navy fighter jet in virginia. the good news today is that every single person is accounted for. moments ago the navy called this a miracle. when you look at the damage done after the f-18 hornist slammed into an apartment complex in virginia beach and burst into flames, you can see why the word miracle is being used. so much damage. it took until today for rescue crews to vouch for everyone on the ground. crews had to go door to door. yes. okay. police. anyone in here, get out! let s bring in cnn sandra endo in virginia beach. you just came from that news briefing, the officials said they were pleased that they were able to work so cohesively together, and in the end, no one was killed. remarkable, from that crash. reporter: yes. absolutely, fredricka. the mayor of virginia beach and also the governor of virginia releasing a statement calling this an easter miracle. you mentioned, there were no fatalities and everyone has been accounted for, despite the fiery jet cr
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that is booming in this weak economy. it s literally growing. we ll show you what it is. and we ll take you to the place where it s happening. occupy wall street goes global. an important day in the movement today. organizers are taking to twitter to gain support. protesters are taking to the street all over the world. we ll show you where it s happening and what s ahead. we begin with politics. nevada is the next stop on the gop road to the white house. cnn and the western republican leadership conference are sponsoring a presidential debate in las vegas. that debate will take place tuesday at the venetian resort hotel casino and preparations are under way but not all the not presidential candidates will be there. jon huntsman is boycotting the debate saying nevada locked in a scheduling fight with new hampshire moved up the date of its primary. well, we call out all of the candidates to do similarly. they should be boycotting. unless there s a political interest in th