It has been a rough night to say the least for residents of brooklyn, new york, with thunderstorms uprooting trees. They crashed into backyards and onto garages, parked cars, and even a city bus. The new york city borough also got hit with hail during that severe thunderstorm. We turn now to the coronavirus pandemic forcing colleges to shift their admissions priorities. They are turning away from test scores to how students have been caring for themselves and others during this crisis. Heres abcs rachel scott. Reporter College Admission deans from across the country accounting for the massive shift in the Student Experience during the pandemic. How are you contributing to solving the needs of others during this crisis . Reporter releasing a new statement telling students and parents what they now value during the admissions process. Its a different landscape out there, its a different terrain that admissions offices are looking at. Reporter through the making caring common project at h
Amy Coney Barrett has that record. There were people advocating for Barbara Lagoa. She was seen as the president s other pick besides Coney Barrett. A lot of florida officials were pushing for her. Ultimately, the president , according to our reporting, decided he will go with amy Coney Barrett. Part of the problem that some of the president s supporters had with somebody like Barbara Lagoa is she did not have the written record of supporting things like overturning roe v. Wade. She was confirmed by the senate which was not an asset. They thought it showed she would not be on side. We will hear from the announcement from the president later today. One of the things we hear from the rally is fill that seat. His base is energized. They like the idea of him filling a Supreme Court seat. They like the idea of religious conservatives and evangelicals turning out. His numbers have been slipping a bit. They like this pick. However, there are concerns among the president s allies that justice