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will. >> we'll miss you. right now on "america this morning," a plane crashed into a residential area of las vegas. [ sirens ] the pilot killed. what we're learning about that plane and the crash not far from a u.s. air force base. one year later the somber ceremonies planned today to mark the anniversary of george floyd's murder in minneapolis. this morning in washington, the new progress being reported in the battle for police reform. caught on camera, another shocking case of road rage on the streets of america. what we're learning about this case and that tragic road rage shooting of a 6-year-old boy killed on a california freeway in the back of his mother's car. just how big this road rage problem is becoming and the message from police. megamerger. amazon about to get even bigger
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with its biggest deal since buying whole foods, but this morning surprising news about jeff bezos no longer the world's richest man. who's taken the number one spot and it's not bill gates. plus, from the perfect diamond fetching a perfect price to the actor who will play a young willy wonka long before the chocolate factory to a colorful obsession for dunkin' fans. all the trending stories for your tuesday morning. and good tuesday morning, everyone. we begin with that tragic plane crash. a small plane crashing right into a residential neighborhood of las vegas. >> we learned overnight that pilot was killed when the plane went down just outside nellis air force base. shortly after takeoff. >> the aircraft was owned by a military contractor involved in training missions. a terrifying scene in this residential neighborhood of las vegas. thick black smoke billowing into
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the sky after a plane crash left this backyard looking like a war zone. >> this was an f1 military aircraft that just crashed. >> reporter: authorities at nearby nellis air force base say the plane operated by a military contractor took off from the base monday afternoon crashing a short time later near the southern edge of the base. >> it sounded like a plane in distress. >> i heard the low flying. i heard the shaking. i felt the shaking in the house. >> reporter: police and military officials rushing to the scene securing the area. an elementary school nearby told to shelter in place. students could see the crash from their classrooms. witnesses in the area describing the tense moment. >> my dog was freaking out. he was like running around the house like going crazy by the windows and my dad is like, hey, a plane just crashed down the street. >> right between the two houses he went down where the wires were and that's when we heard the big boom and when he hit the ground, the fuel went up. >> reporter: the pilot was killed.
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no other people were on board. the company that owns the plane releasing a statement saying, it's cooperating with investigating agencies to determine what led to this tragic accident, and witnesses say the plane crashed nose down. it's the first crash out of nellis air force base since a thunderbird's pilot died in 2018 on a training flight. today marks one year since the murder of george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police sparked a summer of anger and racial awakening across the country. minnesota's governor is calling for a moment of silence today and president biden will host george floyd's family at the white house. meanwhile, on capitol hill there's word of some progress toward the police reform bill. abc's elizabeth schulze is in washington and joins us with more. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mona. well, one year after george floyd was murdered by minneapolis police, he continues to spark a reckoning here in washington and across the country. this morning, one year after the death of george floyd, a day of remembrance and a movement toward change.
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>> don't just open your eyes, stretch, yawn and think that it's over. >> reporter: floyd's family including his daughter gianna set to meet privately this afternoon with president biden at the white house. looming over the meeting a missed deadline for congress to enact comprehensive police reform. >> let's get it done next month by the first anniversary of george floyd's death. [ applause ] >> reporter: but on capitol hill, there are signs of progress. republican senator tim scott telling abc news a framework is coming together on a bipartisan bill that could take steps like banning chokeholds or ending qualified immunity for police. >> the president is still very much hopeful that he will be able to sign the george floyd justice in policing act into law. >> reporter: on the streets in minneapolis a renewed push for accountability. >> a year later we are still pleading and begging for laws to change. >> reporter: the city still
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grieving and wrestling with those 9 minutes and 29 seconds when officer derek chauvin now convicted of murder pressed his knee on floyd's neck. floyd's girlfriend with a reminder, the fight for racial justice is far from over. >> he was but one man, and there are so many cases that we need to re-open, not only in this state, in this country, across the world. we all know that. >> reporter: now minnesota governor tim wallace has signed a proclamation declaring a moment of silence at 1:00 p.m. for 9 minutes and 29 seconds for george floyd. new fallout after the leader of belarus known as europe's last dictator forced a passenger plane to land so he could arrest a reporter who was critical of the government. the european union has already agreed to impose sanctions on belarus. the white house called the hijacking a, quote, shocking act.
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the journalist who was arrested has been seen on video offering what was likely a forced confession for organizing protests in the country. his ryanair flight from greece to lithuania was brought down sunday after officials in belarus reported a false bomb threat. >> this is unprecedented to have a commercial airliner brought down to have a journalist arrested using this incredible ruse even in an authoritarian country so the eu has agreed on new sanctions against belarus including a ban on the use of eu airspace and airports, and i don't think too many people will be flying over belarus itself. >> our martha raddatz there. witnesses say the reporter was trying to get rid of his phone and computer before being arrested at the airport. president biden, meanwhile, and other world leaders are demanding he be released. turning to the pandemic, a big decision about schools in the fall is raising some concern among parents. meanwhile, on the other side of the world, there's growing concern about the summer olympics with u.s. officials now placing japan on a do not travel list because of a surge in covid cases.
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this morning, major announcements from the two biggest school districts in the country. new york city public schools will fully re-open in the fall eliminating the option for remote learning. >> thank god because it's better for them. at home it was horrible, horrible, horrible. >> reporter: but in los angeles, schools will re-open for in-person classes in the fall while keeping remote learning as an option. >> for students who are unable or choose not to participate at school for in-person instruction an online option must remain in place for the next school year. >> reporter: both districts expect students and staff will need to keep wearing masks in the fall. it comes as new details emerge about children who get sick from a rare inflammatory syndrome after a covid diagnosis. a new study with good news finding most of those kids overcame symptoms within six months. >> what they basically found was six months later the kids didn't have any long-term organ damage. that's a good thing, but what people need to understand, in this small group they spent time in the icu. they were very sick and
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a lot still need mental health support or therapy and the overall lesson for people, hey, kids are not immune. >> reporter: as life slowly gets back to normal in the u.s. other parts of the world are struggling with a fourth wave of coronavirus infections. including japan where the olympics are set to begin in less than two months. the u.s. state department is now warning americans not to travel to japan because of surging covid cases, but the international olympic committee says the games must go on. >> all of those measures that we're undertaking are satisfactory and will ensure a safe and secure games in terms of health, and that's the case whether there is a state of emergency or not. >> thousands of japanese doctors have already urged the government to cancel the olympics. amazon could be just hours away from one of the biggest deals in its history. reports say the company could finalize a near $9 billion deal to buy hollywood studio mgm as early as today. the deal would bring franchises like james bond and the "rocky" fims to amazon prime's video
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streaming service. it would be amazon's second largest purchase only behind whole foods. all right, time now for a look at your tuesday weather. a tornado ripped through the a town in kansas damaging several homes and knocking over a train and semi truck. more storms are expected in the plains today. farther south flash flooding is once again a threat for houston and much of texas today. on the radar rain is also expected across much of the midwest today and rain and mountain snow for the northwest. checking today's temperatures, hot around the great lakes, 70s for the northeast and near 100 in phoenix. coming up, one state's new crackdown on social media companies. but first what could happen now to a woman who jumped into the monkey exhibit at the zoo to feed the monkeys some cheetos. and up next, the death of a 6-year-old california boy in the backseat of his mother's car is highlighting the problem of road
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start by answering a few simple questions at screenforautism.org we are back with shocking video from washington d.c. showing what police are calling a road rage shooting.pthe drive gets out and starts firing alt the other car. one woman was injured. police are looking for the gunman. >> in southern california a memorial is growing for a 6 year-old boy at the center of a deadly road rage incident. she was shot in his seat after a driver caught off his mother. police are trying to track down the shooter. possibly in a white car. road rage is now blamed for average of 30 murders every year. it says nearly 80% of drivers
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expressed significant anger and aggression or rage behind the wheel in the last month. california case has many people heartbroken. >> i drove from comp top. to come and drop off a toy with my son and family. little something show that that people have heart. and we care. >> a $50,000 reward is offered in this case. all road rage cases are important reminder not to engage with other drivers. >> the woman caught entering the monkey exhibit in texas. to feed the monkeys chee cheetos. calling the woman stupid and lucky. >> could face criminal charges. after jumping into the exhibit at the zoo. she was seen trespassing feeding the engaged monkeys.
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>> these are primates. they can do some substantial damage. they are stronger than they look. they can take you to the ground. >> she put herself and the monkeys in danger. the latest case of people interfering with animals at zoos across the country. >> in march, this father was arrested after taking his daughter into the elephant exhibit at the san diego zoo. >> police say he was trying to snap a photograph. when the elephant began to charge. and this woman caught in the arm by a jaguar. after crossing over the barrier. at a zoo in arizona in 2019. to take a selfie. five years ago in cincinnati. this 450 pound gorilla shot by a zoo employee. after a 3 year-old boy fell into the enclosure.
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the gorilla dragging the child. appearing confused by the commotion. the boy survived and the incident led to new taller barriers being installed. now being considered in the zoo in el paso. >> it takes years to build trust with the animals. for a five minute video is ruins years of work. >> they are considering new cameras. the woman who trespassed has been fired from her job at a law firm. and awaits those possible criminal charges. >> thank you. coming up the man lost in the wilderness of oregon for 17 days. >> a controversial plan to loosen gun restrictions. loosen gun restrictions. both sides of th everyone remembers the moment they heard... “you have cancer.” how their world stopped and when they found a way to face it. for some, this is where their keytruda story begins.
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enforceable because federal law prevents internet companies from being used for messages. a controversial bill to ease gun restrictions is set to become law and supporters say it's all about safety. critics say it's about a big mistake. this morning, people in texas are one step closer to enjoying looser restrictions on guns. state lawmakers passing the bill monday allowing eligible people to carry a handgun openly or concealed without getting a license or without any training. the governor now expected to sign the bill, which also includes stiffer penalties for felons caught illegally carrying guns. >> this bill is about common law-abiding citizens being able to carry commonly owned handguns in common public places. >> reporter: emotional opposition came from state representative joe moody who represents el paso where a gunman killed 23 people at a walmart in 2019. >> one day the tragedy will come
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to your community because we failed to be responsible to the members of our communities across the state. i pray that it doesn't, but it is. >> reporter: right now to get a gun license in texas, you need to sit through a training class that costs $100 and pass a shooting test and a written test. gun instructor johnny price has been licensing people across texas since 2008. he says the training, which is no longer being required, is crucial for safety. >> so they understand how to handle that handgun, the proper way to handle it so they don't get hurt or hurt somebody else by accident. >> reporter: some police officials are also critical of the bill saying it will make their jobs more difficult. >> you have to have training to do cpr, so if you're going to, you know, have a license to save a life, you need a license to take one. >> reporter: the bill does not prevent businesses from banning guns on their property and
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at 5:00, today marks one year since killing of george floyd, something that sparked racial reckoning across the country. the day of remembrance and movement towards change. a lesson in activism that's been a work in progress. the work being done to teach racial awareness with more urgency. as life gets closer to normallish, other parts of the country are struggling with a new wave of covid-19. ♪ in a world of pure imagination. >> next willie wonka, the actor who will play a younger version of the iconic candy man. don't mess this up. >> that's what i am >> don't do it. >> >> hi. >> it's been
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