collier is out in the everglades and there's nothing there. >> walton little is fishing in the evergladesing very wrong for flight 592. >> when i hear the loud jet noise, i look to my left shoulder. i see a large aircraft, unusually low to the ground. >> we're like, okay. this is probably going to be a crash on the airport now. >> i realize that the bank angle is getting steeper and steeper and actually approaches and exceeds 90 degrees such that it's rolling over on its back. >> when the plane banks at that angle, the wings can't provide enough lift causing the plane to lose altitude. >> if the wings are level then 100% of the lift is counteracting gravity. when you have a 45 degree angle at bank then only half of it can counteracting the lift. so the greater the bank angle the less available lift there is to counteract gravity, which makes it harder to maintain altitude. >> something was changing too rapidly for the radar data to keep up with. from 9,000 feet i saw one more hit at 1,000 feet. now that's bad. that's real bad. that's a rate of descent like a fighter jet. that's 8,000 feet

. >> a jumbo jet unexpectedly loses altitude and plunges into the everglades. what triggers the disaster? >> every bit of my clothing was brown right off. >> just miles from a runway a jet runs out of fuel and slams into a hillside. >> it doesn't take an expert to know that if your engines go off it's difficult to fly. >> and a routine continental commuter flight pitches and nose dives into a crowded buffalo suburb. >> they dropped the ball. >> mistakes, oversights, distractions and in some cases just poor judgment. all these crashes are caused by human error. >> the devastation to the entire operation is catastrophic. it's one of your own has potentially made an erare that has resulted in this calamity, this tragedy. >>> there are many reasons why planes crash. poor weather conditions, mechanical difficulties and structural failures. but according to a study by the faa, more often than not the cause is just plain human error. >> human error shows up in about 80% of aviation accidents. if you find something that is mechanical on an airplane, you can change it.

everglades national park. >> all right. put the anchor in the boat.'s a good-sized snapper. >> jack's having all the luck. >> unless the weather's bad, there are always folks out here. and always dolphin swimming nearby. tough to catch on camera, teasing us today. we're heading in, had a great day on the water. now everybody knows my favorite spot and the kind of fishing you can do out here. the own thing i ask, don't tell everybody. >>> in top stories, a u.s. army staff sergeant goes on a shooting rampage in afghanistan. officials say he went house to house in two villages killing as many as 16 civilians, most of them children. he is in custody on his base in kandahar now. >>> i'll be back at 4:00 eastern time for a full hour of politics. we'll take you on the campaign trail, and our candy crowley will dissect some of the candidates' favorite stump speeches. >>> i know that gasoline prices are high, but i have a word for you -- algae. >> algae? >> algae. >> we'll have a little fun with that at 4:00 eastern time. stay with us. "your money" starts afte

would you commit to continuing that federal financing of the everglades mr i don't i don't see any reason to go after that i would still look into the details on whether that could be a state issue or not let's take that money bundle up south carolina's fair share it every other state fair share senator them and say you care for your people in the way you feel best listed at the state level. so whether it be health care birth control gay marriage education everything would be better if only it were in the hands of the state ok back to public integrity report or state governments really to be trusted with every single government function after all it's the states that have been passing in fayetteville arkansas and bill on collective bargaining immigration abortion that's the name on that i mention all the states that bailed c.p.i. study were also moderates to very conservative when it comes to the voting season so i just thought i'd throw that last little tidbit of knowledge in there so that every state missing the mark on transparency i think that it's time we all have a more balanced a m

we are restoring the flow of water back into the everglades for the first time in history. it is a single largest ecosystem restoration project in the world. we have put a billion dollars into it, and we will succeed in restoring the river. we have a partnership also with the ranchers in the headwaters area. those renters have come together and said we can make a contribution to conservation. we are following the example of the dakotas and montana. give the people from the everglades a round of applause [applause] >> i can speak about many of these laces, but i think people would say that i am thinking too much of some of the elves. rural landscapes. you're going to hear senator conrad and others, mike on colleagues on the camera. senator will talk about what we're doing and rural america after conservation. the rules landscape is important. but the urban area is important as well. because we know today that most of the people of the united states of america live close to an urban area. more than 80%. so yes, when we talk about the great urban parks of america in the 21st c

: one famed conservationist tells me it makes as much sense as introducing grizzly bears to the everglades controversial is his plan to save endangered rye knows. poachers slaughter hundreds each year in order to chain saw off the horns and sell them for more than 100,000 bucks a i piece on the asian black market. >> the horn is believed to be an after roe deese yak. and today, it fetches more than gold per ounce. >> reporter: while trading is strictly forbidden. varty wants to legalize the trade, so they can harvest and use the profits for conversation. >> the rye nore would still be alive. >> reporter: so far, the ideas have received more scorn than acceptance. >> i had the engine running. i was moving quickly. >> reporter: but like all the encounters out here, j.v., angry resistance is just another part of nature.

. >> some big ones in the everglades but not that big. good morning, everyone. i got a rainy forecast for california coming up this weekend trying to pinpoint that. another chilly morning. so much of the country is talking about one of the warmest marches on record and dealing with a cool march by the time we add up the temperatures by the end of the month. 35 in seattle. 32 medford. we had the snow we talked about in oregon. we had a break yesterday and today is going to be just fine. we're concerned with the next storm system in areas of california. this isn't going to be a life-threatening storm but could ruin some plans because of the rainy weather and the storm is located just off the coastline. another little piece of that will come onshore as we go throughout the next 24 hours. the green on the map shows you where the rain is going to be. clock behind me so as we go through today, we're dry. saturday the rain will move onshore northern california and tra jekt ray looks to be right through san francisco saturday. looks to be cool and wet in san francisco a

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katrina then moved inland over the everglades, emerging over the gulf of mexico on august 26th. tracked its progress observers at the us national hurricane center in miami were pretty sure the storm would end up striking the heavily populated louisiana and mississippi coastal region. on the morning of august 27th the nhc issued an urgent warning covering southeastern louisiana and the new orleans area. this was extended during the afternoon to include the mississippi and alabama coastline. by now everyone was getting extremely worried about what would happen to new orleans. the city is surrounded by water and 80 per cent of the urban area lies between six to ten feet below sea level. the mighty mississippi river lies on one side; on the other is lake pontchartrain. lowered wages for union and non-union workers too. i wonder why they do that. i wonder if it has to do with campaign donations from incredibly rich people. >> thank you so much for joining [ man ] gillette wanted to see how far one proglide cartridge could go. so they sent me around the world to find out. i learned a

everglades national park. >> put the anchor in the boat. that's a good size snapper.ng all the luck. >> reporter: unless the weather's bad, there are always folks out here, and always dolphin swimming nearby. tough to catch on camera, teasing us today. so we're heading in. had a great day out here on the water. and now everybody knows my favorite spot and the kind of fishing you can do out here. so the only thing i ask, don't tell everybody. >> but it's out. john zarrella taking advantage of a little work time for our travel insider. other cnn'ers are putting together their favorite places to visit l as well. we're going to air them each thursday on the cnn news room. >>> ncaa march madness is almost here. selection sunday just days away. yes, i'm filling out a bracket. are you? if you are, test your bracket skills against mine, will you? visit cnn.com/brackets to join the march madness cnn group. who do you think is going to be in the final four? let me know your march madness picks. go to my facebook page @kyracnn. >>> she won $1 million but still collected food sta

[applause] right now, we're restoring the river of grass in the everglades, providing clean water tolions of residents. creating thousands of jobs, construction jobs, in southern florida. we need to keep moving forward on projects like these. i know we have ranchers and farmers and landowners here today who represent places like the crown in montana and the dakota grass lands and everywhere in between. we need to keep working to protect these criminal landscapes all of you know soo so well. the bottom line is this, there will always be neme this country who say we have to chose between clean air and clean water and a growing economy, between doing right by our environment and putting people back to work. i'm here to tell you, that is a false choice. that is a false choice. [applause] with smart, sustainable policies, we can grow our economy today and protect our environment for ourselves and our children. we know it's possible. we know it because of what's been happening in communities like yours where compromise isn't a dirty word, where folks can recognize a good idea no matter whe

. >> reporter: in the florida everglades wildlife officials say nonnative snakes are doing away withther native species. but is it really that big a problem? >> we saw a 17-foot python that had a 76-pound deer in its belly. so, clearly they don't have a predator. >> reporter: the federal government recently banned the importation of four snake species, including burmese pythons. they love snakes, they want to get a snake, what do i have to keep in mind? >> you've got to do your research. learn the life span of snakes. many of these snakes can live over 40 years. it's a long-term commitment. >> reporter: a commitment some animal lovers are willing to take on. amnesty day is not about turning exotic pets in. it's also about finding them a new home. many new owners have already made their pick and now the time when they cross their fingers and hope for the best. >> it's cute, daddy. >> reporter: like young brody who got exactly what he came for. >> hey, little guy. >> reporter: and for texas, time 0 to saddle up to a brand-new home. for "today," lilia luciano, nbc news, miami. >> did i

[applause] right now we are restoring the river of grass in the everglades, providing clean water toons of residents. [applause] creating thousands of jobs, construction jobs in southern florida. we need to keep moving forward on projects like these that i know we have got ranchers and farmers and landowners here today who represent places like the dakota grasslands and everywhere in between. we need to keep working to protect these incredible landscapes that all of you know so well. the bottom line is this. there will always be people in this country who say we have got to choose between clean air and clean water and it growing economy, between doing right by our environment and putting people back to work. i'm here to tell you that is a false choice. [applause] that is a false choice. [applause] with smart sustainable policies we can grow our economy today and protect our environment for ourselves and our children. we know it's possible. we know it because it has been happening in communities like yours, where compromise isn't a dirty word, where folks can recognize a good idea no

this is the owner tip of the florida everglades and this is florida bay here behind me.eople from from all over the world come here to canoe, to kayak, to bird watch. but what i like to do when i come down here is fish. sunrise, even on a cloudy day is spectacular out here. florida bay is a giant nursery and home to dozens and dozens of species of fish. mangrove islands chop up everywhere like chocolate chips on a cookie and that's the best place to finish. so this is what we come out here for primarily, the redfish. this is a good size, about 23 inches. this is jack. jack is jerry simonson's son, my cameraman behind the camera. do you like that, boys? that's called the key to fishing, baby. >> all right. put the anchor in the boat. that's a good size snapper. jack is having all the luck. >> unless the weather is bad, there are always folks out here and always dolphins swimming nearby. tough to catch on camera. so we're heading in. we had a great day out here on the water and now everybody knows my favorite spot and the kind of fishing you can do out here. so the only th

. >>> a unique program in the florida everglades.iend, rooting out a big enemy endangering the region's wildlife. we have a live report next hour. jon: some new privacy rules in effect for billions of users of google. customers now being given two options to agree to the new policy. either they can click a button saying okay, got it, or read pages of mind-numbing legalese. which would you choose? peter doocy is live from washington. so what happens, peter if google users don't want to accept these new terms? >> jon, then probably time for them to check out yahoo! or binge because google went ahead and they condensed these 60 privacy policies they had for different services into one privacy policy for all their services the nuts and bolts of it are, they will collect all the information you enter when you create an account. then start looking at all the stuff you search or watch or map while you're logged into those accounts to help you out. google says they can actually help users to make sure they're never late and peaking at calend

[applause] right now, we are restoring the river in the everglades, providing clean water to millions [applause] we're creating thousands of jobs, construction jobs in southern florida. we need to keep moving forward on projects like these. i know we have ranchers and farmers and landowners here today who represent places like montana, the dakota grasslands, and everywhere in between. we need to keep working to protect these incredible landscapes all of you know so well. the bottom line is this. there will always be people in this country who say we have to choose between clean air and water and a growing economy, between doing right by our economy and putting people back to work. i am here to tell you that is a false choice. [applause] with smart policies, we can grow our economy and protect our environment for ourselves and our children. we know it is possible. we know it because of what is happening in communities like years where compromise is not a dirty word, where folks can recognize a good idea no matter where it comes from. awhile back, i heard a story about the river in oreg

florida i'm working with the epa, with lisa jackson, with aerk holder to get a deal done with the evergladest is so partisan. the public is mad. they're tired of government spending, ear marks, tax increases, fee increases. they're tired of it. anybody that says they're going to support that, they're not going to get elected. if you want to get elected, you don't talk about it this year. >> rick is an example. i was in florida a year ago and i saw rick did something that maybe wasn't politically popular but it was the right thing to do. he ended this ridiculous train system that was going to go from point a to point b. the only problem is you can drive it in your car must faster. it was going to cost billionsle dollars. you're going to have to raise taxes. he cut it. it wasn't easy to do and now people realize he did the right thing. >> there's a lot of federal larges. people said florida's not getting that federal money. let's spend more. the whole thing was -- >> it was a federal program. >> it's like the bridge to nowhere. >> i told secretary la hood it's your project -- >> he was so mad.

40% unemployment in a rural area that happens to be in the same contiguous area as the national everglades park, and i'm sure i could come back here and offer some measures that would allow us, including south bay, canal point, to have an opportunity to convert land that is in our national park that was given for that purpose to leave the reversionary restriction aside and go about the business for allowing those counties, palm beach county and broward to be able to utilize the land they see fit. land has a market value at some point, and as i understand it, and i stand to be corrected srnl by my good friend and -- certainly by my good friend and colleague from washington, this property allowed that if the parcel was no longer used for recreational purposes that it would revert to the federal government. well, clearly that reversionary clause is what we are seeking in this particular measure in this specific one to overturn. i believe it's wholly unnecessary, but more importantly, i think it's sets a bad precedent, involving congress in consensually agreed agreements. as i understand it, t

we are restoring the flow of water back into the everglades for the first time in history. it is a single largest ecosystem restoration project in the world. we have put a billion dollars into it, and we will succeed in restoring the river. we have a partnership also with the ranchers in the headwaters area. those renters have come together and said we can make a contribution to conservation. we are following the example of the dakotas and montana. give the people from the everglades a round of applause [applause] >> i can speak about many of these laces, but i think people would say that i am thinking too much of some of the elves. rural landscapes. you're going to hear senator conrad and others, mike on colleagues on the camera. senator will talk about what we're doing and rural america after conservation. the rules landscape is important. but the urban area is important as well. because we know today that most of the people of the united states of america live close to an urban area. more than 80%. so yes, when we talk about the great urban parks of america in the 21st c