This is the cbs weekend news. Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano with a western edition of the broadcast. We begin with a horrific crash in the california desert. A tour bus and a tractor trailer collided this morning on interstate 10 near palm springs. The death toll has been climbing throughout the day. Mireya villarreal has the latest. Mireya . Reporter elaine, Highway Patrol officers responding to this accident say it is one of the worst they have ever responded to. Killed in the accident including the bus driver. 30 more were taken to local area hospitals. The video from this morning shows you just how bad this accident was. The the entire front half of the bus was lodged under the tractor trailer. There were 44 people on that bus when it hit. Emergency crews had a difficult time reaching some of the worst victims and a private tow company had to pry the tractor trailer off the tour bus to get the the tour bus was on its way back to los angeles from the the red earth casino i
The European Union. The results could send markets all around the world into a tailspin. This morning, what it means for your bottom line. And full court prez. Does president obama have his sights set on owning a team in the nba after he leaves office . What the white house is revealing about the commander in chiefs hoop dreams today, thursday, june 23rd, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. That is a friday morning crowd on thursday morning, because mclemore is here. Big concert for us on friday morning. Well get out there and join those people a little later in the show. First, we have major news coming from capitol hill. Thats right. That rocket scene on the floor of the House Chamber. A democratic protest to force votes on gun control, a fight that appears to be far from over this morning. National correspondent Peter Alexander
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