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Eastern. next, breaking news out of arizona. nearly a dozen cars and trucks hit on the highway by gunfire all in a matter of days. police calling it domestic terrorism. and panic on a plane with more than 170 people onboard. >> we are evacuating on the runway. we have the fire. i repeat, we are evacuating. >> ahead, how that pilot averted a disaster.
Dramatic pictures last night. these images taken seconds after the captain brought the plane to an emergency stop on takeoff. and now we're seeing new images of the aftermath. the jet's fuselage burned right through, the engine charred, its metal skin peeling away. the heat so intense that witnesses say it melted the windows. sara sidner is "outfront." >> request fire services. >> heavy fire. services are on the way. >> reporter: a british airways pilot is forced to abort a takeoff as fire engulfs the left engine and hull of the boeing 777. >> we are evacuating on the runway. we are evacuating...
Looking at some very serious -- >> how difficult for the pilot? this was going down the runway. we don't know how fast it was going. how difficult for him to pull the throttles become and to get that plane to a stop, to get the passengers off? >> it all depends on exactly what point they decided to abort the takeoff. there's various different sections of the takeoff. 18 knot, 100 knots. and then you get to this thing called v-1. that's the velocity 1, and that means if you're not going to abort then, it's too late. >> is that when the nose lifts off? >> at v-1, obviously they weren't there -- ...
Cover intersections, to see who was coming and going. and i'm sure this will be the same case going on here. if you look at i-10, it's obviously a major highway with service roads and plenty of on and off exits. >> seems like luck to this point that no one's been killed or injured seriously. thanks for your experience on this. >> thanks, jim. >> "outfront" next, all onboard this plane saved by the quick action of the pilot. >> may day, may day. >> heavy fire, services are on the way. >> so what exactly went wrong? and the referee blind sided by players in this video. his attorney now chargin...
Tonight, as you know i believe the jet liner is at the bottom of the indian ocean, that's an opinion based on the facts that we have presented here. right now the search for the plane is covering 3 million square miles. good luck. joining us from colorado springs dan hampton, author of the book viper pilot. now, with your background you know a lot about aviation. as and, as i mentioned to charles krauthammer, there are all kinds of wacky theories the media is throwing out there, electrical fire. you know, a stow away, i mean, it's just insane. before we get to this madness, there is one thing ...