That it could be the darkest winter. We will get to weather and traffic in just a moment, but we have traffic we want to catch you up on. Kris sanchez is live for us in san jose with the breaking news of the shutdown of 85 because of a deadly accident. Reporter now we know the chp suspect the driver was driving under the influence and was speeding at an excessive rate. The investigators behind me are still taking measurements and gathering evidence from the evidence field, and this will continue for a bit longer. The driver was behind the wheel of a 2005 Dodge Durango when it lost control and rolled over several times. Three men died here at the scene and a woman died later at the hospital. The driver is under arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and another passenger is expected to survive, so in total six people involved in the crash. We now know that speed is believed to have been a factor, and we know chp says they have written 87 more excessive speed tickets since th
And another woman at the hospital, and the driver was america to give you a hair cut, arrested on the suspicion of driving under the influence and then go to this, i guess. Another passenger is expected to i am tempted. I will tell you. Survive. We can certainly tell this is an i feel like a human chia pet. Extensive evidence field. We expect the highway will be closed until about 8 00 this i should get on Facebook Live morning, so if this is your and cut it, you know. Regular route you should know if you are headed southbound you my daughter will do it. I can do it. Will be diverted off at cottle. Take a look at this one taco and mike will help you with your workaround for that. Shop in texas. They are providing what they are and work will be affected as the calling real driveup service. Food is placed in a plastic bin drivers could be paused to see what is happening over here. And that is attached to a big we dont know yet what the cause wheel, and they top it with a of the crash was
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District, which is out in western pennsylvania. So gerrymandering, thats what were talking about right here. The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled this week that all 18 of the states congressional districts need to be redrawn because they were gerrymandered to favor republicans. The Gopled Legislature has until february 9th to submit a new map. There is the current map there right now. A new map and Governor Wolf has until the 15th to send it back to the court. Well get Governor Wolfs response in a moment, but, dom, is there enough time to do this and do it right and do it so that all parties that need to approve it will approve it . I dont think so, and i object to it, to the broader point of what the courts have done. They clearly have just overstepped their bounds. I dont see how anyone would see it differently. The reason why there are 13 republicans in the state is because theyre spread out. Democrats are more in concentrated areas. This is ridiculous, this district. I get th
In. Senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham issued a joint statement saying in part, quote, he described the correct goal to degrade and ultimately destroy isis. However, the president s plan will likely be in position to destroy isis which is the worlds largest, richest terrorist army. Prior to the president s speech, senator tom harkin dismissed the idea that isis poses a direct threat to the u. S. Saying, quote, its fearmongering. Its what happened after 9 11. Oh, my god, theyve got these planes crashing. Now theyre going to take over america. Thats nonsense. Its become an international issue. Ahead of his speech, the president spoke with leaders of saudi arabia. The country has agreed to host an antiisis Training Program for Syrian Opposition fighters. Meanwhile, a new poll finds that 64 of europeans approve of president obamas international policies. Here in the u. S. , a gallup poll finds that 43 of Americans Trust the federal government to handle international problems. Nbcs tra