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Over the bay. the left wing as that plane came violently around and in that embankment almost perpendicular was. amazing nobody badly injured. now the airport here starting slowly to get back to normal. flights starting to get back on the schedule here after 2:00 p.m. with the outbound flights only at the moment. inbound still a problem because they probably wont be able to land planes until that md-88 is off the tarmac. >> im wondering if you know any more about that fuel leak. you said it was ...

Socked in with this weather system. here in washington were expecting to get anywhere from six to eight inches of snow by the time the evening rush hour wraps up if we have one today and clearly that same weather pattern now moving up the entire east coast. you know this is -- if you look at the -- if you look at how many flights we see on a normal day, something like 25,000 commercial passenger planes on a given day, it is astonishing the safety record that we have in this country, thankfully a...

Traction and braking action and your car spins, the roar ear of car goes sideways. its the same exact thing. remember, on the to help the traction on that runway. when it snows and its icy since you cannot put salt on the runway, you have to rely on being able to get some sort of braking action. this big huge md-88, this huge aircraft literally was acting like a car spinning out on the road. and most likely no control and no braking action on that runway. so if they have a contract on that runwa...

Credit karma. really free. welcome back to "the lead." im jake tapper. just imagine 127 passengers clutching those arm rests for dear life as they gritted out what must have been the scariest ride of their lives. passengers on the delta flight that careened off a runway at new yorks laguardia airport today say they felt the wheels bounce, then slide on the snow-covered tarmac. tom foremans in the cnn virtual room to try to explain why and how this happened. tom, so what was going on with the p...

Dont see anybody who is in obvious need of medical care. >> all right, tom. well continue to follow this developing news from laguardia airport, the flight delta flight, 1086 for those who may just be joining in the flight skid off the runway at new yorks laguardia airport just a short time ago. the faa has confirmed no injuries at this time. passengers have de-planed this aircraft, an md-88, again, from atlanta to la guardia. some pretty treacherous conditions here in the new york area and thro...

Down. the situation made even more difficult by the rough weather thats rolled into new york yet again this morning and throughout the day. well continue to follow the breaking news out of -- out of laguardia and, tom, i think you have some more information for us? >> im -- im actually was talking to a colleague of minute. im really not passing on anything new but just to reiterate for those just joining us, this was the md-88 which as you know the md-80s made my mcdonnell douglas and boeing bou...

Braking action then the tower is advised that the pilot or the tower got this information with the pilot and then the tower passes that on and they will say delta flight whatever core braking action and so that is the two sources of information a pilot have and both come from the airport and air traffic control. >> this was an md-88. does not, the type of aircraft matter when it comes to the weather conditions? >> sure. it sure can. it also mattered with the flying skills. now, we dont know all ...

Runway is safe to use or not. >> youre right. its a very difficult situation there. everyone wants the planes to be flying. you want to get where youre headed. when the weather is bad, caution of course is necessary. >> thats correct. >> some 2,000 flights have been canceled today all the way from texas to new england. chad described the weather conditions as flash freezing. whose responsibility is it, peter? the cockpit crew or ground control, the control tower? who makes the final decision on ...

Is that right? >> there are a lot of factors in this. first of all, obviously weather very dynamic. it was changing from rain to freezing rain and eventually turned into snow here in new york city. it can change in an instant. thats one thing to be clear of. the situation according to the weather report was that there was freezing fog. thats a very hazardous situation. not only does it hinder your visibility but it can lead to icy conditions on the runway as well. and one aircraft may react diff...

On the ground because of these conditions. i dont know if you have a chance to look at these pictures right now. ice and snow on a runway, if you are landing in ice and snow, what effect does that have on an aircraft and what precautions are taken? >> it has a terrible effect on an aircraft. the plane itself cant get any braking action. out cant go out and put samt on the runway. there are a lot of things you do to roads that you continue do to a runway because planes cant have it. what they hav...