he s heavily sedated, on a breathing machine, still in critical condition. the other student shot by a classmate, 13-year-old kendall sanders, is expected to be released from the hospital. let s hope that recovery does continue. new questions this morning about a fatal black hawk helicopter accident in georgia. one soldier was killed, two others injured as the chopper slammed into the ground during a routine training exercise. officials are calling it a hard landing. now we re learning the soldiers involved were part of a special unit called nightstalkers. this is the unit responsible for flying navy s.e.a.l.s into pakistan during the bin laden raid. officials say there were no known mechanical problems during wednesday s flight. a new legal battle brewing this morning in washington state over the sale of pot for recreational use. the state s attorney general, bob ferguson, says cities may opt to ban marijuana businesses, despite a voter-approved state law. now, his opinion is no
with deep, deep, deep concerns. i don t know if they want to discuss it in front of one another with the president or how much the president wants to get into that, but there s no question that this is really also altered that relationship significantly. and cisco said in november that the nsa disclosures were costing them money. so that s going to come up. philip, dafna, always great to see you. happy holidays. thank you. developing news out of afghanistan where we have confirmed six american service members died in an aircraft crash this morning in the southern province of zabul. u.s. defense officials say they re investigating but a defense official tells nbc news that a blackhawk helicopter had a hard landing because of mechanical problems. quote, the enemy attacked once, it went down. the victims were among u.s. military members providing military backup. checking the news feed this morning, winter has not officially started, but the northeast is getting blanketed by its f
the microscope. seven cars jumping the tracks in new york killing four people and injuring more than 60 others. think plan to be here for 7 days they were teetering where the harlem and hudson rivers meet. was it a track problem? a train problem a mechanical issue human error? could speed be a factor. the engineer at the controls said he tried to apply the breaks but don t r couldn t slow down. we will interview the train crews in the next day or two.
grounded because of mechanical problems. the only thing flying were the cardinals tweets, inud clooing this one from matt carpenter. on the bright side, really getting to know some of my teammates children #bonding #cardsplaneproblems. the team eventually switched to a different plane arrived late in boston. this photoshopped image of will middlebrooks obstructing the plane s departure is making the rounds on twitter today. way to go.
mechanical problems. the airplane did land safely at the airport in dublin. an elderly passenger suffered a cut to the head. seven others treated for minor injuries. this morning we are hearing from the former vice president dick cheney. he spoke to sean hannity last night in an exclusive cable interview about the state of the republican party. tea party members are not the extremists in washington. take a listen. when i see people talking about the tea party i don t think they are extremists as some of the folks in washington would describe. the extremists are barack obama. the ability to come to grips with the long-term debt problem for example. the frustration is very, very high. we needed generationnal leaders and needed to bring the next group along. when we needed folks in there that are sometimes not as smooth