erin mclaughlin from london with more. >> reporter: it's every passenger's nightmare.ols because the pilot has fallen ill. that's what happened to one passenger in england. two flight instructors were called in to talk the passenger through how to land the two-seater cessna. one of the flight instructors was called in to help. >> the problem was i never flew an airplane. like all airplanes and cars, switches are in a different position and with it being dark, i didn't want the lad to start looking around the cockpit and lose control of the airplane. unfortunately, you have a blind landing without any lights in the cockpit. all he had was the glare of the lights of the runway. >> witnesses described the landing as heavy but otherwise normal. murray says he thinks the landing was beautiful. sadly, the pilot later died of his illness. the passenger was fine. murray and the other flight instructor are being celebrated as local heroes. erin mclaughlin, cnn, london. >> pretty amazing story. >> saddened for the pilot but at least the passenger was managed to get talked down.

erin mclaughlin is live for us in london tracking the developments of this story. morning for you to you. what are investigators saying about this? >> reporter: pamela, they are still trying to figure out there. the charity responsible for the girl known as maria has received over 8,000 phone calls from around the world in response to their appeal for more information to try and find this girl's identity of those calls, police are following up on eight of them. four of them are from the united states. now, the mystery surrounding this girl first came to light last week when investigators were doing a routine inspection of this roma camp in central greece when they came across a little girl with striking features. blond hair and blue eyes and looked nothing like the couple who said they were, at the time, her parents. upon further investigation, the dna results found that she was not their daughter so now this couple, a 39-year-old male and a 40-year-old woman will appear in court later today. they are facing charges of abduction of a minor as well as falsifying doc

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cnn's erin mclaughlin has more from dublin. >> reporter: in a dublin suburb less than 48 hours ago, the police known as gardi here took a little girl in the hands of social services. >> we were told she had blue eyes, told she was around 7 years of age, told she had blond hair. mother and the father produced documentation as i understand it but the gardi were not satisfied with that. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in greece, police are searching for the parents of another fair haired girl known only as maria. she was found living with the roma community there. the couple posing as her parents now charged with child abduction. >> the claim is that we never abduct this child. we've just adopted. >> reporter: interpol says maria's dna does not match any profile in the data base it is being compared to lisa irwin. >> just the fact we don't know for sure is enough. >> reporter: lisa vanished from her parents' kansas city home two years ago and though they believe maria is too old to be a match, u.s. authorities want to be certain. >> i think the estimation of maria, she may be 5 or 6 y

cnn's cnn's erin mclaughlin joins us. so many captivated by the image of the little girl.ho is she, how did she get there and what happens to her now? >> hi, john. the couple that are the suspect are kidnapping her are currently being deposed in court. it's not clear if the family planz on making any statements out of the hearing. as you say there are more questions than answers when it comes to this little girl. she's known only as maria, the little girl at the center of an international mystery. just who are her parents and why was she found living in a gypsy campsite in greece? investigators were carrying out a routine inspection of a row ma encampment near the town of larissa when they noticed maria, her blond hair and blue eyes were striking, she looked nothing like the 39-year-old man and the 40-year-old woman claiming to be her parents. dna tests later confirmed the investigator's suspicions. >> there was bad living conditions, poor hygiene, so the girl was found under, in state of neglect both physically and psychologically. >> reporter: the man and woman were arre

erin mclaughlin explains. >> like the little town in norway is about to get some much needed lights.wn is in the shade for seven months out of the year. residents take a cable car up the mountain to get some much needed vitamin d. now, thanks to three giant mirrors and a local artists it looks like that's all about to change. the plan is to use the mirrors to reflect light down onto the town. what a bright idea. >> and several stories caught our attention today. photos, as well. take a look at this, the british royal family unveiled the official photos of prince george's christening. one photo includes a shot of baby george smiling with his hands in the air. a cutie. another photo is history in the making. the newest heir to the throne joined for the first time with queen elizabeth, prichbs william and prince charles. the group shot including the middleton family. over in germany, lady gaga making her latest fashion statement. it's hard to even understand what that is. but she stepped out in berlin. this is a bizarre bird-like mask covered in fur and a featured golden beak. the pop s

cnn's erin mclaughlin has more. >> reporter: facing charges of obstructing a minor.nwhile the search for her real parents are under way. and now only as indra has received over 8000 calls around the world. four are from the united states. the mystery surrounding the slow-growth came late last week when she was found in a camp during a routine inspection they noticed her striking feature spirit blond hair and blue eyes looking nothing like the people who claim to be her parents. the lawyer for the family sits and hungarian couple gave the couple of the child and asked the sheik look after her. an act that they look after her and that it was not any legal adoption. >> catherine: and a live look from the bay, golden gate, and san mateo bridges. we'll get a full traffic report from george rask - coming up. [ male announcer ] you got to love the weekend. it's like everyone came together and said, "if it's good, let's save it for the weekend." so here's to the kfc ten buck weekend bucket. ten pieces, ten bucks. any way you want it. just ten bucks every saturday and sunday.

>> thank you, erin mclaughlin. we hope she will be found all of this time later.celebration in mississippi this weekend. more than 3,000 bras spawned the moss point bridge for breast cancer awareness event. hundreds braved an unseasonably warm day to celebrate. to raise awareness about early dete detection. >> research says early detection saves lives. the only way to get that is starting a conversation an to be honest with you nothing starts a conversation kind of like a mile worth of bras. >> a mile worth of bras! >> that is true. organizers say the event has grown every year and they expect that to continue. more than 7,000 dollars was raised for the american cancer society and the bras will go to women's shelters and charities. you were watching the nfl yesterday, right? you saw they are also partnering with the american cancer society in order to raise money for breast cancer awareness. a huge campaign is happening so a lot of the things you see used, a lot of the cleats and the balls are getting signed by the players and then auctioned off. they are telling

as erin mclaughlin reports on a live television broadcast, her family begged for public help and finallyhis mystery. >> reporter: a new plea from the parents of madeleine mccann. >> please, please, have the confidence to come forward now and share that information with us and you can unlock this whole case. >> reporter: a chilling memory. now six years old. kate mccann described when she realized her daughter was missing in their holiday hotel in portugal. >> i looked at the bed and i couldn't make it out and i realized she is not in that bed. i wonder if she has woken up and gone to the our bed? she wasn't in our bed. and that was the first time. i guess, you know, panic kicked in. >> reporter: it's all part of an international appeal to the public for more information about madeleine's disappearance. >> even if it's just 0.1% chance she is alive, we will continue to fight for her. >> reporter: part of the push? scotland yard releasing computer-generated sketches of a man they say was in the area at the time madeleine van issued. >> the man who is white with dark hair had a child in his

our erin mclaughlin is following the case. ing, erin. >> reporter: it's the story that will forever change the way many journalists work here in the uk. the trial of two former executives at the new shuttered "news of the world" begins monday. they face charges in connection with a phone hacking scandal, a case that prompted an inquest into how the case works, with politicians, celebrities, and the police. both brooks and colson deny the charges against them. back to you, christi. >> now to nigeria. cnn international correspondent vladim vladimir gute is in lagos. >> reporter: they've launched a search and rescue mission to try to find the two sailors abducted from their oil vessel. the ship was attacked in the oil-rich niger delta. up until 2009, this area was notorious for kidnappings like groups for the movement of the emancipation of the niger delta or mend. they became inactive when the government offered them amnesty in exchange for laying down their arms, but lately they've claimed some connection to this recent attack.

here's erin mclaughlin with the story. >> reporter: every passenger's worst nightmare. falls ill and the passenger who has very little flight experience is forced to take the controls. the pilot later died but remarkably, they were able to call in two flight instructors to talk the passenger through how to land the two-seater cessna. he flew over the runway three times before finally getting it right. back to you, kate. the fact that he got it right at all, that's scary. >>> when we come back, we need to discuss what do you think about this? hands-free parking. a peek at the car of the future. gets you into the tightest spot. finds a spot for you. >>> we have a whole don't try this at home file. here's another one. don't try it anywhere. is this ping-pong stunt real or fake? we don't care. it's our must-see moment. >>> solidarity right there. >> i'm a barbie girl. >> that's a great song. >> no, it's not. not even close. clarity. (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. make my mark i wawith p

erin mclaughlin has details. >> reporter: it looks like this little town in norway is about to get much-neededht. the surroundings mountains are so tall, the entire town is in the shade for seven months out of the year. residents take a cable car up the mountain to get much-needed vitamin "d." thanks to three giants m mirror that looks like it's about to change. the mirrors will be used to reflect light down on to the town. what a bright idea. >> fascinating. in britain, we get a closer look at the private christening of prince george. max foster has the photos. >> reporter: there are four official photos of the christening. one with both sides of the family, one with four generations of royals and another with just prince george and his parents. the historic image, though, will be one with a monarch and three future kings. we haven't seen an image like this since 1894 when queen victoria was on the throne. back to you, kate. >> adorable. thank you so much. max, what's wrong? >> i have to say it. i'm happy for them. a healthy baby. it's a boy. he's in a dress. >> a gown. a full-length drapey g

erin mclaughlin is with us. >> she's set to take the stand in the trial of captain francesco schettinothe two were very friendly. they were having dinner that night. he even invited her on to the bridge of the ship before everything went horribly wrong. her testimony is part of the prosecutor's attempt to establish what exactly happened that tragic night. back to you, kate. >> erin, thank you for that. >>> in iran, it's an american soccer coach helping to make the national team better and building bridges in the process. reza sayah has that. >> reporter: he's making headlines with his decision to help iran's national soccer team qualify for the world cup in brazil next year. his name is dan gasbar, born in connecticut. he was coaching the university of hartford when iran's coach said move here and help me move this team. his wife and friends and family said don't do it. he ignored the warnings and came here. he says he's had an incredible time. he's even met mahmoud ahmadinejad. his mission is to bring the world cup back to iran. after that he says he plans to come back to america afte

let's bring in aaron -- erin mclaughlin. >> reporter: she's spend is the a second night in the care ofial services. we understand the family is hopeful they could find out whether or not she'll be returned to them as early as today, unlike in greece, no arrests have been made. and no charges have been filed against the family. in a dublin suburb less than 48 hours ago, the police took a little girl away from her roma family and put her in the care of social services. after a tip-off to the host of a local crime show. >> we were told she had blue eyes, told she was around 7 years of age. blond hair. mortgage and father produced documentation as i understand. but the garde were not satisfieded with that. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in greece, the police are searching for the parents of another fair-haired girl, known only as maria. the couple posing as her parents are charged with child abduction. >> their claim is we never abducted this child. we've just adopted. >> reporter: though interpol says maria's dna doesn't match any profile in its data base, it's being compared to tha

cnn's erin mclaughlin has much more on this. what do we know? >> reporter: good morning, chris.e a cold case. scotland yard has received over 1,000 tips following last night's public appeal for information and it was an emotional evening for the mccanns. >> a new plea from the parents of madeleine mccann. >> please, please have the confidence to come forward now and share that information with us to unlock this whole case. >> reporter: and a chilling memory. now six years old. kate mccann described the moment she realized her 3-year-old daughter was missing from their holiday apartment in portugal. >> i was looking at madeleine's bed and couldn't make it out. then i realized she's not in that bed. i wondered if she had woken up and had gone to our bed. she wasn't in our bed. that was the first time that i guess, you know, panic kicked in. >> reporter: it's all part of an international appeal to the public. for more information about madeleine's disappearance. >> even if it's 1.4% chance she's alive, we will continue to fight for her. >> part of the push, scotland yard releasing

erin mclaughlin has that. >> reporter: say hello to the latest edition of the london zoo, a baby tigerub. they captured them on special hidden cameras. we don't know if the cub is a boy or a girl. they're trying to give these two a little bit of privacy at first. they even kept the pregnancy a secret. they will hang out in special dens for the next couple of weeks before the public is allowed to visit. back to you, kate. >> all right, erin, thank you so much. what were you saying? >> tigers have dots on their ears. it looks like they have eyes in the back their head. >> they do. >> it's intimidating. >> just clothes pins back there. >>> coming up on "new day," with the economy struggling and now the shutdown, it's good that banks are responding by raising fees to record highs. so what is a consumer to do? we have some advice for you. >>> plus, this cameraman is trying to get the shot but someone keeps horsing around. and this is just the beginning. it's our "must see moment," just ahead. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? no hidden fees. it's just that i'm worr

erin mclaughlin is in dublin. >> over a dozen police turn up on your door step and take you away fromrents. that's exactly what happened after an anonymous tip that a blond haired blue eyed girl was living with a roma family on the outskirts of dublin. dna tests later showed they took her away from her biological family. she's since been returned. questions persist as to whether or not the roma are being unfairly targeted in ireland. back to you, kate. >> erin, thank you. >>> to rome now where silvio berlusconi is in legal trouble yet again. he's now accused of bribery. ben wedeman reports from rome. >> reporter: silvio berlusconi is going back to court again, this time charged with corruption. specifically for paying an italian senator 3 million euro, more than $4 million, to switch sides and thus bring down the government of his opponents back in 2008. berlusconi has been sentenced and convicted for tax fraud and is separately appealing convictions for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of power. he's also the subject of an investigation involving prostitutes, gove

cnn's aaron mclaughlin is in london with that. good morning, erin tough day in court. american amanda knox and her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito are trying once again to prove their innocence of the murder charges against them. it was a bad day in court for amanda knox's edense team as her retrial began in florence, italy. the judge rejected more than a dozen requests made by knox's lawyer, including for a plea of new tests on key evidence that they believe would clear knox and then boyfriend raffaele sollecito once and for all for the 2007 murder of meredith kircher. >> it's always a bad day when he grants more defense motions. in a high profile case there's a tremendous pressure on the judge to err on the side of letting evidence in rather than keeping it out. >> reporter: the court did grant the defense's request for additional testing on a kippen knife found in sollecito's apartment. knox has always maintain her innocence in the murder of her 21-year-old british roommate. >> i'm not responsible for what happened. i didn't do it. i wasn't