Handed over the cash. The women were arrested a few days later and admitted to staging the robbery. Ktivs tiffany lane is covering todays sentencings and will have the details tonight on news four. South dakotas Death Penalty would be repealed under a measure thats being considered today by the Senate State Affairs committee. The bills main sponsor is republican senator arthur rusch of vermillion. Hes a former judge who has prosecuted a Death Penalty case. Rusch told the committee this morning hes seen firsthand how costly and hard and court personnel. He says Death Penalty cases are unfairly taxing on county governments and he doesnt believe the punishment is an effective crime deterrent. Last year, the same two measures to repeal or limit the Death Penalty. A pair of bills in the Iowa Legislature that would increase the speed limit on rural twolane roads are raising concerns among some authorities. A subcommittee has approved measures that would increase the hour. Safety at the iowa
And marks the highest price gain since 2007. The same report also shows an increase in first time home buyers. But experts warn that home appreciation is starting to slow down. And higher mortgage Interest Rates are expected sooner rather than later. Tim a public hearing on the baaken pipeline is just a week away and theres already controversy over how the meeting will be handled. The iowa utilities board announced today that due to the number of people wishing to speak on the issue, that theyll be limiting the number of speakers to 210, with h speakers representing each side of the debate. Groups opposed to the pipeline say that this limits the amount of testimony the board will hear from their side, and gives an unfair representation of how the pipeline is perceived by residents. Tim were learning more today about the investigation into the russian plane crash that killed 224 people in egypt earlier this week. New evidence suggests a bomb may have brought down the plane. And now the
Thats cled pantyhose, honey. Pantyhose. Welcome to cbs this morning. Gayle king is off. Investigators are trying to determine what caused a deadly whale watching tragedy off canada. A photo captured the moment when the 65 foot vessel sink into the sea. At least five people are dead. Crews resesed 21. Alpha delta phind they are still searched for one where the boat went down off british columbia, vancouver island. Reporter canadian authorities confirmed the boat sent out a may day call around 4 00 p. M. Local time. The coast guard responded quickly, sending two support boats to rescue passengers. Local water Taxi Companies and fishermen also joined in the search which lasted through the night. Cell phone video taken off the coast shows the capsized tour boat. Only the bow is visible above the water line. Local fishermen arrived as the last known survivors arrived on shore. The coast guard asked us to circle around the area to see if we could find any more survivors. Reporter survivors w
Days after major mudslides. State route 58 is still covered in mud that is six feet deep in some are areas. Its about 100 miles north of los angeles. Last week, a 30minute downpour turned the highway into a mud pit, trapping 300 people in their cars. At least 60 of the hidden pine fire is contained this morning in central texas. Nearly 300 firefighters assisted by aircraft are fighting the 4,600acre fire. Fifty homes were destroyed since the fire broke out last week. Its shaping up to be an eventful week in the race for the white house. The frontrunners from both parties are making headlines with their talk of terrorism and we are still waiting on Vice President joe bidens plans. Brook silvabraga is here in new york with more. Reporter joe biden did give a speech here in new york city over the weekend, but staying true to form, he didnt make any reference to a possible president ial bid. He did discuss terrorism and religious extremism, which are talks of 9 11 and the benghazi attacks
Louisiana pkg boehner the budget deal is poised to be House Speaker John Boehners office. It essentially prevents another Government Shutdown and puts off a debt crisis. hrem02 dc feed lawmakers leaving while leaving negotiations with the white house that stretched until almost midnight uonday, s hrem02 dc feed rep. Darrell issa r ohio 16 49 down the government i also dont want to be part of doing be part of doing nothing so hopefully this middle ground is something i can support i file the 144page bill calls for an increase in spending of dollars over two covers defense and domestic programs. Reforms to Social Security Disability Insurance and lifts 2017, well after the president ial election. Some conservatives want more. sot hrem2 dc feed rep. John fleming r louisiana 17 06 has never shown an interest in reforming entitlements 10 faced a fast approaching november 3rd deadline to avoid a debt default. A vote on the ryan vo a day before paul ryan is set to be elected the news. 3 democ