williams' son says letty and robert kociemba were close friends. they enjoyed scuba diving, traveling, and flying in bob's plane. williams leaves behind two sons and five grandchildren. now the cause of that plane crash has not yet been determined. jennifer franciotti reporting live from the studio. now back to you. >> thank you. >> coming up today on "oprah" it is some of oprah's most memorable guests. susan smith's ex-husband. plus an update from ted haggert and his wife. for a look at what's coming up next on "the today show," here's matt lour. >> more on that deadly midair collision here in new york. we'll have the latest in a live report. then the godfather to michael jackson's three children says he could be paris jackson's biological father. we'll here from that. all that plus kate gosslin. all ahead here on "today." >> the time is 6:54. >> just ahead, another look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals. this is another. new total blueberry pomegranate cereal gives you 100

we have reaction from general from letty williams' family. >> letty williams leaves behind two sons and five girn. they say her spirit of -- five grandchildren. they say her spirit of adventure and love of life will be dearly missed. >> it is devastating. that's my mom, you know? >> eric says it is just starting to sink in that his mom is gone. the lane letty williams was riding in crashed shortly after taking off. >> without going overboard, ye she just liked having a good time. she really did. >> the pilot of the two-seater plane, robert kociemba, was also killed. williams' son says bob and his mom loved traveling, scuba diving, and traveling in bob's plane. letty williams was also work ong getting her pilot's license. at 66 she was enjoying life. >> she loved her kids, loved her grandchildren, and she was the life of the party. >> eric said the one consolation is she died doing what she loved. but, he says, it is hard to understand why. >> you trust in the lowered and there is a plan and there is a reason. it is not for me to know or anybody else to know. >> funeral arrangements have

jennifer franciotti has reaction from 66-year-old letty williams' family. >> good morning. letty williams died when the plane she was riding in crashed saturday just minutes after taking off. she was traveling with 61-year-old robert kociemba who was the pilot of the two-seater plane. he says bob and his mom were the closest of friends. they enjoyed scuba diving, flying, and at 66 williams was working on getting her own pilot's license. she had an adventureous spirit and a loving nature, but will be missed. >> she was an accomplished woman, she was a professional. she did a lot of good things for a lot of people that loved her. she loved a lot of people, and she's going to be missed by a lot of people. >> williams leaves behind two sons and five grandchildren. federal investigators have not released any information on what caused that plane to crash. reporting live from the news room. mindy, back to you. >> rescue crews continue to search for a small plane and victims in the hudson river. nine people were killed when a plane crashed with a helicopter. new york mayor michael

. >> the victims, robert kociemba and his friend, letty williams of edgewater. he knew him well. he flew his two-seater sports plane out of his park several times a week. >> huet is a fighter pilot in vietnam. he served his country honorably. >> the federal aviation commission was on seen all afternoon. witnesses say that it sounded like the engine went out and it looked like he tried to turn back towards the airport when he crashed. faa officials moved the wreckage into a hangar to continue their investigation into what went wrong and why a ballistic parachute did not deploy. he will ponder that and many more questions as you ponders or questions. >> he always had time to stop and talk to my wife or children. he will be greatly missed. >> there is no indication about when federal investigators will have answers. >> investigators in new york have temporary called off the search for survivors in that of the mid-air collision. nine people were killed when a chopper collided with a small plane over the hudson river. >> divers searched for the remaining dictums below the murky waters

trying to figure out what caused an ultralight plane to go down in carroll county over the weekend letty williams died, along with robert kociemba, the pilot of the plane. the woman had an adventurous spirit and a loving nature. >> she was an accomplished woman, professional. she did a lot of good things. a lot of people loved her. she left a lot of people. she is going to be missed. -- she loved a lot of people. she is going to be missed. >> today the search continues for bodies and answers in the mid-air collision of a small plane and a helicopter in manhattan this weekend. there were no survivors and the crash, which was so bad that it left to debris scattered over the hudson river. >> as the monday morning commute into manhattan got under way, a grim scene played out along the hudson. divers continued their search for the two final victims of the mid-air collision. pieces of the plane's fuselage could give me to clues into what exactly whawent wrong. >> they are going to have to confirm it today, and hopefully pull it up. >> what they have pulled out so far has painted a morbid picture of a q

. >> police say the two killed were the pilot, robert kociemba, and his friend, letty williams. federal look bushels are still on the scene trying to piece together just -- federal investigators are still on the scene trying to piece together just what happened. troopers got the call that a small aircraft went down in a field a quarter mile from the keymar airpark. >> the aircraft was found in this cornfield. two were on board and they were both deceased. >> the victims are in man and woman. the troopers were in the process of contacting their families. a man flying the plane was an experienced pilot who had flown from the same place many times before and they are not sure why the plane went down. >> the crash will be investigated by the faa and the ntsb. we do not know the cause right now. we believe they have recently taken off from the keymar airpark. the aircraft crashed. >> the plain is a golden circle air t-bird ii. the faa moved to the wreckage to a hangar at the keymar airpark to try and figure out just what caused the crash. investigators have not given us any indicatio

small plane went down in a field about a quarter mile and 61-year-old pilot and his passenger 66 letty williams died. the complete investigation report could be released within about a year. >> some good economic news for the port of baltimore. $3.5 million is headed this way thanks to the stimulus recovery act. that money will be used to create jobs and reduce rates of recess pri tori illnesses. the granted will also help increase the port's efficient sip and competitiveness. >> how would you like to be $270 million richer. sounds crazy but it's possible the mega millions jackpot is up to that high. to win, you have to match all six numbers with the odds being one in 76 million. sounds easy -- 176 million. you can catch the drawing here on wbal-tv 11 news tonight at 11:22 sharp which brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what would you do with the money if you won tonight's mega millions jackpot? email your responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> i'd work more. >> i think you would. knowing you. >> i'm weird like that, right? >> the time is 5:05. coming up a former reality show co

the maryland state police say the victims are 61-year-old robert coseumbia and letty williams, 66, of edgewater. the man was an experienced pilot who flew from the air strip two or three times a week. federal aviation officials are also looking intohat caused the crash. >>> anyone who has ever tried parking in downtown d.c. knows that finding a legal parking place can be a huge headache. what if you paid someone else to park your car and then got a ticket in the mail? the district has new rules to representing late valley parking practices. darcy spencer joins us live fm chinatown with more. >> reporter: it really does happen. people say they are getting parking tickets though they're using valet services. their cars are not being put in the right place. d.c. government officials are saying that's about to change as new rules are going into effect to regulate valets for the first time. it's a saturday night and people are taking in the d.c. night life. bars and restaurants are packed and parking is a premium. for many, paying a valet to park your car is ideal but for some the service

the pilot of davidsonville and female passenger 66-year-old letty williams of edge water crashed abouter mile from the air park. the full investigation report could be released sometime in the next year. >>> here's the latest on the hate crime against a 76-year- old man in baltimore. the family will take legal action. james privott is back home where his wife must monitor him 24 hours a day. along with cal ver lockner who's already behind bars, police picked twowp teenagers related to the beatings. they are 17-year-old eman y'all miller and 16-year-old zachary watson. they face theft and other charges. they tell police lockner was the ringleader in this racial attack. >> we're not in the position to know the full extent of their beliefs and a lot about their lives. >> it's not the group giving the direction. it's rather the people who belong to the groups for whatever reason who tend to be acting on their own ideology. >> reporter: there are 13 known racist groups that are active in our state, including the maryland skinheads based right here in baltimore. a 2007 documentary on the hat

>>letty williams leaves behind some sons and grandchildren and a legacy. it shows a spirit of the venture and a legacy of life. >> it is devastating. >> he says it is just darting to sink in that his mother is gone. she died -- it is just starting to sink in that his mother is gone. she died during the plane crashed in carroll county. >> she was an accomplished woman. she was a professional. she did a lot of good things. a lot of people love her. she loved a lot of people. she is going to be missed. >> the pilot of the two-seater plane was also killed. there were very close friends for many years. they enjoyed living life to their fullest, traveling, scuba diving, skydiving. she was working on getting her own pilot's license. at 66, she was having the time of her life. >> she liked to have a good time. >> here is one consolation is that she died doing what she left. she is leaving behind quite a legacy. >> an outstanding mother, she left her kids. she had five grandchildren. she loved them to death. she was the life of the party. >> their family will try t

minutes after taking off from the keymar airport. 61-year-old robert kociemba and 66-year-old letty williams were killed in the crash. members of congress getting an earful as they hold town hall meetings with constituents on health care reform. >> i want an answer to the question. is the money coming out of my pay check? >> many events like this one have been disrupted by people opposed to health care reform. some opponents have gotten so loud at times, security has been called in. >> most of this is legitimate local dissent. some of it expressed very elegantly, some very vocally. >> some members of congress say they have received threatening phone calls. others have stopped doing town hall meetings all together. democrats accuse republicans of being behind the disruptions. republicans have said this is just spontaneous. bargain shoppers were outin virginia, today, cashing in on the state's sales tax holiday. through sunday, shoppers will not have to pay the 5% sales tax. the tax-free shopping includes clothing and shoes up to $100 and school supplies that cost up to $20 per item. the virgi

crash in carroll county that killed both people onboard. 61-year-old robert and 66-year- old lettie williams died in the crash. we're told they were friends, the two-seat plane crashed in a cornfield around 7:30 this morning west of the tawny town. authorities are still trying to figure out why the plane went down. the owner of the airpark says his dear friend robert will be missed. >> he's a wonderful man, very kind man. and myself and my family will miss him dearly. we just told our sons that he passed and they started crying on the phone. >> the victim's bodies are in baltimore for autopsies. the preliminary investigation shows the men took off from the airpark just minutes before that crash. authorities are not sure sure where they were headed. >>> a sightseeing helicopter carrying five italian tourists and a small plane collided above the hudson river today. authorities say all nine people aboard the two aircrafts were killed. the national transportation safety board sent a team to investigate the collision. abc's reporter reports from the waterfront. >> reporter: people strolling along

minutes after taking off from the keymar airport. 61-year-old robert kasiemba and 66-year-old letty williamsere killed in the crash. the airport owner said that kasiemba flew from the air strip two or three times a week and had rented hangar space there for about four years. federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused the crash. sonia sotomayor made history today becoming the first hispanic on the u.s. supreme court. she was sworn in today and pledged to defend the nstitution and administer impartial justice. >> i, sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> with her mother holding a family bible, chief justice john roberts swore in the supreme court's first hispanic. >> i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> surrounded by family and friends, she became justice sotomayor. >> so help me god. >> congratulations and welcome to the court. >> it began some 50 years ago in a new york city housing project where she was raised by her mother and won scholarships to elite schools -- princeton and yale law. and it was a republican president, george h.w. bush who nominated he

. >> the victim, 61-year-old robert kociemba and his friend letty williams. he flew his plane two to three times a week. >> i couldn't believe it. i was a fighter pilot in vietnam, flew intruders, and served his country honnably. >> the federal aviation industry was on the scene trying to determine what caused the plane to go down. dennis says it looked like bob tried to turn back toward the airport when he crashed. f.a.a. officials moved the crash wreckage into a hangar to determine what went wrong and why the pair chute didn't deploy. dennis ponders that and many other questions as he remembers his good friend bob. >> very kind and generous. always had time to stop and talk with my wife or children. he's going to be greatly missed. >> there's no indication of when federal investigators might have some answers. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and another deadly crash to report. this one happened in new york city. a small private plane collided with a sight-seeing helicopter over the hudson river yesterday. all nine people onboard the two aircraft are presumed

crash in carroll county on saturday. 61-year-old robert kociemba was flying with 66-year-old letty williamsm edge water when they crashed just minutes after taking off. >>> divers will resume their search for two bodies in the hudson river. both aircraft crashed into the hudson on saturday as thousands of witnesses looked on. they're still looking into who caused the collision. >>> the u.s. soldier being held by terrorists in afghanistan, the terrorist group says they'll need some demands made before they decide what to do with him. >>> and a group of volunteers ranging from age from 18 to 64 will get a shot today followed by one more in three weeks time. they hope it will be ready for public distribution by october. and stay with us, maryland's news station and more on the mid-air collision that killed ♪ when you take a bigger, thicker slice of the best potatoes, people notice. introducing alexia crunchysnac a giant leap for snack kind. ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving wh h geico. ♪ who's watching

joeneather singletary -- robert cienda and let let -- letty williams both died in the crash. >> americannes flight 448 had problems with the right wing. the pilot declared an emergency and was able to land safely at los angeles international airport. there were no injuries reported. the f. arkansas is investigating -- the f.a.a. is investigating the incident. >> hurricane bill continues to churn in the atlantic. while it is not likely to make land fall, it could still make an impact. beaches will not -- will be staffed with extra lifeguards to deal with high waves and rip currents. >> dozens of beaches have an eye on hurricane bill. this picture from the international space station shows how massive the storm is. while forecasters expect the storm to stay in the atlantic, hundreds of miles from the u.s. coast, bill could still cause some problems. >> if you have an inexperienced surfer or a person that doesn't know what they are doing in the water, i would advise, don't even try to go out there. >> but lifeguards and emergency officials know that high waves have the opposite effect on su

robert cocienda and letty williams both died in that crash. a full report could be released within a year. >> everyone is safe after an american airlines jet made an emergency landing in los angeles. american airlines flight 4419 from dallas to l.a. had problems with its right wing but was able to land safely at los angeles international airport. there were no injuries reported. the f.a.a. is investigating the citizen. >> hurricane bill continues to churn in the atlantic. it will not likely make landfall but it could make an impact. dozens of beaches will be closed, and others will be stacked with extra lifeguards to deal with dangerous rip currents and high waves. >> thousands along the atlantic coast from florida to new england have an eye on hurricane bill. this picture shows how massive the storm is. forecasters expect the storm to stay in the atlantic, but bill could still cause problems. >> if you have an inexperienced surfer or a person that doesn't know what they are doing on the water, don't even try to go out there. >> but lifeguards

cables were possible contributing factors that killed the pilot and hid passenger, 66-year-old letty williams. ip vest gators believe the complete investigation report could be released within a year. eight people are being treated for injuries, two of them at shock trauma following a two-car crash in carroll county a chevy camaro made a u-turn and strayed spot path of an oncoming minivan. this took place around 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. >> four days, that's all you have left if you want to trade in your old clunker for the new one under government's cash for clunkers program and dealers are beginning and preparing for a busy weekend. more on that story. >> it's literally the end of the road for the cash for clunkers program effective monday night at 8:00 p.m. call it a cash for clunkers selloff this weekend. >> move fast. >> dealers say it's been a huge success. >> business has increased significantly. >> but now they want to get paid. >> as of right now we have nothing funded yet on one deal. >> david says he hasn't seen a dime from the government funding the cash at $3500 to $4500 a p

maryland state police say the victims are 61-year-old robert kociemba of davidsonville and letty williams of edgewater. they say he was an experienced pilot. federal aviation officials are looking into what caused the crash. >>> well, unless you are a soccer fan you want to stay far away from fedex field today. d.c. united is playing spain'n, realma drid today. traffic is exempted to be very, very heavy. you're seeing last week's traffic snarls. it left a lot of people unhappy. today, police are expected to be on hand to help direct drivers into the different entrances to the stadium. more than 60,000 are scheduled to attend. transportation officials recommend using the central avenue connection to minimize delays and also advise soccer fans to get to the field early. parking lots open at 10:00 a.m. and the stadium gates open at 1:00. >>> well, it's a huge headache trying to find parking in downtown d.c. but whatf you paid someone else to park your car and then got a ticket in the mail? that's starting to happen more often, and now the district has knew rules to regulate valet parking pra

police have identified the victims as 61 yeerlt robert kociemba and letty williams. owner of the airport says the pilot flew several times a week. there will be a continuing investigation of this crash. >> there is continuing coverage of another crash on our web site, that collision that happened on the hudson yesterday. you can also hear from witnesses if you go to wbaltv.com. you will find that on our home page. >> police are investigating a shooting in east baltimore. a man was shot in the hip around 9:30 last night. the victim was treated at the hospital. the search continues for the shooter. >> baltimore city police say they need your help looking for a couple. let's move onto the next story here. we're going to take a break, and then we will check in with jim nichols who is sitting in for nichols who is sitting in for john collins this morning and since re/max first opened its doors back in 1973, we've helped millions of families buy or sell a home. through good times and bad, including five previous recessions, re/max agents have provided the kind of experienc

letty williams and a man were killed in that crash. >> when we come back, we'll >> storms falling apartway into delaware. that's good news, but not great news. we are anticipating more thunderstorms later this afternoon. we can see the wider picture. the bulk of the heaviest activity to new jersey and delaware. more thunderstorms across northern virginia and more will be on the way. all this humidity we have dealt with the last few days has to go somewhere, and unfortunately it has -- it will come in the form of rain showers and thunderstorms. mostly cloudy, 83 to 87 degrees. some storms can be heavy at times, so there is a bit of a flash flood concern. lingering rain showers at 86 degrees. we start to dry out, but unfortunately it is on a monday. 87 degrees and mostly sunny. we'll continue that trend through thursday with one other round of storms on friday. >> thank you, jim, and thank you for joining us. we'll have another live update for you in 25 minutes. >>> good morning. bracing for bill. the season's first hurricane lashes bermuda with big waves as people leer in the u.s. get a