the faa had known for more than 15 minutes that united 93 was a possible hijack.ee passenger jets had already crashed into american landmarks. still, no one at the faa requested military assistance for flight 93. >> they know that the trade tower and the pentagon was struck and they don't tell the military command there's a fourth plane hijacked and in the air and at this point turned around and headed toward washingt i mean it's just incomprehensible. >> do we want to think about scrambling aircraft? >> oh god, i don't know. >> that's a decision somebody's going to have to make probably in the next ten minutes. >> you know, everybody just left the room. >> they just dithered for minutes, precious minutes, just not wanting to pick up the phone when they knew we were under a terrorist attack. >> when you listen to the faa tapes, it's just these people were so incompetent in their jobs. >> it was just -- it was bone chilling to listen to that recording. >> as the faa attempted to coordinate the crisis in the air, flight 93 had reversed its westerly course. it was no

the faa on that flight.

while, faa officials would not discuss thisser to eissue on c.t read in part, the faa has the a thorough process in mraps pla. identifying and mitigating possible risks such as intentional jamming. the airbags -- is based on redundancies. we will be right back with more news. >>> have you ever noticed how kids are more excited about the box and packaging than what is inside. as nbc's correspondent reports, an ohio teacher was surprised by what happened, when he removed toys from the classroom. teacher pete kazer was inspired by his students to try something different. he removed all of the toysing m it with cardboard boxes. >> not one of them cull plaompl about not having toys. >> cager says the kids came up with ideas what to build. to a >> teachers help with cutting the cardboard. idea of building the pirate ship, an igloo, and hotel was all there is. every kit has their favorite. >> what is your favorite? >> pirates. >> cager has been doing this for about a week and started to see behavioral changes in some of his kids. >> kids do have trouble

the faa has a thorough process in place to ensure the safety and security of next gen by identifying and mitigating possible risks such as intentional jamming. the air traffic system is based on redundancies. but every critics and action dellic research paper we could find asks how the fax will guard intelligence against just such an attack on next gen. so far the faa has not given a detailed answer that satisfies any of those critics who universally say it remains vulnerable to hackers, be they good guys or bad guys. >> thank you. some valid concerns being raised. if you have a tip for our investigative union, give us a call. 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail directly to the unit. >>> let's check in with meteorologist jeff ranieri. it is a friday night and people want to know, how are saturday and sunday going to go? >> it won't be wet for both days. still some wet weather that we can't rule out. let's get a look. the storm system today has been pummeling the north bay. a lot of the heaviest rain has been into novato, starting to get in on the showers. look at the tolls in the north

. >> the faa recently completed a pilot study at other airports looking at emergency takeoff patterns. depending on the results of that study, the faa may allow taller buildings downtown. >> i think it looks nice the way it is. if you add more to it, we're going to become too busy, too involved. i don't know, i like the way it is now. >> the master plan calls for a mini-second skyline in north san jose. an area not regulated by the faa. >> you will see increasingly taller buildings, but you're not likely to see anything of the height that rivals the downtown. >> the downtown that might get a face lift if the feds give the all clear. >> san jose's aviation director says it might take the faa several years to rule on this, but to this point, they have not said no. live in downtown san jose, damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> it's an anxious night for people on both sides of the same sex marriage battle. the supreme court may announce whether it will hear the case that's preventing gay couples in california from getting married. cheryl hurd joins us with more on this ripple effect.

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the san jose skyline may end up looking a lot different if the city gets clearance from the faa. city leaders say they want taller buildings, up to 40 stories high. but since downtown is in the flight path of the san jose airport, height restrictions are in effect and leaders say that is costing the city money. now, the faa is doing a study right now looking at other airports emergency takeoff patterns and depending on the results, they might allow taller buildings downtown, but critics say having taller buildings will ruin the view for buildings currently in that downtown area. >>> rain really coming down across the bay area today. that certainly could affect the morning commute. >> you guys were talking about that accident which has all of your traffic lanes for 580 shut down. we got on the phone very, busy man, an officer from the california highway patrol. officer, good morning, thank you for joining us. >> good morning, mike. not a problem. >> we have this accident. the freeway itself, 580, is reportedly closed for all lanes at the dublin interchange but folks are getting by

massive cuts for the faa.lity to actually even run the system like we're used to having it run on a good day in the current arrangement. so we really could avoid this, you're dead right to be really fired up about it. >> how do we get private investment in this area? is it difficult to get them involved? >> i think they have to be confident that in fact the faa is going to deliver on both the satellite transponders on the necessary digital investment, and then what you have is that the airlines themselves, and a number of other kinds of private investments, are likely to come in, but they do want to believe that the federal government can keep their commitments and keep this on track. that's what this whole issue of sequestration has put a big question mark in front of everyone, because no one knows what's going to happen next year an what kinds of deficits we may be running in this kind of vital investment in our infrastructure. >> it seems, marion, that people don't really understand the problem. they say, s

. >> and a tragic plane crash killed three people on their way to an faa safety conference. >> announcer: this is "early today" for wednesday november 14th, 2012. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from president obama directly as his administration is rocked by scandals involving two of the men he counted on most. former cia director david petraeus and afghan war commander general john allen. the newest headlines are creating even more of a tangled web. this morning's "wall street journal" reports general allen, who is now under investigation for e-mails between he and jill kelley of tampa florida, is telling associates that he received an e-mail traced back to paula broadwell, the petraeus biographer. the broadwell e-mail was written under the pseudonym kelley patrol. it described kelley as a, quote, is he duct tres, and warned the general of becoming involved with her. the journal reports that kelley tried to get the fbi to drop the investigation that began with kelley's complaint with harassing e-mails traced back to broadwell.

an area not regulated by the faa. the main facelift downtown is in the hands of the feds. >> reporter: the fact is you will never see sky scrapers in downtown san jose. but proponents say it wouldn't hurt to add 10, maybe 20 stories to the current limit. we're live in downtown santa san jose. nbc bay area news. >> that would be very interesting. still ahead, a critical decision loom for the prop 8 in california. we'll have reaction from both sides and how fran is preparing for tomorrow's ruling. >>> also, lotto fans rejoice. the new option coming to california and what it could mean for the state budget. plus -- >> reporter: and speaking of that state budget, in tonight's reality check, we look at redevelopments and whether or not claims are true that city governments could be bilked by the state out of their own land. >>> good evening. i'm jeff ranieri in the weather center. we're tracking the storm as rain moves in across the bay. >>> for decades, redevelop many served as a tool for cities until the great recession

faa having an issue with their website.u have to imagine with a day like this there should be some. >>> number three, missile strikes continue into gaza strip this explosion captured on video an hour ago, secretary of state clinton arrives in cairo this morning to meet with the president of egypt. she has already met with israeli and palestinian leaders in an effort to broker a cease-fire number four, oakland man is dead after falling down a hillside behind his home. divers found his body in the water about six hours after he disappeared. he was reportedly behind his home looking for his cat. his cat was found safe. >> number five, just in time for thanksgiving, president obama set to pardon either cobbler or gobbler this morning during the annual white house turkey pardoning sermon. peta is asking the president to skip the tradition and operate for tofurkey instead. >>> -- >> dove tailing on what you have said, no reports of any delays, even with the rain and low ceiling. i've gone to alternate sites on the they are saying

. >> the san jose skyline could look different if the city can get clearance from the faa.he city leaders say they want taller buildings up to 40 stories high, but since downtown is in the flight path of the airport, there are flight restrictions and that is costing the city money. >> we can do that because we can bring more vibrancy to downtown. more people using restaurants and retail and obviously that attracts more business. >> the faa is doing a study looking the -- at other airports. critics say having taller buildings will ruin the view for the buildings already in downtown. >>> when we come back, they are called new york's finest for a reason. kindness that has a lot of people talking. >>> just in time for the cold weather and holidays, it was a random act of kindness. a photo taken by a tourist in new york of a police officer helping a homeless man. this photo may shatter some misconceptions. nypd officer giving boots to a homeless barefoot man on a cold night. >> the man noticed the man on counterterrorism patrol. he walked into the nearby shoe store and bought sh

. >>> and a tragic plane crash kills three pilots on their way to an faa safety conference. well, good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from president obama directly as his administration is rocked by scandals involving two of the men he counted on most, former cia director david petraeus and afghan war commander general john allen. well, the newest headlines in the investigation are creating even more of a tangled web. this morning "the wall street journal" reports general allen, who is now under investigation for e-mails between he and jill kelley of tampa, florida, is telling associates that he received an e-mail traced back to paula broadwell, the petraeus biographer accused of sending harassing e-mails to jill kelley. according to "the journal," allen says the broadwell e-mail was written under the pseudonym kelley patrol. it's describing kelley as a, quote, seductress, and warned the general about becoming entangled in a relationship with the married socialite. "the journal" also reports kelley tried this summer to get t

the san jose skyline may be changing if they can get clearance by the faa. they want taller buildings. since downtown is in the flight path of the san jose airport, there are height restrictions. they say that's costing the city money. if we had the ability to wild higher, we would wont to do that. more feet on the sidewalk. more people using restaurants and retail. and obviously, that attracts more business. >> the faa is doing a study, looking at other airport's emergency takeoff patterns. they might allow taller buildings downtown. but critics say taller buildings will ruin the view for the buildings already in downtown. >>> hi, everybody. scott reiss in the comcast sportsnet newsroom, with the story that keeps going and going. one more day, talking 49er quarterbacks. today, it was the other guy doing the talking. dave feldman with more. >> it sucks. i don't know what else to say. >> reporter: that pretty much says it all. alex smith, the now backup quarterback, speaking publicly for the first time since his demotion on wednesday. were you prepared for it

an faa spokesman said the pilot apparently had engine problems while taking off. the pilot did have some minor injuries. the plane is registered to a vallejo resident, but it's unknown if he was the one flying. >>> how do you maneuver and support a deck that weighs 32 tons? well, very carefully. today, another high-wire act on the new span of the bay bridge. here's nbc bay area's joe risotto jr. >> reporter: just's east of treasure island, the new span of the bay bridge rises from the bay. for some who have overseen this project over many years remember the days when the picture wasn't so rosy. >> it's had budget trouble repeatedly. it's had design controversy. it's had all sorts of issues. >> reporter: today, steve hemminger wasn't dwelling on the past. it was a time to celebrate the present. there were many, many days when i was never sure we'd get this far. >> today marked a major milestone for the new bridge. for the first time, the self-anchored single-suspension span was holding its own. >> this was the last major milestone we had to meet, which was transfer

the faa does require airline attendants know how to administer cpr. medical kits and a defibrillator must be onboard. still, no one knows exactly how often passengers need that help. >> ladies and gentlemen, we have a medical emergency. >> reporter: it's something many travelers fear. >> it's a scary thing to 0 think each and every one of us is at risk. >> reporter: this woman's mother needed medical attention on a plane. >> we never expected her to die. she was on a trip. she was supposed to come home the next week. >> reporter: just minutes after the flight took off in phoenix, the 74-year-old went into cardiac arrest. a retired emt who happened to be on the same flight stepped in to help but was unable to revive her. >> he could have turned around. >> reporter: the pilot decided d to continue on with 50 minutes left in the flight landing as scheduled in ontario, california. >> i believe that they didn't do everything possible to try to save my mother's life. >> and this could be a potentially life threatening situation. >> reporter: when there are

that is when the faa is supposed to have its plan in place.vester, cnn, washington. >>> mitt romney didn't win the office but today is having lunch at the white house, president obama living up to his election night promise. he invited romney to lunch. the two will eat in the private dining room. no word on what's on the menu or what will be discussed. detention facility at guantanamo bay can be closed and detainees could be safely housed by u.s. prisons. government accountability office study points out 373 inmates convicted of terrorism are already serving time in 98 facilities in the united states. >>> if you live in arizona or missouri, check the powerball tickets. lottery officials say the winning tickets to the $579 million prize were sold in those two states. missouri ticket sold in the kansas city region. the exact store will be announced later today. >>> the wet weather in california sntd ready to let up just yet. storms are expected to continue throughout the day. yesterday's rain caused power outages in several cities and also resul

they say they won't know until 6:30 or 7:00, depending on what the faa says, on whether or not there will be any delays this morning. both do have fog there but they're not socked in, so to speak. when you're out there on the roads, remember to slow down, use your low head beams. you don't want to have the high headlights because that will cause blindness up against the fog and make sure your brake lights work. those are key, especially out here when you have a lot of people in front of you. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> we want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. she's joining us right now. got a look at that fog. when is it expected to lift? >> i don't think it's going to be out of here entirely until potentially 1:00 p.m. over parts of bay area. you can see why. this is the bay bridge toll plaza itself and you can see we've got really thick pockets kind of drifting around, so this is not too far from where bob is actually situated and visibility is reduced even more so. up and down the peninsula is where it's the thickest. right now san mateo, you

the faa says it was headed for john wayne airport in orange county when the plane lost power. the pilot tried to make it to the nearest airport in van nuys. the pilot and passenger were taken to the hospital for minor injuries the faa and ntsb are expected to investigator this crash. >>> this morning kutv's jade hernandez is live at san francisco interstate airline where some passengers wereied that up to two hours. >> reporter: we're live at sfo and those delays began at 10:00 this morning that caused a few issues for passengers trekking through this airport. we drove to sfo on 101 and ran into fog this morning just before we hit the airport. the fog became a problem for travelers. the duty manager explained at one point there was a two-hour delay for some passengers and by 2:00 the fog advisory was lifted and aloud for many flights to get back on schedule. within the last couple of hours the airport reports only regional delays, along the coast where patches of fog are still causing issues for pilots. exception right now at los angeles inbound and outbound travelers. with so

the faa doesn't mandate airlines have to report it, even when a passenger dies. >> a medical event that occurs seven days a week. >> some do track inflight emergencies. they just don't make the information public. skely is a safety coordinator. >> i receive all the reports from american airlines that i review. >> she represents flight attendants and sees inflight medical issues daily. >> as everybody's fear, if you think about it, 35,000 or such feet up in the air flying for one destination to another, not the ideal place to become ill. >> the passengers. >> dr. melissa madison happened to be on the flight when a fellow passenger started having a seizure. the medical kit on board was not adequate. >> for never occurred to me that you could request an emergency medical kit and be given a box of band-aids. >> the faa does require certain items be in the kit, but the medical professor said if the airlines reported all problems, they would be better equipped to respond. >> we can better take care of passenger who is become sick in the sky. >> there other complaints we obtained. the anonymou

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night this advisory is expected to last through most of the weekend. >>> we just got word from the faaival delays. >> airlines will start taking actions to mitigate, they will cancel flights and combine others in hopes of keeping it under three hours and 34 minutes. >> it can't be pleasant landing this morning at sfo. >> i imagine not, there is an airport warning through at least the morning hours because of gusty winds, fastest now through about the 10, 11:00 hour then showers and winds start to taper. but they will still be around during the afternoon. live doppler 7 hd you can see some of the strongest radar returns, yellows, oranges that are punching through the area now, let's talk about that flood warning one more time in petaluma, it expires at 6:15 because we are still waiting for the reside wall moisture to congregate in the penngrove stream, radar return quiet now. we go to just to the east of berkeley heading up into orinda, lafayette, moraga where some of the heavier rains are now near the san pablo dam road in the east bay hills. to the north of 580 dublin, livermore, alta

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. >>> time now 4:52, we are learning a small plane that crashed in miss my were on their way to an faa safety conference. they left shortly after take off and never made it. all three pile lots were killed. one person in the house did manage to escape the burning home with minor injuries. >>> investigators now know where two poisonous mushrooms in an elder care facility came from. the caretaker at the home had into no idea mushrooms had sprouted after recent rains. the cook used those in assume. two died, and four others including the caretaker were sent to the hospital. >>> they say where you carry your cell phone could affect you. many are using their bras as holsters. she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the able of 2 is. the location of the tumors matched where she carried her cell phone. nobody should carry a phone next to their body. >> if there is a risk and we don't find out for five or ten years from now, we'll see a whole cluster of people with breast cancer. they say there is no scientific evidence. but the fine print say the phones should be 5 / 8th of an inch from any b

earlier this year faa acting administrator michael wharfta shows off the technology. >> what we wantedunderstand is nextgen is right now. there are things that we are doing that are improving the use of the air space that will result in a lot of benefit right away. >> reporter: while the benefits of these technological changes may come in time, several different sources worry about security flaws now. >> i'm he not the only one out there that has access to this information. i'm far from the only one out there that has these skills. in essence, that's very concerning because i would like to consider myself one of the good guys because i think it's fun to do this stuff. if i can do it, somebody else can. >> now the faa maintains that the threat to this new nextgen system is no more different or greater than it is to the current ground-based radar system in use today. coming up tonight, we will take a closer look at this technology behind next again and we will show you a demonstration of these security concerns. we'll see it firsthand. we will see how computer hackers can actually insert

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. >> back here at sfo the faa is restricting arrival to just 25 flights per hour instead of the 60 flights per how. so if you do come to the airport make sure you come ahead. >>> well the splash showers have hit most of us for the day over the north bay. over the last hour we have seen the system finally begin to shift over the central bay. we will show you again we've got steady rain continuing over the north bay and as we look along the peninsula we have rain headed this way. now from san francisco down to san mateo. and it's now crossing over the east bay with oakland reporting a few light showers here. as we get into the evening hours we're going watch this system continue to push to the south and as it does it will continue to bring us rain into the north bay we've seen anywhere from 3-10á7b9 and i will tell you how long this system is going to stick around. >>> highway patrols investigating a fatal cash that left one woman dead. it happened about 2:20 this afternoon. an suv veered into a disabled car and that car was pushed into traffic and overturned. the woman inside the disabled c

. >> the faa is losing money at. it's deep in debt. a mortgage insurance agency has a deficit for the fiscal year. that's because of mounting losses from defaulting on loans during the housing bubble. this set the stage for possible taxpayer subsidy or buyout for the fha for the first time in its history. we have been following the cash stream at of the u.s. postal service. it lost $16 billion in the fiscal year. $15 billion is what it had been projecting. it needs $250 million per day to pay its workers fuel vehicles and keep the lights on. without action from congress, the u.s. post office says it will run out of money by store 15 of 2013. united continental experiencing another computer mishap delaying hundreds of flights. this follows malfunctions in march and august. if you know how much of the bank's biggest turkey leftovers are worth, you would be surprised. it may be enough to make you clean your plate this year. more on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. 4437 -- 4:37, 41 degr

as for delays, the faa does not have any scheduled right now flights are still an hour or two behind in some places. the majority of the problems at sfo are due to problems at jfk also newark, philadelphia and jfk. if you are flying east or expecting arrival from the east you should check the status of your flight go to abc7news.com click the flight tracker at the bottom of your screen. >>> hundreds of guests at a burlingame hotel had to be evacuated in the middle of the night. five hundred people from the airport embassy suites were forced out of their rooms after the boiler started leaking carbon monoxide. one guest was taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning last night. firefighters declared the area safe 5:00 this morning and let everyone back in. >> today is the start of our campaign operation 7 save a life to raise awareness of carbon monoxide and smoke alarms. terry mcsweeney is live at fire station 3. >> reporter: the operation is kicking off here in oakland a short time ago abc 7 combining its forces with the fire departments around the bay area to let everybody

as for delays, the faa does not have any scheduled right now flights are still an hour or two behind in some places. the majority of the problems at sfo are due to problems at jfk also newark, philadelphia and jfk. if you are flying east or expecting arrival from the east you should check the status of your flight go to abc7news.com click the flight tracker at the bottom of your screen. >>> hundreds of guests at a burlingame hotel had to be evacuated in the middle of the night. five hundred people from the airport embassy suites were forced out of their rooms after the boiler started leaking carbon monoxide. one guest was taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning last night. firefighters declared the area safe 5:00 this morning and let everyone back in. >> today is the start of our campaign operation 7 save a life to raise awareness of carbon monoxide and smoke alarms. terry mcsweeney is live at fire station 3. >> reporter: the operation is kicking off here in oakland a short time ago abc 7 combining its forces with the fire departments around the bay area to let everybody

half dozen flight delays most of them in the 15 to 30 minute range not the 226 minute range that the faa first projected. what we are hearing is maybe later this afternoon as things begin to build, sfo could say delays of up to an hour maybe two hours. the advice is the same as it always is, call ahead to your airline, find out what time your flight is taking off. you may have to wait for an arrival from some other city that could delay you. for some folks later today, it might be a long wait inside the terminal here at sfo. eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> let's head to marin county, you can see the affects of the storm there. amy hollyfield is live in san rafael that's major flooding there. >> reporter: check this out, high tide here in marin county, there was so much rain this morning, check out this flooding, we are at the park and ride at highway 101 and 1 unincorporated mill valley cars are sitting in water. it is raining again, coming down pretty hard, just getting started again it seems relentless out here. county officials tell me they are not worried about today, it is next few days

. >> faa is not one of those places that if you are looking for smart cuts, you'd go. it's an operational agency. a safety agency. and you sure don't want to see cuts made there. >> so far, individual airlines aren't saying much about their doomsday scenarios. the head of the tsa says the agency will do what it can to keep everything on its end operating smoothly. >>> tomorrow marks 50 years since dulles international airport first opened to the public. the president chose that location back in 1988. the same architect was behind the iconic air traffic control tower at dulles. >>> still ahead, you can start paying to avoid heavy traffic, backups in at least part of our area tomorrow. that's the idea. more on the beltway's new express lane, next. >>> will it be war in the middle east? israel and palestinian militants have fired hundreds of rockets at each other. we'll have the latest tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> every day, we face challenges. and the purpose of a local news organization is to better equip us to face those challenges, by tracking important news e

the faa is investigating. >>> san francisco general hospital is suing the l.a. dodgers over the beating of giants fan brian stow. stow suffered extensive brain trauma after two dodger fans attacked him outside dodger stadium last year. san francisco general is seeking $1.2 million for reimbursement for his care. the family is also suing the team for lifetime medical expenses. stow is learning to walk again after spending months in a hospital in a coma. >>> people in san jose will have their say starting tonight about quality if they want in the city's new police chief. the city has already started a nationwide search to replace chief chris moore who plans to retire at the end of january. tonight's community meeting starts at # o'clock. >>> -- at 8:00. >>> the city has already unveiled a new look for its website. some of the features include a calendar of city-sponsored events, an enhanced customer service center and emergency alerts the community can subscribe to. . >>> a san francisco couple's challenge of the marriage defense act is one of several the supreme

the faa is investigating what caused their cessna to go down. >>> struggling airline industry facingother crisis, pilot shortage. federal mandates will take effect next summer requiring new pilots to have 1500 hours of flight experience, six times the current minimum. thousands of senior pilots at major airlines will hit mandatory retirement age of 65, it could add up to the most serious pilot shortage since the 60s. >>> new study reveals china driving major growth in number of international students in american colleges and universities. the number of students from other countries grew by 6% last year. nearly a quarter are from china. the study says money is a big factor in the increase, international students usually pay full out of state tuition without financial aid for financially strapped schools they are attractive. >>> lakers have new head coach, not phil jackson. the team announced before midnight that mike deanthony will be joining he previously coached the suns and nicks he replaces mike brown who the lakers fired five games into the season. he was chosen after negotiation

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we have no reports yet of any delays but the faa website is crashed.lays due to weather and expect it to be busy this afternoon. best advice call ahead before you head to the airport. >>> the rain is causing some problems this stormy morning along the waterfront in san francisco. i drove through some of this. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is watching the water along the embarcadero and the lake that's developed there. anne, good morning. >> reporter: that's right. i'm standing in the water only a few inches here but it's covering my boots. excuse my fashion faux pas, by the way. i just stuck jeans into the top of the boots but the sidewalk here is completely covered with water and part of the roadway, as well. you can see two lanes closed here at the embarcadero. this is right before the ferry building in between the ferry building and the bay bridge. so this pool is obviously the exception rather than the norm but there are pools all over the roadways right now. so be aware of that. we're driving around the area down in san jose and back up here to the

the faa says a cessna was headed towards john wayne airport when it lost power. the plane clipped a fence and came down and nipped over. the pilot and passenger crawled out of the wreckage and are listed in fair condition. the cause is is under investigation. >>> three people from the bay area are among four killed. a prias and a minivan collided head on along highway 50. a man, woman, child all from san francisco died in the prias. a 4-year-old girl in the van died. the highway patrol says the prias veered into oncoming traffic. not -- not clear why. >>> it is a good start to the shopping season. >> reporter: black friday weekend was a success by any measure. an estimated $89 million people were out shopping this weekend. 3 million more than last year. shoppers spent more on gifts and on themselves. >> that adds up to $59 billion in spending this year compared to $52 billion last year. [singing] >> reporter: at every turn, retailers are fighting for a slice of the half trillion dollars in projected spending this season. both in stores and on-line. the ceo of pri

the faa said they don't know of any air craft at this time. >> it's like a bug. >> come on. ufo. >> all right. >> you say so. >> how many of you got to take a vacation this year? >> chances not many. how many vacation days we are giving back. >> and moms and moms to be a new report is out talking about when it's okay to head home from the hospital after a c section. >> and sandy found lost treasures including love letters. the tale they tell straight ahead.

the faa is investigating. >> the 2-year-old boy who fell into a wild dog exhibit at a pittsburgh zoo was killed by the dogs. the medical examiner's report released today says the little boy was mauled after he fell into the exhibit. it happened yesterday. the boy's mother placed her son on a wooden rail so he could see better when he lost his balance. witnesses say he bounced off a net to break his fall and into the exhibit. >>> tv host sharon osbourne reveals she recently had a double mastectomy despite never getting a diagnosis. she found out she carries a gene that increases her risk of developing cancer. she has already battled colon cancer. she called the decision a no brainer and says she's happy to start enjoying life as a grandparent. >>> most of us have fines in d.c. that dropped by $25 today. some city leaders say it's still not enough. the residents believe the program is about raising money instead of increasing safety. a spokesperson called the fines unfair. in d.c. if you're caught going 11 miles over the speed limit you get a fine. police say the cameras have reduced t

it happened near cal state northridge, faa official says the cessna was on its way to john wayne airport when it lost engine power over the san fernando valley. the pilot tried to reach van nuys airport but made the emergency landing at the university. the two people onboard are in fair condition. >>> a huge holiday weekend for both shoppers and retailers. 247 million shoppers win to stores and visited web sites during the four days, a 21 million person increase over 2011, according to the national retail federal -- federation. retail sales up 6.5 bill from last year. shoppers spent an average $423 per person. up next, cyber monday and expected to be the biggest online shopping day for the third greer a row. lillian kim is live at union square with a look ahead at cyber monday. reporter: union square has been a very popular spot these past few days. soon many shoppers will be hitting the web. cyber monday officially begins tomorrow. some retailers have already begun offering special days. psycher monday is expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third greer a r

the faa has required the city to implement methods to shoot at birds with blanks to disperse them to prevent airline accidents many san jose prohibits anyone other than sworn law enforcement from discharging a firearm within city limits. >>> a falcon is expected to survive, somebody found the adult male in a field near watsonville. wildlife officials say the bird was shot with a pellet gun and has a wound in its chest and leg. a team performed surgery, they will feed him and medicate him by hand, then release him back into the wild. >>> still ahead, first of its kind medical transplant. we'll show you how doctors moved a breathing lung from one patient to another. >>> live doppler is tracking rain and wind from a major storm, the first of several coming to the bay area. another check of the forecast and your wet morning commut there are hundreds of ways people use lysol disinfectant spray. ben's mom uses it around the bathtub. it kills mold, and unlike clorox clean-up, it's approved to keep it from coming back for up to a week. share your lysol story, and see more, on facebook. prove

. >> the faa is going to have to take some controllers out of the towers. >> reporter: fuller says everybody will be inconvenienced but worse? >> just about everybody will see their tax goes up. >> reporter: people who work will see their payroll tax goes up and people who itemize won't be able to deduct child care expenses because congress hasn't continued those reductions and small businesses will lose money because of changes in the inheritance tax. >> we lose most of the jobs that have been added and we're back to the depths of the recession again. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9 news now. >> nobody wants to go back there. now the governor of virginia is already making plans just in case we do fall off that fiscal cliff. he is ordering all his department heads to prepare to cut their budgets by 4%. that's transportation, health, the dmv, you name it. all this is according to a memo obtained by the associated press. >>> wall street's worries about the fiscal cliff may be somewhat responsible for yet another dismal day on the markets. after yesterday's 300 point plunge the dow dropped another 12

but according to the "bay citizen" the faa wants 2.1 million back after they say the money was used for unauthorized construction. >>> it's not the lottery but pretty close for people in nine bay area cities for those people who have always wanted to own their home. we'll show you more -- when we come back. >>> remembering a local teenager who died in a tragedy yesterday. >>> and rosemary will be back. [ sirens ] >>> egyptian protesters are standing their ground near itry square in die rowe. they clashed -- in tahrir square. they clashed with the president. protesters have been camping out in tahrir square just like they did last year when they overthrew president hosni mubarak who rejected democratic reforms. >>> top gop senators will need more information before they even consider u.s. bead to the united -- ambassador, susan rice. senators met privately with her about an initial comment she made that the libyan attack was a result of protest than terrorism. the senators say there's more trouble ever with her comments. rice said there was never any intention to mislead the american peo

half dozen flight delays most of them in the 15 to 30 minute range not the 226 minute range that the faa first projected. what we are hearing is maybe later this afternoon as things begin to build, sfo could say delays of up to an hour maybe two hours. the advice is the same as it always is, call ahead to your airline, find out what time your flight is taking off. you may have to wait for an arrival from some other city that could delay you. for some folks later today, it might be a long wait inside the terminal here at sfo. eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> let's head to marin county, you can see the affects of the storm there. amy hollyfield is live in san rafael that's major flooding there. >> reporter: check this out, high tide here in marin county, there was so much rain this morning, check out this flooding, we are at the park and ride at highway 101 and 1 unincorporated mill valley cars are sitting in water. it is raining again, coming down pretty hard, just getting started again it seems relentless out here. county officials tell me they are not worried about today, it is next few days

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really help better prepare to deal with them in a more effective and cogent manner. >> reporter: the faa does require the airline carries certain items in a medical kit, but we discovered what's in those kits can vary from airline to airline. more tonight in our full investigation at 11:00. elise kirschner, nbc bay area news. >>> all right, it is 5:19 right now and it is time to roll out the orange carpet. forget the red, it's time for the orange. a new movie in the bay area. sports fans have been waiting for it. it premieres tonight. we'll have a little preview for you. >>> hey, here's a little something as well, a live look at the embarcadero this morning all lit up. we are approaching the holidays because those buildings are already lit up this morning. a lot more ahead. 5:19. >>> welcome back, everybody. as we close in on thanksgiving day just a couple away, we have a live look at san jose. the sharks, well, their building right there, the games still off for the foreseeable future. that lockout continues to drag on. there will be talks again today in new york city. however, yesterda