but first -- michael huerta from the faa.irst a news update. >> the economiceconomists now eh of 2.7% this year, up slightly from the previous forecast of 2.6% -- some 2.6%. insurers must spend money on medical care or give rebates to the answers. as many as 9 million people could get rebates averaging over $160. it is part of the new health care law. in a new released today by the energy department's assistant inspector general says anergy a -- energy aides driving trucks sometimes got drug last year. -- drunk last year. ms. burris says her office reviewed 16 related incidents last year. she says it "indicates a potential vulnerability." there are nearly 600 federal agents who ship nuclear-weapons, components, materials across the -- across the u.s. >> b.c.c. reports with the -- of the fcc reports that the demand for wireless who will be large in just a few years from now. the slide on the communicators on c-span2. every weekend on c-span348 hours of people and events telling the american story. here historic speeches by nat

missile launch just off the coast of california was not, at least according to the pend gone and the faa and

an faa official tells "cbs news," the faa did not approve any commercial space launches around the areaay. they said it was not a foreign military missile launch and there was no threat thoughts united states. sandra hughes, "cbs news," los angeles. >> >> w

the faa reports the plane had problems with its left engine.re told the pilot just as a precaution dumped fuel and returned to jfk airport where he landed safely just before 6:00 p.m. eastern tonight. delta confirms 193 passengers were on board the plane and not one of them was injured. they will be put on another flight this evening and will continue to follow this story. >>> brody young remains in stable but critical condition and the search continues for a gunman who repeatedly shot him. investigators are looking for that suspect by land and also by air. yesterday police found a rifle, a backpack, and a bloody t-shirt they believe belonged to the suspect whose name has not been released. 34-year-old young man was shot after he stopped a man while on patrol. >>> the king of saudi arabia is coming to the u.s. for a medical treatment. 86-year-old king abdullah has been suffering from a herm ya d herniated disk in his back. now a blood clot has developed near that disk. he is expected to fly to the u.s. tomorrow. you can better believe we'll be

what is the faa trying to do to prevent that? guest: first, in talking about the deployment of the next gen, but we are looking at a time table that goes through -- from now through 2025 and beyond. we were looking at a whole list of recommendations working with the faa that identified a number of near-term improvements that can be made to the system between now and 2018. we have been working hard to try to -- is a balance of technologies across the whole system. earlier, i tked about the automatic independent surveillance system. our goal is to have that deployed by 2013. that will provide greater coverage across the entire system. as it relates to the weather, we are they have some ascts of the weather that we are taking advantage of that has provided pilots with much improved capacity throughout the entire system. there will be data, activities -- the ravi datacom activities. turning to general aviation, general aviation is of great interest to the faand we want to do more to make sure that the general flier has the access to

the latest information from the faa, spokesperson, that was flight number 30.is a boeing 767 airplane from jfk, again, to moscow. returned to jfk with a left engine problem. we're not exactly sure, as has been first reported, that it was some sort of engine fire or an engine flameout or something like that. it was supposed to be 5:45 was the flight eastbound. it arrived back to jfk and we don't know, again, it landed at 5; 49 and we don't know exactly how many passengers were on board this plane, but again, we're initially told that it was 200 passengers. again, all of our affiliates are heading out there and we'll bring you more information if you have something, make sure you reach out to us here at cnn and we'll get it on the air again for you. breaking story, plane having to return to jfk because of an injury problem. >>> let's move on and talk sports here and something really that has been haunting the sports world, especially college football, for quite a while. let's focus on the auburn tigers. they are resting up this weekend ahead of their final regula

speaking out against an faa proposal to change rules intended to reduce pilot fatigue. captain sul lun berger is famous for his miracle crash- landing in the hudson river. he had had just seconds to bring his plane into a safe water landing after his engines were knocked out by a flock of geese. the faa says the proposed rule change will create a poach to preventing pilot fatigue. sullenberger says to increase the amount of time flying from eight to ten hours a day would make matters worse. >> i can tell you from personal experience and from my knowledge of the science. there's no data that shows that flying more hours will decrease fatigue. >> sullenberger says pilots should be given ten hours downtime between flights instead of the proposed nine- hour turnaround. he applauds the faa's efforts to require the same rules for domestic and international flights but says safety must come first. >> the rules we enact now, we must get right because not only will the people would fly be living under them for decades to come, our passengers will feel them. >> congress demanded

. >> reporter: radar images reviewed by the faa did not find any unexplained objects and no one had a license to launch a commercial rock oat monday. the faa says there were no unusual sightings and norad says there were no scheduled launches and this was not a foreign military missile. they have tried to reach out and reassure the public saying that the u.s. homeland was never in any danger at any point. so at this point, this still remain as a mystery even this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here at home, the loudoun county man accused in a metro bomb plot has plead the not guilty in federal court. his trial is set to begin in april of next year and faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted. >>> we have an update on the shooting death of a teenager yesterday morning in the district. the family of 17-year-old joseph sharp, jr. says he was joking around with a friend and the gunman opened fire because he was offended. both sharp and his friend were found shot in northeast. his friend was shot in the leg and survived. both were students at spingarn high school. >>> finally a

from american, american airlines will of course comply with any new faa directives.xisting inspection procedures meet the faa requirements of thoroughly inspecting aircraft throughout the lifespan, including those procedures related to metal fatigue. >> a lot of the rule is restating the obvious. the rules that are there already. >> the rule reinforces schedules and safety inspections that may be even more important than mandatory age limits. >> if you do the maintenance the way it should be done and you check them and do everything that needs to be done, you don't have to retire most of the time. >> if you are not taking to the air, perhaps you are taking to the roadways. mike is off and here's a look at the east bay commute. everything moving on time and looking pretty good. a little bit above the speed limit there. the same to report pretty much across the bay area this morning. taking a look at the maze. everything green means go. looking good. same to report in the east bay. the pass is looking good and the nimitz freeway, everything is green and go. rob has a s

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why he's so concerned about changes by the faa. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> good morning. we had some overnight rain. still a few rain showers skirting the coast but overall, mostly sunny and breezy and cool as temperatures stay in the upper 60s to low 50s. here's dave. >>> thank you, steve. president obama arrived in south korea earlier this morning to attend a global economic summit. as ktvu's alison burns tells us now from our washington, d.c. newsroom, he's already on the defensive. >> reporter: that's right. president obama is facing two days of contentious talks about the economy. as he arrived in seoul, south korea for the g-20 summit, he faced intense criticism about recent steps by the federal reserve to try to stimulate the u.s. economy. some g-20 leaders say it had give the u.s. an unfair advantage. one german official called it clueless. it will be a tougher crowd for the pre

. >>> the faa is investigating some frightening moments for passengers on an eighth delta air -- delta flight. a window was broken during the flight. >>> as it is and -- a suspicious package that grounded flights for hours was a mistake. it was apparently meant to look like a bomb. it is not clear who put it there. >>> president obama is across the atlantic tonight in portugal for the nato summit. they will agree on a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan. security will be turned over to afghan forces by 2014. >>> newly ed -- newly elected members of congress post for the traditional class photograph. it included dozens of new house members, most of them republicans. >>> coming up, another suspension and -- at msnbc. >>> a local archbishop is hours away from an honor. >>> >> you're watching abc 7 news at 6, on your side. >>> toyota has lost its attempt to get dismissals or dozens of lawsuits. judges in california have refused to dismiss loss -- lawsuits. still to be decided is whether the judges will be dismissing lawsuits involving injuries. >>> msnbc talk-show host joe scarborough has

the faa and the defense department says they don't know what was flying near the california coast. have a live report. >>> in the south bay a debate is renewed as a church considers putting up a radio tower. the proposed tower would go on the roof of the first presbyterian church. lloyd lacuesta is at the church right now. >> reporter: as all of us know in order to make a call like this there has to be a cell phone tower near by to send and receive calls. now this church, the first presbyterian church is proposing a tower on the top of this church. >> we're getting blasted with microwaves and it's resinating on our body. >> reporter: this is a rendition of the antenna, it'll be housed 29.5 feet aboveground in a chimney shaped structure on the roof of the church's fellowship hall. on the church's ground is a preschool for some 70 children. >> i don't know how powerful it would be, like ten cell phones for one kid. >> my understanding is that it's much much less energy than in a kitchen appliance. >> reporter: the church would receive $1,700 a month for the cell phone tower. but the

even with the complaints, the faa is pushing forward.ar. we will see this happen. >> allen, thanks so much. >>> want to take you back to the new pictures we are getting in out of illinois, call doe that, illinois. this is where they believe a tornado touched down and now the first aerial views of the damage. you can see the homes knocked off of the foundations, downed trees. we saw silo just smashed and there as you always see with tornadic activity, right next to destroyed and flattened structure are many still standing. >> they'll take one structure and leave the others ones intact. pictures from wgn. there's a building that has been totally flattened. looks like a farmhouse or some sort of building as they're going through there potentially looking to see if anybody was trapped inside at the time. real wild weather that moved through there yesterday. all of it heading east. it is in the ohio valley. bringing with it thunderstorms and high winds. nothing, thankfully, as strong as that which came through the northern part of the illinoi

the department of defense doesn't know, the faa doesn't know. we talked to the faa just moments ago, they are telling us it's because they have an approximate area near catalina island, they don't have a specific area, and because of that there are so many flights over the skies of southern california it would be impossible to pinpoint exactly what that flight is, megyn. that's what they are telling us. megyn: all right, tg thank you. the navy said it did not launch any missiles that night. the department of defense assuring the american people there is no foreign threat. so with all of the advanced military technology available why is this mystery still unsolved more than 48 hours after it was first reported? we'll be joined by former navy captain chuck nash later in the show. wait until you hear what his theory is. fox news election alert for you now, the soon to be foamer speaker of the house and the man likely to replace her both getting attention in washington this afternoon. republican john boehner just met with reporters a short time ago

the faa went back and did radar replays of that time period.entified object. none of the pilots in an area at that time reported seeing anything and now the pentagon is saying all d.o.d. entities with rocket and missile programs reported no launches, scheduled or inadvertent in the time period in the area of the reported contrail. of course, all kinds of theories. some speculated it could be a launch, a show of force to someone like, say, north korea because president obama's traveling in asia. some speculated that it could be an inadvertent launch, a mistake by, say, a u.s. navy sub. all kinds of theories out there. one respected analyst says he thinks it's clearly the contrail of a plane and an optical illusion basically that, you know, it looks like it's going straight up when really it's coming straight at the camera and he says the government should have come out and said that almost immediately. >> why the government is so badly organized that they're not able to get somebody out there to explain it and make the story go away, i think tha

and the faa has committed to provide $3.4 millions to continue keeping the airport green. in the newsroom, robert jordan. back to you. >> thank you. >> bill to be introduced in springfield calls for a new post for mass transit. officials will investigate waste and fraud. metra, pace and cta. the investigation comes after the suicide of the metra head who took $500,000 in vacation pay. >>> a priest from oak park said he is sorry for supporting women in the priesthood. he signed a petition in september suppressing solidarity with supporters of women and married men who are called to ordination. and his bish berk ordered him to publicly apologize. only men can become priests. a debate is foregetten in the church. he published his apolldy in the weekly bulletin. >>> people could be seen jumping from windows. latest on a fire in shanghai next on the news. >>> and he is out of here, and charles rangel walked out of his trial. >>> what do you think is worse, a body scan or pat down? zthtjthththtjtjtjt@tjtjtjtjtétjt >>> 42 people are dead and others injured in china. the fire brok

for obvious safety reasons, the faa must be informed of launches, such as missile launches. no requests were submitted in this case. a pentagon official said, "we are going down the rabbit hole to look get every possibility, from amateur rocket, although that would have been a big one, to optical illusions." and, tonight, pentagon officials are calling for calm. in arlington, jay korff, abc7 news. >> thank you, jay. >>> bob ryan has more on this from the perspective of a meteorologist. >> here is the image, and sometimes, is interesting that what we see and what we think we see is not exactly what is happening -- and sometimes, it is interesting. here is another example of a conrail, and sometimes because of the orientation of the aircraft and because of the sunset and the elimination of the vapor trail, that is the contrail, if it weren't intercontinental plane coming all of the way from southeast asia to london -- if it were an intercontinental plane. because the plane is flying directly overhead, that is the reason sometimes we see these contrails. they are not contrails

. >> neither the navy, nasa, the department of defense, or the faa report any test activity during that time. >> it was still in the sunlight. when you look below in the darkness -- it flares out. so i would argue it is our rocket. >> two theories being investigated. the pentagon says it is likely a trail left by a jet, but the pentagon has no information about a specific plan in that area at that time, leaving the site in the sky a mystery for many. >> officials are doing a full investigation, trying to determine exactly what we saw. the u.s. is not under a threat. they do not believe this is a missile launched by a foreign country. in arlington, courtney robinson. >>> new at noon, a fighter after -- a fire on a dreamliner jet made a landing in dallas after smoke was discovered on the plane. the dreamliner scheduled to be available to airlines next year. >>> 7 passengers are being checked out after an incident on a metro bus. ed six adults and one child were taken to the hospital as a precaution. right now d.c. fire officials are not sure why that bus stopped so quickly. looking outsid

the faa is investigating two emergency landings. delta says an air duct problem forced an atlanta bound flight to triple crown sunday. a flight had to go back to jfk after reporting an engine failure. no reports of injuries on either aircraft. discouraging news from new zealand. police and rescue crews are saying for the force time the minuters most likely did not survive the blast. meanwhile in china rescuers pulled all 29 trapped miners to safety. they have been stuck since the coal mine flooded. checking the markets in asia.fy nikkei up. to han. if seng down. for more news tune in to fox news fox news. we could use th . >> they buried the publicist to the stars ronny chase sen laid to rest in memorial park where she joins other tinseltown luminaries like milton burl, it was a capacity crowd that had every power player most deeply shaken by the murder that remain as troubling mystery. who killed ronni chase en. >> detectives are working around the clock trying to ascertain what happened to ronni chasen from the time she left the t

out of seattle, according to the faa, a plane has scared off other runway. at this he attacked airport, a china airlines flight 5321. slid off the air wait, just after 4:30 less than one hour ago. slip off the runway. no word on injuries, we will continue to bring you the latest on this. >> and a forecast more than 3 in. anticipated, and even more at a higher elevations. and with this missing students early for the day. in seattle school districts. at the minnesota, this more like a speeding rank with freezing rain, ice covered roads. let 370 crashes over the weekend! this video, driver, after driver, left stranded and one person died. and i discovered road, water and more than 50 of these accidents were resulted in injuries. >> and with snowfall run the bay area, in the ceric making skiers and so border's very happy. several resorts from the north bay, squaw valley, are all open. kirkwood is scheduled to open on wednesday. >> the golden gate bridge, it is have a coming to san francisco the left side. the right side it is going north bound into marin, and st

missile launch just off the coast of california was not, at least according to the pend gone and the faa and norad. although they're certain it wasn't a missile, they're still not sure what it was. one military expert suggests it was an optical allusion, an airplane illuminated by the setting sun. >>> in new york, some of america's top chefs will feed thingry with a dish made from a 1,426 pumpkin. meals from the gutt eted gourd l be served. >>> a 67-foot spruce is cut and on its way cross-country from the national forest to the u.s. capital lawn. wyoming residents decorated the christmas tree scheduled to be lit on november 27th. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> there's no ig noering it, winter is coming. >> the weather and the christmas tree. >> next week we'll be talking about snowstorms, you know? we have a little snow on the border of montana and north dakota. there's that ocean storm, two days ago in new england got hammered pretty good. that's still kicking off off the coast. there'

we contacted the faa for comments but no one returned our calls. >>> several surprising twist today during the chandra levy trial. the charges included attempted sexual assault. also today, an fbi forensic examiner testified that semen found in her underwear at her apartment came from former congressman, gary conduit. >>> ground-breaking today for the american veterans disabled for life memorial. this will be the nation's first and only a tribute to disabled veterans. >> happy birthday, marines. today is the 235th birthday of the marine corps. there was a ceremony to celebrate the marine corps. as you and the pound -- the few and the proud heard a tribute by eight the band. >>> still to come on abc7 news, soaring salaries. a new report shows federal workers making $150,000 or more has spiked up considerably. and >>> dangerous drivers. a new audit reveals hundreds of people that should not be far behind the wheel. >>> the white house wants is a new website and teaching children about the west wing. >>> another spectacular autumn day. there are changes in the wind. we will highlight it in ou

the faa website shows all green so far. great news. is good because delays tend to trickle down to the west. we will keep an eye on travel through the morning. >> parents in an east bay neighborhood are on edge after a young girl was attacked in her own bedroom. it is a reminder to make sure our doors and windows are locked. chris sanchez is live in berkeley where the girlfriend of the suspect is speaking out. chris? >> reporter: good morning, brent. the woman who is the mother of omar sosa's child said she is as shocked as anyone that he would be capable of attacking a girl particularly because he has a young child of his own. 27-year-old omar sosa is now on the run. berkeley police believe they are headed to mexico. the victim helped to police to identify him, but sosa's girlfriend would say the opposite of the suspect whoa is the father of her 2-year-old daughter. >> do the right thing, omar. turn yourself in. >>. [ speaking spanish. >> she said he should repend and remember his daughter and he should turn himself in. the mother is

the faa did not approve any commercial launches around the commerci area monday."this were a military missile if this we est, pilots and mariners would suslly be warned. >> there's lots of things that go on in aviation space in ce inern california. way. always been that way. backrally going back to the early days of the industry of thetion. y of this has always been a major area. so it could be something that was happening out there that just left a larger signature and thawe're trying to figure out a out a explain what people saw. y to explas john hartutu reporting. g>> singapore airlines is replacing engines on three of its airbus a-380s after finding oil stains on them. oil stains on the move comes less than a week n aer the engine of a qantas qantasxploded mid-flight, forcing the pilot to make an mergency landing. re engines from both carriers are made by rolls-royce but ts gapore airlines says its problem is unrelated to one at antas. >>> it is going to be a long day >>> it on board one of the world's s rgest cruise ships. ships.rniviv "splendor" is being towe

you can blame the faa.say they need to do a better job of controlling the slots, the number of planes that go in and out. here in london we fly far more passengers that have 27% fewer delays than new york city and we have worse weather. so if they copied some of the london maneuvers the faa could cut down only some of the delays. >> is that maneuver just spacing things further apart? would that solve the problem? >> it would cut down the flights. i would force them to fly bigger jets instead of the small ones that clutter the runways. this report for the d.o.t. says it could work very well in new york city as well. >> better on the budget. thank you from london. >> thank you, maniacs. >> is the deathly hall ohs live about all to past performance? [ male announcer ] you know her. oh, my gosh. [ male announcer ] we know diamonds. oh, my gosh. [ male announcer ] together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you'll pay no interest if paid in full by january 2012. a challenge

a missile launch just off the coast of california was not, at least according to the pentagon, the faand norad. although they're certain it wasn't a missile, they're still not sure what it was. one military expert suggests it was an optical illusion, an airplane with a contrail illuminated by the setting sun. >>> in new york, some of the city's top chefs will feed the hungry with dishes made from a 1,426 pumpkin. meals from the gutted gourd will go to a new york charity. as for the seeds, the farmer will hold on to those for the next year's harvest. >>> changing weather pattern stirred up dust devils in hawaii's central oahu. this is created when the ground gets hotter than the air above, pushing warm air and dust upwards. dust devils are usually harmless and typically last only a few moments. >>> in wyoming a sure sign christmas is around the corner. a 67-foot spruce is cut and on its way cross-country from the national for et forest to the u.s. capitol lawn. wyoming residents decorated the christmas tree scheduled to be lit on december 7th. >>> now for a look at your national and reg

to speak out against proposed new faa rules.e and other pilots oppose a new change in regulation that would increase the amount of time airlines can make pilots fly and shorten rest periods between flights. he was particularly critical of a recommendation to increase maximum flying time from eight hours to ten hours. >> one of the things that's in the proposal, unbelievably to me is the recommendation to increase by 25% the daily flying time pilots would be flying. i can tell you from personal experience and from my knowledge of the science. there are no data that show that flying more hours per day will decrease fatigue. >> suen berger became famous for safely landing flight 1549 on the hudson driver in new york city last -- hudson river in new york city last year. >>> let's check in with mark. pretty nice out there? >> that's right, tori. it look like we're settling into an extended period of dry weather. not much in the way of activity around the bay area. we have a few showers around cape mendocino. but that's about it. and

the faa recorded some images in the california area and say they couldn't pick up anything they couldn'tify so it's a mystery to the faa and they apparently did not issue any licenses for any commercial rocket launches so they don't know. >> what you were talking about at the end of the package too, about it possibly being just an airplane. >> that's what some of the experts say, is that it's an optical illusion, that the plane is coming toward the helicopter camera and its contrail is illuminated by the setting sun which gives it the weird look making it look like a rocket or missile. >> interesting, thank you very much. >> maybe we'll find out tomorrow. >> hope so. >>> disparaging comments about her supervisor on facebook got her fired, but the national labor relations board is defending the woman. they say her remarks on her personal facebook page are protected speech and now it's up to a judge to decide, the first of its kind case will be heard in january. we're live in the web center where solo man, the active general counsel for the national relations board. thank you for being her

the faa says the plane scraped its tail during landing, but no one was injured there. you know, all of this comes as we're moving into the busy thanksgiving travel week and frustration with the new rules from the transportation security administration is hitting a boiling point right now. the full body scans and aggressive patdowns have some saying enough. despite the growing backlash, don't expect the tsa to bend either. here's what agency head john pistole said on cnn's "state of the union." >> we're not changing policies, because of the risks that have been identified because of the current threat and we have a travel advisory to europe now. we know through intelligence that there are determined people, terrorists, who are trying to kill not only americans but innocent people around the world. >> pistole made that comment as we're hearing more and more accounts of alleged mistreatment at the hands of the tsa. we've been telling you all weekend about cathy bossi, a flight attendant and cancer survivor. she says she was forced to remove her prosthetic breast and show

the faa has reviewed radar recordings and found no fast-moving objects.'s no reports from pilots of a missile monday evening. the department of defense still trying to figure out if this was launched by a private company. keep in mind rocket launches are common in southern california but usually there's plenty of warning. so that leaves the other theory that is certainly gaining traction out there among the experts that this was the contrail from a jumbo jet. this right here is an image taken by someone in southern california monday night of the same contrail that we just saw. again, it looks like it's a missile launch. now we're going to contrailscience.com. here's another image, very similar to the one taken monday night, except this is from over ten years ago off the coast of southern california. this actually has been verified as the contrail from a jumbo jet, not from a missile launch. it's an optical illusion according to the man who runs this website, a private pilot out of santa monica. he says what you're most likely seeing in this image is not a

the faa is now investigating what happened. store lots of outrage over those touchy new airport patdowns. the new version of them. there is a push to get airports to ditch tsa agents and hire private security instead. a florida congressman sent some letters to hundreds of airports, the busiest ones in the country, suggesting the switch. the conditioning man has also received -- the congressman has also received more than $80,000 from the private screening industry, so everybody knows. >>> flying out of sfo for thanksgiving? it's going to be really busy and this weekend a lot of people will be flying early it's going to be stormy. >> it's going to be a little stormy. if i could find one bright note in that if you like to ski, you'll be in heaven! if you can get up there before all of this comes n comes in. i would leave tonight to take advantage of it. a cold front coming through later on this evening isn't here yet so still a few sprinkles. we are expecting the bulk of the activity to arrive the first round will be later on thi

the faa did not approve any commercial space launches around the area monday. nara issued a joint statement saying that there was no threat to the united states. in los angeles, sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >>> one expert says there's no way the object could have been a rocket because it appears to change course in the video. >>> well they set sail on a relaxing vacation. now thousands of passenger are in cruise line hell. >>> fired for her facebook rant. a judge's decision on a woman's rant that cost her her job. ,,,,,, my "me time" is when i thought i parked on level 2. or maybe 8? my "me time" is when there's a 10% chance of rain! [ cellphone rings ] my "me time" is when he doesn't get the hint. ♪ my "me time"... [ bang ] is when everybody's takin' shots at me. [ male announcer ] discover you time anytime. mccafé your day with a mcdonald's frappé. smooth and icy caramel or mocha blended just for you and topped with a decadent drizzle. "me time"! [ male announcer ] the simple joy of a frappé. ♪ >>> it is 49 degrees and clear in central maryland, right

. >> reporter: the faa out of washington, d.c. says they replayed radar from the area off the pacific coast from monday. statement they say the replay did not reveal any fast-moving unidentified targets in that area. even though our cameras exclusively shows something being propelled towards space. the faa also did not approve any commercial space flights for that area with the navy saying it's not their rocket this mystery continues. edward lawrence, cbs 5. >>> it's no secret, california has an image problem. but is it this bad? what lindsay lohan may be able to teach us about the state of the golden state. >>> medically uninsured is frightening and it's comforting to know that this is here. >> it's finally landed in the bay area. how a different kind of healthcare reform is offering some promising results. >>> they are selling it. >> get out my face. >> how one woman is cleaning up. her drug-infested neighborhood. coming up in minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, prescripti >>> it's an infamous street corner where you can buy all sor

. >> however, the faa, of course, has been inundated with calls about this. they say they've looked, once again, at their air traffic control tapes and there's nothing to indicate a fast-moving object in that area. >> that's consistent with an airplane. no fast-moving missile and they say nothing unidentified. in other words, all they see are the usual airplanes. >> why don't they just say it's a plane? >> because they're not sure. they are being cautious. so, all the dots connect to say that it's an airplane. now, of course, maybe it's a missile. you can't rule it out. but it doesn't fit the characterics of a ballistic missile launch. wrong direction, wrong acceleration and wrong angle what just seems to be an airplane. sometimes the simplest solutions are the correct ones. >> definitely not a ufo? because we can go with that for a lot longer than a plane. >> maybe the aliens are trying to send us a signal. >> thank you so much. we shall see because people aren't done talking about this. thank you for coming in. >>> we want to go back to florida because we a

the faa says that one engine did fail shortly after take off. the plane dumped fuel before touching down safely just before 6:00 p.m. tonight. the flight was originally headed to moscow. >>> a protest of new security measures could make this weekend's travels more difficult. >> reporter: transportation security administration is responding to passenger complaints about new security measures. the agency send out a press release that says the program is evolving and there could be adjust ments in the future. the statement came after the head of tsa took a pounding about the policies of new full body scans and pat downs. >> we are not changing the policy. >> reporter: admitting she wouldn't want an enhanced pat down. >> not if i could avoid it. no, i mean who would. >> reporter: passenger frustration has grown since the scanners started operating at airports across the country last month. >> i think the body scanners are invasive. i think they show too much and not necessary. >> reporter: a national group calls for a national opt out day on thursda

the faa's radar didn't detect anything nor did it monitor any missile activity in the nearby vandenburgnoon had no planned rocket launches for more than 24 hours it was a mystery leaving scientists to speculate what it actually was. >> it seemed to change direction. ballistic missiles don't change directions. ballistic mumps go east to west this one seemed to be deport going north and south. >> reporter: norad was adamant this was no threat to the u. s. home land. all along most experts maintained it could not have been a secret government missile launch because it was so close to los angeles. t. j. winick abc2 news new york. >>> weather like this is going to make you real popular. >> yeah. we're on a streak here kelly. >> it's a good vehicle we're happy to report that it continues for veteran's day tomorrow and also into the weekend right now. so, looking great actually. >> excellent. another day no complaining. >> we as to enjoy it while we got it. let's take a look outside see if we see any renegade aerial objects. nothing on the horizon there kelly. glad to report that was on the we

the faa reviewed their radar recordings and didn't see any fast-moving objects.other prevailing theory is this was a jumbo jet, which to the naked eye doesn't make sense because this contrail appears to be going straight up into the sky and that's not how jumbo jets fly. coming up we'll delve into that theory and explain how that optical illusion could have happened. >> kind of? kind of delve in? thanks. >>> now, "today in the bay" traffic with mike inouye. >> good morning, folks. 5:47 this morning. let's take a look and see, we have the east shore freeway and the approach to the bay bridge where traffic moves pretty smoothly. we had an earlier accident eastbound at powell. that cleared as well as further north at san pablo dam road. an accident there off to the shoulder. approaching the toll plaza, you'll see things slow. not a whole lot going on. more cars heading off of 880 and 580. some puddles still. so a note for folks driving, you might still have slick roadways. south bay where we saw the rain linger for a bit, no major flooding record. there might be som

. >> reporter: and a check of the weather at other airports, including sfo on the faa's website said there are no significant delays across the country. you hear a lot of passengers complaining. but according to "the daily mail" tsa screeners traveled by -- contacted by travel blog say they hate dealing with travelers who are obese and keep poor personal i hygiene. no real delays here and weather looks good at airports across the country. reporting live at sfo, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, kraig? >>> in in seattle they are dealing with the first severe storm. at least three people died. schools are closed. flights were delayed last night after a cargo plane skidded off an icy runway. the city's plain freeway was turned into a large parking lot with abandoned cars. tens of thousands were without power. all because seattle got a record-setting 2 1/2 inches of snow. it's mostly sunny there now. but still very, very cold. you can use our website to check for flight delays before you go to the airport. you can also check the storm. kick on -- just click on th

faa officials tell nbc news they reviewed the air traffic control tapes and those radar replays did not reveal a fast-moving object in that area. and at the same time, there were no reports of any unusual sightings from pilots. so then, what is it? military missile expert john pike believes it's an airplane, likely a jumbo jet and the appearance of it streaking upward is an optical illusion. >> it's coming out of the sunset and it looks like it's being launched out of the water but it's not. >> pike and military officials point out the object is moving too slowly and changes course like an airplane, not a missile. the pentagon tonight says that they insist or believe that it was an airplane and insist that whatever happened did not pose a threat to the u.s. a senior military official tells us if we're not exactly sure what it was, how can we be so sure about no threat to the u.s.? this is the kind of ambiguity, brian, that feeds conspiracy theories forever. >> that's right. it sure would be nice to know either way. jim, thanks. >>> and now to the cruise ship with thousands of people on

the north american aerospace defense command said it was not a foreign missile launch and the faa says it's stumped. one independent expert says it looks like a plane. the investigation continues. we'll stay on top of that one for you. >>> meantime, though, this morning tugboats are tugging the cruise ship carnival "splendor" back to san diego but the going is slow and it is not expected to arrive until tomorrow. meanwhile the 4500 passengers and crew are making due after monday's engine room fire stranded them at sea. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: the carnival cruise ship splendor on its way back to california, tugboats reached the stranded ship off the coast of mexico tuesday afternoon for the long tow to san diego. the 150-mile journey is expected to take two days. the 4500 passengers and cry members on board are reportedly fine but with no air conditioning, no hot water, no internet and they're out of cell phone range. >> the passengers are being monitored closely. they're in good care. and doing very well. considering the circumstances. >> reporter: military helicopters de

the faa says they have no unusual sightings to report during that time. norad says there were no scheduled launches and that there was no foreign military missile. they are claiming that the bubble was never in danger other than though they don't yet note what this is. so it is still a mystery even this morning. >> thank you. >>> officials say nobody had a license to launch a commercial rock net that area on monday. >>> we have the latest now on the alleged plot to bomb the d.c. metro system. the virginia man believed to be involved had his say in federal court. farooque ahmed pleaded not guilty to charges that he provided material support to terrorists and helped plan an attack on four metro stations. ahmed waived his right to a speedy trial. his trial is now set to begin in april. >>> we have an update on a story we first told but yesterday morning, two teenagers found shot in northeast washington. 17-year-old joseph sharp, jr. was killed. his friend was shot in the leg but survived. sharp's family now says they think he had been joking around with a fr

at least according to the pentagon, the faa, and norad. although they're certain it wasn't a missile, they're not sure what it was. one military expert suggests it was an optical illusion. an airplane with a contrail illuminated by the setting sun. >>> in new york, some of the city's top chefs will feed hungry new yorkers with dishes made from 1,426-pound pumpkin. mels from the gutted -- meals from the gutted gourd will go to a new york charity. as for the seeds, the farmer will hold on to those for next year's harvest. >>> and in wyoming, it's a sure sign christmas is around the corner. a 67-foot engleman spruce is cut and on its way cross country from the teton national forest to the u.s. capitol lawn. wyoming residents donated more than 5,000 ornaments to decorate the tree. it is scheduled to be lit on december 7. >>> now for a look at your national weather, let's check in with msnbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, good morning. >>> it's a little shocking still. you go to the store, the christmas stuff

it is faa and pentagon weigh in but can't say for sure. >>> a man in a wheelchair went to the rescue of a store clerk tackling a would-be robber. >>> the first tugboat reaches a cruise ship dead in the water with thousands o people on board. good evening. i'm doreen gentsz lzler. >> and i'm jim vance. begin tonight with a tribute to a professor. sue marcum embodied the best of american university. they still struggle with her murder, arime that still has not been solved. jack s jackie bensen is at american. jackie? >> the people conclude here tonight that whoever hurt sue marcum also hurt many, many people. the memorial set up in american university auditorium quickly filled by peop whose liveshad been touched by sue marcum. >> she was an amazing professor and we all wanted to pay tribute to he we all miss her, so i think it wille a good send-off and kind of a good closure to the whole thing. >> repter: on october 25, 52-year-old sue marcum was found murdered in her bethesda home, just a couple miles away from the au campus. police believe she interrupted a rglary and was beaten to d

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jon: where is the faa in all of this, aren't they supposed to be monitoring the maintenance procedures? >> they are indeed, and they are looking at this very carefully. you know, the issue is was there any connecting events. and right now, it doesn't appear to be, but they're going to look closely at it. jon: it all comes on the heels of that really frightening event involving that a380, that airbus, that gigantic airbus, the double decker plane that quantas airlines was flying and its gin basically blew nup mid air, turns out there were all kinds of failures in the cockpit as a result, lines what got cut, wires that got cut. those pilots did an amazing job of getting that plane back on the ground. here's some of the video as that thing landed. >> yeah, you are absolutely right. i mean, the more we learn about that event, the more potentially catastrophic it was. i mean, these pilots did an extraordinary job, and the failure of that engine really is quite troubling because it's a new engine, it was recently certified. the question is did it really meet the certification requirements th

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