Playing dead to stay alive. And how she plans to honor the other victims. Back in the ussr the phantom phone call . Sir elton and president putin in a battle over gay rights. Did the russian leader invite the legendary singer for a summit or was the megastar the victim of a prank . Back in the ussr good morning, america. Happy wednesday. Lets take a look watt some live radar. The weather system doing so much damage in the west this week and you see Salt Lake City and boise there but the kind of down of pour you are seeing in los angeles hardly ever comes this time of year. Once in a lifetime. We have a new look at pictures of that devastating flash flooding in utah. You see the wreckage of the cars, raging water is so powerful. Another storm moving in out west and ginger will start us off with that. We just smashed daily rain records from san diego to los angeles. You can see the highways covered but we have that flash flooding and still warnings already in the northern rockies. The we
And how she plans to honor the other victims. Back in the ussr the phantom phone call . Sir elton and president putin in a battle over gay rights. Did the russian leader invite the legendary singer for a summit or was the megastar the victim of a prank . Back in the ussr good morning, america. Happy wednesday. Lets take a look watt some live radar. The weather system doing so much damage in the west this week and you see Salt Lake City and boise there but the kind of down of pour you are seeing in los angeles hardly ever comes this time of year. Once in a lifetime. We have a new look at pictures of that devastating flash flooding in utah. You see the wreckage of the cars, raging water is so powerful. Another storm moving in out west and ginger will start us off with that. We just smashed daily rain records from san diego to los angeles. You can see the highways covered but we have that flash flooding and still warnings already in the northern rockies. The wettest september day in more
Jane hampden cook is next on booktv. Shed appeared at this week fall for the book festival in fairfax virginia. Her book is american phoenix. The afternoon. I am a member of and also a member of the board. Im delighted to be able to introduce Jane Hampden Cook to two. She makes biographies and histories relative to todays news Current Events and issues of modern life. Jane is the author of eight books including american phoenix which we have for sale here and what she will be is about John Quincy Adams and will lisa and the war of 1812. She also has a soft cover book here called starspangled story which is celebrating 200 years of our national anthem. Jane has authored several stories of faith and courage from the revolutionary war, days of American First Ladies and coauthored [inaudible] and as an aside shes also a former so jane blair happy to heavy today. [applause] thank you so much for coming and thank you to fall for the book for hosting today and to the authors Lifelong Learning
You. What is the latest on this investigation unfolding . Reporter the Police Commissioner, the mayor and other Public Officials just held a press conference, it just wrapped up. And what commissioner oneal said is that they have gotten a lot of video from this area. He referenced two specific crime scenes, the first one right here at west 23rd street where that explosion went off at 8 30 last night. Commissioner oneal saying it does look indicative of an explosive device, an ied. Other getting individual xro from the other crime scene at west 27th street where investigators found the unexploded Pressure Cooker. What were learning from our showers is a lot of that video is survey lachbs individuillanc grainy, so not necessarily getting anything from that, but one thing that they have seen is an individual who is in the vicinity of the explosion last night, police and investigators now trying to discern whether or not that individual somehow is connected to this explosion. Now also spea
Bomb and why. We are acknowledging that there was a bomb blast on 23rd street last night. We are in the process of vest ga investigating that. During this course during the course of the investigation, we are going to determine what the motivation is at some point, we will say it loud and clear. If it is an act of terrorism, we will say it. 29 people were injured when that blast went off 8 30 p. M. Local time. All have been released from the hospital. Less than three hours later, another suspicious device, this a Pressure Cooker, taped up with wires and i cell phone, was found four blocks away from the site of the initial blast. That was carted off for further observation. No evidence of a link to the pipe bomb in new jersey. They continue to investigate. Theres a lot going on. We have reporters with the latest information this hour for you. Tammy with the latest on the evidence found and victims. Pete williams is in washington on the investigation. And Hallie Jackson and chris continu