so he booked a united airlines flight from san francisco to lubbock, texas, with a connecting flight in houston. the problem was, he only had 40 minutes to switch planes. when his first flight was delayed, drake became distraught. so flight attendants radioed the pilot of the connecting flight who held the plane for 20 minutes. he ended up getting to the hospital just in time to say good-bye to his mom. this reminder before you go to bed, make sure you set your clocks ahead one hour. otherwise you're going to be late for something tomorrow. daylight saving time. from the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, i'm don lemon. thank you so much for watching. good night.

not if you are hendrix, a dog that found himself in an international mixup on united airlines he wasupposed to be on a flight from new jersey to phoenix help ended up flying a full 24 hours, winding up in ireland. the dog got stuck. >> the dog got stuck in ireland? why ireland? not even florida. ireland. >> what do you say? hope we got some dinner. >> we don't know what hendrix ate but he seems okay now that he is back in arizona. united airlines says it's conducting a review of what happened and the company has offered the family a refund. i hope that satisfies them. >>> let's get a check of the accuweather forecast by leigh glaser. i'm satisfied with what you have. >> leigh: it's going to be terrific. another great day tomorrow and then changes as we get into the middle part of next week. live doppler 7hd not picking up any moisture. we have clear sky and check out these temperatures. san francisco, 58. 66 san carlos. half moon bay, mid-60s right now. santa cruz, 62. another terrific shot for you. it's a lot of folks in a sea of green because of the st.~patrick's parade, walking on

we contacted united airlines which looked into this case. weeks later the airline reimbursed 40,000 miles to the account. united tells us because upgrade wasn't available on return we placed them on a wait list and an agent offered comply meantry extra leg room economy plus seating. after returning home another agent delayed reinstating miles. we have reinstated the miles and apologized for inconvenience. >> we were happy to get our miles back thinking would it never work. you came to our rescue. >> the policy says you can use miles for upgrade but only if there are seats available in business or first class sections. >> they got their miles. >> yes. >> just ahead at 6:00 labor dispute involving garbage worker asks a program at the center of the controversy. >> also a lawmaker explaining his personal reason for suddenly support being same-sex marriage. >> and deadly toll from a small plane crash >>> president obama and congress signaling agreement over. pangs of the little-used e verify program the data base employers use. despite signs of co

airlines have not returned in excess of their cost of capital since the right brothers. what we are doing is transforming not just at unitedbut the entire airline into a business. was driven not? consolidation, incredibly important. for far too long, we had way too many business plans chasing way too few passengers. we price or product below its cost and try to make it up on volume. that doesn't work. we are now in a position to have the second thing that comes from consolidation, fewer business models. we been an issue with low barriers to industry and high barriers to exit, also not very good. the capacity discipline has been incredibly valuable. what we've learned that united, we've learned capacity, discipline is profit maximizing. you put too much capacity against too little demand any drive you yourselves out of business. capacity discipline has an incredible value and efficiency is the consolidation not only in terms of revenue centers, but the cost efficiencies are important in a consolidating business. also, airlines are now run by professional management. today we are very focused on earning returns in excess of

he knew there was no way he could make his connecting flight to lubbock but went united airlines crewistraught he was, they road the connecting flight and the crew on board that plane delayed takeoff for about 20 minutes so that drake could see his mother before she passed away. today, drake had a message of gratitude for the airline. >> me and my family want to say thank you and, you know, you know, when they -- when i realized that they were, you know, trying to help me is when i really became emotional and needed some extra napkins. the compassion was overwhelming. >> and in the end, the end of that journey, you were able to make that connecting flight, you heard them over the loud speaker saying, you know exmr. drake, we have been waiting for you, you got on that flight, you were able to get to the hospital to see your mom and really, it was a matter of hours in which that you had contact with your mom and that she would pass away, right? >> that's right. i got to spend the night with her and my dad in the hospital room that night and a about 4 a.m. was her last moment of coherenc

the problem -- united airlines accidentally sent the dog to ireland. hendrix.ets his name from the rock legend. wound up in a crate for the seven- hour flight to ireland. he was then packed off back to new jersey -- before the five-hour flight to his original destination. united claims it doesn't know what happened. which the dog's owner might not accept as a great explanation. in sports. there will be no team u-s-a at at&t park this weekend for the world baseball classic. and the warriors host the struggling chicago bulls. but it was the team in sleeves who stuggled the most tonight. gary's has the highlights and the rest of the sports. next [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ warriors/bulls stephen curry fans but he only had 8 points and did not make a 3-pointer for the first time in 54

. >> united airlines, good for you. >> nice job. united airlines. >> awesome with the communication like you said. sometimes you don't know if it's a mechanical issue when you're waiting. they don't tell you. everyone's grumbling. and pretty soon you can feel the anxiety building in the plane. >> just be honest. >> say it. >> it's like a relationship, hoda. they fall apart when there's no communication. >> or honesty. >> honesty is always the best policy. >> almost always. >> all righty. this is going to upset you all very much as if we haven't done that already. this guy delivered 85 pizzas. >> picture this. $1500 worth of pizzas. look at the tip the guy gave him! >> yeah. look. the pizzas cost almost $1500. >> and the tip was ten bucks. >> even if he just left off one zero it's kind of sad. but signature phone meaning that they have it on file? >> i guess. >> i don't know. >> that's crummy. >> that is -- i wonder what the guy -- he made it viral just so the person would be -- i wonder if he's embarrassed though. it is weird when y

united airlines offering access to premier line through airport security.rmally it is reserved for business and first class passengers. if you're willing to payu&5>Ñ $9 you can take advantage of it, too. now, continental offered something similar last year but that was put on hold. fixed mortgage rates are near historic rates are continuing to fuel the housing market. average rate on a 30 year fixed mortgage is 3.51%. down.05 from last week. not only are home buyers cashing but existing homeowners are reducing their mortgages which further helps the economy. >> thank you. >> spencer is here. >> right. weekend. >> it's great day today z lovelier warmer day. if that is possible. over to live doppler 7 showing you what is going on. clear skies now. some skies are bright and sunny. here is a live view looking at western sky. 54 degrees in san francisco. 63 in san carlos. looking down you can see some low clouds, temperatures 65 degrees in santa rosa. 67 in fairfield. on we go to our forecast fee fewers. patches of fog overnight. mid-70s inland tomorrow, nice wa

pilots, military pilots, civilian pilots and owned by a guy named randy howard, he's a former united airlinesrs to your mark -- get set -- what do you think the guy is going to do when we say "go"? >> run a 50-meter dash. >> i think he's going to do something you don't quite expect him to do when it's time for him to go. >> oh! that's a lamborghini, my friends, this is in australia at the top gear festival at the sydney motor sport park. this dude instead of driving something with a motor or tinkering something with a motor. he jumped over something with a motor. >> i love how matter of fact the announcers are. will he jump the car? >> he did it with flair, he did it -- like a flip. >> this lamborghini is not going top speed, but it's going fast enough to cause some damage. watch it from this angle. >> you hear the engine roaring. >> whoa! >> i'm assuming he's not a regular joe from the streets. >> they did pull him out of the stand. can we get some volunteers here? crazy, because he ran towards the car, too. what if he jumped too late? >> this is the movie trailer video for mark's proposal t

what united has started, we're seeing now with other airlines following. later this month, we'll see the same from delta. later this year, american will follow. and then you have jet blue announcing that it will upgrade its transcontinental service with premium service next year. what do frequent fliers think about all of this? generally speaking, they like it. >> it's great. a lot of times, you have very, very long days. you can get rested up on these flights. >> i think it's nice if you can get the upgrade, you know. but for most people, it's going to be tougher with the airlines consolidating. >> and it will be tougher because there will be fewer seats in business class once these conversions take place. the airline index today hit a six-year high and is up 51% this year. suzie, we saw something rare in the first quarter with the airlines reporting a profit. expect that to be continued in the second quarter. >> well, you know, those seats look comfy in business class, but what can we expect on some of the shorter flights? will we be seeing any of these

and this video taken at the united airlines hanger at san francisco international airport explains hise for more than a year now. >> it's the only time i know of where a peregrine falcon has actually gone inside a building to nest. >> reporter: glenn stewart is director of the predatory bird research group at the university of california at santa cruz. he says the once-endangered peregrine falcon helps keep the population of other knowledges of birds at bay, because as this video shows, falcons catch and eat other birds i. >> they discover the pellet in its shoulder. >> reporter: which is why it is so shocking that this male peregrine falcon was found on january 15th with bird shot in its wing, injured on a taxiway at san francisco international airport. >> i can't imagine that 30, 40 years later, we are shooting these birds. >> reporter: we discovered programs at sfo, oak land and san jose, where airport specialists can shoot and kill birds that pose a risk of colliding with aircraft taken off and landing. >> there is going to be some sort of conflict there. >> reporter: an faa-qualif

in recent weeks, united airlines announced $50 to $100 charges if you want to board early, after first class. even mostly fee-free southwest airlines has a new $5 charge to stream a movie. airlines haven't yet reached the tipping point. customers may complain about all the tack-ons, but growing numbers of them are flying. 3d printing is headed to a whole new dimension. the technology, seen here being used to make tool prototypes, is also being used to develop prosthetics. scientists at cornell university have used the capabilities to make a bionic ear. the technology will help people who have lost an ear because of illness. meanwhile, in the market, shares of one 3d printing company, stratasys, jumped 7%, ending the day at 68 dollars. there are more billionaires in the world today than ever. forbes' ranking of the world's richest people counts 1,426 with assets of at least $1 billion. carlos slim is still the richest of the rich, followed by bill gates. amacio ortega of the spanish retailer zara bumped warren buffett down to 4th place, followed by larry ellison of oracle and the koch b

-- i mean, there's more accountability if they lose your luggage. >> and we did reach out to united airlines to comment on what happened to jesse. the d.o.t. is currently considering a new policy that would make airlines report all incidents, including those involving animals shipped by breeders. airlines for america, a trade group representing the majority of carriers is against that proposal. they say airlines already provide enough information and the d.o.t. should not add an even or regulation. it's unclear if or when that policy will change. alise kirschner, nbc news. >> if you have a tip call us at 888-996-tips. >> here now talking about some changes on the way. >> yeah, we are going to be tracking some showers as the radar scans around right now. we have some showers off to the north, but those are currently gone. the radar finding dry conditions across the bay area. the other thing many of you notice, the you've been outside in the past 20-30 minutes, it is bitterly cold out there. speaking of which, let's get a first look at our tuesday forecast as we start off tomorrow morning. mos

that's what was done in united airlines. i was involved in that. i actually know. >> how so?they called me in at a couple points to participate in some of the discussions, the international association of machinists, which was the union that was part of that. so they left the old capitalist structure, they weren't willing to go beyond say, we the workers become owners, but we leave the running of the enterprise, the directing of it, the day-to-day decisions in the old form made by the old experts. part of a movement away from capitalism to a cooperative enterprise requires that the people of the united states stop believing that the folks at the top have some magical entitlement to give them that position. >> i think most of them have, if journalism and the social science surveys are reporting what's actually going on out there. >> yeah, and i think that there has to be a change. i think most americans have to recoize that the folks who run our enterprises, they had to learn how to do that. and we can all learn how to do that. it's the old argument in a sense that comes out o

. >> just do this, go on united airlines, to new york today. $249, and get your rental car and hotelt $300. and they now have a business model that works and the model if you want to get on early, pay extra. if you want to bring two gigantic bags, pay extra. it's a great bargain and if you play smart and bring one carry on, great deal. >> gary b, gouged or paying fair prices? >> probably paying below he fair prices and on monday morning, i could fly from d.c. to l.a. for $190. can you get to d.c. to l.a. at anytime in your life for $190? my god, i remember growing up, you couldn't afford to go from l.a. to the east coast. >> here we go. >> brenda: you were in the model t then, weren't you? >> look, if the airlines were making a lot of money like a google and apple, i would say they're gouging. they can barely get by. >> brenda: but, jonas, basically, they're keeping the air fares low by adding on the extra fees. >> no such thing as gouging if you're an economist. and second of all, the core issue here, which is the consumer bought hotel rooms, what's the cheapest per square foot pric

united airlines is offering a perk, priority boarding. it allows coach customers who don't bring bags on to a plane, so no carry-ons, you can board before the rest of economy class. is it worth it for you? the program is being tested at airports in texas, maryland, virginia and florida. >>> it's been a long time coming after a year and a half of anticipation. the blackberry z-10 hit stores today. the redesigned touch screen blackberry is available through at&t. verizon, t-mobile and sprint versions will be able in the coming weeks. it allows users to have multiple apps open just like a computer desktop. a new keyboard blackberry is coming in two to three months. >>> in health matters, norovirus is now the biggest cause of severe stomach troubles for young kids. researchers at the centers for disease control reviewed data on more than 140,000 children under the age of 5 who visited a doctor for acute gastroenteritis. norovirus is highly contagious and spread through close contact with sick people and contaminated food. >>> another reason t

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. >>> a united airlines plane made a safe landing at san francisco airport after the pilot declared an emergency. the airbus 319 was heading to sfo from vancouver. shortly before landing, the pilot told controllers he had hydraulic problems. the plane landed safely but had to be towed to the gate. 107 passengers were on board but nobody was injured. >>> oakland police are investigating a double homicide. police tell us they were called to apricot and glennheim streets for reports of gun shots just after 4:00 this morning. a man and woman were found in the street and both were pronounced dead at the scene. police are still woshing to identify the victims and they have no arrests. the shootings marks oakland's 14th and 15th homicides this year. >>> police in pallo alto are also investigating a homicide. a 22-year-old was killed and a juvenile was hurt in a shooting around 6:00 last night. investigators say he argued with someone in a black vehicle and a person inside that vehicle then opened fire. police tonight are still searching for the shooter. >>> the santa clara sheriff's office sa

and united airlines has not answered my question.rite a letter, an associate wrote back never answering the reason why they got rid of secondary barriers. i wrote another letter specifically to everry smi -- specifically to jeffrey smizack. i asked him to answer h*fpls and i -- to answer himself and i have not received it. it's been over a month. >>alisyn: thanks for sharing. a serious scare for a victoria's secret angel. why she was rushed to the hospital. then spring-summer. a sequester canceled this student's plans to tour the white house. he's got a message for the president. he's going to join us with he's going to join us with that next. what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-smart. droid-powerful. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketba

there's more accountability if they lose your luggage. >> reporter: we did reach out to united airlines to comment on what happened to jesse. no one responded. the d.o.t. is currently considering a new policy that would require airlines to report all incidents. airlines for america, an industry trade group, is against that proposal. they say carriers already provide enough information. it's unclear if or when the change will happen. elise kirschner, nbc bay area news. >> thanks for the update. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, just give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> let's check in with jeff again. >> there's not going to be any huge storm system coming our way so we'll get a little bit and also have some sun, a little bit of clouds, so no matter what kind of weather you like, we've got something coming for you in that seven-day forecast. right now we do have a frontal system offshore. you can see some of these clouds on the visible satellite loop and that is going to continue to stream in tonight helping to increase our cloud c

. >> a united airline jet with 107 people aboard landed safely at san francisco airport after the pilot reported mechanic trouble trouble. the pilot told controllers that the airbus a-19 developed problems with hydraulics. the flight landed safely around 4:30 p.m. and was towed to the gate. >>> a day after signing the sequester spending cuts into effect, president obama today used his weekly address to blame the billions in cuts on republicans. >> it's happening because republicg a single wasteful tax loophole that help reduce the deficit. >> the president has sought to cut deficit by closing tax loophole and raising revenues. republicans have refused to budge on any tax increases saying that they made their last concessions over negotiation over the pick ital cliff. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi is back in the bay area after washington's high stakes drama over sequesterace. sequestration. lorraine blanco. >> yesterday we met with the president to talk about the sequester, and what does that mean? what does that word mean? it means unemployment and it means worse for women. >>

the problem, a united airlines accident since the dog to ireland. his name from the rock legend, a wound up in a crate for a seven hour flight to ireland. united claims that they did not know what happens. hendrix safely made its way home to phoenix friday night after that long detour. >> much more to come on kron 4 news weekend. here is a live look out of savannah, georgia. st. patrick's day parade is happening right now. sampras's) will start at 11:00 a.m. this morning. [ both ] we're foodies. [ both laughing ] but our plants were starving. [ man ] we love to eat. we just didn't know that our plants did, too. then we started using miracle-gro liquafeed every two weeks. now our plants get the food they need while we water. dinner's ready. come and get it. no one goes hungry in this house. so they're bigger, healthier, and more beautiful. guaranteed. with miracle-gro anyone can have a green thumb. and a second helping. [ both laughing ] when you feed your plants... everyone grows with miracle-gro. everyone grows from beautyrest40% and posturepedic.e

united airlines ceo is crediting the airline mergers for making airlines profitable. ng at an aviation conference united ceo jeff smisek said mergers brought rationality to the aviation industry. too many airlines have been chasing too few passengers. >>> boeing ceo jim mcinerney says the company is, quote, very close to getting the 787 dreamliner back into the air. mcinerney said it will be sooner rather than later. he is confident the redesigned battery fix being tested will satisfy the faa. >>> and food stamp enrollment continues to climb in the u.s. close to 50 million americans enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as of december. that is up 70% since 2008. 15% of americans now using food stamps, costing almost $75 billion a year. that is the latest from fox biz, giving you the power to prosper adam: charlie gasparino says people on wall street are hawking what they say is sure pet to double your money. should you listen to all of the hype? charlie is here to answer that question. >> this is not a madoff situation. actually it involves kind of

. >>> united airlines denies another delay of its 878 dream liner service. united had hoped to get the 787 on its new denver tokyo service. united was going to start service to japan this coming sunday but that was pushed back to may and now june 10. if the 787s are flying them. >>> the invitations are out to a select few on what is going to be a mayor announcement for facebook. some tech analysts are predicting the company plans to announce a new facebook phone using android software. the thorough communications commission is looking into the 15-year-old guidelines to determine if standards aimed at protecting people from cell phone radiation need to be updated. some scientists and consumer activists claim radiation from cell phones can lead to cancer. >>> high temperatures today pretty impressive considering the last couple of days we had a lot of cloud cover. even today we had cloud cover in the afternoon. we had 78 degrees in santa rosa with 76 in san mateo. highs tomorrow not quite this warm. we're going to be looking at a few more clouds and a chance of

. >>> united airlines denies another delay of its 878 dream liner service. nited had hoped to get the 787 on its new denver tokyo service. united was going to start service to japan this coming sunday but that was pushed back to may and now june 10. if the 787s are flying them. >>> the invitations are out to a select few on what is going to be a mayor announcement for facebook. some tech analysts are predicting the company plans to announce a new facebook phone using android software. the thorough communications commission is looking into the 15-year-old guidelines to determine if standards aimed at protecting people from cell phone radiation need to be updated. some scientists and consumer activists claim radiation from cell phones can lead to cancer. >>> high temperatures today pretty impressive considering the last couple of days we had a lot of cloud cover. even today we had cloud cover in the afternoon. we had 78 degrees in santa rosa with 76 in san mateo. highs tomorrow not quite this warm. we're going to be looking at a few more clouds and a chance of

officials say a united airlines flight was flying in from vancouver canada when problems started with the hydraulics. the plane carrying 107 passengers managed to land safely at the airport. the plane is now under inspection. >> a warm springlike day. 74 degrees in pleasanton, napa but some changes for this afternoon. we did see some high clouds over northern california some sprinkles for tonight. notice the green that is the light rain that is falling. most of this is the drawing that is what stormtracker 4 is showing most of that is- drying.. we could see some heavier showers towards tomorrow. a live look over mt. tam. notice, those clouds are much higher. when a 10-20,000 ft.. for tonight, mostly cloudy skies and sparkles possible. a mostly cloudy day. sprinkles-possible. the best chance will be in the north bay and the east today. your seven day forecast, coming up. >> vicki: hundreds of people flocked to san jose today to turn in their guns. santa clara county officials put on the gun buy-back. and as kron 4's mike pelton shows us this one comes with some controversy. >> reporter

for $9 united airlines letting passengers get through the security line faster. you will buy access into the security that was traditionally veefshed for business or first class hires who may not want you in it. that's why they are limiting the number of fliers that provide the option to speed through. >> one of the perks of paying extra a lot more for business or first class. they are saying 9 bucks not going to be very fast once eastbound does it. >> agreed. i don't think this one is a fair take. >> see what happens. lauren simonetti, fox business network. thanks. >> it's time now to brew on this. it is friday so here's a recap of the week's viral videos to see which one you like best. take a look at these. first up jennifer lawrence falling the stairs on the way to accept best actress. she was cute with her comments. >> number two, after a car crashes through the roof of a house in texas cops say it through through the air after the driver hit 90 miles per hour and lost control literal wlint through the roof was sticking out of the roof. no one was hurt there.

united airlines sales up, southwest, u.s. airway is called all of which have a paris today. which are hitting multi year highs. united and delta and jetblue hitting 62 week highs, a couple of factors go into play. obviously oil which has been favorable for the most part, obviously capacity, they have been full to capacity and have higher fares, that helps their margins and they are dealing with a snow storm, but that is something that is temporary and they are used to that but airlines that doing very nicely. liz: charlie gasparino came up with the new name for you. the money -- are you afraid to say it? it is so flattering. the extra money is what he calls you. nicole: very nice. we know where money honey came from. liz: super, there you go. >> going in front of the sensitivity committee in five minutes. liz: he is touchy, not sensitive. go with me, it has been quite a day for the dow, record highs on the s&p 500 and retail investors starting to wake up and get food, a little late. some hedge funds are not buying into a. should you be concerned about that? we are supposed t

mission accomplished. >>> finally, a united airlines crew held up a flight for a san francisco man to goodbye to his dying mother. his flight to texas was delayed and he was at risk for missing the connection. the crew stepped in delaying takeoff for 15 minutes. a united spokesman says being on time is a priority for the airline but the crews are allowed to make "out of the box decisions" to help customers. for more on that go to foxnews.com. >> shannon: thank you, good news. a lot of you have written to us when we asked and you say you are anxious about filing your taxes this year. we have questions, tooion and we want to help. brenda buttner has been fielding questions online and joins us with answers to your questions. >> many of you tack your work at home or work at home and may consider asking uncle sam for a tax deduction. think twice. if you are a small business owner working from home you can claim a home office deduction but it is a potential red flag for the ers. the agency requires whatever office space you are claiming in your home has to be exclusive to your business. can

travel blogger says he was kicked off united airlines flight last month for taking a picture of an emptychew flint told kywtv he just boarded his flight when he snapped a picture on his iphone and said the flight attendant told him no pictures were allowed. it's a rule stated in the airline in-flight magazine. with the the use of still and video cameras is permitted only for recording personal events." clint says he explained he was a travel blogger and he put his phone away. but was escorted off the plane and booked on a later flight. united says, "we welcome customers to record their personal experiences on board provided they don't take photos or videos of customers and crew members without their consent." clint maintains there were no people in his picture. he says after blogging about his ordeal, the airline offered him a modest compensation. but no apology. bowles most valuable play -- super bowl most valuable player joe flacco signed a six-year, $120 million contract with the baltimore ravens making him highest paid player in n.f.l. history. but thanks to geography, he is not taki

so he booked a united airlines flight from san francisco to lubbock, texas, with a connecting flight in houston. the problem was, he only had 40 minutes to switch planes. when his first flight was delayed, drake became distraught. so flight attendants radioed the pilot of the connecting flight who held the plane for 20 minutes. he ended up getting to the hospital just in time to say good-bye to his mom. this reminder before you go to bed, make sure you set your clocks ahead one hour. otherwise you're going to be late for something tomorrow. daylight saving time. from the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, i'm don lemon. thank you so much for watching. good night. >>> an extraordinary documentary called "bully" captured something we hear about but rarely ever see. how kids treat each other, really treat each other when adults aren't around? the filmmaker spent a year embedded in schools and what he filmed was so raw, so eye-opening, it raised alarm bells about how critical and dangerous the problem of bullying has become. but something else also happened. in the year since "bully" was

this adorable dog was supposed to fly home to phoenix with his owner but a united airlines mix-up senthe pooch all the way to ireland instead. rick folbaum in the new york newsroom with that, rick? >> lots of us probably have a story about the time an airline screwed something up with our luggage but meredith grant's story probably tops them all. she was moving from new york to phoenix bringing everything with her and her beloved dog hendrix of course. except the 7-year-old springer spaniel did not arrive in phoenix. united airlines put him on a different flight. here is how united explained it. >> he was not on the flight to phoenix. he was on his way to shannon. my mom is, where is shannon? ireland. somebody took, a lot of people will say otherwise, somebody took my child and sent him to ireland. like, i mean it feels like you got punched in stomach. >> the airline releasing this statement. we're reviewing the circumstances surrounding the situation and we will take steps to prevent this from happening again. hendrix whose experience is not typical service we provide to more than 100

. >>> united airlines is delaying the new denver-tokyo service again because the new 787 dreamliners ights to tokyo will begin on june 10. it had already pushed back the original starting date of march 31 to may 12. boeing fleet of 787s have been grounded since january after the lithium ion batteries caught fire. boeing is testing a redesign to convince safety regulators to allow airlines to resume using the plane. >>> we've been telling you about buster posey signing a huge new contract extension, and he will be holding a press conference soon. he has pushed that back just a little, and it's set to start in about six minutes or so, and when it does, we'll bring it to you live. >>> the vietnam war 40 years later, why many veterans are just now getting treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. >> and california's leading the way, how the golden state's gas standards could become the norm for the rest of the nation. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the sh

bill: she works out of boston, united airlines.ere is what she said. >> let's not forget it was blades that caused what happened on september 11th. i'm a boston flight attendant or united airlines. it was my friends who died on 9/11. its personal for me. it's very concerning for flight attendants throughout the country. bill: it's personal to you also, whether it's the flight attendants or the air marshall's. you're starting a national campaign to get the tsa to reverse the decision. >> correct. bill: will that happen? >> we hope so. we are going to night to win. we are going to appeal to the president, to the american public. folks, contact your elected officials, let them know that this is unacceptable, this does not belong on a plane. we need your support and we will appeal to president obama to rescind this ridiculous policy. bill: here is what the tsa says in part on the screen now taking small knives such as you see here the novelty size bats and certain sporting equipment ofp of the prohibited items list will allow security

. >>> people on an united airlines jet are safe on the ground.ake an emergency landing. it happened at 4:30 yesterday afternoon -- 4:30. yesterday afternoon. it had a hydraulic problem. it was headed to sso from vancouver with 125 passengers and crew members on board. >>> a parasailer is is in the hospital after injuring himself. he fell 50 feet to the ground. someone saw the accident and was able to call 9-1-1. he was taken to a hospital. >>> six family members including two children were killed after a crash on a kentucky highway. yesterday, a tractor trailer rear ended a ford expedition carrying eight people. it burst into flames. killing the two adults and a the children. the driver of the tractor trailer is cooperating with the investigation. >>> he is telling us, he saw the vehicle in front of him and he hit the brakes and didn't hit them in time. >> police say they are trying to determine why he did not notice the expedition in time to stop. two children did escape and they are in good condition. >>> they will talk to voters about the sequ

united airlines flight 93 which crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania, killing the passenger and crew members on board, harris. >> harris: yeah, we'll never forget that. thank you. a couple murdered inside their home, their car stolen and now police say another person believed to be in the house at the time of the killings is missing. the latest details of this story as police search for who they call a killer on the loose. >> a mystery tonight near seattle. an elderly couple murdered in their own home. the couple's daughter discovered their bodies saturday night and called 911. police say both the 82-year-old man and 80-year-old wife had been shot. officers calling this a tense situation. >> and any type of situation like this we're nervous. we don't have a person in custody. we have two people deceased at the scene so absolutely we're nervous. we want to locate this car and try to get to the bottom of who is the suspect in this case. >> harris: and police say to complicate things, the couple's grandson, who was in the home that same night, is missing. police won't say if he's in any

and a flight attendant for united airlines. be reversed, as well. >>> ahead this morning, how much does it cost to say i do? a whole heck of a lot i'm guessing. we'll tell you what brides and grooms are spending on their weddings. or at least what they're moms are and their dads are. is it a sign the economy is getting back on track? that's up next. [ female announcer ] from more efficient payments. ♪ to more efficient pick-ups. ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from tracking the bus. ♪ to tracking field conditions. ♪ wireless is limitless. >>> welcome, everybody. got some breaking news to start with. several nato and afghan troops reportedly killed this morning in eastern afghanistan. we are told that an assailant wearing an afghan service uniform opened fire on the group. another so-called green on blue attack. we're following the story for you. we're going to bring more information to you as it becomes available as we watch the story. want to start this morning with zain asher filling in for christine today. she'

. >>> united airlines ceo crediting airline mergers for making airlines profitable.iation conference the ceo said mergers brought rationality to the aviation industry. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. liz: time for a quick speed read of some of the day's other headlines, five stories, one minute. first up google is planning to make its digital eye glasses in the u.s. with foscon technology group. according to sources familiar with the matter the eye ware will be made by the taiwanese company at its factory in california. >>> exxon cutting ceo pay following accidents. they trimmed awards relating to stock performances by 10%. trimmed.newses by 10%. >>> smartphone users check facebook an average 14 times atae. research by ibc says users spend half an hour per day on the social networking site. >>> wal-mart planning to close three superstores in china. the decision comes as the retailer looks to make strategic adjustments in the country with rising labor costs and pr mishaps. >>> u.s. public pension holdings hit its high