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As a southwest airlines plane almost collides with a lear jet at a busy new york. we are live with that story. >> a lear jet went right over our head [ elevator bell dings ]
>> reporter: it was the first officer onboard the flight to yelled at the captain to stop. thankfully he did. just short of that runway edge where that lear jet took off. none of the 85 people onboard either one of those planes was injured. but a couple dozen feet here or there and this would have been a different story to tell. megyn: rick, thank you. the republican race for president may come down to this. the south carolina primary in just 10 days and it may be the last chance for mitt romney's rivals to knock out front runner. now a pro newt gingrich group releasing a short film blasting m...
Jet accident that killed his wife in anchorage. >> stevens and his wife were returning home to plan for the wedding of their daughter later this month. >> reporter: his run in the senate was historic, holding a seat from 1968 to 2009, longer than any other republican. but his political career ended in scandal. narrowly defeated after he was found guilty of corruption. >> i look only forward, and i still see the day when i can remove the cloud that currently surrounds me. >> reporter: the conviction was later overturned. >> he built alaska and he stood for alaska and he fought for alaska. >> re...
$200 million. cnn's elaine cho said that came from your tax dollars. >> reporter: a $100,000 jewel-encrusted belt buckle, even allegations of hired prostitutes for employees. it's a list that reads like a bad b movie. the man behind all of it? business executive david brooks. he's now accused of stealing millions of dollars in company money. and you won't believe where he got that money, to pay for an over-the-top lifestyle. luxury cars, a lear jet, lavish vacations. prosecutors allege that david brooks and his co-defendants not only used the company as their personal piggybanks, brooks allege...
George upton was born in california. his arrest record dates back to 1968, goes up to 22-page rap sheet, 38 arrests. no fewer than eight convictions here in nevada. in california, in florida, idaho, missouri, oregon, washington, the sort of crimes romanticized in "catch me if you can" but his victims were not banks, they were real people. >> fraud, schemes, thefts, auto thefts. >> reporter: things based on lies? >> he's a predator. everybody that he comes in contact with, he lies to. >> reporter: in 1985, he gained national notoriety for an attempt to swindle the widow of the founder of the le...