authorities said they were taken to hospitals across southern bavaria. the german transport minister said the two passenger trains were on a curve and it appears that neither had time to before they hit t ad- on, adding that speeds of up to 60 miles per hour were possible on the stretch where the two trains crashed. germany's rail operator said safety systems on the stretch had been checked as recently as last week... but the transport minister suggested that a system designed to automatically brake trains if they've accidentally ended up on the same track didn't seem to have functioned properly. however, he said it was too early to draw conclusions. the transport minister said black boxes from both trains have been recovered and are now being analyzed, and that should show what went wrong. laura aguirre, nbc news. leaders in one african country say they could pull out of this year's rio olympics because of the zika virus outbreak in brazil. the head of kenya's olympics committee said today the country would not risk the safety of its athletes if the out

collided just before 7:00 in bavaria. it is 60 kilometers southeast of close to the austrian border. parts of both trains derailed wagonens overturned. it took around five hours for to free survivors trapped inside the wreckage. between a line is river on one side and thick forest on the other making very difficult. emergency helicopters and ambulances lined up in the area ready to take the injured to safety. he railway has been block and road have been closed. the trains at this time would school be filled with children but due to local holidays this was not the case. serious railway accident in germany for many years. authorities say the cause is not known. >> next to hong kong where lunar celebrations turned violent. iot police used baton and pepper spray to break up clouro. street violence there since pro democracy protests a little over a year ago. we have this report. eporter: throwing bricks and lighting trash on fire to express anger. the battle erupted between the hundreds of protesters on tuesday. a riot that be

. >>> at least four people dead after two trains bavaria. about 150 people injured in that accident. to be stuck inside still. 'll keep following this for you as we get details again. >>> a happy ending this morning for a mom who now has her baby back at home but the story is not over yet. the man who took the woman's car with the by girl still inside on the run. >> the man had her for hours. erica rakow live in ft. lauderdale this morning with the latest. >>reporter: right, eric. so that amazing news we have to report this morning is that baby girl is back with her mom, home safe and sound, but this guy who didn't waste any time jumping into her mom's car, taking it with her mom still inside. 10 month old girl back in the arms of her loved ones, reunited with her family. her mother beyond relief. this was at the police department after she had been found. this all happened at a sunrise boulevard in sunrise. the baby girl was sleeping when her mother stopped to pick up some clothes, n n wanting to wake her up. she left her in the car with th

the trains collided just before 7:00 in bavaria. the town is 60 kilometers southeast of munich, close to the austrian border. parts of both trains derailed in several wagons overturned. it took about five hours to free survivors trapped inside the wreckage. the railway line is signage between a river on one side and a thick forest on the other, making access to the gold. andgency helicopters ambulances lined up ready to whisk the injured to safety. authorities say they made huge investment in emergency systems to make sure this kind of crash does not happen. analyzing track signals as well as black boxes on board the trains. >> and investigation is underway that will determine the causes of the accident. if it was down to technical issues or human error, it is a terrible catastrophe and our thoughts are with the families of the victims. the train at this time would normally be filled with school children but due to a holiday, this is not the case. reallythe most serious accident in germany and more than five years. catherine: the fr

these two obtains are very close to the austrian border, on the southern tip of bavaria. it happened at around 6.50 in the morning. the two trains were operated by the bavarian network. authorities are beginning investigations, but so far their task, as things stand, to deal with the injured, but obviously crash investigators are looking into this. it is clear that this is not an incident involving the high express fast-speed trains such as the ice, the inter city expression trains. those were not involved in this incident. this happened on a single track stretch of the rail line linking bavaria with austria >>> germany has over 63,000 kilometers of track, so train safety is a very vital issue in the country, isn't it. >> reporter: that's right. the fact of the matter is that the rail network here is fundamental to the transport of customers, but also of commons. there are many trips a day, and they will be at pains to find out what has happened because any suggestion of any problems with the rail network as such could have serious consequences going forward, but, obvious

are dead, more than 100 are injured after two trains collided in southern germany near the town of bavaria. one train came off the tracks. thousands of syrians are trapped on the border of turkey. only a small number has been allowed to cross the border. police have fired warning shots during the lunar year celebrations >>> more on one of our big stories. billions of dollars wiped off the markets. they plunged more than 5%. the nikkei fell more than 5%. the rising value of then, the japanese currency, that will hurt exporters. joining now is the chief executive of andrew stotts. what is going on here? >> well, we have to remember the backdrop is we're in a major bare market and wech been in it for a while. we've been in it for a while. it has hit asia badly. volatility has risen badly. japan is one of the most volume file markets through asia right now, particularly over the last month or so. you're seeing markets close around most of asia and then you've got turmoil in the u.s. and europe and then boom it hits the market. that's already a very volatile market in a time when the markets ar

head-on near the height of morning rush hour the crash site is about 40 miles south of munich, in bavaria. all eyes are on new hampshire this morning as the nation's first presidential primary gets underway. but some say they still don't know who to vote for. "i don't have a clue. i don't even know what party i'm voting for yet." three small towns voted just after midnight. now the rest of new hampshire begins what election officials expect to be a record-breaking day. it's a fierce battle on both sides... with sanders maintaining a lead in the polls in front of iowa caucus winner hillary clinton. and the number 2 spot up for grabs behind republican donald trump. polls show more than half the electorate is either undecided or willing to switch their vote at the last minute. a change could be coming to iowa this time, on who controls them coming up, who monitors the cameras now... and who some lawmakers want them to go to.

is at leasted press 200 people have been killed in a town in the bavaria region southeast of munich. as a gonzalez he is a highly trained economist at a former deputy finance minister. after he heigned failed to reverse falling output. about 150 oil gas companies trapped by ihs may go bust. buyers and sellers of disagreed an asset value. that is your bloomberg is this blast. guy: guy: the world largest producer -- he sees nonie to try to erase cash from investors. the ceo of anglo american said he is halting all expansion projects while prices remain depressed. >> we need to be in a good place to manage the business in this environment.ng my view is we do not need to go back to the market. we need to focus on reducing our net debt level and that will ensure that we have the firepower. jeff curry, global head of qualities research at goldman sachs. let's talk a little bit about that volatility and its relationship to the rest of the commodities complex. how do they interact? >> if we take the volatility last year of all of the commodities and we rank order them, what we find is that e

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it happened in bavaria.. about 40 miles southeast of munich. right now.. rescue crews are trying to free passengers on board. we're putting the news back in the morning. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the nation and the world in 60 seconds. a riot in a busy district in hong kong turns violent. protesters are upset after a fight over street food sellers on chinese new year. you can see protesters throwing bricks at police. dozens have been hong kong's leader made a brief appearance at his office this morning to condemn the disturbance. new this morning, a petition has been approved to recall michigan governor rick snyder. the board that approved the petition denied most of the proposals related to flint's water crisis. the petition included a measure that said governor snyder had failed the people of flint, but the board was split along party lines. the board is still working on ballot language. people in an alabama neighborhood are facing a dangerous situation. look at this massive sinkhole opening up behind their homes. it's no

have breaking news from germany.police say at least four people are dead after two trains crashed in bavaria. one train derailed and several wagons overturned. these are first pictures from the scene.we will continue to update you throughout the break four3 (show open) 3

it happened just a couple of hours ago in bavaria, near bad aibling...its about 40 miles southeast of munich. at least eight people are dead and about 150 people are injured. a police spokesperson says this is the biggest accident in that region in years. as zika continues to spread, the white house has big plans to tackle the virus across the country. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live at the mosquito control center in clearwater. emerald, the obama administration will be asking congress for a lot of money. nearly two billion dollars in emergency funds to put towards keeping the zika virus in check. - and some of that money will end up going to mosquito control programs... - because it doesn't take much for mosquitos to breed...they only need about a capful of water... the president wants to give more than 800 million dollars to the cdc to help them with research on the zika virus - and to help them figure out ways to prevent the virus from spreading - and because there is no cure...he also wants 200 million dollars to go towards vaccine development and research. - here's what he

the incident happened near a area.n the bavaria thank you. with some of the news you need to know about. the stocks 600 just erased this morning's losses. mark: i want to start with the msci all country world index. this is a one-year chart. the rout in risky assets continues. a three-day decline is now 3.5%, leaving it just a whisker, almost 1% from a ber market. is almost 20%. money moving into fixed income assets today which i will come to. this is the stoxx 600 which fell yesterday. it has fallen every single day in february. bankood news is, deutsche rising as much as 5% today, reassuring employees and investors it does have enough cash to pay its debts. shares up by 5% today. the big decline in europe yesterday was the asc, it fell 7.8%. down 1% today. this is the stoxx 600 in the last year, fallen to its lowest level since october 2014. have a look at the big equity decliner today. ofs is the nikkei 225, one the few asian markets that is not closed for the new year holiday. look at that decline, down by 5.4% today. 1 est level since 20

police call it the worst crash they've seen in bavaria in years. some people are still stuck in the wreckage. rescuers now trying to free them. still unclear exactly why the two trains were on the same track heading in opposite directions. we may learn new details about two hours from now when authorities are holding a news conference. >>> 5:03. sarasota police need information you might have, after a man was shot in the leg during an argument outside of a mini mart. it happened before 10:00 last night at the star mini mart on north washington boulevard in sarasota. the victim was treated and released. authorities believe this is an isolated incident that started after an argument between the victim and another man. believe the public is in any danger but if you know anything call the police department>>> we're learning the man accused of attacking a little girl in a clearwater mall bathroom friday night now bonded out of jail. clearwater police say ricky thompson turned himself in and claims the whole thing was an accident. investigators say thomp

most of it has been coming from the csu in bavaria.nce minister for the finance minister said the rates they're 2008 a.n today it already had 100,000 this year. track for another million person arrival in 2016. guy: thank you very much. up next week talk about the minutes of january's meeting. and how market turmoil concerns could play out. ♪ at: welcome back, let's look your day ahead. we get earnings before the u.s. market open. the ecb publishes the account of the january meeting. later this afternoon, the eu with thetes renegotiation britain's membership will take center stage. that kicks off from 4:00 p.m. u.k. time fx chart is from bloomberg's first work richard jones. the minute and very exciting. i'm talking what the fed minutes on the ecb minutes. i think the fed a minute yesterday were -- there is nothing really new in them. they were consistent with what we heard from the chair the week before" we heard from rosen the night before. between thehift december amendments to the january minutes. we see a bit of a shift. i think i

it happened in bavaria. all survivors have been rescued and it's not clear what caused the trains to collide. >>> in keeping with tradition, the voters in dixville notch, new hampshire -- all nine of them -- were the first to cast their votes in the primary today. >> on the republican side we have for donald trump, two. >> but ohio governor john kasich got one more vote to take a 3-2 lead. all the democrats voted for bernie sanders over hillary clinton. coming up at 4:15, we'll have a live report from new hampshire where many voters remain undecided up to the last minute. >>> fireworks for the lunar new year may have sparked a fire at the san jose shopping mall. >> several people posted these clips of the fireworks and then you see the fire on social media. it was first reported after 8:30 last night at the grand century shopping mall on story road. the cause of the fire is still under investigation but witnesses believe it was sparked by those lunar new year fireworks. >>> in a surprise announcement on the

we said that some people are still trapped after the commuter the singletrack new bavaria know it's an area that is very difficult to access back rescuers are having to cross a river to get victims to waiting ambulances result this picture right here this is of the actual crash this is from a german newspaper now we do expect an update from authorities on this crash any moment and we will keep you posted are at the seder the polls are open people in new hampshire are already casting their ballot for the next president. so here's what you need to watch for today donald trump and bernie sanders have been leading the polls by double digit margins for months now if either one of them loses it's going to be a very big shakeup for this race for the republicans if one candidate can break away they will have the opportunity to claim all the not trump voters turnout is key more than five hundred and fifty thousand people are expected to vote which would be a record and we should start seeing results around seven o'clock tonight gma has seen coverage of the primary this morning live from new ham

the premier of bavaria has come out with a statement so harsh that it threatens to rock the governmentkeeping up his provocative rhetoric. on a visit to moscow, the bavarian premier emphasized common interests with russia, but he seems less interest with solidarity in germany, once again attacking the refugee policy of angela merkel. "what we have is the rule of injustice." germany, a lawless state? the head of one party apparently agrees. "we have always said there is a lawless area along our european and national borders. we want to return to law and order both in germany and in europe." others are outraged. the east german regime may have been lawless, but germany today? "either he does not know what he is saying, which would be quite problematic for a leader, or he knew what he was saying, which would make it even worse, because then it would be a provocation that went too far and that ultimately can harm all democratic parties." critics say he seems willing to discredit the refugee policy of angela merkel by any means necessary. brent: the inquiry into the deadly train crash in ge

germany's transport minister says two passenger trains that crashed head-on in bavaria were on a curve and it appears that neieier had titi to brake before thehe hit. nine people were killed in the crash. 40 suffered serious injuries. rescue efforts were made difficult because of the remote location. german police say all of the survivors have now been rescued from the wreckage and taken to hospitals for treatment. passengers aboard royal caribbean's "the anthem of the seas" are breathing a sigh of relief as the ship makes it way back to new jersey today. instead of seven days at sea and a a ip to the bahamas, these passengers got a terrifying storm that forced them to take refuge in their cabin for more than 10 hours. nbc's natalie morales reports. << flying furniture... ceilings collapsing... waves as high as 30ft... and hurricane force winds more than 150 miles an hour. people trying to all get down stairs and holdldg on to the walls ( jared johnhnn) all part of the harrowing journey that more than 6,000 passengers and crew won't forget anytime soon. the captain telling passengers..

. >> all right, now there is a security conference in bavaria in munich, that's where we find dominic kane many there are diplomats, hence the diplomatic lang, but then are on option sides of the conflict, and they have made it pretty clear about what they think the others are doing. >> well, that's right. we've seen a succession of speakers speaking about the importance in the regional middle east and the powers, as it were, who from president el-sisi brought to deliberate over this agreement at this security conference. one thing that is increasingly clear is that there is a divergence of opinion on syria. only a short while after it was agreed in this city, they were back in munich for a security conference. although some politicians have hailed the deliberations as a step forward, others have expressed extreme skepticism. in his address to the conference, john kerry adressed that skepticism by stressing how kill it is by making hostilities work. >> this conflict will still require a political solution at some point in time in order to make peace no matter what happens. this is the

. >>> german media say tuesday's train accident in the southern state of bavaria was caused by human error. two trains collided head-on, on a single-track stretch. police say 10 people were killed and 81 injured. an automatic train stopping system at the site failed to work, though it showed no irregulaties durg insptions la week. translar: we'renalyzing the blacboxes revered from e train determi what haened tecically a the use of t acciden >> local media have quoted investigators as saying the person in charge of monitoring train operations at a signal station switched off the automatic stopping system and let through a train that was running behind schedule. authorities have not commented on the reports. >>> the world's nuclear authority has waded into the fight against the zika virus. it's organizing a meeting of expert to discuss using radiation to combat the mosquito-borne disease. the international atomic energy agency wednesday opened to reporters a facility outside vienna, austria, that's researching ways to use nuclear techniques to sterilize male mosquitos. the method invol

this is in the bavaria section of germany. new video shows the mangled metal and debris thrown from the trains. fatalities and about 100 injuries. the cause of the crash not known at this point. >>> and more breaking news, violent clashes with police overnight in hong kong. officers using pepper spray and batons, even firing several warning shots over the protesters who hurled bricks and bottles at police. the violence erupting as the government tried to crack down on illegal food vendors during the lunar new year holiday. >>> widow of an isis leader charged in the connection of kayla mueller captured three years ago in syria. the woman admitted last year she and her husband kept her captive in a home where she was sexually assaulted by the head of the islamic state. she's now in iraqi custody. but it's not clear when or if she'll stand trial here in the u.s. >>> back here at home kids in boston are heading back to school today after four-day weekend. snow canceled classes friday. and also on monday from two well, yesterday hi

. >> reporter: this is the ing ooshgs lstadt center in bavaria. it was opened last september. more than a thousand people have come and goning. germany says their countries are safe, so they cannot claim refuge here. meaning this woman is resigned to return soon drn-- man. >> translation: after ten months living here, i got a piece of paper saying twans fer. my baby was born here. the problem is i do not work. >> reporter: the children's classrooms are well-equipped but frequently empty, a test meant to their transitional experience here. checking of identities have been stream lined. every day officials check 200 documents. you >> this is a fake id size. it is different to the size of the real. on average we find as many as ten fake ids every day. >> reporter: because of the number of people have placed a strain on facilities like these, the authorities will keep this super operational for 10 years and speed up the process. >> translation: why a faster procedure? to make room for the admission of people who are threatened by persecution from war. also so people can stay longe

they crashed head-on an isolated part of bavaria, killing at least 10 people. it took hours for all survivors to be airlifted and shuttle by boat across the river. the two trains are supposed to pass one another at a station where the track was divided, but heading toward each other. two black boxes have been recovered and are being analyzed. steve: republican lawmakers say president obama's $4.1 trillion federal budget plan is dead on arrival. the president causes budget his eighth and final one, a roadmap to the future. here are some of the highlights. $2.920 of deficit reduction over 10 years from immigration reform and other proposals and $955 billion in deficit reduction from reducing tax benefits for high-income households. vice president joe biden is heading here to the tranquil tomorrow, going to duke university taking part of a discussion about the so-called cancer moonshot, the new national initiative and cancer. president obama talked about during the state of being address last month. white house announces $1 billion initiative to jump start at work

some people compare it even to bavaria and say the saxons are very proud of their state. how does that fit into all of this? >> yeah. i mean, it is a very old state. it'ss a short name, saxon, saxony, a long tradition, and it also defines itself by a strong opposition for example to prussia in the past, to berlin. so the people from saxony always had the sense, we are special. we are maybe somehow superior. and i believe that they think that wasn't really recognized by the rest of germany. so the rest of germany hasn't recognized that the saxons are so great and, i mean, they believe that there was too much imposed on them. they had politicians exported to saxony from the west. they had ideas coming to saxony. but if you believe that we are the best we can be with our problems on ourselves and you keep on getting ideas from the outside maybe that has led to a reaction that they said, all right. now i've -- we reject everyone and everything that comes from the outside and we are ourselves and that's enough. we don't want anything from the outside. >> i also had the feeling

. >> this is the reception center in bavaria.to hundreds of people from the balkans who know they'll soon be going back there. the center was opened last september, and since then more than a thousand people have come and gone. germany says their countries are safe, meaning they cannot remain here. which means that men will return soon. >> after ten months of living here i received a piece of paper that said transfer, then i went to get the documents i need to go back to albania. but they say i have to wait. my baby was born here. the problem is i do not work. >> the children's classrooms are well equipped but frequently empty. a testament to the transitional nature of their experience here. the process of checking identities has been streamlined since last year. every day officials check as many as 200 documents. >> this is a relatively bad fake i.d. card. you can tell by the size. it's significantly different from the real i.d. cards. on average we find as many as 10 fake i.d.s every day. >> because the number of people coming

the local passenger trains crashed on tuesday morning in the southern state of bavaria. some of the carriages derailed. police say more than 50 people are in serious condition. >>> investors are responding to global uncertainty by pouring money into an asset they consider a safe bet. japanese government bonds. gene otani is here with the details and all the other business headlines. gene? >> thanks, james. >>> investors are really on edge about the global equity sell-off. they're offloading risk assets such as stocks and seeking out more secure options and that includes japanese government bonds. on tuesday the yield on the 10-year jgbs dipped below zero for for the first time ever. when the bond price goes up, the yield comes down. the red line indicates right here the zero level. as you can see, it fell to minus 0.035% and ended just a little above that at minus 0.025%. long-term interest rates have been falling since the bank of japan announced a negative interest rate policy late last month. it's causing a rally in the bond market because many commercial banks would

in bavaria... but police say the scene of the accident is so confusing that they don't have specific numbers on the dead and injured. we'll continue to follow this breaking news and bring you the latest throughout the morning. new this morning new this morning.. one man is in the hospital after a car and train collided in boone county. crews were called to u-s 25 at maher road just after 10:30 last night. we're told the car's driver was taken to u-c medical center but is expected to recover. dispatchers confirm the vehicle was on the tracks at the time of the incident. a man accused in a drive-by shooting in mt. airy is due in court today. last week, a teenager was found with gunshot wounds on hill vista lane. 18-year-old kemontez leonard, a-k-a "finness" is now facing charges. he was arrested yesterday and remains behind bars this morning. and right now, police are searching for this man- accused of robbing a bank in b-b and t bank on dixie highway in erlanger yesterday afternoon. police say he ha

in bavaria, in southern germany. first responders described the massive accident scene as confusing. mangled train cars. barely recognizable. as crews searched through the debris. more than 150 people were hurt in the crash. when investigators say both trains partially derailed, and were wedged into each other, while on a curve. the trains were going at speeds up to 660 miles an hour. and the drivers -- 60 miles an hour. and the drivers likely did not see each other before the impact. the crash happened on a single line that runs along the river on one side and a forest on the other. making rescue operations even more difficult. all survivors have been pulled from the wreckage and are being treated in the hospital. meanwhile, city blood donation centers put out urgent calls for donors after the crash. the trains involved were used by commuters who work in munich and typically school children are on board, on winter vacation. >> the transportation minister says it was fitted with a safety system designed to automatica

police say the passenger trains collided in a town in the state of bavaria. the exact number of victims are unclear but some reports say that 100 people are injured. the scene of the accident is said to be chaotic and confusing. many people are stuck inside the wreckage of the trains. we will be following the latest developments from germany all morning long. powerful blizzard sunday way on the south shore. some towns have seen widespread flooding. in mashfield rising seas sent water surge water surging into this house on ocean street. the home suffered extensive damage but no one was hurt. along the coast strong gust. conditions from plymouth to nantucket. we will be live with the cleanup all new at 5 a.m. >>> check thought issue in leicester, a large tree limb crashed into a car on marshal street. the woman inside was able to get out of the car without getting hurt. >>> we are learning that the injuries from a tour bus crash that closed i-95 are not as serious as first reported. authorities in connecticut said 30 people were hurt but none critically in yest

they crashed head-on an isolated part of bavaria, killing at least 10 people. it took hours for all survivors to be airlifted and shuttle by boat across the river. the two trains are supposed to pass one another at a station where the track was divided, but ended up on the same track, heading toward each other. two black boxes have been recovered and are being analyzed. steve: republican lawmakers say president obama's $4.1 trillion the president causes budget his eighth and final one, a roadmap to the future. here are some of the highlights. $2.920 of deficit reduction over 10 years from immigration reform and other proposals and $955 billion in deficit reduction from reducing tax benefits for high-income households. vice president joe biden is heading here to the tranquil tomorrow, going to duke university taking part of a discussion about the so-called cancer moonshot, the new national initiative and cancer. president obama talked about during the state of being address last month. white house announces $1 billion initiative to jump start at work. joe biden

germany.rescue and recovery efforts are now underway in the southern region of bavaria. police say two trains hit head- on during the morning rush hour. hour.german media says the rail line is used by people who commute to munich for work. police say the crash site is between a river and a forest, making it difficult for crews to reach the scene. 3 covering our counties--a student in franklin county, georgia is in serious trouble after investigators say they posted a terror threat on social media. media.the sheriff's office says the threat was made on the "kik" app.. and was directed at franklin county high school.deputies say they were able to trace the message to a student, who's now charged with terroristic threats and acts.school officials say the incident is under investigation, but school safety was never compromised. 3 families and school officials in pickens county are at odds over a proposal to close three schools. schools.several school board members are considering closing a-r lewis... holly springs.. and ambler elementary. elementary.the plan was discussed du

. >> at least 10 people are dead and two commuter members with isolated part of bavaria. and the two trains slammed into one another on the curve meaning the engineers wouldn't have seen each other before it was too late. the safety system is supposed to brake them on the same trains heading towards each other. the two black boxes could determine what went wrong. drufrld and bern -- drufrld and bernie sand -- donald trump and bernie sanders are on top in new hampshire. and a suspected shoplifter dies after being arrested in a central florida store. and nasa announced the state of the organization organization and how they are preparing for a trip to mar. we will tell you more coming up at 11:00. growing number of americans are handing in their walking papers. the highest amount in nine years. people are confident they can find other work. if you are thinking of quitting soon, you may want to look for a big company. fewer of them planning to hire. and sears struggling with the retailer speeding up plans to close 50 stores because of disappointing sales and considering a bu