power at a carnival in norwalk, connecticut, today. police say 15 people were injured. >> the accident occurred at the annual oyster festival in the harbor city of norwalk when the swing ride appeared to lose power. witnesses said it suddenly stopped and the swings crashed. this man saw the whole thing. >> it seemed to be going like its normal and all of a sudden i heard like a thunder or like a bang. i watched the kids like swinging wildly, smashing into the steel supports ton. >> reporter: 15 children were injured, a dozen went to hospital. at least two were described as having serious injuries am but most of the injuries were minor. doctor neil flock was there. >> i happened to be a trauma surgeon in town, so i saw the kids at the time and no one seemed really injured. all the kids were moving their extremities and everything. >> everything here came to a stop and inspectors went from ride to ride checking them out. by late afternoon the attractions were back in action. all except for the swing ride. still off limits. >> it was just

i used to live in norwalk. i have never been to the festival. i know that it attracts an enormous amount of people. the cause of more of the injuries, once it malfunctioned and came to a halt, it apparently -- all the kids on the ground because it sent them to the ground in their swings. the thing started swinging. and dragging the kids in the swings as it continued to turn. caused more injuries. thankfully minor injuries. >> traumatic. thank god everybody is okay. psychologically. don't think the -- ever want to go on one of though after seeing what happened to those poor kids. all right. >>> moving on to this now -- problems at nfl stadiums. and the fan fell from an elevated pedestrian walkway at candlestick park after kickoff in the 49ers game against the packers. the man appeared intoxicated. first responders tried to save his life at the scene. soon after he was declared dead. >>> in indianapolis, two fans were injured after a raiders/colts game. the railing was above the visitors locker room. one person treated at the stadium and released.

other rides are the norwalk's annual oiser festival were shut down as a precaution.wing inspections. >> portable rides have a very good safety record. in the straight of connecticut, however, translator only inspected once a year. >> reporter: stewart amusement owns the ride, they posted this to their website saying, in part, it suffered a malfunction. and we are continuing to doorpt with authorities as they investigate into the root cause of the accident. state officials inspected the swing ride on friday, just two days before the incident. this comes on the heels of a deadly accident in july at a six flags amusement park in arlington, texas. a woman fell to her death from the popular ride. the texas zwriegiant known for g the safest rides in the world. there are no rules. experts are calling for a change. >> this particular ride in connecticut was a traveling ride. there will be federal oversight. an amusement ride is an amusement ride. and they need to be the same inspection guidelines for amusement rides all across the the country. >> and stewart amusement says i

thanks so much, miguel cruz, there who attended the norwalk oyster festival. >>> all right., the world is reacting to those gruesome pictures of an alleged gas attack in syria. some people say the videos don't, however, prove who did it. but a former u.n. inspectors weapon said he knows who might be to blame. he tells us next. [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®. powerful allergy relief for adults and kids six years and older. zyrtec®. love the air. yeah. i heard about progressive's "name your price" tool? i guess you can tell them how much you want to pay and it gives you a range of options to choose from. huh? i'm looking at it right now. oh, yeah? yeah. what's the... guest room situation? the "name your price" tool, making the world a little more progressive. >>> back now to our special coverage of the crisis in syria and the horrifying images of an alleged gas attack on syrian civilians. the senate intelligence committee posted the videos on its website. and they were first obtained by cnn yesterday and they show men, women and children sprawl

several people have been hurt in norwalk, connecticut after several people have been hurt on a swing we don't know how many were hurt or how many are children. some saying as many as a dozen kids are hurt and some may have been trapped during norwalk's oyster festival. we'll bring you details as soon as they become available. >>> we're at the bottom of the hour. welcome back. i'm fredericka whitfield. several items crossing the newsdesk right now. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry met with foreign ministers today pushing for their support in an attack against syria. >> we're seeking to enforce the standard with respect to chemical weapons. we are not seeking to become engaged in or party to or take over syria's civil war. >> number two, tomorrow, president obama will talk to all six television networks including cnn about the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria. his interview with our own wolf blitzer will air at 6:00 eastern time in the "situation room." >>> number three, a few days after a break-in at buckingham palace, police thought they caught another intruder. they ap

a ride at a fair in norwalk stopped suddenly sending those aboard slamming into each other. jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: police in connecticut are investigating over what went wrong at the annual oyster festival in norwalk. police believe a mechanical failure caused the zuma ride to lose power and suddenly stop in midair. it injured 18 people, mostly children. >> when it stopped, swings went in all different directions with the children on it and they were bouncing off the steel frames. >> reporter: police say none of this children fell to the ground but the swings slammed into each other, injuring the riders. >> there was a lot of screaming. people around here just went out of their minds. >> reporter: dr. neil flock was at the festival and heard the screaming. >> i happen to be a trauma surgeon in town number one seemed greatly injured. all the kids were moving their extremities. >> reporter: they were treating the injured children, laying them out on the grass. 13 people were transported to area hospitals, but all are expected to be okay. jericka duncan, cbs news.

>>> back here at home, more than a dozen people were hurt in a malfunction of a carnival ride in norwalk, connecticut. many riders were sent flying out of their seats. >> i heard this crash. of all this metal and all these seats clicking together. and then i looked to my left and i saw the swing ride. it collapsed. all these people were there. i actually saw someone fall out of the cart. >> 18 people suffered minor injuries. one child was taken to the hospital. the ride's operators, stewart amusement, is blaming mechanical failure. >>> the first nfl sunday was not without accidents including a fatal fall at candlestick park in san francisco. a man fell from an elevated pedestrian walkway. witnesses said the man appeared to be intoxicated. he was declared dead soon after first responders got to him. >>> in indianapolis, two fans were injured when they fell when the railing they were leaning against gave way above the tunnel that led to the locker room. one person treated at the stadium and released. the second taken to the hospital for evaluation. >>> new information about the secret nsa

much every parent's nightmare came true at a connecticut festival. 13 children were injured at the norwalk oyster festival when a carnival ride at a fair in southern connecticut malfunctioned sending a group of kids literally straight to the ground. the swing ride apparently lost power while the children were airborne in their swings. the ride continued spinning even as the breakdown occurred. we can tell you most of the injured at the scene were treated and released though some were more seriously hurt and taken to area hospitals. here is some reaction from the scene of the three-day festival. i don't know. do we have that? i think we do not. they did keep the festival open to the public but all the carnival rides were shut down for an inspection by the state fire marshal. >>> growing questions about diana nyad's swim and if she cheated. the 64-year-old is i guess you could call it hot water for using a special mask and body suit to protect her from jellyfish stings. critics say that violated the quote english channel rules. the other issue was swimming experts suspect nyad got inside the

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. >>> more than a dozen children injured on a swing ride and happened in norwalk, connecticut. police say the ride appeared to have lost power and threw children to the ground. 1 children injured and two seriously. the ride owner says the swing was just inspected on friday. >>> tennis. serena williams won the u.s. open title and won in three sets on sunday. her 17th grand slam title. the men's final is tomorrow between novak djokovic and rafael nadal. >> larry hall had confess dodd >>> larry hall had confessed to killing jessica roach, trisha reitler and two other women. and then he took it all back, claiming it was just his imagination. >> i did confess to certain policemen that i had dreams that i did things. >> but investigator gary miller had other evidence, like the witness who drove by this cornfield the night of jessica's murder. >> that person testified he was absolutely sure that when he went by here that night, there was a van and a guy coming from the corn field to get in his van. >> a search of hall's house and van revealed he had been casing out small college towns

people at a carnival in norwalk watches in horror as a ride lost power. power, everyone started crashing into each other. >> reporter: you have probably seen this popular ride at the fair. 12 children and one adult were injured in yesterday's terrifying incidents at the oyster festival. one minute kid were up in the air having fun. then they were down on the ground crashing into each other. the ride seemed to abruptly shut off. >> the chains went swinging around crashing into each other. kids were flying out of it. there were two kids on the floor. >> i heard a crash of seats and metal and i looked to my left and i saw the swing ride. it collapsed on people were there. i saw someone fall out of the car. >> state police say a mechanical failure cause the ride to stop. martha: how are the kids doing? are they okay? >> reporter: one 8-year-old boy who was transported to the hospital was admitted with non-life-threatening injuries. some received medical care at the festival. the norwalk seaport association put out a statement saying it is cooperating fully wi

police were called to cranberry elementary in norwalk after a teacher reported hearing shots fired outside. officers scoured the area but didn't find anything. they believe the noise may have been from a nearby construction site. 26 people were shot and killed last school year. >>> should marijuana be legalized? here in the nation's capital it may come to a vote. kanye west accused of taking big bucks to put on a show for a world leaders with a long list of human rights abuses. of human rights abuses. >>> uh-oh! guess what day it is?? of human rights abuses. >>> guess what day it is! huh...anybody? julie! hey...guess what day it is?? ah come on, i know you can hear me. mike mike mike mike mike... what day is it mike? ha ha ha ha ha ha! leslie, guess what today is? it's hump day. whoot whoot! ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? i'd say happier than a camel on wednesday. hump day!!! yay!! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> right now robert mueller is wrapping up his last day on the job. he was nominated by

it happened at the oyster festival in norwalk. police say a swing ride apparently lost power causing the children in the ride to crash into each other. >> it was a very loud clunk. abruptly the center of the thing came to a complete halt. we looked at it and the chains and the swings were swinging around and crashing into each other. >> fortunately none of the riders went to the ground, but 13 were hospitalized and all released except one. >>> new at 11:00, a dangling scaffold forced police to close a street near union square this evening. you can see the scaffold swaying in the wind several stories above may -- mader lane. firefighters stood by in case anybody fell. repair crews arrived to secure it back to the building. >>> tomorrow marks three years since the san bruno pipeline explosion. a remembrance service is set to begin tomorrow night at 6:00 at the site in the crest more neighborhood. the pg&e gas line explosion killed 38 people and forever changing the community. 16 of the homes have been rebuilt remain vai can't. vacan

the norwalk sea food festival puts on the. jenna: thankfully no one was hurt. doesn't make it less frightening. >> reporter: can you imagine watching your child up there. jon: i'm sure the parents were none too pleas pleased. >> reporter: i'm sure we will hear later from them. jon: a horrible prank goes wrong a high school track star is shot dead by accident. prosecutors are weighing charges in this tragedy. our lyle panel weighs in. >>> plus the centers for disease control and prevention. saving lives by convincing folks to quit smoking. we'll talk to the director of the cdc about a hard-hitting campaign that took a lot of heat but seems to be having a lot of effect. [ female announcer ] when you asked us to remove high fructose corn syrup from yoplait original and light, we were like, "sure. no problem!" and you were like, "thanks, but what about thick & creamy and whips!" and we were like, "done and done! now it's out of everything yoplait makes." and you were all, "yum!" and we're like, "is it just us, or has this been a really good conversation?" and you w

norwalk police called in the state fire marshal in to investigate. >> 17-year-old florida high schoolshark. he didn't feel the bite but he de definitely felt the shark slam into his neck. he was only in waist deep water. the wounds required 30 stitches. soon after 30 minutes away on a beach close by two other men were bitten by a shark on their ankles. >> ouch. >> more and more of that lately. >> are under ground shelters the latest must haves? they are in a southern california town. residents are lining up to apply after the city council passed an ordinance allowing the practice. residents say they fael safer with them. some worry they might be used to hide illegal activities. nfl action kicked off this weekend the 49ers hosting the green bay packers a great day for colin cafernick. scrambling for a short game hit late by matthews. on the next play he finds him in the end zone for the touchdown. the niners winning. big win for bruno mars sunday, too. >> he was officially announced as the super bowl half time headliner. he will follow in the foot steps of other mega stars like beyonce

and in connecticut an elementary school in norwalk was shut down after police responded to gunshots in the area. they did not find anything suspicious. the cleveland man who kidnapped three young women and repeatedly raped them for nearly a decade has committed suicide. ariel castro was found hinging in his prison cell, and opian autopsy shows he killed himself. >>> the former bus driver was serving sentence of 1,000 years in prison for abduct abducting e women. and i understand that the three women refuse to comment on the suicide. >> they're not ready to make a comment on ariel castro. they've been in a lot of pain over the years and they're still healing. the house where they were kept, it was torn down just last month, and i get the sense just being out here this morning and this afternoon, that this community is ready to move on from here. ariel castro was found around 9:20 tuesday night hanging in his prison cell. the ohio department of corrections issued a statement saying he was housed in protective custody which means he was in a cell by himself and rounds are required every 3

in 2006 she got a mortgage for a condo no norwalk. she put nothing down. to me that is important.t is like renting. when the house went underwater she walked away and left the bank on the hook for $168,000. now she wants to get out there and buy another house more quickly. alex, is that a good idea? >> so, melissa when you look at this situation we're dealing with here, really much ado about nothing. i don't think that people who walked away from homes should be able to walk into another home and really what this rule change they're not going to be able to, because what happens is, somebody has to have good credit for twelve months in order to requalify for an fha loan and that is near impossible if you've just had a foreclosure. so people do have to rebuild their credit somewhat. it is not going to give them good credit. they actually have to take the effort. build the credit score back and requalify. we're not returning to subprime lending. i agree with you no money down is just like renting. melissa: ed, i'm not sure what alex said is the woman in the article with the exact sit

true but here with the round up is assistant professor of medicine and the director of gynecology at norwalkal. we talked about good news in the fight against the flu. what are we talking about? >> every year we tell our patients get the flu shot but it's not 100% effective and it only protects you against three or four strains of the flu. so now there's a study looking at an approach in creating a flu vaccine that makes people create more of their t-cells that will fight all types of viruss and it maybe a more broader flu vaccine. it may lead to a more universal flu shot. >> extremely promising but in the meantime get the flu vaccine. get the ones out there. every year you need to get another one. last year's doesn't cover you this year. the young, the old, pregnant patients, get your flu vaccine. this is the time to do it. >> by next season we get the universal flu vaccine or down the road? >> a couple of years. >> this next one is exciting. healthy life style can lead to the reversal of cell aging, what does that mean? >> i love this. he's really the grandfather of life style intervention

. >> reporter: this swing ride in norwalk connecticut became a terrifying thriller sunday when the ridenly lost power sending children to the ground. sitting in chairs suspended by chains, 13 children were injured, at least two seriously, when the ride malfunctioned. other rides at norwalk's annual oyster festival were shut down a a precaution but soon reopened following inspection. i apologize for that. we had some technical problems as you can see. web we get the audio fixed we'll run that story again, sorry, pamela brown, not your fault. >>> coming up in "the newsroom," there is talk of impeachment if president obama puts boots on the ground in syria. we'll tell you about that after this. [ male announcer ] pepcid® presents: the burns family bbq. guys, you took tums® a couple hours ago. why keep taking it if you know your heartburn keeps coming back? that's how it works. you take some tums®. if heartburn comes back, you take some more. that doesn't make any sense. it makes plenty of sense if you don't think about it! really, honey, why can't you just deal with it like everybody else?

it happened today at the oyster festival in norwalk, connecticut.rs the ride lost power and threw children to the ground. 13 children were injured, two seriously. >> a second day of rain adding to the misery in parts of utah. look at that. roads were inundated yesterday with muddy water after 3/4 inch of rain fell in 50 minutes near highland, south of salt lake city. people were evacuated, but no injuries were reported there. >>> first, the double-takes. then 911 calls started. a woman tied up in the bed of a pick-up seen driving around waco, texas. it's not real. it's very clever. it's a life-like decal made by a waco company. a lot of people say this is taking marketing too far. the decal seemed so far too real for comfort or for good taste. >> i wasn't expecting the reactions we got, nor was i really anything that we certainly condone or anything else. it was something more or less we had to put out there to see who notices. >> critics call the decal depicting the woman as a hostage offensive. >>> in just hours, congress returns to washington. we

it happened at the oyster festival in norwalk. police say a swing ride apparently lost power causing the children in the ride to crash into each other. >> it was a very loud clunk. abruptly the center of the thing came to a complete halt. we looked at it and the chains and the swings were swinging around and crashing into each other. >> fortunately none of the riders went to the ground, but 13 were hospitalized and all released except one. >>> new at 11:00, a dangling scaffold forced police to close a street near union square this evening. you can see the scaffold swaying in the wind several stories above may -- mader lane. firefighters stood by in case anybody fell. repair crews arrived to secure it back to the building. >>> tomorrow marks three years since the san bruno pipeline explosion. a remembrance service is set to begin tomorrow night at 6:00 at the site in the crest more neighborhood. the pg&e gas line explosion killed 38 people and forever changing the community. 16 of the homes have been rebuilt remain vai can't. vacan

it happened earlier today at the annual oyster festival in norwalk.wo children were taken to nearby hospitals with bad injuries. all the parents were there with them. the festival shut down the rest of the rides as a precaution. connecticut state fire marshal's office is being called in to investigate what caused the power outage and then the accidents. >>> the head of the naacp is stepping down. president and ceo benjamin jealous has announced he'll resign by the end of the year. he says he influenza pursue teaching at a university and spend more time with his family. the baltimore based group is the nation's largest civil rights organization. jealous got the job about five years ago when he was 35 years old making them youngest leader of the group's history. no word who will replace him. >>> britain's royal guards stopped somebody they thought was an intruder prowling buckingham palace gardens. when they demanded to see his identification the guy whipped out this. i'm prince andrew and then stepped out of the shadows. this comes days after a break i

it happened at the oyster festival in norwalk.ars the ride lost power, and sent children tumbling to the ground. 13 children were injured. two seriously. one witness says he heard a big crash and then a whole bunch of screaming. another described the aftermath. >> i wouldn't be surprised if there are some broken bones. >> the ride owner says the swing was just inspected on friday. >>> he is the takes of the naacp, the larnlest civil rights organization in america, but ben jealous says he will resign as president ask ceo on the last day of the year. he says the constant travel has kept him away from his wife and young family too much. jealous has two children, ages 7 and 13 months. he took over as head of the naacp in 2008. >>> in tennis serena williams has won her fifth u.s. open title. she beat victoria in three sets. it's serena's 17th grand slam title. the men's final is tomorrow between novak djokovic and rafael nadal. >>> tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern cnn films presents "the flag." it explores a mystery surrounding the america

happened yesterday afternoon at a fair in norwalk, connecticut.'s about a 40 minute drive or so south and west of new haven. police there say a swing ride somehow lost power i heard the crash of all this metal and seats and clicking together and then i looked to my left and i saw the swing ride it, collapsed. all these people were there i actually saw someone fall out of the cart. >> the owner of that ride says the swings which hang from chains did crash into each other but that nobody fell. and some reports have authorities saying the exact same thing. some victims went to the hospital. many others treated on scene. investigators say they are looking into it. >> a tragic start to the nfl season in san francisco just after kickoff when a fan somehow fell off an elevated walkway and died. here is trace gallagher. >> shep that walkway is estimated 30 feet high big rigs and satellite trucks to go underneath. at the time of the fall, dozens of fans were still making their way into the stadium and many saw the victim staggering. here is san francisco p

. >> reporter: this swing ride in norwalk, connecticut, became a dangerous terrifying thriller on sunday when the ride suddenly lost power and sending children to the ground. >> just injured kids everywhere. the parents ripping out the gate just trying to get to their kids. it was horrible. >> reporter: sitting in chairs suspended by chains, 13 children were injured, at least two seriously, when the ride malfunctioned. other right side in the annual oyster festival were shut down as a precaution but soon reopened following inspections. >> portable rides have a very good safety record and the state of connecticut, however, they are only inspected once a year. >> super amusement owns the ride' posted this to their website saying in part the ride suffered a mechanical malfunction and we are continuing to cooperate with authorities as they investigate into the root cause of the accident. the ride was inspected on friday, just two days before the incident. this comes on the heels of a deadly accident in july at six flags amusement park in arlington, texas. a woman fell to her death from the p

: connecticut state police are investigating what went wrong when a popular ride malfunctioned in norwalk. the ride's operator believes every believes a mechanical failure caused it to lose power and suddenly stop in midair injuring 18 people, mostly children. >> everything stopped but, of course, when it stops, the swings went all different directions with the children on it and they were bouncing off the steel frames. >> reporter: police say none of the children fell to the ground but the swings slammed into each other injuring the riders. >> a lot of kids were screaming. it was -- people went out their minds. >> reporter: a doctor at the festival heard children screaming. >> i happen to be a trauma surgeon in town so assessed all the kids at the time. and no one seemed greatly injured. all the kids were moving their extremities. >> reporter: first responders treated the injure children laying them out on the grass. 13 people were transported to area hospitals but all are expected to be okay. jericka duncan, kpix 5. >> investigators inspected all the rides at that festival and every att

it happened sunday at the oyster festival in norwalk, connecticut.ower and threw children to the ground. 13 children were injured, two seriously. the ride owner says the swing was just inspected on friday. >>> and tennis. serena williams has won her fifth u.s. open title. she beat victoria azarenka in three sets sunday. it's serena's 1th grand slam title. the men's final is tomorrow between number one, novak djokovic and number two, rafael nadal. those are your headlines this hour. i'm don lemon, keeping you informed. cnn, the most trusted name in news. >>> i came from an extremely, you know, dirt poor family. damien echols grew up here, in marion, arkansas, a mile or two from west memphis. his best friend jason baldwin lived nearby, and so did a boy named jessie miskelley. when was the last time you talked to jessie? >> i met him at his home on a cold, winter day to learn more about his son. >> everybody loved him. little kids called him uncle jessie. >> 17 years. jessie's father says he had a good heart but his son struggled in school and he didn't

." >>> and more than 20 children injured on a ride in norwalk, connecticut, police said it appeared thatlost control and threw the children to the ground. the owner said that the ride had just been inspected. >>> and in tennis, serena williams winning her 17th grand slam title. the men's final is tomorrow between number one novak djokovic and number two, rafael nadal. those are your headlines this evening, i'm don lemon, keeping you informed. cnn, the most trusted name in news. >>> larry hall had confessed to killing jessica roach, tricia reitler and two other women. and then he took it all back claiming it was just his imagination. >> i did confess to certain policemen that i had dreams that i did things. >> but investigator gary miller had other evidence. like the witness who drove by this cornfield the night of jessica's murder. >> that person testified he was absolutely sure that when he went by here on that night there was a van, there was a guy coming from the cornfield to get in his van. >> and a search of hall's house and van revealed he had been casing out small college towns an

people watched in horror when a swing ride in norwalk, connecticut, suddenly lost power, throwing 12chains, the swings, everything went completely swinging around, crashing into each other. everything came to a complete halt. >> gretchen: most of the kids suffered minor cuts and bruises. one eight-year-old boy was hospitalized, but is expected to be okay. the mechanical failure is being blamed. >>> deadly start to the nfl season. a fan falls to his death from a walkway in san francisco's candlestick park. it happened after kickoff of the 49ers season opener. witnesses say the man did appear to be drunk. >>> in indianapolis, a railing collapsed during the colts-raiders game, leaving two fans hurt. they were leaning against it when it gave way. their injuries are minor. >>> david cameron leaving his secret information out in public. passenger snapped this picture of his briefcase filled with official papers on the train. you can see the key is still in it. quite a beefcase. government officials deny it's a security breach. they say a men of his security staff was watching the whole tim

preliminary investigation is under way, that the zoomer swing ride suffered a mechanical malfunction at the norwalkyster festival. our first and only concern is for the well-being for those involved and their families. we are continuing to cooperate with authorities as they investigate into the root cause of the accident. i want to mention none of the injuries is said to be life threatening. one person remains in the hospital. martha. >> laura, thank you very much. >>> so it is not just president obama making his case to the media. a brutal dictator is also speaking out, making his case right now. bashar al-assad's interview with an american newscaster and his warning about what may happen if the united states does follow through with the promise to strike in his country of syria. reaction from the peninsuulitzee winning journalist is coming up. >>> and massive attention now under scrutiny. the serious questions that are now coming up for swimmer diana nyad. she is facing a lot from the swimming community about that trip she took from cuba to florida. we're going to ask annu ultra marathon swimmer

the fingerprints are actually sent down to cal i.d., which is in norwalk. and they'll match that person's fingerprints up with past crimes that he's done. >> the green line, gentlemen. >> once the new inmates have been fully processed, they are stripped down, showered, and given their l.a. county blues. before any inmate can leave the irc, they need to be x-rayed for tuberculosis, checked medically by a doctor, and screened by a psychiatrist. >> you want to hurt yourself? what plans do you have to hurt yourself? >> i don't know. whatever plans i can come up with. >> if i put a rope in front of you, are you going to hang yourself? >> that's very possible. >> that's very possible? >> very possible. >> are there voices talking to you? >> yes, there are. >> you hear voices telling you to hurt yourself? >> yes. >> with only a few minutes with each inmate psychiatrists at the irc have the hard task of diagnosing complex mental disorders before deciding where they are to be housed. it's 1:00 in the morning in the irc, and for one inmate the long wait has taken its

one adult was taken to the hospital after the accident at norwalk's outer festival.sed the swing ride to suddenly stop, knocking children from their seats. >> i heard this crash and metal and seats clicking together. i looked to my left and i saw the swik ride. it collapsed. all of these people were there. i saw someone fall out of the cart. most children have minor injuries and have been released from the hospital. carnival organizers say the ride was inspected as recently as friday. >> let's check in with sal. how are things going on the bay bridge? >> i was worried. >> let's take a look at the commute now. it is a little bit slow as you drive in some of these areas. westbound bay bridge, still slow from earlier problems. nothing major. a couple of stalled vehicles up there. it's improving a little bit. the same thing goes for the san mateo bridge. we had slow traffic getting off the bridge over on the peninsula. i want to show you the south bay, a lot of slow traffic on the maps here. 280 is basically slow from 680 all the way into cupertino. 101 is slow when you

new haven register 13 people including 12 children were injured at a festival in norwalk, connecticuting ride lost power on sunday, sending a group of kids tumbling to the ground. the swing ride apparently lost power while the children were airborne in their swings. the ride continued spinning even as the breakdown occurred. thankfully all the injuries were nonlife threatening. the reason for the crash is under investigation. how scary is that. >> we were at the beach and the kids wanted to go on this ride. >> the swing ride. >> everybody goes on. all the parents. >> you wouldn't do it. >> i wouldn't let kate get on. no way. i just don't. >> you didn't have a good feeling. >> we sat down there and read chaucor. i said it would be more interesting. >>> ben jae house president of naacp will resign at the end of 2013. he wants to spend more time with his family and pursue teaching. upon taking over as president in 2008 jealous became the youngest person to ever lead the organization. he's credited with boosting the group's finances and fighting i.d. law. >>> "new york times," owner of ne

ron in is in norwalk, a frightening time there. >> this ride surged to a stop mid-ride causing a frantic chaotic scene. >> 18 people, mostly children are recooping this morning after suffering minor injuries when an amusement ride at a connecticut festival collapsed sunday afternoon. the ride lost power causing riders to hit one another and the ride itself. >> it was so frightening seeing kid's screaming and flying off the ride. >> pure anxiety and hysteria. it was devastating you. >> reporter: several of the riders were treated at nearby hospitals but all injuries were considered nonlife threatening. the rides were owned and operated by stewart amusement company. preliminary investigations show it suffered a mechanical malfunction adding our first and only concern is for the wellbeing of those involved and their families. we're continuing to cooperate with authorities as they investigate the root cause of the accident. >> police said riders fell to the ground but later said that wasn't the case. frightening moments for all of those involved. good news, everyone is safe. >> ron, thank yo

nancy snyderman is our medical editor and he is the director of gynecologist at norwalk hospital in connecticutand we get a heads up and they put together a vaccine that looks very effective. it has four components to it and a reminder, if you haven't seen the signs all over whatever city you're living in, now is the time to get your flu shot because when you get it early your body has a chance to build up it's antibodies and then you're safe. >> is that the same as the nasal spray as well. >> it's still one of those things where you get it and it only cover ace certain percentage of the flus out there. >> it's not completely effective. we all think if you get the flu vaccine you're not going to get the flu. depending on your age and health it maybe 50% effective. if you're getting flu symptoms within the first 48 hours you have a window to start antiviral treatment and make it shorter and not as bad. >> but the flu vaccine does not give you the flu. let's put that one to bed. >> we hear that all day long. >> old bad wives tale. >> pregnant women are afraid to take it. >> they should get it. th

let me tell you, the average family of four in connecticut living in stanford or bridgeport or norwalk or norwich, they could use that extra $300 in savings to help save for college, to help put a little bit more nutritious meal on the table, maybe to pay some back credit card bills. $300 a month is a big deal. that is the difference that this health care bill will make. $605 a month down to $286 a month in connecticut. big difference. and an even bigger difference because the health care plan they're going to get for $286 a month is going to be a good one. we're going to finally have some standardization when it comes to the benefits that you're getting so that when you go out there and buy a health care plan, in connecticut or wherever you are, you're going to know what you're getting. there's going to be a minimum set of benefits that are going to be covered. you're going to be able to know that when you buy insurance, you're getting ambulatory patient service, you're getting coverage for hospitalization, you're getting coverage for newborn covers and lab services and rehab benefits

"the guns at last light: the war in western europe 1944-1945" and georges collated from norwalk, ohiogeorge, you're on with rick atkinson. are you with us? >> caller: yes. i'm calling to find out what carl truman was the first soldier -- >> host: georgia, i apologize. i didn't catch what she said. >> caller: i heard carl truman. we are going to move on to a net in hayward, california. and that, after you. >> caller: good afternoon. mr. atkinson, as i just heard recently a short 12 lock and i started with the first look, an army at dawn. i just want to say how much i appreciate what a great writer you are to succeed we can clearly get the overall picture and then with carrot there and personalities, the drama of the situation. >> guest: thanks very much. i appreciate that. >> host: is that it? no questions? >> guest: on her face but page, michael posts i would like to hear mr. atkinson's take on the broad front versus single sold press debate. does he think that eisenhower spread for a strategy with the most expedient way for a single bolt dressed of the possibility of shortening the w

. >> norwalk, connecticut, please go ahead. >> caller: i thank you so much for the weight you are bridging the gap and you are a peacemaker i would like to hear about the women involved in the military. >> well, i didn't hear what she said. >> the women involved in the military? >> oh, yes, i pulled out the first women involved in the military who became officers. that was really mad century of last century and the 40s and the great job that they did. they then became part of the army and admirals and generals and i worked with the women in many ways because i was on the armed services committee and also on the defense appropriations committee. there were certain things that we did for women both in health care and as prisoners of war, making sure that families got the best quality of life that we could give them. i am very close to the women that have served in our country, and they are fabulous women in the military. leaders that are so much a part of our military. >> when he missed about the senate? >> i don't miss it. i think you should want to come and serve and do your best. but i be

. >> host: lima in norwalk connecticut. good morning. please go ahead with your question or comment. >> caller: good morning. i just want to tell you how much of a inspiration you are and i thank you so much for the way you are bridging the gap between people and that you are a peacemaker. that being said i wanted to know if you are involved at all with women of the military? thank you so much. >> i didn't understand what she said. >> host: the women in the military. >> guest: oh yes the women in the military. in my second book i profiled the first women in the military who became officers. that was really mid-century in the 40s and the great job they did in the military which was the wacs. they then became part of the army and now i was also on the defense appropriations committee so they were certain things that we did both in health care and prisoners of war making sure the families got the best quality of life that we could give them. i am very close to the women who have served in our country and was during my term in the senate the