a san francisco man who is suing alaska airlines over the death of his dog is speaking on camera for the very first time. he claims that the airline made him change seats at the last minute from first class to coach. and he says that that switch may have led to the death of his french bulldog. he says it happened earlier this year on a flight back from new york. here's nbc bay area's investigative reporter hilda gutierrez. i immediately put the carrier down, open it up, and i, buddy, wake up, barely wake up, and he doesn't wake up. his body is completely stiff. it's a moment michael cantillo says is seared into his mind. he had just stepped off a five hour flight from new york to sfo when he realized one of his two french bulldogs, ash, did not survive the flight. i'm on the floor. i'm very noticeably and perhaps embarrassingly, weeping over my dead dog. just three months prior, cantillo says he flew from san francisco to new york with both dogs without any incident. i brought them to the vet to make sure that they had an entirely clean bill of health, and the vet said that they were

a san francisco man who is suing alaska airlines over the death of his dog is speaking on camera for e first time. he claims the airline made him change seats at the last minute from first class to coach, and that the switch may have led to the death of his french bulldog. he says it happened earlier this year on a flight back from new york. here's nbc bay area investigative reporter hilda gutierrez. i immediately put the carrier down, open it up, and i, buddy, wake up. bailey wake up. and he doesn't wake up. his body is completely stiff. it's a moment michael cantillo says is seared into his mind. he had just stepped off a five hour flight from new york to sfo when he realized one of his two french bulldogs, ash, did not survive the flight. i'm on the floor. i'm very noticeably and perhaps embarrassingly, weeping over my dead dog. just three months prior, cantillo says, he flew from san francisco to new york with both dogs without any incident. i brought them to the vet to make sure that they had an entirely clean bill of health, and the vet said that they were healthy enough to fly

also tonight, a san francisco man who is suing alaska airlines over the death of his dog is speaking on camera for the very first time. he claims the airline made him change seats at the last minute from first class to coach, and that the switch may have led to the death of his french bulldog. and he says it happened earlier this year on a flight back from new york. here's nbc bay area investigative reporter hilda gutierrez. i immediately put the carrier down, open it up, and i, buddy, wake up. bailey wake up and he doesn't wake up. his body is completely stiff. it's a moment michael cantillo says is seared into his mind. he had just stepped off a five hour flight from new york to sfo when he realized one of his two french bulldogs, ash, did not survive the flight. i'm on the floor. i'm very noticeably and perhaps embarrassingly, weeping over my dead dog. just three months prior, cantillo says he flew from san francisco to new york with both dogs, without any incident. i brought them to the vet to make sure that they had an entirely clean bill of health, and the vet said that they wer

remains under an faa manufacturing slowdown with added inspections after a door plug blew off of an alaska airlines flight earlier this year. the trust in our company is eroded. >> we're saddled with too much debt. we've had serious lapses in our performance across the company which disappointed many of our customers. but by the same token, we have great opportunities ahead. >> as the strike continues, union leaders say they're ready to head back to the bargaining table. >> will happen. >> this whole story is really bizarre. it's apparently a staged crash, not a real crash. it says you see caught on dash cam video. the video is going viral. police are now investigating claiming this is insurance fraud and they say it's happening more often around the country. ryan bass now has more on how you can protect yourself from similar scams. >> the dash cam video tells it all here and it's crazy to watch this scheme unfold in real time. and there's actually specific names for the moves that the scammers pull going, stop swoop and squat. and that's exactly what happened to a woman in queens, new york when sh

would post a heavy loss as the company continues to deal with the safety crisis fallout after the alaska airlinesent earlier this year. a few days ago, the company also announced job cuts of 10% of its workforce, so around17,000 jobs. now, on to different news. pepsico confirmed the company will add 20% extra chips to the large bags of ruffles and tote tease toes for the same price. they hope that reversing their shrinkflation will help in winning back some customers frustrated with shrinking packages and higher prices. states with high inflation, a lot of customers cut back on nonessentials or turned to more affordable store brand items. pepsico hopes by shifting this trend it can win back some of its customers. >>> still to come, mets fans aren't crying because it's over, but they are grimacing. the postseason run comes to an end at the hands of a dodgers juggernaut. uc with tremfya... with rapid relief at 4 weeks. tremfya blocks a key source of inflammation. at one year, many people experienced remission... and some saw 100% visible healing of their intestinal lining. serious allergic reaction

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coming up tonight at seven, is alaska airlines responsible for the death of a dog? we're going to speak to the owner who is suing. why? he blames his abrupt move and his dogs move from first class to coach for the dog's dea. that story i >>> breaking news >>> breaking news tonight, israel launching strikes on iran as we come on the air. explosions reported near iran's capital of tehran as israel confirms it is conducting what it calls, quote, precise strikes on military targets in retaliation for what it says are months of relentless attacks. our live report from the region. >>> also tonight, the showdown in texas with 11 days to go. vice president kamala harris appearing with beyonce at a rally in houston focused on reproductive health. >>> former president donald trump sitting down for joe rogan's podcast and attacking harris on border security after he called the u.s. the, quote, garbage can for the world. >>> and mr. trump and running mate j.d. vance's cell phones

latest in a string of big setbacks for boeing, including that mid-air door plug blow out in an alaska airlines, leading to multiple federal investigations. in july, the company greed to plead guilty to criminal fraud charges tied to crashes overseas that led to 346 deaths. after the aircraft safety issues, boeing has said it is committed to change, slowing down production on the assembly line, as it puts in place new safety practices. but with the strike now extended, the company is facing new headwinds. >> so, i mean, this is right now a boeing issue, but it's going to trickle down to airlines, and eventually consumers. when might we see effects? >> well, listen, boeing is way behind on delivering planes to airlines around the world. airlines bought these planes. they had made their scheduled plans based on when those planes would be delivered, and right now, very few planes are being delivered. and boeing is way behind. airlines are already adjusting their schedules for the spring and the summer. if they don't get the planes, they can't fly those extended routes. by the way, the ceo said yes

latest in a string of big setbacks for boeing, including that mid-air door plug blowout on an alaska airlinesvestigations. in july, the company agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud charge tied to crashes overseas that led to 346 deaths. after the aircraft safety issues, boeing has said it is committed to change, slowing down production on the assembly line, as it puts in place new safety practices. but with the strike now extended, the company is facing new headwinds. tom costello, nbc news. >>> coming up, surveillance video shows the moment passengers step in when the bus driver suffered a medical emergency. that's ahead on "nbc news daily." >>> we're also streaming free 24/7 on nbc news now, you can watch us wherever you stream live including youtube and roku and all of the other places you seon ye our screen there, including nbcnews.com. things changed for me. breztri gave me... better breathing, symptom improvement, and reduced flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high b

alaska airlines believe revealed that probably due to travelers options for unique off the beaten pastriving this surge. the alaskan company says that they also expect to see a 6% increase from last year. portland is expected to get a 35% increase. all right. let's check out the weather here. 10 45 got john travel now with a look at our fleet week forecast and one that we can all be happy pouch. and we just watched the planes up with they could have. if you're sitting in san francisco. >> because the rest of this week is going to be cooler and really nice for fleet week. >> definitely no more 90's from the city today. it's only going to be 70's down there. nice to see this. high-pressure ridge finally loosening its grip on us. we do still see some hot inland conditions today. no triple digits, but still remaining in the 90's for the inland east bay, continuation of just a few heat advisories out that direction. otherwise temperatures are way cooler. take a look at san francisco breaking our streak of 90's and dropping a right not out of the 90's, but even out of the 80's down to the 70

remains under an faa manufacturing slowdown with added inspections after a door plug blew off on alaska airlines flight earlier this year. on top of that, the company announced more than $6 billion in losses in an earnings call on wednesday, and executives say they expect to continue burning cash into next year. >> the trust in our company is eroded. we're saddled with too much debt. we've had serious lapses in our performance across the company, which have disappointed many of our customers. but by the same token, we have great opportunities ahead. >> as the strike continues, union leaders say they're ready to head back to the bargaining table in new york. tonya powers, fox news. >> well, the biden administration is imposing strict new limits to protect children from exposure to lead paint. it targets levels of lead dust generated by paint in older homes and childcare facilities. paint that contains lead was banned in 1978, but more than 30 million homes in the u.s. are believed to still contain it. environmental justice and public health experts say the ruling is long overdue, noting that lead

airlines, and remains under intense scrutiny from federal regulators after a door plug blew off an alaska airlineslight earlier this year. >> the u.s. has its first national security strategy for artificial intelligence, as fox's jared halperin reports, the white house is hoping to give the military a boost when it comes to developing and implementing the new technology. >> the application of artificial intelligence will define the future as america's military and spy agencies increase their use of artificial intelligence. >> president biden has signed the first ever national security strategy for ai. it's an executive order aimed at helping defense agencies seize the promise and power of the technology, while also minimizing the risk in the administration, says a big part of the strategy is making sure the u.s. is a leader in ai development. >> our competitors also know how important ai leadership is in today's age of geopolitical competition, and they are investing huge resources to seize it for themselves. so we have to start upping our game. >> but it's still not clear how the white house plan

and the most recent incident just last month in nashville, the tires of an alaska airlines flight that was taking off blew out when the pilots had to slam on the brakes when a southwest airlines flight taxied out in front of them now, investigators say that they're still doing interviews in that case. the faa says it's audit here, will really drill down on the risks that are baked in at each airport. remember, might not always be pilots who are entirely at fault here, could be something a bit more structural and the faa wants to know there are gaps in procedures are issues with equipment. maybe there's a process at the airport that's causing problems. investigators have been concerned not only about the design of some airports, but also the lack of early warning technology. 35 airports have technology that alerts air traffic controllers of these impending collisions. but remember there are about 500 airports in the u.s with commercial service. >> the ntsb has said that technology saved the day and that jfk collision i talked about earlier. >> and ntsb chair jd jennifer homendy is told

all again has received $120 million in the alaska airlines and sales force all ass billionaires not gettingpark the reason i bring this up spark has 7 initiatives the initiatives are complete together for schools ready set read and asian-american achievement and career pathways and educator pipelines and mental health initiatives and stem when the covid hit spark gave gave the district $5 million i think a 5 o'clock fire 5 alarm fire with that thing okay. if that spark would stand up and asking direct money to the schools how come spark can take some of this money that is court reporters donors to our schools and dr. wayne i'm a big fan of spark people don't know it exists $120 million since 2015 okay. and we should look at that and if you guys don't do that i'll start the letter we need to get involved (bell ringing) . thank you. >> thank you for your comments. >> next speaker. >> good evening board of supervisors i'm a resident of district 6 some of you may know me as employer of units educators of san francisco i want to just to be clear, those comments don't reflect a position if sfusd.

. >>> kwqantas airlines issuing a apology after an r-rated movie airs. >>> and all the way from alaska, the results are in. who was crowned the winner of this year's fat bear week? it's wednesday, october 9th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. we begin today with hurricane milton. the category 5 storm headed for florida. milton is expected to make landfall between tampa bay and fort myers, early thursday morning. bringing 12 to 18 inches of rain. widespread wind damage, flooding, storm surges and power outages. residents continuing to evacuate as 11 counties, home to nearly 6 million home, are under evacuation orders. it is one of the largest evacuations in florida's history. the walt disney parks in florida and orlando will be closing today at 1:00 p.m. as will sea world, busch gardens, and a rare closure for waffle house restaurants, citing their waffle house index, it's' te term to determine the severity of a storm. residents were urged to evacuate, saying milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes o

alaska today. td cowen saying some of these airlines could eventually have a double. >> i've not liked the airlines on air, and they told phil lebeau, look, we're going pull out capacity. a lot of people laughed because they've always claimed they were going to do that. david, they did it, and it's working. they have extremely full flights. you pay more. what a win. >> yeah. it's hard to take a flight these days where it's not full. that's been the case for quite some time. not just the covid period being excluded. >> you would think with the extremely full flight thing, they would start adding flights, and they haven't. the breadth is great. american is actually finally above where it was during the covid period. odd. but united's really making a move, and you know, the buyback -- >> the buyback where? >> united has a good buyback. >> yeah. >> i think it's really interesting. they're sitting there buying back -- what's it, like, $1.5 billion? it's relentless since the quarter was reported. i'm not a believer, but who would believe? david, you never -- i never got your -- the denouement of southwes

airline's wings at this hour. american gaining about 6.5% and delta up the same 6.5% and alaska air group picking up 2.8%.o freeway and auto maker announced $625 million joint venture with lithium americas to mine raw materials here in the u.s. with electric vehicle batteries and the shares are skyrocketing 23.6% on the news the deal will see gm acquire a 38% stake in lithium americ nova vax having o good very bad day and the covid-19 influenza combine vaccine. n nova vax said one person reported muscle soreness and for now the stock is pulling back. cisco rallying after nabbing an upgrade at citi group and rating from a buy to neutral and boosting price target from $52-$62 and up $56 up 3.5% and citi seeing untapped opportunities in the ai space for cisco meaningfully add to the revenue giant valuation. crypto's clout could very well tip the balance of power in congress. we've been talking a lot about presidential race but in congress. super-packs representing the crypto voting block and catapulting to the big stage. could their backing take down the powerful chairman of the senate banking committee? we'

>> the american airlines flight attendants did accept a contract that sets part of the new standard for the industry and the standard is being set at southwest, american, at alaskafied yet, but that's been locked in with agreements from management, and that is not what united airlines is doing. they're still looking for concessions in healthcare, looking for concessions in scheduling, no one else, pilots, machinists, anyone across the industry has accepted concessions. that's not what this is. they continue to delay the negotiations with these requests for concessions. the pay increases, of course, are going to be at that level. we know that already. there is a frontline work for this contract and if they get to the table and work with us earnestly, get the ridiculous concessions off the table, that is not in place for anyone else, we can reach an agreement very quickly. but they are not -- >> let me just -- i've read a lot of reports trying to figure out what the actual story is. have they agreed to match everything with the american airlines flight attendants or they have offered to match with concessions or they have agreed to match but you want concessions?

delta, united airlines hitting the highest levels since before the start of the pandemic. american, southwest, alaska air gained between 3% and 4%. are these signs of consumer resilience heading into the wh ho ho -- >> was that sandy? >> no, really. >> hi, santa. >> you're nervous. >> cracking myself up. well, you don't want to get on santa's bad side. >> no, not the naughty list. >> tim talks about the airlines trading, he's been right. now, looks like they're trading from the long side. a lot of these have broken up. resist re re resistance, we're clearly through it. especially at delta, the all-time high is $62, i think, you continue to play it from the long side here. and i think it's out of that range. does it make commentary about their consumer? not necessarily. i think it's more a commentary about momentum right now. >> i think delta, the broader airline space, part of this is finally working off after covid. you have a november investor day, they're saving some goodies for. you can't have an investor day without good news. we've had a number of different updates, including capacity updates,

alaska. and yes, it's right here in the bay area. the insp on good morning america. >> good morning. coming up here on gma. caught on camera. flames spewing from a frontier airlines jet as it lands in las vegas. the fireball erupting as the plane touched down in a hard landing. what? passengers and the airline are saying this morning. and southeast strong. our gio benitez field anchoring from outside asheville, north carolina hearing stories of heroism as national guard troops fly hundreds of missions bringing life saving relief to the hurricane ravaged region. all this as another hurricane now threatens to hit florida and black friday shopping in october. the retailer is offering early sales to kick off the holiday shopping season. that's all coming up right here on gma. >> we're on track to building a better bay area, and a new facility is helping this cause by fighting climate change in an innovative way by creating renewable energy. a plant located next to keller canyon landfill near pittsburgh is supplying power to thousands of people by converting large waste into renewable natural gas. here's how it works. organic material is dumped to convert the landfill