violations. tonight, a struggle to keep the virus out of professional tennis, too. the first grand slam event since the pandemic began, the u.s. open, kicking off in new york without fans in the stands. french player benoit paire forced to withdraw after testing positive, posting on instagram, i m fine for the moment. i have no symptoms. i hesitate to tell what really happens in this fake bubble. players and coaches are sequestered in a bubble at two hotels. the usta telling abc news they are confident in their safety plan and say the infected player was not following protocols. tom? eva pilgrim for us. eva, thank you. we now want to go to that breaking news we mentioned at the top of the broadcast. a military plane crashing in virginia. the crew parachuting to safety. abc s gio benitez with the details coming in. reporter: tonight, a harrowing survival story after a military plane crashes in virginia. plane crash. we ve got an eyewitness
celebrities calling michael a brilliant talent and miley cyrus thanking michael for his activism in the lgbt community. wham tweeted heart broken at the loss of my beloved friend. yours only, george. me, his loved ones, his friends, the world of music, the world at large forever loved. elton john posted, i am in deep shock. i have lost a beloved friend. the kindest, most generous soul and brilliant artist. my heart goes out to his family, friends, and all of his fans. george michael dead at the age of 53. an ugly end to the holiday weekend with blizzards and freezing rain slamming parts of the country. the severe weather not only closed roads, but also put one family in harm s way, leading to a harrowing survival story near the grand canyon. here s nbc s steve paterson with the details. reporter: a winter weather punch pounding parts of country
celebrities calling michael a brilliant talent and miley cyrus thanking michael for his activism in the lgbt community. wham tweeted heart broken at the loss of my beloved friend. yours only, george. me, his loved es, his friends, the world of music, the world at large forever loved. elton john posted, i am in deep shock. i have lost a beloved friend. the kindest, most generous soul and brilliant artist. my heart goes out to his family, friends, and all of his fans. george michael dead at the age of 53. an ugly end to the holiday weekend with blizzards and freezing rain slamming parts of the country. the severe weather not only closed roads, but also put one family in harm s way, leading to a harrowing survival story near the grand canyon. here s the details.
we are having to get all of the resources that we can muster around the globe to put pressure on the iranian regime to let him out. bill: what is your motivation here? you ve watched some of these stories play out. how do they usually end, jay? well, you know, hundreds of them end and we don t know how they ended, which means either the people literally disappear, or they died, die in prison or if he are killed. a story fox news covered so well around the globe with all your networks, he was out, his lawyer ended up in jail for a season, is not in jail right now. but he was able to get out of jail. this particular case is unique because not only is this man iranian by nationality, haoes a u.s. citizen, and we ve get to get the kind of statement we want. the white house i shall hued a statement through the national security council. we really need the secretary of state to issue a demand for release. i m very, very concerned, as you
2004. so eight years ago. martha: this is a tragic story this morning. a 12-year-old girl is dead and several other people hurt after a massive 86-car pileup that happened in ohio. the i-275 crash was one of at least four pile ups across the state on monday. look at these cars. unbelievable. they say the sudden snow that came through the area caused one or two vehicles to spin out of control. it was then a chain reaction after that. at least 20 people were taken to the hospital. four are in critical condition. this car carrying a trailer, he pulled in front of me. a red car came up beside of me, flipped in front of me. then a semitrailer took out the box truck, the trailer. then all hell broke loose behind us. never seen anything like it in my life. i called my boss freaking out. i called my wife. i just, it was the worst thing i ever seen. i ve been around this part