mr. hoffa, you first, what does president obama need to do to energize the ranks of labor and how important it is for labor to get behind this president, given the record of mitt romney? >> well, i think he's got to keep doing what he did today in toledo, what joe biden did today in detroit. we've got to start talking about the accomplishments of labor, what they have done. that basically energized our people to realize they appreciate what we have done and to basically build the middle class. and we need more of that. i hope here at this convention, in the next three days, you're going to see more of that. we're going to have bill clinton, you're going to have michelle obama, and you're going to have the president talking about these issues. i think they can energize people and get a big bounce out of this convention that basically the republicans didn't get because they had basically a completely dishonest convention. they didn't talk about facts. they had nothing but platitudes. they talked

it was a day after mr. hoffa disappeared. >> police say the tipster seemed credible because he didn't try to embellish the story. an initial scan shows something under the concrete, but it's not clear just what. >> it could be a dead body. if not hoffa, then somebody el. or it doub root of a tree. who knows. >> police drilled for two soil samples which will be analyzed by michigan state university to see if they show human remains. it would take further dna testing to determine if they're hoffa's remains. police doubt the mystery is solved. >> i don't think it's mr. hoffa. it would be great if it was. it would bring closure to his family and the hundreds of thousands of teamsters that idolize this man. >> the fbi said the mob would never have taken his body to this residential neighborhood too, many people could have noticed but if there was a burial here that escaped attention then, this discovery most certainly would not. i'm emily schmidt reporting. >> police say the soil sample results should be available by

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attorney general robert kennedy. >> the justice department has plenty on you mr. hoffa. >> you don't impress me. i don't need $300 million and my brother elected -- >> reporter: many failed attempts to find him, tips had him buried in cement near the end zone of old giant stadium. they looked for blood stains on the floor boards of an old detroit home. hoffa's middle name was riddle and so is trying to pinpoint why his fate captivates so many people. >> he was a negotiator and powerful and combined that with his mysterious disappearance and the connection with the underworld and the mob. >> reporter: so, now, the question is, will police crack this case or will it remain an unsolved mystery? susan candiotti, cnn, roseville, michigan. >>> more engine trouble for the boeing 787 dreamliner. federal plane inspectors have found a second engine problem on another dreamliner. the aircraft had not yet flown when investigators identified the trouble. the national transportation safety board says it is investigating the problems. >>> all right, today, a portion of one of the busi

"hoffa: the movie." >> the justice department has plenty on you, mr. hoffa you don't impress me. i don't need $300 million. and my brother elected president will [ bleep ] -- >> reporter: in 1975 he disappeared. an american anti-hero was born. many believe the mafia killed hoffa and buried his body under the former giants stadium until they eventually dug it up and built a new stadium. no body, no love amp in 2004, floorboards were removed from a detroit home to look for traces of hoffa's blood. no go. a haorse barn was razed -- no hoffa. his brother is a member of the international group of teamsters without a connection to crime. still, he can't escape his father's note right. he urged fellow members to defeat tea party candidates. it was the way he said it that caused a firestorm. >> you know what, everybody here's got a vote. if we go bad, we keep the eye on the prize, let's take these son of a [ bleep ] out and give america back to america where we belong! >> reporter: hoffa refused to apologize, and his union is equally tough when it comes to the lates

we did not believe and have not believed since the first time we got the tip that mr. hoffabecause the timelines didn't add up. but we did feel the tip was credible enough that there could be someone buried there. and we would not be doing our jobs properly if we didn't follow-up to the conclusion. that's what we're doing. it was our goal to keep this out of the media spotlight and let us do our investigation and see if anything came of this. unfortunately that didn't happen. >> all right. fascinating stuff. and continue to be very mysterious. thanks so much chief james berlin of roseville's police department. >>> an invasive predatory and poisonous species finds its way into the gulf of mexico. how the lion fish got there. and what can be done to get them out. tle bite-size chunks. i mean you feel me right? yeah. uh, sir... ah... [ male announcer ] layaway's back. shop now and have more time to pay. walmart. it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [

. >> if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, end a major mystery. >> police have received dozens of tips over the years and have dug up everything from giants stadium to back yard pool. >>> a gunman is among the people killed in a shooting in minneapolis late last night. police say the shooter described as a disgruntled employee walked into the stien store and started shooting. at least three people died, several more were injured. police say the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> when you're home during the day, the last thing you expect is for somebody to kick in your front door and break in. but that's what's happening in howard county. abc 2 news' linda stow has the details. linda, how many times has this happened and what period of time? >>reporter: megan, police in howard county know of at least 10 burglaries this week alone. investigators believe the same man is behind all of them. it appears the burglar is knocking on doors and if someone answers, he acts like he's lost and is trying to find someon

. >> if it happens to be mr. hoffa, we'll bring an end to a major histomis mystery. >> reporter: as for hoffa's dna, if any is down there, authorities pulled hairs from a hairbrush of hoffa's 11 years ago. that's the match, if it's made, that will solve the mystery of where he ended up. but still not the part about who put him there. john donvan, abc news, washington. >>> and still ahead on "world news," the tsa officer and the stolen ipad. confronted by brian ross, he blames it on his wife. and he's not the only one taking valuables. what's going wrong at the tsa, next. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ can rely on dulcolax pelaxati

on march 19, 2013, mr. hoffall surpass his father to become the second longest-serving general president in the 110-year history of the teamsters' union. please join me in welcoming to the national press club teamsters' president jim hoffa. [applause] >> thank you, madam president. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press club at this us a spishes time. there's so much going on in our country right now, and it's a great pleasure to be here with so many friends and so many people from the media and to talk about what the issues are today. first of all, i want to talk about the teamsters' union a little bit and talk about the fact that, you know, as madam president said, i was elected in the march of 1999 -- in mar of 1999, and we're very proud of what we've done with the union. we've taken this union from a union that was bankrupt, divided and falling apart literally and made it what it is today. when we took over, this union was a union where sister against sister, brother against brother, local against loca

"i don't think it's mr. hoffa- it'd be great if it was because i'd love to bring hunddeds of thoussndsamsters that idolize this michigan. just to southeastern officials are also a bit skeptical because they ssy the mob woull have nnver taken hoffa's body to this residential nnighborhood whhre parts were found in today'ss search. a man snatches an expensive puppy from a pennsylvania pet store....and its all caught on camera. 8 videe ameras...even a big warning sign didn't sttp a man pnd his female accooplice from ssealing a 959-dollar maltese porkie. the store manager says the woman distracted her...while the mmn was seen playing with a playpee full of puppies. he then takes one of the puppies out and stuffs it under his sweatshirt. 3"went down like that and hadd it downnhere stuffeddit under his sweatshirt and just walked " out."the manager says its not the first time a puppy has been stolen. they just want to make sure the dog is ok. two men are charged with county. as kathleen cairns &preportss the arrests have prromted lovvd onee to ake &punscheduled visits the cemetery to see what

the timeline doesn't exactly add um to be mr. hoffa. >> there are conspiracy theories on where hoffa is buried, including beneath giants stadium in new jersey or even the ground of the white house. >>> the university of california has settled with 21 students who were pepper sprayed while protesting as part of the occupy movement. this video was from last november when campus police doused the students with pepper spray while they were peacefully protesting. the school has agreed to pay each student about $30,000 as part of the settlement. they will work with civil liberties unions as well. >>> police in colorado now have permission to collect a palm print and dna from the suspected gunmen in the movie theater attacks. james holmes is charged with 152 counts for the july shooting that killed 12 and wounded 58 others. prosecutors argued they needed the palm print to compare it with one found inside the theater. lawyers said a dna sample will also help in their investigation. >>> for the second time in a week, an argument between flight

the timeline doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. >> there are many conspiracy theories on where hoffa is actually buries. some rumors include him being underneath giants stadium in new jersey or even on the grounds of the white house. >>> this morning we're getting video of a dramatic explosion in washington state. a truck burst into flames while it was laying down adhesive for lane markers. it was carrying a large propane tank. flames shoot out of all side of the truck. no one was hurt. >>> a record number of american households have student loan debt. a new report by the pew research foundation says one in five householdsing or 19%, are in student loan debt. that is up 15% from 2007. it's biggest three-year increase in student debt in more than 20 years. pew credits the increase to higher tuition costs and the reception. >> this morning, yosemite national park is the site of a giant science lab. a tourist was among three people who died from the hanta virus. nine people became infected. scientists are now screening employees at t

. >> i don't think it's mr. hoffa. >> neither does john anthony who worked the hoffa case.know, but if they do, i guarantee you it's not jimmy hoffa. >> he said the fbi has a good idea who pulled off the hit and where, but it sure wasn't in this neighborhood. why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is no body. the body, in our opinion, was cremated or was thrown into a vat of acid or whatever. >> whatever happened, the mafia backed teamster boss is legendary. celebrated in movies like this one, going up against u.s. attorney general robert kennedy. >> the justice department has plenty on you mr. hoffa. >> you don't impress me. >> i don't need $300 million and my brother elected president to [ bleep ]. >> over the years, many failed attempts to find him. tips had him buried in cement at the end zone of old giants stadium. they looked through blood stains in a detroit home and dug up a horse farnl in 2006. all dead ends. hoffa's middle name was riddle and so is trying to pinpoint why his fate still captivates so many people. >> he was a gifted individual, he w

on march 19, 2013, mr. hoffaresident in the 110-year history of the teamsters union. please join me in welcoming to the national press club teamsters president jim hoffa. [applause] >> thank you, madam president. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press clubs at this auspicious time. there's so much going on in our country right now and it's a pleasure to be here with so many friends and people from the media and talk about what the issues are today. first of all, i want to talk about the teamsters union a little bit and talk about the fact that, you know, as madam president said, i was elected in march of 1999, and we're very proud of what we've done on the teamsters union. we've taken this union from a union that was bankrupt, divided, and falling apart literally and made it what it is today. when we took over, this union was a union where sister against sister, brother against brother, local against local, joint counsel against joint counsel. there was chaos and we came in and reached out and reached out

the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit. his body has never been found. >>> an army brigadier general has been charged with several counts of sexual misconduct including forcible sex on his female subordinate. he's been based in ft. bragg since he was relieved of his command in afghanistan last may. the army will decide whether or not he faces court martial. >>> there may be yet another reason to enjoy a little chocolate in your diet. scientists in canada tested one component in chocolate to see if it boosted memory. it did seem to help the test subjects how to perform a simple task. the only thing is, the test subjects were snails. further research could determine if the chocolate memory boost applies to humans and i volunteer to be the research study on that one. >>> the ladies of the "jersey shore" are settling do

the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit. his body has never been found. >>> an army brigadier general has been charged with several counts of sexual misconduct including forcible sex on his female subordinate. he's been based in ft. bragg since he was relieved of his command in afghanistan last may. the army will decide whether or not he faces court martial. >>> there may be yet another reason to enjoy a little chocolate in your diet. scientists in canada tested one component in chocolate to see if it boosted memory. it did seem to help the test subjects how to perform a simple task. the only thing is, the test subjects were snails. further research could determine if the chocolate memory boost applies to humans and i volunteer to be the research study on that one. >>> the ladies of the "jersey shore" are settling do

it was the day of mr. hoffa disappeared. he did not try to embellish the story. there was things found underneath the concrete but we're not sure if is a dead body or a route of a tree. they will analyze everything at the university of michigan. it will take further dna to see if it is hoffa's remains. i do not think it is half was remains but it would be nice because it will bring closure for the family and to the teamster mean memberrs members. if it was a burial here this discovery. >> temperatures were a lot cooler this afternoon. the fog is still over the bay bridge toll plaza. this fall will be here with us in the morning but will clear up in the after know. it will be warmer conditions for tomorrow. over the weekend we will get significantly warm on sunday near triple digits. it will be near 94 the bay shores. the warming will continue into monday. this is the reason why a excessive heat watch has been issued for the entire bay area. we will be seen upper 90s and those locations. tomorrow will be a little bit tricky. it will be '50s to sixties in the morni

. >> ifill: mr. hoffare we are in north carolina, probably the least unionized state in the country. organized labor has made it clear that they weren't particularly happy with this choice. are you still unhappy? >> it is what it is. we're here and we're going to parts ate and play a major role in this campaign. and support barack obama. i think we could have had a better selection. now that we're here, i mean, we're all in this together. organized labor is 100% behind barack obama and the democratic party. so i think you're going to see a tremendous turnout here. i'm excited about being here. we have a lot of support here. a lot of our teamsters from this state and other states are here. so you're going to have a good participation and we're excited about it. >> ifill: yet, ms. henry, union membership is declining. mr. saunders mentioned what happened in wisconsin. he was practically carried in on a... he was praised constantly. wisconsin was a big point at the republican national convention a week. are y

. >> i don't think it's mr. hoffater: neither does retired fbi agent john anthony who worked the hoffa case. he gives the tip zero credibility. >> whether they find a body or not i don't know. if they do, i guarantee you it is not jimmy hoffa. >> reporter: he says they have a good idea who pulled off the hit and where but it sure isn't in this neighborhood. >> reporter: why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is nobody. the body in our opinion was cremated or thrown into a vat of acid. >> reporter: whatever happened the mafia backed teamster boss is legendary sell braid in moce movies like this one going up against robert kennedy. >> i don't need that and my -- >> reporter: tips had him buried in settlement near the end zone of old giants' stadium and the floorboards dug up of a detroit home and horse farm. still trying to pinpoint why his fate still captivates so many people. >> he was a gifted individual, powerful, negotiate. combine that with his mysterious disappearance and the connection with the

around the same time frame that mr. hoffa disappeared. the time frame is off. do not believe it is jimmy hoffa. martha: we'll see. the last time jimmy hoffa was seen in detroit. the search for his body led police from the end zone of giants stadium, remember that one, to a horse farm in michigan. we'll keep you posted. bill: i thought he was at burger king drive through. >>> serious news. a group group of top senators demanding answering on the deadly attack in benghazi after two weeks of ever changing stories from the administration. they sent a letter to susan rice, ambassador to the u.n., reading in part. we look forward to a timely response to explain how the u.n. ambassador to the united nations could characterize an attack on u.s. consulate so inaccurately five day after the attack killed four americans. kelly ayotte, one of the four senators that signed that letter and senator, good morning to you. >> good morning, to you, bill. bill: i want to get through the material back and forth as we go through it. do you have any information as to whether or not t

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. >> the justice department has plenty on you, mr. hoffa. >> you don't impress me, i don't need $3 million and my brother elected president will whop your -- >> and anti-hero was born and many believed the mafia killed hoffa and buried his body under the former giants' stadium until they eventually dug it up and built a new stadium, no body and no hoffa. they removed floorboards in 2002 to find traces of his blood, no go. in 2006, they raised a michigan horse barn, no hoffa. today, in roseville, michigan, police will dig up a riveway. >> kill the bill! kill the bill! >> hoffa's son, james, is now president of the international brotherhood of teamsters without connections to organized crime. still, he can't escape his father's notoriety. last year, he urged fellow union members to defeat tea party candidates. it was the way he said it that caused a firestorm. >> you know what, everybody here has to vote. if we go back and we keep the eye on the prize, let's take these son of a [ expletive ] back and get america back to where we belong. >> ho

if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig this driveway up. >> 37 years on still looking for jimmy hoffa. once again to savannah. >> harmony and peace have been restored to the nfl followed by a week of drama over the replacement officials. the regular referees were back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that they were even happier to see. >> tipping their kips to the appreciative fans here at m & t bank stadium. >> reporter: nfl refs are used to boos and

to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> he was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit, his body has never been found. >>> trouble in the skies as fliers restrain an aggressive and unruly passenger. tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> this happened on united flight 473 from chicago to orange county, california, last night. about an hour into the four-hour flight, a passenger began harassing other passengers and had to be held down by passengers. >> please help me! they're hurting me! i can't breathe. >> this is cell phone video shot onboard a united airlines flight from chicago to orange county, california. tuesday night, the 26-year-old was tackled by his fellow passengers who used their own belts to hold him down. nona was seated in the aisle behind him and said the model and actor started bothering her right away. >> and he turns around a little bit, starts a conversation, immediately starts being a little

if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig this driveway up. >> 37 years on still looking for jimmy hoffa. once again to savannah. >> harmony and peace have been restored to the nfl followed by a week of drama over the replacement officials. the regular referees were back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that they were even happier to see. >> tipping their kips to the appreciative fans here at m & t bank stadium. >> reporter: nfl refs are used to boos and

to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> he was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit, his body has never been found. >>> trouble in the skies as fliers restrain an aggressive and unruly passenger. tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> this happened on united flight 473 from chicago to orange county, california, last night. about an hour into the four-hour flight, a passenger began harassing other passengers and had to be held down by passengers. >> please help me! they're hurting me! i can't breathe. >> this is cell phone video shot onboard a united airlines flight from chicago to orange county, california. tuesday night, the 26-year-old was tackled by his fellow passengers who used their own belts to hold him down. nona was seated in the aisle behind him and said the model and actor started bothering her right away. >> and he turns around a little bit, starts a conversation, immediately starts being a little

if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffas live in roseville, michigan, right outside of detroit. and susan, how confident are these investigators that they will find jimmy hoffa's remains? >> well, zoraida, you heard from the chief, among other people, who are saying they're approaching this with a heavy dose of skepticism. certainly they do believe, the police, anyway, that this tipster is credible enough that he believes he saw what could have been a body buried beneath a driveway here behind me, many, many years ago. and they won't say exactly why they have this high degree of confidence in this man. however, they do say that after all -- because this man is convinced and that he told them, among other things, that he's very old now, he has no family, no friends, nothing to be afraid of, that they're convinced that it was good enough for them to move forward. and the free press newspaper here says the tipster also told them that a man who used to live here years ago was a bookie for detroit mobster john joccoloni so that'

. >> i d't think it is mr. hoffa.as, to bring closure to his family and the teamsters that idolized this man. this is like an open wound that won't go away. >> there has been a lot of earth moved looking for the remains of jimmy hoffa, all negative so far. >> two samples were removed from the ground. and police say they look kind of murky because of all of the ground water, but those samples are now going to a lab at michigan state university. and they expect to know sometime monday whether there are human remains buried beneath that driveway. if therear then there will be a larger excavation. of course, they had tips like this before that have not panned out. now the question is, will police crack this case or will it remain an unsolved mystery? susan candiotti, cnn, roseville, michigan. >> thanks so much, susan. keep us posted on that. >>> we're learning more today about how the investigation into the colorado theater shooting is unfolding. new documents released a few hours ago detail how police in aurora, colorado

if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffagreat, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say the work here will take about two hours. they're going to take that core soil sample, send it to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university. if the examination of that soil sample turns up evidence of remains, then they'll start digging. willie? >> john yang, thanks so much. 7:20. here is savannah. >> thanks. >>> harmony and peace are restored to the nfl over the replacement officials. the regular referees back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is in b this morning. morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. well, standing ovations at the game are usually reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens. fans are crazy about their team. last night, other pros they were happier to see. >> the appreciative fans. >> reporter: the refs are used to boos and abuse. they definitely aren't used to standing ovations. thursday night in baltimore, that's exactly what they got. >> we