this happening in southwest nebraska.w getting information that nine people were injured as a result of that collision. the train was traveling between chicago and san francisco, california. this happened roughly about 8:00 a.m. near max, nebraska. nine injuries. also a total of five patients are under observation, while four others have been transferred to hospitals in re, colorado, and chase, nebraska. this was coming from one of is spokes people for a hospital there in dundee county, nebraska. we'll continue to work this story, get more information and pictures soongs we can to you right here on msnbc. want to update you now on hurricane irene as well. still a category two storm with winds over 100 miles per hour. right now the president advising earlier within the half-hour to pay attention to the tract, to pay attention to the forecast, and pay attention to the evaiks that are coming from your town. he did say that he has been talking with governors and mayors all along the eastern seaboard to explain to them that th

people were hospitalized after an amtrak train hit a piece of farm equipment and derailed in southwest nebraska. two trains and three of the passenger cars derailed. the train was carrying more than 175 passengers and seven people were taken to a nearby hospital. amtrak has set up a special number for anyone concerned about family or friends who might have been board. find that number on our website at abc7news.com. >> a road into yosemite national park remains closed because of that. firefighters are battling a wildfire. it broke out in a motor home yesterday afternoon and it burned about thousand acres. highway 140 is closed for 15 miles. some tourists have been told to evacuate nearby motels. about 300 firefighters are trying to keep the fire from reaching the park. >> mike nicco has the forecast. >> the winds aren't too brisk so they are getting it under control. there is the sunshine and means a warming trend and i'll have the latest on irene also. (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very

people were hospitalized after an amtrak train hit a piece of farm equipment and derailed in southwest nebraska. two trains and three of the passenger cars derailed. the train was carrying more than 175 passengers and seven people were taken to a nearby hospital. amtrak has set up a special number for anyone concerned about family or friends who might have been board. find that number on our website at abc7news.com. >> a road into yosemite national park remains closed because of that. firefighters are battling a wildfire. it broke out in a motor home yesterday afternoon and it burned about thousand acres. highway 140 is closed for 15 miles. some tourists have been told to evacuate nearby motels. about 300 firefighters are trying to keep the fire from reaching the park. >> mike nicco has the forecast. >> the winds aren't too brisk so they are getting it under control. there is the sunshine and means a warming trend and i'll have the latest on irene also.osositt >>> the weekend is here and wonder if there is going to be any sunshine. >> i think a lot. most sunshine at the coast and warmest weathe

hospital after amtrak's california zephyr train plow tlud some farm equipment on the tracks in southwest nebraska. the train departed on wednesday headed to chicago, and carrying more than 175 passengers. two of the locomotives were knocked off tracks and tipped over. three of the 10 passenger cars were also derailed. all injuries said to be nonlife threatening. >> and there is a lot more to bring you here today at 5:00. you know the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer? is that what apple is up to? >> music in the parks concert series could be silenced after another night of post-show violence. >> numi workers retool schools into medical careers. the news continues in oneeeeeeee >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a wounded sea lion had to be euthanized. it was being cared for at the marine mammal center. it's said an infection from a gunshot wound spread to his chest causing pneumonia. and the young adult male had been shot by a large caliber weapon. >> future remains uncertain for music in the park summer series. this is following incidents like this fig

the train carrying about 175 passengers derailed in southwest nebraska, causinging two locomotives to roll on to their sides. you can see they are -- fortunately all the passenger cars stayed upright. only a few people were taken to the hospital with neck and back pain. none of the injuries were life threatening. >>> two oakland men are heading to prison for the rest of their lives for the murder of an oakland journalist. former leader of the black muslim bakery and his bakery associate boat getting life sentences without the possibility of parole for the 2007 killing of oakland post editor chauncey bailey. prosecutors say the men targeted bailey because he was writing a critical article of the bakery. bailey's family says they are relieved that they can finally move forward. >> i'm glad everything is over with now. it's been a very long and hard -- very hard on the entire family. you know, it just hurts so many different other people including the family, too. >> the men received another life sentence for the killing of michael wills, an oakland chef, who was targeted simply, they sa

the hospital tonight after an amtrak train plowed into some farm equipment on the tracks in southwest nebraska. the california zephyr going from emeryville to chicago carrying more than 175 passengers. you can see what happened. the trains two locomotives tipped over. three cars derailed. none of the injuries is considered life threatening. and after crashing into an abandoned car wednesday night near salt lake city. >> days of thunder this weekend indy style. and infinion raceway will roar. and abc 7's wayne freedman is live tonight. a lot of fun. >> yes. if you like indy cars this is the life because indy cars have come along with a bunch of motor homes and people in the motor homes. and i think we're get haegd of ourselves. you're listen together sound of music. this music has no beat no, tunes or learics. those who come to hear it, no rivals. >> beatles are this? >> this. truckers or this? this. >> how about drive by indy cars? they have plenty of those this weekend z an acquired taste. >> well... a 1400 pound car. 750 horse power. and you're stopping yourself inside of a missile. >> no, d

released from the hospital. 22 people were hurt when the chicago-bound train hit a crane in southwest nebraska tipping over two locomotives but no passenger cars. no one was seriously injured. >>> finally, take a a look at ts video i'm going to show you. it looks like this tortoise is training for a rematch with the hare. this tortoise appropriately named cruiser is chasing a man in a motorized wheelchair. it's actually part of an animal therapy program called dragon slayer for some reason that helps disabled adults and children and mott actually a crime in progress. >> he doesn't look scared for a man being chased by a tortoise. >> back to sam with another look at the weather. good morning, once again. >> good morning again, everyone. let's deal with what's going on in the country. as most of the eyes are on this storm, irene, the west coast is still dealing with heat. we've had heat watches and wa warnings out for l.a. past the little ridge and you get down into the deserts and valley, palm springs is going to be up exactly where you'd expect it to be. warmer at 108. houma, arizona, 108, as

the train struck a large crane in southwest nebraska. passengers said it appears the crane was being used to demolish a nearby silo. the impact forced two locomotives to roll over on their sides. all of the passenger cars luckily stayed upright, though. a few of the 175 passengers were taken to the hospital with neck and back pain. none of the injuries turned out to be life threatening. transportation officials are now investigating the accident. amtrak put the passengers on buses to try to get them back to their destinations. >>> coming up here at 6:00, a live team coverage of hurricane irene continues. with a look at the preparations all across the east coast including the unprecedented move taken in new york. >>> plus -- >> reporter: hurricane irene may be thousands of miles away but it's already being felt here at ffo. coming up in a live report, we'll tell you how many flights are already canceled. >> thank you, alice. >>> the friendly skies get a lot more high-tech today thanks to a silicon valley gadget. >>> and on the satellite w

a train carrying 175 passengers derailed in southwest nebraska.vehicle on the tracks and one person had to be take on the the hospital. as many as eight others were hurt. and as we learn more we will definitely pass along new details to you. a quick here. we're back with more irene coverage after this. >>> time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. these two panted to personalize the surfing experience. they started grain surf boards out of a farm in maine. customers can build a kit and design their own boards or take a course at the farm where mike and brad share their expertise and passion. for for watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. >>> welcome back to msnbc's coverage of hurricane irene. i'm contessa brewer. rom new york city. there is new york harborer a beautiful shot of the statue of liberty. the boats are still out. we're not seeing much of the high, rough surf coming into new york harbor yet. but norfolk, virginia, that may be changing. we know it's changing in north carolina. here is norfolk, virginia, rig

train was traveling from california to chicago when it struck equipment near the town of max in southwest nebraskared life threatening. it knocked two locomotives and three cars off of the tracks. >>> and 16 people were killed in a car attack at the united nations offices there. in nigeria. they say that the cars crashed through the compound and made it to the main area before detonated. 400 u.n. employees work there, and a radical muslim sect is claiming responsibility. >>> and mexican president philippe calderon is vowing to find the gangsters who set fire to a casino killing 52 people. the president is calling the attack an act of terrorism. he held a moment of silence outside of the casino and the fire is the third attack of its kind this month targeting casino ins in northern mexico. officials say that the attackers are linked to organized crime but they would not say if they had ties to drug trafficking. >>> in libya, rebels continue to hunt for moammar gadhafi as they fought more battles in tripoli with troops loyal to gadhafi. meanwhile, warplanes hit a large bunker in gadhafi's hometown o

this is in southwest nebraska. so far no reports of serious injuries. we are just getting this. if we get more information, we will get back to you on the conditions of the passengers. >>> a car bomb rips into a united nations office building in nigeria's capital today. officials say at least 18 people are dead. more are wounded. the explosion punched a hole in the building and caused a wall to collapse. it is not clear who is responsible for that blast. >>> developments in libya. supporters of moammar gadhafi have been shelling the tripoli airport. arwa damon got a look inside the airport's control tower. >> reporter: we have to stay a bit low. the rebels say there is a sniper shooting at them. we wanted to show you this. that smoldering airplane. > >>> a maze of secret tunnels under tripoli for moammar gadhafi. sara sidner has the latest. >> reporter: this can fit all the way down the corridors. this is a golf cart. i'm sure it was used because this place is so big, to get back and forth. unbelievable. >> one other note on libya, nato is scrambling for the gadhafi surface-to-a

the latest satellite picture shows storm clouds over the desert southwest heading toward kansas and nebraskarn plains are clear while the northeast has scattered clouds. later today expect showers from the ohio river valley to upstate new york. powerful thunderstorms will hit the northern and central plains. it will be sunny and very hot in texas and oklahoma. while the northwest is cool, especially in western washington and oregon. >>> in sports, a controversial call in kansas city. in the third, the royals billy butler hits the long ball against the yankees, looks like it strikes the railing before bouncing back on the field. the umps call it a homer upsetting yanks manager joe girardi. royals squeak by new york 5-4. >>> take a look at this. the twins' ben revere makes a sensational over the shoulder catch right on the warning track. on the third he stretches out for an amazing diving grab. minnesota takes out detroit 6-5. >>> and in oakland the a's brandon allen long fly bounces off the center field wall and adam jones baubles the ball so allen races around the bases for an in the park ho

showers from the northern rockies to nebraska and in the desert southwest. >> 93 in albuquerque, 86 in salt lake city and 90 in boise. cooler than normal with 70s across the midwest, 94 in new orleans, 95 in atlanta and 85 here in new york and get this, day 40 of triple-digit heat in dallas. >> no relief. >> no break for the weary. >> absolutely. >>> oh, and coming up, the search for another missing american in aruba. >> plus, those siblings on the run, a journey that started in florida. have they now made it all the way to the western u.s.? >>> and startling images of how the japanese tsunami forever altered the landscape in ;ppbpbpbpbpbpbpb >>> well, as we mentioned, markets around the world are on their way up, almost as quickly as they went down the last two days. hong kong's hang seng recovered hundreds of points today while tokyo's nikkei was up 1%. yesterday the dow jones industrial average gained 429 points. the nasdaq was up 124. and one reason for that turnaround, the federal reserve's promise to now keep a key interest rate near zero all the way until the year 20136789 the f

showers in the southwest and from wyoming to western nebraska. >> cooler than normal, in the 70s fromindianapolis. 85 here in new york. 95 in atlanta. triple digits in dallas and phoenix. 90 in sacramento. and just 71 in seattle. >> dallas isisetting pretty close to that record. i think it was day 39 or 40 for them, 42. whoo, stay cool. >>> some people just can't stop themselves from bringing home stray animals, even anteaters. >> something tells me you don't bring stray animals home. >> no chance in the world. >> certainly not this little guy. an oregon man found an injured south american anteater on the side of the road and rescued it. he and his family took to the strange animal right away but they knew he couldn't keep it so they started looking for its owner. >> turns out the anteater came from a nearby center that breeds exotic animals. his name is sweet pea and he's headed to a texas zoo next month. >> he is a sweet pea, isn't he. >> you really, honestly think that's an attractive animal? >> something kind of cute -- so ugly it's cute. >> i'll take that. all right. we'll see. >

showers around nebraska and looking at the moisture through the southwest. ay morning to you. take a look at what is happening over sunol right now. cloud deck breaking apart. the sun is shining through and we're looking towards a really nice day today, because we have that cloud cover to start you out. temperatures are going to be cooler than their seasonal averages at the coast. yet again. really comfortable inland. san jose, take a look at the dp. 84 degrees inland. 73 by the bay. hope you have a great day. >> don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or night. go to the weather channel or cable on weather.com online. >>> now let's check in with uncle willie in washington. >> my, how sweet it is to celebrate your birthday. i love birthdays, birth day frek pa breakfast and birthday lunch. happy birthday, daisy bonner of sumner, michigan. 108. they grow the best cherries min michigan. she loves to grow flowers. great place in michigan. and levia , levia, levia, levia mangini. san francisco, california, 10 7. lived in the sameity for more th

nebraska, kansas and oklahoma. thunderstorms meanwhile, from new orleans to orlando and southern georgia. showers in northern new england and the southwest across arizona and new mexico. >> mostly 80s from albuquerque to billings. 80s in the twin cities and 79 in detroit. 84 here in new york. 95 in atlanta. 90 in miami, dallas hits 101 just one day shy of tying its record for consecutive triple digit days. no relief there. >> looks like they'll hit that record and maybe even surpass it. hang tight, dallas, wow. >>> coming up next a live update from tokyo on today's wild ride for the asian markets. >>> then it took a high-speed chase and some construction workers to capture america's most wanted famimi. >>> on top of all that, we'll also have new images from the red planet. >>> asian stock markets took another hit today. investors are worried about big european debts dragging down the world economy. the latest from tokyo where abc's fujiakiko fujita is stand by. >> reporter: we saw a mixed bag throughout asia. in tokyo we saw those modest gains on the nikkei wiped out and renewed concerns about the european economy. the nikkei ended the d

nebraska and kansas. a chance o of flooding in the southwest.attered thunderstorms around chicago, detroit and much of florida. >> oh, wow. 91 in hialeah. that's where i went to high school. 80s from baltimore to boston. indianapolis climbs to 85. twin cities, 82. fargo, 81. another scorcherer across texas with dallas hitting 105. 91 in billings. 96 in colorado springs. >> i'm looking for hialeah on the map. where did you go to high school? >> it's awesome. >> sounds awesome. >> hialeah. >> what city? >> it's in miami. >> it's in miami? >> yeah, yeah. it's awesome. >> miami, one of my favorite cities. all right. that tells me a lot about you. >> i need a t-shirt that says, i heart hialeah. they sell them. >> do they really? >> yeah. >>> you may come from a small town, but -- buford, wyoming. >> the smallest town in america. population, one. don is the only resident. he operates a general store and he's also the mayor. wonder who voted for him? it was founded in 1866 and once had 2,000 people. mostly railroad workers. >> don is the only person wh

nebraska, kansas and oklahoma. thunderstorms from new orleans to orlando. showers in northern new england, and the southwestillings to albuquerque, dallas, 101, one day shy of tying the record of consecutive double digit days. 80s in the twin cities, boston, 83 and new york, 84. >> hang in there, dallas. happening in there. >>> it is summertime, of course there is a lalapalooza. and in wisconsin it was a moo-lapalooz. when all of the mooing was over. 18-year-old brandon rogers was the bovine best. goodness gracious. >> i'm sure he's beating the women off with a stick. who doesn't love a champion mooer. he mon a golden cow bell. a thousand bucks which he's putting away for college. >> smart kid. >> that's a real talent there. >> stop lying on national television. >> look at that guy. >> oh, man. >> oh, you go get them. tyler. laid disare loving it. more "world news now" coming back after this. ♪reen acres is the place to be ♪ yikes, this color just sucks the life out of me. i was just gonna say that! yikes, this color about this flat haircolor!of me. [ gigi ] try nice 'n easy anti-flat, always dimensional. i