. >> bastaron segundos cualos jeros y tripulante que realizaba un vuelo en que rrío e janeiro y houston aterrizar de emergencia. >> aterrizó con 128 pasajeros y miembros de la tripulación y habían 26 heridos. habían 22 heridos con heridas menores y 4 en condiciones serías. >> el vuelo de continental salió de río de janeiro con destino, houston, texas cuando estaba sobrevolando la república dominicana. una fuerte turbulencia se apoderó de la nave, tanto así que el piloto desv decidió desviar el avión. >> algunos visiblemente afectados estaban con los momentos dramáticos. >> muchas personas que estaban en la línea central se golpearon la cara con la parte superior de la cabina del avión y dónde están las máscaras del avión, cayeron y se rompieron. >> dicen que todos salimos volando. la importancia de tener un cinturón de seguridad. >> para 8 heridos los llevaron al hospital jackson memorial. >> ¿qué tipo de heridas presentaban? >> algunos pacientes tenían heridas menores de la cabeza. algunos se quejaban de dolores en la espalda el cuello. >> no es tan raro que el avión se enfrente a turb

rio de janeiro."ng for the u.s. senate as a republican in kentucky. we had made plans to make our announcement, because it had become uncertain if he had -- i think the debt is consumed us, and i see career politicians on both sides, republicans and democrats. look, when we were in charge, we did not do a very good job, and now, the democrats are in charge, and is three times worse. instead of having a career in something else, a career in politics, and what they have to do is get reelected, so what they do is vote for the special interests, and it is a self- perpetuating cycle, and that is what the deficit explodes. neil: your dad is a prominent congressman. and you may be a bigger cheese than he is. your dad has criticized what it takes just to get elected in the system. >> right. neil: you're going to have to raise a lot of money. >> conservative or liberal, when you asked the media or a deep public, "is money corrupting the system," everyone says yes. but it is always, "he has raised this," or, "h

it was headed from rio de janeiro to houston. we are working our sources and will bring you more information as we get it. >>> harvard professor henry gates jr. said the sergeant that arrested him is a nice guy. his first public comments since sitting down for beers at the white house thursday. he said he and sergeant crowley hit it off in washington and he looks forward to their next meeting. >> you know what, i liked crowley. i thought we would like each other. i don't know what we'll talk about. but i asked him if he would have lunch one-on-one, a red sox game together, maybe a celtics game together and maybe dinner with our families. why not? i offered to get his kids into harvard. >> get his kids into harvard with the caveat he has to stop arresting him. on a more serious note, gates says he has received numerous death threats and the university has actually encouraged him to move. >>> runaway hit rebate plan cash for clunkers could get a start. the senate votes on a $2 billion bill to keep the bill afloat. customers have be

gran susto pasaron los pasajeros y tripulantes de un aviÓn de continental que viajaban desde rÍo de janeiroo de actividad. >> 168 pasajeros y miembros de la aripulaciÓn. hubo 20 heridos, entre ellos, cuatro graves. >> cuando sobrevolaba la repÚblica dominicana, una fuerte turbulencia, se apoderÓ de la nave. >> los pasajeros contaban los momentos dramÁticos. >> muchas personas golpearon la cara con la parte superior de la cabina del avion. >> todos nos dimos cuenta que estÁbamos volando, nos dimos cuenta de la importancia del cinturÓn de seguridad. >> algunos pacientes tenÍan dolores en la cabeza, espalda, y cuello. >> este tipo de turbulencia, es turbulencia de aire claro, que el piloto no la puede ver, los radares no la detectan. >> mientras la agencia de aviaciÓn, investigar en incidente, los pasajeros continuaron viaje hacia el aeropuerto de houston, texas. >> un ex jugador fue acusado por obra jurado por portaciÓn ilegal de armas. se disparÓ accidentalmente en un muslo. >> el ex futbolista o j simpson podrÍa quedar en libertad. el y un amigo se vieron comprometidos en un secuestro y rob

they were on their way from rio de janeiro to houston where they hit turbulence. they were climbing to 38,000 feet. we're told they hit rough air, apparently very severe turbulence. they were about 50 miles north of the dominican republic at that time and the pilot decided to declare an emergency. it was that bad and to put down in miami where continental doesn't even really fly to miami. they decided to put down in miami after the severe turbulence. miami-dade fire and rescue responded to the airport and as you mentioned, they have -- they're dealing with about 26 injured people there. we're told miami-dade has rushed 60 personnel, 20 to 25 vehicles to the scene of this aircraft, and they're even using catering trucks to help get in and out of the plane. transport people off as they try to deal with this emergency. so, again, we're told 26 injured, continental flight 128, a boeing 767 on its way from rio to houston having to declare that emergency and put down in miami. >> we're seeing some of the emergency personnel that you were talking about that were there. w

el aviÓn iba desde rÍo de janeiro a houston, texas.rtidarios del gobierno se movilizaron a favor de la medida. el cierre de las radios ocurre en medio del debate de un proyecto de ley contra delitos mediÁticos que presentÓ la fiscalÍa general y que incluye castigos de cÁrcel de hasta cuatro aÑos. la ley no tiene antecedentes en paÍses democrÁticos pero sean regÍmenes como el de birmania o cuba. >> la oposiÓn seÑala que las licencias de transiciÓn que quedaron vacantes serÁn probablemente otorgadas a grupos econÓmicos cercanos al gobierno. >> bueno, saben que mÁs de 21 millones de estudiantes argentinos regresan hoy a clases tras varias semanas de descanso obligado para contener la propagaciÓn del virus a h1n1. las autoridades han advertido a la poblaciÓn extremar las medidas de higiene para frenar el contagio. un descenso en las temperaturas ayudo a los bomberos a sofocar las llamas de dos grandes incendios forestales. uno de los incendios en el oeste de la is ha sido controlado y el que arde en el Área Éste serÁ sofocado en el transcu

it left rio de janeiro last night just after 10:00. it was heading to houston, bush intercontinental airport, but of course that did not happen after this jet hit some strong turbulence in the air. it was diverted here to m.i.a. at this point, we do know that this aircraft is a boeing 767. again, it left rio de janeiro last night in the hopes of making it to houston this morning, but it was diverted here to miami after it hit the strong winds in the air. 26 people at this point we know have been injured, and 4 of them transferred to local hospitals. the majority of them were treated on the tarmac at m.i.a., and this flight holds 168 passengers, and they are still on board is what we're being told. that is the very latest that we have here. russ? >> sharrie williams, thank you very much. it is now 7:05, let's go back to l.a. and julie. >> thanks, russ. >>> in other news, the cash for clunkers program may be on life support, but it is so popular it helped push ford over the top. the automaker posted its first monthly sales increase in tw

the plane on its way to rio de janeiro to texas when the pilots ended up making emergency landing in miami. listen to the passengers describe the chaos here. >> it was so sudden you didn't really have time to react. like i just remember like screaming while we were dropping. >> i hit my head on the light above and it broke the light out and was showered in glass. and i was lucky though there were people on there whose faces were cut up. it was terrible. >> one lady she just came out of her seat and flew over the middle row. hit her head on the wall and landed on her back like this. >> it's so bad. >> so scary? >> so scared. all the people so scared. all the people. shepard: all of them clearly shaken up. emergency crews taking more than a dozen passengers to hospitals. including four reportedly seriously injured. catherine herrige following this one. i understand the national transportation safety board is now looking into this thing, huh? >> it's entirely possible the ntsb will investigate this accident in order to open a formal investigation there must be substantial damage to the

it was a flight coming from rio de janeiro, at least 13 people were transferred to ambulances and taken to hospitals. many separate head, neck, and back injuries. these photos taken by a passenger showed the aftermath in the cabin. >> i hit my head on the ceiling, and then i fell down and hit it on a monitor in front of me. >> wearing a seat belt is ok. he hit his head and was bleeding quite bad. >> in a statement, continental airlines says that the fasten seat belt sign was eliminated during the incident. -- was illuminated during the incident. >>> the dermatologist alleged to be bid biological father of michael jackson's totten has -- michael jackson's children as been denied custody. he said that he was acting on promises making -- he made to michael scheuer regarding their lack health and stability could last month, he told cnn that as far as he knows, he is not the father. >>> john produce from valley view farms is here to answer the plant and gardening questions. >> today, nothing on the radar that is concerning us, but he is significant. we are already into the mid 80's and we wi

the flight was headed to houston from rio de janeiro when the jet hit by a lot of turbulence over the atlantic. caused the jet to drop, tossing b100 said the nine passengers and crew around the cabin. >> catering trucks were converted into ambulances to transport injured passengers. after the continental flight one of the 28 was forced to make an emergency landing in miami monday morning. >> it brought patients down to a safe area and into the transporting area. >> the jet carrying 1079 passengers and crew members, departed rio sunday night headed for houston. the plane hit an area of severe turbulence while flying over the dominican republic. it forced the pilot to declare an emergency. he diverted the flight to miami. >> i put my hat on the light above and it broke. i was showered in glass. there were people in their whose faces were cut off. >> 28 passengers were treated at the scene. seven were transported to the hospital. four of them had severe injuries. a federal investigation gets under way. passengers are being booked on other flights. they are headed to houston. >>> there we

. >> more than 20 were injured, four seriously when the boeing 767 bound from rio de janeiro to houston hit turbulence. >> all right the plane takes a dip and rises up, and you see people screaming, please, help. >> 168 passengers were on the jet around 4:30 this morning when the plane encountered rough air just north of the dominican republic. the pilot was forced to land in miami. because of customs and immigration regulations, the uninjured had to stay on the plane for nearly three hours. the flight heads on to houston today. the passengers on board are hoping for smooth air between florida and texas. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> another of the passengers described the flight saying it was so violent some of the flight attendants were thrown against the cabin's roof. >> from the northern tier of maryland to the eastern shore many are still cleaning up from a weekend of wild weather. a storm system moved through elkton yesterday dumping one and he three-quarters inches of reign one hour. tornado warnings were also in place in would in some counties. >> i think w

heavy turbulence forced the plane traveling from rio de janeiro to houston to make an emergency landing in miami. 26 people suffered injuries. four listed in serious condition. passengers described the chaos. >> turbulence, very sharp turbulence and what happened was -- the plane came down very sharply and all of us bumped our heads against the ceiling twice. >> reporter: the plane landed early this morning, almost an hour after reporting turbulence. >>> turn hog the middle east and mahmoud ahmadinejad picks up a big endorsement. the ayatollah gave the iranian president he official seal of approval. it clears the way for him to take the oath of office. 4. >>> 40 lashes for wearing pants? that's the punishment facing a sudanese journalism because of a law forbidden women from wearing trousers. she works for the united nations. she could have gotten out of it but she waived u.n. immunity and she says she is willing to take 40,000 lashings to bring attention to sudan's harsh law. >>> coming up at 6:00, an alarming number of kids being sent from pe to the er. and the same products you use t

. >> reporter: 20 were injured, four cease youly when the boeing 767 bound from rio de janeiro to houston hit severe turbulence. some were rushed to the hospital. >> all of a sudden the plane takes a dip and rises up and you see people going off their seats and people screaming, little kids crying, people saying please, help, please. >> reporter: it happened 4:30 moth jg is inrninwhen the plane encountered rough air. the pilot was forced to land in miami. because of cuss toms and immigration regulations the uninjured had to stay on the plane for three hours the flight heads to houston today. the passengers are hoping for smooth air between florida and texas t. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >>> diplomates are working to find out the status of three american tourists reportedly detained in iran. state tv reports the three were arrested when they crossed the border in to iran. >>> still to come when 9 news now returns, taxing marijuana. while some think that it is a bad move, it could actually bring millions of dollars to california's cash-strapped budget. >>> i'm manuel gallegus in los

. >> that flight originated out of rio de janeiro, brazil. it was headed to houston, texas when it made an emergency landing in miami. claudia de campo from wtvj in miami has the latest. claudia, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. we know that 168 people, including the crew, were here on-board. what happened was that there was turbulence and 26 passengers were injured. now 22 of those passengers are in stable condition. four others are in serious condition. this flight arrived here at 5:45 this morning, it made an emergency landing, and now these people on the plane that were injured were taken by emergency vehicle to the local hospital and we're waiting to hear what other information there is. but we know that it was continental airlines flight 128 from rio de janeiro to houston. but it made an emergency landing here. now we know that these people that were taken to the hospital, 22 again, are in stable condition, and four serious. we understand that those were all passengers and none of the crew members were injured. but

. >> the plane with 179 people on board encountered severe turbulence on the way from rio de janeiro to houston. had to be diverted to miami. 26 passengers were hurt. some required at least temporary hospitalization. experts say there was no severe weather in the area at the time and continental says the plane ran into what they call clean air turbulence. >>> the program "cash for clunkers" was so popular it ran out of money within about a week. even though it was supposed to last until november. so now what? abc2 news sherrie johnson joins with hopefully some answers to that. >> reporter: good morning. friday could be the last day of the popular $1 billion "cash for clunkers" rebate program. the white house says it will run out of money unless the senate follows in the house's steps and approves another $2 billion. "cash for clunkers" was set to ends november 1 or when the money ran out. the government is assessing what to do next if the cash is gone. the house approved continued funding for the program, now it's up to the senate to pass an additional $2 billion for the program will

. >> reporter: continental flight 128 was more than 6 hours into its flight from rio de janeiro, about 60 miles north of the dominican republic, at 36,000 feet and climbing when passengers say without warning the plane violently jolt up and then dropped. and then another violent jolt and another drop. >> it was bad. >> she thought she was going to die. >> reporter: photos taken on board by one passenger showed how in some cases heads smashed into the ceiling, breaking the plastic. the most seriously injured was seated in the aisle seats towards the back of the street. larent is a regular flyer who said he's been through turbulence before but nothing like this. >> most of the time it's a long and soft and then you're very afraid. and here it was very short and very strong. >> reporter: investigators believe the jet may have hit what's called clear air turbulence. clear air because it's unlike a cloud, which can tip off a pilot there are bumps ahead. >> what it is essentially are very strong wind shifts within a very small area and those wind shifts are either vertically or h horozontall

. >> el vuelvo venía de río de janeiro.ión no había médico o enfermera para ayudar parece. no, realmente fue un momento de tensión. y de susto. >> ante el número de heridos el vuelo se tuvo que desviar al aeropuerto de miami.6 de las 68 personas que resultaron heridas. >> estaban llenas de cosas. >> los heridos fueron transportados en varios hospitales del área. el incidente ocurrió mar adentro a 50 millas de la república dominicana. y muchos pasajeros nos dicen que los tomó totalmente por sorpresa. muy pocos tenían puesto el cinturón de seguridad. >> afortunadamente caigo en el centro. en el centro del pasillo. >> otros fueron más pprecavidos >> me puse en el cinturón. >> en fin, un final feliz después de un gran susto en miami. >> pues, muy bien, cae en manos de las autoridades otro miembro de la pandilla "la familia" y antes un sismo que azotó baja california. >> gracias, bárbara bienvenida. un sismo de 6.9 grados en la escala de richter. en las costas de baja california, sembró el terror en la zona. según el centro de a

. >> the boeing 767 carrying 179 passengers and crew departed rio de janeiro late last night. >>> new at 5, for nearly two decades the fate of an american fighter pilot was a mystery. but over the weekend the remains of the missing navy flier lost during the first hours of the iraq war were positively identified. it was the first night of operation desert storm when captain michael scott speicher, a navy pilot, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. then dick cheney announced the casualty. >> the total u.s. losses are one aircraft and one individual. >> reporter: but the 33-year- old pilot's remains were never found. for years, some believe he had parachuted to safety only to be taken captive. in 2001 speicher's status was changed to missing in action. a year later it was changed to missing/captured. >> i just want a straight answer. what happened to my brother. just simple and plain, answer that question. >> reporter: but last month, after almost two decades, an iraqi citizen came forward saying he knew where captain speicher's plane went down. the informant said he was buried by

a continental jet on an overnight flight from rio rio de janeiro brazil to houston it is severe turbulencesengers and crew literally hit the ceiling and dozens were injured. the plane made an emergency landing in miami and 15 people were taken to the hospital. nancy cordes picks up the story from there. >> reporter: continental flight 128 touched down in miami just before dawn, carrying dozens of bruised, gashed, and bloodied passengers. >> all of a sudden the plane just kind of like takes a dip and rises up and you see people going off their seats, people screaming. >> reporter: the boeing 767 had hit a pocket of turbulence so violent and unexpected that flight attendants in the aisles were flung against the ceiling and a few passengers were knocked unconscious. >> i hit my head on the light above and it broke the light out and was showered in glass. >> reporter: those with the most severe injuries were lowered to the ground using catering trucks then rushed to the hospital. the rest were treated at the airport. >> everybody bumped, it happened twice because it came down again and very sh

. >>> the fight started in rio de janeiro and was bound to houston. >>> an arrest is made against a manho's believed to be involved in a death of two that died 26 years ago. >>> police identified a man killed in a sky diving weekend jump. he was sky diving saturday night and he went missing and his body was found sunday near the airport 40 miles east of richmond. he was on a civilian training exercise. >>> four were shot and another stabbed in all, three were killed. one shooting happened in the 800 block of all dan dale avenue. a 47-year-old was shot in the leg and an 18-year-old died from gunshot wounds to his back. in one of the other cases, the police made an arrest. >>> cash for clunkers may grind to a halt if the senate doesn't give the green light. they 'vote -- the house voted on giving the plan a $2 billion boost. >> reporter: with time and money running out, the house is pushing the senate to refuel the cash for clunkers plan. >> we think another $2 billion can take the program through september and it's a good thing. >> reporter: the white house and auto dealers want the sena

the continental flight left rio de janeiro in brazil en route to houston when it hit what is believed to be is clear air turbulence. and for the passengers on board, it became a white knuckle nightmare. continental flight 128 with more than six hours into his flight from rio de janeiro at 36,000 feat and climbing when passengers say without warning the plane violently jolted up and then dropped and then another violent jolt and another drop. >> we thought we weren't going to make it. >> reporter: at least 14 travelers were thrown so forcefully they had to be hospitalized. paramedics say it appears they weren't wearing their seat belts. at these photos show, some passengers who were not belted in flew out of their seats like missiles. in some cases so violently they smashed their heads on the ceiling, even cracking ceiling tiles. >> i didn't have my seat belt on and i hit my head on the roof of the ceiling, and then i felt down and i hit on the floor in front of me. >> while all planes have radar that can spot areas of dangerous weather ahead, there's no effective technology that can p

continental airlines flight 120 departed rio de janeiro, brazil and head to go houston, texas.l airport at 5:45 this morning. 26 people had injuried and 22 are in stable condition and four are in serious condition. in total, 14 people were taken to area hospitals and others were also treated here on the scene. now, the uninjured passengers and those that were treated and released on the scene stayed aboard the plane for several hours while continental officials decided what to do. then later o they were able to deplane and allowed to go through customs and now they are boarding other flights and most passengers that i spoke with are leaving on later flights and those flights going back to houston at about 12:30 this afternoon. >>> the fate of michael jackson's children and his estate are at stake this morning. at 11:30 a judge expected to finalize the custody agreement reached last week between his mother and ex-wife debbie rowe. the judge will consider who has should have a bigger say over the jackson's estate the mom or two men named by jackson in his will. we have a live rep

the flight with 168 people on-board was headed to houston from rio de janeiro when it was forced to make an emergency landing in miami. injuries range from fractured wrists and neck and back pain to bumps and bruises. >>> an iraqi police official is claiming three americans held in iran have links to the cia. the two men and one woman were arrested last week after reportedly straying across the border from iraq's northern kurdistan region. swiss diplomats are trying to learn more about the arrests on behalf of the u.s. which has no direct diplomatic ties with iran. >>> the family of u.s. navy captain michael "scott" speicher wants to find out exactly how he died. the fighter pilot was hot down 18 years ago on the first day of the first iraq war and his remains were finally found last week by u.s. marines. the family wants to know if he was alive after he ejected from the plane. >>> a bomb killed at least ten people today in western afghanistan. the taliban has claimed responsibility and has said it was targeting the local police chief who was wounded. afghanistan has seen a surge in viol

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company $2 billion in loan guarantees to help finance lucrative drilling off the shores of rio de janeiro. some see a competition contradiction in this kind of loaning, saying that he is loaning to the kind of drilling he opposes here at home. robert gibbs on thursday wasn't appearing ready to address the issues. >> i haven't seen the story. >> but sarah palin had plenty to say. why is it during these tough times when we have great needs at home, palin asked on her facebook page, the obama white house is prepared to send more than $2 billion of your hard earned tax dollars to brazil so the state owned oil company can dill offshore and create jobs developing its own resources? robert gibbs said they are not sending $2 billion, but offering lines of credit to u.s. firms so they can compete for land contracts regarded to the operation. then there is the george soros connection. the hedge fund controlled by soros bought and sold millions of shares, the largest of the firm's holdings prior to the new offer of cred guarantees to the brazilian energy client. no one has accused sore owes of wrong

. >> it was flying from rio de janeiro to houston when it made an emergency landing in miami this morning after experiencing violent turbulence. dozens of people injured. >> i feel like i was on a roller coaster. >> i was scared. all the people so scared. >> at least four people aboard were seriously hurt. passengers flying up and hitting the ceiling, getting knocked unconscious by flying debris. >> showered in glass and i was lucky, though. there were people in there whose faces were cut up. it was terrible. >> somewhere in here it just experienced a considerable drop in altitude like it hit a hole in the air. this must have been something called clear air turbulence. passengers say without warning the plane violently jolted up and then dropped. photos taken onboard by one passenger show how in some cases heads smashed into the ceiling breaking the plastic. >> as you heard the passengers say there the turbulence just coming out of the blue with no warning whatsoever. >>> in afghanistan six american troops killed over the weekend. july now the deadliest month of that war. and tonight a mo

. >>> a terrifying moment for those onboard a continental flight from rio de janeiro. many passengers said they did not hear any warning. the aircraft was forced to divert to miami. there are a lot of frightened flyers out there that get scared about hearing this story. erica, flying is very safe. this is very rare but wear those seat belts. >> a man who flies about 18 times a week. i'll take your word. >>> just ahead on "360," michael jackson's children and a fresh wild card from his former dermatologist dr. arnie klein. we have the latest on the custody ruling. what it means for katherine jackson and debbie rowe and the strange request from the dermatologist. what did he ask the judge for? that is coming up. >>> and a bit later, 40 years later, the anniversary of the manson murders. we take a look at the crime and the killers when "360" continues. (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds and lasts for hours. all day or night. new tums dual action. bring it on. [ thinking ] burning, itching... but the pain's the worst. i shoulda

it happened during a continental airlines flight heading to houston from rio de janeiro. the pilot diverted to miami after hitting turbulence around 4:30 this morning. it landed safely with 168 people on board. most of the injured have bumps and bruises but there are also reports of fractured wrists as well as neck and back pain. we'll bring you more on this developing story as more information becomes available. >>> there were also some frightening moments for travelers at reagan national airport. a delta flight bound for new york's jfk airport experienced an engine failure last night. flight 1234. emergency vehicles surrounded the plane. no one was hurt and eventually everyone on board got on a different plane and made it safely to new york. >>> questions are being asked after a fire broke out inside a fity. it happened aco it happened7,81 the7, the boulevard heightsol verol vunun. e heatstofn. t t one of the trucks caught on fire early this morning, and now eerth are concerns over how long it took to put that fire out. tracee wilkins is live at the fire station with mo

the jet was en route from rio de janeiro when it was diverted because of bad turbulence.ng to fire department officials 26 people treated for injuries, four of which we're hearing considered serious. >> evacuate add couple days ago here in new york. >> they thought it was a suicide bomber. >> people hospitalized for turbulence, that is serious turbulence. >> we're still getting information on this. the u.s. military says it has identified the remains of an american navy pilot shot down in iraq during the persian gulf war. they say they led marines to the gravesite of captain speicher missing for nearly two decades. the u.s. is calling now on the swit government to help with the release of three americans in iranian custody. sarah shourd, shane bauer and joshua fattal apparently strayed across the border while hiking across iraq. >> it happens. >> the state department says it is in contact with the hikers' families trying to find their whereabouts. >>> also the supreme leader endorsing mahmoud ahmadinejad as president even as protests continue over june's election. the aya

approving a $2 billion loan to a brazilian oil company petrobras for drilling off the coast of rio de janeiro has developed promising oil deposits. the problem here is that according to the white house, some people have misinterpreted this as saying u.s. taxpayer dollars are being used. one of the most vocal complaints comes from sarah palin. the former governor rights under facebook page today about facebook bureaucrats shutting down projects at home, and we deserve the opportunity to develop our resources as much as brazilians do. she said you cannot say with one breath you can stimulate our economy and then deprive us at the same opportunities. spokespersons for the bank have taken issue with the governor's remarks, saying that the purpose of the bank is to send money overseas so u.s. companies can get contracts there. they say that this will be the purpose, that engineers will have an opportunity to compete for the contract. the bank does not rely on taxpayer dollars. jon: petrobras has some interesting backers. >> that is true. among them is george soros, the billionaire and prominent co

it was a scene after a continental flight from rio de janeiro to houston was forced to make an emergency landing after being hit by severe turbulence. 26 people on that flight were hurt. and we're hearing from some of the passengers onboard. here's cnn's brian todd. >>> good morning, john, kiran. new information about the condition that continental airlines jet encountered over the caribbean and the passengers and their pictures are telling a harrowing story. this is what violent turbulence looks like inside the cabin. these photographs from a passenger aboard continental flight 128 show the ceiling of the plane split open. two sections looked like casings for several oxygen masks. one witness says this damage may have been done by passengers who were thrown upward. >> all of the lighting, all the masks, people not seat belted in hit the ceiling. so their face and head broke the plastic. >> the plane with 179 people onboard encountered severe turbulence on the way from rio de janeiro to houston and diverted to miami. 26 were hurt. some required temporary hospitalization. cnn meteorologis

the flight left rio de janeiro and headed towards houston. 168 passengers were on board. jane: in colorado, jury selection is getting underway in a child abuse case that sparked a lot of outrage. prosecutors say that aaron thompson beat his two euro -- his two year-old daughter to death and waited two years before reporting her missing. the body of the little girl there has never been found. experts are speculating this could be a problem for prosecutors trying the case. jon: the corruption trial of a former louisiana congressman, william jefferson, is continuing. federal prosecutors accused him of receiving $400,00 in bribes to help businesses get contracts in africa. his defense team says that he was acting as a private citizen and did not perform any official acts. four years ago, fbi agents searched his home in washington. they found $90,000 in cash hidden in his freezer. jane: the race for health care reform, an issue that affects every single one of us. the senate still has this week to go before it breaks for august. for the lawmakers going back home, they are gett

flight 128 was on its way from rio de janeiro to houston at the time, diverting to miami because of the severe turbulence. richard sharp was a passenger on that flight. he joins me on the phone. good morning. tell us what happened. >> about two hours before we landed we hit severe turbulence. we got an announcement that we would hit some turbulence and the fasten seat belt light was lit up. a lot of people did not fasten their seat belts, people were moving around the cabin. when they hit the turbulence, they had no time to react. megyn: what was the weather like? >> clear. clear air turbulence. megyn: when you hit the first of it, what started happening on the airplane? >> those of us that had the seat belts on, we tightened them. it was a few seconds later when we hit severe turbulence, people were bounced around the cabin. their heads hit overhead panels. one lady in the bathroom was severely injured. she had a duty free card went on top of her. -- cart land on top of her megyn: most people have experienced turbulence. how does this compare to normal turbulence? >> like nothing i hav

of a warm welcome from friends and family, passengers on a continental airlines flight from rio de janeiro were greeted with ambulances. the flight was diverted from miami from its original destination which was houston after the plane hit severe turbulence in the early morning hours. here, you can see people being taken off the plane by stretchers a local hospital says eight of the 168 passengers were taken there. continental said 28 brothers treated at the scene. >> the maxes come down, everything, people that weren't seat belted in flue up and hit the ceiling, their faces or heads hit the plastics and broke all the plastics up top. >> there was any warning, passengers buckled up? >> no, no happened like this. >> everybody bumped twice, came down again and very sharp and, oh. >> terrifying? >> terrifying. one fraction of a second. >> have you looked at your face yet? >> i have seen it, but that's just fine. i am okay. i'm -- i don't see anything different. >> what is your name, ma'am? >> the reminder of flight 128 to houston has been canceled. >>> swiss diplomats are trying to meet with

it is we are competing against rio de janeiro, madrid and tokyo and the vote is october 2nd.o where we can get ahead of them on things it makes us happy to do that. but the most important thing is obviously on the vote on that day. but, you know, we've got 30 times more activity than you are seeing on some other sites, so we have tried to have that be a part of our bid. the other one is being able to engage them when we need them. fi ioc commission came to see the city now because of the new organization, the ioc, all the members don't come to the city and evaluation committee comes and it's about 16 people. they spent three days in meetings and one day of the new taurus, so the one day they are outside of the city you want them to see the people supporting the bid. and we went through the facebook page and asked fans to help us out. it grew 50% in that week and we used all the networking sites to get them to places where the boss was going so fans were there with a back the bid posters and science and there were people live going on saying i think there's protesters at nort

> reporter: the plane with 179 people aboard encountered severe turbulence on the way from rio de janeiron and diverted to miami. 26 passengers were hurt. some required at least temporary hospitalization. cnn meteorologist chad myers says there was no severe weather in the area at the time. and a continental airlines official now tells cnn this aircraft encountered what's called clear-air turbulence. pilots we spoke to say this is when a plane gets caught between air masses moving swiftly in different directions. as the name indicates, it often happens when the weather looks fine and it comes on virtually with no warning. >> as they are transiting this area, they are not seeing anything on radar or visually to tell them that are getting ready to go through clear-air tu buy lens. >> reporter: passengers not wearing seat belts can get severely injured when "g" forces throw them to the ceiling. they could get injured by being thrown back down onto seats or the floor. after landing in miami, some passengers were asked whether they got any warning to buckle their seat belts when the heavy turb

. >>> a terrifying moment for those onboard a continental flight en route to houston from rio de janeiroere turbulence injured 26, four seriously. they diverted to miami. a lot of people get scared, but erica, flying is very safe. this is very rare but wear those seat belts. a man who flies about 18 times a week. i'll take your word. >>> just ahead on "360," michael jackson's children and a fresh wild card from his former dermatologist dr. arnie klein. we have the latest on the custody ruling. what it means for katherine jackson and debbie rowe and the strange request from the dermatologist. what did he ask the judge for? that is coming up. >>> 40 years later, the anniversary of the manson murders. we take a look at the crime and the killers when "360" continues. >>> tonight a major decision involving michael jackson's children and a final one. a judge making it official granting katherine jackson permanent custody of her three grandchildren. it was the singer's wish that michael jr., paris and blanket live with his mother. what about debbie rowe? the hearing addressed her rights and who

a continental flight from rio de janeiro to houston, with an emergency landing forced in miami.plane just dropped violently. >> the mask come down and everything, people that weren't seat belted in flew up and hit the ceiling. their faces, their heads, hit the plastic and broke all the plastic up top. >> was there any warning, passengers buckle up? >> no, no, it happened like this. >> at least seven people were taken to local hospitals for treatment. >>> chad myers, you know a lot about turbulence. you have experienced it. you've covered it. you're a man of all trades. >> i always fly with my seat belt on. my seat belt might be off for 30 seconds, when i'm not standing up, going to the restroom or taking care of my son, i always have it on. the people that had their seat belts on were not injured in the flight. the people that did not have them on were the people that were thrown literally into the ceiling of this plane. i want to take you to where this plane was. it was flying just to the north of puerto rico and up past the dominican republic and somewhere in here, it just exp

the flight was headed to houston from rio de janeiro. and another developing story.t stepping up efforts after americans being arrested in iran. this saying that iran could portray the hikers as spies to use them as bargaining chips with the united states. on friday, shane bougher, joshua fattal and sarah were hiking when they crossed the boarder into iran. a fourth hiker stayed behind because he was saying. shane bauer is a freelance journalist based in the middle east. and sarah shourd is a teacher from california. joshua fattal is an environmental worker from oregon. gretchen: all right, peter, thanks a lot. last year during the presidential campaign, john mccain was in sturges, south dakota. his daughter, meghan, was with him. she said, i'm going there next year as well. meghan joins us from the 69th annual sturges moisture cycle rally. good morning. >> thank you so much for having me on this morning. gretchen: of course. you definitely look the part this morning. and you wrote an article before you arrived in sturgis. here's your first line. you've never been on

the plane was going from rio de janeiro to houston, texas, the passengers who were able to stay on boarduld now arrive in houston at 9:35 a.m. eastern a. >>> become to that story about the three american hikers detained in iran. swiss diplomats are trying to meet with them today. now, correspondent richard lui joins us. diplomacy, going to be an issue because the u.s. doesn't have diplomatic ties with iran or relations with iran there. how do u.s. officials work to get the hikers released safely again? >> good morning, rob. former u.s. military intelligence officer talked about the situation with our sister network's don lemon and he says the first step is to stay quiet. take a listen. >> strategy number one is to shut up, to not talk publicly about it. number two is to talk to anyone who is talking to the government of iran, and that is the prime minister of iraq has good relations with the government of iran and the swiss have represented our interests there for some time. this is a real opportunity for the iranians to have a public relations coup that they can somehow that they are st

flight 128 was flying to houston from rio de janeiro when it was forced to land at miami internationale passenger says six hours into the flight, the plane suddenly dropped. >> all of a sudden it came down. everyone bumped twice. because it came down again and very sharp and ter... ??? terrify. in one second. >> some passengers suffered bumps and bruise. others suffered neck and back pain. >> baltimore county has a plan to catch speeders. last night they intro diesd bill that allow 15 speed cameras to be installed around school zones. many residents say speed is a big problem. if you're caught, the fine will be $40. but there's a 12-mile an hour buff ber. so only those going significantly over the speed limit would get a ticket. in addition to that the county has decided not to issue tickets for the first 30 days but give warnings so people can get action la night it. and they will install the bilz cameras next movement would baltimore county use speed cameras to improve safety or do you think they are more about raising ref news. the phone lines are open now. 410 lon 481-4545. you can

flight hit severe turbulence at around five po dlofnlt was on his l- it's way from houston to rio de janeiro diverted to miami because of the bad lavment 108 people on board. 26 injured and four of the passengers still in the hospital. >>> >>> most of your kids are still in summer camp. but before you know it, it will be back to school time. so what do you need to know about keeping your kids safe when the school year does start up again. red robin is making nancy 34eubg bride, the director of the center of missing and exploited children a striebl talk with us this morning. good morning nancy. >> good morning patrice. this is something parents aren't thinking about but this is the time. it's a good idea to start thinking about. it we know in 40 percent of abducts they happen when a child is going to and from school. we know that 84 percent of the time the kids getaway because they know what to do. that's why this relationship with red robin is so terrific. you all have a great list of tips for parents. can you take us through some of those. i'm happy too. first and for most. don't teach your

> reporter: the plane with 179 people aboard encountered severe turbulence on the way from rio de janeiroe hurt. some required at least temporary hospitalization. cnn meteorologist chad myers says there was no severe weather in the area at the time, and a continental airlines official now tells cnn this aircraft encountered what's called clear air turbulence. pilots we spoke to say this is when a plane gets caught between air masses moving swiftly in different directions. as the name indicates, it often happens when the weather looks fine and it comes on with virtually no warning. >> as the pilots are transiting this area, they're not seeing anything on the radar, they're not seeing anything visually that gives them reason to believe they're getting ready to penetrate an area with clear air turbulence. >> reporter: pilots say during these events, passengers not wearing seat belts can get severely injured when g forces throw them to the ceiling. they can stay pinned on the ceiling even for a few seconds, then could get injured by being thrown back down on to seats or the floor. now, after