Just outlying ought of those charges against kevin roper but it was an opportunity for him for his lawyer to dress those accusations that he had no business behind the wheel saturday morning. If kevin roper was ever looking for 152nd of fame, this wasnt it. Ropers accused of being sleep deprived when he crashed a walmart tractor trailer in the limo bus in the new jersey turnpike saturday carrying Tracie Morgan critically injured. One of his fellow comedians james mcnair was kill and several others were injured. Roper faced arraignment in criminal court. Roper is being charged with vehicular homicide for death of mcnair, assault by auto for others who were injured. Under new jersey law a driver can be convicted if there is proof he has been without sleep for 24 hours when the accident occurred. Ropers Attorney Says he didnt commit the crimes. Authority say roper failed to slow for traffic and tried to swerve at the last minute to avoid a crash. Instead the rig slammed in the back of the
Good wednesday morning, everybody. We begin with the biggest political upset of the year. Oh, boy, was it. Eric cantor, long expected to become the next speaker of the house, has lost his primary to tea party candidate, dave brat. Voters in the conservative virginia district apparently angry over Immigration Reform. Abcs Tahman Bradley has more from washington. Reporter its one of the most stunning upsets in political history. Eric cantor, the secondmost powerful house republican, defeated by a virtually unknown tea party challenger. I know theres a lot of long faces here tonight. And its disappointing, sure. Reporter the man who took down cantor, College Economics professor dave brat, a political novice, who was outspent 501. Cantor spending 5 million. Brat, a mere 100,000. Dollars do not vote. You do. This campaign was about just basic American Values and virtues. Reporter cantor was seen by many as the next speaker of the house, biding his time until john boehner leaves his post. Hi
The chaotic situation in iraq shows no signs of letting up, as mill trants claim more territory. And president obama is weighing his options, as the insurgents creep closer to baghdad. Will u. S. Strikes be next . Abcs Christian Fisher live from the white house. Good morning, kristen. Reporter the u. S. Military is going to do something. But after nearly nine years of war and sacrifice in iraq, one option not on the able is putting more u. S. Troops back on the ground. This cell phone video shot yesterday, appears to show islamic extremists, through mosul, and vehicles seized from iraqi soldiers. The soldiers have been trying to stop the militants as they storm through city aftercy towards baghdad. As this Youtube Video shows, iraqi troops are losing. Thousands of iraqi soldiers are seen here surrendering to the militants, with links to al qaeda. Iraqs government is begging the u. S. To step in. Yesterday, a caution president obama said help is on the way. My team is working around the
Vulnerabilities in the Iraqi Government as well as the Security Forces. So any action we may take to provide assistance to the Iraqi Security forces has to be joined by a serious effort by iraqs leaders to put aside the differences, promote stability and account for the legitimate interest of all of iraqis communities. And continue to build the capacity of an Effective Security force. We cant do it without them. In absence of this political effort shortterm military action, including any assistance we may provide, wont succeed. So this should be a wake up call. Iraqs leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions and compromises on behalf of the iraqi people to bring the county together. In that effort they will have the support of the United States and our friends and our allies. Iraqs neighbors also have some responsibilities to support this process. Nobody has an interest in seeing terrorists gain a foothold inside of iraq, and nobody is going to benefit from seein
Keep that in mind. The right lane is blocked. Speeds in the mid60s. 55 Miles Per Hour is the average speed on 76 and the blue route this morning. Heading out to 422, a live look near the pennsylvania turnpike, thats the eastbound side. No slowdowns in either direction on 422. The route 30 bypass is clear, so is 202 for drivers in new jersey this morning here is a live look at quiet route 73 at the base of the tacony palmyra bridge. Majors in delaware are problemfree. Were less than a day from a possible strike by septa regional workers. The deadline is after midnight tonight. Jesse gary is live in jenkintown, Montgomery County. Theres one negotiation session left with a federal mediator planned for today. Right . Reporter that is right. Thats going to take place at 10 00 this morning in center city philadelphia. Not only people who ride the trains that are going to be starting right about now, there goes the first train of the day. Not only the passengers that ride these are going to b