man: if you were to have a son, would you encourage a political career for him? kennedy: oh, definitely. i would hope he would grow up to be if not a politician in the sense of devoting all of his time, i would hope that whatever he did do, that he would have some sense of responsibility for what went on. couric: when you hear him talk about that, do you ever feel like your choice not to pursue a career in public service might have disappointed him? -no. i can t imagine that he would have said anything different being asked that question under those circumstances. you know, he d always said that he thought everyone should run for office. and, listen, there s a lot of time in life to do all sorts of things. hey, everyone. welcome to how it really happened. i m hill harper. july 17, 1999, we woke up to shocking news. john f. kennedy jr., his wife carolyn, and her sister lauren were missing, last seen aboard a private plane headed for martha s vineyard with john at the con
aircraft over kramortskw sy is close in aviation terms, and that would be kind of a grotesque waste of the capabilities of the storm shadow cruise missiles. that, the united kingdom has given to ukraine intended for use, over 300 miles or so, distance, they are designed to fly very low and detect radar detection and not to be dropped effectively as a guided bomb. the ukrainians also have their own manufactured, long distance missiles. their own cruise missiles indeed. and our capabilities. it is not the only type of ordnance that can be used against luhansk. what is significant there, everybody got the word of the authorities there that those children were injured, is that the industrial zone was hit, and now we ve had further attacks overnight. and i think with these, what we will really be seeing, as part of the shaping operations ahead,
close in aviation terms. this is a run way incursion. these happen all the time according to the faa, 1600 of them in 2022, typically not as dramatic as this one, although the consequences are written in blood, the disaster in 1977, two 747s hit each other on the runway. 500 people killed, the single worst airplane clash in aviation history, poppy. that delta pilot, calm. very calm. can i ask you something pete. the delta plane was about to take off. was it gaining momentum or was it the beginning of the taxi? reporter: they were accelerating for takeoff. this is something that pilots practice all the time in the simulator. they re typically not often confronted with it in real life. so they were just about before the speed that you need to takeoff, you have to commit at a certain point so once you hit the speed you have to keep flying. they did not get there just yet
ooh. delta reporter: the good news here is that this was averted, but only with about 1,000 feet to spare according to the federal aviation administration, which sounds like a lot, but it s about three football fields. not a lot in aviation terms. the deal here is that this sounds a lot like the tena reef disaster of 1977, the single worst air disaster in commercial aviation history. 500 people killed when two 747s ran into each other on the runway. didn t happen this time because of that quick action. and thank goodness. lots of questions now, i m sure faa is looking into it as we speak. good to see you, pete. thank you so much. i really appreciate it. thank you all for watching this hour. i m kate boulduo.
disaster was averted but only with seconds to spare. thanks to the quick action of the air traffic controller and the jfk control tower but also the quick reaction by the delta airlines flight crew. look at the animation. it shows that delta airlines 737 lining up for takeoff and listen to what the controller heard and realized that an american airlines triple 7 was taxiing across the same runway. listen. delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance. cancel takeoff clearance. rejecting. now the faa said the planes came within a thousand feet of one another. that is only about three football fields. very close. and in aviation terms, this is known officially as a runway incursion and in the year of 2022, the faa saw about 1600 of