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April 20, 2012
Stats, we have 179 souls on board. >> reporter: the majority of bird strikes take place at a low altitude of 500 feet or less. since 198 219 people have been killed because of birds hitting planes. the problem is getting worse because of a number of reasons, among them an increase in the bird population caused by conservation. aircraft today are less noisy and they simply arent scaring bird away. we are hearing more about the problem because of better reporting. every since a u.s. airways plan...
April 20, 2012
Guard, youre fired. and i hope his wife kicks his ocoli and sends him to the dog house. >> former alaska governor speaking hawaiian there. you probably figured out what she wanted to kick. air force 2 is grounded tonight because of a bird strike. vice president joe bidens office telling us the plane hit the birds as it was landing in santa barbara, california last night. passengers apparently didnt notice. the vice vice presidents office reporting he left santa barbara today on a different plane...
April 20, 2012
Four more years. >> miles, im not -- i wasnt born with a silver spoon in my mouth. the war on women. i can go down the line of the different things. the poor vs. the rich. you live in a gated community? people live with violence. thats what theyre doing. theyre not talking about policy. its about politics. >> but there are inequalities in the world. >> there are and there have been. what are you going to do to solve them? what are you going to do solve them? >> the violence against women act is ...
April 20, 2012
Charges for the shooting death of trayvon martin. he claims he was acting under self-defense. martin was unarmed when he was killed. martins parents will be attending todays hearing but have declined a request from zimmerman for a private meeting. this is what you get for talking back to your teacher. a michigan woman forcing her son to wear a huge sign declaring "i misbehave in school." he sits there in his lawn with the sign for hours until bedtime. and those are your headlines this morning. >...
April 20, 2012
Here is the pilot talking to the patrol tower. >> declaring an emergency due to a bird strike. just to let you know our stats, for delta 10 63. we have 179 souls on board, 8 hours and 5 minutes remaining. >> there are no injuries and there are accommodations for the entire flight crew. those on board say the crew was cool, calm and collected. the plane landed safely yesterday. here you see a passenger in first class who coincidentally was taking pictures out the wind tkoefplt you can see the flo...
April 20, 2012
Set of conditions we delay. a minute or two. >>stuart: you can tell the difference between a flock of greece or starlings. >>guest: generally. >>stuart: you can build into the system if it is a threat but that takes the judgment away from human beings and puts it in the hand of a computer. >>guest: it does, but if anything it can start the process, we can let the computer, the radar, detect and call the hazard. and if we need to verify, "that through visual means or downgrade it another way the ...
April 20, 2012
>> delta 1063, that would be great. let you know our stats for delta 1063. we have 179 souls on board. >> reporter: number of planes colliding with birds and other wildlife is on the rise. last year there were 10,000 such incidents compared with only 1793 in 1990. experts say there are a few reasons to the spike. due to conservation there sin crease in bird population there is increase it aviation. quieter planes dont scare wildlife. that is part of the problem. and better reporting. that is one...
April 20, 2012
Ok. so this flight was bound for los angeles. it was carrying 172 people and seven crew members. it had just taken off from new yorks j.f.k. airport when those birds that you saw in that video took out one of the engines. and that caused it to catch on fire. passengers say that smoke then filled the cabin and thats when the pilot made his decision to return to the runway. >> has had an engine failure on the right engine. declaring an emergency due to a bird strike. >> well get you back in. >> fo...
April 20, 2012
>> back to our top story. a delta airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing at new yorks jfk airport after hitting a flock of birds. >> good morning. have you seen the video? it is enough to make you a more nervous flier if you werent already one. take a look at the right side of the screen. you can see on the right side the flock of birds flying into the engine like 66 or 7 of them go in and take the engine out. the plane left at 3:00 yesterday. this happened shortly after takeoff. th...
April 20, 2012
They sacrifice childrens birthdays, time, their own health. really a shame. yeah that this incident tarnished it. martha: i have to go, just quickly before we go, what caused you to leave the service and decide to run for office? >> time for an outsider to start changing things on the inside. martha: dan bongino, thank you very much for being with us. wish you well. thanks for your insight. >> you got it. gregg: are democrats changing their tune on president obamas health care law? why some lawm...