and seatac has its own wildlife biologist. i was surprised to learn this. the reason why is in part to develop strategies to keep birds, large mammals away from the airport, air space, away from the runway and keeping people safe. >> bees are trying to be conserved at the seatac, are there other conservation projects at other airports around the country? >> specifically at seatac it mainly evolves around providing suitable habitat. large airports tend to be in large urban areas. large urban areas don't have a lot of habitat and wildlife left. that's a reality. these areas tend to be havens for wildlife that are embedded in a matrix that does not have a whole lot of habitat left. teatac is trying to preserve that area while keeping some of the wildlife away from key areas that may pose a safety concern. >> up until this point has the results there at seatac surpassed or reached the expectation of the program administrators when they sought to take on this type of project? >> so this project is fairly new. it's only been around for about i believe it's a year

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alaska says the flight will leave for seatac at midnight. they have a back up if need be.his is a photo of the plane as seen from the terminal. it is hard to tell if the window is cracked, but they are checking out the nose for damage. >> about five, six minutes after takeoff, he call and said he lost control. the lights and the controls of his side. but he indicated. he didn't feel comfortable flying on this plane. >> reporter: the passengers who chose to stay, the flight leaves at midnight and will arrive at 2:00 in seattle. andria borba, kpix5. >> now according to the faa, there have been 43 bird strikes at oakland international in the past year. one in april caused significant damage. >>> a live look at the bay bridge tonight. caltrans is beginning a big project tonight. you have to get used to it. several lanes may be closed during the nighttime hours over the next weeks, maybe longer if there is rain. they are fixing the expansion joints. they tried steel plates but they backed up traffic and were removed. golden gate bridge will close for an entire weekend in januar

they said that the port of seattle which runs the airport and city of seatac are two different political entities, and a vote in one shouldn't have an impact on wages in another. that has not sat well with organised labour, the challenge has been successful so far. it brought out protesters at the world headquarters, right near the airport. 70 protesters. among them, the socialist city council member from seattle, who has been pushing for a $15 minimum wage. she said she had to be here to support the action tonight, even though it's not her city. >> i think actions like this definitely make a difference. it is important, especially for elected officials to be in solidarity with workers, when workers are putting their lives on the line, how can i stay behind. it is a question of providing the real kind of political leadership, not hob nobbing with lobbyists. >> she was one of four arrested in a peaceful and carefully choreographed action, taken away by police. organizers said everything went as planned. this gets a little more complicated. this is another thing that the protesters are fru

alaska has been very vocal against this seatac initiative and that's why they were targeted tonight.> we don't have billions of dollars in our hands. what we have is the power of organizing people in solidarity and asking them to get engaged and fight back. >> reporter: also, this is getting even more complicated. there has now been a federal lawsuit filed by an airline industry umbrella and lobbying group. that went into federal court last week in seattle and it has to do with whether the port of seattle can raise minimum wages which they've said they now want to do. alaska airlines and many other airlines a party to that suit bought they're members of that organization. but alaska is saying that this is a legal battle that's really about a lot more than just wages. >> it creates a precedent that could then lead to a fac patch k of local regulations across the cup. that would not be the best interest of the airline industry would undercut the regulatio moo regulate the airlines industry at a federal level. >> reporter: john at alaska airlines headquarters, peaceful demonstrations by

meantime, the seatac candlesticks are up for sale. >> no other than joe montana himself is selling those that's a subject of your column this morning in the san francisco chronicle's. >> the other day we were out at the unveiling of what's going to replace candlestick park, which is the shopping center and mall. we went inside the stadium and what we found were piles and piles and piles of seats that are being torn out to make way for the new group. the city is selling some of those for charity with the 49ers. it's also turning out that as part of the deal, joe montana grabbed up about 2500 of the seats that they are the number 16, which was his jersey number, and he signing them now. you can get them from 400 to $799. >> i hear a lot of wives grumbling because they know their husbands will want those seats. >> get a seat back so you can hang on the wall. >> the bay area has put in a bid for the 2024 olympics. it's an expensive proposition, and putting a pop-up stadium. torn down right afterwards. the 2008 olympics in beijing cost 44 billion to put on. organizers say they could do it for

. >>> a back up plane from oakland to seattle arrived at seatac airport at 2:02 this morning after theoakland about 6:45 but the plane hit a bird or flock of birds 20 minutes later. one passenger describes what he saw when hay touched down. >> there were lots of emergency vehicles waiting in case they had a problem landing because they didn't have their instruments the same they had before. they weren't willing to go to seattle because the instruments weren't working. >> the original flight carried 144 passengers, 6 crew members. everyone was okay and while many passengers took the later  flight, some are flying to seattle this morning. >>> a 19-year-old man is under arrest accused of trash ago police car after the giant's world series victory last month. the vehicle sustained $10,000 in damage. he faces one count of vandalism, and this is the first arrest in connection with the vandalism. 28 vehicles were also damaged after the world series. five people received minor injuries after a muni trolley set off a three-car collision. that accident happened about 6:30 last night. this is al