Makes people safe. Sometimes id rather take the bus because its its not safe. Norah the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us on this wednesday night, and we do want to begin tonight with the rising crime rate in new york on americas largest subway system, with millions of commuters and tourists riding every day. Well, now, an extraordinary new approach by the governor there to bring down crime in the big apple. The democratic governor announcing a major crackdown, hundreds of National Guard will begin Tonight Patrolling Subway platforms and checking riders bags. The show of force comes after a recent spike in crime in the underground transit, including three killings since january. And even today, just hours after the announcement, a Train Conductor reported that she was hit in the head with a glass bottle. Cbss Elaine Quijano spoke with subway riders about the new security. Reporter new york governor Kathy Hochuls plan is aimed
that are not true about george. how he s being portrayed is just an absolute lie. robert zimmerman insists his son acted in self-defense. he talked about taking a, quote, leap of fate. federal charges filed against that jetblue pilot that had a midair meltdown. the captain s mental health coming into question, whether he should have been at the controls in the first place. where s mom? what are you stopping for? here it is, right here, right here. we re out, we re out, we re out. dramatic cell phone video captures one family s harrowing escape from a fire burning in colorado. two key endorsements for mitt romney to tell you about. one, a potential running mate. the other, a former president. the polls show the gop front-runner has a lot of work ahead if he plans to beat president obama. we start with new developments overnight in the trayvon martin investigation. just released video obtained by abc of george zimmerman on the night he fatally shot the 17-year-o
bomb squad safely got the vehicle and performed a thorough hand search. this provided a loud bang you heard it there at about 8:20 p.m. uspc concluded the investigation with negative results and nothing hazardous found. police are treating pressure cookers as weapons because they have been. bombers used two pressure cookers in their attack and utes add pressure cooker in a failed bombing attempt in u.s. times square. beyond the book bag with suspicious packages. a man through a gyrocopter on the west lawn on the capitol. thousands blocks away from the national concert was the public at any point in any danger? this happened on the street bordering the national mall. thousands more in town this