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If he had flown into that storm, it could have been a very very difficult situation. it could -- i talked to air pilots and experts on the ground here -- and they tell you that plane flying into a heavy storm could have catastrophic consequences. the emergency transmitter has not been setoff. the beacon that is not pinning if there is a hard landing on the plane. that has not been heard of in the 30 hours since the plane went missing. a lot of questions why that is not triggered. >> if that was on land or surface of the ocean, you would expect to hear that by now. that is why reason they feel ...

>> reporter: with the average american gaining 15 pounds in the last 20 years, if you think the airline as aren't thinking about it, think, again. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> i don't like it. >> i don't like it either. on some kind of logical level it makes sense. but i mean you just -- yeah -- dehumanizing. >> you open up a can of worms when you do something like that. talk about civil liberties being violated. >> set that precedent. where does it end? >> well we don't like people with black hair to fly. you can't -- how do you stop it? yeah, that's not cool. >> absorbs the sun and h...

American gaining 15 pounds in the last 20 years, if you think the airlines aren't thinking about it, think again. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> i don't like it. >> i don't like it either. on some kind of logical level it makes sense. but i mean you just -- yeah -- dehumanizing. >> you open up a can of worms when you do something like that. talk about civil liberties being violated. >> set that precedent. where does it end? >> well we don't like people with black hair to fly. you can't -- how do you stop it? yeah, that's not cool. >> absorbs the sun and heats up the cabin. >> yeah, right...

Lifted just before 3:00 this morning. the victims and the motive still not known this morning. 100 vehicles mashed up on the main highway near edmonton and calgary. about 100 people ended up in hospitals but only one person was seriously hurt there. police think bad weather and excessive speed helped setoff that crazy chain reaction. they hope to have the highway back open this morning. legal troubles for nicolas sarkozy. a judge charged him with breach of trust. he's accused of taking money to illegally fund his campaign. his lawyers say he could appeal. and there's a plan in the hitch ...

Officials tell cnn 2 1/2 million people have been affected by the deadly waters. >> the biggest fear is disease which could turn this natural disaster into a larger humanitarian crisis. some say the government isn't doing nearly enough to help them. we're tapping the global reso resources of cnn and check in with reza sayah. >> reporter: the wed and muddy planks of wood were twice her size. but this 8-year-old girl wasn't about to let them slip away. "our house washed away and i'm finding wood," she said, wood her family plans to use as they build a new place to live. like tens of thousands of...