good morning. coming up on "early today," breaking developments overnight in harrison ford's crash landing, including a message from his son. then to another crash landing. this one with 132 people on board. >> he's leaking fuel on the left side of his aircraft heavily. >> you said leaking fuel? >> affirm. his wing is ruptured. >> the plane stopped just inches short of the freezing bay. dramatic moments in the courtroom at the boston bombing trial. it is friday march 6th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. they say he had no other choice. a statement from harrison ford's pr team confirms the actor's world war ii vintage training plane had engine trouble shortly

after taking off, forcing him to make an emergency landing on a golf course. >> 53178 engine failure. >> engine trouble. that was ford's advice as amateur video shows the plane moments before the crash. sources tell nbc news this morning ford is okay and will make a full recovery but he needed surgery for multiple injuries including what sources describe as a nasty gash to his head and a broken arm. but his son ben tweeted last night at the hospital dad is okay battered but okay. he is every bit the man you would think he is. he is an incredibly strong man. witnesses later described what they saw. >> we looked up a really cool-looking plane. at that exact moment the engine sputtered. >> you could hear the engine start to sputter. then i was watching to see what he was going to, do kept flying toward the ocean, then made a left turn. i thought he was coming back toward the airport. he went below the tree line then you couldn't see him.

a couple of seconds layer a crash, like crunching metal. >> that sound perhaps came when the plane clipped the top of a tree before hitting the ground. a doctor who just happened to be golfing reacted quickly, pulling ford away from the plane, fearing it was leaking fuel. >> -- i think anyone and i think to the credit of everyone there, everyone kind of worked as a team. but i think you gravitate toward injury. there's someone in there, someone who's in distress there, you want to do your best to help them. >> people across the country are used to seeing ford in the cockpit on the big screen from indiana jones to "air force one" to han solo in "star wars." two of his costars tweeted their support. glad to hear harrison is doing well. get well soon may all his future flights be green screened. peter mayhue from critical to severe to moderate to fair in

the span of an hour is harrisoned for han solo or wolverine? never tell me the odds. he takes ever reflight he makes seriously and i would trust him with my own family as his passengers today and in the future. back in 2000 harrison ford appeared on "inside the actors studio" after he walked away from a helicopter crash. it's what he said about flying that caught our attention. >> i fell in love with the skills and with the responsibilities. >> that's the main thing, the responsibility. >> yeah. you, you know -- all this stuff we pretend to do in movies you really are out there, responsible. >> p.i.c. >> pilot in command. another plane crash at new york's laguardia airport. delta flight 1086 slid off the runway, tried to land in the middle of a snow storm. it came within feet of the icy waters of the surrounding flushing bay.

132 people were on board. crew members and firefighters helped passengers evacuate. ground crews were the first to see the plane was in trouble and radioed the tower. >> tower, you copy? car 100, runway 13 is closed. >> car 100, runway 13 is closed? >> affirmative, 13 is closed. tower action you have an aircraft off the runway. >> car 100, say again? >> please advise crash rescue laguardia airport is closed at this point in time. >> the plane veered to the left stopped inches away from that freezing bay. the ntsb is investigating. two days into the boston marathon bombing trial and already we've heard searing testimony from survivors. so far the defense has flatly admitted that joe tsarnaev is guilty. at the same time the prosecutor is giving victims the chance to recount the horror and chaos that took place the day of the bombing. peter alexander was in court and has the latest. >> reporter: on that gorgeous

spring day nearly two years ago pure terror. in that instant, jeff bowman lost both legs. he remembered thinking this is how it's going to end. >> i had a great life. >> reporter: testifying in court, bowman recalled locking eyes with one of the bombers moments before the explosion. he wasn't watching the race. i thought it was weird. bowman later described tamerlan tsarnaev from his hospital bed, a major break. prosecutors showed jurors surveillance video of the second bombing they say shows tsarnaev placing the bomb and walking away. 8-year-old martin richard was killed. his father bill richard described that nightmare. i knew he wasn't going to make it. it was at that time i saw my son basically for the last time." mr. richard lost some hearing that day but he said i can still hear the beautiful voices of my family. while dzho tsarnaev seems deedee actived his trial is drawing emotion.

>> i looked at you in the face and realized i wasn't afraid anymore. so now while you're sitting in solitary confinement awaiting the verdict on your life, i will be actually enjoying everything this beautiful world has to offer. >> reporter: she says she's closer than ever to her son noah who survived with minor injuries. >> it is painful because at that moment i was completely helpless as a mother. i could do nothing for my son. >> you all live in houston but he's boston strong. >> yes in every sense of the word boston strong. >> reporter: peter alexander, nbc news boston. in illinois a train loaded with crude oil derailed setting off a spectacular fire. it happened near galena yesterday. the train had 103 cars full of oil when it left the tracks. it was so dangerous in fact that at one point the fire crews had to pull back. nobody was hurt. but there is concern that some oil might end up in the mississippi river. so far no word on what caused that derailment.

now to winter's latest brutal blast. snow-covered kentucky this hundreds of drivers stranded for more than 15 hours on a highway forcing some to get creative for food and water. >> there had been no assistance with food or water. i have been melting ice and snow to drink. >> the national guard was finally called in. they rescued more than 200 motorists. in maryland a storm caused a trailer hauling cattle to overturn. the truck hit a car, causing it to slip. the driver was fine but some of the cattle died. on capitol hill families went sledding despite a ban. yes, the no-sled ban has been in effect since 1876. this past week d.c. congressman eleanor holmes norton asked capitol police to lift it for a few days. but they refused, making all of this fun illegal. so look at these cute little scofflaws. congress' approval rating

dropped from 5% to 2%. >> exactly. >> all the snow might be over but the cold seems to be here to stay? >> the cold is one or two days in the east. the west is going to spread their warmth across the nation. starting this weekend. this was an overachieving snow storm. what a way to end an amazing stretch east of the rockies. up to 2 feet in kentucky. lexington had their biggest two-day snowfall ever 17 inches of snow. new york city had about 7 inches. the nation's capital had around 5 inches of snow very impressive. as far as other things pittsburgh, pennsylvania, this morning is down to negative 3. that is the coldest temperature they have ever had in march. so that's going to change. we're going to warm things up in the east. all of the warmth is out west today. we're watching temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees above average. i don't even remember what average is like. i'm sure you don't either. temperatures had been above average for so long now. 76 in san jose. 71 in medford. even as we go through saturday it's going to be more of the same. some of this warmth is going to be in spreading across the

country. the in the event nation thanks for spreading north. it would be nice if your weather returned to average, whatever that is nowadays. thmoth lakes is at 56 degrees. so the weekend looks pretty dry coast to coast. which is -- some areas are happy about that. >> all right bill thank you so much. blurred lines is now in the hands of the jury. plus new details on the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. and this is what happens on safari when you don't lock your doors. you're watching "early today." ... have 8 layers of nutritious wheat... and one of delicious sweet. to satisfy the adult.... and kid - in all of us. (supergrass' "alright") plays throughout ♪ ♪

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leading the news in the "new york times," some in ferguson who are part of the problem are asked to help solve it. the responsibility for changes in ferguson missouri will fall to officials such as city manager john shaw. he is responsible for supervising the police department nominating the municipal judge, and running the city. and he cited repeatedly in the justice department's scathing report into policing and court practices in ferguson. from "time" man can't sue applebee's for burns he got while praying over fajitas. the new jersey man claims the waitress failed to alert him his meal was hot. >> the pot sizzles. >> the appeals court tossed the suit saying the danger posed by

a plate of saidling hot food was self-evident. south korean police plan to acharge ambassador lippert's attacker with attempted murder. he was cut on the face and wrist by a man armed with a knife. lippert is recovering well but still feeling pain in his left wrist. roman catholic cardinal edward egan has died at age 82. egan, former archbishop of new york was made a cardinal in 2001. he served as archbishop during the september 11th attacks in 2001 and presided over funerals for many of the victims of that tragedy. from "time" magazine over 300 republicans call on supreme court to recognize gay marriage nationally. some of the names behind the push include former utah governor jon huntsman former new york city mayor rudy giuliani and billionaire gop mega-donor david koch. a look ahead, tens of thousands including president obama, former president george

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and break news this morning. the police investigation shuts down part of the major south bay freeway overnight. details next. and suspected terror attack in jerusalem overnight as a driver slams into a crowd of people near a police station. what we are hearing coming up. and plus extra security at sap as san jose police are preparing for a chris brown concert. we will tell you why there is cause for concern. and enjoy the lights on the bay bridge, because they are going out soon. this is friday march 6th, and this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from the nbc bay area, this is "today in the