Beheading of james foley by an islamic extremist. Militants say they executed foley in retaliation for u. S. Air strikes in iraq. A nice of protests in ferguson briefly turning into a tense confrontation. Authorities believe that they were successful. I believe there was a turning point made. In arizona, rising waters resulting in dramatic rescues after heavy monsoonlike rains. As much as 8 inches fell in some areas. It was like the beginning of watching noah or something. In california firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire near Yosemite National park. The fire scorched more than 300 acres of land. In the middle east more rocket fire. Air strikes after peace talks failed. Texas governor rick perry formally booked on felony charges. Im going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being, and we will prevail. A tense hostage situation in chicago. Two officers were wounded. The suspects took six children. Four have been released. Beer drinkers beware. There could be somethi
jackpot. that and much more on cbs this morning, saturday may 18 2013. and welcome to the weekend. and welcome, tracy smith. great to have you here. thank you. nice to be here again. we have a great group of guests here this morning. the wonderful amy grant will perform from her new album, the first in ten years. we ll tell you about three world records and the incredible honor he just received. we begin with the nightmare collision in connecticut, two rush hour trains jammed with hundreds of people on their way home. the trains were headed in opposite directions about 60 miles northeast of new york when they slammed into each other, injuring dozens. janelle burrell of our new york station is in fairfield, connecticut. janelle, good morning. good morning to you. the accident was so severe that it shut down amtrak trains between new haven, connecticut and boston. right now police are keeping me quite a bit away from this scene, but if you look behind me, you can
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breaking news from egypt. the government makes unprecedented and huge concessions to protest leaders. but will it be enough to stop the street protests? remembering reagan. the ceremonies held today to mark the 100th birthday of the nation s 40th president. party crashers. will fans decide to watch two other bowls ip stead of the super bowl halftime show? good morning. i m alex witt and welcome to msnbc sunday. we re going to get right to the breaking news in egypt. the government is now agreeing to se new and unprecenteed ncsiestohe protest leaders, this after the country s vice presidentet withppition ou today cludg the muslim otheood. nbc kirs is following the latest developments for us from our london bureau. with a good day to you, let s talk about the concessions. what do you know about those? good morning. they really do appear to be significant concessions. let s just go through them. we re told that they ve agreed to allow freedom for the press, to release t