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food poisoning. so far they have located a farm in mexico. and now, our second story out front, edward snowden, the cash cow. today we caught the first glimpse. nsa leaker. he s happy. land of the free, russia. he was granted temporary asylum in russia. he has already been offered a job at the russian equivalent of facebook. we have this outfront investigation. reporter: it may not have been julian asaungs s dream to become a movie star, but a new film could turn him into one. if we could find one whistle
welcome back to the second half of outfront. we want to begin the second half of the show with stories where we focus on our reporting from the front lines. i want to begin with a big development on whether america could be involved in military conflict. president obama moving forward tonight with a plan to weaponize syrian rebels. the military support comes after congress approved the plan. joint chiefs chair general martin dempsey is also skeptical, warning the involvement could cost billions of dollars. an expert tells us all kinds of transfers that the u.s. is willing to entertain, which include small arms, real modern anti-air, anti-armor capability won t actually shift the balance against president bashar al assad. now an outfront update on the southwest airlines jet that skidded more than 2,000 feet before coming to a halt. this photo was tweeted out today by the ntsb. they are conducting an investigation into the crash landing. ten were injured. the agency says the flight d
coaster at an amusement park in texas, why the investigation is so secret. and does your size really matter when it comes to the safety on a ride in this country? plus an al qaeda-affiliated group claims responsibility for a prison break that freed 500 inmates. and later, thought north korea had economic issues, so what is this about? farmers presents: 15 seconds of smart.
turns deadly. at six flags in texas on friday, 52-year-old rosy esparza slipped out of her seat on a 14-story high roller coaster. it was actually in motion at the time. she fell and she died. the park is refusing to speculate on exactly what happened, pending an ongoing investigation, which wee told you is going to be done by the park itself because there isn t any regulation. some are saying esparza s weight may have played a role. i want to go to ed lavandera tonight with an outfront investigation. reporter: it s supposed to be the first thrilling moment of the texas giant. climb the peak and race down, what six flags hails as the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world. this is where rosy esparza tumbled to her death. the medical examiner says esparza was sitting in the third row and fell 75 feet. her body struck a metal support beam and then landed on the metal roof of a tunnel. a terrifying sight for carmen brown, who saw it firsthand.