jeff rossen has the story. >> reporter: as paramedics arrived, the jet ripped in two off the runway,looked like another airline tragedy. >> this is one of the worst aviation mishaps in recorded memory in guyana. >> reporter: soon passengers would emerge alive. >> we had to jump off the plane and my shoulder is messed up. >> reporter: after departing new york, it stopped in trinidad and flew on to guyana. there the boeing 737 touched down and skidded off the runway, stopping just 200 feet short of a ravine. thinking it was over, passengers say they clapped. that's when the cabin broke in half. >> when the plane land i told my friend, man, we're going to die, we're going to die, because the plane, it don't have enough runway to stop. >> it happened suddenly. everybody was screaming. >> reporter: there were 163 people on board. dozens were injured. most of them have already been released from the hospital. >> it's amazing to leave an aircraft in that shape with a handful of very small injuries. >> reporter: while it's rare, planes have broken apart before with no deaths. two years ago t

jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >> those are incredible pictures to think everyone got to walk away from that, and there were only a few serious injuries and all those are expected to recover. >> absolutely amazing. >>> thanks for joining us. we have "saturday night live" coming up next. >>> next on c-span, president obama was in las vegas, nevada, last night where he addressed an election rally for senate majority leader harry reid.

nbc's jeff rossen has our report. cc1:cc1: >> reporter: as paramedics cc1:: arrived, the jet ripped in two off the runway, it looked like another airline tragedy. >> this is one of the worst aviation mishaps in recorded memory in guyana. >> reporter: but soon passengers would emerge, all of them alive. >> we have to jump off the plane. and my shoulder here is messed up. >> reporter: after departing new york, the caribbean airlines flight stopped in trinidad and flew onto guyana,there in heavy rain the boeing 737 touched down and skidded off the runway, stopping just 200 feet short of a ravine. thinking it was over, passengers say they clapped. that's when the cabin broke in : half. cc1: >> when the plane landed i told my friend, man, we gonna die. we gonna die. because the plane, it don't have enough runway to stop. >> it happened suddenly. everybody was hysterical, screaming. >> reporter: there were 163 people on board. dozens were injured. most of them have already been released from the hospital. >> it's amazing to

if you saw our good buddy, jeff rossen talking about the heat the other day.the street for nbc, tested these old cliches about cooking eggs on the sidewalk. can you really do that if the temperature reaches a certain height? well wouldn't you know it, jon stewart and "the daily show" took notice of mr. rossen's report. >> it is experienced over the past week, a weather phenomenon of extreme heat called la solaro. it's weather phenomenon where the sun gets close enough to the earth to hug it. and then do this to it -- haaaaaaaa. but where we humans saw hardship tv weather news people saw hot-portunity. >> can you really cook eggs on a street. baked cookies on a dashboard. the pizza is actually fully cooked. >> this guy may be eating pizza straight off the sidewalk. but at least he didn't use a [ bleep ] fork when he ate it. as long as i live, as long as i live -- you don't eat, how dare you disrespect me. you son of a [ bleep ]. >> going back to the sort of psuedo de niro, i don't know what it is, but i like it. here it is, again, mr. trump, our good friend, do

nbc's jeff rossen has the best of the best. maybe the worst of the best. i don't know.ing up after this. >> yeah, i'm getting a lot of e-mails, what was that about? >> the camera missed it. no one knows what i just did. >> i get. look, here in television our job is to show you how hot it is outside. even when it snows out, it's easy. we show thaw. how do you really show the heat? it's not that visual. that's the challenge for local reporters and network reporters across the country, to show you the heat. so, we're getting kind of creative. >> reporter: when it snows, that's easy. we just show the snow. you physically can't get a car through here or an ambulance through here. in hurricanes, just point the camera, instant tv. >> right about now i -- oh. >> you okay? >> we're okay. we're okay. >> reporter: sorry, al. but during a heat wave, how do you show it? people drinking water, sweating? not exciting. so, cue the stunts. in minneapolis nbc affiliate kare baked cookies on a dashboard. yummy. in detroit the reporter hopped in a hot car. >> i'm going to sit in here. see

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thank you, jeff rossen.with another check of your weekend forecast. >> i wish i had moves like that. good morning. we have a nice crowd on the plaza. we're enduring some nice weather here. it's not so bad here in new york city. it's rather cloudy. the temperatures aren't expected to be quite as hot today. across the rest of the nation, the central portion of the country, the heat will be searing once again across texas and the middle portion of the >>> around the bay area this morning we once again have some low clouds. a little bit of mist in spots around the peninsula and coast and those low clouds actually all the way into livermore this morning. as we head towards lunchtime, we'll get clearing skies inland. temperatures in line of yesterday's 70s to low 80s inland. 60s again for san francisco. seven-day forecast will cool off as the marine layer deepens up to kick off the workweek. then temperatures climb as high pressure returns approaching next weekend. now, back inside to jenna. >>> up next on "today,

jeff rossen has the latest developments for us. >> reporter: it was a fiery crash that killed eight peoplet these new lawsuits are explosive claiming extreme horror and preimpact terror. police say that diane shuler was behind the wheel, drunk, high and fully responsible for the wrong-way crash on new york's taconic parkway, and she was killed and so was her brother's kids and her sister's. diane was the lone survivor, but now her husband daniel says that others are to blame, too, including diane's brother, warren hans who lost his girls claiming that he is liable, because he owned the van she was driving and allowed the vehicle to be operated by one not competent. >> to sue another family member who has lost children of his the same event is cruel beyond words, and even if it has merit, he will lose anyway, because she was drunk and high. >> reporter: daniel shuler is even suing new york state saying that there were not enough signs on the parkway. >> she killed seven people, and if she were alive today, she would be in jail serving time for those murders and to sue now his family and the

a beautiful 2-year-old girl is gone and we don't know why. >> and that was jeff rossen reporting. an alternate juror in the case defended the verdict this morning on the "today" show. he says the prosecution just did not present enough evidence. >>> a virginia mother is in court this morning, facing charges of felony murder and child neglect after leaving her toddler in a hot fan. veterinarian karen murphy arrived at the prince william county courthouse just about an hour ago. she's accused of leaving her 2-year-old son, ryan, in the family vehicle for seven hours earlier this month on a day when temperatures reached 85 degrees. murphy didn't discover the little boy until she returned home. by that time, ryan had died. it wasn't the first time she had forgotten her child in her car. court documents show murphy left her son in the car for 20 minutes in january in her work parking lot. >>> a new survey finds one in five airline pilots live at least 750 miles from work. the national research council report is raising concerns that long commutes to airports could leave to fatigue in t

jeff rossen has more. good morning. >> reporter: all along prosecutors in new york have been very clear the case against dominique strauss-khan was very strong, that the evidence was piling up and that they believed the victim. but this morning what appears to be a total reversal. law enforcement sources now tell nbc news the entire case may be falling apart because the victim lied about her past. he's been hauled in to court, charged with sex crimes, and placed under house arrest, living under armed guard inside this $50,000 a month townhouse in trendy tribeca. but if this latest twist is true, experts say dominique strauss-khan could be released from house arrest as early as today. he was one of the most powerful men in the world, head of the international monetary fund, and possible candidate for french president -- until a maid in this luxury manhattan hotel told police strauss-khan sexually assaulted her twice in his room. but now "the new york times" reports she repeatedly lied to investigators and p

let's get the incredible details from jeff rossen.isten, a plane crash being a miracle, how is that? >> yeah, you don't usually hear when a plane crashes it's a merkel. the reason people were saying that, you were showing moments ago this say flight that started in new york, stopped in trinidad and crashed in georgetown. here is the miracle part. no one was that seriously injured. no deaths at all. everyone survived. and especially when you see images, it is incredible. it looked like another airline tragedy. >> this is one of the worst aviation mishaps in recorded memory. >> but soon passengers would emerge, all of them alive. >> we had to jump out of the plane. and my children at my side. >> after departing new york, the caribbean airlines stopped in trinidad and crashed in guy anna. the boeing 737 touched down and skidded off the runway, stopping just 200 feet short of a ravine. thinking it was over, passengers say they clapped. that's when the cabin broke in half. >> when the plane landed, i told my friend, we're going to die, we'

it's something nbc's jeff rossen knows a thing or two about. don't want to eat those eggs on the pavement but it's interesting. >> this guy knows about frying eggs on a sidewalk. >> it's so hot outside, 103 in new york city, the heat index about 111 and we're on television so it is our job to show you just how hot it is. the problem is, the heat isn't that visual, aside from some sweating. you never sweat, of course. angel angelic. but most of us humans do and you can't really show it. that's when reporters get creative. when it snows, that's easy. we just show the snow. >> you physically can't get a car through here or even an ambulance through here. >> reporter: in hurricanes, just point the camera, instant tv. >> right about now -- oh! >> are you okay? >> we're okay, we're okay, we're okay. >> reporter: sorry, al, but during a heat wave, how do you show it? people drinking water, sweating. it's not exciting. so cue the stunts. in minneapolis, nbc affiliate kare baked cookies on a dashboard. yummy. in detroit, wdiv's reporter hopped in a hot

. >> and that was nbc's jeff rossen reporting. despite the possibility the case is falling apart, the district attorney is reluctant to drop charges against strauss-kahn altogether, but sources say that could happen down the line. >>> federal aviation officials are looking into how a man evaded airport security and flew cross-country without a valid boarding pass. investigators say nigerian national and u.s. resident flew from new york's kennedy airport to los angeles on a virginia america flight last week. he displayed an old university of michigan student i.d. as well as an expired boarding pass with someone else's name. a flight attend noticed he was in a seat that should have been empty. law enforcement officials questioned him after the flight, then let him go, saying he posed no immediate threat. he was later arrested, though, after trying to board another flight without a boarding pass. >>> well, if you are one of the thousands planning to hit the beach or pool this holiday weekend, there is a brand-new survey out. in it, p

at half past the hour, i'm jeff rossen. look at this dramatic video from china. a rescue today of dozens of people stranded on a collapsed bridge. the bridge actually buckled under the force of surging floodwaters. rescue workers, as you can see, in china, they have rigged this cable over the river to pull the stranded people to safety one by one. the chinese state broadcaster is reporting that some of the trapped people refused to get on the cable for fear of falling into the water below. and in the pictures, you can see just how heavily that water is surging. so you understand their fear. workers eventually fetched a large crane from their plant and used it to successfully lift the remaining colleagues to safety. but dramatic pictures out of china today. >>> former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn may be breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the latest developments in the sexual assault case against him here in new york. but a woman from his past is now presenting new legal problems for the man known as dsk. >> reporter: with his wife on his arm, dominique strau

jeff rossen is one of them. jeff, good morning to you. >> matt, good morning to you.rees here in new york city today. heat index, around 111. we're in television so it is our job to go out there and show you just how hot it is. reporters across the country are spanning out to show you. the problem is aside from some unusual amount of sweating, right, i think we can agree on that, the heat isn't that visual. so reporters have to get creative. when it snows, that's easy. we just show the snow. you physically can't get a car through here or even an ambulance through here. in hurricanes, just point the camera, instant tv. >> right about now -- oh! >> are you okay? >> we're okay. we're okay. >> reporter: sorry, al. but during a heat wave, how do you show it? people drinking water, sweating? ah, not exciting. so queue the stunts. in minneapolis, nbc affiliate kare cooked cookie on a dashboard. yummy. in detroit, this reporter hopped in a hot car. >> we going to sit in here and see how long i can last. and we're going to check back in you in ten minutes to see how hot this c

nbc's jeff rossen is live in brooklyn.eartbreaking story. >> reporter: it doesn't get any worse than this, especially for parents. we all face this sort of question from our kids at one point or another, mommy, daddy, i want to walk by myself home from day camp, and when do you let your child do that. in this case, this 8-year-old boy had begged his parents over and over again, they finally relented and said yes, and they practiced the route. it was about a seven-block walk. they made a rendezvous point, went through it and rehearsed it. he got lost on his way home when he did it by himself, asked a stranger for directions and police say he chose the wrong man. that man took him into his car, brought him to his house and then police say he has confessed to killing him and dismembering him. absolutely awful, gruesome details. they say levi aron, on your screen right now, has actually confessed to the crime. 35 years old, lives with his parents, lives with his father and uncle, i should say, works in a hardware store. no cri

here's nbc's jeff rossen. >> reporter: as paramedics arrive the jet ripped in two off the runway, itne tragedy. >> this is one of the worst aviation mishaps. >> reporter: but soon passengers would emerge, all of them alive. >> my shoulder here is messed up. >> reporter: after departing new york, the caribbean airlines flight stopped in trinidad and flew on to guyana. there the boeing 737 touched down and skidded off the runway, stopping just 200 feet short of a ravine. thinking it was over, passengers clapped, that when the cabin broke in half. >> i told my friend, we're going to die, we're going to die. the plane, it doesn't have enough runway to stop. >> everybody was screaming. >> reporter: there were 163 people onboard, dozens were injured, most of them have already been released from the hospital. >> it's amazing to leave in a aircraft in that shape with a handful of very small injuries. >> reporter: while it's rare, planes have broken about before with no deaths. two years ago this american airlines 737 slammed into the runway in jamaica finally coming to a halt and breaking ap

jeff rossen is in brooklyn with the latest on this story. jeff, good morning. >> hi, ann, good morning to you. police are in new york city are baffled by this. here's a man with no criminal record, no evidence of doing this before. he has a pretty good job around here, has good friends, blended into the community. this morning a deeper look inside his mind. his own lawyer says his client hears voices in his head. as fellow prisoners scream from the holding cells, levy aaron walked into court expressionless. this is our first close-up look at the man who police say kidnapped, murdered, and dismembered 8-year-old liby. the charges upgraded to first degree murder and kidnapping. investigators say he took advantage of this little boy, seen on surveillance video lost walking home from summer camp. he asked aaron, a stranger, for directions. police say aaron took him away, tied him up, and dismembered his body. >> concern for the defendant's mental state, his cognitive abilities. he indicated to me he hears voices and there's hall lugs luis nations

jeff rossen has details on that. some of the details are disturbing, jeff. >> reporter: this sure are. good morning to you. this young boy, 8-year-old boy asked his parents over and over again, can i please walk home from summer camp all by himself. parents finally said yes. they rehearsed the route, only about seven blocks, chose a halfway point. eastbound ran through it and practiced it together. when the boy did it all by himself he walked down this street and something went wrong. he got lost right over here at this intersection. he asked a stranger for directions and police say that man took him and then killed him. wednesday night thousands mourn the loss of a little boy. these are the last images ever taken of 8-year-old leibby krets xi showing him walking down the sidewalk on the way to meet his mom. he took a wrong turn and police say asked a man for directions. you can see leibby walking behind him. they walk back and police say leibby gets into the man's car, never to be seen again. >> my pain is because i

nbc's jeff rossen takes a look back. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning to you.nty of it. it is the ultimate hot seat, facing lawmakers under oath, cameras in your face. it's where the rich and powerful are cut down to size, where sports icons and celebrities are judged. this morning, the greatest hits, if you will, from the hill. >> do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth -- >> reporter: oliver north did it in the '80s. >> i do. i have accepted the responsibility for my role in it. >> reporter: anita hill in the '90s. >> after a brief discussion of work, he would turn the conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. >> reporter: the auto execs did it, asking for a bailout. >> we're here today because we made mistakes. >> reporter: and so did monica lewinsky on videotape. >> from what i learned in that conversation, i thought to myself, i knew i would deny the relationship. >> reporter: testifying under oath has a way of turning untouchable icons -- >> my name is on every car. >> reporter: -- into real people. >> i myself as well as toyota am not perfe

nbc's jeff rossen has the latest. >> reporter: with his wife on his arm, dominique strauss-kahn spentnd a free man. the case against him falling apart in new york city. but now a woman from his past is back. tristan is a french novelist and claims strauss-kahn sexually assaulted her in 2003 as she tried to interview him. her lawyer says they are planning to file a criminal complaint in france today. she tells a french magazine for years, dsk held the reins of my life. and now i have the chance to be heard. strauss-kahn has denied any wrongdoing and says he'll take legal action against her if she files. >> women are going to be coming out of the woodwork now to accuse dsk, but they are going to be held to such a higher standard of credibility after the fallout from this case in the united states. >> reporter: prosecutors now admit the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault here in new york lied repeatedly and may have ties to criminal behavior. >> i think this case is over. i think it's just a question of when. >> reporter: strauss-kahn is free to roam the country without bail. a

nbc's jeff rossen is with us with more. jeff, good morning. >> willie, good morning to you. he really hit the town this weekend. literally overnight dominick strauss-kahn went from ankle bracelets to freedom. he can go anywhere he wants in the country but yet he remains in new york near the scene of the alleged crime. this morning we're learning more about the case and hotel made sto maid story. within hours of his release, dominick strauss-kahn flashed a smile and took his wife to dinner. the man who sat in a kril at rikers as an accused sexual predator is out and about. chased by the media through city streets he dined at this exclusive upper east side restaurant, reportedly racking up a $700 tab. saturday he reportedly had lunch at the museum of modern art, before returning to his $50,000 a month townhouse. now new details why the case against him may be collapsing. prosecutors say the hotel maid who accused strauss-kahn of sexual assault repeatedly lied. in fact, just after the enkoubtser, according to the "new york times," she called her boyfriend, an alleged drug deale

nbc's jeff rossen is outside our studio with that part of the story. >> good morning to you.ut here talking to a lot of people about where they were when the verdict came in. some people on the plaza told me they were on a train and watched on their mobile phones. others stopped their vacations in their tracks and stayed in their hotel rooms to watch it live. i was in an airport and people were literally glued to the television set. when you heard the words not guilty you heard screams, tears, gasps. not since o.j. simpson has reaction been so powerful. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: in orlando, it's personal. >> all that evidence led to that girl doing this. >> who cares for that baby? >> orange county, florida -- >> reporter: as the jury passed judgment -- >> as to the charge of first degree murder, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: as casey anthony wiped tears of joy, americans passed judgment, too. many of them mothers. >> that little girl's life. >> she's absolutely guilty. >> as to the charge of aggravated -- >> reporter