Prize for his work in game theory using advanced mathematics to predict the probability of something succeeding or failing lived in a modest home, being guarded now by police. For much of his life john nashs mind was trying to conquer ugly delusions this people in government were out to get him. Saturday afternoon, the brilliant math scholar was in a cab with his wife alicia when police say the driver lost control passing another vehicle on the new jersey turnpike. Looked like there were several cars involved so yellow car, looked like a distinct taxi color. Reporter the 86yearold nash was returning from Newark Airport after receiving an award in norway. On his street john nashs neighbors mourned his loss. Just very sad. Well have a sad neighborhood for quite a while. To find a Truly Original idea. Reporter his struggles were chronicled in a Beautiful Mind. He called nash and his wife Beautiful Minds, beautiful hearts. And the spokesperson for Princeton University tells me nothing form
Right now at 11 00, he lived a remarkable life and was renowned for his beautiful mind. Princeton Professor John nash and his wife are being remembered after a crash on the new jersey turnpike took their lives. Police in admitmiddlesex county are sorting out how the accident happened. The couple was in a taxi in Monroe Township when the driver lost control veering from the left lane to the right. He hit a guardrail and another car. Nbc 10 talked to friends and neighbors in princeton about the legacy nash leaves behind. John nashs colleagues say his flight into newark arrived so early on saturday that instead of waiting for his limo he took a cab. Police guarded the unassuming house that belonged to the unassuming man who won the nobel prize in math. He was just very sweet and quiet. Youd never know that he was someone of such importance. He didnt talk to many people. Reporter john nashs game theory, the use of advanced math maltics to figure out whether things will succeed or fail was
Policy designed to prohibit peaceful protests but were making better use of existing policies and laws to prevent vandalism and violence. A civil rights attorney who helped create a crowd kole policy call the new tact unlawful. In police have drastically change their policy and this violates a federal court order and were going to be seeking to reverse that. Reporter a Small Business owner supports free speech but says the vandalism must stop. My heart goes out to especially like the banks and to a lot of these shops that get hit that are privately opened. People who are doing this damage dont even know the neighborhood. Reporter activist says the nighttime marchs will continue. In fact some are calling for rolling marches every night. In the east bay. Abc7 news. Following breaking news out of san jose. Theres a dangerous grass fire burning near homes. Lets go right to lilian kim who is tracking the fire just south of east ridge mall. Reporter the wind is blowing and that is not helpin
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this. Is abc7 news. A grassfire comes dangerously close to homes. The windwhipped flames raising fear of a bad fire season as we close in on summer. Good evening, everyone. The fire began behind Eastridge Mall and the east capitol expressway. Abc7 News Reporter lilian kim is live in san jose with the latest. Lilian . Katie the fire started across the street. It is a known spot for the homeless and theiren comp meant their encampment is where the fire started. The flames went from one of the empty lots to the other in a matter of seconds. The smoke was so thick residents did their best to get away from it. We have to keep going back. You. It was pretty bad. The fire was started behind these trees along east capitol expressway. The witnesses say from there the fire just took off. Thats when we seen the trees on fire. And then we walked a little more and we jumped to the palm trees and they incinerated fast. They were so dry. And then from there it jus
And good morning to you all. Im t. J. Holmes. Reena ninan off this morning. We begin with the severe storms battering the plains and midwest. Record rainfall powerful tornadoes. Three people dead. Several others still missing this morning. Rapidly rising floodwaters gushed into an Amusement Park in arlington texas. Six flags. Roller coaster will partially submerged. More from abcs elizabeth hur. Reporter from texas to oklahoma this morning, thousands still reeling from the weekends record rainfall and devastating destruction. This little town has been hit hard before but this is nothing like ever. Reporter the swollen waters of the blanco river rising more than three feet in just hours wiping out roads and even concrete bridges. Flooding basements and sending hundreds to the roofs of their hopes. We saw what we thought was a rescue boat coming down the river and we kind of did a cheer and then we realized it was a car. Reporter floodwaters so powerful, so far Authorities Say at least t