courage and romamaicism developed a cult following that continues to this day. ♪ you'll never see d.b. cooperin ♪ >> reporter: indeed, cooper, the name on the ticket he usededhat day in 1971 has been a character for dozens of songs and tv shows, and one film "in n rsuit of d.b. cooper," the story of a man in a suit who shows up with what looks like a bomb, demands money, lets most of the passengers go and then jumps never to be seen again. there's always been the suggestion that maybe, having leapt into the dark somewhere over rural washington state, the so-called d.b. cooper died in his jump. either way investigators have been plagued for years by what's called the cooper curse, promising leads including some 1,000 different possible suspects and the 1980 discovery of some of the ransom money in a riverbed that always end up leading into yet another dead end. partly because the evidence taken 40 years ago from the plane was apparently never much to go on. >> there are problems with the integrity of the forensic evidence or there has been in the past. >> reporter: but, if this latest lead is

was the real d.b. coopereporter: this morning, the fbi i ntinues to investigate marla cooper's tip and is hunting for evidence to prove l.d. cooper was on that hijacked plane. the fbi will not officially comment. but sources familiar with the case said marla cooper prompted the latest flurry of investigation. robin? >> pierre, you talked to her mother. what did she tell you? >> reporter: yeah, we talked to her mother last night. and she basically confirmed that she was telling her daughter just a year or so ago that she thought that the uncle, l.d. cooper was, in fact, d.b. cooper. >> all right, pierre. we'll have more from you in our next half hour. >>> joining us live is "gma" legal analyst dan abrams. so, if this lead really does pan out to be true, it's huge for the fbi. >> remember, this is the only history. hijacking in u.s. every other one they know who did it, et cetera. so, this would be enormous. but it's also because, as pierre pointed out in his piece, this has the makings of a movie. the whole st

. >> yes, i do. >> reporter: the identity of d.b. cooper has bebe a mystery since november 24th, 1971, when a man calling himself dan cooper hijacked and threatened to blow up a passenger jet flying from portland to seattle. he ordered the plane to land and demanded a $200,000 ransom and a parachute. after cooper's demands were met and the plane took off for mexico, per his request, cooper did the unthinkable. he lowered the back stairs and jumped out of a speeding 727. thousands of feet over the pacific northwest, during a raging storm. >> the air was freezing. i mean, this was negative, i think negative 4 degrees at that height. and when he opens the stairs, the blast from the jet en. >>>s above completely deafening. >> reporter: he disappeared, despite a massive man hunt, becoming some what of a folk hero, iconic, even the subject of a movie. the one big case where the fbi did not get their man. marla cooper says she now remembers s conversation with her father before he died in 1995, that she didn't fully understand at the time. >> my f

he developed a cult following that continues to this day. ♪ you'll never see d.b. cooperin ♪ >> reporter: indeed, cooper, the name on the ticket he used atlanta day in 1971 has been a character for dozens of songs and tv shows, and one film "in pursuit of d.b. cooper," the story of a man in a suit who shows up with what looks like a bomb, demanldss money, lets most of the passengers go, jumps never to be seen again. there's always been the suggestion that maybe, having leapt into the dark somewhere over rural washington state, the so called d.b. cooper died in his jump. either way investigators have been plagued by the cooper curse, promising leads including 1,000 different possible suspects and the 1980 discovery of some of the ransom money in a riverbed that always end up leading into yet another dead end. partly because the evidence taken 40 years ago from the plane was apparently never much to go on. >> there are problems with the integrity of the forensic evidence or there has been in the past. >> reporter: if this latest lead is most promising, who knows? maybe the

the man known as d.b. coopern a parachute and it is a national obsession for some since 1971, and the focus of movies, and books and documents and asking, who is d.b. cooper? well, the fbi says that fragments off a fingerprint could answer that question. joining me now from a new york magazine jeffrey grays and also the author of a new case "sky jack, the hunt for d.b. cooper" and i have told you, i'm obsessed with this. i like so many others, it is so fascinating and let's talk about the new lead with the fbi. i understand that you are skeptical about it? >> well, right, right. what is not surprising to me about this is that the fbi has a new suspect. this happens all of the time in this case. there has been over 1,000 suspects an persons of interest. >> people have confessed, they just made up stories. >> there are a lot of db coopers out there. but what is unique is that the fbi has passed along a fi fingerprint sample, but that is different, but from my reporting the forensic evidence that the fbi completed f

and one film "in pursuit of d.b. cooperf a man in a suit who shows up with what looks like a bomb, demands money, lets most of the passengers go and then jumps, never to be seen again. there's always been the suggestion that maybe having leapt into the dark somewhere over rural washington state, the so-called d.b. cooper died in his jump. either way investigators have been plagued for years by what's called the cooper curse. promising leads including some 1,000 different possible suspects and the 1980 discovery of some of the ransom money in a riverbed, that always end up leading into yet another dead end. partly because the evidence, taken 40 years ago from the plane, was apparently never much to go on. >> there are problems with the integrity of the forensic evidence or there has been in the past. >> reporter: if this latest lead is most promising, who knows, maybe the ghost will blink at last. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> it's an incredible story. at t ts point. to be pretty old >> right. and they're not saying

he was on the plane with d.b. cooper and found himself alone in the back of the plane while they circled seattle. >> i said gee, we were up here so long, if we were up here any longer we could have thanksgiving up here." this gentleman on the right side of the plane turned around and looked at me and smile. i was one row behind, as close to him as i was to you right now. he said d.b. cooper finally landed. after they taxied to a remote part of the airport a bus and people came on board. >> a guy came, a man, came walking down the aisle with a white sack and, to me, it looked like a pillow slip. and it had all these jagged points in it. and i remember the thought i had was that looks like bricks in it or a bag of money, i thought. >> reporter: he said he believes he may have seen the $200,000 ransom db cooper demanded along with the parachute. the passengers were taken off the plane and put on the bus. he has a vhs copy of a documentary on the d.b. cooper story. >> there, that's me right there. they took us into the termi

d.b. cooper took over an airliner two decades ago. he parachuted out with $200,000 in ransom money. cooper remembers when she was 8 two of her uncles plotting something underhanded, one of them was loyal lin doyle cooper, also known as l.d. marla says her father was angry when he found out. >> my father was crying, he was yelling, he was cussing out my uncle for both of them for what they had done. he said "you realize you've ruined your life." she said her father and uncles are all dead. the fbi declined to comment. >>> jerry lewis and the muscular dystrophy association ended their long relationship. lewis hosted the annual telethon for 45 years. in may he said he would step down this year but would remain as chairman. the organization says he's out as chairman and won't be on next month's telethon. lewis and the mda did not say why their relationship ended. >>> say hello to the newest member of the indianapolis zoo, she is an indian african elephant, born two weeks ago by artificial insemination and weighs 238 pounds. she's gaining about one pound per day. that's a big girl. the zo

who do you think that d.b. cooper is?he was my uncle, lynn doyle cooper. >> reporter: wow. >> who we called l.d. cooper. >> reporter: the fbi has been hunting for d.b. cooper since 1971, when a man going by that name hijacked and threatened to blow up a passenger jet. the hijacker demanded $200,000 in small bills and a flight to mexico. but during the flight, he took the money and jumped out of the speeding 727 into a raging storm over the pacific northwest. he disappeared, despite a massive manhunt. becoming the stuff of legend. even a hollywood movie. over the decades, the fbi has followed many leads, always to dead ends. but this cold case has now been reignited by marla cooper. she showed us this 1972 polaroid picture of her uncle. >> my father made a comment about his long lost brother, my uncle l.d. still alive, but hiding from the fbi. and i questioned why he would be hiding? he said, "don't you remember, he hijacked that airplane?" >> reporter: she did remember. it was 1971, right after the hijacking. her uncle l.

the ht has a credible lead, the man who called himself d.b. cooperacked an airliner over washington state in november 1971, parachuted from the plane with $200,000 in ransom money and was never seen again. an fbi spokeswoman says an item belonging to a possible suspect is undergoing forensic testing, called a promising lead but investigators caution that they have not yet cracked the case. >>> coming up your weather on this monday morning. >>>? ports one of the very best in baseball flirts with another no hitter in detroit. [ male announcer ] this is coach parker... whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ ♪ today is saturday ♪ salad on saturday ♪ fruit on friday ♪ throw a ball thursday ♪ water, water wednesday ♪ touch your toes tuesday ♪ ♪ let's move monday ♪ swap a snack sunday announcer: 60 minutes of physical activity a day and eating well can help get your child healthy. so keep them active and eating well ever

of it is actually full of stories like we heard this week of people suspecting other people are d.b. cooperparanoia. to me that was interesting about the case. not necessarily who dan cooper was, but why so many people thought their brothers, their fathers, their ex-lovers were the hijacker. >> at one point cooper had a conversation with a flight attendant. and you saw that account. what's listed out there? >> well, you know, in any crime you're looking for the motive. and you know, my first days looking through the file, and i spent several days just going through page after page after page, i saw this snippet of dialogue that i've never seen before. and during the hijacking, the stewardess says, she asked him, why did you do this? do you have a grudge against northwest orient? and he says to her, no. i don't have a grudge against your airline. i just have a grudge. and so i thought, i just have a grudge. who is this man? who is this man who has a grudge? and then i began to look for people with grudges, and i found a lot of them. >> you, like the fbi, got into some of these different acco

people really liked d.b. cooper. in fact, he really signed his name dan cooper, not d.b.e reporter got it wrong and the legend has continued. this was so long ago they have cigarette butts because the hijacker was smoking on board the aircraft. they have potential part fingerprints. they know somebody over washington state or portland he jumped out of the back of the plane never to be seen again. some people suggest there may still be a bar in rural oregon or washington state where d.b. co-oper and big foot sit around and have a drink and last about the investigation that's still ongoing. >> i guess the reason why they want a to crack it is it's the only unsolved plane hijacking that exists in our american histo history? >> absolutely. this has been a challenge for the fbi over the years. today it would be unfathomable we would give a hijacker money, pair surachute parachutes, let him take command of a plane. i guarantee you after generations of fbi agents short of the union bomber case or something like this, this is one of the most infamous unsolved cases. we want to kn

who do you think that d.b. cooper is? ynn doyle cooper. >> reporter: wow. >> who we called l.d. cooper. >> reporter: the fbi has been hunting for d.b. cooper since 1971 when a man going by that name hijacked and threatened to blow up a passenger jet. the hijacker demanded $200,000 in small bills and a flight to mexico, but during the flight he took the money and jumped out of the speeding 727 into a raging storm over the pacific northwest. he disappeared despite a massive manhunt. but this cold case has now been. reignited by marla cooper. she showed us this 1972 polaroid picture of her uncle. >> that my father made a comment about his long lost brother, my uncle, l.d., and said that he thought that he was still alive but hiding from the fbi. and i questioned why he would be hiding. and he said, don't you remember, he hijacked that airplane. >> reporter: marla was told her uncle died in 1999. and what happened to that $200,000? nearly a decade after the hijacking, some of it was found, bundles of $20 bills deteriorating on

. >>> four decades after a man known as d.b. cooper hijacked a plane a bay area man is talking about his experience on that flight. jack almstad lives in livermore. 40 years he was on the seattle bound plane with d.b. cooper. he said he didn't know it was a hijacking when it happened. but he says he believes he saw a bag with the $200,000 in ransom and says he even shared a moment with mr. cooper. >> i said, gee, we were up here so long, if we waited any longer we could have thanksgiving up here, because it was the day before thanksgiving. well, this gentleman turned around, he was on the right side of the plane, he looked at me and smiled. >> cooper parachuted out of the plane. it's not still known what happened to him. and an oklahoma woman says she believes her late uncle lynn doyle cooper was actually db. >> can you imagine being part of that? >> no. there's a restaurant in nash warnings new hampshire, called d.b. cooper's dedicated to parachutes and all that kind of stuff. he has quite a cult following. they say they found some. m

to woman claiming to be the niece of d.b. cooper has come forward. in exclusive interview on "good morning america," marma cooper claims the hijacker is her uncle. she released this picture of him. the hijacker's true identity has been mystery since 1971. that is when a man hijacked a passenger plane and he demanded and received $200,000 in ransom and a parachute. then he jumped from the plane. marla says she saw her uncle shortly after the hijacking. >> he was bloody and bruised. and a mess. i heard my uncle say, "we did it. our money problems are over. we've hijacked an airplane." >> the f.b.i. says it has a credible new leak in the case. the item is being tested but the f.b.i. won't say what it is. >>> a new study will alarm parents. six out of ten children's car seats contain at least one toxic chemical and some contain several. the research by ecology center, non-profit environmental group conducted on 150 seats in three categories. the 2011 model seats tested for bromine, chlorine, lead and several chemicals that have been linked to developmenta

d.b. cooper's niece.ound out. >> i was spying on them from around the back of my grandmother's house and i heard my uncle say, we did it, we -- our money problems are over, we have hijacked an airplane. they told my dad they wanted him to help him go back into the woods and find the money. >> so jeffrey, what do you think? do you believe her? is she credible? >> what i think is that d.b. cooper mania is upon the land. this story to me is actually not that credible. i don't want to doubt her, but i kind of have to because after researching and reporting the story for the last three years, this story line is very common in cooper land. you find a lot of people who have memories. this one taken from a woman who's 48 and she had this memory when she was 8 years old. so i just don't know if i can totally believe this whisper that she overheard or at least i need to know a lot more. >> interesting. okay, well, you've got exclusive access to the fbi's case files. you know so much about this mystery. tell us abou

a man calling himself d.b. cooper parachuted out of the airline in 1991 and just collected $200,000 ransom in exchange for not blowing up the jet. but the necktie he left behind does not match the d.n.a. of the latest suspect. the f.b.i. points out it doesn't completely rule out the new suspect and agents look for items that belong to the man or rather compare to the necktie. >>> this morning, a new place to keep the kids off the street is open in the bay view district. >>> chinese dragons on hand to dedicate the community youth center on third street. it will provide resources for kids facing problems in school or economic hardship. they provided service for the asian community in san francisco, for more than 40 years. >>> it's 4:57 now. oakland police go on tactical alert after a 3-year-old boy is shot and killed. >>> next on abc7 news -- the high profile presence officers are showing on the streets this morning. >>> we are here at the new york stock exchange where there will be nervous investors when the bell rings

you say d.b. cooper was actually l.d. er who was your uncle. >> he was my uncle, yes. >> why do you believe that? >> well, as i stated in the interview yesterday, i saw my uncle plotting a scheme. i was with them while they were plotting it. i didn't really know what was going on. they were teasing me. i was a little girl and afterwards on thanksgiving day i saw them return and i heard them discussing what they had done with my father and i have very vivid memories of it that have surfaced in the last, well, they began surfacing two years ago and just kind of came back in a flood and, so, i'm certain of it because of my memories. >> let's be more specific, if we can, with regard to your memories. who, so, it was before this hijacking happened you say you saw your uncle and who else plotting and what were they plotting? >> it was my other uncle who was with him. another uncle was, they were visiting my grandmother's house, it was thanksgiving time and our family had gathered. i believe that both of my uncles were living wit

a man known as d.b. cooper halfti hijacked a flight and parachuted over the plane over washington state with $200,000 in ransom money but he was never seen again. investigators checked out more than 1,000 leads in the last 40 years but now a recent tip on a suspect and some forensic evidence are all being checked by the f.b.i. >>> a lot of kids love robots and monkeys, so why not a robot monkey? richard heart reports on this. >> the little guy on his shoulder is monkey 1.0. it makes cheeky noises that performs behaviors. nick made him for fun. >> every time i go out in public, i get mobbed by people running up to me, that's so great, where can i buy one? >> but the robot was too expensive to manufacturer. the motor inside costs $100. to reduce the number took time, hard work and his own clever cam design. >> the original one took two years to build. >> last holiday season dave here outsold buzz lightyear in the u.k. and was the number five top-selling toy. in the u.s., he is on is the shelves of toys "r" us sto

the new clue about d.b. cooper.>> but first, members of congress may be enjoying vacations now back in their home districts but they left some unfinished business behind in d.c. >> that's right. the faa which oversees airline safety is partially shut down because lawmakers couldn't agree on funding. abc's karen travers has details. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, tanya. yesterday the transportation secretary assured americans that safety would not be compromised. but this partial faa shutdown is compromising construction jobs and projects. >> this is 100 airport projects across the country that have been stopped because of the fights in washington. >> reporter: that means projects like this half-finished tower in oakland. and this one in palm springs. postponed because of the funding fifit. >> this time everybody wants to play hardball. and hardball hurt us. >> reporter: already, 4,000 faa employees have been furloughed. and more than 70,000 construction workers are out of a job. a

to woman claiming to be the niece of d.b. cooper has come forward. ve hijacked an airplane." >> the f.b.i. says it has a credible new leak in the case. the item is being tested but the f.b.i. won't say what it is. >>> a new study will alarm parents. six out of ten children's car seats contain at least one toxic chemical and some contain several. the research by ecology center, non-profit environmental group conducted on 150 seats in three categories. the 2011 model seats tested for bromine chlorine lead and several chemicals that have been linked to developmental problems but researchers say it does not mean parents should avoid putting kids in the child car seat. that is priority number one for safety. the most toxic infant car seat is edgemont red and black. and the lead toxic chico kifit 30. grayco 35. shuttle 33 in cranberry. for the entire list of the most and least toxic car seats, go to our website abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. >>> all right. meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. challenge us to get rid of the fog. >> i'm try

and the fbi says it has new information about what happened to d.b. cooper. we're going to go way back for this one. the guy who hijacked a plane 40 years ago, jumped out with $200,000, parachuted down and was never seen again. >>> d.b., it looks like i'm going to be taking all the money now because of the personal humiliation involved, don't you understand? grab some sky there, toots. >> come on, buddy. >> buddy, buddies now? you told the woman we were acquaintances, remember that? >> pretty tough to insult you. >> oh, hannah. >> in the movie "in the pursuit of d.b. cooper," the movie offered one possible explanation, the fbi has traced more than 1,000 leads in the case, but there are new reports the fbi is pursuing a new suspect. in 1971, cooper hijacked a plane over washington state, threatened the crew with a bomb, got a $200,000 ransom, then parachuted to freedom. in real life the fbi doesn't know how he escaped and says they may never know because their d.b. cooper suspect may be dead, even though the new suspect has been dead for more than ten years, in

in 1971, a man calling himself d.b. cooper 207 if he didn't receive 200,000 ransom. after landing in seattle, he got his money and released most of his passengers and the plane took off again. then cooper jumped from the jet thousands of feet over the pacific southwest. despite a massive man hunt, cooper and the money vanished. it seems impossible now n these post-9/11 days of intensive airport security, but the '70s were something of the hey day of hijackings. with over 15. >> the fbi has announced the following identifications of the hijackers. >> reporter: a man in a suit hijacks a plane and disappears. but popular culture wouldn't let him go. there he is in song. tv shows with plots. >> check him out right now. >> reporter: and characters baring his name. >> agent cooper. >> reporter: even a thee yatry call film. what makes the mystery even morr tantalizing are the clues that have been found over the years. cooper's body was never recovered. yet in 1980, a portion of the ransom money was found and in 2008 a parachute was a

some believe d.b. cooper was inspired by comic hero dan cooper who parachuted from airplanes. a credible source points to a possible new suspect, item obtained from that suspect is being tested for fingerprints by the fbi lab. the author jeffrey grabo says that might prove difficult. >> when this case happened in the 1970s the irabu of dna was not upon us and agents didn't look out to preserve this evidence in the way that we do now. >> reporter: still this may be the best clue since 1980, when an 8-year-old boy in washington state discovered nearly $6,000 in cash during a family picnic. >> my son ran up and said wait a minute, daddy, so he raked a place out in the sand there, and there it was. >> reporter: the serial numbers matched those of the ransom money. we may never know what happened to d.b. cooper or who he really is but the allure of the unsolved mystery endures. fbi sources say while this new lead shows some promise, it's still a long shot to be sure. there's no sense here this is the big break we've been waiting for. >> cbs's bob orr in washington thank you. >>> wh

in real life the fbi doesn't know how he escaped and says they may never know because their d.b. cooperpect may be dead, even though the new suspect has been dead for more than ten years, investigators are searching for fingerprints or dna to compare the dna from cooper from his clip-on tie he left on the plane. >>> still to come tonight, with the debt ceiling fight over, maybe the 2012 republican candidates can get some attention, especially if they attack each other. and matt damon tries to explain to a right-wing website why teachers teach. that's in the rewrite. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. >>> one day after willar

in real life the fbi doesn't know how he escaped and says they may never know because their d.b. cooperct may be dead, even though the new suspect has been dead for more than ten years, investigators are searching for fingerprints or dna to compare the dna from cooper from his clip-on tie he left on the plane. >>> still to come tonight, with the debt ceiling fight over, maybe the 2012 republican candidates can get some attention, especially if they attack each other. and matt damon tries to explain to a right-wing website why teachers teach. that's in the rewrite. every day, all around the world, while energy developement comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing decades of cleaner burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self contained well systems and using state of the art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment we are america's natural gas. >> announcer: there's a new breakthro

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a man she believes to be d.b. cooper who famously hijacked a plane in 1971, parachuted out of it with a couple hundred grand in tow. the only successful hijacking in u.s. history. with that said it does not mean it's the fbi's most interesting story from j. edgar hoover to swatching russian spies, all in our next guest's book "the secrets of the fbi." joining us, ronald kessler. if d.b. coop sir not the most compelling story, is there clearly another that is that story? >> the most astonishing thing in the book is, how the fbi breaks into homes and offices apds even embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught and shot as burglar and equally astonishing, the fbi actually gave that to me, although the fbi director approved giving me that material, it's about 20% of the book and it's just so unbelievable. you wouldn't put it in a movie, because it's not believable. before they go into an embassy let's say or an office, they, or a mafia home, that's another example, they will do surveillance for weeks to find o

d.b. cooper parachuted from a plane over the pacific northwest.$200,000 in ransom and was never seen again although some of the money was later found. >>> a man was found stabbed to death in a park over the week end. the body of 59-year-old randall wilson was discovered at roosevelt park. ronald is the 28th victim this year, there were 20 had hads in all of last year. no arrests have been made yet in the killing. >>> low budget film makers could soon get a break if they shoot their movie in san francisco. those productions were excluded from the current film rebate program because the projects were completed too quickly to make the paper work t worthwhile. >>> comcast says it's going to offer low cost internet service to low income families. comcast is offering the service as part of its merger deal with nbc. >>> a strike with verizon workers is now in its third day. a number of workers walked out after negotiations broke down. there's no word when talks will resume. at least one town in new jersey has been without internet, cable and phone servic

d.b. cooper parachuted from a plane over the pacific northwest.e had $200,000 in ransom and was never seen again although some of the money was later found. >>> a man was found stabbed to death in a park over the week end. the body of 59-year-old randall wilson was discovered at roosevelt park. ronald is the 28th victim this year, there were 20 had hads in all of last year. no arrests have been made yet in the killing. >>> low budget film makers could soon get a break if they shoot their movie in san francisco. those productions were excluded from the current film rebate program because the projects were completed too quickly to make the paper work t worthwhile. >>> comcast says it's going to offer low cost internet service to low income families. comcast is offering the service as part of its merger deal with nbc. >>> a strike with verizon workers is now in its third day. a number of workers walked out after negotiations broke down. there's no word when talks will resume. at least one town in new jersey has been without internet, cable and phone

the d.b. cooper continues. there's no match, none, between a new suspect's d.n.a. and a necktie left on the hijacked airplane in 1971. the f.b.i. says this does not rule out the suspect who has been dead for a couple of years. meanwhile, marla cooper came forward claiming her uncle was the hijacker, was d.b. cooper as we know him. it's believed he's the f.b.i.'s new suspect. d.n.a. testing will continue and the more than 100 mile journey to florida has already ended for diana niad. we told you yesterday how the 61-year-old swimmer was attempting to become the first woman to cross the florida straits without the help of a shark cage. shoulder pain, asthma and high winds forced her to stop after 39 hours but it was a valiant effort. >> ok. the bodies of 30 american soldiers killed in the afghanistan chopper attack are being transported to dover air force base this morning where they'll be returned, reunited with their loved ones. yesterday, president obama praised fallen warriors for their perseverance and courage. jennifer griffin has more reaction to their deaths.

d.b. cooper halftimed a northwest airlines flight in 1971 and he ended up parachuting out of the plane over washington state with $200,000 ransom money never to be seen again. investigators checked 1,000 leads over the past 40 years but now a recent tip and forensic evidence is being looked at closely by the f.b.i. >>> what university has the distinction of being the top party school in the u.s.? new princeton review service says ohio university, in athens, ohio, tops the list. ohio was number two last year and made the list 12times since 1997. rounding out the top five, the university of georgia. the university of mississippi. the university of iowa. and the university of california, u.c. santa barbara. here is the so-called stone cold sober schools. bringham young, wheeton wesley. u.s. military academy west point. that is a list that mike and i will keep a close eye on when it's time for our kids to apply to school. >> yeah. chico state was once on the list. no way you're going there. >> so ser

coming up, the evidence that may finally close books on the d.b. cooper investigation.me back. a look at live doppler7 h.d. notice how quiet it is around the state. the weather will be quiet until you get to palm springs and yosemite, where the scattered thunderstorms are possible. 106 in palm springs. 88 in yosemite. hot at fresno. 79 and sunshine around tahoe to 72 in big sur. eric? >> thank you very much. >>> 5:48 now. two native american tribes have ended a three-month protest at the planned site of a new park in vallejo. glen cove sit option a sacred burial ground -- sit on a sacred burial ground. the tribes have been protesting plans to develop it to park. protest ers set up camp at the site in april to stop construction. last week, they agreed to scale back the plans. >> to come to this point, a number of us are excited and looking forward to going home. >> the agreement between vallejo and the northern california tribes will eliminate planned restrooms and relocate a parking lot. it will give them a bigger decision in things that affect the camp. >>> a man known

though are still trying to determine his motive for the stabbing. >>> 40 years after a man known as d.b. cooperacked a passenger plane a bay area man is talking about what he saw on the flight. his name is jack almstad. 40 years ago he was on the plane wit cooper. he didn't know it was a hijacking, but looking back he thought he saw a bag with $200,000 ransom and he said he even shared a moment with cooper. >> i said, gee, we were up here so long, if we waited any longer we could have thanksgiving up here, because it was the day before thanksgiving. this gentleman turned around on the right-hand side of the plane and looked at me and smiled. >> cooper parachuted out of the plane with the money. it's still not known what happened to him or all that money. but an oklahoma woman recently came forward just last week saying she believes her late uncle lynn doyle cooper was actually db. >>> a recall of thousands of chrysler's minivans because of malfunctioning airbags that can inflate without warning causing a safety hazard. the recall affects the 2008 models of the chrysler town & country and the do

d.b. cooper parachuted out of the back of the plane over washington state with $200,000 in ransom money never to be seen again. investigators checked 1,000 leads in 40 years. a recent tip on a suspect and forensic evidence checked out by the f.b.i. stay tuned on that. we'll let you know how it goes. >>> you know what? i'm curious, for your power bills this summer have they been significantly lower than before because of how cool it's been generally? >> yes. until my parents come and park the r.v. and plug in. other than that. [ laughter ] yeah, it has. >> are you letting people plug in your house? i'm come over. i'll have the east bay longest extension cord to plug in your house. >> bad idea. >> a good drawback to the cool weather. imagine if you were in d.c. or baltimore. july was hottest month ever in both of those cities. not the hottest july. hottest month ever. average temperature in july in d.c. was 85 degrees. take the high and low and average them, 85 degrees. wow! that is some kind of wa

the hijacker dubbed d.b. cooperish without a trace after parachuting over the northwest in 1971. >>> 5:53 now. new studies show drawbacks and some benefits tore kids who use facebook -- for kids who use facebook frequently. kids from middle school through college age get poorer marks in school. and they face a higher risk of narcissism, anxiety and depression. on the other hand, facebook could help children forge a sense of identity and develop skills of empathy for their friends. take the good with the bad i guess, huh? >>> the heart of silicon valley is the geekiest metro area in the united states according to the u.s. national science foundation. that's not so bad. the san jose-sunnyvale-santa clara area ranks first with 18.2%. workforce in science, technology, engineering or math. the valley is followed by boulder, colorado. framingham, massachusetts, and huntsville, alabama. the san francisco-san mateo- redwood city area was 19th. not bad. >> being a geek is okay, right? >> we're all geeks. if only we were that

hijacker dubbed d.b. cooperd to vanish without a trace after he parachuted over the pacific northwest with $200,000 in 1971. >> a great mystery. >> indeed. >>> the rumors are flying fast. coming up, the buzz over the iphone 5 and some other highly anticipated gadgets. >> and the market just opened 10 minutes ago. take another quick look at those numbers. a round of applause. we are up over 100 points. that is great news. we'll have an update from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. coming up. ,,,, ,,,, ah yes. there it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people. we may never know. but now? now is not the time for blame. now is the time for action. ♪call 1-800-steemer. >>> all right, folks. we have some low clouds and fog around the bay area this morning. it is breaking up in spots. hazy sunshine as you look toward pleasanton right now. a whole lot of sunshine toward the afternoon. temperatures warming up around the

visit remax.com today. >>> well, the feb fib's hoped to get answers in the d.b. cooperystery turneder into another dead end. the man who hijacked a plane in 1971, claim head a bomb, demanded money. never blew the bomb, didn't have it, in fact. escaped parachuting out the staircase of the back of the plane. one you don't want to walk down. still on the run 40 years later, doesn'ta provided by a woman claiming cooper is her uncle does not match, does not match, dna left on the tie left on the plane. maria cooper claims her uncle showed up injured at her oregon home days after the hijacking, talking about, well, a hijacking and being rich, but, again, didn't match the tie apparently his found on the plane. so d.b., if you're still out there and watching, just know you have an open invitation to drop by the show anytime, or if you prefer the hot line in the control room is always open. give us a call. >>> do stay tuned here. our next guest says a life of humiliation can tell you about being human. ♪ there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. our prem

what a bay area man remembers about the day d.b. cooper jumped out of a plane. ,,,,,,,,,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. has made his first speech in california since he admitted in may that he had a child with a former housekeeper. he spoke to a group of business leaders in >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegger has made his first speech in california since he admitted having a filed with a former -- since he admitted to having a child with a former housekeepinger. >> i think gary is a smart guy. he knows the only way you get a celebrity to speak at an event like this is to pay them or give them an award. >> the former governor got an award. schwarzenegger did not mention his marit

a lot of folks say d.b. cooper could not have survived that jump.the fbi finds the remains are his. it would mean he lived some 30 years after pulling the get hity a stolen car. it's whether you get back up and shoot the suspect with a stun gun. really that matters. look at this police officer in the united united kingdom here,e that just getting out of a car as a man driving that stolen bmw slams into it sending the cop flying. he gets back up. watch this. he chases the suspect into the bushes. and eventually the cop caught his guy. tased him even. the man pleaded guilty to several charges, including failing to stop at the scene of a crash. well, congress taking its summer break without ending the partial f.a.a. shut down. have you heard about this? wait until you hear how much a fight over just a few million dollars could end up costing all of us in this country in the long run. we are live in d.c. with that and how would you like to see, well, what's coming up here on your windshield. no snakes on a plane but apparently you can have them on the w

d.b. cooper is his name. when he gave his name to the flight attendants 40 years ago. he said his name was dan cooper. the media had db as a moniker. so dan cooper is really the man's name and everything regolf around this tie, a tie he left, a cheap tie he left on the plane 40 years ago bev jumped out the back with parachutes and $200,000 in cash. apparently there is some dna on this tie as well as partial fingerprints on a magazine. we are told a person of interest's name was giver on a local law enforcement agent who passed it to the fbi who took fingerprints and dna from that person. we are not saying wertz he is alive or dead or where he may be. but it's been given to quantico, in virginia, and the stuff is being compared. dan cooper is known for liking raleigh cigarettes and drinking whiskey. he told fly attendants from portland to seattle that he would blow the plane up. he would trade some of the passengers for $200,000 and two parachutes. when he got towards the border of oregon and washington he would bail out the back never to be seen again. it was one of th

what happened to a man calling himself d.b. cooper. een just about 40 years since cooper bought an $18 plane ticket -- that's how you know it's a long time ago, you're paying $18 for ar plane ticket. donned a black clip-on tie and staged the only hijacking in american history that's still unsolved. cooper jumped out of the plane after trading passengers for four parachutes and $200,000 in small bills. a small boy found some of that money in 1980, but d.b. cooper hasn't been seen since he leapt out of the plane. now the fbi says it has a credible new lead and a new suspect. now, agents will not name the suspect, but they have sent an item belonging to that person to the crime lab at quantico, virginia, for testing. and even though this hijacking happened in 1971, the fbi does have a fingerprint and a partial dna sample. they come from his black clip-on tie which he left behind when he jumped out of the plane. rapid fire, let's go. some amazing video, just released by the u.s. coast guard. they intercepted a submarine filled with drugs in

the search for d.b. cooper.e will tell you about the evidence next as we sit and wait for john boehner to take the podium. we will wait for his words on the debt ceiling negotiations. we know the house republicans are meeting and the democrats are meeting, and we will bring you the latest as soon as it happens. a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol, stop. along with diet, lipitor has been shown to lower bad cholesterol 39 to 60 percent. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. [ female announcer ] lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. you need simple blood tests to check f

. >>> the fbi says it has a new lead in the d.b. cooper case. appeared after jumping out of a hijacked plane with $200,000 nearly 40 years ago. according to the seattle times, authorities have tracked down a credible person with helpful information and an item with fingerprints. that item is heading to an fbi lab in virginia. >>> a mother is under arrest after protesting against tsa agents. police in tennessee arrested andrea abbott during the security patdown of her 14-year- old child. the woman became belligerent. >> she told the police officers she thought it was ridiculous what they were doing and then in the end, she was basically arrested for expressing her opinion. >> abbott's lawyer said she was arrested after an officer told her to "shut up" and then an argument ensued. >>> time now is 5:47. watching your waistline how the secret to eating less could be in the way you choose. >> plus a fight to the finish. this is in the san francisco marathon. what happened to the winner the night before the race. i'm a dancer. and until now, my feet sh

after almost 40 yoears have authorities finally bound d.b. cooper? and voters are sending congress an angry message. here's the message to members of congress -- watch your backs. our stunning new poll numbers. >>> a new development in the case of the notorious missing hijacker, d.b. cooper. what do you have? >> the fbi says dna from the missing hijacker does not match that of a new suspect in the case. the testing was done after a woman came forward saying her uncle could be responsible. in 1971, a man calling himself dan cooper hijacked a plane when you he escaped after getting $200,000 in ransom. he was never found and his fate remains unknown. despite the failed link, authorities aren't yet ruling this suspect out. a texas jury has sentenced polygamist leader warren jeffs to life in prison for sexually assaulting children. he considered his spiritual woo wives. judge who heads the fundmentalist church of jesus christ of ladder day saints was charged after a 2008 raise on his ranch. he argued his fate is being persecuted. and philadelphia's mayor

. >>> d.b. cooper, that guy who jumped out of the plane. the fbi did dna test on a neck tie. so far the dna shows no link. that doesn't rule out the new suspect. dna from three different people on the tie which may have come from a second hand store. the investigation continues. >>> let's go to rob marciano live from atlanta. good morning. >> good morning. we think he was wearing a tie. if he's a hijacker he should be well dressed. we're looking at flight delays out of atlanta and new york. thunderstorms could be strong. afternoon thunderstorms possible. or really evening in boston. d.c., philadelphia and some in orlando. july let's wrap it up, fourth warmest on record for the u.s.. average 24 hour temperature was 77 degrees. it did not cool off at night and that was really what hurt the most. 2.7 degrees above the average for the past 100 years. oklahoma and texas the warmest they've seen on record. exceptional drought, largest footprint for exceptional drought that we've seen since we had the trout monday for more the past 12 years. hot, hazy and humid across the southern p

cbs news has learned that a fresh lead in the 40-year mystery of d.b. cooperssible suspect who died ten years ago. in 1971 a man calling himself dan cooper or d.b. cooper escaped from a jet with $200,000 in ransom. he parachuted down and was never seen again. >>> an exciting discovery in space. first oxygen molecules discovered in deep space. astronomers found bonded molecules of oxygen in the orion nebula. they were found by the herschel space observatory which uses infrared technology. here is the first close-up of vesta, an asteroid twice the size of california. it is the second largest object in the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter. this picture is from nasa's dawn spacecraft which will orbit vesta for the next year. cool stuff. >>> nine minutes past the hour. scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> no school, no lunch. that is the story for many children in america, and the bad economy is making it worse. in one town where nearly all of the students get free meals during the school year, one remarkable woman has made it her mi

that man known as d.b. cooper hijacked a flight and parachuted out of the back of the plane with $200,000 in ransom money. they are looking at a new suspect and checking an item forever fingerprints. it's not snakes on a plane. it's snakes on a car. a family in memphis watched a snake slither from under the hood of their suv and on to the windshield. the stock market surged on news of the deal and then tanked. what's driving the markets now? a live report is coming up. [ vending man ] hi there! that's not going to satisfy you. come on. it's time for a better snack. try this. it's yoplait greek. it has two times the protein of regular yogurt. you'll feel satisfied. [ female announcer ] yoplait greek. it is so good. oh, and there's a smile. >> the drama is happening behind the scenes where the republican and democratic parties are trying to sell this debt ceiling deal to their respective parties. the white house involved with this. the briefing today at the white house is expected to start in about 25 minutes or so.

. >>> after 40 years, the fbi is still looking for d.b. cooper. ky jacker who got away with cash and jumped out of a plane and was never seen since. the fbi is working on a fresh trip. the infamous cooper may be a man named as lynn