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A union representing transport workers has called on long-distance bus operators to carry out more rigorous safety checks and inspections on their fleet of vehicles.

E morning. im t.j. holmes. >> im kayna whitworth. here are some of our top headlines this morning on "world news now." first of all, two deadly bus crashes. they have claimed the lives of five people. the buses collided with trucks on highways in pennsylvania and texas leaving a mangled mess on the roads. the drivers of both buses among the dead. cleared again. wisconsin police officer will be back on the job after he was cleared by his department now in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black ...

Counting." its thursday, june 4th. captions paid for by abc, inc. m abc news, this is "world news now." >> so strange because thursdays are my absolute favorite day. >> why your favorite? >> because its close to friday. i dont know. i love it. tj hates thursdays. >> this is the worst day of the week for me. our viewers, many of you know this, people say hump day. thursday is the day. this is when the lack of sleep catches up to me and i am a mess. im sorry you have to be here for it. >> its okay...

A car blows the red light, t-boned and all those cameras on board show what happened. even at just 25 miles an hour. look at the passengers standing. and a woman in a wheelchair tossed to the front of the bus. >> she went to the hospital already. stomach problem and lower back. >> reporter: weve seen plenty of bus crashes, drivers texting or swerving to avoid a car. there is a recommendation for seat belts on long-haul tour buses but there are no requirements for them on school buses or city tra...

This happening in tampa, florida. the flames started pouring out of the plane when it went down near tampa international airport. the pilot made a distress call right before the crash. two police officers heard the call and they rushed to the scene. one cop put out the fire and the other one dragged out the pilot. hes now in stable condition and certainly lucky to be alive. for three different bus crashes on california freeway, leaving dozens hurt and one person dead. two of those crashes happ...

Fall. 15 inches of rain not out of the question. eventually, it will make its way over to oahu, where theyre looking at four to eight inches of rain in that area. >> need to be careful, careful. indra, thanks so much. two really big developing stories overnight we want to talk about, both involving horrifying bus crashes. the first in indiana where a youth pastor and his pregnant wife among three people killed. investigators looking into the drivers claim that the brakes failed. and then in it...

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Aw, man. yeahh... well. have a good one. youre a nice lady. happening right now on cnn, a college sports team on the way to a game when their bus crashes. two on board are dead. many others are hurt. another crash in florida. this one a hot air balloon. among the injured, an nfl player. the latest on his condition. oh, bloombergs not around. were cool. >> sarah palin takes on new york city mayor michael bloomberg and the gop. a grisly discover at an

Heroics in april he ran into a burning building to save a woman. yesterday the mayor and his security detail stopped to help a pedestrian after the guy was hit by a car. >> i got there as it was happening as well and helped to get ice and water and just really to comfort him, help the ambulance and professionals get him on to an ambulance. >> harris: just so you know, the spokesperson for the mayors office calls the detective who first arrived at the scene the real hero. a packed tour bus in c...

They really dont. keep in mind charter buses carry 750 million passengers a year. when you board, your life is in the drivers hands. based on the ntsb findings, you may want to think twice. the story doesnt add up. theres no evidence the bus driven by williams was hit by a tractor trail ir as he says it was. hi has a criminal record, manslaughter and driving with a suspended license and hired by this company. williams was speeding at the time of the accident, traveling 78 miles an hour, 20 miles...