
'Heroic' bus driver who got passengers through feet of floodwater says she was terrified -- and is grateful for the praise
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Rosa Amonte says she was so focused on driving her passengers out of the flooding that surrounded her New York City bus, she didn't notice they were standing on seats to avoid the water rushing inside.
And she was so focused on forcing the bus to safety, she says, she didn't notice her passengers were standing on their seats as water rushed in. Passengers and politicians alike have hailed Amonte as heroic after dramatic video showed her driving through feet of water -- even as her three riders keenly tried to avoid the collecting water inside.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











