same tactics russians used during the 2016 presidential election. heart pounding moments caught on video. an illinois police officer narrowly escaped being hit by a train. look at that, as he was about to drive through a crossing. you can see this all because it was caught on the police officer s dashcam. warning lights, you know, you can see them flashing as he approaches, but not until the moment when the train speeds by. the incident is blamed on an electrical problem with the crossing gate. fortunately this officer has lightning-quick reflexes and swerved and is totally fine. that s amazing. and the video is very clear.
ford suv with a california license plate. caught on video. an illinois police officer barely avoids being struck by a train. the ordeal caught on the officer s dash cam. the officer approaching the tracks as the train came speeding. warning lights can be seen flashing, but not until the moment barrels by. the incident is blamed on the electrical problem with the crossing gate. that is terrifying. i look both ways no matter what. i m so terrified that there is a crossing gate problem. a man in desperate search of a kidney for his wife went public. how this gesture ended up viral around the world. this isn t just any moving day.
swerving dramatically to the left, as a train blows right through. another car, you saw, almost got struck, and the crossing gate not closing until after the train passed. authorities acknowledged a mechanical failure. now, to the 6-year-old caught red-handed. alexa, what s five minus three? five minus three equals two. not exactly a tutor there. a new jersey mom sharing the moment she busted her son using an alexa, amazon s virtual assistant, to cheat on his math homework. the understanding mom said she was surprised because math is his favorite subject, but added she will turn off the device in the future. all right, when we come back, the final present under the tree, and a life-changing moment for one little boy. it s america strong.
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traveling from right to left as you guys were showing it on the screen. i don t know if there was gates at this crossing. it was hard to see because it was obstructed. but there are a set of red lights that you will see there. and i noticed from early on in the footage they weren t activated but they may have shut those off ma amly at the site. and then i noticed the when train was pulling out of there again they weren t flashing. but that could be that they were manually shut down. but, also something to take note of is the visual. as you are coming up to that crossing, you will notice on both sides, it s quite tree lined and coming out of a curve. obviously this truck needs to heeds to the warnings that were there. have to question whether or not those warning signals were working properly also. there is three people in the cab of that truck. apparently. and to not see these red lights and looks in that view that we are seeing right there, it looks as though there is a crossing gate