>> tom costello starting us off from our washington bureau. tom, thanks. >>> now we move to presidential politics tonight, one day after an atlanta woman came forward alleging a 13-year affair. herman cain told staffers, he is reassessing his candidacy. our report tonight from nbc's lisa myers. >> here he is. here he is. >> reporter: herman cain kept his distance from reporters today, after telling his staff he's reassessing the viability of his candidacy. in a conference call with his team, cain spoke of the latest firestorm. claims by an atlanta woman, ginger white, that she had a 13-year affair with him. >> i didn't want so come out with this, i did not. >> reporter: cain unequivocally denied having an affair. said the woman was a friend he had been trying to help financially. but he added, we have to do an assessment as to whether or not this is going to create too much of a cloud in some people's minds, as to whether or not they would be able to support us going-forward. he said, it's also taken a toll on my wife and family. many conservat

we've got it all covered beginning with nbc's tom costello from washington's reagan national airport tonight. tom, good evening to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good evening. we've had snow up in vermont and in maine, but beyond that, most of the nation's airports reporting minimal delays today. take a look at flightaware.com. a live look at every single airplane in the sky over america at this hour. what's fascinating here this is one of the busiest travel days of the year, and despite that really a pretty good travel day, although we did start out in the soup up in the northeast. from i-76 in philadelphia to the massachusetts turnpike, the nation's thanksgiving get-away hit an early snag in the northeast. nbc's mike tiabbi started his day on new york city's grand central parkway. >> the traffic is building up here. the rain is coming down in sheets, and there's been some flooding in some spots. >> as the rain moved out, it was smooth sailing on the interstates by midday, and same story in dallas and indianapolis and better than expected conditions out west, although an accident ne

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> and you know how the airlines are charging for every conceivable thing these days? imagine being asked in mid flight to pay for fuel. the passengers on a charter flight from india to the uk were asked for $205 apiece, a total of $31,000 when the plane made a refuelling stop in vienna. they came up with the money though some had to get off the plane and hit the atm in the terminal to do it. apparently the travel agents who took their money didn't pass it along to the airline. up next as we continue, what members of the u.s. senate have decided to do to try to get along better. ♪ johnny angel ♪ how i love him ♪ he's got something that i can't resist ♪ >>> "johnny angel" was cowritten by lee pockriss. he has died at the age of 87. we also have him to thank for the classic "itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini" and "catch a falling star," the perry como classic. lee pockriss was born in brooklyn. he served in the pacific in world war ii. he also wrote for broadway and for "sesame street." >>> we continue to learn so much about ourselves fro

so check your statement closely. >> tom costello reporting there.nk of america is the nation's largest issue he of debit cards with juséç under 23% of the totl market share. >>> new details about the harassment charges surrounding herman cain. the "new york times" reporting this morning that one woman who complained of inappropriate behavior by cain while he was held of the national restaurant association in the 1990s did receive $35,000 which was a year's salary in severance after her accusations. this woman was one of two former employeeses who accused cain of harassment. the other woman's attorney now says she wants to come forward to tell her side of the story, but she's barred by a confidentiality agreement with the national restaurant association. the lawyers spoke about his client with politico saying she's a highly intelligent educated woman who has a sense of integrity and does not make false claims. when we're ready to go public if we ever are, we'll do it in a way that we consider appropriate like a press conference. again, they're trying

tom costello, we should advise our viewers there is no danger to us. we would love to make this stop. >> brian delivers the knightly news almost in its entirety as a fire alarm and announcement go off in this very building. we'll show you more of it later. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. new evictions in two cities as police clear out occupy wall street protesters in los angeles and philadelphia. more than 1,000 police officers descended on the area around l.a.'s city hall where demonstrators have been camped out for two months now. campers tried to hold their ground uching trash cans to barricade intrances. the demonstrators even climbed trees to avoid police. similar employee tests in philly this morning where police began pulling down tents at 1:00 in the morning. the police commissioner says he ordered the overnight raid in an effort to avoid disruption to the morning commute. officials say a half dozen protesters were arrested there in philadelphia. we'll keep you posted as we get in more pictures f

nbc's tom costello has our report. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: with the saturn five liftoff at the kennedy space center, nasa has launched its most sophisticated and ambition mission to mars yet. just traveling the 154 million miles to the red planet will take more than eight months. then next august a high-risk landing as a supersonic parachute slows the science lab's descent to mars, 60 feet above the planet a sky crane will gently lower the rover named curiosity onto the martian surface, leaving the rover on its own to look for signs of life, past or present. >> do we anticipate that we'll learn a whole lot about mars? absolutely. do we know what specifically that will be? no clue. >> reporter: curiosity is a six-wheeled rover standing more than six feet tall, able to drive long distances under an martian sun, analyzing rock and soil samples and sending the results back to earth. nasa has carefully selected the landing zone on mars in the gael crater where a huge mountain rises right out of the crater floor. scientists believe they see layers of sedimentary deposit here that the

here's nbc's tom costello. >> engine 33, tower 32. >> reporter: in a business where time, minutes andonds, can be the enemy, new technology is helping to cut out a big chunk of it. >> 40-year-old female trapped near the fourth floor. they're called locution systems, advanced computer assisted dispatching, now dramatically cutting response times for firefighters and medics. >> and tell me exactly what happened. >> reporter: in south metro denver dispatchers manage a 270-square-mile area. for years computers have pinpointed the caller's location. now dispatchers only have to input the type of emergency, hit enter, and in a fraction of a second the computer uses gps trackers to find the nearest unit, determines who's needed, then simultaneously sends voice, text and map instructions, even transmitting multiple calls at once. in south denver it's cut the dispatch time to just 31 seconds. the national standard is 60 seconds. that's a half minute faster to a heart attack, a house fire or a car accident. >> if a person has stopped breathing, every second that ticks by we're risking brain dam

nbc's tom costello reports. >> reporter: investigators in venezuela have recovered the abandoned suv used in wednesday's kidnapping but still no sign of 24-year-old wilson ramos. >> a three-run walk-off homer for wilson ramos. >> reporter: fresh off his rookie season with the nationals ramos was back in his hometown of valencia, venezuela, for the winter baseball season. after a day at the beach on wednesday he was grabbed at gun point from the front porch of his family's modest home. since then, no word from the kidnappers or ramos. today we talked via skype to a family friend at the ramos home. >> he was like a hero here in the community. he was always sharing with kids. you know, he's a really happy guy. he's a special guy here in the community. >> reporter: his hero status may have made him a target. last year ramos made $415,000 playing in the major leagues, a fortune in venezuela where crime has soared under president hugo chavez. so far this year, 1,100 kidnappings, most for money. the washington post's juan forero is there. >> most kidnappings have a happy ending because the

nbc's tom costello was there. >> reporter: the black and white news reels make world war ii seem so distantr: george sekado remembers it all as if it were yesterday. >> tom kasano. george funiyama. >> reporter: including the day one of his friends died in his arms. >> i was going to get the guy who shot him or die trying. >> reporter: he went on to rush the german line, killing five enemy soldiers, wounding two and capturing four. for that he was awarded the medal of honor. sekado was part of the 442nd regimental combat team, the most highly decorated unit in u.s. history, made entirely of second generation japanese-american volunteers. while back at home many of their family and friends were declared enemy aliens and thrown into internment camps despite their american citizenship. grant ichikawa was 23 when he volunteered for military intelligence, interpreting for american troops in the pacific. >> we just wanted to join to prove that we are loyal americans. >> reporter: they were loyal. 19,000 japanese-americans served in the pacific and europe. in italy and france they saw some of the m

tom costello, we should advise our viewers, there's no danger to us. >> i'm glad you're okay. that's a first for me. american airlines says its labor costs are $800 million higher than its competitors. it was losing too much money. today it acted. for ten years, american airlines has fought to avoid bankruptcy even as delta, united, continental and usairways became leaner and stronger under chapter 11. more than $10 billion in debt, american said it could wait no longer. >> the path ahead will be hard, but it's a well worn path. and we will make the company successful. >> american insists customers won't be affected. but for the 265,000 passengers who fly american everyoand amer eagle every day, some concerns. >> we would be concerned the next time we schedule a flight anywhere. certainly in it was american. >> among passengers moved common questions. what if i booked upcoming travel on american or a partner? those tickets will be honored. what about the valuable frequent flyer miles we've earned. your advantage miles are secure. and what if i may want to fly american in the f

the story tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: in a pitch-black plane with babies crying, no food, no water, no working toilets. a jet blue pilot pleaded with the tower. >> i have a paraplegic on board that needs to come off. i have a diabetic on here that's got an issue. >> reporter: for seven hours they waited, tempers boiling over. >> i've got a problem on the airplane, i need to have the cops on board. >> reporter: when police arrived, applause. >> when power went out it was very, very dark and quite scary. kids screaming, people yelling and screaming, panic attacks. >> reporter: in all, at least three jet blue flights diverted from new york were stranded for hours at hartford. a diverted american airlines flight from paris sat for seven hours because there were no customs officers on duty at hartford. but this isn't supposed to happen. the new tarmac delay rule requires airlines to provide food, water and access to working toilets after a two-hour delay. and allow passengers off the plane after three hours. airlines that violate that rule face a fine of up to $27,500 per

so we begin here tonight with nbc's tom costello at a bank of america branch in chevy chase, maryland. >> reporter: for a lot of folks, the idea they had to pay to use their own money to make a purchase, that was too much. so after weeks of mounting pressure, of protests, people pulling their accounts, of other banks saying they're not going along, today bank of america threw in the towel. in the end it may have been one bank fee too many. >> they're stealing from you, that's the bottom line. >> to the streets of l.a. >> we're disgusted, we're tired of being ripped off. >> it's unnecessary for people that are hardworking right now and unemployed. >> reporter: after a sue ma'am tsunami of protests, backlash and 200,000 signed petitions, bank of america today gave in on the $5 a month debit fee. saying we have listened to our customers overed last few weeks and recognize their concern. the pressure proved too much after chase, city group, wells fargo, suntrust and a host of others, announced they abandoned plans to charge a monthly fee for debit card purchases. >> this is a huge win for

>> tom costello starting us off tonight. now to a story that has a lot of people asking, how could this kind of financial disaster happen again. and have investors been bilked by a big name on wall street, who also happens to be a former u.s. senator and former governor. this all involves the stunning collapse into bankruptcy of mf global. hundreds of millions of dollars are missing, there's now talk of an fbi vision. and there's a very big name at the center of what appears to be a big financial scandal. andrew sorkin, the author of "too big to fail" and a financial columnist for the new york times. this is john corzine we're talking about. while he's been a politician, before that he was ceo of goldman stacks. he knows his way around money. what's alleged to have happened here, and what'sed fear about what has happened here? >> what's happened here feels a lot like 2008. john corzine made some huge bets on european bonds using the firm's mfroney, but then borrowg a huge amount of money for every chip he put down at the bla

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> you know how the airlines are charging for every conceivable thingse days? imagine being asked in mid flight to pay for fuel. the passengers on a charter flight from india to the uk were asked for $205 apiece, a total of $31,000 when the plane made a refuelling stop in vienna. they came up with the money though some had to get off the plane and hit the atm and the terminal to do it. apparently the travel agents who took their money didn't pass it along to the airline. up next as we continue, what members of the u.s. senate have decided to do to try to get along better. i was taking a multivitamin... but my needs changed... i wanted support for my heart... and now i get it from centrum specialist heart. new centrum specialist vision... helps keep my eyes healthy. centrum specialist energy... helps me keep up with them. centrum specialist prenatal... supports my child's growth and development. new centrum specialist is a complete multivitamin that gives me all the benefits of centrum. plus additional support... [ all ] for what's important to me. [ mal

again, the headline is the fda will look at setting new guidelines. >> tom costello in the washington newsroom tonight. tom, thanks. >>> now we turn to presidential politics. the increasingly wild race for the gop nomination. a lot of political types will tell you in a way it's un-republican party. it's personal, messy, unsettled. sooner or later somebody has to emerge. while leaders have risen and fallen we get the first results from iowa a in less than five weeks. until then it's mitt romney and newt gingrich trading jabs. herman cain looking like he's sticking with it while under attack. our report tonight from nbc's lisa myers. >> how you doing? >> reporter: with newt gingrich on the rise mitt romney today went on the air in new hampshire emphasizing that he's a creature of the private sector. >> i spent my life in the private sector. i have competed with companies around the world. >> reporter: in an interview romney took a shot at gingrich portraying him as a washington insider. >> speaker gingrich is a good man. we have different backgrounds. he spent 30, 40 years in washington

savannah, back to you. >> nbc tom costello in washington. thanks. >>> we mentioned the weather, and it will be a factor for travelers this weekend. we turn to the weather channel's chris warren for that part of the story. chris, good evening to you. >> good evening, savannah. we heard the northeast and san francisco dealing with some of the weather right now in the form of the low clouds. if we look at the satellite radar combination, look at rain and clouds, it's the northeast and the west. now, in the northeast we are seeing a stoorm that is moving out and as it moves out the snow and rain we see throughout the day will come to and end and in the pacific northwest the next system moves in and overnight we see the morning hours and thanksgiving. fog will be a concern in the great lakes in parts of the mississippi valley. while it will be cold in the northeast, we have that next system for thanksgiving evening moving in the pacific northwest. we look at rain and wind for the lower elevations and snow in the higher elevations. things are unse

this thanksgiving, because millions of americans are heading home for the holidays today, nbc's tom costellos at reagan national airport with the latest on what to expect for flyers. tom, good morning. >> natalie, 42 million americans are traveling, 90% going by car, about 3.5 million going by plane and guess who just walked in who is on his way to thanksgiving. chris matthews is here. >> i'm going to nantucket. >> nantucket. >> yes. >> which is appropriate for you. >> it is, we have those roots and i think joe biden is up there this time of year. >> good luck with the flight. >> we'll do some reporting. >> reporter: he is one of 3.5 million americans flying today across the united states. we're going to be watching very closely the weather especially on the east coast and the west coast because we do expect to see some weather delays especially in the new york area, also in the philadelphia, northeast area and the corridor, maybe along all the way down to atlanta and also watch the west coast very closely. fly.fa fly.faa.gov has great website information and the airports, how they're doing,

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> i could not even imagine being stuck on a plane for that long. >> totally outrageous. really is. i hope something is done to fix that so it never happens again. let's go to tom to find out about our weather here. tom? >> the question is why did they divert to hartford? that was the worst part of the storm. oh, boy. certainly your heart goes out to the people on that plane. >>> here this morning, the sky has cleared out. we are beginning to see the clouds breaking up to our east as well. there had been a few sprinkles still lingering in southeastern prince george's county, northern calvert, and on the eastern shore. west, though, the sky is all clear this morning. temperatures are cold. it's down into the 30s. around the blue ridge, points west, closer to washington. near 40 in the nearby suburbs in montgomery, arlington, and fairfax counties. prince george's county in the mid-40s. much of southern maryland under the clouds there. it's near 50 as well as on the eastern shore. sunrise at 7:35. sunset 6:08 today. we'll have lots of sunshine, a delig

tom costello, we should advise owner viewers there is no danger to us. we would love to make this stop. why don't you take it from our washington bureau. >> you got to wonder whoever scheduled that drill still has a job this morning. i thought scott pelley and diane sawyer pulled it together. that's not true? we will take a quick break. news," >>> straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. pro-health clinical gum protection. 's crt it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. crest pro-health clinical gum protection. where do you think it all comes from? elves. [ laughs ] [ thunder crashes ] hurry up, lads! storm's brewin'. ♪ [ woman laughs ] stop it. ♪ we all want fewer chemicals. all free clear oxi-active. a free clear detergent that's tough on stains and gentle on skin. try all free clear oxi-active. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. >>> time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clouds

tom costello, we should advise our viewers there's no danger to us. we'd love to make this stop.washington bureau. >> andrea, thanks, we were assured the fire alarm was given us the all clear is back on. >> a former volunteer firefighter like brian would never ignore a real alarm. the testing was expected we're told but not in the studios, certainly not lasting throughout the entire news cast. it went on and on and on [ fire alarm ] oops i got to get running. >> turn-about is fair play. brian handled it like a pro. >> we think we can handle it like a pro, too. >>> coming up, is there arsenic in your kid's juice -- >> can we do whether or not? >> this is how he makes his living. >> wow! this is going to be a fun tree lighting with you. >> maybe i am already lit, i don't know. >> yeah! savannah! strong! >> take it away, al. >> nan's birthday celebration, pays to advertise, a big banner. where are you from? >> buffalo, new york. >> very nice. >> thank you. we're happy to be here. >> you don't know the brhaskas do you? >> i think i went to school with one. >> dave. >> and his brother

tom costello is in washington with more on this. good morning. >> hi there, al, good morning.test study from "consumer reports" may scare some parents about the safety of apple juice. of the 88 samples tested by "consumer reports," 10% had total arsenic levels that exceeded federal drinking water standards. unlike water there are no federal limits for juice. >> it's a product everybody feeds their children and infants and i don't understand why there could possibly be such a thing in something so natural. >> if it's to the point where it's causing harm to her development, definitely. i would stop. >> reporter: this isn't the first time apple juice has been in the headlines. >> i'm worried about it as a father of four. >> reporter: in september, dr. oz announced findings from his own study of arsenic levels in apple juice. >> some of the best known brands in america have arsenic in their apple juice. >> reporter: an independent lab found one-third had levels higher than what the epa allows in drinking water. the fda took issue with dr. oz's findings saying the study did not dif

this thanksgiving, because millions of americans are heading home for the holidays today, nbc's tom costellocross the united states. we're going to be watching very closely the weather especially on the east coast and the west coast because we do expect to see some weather delays especially in the new york area, also in the philadelphia, northeast area and the corridor, maybe along all the way down to atlanta and also watch the west coast very closely. fly.fa fly.faa.gov has great website information and the airports, how they're doing, whether they're affected by delays. if you're driving the rain could be a problem especially on i-95 and the corridor up the northeast corridor, so good luck with that. natalie, back to you. >> pack some patience, wherever you're going today. tom costello you never know who you're going to bump into at reagan national. >> reporter: never know. >>> three college students detained in cairo accused of throwing fire bombs at security in tahrir square. the death toll rises to at least 38. tens of thousands of protesters are calling for an immediate end to the mili

nbc's tom costello is at the montgomery county fire academy in rockville, maryland.unds like difficult news. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. we'll show you a classic mistake people make this time of year, take a turkey, frozen turkey and dip it into a pot of overflowing boiling water and the concern is that very quickly that can create a fire, a flame over, pose a risk not only to your house but also to anybody who is nearby. it's happening more and more every year. as those deep turkey fryers become more popular, they also mean more serious accidents. more than 1,000 house fires etch year and serious injuries. >> i'm william schatner and i love fried turkey. >> reporter: william schatner, who suffered burns in a turkey fryer accident teamed up with state farm in a series of public safety ads, some kind of hokey, recreating his own accident. >> oh! what have i done? oh, ow, ow, ow! i've burned myself, almost burned my house down. it's a great taste but you got to be safe. >> reporter: the top safety tips for deep turkey fryers, thaw the turkey before you put

tom costello, we should advise our viewers, there's no danger to us.ove to make this stop, why don't you -- we thought all the speakers were turned off in here. a routine alarm one floor below our studio. all is well. >> he look so calm. i want to know what he was saying in the commercial breaks. >> i bet it was nasty. call those people now. >> wires. >> the fire alarm kept going on. finally i turned the station. the first fire alarm in the studio. the system should have been turned off, obviously working out the kinks. just installed a brand new system and it went off as a test. eventually they passed things over to andrea mitchell trying to sort it out. she did have a story about iran. menty to talk about. professional journalists. >> funny. >>> ahead in the next hour, occupy l.a. tents coming down. police rushing the camp overnight and forcing protesters out. 200 people arrested. live to los angeles, next. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents: the cold truth. i habe a cohd. and i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] sorr

nbc's tom costello is at reagan international airport. >> reporter: good morning. the rough economy, high jet fuel prices forced the airlines to cut back on the number of planes in service at any given moment. if you are flying right now or over the coming days expect the plane to be packed. sunrise in charlotte. >> charlotte, 4538 -- >> reporter: the second most trafficke eked airport on the e coast is coming alive. >> proceed to line 31.6. >> reporter: this is u.s. airways biggest hub operation with 600 flights, 50,000 passengers a day. >> as the volume increases the loads increase, the baggage loads increase. >> taxiway tango, pickup, echo. >> reporter: planes are flying 90% to 1% full and all airlines cut back, all of the more reasons to check at home, print your boarding pass at home, even pay for the bags before you leave home. >> thank you, ma'am. >> reporter: 400 miles to the north in pittsburgh. >> philadelphia west and vfr with an opt mat arrival rate. >> reporter: the command center watches all of the planes, passengers, pilots and crew members across th

tom costello covers aviation and joins us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: ann, good morning. d.o.t. requires airlines to get passengers off planes if they've been stranded for three hours, four hours if it's an international flight. you mix together a lot of snow, a small airport, two dozen diverted flights, not enough people, it's a recipe for a nightmare in hartford saturday. >> hold on to the railing. >> reporter: this wasn't supposed to happen again, a frustrated jetblue pilot pleading with ground cruise in hartford for help saturday night. >> is there any way you can get a tug and a towbar out here to us and get us towed somewhere to a gate or something? i don't care, take us anywhere. >> reporter: with babies crying in pitch black, he, his crew and passengers sat stranded on the tarmac for hours, no food, no water, no working toilets. >> i have a paraplegic on board that needs to come off, i have a diabetic on here that has to have an issue. >> reporter: for several hours they waited at times tempers flared. when police arrived, applause. >> a woman was kind of losing i

tom costello, we should advise our viewers, no danger to us. we would love to make this stop.gton bureau. >> all right. everybody, repeat after me. rightthisminute.com. again, everyone. rightthisminute.com. go there right after the show, but first here's what's coming up next and, of course, yes, after that, go to rightthisminute.com. >>> dog, hands, human ears, snout, shirt. what's going on here. >> looks like a handy snack. handy snack. >> it's eating a handy snack? we'll explain. his quarterback is? tim tebow. i'm a quarterback, dad. i'm a ter ncoln brown researchers found -- >>> this is bizzle. a half dog, half human thing. and it's eating a snack. >> that looks like a handy snack. you know handy snacks? he's eating a handy snack. >>ik a handyhe cheese and crackers. >> called a handy snack, not a handy pack. >> i am amazed that at the vision of a half dog, half human thing moving around, you're focused on the snack itself. i'm a little disturbed by that. >> this is genius. put a shirt on your dog, stand behind and put your arms through the sleeves and play. >> that's what'

. >>> nbc's tom costello has an important warning tonight, especially if you plan to fry your turkey.er: it's happening more and more every year. as those deep turkey friers become more popular, they also mean more serious accidents. more than 1,000 house fires each year and serious injuries. >> am william shatner and i love fried turkeys. >> reporter: william shatner has teamed up with state farm in a series of public safety ads, some kind of hokey, re-creating his own accident. >> what have i done? >> i burned myself, almost burned my house down. it's a great taste, but you got to be safe. >> reporter: the top safety tips for deep turkey fryers. thaw the turkey before you put it in the oil. if it's frozen it could cause hot, bubbling oil to flow over. turn the flame off before you put the turkey in. use the fryer outside, away from the house or porch and keep the right kind of fire extinguisher handy. underwriters laboratory has been warning about turkey fryers for years. another one of our safety concerns is their lack of stability. watch how easy it is to tip it over. >> unattende

tom costello reports. >> reporter: this wasn't supposed to happen again, aot pleading for help. >> is anyway you can get a tug and a toe bar out here to us and get us towed somewhere to a gate or something? i don't care. take us anywhere. >> reporter: with babies crying, he, his crew and passengers sat stranded if hours, no food, no water, no working targets. >> i have a paraplegic on board, i have a diabetic, i'm going to need the cops on board. >> reporter: for seven hours they waited. at times it temperses flared. when police arrived, applause. >> a woman was having a panic attack, people very frustrated. >> reporter: in all at least three jet blue flights diverted from new york were stranded for hours at hartford. a diverted american airlines flight from paris also sat for seven hours because there were no customs officers on duty. it's hardly the first time. a much bigger passenger nightmare involving jetblue at jfk in 2007 led to the creation of a passenger bill of rights. and tarmac delay rules that went into effect 18 months ago. those rules require airlines to provide ingwork

>> tom costello looking out for us, thank you so much. it is now 7:16, here's matt. >>> two young girls who lived their whole lives as conjoined twins are waking up this morning on their own for the first time. miguel almaguer is outside the hospital in palo alto, california, with more on the risky surgery that turned out to be a big success. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. doctors say the operation couldn't have gone any better. today both girls are doing well, they are by each other's side but they're no longer connected. the surgery lasted nearly ten hours, a complex high stakes procedure that separated conjoined twins angelina and angelica sabucco, the 2 years old connected at the chest and abdomen since birth. todayxd they'll spend their fir day apart. >> first of all i thank god for everything. this is a dream come true. >> reporter: fused together at the liver the team of 20 doctors and nurses knew the operation would be risky, massive bleeding, strokes and heart attacks were major concerns, but surgery

tom costello, we should advise our viewers, no danger to us. we would love to make this stop.on bureau. >> all right. everybody, repeat after me. rightthisminute.com. again, everyone. rightthisminute.com. go there right after the show, but first here's what's coming up next and, of course, yes, after that, go to rightthisminute.com. >>> dog, hands, human ears, snout, shirt. what's going on here. >> looks like a handy snack. handy snack. >> it's eating a handy snack? we'll explain. >>> tim tebow mania has taken over the nfl. he's now the starting quarterback of the denver broncos, he's doing well. that's all good. except for kyle orton because he was the odd man out. got the boot by denver. before he left denver and the broncos he had a farewell message. >> my name is kyle orton and i'm the former quarterback of the denver broncos. know what i'm going to miss about denver? nothing. the only good thing about denver now is they recently got an ikea. it sucks! i'm going to give you a lesson, timmy boy, this is how you throw a football. >> looks like orton has been hitting the sauc