political, economic success and pross either. news of the crash stunned the nation of poland. frederick is in the middle of an impromptu vigil in warsaw. reporter: crying out their grief in songs, lighting candles, laying flowers, publicly displaying their sore re, up to 100,000 people gathered in central warsaw to mourn their president, his wife and much of the country s political leadership killed in the crash. shock. i can t tell you what i m feeling. just shock. i think this is the place that all poles should be today, not just for the president but his wife and many other important people who have died. i don t think there will be a better president than mr mr. kaczynski. reporter: it was saturday morning when poles learned their president was killed when his plane crashed near smolensk.
president, lech kaczynski. among the dead his wife and many leaders. they went to russia to celebrate the 70s anniversary in smolensk. the worst violence bangkok has seen in more than 20 years. more going on. today 18 people were killed including a cameraman for the reuters news agency. hundreds were hurt. protesters had been in the streets for week demanding the prime minister s resignation. in just a few hours a football icon goes out with a bang. about 50 bangs actually. texas stadium in irving, only home the ole home of the dallas cowboys, america s team has a date with demolition. there was an essay contest to decide who would push the
event. lech kaczynski and senior military leaders died in a plane crash in western russia. terrorism does not appear to be a factor but weather does. authorities say the plane took off from warsaw and crashed while approaching the airport in schm smolensk, russia and the polish ambassador, the one in washington said lech kaczynski embodied the spirit of the his country members. he represented the generation of freedom, the freedom connected permanently with the legacy of sole date movement which in 1989 brought about freedom, democracy and prosperity to poland. so the greatest legacy of late have sin ski is the one of freedom and of creating foundations for enormous