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September 29th, 2010
10:28 AM ET
September 27th, 2010
09:52 AM ET

Pilot: "Prepare for the worst"

Passengers on Delta flight 4951 experienced a scare when the plane, bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport was forced to make a without its right wheel. The landing gear had failed. The pilot said flight attendants told 64 passengers to “prepare for the worst," but the plane landed – sparks flying – on the runway and no one was hurt. Passengers erupted in applause.

CNN's Kiran Chetry talked exclusively with passengers Chase Benzenberg and Alessandro Albero who shot video of the emergency landing.


Filed under: You Have to See This
September 7th, 2010
11:43 AM ET
September 3rd, 2010
11:12 AM ET

Plugged in: Here I come Pakistan

CNN correspondent, Kaj Larsen is traveling to Pakistan and will be blogging about his experience. Catch all his stories here and on CNN's American Morning.

I began packing for Pakistan the night before my flight. For some people packing for a journey is an exercise in organization, utilizing applications like packing pro and making lists. For me, its more like a foray into fortune telling. Where do I think Ill be in 48 hours, what will I be filming, is it going to be monsooning, am I sleeping on the ground or in at the Intercontinental?

Compounding the confusion is that covering 3rd world disasters is an organic process. On some stories the itinerary is straightforward, you show up, you go to the hotel, you go to an interview. In Pakistan it’s the opposite. Nearly 20% of the country is underwater. Millions of IDPs (internally displaced persons) are without food, shelter, or water. Until you actually get on the ground, its hard to know exactly where you are going or how you are going to get there. Where are the hardest hit areas, where are the most refugees, and does the security situation allow you to get there to tell the stories of those affected. Its an exercise in controlled improvisation, or to paraphrase former Secretary of Defense Rumsfield, there are a lot of “known unknowns and a few unknown unknowns.”
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September 2nd, 2010
10:39 AM ET
August 16th, 2010
10:28 AM ET

Pop tarts store opens in Times Square

Kelloggs is showcasing its famous toaster pastry in New York's times square. The first pop-tarts store has just opened. CNN's Alina Cho got a first-hand look at the new world of toaster treats.


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