Yesterday. He landed his small plane on an interstate, 10 near jackson, mississippi after the cessnas engine failed. He was cleared for an Emergency Landing at a nearby airport, but then he realized he needed to land much sooner. I take off. I dont think im going to make it. Im going to put this down on the road. They go, are you declaring an emergency. Thats when i said affirmative. I am declaring an emergency. So mcknight signaled drivers that he was going to land on the highway by moving the wings and the motorists made room for him. Whats amazing is what was written on his shirt right there. It says keep calm and land on the center line. I think he was close to it. Hes got the right motto there. And coming up, the incredible journey on other side of the world. Why three Wounded Warriors braved Mother Nature to climb five and a half miles to the top of the world. What they say was actually the hardest part of their amazing trek. Later in the skinny, a villain finally emerges on bach
Dangerous summer. And pool shock. The hidden danger. Two holiday swimmers seriously europed after an apparent electric shock. What you can do to make sure this doesnt happen to you or your family. Good evening. Im tom llamas, in for david. Thanks for joining us on this mow more yall day. We begin with deadly flooding in the south, and torrential downpours effecting the holiday up and down the east coast. At least six people are dead in texas and kansas. Flash flooding prompting evacuations and water rescues. Officials keeping a close eye on the brazos river, still rising at this hour. And in colorado, a tornado near the nebraska border. Tonight, several thunderstorm watches in effect in the plains. And in the east, remnants of Tropical Storm bonnie bringing drenching rains so heavy in South Carolina that parts of i95 had a to tempo abcs eva pilgrim gets us started tonight from South Carolina. Reporter tonight, new evacuations in texas. The Colorado River four feet above flood stage and
He cant wait to tell you in the skinny. It is tuesday, may 31st. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Im kendis gibson. I hope you had a great holiday. And im gloria riviera. Lets get started this half hour with some of that Severe Weather that we mentioned. A surreal looking tornado was one of three that touched down late yesterday near the colorado, nebraska border as it spun along the ground kicking up dust. That tornado destroyed a barn, brought down power lines and did some damage to homes. Luckily, there were no reports of injuries. Fascinating looking at that. Its a different concern in Southeast Texas where the muddy water of the brazos river is spreading across the landscape. The floodwater is expected to crest today about three feet above the previous record level. One official summing under the deadly flooding by theres nowhere else for the water to go. Abcs brandi hitt has the details. Reporter historic and deadly flooding strikin