SANCHEZ: All right. Here we go. We do list on the show, and this is the one we bring you about this everyday. It's called our round up list, and we begin with number one.</s>SANCHEZ (voice-over): A plane crash in Venezuela and nearly half the people on board have survived. The twin engine turbo prop crashed in Southeastern Venezuela. It had just taken off from the airport in Guyana. An eyewitness says that the plane tumbled on to power lines and then exploded. There were at least 47 people on board. Emergency team rushed 23 of them to the hospitals. No idea yet what has caused this crash, but there are, as you might imagine, given it's Venezuela, a lot of questions given the fact that there were government officials on board. Number two, as soon as Sarah Shourd's family pays the Iranian's government $500,000 in what they call bail, she'll go free, maybe today. Shourd and two companions have spent more than a year in Iranian prison charge with spying. They insist they mistakenly strayed over the border while hiking in Iran. Shourd's lawyer visited with all three Americans and says that they're doing well. Here now number three. Look for this story at the future episode of law and order. An alleged underwear bomber accused of trying to blow up a jumbo jet. Yes. Remember this story? Headed for Detroit, the plane was on Christmas Day. He fired his lawyer today. Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab says he'll represent himself. He's reportedly cooperating with the government and hoping to cut a deal. The judge asked him several times, do you want a lawyer? Abdul Mutallab said, no. The judge put a lawyer on standby for him just in case. Just the same. And we'll stay on top of this for you.</s>SANCHEZ (on-camera): Number four. I have some incredible video to show you from the blast zone in California. It's a gas explosion that levels a neighborhood. And we'll take you through this in just a little bit. That's next. stay with us. We'll be right back.
23 Survive Venezuela Plane Crash