5 Things to Know This Morning

5 Things to Know This Morning

ByABC News
May 3, 2013, 7:12 AM

May 3, 2013 — -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. Bangladesh Downplays Factory-Building Collapse

Bangladesh's finance minister downplayed the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry, saying he didn't think it was "really serious" Friday, hours after the 500th body was pulled from the debris.

2. U.S. Military Plane Crashes Kyrgyzstan

The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a U.S. military plane has crashed in the country, where there is a U.S. base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan and for C-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight.

3. Witherspoon Dash-Cam Arrest Video Shows Actress Unfiltered

A dash-cam video of actress Reese Witherspoon's recent disorderly-conduct arrest provides a rare glimpse of one of Hollywood's best-known actresses unfiltered as she takes on a no-nonsense Georgia state trooper following a traffic stop.

4. Regulators Reaching Decision Germ-Killing Ingredient Ineffective

Federal health regulators are just now deciding whether triclosan -- the germ-killing ingredient found in an estimated 75 percent of antibacterial liquid soaps and body washes sold in the U.S. -- is ineffective, or worse, harmful.

5. Rhode Island Legalizes Gay Marriage

Rhode Island has become the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry following Gov. Lincoln Chafee's signature of gay marriage legislation.