be to proceed over to jfk and execute an emergency landing over there. of the want to confirm, we are declaring an emergency. >> reporter: could the scare had been prevented? fox 5 confirmed the faa issued what is called an air worthiness directive back in july bull putting the airlines on note its is about a landing gear problem. that directive includes this claim. >> what we have here is an ad that specifically dealt with what could be a very has adous condition on an aircraft, landing greer problems. and not just landing gear problems that you could not drop one gear or both gears but you could have also had a landing with the gear folded. >> reporter: the faa calls it an unsafe condition. that full landing gear extension may not be achievable. right now, we don't know if that is what happened to flight 4951. but here is what captain conroy was feeling with on the delta flight connection operated by atlantic steefts airlines. his right wheels were stuck in the up position and he it ho try to land the plane on its left wheels and its right wing. >> wha

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. >> the pilots have diverted from white plains, n.y., to jfk new route -- jfk airport. >> roger. >> i think the pilots did an incredible job. >> this passengers still managed to shoot the video throughout the ordeal. >> he came up with the idea to try and film it. hoping my battery stayed alive long enough. >> stay down, stay down, stay down. >> turns out it was a school book landing. no flames or fire. today, the pilot of the jet, navy veteran john conroy, is being held as a hero. there currently working with the faa and the ntsb to investigate the landing gear problem. abc news, new york. >>> security changes will start today near the pentagon. security checkpoint will be moving further away from the pentagon between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. which will limit the walkways. they need to add security checkpoints further from the entrance where a gunman opened fire back in march. >>> california officer is accused of abusing his badge after faking the arrest of a 15- year-old boy. the officer handcuffs the young team and threatens to put him in jail after learning the boy had sex with t

the plane was headed to white plains but forced to lan at jfk without any working landing gear. >> textnd and told her i love her. tell my friends i love them too. just in case, because landing gear is not working. ú% speechless, when you juut are sitting there looking over at your buddy like, i on'ttknoww i hope we make it. -ou know, i m not ready to go yet. >> the captain is being caaled a hero tonight. no one waa hurt. >> a jury onvicts a drunk ú%iver in the death of a promising major league pitcher that was also a maryland native. killed last year alonggwith two others when a drunk driver hit them. today a juuy found andrew gallo guilty of several charges including three counts of second-degree murder. gallo's blood alcohol level was three timessthe legal limit at gallo now faces betwwen 50 year3 sentenced in december. >> strange weathee today around theseeparts.ú but it could have been worre. >>>that's right. is ssanding by watching the rainfall and potential flooding. vyyas? >> we have heavy rain coming down. earlier today. heavy rain. and now more raii on the way out going to the

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it's a smaller version of the same plane that had a near crash landing at jfk airport in new york on saturday. as joel brown reports, investigators think the landing gear may be the cause. >> reporter: passengers aboard a sky west airlines commuter flight headed to milwaukee last night heard an ominous sound as they prepared to land. >> you could hear them trying to put the landing gear down four or five times. >> reporter: after the pilot circled mitchell field several times the announcement no traveler wants to hear. >> came over the loud speaker and said they couldn't get one gear down and we were going to have to go with one gear up. >> reporter: the 32 passengers braced for impact, but the pilot landed the plane safely. the faa and the national transportation safety board are investigating because the incident was very similar to another emergency involving a plane made by the same company just last saturday. >> stay down! stay down! >> in that emergency landing at jfk's airport, the wheels were stuck in the up position. >> brace for impact. >> reporter: the plane's wings dragge

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only 10 to 15 seconds later, he turns to the right and jetblue takes off next to him. >> reporter: jfk has deployed new ground radar that's supposed to alert air traffic controllers to close calls on the runway, but on the night of this incident, the equipment was not working. jim hoffer, abc news, new york. >>> and our thanks to wabc. >>> and still ahead on "world news," you responded with a wave of emotion. we told you about a boy who loved his violin. tonight, more on the secret roommate camera, and your response to his suicide. >>> and, the big star of the big screen leaves the stage. >>> and, if you want to keep jobs here in the u.s., see what bill weir found in his hometown. sure sounds good for all of us on medicare. starting next year, we'll get free check-ups, cancer screenings, lower prescription costs. and better ways to protect us and medicare from fraud, so it will stay strong for our kids and grandkids. now, that's music to my ears. ♪ [ commearlier, she hady vonn! an all-over achy cold... now, that's music to my ears. what's her advantage? it's speedy alka-seltzer! [ male

both would go on to occupy the oval office but the power of information put jfk there first. fox's eric shawn takes a look back. >> reporter: it simply changed the way we elect presidents. 70million americans watch as john f. kennedy and richard m. nixon sparred in the first live televised debate. >> the question before is which point of view and which party do we want to lead the united states. >> i know what it means to be poor. >> the seventh game of the world series becomes those debates, particularly the first one. >> reporter: david petrusha is the author of the new book which examines the race and the debate's legacy. >> it is two men stripping down, going into the ring, one on one and each one hoping to bloody the other one. in 1960, there were four debates but it is the first one history remembers. those would watched television thought kennedy won. those who listened on radio gave the victory to nixon. >> nixon came in first. nixon had been ill. nixon had had a staphylococcus infection. he banged his knee getting out of the car. he was in pain. >> i wouldn't make an

put jfk there first.c shawn looks back. >> reporter: it simply changed the way we elect presidents. 70million americans watched as john f. kennedy and richard nixon sparred in the first live televised presidential debate. >> the question is which point of view and which party do we want to lead the united states? >> i know what it means to be poor. i know what it means to see people unemployed. >> the seventh game of the world series becomes those debates, particularly the first one. >> reporter: david is the author of the new book 1960lbj versus jfk versus nixon. >> it is two men stripping down, going into the ring with one-on-one and each hoping to bloody the other one. >> what does a cut mean? it means get out kick in five seconds. >> reporter: in 1960 actually four debate but the first one history remembers. those who watched television thought kennedy won. those who watched on the radio gave nixon the win. after a suntan kennedy declined it. nixon refused to wear it. he had also been sick, causing hi

that plane made an emergency landing at jfk airport after the landing gear malfunctioned. it sent spark flying and left one of the plane's wings drag along the runway. the faa and national transportation safety board are now investigating and no injuries were reported. a steering control problem has prompted korean carmakerring hyundai to recall almost 140,000 sonata sedans in the u.s. just the recall affects 2011 model year, manufactured between december, 2009 and this month. federal regulators say the cars have a defect that could cause drivers to lose steering control. the carmaker says hyundai dealers will inspect the part and upstate the power steering software for free. >>> gas prices across the u.s. held steady. bay area pricings remain higher than the national average. in san francisco, regular unleaded gas goes for $3.12 and in oakland, it's $3.04 and in san josi, it's $3.05. >> millions of dollars in new state-funded is allocated to ease the commute in the south bay. the santa clara valley transportation authority received almost $45 million from the state transp

the plane had to make an emergency landing at jfk airport after the landing gear apparently malfunctioned. federal transportation officials are now investigating. >>> new controversy surrounding the abortion pill. opponents are considering using tele medicine to make it more available. a doctor could administer the pill to a woman after consultations via the internet. it makes getting an abortion too easy and poses a health risk because it does not include a face-to-face meeting. tele medicine is a growing trend for patients in areas with little access to doctors. >>> federal former air force officials are taking the cloak off reported ufo sightings on u.s. military businesses. the group of former military commanders are set to reveal several alleged ufo sightings which they say shut down nuclear missiles. chavez got a preview of the accounts and some top secret documents that are now being released. >> they were seeing strange lights in the sky. >> reporter: robert salas worry aliens have their eyes on our nuclear weapons. the minute man launch officer remembers one morning early in marc

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and they still have no idea who assassinated jfk., like, he was the only dude who fired shots. like, even the warren report was like, "oh, oswald was the lone gunman, or whatever." don't play when you think about it. when you watch the zapruder film and then you read all the transcripts, it's, like, there's no way oswald was the only dude. but there had to have been a dude on the grassy knoll. it's like, oh, okay, those bullets all came from the book depository. that's the only place they came from. okay, whatever, yo. [ laughter ] ♪ [ phone ringing ] [ laughter ] and so i'm not saying it had to be, like, a conspiracy or whatever. i'm just saying that, like, maybe we still don't know the whole truth. like, maybe it was the cubans or something. ♪ [ phone ringing ] [ laughter ] and, like, jimmy hoffa, i know where that dude is, too, yo. meadowlands! straight up fact, yo. everybody knows that. and i'm going to find out who took my xbox, too. anyway, i'm just a regular kid, and those are my reflections. i'll see you guys later. [ laughte

. >>> rough landing, tense moments at jfk airport when a delta flight's landing gear fails to deploy. >>> and education. nbc takes a special in-depth look at the state of our nation's schools. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and a very good morning to you. i'm veronica dell a cruise. today we begin with on the brink. residents are trying to stay drive as rivers are trying to rise to dangerous levels. one levee built in the 18 # 0s has. it has warneded residents that if the levee brings merge vehicles including police, fire, and balances will not be able to reach those who stay behind. waters are beginning to reseed elsewhere where emergencies had been declared. >>> this morning they're seeking broader authority to track down. to design their network so fbi officials can monitor suspects if the companies are served with a wire tap order. right now those services ewing what's known as peer to peer software are difficult to intercept because they're not rooted through a central hub. according to the times, the bill which the obama administration plans to submit ne

and on august 9th, he was going from pittsburgh/jfk and an argument took place with a passenger. and he yelled at the ppassenger over the intercom, and arrested and charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing. and he spent 20 years and the airline injury and for the latest on this dramatic incident? www.kron.com what's on the web with kimberlee sakamoto. >> and to check out the golden gate bridge, no sign of the fog. northbound, is looking good and a bit sluggish. and the bay bridge, look at this, the right side is moving purposely well. and the east bound as on the right however, there is some backup on the pay gates in the left. the fastrak is moving well and not too bad considering. we will be right back. to cut crime. fact: brown promised but murders doubled, making oakland the 4th most dangerous city in america. jerry brown. he just can't deliver the results california needs now. qgqaqahe just can't deliver the results oh. see that? great job. ok, now let's get ready for the ball... here it comes... here you go. good catch. perfect! alright now for

sparks were seen out the window when the flight from atlanta to white plains, new york, was diverted to jfk airport. the pilot was praised, as was the air traffic controller. >> we were lucky. the controller actually working that airplane last night is eight weeks away from retirement. and he's been working airplanes for 29 years. i mean, we couldn't have asked for a better person to be in that position. >> there's more of that interview this morning coming up on "good morning america." the passengers were taken to their final destination on a bus. >>> some wisconsin residents who have been evacuated because of flooding may be out of their homes for up to a week. and at least one small community along the wisconsin river has been cut off because of a levee failure. long-time residents along the river have seen floods before but never luke the current one. linsey davis reports. >> reporter: in central wisconsin, rivers are still rising. and residents still reeling. >> this will be flooded like this for a mile in that direction. >> reporter: late saturday, tim kraus watched as the wisconsin r

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it left white plains, new york saturday night but made an emergency landing at jfk in new york after landing gear got stuck. a passenger chapter to the video inside the cabin. flight attendants tells them to stay down and then you hear everybody applauded when the plane lands safely. >>> or recall drivers need to know. hyundai recalling 140,000 sonata sedans because of steering problems. it has not caused injuries or crashes but as of the 11 models built between december of last year and this fall. get your vehicle inspected. >>> we have 62 degrees on this early monday morning. we will introduce you to workingwoman trying to transform shopping in the city of alexandria. -h( music playing )y of - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful.

. >> carolyn: a delta flight made an emergency landing laughs last night at jfk. a passenger captured this on his cell phone. >> stay down! stay down! >> carolyn: the plane's landing gear malfunctioned, sending sparks flying and leaving a wing dragging. passengers braced themselves and some prayed. [cheering] >> carolyn: no one was hurt. all 60 passengers left the plane through the main door and were bus'ed to the terminal. >>> still ahead, potential problems for the steering wheel prompts a recall of thousands of cars. carol carol -- >> carolyn: if e.t. visits earth, the united nations has designated the first person to meet him. and warm weekend toward throughout the bay area. what's in store for the work@ú@ú >> carolyn: hyundai is recalling 140,000 sonata sedans in the united states. that recall affects 2011 models built between december 11, 2001, through december 102010. there's a defect in the steering column that could affect a driver's ability to manipulate the car. >>> budweiser is unleashing a massive promotional campaign to push free beer and a hipper bu

. -- jfk. >> stay down! stay down! stay down! >> carolyn: the plane's landing gear malfunctioned, sending sparks flying and leaving one of the plane's winging dragging on the tarmac, passengers braced themselves and some prayed on the tense descent. [applause] >> carolyn: no one was hurt. all 60 passengers left the plane through the main door and were bussed to the terminal. delta is working with federal authorities to deem what caused the problem with the problem. >>> overseas now. iranian forces crashed into neighboring iraq and killed 30 fighters involved in last week's bombing of a military parade. a general of the elite revolutionary guards told iranian state television that the terrorists were killed in a clash beyond the border. iran said it would target armed groups on iraqi soil. >>> an iranian newspaper reports a delegation from ohman will visit iran to try to secure the release of two hikers who were arrested two years. iranian authorities captured shourd, her fiancee and their friend 13 months ago when they went into

the plane was coming into jfk airport in new york from atlanta.rd are okay. some are hailing the captain as the next sully. sully sullenberger. the pilot who you may remember safely landed a plane on the hudson river. a larger one. no one was injured, and no fire was on board the plane we were showing you video of. >>> less than two hours, held and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will play cheerleader for president obama's health care initiative. she'll discuss the impact of that legislation in in nevada as part of the democrat's strategy to promote the reform bill ahead of the november returns. just last week the first batch of consumer protections took effect. a new poll shows 53% of americans are still confused about this bill. a separate a.p. poll tells a different story. about 40% say the bill does not do enough. mi mike, are we seeing here basically in the situation where they're stuck between a rock and a hard place? >> well, it's a little bit of that. part of it is you reed the poll numbers. the interpretation of the number depe

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to proceed to jfk and execute an emergency landing over there. and if it's not completely obvious, i want to confirm we're declaring an emergency. >> reporter: could the scare have been prevented? fox 5 has confirmed the faa issued what is called an air worthiness directive in july, putting the airlines on notice about a landing gear problem and that directive includes this plane. the crj 900. he is a retired pilot. >> what we have here is an a.d. that specifically dealt with what could be a hazardous condition on the aircraft. landing gear problems. not just landing gear problems that you could not drop one gear or both gears. you could have had a landing with the gear folded. >> reporter: the faa calls it an unsafe condition that full landing gear extension may not be achievable. right now, we don't know if that is what happened to flight 4951, but here's what the captain was dealing with: on the delta flight connection operated by atlantic southeast airlines. his right wheels were stuck in the up position and he had to try and land the plane o

. >> a delta airlines flight made an emergency landing at jfk international airport in new york on saturday. web producer, kimberly sakamoto. the cellphone video the capture those dramatic moments. kimberly? >> pamela, these passengers went through a roller-coaster of motions. first they thought it was funny because they were circling for about 20 minutes. the one person said that they've got that the pilot did not know where to land. and that the pilot said it was a very serious and then let us take a look of the final moments. right of with a touchdown. >> brace for impact! >> has a down, stay down! heads down, stay down, head set down, stay down! [applause] >> you can see the there were sparks, with a fine landing and no injuries, reported. >> and a live look over san francisco it is starting to cool down a little bit. san francisco. still, very warm with 84 degrees. it is going to be another hot one. and where corn to see even more suspected, inland. and this heat will continue and more details after the break.

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it was forced to land at jfk after the landing gear got stuck. the flight attendant was telling passengers to stay down. in the end, the airplane landed safely. >>> and virginia teenager is recovering after a shark bit him. they went surfing near virginia beach. they were in the water standing next to their boards when they found something brushup next to them. >> i immediately jumped onto my board to get out of the water. i started to lean back and i it felt a sharp pain on my knee. >> his friends managed to get him out of the water and got him help. he needed 51 stitches to close the cuts on his ankle and his need. experts plan to examine the bike marks on the surfboard to discover what kind of shark bit him. >>> a pastor in a prominent church in atlanta has returned to the pulpit after being by a boy i of being lured into a relationship -- of being blurred into a relationship with him. -- of being lured into a relationship with him. >> i have never in my life portray myself as a perfect man. but i am not the man who that is being portrayed on

we are landing at jfk, get everything out of your seat backs everything under the seat.harp objects and they told us they would be yelling to us when we touched down and alerted us for that. the pilot also said to us, that there was a problem with the right handing gear and we would tip over to the right on the plane. so that was not a surprise. megyn: he had to put the left handing gear down and touched the right wing down to counter balance that. you must have had a thought this could be it. >> i didn't want to go there. i decide not to. i knew this was scary. we didn't know what was going to happen. we knew there was some danger obviously and we could get hurt. i wasn't going to go to that final thing. megyn: i understand you are an amputee because of cancer and you had help from your fellow passengers. >> absolutely. i slipped going down the stairs and to be caught me and said, we'll help you and then another passenger came stover, a flight attendant to help me and put his arms around me. he said i'll help you get over there. i'm praying for you. i know you are prayi

this time, in milwaukee, just days after a similar plane skidded to a halt at jfk, raising new questions about the safety of that aircraft. >>> and polygamy probe. the stars of a hit new reality show about a man and his four wives find themselves at the center of a police investigation after allowing cameras into their home. will the real-life big love end up in the big house early this september morning, september 29th, 2010. september morning, september 29th, 2010. of captioning funded by cbs >>> rain is gone thank goodness at least here in the city for the moment. good morning, everybody i'm harry smith. >> a lot is cooking in the tropics. good morning, everyone i'm maggie rodriguez. >> we'll get to that in a sengd. one of the other stories we're covering this morning you've heard of this out of texas, a brawl that he erupted, not a college game or semipro game or a high school game but at a pee wee football game. jeff glor will investigate and we'll have that for you in a bit. first we start in south florida. a tropical depression is pushing through bringing heavy rain and possible f

this is what they heard right before they landed at jfk. take a listen. >>> heads down. stay down. heads down. stay down. >> wow. coming up, find out how the pilot of the jet landed without part of his landing gear. >>> plus -- are they the real secret weapon? how women could hold the key for democrats' hopes to keep the house and senate in november. >>> caught on video. the navy has opened an investigation into why 2 $33 million choppers dipped into lake tahoe before righting themselves. mary: does this dress make my backside look big? abe: perhaps... save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?really host: is having a snowball fight with pitching great randy johnson a bad idea? man: yeah, i'm thinking maybe this was a bad idea. no, that's the name of the new oreo cookie. what's the name of the new oreo cookie? [ eli ] heads or tails. tails. tails. heads. heads. tails. heads. heads? oh, no. heads. what? [ shaq ] heads. [ venus ] tails. [ apolo ] tails. >>> officials are investigating why a delta airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at jfk with a third of i

realizing they may need a bigger airport, the pilots diverted to jfk, and asks controllers there to clear runway. >> right gear is stuck up, the other two are down. >> the right gear is stuck up? okay. would you prefer a 3-1 left or right? >> when the landing gear's not coming down you know you're going to have an accident, for sure. the plane's going to swerve in the direction of the retracted gear. >> reporter: the delicate balancing act, putting the plane down on just two out of three landing gear. >> heads down. stay down. >> reporter: the few images from a cell phone captures sparks flying at plane's wing dragged along the cement. despite fuel on the wing, no fire. once out of the plane safely, relief. >> whoo! >> nerves. >> reporter: and praise for the pilot who pulled it off. >> great job. no complaints from me. >> reporter: and from one curious passenger, a question about his interrupted troip white plains. >> we still get frequent flyer miles? >> you know what? >> let's go to james j. phifer, a passenger on the flight. thank you for speaking to us a day after this happens. tell u

a part of the landing gear was stock, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at jfk in new york. one of the wings dragged along the tarmac. no one was hurt, thankfully. authorities trying to figure out why the landing gear failed. the pastor in the middle of a firestorm over allegations he lured young men into sexual relationships spoke out for the first time yesterday to it the faithful at the mega church in georgia welcomed him back to the public with open arms. he denied the allegations and told confidence that he needs them in his corner. >> i am not the man that is being portrayed -- [applause] on the television. that is not me. that is not me. i'm not a perfect man, but this thing i'm going to fight. >> four for male members of the church in georgia and north carolina alleged that he gave each gifts and special fibers but for coaxing them into a sexual relations while they were still teenagers but above the legal age of consent. i new study shows that day care may be dangerous for some kids. first, in "consumer alert," another airline merger. >> we have heavy rains and may

tense moments at new york's jfk airport when a delta flight's landing gear failedo deploy. >>> and "education nation." nbc news takes a special in-depth look at the state of our nation's schools. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning to you including those in the pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> this morning we begin on the brink -- this morning several states in the midwest are trying to stay dry as rivers there are rising to dangerous levels. the situation is particularly precarious along the wisconsin river where one levee built in the 1890s is failing. while it hasn't collapsed, officials don't consider it safe. they recommend evacuation and have warned residents that if the levee breaks, emergency vehicles, including police, fire, and ambulances will not be able to reach those who stay behind. fortunately water levels are beginning to recede elsewhere in wisconsin where a state of emergency had been declared in several counties. >>> this morning's "new york times" is reporting that federal officials are seeking broader authority to hunt d

stay down. >> reporter: it was a harrowing landing at new york's jfk airport for 60 passengers on boardght 4951 operating by atlantic southeast airlines. >> heads down. stay down. >> reporter: the original destination had been white plains, new york, but when the pilots detected a landing gear problem, they asked to divert to a longer jfk runway. >> we're having a gear problem. do not want to land. we need to check with company, but do not want to land at white plains with a gear problem. >> i text messaged my girlfriend and told her i love her. the lady in front of me, i see her get teary. she's reaching for her husband to hold his hand. >> reporter: with the right wheel stuck in the up position, the pilot uses the right wing to stabilize his landing. sparks fly as the wing skids along the runway. >> we start coming in very slowly. slowly it's landing. a little bumpy. we feel it's leaning on the side. >> we came down and, you know, the plane tipped slightly and the sparks came out. >> reporter: and then the plane came to a stop. >> everybody was clapping. we -- you know, immediately we

their lives as the landing gear malfunctions forcing pilots to make an emergency landing at new york's jfk airport. >> stay down! stay down! >> this morning the harrowing moments caught inside that plane. >>> and education nation, the most powerful country on earth, but our students rank 24th in math and 17th in science. what's wrong with the system? what can we do to give our children a better future? we're live at the white house to ask those questions of president barack obama "today," monday, ask those questions of president barack obama "today," monday, september 27, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this monday morning. i'm matt lauer live at the white house. ann curry is actually back in new york to kick off education nation over in the learning plaza, ann, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt and take a look at what we have done to the place. we have turned this entire area into a learning plaza and we're bringing together some 300 -- >> anne, thanks very much, every single american president says they wa

the delta flight landing on half its wheels at new york's jfk airport.ing as of the wings scrape the runway. today the pilot who made that miraculous landing, captain jack conroy spoke. >> wasn't to thank the passengers, who stayed calm. to prove new yorkers ununbelievable. >> he was an ex-navy pilot. >>> and arthur penn has died. he directed bonnie and cylde. 1967, warren beatty and faye dunaway. penn said he hadn't wanted to make a film about gangster, but gave in calling it a commentary an called it broughtle anarchy of the depression. he was 88. >>> come up ron claiborne takes us to his american town, his tow town. who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacte

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to jfk and execute an emergency landing over there.it's not completely obvious, we are declaring an emergency. >> but could the scare have been prevented? the faa issued an air- worthiness directive back in july putting airlines on notice about landing gear problems. that includes this plain, the crj-900. this man is a retired pilot. >> we have an a.d. that dealt with what could be a very hazardous condition on an aircraft, landing gear problems. and not just landing gear problems that you could not drop one gear or both gears, but you could have also had a landing where the gear folded. >> reporter: the faa called it an unsafe condition. that full landing gear extension may not be achievable. right now we don't know if that's what happened to flight 4951. but here is what the captain was dealing with on the delta flight connection operated by atlantic southeast airlines. his right wheels were stuck in the up position and he to try to land the plane on the left wheel and right wing. >> what he was worried about is that the aircraft cou

had to make an emergency landing at jfk over the weekend and reports are that the landing gear failed to deploy to a passenger on board the plane captured video of the landing on a cell phone. can you hear -- you can't hear it but in the background you can hear -- there it is. a flight attendant yelling heads down, stay down! >> stay down! >> pothe -- the pilot was calm and the plane landed safely. no injuries were reported. >>> for john mccain, tense moments after a televised debate sunday. as he was leaving a protester waving a sign jumped out in front of him chanting. a member of the senator's security team tackled the woman to the ground where she kept chanting. she was among a group of peace activists upset about mccain's stance regarding fighting in iraq and afghanistan and the debate was the only tv meeting between the senate candidates ahead of election day in arizona. >>> alcohol abuse is a big problem in our nation. >> why researchers are saying that raising the tax on alcohol could have an impact on your life. >> plus, that flu shot you just got may be doing a lot more for

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federal investigators are looking into whether faulty landing gear caused this emergency landing at jfk in new york. passenger took this video saturday during the emergency plate attendant yelled for passengers to duck and cover. delta connection plane right landing gear was stuck and would not deploy. pilot forced to land 135 miles per hour with the right wing scraping the runway. had there been any mistake the plane could have skidded out of control. that did not happen. >> just good training. good execution. good procedures. >>reporter: the entire crew is being praised as the investigation continues. >>> get ready for a lot of ga-ga. story in tomorrow "new york times"predicts lady gaga meat dress from this year bma top 20 cost assume of 2010 and this green oil sweater jump suit with the bp logo on it. bp stand forbade planning. the dead fish are not included. fun world says several collars from every costume sold will go to family affected by the gulf coast oil disaster. >>> oh, boy. if i'm going with the meat dress. shuffle down today with tw teams in the bay area. niners and fire o