Good evening. Im elizabeth vargas, in for david muir. And we begin tonight with the breaking news, a close call at one of americas busiest airports. A drone flying within 100 feet of a crowded passenger plane, approaching to land. It happened here in new york at jfk, heres the plane now on the tarmac safely. Cecelia vega has the very latest on all of this. Cecilia . Reporter the close call coming just minutes before landing. Delta flight 407 from orlando, 159 passengers and crew onboard. Making its descent to jfk airport. The jet, just 1,700 feet above ground. A drone in its path, only 100 feet away. Near an old, abandoned airfield. There was a drone flying. Just under the southwest side of this abandoned airport here. What altitude would you say it was . Probably 100 feet below us. Just off the right wing. Reporter the Pilot Landing without incident. But air Traffic Control warning other nearby planes of potential danger. Use caution. Reporter these risky encounters on the rise. The f
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