airways flight 1549.re are also major differences. >> it's open ocean, so it's going to be significantly more difficult than, say a river, just because of the swells and so forth. and the difference is that they had hours to plan this. the hudson river crew only had a couple minutes. >> pan am flight 943 leaves honolulu, hawaii, with 31 people onboard and 44 crates of canaries in the cargo hold. known as the sovereign of the skies, the boeing 737 post-war airliner is bound for san francisco. this is footage of that actual flight filmed by the coast guard. joann marzioli is onboard. >> it was a month before my 3rd birthday. i was with my mother. we were returning to the bay area from the philippines and my mother was very anxious to get back to california to see my father. >> but the reunion would be dramatically delayed. several hours into the flight, nowhere near land, the plane is climbing to 21,000 feet when one of its four engines begins to over speed. its normal hum now becoming a deafening scream. i

fire in flight. though it may be common, it can be one of the most dangerous situations facing any flight crew. >> the faa has done extensive testing on in-flight fires and the research said you may have as little as 20 minutes to get the fire under control or you may lose the airplane. >> over the years aircraft have become heavily tested against fire. smoke detectors are installed throughout but these precautions are the product of hard lessons. fires often start in areas of the plane that are not visible to the crew. in this hour, dramatic animations will show you where these hidden infernos can start. making you an eyewitness to the disaster unfolding. and it could unfold very quickly as in the case of an md-11 that crashed into the atlantic ocean minutes after smoke entered the cockpit. >>> september 2, 1998, passengers on board swiss air flight 111 are making their way from new york to geneva. the plane is over the canadian coast when the pilot smells smoke in the cockpit. bill pickerell is air

what i realized on that flight is the quiet part of the flight. you're descending.you're approaching, and they're five miles out of buffalo. that's a quiet time. and all of a sudden, that plane-- and they showed that pitch and roll. and you count. if you count how many seconds that absolute terror must have been in those, it was horrible. it was horrible. >> o'brien: during the hearings, the evidence suggested the cause of the crash was not icing, but rather pilot error. >> so, in your expert opinion, what did this crew do correctly and what did they do wrong? >> obviously the initial reaction to the stall warning was incorrect. >> do you believe this was a recoverable stall? >> my opinion is yes. >> o'brien: here's what the black boxes told investigators in a nutshell: the airplane was on final approach to buffalo, the landing gear came down and it started losing speed very quickly. very soon, a warning system came on-- a wheel shaker-- to tell the pilot that the plane was going too slow to fly. he's supposed to push on that wheel when that happens, instead he pull

just 70% of its flights showed up on schedule. jetblue says the flights are concentrated in the northeast and disruptive weather affected ontime performance this year and we were impacted by thunderstorms in new york city and hurricane irene in august. kara mcgill travels a lot for work. >> i'm not a morning person. >> reporter: she is always delayed at night. >> it is annoying when you are delayed anden miss a connector. >> reporter: getting up early is the secret to success. in september 100% of flights arrived on time at dulles airport between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. but at night the rate is 68%. >> first flight of the day that is an aircraft that arrived the night before. that gives the airlines a huge amount of opportunity to work out the kinks. >> reporter: rob with the washington airport authority say that there are rush hours. >> don't travel when everybody else is trying to do the same thing. >> reporter: delays are bad but cancelled flights are worse. the most recent numbers show that express jet cancelled more trips and bump

domestic flight, three hours ahead for an international flight. in terms of lines, ticket counters we're seeing lines beginning to build. nothing horrible. same situation down there at the security checkpoint. a little while ago there was no line. we are now seeing that line begin to build. it's going to get worse as the day wears on. >> this is probably the best time to travel. it's going to get messy out there. megan mcgrath, thanks so much. >> well, it was an emotional homecoming for some lucky soldiers. >> family members and friends cheered as about 350 service members, mostly air force, arrived at the airport last night. they weren't scheduled to come home until christmas. everyone said they're just thankful for their loved ones to come home for the holidays. >> that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with breaking news, weather and traffic. see you tomorrow. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and th

they were about 10% ahead on flights and flight test points on all three models.e had a great at-sea period on the u.s.s. watts. we've showed that the airplane can perform on the ship and also the ship itself doesn't need any modifications to handle the aircraft. >> we're talking about burning holes in decks and stuff like that? >> yeah. >> jets will gend on the new helmet site that gains all the infrom ared, optical features into the adviser, but that's -- advicor, but that's been jittering a little bit. will you have to replace the system at some point? >> it's an integral part of the missions system on the aircraft and as such it's being developed along with the airplane. all those little what i call small technical issues like jitter and those kind of things are pretty much behind us right now. the helmet has been flying on the first flight and the first seven. we've got about 1200 flights on it now. the pilots seem to like it. we have not flown at night and one of the questions is close tracking at night using the optical sensors on the airplane and not using

we talk about flight tracker all the time. you can track your flight by the number. you can track it by the city. you could even track the airport status and how long it is going to take you to get through security. obviously, there's a parting -- there's departing and arrival flights at all of our major airports. right now quiet flight arrival delays earlier in san francisco but things are starting to calm there. midwest nothing going on. getting to the east coast is going to be a problem, philadelphia, newark, laguardia and boston flight arrival delays. back home for your california forecast north of 80 showers high elevation snow not making it into tahoe until tonight. that full forecast in a minute. if you are head together south 60s and 70s for l.a., san diego and palm springs >>> former bart police officer johannes mehserle is expected to testify today in a federal civil rights trial. mehserle and four other bart officers ever accused of violating an oakland man's constitutional rights and injuring him during a confrontation in november of 2008. the alleged inc

flight attendants on board flight 793 discovered the suspicious powder. all 137 passengers were taken off the plane while a hazmat team investigates the powder. two crewmembers were exposed to the substance. and those crewmembers are still on the plane, and going through the decontamination process as a safety precaution. no word yet on when that flight or another flight will take this to washington. >> we'll bring you more information as we get it. >>> anti-wall street protestors are in butcotti park. randall pinkston reports. >> reporter: occupy wall street protestors, huddled under blankets and umbrellas to stay dry on a rainy day. they insist their movement is not over, even though a court order put an end to the camp they set up in buccotti park. >> there's not this huge visual presence. but it's like people are still here, still very much involved. >> reporter: overnight, most new york city police officers moved out, leaving security to private guards, hired by the park's owner to enforce the rules, which include no tents, no sleeping. many who live

a flight was headed here from west palm beach, florida. where the flight was grounded and a hazmat team called in because of a suspicious white powder found on board. andrea fujii is live with the story. >> reporter: good morning. that flight finally made it into baltimore safely overnight but more than six hours late. this breaking news from palm beach international airport, a southwest airplane evacuated. >> an emergency situation involving a flight to the airport. >> reporter: the scare began yesterday as passengers were boarding what they thought would be a routine flight, that was until a flight attendant went to the bathroom for a tissue. shirley saw what happened next. >> all of a sudden she flight attendant came out and said oh, my god. >> i said what is it. >> he said this white stuff came towards him and he inhaled it. >> another rushed to help him. >> people stopped getting on the plane, and they had to go on the tarmac. >> they sat on the tarmac for two hours as the team did their work. >> did testing on the material which was

flight. if you are flying, you will -- aaa says more than five million will drive more than 50 miles this thanksgiving holiday up 4% from the same time last year. gas prices are up. all those folks i guess they don't mind it is going to cost 50 cents more a gallon this year than last. if you are flying, driving, you will be one of 43 million the grand total for this thanksgiving holiday if you are flying check out our flight tracker that will have up-to-date information on our home page i'm told it has been moved to the top of the page look for it there at abc7news.com. katie marzullo, abc7 news.'@÷ >>> 6:08. >>> thinking about the boat angle, we will explore that. >> slow trip. >> i did see a crews ship pull in this morning. >>> -- i did see a cruise ship pull in this morning. >> you can track by the number, city, airport status. here's a neat one the security wait time. tells you how long it is going to take to get through security. departures and arrivals. abc7news.com at the top of the pa

when a flight attendant found the substance, the flight number is 793, it was bound for dwi airport, it was supposed to leave florida at 4:10 this afternoon. 137 passengers on on board this plane, they're waiting on the tarmac as the plane crew is inspecting it. two crew member accident were exposed. they are out there on the scene, airport is open, it is open, and it is operate song we're going to keep close tabs on this story. again, this flight 793, people are out there it

that is for midweek flights departing beginning thanksgiving day. all of that information you can find on our web site. >>pam: it is a getaway day on the road as well serious --it is a getaway day on the rose as well. the road has had a fair share of problems of the year. as rob fladeboe shows us, as tonight, recently ceded zero >>rob: i am told over here on what has had a hard impact on traffic. right back there is the interchange of 156 and 0152, just north of hollister. this was the scene, legendary traffic jams have occurred here over the years. now, the eastbound traffic has a flight over ramped right here which means that it's simply keeps on going, allowing those turning south on to 156 clear sailing. the new interchange also eliminated the so-called good samaritan phenomenons. some well- meaning drivers going eastbound towards los gatos will actually stop to allow a few cars to make that left-hand turn across 152 on to 1 56 ft. into hollister. that in turn led to a back up into gilroy. in addition to that, there is a new climbing lane for tr

the sight that makes private jet flights affordable.d statement about >>> so, we heard veronica mention a squirrel story before. >> squirrel story on thanksgiving day. how much does one weigh? >> a couple pounds? >> before or after thanksgiving dinner. >> it depends on what the squirrel is eating. take a look at this guy. this was ten crescent rolls later. this is yesterday. that's a real squirrel. he's stuffed with crescent rolls. he's got them in his cheeks. this is my son and his wife feeding him crescent rolls. >> you cannot have too many of those. >> no, you can't. by the end, he started burying the crescent rolls. by the end, end, he couldn't make it up the stairs. i figure he put his feet up watching football. >> exactly. >> i'm a happy little squirrel. >> he's storing up leftovers and to keep warm if we get cool weather. >> next week it gets chilly again. >> insulation. >> exactly. let's take a look and see what's happening. the temperatures are dropping again. it's going to be a chilly evening for us as far as the temperatures

you just have to be patient. >> it makes no sense to get upset. >> flights done begin flighting in and out of fs o oakland and san jose until 3:00 but all airports are experiencing low visibility. they are already expecting delays because of the fog. family members going to meet those members are calling ahead before going to the airport. >>> well it is one of the busiest shopping days of the year but it is cyber monday, people shop online. people bargain looking for bargains and the increase in sales is expected compared to last year. what are you checking on, tara? >>> well it is that fog, i could not even see the sign for the highway 24 turn off, that is how foggy it was. this is a shot at the golden gate bridge. it is one of the only cameras not completely fogged in from the fog advisory. here is a live look here, the venetia as well as the bay bridge, same story. headlights of folks headed towards west concord, here is steve. >> thank you tara. >>> temperatures will continue to be either really warm or really cold if you are stuck in that fog and the fog does not bulging until wed

cockroaches on a commercial flight climbing in and out of air vents. we'll show you what passengers did next. news starts right now. >>> good sunday evening. i'm diane dwyer. there are questions tonight about the safety of the new span of the bay bridge. that's the span that's not even open yet buildieing built becaue current one partially collapsed in the 1989 earthquake. so the questions tonight come from reports that a cal tran employee may have falsified records on several projects. monty is live with details for us. monty? >> reporter: we heard from cal tran tonight, and he's been fired along with his supervisor, and they're trying to reassure the public that the bridge you see behind me is structurally sound. state and federal transportation systems have launched investigations into what was uncovered by the sacramento b, a report that caltrans technician, dwayne wiles, performed tests on some of the pilings of the new eastern span. the paper said wyles falsified some of those tests and is not see that his equipment was working properly. caltrans

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flight tracker would tell you about virgin america bugs in the new flight reservation system are now into the third week and it seems unlikely things will go back to normal before thaepblgs. michael finney has a -- a look at the cause and effect. >> reporter: bo tried to confirm his flight information on virgin america's website. >> even though this is from a link, confirming my reservation, the system says currently, you don't have any travel booked with us. >> reporter: virgin traces the problem to a new system it installed october 28th. the company's facebook page is filled with comment from irritated travelers. and the airline has apologized. a virgin representative was not able to talk on camera. by phone a spokesperson told us it has been working around the clock to address issues. we hope to have a resolution soon. compounding issues the problem with the website has lead to hold times of an hour on its phonelines. >> i fly over a quarter million miles a year. and i fly on every major airline. and i've never seen anything that approaches this type of fiasco on the reservation s

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we talk about flight tracker all the time. you can track your flight by the number. can track it by the city. you could even track the airport status and how long it is going to take you to get through security. obviously there's a parting -- there's departing and arrival flights at all of our major airports. right now quiet flight arrival delays earlier in san francisco but things are starting to calm there. midwest nothing going on. getting to the east coast is going to be a problem philadelphia newark laguardia and boston flight arrival delays. back home for your california forecast north of 80 showers high elevation snow not making it into tahoe until tonight. that full forecast in a minute. if you are head together south 60s and 70s for l.a. san diego and palm springs >>> former bart police officer johannes mehserle is expected to testify today in a federal civil rights trial. mehserle and four other bart officers ever accused of violating an oakland man's constitutional rights and injuring him during a confrontation in november of 2008. the alleged incidentcm66

only lifted off foot to take that first step before we decide on the equipment that we used in a flight to mars we first need to have an understanding of the limits of the human body his psychological and physiological capacities secondly we need to decide on the amount of resources to be taken along on the way our life support system will operate during such long missions and communications between the crew and the earth will be a different ballgame in over two flights much of the work rests on the shoulders of the specialists on the ground and interplanetary mission is also characterized by autonomy independence you can't turn back it's a totally different situation and without testing and identifying the primary elements the life support system the volume of the resources needed the human capacities it's difficult to make plans even on and initial design of a future spacecraft research in human capacities should go before the design of a spacecraft though our scientists are quite active in designing new vehicles this is an experimental facility it can serve as a model or give us the

beyond the orbit flights to other planets it will put space. science on a new level in terms of technologies knowledge and extended limits of human capacities that work on the international space station is viewed as a preparation for into planetary voyages and from. here the experiment is supposed to stretch the limits of human capacities so does it give you any specific answers like one can he means first teresa mars who will be the shiny or to step onto that service. as a friend of mine once said it's not even the first step we've only lifted off foot to take that first step before we decide on the equipment that we used in a flight to mars we first need to have an understanding of the limits of the human body his psychological and physiological capacities secondly we need to decide on the amount of resources to be taken along on the way our life support system will operate during such long missions and communications between the crew and the earth will be a different ballgame in over two flights much of the work rests on the shoulders of th

trying to catch a flight is hectic enough but trying to catch a flight this morning when there's a major accident on the freeway, that's a real nail-biter. >> bye-bye. >> reporter: travelers flying out of san francisco panicked as they realized it was the airport's second busiest travel day for the thanksgiving holidays. >> i was so nervous what we were leaving, we're late, we're late, we're late, we need to be an hour and a half early, this is horrible. >> reporter: stress kicked into overdrive when a major accident on the 101 shut down lanes temporarily in both directions. a northbound vehicle overturned and landed in the southbound lanes. it happened around 6:15 just south of highway 380. >> a little worried. a little worried. but the highway patrol was doing a good job directing traffic. >> we were saying hurry up! >> i didn't want to miss my plane. >> reporter: the hitchcock family arrived early enough to miss the traffic backup but still anticipated a hectic flight. it was the kids' first time flying. >> you got us? >> yes. >> all right. >> traveling with your kids on a plane, any

just 70% of its flights showed up on schedule. jetblue says its flights are concentrated in the northeast and disruptive weather affected on-time performance this year. in particular, we were impacted by thunderstorms in new york city and hurricane irene in august. carman gill travels a lot for work and she noticed she's always delayed at night. >> it is annoying when you get delayed and you miss the connector. >> reporter: getting up early may be the real secret to success. during the month of september, 100% of flights arrived on time at dulles airport between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. but at night, the rate plummets to 68%. >> first flight of the day typically that is an aircraft that has arrived the night before. if there are any kinks in the system, that gives the airline a huge amount of opportunity to work that out and get that aircraft in. >> reporter: rob says all airports have rush hours. >> for the smoothest experience, don't travel when everybody else is trying to do the exact same thing. >> reporter: delays are bad, but

, too. >> this travel agent offers charteral flights. it was there that almost 200 britains became stranded. they told passengers there was no money to pay for fuel, and if they wanted to continue their trip, head to pay for fuel. >> we had to pay. >> at this travel agent angry passengers have been trying to get their money back while others due to fly on the airline are seeking reassurances. a spokesperson said it has been running a successful service between birmingham and india and was you are intelligently investigating what went wrong with this particular flight, however this morning another flight operated by the same company scheduled to arrive in birmingham on tuesday still has not left india. a spokesperson says it has been delayed indefinitely. >> you're watching "bbc world news." still to come, how an indian woman known as a living thing is bringing her special brand of therapy into the u.k. leaders of the association of southeast asian nations are meeting in bali and decide whether to allow burma to host their meeting in 204.

imagine being asked in mid flight to pay for fuel. the passengers on a charter flight from india to the uk were asked for $205 apiece, a total of $31,000 when the plane made a refuelling stop in vienna. they came up with the money though some had to get off the plane and hit the atm in the terminal to do it. apparently the travel agents who took their money didn't pass it along to the airline. up next as we continue, what members of the u.s. senate have decided to do to try to get along better. ♪ johnny angel ♪ how i love him ♪ he's got something that i can't resist ♪ >>> "johnny angel" was cowritten by lee pockriss. he has died at the age of 87. we also have him to thank for the classic "itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini" and "catch a falling star," the perry como classic. lee pockriss was born in brooklyn. he served in the pacific in world war ii. he also wrote for broadway and for "sesame street." >>> we continue to learn so much about ourselves from the new census. the latest stats tell us a few things. first of all

to massachusetts and my flight yesterday was cancelled and all the other flights were booked solid, and so they booked me to laguardia, and i get up at 3:00, and then i was notified that flight was cancelled. >> reporter: all major construction projects around the region have been suspended, and even though traffic is expected to be heavy. those driving to grandma's house for turkey can expect to pay more this year. gas prices are up. >> gas prices are quite a bit higher than last year, between 50 and 55 cents a gallon last year and yet we are seeing a 4% increase in motorists on the highways. >> reporter: if you are driving today we are expecting things to get ugly on the roadways later this afternoon. a lot of folks work a half day today and head off and go to grandma's house. the worse day to travel on the return trip is on sunday. folks try to make it back in town to make it back to work by monday, if you can play outside the parameters there, leave early or late, and that will help you avoid. >> grandma for you lives close to you. >> reporter: yeah, down the street from me, but

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he was kicked off a flight and arrested. wardrobe inconsistencies now have the passenger advocacy group calling for airlines to clarify what the rules are. >> police the airlines can do for us is telling us what they want -- the least to the airlines can do for us is tell us what they want. >> this passenger thinks it's a good idea. she has been flying since 1948 and has seen as fashion has evolved. >> back then, everybody dressed. >> and now? >> ecb it all. >> -- you see it all. >> they give dozens of calls from passengers claiming they have been kicked off a flight for what they were wearing. by publishing these rules the flight crews and passengers can all be on the same plane. >> we always dress up for the weather forecast. >>> you are very appropriate tonight. >> i hope so. we have been way above average the past few days, but nobody is complaining about that. here are the rainfall totals and temperatures. just a little sampling around the area. temperatures are in the upper 40's. as far as what is going to happen next

flight 504 was boxed in on the tarmac. delta plane behind, another jetblue flight to the right, a broken jetway on the left. inside the plane, snacks and water ran out, toilets backed up. >> i have a paraplegic on board that needs to come off. i have a diabetic on here that's got an issue. i just got to get some help. >> though the airport was overwhelmed, there should have been a plan to be able to get the passengers off the plane. >> is there any way you can get a tug and a tow bar out here to us and get us towed somewhere to a gate or something? i don't care. take us anywhere. >> reporter: a nightmare that jetblue teenagers experienced before, during another storm in 2007, which helped convince the government to ban long tarmac delays. and it did take fire and rescue to get those poor passengers off of that flight. jetblue now faces possible government fines of $3.4 million for that one lengthy tarmac delay alone. millions more for other flights and other airlines are under investigation, as well. diane? >> all right, l

check on flight information at the bottom of our homepage at abc7 news -- at the flight tracker icon. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> there's word this morning that occupy san francisco may be moved to a new location that city officials hope will get the large encampment away from the embarcadero area. terry mcsweeney is live with details. >> reporter: right now everything is cool and calm at justin herman plaza. there's been some concern among some of the protesters that the city might move in at any time. they've been notified there are problems with the camp. apparently the city is trying to allay concerns by working with the protesters about a new location. look at the new location, mission street between 15th and 16th, former phoenix continuation school. more recently a possible site for affordable housing for teachers. occupy san francisco would be allowed to set up tents in a parking lot. it was reportedly toured by occupy san francisco representatives and the city public works director last saturday. they could set up in the parking lot there would be toilets one of classrooms

we shall be closing the flight out soon. >> with all airlines flying full, if you miss a flight, it could be days until you're rebooked. back live i want on to show you a pretty cool app for the ipad. this is called flight board. it shows you any city, any airport in the country. this is laguardia departures, you can see they have departure delays tonight one to two to three hours. the same story as you scroll up, by the way. same story in philadelphia and boston and jfk, really up and down the east coast, also in san francisco, so a pretty good app if you want to keep track of what's going on and also flyf flyfaa.gov reports they have minimal delays in the country but the northeast and san francisco are the problem areas. savannah, back to you. >> nbc's tom costello in washington. thanks. >>> we mentioned the weather, and it will be a factor for travelers this weekend. we turn to the weather channel's chris warren for that part of the story. chris, good evening to you. >> good evening, savannah. as we just heard, the northeast and san francisco dealing with some of the weather right now

>>reporter: worse than flight delays, we have flight cancellations.the fog is as thick as pea soup. we will show you some pictures from inside. if you look at the board, you can see cancellations up and down the list all the place. a lot of southwest, alaska and delta flights, you may see them sang on time as well but some people told me the ticket counter it may be on time now but those may turn red due to the cancellation of the airline has not made that decision yet. after all, fog is fog. the people inside knew that their flights were canceled, they add text messages or e-mails ahead of time. some people were told they will be moved to a later flight or divert to another airport. one passenger told me she is going to the sfo and hopefully fly out for her flight per 7:00 a.m. flight was canceled here. you can see people coming in and grabbing their bags and heading to the airport. those i talked with were cheerful because their on- time like i said, we have some bad news as the morning progresses and some flights were canceled a couple of hours, se

. >> my flight today was great. it was on time, in fact it was 25 minutes early letter it wasn't a full plane. and so yeah, i had the whole middle seat to myself. >> reporter: airport officials tell us they expect things will get busier toward the echbt week as more people wrap up work and head out of town. we expect to see more cars as the evening goes on but it's been very steady and smooth and perhaps the big difference, not only are people better prepared but really all the construction's out of the way. here at mineta we have a very, very smooth-running operation. reporting live in san jose, i'm scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> i'm looking behind you, hardly anyone is there. the good news is there's no rush or crush at the airplane. is there a downside though? are airport officials concerned about the lack of revenue perhaps during this holiday weekend? >> reporter: not so much, they expect it to be steady. it's been that way the last several years. again, wednesday evening, we haven't seen the crush. but as

if you know somebody on the flight, they are safe but there is a delay in the flight. >> thanks to thearyland lottery, 10 lucky baltimore ravens fans will take a trip of the lifetime. they claim their prizes, is will get to travel with a guest on the team plane to the game against the cleveland browns' next month. they will also get a chance to stay in the team hotel. >> i can't think of anything that can top this for me. really. i have been a baltimore ravens fan since the baltimore ravens have been. i wish it was today. >> once in a lifetime. you cannot ask for anything -- you cannot put a price tag on that trip >> a once-in-a- lifetime trip. you could not ask for anything else. >> this is the third year that the maryland lottery has teamed up with the cash fantasied scratch off game. >> a local doctor has an amazing story to tell. he collapsed inside a local mall in cardiac arrest and thanks to something he was wearing, he survived. i spoke with the doctor and his wife. after open heart surgery, they walked every day at the mall as part of his we have that. this past september, they

imagine being asked in mid flight to pay for fuel. passengers on a charter flight from india to the uk were asked for $205 apiece, a total of $31,000 when the plane made a refuelling stop in vienna. they came up with the money though some had to get off the plane and hit the atm and the terminal to do it. apparently the travel agents who took their money didn't pass it along to the airline. up next as we continue, what members of the u.s. senate have decided to do to try to get along better. i was taking a multivitamin... but my needs changed... i wanted support for my heart... and now i get it from centrum specialist heart. new centrum specialist vision... helps keep my eyes healthy. centrum specialist energy... helps me keep up with them. centrum specialist prenatal... supports my child's growth and development. new centrum specialist is a complete multivitamin that gives me all the benefits of centrum. plus additional support... [ all ] for what's important to me. [ male announcer ] new centrum specialist helps make nutrition possi