it includes southwest airlines and a big welcome to the newest sponsor, walgreen's. was that he will grains contingent died just heard? -- the walgreen's contingent i just heard? did you have cocktails' before coming here? the japan town merchants association, the garage association and in the sugar bowl the bakery, thank you for coming as well. and a big thanks to our media partners. we want to let you know that we have received reports from many individuals from the small businesses and community organizations as well. you can find their names listed on the screen and on our web site. to promote this year's team celebrating heritage, a new program was launched in partnership with one of our natures partners -- major partners. the design contest provides an opportunity for aau students a promotepa karen -- to help promote apa heritage month. to announce the first annual public-service announcement award, jack chen, general manager of sfgtv. and the executive director of day. please give them a warm welcome. >> being the first year that we're doing the apa contest, w

[applause] we want to thank and did knowledge southwest airlines for their sponsorship and providingf the awards with -- award winners with two round-trip tickets to anywhere southwest airlines flies with an unlimited supply of peanuts. i want to ask -- to presnent the community leadership award, and join me in welcoming dr. emily murase. >> thank you so much. how is everybody doing? a great, a joyous occasion. i have served on the board of education and i am pleased to announce the finalists and the awardee, all engaged in events in education. the criteria is described in the program, i want go through it here. it is important for us to recognize community leaders with a commitment to the educational needs of our community to ensure that the next generation of pacific and asian americans are here to address the concerns. the finalists in the community leadership category are -- program director of asian american community for education. soca mao, the juvenile justice prevention commissioner. and steve no. their achievements are detailed in your program. all three are very deserving

. >>> a flight for southwest airlines passengers turned scary today. as hazmat officials had to srnlg the plane. kai jackson has more. >> reporter: it was a very unexpected scare in the sky. >> reporter: sky chopper 13 is high above bwi marshall airport after southwest airlines flight 709 made i scheduled landing yet with an emergency on board. the flight originated in norfolk virginia. at some point in the air, a flight attendant became sick. one the plane landed, it was determined a second flight attendant was also ill. >> reporter: after flight 709 landed her, the two sick flight attendants were taken to the hospital. and a hazmat team inspected the plane. >> they did air samples to try to get an idea of what could have been the cause, and they determined it was a cleaning eight probably used on the aircraft. >> reporter: it's not clear what cleaning eight or material made the flight attendants sick. none of the passengers became ill, and of the five crew members on board, only the two were sick. >> the passengers were unaffected by this. this is a

we want to thank chevron corp., wells fargo, mcdonald's, academy of arts university, at&t, southwest airlines. if you have not entered their raffled yet, do so later tonight. comcast, walmart, verizon, moon star restaurant. >> we go from the greatest karaoke's singer in the house of congress to the self-proclaimed worst karaoke singing in public office. i would like to introduce california state controller, serving his second term. he takes a hard-line and took immediate action to weed out waste, fraud, and abuse of public funds. and to amend the state's finances more transparent and accountable to the public -- and to make the state's finances more transparent and accountable to the public. [applause] >> i will spare you what the distinguished council president requested me to do, which is to sing for all of you. we used to go out for karaoke, but he would sing and i would leave. this is a magnificent evening. we gather tonight in celebration of asian-pacific heritage month. we take a moment to reflect upon our past, to understand the heroic struggles, obstacles, hardships that so many peopl

. >> we are at southwest airlines gate a-1. a flight attendant became ill. they landed here and said there was some type of odor on the aircraft. fire crews responded and were able to detect some type of agent. the flight attendant was transferred to baltimore washington medical center. they are still detecting some type of agent, but they don't know what it is. right now they are checking out the pilot to see if he has any issues. the rest of the passengers were board the aircraft. >> are big story at 6:00, penn state university rebuilds scathing details from its independent study on how the school dealt with the sandusky sex abuse trial. >> allegations that the universe the leadership or to worry about bad publicity. >> the report blasts in state's top officials, accusing them of this regarding the health and welfare of sandusky's victims. >> the most powerful men and penn state fell to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children that sandusky victimized. >> the former fbi director blasts the culture that promoted fostering the welfare of the schoo

we've seen better bottom lines than anticipated in the likes of southwest airlines, spirit and hawaiian airlines. >> smaller carriers, different business model. anything to change with the headwinds out there? >> i don't count south southwest because they're not growing right now. but the niche carriers in special iepzed area, alaska airlines, spirit, allegant and hawaiian, are all in areas where they can grow a product even in a slow economy. and it's reflected in earnings. good margins, flexibility and good growth prospects. >> tom: does it make them ripe for consolidation? >> no. it's a unique model. i don't think consolidation is in the cards for these guys. unless american comes along and wants to buy one. >> tom: do you think it would have the financial resources to do it? >> once american reorganizes, i think they're going to come out a much stronger carrier. at that point fancial investmentors will be willing to go to american. >> tom: do you own any of the stocks we mentioned? >> no, i don't. >> tom: the view from the first class seats. ray knight with the following airlines. >

some crew members aboard southwest airlines jet that took off from north polk became ill yesterday. crewmembers were taken to the hospital for observation. hazmat determined the source of a problem. the passengers then headed to their destination chicago, on another jet. >> wells fargo shells out millions in a settlement with the justice department over racial discrimination. >> and the ceo of jpmorgan chase is back in the car seat this morning. -- back in the hot seat this morning. >> happy friday. jpmorgan chase is up with their second quarter results this morning. and ceo jamie dimond will try to restore confidence. jpmorgan chase has not said yet how big the it was last spring. they could see as much as $9 billion. you also mentioned was fargo. they're paying a 2 $125 million to settle allegations they discriminated against minority borrowers. on top of that, it will set up a fine. the agreement with the justice department also settled accusations that the letter put credit where the hispanic and african-american home buyers in subprime marriages. starbucks is giving away items

they started as a copy of pacific southwest airlines. they scaled it brilliantly. they had multiple chief executives. they had an executive named howard putnam there in the 1970's in the era of deregulation. he was a very different personality. they were very different personalities. if you look at sam walton, he was a very charismatic personality. david had a much more dour personality, and yet walmart continue to do exceptionally well. we tend to focus on flamboyant and charismatic leaders because they are so much more interesting. how could you not like somebody who resolve the dispute by meeting with the ceo of the other company and resolving the event in a stadium, not in a legal court? it is not normal, but it is interesting. we tend not to write interesting things about people who are really good with accounting statements. it is interesting, but that does not mean it is statistically differential. what we found is that there are lots of personalities in our research. a liter -- whether a leader is charismatic or not, it is like whether you have blond hair o

. >> some developing news in san jose, a southwest airlines airplane land safely after an emergency. >> an airport spokesperson says the flight was airborne when the crew reported smoke in the cabin, it was traveling from las vegas to san jose and reached san jose 90 minutes ago. firefighters were waiting on the tarmac, they did not find any smoke but they did detect a strong electrical smell in the cockpit. they are now checking out the aircraft. no one was hurt and the passengers got off of the airplanes safely at the gate. >> new details on a four alarm fire that ripped through a row of houses in the bay view district. police now have to arson arrest including a man in the area who was seen with a gas can. >> it appears now that there is one more person arrested in connected to this crime. we do not know her identity or her age but we know that she will be one of two people who will be charged with reckless arson. meanwhile investigators are still on scene, we can see them right now. this is the aftermath of that fire. you can see that there chopping down the would try to clear up

we want to thank chevron corp., wells fargo, mcdonald's, academy of arts university, at&t, southwest airlines you have not entered their raffled yet, do so later tonight. comcast, walmart, verizon, moon star restaurant. >> we go from the greatest karaoke's singer in the house of congress to the self-proclaimed worst karaoke singing in public office.

. >>> to utah where a southwest airlines pilot wanted in connection with a colorado murder attempted to steal an empty plain from a small airport. the man then killed himself after he couldn't get the plane off the ground. nbc's kurt gregory has the details. >> reporter: a skywest pilot's plans to steal a plane tuesday at the st. george municipal airport were thwarted. 40-year-old brian joseph hedglin had parked his motorcycle, jumped a fence to the airport, gain access to a skywest jet and started its engines. according to officials he backed the plane up, then moved it forward clipping the terminal. he was not able to get the plane airborne and instead crashed into several empty cars in the parking lot. a police officer patrolling the area noticed a motorcycle with its engine still warm and shortly thereafter discovered the plane. >> he immediately notified skywest that they had a plane in the parking lot with the engines running. they had a person here who was able to come out and shut down the plane. >> reporter: officers arrived on the scene, entered the plane, and found hedglin

authorities now say it was a cleaning solvent to blame for the grounding of a southwest airlines flight. we're told more than 130 passengers were on board the plane that was headed for chicago. two flight attendants were taken off the plane and taken to a hospital to be checked out as a precaution. fire ripped through an apartment complex in montgomery county, leaving more than 70 people without a home. it happened around 7:30 this morning. authorities say the fire was so intense and so fast moving that more than 100 firefighters were called in to the scene. they also say eight people had to be rescued from the flames. luckily, no one was seriously hurt. at this hour, no word on a cause. the baltimore city fire chief is enacting a new social media policy. >> it is in response to what the department use as inappropriate tweets by some union members. david, i would guess we would know what most of those are probably about. >> there generally are gripes. there are also a number of questions involved. are there limitations to free speech when it comes to the workplace? where do employers dr

. >> a southwest airlines jet declared an emergency before landing in san jose this morning. flight 2433 from las vegas was about 25 mi. from san jose when passenger smelled something burning. the pilot radioed ahead and pass that crews be on standby. it landed safely at about 1030. no smoke was visible but firefighters also noticed the smell. >> cyclists usually need to keep an eye open for drivers and pedestrians but now cyclists in one area are keeping an eye out for gunmen. 3:00 friday afternoon a man pulled a gun and robbed him. ken bastida has more on why that man was targeted >> we are all on that lonely section of redwood road on the east side of the east bay hills and it is a very very popular area for bicycle riders. it is a loop that goes between miners and redwood and it is a great place for bicycle riders to go. last friday cyclist was coming down this road and there was a guy standing in the road waving him down and then he noticed he had a gun in his hand so he kept going. one moment later that same night in a van passed a bicycle rider and some how cut him off

. >>> southwest airlines flight has landed safely after report of smoke on the plane. fire engines were on hand with the flight out of las vegas made an emergency landing. passengers and crew had noticed a smoky smell in the cabin. everyone got off the plane and no one husband hurt. so far they've seen no smoke. >>> it's not a question of money, but there's been cuts in basic services. >> obvious strike again you'll hear more on the dispute for the owners of the bay area hospital. also here in just a few minutes to tell you if you can expect warmer wet for this 4th of july. >>> remembering an icon tv shows make big city people relate. >>> nurses, x-ray technicians and respiratory technicians are walking picket lines today along several hospitals testimony one day strike is the fifth staged at the facilities by the california nurse's association since september. at issue is sick pay, staffing levels, and contributions. >> the cuts have done across the board, across all the hospitals that they have, that they own. i've real -- have made it impossible for nurses. >> in a

>>pam: an emergency was declared on board a southwest airlines flight this morning . robb is that they're as good tell us what happened after the pilot reported what he thought was smoke and that it caught that . >> and and one of 102 passeng and inbound southwestern airlines flight said he and and not at the other passengers had any idea that there was anything wrong pit it >> out this site fire truck waiting for . they're talking about smoke >> southwest flight 24 to 33 was coming in from loss vegas when the pilot ejected and odor in the cockpit declared an emergency >> take touchdown pass that incident . the fire men entered the plane . there is a slight odor of smoke in the cockpit >> and and a determined that water in the cockpit was coming from and the coffee pot left on a burner . it >> the pilot did the right thing . >> as a good thing that he took care of bad instead have putting all of us at risk . bamut >>pam: was so you this seen it as a police kick the protesters at the school . >> awaiting a verdict silent -- a man accused of beating up a priest . also r

. >>> passengers aboard a southwest airlines flight are glad to be on solid ground tonight. when the flight landed in san jose from las vegas. the crew smelled smoke. firefighters immediately responded to the tarmac, but did not see any smoke. but did notice a electrical smell in the back of the plane. passengers say there was no announcement by the pilot. >> all of us were kind of walking out going, did we just avoid something big here or not? so i don't know, yeah. a little weird. >> yeah, i didn't smell anything. i mean, for me, it's probably good. it just means they took care of it rather than scaring all of us. they handled it. they all seemed calm, so that's a good thing. >> no one was hurt. the faa is now looking into the cause of that smoke smell. >>> thousands of nurses in the sutter home city have hit the pickette line across the day area. it's the 15th street since they started negotiating a new contract last september. there was the california's nurses association on strike in berkeley, oakland and san leand leandro. mills peninsula and eden medical center, as we

spirit and southwest airlines had objected, saying the rules violated their right to engage in commercial speech. the court also upheld rules prohibiting ticket and baggage fee hikes after a fare is purchased. >> tom: it was the third straight day of selling in the major stock indices. the s&p 500 caught a small bid in the final 40 minutes of the session. "the wall street journal" reported the federal reserve is moving closer to providing additional help for the economy, possibly as soon as next week. all ten major stock sectors were lower. the biggest losses in the telecommunications sector, down 1.8%. materials and energy fell about 1.5% each. trading volume picked up-- 807 million shares on the big board; 1.76 billion on the nasdaq. before apple reported its disappointing results, at&t's wireless division helped it report a stronger than expected second quarter. at&t made 66 cents per share, three cents better than estimates. itgrowing smart phone business drove wireless data revenues up 19%. but it was a lower outlook for its business services that hit shares. the stock has benefited