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incident which also involved a military transport jet focused more attention on air traffic controllers who have taken a lot of atenlgs today. susan maguinnes has more. it was not a close call but with the first lady on board it is getting a lot of attention. the first lady and jill biden, wife of the vice president were returning to washington after a joint appearance in new york. their plane, a military version of the boeing 737 got too close to a larger cargo plane flying just ahead as both aircraft prepared to land at andrew air force base. an apparent mistake by an air traffic controller allowed mrs. obama s plane to get within three miles of the 200-ton cargo jet. once the cargo plane landed controllers at andrews had a bigger problem. it became obvious the aircraft wouldn t be able to exit to allow the first lady s jet to land. controllers radioed for help. at first controllers tried to slow the plane having it do a series of turns but then controllers ordered ....
controllers who have taken a lot of criticism lately. susan mcginnis joins us live from washington. good morning, susan. how did this happen. good morning, betty. this is apparently not an uncommon event. it was not a near miss or even a close call, but when the first lady is on board, it s going to get a lot of attention and it is yet another embarrassment for the faa. the first lady and jill biden, wife of the vice president were returning to washington on monday, after a joint appearance in new york. air traffic tapes showed their plane, a military version of the boeing 737 got too close to a larger cargo plane flying just ahead as both aircraft prepared to land at andrews air force base. executive one foxtrot, contact approach 119.3. reporter: an apparent mistake by an air traffic controller allowed mrs. obama s plane to get within three miles of the 200-ton cargo jet. once the cargo plane landed controllers at andrews had a bigger problem. it became obvious t ....
generally partly cloudy today to mostly sunny conditions but here s the thing. chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms. warm day today. now, tomorrow, we really cool things down into the 60s under lots of sunshine. friday, even cooler yet into the mid-50s and a chance for showers. if you like the warm weather, get outside today. here s angie with your traffic. good morning, angie. sounds good to me, anny. so glad you could join us early on this wednesday morning. halfway through the week. let s get things started with a green light. things looking nice, clean and green. dealing with some construction. 95 headed southbound. going to keep an eye out for it around 198. you re losing the right lane. stay to the left to get by. moving along, the outer loop is checking out ok. between route 1 over to 270, things moving smoothly. 66 drivers, hey, virginia, we re tracking your eastbound trip. we re moving well out of manassas to inside the beltway. speaking of the bel ....