an indonesian transport official tells cnn flight 8501 lost contact with air traffic controllers earlysingapore. the pilot reportedly requested an unusual route before the plane lost contact. the airline says a crisis center has been set up and search and rescue operations are under way. now, there are reports that as many as 162 people are on board the airbus 320 like the one you see here on your screens. indonesian tv reports most are indonesians, with three koreans, one passenger from singapore, one from the uk, and one from malaysia also on board that flight. airasia indonesia released a statement which reads in part, "at the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board. but we will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available." we will do the same for you here at cnn. we are closely following this breaking news story. we will bring you those developments. for our international viewers, "backstory" is next. for our viewers in the ut, we retu return you now to "the hunt." >> wetterling w

. >> according to a transport official the airplane asked the fly higher to avoid clouds. no distress signal was sent. the pilot's voice contact was less an an hour after take off. we will continue to follow this breaking story on air and online. we'll have the latest on nbcbayarea.com and tonight on nbc bay area news following sunday night football. >>> it was last saturday when two new york city police officers were shot to death simply for wearing a badge. yesterday thousands of law men and women from around the country and beyond paid their respects. ♪ they gathered shoulder to shoulder at a queens new york church to say farewell to officer rafael ramos. tributes to the officer lasted more than an hour starting with remarks from vice president joe biden. however, when mayor bill de blasio was introduced some nypd officers watching outside turned their backs. some believe the mayor contributed to a climate of mistrust against police. >> if we can learn to see each other and when we see each other we'll heal. we'll heal as a department. we'll heal as a city. we'll heal a

. >> a former new jersey transportation official who once worked for chris christie is making new claims tonight suggesting the governor lied about when he knew of the g.w. bridge lane closure. >> the lawyer for david wildstein writes: "evidence exists tying mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures.". >> stephen: "evidence exists." ooh! (laughter) it exists! and should evidence ever be "presented" shaking in my boots would "occur." (laughter) folks, this is just the governor's word against david wildstein's and, yes, they were high school classmates and, yes, christie created a job at the port authority to appoint wildstein to, but it's not like they were close, right, sghorn >> david and i were not friend in high school. we were not even acquaintances in high school. i was the class president and athlete, i don't know what david was doing. (laughter) (audience reacts) yes. yes. christie didn't know what wildstein was doing at that time. i mean, it could have been anyone's head he was holding down in the toilet! (laughter) but, folks, it doesn't matter now because this past

transportation officials in indonesia fear that the plane is at the bottom of the sea. this woman said she initially did not know her brother was on the plane. it is now tuesday morning in southeast asia. there are multinational searching, more than a thousand people planes, and boats and helicopters are scouring land and sea. oil slicks, wreckage. the uss sampson, already in the western percent for, is heading there. >> air france, in the atlantic, malaysian airlines, anywhere maritime. >> there are reports that the pilot of the airbus, while facing a massive thunderstorm, asked air traffic control to increase altitude from 32,000 to 38,000 feet but was denied because the were too many planes in the area. moments later the airplane lost contact it has not been heard from since. aviation experts are hoping the black box will be found intact. the java sea is a relatively shallow body of water. jay korff, abc 7 news. >> still ahead -- a fraternity at a local university at the center of imillion dollar lawsuit. disturbing allegations we are hearing. >> a high-ranking congr

transportation officials want to hear your thoughts on connecting e fed highway administration along with vdot is considering all modes of transportation for this project. they'll discuss the potential environmental impact. it begins at the carnegie libry mt. vernon square on k street. >>> one of your favorite tv shows is coming it to washington. "the wonder years" memorabilia is headingmithsonian. cast members will be on hand. among the items being donated from the emmy award winning show include the trademark new york jets jacket that savage war as main character kevin arnold. >> maybe there will be a singalong. ♪ what would you do >> it's beginning to look a lot like christmas on capitol hill. house speaker john boehner will light the tree at 5:00. this year's tree is a massive white spruce from the chippewa national forest. the tree will be decorated with e b peop across minnesota. apparently this tree is more than 80 feet tall. stunning to see. can we go back to the singing of later.nder >>> stay with us. we continue now at 5:00 a.m. >>> breaking news right now, a sinkhole has th

. >> transportation officials estimate that 10 to 12 miles will cost six miles to eight miles during rush hour, but if you are traveling alone remember that the hov rules are still in effect just north of edsall road. this morning mike mcgurk walked us through the trip. >> once you are north of edsall road, stay to the right, these flyover ramps will put you back on the northbound lane. >> a lot going on out there. thank you. in the meantime, the episcopal church of maryland confirmed its first female bishop was the driver in a fatal hit and run over the weekend. the spokeswoman said that heather cook was behind the wheel in a crash that killed a 41-year-old bicyclist on saturday afternoon. the bishop told clergy members the cook initially left the scene and returned 20 minutes later to take responsibility for her actions. we are looking for more details on this story, look for those updates tonight at 4:00. coming up, right here on abc seven news, an amazing story of revival -- survival. how did one man survived when his snowmobile crashed through the ice in alaska? >> what precauti

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indonesia transportation officials say flight qz8501 left surabaya airport early sunday en route to singapore. air traffic controllers lost contact with the airbus a-320 about 40 minutes after its departure. no distress signal was detected. the plane was carrying 162 people, most of those on board are indonesians. indonesian authorities say the aircraft likely crashed into the sea. that belief is based on the plane's last known position on radar. 22 vessels and 13 aircraft from indonesia, singapore, malaysia, and australia joined the search on monday. president joe cowidodo said indonesia will mobilize every means to find the plane. he said the search will expand with the help of more countries. the airasia flight went missing between the islands of kalimantan and belitung after taking off from surabaya. the weather was bad when the plane lost contact. former japan airlines pilot say many large storm clouds develop this time of year between indonesia and the malay peninsula. >> translator: the plane might have flown into storm clouds, and that triggered a mishap. i assume the pilot could have

the pilot wanted to go to 38,000 feet but an indonesia transport official said the request denied because of traffic. at 6:24 a.m. air asia said radar contact was lost. mark rosenker is the former chairman of the national transportation safety board. how often is weather a factor in plane crashes? >> weather can be a serious factor, but it is never the single cause of what ultimately created the accident. accidents are always a chain of events. >> reporter: in addition to weather. investigators will look at air speed, was the plane going too slow mechanical failure, and how the pilot may have reacted to an emergency on board. the airlines said the captain had more than 6,000 hours flying the airbus and the co-pilot had 2200 hours of flying experience with the airline and air asia itself has a good safety record. the search for air asia 8501 comes nine months after plagues flight 370 dropped off radar with 239 people on board. investigators believe that plane was deliberately turned off course and ended up in the vast and deep southern indian ocean off the coast of australia. the search so

an indonesia transport official says the plane was an airbus 2300. air asia has released a statement that "search-and- rescue operations are in progress." initial reports indicate no americans were on board. >>> tonight's disappearance comes less than ten months after malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished after leading kuala lumpur for beijing. 239 people were on board. a search of 1.8 million square foot of ocean so far and floor on the indian ocean has turned up nothing. >> we'll continue to monitor developments on that miss plane. >>> going new york and the funeral for one of two officers gunned down in the line of duty. ♪[ music ]♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ >> officers saluting the flag- draped casket of officer rafael ramos as its carried ouv of a new york church. there was a helicopter flyover before his family was presented with that flag. ramos and his fellow officer wenjian liu were ambished last week. dignitaries described that slain officer as a brave husband and officer. dan bowens bringings us more from today's emotional service. >

indonesia transportation officials say flight qz8501 left surabaya airport early sunday en route to singaporeair traffic controllers lost contact with the airbus a-320 about 40 minutes after its departur

transport ministry officials say cho may have violated the aviation safety law. they say prosecutors will look into whether she used physical violence against crew members. they may order korean air to pay a fine and suspend some of its operations. >>> passengers on a flight from south korea to the u.s. had an unplanned stopover in japan after turbulence tossed their plane about in the skies. the rocky ride ended at narita airport but not before 12 people were hurt. japan's transport ministry say the crew of flight aa flight 280 reported the turbulence late tuesday. the plane touched down at narita after midnight with more than 250 passengers and crew on board. >> it lasted for about maybe 30, 45 seconds and it was very sudden. it was like a little bump and then there was a really big one when where all my drinks went up and hit the ceiling. food went flying. and it was really bad. >> i've flown millions of miles. this is the worst i've ever seen. >> transport ministry officials have quoted the pilot as saying the plane hit severe turbulence for about ten minutes

and indonesian transportation official said the request was denied due to traffic. some time between 6:17 and 6:24 a.m. airasia flight 8501 lost contact with indonesian air-traffic control. there was no distress signal. vie lent thunderstorms were reported at the time the plane disappeared. weather reports show it vanished in airspace thick with dense storm clouds as high as 44,000 feet. the pilot has been identified as captain-- who had over 20,000 hours of flying experience. on the ground the airline information boards were an ominous reminder that something terrible had happened. instead of a routine arrival time a terse message advising relatives to contact the airline. desperate friends and family huddled into the airport anxiously scouring passenger manifests. airasia tony fernandez missed his loved ones but struggled to bring hope to a hopeless situation. >> a terrible feeling of loss right now. but i think the indonesian authorities are doing their best now for search-and-rescue. >> the airline has set up an information center at the airport in surabaya wher

transportation official said that request was denied due to traffic. sometime between 6:17 a.m.nd 6:24am the pilot lost contact with indonesian air traffic control. there was no distress signal. violent thunderstorm were reported at the time the plane disappeared. anxious family members wait at the airport hoping for a miracle miracle. information screens display a message add advising relatives to contact the airline instead of an rival time. >> terrible feeling of loss right now. >> reporter: flight 8501 mysterious disappearance is eerily similar to that of malaysian airlines flight 370 in march. that plane which is still missing carried 239 people. >> i think it's coincidence from what we know at this point. >> reporter: vest gathers say there's node of terrorism but nothing has been ruled out in new york, wendy gillette for cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> of course, stay with eyewitness as the search continues for air asia flight 8501. we will have an update on television and online at cbsphilly.com as soon as information trickles inform also spotty showers starting to now move i

>>> news, the reuters news agency is reporting that an indonesian transportation ministry official speaks search jets have located red and white colored debris off the coast. it is unclear if it is related to the missing air bus. at least 30 shimts and more than 20 aircraft are taking part in a growing search effort for the missing flight qz-8501. the uss sampson will be helping in the search operation. additional assetses are being single from across asia. a plane is being sent to investigate. the jet squ 162 people on board was headed from surabaya to singapore when it disappeared from radar on sunday. the last communication, one of the pilots asked for permission to change altitude. none was granltd and moments later the jet was gone. there was no distress signal. the search and rescue agency has said it is likely at the bottom of the sea. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> msnbc takes you behind the walls of america's most notorious prisons, into a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes you've never seen, "lockup: raw." >> you

the pilot asked for permission to climb to 38,000 feet, but a transportation official said the request was denied due to high traffic. minutes later air asia said radar contact was lost. there was no distress call. the former chair of the ntsb says weather alone probably was not a serious factor. >> it is never the single cause of what ultimately created the accident. accidents are always a chain of events. >> reporter: besides weather investigators will examine air speed, mechanical failure and the pilot's reaction in the case of an emergency. the captain, a veteran pilot, had more than 20,000 flying hours. the plane passed its safety check last month and arizona why has a good safety record -- and air asia has a good safety record. some believe the plane is at the bottom of the sea. five ships, 13 helicopter are examining for any debris they can find. he investigators expect to have a news -- investigators expect to have a news conference in the next few hours on those findings. >>> a small number of planes have begun using live streaming data recorders that monitor an aircraft's loc

that's the message from federal transportation officials as we get closer to the holidays. the department of transportation launched its annual holiday drunk driving crackdown in washington yesterday. over the next few weeks, more than 10,000 police departments and law enforcement agencies will be out in force looking for impaired drivers. this year, here's the new part, there's a new tool. it's an app to help drivers get home safely called the safer ride mobile app. >> this free app helps users connect with a safe ride home via taxi or a sober friend and shows you your location so you can tell your driver where to be picked up. >> that app is available on google play for android devices, should be available for apple devices soon. >>> a breakthrough in the fight against ebola. we'll tell you what officials are saying is finally helping to turn the tide against the deadly disease. >>> plus, the u.s. throws its hat in the olympic ring. a few cities hoping to play host to 2024, and one of them isn't far from us. deciding between buying bread and health care is much tougher. h

according to an indonesian transportation official, no distress signal had been sent out. search and rescue teams from indonesia, singapore, and malaysia spent several hours sunday searching for any sign of the plane, an airbus a320. but as night fell, officials halted the search until morning. the united states, the united kingdom, australia, south korea, and india have all volunteered search and rescue teams. >> ( translated ): i heard many rumors from people and i said the rumors are not true that the plane has been found and wreckage has been found-- this is not true. >> reporter: tony fernandes, chief executive of airasia, a budget carrier based in malaysia, also cautioned against speculation. >> we do not know what's happened yet, so we'll wait for the accident investigation to really find out what's happened. our concern right now is for the relatives and for the next of kin, there is nothing more important to us for our crew's family, and for our passengers' families, that we look after them. >> reporter: airasia has had a clean safety record since the company bega

he's accused of paying kickbacks to a former city transportation official for steering the red light camera contract to the company he represented.. reflex traffic systems. >>francis cardinal george now chicago's archbshop emeritus is receiving the city's highest honor. it's happening today at the city council's final meeting of 2014. wgn's julian crews is live outside city hall. julian? >> a busy agenda for the final city council meeting of 2014. an ordinance on limiting pet coke storage. the controversial measure to force city gas stations to offer fuel that has higher levels of ethanol. before that taking center stage in a rare visit to city council. >> that has earned the admiration of all of us regardless of faith. all of us in public service. that is chicagos highest honor. the medal of merit. city council be stealing the thunder on francis cardinal george. the mayor and others praising his devotion. >> city council taking up key environmental issues. an ordinance limiting storage. >> a controversial by product of petroleum refineries. >> most especially in massive terminal on

. >> reporter: if the city's senior citizens commission and transportation officials get their way atomorrow's vote. they want bicyclists to take their place on the road to keep pedestrians safe, especially from those who ride recklessly on the sidewalk. >> a lot of these people who are getting hit or nearly hit are senior people, in wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and so on. and they cannot get out of the way. >> reporter: the silicon valley bicycle coalition worries a ban would discourage people from using their bikes. >> bicycling is a pretty safe activity but a lot of people are not confident bicyclists where they want to get in there and mingle with traffic, they feel much safer riding on the sidewalk. >> reporter: bengie tittle says the ban would take away his safety net. >> it would be a little disconcerting to know that i don't have the option of taking the sidewalk if it gets a little dicey. >> reporter: but the senior citizens commission points out you can still walk your bicycle on the sidewalk. big cities like oakland, sacramento -- or rather oakland, san francisco, and l.a.

not happy with the idea because the tunnel is part of the .vacuation route out of the >>> transportation officialsr thoughts about connecti. the federal highway administration considering all modes of transportation for the pro jekt. more protests here and around the country in the wake of the michael brown case. a look at what the president wants to do to help improve the community's trust in police. >> and i'm heartily sorry for everything i put my family through. >> ray rice breaks his silence for the first time since the nation saw him hit the woman who is now his wife. what he had to say about the fallout from the video and are . >>> and we'll tell you how you can relive the moments from an iconic tv show here in wash. >>> this year is the 50th anniversary of "the rudolph the red-nosed reign dear s. new stamp in the town of rudolph, ohio. the town on its mail at this time of year. >> the kid want to kno they can use a website that launched early d puts this santa trackerp every year. we put a link on it. it's up on my twitter l as well. you can see right now santa's at the north pole on chris

an indonesian transport official tells reuters the pilot asked for an unusual route before losing contacts 320. we are monitoring the story for you very closely and we will bring you updates as they become available. we'll have much more on this breaking news story. so stay with cnn. we return you now to "the hunt." ♪ (holiday mhey! is playing) i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today. ♪ ♪ which means it's timeson for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta... and the 2015 motor trend car of the year all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season... just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. hurry in to the sign then drive event and get a five-hundred dollar new year's bonus on select new volks

transportation officials say they do not believe the police department hassed a vat resources to enforceapplies to a larger area. supporters say the plan would keep pedestrians from being blind sided by cyclists. critics say the ban would be dangerous for cyclists who would billion forced to share the road with with cars in an area that is not enough bike lanes. there are also different plans on how and which streets in the downtown area that a ban like this might be implemented. the city council is set to take up this issue tuesday afternoon. reporting live in downtown san jose carroll lou ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> we are learning more about a plan to leave parts of the old span of the bay bridge in police. they are considering leaving several of the old piers near the oakland shoreline. the idea would help save on demolition costs. they can be repurposed into a walk lane. >> the idea isn't to leave some ruin or relic there, the idea is to make it look nice. >> the plan would go against a permit for the bridge project which requires all the -- several agencies would have ti

transportation officials want to hear your thoughts about a new proposal to connect union station to getown. along with ddo a modes of transportation for this project. they will discuss its potential environmental impact. the meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. at the carnegie library at mt. vernon square on k street in northwest. >>> starting to see one japanese company company co its air bag recall. landon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, aaron. the japanese autoparts maker is reportedly going to expand its recall of faulty air bags. the recallap states with high humidity conditions. g metal shrapnel.d explode in a they have given the can company until today to declare that the air bags are defective or it could face fines up to $7,000 per vehicle and be forced to issue a recall. not as many shoppers reported shopping and clicking online. sales are below estimates as consumers may have taken advantage of deals before and after thanksgiving. the average order $129. that's down about 1% from last year. aaron, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a favorite tv show for a lot of us gr

this is the worst i've ever seen. >> transport ministry officials have quoted the pilot as saying the plane hit severe turbulence for about ten minutes. the jet was at an altitude of 8,000 meters bound for dallas. low pressure is to blame for the bumpy flight. the system is currently moving over northern japan. people in hokkaido have seen heavy snow since tuesday morning. and now they're dealing with a blizzard. authorities in the region have canceled more than 300 flights. >>> and once again we are experiencing calm weather in tokyo, but the rest of japan is dealing with heavy snow. our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us for the details. sayaka? >> yes, heavy snow and fierce winds are affecting many parts of japan from hokkaido down towards kyushu. you can see clouds are covering many parts of the country. these are snow clouds. take a look at the snowfall depth as of this afternoon. nearly 200. or 210 sent meters of snow has piled up in niigata prefecture after 150 centimeters in fukuoka prefeek your. i'm afraid to say more snow is expected as we go into thursday because we still h

city transportation officials recommend the ban.yclists into sometimes dangerous traffic situations. the ban would not apply to police and children under 12. >>> tracking showers, as we head toward your bay area tuesday. it's going to be a wet one tomorrow, especially in the noon time hour until about 4:00. there is the moisture moving onshore. streaming onshore. those showers will start to pick up in the terms of light, scattered drizzle. light sprinkles after midnight. showers now just a little under about 100 miles offshore in some cases. i am seeing lightning strikes out here in the yellow areas. we are seeing lightning offshore. a good indication that lightning and thunder are a good chance tomorrow. especially in the afternoon. 8:00a.m. on thursday morning, this is big time stuff. when you look at san francisco, coming up on an inch and a half of rain that's great. almost 2 inches of rain in concord. this will be a little over the next 24 hours. that would be great. this is a nice looking weather system. it would be even stron

indonesian transportation official said this morning that the pilot asked to avoid clouds by turning left and going higher to 34,000 feet. that was the last communication before the air bus a-320 disappeared from radar. that was about 42 minutes into the flight. we also know that there was no distress signal that was coming from that plane. aviation analyst julian bray says the weather radar was showing violent thunderstorms across the route at the time. >> any extreme weather condition is a threat and the pilot has to work out whether he's actually going to take the aircraft up. he at the end of the day has the final say as to whether it will fly, but surely he's consulted all the maps he's been given the advice he's been given the weather information. they know where the storms are. >> relatives of those onboard meanwhile have been gathering at an airport, waiting for updates. more than 200 rescuers had been dispatched to look for the plane and its passengers. again, the air search has been suspended, as it is about 9:00 p.m. in that region. but some crews do remain on the water at

. >> senior citizens commission and transportation officials are pushing plans to make sidewalks safer. many pedestrians have complained about having to dodge cyclists on sidewalks. there are signs asking riders to walk their bikes but those don't seem to be working. cyclists say they're just trying to avoid traffic on the streets. >> crowded or if there are a bunch of people turning right, i'll ride on the sidewalk for a while. >> a lot of these people who are getting hit or nearly hit are senior people in wheelchairs, walks are and canes and so on and cannot get out of the way. >> coming up on 5:51 right now. they have been clamoring for fairer conditions. now they might get it. san francisco taxi drivers could get a leg up on ride sharing companies all because of a new proposal being considered today. the municipal transportation agency will discuss reducing fees for taxi drivers so they can better compete with uber, lyft and ride share services. last week taxi drivers clogged the taxi loop at sfo to protest. >> and an activist will be at oakland city hall tonight speaking out about

> officials in san francisco get in the holiday spirit at union square and mayor lee and transportation officialsl unveil the winter walk, for a month, two blocks of stockton street are open for holiday happenings with a nightly light show, singing, food and other treats. it will be unveiled between erie and ellis at action. >> wondered what they were doing. >> that is nice to know. hopefully it will be dry. mike? >>> i would not wait until the weekend. >> tonight, rain. tomorrow, rain. less are rain on friday. >>> flood advisory until 7:00 for all the areas in green and that goes from the south bay to the north bay from bodega bay and petaluma to napa south law -- through marin and san francisco and san mateo and lot of ponding on the roads and creeks could overflow lasting through at least 7:00 this morning. we have been tracking the half rain across the north bay and we have one headed to san ramon coming up crow canyon from castro valley to you headed across the dumbarton bridge and headed to fremont and hayward and san leandro and san lorenzo and another batch hitting 280 around los gatos an

city leaders and transportation officials had all but promised they would have streetcars up and running by the end of this year which means just hours away from the self-imposed deadline, passengers are supposed to be on these trains very soon. delia goncalves is live along the streetcar route in northeast washington with more on this expensive project that is still in limbo. >> reporter: while very expensive project and it's been a long time for a lot of these residents on h street who had to live through a lot of the construction, we've seen a lot of the streetcars coming through on the test runs this morning. beautiful gleaming streetcars but they will not be carrying passengers at least by the end of this year as once promised by the administration. mayor gray just releasing information to us a short time ago saying that safety is their number one priority and safety is the reason why this project is on hold for now. ddot conducting all their safety checks and all the requirements but when they submitted their paperwork to the state safety organization, that's when the organization

transportation officials are addressing the extra long security lines at chicago's midway airport onunday. at one point it reached almost 2 kilometer as cording to a reporter for komo-tv. the tsa says it did not open checkpoints early enough. take a look at some pictures. even they know more passengers would be coming through. that's why it doesn't make sense and says staffing was less than anticipated sunday morning. the sunday after thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year in the u.s. so kind of ridiculous. >>> a powerful storm bringing heavy rain to cali. ivan cabrera is here to discuss that. it's welcomed. >> and the lines at the airport will be an issue here. i think they will have delays with that, of course. >> will you start off with a bad note? a positive note -- >> the positive thing they're getting rainfall. we have the dark lining here as usual here. let's go to the boards and show you what's going to happen with california and this low, this upper low that will park itself to the west here. errol, what it'll do, pull this ribbon of moisture coming right

transportation officials have addressed the long security lines at chicago's midway airport sunday.says the line was almost 2 kilometers long at one point. and for our american audience, that is just over a mile long. the tsa says it did not open checkpoints early enough, even though more passengers would be coming through. it also says stopping was less than anticipated. the sunday after thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year in the united states. >>> well, if you can get through security in time to board, airline rating.com has some ideas about who you should fly with. in new zealand heads the list for the best innovations. trend-setting, financial performance. and etihad airways wins second place. the site says cathay pacific has the best business class and qantas airways wins for best domestic service, catering and lounge. i can vouch tor that too. >>> a powerful storm will bring rain to california this week. and we have ivan cabrera to explain. and this is a part of the u.s. that needs some rain, but maybe not too much at one time. >> that's the problem. rem

transportation officials are addressing the extra long security lines at chicago's midway airport sundayt reached almost two kilometers. that's over a mile according to a report of komo tv. >> unbelievable. we all know how long that is and it's just incredible to think that's what we're dealing with. the tsa says it did not open checkpoints early enough even though more passengers would be coming through. it also says staffing was, quote, less than anticipated sunday morning. i think so. the sunday after thanksgiving is, of course, one of the busiest travel days of the year in the united states. >>> now, a u.s. republican aide is out of a job after a facebook post she wrote criticizing president obama's daughters went viral. >> yeah, dana bash reports it's not the first time presidential children have made headlines. >> you are hereby pardoned. >> reporter: it was a standard first family event. pardoning the thanksgiving turkey. until a republican congressional aide wrote a mean-spirited rant about the teenage daughters try showing a little class, dress like you deserve respect, not a sp

she bowed in front of cameras today before facing transportation officials.enraged when a flight attendant offered her nuts in a bag instead of on a tray when she was in first class. she ordered a senior member of the crew off the plane and forced the plane to return to the gate because of this. cho is the daughter of the airline's chairman. he also issued an apology today and says he regrets that he did not raise her better. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, taking a ride. the roller coaster set up in the most unusual way. >>> later, a military wife skypes with her deployed husband but something goes wrong. we will show you what happens next. >>> i'm spencer christian. from the east bay hills camera, looking at a colorful pre-sunset sky. clouds remain behind the storm that has departed, giving us a lovely view of the western sky. the accuweather forecast coming up in just a moment. >>> lovely but nothing like lovely here. this is i-80 through berkeley on your friday. it is rough in both directions. on the right-hand side is traffic going eastbound on 80 s

an indonesian transport officials tell cnn flight 8501 lost contact with air traffic controllers early sunday morning. the pilot asked to change route because of the weather. and soon after contact with that airplane was lost. the airline says search and rescue operations are under way. we do know 162 people were on board the airbus a-320, an airplane like you see right here. 155 passengers and 7 crew. most indonesians were on the flight, with three south koreans, one singaporean, one malaysian, and one french person on board. we've also learned of the passengers 16 were children and there was one infant. the ceo of airasia tweeted this short statement -- "thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. we must stay strong." they still don't know what happened to this airplane. we are told that rescue operations are under way, trying to find it, and this has been the live scene from the singapore airport, where that flight was expected to land many hours ago now. it was expected over five hours ago. still missing. weather has been the headline as we talk with experts, aviation analysts ab

a transport official says it lost contact with air traffic controllers at 7:24 a.m. that they lost contact with air traffic controllers. you heard paula say this was a flight that was supposed to land at 8:20 a.m. loc al time. the pilot requested an unusual route before the plane lost contact. we do want to stress to you that that is not confirmed. that is just what we are hearing that there was a change in the flight route r. this is a story that's developing. we're bringing the details in to you as we get them. waiting and working to get confirmation for you. one thing that we have heard from the air line is that a crisis center has been set up. search and rescue operations are currently under way. now you heard paula say that there have been discrepancy in the numbers of people onboard. reports as many as 162 people were onboard the air bus 320. the kind of air craft we're talking about is similar to what you see on your screens right now. an air bus 320. this is the kind of air craft considered to be the work horse of the skies. they fly around the world internat

that's the message from federal transportation officials as we get closer to the holidays.he annual holiday drunk driving crackdown launched in washington yesterday. over the next few weeks, more than 10,000 police departments and law enforcement agencies will be out in force looking for impaired drivers. this year there's a new tool to help drivers get home safely. it's called the safer ride mobile app. >> this free app helps users connect with a safe ride home, via taxi or a sober friend, and shows you your location so you can tell your driver where to be picked up. >> the safer ride mobile app is available already on google play for android devices and it should be available for apple devices soon. >>> good morning at 6:24. we continue to follow an accident on 76 eastbound right near the blue route. it's on the shoulder. and what you're looking at right now, the taillights, that's just a little bit of a slowdown approaching the accident scene. and to the right side of your screen, you can see the police lights flashing. that's the location of the accident. so, a little d

transportation officials in san francisco say it could take up to two weeks to repair a massive sinkhole south of the market district over the weekend. giving people there in that crowded neighborhood quite a scare. >> everyone was kind of running around trying to figure out how to stop it because they kept throwing sand and dirt on it and it kept eating the sand. heather: no structural damage to nearby buildings reported so far though. officials are inspecting a nearby subway line as a precaution. trace: some big names involved in high profile scandals this year, and the fallout for many of them is far from over. martha maccallum has more. >> from washington to hollywood to the world of sports, 2014 was no stranger to these stories. it seemed open season for intruders at the white house, at least three people jumped the fence, several who caught the secret service off guard. omar gonzalez made it all the way to the east room before finally being tackled by agents. secret service director julia pearson took a hit as well and stepped down. and over at the v.a., secretary shinseki took the

he wants to set up an exchange system through the transport ministry. japanese officials say they're committed to restoring the country's fiscal health even though they decided to postpone rise in con sums tax. their planning to cut spending the next fiscal year in a variety of areas including social welfare areas. the draft for bunltd guidelines is released. it follows the decision to delay the consumption tax hike until april 2017. it will slow down spending increases on welfare for elderly. those expenditures have been increasing $8.4 billion each year in the face of japan's aging society. the draft says officials will keep the target of achieving a primary balance surplus by fiscal 2020 and they'll work out concrete measures by next summer. one of shinzo abe's key policy goals and create jobs in areas and revitalize local economies. officials are considering tax breaks for companies willing to relocate offices out of tokyo. the proof posed incentives include offering a tax deduction for amount a company intends to acquire new buildings. officials are planning to incre

transportation officials call on outdated system. >> forcing israel out of the palestinian territories but could that plan ease tensions in the region? >> welcome back to aljazeera america. ahead in this next half hour, the controversy over "the interview" forcing sony to stream it on line, maybe paverring the way for studios to make money. >> president obama speaking out about the state of race relations in the u.s. >> indonesias officials and air asia confirming debris and bodies are from flight airasia flight 8501, found not far from the plane's final known location. investigators say the shadow of the many can be seen under sea. bodies will be transported to be identified. this is the third time a malaysian jet has been lost alone just this year, the incident leaving unanswered questions, one of them is how can an airplane go missing in this day and age. we go to libby casey for the answer to that question. a lot of people wanting to know are tracking systems not as advanced as we expect them to be? >> it's especially challenging over open water but more sophisticated tracking and

. >>> news, the reuters news agency is reporting that an indonesian transportation ministry official speaks search jets have located red and white colored debris off the coast. it is unclear if it is related to the missing air bus. at least 30 shimts and more than 20 aircraft are taking part in a growing search effort for the missing flight qz-8501. the uss sampson will be helping in the search operation. additional assetses are being

possibility that they should be looking on land although, of course you did mention that the transport ministry official who suggested that he issued that it was at the bottom of the ocean. of course not confirmed at this point. this was this man's assumption and obviously the relatives desperately hoping that's not the case and the search official the here trying their best to find it. they are preparing for both scenarios here. just a couple hours east on this island they have ambulances standing by in case survivors are found. they also have a makeshift morgue. so they are preparing for the best and the worst scenario. >> paula, thanks very much for your reporting. paula hancocks in indonesia. we'll get back with you. thanks so much. the ceo of airasia was you recallier in surabaya briefing distraught family members about the missing plane and what the company knows about it. he called the disappearance of flight 8501 his worse nightmare. and you can understand why. tony fernandez took to social media quickly after the plane went missing and has been posting updates of the search efforts. he said amo

means just for today riders can use their ticket or pass to take an aulternate type of transportation. transit officialshope this will minimize delays and post schedule updates on njtransit.com. >>> of course, up to the minute information on this nor'easter by downloading our first alert weather app free download on our website. head over to nbc10.com. >>> a preliminary hearing set for the man accused in a deadly shooting outside the dell music center. eric jamison is accused in the shooting death of alexis back in august. hundreds of people attended the concert in strawberry mansion when the fight broke out between jamison and another man in the parking lot. investigators believe the fight may have been over a woman. >>> and from our delaware bureau, two men behind bars in connection with setting fires at three kent county churches. alex harrington and joseph skochelak are facing arson and burglary charges. how the fire gutted the church in felton. within hours two more nearby churches were torched. no one was hurt in any of these fires. >>> it is just before 6:18 this morning and we're looking through

regular meeting of the transportation authority finance committee, i'm cohen, share of the committee and to high left is tang and to my right, scott weiner, david chiu has officially resigned from the transportation authority finance committee. and will be moving on. and madam, clerk, the clerk is steve. sorry. >> and also, would i like to thank, charles our friend up at sfgovt tv for broadcasting this meeting, mr. clerk, could you please call item number 2 item one one? >> roll call. >> cohen? >> present. >> commissioner farrell? >> absent. >> tang? >> present. >> commissioner weiner. >> present. >> we have a quor up. >> could you call the next item? >> consent calendar, 2 and 3 comprise the consent calendar, these are routine and not presenting but prepared to present if desired, any of them may be removed and considered separately. >> thank you very much. >> is there a staff presentation on items 2 and 3, no let's take public comment on item two and three. >> seeing that there is no members of the public that would like to comment on these two items, and this item is a roll call volt for item two and three. >> cohen. >> question. yes. >> farrell. >> absent. >>