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heres lisa stark. >> reporter: it was a clear evening still light out when the larger delta boeing 767 smacked into the smaller regional jet. both planes were damaged. the 767s wing tip was sliced. the tail of the regional jet badly mangled. >> i was looking out the window, its funny before, and a saw a plane off to the side and thought these planes are pretty close. i i nder if anybody sees. its those things you hear about. >> could have been a lot worse than it was. we were just grat...

of being afloat for hours before being rescued. john hendren is joining us with new details on this. an incredible story. >> reporter: it is, peggy. good morning. the fishing vessel is called "the erik" built in holland so it had stabilizers to handle the north sea but no match for whats being described as a the american tourists got their most chilling wake-up call ever. >> passengers were awaken by other passengers and crew members and alerted that the ship was sinking. >> reporter: ...

weather may be working in their favor. >> lets hope so. those who survive reasonable doubt telling harrowing stories of being afloat for hours before being rescued. john hendren is joining us with new details on this. an incredible story. >> reporter: it is, peggy. good morning. the fishing vessel is called "the erik" built in holland so it had stabilizers to handle the north sea but no match for whats being described as a the american tourists got their most chilling wake-up call ever...

and john hendren has details. >> reporter: its a high stakes science experiment at the birthplace of the atomic bomb. it threatens it with 20,000 barrels of waste contaminated with plutonium. >> what happens when fires go right into these buildings and perhaps pop open many of the 55-gallon drums. >> reporter: lab authorities are taking every precaution. >> weve removed fuels from near the buildings. weve done the analysis to understand what would happen to our buildings if a fire occu...

potentially threatening the radioactive waste stored there and john hendren has details. >> reporter: its a high stakes science experiment at the birthplace of the atomic bomb. it threatens it with 20,000 barrels of waste contaminated with plutonium. >> what happens when fires go right into these buildings and perhaps pop open many of the 55-gallon drums. >> reporter: lab authorities are taking every precaution. >> weve removed fuels from near the buildings. weve done the analysis to u...

facilities are being closely watched this morning. floodwaters have swamped a new plant in nebraska. >> and in new mexico, the los alamos national lob is now closed for a second day, as an out-of-control wildfire sweeps dangerously close. ryan owens has the very latest, now, from los alamos. >> reporter: behind me in the distance, you see nothing but smoke. this is the main road in and out of town. and right now, it is largely deserted. this town of roughly 12,000 people, for the most ...

peggy. this was the first high stakes debate and had its big moments. a big agreement to focus all their attacks on just one candidate. seven republicans faced each other but it was fired at one candidate not in the room. >> any one of the people on the stage would be a better president than president obama. >> the failure of leadership -- >> his way failed. >> this president has failed. >> reporter: president obama making stops in miami and north carolina defended his record as a tale...

not helping his case, newly released from tmz.com show anthony weiner taking photos of himself in various stages of undress. were told that they were taken on government property. in the house members gym. the photos sent to several women. in addition to revelations that he traded messages with a 17-year-old delaware high school student, although those were deemed harmless. >> i have made some serious mistakes and i need to redeem myself and im working hard to try to get back to normal...

degrees. we begin our coverage this morning with john hendren. >> reporter: its an unseasonably early, thirst-inducing, road-buckling, record-breaking, car-breaking heat. and in the east, its about to get worse. >> tomorrow sounds like a killer. >> reporter: and it isnt even summer yet. advise is are posted in the east and the midwest. >> its so hot, that the devil stopped me and asked me for a ride. its just that hot. >> reporter: excessive heat watches are in effect in philadelphia. ...

as you can see, the northeast is bearing the brunt of it, with baltimore topping out at 97 degrees. we begin our coverage this morning with john hendren. >> reporter: its an unseasonably early, thirst-inducing, road-buckling, record-breaking, car-breaking heat. and in the east, its about to get worse. >> tomorrow sounds like a killer. >> reporter: and it isnt even summer yet. advise is are posted in the east and the midwest. >> its so hot, that the devil stopped me and asked me for a r...