united airlines has passed on billions of dollars in pension liability to the taxpayers already. it is premature for anyone to talk about combining the carrier's employees and each airline must recognize the responsibility to continue to bargain in good faith. all past mergers -- u.s. airways and american west -- have operated as carriers -- as separate carriers for five years. the that is working as a separate carrier in many of its classification. i am a product of one of these mergers. i was at twa. we heard the same predictions, that these airlines would not lay anybody off and they would continue to serve. st. louis is a ghost town. the people of kansas city have lost customers as its base. it is time to put a stop to this. we need to rer airlines.se >> my first recommendation as shattered by the lady from hawaii is congress should hold retrospective hearings on the delta-northwest merger. has it accomplished its stated objectives who has competition been adequately protected? is the consumer better off or worse off? i do not have the answers. there is no question that the an

the two men arrested yesterday in the netherlands after flying from chicago to amsterdam on a united airlines flight. their luggage was kept in chicago after security workers found a knife, a box cutter and a cell phone taped to a pepto bismol bottle. investigators are concerned they may have been staging a dry run for a terror attack. >>> a suspect in violent crimes in oakland is off the streets this morning. phillip grimes known as jr is accused of at least 7 separate shootings in oakland in the last 10 days. police found him at an apartment on tenth avenue at east 23rd last night. as officers approached, someone was throwing weapons out a second-story window. a number of handguns and assault weapons were found in the apartment, as well. grimes and two other men were arrested. the fremont police officer shot while on duty last friday has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. officer todd young lost at least 40% of his blood when he was shot last friday while serving a warrant in oakland. the suspect carjacked at least two cars and headed south. he was arrested saturday night wit

. >> they are confronted a board a united airlines flight to amsterdam. they're still being held on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack. the fbi concludes their journey to amsterdam is not a dry run designed to test security. they have flown from chicago, ill., their baggage went without them. by extraordinary coincidence, but both missed their flights and they were rerouted to amsterdam. when customs officials discovered that the bags had been traveling without them, they open them to find mobile phones struck together and another taped to a plastic bottle. today, the dutch police were questioning the demand with close contact with the american authorities. -- they were questioning the men with close contact with the american authorities. >> they arrived on the flight from chicago which arrived in amsterdam. the arrest took place on the basis of information provided by the u.s. authorities. the two men are from yemen and they were supposed to be traveling to yemen. >> security is tight on the street. last year, a nigerian student was arrested on a f

abc news reports two men on united airlines flight from chicago to amsterdam have been arrest add accused of preparing and rehearsing a terror attack. u.s. officials say the two men appeared to be traveling with what was described as, mock becomes in their luggage. they say they were attempting a dry one for a possible terror attack. the two were allowed to board at o'hare but were arrested in amsterdam this morning. >>> tomorrow marks the official end of the u.s. combat mission in iraq. but you're not going to hear the word "mission accomplished" when proish addresses the nation. instead, his spokesperson said the president will take about the changing mission in iraq. today's mission was to talk about the economy, though, as nbc bay area christine reports, the president is calling for a full-scale effort to get things back on track. >> reporter: in his revocation garden address, the president promised support for extended to middle-class tax cuts and pushed congress to move on a small business aid bill that he says will help to grow jobs. republicans have called it "misguided." the bill

a little ditty posted to the internet by a musician who felt united airlines was at fault when his guitaraged in flight. ♪ united ♪ you broke my taylor guitar >> reporter: one of the classics in online attacks is "yours is a very bad hotel." a set of powerpoint slides that traveled the internet by e-mail illustrating the career path of a rude doubletree hotel clerk. it's been seen tens of millions of times. >> and to just say good-bye, we're not interested in you anymore, is a big mistake. >> reporter: with that kind of power in the hands of customers author josh bernoff says they must allow their employees the same access to social networking. in his new book "empowered" he says companies must be ready for a world that moves at the speed of twitter. josh bernoff is senior vice president at forrester research, the magazine advertising age said his earlier book "groundswell," which he co-authored, is the best book ever written about marketing and media. that is a blurb. he's joined by joseph menn of the "financial times," sarah lacy of techcrunch. companies are aware that they can be destr

want to turn now to the late report today on the arrest of two men who flew out ofchicago on a united airlinesm, du charging them with preparing a errorist attack. our chief investigative ross has dent brian ross has been bout it. ing the story ane, there may tell us about it. >> reporter: diane, there may be a perfectly innocent explanation for what happened but lots of concerns make federal law makecement officials believe law may have been a dry run, a est of american security. custody in theght in the hetherlands are two men, both natives of yemen, who lived on the u.s. legally. ahmed al soofi and hezem al hezem al they started their flights in birmingham and memphis yesterday, flew to changed atcago o'hare and changed plans right at o'hare but sent their eir bags on to aarate flight. they flew to the netherlands but the bags were going on to dubai. it was what was in the bags that concerns law enforcement authorities. the security people in security. birmingham realized that al soofi had $7,000 in cash, bulky bulkyng. but, in addition, in the bags, cell phones taped to a pepto-bismol bott

two men on a united airlines flight from chicago were detained today when the plane arrived in the netherlands. the u.s. officials say luggage belonging to one of the men contained what appeared to be mock bombs. they may have been testing the security system. justice correspondent bob orr is in washington following the still-developing story. bob, what's the latest? >> reporter: good evening, harry. u.s. officials right now are trying to figure out if this is a real threat or not. at least it is suspicious. two men, as you say, who flew from chicago to amsterdam have been arrested in the netherlands. sources say one of the men had $7,000 in cash and what looked like mock explosive devices in two checked bags. seven cell phones, some of them we're told taped to empty bottles, and watches taped to shampoo bottles. here's the thing. the bags carrying those suspicious items did not go with all soofi on the flight to amsterdam. instead the bags went to de los airport near washington where they were confiscated by u.s. authorities. officials say al soofi who was originally heading through de los to

did united airlines fix his guitar? no.e been seen by tens of thousands. >> and they're good. >> on our website, i should tell you, we have a comprehensive list of how you can complain, including a sample letter of how you can craft one of these complaint letters. >> i like that a lot. for more lessons on how to complain and see that sampbl complaint letter, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. if you've got a good complaint, sent it to peter. >>> now here's erica. >> thanks. >>> maggie gyllenhaal has a dazzling career with wide-ranging roles. she is back now on the big screen. she'll be there tomorrow as a mother of three who gets a magical visitor in "nanny mcphee returns". >> you must be exhausted. do sit down. i'm making some tea. >> i'm sorry. i haven't got any biscuits. >> no one has any biscuits. >> are they all right up there? are they sharing? >> yes. they're sharing very nicely. indeed. i came up with all the arrangements for themselves. >> but that's a miracle. what did you -- how on earth did you do it? >>

united airlines is starting nonstop service between sfo and mammoth yosemite regional airport. y flights on united express. round trip tickets on sale for $200. >>> and toyota is going to add a new safety feature to its prius that it sold in japan. it will offer a $148 speaker system that will broadcast a humming sound so pedestrians can hear approaching cars. now a recent u.s. government study found hybrids are twice as likely as other vehicles to be involved in low speed crashes with pedestrians. researchers blame the lack of noise for the difference. toyota says at least for now it has no plans to offer the system on cars sold here in the u.s. >>> all right. our time now 5:50. he is heading for courted to blamed for a horrifying and deadly crash. the police car chase suspect is blamed for the death of a young mother and severe injuries to her child. but the family's anger and blame doesn't stop there. we have the details. >>> plus the continuing amazing story from chile on how trapped coal miners are using discipline and very little food to stay alive. >>> welcome back to the

the two men arrested yesterday in the netherlands after flying from chicago to amsterdam on a united airlines flight. their luggage was kept in chicago that after security workers found a knife, a box cutter and a cell phone taped to a pepto bismol bottle. the two men being questioned are u.s. citizens of yemeni descent. the white house said they are not on a u.s. terror watch list. >>> 6:35. today marks the official end of come bat operations in iraq. vice president joe biden is there to lead ceremonies. he is pushing the iraqis to form a new government. this morning, president obama flies to fort bliss, texas, to speak to iraqi war veterans and then returning to washington to speak to the nation. >> the history of the future of the country will be shaped by iraqis and the president will talk about the change in our combat mission as we focus on rebuilding our nation here at home. >> the new mission is called operation new dawn. about 50,000 american forces will focus on stabilizing the country. that includes training and advising iraqi security forces. those troops are expected to remain in

. >> this just in to the kron 4 news room police say that two men on the united airlines flight fromcago to amsterdam and have been questioned by dutch authorities. after u.s. supporters found a suspicious items' and luggage. they say a cellphone was taped to a pepsico this sto bismol wid she said that none of these items are considered dangerous in and of themselves, catherine? >> hurricane earl is leaving to start to leave those caribbean, and with those 13 5 mi. per hour winds this was a the antilles islands earlier today. cruise ships diverted, and flights canceled in the regions and is expected to approach the u.s.- midlantic by thursday. hurricane danielle is also weakening but causing heavy waves along the atlantic coast. a florida surfer died, and a server-summer in maryland is missing. celebrations to mark the five- year anniversary of parking katrina is no has been over, that is promising new governments to keep a honew orls inner thoughts, and with public housing and a local restaurant that was recbadly damaged during a hurricane. >> and this suspect surrendered, the 45 ye

so united airlines booked them on a flight to amsterdam but their luggage didn't make the flight. and that's what twig -- triggered concern. one of the men started in alabama, the other in detroit. both ended up in chicago. one man was reportedly to travel outside of washington, d.c. and go to yemen. both men missed their flights and were on the flight for amsterdam. one of the bags did go on to the dulles airport. one other thing that caused concern were the items found in the men's luggage which included a cell phone taped a medicine bottle. we're now getting word those items were purchased for friends of one of the travelers back in yemen. they were apparently taped together to keep track of what each friend requested. information is still coming in. there is a u.s. government official, remains anonymous. says that the investigation continues. but they do not believe this was a planned terrorist attack. we'll continue to update this story as soon as we get more information. let's go back to tori. >> thank you, pam. >>> five minutes after 8:00. we're following a major new develo

the justice department said they found no anti-trust problems with the merger of united and continental airlinesshareholders still have their vote on the deal which would create the world's biggest airline. >>> if you're looking for a new deal on a new computer, it might pay to wait a couple months. friday chipmaker intel said demand has been much weaker than expected. intel sales are a sign as a bellwether for the industry because 80% of pc companies use their chips. and sales from back-to-school shopping have been weak, meaning retailers could be forced to offer deep discounts this fall. >>> and "the last exorcism" put a scare into moviegoers opening at number one taking in $21.3 million to win the weekend box office. behind it fellow newcomer "takers" with $21 million. and after two weekends in the top spot "the expendables" slipped to third place. betty, that is one movie will you not see me going to, the exorcism. i don't like scary movies. >> no, my imagination runs away with me. i can't get them out of my mind when i watch them. >> me, too. >> i don't even go. ashley, thank you, joining u

united states. at southwest airlines will continue to be our country's largest domestic airline in terms of number of passengers carried after the united- continental merger. today, in the marketplace of today, international competitors have emerged. today, the world's largest airlines measured by revenue -- air france. it with more of the -- with more than two-thirds of trans-pacific capacity provided by foreign carriers. united and continental have taken significant actions to improve our performance. competing across both international and domestic markets and at the same time finding a way to connect small u.s. communities into our combined initiative. in this dynamic environment, these actions have not been enough. our proposed merger is a very logical and essential next step toward our objective of sustained profitability. let me be very clear. without this merger, we would not have the $1 billion to improve products. and to improve service for our customers, nor would we have the financial means to create a better career opportunities for our employees. we would not be as successfully -- as su

. >>> the merger of united and continental airlines cleared a major hurdle today. the justice department of said it has no more anti-trust concerns about the deal. shareholders of both airlines are scheduled to vote on the merger september 17th. the combined airlines will create the world's largest air carrier, but they will have to give up landing slots at newark airport in new jersey because that's where they overlap the most. that means southwest airlines will benefit from the merger. it will pick up the space at newark from united and continental. right now southwest serves the new york area only through laguardia airport, but beginning next year southwest will be able to operate 18 daily round trip flights in and out ofnewark. southwest has not yet decided what cities it will serve from there. >>> as of tonight, mexico's largest airline mexicana is out of business. the bankrupt airline has suspended all operations indefinitely. ktvu's debra villa live at the airport to explain what drove the airline into financial trouble. >> reporter: we've seen it at all thr

. >>> the merger of united and continental airlines cleared a major hurdle today. the justice department of said it has no more anti-trust concerns about the deal. shareholders of both airlines are scheduled to vote on the merger september 17th. the combined airlines will create the world's largest air carrier, but they will have to give up landing slots at newark airport in new jersey because that's where they overlap the most. that means southwest airlines will benefit from the merger. it will pick up the space at newark from united and continental. right now southwest serves the new york area only through laguardia airport, but beginning next year southwest will be able to operate 18 daily round trip flights in and out of newark. southwest has not yet decided what cities it will serve from there. >>> as of tonight, mexico's largest airline mexicana is out of business. the bankrupt airline has suspended all operations indefinitely. ktvu's debra villa live at the airport to explain what drove the airline into financial trouble. >> reporter: we've seen it at all th

. >> hill: in business news tonight, the pro mosed merger of united and continental airlines clear agoor hurdle today. the justice department said it found no antitrust problems with the deal which would create the world's largest airline. earlier this week, new jersey was first runner-up in the competition for education grants under the obama administration's race to the top program. barely missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for its schools. and now, as elaine quijano tells us, it looks like the garden state's own sloppy home work is to blame. >> anybody in washington, d.c. have a lick of common sense? >> reporter: it was the rant heard around the political world. >> are you guys just down there checking boxes like mindless drones? >> reporter: republican governor chris christie wednesday publicly blaming the obama administration for new jersey's failed bid to get a $400 million federal education grant. >> this is the stuff that makes people go nuts. this is the reason why people want to throw everybody the hell out of congress. this is why people are angry at the p

the united air france for tracinda has not released the nature, but says the nine pictures were revoked on a different light. officials for the airlineo both the united employees and passengers trying to allow our the '95. bp engineers are said to remove a temporary cap on the golf oil well today now that the well has been sealed up. the effort was part of the investigation into what caused spill. today's work may reveal a key piece of evidence in a leak. the justice and other federal investigators will be overseeing the work. officials say they did not expect any more air world to escape. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. but open field ahead of him! ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing tv... you can take with you. u-verse now lets you download, watch hit tv shows and schedule recordings on your mobile phone. order u-verse tv today. plans starting at just $29 a month for six months, with dvr included. plus upgrade to u-verse u300 and get the u-verse mobile app free. take the u-verse tv experience with you. and record up to four shows at once from any room on a single dvr and

airline. the justice department says it has no more antitrust concerns about the agreement to combine united andtinental airlines. to win approval, though, the airlines could have to allow southwest to operate some flights at newark liberty airport in new jersey. >>> about 200 inmates rioted at folsom prison. seven inmates were hospitalized after guards fired shots during the melee. no officers were hurt in the riot. the prison is now on lockdown. >>> in miami, a car stranded on the train tracks at the wrong time. a cell phone camera captures the moment of impact, as a freight train smashes into the vehicle. the car was damaged. but amazingly, there were only minor injuries. that's the first look at headlines. >>> now, to chikage windler, from our minneapolis affiliate, kstp. good morning, chikage. >> right now, we're focusing on rain. two days of rain. today would make day three. could see three inches from falling in new orleans, louisiana, to mobile, alabama. in addition to that, tracking ng and, bianna, in minnesota, the state fair is all about cheese curds, corndogs and anything on a stick.

. >> i think some of the other airlines united has been doing this for a while.ou can purchase the emergency row seats and all those things. >> bring your own seat. >> booster seat. >>> a street fair for foodies in san francisco. road trip on one tank of gas. >> and a whole lot more. >> okay. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. the week send here, folks. i know it's a thursday morning but let's get it going, shall we? to movies first. luke wilson gives the performance of his career in middlemen. the "r" rated movie tells the story -- john, you would love it because it's about geeks. the geeks here behind technology that brought adult entertainment to the internet and into people's homes. it is an immoral story but wilson's character is the moral center. james caan also stars. think of middlemen as a boogie nights of the 90s new york city. it's a raw gritty film but wilson's performance is so incredible. and he reduces you to tears because in all this madness he is trying to hang on to his marriage and it's just one of those films from beginning end to you ar

and this is big, united and continental airlines officially announced their merger this week. their new motto will be, "let's fly together." meanwhile, jetblue announced its new motto, "jetblue, at least you know the slides work." [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] you never know if those things really work. [ applause ] this is pretty crazy. denny's has a new sandwich called the fried cheese melt. it comes with deep fried mozzarella sticks inside a grilled cheese. [ audience ohs ] it is so good, it will have all your friends saying, "clear!" [ laughter ] you with us, larry? [ laughter ] here's some tech news. facebook is said to be working on a check-in feature that will let your friends know your location. hey. happy 47th birthday to rapper sir mix-a-lot! [ cheers and applause ] so good. i still haven't gotten him a present. anyone know what he likes? >> big butts! big butts! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hard guy to get a present for. check this out. a blind cat from san francisco was just found 3,000 miles away from home here in new york. yeah. either there's a cute story or som

airline employees have to work. >> this is the ticketing area for united us airways, continental, polaris, and then the airline ticketing offices are in the security area behind the wall. they would be downstairs here. >> reporter: but we can't get there? >> correct. that's airline rental space. and it's in a secure part of the airport back stage. >> reporter: hasn't walked out, apparently? >> apparently has -- we know this, it hasn't affected any of the public areas. >> reporter: we talked to plenty of people who smell it all day every day. but they were all afraid of being on camera thinking they would get in trouble with the airlines. but they did all say i really stinks. terminal a still has that new airport smell which they thought was the problem. >> we had a lot of construction here over the last few years so it makes sense that some of that construction, maybe the plumbing was hooked up improperly. so we went through investigations and physical inspections of all the plumbing. it's all hooked up right. >> reporter: it's been going on for months but there is no end in sight. sometimes it stops for weeks at a time

. >> airlines like united, u.s. airways and continental.ing to a secure area of back offices. affected area is behind that losed door there. now, very spoken with numerous and none of them have permission from offices to take us back there. >> we can put fans in place and picnic tables outside for people. >> there was comments about offices withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent payments until the smell is fixed but the airport deny tha.z the quest to remove this order continues. >> still ahead, jennifer aniston decides it's time to have a baby. >> what happens when her best friend makes a fateful switch, on the aisle, next. presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on a new cadillac cts sport sedan... ..the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a car and driver 10 best third year in a row. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a brand new cadillac. now during cadillac's summer's best sales event... get zero percen

airlines. the shareholders are set to vote on this deal in three weeks. the san francisco business times lists uniteds the biggest employer in san mateo county with more than 9,000 employees. >>> a lot more to get to this friday night. america's birthrate has set a new record. but is the bay area the trend? next, how the recession is affecting population. also ahead, glen beck gets ready for his washington rally. why critics say he intentionally scheduled at a sensitive time. and a street festival dedicated to good eats and affordable. all of that is coming up. and then later on "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. dan, coming up on "nightline" after the string of deadly grizzly attacks, they are warning about a new wave of bear aggression. and martin luther king, junior's niece tells us why 9ñ9ñ)ñ@únsnsns t t tgsataxax >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> interesting figures are out tonight that reflect a change in the american family. we are now seeing the opposite of a baby boom in this country. the u.s. birthrate has fallen with the lowest level in a century. the bad ec

airlines. that's packing a punch to consumers. with the pending merger of united and continental and more consolidation in the airline industry expected in the months ahead the cost of air travel may have only one way to go: higher. peter greenberg, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news", childhood memories created on canvas in steve hartman's "assignment america." but up next new york's fire department accused of racial discrimination. granola nut clusters from nature valley. 100% natural nuts and granola in bite sized clusters. it's a little bit of nature... a little bit better. and nature approves. granola nut clusters from nature valley. old legs. p.a.d., the doctor said. p-a-d... p.a.d. isn't just poor circulation in your legs causing you pain. it more than doubles your risk of a heart attack or stroke. i was going to tell you. if you have p.a.d., plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, the cause of most heart attacks and strok

airlines stuck in smelly zone are united, u.s. airways and continental. >> a coalition of parents wants to open two new charter high schools. and they're taking their case to the school board tonight. but other parents say they don't need anymore high schools. news week ranked summit prep tori charter school number 76 in the nation. that caught at tension of a coalition of parents down south in san jose. >> parents we know. they're just talking about what is down the road. the future for our children. >> in months, parents were asking summit public schools to open a charter school in san jose using a model, no more than 400 students, and a merit-based pay system for teachers where performance is rewarded. >> teachers earn a base salary that is competitive but they're all eligible for an annual bonus of 10% that. 10% is tied to the performance of the students. >> while the obama administration supports a merit bay system, california teachers association does not. >> do we want to tell teachers you should only teach in top schools b

the teachers are also getting tickets from virgin airlines wherever they fly in the united states. [applause] so this is a little game that we play. the mayor will come up. he is going to give you each your bag of goodies. we also have from tiffany's a beautiful crystal apple that is engraved. everybody that came into my office today saw the tip of the bag and instantly knew what it was. the tiffany symbol is a comic. you may not ever get a crystal tiffany anything. we have a beautiful award for you. in addition to that, what we do is the principals will get their awards and we have four extra prizes for each of you. they are all very different. there will either be for clubbable tickets to the giants game, and overnight stay and dinner, an overnight stay and breakfast, or an ipad. when you are called up, you will receive your bag from the mayor and the superintendent. i will have for envelopes. you choose one, ok? the teachers -- we have a variety of other goodies which include a bike rental, muir woods, beach blanket babylon, tickets to the opera -- we had so many gifts. a specia

buy more later those are regional class planes but as for short medium and long range airliners at this point the united aircraft corporation cannot flow for air flow planes that would be able to compete against boeing or airbus should this be so in the future we would live to have more civil points to offer but to date with your flooding is our strategic partner for regional class planes. they should choose what's made this medium range sukhoi superjet project most successful event. tuple if t u three thirty four if i got its name right that's also their own particular well that's because we design our plane for the future is not for today and another thing when you launch a new project you have to keep it short well you can take teen years to design a new plane or they'll have to keep it short and. to put some sleighs because tupolev did everything on its own while saeco used for into college and. from the very outset we decided that we wanted our products to have international certificates we wanted to have an airplane that we would be able to offer to both domestic and foreign customers consequently

airline employees have to work. >> this is the ticketing area for united us airways, continental, polaris, and then the airline ticketing offices are in the security area behind the wall. they would be downstairs here. >> reporter: but we can't get there? >> correct. that's airline rental space. and it's in a secure part of the airport back stage. >> reporter: hasn't walked out, apparently? >> apparently has --we know this, it hasn't affected any of the public areas. >> reporter: we talked to plenty of people who smell it all day every day. but they were all afraid of being on camera thinking they would get in trouble with the airlines. but they did all say i really stinks. a fan of is trying to blow it away. terminal a still has that new airport smell which they thought was the problem. >> we had a lot of construction here over the last few years so it makes sense that some of that construction, maybe the plumbing was hooked up improperly. that's a logical thought. so we went through investigations and physical inspections of all the plumbing. it's all hooked up right. >> reporter: it's been going on for months but the

the government signed off on a deal that would combine united and continental into the world's largest airlinertment of justice found they mostly complimented each other. the airlines agreed to give up some of their takeoff and landing to southwest. they're set to vote in three weeks. the san francisco business times lists united as the biggest employer in san mateo county with more than 9,000 employees. what a week we had. so hot and now what a turn-around. >> you know that means unfortunately cooler weather. sprinkles around the bay area. sun coming up at 6:36. we'll see plenty of cloud cover, and we do have a warm-up in the seven-day outlook. stay tuned. >> up ahead, the franchise's struggle continues. loses its fifth consecutive start. o cool stuff for >> want to do cool stuff for half off? "half off!" is celebrating its first anniversary with a whole new lineup. whitewater rafting. thrill rides. dune buggies and more. tune in to "half off!" this sunday at 3:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. or go shopping right now at or go sh halfoff.tv. >>> good morning, everyone. as we wrap up this saturday

, your passengers as well as southwest and every other airline out there, if there was a uniform way of posting prices, if they go spirit or united or delta of or southwest airlines -- all the same, easy to find, easy to understand. is that not in the best interest of the consumer? >> it may be, and that is interesting, and i would like to be able to buy a refrigerator that way as well. the reality is that different airlines offer different things to customers, and that diversity is a wonderful thing. the world would not be a great place if every airline would like spirit. i would also argue it would not be a great place if everyone were like southwest. the world as a better place because customers have a choice of airlines like spirit and southwest and many other airlines. >> one of the problems when it comes to pricing, though, is that many people do not understand what their choices are. and that they are getting services that they did not know -- paying for services that they did not know that they wanted, nor did they ask for. i think i have made my point, and i think you have made your point. final question, that as i think

different terminals, and this is a closer look at the american airlines terminal at the easternmost and of terminal no. 3. this large one is for unitedes one his work and the smaller one is for american airlines and this was coming out with a bonus 767. much like that one, and it was trying to go to the york city it was a boeing plane and the passengers say that it abruptly went off the taxi into this direction and what to the most remote location. right here and this is where this was held at for hours on this story of the tarmac. and they took all the precautions, searched and then removed. two of them were taken in handcuffs. the others were taken into a shuttle bus and not taken to the gate, there were taken all the way back to the front of the terminal. they had to go through security come and get on another flight. jonathan blum, kron 4 news. >> our coverage continues www.kron.com >> right now, we of news crews all run the bay area covering important to you. other top stories. >> in the bay area, only 6800 closed escrow, that is down 22% to the same time, led to the worst never wising for the month of july since 1995. this with

the spirit airline officials believe the new fee will eventually lead to faster boardings. >>> the unitedmirates plans to block some blackberry functions which could hurt some countries to be an international hub. they say blackberries can be a security risk because they can be moved out of the country. they have a strong following, not only with foreign officials but with young people. >>> this coming friday, oakland mayor ron dellums will announce whether he will run another term. friday is the deadline to enter the race. so far, he's not ruled out running for reelection but he hasn't confirmed it either. six other candidates have already announced their intention to run. drivers on southbound interstate 680 will soon have a faster way to move past traffic backups between pleasanton and milpitas. if you sign up for a fast track account teen now and october 20th. you will receive a toll credit to use on the new 680 express lane, set to open next month. this will be the first one in northern california and it's scheduled to open september 20th between highways 84 and 237. >>> coming up on

united and continental. passengers are worried that the combined airline will result in increased prices and decreased servicese ceos of both airlines are expected to testify. >>> on the markets, can you guess who is opening the markets? yes, it is guess. they have a new fragrance, that won't make things sitink less. dell has until wednesday to counter hp's bid for 3par. the price of that just keeps going and going. so far hp has the highest bid. laura? >> we'll check back with you. >>> the next chapter in the plastic bag battle could be written today. the senate today is expected to vote on a bill that would make california the first state in the nation to ban plastic bags at grocery stores and large pharmacies. the bill passed the assembly in june. opponents say the legislation would put a lot of people out of work, though. but some in the recyclable bag industry say not necessarily. if the bill is signed by september 30th by governor schwarzenegger, plastic bags would be prohibited in 2012. the state legislature is also trying to come to terms on a budget. we'll see how they're expected to handle has today

you can see that the american airlines terminal is kind of like the northernmost- westernmost out of the terminals here which also has united. other concourses, it was leaving from over here was a boeing 677, it looked a lot like this one. this would have left the terminal and headed on this taxi way to get to the runway that was scuttled to depart. and this is what happened, as it was going to taxi, and scheduled to depart-it took a up brought right turn, and then to the maintenance facilities and then directed into this sterile and real. behind this united hangar it was held four hours, hours. this is where passengers saw federal agents get on to this airplane. they took two people off the back of the plane. and the rest of the passengers were taken off by the front of the plane. back on to the terminal buses, back onto the freeway, and all the way back to the front of the terminal. and they had to enter just like there are coming to the airport for the very first time. go to security, and then make their way into the concourse to get on another flight. a very long morning. still, a lot of questions left to be answered. j

. >> airlines who work in the smelly zone are united, u.s. airways and continental.icking to a secure area back offices. the affected area is behind that closed door there. i have spoken with numerous employees who all tell me it really stinks. like you put your head into a sewer. fortunately none have permission from the airline corporate offices to take us back there. these pictures from the san jose mercury news show short-term remedies the airport has offered. >> put fans in place and some air fresheners in place. we've put some picnic tables outsidor people who have lunch breaks. >> there was commentary about airline offices withholding hundreds of thousands in monthly rate payments until the smell is fixed but the airport denied that. the quest to move the odor continues. >> this next week the airport plans to run another smoke test on the plumbing system. it's a test where the smoke is blown through the sewer pipes and crews look to see if it's blowing out which indicates a leak. workers can only hope. the off-ramp on doyle drive will be closed this morning as

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. >>> one of the largester a carriers between the united states and mexico has cancelled several flights over the past few days. mexicana airlines cancelled flights from san jose, oakland, san francisco, sacramento and los angeles. mexicana says operational needs forced the airline to suspend flights. and the airline was working to rebook passengers. it was last week mexicana executive met to discuss the airline's financial problems and the possibility of filing for bankruptcy. >>> lots of horsepower, chrome and luxury and that's apparently what attracts car thieves. they are stealing those cars and leaving family cars alone. this year, the cadillac escalade suv is the most stolen vehicle in america. escalades have antitheft ignition systems but that doesn't keep thieves from hauling them that way on flatbed trucks. the highway loss data institute satisfies one in every 100 escalades is stolen. next is the ford f250 crew cab pickup. >> huh? >> then the two-door infiniti g37? >> the dodge charger and then the chevy corvette. the least likely to be stolen, family cars like the toyota siena minivan. >>> in the battle for smart phon

unit. to top it off there was a similar bust at the same location two years ago. investigators in oakland airport looking into what caused an accident involving a southwest airlines plane bound for phoenix. these photos sent to us buy a viewer around 8:00 this morning. a vehicle called a tug pushing the plane from the dwait. witnesses say a bar connecting to the plane came loose. the tug then slammed into the landing gear, pinning the driver in between. no one on the plane was hurt. the driver was taken to the hospital. >> and still ahead, if beef was for dinner you're going to want to hear about a important recall. >> dna technology bringing closure for family of a world war ii airman killed in a bombing mission over berlin. >> i'm sandhya patel. there are signs this unseasonally cool weather may be coming to an end. i'll talk about it in the accu-weather forecast. >> and one of san francisco's popular sandwich shops is forced to close, a victim of its own success. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the remains of a world war ii airman from oakland declared missing in action have been identified. the army sargeant seen in the far left