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want to begin with this afternoons scary situation on board this air liner and i am sure it was equally frightening for drivers on the ground who say parts of the plane were hitting cars. we can tell you the jet landed safely. i want to bring in lizzie oleary, our aviation spore kond ent. what do we know? what happened? >> we can take it from sort of two sides. what was happening on the ground, those parts of the plane, potentially the debris field and what was happening in the air. th...

mattresses. some senators agree. theyre ought to be a law. >> our current toxics law allows too many untested chemicals on the market. why should parents who would be left to wonder if the chemicals used in their babys bottles, pacifiers, cribs are safe? the status quo is dangerous and unacceptable. >> cnns dana bash joins me now with, dare i say, this rolling coverage. so what are these moms hoping to accomplish? >> reporter: what they want is basically information, and the backstory,...

good morning. im randy kay. we start this morning with a look ahead. tomorrow former presidential candidate john edwards heads to federal court. prosecutors say edwards used nearly $1 million in campaign contributions to sdooef the public. they say he was hiding an affair and a child. the mistress is expected to be the star in the trial. she has imunit. edwards and his attorneys say he did nothing wrong. well have much more on the details of this case in about ten minutes. a major fi...

>> there you go >> so obviously, brooke, a different posture from herman cain, hes been known throughout this campaign as somebody who is sort of laid back and has an easy going style out on the campaign trail. that was very different today. he had security guards pushing reporters out of the way, he was refusing to answer questions all of this. the main question that was being asked of him, brooke, to put it very quickly is whether or not he would call on the national restaurant assoc...

im nina dos santos. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. im andrew streechbs. youre watching cnns coverage of the battle for libyas future. opposition leaders claim rebel forces now control 90% of libya. they also say think ooer planning to move some of their power base today from the eastern city of benghazi to the capital tripoli. meantime, the last vestiges of moammar gadhafis power base appear to be crumbling. after hours of fighting, rebels finally over ran his heavily fortified...

An emergency landing in singapore because of engine problems. president obama is in tennessee today visiting with victims of the devastating flooding along the mississippi river. in louisiana, the morganza spillway was opened over the weekend, essentially sacrificing smaller rural towns to ease pressure on the levees guarding baton rouge and new orleans further downstream. the water could affect as many as 25,000 people. it is expected to reach morgan city tomorrow and weather channel meteorol...

People were killed. a plane crashed and killed four people. authorities believe it was having engine problems. read more about the classes in syria on foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment but first, chris wallace previews "special report." >> coming up, why are gasoline prices so high? we have answers. well tell you what the prices are doing to president obamas poll ratings. "special report" begins at the top of the hour now back to glenn. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> glenn: back with kevi...

>> im jenna lee, a surreal scene in japan as we get conflicting reports of the nuclear crisis that captured the entire worlds attention. we have every angle covered including the economic impact here at home where it hits your wallet. and well take your questions, to americas cheapest family, here with us with tips for how you can save money and speaking of money, big budget news, during our hour, live on capitol hill, well see you at the top of the hour. rick: in the meantime a fiery plane cras...

Qantas said their first-half profits have soared. earnings more than quadrupled to $242 million against the same period in 2009. that figure fell short of expectations as the company reported a drop in its international business. higher fuel costs plus engine problems on the a-380 super jumbo jet in november ate into first-half profits but despite these setbacks, dwaun as the ceo alan joyce says hes placed with the results and expects greater growth in the second half. >> qantas did come back fo...

37 minutes past the hour on this "american morning." more safety problems for qantas airlines. this time, 352 passengers are stranded in bangkok, the flight they were on, the 747, had engine problems. apparently burning fuel too fast. now, also, the flight from bangkok was headed to sydney had to be turned around. also, another problem earlier this week, quantities as it flight was lost cabin pressure. apparently plunged 25,000 feet. then november 4th, an engine explosion on another qantas a-380...