sullenberger is the pilot who safely landed the jetliner on the hudson river two years ago. he was duped to buy property for an overinflated price in 2002. they want the original loan nullified and want to be reimbursed for overpayment. the bank declined comment but the agent who brokered the deal claimed sullenberger is trying to use sis celebrity stat to us get his money back. >> taco bell is giving away free tacos. the business report coming up. >> egypt turmoil. infuriating option groups. >> why u.c. berkeley may be forced to bring back two sports that are currently scheduled to fall victim to the budget ax. >> and a new approach to fighting breast cancer when less invasive treatment is just a ♪ ♪ cadillac cts sports sedan. top-tier status edmunds.com. right now get this attractive lease offer on a cadillac cts sport sedan. ♪ cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> welcome back, 5:46 and sunshine. look at the lack of clouds today. upper 50s eureka, big sur into fresno. low to mid-50s sacramento and chico. upper 60s palm springs and san diego. the warm spot, l.a. >>

. >> the real estate deal that has hero pilot sully sullenberger filing a lawsuit. >> forget the tow.hy people with too many parking tickets will now get the boot in berkeley. >> california issues a scathing report on a courthouse computer upgrade. [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. >>> 4:42 on the abc 7 morning news. a clear wednesday morning and that's why it's a bit chilly out there. looking live at the bay bridge from our east bay camera. you see traffic flowing on the westbound upper deck just fine. frances with the traffic, mike with the temperatures today. that you will in just a few minutes. >> people who have too many unpaid parki

sullenberger is the pilot who safelynd laked a jetliner on the hudson river two years ago. they said bank officials duped them into buying property in boutte county for an over inflated price in 2002. they president what the original loan nullified and want to be reimbursed for overpayments. the bank declined comment, but the agent who brokered the deal said sullenberger is just trying to use his celebrity status to get his money back. >> there may be a link between healthy eating habits and higher iq in young children. researchers in england said three-year-olds who had a lot of saturated fats had a slightly lower iq score by the age of eight compared with chirp who ate healthier diets. salads, fresh vegetables, fruits, rice and pasta may have a lasting affect on a child's brain. >>> as you have probably noticed, cool out there tonight. things have changed. >> they have. let's check in with sandhya patel. >> indeed they have. it was a cooler afternoon and get ready for the winter chill the next couple days. let's show you a beautiful view from the high definition sue trow

sullenberger is misusing his notoriety., the danville pilot first game -- first became well known after landing his plane in the hudson river. >>> the city city has et entered -- entered into an agreement with the company to put boots on cars for parking tickets. >>> 8:25. let's check in with sal. you are looking at the bridges and everything else, sal. >> that's right. we're starting -- we're gonna look this time around at our bay area bridges to see kind of. bay bridge is getting better and right now it's only backed up for maybe a five to seven- minute delay. sanmateo bridge looks okay. if you are going on the golden gate bridge the traffic is okay. southbound 101 marin backed up from marinwood to 580, richmond bridge no problems in and out of marin county. >>> we have sunshine. temperatures we'll start to rebound here. they are already starting to do that. sunny and breezy today and -- where is that rain? next week. next week. until then, sunshine slightly warmer temperatures i think tomorrow b we'll level out as we hea

. >>> retired pilot sully sullenberger is going to the state county. he and his wife are suing a bank realtor alleging fraud and conspiracy. they claimed they overpaid when they bought a retail building in the town of paradise. six years later, they hired an appraiser who completed the property had been overpriced. the original valuation was accurate. the bank and sullenbergers are not commenting. >>> now to the latest on the road to recovery for congresswoman giffords. we're learning she is regaining her ability to speak. she recently asked for toast for breakfast. gifford was nshot in the head i a political event last month. six died and 13 others were injured. >>> in health news tonight, a new study from the university of miami says diet soda can lead to an increased risk of stroke or heart attack. researchers say a person who drank a diet soda every day has a 61% higher risk of vascular problems. unrelatedly, they are reporting a rise in strokes in younger people. the sharpest rise, men under 35. >>> michelle obama hit the road today to mark the fi

sullenberger is the pilot who safely landed a jetliner on the hudson river two years ago.claims that bank officials and real estate brokers duped them into buying property for an overinflated price in 2002. they want the original loan nullified and want to be reimbursed for overpayment. the bank declined comment but the agent who brokered the deal claims sullenberger is trying to use his celebrity status to get his money back. >> ethanol demand is burning through the nation's supply. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange for this morning's "moneyscope" report. good morning, jane. >> hello, good morning eric and kristen. that story in a second but e-bay making news. watch for a new three-year plan from e-bay. the san jose based company says it will unveil its strategy for the mobile version of pay pal at a meeting with analysts tomorrow and service designed to expand its business and ward off threats from google and apple as well. e-bay shares are down so far. computer-based apple also getting attention. apple's working on a flat panel tv. of course, i

captain sullenberger, what is the highest duty?>> it's the best we can to take care of each other and as a captain of course the passengers are my responsibility. but the book is more than that even to degenerate 15th, 2000 mine and the hudson river landing. it's more about my life as a preparation. i had to have an insightful survey of my life and all the important events and the people who were with me that day and helped me to synthesize a lifetime of experience is to solve a problem i had never seen before along with my crew, and so i think finding one's passion early in life, being diligent and willing to work hard to become expert at leads to a purposeful life full of passion, and i think that is what helped me more than anything else that day over the river. >> so what led you to write the book? was at the landing in the hudson river? >> absolutely the was a big part of it. i think much of the book was already in me, you know, my life story, but that was the impetus. it was a story that needed to be told and i wanted to make

. >>> still ahead, a landing that made history to a california courtroom, where pilot sullenberger is suing his realtor. >>> a big launch today and what it means for your tech needs. >>> living in a danger zone. there's a lot of red on a new fault line which maps the bay area. how you can find out if there's a fault in your front yard. >>> celebrities are out for the old whiskey run. that can only meanbueb we're livebeach. f we're live from the lodge coming up. >>> okay. do you have one yet? >> not yet. >> neither do i. >> i feel lame about it, actually. >> get one soon. might be the coolest gadgets out there yet. the sleek tablets. big business. everyone wants a slice of that pie. hp taking a crack at it. >> do they have what it takes to turn people from the ipad? scott is here with the first look at it. >> hey, guys. another choice for you out there. this is a very luke racrative a dominated for apple for a year now. now a peek at what hp has in store. good news. you have a new solid choice shopping for a tablet. >> this is the hp touchpad. >> reporter: and with that, hp joins the t

captain chesley sullenberger, who, with his first officer, jeffrey skiles, was able to land his stricken jet in the hudson river off new york city. >> i'm convinced had we not gotten sufficient rest the night before we could not have performed at the same level. the fact that we got so much so right so quickly under that sudden stress is a testament not only to our training but the fact that we had a chance to get sufficient rest. >> reporter: the kind of rest far too many pilots fail to get every single night. the administrator of the faa told he was he surprised to learn of our findings. that the airlines denied to him that their crew lounges are used by pilots as bedrooms. bill? >> brian ross investigates for us tonight. thank you. >>> when we come back, we will check out a new weight loss trend built on cutting edge technology that kills off fat cells by freezing them. ooh, a brainteaser. how can expedia now save me even more on my hotel? well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts wi

same shape it was when they pulled it out of the water after that incredible landing by sully sullenberger. the wings have been removed, but everything is going to be reattached. the plane was headed that day for north carolina. that's where it's going to finally get to this summer when it's placed in an exhibit in charlotte. >>> the actor charlie sheen who may now be better known for his out of control behavior off screen than his actual acting at this point has finally gone too far with management. cbs announced last night it's shutting down production of his hit sitcom "two and a half men," the number one comedy on television, by the way, after sheen delivered a rant on the radio against his producer. sheen says he will still report to work next week. >>> and exactly how bad a spring flooding season are we expecting in the american midwest? today anheuser-busch in cartersville, georgia, stopped producing beer and turned out canned drinking water instead. they want to build up a reserve of 25,000 cases in case it is needed for flood relief. they have given out six million cases over the

air flight, the miracle on the hudson, where captain sully sullenberger art, who piloted the airplane down, they used checklists that allow them to know that his co-pilot was going to be handling trying to restart the engines and run through a bunch of things he did not have to worry about, and that man he could focus -- that meant he could focus on the one thing to checklist could not answer, where do i land this airplane? >tavis: so they allow us to do things right or more things right? >> it is a combination. if it lets you do things, it lets you be more quick in making sure that all the key things that you have to think about happen, it gets the team together when you have a checklist for the whole team, and it lets you do more things right. one of the striking things in madison is that -- in medicine worth people were not only having lower complication rates from surgery but finishing the day center, less overtime. -- people were finishing the day sooner, less overtime. tavis: what do you make of the fact that a book that has as its message out the simple notion of living by a ch

captain sully sullenberger and his wife are suing the former sonoma national bank for fraud.say they were tricked into overpaying for a property and they want to cancel their loan. the broker says the former pilot is using his celebrity status to bring about a lawsuit without merit. >> some dramatic video to show you. look at this video recorded by a cell phone. an 83-year-old man is spotted driving his truck on the wrong side of interstate 5 last week. the driver runs out of road and crashes into a guardrail. the truck was torn nearly in half by the impact. remarkably, the driver survived with no serious injuries and no other drivers were hurt. the driver was cite forward driving the wrong way and driving with a suspended license. >> that is scary. having a lonely hard may have long term health consequences. social activities or lack of they will can impact overall health. researchers at ucla looked at nearly 1,000 adults and found that genes that are over expressed in lonely people can cause the body to trigger an inflammatory response. that can contribute to health problem

sullenberger is credited with saving a jet liner full of people when he crash landed in new york after a flock of birds flew into the plane's engines. a bank and real estate agent duped them and the $935,000 price they paid was well above market price. >>> no calories, so it doesn't count, right? the new warning about what drinking diet sodas can do to your brain and heart. also, you might call them tablet wars. hewlett-packard unveiled competition for the ipad today. >>> and plague around with the workers a $100,000 fine. . >>> there are new reports that apple has begun production on a new ipad. the report in the post said the new ipad will be out in the fall. the new ipad will be thinner and lighter than the first one with more memory and a faster graphics processor. it will have at least one camera on the front for web conferencing and it will be available through at&t and verison. tonight apple is not commenting. >>> hewlett-packard filed another salvo in the war of the computer tablets and unveiled its answer to apple's ipad. >> this is the hp touch pad. [ applause ] >> just like

sullenberger talked about when he crashed into the hudson, had he been sleep deprived, he may not havelanding. he saved more than 100 lives that day. >> of course, we all remember, he since testified about all those things. >> wow. >>> coming up next, it was no act for lindsay lohan in an l.a. courtroom. >> the judge's stern warning and why lohan smiled in court. >>> lindsay lohan was back in iled in court. >>> lindsay lohan was back in urt >>> lindsay lohan was back in court wednesday, a place becoming all too familiar with the troubled actress. >> she was facing grand theft stealing. surrounding a stolen necklace, charges she pleaded not guilty to. diana alvear has more from hollywood. >> reporter: good morning. li-lo, li-lo, she is the entertainment gift that keeps on giving. and this time she is in serious trouble. prosecutors say they're going to teach her a lesson that most of us learned in kindergarten. that if you take something that doesn't belong to you, that's stealing. lately it seems lindsay lohan spends more time in court than on a movie set. wednesday the troubled starle

. >> sully sullenberger, "highest duty" is the name of his book. thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. good to be with you. >>> coming up next on book tv, william mcgowan says the "the new york times" has adopted a liberal ideological agenda under the tenure of current publisher arthur sulzberger, jr.. he says the newspaper has tarnished its reputation as a trusted news source. william mcgowan presents his arguments in a debate with michael tomasky, american editor-at-large for the "guardian." >> the exciting moment for journalism, people year or two ago were talking about journalism is dead. newspapers were in terrible shape, but we've come to an extraordinary stretch. you probably saw this morning that aol acquired the huntington post. what i say, the huntington post? >> most people called the huffingtonpost.com. >> last thursday or friday rupert murdoch announced that the daily was going to appear on the ipad, the only daily newspaper. a few months ago the daily beast exhort "newsweek" word was the other way around. and we've seen the situatio

. >>> a real estate deal gone south, captain sullenberger are suing a bank for fraud.d they want to cancel the lon on property. the real estate broker said former pilot is using his select statistic us to bring about the lawsuit without merit. >>> another update in half an hour. have a great morning. ♪ >>> you know what's cool about seeing elton john sing that song is you have seen him sing that in person. now he's lending his extraordinary talents to a new movie called "gnomeo & j juliette". >> we have watched him in person. i have never seen you look so blissful. >> i love elton john. >> he's a great performer. we'll hear more about that tomorrow on "today." meantime we'll talk about jennifer aniston this morning. >> she's getting candid. she's setting the record straight on hero m romantic sta, how she stays fit and whether she's going to become a mom. >> if the gray winter has you down we have red hot looks just in time for valentine's day. red is the shade of the season, so we are told. so we're going to show you how to wear the latest trends without spending a lo