Phase, loading components of the highlytoxic sarin gas. Syria doesnt even acknowledge that it has chemical weapons. Theyve said that they would never use them against their own people. But one top official warned this summer that they would only be used against what he called external aggression. And that sarin gas that alex just mentioned, it is extremely toxic. A single drop can kill a person in a matter of moments. Of course, the u. S. Has been worried about syria using chemical weapons for quite some time, now. Abcs Tahman Bradley has that part of the story. Reporter a senior official tells abc news, the use of chemical weapons could trigger retaliatory action from the united states. Monday, president obama warned the syrian regime. I want to make it clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. Reporter Obama Administration and military Officials Say they believe president assad has gotten the m
We begin with the intense investigation into the deadly Train Derailment in new york city. New video released by the mta overnight giving a closeup look at the scene. You can see train cars toppled, as rescue crews carefully search each one. The investigation has uncovered that excessive speed likely played a factor in that crash. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the latest. Reporter investigators have discovered a giant clue about the metro north train that jumped the tracks in the bronx, new york. They say it was barreling into a sharp curve at nearly threetimes the permitted speed. The train was traveling at approximately 82 Miles Per Hour as it went into a 30mileperhour curve. Reporter while its too early to tell if the trains engineer is at fault, sources tell abc news that human error is likely to blame. The ntsb says the trains brakes werent applied until very late in the game, five seconds into when the train came to a stop. 4 people were killed, more than 70 injured. When i heard about
Kept billions upon billions of dollars in cargo from getting to warehouses nationwide. Crucial merchandise in these days before christmas. They estimated it was about 1 billion a day that this strike was going on. Its over now. Thats the good news out of l. A. This morning. Now, we turn to the battle over how to keep the nation from going over that socalled fiscal cliff. The clock is ticking now. 27 days to go. And president obama and Congressional Republicans are making plenty of sound bytes about it all. But very little progress. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the details from washington. Reporter democrats and republicans remain light years apart. Heres president obama, in an interview with bloomberg tv, describing House Speaker John Boehners plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. Unfortunately the speakers proposal right now is still out of balance. Reporter the speakers plan would raise 800 billion in tax revenue. But does so without raising tax rates for top income earners. The president says
Making news in america this morning the jumbo jackpot could make for a very merry christmas. But the odds of winning, tougher than ever. People forced to flee as flames spread through a popular tourist area. The wildfire destroying homes. Dirty secret about antibacterial soaps. Are they safe and effective . This morning, the fda is raising doubts about those questions. And holiday magic. A unique light show you have to see to believe. Good tuesday morning. We begin with megamillions fever across the country. The giant jackpots drawing less than 24 hours away. The big billboard says it all. 586 million. People have been lining up at stores to get their tickets, hoping for a christmas miracle. Thats 586 million jackpot would mean a 316 million payout to a single winner. Theres been no jackpot winner since early october. 11 million tickets an hour will be sold today in states where megamillions is played. Abcs Tahman Bradley on the frenzy. Reporter how about 500 million payday for christm
And good morning, everyone. We begin with that developing story from syrias civil war. Credible, new concerns about the use of chemical weapons by Syrian Forces. Syrias chemical weapons stockpile is believed to be one of the largest in the world. And theres word that Regime Forces might be ready to use it. We spoke with Alex Marquardt a short time ago, from the turkey syria border. Reporter it seems that syria went through the preparation phase, loading components of the highlytoxic sarin gas. Syria doesnt even acknowledge that it has chemical weapons. Theyve said that they would never use them against their own people. But one top official warned this summer that they would only be used against what he called external aggression. And that sarin gas that alex just mentioned, it is extremely toxic. A single drop can kill a person in a matter of moments. Of course, the u. S. Has been worried about syria using chemical weapons for quite some time, now. Abcs Tahman Bradley has that part of