Died by apparent suicide. Theyve pleaded not guilty. A lawyer for one of the guards says the two are scapegoats. All we have is a rush to judgment, a rush to charge the smallest of people who are getting paid the least, and make those people pay for the ndhe t didnt happen throughout an entire system. Reporter but the prosecutor points to jail surveillance allegedly showing the guards sat at their desk and appeared to have been asleep, at times shopping online. Guard Michael Thomas allegedly later telling a supervisor, we messed up, we didnt do any rounds. Epstein had just been removed from suicide watch, but was left for eight hours before he was found with a noose around his neck. Prosecutors say no one was seen entering epsteins cell block. The defense wants to see those videos. The prosecutors say the evidence in this case includes hundreds of hours of jailhouse surveillance. Eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. Russia may be banned from competing in the next two olympics. Experts at t
Across our land. I remember the sights and sounds of parents at the firehouse in sandy hook on the horrible day in 2012 when 20 beautiful children and six great educators died. The firehouse is where parents went to find out whether their children were okay. And the way they found out was that their children either appeared or they did not. For them in the cries and sobbing they experienced, the expressions of anguish, the look on those faces was only the beginning of their nightmare. But it transformed connecticut. And what we did in connecticut was to adopt commonsense measure, comprehensive steps to stop gun violence. But the lesson of connecticut is not only that those steps have reduced gun violence including homicide but also that states with the strongest laws are still on the the in ersy of the one mercy of the ones with the weakest because guns have no respect for state boundaries. They cross state lines and they do damage and death in states like connecticut with strong guns
Been a comfortable night. But not for our friends in the east bay with midand upper 60s to 70s all night long. 6 to 11 degrees warmer this morning. Thats why we have our heat advisory again for another day where temperatures will be close to 100 degrees here. Be sure to drink plenty of fluid, watch out for the pets and stay out of the sun. Beautiful shot here where were looking at our alert in the east bay valleys. A little bit better around the central bay in terms of air quality. Tomorrow we will be back on track as temperatures come way down. Thanks, lisa. This morning the community in rome is mourning a beloved officer after two bay area men charged with his murder. It was a drug deal gone bad. We have the reaction abroad. Reporter flowers and messages lining the street where Mario Cerciello rega was killed in the line of duty. One of them reading your service will not be in vain. Mario was always, always, always a helpful person said a member of the carabinieri. All of us could al
Exciting. All right. Andy shovels. Thank you so much. Texas that could get some downpours have damaged homes swept away cars, and forced people to evacuate some areas got hit with almost two feet of rain causing widespread flooding and more rain is on the way lets bring in cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar so theres more youre tracking yeah. Unfortunately, the last thing this this place needs is more ran, but texas is about to get a bunch of it. Take a look at the video behind me. This is from livingston, texas again, you can just see all of that widespread water flowing into homes and businesses and covering the roadways. But its not just the rain that fell onto the roads. You also have to worry about the rivers, creeks, and streams because those swell after that much rain. Take a look. Youve got 39 river gauges at Minor Flood Stage 16 at modern and about a dozen river gauges at major flood stage. And these take time. In fact, some of these have yet to even peak and likely wont for a
The gag order just prohibits him from criticizing the jury or the witnesses. J. B. Robert costa in new york, thank you. Arizonas near total ban on abortion has been repealed. Governor katie hobbs made that official today, undoing a law that dated back to 1864. This summer, a law passed in 2022 will go back into effect. That allows abortions up to the 15th week of pregnancy. Some abortion rights advocates want that to be extended to 24 weeks and are collecting signatures to put that on the ballot in november. Tonight, mandatory evacuations are in place in areas around houston, texas, as a major river there quickly rises. Nearly 40 Million People are on alert for flash flooding. Thats following days of torrential rains and severe thunderstorms. Cbss Omar Villafranca reports from hardhit Southeast Texas. Reporter parts of livingston, texas waterlogged after overnight storms soaked the Southeast Texas town. Up to 8 inches of rain fell in some areas this morning, leaving homes and businesse