a united airlines plane headed to san francisco from new orleanss has made an emergency landing back in new orleans that plane headed to sfo from that city there. >> from new orleans. right. flight 497 taking off in new orleans to san francisco minutes after take you have it was not gaining altitude some sort of white smoke was coming out of one of the engines the pilots landed it back at new orleans airport i guess it was rocky and windy there as well. >> yeah, it never really gained much altitude they say but as soon as they landed the flight attendants screamed to everyone get out leave all your stuff. the flight ending in just minutes but they said there were no announcements on the loud speakers but again these are live pictures we are seeing now from our sister station w wl new orleans we will continue to monitor this story this is happening, united airlines route on route to sfo. >>> clear skies this morning same clear skies will help warm things up later today. temperatures area wide, 72 san francisco, 75 oakland, 76 santa rosa. we do have cooler changes heading our way we wi

>>j.r.stone: 20 monday morning for kevin to watch this united airlines plane make an emergency landing. >> and smoke coming from the nose area, when he touched on the receiving more smoke and kind of a screeching sound. >>j.r.stone: the flight had just taken out off out of new orleans in route to san francisco. within 10 minutes of the take off the were problems. smoke in the cockpit, electronic systems that working crews were forced to make an emergency landing so using the backup system when the cause steering and braking problems during the landing. >> any just one of the runway in a few seconds later they were surrounded by the fire department, the issue came down and people started coming out. >>j.r.stone: live in san francisco international, you're looking at united airlines section were about two football fields from there. but this is a plane scheduled to arrive around 5:06 p.m., we have yet to hear from the passengers that were on the emergency landing in new orleans. i will talk with them and bring their stories later this evening. reporting live in san francisco, kron 4 news

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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 be honest, 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

the airline marked its anniversary today by unveiling an airbus a320 painted in united's vintage stars and stripes pattern. it's called the "friend ship." to give you an idea of how times have really changed for the airline, 85 years ago, fewer than 6,000 americans paid to travel by plane. tom, by comparison, today the new united airlines-- now merged with continental-- flies more than 150 million passengers each year. >> tom: certainly we've grown up quite a bit in the aerospace industry. >> susie: that's called progress. >> tom: and that's called "nightly business report" for this wednesday night april 6. thank you for joining us. i'm tom hudson. have a great night. >> susie: thank you, tom. thanks for watching, everyone, hope to see you all again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> more information about investing is available in "nightly business report's" video. to order this dv

based upon the actuarial means. >> and that's were i came with what happened in the case of united airlines and others. my time has long expired but the fundamental question i think that will we will leave unanswered anyone can respond for the record is, isn't it true that if we don't fully funds by some way -- i'm not -- not over five but fun, that we leave the taxpayers of america on the hook should the post office not be able to pay in the future of? >> we are paying, we are fully funding, the postal service is fully funded for pensions, and overfunded for pensions, and overfunded for retiree health care benefits. all we are saying is, as i said in my statement, we are more than willing continue paying of the 7.9 billion in 2011, that 5.5, plus two plus some other billion dollars we are paying to make sure that we are fully funding the retiree health care benefits on the actuarial means. what we are concerned about what we are asking for fairness and a level playing field is a $5.5 billion that came across in 2006 on an accelerated basis required us to prefunded. that's what nobody else

this is a united airlines flight from new orleans. it was heading to san francisco, but it returned to new orleans airport just a couple of minutes after taking off. there was some light white smoke coming from the engine of this plane. now they say the plane was rocking back and forth in very strong windy weather and never really gained much altitude. now this was flight 497. and they're telling us as soon as it was back on the ground the flight attendants started shouting leave everything, get out, get out. it was actually an associated press reporter on that flight. and said passengers -- the reporter said we're looking at people the door is open. it looks like some of the luggage is coming off right now. but that reporter that was on the flight said that passengers slid down the front and backslides. there's the front slide right there. reportedly there was no announcement over the overhead speakers. no interior lights or seat belt announcements were turned on. but, again, this was a flight that was going from new orleans to san f

the troubled united airlines flight has just landed at sfo. you're looking at some early pictures now. the plane took off this morning from new orleans, but then had to be turned around when the electronic system on board failed. the co-pilot said he landed on backup systems, at sfo just a short while ago with minimal steering and braking ability. the plane ran off of the runway and blew a tire. the passengers were told to use the emergency slide to get off of the plane. nbc's kimberly terry is at sfo. their story coming up at 6:30. >>> turmoil for air travelers tonight some southwest flights were canceled because of that hole that open upped on a boeing 737 on its way to arizona. the faa is responding with an emergency safety order tomorrow, aimed at finding metal fatigue on older aircraft. nbc bay area's chris sanchez, she joins us live from minate san jose international airport with a look at how air travelers can be better prepared for the unexpected. >> reporter: marlatravel insurance will cost you about 4.5% of your entire vacation or yo

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live at pictures of united airline flight that ended abruptly.s airbus was supposed to go from new orleans to sfo this morning. two miles out of new orleans airport, with reports of smoke coming out of an engine you see it made an emergency landing. there looks like the nose gear collapsed and they put out the emergency chute to get passengers off. they are not aware of any injuries. this airbus was scheduled to arrive at sfo at about 9:36 this morning. it's about two miles away from new orleans airport. an investigation will begin this morning into exactly what happened. >>> early details have been revealed about the new next generation iphones. ceo confronted about the iphone 5 will feature an eight mega pixel camera. however, the journal reports delivery of the camera has been delayed by the japan quake. >> and celebrity used his powers for good at spca's animal fashion show. >> that, of course, was made famous the footage that caught him stealing hundreds of items from neighbors' yards. dusty was adopted from the humane society. and they rais

if you can't afford to wait and you can take a ticket to a united airlines counter and get a voucher that to compel the southwest airlines. the flour rights is also on standby to help passengers find alternate routes with other airlines. tickets that would have to be paid for. another expense for already frustrated travelers. nicole, kron 4 news. it >>vicki: will have updates on new cancellations and delays more morning. kron 4 starts at 4:00 a.m.. >>reporter: the weather is glorious today, sunshine, blue skies and warm temperatures into the '60s and '70s all the wit to 73 degrees. concord made it into the '70s but the coast of things were cooler. we have a step sea breeze through the day backup temperatures into the upper 50s in the '60s. of 562 degrees for san francisco. tonight clear skies and temperatures dropping off into the upper 30's and low '40's. 42, livermore with mid to upper '40's close to the bay tomorrow morning. things are going to be much warmer for our monday. the sunshine will be out, a few scattered high clouds and temperatures going into the '70s just about every

united airlines flight had to make an emergency landing after smoke filled the cockpit. the co-pilot of that flight said the plane lost all electronics, they were forced land on back up alone. that didn't give them the ability to steer or operate properly. iran off the runway and blew a tire. you can see passengers had to get down the slide to exit the aircraft. >> he came over the exit ramp, i would say feet above the road. they had smoked coming from the nose area, when he touched down there was more smoke. a few seconds later we were surrounded by the fire department and shoots came out and people started coming down. >> reporter: they felt odd, there's no panic on the plane. it just like fell like it never got power. people got concerned but there's no panic at all. >> james: a few passengers got hurt going down the slides, those are the only injuries. all passengers and crew members are safe, the passengers were reebok >> reporter:. investigators are trying to figure out why a single eight engine plane crashed near the oakland airport yesterday afternoon this is vid

. >> reporter: united airlines flight for 97 arrived at 5:05 p.m. today after a harrowing take off this morning. flight 497 took off at 5:00 a.m. and the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and inch and a failure. the plane blew a tire as it landed in ran off the runway. those passengers were put aboard another plane that arrived in san francisco a few hours ago and they shared with his impressions of the pilot struggled to control and land the plane. >> we took off and felt like it was a struggle. the captain did not have the capacity to control the plane. >> it was eventually started going down -- and eventually started going down and we could see the water and the houses. >> i started praying. we were coming in really fast. i could tell it was going to be a pretty big bump. >> reporter: passengers shared with us these pictures. the faa is investigating this incident. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the corner identified a pilot who was killed. 73-year-old richard emanuel had just taken off. it appeared that the plane was having engine t

united airlines is rated as the meanest airline by the survey. it had the second highest customer complaint rating of all airlines, including regional carriers. american eagle also scored poorly with customers. the most complained about airline, though, is delta. the survey also finds travelers don't have much confidence in jetblue. passengers say it's the most unsafe airline. and finally, the most likely airline to overcharge for bags is a three-way tie between delta, us airways, and continental. looks like we've got everyone included in that survey. >>> okay, let's go back out to the ballpark. the dodgers are in town, and this game being dedicated to dodgers fan bryan stow. >> jeff ranieri joins us, but first he's joined by a guest, a friend of bryan stow. he is the fan who was beaten at dodger stadium. jeff, this must be a very emotional day for him as well. >> reporter: it certainly is. out here at the park fans are still coming out and wearing their orange and black and the dodgers fans in their blue, but there is kind of this sense of calm

look at united airlines, continental to say our costs are getting higher.g more on gas a we have less spending. it's kind of a second, maybe the summer, let's take the summer off. wall street needs a break. >>catherine: baby boomers need a breather. a new poll saying that they're concerned about their retirement years and whether they can afford to retire. >>rob: want to read these stats. only 11 percent think they can retire in comfort. another 55 percent said they don't think all of any financial security. one and four say they will never return. my advice if you don't have a million dollars, that will pay a $40,000 income until you retire, social security will pay $20,000 roughly. medicare, medicaid costs about $10,000. no what's your budget is now work as long as you can. don't drink, don't quit, don't retire until you know you have enough. a million dollars in the nest egg. >>pam: that's not got much money in the bay area. not everybody has $1 million. >>rob: you're a millionaire with $50,000 income, and how well tokyo court. depends on your budget whe

. >> onboard a united airlines flight to san francisco. flight 497 forced to make an emergency landing in new orleans moments after take off this morning. there were reports of light white smoke coming from the engine. the plane was rocking back and forth in windy weather and never gained much altitude the copilot told an associated press reporter he landed on back up system, minimal braking and steering ability after the plane lost all electronics. the plane heavy with fuel ran off the runway and blew a tire. >> he came over the exit ramp on to the airport service road. i would say feet above the roadway. and they had smoke coming from the nose area, when he touched down there was even more smoke and a screeching sound and then he just ran off the runway a few seconds later he was surrounded by the fire department s the chutes came out and people started coming down the aircraft. >>> passengers say no one was panicked but once the plane landed flight attendants told them to leave everything get out get out. still not clear what caused the

fortunately united airlines is offering help southwest passengers for a flat fee of $150 each way. if you can afford to wait and take a ticket to an added airline counter get a voucher. you can then build to southwest airlines. fliers rights is also on standby to help passengers find alternate routes with other airlines. tickets that would have to be paid for. another expense for already frustrated passengers to reporting live, kron 4 news. >>vicki: will have update on any new cancellations and delays free tomorrow morning. kron 4 starts at 4:00 a.m., the earliest news station to get things going on in the bay area. >>brian: a gorgeous day today, the son was shot in the blue skies were up there and temperatures into the upper 60s and low '70's. santa rosa up to 73 degrees, but we had a sea breeze at the coast and it was blowing most of the day 10 to 20 m.p.h.. it kept temperatures cool in san francisco. only a high of 62. things are charlie tonight, were going to watch those lows down into the upper 30's and low '40's for the north bay valleys. low '40's east bay valleys and mid to

>> reporter: bruce mileand was a united airline pilot for 31 years and says so-called hard landings,when a plane slam onto the runway during touchdown can exacerbate cracks in the fuselage when you take a conveyance it will create stress on the plane. >> reporter: concern came to the forte front after investigators found southwest airlines workers are not performing these routine safety checks. >> at one time they were rated one of the better airlines to fly and the best maintenance record runs and now all of a sudden they are not doing their checks. >> i was a little alarmed at that. >> i wouldn't necessarily be alarmed as a passenger. >> reporter: even so some experts say the systemwide checks may amount to closing the barn doors after the horse has escaped. >> maybe they will find something of a trend, and then i think it should be of concern of everyone, if they find a big trend. >> reporter: one expert says the passengers on southwest flight 812 were lucky that the hole was as larceny as it was and says that actually made it less dangerous by releasing the pressure quickly and r

it was shortly after takeoff from new orleans, when yesterday, the pilot of this united airlines airbus, bound for san francisco, declared an emergency. there was smoke in the cockpit. then, the situation got worse. >> we've lost all our instruments right now. we're going to need just a par. >> united 497, safe souls on board and fuel remaining? >> 106 souls on board. >> not the words you want to hear from the pilot. the plane turned back to the airport. and despite minimal braking and steering on a backup system, they did land safely. it did skid off the runway. that required passengers to leave via the emergency slides. >>> let's look at this morning's weather from around the country. a stormy day from florida to the carolinas, with 80-mile-per-hour winds. chance of chance oados. showers and thunderstorms in washington, d.c., new york and boston. scattered showers in the upper midwest. and heavy rain from seattle to portland. up to two feet of snow in the cascades. snow also in the northern rockies. >> 67 in salt lake city. 77 in albuquerque. and just shy of 90 in phoenix. 50 in chica

. >>> intense moments on board a united airlines flight. passenger finally reaching sfo this evening. flight 497 left new orleans but pilots lost power after takeoff. one passenger could sense something was wrong. >> it wasn't gaining altitude. it was just not working. >> reporter: smoke started filling the cockpit and traffic controllers guided the pilots to an emergency landing. this was near new orleans. none of tpassengers were injure. >>> the man accused of holding jaci dugard. she said her husband will plead guilty on thursday in court. >> apparently will plead to most of the counts against him and go away a long time. >> he add nancy garridoo will likely stand trial. she has already pleaded not guilty. they are charged with 18 felony counts of false imprisonment, rape and child pornography. they're accused of kidnapping dugard from her home when she was just 11 years old. the couple was arrested back in 2009. >>> new tonight, antioch city attorneys says a former narcotics task force connector is not connected to drug raids and proper

. >>> a real scare in the air today for passengers on board a united airlines flight bound for san francisco. shortly after taking off from new orleans, the pilot declared a midair emergency and turned the plane around. heather holmes is live at sfo where passengers told her exactly what it was like on board. >> reporter: rattled united passengers arrived here this evening happy to finally be in the bay area. >> reporter: just minutes after taking off from new orleans airport, there were signs of trouble this morning on united flight 437. >> we get off the ground and things start making different kinds of noises. >> it felt like it was rocking back and forth and floating. >> reporter: the pilot who had been speaking on the public address system suddenly stopped. but smoke in the cockpit was not the only problem. pilots reported the situation had worsened. >> we lost all our instruments right now. and we're going to need -- >> reporter: essentially flying blind, the pilots used landmarks to give traffic controllers their location as they prepared for an emergency landing. >> we kind of grabbe

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want to tell you, as well, about a different kind of terror today for more than 100 people on a united airlines flight which lost its electronics. and made an emergency landing on backup systems. the airbus jet had just left new orleans for san francisco when the pilot smelled smoke in the cockpit. >> tower, we can start trying to pull 'em all off. i don't know if we'll be able to get them all off. >> united 497, state souls on board and fuel remaining. >> 106 souls on board. >> always so haunting to hear that "souls on board." the plane made it back to new orleans, barely able to brake or steer. the ntsb is investigating. >>> now we move on to the white house. president obama made it official today. he wants to stay there four more years. the president kicked off his 2012 re-election run with the video, e-mails, even texts, searching for his supporters again to recapture the magic from four years ago. jake tapper broke the news the announcement would come before dawn today. he's at the white house tonight. >> reporter: here's a video from senator obama four years ago. a campaign appearance of

. >> mark: the latest on united airlines flight the main emergency landing yesterday. they have safely arrived and some francisco. the passengers london just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday smoke was detected yesterday and the co-pilot lost electronics forcing them to land without the ability to steer or break properly. no one was seriously hurt, federal investigators say it will take months to investigate. barry bonds perjury trial resumed this morning after juror called in sick yesterday. witnesses will include three technicians, the former lab director will also testified that a sample tested positive for the clear. it also here reading from the grand jury testimony. it could be decided today if the secret tape recording will be used. they say that tape will cooperate the testimony of stevens. >> darya: www.youtube.com video means there is a new safety concerns and solving many. this is a video showing the door wide open wallah light rail train was running during rush hour. the passengers are leaning on the door that is closed. if there have this open. this is as it was

. >>> a real scare in the air today for passengers on board a united airlines flight bound for san francisco. shortly after taking off from new orleans, the pilot declared a midair emergency and turned the plane around. heather holmes is live at sfo where passengers told her exactly what it was like on board. >> reporter: rattled united passengers arrived here this evening happy to finally be in the bay area. >> reporter: just minutes after taking off from new orleans airport, there were signs of trouble this morning on united flight 437. >> we get off the ground and things start making different kinds of noises. >> it felt like it was rocking back and forth and floating. >> reporter: the pilot who had been speaking on the public address system suddenly stopped. but smoke in the cockpit was not the only problem. pilots reported the situation had worsened. >> we lost all our instruments right now. and we're going to need -- >> reporter: essentially flying blind, the pilots used landmarks to give traffic controllers their location as they prepared for an emergency landing. >> we kind of grabbe

good catch dad. [ laughs ] >>> we are learning some staggering new details about that smoky united airlines plane forced to land yesterday, instruments dead, almost no brakes, no steering. it seems the pilot was impossibly steely. and tonight, lisa stark on his steady hand and what passengers should do if the plane lands filled with smoke. >> reporter: one of the controllers who helped guide the plane down was in training, the other not even four years on the job. but they and the pilots remained calm. the first hint of trouble came just after takeoff, smoke in the cockpit. >> united 497. we have smoke issues with the airplane. >> reporter: the plane was at 4,000 feet. >> this is 497, we are declaring an emergency. >> united 497 safe souls on board and fuel remaining? >> 106 souls on board. >> reporter: then, the unthinkable. >> 497, we've lost all our instruments right now. >> reporter: the crew had just their backup instruments. the tower guided them in. >> united 497, just continue left turn. i will tell you when to stop, sir. >> fox five this is our aircraft touching down now. >> report

a united airlines jet bound for sfo, forced to turn around. this is a picture of the plane we're talking about. we'll bring you a live report from new orleans where the plane made an emergency landing just hours ago. >>> i'm tara moriarty, live in san francisco, where thed about's trial. legal anna siss say the defense is gaining. we'll tell you you -- teal yell you why and what is set to happen this morning. coming up tam -- >>> and new troubles for the woman at the scandal in the la crosse case from duke university. >>> just minutes ago, barry bonds arrived in court in san francisco. at any moment, week three of his perjury trial will get underway. tara moriarty is outside the courthouse. what can we expect today? >> this has been the water cooler talk, pretty much anywhere you go in s an francisco. the defense lost a lot of points -- actually, they scored some points last week with the prosecution's witnesses. so barry bonds had every reason to appear relaxeded a 6:-- relaxed and confident as he appeared this morning now, the anti-doping ex

. >> mark: the united airlines flight that in many emergency landing yesterday in new orleans. they landed on the flight just after 5:00 p.m. smoke detected at in the cockpit the co-pilot sing the last electronics and more forced to land on cup back up systems. federal investigators say it could take months before the announced findings. the barry bonds perjury try resuming this morning this after a break where a juror called in sick yesterday, prosecution witnesses will be calling three technicians from ucla and therefore more lab director who is expected to testify that in 2003 a sample tested positive for the clear. they will here are reading from the federal grand jury testimony in 2003, that is at the center of this trial. it could be decided if a secret tape recording made by steve will be admissible. the tape will cooperate steves testimony that he and bonds dr. talked-about bonds steer reduced. >> darya: 7:07 a.m. all live look for mar mt. tam cam. a beautiful shot. we ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves

. >>> a complaint about three passengers on board a united airlines flight led to a pilot turning it around and headed back to the tarmac. the plane took off after a 2.5 hour delay. >>> rafters and skiers are probably all excited to hear the northern california water ways will fill up this summer. ken pritchett joins us live from the american river in el dorado county where he found out there's a serious side to all of that summer fun. >> reporter: this is the south fork of the american river. at this location the water looks very calm and inviting. but that water is cold and in places it is very swift as you will see just a few miles upstream. you can hardly blame these rafters for hitching a ride at the end of their trip after they've been through this. this is the troublemaker rapids on the south fork of the american river which is already swelling from the melting snow pack. >> and it was definitely the juiciest flow i've seen in a couple of years. it was very good. >> reporter: jim jones and his friends have just finished a trip down river. the river is running at about 3,000 cu

continental and united airlines said today they are reducing flights between the united states and japan by about 10% next month. a spokeswoman says there has been a drop in demand for travel to japan ever since the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. the airlines will drop a few flights a week between four u.s. cities and tokyo and will delay plans to add a second flight from tokyo to san francisco. >>> with the filing deadline a little over two weeks away, the irs estimates the average refund this year will run around $3,000. the irs commissioner says the quickest way to get your refund is to file electronically and have the refund deposited directly to your bank account. >>> new evidence tonight the companys have slowed down their lay offs and pink slip notices. the labor department reported today fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week. the number of newly jobless people dropped. california had the second highest drop which jobless claims down by more than 2,100. illinois had the biggest drop. >>> even though it closed lower for the day. the industrial average has pos

. >> eric: and passengers aaboard a united airlines jet are finally home. >> kristen: it's 5:30. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. they will discipline a light train operator that drove part of his route with door wide open and passengers dangerously close. >> reporter: muni officials say even they were shocked by this run. take a look at this video. a passenger shot it and then posted it on youtube. the train is barreling through the tunnel with the door wide open. no one alerts the driver. you can see everyone stays calm. a spokesperson said no one pulled the emergency cord. they say it's a very rare occurrence. they may find it extreme but the riders don't. >> they open up sometimes in the middle of the route. >> no one was hurt in the incident and muni is investigating what happened. they placed the driver on a non-driving status and they do plan to punish him when they find out what happened. the system keeps running with the door open obviously as we saw. the safety mechanismisms they do have in place include a braking light and he also has a

. >>> a united airlines flight from new orleans to san francisco had to return to the airport this morning shortly after takeoff because the plane lost electrical power and had smoke in the cockpit. the pilot reported that all of his instruments were out and the air traffic controllers on hand had to help guide united flight 497 to the ground. and the emergency landing was a rough one. the nose of the place of business ended up off the -- the nose of the plane ended up off the tarmac. passengers and crew members all evacuated the plane using emergency chutes. >> they had smoke coming from the nose area. when he touched down, there was even more smoke and kind of a screeching sound and then he just ran off the runway. >> the flight was originally due to arrive in san francisco just after 9:30 this morning. the passengers were all booked onto other flights. >>> the pentagon today said a u.s. marine from santa clara was killed supporting combat operations in afghanistan. officials have identified the marine at 21-year-old lance corporal harry lou who was based in hawaii. he was killed yesterd

first, the pilot of the united airlines flight said there was smoke in the cockpit. >> then he reportto new orleans. he asked for the longest runway but that was unavailable to the pilot. so he did manage to land that plane safely but yet another scare. >>> on new york's long island now a search is under way for more victim was a serial killer. three bodies were discovered yesterday lang a december late strip of beach. that brings a total to eight victims so far. lucy yang of wabc has more. >> reporter: it has become a nightmarish graveyard and a massive crime scene. westbound lanes of ocean parkway remain closed from oak beach all of the way to the nassau county board e after three more bodies were discovered near oak beach bringing total number of victims to eight. the likelihood is extremely high that all of these eight victims have a commonality, that commonality is that they have made contact with a serial killer and this fellow knows what he's doing. he's smart. >> reporter: with bright skies and milder temperatures, officials thought it would be ideal for an extensive search an

have delays and maybe cancelled after and tsb continuing investigation on and southwest airlines planes. >> mark: united flight from new orleans has to turn around and make emergency landing when smoke comes from an engine. >> darya: the big announcement out of washington d.c., it has to do with whether president obama is going to run for reelection in 2010. >> live from the bay area new station this is the kron 4 morning news. >> mark: starting off with a raw shot from our roof camera. it will be a warm day. >> darya: thank you for watching at the monday to you. >> mark: we will get a full check of weather and traffic in a second. just been is in the newsroom with more on the flight lending in san francisco. >> reporter: of flight did not make it far after smoke-filled a plane. thises it on the runway. the co-pilot says it lost all electronics, he was forced to land on backup systems. he said the plane ran off the runway and blew a tire. a reporter was on the plane saying as soon as the flight was on the ground, flight attendants started shouting to leave everything behind and get out. passengers had t

we are learning staggering new details tonight about the san francisco bound united airlines jet forced to make an emergency landing in new orleans yesterday. turns out the plane was filled with smoke. instrument dead. almost no brake and no steering. here's lisa stark. >>reporter: one of the controllers who helped guide the plane down was in training. the other not even 4 years on the job. but they and the pilots remained calm. first hint of trouble came just after take off. smoke in the cockpi cockpit. >> united 4 97 we have smoke issue with theary plane. >>reporter: plane was at just 4000 feet. >> 4 97 we are declaring an emergency. >> united 4 97 fuel remaining. >> 106 soul on board. >>reporter: then the unthin unthinkable. >> 4 87 we have lost all our instruments right now. >>reporter: cry had back up instrument. tower guided them in. >> 4 97 justin left turn i'll tell you when to stop sir. >> this is our aircraft touching down now. >>reporter: the plane skidded off the runway. all 106 on board got out safely. >> i got off the plane started running. i few how much fuel was on the p

. >>> united airlines flight 449 from los angeles from sfo only stayed in the air for five minutes.urned around made emergency landing immediately after the 7:00 p.m. take-off. the pilot declared emergency saying he couldn't get the plane out of autopilot. the plane was essentially flying on its own. they were able to get control and return it safely to lax. passengers made it to sfo on another flight arriving before 11:00 last night. >>> federal aviation administrator randy babbitt and air traffic controllers union chief paul rinaldi will be in atlanta this morning to address the problem of sleeping employees. babbitt and ray lahood announced scheduling changes to confront the number of controllers falling asleep on the job. it includes longer shift for controllers overnight instead of just one. besides atlanta, babbitt andrially will visit airports in dallas/ft. worth, kansas city, chicago, new york and washington, d.c. no california stops are currently scheduled. >>> if they were coming here, they face rain an wind if they lan at s.f. obz. a gray day, as you can see. what do you

united airlines flight from los angeles to s.f.o. to return to lax last night after a problem developed with the plane's autopilot. united flight 494 just taken off when the pilots realized they couldn't turn off the autopilot. they immediately turned the aircraft around and they were able to land the plane safely. nobody was hurt. and the passengers were eventually put on another flight. they made it to sfo without any further incident. >>> a set-back today in the condition of the giants fan who was severely beaten at dodger stadium last night. bryan stow's family maintained a constant vigil at his side. they were hopeful he would be able to come out of a medically-induced coma last week. but when the doctors tried to wean him off the sedatives he suffered seizures. stow has been placed back in the comatose state and is in critical condition at l.a. hospital. his family remains hopeful. >> we have faith. in how strong bryan is. he is stubborn and he has a lot of will power. we just say, bry, you can do this. >> the two suspects who

a united airlines flight was forced to land blind in new orleans, just moments after takeoff. no one was hurt. but passengers described a terrifying decent. lisa stark has the latest on this latest air scare. good morning, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. imagine if you can, taking off from new orleans into cloudy skies. suddenly smoke is filling the plane. it's an airbus jet. the pilots start losing their instruments. this is a dire situation. and that plane has to get on the ground right away. listen in as this emergency unfolds. still climbing, moments after takeoff, the pilots had a problem. >> united 497. we have smoke issue with the airplane. >> reporter: the crew immediately began emergency procedures. >> this is 497. we are declaring an emergency. >> reporter: alarms ring out. then, the unthinkable. >> 497, we've lost all our instruments right now. and we're going to need just a p.a.r. >> reporter: forced to rely on backup instruments, the pilots fought with their controls as the tower asked for critical information. >> united 497, safe souls onboard and fue

if you fly the newly merged continental/united airlines, no more discounts even if you prepay the baggage fees. the airline gave passengers a $2 to $3 break for paying online instead of at the counter. the airline just got rid of it. now you'll payed 25 e$25 for tht bag regardless when or wear you pay. >>> good news for gabby giffords. the arizona republic is reporting she can walk a little and uses her left side. she has limited use of her right arm and leg. giffords says she plans to walk a mountain when she leaves rehab. for now, though, it's unclear if she'll be able to attend friday's launch of the space shuttle commanded by her husband, mark kelly. that's the news at 14 past the hour. now back to jenna, carl and mike. >> what an incredible recovery. >> how about a sidewalk. she wants to walk a mountain. i mean, that's incredible. good for her. >> she wants to do it, she can probably do it. >> i have no doubt at all. mike bettes is back. good morning. >> still pretty soggy for a lot of folks for this easter holiday. you'll see rain that could include flooding from oklahoma city to ci

4 news >>catherine: and other merchants in the air when smoke was detected in the cockpit of united airliness headed to sfo, before being sent back to new orleans. j. r. stone is live and he talked to some of the people who were on the plane. >>j.r.stone: some of those folks told me within the last 10 minutes that they knew something wasn't right. the plane didn't have the power to get above the clouds. needless to say they are smiling tonight, some even to pictures of herself phones. this is their story in your own words. >> it was going up and down, up and down looked out the window and all the sudden i saw we were landing. >> when we were coming back the plane was rocking back and forth and it sounded like we did have power. >> it came down really fast. we were going too fast for it to land. we went down hard. >> i did know how far the broadway was from the border. >> the children and older people on the plane it was scary. throughout the day everyone got to know everybody. >> essentially when we were going down was started in the water and houses that's when i started thinking that this

. >> mark: the latest on the united airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing.hose passengers are safely in san francisco. we had the story for you live on the area's chain morning, prelate lost all of their electronics. -- a pilot. no one was seriously injured, it could take months to announce the findings into what happens. >> darya: 5:03 a.m. now, here is a look at the weather. >> james: today, even though cool them begins it will still feel nice, comfortable temperatures in the low '70's we just won't get into the upper '70's. roof camera, let's break down some of the headlines, it will be cooler by just a few degrees thing yesterday the wins will also start to pick out. thursday, the wet weather comes then, getting a little more intense. let's break down our temperatures currently 53 degrees and san francisco, three degrees warmer than yesterday 51 in oakland, 52 in san jose. 47 in napa. you'll feel at slightly warmer this morning compared to yesterday. this afternoon of the cooler. future cast, 7:00 a.m., mainly 50s, ford is no big surprise there. by noon,

>>> a united airlines flight to san francisco returns to the new orleans airport within minutes of takingckpit. the copilot says he landed on back-up systems after the plane lost all electronics. plane ran off the runway and blew a tire. flight attendants directed passengers to get off by sliding off of chutes. flight 497 was due at sfo at 9:30 this morning. passengers will arrive around 3:30 this afternoon. more on that at 11:00. meantime, check in how the commute is going. >> westbound 580 approaching 238. big rig accident has traffic backed up through castro valley. and normal back-up at the maze. and northbound 280 an i can't recall accident at bascum. and remains slow as you make a connection ramp to 880. >>> we see a lot of sun out there. we'll check in w [ man ] before allegra-d, congestion from allergies shut me down. after allegra-d, i can breathe. [ female announcer ] for fast, non-drowsy, 24-hour relief from even congestion and pressure. [ man ] after allegrd, i have it all. to come and try coffee-mate's new cafe collection flavors. then we asked them to show us how the taste i

. >> soaring jet fuel prices are wiping out profits at the nation's biggest airlines. united-continental lost more than $200 million in the first three months of the year, after seeing its fuel bill spike nearly $600 million. even low-cost, high-profit airlines like southwest and jetblue saw earnings barely rise above break-even after paying to fuel their planes. carriers have raised ticket prices nearly a dozen tames so far this year to offset the rising price of jet fuel. >>> the stock market is closed for good friday, but stocks wrapped up the holiday-shortened week on an up note. the dow industrials finishing up 52 points. the nasdaq climbed 17. >>> a major legal defeat for mattel. a federal court jury found that the toymaker does not own the sketches or the idea for bratz dolls, made by mga entertainment. the jury also found the rival toymaker did not steal the idea for the dolls from mattel. mattel must now pay mga $88 million in damages. >>> another recall from toyota. letters are going out to the owners of more than 200,000 rav-4 and 94,000 hilander vehicles. toyota n

. >> on its way to san francisco a united airlines flight had to turn back and make an emergency landingr take off. white smoke was seen coming out of the engine. they used the back up systems to land. passengers were evacuated without injury. >>> heroic actions by a 17-year- old saved his siblings and a friend from a fire. the boy managed to get everyone out through a window before jumping out i'm. >>> traffic and weather after this ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning unfortunately we have a on the of slow traffic out there. westbound 237, silicon valley drive, an earlier accident and now a new one just popped up approaching north 1st san jose. it is jammed solid from milpitas, traffic is not moving around that bend. >> heavy coming out of downtown san jose, 25 minutes your drive time between 21 and cupertino. crews are trying to clean up a mess after a big rig spilled diesel and slammed into the center divider. jammed for castor valley. that is your traffic here is julie. >>> forecast is including a bit of everything today. sunny and warm although from this shot it looks hazy. as we pull bac

whoever is here from united airlines, i will give you feedback a little later. >> protecting your bag? -- checking your bag? >> i never check my bag. >> thank you janet and jack. i wish we could continue. give them around of applause. [applause] i am now going to introduce our next panel. this is a special panel and even more special is the moderator. as i introduce marion blakey, the president and ceo of the air space industries association, i know that you know her for her many years of work and industry and as serving for 10 years as the faa administrator. with all the great thing she did in that particular role, it made her the perfect choice to be the ceo of aia. but there's a big complement i want to tell all of you about because aia has done something so significant. in the last 15 months they have increased their membership by 55%. that is an enormous undertaking. we congratulate marion and her team. we thank you for taking the lead as our moderator this morning. please come forward. [applause] >> thank you for that gracious introduction. i'm delighted to be among friends. as

the front wheel, you can see this, of united airlines flight 497 entded up off the runway in new orleansve been a lot worse. the airbus 320 had just taken off from new orleans when the pilot smelled smoke in the cockpit. the crew radioed controllers and then minutes later the situation quickly went downhill. >> we are declaring an emergency and please roll the equipment for our landing please. >> we have lost all our instruments right now and we're going to need just a p.a.r. >> the crew touched down on backup instruments with minimum steering and braking. passengers left the plane on emergency slides. there were a few minor injuries. >>> president obam has called a white house meeting with house speaker john boehner to discuss a budget fight that might shut down the federal government. house republicans left the strategy meeting late last night. they said talks with democrats had stalled on a one-week extension to keep the government running. chairman paul ryan told erica they will pass that extension. >> we have pass noud -- this will be three bills we've passed to prevent a government