Monitor muslim neighborhoods. Back from the dead on Easter Sunday they are going to the final four and the final four matchups are set. Good morning from the studio pheadquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The investigation into the brussels terrorist attack has expanded across europe, as has the crackdown on suspected terr. There have been arrests in belgium and netherlands and italy. Now we know at least four americans were killed in the brussels attack. Elaine cobb is in brussels with more. Good morning, elaine. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Two of the american victims have been identified. Justin and Stephanie Shults were killed at the brus a and they are were dropping her her mother when the bombs went off. Yesterday, the white house said president obama telephoned their parent to offer his condolences. At least a dozen americans were injured in last tuesdays attack. The attack was originally planned for today but was moved up following the capt
Well, talk about waiting until the last minute. In Washington Republicans and democrats reached a compromise in the senate to avert a crushing package of tax hikes and spending cuts. The deal still needs approval in the house. The u. S. Is not out of the woods yet. President obama said the agreement fell short of what both sides wanted but that it was the right thing to do for the country. Senators passed the bill with 898. After months of wrangling, lawmakers ended their deadlock. I know i can speak for my conference when i say we dont think taxes should go up on anyone. But if we knew if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone. The bill heads to the republican controlled house of representatives and could come to a vote later today but it is far from certain that it will pass. President obama urged members to back the deal though it falls short of what he originally sought. My preference would have been to solve all of the problems in the context of a larger agreement, bigg
A 12yearold boy is under arrest accused of opening fire with a shotgun at a new mexican school. The boys identity has not been released by police. Roswell new mexico is the latest community to grapple with a fallout from a shooting. A child is undergoing a mental evaluation. She snuck the shotgun into school this a Musical Instrument case. Erica pitzi is here with the details. One. Victims, 13yearold kendall sandsers is out of surgery. Her continue is stable. The name of the second victim, an 11yearold is not being released. He underwent two surgeries, hes in Critical Condition with injuries to his neck and the side of his face. The school is closed as investigators try to figure out how and why this happened. Hundreds gathered and prayed in a vigil held in new mexico for the two young children. I seen them run in there. Classes were barely underway when the shots ran out. Many of the 200 students were inside the gym when witnesses say a 12 yearold 7th grader shot two opportunities bef
Hello everyone. Happy new year. You too monica. Welcome to the journal. Ok. Happy new year to you and you as well. Coming up in this halfhour last minute compromise. The u. S. Senate approves a deal on the budget. People all over the world celebrate the arrival of the new year. A big price hike for alcohol in russia. But will russians drink less . Well, talk about waiting until the last minute. In Washington Republicans and democrats reached a compromise in the senate to avert a crushing package of tax hikes and spending cuts. The deal still needs approval in the house. The u. S. Is not out of the woods yet. President obama said the agreement fell short of what both sides wanted but that it was the right thing to do for the country. Senators passed the bill with 898. After months of wrangling, lawmakers ended their deadlock. I know i can speak for my conference when i say we dont think taxes should go up on anyone. But if we knew if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone. Th
Ocean city, maryland. What are conditions like now . Reporter right now, we are seeing big waves, about ten feet, rough surf and strong riptides. But the city opened the big steel gates. The beach is open to the public. A lot of people are out here enjoying it. No one is allowed in the water. That is off limits. That life guard is in place to make sure nobody gets in the water. With hermine about 300 miles east of us, off the coast, heading eastnortheast at 10 miles per hour, the big thing, the threat we are worried about in ocean city is flooding and storm surge and if that happens, it will likely happen at high tide later tonight or perhaps early tomorrow morning. We see people behind you. They have opened some things up. Has there been any impact on local businesses . They probably expected a lot more people, right . It has been a bit of a bummer. I have been up and down the board walk in ocean city and inside a lot of these hotels. A lot of them are 50 capacity, a lot of cancellati