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they were coming in too slow and too low. >> he recognized the auto throttles were not maintaining speed and he established a go around attitude. he went to push the throttles forward, but he stated the other pilot had already pushed the throttles forward. >> reporter: investigators are not alarmed that a veteran captain was making his first attempt landing a 777 at sfo. >> they have to get experience. we have to figure out how that happens. >> reporter: ross amer teaches new pilots that if an approach isn't perfect, they abort the landing attempt. >> decisive, be decisive, if you think you're too high or too slow, do something immediately. >> reporter: today the president and ceo of asiana arrived to a media frenzy in san francisco, promising full cooperation of the investigation. meanwhile, the only crew member to speak to the media, a flight
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attendant who worked frantically to help passengers and crew members off the plane. >> as soon as i heard emergency escape, i conducted the escape. >> reporter: of the more than 180 passengers injured, 26 remain hospitalized six in critical condition, including one child. a tae kwon do team return iing explained what happened. >> i looked over and i could see fuel dropping from the wing. >> reporter: meanwhile, some passengers grabbed their luggage, purses and duty free shopping before exiting the plane. >> it's a life and death situation for you to stop and
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get your bag rather than thinking of all the other people coming behind you. >> reporter: because this is a foreign crew, there was no legal obligation to drug test them. having 28 closed has created problems here at sfo. they have delays running up to an hour or so. they may take another week or so to continue to look at this aircraft that's out on the runway. back to you. >> tom costello leadingur coverage starting off tonight in san francisco. thanks. those three young women held for a decade in a house in cleveland, ohio have broken their silence, two months since they were freed. they have made public video statements in which they talk about their brand new lives and the support they've received since their release. our report tonight from our national correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: we've known them only vaguely, the thumbs up from gina dejesus, the single photo of amanda berry, she was a
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16-year-old girl when she was taken. she's now a 27-year-old mother. >> i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family, my friends. it's unbelievable. i want to thank everyone who's helped me and my family through this entire ordeal. everyone who's been supportive. it's been an outpouring of kindness. >> i want everyone to know i'm doing just fine. >> reporter: her lawyers said her manner of speech was just nerves and had nothing to do with her time in captivity. none of the women mentioned aerial castro by name. but michelle referenced the decade she spent inside this house. >> i may have been through hell and back, but i am strong enough to walk-through hell with a smile on my face. and with my head held high and my feet firmly on the ground.
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>> reporter: gina dejesus went missing at age 16. these were her only words. >> i would say thank you for the support. >> reporter: cleveland city councilman told us last month that gina is staying with family and has a puppy she bonded with in captivitcaptivity. >> she wants to go back to school, the simple things you and i take for granted. >> reporter: clevelanders have been good at giving the women space to heal. >> having my privacy has helped immensely. >> i will not let the situation define who i am. i will define the situation. >> reporter: one doctor who's treated other kidnapping survivors says making the video itself is part of recovering. >> you didn't damage me. you didn't ruin my spirit.
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we are still alive. >> we have been hurt by people, but we need to rely on god as being the judge. god has a plan for all of us. thank you for all your prayers. i'm looking forward to my brand new life. thank you. >> the women also wanted this video out now so the paparazzi would be less likely to hound them to get that first video. ariel castro's trial is scheduled for august. he's been charged on hundreds of counts. more charges may be added this week. >> achingly sad, but empowering at the same time. a sad day in prescott, arizona today. the memorial service for all 19 firefighters, members of that single wildfire hotshot team, they died fighting a fire that by the way continues to burn. people came from across this country and among those paying tribute today, the soul survivor
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from that crew. nbc's miguel almaguer was there and has our report. >> reporter: the tribute honored their lives and their sacrifice. >> wade scott parker. >> reporter: 19 fallen firefighters who fought and died together. dan fraho was their chief. >> if i could fulfill my wish, it would be that my tears could wash away the pain we feel. >> reporter: the granite mountain hotshots were a band of brothers who saved homes and battled blazes wherever they were called. >> an elite unit in every sense of that phrase. >> reporter: last week the hotshots were in their own backyard when a firestorm swept over them, only one man in the team survived.
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brendan mcdonagh, the crew lookout was a mile away. today he read the hotshot prayer. >> please keep me safe and strong. >> reporter: for nine days, the city of prescott and the firefighters across theountry have saluted the hotshots. >> we'll get through it. >> reporter: outside, thousands gathered in summer heat to pay their respects. >> it's amazing to see the amount of people that have supported our small town and the heroes that are from here. >> reporter: tonight a city, a state, a country remembers the granite mountain 19. ♪ >> thank you. and i miss my brothers. >> reporter: miguel almaguer, nbc news, prescott, arizona. other firefighters carried on the battle including a big one in southern california still out of control after four days now. almost 5,000 acres burned.
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look at the size of the smoke plume. at least eight structures damaged or destroyed in this one. the death toll in quebec has risen to 15 in that explosive train disaster. 40 other people still missing after a series of explosions on this runaway train which was loaded with oil. over 30 buildings destroyed in all, many of those evacuated were allowed to go home finally today. now to sanford, florida and the trial of george zimmerman. the focus was on the injuries sustained during what became a deadly confrontation. ron mott with us from there this evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. a different day of testimony today compared to yesterday, there were only three witnesses who made it up to the stand compared to 10 yesterday. most of the focus was on george zimmerman's injuries and trayvon martin's gunshot wound. the defense called a well known expert who testified the evidence he reviewed supports
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zimmerman's account of shooting martin while martin was on top of him. he also testified there were six impact injuries to george zimmerman's face and head. on cross-examination, the prosecutor showed the doctor a picture of george zimmerman's bloody nose and mouth. he was covering his mouth yet no blood was found on martin's hand. this jury could be charged before the end of this week. >> ron mott, sanford, florida this week. medical marijuana, adults, of course, have been using it for years. now a growing number of parents say it's working for their kids. of course, not without a lot of controversy. >> the anticipation in the air in london, with a big arrival on the way. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999.
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[ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. it was very painful situation. the rash was on my right hip, going all the way down my leg. i'm very athletic and i swim in the ocean. shingles forced me out of the water. the doctor asked me "did you have chickenpox when you were a child?" the pain level was so high, it became unbearable. [ male announcer ] fight pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath fast with tums freshers. concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. tums freshers. ♪ tum...tum...tum...tum... tums! ♪ fast heartburn relief and minty fresh breath. we are back with a medical treatmenfor children that parents say they know is
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controversial, yet many of them say it happens to work for their children. some parents have come to embrace the use of medical marijuana to treat a number of conditions and now some doctors are expressing real concerns. we get the story tonight from our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: when zakite jackson was six months old, he was diagnosed with a form of epilepsy that causes seizures. >> he was having between 60 to 250 seizures a day. >> reporter: his mom made the controversial decision to give her son marijuana. >> despite the stigma associated with ckanncannabis, we really ot to him. >> the seizure activity was down. he started pumping his legs on the swings.
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i mean, he was nine years old, you teach your children that from the time they're three, and he could never get it. >> it's really good medicine. >> reporter: in 17 states, including colorado, where kai lives, kids are able to get medical marijuana by prescription to treat everything from autism to cancer to seizures. because growersan breed the plants with low levels of thc, they're getting just the medicinal benefits and not the high. still, some critics say marijuana used therapeutically could be a gateway to other drugs. it's not been clinically tested nor approved by the fda. >> using marijuana as a medication is jumping the gun, we really don't know what the side effects or long term consequences of marijuana are on children. >> we spoke to a mom whose child
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suffered from seizures and she tried everything, marijuana works. >> a couple generations ago, people were recommending tobacco physicians were recommending tobacco as relaxation. >> it's saving his life, and it's giving him a better quality of life. >> regardless of where you stand, no one is arguing that marijuana or cannabis should be a first line drug of choice. after all efforts have been exhausted and parents are frustrated and have nowhere else to turn, increase lg i, the medical community and parents are looking at this as a last ditch effort. >> you can tell this debate is just getting started. dr. nancy snyderman, thanks as always. we're back in a moment with a change coming to millions of american dinner tables.
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this was just at nightfall on the mall in washington last night. it's going to look this way as long as the scaffolding is covering up the washington monument. it remains closed. it's following repairs from the east coast earthquake of 2011. it's beauty shouldn't suffer just because it's under repair. it will stay this way until the spring of 2014 when it's unveiled. much of the city of toronto was up to their hubcaps in water today and then some. when a month's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours yesterday. it swamped and stranded a commuter train carrying 1500 people. there were water rescues, lots of power outages and subway closures as the storm parked itself over the city. the whitey bulger mob trial
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underway in boston today, a bunch of reputed wise guys looking to do bulger in. bulger had to listen to a former associate testify against him today on the stand. kevin weeks called bulger a rat, that was the nice part, then the f-bombs started flying and the judge had to step in to stop it. the folks at hamberger helper say they'd like to be thought of as just helper, since more and more people are eating chicken and there's a helper forethat too. general mills say they just want to help dinner in america. a million homes in america every night serve some kind of helper. we showed a map when we were zooming in to correspondent katy tur's live report. play that back and hold it, you'll see what a few of our sharp eyed viewers saw, including at least one u.s.
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senator. new hampshire's gone, vanished, it apparently moved to vermont. new hampshire was lost by our graphics department. it has since been found and put back. and this calls for a reminder of great things about new hampshire. it's got the best motto, live free or die. and it is the home in the nation of the primary. two u.s. senators and members of congress. and while they are all serious people, new hampshire has also given us seth myers and sarah silverman and the inventor of tupperware is from there, and paper towels were invented in new hampshire. to the great people of the great state of new hampshire, from the peaks of the white mountains, please accept our apology. when we come back after a break, the jockeying for position is underway with the excitement building tonight across the pond. i used to love hearing that phrase...
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princess of cambridge. one of our london based correspondents had an idea. he became the father of twins, born at the very same hospital and so tonight nbc's kier simmons offers this early birthday letter to the newest member of the royal family. >> your royal heiness, you're not even here yet, so you couldn't know. you're about to become the most famous baby in the world. outside st. mary's hospital where you'll be born, reporters and photographers already staking out their places. get used to them, they'll be with you all your life. just ask your father. he made his debut outside the same hospital 31 years ago, that's your grandmother holding you, diana. the world loved her. sadly she's gone now. there's charles, your grandfather. their wedding was seen round the
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world. so was your parents, william and kate's, the whole world is on a first name basis with your family. especially your great grandmother, elizabeth. you'll have her job one day whether you're a boy or a girl. that law's been changed just for you. you may have to wait a while. charles, your father is already in line. and elizabeth's been queen for 60 years. if you hang in there, one day all this will be yours. your face will be on money, stamps, and we don't even know what your name is yet. like your dad and your uncle harry, you may be proud to wear the uniform one day and serve your country in the military. no matter what you do, you will be in the spotlight. it's already begun. just look at the souvenirs. and these imaginary family snapshots created by a london
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artist for new york magazines. your folks will work hard to protect you. it won't always be easy. you will need to appear ordinary while living a life of privilege. your life is set to be extraordinary, and it hasn't even begun. kier simmons, nbc news, london. back on this side of the atlantic, that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, good night.
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here they are. >> i'm getting stronger each day. >> gina. >> thank you. >> michelle. >> i'm doing just fine. >> the inside story of why the three cleveland hostages broke their silence. >> then, kill my husband, please. >> you are divorcing him? >> she is hiring a hitman to
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murder her husband. >> and, the george zimmerman trial. storm of controversy over evidence that trayvon martin smoked pot. >> i find that extraordinary. >> the new movie being compared to trayvon. plus, the sitcom stars antiplastic surgery tirade. >> wait until you hear who she calls hideous. >> you are not a star, you are just a sitcom actress. >> then, what happened to baby alyssa. >> did you hurt baby alyssa? >> why did this judge let her go after serving just 77 days. >> you let her walk after 77 days, sir. >> is this justice? >> justice for alyssa. >> you won't believe the practical joke this guy played on his girlfriend. now "inside edition" in high definition with deborah norville. deborah: hello, everybody, and thank you for joining us.
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ey are the three young women whose childhood was stolen when they were snatched off the streets of cleveland and held captive. now they are speaking out for the first time to let the world know how they are doing now that they are free. >> for the first time we are hearing from the three young women held against their will for a decade. locked inside the cleveland house of horrors. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight look remarkably healthy and happy considering they were rescued just two months ago. amanda berry is the first to speak on the video. >> i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and friends. it's been unbelievable. >> here is what we learned. it was shot on july 2nd and posted admit need -- midnight tuesday. it was posted at a lawyer's office overlooking the rock and roll hall of fame museum. this is what

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