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Even George Clooney calling their fundraiser obscene. As thousands feel the bern in brooklyn. And, text tracker. The new weapon alerting police if you text and drive. Will you now be forced to hand over your phone . Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im tom llamas. And for the first time, were getting possible word of a drone colliding with a passenger jet. The number of close calls involving drones growing in the u. S. And overseas. Heres gloria riviera. Reporter tonight, a collision on final approach. A British Airways flight, about to land at Londons Heathrow airport, when the pilot reported he may have been hit by a drone. The object, striking the front of the airbus jet. The flight with 132 people on board, landing safely. The airline saying in a statement, safety and security are always our First Priority and we will give the police every assistance with their investigation. If it is confirmed, it would be the first known drone collision with a commercial aircraft. But close ca