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Ricochet fire. One suspect fled the scene and there may be a second suspect. There were dramatic rescues at sea after a boat capsized on the way from turkey to greece. Migrants and refugees weree dumped into the water when their wooden boat overturned. At least three people died. One adult and two children. Others clung to life preservers. The greek coast guard and other vessels brought 242 survivors to the greek island of lesbos. Some of them unconscious children. A 10yearold boy was seriously injured yesterday afternoon in an apparent shark attack at a hawaii beach. Witnesses say the child was bitten on the thigh while body boarding about 30 feet from shore. The boy was taken to a local hospital in serious condition after the attack. After the attack ocean fety officialal posted shark warning signs strongly recommending that people stay out of the water. This is the seventh shark attack in hawaii so far this year, and the third on oahu this month. A us military surveillance morning i ....
Out power to more than 30,000 customers. A military team has gone to the scene to begin recovering the blimp. The main body and the tail section are a few hundred yards apart. Captain matthew villa, army air amp; Missile Defense command we would like to apologize to the local community for the loss of power and any other inconveniences that this could have caused but we do appreciate that fact that there was no loss of life or any Major Property damage. Villa says the blimp is in an area thats hard to get to. The recovery is expected to take up to a week. The remains of the blimp have been tied down with ropes and Pennsylvania StatePolice Troopers are using shotguns to deflate it. The number of people seeking unemployment aid barely rose last week and the ave ....
Protesters and debt simpleton bowles rolled out their new plans to balance the books. One that will spread the hurt on both sides of the aisle. Its become clearer and clearer to us, that if in fact were actually going to get a bipartisan deal, that were going to have to push both sides to get out of their comfort zone. If anybody cant understand what were trying to do, and if anybody cant understand the sequester isnt really its just going to do total disruption. Joining me noun john harwood, cnbc correspondent. Last week it was the meteorite, i guess bruce willis needs to roll into town and save us from another countdown. I think everybody at home believes this is ridiculous and we cant fathom how were here again. Well, it is ridiculous. But were here again because we have two parties that are ideologically apart. And dont like each other very much. The president is counting on republicans to blink again as at the did at the end of the year on revenue by agreeing for tax increases on ....
Commemorate as history, with a plaque, were the unmemorable speeches of two powerful men. And that block i think explains why this museum is so necessary. Because that same object reframed, put in context, tells us so much more. As americans, we rightfully passed on the tales of the giants who built this country. Let armies in the battle, the way the seminole debates in the halls of congress and the corridors of power. But too often, we ignored or forgot the stories of millions upon millions of others. Who built this nation just as surely, whose humble eloquence, whose callused hands, whose steady drive, helped to create cities. Erect industries. Build the arsenals of democracy. And so this National Museum helps to tell a richer and fuller story of who we are. It helps us better understand the lives, yes, of the president , but also the slave. The industrialists, but also the port porter. The keeper of the status quo, but also th ....