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Sam Sweeney

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Sam Sweeney

@SweeneyABC

✈️ Currently Overseeing Transportation Coverage @ABC . Philly Native. News Nerd. Fmr. Peace Corps Volunteer. Travel Addict. Aviation Enthusiast. ✈️

Washington, D.C.

Born January 14

Joined January 2012

Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Mar 9, 2020
BREAKING: A D.C. priest has Coronavirus. He offered communion and shook hands with more than 500 worshippers last week and on February 24th. All worshippers who visited the Christ Church in Georgetown must self-quarantine. Church is cancelled for the first time since the 1800's
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Jul 25, 2019
VIDEO: Child disappears on airport baggage belt, passes through TSA X-Ray machine, before ending up in baggage inspection station.
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Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Oct 1, 2020
Flight attendants across the country this week give tearful goodbyes on their final flights as more than 40,000 airline employees are furloughed today.
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Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Jan 11, 2023
BREAKING: A travel nightmare is unfolding right now on Amtrak. Passengers on the Auto Train have been stuck on board for 29+ hours, currently sitting in the woods in rural South Carolina. Passengers called the local police saying they’re being held hostage. LISTEN:
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Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Jun 11, 2021
A Delta pilot parked a plane in the desert at the height of the pandemic and left a note in the cockpit . Another pilot found it 435 days later. "If you are here to pick it up then the light must be at the end of the tunnel." abcn.ws/3pMpr9D
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Dec 1, 2017
Traditionally the White House Christmas tree lighting is standing room only. This is what it looked like tonight as President Trump spoke. 📸@SteveRudinABC7
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Nov 29, 2017
BREAKING: American Airlines says computer glitch allowed all pilots to take vacation over Christmas week. Now union says thousands of flights are in jeopardy of cancellation. Americans says they’re offering 1.5x pay for pilots to fill in and expect to resolve the issue.
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Dec 31, 2017
Because of an unexpected delay, Hawaiian Airlines flight 446 took off in 2018 and will land in 2017. #timetravel
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Sep 5, 2018
BREAKING: An Emirates A380 in quarantine at JFK Airport right now awaiting CDC officials after about 100 passengers became ill with fevers over 100 degrees and coughing. Flight 203 had just arrived from Dubai.
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Feb 10, 2017
Sec. DeVos physically blocked by protesters from entering DC school--turned away and left. Unclear if she attempted another door. @ABC7News
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Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Aug 25, 2021
BREAKING: Delta Air Lines says unvaccinated employees must pay $200 per month surcharge for health insurance.
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Nov 20, 2018
. @AprilDRyan asked the president about @RepCummings wanting to investigate Ivanka’s emails... he pointed at her and walked away.
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Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Feb 15, 2019
Happening now: Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale filming all day on the National Mall.
Sam Sweeney
@SweeneyABC
Jan 5, 2023
BREAKING: Passengers onboard an Aeromexico flight duck for cover after it was shot at in Culiacan, Mexico. At least one bullet hit the fuselage in the moments after El Chapo's son was captured.
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