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Authorities caught up to him. they think he did it at least two, maybe three times before that but nothing compares to this guy. his name is frak be a bin gail. the phony pilot who flew some 250 flights for panam back in the 1950s. and before the feds ever caught up to him, he had logged more than a million miles. he, of course, was the subject of leonardo decap preios role in the movie catch me if you can. shep. >> shepard: trace gallagher live tonight. thanks. you generally dont expect to see ...

That ship. this is new video as it is being towed into the port of mobile. it has none of its own engine power after a fire in an engine room on sunday. that left the ship basically stranded, power and navigation and plumbing all not in working order. passengers describe horrible conditions that are getting worse by the hour, overflowing toilets, soaking carpets and piles of plastic bags with human waste lining the hallways. long lines for food. you could be waiting up to four hours and then may...

Crew members put the fire out, no one was hurt, but supplies are running low onboard and emotions are running high as passengers wait to to to be res. we have a live look from our new york newsroom. >> reporter: its more like the slow boat to china. listen to how theyre planning to do this. there are actually tugboats there are on their way to rescue this carnival cruise ship carrying 4,000 passengers and crew in total. the ship is simply adrift at sea right now. its the carnival cruise ship tri...

Water up on the sidewalk here and most of the boats are gone. look at that boat over there that is tossed around quite a bit. the owner is out of the country and people here are looking after it for him but he could be in some trouble if they get 5 storm surge and steady wind in the 50s we were told to expect. you mention the power outage, a man, 72-year-old man on a sailboat out here and he was rating on engine power and the engine died. he called the coast guard they rescued him and left the b...

Restore some engine power to the crippled cruiser. its carrying about 600 passengers. mostly americans and europeans. its owned by royal caribbean cruises. >> gregg: fire crews near denver battling mother nature to contain a massive wild fire. high winds, hot, dry tinder conditions, major concern now. officials say the fire is about 90% contained. but police are warning hundreds of people be prepared to get out on a moments notice. two people have been killed by the fire. one person is missing. ...

I cant describe how thick and powerful this ash is. >> well, youre right, monica. its very dangerous. at the moment i must say its clear skies over britain. you cant really tell that theres a problem. but there is a cloud of volcanic ash, and its up to three miles high. and it is drifting slowly south and east from ireland. britain and holland, as you mentioned, have closed their airspaces to all but emergency flights after deeming that cloud a threat to aviation. and tens of thousands of passen...

Solidify again, causing mechanical problems. there have been more than 100 incidents of aircraft losing engine power in volcanic clouds since the early 1980s, although there have been no fatalities. now, aviation authorities say they have no idea when it may be safe enough to fly again. it depends, they say, on the wind and for how long that volcano keeps spewing dust into the air. savannah? >> tom aspell monitoring this situation for us in london, thanks very much. some blunt assessments by t...

Engine. as you may know, hybrid systems ooh electric motors for power and they switch to generators in order to slow the car down. the motor generator cannot do both at the same time, power and brake the vehicle at the same time. the system shuts off engine power to prevent damage but the hydraulic mechanical brakes are available to stop the car. the system was tested under driving conditions and found to be functioning normally. indicating that if the accelerator pedal was stuck, pressing the b...

Work and the car came safely to a stop there on the road. but since then toyota says its performed a number of tests on that car. including tests of the system which cuts engine power should the driver depress the brakes. and depress it firmly. leaders of that japanese automaker say there are strong indications that the story being told by that driver doesnt fit. >> while our analysis is not finalized, toyota believes there are significant inconsistencies between the account of the event of marc...

Continuous light application in order to overheat them. the vehicle could be safely stopped by means of the brake pedal even with the overheated brakes. its very important to note that the prius hybrid and other hybrids have a self-protective function that acts as a form of brake override. if moderate brake force is applied at the same time that the accelerator is depressed, roughly more than halfway, the hybrid system engine is cut off. fuel is cut off to the gasoline engine. now, as you may kn...