Take a look at this. A small private plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing on interstate 470 in missouri. The pilot reported a loss of engine power. Fortunately no one was hurt. An emissions plunge is one side effect of the coronavirus lockdown. Carbon emissions are at their lowest level since 2006 after falling 17 globally compared to last year. Still, thats not expected to have a big impact on climate change. This year is on pace to be one of the five hottest on record. Turning now to a growing danger thats another apparent byproduct of the lockdowns, speed demons tempted by all those empty highways. It has police and Safety Experts sounding the alarm over a sharp rise in reckless driving. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter as we head toward memorial day weekend, an urgent new warning. With more and more dangerous scenes like these, watch as cars speed through red lights, causing crash after crash. Concerns that street racing is also up in parts of the country. Just this weeken
Disney is also the Parent Company of abc news. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, may 11th. We do begin with a push to reopen the country. More states loosening restrictions as the coronavirus death toll nears 80,000. Take a look at this. This video went viral showing a huge mothers day turnout at a restaurant near denver. Customers ignored social distancing rules and dined inside in defiance of colorado stayathome orders, most of them not Wearing Masks. Theres growing concern at the white house after an aide to Vice President , mike pence, became the second person in the west wing to test positive for the virus in four days. Pence plans to be at work today, even as three members of the Coronavirus Task force selfquarantined. Abcs Andrew Dymburt has the latest. Reporter several Trump Administration officials now under quarantine following possible exposure to the coronavirus. Dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, will start a modified quarantine,
The call to prayer will happen five times a day for the rest of the month. Wishing everyone there a blessed start and beginning to ramadan. Turning to a woman who survived a twoweek battle with the coronavirus and has quite a tale to tell about it. Rose lee manuel is recovering at her home on long island. She just turned 101 years old on thursday. W abc has her story. Everyone took such good care of me, im so grateful. Abc has. Everyone took such good care of me, im so grateful. Reporter its that gratitude that makes rose lee sparkle when you meet her. Dont be fooled, this 101yearold is tough. She lives at the Good Samaritan nursing and Rehabilitation Center and came down with covid19 in midmarch. She fought and she won. Reporter her son gary, now thrilled, feared the worst but tells us shes always been very independent, very strong. She was a single mother. My father passed away in 1971. Reporter he says his mother didnt even retire until she was 95 years old. And she was also a Fire
Relations should not be used as a diversion. Four of the victims in the crash that killed kobe bryant and his daughter gianna have filed wrongful death suits over the helicopter company. Bryants widow sued the company in february. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, april 20th. Thank you for starting another week with us. We do begin with the push to curb the coronavirus and reopen the country. Congress appears to be nearing a massive new deal for a second wave of loans to Small Businesses crushed by the pandemic. President trump saying an agreement could come today. As the white house looks to restart the economy, mitt romney is the only republican senator excluded from a new Bipartisan Task force. The president admitted hes holding a grudge after romney voted to convict him at the impeachment trial. Abcs rachel scott has more. Reporter lawmakers signaling they may be just hours away from a deal on the next round of relief. Were close. Again, we have common ground. Im ve
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