of aircraft whether systems failure, engines failure or structural failure. it can also result in loss of control of the aircraft. so all of those are a possibility. although we have to keep open other possibilities such as terrorism, as remote as that might be. since in the point of origin there is terrorist activity and restlessness with regard to some of the militants there. anthony, it s brian sullivan. all our viewers have sat an airport and been delayed because of weather. the question is why were they flying into this category 5 thunderstorm? it s a relatively small geographic area. we have auto seen the radar. you can bring it back up guys how dense the storm was. why do you think the plane took off in the first place? well in this area there are storms a good deal of the time.
a lower court said he could run. russian authorities say 35 people are dead after a bomb at p an airport. russian president dmitry medvedev is calling this an act of terrorism, demanding more security at the airports. another blow to the postal service that could change how you send and receive mail. u.s. postal service says it may close thousands of post offices due to a shortage in revenue. its goal, 2,000 stages and branches in 2011 in addition to those already scheduled to close. last year the postal service lost $8.5 billion, stating it can t keep up up with the internet and other forms of electronic communication. well, even folks in maine admit that it is wicked cold. so you know something s up. we re talking windchills of minus 50 in some parts of the northeast. and people literally freezing to death.