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the president registered his outrage today after immigrant living in the u.s. illegally was arrested in a crash that killed indianapolis colts linebacker, edwin jackson. mr. trump tweeted one of the preventible tragedies. must get the dems to get tough on the border with ill lee guam immigration past. dean reynolds following the case. >> reporter: the man brought into court today in indianapolis has a history of arrests including driving under the influence and driving without a license. manuel servala has been deported twice and yet managed somehow to get back into the u.s. now the guatemalan citizen is believed responsible for the sunday crash on an interstate which killed indianapolis colts'
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linebacker edwin jackson and uber driver jeffrey monroe. jackson and the driver had pulled on to the shoulder of the highway, when a pickup truck plowed into them from behind. in court today, he insist he was not driving the pickup. i don't know why i am here, he said. but the police said he was the driver. that he was drunk when the accident happened. with a blood alcohol level, three times indiana's legal limit. he was walking away when they caught him. now president trump and al lies seized on the news as a prime example of why the country need tougher immigration laws. republican todd rocito representatives the indianapolis suburbs. >> we can't put illegal immigrant criminals above the interest and safety of citizens. >> edwin jackson's friend, would not want his death to be politicized. >> i don't think edwin would have judged anyone on where they were from. the guy made a mistake, obviously it cost two people's lives.
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>> the leader of the indiana immigration law group. >> really not an immigration story at all. a drunk driving story. a tragedy. a police investigation story. >> now the suspect is currently being held here in the jail behind me and is due in court tomorrow. if convicted he could face years in prison, but at the very least, deportation is certain yet again. jeff. >> dean reynolds in indianapolis for us tonight. dean, thank you. could have been another disaster for amtrak. the connection between two cars on its high speed accela came apart shortly after the train left washington at 5:00 a.m. today bound for new york and boston. here is transportation correspondent, kris van cleave. >> reporter: federal regulators are investigating why two of the eight cars on this high speed amtrak train separated early this morning north of baltimore. sources say the dc to boston train was traveling at more than 124 miles an hour moments before
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the separation. amtrak says 52 passengers were on board. they were put on another train. no injuries. this picture shows the it happened an area where passengers can move between cars. >> if someone would have been crossing from one car to another potentially they could have fallen through the separation. >> the former chairman of the ntsb. >> i certainly would like to see a top to bottom examination. that may well have to include a safety stand down. everything comes to a stop. staff is, focused and refocused on, on safety processes, safety management systems. >> reporter: this incident days after two amtrak employees were killed and 116 injured when the silver star train derailed outside columbia, south carolina. last week, a chartered amtrak train, carrying republican
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lawmakers hit a truck on the tracks killing one injuring six. in december this amtrak-operated train going twice the speed limit when it derailed around a curve in washington state killing three. ntsb chairman yesterday. >> has that become a pattern not a series of accidents where you end up wondering what is going on at amtrak? >> i think it is very important that we have to look at each of the accidents in isolation to be able to determine if there are systemic issues. >> reporter: amtrak says it is investigating. and will inspect all 20 of its accela train sets. it has a good safety record but slated to be retired in 2022. jeff. >> kris van cleave, thank you. a state judge in pennsylvania ordered amtrak enegypt near to stand trial in a 2015 wreck that killed eight in philadelphia. another judge had the, had thrown out the charges. the train operated by brandon bostian was traveling twice the speed limit when it derailed. federal investigators blamed two
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recent crashes in commuter train terminals on fame year to test engineers for sleep disorder. crash killed one person in brooklyn, new york and another in hoboken, new jersey. another false alarm went out this morning. this time people on the east coast were warned of a possible tsunami. the national weather service and accuweather, a private company blame each other for the mix-up. short time later, the weather service tweeted. a tsunami warning is not in effect, repeat, a tsunami warning is not in effect. >> all syrian and russian jets pounded an area outside of damascus. one of the few rebel strong holds left after seven years of civil war. according to one human rights group there were 35 air strikes in 24 hours. at least 55 civilians killed. among them, nine children. according to the rescue volunteers known as the white helmets. now to other stories we are following in the "evening news feed." los angeles retains its title as
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the the world's most gridlocked city. on average, l.a. drivers spend 102 hours stuck in rush-hour traffic last year. tying for runner-up, new york city and russia's capital, moscow. drivers near ames, iowa, had no escape as snow yesterday cut visibility. vehicles plowed into each other. this video just coming out. as many as 70 vehicles in all. at least one person was killed. another of others were taken off to hospitals. the local sheriffs department called it the worst pileup any one there had ever seen. >> a story about the melting permafrost in the arctic. mercury underneath it. researchers now say as much as 15 million gallons of the toxic element could be released into the environment. that is ten times the amount of all human caused mercury emissions in the past 30 years. ♪ ♪ a powerball ticket worth $500 million was bought right
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here. why isn't the winner claiming it? >> there is a bug at the olympics, a stomach bug. georgia lawmakers have the never seen a lobbying effort quite like this. 400 girl scouts. they came with brides. girl scout cookies. >> we're making a change. and girls can do anything.
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the winner of the half billion dollar powerball jackpot yet to collect a penny of it is wracking up legal fees in a battle to keep you from finding out who she is. here is michelle miller. >> reporter: sam can't believe his luck. the winning powerball ticket was bought here. >> i get $75,000 as a bonus for selling the ticket. the ticket owner wants her money. but she wants to stay anonymous.
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claiming it is a significant invasion of her privacy and a lawsuit filed in new hampshire state court. in 2016, a new hampshire powerball winner established a trust and claimed their $487 million. but january's winner, signed her name on the ticket, as requested by lottery instructions. by not claiming her prize, she stands to lose $50,000 a day in interest. edward jones financial adviser, perry radford works in merimac. >> what's the first order of business? >> you want to have a whole group of people on your side. everybody is coming after you. build a team that can be on your side. >> already she has got a lot of people on her side. >> it is going to be a living hell. change her name and move away. >> her lawsuit cites other big winners who have tragedies following them. including a 2016 murder of a georgia lottery winner by armed gunman. a 2009 lottery winner, scammed, who then killed him. her lawyers say she hopes to
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pour her winnings into this town. which is buzzing with the news. >> i've won that much money, it wouldn't matter to me. >> jane doe's court date its set for february 21st. and jeff, the clock is ticking. she has less than 11 months to claim that jackpot. >> a very interesting story, michelle miller, thank you very much. still ahead here tonight. rob gronkowski took a big hit during the super bowl. and didn't know it. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. okay - let's try this. it says you apply the blue one to me.
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north korea made quite an entrance at south korea olympics. the team was met by a ferry. and they were joined by hundred of cheerleaders. unwanted guests appeared, the noro virus. 1200 security personnel confined to their rooms while they were tested. new england patriots tight end, rob gronkowski didn't lose the super bowl sunday. he also lost property. while he was playing his home in foxboro, massachusetts was burglarized. police will not say much. a radio dispatcher was heard saying saves and guns were taken. time to call a night. not in 2018. folks in the crowd turned on their phone. look at that. referees gave their blessing. and the tournament went on in a
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very intimate setting. up next, girl scouts set out to w
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we end tonight with what could be an appeal by the girl scouts to rename a bridge to honor their founder. here's mark strassmann. >> ariella, a 6th grade girl scout put the squeeze on state representative. brooks coleman. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: inside the georgia state house more than 400 little lobbyists, girl scouts from
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across georgia, roam, the hallways looking for supporters. at issue is this bridge that spans savannah harbor. it honors eugene talmadge, former governor and white supremacist who died in 1946. girl scouts want lawmakers to name it instead for juliet gordon lowe, the savannah native founded the group in 1912 and was a bridge builder. the girl scouts were open to all of america and became integrated, decades before much of the country. the lobbyists even gave up bribes. girl scout cookies. sawyer stewart is 11. >> have you heard lawmakers say no? >> yes. like they're saying no straight up. they're just like, no. you can't do this. you just can't do that. >> reporter: what do you say to them? >> no is not a boundary. i can reach the sky. if you say no, that just, that just, wants me to try harder.
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>> i support it. i signed the legislation. and i will vote for it. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you so much. >> with the lobbyist, is this cute. almost not a fair fight. >> not a fair fight, no. >> i think that, being a dad and grandaddy it is hard to turn down your granddaughters and your daughters, right? >> georgia's girl scouts formed a political pac, as in precious and convincing. >> pleasure meeting you. >> mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. that is the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us for the morning news and, cbs this morning, later. from the broadcast center in new york city. i'm jeff glor.
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welcome to the "overnight news." i'm jericka duncan. wall street investors are hoping the wild ride is coming to an end. for a third straight trading day the price of stocks bounced up and down. but this time when the bell rang, mate your indexes were up. these whiplash gyrations in the market come after a laundry list of good economic news. here to sort it all out is our correspondent. >> reporter: within the first few hours of the market opening. the dow jones started a wild 1,000-point swing. >> do you have anything -- >> through another volatile day. >> traders still reeling from monday's record single day plunge. while investors were looking for answers. >> how are you doing today?
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>> sarah stanic is an investment adviser in brooklyn, new york. >> the market, not the economy. the economy is strong. >> since the market's turbulence. >> you are not 100% in stocks. >> she has been trying to reassure clients like kate. >> you don't follow the markets on a daily basis do you? >> no, no. that's what i rely on a financial adviser, rely on sarah. >> when you see the dow within minutes. plunge, 1600 points, >> what did you think? >> i mean, thought my goodness is this freefall is it going to correct itself, going to keep going down? so, yeah it was a little concerning. >> the first thing that went through my mind, i better send an e-mail. >> reporter: president of the new york stock exchange trying to put things in perspective. >> this wasn't one of the top 25 days, in percentage terms. i want to make sure anybody, investors you describe, make prudent decisions free of
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exceptional anxiety. >> is this a good time for somebody let's say in, in, kate's position? >> better than last week. >> would you be open to investing in the dip in the market? >> absolutely. let's talk. >> reporter: she is a buyer. experts warn we could see more wild days ahead. as investors gauge what actions the federal reserve may take regarding interest rates. a strong economy and growing wages are a good thing. but they could also trigger inflation. something the fed wants to keep in check by raising rates. it was a picture perfect liftoff at cape canaveral for the spacex falcon heavy rocket. the biggest rocket flying these days. and the only one that is reusable. manuel bojorquez reports.
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three, two, one! >> the most powerful rocket in the world puts the first car in orbit. the star of the amtrak fleet breaks apart on the rail. >> the roar of the 27 engines matched only by the crowd. but the show in the sky wasn't over. while the payload, a st. esla roadster with a dummy named starman, hurdled away from earth and to the sound of what else, david bowie's "life on mars." a message on the car's circuit board says made on earth by humans. the falcon heavy combines the power of three rockets into one, that can carry bigger satellites and equipment and eventually humans, deeper into space.
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space x founder and ceo, elon musk spoke about the possibility fees with cbs news space analyst, bill harwood. >> you could send people back to the moon with the falcon heavy, you could, with orbiter refueling, send people to mars. >> both goals of the u.s. government and missions musk is eager to leave his mark on. and his brand. >> we are just trying to make space exciting again. and try to push the frontier. back to where it was. >> reporter: but the mission is not over yet. the final phase of the rocket involves firing the engines one more time.% in order to thrust the car and starman towards their intended orbit. jeff? opening ceremonies for the winter olympics in south korea get under way friday. the game will be played under tight security, just 50 miles from the north korea border. ben tracy reports from the host city.
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>> so when pyeongchang was awarded the game more than seven years ago, tensions in the region were quite a bit lower. north korea did not have nuclear weapons thought capable of hitting the united states. so a lot has changed. now the security concerns here involve everything from terrorism to war. a terrorist has taken athletes hostage and is about to ram a vehicle into an olympic stadium. a chemical bomb explode in a trash can as spectators run for their lives. and a drone carrying explosives is shot out of the sky. these are some of the terror drills, security forces have been conducting near olympic sites. this law enforce. command center is now open in pyeongchang to monitor security during the games. overall, south korea is mobilizing a more than 60,000 person olympic security force. including, 50,000 soldiers. that includes south korean marines who in a somewhat odd display with their american counterparts tested their
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tolerance for the cold and snow. >> we covered reconnaissance skills as well as critical combat skills in a cold weather environment. >> of course one of the biggest concerns is north korea. in 1987, 10 months before south korea held the summer olympics in seoul. north korean agents place aid bomb on a korean air flight killing all 115 people on board. kim jong-un's rogue nation is just 50 miles from pyeongchang. across the demilitaryized zone, separating north and south. this is what is known as the the joint security area of the dmz. this is where north and south meet. you literally have south korean soldiers here who are staring into north korea just beyond the blue huts. the u.s. and south korea delayed
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their annual military exercises. so as not to provoke north korea. the north's decision to send a large delegation to the games is thought to have reduced the chances that it will disrupt the event with a missile launch or nuclear test. another big concern here at the olympics is some sort of large scale cyberattack that would disrupt the games and that is something north korea is particularly adept at. they have hired a private security firm here to try to prevent that kind of attack. >> we'll have much more on the winter olympics when we come back. you are watching the cbs "overnight news."
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this is the cbs "overnight news." the winter olympics and south korea get under way this weekend. and not everyone in that country is happy about it. the big concern, the price tag, a brand new olympic stadium costs $60 million. and it is only scheduled to be used four times. ben tracy is there. >> so that is the $60 million stadium that they call temporary. overall these olympic games are costing abut $13 billion, paid for largely by the south korean government. but the building binge here began even before they were awarded the games. they built this massive ski jumping facility in pyeongchang back in 2009. in part to show that south korea was serious about hosting the games.
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>> pyeongchang. >> it worked. and now this county of just 45,000 people has an olympic stadium that can seat 35,000 of them. ice rinks worth $400 million have been built. there is a $100 million bobsled and luge track. a brand new $200 million downhill skiing course. >> they need to minimize the spending. roger park is a sports economist. >> when you have a party like the olympic games. everyone is celebrating. but, after the party is over, some body going to clean up. and some body going to pay for the money. so i think that will be taxpayers. >> dozens of unused olympic venues now span the globe. most facilities built in rio for the summer games. less than two years ago are abandoned and rotting. 12 venues were built for the pyeongchang games costing more than $1.5 billion. there are no post olympic plans for at least three of them. including that $200 million
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downhill course which is likely to be bulldozed. this is the speed skating oval. not sure what they will do with this one until after the games. cost $120 million to build. and a local company did say this would make a great place for storing frozen fish. but some venues will have an olympic after life. the figure skating rink will become an indoor gym. the ski jump landing area doubles as a soccer field. the entire athletes village has been sold off as condominiums. and the olympic stadium, will become a park and museum. >> the one thing they have built that will likely get used long after the games is this bullet train. it takes people from downtown, seoul, to pyeongchang, in just about 90 minutes. the old train, took about six hours. >> south korea spent $10 billion
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on infrastructure. including the train and new highways. >> now that we have this great infrastructure, and world class venues, the athletes are coming up. we are certain that, pyeongchang games will half a lasting impact in winter sports in korea so. we are very excited about it. >> the international olympic committee used to demand that host cities build brand new venues. now they're encouraging them to reuse or upgrade existing facilities. for instance, beijing will be hosting the 2022 winter olympics. they plan to reuse their iconic birds nest stadium that they debuted during the summer games back in 2008. in capetown, south africa, the countdown has begun today zero. april 21st, that is, if it doesn't rain by then the entire city will run out of water. debora patta reports from the drought zone. >> normally i would be completely underwalter, standing here.
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if you look back, you can see, the dam was critically low, less than 20%. this is one of capetown's main sources of water, a source that could run completely dry within a matter of weeks. surrounded by beautiful stretches of ocean, it's hard to believe capetown could become the first major city in the world, to run out of walter. only use the daily allocated amount per person per day. >> named day zero, april 21st is when the taps will be turned off. three years of successive drought have devastated the city's water supplies. the local government has brought in severe restrictions forcing people to look for alternative supplies like this natural spring, tapped for public use. >> yeah, you know. but also, not to waste water. >> there have been scuffles here, security guard, now monitor the site. to prevent violence from breaking out. >> how will it be?
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>> chaos. it's going to be terrible. we are not looking for ward to that time. >> capetown's 4 million residents are now only allowed 23 gallons of water per person, per day. next month, that goes done to 13 gallons. compare that to the average american, who uses around 100 gallons daily. 13 gallons doesn't allow for much. 90-second shower. a quick toilet flush. basic dish washing. weekly laundry. large bottle of drinking water. outside the city center, the effects of the water crisis are more obvious. the farmer has only been able to plant a quarter of his corn crop this year. if the taps are switched off he is facing financial ruin. >> it's, difficult. difficult situation for us. >> water for brushing your teeth. >> climate scientist, peter johnston says that even if there is a good rainfall this year. the crisis will not be over.
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capetown is getting hotter. >> the increased temperature is going to increase evaporation. increase evaporation will mean less water available for our use. >> that its bad news for a city that is also a global tourist attraction, welcoming two million visitors a year. city officials believe that if those in capetown drastically cutback their water usage they could avoid the taps running dry until the rainy season in may. then the hope is the rains pour down, filling it to maximum capacity. >> in the arctic, the trouble is not drought but garbage from the rest of the world. the ocean currents deposit tons of trash on pristine island north of the arctic circle. we want to norway to see this before the winter set in. >> reporter: time is running out for an unusual patrol. soon, snow and ice will blanket the island in norway's arctic circle. making this group's passage here, impossible. >> this is as remote as the it gets.
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>> how many people live on this island? >> here, none. >> zero. >> we are on our own. >> we may be on our own. but everywhere we look, there are, unwanted signs of life. her team of volunteers are on plastic patrol, skourk the -- scouring receipt underfor trash. >> the ocean clean-up began in 2012, when i found two bird trapped in one piece of plastic like this? >> trapped, dead on a beach. >> reporter: that discovery unlocked a dirty secret. this polar paradise has become a garbage dump. >> reporter: this is a sampling of some of the things we found so far. we have a coca-cola carrier. this says on it, from venezuela. we also have -- what looks like some sort of motorcycle helmet washed up here. some of this plastic has been in
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the water for so long. you can't even make out what it is. >> in the six-year study. scientists traced arctic plastic back to the source. they found the global convey 'belt like ocean currents like the gulf stream carries plastic from the americas and europe to the arctic where it meets a dead end. last year alone, over 40 tons of plastic were collected from the islands. a recent clean-up produced the four bags. these things are so heavy. you can't lift it. scientists say, melting ice allowed plastic to travel to the northernmost eco system. climate change made it easier for research vessels to gain access and measure the problem. >> see what we have got? >> after collecting and analyzing water samples. researchers estimate there are more than 300 billion pieces of plastic in arctic waters. most of them are so-called, microplastics. the size of a grain of rice. broken down fragments of bigger
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object. like water bottles. straws, and, q-tips. >> tis is what happens itch you break down milk tops. >> powder. >> kerry lewis with exiter university says animals confuse the junk for food. she studies the impact the microplastic has on arctic food chain. >> what happens if an animal is eating plastic, plastic gets stuck in its guts. then starts to feel full when it hasn't got any food. what they do is they lose weight. they didn't have much energy for reproduction. >> it is too early to tell how threatened arctic animals are. but elsewhere around the world, the results have been deadly. which is why she is patrolling the arctic, earth's last paradise. a new frontier for pollution. >> i do hope that all -- all people in the world, get their eyes opened and stop polluting the ocean. we have to stop now.
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hollywood director, is breaking his silence on a crash crash that injured uma thurman on the set of kill bill. thurman released the footage telling the new york times, tarantino promised her the stunt would be safe. in the same article, thurman accused harvey weinstein of sexual assault.
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♪ what should i do >> the closing credits of kill bill volume 2 show uma thurman's character driving down a road. but this reverse angle was never seen until last week. the silent video shows the her drifting off the road and smashing into a palm tree where she suffered a concussion, damage to her knees and permanent neck injury. her director, quinton tarantino seen checking on her. she said she was nervous about shooting the scene furious tarantino promised the car was fine. >> people familiar with his work, would find it plausible in a tempting to see the vision through he may play fast and loose with certain details. >> in a new interview with deadline hollywood, tarantino denies betting angry but the decision to do the scene is beyond one of the biggest regrets of my career. it is one of the biggest regrets of my life. a trust was broken. thurman tells a time she considered suing but harvey weinstein studio miramax would show her the footage if she
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signed a document wafg liability. she refused. in an instagram post monday, thurman says she does not blame tarantino who helped her obtain the footage. but she says the cover-up had malicious intent holding two producers and harvey weinstein solely response bum. they lied, destroyed evidence, and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and chose to suppress. >> i don't know if there was anything nefarius off to it. tarantino seems to confirm that other people didn't want her to see the footage. >> in a statement to cbs news, a spokesperson for harvey weinstein denies he took part in a cover-up saying, this is the first time he has learned that ms. thurman had any issues regarding the accident. in regard to her sexual assault
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by now you probably heard about the one about a new york artist that tried to bring a full grown peacock on to the united airlines flight. she claimed it was a support animal. needless to the bird didn't fly. more airlines are cracking down on such creatures and the people who try to bring them on board. travel editor peter greenburg reports. >> reporter: more and more airlines are reporting that the number as well as the the types of emotional support animals is reaching crisis proportions. we are not just talking as you can imagine, dogs and cats. in fact the interior cabins of
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some flights are beginning to resemble noah's ark. >> not kidding, this woman wrangling her peacock into the airport. >> it warned the owner, dexter would not be allowed to board. the bird lives with an artist in brooklyn, claims dexter was her emotional support interview. in the 2016 interview, she described how she got him. >> but then this happened. and i was like, do i have a peacock in my neck. >> united airlines prohibits bird, hedgehogs, ferrets, spiders, sugar gliders and exotic animals. policy requires owners to give 48 hours advance notice flying with a support animal, provide a letter from mental health professional and documents from a veterinarian showing the animal is vaccinated. >> what we really need is for the department of transportation to act with guidelines for the industry. >> united saw a 75% spike in comfort animals from 43,000 in 2016 to 76,000 last year. the critters sometimes relieve themselves and damage planes.
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in june, an emotional support group bit a delta passenger. can pigs fly? in 2015 we showed how easy it was to got one on a flight. a colorado counseling center provided cbs this morning with a letter prescribing the pig as the primary treatment for a psychological disability. tom panic, ceo of guiding eyes for the blind says people are passing off their untrained pelts as service animals. >> as a person who is blind my action rights are infringed upon. >> the policies for united and delta kick in march 1. american airlines is expected to follow suit. the new policies apply to emotional support animals, not the trained, especially dedicated animals that fly for and with people with disabilities. >> really, a peacock? that's the "overnight news" for
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wednesday. well, a live look now at storm scan three shows a mid week mess heading in our direction but what you see from this storm system depends where you live. >> because people in the northern parts of the region like here in bethlehem that may need to break out shovels while folks to the south could see rain, katie has more on the timing of the storm coming up. we are covering latest preparations as fill gets ready for one of the biggest parade is it has ever seen we have everything you need to know about honoring these super bowl champions. today is wednesday, februaryth good morning i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. this is a special earl a digs getting you ready for wintry mix to affect your morning commute. >> we have several school closings and delays that information is at bottom of

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