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
It is june 10th. Im Yasmin Vossoughian along with geoff bennett. Were starting with the United States and mexico reaching an agreement that averts President Trumps tariffs on mexican goods. President trump took to twitter friday night to announce the de deal. It expands a program called migrant protection protocols, which allow u. S. Immigration officials to send them to mexico. Despite President Trump touting the agreement as a, quote, new deal, how new the terms are is up for debate. Th mexico had previously agreed to deploy their national guard. Some key elements of the deal had been agreed to months ago but added the two sides had agreed to expand on some of the previous commitments. The official noted that mexicos commitment to deempleploy up to0 troops was modestly larger up from 5,400. And full operations are not expected to be up and running before 2021. Beyond, that the migrant protection program, allowing sigh Asylum Seekers to remain was determined in april. Meanwhile, the p
Then slamming into a 54 story office building. This video taken earlier today appears to be the helicopter that crashed. As you can see you can barely see it moving there through the dense and low fog. This is new york city mayor bill de blasio says thats what that footage is of. We have what appears to be a helicopter that crashed into the roof. The helicopter is on fire. Crews are getting access now. Were getting lines in place. Search is under way. The crash happening in restricted airspace. Restricted because it is just blocks from trump tower. At this hour we still do not know why the helicopter was in restricted airspace in terrible weather. But heres what we do know. It took off from the east side of Lower Manhattan and then flew south. The pilot flew to the bottom and then turned north, heading up the west side of the island. And then something bizarre. He veered towards midtown manhattan, towards the sky skriepers, the restricted airspace thanks to trump tower. And then he cra