an alternative to that is air jets. air jets do not do that. it has a pedestal sink and a matching toilet. it has a wonderful medicine cabinet here with a great feature now, so there is actually a locking compartment so you can put your medicines in there. >> there you go. excellent. and it has got its little shaving mirror or whatever. makeup mirror. normally, this would be recessed, right? >> yes, it would be pushed on the wall, so you have to be again mindful about that. when you are doing the construction, you have to leave a little opening for a period >> one of the big issues we always have is coordination and construction between the fixture's and the trade. the plumber might come along and put a vent pipe or some of the plumbing lines in the wall light real -- right where you want to resist the medicine cabinet, so we need to have the architect or someone coordinate between the contractor and the various subcontractors just to make sure that the homeowner gets what they had in mind when they designed it. >> absolutely. even in a bathroo

air jet into the hudson river. today, another example of a pilot with cool, calm skill. of course, this pilot had a couple of things going for him. first of all, he was close enough to return right to jfk, didn't have to come and land in a river like sully did. the other thing that happened was, as you notice in that picture at the beginning of the piece, the cone, the engine cone, the damage was confined to the inside and none of those turbines, none of the fan, broke through the engine itself and hit any of the hydraulics in the plane or wing. that was good news, too. so, a couple of things going for them today, making for a very close but at least a safe call. diane? >> thank you so much, jim. and as you said, that pilot had such an even, calm voice. and, by the way, just minutes ago, we god word from delta airlines, this is their statement. they said they are proud of their flight crew and the professionals and the training that was on display during this non-routine event. >>> and now, we have news tonight on that secret service scandal. today, we see pictures repor

two air force jets were scrambled, but they couldn't make contact with the pilot of the small cessna.uthorities say the ghost plane was supposed to be flying to this airport in sarasota, florida. the pilot was a doctor from louisiana who apparently passed out, no one knows why. and when the plane ran out of gas, it plunged into the water. >>> and one of the treasured voices in america and american music has been silenced. levon helm, whose singing and drumming anchored the legendary rock group the band, died of cancer today. ♪ take a load off annie ♪ take a load for free ♪ take a load off annie ♪ and you put the load right on me ♪ >> that, of course, from the documentary, "the last waltz." levon helm was 71. >>> and coming up, one hour can save your life after a heart attack. do you know the three things doctors want you to do? dr. besser with a very personal answer, coming up next. i'm carol. and this is my cvs pharmacist. i found out i had cancer. diabetes. i had a heart attack. so, i needed help with my medications. because mixing them... can be dangerous. not with maria around. no

air jet into the hudson river. today another example of pilot with cool calm skills. >> that was jim reporting. passengers arrived at los angeles international tonight just before 11:00. >> fbi will continue their search in new york tomorrow for the remains of 6-year-old boy whose disappearance changed the way the nation focused on missing children n.1979 the patriot walked to the bus stop first time and disappeared. today authorities were warrant in hand began searching a basement in nearby buildings. cadaver dog picked up a accident from the workshop of carpenter who worked in the building. >> him if what the warrant indicates for human remains or personal effects or clothing. >>reporter: it's believed that carpenter million her given aton a dollar for helping them the night he vanished. first of the missing children put on milk carton. >> state lawmaker consider a bill that stop cell phone service without approval. it was inspired by bart official decision to turn off wireless communication prior to planned prot

air jet into the hudson river.oday another example of pilot with cool calm skills. >> that was jim reporting. passengers arrived at los angeles international tonight just before 11:00. >> fbi will continue their search in new york tomorrow for the remains of 6-year-old boy whose disappearance changed the way the nation focused on missing children n.1979 the patriot walked to the bus stop first time and disappeared. today authorities were warrant in hand began searching a basement in nearby buildings. cadaver dog picked up a accident from the workshop of carpenter who worked in the building. >> him if what the warrant indicates for human remains or personal effects or clothing. >>reporter: it's believed that carpenter million her given aton a dollar for helping them the night he vanished. first of the missing children put on milk carton. >> state lawmaker consider a bill that stop cell phone service without approval. it was inspired by bart official decision to turn off wireless communication prior to planned protes

a korean air jet landed in the military base yesterday. about a half-hour after it took off. they received a call in larks that an explosive was on board. all passengers were table to -- were able to get off. >>> a captain of the sunkel costa concordia cruise ship has to remain under house arrest while the investigation continues against him. he was under house arrest ever since the ship ran aground in january. the accident killed 17 people while 15 remain missing and are presumed dead. that cpt is facing manslaughter -- captain is facing manslaughter and abandoning ship charges. >>> a village in spain is hoping to lease land on marijuana buffs in barcelona. they would lease it and 40 jobs would be created as result. at least 75% must be in favor for that plan to go ahead. >>> russia's refusal to help in the crisis of syria will be a focus of the g-8 summit in washington. hillary clinton says she and other foreign ministers will try to persuade russia to support action that would

rescuers say there is no hope of finding survivors among one hundred twenty seven aboard that hard air jet the boeing seven hundred seventy three seven a route from karachi to islamabad was making his final approach to the airport in stormy weather before it crashed and its second passenger plane crash near islamabad in less than two years. iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki has cold turkey a hostile state of terror in tandem accuse it of trying to establish hegemony in the region that's a response to turkish prime minister erdogan saying he is fanning tensions between iraq shia community terry and raul emerged in iraq in the end of last year when the shia led government sacked and number of top city officials. and it's time now for the latest edition of our russia close of series and they were heading off to the country's remote north. northern russia is known for its vast and harsh climate a tiny population that lives in this area is completely cut off from the rest of the country garden explores what this distant land offers its residents. an icon of the north and yet some of the nati

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airport rescuers say there is no hope of finding survivors among the one hundred twenty seven aboard air jet boeing seven three seven en route from karachi to islamabad was making its final approach to the airport in stormy weather before it crashed the second passenger plane crash in less than cheers. iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki has called turkey a hostile state with a sectarian agenda and accuse it of trying to establish germany in the region and that's in response to turkish prime minister tayyip erdogan saying that he is battling tensions between iraq shia community as a carrion emerged in iraq at the end of last year when the shia led government sacked and number of top so many officials. moscow is reiterating calls for nato to stay on the afghan drugs for a before the u.s. led alliance to leave the country russia is the main target for opium aspart which has boomed since the occupation of ghana stand again and artie's military contributor says washington should look to the experience of arar and dealing with a deadly problem while the american operation enduring freedom within

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a kau korean air jet making an emergency landing after a bomb threat was called in. it was headed to soul aeoul whe threat came in. a fighter jet scrambled to escort the plane. korean air made a bomb threat on monday. no word on if there was a bomb on board. playing master behind behimind going to trial. he will be arraigned on may the 5th in guantanamo bay. they were first charged back in 2008. the case was suspended after barack obama tried to have it move to a federal courtroom. they face the death penalty for murdering 2,976 people in new york, dc and shakesville, pennsylvania. >>> this is new video showing his three wives under house arrest in islamabad pakistan. you can see them there they are praying their children playing nearby. bin laden's wives and two of his daughters are serving 45 day sentences for illegally entering the country. after that they will be deported back to yemen and saudi arabia. >> the special prosecutor of the trayvon martin case will make a big announcement. george zimmerman's lawyers calling it quits saying zimmerman hasn't contacted t

a korean air lines jet made an emergency landing after receiving a bomb threat. it had just taken off from vancouver when airport officials say someone called to tell them a bomb had been placed on board. the passengers and crew stayed overnight so officials could search the luggage. a similar threat was phoned into another threat earlier this week. no word on whether the threats are connected. still to come, americans are paying more for cars, but the reason why may surprise you. how used car prices are affecting new car sales and how consumer choice is driving the market. first, this group may look peaceful, but they are stealing from the convenience store. from the convenience store. details on the/ when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expands when you water it. and improves your soil. for big beautiful plants that grow up to three times the flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. we were so bad at th

a jet escorted the plane back to an air base 70 miles away and no one was hurt. engineers in north korea have started pumping fuel into a rocket. this is another sign that a launch is imminent. officials in pyeongchang say rocket will carry a satellite into space. critics say that it is a secret missile test. the u.s. is urging that nation to cancel the countdown promising any launch would be a provocative act. expire other big story, two developments in the trayvon shooting investigation. >> special prosecutor deciding whether to press charges against zimmerman says to expect an announcement coming up in the next 72 hours. this comes the same day zimmerman's legal team quit. >> brianne carter is in the newsroom with the latest details. >> more twists and turns. the prosecutor handling this? says she only plans to release new information by friday, no other details. it is still not clear what that could mean for the case. some speculate perhaps charges will be filed. that remains to be seen if. george zimmerman, the man who claims he shot trayvon martin in self-d

survivors after a passenger jet crashed in a fold in pakistan. 127 people were on board the boha air jet arriving in islamabad from karachi. it crashed while trying to land in the thunderstorm. it's a domestic airline with four planes and resumed operations last month after shutting down in 2001, due to money problems. >>> a delta flight was forced to make an emergency land at new york's jfk airport yesterday after losing one of the engine when is it was struck by a bird. delta said the l.a.-bound flight encountered a bird strike after taking off. the pilot decided to land as a precaution. the ntsb said the bird strikes are common. of course, who can forget the miracle on the hudson when birds struck both of the engines on that flight, forcing the pilot to land the plane on the hudson river. of course, that didn't happen this time. >>> and in our area, a fabulous time. the sun is up and beautiful out there. >> perfect. >> reporter: and enough to get you going with the energy. what are we looking at tonight, huh, gar? >> tonight is pretty good. >> okay. >> as ied earlier, you want to soak

boha air jet, that's the name of the airlines.rcial flight, 127 people onboard, so they are still looking further other people who were on that flight, they do not expect to find any survivors. the plane crashing near pakistan's capital just as it was getting ready the land. the weather was not good. there are reports out there that the plane was struck by lightning, it went down only a few miles from the airport. we'll have more on this as we get it, and we'll have more "happening now" after a quicken break. the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd, and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? uh, nope. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. t, you know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that

. >> birds forced the emergency landing of a delta air lines jet bound for l.a.. crews are looking for potential damage to one of the engines. the pilot declared an emergency 10 minutes after taking off from jfk airport and it turned around. the airplane landed safely. another airline close call we're just learning about, the pilot of an airbus was too busy reading text messages and forgot to put the landing gear down. he aborted the landing at the last minute. this happened on a flight from australia to singapore back in 2010. the ear plan will eventually landed safely. the arrest warrants are out for the two former leaders of the san jose charitable organization on embezzlement charges. the d.a. says olivia mendoza and benjamin can stole more than $1 million from the retirement funds from as many as 100 employees from the mexican american community services agency. they say the suspects use the money to pay for operating costs of the now closed charter school in gilroy. san francisco share of will not be paid while being suspended. in a preliminary ruling the ju

passenger plane has crashed close to the capital of islamabad. 127 people were on board the boha air jet coming in from karachi. pakistani officials say the plane was trying to land in bad weather today. no word if anyone was killed in this crash. >>> the military says bad weather likely played a role in a deadly u.s. helicopter crash in afghanistan. four american troops were killed when the army blackhawk went down in the helmand province, which is in southwest afghanistan. defense officials say the crew was responding to a suicide attack at a police checkpoint. the military has not ruled out the possibility that enemy fire also contributed to the crash. >>> and we're learning more about one of the secret supervisors forced from their job in the wake of the agency prostitution scandal. his name is david chaney and he was assigned to protect sarah palin during the 2008 election. police kept reporters away from chaney's home yesterday and greg stokes is also out of a job. the attorney says neither man left involuntarily. lawmakers say more people connected to the scandal could step down o

controllers lost contact with that small plane and sent air force jets to investigate. they saw the plane's windshield was iced over, and shadowed the plane, which splashed into the water and sinking. the pilot was a doctor from louisiana, who apparently had passed out. >>> and a couple of notable passings to tell you about this morning. levon helms, singer and drummer for the band, died here in new york yesterday. ♪ was all he said take a load off, fanny ♪ ♪ take a load for free >> hard not to like that song. helm managed a song made of gospel, rock, folk and blues. songs like "the light they drove old dixie down." he died at 71. >>> and a canadian actor who played on "dark shadows" has also died. jonathan fred was 87 years old. jonathan depp plays in "dark shadows" out next month. the original "dark shadows" was a staple here on abc. >>> penn state has settled its accounts with coach joe paterno who died in january. the school honored all financial agreements with the football legend, even though he was fired in the wake of the jerry sandusky scandal. the payout comes

the air jet was trying to land in islamabad when it lost control killing all 127 people on board.irline which resumed operations just a -- blames for that crash. however, investigatorers say they were looking into how well the airline maintained the 737. >>> welcomed news for drivers. gas could fall another nickel by next week. we're seeing the drop in our region. drivers in the district are paying about $4.14 far gallon of regular. that's down a fraction of a penny. maryland's average is 3.91 $which dropped two cents in one day. and in west virginia you're paying $3.91. you can thank lower oil prices for the drop as well as negotiations with iran and the west. >>> looking to quit smoking? the healthy and free way to kick the habit. >>> and forget about facebook. the next site is pinterest. more when we return. >>> welcome to first takes on the week that was. it was a week we got different word on the presidential contest. >> some polls showed president obama was in in lead. another said romney was in the lead. romney on the edge on the economy. >> the poll also shows president ob

. >>> well a korean air passenger jet made a safe emergency landing in a military base in british columbia after the airline received a bomb threat. the airline received a call to the los angeles call center that an explosion dive vice was on board. canadian official report the plane is being searched this morning. but all the 147 passengers and crew members are fine. that flight was bound for south korea. >>> a pregnant teacher who is not married is out of a job. >> she was fired not because she was expecting but because she doesn't have a ring on her ficker -- finger. >> flash mobs are taking over. the kids show up at a gas station. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> new development in the case of an unarmed florida teen shot and killed. special sprues cuteor makes a step closer on a decision whether to bring charges. >> rick santorum is calling his run for presidency quits. what it means for the other three hanging. >> one of the largest school district in the state has a new superintendent and probably one of the youngest hires yet. we will tell you who and how old he is coming up in

we have just received a picture of the jet in the air. look at this. the air in the background of this image, blue skies, taking off -- after taking off from oceania. this particular report coming from an i-reporter. we're going the talk to one of the first people on the scene in in crash. be right back. of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first. get more whole grain than any other ingredient... just look for the white check. >>> we have been talking about this particular scene and this is the first image that fighter taking from naval air station at 12:30 eastern time today and this is the first picture we have, you know, it seems all systems go. it appears fine and now we know not too much longer after this picture was taken it crashed into an apartment building, a complex from eyewitnesses i talked to and folks in the complex, elderly folks, families and veterans there in this virginia beach, virginia, neighborhood. got news as far as injuries, though. we've been reporting three,

in the last few days the jet stream and cold air has dipped south allowing for spring snow. >> you'll see this breaks up into two jet streams. >> reporter: ed o'lenic, a meteorologist with the climate prediction center, says the weather in the coming days will likely stay cooler in the northeast and remain hot and dry in the south and southwest. >> we continue to predict above- normal temperatures over the contiguous united states as we move from april into may. >> reporter: now, scott, we're told that this storm does not indicate a wetter-than-average spring. in fact, for the first time in four years, there's not a single part of this country that faces a high risk of record to major flooding and drier-than-average conditions are actually expected through parts of the southeast and southwest. >> pelley: people wondered what happened to winter. well, there it is. seth, thanks very much. late this afternoon the police chief at the heart of the trayvon martin case got a reprieve. the city council for sanford, florida, turned down his resignation. before dawn today george zimmerman was r

bomb threat actually and investigation into a bomb threat on board a jumbo jet flight from can do da to south korea. the korean air had just left the vancouver airport when someone phoned in a bomb threat. two u.s. fighter jets took to the air and escorted it to a canadian military base outside of vancouver. the passengers and crew are delayed during the investigation. the airline says a bomb threat intercept interrupted that same flight just the day before. in the special prosecutor in the trayvon martin case says she'll announce a decision by friday about criminal charges. she said yesterday, within 72 hours. so be prepared. >> the entire decision on her shoulders. >>> the gunman in the case, george zimmerman, may need legal advice to say the least after his legal team unexpectedly quit yesterday during a bizarre news conference. abc's t.j. winick is following these developments. >> reporter: good morning. it was some confusion over a website, whether or not it was authentically by george zimmerman or not that suggested the neighborhood watch captain had gone out on his own behalf. george zimmerman appears to be

jets due to a massive cut in the u.s. defense budget and a delay in the plane's development. however, the latest report says it's still unknown when the u.s. air force will finish testing the f-35 jets and start deploying them. the deployment was originally planned to start by 2016. >>> japan's energy policy is at a cross roads. its leaders once considered nuclear power a stable, clean supply of electricity, but more and more people say it's dangerous after the accident last year at fukushima daiichi. reactor after reactor has gone offline for regular maintenance since then. none has gone back online. so now only 1 out of 54 is running. the government is looking at firing up two of the idled reactors. the units passed new more stringent safety checks but the idea of restarting them hasn't won public approval just yet. >>> opponents say results of the test aren't proof the reactors are safe. we're taking a look at this issue on today's "nuclear watch." the stress test used in computer simulations to predict a reactor's ability to withstand powerful earthquakes and towering tsunami. nuclear and industrial safety agency officials concluded last m

air? private jets and the gasoline.ts have been found to have elevated levels of the toxic metals. honda apologizing for a commercial, the casting ad called for a black actor who is nice looking, friendly and not too dark. >>> have you been reaching for the faucet when thirsty? more people are drinking tap water instead of bottled water to save a buck causing a doubt at necessarily -- atnessally. >>> i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> san francisco's mall and entertainment complex is changing hands after the current owner spent millions to fix it up. it is one of eight properties the westfield group will sell to a private equity firm for more man a billion dollars. the mall in fairfield is also part of this deal. westfield says it will finish 30 million dollars in improvements including the addition of a target before the sale is final. >>> we know about the experience of exercise. new study finds it can reduce the risk of developing alzheimer's even in people who are over 80. researchers say the more

days get longer, you can actually see in the graphic, as the days get longer the warmer air expands and pushes the jet stream further north, the only thing is it is the difference between the warmer air here and colder air, warm air extends north, the jet stream goes north. i hope it made sense. it is interesting, the old jet stream slips north, we start to dry out. we go into -- the training, climate style, dry summer pattern. this is a nice map showing you where the 70s are, those are yellows, lots of 60s, and lots of -- no 80s yet, but i think we'll see a couple of 80s popping up, a broad brush, feels for 60s, and 70s, tree pollen is driving folks nuts out there, if you're suffering you probably know what i'm talking about, breezy as we go into this afternoon, and then tomorrow afternoon, and then we're looking at mostly sunny, warmer for your -- your wednesday or your thursday, pardon me, in the next couple of days, high pressure is dominating, fog, increasing temperatures making it into the mid-80s, maybe even warmer, when i come back we'll look at the computer model and five-day forecast, i'll s

a navy jet slams into apartments in virginia beach sending flames and black smoke into the air. the two crew members ejected and survive. an urgent search is under way on the ground. you'll hear gripping accounts by witnesses, one who saw a parachute deploy from the stricken jet and rushed to the horrific crash scene. another who found a pilot, his parachute hanging from the apartment building and more trouble for marion barry, the d.c. city councilman and former mayor who was once caught on tape smoking crack. now he makes shocking remarks about asian-owned businesses. wolf blitzer is off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> breaking news, a horrifying scene in a crowded apartment complex in virginia beach as a navy jet crashes into buildings there, shooting flames and thick, black smoke into the sky. the crew members ejected and were taken to the hospital. now an urgent effort to account for all of the people on the ground. our brian todd has the very latest details. brian, what do we know? >> joe, the very latest from fire an

we have had a chilly air around us. the jet stream is lifting to the north so the result will be we will get back to southwesterly winds as we head into the weekend. even next week, here is the nearest rain in kansas city. look at all of the dry air. hardly a cloud in sight. here is the futurecast. tomorrow morning there will be a few clouds around. we will be seeing a lot of sunshine. as we get on into sunday with southwesterly winds, some of the warm air will be streaming in honest. temperatures on into next week into the 80's. not tomorrow morning. you people out in the shenandoah valley and winchester in the mid 30's. by the afternoon bit too high 60's. here we are saturday, beautiful parade weather. 73 degrees. sunday and monday and into next week 80-85 degrees and just a chance of a few scattered showers. we have more on our blog about the drought and increasing concern about the dryness. >> it was so chilly at the national park that tim had to wear a sweater. >> the nationals do not disappoint the first game between wash

jet stream call. whenever you have a trough, it draws colder air south into the depip. this dip in the jet stream will dig even farther south tomorrow, drawing even colder air into washington tomorrow. by the weekend, the warm air off to our west will migrate east and the overhead saturday and sunday, especially by sunday. that will be our warmest day of the foreseeable future, flirting with 80 degrees. much cooler until then. 37 right now in manassas, 47 in the district, 39 in frederick and martinsburg. a chill in the air today. the gusty wind today all the way through thursday. finally the wind will decrease by friday. 53 in the metro area -- 63 for the high temperature in the metro area. >> thanks so much. here's the president and the first lady on hand hosting the annual easter egg roll on the south lawn of the white house yesterday. "let's go let's play, let's move" was the theme of the event. this was tied into the first lady's campaign promoting health and wellness. >> included an obstacle course and 14,000 hardboiled xbox. the tradition started during rutherford

air force officials are investigating the cause of oxygen system problems in f-22 fighter jets. the pentagon says the air force experienced 14 incidents from 2008 to 2010. the air force has been directed to modify the handle that engages the emergency oxygen system in its fleet of f-22 raptor fighter jets. >> welcome general retired greggry martin chair of the advisory board. major general noel jones, air force deputy chief of staff for operations plans and requirements, and major general charlie lyon, air combat commander's director of operations. the gentlemen on the panel represent nearly 12,000 flight airs in air force aircraft and extraordinary depth of experience to discuss the f-22 study in the way ahead. they are here to provide an update on the air force scientif scientifst air force study and discuss f-22 operations since flight resumed in september 2011. major general jones? >> thanks. ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. thanks for joining us here. today's update is on an issue of great importance to our air force and you, the media. the progress of the air force's s

getting control of what happened after an f-18 fighter jet crashed in an apartment complex called the mayfair mews shortly after takeoff from naval air station oceana. this happened roughly about 12:05. you can see the roofs sheared off. it is a highly populated area just north of oceana. and the plane, the jet, excuse me, went down after takeoff. witnesses reported hearing three booms and then seeing the smoke and the then fire of what happened in this apartment complex. joining me now on the phone is commander phil rossi. it is good to have you with us. can you explain what you know about what happened this afternoon at 12:05 after this jet took off? >> hello. good afternoon. it's been a busy afternoon but thanks for taking the call. i can tell you again that you've been reporting on this for a little while now. a little after noon today, we had an f-18 d, a two-seat strike fighter that went down shortly after takeoff. from naval air station oegceanan virginia beach. >> when we look at these images, obviously, the devastation is unspeakable. hopefully there won't be fatalities. it would be a miracle considering this is good friday

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the first officer of an air canada wide bodied jet flying from toronto to zurich last january had just awakened from a long cockpit nap, during which the pilot flew the plane. he thought venus was an approaching plane. he sent the aircraft into a 400 foot dive, 16 people were with injured, 7 hospitalized. the first officer later complained he wasn't sleeping enough at home because he's the father young kids. >>> this past season, the alabama crimson tide were almost unbeatable on their way to the national championship. but off the field they have suffered a shattering loss. the university says a players' father accidentally broke the $30,000 waterford crystal trophy when he tripped on the carpet, bumped into the trophy table. you can imagine the rest. the university spokesman says the father feels awful about it. but not to worry, they have ordered a new one from the folks atwaterford. >>> the white house has announced, u.s. army specialist leslie sabo, jr. will posthumously receive the medal of honor for his actions during the vietnam war back in 1970. he repelled an enemy attack in c

controllers actually lost contact with the small plane and then called in air force jets there to thehat the plane's windshield was frosted. they then shadowed the plane as it circled for hours and eventually sat down in the water and sank. the pilot was a doctor from louisiana. he was the only one on board that plane. >>> the texas woman accused of killing a young mother and then kidnapping her baby has made her first appearance before a judge. defense attorneys hinted that they are considering an insanity defense. abc's yunji de nies reports from suburban houston. >> reporter: verna mcclain trembled as she walked into the courtroom. she told the judge she cannot afford a lawyer. >> you own a house? >> no, sir. >> you own a car? >> no, sir. >> reporter: the judge appointed two state attorneys and set a bond hearing for monday. her defense team says she should be released to tend to her three children. >> she has no prior criminal history. this -- her involvement, which is the degree of it is yet to be determined, would be an isolated incident. >> reporter: mcclain has been charged wi

two air force fighter jets escorted the plane to the base. >>> a jury in santa clara county will readerdict in the retrial of a silicon software engineer. jason chi shot and killed someone. he was trying to stop the attorney from representing his former mother-in-law. the first trial ended in a hung jury. >>> a group of walnut creek bar and restaurant owners say proposed regulations would be bad for businesses. comply with nuisance based supporters standards. they will be ask to cut back alcohol serving times. the city's planning commissions will discuss the issue tomorrow night. >>> 5:16. if you are looking for a job this morning, you is a chance to meet with potential employers at a career fair in san jose today. it will be hill at the double tree hotel. in addition to job doesn'ts you can give free advice on how to polish up your rose may. >>> 5:17. and right back out to for a wednesday log how are goings locking. row are thinks locking. we will try to give you a live picture of this coming up. be ware it could cause traffic problems. >> let's go to live peck ever. . if you are dri

jets. the korean air 777 jumbo jet had just left the vancouver airport when the airline got a call about aomb threat on board. two f-15s from portland, oregon, scrambled and accompanied the flight to a canadian military base just outside vancouver. 149 people were on board. and that threat comes with new tensions from north korea over a rocket launch planned for this weekend. north korean leaders say they are sending a satellite into space as a highlight of a major political conference that gets under way today. but the rocket is the same type used to launch missiles. and the u.s. and other countries say that violates a u.n. resolution. >>> we turn to the other troubling hot spot, syria. government troops there launched new attacks on rebel areas that defies a u.n. agreement to withdraw. this morning, special envoy kofi annan is holding talks in iran and syria's chief ally. he says the truce plan is still very much alive. >>> however, senators john mccain and joe lieberman are not that optimistic. they toured a syrian refugee camp in turkey and then blasted russia and china for blocking u.