Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening, well, the curve was sharp and the train was going way too fast. Late today, federal investigators say that the commuter train was bolting down the track at 82 miles an hour as it approaches the 30 miles an hour zone in the bronx, new york, early yesterday. Cars from the metro north train flew off the tracks and nearly into the harlem river. Four people were killed. Some were thrown from the train. 75 others were hurt and 11 of them critically injured. Investigators are poring over the data from the trains black boxes to find out why this happened. We have a team of correspondents covering the story starting with jeff pegues at the crash scene. Jeff . Reporter investigators were able to determine the speed of the train from the black box which is show the throttle was cut and the brakes were applied far too late. By the time the train reached the curve it was traveling nearly three times as
Clive next bundys family has lived in the nevada. He has been grazing his cattle on federal land. When the federal government came to seize his cattle, his friends came to his aid heavily armed. It has fueled questions in other states and other contexts. Does the federal government have any justification for owning and managing the land in nevada or is the federal government guarantor of federal land. Well start with background. Nevada cattle Rancher Cliven Bundy said its his right to graze his cattle on any land he chooses. And his story has gained national attention. Officials at the u. S. Bureau of Land Management in nevada say bundy has been running hundreds of cat until a federally protected wildlife area and for years has refused to pay the fees required to do so. The blm is seeking more than 1 million in back fees and fines from bundy, and when he refused to pay the government began rounding up his cattle to confiscate them. A band of armed men rallied to bundys side and in the
Clive next bundys family has lived in th nevada. He has been grazing his cattle on federal land. When the federal government came to seize his cattle, his friends came to his aid heavily armed. It has fueled questions in other states and other contexts. Does the federal government have any justification for owning and managing the land in nevada or is the federal government guarantor of federal land. Well start with background. Nevada cattle Rancher Cliven Bundy said its his right to graze his cattle on any land he chooses. And his story has gained national attention. Officials at the u. S. Bureau of Land Management in nevada say bundy has been running hundreds of cat until a federally protected wildlife area and for years has refused to pay the fees required to do so. The blm is seeking more than 1 million in back fees and fines from bundy, and when he refused to pay the government began rounding up his cattle to confiscate them. A band of armed men rallied to bundys side and in the s
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening, well, the curve was sharp and the train was going way too fast. Late today, federal investigators say that the commuter train was bolting down the track at 82 miles an hour as it approaches the 30 miles an hour zone in the bronx, new york, early yesterday. Cars from the metro north train flew off the tracks and nearly into the harlem river. Four people were killed. Some were thrown from the train. 75 others were hurt and 11 of them critically injured. Investigators are poring over the data from the trains black boxes to find out why this happened. We have a team of correspondents covering the story starting with jeff pegues at the crash scene. Jeff . Reporter scott, investigators were able to determine the speed of the train from the black box which is show the throttle was cut and the brakes were applied far too late. By the time the train reached the curve it was traveling nearly three times as fast as it should hav
President. Its a chance for a restart, and he has to make the sell of his presidency thus far. But he also seems to be getting in his own way, blaming barack obama for the damaging leaks plaguing his white house and for being behind what we are seeing at the town halls. All this as lawmakers spar over the Trump Campaigns alleged ties to russia, and to think we are just 40 days in to the trump presidency. Lets begin our coverage with senior washington correspondent, joe johns, at the white house. I dont think its hype, and its a real deal tonight and its a reset, and both sides of congress there and he has to make the pitch to the people. Reporter its definitely an opportunity for this president to, among other things, make an unfiltered message to the american public, and his most important audience will certainly be in the room with him, and republican congressional leaders have been urging the president to put some meat on the bones, essentially to give some specifics about what he w