it happened on a taxiway right here at jfk airport. the wing of that large jet struck the tail of the small plane and literally spun it around like a top. >> roll the emergency trucks we've been hit by air france. >> and who was that? >> comair 553. >> comair 553. okay, we are calling them. >> reporter: it happened at night. it was dark out. the regional jet had just landed from boston. it was taxiing to its gate. apparently it stopped short, not

but that was narrower than airports were supposed to have who accommodate the a380. jfk parts got a waiver and the taxiways were never widened. lisa stark, abc news, ask airport. lisa stark, jfk airport. >> on top of that a new video is now raising questions about how much is too much when it comes to security at the airport. take a look at this. a 6-year-old girl being invasively patted down by a tsa agent, 6 years old again. the video was posted over the weekend. we don't know the airport where it was shot. and when the woman who is believed to be the girl's mother asked if the child can just be rescanned, she was told, no. >> that is tough to watch. >>> well, the search is now on in georgia for another missing mother of five. wazineh suleiman hasn't been seen since last friday when she went out to rent movies and never returned. her husband says that she sent a text message on friday night that said she was throwing out her cell phone, throwing it out the window. her car was found in an empty lot yesterday more than ten miles away from the family home. >>> a kentucky

details about the investigation into that collision between a jumbo jet and a commuter plane over at jfk airport here in new york. >> one question is whether taxiways at aging airports are just too small to handle the new generation of giant planes. jim dolan of our new york station reports. >> hopefully this is a little bit of a wake-up call before somebody's killed. >> reporter: it certainly woke up a lot of people on a small commuter plane coming from boston, as the wing of the world's largest commuter plane rams the smaller plane and spins it around with the impact. >> roll the emergency trucks. we've been hit by airfrance. >> and who was that? >> comair 553. >> comair 553. okay. we are calling them. >> reporter: so, what happened? what led to this kind of damage? and so many passengers shaken and stirred in their seat as they approached the terminal? well, among other things, the a-380, with a wingspan nearly the length of a football field, isn't designed to be on jfk's narrow taxiways. it took a waiver from the faa to allow it. >> the aircraft may not have been pulled in far enough, that i

. >>> in other news this morning, the faa is now looking into a mishap at new york's jfk airport involving one of the world's biggest passenger jets. the wing of an air france a-380 clipped the tail of a commuter plane that just arrived from boston. an a-380 can carry 550 passengers. no one was hurt on either plane. no injuries to report in that incident. >>> meanwhile at the airport in raleigh, north carolina, a delta airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing. it had been flying from jfk to ft. lauderdale, when crew members smelled something a little strange. they think an electrical problem caused the odor. again, no one was hurt. >>> we got new details overnight about which programs specifically suffered most in the new budget deal. just about $4 billion has been eliminated from defense spending. that cut the jet engine brugt by g.e. and funding for the house of representatives is reduced by $55 million. we'll have more on the $40 billion in cuts, coming up later on "good morning america." >>> the mayor of washington, d.c. and council members were among 40 demonstrators ar

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federal investigators are looking into a collision on the tarmac in new york's jfk airport. air france flight bound for paris was taxing when the left wing clipped the plane of a delta commuter plane and spinning it 90 degrees. the air bus flight was the largest passenger plane with a wing span of 260 feet. >> good luck for catching suspects. four stole jewelry from a home on april 3rd. frann fran police issued a nationwide alert after a neighbor wrote down the new hampshire license plate. they were arrested in nebraska by a state trooper who nabbed them for spending. there was jewelry in the car which the police tracked all the way to the east coast. >> it was on the east coast in late march and the time of our burglary and with the other items of jewelry in there, we'll discover more victims as we move through >> investigators believe that more victims step forward as word of the arrest gets out. heir loom jewelry was a priceless sentimental value. >> a man charged with raping a youngg grandchild was sentenced to 12 year in prison today. pedro hernandez pled guilty to one

. >>> two jetliners are undergoing inspects today after a collision on the tarmac at new york's jfk airport. manuel gallegus is at the airport and shows us the moment of contact. >> reporter: amateur video captured the impact when an air france jumbo jet hit a commuter plane on a runway at new york's kennedy airport. the air france airbus a-380 slammed into a delta comair jet spinning it 90 degrees. >> just hit us. >> all attention emergency equipment, respond call 32, wait it alpha and mike records the airbus was taxiing for take- off to paris when it hit a jetliner just landed from boston. the collision tore a wing on the air bus and bent the tail of the commuter jet. >> we were just waiting. we were kind of all having a chat and it was annoying and then suddenly there was a big bang from one side of the plane. >> hit the tail of others and pushed it round and pushed our front end round the other way so there is a big skidmark on the tarmac. >> reporter: both jets were towed away and investigate he is from the federal aviation administration are trying to filling out what happened. the a-

this taking place at new york's jfk airport. >> as we said it involved an air france a380 superjumbogional jet just arrived from boston. >> wabc's lucy yang has the details and the first reaction from some of those who were on board. >> the plane shake very, very violently. and then the next thing we knew told to hurry. >> reporter: comair passenger sebastian says he never heard a crash, that it felt more like the plane that hit a huge pothole as it swayed like a seesaw back and forth. thankfully, all 66 on board were still buckled in their seats and were not injured. >> it's only when we walk out that we had realize what had happened that the tail of our plane had been hit by another plane. >> reporter: 8:00 monday night comair flight 6293 from boston had just landed at jfk and was waiting to let the passengers off, when according to officials, an airfrance plane taxiing for takeoff clipped the tail of the plane. call it an airplane fender-bender. both planes were damaged but thankfully passengers were not hurt. we are told 500 on board the airfrance plane which is now being inspect

the airbus plane is still here at jfk airport. officials will be inspecting both planes today to determine the extent of the damage. chris. >> elaine can i hon, a at jfk. elaine, thank you. here is erica. >>> we'll turn our attention to japan where the nuclear nightmare and aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake just got a little bit scarier. this morning the severity of the crisis at the fukushima daiichi plant was raised to the highest level, the same level as the chernobyl disaster and that news comes on the heels of more aftershocks and a fire at the plant. cbs correspondent lucy craft in tokyo. lucy, good morning. the headline there is much more frightening. >> reporter: yes. a day after the government expanded the evacuation zone around the nuclear power plant, adding to the exodus of thousands of residents forced to abandon their homes, there was more bad news. fukushima now shares the infamy of the chernobyl disaster. after ranking fukushima on a par with notorious chernobyl disaster, japanese officials rushed to

cockpit of an air france jumbo jet that caused it to collide with a delta flight on the runway at jfk airport in new york on monday. >> i know there's a lot of technology there to do the work but at the same time, technology can fail and you need people there. >> reporter: here's a bit of good news. an faa spokesman tells me he has no reports of air traffic controllers sleeping on the job at any of the three major bay area airports. >> that is a small measure of comfort. thank you. >>> now to a story we have been following since it broke last week. we now have a description of a man who broke into a grad housing apartment and sexually assaulted a woman while she slept. the suspect is now described as dark-skinned, about 30 years old, 5'6" tall, with a chubby build and short, wavy black hair. he also has a round nose and was wearing blue jeans and a dark colored teeshirt. that assault happened saturday night on stanford's campus. police say the man broke into the apartment possibly through an unlocked door. when the woman screamed, he did run away. >>> they have endured heartache for three dec

collision of two planes on the tarmac at jfk international. it left an airport too crowded. nuclear emergency, why the japan disaster could never happen in california or could happen in california or could it? mmm. ahh. yeah. bacon. come celebrate bonalia! only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> state lawmakers took another shot at stopping gun owners from carrying unloaded gun in public. some want to make it illegal. capitol correspondant miranda reports. perfect legal. the protest made some passerbies. >> and if you are walking around with a exposed weapon. >>> and it is a practice for most people and making it punishable by six month in jail and a thousand dollar fine. >> it is too close. you don't need a weapon to buy a cheeseburger. >> a side arm should be in a western movie and not main stream california. >> it prompted concerned citizens to call police and say the gatherings strained the department. >> it is a public setting and has to be viewed by a police officer as a threat . as such, it takes our resources away. >> the supporters say the ban is unconst

. >> there was a collision at jfk airport in new york tonight. air france world biggest commercial passenger jet was heading to a runway to take off for paris when the wing clip the tail of delta flight. that delta flight was just landing from boston and heading to the gate. no one was hurt on board the planes but both planes were damaged. >> still ahead tonight. deliberation continue in the barry bonds perjury trial. up next. testimony jurors wanted to hear again. >> also ahead. how a twist on help wanted ads giving these unemployed bay area workers stand out from the crowd. >> city that is shamelessly going after san francisco businesses. then later tonight on "nightline". >> l coming up next on "nightline"tornado flatten iowa town we look at how storm chas chasers maybe saving lives. >> plus exclusive. desiree rodgers the glamorous white house social secretary who designed if her side of the house social secretary who designed if her side of the story on network television. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by

it happened at new york's jfk airport yesterday. delta airlines says the tail of a plane that had just landed was struck by a large air france plane as it was taxiing to runway for takeoff. no one was hurt. >>> time is 4:53. this is a good time to hit the roads i'm hoping if you're out there this morning. sal is that still the case? it's kind of nice when it's early. >>> it is. if you get on the road early generally you're going to get a nice commute over the bay area. go outside and take a look what we have here on 280 northbound coming up to highway 17 the south bay. we have a nice looking drive all over the south bay so far in case you're going to be out there pretty soon. also this morning's commute looks good if you're driving on westbound bay bridge. that traffic looks nice coming in to san francisco. and of course in san francisco along northbound 101 it is nice. no major problems. tonight another game at at&t park at about 7:15. and that means a lot of people will be in the area starting late this afternoon. 4:53. let's go t

. >>> new this morning the faa is looking into a very scary accident at jfk airport in new york. a paris-bound jumbo jet clipped a delta plane last night while taxiing for take-off. both planes suffered damages but no injuries. >>> today is the anniversary of the first shuttle launch. discovery is one of nasa's three retiring shuttling, 21 museums want it. it includes the kennedy space center, the space museum in new york city and the museum of flight in seattle. today is the 50th anniversary of the first human in space station, russian yuri gagarin, interesting day, plus the start of the war against the states. >> a little bit of everything on april 12. >> okay. >> how about some weather now, are we going to have a historic day of sunshine in. >> yes. we have a good forecast in store today. it's chilly as you head out the door today and we are seeing some fog throughout the bay area. you can see temperatures right now running from the high 30s to the mid-40s and that fog will burn off except at the coast. afternoon highs the same as yesterday although below average. breezy at th

a near disaster at jfk airport. watch carefully. the biggest commercial passenger jet in the world bumps that smaller jet right there. the air france plane was taxiing on the runway, leaving for paris, when it clipped the tail of that much smaller jet. the smaller plane got whipped around. remarkably, the 62 passengers on that smaller plane were not hurt. >>> the body count appears to be rising in the case of a craigslist killer, the serial killer, or simply a dumping ground for other homicide victims? it's a stretch of beach on long island. and after today's discovery, the body count has risen to 10. here's nbc's ida siegel. >> reporter: the search for bodies ended for the night, but the hunt for a killer or possibly separate killers is still well underway. as nassau county police are keeping a presence here at jones beach, urging people to call with information. earlier today, search teams set out to find more remains and they did. first a cadaver dog found what sources believe are human bones about a mile and a half from jones be

elaine quijano, cbs news at jfk airport. >>> a new york woman drove her minivan with three of her children still inside it into the hudson river. the minivan was fished out of the river north of new york city last night. she spared her 10-year-old son, dropping him off before driving down a boat ramp. the three young victims range in ages from 11 months to 5 years. officials say the mother had been involved in a domestic dispute. >>> now to the battle for libya. a meeting about the country's future begins today in qatar. members of the so-called contact group, countries that want moammar gadhafi out, will hear from rebel leaders. libya's former foreign minister moussa koussa is expected to attend. secretary of state hillary clinton meets with other nato ministers tomorrow in berlin to discuss the libyan situation. >>> egypt's former president hosni mubarak is being detained by the interim military government for investigation of corruption and abuse of authority. the announcement comes just one day after the 82-year-old mubarak was admitted to a hospital for heart problems. mubarak's two s

. >>> clipped wings -- two jets collide in a scary runway incident in jfk airport. >>> and a fallen fan, baseball takes a break to urge an end to spectator violence. this is a "cbs morning news" for tuesday, april 12, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. the radiation crisis at the nuclear power plant in japan continues to deepen. the officials now put it at the same level as the chernobyl disaster of 1986. joe brown is live in washington, good morning, joel, what's the latest? >> reporter: betty, good morning to you. the severity of chernobyl is a dubious benchmark that japan does not want to meet, but for the first timex perts are admitting that it could. >> reporter: the crisis at japan's nuclear power plant is as serious as chernobyl. the officials raise the severity level at the fukushima daiichi plant from a five to the seven, the highest possible after re-assessing the impact of radiation leaks on food, air, and water. the country's nuclear agency insists that radiation levels are still less than the 1986 disaster in

airport that handle the air bus were told to widen the taxi way to 100 feet. but jfk and other airport got exemption. the question now was that taxi way wide enough? this is abc news jfk airport. >>> when we continues tonight. high speed collaboration among bay area researchers. find out next how they are trying to crack mysterious deadly disease. >> ukraine an scientist who survived chernobyl. what she experienced cleaning up the nuclear disaster. >> and con man or the greatest tech investor ever? face off over facebook has another half hour of news for 5 bucks, you can get a sub. or...you can get all this. kfc's $5 everyday meals. like two pieces of original recipe. your choice of sides, biscuit and a medium drink. 5 for 5 bucks every day. today tastes so good. >> to libya where the rebel take another beating from gadhafi forces. the hold its now in question. because of the open going assault they your honoring nato ally including the united states to intensify the campaign against gadhafi. terri spent several days on the front-line with rebel and commanders. >> gad

now, airports that wanted to handle the a-380 were told to widen the taxiways to 100 feet wide. jfk, other airports, got exceptions. here, that taxiway is only 75 feet wide. the question is, is that wide enough? george? >> those exceptions could be going away. okay, lisa, thank you. let me bring in jim avila now. he spent the day at a flight simulator experiencing what you can go wrong when you board a plane. hey, jim. >> reporter: george, here's a fact for you. 9.5 million commercial flights in the united states last year, and not one plane crash. none. we came to a flight simulator today to get some insight on why when it comes to air travel and being up in the sky, it doesn't seem that facts get in the way of our fears. more than 1 in 10 americans say they're afraid to fly. and when they feel that first jolt of turbulence in mid-air, that often is what sets their heart and their body shaking. most know it's an irrational fear, unsupported by the facts, as m.i.t. airplane safety expert arnold barnett lectures about constantly. >> the jet operations of these airlines are operated a

. >>> first, let's get to the scary collision at jfk airport.umbo jet ready for takeoff, clipped another plane that just touched down. lisa stark has the details. good morning, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, george. as you mentioned, no one was injured but it could have been much worse. the world's largest plane, the airbus a-380, clipped that plane and spun it like a top. it was all caught on videotape. on the right side of your screen, the world's largest commercial jet. on the left, a small, regional plane. watch closely at this video obtained by wabc news, as the massive airbus 380 passes, it clips the delta tale and spins it a full 90 degrees. take another look. in just three seconds, it's david versus goliath on the runway. >> runway 22 right, turn left on ail foe. hold short, echo. >> reporter: the airfrance a-380, bound for paris, was taxiing from the terminal to the runway for takeoff. the regional jet had just landed from boston. 66 passenger and crew. it was nearing the gate. and it was getting to the taxiway known as mike, when the

. >>> new this morning, the faa is looking into an accident at jfk airport in new york. clipped a delta plane last night while taxiing for take-off. each plane suffered damage but there were no injuries. >>> today marks the 30-year anniversary of the first shuttle launch of columbia. and to celebrate, nasa will announce when city will get discovery, which is one of the three retiring shuttles. 21 museums and visitors centers around the u.s. put in bids for the spaceships. >>> and an ice cream company serving up a sweet deal. ben & jerry's dishing out free ice cream cones to celebrate their 3 3-year birthday. they are encouraging donation to charity. >> today is a good day for ice cream. most of the week is. i guess we are pushing 70. >> it's always a good day for this ice cream. >> i agree! >> rain or shine. >> 30 degrees tomorrow, get your ice cream. >> but if you need the sunshine to have an ice cream cone, we have a nice break before we see another system move in on wednesday and even that system will only bring a slight chance of showers, best chance for showers nort

. ♪ >> collision at jfk airport tonight. france world biggest commercial passenger jet bass to take off to paris when the wing clipped the tail a flight had just landed from boston and heading to the gate. no one was injured. both jets were towed back to a ramp for inspection. they were danieled but no word so far to what accident. >> word from tokyo tonight japan has raised the newshawk alert to level 7. that's the highest possible. equivalent of chernobyl type accident. day to high radiation levels. it comes as firefighters continue to battle a fire this damaged nuclear plant. japan was also hit by a pair of large after shock today. magnitude 6.3 couple of hours ago and bigger one earlier today that was measured at 6.6. now that one shook things off shelves at least 3 people were killed and nearly 1 million homes lost electricity. the first after shock also knocked out power in the cooling tower of the fukushima nuclear plant. before raising alert level the japanese government extended evacuation zone around the plenty to

it happened at new york's jfk airport yesterday. delta airline says the tail of a plane that just landed was struck by a large air france plane as it was taxiing to runway for takeoff. >>> time now 5:54. two southern california police officers who claim they were ordered to write a certain number of traffic tickets every day, now they're going to share a $2 million award. the los angeles jury decided that the two l.a.p.d. officers were unfairly punished after they complained about ticket quotas. now it's against the law for california police departments to set quotas. the l.a.p.d. argued it never sets specific numbers for writing tickets. they only set broad goals. >>> also this morning police in vallejo searching for a gunman who wounded another young man during an apparent gunfight. this happened early yesterday afternoon at sacramento and parrot street. the unidentified victim is in a vallejo hospital recovering. police say he's not cooperating with investigators. >>> time is 5:54. some job seekers making a very public effort for

this is new video of the air france air bus 380 as it sits at new york's jfk airport this morning. that jet was taxiing to the runway for takeoff last night when it hit the tail of a delta airlines plane that had just landed. >> the plane shake very, very violently. next thing you were told to hurry out of the plane. >> officials say no one was hurt in that incident. >>> time now 6:55. oakland police are telling ktvu a man was shot overnight while sitting in a car. and he has died from his injuries. police were called to golf links road about 7:30 last night by a man who told them his friend had been shot. the unidentified victim was rushed to highland hospital. that is where he died. police aren't giving us much as far as details are concerned. you can see from our camera crew at the scene there was evidence of dozens of shots around that car. >>> also in a separate incident an oakland man was shot by two men who broke into his home. this happened about 9:30 last night on parker avenue. the victim was able to crawl to a neighbor's house. that neighbor called the police. the victim

which is unbelievable -- passenger jet in the world clipped a computer plane on taxi way at the jfk airport. is that a controller problem or is that the fact that the jet has a wingspan of 262 feet the taxi way at jfk is only 75 feet wide. >> there was error there. that's the reason the ntsb is investigating. we will see what they come up with. human error was a factor there. >> chris: for the pilot or controller? >> i don't know, chris. i don't want to speculate until we get the interviews and get into the weeds on it. >> chris: while all of this is going on airports, the tsa, the transportation security administration, decided to pat down a 6-year-old girl in new orleans a few days ago. she got very upset, understandably, and started crying. i know you don't control tsa, but as a government administrator, what do you think of that? >> well, i'm going to let mr. pistol deal with that. >> chris: tsa? does it seem a little much to you? >> look, i have nine grandchildren. i wouldn't want my granddaughter treated like that. >> chris: fair enough. final question. are the controllers, are there

. >>> investigators looking into that collision at jfk airport this week are taking a closer look at country and whether they can accommodate the supersize planes that seat more than 500 people. john berman has more on the safety concerns. >> reporter: it was like an ocean liner hitting a dinghy. the airbus a-380, with a wingspan the size of a city block, spinning the commuter jet like it was a toy. >> roll the emergency trucks to mike. we've been hit by an airbus. >> reporter: the small plane had just landed. was heading down a taxiway to its gate. he says the pilot stopped short, not pulling far enough forward, possibly to avoid a pickup passing by. at this same time, the airbus a-380 was traveling down an intersecting taxiway and clipped the tail. one part of the investigation may be the width of the taxiway. federal died lines calls for 100 feet. but jfk got an exception. it's just 75 feet. this man has been flying in and out of jfk for years. and says the congestion during taxiing is getting worse. >> you have an active runway. people taking off and landing. if you don't give it

and here at jfk airport, this really is one of only a handful of airports in the country that can actually handle the a380 aircraft. in fact, even this airport, built in the 1950s when jets were much smaller, had to get faa waivers before it could receive the super jumbo jet. >> elaine quijano at jfk for us this morning. thank you. >>> aviation expert michael boyd joins us from bloomin gblooming illinois. good morning. what do you think led to this collision at jfk? >> a pilot that didn't know what he was doing. forget everything else, this pilot ran into another airplane. he should know how big his airplane is, but that doesn't change the fact we have radar systems and other backup that should have told the pilot he was moving along into another airplane. so we have a systemic breakdown here. >> what is the problem? you've got this brand-new plane. my car if i parallel park tells me if i'm too close to the curb. thereof was nothing that gave this pilot an alert that a plane was that close? >> apparently not. but the reality is, i don't care if his nose wheel was in the middle of the taxiw

control tapes getting permission to fly low, while making wisecracks, all just a few miles from busy jfk airport the shoreline? >> roger. >> 0336 2965 for the altimeter. >> roger. >> just let me know if i'm up in your grille. hey, tower, i got a question for you. >> go ahead. >> this might be crazy. but are we allowed to land on a beach. >> the controller said he could land on a beach during a emergency. but he said he had a sick passenger. he revealed he got the idea from the discovery channel. >>> now, to diane sawyer for tonight's "world news." diane? >> as you know, he is a lightning rod. everybody is talking about him. governor chris christie of new jersey says he has the muscle to change your child's classroom for the better. why is even bruce springsteen now weighing in? taking some of his ideas on. you'll see that tonight on "world news." >>> now, this is my favorite story. it's a teenager in germany, who has taken a nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moonlit rally. check it out. 15-year-old virginia mayer trained her cow to jump fences, after her parents refused to buy her a h

jfk. other airports and this is to the northeast where the flights are in and out.all ahead if you are not flying to the east coast. a plane could be coming to the east coast. temperatures are mild. 50 and 52 in oakland. the highs are looking good, too. and we're expecting 6861 in the city by the way. we may be cooler but we'll be in store for a pleasant afternoon. and it looks great, we'll have the forecast coming up with warm temperatures. check out how the commute is going. >> looking at a big ride around the pay area. we're not tracking any hot spots t looks like lighter than unusual friday but this is thursday morning. and the west bound bridge is a big commute. the toll plaza flats are not backed up so it's a good right here westbound. west and eastbound. smooth. a bigger backup for the westbound side at the toll plaza. and the bridge, last check was problem free. there are no delays across the span. a very good right through. we have been tracking a problem in dublin the watch from 680 to the boulevard is closed t is because of a police investigation that's o

. >> reporter: let's move on to the other news, jfk international airport.er at new york city's john f. kennedy airport will be inspected to determine the extent of their damage. air france flight 7, bound for paris, was taxiing on a runway when its left wingtip clipped the tail of comair flight 6293 just after 8 p.m. on monday. the comair commuter plane had just landed from boston. there were no injuries. both jets were towed to an area where they will be inspected. governor brown will be in milpitas today to dedicate a new solar panels manufacturing plant. the new law will require one-third of california energy coming from renewable sources this test happen within a decade. say say this leafs seeing less reliance on foreign oil steer it a tractor trailer gets stockinette told plaza we will show you on the video. a live look aside before we head out, you weather forecast we come back. >> james: 1017 a m alive look at of san jose, really nice conditions a break there. temperature right around 52 degrees. getting to a high of 64 degrees this afternoon we were

and as we were coming home, i was at the candy counter at the airport, which is now jfk, and a man came over to me and said who are you with? and i said, well, 20th century fox. no, somebody is with you. i said yes, booker mcclay, the publicist. so he went over to booker mcclay and pretty soon book came over to me and said would you like to meet senator kennedy? i said i don't know. i didn't know who he was. and so eventually we went into a little private room and the gentleman who had come to me at the candy counter put out his hand and said i want you to meet the next president of the united states. as though he was on stage, you know. and i said hello. and he said hello. and that was the end of it until i walked on to the airplane and put my hand in my pocket and i had a little note with a phone number to please call. >> wow, isn't that something. there are just so many fascinating stories. it's lovely for you to share them. but you also open up so much about your own personal life in it, describing going through some hard times with an abusive husband, addicted to drugs he was and a

we just got word that jfk has stopped flights into the airport until about 9:15.e's an area of strong to severe weather there dallas to memphis to st. louis, louisville, little rock. in the hot pink zone, very intense storms will develop. it will be about a three-day event of the storms marching across the southeast again. here's the warmup, new york city, how do you feel about 80 tomorrow? i think we deserve it. l.a. at 69. down into the deep south, san antonio, a >> check on the flight trafficer for abc news.com. scattered light rain . >> all that weather bought to you by k-9 advantix. you have gorgeous skies. >> i'm so sorry. we're feeling for you, sam. no fog here, as you can tell. love you, babe. love you. in america, we're fascinated by this right here, the fascinator. kate middleton wore it. we're like, what sit? this is going to be worn by a guest at the wedding on friday. cutting edge here only on "gma." we have our dear friend, a fashion guru here. tim gunn. creative director of liz claiborne, inc. >> thank you for having me. >> what is it about this? >>

planes crash and it's caught on video at the airport t took three seconds but that was long enough to do damage and rattle nerves. this happened last night at jfk and amazingly nobody was hurt. manuel gallegus reports investigators are now trying to figure out just what caused that collision. >>> reporter: this amateur video shows the impact between a massive air france a-380 and a delta comair jet as they strike each other at kennedy airport. the left wing of the air france jet, the largest passenger plane in the world, clips the horizontal stabilizer of the commuter plane, spinning the jet nearly 90 degrees. >> comair 553, send a truck, just hit us. >> attention all emergency question respond to taxiway alpha and mike. >> reporter: there were hundreds of passengers on the flight bound for paris monday night but it was a scarier ride for the dozens on the commuter plane just in from boston. >> we were waiting. we were kind of all having a chat and it was annoying and then suddenly bang, from one side of the plane. >> just crushing noises. like what's breaking? sounded like smashing glass or something breaking. >> reporter: audio recordings bet

i'm sure you know the jfk plot was a plot to blow up the fuel lines at john f. kennedy airport. an informant case, poorly-argued court case on the point of view of the defense case. it was one the more interesting things that's come out in any of the cases that we've looked at. what came out was the sort of bumbling fool, he was kind of a bumbling fool, that had some idea of jihad who the defense argued couldn't hold a camera, and therefore, couldn't surveil. they were led in the course of this sting to get in touch with people in trinidad, and the at mat narrative of this sting tied. i don't have to explain to you in the room that he is the most unnamed, unknown, unrecognized potential threat to the united states outside of the united states. we all talk about awlaki. i'm hoping that's something that law enforcement is on top of. but that's an example of a sting where it actually takes you to understand better what the threat was. and what emerged in a rather convincing way was a tie between iran, the caribbean, and the united states, and it changes the nature of understanding