i'm a former member the gaithersburg city council and a proud supporter the gaithersburg book festival since it's inception if you joined us for the first 10 book festivals, well, welcome back and if this it's it is really great to be here in person this year after two years of virtual book festival, as you know, gaithersburg is a city that values and supports the arts and humanities and we're pleased to bring you this fabulous festival. thanks and part to the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers. our volunteers are wearing these bright orange shirts. so if you see them, make sure you say thank you and if you see our sponsors, they're the ones walking around with money falling out of their pockets say thank you to them, too. before i introduce our author michael dobbs, let me make a few announcements. please silence all of your electronic mobile devices for the latest updates about the book festival. make sure you're following the gaithersburg book festival on facebook and twitter and if you post about the festival if you're one of those people that social media savvy, pleas

then headed into a runway at gaithersburg. again, 100 feet off the ground.so far is okay on the airplane. they are probably a little scared right now how they are going to get down. at least you can shed a lot of light on what happens. again, fuel planning, this can happen. if they did not anticipate weather, the diversion around the weather, take more fuel and then they have less in their. again, that is the speculation on my part. certainly something to look into. >> we will continue to watch this situation. friends who may be out of power tonight. that is the reason why. this live shot. a small aircraft. stuck in power lines. knocking out power to about 90,000 people. three souls on board we will be back with more on this breaking unusual aviation mishap. ink yout at risk for shingles? it's time to wake up. because shingles could wake up in you. if you're over 50, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about shingles prevention. you need a bed that's smart enough for both of you. the sleep number 360 smart bed senses your movements and automatically adjusts to

gaithersburg is a city that values and supports arts and humanities and we are pleased to bring you thisl things are part of the generous support sponsors and volunteers. volunteers are wearing bright orange shirt so say thank you. ... ou post about the festival if you're one of those people that social media savvy, please use the gbf hashtag. your feedback's really important to us surveys are available on our website, which you available web site which can ask to be spurred book festival. by submitting the survey to be entered into the drawing for a 100-dollar gift card which we have in our bookstore. michael dobbs will sign books immediately after this presentation in the air-conditioned comfort of the activity center so please meet him there. copies of his books are on sale at the politics and pro-store which is also ann activity center.ve this is a free event but it does help our festival if you buy books, lots off books. the more books we sell at our event the more publishersd want to bring their authors to speak with us. politics and prose supports one of the great booksellers in t

take a look at the single-engine plane tangled in the lines in gaithersburg, maryland. dangling about 100 feet above ground. it took hours, but crews were able to safely rescue two people on board. residents describe hearing the crash. >> we seen the flash of light from the bedroom window. i thought it was lightning and then heard the pow. we came out here and seen the plane. >> officials say the two people on board suffered serious injuries. there's no word on what caused the crash. the incident knocked out power to thousands of people, and some schools are even closed today because of it. >>> sunday was the final day of the thanksgiving holiday travel rush and one of the busiest days as people headed home from their destinations. it was not an easy road. flight aware says there were more than 6,400 delays and 177 cancelations at our nation's airports. that was yesterday alone, and part of it was because of a nasty weather system that hit the northeast. naomi ruchim joins us from new york with more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, bradley. good morning to you. it's qui

this morning, a life or death rescue in gaithersburg, maryland, hours in the making a pilot and passenger brought to safety one by one from a small plane lodged about 100 ft in the air into some high tension, power lines, slamming nose first into a transmission tower about 5 30 sunday evening at 12 25. the first patient was coming out of the aircraft and coming down to the ground. the second patient. i was out and coming down at 12 36. william smouse lives nearby and says he initially dismissed the seriousness of the accident until a witness told him what happened. so you heard i heard a big crash, big boom and everything. and so it's unfortunate the pilot and passenger able to talk to rescuers are still in regular contact with with the folks in the aircraft. so the single engine plane coming from white plains, new york, was apparently headed to montgomery county airpark about a mile away. the impact knocking out power to some 120,000 customers and leaving the occupants on board dangling precariously. we can see the light in the cockpit. of the cell phone from the pilot. the rescue operat

being treated in hospitals after a catastrophic explosion and fire at a condominium complex in gaithersburgnd. officials suspect it was a natural gas explosion that left one building partially collapsed. firefighters evacuated neighboring buildings and displaced families are being helped by the red cross. >>> now to breaking news out of california. at least seven people have been injured in san francisco after two streetcars collided with one another. the san francisco fire department says five were taken to a nearby hospital while two were treated at the scene. >>> there is more fallout tonight from the collapse of a celebrity-endorsed crypto curbsy exchange. we've got that story when we return. >>> jay leno is said to be in good condition as he recovers from significant burns to his face, hands and chest. the comedian's doctor said leno received skin grafts and will have another surgery this week. leno says he was working on one of his cars last weekend when there was a gas leak and explosion. his doctor says he's been cracking jokes and handing out cookies to the kids in the burn center.

being treated in hospitals after a catastrophic explosion and fire at a condominium complex in gaithersburgryland. officials suspect it was a natural gas explosion that left one building partially collapsed. firefighters evacuated neighboring buildings and displaced families are being helped by the red cross. now to breaking news out of california. at least seven people have been injured in san francisco after two street cars collided with one another. the san francisco fire department says five were taken to a nearby hospital, while two were treated at the scene. there's more fallout tonight from the collapse of a celebrity-endorsed cryptocurrency exchange. we've got that story when we return. full plate. wait, are you my blind date? dancing crew. trip for two. nail the final interview. buy or lease? masterpiece. inside joke. artichoke. game with doug. brand new mug. come here, kid. gimme a hug. the more you want to do, the more we want to do. boosters designed for covid-19 variants are now available. brought to you by pfizer & biontech. research shows people remember commercials with nost

. >> i've flown into a tower to the northwest of gaithersburg airport. it's one of the electrical towers, and believe it or not, the aircraft is pinned in the theidenun nightd ouowerot 100,000 homes and businesses. a rescue team used a crane to save the 65-year-old pilot and his 66-year-old passenger, who suffered hypothermia and other injuries. they were stuck for nearly seven hours. >>> it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at the white house. first lady jill biden today unveiled the holiday decorations. the theme this year is "we, the people." dr. biden and more than 150 volunteers decked the halls with more than 80,000 lights, 77 christmas trees, and a gingerbread white house with a cookie model of philadelphia's independence hall. >>> finally tonight, two new york city police officers are being hailed as heroes today after they saved a man who fell onto the subway tracks. the dramatic thanksgiving day rescue shows one officer running out of the subway, across the street, and back down the stairs to help another officer and a good samaritan pul

>> i've flown into a tower to the northwest of gaithersburg airport, it's one of the electrical towersit or not, the aircraft is spinned in the tower. didn't know how long we're going to be able to stay here and i don't know -- >> wait, are you the airplane pilot? >> yeah, i'm the pilot. >> remarkable. it took more than seven hours to get the pilot, passenger, and the plane back on the ground. >>> when we come back, will smith tonight, the actor, and what he now reveals about that stunning moment at the oscars. “you have cancer.” how their world stopped... ...and when they found a way to face it. for some,... ...this is where their keytruda story begins. keytruda—a breakthrough immunotherapy that may treat certain cancers. one of those cancers is advanced melanoma, which is a kind of skin cancer where keytruda may be used when your melanoma has spread or cannot be removed by surgery. keytruda helps your immune system fight cancer... ...but can also cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your body. this can happen during or after treatment and may be severe and lead to deat

. >> i've flown into a tower to the northwest of gaithersburg airport.e of the electrical towers. and believe it or not, the aircraft is pined in the tower. >> o'donnell: well, the accident sunday night knocked out power to almost 100,000 homes and businesses. a rescue team used a crane to asset 65-year-old pilot and his 66-year-old passenger, who suffered hypothermia and other injuries. they were stuck for nearly seven hours. first lady jill biden has decked the halls of the white house for the holidays. we'll show you. long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it's two injections, given by my healthcare provider, every other month. it's one less thing to think about while traveling. hiv pills aren't on my min to its ingredients or taking certain medicines, which may interact with cabenuva. serious side effects include allergic reactions post-injection reactions, liver problems, and depression. if you have a rash and other allergic reaction symptoms, stop cabenuva and get medical help right away. tell

. >> reporter: suspended in mid air tangled in power lines near gaithersburg . 150 feet above ground i heard a boom and there was a flash and i heard the sirens minutes later . >> we saw the flash and i thought it was lightning and then we heard the pounding came out here. >> reporter: two people were on board. the pilot from washington, d.c. and a passenger from louisiana . they hope for news and that came seven hours after the crash. they captured the moments the passengers were taken down by crane. spent both patients transported to local trauma centers with serious injuries . >> reporter: the incident knocked out power to 120,000 customers in montgomery county, washington, d.c. suburb . schools are closed today because of the crash . >> it's going to be a few days, i would imagine. there is damage to the tower that will take a couple of days if not a couple of weeks . >> the faa and the national transportation safety board will begin an investigation into what happened. >> i can't believe they are alive >> one wrong move and the aircraft jolts a little bit. so visibility could of

departed from westchester county airport in new york sunday, before crashing into power lines near gaithersburg, maryland. it's not clear what caused the crash. but foggy conditions in the area hampered the rescue operation. >> i did see see the pilot waving his hand up and down to signal there is somebody in there that's alive. >> reporter: the pilot, 65-year-old patrick merkel and passenger pam williams. >> we are still in contact with the folks in the aircraft. >> reporter: it initially knocked out electricity to roughly 120,000 people. in the early morning hours, the plane lowered down from its precarious perch. investigators from the ntsb and faa will work together to try to determine what exactly caused this crash. it does appear this pilot was coming in too low. he should have been 300 feet off the ground when he was making his approach to the local airport. instead, he hit in about 100 feet off the ground. it was cold. they didn't have heat on, obviously. they couldn't grab anything inside the plane for fear they would tip the plane of. they were in a very precarious situation, getting

. >> i've flown into a tower to the northwest of gaithersburg airport, it's one of the electrical towers don't know how long we're going to be able to stay here and i don't know -- >> are you the airplane pilot? >> yeah, i'm the pilot. >> how can people be so calm in this situation, victor? >> i can't believe there's no screaming. you don't hear any whimpering, i'm screaming and whimpering when i watch the video. authorities say the plane was suspended nearly 100 feet above ground for almost seven hours until the rescue was complete. pete muntean joins us now. pete, how can they be so calm? >> reporter: that's a great question. the audio is simply so amazing because we knew that the pilot onboard and his passenger were able to communicate with rescuers via cell phone for hours while they awaited getting rescued, trapped inside that single-engine mooney airplane. now we're hearing from the pilot in these new 911 audio types, and in it he describes simply just how terrified they were being stuck in this airplane 100 feet up, in that pepco transmission tower. rescuers # say it first hit the

this in gaithersburg, maryland. >> incredible work by first responders.er to 120,000 customers and forced schools to close as a result. cnn's pete muntean is on the scene. luckily this ended well, pete, but it was a complicated rescue, how are the passengers doing now? >> reporter: very tricky and very complicated, bianna. you know, long, dark, cold hours of those two people on board that single-engine moony stuck up in that transmission pole of these high tension wires run by pepco here. 65-year-old man and 66-year-old woman. they were taken to a nearby hospital after they were rescued about 12:30 this morning. they were brought down from a cherry picker that firefighters used to take that man and woman out one by one. the big issue is that they had to stay suspended in the airplane in those power lines as crews deenergized the line to make sure that they could make a safe rescue. what's also so incredible here is that the two on board were able to communicate with firefighters, about 100 of them, on the ground here via cellphone. it was only after those

according to the faa, the plane was flying from westchester, new york to gaithersburg, maryland. the crash site just a short distance away from the airport. the plane was scheduled to land at at the time mist and fog covered the area. the fog is that the weather is always the >> so you lose your spatial orientation, even with all the latest technology that's probably in that plane. a man who says he's a pilot believes weather likely played a factor. >> he says the plane itself might have even helped save the passengers getting a steel structure within the point. >> what does a lot of material? >> wow. that was joseph olmo reporting for us. crews are working to restore those damaged power lines. the ntsb and the faa are investigating. happening now, ford issued another suv recall for 520,000 ford escape and bronco sport models. the national highway traffic safety administration says the danger of cracks in the vehicle's fuel line could spark flames under the hood for some models. the automaker has said that over 600,000 suvs will be recalled due to the itch issue. switching gears

gaithersburg, florida. gaithersburg maryland. good morning. >> morning. just want to say that, thanksgiving, i don't think i will be talking politics with anyone. but i do think, i don't care if you're on the right or the left. you need to be responsible for your household people. stop blaming everybody else. i wake up in the morning, and i go to work, and i make decisions that drive my family. if you are waiting for donald trump or joe biden to fix your life, you move in the wrong direction. you are moving in the wrong direction. you've got to make a decision for yourself. the presidential position is a different dashed everyone it best. eight years at least, if you're not impeached. listen. if you're waiting for somebody to come into office and fix your life, i'm telling you, it will not be. host: ted, boston. good morning. is there a policy issue you will be discussing? caller: good morning. i think misinformation, and disingenuous discourse. that might be the talk. that podcast lady got my adrenaline going. just because, it was a lot of minutes of flu

this morning, a race against the clock for a harrowing rescue in gaithersburg, maryland.ambling to reach a pilot and a passenger, the two stranded a hundred feet in the air, the small plane first smashing into a transmission tower before coming to rest in these high-tension power lines. >> at 12:25 the first patient was coming out of the aircraft and coming down to the ground. the second patient was out and coming down at 12:36. >> reporter: the pilot and passenger able to talk to rescuers. >> we're still in regular contact with the folks in the aircraft. out power to more than a 100,000 customers. >> we can see the light in the cockpit of the cell phone from the pilot. >> reporter: the rescue operation a delicate one involving multiple crews working to secure the plane and ultimately bring it down but first power crews had to make p current to the wires was shut off. >> which means crews have to go up to the wires themselves, to put clamps or cables on to the wires to then ensure there's no static electricity, no residual power. >> reporter: now both men suffered serious

stuck roughly 100 feet above the ground after it struck a high voltage transmission tower near gaithersburg, maryland. they suffered serious but nonlife threatening injuries. they were rushed to trauma care. the single engine plane crashed last night, leaving thousands without power. the rescue was difficult because each power line near the plane had to be tested to ensure it wouldn't harm anyone. first responders, especially, or the two people on board the plane. >> unbelievable. >>> and comedian jay leno returned to the stage for the first time since suffering serious burns to his face. the 72-year-old performed at the southern california comedy club for a sold out show last night. weeks after being burned in a car fire. the avid car collector was seriously burned on november 12th in his los angeles garage when a vintage car he was working on erupted into flames. the former tonight show host spent ten days at a burn center where he was treated for second and third degree burns to his face, chest, and hands. jay leno lets everyone know he's okay. back on stage. >> and still ahead on "morni