a mistake that the airline caught by itself. southwest up cancelling about 80 flights nationwide yesterday. not clear how many of those were between airports here this the bay area and elsewhere. but even with this extension from the faa, the airline does expect to have most of these inspections completed by this morning. >> i mean, it's human error, but obviously you want to have everybody's safety. >> seems like an oversight. they're probably going to fix it within their company. so we're good with it. >> a retired american airlines parent pilot tells nbc bay area that if southwest had not discovered this, that if it had been the faa instead, the airline could have faced a hefty fine. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >>> happening today, a judge will consider setting a trial date. he has pleaded not guilty to charges he kidnapped and killed the 15-year-old in 2012. investigators say they found him on the ropes inside the trunk of torres's car and his dna showed up on her clothing. her body still has not

it's a mistake that the airline did catch by itself. southwest ended d ued up cance about 80 flights yesterday. not clear how many travelled to the bay area. overnight, the faa, the federal aviation administration, did tell the airline, you can go ahead, keep using those airplanes as long as you complete those inspections within the next five days. even with this extension, the airline says it expects to have most inspections completed by this morning. >> it's the responsible thing to do. i hate to see them fly the planes when they haven't been inspe inspected. >> i've flown southwest a lot, and i've only had wonderful experiences with them. >> reporter: we did catch up with a retired american airlines pilot who tells us that if southwest hadn't discovered these lapses in inspections, if it had been the faa instead, the airline could have faced a hefty fine. reporting live, bob rebel, "today in the bay." >> really need travelers to be safe. thank you, bob. >>> investigators this morning say the driver of the truck that caused a metro link train c

it's a mistake the airline caught by itself. southwest cancelled about 80 flights nationwide yesterday. not clear how many if any affected travel to and from the bay area. even with this extension from the faa, the airline expects to have much of the inspections completed by this morning. >> it's the responsible thing to do. i hate to see them -- let them fly the planes when they haven't been inspected. >> i've flown southwest a lot and i've only had wonderful experiences with them, so i have faith and trust in them. >> reporter: a retired american airlines pilot tells us that if southwest hadn't discovered this lapse in inspections, if it had been the faa instead, the airline could have faced a hefty fine. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. >> and this is not the first time southwest has dealt with mechanical problems. in 2006 and 2007, southwest failed to properly inspect four fuselage cracks. it cost the company more than $7 million in fines. >>> happening right now, searchers from the bay area

. >> developing this morning southwest airlines takes nearly 130 planes out of service leading to dozensellations nationwide. >> but first up let's talk about accuweather. not so brutal today david and karen is taking a look at traffic. good morning. >> it's not quite as bad this morning because there's not as much wind and even though temperatures are still cold, they are a lot better than they were yesterday when we set those record lows. now, i goat a couple of little safety... got a couple of little safety points. the first one is the same we've talked about recently that we had more melting yesterday afternoon and overnight refreeze is possible and there could still be icy patches on side streets and some slick sidewalks around here. this afternoon however we're going to go well above freezing and i want to remind you you got to be really careful around icy ponds and streams. no ice is completely safe. you should only go out on ice that's mon to. around here that means basically no ice being monitored and ice needs to be 4-inches to 7-inches thick to walk on. thickness will be very

the faa says the airline must check backup rudder systems within the next five days. southwest grounded more than 120 planes yesterday after discovering the oversight and that is about a fifth of the fleet. in a statement, the airline says, "once identified, southwest immediately and voluntarily removed the affected aircraft from service, initiated maintenance checks, developed action to complete overdue checks." the missed inspections involve hydraulic systems to control the rudder if the main system fails. >>> the driver of the produce truck that caused a fiery train crash in southern california is arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and- run. investigators believe the truck driver made a wrong turn yesterday morning in oxnard before leaving the truck and fleeing with the truck on tracks. a train hit the truck and derailed. the truck driver was found disoriented more than a mile away from the scene. there were no deaths but 28 people were injured. >>> some new safety technology may have helped save some lives in that crash, as well. metrolink's newer commuter cars are built t

right now in oakland they have reported they have five cancellations for southwest airlines pause of the maintenance issues after three southwest flights were canceled yesterday at sfo along with five at oakland. yesterday southwest grounded 128 of their aircraft after realizing they failed to do a rivered maintenance chick on the stand by hydraulic system. the backup is used to control the rudder if the main system fails. southwest canceled 90 flights across the nation yesterday because of this. last night the f.a.a. agreed do let the airline resume flying the lanes while the inspections are done during the overnight hours. there are still on stack commercial -- obstacles but that is mostly because of the weather, coming from dallas and atlanta and charlotte which are weather-related. >>> oakland raiders push to share a new stadium in southern california with the chargers took on new urgency. another nfl stadium plan got approved by a neighboring city. we are in the newsroom with the details. >>> we are talking about the st. louis rams so los angeles could go from having no professio

the risk -- it had evaluated the risk and agreed the airline could continue to operate the planes during the short interim. it's not first time southwest has made headlines over safety and inspections. last summer the f.a.a. proposed a $12 million fine due to the airline's alleged failure to comply with regulations on aircraft repairs. in 2011, the f.a.a. ordered inspections of dozens of older southwest planes after a five-foot hole opened on one plane mid-flight. and in 2009, southwest was fined $7.5 million for failing to inspect planes for cracks in the fuselage. in a statement today southwest said, "the safety of customers and employees remains our highest priority, and we are working quickly to resolve the situation." it should be noted scott that southwest airlines has been in business for almost 50 years and in that time, only one person has died in an accident. >> pelley: chip reid. thank you very much, chip. hillary clinton has a new strategy for winning. and did a hit song blur the line between creativity and theft? have a listen when the "cbs evening news" continues. at's coming down let's get some rocks, man. health can cha

. >> and breaking right now more than 100 southwest airlines planes are grounded for missed inspections some could fly again in less than a week. >> good morning, it's 4:30 now. let's head on over to david and karen. david, it didn't feel so bad when i walked out this morning. >> it's funny, too, because temperatures right now, tam, are still in the cold zone but i agree with you you stepped outside and it was nothing like it was the last couple mornings. we've had some cloud cover overnight but you can see that breaking up and i think we're going to see a fair amount of sunshine early. over all fairly sunny conditions with occasional clouds popping through. the temperatures this morning are still cold. they're just not as cold as they've been the last couple days. 17 degrees in philadelphia, 14 in allentown right now, 16 in reading, 13 in wilmington. only 11 in trenton and 10 in millville but of course there's not much wind this morning so we're not worrying about wind chills and it does feel like we're getting a break. boy do we get a break this afternoon. we'll zoom this morning with

. >> pam :southwest airlines flights to and from san jose. were cancelled or delayed tonight. 128 of its planes were suddenly removed from service. southwest grounded the planes, because the airline failed to inspect backup hydraulic systems. used to control the rudder, in case the main system fails. no flights were affected at s- f-o or oakland international. but, san jose international confirmed. a number of delayed and cancelled flights. no word yet on the specific number. the airport officials say southwest flyers should check with southwest for any impact on their flights tomorrow. but southwest says. customers should *not* see an impact tomorrow. that was released in a statement. in which southwest also said -- in part -- quote: "southwest airlines discovered an overdue maintenance check required to be performed on the standby hydraulic system. and voluntarily removed the affected aircraft from service initiated maintenance checks, disclosed the matter to the faa and developed an action plan to complete all overdue checks. there were abo

. >> reporter: federal officials have agreed to let southwest keep flying the planes if they are checked within the next five days but the airline has been scrambling to get those checks done. southwest sent out a statement saying once identified southwest immediately and voluntarily removed the affected aircraft from service, initiated maintenance checks and developed an action plan to complete overdue checks. you may remember, southwest was actually fined 5 years ago for failing to complete inspections on cracked fuselage. live at oakland international airport, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> a caltrain hit a woman on the peninsula causing an interruption of service yesterday about 11:45 a.m. yesterday at the palo alto station. caltrain says she was alive when she went to the hospital. . none of the 200 people on the train were hurt. this is the third incident where caltrain hit a car or pedestrian in the last day and a half. >>> the driver of a produce truck has been arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and- run after a fiery train crash in southern california. investigators believe truck driver made a wrong turn yesterday morning a

." >>> also, southwest airlines grounds dozens of planes forcing many flight cancellations. the faa now with an announcement overnight that could help southwest out a bit. >>> and not so fast, the gas station theft caught on camera. wait till you see how this victim reacts. hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] turn here. there. excuse me. uh. uh. [indistinct announcement on p.a. system] so same time next week? well, of course. announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. for free tips to help you save, go to ♪ feed the pig ♪ >>> breaking overnight, the faa has agreed to allow southwest airlines jets to fly despite a maintenance issue. earlier the airline had grounded 128 planes because a routine inspection on a backup system had been missed. that resulted in about 90 flights being canceled but late last night the faa said the planes could fly as long as the inspections were completed in the next five days. >>> "consumer reports" is out with its annual car rankings. it includes some successes for ne

. >>> and southwest airlines is possibly going to have to suspend some flights. we'll tell you how this impacts us in philadelphia. >>> 5:14. a life look over center city philadelphia. meteorologist bill henley says it's going to be warmer today. and you will need the sunglasses. so we'l[ j take that after a string of really cold weather, but precipitation is coming to us tomorrow. >>> the winter months make it challenging for meals on wheels to do their work. dozens of people some homebound, rely on the daily meals. so what happens when winter weather prevents them from being delivered? katy zachry is live in chestnut hill with more. >> reporter: this is a no-brainer. some meals on wheels chapters had a tough time getting food donations and volunteers willing to drive and navigate in the snowy or icy conditions. but in the meantime, that's not the case here in philadelphia or montgomery county. we talked to the hills chapter who said their group works in all kinds of weather. and they also include how staff comes in early to prepare hot wheels. ahead of the stor

book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> more than 100 southwest airlines planes are in the skiesven though they are passed due for inspection. today federal officials decided to let the airline continue using 128 planes that missed their required check of a backup rudder system. those planes amount to about 1/5 of southwest's fleet. the airlines canceled about 100 flights over the past two days trying to get those planes up to code. it's got five more days to get it done. >>> when it comes to potential safety or warranty problems on your car, it appears there's a lot that manufacturers do not want you to know. >> reporter: i'm scott broom at the fitzgerald auto mall in rockville where car dealer jack fitzgerald says he wants the right to speak up with manufacturers' service notices even when the manufacturers threaten to sue to shut him up. >> we're under pressure not to talk. we're also under pressure not to do warranty work. >> reporter: car dealer jack fitzgerald says car manufacturers prevent him from telling you about when they issue bulletins about your car, so-called techn

several southwest airlines flights out of oakland canceled this morning.pened out there that is causing a lot of headaches for travelers. >> a major dog food maker hit by a lawsuit. the claims from a bay area pet owner about several purina products. >> out to the mac maze we go as 80 and 580 and interstate 880 come together. you can see the traffic a little bit slow here. >> well, low and behold low clouds have decided to make an appearance. they were not there yesterday but they are there this morning. that means low is up for most. talk about the high temps. >>> southwest airlines canceled dozens of flights nationwide because of mismaintenance inspections. we'll tell you what the situation is looking like here at oakland international airport this morning. >> and the search is under way for a man that viciously attacked a cab driver leaving him hospitalized. the disturbing video police want you to see and why other cabby's say they are not surprised by what happened. mornings on 2 continues. >>> we are live at oakland international airport. so far nine s

still ahead southwest airlines canceling some flights this morning.e grounded more than 100 planes yesterday and when they hope to get them back in the air. >> a developing situation near martinez. the chase, crash, and now search as police try to capture suspects believed to be connected to a department store robbery. 0!ockÑ?çóxo?Ñ=çñÑñçvxqx?ñññ?óio0#0dñañy >> reporter: good morning, everybody. we're live in martinez where an active scene remains after a possible robbery leads to a high-pede chase. coming up, the new video and new details we just learned. >>> if you are flying southwest this morning, better check your flight status. the reason some bay area passengers are not getting

>> reporter: any message for southwest airlines? >> not very appropriate. >> reporter: they say the truth would have been better if they had heard it yesterday. >> i always loved flying with southwest before but after this there's no way that i'll ever get on another one of their planes. >> reporter: from oakland international airport, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> inside the mind of a hacker. the bay area employees being paid to think like criminals. >>> plus guinea pigs on the prowl in a san francisco park? how animal control officers say they got theirs. >>> drew tuma with the weather. >> a mild day on the way for tomorrow and then changes for your friday feelin winter. maybe even looking a little wetter around here. we'll have the details in the accuweather forecast. >> thanks, drew. >>> later, how a bay area non-profit helps afghanistan's economy get back on track with the full >>> abc7 news was in oakland as transit showed off its double decker bus. the transit agency is trying out the bus for three weeks and it will decide wh

southwest has five days to perform emergency inspections on more than 125 jets. the airlinee faa that it failed to do a mandatory inspection of the rudders on the plane. southwest took the jets out of service hadn't to cancel 80 flights as a result yesterday but overnight the airline struck a deal with regulators allowing it to keep the plains flying for five days while it does the inspections. >>> new lawsuit claims purchase reena's ben full dog food is killing some canines. ben full has been the subject of complaints for years but the new allegations cite the case of a man who started feeding his dogs the food last month. the two dogs became ill. the third died. pure reena says there's no problem with the food and points to two class action lawsuits with similar charges that were dismissed. stocks moved higher tuesday as investors bet the federal reserve wouldn't raise interest rates until the second half of the year. right now futures are pointing to a lower open. new home the report to watch today. and a florida developer is buying atlantic city's revel casino hotel for

i'm a fan of southwest airlines. my mother-in-law used to work for southwest airlines.how can the airline still fly these planes if they need to be checked out? >> reporter: we know that because of this issue, 80 flights yesterday were canceled but today, the faa is saying that they can continue to fly the planes if the issue is addressed in the next five days. if you have a flight booked on southwest, you are probably asking the question how can this be safe if these inspections were not done is it safe to fly on this plane. the bottom line is this is bad. an airline should not miss a routine safety inspection but you know what it indicates is sloppy recordkeeping, potentially sloppy safety record, safety culture. i want to kind of show you what we are talking about here. the system we are talking about is a backup system which essentially powers the rudder. this is the rudder here which essentially helps the plane to turn. so again, not a primary system a backup system. but the reason why aviation is so safe is because you have all of these redundancies. when you don'

. >>> right now at 11:00 check your flight southwest airlines is grounding flights, and it is going to impact travel. i'm jessica aaguirre. >> yes, the southwest airlines is working with the faa on failed inp fek shuns. terry, this is going to impact many flights tonight and tomorrow. >> yes many of the flights flying into the airport tonight finding out from us that the airline had to pull 128 aircraft out of service, because they were not timely inspected for a backup hydraulic system. and now, that is for the most part many of the passengers were supportive of the airplane. i talked to jay rollins a retired pilot, and he said it is a good thing that the faa did not tind the misfind the mistake or there would have been a massive fine involved. >> well with that danger, there is a lot of people flying on the planes, and so a lot of people could have been hurt or die. >> it is the responsible thing to do. i hate to see them, let them fly the planes when they were not inspected. >> i have flown southwest a lot, and only one bad experience and so i have faith and trust in them. >> the fa

trip the not expect any problems here this >>mark: happening right now the faa is a lot on southwest airlines to keep flying planes that mr. required inspection for back of a system the inspections have been completed within the next five days to catch up southwestern move the hundred 20 plans the service yesterday it and 80 flights were canceled nationwide class so far 19 more flights seven cancel this morning >>jackie sissel: good morning and i am here in southwest airline the terminal at oakland international airport there are travelers shun up this morning and there are scrambling to find other ways to get to what they need to be the southwest does have cancellations here this morning to facula look at the big board and the flight support inside for southwest airlines adjutancy there are nine cancellations of the parching flights one coming in is also been canceled plans is led baltimore denver dayton lost biggest ones county lost angeles have all but canceled here flying out of oakland international airport a lot of people showed this morning knowing about the maintenance issues and canc

southwest airlines grounding over 100 planes after finding they missed inspections. ashley web is here from our sister network fox business here with how they managed to slip through the cracks. ashley? >> good morning. southwest airlines grounding 128 planes close to 20 percent of the complete after failing to inspect backup high trawlic systems used to control the rudder failed. they canceled 80 flights yesterday but expects minimal impact on today's schedule. the boeing yes, sir were shown to over thrown the they can. they developed a plan to complete the over due checks. in part the safety of customers and employees remains our highest priority and they were working quickly to resolve the issue. last july the agency proposed a $12 million fine over 3 separate issues. southwestern charged that 'n back in court. they had a $10 million fine over maintenance later settling for a penalty. >> ashley webster thank you. >>> to find us log on to foxbusiness.com/channel minder. >> 27 minutes after the top of the hour. if you like your tax returns you can keep your tax retu

scheduled after a fifth of the flight being grounded on southwest for missing mandatory inspectionses, 128 planes in all. the f.a.a. is letting the airlines the planes if though are collected in five days. southwest has canceled 137 flights across the nation today. in the bay area less than a dozen have been canceled. >> funeral severals are held for a san jose security guard called a hero. manny zuniga was gunned down on member 14 in front of a liquor store after enter veeping when a man stole a box of cigars. a fellow security said manny zuniga save him by diving into the live fire. two have been arrested. >> cody gintz is accused of problemming a ten-year-old girl who was selling girl scout cookies at a safeway store. the cash box was returned and officers and dispapers with the san jose police department ended up buying the remaining cookies and throwing in extra cash to help the troop. >> a republican lawmaker has introduce add bill to ban bart workers from going on strike. the assembly woman believes she and get the legislation passed by focusing on how damaging the bart strikes are to commuters traffic congestion and the economy. w

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. >>> how has southwest airlines missing important safety inspections. word tonight from the feds. >>> well, on top of this brutal winter now we're seeing fuel prices increase costing people more money to warm their homes and fill up their cars. nbc's anne thompson takes a look at some of the surprising reasons why. >> reporter: a subzero start to the day and waist-deep snow are surmountable challenges for peterson oil service in worcester, massachusetts. but after a month of rising costs, howard peterson just passed along some of the increase to its customers. >> our price went up 20 cents a gallon. >> reporter: an increase that adds to the stress of the 5,000 low income families mary's organization helps. >> when people run out of home heating oil, their pipes burst. that creates another burden and another cost. it's a tragedy really. >> reporter: at the pump it's a steady climb. the national average price for gasoline going up every day for the last 30. now almost $2.33 a gallon. are the days of $2 gasoline over? >> the days of $2 gasoline probably ar

. >>> southwest airlines grounded 128 of its planes because it missed a deadline for its safety inspection. southwest had to cancel 80 flights yesterday and is expected to cancel another 19 today. the groundings involve about one-fifth of southwest's fleet. the faa agrees to a plan allowing the planes back in the air as long as the inspections are complete within five days. >>> federal investigator will be on the scene this morning of a fiery crash of a southern california commuter train. it slammed into a truck and derailed in oxnard about 60 miles northwest of los angeles. the accident injured dozens of commuters. police arrested the driver of the truck. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: authorities began removing the wreckage of a metrolink train that struck a truck in oxnard. a truck struck the train causing the train to derail on its side. >> i grabbed onto a pole. >> reporter: fred maloney climbed on top of one of the passengers cars to help. >> it was very quiet. one gentleman was standing up and he was pointing out and he said that lady is bleeding in the back of the head.

t now southwest airlines working on getting the necessary plane inspections. the airline grounded dozens of planes l night. megan mch live at reagan nation with how it could af your travel plans. >> repor well, we are seeing some cancellations at our area airports look at the board behind here at reagan national we have an arrival coming from nashvill was supposed to come in at 10:20, that flight has been canceled. but the impact has really been minimid today because of an agreemt that was reached between s airlines and the faa which allows these planeso continue flying while they wa wai inspections. now, southwest for a time ground 128 planes, that's its fleet after discovg they missed inspecs involving backup hydrauc systems. 80 flights were canceled tuesday and we're still seeing a bit of an impact today. here at reagan, four southwest flights have been canceled. at bwi, eight flights have been cancel inspections should finish up later on to the faa agreed to let the planes fly for up to five days while the inspections are being comple so if you are flying

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over a dozen people are injured. >> and breaking right now more than 100 southwest airlines planes areons but some could fly again in less than a week. >> good morning, it's 4:30 now. let's head on over to david and karen. david, it didn't feel so bad

southwest airlines are still flying airlines. e planes had misconceptions of their hydraulic systems. today, most of those planes are still in operation. southwest reached a deal while the inspections are being worked out. expect a small number of cancellations today. shares right now are down one and a half percent. a deal to give h .4 rights ordered from the top. 72% of the cities have a star wars hotel. consumer reports picks it top car. too bad none of us can afford of it. the best overall car for the second year in a row. tesla shares are flat today. those are your headlines. stuart: another you cannot make this up stories. by the way, i named him that. now, a scandal at the same agencies. this time, using your tax dollars in hawaii. first, the government attack on red meat. eat less to save the planet. the feds are killing his business. look at this. drama. video of a home explosion caught on police -- camera. look at that. ♪ stuart: look at landing trees why don't you. and of the youth outlook. it does not matter. investors

don't realize it took him quite a bit to get out here he had to get 3 legs of his flight so southwest airlines flew him to nashville to las vegas and 3 legs to come out here 3 hours it's a long time so thank you very much (clapping) so with that i want to let you know i'll proud to represent occ and claudine left i think i've been talking for two minutes but oc a will have their national conference in july please come out and celebrate it's a great celebration we're celebrating the political side we're asking mayor ed lee to be part of our team speakers so you may not have gotten that letter it is in the cycle but no way that celebrates did nukes number of apologizing asians that have been elected to prominent positions it's a great way to celebrate and, of course we have a great political you know election president of 2016 we're getting prepared we've worked on the area of making sure our community is represent when it comes to politics by electing and registering to vote and articulating a right to vote as the citizens are learning their citizenship it's the power of america so thank you ve

body man reggie love is giving us an inside look at his former look boss. >> the faa has given southwest airlines the okay to fly 120 planes. the faa insists there is no risk to the flying public. >> a backup hydraulic system should the main hydraulic system should fail. the airline immediately ground all 128 of the planes, a fifth of its fleet and canceled 80 flights on tuesday and impacted thousands of customers. southwest notified the faa and consulted with boeing and determined it was safe to allow the planes to fly for a maximum of five days while checks were completed. the impact on customers stay was minimal. 15 flights cancel. the airline has an excellent safety record but it has been in hot water over maintenance issues before. the faa imposed a $14 million fine against southwest for faulty repairs, and the airline played a multi million dollar fine because it flew a number of planes on 60,000 flights without checking the fuselage for cracks as required. southwest insists that safety is it's top priority, and says it is working to resolve this latest maintenance issue as quickly as possi

when it will come and . >>> looking at the stories making headlines federal officis will let southwest airlin keep flying planes that missed a required inspection of a backup rutter system. southwest grounded 128 planes after discovering the missed inspec >>> new video shows the black hat bandits. they have robbed seven banks in our area sie january 2. this new video shows the men be robbine essex bank in arnold. there is a $30,000 reward for informn tha leads to a convicti> temperatures to above freezing today, but enjoy this break while it lasts because tom is tracking a dustin snow heading to our area and more arctic air. the winter that will seem like it will never end. >> excited about getting above freezing. get right to the "weather " and tom kierein. >> here is new timing now on the snow arriving. is as of 2:00 this morning. we'll have this snow -- ratherw morning, i should say. sn beginning to arrive in the northernk and southern west of there. after that between 2:00 to 5:00 a.m. it quickly advances north. the rest of virginia eastern virginia, and then coming into t distric and mar

so the planes were grounded for six hours and after both meeting with southwest airlines and boeing, now decided that the southwest can continue flying the 737s as long as the planes are checked out within the next five days. so the planes will fly during the day and be inspected at night. the faa has allowed other airlines that missed nmgss to also keep flying unless it was for a critical piece of equipment. not that the backup hydraulics system could ---passengers flying southwest don't seem overly concerned. listen. >> look at the record of aircraft, it's uncredible. i was in a van getting here and had a better chance of getting in an accident than this. >> i would. worry about it. you know, check before you leave home. >> reporter: you have to keep in mind southwest voluntarily disclosed the problem to the faa, which is important because the faa does not have enough resources to kind of micromanage all the airlines so it relies heavily on airlines policing themselves. back in 2008, southwest flew 60,000 flifgtghts of 737s that had not been inspected for possible cracks in the fuse

southwest znd didn't blame themselves? >> no. >> they blamed -- >> faa. >> reporter: are the airline has a history of maintenance disputes withe faa which now you says southwest may continue to fly the i5 ñ planes in question for five more days before inspecting them. back in the terminal that did not go over well. >> they haven't done the inspections themselves? >> right. >> and they have people flying on them? >> reporter: aviation experts say don't worry, keep this issue in context. >> airline safety absolutely depends on us doing everything as right as we can get it all the time so when there's something missed even though this it doesn't mean an unsafe airplane, you jump on it like a dog on a june bug and exactly what southwest and the faa have done. >> reporter: respect public relations resolution may take longer. any message for southwest air sflifrnls not that are a appropriate. >> reporter: from oakland, wayne friedman, nbc 7 news. >>> federal investigators on the scene of a train crash in southern california believe a truck driver drove down the tracks colliding with a train head on investigators initially believed

. >> for anybody flying southwest airlines, don't worry about this at all. evidence that the system is working, they found the problem they corrected it. >> the faa has worked out a deal with southwest airlines allowing them to fly those planes as long as they're all inspected by this sunday. >>> recreational use of marijuana is legal in washington, d.c., about the voter approved measure allows adults to possess two ounces or less, and grow up to 6 marijuana plants at a primary residence. washington's mayor is defying congress which passed a law blocking it. they warned the mayor she would be breaking federal law. the mayor isn't worried about being arrested. >> i have a lot of things to do here in the district of columbia, me being in jail wouldn't be a good thing. marijuana advocates say despite protests by congress it's just another sign of growing public acceptance nationwide, it does not appear congress is preparing to take immediate action against d.c. >>> a federal judge cleared the way for adrian peterson to possibly be reinstated. the judge overturn

. >>> southwest airlines cancelled nine flights out of oakland today because of an aircraft inspection issue. it's part of a larger problem nationally involving more than 100 southwest 737s. 128 planes were grounded yesterday after the airline missed inspections on hydraulic systems that control the rudder if the main systems fail. passengers at oakland international airport are concerned. >> it's a total disregard. if they are supposed to be inspected these planes want them inspected before we board. >> the faa says southwest can resume flying the planes as long as it makes the inspections within five days. the company says in a statement, once identified, southwest immediately and voluntarily removed the affected aircraft from service initiated maintenance checks and developed an action plan to complete overdue checks." >>> more efforts are being launched to require vaccinations for almost all children in california. advocates are bringing 21,000 signatures from a moveon.org petition to the state capital. it includes a video message from a marin county boy now in remission after batt

southwest said it grounded more than 120 planes after they skipped checking backup rudder systems. but overnight, the faa and the airline the planes if they get them inspected within the next five days. we checked southwest flights for today at philadelphia international airport. none of them appear to be affected. >>> oscar winning filmmaker roman polanski testified in a closed courtroom in poland this morning. a judge is considering a u.s. request for polanski's extradition over a 1977 child sex crime conviction. that year the director and producer pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. but he fled the u.s. the night before he was to be sentenced. today, the judge has scheduled another hearing, possibly for april. polanski avoided extradition to the u.s. by traveling between france poland and switzerland. >>> congress is investigating washington, d.c.'s move to legalize marijuana in the city starting tomorrow. d.c. voters aproved an initiative in november that would make it legal to possess small amounts of pot for use in the home. the following month, congress passed a bill that sought to halt legali

. >> the president spoke during the town hall which aired tonigh southwest airlines is named airle of year but tonigh everyone's happy about that. plus surveying the damage. just hours before another rou of snow virginia's visi a hard-hit part of the common is moving in by morning. most likely around 4:00 a.m. to the south, 5:00 a.m. around the city. roads will quickly become covere a complete forecast >>> now we know what caused that explosn that levelled this new je home. invests s gas likely leakedm a cracked steel pipe overnit a up in the home'st before an apple like a water heater or furnace gas. 15 people were injured and l nearby homes were damage the 300 homes that had their gas service turned op after the expln he service back on tonigh >> what do we want? southwest as employees pick outside a d.c. hotel tot as inside they were acceg an award for airline the year. they presented the award to southw but baggage handlers and groundworke are upset. they are also criticized for missing inspections on dozens of jets.ing is not uncommon, but the compa is celebrating its award. char

it is scary to hear. >> reporter: southwest airlines has grounded over 100 planes including some in thential safety problems. about one-fifth of the southwest fleet had missed scheduled inspections. they have been temporarily pulled out of service. >> we have waited two years for god to get justice. >> reporter: a texas jury has convicted a former marine in the shooting death of "american sniper" author chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. both men were killed at a gun range in 2013. jurors rejected claims that eddie ray routh was insane. >> started punching and kicking him in the face. >> police are looking for a taxi passenger who viciously attacked his driver. it happened near the cow palace on valentine's day. the suspect tried to jump out without paying and assaulted the driver when confronted. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank