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

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. >> reporter: former continental express pilot josh says he, too, was forced to sleep in crash pads when he commuted from florida for flights based out of newark. >> people coming in and out. i happened to have a bunk mate that snored louder than anyone i've ever heard in my life. >> reporter: he says while the airlines provide hotel rooms during the middle of an actual trip, it's the light before the start of the trip when commuter pilots are scrambling for a place to sleep. >> they're aware of what's going on. and i think they just sort of say, you know, figure it out. >> reporter: and many pilots can't even afford the $25 a night for a crash pad. so, they end up behind the locked doors of the airport, where the public can't see them. spending the night in the airline's crew lounges. the airlines say it is against the rules that a pilot does this. a pilot provided these images at the kru lounges at philadelphia and laguardia. >> you're not going to get a consolidated sleep doing that, no. >> reporter: dr. martin moore is a sleep expert that consults with the government on pilot fa

we have learned that a continental express jet has landed at bwi, with a supposed unruly passenger on. and what you're looking at now are the passengers that were on that continental express jet have been deplaned. we did see several transportation authority mrs. police officers, -- authority police officers, as well as a police officer with a dog actually board the plane. at this point, it is not clear what the passenger may have done. but it appears a continental express jet has landed at bwi, with an unruly passenger on board. >> thank you, captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. >>> the times square attempted bombing suspect. randall pinkston reports. there is growing suspicion that the pakistani taliban was in on the plan. >> reporter: agents question the times square bombing suspect for nearly eight hours before reading him his miranda rights. interigateors used a public safety exception to press the pakistani-american on whether other attacks are imminent and whether he had help. >> if you read his miranda rights immediately, you lose something. >> even though he was told he

continental partner express jets also being fined. ray lahood says i hope it sends a signal to the rest of the airline industry. it's the first time that airlines have been punished for long tarmac delays. >>> the florida teenager set ablaze in a vicious attack is getting an apology. 13-year-old jeremy jarvis is the younger brother of one of the three boys charged in last month's attack on 15-year-old michael brewer. brewer suffered burns over 65% of his body. jeremy and another boy were released after the state declined to press charges. police say he did watch what happened but didn't take part. jeremy told reporters he feels horrible about what happened. >> i want to express my deepest sympathy to miky and his family. i will pray for miky to go stronger every day and speedy recovery. i want to tell my brother i love and miss him. i just hope and pray we all get through this. >> jeremy's older brother and two other teens have been charged as adults with second-degree attempted murder. prosecutors say it started over a dispute over a

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

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

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as we told you last night, 47 passengers were stuck overnight on a continental express plane in rochester, minnesota. today transportation secretary la hood said he wants to know if continental or express jet, which operated the flight, broke any laws by refusing to let anyone off the plane. we'll be right back. this fiber? i'd had my fill. then i found miralax. announcer: miralax is the only brand clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. you'll see. it's clearly different. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. not playing with the kids? not on these legs. poor leg circulation. doctor says it's p.a.d. peripheral artery disease? hmmm. more than doubles your risk for a heart attack or stroke. so i hear. better ask your doctor about plavix. plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. my cousin the m.d. call your doctor about plavix. (male announcer) if you have a stomach ulcer or other condition that causes bleeding, y

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

. >>> un vuelo de continental express procedente de houston hacía washington d.c. >>> fue acusado elhizo el funeral de un hombre que salvó a una mujer, y que fue muerto en una acera sin que nadie le prestara ayuda. la policía está tras la pista de la mujer que resultó atacada y que el hombre apuñaló al de semi parado. >>> tiempo de una pausa el candidato presidencial antanas moco wmockus su vuelve a re trt veremos que el gobernador charlie crist se separa del partido demócrata veremos por qué. mucho ( ♪ música ) el gobernador de la florida charlie crist , podría separarse del partido republicano, eso dijeron fuentes allegados al mandatario, las encuestas daban que en unas primarias republica republicanass perderían por un amplio margen con marco rubio >>> 5 estados están a punto de perder asientos en el ccongreso porque muchos indocumentados no respondieron el censo, por el temor de ser indocumentados, y perder la posibilidad de ganar más puestos en la cámara de representantes >>> el ex fwministro de defensay antan antanas mockus son los favoritos en colombia, y en el centro está el

an unruly passenger on this continental express -- now, we do not know if the passenger had medical issuesbut they did call law enforcement personnel to respond. they do have the person under control. they have requested a medic unit to respond to the scene as well. to respond to the scene as well. >> some beautiful weather. >> and it will last at least three first part of the weekend. -- at least through the first part of the weekend. >> roundup tuesday and that is how it will be. it should at least be sunny. -- round of 260 and that is how it should be. it should at least be seney. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

. >>> police are questioning a passenger who was a little weird on continental express. it happened aboard an express jet airlines from newark, new jersey to thurgood marshall airport last night. crew noticed a passenger behaving suspiciously. the captain declared a precautionary alert. >>> officials say two people were pulled off an emirates airlines plane but it turned out to be a false alarm. an obama administration official says somebody on board this plane might have been on the no-fly list, but there was a false match on a name. the flight was on the tarmac and brought back to the terminal, but took off an hour later. >>> pro-football hall of famer, lawrence taylor is free on $75,000 bail after being charged with third degree rape and patronizing a prostitute in a new york city suburb. his attorney denies the allegations. authorities in arapahoe say the former new york giants star is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old runaway for $300. >>> new this morning: some major help to help our state recover from february's massive snow storms. president barack obama h

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

. >>> passengers on a continental express flight bound for dulles are home safe tonight. someone discovered the word bomb written on a bathroom mirror. no explosives were found. >>> the man who caused a delta flight to be diverted yesterday is now facing federal charges. the fbi says derek stansberry, told them, he thought he was being followed and claimed to have it to divert them. >>> we have a pretty bad accident in silver springs to tell you about right now. this is norfolk road closed between winter gate and layhill. all lanes are blocked here. if you want to get around this, use route 108 to go east or west, or take north or south alternate, take georgia avenue. we're looking live at 14th street bridge northbound. southbound looking good. moving without incidents all the way down to triangle. a live look at 495. nothing going on the bridge. traffic moving much better as the rush hour winding down. a report of an accident at the wilson bridge. so watch out for that. >>> promising cool and breezy, and it was cool and breezy. >> the winds are slowly dying down. we had

the continental express flight landed in north carolina after someone found the word "bomb" written on the bathroom mirror on the plane. the plane was searched. so far there has been no arrests in the case. >>> senate republicans are relenting in their block of the bill to crack down on wall street today. they agreed to move the bill forward to debate. senate democrats brought the bill up three times already, and republicans backed down after democrats threatened to hold an all-night session. >> senate republicans have finally agreed to let us begin this debate. there is more cooperation to come. >> democrats will likely strike the creation of a $50 billion fund to help liquidate failing banks. republicans also want the bill to address the failures of mortgage lenders fannie mae and freddie mac. >>> a big political shakeup in florida. republican governor charlie crist is expected to announce plans to run for senator as an independent. he was once the clear front runner in the senate race. now he is truly a political newcomer, rising republican star marco rubio a poll shows chris slight

reporter: all of this is deep lip disturbing to the families of the 50 people who died in the continental express some were in the audience today as the faa announced its new rules. >> as a family group, we were not pleased that commuting was not part of this at all. because commuting did play a significant role in the crash of flight 3407. >> reporter: in fact, the national transportation safety board is adding its own concern tonight, telling abc news, it was disappointed in the faa's final rules on the issue and see it as an ongoing, unresolved concern. bill? >> brian ross, thank you. >>> and coming up next, how the promise of an internet audience is luring mobs of teens to some astounding acts. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? with thermacare heatwraps. that's 8 hours while you wear it, plus an additional 8 hours of relief after you take it off. can your patch say that? for up to 16 hours of relief... try thermacare. >>> a full moon, won can i hormones, strong drink, all things can influence human behavior. and then there is the teenage brain. at least these days, t

. >> now they're talking about their ordeal that started when they continental express flight from houston to dallas was diverted to greensboro, north carolina. the passengers arrive tonight and told us what happened on board and off. christopher klein was among the first on the flight to realize something was wrong. >> there were 11 people and i was going to be the 12th. the store is locked the bathroom as i was headed down there. >> the pilot made an emergency landing in greensboro, north carolina. >> we were on the runway sang what is going on. >> somebody left a note in the bathroom there was a bomb on board. >> one by one, the 45 passengers got off the airplane. one by one, they were questioned by the fbi. >> there were people going overseas, saudi arabia, copenhagen. >> everybody. >> fbi agents and bomb-sniffing dogs sweep the airplane but found nothing and arrested nobody. seven hours later they arrived at dulles airport, shaken but relieved. >> it was scary. >> we have -- we were fortunate. >> an fbi spokeswoman said the investigation continues. as of tonight, there are no plans to

but to stay competitive, bethune sold off continental express and began outsourcing more and more flying independent airlines. what was the whole thought process in putting this type of flying on to another company? >> it's a different kind of business. it's... regional jet flying in smaller airplanes aren't big airplanes and different employees, different labor standards, different wage rates, right? >> o'brien: still, airplanes, transportation, moving passengers safely. how is the distance traveled and the size of the airplane make it a different business in your perspective? >> they're all flying airplanes, but they're not flying the kind of airplanes you are with the same kind of standards that you're flying. and so you let that operate as it's an independent business because other people are in that business. but you can't afford to have a lot of excess cost and still win a contract. so it makes the management be cost effective. >> the major airlines created the regional industry as a way of lowering costs. they don't want to pay employees, and i don't care whether it's pilots, flig

a continental express plane from new jersey made an intelligence landing at reagan. our own brian wilson placed a couple of phone calls it appears that smoke was in a cabin. this is about an hour ago. passengers de-planeed on the tarmac. this is a maintenance issue and not terrorism related or suspected do not appeared to be any injuries with this. >> julie: there will be a lot of false alarms. anything they see is suspicious they are going alert. moving on now, u.s. lawmakers are demanding answers bennie thompson, announcing planning to hold hearings on the attempted terror attack as soon as congress is back in session. democratic congressman is here in the studio with us. member of the homeland security committee. thank you so much for coming in on saturday and holiday to talk to us about this. congress doesn't seem to be taking any time off this holiday season. what has congress been informed thus far? >> after having been briefed this morning and then talked to chairman thompson we are going to have a hearing on january 26th or 27th, that is a difficult in it. so

continental express flight 2816 from houston to minneapolis was diverted to rochester, minnesota because of bad weather. passengers ended up spending the night on the plane with no food, one drink, and a cloud bathroom. they made it to minneapolis but not until the next morning. passengers were told they could not get off the plane because the security seeners had gone home. >> the passengers certainly could have come to the terminal building at any time. >> the passenger's bill of rights would require airports and airplanes to have plans for getting passengers off the plane if they are stuck on board longer than three hours. sounds awful. >>> washington, d.c. my not be the best place to buy a home. it is the best place to sell a home. the real estate web sit zoillow illow says a d.c. is one of the best places to sell a home. where can you buy? they are renting virginia beach the best with its beak and the three military bases with steady jobs. new york's capital albany is offering employment and cheaper homes and san diego apparently has many foreclosures, making a costly market somewha

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

their continental express jet was supposed to fly from houston, minneapolis on friday night. it was diverted due to storms and no one was allowed to get off. why the wait? a new crew had to be flown in. >> we were on the runway, it was no longer a weather thing. it is how do we take care of these people for the next six, eight, ten hours and that was not a weather issue but a logistic issue getting us off of the plane to where we could breathe and eat and be comfortable. >> so exhausted. so you doze off but you can't really sleep because babies are crying an the smells are getting worse. so it is hard to sleep. and you are almost just numb like what's going 0 happen next. >> reporter: continental issued a statement aapologizing to the passengers calling the incident completely unacceptable saying it was offering them a full ticket refund and certificates good for future travel. the flight finally made it to minneapolis on saturday. >>> minneapolis sounds good right about now. >> it gets hot there, too. they easily 100 degrees every year. >> i haven't checked for minneapolis s

the move was triggered by the 2009 crash of continental express flight 3407 in buffalo.in failed to respoond correctly when the plane lost lift, called a staal. under the new requirements airlines will have to provide simulator training for pilots on how to deal with a stall and other expanded training, but the faa is giving airlines five years before they have to implement those new requirements. >>> and here in new york new york has approved an amendment to allow the building of new casinos. >>> and voters in houston rejected a $217 million bond issue to turn the astrodome into a convention hall. opened in 1965 the astro dome was the first multi-purpose dome stadium. it's been closed since 2009. city leaders said if the bond failed the astrodome would be torn down. that is sad. lots of memorable moments at the dome and beyond. anne-marie? >> i'm sure the fans will miss it when it does come down. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. thank you, alexis. >>> coming up, an update on the medical condition of houston's head coach gary kubiak. >>> and a small school but a

just last month pilots had to land a continental express flight in minnesota. then, more than six hours went by with no food, water or fresh air. the watchdog group flyersrights.org, said three is the magic number. maximum number of hours any passenger should be forced sit on a plane. >> well, some rain clouds are coming this way. >> check back with vytas reid. chief meteorologist with a look at the sky watch forecast. vytas? >> jennifer and jeff. looking at showers making the way through parts of baltimore county right now. and starting to make it in northwest harford county. nice heavy shower in reisterstown. oakland had heavy rain a moment ago. owings mills coming down good there. and flashes of lightning. more of the lightning contained to the north central portion of the baltimore county, north on 83, you run into heavy rain and then also lightning and then crossing the county line there into northwestern harford county. toward jarretsville, coming down. you will get lightning strikes as well. but garden variety. nothing severe. but continue to see that ra