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vertically. that first plane taking off was about half that distance. the second plane was a little further away, but of course the large planes, heavy planes, traveling at high speeds, it s still pretty scary. the faa says they are investigating the incident. carol? to syria now. where after a 16-month crackdown that the u.n. says has killed nearly 17,000 people, syrian rebels are set to receive help from the united states. officials telling cnn that president obama approved giving clandestine support, secret support by the cia and other agencies. the order comes after a failure by the u.n. security council to approve tougher sanctions on the regime of syrian president bashir al assad. mohammed jamjoom is in abu dh i dhabi. the order is secret, but we are getting details. first off, when did the president authorize this action? reporter: well, carol, u.s. officials say that president obama signed this action within the last several months. but it is still unclear as to e