. >> good evening, i'm terry moran it was just three years ago that captain sully sullenberger pulled off a heroic crash landing they called the miracle on the hudson. and tonight, well, we bring you a strikingly similar tale of an inflight emergency, involved a bird strike that brought down a plane's engine. and a calm pilot's swift reaction and quick instincts presented have worst from happening. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: it's an incredible sight. danger, literally out of the blue. watch it again, just seconds after taking off from jfk, you can see a flock of birds fly into the engine of delta flight 1063, en route to los angeles. 172 passengers on board. wabc obtained this picture of the damage they caused. up in the air, within seconds after the strike, an unbelievably cool and calm pie lot alerts the control tower, he has a serious problem. >> delta 1063 has had an engine failure on the right engine. declaring an emergency due to a bird strike. departure delta 1063. we have declared an emergency engine failure on the right engine. request a visual return back to 13-rig

sully sullenberger, where is sully sullenberger. i met him.ly would you do us a favor, would you mind driving lindsay lohan home? make sure you don't run into a goose. especially a grey goose. george stephanopoulos is here. good morning america just beat the "today" show for the first time in 16 years. and george is riding, well, high maybe isn't the word. but, let's say he is very pleased. 16 years is a long time. 16 years ago there was no facebook, no google and a tweet was something barbara walters gave her dog. this -- this is really incredible. i mean -- what a collection of people. here in one room we have members of the media, politicians, corporate executives, advertisers, lobbyists and celebrities. everything that is wrong with america is here in this room tonight. unfortunately, the speaker of the house john boehner isn't. apparently yours aren't the only dinner invitation he's declines, mrs. obama. don't take it personally though he is a frayed some one will ask him to pass the salt and he won't have the votes. eric canter couldn't

in what will forever be known at the miracle on the hudson, sully sullenberger brought his flight down on new york's hudson river after flying into a huge flock of birds, losing power in both engines. airports have long struggled to keep birds away from airport. some fire cannons to frighten them off. others use dogs to patrol the runways. the builders of jet engines, including ge, a part owner of nbc, test their ability to withstand this problem that is as old as the jet age, by tossing frozen birds into the turbines. sometimes they come too fast and in too large a number for even the most modern jet engine to handle. compounding the problem is this fact, many of the nation's busy airports are located next to rivers, lakes, or the ocean, places birds consider their hubs, too, brian. >> what an incredible turn of events in the last 24 hours. pete williams starting us off in washington, pete, thanks. >>> in a florida courtroom, a surprise move today from a man who has been at the center of news of late. george zimmerman took the stand in the killing of trayvon martin and took a chance,

we'll hear from captain chesley "sully" sullenberger.r resignation, we'll hear from her son, and actor robert de niro stops by the studio as well. that does it for us on "cbs morning news" this friday. thanks for watching. i'm michelle miller. have a fantastic weekend. ,,,, >> more fallout, two agents at the center of a secret service scandal are fired. .

[laughter] sully sullenberger, where is he? would you do us a favor?d driving lyndsay lohan home? [laughter] make sure you do not run into a goose. especially a grey goose. [laughter] george stephanopoulos is here. good morning america just beat the today show for the first time in 15 years. george is riding -- high is not a good word but let's say he is pleased. 16 years ago there was no facebook or google. a tweet was something barbara walters gave her dog. [laughter] this is really incredible. what a collection of people here. in one room we have members of the media, politicians, advertisers, lobbyists, and celebrities. everything wrong with america is here in this room tonight. [laughter] [applause] unfortunately, the speaker of the house john boehner is not. apparently yours are not the only invitations he declines. afraid someone will ask him to pass the salt and he won't have the votes. eric cantor cannot be here he is at the gym working out his gavel arm. this feud fascinates me. it started during the debt ceiling negotiations when they could

sully sullenberger, where is he? [laughter] goose. especially a grey goose.stephanopoulos is here. the today show for the first time in 15 years. -- 16 years. pleased. 16 years ago there was no facebook or google. a tweet was something barbara walters gave her dog. [laughter] what a collection of people here. in one room we have members of the media, politicians, advertisers, lobbyists, and celebrities. everything wrong with america is[applause] unfortunately, the speaker of the house john boehner is not. apparently yours are not the only invitations he declines. he's probably afraid someone will ask him to pass the salt and he won't have the votes. eric cantor cannot be here he is at the gym working out his gavel arm. this feud fascinates me. as most of you know,it started during the debt ceiling negotiations when they could not agree on the wording of the ransom note. it went down from there. interesting thing fact about speaker boehner, the reason he smokes so many cigarettes is his tears keep putting them out. [laughter] nancy pelosi is not here but her l

. >> where is sully sullenberger. would you mind driving lindsay lohan home?alked to a guy who was a huge support he have of obama care and a guy who says it's a disaster that should be killed immediately. i had never met mitt romney before. rick santorum is out. i guess it wasn't rick's year. his year was 1954. you know it's one thing to oppose gay marriage, it's another all together to do it in a sweater vest. >> proceeds go or two scholarships for aspiring journal lists. >>> beer and wine. right now is a critical time of year for wine producers. and why this weekend was truly the last call for a san francisco brew pub. i'm really going to miss you. my new apartment isn't that far away. it's 4.2 miles away ! with this droid razr... motorola... verizon 4g lte... video... skype. you're gonna get lost. this has gps. well, that makes me feel better. me too. i'll go get two from the back. okay. this mother's day, get the droid razr by motorola. only $99.99. the lowest price ever. verizon. okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ord

captain sully sullenberger became a hero for landing a flight in the hudson river shortly after a flock of geese hit the plane following a takeoff from laguardia airport. >> we all remember that. scary moments if that happens to you. you can definitely frighten a lot of passengers and pilots. >> and you want an expert pilot like sullenberger on the flight with you. >> true, true. >>> a ruling that some say is a win for criminals. >>> just out this morning, the findings of a major study on just what effects cell phones can have on our health. results after the break. >>> you might not want it, but we need it. rain is coming our way. >>> cause nr >>> cause for concern. the findings of a health city more than a decade in the making. >> and this morning prosecutors say they're losing a vie tall tool that keeps people locked up and lets criminals free. >> it's 6:30. 59 degrees. a little bit of warm-up over the last few days. but there's a bit of drizzle happening in places in our region, and we need the rain, but we're not getting a whole lot of it, tom. >> at 5:00, we had 17 raindrops. we'r

where is sully sullenberger? i met him outside. would you mind driving lindsay lohan home?alked to a guy who was a huge supporter of obama care and a guy who says it's a disaster that should be killed immediately. it was interesting because i never met mitt romney before. rick santorum is out. i guess it wasn't his year, rick's year was 1954. it's one thing to oppose gay marriage, it's another to do it in a sweater vest. >> proceeds from the dinner go towards scholarships for aspiring journalists and awards for distinction in the profession. >>> up next, beer and wine right now is a critical time of year for wine producers and why this weekend was the last call for a san francisco brew pub. welcome back, everyone. it's 5:50 on this sunday morning, april 29th. this is a live look from our emeryville camera showing you the beautiful bay. it's going to be a lovely day today. lisa argent says climbing into the low 80s. somewhere, i don't know, i have to pay more attention to you next time to find out exactly where the high temperatures are going to be. but nice weather on tap f

> passengers were switched to another flight which landed before 11:00 last in 2009 captain sully sullenbergeranded on the hudson after striking a flock of tpwaoes. >>> >>> abc7 news would like to thank the bay area community for pointing us to issues that you care about. we held another one of our regular listens meetings in san jose and learned about a unique program that creates playhouses for kids with special needs. here's david louie. >> reporter: these volunteers from intel are doing something special at the same time developing new skills. what is that? >> a pick saw. >> reporter: ever used within before? >> no. >> reporter: in five hours they will make a playhouse the workshop is operated by habitat for humanity. teams are making over 120 playhouses. >> nothing beats the excitement of parents coming in with their kids to pick it up. >> reporter: this playhouse will go to a child chosen by the silicon valley independent living center. a 3-year-old with cerebral palsy the playhouse needs to be wheelchair accessible. she got the surprise of her life a playhouse that will let her play out

another plane suffered a bird strike like the one that forced sully sullenberger to land in the hudson river. listen to the call. >> we have to come back. we hit two big geese. >> jet blue 571 had to make an emergency landing and just look at the windshield and you can see why. >> he started swerving immediately. right after the two hit. so he was rocking the plane back and forth and we knew something was going on. i'm going to tie. i'm not going to see my family. >> there were 54 passengers on board that plane which was headed for west palm beach, florida. luckily no one was hurt. >>> there is another big battle at the supreme court fitting states rights against the federal government. as alison burns reports at issue this morning whether arizona and other states can enact their own immigration laws. alison. >> reporter: the same lawyers on both sides that argue the health reform case a few weeks ago is arguing the politically charged immigration case before the supreme court this morning. the justices are considering whether arizona and other states can enact their own laws like thos

. >> they were saying our producer had this creative line that he was spain's sully sullenberger. >>his often at an airport. but in new york city, there was a bit of a delay, a 14-month-old dog escaped from his crate at laguardia. look at him there, the port authority worker on his hands and knees, doing his best to try to retrieve the dog, whose name is birdie. he was on the tarmac. he got out of his crate. he was on a trip. >> a dog named birdie. >> how appropriate. if he will be escaping. >> how unhappy was the owner? airport officials got the owner off her memphis-bound delta flight to help them catch birdie. >> unreal. >> do you think birdie got extra miles for that? upgraded to first class in. >> i don't think he got sky miles. >> thank heavens not on the runway in spain where you had cross winds and planes. that would be a nightmare. >> wow. >> fun stuff. more of that coming up later in the show. >>> muhammad ali had many milestones, do you know which one happened on this day in history? tweet me, first person with the answer will get a shout out later on in the show. >>> a fa

always reminds me of the flight that sully sullenberger landed in the hudson. amazing. that's what happened. >> it happens more often than we hear about. >> now i feel like we're hearing more. >> because of that incident. scary nonetheless, fortunately, no big-time damage. nobody hurt. good. >>> let's say we look outside. >> let's say we. >> there it is. a look outside as we see some of the -- some of the city lights there in the distance combined with the first rays of sunlight this morning, as well. it's going to be -- it is a pretty picture out there right now. doesn't feel that way so much. >> we're hoping it improves. our meteorologist, tom kierein, is in the storm center to tell us about the slight warmup, tom. we'll take anything we can get at this point. >> yeah. a beautiful morning. the potomac like a mirror. it's calm and clear and cold. all those areas in dark blue are in the low and mid 30s. look at that, it covers most of virginia, west virginia, maryland, including the eastern shore. all of those areas are generally down to near 32 to 35, 36 degrees. that

. >>> this is the same problem that forced captain sully sullenberger to land a jet in the hudson riverency landing was not quite as dramatic, passengers had the scare of their lives. we were talking about this earlier. how can a bird take down a plane. >> that's what stuns me. i was no engineering major, but a bird can take out half a plane. we'll get into that in just a second. luckily everyone made it off okay. just a few scary moments there. >>> also an update on a major story we've been following all this week. the woman accused of killing the mother of a newborn and then kidnapping that baby. she finally went before a judge. how can she plead not guilty, though, after basically confessing to the crime? >> later this half hour, warm thoughts for the winningest coach in collegiate sports, pat summitt, as she steps away from the job that she loves so much. had a press conference yesterday on the campus of tennessee, and great to hear from her. she sounds like she's in good spirits. >> people were predicting an emotional press conference. that's not, from what i saw, what it turned ou

sully sullenberger, where is he? sully, would you mind driving lindsay lohan home?e sure you don't run into a goose, especially a gray goose. george stephanopoulos is here. "good morning america" just beat the "today" show for the first time in 16 years. george is riding -- well, high maybe isn't the word, but let's say he's very pleased. 16 years ago, there was no facebook or google and the tweet was something barbara walters gave her dog. this is really incredible. what a collection of people. here in one room, we have members of the media, corporate executives, advertisers, lobbyists and celebrities. everything that is wrong with america is here in this room tonight. unfortunately, the speaker of the house, john boehner, isn't. apparently, yours aren't the only dinner invitation he declines, mrs. obama. he's probably someone will ask him to pass the salt and he won't have the votes. eric cantor is at the gym working out his gavel arm. this feud fascinates me. as most of you know, it started during the debt ceiling negotiations when they couldn't agree on the word

a reminder of the miracle on the hudson when captain sully sullenberger was forced to land that u.s. airways jet after hitting a flock of geese. >> the more i thought about it, i realized that we were one more flock away from the left engine being hit and what that would mean and then i thought about the hudson river and that kind of set me back a little bit. >> i feel very happy and very fortunate that they're all here right now because it was really scary for a minute. >> scary and could have been a completely different story. those passengers are back in l.a. this morning. delta is reportedly giving each of them a $100 meal voucher for all of this ordeal. back to you guys in the studio. >> $100 meal voucher. >> ouch! >> thank you very much. >> i hope they're not serving pigeon. that would not be good. >> very chilly. >> a plenty here in new york. let's look at new polls happening in the battleground states right now. this is where the election will all come down to. the battleground states and how independents vote in these states. right now, if you look at ohio and the vote for p

we'll ask captain sully sullenberger how the captain did in this case. >> we look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> george zimmerman asked a florida judge for his freedom. >> do you believe that george is a danger to the community? >> trayvon martin's family waits for justice. >> zimmerman requested a private meeting with trayvon martin's family. that request was denied. >> it's a stunning thing hose people who were responsible. it's disgusting. >> the secret services braces for more fallout as two agents accused in a sex scandal of revealed. >> david chaney, the agent posted photos on facebook of himself and governor palin in 2008 writing comments like i was really checking this out. >> check this out, bodyguard, you're fired. >> a scare in the air over jfk airport. >> an engine failure due to a bird strike. >> case stumped nypd and fbi for 30 years. >> they are back digging for a sign of etan patz. >> what's the fine going to be? a dozen oreos? >> all that -- >> starbucks will now serve bug-free frappuccinos. >> and all that matters. >> university of colorado in boul

where is sully sullenberger? would you mind driving lindsay low hand at home?un into aou don't grey goose. good morning america just be the today show for the first time in 16 years. he is writing a, a high is not the word. he is very pleased. 16 years ago, there wasa book or googol. what a collection of people we have in the room. advertisers, lobbyists, celebrities -- everything that is wrong with america is here in this room tonight. unfortunately, speaker of the house john boehner is not. yours are the only ones that he declines, mrs. obama. don't worry, he is probably just afraid somebody will ask him to pass the salt and he will not have the votes. eric cantor cannot be here tonight. it started during the debt ceiling negotiations, when they could not agree on the wording of the ransom note, and it went downhill from there. interesting fact about speaker boehner, the reason he smokes nominee cigarettes is his tears keep putting them out. minority leader nancy pelosi is not here either, but her lipstick is. it is on my glass from last year. it's a policy b

captain sully sullenberger blount his flight down on the river after flying into a huge flock of birds, losing power in both engines. airports have long struggled to keep birds off the runways. some have used cannons and some have used dogs. the engines are tested by tossing frozen birds into the turbi turbines. compounding the problem is this fact. many of the nation's busiest airports are rivers, lakes, the ocean, places birds consider their hush too. >> pete williams, thanks. >>> let's get a check of the other top stories with nbc's ri richard lui. >> kelly bordeaux has been missing. her brother said the family is hoping this is a hostage situation and his sister is still alive. she e was last seen drinking aet a bar with convicted sex offender. he turned himself yesterday. >> investigators could spend several more days as they tear up a basement and they search for the 1969 8-year-old eta etan patz. he disappeared during a two-block walk to his school bus stop. >>> afghan insurgents say they've arrested more. three of the men are pakistani citizens and two are afghans. all are memb

i'm sorry, it is looking like it's -- the last time we saw a plane do that it was chelsey "sully" sullenbergerfar different experience. bill: thanks for watching, everybody, our colleagues at "happening now" pick it up from here. jenna: thank you very much, bill and martha. as we again continue to watch this amazing historic sight. we are glad you're with us, everybody i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. space shuttle enterprise biggie backed on board the specially adapted 747 flying over new york city. you're looking at live pictures from our various fox camera positions. it flew by our fox news headquarters not too long ago, and absolutely awe-inspiring. i did not get to see it live, but i talked to a number of our staff members who did. jenna: we heard a little cheer go up on the 12th floor where we are, we were able t

captain chelsea "sully" sullenberger successfully landed his u.s.e on the hudson river after a flock of birds flew into the engine. airports will use various techniques to shoo away the birds including sonic booms. >> they're not uncommon. they do happen and we deal with them on a routine basis and most of the time they're just an inconvenience. >> reporter: the jetblue plane was taken out of commission yesterday and inspected and you saw the picture of the bird after it hit the plane's windshield, but the strike did not crack the window. the window was deemed okay and the plane is going back into service today. >> fortunately, everything worked out and that's a big problem, those birds especially in the new york area. >> these aren't tiny birds and we're talking geese in this case and you saw the big mark it left on the plane's wind she would. >> thank you. >> president obama's appearance on late-night tv sparking a skirmish of sorts with the republicans. our strategy session is next. coming up in the next hour a u.s. congressman is barred from ent

the commercial break just before we spoke, ali, i thought about the miracle on the hudson, sully sullenberger birds that were involved in that tragedy which, fortunately, turned out to be okay. the plane had that miraculous landing on the hudson. did that go through your mind? >> absolutely went through my mind. that's the first thing i think went through a lot of people's minds when they heard bird strike and they wanted to see where if this plane had to go down, was it going to go down and what started to look out the window was land and the flight attendant actually quipped, she said usually these things land well and even the time it didn't end well it still landed okay. and she said i don't want to get wet. there was a bit of humor about the whole thing. i think that's what everyone resorted to knowing that there was a captain in the front and he's flying the plane and none of us can do anything about it anyway. that was the mood. it probably took about an hour from the moment we took off to the moment we got off the plane and generally, it's been an hour and a half now, but generally sp

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sullenberger. mid him outside the -- sully, would you mind driving lindsey lohan home? i talked to a guy who was a huge supporter of obamacare some a guy who says it's a disaster that should be killed immediately, and it was interesting because i never met mitt romney before. >> santorum is out. i guess just wasn't rick's year. >> you know, it's one thing to oppose gay marriage. it's another to do it in a sweater vest. >> alan: the highlights of the evening there. proceeds from the dipper go towards scholarships for aspiring journalists and award for distinction in the profession. >> ama: coming up. the lifetime checking account that didn't quite last that long. "7 on your side" steps in to help. >> alan: demolition derby days in half moon bay. >> leigh: looks like fine. if you're going to half moon bay, the giants game tomorrow, even participating on the opening of the bay tomorrow, it's going to be terrific. a little warmer. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> alan: when you buy something with a lifetime guarantee you shouldn't have to ask how long to that guaran

. >> captain sullenberger, knows this scenario all too well. good morning, sully. >> good morning, charlie. >> tell me what steps the captain might are taken to bring this plane to safety? >> well, the captain and first officer would have been working closely together during this entire episode. the loss of a single engine on takeoff is something pilots train for on a regular basis. it's well within the skill set. but the noise of the failing engine, the vibration, the suddenness of it certainly would are gotten their attention. they would have taken immediate steps to control the airplane and return for landing. >> sully, there seems to be a renewed focused on bird strike since your landing, miracle on the hud on. a lot of talk in the new york area about the concentration of birds around airports. how much of a concern is that? >> it is a concern. bird populations have grown in the last decade. in new york, in particular, there's a proposal now by the city of new york to build marine transfer stations, trash facilities, near laguardia airport. one only about 2,00

in 2009, captain chesley sullenberger landed his us airways flight on the hudson river after birds knocked out both of his engines. now he's our aviation and safety expert. sullyhave the number of bird strikes increased so criminally? >> scott, the bird populations have increased, and we're flying more flights now than we ever have before. >> pelley: what can airports do about this? fiective land use planning around local airports is the best to prevent birds from roosting near the airport. it's important that we not build anywhere near an airport anything like likely to attract birds, especially trash facilities. >> pelley: you don't want to build a garbage dump next to an airport for example. >> exactly. in fact, in new york city right now there are plans to do just that and it's a terrible idea to build something there that's likely to attract birds. >> pelley: seagull magnets you night call them. i wonder, how much does pilot training have to do with bringing the plane back successfully. >> you know, as much as training is important, it's real-world operational experience that's necessary to handle kind of ambiguous situation like a bird strike. what's rea