-- his single engine plane and the plane clipped a jeep cherokee and crashed and spun on the highway and the pilot and everybody inside the automobile escaped without a scratch. the accident closing off traffic, so the plane could be, well, taken off the road. this is the third accident for riordan, who called his most recent crash, quote, a ride! might wanted to think of a different pursuit. >> julie: independent voters came out strong for president obama in the last election but will they go his way in 2012? a new poll that should have the white house worried. >> gregg: an electrical transformer going absolutely hay wire outside a television station and more on that video -- pretty frightening -- straight ahead. >> julie: and a message from our troops to loved ones back home and we're playing them throughout the show. take' listen: >> i'm stationed in iraq and would like to wish a happy valentine's day to my wife and