not very quickly because delta t is very small. if i put this in an oven and turn it red hot, take it outside. [makes sounds] this thing starts cooling like mad, okay? i mean, let's suppose every-- by you hear click, click, click, okay? red hot, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, see? one hot, click, click, make sense? it makes sense doesn't it? very, very--things that very, very hot compared to surrounding will cool out quickly. things that aren't so hot don't cool up so quickly, huh? so that's kinda make sense. if you got a can of beer or something, you wanna cool it down quickly. you put it in a fridge, someone says, "no, no. put it in a freezer, it'll cool faster." you say, "well, honey, if it gets down "to what the fridge is that's good enough. i'll just leave it in a fridge." who's right? put it in a fridge or the freezer, you wanna cool it faster. how many say same-same? if you wait five minutes it's the same. check your neighbor. you kinda see that, gang? you kinda see

. >>> a delta airplane is forced to make an emergency landing in a very small town in alaska. flight 208 from tokyo so fran san francisco makes a stop because of a mechanical problem on board. passengers waited for another plane to arrive, they took in the town. 20 hours after they started their journey they finally made it to san francisco. >>> in austin, texas flash flooding causes evacuations. firefighters are used rafts to rescue people. a heavy downpour dumped 9 inches of rain and caught many people by surprise. several drivers got stuck in their cars and tree limbs topped onto power lines knocking out electricity. no one is seriously hurt. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, the skies are cloudy. will the rain hold off for trick-or-treating. your first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> first a look at today's midday stocks and last night's powerball numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back, everyone on this last day of october. temperatures on the mild side at 64 degrees right now. our normal high is just around 64 actually so we're right on target.

delta is expanding this program. it's not really widely known but it's for elite travelers. >> right. a smallf elite passengers are picked by delta airlines and get a vip escort from one flight to another in a porsche at atlanta hartsfield airport. the criteria, diamond medallion status. you have to have at least 125,000 frequent flier miles and you also have to have connecting flights that you may have trouble making. so apparently the delta elite services team reveal the flight details and pluck out the passengers that meet that criteria and unbeknownst to you, they show up at the plane with a porsche when you pull into the gate at atlanta. >> nice. mandy drury, thank you. >>> the neiman marcus christmas book is out and this year's fantasy gifts are again insane. for $1.58 million you get a 25 carat rough cut diamond. the ultimate outdoor entertainment system is $1.5 million if you want the giant speakers, it's $2.6 mil. >>> famed bike builder indian larry builds in motorcycle for just $750,000. the 2014 as tin martin a bargain at 344,500. or you can get a 20-carat falcon companion. a link

a delta flight headed to atlanta had to return to syracuse after a small fire broke out near a coffee maker on board. no one was hurt during that landing either. >> rough night for delta. >> no one was hurt. >> 6:26. still ahead, much more on our breaking news. the top story empty stations earlier this morning due to [ b.a.r.t. delays. we'll tell you why the stations were shut down for hours despite the tentative deal to end the strike. >> and we give you a live look at part of the morning commute. this is from our bob redell's camera as he makes his way to the bay bridge toll plaza, heading to a crash in the area that could complicate your commute even further. 6:27. >> a look outside, a little thick out there, the lights on e 880 past the coliseum, slammed up north and south. mike inouye will be here to help you sort out your drive to work and hopefully get around any mess. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ get a little bit tire♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ forever i've

. >> i was going to say that for delta, cargo is a relatively small part of our business, byproduct of$1 billion a year in revenue on a $40 billion top line. >> i think there's a little bit of aedly delay on the line. i apologize. let me ask you what you've been seeing in the economy. we have charlie evans, the fed president from chicago on yesterday. he said one of the numbers the fed's going to be watching most closely or at least he'll be watching most closely is what's happening with consumer spending. it's been a little bitd we weak. you haven't seen any signs over the last few months of consumers kind of pulling in their wings? >> well, becky we did see an impact, we believe, from the government shutdown in october. we saw about $20 million to $25 million of weakness versus where our forecast had been. but as we look out over the remainder of the year and into the holiday season, we're seeing good booking patterns and we've issued guidance for 7% to 9% margin up for delta about 300 basis points year to year. if you look around the world, asia seems to be strong. the yen weakness

delta flight 3 395, 9:52 p.m. shortly after 10:00 p.m., janice senwari, wife and two small children emerged to be greeted by captain matt zeller. ey had been kept under wraps as they made their way from afghanistan to the united states. there was just one television camera to record this happy ending, as captain zeller wrapped janice in a big bear hug. it was a happy ending with many ups and down, all too familiar for those of us who have been working with the special immigrant visa program to try and secure the flight to safety from iraq and afghanistan for those foreign nationals who worked with americans as drivers, as interpreters, as guides. janice was an interpreter who saved the life of captain matt zoeller in a firefight. he for five years has been stuck in sort of a bureaucratic limbo as captain zoeller dedicated his time and energy to secure the release of a man he he referred to as his brother. well, it happened. despite the fact that there was a false start, where janis had been given the visa, sold his possessions, prepared his family only to have it revoked at the last minute. we think because the tal

small. >> you know what you can't get off twitter? >> next topic. last week a 9-year-old boy went through security and snuck on to a delta airlines plane from minneapolis to las vegas without a boarding pass. spokesman, he was unclear why he was going to las vegas. because that place sucks. should he get a raise? i'm impressed that he didn't go to six flags or disney world. he said i am going where you really have fun, vegas. >> where are his parents? anybody know where his parents are how this kid made this happen? i give him credit. he did something i didn't think a kid could do. where his family was was beyond my wildest imagination. what are they thinking now? i wonder if reporters are trying to get in touch with the parents and why they are so absentee? do you know where your kid is at 10:00 p.m.? he is across the country. >> i don't know why anybody was so impressed with him. you go to the airport and they are like scanning things and people holding up their phones. there was a big, wide space and you can walk on to the plane of the he is a kid. people don't bother kids. they thought he was going to see his mommy. you know who is not impressed? "

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there is a small airline, sun country, in minneapolis, that does have a similar program. by the way, with united and deltall. but jetblue is trying to tstep p their game. >> i was going to say, i did that before. i dated someone and they took all my air miles. thank you, appreciate it. >>> next, the government shutdown takes to the high seas. and we'll tell you how the political dispute is affecting the guys on the show "deadliest catch." you don't want to miss that. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i

delta 88. you had a lot to say about your first cars. joe, my first car was a white toyota corolla 1969, one of the first small cars in new york city.t car was in 1964 international scout. my father lent me $500 to purchase it, and i had to pay him back every penny. billy says her first car was in 1977 toyota silica, electric blue, red racing stripes, no power steering. she says it was a glorious. your first car. >> yes, 66, boston. but it in a bomb. ask my body to ship it to me. he did not ship it to me to be called my body's up. rain and sun. it rotted. [laughter] stuart: you were in the military >> the air force, based out of qualm. i have to have the cars sold. i asked my body if he could ship it for me. no problem. phelan love with a girl and she broke his heart and the car sat there and brought it. he stopped responding to my mail. [laughter] stuart: i don't want to digress too far, but is it true that it is invested with snakes? >> it is quite a bit. the worst of the frogs. a lot of frogs, and a jump in the middle of the road and just stand there. you're driving along going crunch, crunch. it. stuart: i heard it was invested

. >>> two delta airline flights make emergency landings. the first one because of a smallway to atlanta, but had to turn back and land in syracuse. the second made an emergency landing in washington after an alarm went off in the cockpit indicating a fire. it turns out there wasn't a fire. no one was hurt in either of those incidents. >>> disturbing new details about the jets fan who slugged a woman right in the face. 38-year-old man is a convicted killer. he spent three years behind bars for knifing a teen-ager during a fight at a pizza parlor. he was 17 years old at the time. sources say he was allowed to plea to a lesser charge because his father was a police officer. >>> she's not working 9 to 5 today. instead, dolly parton is recovering after a fender bender in nashville. the 67-year-old music star was injured when the suv that she was in was hit by another car. she tweeted her fans after that crash saying, i was in a fender bender, but i am all good. just a little tired and sore. resting at home now. we're glad she's okay. and those are your headlines. back to you gu

. >>> a tokyo to san francisco delta airlines flight made an emergency landing in cold bay, alaska. an engine indicator showed a problem. the smallngers to their community center in a small armada of pickup trucks, an suv and a bus. they were eventually loaded on to another plane and went on to their destination, san francisco. >>> this store clerk was shot by a gunman and his cell phone saved his life. >> watch as an armed man attempting to rob a hess gas station in winter garden, florida, pulls out a revolver. when the clerk is unable to open the safe, the robber chillingly pulls the trigger before walking out. >> oh, my god. i'm sorry. >> it's okay. what kind of injuries does your -- it's okay. we have officers on the way. >> miraculously, though, the clerk's cell phone is in the right place at the right time. the smartphone in the clerk's chest pocket absorbs the impact of the bullet. its glass shattering. the bullet lodged inside, leaving the man virtually unharmed. >> my partner was, he was hit. i think it hit his phone but he was hit. he was injured. >> okay. >> where is he now? >> he's standing up. the bullet didn't go th

delta airlines flights had to make emergency landings monday night. a flight from syracuse to atlanta returned to syracuse because of smoke from a small electrical fire.nother flight made an emergency landing in washington when a sensor indicated overheating in the cargo bay. no fire was found. >>> a massachusetts woman is recovering this morning after falling on to some subway tracks. a frightening moment caught on camera. take a look at this. you can see the woman walk across the platform right on to the tracks below. makes you cringe. it happened near boston, about a dozen people rushed in to help her, with some jumping into the pit to pull the woman out. there were no trains approaching at the time, thank goodness. the 31-year-old said she had fallen asleep on a bench and possibly ended up sleep walking right into the pit. she was treated for an arm injury. thankfully that is all. >>> and an emotional moment between a father and a son also captured on camera. the english boy you see here admits he's always struggled in math class, so when he got a passing grade, he set up a camera to get his dad's reaction. take a look. >> is that real? >> yes. >>