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President Obama will be visiting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today on his first visit to the country as president, hoping to improve his image among Israelis, nearly 40 percent of whom said in a poll they feel Obama is hostile towards Israel. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (TODAY)

A driver crashed his car into the roof of a house near Houston, Texas, then flipped over and landed upside down on the roof of a neighboring home. KPRC's Irika Sargent reports. (NBC News)

Faced with a flight emergency when the landing gear wouldn't deploy, Capt. Tad Wrona of LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 made a risky decision, crash-landing the plane on its belly with hundreds of passengers onboard. TODAY's Lester Holt reports. (TODAY)

Shocking footage shows sparks flying from a Turkish Airlines jet that was struck by lightning. Camera footage taken by a passenger shows sparks from the plane's engine, which caught on fire, and cabin lights flickering on and off. The plane made a safe landing and no one was hurt. (TODAY)

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner landed safely on the ground after a record free fall from the edge of space. Msnbc's Craig Melvin reports. (msnbc)

NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick escaped with only a broken rib and broken clavicle when his small plane crash landed in Florida. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)

A judge in Aruba has ordered Gary Giordano, the man prosecutors believe is responsible for the disappearance of Robyn Gardner, to be held in prison for 16 days as investigators gather evidence and continue searching for a body.  NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (TODAY)

A plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed food aid landed in Somalia on Wednesday. The shipment will be distributed to medical facilities to help starving children. NBC's Kate Snow reports. (Nightly News)

The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center, marking the end of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (TODAY)

The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center, marking the end of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (TODAY)