john terrett joins us with more. i've rarely seen a fireball like that one. >> i think you are absolutely right. this is a benefit of having cameras everywhere. look at the pictures coming in from west virginia. this derailment led to an incredible fireball. 14 tanker cars burst into flames. the flames jumped over at least one home nearby destroying it but luckily no one was inside at the time. the governor of west virginia declared a state of emergency in canawa and fay et counties near the town of booma. >> is that coming over here? >> reporter: a massive explosion engulfs the sky. on the tracks below, the remains of an oil tanker after a train derailed this afternoon. the inferno forced the

john terrett is here with more. how likely is this to become law? >> this depends on the state that you are talking about here. one proposal is in colorado the brainchild of a state law-maker, on his way to lunch on columbine when the bullets started flying. >> reporter: patrick neville nose too well what that's like to be involved in a school shooting. in 1999 the republican state representative was a 15-year-old soft mar at callum mine when -- columbine during a deadly shooting. he's pushing legislation anyone with a concealed weapons permit the right to carry firearms in schools. >> had some of them had the league at authority, more of my friends may be with me today. i wake up every day sending my kid to school in blind faith she'll return safe when there's no safeguards for the schools. >> reporter: he doesn't want them to go through when to

relatives shared an alert she wrote during captivity, john terrett has more. >> reporter: kayla muller wrote this letter to her family in the spring of last year. she'd been held by i.s.i.l. since august 3rd, 2013. abducted on her way to a bus station, after spending a night in aleppo. her fellow captives delivered the letter to her family after they were released. she wrote: muller went on to say: she expressed an unwavering faith in god, writing: in prison what we see from that letter is that she continued to be free. >> and optimistic.

john terrett is here with the very latest on the story. >> that's right. good evening. since 2011 when libya's long-time leader was ousted from power, instability in that vast country has grown. today rival governments battle for control, and with isil now in the mix, egypt's president says it is a threat to world peace and security, and so he sent in the war planes. with a dramatic musical score playing in the background egypt's state television showed strikes against an armed group linked to isil. it released a video showing the beheadings of 21 egyptian coppic christians on a beach. the men had been captured late last year after crossing into libya from egypt, seeking work. families of the victims were inconsolable and filled with rage when they learned of their

john terrett is hear to tell us more. >> we have been waiting for this trial to start since the turn of the year and it hasn't yet, and one of the reasons for that is jury selection. but now with jury selection coming to a close. the legal team feel that time is running out. the presiding district court judge in the case has rejected such a move on three separate occasions. so the defense team went before a three-judge federal appeals panel today hoping for a different outcome. they argue that it's not possible to find a jury in boston, because everyone there knows someone who was directly impacted by the bombings. three people were killed and 260 were injured in the blast, and he is facing the death penalty if he is indeed convicted. >> is there a precedent for moving such a high-profile case to another city. >> i think the one that people

john terrett takes a look at how the business of babe yeas has no shortage of customers. it's a meaning of science. hundreds of thousands - the first test tube baby was born in 1978. ipp vitro fertilization a routine, more than 5 million has been conceived using i.v. f, turning cutting edge science into a hugely lucrative business or is a business growing quickly. word around 9 billion a year and expected to grow to $21 billion. on average would be parent will pay $12,000 for a single treatment. spawning a medical tourism. from thailand israel. where they can be as little as one-third. britain will pass a law for

john terrett joins us. both countries seem to show willingness to make a deal but within minutes. >> right, that is the point. because it is those limits that could yet be a stumbling block for the talks. it was stressed over the weekend how far they are not willing to go in order to reach a framework deal by march 31st. one official characterised the talks as challenging and productive. >>> smiles for the camera before getting down to work. focussing on technical questions connected to the iran nuclear programs bringing in the top officials. their job, to hash out which capabilities could be kept for a programme, and which could help tehran build nuclear weapons, should be banned. late monday a senior u.s.

john terrett joins us with more. the idea to reduce the prison rate. >> yes, all politicians need a legacy, and this is a key issue for attorney general eric holder. he said the numbers published are pointing in the right direction. they have dropped by 2014/'15. the attorney-general says now federal prosecutors can focus on serious drug offenders. >> the attorney-general of the united states, attorney general eric holder. reversing gears in what he considers to be a failed policy. the outgoing attorney-general is making the results of a new report, that he hopes is the cornerstone of the legacy. it's aimed at giving prosecutors a chance to think twice against defenders charged with non-violent crimes. >> i understood fewer of the

adults suffering on incurrable disease, as john terrett reports. >> for lee carter the ruling brings closure. her mother suffering from a.l.s. they travelled to a clinic in switzerland, where she ended her life. >> today her journey is complete with the supreme court of canada granting canadians the right she was denied. this is a case about people with serious illnesses can find peace and comfort knowing they have a choice. >> reporter: on friday canada's supreme court gave people the choice striking down a ban on assisted suicides. they are to craft a new law. failing that the ban will stand. canadian parliament mem mek steven fletcher who became a qued pledgic after a car accident praised the news. >> this is a momentous day, an

john terrett joins us with a late verdict. >> it is it just unfolded extremely quickly it came down. at the end of a 2-week trial, the 10 me and two women deliberated for less than two hours, having to decide whether eddie ray routh was guilty of killing chris kyle and chad littlefield. this is the moment the verdict was red out. >> we, the jury find the deft eddie ray routh guilty of the offense of capital murder as charged in the indictment. signed by the foreperson of the jury. >> the judge went on to impose a sentence of life without parole. earlier defense and prosecution were given two hours to present arguments. they were there earlier. when a final witness took the

john terrett sth -- john terrett's here closing arguments were quick. >> the jury was out for two hoursl amount of time for a jury to deliberate a case like this. we heard from the defense and prosecution in the last 24 hours, both given about two hours each. cameras not allowed in the courtroom at that time. at one point the cameras were rolling. we were able to see one of the prosecutor's time witnesses taking the stand. this was a forensic expert who said chris scil the american sniper, never saw it coming and chad liedlefield -- littlefield never had a chance to react. the defense never disputed na eddie ray routh killed kyle and littlefield but argued that he was insane. the prosecutor had none of that calling it hogg wash and he knew right from wrong and point to the fact that eddie ray routh led police on a wild car chase. as heidi said the jury was made up of 10 women and two men, the sentence imposed, life imprisonment without parole for eddie ray routh, 27 years old, after the guilty verd dict which came up within less than two hours. we remember the case this is the "american

john terrett joins us. both countries seem to show willingness to make a deal but within minutes. >> right, that is the point. because it is those limits that could yet be a stumbling block for the talks. it was stressed over the weekend how far they are not willing to go in order to reach a framework deal by march 31st. one official characterised the talks as challenging and productive. >>> smiles for the camera before getting down to work. focussing on technical questions connected to the iran nuclear programs bringing in the top officials. their job, to hash out which capabilities could be kept for a programme, and which could help tehran build nuclear weapons, should be banned. late monday a senior u.s. official said it helped to sharpen the understanding. and the question of international sanctions on iran was discussed. with five weeks left before a political deal the official told reporters talks were challenging and productive, and they were trying to negotiate in good faith. >> in tehran deputy for

john terrett joins us with a late verdict. >> it is it just unfolded extremely quickly it came down.the end of a 2-week trial, the 10 me and two women deliberated for less than two hours, having to decide whether eddie ray routh was guilty of killing chris kyle and chad littlefield. this is the moment the verdict was red out. >> we, the jury find the deft eddie ray routh guilty of the offense of capital murder as charged in the indictment. signed by the foreperson of the jury. >> the judge went on to impose a sentence of life without parole. earlier defense and prosecution were given two hours to present arguments. they were there earlier. when a final witness took the stand, the forensic expert that reconstructed the scene saying kyle never saw it coming. the defense didn't dispute that eddie ray routh killed kyle and littlefield but argued that he was insane. in the closing argument the prosecution called the insanity defense hog wash. suggesting that eddie ray routh knew right from wrong, and it took less than two hours. >> there has been a reaction from the families. >> again, th

relatives shared an alert she wrote during captivity, john terrett has more. >> reporter: kayla muller wrote this letter to her family in the spring of last year. she'd been held by i.s.i.l. since august 3rd, 2013. abducted on her way to a bus station, after spending a night in aleppo. her fellow captives delivered the letter to her family after they were released. she wrote: muller went on to say: she expressed an unwavering faith in god, writing: in prison what we see from that letter is that she continued to be free. >> and optimistic. her friend touched by her irrepressible spirit. >> kayla tried to teach the guards crafts. making ora gammy. >> reporter: in prison muller thought about her family and the wish to spare them pain. in this plea: the only burden she wanted to share was her work with syrian refugees which brought her to the syrian-turkish border in 2012. >> i want to tell the world about the situation in syria. there's no fuel no electricity, no food. this is the situation. they are shelling there's explosions gun fire violence. we have seen your suffering reflected in k

john terrett is here with more on what the social network is doing to help. >> it's a good do. of the web in a good way. as you know facebook links people together and has been doing it since 2004. now, the social media website and the suicide prevention organization forefront is tackling what hither two has been a taboo subject. what to do if a friend of yours posts a suicide note on the site. >> reporter: more than a billion people use facebook to share details of their lives. sometimes what they share is personnel and painful, hinting about thoughts of sooffed. -- suicide. >> it was important to understand that people in these situations are in distress. >> like rita who saw a message from a friend. it stopped her in her trashings. >> at the top of a posting was a posting from a friend that i went to high school that said i want to thank everyone who tried to help me. and i knew right away it was a goodbye message. >> facebook's teamed up with the university of washington and other partners like forefront. now matters, the national suicide prevention hot line and others. peo

john terrett has more. >>> this outbreak began in california. the first cases connected to the disneyland theme park. there are now 99 confirmed infections in the state. then it started spreading to the north, to places like oregon and washington state before heading from west to east. it's now in 15 states as you can see, you don't have to be a genius to work out what is going on. it's spreading around the country. before today illinois had one confirmed case. none of the infants vaccinated, because they are too young. >> we are currently investigating a cluster of measles in kinder care. >> reporter: five infants in this daycare facility are the latest to attract the disease. illinois health officials are warning the public to brace for more. >> we are talking about a highly contagious disease, one that is threatening for those not vaccinated. measles is so contagious. one person carrying the disease could uneffect more than four times as many carrying the flu. germs can remain alive on surfaces for up to two hours and a contagious person may

john terrett joins us with more. >> good evening. the bill allows for the department of veterans affairs to expand mental health services through a one-stop shot website. and provides cash to understand and treat post-traumatic stress disorder. >> every day in 2010, 22 military veterans committed suicide. one every 65 minutes. that's greater than the 4,957 who died in the wars. now a bill that aims to prevent suicide has cleared the senate. named after clay hunt a veteran who killed himself in 2011. it requires the pentagon and the v.a. to review suicide prevention programs. and helped military members transitioning out of service. >> a senate hearing heard how for private palotta, afghanistan never left. >> it's been only six weeks since my son ended his life. >> palotta's mother said her son was traumatized when two soldiers were killed standing next to him. >> his last words on facebook was i see death in every thought. they taught me to put the uniform on i just can't get it off. >> reporter: knowing the bill with her son's name

john terrett is here with the very latest on the story. >> that's right. good evening.ince 2011 when libya's long-time leader was ousted from power, instability in that vast country has grown. today rival governments battle for control, and with isil now in the mix, egypt's president says it is a threat to world peace and security, and so he sent in the war planes. with a dramatic musical score playing in the background egypt's state television showed strikes against an armed group linked to isil. it released a video showing the beheadings of 21 egyptian coppic christians on a beach. the men had been captured late last year after crossing into libya from egypt, seeking work. families of the victims were inconsolable and filled with rage when they learned of their deaths. the egyptian president vowed to avenge the attacks. >> translator: egypt reserves the right of retaliation, and it sees fit for retribution from those murders and criminals who are without the slightest humanity. >> reporter: hours after the video merged the air campaign began. egypt claiming to destroy

john terrett takes a look at how the business of babe yeas has no shortage of customers. it's a meaning of science. hundreds of thousands - the first test tube baby was born in 1978. ipp vitro fertilization a routine, more than 5 million has been conceived using i.v. f, turning cutting edge science into a hugely lucrative business or is a business growing quickly. word around 9 billion a year and expected to grow to $21 billion. on average would be parent will pay $12,000 for a single treatment. spawning a medical tourism. from thailand israel. where they can be as little as one-third. britain will pass a law for babies to be created from d.n.a. of three people. with each of the advance, the market is likely to go. that adds urgency to app ever-longer list of issues. embryos are screened and technically it is possible. so cap embryos. the idea of made to order designer babies makes more than a few uncomfortable. in the conflict between science, ethic comers the number of questions is likely to grow >>> here in the u.s. millions suffer from infertility. fertility expert jo