Dick Ebersol released from hospital
Grand Junction, CO - NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol and his son Charlie were released from the hospital Monday, a week after surviving a charter plane crash that killed three people, including Ebersol's youngest son.
Ebersol's 14-year-old son, Edward "Teddy" Ebersol, was killed in the crash, which occurred at Montrose Regional Airport on November 28. The jet crashed during takeoff in light snow, fog and freezing temperatures.
The pilot, Luis Alberto Polanco, and flight attendant Warren T. Richardson III were also killed in the crash.
Ebersol became president of NBC Sports in 1989. The network has since become the carrier of the Olympics, buying the U.S. broadcast rights for every Summer and Winter Games through 2012. Ebersol also worked as an NBC entertainment executive and was an executive producer of Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s.
December 06, 2004
Twelve Now Dead In Attack On U.S. Consulate
Five Workers Killed
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman says five workers were killed in an attack Monday on the American consulate in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.
That raised the death toll to 12, including three attackers.
The official said five members of the consulate's local staff were killed.
She said none of those killed were American.
The violence started when attackers hurled explosives at the gate of the fortified consulate. The militants forced their way into the building and held civilians at gunpoint.
Saudi officials said they stormed the consulate after the attackers threatened the civilians.
The Interior Ministry said four of its forces died in the gunbattle.
The Saudis said three attackers were killed and another two captured after being wounded.
Security around the consulate has been extremely tight since last year's series of bombings against targets housing foreigners.
President George W. Bush said the attack on the consulate in Saudi Arabia shows "terrorists are still on the move."
Speaking at the White House Monday, Bush said militants hope to intimidate the United States with "their willingness to kill randomly."
He said the attackers hope Americans will "grow timid and weary."
Five Workers Killed
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman says five workers were killed in an attack Monday on the American consulate in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.
That raised the death toll to 12, including three attackers.
The official said five members of the consulate's local staff were killed.
She said none of those killed were American.
The violence started when attackers hurled explosives at the gate of the fortified consulate. The militants forced their way into the building and held civilians at gunpoint.
Saudi officials said they stormed the consulate after the attackers threatened the civilians.
The Interior Ministry said four of its forces died in the gunbattle.
The Saudis said three attackers were killed and another two captured after being wounded.
Security around the consulate has been extremely tight since last year's series of bombings against targets housing foreigners.
President George W. Bush said the attack on the consulate in Saudi Arabia shows "terrorists are still on the move."
Speaking at the White House Monday, Bush said militants hope to intimidate the United States with "their willingness to kill randomly."
He said the attackers hope Americans will "grow timid and weary."
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