happening now, breaking news, the food network announcing it's dropping celebrity chef paula deen after she admits to having used the "n" word. plus a near collision in the skies over new york city. how did they manage to get so close to each other? >> and how a 2-year-old managed to survive a five-story fall from a building window. amazing. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta and you're in "the situation room." >> a frightening near collision in the skies above new york city. authorities now are trying to determine how a delta 747 and a shuttle america flight got within just about a half mile of each other at one point. it's just the latest in a string of close calls. rene marsh is working the story