. >> united airlines is self-policing at this point. they determined a problem and determined probably in more than one plane. that's why they're going to check all of them. >> reporter: united is warning of more delays and cancellations today while it completes the maintenance checks. more than a dozen flights were canceled last night, including joe rodriguez's. >> makes for a really long day. we've been here about four hours. five hours. it's pretty frustrating. >> reporter: the faa says united's move was voluntary. so far it's the only carrier affected. but travel experts warn other carriers are probably paying close attention, as well. >> if this is a system used by other airlines, whether it's american, which operates 757s, as well, you better believe they're checking it right now, as well. >> reporter: and while the unscheduled checks are creating headaches for passengers -- >> i prefer for them to ground the plane than something happens. >> reporter: many agree it's a small price to pay to keep them safe. united says it is not awa

it could be a bumpy travel day for thousands of passengers on united airlines, as that company inspectsed took the fleet out of service after overlooking a maintenance check on updated computers. the company had little choice. >> reporter: united insists it is not technically grounding its 757s. but it will cycle every single one of the jets through a maintenance check, to make sure the key computer changes were done correctly. so, what does it all mean for passengers? well, if you're booked on one of the 757s, there's a good chance that your flight will be

that has opened maintenance facilities in the united states. >> o'brien: since 2002, st has been doing a lot of maintenance here in mobile for major airlines like united, delta and u.s. airways, carriers that used to do almost all of their maintenance in-house. st would not allow us to visit or grant an interview, but we talked to many st workers, from line mechanics to supervisors. here at papa buddha's, a bar in mobile, we heard a lot about long hours, hard working conditions, and the pressure mechanics were under to "move the planes." a few agreed to talk, but only if we would protect their identities. >> to beonest, if you have one inspector... >> o'brien: one-- we'll call him "john"-- worked at a major airline for many years before joining st. what were your marching orders when you were inside st? >> it was typically "push." i mean, you know, you were given x amount of time to accomplish a task. and they wanted to keep moving forward faster and faster, you know. "whatever it takes to get it done, get it done." >> o'brien: though st wouldn't let us in, secretly, we did get footage from inside the facility. it's a place where another v

. >>> unit airlines has effectively grounded their entire fleet of 757s because of a possible computer problem and this could lead to some frustrated travelers this morning across the nation. cbs travel editor peter greenberg has the story here. you don't have to be traveling just on united or scheduled on a 757. if you are scheduled to fly today, do you need to be concerned? >> you need to be concerned but keep in mind the maintenance guys have been working all night long. 69 minutes inspection final for each plane. by 3:00 this afternoon they should be back on schedule. >> sounds like a quick turnaround which leads to how serious is this problem? if you're grounding that many planes? >> here is the deal. it's not unprecedented but sort of unheard of that an airline would voluntarily ground an entire fleet of an aircraft type 96, 757s that happened out of nowhere yesterday. it's issued by the ffaa saying we identified a problem and fix to that problem and so much time to fix it or you're not in compliance. some time yesterday somebody at united airlines woke up and said we haven't don

. >>> united airlines is grounding six planes to complete routine checks. ited says it's unclear how these groundings will affect flights. united says each check takes any where from 60 to 90s minutes. >>> apple announced today it is taking steps to reduce suicides in china that makes i pads. the factory rushed to fill orders to fill the popular i pad, there was a string of suicides. apple says it reviews working conditions of all of the companies that produce its products. >>> president obama will head to the silican valley. the president will land at sfo and spend the night here at the bay area. details about the visit are being kept confidential because of security reasons. the president is expected to visit lobbiest. >>> and home depot will create hundreds of jobs in the next months. the retail company announced it h be hiring 60,000 seasonal workers. spring is the busiest season for home improvement buildings. >>> energy and material drops led the drop in stocks today. the dow jones lost 41.5 points. the nasdaq dropped 13. >>> and the giants are startin

ual is the code for united airlines. today it means you ain't leaving.t least if you are trying to get from here to the east coast, most flights from bay area have to stop in either dallas or chicago. that's not happening. bob redell is live with more on the people ground bid those cancellations. good morning. >> reporter: no, they are not. we're not seeing a lot of people here who are stuck who have been stranded. they went back home tuned their hotels. we presume they have been following their flight information. there are already cancellations. i checked the boards for united and american and all their fights leaving this morning for chicago-o'hare have already been canceled. mike mccarren at sfo, that means that o'hare and midway are shut down. you recall seeing this number of flight delays at an early time of the day? >> we had denver hit hard over the years. but chicago, midway t airlines don't want to risk operations right now. it's unusual to see this many flight this is early. >> you get a sense of how long after a storm has gone through that it

. >>> united airlines says they have pulled dozens of planes out temporarily while performing maintenance checks. united says they have to cancel 17 flights today and more flights could be effected tomorrow. the entire fleet should be ready tomorrow night. >>> crews tonight race against time to empty a barge that ran wild. >> she was held at this warehout her will and forced into prostitution. it's a story you'll see only on 2. >> a mysterious yellow substance has been identified. someone reported seeing a paint spill there. you can see what appears to be yellow sludge from these pictures we took near harrison street on the east side of the lake. what you see there is not paint. they identified it as a build up of pollen that collected along the shore. >>> building inspectors red-tagged a building today. they said part of the structure could collapse at any moment. last night oakland police shut down part of fort street after one wall of the building was unstable. we are live at the marina green where it appears pollution is to a minimum so far. >> yeah, only about a gallon ofl spilled at

american airlines and united airlines started to tabs cancel flighting -- cans -- started to cancel lat night -- last night because of the snow. >> i go to dallas instead of chicago. so i did go dallas and then milwaukee. >> reporter: delays and flight can'tlations are expected to hit the east coast today. >> we highly recommend that people before leaving their house check with their carrier and stay in cup with the carrier all day hong -- touch with the carrier all day long. >> reporter: if the storm starts to hit the northeast later today, we'll probably see nights into boston, new york, philadelphia and washington, d.c. cancelled. if you are on a flight toward the east coast, you should constantly be in contact with your carrier to make sure that flight is gonna fly. back to you. >> thank you. >>> chicago is looking at its biggest snowfall in 40 years. the snow was so heavy last night, lakeshore drive became a parking lot. some people were stranded in the cars for five hours. police officers and poofs -- firefighters used snowmobiles to rescue many of them and took them to waited bus

united airlines confirms it's grounded 96 of the boeing 757s. the groundings comes after the carrier determined it did not complete at faa-mandated check on the jet's computer systems. there is no malfunction that you know of. these inspections take between 60 and 90 minutes so far this, has forced united to cancel flights and delay other autos captain of a sinking barge in the bay used quick thinking to avoid an environmental mess. >> there is a developing story and just moments ago the coast guard earlier today, it turns out a 3800 gallon support barge, and one gallon of oil spilled. and it's been a very unusual day. >> and at the golden gate yacht club, they've never seen this. a dredging barge, a marina entrance off the green. it's like a small amount of oil as well. >> there is light oil on top of the water. >> where does this come from? >> it's hydraulic oil. >> from sky 7, the spill looked significant and appears to have had minimal impact due to booms. and this is the environmental group was concerned and they launched a boat to survey f

. >> united airlines isup inspect of jets of that been grounded for an overdue computer maintenance checkunited says it's not expected to cause cancellations today. they cancelled 15 flights yesterday. 96 boeing 757's were out of service when >> we continue our storm coverage with abc 7's jenelle wang in pacifica. >> huge waves and warnings along the coast. >> there are high surf advisories up and down the coast. the waves are big here in pacifica but local who live here say they could be bigger. they're not that big where they usually can be so high they break over the seawall but quite a sight and quite dangerous. no one is swimming or surfing. they have issued a high surf advisory to monterey county until 2 a.m. tonight. waves can build between 14 and 17 feet and break as high as 20 feet at some beaches. there are signs along the pacifica waterfront warning spectators about the dangerous waves and to stand back. tourists from all over the bay area and around the world have come down to check them out. >> what brings u to pacifica? >> i'm just hear for the waves and

. >>> new, united airlines is voluntarily grounding 96 of its 757 aircraft because the maintenance checks were not completed. united tells us tonight the problems could last into tomorrow. so it's a good idea to check your flight status if you're flying united tomorrow. >>> here's a twist. social networking with a sinister twist. up next, why mexican gang members googling. >> they have a good chance of koj an offer. bring home a baby or get your money back. the bay area baby and thumbs up, up high in the mountains. jeff? >> yeah, finally looking like winter here. vind more on that as we continue to track this. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries. >>> new at 11:00, we saw the best of social media and its role in the egypt

. >> united airlines is finishing up inspections today on dozens of jets of that been grounded for an overdue computer maintenance check. united says it's not expected to cause cancellations today. they cancelled 15 flights yesterday. 96 boeing 757's were out of service when it determined it had not completed an faa-mandated report on the computers. they take between 60 and 90 minutes per aircraft. >> the master mind behind a multimillion dollar ponzi scheme says he didn't work alone. >> the teacher suspended for calling her students lazy and winers explains why she didn't do anything wrong. >> and boarders book stores file for bankruptcy. %@%%%%%%%%% i%% i%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ñ [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've never seen before at a really great price. switch to at&t now to get u-verse tv starting at just $29 a month for six months, dvr included. or get up to $300 in promotion cards with a qualifying u-verse bundle. u-verse tv lets you record and play back your favorite shows in any r

. >>> united airlines boeing fleet is slowly returning to service today. this after 757 jets were voluntarily grounded yesterday to perform maintenance checks on air data computers. one of the planes was at sfo. we checked and there are no delays right now. united says the computers are fully functional, but they recently discovered that the airline had not complied with some faa requirements. >>> ahead we'll tell you what happened when berkly ace controversial resolution dealing with guantanamo bay detainees. the desire for freedom continues to spread in the middle east, we'll tell you where protests are breaking out today. meteorologist mark will be back in a few minutes, getting ready for more rain. we'll tell you how much. also. >> we try to work to teach both beautiful and enchanting and make sure it does everything it's supposed to do. >> san francisco -- and this morning we checked on final touches for some of the floats. [audio not understandable] >>> anti-government protests in the middle east are spreading to the persian gulf. this is video by am

also, united airlines soars into the black and they're ready to share the wealth. but tonight why this bonus isn't enough for one group. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> and world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley from. all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you again in half an hour. >> prepare for rain. next newscast is at 6:00. connect 24-7 at abc 7 news.com. >>> tonight on "world news," tough choices, the president announces his budget cuts. republicans react. we show you what these cuts would and would not do. >>> songs of hope. gabby giffords finding words and music. what singing says about the wound in her brain. >>> flash point iran, tens of thousands try to protest. riot police charge in with tear gas. >>> risks and recalls. hips, knees replaced with devices never tested on humans. dr. richard besser with a big warning tonight. >>> and vip. new york's annual celebrity scene. how does a hotel cater to 1,000 dogs?

united airlines grounding 96 of its 757 aircraft because of maintenance checks not completed. more than a dozen flights were canceled yesterday. more delays because of the groundings, united tells us it could last into today. there are no 757's out of oakland or san jose. it's a good idea to check if you are flying out of sfo. the weather, the city of richmond says it will maybe sandbags available to everyone in the city for winter storm precautions available at the city yard off 580 in richmond. get them from 7:30 until 5:30 monday through friday. it's amazing, we went from 70 degrees and gorgeous to here's where to get your sandbags. >> old man winter went to florida, now he's back. we've got a lot of wind. i think we're going to see the winds taper off but the east bay saw some of the gustiest winds over the course of yesterday afternoon. we saw a 60-mile-per-hour wind gust in san rafael yesterday. really gusty winds throughout oakland all day. today the winds are calming down but we're focused in on wet conditions. we'll check in with mike inouye in a minute. let me show yo

united airlines grounded all of the 757's for some overlooked maintenance and it is having a ripple affect. lisa amin gulezian is live at sfo with the impact there. lisa? >> united grounded 96 planes today, and here is the sfo flights to denver, hawaii, new york, seattle and san diego were delayed for hours. >> i think we are upset. >> they should have been in maui by now. instead they are walking around the united terminal. their flight like so many others is delayed. it is because united voluntarily grounded the boeing 757's after realizing today it never got its air data computer properly checked by the f.a.a. the f.a.a. ordered united to update the system six and a half years ago. >> these data systems serve to feed information from the airplane's airspeed, altitude, location, all kinds of data comes in, and then it is fed into the auto pilot. >> the old system used to randomly sound an alarm at times which could distract the crew causing them to take unnecessary and possibly dangerous action. grounding all 757's caused planes like these to sit at the gate for hours. >> from then on we

. >>> united airlines is bringing back its direct flights between san francisco and new orleans. the first flight is taking off from lewis armstrong airport this morning and is expected to arrive in sfo shortly before 10:00. now this marks the first time direct service resumes between the two cities since it was canceled after hurricane katrina in 2005. sfo will host a celebration in honor of this new flight this afternoon. >>> the biggest retail trade group expects sales will be up more this year than any time in the last five years. this morning the national retail federation forecast sales will reach $2.47 trillion not including cars, restaurants and gas stations. that's a 4% increase from last year. but analysts say that still falls short of the 5% increase that signifies a robust economy. >>> the bay area will lose eleven bookstores as part of the bankruptcy filing by borders. two stores will close in both san francisco and san jose. other stores that will shut down are in san mateo, san ramon, fremont, pleasanton, union city and alameda. those closures will leave hundreds o

passengers on united airlines could face delays and cancellations while the company inspects its entireof 757s, to comply with federal safety regulations. >>> protesters in libya and bahrain are calling for another day of anti-government protests, as events in egypt continue to echo around the middle east. >>> senator john kerry is on a visit to pakistan today, hoping to smooth over growing tensions. u.s./pakistan relations have been strained over the arrest of an american diplomat, accused of killing two people in lahore. >>> new white house press secretary, jay carney, briefs reporters today for the very first time. >>> the surviving pirate from the attacks on "the maersk alabama" will be arraigned today in new york. he pled guilty to kidnapping and hostage-taking. he was captured during the daring rescue of captain richard phillips two years ago. >>> and top dog is making his way around new york city today. after clinching the westminster dog show last night, hickory, the scottish deerhound, is going to be appearing on a string of talk shows. >> probably has a lot to say. >>> coming

that fbi investigation is completed. >>> and service is getting back to normal this morning for united airlines. tear are -- their 757 jets were voluntarily grounded for inspections yesterday because united didn't comply with some of the faa requirements but we're told this morning those jets checked out okay. >>> breaking news right now. we've just learned that egypt's health ministry says 365 people were killed since the anti- government unrest began there and we're continuing to follow the revelation on the violence of lara logan, who was sexually assaulted and beaten during the unrests in the street, nicole collins has an update on her condition and how she was rescued. >> reporter: tori, lara logan is reportedly resting here in washington with her husband after what many would call their worst day in their career. >> we do want to report some disturbing news about a colleague of ours here at cbs news. chief foreign affairs correspondent, lara logan. >> reporter: logan seen here was surrounded by a mob after getting separated from her crew. she suffered what is being describe as a brutal be

. >>> more developing news, united airlines is in the process of grounding all 96 of its boing 747 fleet. one of those planes is at san francisco airport where checks were made on its controls. united says the computers are fully functional. the checks can take up to 90 minutes. it's expected that all the 757s will be flies again by tomorrow night. >>> the fbi is investigating a letter containing a suspicious substance sent to the va hospital there. the building was evacuated when a mail room employee didn't feel well after opening an envelope. the fbi is taking the envelope to a crime lab and hopes to identify the situation by tomorrow morning. >>> and right now i've got live storm tracker two, it's lit up like a christmas tree. the storm is on us right now. i'll be tracking it as we come back we'll show you live images. >>> will berkeley make california history tonight by allowing residents to open up their homes to guantanamo >>> the berkeley city council is meeting at this hour and debating a controversial proposal to extend a helping hand to guantanamo detainees. a vote is still exp

by 2005, colgan had successfully bid and won flying contracts with continental, us air and united airlineserving regional markets across the northeast and throughout texas. in just four years, colgan had more than doubled in size. that's a lot of growth to manage there, isn't it? >> a lot of growth for colgan to manage. this has been a lot of growth for the regional sector to manage. from flying a small portion of overall flying to operating 52% of the departures today. you know, it's been a huge transition for the regional sector. >> o'brien: even before the crash of 3407, there were growing safety concerns about the regional airlines. since 2002, the last six fatal commercial airline accidents in the u.s. have all involved regionals. in four of the accidents, the ntsb cited pilot error as a cause. the investigation of 3407 opened a window into the lives of regional pilots, where the work is hard, and the days are long, says former colgan pilot chris wiken. >> it's challenging. it's very challenging. a lot of short routes, aot of take offs, a lot of landings, and going in and out of bad w

united airlines says its economy plus section is staying. united is in the process of merging with continental and had not said until tonight whether it would keep the economy-plus seating. the section will be added to continental's fleet beginning next year. >> what you can't see can hurt you. why the chp is warning about black ice tonight. >>> and rain across the bay area right now, but will it rain on the the fdic closed a bay area bank today. charter oak has two branches in napa. it's the 21st institution to fail this year and the second in california. bank of marine will assume all the deposits and the charter oak banks will reopen tuesday as branches of bank of marine. charges can access their money by writing checks or using atm or debit cards. loan customers should continue to make payments as usual. >>> a strong finish to the week on wall street. dow rose 27 points buoyed by strong earnings reports from dell and mcdonalds. markets will be closed on monday in observance of president's day. >>> a nationwide movement today to save the

united airlines says its economy plus section is staying. united is in the process of merging with continental and had not said until tonight whether it would keep the economy-plus seating. the section will be added to continental's fleet beginning next year. >> what you can't see can hurt you. why the chp is warning about black ice tonight. >>> and rain across the bay area right now, but will it rain on the weekend, and the chinese new year parade? complete forecast is minutes away. the fdic closed a bay area bank today. charter oak has two branches in napa. it's the 21st institution to fail this year and the second in california. bank of marine will assume all the deposits and the charter oak banks will reopen tuesday as branches of bank of marine. charges can access their money by writing checks or using atm or debit cards. loan customers should continue to make payments as usual. >>> a strong finish to the week on wall street. dow rose 27 points buoyed by strong earnings reports from dell and mcdonalds. markets will be closed on monday i

united airlines resuming nonstop service between san francisco and new orleans today.he first flight will take off from lewis armstrong airport in -- louis arm strong airport in new orleans this morning. this is the first direct fight since they were cancelled in 2005 after hurricane katrina. >>> 7:36. this morning we should learn more about the final phase of construction on. new eastern span of the bay bridge -- on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. caltrans will hold a meeting on lane realignment and due tears to move -- detours from the old span to the new span. these are live pictures. you can see the construction of the new span on the right of your screen. this will allow for the construction of the connect and the new span should be arrest yesterday for traffic in both directions -- should be ready for for traffic in both directions in two years. >>> the national average for a gallon of regular gas, 3.15. that's the highest level in 13 months. the auto club reports this comes at a time when demand for gas is leaks. aaa concern say concerns about the unrest

. >>> united airline fleet of boeing airplanes are out of service this morning. we took a look at one of the planes that was there at san francisco airport. united expects those planes to be back in the air tonight. the planes were fully functional. >>> the fbi is now testing a suspicious letter mailed to the va hospital in palo alto that left a mail clerk sick. test results are expected today but the va building will stay closed until that investigation is finished. now a va spokesperson says a mail room clerk opened an envelope containing a gritty substance and became ill. he is doing okay now. no other patients were effected by employees by the first floor they were evacuated. >>> we have commute problems this morning. sal, what is the late nest -- what is the latest? >> reporter: it has been tough driving all over the bay area. first of all northbound 101 that ramp is still closed to 280 northbound because of a sign that was coming down on toes lane. so you have to stay on 101 northbound to get into downtown san francisco. the 280 extension is not available to

. >>> united airlines fleet of boeing airline planes is out of service. the jets were voluntary grounded yesterday to perform maintenance checks on their air data computers. one of the planes was at san francisco international airport. united expected to have the planes back in the air tonight. they say the computers are functionally fully but they hadn't complied with some of the faa requirements. >>> the fbi is testing a suspicious letter mailed to the va hospital that left a mail clerk sick. test results are expected today but the va building will stay closed until that investigation is finished. va spokeswoman says a mail room clerk opened up a envelope containing a gritty substance. no patients were infected. >>> a critical hearing is set for today in oakland's controversial plan to crack down on violent street gangs. a judge will begin hearing evidence on the plan to impose restrictions on dozens of suspected gang members in the cities fruitvale neighborhood. the city attorney says the existing injunction in the northern part of oakland has been a tr

. >>> more developing news, united airlines is in the process of grounding all 96 of its boing 747 fleet. one of those planes is at san francisco airport where checks were made on its controls. united says the computers are fully functional. the checks can take up to 90 minutes. it's expected that all the 757s will be flies again by tomorrow night. >>> the fbi is investigating a letter containing a suspicious substance sent to the va hospital there. the building was evacuated when a mail room employee didn't feel well after opening an envelope. the fbi is taking the envelope to a crime lab and hopes to identify the situation by tomorrow morning. >>> and right now i've got live storm tracker two, it's lit up like a christmas tree. the storm is on us right now. i'll be tracking it as we come back we'll show you live images. >>> will berkeley make california history tonight by allowing residents to open up their homes to guantanamo bay detainees. >>> and tens of thousands of new jobs, why home depot feels the time is now and how you can apply. >>> the berkeley city council is meeting at thi

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. >> local news for united airlines employees. for the first time they're receiving profit-sharing checks on the heels of the merger with continental. we have reaction tonight. united employees gathered to receive profit-sharing checks first-ever in the company history. the event was ceremony yil with a handful of employees representing their departments. added bonus? $100,000 bars and pay day candy bars. lawrence is a customer service director and a 15 year veteran. >> it's a surprise. we're excited about that. >> it's too little too late. >> flight attendants say they'd rather have it going into restoring their salaries and pension. a spokesman says they gave up $314 million per year and their pensions entirely. now working at 1994 wage levels and have been working on a new contract nearly two years. >> we deserve for the executives to be at the negotiating table now instead of handing out profit-sharing checks and candy bars. >> we're working right now with all of our labor groups. we're in the middle of collective bargaining wh

ual is code for united airlines but this morning it might be code for you ain't leaving.you are trying to get to the chicago area. united, american and southwest the main carriers out of sfo serve the chicago area, they have canceled most of their flights for the second day this has happened. i'd say most of the flights because southwest apparently is going to try to get a flight out sometime this afternoon, though. don't know if that's going to happen because of the weather in the midwest. so, you expect maybe that this airport will be filled with stranded travelers. not necessarily the case. i think what's happened after yesterday, a lot of people turned on their brain, called in advance and stayed home at their house or in their hotel rooms, not showing up here. we did catch up with one traveler, she was supposed to be in columbus, ohio through chicago yesterday. she had to have her flight rerouted four times. she might have gotten out. the fourth time a charm through phoenix. there are a lot of cancellations because of the heavy snow in the chicago area. they had repo

starting today united airlines will begin a direct flight between sfo and new orleans for the first time since hurricane "katrina." the first flight directly from new orleans is expected to arrive at sfo at about 10:00 this morning. that's less than four hours from now. >> we'll see how the weather's going to be by then. bring you up-to-date on something. kind of tweeting about it. >> there's going to be snow -- that's not it. >> you talk about arrivals. >> yes. why are there four and and a half of us? >> the half part's right here. (laughter) >> that explains why i've been eating so much. now we can officially announce it now that my nausea's over. a second baby due in august. >> congratulations! that's great. and you're feeling better this morning. that's even better. >> finally! >> got the glow. >> i don't know about that. >> so something else arriving as well. not quite as happy as that. two under two. sorry about that. (laughter) >> talking about the arrival right now of the crazy weather. >> that's right. we have wind, we have rain coming in throughout the morning hours. and winter

united airlines has voluntarily grounded nearly 100 757 jets to complete unscheduled maintenance checks which could mean flight delays and cancellations. united acknowledged air data systems on the planes were not in compliance with an faa-mandated update from 2004. >>> the battle of the budget rages on with president obama vowing to veto new legislation he finds, quote, disruptive. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are two budget fights in washington now. today, house republicans are continuing their effort to try to slash $60 billion from this year's budget, something that the white house has promised the president will veto which could lead to a government shutdown in a few weeks. meanwhile, the president is defending his budget proposal for next year and the fact he did not attempt to tackle the long-term debt problem this country faces. here he is at yesterday's press conference on that. >> this is not a matter of you go first, i go first. this is a matter of everybody having a serious conversation abou

today united airlines will depart from new orleans to sfo for the first time since hurricane katrina.uspended direct service in 2005 when that storm hit that area. sfo will host a celebration at terminal 3 later this afternoon. >>> and a bay area city is teaming up with car dealers to raise money for schools. 14 car dealerships in concord are taking part in the event this presidents' day weekend. the dealerships have all agreed to donate part of the proceeds from car sales to the mount diablo unified school district. money will go to music and athletic programs. >> you think it takes the local -- i think it takes the local communities or the local businesses to put the money back into the community that we're involved in. and without us doing that, then i think we're letting the schools down. >> city of concord has put up $30,000 and the dealerships contributed $45,000 to promote the car sales campaign. >>> okay, parents. take note. how about an app that tells you when your teen is speeding? it allows parents to keep track of their kids' car while they are on the road. you can set a b

united airlines will bring back direct flights between san francisco and new orleans. the fistfight is this morning. taking off from lewis armstrong airport in new orleans, it's due to land at sfo about 10:00 a.m. this morning. this will be the first direct flights between the two cities since they were canceled in 2005 after hurricane katrina. by the way, sfo will host a celebration in honor of this new flight later this afternoon. >>> well, water you would not want to be swimming in. amazing video of a swarm of sharks. why hundreds of them were spotted swimming side by side. >> wow. >>> and california's the nation's only state even close to building a high speed railway now that florida canceled its project. is this good news or bad news for california? >>> good morning. it's pretty windy on many bay area bridges. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and have a look at the weather straight ahead. >>> good morning. we have rain. we have some snow counsel around 2500 feet and highs today only in the 40s and 50s. a very strong little system is going to pin whee

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. >> mark: united airlines grounding planes for emergency maintenance.ght delays for lot of flights. let's look outside the golden gate on the left, wet and windy. but it's good of the weather center. >> darya: you might be waking up and thinking it's easing off but it depends on where you are right now. >> louisa: nothing to heavy bout we could see occasional shower today. it will be another what they pyrrhic radar is giving you an idea of where most of the wet weather is. down south san mateo, and in the south bay, that's where most of the wet weather is right now. dark green around 1 01, dealing with heavier down imports. mt. hamilton a bit of snow this morningdownpours.

more than five years after united airlines suspended the service they announced their first direct flight since hurricane katrina. truck service had been suspended immediately following the hurricane will resume with the flight departing from new orleans. we will watch for it to arrive. new details on another auto recall. honda is recalling 7000 vehicles worldwide. three models to fit, freed, city cars have defective springs words that may cause the engine to stall. one engine 22,000 of those vehicles are in north america. the national retail federation expects sales to rise 4% this year that would be the biggest increase since 2006 that would be higher than the past decade's average annual growth rate by less than the 5% rate which signifies a robust economy. here's a quick check on wall street. we're set for a sluggish start. teachers are down at this hour. on the agenda today that it promotes released weekly jobless claims, the conference board is going to release the index of leading indicators. also testimony on tap. then burnett he will testify on new financial oversight. we will be

the layoff had been anticipated since the merger between continental and united airlines. rs are losing their job in houston. after the merger, the airlines' headquarters will be in chicago. >>> two brothers from a los angeles area are facing charges in connection with a major counterfeiting ring. their arrests came after police seized phoney ipods, iphones and other electronics worth millions of dollars. the counterfeit devices arrived in parts and were apparently assembled and packaged in l.a. warehouses. the suspects have pleaded not guilty. >>> the nfl season just ended but planning for next year's super bowl in indianapolis is already well under way. in some ways super bowl xlvi can't help but be better than sunday's edition. >> particularly for hundreds of fans who had tickets but no seats. john hendren is in washington with details. >> reporter: it's an 1,100-mile to arlington, texas, from green bay, wisconsin. it's 1,200 from pittsburgh. imagine driving all that way with your super bowl tickets and arriving to be told your seats aren't ready. it was a super-sized se

united and continental airlines who sealed their megamerger five months ago will launch a campaign this week. they will change their website to melt the two names familiar global logo. you'll start seeing it on billboards coming out tomorrow. the leader in march and newspapers and magazines in the two airlines hub markets with a special emphasis on new york city. continental has a big hub at newark. unit's east coast hub is dallas international airport. they won't mesh websites until next year. and the combined company, scott, i know you were on the edge of your seat wondering about this, their theme song will continue to be "rhapsody and blue." you can go on with your day now. >> thank you for that, nicole. >>> here's christina loren looking at your forecast. >> today is one of the dryer days we'll see this week. tomorrow we have showers moving in. wednesday is a washout. then we look okay thursday, friday into the weekend. here's our next system right now pushing into northern california. it is not going to make its way into the bay area. high pressure is firmly in control. you can se

those airlines include american, united, and usair ways. he last holdout delta airlines followed suit. that means the increase is more likely to stick around for a while. the markets also responded to the uprising today. stocks fell sharply as traders worried that the unrest would spread to other oil-rich countries in the middle east and north africa. the dow fell nearly 1079 points to finish the day at 12,212. the nasdaq fell 77 and 1/2 points to 2756. our internet reporter, kimberly has photos coming out of the country. >>kimberlee: sunday to video, it's called police clashed with protesters. the show you. you could see a lot of people milling around just in the air, cars on fire. a little later uc protesters throwing rocks around. i believe they are directed at the police. a lot pictures on twitter, they are peaceful protesters who been kneeling in front of a courthouse in this position for several days. this one, a man holding up epaulet that mercenaries reportedly used to fire on protesters. forcing a lot of young protesters. people fro

. >>> higher fuel costs are taking a toll on airline stock. delta, unitedntinental us airways, and american airlines' parent company all dropped 5% or more on tuesday. according to the air transport association, every penny per gallon per year increase means about $170 million in additional fuel expenses for the industry. >>> apple holds its annual shareholder meeting today, with two major questions looming. the first is the health of company founder and ceo steve jobs. currently on medical leave, jobs has appeared increasingly thin and weak in recent months. he has not disclosed the nature of his illness. the second is the new ipad. apple's second generation tablet computer is expected to be unveiled next wednesday. it's rumored to be thinner and lighter with added features such as a front-facing camera for video chatting. >>> amazon is taking aim at netflix. people who subscribe to amazon.com's premium membership can stream movies and tv shows over the internet. the prime membership costs $79 a year. the netflix streaming service costs about $95. netflix

. >>> higher fuel costs are taking a toll on airline stocks. delta, unite continental, u.s. airways and american airlines parent company dropped 5% or more on tuesday. that's your moneywatch. stay with cbsmarketwatch.com. i'm ashley morrison in new york. >>> last year has been declared the safest in aviation history for passengers traveling on western built jets. the international air transport association says there was only one accident for every 1.6 million flights in 2010. an estimated 2.5 billion people flew safely on nearly 37 million flights. there were only 17 accidents involving aircraft built in north america or europe. >>> new help will be available today for commuters who use those clipper cards. >> clipper card customer service center is opening in san francisco this afternoon. the center at the east end of the embarcadero bart station will be unveiled at 2:00 today. commuters will be able to buy cards, add value to them, trade in damaged cards and get some answers to some commuting questions at the center. >>> 4:46. taking some of the pain out of that dreaded de

yesterday, continental airlines and united announced their merger means 500 texans will be laid off. >> there's a little bit of feeling of betrayal from the top. >> reporter: the government says 13.9 million americans were unemployed last month, with just 36,000 jobs added across the country. president obama is set to release his budget next monday. and a white house spokesman is promising it's going to contain significant cuts and require some tough decisions. rob? >> a budget battle on the horizon. emily schmidt, thanks for that report. >>> two high school students from texas have been killed in gun violence across the border. the two teens, along with a third boy, were in juarez, mexico, this weekend looking at used cars, when gunmen opened fire. juarez has become one of mexico's most dangerous cities amid a fierce drug turf war. >>> a snowstorm is bearing down on the rockies and stretching all the way to kansas. it's expected to dump ten inches of snow in denver, albuquerque, amarillo, oklahoma city, and wichita. and more than 20 inches could pile up in the mountains near denver.

under investigation, including an incident that occurred near san francisco last march when a united airlinesate plane. the u.s. air force, which was operating the two cargo jets, says it is cooperating with the investigation as well. nancy cortis, cbs news at reagan national airport. >>> the packers return to green bay as super bowl champions today. the pack won big 21-3 and held on for a 31-25 victory over the pittsburgh steelers last night. aaron rodgers was named most valuable player. >>> plenty of celebrities were there to watch the game, including former president george w. bush and wife laura, and there was the new york yankees slugger alex rodriguez, being fed popcorn by cameron diaz. there was some controversy. some fans got angry after they were not allowed to use the seats they bought. >> we want seats! we want seats! >> what a mess there. temporary seats built for the game were declared unsafe. originally more than 1,200 ticketholders were displaced. >> 2,000 people don't have seats! thousands of dollars spent. no seats! none! >> it's terrible. we're just beside ourselves. i don't

united, delta, at all suspending airlines. american it is canceling 920 flights. leaving terminals empty and travelers stock. officials are aware of the long wait before things get back on track. >> even though we are open, at the airport is open, normal operations will return slowly. >> at boston, new york and jersey and thousands of flights cancelled as crews clear the runways of snow and ice. >> a lot of travelers who have tried to get it days ago really have all of their hopes and on tomorrow. hopefully it will not get too cold tonight. not to ic. people will hopefully be able to get it to get where they are going. >> it is up backing up. as you can imagine that with good weather is affecting air travel. dan furman joins us live from the sfo. dan? >> gary, here at the departure gate. the blizzards of the midwest are having an impact here. but as will some video. we will show you. canceled flights. all cities to chicago and midwest destinations we're seeing cancellations to york and washington d.c.. we receive the latest to northeast cities. the reason is that

also high cost of goods and services like in the united states and transportation in the united states some airlines have already added twenty dollars to their round trip high gasoline prices also take a part of people think they could have been spent on goods and margin guidance here in russia price for the ready within three percent this year we'll have more on what analysts think about the global inflation in the program right now we'll see you in about ten fifteen minutes time thank you. all is related will be exploring nato and why some say it's just going out of date find out why the military alliance is being seen as a failure and why their mission is getting protests of the people. wiki leaks founder julian assange she blames the european arrest warrant system for the decision by a london court to extradite him to sweden he's accused of committing sex crimes there but he claims there just isn't enough evidence and saunders that lawyers fear he won't receive receive a fair trial in sweden and risks being handed over to america on espionage charges well the u.s. is a currently investigating hi

when the "discovery" took off on thursday, a passenger aboard a united airlines flight from orlando to virginia had a real bird's-eye view. look at that. he caught the shuttle's liftoff on cell phone video. >>> and finally, the portland trail blazers may have just barely beaten the denver nuggets 107-1 so 6 last night in overtime. but basketball fan james collier, look at that, was the real winner. the 23-year-old portland, oregon, man won a toyota tundra after sinking a half-court shot during a break in the first half. that takes some skill. all right, 20 minutes after the hour. here's lonnie quinn with a check of the weather. you got game like that? >> takes some skill. a lot of luck, a one-handed toss. of course. i'm always rooting for that guy to kick the field goal or to -- oh, finally. let's get right to the weather headlines. a lot to talk about. it is nice and warm in the south. that's your really nice weather. bitterly cold for the northern plains. and it's snowy out west. take a look at the entire country. satellite and radar picture, you know, a little bit of snow pushing to

>> sure. >> this is united airlines audience speaking of. >> we work with united and the facility tot, then we can say you are not allowed to do that repair work it's incumbent upon not only the repair station but the airline and the host government to ensure that the case. my concern is as much in being able to as i mentioned validate what they are doing. >> i guess i'm asking you then as i want you to assess the security in el salvador as the facility that united runs because it appears to be just incomplete and lacks and if you do not have authority to force them to be felt their security then we need to make sure you have that authority and any other penalties that should be imposed. >> that is obviously something we do in conjunction with faa and other certification of those facilities so it is a partnership with faa. specs are you will report back to the committee. >> thank you. >> the gentlelady yields back and i recognize the gentleman from california. >> thank you. mr. administrator, earlier i mentioned i think you for taking the arrow on the issue of the advanced imaging or

. >>> for the second time airlines are raising fares. united and continental raised fares by $20. airlines said they are being hurt by the big jump in oil prices which means they pay more for fuel. >>> let's check in on wall street because the numbers are higher this morning. quite a few analysts in charge this morning are indicating that we're really in store for a bit of a correction. some of the numbers are overvalued and we should see a hit soon. we'll keep watching. >>> pier one is recalling nearly 400,000 candles and holders. the flames from the product called golden tea lights can burn with a high flame. with products came in red and white. there's a picture on your screen. they were sold at pier cup stores across the country. you can return the candles to the store for safer replacement. >>> american idol know has the last two dozen hopefuls and there are some bay area connections. >>> good morning. southbound 680 traffic is going to be a little bit slow in the rain heading to the south bay. we'll tell you more, straight ahead. ♪ atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arh