Is reaching followers here in this country. Selfie stick rescue. A teenage girl and her father sucked into the ocean by a powerful rip current fighting to swim back to shore. Their entire frightening ordeal caught on a gopro camera. The girl refuses to let go of the selfie stick. They say it saved their lives. And good morning, america. A lot going on this thursday morning. We want to get right to that historic vote in South Carolina. Youre looking live at the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse. That Confederate Flag right there will not be flying much longer. It could come down as early as today. And we want to take a look at the scene on the floor of the house after that vote to remove it. As you can see so many people so emotional, some people see the flag as a symbol of hate. Others argued it was part of their southern heritage. It was a bitter battle to the very end and Abcs Steve Osunsami starts us off at columbia, South Carolina. Good morning, steve. Reporter good morning
And track replacement. Although no one was injured it was a major aggravation for many of the 400,000 daily riders. As you can see from sky 7 hd the smoke and possible explosion came from the 3 car train northbound from free mont to richmond. Three passengers broke out two windows to escape the car. Bart says this is contrary to instructions given over the loud speakers. The train was on an elevated track way putting them at peril of falling as well as coming in contact with the 1,000 volt third rail. They were coaxed to climb back in. Bart has identified a possible reason for the incident. The current jumped and created an arc. When you have an electric arc it can create a bright flash and a lot of smoke and a lot of noise thus reports of an explosion. Reporter the three passengers sustained cuts and back injuries. Bart says they replaced the sections of track where the car lost contact with the third rail. A bart committee was meeting today to go over plans to seek voter approval for
Leon bullet holes in cars, the evidence of a shootout and a playground. The gunfire happened before noon yesterday and columbia heights. Kids were forced to duck and cover. Thankfully, nobody was hit. Tonight, the parents are making loud calls for safety. They wrapped up a meeting moments ago, and tom roussey has the investigation as it is happening. Tom . Tom in the meeting, the police said when this yesterday morning, when shooter was roughly here with the other shooter firing back at him. He was inside the gerard street park. Along with him, 60 to 80 children. So thankful, these parents are nobody was hit. In the community center, they had a meeting with the police as well as the ward one councilmember. There were a lot of parents very concerned about what happened yesterday. We found video today of a honda civic with bullet holes in it from what happened. A number of folks say there are kids there every day, a parents coopt where they watch each others kids, kids from the community
Month in nearly 15 years. Now that triple homicide tuesday night, something had to give. Ron claiborne, abc news new york. The entire family was almost swept away off a massachusetts beach by dangerous rip current and the entire ordeal caught on camera by a member of the family. The 16yearold girlas running a gopro cam on a selfie stick when she and her parents were caught by the current. Dad says hes never been that scared or felt that helpless in his life not even when he was a marine. Well, checking todays forecast rain across much of the nationecially heavy again in oklahoma to the ohio valley rain later in the day in the big cities of the northeast, lightning in the fire zone in the northwest, a threat for firefighters. Sweltering heat once again in the fire zone low 90s in portland and seattle, 90s in dallas memphis, washington, d. C. 70s and 80s in l. A. Chicago, detroit and boston. I got a story about a dog now. Went to a vet in pittsburgh. Had a tummy ache needed surgery. Here
This country. Selfie stick rescue. A teenage girl and her father sucked into the ocean by a powerful rip current fighting to swim back to shore. Their entire frightening ordeal caught on a gopro camera. The girl refuses to let go of the selfie stick. They say it saved their lives. And good morning, america. A lot going on this thursday morning. We want to get right to that historic vote in South Carolina. Youre looking live at the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse. That Confederate Flag right there will not be flying much longer. It could come down as early as today. And we want to take a look at the scene on the floor of the house after that vote to remove it. As you can see so many people so emotional, some people see the flag a as a symbol of hate. Others argued it was part of their southern heritage. It was a bitter battle to the very end and Abcs Steve Osunsami starts us off at columbia South Carolina. Good morning, steve. Reporter good morning to you, robin. People who opp