is there enough for the family to sue united airlines? >> well the family can certainly pursue a complaint with the faa. there are laws to try to insure folks with disabilities are accommodated. what she was looking for wasn't hard and wasn't putting the plane or passengers at risk. she just needed a little help to accommodate her daughter with a disability. if the airline didn't do it and they didn't put measures to let the flight attendant know how to do that she can file a complaint and they can fine the airline. >> the question is if she was asking for help or a threat. you heard the mother say how about we wait for her to have a meltdown? she will be crying and trying to scratch. if you a flight attendant hearing this with 150 people on board what is your reaction? >> the view from the cabin may be this was a big overreaction and we should feel bad for the girl because she has autism. and i am not trying to belittle disability. but you know what this captain has an awesome responsibility and so does the airline. they are responsibili

lick will -- liquori tate had a lifetime dream of joining the force. >>> united airlines could face a lawsuit after a girl with autism were removed from the plane. the family was returning from disney world with 15-year-old juliet who has trouble communicating. she became hungry during the flight. the flight attended agreed to bring her a hot meal. she calmed down and was watching a video when the pilot made an announcement. >> we were shocked to hear him say we're going to make an emergency landing in salt lake city. we have a passenger in the back of the plane who has behavior issues. >>> police forced the family off the plane the mom demanded statements from other passengers to prove her daughter was not being disrupted. united airline said it was for the safety and comfort of other comers. >>> a high school -- customers. >>> a high school principal is apologizing for what some called a race i also outburst. today she apologized because she said nobody was listening. >> it was not a statement of racism. it was my frustration and when i said it i told my husband, i felt like the dev

parting is such sweet sorrow and it really is. >> the ceos of american delta and united airlines joined forces to speak out against government-owned airlines in qatar and the united arab emirates receiving unfair subsidies from their respective governments. from the national press club this is an hour. [applause] >> want to to welcome or c-span public radio audiences. you can also follow this event on twitter. use the hashtag npc lunch. that's npc lunch and remember the public attend their lunches. applause is not evidence of a lack of journalistic objectivity objectivity. u.s. airlines relative to the previous decade at least are doing well. they have been posting profits on lower jet fuel prices and than they have been rewarding investors get d's three ceos look overseas and they worry. they say three carriers qatar -- ser and emirates are undermining fair competition and threatening american jobs. they want the obama administration to request consultations for international agreements known as open skies. they also want the administration to seek a freeze on a passenger service by th

emily: coming up next, why did united airlines sue a 23-year-old? take a look at some of the secrets of how airlines price their flights, next. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. back in november united airlines sued a 23-year-old who started a website that helps people find cheap flights. how does it work? well, a lot of airlines use what's called a hub and spokes model for planning flights. planes lay over in regional hubs before going on to other destinations but what if your real destination is actually the lay over city? skip lagged helps people find those routes where you can hop off the plane during the lay over and you don't have to take the final flight. earlier this week united's lawsuit was dismissed but it doesn't mean their fight is over. skip lagged's founder joins us from new york with more. so you're the 23-year-old guy they sued. i imagine it's good to have united not on your back. are the legal problems over? >> as of right now, there is no lawsuit against me, but i'm cynical. we'll just have to see what happens ne

. >> glor: an oregon family traveling with a 15 year ol girl with autism was kicked off a united airlinesis week for what the airline calls a disruptive situation. the family calls it an outrage. here's carter evans. >> individual video from a passenger shows salt lake city airport police removing an autistic teen and her family from a united airlines flight last tuesday after the pilot made an emergency landing of the girl's mother donna beegle was shocked when officers explained why. >> he said, well the captain doesn't feel comfortable flying to portland with your daughter on his flight. >> beegle says her 15-year-old oughtistic daughter juliette was hungary an when she acts up this is how she expresses frustration. >> eee. >> she frustrated. >> whoop. >> i foe her when she gets overhungry or overthirstsy she really struggles. >> her mother says juliette say picky eater and after asking a flight a continue ant if she could purchase a hot meal from first class she was told no. >> i said how about he wait for her to have a meltdown and is trying and tries to scratch and then you will wan

jeff smisek chairman president ceo of united airlines mr. paul rinaldi whose present of the air traffic controllers association and mr. mr. ed bolen who is ceo of the business association -- aviation association. a great time am i look forward to hearing from all of you and i will start on my left and you're right with the administrator. mr. huerta please proceed. >> thank you chairman thune ranking member and members of the committee thank you for inviting me to speak today about the reauthorization of the faa. they have reauthorization provides us with the opportunity to propel our next -- to foster the kind of innovative climate that has long been the hallmark of our proud aviation heritage. this reauthorization is provided a form for many industry and government to openly discuss possible changes in the governing structure of the faa to help us create the aviation system that will sustain our nation's economic growth well into the future. we are open to having this discussion but we must all agree on the most important problems of reauth

a united airlines plane had to make an emergency landing. within the last hour at lax airport in los angeles. we are told there was something wrong with the plane landed on its belly. passengers were able to evacuate safely. 43 people were on board. there are no injuries. stay with abc 7 for the latest. two inmates have been found dead after a prison riot in nebraska. that riot began sunday afternoon at the state correctional institution. it happened while staff members tried to break up a gathering of inmates in front of a housing unit. two staff members were assaulted and several fires were set. the suspects in that fatal shooting of two police officers in hattiesburg mississippi are expected in court today. officers benjamin dean and look or a tate were shot -- and liquori tate. tate had been on the force for less than a year. >> [indiscernible] >> sickening to know that something this tragic has happened. jummy: officers dean and tate were the first hattiesburg officers killed in the line of duty in more than three decades area a memoria

emily: coming up next, why did united airlines sue a 23-year-old? take a look at the secrets of how airlines price of their flights. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. united airline sued a 23-year-old who started a website that helps people find cheap flights. how does it work? a lot of airlines use what is called a hub and spoke model for planning lights. plain layover in regional health before going off to regional destinations, but one of your real destination is the layover city? skiplagged helps you to get there cheaper. the founder is with me now from new york. you are the 23-year-old that they sued. i imagine it is good to have united not on your back. are the legal troubles over? >> as of right now there is no lawsuit, but i'm cynical. we will have to see what happens next. i don't think it is that easy. emily: how does the strategy for finding flights work? >> hidden city is where your destination is for other layovers. from new york let's say you want to get to miami. it might be cheaper to go to tap out a stopover in mia

. >>> united airlines divertedda a plane to kick a woman off. the family caught -- diverted a plane to kick a woman off. the family calls calls it too much. >> reporter: a family and their autistic daughter were taken off of the plane. the mother was shocked. >> he said, well, the captain does not feel comfortable flying to portland with your daughter on the flight. >> reporter: her 15-year-old daughter was hungry. when she acts up this is how she expresses frustration. >> i know her. when she gets over hungry or over thirsty she really struggles. >> reporter: her mother says she say picky eater. after asking a night attendant to punch a hot meal from 1st class she was told no. >> i said well, -- purchase a hot meal from first class and she was told no. i said well why don't we wait until she gets upset and scratches. she got the meal and she calmed down. then came the announcement. >> we were shocked hearing we are going to make an emergency landing. we have a passenger in the back of the plane that his behavior issues. >> in a statement united

they have the capability to bring down an airliner in the united states of america tomorrow. i would not be surprised by that. al qaeda in yemen. the core is on group. which is part of the group in syria. it is associated with the al qaeda senior leadership in pakistan. it is a group of operatives that someone here he -- zawahiri. they have the external operations arm. they are attempting to attack western europe and the united states. they are a greater threat, a direct threat than isis. third, the al qaeda senior leadership, although significantly graded in afghanistan -- significantly degraded in afghanistan and pakistan still represent a significant threat. mr. hill: two more questions. in the group that you mentioned, you did not mention al qaeda in bogra. mr. morrell: they are a local threat. they are not yet a threat outside of the region. they could easily become a threat outside of the region. a couple of years ago, the french became so concerned that they were becoming a threat to france that the french military went into molly -- mali and took back a significant po

we have a passenger in the back of plane who has behavior issues. >> reporter: in a statement, united airlinesd -- >> reporter: passenger marilyn head lynn says it was the right decision. >> she wasn't going off the plane because she had autism. she was put off the plane because she was maybe proposing some kind of a threat at 36,000 feet which doesn't make anybody feel safe. >> reporter: but they were removed from the flight, other passengers seemed surprised. >> that's got to be a lawsuit. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: donna beagle says that lawsuit is already in the works. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> and amgen tour california kicked off at the state capital. and there they go. thousands of lined the streets of sacramento yesterday to watch the elite cyclists race five british cyclist mark cavendish took stage one. it covered just over 126 miles, the second stage will begin today. >>> the only bay area stop will be tomorrow in san jose. the race wraps up in pasadena next weekend. >>> and amgen tour organizers say they're going out of the way to save water. tents used to be weighed do

and i just wish they would understand, you know, how we feel about it. >> united airlines tells fox 12 after accommodating the family quote the crew made the best decision for the safety and comfort of all of our customers and elect today divert to salt lake city after the situation became disruptive. now filing lawsuit against the airlines not for money she says but for change in flight attendant training. >> i don't want anyone else to experience that. >> now united airlines also points out that it did book the family on different flight that did in fact, get them to their destination. >> all right meteorologist dave is back with a look at our mother's day wake up weather a lot of pressure on here dave. >> pressure while you wake up to clouds, fog like we had this morning. not much after change. already seeing the fog develop in atlantic city, quarter mile visibility. a lot of ten's indicating it is all clear. see the low clouds, fog return that's what it will be like when you wake up tomorrow morning, a 51:00 sunrise temperatures about the same between the city and the suburbs, mid

just as a matter of perspective there are fewer than 500 communities in the united states with airline service. there are 5,000 communities in the united states that rely on business aviation for economic support. the re-authorization bill has a lot to do with communities like pollman and companies like schwitzer. why do i say that? because the airspace above our heads belongs to the american public. it doesn't belong in any one stake holder or any industry segment. the air transportation system serves and must continue to serve all americans across this vast country of ours. the question on the table, the funneled. al question of re-authorization is who's going to ensure that our public airspace serves the public's benefit. will it be the duly elected officials? they wash their hands of the air traffic control system. give over to other parties, taxing authority and the authority to determined who can access airports and airspace. this has been something that is pushed since long before nexgen was a concept and long before sequestration. these interests have been wanting the sweeping

just as a matter of perspective, there are fewer than 500 communities in the united states with any type of scheduled airlinevice, there are 5,000 communities in the united states that rely on business aviation for economic support. this reauthorization bill has a load to do with communities like pullman and companies like others. why do i say that? because the air space above our heads belongs to the american public. it does not belong to any one stake holder or any industry segment, and our nation's air transportation system serves and has to continue to serve all americans across this vast country of ours. the question on the table, the fundamental question of reauthorization is who is going to ensure that our public air space serves the public's benefit? will it be the public's dually elected officials? will it be some combination of self-interested parties? for decades, suggestions have been made to make congress wash its hands of the air traffic control system. give over to other parties taxing authority and the authority determines who can access airports and air space. this is something pushed long b

and established a proper reserve policy to make sure we have enough money to pay our bills and united airlines our bills with the budget it easier for etch so understand your budgeting process so consideration for lafco and changes hopefully in the next fiscal year we'll have launched the ac construction program centuries i've been with lafco and what we've seen we're actually doing special studies i know supervisor wiener through the board of directors asked us for an election study that will be realized realized and supervisor tang asked united states for a underground utility we've been doing all those dudes e duties so those two lafco are paid for out of the general fund account and 0 not not cca fund our proposed budget i want to mention that considered at the april meeting some constitution how we're billed and paid the office of the city clerk we're in the process of reworking that we'll see a little bit of a savings and making the request and i'll be making the suggestion to fix whatever the process right now we're will requesting from the city and county half of our allocated amount a

. >>> a passenger from canada is demanding an apology from united airlines because she was kicked offlight because of a crying child. the incident happened wednesday afternoon. it started when her two-year- old son started crying loudly while waiting for the flight to vancouver to take off. a flight attendant told her that she had to control her child. after the plane began to taxi, the pilot said he had to return to the boarding area to refuel. by that time, the child was asleep but ms. blackwood said that's when she was kicked off the plane. united airlines said that blackwood was removed because her child was not seated and was frequently in the aisle as the plane taxied. >>> it is 7:37. a search is underway for a missing six-year-old girl in sacramento. jadana jackson was last seen at len a.m. at her home. her mother's boy friend was watching her when he suffered some sort of medical emergency some time in the day. when they came home at night, they discovered the boyfriend but the little girl was nowhere to be found. investigators are at the little girl's home talking to possible

airlines rate well below the gulf carriers. >> we're serving the wider people of this great country of the united states. we're providing people seamless travel experience and high standards of inflight product. we're giving them a travel experience that they wouldn't get from anybody else. >> still, the u.s. airlines are pushing for their government to freeze the gulf carrier's right to fly to the u.s. until the issue of fair competition can be addressed. >> i think the airlines ceos stand up and argue against the free market is shameable. the center graft of the world has shifted and right now, it's in southern asia and southern africa and guess where the gulf carriers are, right in the middle that have. >> in what has become an increasingly fierce battle for business in the sky. kimberly halkett al jazeera, washington. >> u.s. military said that the wreckage of a missing marine helicopter in nepal has been discovered. search teams found it east of kathmandu. it disappeared while delivering aid on tuesday. the u.s. military spokesman said that it's unlikely there are any survive survivors. indi

. >>> an oregon couple is unhappy with united airlines.e tik tik daughter was escorted off the flight by police. amy frazier tells us what happened. >> the captain never came back and said is everything good or even met her. never. he landed a plane. >> it happened tuesday on united airlines. on their way home from disney wormd during their connecting flight from houston to portland. >> the plane landed. . >> 15-year old jewel yet tieg erd has traveled the world with her family. she loves swinging, gymnastics she also has autism. >> can you say frustrated? >> this is some of how she ex-presses her frustration. something her parents say they saw coming on the flight that day. >> and i know her when he gets over hungry or over thirsty she really struggles because she can't tell us. >> after trying some other food she asked if they could purchase something hot from first class. she says they were initially told no. >> i said, okay, fine, we'll get to the meltdown point where she's crying and then you're going to want to help her. that's when

passengers were awesome. >> united airlines said they made the decision to remove the beagles from the flight out of concern and safety of the other passengers. mrs. beagle filed a complaint with the faa and said she'll sue. >>> today ground was broken on a luge private construction project that could cause commuter headache and also revive part of our town called capital crossing. it will be built over a stretch of i-395 that connects to capital hill and east end neighborhoods. the project calls for offices, retail space and homes. mayor muriel bowser says some traffic tieups will lap during construction but adds capital crossing will create 8,000 permanent jocks and bring in $40 million worth of property -- jobs and bring in $40 million worth of property taxes. >>> the mushroom house finally has a buyer. it looks like it belongs in a hobbit movie and it sold for $920,000. the original asking bryce was dropped from 1. -- price was dropped from 1.2 million. in 1967 when the house was bought, it looked relatively normal and garfinkle gave it the crazy makeover. in retrospect he says tha

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. >>> a canadian musician says she was kicked off a unites airlines flight at sfo because of her crying. she was on a flight to vancouver when her 2-year-old was having a tantrum. she calmed him down but the outburst got her booted from the plane before takeoff. the video was posted on her facebook page. we called it discrimination. united airlines stands by their decision saying it was made over safety concerns. >>> municipal construction project and love story are probably not two phrases you're going to hear together in the same story. but how about now? >> that's because the construction of san jose's newest playground is a 17-year love story. nbc bay area's garvin thomas has the beautiful story in today's "bay area proud." >> reporter: the new playground is a gift to the city from the rotary club of san jose. they raised more than $6 million to get it built. it will undoubtedly be a special place for many south bay families. it already is for one. the rotary club of san jose has met 5,025 different times in its 100-year history. the agenda though, is always the same. service to the

airlines consistently rate well below the gulf carriers. >> we are serving the wider people of this great country unitedtes. we are providing people seamless travel experience. we are providing them high standers of in-flight product. we are giving them a travel experience that they wouldn't get from anybody else. >> still the u.s. airlines are pushing their government to freeze the other airlines right to fly to the u.s. until the fair competition practices can be addressed. >> what's happened is the economic center of the world has shifted and right now fastest growing middle classes are in southern asia and south africa and guess where the gulf carriers are? right in the middle of that. >> reporter: in what has become an increasingly fierce battle for the battle in the sky. kimberly halkett, al jazeera washington. >> the european bank of reconstruction will help georgia with hundreds of millions of dollars to help it become a player in the energy sector. from the region of ajara close to the border with turkey, robin forrester walker sends this report. >> reporter: now people in this little village h

united is standing by their decision. the airline released a statement par of it repeating "the crew made the best decision for the safety and comfort of all of our customers." the more would like to see all airline workers receive autism training. >> three police officers in fresno are called heroes this morning after they pulled five people from a burning home's firefighters arrived. officers patrolling the streets spotted the fire early this morning and broke down a back door and ran in without protective gear. they pulled out three adults and two children one in a wheelchair. all five were taken to the hospital along with one officer to be treated for smoke inhalation. >> scary moments here passengers on a flight from monterey to los angeles with the plane landing without the last landing gather. the mainlanding gear on flight 5316 did not come down when the plain came in for the approach for los angeles after 8:00 when the plain was flying for united express. the regional jet did land safely. 43 passengers and the crew of three

nbc news has confirmed that roberts has been banned from all united airlines flights. >>> 6:19. a college campus in virginia is now an endangered historic site. there's a slave cemetery and two dozen historic buildings at sweet briar college. alumni are fighting to keep it open. the preservation virginia added it to the list of the locations. it's meant to save landmarks not necessarily the business itself. >>> donna edwards is heading to college park for a roundtable on student loan debt. edwards is running for the senate seat that opens up when senator mikulski retires. she plans to speak candidly about her own struggles to pay off loans. right now, americans owe more than $2.3 million. >>> breach after breach companies are getting hacked and your personal information is at the mercy of those hackers. tonight on news4 at 5:00 erika gonzalez sits down with the man that big box stores go to when your information has been compromised. hear about breach fatigue and the one thing he says companies are missing when it comes to getting the word out when they have been hacked that's t

beagle has filed a lawsuit against united airlines. >>> we have breaking news we have been following all morning. the chaos on metro after train service is suspended between foggy bottom and arlington cemetery and between foggy bottom and clarendon. a look at how much conditions have improved. plus snatched from their mothers. a zoo animal is missing and what's being done to find them. and pools in our area will be opening at the end of this month. what's being done today to make the water safer. we're also going to show you a youtube video from the international space station that leaves you a little bit wondering. you have >>> right now, metro is single tracking on the orange blue and silver lines between virginia and d.c. that service was suspended for nearly three hours this morning because of reports of smoke on the tracks. news 4's kristen wright in kristen, how are things looking at this point? >> reporter: better but a lot of frustrated people. look at the long line of shuttle buses waiting to take people where they need to go but a lot of people are still confused as to whic

." >>> a computer security expert claims he hacked into the entertainment systems of a united airlinesne, was able to take control of the plane's engines. chris roberts made that revelation to the fbi which then seized a bunch of computers from his home as they investigate here. roberts says he is hoping this helps to fix a potential security threat. the fbi is not confirming his claims or whether roberts will face charges. nbc news has confirmed that roberts has been banned from all united airlines flights. >>> surveillance video could be the key to solving the murder of four people. the person in the video hidden by a hoot. but police still want you to take a look. coming up more on the video and the home still considered a crime scene in one of d.c. east most exclusive neighborhoods. and just in a decision from the supreme court that could change the way you pay taxes in maryla ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> right now, the search is on for a person of interest in the deaths of four people near the vice president'ses now the district. d.c. police are looking if this man running through a parking lot. the

consultants playing -- claims that he hacked a plane midflihe posted on twitter about hacking into a united airlines flight he was traveling on. bring to or document robert told the fbi he had hacked into the entertainment under of the aircraft 15 to 20 times from 2011 through 2014. wondering is dead and 21 others are hurt after a bad helicopter -- one marine is dead and 21 others are hurt after a bad helicopter landing in hawaii. it was part of a training in bellows air force base. they were on board an osprey when the accident occurred. the cost is not immediately clear and an investigation is underway. closer to home, police in anne arundel county are looking for three men who they say robbed -- rendezvous -- robbed a pizza delivery driver. lisa the 24-year-old driver showed up for a delivery when three men surrounded him. he told police two of the suspects pointed a gun at him and demand of the cash and abuse and to. canines were searching in the area, but did not find the suspect. the driver was not injured. coming up on the news at noon he jumps off living -- jumps off buildings for a living,

. >>> outrage on social media after a muslim chaplin claims a united airlines flight attendant discriminated against her. the airline is calling this a misunderstanding. according to nbcnews.com this all began with tahara ahmad asked for an unopened can of coke. she didn't want it opened for hygienic reasons. the attendant said it was against their policy but then handed a man an unopened can of beer. the attendant then took the beer and opened it saying that she didn't want him to use it as a weapon. ahmad says another passenger yelled a racial slurs at her. here's part of her facebook post. "i can't help but cry on this plane because i thought people would defend me and say something." american airlines however, says the flight attendant tried to accommodate ahmad's request several times. >>> developing right now, in less than six hours, parts of the patriot act set to expire. so senators came in for a rare sunday session to try and reach a compromise on this. no deal by midnight means the national security agency will no longer be able to collect your phone records without a warrant. sena

. >>> pregnant singer sarah blackwood demanding an apology from united airlines after she was kicked off a flight in san francisco because of her flying son. the singer, seven months pregnant with her second child, posted this picture on her facebook page. she said it started when her 2- year-old son started crying loudly while waiting for a flight from vancouver. after taxiing they returned to the boarding area to refuel but by that time the child was asleep and she was kicked off the plane. after several hours she was put on another flight. >>> sanford university is one of 18 laboratories around the country that may have mechanically received a shipment of live anthrax from the u.s. army. the university received notice this week that a single vile of anthrax shipped last summer my contain a small amount of the bacteria. the university says there is no safety threat and only two individuals handled the sample, following boy hazard guidelines. the vile is being sent to the cdc for evaluation. the military said no one reported symptoms and the anthrax shipments are now being investiga

agents questioned him, seized his commuters and would not allow him to board a united airlines flight to san francisco. according to wired investigators believe he took control of a plane filled with passengers changed its course and flew sideways. roberts has not been charged. he told abc7 news he hopes his research will alert authorities about security risks. >>> more than a thousand immigrants lined up in san francisco today to apply for u.s. citizenship. abc7 news was outside the bill graham civic auditorium as residents lined up outside waiting to get help. this is 2009 largest naturalization workshops in the country. hundreds of volunteers were able to help people process citizenship forms and the work shop -- >> one of the few in the nation that provides everything legal advice, application assistance language services, so we want to service as many people as we can. >> the problem is not getting better, according to the "los angeles times," the backlog of cases pending in immigration courts now tops 445,000. some of those cases won't be heard for four years. >>> still ahead on

this is for the next generation of leaders at united airlines. this -- what's happening with the gulf carrier invasion here using as arms of the state is so damaging to the future of our own employees and our airlines and the united nations and the economy of the united states that we, despite our very tough competition, and i hate these guys i will tell you, and hate me too, we're here together because this is such a serious and important issue. i just want to thank you for the opportunity for us to be here and for us to address this very important crowd. thank you. u. >>> that was very diplomatic of you. competing for product is where this industry is headed. it's a dramatically different industry. we're proud in america of what we're doing. we do have a great product. even better than -- if we don't already. what i really should is just look at the the sox for god's sake. we at american are professional carrier. carrier. >> look, we talk about how big a deal it is. it is a big deal. it somehow unfortunately gets turned around to be a personal c

identifying which plane he was on but he had previously tweeted about hacking into computers on united airlines flight. he says he's now been banned from all united flights. >>> for the first time yesterday 1,000 people raced up the steps of the new one world center for a stair climb. ♪ ♪ >> bagpipes played where so many lost their lives nearly 14 years ago. two foundations formed after 9/11 organized the tribute. it raised money to support first responders and military families and for some it was a moment to take back the space where their loved ones and friends died. >> thinking about how those guys did it on 9/11 in full gear with stress trying to save people is incredible. >> me going up 90 stories i'm going to be helping these vets? okay, let's go. >> climbers raced up 180 flights of stairs and celebrated their finish on the 90th floor of the building. >>> happening today, montgomery county lower more land high school is set to open on its normal schedule after a car drove through a wall. take a look at this video. the driver of the car died in the wreck. the truck also hit some water pip

donna beegle said she and her family were flying on united airlines flight from orlando back home to, seen her began to get ugly. beegle said things started going south when she asked for the flight attendant for a hot meal. >> he said, well, no, i don't have anything. i said, how about it if we wait for her to have a meltdown. then she is crying and tries to scratch. and then you will want to help her. police officer said, you know i, we have to ask you to leave the plane. and i said why? and he said well, the captain doesn't feel comfortable flying to portland with your daughter on his flight. people were shouting, leave her alone. let her go. there is no issue. >> in response united airlines issuing this statement, quote after working to accommodate dr. beegle and her daughter during the flight, the crew made the best decision for the safety and comfort of all of our customers around elected to divert to salt lake city after the situation became disruptive. we rebooked the customers on different carrier and the flight continued to portland. okay sandra, i have a pretty, visceral r

a gradual fadeout will help them avoid glitches and those massive flight delays that plagued united airlines it abruptly switched to continental's computer systems back in 2012. >>> we're in for much cooler weather getting started tonight. did we break any records? how much cooler are we talking? >> we did not break any records. we thought we might have broken dulles, 89, only 87 today, but it was our first 90-degree reading of the year. current temperatures, still plenty warm, still 88 at national. the cool air will roll in tonight. if you have evening plans, it will be warm. cool air won't rush in until after midnight. we're looking at 80s right on through 8:00 tonight, 86 in rockville, 86 in chevy chase and arlington. look ahead. by 6 a.m. 50s in the suburb, low 60s downtown, sunshine -- suburbs, low 60s downtown, sunshine. by 1:00 we're only in the upper 60s in the burbs, near 70 downtown. we will come back, talk about how cold it will get tomorrow night, let you know how long the cool air will last. >>> coming up it may look pretty and delicate, but this is the newest weapon in the war

the united airlines flight made an emergency landing just so the beagle family could be escorted offpolice officers. well, donna says her 15-year-old daughter juliet has a hard time communicating and gets pretty frustrated if she doesn't get hot food. she says initially the flight crew refused to serve the girl one saying that hot meals were for first class passengers only. >> you know what maybe after she has a melt down and she's crying and trying to scratch then you'll help us. >>> that hot meal was offered but by that point it was too late and juliet started balling. united airlines is standing by this decision, though citing safety but other passengers say juliet was no more disruptive than a crying infant. the beagles plan to see. >>> how about this big talker today. if you don't want to strip down then you should have checked the syllabus. that's what one college professor in california tells his students. fail to take your clothes off and fail the class. it's seriously part of the requirement for the art visual class at uc san diego. you must take your final exam completely n

. >> and in oregon, family is planning a lawsuit against united airlines after a pilot refused to fly until an autistic teen is removed the flight. >> we have rain back in the forecast and i'll show you which days to continue it. >> in addition to the san mateo bridge closure we also have some reduced b.a.r.t. service out of oakland creating a huge headache for commuters. well, everything is back on track and on time right there are signs of affection. and then... there are signs of affection. use gas that cleans. chevron with techron. care for your car. >>> hello and good morning everyone, the time check for you now is 6:13 on this 11th day of may. it is monday, and we're taking a look out towards sfo. where see all those clouds? those clouds are responsible for delays up to 50 minutes on some arriving flights. rain back in the forecast and the details at 18 minutes after the hour. >>> thank you roberta. rescuers in texas almost needed rescuing themselves this national guardsman dropped from a helicopter to help two men stuck in that pickup. in raging flood watt, during the stormment

agents questioned him, seized his commuters and would not allow him to board a united airlines flight to san francisco. according to wired investigators believe he took control of a plane filled with passengers changed its course and flew sideways. roberts has not been charged. he told abc7 news he hopes his research will alert authorities about security risks. >>> more than a thousand immigrants lined up in san francisco today to apply for u.s. citizenship. abc7 news was outside the bill graham civic auditorium as residents lined up outside waiting to get help. this is 2009 largest naturalization workshops in the country. hundreds of volunteers were able to help people process citizenship forms and the work shop -- >> one of the few in the nation that provides everything legal advice, application assistance language services, so we want to service as many people as we can. >> the problem is not getting better, according to the "los angeles times," the backlog of cases pending in immigration courts now tops 445,000. some of those cases won't be heard for four years. >>> still ahead on

the need to evolve we've been working on this more several years we've been with the focus of united airlines our business model with 4 factors shaping our future the first is an age sew not only with the 76 baby boomers turning 65 every single day those booms have different needs and demand and expectation they want to live more at home and if they need to leave their homes they want to live in a residential community the homes financial model will depends on the shrinking federal and state supplement dollars is strained and why did and finally the home infrastructure some of which was built in the 1920s is outdated and seismically challenged the plan has gone through several changes and collaboration with input from service provides and with the department of public health the public health determined our project was so consistent with the health care services master plan that warden incentives we currently serve 3 hundred and 74 patients on any given die when this project is implemented and stabilized we've serve up to 6 hundred plus patient on a given day and additionally will be able to

third, why does united airlines have a port? according to the fbi documents, roberts literally plugged his computer in to the box below the seat. lastly, sam and laura, the big question. did he really do what h claims he did? maybe he's not telling the truth. maybe he thinks he caused the plane to change course. the fbi says he claims he made the plane fly sideways. no matter what control you use they do not fly sideways. these are all things that are definitely going to be investigated. >> most certainly. especially the fact that he's trying to do things. >> either way he's in trouble. >> i think that's a very fair assessment. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:16 this morning. a lot of people getting ready, face wash, shampoos, makeup, toothpaste. microbeads, the teeny tiny one, almost invisible to the naked eye. >> they do help exfoliate your skin and maybe whiten your teeth but they are also polluting our planet. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is here. scientists say the tiny beads are causing a problem. >> yeah. they're ab

in april roberts was on a united flights from denver to chicago and tweeted what airline officials said could have been referenced to tampering with the passenger oxygen masks. united contacted the fbi. agents inspected the plane when it landed in chicago and found that the boxes under and in front of roberts seat showed signs of tampering. >> it does open up a debate that we need to keep ourselves clearly ahead of anyone who might try to do something like this. >> united says their internal review makes them confident that the claims are unfounded. roberts hasn't been charged with any crime and jeff he told the fbi that he did not compromise the airplane network on that united airlines flight from denver to chicago. >> glor: julianne shall -- julianna, thank you very much. a memorial service for the eight people killed in tuesday's derail am of an amtrak train. kris van cleave has more on the investigation. >> laura fenamor. >> as federal and state officials gathered sunday near the site of the deadly amtrak derailment to remember the lives lost the investigation into the cause and the

partners outreach and outreach in golden gate park we're making more and more new contracts and united airlines with the police department and fire department anyone that wants to work with us we try to connect the people and reconnected with the services if they've dropped off from using them we do a lot we're morning willing to come out and engage people in this area. >> so there's the twenty-four hour dispatch line and i do want to say the port director texted me and i've communicated to the hot team we actively share information and i think the only other thing we're learning as the navigation center and one of the things within the encampment you can't say if people will move we have the campus broken up plus the more advanced notice we'll talk to the folks we are strategic but i think we've been telegraph hill talking about wanted to coming this area. >> we've had strongest success with the navigation center and so it itself fine our team is doing it and they get to see the results very fast and this is nice it is easier to get people off the streets and all those people are large-scale c