you're watching erin burnett "outfront." we're following the news story of nelson mandela, the first black president of south africa. an anti-apartheid icon. he was 95 years old. his passing was announced late this afternoon by south african president jacob zuma. >> our nation has lost its

erin burnett starts right now. >>> out front next. deadly speed. >> the event recorders shows that the train was traveling at approximately 82 miles per hour as it went into a 30-mile-per-hour curve. >> the latest on the crash that killed four people. >>> plus a new attack on the president. >> i think the current administration has taken lying to a new level. >>> and death of a hollywood star. >> next thing you know, we hear a big, big crash. >>> paul walker's friends on his final moments. let's go out front. >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon in for new mom erin burnett tonight. out front first tonight, 82 miles per hour. that's how fast the new york commuter train was going when it rounded the turn and derailed. four people were killed and at least 67 were injured. they are still trying to determine if the crash was caused by human error or equipment failure. what are you hearing? >> reporter: law enforcement official is telling us that there is no evidence that the engineer was using his cell phone while driving the train. that had

i'm don lemon in for erin burnett. "outfront," breaking news. a & e caves. they just announced they are lifting the suspension of the "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson. the company suspended the reality star just nine days ago after coner

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in for erin burnett.k lash against the budget deal. not everyone in washington is jumping on the bipartisan bandwagon. the first crucial test comes tomorrow when the vote is set in the house. speaker boehner is doing everything to keep his party in line. he lashed out at conservative groups urging republicans to vote against the deal. >> they're using the american people for their goals. this is ridiculous. if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement. >> earlier today i spoke with one of the architects of the

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comws. the budget put to a vote. nancy pelosi doesn't seem very happy about it. >> so this morning you told your members, embrace the suck. >> then a north korean purge. a member of kim jong-un's own family executed for treason. and a man known as the fake sign

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next, news. a ceiling collapses at a packed london theater injuring dozens. we'll go live to the scene. >>> plus, hackers hit target. retailers say as many as 40 million customers may have been accessed. and a "duck dynasty" star suspended over his comments about gays. did a & e make the right call.

erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> next, deadline delay. the white house extends the obamacare signup date, again. >> consumers have somewhat of an early christmas gift. >>> but a recent poll shows this is a christmas gift they could do without. >>> and duck dilemma. how a&e is now on the defensive. >> that ought to be on our side, too, i think. >>> and debit card disaster, target could keep you from withdrawing money from your own bank account this christmas. >> you think you have money in your account, and then you have nothing. >>> let's go out front. >>> hello, everyone, i'm don lemon in for erin burnett. the white house has now extended the signup deadline for people who want coverage starting january 1. the enrollment deadline was supposed to be tonight at midnight. but today, the white house decided to give people an extra day. new poll numbers show opposition to the health care. will this delay stem the bleeding? or has it created another pr nightmare? we have all the details from honolulu where president obama is spending the holid

this is erin burnett "outfront." i'm jake tapper. >> good evening. i'm in for erin burnett. as you know, they just had a little baby. the lead story tonight coming up, a new jobs report. a surprise drop in the unemployment sent the dow soaring. nearly 200 points, wiping away most of the week's losses. november's jobs report was much stronger than analysts spegtd. the country added 203,000 jobs last month. unemployment fell to 7%. the lowest since november 2008. a long time ago. sounds like a lot of good news. is it really as good as it sounds? joining me now, the former director of the former congressional office and an economist for president bush, and from the economic adviser forces president obama. what's the good stuff here? >> well, i think, look. the unemployment rate went down. because they created a lot of jobs. it is the third or fourth month in a row that we've had better than expected and so it is coming in pretty solid. i wonderful get too, too juiced up about it. i mean, it is better than it was expected but it is about average. it is in the range of $2 to 2.5

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next, news. a ceiling collapses at a packed london theater injuring dozens. we'll go live to the scene. >>> plus, hackers hit target. retailers say as many as 40 million customers may have been accessed. and a "duck dynasty" star suspended over his comments about gays. did a & e make the right call. >>> good evening. i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. news out of london. a ceiling collapses outside the apollo theater. more than 700 people were inside watching a play when parts of the ceiling came crashing down. dozens are injured. seven seriously. the scene there, fear and panic. >> one of them said watch out. we thought it was part of the play. you couldn't see anything. you didn't know what was going on. it was very dusty. some people were bleeding coming out. >> a loud bang. i don't think it was an explosion. and the ceiling came down. a lot of dust, chandelier, wood, all that sort of stuff. >> we thought it was sound effects of the theater. and then we looked up and the whol

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> was it really necessary to arrest and strip search an indian diplomat? plus, will president obama scale back the nsa spying program? >>> and duck dynasty under fire. was the show's star being offensive or just true to his religious beliefs? >>> good evening. i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. we'll get to our top story in a minute. first big news out of the markets. the dow rose more than 292 points. the s&p 500 rising by nearly 30. both closing at record highs. you can see the spike there at 2:00 p.m. eastern. that's when the federal reserve nounced it would start cutting the stimulus program. the process dubbed tapering. something investors have been waiting for. a big sign the fed thinks the economy is slowly but surely ill proving. ben bernanke said an improved outlook was one of the reasons the fed chose to start tapering. >>> to our top story, a show of remorse. john kerry expressing regret for the strip search of an indian diplomat. the incident has caused an internationa

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> next, news on "duck dynasty." plus a man charged for a knockout assault. his attorney come "outfront." the massive hack of 40 million customers. data pin number also stolen. how can you protect yourself? let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm don lemon in for erin burnett. "outfront," breaking news. a & e caves. they just announced they are lifting the suspension of the "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson. the company suspended the reality star just nine days ago after controversial anti-gay comments he made were made public. robertson stood by his comments and his fans stood by him. one online petition to have him reinstated surpassed its goal of gathering 250,000 signatures and a & e ran a "duck dynasty" marathon on christmas day. joining me, our senior media correspondent and host of reliable sources, of course. this is a big topic on your show last sunday. we've been talking about this. this is more than just a television show. this particular story, brian, struck

erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> next, a major blow to the nsa spying program. does today's ruling prove edward snowden's case? >> it is a scathing projection of the nsa program. >>> plus, was rick santorum right? does a new legal case show gay marriage opened the door to legalizing polygamy? >>> and google's robot army. and it won't be a small one. >>> good evening. i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. we're following a breaking story out of wisconsin. a delta flight has slipped off the runway. we just received a photo from our affiliate. you can see how snowy it is in madison tonight. the incident occurred as the plane was taxiing. there are no reported injuries at this time. the passengers are being bussed to the terminal for their safety. >>> our other top story, a major blow to the nsa's spying. a judge has ruled that the phone records is unconstitutional. the specific criticism is that the data mining program revealed by nsa leaker edward snowden who actually issued this response, saying, quote, today, a secret program authorized by a secret court, was, wh

>>> i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. just hours from now, the president and nearly 100 other world leaders will join thousands of mourners to pay respects to nelson mandela. the staid july is seat 94,000 people. and every seat is expected to be filled. it will rival the funeral for winston churchill. in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joy worked -- joe worked on sec for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab. monitoring these will not be easy. you have the problem of a lot of weapons coming through africa, central african republic, libya and the rest of it. so there is the potential danger to secure all these people. >> the u.s. delegation a

you're watching erin burnett "outfront." we're following the news story of nelson mandela, the first black president of south africa. an anti-apartheid icon. he was 95 years old. his passing was announced late this afternoon by south african president jacob zuma. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. but though we knew that this day would come, nothing can diminish our sense of the profound and enduring loss. >> president obama who met mandela in 2005 said he cannot fully imagine his own life without the example set by mandela. >> we will not likely see the likes of nelson mandela again. so it falls to us as best we can to follow the example that he set to make decisions guided not by hate but by love. to never disdown the difference that one person can make. to strive for a future that is worthy of his sacrifice. for now, let us pause and give thanks for the fact that nelson mandela lived. a man who took history in his hands. and bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice. >> preside

i'm in for erin burnett.outfront," cnn is learning the engineer involve in the deadly train derail many in new york was, quote, nodding off and caught himself too late, unquote, to prevent the deadly crash. that's according to union representative anlth bottalico. according to investigators, he passed the breathalizer test but said he was in a daze and doesn't know what happened after the crash. the national transportation safety board said there was no problem with the brakes. four people were killed and at least 67 others were injured. some of them severely when the commuter train entered a sharp turn going 82 miles an hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. nic robson is at the crash site with the latest. >> reporter: human error, william billy rockefeller's daze, increasingly the probable cause. his union representative saying he was nodding off and caught himself too late. >> he is extremely distraught over it. and he feel for the families. i don't believe that in my opinion, anybody could ever make billy feel

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. ♪ >>> next, new years eve. world ushers in new years eve. we'll take you to parties all around the world. plus the latest from north dakota where a fiery train collision forced town officials to have an evacuation order. and the hosts of msnbc show says she is sorry for comments about mitt romney's black grandson. did her apologies go far enough? good evening. i'm don

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next, breaking news. the budget put to a vote. nancy pelosi doesn't seem very happy about it. >> so this morning you told your members, embrace the suck. >> then a north korean purge. a member of kim jong-un's own family executed for treason. and a man known as the fake sign language interpreter fighting back. is he telling the whole story? you think to yourself that they said i am not, i am like, i'm speaking rubbish. >> good evening. the house votes to approve the bipartisan budget deal which brings us one step closer to avoiding a shutdown. a rare break from gridlock. mental of democrats and republicans have hang-ups about the bill as it heads to the senate. is this likely to reach the president's desk soon? >> reporter: probably next week. the senate is going to take this next week and given what just happened in the house, almost surely pass it. this really is, it feels bizarre, i have to tell you, on capitol hill. there is such a different vibe, a different atmosphere than w

in for erin burnett. back lash against the budget deal. not everyone in washington is jumping on the bipartisan bandwagon. the first crucial test comes tomorrow when the vote is set in the house. speaker boehner is doing everything to keep his party in line. he lashed out at conservative groups urging republicans to vote against the deal. >> they're using the american people for their goals. this is ridiculous. if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement. >> earlier today i spoke with one of the architects of the deal. the chairman of the budget committee paul ryan. i asked how the two sides were able to find common ground and compromise. >> what's the secret allowing yourself more time to deal with each other? setting low expectations? never going on bed angry? what is it? >> all of those are pretty good pieces of advice. we decided from the outside, number one, to talk a lot. get to know each other. keep our emotions in check. the other thing was we wanted to make sure that we didn't

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, preventing another tragedy. >> the greatestction ultimately would be an armed presence in the school. >> as we approach the one-year anniversary of the tragedy at newtown, what can be done to prevent future sandy hooks? >> plus, vice president joe biden in china. can he stop what our allies see as alarming aggression in the east? >> this is a consequential relationship that will affect the course of the 21st century. >> new incriminating allegations about embattled toronto mayor rob ford. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine.

. >>> erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> next, break news.emergency responders responding to a fiery crash. >>> and people killed by suicide bombers in russia this weekend. are terrorists planning attacks at the olympics? >>> and one of america's most famous tv hosts reveals she's gay. let's go out front. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm don lemon. erin is off tonight. breaking news, two trains collide in a f

erin burnett starts right now. >>> out front next. deadly speed. >> the event recorders shows that the train was traveling at approximately 82 miles per hour as it went into a 30-mile-per-hour curve. >> the latest on the crash that killed four people. >>> plus a new attack on the president. >> i think the current administration has taken lying to a new level. >>> and death of

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening.ing news. another deadly school shooting. this one in colorado. almost a year to the day since the deadly newtown connecticut shooting sthat left 20 school children dead. three students were wounded this afternoon. one seriously at arapahoe high school in centennial high school after a gunman also a student at the school opened fire with a shotgun. >> it was terrifying. she came running down the stairs saying someone had been shot them all ran into a room and she went into shock and now we're all just terrified. >> according to the sheriff, t

erin burnett starts right now. >>> out front, next, the memorial for nelson mandela will be unlike anyd who will be sitting next to the

. >> i'm in for wolf blitzer and erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comp >>> next, an american h begs the president for help. p >> you are>> you are a fa you understand the deep meant mental anxiety. >> his close friend joins us next. plus, ups and fed-ex under fire. >> i waited around for hours and hours to show up and it never can. >> how many christmas gifts are still mia? and another victim of the so-called knockout game. why the federal government is now involved. >> his faith was on this side. you see three plates here. >> let's go "outfront."

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront," speed, sleep and the search for why. >> every indication that he would have had time to get full restorative sleep. >> plus, bob dylan wrote songs of peace. ♪ why is he beast accused of inci

erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> next, facing the lowest approval rating of his presidencyts with the press for the final time this year. what did he say his administration screwed up this year? plus, the familiar live "duck dynasty" patriarch threatens to walk if he is be back on the show. can a & e afford to take the hit? and breaking news about john hinckley jr.

erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> next, deadline delay.xtends the obamacare signup date, again. >> consumers have somewhat of an early christmas gift. >>> but a recent poll shows this is a christmas gift they could do without. >>> and duck dilemma. how a&e is now on the defensive. >> that ought to be on our side, too, i think.

erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> next, a major blow to the nsa spying program.ling prove edward snowden's case? >> it is a scathing projection of the nsa program. >>> plus, was rick santorum right? does a new legal case show gay marriage opened the door to legalizing polygamy? >>> and google's robot army. and it won't be a small one.

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> coming up next, news. republicans and democrats reach a crucial budget deal tonight. who won? who lost? we have the details for you. plus an historic gathering of world leaders in south africa today. did president obama's handshake distract from nelson mandela's memorial? and a family of six found alive after two days lost in the freezing wilderness. great news. we'll go to nevada for the latest. good evening, everyone. news, there is a budget deal in washington. bipartisan negotiato

. >> and you can see more of my interview with jon huntsman on erin burnett out front.political panel in the green room. it's been more than four decades since bill clinton's carefree days as a students. he was asked once again about that time. he didn't inhale, his answer was still hazy, aren't we past this as a nation? >> no, i think it still needs to be a high priority for us. and it all depends on what your definition of inhale is. [ female announcer ] thanks for financing my first car. thanks for giving me your smile. thanks for inspiring me. thanks for showing me my potential. for teaching me not to take life so seriously. thanks for loving me and being my best friend. don't forget to thank those who helped you take charge of your future and got you where you are today. the boss of your life. the chief life officer. ♪ the chief life officer. i know. great gas mileage, this is nice. and it's fun to drive. well you know that beats great mileage or being fun to drive. yeah, that'd be like someone being loud or clear. we need to slap the slippery fish right in the gil

i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. we're following a breaking story out of wisconsin.t has slipped off

. >>> erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> next, break news. emergency responders responding to a fiery crash. >>> and people killed by suicide bombers in russia this weekend. are terrorists planning attacks at the olympics? >>> and one of america's most famous tv hosts reveals she's gay. let's go out front. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm don lemon. erin is off tonight. breaking news, two trains collide in a fiery crash in north dakota. it happened just outside of fargo. one of the trains was carrying crude oil. as you can see in this video, it is creating huge flames and dangerous smoke. at least a dozen firefighters on the scene right now battling the flames that have shot as high as 100 feet into the air. people being warned to stay inside. we go to the sergeant from the cass county sheriff's office. what is the very latest on the scene, and when can emergency crews get the blaze under control? when might they be able to? >> caller: well, this has been a challenging deal in that the incident happened at about 2:12 this afternoon. first resp

i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. we're following a breaking story out of wisconsin. a delta flight has slipped off the runway. we just received a photo from our affiliate. you can see how snowy it is in madison tonight. the incident occurred as the plane was taxiing. there are no reported injuries at this time. the passengers are being bussed to the terminal for their safety. >>> our other top story, a major blow to the nsa's spying. a judge has ruled that the phone records is unconstitutional. the specific criticism is that the data mining program revealed by nsa leaker edward snowden who actually issued this response, saying, quote, today, a secret program authorized by a secret court, was, when it exposed to the light of day found to violate americans' rights. still, they say the ruling is being studied. cnn's legal analyst, jeffrey toobin is here. it is limited. it only applies to this specific case, but are there long-term ramifications. >> that remains to be seen. but it's nothing but bad news for the nsa today. it only applies to the two individuals who brough

>>> i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. just hours from now, the president and nearly 100 other world leaders will join thousands of mourners to pay respects to nelson mandela. the staid july is seat 94,000 people. and every seat is expected to be filled. it will rival the funeral for winston churchill. in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joe worked on security for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab. monitoring these will not be easy. you have the problem of a lot of weapons coming through africa, central african republic, libya and the rest of it. so there is the potential danger to secure all these people. >> the u.s. delegation a small par

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. breaking news. another deadly school shooting. this one in colorado. almost a year to the day since the deadly newtown connecticut shooting sthat left 20 school children dead. three students were wounded this afternoon. one seriously at arapahoe high school in centennial high school after a gunman also a student at the school opened fire with a shotgun. >> it was terrifying. she came running down the stairs saying someone had been shot them all ran into a room and she went into shock and now we're all just terrified. >> according to the sheriff, the suspected shooter was targeting a specific teacher. >> today at 12:33 p.m., a lone gunman entered the school on the west side. the gunman came into the school and immediately asked for the location of a very specific teacher and he named that teacher by name. when the teacher heard that this individual was asking for him, the teacher exited the school immediately. one student was shot by the shooter. that student was transported immediatel

erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> next, facing the lowest approval rating of his presidency. president obama meets with the press for the final time this year. what did he say his administration screwed up this year? plus, the familiar live "duck dynasty" patriarch threatens to walk if he is be back on the show. can a & e afford to take the hit? and breaking news about john hinckley jr. what a judge just ruled about the man who shot president reagan. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> good evening. tonight the president getting out of dodge. at this moment president obama along with his family is about to head to hawaii for the holidays leaving behind a tough year of all time tough approval ratings. before the president left town, a farewell meeting of the press. and here's the first question out of the gate. >> has this been the worst year of your presidency? >> i got to tell you, that's not how i think about it. i look at this past year there are areas where there have been frustrations where i wish congress had moved more aggressively. if you are measuring this by p

. >> i'm in for wolf blitzer and erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >p >>> next, an american h begs the president for help. p >> you are>> you are a fa you understand the deep meant mental anxiety. >> his close friend joins us next. plus, ups and fed-ex under fire. >> i waited around for hours and hours to show up and it never can. >> how many christmas gifts are still mia? and another victim of the so-called knockout game. why the federal government is now involved. >> his faith was on this side. you see three plates here. >> let's go "outfront." >> good evening. american held hostage. warren weinstein was abducted two years ago in pakistan and now a new video says he feels abandoned and forgotten by his own country. in the video released christmas day, he pleads with president obama to negotiate for his release can the u.s. says it will not do. now the very latest from the state department. >> nine years ago, i came to pakistan to help my government. >> reporter: in this 13-minute video released christmas day, 72-year-old warren weinstein urges pres

i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. we'll get to our top story in a minute.he markets.

i'll be back in two hours substituting for erin burnett's "out front" and i turn it over to wolf blitzerppening now, breaking news. budget vote. the bipartisan spending bill, the first to pass a divided congress in almost three decades. i'll talk about that with republican senator rand paul. why is he against it? nsa review, independent report on the controversial sfans programs leaked by edward snowden has just been released. does it vindicate him? an olympic surprise. the white house send a message to russia with who it will send and won't send to the olympic games. president obama snubbing vladamir putin. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news up on capitol hill where

i went ballistic and then i began to rant, as erin burnett gingerly tried to calm me down, i went on a tear about how the fed was oblivious to the pain in the system. >> i have talked to the heads of almost every single one of these firms in the last 72 hours, and he has no idea what it's like out there and bill poole has no idea what it's like out there! my people have been in this game for 25 years, and they are losing their jobs and these firms are going go out of business and he's nuts! they're nuts! they know nothing! >> we now know how everything turned out. the fed really did know nothing. the economy collapsed, as the fed held tight to the view that there was nothing wrong at all, and their judgment may have been the worst economic policy blinder since the hoover administration, fortunately the fed reversed itself over and it was a better late than never affair and here's something didn't know at the time and it cuts to the core of how useless the minutes are. the fed releases the full transcripts five years after their meetings, so i later learned that the fed met soon after

i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. we'll get to our top story in a minute. first big news out of the markets. the dow rose more than 292 points. the s&p 500 rising by nearly 30. both closing at record highs. you can see the spike there at 2:00 p.m. eastern. that's when the federal reserve nounced it would start cutting the stimulus program. the process dubbed tapering. something investors have been waiting for. a big sign the fed thinks the economy is slowly but surely ill proving. ben bernanke said an improved outlook was one of the reasons the fed chose to start tapering. >>> to our top story, a show of remorse. john kerry expressing regret for the strip search of an indian diplomat. the incident has caused an international uproar with the indian government retaliating against the u.s. the white house trying to diffuse the situation will. >> thus far, all indications are that standard procedures were followed. because we recognize that this is a very sensitive issue in india, we are continuing to review exactly what happened in this case. >> deborah has mo

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, preventing another tragedy. >> the greatest protection ultimately would be an armed presence in the school. >> as we approach the one-year anniversary of the tragedy at newtown, what can be done to prevent future sandy hooks? >> plus, vice president joe biden in china. can he stop what our allies see as alarming aggression in the east? >> this is a consequential relationship that will affect the course of the 21st century. >> new incriminating allegations about embattled toronto mayor rob ford. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. >> this is something of a difficult show. in just a moment we will play for you some selected excerpts from the 911 call from the day that adam lanza killed 20 children and six educators at sandy hook elementary school. this will be the first time you will hear these tapes on cnn. i can tell you we came to this decision after hours of discussion and consideration of the context of the news. afterwards, we'll hear from a former congressman who had been tasked with finding a way to better protect our ch

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> coming up next, news. republicans and democrats reach a crucial budget deal tonight. who won? who lost? we have the details for you. plus an historic gathering of world leaders in south africa today. did president obama's handshake distract from nelson mandela's memorial? and a family of six found alive after two days lost in the freezing wilderness. great news. we'll go to nevada for the latest. good evening, everyone. news, there is a budget deal in washington. bipartisan negotiators announced less than an hour ago that two months of talks have finally produced something they could all agree on. >> i think disagreement is a clear improvement on the status quo. this agreement makes sure that we don't have a government shutdown in january. it makes sure we don't have another shutdown scenario in october. it makes sure that we don't lurch from crisis to crisis. >> and it's a good thing since the deadline was friday. tell me the details. >> first it is modest. both of these lawmakers agreed on. but it is a d

>>> i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. now, the president and nearly 100 other world leaders will join thousands of mourners to pay respects to nelson mandela.

>>> we end tonight on a very happy note, the host of this program, erin burnett, had a very happy thanksgiving weekend. on friday, 9:27 p.m., she and her husband welcomed an 8-pound boy, congratulations to erin and her family. look forward to seeing you soon. thank you for joining us, "ac360" starts right now. >>> don, thank you very much, tonight, a survivor on living through new york's deadly train wreck and breaking news tonight on how deadly fast that train was going just before it left the tracks. >>> more deadly news tonight, the "fast & furious" star, paul walker, ending in tragedy, and later tonight, rescue crews board a u.s. airways flight and then made an announcement that one of the passengers had had a potentially dangerous, deadly tuberculosis. more from dr. sanjay gupta. we begin tonight with breaking news, officials say the commuter train that flew off a curve yesterday morning just north of manhattan was going nearly three times the speed limit, 82 in a 30 miles an hour zone, four people died in the crash. we're going to hear from the survivor and the family of one of the peopl

i'm in for erin burnett. "outfront," breaking news out of reason over, nevada. several people have been injured in a shooting at the renowned medical center in reno. a gunman is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. we go to joe johns has more on the story. i understand the details are still coming in. what can you tell us? >> that's very true. authorities say a gunman who walked into renounld medical center in reno, nevada and start shooting is dead himself. the injury was self-inflicted. it happened apparently in the neurology office on the third floor. the preliminary reports indicated that three other people had been injured but there's some could not surrounding that. it is an active shooter situation. it sounds like it was over very quickly as these things usually are with the shooter opening fire on the floor. then turning the gun on himself. police have said they did not engage the suspect with gunfire. the question here, motivation. whether that gunman was on patient. we just don't know the answers to any of those. a lockdown was ordered on the hosp