. >> reporter: elizabeth sedway was trying to get home monday from a hawaiian vacation.idn't make it. >> they're taking me off the airplane because i don't have a doctor's note saying i can fly. >> reporter: alaska airlines took her family off their flight to san jose after consulting with a doctor when sedway wearing a surgical mask said she felt weak. >> i was pretty emotional at that point because it was humiliating. the only thing we did wrong was get unlucky and have a member of the family have cancer. >> reporter: the delay forced sedway to miss chemotherapy. and now with backlash building alaska airlines is apologizing saying it regrets the inconvenience to sedway tweeting our primary concern was for her safety over the long ocean voyage. in-flight medical emergencies happen about 50 times a day in the u.s. and about 7% of those require the plane to be diverted. that's expensive and inconvenient. so airlines can use discretion to stop a sick passenger from flying. >> i think it all boils down to a poor execution of what was intended to be a good policy on the part

sedway said she plans to donate that money to cancer research. she's hoping the airline and its employees will handle similar situations in a more sensitive way in the future. i'm alex savidge, fox 2 news. >>> state lawmakers will take up a controversial vaccination bill later this afternoon. the bill being heard in the senate health committee would repeal the state's personal belief exemption. california is one of 20 states that allows parents the option to not have their children get vaccinated for personal reasons. mandatory vaccine bills failed in both oregon and washington state last month. but some believe the measure could pass in california because of the widespread measles outbreak that started in disneyland. >>> today governor brown is meeting with water, environmental and agricultural leaders to discuss the drought. the meeting is expected to focus on different ways to conservemore water. last week the governor announced mandatory 20% water reductions. he said the state must become more resilient, more efficient and more innovative dea

and a doctor said that sedway needed a doctor's note which she didn't have. and she shouldn't be on the plane. and the 51-year-old said she was fine. she exchanged e-mails with her oncologist indicating she was okay to fly. according to sedway air alaska was saying she was not okay to fly. >> i was crying. we were getting pulled off like we were criminals or somebody with a disease. and it's a fear people need to make sure they don't lose their humanity. you can't be focused on your corporate image or liability such that you end up treating people very poorly. >> we are very sorry for the experience that our customer had. we really regret the inconvenience. >> reporter: and i just got off the phone with another alaska airlines person who reiterated the apology, expressed their regrets and it was miscommunication on their part. and the airlines texted her an apology this morning with a promise to refupsd her family's airfare, alaska airlines is flying sedway and her family back on the airlines tonight. >> bob, it sounds even though the airline may have mishand

here's video posted on facebook by elizabeth sedway -- sedway. she suffers from multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer. before boarding the flight, she put on a mask and mentioned to an airline employee she was feeling weak and may need extra time gets on the flight. they took their seats, the woman and her husband and twos -- two kids but not long after that they were told to leave the plane. >> they are taking me off the airplane because i don't have a doctor's note saying i can fly. all of these people are waiting. i'm being removed as if i'm on a -- as if i'm a criminal or contagious. >> she was flying home with her family after a vacation in hawaii. it was just before takeoff when the alaska airlines representative came on board and said she had not been cleared by a doctor to fly. now on the video, you can also hear her tearfully apologizing to some of the other passengers as she left the plane. >> i'm sorry. >> god bless you. >> thank you. >> the airline has reimbursed the family for their airfare and accommodations. they stayed and extra

elizabeth sedway was asked to leave the alaska airlines flight from hawaii on monday. sedway, who has a type of blood cancer, was told she couldn't fly home without a doctor's note. alaska airlines apologized and refunded her ticket and hotel costs. sedway posted on facebook today she plans to donate the money to the multiple myeloma research foundation. >>> hired to keep the streets clean but caught starting a street fight. new fallout for the future of a bay area ambassador program. why some say the video is just the tip of the iceberg. >> consumers are going to save a lot of money on their water bill. >> from flushing the toilet to brushing your teeth, what historic new drought rules mean for your home. >> and now for something completely different as we look live from mount vaca, a few clouds in the skies, and a warming trend on the way for the bay area. for now, anyway. the forecast is coming up. >>> there is a push for berkeley to drop the ambassador program. those ambassadors are supposed to keep the peace but this video released last month shows the opposite of

sedway has multiple myeloma. from monday's flight put on a surgical mask admitted she was feeling weak. called her doctor said she was fine to fly but that wasn't good enough to keep her onboard i. was crying you know. missing chemo, my children sitting there, we were pulled off an airplane like we criminals, or you know somebody with some contagious disease. >> at a result sedway missed her chemo appointment for the week. alaska airlines apologized and said it will pick up all extra expenses. >>> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. the way it looks from our city camera this morning. cloudy skies, and it feels about as nasty as it looks out there as well. fornts ly fortunately the light rain coming to an end. temperatures stuck in the mid and upper 40s in the metro area. a smidgen warmer down to the south and west. storm team 4 radar showing the last of the rain moving out. drizzle and cloudynesses continuing to be the case the remainder of afternoon. another area of rain moving in likely later this aftern

. >> reporter: elizabeth sedway is calling this experience humiliating.n they were forced off the plane she took out her cell phone and decided to document it. >> i have multiple myeloma. you're taking me off the airplane because i don't have a doctor's note saying i can fly? >> reporter: elizabeth sedway's hawaii family vacation ended like this. >> and i'm being removed as if i'm a criminal! >> reporter: kicked off an alaska airlines flight that was supposed to get her back to san jose monday evening. >> it was shocking! i had flown wore five years with this same diagnosis. and i -- i -- i felt humiliated. >> reporter: elizabeth said she has blood cancer and because she can get sick easily she put on a cervical mask at the airport just before her flight from hawaii. that got the flight crews' attention. >> she asked me a bunch of questions, how are you? can i get you something? >> reporter: she says the crew eventually agreed she could board but just as the family settled in, she says an alaska employee and security told her she needed a doctor's note cl

elizabeth sedway was told that she could not fly without a doctor's note. posted a video of her family being taken off the plane monday in hawaii. sedway, who has blood cancer, ended up missing her chemotherapy appointment the next day. alaska airlines says it is refunding her ticket and paying for her hotel costs. sedway posted on facebook today that she is going to donate that money to cancer research. >>> you know, i thought we would see gray clouds today but it is absolutely gorgeous. it's so clear outside. >> yeah. still a little floating around out there looking good. >> what forecast were you listening to yesterday? were you getting that forecast from that 900 number again? [ laughter ] >> because we did say -- >> i always listen to brian hackney! >> i bet you do! what a difference a day makes as dinah washington once sang! clouds over san francisco over the coast range. and the numbers right now looking good. 62 at concord, in oakland 61. and in livermore, 62 degrees. low pressure in the gulf of alaska and our low from yesterday now over utah. for u

when elizabeth sedway tried to return home to san jose they said she could not fly because she did not have a doctor's note when she put on a surge school -- surge school mask at the gate. >> the attendant said they had to call the doctor and the doctor determined that she could not fly she was tyken off -- she was taken off the plane although her doctor said it was okay to fly. the airline apologized and refunded the ticket. >> the city of san jose wants to put up a memorial for fallen officers after michael johnson was laid to rest. a proposal is resurrected that was approved in 28 for a memorial but the project never happened because of the recession. it would cost $180,000 to built a permanent memorial. >> a bit of bryan stow's $14 million beating settlement could go to the insurance company. bloomberg said he will likely receive only a portion of the settlement. the lawyer will receive $3.6 million. san francisco general hospital is filing a lien for million and dodgers will collect $3.4 million which is legal under a fell insurance law. that leaves less than $6 million for britai

alaska airlines plane because of her medical condition is back home this morning, when elizabeth sedway tried to return to san jose great hawaii alaska airlines said she could not fly without a doctors note. she battling cancer and put on a surgical mask. >> i get weak. so she said well in that case i will need to call the doctors we consult with. >> when the airline's doctor determined she could not fly she was taken off the plane although her cancer doctor okayed it. the airline has apologized and refunded the ticket. >> san joseen whats to put up a permanent memorial to honor fallen police and firefighters days after san jose police officer michael johnson was laid to rest. he was killed in the line of duty. >> our media partner the san jose mercury news reports that there is a proposal that is being resurrected for a memorial which never happened because of the recession. it would cost $180,000 to build a permanent memorial. >>> part of bryan stow's $14 million beating settlement from the dodger could go to the team's insurance company. bloomberg reports that he will receive only a

. >> reporter: elizabeth sedway's vacation ended like this. >> i'm being removed as if i'm a criminal. >> reporter: kicked off an alaska airlines flight that was supposed to get her back to san jose monday evening. >> it was shocking. i had flown --we had flown for five years with this same diagnosis and i --i --i felt humiliated. >> reporter: elizabeth says she has blood cancer and because she can get sick easily she put on a surgical mask at the airport in hawaii just before her flight. that got the flight crew's attention. >> she asked me a bunch of signs, well, you know, how are you? can i get you anything? >> reporter: she says the crew eventually agreed she could board. but just as the family settled in, she says an alaska employee and security told her she needed a doctor's note clearing her to fly. >> if you look at me and --you wouldn't know i was ill. >> reporter: elizabeth says the alaska airline crew suggested a hotel for her family but didn't pay for their stay, didn't offer a refund on their flight or even apologize. still, elizabeth says she doesn't know if she will eve

sedway has cancer and asked for sxra time to board because she felt weak.the plane because she didn't have a doctor's note clearing her to flight. here is a clip from the video. >> you're taking me off the airplane because i don't have a doctor's note saying i can fly? all these people are waiting. and i'm being removed as if i'm a criminal or contagious because i have cancer. no note to fly. >> well alaska airlines that's who she was flying on has since issued an apology, saying, quote -- here's what's interesting about this, charles she had a surgical mask she put on. she said she felt weak, and they got a doctor that worked for the airline to come over and i think on the other side of this you have to remember they're concerned about infectious diseases. if you're on a plane from hawaii to california that's a six-hour flight. they took it too far, they handled it badly they apologized. that was in the back of the mind of the crew. were they in the wrong? yes. charles: as a form flight attendant, you were going to try to back them up. they were in the wro

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elizabeth sedway is myeloma. there was a 24 hour delay and she decided to put on a mask before boarding her flight. an alaska airlines employee asked if she was ok. she said she was fine, but that she might need extra time boarding because sometimes she feels weak. a short time later a representative from the airline told the 51 -year - old she couldn't fly because she didn't have a doctor's note. sedway, her husband and two sons were kicked off the plane. my family has been forcibly removed because i have cancer. sidle everyone up. >> darya: you in here and her voice she felt this was ridiculoussedway's family had to spend an unplanned night in hawaii and because of this, she missed some of her chemotherapy sessions. alaska airlines has since apologized to sedway and her family. in a statement the airline says, "her family's tickets have been refunded and we'll cover the cost of her family's overnight while our employee had the customers well-being in mind, the situation could differently." >> mark:happening tod

elizabeth sedway of placer county put on a surgical mask before boarding her flight home from hawaii yesterday. well since she's undergoing chemotherapy, she wants to avoid colds and other germs. that's why she was wearing the mask. minutes later, she used her cell phone to record her family being forced off the alaska airlines plane because she didn't have a doctor's note saying she was fit to fly. even a text from her oncologist failed to persuade the airline employees. >> i was crying you know? i was missing chemo, my children were sitting there and we were being pulled off an airplane like we were criminals or you know somebody was some contagious disease. >> we are very sorry for the experience that our customer had today and we really regret the inconvenience inconvenience. >> alaska has refunded the family's airfare and paid for their overnight stay until the family could fly out today. >>> indiana is off the hook for now. the mayors of san francisco and oakland today lifted their bans on city-funded travel to indiana. a protest broke out last month when indiana's governor sig

. >> reporter: elizabeth sedway's hawaii family vacation ended like this. >> i am being removed as if criminal. >> reporter: kicked off an alaska airlines flight that was supposed to get her back to san jose monday evening. >> it was shocking! i had flown -- we had flown for five years with this same diagnosis. and i -- i -- i felt humiliated. >> reporter: elizabeth has blood cancer and because she can get sick easily she put on a surgical mask at the airport in hawaii just before her flight. that got the flight crew's attention. >> she asked me a bunch of signs, well, you know, how are you? can i get you anything? >> reporter: she says the crew eventually agreed she could board. but just as the family settled in she says an alaska employee and security told her she needed a doctor's note clearing her to fly. >> if you look at me and -- you wouldn't know i was ill. >> reporter: elizabeth says the alaska airline crew suggested a hotel for her family but didn't pay for their stay, didn't offer a refund on the flight or even apologize. later that day, the airline seemed to soon chair the

. >> elizabeth sedway suffers from blood cancer. she and her family were heading back to san jose after their hawaiian vacation. since she gets sick easily, elizabeth puts on a surgical mask and that evidently got the crew's attention. >> she had asked me a bunch of times how are you? can i get you anything? if you look at me, you wouldn't know i was ill. >> elizabeth was then told that she could not fly without a doctor's note. the crew suggested elizabeth spend the night at the hotel which the airline eventually paid for. >>> a grand jury in new orleans has indicted robert durst on weapons charges. the millionaire real estate heir is charged with possession of a firearm and possession of 5 ounces of marijuana. his attorney claim the weapons arrest was illegal because the hotel room search was done without a warrant. durst is also charged with the death of his long time friend susan berman in los angeles. >>> deputies arrested a man accused of killing more than 300,000 chickens. investigators in bishopsville, south carolina, believ

elizabeth sedway put on a surgical mask before boarding her flight on monday. she was trying to avoid catching a cold. she told attendants that she felt weak and needed a little extra time to board. the airline told her she needed a doctor's note to fly. she used her cell phone to record the flight attendants who forced her and her family to leave the plane. even a text message from her oncologist failed to persuade the airline to let her fly. >> i was crying. my children were sitting there and we were being pulled off an airplane like we were criminals, or somebody with some contagious disease. >> we are very sorry for the experience that our customer had today. we really regret the inconvenience. >> alaska airlines has refunded the family's airfare and paid for the overnight stay until the family could pay out, and it is apologizing for that incident. >>> a natural phenomenon causing a big surf of visitors to san diego area beaches, not to mention some sticky feet. the problem, tar balls. they're not so used to seeing the tar wash ashore. all those black logs

elizabeth sedway of placer county put on a surgical mask before boarding her flight home from hawaii.this happened yesterday. since she is getting chemotherapy she wants to avoid colds and other germs. minutes later she used her cell phone to record the flight attendants forcing she and her family off of the plane. all this because she didn't have a doctor's note saying she was fit to fly. even a text from her oncologist failed to persuade the airline employee. >> i was crying, you know. i was missing chemo. my children were sitting there, and we were being pulled off an airplane like we were criminals. or you know somebody with some contagious disease. >> we are very sorry for the experience that our customer had today. we really regret the inconvenience. >> alaska airlines has refunded the family's airfare and paid for their overnight stay until the family could fly out today. >>> a familiar name and hopefully a familiar face. santa cruz police are calling this bank robbery suspect mrs. doubtfire. they say he dressed as a woman and robbed a u.s. bank on morrissey boulevard on friday

>>reporter:elizabeth sedway and her family were removed from an alaska airlines flight from hawaii to jose. >>reporter:you see them being escorted off here in this video. >>reporter:sedway was wearing a mask said she felt weak, and did not have a doctor's note saying she was fit to fly. >>reporter:alaska has since apologized.and funind the family's unexpected hotel stay once booted off the plane. >>reporter:well now.just hours ago.sedway posted on facebook that she has decided to donate the money from the airline.to the multiple myeloma research foundation. >>reporter:the woman from granite bay, near sacramento, says even unpleasant situations have silver linings and she hopes the airline will look at future events with increased wisdom and sensitivity. >>reporter:while some california cities are struggling to get residents to conserve water during this historic drought, mountain view is getting praised by the state's water board for how much they've cut back. >>reporter:kron4's maureen kelly reports on what they're doing right. >>reporter:in the last 12 months.15% >>reporter:that's t

>>james:elizabeth sedway and her family were removed from an alaska airlines flight from hawaii to sanose. >>james:you see them being escorted off here in this video. >>james:sedway was wearing a mask said she felt weak, and did not have a doctor's note saying she was fit to fly. >>james:alaska has since apologized.and funind the family's unexpected hotel stay. >>james:and now.sedway posted on facebook that she has decided to donate the money from the airline.to the multiple myeloma research foundation. >>james:she says even unpleasant situations have silver linings and she hopes the airline will look at future events with increased wisdom and sensitivity. >>james:new this morning. a french television network has been hacked by people claiming allegiance to isis. >>james:the hackers briefly cut transmission of 11 channels belonging and took over the network's websites and social media accounts. >>james:the message on the website read in part "i am i-s" >>james:the islamic extremist group has claimed complex hackings before, but the seizure of the french network appeared to be a new ste

elizabeth sedway and her family planned to return to california after a hawaiian vacation.e plane because she didn't have her doctor's permission to fly. >> i have multiple myeloma. you're taking me off the airplane because i don't have a doctor's note saying i can fly? i'm being removed as i'm a criminal. my family is being forcibly removed from an airplane because i have cancer. >> unusual storyp this. they covered the cost of an extra night in a hotel and refunded the price of the tickets. >>> a slice of history is in new hands. ♪ drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry ♪ ♪ good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye ♪ ♪ saying this will be the day that i die ♪ >>> an anonymous bidder paid $1.2 million in the notes include lyrics left out of the final version. the 2012 mcclain opened up about the song's impact when he was right here in studio 57. >> what is it about american pie? >> it's a phenomenon. it's one of those chemical things, i think. the record had some sort of effect on people. i had been thinking about making a large song to close my show. whatever t

elizabeth sedway was kicked off the plane because airline personnel told her she couldn't fly becausecking a few light showers across the region. live doppler 7 hd, the majority of the bay area is dry. we are seeing those light showers right along the east bay. some wet weather can be anticipated. >> we do have some heavier backups. berkeley, the drive still nice and light there. mountain view, your drive very slow coming >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and the big search now for more families at risk for poisoning from pesticide while on vacation at a popular resort. a criminal investigation under way. what you need to know before your next holiday. ♪ it started with a whisper ♪ >>> and new details overnight. the hollywood star suing her own mom for stealing her money and ruining her career. their bitter battle over money and a multimillion-dollar home. why their fight is headed to court. ♪ >>> and we're going live with the new law-abiding workout. it's the new fitness test every fbi agent has to pass. could you do it better? we're putting it to the test in times square an