Happening today. Reporter we expect cantran to give an update at 8 00 this morning. They say the opening is still scheduled for tomorrow at 5 00 a. M. Theyre putting on the finishing touches on the project in 20 years in the making. Some marking, paving of the east bound lanes, striping and cleaning up. They will not say if the bridge will open early. All work is going well. There has not been any surprises and if there is an opportunity to open the bridge earlier well take advantage of that but were not ready to make that call yet. Reporter here is the sped up version of what youll see if you drive on the span tomorrow. This is a version of heading west bound. Its definitely different than what were used to. What can you tell us about the road test happening this afternoon . Reporter we know that about 20 historic cars are going to take a trip on the eastern span this afternoon after a ceremony. We dont know if that will have an affect on whether or not the bridge will open early. We
For the old eastern span of the San Francisco oakland bay bridge. The new bridge is practically ready to go. Probably be driving over rough patches but i would say you know, this bridge could easily accommodate traffic now. Reporter on the tour, the ride is as smooth as the graceful cables that suspend the new bridge. Gone is the infamous s. Curve and gone are the rumble strips. Its now a straight shot in and out of the tunnel. But were going to remind you that when the bridge opens up theres a strict 50mile an hour speed limit on there. Speed limit will be strictly enforced by the california highway patrol. Reporter work continues in the tunnel mostly cleaning of the walls. And while paving has gone a bit slower than expected there are i wants the hints the opening could be ahead of schedule. Theres no reason to keep it closed until 5 00 a. M. If we dont have to. Reporter what about the defective rods and bolts . Work will continue on them in the days and months ahead after the bridge
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. President obama spoke to the American People from the rose garden this afternoon, pressing his case for a military action against the Syrian Regime and calling the chemical attack that claimed more than 1,400 lives in syria 10 days ago a menace that must be confronted. But the president also made it clear he does not want to proceed alone and will seek authorization and support for a limited strike from congress. We have several reports tonight beginning with bill plante at the white house. Bill, we understand the president s decision to take this to congress came as a surprise even to his own advisers. Reporter absolutely, jim. He called them into his Senior Office last night to tell them two things that hes now decided it use military force but also that he was reversing course and would seek congressional approval. His reasoning, according to offici
Not the facts. And look at her website, you know what, its no different than this. Shes telling us how to fight isis. She says, go to our website. She tells you how to fight isis on her website. I dont think general mcarthur would like that too much. At least i have a plan to fight isis. I have a feeling by the end of this evening im going to be blamed for everything that has ever happened. Why not . Yeah, why not. I have much better judgment than she does. Theres no question than that. I also have a much better temperament than she does, you know . There is a clear winner and a clear loser but this is no normal year and no one in their right minds would call this normal candidates. The d. C. Elites hate trump but trump did very well in some online polls which arent scientific. Cnbc has trump winning as does time and the hill. Cnn, on the other hand, has hillary ahead. We have special analysis. Your original first thoughts on what you saw last night. I was thinking, wow, 90 minutes, bu
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