no president, reagan or jfk, could have given a speech on this side of the wall at the time. of course, this is a square that the white house believes sim plizs the transformation of this city. in today's speech we'll hear the president echo some cold war speeches from the past, talking about jfk's speech and also the famous tear down this wall speech by ronald reagan some 26 years ago, a call for one third reduction of the u.s. arsenal and the russian nuclear arsenals. they just did that a couple years ago, had some reductions in u.s. nuclear weapons as part of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. he wants to go further. russia has to agree to the starts, and this week we -- saul white house cautioned not to expect a sequel to the president's 2009 speech in prague when he called for a world without nuclear weapons. so as we await the president, here's the way of the schedule of events. you want to bring in peter alexandre. we're going to hear from the mayor of berlin and then from chancellor eric somal. we'll talk about the press conference that happened a couple hours ago, and then t

and a passenger onboard an egypt air flight from cairo to new york's jfk airport found a note inside the bathroom saying "i'll set this plane on fire." the good news in this particular incident, the plane landed safely and the passengers were deplaned at the gate. about the claim that he worked for the embassy in abu dhabi, we have reached out to the state department after that claim. we have yet to hear back from them. >> well, let's hope that one's not true. rene marsh, thanks so much. >>> stories we're watching right now in the newsroom at just about 30 minutes past the hour. stocks expected to open higher today, but all eyes are on the federal reserve. ben bernanke with a news conference tomorrow. we'll keep you posted. >>> in florida, governor rick scott has signed a bill that blocks cities and counties from

. >> reporter: no bomb was found in the bag, and the man was new york's jfk airport found a threatening note inside a plane's bathroom, saying, i'll set this plane on fire. the flight was diverted to scotland. no one was harmed, and police are still investigating the incident. >> my concern is are we seeing a large trend of nonviolent terrorist threats on aircraft? >> reporter: flight experts say passengers behaving badly is on the rise. this picture shouj a passenger duct taped to his seat after he

cheryl: to four let you go, things get stolen out of jfk.nds that have lost diamond jewelry and a check luggage. >> don't be mean to jfk. it happens all over the place. but you have selected the other side. you have to look and all sides. you know what, sometimes the obvious is not the obvious. cheryl: is tough. i have to tell you, a good story, founder and ceo. he is on twitter. tweet in your thoughts right now they give. >> thank you. dennis: and a big deal showing the cell phone industry is more vibrant than ever. so why are some pushing for more regulation? we have a guest says that the free market grain. cheryl: speaking of the free-market, governor rick perry is your fresh from his trip trying to get east coast companiee to come to his tax from the state. we're going one-on-one with him next. ♪ you make a great team. it's been that way since e day you met. but your erectile dysfunctio- itlde a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you cabe more confident in your ability to

chris matthews was here peddling his latest jfk book. he is a huge fan. was jfk under estimated? that is the debate going on. talk about controlling the message. in the obama administration, we talk about their view of the press. they are so controlling of the press. >> they have not done a good job. >> that was a campaign that was brilliant in its use of new media. that again is striking. every president uses the medium of their own time. radio, tv with kennedy. we have not seen this white house effectively harness and the -- any of the media. >> goldman sachs. >> one of the reasons i supported president obama was i did not want to see larry summers in the white house. [laughter] with hillary clinton, until the end of her campaign, there was not a sense of how she could bring her history to bear. it was very much a restoration ist campaign. he fell if you are going to get the clinton administration part 3. -- you felt as if you were going to get the clinton administration part 3. if you feel it was such a crisis and panic at that time as many say it was coming out of the calamit

live from the scene of a heist at jfk.eporter: thieves made off with roughy $8 million in cash and jewelry. at the time the biggest heist in history. but the amount pales in comparison to one earlier in belgium. eight heavily armed men burst through a fence on to a brussels tarmac and two vehicles, and stole $50 million in diamond from a plane bound for zurich, switzerland. more than 30 people were arrested. in the brussels heist, authorities retrieved stolen diamond, cash and luxury cars after finding them spread across three countries. erin. >> i love that story. all right, still to come. how much did the guy who says, you are going to like the way you look, in the men's warehouse commercials actually make? there is a number for you. and, more shocking testimony at the george zimmerman trial and graphic photos of trayvon martin shown to the jury late this afternoon. an american businessman says he is being held hostage by his own employees in china. does it add up? [ kate ] many women may not be absorbing the calcium the

. >>> the last big heist at jfk airport inspired a hollywood movie, and it has happened again. the mystery theft of more than a million dollars. >>> apple's stock price trading below. what the company needs to do the once again impress investors and companies. i will have that just ahead as kpix 5 news continues. ,,,,,, construction on the one sou- market building officially n this morning with a ound-breaking in dow >>> a new high-rise apartment building joining san jose's skyline. construction on the one south market street building officially beginning with the ground breaking in downtown san jose. this is the first new high-rise project since the economic downturn. it is expected to create hundred new jobs. it will have retail space, housing, and a parking garage. the luxury building is set to be ready in 2015. >>> some residents in marin county are pretty divided when it comes to affordable housing. an don knapp explains, some feel this will cause more problems in their community. >> we're asking. >> reporter: with grim predictions, residents of this county show opposition

these snapshots were taken minutes before they boarded a bus for jfk airport that day. cheryl niverts' mother took the pictures. >> she was excited to see the eiffel tower and she had all of the pictures lined up. >> what did you mean? >> she was going the stand under the eiffel tower with a loaf of french bread. >> and then the flight attendant who was making her mom nervous. >> didn't want her to fly. >> how long with twa? >> five weeks. this was her first international flight. >> how did she end up on this flight with such little experience? >> that is the sad part. she ended up on the flight, because someone called in sick. she called me before leaving to the airport. i said, you are going to be tired. it is a hot day, and you are going to be exhausted. she said, no, mom, i'm psyched. >> the forecast for paris called for smooth sailing and for 12:00, it was. >> the story at this hour, a 747 that took off from kennedy airport is missing -- >> the 747 aircraft has exploded -- >> an explosion that is over the atlantic ocean that is being reported. >> clyde willis, capt

. >> reporter: twa flight 800, a 747 like this, was one of several hundred flights at jfk airport in new york that day. what made it special was what it meant to the people on board. missouri sisters krisha and brenna couldn't wait to get started on their trip to france. >> you know, i could almost visualize them on the plane having a good time. there wasn't going to be any sleeping, i don't think. >> reporter: older sister, krisha, had plans to be married. >> i looked at it as their last chance to be sisters and do silly things together. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, 16 students from a high school french club and five chaperones were headed to paris for what was meant to be the trip of a lifetime. these snapshots were taken only minutes before they boarded the bus for the long ride to jfk airport that day. cheryl's mother took the photos. >> she was excited about seeing the eiffel tower and taking in all the sights and she had her pictures all lined up. >> reporter: pictures, what do you mean? >> she was going to stand under the eiffel tower a loaf of french bread. >> reporter: at a

the pt boat pin that jfk gave to people. and this plex i glass box that the president gave to all those people who traveled with him on the caroline which was the private plane that his father bought him for the presidential campaign, stanley kept all those things, and they were wrapped up in the trunk. and you'll see pictures of them in the book. okay, this picture was taken at valley forge when president kennedy is campaigning. excuse me, senator kennedy is campaigning. and you can barely -- he's right there. the thing that is so extraordinary for us to be looking at in the year 2013 -- at this in the year 2013, no security, people are -- the press is up two feet from the candidate, and these are the crowds that turned out. you can see it just says something about a time and a place that we don't get anymore. and no teleprompters either. this is what stanley called the hand shot. this was his favorite photograph of president kennedy. he's on top of a convertible and standing behind him is governor pat brown of california.

passengers on board, was at the end of a 14-hour flight from tokyo preparing to land at new york's jfk airport. but as he approached runway 4 left in rough winds, the pilot executed a missed approach, telling the tower he was going around. the tower issued instructions to climb and make a gentle turn to the right. meanwhile, at nearby laguardia, a delta regional jet with 70 passengers aboard was taking off, climbing to its left. as the two planes made their wide turns, they came within 2,600 feet horizontally and just 200 feet vertically. controllers then sounded the alert. >> are you turning? >> yes, sir. we're almost at 040 now. >> delta, traffic 12:00. 1,400 feet. embraer, 1,600 feet. >> okay. we've got them on the fish finder here. >> reporter: the fish finder is on-board collision avoidance radar. retired american airlines captain tom casey. >> that's very close. that's close for anybody, especially if the embraer is looking at a 747 coming at them, that's a large footprint in the air. >> reporter: earlier this year, the faa's inspector general reported the number of controller mi

the incident happened here at new york's jfk airport. a shuttle america e170 was taking off just as a delta 747 was preparing to land. that 747 then peeled out of its landing in a standard procedure called a missed approach. the two planes then came way too close. the faa will not confirm just how close. in a statement it said the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. both aircraft landed safely. it is the latest in the string of near misses across the nation's airports in the past few years. last year in washington, d.c., at reagan national airport, three planes barely avoided slamming into one another after a control tower miscommunication. and a frightening near multiple collision in denver, just before last thanksgiving. >> traffic alert. 1:00. less than two miles at same altitude. >> reporter: a passenger plane caught on radar staring directly into the line of several aircrafts. in 2010, a pilot at boston logan airport takes a wrong turn. right into the path of another a

the plane left jfk airport bound for paris and went down 12 miles out over the atlantic ocean. the calls for the new investigation coincide with a new film about flight 800. and they revive a theory that's been largely discredited. tom costello with more on this tonight. >> reporter: july 17, 1996. >> flight 800 en route tonight from jfk airport to charles de gaulle airport in paris, france, has exploded in mid air. >> reporter: all 230 people on board twa 800 died when their plane exploded 12 miles off long island. immediately, investigators focused on eyewitness reports of one or more missiles in the sky. forensic teams recovered the plane from the ocean floor and painstakingly rebuilt it in a warehouse. a pain-staking investigation concluded that an electrical short has touched off a fuel vapor explosion in the central fuel tank. >> explosion, is that correct? >> yes, sir, it blew up in the air and i saw two fireballs go down into the water. >> reporter: a new film claims that the government ignored or covered up witness accounts and radar evidence of a missile. >> i believe

april 11th, 2011, a small delta comair bombardier arriving from boston lands at jfk.and passengers on board get a frightening reminder of one of the reasons why they should not take their seat belts off before they reach the gate. >> 563. send the trucks. i just hit it. >> a massive airfrance airbus a380, taxing the runway, crashes into it, turning it about 45 degrees. >> emergency equipment. >> once ground control receives word of the accident, they immediately dispatch emergency personnel. after moving both planes away from the crash site, crews work to cleanup any debris on the runway. the cause is still being investigated. but the ntsb's preliminary report indicates the regional jet had to wait for another plane to depart before being able to taxi to its gate. while waiting, the jet's tail was hanging over the taxiway. additionally, the air france airbus a380 is one of the largest commercial airliners in service today, with a total wingspan of 261 feet. while passengers on the 300-ton airbus report feeling only a slight rumble. >> airfrance thinks he may have hit

we'll take you aboard jfk's yacht.ht not get his medication. if people digest what's happening, they might settle down. >> after ben bernanke announced the federal reserve would pull back on its stimulus efforts, the stock took a nose dive. >> the faa is investigating a near collision in the skies over new york city. >> sources say the airplanes came within 200 feet of one another. >> at some point, you have to have those talks about who do we have that we are trying to get rid of. who do you have that you are trying to get rid of? how can we make this work for both of us. >>> it triggers series of things that have to be met before the undocumented workers >>> people talking on cell phones were twice as often to walk into traffic. >> were you surprised no women do this than women? >> yes. >> fans spilled out into the streets in celebration after the heat brought home the city's second straight championship. >>> i'm lebron james from akron, ohio, from the inner city. i'm not even supposed to be here. >>> today's eye ope

the 1978 cash and jewel heist featured in the movie "goodfellas" -- >> from the scene of a heist at jfk usually get caught. he says this one will get caught, too. >> he's celebrating with a beer watching the show. he's going to get caught. >> reporter: enjoy your beer. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> so send in your clues. >>> we're always working for you at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. see you back here tomorrow night. hope you have a great night. >>> tonight tenants complain of violent harassment and we have video that seems to back up claims. >> showing just a few scattered showers and sprinkles but more wet weather will follow. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >> happening now, hundreds of bart workers taking a vote that could put them on picket lines next week what. will you do if they go on strike? >> and you'll hear from the family of a east bay road rage victim. appeal for help in solving his murder. >> the rain ended for the most part but moisture hangs heavy in skies over the bay area tonight. we're in for another half bay of w

coming up, a heist at the jfk airport.fbi confirms it is investigating a $1.2 million chunk of change here that sort of disappeared from the swiss air flight. where it was headed and what the fbi has to say about this. do not miss this. l, he showed up in a van. [ women ] oh-awww. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away. yoplait. it is so good. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? oh, yeah. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ wife ] sorry. [ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $

melissa: alllrig, former manager for jfk ys he regularly caught about six security guards sleeping on the job in 18 hour shift. i'm glad i did not see it before hand. >> wasn't jfk the target of terror plots in the past bencnchmar? contacted by the port authority of new york. remember, we had to federal as airport securityn order -- it was too important for the private sector to get involved. this shows you, when the public sectors involved with hiring ese people, this is what happens. >> what i want to know -- >> i was going to say, with regard to the union thing, you know was fired, the whistle blower was fired. these guys weren't fired. it was the whistle blower. >> what i want to know is how our pay raises and bonuses, how they given pay raises and bonuses are any kindf step increases or any salary increase? melissa: your wholentire shift in the get a bonus. that could be the way it works. i like the way he wakes up. >> finally. melissa: all right. we told you all about bit point, the virtual currency it basically cannot be tracked wn so you hear this one. welcoming its very first

the delta flight coming into jfk was a missed approach.ilot was coming around for a second attempt to land. no word on if that was the cause of the close call. shep? >> shepard: all right, laura, thank you, according to the transportation department, pilots reported 100 close calls. 90 in 2010. the faa reports there are 85,000 flights in the u.s. every day. next time you fly you might not have to turn off your ipad or pretend to. the "wall street journal" which our parent company owns easing restrictions on passengers in flight. specifically when the plane son the ground and taking off and landing. those rules are not just annoying for fliers they don't do anything to keep us safer. fed's own study 1/3 of fliers never turn their devices off when they are told to. no word on time line for potential changes. worth noting cell phone calls in flight would still thankfully be banned. ingredients in name brand foods that you have in your home right now are aroad by our government. they are banned in more than 100 other countries. wait until you

the incident happened here at new york's jfk airport. delta 747 was preparing to land. that 747 then peeled out of its landing in a standard procedure called a missed approach. the two planes then came way too close. the faa will not confirm just how close in a statement it said, the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. both aircraft landed safely. it is the latest in a string of near misses across the nation's airports in the past few years. last year in washington, d.c., at reagan national airport, three planes barely avoided slamming into one another after a control tower miscommunication. and a frightening near multiple collision in denver just before last thanksgiving. >> traffic alert. less than two miles at the same altitude. descend immediately. >> reporter: a passenger plane caught on radar staring directly into the line of several aircrafts. in 2010, a pilot at boston logan airport takes a wrong turn, right into the path of another aircraft. an air traffic controll

. $1.2 million in hundred dollar bills stolen from the cargo of a swiss air jet that landed at jfk monday morning. the money 93 million in total was heading to a federal reserve unit in new jersey. they found one crate of cash with a huge hole and realized money was missing. the feds believe it was an inside job that happened here in new york not in switzerland. now they plan to give detector tests to airport employees. >> now to a fox news alert out of texas. confusion over the bill that would height ten restrictions on abortions there. the senate passed a legislation despite one lawmakers 13 hour filibuster. earlier this morning the state's lieutenant governor now said the vote came too late. democrats claim voting on the measure was taken after the session's midnight deadline. it would ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. >> long time democratic congressman ed marquis won the senate session seat in massachusetts. he will take john kerry's former seat. he beat republican gabriel gomez a former navy seal. gomez says he's a better person because of the campaign. former massachu

a plane from e jift cairo to jfk had to land in scotland. >>> the government is trying to ease tensionse peninsula from a truce treaty to a peace treaty. details on where to hold the talks are up to washington. the white house has not responded. talks would only happen if north korea is serious about ending their nuclear program. >> reporter: we have the waxing crescent moon. we do have a lot of clouds. you may not be able to see the moon. we have clouds in the bay and overcast conditions. san francisco, looking at the trans america building, we have 20-20-mile per hour winds now. for tomorrow not as much fog. more sunshine for father's day. it will clear by 9:00. gusty winds will make things cool by the beaches. next week we will see more fog each day. by the time tuesday and wednesday roll around we will have 70s. we have a couple showers to the far north. that is part of a storm system from the pacific northwest. it is slowly moving to the east. it will be 3-4 days of a fog layer and really generate strong winds and sea breeze. i have noticed the latest forecast model is coverage of

. >> reporter: passengers were expecting a direct flight from cairo to jfk. instead they ended up in scotland with a very serious scare in the air. relief as passengers arrived safely this morning at jfk airport. >> i think everybody knew it was an ordeal and they were all smiling and welcoming us home. >> i'm so tired. i just want to go to bed. i am very happy to be home. >> reporter: the flight that originated from cairo was diverted to glasgow, scotland. a bbc reporter on the flight says she found a threatening message written on a napkin in the bathroom. >> it said in english, i'll set this plane on fire with seat number 46-d written on it. >> reporter: british military jets were called in to escort the plane to scotland. at first passengers were told it was a technical issue. nbc news producer carol goebel was also onboard. >> we descended fairly quickly. as we got on the ground we realized police were surrounding the airplane. >> reporter: snipers and police greeted passengers when they landed at the airport. anxious passengers were taken off the plane

when you deal with a subject line jfk, for a group of readers too young to remember jfk or jfk junior, how do you make it relatable to them? >> pictures. we have stunning pictures in this kids book called "kennedy's last days," and you see the glamour of jfk and jackie and they see real people and the villain oswald. you have to arrest the children's attention by visuals in the age of the internet. that's what we've been able to do in this book. when they get interested in those people they want to find out what happened to them. >> we'll talk at greater length about that. >> i'm in your dressing room? i get to use your dressing room. look at lauer, i don't want anybody in that dressing room. >> the drawers are locked. >> with bolts. >> appreciate it. savannah. >> matt, thank you. >>> there is new activity at the south african hospital where nelson mandela is being treated. more family is arriving. south africa's current president gave an update on his condition. keir simmons is in pretoria, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that update from south africa's president said he met

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. >> a flame will be lit to celebrate jfk's heritage. the flame will be taken to a memorial in ireland where his ancestors left for america. the nsa week. hear how president obama is defending the program and what the >> it's 4:37. in business news, chrysler and officials continue to stare each other down. >> are your tastebuds ready for watermelon oreos? mine are not. we're joined in new york with more. >> hello, brad and jummy. chrysler has until midnight to respond to requests of two million jeeps. chrysler says jeep grand cherokees and liberty suvs made over 15 model years are safe. >>> we have details on how it helped government surveillance. it recrvved 13,000 requests from law enforcement agencies in the past six months. most were related to fraud, homicide and criminal investigations. to mark the unofficial start of summer, watermelon oreos are here. they feature is vanilla-flavored cookie and a jolly rancher type filling. the watermelon oreos are available at target for three bucks a pack. other limited ed digses have been hits

the 747 was on the way from jfk to paris. we have that the twa 800 exploded in midair about ten miles out in the atlantic ocean. july 17th, 1976. there was a conclusion of a gas tank explosion brought it down. but half dozen self sdwrooib described whistle-blowers are challenging that explanation. one was convinced this plane was damaged by a high explosion. he asked the fbi to test out a sample from the plane. now listen as he described what happened next. >> swab this piece and check that for me and so they did, it tested positive which i was sure it would do. positive for residue of high explosion. they called somebody and 90 seconds three fbi agents ran in the room with a coat can tie and physically pushed me aside and turned to me and said the machine has frequent false positives. >> we have investigating the claims, and what a day and documentary this is. having seen it myself, it airs later this month. they have 6, 6 self described whistle-blowers who say we were not tol the truth. >> the documentary is compel and this

it happened to the nation's most congested skies served by three busy airports, laguardia, jfk, newark. a third of all usair traffic every day flies through, into or out of new york airspace. a week ago today, a very close call. delta flight 172, boeing 747 with more than 300 passengers on board was at the end of a 14-hour flight from tokyo preparing to land at new york's jfk airport. but as he approached run way # in rough winds, the pilot executed a missed approach, telling the tower he was going around. the tower issued instructions to climb and make a gentle turn to the right. meanwhile, a delta regional jet with 70 passengers aboard was taking off, climbing to its left. as the two planes made their wide turns, they came within 2,600 feet horizontally and just 200 feet vertically. controllers then sounded the alert. >> yes, sir. we are almost at mount. >> delta 172, heavy, traffic. 12:00, 1400 feet, 1600 feet. >> okay. we have them on the fish finder here. >> the fish finder is an on board collision avoidance radar. retired captain tom casey. >> that's close. that's close for anybo

the jfk speech was a big deal at that point in time, an important moment during the cold war. of marking that anniversary and having u.s. president do it certainly should motivate some to get out there. but the more important part of the der spiegel piece and you talk to various european leaders out here, you get that sense of just simply we talked about yesterday, disappointment in the president, whether it's disappointment in the surveillance. this is a very privacy conscious continent when it comes to nsa surveillance stories. so that bothers him. the issue of gitmo bothers some european liberals. the idea this president has not made an effort to focus on climate change as much as they had hoped for. so you see those differences. a few subnotes here on the merkel/obama relationship. when you look around at the slate of world leaders, peter, there aren't many that have been there for the entire obama presidency of the bigger allies and most important allies. there's harper in canada and basically there's merkel in germany. and the relationship and the boond i'm told the pres

from columbia university and author of move the world, jfk's quest for peace.o you. >> thanks very much. lori: nice to have you on set. what is your take on the jobs report. what does it say about the broader economy? is it about what you expected? >> well -- lori: that is very eloquent. kind of in the mid different it is very weak. not enough to tick down the unemployment rate. this is a mediocre report and a mediocre economy. lori: if you look at headwinds, we have higher tax, government spending, sequestration and other budget cuts. economy is adding jobs and more payrolls than were expected. what does that say and what is your expectation for the country's jobs growth for the balance of the year. what does say? >> it says the fed policy is clearly having an effect. it is boosting asset prices. it is stimulating housing again. it is providing headwind or progress against the headwinds of fiscal cutbacks. so i expect that the fed would read this as a confirmmation of its basic strategy and not to pull back so quickly that, it is needed. there is nothing drama

example elimination of parking spaces on oak street, the reduction of the defactor access for space on jfk drive, the plans to get rid of a lot of parking on polk street, the plans to get rid of all parking in 2/3 of a mile on masonic. so learn more about mta's campaign against cars because i think this is relevant to the issues on the committee. please go to save masonic.com. save polk street which is save polk street.com. district 5 diary. that's district no. 5diary.com. meter madness which is meter madness do the word press.com. eastern neighborhoods united fronts which the sfenuf.org. and then also sf info which is sfpar .info. thank you. miss jackie. we are going to ask if you would limit your comment to 2 minutes because we still have a lot of stuff on the agenda if that's okay please. we are still on public comment item 7. >> thank you. i'm allergic to labs and i was thinking being in the bathroom was far enough away that i wouldn't leave in an ambulance. that's how sensitive i am. going from there to the blue placard thing. very quick placard story. i live at the apartment between

here is a guy who worked with jfk, who did time in the senate as the senator of the united states ofn cannes with too many drinks in him probably waving a piece of paper saying it's from french intelligence that the u.s.s. normandy, a proud cruiser of the american fleet with 450 patriotses aboard shot down a commercial airplane. you know it was prepost oh rous. it was the rantings of a whacko on the internet. it was not a report from french intelligence. vess,e went forward. i called the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff prior to that. we looked at every military asset in the area. we interviewed every member of the u.s.s. normandy. by the way, they were out of range by about 200 miles of the twa flight. that's a preposterous thing to say. it hurts the families. that's the thing that irritates me about this thing now. it's basically b.s., in my view. the families have to go through this whole thing. we were tight with the families. we were emotional friends and connected with them all the way into this thing. i think it's basically terrible. >> the ntsb released a statement this

a bond marker wag up veiled in dealey park, and the jfk memorial was dated here. but in this building visitors from around the world gathered in dealey plaza to discuss the assassination, remember president kennedy and experience history through their own eyes. there was initially an effort by state senator mike mccool for the state of texas to purchase the building. but he found no support in the senate. and in 1970, a national music promoter purchased the build agent public auction, hoping to open a museum and research center. but unable to secure financial backing, all by mayhew lost the depository in 1972. at this point, a public outcry to demolish the building really gained momentum. community leaders such as tom landry, ross perot, advocated tearing down the depository, and a group of business executives formed an organization called dallas onward and policemenned over $100,000 to purchase the building and demolish it. ultimately, after the dallas city council froze dem demolition permits though building, the public works director arranged to purchase the de

carpenter, who was sort of a blond bombshell who jfk would make clear was his favorite of the astronauts' wives. and then there was betty both fromhey were india. they were a little bit less sophisticated. they said what they thought. they would have the astronauts' wives club, where they met for coffee and cigarettes and they were part of the exclusive group of women with husbands whose day job was sitting on top of a rocket. many of the marriages, fell apart after they returned from the moon. of time with joan aldrin, with was being the second man to walk on the moon. things willid it -- eventually return to normal. wish is naive,r things are never going to be the same. of the is a symbol insatiable curiosity of mankind. >> they still meet for reunions, they continue to support each other. and i think that they have remained closer. >> the flag is up right now. >> what i found is that these were really the quiet heroes, they were never really given the credit that they deserve. >> amazing pictures. we will look at the main story, the obama administration has concluded that the syrian g

here is jfk 50 years ago tonight. >> we are confronted primarily with a moral issue. it is as old as the scriptures and is as clear as the american constitution. the heart of the question is, whether all americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities. whether we are going to treat our fellow americans as we want to be treated. if an american, because his skin is dark, cannot eat lunch in a restaurant open to the public, if he cannot send his children to the best public school available, if he cannot vote for the public officials who represent him, if, in short, he cannot enjoy the full and free life which all of us want, then who among us would be content to have the color of his skin changed and stand in his place? who among us would then be content with patience and delay? >> joining us now is presidential historian doug brinkley and william gray. congressman gray, thank you so much for coming on. you know all about the civil rights movement. you're a part of it. i do think that speech made it official, at least from the united states government p

passengers were expecting a direct flight from cairo to jfk, instead they ended in scotland with a very serious scare in the air. relief as passengers arrive safely this morning at jfk airport. >> i think everybody knew we'd been through an ordeal and they were all smiling and welcoming us home. >> i'm so tired. i just want to go to bed. i'm very happy to be home. >> the flight which originated from cairo was diverted to glasgow, scotland, after a suspicious note was found. >> it said in english, i'll set this plane on fire with the seat number 46d written on it. >> british military jets were called in to escort the plane at scotland. at first passengers were told it was a technical issue. carol gable was on board. >> we descended quickly. as we got on the ground we realized police were surrounding the airport. >> snipers and national police greeted passengers when they landed in glasgow's press week airport. anxious passengers were taken off the plane escorted arm-in-arm with police. passengers were ordered to give dna and then interrogated about what happened on board. >> they asked u

back in berlin, barack obama in the footsteps of reagan and jfk, taking a stand against nuclear weapons, urging russia to join us in slashing nuclear arsenals. >>> another house of horrors in ohio. prosecutors reveal details of a disabled mother and her daughter allegedly terrorized by pythons. for more than a year. >>> and michael jackson's daughter, described as lost and devastated, hear what paris jackson has to say to the jury in taped testimony at the wrongful death trial involving her father. >>> and we begin with some pretty stunning allegations that one of the biggest air disasters in united states history was apparently no accident. it happened almost 17 years ago, but it is fresh in a lot of people's memories. twa flight 800 and the explosion in the sky over the waters of long island. one minute a mighty 747. the next minute, pieces falling into the ocean. pieces with people falling. every soul on board was lost. the official cause of the disaster, an electrical short. but today, dramatic claims that the ntsb's conclusion may have been false united statified. a documentary out

new york, jfk is bad but we've seen waits double at dallas at different times of the day, an hour average wait in san francisco. so it's all over the country, and, you know, the basic -- in the spring what we saw were waits that really were summer-like but this started last summer with increases and sometimes because cbc, not paying over time for those peak periods this spring and some of it is just the -- they essentially had a freeze on officers for three years and a lot more travelers. >> and you just raised a point i was going to ask about see quester, you add more staff because the federal government is cutting back on jobs or is this something else? >> no, this certainly started long by sequestration and miami complaining they aren't getting over time, they aren't getting additional officers at peak periods, and that's a real problem. cbt dealt with it by making cuts elsewhere. part of the problem is airlines schedule haves spread out so they have busy periods in the early morning or late at night, so that hurt the peak periods but also cbp said they held back on over time in antici

. >>> this morning the faa revealed a delta airlines jet arriving at jfk international came dangerously close to a shuttle american flight. both aircraft landed safely. >>> it's the biggest removal of a dam. demolition is under way. the dam has blocked the natural flow of the river for almost 90 years. today crews will begin a three- year $84 million project to tear down that landmark. once complete it will open up 25 miles of water way. 1991 state inspectors said the damage was at risk of failure in an earthquake and could wipe out hundreds of homes. that left the company with two choices. first to move iten shore or tear the down. >>> at a 4.5-mile stretch at 880 is expanding. they timed up for the $64 million which began in the year of as many drivers agreed the change is welcome. >> a lot of times it takes us three times or more to get over. so ever with the car pool lane it will be a big help. >> now on saturday cal tran will remove the orange cones providing access to the lanes. starting at 5:00 a.m. on monday the new lanes will become hov lanes. >>> the miami heat once again cham

the plane was carrying about 300 passengers to jfk airport. >> it was really scary. it was really scary to be sitting on the plane and the flight crew told us that there was a note that was found in the bathroom with a pen that was a bomb threat. to be sitting on the plane and thinking at any given time the plane could blow up. >> passengers were stuck on board for hours after the emergency landing. they were not allowed to continue to their destinations. interviews are still being conducted. >>> police in northwest baltimore are investigating a fatal stabbing along north rosedale street. the victim, jamal digs, was found with several cuts to his body. he later died at a hospital. at this point police have no suspect or motive in this case. >>> a huge fire in the city heaves one firefighter injured tonight. this one happened in the 1600 block of calhoun street. investigators say the flames ripped through an apartment leaving several families displaced. one firefighter was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. >

filled with $93 million in crash, put in a shipping container and loaded on the flight from zurich to jfkmewhere along the way, somebody poked an arm-sized hole into one of the crates and grabbed 12 bundles of cash, worth $100,000. with 93 million bucks up for grabs, the robber or robbers snatched a mere $1.2 million. you think it's possible we had a thief with modest aims here. $1.2 million, that's for me. >> small, sophisticated, professional thief is more than satisfied with $1.2 million at today's profit. >> reporter: former nypd detective nick casal, said that the heists usually get caught. and he predicts the swissair bandit will, too. >> the perpetrator right now is celebrating with a beer watching the show, he is going to get caught. >> reporter: enjoy your beer. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> an amazing story. >>> passengers heading to the dominican republic trusting their good fortune this morning, after averting what could have been an in-flight disaster. this airbus a-330, getting ready for takeoff from britain's manchester airport, suffered an engine explosion on the runw