Crane company has actually had 17 federal safety violations since 2013, some of them quite serious. The company did not respond to us, but has said they are cooperating with the investigation. And while Officials Say that weather was certainly one factor in what happened here behind me, determining the exact cause could take up to six months. Clayton sandell, abc news, dallas. Canada is taking steps on two environmental issues. It will ban singleuse plastic items as soon as 2021 to counter pollution and waste. An exact list has not yet been released but the ban is likely to include bags, straws, and fast food containers. Canada will also ban facilities from keeping whales, dolphins, or porpoises in captivity. Marineland in Niagara Falls will be the zoo that is most affected. It has dozens of whales and dolphins. Parks that presently have the Sea Creatures can keep them but the new law also bans making them perform. I think that that is great, canada is doing that. You do like zoos thou
Who was under his care in iraq. Reporter chief Eddie Gallagher walked into court hand in hand with his wife. Hes charged with stabbing and killing a wounded isis fighter in may of 2017 during the battle of mosul. Investigators say he celebrated after the murder, sending a picture to his platoon members with a caption that read i got him with my hunting knife. He faces two attempted murder charged in the shootings of a noncombatant elderly man and a young girl in mosul. Prosecutors say gallagher threatened to kill s. E. A. L. Members who reported him. Gallaghers lawyers call it a sham investigation saying there was no murder. Gallagher faces life in prison if convicted. The trial is expected to last two to three weeks. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts. For abc new respect im vanessa van hefty in san diego. A personal injury attorney became his own client after a shark bit him during a morning swim. Gene brooks, seen holding a land shark beer, said he felt the teeth sink into his
Olay ultra moisture body wash gives skin the nourishment it needs and keeps it there longer with lockin moisture technology. Skin is petal smooth. Because your best skin starts with olay. An Emergency Landing by a sight seeing helicopter in the florida keys sent three people to the hospital. It went down in the ocean near the key west airport yesterday evening. Airport fire crews pulled the pilot and two passengers out of the chopper. They suffered minor injuries. No word on why that chopper went down. A suspected songbird smuggler faces charges in new york city. Its funny because its a songbird smuggler, who does this . Investigators say a man tried to enter the u. S. From guyana with 35 or 34 finches hidden in his carryon bag inside of plastic hair curlers. Do they belong to you . He apparently planned to sell them for 3,000 apiece so they could be used in singing competitions. Hes free on 25,000 bond. I mean not today. Its a songbirl smuggler. People are smuggling just about anythin
The plane hit a house in danbury. Officials say the pilot was trying to make an Emergency Landing when the glider hit the roof. The pilot was taken to the hospital along with a mom and her two kids who were home at the time. Theyre all expected to be okay. Dozens of homeowners are on alert as a 5,000acre wildfire burns in southern washington state. An entire small town has already been evacuated because of the 243 fire. Some small buildings have been destroyed but so far no homes have been damaged. The fire is burning through some steep canyons, and its direction is changing. What started the blaze is unknown. Overseas, there are new developments this morning in that deepening mystery surrounding the death of a texas couple that was on vacation in fiji. This morning, several other people who came into contact with the couple are now reportedly under observation. Heres abcs paula faris. Reporter it was the trip of a lifetime. But david and Michelle Paul didnt make it out of fiji alive.
Rockies into nebraska with strong thunderstorms likely near omaha. Protesters are calling for an end to horse racing in california. The others over the great lakes and thats hitting ohio and. Animal rights activists demonstrated at the santa anita park. Pendleton, indiana, about 30 miles northeast of indianapolis, was hit hard. This one day after yet another horse died at the park on nd. Officials are fill assessing the damage but most roads are closed because of down trees and that atheedra system did more damage as it moved east. Overnight dangerous storms and just december. Santa anita Officials Say they violent winds ripped through the have no plans to suspend racing northwest. A tornado just hit our house. And insist the track is safe. In dayton, ohio, catastrophic the Los Angeles County district scenes of destruction after a suspected tornado left this neighborhood in ruins. Attorney has created a task force to investigate the deaths. Overseas now, a second oh my god. American cl