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Scary moments onboard a single-engine cessna off the coast of florida. a pilot became incapacitated mid-flight, forcing the passenger to take over and make this incredible landing. and imagine this, that person, right there, has never flown a plane before. cnn's pete muntean has flown a plane before, many times. and so you can speak, pete, to just how amazing this ending of this story was. >> it's incredible brianna, almost like something out of a movie. i've been around flying my entire life, i'm a pilot, a plight instructor, i've never heard of something like this before. this flight from th...

We're hearing from everyone from all sides of this. what's been unfortunate is that this was made out to be a political issue instead of a public health issue. i want to be very clear. there is a sigh of relief after two years. but it doesn't enthe conflict. and also the confusion with all the different policies. it was also very difficult that this came down for some people in the middle of a flight so that people didn't know what the rules were. they signed up for a certain number of rules when any got on the flight. a changed mid-flight. he the public got a taste of what it's like for fligh...

From a public health standpoint do you think it's an appropriate time to make that decision? >> yeah, garrett, it's not an appropriate time to -- especially abruptly as it was done in mid-flight for some of these people, to take away masks. and here's why. we've got transmission going up. hospitalizations and deaths have not gone up. that can be a bit of a lagging indicator. it can take several weeks. but so far signs of severe illness are good. but garrett, honestly, all of those things, everything we've had up until now has been with these mask requirements in place. so even though cases are...

Look at the destruction of their homes. but for the most part there are many roads and subdivisions still closed off. in fact, the delawares wanted to show us their home this morning. we followed them to the edge of the subdivision, but police there told us to turn around. that is because they told the delaware family that there were still neighborhooding houses that had hot spots. the fire department still needs to keep certain plumes of smoke under control. so not all of this is out, even though there is heavy snow. it's still safest for people to stay away from the closed roads. >> natasha,...

They can evade missile defense systems. our global affairs analyst and a contributor to "time" magazine. also with me tonight former commanding general of europe and the 7th army. the development of these hypersonic missiles, this has been a top priority for the u.s., for china, for russia. we all remember when china tested one and the u.s. was taken by surprise just a couple months ago. why are these missiles seen as such a game changer? >> well, you already said it, erin. they do fly anywhere from five to ten times the speed of sound hypersonic. but like a lower-speed cruise missile, it can ...