Well good wednesday morning to you. Im reena ninan. Im ryan smith in for tomorrow holmes. Investigators back at the debris field where two planes collided midair. One had two people inside. The collision raising questions about how Something Like this could happen. Heres abcs bazi kanani with the details. We need to get an ambulance. Reporter over miles of woods and marshes, tires, engine parts after a horrific midair crash. Were getting reports of two planes down. Reporter witnesses called for help just after 11 00 a. M. Sitting there and heard this boom coming from this side. Reporter the two planes an f16 on a Training Mission out of Shaw Air Force base and a twoset cessna 150 which had been in the air for just minutes before the crash. Its two passengers presumed dead. Authorities say the pilot of the f16 ejected safely parachuting down into a wooded plantation. The coast guard flying in to help seen here lowering a medic to reach the pilot. The decision to eject is a quick one, es
Latest. Reporter Everybody Knows the name jerry lewis. He was an actor, comedian, and humanitarian. The passing already generating thousands of reactions on our abc 7 facebook page. Many of you have a memory. My brand mother used to call me jerry lewis. Reporter really . I was like the comedian in the crowd. I loved him. He was very funny, especially in his younger days. Reporter a true come did he legend jerry lewis defined comedy as a man in trouble. Gags and pratt falls were the foundation of his career. His facial expressions and his over the top humor, as we thought the guy was hilarious. Reporter he remembers watching those famous buddy movies pairing with dean martin. Give me the driver. Reporter and later when lewis made and directed his own films like the nutty professor. It was his role for more than half a century as spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association which made him most proud. The labor day telethon raising millions of dollars. Evgenia he seemed like an incred
The big day is almost here for the Great American eclipse tomorrow. The path of totality will sweep across the u. S. Abc7 News Reporter maggie ruely joins us live from the final u. S. City to see the spectacular sleftial event, charleston, South Carolina. Hi, maggie. Reporter hi, eric. Well, the excitement just keeps building and building here in charleston, but the only downside to that is the businesses are struggling to keep up with demand. Were less than a day away from the Great American eclipse. [cheering and applauding] reporter as the moons shadow races from oregon to South Carolina, small towns are turning into International Hot spots. And with the excitement comes massive crowds and epic traffic jambs. Were really concerned with the population surge in the rural area. The infrastructure is not really set up for that. So, weve really beefed up our resources, our assets. Reporter but for most people visiting, all the hassle is worth it. It had to be totality. We couldnt settlin
Political operatives rush to the seen of human tragedy to leverage it for political gain and make snap judges to implicate their political opponents in crimes they did not commit. They use here and rage to accomplish what reasoned argument could never accomplish. They commit moral blackmail. Their aim is gun control. A crazy person committed an evil act so you must be disarmed. This time thats not their goal. Their goal is more comprehensive. They want to take charge of what you are allowed to say and think. How . By blaming you and your opinions for the crime. Watch. The fans of hatred were fanned by a president who kept talking about this caravan of refugees as if they were terrorists or coming to commit atrocious crimes in our country which they are not. Tucker the message was not subtle. The murderer was angry about illegal immigrants. If you are oppose illegal immigrants, you are like the murderer. Your views inspire others to kill. You are implicated in this atrocity. You are a m