it would be weeks before flesher found out the reason for the secrecy. the plane that crashed was an f-117 a the air force's first true stealth aircraft. all of this only came out after a local newspaper reporter began investigating. so this says in the aftermath of the crash the air force issued a warning that the smoke from the burning plane might have been toxic. do you remember that? >> i remember it coming out days later. >> days later. this also says that there was a paper delivered at a nasa conference in 1994, an air force paper, that says some materials may have burned pose serious health risks. radar absorbed material, and a carbon graphite used for reinforcement. knocked said anything about that to you. >> no, no. >> you got a letter? >> i got a letter from a gentleman who was retired but worked on the project the stealth project. >> in this letter he talked about his own experience working on the development of the plane. >> correct. and having to be under full protective hazmat suit, full respirator any time anybody worked around the project

tim flesher, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> in new jersey police shot and killed a man they thought was pointing a semiautomatic gun at them. sources tells us out turned out it happened outside a home in brick township last flight. police night -- last night. police got a call from a man saying he was going to create a disturbance. the suspect ignored repeated orders to drop the weapon. >>> a man died after a beating. now police are asking for the public to help find the suspects. the men in these pictures beat 38-year-old michael brown. it happened saturday in the crown heights section. mr. brown went home after wards, called paramedics later in the day and was taken to the hospital and died. >>> the man accused of an inappropriate relationship with the teenage daughter of rosie o'donnell facing a judge in new jersey today. 25-year-old steven sheerer charged with child endangerment and obscene material sent to a minor. chelsea o'donnell was found at sheerer's home after disappearing for a week. >>> the democratic side of the presidential case could become more interest

a roller coaster ride throughout the day not for the faint of heart proving tim flesher with the story. he's on tim. >> reporter: bill , quite a jolt the investors got this morning. financial analysts are saying most importantly this is not a time to panic. >> within the first 4 hours after the opening bell the dow jones plummeted 1,089 points, an unexpected jolt for investors but a continuation of the market slide from last week. >> people start to get panicy. that's one thing they shouldn't do. >> the s&p 500 and nasdaq also dropped as investors closely >> we have to pay attention. i don't know if you can make too you have to wait it out. >> car men rodriguez worries about the value of her 401k. >> it's up and down. you know , i just hope it goes up. i'd rather see it up than down. >> of course. >> there's light -- heightened concern over a slow down in china that's had an effect on markets around the world and driving the u.s. stock market sharply lower. investors are unsure how to gauge which investment. >> if that economy slows down there's producers worldwide that have sold to ch