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right now on "andrea mitchell reports," domestic and foreign crises confronting the white house ahead of the presidents anticipated re-election announcement coming soon markets tumbling a multibillion dollar loss sparking uncertainty over a tough interest rate decision this hour, collision the u.s. and russia have their first physical contact off the crimean peninsula since the war began. >> this hazardous episode is a part of a pattern of aggressive and risky and unsafe actions by r...

headquarters in new york city. could a political battle thats splitting the republican party also influence the outcome of the actual war some republican lawmakers obviously think so, slamming ron desantis for arguing the u.s. should stop helping ukraine. what it could mean for the congress, the country and the kremlin. plus, the hugely consequential hearing on abortion happening right now in texas. how the opinion of a single judge could impact the lives and health of millions of wo...

♪♪ the only thing i regret about my life was hiring local talent. if i knew about upwork. i would have hired actually talented people from all over the world. instead of talentless people from all over my house. the faa is holding an urgent air safety summit today after a string of dangerous close calls in the sky and on the ground more than 600 incidents in fiscal year 2023, including a passenger plane going off a taxiway until syracuse this week and a near collision at reagan national ai...

Safety summit in 14 years. >> i think i speak for all of us when i say that im certainly the traveling public, these events are concerning. >> reporter: the most recent close call it washington reagan last week when a regional jet taxied across a runway another plane was about to take off on. >> aborting takeoff, boarding takeoff. >> these recent incidents must serve as a wake-up call for every single one of us. before something more catastrophic occurs. >> reporter: national transportation safe...

Travel incidents, today the faa held a rare emergency summit. >> we cant wait for the next catastrophic event to seek the warning signs of today. >> reporter: so-called runway incursions have been on the rise since 2017. up from 1,300 back 1,600 last year as the acting head of the faa told lester, thats raised eyebrows. >> we can never be complacent. over the past few months there have been several more serious near collisions including one in january at jfk and one at washingtons reagan natio...

Complex, killing five. >> it was a horrendous fire to fight. weve got these high winds and it just drove the fire right through the building. >> reporter: a plane carrying the michigan mens basketball team and their families, aborting takeoff sliding auing e runway. no one was hurt. winds snapping huge trees. some 600,000 people in the detroit area without power. semis overturning from wisconsin to ohio. this tractor trailer flipping on interstate 280. the driver is okay. those winds part of the...

Support and more. dr. siegle says all the vitamins you need can be found in food, especially meat and vegetables. trace, eat your greens. >> i will indeed. rick live in new york, thank you. a malfunction forces a jet loaded with passengers to try aborting takeoff even as it screams down the runway. well hear from some of those who were on board when it happened. plus why the skies overall are safer for air travelers than ever before. well check out the changes that saved lives this year. comin...