back in knoxville, there's another cancer charity, the children's cancer fund of america. and this one run by yet another member of the family. rose perkens.

>> reporter: drive down these country roads in knoxville, tennessee and into this small industrial park and you'll find the head quautders of a family conglomerate of cancer charities that return lavish salaries to the owners but according to their tax records donate very little to dying cancer patients and the last thing the people running this charity do is answer questions. >> don't -- don't turn your camera on me. okay? >> reporter: across the country outpost of the conglomerate. it's called the breast cancer society. it's ceo and executive director, the man escaping in the truck, james reynolds jr. >> excuse me, sir, mr. reynolds, hey, excuse me, mr. reynolds, right here, buddy, mr. reynolds, hi, hi, can you stop for a second? where you going mr. reynolds? mr. reynolds. back in knoxville there is another cancer charity, the children's cancer fund of america, and this one run by yet another member of the family,

the flight from knoxville, tennessee, landed safely in denver last night. a bomb squad checked the plane and cleared the scene in just a few hours. investigators are not releasing any details about exactly what happened, only describing it as a quote potential security threat. >>> and a plane going from egypt to new york was just diverted o scotland. the bbc says one of its producers was on that flight and found a note in the bathroom that said i'll set this plane on fire. the british royal air force sent the fighter jet to escort the plane to scotland. police there are now handling the incident. >>> and kate middleton attended the queen's birthday celebration in london today. possibly the last appearance before the birth of her first child. she smiled and waved to the crowd. here to discuss the royal baby

a man aboard a frontier airlines flight from knoxville to denver claimed he had a bomb in his bag. no bomb found, the man taken into custody. 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

man on board a frontier airlines flight from knoxville to denver claimed he had a bomb in his bag. no bomb found, the man taken into custody and a passenger on board egypt flight from chi to rejfk airport found a note inside the bathroom saying "i'll set this plane on fire." >> so kate, the good news in this latest incident, the plane landed safely and passengers were deplaned at the gate. kate? >> rene marsh, thanks so much. >> three passengers in three days. we'll go deeper into the story later on in the show. >>> something else new this morning, afghan forces now completely in control of their own security. president hamid karzai making an announcement at an official handover ceremony with nato officials in kabul. at about the same time a roadside bomb killed three people and injured 30 others just a short distance away.

airlines plane flying from knoxville after a man on board the flight claimed he had a bomb in his backpack. >> if you looked around, you could see everybody's eyes were real wide, and their jaws were dropped. >> reporter: nick dannonberger says he was sitting across the aisle from the unruly passenger and describes how the crew quickly jumped into action. >> they went and tried to remove the backpack from the guy and took him to the very back of the plane. then they started insulating it with other people's bags and seat cushions and what not. >> 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

>> back in knoxville, there's another cancer charity, the children's cancer fund of america. and this one run by yet another member of the family. rose perkins. >> is rose perkins in. >> she's not available and she's not doing interviews. >> why wouldn't she do us any interviews. she's running a charity for kids with cancer, right? it seems like a good idea. >> i've been told to tell you she's not doing interviews. >> can you tell us what you do, any positive things you do with the money you collect. >> you can send your questions to her e-mail and we'll answer it. >> if you were asking us for money, what would you say you did with your money? >> we help children with cancer. >> how do you do that? >> what do you mean how do we do that? we help children with cancer. >> how, why? >> we provide them financial assistance. >> do you have any idea how many. >> if you have any other questions, please send them to her e-mail. >> my question -- >> rose perkins did e-mail us and tell us her charity has a clear conscience, we feel we're making a good difference in people's lives. also

back in knoxville, there's another cancer charity, the children's cancer fund of america. this one run by yet another member of the family. rose perkins. hi, rose perkins in? >> she is not available and not doing interviews. >> reporter: why not? she is running a charity for kids with cancer. seems like a good idea. >> it is. i've been told to tell you she's not doing interviews. >> reporter: can you tell us what you do -- any positive things you do? >> you can send your questions to her e-mail. >> what is that? >> we'll answer it. >> reporter: asking us for money, what would you say you did with your money? >> we help children with cancer. >> reporter: how do you do that? >> what do you mean? we provide them financial assistance. if you have any other questions, please send them to her e-mail. >> reporter: okay. my question -- rose perkins did say they have a clear conscience because we feel we are making a good difference in people's lives but also told us an interview is not something we can consider. that may be because of the questions we'd like to ask her and the oth

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drew griffin, cnn, knoxville, tennessee. >>> iran has a new leader.oes this election today make relations with the islamic republic better or worse for the united states? we'll tell you more about the new president next. the blisters were oozing, and painful to touch. i woke up to a blistering on my shoulder. i spent 23 years as a deputy united states marshal and i've been pretty well banged up but the worst pain i've experienced was when i had shingles. when i went to the clinic, the nurse told me that it was a result of having had chickenpox. i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. >> reporter: to buy this house just a few weeks ago you might have locked in a mortgage at 3.5% but rates may never be that low again. >> if you are either in the market to buy a house or you've been on the fence about refinancing, i would say do not wait. >> reporter: mortgage rates are still historically low but now a sudden move higher, up more than half a percentage point in six weeks. >> the rates went up very dramatically, they went up very quickly. >> reporter: ironi

back in knoxville, another cancer charity, the children's cancer fund of america.mber of the family. rose perkins. >> reporter: is rose perkins in? >> she is not available and she is not doing any interviews. >> reporter: why wouldn't she do any interviews. she is running a charity for kids with cancer. it seems like a good idea. >> that's what i have been told to tell you. she is not doing interviews. >> reporter: can you tell us what you guys do, any positive things you do? >> you can send your questions to her e-mail? >> reporter: what's that e-mail? >> if you were asking us for money, what would you say you did with your money? >> we help children with cancer. >> reporter: how do you do that? >> what do you mean how do we do that? we help children with cancer. with he provide them financial assistance. if you have any other questions, please send them to her e-mail? >> reporter: my question is -- rose perkins did e-mail us and tell us her charity has a clear conscience, because we feel we are making a good difference in people's lives. but also told us an inter

here is the storm system, yousy can see and feel it north andno west of knoxville, that will bee pushinguth later today but it will drag cloud cover and rainshowers close to theowers cl washington area.washin thatgt is why we have thewe havt possibility of showers andy of s storms in the forecast laterlatr today. i certainly would bring annumbr principle a if you're out and b ready for some showers, -- annum principle a and be you're out to be ready for some showers. sh june today.day. scattered showers and storms inn the back forecast. fore better chancer than yesterday, be ready out there. not expecting any severe weather today. storms continue for the evening hour, 63, that's better than we are had morning. mo we're more comfortable. there's at cue weather, seven-day forecast. mostly cloudy tomorrow, 81 with1 a front moving to the south.he we will have clouds and showers around, thursday and friday looks fantastic.s low to mid-80s, summertime summi arrives early friday morning. we're going to heat it up near 90 by the weekend, however, wehe should be nice and dry, thee weekend will be

flight from knoxville to denver. a frontier airlines plane, with 136 passengers onboard, was making its descent into denver when passengers say a man tells a flight attendant, he has a bomb in his carry-on bag. >> you could see all of the worried looks as soon as he said it. >> reporter: flight attendants took that bag from the man and brought it to the back of the plane, covering it with seat cushions. children onboard were moved to the front of the plane. passengers kept an eye on the man and tried to stay calm. >> from that point on, you know, we were just extremely scared and worried. >> reporter: the tension lasting about a half-hour until that plane was safely on the ground with fbi agents and the denver bomb squad already waiting on the tarmac. >> before you know it, authorities boarded the plane. removed him first. he left the plane in handcuffs. >> reporter: and law enforcements haven't identified the suspect, but say he's in custody. and he's believed to quote, mentally unstable. sources tell abc news they

back in knoxville, there's another cancer charity, the children's cancer fund of america, and this oneis rose perkins in? >> she's unavailable and she's not doing any interviews at all. >> reporter: why won't she do interviews? she's running a charity here for kids with cancer, right? that seems like a good idea. >> i've just been told to tell you she's not doing interviews. >> reporter: can you tell us what you guys do, any positive things you do with the money you collect? >> you can send your questions to her e-mail. >> reporter: okay. >> and we'll answer it. >> reporter: if you were asking us for money, what would you say you did with your money? >> we help children with cancer. >> reporter: how do you do that? >> what do you mean how do we do that? we help children with cancer. >> reporter: how? >> we provide them a financial assistance. >> reporter: financial assistance? and do you have any idea how many -- >> if you have any other questions, please send them to her e-mail. >> reporter: okay, my question -- rose perkins did e-mail us and tell us her charity has a clear conscience

. >> last night's air scare from knoxville to denver. 136 passengers on board was making the descent in denver when a man told the flight attendant he had has a bomb on the carry-on bag. flight attendants took the bag from the man and the the back of plane covering with cushions. children were moved to the front of the plane. passengers kept an eye on the man and tried to stay calm. >> from that point we were extremely scared. i can't describe how fast my heart was beating. >> it lasted half an was s until it was safely on the ground with f.b.i. agents and bomb squad waiting on the tarmac. >> authorities boarded the plane and removed him first. >>> a group raised money to help sexually exploited children to help from that trauma. they hosted ina spider change gala. it featured a guest speakers and dinner and dancing. >> in palo alto today army awarded a soldier the purple heart. 20-year-old specialist lost his legs and a hand while fighting in afghanistan. it was an emotional ceremony. >> all the patients and families receive a lot of gratitude but this is a special moment. it's when

. >> last night's air scare from knoxville to denver. 136 passengers on board was making the descent in denver when a man told the flight attendant he had has a bomb on the carry-on bag. flight attendants took the bag from the man and brought it to the back of plane covering with cushions. children were moved to the front of the plane. passengers kept an eye on the man and tried to stay calm. >> from that point we were extremely scared. i can't describe how fast my heart was beating. >> it lasted half an hour until it was safely on the ground with f.b.i. agents and bomb squad waiting on the tarmac. >> authorities boarded the plane and removed him first. >>> a group raised money to help sexually exploited children to help from that trauma. they hosted ina spider change gala. it featured a guest speakers and dinner and dancing. >> in palo alto today, army awarded a soldier the purple heart. 20-year-old specialist lost his legs and a hand while fighting in afghanistan. it was an emotional ceremony. >> all the patients and families receive a lot of gratitude, but this is a special moment

the plane was coming in from knoxville tennessee. antioch officials say bomb threats that were phony has costed them thousands of dollars. according to the times, it includes expenses of staff salaries and extra time in resources to contact parents. a 16-year-old student is responsible for two of the pranks and is being expelled and the third incident it is unknown who did that. >>> this is the map showing the daytime burglaries in two different neighborhoods. the burglaries seem to be crimes of opportunity as well. they're posing as solicitors and targeting homes in the afternoon when typically no one is home. >> they're walking up to the front door, walking on the door and ricking the doorbell. >> it's very unsettling. >> it's a nice area, it's a high end area. >>> police say behind cameras and alarms, the best way to keep burglars out of your house is to make it look like someone is home. leaving music on and having a house and leaving it a target. >>> the crash injured the forklift operator and two people inside the car. produce

a little area of low pressure p there to the west of knoxville. push will you the mid thraintic. into the early evening and we should see late night clearing. here say quick look at your seven day forecast. not expecting severe weather today. mostly cloudy tomorrow with a shower. first day of summer friday. really nice end to the work.o that's your forecast. let's do traffic.. >> still thinking about having a bash cue on friday? f >> i think we have to have a party here.y he >> i'm all for it. have a little pool and everything. >> you have to bring a pool in. >> wrie could have tony in the pool. that will be fun. this sour chance! [laughter] all right southbound -- why is he leaving the studio now? [laughter] southbound 270 coming inboundn this morning still a tough ride but below speed out of determinan town to the split. no accidents just volume delays only. outer loop remains slow from 9 to georgia avenue. a it's a tough spot all morning long for commuters. happen happy to say the lanes l are open.n. 395 remains slow between the beltway and pen

that flight was operated by frontier airlines coming from knoxville. >>> riot police in turkey clashingt protestors in istanbul coming shortly after the prime minister issued a very strong warning against the demonstrators. leland was right in the middle of crowd is live in istanbul turkey with the latest? >> the prime minister said his security forces knew how who clear the park and square. 30 minutes after he said that, did it come. you step out of shot and you see the last bit of hard-core protests. these guys have been pushed 300 yards by water cannons and taken refuge in this hotel area and surrounding that, you can't see it because it is so dark -- is the riot police. this is the final standoff. we have video to show you earlier from when we out there in the crowd. a lot of protestors have been in the park for weeks now. they say it's something along the lines of a dictator and he is using police brutality. you can judge for yourself. he has turned into something of islamic leader and turning the secular stated into an islamic country. at the same time a massive government rally w

what is happening is we have ann area of low pressure, this is unusual, just to the west of knoxville, that is going to pass to the south today and bringbrg with it this shield of rain outa into the portions of kentuckykey and west virginia. rainshowers in the forecast. during the morning hours we wil be dry but by afternoon, we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms.th not expecting severe weather,he, the perimeters in the atmospherp are not co conducive to a lost instability. it will be showers instead of the run ofrs mill thunderstorms. the motion, at 1:00.1:00. we got rainshowers in and out ot surrounding the region, maybemae pretty good rains to the west. 3:00, we will have showers around for your afternoon, evening commute will likely hav showers around, we will get itwl out of here pi 8:00 or 9:00. things will improve, a shower tomorrow, and especially byespel thursday and friday, things aren going to get nice around here. here is the accuweather seven day. storms in the forecast, about 80 tomorrow with a few showers around, thursday looks fantastic, low humidity and suns

a male passenger on a flight from knoxville to denver sweating and shaking and then declaring there is a bomb in his bag. the flight crew leaping into action and abc's gio benitez is on the story. hi, gio. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that crew grabbing the man's carry-on and using seat curb shonns to cover it fearing a bomb was inside the bag and about to go off. overnight 136 passengers and 5 crew members evacuated from this frontier airlines flight in denver. one passenger on that flight tells abc news it's all because a man on the plane claimed to have a bomb in his carry-on. nick dannonburger was on the flight. >> the guy across the aisle from me pulled the flight attendant to the side and told her he had a bomb in his backpack. >> after they called in a security threat it landed on this remote strip of tarmac at one of the nation's busiest airports where it was greeted by the fbi and the denver bomb squad. >> then before you know it authorities boarded the plane and o, removed him first. he left the plane in handcuffs. >> reporter: but passengers said the crew

that's happened aboard a frontier flight from knoxville to denver overnight.e will tell you what happened next. is the tied starting to turn in the worst wildfire in colorado's history. we have new and positive developments to tell you about this morning in a disaster that has destroyed hundreds of homes and sent tens of thousands of people on the run. plus, is it all an act? a public series of train wrecks, and now saying her behavior is a show to get attention from the twitter verse. we will show i the text actress allegedly sent confessing to this being a charade. a fascinating look at hollywood. are we heading to a world where tickets to blockbusters like ironman or superman cost you 50 bucks or maybe 150 bucks. what some of the biggest names in the business are saying about your future at the box office. it's all coming up on gma. of this saturday morning. hope to see you then. >> you will see us then. i got a sneak preview of the last story you teased and i cannot fathom paying that much money for one night of anything. food, a movie? it's outrageous. >>

that's had a history of damage around knoxville, tennessee, wind damage. it is weakening.s we look at radar, it is showing these showers and thundershowers getting closer to us. right now the leading edge of this rain is now coming into the shenandoah valley and down toward richmond and charlottesville. heavier downpours with a little thunder and lightning way out here in west virginia still about 5 1/2 hours away of coming in. that's going to be around noontime, maybe early afternoon. we'll have that moving toward the metro area. right now it's a steamy morning. upper 60s to right around 70 degrees. most of the region. and here's how your tuesday is looking. we will have our temperatures stay in the 70s through 8:00, 10:00. and by then, likelihood by noontime that we'll have some showers and thundershowers right into the metro area. and by then near 80 degrees. so have an umbrella as you head out the door. and you'll likely need that as we head back home this afternoon. details on afternoon storms in about ten minutes. now a look at your morning commute with danella. good

check out this nissan dealership in knoxville. the manager says heavy rains and high winds tore the roof right off their main building. it landed on top of a bunch of new cars. the office is also understooded, and light poles were knocked down. it's believed just the damage to the new cars is upwards of $100,000. >>> 5:21. tom kierein's in the storm team 4 weather center. expecting anything severe for us today? >> i don't think so because that system heading our way out of tennessee is weakening. we have some low clouds over washington now. that was a live view from our city camera. here in the weather center, our storm team 4 radar is picking up the leading edge of some of that rain that came out of tennessee. right now that is moving into the shenandoah valley. there is a little thunder and lightning but no severe storms. right here in central west virginia, close-up view of the radar showing a few sprinkles in the shenandoah valley just to the southwest of winchester, stevens city, down toward front royal. and south of laray an

because new, overnight a man allegedly threat during a flight, frontier airlines jet was headed from knoxvilletennessee and man run up and down the aisle claiming he had a bomb in his backpack. the plane landed safely and they immediately arrested the suspect. other passengers was interviewed by police and no one was hurt. >> a second chemical explosion in louisiana. one person is dead, several others hurt. they were pressurize ago vessel when it ruptured causing it to explode. >> we do not know exactly what happened, but we do want to find out what happened. it's very important for us but we don't know the details. most of the people that were injured were the people there. >> alisyn: on thursday, two people were killed a plant explosion just a few miles away. >> democratic national convention organizers say valuable electronics were stolen eight months after it took place. they say half a million technology were taken taken during dnc. take a look at this. this is how much the dnc had reported the stolen electronics to be worth. all items listed up to 62 times higher than retail prices. an i

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the flight from knoxville landed safely in denver last night. a bomb squad checked the plane and cleared the scene a few hours later. investigators are not releasing any details about what happened but they're describing it as a, quote, potential security threat. >>> get ready for a new look in the mornings right here on cnn. in just two days, two days, our all new morning show "new day" beginnings with chris cue ono, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. "new day" starts monday morning at 6:00 a.m. you're not going to want to miss it. >>> the department of justice wants you to know how much they try to get into people's private details and the numbers may surprise you. >>> have you ever wondered how much all those natural disasters cost? the price tag is so high you won't believe it. we've been bringing people together. today, we'd like people to come together on something that concerns all of us. obesity. and as the nation's leading beverage company, we can play an important role. that includes continually providing more options. giving people ea

cases, two incidents on two separate flights, a man onboard a frontier airlines flight going from knoxville his bag. no bomb was found and the man was taken into custody, and then a passenger onboard an egypt air flight from cairo to new york's jfk, they found a note inside of a bathroom saying i'll set this plane on fire. again, just two of the latest incidents. but, you know, you get on these planes and you don't expect to get caught up in this midair drama. but we're seeing it more and more. >> some bizarre behavior. we're joined by a passenger on that united airlines flight. thank you so much for joining us. when did you first realize something had gone horribly wrong? >> well, we were on the flight and it probably had been for ten hours already when i heard screams. i got up from my seat to figure out what was going on. and very quickly realized that there was this gentleman screaming that he was -- that he had names of people that work for the cia, and he was screaming those names, not making too much sense, and so, you know, almost in the form of a reflex, i got up along with a few o

. >> reporter: according to corporate records bulk-ammo.com is based in knoxville, tennessee.panies were james holmes bought his tactical gear, gun magazine, tear gas canisters, also refused comment. but it is clear no matter what james holmes bought or how crazy he may have been, everything james holmes purchased to carry out his horrific carnage was legal. >> drew griffin is joining us now. pretty eye-opening report, drew. have there been attempts to regulate the sale of ammo online? >> you know, shortly after the colorado shooting, wolf, two bills were introduced. one t in the house, one in the senate to regulate online ammunition sales. reproduc reintroduced again this year. one senator calls am knew -- ammunition sales the black hole. the mere and false report earlier this year about the government trying to buy up ammunition, wolf, it's been great for the online ammo business. website wes searched were selling out of certain types of bullets, limiting quantities to buyers and trying to fill lots and lots of back orders. wolf? >> excellent investigation. good report, drew

joe is on it from knoxville, arkansas, in morning, your on with jonathan block. >> caller: good morning. i want to say thanks for helping kind of clear the water a little bit for me on this. very helpful. when you watch mainstream media, which this is a main stream network, but you hear a lot of the spin and you hear a lot of either people that are really pro aca or negative. you don't really hear a lot of people, like, yeah, at it okay. people have very vehement opinions. so thanks for that. a couple questions. obviously people have kind of been commenting on the employment numbers being skewed, more people are going to have to get a parttime job, obviously, or another parttime job when people get their hours cut a because that's going to happen. but specifically pertaining to that, what would keep someone that -- i know it sounds shady but a lot of employers will do whatever they have to do to stay in business. what's to keep them from cutting the people's hours from 40 to 39.5? >> guest: theoretically, nothing. however, again, there is -- there would probably be, i think, some sort o

host: linda is in knoxville, tennessee. haro pointed out in his 2005 "no place to hide," that the reason the u.s. congress has been so reluctant to pass any sort of legislation to regulate how private companies like, sore, and exchange data is precisely because they want the government to be able to get its hands on it. this is similar to the point the "new york times" is making. i think the people who think of themselves as being so worldly -- they already know this is all in private hands. they are the ones who have been hoodwinked into thinking this condition is normal. it is not have to be this way. the internet grew up and went public in the 1990's, there were many opportunities, as the companies began to figure out how to store this data, where it legislation could be. and they just did not do it. .obody was stopping them the companies themselves were surprised. it is not stopping here. 's ceo onhad comcast the "communicators" this monday telling us very happily how they plan to start bugging the -- your set top box.

here's susan from knoxville, tennessee. hello. good morning. go ahead. caller: good morning. hello. this is affecting both my daughter and her husband. my daughter has a bachelor's degree. my husband has a master's. both of them last very, very good jobs in 2009. both of them have returned to college, my husband for his second master's in another field. well, a related field, to increase his employability. my daughter for the same reason. they are working. my husband took a 50% pay cut and my daughter a 30% pay cut after the difficulties. they are both borrowing money again. our daughters loans from her bachelor's hadn't been paid off. these are new loans he's taking out. and i'm very concerned about the rates they are paying for -- will be paying for two reasons. we don't know what they -- what they will be earning even with the advanced education the way the economy is or isn't going. and i am right behind elizabeth warren's proposal for students to pay the same interest rate as banks. it's not really a very frivolous idea. the banks get money from the window for under 1% turn aro

powell middle school in knoxville, special education in middle school, that teacher must have, accordingo the federal definition, teaching license, bachelor's degree, certified as a special education teacher, and demonstrate competencey ineach of three reading, math and science subjects. either by having a college degree or passing a state test. that's an awful lot for seventh grade teacher have to do and hard to find someone who can teach special education and do that as well. i think it's much better to rely on our state and other states to ove ahead with their principal-teacher evaluation systems, find fair ways to evaluate middle school teachers, and create an environment for that. the environment we can create in conclusion, mr. chairman, is two things. we can put in our bill, as our amendment does, for the first time you may use all of their $2.5 billion of title 2 money. in tennessee that's $43 million a year, $45 million, something like that, to develop these systems and that helps a lot. and the second thing is we would recommend the teacher incentive fund which is a federal gra