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tensions have been building ever since. mary snow is there witnessing the protesters and shes joining us there by phone. so, mary, give me an idea of what the police presence is like and is this crowd growing? >> its been a massive crowd this morning, fredricka. down here in lower manhattan in the surrounding blocks around the new york stock exchange. we are on one intersection where there has been pretty much a standoff between police and protesters and there was a barricade up preven...

issue many people thought would settle. im wolf blitzer. youre in the "the situation room." president obama is going around congress for his latest plan. he is out west focusing in on the ongoing housing crisis that continues to drag down the u.s. economy. he wants it make it easier for a homeowners who are under water to refinance and he is unveiling his plan in one of hardest hit housing markets in the country. we are talking about las vegas nevada. jessica is joining us now with d...

eyewitness. this is bes bessi murphy, a nur far west virginia. what did you see? >> i was further away. i was in the pits area. at the point i did not see the actual impact. what i had heard was all call for medical personnel as they were asking for people to leave. so i responded, and when i got on the scene, they were quickly within just a couple of minutes from my time to get to the area, they already had the people triaged, had the ambulances available, had the situation pretty muc...

Off again. and fbi spokesman says authorities did not find any suspicious devices on the plane, the delta airlines flight was en route from detroit to san diego when was forced to land earlier today, and, no exact word on the nature of the potential threat. >> gregg: we are now getting reports of a new threat from pakistan, the prime minister expected to warn the u.s. that it will take military action, if the u.s. launches another raid on terrorists on its oil, dominic dinataale, streaming live....

During flight, because of the intense pressurized air inside of the cabin, a second plane now diverted today. >> a canadian woman found alive, after being stranded in the wilderness of northern nevada, for 7 weeks. but, 56-year-old rias ordeal is not over. her husband, albert, is still missing. julie bandaras is live in our new york newsroom with more on that. >> officials warrant ready to turn the rescue mission into an recovery mission, they survived on trail mix and his wife, rita is in fair ...

The space shuttle endeavour, delayed yet again, nasa says it will take place no earlier than may 16th. the flight is on hold, due to problems with one of the ships auxiliary power generators and workers replaced the faulty components, and they are now testing the shuttle systems. and, endeavors launch will be the next-to-last of the 30-year-old shuttle program. >> heather: brand new information about the wife of endeavor astronaut, mark kelly, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, the couple reporte...

Well, im about to get all jetsons on you here. flying cars zooming into space for fun. forget science fiction. the jetsons era may be closer than you think. >> we are going to see that soon, in fact, a company called terafujia are already taking pre-orders. this is a stream-lined aircraft that lets you park it in your garage at night at your home, then you can go down to the airport, press a button to extend its wings and then you can take to the friendly skies. you do need a pilots license, of ...

Lot smarter and entertainment and communication at your fingertips. >> just in case you werent getting enough information as it is, now at least you can see it when youre brushing your teeth. well, look, we saw flying cars in the jetsons and back to the future. are we going to see something like that? its all sort of tom cruise. >> well, yes, we are going to see that soon. in fact, a massachusetts-based company called terafujia are already taking pre-orders for $10,000 a pop. this is a street-le...

The plane that cracked open in mid flight last fright had undergone a major maintenance inspection in march of last year. investigators believe the problem began with a crack in the lap joint in a part of the fuselage where only visual inspections are required. >> these cracks are developing on the underside of the lap joint, which you cannot see with the naked eye. you need a more comprehensive method of determining these cracks thats what ultrasound or x-ray can find that the naked eye cant se...

Day after easter. the men lightly spank the women with little whips in this 100-year-old festivity. does it hurt? reportedly no. czechs point out the name comes from the lash comes from the word rejuvenate. i didnt know tiger woods had been to the czech republic. back to england, and indoor skydiving. the competition known as body flight world challenge. participants check their flying and diving skills in a vertical wind tunnel, 16 feet in diameter. flight area of 26 feet. in other words, a p...