you can see the 30,000 on the left in the green was level on its way to medford. and then the yellow line is the speed of the aircraft that you see. 475 miles an hour. so up around 500 miles an hour. >> when it started to descend into medford. >> so, you know, this is just one a string of as our reporter pointed out, sfo seems to be the common denominator. when you look at what do you think you think the glass you just wear and tear on the planes. and, you know, or sabotage or what? what what are you thinking? >> oh, no, there's there's there's this is a a and older aircraft. it's a 25 year-old aircraft. when starts year crafted approach age and they have so many takeoffs and landings and so many times they're pressurized. and then the you start to have metal fatigue. you start to wear and tear on the aircraft. that's why these aircraft go through a complete overall cycle about every 6 to 7 years. and they're supposed to take everything apart. when i see everything they go down to extreme the skins, they are taking all these pairings off there, inspecting the fehr

it happened on a flight from sfo to medford, oregon. right before noon, it landed.ted didn't declare an emergency in the air because the problem wasn't discovered until after the plane landed safely in medford, oregon. this is a 737-800. no debris were located. >> we didn't find any debris or any panels or anything. so it was reopened, and everybody landed, and operations continue normally. >> that's the airport manager up there in medford, oregon. joining us now is doug rice, a retired pilot and aviation expert. nice to have you back on the program. we've seen you and heard a lot from you in the last two weeks, which is not a good sign, but we appreciate your analysis. what was today's problem with united? what is this piece that we showed there? what does it do? >> it is a faring on the side of the aircraft designed to smooth air flow and enhance fuel economy. as you can see from the picture, it actually ripped off part of the faring. you can see there's still a piece of the metal and the honeycomb backing still attached to the aircraft. >> doug, as a former pilot

a united spokesperson says this was not an emergency landing at medford airport this afternoon. >> but it is concerning that an external panel was nowhere to be found on forest and thorn live for us at sfo with more. dan. >> yeah, this as you mentioned, another issue for united airlines in a recent string of issues that they've been dealing with lately. and the common denominator being san francisco international airport. we heard today from a medford airport spokesperson that the plane left sfo and then landed at their airport around one 45 this afternoon. as you mentioned, united said that this was not an emergency landing, but during the inspection of the plane, something that they usually do when a plane lands at the airport, something concerning was discovered. an external panel was missing. the medford airport spokesperson says the airport was forced to pause operations on the runway to make sure that there wasn't any damage on. they did not find any, but they also did not find where this panel we reached out to united who confirmed the damage, the boeing 7.37. they say that ther

medford. dr. white. after the emancipation proclamation, a number of black leaders start to recruit african-american soldiers their communities. as edna met, as edna mentioned and some of them write to lincoln just lavern tillman did. now their letters are accepted because lincoln's looking for these black men to serve in the army. and some even go to the white house to meet with abraham lincoln and present their offers to him. in march of 1863, there was a man from upstate new york named parker gloster, and he was the son of a kentucky who i believe had been born in new york and lived was a black leader in upstate new york. he got together a group of men who then went to offer their services to lincoln. he showed up at the white house in march of 1863, and according to one account, he met with lincoln every for a week on occasion, he went to the white house that night, he actually had tea with abraham mary lincoln in one of the rooms downstairs, was in the white house. and on one of these occasions he b

this happened on a flight headed from sfo to medford, oregon. united didn't declare an emergency in the air because the problem wasn't discovered until after the plane landed safely in oregon. in a statement, united said it will investigate what happened and make repairs before the plane gets cleared to fly again. no word yet on where that panel landed. this is the latest headache for united after their flights have had a series of landing issues, plus an entire wheel falling off after a plane took off from sfo. >>> this could jam you up if you are driving through the east bay this weekend. caltrans is shutting down part of 680 starting at 9:00 tonight. here's what you need to know. south bound 680 between the 580- 680 connector and highway 84 will stay close until early monday morning. caltrans says it is replacing a portion of the deteriorated roadway with new pavement but it is all happening on the same weekend as some big st. patrick's day festivities happening in the bay area. in dublin, the celebrations are happening, bulimia, organizers a

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a mainte

it happened on a flight from sfo to medford, oregon.did not declare an emergency in the air, because the problem was not discovered until after the plane landed safely. in a statement the airlines says it will investigate what happened and make repairs before the plane gets cleared to fly once again. >>> here's something that could change your weekend plans and 680 in pleasanton area is now closed so that caltrans crews can repair the freeway. all southbound lanes shut down until monday morning. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is in pleasanton will roadwork is already under way. >> reporter: caltrans is making repairs to a nine-mile stretch of 680 south from the connector all the way to koopman road near sunol. crews will replace a portion of the existing deteriorating roadway with new pavement and caltrans hopes to get a lot of work done in a short time span with a number of repair projects already postponed this year due to weather. >> we're able to pretty much condense about 40 nights of work into just this weekend. so that's a pre

. >> it had taken off from san francisco with nearly 150 on board, and made it to medford, oregon, without any sort of issues. but nonetheless, this is alarming. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with an aviation expert about whether passengers should be concerned about this friday. >> another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst and he's referring to united flight 433, the plane taking off just before 1030 this morning, landing in medford, oregon, just before noon. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered. >> in a statement, united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and condu

according to the director of the rogue valley international medford airport in medford, oregon, united airlines flight for 33 was traveling from sfo to medford. it landed just after noon, though, without any issued as it is standard operating procedure to inspect the plane. and they did that. and they discovered that this boeing 7.37 was missing. a panel. the airport paused operations briefly to inspect the runway to make sure that there was no damage. the panel has not been found. no damage was detected. and the airport then resume normal operations. there were 139 passengers and 6 crew members on board. no one was hurt. more details on the story can be on our website. we are also getting a statement now from united airlines. it reads in part here after the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered to be missing an external panel will conduct a thorough examination of the plane and perform all the needed repairs before it returns to service. we'll also conduct an investigation to better understand how this damage occurred. we do right here kron. 4 reporter now headed to sfo t

the aircraft had flown without incident from san francisco to medford and had landed as scheduled. occurred. after the plane landed at the airport, the ground crew discovered that this external panel was actually missing. a search was initiated and that airport, medford airport in oregon, was briefly closed while they ensure that there was no debris on the runway. a photograph posted on a local news website showed a large hole in the side of the plane, in the fuselage, near the landing gear. you can see hydraulics and parts in that hole. we received a statement from united airlines who said that an investigation would be carried out to determine what caused this. but this is the latest in a bizarre series of incidents involving bits falling off boeing planes here in the united states. last week a boeing 777 taking off from san francisco was forced to make an emergency landing in los angeles after a tyre fell off the plane shortly after take—off. it plummeted down and actually crushed an empty vehicle in the airport car park and damaged several others. back in january, a boeing 737

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medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear last week, a japan bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a

supports us about like saying about the house of joining the cues, any sign of a position to go out in medford? the i, i'm eddie mike of junior and you are welcome to the program. german chancellor will love schultz is due to arrive shortly, and he's around where he's expected to as prime minister benjamin netanyahu not to on the ticket ground assault in south and gaza. now, natalie, i showed samantha with a king of jordan in hopes of stopping the conflicts from escalate and feather in jordan shoulds. one that fed that civilian casualties would make a less than piece and the region nearly impossible. in recent days, germany has stepped up its efforts to bring food and supplies into gaza. germany has joined a handful of countries, including the u. s. and france. power shooting aid into gaza. germany's air force dropped for tons of released goods into the territory on saturday. the foreign ministry in berlin says every package counts. it also says these efforts are just a drop in the ocean when it comes to what is actually needed throughout the night. the situation is awful. we can eat or drink

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. last week. a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of

and last week a united jet landed in medford oregon with a missing panel.ith a retired pilot about what that increased monitoring by the faa might look like. >> you may see extra people on the ground around the aircraft prior to your takeoff. >> federal regulators planning to pause united's ambitious growth plans according to a memo from the orlando chapter of the airline pilots union that includes a pause on training new flight captains. adding to the shakeup in the aviation industry the ceo of boeing is stepping down. dave calhoun says he will leave the company at the end of this year. his comes after a series of questions regarding the quality of the planes manufactured by boeing. scrutiny intensified after a door plug lou out of a nearly new boeing 737 max nine back in january. chairman of the board and ceo of boeing commercial airplanes are also leaving the company. >> countries largest real estate agency is trying to ease concerns about how agents can earn their commissions. -- held a nationwide webinar to help nations understand a court settlement in

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a mainte

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a ma

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear last week. a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a

medford airport spokesperson says they this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear last week. a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> think it's a little scary. the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. always said, and it's it's an immediate issue that we're dealing with. >> it's scary for people. united spokesperson says there wasn't an emergency landing in oregon be

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to lookris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear last week. a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a ma

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a ma

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a mainte

it took off from san francisco with nearly 150 people on board, and made it to medford, oregon, without any issues, but nonetheless, this is alarming. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has intel from an aviation expert. >> friday. another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst, and he's referring to united flight 433, the plane taking off just before 1030 this morning, landing in medford, oregon, just before noon. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue or or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered. >> in a statement, united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred. boein

medford airport spokesperson says they were forced to briefly pause operations on the runway to look for any debris. none was found. this is a very minor incident in the grand scheme of things. retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of 8 minutes they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintena

it took off from san francisco with nearly 150 people on board, and it made it to medford, oregon without any issues. but nonetheless, this is alarming. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has intel from an aviation expert friday. >> another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst and he's referring to united flight 433, the plane taking off just before 1030 this morning, landing in medford, oregon, just before noon. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something uh, which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue, or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered in a statement. >> united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred. boeing

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and last week the united jet landed in medford, oregon with a missing panel near the wink. united passengers also concerned. >> i definitely read the news and i have seen the headlines, but it's always a concern, i always tell myself it's more dangerous to get in the car and drive on the freeway so you are rolling the dice anytime you go anywhere. >> is held accountable for its being irresponsible if it's being irresponsible then that's a good thing. >> federal regulators say they also are planning to pause the united's ambitious growth plan according to a memo from the orlando chapter of the airline pilots union that includes a pause on training new flight captains. >>> adding to the shakeup in aviation industry, boeing ceo is stepping down. this comes after a series of questions regarding the quality of planes made by the aviation giant. coming up on nightly news you will hear from calhoun himself on why he is making this move. right here next at 6:30 pm. >>> let's take a look outside on this monday at the oakland coliseum baseball is back, the a's hosting the giants toni

>> reporter: yeah, this was late breaking it was a united flight from san francisco to medford, oregon. a 25-year-old boeing 737 landed apparently missing a piece of panel on the bottom of the plane. no injuries. united tells us it and the faa are investigating. >> all right, tom, thanks very much. >>> we'll take a break. up next, a new class of weight loss drugs are showing promise if you can get them the rising american divide next. >>> we've all heard about the effectiveness of those new weight loss drugs, but it turns out that some who need them most are finding them most hard to get here's stephanie gosk. >> 170.6. >> reporter: there are plenty of testimonials touting the new class of weight loss medications. >> it works. >> reporter: what is less common, the stories of people who can't get it >> are there people out there who desperately need this medication and don't have access to it? >> absolutely. our medicare and medicaid populations are some of the most at risk, and they do not have access. >> reporter: dr. laurie demattia works at a weight loss clinic outside of oklahoma c

the latest incident was on friday, a united boeing triple 737800 landed in medford, oregon with a belly panel missing. this was first discovered by somebody on the ground when the plane pulled up to the gate, united says this did not affect the flying characteristics of the plane. so this wasn't known by the pilots and they did not declare an emergency. united says all of the incidents this month are now under review. let's look at the timeline. march 15 as 737800 lins with belly panel in medford, oregon on march 11th, a triple seven trailing hydraulic fluid in sydney on march 8, and airbus a320 divert to a hydraulic issue also on the eighth is 737 max eight slid off the runway in houston on march 7, a triple seven lost a wheel on takeoff from san francisco, and then on the march, there was an engine fire on a 7:37, leaving houston. here is what the airline is doing. it's adding an extra day of pilot training. >> it's >> also starting to redesign training think four new hire mechanics united says it will also put out more resources and the managing its parts supplier network. a lot of q

also a piece of the plane falling off mid-flight between sfo and medford, oregon. united says it welcomes the faa's increased involvement. many passengers also supporting the move. >> i read the news, and i've seen the headlines. but it's always a concern. i always tell myself it's more dangerous to get in a car and drive on the freeway. so, you know, you're rolling the dice anytime you go anywhere. >> it's held accountable for its being irresponsible if it is being irresponsible, then that's a good thing. >> what does this really mean that the faa will look into united? joining us now, aviation expert doug rice. he's also a retired pilot. nice to have you back on the program. is this common? you've been around the block here? is this common, the faa stepping in? >> this is a very uncommon situation. >> what exactly is the faa going to do? are they actually going to come on-site to the various facilities and maintenance yards? >> absolutely. you'll see ground people. you'll see maintenance people around the aircraft. you will see aircraft inspectors over at the mai

it took off from san francisco with nearly 150 people on board, and it made it to medford, oregon without any issues. but nonetheless, this is alarming. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has intel from an aviation expert. >> friday. another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst, and he's referring to united flight 433. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered. >> in a statement, united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred. boeing saying in an email it's deferring comment to united about the carrier's fleet operation, also inclu

united airlines flight 433 arrived in medford, oregon, from sfo friday morning with a missing panel underneathaircraft. it's unclear when the panel broke off. the boeing 737 800 was carrying 139 passengers and six crew members. it is just the latest incident involving boeing planes, white administras faith in both the faa and ntsb in ensuring safety in the skies. >> what our commitment is, is to make sure that we want to put the safety of americans first, and that's what faa is doing. and so they are taking actions. we stand by those actions to increase safety. obviously, an oversight of boeing united says the crew of flight 433 did >> and there was no indication that plane landed safely in.t- oregon. >> the southbound lanes of interstate 680 scheduled to reopen for the morning commute. caltrans did post video of the work that's been happening earlier in the day. a section of southbound 680 in pleasanton has beenúclosed this weekend to allow crews to repair the roadway with new pavement. traffic has been rerouted to 84 and 580 during the closure. the lanes are scheduled at 11 tonigt is underwa

that discovery was made when the plane landed in medford, oregon. here's a photo of the aircraft taken by medfordalert.com. united tells us the plane did not need to make an emergency landing and the problem was spotted during a post flight inspection. the airline is now investigating exactly how it happened. boeing is directing airlines to check 787 dreamliner cockpit seats. it comes after an united airlines plane dropped abruptly on a flight to new zealand monday. a pilot reportedly hit the switch on the back of a pilot seat which pushed a pilot into the controls. boeing says it is recommending airlines inspect the seat and switch at the next maintenance opportunity. the faa is now reviewing that report. in the meantime there's another lawsuit being lodged in response to a january incident in which a section of a fuselage blew off a 737 jet midflight. a group of seven passengers is now suing boeing, alaska airlines and others alleging the company's negligence led to that accident. the lawsuit revealed one passenger was nearly sucked out of the pla

the aircraft, a boeing 737—800, had flown without incident from san francisco to medford, and had landedther the pilot nor the passengers were aware of what was happening. with the details from washington, here's will vernon. it is not clear exactly when this damage occurred. after the plane landed at the airport, the groundcrew discovered this external panel was actually missing. a search was initiated and that airport in oregon was briefly closed while they ensured there was no debris on the runway. a photograph posted on the local news website showed a large hole in the side of the plane and the fuselage near the landing gear and you could see hydraulics and parts in that whole. we received a statement from united airlines, they told us an investigation would be carried out to determine what caused this. but this is the latest in a bizarre series of incidents involving beds fully of golden —— boeing planes. boeing triple seven taken from francisco was forced to make a emergency landing after a tire fell off the plane shortly after takeoff. it plummeted down and actually crushed an emp

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the plane left sfo this morning and actually landed early in medford, oregon.where crews doing a post-flight inspection noticed a panel had flown off. it left components under the fuselage, exposed. the pilots say they didn't notice anything wrong with the boeing built plane during the flight. the plane landed safely and no one was hurt. >> there are new developments in a deadly shootout between sonoma county sheriff's deputies and an armed suspect. two weeks ago today, the sheriff's office released body camera footage of the incident. it shows a chaotic situation. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has the new details, but first, a warning the video is graphic and may be disturbing to some in his car, is about to take off. >> body worn camera footage shows sonoma county sheriff's deputies making contact with suspect jose luis villasenor cervantes. minutes after he flashed a weapon outside a santa rosa nightclub on march fourth. investigators say cervantes fired on one deputy, then appears to leave the scene, taking off. >> westbound toward other deputies

on friday, after a plane landed in medford, oregon, it was discovered a panel on the underside of the fuselage was missing. earlier this month, flames seen coming from an engine forcing a plane to return to houston and san francisco. a plane lost a wheel on takeoff and days later there was a hydraulic leak on a flight heading to san francisco. and in houston, a united boeing 737 max slid off the runway, kirby saying united will review each case and make changes as needed. he says they were already planning to give an extra day of in-person training for pilots and change the training curriculum for new hire maintenance technicians. airline safety has been heightened following that incident where a door plug ripped off this alaska airlines boeing 737 max plane in portland in january. investigators say bolts securing the door were missing. no one has been seriously injured in any of these incidents, but several are under investigation by federal officials. jaclyn lee , abc news, los angeles. >> all right, let's turn back and talk a little bit about the weather. gorgeous around here. but

it was a united flight from san francisco to medford, oregon.-year-old boeing 737 landed apparently missing a piece of panel on the bottom of the plane. no injuries. united tells us it and the faa are investigating. >> all right, tom, thanks very much. >>> we'll take a break. up next, a new class of weight loss drugs are showing promise if you can get them. the rising american divide next. is(♪♪) i'm getting vaccinated with pfizer's pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. come on. i already got a pneumonia vaccine, but i'm asking about the added protection of prevnar 20®. if you're 19 or older with certain chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, copd, or heart disease, or are 65 or older, you are at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. prevnar 20® is approved in adults to help prevent infections from 20 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. in just one dose. don't get prevnar 20® if you've had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients. adults with we

united airlines flight 433 arrived in medford, oregon, from sfo friday morning with a spmissing panelnderside of the aircraft. it's unclear when the panel broke off the boeing 737 800 was carrying 139 passengers and six crew members. it is the faa isúnow investigating this incident. >> well, today is saint patrick'súday, a day to commemorate and observe saint patrick and theúarrival and over the years, turned into one ofúcelebration. this is what it looked like in downtown pleasanton around noontime today. a little slow they saw yesterday, but even so, restaurants and bars, they've been all packed all across the bay area this warm weekend, and with saint patrick's day falling on a weekend this year, spending for the holiday expected to reach record levels, expected t2 billion on food and drinks. >> celebrated last night. here they had a great band, we had a fantastic time. little slow moving this morning, but all good. >> oh thank you. >> 6re of americans say they plan to celebrate this year, and that's more than 20 times the population of ireland. one of the larger celebrations fort&

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a united airlines flight landed in medford. on closer look it was missing a panel on the plane. airfield for debris. none was found. the airline is conducting an examination to understand what might have happened and plans to do repairs before returning the plane to service. the specific plane has been in service more than 25 years. >>> last week the united flight lost a wheel as it took off from sfo to japan damaging a couple of cars in an employee parking lot. >>> coming up, it won't happen in the united states for another couple of decades. bay area stargazers making travel plans to catch the total eclipse. >> i want to see as many >>> welcome back. a beautiful look at the sunrise over the east bay on this saturday. the time is 6:45. >>> there is a lot of excitement building for next month's total solar eclipse. before you dust off your eclipse glasses, you have to plan a trip why stargazers say it's worth it. >> reporter: meet a fellow physics grad. she has got big plans for april th. when did you make reservations. >> not as early as i should have. >> reporter: kaitlin and

the united flightúout of sfo arrived in medford, oregon, with a missing panel beneath the plane.press secretary karine jean-pierre said the administration has faith in both the faa and the ntsb in making sure the skies are safe. >> what ourúcommitment is, is to make sure that we want to put the safety of americans first, and that's what faa is doing. and soúthey are taking actions. we stand by those actions to increase safety. obviously and oversight of boeing. >> now, united airlines says the crew of flight 433 did not declare an emergency, and there was no indication of damage during that flight. >> researchers have confirmed the presence of a flatworm in southern california that can kill a dog. scientists at uc riverside say they found a parasite, commonly referred to as liver fluke, in the colorado river. now, the parasite can cause a skin rash in humans, but researchers say there's no danger to california drinking water because any parasites are filtered out. scientists say dogs should avoid swimmingc in the colorado river if they are infected. it can be several months befor