continental express flight was diverted to greensboro, north carolina because of a bomb threat. alex, tell us more. >> the continental express jet just landed at dulles international about half an hour ago. for her and her husband, it was an emotional reunion. >> it was a real threat. there were 80 people, all kinds of equipment on the plane. we were very nervous about it. it was a real threat. >> reporter: ever since continental express flight 3006 was delayed, bob stayed put. waiting anxiously for his wife to arrive. >> i should show a little more humanity, and have consideration for the friends and loved ones to give us some kind of reasonable understanding of the situation. >> reporter: he lives in winchester, virginia, 75 miles away. says he arrived almost an hour before flight 3006 was scheduled to land at 11:20 a.m. the only response he's given at the ticket counter -- >> security incident. and the plane was diverted to greensboro. >> reporter: he says he knew little about the scare in the air. a threatening message written on the mirror in the plane's bathroom. the same

contactamos a la compania continental express y nos explicaron que estos casos se han hecho muy comunes responder a todas las victimas. 14.46.29 no podian pagar ellos todos los money orders falsificados el banco dijo no haber terminado su investigacion, por lo que no pudieron explicarnos porque no detectaron que los giros postales estaban alterados, sin embargo, tras nuestra intervencion, continental express, accedio a ayudar a la sra hernandez debido a la tardanza de 7 meses para resolver su caso, y asi se lo dijeron telefonicamente: 14.46.52 yo personalmente voy a autorizar q le paguen sus 2 money orders, son mil dolares. blanca ---ya sabe que si tiene un caso para "telemundo 48 responde" nos puede llamar al (844) 408-4848. vo/cesar ---en australia un motociclista escap de la muerte milagrosamente cuando cruzaba un tunel... ---todo sucedi cuando un camin de carga lo soprepas y por accidente bot un colchn el cual cay en el mismo carril por donde transitaba el hombre quien al detenerse de manera abrupta logr salir ileso... ---dos buenos samaritanos se detuvieron para ayudarlo... la poli

for the first time for leaving passengers on board for almost six hours. 47 passengers on a continental express flight were diverted to rochester, minnesota, because of a storm, but the airport was closed. continental airlines and express jet were fined $50,000 each and fined $75,000 for not opening the terminals to the passengers. >>> a father is charged with leaving his 5-year-old son alone in his truck while he drank at an indianapolis strip club. surveillance video shows donald crawford getting a drink in the club. later the manager said crawford was escorted out when he got mad because he didn't want to pay for his lap dances. that's when crawford called 911 to say his son was missing. >> were you in the business or something? >> no, whatever this little strip club is. >> you left your son in your truck to wait for you? >> he was sleeping. >> well, police officers found the truck nearby and the boy was awake and watching cartoons. crawford faces charges of child neglect and public intoxication. >>> now, home prices in 20 major cities are up for the fourth month in a row. but almost 1 out o

are you avoiding continental express like the plague? do you fly less?id this experience change you? >> not at all. and, in fact, through this experience, i've heard so many stories of other people who have had, you know, similar problems. i went to washington and testified before congress and heard other stories. i think this is really throughout the airline industry. the fact that it happened to so many other people just makes me feel like they need to do something about it across the board. but for me personally, i have flown since and i'll fly any airline that gets me where i need to go. >> what did you do during that six hours, exactly? what was it like? how did you keep yourself busy? >> well, i didn't have much choice. because whenever i tried to sleep, i was actually right next to the bathroom. and there wasn't enough leg room where you could put your leg under a seat. so either i had the baby cry in front of me, the baby cry behind me, because these babies were starving and thirsty, or somebody tripped over my foot trying to go to the bathroom.

the continental express flight was forced to stay on the tarmac at the airport more than six hours with angry passengers, no food and a full, smelly toilet. transportation secretary ray lahud called the incident ridiculous. >>> ramadan begins this weekend. president obama is trying to reach out to muslims. in a video message, president obama said u.s. efforts to end the iraq war and isolate extremists in afghanistan and pakistan are aimed at building a more peaceful world. the president reiterated his support for a two-state solution for israelis and palestinians. >>> moving can take a toll on your back and bank account. >> are you moving this summer? let me tell you something about moving. you've got to be so careful. if you are moving from state to state, you've got to know there are lots of people out there who are really sleazy. there are also very legitimate movers. first place you should go is moving.org. you go there and you'll be at the website of the freight association for real movers. that doesn't mean you'll always get a great move, but it puts you in the direction of dealin

a continental express plane slams into a house in upstate new york and bursts into flames. there are at least four dozen deaths. >> we begin this morning with the developing story from west virginia. a coal mine explosion has killed at least 25 workers. >> mine safety officials say it appears that methane gas caused the explosion. >> hello, everyone, our top story this morning is the crash of twa flight 800 shortly after it took off from john f kennedy airport in new york. >> america has spoken. >> barack obama is now president-elect of the united states. >> the street in front of the white house there has been an extraordinary scene. thousands of supporters celebrating the victory. >> incredible footage. an earthquake rocked japan. we're watching the tsunamis. >> homes and buildings literally being washed away. >> the mission to kill bin laden was carried out by navy s.e.a.l.s. >> this morning on a special edition of "world news now," tragedy at sandy hook. >> we'll take you live to connecticut in a moment where the president privately visited families in grief and called

it happened on a continental express flight from houston. the plane was on its way to dulles airport white was diverted to greensboro, north carolina. flight landed there shortly before 11:00 this morning. law enforce many officials were waiting when the plane landed. the fellow investigators say the bomb threat was written on a mirror in the bathroom. after several hours of an investigation authorities allowed the flight to continue. the plane landed at dulles about an hour ago. >> small plane headed from frederick to mississippi crashed and killed both people onboard p the plane went down in leslie county, kentucky, yesterday afternoon. rescuer took a picture of the plane on his cell phone. it took a while for rescue crews to reach the crash site because it was in a remote area. investigators arrived on the scene this morning. they are still trying to figure out exactly what caused this crash. >>> somebody in prince william county, virginia, tried to snatch a little boy. it happened on monday night in bristow in -- and police say the littl

. >>> now, last time ap commercial plane crashed in the united states was 2009 when a continental express flight crashed into a house near buffalo, new york. all 49 people were killed, plus the homeowner. >>> coming up, the added wrinkle for doctors treating plane crash survivors. thanks roberta. ,,,, uh-oh! guess what day it is?? guess what day it is! huh...anybody? julie! hey...guess what day it is?? ah come on, i know you can hear me. mike mike mike mike mike... what day is it mike? ha ha ha ha ha ha! leslie, guess what today is? it's hump day. whoot whoot! ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? i'd say happier than a camel on wednesday. hump day!!! yay!! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. . >>> hard to believe the weather could have been a factor in the crash. it was so nice. >> the winds were consider bring less than yesterday when we had those blustery gusts up to 35 miles per hour. today the winds were under 12 miles per hour for the bulk of the day until late in the evening hours. good evening, everybo

it was a commuter prop plane, you'll recall, operated by colgan air for continental express. you will also recall, perhaps, it started a debate over crew training and pay and often grueling work schedules. on the new transcripts, first officer rebecca shaw, who was sick with a cold, can be heard telling the captain, marvin renslow, quote, oh, i am ready to be in a hotel room. renslow, i feel bad for you. shaw, well, this is one of those times that i felt this when i was at home, there's no way i would have come all the way out here. but now that i am out here. >> renslow -- you might as well. >> shaw, i mean if i call in sick now, i have got to put myself in a hotel until i feel better. you know, we'll see how it feels flying. 50 people died when flight 3407 crashed back in february. >>> when our broadcast continues here on a monday night -- sarah palin's farewell address. but not for long. tonight, what she said and where she might turn up next. >>> and later, the highway hazard from texting. we will see what happens to the driver of a big rig. triglycerides are still out of

crash to look at what happened and what we learned from it. 16 years ago tonight, at 9:18, a continental expressf from newark, new jersey, on a scheduled 53-minute flight to buffalo, new york. what happened next is tonight's "eye on america," reported by meg oliver. >> reporter: shortly after 10:00 p.m., flight 3407 fell out of the sky and into a house near buffalo. it was the 14th fatal crash of a u.s. airliner in 15 years. but the colgan air disaster would become a turning point in american aviation. this is where 50 lives were lost. in the following years, it was transformed from a tragic crash site into a memorial, a place for reflection, but for the families who lost loved ones, the fight that started here never stopped. >> she was brilliant, she was beautiful, and the life of the party. >> reporter: john and marilyn kausner's 24-year-old daughter elly was aboard flight 3407. how did you learn about the crash? >> our son. i got the call first. chris said there's been a plane crash, said there's no survivors. that's the only part of the call she heard. she fell on the floor. and my son said

. >>> 16 years ago this week a continental express passenger jet took off from newark, new jersey on 53-minute flight to buffalo, new york. it never made it. meg oliver spoke to the families of those on board still working to keep their loved ones' memories alive. >> reporter: shortly after 10:00 p.m. flight 3407 fell out of the sky and into a house near buffalo. it was the 14th fatal crash of a u.s. airliner in 15 years. but the colgan air disaster would become a turning point in american aviation. this is where 50 lives were lost. in the following years it was transformed from a tragic crash site into a memorial, a place for reflection. but for the families who lost loved ones the fight that started here never stopped. >> she was brilliant. she was beautiful. and the life of the party. >> reporter: john and marilyn kausner's 24-year-old daughter ellie was aboard flight 3407. >> how did you learn about the crash? >> our son. i got the call first and chris said there's been a plane crash. he said there's no survivors. that's the only part of the call she heard. she fell on the floor.

a plane made an emergency landing after apartments of an unruly passenger on board of a continental express. no word on what happened. no reports of any injuries either. >> howard county police pause today to honor their fallen heroes. >> ♪ >> the department held a ceremonyto this afternoon to remember officers that have died in the line of duty. today, six county officers have made the ultimate sacrifice. >> give thanks for the time we did have with these heroes. rest assured they made a difference. all died too young. all of them made a contribution to this community, that will never be forgotten. >> this is one of several events taking place all across the state this week. to honor fallen police and firefighters. >> well, early mother's day celebration involving threee3 generations. >> kathleen cairns reports tonight. it was a much needed break for a baltimore county family. >> one, two, three. >> for a 5-year-old. >> this fantasy world is a good distraction. away from the fears often found in serena's real-life. >> i forget mommy. cancer. >> it starts out as a heart tumor in theeadrenal

their continental express jet was supposed to fly from houston to minneapolis but it was diverted.e was allowed to get off either. they had to wait for a new crew to be flown in. >> we were on the runway. it was no longer a weather thing. it was how do we take care of these people for the next six, eight and ten hours and that was not a weather issue. that was a logistic issue about getting us off the plane into some place where we could breathe and eat and be comfortable. >> you're so exhausted so you dose off but you can't sleep because babies are crying and the smells are getting worse. so it's hard to sleep. you're almost just numb like what's going to happen next. >> continental issued a statement apologizing to the passengers calling the incident completely unacceptable and saying it was offering customers a fuel ticket refund and a certificate good for future travel. passengers finally made it to their destination on saturday. >>> one-time d-lister kathy griffin may have figured out how to get attention. showing up with a 19-yard on -- 19-year-old on your home. >>> the issue

investigators say just 16 seconds later, the same controller who was handling the cessna, cleared a continental united express regional jet to begin rolling on an intersecting diagonal runway. both planes climbed over the airfield on a collision course, getting closer and closer together before the faster commuter jet with 53 people aboard streaked in front of the slower, private plane. investigators say at their nearest point, the planes were at the exact same altitude and only 300 feet apart. according to the n.t.s.b. report, the captain of the continental jet remarked to his copilot, "wow, that was close." investigators say the controller told them he never really anticipated a problem because he thought the cessna would be long gone before the regional jet got airborne. the f.a.a. says that controller was suspended but later retrained and, scott, he's now back on the job. >> pelley: bob, thank you very much. for ten months now, thousands have fought and died in a war that has been hidden for the most part. syria's dictator, bashar al- assad, doesn't want the world to see his military attack the popular up

. >> it's really bad pr for continental express.ory was we can't let you off because all the security personnel at the airport. they've gone home. and now they're saying, well, another flight, people got off at the same time. but the bottom line is, look, i think most of us have been in a situation where we've been stuck on a plane too long. things have got to change, the airlines, whatever body of authority can make some changes so we're not in these situations. >> passenger bill of rights. got to have it. >> the bathrooms weren't working or something. >> it backed up. >> julie, we'll talk to a guy who was sitting in the last row in our next half hour. t. 1#fab@ when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or drivin

"we're using the lincoln continental to really express what we call quiet luxury, lexus wasn't being quiet with this debut. volvo and mercedes are pushing safety. (mercedes handout) the e- 300 sedan can even do much of the driving for you. "concept cars like this one from buick are fan favorites. part of the reason more than 800,000 people come to this show. but also on display this year are fundamental changes going on in the auto business." "this is so nice." (tim stevens/cnet editor at large) "they're seeing the writing on the wall, that as autonomy comes out, as ultimately people are sharing more and more cars, they're going to be interacting and they may not even be purchasing cars, it's going to be a whole differently world for them." gm designed it's new fully electric chevy bolt for that different world. it can travel more than 200 miles on a charge. and costs under 30 grand. getting a slice of the 5.3 billion transportation services pie, means smarter cars... collecting your personal data. (mark fields) "we're a technology company and more and more we're becoming an informat

unveiled this week - the return ceo mark fields ((mark fields)) "we're using the lincoln continental to really express what we call quiet luxury, lexus wasn't being quiet with this debut. volvo and mercedes are pushing safety. (mercedes handout) the e-300 sedan can even do much of the driving for you. (( kris van cleave/cbs news/de)) "concept cars like this one from buick are fan favorites. part of the reason more than 800,000 people come to this show. but also on display this year are fundamental changes going on in the auto business." "this is so nice." (tim stevens/cnet editor at large) "they're seeing the writing on the wall, that as autonomy comes out, as ultimately people are sharing more and more cars, they're going to be interacting and they may not even be purchasing cars, it's going to be a whole differently world for them." gm designed it's new fully electric chevy bolt for that different world. it can travel more than 200 miles on a charge. and costs under 30 grand. getting a slice of the 5.3 billion transportation services pie, means smarter cars... collecting your personal data. (mark fi

you can see the plane sitting there and these live pictures, it was a continental express flight from houston to washington dulles. now, that plane is fairly small, carries about 50 people, that embrair-145. authorities have evacuated the plane, everybody will be questioned, all the luggage searched. if you're one of those folks waiting for this plane to arrive at dulles airport, well, it's going to be good while. authorities will if they can get to the bottom of it be filing charges against whomever made the threat. we'll keep you updated. jane: tensions as you probably know are running very high in arizona over the state's new immigration law. one sheriff calls it a stupid law, he's quoted as saying he won't enforce it. ears here to explain what he means next. can we go back to the pictures we were showing? this is something you don't see every day. we get the news bulletins will gators found, usually somewhere in southern florida. well, it looks like crews have found live gators in a building in philly. we'll explain what's going on here as we look at these live pictures. at least

. >> it's really bad pr for continental express. you off because all the security personnel at the airport. they've gone home. and now they're saying well another flight people got off at the same time. but the bottom line is look i think most of us have been in a situation where we've been stuck on a plane too long. things have got to change the airlines, whatever body of authority can make some changes so we're not in these situations. >> passenger bill of rights. got to have it. >> the bathrooms weren't working or something. >> it backed up. >> julie, we'll talk to a guy who was sitting in the last row in our next half hour. >>> the forecast for the day, no watches or warnings or heat advisories out for this afternoon, butst going to be another hot one. watch for a thunderstorm. now to traffic control. >> hi, marty, well, no watches or warnings really on the belt ways or any of the other areas either. we only have one issue and that's going to be a traffic light ow. everything at full speed, otherwise, you can see the centers at

basically standing on the oregon trail, mormon pioneer trail, california trail, pony express trail, trans continental telegraph came through here. then the u.s. army in the 1860s. one of the important things to remember about this site is there was a lot of activity happened here before the army ever showed up. the first occupation of this site was 1847. they get to this location and need to get across the north platt river. the north river doesn't look overly intimidating. back then there weren't five dams and didn't have a regulated channel. when they get here on june 12 you have a big river to contend with. june you have snow melt coming out of the mountains, the river as big as it is going to get all year. we are looking at a river almost 1 noun feet across. what they had done is they built a ferry operation. prior to that you just found a shallow spot and hoped the river was shallow enough to get across. the ferry operations became a safer way to cross. once they crossed their party they realized there are a lot of immigrants on the trail. we can help others for a small fee. so they set up a fer

. >> reporter: former continental express pilot josh says he, too, was forced to sleep in crash padsommuted from florida with flights based out of newark airport. he says while airlines provide hotel rooms during the middle of the trip, it's the night before the start of the trip when commuter pilots are scrambling for a place to sleep. >> they're aware of what's going on. i think they just sort of say, you know, figure it out. >> reporter: and many pilots can't even afford the $25 a night for a crash pad. so, they end up behind the locked doors of the airport where the public can't see them. spending the night if the airline's crew lounges. the airline say it's against the rule but a pilot for u.s. airway press provided these pictures to abc news at the crew lounges at the airports in philadelphia and la qua laguardia. >> you won't get full consolidated sleep doing that, no. >> i'm convinced had we been tired, not gotten sufficient rest the night before, we could not have performed at the same level. >> reporter: the kind of rest far too many pilots fail to get every single night. n

the continental express jet was flying from houston to minneapolis when the storms hit and when the nightmare>> you're welcome. thank you. >> you guys are from houston headed out to minnesota, minneapolis when this happened. the thunderstorms forced you guys to go down in rochester. so you're sitting on the runway there. take it from there. what happened after this? >> they took us to rochester to refuel. the plane was a very small -- cigar-shaped commuter plane and didn't have a lot of gas. so we went to refuel. they -- they told us for an hour or two they were waiting for the storm to pass in inyaplis. -- minneapolis. we all waited. they told us that they had a bus ready to take us back to the twin cities only 60 miles away. they spent the next three hours telling us the bus was going to come, the bus wasn't going to come. they were having problems. that's what happened throughout the night. at all points, we thought we were just a half hour from leaving the airplane. >> during this process, you're describing a plane that was very small, as you said, it was full, right? there were babies on

. >> we're using the lincoln continental to express what we call quiet luxury. >> reporter: lexus wasn't being safety. the e-300 sedan can even do much to have driving for you. concept cars like this one from buick are fan favorites. part of the reason more than 800,000 people come to this show. but also on display this year are fundamental changes going on in the auto business. >> it's so nice. >> they're seeing the writing on the wall that as autonomy comes out, they're going to be interacting. it's going to be a whole different world for them. >> reporter: gm designed its new chevy bolt for that different world. it can travel more than 200 miles on a charge and costs under $30 grand. >> electrify case is the basis to layer on additional capabilities. >> reporter: getting a slice of the $5.3 trillion transportation service's pie means smarter cars collecting your personal data. >> we're a technology company and more and more we're becoming an information company. >> reporter: are you talking about tracking where i'm going >> well, this is not about tracking individual customers. this i

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the continental express flight was forced to stay on the tarmack at rochester airport for more than sixwith angry passengers, no food, and a full, smelly toilet. transportation secretary ray lahood called the situation ridiculous. >>> the islamic holy month of ramadan begins this weekend and president obama is once again making good on a campaign promise to try to reach out to muslims. in a video message to muslims preparing for ramadan president obama said u.s. efforts to end the iraq war and isolate extremists in afghanistan and pakistan are aimed at building a more peaceful world. the president also reiterated his support for a two-state solution for israelis and palestinians. >>> you know, moving can take a toll on your back and on your bank account. hln money expert clark howard delivers a tip to prepare you and your wallet for the next move. >> are you moving this summer? let me tell you something about moving. you've got to be so careful. if you're moving from state to state, have you to know there are lots of people out there who are really there are also very legitimate movers.

. >>> it was a fight mear for passengers -- a nightmare for passengers on board a continental expressrd for hours. >> passengers were stuck on the plane with no food, toilets over flowing and babies crying. the plane was diverted. no one was allowed to get off and they had to wait for a new cr to be flown in. >> we were on the runway, and it was no longer a weather thing, it was how do we take care of these people for the next 6, 8 and 10 hours and that was not a weather issue, that was a logistic issue about getting us off the plane into someplace where we could breathe and eat and be comfortable. >> you're so exhausted so you kind of doze off but you can't really sleep because babies are crying and the sinells are getting worse. so it's hard to sleep. and you're almost just numb like what is going to happen next. >> they didn't have any food. continental issued a statement apologizing to the passengers calling the incident completely unacceptable and saying it would offer customers a full ticket refund and certificate good for future travel. >> passengers finally made it to their de

. >> we have word that continental express jet collided op a national airport runway. that is coming to us according to the tennessean newspaper. airline spokeswoman says 2567 was bound for newark, new jersey, and had just been deviced. they had to book them own other flights. no report of injuries but an investigation is underway. >>> reviews of the new all electric nissan leaf coming out and buzz is around one major limitation. has to be recharged after being driven 100 miles. but for many customers who already signed up to get the car they say it's not a problem. we have more. >> americans recycling more than ever. paper, can and plastic. one item glass is a loser for the recycling companies. now with the construction slow, it's getting harder to find a buyer. that is why this pile of crushed glass in tumwater, washington, is up to 8,000 tons and getting bigger. >> slowdown. as we ran out, crush it again. some is melted by color and made to new bottles but much is grown to a chunky sand mixture. >> construction companies buy the glass for $3 a ton. less than half th

. >>> a nightmare delay that trapped dozens of flyers is not being blamed on continental express or itsdifferent airline. the pilot pleaded for the 47 passengers to be let off the delayed flight. instead they were stranded overnight 50 feet from a terminal. a representative for the airline refused because csa personnel got home for the day. they could have stayed in an isolated area. >>> a little boy beaten to death in los angeles just before his 7th birthday. his fugitive caretaker found and under arrest. community outrage about the child welfare system has not quieted down. marcus fisher was in disguise and on drugs. he was on the run since devon bailey's body was found. fisher used to date devon's mom. the l.a. county child abuse hotline fielded a dozen calls about devon raising questions about how he came to be placed with this man. >>> with the money running out the government is pulling the plug on the wildly successful cash for clunkers program. what do you need to know? >> reporter: you have to get the background. if you have a gaz guzzler time is running out. the government is

. >> we're using the lincoln continental to express what we call quiet luxury. >> reporter: lexus wasn't being quiet with this debut. volvo and mercedes are pushing safety. concept cars like this one from buick are fan favorites. part of the reason more than show. are fundamental changes going on in the auto business. >> it's so nice. the wall that people are sharing more and more cars and it's going to be a whole different world for them. >> reporter: gm designed its new chevy bolt for that different world. it can travel more than 200 miles on a charge and costs under $30 grand. getting a nice of the $5.3 trillion transportation service's pie means smarter cars collecting your personal data. >> we're a technology company and more and more we're becoming an information company. >> reporter: are you talking about tracking where i'm going and what i'm doingsome >> this is not about tracking individual customers but customers electing to share their data so that in the aggregate, we can discern patterns there. >> reporter: patterns in a business where everything is changing. kris van cleave

. >> reporter: the plane says continental, but the operator was express jet. tonight both are trying to explain how flight 2816 became the latest entry in the catalog of passenger horror stories. rtthey made no efforts toet us off the plane. >> reporter: link christin was one of 47 passengers on the 145 aircraft. continent flight 2816 ft houston at 9:23 friday night from minneapolis. it was supposed to arrive at 11:54, but thunderstorms forced the flight into a holding pattern. running low on fuel, it diverted to rochester, minnesota, at 12:28 a.m., 80 miles short of its goal. and that's when the real trouble began. the three-person crew hit its time limit and could not fly, so .be bught in. but the passengers were not allowed to get off the plane. >> i mean, there was no explanation at all. the terminal was 50 yards from where we were. >> reporter: express jet refused to let them deplane because the tsa screeners had gone home and there were not enough airport personnel to let the passengers sleep in the terminal. instead, the passengers and the crew slept on

this is from last month where passengers were stuck on a continental express jet.e tell these stories, the airlines say they're sorry about the incident and fiercely object to any new government rules. >> i've heard this before. >> yeah. >> and then nothing happens. >> so other people are starting to change their minds, passenger rights groups, business groups, say they don't trust the air loins to fix the problem themselves anymore so they're looking to the government and this fall congress is set to vote on some legislation, so we'll see how that comes out at the sausage making machine that is washington. >> yeah. i'll believe it when i see it. thanks, jen. >>> how does 13 pounds of spaghetti topped with cheese and chili sound? they down the it as fast as they could. [screeching] [dejectedly] oh. [screeching] [barks] (man) if you think about it, this is what makes the ladders different from other job-search sites. [screeching] we only work with the big talent. [all coughing] welcome to the ladders-- a premium job site for only $100k-plus jobs and only $100k-plus

there has been so much discussion since the crash of the continental express 3407, the regional airlinerhere 50 people were killed about the role of pilots and how the pilots in profession is diminishing in terms of being an attractive career for people because they are getting paid less, they are being worked really hard, life is just getting more and more difficult. airlines are cutting corners. now, at the same time, you are having this growth of unmanned aircraft. nobody is suggesting, and most people think they will never come where you have people using unmanned aircraft in transportation. there is a feeling that most people will never be really comfortable unless there is a pilot in the cockpit. host: from park ridge, ill., on our line for republicans. caller: think you for taking my call. i agree with some of the points. there are many things going on with airspace redesign and the next generation involving the management of aircraft within our great space. being a retired law enforcement and former military, i have already made this suggestion to our delegation that drones would

the continental express jet was bound for minneapolis, but it landed in rochester, minnesota, due tor around midnight on saturday. no one was allowed off the plane until 6:00 in the morning. federal authorities now want to know why the passengers weren't allowed off the plane. the department of transportation secretary ray lahood has written the airline asking for answers. >>> discount carrier air tran is expanding its service at reagan international airport. the carrier is adding six takeoff and landing slots. the move comes in response to increased competition from southwest airlines. southwest is poised to start flying out of reagan national if its bid to buy bankrupt frontier airlines goes through this week. f s>>>ngindi >>> finding jobs for you. j paghttime care cte crsnypaom in crofton, ma,ryndasla h a job opening for an teinivctrae and ct th msoarte tee m sirone fo responsible for authoring, onitoring and promong isa dioss cu media discussions involving that time care centers andnd ailtedfe s.ganition th job requires a bachelor's degree in marketing, business or umrelated fiel

the priority mail express deadline for hawaii and alaska is december 21st priority expressed for the continentald to find some popular toys this holiday season because of the supply chain issues we have long been reporting on. so here's some top toy recommendations from the toy insider. the cats versus pickle, collectibles popular on social media, children project the heartbeat of the blues clues and you check up time to oy. whatever you're looking for, retail experts say you might want to do your shopping in a store this year. instead of going online. you don't have to navigate around those delivery dates this year, of course to with the labor shortages, but also we talked to some toy manufacturers, and they're expecting that. um the stocks in store are actually better than the stock online. another popular gift, family games such as what do you mean family edition. this one comes in several different versions, as well as the spongebob version. here's a fun thing your family can do together ktvu annual 11 kurt drivers now underway. you can dig through your closets find those gently used coats a

express. that is only to the continental 48. you are out of luck for most major retailers like walmart or ta hefty price tag. ground shipping deadlines have passed. new information about one of the most popular pageants in the country. a company is saying it wants nothing to do with miss america. autria: how police made a child's christmas better than it was. larry: here is your storm watch weather on the go. veronica: it is cold this friday morning. it is 72 in houston. 49 in dallas, texas. 14 in denver, colorado. watch the pattern couple of days. temperatures will be dropping, starting milder in the morning and getting colder and colder. to 48 or get mild, up 50 degrees. julie: for those traveling on the inner loop of the beltway, past the gw parkway, a crash is along the right, pushing everyone left. sky track 7 is giving you the view now. continuing off the inner loop, quite the backup. that is the zoomed out shot we are showing you now. back to the maps, the ride downtown, northbound incident stalling up the right lane. new