and amsterdam's new breed of squatters. who actually pay the bills? feminist punk rockers who were arrested after a protest against vladimir putin's hold on power are causing quite a stir in moscow. the women who are members of a band called pussy riot were charged with look in some after staging an anti-government performance. all sorts of prominent artists and politicians have called for their release, but now the three are facing trial, and it is thought they could be dealt an extremely harsh penalty. >> a closely guarded and in handcuffs, the three members of the cult bent [applause] write up are presented to the world like hardened criminals -- like the punk band pussy riot are presented to the world like hardened criminals. the charge -- hooliganism. the courthouse has been cordoned off for the trial. emotions have been running high. normally, the protest would only amount to a fine, but critics say the kremlin wants to flex its muscle. >> the government is trying to score politically with this trial. the message is clear -- they want to show th

two f-16 fighter jets escorted the plane to the airport in amsterdam today. spanish newspaper cited an airline spokesperson as saying there was no hijacking. now, the spokesman blamed the incident on a communication problem between the pilot and control towers. photographers at that scene said the plane was parked at a remote corner of that airport after landing and was then surrounded by security personnel and ambulances. the plane was on its way to amsterdam from spain. >>> moving on to decision 2012, day three of the republican national convention. the republican party's newest star, ann romney, hit the campaign trail again today fresh off her first big speech last night. nbc bay area's tracie potts is at the gop convention in tampa with more on what she said and what we can expect today. >> this is the man america needs. >> reporter: republicans hope women who liked what ann romney said about her husband last night will listen to what she's saying about his running mate, paul ryan, today. >> he's the one out there ringing the warning bell. he's the one ou

amsterdam, berlin, how was this different than other districts in san francisco?second, i think about this -- how easy is the city to be used, to be navigated? we look at new york city, and the blocks are very narrow and long, and if you stand in the intersection, you can immediately tell if you are moving to the north or south, or east and west in the city. how does -- how do the plan marks and districts, the orientation -- when you move through, you are moving on top of the rich with the topography, and you also look to the towers of the next plaza, so you find your way through the city. these qualities are built with urban fabrics. for me, urban fabrics talk about how individual parts fit together. this is not just continuity of public spaces, but the interweaving of public and private, together. seeing these cities as fabrics -- allows them to design this within a project but within the district and within the city. in my research, the landscapes that flourished and endure are rich in urban fabrics. revealing the choices of residents and visitors alike. the se

>> it is often known as new amsterdam but more than the beginnings of new york was of a child of territory running from the hudson river down to the state of delaware including pennsylvania, new jersey and most of new york. >> host: when was founded? when did the europeans find it? >> began in the 1620 use as a colony founded by the dutch. until the 1660s when it was conquered by the english. this series of wars and then the dutch recaptured for about when your 1673 then returned by treaty to the english. >> host: what were the goals when the dutch first came to north america? what was the reason? >> hudson the famous discoverer of the area was looking for the northwest passage working for the east india company. he sailed up the hudson which went pretty far but not all the way to the pacific than discovered people had nice furs and merchants in amsterdam interested in the first so the cullinet began as a fur trading post. so what became the dutch westin day co.'s it was an empire that came from the caribbean and parts of brazil and africa and end in north america. >> host: the commercial

hours later workers at the amsterdam airport found another unexploded bomb from world war ii. they dug it up while authorities closed the runway and evacuated passengers [ inaudible ] i think it's terrible. >> reporter: bomb experts worked to dismantle the device and move it to a safe location. the airport was part of a german military base during the second world war. it's now one of europe's busiest transport hubs. >> in fact, historians say thousands of bombs didn't detonate when they were dropped over several european countries during world war ii so likely there will be more of them. >>> time 4:38. another great day headed your way weather wise. it will be warm but not humid according to howard. he will give you the details coming up. >> and more on why citigroup has agreed to pay a half million dollars. >>> 4:41 on this thursday morning. friday eve if you prefer. we have a nice start to the day. generally clear to partly cloudy right now. 60s and low 70s. 83 by noon with light winds. this afternoon we're going to be upper 80s to near 90. this evening you have plans, look

well doubt they will go will start with amsterdam where a dutch police say a mix up between the pilot and the control tower was to blame for ports of the plane had been hijacked on its way from spain to amsterdam the reports turned out to be false and military police searched and released the aircraft after it landed at the city's it shifts airport the dutch defense ministry had scrambled two fighter jets to accompany it to the airport when a possible hostage situation was reported. egypt says it will extend its offensive against militants in the sinai peninsula the campaign was launched after militants attacked and killed dozens of border guards a month ago that the operation has raised fears in israel about the movement of the area near its border where there are restrictions on weapon deployments under a current peace treaty asuna region has seen widespread disorder since the overthrowing of hosni mubarak last year. a military outpost on pakistan's afghan border has been attacked by taliban militants eight soldiers are supposed supposedly killed it comes amid unrest that's gripped

the f-b-i is already investigating reports of needles found in 6 sandwiches on delta flights from amsterdam to the u-s two weeks ago. microsoft is parting ways with hotmail. over the next few months... the tech giant will invite hotmail users to test a new web-based version of outlook. existing users will be able to keep their hotmail addresses... but new users will have to choose an outlook domain. eventually... all hotmail users will be forced to switch e-mail systems. but microsoft has not set a firm deadline. today... the u-s postal service is likely to default on a big bill... if it doesn't get some help from congress. it owes more than á5-billion dollarsá in health care pre- payments. the government mandates the service pre-fund the benefits for future retirees. the default is largely symbolic. the postal service is considered independent... and doesn't usually use taxpayer dollars. right now... it's operating on a loan from the treasury. mitt romney's pick for his running mate... could come at aay time. time.and now... the campaign for the republican nominee is revealing the announce

this follows reports of needles found in six sandwiches, found in delta airlines flights from amsterdamo the u.s. two weeks ago. >> when i felt to see what it was, i pull today out. and here it was a needle, about 1-inch long with, it looked like a sewing needle. but it was sharp on both ends. it didn't have an eye on one end. >> reporter: the fbi is dutch authorities are investigating that case. dutch officials tell cnn, some of those sandwiches, including one seen in an abc news photo, have just arrived at amsterdam's airport, where they're being forensicically -- forensically examined. they object this is pranks not foreign plots. >> i don't see why they would settle on needles that would just bring pain to the one biting into it but not be lethal in the long run. >> reporter: there is one connection. gape gourmet is a delta airlines caterer. and it admits that the needle was found there meals. >> reporter: they say the company is working with the airlines to enhance screening of its food. i asked rami about that process. >> with everything being loaded onto a plane like that, how do

it was bound for amsterdam from mol aaga. this is all coming from a dutch website we're reporting from this morning. it has been hijacked. passengers on board. i've checked this airline. it looks like it was a low cost carrier, so we don't know if there could have been, you know, business travelers on board or who. so far we're trying to confirm any reports that we can. we'll bring you more information as it becoming available to us. >>> moving now to decision 2012, and, yes, there are two stars on stage at the republican convention last night. we're not talking about mitt romney or his running mate paul ryan. >> another romney took center stage and long with new jersey's outspoken governor. tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. biggest audience she's addressed so far. ann romney was sort of the star on the stage last year. the speeches were designed to energize the republicans here and also to get people to take a second look at mitt romney. >> i love you women! i'm not sure if men -- i can tell you why

he said that's why amsterdam was such a great city. and this create a very powerful model of constitutionally limited government, accountable government. religious toleration, low taxes, relatively freedom of trade. i don't want to over romanticize. it was not perfect, but it established something remarkab remarkable. and a middle-class society that invents all kinds of things we take for granted today. like having a home, having furniture of your own that you get to pick out. for your own home. that this is available to ordinary people, not only the great lords living in the castles. huge innovation. across the channel the english are starting to get this absolutist disease after 1603, when james the sixth of scotland becomes james the first of england, he says we're going to modernize you. all kinds of taxes. were not interested in your considered i am above the law. and english say, i don't think so. and the struggle against the. one of the great figures here, sir edward coke, that the law is free, not merely the will of the king. s

the f-b-i is already investigating reports of needles found in 6 sandwiches on delta flights from amsterdamo the u-s two weeks ago. u-s customs agents seize áforty-fiveá snickers bars in a passenger's luggage.why? because they were filled with m. meth.agents made this stunning discovery in the 34-year-old man's luggage at the los angeles international airport friday.as you can see... the methamphetamine was coated in a chocolate-like substance... and each bar was individually wrapped. the makers of snickers says they are very disappointed by the unfortunate use of one of their brands. 3 a tech savvy farm wants to turn it's harvest into a smartphone app. app. joel d. smith is live at the farm now in white hall, to see why the farmers are asking their customers to foot the 30 thousand dollar bill. good morning joel d. 3 3 a bald eagle is back in the wild... one month after a bizarre run-in with a truck. by the looks of this picture... it looked like it was all over for this bald eagle.while swooping down to pick up some road kill... it crashed head on into a semi truck in wisconsin. wisconsin

hours later, officers actually found another bomb exploded world war two bomb at an airport in amsterdam>> it is not unusual to be on facebook and collect friends the way driver collects lynched. but it is unusual when you are a centenarian. we are introducing you to the world's oldest facebook user. >> her name is forest and for the moment she is the social media at its peril. out of nearly 1 billion user she is the oldest registered user on the planet earth at 101. >> you don't think it is cool that you were the oldest person using facebook on earth? >> it is a matter of circumstance. it just happens to be that way. >> she got on facebook two years ago after taking a computer class at a community center. she has become friends with 700 people but only up loaded two dozen photographs, she was born in 1911 and graduate high school in 1928 and college in 1932. a former schoolteacher postings like " isn't it good that we don't need to face politics on facebook ". >> i notice that your very polite, is that your approach on facebook? >> well, yes. in fact everyone who seems to be otherwise,

hijacking scare in amsterdam. we are keep track of this right now. we are hearing it was a case of miscommunication. >>> it's still a mess out here in san francisco. you can see the sink hole that still remains in the san francisco intersection. we'll tell you what is is happening now. >>> i was flat on my back. >> scary moments for a stockton woman. the reason she believes she contracted a deadly virus in joe semitee. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. new this morning a woman from stockton says she may have contracted hantavirus after visiting yosemite national park. >> by wednesday i was flat on my back. i couldn't get out of bad bed. i felt a huge heaviness in my chest. >> a blood test confirms she has antibodies for the hantavirus. a disease carried by rodents that can be fatal. they sent out an e-mail that camped from mid june to august. >>> a funeral is being held this morning for the victim killed outside of the empire state building last week. police later shot and killed the gunman but also wounded -- but the gunman also w

needles were found inside 6 sandwiches from amsterdam to the united states. dutch officials say it's too early to know if the incidents are connected. >>> if you are driving today, be forewarned police are cracking down on drivers who fail to stop for pe december pedestrians. statewide 561 were struck and killed in 2009. the special enforcement operation is going to take place throughout the city today. the department of fish and game is investigating the death of a well-known bear in lake had a true nature. likes people and was never aggressive. you can imagine how upset they were when he was found shot to death. >>> a game warden is interviewing people in the community to try to figure out who shot sunny. it is a crime to shoot a bear unless it's in self defense. >>> the future of so-called special funds at california state agencies is in question in the wake of that budget scandal at the state park's department. the state is now examining 560 funds that collect money for everything from bottle and can recycling to war memorials. $54 million state came from

in the summertime, amsterdam is way up here, okay? now, let's suppose we have an imaginary line right in here about where darkness is, okay? everything to this side here is dark, 'cause let's suppose the sun is coming in this way, okay? sunlight is coming in. well, let's look at amsterdam way up here. yeah, right here, okay? first of all, the sun comes up. here they are. day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, night, night, night, night, night, night, night, day, day, day, day, day, day. most of the time, they're in the sunlight. the sun come right here. most--i've got this wrong. i've got this wrong, gang. i've been doing it. in fact, when i get over here and started halfway, what? did you see i screwed up? i screwed up. what was my screw up? check the neighbor and see how hewitt screwed up. [laughter] how did hewitt screw up? come on, check the neighbor. how many are saying, "it looked all right to me." [laughter] come on. how did i screw up? you actually turned it over. yeah. turned it over.

dutch military police still surrounding a plane at an amsterdam airport. there were reports that it was hijacked. two fighter jets escorted it into the the airport on its way from spain. however, the budget airline that owns the jet says it's just a miscommunication. a spokesperson says the plane approached in an unusual way which led to confusion between the pilot and the control tower. >>> it's 6:42 right now. a new healthy study on the possible risks the flu virus may pose on certain children. the cdc says kids with neurological disorders could make increased complications from the flu. back in 2009 that h 1 n 1 pandem pandemic, 80% that died had a disorder. the most common problem were pneumonia and respiratory distress syndrome. the cdc recommends parents have their children vaccinated. >>> 6:42. coming up, fire crews had a tough time with a nursery fire overnight in san jose. >>> we go back to live to new orleans for the latest on hurricane isaac sweeping through. >>> new cash-back offers for your old iphones, like the one you have now. incht now 15

you may recall a couple weeks ago needles were found in six sandwiches from amsterdam to the united states. the fbi continues to investigate those cases. >>> it is time to check the forecast now, and it looks like it is going to be sizzling the next couple days. >> no relief in sight immediately, but by the weekend it will be different. let me show you the high temperatures for today. 97 in antioch and 905 livermore, concord. 83 in san jose and 84 in oakland. up near ukiah 100 degrees. very mild though around redwood city where it was 81. 60 in half moon bay. san francisco, 67 degrees. believe it or not, these temperatures were down by a few degrees across the bay area. here is a lovely view from ocean beach in san francisco. this was posted by danny l and he said "it was beautiful tonight. very mild. 60-degree reading." he lovedcan you blame him? it was gorgeous. let's show you the time lapse from our camera, 1300-foot marine layer. looking down on sausalito and it is not making much headway. we only have a few patches out there as we check out live doppler 7hd along the coast and around

two weeks ago authorities say needles were found in six sandwiches on delta flights from amsterdam to the united states. dutch officials say it's too early to say if the incidents are connected. >>> major health code violations have forced a vietnamese restaurant to temporarily shut down. tu lan shut its doors on sunday. they found roaches, mice, and improper hand washing station. this is the fourth time violations have forced the restaurant to shut down. a hear willing be held next week to determine if it's allowed to reopen. >>> uc irvine professor is accused of arson and plotting to kill students and administrators at a santa ana school. 48-year-old reigner set fire to his son's former school last month. they also found e-mails on how he planned burn down the campus and kill school officials he wanted to take revenge for his son's death that committed suicide after being disciplined at school. >>> time now 4:48. a nine-year-old boy is being blamed for a house fire in east palo alto. that happened yesterday afternoon on jazmine way. the fire started when the boy dropped a it will ca

you may recall a couple weeks ago needles were found in six sandwiches from amsterdam to the united stateske it is going to be sizzling the next couple days. >> no relief in sight immediately, but by the weekend it will be different. let me show you the high temperatures for today. 97 in antioch and 905 livermore, concord. 83 in san jose and 84 in oakland. up near ukiah 100 degrees. very mild though around redwood city where it was 81. 60 in half moon bay. san francisco, 67 degrees. believe it or not, these temperatures were down by a few degrees across the bay area. here is a lovely view from ocean beach in san francisco. this was posted by danny l and he said "it was beautiful tonight. very mild. 60-degree reading." he loved it. can you blame him? it was gorgeous. let's show you the time lapse from our camera, 1300-foot marine layer. looking down on sausalito and it is not making much headway. we only have a few patches out there as we check out live doppler 7hd along the coast and around the bay which basically means limited fog as you can see for the morning commute. the temperatures r

the airline says amsterdam's protocol for security was activated due to a temporary loss of communication between the plane and the air traffic control. so fighter jets escorted the plane. but they say the plane was not hijacked. >>> governor jerry brown says his newly revised pension plan to save the state billions of dollars. this would mostly affect new state employees. if approved, the plan could cap and reduce pension payouts. they would forfeit their pensions if they were convicted of some felonies. some labor leaders say this plan cuts out the right to negotiate contracts. >>> in election news, mitt romney's vice presidential running mate, paul ryan, delivers his acceptance speech at the republican national conviction. ren they marsh is live at the -- renee marsh is live at the convention to tell us about the buzz around the 2 headliners. >> reporter: good morning. both were speaking to a group of women. here at the convention hall, all is quiet, but last night, the crowd went absolutely wild for the 2 headline speeches, ann romney and chris christie who -- >> we stand up for mitt

just today they found one at the airport in amsterdam, and it was closed down while they removed it. while london has been enjoying the well deserved glow from the olympic games today, they welcome the world for the start of the paralympics. 4200 athletes from 165 nations, including north korea for the first time, the queen, william and kate in attendance at the now familiar olympic stadium. >>> when we come back here tonight, a final check on the location and forecast of what's left of isaac. >>> got a quick question for weather channel meteorologist jim cantore, who is still in new orleans, before we go. jim, that is, how much more of this can the folks in the region expect and how much can they take? >> reporter: well, it's always been a big storm. it's going to continue to be that way. as a matter of fact, the folks in houston tonight are seeing winds gust out of the northwest at 25 miles per hour. a reach, if you will, of that windfield, brian, is now over 500 miles. the radar showing the center, still very close to new orleans heading up toward baton rouge. it's those eastern r

you may recall a couple weeks ago needles were found in six sandwiches from amsterdam to the united states. the fbi continues to investigate those cases. >>> it is time to check the forecast now, and it looks like it is going to be sizzling the next couple days. >> no relief in sight immediately, but by the weekend it will be different. let me show you the high temperatures for today. 97 in antioch and 905 livermore, concord. 83 in san jose and 84 in oakland. up near ukiah 100 degrees. very mild though around redwood city where it was 81. 60 in half moon bay. san francisco, 67 degrees. believe it or not, these temperatures were down by a few degrees across the bay area. here is a lovely view from ocean beach in san francisco. this was posted by danny l and he said "it was beautiful tonight. very mild. 60-degree reading." he loved it. can you blame him? it was gorgeous. let's show you the time lapse from our camera, 1300-foot marine layer. looking down on sausalito and it is not making much headway. we only have a few patches out there as we check out live doppler 7hd along the coast and ar

those had taken off from amsterdam and headed to american cities. >>> flames are burning up to the drivewaysn the california hills. firefighters are trying to save the luxury homes. they knew they lost the battle at one house and went in to save pets. this fire started earlier today. it was started by a piece of equipment used to clear brush. about 200 acres have burned so far. >>> the florida judge in the george zimmerman case denied a motion tody qualify himself for being prejudiced. a judge questioned his honesty and said he was plotting to leave the country. zimmerman is charged with murder. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> seven stores are on alert after five robberies in four hours. the holdups happened on wednesday morning four in prince george's county and one in d.c. photos from inside the store on u street show the gunman wearing ski masks. police believe the crimes are connected. >>> turning to politics, president obama is making a campaign stop in lees burg tomorrow to talk about his economic plan. the president will speak at loudoun county high school. he is going to be calling fo

comes two weeks after sewing needles were found in six sandwiches on delta airline flights out of amsterdam. some encouraging economic reports are expected to send stock a little bit higher today. >> futures are on the upswing. ashley and joins us now. >> investors are also keeping an eye on the european central bank policy this week. markets overseas were mixed today. futures are pointing to a higher open after positive news on the job front. on tuesday the dow lost 64 points but stayed above 13,000 and rose 1% for the month. the federal reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. investors are anxious to see if ben bernanke will announce new steps to give the economy a boost. he has said the central bank will take action if unemployment remains high but experts say the economy has not slowed enough to provide stimulus. house speaker john bainer and senate majority leader harry reid agreed to keep the government running when the current budget year ends on september 30th. that ends the threat of a shutdown and keeps the government running for six months after the deadline. twitter u

pursuit of manchester united winger nani having met with the twenty five year old representatives in amsterdam the english club had been asking for on forty million u.s. dollars for the portuguese international f.c. portugal being getting calls from up north as well with sinitta hoping to buy their brazilian striker i. there's only a few hours now to go before the start of the parra limpid games in london the team russia contingent and indeed all the four thousand two hundred competitors have already settled into the athletes' village following a unique welcome in the english capital for a month of. it could have been just a simple flag raising ceremony but the brits have once again al done themselves putting on a theatrical show to welcome the participating nations at the london to once it's welfare and a big village living there you go but it's a great britain has already built a tradition of creating an environment without barriers for the paralympians sort of we have a similar plan in place for so g twenty fourteen and we've implemented about seventy percent of it already but the russian f

the f-b-i is already investigating reports of needles found in 6 sandwiches on delta flights from amsterdame u-s two weeks ago. if you're looking to book a flight anytime soon... you might be in luck.according to "fare compare dot com" ticket prices are expected to drop between 10 and 20-percent later this month.experts say the demand for air travel this summer hasn't been as strong as expected... so carriers aren't increasing their prices. if you're looking to score the best deals... experts suggest you go online and buy your tickets between tuesday and thursday. apple fans... listen up. there's no official announcement yet... but there's speculation the i- phone 5 will be unveiled by september 12th.new and improved features will reportedly include a slightly larger screen... a smaller dock connector... and technology making it easier for shoppers to make payments through their phones. today thousands of people will flock to chick-fil-a restaurants... to show their support for the fast food chain.it's part of "chick-fil-a appreciation day"... created by former arkansas governor, mike hucka

dutch media is reporting that a passenger plane as possibly been hijacked on route from spain to amsterdam. according to the defense ministry the plane was escorted to the city's main airport by two f-16 fighter jets and a local media website reports that the plan is feeling. no further details but we will continue to watch mtv updates. stock futures are mixed ahead of today's opening bell >> a few moments ago knows what repercussions that is having on wall street. >> time will tell, they are mixed right now. it was a light trading day for overseas markets this morning. the nikkei gained half a percent wild and sen lost a fraction. wall street stocks ended flat on a mixed economic news. nasdaq gained almost 4 points. investors hope to find out what the federal reserve bank plans to do about the sluggish economy when ben bernanke speaks on friday. he could announce new measures to counter sluggish growth. united airlines is recovering from huge delays and several flight cancellations. passengers faced long lines at several airports monday. at least 200 flights were delayed for more than two

they found one at the airport in amsterdam and it was closed down while they removed it.hile london has been enjoying the glow of the well deserved olympic games today they welcome the world for the start of the paralympics. 251 athletes from 265 nations, including north korea for the first time, the queen, william and kate at the now familiar olympic stadium. wen we come back tonight a final check on the location and forecast of what's left of isaac. [ male announcer ] if you suffer from heartburn 2 or more days a week, why use temporary treatments when you can prevent the acid that's causing it with prevacid24hr. with one pill prevacid24hr works at the source to prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn all day and all night. and with new prevacid24hr perks, you can earn rewards from dinner deals to music downloads for purchasing prevacid24hr. prevent acid all day and all night for 24 hours with prevacid24hr. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used

for the second leg in a week's time while under a cup or installed the ninetieth minute equaliser amsterdam i was called twice came from behind to draw two two scottish side done to united. when you live a full manager brendan rodgers got his reign off to a winning start of the reds claimed a one no victory and the russian side going on to retrieve the top was guilty of shooting wide midway through the second half and the hosts were soon made to pay for their wastefulness and stewart downing blasted have no range the sixty eighth minute. out of victory means liverpool would take a vital away advantage banks around for the second leg next thursday. now into gulf and jim furyk carded a sudden on the par round of sixty three to take to strike the first round late at the start studying world golf championships in ohio the american had an eagle and seven bird is to make up for a couple of bogus and stormed into the lead on the green. of the firestone country club england's only slatter is in second two shots behind its top ranked luke donald and masters champion bubba watson both in a six way ti

needles were found in 6 sandwiches from flights to amsterdam to the united states. >>> commercial jets weigh more than 200,000 pound so it is scary to that i bird can cause this kind of damage -- to think that a bird can cause this kind of damage. it created a hole in that plane's nose. the plane was approaching the denver international airport and there were no reports of injuries but the pilots declared a state of emergency. the plane landed safely and officials know the plane was hit by a large bird but they have to send in samples from the plane to a lab to determine what type of birr it was. >> must have -- bird it was. >> must have been a big one. >> a big yellow bird with long legs. >>> severe weather hit parts of arizona creating scarry moments for drivers. >> the problem flash flooding caused for several people trying to get home. >> also a daughter's creativity land a mother in front of a judge. what the little girl did that has her banned from one community park for a little while. >> all right. so we are talking wet weather on maryland's most powerful radar for today. we zo

you may remember last month needles turned up in six sandwiches on delta flights from amsterdam. flight from british columbia to toronto. >>> in denver, a united airlines flight was able to land safely after a bird strike as the jet was preparing to land. abc's clayton sandel has more on that story. >> reporter: it could have been catastrophic, a feathery midair collision. this united 737 with 151 passengers on approach to denver international airport when it collided with what appears to be a large bird. the impact tore a giant diamond-shaped hole in the nose, even ripping off flight sensors. there were no injuries, but the pilots declared an emergency. in april, another bird strike was captured on camera. a passenger on a flight saw a flock of birds fly into an engine. who can forget when geese brought down sully sullenberger's flight into the hudson river? >> it is always dangerous when an aircraft hits bird. in this case, crews were trained to handle. the aircraft has redundant systems to take care of the problems that were caused by this bird strike. >> reporter: bird strike

effective right because he was able to make it through would die say he got he got on a plane in amsterdam was coming to the united states had the powdered explosives in his underwear and almost you know. if not for the incredible difficulty of creating one of these bombs to begin with he could have caused a major incident to occur he ultimately thankfully was not successful however none of the t.s.a. actions would have prevented the exact same thing from happening. do you think these pat downs in these body scanners that epic your organization opposes and anyway actually serve to protect americans from don't terrorism you know they are actually security theater they make people feel a lot safer they make people think when they get on a plane ok everybody's going to security nobody's going to have a gun or a knife or a bomb but they do actually don't prevent a lot of those things from getting through there's numerous cases of people getting on board air flights with things that should be prohibited and they're really just not making anyone safer really recently actually got as the. the sur

control tower was to blame for reports that the plane had been hijacked on its way from spain to amsterdam was when radio contact with the spanish aircraft was lost in a true police search and released the plane after it landed the city's schiphol airport the dutch defense ministry scrambled to fighter jets to accompany it to the airport when a possible hostage situation was reported. thousands of students clashed with police in chile's capital santiago after demonstrations demanding better public education turned violent protesters set up barricades and threw rocks at police who responded with tear gas and water cannon activists say the state education system is poor quality expensive and. hurricane isaac has hit new orleans pushing floodwaters over protective wall south of the city comes on the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina which killed nearly two thousand people in louisiana over one hundred thousand have been left without power it's one of four u.s. states at risk with president obama urging residents to heed evacuation warnings as the storm turned into a full blown hurrican