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saying that they have officers throughout the city and more today at subway stations. trace? >> trace: thanks, laura. thank you. the national transportation safety board investing the plane crash of dale earnhardt jr. and his wife and daughter and two dogs and the pilots. they're all safe according to earnhar earnhardt's sister. the plane rolled off the end of the runway and burns into flames. steve harrigan has more. >> trace, the charred wreckage of that six seater cessna plane is behind me on highway 91. it was supposed to come in for a landing at 3:40 yesterday afternoon. it was pretty good weather out. instead, the plane went through the runway a cross a field, through a fence and exploded in flames on a five-lane road. officials have been examining
they got themselves out of the plane. the plane was completely destroyed except for the nose and the door. that allowed them to get out. earnhardt was supposed to broadcast a race in bristol this weekend. instead, he's recovering with his family. back to you, trace. >> trace: steve harrigan, thank you. ww, formerly known as weight watchers facing backlash over an app for kids. it's for kids 8 to 17 years old. the company says the program is meant to help kids get to a healthier weight. some dietitians say dieting at such a young age can lead to eating disorders and body image issues. jonathan serrie reporting live with more. jonathan? >> hi, trace. the app is getting some praise. i faced immediate backlash on social media. take a look at this tweet from emmy brunner. she said the fact that people
the scene since early morning. the initial conclusion is that the plane suffered from a hard landing. >> the airplane bounced twice before coming down hard on the right main landing gear. you can see the right main landing gear collapsing. >> you can hear the cutting going on now. they're going to take the plane apart and look at the engines and the nose to try to determine what caused this failure, trace. >> trace: i know earnhardt's sister says they're safe. do we know the extent of the injuries? >> it's remarkable when you compare the scene, just the charred corpse of a plane and five people came out, including an infant. they were all checked out for minor bruises and burns. the sister says they're okay. but it's remarkable. the plane was on fire.
memorial in indianapolis to celebrate dan wheldon's life and i had the opportunity to interview him. remarkable and his personality jumped off the screen a great driver, father of two under two, a two-year-old and a seven month old. >> that photo you saw they were making their way to the track and holding his little boy, blond son in his arms and walking and 33 years old. tranl. >> dave: hopefully changes are coming insofar as the safety of the cars, like we saw after earnhar earnhardt. hello maria. >> take a look across the nation, warmer across parts of the southeast and now highs in the low 70's, 72 in memphis and 71 in atlanta, georgia, great lakes, highs in 60's and across the northeast, new york city, highs today a little on the cool side at only 60 degrees, texas on the warm side and 80's and upper 80's