we ll see you next hour. well, the coast guard says a powerful towing vessel has reached the cargo ship. th they experienced engine problems. with the towing vessel now secure, the coast guard says the golding seas is expected to reach dutch harbor alaska sometime early tomorrow morning. a storm that started in the dakotas raced to the midwest and into carolina and blanketed states along the way including illinois. in chicago residents spent the day digging out from the wintry blast. some enjoyed it. some areas like lakeville got a foot of snow. the manager of the buck hills resorts says it s the best they ve seen in years. let s get the weather forecast. we re joining now by weather channel s ray stagich. good morning to you.
gregg: time for a quick check of the headlines, u.s. senate defeating two plans that would have kept middle-class income tax rates in place but raise income taxes on upper income taxpayers. emergency crews off of alaska rushing to help a struggling ship that is carrying half a million gallons of fuel. the ship was having engine problems and is now adrift in the bering sea. and deadly bombings, dozen people are dead and more may be injured. one of the attacks killing pilgrims month who were resting next to a shrine. julie: police are looking for printing information right on drink posters and distributing them at bars. but will this new strategy work?
flight from land far from atlanta to los angeles, there was an air duct problem and it turned back. and more engine problems from philadelphia to paris, made an emergency landing in ireland. more than 10 on that one despite what we are told is a stepped up maintenance program recently. our senior correspondent is in the newsroom. do we know if there is any connection between these? reporter: they were all large boeing jets, more than 600 passengers in all. three very different kinds of engine trouble. the moscow bound flight might have lost an engine because of bird strike. that is what the pilot told the power and the conversation between the conversation and the controller is similar to the miracle on the hudson. delta 30, we declare an emergency. do you see anything? we saw a flash on the aircraft.
afternoon, we ll know whether or not that jawbone belonged to natalee holloway, was part of natalee holloway s body but interesting, they said it s been in this forensic lab since monday and if it had belonged to an animal they would have discounted that and figured that out right away which leaves people to believe it is a human jawbone and they re analyzing it against her dental records to figure out whether or not it is hers. so it could be an interesting development, we ll find out something tomorrow afternoon. bill they took it back to the netherlands for testing. we ll see then. in a moment here, an increase to your taxes to reduce the decifit, does that work? is it a formula for success? stephen moore of the wall street journal has gone back over history. wait until you hear his analysis. martha: new details on serious engine problems on three different planes. right before the busy holiday season. we ll be right back, have a look at that.
ireland, because of difficulties with one of its engines, jon, and all those passengers were able to get off safely as the a? this. reporter: first of all, there was no initial evidence that the first incident was a bird strike, no passengers suffered any injuries, and also today want to stress that their in-flight engine problems are no higher this year than last year and well within the allowable amounts. also, the engine from england,s already being flown back to the states to be investigated. jon: i suppose you re going to have, statistically, more problems but pretty scary if you re one on of those flights. reporter: nobody wants to be on a plane that loses an engine. jon: that s for sure. rick leventhal, thanks. reporter: sure. jon: jenna? jenna: rescuers are saying 29 miners trapped by a blast in new zealand friday may not have survived. we still remain optimistic,