as the united flight was about to land in sydney, it was dwer dwertded diverted because of debris on the runway. but the pilots had hit their flight time limit, so the passengers had to wait nine hours for a new crew. even worse, at first weren't allowed off the plane. another flight was in brisbane, and united has canceled two flights to australia today. >>> two workers died in a fire. it was a cruise ship in the caribbean. it was at the dock and the fire was confined to the engine room. all passengers were evacuated, but two other crew members were taken to the hospital. the cruiseline is arranging flights to get the passengers home and refunding their money. >>> and three maintain workers dead after a fire in a dallas skyscraper. they were in a parking garage. they had been working on the heating and ventilation system of the 50-story building known as the thanksgiving tower. all 2800 office workers were evacuated safely. no word on the cause of the fire. >>> so construction workers in boston were working to repair a leak and then they uncovered a time capsule buried by our foundin

as the united flight was about to land in sydney, it was diverted. but the pilots had hit their flight time limit, so the passengers had to wait nine hours for a new crew. even worse, at first weren't allowed off the plane. another flight was in bris bane, and they have canceled two flights today. >>> two workers died in a fire. the fire was confined to the engine room. all passengers were evacuated, but two other crew members were taken to the hospital. they are refunding passenger's money. >>> and three dead after a dallas skyscraper. they had been working on the heating and ventilation system of the 50-story building known as the thanksgiving tower. all 2800 office workers were evacuated safely. no word on the cause of the fire. >>> and looking at a leak, and found a time capsule buried by our founding fathers. it was placed by then-governor sam adams and paul revere and filled with old coins and newspapers. now they will x-ray it and open it next week. >> can't wait. >>> still ahead, where to find free doughnut on this friday morning. >> i'm liste

a united flight had to return to a vermont airport yesterdays after it struck a bird shattering the windshield. they landed safely, nobody hurt. >>> and a crew in an around the world foot race caught on camera as their boat runs aground on a reef in the indian ocean. hours later, we see the extent of the damage. the crew is fine and rescued. back on land. their hope is the boat can be repaired and they can continue racing. >>> and fishermen with an unexpected run in with a great white shark. the shark circled 50 yards off the beach for an hour. it has lots of small bait fish which predators try to catch. how can you blame them. >> well -- sharks, they scare me. >> it was just sharks. >> okay. >> how about football? >> i'm okay with that. the conference championships this weekend, ahead of the playoff selections. >> highlights from last night's sports action from espn. >> this is the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. he's stan, i'm neil. this is serious business. >> we got thursday night football to talk about. cowboys and bears. dallas, trying to get to 6-0 on the road this season. and a nint

. ♪ ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ >>> something you don't see each day people on a tarmac for united flightsfo to australia turned yesterday to frustration after 15 hour flight the plane was diverted because the airport has debris on the runway and the passengers waited eight hours before a new flight crew arrived. >> with the clouds clearing over the woke the bay area could be in for quite a sight: nasa says you can catch shooting stars as part of the meteor shower tomorrow night. if you have kids in the house they could enjoy the event before bedtime at 9:00 p.m. at the height you could see 120 meteors an hour. >> south american soccer player resurvived the unthinkable, lightning strikes a player from peru during a match. you can see the smoke drift away after the strike to the left of the scene. the announcer thought the man was dead. incredibly, he is being treated in the hospital for buns. he said he feels like he was born again. >> a vacation home no longer. we will show you what sent a home plunging and the pacific straight ahead. >> a him owner may have trouble getting into the hous

he thought of the passengers he said on united flight 93 who gave their lives to protect people in the u.s. capitol. and he said if they could risk their lives to safe other americans, i can do this to save other americans, he said it was hard, it was emotionally stressful on all of us who participated. it's nothing we enjoyed. we didn't want to do it. but he said i did it for my country, and i'm not shamed, i'm proud. he said the cia came to me afterwards and they said he saved lives. >> kimberly? you know what struck me is he said he feared for his life but he would do it again, essentially giver his life for his country, but he has an issue with this so-called political food fight, he said they did not interview the actual interrogators in putting together this very one sided report. >> imagine being this guy james mitchell, he's working for his country, not making a lot of dough, he advised on counter terrorism techniques, but then they ask him to be a contractor for -- but he goes over there and he does it. and then, suddenly the senate democrats issued this report that he thinks

. >>> well, passengers on a united airlines flight from sfo to sydney made an unexpected side trip.tuck in no man's land for seven hours. here's the story. >> reporter: after a flight across the pacific ocean, this was not how united airlines passengers expected to arrive in australia stranded almost 300 kilometers from their destination. >> it's been horrible. >> very frustrated. >> this experience is very bad. >> reporter: united airlines flight 863 was diverted to canberra after the runway was closed for 35 minutes in sydney. after more than 15 hours flying from san francisco initially passengers were not allowed to disembark. >> wouldn't let us off at all something to did with customs. >> reporter: eventually they were allowed to walk on the tarmac. families left in fact sun and women the drama too much for some passengers but others tried to see the lighter side. >> welcome to australia. [ laughter ] >> where's the beer? [ laughter ] >> that's right. >> all we want is beer and steak and we'll be fine. >> reporter: an airline catering truck came to the rescue. the wait dragged o

burlington international says the united flight collided with a bird yesterday. the pilot was able to return to the airport and land safely. no passengers were hurt. >>> a fedex driver was caught on camera flinging a deliver against the door. the martin family caught it on the home surveillance system. their son heard the box that hit the door. they posted the video on facebook and plenty comments followed. some defended the driver and said the holiday rush was no excuse. a superfluous called to a-- supervisor called to apologize. >>> a police officer is being hailed a hero after climbing into a burning car to save the driver. officer climbed through the passenger window to assist the driver who was trapped inside. the officer pulled the man out alive, but sadly he died from his injuries. >> a hollywood superstar is asking for a pardon for something he did decades ago. there he is, "good morning america" has a live preview next. >> reporter: it's going to be cool this afternoon, 48 degrees which is the average high for this time period. 45 degrees is well above a

flights? >> right now, everything is under scrutiny. the system works very well in the united states.t is probably one of the safest in the entire world. >> a whole other story in that neck of the world? >> it is still safe. still the same safe airplanes. they have every complex equipment in there to keep the airplane safe. >> let's hope you are right. kyle, thank you very much. >>> thank you, neal. >>> again, the sony hack job, an inside job? >>> what the heck is going on? inside job at sony. now, they are saying a private employee was behind the whole thing. they were exposed from the inside. this should be a warning to all companies. be careful who you hire and even more careful who you fire. the fbi says that's not the case. they think this is coming from north korea. they stand by that. you say, regardless of whether it was passed on to north korea, it is dangerous when it is passed from the inside. why? >> that's right. good to see you again, neil. we have the fbi saying north korea and independent researchers saying it is not north korea. it looks like an insider. when you look

. >> it's interesting because in the wake of 9/11 and the actions of passengers on board united flight -- >> it's a perfect example. >> they took matters into their own hands and saved countless lives had the plane hit the intended target. i'm wondering, as these things, you know, continue to happen, if people are going to start to look at this differently, if they are being held by a gunman like this. >> people should. i think what happened on 9/11, everybody woke up that morning in the back of their mind knowing, if anything happens on a plane, keep your mouth shut, stay calm and it will land somewhere. as 9/11 showed that change and the people on the last plane, it took them about an hour to realize this is not going to end well. american people need to realize, if that happens here and it's by these select groups, we have already seen a beheading. they called it workplace violence. i called it an act of terrorism in oklahoma. you saw a police officer get hit in the head with a hatchet. people are going to have to realize, it's not a coke and smile or coffee and smile. i may get cof

united flight from seattle headed to newark is forced to make an emergency landing in spokane. it happened just before 7:00 last night. officials say there was a sudden problem with the engine on flight 273. the airline won't say exactly what that issue was. no one was hurt. a different aircraft we're told was brought in to take passengers to new jersey. >>> right now, just past 6:43. good morning, carol. >> hi, everybody, looking at tiny bit of clearing through the center of pennsylvania. generally this is the trends for the day. we've got rain showers that will be creeping in, and we will be finding them as we move on through the afternoon, south first, and then moving through the philadelphia area with these scattered showers, and that's the trend over the next couple of days, as well. temperatures, 30 degrees right now in philadelphia, 34 in trenton, those are the warmest spots, everybody else just about in the 20's this morning, so it is a chilly morning out there. and we are going to be looking at temperatures today that will be get to go about 40 degrees. few showers toda

we've been told by the faa there should be no impact so far for the united states for flights bound for london from the united states. so far most flights no impact. most of those flights leave in the afternoon. and they've been told the whole situation should be resolved in about two hours. that's london telling the faa it should be resolved in two hours. so we'll see. it's going to be a difficult afternoon for some traflt lerss. >> the sheer volume of flights. >>> coming up saying sorry after activists defaced one of the most mysterious ruins. the outrage continues even after the apology. it's one of the stories we're following around the "newsnation." we'll be right back. you drop 40 grand on a new set of wheels, then... wham! a minivan t-bones you. guess what: your insurance company will only give you 37-thousand to replace it. "depreciation" they claim. "how can my car depreciate before it's first oil change?" you ask. maybe the better question is, why do you have that insurance company? with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. see car insu

flight made an unexpected detour. abc's david kerley has all the details. >> reporter: it's a trip that turned into a 30-hour travel nightmare for passengers aboard a united jetliner. flight 863, bound for sydney, australia, from san francisco. >> it was a comedy of sequence and errors. >> it was hot. and the way we were treated was like we were a herd of cows. >> reporter: some of the passengers sending us video from the tarmac. their ordeal began 10:30 wednesday night pacific time when flight 863 took off from san francisco. then 19 hours into the flight, the pilot announces they have been diverted to canberra because of debris on the runway in sydney. it would turn out to be a layover from hell. the plane unable to take off because the pilot exceeded his flying hour limit. >> unfortunately by the time they sat on the ramp, they exceeded the crew day. >> reporter: frustrated fliers reportedly spending several more hours in their seats before the crew allowed them to get off and get some fresh air. passengers reporting the bathrooms had even run out of toilet paper and soap. united giving out snacks and drinks, but it was not enough to calm the frayed ne

a united airlines flight landed it was diverted to canberra, australia.assengs kept on the plane for hours d ran out of food and toiletpaper. >> tonight's mon matters dow took a beating, dropping more than 300 points. monday expected to be the busiest mailing day of the season. 640 million pieces will be processed. 100 million more than average day. wednesday expected to be the busiest. and ao maker extended the recall for high humidity areas to 12 areas to request with the and the airlineshow evidence of exploding. >> it was hard to walk around union square without excombreernsing a family sight and sound. >> this bell ringer food at every corner at union square. local celebrities helped out. >> just ahead, a change of terms for facebook. >> being called er for kids. fa female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event! is ending soon! get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort, even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, free set-up, and free removal of your old mattress, and sleep train's 100-d

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. >>> passengers traveling on a united airlines flight from sfo to sydney made an unexpected stop andound themselves stuck on the tarmac for 7 hours. hours. >> we treated like a herd of cows. >> the passengers didn't have much more to do than sit in the sun on the tarmac. they were stuck at a small airport 180 miles from the sydney airport. sydney runways were closed because of a safety problem. the plane finally made it to sydney. >>> let's take a live look at sfo right now. 22 flights because of weather were canceled. some flights delayed up to an an hour. yesterday sfo canceled 250 flights because of the storm. >>> it's only been open three weeks and the bart connector to oakland airport had to be shut down because of problems from the storm. debris was blown on to the track damaging trains early this morning. one train was just put back in service but overall the service is slow. >>> the storm took its toll on the pebble beach golf course. this is what's left of one of the cyprus trees along the 18th fairway. not expected to be replaced until after february's pro-am tournament. >>

flights come & going to the united states, flights as you noted are taking off and landing, but in aicted fashion with big delays and there is 50 cancellations and probably more flights tonight and a lot of put out and angry passengers we are told in the airports as well. problems should extend into saturday. warnings coming from the airlines including america, traveling to hea throw. check with your airlines there might be a delay because of a computer glitch in an important spot. >> what a mess. thank you, greg. >> collapse of a rolling stone expose and a confession from the lenna dunn ham. what is ahead. howard, what do you think that both of these cases say about so- called journalism in the 21st century? >> shannon, they push the story perhaps beyond the facts. the rolling stones story based on a woman named jackie has collapsed because of friends of jackie said the guy was one of seven men that raped her is not even a student in the school and a picture she texted turned out to be a picture of a high school classmate. what is really hard to understand, why rolling stone publish

bureau passengers who fly out of atlantic city international airport now have fewer options for flights. united airlines ended flights to the ac airport in egg harbor township. the airline added flights just eight months ago as a way to boost the struggling gambling economy. the route didn't attract enough passengers to be profitable. >>> from our delaware bureau a major summer mutual fund festival froofbd big booproved boost. fans backed over international speedway for the four day firefly mutual fund festival in june. here's a breakdown of what the business college found. festival brought in more than $68 million for the local economy. that means the average person spent $850, about 80,000 fans attended the festival and that four day event provide equivalent of 479 full time jobs. chief operating officer of dover motorsports says bringing an event like firefly to dover helps put our state on the map in the music world. >> a lot of money. today the season of giving may turn into a season of anger. >> nbc 10 explains where some of your clothing donations are ending up and how some people are ac

. >> and welcome to the united flight 1307. >> are you excited?the stress. >> we have a pretend takeoff and a snack. >> we are helping kids become functional fliers. it's really about how we experience life. >> las vegas first. >> vegas! >> i'm proud of you. >> yeah. >> oh, i love you. >> the goal is that they're going to be able to come back on their own. >> i'm ready. >> so we need to look for gate 22. >> you take care, all right. >> all right, buddy. we're here. >> we're clear for departure. enjoy your flight. >> what is that? >> if you start taking steps outside of your door, your world gets bigger and bigger. >> welcome to orange county. >> it's about opportunity. >> we really see it as a steppingstone to a brighter future. i help kids with autism to fly. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present cnn hero dr. wendy ross. [ applause ] >> thank you. i believe there's not a mind or minute to waste. it's time to have a conversation that goes beyond awareness and a cure for autism. it's time to take action that leads to life

. >> and welcome to the united flight 1307. >> are you excited?off and a snack. >> we are helping kids become functional fliers. it's really about how we experience life. >> las vegas first. >> vegas! >> i'm proud of you. >> yeah. >> oh, i love you. >> the goal is that they're going to be able to come back on their own. >> i'm ready. >> so we need to look for gate 22. >> you take care, all right. >> all right, buddy. it's time to have a conversation that goes beyond awareness and a cure for autism. it's time to take action that leads to life experiences and independence. flying is about more than getting from one place to another, it's about opportunity. let's create opportunity together. thank you so much. >>> next, trisha yearwood salutes all our year's top ten heroes. then, one of these extraordinary men and women will be named the 2014 cnn hero of the year. [ applause ] goodnight. goodnight. for those kept awake by pain... the night is anything but good. introducing new aleve pm. the first to combine a safe sleep aid. plus the 12 hour strength

. >> catherine: one woman did not have a pleasant experience while flying on a united airlines flight >> catherine: 68-year-old jean mamakos. was caught on camera being dragged down the aisle of the plane. >> catherine: jean says it all started when she attempted to move seats before takeoff. >> catherine: when a stewardess attempted to charge her more for changing seats. jean moved back to her originial chair. >> catherine: however. police officers were already on their way. when she resisted the officers. they dragged her down the aisle. >> catherine: jean was charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. and spent three days in jail. the incident happened last year. however the video is now emerging. >> catherine: hundreds of new laws. are going into effect this week. >> catherine: how some of them will affect *you.* >> catherine: also ahead: >> catherine: an update on the mother who gave birth while in a coma in san francisco. >> catherine: and all the recent rain. really messing things up for a train. >> catherine: see whether the sonoma-marin "smart train" now under constructio

. >>> new this morning, a united airlines flight from seattle to newark has been diverted to spokane. united spokesperson says the aircraft landed safely. there were no injuries reported. a new plane is being brought in to replace the one they are working with. we will get more details to you. >>> boxer muhammad ali recovering after being hospitalized for pneumonia over the weekend. ali's spokesperson said the illness was discovered quickly and the boxing champion's prognosis is good. >>> florida state quarterback jameis winston avoided arrest in an alleged sexual assault two years ago. now he gets some more good news. brian mcfayden has details about that in the bleacher report next. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know genies can be really literal? no. what is your wish? no...ok...a million bucks! oh no... geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woa

flights. we're talking and luten and we're talking about virgin, british, united, delta, all those flights have london or taking off in from london. at least until 2:00 eastern. so we are talking about a number of hours where one of the world's busiest and most congested areas of flights is now frozen. there will be no flights in and out of the london region. we're talking about at least five airports, london city airport as well which takes regional flight, business flights on to the continent. then you think about all those flights and where they're going to land. the planes that have come from the u.s. need to go to manchester, birmingham, paris, maybe cardiff. you can imagine not being able to use that airspace. you have an enormous number of controllers trying to find places for all these planes to land and then you have those flights that might delay others taking off. so anybody who's going to take a flight around this part of europe i strongly suggest you check before you go also think about flights that simply won't take off from the u.s. if they were going to because there will be suc

ace cross the united states. 1,000 flightshateful, of course, across this region, the powerful winds we had across this region, the main issue and main culprit. the storm system itself, very slow mover. heavy snow accumulations across portions of the interior new england. and again, over the next 24 hours, you should see some delays across this area. five to ten inches in buffalo maybe making you giggle after what you dealt with a month or so ago. that is latest for the weather. more news with rosemary shortly. financial noise financial noise financial noise goodnight. goodnight. for those kept awake by pain... the night is anything but good. introducing new aleve pm. the first to combine a safe sleep aid. plus the 12 hour strength of aleve. for pain relief that can last until the am. now you can have a good night and a... good morning! new aleve pm. for a better am. [but the more you learn abouty insurancyour coverage,bout it. the more gaps you might find. like how you thought you were covered for this. [boy] check it out,mom

i'm your senior flight attendant and i am running for president of the united states. >> flight attendantission. >> welcome aboard, all passengers. >> in these days of painfully long lines and overcrowded flights, he's determined to lighten the mood. >> let me tell you, as president of the united states, if there is a decompression on this aircraft, every man, woman, and child on this aircraft will receive oxygen. when i hear a flight attendant or gate agent, you know, making announcements, you can tell they're just reading. >> place the mask over your nose and mouth, adjust the elastic band around your head -- >> it hurts my ears. i don't want -- you know, people don't want to feel like they're a herd of cattle. people want to be talked to. >> kurt delivers his announcements with a humorous twist meant to entertain passengers. >> oxygen will flow at a rate of $2 for the first minute and then 99 cents for each additional minute. if you're traveling with more than one child, now is a good time to pick your favorite. >> he is definitely trying to make you laugh, but this flight attendant do

airport, news4 investigat reveals a bronze colored drone recently came within 100 feet of united airlines flight a pilot near b another near reagan national and reports the drone got within 400 feet. feds and local police revealed a dozen of drone flights in recent weeks and those are some of the fast growing unauthorized unmanned aerial system flight nationwide. >> isabe a relatively new phenomena. we have to make sure we start treating it appropriately. >> reporterle says he aes's confident the fai"t will handle drone planes but we learned police stopped them flying over sensitive buildings and locations. cops stopped a man and his drone outside fedex field minutes before the monday night game from the redskins game. and a man was found in a tree trying to get it unstock. and another man flew a drone on the u.s. capitol ground. adam who was ordered to stop his drones said he understands some of restrictions. >> i underst to stopt49 flying these near the capitol and white house. on private property there's no harm flying these things. >> reporter: faa is getting 25 complaints a month from pilot

and as if to remind visitors that they've left spain and entered the united kingdom, international flightsland on this airstrip, which runs along the border. car traffic has to stop for each plane. still, entering gibraltar is far easier today than back when franco blockaded this border. from the late 1960s until the '80s, the only way in was by sea or air. now you just have to wait for the plane to taxi by, and bob's your uncle. the sea once reached these ramparts. a modern development grows into the harbor, and today half the city is built upon reclaimed land. gibraltar's old town is long and skinny, with one main street. gibraltarians are a proud bunch, remaining steadfastly loyal to britain. its 30,000 residents vote overwhelmingly to continue as a self-governing british dependency. within a generation, the economy has gone from one dominated by the military to one based on tourism. but it's much more than sunburned brits on holiday. gibraltar is a crossroads community with a jumble of muslims, jews, hindus, and italians joining the english, and all crowded together at the base of this

flight. >> and then there is this united airlines flight from london to new york. circle over the english channel for three hours dumped fuel before landing safely. and caught on camera, two women in a mid-air smackdown. on board air china, the fight reportedly stemming from a crying baby. >> the good news is, these are still the exception not the rule. most lights go off with none of these kinds of problems but it does happen. >> reporter: from 2007 to 2013, more than 28,000 cases of unruly passengers recorded by the airline industry, ranging from violence to not following safety instructions. >> you have people who presumably are nice people at other times in their lives but you put them together in an airplane and they lose their minds. >> well despite these incidents, this is actually one of the safest times in aviation history. now when it comes to turbulence, you saw the video, it looks scary. but when you look at the statistics from 2013, for example, as few as 24 people were actually injured. and that is not a lot when you consider how many people fly. usua

the problem was resolved in about an hour, but flights continue to experience delays all over europe. >>> passengers onboard a united airlines flight from san francisco had an unfortunate welcome to australia today. they were forced to wait on the tarmac for eight hours. that flight was diverted because they could not land in their scheduled destination city, sydney, because of debris on the runway. passengers were kept from leaving the plane, but as food ran out and toilet paper, they were allowed to exit on to the tarmac but go no farther than that. customs and immigration just wasn't set up to process them. to make matters worse, the pilots then ran out of flying time, which means they had to fly two more pilots down from sydney to take that plane back. >> horrible. >> frustrated. all in the same boat. >> this experience is very bad experience. >> just a comedy of sequence and errors. who do you blame? >> passengers eventually did make it to sydney, landing safely some eight hours behind schedule. how's that for jet lag? australian airport authorities have apologized for the inconvenience but stress that the safe

. >>> in australia, passengers on a united airlines flight were stuck on the tarmac for eight hours. here they are sitting around. their flight from san francisco had been diverted fr eed becaus was debris on the runway. they were kept from leaving the mre plane but eventually they were allowed on the tarmac. >> horrible. >> frustrated. we're all in the same boat. >> this experience is very bad experience. >> a comedy of sequence of errors. who do you blame? >> to make matters worse, the pilots ran out of flying time. two more pilots had to be thrown in to fly the plane back. passengers eventually made it to their destination more than eight hours behind schedule. >>> bill cosby has a new high profile accuser. beverly johnson says cosby drugged her. she was a model in the '70s and the first frieafrican-american n on the cover of "vogue." johnson claims cosby drugged her while she was auditioning for a part on "the cosby show" in the mid '80s. he gave her a drugged cappuccino when she visited his new york home to read through lines. she says she he is scraescaped. she was inspired to

a united airlines flight from seattle to newark, new jersey has been diverted.safely and no injuries reported. a new plane is brought in to replace the one. >>> florida state university quarterback jameis winston has been cleared of rape allegations at a student code of contact hearing. a student claimed that winston sexually assaulted her. winston was not arrested, but faced a code of conduct charge. there is insufficient evidence to uphold that charge. the woman can appeal within five days. winston could still face legal trouble. >>> in tampa, scary moments outside raymond james stadium. seven people sent to the hospital after being struck by lightning. the bolt hit the parking lot and appeared to damage the roof of the suv. did not hit the fans directly, but what a moment. four or five other people told crews they would take themselves to the hospital. >>> sunday night football. the super bowl champion seahawks look ready to repeat setting a franchise record with 596 yards of offense in a 35-6 rout of the arizona cardinals. a win next week would give them hom

a united flight from san francisco to sydney, australia. there was debris on the runway in sydney.hey diverted the plane to canberra. that was okay until the passengers sat on the tarmac for eight hours of the plane eventually ran out of food and toilet paper. just about everything. >> for a while we were watching movies but they shut the movie system down. >> it was a comedy of sequence and errors. who do you blame? bill: well at least they had sunshine of the australian airport officials apologizing saying that safety though, still remains their top priority. martha: so folks planning to hit the road for christmas will likely be seeing lower prices at pump. gas prices dropping yet again. national average dipping to 2.$60 a gallon according to aaa as the price of oil is been in free fall, dropping below $59 a barrel. that is low, folks. that is the lowest it has been in five years. so while drivers may like this, is the economy taking a hit? joining us from our sister network, fox business network's stuart varney. do you think is is good or bad. >> when gas tumble is it good or ba

their united flight from san francisco was about to land in sydney it was diverted because of a problemt time limit. so the passengers had to wait for a new crew. they arrived in sydney about nine hours late. >>> delta airlines has gone upscale with on-board beer selection. they've added seven new craft beers on domestic flights. some of those brands now being offered, stone beer, don't know it. blue point, brooklyn brewery beer. know it well. those join products from the sweetwater brewery and were expanded over the summer. the craft brews are free on east coast shuttle flights. $7 on the others. >> what did you say? free beer? did you read that right? >> you know, you never know if it's written right, but -- >> t.j. hopes or you're getting free beer. >> no, no, no just on the shuttle flights. >> shuttle. >>> construction crews in massachusetts uncovered a time capsule placed in the statehouse cornerstone more than two centuries ago. >> it won't be opened until it's x-rayed. they believe it was placed in the cornerstone by then governor sam adams, speaking of beer, and paul revere in 1

united's final flight into ac was yesterday.a statement to "action news" the airline says it is disappoint that had services to at atlantic city did not meet expectation, the the airline's decision is latest blow to the resort town that has seen four of its 12 casinos go out of business this year. >>> still ahead on this full hour of "action news" at ten, air bags are under recall, but some say that recall should be even bigger. we will talk about the defects, next. >>> also a bizarre one here an alleged assault with the chicken sandwich has a man facing criminal charges tonight. it is not the holidays without a tree lighting, there was a big one in philadelphia tonight. >>> lawmakers had another chance to grill a top official from an air bag manufacturers who is under fire. the federal government had called for an expanded nationwide recall for vehicles that have takata air bags. officials say a defect in the air bags creates powerful explosions that sent shrapnel flying into passengers. the air bags have been link to five tetz

flight for people headed from london to newark. a new jersey woman died last night aboard a united airlines flight.year-old woman was traveling alone. a doctor on board the plane did try to help. investigators think the woman may have had a pre-existing medical condition. they're now waiting on results of an autopsy and have not released her name. >> dozens more u.s. hospitals are now equipped to treat people with the ebola virus and two of those hospitals are right here in philadelphia. children's hospital of philadelphia and the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. they joined 35 hospitals now designated by the us dement of health and human services as ebola treatment centers. officials say all of them have the staff, training and resources needed to treat ebola. no philadelphia hospitals currently report treating anyone for the virus. >> septa is providing extra transportation for shoppers this holiday season adding more buses on the route that service king of prussia, montgomery and plymouth meeting malls. some times have been adjusted to line with the malls various closing times to get

>> reporter: for stealing cash and a camera from passengers on a united airlines flight.e was sentenced to an alcoholics anonymous program. >> keep your valuables close to your body. keep your valuables hidden. >> my money? all my money's gone. >> reporter: this video produced for travelers in asia warns them to report possible thieves while still in the air. so a suspect can be arrested right when the plane lands. >> what should someone do if they're on the plane and they think they've been ripped off? >> immediately tell the flight attendant. >> i said, stole my purse. >> reporter: in carol's case last july, the man who stole her purse was a flight attendant named pierre. she notified other crew members and american investigated. he was terminated because american said his behavior was inappropriate. he wasn't charged. >> inappropriate behavior? i call it a crime. >> reporter: carol has to travel for work every few months. but becoming a victim at 30,000 feet has left her with a fear of flying. >> i have flight anxiety because it all rushes back over me again. >> that w

. >> airplane crashed, in midair forcing united airlines flight to washington d.c.o head back to vermont. pilot initially thought it was a bird strike but investigators believe a mechanical malfunction caused it to break yesterday. despite that the pilot was able to land safely. >>> pennsylvania's senior senator bob casey is calling on the senate to pass the able ago an acronym for achieving a better life experience. the law is designed to allow families who have a child with the disability to save for their long term care through tax advantaged 529 savings account. >> for all of the years people have been saying fit goodies enough for college savings, and higher education and good enough for retirement, why don't we do the same for individuals with disabilities. >> well, house of representatives passed the bill and bipartisan fashion were 404 votes. >>> and we're having a pretty typical friday so far, we will start off on i-95, around cottman avenue where the typical spots slow down here. southbound lanes heading toward center city, you can see brake lights here, a

flights. the investigative unit looked at data from the department of trm transportation. we also found in the last three years during the months of november and december, 11% of arriving flights were delayed 45 minutes or longer. and 2% were canceled at sfo. smart asset, a financial company that also analyzed flight data says that can cost travelers money and time. >> whether you're having to book a hotel room, whether you're having to rent a car to get where you're trying to get, or if you're just wasting time, sitting there waiting, that all is costing money. >> they said in the last three years, it cost those stranded at sfo more than $65 million. but the airline may also be responsible, too, for all those canceled or missed flights. watch our full investigation at 11:00 to see our full report. elise kirchner, nbc bay area news. >> if you have tips for us or anyone else in the investigative unit, call us at 1-888-967-tips or send an e-mail. >>> firefighters and cal trans crews were planning to hold a practice for emergency responders at 10:00 p.m. it was expected to be

the search for flight 8501 has just resumed. the unitedtes is providing air, sea and underwater assets including the uss sampson now part of an international force that includes some 15 planes and ships. we've also just learned that indonesian authorities are confirming that smoke has been spotted on an island within the search area. spotted by an indonesian air crew. they're sending additional assets there to take a closer look at this search continues. 162 passengers on board en route from surabaya indonesia, to singapore disappeared in the skies off indonesia's coast. and we have new details about the captain of the missing flight. a veteran pilot whose final communication with air traffic control is a crucial lead in the search. joe johns is outfront. >> reporter: as is common in indonesia, he is known by only one name. pictures on facebook confirm at least one of his own hobbies. he was a fan of motorcycles. reports suggest he is a member of a motorcycle club. his daughter posted a picture of him on social media saying dad, please com

united states occurring on tuesday. record rainfall from new york's jfk in laguardia, we had 1,000 flights cancelled across the united statesn tuesday, and 3,000 flights were delayed. as gusty winds pushed that across portions of the northeastern u.s. it will keep it rather blustery, and rather snowy as well. look at the scenes coming out of the state of new jersey there on tuesday. some significant flooding with these three inches of rain coming down. both coasts of the u.s. dealing with wet weather. and at least on one side of the country, across california, the state's pretty thirsty. they'll take it. >> they'll take it on the west coast. pedram gives them an update before they head to bed. approaching midnight there. >>> the ice rink at the eiffel tower is located on the first floor, 187 feet off the ground. the rink offers breathtaking views of paris and is illuminated by twinkling lights at night. it's been closes for the past two years for a restoration project. the attraction is open until february 15th. >>> you are watching cnn, i'm errol barnett. after the break, rosemary church joins me for another hour of news f

not only fly certain amount but spend 25% more on united ticketed flights.first class are generally fine but business travelers who have to book low fares are caught in a pinch. gerri: cutting upgrades, pointsu benefits. >> more fees. gerri: not giving you for miles flown but money spend. >> exactly. united and delta, 2015 they will stop awarding awards how far you fly but on on the money you spe. if you are on economy fares you will earn a ton less miles. ev evaluate the loyalty and make sure you're in the spending and flying habits. gerri: amounts spent not miles flown. i want people to see this here. going to san francisco to singapore on united, paying 969 for that ticket, the current miles program would award you 16,000 miles. the new one will award you just 4200. going new york to london on delta for 961, the current miles program award you 6900. the new program will award you 3600. come on. like they don't want to do business with me. >> exactly. for short haul flyers on flipside, spending $800 to flying new york to montreal which happens for last min

. >> reporter: carlos was only 11 years old when he left cuba alone on a flight to the united states. it first came up i was very happy to hear, oh, great, i get to leave. i was scared about leaving my parents, but i felt life was so me. >> reporter: he packed a few articles of clothing and boarded a flight to the united states, never realizing it would be the father. >> i thought yes, i will get to see him, but then he died. >> reporter: thousands of cuban children were sent to the u.s. along, by parents who feared the government would take them away and brainwash them. ultimately 14,000 cuban children would flee the country on u.s. commercial flights to florida, part of a program started in 1960 called operation pedro pan. >> when they finally gave us the go ahead to get on the plane, it was pretty rushed. >> reporter: the washington, d.c. reverend also remembers spending a lot of time with his father before he left. >> from what i remember from that summer leading up to august was a lot of fishing trips. >> what do you think your dad was doing by spending so much time with you? >>

. >>> and happening today, united airlines is ending flights to atlantic city international airport. the airline started offering flights in april to chicago and houston, but it did not bring in enough business. the south jersey transportation authority says it's in contact with other carriers to bring flights to atlantic city. >>> and happening today, the aclu will announce legal action against what it calls the resegregation of schools in delaware. the aclu said that it wants to focus on concerns about delaware public schools becoming less diverse. it showed a national trend towards less integration of white and nonwhite students over the last 20 years. the aclu will outline its legal steps at a news conference in wilmington later this morning. >>> the tower hills school in wilmington has named a new head of school after the previous headmaster was arrested on child porn charges. the new school leader, elizabeth cromwell speers will take over july 1st. she currently heads a school in connecticut. previous leader, christopher wheeler, resigned last year after police raided his oncam

. >>> happening today, united airlines is ending flights to atlantic city international airport. the airline started offering flights in april to chicago and to houston, but it did not bring in enough business. the south jersey transportation authority says it's in contact with other carriers to bring flights to atlantic city. >>> and now to atlantic city's casino crisis. new jersey's congressional delegation is turning to the feds for help. lawmakers are asking the secretary of labor to approve a national emergency grant to help the city's crumbling economy. last month, the state applied for $29 million in grants. >>> and yesterday, two new jersey state senators unveiled a new rescue plan to give atlantic city's casinos a tax break, allowing them to collectively pay $150 million instead of taxes for two years. four casinos have already closed in atlantic city just this year, and the trump taj mahal is scheduled to close next week. >>> the health department is planning a vaccination clinic tomorrow after a hepatitis scare at a popular mercer county pizzeria. a worker who handles