>> axelrod: imagine the position 23-year-old jenna neulander was in just outside syracuse, new york. her father calls for her to come quickly. her mother has suffered a massive head wound and then dies. the medical examiner first rules accident but then the prosecutor says no, it was murder. and jenna's father did it. that's the subject of tonight's "48 hours." inside this grand home near syracuse, new york, a disturbing scene was unfolding. 23-year-old jenna neulander frantically called 911. jenna's father, dr. robert neulander, had ideal to her for help. he said he had just found his wife on the floor of the shower. 61-year-old leslie neulander was pronounced dead at the scene. she had suffered a massive head injury. her death in september of 2012 was ruled an accident. she slipped and fell in the shower, accidental death. >> right. >> axelrod: case closed? >> not at all. >> axelrod: the district attorney, bill fitzpatrick, and investigators had suspicions about the death scene. why was there so much blood on the walls, a sight that startled jenna. >> oh, my god, there's blood ever

the plane was heading from phoenix to boston when it had to make an emergency landing in syracuse new york. the family believes he suffered >> as far as we knew, perfect health when he left yesterday, he seemed fine, he said he would spend the last week couple of weeks work ing on losing weight, lost 10 pounds, said i feel better than i felt in a long time. >> his wife find comfort knowing he died doing what he was passionate about. >>> the former mbta boss won't join the national transportation board because of family reasons. the president nominated her in july. scott resigned in april over criticism about the response to the winter delays and cancellations. >>> service is suspended on amtrak after a rockslide caused a train to derail, 7 people were hurt when the train came off the tracks near mount pill ier. this is called a freak of nature. ntsb is investigating. >>> today on beacon hill, lawmakers take on hands-free drive progress postals, there are several on the table, which would require drivers to use the headset or blue tooth device. one would carry a fine for first offenders and

just last week, near syracuse, new york. this is what it looked like. a week later, this. >> i woke up this morning and i thought it was christmas. but the coldest air mass of the season has already swept from the midwest into parts of the east. across upstate new york, a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed, in part, on icy roads. snow collecting on this backyard deck. nine inches so far. another backyard buried under the snow. kids aren't complaining. >> i have not seen snow this early in a long time. >> reporter: the snow also falling early in parts of upper michigan. but in dprand rapids, just plain cold. temps in the mid 30s didn't stop these dedicated marathon runners. >> it's good weather to run in. this is great weather to run in. >> reporter: thousands of runners taking the weather in stride. forecasters say despite the chilly temps and snow already falling in parts of the country, a first frost like this is not unusual. these cold temps will linger today. it will warm up later this week. get

working with air traffic control to get the more than 150 people on board safely to the ground in syracuse, new york. a replacement crew came on board and flew the crew to logan four hours late. the pilot here, you can see pictures of his family, say johnston had 25 years' experience but a history of heart troubles including a by pass in 2006. in the days and weeks before the flight, johnston was feeling good. >> as far as we knew, he felt fine. as far as i knew, he was doing great. he spent the last couple of weeks working on losing weight. had lost about ten pounds and said "i feel better than i've felt in a long time." >> reporter: since his double by pass surgery a couple of years ago, he was required to get a complete physical every six months to ensure he was well enough to fly. >>> this historic flooding in the threat isn't over yet. water is slowly being released from dams in the area over fears they could break. 500 roads and bridges are shut down and cemeteries have been uprooted with caskets floating downstream. residents are being reminded to stay off the streets. president obama has sig

first officer safely diverted the plane to syracuse, new york. passengers didn't real york. passengers didn't realize what happened. >> we thought that he just wasn't feeling well. had no idea he had passed. it was extremely shocking. >>reporter: cause of johnson death hasn't been relessed. rare occurrence. faa says 8 pilots died during flights in the past 20 years. >> the integrity of 2 multi-billion dollar fantasy sports business being called into question after one employee won really big. draft king and fan dual allow users to select players to complete and earn daily prize. last we can an employee at draft king won 350,000 $on fan dual. users complained that he used insider information. both company admitted the employee often compete at other businesses and temporarily bar them from playing. >>> president declared disaster in south carolina to help the state recover from historic flooding. some 80's have seen25 inches of written sense the storm began friday. 11 people have been killed. hundreds more have been rescued from flood the homes and streets. authorities ordere

. >> reporter: inside this grand home near syracuse, new york a disturbing scene was unfolding. 23-year-old jenna new lander frantically called 911. jenna's father, dr. robert for help. he said he just found his wife on the floor of the shower. >> daddy don't move her. >> reporter: 61-year-old leslie was pronounced dead at the scene. she had suffered a massive head injury. her death was ruled an accident. but the da, and investigators, had suspicions about all the blood on the walls. >> no daddy, there is blood everywhere. >> reporter: the doctor told police it got there when he was carrying his wife from the bathroom to the bedroom, some 60 feet away. to perform cpr. da bill fitzpatrick. >> there is more red flags than a bull fight going off in my head when i hear that story for the first time. >> reporter: also raising suspicion was blood spatter that was found in the bedroom. the doctor was asked about that. >> do you have any explanation as to how that blood got on the wall? >> no. >> reporter: the da believes that dr. newlander attacked his wife in the bedroom and moved her to the show

the co-pilot took over, safely landed the flight in syracuse, new york. now, the captain has been identified as 57-year-old michael johnson. news of his death left passengers on the flight visibly shaken. >> we thought that he just wasn't feeling well. we had no idea he had passed. it was extremely shocking. >> i really think he had -- you have to hand it to the co-pilot, i'll tell you. i don't know what i would have done in that situation. >> a preliminary investigation shows that captain johnson died of natural causes. he lived in utah. he leaves behind his wife of almost 35 years, eight children, and five grandchildren. >>> crash investigators will be back out this morning trying to figure out why an amtrack train in vermont derailed. it ran off the tracks yesterday in a remote part of the state after hitting a rock slide. the amtrack was heading to washington d.c. with 98 passengers onboard. seven people were injured including one crew member who was very seriously hurt. the federal railroad situation says the derailment happened on a section of track

the copilot radioed for help and diverted the plane to syracuse, new york. the pilot was 57 years old. >>> nba champs are back. warriors prayed their first game tonight since knocking off cleveland for the title. but as mark kelly shows us, this home game was not in oakland. >> reporter: first preseason game back in the bay, and there is clearly love in the air. and a lot of love in the south bay for the warriors too. >> can't wait for them to win another season. >> been here since 5:30, and she was taking pictures. the line was all the way down the street. >> the center is familiar territory for the warriors. they played regular season games at sapp back in the 1990s, while oracle was under renovation. y i think we're better than oracle. >> reporter: luke walton in the hot seat tonight. the 35-year-old is filling in, during these preseason games for coach steve kerr, as he recovers from back surgery. many eyes here tonight lost on one man, mvp steph curry. >> who is your favorite on the team? >> of course, curry. >> did you see the bobbleheads of him tonigh

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the first officer made an emergency landing in syracuse, new york. >> and a two day strike by nurses saying the county is failing to address serious patient concerns. these are pictures sent out on twitter by the nurses. they have had no contract since july. the regional medical center and health center leaders say they are hoping to resolve the issues quickly. they always provide staff to safe standards and patient safety and quality. >> is too little pressure too much for young athletes? moms and dads could be forcing their kids out of authorities. >> a look at beautiful bay area with the skies clearing and meteorologist mike nicco is up next with if you're an adult with type 2 diabetes and your a1c is not at goal with certain diabetes pills or daily insulin, your doctor may be talking about adding medication to help lower your a1c. ask your doctor if adding once-a-week tanzeum is right for you. once-a-week tanzeum is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes, along with diet and exercise. once-a-week tanzeum works by helping yo

the flight was been diverted to syracuse, new york with the co-pilot seat amending the play a short time later. >> the plain all of a sudden started the sending pretty quickly and no one really thought anything of that first. >> reporter: the captain has been identified as michael david johnson. news of is that leading passengers on the flight visibly shaken. >> item tired, exhausted and really emotional. >> you got to hand it to the co-pilot. done in that situation. >> reporter: because of thats and co-pilots the quality will fly american airlines says there is never any danger to passengers regardless if economic experts a situation could ended much differently. >> if he decided to divert to boston or continue to boston and summer between where they were and boston something did go wrong with the aircraft or there is a serious problem and he was by himself that would not be good. >> reporter: flight 550 which was carrying a one 50 people spend four hours on the ground in syracuse before continuing on to boston with a replacement crew. theresa: that had to really shake you. and to land

the copilot radioed for help and diverted the plane to syracuse, new york. the pilot was 57. >>> and yet another tense moment in the skies. faa is trying to figure out how a door flew off a private jet not long after it took off from sfo. audio recording captures the emergency call between the pilot and the airport controller. the incident happened back in august. the cessna with 7 people on board took off from michigan but at 2,000 feet the pilot radioed to turn back to sfo. >> are you able to maintain your own terrain obstruction clearance? >> negative. a door flew off the aircraft. >> that plane landed safely. at one point during the landing the controller thought he saw an extra piece of landing gear. it was actually the door hanging down. the private aviation company wheels up says it is reviewing what happened. >>> a san francisco police officer is recovering after he was pinned between two cars. it happened around midnight yesterday on mirabella avenue. the officer says he stepped out sired his patrol car to confront a car burglary suspect. that's whe

shelley: the american airlines flight was diverted to syracuse, new york before continuing to boston. stephanie roma' s has the conversation between the copilot and air traffic control. stephanie: on american airlines jet touches down and quickly surrounded by firetrucks and an ambulance after this in-flight radio call. >> american 550, medical emergency. captain is incapacitated. request handling for runway. into action as soon as this flight landed in syracuse with the flight from phoenix to boston was carrying 147 crew members. ground crew' s in syracuse, standing ready for the flight. >> pilot is unresponsive, not breathing. stephanie: as the plane approaches, the copilot asks for medics to board the plane as soon as they can. >> understood. as long as they have a way to get to the airplane quickly, we will get them to the captain. stephanie: passenger side the emergency vehicles but didn' t know why they were there until they took off for boston. that is when they were told the captain passed away. >> we just thought that he wasn' t feeling well. we had no idea he had passed. >>

reporter: the red eye from phoenix diverted to syracuse, new york at 7:13 a.m. the crew did announce the pilot wasn't feeling well. i thew it -- i few it was an illness. we went into a quick descend and i thought there is something wrong. >> we were on the ground in five to seven minutes, 10 max. i never landed on an airplane that quick. there were ambulances waiting when the plane got to the gate. they put tarps up so we couldn't see anything out the windows. reporter: the flight arrived to boston about 12:30, delayed therely five hours -- nearly five hours, but everyone understanding. >> we had to wait for the body to be removed from the plane. it was intense. >> they seemed like they knew exactly how to do this. they have practiced many times. reporter: american airlines in a statement say thisy are incredibly saddened by this event and focused on caring for the pilot's family and colleagues. rhondella richardson, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a natural disaster is to blame for a serious train derailment in vermont. seven passengers were hurt. heather has more. repo

the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in syracuse, new york, after that apparent heart attack. >>> crews are working to tow train cars from the tracks in vermont after it derailed today. six people were taken to the hospital after several massive pieces of rock slid onto the tracks near north field. two am tram crew were -- amtrak crew were hurt. >> there was one train that was completely in the woods. there was one that was basically sideways and then there was my train right behind that. >> conditions of the passengers that were hurt are still unknown tonight. officials say the repairs on the tracks will take some time and the route has been the monthified. >>> police on the cape tried to pick up a package from the post office that contained about 800 objectingy codone pills. with help of a k-9 officer police waited for someone to come picket up. later that day 32-year-old rosa hererra came to get the package that's when police arrested her on charges of narcotics trafficking. >> a trial for the danvers teenager accused of killing his math teacher is set to begin this week.

that plane was diverted to syracuse new york where it did land safely. >>> an a amtrak train derailed near vermont. one person lifted to the hospital. 6 others minor injuries. rock fell onto the tracks knocking a locomotive and passenger car down an embankment. three cars came off the track. >>> coast guard says a cargo ship that sailed into hurricane joaquin has sunk. the el faro began taking on water last thursday. the search continues for the 33 crew members aboard including two graduates of the mass maritime academy. >>> this is an emotional day for students teachers and staff at community college in rose

first officer safely diverted the plane to syracuse, new york.didn't rea realize what happened. >> we thought that he just wasn't feeling well. had no idea he had passed. it was extremely shocking. >>reporter: cause of johnson death hasn't been relessed. rare occurrence. faa says 8 pilots died during flights in the past 20 years. >> the integrity of 2 multi-billion dollar fantasy sports business being called into question after one employee won really big. draft king and fan dual allow users to select players to complete and earn daily prize. last we can an employee at draft king won 350,000 $on fan dual. users complained that he used insider information. both company admitted the employee often compete at other businesses and temporarily bar them from playing. >>> president declared disaster in south carolina to help the state recover from historic flooding. some 80's have seen 25 inches of written sense the storm began friday. 11 people have been killed. hundreds more have been rescued from flood the homes and streets. authorities ordered evacu

the weather is changing as fast the last week near syracuse, new york this is how it looked. week later, this. >> i woke up this morning and i thought it was christmas. >> it could be october but the coldest air mass has already slipped to the east. across upstate new york, a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions with 60 accidents blamed on icy roads. snow collecting on this backyard deck, 9" so far and another backyard buried under the snow. kids are not complaining. >> i have not seen the snow thiserlifully a long-term. >> the snow falling early in upper michigan. >> in grand rapids just plain cold. >> in the mid-30's it did not stop the dedicated marathon runners. >> great weather do run n. >> taking the cold weather in stride. despite the snow falling, a rest lick this is not unusual. >> the cold temperatures will linger and today across much of the east but here is the good news, it will warm up this week so get ready to ditch the cold weather gear. >> it is so cold that baseball >> it is so cold that baseball players are wearing ski masks. >> can you imagine a s

the copilot landed the airbus a-320 in syracuse, new york. the captain hasn't been identified. no cause of death yet. it was a weekend of mourning in roseburg, oregon, for the nine people killed in the umpqua community college shooting, and john blackstone is there tonight. >> reporter: students and staff returned to the community college campus today not for to retrieve things left behind in the rush to escape. when classes resume next week, shannon dietz will be back, even though her mother kim, also a student, was killed in the shooting. >> i won't think of it as the place where there was the shooting. i'll think of it as the place where my friends are. >> reporter: lacey scroggins is one of the survivors of the shooting. her father is pastor randy scroggins. >> she said to me, "dad, you don't understand. i can't rest. the moment i shut my eyes, the moment it gets quiet, i hear the bodies dropping to the floor and the gunshots going off." >> reporter: treven anspach, who was shot and killed, fell across lacey, quite likely saving her life. her father raced to the campus to p

the copilot radioed for help and diverted the plate to syracuse, new york. >> a medical emergency captain is incapacitated. >> emts declare the 57-year-old pilot dead after landing. an autopsy is being performed. >>> new at 5:00, new lead in the killing of an emeryville artis gunned down last week while working on a mural with other artists in oakland. cab st alive with a picture that police want you to look at. >>> we knew there was surveillance cameras in the air with the shooting happened. detectives say it could lead them to the killer. oakland police release the photo today that the menu sees the scrap as a person of interest in the shooting. he is in his 20s and is about 6 feet tall with a thin build, not clear when or where this photo was taken. the shooting happened last tuesday and was chief -- west street at the 580 over -- over pastor antonio robbers and other painters were working on the latest project and witnesses say a man walked up to ray most and there was an argument. the men shot raymo's twice or once, rather, before flinging >> investigators believe this person is conn

the plane landed in syracuse, new york, safely. >> if it wasn't for the copilot using a cool head, it might have been more disastrous. >> later, passengers and crew learned that johnston had died of an apparent heart attack. >> the faa says seven u.s. airline pilots and one charter pilot have died in the cockpit during flights in the last 21 years. and during a six-year period in the 1990s, the faa calculated 39 instants in which a member of the flight crew lost consciousness in a flight. nbc bay area news. >> fascinating information. >> thank you, chuck. let's bring in jeff ranieri. these are beautiful fall temperatures. we love it. >> yeah, so comfortable to start off our tuesday. i know a lot of you want that rainfall as well. but as you'll see in the scrolling seven-day forecast, there's not a lot of hope as we head throughout the next seven days. you can see just how nice it is, and across the south bay, 77 right now. peninsula at 75. east bay, not too warm. dropping out of the 80s to 78. cool breeze in san francisco at 65. and some of the cool breeze extending to the north bay w

the copilot landed the plane in syracuse, new york. johnston's wife says her 57- year-old husband has a history of heart problems and had a double bypass surgery in 2006. >>> the sonoma county sheriff's office is denying allegations jail guards beat more than 20 inmates. today a lawyer representing some of the inmate sheriff's letters, the federal lawsuit says they were beat then an attack that took place over the course of hours with inmates begging deputies to stop. >> sheriff's categorical denial of allegations of torture doesn't carry much weight with us. we know what the sheriff thinks is okay and passes for policy. so that he denies that these events were torture while not denying that they actually took place is of no serious concern to the parties of this lawsuit. >> the sheriff said the guards were responding to a mass disturbance that threatened the safety of the staff. >>> california is making history tonight for women and pay equality. ken bastida in the newsroom with details of landmark legislation that became law today. k

. >>> a red-eye flight from phoenix to boston made an emergency landing in syracuse new york when the pilot died in the cockpit. fire trucks and an ambulance were waiting but emt couldn't save the pilot who appears to have had a heart attack. the 147 passengers on board were told only that the pilot had fallen ill. >> they like put tarps up so we couldn't see anything out the windows. you know, the cops evacuated everybody away from the windows and then when we got on our flight here, four hours later, they notified us that he passed away. >> american has identified the deceased pilot as 57-year-old captain michael johnston who had 25 years with the airline. a pilot dying in the cockpit very rare happening only eight times in the past 20 years. >> the pentagon has corrected an initial u.s. statement about the bombing of a hospital in afghanistan. the top u.s. general in afghanistan says the strike which killed at least 22 people was requested by afghan forces. originally u.s. officials had said the attack was launched because american forces were being threatened by the taliban. docto

just last week near syracuse, new york this is what it looked like... a week later....this.... selfie sot kennedy lamb / mexico new york i woke up this morning and thought it was christmas. it may be october...but the coldest air mass of the season has already swept from the midwest into parts of the east. across upstate new york - a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions ?. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed in part on icy roads. snow ....collecting on this backyard deck.. nine inches so far. and another backyard buried under the snow.. phoner sot lynnette west / resident i have not seen this snow this early in a long time? the snow also falling early in parts of upper michigan. nats: more snow nats? but in grand rapids....just plain cold. nats-race temps in the mid-30's didnt stop these dedicated marathon runners. sot full < its good weather to run in. this is great weather to run in.> thousands of runners taking the cold weather in stride.. forecasters say despite the chilly temps.....and snow already falling in parts of the country....a first frost like this i

. >>> this week's your biz selfie comes from mark jones in syracuse, new york, who owns the company fans looks like they make gloves, special gloves that sports fans can wear to help their clapping get louder. is that a good thing or bad thing? if you're a sports fan i guess it's a good thing. thank you for sending that in and we would love you to send in a selfie of you and your business so please send it to yourbusiness@msnbc.com or tweet it to us@msnbcyourbiz. >>> it's time to answer some of your business questions so let's get our board of directors in here to help us out. kimberly weisel, editor at large and columnist for inc. magazine and ink.com. good to see both of you guys. >> great to be here. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> such a huge milestone. >> it's exciting. hopefully you'll be around for the next ten years for us also. >> that would be great. >> the first question is taking on investors. >> we're doing extremely well. we have wonderful cash flow. the business is growing at 100% plus every year. at what time do we involve other investors in order to take to us the

the co-pilot landed the airbus a-320 in syracuse, new york. the captain hasn't been identified. no cause of death yet. >>> today the democratic front-runner in the presidential race added her voice to the conversation about gun violence there will be another challenger in her race. julianna goldman has that. >> unimaginable grief. >> reporter: hillary clinton choked up in new hampshire today mother of a sandy hook victim. >> i am proposing what i consider to be common sense approaches. >> reporter: on the heels of yet called for expanded background checks, either through asked at an earlier event about a possible biden run, clinton didn't seem concerned. >> this is a decision for the vice president to make, and he needs whatever time and space he wants to be able to make that decision. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news that biden is likely to make a decision within the next week and is leaning toward running. he gave no clues over the weekend when he spoke to the largest gay rights group in the u.s., but he reminded them that he was the one who prodded the white house to suppor

just last week near syracuse, new york this is what it looked like... a week later....this.... kennedy lamb / mexico new york i woke up this morning and thought it was christmas. it may be the season has already swept from thest into parts of the east. across upstate new york - a blaststf winter bringngg dangerous conditions ?. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed in part on icy roads. snow ....collecting on this backyard deck.. nine inches so far. and another backyard buried under the snow.. lynnette west / resident i have not seen this snow this early in a long time? the snow also falling early in parts of upper michigan. nats: more snow nats? but in grand rapipi....just plain cold. nats-race temps in the mid-30's didnt stop these dedicated marathon runners. its good weather to run in. this is great weather to run in. thousands of runners taking the cold weather in stride.. forecasters say despite the chilly temps.....and snow already falling in parts of the country....a first frost like this isisot unusual. thesescold temps will linger into today across much of the east.

seeing lightning strikes east of syracuse, new york state, west of saratoga springs. it is missing us this morning. you could get tagged by a couple of these showers. the bulk of the activity is going to come from this cold front to the west. as a gets closer, the chance for showers and thunderstorms going up this afternoon. not a lot of wind out the door this morning. gusts to 30 miles an hour this afternoon. you see wet weather moving in. it turns windy and warm and wet. 60' s showing up across connecticut with the southerly wind. boston, lawrence, around 70. southerly wind gusty through the afternoon. across southern new hampshire, a couple of showers towards western massachusetts. we start to pick up on downpours. there could be a rumble of thunder. the timing is not great. by 6:00, downpours scattered across the area. things will quiet down on the cape after about 9:00 or 10:00 this evening. a quarter to half an inch of those downpours. clearing skies, down in the s. a northwesterly wind, gusty in the morning. of the 50' s tomorrow. the coolest day of the if you

a travel advisory was issued for major interstates in syracuse , new york this weekend because of several accidents caused by icy road conditions. emergency crews and salt trucks worked on the roads early sunday morning. they say the bridges are the most concerning, because those freeze more quickly than road surfaces. eric: more winter weather in pennsylvania this weekend. erie county there had its first official snowfall of the season this weekend. look at all of that white! area. and parts of northern michigan saw their first snow of the season as well. snowy conditions made it tough for drivers to get around. people there told our sister station that it's too early and they'd like the snow to hold off a couple of more weeks. same here, metinka. we've got warmer temperatures today. metinka: that snow will not be sticking around long at all. temperatures are not feeling very fall-like. it is more like summer with temperatures already in the 50 's. headed for a high near 80. watch up for the wind. due to all the dry conditions, there is a red flag warning in effect across the state for c

`erin: moving on, this morning, a `search continues this morning `for two suspects in syracuse, `new york. `this after a teen was found shot `to death. `police say a vehicle took off `from the scene which is about 2 `miles from syracuse university `as detectives followed shots `were fired at them from the `vehicle. `police say they later found a `15-year-old dead on the back `porch of a home and a `17-year-old that had been `injured. `syracuse university' s campus was `on emergency lockdown for a time `but the alert has been lifted. `, this morning customs computers `are back online after causing `major delays at airports `nationwide, including boston `logan. `the outage itself lasted 90 `minutes. `officials say a computer system `that checks airline passengers' `names against the federal terror `watch list experienced problems. ` `airports dealt with long lines `while the system was down. `the u.s. customs and border `patrol agency says there' s no `indication the glitch was `malicious. `as violence escalates in the `middle east, the state `department is quickly putting `together a plan

just last week near syracuse, new york, this is what it looked like. a week later? this. >> i woke up this morning and i thought it was christmas. stephanie: it may be october. the oldest air mass has swept from the midwest into the east. across new york, a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed on the icy roads. snow collecting on this backyard deck. nine inches so far. another backyard buried under the snow. kids aren't complaining. >> i have not seen this snow this early in a long time. stephanie: the snow also falling early. temperatures in the mid 30's didn't stop the dedicated marathon runners. >> this is great weather to run in. stephanie: thousands of runners taking the weather in stride. despite the chilly temperatures and snowfalling, a first frost like this is not unusual. these cold temperatures will linger into today across the east. here's some good news, it is going to warm up later this week. get ready to ditch the cold weather gear. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. sean: more than 16,000 people

the plane made an emergency landing in syracuse, new york. the copilot radio asking for medics to board the plane as soon as possible, and reported the pilot was unresponsive and not breathing. his cause of death is not yet clear. has a just say they did not know the pilot had actually died until they got back on the plane to continue on to boston. a 12-year-old girl in texas is facing a serious problem doctors cannot figure out why. [sneeing] sean: listen to that. caitlin started sneezing about a month ago and cannot stop, except for when she is sleeping. she sneezes up to 20 times every minute or 12,000 times a day. she says it' s even making eating difficult. doctors have rolled out allergies or a virus but they do not how to stop it. >> you know -- sean: right now it is 5:12. notice this morning. cheerios box. plus, schools in texas are pulling a textbook that refers to slavery in america as immigration. i thought southern new hampshire university was only online. but then i visited and saw that there was this amazing campus, with a great

johnston's copilot took over and landed in syracuse, new york after johnston stopped breathing and becameesponsive. there were 147 passengers on board. the federal aviation administration is seeking a fine against a drone operator, the largest one to date. the company endangered safety by using unmanned aircraft in the congested skies over new york and chicago. officials say that aerial photography companies did not have permission for the flights. hillary clinton is going into attack mode. later this month she will housey before the committee, lashing out at republicans accusing them of political -- politicizing the investigation. clinton: they have made a partisan political issue out of the deaths of four americans. i would have never done that. our president, there were republicans and democrats thinking about that -- i would have done everything to shut it down. week kevinrk: last mccarthy boasted of the political damage done to the clinton campaign. he later contracted those remarks. says the federal government needs to stop meddling with internet-based on-demand companies. the flori

and the plane made an emergency landing in syracuse, new york. the copilot radio asking for medics to board the plane as soon as possible and reported that the pilot was unresponsive. his cause of death has not been clear. passenger safety did not know the pilot had died until they a 12-year-old girl in texas is facing a serious problem and doctors cannot figure out why. listen to that. caitlin started sneezing about a month ago and cannot stop except for when she is sleeping. she sneezes up to 20 times every minute or about 12,000 times a day. she said it is even making eating difficult. doctors have rolled out allergies or a virus, but they do not know how to stop it. so the season continues. 6:13. coming up, and important recall this morning. why you might want to check your cheerios. schools in texas are quickly pulling a textbook that refers to slavery in america is sean: schools in texas are pulling textbooks from the classroom and the pulitzer -- the publisher is apologizing. in interpret its flavor is immigration. mcgraw-hill education sa

makes an emergency landing in syracuse, new york. >> christa: the pilot suffered some sort of medical emergency. the passengers onboard the reld-eye flight from phoenix say this all happened in the middle of the night. the flight crew made the emergency decision to go ahead and land the plane in syracuse. the flight made a quick descent. passengers were transferred to another plane headed for boston. and that flight, we understand, landing at boston right now. >> jadiann: an amtrak train has derailed in central vermont. vermont state police, local fire, rescue agencies are responding to the scene in northfield. if you take a look at the map, that is ten miles southwest of montpelier. now, these are pictures taken by a passenger on the train. right now, cnn is reporting at least four people were hurt in the incident, but the extent of the injuries is unclear. for you and bring it to you as soon as it becomes available. >> christa: it is a cool and crisp day in the city. turn. leaf-peeping season under way. and the autumn air making people kind of break out the jackets this morning. her

new york to ohio and northern michigan, in whiteout conditions in the mountains of vermont. the cold snap covering football fans with snow in buffalo, and transforming this scene near syracuse, new york from fall last week to winter this week. >> i woke up this morning and i thought it was christmas. reporter: the combination of early snow, frost and freeze also breaking havoc on the roads, icy roads being blamed for more than 50 yeks in upstate new york. >> we thought maybe a couple inches and then it just kept coming. reporter: the blast of winter across the nears. but in grand rapids, michigan, just bitter cold leaving thousands of marathon runners to brave temperatures in the mid 30's. but many took it in stride. >> it good weather to run in. reporter: for some areas the cold is sticking around for the commute this morning, with temperatures dipping about 10 to 20 degrees below normal for this time of year. there is some good news for those not ready for the winter cold. not only is it sunny today, forecasters say from philly to d.c., temperatures are expected elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. josh: 70's! that's what she said. mike: yes, for some, just south of new hamp