It was quickly contained. But during that time administrators here at Amanda Elementary School took precaution for the sake of safety. Police and fire surrounded Amanda Elementary School around lunchtime today. And just a mile away emergency vehicles at a different scene for a chemical spill. Anthony gloss concerned parent i heard that it was chemical leak and that it was sulfur or something that could be acid so i was just worried that the kids were breathing all that in. It all began here at pilot chemical when crews noticed a leaking tanker truck. Thats when Middletown Police took to social media warning those in the area. And shortly after middletown city schools took action. Sam ison superintendent, middletown city schools they secured everyone into one room and they had all the windows shut and they had all of the proper authorities notified. Hazmet crews were also called to the scene to test the air quality. But eventually no threat was found. Were not experts in that area so ob
Trump is one of three republicans in columbia tonight for a president ial town hall. Our chad mills is live on the usc campus. The pope spoke out while traveling back to rome from mexico. He did not directly tell people not to vote for trump. But francis left little doubt where he stood on Immigration Reform saying, a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not christian. This is not the gospel, the pope told journalists who asked his opinion on trumps proposals to halt illegal immigration. Trump immediately fired back, calling francis comments disgraceful. For a religious leader to question a persons faith is disgraceful. I am proud to be a christian and as president i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is the back and forth could come up during tonights town hall on the usc campus. Trump will be joined by jeb bush and john kasich. Well be there and will have live reports throughout
Outside. Overall a quiet stretch of weather over next several days. There may be a few snow showers and some sprinkles working in late friday night into early saturday. But the weekend looks mainly dry and temperatures over the weekend in the 40s to near 50 degrees. We track a midweek storm in here next week. More on that sevenday forecast coming up. Sarah time now for fast track traffic with danielle gersh. Danielle thanks, sarah. Good morning, everyone. Lets head outside. Heres a look at the zakim bridge. Traffic looking good so far this morning. Lets go to the maps. Heading into town on 93 southbound, route 1, no issues to tell you about this morning. South of town from braintree into boston on the expressway northbound, that drive just ten minutes. No issues there. Route 3, 24, 95 all looking good this morning. The pike from framingham eastbound into boston is a wideopen ride. Lets take a lack at those drive times if youre getting ready to head out the door. Ten minutes on the expr
Warmer through the weekend friday sunday partly cloudud highs in the upper 60s to middle 70s by sunday. Changes coming as it looks wet and cooler starting monday and much of the next week. Trending in decision 2016 news this morning president ial candidate ted cruz the Republican Campaign trail. The latest nbc newswall street journal poll finds cruz the leading candidate among likely Republican Voters just two points ahead of donald trump with florida senator marco rubio in 3rd place. Ted cruz, marco rubio and ben carson were 3 candidates tackling the topics on the minds of voters, just days before a crucial primary. All 3 were on stage last night for a town hall hosted by cnn in greenville. Karin caifa was there. Ben carson, marco rubio and ted cruz took questions from audience members, as well as moderator anderson cooper. Some audience members undecided voters. Some leaning in one direction, but not entirely committed to a candidate in saturdays primary. Handling National Security a
Economy are responsible for the tight race. Another factor race itself . As the nominating contests shift from states like iowa and new hampshire. To states with more diverse electorates. Bernie sanders is getting support from the daughter of eric garner, who was killed in a confrontation with new york police in 2014. I think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders. The African American Community Knows that on any given day some innocent person like sandra bland can get into a car and then three days later she can end up dead and in jail. While sanders invoked sandra bland. Clinton got the backing of blands own mother i have been blessed to be able to introduce this fantastic lady right here to my right. Im reid binion, reporting 3 3 an Advocacy Group wants anyone who shoots elk to be prosecuted. Under current North Carolina law, it is legal to kill an elk that damages private land. But members of the Rocky Mountain hay or grass being damaged is not enough reason to kill the