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not knowing if you re going to have enough water from one day to another. we re in for another hot day across california. 40 million, 155 plus records expected. it s pretty stifling. even our ac at home can do so much. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean in washington. pamela brown has the night off and you are in the cnn newsroom. a pilot threatens a mississippi community for hours and lands in jail. the bizarre drama playing out in the skies over tupelo. police saying before dawn, the pilot of the stolen plane called 911 and threatened to crash into a local walmart. pete monoteen followed the five-hour drama. reporter: jessica, this is the best possible outcome after a man who worked at a local airport in tupelo, mississippi stole a plane, threatened to crash it into a local walmart and then ultimately crash landed in a nearby soybean field. his name, cory wayne patterson. an employee of tupelo aviation. the operator of the tupelo regional airport, where he fue ....
Police negotiator were able to get in touch with him then brought in another pilot to attempt to talk him down and have him land at the airport. police say he came within 100 feet of a successful landing but then took off again and flew away to the northwest. that s when police think patterson did run out of fuel. they thought the plane was refuel refueled completely the night before. they were able to reestablish contact with him by a phone again after he crashed into the soybean field. local eyewitnesses in graves town, mississippi, where the field is, said the pilot came out with his hands up and he was immediately detained. a harrowing story to tell that he ll have to tell in a courtroom now. he s charged with terroristic threats and grand larceny. for the second time in a week, technical issues have forced nasa to cancel the launch ....