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See the freedom tower, the top of the empire state building. >> brooke, im not a pilot. the decision making, what is the threshold when it comes to weather to decide to take flight or not? we have a visibility at a mile and a quarter right now with a low cloud deck. that does pose a problem. weve got an east wind thats at nine miles per hour. but brooke, were seeing gusts of 25. toss in the rainfall which generally has been light. weve had some airports all have delays right now for their passen...

Area across long island. starting to see the colors of green. thats getting into a little bit of a heavier downpour. its not dramatic. its not monsoon rains but it is in blue light. but that all plays a role in the visibility and low cloud deck. obviously its going to be something theyre going to be watching. we have the hour, hour and a half delays at the airports around the region. >> tom, thank you so much. tom on the conditions of the new york weather as we cover this helicopter crash landin...

Sea lions are sitting this happy. as far as the rains, it is raining in the southeast and mid-atlantic. the gulf coast is the threat area today. we will have life threatening flash flooding in east texas or mississippi or louisiana. all of the thunderstorms off the coast will come back onshore throughout the day in louisiana. 8 million people at risk of flash flooding. montgomery and central greorgia under the flash flood watch. this map shows flash flooding risk. flash flooding kills more than ...

Sensors on them would be a very good use of that asset. the one thing that drones dont do well are fly low at low altitudes. so if they have a cloud deck, lets say the cloud deck is 500 feet, the p-3s are able to penetrate the cloud deck and then fly just under 500 feet and continue to search. and that might be a little riskier for the drones. were not talking small drones. were talking like predator drones that have long duration 22 hours of air time. >> good point. ken christiansen, thanks ver...

Fairly low and if theres some inclimate weather, if they can get under a cloud deck, under 500 feet, they can operate at 500 feet all day long looking for this wreckage. jon: but that would be a visual search. i was thinking that there would be -- i was thinking there would be some ship borne radar or something looking at the surface of the water. if this is semi submerged, it might not pick up to anything other than human eye. >> thats correct but it looks like some is on the surface and i beli...

It just passed by the closest approach about 17,200 miles off our cloud deck and its headed out into space and as was discussed a little earlier were going to hit it with radar as it goes by and kind a fabulous knowledge of the planetary sciences will be pouring over for years. >> megyn: like what? >> well, well understand much more about its shape. well understand a little bit about perhaps its competition, its top, its top reglus as its called and well be able to nail its orbit. >> megyn: that...

♪ and i will always love you ♪ i will always love you ♪ i will always love you >> houston should be at the grammys tonight with the rest of the superstars. instead her life ended saturday in a beverly hills hotel room. an autopsy has been performed on her body. it can take as long as eight weeks to get the toxicology results back. investigators say a body guard found houston unconscious in a bath tab. tmz is reporting that pill bottles were found at the scene. this is also courte...

and good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for wednesday, november 16th, from the time warner center in new york, im carol costello. here are this mornings top stories. a penn state assistant coach fighting back this morning, saying i stopped jerry sandusky. coach mike mcqueary reportedly e-mailing former teammates and speaking for the first time about the alleged child sex assault he says he witnessed. wall street protesters allowed back into their home base at new yo...

researchers believe you may be doing yourself more harm than good. it is tuesday, october 11th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." im carol costello joining you live from new york. president obamas $447 billion jobs bill faces its first vote in the senate later today. in a warning to republican critics, the presidents senior campaign strategist says that voting against the measure could cost them the election. next year in a member row release the by the obama campaign david axelrod wro...

House blows away. quick thinking parents and teachers rescue the kids. four, three, two, one, zero, and lift-off for the final launch of "endeavour." >> picture-perfect lift-off for the shuttle "endeavour" on its final voyage. it blasted into space about 3 1/2 hours ago from the kennedy space center in florida. six astronauts are on that mission. it is commanded by mark kelly, who is also the husband of wounded u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords who traveled to florida to witness the launch...