west lawn of the capitol for the memorial day concert tonight. We had gone into the museum to take advantage of the time. When we came out expecting 6 30 to get a good spot and here we are waiting. Reporter i was called in the bomb squad was called in to examine the package. It was detonated and the contents posed no threat to the public. The driver of the vehicle is an alexandria, virginia man. He was arrested for driving on a revoked license. We now know the name of the 7yearold boy killed in Prince Georges County in a horrific crash. The boy died at the hospital after a motorcycle crashed into a car, then left the road and plowed into people waiting on the sidewalk. Hank silverberg is at the scene of that crash near the prince georges mall where a memorial has now gone up for the child. Reporter were on east west highway which is a very busy traffic
This is the cbs evening news. Jeff good evening, everyone, im jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. It is called the hair hang act. Acrobats suspend in the air performing a sort of human chandelier. Today it went terribly wrong in providence, rhode island. This is video from inside the ringling brothers and Barnum Bailey performance. A camera phone was recording as eight performers dropped to the ground below. We begin with don dahler in providence, don . Reporter jeff, the show had just about reached the Halfway Point when the accident happened. Shocking the audience of 4,000 into a stunned silence. It was a dramatic sight on its own. Aerial acrobats hanging only by their hair, but then screams as the structures they were suspended on collapse and fell about 30 feet. The eight area performers as well as several performers on the ground were taken to the hospital. Providence safety commissioner steve perry says some of the injuries are serious. Theyre in critical but expec