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And this is certainly going to continue to be a problem for all of the airports in the area, not only is the visibility going to continue to be low but we're seeing the snow come down. we're looking at 2 to 3 inches right around laguardia down through jfk and into the city. unfortunately conditions are not going to get any better over the next couple of hours, andrea. >> thanks so much for that update. and we also heard from captain tom bund a few moments ago that that plane did have a tail wind so that may have increased the speed on the landing, on the approach and that that is a tricky runw...

Phone. can you tell us what would have been going on in the cockpit a little over an hour ago when this took place? >> coming into runway 13 the approach is a little steeper than the other approaches. i was thinking that might have made the landing a little more difficult. other thing that i was just checking to see what the prevailing winds are and they are coming from the northwest. if that was -- if the winds haven't changed from what they were when the plane landed, they landed in a tail wind which means that air speed from the wind is increase being the speed of the plane as it hits the r...

Fair good or poor. that helps the captain decide if continuing the approach is in fact a good idea. because the situations can change and braking action can deteriorate as conditions on runway get worse or more slippery. so once the airplane is on the ground, there are panels on the wing that come up and transfer of the weight of the airplane on the wheels which help the brakes slow the airplane down. and also there's thrust reverse on the engines that help pt airplanes slow down. there are devices that help decelerate the airplane and the anti-skid system somewhat like what is in your car but...

he was bailed out almost immediately. they continued an investigation. what police discovered was disturbing. you mentioned the suicide of his son, his 14-year-old son which occurred back in march and followed some relatively minor disciplinary action at the school. following that suicide police say it really set off the father and changed things. they discovered these e-mails that he sent to himself an his wife that describes some very, very disturbing plots at the high school. >> he appeared to be very serious about all this. he was clearly starting fires and working on burning the...