what she says about the takedown last week. >>> ceremonies on this veterans day, 2009. >>> and a united airlinesilot gets yanked from the cockpit just before takeoff in london. why coworkers didn't think he was fit to fly and what the airline is saying now. latest news from hln news and views. i'm chuck roberts. welcome on a wednesday. >>> so far the suspect in the ft. hood shootings is refusing to answer any questions about the day. his attorney says major hasan is coherent but isn't talking about last week's attacks that left 13 dead. he's under guard in intensive care. investigators are trying to figure out what provoked the attack. there are questions if whether the government mised ne clear warning signs. he will get a military trial. earlier i asked a former military lawyer what can be expected at the proceedings and whether it will be public. >> it's going to be public. there's not going to be cameras there. reporterscan be there. they can be in the audience. that's not unusual to see that. of course, in this case with the amount of coverage it's getting already, it will not wane. this is

first, united airlines broke musician dave carroll's guitar. musical youtube video about the whole incident became an internet sensation. and now, in an unbelievable stroke of bad luck, united lost the guy's luggage on a different flight. but he's not yelling about it, he's singing. here's cnn's jeanne moos for "showbiz tonight." >> reporter: one thing we're all united on, when baggage handlers mess up a guy's guitar -- ♪ you broke my taylor guitar >> reporter: he writes a song about it, the airlines should try not to lose his luggage the next time. ♪ because united breaks guitars ♪ >> reporter: dave carroll got famous for putting his complaint about united on youtube this summer. ♪ you broke it, you should fix it ♪ >> reporter: and although he never got his $1,200 repair bill reimbursed, he did get offers to speak on improving customer service. and on his way to just such a speaking engagement -- >> united was the only way to get here and they lost my bag. >> reporter: lost his bag, took almost three days to return it. dave couldn't wear the d

pilot and the second from united to be busted at heathrow on alcohol charges in just over a year. an airline spokeswoman says -- >>> the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that terrorized the nation in 2002 said nothing before his execution last night. john allen muhammad died by lethal injection at 9:11 eastern. he refused to make a final statement last night. this is an ambulance taking away his remains. some victims' relatives witnessed this excuse. so did the prosecutor who won the death penalty conviction. >> he died very peacefully, much more than most of his victims. i felt a sense of closure, and i hope that they did, too. i think that they looked forward to that and i hope they have some solace by virtue of his execution. >> muhammad got the death sentence for the shooting death of dean harold meyers but he left ten people dead. his accomplice, lee boyd malvo is serving life in prison. >>> the senate could finish their health care bill by the who will case. that's what senate majority leader harry reid said yesterday according to the "new york times." recently he said he would not

now the agency's currently reviewing the case of united airlines pilot arrested in london on monday suspectedbeing drunk on the job. president obama is not ready to sign off on any of the proposals for a troop increase in afghanistan. now yesterday he asked his war council to revise the four current options which range between 20,000 and 40,000 more u.s. troops. over to correspondent richard lui. is there one that he's at least leaning toward, favors more? >>> one of the four, robin, senior administration officials say one version that calls for about 34,000 more troops has been a favorite at the pentagon. the plan has been described as a half and half approach about half of the troops would be fighting, the other half would be holding ground so the afghans can regroup but, again, this is only one of the four options. administration officials say the other three options, robin, are different mixes of those components. >> so this debate has been going on -- you're talking months now. what is holding up the president's decision, do we know? >> months. and this was their eighth meeting we're hea

the agency is currently reviewing the case of a united airlines pilot arrested in london p monday suspected job. >>> this morning a jury starts considering whether to give the death penalty to the man who killed a tv news anchor in arkansas. curtis la very well vance was found guilty yesterday of beating abeat ing anne pressly to death last year. he shouted as he was taken from the courthouse. >> this is a corrupted system! >> today was justice for anne and it's taken a year to get to it. i know nobody is more grateful than the parents and all of us as friends. >> well, the jury has two sentencing options, death or life without parole. if they can't decide, the judge you will impose a life sentence. >>> president obama isn't ready to sign off on any of the four proposals for troop increase in afghanistan p. yesterday he asked his war council to revise them. richard lui joins us. what changes have to be made for the president to maybe be satisfied? >> well, what we're hearing rob is that a senior administration official says the president wants more clarity on an exit strategy. what that mea

and the agency is currently reviewing the case of a united airlines pilot arrested in london on mondaypected of being drunk on the job. so fairly common, perhaps. >>> a drug bust turned into all-out warfare. and the fierce gun battle was caught on tape. look at this. well, this was the scene when anti-drug police in peru encountered heavily armed smugglers using mules to transport cocaine. local medial reports no one was killed. police arrested five people suspected of being part of the infamous shining path rebel group. peru is second to colombia in cocaine production. boy, got every last shot there in that video, it seems. >>> this morning a jury is considering whether to give the death penalty to the man who killed a tv news anchor in arkansas. curtis lavelle vance was convicted yesterday. >> it's taken a year to get to it. nobody's more grateful than the parents. >> the jury has two sentencing options. death or life without parole. you see pressly here, the pictures. if they cannot decide, the judge will impose a life sentence. >>> this morning defense secretary robert gates will m

united airline. he could fly a plane. and there was great excitement. because we finally had a pilot. but let me tell you. his being a pilot did not make him the comptroller of an airline. it did not affect the price of gas. it didn't affect the safety of the plane. his being an airline pilot did not affect the options of the flight attendants. it had nothing to do with the structure of planes made by boeing. i mean, he was the pilot of the plane, but there were powers above even the pilot. neath him. so he said, i. he said but the ground crew keeps me afloat. sort ground crew has a right to fight for their right, too, because the pilot will not go far without an active, aggressive ground crew. the ground crew has something to say when there are more people in jail or with no plans we must fight that because that is the right thing to do. the column in the chicago tribune that says we bail out the banksters and put out the homeowners and forsook the children? the banks get zero percent interest and the students are paying six to eight percent? that banks

united airline. he could fly a plane. and there was great excitement. ecause we finally had a pilot. but let me tell you. his being a pilot did not make him the comptroller of an airline. it did not affect the price of gas. it didn't affect the safety of the plane. his being an airline pilot did not affect the options of the flight attendants. it had nothing to do with the structure of planes made by boeing. i mean, he was the pilot of the plane, but there were powers above even the pilot. neath him. so he said, i. he said but the ground crew keeps me afloat. sort ground crew has a right to fight for their right, too, because the pilot will not go far without an active, aggressive ground crew. the ground crew has something to say when there are more people in jail or with no plans we must fight that because that is the right thing to do. the column in the chicago tribune that says we bail out the banksters and put out the homeowners and forsook the children? the banks get zero percent interest and the students are paying six to eight percent? that banks

i can see i take that plane under the united airlines place that and i have it in my hands and i'm going to fly the plane over the table. i'm going to land the plane on the table. i see it in my hand. i'm going to take the toy airplane and go under the airport. i have to see. you know, someone says the dogs under the table. i will actually -- isaiah picture of our golden retriever under the piano laying on his back, that's not under the table, but i don't know why that picture came out. >> host: when it comes to left and right, i come to a certain intersection that i know from my childhood to remember left and right. does that put me on the spectrum somewhere? >> guest: know, there's all degrees of visual thinking. i had problems learning left and right until i broke my collarbone and i learned that was on the right-hand side. i sometimes mix up right and left. go into the hotel, get off the elevator in room 502 is that way and i will go the wrong way. >> host: do artistic or aspers children recognize you as someone they can relate to? >> guest: a lot of them do. you know, one of the thi

and i take that plane out of the united airlines play set, and i am going to fly the plane over the tabletable. i take the plane under the table. someone says the dog is under the table. i actually -- i saw a picture of a dog are in a piano. that's not under the table but that picture came up. >> host: when it comes to left and right, i remember an interception when i was a child. >> guest: there are a lot of people that are visual thinkers. i had problems learning left and righten in i broke my collarbone and learned it was on the right-hand side. and i mix up right and left. hotel room, gist off the elevate for and they say room 502 is that way, and i go the wrong way. >> host: do you autistic or asperger children recognize you as somebody they can relate to? >> guest: a lot of them do. you know, i really want to -- one of the things in the high end of the spectrum, they need to realize there's a lot of thing toes you can't do some kids cannot tolerate going to wal-mart. they feel like the inside speaker at the boiler factory. they just can't do that. multitasking is a real problem. i c

united jet from london all the way to chicago on monday. his blood alcohol level was over the legal limit. washington's been removed from duty and airline spokesperson says united's policy is among the strictest in the industry. we have no tolerance for violation of this well-established policy. >>> the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that terrorized the nation in 2002 said nothing before his execution last night. john allen muhammad died by lethal injection. this is the last photo taken of him. an a.mbulance took away the remains. some victims' relatives witnessed the execution, so did the prosecutor who won the death penalty conviction. >> he died very peacefully, much more than most of his victims. i felt a sense of closure and hope they did, too. i think they can look forward to that and i hope they have solace by virtue of his execution. >> muhammad got the death sentence for the shooting death of dean harold myers but actually the d.c.-area attacks left ten people dead. the suspect and the ft. hood shootings army major nidal malik hasan is refusing to answer questions. he isn't talking about the attack. he's under guard in in

airlines. delta, northwest and united. they all tried the holiday surcharges and the are adding them to many busy days all through memorial day. so one example is, the day after the super bowl. it will cost you $50 more to fly. they added a lot of charges around spring break and easter as well. congress may be looking into this, though. a lot of lawmakers are concerned that all of these fees and surcharges, that's a way that the airlines can charge more, but they don't have to pay the same in taxes. so -- we'll watch that. >> really? a better deal for them? >> yeah. i mean, also, we might have to pay taxes. it might be a better deal for us. but it's very confusing when you've got fees here and fees there. you know. what's the fare? >> all right, thanks. >>> we have surveillance video that will make nor jaw drop. everything was quiet at a utah oil refinery. then suddenly, bam. a huge explosion. investigators say the fireball soared 100 feet, knocked a nearby home off its foundation and damaged almost 100 others. thankfully

three airlines, delta, northwest and united states are now adding holiday surcharges on to the many busy travel days through memorial day. for example, want to fly on the day after the super bowl? maybe you're not interested in the super bowl. it's still going to cost $50 more for that one-way ticket and added a lot of charges around spring break and easter break. we'll see, though, richard. congress may be looking into this. not that they think it's unfair four, but because when the airlines add these surcharges, instead of raising the fare, they don't necessarily have to pay as much in taxes. >> ah! an economic move on their part, is what you're saying. >> one way to fight the charges. >> not buy tickets? >> don't fly on an air line that charges them. find another air lone. those are only three. >> back in ten minutes with more. >>> on to the 12 soldier whose died in the ft. hood attack. they could be awarded the purple heart. house lawmakers introduced a bill yesterday that would make them eligible for that honor, and the civilian victim to get the medal for the defense of freedom. th

united jet from london chicago monday. british police arrested him when he flunked a breathalyzer. washington is grounded for now. an airline spokesperson says that united's policies is among the strictest in the industry. we have no tolerance for violation of this well established policy. >>> the mastermind before a sniper attacks that terrorized the nation in 2002 said nothing before his execution last night. john allen mohammed died by lethal injection at 9:11 eastern. this the ambulance that took away his remains. some witnesses, relatives witnessed the prosecution. so did the prosecutor who won the death penalty conviction. >> he died very peace fully, much more than most of his victims. i felt a sense of closure and i hope they did, too. i think they looked for to that and i hope they have solace by virtue of his execution. >> mohammed got the death sentence for the shooting death of dean harold meyers. but actually the d.c. area attacks left ten people dead. mohammed's accomplice lee boyd malvo is serving life in prison. >>> the suspect in the ft. hood shootings army major hasan is refusing to answer questions. his a

united states than anybody else. and what does jet blue and air tran do? those three airlines now totally control pricing for domestic travel in the u.s. so what i'm going to watch for, an the only thing people need to worry about is if they say hey, this sounds like a good idea to us, too. because if they don't then this is just a lot of smoke signifying nothing. >> so they can't hold water basically so to speak. the surcharges. but you said, and i just want to clarify this. we're talking about the holidays here. but this is going to continue into the spring? >> yeah, well there's one in february that's that $50 surcharge each way. >> each way! >> each way. >> yeah. this is real money, isn't it? it's great money if you can really get away with charging it. that's why i don't take this too seriously. i just don't see this surviving. you know, the airlines overand over again will float these things -- because it's illegal for airlines to sit in a room and say let's raise this fare this much to this market. they do it by press release. even if they all agree to it, if the public