michael rosenberg was the founder of "health decisions," in durham, north carolina. yesterday's flight originated in nearby chapel hill. the plane apparently lost power as it approached maryland's montgomery county airport... and crashed into three houses. michael rosenberg was a certified pilot... but it's not known whether he was at the controls. yesterday's massive fire in downtown los angeles, is being investigated as a criminal act. it destroyed part of a large apartment complex. two major freeways were shut down when signs and plastic roadway bumps began to melt. 250 firefighters were on the scene. despite the magnitude of the fire, no injuries were reported. damages are in the multi- millions. a billboard is using the christmas holiday to advertise for atheists. this billboard was put in saint charles county, missouri. it shows a young girl wearing a santa hat. the sign reads, "dear santa, all i want for christmas is to skip church. i'm too old for fairy tales." a group called 'american atheists' says the ad is targeting so-called 'in the closet' atheists. but

michael rosenberger, the president and ceo of a medical research firm.eff pegues, cbs news, in gaithersburg, maryland. >>> the university of virginia is refusing to reinstate greek fraternity and sorority activities. school officials say the ban will stay in effect while it explores its policies following a "rolling stone" magazine story following an alleged gang rape at one fraternity house. the magazine said it made mistakes in its reporting. that led greek organizations around the country to call on the universities to lift the suspension. >>> just ahead -- in-flight improvement. we'll see how one company is investing big money to make your next trip a lot more pleasant. details on "moneywatch." moneywatch." is a really big deal.u with aches, fever and chills- there's no such thing as a little flu. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. attack the flu virus at its source with prescription tamiflu. and call your doctor right away. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in peop

michael rosenberg, the ceo of a health care company. he was involved in a plane crash four years ago. the ntsb will be looking at piloting, mechanical issues and whether those birds played any role at all. brian? >> tom costello on the scene for us tonight. tom, thanks. >>> we may be having weather in the news by midweek as we're tracking two big storms taking aim from west to east. a nor'easter is on the move from the carolinas on up the eastern seaboard through maine bringing a mix of snow and heavy rain. and there are warnings of major flooding. on the west coast, northern california about to get slammed by the strongest storm to hit there in about five years. meteorologist janice huff in the weather center with all of it tonight. janice, good evening. >> hi, brian. it is going to be a mess for the east coast and west coast starting with the nor'easter on the east coast. this satellite and radar picture doesn't look impressive. but this storm is going to be developing rapidly and moving up the coast. this is 5:00 a.m. tomorrow hittin

including michael rosenberg, the founder of the clinical research company in north carolina. the plane went down about a mile from the airport. one theory is a bird strike may have caused problems. multiple warnings about birds in the area why heard on air traffic control tapes before the crash. the recorders have been recovered and we know ntsb is downloading the clues into what caused the deadly crash. john and christine. >> you feel for that family. >>> some serious weather in the forecast for the northeast. i can tell you from coming in, personal reporting, it has already begun. let's turn to pedram javaheri. >> we need an expert. we don't want to rely on john's meteorological skills. >> it is a muddy mess. it is set up across the northeast. tremendous rainfall across the eastern seaboard. a mix of rain and snow across new england. that is the pattern across the 24 to 36 hours. it paints the picture for you over the northeast and new england. at this point, the snowfall across the interior areas is wet and will stick across the region. it will be a main issue. you take a

three people on board the plane also died, including michael rosenberg, the founder and ceo of the clinical research company in north carolina. the plane went down a mile from the airport. one theory is a bird strike may have caused problems. multiple warnings about birds in the area were heard on air traffic control tapes shortly before the crash. the plane's recorders have been recovered. we do know national transportation safety board investigators are looking into the cause of the deadly crash. >>> rene marsh, thank you. a nor'easter is in the forecast for the northeast u.s. pedram javaheri has the forecast. >> we are talking about 25 million people dealing with wintry weather across the region. heavy snowfall across interior new england. look at the coastline. tremendous rainfall. 1 to 3 inches in new york over the next couple of days. boston over 2 inches and you factor in the winds throughout the afternoon. 3:30 this afternoon, new york and boston, wind gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour. conditions improve tuesday night into wednesday morning. travel will be an issue. new york with 90-mi

one of them was michael rosenberg, the ceo of a health-related company. federal officials haven't said whether he was the pilot. they are still investigating the cause of this crash. >>> and investigators are looking into possible arson as the cause of a fire that destroyed an apartment complex in los angeles on monday. it took about 250 firefighters three hours to bring that blaze under control. a nearby freeway was shut down as crews worked to put out the flames. the apartment complex was under construction. the fire also damaged three buildings nearby. no injuries were reported. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge are getting the royal treatment during their u.s. trip. monday night they shook hands with hip-hop's most powerful couple. >> and the new york society pages abuzz tomorrow with jay-z and beyonce meeting the other royal couple from across the pond. >> how about that? before the game, the royal couple met with lebron james of the cleveland cavaliers. king james gave them two jerseys, one with cambridge on the back, and another fit for a princ

michael rosenberg ceo of north carolina based company health decisions and two other passengers. they, too, died in the accident as their plane was coming in on instrumental approach for landing just a few miles short of the montgomery county airpark. >> we will be collecting the perishable evidence that's the information that can go away with the passage of time. >> reporter: ntsb investigators worked well into the night. they said it could be up to a week before they recover all tangible evidence. the black box already in washington, d.c. being downloaded for voice and data recordings. >> our mission is find out not only what happened, but why it happened, because we want to make sure that something this never happens again. that is why we are here. report. >> fothey found the 36-year-old mother ages lying on top of her children three and one month. they believe she was was trying to shield them from the fire. >> no stops to the protests. skyfox over this seen in lower merion township. as students from nearby colleges demonstrated against the recent grand jury decisions in ferg

one of them was michael rosenberg, the ceo of a health-related company.ederal officials haven't said whether he was the pilot. they are investigating the cause of that crash. >>> a british businessman accused of having his wife killed on their honeymoon is a free man after a south african judge threw out the case. prosecutors allege he hired hit men to kill his wife while they vacationed in cape town in november 2010. but the judge ruled the state's case and evidence were weak. the victim's family is outraged. >> we've had four years. and we, will we ever be able to sleep? >> he has said his wife was the victim of a carjacking and denied any involvement in her killing. >>> well, reports say more than two dozen men are under arrest in egypt on suspicion of homosexuality. authorities pulled the men from a bath house during a raid in cairo. homosexuality is not outlawed but gays face discrimination in the very conservative society. at risk, they spoke with cnn about what life is like for gays in egypt. >> reporter: it's a tender moment captured on video. thi

michael rosenberg who family members said has been flying for almost four decades.he plane was coming in for a landing at montgomery county air park. they warned of the possibility of air strikes knock out an engine. >> watch out for birds. >> reporter: the private jet the phenom 100 was aiming for the runway but didn't make it. >> hey, guys, i think that phenom came up short. >> oh [ bleep ]. >> we've got a phenom crash at the end of the runway. call emergency services. >> reporter: despite recent deadly plane crashes over the last couple of months in chicago and witch thchitawichita, kansa of fatalities has been on the decline. in this crash investigation, the ntsb has already recovered the flight recorder. >> my mission is not only to find out what happened, but why it happened. >> reporter: a source confirms that dr. rosenberg was involved in another plane crash near this airport four years ago. local represents here complained about low-flying planes and that has been an ongoing concern for them. gayle. >> thank you, jeff. >>> investigators in los angeles are l

michael rosenberg, the ceo of a clinical research organization in north carolina. you can hear the pilot radio plans to land moments before the crash. >> 100 echo quebec is now three out, straight in, 1-4. >> reporter: witnesses on the ground say the plane was bumping around the sky before impact. >> left, right, up, down. >> this is a powerful business jet. when it can't maintain flight, the thing you look at is engine power. what could have knocked that out? >> reporter: pilots in the area reported seeing a swarm of birds very close to the runways. >> we have an unusual amount of birds out here. >> reporter: a possible cause for the crash. >> that is one of the many things we will look at. everything is on the table at this point. >> reporter: ntsb investigators say it's too early to say that birds were the culprit. but we know how dangerous they can be, remembering the landing in the hudson by captain sully sullenberger. george? >> jim, thanks. no matter the cause, what a sad, sad story. >> very tragic. >>> turn now to the massive fire that destroyed an apartmen

. >> all three onboard the jet died, too, including michael rosenberg, c.e.o.f a north carolina based company called health decisions. four years ago, he survived a crash at montgomery county air park, the same airport he was traveling two in monday. the plane fell less than one mile from the runway. >> we've got an unusual amount of birds out here. >> seconds before the crash, other pilots reported many birds in the area. the ntsb has not confirmed that they played any role in the crash. witnesses report seeing a plane struggling, making two hard durns before crashing. >> obviously wildly not being able to hold his position up, down, left, right, a lot of unstat. >> ntsb investigators recovered the black boxes and say they'll be at the scene for several days collecting evidence. as for the family, maries husband and 5-year-old daughter were not at home at the time of the crash. they survived, but no doubt, are forever scarred. >> police in new york city shot and killed a man early this morning following a stabbing at a brooklyn synagog. the incident in brookly

the pilot was michael rosenberg, who crashed another plane at the same airport four years before.rolling stone article at the university of virginia. the father of the alleged victim jackie is defending her saying she told the truth. he told britain's daily mail she got the from fraternity's name wrong when describing where she was gang rapeded. on campus uva's fraternities and vorpsororities are demanding they be reinstated. but the president is demanding they be suspended for the end of the year. and next hour a senate sub committee will take up the issue of sex assault on college campuses. representatives from cornell university and southern oregon university. let's get back to the weather right now. from maine to maryland the nasty nor'easter soaking the east coast. it's the second storm in two weeks, and it's expected to bring wind gusts today up to 60 miles per hour to some folks. this morning, new york's laguardia airport has departure delays averaging 2:45 because of that storm. nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking it from the studio here. what else should we expect f

michael rosenberg, ceo of a north carolina clinical development company also killed. rosenberg, a certified pilot, walked away from another crash in 2010 at this very same airport. the ntsb has not said if the 66-year-old was at the controls of this plane. their plane left from chapel hill, north carolina, headed for the montgomery county air park in gaithersburg, maryland. but the plane broke apart as it hit a house near the airport. debris tumbling into two more homes and ending in a fiery explosion. >> it appears that one of the wings was catapulted over into the third house where the majority of the fire damage occurred. zbrt national transportation safety board recovered the plane's recorders and they a peer to be in good shape. >> it's been rushed to our headquarters in washington, d.c., where folks in our labs, investigators in our labs will begin downloading the data. >> one theory, a bird strike. multiple warnings heard on air traffic control tapes. >> we got an unusual amount of birds out here. >> and the husband, the father, ken, he was not in the home. nei

pilot michael rosenberg and two colleagues were on their way to an fda meeting here in the washington was a close friend and grew up with two of my nbc colleagues who rushed here to the scene yesterday afternoon to report on the story never knowing she was the one inside. they went to elementary, middle and high school with her. said she was a sweet, kind woman who was excited about being a mom. willie, back to you. >> good mother to the end. cradling her children. >>> coming up here on "morning joe" on a much different note the royals taking manhattan. what's on their itinerary. kate snow is next. we'll be right back. daughter: do you and mom still have money with that broker? dad: yeah, 20 something years now. thinking about what you want to do with your money? daughter: looking at options. what do you guys pay in fees? dad: i don't know exactly. daughter: if you're not happy do they have to pay you back? dad: it doesn't really work that way. daughter: you sure? vo: are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management at charles schwab. mhere's our

michael rosen rosenberg, who family members say has been flying for almost four decades. the plane was coming in for a landing. piloted warned about the possibility of a bird strike knocking out an engine. >> unusual amount of birds out here. >> the private jet was aiming for the airport's runway 14 but didn't make it. >> i think that phenom just came up short. >> what? okay. montgomery unicom. we have a phenom crash at the end of the runway. call emergency services. there's nothing left of that house down there. >> bad day, boys. despite recent plane crashes. the number of yearly aviation crashes and fatalities have been on the decline. in this crash investigation, the ntsb has already recovered flight recorders to help piece together what happened. >> i'm asking to find out not only what happened by why it happened. because we want to make sure that something like this never happens again. >> sources confirm for cbs news that dr. rosenberg was involved in another plane crash also near this airport four years ago. local residents here say that low flying planes has been

all three on board the plane also died including pilot michael rosenberg, the ceo of a health care company who crashed another plane at the same airport four years ago. just before yesterday's crash, other pilots reported an unusual amount of birds in the area and then watched as the plane suddenly went down. >> we have a phenom crash at the end of the runway. >> reporter: the nsb is cellulariregula recalling the flight data recorders as people wake up in shock and sadness. >>> a hostage killed by a suspected militant during a suspected militant, the way of says she forgives those responsible. we choose to let it go end quote because accusation won't bring her husband back. >> -- does nothing -- >> american hostage luke somers was also killed. u.s. officials also say they carried out the raid after al qaeda threatened to execute somers. >>> and a heart-warming story from the ice this morning. here in new york, where the rangers signed 15-year-old cancer survivor, chris falzone to a one day contract and monday night suited up with his team and in warm-ups and got an introductioned a madison