on monday, the recent crime commission called for police in the west midlands. it's the highest policing needs outside of london. how can the prime minister help to propel a nation if they lose -- [inaudible] get an extra 250 bodies on the beach. >> the point i would make to the honorable lady is yes, we have the police to meet funding reductions and they've been able to do that with actually keeping a higher proportion of bobby's on the frontline which actually has been effected. taking people out of back-office jobs and at the same time crime has fallen and public confidence in the police has risen so yes, we are asking the police to take up decision but they're doing and they're delivering. >> i'd like to congratulate the coalition government on introducing regulation on introducing regulation to protect the welfare of wild animals performing in traveling circuses. yet this house this house voted overwhelmingly for a complete ban in 2011. while we wait for a draft bill to be published, will the prime minister committed to introducing legislation so that this c

share of national income during the last government, and during the boom years, for instance, in the west midlands there were no net new private sector jobs. he's dealing with the big issues. what a pity that all he can do is stand up and try and read out a quote. >> ed milliband. >> mr. speaker, he says the report is on the right track, goodness knows what he would have said if it was on the wrong track. business has no confidence in him, and deregulation -- his chosen approach -- is not the answer. now, let me turn to a specific area of the report, recommendation 61 which i'm sure he's familiar with. [laughter] he says, and i quote: the government needs to set out a definitive and unambiguous energy policy. [laughter] this is, obviously, mr. speaker, an appropriate day to be considering this recommendation on energy after the last 20 -- it's good to see the business secretary down the bench, by the way. i'm sorry that growth committee that he's on is so unmemorable that he can't remember it. this is an appropriate day to be considering this recommendation. so his energy -- i'm rather enjoying th

during the boom years, for instance, in the west midlands there were no net new private- sector jobs. he is dealing with the big issue. what a pity all he can do is stand up and read a quote. >> ed miliband. >> the report says they are on the right track -- goodness knows what the report would have said it said it was on the wrong track. he says there is no strategy for jobs and growth, business has no confidence, and deregulation, his chosen approach, is not the answer. let me turn to a particular area of the report -- recommendation 61, which i am sure he is familiar with. he says, "the government needs to set out a definitive and unambiguous energy policy." this is obviously an appropriate day to be considering this recommendation on energy after the last 20 -- it is good to see the business sector down the bench. i am sorry that growth to media at -- is on a soap on memorable --he is on is so unmemorable that he cannot remember it. [laughter] this is an appropriate day to consider the recommendation. his energy -- [shouting] i am rather enjoying this, mr. speaker. his energy secre

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. >> federal investigators are converging on the west texas town of midland find out why a freight traint four dad and 16 injured. we have the latest. >> away to under tragic -- veterans turned traffic freight train barreling down the tracks. >> it was a chaotic scene. it was loud, noisy. >> witnesses say someone able to jump off of the float before the train jumped, but not everyone. among the fatalities joshua michael, who received two purple hearts. he pushed his wife all of the. she survived. ntsb investigators arrived today. >> we will be looking at information from the signals, making sure the dates and the lights were coming down. >> and video shows the bill gates and the lights working properly. -- the dates and lights working properly. the parade was quite to the need to with a banquet to honor the veterans who had been through so much, now this. >> still to come, the latest on the announcement that hostess is going out of business, in new concerns regarding the safety of a popular energy drink. >> the sunshine is coming in. insta-weather-plus forecast is just ahead. temperature

west but that is not going to affect us. this is the third below normal temperatures as we previously pointed out. we have west desk-east jet streams. 51 at midlando'hare. there is no wind at the moment. do 0.30%. dryness of the air means that we get cool at night. as we cool off each night there is a potential for some fog patches. 49 degrees at lincoln park. 52 at mchenry. the arctic air is that day until late in the forecast. here we are at saturday, sunday, see how the warm air begins collecting and the planes. all of the storms hitting the west coast and dumping moisture was in the warm air by us. on wednesday and thursday of next week we should be pretty warm. then the cold air will pour into the area by next weekend. 50 degrees is our forecast today. on sunday and even hire mid-upper 50s to the west of us. low pressure sits down here. this high will move up over the maritime provinces. east winds are hitting the entire east coast. from time to time we expect low pressure to develop and hit the coast line with waves of shower from time to time. here are the advisory's for coastal flooding and small craft advisories. the run-up to the jersey

today plan to interview the driver of a parade float that was hit by a train while crossing tracks in west texas. four military veterans were killed in last week's accident in midland. the truck was the second of two parade floats filled with wounded war veterans. the first had successfully cleared the tracks. parade organizers say they had been using the same route for three years. >>> the search for a missing oil worker is expanding after the friday platform explosion in the gulf of mexico. dive boats are searching the waters and beaches in louisiana. the body of one worker was found saturday night. four workers hospitalized two in critical condition. >>> vice president joe biden is assuring the people of new jersey the federal government won't abandon them after the spotlight fades from hurricane sandy. biden toured the state's storm- ravaged coast yesterday including the boardwalk at seaside heights. he says rebuilding the area is a national responsibility. >>> the makers of twinkies and dingdongs will be in bankruptcy court today. texas-based hostess plans to begin the process of selling off its assets but some of its more popular products could make a comebac

police sirens may have contributed to the crash that killed four gulf war veterans yesterday in west texas. they were on a trailer when hit by a train in a crossing in midlandas. the community gathered today, all had served in iraq or afghanistan. >> only emotion i can describe it is a feeling of september 11th. and i guess that is what it feels like. >> witnesses say sirens from the escort may have drowned out the sound of the approaching train. the national transportation safety board says it appears the lights and gates were working at the time. >> the search on for four men in a robbery in the santa cruz. take a look at the scene on thursday afternoon. >> across the street, mike harris defended israel's military strikes. >> israel has the right to defend citizens.. >> the battle for public opinion, israeli forces and hamas are both using the internet to get the messages out. at the moment they sent out a tweet saying the defense forces has begun a campaign on terror. >> and moments later they posted an video of an air strike hamas responded for every strike there is a tweet or video post, a war of information in the struggle to win hearts and minds. >>

west texas. casey stegall with the news live in midland. federal investigators speaking there today. >> yeah.e've been getting our your dates from the ntsb. that agency has 16 investigators on the ground here in midland. they've recovered some key evidence. they note train was going 61 miles per hour in a 70 zone. they say there was a camera mounted on the front. it was also equipped with something similar to a black box on an airplane that will help paint an exact picture of what happened in the moments before this horrific accident. >> those recorders, as we speak, are in the air on their way to washington, d.c. for analysis in a laboratory. now, what kind of information are we going to get? speed and braking. >> look at the still picture moments before the impact. the ntsb telling us they have not yet determined if the warning signals were functioning properly as this float made its way into this intersection as people were cheering and welcoming home their heros. >> harris: thank you very much. as the fox report rolls along, we'll talk about a loss of jobs and i cons in this country. the

the weekend. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: midland, only about 115,000 people, 30 miles west of dallas. there were a number of prayer vigils held there. this was a large annual event. lots of people lined the streets to watch this accident unfold. four troops were killed. two people we main in the hospital today. one stable, one still critical. >> reporter: want to take you live to gaza city. the fighting continues and both sides say they will not budge. will we see an allout war in the middle east? martha: scott walker joining a dozen republican governors as the states square off against washington. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so now is the best time to review your options and enroll in a plan. medicare has two main parts, parts a and b, to help cover a lot o

midland, some 300 miles west of dallas-ft. worth. investigators say a freight train slammed into this flatbed carrying the vets and their families to aanquet. four servicemen died and more than a dozen other people got hurt. one of victims, army sergeant michael, his mother-in-law says the purple heart winner pushed his wife out of the way possibly saving her life. other witnesses say they saw folks panic and jump from the parade float. casey is live with more at the scene in midland, texas. this was one of two floats in the parade, right? >>casey: i will explain that in a second. but, first, right back there behind me the train in the last minute or so just started moving, the first time we have seen that since this accident. obviously they have to clear the railway at some point but investigators point out they are in the infancy of the investigation. there were two floats totaled. one has successfully made it across the intersection and cleared it. as the second was going through that is when the accident happened. this was part of the 9th annual parade, "show of support" parade, loaded with veterans and their spouses en route to

the midlands and parts of mid—wales but the cloud increases. grey skies in northern england and certainly in scotland and northern ireland. the breeze is picking up. the wettest conditions in north wests across southern parts, by holding on to brightness in the south coast until later. a few bright spells towards south— west wales and eastern scotland, but compared to today, lot of cloud, and still rain coming and going in the breeze. temperatures may be a bit higher than today that it will still feel a bit cool with the wind in force. not quite as chilly as tonight, so for manchester city fa ns tonight, so for manchester city fans it should be largely dry, fairly cloudy. don‘t be surprised to see some drizzle and a windy evening. and windy night to take us into wednesday. just some drizzle in the west but the rain will pep up in the west but the rain will pep up in south—west england as a weakening cold front works through. the winds of gusty in the east of scotla nd the winds of gusty in the east of scotland and eastern england, but many will be dry even with a bit of brightness. the cloud will dominate through the evening for the chelsea and celtic matches in the champions‘ league

west texas when the parade float got stuck on train tracks. it was carrying wounded veterans and spouses through the streets of midland, texas. >> i saw the truckg the tracks about halfway across, the gate started coming down. the truck tried to blow its horn it get the people in front of him out of the way. the gates actually hit the first people on the trailer. >> 17 other people were injured. a preliminary investigation shows the crossing gate and the lights were working at the time. >>> president obama and congressional leaders are ready to meet today to talk about how to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." the series of tax increases and spending cuts that would kick in january 1 if the house and senate cannot come up with a budget agreement. the main issue dividing democrats and republicans is whether the wealthiest americans should pay a bigger share of taxes. >>> the federal housing administration says it has exhausted its reserves and will have to take a new round of measures to shore up its finances. the fha doesn't make loans but backs up lenders if borrowers stop paying. the agency is expected to tell congress today that its capital

west texas after i afreight train slammed into a flatbed truck full of -- after a freight train slammed into a flatbed truck full of wounded warriors. investigators from the national transportation safety board are in midland, texas to find out how it happened. union pacific says the train sounded its horn as people jumped off the truck. >>> and now to a big story we continue to follow. not guilty is the verdict handed down tie bowie state university student accused of killing her roommate. 20-year-old alexis simpson was cleared of all seven charges against her for stabbing dominique frasier last fall in their dorm room. she says she accidentally stabbed frasier in self-defense after the two got into a fight over music. >> this was a self-defense case. alexis, there is no question in my mind acted in self-defense. >> she went into the victim's room and she sought the victim out and so we brought this case because we thought that, in fact, what she did was criminal. and so i'm disappointed. >> dominique frasier would have turned 19 just days after she died. simpson's attorney says she will resume school at another university. >>> a d.c. high school principal turns herself in to police. find out why she is f

west texas, where a freight train struck a parade float that was carrying wounded military veterans. four people were killed. the accident happened yesterday as the wounded warriors were taking part in a parade through midland a witness says the float got stuck on the tracks. >> i saw the truck crossing the tracks about halfway across the gate started coming down. the truck tried to blow his horn to get the other people in front of him out of the way. the gates actually hit the first people on the trailer. >> 17 other people were injured. a preliminary investigation shows the crossing gate and the lights were working at the time. >>> 6:19. a woman is detained in phoenix after police say she crashed her car through a gate and then drove up on a runway at sky harbor international airport. the whom a child in the car at the time. neither was -- the woman had a child in the car at the time. neither was injured. the woman may have been impaired. the incident brought airport operations to a halt for about 15 minutes last night. >>> president obama and congressional leaders are ready to meet today to talk about how to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." the series of tax increases and spending cuts that would kick

the kron 4 news room this major incident/tragedy in texas. this in midland texas that 17 people are hospitalized and four people are dead after a train hit a veterans' parade float in west texas. 17 people injured. this train hit this veterans' parade float. we will bring you more including video. >> congress is pressing top intelligence they want answers. >> washington lawmakers spent thursday pressing for answers on how u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed during the september of attack on the consulate in benghazi. capitol hill became home to multiple hearings on the tense investigation including fundings for security at the consulate. been i have listened to my colleagues talk about the president of the united states and others in the administration, using terms as " deliberate lies ". if you want to know who is responsible in this town by yourself a mirror. >> among those testifying, active cia director, michael morell who was tapped to lead the agency after david petraeus resigned last week admitted to an extramarital affair. the x cia director, will also speak to both the house and senate intelligence committees on friday morning. >