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Weve been in close contact with the faa this morning. and were just pulling in this information this morning. they tell us they are just starting this investigation. and heres what we know so far. >> reporter: the incident happened here at new yorks jfk airport. a shuttle america embraer e170 was taking off just as a delta 747 was preparing to land. that 747 then peeled out of its landing in a standard procedure called a missed approach. the two planes then came way too close. the faa will not c...

Pilot acknowledging that he does indeed see the plane and was turning away. carol, the faa saying that theyre investigating. here what happe heres what we know so far the. >> reporter: incident happened here at new yorks jfk airport. a shuttle america em bray e-170 taking off just as the delta 747 was preparing to land. that 747 then peeled out of its landing in a standard procedure called a missed approach. the two planes then came way too close. the faa will not confirm how close. in a stateme...

Doesnt want to land because it thinks its not safe. its told to veer off to the right here. heres what happens then. just behind it another jet comes, a delta 747. it encounters the same problem. so the tower tells this pilot instead to go to the left so that it wont interfere with the plane that went this way. that is key. when that happened, it ended up being pointed right at a shuttle that is taking off from laguardia airport here, that is what put these planes on to a collision course flying...

Nearly collided in midair with another plane leaving laguardia. renee marsh is live in washington. what happened? >> well, carol, the scary situation here. were talking about perhaps one of the busier air spaces in the country. and, so, we know that this was this near miss that actually happened here. what were trying to find out is how this happened. the faa telling us that their investigation is just starting. but heres what we know so far. the incident happened here at new yorks jfk airport. ...

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Information kept under a lid right now. we dont know exactly what they have because they have not said so for the record. >> well, if theres going to be a development, you are the person who is going to uncover it. susan candiotti, live in boston, thank you. want to check other top stories. wall street, what a day yesterday. and today, the rebound. after the single-worst day for stocks all year, right now the dow is up a little over 20 points. this, despite yesterdays plunge of about 350. all ...

Heart attack. those details plus what his family is saying. the jury is picked. six women were selected to hear their case against george zimmerman. could this help or hurt him. this is cnn newsroom. we begin with that close call. this is over the skies of the new york. the faa is now trying to figure out how a delta flight arriving at jfk airport almost collided with the plane leaving la guardia. we are filled in on what happens. >> reporter: the incident happened near at new yorks jfk airpor...

Happening now, breaking news, the food network announcing its dropping celebrity chef paula deen after she admits to having used the "n" word. plus a near collision in the skies over new york city. how did they manage to get so close to each other? >> and how a 2-year-old managed to survive a five-story fall from a building window. amazing. wolf blitzer is off today. im jim acosta and youre in "the situation room." >> a frightening near collision in the skies above new york city. authorities now...

Plane taking off from laguardia. renay marsh live in washington. walk us through what happened. >> thats right, carol. this near-miss happened in perhaps the busiest airspace in the country. weve pulled in a portion of the audio between the delta 747 and the control tower. what youre about to hear is the control tower telling the pilot the direction and altitude of another plane thats coming his way. listen. >> 172, returning? >> yes, sir. almost at 047 now. >> traffic 12:00, 1400 feet. 1600 fee...

Hernandezs cell phone and home security system were both damaged when police arrived at the house to question hernandez. si.com is reporting that hernandez will likely be arrested although its not clear to all what he might be charged with. >> weird. we have a close call to report above jfk airport. the faa is investigating the near miss between two aircraft back on june 13th. in a statement, the agency says a delta 747 lost the required amount of separation with a shuttle america embraer flig...