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Residence or conducted a search to determine if he had firearms because they didn't consider him a threat. security breach at an detroit metro airport. officials shut down a terminal when a passenger left the check point and returned without being rescreened. thousands were stranded while security officers located the passengers. police swept the terminal before resuming normal operations. now to chicago where an attraction high up in the willis tower is expected to reopen today following a frightening incident. one of the four ledges on the tower's sky deck appeared to shatter causing som...

I jumped off -- i don't know even know what i did. >> reporter: authorities immediately closed the ledge for repair but insist no one was ever in danger. they say it was a protective coating that shattered, not the 1 1/2 inch several layers of fully tempered glass that make up the ledge. the family hasn't given up on returning to the ledge, but says solid low ground is just fine for now. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> can you imagine? >> no, thank you. i have been on one of those things and the first thing you think is, what if this gives way i go all the way down. >> apparently they hold f...

♪ ♪ shattered is the last thing you want to think about when you are in a glass box 1300 feet up. >> this happened to a family visiting chicago's famous willis tower. they stepped on the glass box and started to see and hear cracks right beneath their feet. here's abc's alex perez. >> chicago's famed willis tower promises to showcase the city skyline like no one else. 103 stories high on a glass ledge, making it feel like you are standing on air. >> that is crazy. >> reporter: this is the frightening view of a man and his cousin will never forget. the glass beneath them shattering as the...

There needs to be a clear winner. this time they both worked hard for it. >> both will be able to put the money towards college. the winning word, by the way, feuilleton. you know what that is? >> what is it? >> i know what that is. it's a section of a european newspaper or magazine. >> i knew that. >> is that with the crossword puzzle i can never get? >> all right. here's a look at the weather. heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding from southern louisiana to the florida panhandle. showers and thunderstorms from upstate new york to new england. scattered showers across the eastern plains. a...