Liftoff confirmed for falcon that is spacex launching 60 more mini satellites for Internet Service just hours ago. This was the fourth launch for that falcon 9 rocket. Spacex now has almost 200 of these compact flat panel satellites in orbit. Two other batches were put in orbit last year. American Airlines Says its getting money from boeing one of the problems with the 737 max jet. The terms of the settlement have not been announced, but american says it will share more than 30 million of it with employees. Other carriers have also reached deals with boeing. The airlines lost millions of dollars in canceled flights and rescheduling. Turning now to a group of sailors who are happy to be home this morning after being stranded in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week. The crew was trying to sail from japan to hawaii when they hit rough waters. Abcs alina gomez has more. Reporter lost at sea and desperate for help. U. S. Coast guard video shows the moments before a group of stranded sailo
you might have gone to get your coffee, seen your friends. i was here at 30 rock with my entire staff. i went to a school play that day. but by the end of the evening the w.h.o. had declared covid a pandemic. seattle shut down their school system, the first major district to do so, the stock market fell off a cliff. the sign of a lot more pain to come. the first case of covid popped up on capitol hill and the nba suspended its season leading all the rest of major sports to follow suit. that all happened in one single day. it was a stunning disruption to all of our lives and as we know it was just the beginning. one by one states shut down, businesses closed and normal life came to a complete halt. but we also know the future is much brighter than it has been in a long time. tonight president biden will mark the anniversary. tomorrow he signs the american rescue plan into law, hopefully getting more help to those who need it most. remember, we went from no vaccines to three va
Our first hour this morning, we want to talk about Legal Immigration, particularly if you might think its good or bad for the economy. Well show you what the Trump Administration wants to do for this legislation as far as that is concerned. But if you think those coming into the u. S. Legally gives something a benefit to the u. S. Economy or not, heres your chance to let us know. If you make less than 30,000, call us at 2027488000. If your income falls between 30,000 and 50,000, 2027488001. And if you make over 50,000, 2027488002. Weve set aside a line for legal immigrants, too, 2027488003. And as always, you can post on ur social media pages, twitter, facebook. It was the Trump Administrations endorsement of legislation created by two senators, david purdue out of georgia and out of arkansas, the raise act, as they call it. Heres some of the endorsement from the white house, saying in part, their philosophical approach saying a surge in unskilled immigration for decades in the United
In Manatee County a substitute teacher is off the job. After he was charged with molesting three girls. Detectives say brad bellingar knew the girls outside of school. And hes been abusing them for . Years. The Manatee School district says bellingar worked as a substitute teacher 2011. The district released a statement to the bradenton herald. Saying bellingar was immediately removed from his position wednesday. After they learned of his arrest. And st. Pete police will be out today. For a new operation, focused on pedestrian safety. Over the next few weeks, officers will be at ten different . High risk areas giving out warnings and education materials to drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. And starting next . Month, officers will start . Ticketing people in todays effort starts at ten am at the corner of 3rd avenue south and 3rd stret south. A local display of American History could soon be . History in another way. The Armed Forces History museum in largo is now planning to shut do
They say . Thanks, shayla. dave some fog early, with variable clouds and a quick shower possible today. High temps in the upper 70s. Tonight will feature a few clouds and turning much drier. Lows near 60. Mostly sunny skies return for friday, with drier air and somewhat cooler temps. Highs will be in the mid 70s. wally when the sun comes up, a major cleanup will commence across the southeast. A day after 13 tornadoes damaged homes, toppled trees and killed five people in louisiana, mississippi, tennessee and georgia. This is video from the atlanta, georgia area. Where three tornadoes touched down. As you can see, the storm did a lot of damage in that area. Raging flames in tennessee. But the danger is far from over. Now, the area is dealing with possible mudslides. Many residents have already left the gatlinburg area, because of the wildfires. More than 700 structures in the city have been damaged or destroyed. And at least seven people have died. wally now, the areas most famous resid