Massive oil spill coats Southern California beaches: "A potential ecological disaster"
CBSN
Cleanup crews are scrambling to contain a massive oil spill in southern California's "Surf City." The oil slick, covering about 13 square miles, has forced beaches to close and put wildlife in grave danger.
Thick pockets of sludge continue to wash up along some of southern California's most popular beaches Monday morning, coating everything from the sand to the wildlife.
Correspondent Lilia Luciano reports that as crews try to minimize the damage, teams are racing to save wildlife.
Five people boarded OceanGate's Titan submersible last summer to dive down to see the wreckage of the Titanic, but less than two hours later, the vessel imploded, killing all on board. Now, a billionaire from Ohio wants to make his own attempt – an idea he had just days after the Titan met its fatal end.
Authorities made two gruesome discoveries Tuesday after a Missouri woman walked into a police station and told officers that she fatally shot one of her children and drowned the other, officials said. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said at a news conference that authorities believe both children were killed Tuesday morning.