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the band also announced a 20 city tour this summer where it is estimated they will make upwards of $3 million per night. carter evans, los angeles. >> that's the "cbs overnight captioning funded by cbs it's monday, april 4th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." deadly derailment. two people are dead and many passengers hurt after an amtrak train collided with a backhoe
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incident wasn't amtrak's only crash on sunday. sinking temperatures and snow several weeks into the spring season. we are tracking the chill in the northeast. drop jaw. that is donald trump's message to john kasich. why the front-runner has his sights set on the candidate in last place. >> and dolly parton and katy perry work it at the academy of country music awards. the highlights and the big winners from country music's big night. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. amtrak says it will operate a normal schedule today along its northeast corridor. two workers were killed yesterday when an amtrak train en route from new york to savannah hit a piece of heavy
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the collision caused a derailment, injuring 30 passengers, and caused major delays. don championship it at the accident scene in chester, pennsylvania. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and anne-marie. overnight we did see crews going in and around the derailment site behind me. right now the investigation centers around figuring why the two construction workers who were killed were on the track when the train came through. federal investigators continue to examine the heavily damaged front end of amtrak train 89 overnight, as they begin piecing together what led to sunday's deadly accident. >> we will be looking at mechanical operations, signal, track, human performance, and survival factors. >> reporter: the train was on its way from new york city to savannah, georgia, yesterday morning when it slammed into a
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backhoe operator and a sproversupervisor. photos show heavy damage on the first car of the train. >> all you could see is a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train and there was a couple of sort of like fire flashes. >> i just called some of my church members and asked them to pray. >> reporter: among other things, investigators want to know why that heavy piece of equipment was even on the active track in the first place. >> sometimes, there is human error. sometimes, things happen. but there is virtually no excuse for a backhoe to be on an active track. >> reporter: sunday's accident comes less than a year after the derailment of the amtrak train 1888 ifn philadelphia which killed eight people. as part of the video are being reviewed. at last check last night, three of the passengers who were hurt were still in the hospital. it's not known if that number changed overnight. and, again, amtrak plans to
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last night an amtrak train hit a man on the tracks north of philadelphia. it was unclear why he was on the tracks. police say he lost his leg as a result of the collision. yesterday afternoon, one person was killed when an amtrak train hit a vehicle on the tracks in northern illinois. there were 248 passengers on the amtrak train headed for california. none of them were injured. now to the weather. the calendar says it's spring, but for a lot of folks here in the northeast, it feels a lot like winter. this morning, a spring storm is bringing cold temperatures, snow, and gusty winds from the great lakes to the northeast. winter weather warnings are posted in new york, massachusetts, and vermont. the high today in boston is expected to be 33 degrees. 34 in providence. in massachusetts, about 20 miles southeast of boston, a man and a woman were killed when a rotted tree weakened by the storm fell on their car. in upstate new york, whiteout conditions blinded drivers, causing a 12-vehicle pileup.
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cars and a bus. several people were injured. powerful winds with gusting exceeding 50 miles an hour downed power lines and trees. tens of thousands in the northeast remain without power. one of the mainterm analysis at a newark liberty international airport have been evacuated because of an apparent fire. the cause of the fire is not known. on to politics now. tomorrow's wisconsin primary looks to be a close race for both the democrats and the republicans. but the outcome could have a significant impact for donald trump where a loss would make it much harder to win the delegates needed for the nomination before the convention. brian webb reports. >> reporter: at a campaign rally in west alice, wisconsin, donald trump said it's time for john kasich to get out of his way. >> you shouldn't be littering up the process, because that is what he is doing. it's really a disgrace, i'll tell you. >> reporter: kasich tweeted,
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works, donald. we will keep fighting until someone reaches the majority of delegates. ted cruz made several stops in wisconsin sunday, insisting he's the republican's best shot at winning the white house. >> nominate nating donald trump would be a train wreck and that is not fair to train wrecks. >> reporter: a cbs news battleground tracker poll shows ted cruz six points ahead of trump in wisconsin, with john kasich far behind. >> it's probably the last chance for a while to put a dent to donald trump's lead. it is that kind of conservative state. >> reporter: the same poll shows bernie sanders two points ahead of hillary clinton. sander spoke to a crowd of several thousand at the university of wisconsin-madison. >> if we do not allow the trumps of the world to divide us up, the truth is, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish. >> i am ready on day one to
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and your commander in chief. >> reporter: clinton spent the day campaigning in new york ahead of the state's april 19th primary. brian webb for cbs news. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will discuss what is at stake in wisconsin with cbs news political director and "face the nation" moderator john dickerson. what appears to be a huge leak of confidential documents from a panamanian law firm reveals how the rich and famous launeder money and dodge taxes. some 11 million documents were leaked from the firm by and anonymous service. an international media coalition released their findings yesterday. the report names four former or current world leaders and criminals a celebrities and sports stars. the brussels airport is open but far from offering full service. three flights left yesterday, the first since the march 22nd attacks. there was enhanced security.
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go was up. he was rescued from a jetty in washington state by the coast guard. he is hospitalized in seattle. they say an air rescue was dispatched because his injuries were so severe. more possible debris from a missing malaysia airlines a soccer star is arrested. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the oregonian reports that abby wambach is facing a dui charge and heat from other soccer fails. she failed a sobriety test saturday night in a traffic stop. men are upset about wambach's criticism of foreign guys on the national sqaur. "the new york times" reports a senator's warning about an explosive commonly used by terrorists.
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the materials can be made from material from hardware stores. >> it's as easy to make as cake. >> researchers are working on an electronic system but it hasn't been field-tested. a new effort to reverse the flow of migrants in europe. greece sent more than 200 refuges to turkey by ship today. it is the start of a european union plan to block asylum seekers. about 50,000 migrants are stranded in greece. britain's daily mail reports the discovery of debris thought to be from a missing malaysia jet. vacationers on an india ocean island found the metal pieces. the scraps will be tested in australia. mh-370 van issued two years ago with 239 people aboard. the "los angeles times" reports the death of a roller derby skater in a freeway plane crash. a small plane hit the car that
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five other people were hurt. isabel was a member of the san diego starlets. keisha says chefs offered a deal. sony wants her to apologize by saying she was raped by dr. luke. on instagram she would rather let the truth be known than die a lier. a rocket launched by a space start-up headed by jeff bezos competed its latest feet. >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs morning news" is
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plan, it could launch space rides in 2018. on the cbs "moneywatch" a possible winger in the bidding war owner virgan america and super heros lose their punch at the box office. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. a solid week on wall street capped by better than expected job numbers. the dow gained 278 points for the week. the s&p finished nearly 37 points higher. the nasdaq ended the week 140 points higher. it's reported a deal for alaska air to acquire virgin america could be announced as early as today. "wall street journal" says the deal is worth about $2.5 jetblue. the deal is still being negotiated but if it does go through, alaska airlines would carrier. a part shortage is delaying oculus.
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part is the problem or how long the delay would be. preorders for the new model tesla, the model. 3 are surging. they received 276,000 orders as of saturday. with all of those orders, turn into actual sales, tesla would make about $10 billion in reven revenue. it's scheduled to begin shipping by the end of next year. the super hero epic "batman v superman" maintained its hold on the top spot at the box office this weekend and 68% in its second weekend in theaters and 52 million in 260 million to date. disney disney's "zoo topia" in second
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picking up where the 2015 left off. the mets started their start of the season against the royals. they had to watch the world series championship rain be raised before the game. royals beat the mets 4-3. >> uconn huskies are hoping to make it four championships in a row. it wasn't a fair fight on sunday. husky shellacked oregon 80-51. with a win, gene auriemma would break john wooden championship win with 11. the orange beat the washington huskies 80-59. they now have the daunting task of taking on the uconn huskies tomorrow night. the ncaa men's basketball championship is set. a battle of the two seeds.
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saturday night in what was set to be an epic game. instead, was an epic blowout. nova mostly silenced ncaa player of the year buddy hield to wallop the sooners 95-51. nova will take on unc in tonight's championship. syracuse kept it close with unc in the first half, but the tar heels kept hammering in the second with a little more than 7:00 to play, it looked like syracuse was staging a second half comeback, but unc went on a run and kept the game out of reach for good, winning 83-66. unc plays for their sixth title tonight. tip-off is at 9:19 eastern on tbs. count tiger out of this year's masters. on his website, tiger woods said he is sitting out this year's tournament. woods has battled a bad back for months and said playing this week just wouldn't be best for his long-term health and career. woods did not set a timetable
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here is a timetable for you, though. masters coverage tees right here on saturday with the third round starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern. final found action tees off sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern right here on cbs. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we will go to augusta to meet some of the best young players in golf. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." see me. see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that... ...i won't stop until i find what works. discover cosentyx, a different kind of medicine for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. proven to help the majority of people find clear or almost clear skin. 8 out of 10 people saw 75% skin clearance at 3 months.
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here is a look at this morning's top stories. investigators are trying to figure out just why a piece of heavy equipment was on the same track as an amtrak train. two workers were killed when the train hit the backhoe in the morning south of philadelphia. the locomotive derailed and some 30 passengers were injured. a winter-like storm has
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and powerful winds to an area from the great lakes to the northeast. winds exceeded 50 miles per hour and some 40,000 customers remain without power. a new study confirms what millions of people taking statins have been complaining about for years. and it may offer a solution. jericka duncan has more. >> reporter: peggy o'connor who suffered a heart attack after years of battling high cholesterol had complained to her doctor about statins she had taking, drugs that can lower bad cholesterol. >> when i started on the statin, i started having muscle spasms. >> reporter: claims like that were initially dismissed by some in the medical community. dr. steven nissan is the lead researcher at the cleveland clinic study. >> we confirmed that this is a problem and it's real and we have given them an alternative. >> reporter: dr. nissan says problems, including muscle pain and weakness, affect up to 10%
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million to 4 million americans. the study looked at more than 500 patients who reported side effects and considered statin intolerant. the patients in the study were given a statin or a sugar pill. about 42% who took a statin experienced muscle pain or weakness. the second part of the study involved testing nonstatin cholesterol loring drugs. one was an oral drug. the other, injectable. both worked, however the injectable had better results. >> patients that got one of the new injectable cholesterol loring drugs had 52% to 54% reduction in their cholesterol. it is about 14,000 a year, so they are quite expensive. >> reporter: the cost for statins is a few hundred dollars per yef. dr. nissan estimates 30 million
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so far, two injectable nonstatins have been approved by the fda. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the growing problem of called ransom ware as hijackers files instead of money. and last night's country music award winners. and we go to augusta to meet some of the best young players in golf, ahead of this week's masters. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching.
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