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Being kept in. >> look at the faces. our hearts go out to their families. overnight, we learned another horse died at the santa anita racetrack, the second in a matter of days, and the 25th fatality on the track since december. the latest was a 3-year-old named spectacular music, who suffered a rare pelvic injury while running his first career race on sunday. the horse was euthanized on monday. two people have been killed in the second sight-seeing plane crash in alaska in the past week. the...

The death toll now rising to six, after the bodies of two missing passengers were found. abcs will carr tonight, traveling to the remote spot where those planes came down. hes on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, we got an upclose look at the wreckage from that devastating plane collision over the alaskan wilderness. the first plane is still in the water along the rugged shoreline. the floats are upside down and jutting out. an ntsb go-team flew in by helicopter this afternoon while we we...

the end of next year, beyond the election, with cuts and spending caps also on the table, house speaker john boehner wants all house members to weigh in. so he plans to hold a conference call with many of them sometime today. so weve got up to the minute coverage of whats happening in washington. cnns kate bolduan is on capitol hill. dan lothian is at the white house. first to you, kate, senate leaders in both parties keep saying that they are, quote, very close to a deal. what more do...

quite bizarre. people like breivik are trying to resurrect the idea of a modern day crusade, a real clash of civilizations against what they see as islamic invasion of europe. in fact, muslims make up only 3% of europes population and thats likely to rise to between 5 and 8% by 2025 and level out at that point. but that doesnt change the reality of the anger, hatred and the violence. ironically, in breiviks nostalgic view of the medieval world, it resembles nothing so much as al qaeda,...

You either have to access them by plane or by boat. float planes have become the method of transportation, that is most popular in this state. over my left shoulder here you can see an otter, which is the type of plane that was carrying ted stevens, the late senator ted stevens and eight others, four of whom perished. its an occupational hazard, as ted stevens once said himself of life in alaska. these planes, in many cases, are very, very old. people who fly them say theyre very, very safe, but...

Four others near dillingham, alaska. investigators say they recovered the engine from the side of this mountain where this plane crashed. they have also talked to two of the four survivors. one who was asleep until the crash the other who said that the plane just stopped flying. small planes like the one involved in the ted stevens crash are considered workhorses in alaska. these are how most people get to remote areas. our casey wian looks at their history and their importance to this state. >>...

Many cities are inaccessible by car. there are not roads. you either access them by plane or by boat. float planes have become the method of transportation most popular in this state. over my left shoulder here you can see an otter which is the type of plane that was carrying ted stevens, late senator, and eight others, four of whom perished. its an occupational hazard as ted stevens once said himself of life in alaska. these planes in many cases are very, very old. people who fly them say theyr...

New video of the part of the wing that crashed from that plane in alaska being brought to the airport. we have some results from autopsies on the victims as well. the medical examiner says all five deaths were the result of injuries associated with the crash and they were not survivable. the former nasa chief sean okeefes condition has been upgraded for the first time since he survived the crash. he is now listed in serious condition. casey wian is in alaska where he is seeing first hand the imp...

Describe the topography and conditions. lets talk with someone who knows them probably better than anybody else. governor sarah palin. tell us about this. >> its quite chilly depending on the plane crash location its probably in mountainous terrain. there is a lot of lakes out there in brings tal bay, which is right outside of anchorage. no doubt the weather is lousy, overcast, 40 degrees or so, lots of rain and fog in the area is quite typical. the area is quite busy with float planes and bush ...

Dillingham but cannot get to the crash site because of weather. we have not heard any word whether or not that has changed since early this morning. as you mentioned, several reports overnight that ted stevens was onboard the plane along with top executives with the company gci but so far we have been unable to confirm those reports officially. >> and, for all of us, give us an idea how common it is to use the plane to get around when in alaska. >> its very common. i mean, especially in the bris...