jetblue may not have been to blame for this.kind of has this evidence because the pilot onboard that plane stuck on that tarmac begged the airport for help. listen. >> it's just unbelievable. if it's found that the airline is at fault, what, $27,000 fine per passenger. >> $5.5 million with the 200 passengers onboard. it's incredible. listen, beyond placing the blame, just a nightmare for those passengers to be stuck on that plane. no food, no water, no bathroom. you know -- >> apparently the planes were diverted to hartford from other airports and it couldn't handle all of the extra planes it. didn't have enough equipment to get the people off the planes. i don't know. it will be interesting to see what happened. >> we were talking about this earlier. the pilot pleading for help. just put out the chute. >> slide down the chute and just get out of there. >> just get out. anyway, a big mess. >>> it's a glamorous magazine aimed at black readers. and now "jet" magazine is celebrating its 60th anniversary with barack obama on the cov

people were referencing that '07 jetblue flight. were definitely aware there were supposed to be some rights in place for us. there were supposed to be some laws to prevent this kind of thing from happening. but there was no acknowledgment of that from the flight crew. you know, you bring that up to the flight attendants, and it was kind of a moot point. you know, there was just not much information and not much we could do other than just kind of sit there. >> so let me ask you this, andrew. we heard a recording from the pilot. and he was pretty ticked off. he even was telling control that, you know, give him some metal and he'll make the crowbar himself and pull you guys in. i mean, he was pretty irritated. so while he was frustrated, was any other member of the flight crew doing anything to make you feel better, to explain, to help with -- i saw pictures that you took of babies that were onboard. i mean, did you get anything? >> not really. i mean, i should note that i thought the flight crew did the best they could in a bad situ

jetblue says that airport was overwhelmed with nearly two dozen over diverted flights.nd today, we learned why the passengers were trapped. flight 504 was boxed in on the tarmac. a 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 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. millimeters more for

jetblue could be in bbgger ttouble... last year the depaatment of transsortation introduced steep penalties for tarmac deeays longer than phree hours. if the federal government finds jeebluu violated the tarmac delay nearly 30-tthusand dollars per person. today's the day... he wwrld population is expected to hit seven billlon.just to get an idea of just how big seven billion reaaly is... to count than 30 years.and seven billion seconds ago -- the year was 1789. withha popuuation like that... you know there will be a loo treating tonight.so how do you make it a happy and safe hallooeen? joel d. smith is livv in medfield with some of the tools you need to make tonight a little "less" scary. good morning joel d. d. good morning patrice. twice as many kids are killed 3 3 herr's a picture of an awesome pesign on the fronttof this pumpkin.this picture was sent in by karen... and she sayy the pumpkin gets it's glow lights. here'ssa cool pumpkin shaped wasssent in by sseffany who sven carved four pumpkiis last night. it's creepy.

you might not believe how long passengers were stuck on this jetblue plane and another couple airplanes as well. and we take you behind the scenes of the bay area's most famous haunted house in a live report. the news starts right now. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. protesters from the occupy movement in oakland are planning a big expansion this week. they're calling it occupy everything, and tonight jean quan is taking an unusual stance on the idea. alise is live. alise? >> behind me they're telling me everything about this general strike on wednesday. they say so many people will be involved that parts of the city will be forced to shut down. >> we are targeting everyone. >> reporter: now planning to reach well beyond franklin gava plaza, they are going beyond. >> banks and businesses that stay open, we will march there, and any businesses who choose to participate, we will picket those businesses. >> they plan to march from city hall to the port of oakland on wednesday, with the goal of shutting down the nation's busiest port before the night shift. they say it's about the growin

and this is not the first time jetblue had problems. the flight that sat on a tarmac for 11 years at john f. kennedy in 2007 led to new rules which can lead to some very big fines for the airlines if they go beyond three hours. they could be looking at a hefty penalty. >>shepard: in fort lauderdale was in picnic a day after the overflowing of people. disaster. get a restaurant. come on, jetblue. thankfully for you, you were not with me. not a happy day. thank you. and one passenger on the stranded flight use as wheelchair and he called the whole ordeal "degrading," a resident of staten island. jimmy, what went wrong? >> tough flight. long plight. and was worse when we got on the ground. i disagree with the statement that jetblue made they reached out to everyone, they must have lost my number. >>shepard: they didn't call you? >>guest: no. >>shepard: what happened when you get to hartford? how long before you knew what was going on? take me through it. >>guest: we landed at 1:25 so i reached out to my family to tell them i didn't land at

and once you're on the ground, look, jetblue flies into hartford.t in the middle of nowhere and they have crews there. you can't tell me they couldn't get a truck to back up there and dump those lavs. you can't tell me you couldn't get access tore sandwiches or food or water to those passengers on the airplane once they got into this mess. i'm really appalled by this. it puts a bad mark on the aviation industry and not necessarily because of something that you couldn't do anything about. >> jetblue is saying, jim, that the passengers of 504 are not eligible for compensation. do you think, one, is it true? who decides that, but could that change? >> i think passengers on jetblue's attorneys are going to determine whether or not they're eligible for compensation of any kind. i think they were treated in a terrible fashion, and i think the airline owes them a lot more than just a couple of bucks. i think it -- this is one of those cases where the passenger bill of rights really should be laid out and have it really affect that airline and any other air

and then jetblue?> they've demonstrated a callousness toward the customer, toward the passengers of that plane, that i found hard to comprehend. they should have been preparing to allow the passengers off at 2 1/2 hours on the tarmac. there's the three-hour limit. they didn't do that. after four hours, they should have brought in a food service. they could have done that. they didn't. you have to remember there was no food on that plane other than snacks. there was a short flight from florida. they could have and should have brought somebody in to service the bathrooms. >> sounds like you're not ready to accept the apology? >> their apology really serves no purpose under these circumstances. this should have been a teachable moment. i'm not sure that the message was received. >> john, thank you very much. robin? >>> an explosive new tell-all book about arguably the most hated man in america is being released this morning. in it, bernie madoff's wife and surviving son speak out. about life with the disg

. >> and you may not believe how long passengers were stuck on a jetblue plane. it's monday, october 31st, halloween. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. let's get a halloween forecast with christina loren. >> love the ghosts and goblins waiting by the bus stop. this morning it's cool enough to put a jacket over them. temperatures are running cooler from napa to saj that rosa. overall looking towards a comfortable half of your halloween. temperatures in the 70s. lots of sunshine. we'll take you through the forecast. mike has a serious situation in san jose this morning. >> that's right. we start off with an alert in san jose. the accident involves an overturned vehicle and two other vehicles vm. for now just travel to the next exit. i'll give you the update in a couple of minutes. >> it's a big week for occupy oakland protesters, they're looking beyond their camp site in downtown. they want to expand throughout the city and occupy everything. >> i have to say it's much quieter here at occupy oakland than it was last week. muc

february of 2007, jetblue passengers, stranded for almost 11 hours. hundreds of jetblue passengers at kennedy airport, trapped on # separate planes. empty jets were frozen to the ground, blocking the gates to inbound flights. next hour, what you can do. patti ann: new reports that a massachusetts energy company that received millions of dollars in government loans has filed for bankruptcy. beacon power corporation got $43 million, and this development comes just two days after the white house ordered an independent investigation into the department of energy's loan program. well, joining us right now is congressman morgan griffith, he is a member of the house energy and commerce committee which is already investigating a loan to a different energy company that went bankrupt. thank you for joining us, congressman. >> glad to be with you this morning. patti ann: so your committee was already investigating seoul rained and just yesterday we hear a separate company received this $43 million loan guarantee and went bankrupt, beacon power got the loan to he

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now, jetblue may get hit with a very big fine. but here is the question: who gets the cash?america, we're lending and investing in communities across the country, from helping to revitalize a neighborhood in brooklyn to financing industries that are creating jobs in boston or providing funding for the expansion of a local business serving a diverse seattle community and supporting training programs for tomorrow's workforce in los angeles. because the more we can do in local neighborhoods and communities, the more we can help make opportunity possible. >>stuart: jetblue being probed by the department of transportation for standing 129 passengers in connecticut for seven hours on the runway. the captain was pleading to try to escape. listen to this. >> we cannot seem to get help from our own company. is there anyway you can get a tug and a tow bar and get us towed somewhere, to a gate or something? why care, take us anywhere. >>stuart: the passengers are getting a refund for the tickets and jetblue also facing a fine of up to $3.5 million from uncle sam. but, obvious question:

the conditions hundreds of jetblue passengers faced while stuck on the tarmac for hours. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. it's been two weeks since occupy sf has been calling part of the plaza home. despite the police intervention the 'em camp. has remained virtually untouched. now there is a down right disgusting problem that could change all that. the problem that could mean eviction. >> reporter: occupy san francisco is now dealing with dirty dealings of its own. overflowing port a potties. now, unusable. protestors closing them off to the public until they can be cleaned out t question is, when, and will it be soon enough before it being comes a health hazard? >> yeah, i mean if we have some unclean toilets it's a good excuse for the cops to come in and tell us we need to leave because we're breaking laws, directing signs to other resources available in the community. >> reporter: as tension rises at occupy locations -- [ yelling ] >> reporter: so does the smell generated by the overflow of human waste. >> interview: toilets are full, let's solve the problem, and ge

jetblue could be fined $27,000 per passenger. extreme cases airlines rarely get the maximum penalty and passengers don't get a share. the weekend wallop, unlike any other in october, seven weeks before winter. crews clearing trees weighted down by wet, heavy snow, they tumbled on to anything, homes, cars, power lines. 3 million homes and businesses maryland to maine are without electrici electricity. >> we are going to have extensive and long term power outages. and i am advised that it, at least, initially, looks luke some people could be without power for at much as a week. >> reporter: hundreds of schools will be closed monday. the extended weekend is bittersweet for countless children who may not be able to go truck or treating because with no power and downed wires it will be too dark and too dangerous. larry jacobs, abc news. >> what a weird halloween. the storm has been especially dangerous because of the huge number of power lines that came down. a 20-year-old man was electrocute in springfield, massachusetts when he step

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jetblue could get hundreds of thousands in fines. ice on the roads caused problems and accidents. police were already on the scene of one crash in baltimore when the driver of an suv skid into a light pole down the street. no one in either crash was seriously hurt. >>> grandmother of robert wood jr. says she had given up hope that her grandson would be found alive. robert its bethune-cookman who spent five cold nighwho -- robert is the boy that spent the night in the cold. do we know how this kid is doing right now? >> we do. robbie at the medical center in richmond. in pretty good shape. doctors running blood tests on him right now. we did hear from his grandmot r grandmother, she talked about a roller coaster of emotions including the moment she lost hope. >> the wind was blowing hard, drizzling, cold. if you had been there you would have known. i knew he couldn't make it one more night. not one more night. >> norma jean williams remembers her despair the night before her grandson was found. 8-year-old robbie wood went missing one week ago in the battle field park in hanover cou

. >> reporter: as the hours ticked by and diverted jetblue flight 504 remained stranded on the tarmac in hartford, the frustrated pilot radio it had tower. >> reporter: the problems began saturday afternoon when snowy weather and instrument troubles forced the diversion of about 50 planes from new york airports. 23 of them with 1,700 passengers aboard landed at the relatively small hartford airport. jetblue 504 with 129 passengers aboard was among four jets stuck on the hartford tarmac for seven hours or more. and as toilets stopped operating tensions started rising. >> reporter: the paraplegic was 32-year-old jimmy brown, paralyzed from the waist down. >> behind us there was almost a fight. in front of us people are yelling. "just bring the stairs, let us get off the plane." yelling at the pilot and airline attendants. >> reporter: under a new passengers' bill of rights, an airline can be fined the $27,500 per passenger for delays of more than three hours but fliersrights.org says the airport is also to blame. >> they should have been able to handle it. they're an international airpo

jetblue has refunded the tickets, but thanks to the new rules passed after a similar jetblue incident years back, the airline could actually face fines of 27,000 bucks for each passenger for leaving them on the plane for so long. so for the folks who spent seven hours on the tarmac this weekend, i don't think you'll ever see any of that money, but at least we might be able to find out whether jetblue pays the fine. >>> what is halloween, after all, not just with scary plane stories, but with a few zom bees. after the break, a harvard grad and a award-winning novelist sharing his own zombie nightmare. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. could've had a v8. i refer to her as "that woman with the great gums." as jill's dentist, i know that her gums are a foundation of a healthy smile. jill knows that, too -- so she uses crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically prov

and passengers on a diverted jetblue flight sat on the tarmac for seven hours. >> people were quite upset. >> a trick on the eve of halloween that is far from a treat. they are investigating the jetblue flight and three others that were kept on the tarmac for several hours. we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars for passengers. >>> things were much calmer tonight. let's go to steve standing by the weather center. >> a cold night ahead. we're just watching a few high clouds. none of them will amount to much. tomorrow monday, the last day of october, look at these numbers. just in the freezing mark gain gaithersburg. nothing for the needed to metro but the cooler air will stick around for one more day. are you ready for a nice early november warmup? my forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >>> the new hit show "10 am" is sparking new interest in the iconic airline -- "pan am" is sparking new interest in the iconic airline. we spoke with some local women who took part in those glory days. >> the tv series has fuelled a flight down memory lane. >> this is great. >> for these

jetblue said the payings would be reimbursed. reporting from new york. >> let's go back there. the snowstorm over the weekend did not stop occupy wall street protesters. they said we're going to stick it out during the freezing temperatures. the city is cracking down on a lot of equipment the protesters are using to keep their tents warm because they could pose fire hazards. >>> the president issued an executive order to fix a growing number of prescription drugs used to treat life-threatening illnesses. they want to make more available for people in need. some hospitals had to delay surgeries and cancer treatments. the fda will speed up all these applications to produce certain drugs as well as giving the justice department additional information about instances of price gouging by companies. >> this is one of those slow rolling problems that could and up resulting in disaster for patients and health cash facility -- care facilities. >> the president signed the legislation. >>> netflix customers will soon be able to find your abc and disney shows on netflix and amazon.com. the

the government is investigating a jetblue flight from ft.ark diverted to hartford before passengers were stranded on board for seven hours. >> i got a problem on the airplane. we're going to need cops on board. we have got on the ground, at 17:24 z and we have been here now for 7 1/2 hours. >> reporter: this 69-year-old described the nightmare -- no food, water, or working bathrooms. >> some of them were yelling, "get us off the planes." i know what it feels like to be incarcerated. >> under the passenger bill of rights, jetblue could be fined $27,000 per passenger. the airline claims because the the airport lost power, jetways were not operational and the airplane couldn't be de-iced. for countless children, the early storm has put the trick-or-treating in jeopardy. with all the downed power lines and blocked streets in west hartford, dylan and megan richards' parents aren't sure about going door to door. >> usually people put their lights on. we don't know. >> we have to make sure everything is safe before we can do anything. >> reporter:

. >> the unseasonable snow storm was not a treat for passengers on this jetblue flight after drinking diverted to hartford from new jersey. 120 passengers on the runway more than seven hours sitting idle. >> i apologize. if there's any way you can get a tow somewhere to a gate or something, i don't care. take us anywhere. >> with no food, water or working bathrooms and frustrated passengers, the pilots pleaded for help. >> i have a paraplegic onboard that needs to come off and i have a diabetic that has an issue. a list of things. i just after get some help." >> jetblue said the airline was open wound and issued an apology saying, "faced with limited options, we did the best we could for their care." one of the passengers said the apology means nothing. >> this should of been a teacher will moment. i'm not sure the message was received. >> the passengers were finally able to the plane on the tarmac. now like millions of others in the northeast they will have to get back to normal life after what is now being called snowtober. brianne carter , abc 7 news. >>> power outages are still a

jetblue says 23 flights were diverted from various airports. six were jetblues. nevertheless, people were stuck on the tarmac for eight and nine hours. no food, no water, they couldn't even get bathrooms to work with. they were overfilled. but people had their cell phones working and started to call people on the outside to tell them what was going on. the bathroom was an especially ugly situation. listen. >> they are totally filled. nobody can go in them anymore. you just have to the hold it. >> power is going in and out. bathrooms are locked. people are upset. >> jetblue did issue an apology and is offering refunds and free strouchers, but the thing is there is an airline passengers bill of rights that is in effect. a rule a i waimplemented. airlines are supposed to make sure you have food, water and clean those bathrooms didn't happen here. d.o.t. says it has opened an investigation. >> oh, really. and that is just all they have said, they have opened an investigation to see what happened and if everyone abided by the rules. >> that's right. >> and they said,

the bathrooms were getting nasty. >> jetblue says six of is planes were diverted to connecticut. officials there say power outages made refueling and deplaning difficult. the airline has apologized saying they did the best they could. a federal law the airline could face huge fines for holding passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours. >>> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> hi there! it is halloween. >> yes and i'm dressed up like a big pumpkin. >> you look great. i went a little more minimal. i don't think an orange suit would work for me. >> a little fog out there, this is going to be short-lived. we have fire danger on the way, rain and even frost in the forecast. >>> countries around the world mark a new milestone in our population. the symbol -- symbolic held @ >>> the world's population reached a record seven billion this morning. in the philippines a baby girl named danica was two minutes before midnight and welcomed with a cake and gift certificate for free shoes. russia celebrated the delivery of a boy minutes after midnight as the world's seve

jetblue was forced to divert a plane.ngers spent hours waiting to be allowed into the terminal. fights nearly broke out as people tried to get off the plane. >> children for eight hours on a plane isn't pleasant. >> jetblue blames bad weather and infrastructure in hartford for the delays on getting passengers off. hundreds of passengers spent hours stuck on jetblue plane during a valentine's day. anyone under the age of 3 for an hour i would say. >> i feel bad for the flight attendants. they do such a great job. but in situations like this their hands are tied. they're dealing with frustrated passengers. peanuts don't cut it at that point. >> yeah. >> you've got to feel for them. >> amazing storm. so it did really strand travelers, whether you're on the ground or on the air. it continues to affect travel in the northeast. and here for us, good morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein. it's cleared aaron, you're all set. great, thanks. mike, thanks for doing that discount double check. you saved us hundreds. what was that? t

the bathrooms were getting nasty. >> jetblue says six of is planes were diverted to connecticut. officials there say power outages made refueling and deplaning difficult. the airline has apologized saying they did the best they could. a federal law the airline could face huge fines for holding passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours. >>> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> hi there! it is halloween. >> yes and i'm dressed up like a big pumpkin. >> you look great. i went a little more minimal. i don't think an orange suit would work for me. >> a little fog out there, this is going to be short-lived. we have fire danger on the way, rain and even frost in the forecast. >>> countries around the world mark a new milestone in our population. the symbol -- symbolic held for these newborns. ♪ [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's chocolate chips. for a moment of warm, gooey, togetherness. chocolate chip cookies... from pillsbury. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury crescent dogs with just a few ingredi

passengers on a jetblue flight waited seven hours on the plane before finally being cleared for the airport terminal. and as residents continued to dig out and the frost starts to melt off the pumpkins -- >> i think we're in for a big, bad winter. here we are, in october, and we got snow. >> reporter: winter is still more than six weeks away. >> the pictures are pretty from here. >>> we're learning that not just one jetblue flight was stuck on the tarmac for hours. according to passengers and the airlines, three flights and one american airlines flight was stranded on a plane near hartford, connecticut. >>> a war of words. fellow gop candidates attack herman cain about his tax policy and abortion stance. >>> and halloween is just a couple of hours away. we'll take you to a famous haunting spot in our live report. >>> we're going to see some mild temperatures like we're seeing outside right now. 50s and 60s. but the forecast says a winter-like blast iseadi h towards the bay area. ng mmm... if i were cheese... i wouldn't want to let go of myself either. come try the cheese inspired dishes on

the airport compounded the >> i don't care, take us anywhere. >> jetblue apologized saying power outages compounded the situation. the department of transportation is investigating. >>> the state is not taking chances with sex offenders this halloween. brandon hudson shows us what the state is doing tonight when there will be a lot of kids on the streets. >> reporter: miss jefferson hopes her nephews and grandkids enjoy halloween like she did when she was a kid. >> we don't want to mess that up. >> reporter: what she's for is operation boo. it began in 1991. it's an attempt to keep registered sex offenders off the streets on halloween. but this year there's a new policy. the state is going after over 2, 000 registered sex offenders who are homeless. to keep them off the street and to keep kids safe for the first time the state is setting up mandatory curfew centers for homeless registered sex offenders. >> we have them all together. we know where they are and it takes fewer resources for us to keep an eye on them. so they won't be out among the trick-or-treaters. >> reporter: the centers

passengers on a jetblue plane were stranded on board on the tarmac for more than 8 hours. >> reporter: a trip returning from florida takes a turn for the worse. passengers on a jetblue plane were on their way to newark but a winter storm forced a detour to connecticut. if that wasn't bad enough, they were stuck on the tarmac for more than 8 hours. >> interview: it's ridiculous, i mean this airport is just leaving us here, and not doing anything about it. >> reporter: rose an could see ma called while she was inside the plane. she said everyone was about to lose it. especially when they are barred from the bathrooms. >> interview: they are filled, totally filled. no one can go in them any more, you have to hold it. >> reporter: steve tarabador's parents were also on that plane. >> interview: tower is going in and out, people are upset, someone else called the state police. >> this long line is filled with passengers from another carrier. they had come back from a holiday in barcelona, they also sat on the tarmac. >>> we sat on the car mac4 nascar hours and got through customs and got h

. >>> at least three jetblue planes and an american airlines jet were stranded on the tarmac in hartford, connecticut, for hours. passengers said they were trapped for more than seven hours and the plane ran out of food, water, and working toilets. >> there filled. they are totally filled. nobody can go in them any more. you just have to hold it. it's ridiculous. this airport, this airport is just leaving us here and not doing anything about it. >> reporter: jetblue says power outages at the airport made it difficult to get passengers off those planes. there were travel troubles on the ground, too. an amtrak train headed to boston was stranded for 13 hours in central massachusetts because of a rock slide. 48 passengers were on that train. they did have heat and food. 68 passengers were stuck overnight when another amtrak train hit a downed tree near amhurst. >> reporter: three people are missing after a powerful explosion at a grain elevator in northeastern kansas. saturday's blast in atchison, 50 miles northwest of kansas city was so powerful it shook the ground across the border in mis

. >>> there is new trouble for jetblue. >> passengers found themselves stuck on a plane for more than is forced to divert a network bound flight yesterday during the snowstorm. once the plane landed passengers spent hours waiting to be allowed into the terminal. fights nearly broke out as people tried to get off the plane. >> there were children who -- children under the age of 3 for eight hours on a plane isn't pleasant. >> jetblue blames bad weather and infrastructure problems in hartford for the delay in getting passengers off. back in 2007, hundreds of passengers spent hours stuck on jetblue planes during a valentine's day blizzard. the tension on board that plane not a pleasant trip at all. >>> it's time now for a little sports. after going 7-0 to start this season, the washington capitals are ready to get the heck out of canada as they have dropped two straight north of the border. last night the caps played the canucks. they traded goals back and forth until the third period. that's when the canucks pulled away with three goals, winning it. the final score, 7-4. they will head

jetblue has apologized to its passengers. be refunded their tickets and receive one free round-trip airfare. >>> today, the anesthesiologist called by dr. conrad murray's defense team will be questioned by the prosecution. you might remember an anesthesiologist for the prosecution contains an i.v. drop set up by dr. murray killed jackson. the jury must decide between the two competing thorryes. >>> the american academy of pediatrics say teens should be regularly tested for hiv. the aaap -- the aap, rather, says some 70% of new infections are caused by people who don't know their status. still some question whether health care professionals will actually dopt the new recommendation. >>> another food recall to tell you about this morning, turkish pine nuts, 5,000 pounds of turkish pine nuts are being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. at least 43 people have become sick so far. the nuts in question were sold at wegmans groceries in new york, pennsylvania, new jersey, virginia and maryland between july 1st an

a jetblue flight was diverted to hartford before passengers were stranded on board for seven hours. this man described the nightmare, no food, water or working bathrooms. >> some of them were yelling, get us off the plane. i now know what it feels like to be incarcerated. >> reporter: under the passenger bill of rights, jetblue could be fined $27,000 per passenger. but the airline claims because the airport lost power jetways weren't operational and the plane couldn't be de-iced. nearly 50 passengers were also stranded on board an amtrak train in western massachusetts overnight though they did have food and water. we drove into the city of meridan, connecticut saturday night. looks like a ghost town. it's only quarter past 6:00 at night. so many lost power because leaves till cling to many tree, twice the pressure on branches. they easily snapped sparking fires and blackouts. >> it looks like armageddon. >> reporter: for countless children the early storm has put the trick-or-treating set to begin in 24 hours in jeopardy. with all the downed power lines and blocked streets in west h

. >> the weekend snow storm trapped 100 people on one jetblue plane in connecticut for more than seven. by the time it was over there was no water. no blue potato chips and the bathrooms were overflowing it was disgusting they tell us. the plane was flying from fort lauderdale to newark but the nasty weather forced the air traffic controllers to divert the flight to bradley airport in hartford and there it sat on the snowy tarmac all day long even as the pilot pleaded to the tower to let everybody off the plane. >> we can't seem to get any help from our own company. i apologize for this. is there any way you can get a tug and tow bar out here to get us towed anywhere to a gate or something. i don't care. take us anywhere. i have a paraplegic on board that needs to come off. i have a diabetic on here that has got an issue. it's a list of things. i just got to get some help. >> shepard: couldn't get it right away, though. the train was trapped between two other planes on the runway. eventually they did get to a gate. those passengers had to spend the night on cots in the terminal. "the f

jetblue could be facing fines.f the jetblue planes and one american airlines flight stranded at the tarmac at bradley international near hartford, connecticut after they got diverted from airports in new york. jetblue says it will offer refunds for the 123 stranded passengers. >>> herman cain is denying allegations from when he was head of national restaurant association. his campaign spokesman says the press is dreaming up thinly sourced allegations. cain is here in our area speaking at the american enterprise institute at 9:00 this morning and will be at tysons corner tomorrow. >>> also learning about the last words of steve jobs from his biological sister. in her eulogy delivered earlier this month, she says her brother's final words were oh, wow, oh, wow. the new york sometimes just published the eulogy. simpson said she first heard she had a brother while working at a small literary magazine in new york. >>> next, it is a trick or treat some lucky local kids will never forget. we'll tell what you the obamas ha