For the second year running, COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in United States, according to a report by the CDC. COVID-19 was the underlying cause of more than 415,000 deaths in the U.S., which is 13 percent of the national total in 2021.
into the world trade center. that crash killing everyone on board, severing emergency stairwells, trapping hundreds of people on the top floors of the tower. by this point, united airlines flight 175 also originating from boston had been hijacked. at 9:03 a.m. with 65 people on board, flight 175 hits the south tower of the world trade center. i ve never seen anything like it. shortly after that second crash, president george w. bush is informed that america is under attack. at 9:37 a.m., american airlines flight 77 crashes into the pentagon. we are looking at live pictures of the pentagon where there is billowing smoke. reporter: the crash killing 58 passengers, including the hijackers, along with six crew members. 125 military and civilian personnel would also die in the crash and the fire that followed. back in new york at 9:59 a.m. after burning for nearly an hour, the south tower collapses.
in rome. he was 86 years old. a devastating tour bus crash killing 12 people including one child and injuring 18 others on mexico s yucatan peninsula. according to officials 31 passengers were on board including american tourists. the nationalties of those killed have not been released. the injured were sent to hospitals. five people have been released. among the passengers were 27 cruise guests from two royal caribbean ships. those ships arrived tuesday in the busy port of costa maya near the belize border. let s get a check on moneystream. global stock markets mixed. futures are up with the tax bill all but assured. wall street closed lower yesterday. the problem there were tech stocks. the s&p 500 is up 5% since the house first passed the bill in november with bank stocks in particular soaring 9%. banks are expected to be some of the biggest winners of a lower
o i love country music. going home for the holidays. it is friday right before christmas. in the news this morning it looks like speed may be the only thing to blame for the crash killing paul walker. there were no mechanical problems with the porsche and say they have also ruled out debris and roadway conditions. new york city snuffing out electronic cigarettes. the city council just voted to ban puffing on them in bars restaurants and workplaces. officials say the devices may have health risks. but e cigarette makers and users point out they may emit only water vapor. vakers stealing up to 40
live from america s news headquarters a terrifying scene unfolding saturday afternoon in an air show in dayton ohio. a stunt plane carrying a woman on the wing coming down in front of the crowd. the crash killing both the male pilot and the wing walker. no spectators were injured but the show was cancelled for the day, scheduled to resume on sunday and national transportation safety board is looking into what caused this crash. a major development in the george zimmerman second degree murder trial. the judge ruling audiowill not y about who was heard screaming in the background of a 911 call. zimmerman a neighborhood watchman admits to fatally shooting unarmed teenager trayvon martin. opening arguments are set for monday. now back to justice with judge jeanine. for latest headlines log on to fox news.com. to