not once at laguardia. that's almost unheard of. on a week like this at laguardia, they handle about 1.3 million passengers. so far everything is good. jay talked about the eased restrictions by tsa to get through security. kids not having to take off their shoes. they're also experimenting with prescreening for some pilots and crews and some already profiled frequent travelers. we'll see how that goes in those airports in miami and detroit and atlantic for future holidays. right now this looks like a terrific day to travel if you're traveling by air. back to you. >>> we are following two developing stories out of the middle east. after nine months of bloody protests, yemen's president has signed an agreement that will end his 33-year rule. in egypt, there are conflicting reports about a truce between protesters and military police. earlier today riot police fired at protesters. the demonstrations have gone on all day despite the military ruler speeding up the election. >>> meantime new details on three american students under arres

. >> just as the flight from north carolina to laguardia was preparing to land, the co-pilot called the tower when he could not find a captain and it turns out the captain was locked in the bathroom and gave a passenger the code to access the cockpit. the air traffic controllers ordered the plane to declare an emergency and the plan landed safely. >>> some storms killed at least five people across the south last night. some tornadoes leveled some homes outside of charlotte in north carolina and officials fear they could find more victims. that's% storm -- that some storm hit greensboro, north carolina. >>> we want to get a look at the weather. it started up dampen chilly outside. do we have snow? >>> there was a little bit but there is nothing to get excited about. no haters, it was not much, just little mixed in with rancoand rain. what could this be? look at that in the blue ridge. shenandoah national park, that is snow. they had a little frosting. that was the maximum on some of the western facing slopes. you can see up to one engine that was it. -- you can see up to 1 inch and that

it may be the people who came to fly this morning at laguardia. it is quiet here. i'm tempted to reprise the old western line -- that it's too quiet here. i don't think you can show up and get a seat, that's far from guaranteed, but once you get here, we look at the departure board. the word "canceled" doesn't appear and hasn't yet today, though we've been advised by the airport's general manager that because of the weather system, there will likely be delays, and even some cancellations. so call your carrier, get here early. and know there's a couple of goodies, some help. for example, kids 12 and understand don't have to take off their shoes going through security. that's one way to speed things up. so far at least here, thomas, things look good. happy thanksgiving. >> we like it. happy thanksgiving to you. now, let's check in to see how weather will factor in, and nick walker has more from the headquarters in atlanta. explain what the i-95 corridor will be looking like. >> there is good news, thomas. the bulk of the rain, the heaviest rain is offshore now. we st

through laguardia. i got up at 3:00 to get my flight and was notified that my laguardia flight is cancelled. now they have me on a 7:30 into bradley. hopefully that works out fine. >> he's got his fingers crossed he'll actually make it home today. we are seeing some cancellations up on the board. nothing crazy. there are two flights to new york that have been cancelled. we're seeing delays as long as two hours, cincinnati is one. and folks are just going to have to call ahead, be as prepared as you can, give yourself enough time. the advice from the airport folks is if you have a domestic flight, get here two hours in advance, an international flight at least three hours in advance. got to say, though, the lines are looking good. the lines at the security gates are also looking good. so far we're not seeing any major headaches but as the day wears on, it's going to get more and more crowded here. >> if you missed your flight, you might as well get in your car and start driving, right? >> unfortunately.

getting to the east coast is going to be a problem, philadelphia, newark, laguardia and boston flight arrival delays. back home for your california forecast north of 80 showers high elevation snow not making it into tahoe until tonight. that full forecast in a minute. if you are head together south 60s and 70s for l.a., san diego and palm springs >>> former bart police officer johannes mehserle is expected to testify today in a federal civil rights trial. mehserle and four other bart officers ever accused of violating an oakland man's constitutional rights and injuring him during a confrontation in november of 2008. the alleged incidentcm66Ñ occurd several weeks before the shooting death of bart passenger oscar grant. a jury convicted mehserle of involuntary manslaugher in that case. >>> funeral services has been set for a vallejo police officer. the memorial for identify jim capoot will be held 11 a.m. next wednesday, november 30th. he had strong ties to vallejo high where he coached. the officer was shot to death last thursday while chasing suspected bank robber on foot the suspect

you need to return to laguardia. turn left heading 2-2-0. tower stop your departures. >> captain chesley "sully" sullenberger takes control of the airplane, with two simple words. my aircraft. remarkably, there is footage of the plane's last moments being airborne. >> sully took over control of the airplane and called for the dual engine failure check list that we do, and i started to do that. >> trying to get the engines restarted? >> yes. >> and was there any luck at all? >> no. >> the airbus dual engine failure checklist, cruising at 30,000 feet would have given the pilots ample time to figure things out. hitting a flock of can at that geese at just 3,000 feet, that's another story. what at this point is going through your mind? at this point i'm thinking this cannot be happening. >> if the engines were no longer producing thrust, why wouldn't the plane have fallen from the sky out of control? the answer? simple aerodynamics. a plane with engine failure to keep the plane flying, the pilot pitches it nose down to maintain lift over the win

travel delays to expand on what steve was saying, over an hour at laguardia. boston, and over two hour delays at san francisco. so, again, both coasts are really getting it. unfortunately today, thankfully tomorrow really looking good for much of the country. some really good temperatures for this time of year. 66 on kansas city for the northwest down towards california. that's where the weather remains unsettled. trace, back to you? >> janice dean with good news in the fox weather center. janice, thank you. it wasn't rain or snow stopping traffic in pennsylvania. it was goo. cars getting stuck in thick black gunk on the pennsylvania turnpike. a tanker truck spilled load of driive sea lent. stretching 100 miles north and east of pittsburgh. >> i have never been so damn scared with my wife in my life before. we had no idea if we were going to get hit with other vehicles. >> this is just unacceptable. they should have shut the freeway down. i mean, it don't come off. >> we're told road crews first tried to plow up the mess. when that didn't work. they poured san

we are still seeing delays at laguardia and also san francisco, the airport out there. because of these two systems a lot of folks are trying to get to their thanksgiving destination and it's just not happening. now for the parade forecast, good news. a lot of folks will be watching the macy's thanksgiving day parade not only here in new york city but on television. the conditions are going to be beautiful at the start of the parade and as the parade makes its way down 34th street. really nice conditions. winds will not be an issue because there is a criteria with the big balloons, shannon, as we know. across the northeast really looking good. my family is going to be traveling tomorrow morning. i heeded my own warning. try not to travel to the across the east coast. it will be little difficult. but across the south and the gulf coast region, really lovely and cooler temperatures, as well. up toward the upper midwest, no issues here. a lot of sunshine. but the one place we are keeping an eye on is the northwest and parts of northern california, as that system continues

new york has delays of 38 minutes and this is video from laguardia, where flights are running about anr and 20 minutes behind. >> an hour delay in san francisco. and no major problems in dulles international airport today. that didn't keep yet off of a new list of the one of the airports in the country. the daily beast crunched the numbers from the airport's council international counting the average delays, holiday performance, and security wait time. dulles, 13th on the list of the worst. reagan national, 23rd. bwi marshal, 15. jfk is number three, newark liberty, number two; chicago, o'hare. the worst when it comes to delays on that list. >>> and the navy's blue angels are on the budget. hear why concern for the pilot is still ahead. >>> and jimmy fallon has apologized for insulting michele bachmann. that may not be enough. they played a song derogatory towards women as she walked on to stage. the band said it was a spur-of- the-moment choice. bachmann said the network would have apologized if it happened to michelle obama. ama. cç >> flying hasn't been smooth for the navy's b

. >> reporter: we're not seeing any cancellations yet here at laguardia. but it blankets -- when i left early this morning to there were sheets the rain coming down and the water was pooling and flooding on some of the highway off-ramps. i thought this would be an ugly day. got here and the departure board is clear of that word "canceled" and the gm here said the weather is bad elsewhere, so expect some cancellations and delays. meantime there are other issues in 1234r56789 play here. you would think that because air travel is down just a bit this year you might be able to drive to an airport and get to grandma's house. don't think that's the case. the flights will be full and a little more expensive as well. big thing, check with your carrier, they always tell you to do that, and know that the tsa and airports are trying to move through. kids under 12 don't have to take their shoes off at all, and there are other ways they're trying to move people more quickly through security at least, but for now here at laguardia, everything can be used, if i can use a

chautauqua flight 6132 flying as delta connection from asheville, north carolina, to laguardia was at 10,000 feet when the copilot radioed controllers of a potential problem. >> the captain has disappeared in the back. i have someone with a thick foreign access trying to access the cockpit right now. i have to deal with this situation. >> reporter: the pilot had gone to the rear of the jet to use the lavatory. but while inside the door jammed. a passenger tried to help free the pilot, then went to the cockpit to tell a suspicious copilot what was happening. >> what i'm being told is he's stuck in the lav. someone with a thick foreign accent is giving me a password to access the cockpit. i'm not about to let him in. >> reporter: meanwhile, air traffic controllers put fighter jets on standby. listening in, another pilot offered a piece of advice. >> you guys ought to declare an emergency and get on the ground. >> reporter: nbc news aviation expert former captain john cox says it was reasonable for the first officer to fear a hijacker may be trying to talk his way into the cockpit. >> si

in all the huge airports, jfk, laguardia, even over in newark, you're going to have backups. for an hour or so. just be patient. showers moving out in the late afternoon. by tonight, by 6:00 p.m., you should be just kosher. meanwhile, for boston, d.c. metro, showers, low clouds. in lan tarbgs the rain's gone. low clouds remain. the wind is going to pick up. minus some backups. tampa, orlando, miami, thunderstorms. out in san francisco, low clouds. what's interesting is out in the pacific northwest, you may have travel delays. if you are driving, say, on parts of i-15, maybe even i-5, you're going to be dealing with strong wind and heavy snow, especially out towards spokane into great falls, up towards montana and billings. very rough winter weather. salt lake city, you can expect snowfall. up in snowbird, you may get up to one or even two feet of snow before the weekend is out. that's a quick snapshot of the forecast. let's send it back to you. great dog video. you've got to love that. >> i hope we show it again later. that's terrific. >> i'm sure we will. >> thank you, reyno

this is laguardia departures, you can see they have departure delays tonight one to two to three hours. the same story as you scroll up, by the way. same story in philadelphia and boston and jfk, really up and down the east coast, also in san francisco, so a pretty good app if you want to keep track of what's going on and also flyf flyfaa.gov reports they have minimal delays in the country but the northeast and san francisco are the problem areas. savannah, back to you. >> nbc's tom costello in washington. thanks. >>> we mentioned the weather, and it will be a factor for travelers this weekend. we turn to the weather channel's chris warren for that part of the story. chris, good evening to you. >> good evening, savannah. as we just heard, the northeast and san francisco dealing with some of the weather right now in the form of the low clouds. if we look at the satellite radar combination, look at rain and clouds, it's the northeast and the west. now, in the northeast we are seeing a storm that is moving outs, and as it moves out the snow and rain we see throughout the day will come to

all airports on time until you get to the north east, washington national, philadelphia, jfk, laguardia all reporting flight arrival delays. 40s and 50s 60s dallas and new orleans 70s phoenix and miami upper 50s seattle and portland. any time you travel go to abc7news.com check out our flight tracker. >>> 4:49. in eastern turkey rescue workers sped up their search for survivors today pulling two more out ofau]9y the rubble from the latest quake to hit the region. at last seven people were killed in the 5.7 quake that struck yesterday. 25 survivors rescued. dozens still trapped. the quake knocked down 25 buildings, including a&l"oñ hotl where aid workers and journalists had been staying following the quake that struck october 23rd that quake killed more than 600 and destroyed 2,000]hÑfx buildings. >>> major news out of the republican presidential debate last night. texas governor perry admits he -- these are his words he stepped in it during last night's debate in michigan. he says it won't force him to end his campaign. >> third agency of government i would do away with education, the -

also laguardia. wall of wet weather heading towards the east coast more delays may develop.peratures cooling in the 60s. 40s and 50s widespread elsewhere. any time you travel and there are delays we will have them and you can too abc7news.com at the bottom is our flight tracker. >>> 4:48. voters in mississippi rejected a measure that defined human life as beginning at the moment of conception. if passed, the so-called personhood initiative would have outlawed abortions in the state and had been a direct challenge to roe vs. wade. the u.s. supreme court decision that established a legal right to abortion. the measure questioned birth control methods, fertility treatments and a woman's right to drink. mississippi is the first state to test the personhood law. >>> debate among eight presidential candidates scheduled tonight in rochester, michigan where herman cain is likely to contend with the latest sexual allegations against him. two of the four women have now come forward. cain says he's staying in the race and reject the charges at a news conference. >> they simply did not

getting to the east coast is going to be a problem philadelphia newark laguardia and boston flight arrivalays. back home for your california forecast north of 80 showers high elevation snow not making it into tahoe until tonight. that full forecast in a minute. if you are head together south 60s and 70s for l.a. san diego and palm springs >>> former bart police officer johannes mehserle is expected to testify today in a federal civil rights trial. mehserle and four other bart officers ever accused of violating an oakland man's constitutional rights and injuring him during a confrontation in november of 2008. the alleged incidentcm66Ñ occurred several weeks before the shooting death of bart passenger oscar grant. a jury convicted mehserle of involuntary manslaugher in that case. >>> funeral services has been set for a vallejo police officer. the memorial for identify jim capoot will be held 11 a.m. next wednesday november 30th. he had strong ties to vallejo high where he coached. the officer was shot to death last thursday while chasing suspected bank robber on foot the suspect is now facin

scramble, the airport on the alert, after an alert from delta flight, from 10,000 feet and approaching laguardia. the captain was missing and a passenger was trying to get into the cockpit. >> the captain has disappeared in the back and i have someone with a thick foreign accent, trying to access the cockpit. >> reporter: the airline says when the plane was put into a holding pattern over new york, the captain went to use the bathroom. the airline says its security protocol requires two people in the cockpit at all times. so, the one flight attendant on board went inside and locked the door. then things got strange. the captain got trapped in the bathroom, a jammed door. eventual little he roused one of the 14 passengers and gave him the secret cockpit password so he could get help. >> i'm not surprised the cockpit would give the code, i'm astounding. >> reporter: the first officer was shocked, too. >> what i'm being told is he's stuck in the lav and someone with a thick foreign accent is giving me a password to access the cockpit and i'm not about to let him in. >> at the end of the day, it was

flight 6132 flying as delta connection from ashville, north carolina, to laguardia was at 10,000 feetn the copilot contacted. >> the pilot has disappeared and i have someone with a thick foreign access. i have a situation. >> reporter: the pilot went to use the lavatory, but while inside the door jammed. a passenger tried to help free the pilot, then went to the cockpit to tell a suspicious copilot what was happening. >> i'm told he's stuck in the lav. someone with a thick foreign accent is giving me a pass word access to the cockpit. i'm not lietting him? >> reporter: there was jets on standby. >> you ought the to declare an emergency and get on the ground. >> reporter: former captain john cox said it was reasonable for the first officer to fear a hijacker maybe trying to talk his way into the cockpit. >> since 9/11 the doors are hardened, the locks are hardened. it would be virtually impossible for someone just using their body to get into the flight deck. it was designed that way specifically to prevent that. >> reporter: finally the flight attendant who was in the cockpit as a sec

new york city's laguardia, also reporting 50-minute delays and the same goes for philly. and of course, as you know, as the day goes on, the delays tend to ripple. check ahead with your carrier. and i put a little handy on my facebook page where you can track any flights. only takes a couple seconds. showers moving into the northern most portion of the state. they'll continue to head through the south for the next eight hours. that's about how far we are away from our first significant snowfall, dropping into the north bay. this front is going to maintain its organization, so we could pick upwards of 3/4 of an inch in santa rosa and the north bay hills, fair game for some pretty heavily rainfall. at 1:00 a.m., we stop the clock yet again, you can see the greater bay area getting wet at that time, but the showers starting to subside. as a matter of fact, at 8:00 a.m., just as you're waking up for thanksgiving, getting ready to prepare that turkey, all that shower activity will have already passed. it will still be cold, we'll still be left with areas of ponding, because lo

laguardia, houston, number three, jfk, and newark in newark, new jersey. to keep an eye on the chaos in egypt here. last word, the numbers were 35. 35 dead since saturday in these clashes between protesters and police. you can hear the sirens here. these are live pick ytures here around tehrir square. they have been battling back and forth between the people and the police for 3 1/2 hours. some of the religious leaders tried to get them to strike a truce. keep in mind, people all around the world are watching as well, including the communist leaders in china. they are spending unprecedented amounts of money. they don't want this scene playing out there. jill dougherty is live from the state department. this floors us because china is spending more money now on internal security than on its own military. >> yeah. it's an amazing statistic, isn't it? it comes from a congressional advisory panel that advises on china. our producer, jim ruzzo looked at them and studied them. if you add them up, there is more for security than for the military. the government i

laguardia, up to a 30 minute delay. boston has delays right there with low ceiling.t's where the system is continuing to make its way out of here. for us, during the overnight, we continue to clear out. there's the sky, going with a clear sky by tomorrow morning. the sunshine by 11:00 a.m. temperatures easing down to the 40s. 45 degrees by 11:00 p.m. by tomorrow morning, plenty chilly, if not cold in the outlying suburbs. 39 degrees outside the beltway. other locations starting out in the low 30s. look at manassas at 30 degrees with wind around. feeling like temperatures are in the 20s with windchill values. sunshine throughout the area. we get into the upper 50s tomorrow. great looking day coming our way. 53 to 58. breezy, too. if you are heading out for black friday, shopping forecast, we start out at 38 degrees. we hit a high of 64. it starts chilly as we get into the nice afternoon. friday, saturday, sunday, nice temperatures. 64 to 65 degrees. the best days, of course, will be friday and saturday with rain returning on sunday. we have rain posted for the early p

. >>> a bathroom break led to a terror scare on a plane bound for laguardia. airlines flight was coming from ashville, north carolina. the pilot decided he had to go to the bathroom. the locks jammed leaving him trapped inside. when the passenger went to the door of the cockpit, the co-pilot got suspicious and thought something was going on on the plane. he called air traffic control. here is how the story unfolded. >> can tan disappeared in the back. wenlt to use the restroom. by all indications by what i'm being told is he's stuck in the lav. >> declare emergency. get on the ground. is there any level of disturbance in the airplane? >> negative. the door latch -- had to get the door open. >> the pilot did eventually free himself. he cleared things up with air traffic control. police talked with the passenger and figured out all of this was a misunderstanding because he had to go to the bathroom. >> embarrassment 2000 feet up. >> yeah. >>> caught on tape. >>> coming up, more to come including the deal of the day segment. ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your g

issues at o'hare, along with laguardia. flight arrival delays. >>> rollercoaster headed down again.ock futures lower as trading begins amid growing concerns that italy's debt levels are unsustainable. [ inaudible ] investor are losing faith in the country's ability to repay its debt. we'll go live to the new york stock exchange in 15 minutes. >> gentleman in the bay area this saturday ranked-choice voting could -- could decide who will be san francisco's next mayor. lee is the leader but the complex math could make a big difference. terry mcsweeney with more on the story. >> reporter: a few elections ago we would be planning for a runoff between the two top conduct ers. but we've got rank -- contenders. but we've got ranked choice. but it does cause confusion. in front mayor ed lee with 30%. avalos with 19, herrera 12%. comfortable lead for lee. chiu with 9, yee with 8, adachi with 7. take a look at video. ballots still need to be counted these are absentee and provisional ballots that came in yesterday. it is going to come down to ranked choice. lee last night not waiting for the r

less than an hour on boston and laguardia in new york. washington, all three airports looking good with light delays, if any at all. not many delays around our area. the rain that was here earlier is now out of here and behind it, much cooler temperatures and wind. 50 degrees with winds gusting upwards of 26 miles per hour. yes, we are dealing with some rain from around the baltimore area down through annapolis and down through prince george's county. following 301. if you are traveling on 301 or route 50, expect more shower activity, if not rain. i'll show you what to expect throughout the night tonight and into your thanksgiving. i'll show it to you coming up. >> thanks, doug. >>> police are hoping surveilness video help find a woman wanted across virginia. she's from manassas. she robbed the bb & t bank in springfield yesterday and is suspected in a carjacking. on friday, police believed she robbed a virginia commerce bank. if you have seen her, you are asked to give the police a call. >>> we are following developments out of cairo whe

we have weather delays, laguardia, jfk. if you are headed to the airport call ahead. the airport bar might be the place to be. there is the radar -- [ laughter ] bob, i know so well. the thanksgiving day forecast, nice across the country. l.a. to boston. if you look ahead, i know greg gutfeld wants to know what the weather is like shopping on black friday. >> greg: you know it. >> it's mostly sunny across the east coast. we have a cold front moving across the upper midwest, bringing cold air and windy conditions. unsettled across the northwes northwest. travel troubles getting home over the weekend. that is a concern heading to saturday across the gulf coast and great lakes where we will see heavy rain. moving to the ohio river valley and northeast by sunday. folks trying to get home from thanksgiving. we will keep an eye on the weather for you. >> bob: janice, how is the 7:15 xl out of new york? >> i don't do like traffic. or -- >> dana: all your fans will show up. >> bob: the other thing to find out, mall of america for greg in minnesota. >> right. just e-mail me al

chicago, philly, newark, laguardia. atlanta is the big one that comes up around 6 or 7:00 tonight as the storms get closer, brooke. >> christina, drive safely, please. chad myers, thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> a study suggesting there may be an association between drinking coffee and a reduced risk of cancer. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins me. i love my coffee. specifically what kind of cancer and how much coffee? >> right. it was interesting. first of all, this is huge study out of hartford and the women who drank at least four cups of coffee were 25% less likely to get enrriometria can sr. and they found people are less likely to get diabetes. it's a whole host of things. >> but i thought that you're not supposed to have too much coffee, that's it's bad for you. >> did your mother every wag her finger and say it will stunt your growth? >> yeah. >> what is interesting is that would have been a an old wife's tale saying that coffee may be good for you. it means that your of you're already drinkin

as you head to the east flight arrival delays into chicago's o'hare, laguardia, raleigh-durham and flightarture delays out of philly. you can see cooling trend across most of the country, 70s and 80s, atlanta, new orleans, miami, phoenix. s in the 40s and 50s. -- picture at the bomb to the >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield in oakland. fire officials are getting nervous about potential hazards at occupy oakland. business owners are getting sick of occupy oakland and say it is time to move the campers out that they are hurting businesses. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney in san francisco city hall. all votes in still no-winner in the mayor's race. here is where ranked-choice voting kicks in. it gets interesting and complicated too. keep it here. >>> good morning fog forming in the north bay valleys as temperatures are nearing freezing. we'll look at possibility of freezing of black ice and i've taken some of the rain out of weekend forecast. details on the way. >>> following your wednesday morning commute. live look at toll plaza those paying cash have a slight delay otherwise everybody is mo

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

. >> that's just another day at laguardia.lo has the story. >> hold on to the railing. >> reporter: this wasn't supposed to happen again. a frustrated jetblue pilot pleading with ground crews at hartford for help on saturday night. >> is there any way you can get a tug and a tow bar out here to us and get us towed somewhere to a great or something? i don't care. take us anywhere. >> reporter: with babies crying in pitch black, he, his crew and passengers sat stranded on the tarmac for hours. no food and no water, no working toilets. >> i have a paraplegic on board that needs to come off. i have a diabetic on here that's got an issue. >> reporter: for seven hours they waited. at times, tempers flared. when police arrived, applause. >> the woman knew i was kind of losing it, having a panic attack. you know, people kind of walking up and down the aisles, very frustrated. >> reporter: in all, at least three jetblue flights diverted from new york were stranded for hours at hartford. a diverted american airlines flight from paris al

. >> it was business as usual for travelers at laguardia airport just hours after the company that ownsmerican airlines announced it filed for bankruptcy. >> our flight would be on time. >> the ceo says the airline will operate normally throughout the process and continue to run flights, honor tickets and take reservations. it will reduce its flight schedule, which could lead to layoffs. >> it is hard, but it's warn out and we will make the company successful. >> american is one of the last of the major u.s. airlines to file for bankruptcy. its competitors have cut billions in costs through chapter 11. >> it's a shame they didn't do it when the other guys did. >> airlines have been hurt by the recession and the rising cost of fuel. and filing bankruptcy lets them unload debt and reduce labor costs. american is negotiating a new contract with its pilots union and operating in chapter 11 allows the company to take a tougher stand. >> we will get back with them and talk about how we work together to create the outcome we see. which is a competitive profitable company. >> the pilot's union

watch out around new york around laguardia, jfk could see delays there. philadelphia could see some delays tomorrow morning. chicago looking good. don't expect any delays there. a big hub at united for chicago. atlanta, also looking good. a big hub for delta and raleigh around 65 and if you're heading down towards orlando tomorrow. first off, good for you. 83 degrees as we make our way down tomorrow and national travel weather showing rain along the east coast. the only area of snow is around toronto and portions of new england, including most of maine. that's rlly it. travel problems tomorrow are not all that widespread. i do think we'll see even less of a travel problem during the day on thanksgiving. thanksgiving looking very good, really, across the nation. for the most part, areas of rain this evening, some of them, especially to the north and east. temperatures 47 to about 57 degrees. tomorrow morning, rain likely early, mild to start, a bit breezy. 56 to 64 degrees. that's when you step out the door and don't expect that to last. temperatures will

many of the flights, here's american airlines to dallas, 21 minutes late out of laguardia and you go farther down. jetblue, it hasn't even left yet. as the gates go on and day goes on, you're going to see this worst out of the east. thanksgiving looking pretty good. if you're going to be traveling then, sometimes it's a cheaper flight. many people have done that. the problem with today is that there are two main areas of transportation being slow. one in the northeast and the other the northwest. when you get flights that travel across the country, there are 30 minutes out of the way, that means that they are late leaving and 30 minutes late getting there. back and forth, by the time the 8:00 flights come, you can really be an hour or two behind. >> what was that, flight board? >> yes, flight board. i love it. >> chad myers, thank you. >>> we can find out how strong the big banks are and someone may be tracking your phone on black friday. alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange. alison, first the banks, another stress test coming? >> yes. in fact, the list of big banks, t