2015. Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for monday july 27th 2015. Good morning and thanks for joining us. Im Alison Harmelin in for annemarie green. We begin with a record fine for fiat chrysler. Theyll pay Civil Penalties of 105 million to federal regulators for violating safety laws. They cover over 11 million cars and trucks. The government says fiat failed to notify customers of recalls in a timely matter and was slow to make repairs. They also agreed to be monitored for up to four years. Also as part of the safety deal they must buy back more than 500,000 rams and pickup trucks and other vehicles. Its the biggest action in u. S. History. The ram is the top selling vehicle. They have defective steering parts that can cause drivers to lose control. Four firefighters are being treated for injuries sustained from fighting a wildfire in california. The lowell fire started saturday. As of last night it has burned 1,500 acres and is 15 contained. The fire is fueled b
Extremely close, in settling a contract dispute and averting a strike. A strike would leave nearly a million riders to find another way to get to where theyre going and idle some thousand bus drivers, subway operators and other workers. The regional trains will keep running, though. Negotiations at the within ham hotel in old city. There were little to no major sticking points left to hash out. I wouldnt say its tense. I would its ernest. I would say that people are putting their best foot forward to reach to a successful conclusion. The yn onon monday promised 24 hours notice of any decision to strike indicating they would announce whether they would continue talking or strike on friday. The major issues include contributions to the pension funds, medical care and wages. Once again just moments ago sources have indicated that the final touches on a deal right now are being looked over herein side the windham hotel. Were expecting an announcement here in a matter of minutes. Reporting
Deal. Were expecting an announcement here at any given moment. Sources indicate septa and its Largest Union are quote, extremely close, in settling a contract dispute and averting a strike. A strike would leave nearly a million riders to find another way to get to where theyre going and idle some thousand bus drivers, subway operators and other workers. The regional trains will keep running, though. Negotiations at the within ham hotel in old city. There were little to no major sticking points left to hash out. I wouldnt say its tense. I would its ernest. I would say that people are putting their best foot forward to reach to a successful conclusion. The yn onon monday promised 24 hours notice of any decision to strike indicating they would announce whether they would continue talking or strike on friday. The major issues include contributions to the pension funds, medical care and wages. Once again just moments ago sources have indicated that the final touches on a deal right now are
the most powerful there is with winds up to 210 miles per hour. cbs reporter bigad shaban is live in oakland. reporter: good morning. this is just a small sample of what that deadly tornado left behind. homes were flattened and cars tossed around like they were toys. here in oklahoma, that destruction is about a mile wide and 17 miles long. the search for bodies and survivors is nearly complete. hello? can you hear me? reporter: officials say they have checked every home at least once but plan to double and triple check to make sure no one goes unfound. still, authorities don t expect to find any more casualties. at least 24 people died from the tornado including nine children. most of the youngest victims died at plaza towers elementary school. it s been replaying in my head. reporter: this teacher lost seven of her third great students when a wall collapsed on them. she used her own body to shield the children closest to her. had my arms around 2 of them. repo
were 28 and 30 years old. thomason added that officials are sifting through surveillance camera of the area where the crime occurred. this is a high priority for us. i don t think it would have safe to walk by yourself. reporter: this woman who didn t want to use her name, said the crime is a call for women to stay together. i know this community suffers from chronic community violence. a lot of our kids were shot over the summer and it s pretty dangerous. reporter: investigators say the three women assaulted did not know the attackers. right now police are working on a couple of sketches of the two men. a $30,000 reward is being offered up for information that would lead up to an arrest and conviction. late this afternoon, a jury convicted a tracy man of torturing a 16-year-old boy held captive for more than a year. anthony waders was charged with false imprisonment. he is the neighbor of the couple who held kyle ramirez captive. the captor and legal guardian are