shared his daughter s best friend says amerie was killed while calling 9-1-1 on her brand new cell phone. i just want people to know that she just died trying to save her classmates. she just wanted to save everyone. we have more video now that s tough to watch. it s from outside the school while the gunman was inside. these are the cries of grantic parents who heard the gunshots inside the school and are demanding the police storm it. despite the overwhelming police response, it may have taken as long as than hour for them to breach the classroom and take down the shooter. we re trying to establish every single timeline, as far as how long the shooter was inside the classroom. how long did the shooting take place. as of now, we have not been able to establish that. we want to provide facts as opposed to just providing timelines that are preliminary. we estimate anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour. right now i want to bring in my colleague alisyn in uvalde. it is now
Karen rogers with traffic. Reporter we have clouds over the terrace right now and satellite mimicking that idea. A few clouds locally. There are clouds out to the north and west. Showers near pittsburgh may make it into the poconos and brief sprinkle into the closer northern suburbs, but not a big deal. 58 degrees on the bus stop in philadelphia. Temperature keeps on sliding. 52 in allentown and reading. 65 in cape may. This afternoon well, it looks good, well be cool by 7 00. 56 but by lunchtime, 6. Not a bad afternoon for recess. 73 on the way home from school this afternoon thats the high with partly sunny skies overall. Pretty nice. 72 degrees by 5 00 p. M. 7 00 p. M. , 69 there will be a breeze blowing at times. Hurricane irma is a category four as it pultz pulls away from the turks and caicos. The latest numbers coming up from the National Hurricane center and accuweather. What you got there, karen. Reporter its a shot where you can see the flashing lights. Penndot is zooming all
Derailed. Thats about 45 miles west of fargo. Smoke can be seen up to 20 miles away. Residents within five miles of the fire have been evacuated and urged to evacuate, rather, and residents within ten miles have been told to stay indoors. Both trains are owned by Berkshire Hathaways bnsf. No injuries so far have been reported. We should say the fire will likely raise some concerns, though, about the increasing volumes of crude that are shipped by rail. Right now, more than twothirds of the states Oil Production is shipped by rail. Were going to go to michelle with more of the top news stories. Happy new year. Its nice to ring it in with you, andrew. Its very nice to be here. Warren Buffetts Berkshire hathaway is buying philipps 66. Berkshire reported owning about 27. 1 million shares of philips 6 6 at the end of september. That stake is worth just over 2 billion. A phillips 66 filing said it would be getting 19 million of those shares in explaining for the specialty product focusing on
Another comedic legend. A week after being hospitalized 81yearold joan rivers has died. Her funeral will be held this sunday in new york city. The clinic where she went under arrest is under investigation. Rivers stopped breathing while undergoing a procedure on her vocal cords. Late show Host David Letterman and jimmy fallon took a moment to remember rivers last night. I can remember the first time she came out and sat down, and i was stunned and surprised because, oh, my god, the force of power of her comedy was overwhelming, and i said to people, i didnt remember that she was that funny, but, by god, she was all her life. We had her on the very first night when i took over, and im lucky to say i got to work with her and have her on our tonight show. Im so blessed. She came out, and she came over to me, and she started really emotional. Shes just i dont think it will do her justice. Theres no denying that joan rivers was a trailblazer. Cynthia mcfadden takes a look at how she made hi
Know, paving the way for this transition to happen . No, i have not heard anything from President Trump. Now, earlier today the president elect formally introduced his nominees for those Key National Security jobs in his cabinet and white house staff. The contrast with the Current Administration was clear and did not need to be spelled out. Biden, hoping that comparatively, the integrity and intellect and expertise on that stage in wilmington speaks for itself. Biden himself making a point of noting he does not want a team that just says yes. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Theyll tell me what i need to know, not what i want to know. What i need to know. The nominees not only echoed bidens sentiments. There were strong signals there would be no hesitation in speaking the truth. Mr. President elect, you know that i have never shied away from speaking truth to power, and i accept this nomination knowing that you would