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>> and im john berman. huge crowds at chick fill as all across the country. they weigh in about the national debate about gay marriage and free speech. >> some people wanted a sandwich. another thrilling finish leads to gold for team u.s.a. this is cnn breaking news. breaking overnight a frighteningly close call in the skies. three commuter jets came within seconds of a mid-air collision. were talk 12g seconds after confused air traffic controllers dealing with bad weather launched...

fi five. >> >> we have to get on the ground pretty quick. >> everybody stand by. we have a couple of opposite direction arrivals. it is going to be a little delay on your departures. >> according to the "washington post" the federal official who reviewed the incident blamed a basic communication breakdown, blamed sloppy procedures and said it was a big screw up for a big airport. lets get right to athena jones live in washington, d.c. this morning. walk me through exactly what happened...

breaking class ceilings at work. for now, ill just say the key is the boss wife. we begin with the government trying to figure out why three planes at washingtons reagan airport came close to crashing right into each other in mid-air. the incident occurred tuesday when air traffic controllers were making adjustments for landinand departing aircraft because of bad weather. athena jones at reagan national for us. so, how close of a call was this? >> good morning, kyra. it was a pretty ...