nation, particularly massachusetts, but continues to be one of the most amazing crime stories in modern american history. i made a statement, and i m going to just stand on that statement. i really have nothing further to add. were you happy to see your brother? i m not adding to my statement. did you recognize him, the way he looked? yes. your feelings after seeing him after all these years. you must have some powerful emotions after not seeing your brother after all these years. perhaps later i ll make a statement. i d have to think about it. you seem very emotional right now. what is that? you seem very emotional right now. well, it s an unusual experience. thank you. the brother of whitey bulger, william bulger, former head of the massachusetts state senate,
former president of the university of massachusetts, brother of boston s mob boss. william bulger in grave need of someone to human shield him from all these microphones in his face today as his brother was brought from california to a south boston courthouse. bulger was denied bail. no surprise there after 16 years on the run. his arraignment was postponed until the issue could be resolved of who would be his lawyer. whitey bulger telling a judge he could afford his own counsel, quote, if they gave me my money back. law enforcement said they confiscated about $800,000 that they found in cash stuffed into the walls of whitey bulger s apartment in southern california. in the last 24 hours we have learned some surprising details about how bulger was finally caught. the tip to arrest him, for example, reportedly came from iceland. a woman living in iceland, of all places, who had crossed paths with whitey bulger and his girlfriend in santa monica is reportedly the one who called authoriti
an amtrak train headed to the bay area. as many as five people have been killed in the fiery collision in a rural area about 7 o miles east of reno. sharon chin is in emeryville tonight where that train was supposed to arrive earlier today. sharon. reporter: yes, there are a number of surviving passengers who are on their way back here, back here to the emeryville station. dozens of passengers who escaped injury crowded on to buses in reno tonight. their final stop, the bay area. before getting on to the bus, linda and clayton cook of placerville described the inferno from two train cars away. all of the flames coming. there was diesel fuel all over the windows. we facility the impact and looked on the window on the other side of the train and it was engulfed in flames. my heartfelt like it was up in my throat because we didn t know if it was the end or what. she s out there. a passenger with a cell phone captured the moments after the fiery crash. officers say a
at least two republican senators say they are definite yeses. that information alone would leave the marriage bill one vote shy of passing if everything else went on party line. but a handful of republicans have held out as undecided for a long time now. one of those longtime republican undecideds, a senator named andrew lanza. he announced tonight that he will be voting no. but the ultimate outcome here is as much of a mystery now as is the exact timing of the vote tonight. the last time same-sex marriage rights came to a vote in new york state was two years ago. at that point the senate was controlled by democrats. that measure was defeated when it came up two years ago. not a single republican voted for it. eight democrats voted against it. this time the vote looks to certainly be closer and possibly even to go the other way. this weekend in new york city, just so you know, is gay pride weekend. new york city s gay pride parade is this weekend. so there are even more gay p
excitement, i forgot to mention that morgan freeman received the a.f.i. achievement award this very night and it airs on tv land. geoff: that is impressive. [laughter] craig: with all of this mucking around, i don t know if you re the real morgan freeman doing the voice or the geoff? geoff: craig, i m your electric winch. [laughter] craig: that s what i ve been waiting to hear. [laughter] good night, everybody. good night. [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded. so i sent him to camp. we d earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card. and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what s your story? citi can help you write it. you re watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. a bay area bound amtrak train in a deadly crash. we hear from the people on board that