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Involving a flammable and toxic substance. csx says it continues to work with first responders at the scene and is arranging and drinking water for the residents. fox 13 in salt lake city, utah where we once again see that pigs really don't fly. check out this pig-shaped hot air balloon ran into another one at an independence day festival in provo. the pilot was able to guide it back to earth safely. this is a live look at new orleans from fox 8. the big story there tonight, b.p. and five gulf states have struck a massive settlement over the 2010 oil spill. almost $19 billion will go towar...

A young man named icarus. along with his father, the kid was a prisoner on crete until dad unveiled a unique escape plan -- wings made of feathers and wax. now, don't fly too low or your feathers will get wet, his dad warned. and do not fly too high or else the sun will melt the wax. well, you know what happened next. i was around my daughter's age when i first heard the story of icarus. and always thought the moral was don't get cocky. wow, just like that. >> what does cocky mean? >> overly confident. kind of like you are. but the real lesson is as soon as they get their first taste of freedo...

Superhuman long jefbty named for one of the most tragic characters in greek mythology. a young man named icarus. along with his father, the kid was a prisoner on crete until dad unveiled a unique escape plan -- wings made of feathers and wax. now, don't fly too low or your feathers will get wet, his dad warned. and do not fly too high or else the sun will melt the wax. well, you know what happened next. i was around my daughter's age when i first heard the story of icarus. and always thought the moral was don't get cocky. wow, just like that. >> what does cocky mean? >> overly confident. kind ...

So hopefully it will pan out with decent conditions. but thunderstorms are in the forecast. >> all right bill thank you very much. >> as we have just discussed, weather appears to have been a factor. nbc's peter alexander has this report about flying in dangerous skies. >> reporter: flying in severe weather can be risky. lightning can strike at any moment. high winds, heavy fog, snowstorms. even clear air turbulence can cause passengers to panic. like this american airlines flight from south korea to dallas diverted to japan earlier this month. >> everything that wasn't bolted down or seat bel...

Weather conditions. however, this is not confirmed. this is still very much a search and rescue mission for flight 8501. andrew stevens, cnn, surabaya, indonesia. >> andrew there mentioned the weather conditions. it wasn't ideal at the time. a lot of people suggesting that it may have had a role in this latest airline disaster. >> pedram vauf hairjauf herry is with us. all we heard over and over is these planes don't fly into thunderstorms. and they're built to maintain you know take a lot. and at the same time though, this area of the world is just getting hammered with these seasonal thunder...