does just on the other side of the caribbean sea and to get up to colombia across the caribbean sea on the gulf and what the east coast of the united states but as it happens, this was january and there was a-- and all kinds of planes were delayed that night, among them of bianca 502. here they were on a relatively routine flight from colombia to new york and the captain was a man-- sevir flying this plane and they start to get held up by air traffic control and they are held up because the weather is so bad, very thick fog and high winds. they are held up first above norfolk, virginia for about 25 minutes and then atlantic city for 30 minutes and then outside of gfk, 40 miles out of gfk for additional 30 minutes so after an hour and one-quarter delay they are cleared for landing and they come down the runway at jfk, and the encounter a really severe wind sheer when they are 500 feet above the ground. win shear as i am sure most of you know is a situation where the wind is blowing heavily in the face of the aircraft so you add power to maintain constant speed and then at a certain poin

a plane skidding off the runway stopping just feet from the caribbean sea. road back, i promise you ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ you can count on me ♪ snow and mistletoe and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me with the love ♪ ♪ i will be home for christmas if only in my dreams ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas, you can count on me ♪ ♪ trees have snow and mistletoe and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me where the love light beams ♪ ♪ oh, i'll be home for christmas, if only in my dreams ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams ♪ if only in my dreams >> merry christmas. >> larry: we are going to close my holiday special by featuring my wife shaun king. she is here, not because she is my wife, but here because she is a terrific sing we are a great song. this tune was written by bruce roberts. kenny g, may have heard of him, is featured on the sax. here's shaun king and "gotta love the holidays." enjoy. ♪ the weatherman is claiming it's gonna keep on raining and everybody swears it's his mistake ♪ ♪ just keep the faith gotta love the holid

it stopped less than 15 feet from the caribbean sea and the fuselage cracked apart.e than 40 people were hurt. the colorado parents in the "balloon boy" hoax are going to jail. the father, richard heene, was sentenced today to 90 days, partly on work release. the mother, mayumi, will serve 20 days, once her husband's sentence is finished. last october, they claimed their six-year-old son had been carried away on a weather balloon. he was eventually found, back at the family home. prosecutors said the heenes had wanted a reality t.v. show. wall street had an up and down day. the dow jones industrial average ended by gaining one point to close at 10,466. the nasdaq rose nearly 17 points to finish at 2,269. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and now, violence in two nations, one far away, the other right next door. we start in mexico where an ongoing drug war took a gruesome turn this week. ray suarez begins our cove

caribbean by sale. the family followed me into their life and i became a trusted and comfortable member. by the way, sailing with walter on wednesday was not for the faint of heart. walter loves the seaaureen and set sail -- are secure mmooring and set sail. pointers she would and we would go. --. her see word -- point her seaward end we would go. -- point her seaward and away we would go. a standing at the wheel of my beautiful old all legal, tucked in -- my beautiful old bald eagle, by comfortably or confidently trailed walter into probably every cove and harbert in maine and new england -- everett koop and harbor -- every cove and harbor in maine and new england as well. after setting the anchor in a pine-scented cove, after our bodies recovered from the obligatory plunge in the always frigid main water, the time would come frofour hot popcorn d cold beer as we rehashed the day's sail. after dinner, a pipe and a brandy on deck. one time, the magnificent or borealis flashed across the sky and seemed to flash for hours. we were awestruck. finally, softly, from winty, good night, old boy. that was sensational goodnight, walter. it sure was. every year, walter would sell to the chesap

caribbean by sale. the family followed me into their life and i became a trusted and comfortable member. by the way, sailing with walter on wednesday was not for the faint of heart. walter loves the seaail -- are secure mmooring and set sail. pointers she would and we would go. --. her see word -- point her seaward end we would go. -- point her seaward and away we would go. a standing at the wheel of my beautiful old all legal, tucked in -- my beautiful old bald eagle, by comfortably or confidently trailed walter into probably every cove and harbert in maine and new england -- everett koop and harbor -- every cove and harbor in maine and new england as well. after setting the anchor in a pine-scented cove, after our bodies recovered from the obligatory plunge in the always frigid main water, the time would come frofour hot popcorn d cold beer as we rehashed the day's sail. after dinner, a pipe and a brandy on deck. one time, the magnificent or borealis flashed across the sky and seemed to flash for hours. we were awestruck. finally, softly, from winty, good night, old boy. that was sensational goodnight, walter. it sure was. every year, walter would sell to the chesapeake. this becam