This morning, a commuter train hit a truck that was abandoned. No one was killed but 21 of the 58 people on the train were taken to the hospital. Tonight, four of them, including the engineer are in critical condition. Omar villafranca is at the scene. Reporter the explosion and flames lit up the sky after the metrolink train struck the truck just before dawn. Ould see three of by daylight, you could see three of the five of the 7. 5ton rail cars toppled over like toys. The truck driver, a 54yearold man from arizona, got stuck on the tracks and jumped out when he saw the train coming. He was found walking about two miles away from the crash. Was the driver under the influence of anything, according to your officers . He appeared to be very unsettled, and so the extent or the cause of that is actually yet to be determined. Reporter officials here say todays crash would have been much worse if not for new rail cars designed and purchased after a 2008 metrolink commuter crash which killed
Glad you could join us. So we start with the impeachment inquiry facing u. S. President donald trump. Hes long insisted he did nothing wrong blocking nearly 400 million in military aid to ukraine. But a new report by the Washington Post shows there was debate in the white house on whether it was legal after the fact. The post cites a confidential white house review and three people familiar with the records. Cnns Jeremy Diamond has more. Reporter the white house has been conducting an internal review of President Trumps decision last summer to withhold nearly 400 million in security aid to ukraine. Now according to the Washington Post, that review is turning up hundreds of documents that suggest that white house officials and officials in the office of management and budget were working to draw up a legal justification for that move after the fact. Again, this reporting suggests that this was yet another instance of a scramble by officials to essentially catch up with another one of Pr
Burglar messed with the wrong woman. How an 82yearold grandma took care of business. Helps when youre a dead lifter. Welcome to our viewers and around the world. This is early start. Im caitlkaitlan collins. Im christine romans. 4 00 a. M. In new york. 11 00 a. M. In jerusalem. A federal judge ruling former White House Counsel Don Mcgahn must testify under subpoena. A judge said that aides are not immune from testifying. For the constitution, no one is above the law. Jackson ruled that if mcgahn wants to refuse to testify, he must do so in person and question by kquestion. The justice because it will appeal the ruling, setting the stage for a showdown between the executive and legislative branches. The decision can be bad news for anyone who has worked in the Trump White House and is refusing to testify. They could pave the way for some of them, like john bolton, to testify in the impeachment probe. His attorney said bolton was personally involved in matters that are being investigated
Stop at least temporarily that House Democrats effort to get years of the president s tax returns. Correspondent david spot kicks it up without the breaking news. Hey, david. It is a busy monday for thanks giving week. Don mcgahn left the white house while before ukraine entered the equation, but this is somewhat of a setback for the Trump Administration. May start a Chain Reaction should bring others who know more about ukraine in front of the camera. Mcgahn left the white house last fall, specifically october 2018. A senior official with the department of justice tells fox news that doj will appeal this ruling, hoping for a stay. This ruling sets up an interesting situation for those who work and worked in the white house, and the top tiers of the Trump Administration, as President Trump spoke to ukrainian president zelensky. White house chief of staff mick mulvaney, Energy Secretary rick perry, and former National Security advisor john bolton have all decided not to testify. That co
Stage for a showdown between the executive and legislative branches. The decision can be bad news for anyone who has worked in the Trump White House and is refusing to testify. House democrats are hoping the ruling could pave the way for some of them, like former National Security adviser, john bolton, to testify in the impeachment probe. His attorney said bolton was personally involved in matters that are being investigated. The House Intelligence Committee wrapped up two weeks of public hearings. And chairman adam schiff said they could release the report as soon as next week. He warned that that timetable might extend. We dont foreclose the possibility of more depositions and more hearings. Were in the process of getting more documents all the time. That investigative work is going to go on. Were not prepared to wait months and months while the administration plays a game of ropeadope in an effort to stall. Democrats say those who wont testify might find themselves in additional art