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The bombs killed three and wounded 260 others. and he's accused of murdering a m.i.t. police officer. he faces 32 charges. 17 will carry a possible death penalty. amateur pilot flying over chicago had quite a close call when a single-engine plane malfunctioned midair. he decided his only option was to sit it down in one of the most well known roads in the country. abc's rob nelson has details. >> reporter: it was 6:00 a.m. when a leisurely flight over the chicago skyline went terribly wrong. >> the plane was shaking vigorously. when the aircraft is shaking like that, it can fall apart in mid...

Having mechanical problems. the pilot said he had to make a split-second decision where to land it. here is what he did. >> when the aircraft is shaking like that, it can fall apart in midair. i called o'hare tower. i did a may-day call. he responded and he knew my position. i called back and i said i will put it on lakeshore drive. martha: wow. the pilot landed it, timing his landing with the traffic signals on the road of the that is a pretty good trick. he did that so nobody would get hurt and he succeeded. bill: he is good. i want that pilot. martha: exactly. bill: fox news alert. critical...

Story. thanks so much. and our brain trust will be back with us later in the show. don't go far. we'll talk to you more later in the hour. take a look at this. earlier today, a small plane made an emergency landing in the middle of downtown chicago. the single begin plane touched down on the lake shore drive. pilot had discovered a problem with the tail. >> i said this is it, but i still had control of the aircraft, so i called o'hare tower and told them i'm putting it on lake shore drive just north of buckingham fountain. >> according to police, the plane may have hit a car on the roadway, ...