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Texas / Balloon Crash #1108299

CBS Evening News for Monday, Aug 01, 2016
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(Studio: Charlie Rose) Report introduced. NOTE: Local weather bulletin on screen.

(Maxwell, Texas: Omar Villafranca) The revelation that Alfred “Skip” Nichols††, the pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed in Maxwell, Texas, had several convictions for drunk driving and served prison time twice examined; scenes shown from the site; animation shown; photos shown of victims Paige & Lorilee Brabson†† and Matt & Sunday Rowan††; details given about Nichols’ 2009 crash into the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. [WITNESS - describes what happened.] [NTSB investigator Robert SUMWALT††- comments on the lack of FAA oversight.] [Mark Twain forest victim Mark BRCIC††- comments on his lawsuit against Nichols.]

Reporter(s):
Rose, Charlie;
Villafranca, Omar
Duration:
00:02:10

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