NBC Nightly News: Surviving Flight 1549 on the Hudson River - Part 1

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See Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSwzbnxtDBc A cool-headed pilot maneuvered his crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River on Thursday, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. It was, the governor said, "a miracle on the Hudson." One victim suffered two broken legs, a paramedic said, but there were no other reports of serious injuries. US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. (Aired on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on 01-15-09)