is outside the law . it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uk s biggest horse racing festival is kicking off, with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighter jets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour, and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace. russia denied the us claims, instead saying the drone crashed after it lost altitude while manoeuvring sharply. this was the pentagon spokesman a little earlier. we are continuing to assess exactly what happened, but i think, based on the actions of the russian pilots, it s clear that it was unsafe, unprofessional, and i think the actions speak for themselves. what we saw again were fighter aircraft dumping fuel in front of this uav, and
is outside the law . it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uk s biggest horse racing festival is kicking off, with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighter jets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour, and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace. russia denied the us claims, instead saying the drone crashed, after it lost altitude while manoeuvring sharply. this was the pentagon spokesman, a little earlier. we are continuing to assess exactly what happened, but i think, based on the actions of the russian pilots, it s clear that it was unsafe, unprofessional, and i think the actions speak for themselves. what we saw again were fighter aircraft dumping fuel in front of this uav, and then getting so close to the aircraft that it actually damaged
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Dragging a passenger off a plane in chicago after he refused to give up his seat on an overbooked flight. Now the airlines ceo under fire for blaming the passenger. And good morning, america. I still cant believe that video. A lot of people still talking about it. Not just here theyre talking about it, the reaction is worldwide and china on just one of their sites, this video already has more than 100 million views. United airlines, a big airline in china. Well have more ahead. Dan abrams will be here to weigh in and tell us legally what we can do when boarding a plane, train or other form of transportation. But we have a lot of stories to cover this morning. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson heading to moscow for meetings with top officials. One of the question, did the russians know about the syrian chemical attack before it happened . A new report claims that they did. And how do americans feel about that u. S. Strike . Well, a new abc News Washington post poll suggests most support
And we have Important News tonight on men and Prostate Cancer. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. We begin with that firestorm over comments made at the white house. While being pressed on syria and the strategy moving forward the White House Press secretary, in talking about Bashar Al Assad, said even someone as despicable as hitler didnt even sink to the level of using chemical weapons. More than a million died in hitlers gas chambers. Spicer apologizing just moments ago, and youre about to hear it. We begin with abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega. Reporter secretary of state Rex Tillerson landing in russia today as the u. S. Put moscow on notice. Accusing the kremlin of engaging in a fullscale coverup of that deadly Syrian Chemical Weapons attack. But just as the white house was talking tough, press Secretary Sean Spicer ignited a firestorm during his Daily Briefing by suggesting not only that Bashar Al Assad is worse than adolf h