Good wednesday morning. We begin with breaking news overseas. A frantic scene off the coast of south korea, as a ferry sinks with hundreds of people onboard. Nearly 300 people remain unaccounted for this morning. About 200 others were rescued. At least two are confirmed dead. Most of the passengers were teenagers from a high school near seoul. They were heading to a resort when that ship started taking on water. Many of them grabbed lifejackets and jumped overboard into the cold 55degree ocean. Dozens of rescue boats, helicopters and a u. S. Warship have rushed in to help. Well be tracking this story all morning long. Now to our big story here at home. A security scare in boston hour after the citys honoring of victims of last years marathon attack. Heres a cell phone video. A man in a black veil, wearing a backpack and screaming boston strong. He came down the street on the First Anniversary of the marathon bombings. Police werent taking any chances. Abcs Tahman Bradley reports. Repor
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There are posh resorts out here and the homes of celebrities like arnold sworchwarzenegger, bruce willis out there. Dozens of other wildfires are burping in the west. Bill karins will join us and update the conditions. Turning to the latest in egypt, the daily beast is reporting the white house has secretly suspended military and economic aid to egypt, a sign the administration at least internally is treating the government takeover oas a coup. U. S. Officials say the review is ongoing, but it should be pointed out that saudi arabia has said it will fill the void of any foreign aid that is cut. Meanwhile a new survey by the Pew Research Center finds 51 of americans think the u. S. Should cut aid to egypt to put pressure on their government. However 26 say the u. S. Should continue providing military support. The same survey found half of all americans believe president obama has not been tough enough in his response to this particular crisis. Despite the violence, Americans Still belie
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New york seeing gathering crowds with calls of another curfew tonight. There have been protests throughout the weekend. When you look at this right here, something youre certainly aware of if you go online or watch the news, many of these protests were peaceful. Many were largely orderly. And we have been reporting that out as a news organization, along with, of course, some of the very regrettable incidents which included violence and looting. Tonight, well give you the full facts, the clashes with police, as well as the political protests. And we begin right now with what the family of george floyd is demanding. This is a time to listen to them. Youre looking at footage of mr. Floyds brother when he took a knee with other protesters this afternoon in minneapolis. You can hear the chants. It was a makeshift memorial. This is the very spot where george was killed. And you can hear the brother discuss his grief and calls for arrest and calls for protesters everywhere to be peaceful. I u