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FIRST THING with Kevin Manno

Wednesday February 26th, 2025

FIRST THING with Kevin Manno

Kevin Manno

News, Society & Culture, Arts, Daily News

52.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Wednesday February 26th, 2025

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0:00.0

Well, hey there. Let's go. It's Wednesday. February 26, 2025. It's first thing with Kevin Mano. You feeling good. You feeling ready. I hope so. Let's get into it. The show starts right now.

0:13.7

And we always start with the top story. There have been a lot of these lately. And airplane related mishaps continue to be a top headline everywhere.

0:21.9

Two separate instances are currently trending. First, Delta flight took off from Atlanta and landed

0:27.4

back in Atlanta 35 minutes later. The cabin filled with smoke, so they made an emergency landing.

0:33.5

Something similar had happened two days prior on a different Delta flight heading to Australia.

0:37.9

The FAA is investigating those. And I don't know if you've seen this video. I can post it if you haven't,

0:42.9

but there was a real close call on the runway, a midway in Chicago.

0:47.3

A southwest plane was landing, and they had to abort that landing and lift back up

0:50.9

to avoid potentially crashing into a smaller private plane that business jet

0:55.6

reportedly entered the runway without authorization.

0:58.8

Just crazy stuff.

0:59.9

The FAA is investigating that one as well.

1:02.6

And all of the experts to calm concerns do still say it's safe to travel.

1:07.1

All these stories are just getting a lot of attention right now following the tragic crash in D.C. last month.

1:16.1

All right. Okay. On to sports. First, in the WNBA, Diana Tarasi is retiring. She announced

1:22.2

yesterday. She's the leading scorer in the league's history. She's been voted the greatest

1:27.0

of all time by WNBA fans. The most decorated player in women league's history. She's been voted the greatest of all time by WNBA fans,

1:29.4

the most decorated player in women's basketball history.

1:32.1

In August, she became the first basketball player to win six Olympic medals,

1:35.8

men or women.

1:36.8

Truly impressive.

1:38.3

Now at age 42, she's ready to step away.

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