This evening, the secretary of homeland security with a new warning for passengers breaking the law, and abc s gio benitez covers aviation. reporter: tonight, with more and more americans taking to the skies, the faa says there s been an alarming increase in alleged unruly passenger incidents. if we don t stand up, it s only going to get worse. reporter: from refusing to wear masks, to attacking flight attendants. just this sunday, a troubling case on a southwest flight. a passenger allegedly assaulting a flight attendant, knocking out two of their teeth on a flight from sacramento to san diego. when this happens to one of our own, that is when we really kick into gear and say, enough is enough, we need to do more. reporter: the faa receiving about 2,500 reports of unruly passengers since the start of the year. the overwhelming majority, some 1,900, refusing to wear masks. now tonight, a stern warning from the nation s top homeland security official. it is a federal mandate that one must wear a mask in an
Vice president harris, saying the president was genuine and truly wanted to know how they re all doing. and saying the president was still encouraged that there will be federal legislation in their loved one s name, that the president wanted the right bill, not a rushed bill. across the country today, people kneeling in silence. the governor of minnesota calling for a moment of silence. 9 minutes and 29 seconds. the images from george floyd square in minneapolis. in new york city, mayor de blasio and the reverend al sharpton along with others doing the same. while at los angeles city hall and elsewhere, americans coming together to remember what so many families from all different backgrounds demanded after the murder of george floyd. and today, that private meeting at the white house with the floyd family, including his young daughter gianna. they thanked the president but said they would press ahead, going the capitol hill after their meeting where democrats and republicans in the senate are still quietly negotiating. the family saying it s not a democratic or republican issue, it s an american issue.
This is the special grand jury that will determine whether or not there are criminal charges against donald trump, his family or his company. we have learned that already prosecutors have asked witnesses to appear before this special grand jury, which will reportedly meet three days a week for up to six months. of course, there have been no charges yet in this case, david. we don t even know exactly the extent of the investigation and donald trump has said that he runs a clean company, that this investigation is basically a partisan witch hunt run by a prosecutor who is a democrat. david? all right, jon karl on the developing headline tonight. jon, thank you. we move onto the coronavirus here in the u.s. and that major milestone tonight. half of u.s. adults are now flly vaccinated. the numbers tonight. 164 million americans have had at least one shot, that s more than 58% of everyone 12 years and older. tonight moderna now reporting their vaccine has been shown to be 100% effective in children 12 to 17.
Enrolled her 15-year-old daughter anita in the trial. i have a lot of physician mom friends. we were constantly talking about this and we all really made a push to find vaccine trials and to get our kids into them. reporter: anita doesn t know yet if she got the vaccine or a placebo, but says she did get a sore arm and a fever. i was like, oh, i don t feel so good, and she was like, yes! reporter: since getting those shots, anita is feeling just fine. moderna plans to ask the fda for the green light in early june. tonight, across the country, a race to boost vaccinations by rewarding americans who get the shot. colorado now the sixth state to announce a vaccine lottery. that s right, you could win $1 million. reporter: after ohio launched its vax-a-million lottery with free college scholarships, vaccinations jumped 45%. up 94% among teenagers. our rural areas where sometimes we ve seen a real problem in getting people vaccinated, those have increased dramatically. they ve seen over 100% increase,
Company, the trump organization. this is the special grand jury that will determine whether or not there are criminal charges against donald trump, his family or his company. we have learned that already prosecutors have asked witnesses to appear before this special grand jury, which will reportedly meet three days a week for up to six months. of course, there have been no charges yet in this case, david. we don t even know exactly the extent of the investigation and donald trump has said that he runs a clean company, that this investigation is basically a partisan witch hunt run by a prosecutor who is a democrat. david? jon karl with us on the breaking headline. jon, thank you. in the meantime, we move onto the coronavirus in the u.s. and that major milestone today. half of u.s. adults are now fully vaccinated. the numbers tonight. 164 million americans have had at least one shot, that s more than 58% of everyone 12 years and older now.owti
Safety concerns. texas e.r. dr. denise burgos enrolled her 17-year-old daughter anita in the trial. i have a lot of physician mom friends, and we were constantly talking about this, and we all really made a push to find vaccine trials and to get our kids into them. reporter: anita doesn t know yet if she got the vaccine or a placebo, but says she did get a sore arm and a fever. i was like, i don t feel so good, and she s like, yes! reporter: since getting those shots in february, anita has felt just fine. moderna plans to ask the fda for the green light in early june. tonight, across the country, a race to boost vaccinations by rewarding americans who get the shot. colorado now the sixth state to announce a vaccine lottery. that s right, you can win $1 million! reporter: after ohio launched its vax-a-million lottery with free college scholarships, vaccinations jumped 45%. up 94% among teenagers. our rural areas where sometimes we ve seen a real
Members of the g7. the white house saying a full range of pressing issues will be on the table. tonight, the new crackdown on unruly airline passengers in this country and the newest case. the flight attendants union saying a passenger assaulted a flight attendant, knocking out two of their teeth. 2,500 cases since just january and most of them involve wearing masks. tonight, the secretary of homeland security with a new warning for passengers breaking the law, and abc s gio benitez covers aviation. reporter: tonight, with more and more americans taking to the skies, the faa says there s been an alarming increase in alleged unruly passenger incidents. if we don t stand up, it s only going to get worse. reporter: from refusing to wear masks, to attacking flight attendants. just this sunday, a troubling case on a southwest flight. a passenger allegedly assaulting a flight attendant, knocking out two of their teeth on a flightrom san ug wne to door the faa receivg
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