two united airlines pilots are accused of attempting to fly back to the united states - drunk. as tom costello reports-- the men were saturday and have been removed from flying duties by the airline. appearing in a scottish courtroom this morning, two united airlines pilots....accu sed of showing up for their trans-atlantic flight to the atlantic flight to the u.s. saturday morning - too intoxicated to fly. the veteran pilots, one 35 and one 45....were taken into custody here....at glasgow airport, minutes before flight 162 was scheduled to leave for newark with 150 people on board. going on ...? (cut.edit)police in the tunnel, very little information."veteran pilot john cox:"this is one of the areas where the pilots and all flight crew members have a virtual zero tolerance for impairment for any reason."in a statement, united airlines said:"the two pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties. we are cooperating with the authorities and will conduct our own investigation as well. "among passengers at newark airport - disbelief!"these many lives that they have t

>>> a pair of united airline pilots arrested just moments before takeoff.y. plus, investigators on the scene of that emergency landing for a southwest flight. a piece of the engine ripped right off. >>> the charter bus crash that left a fire chief dead. the mangled wreckage. and now, the shocking discovery about who was behind the wheel of that bus. >>> the desperate call to 911. and the frustrated dispatcher on the other end. >> what did he lk

>>> a pair of united airline pilots arrested just moments before takeoff. accused of being too drunk to fly. plus, investigators on the scene of that emergency landing for a southwest flight. a piece of the engine ripped right off. >>> the charter bus crash that left a fire chief dead. the mangled wreckage. and now, the shocking discovery about who was behind the wheel of that bus. >>> the desperate call to 911. and the frustrated dispatcher on the other end. >> what did he look like? what did -- ugh. >> tonight, why the dispatcher is on leave for that call. >>> and the growing outrage over a star quarterback's refusal to stand for the national anthem. why some fans are burning his jersey. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us on this sunday. tom is off tonight. i'm cecilia vega. and we begin with the shooting that has outraged a city and a nation. police in chicago arresting two men in the murder of an nba superstar's cousin. nykea aldridge, cousin of dwyane wade. she was caught in gang crossfire. the suspects, two repeat offenders. one released just

two united airlines pilots fly. this, as investigators searching for clues in that southwest flight that was forced to have an emergency landing in florida. part of its engine ripped off at 30,000 feet in the air. here's alex marquardt. >> reporter: tonight, a pair of air scares on u.s. airlines. two american pilots taken into custody saturday morning in scotland, suspected of trying to fly their boeing 757 under the influence of alcohol. the united airlines pilots, 45 and 35 years old, were allegedly over the legal limit as they prepared to take off from glasgow airport to newark on saturday. >> this 12 hours bottle to throttle may not be sufficient. to make sure that the crew is still physically and mentally capacitated. >> reporter: the flight was boarding, due to take off with 141 passengers at 9:00 a.m., when the police made the arrest. a more senior pilot was reportedly not arrested. 7:15 p.m., confused passengers left in the dark. >> i'm really, really happy that somebody had the strength to report that they

cbs news, london. >> united airlines says they have been relieved of their duty and they are conducting an investigation. >>> today was a somber day in new orleans. members came together to remember the devastation by hurricane katrina 11 years ago. ♪ [ music ] the storm nearly wiped out the city killing 1800 people. the city's mayor also took part in a prayer service and laid wreaths at the memorial in honor of the victim. >> not just to call and to pledge allegiance to these individuals who were left behind, but just to say they were all part of the human family and whether it be on the battlefield or peace field, we never leave anybody behind. >> fema calls coo -- katrina the most -- the damage was estimated at $108 billion. >>> as the zika virus spreads, three major theme parks in orlando are now handing out bug spray to tourists. no mosquito transmitted cause of the -- case of virus has been found in central florida. here in the bay area, santa clara county vector control will take another shot at getting rid of mosquitoes carrying the west nile virus. crews will treat portions of

. >>> plus, two united airline pilots under arrest for allegedly being drunk on the job. now the company is taking action. >>> a brave officer's desperate struggle to get a man off the train tracks pulling him to safety with just seconds to spare. stick around for the rest of >>> a new jersey transit cop is being called a hero understandly after risking his life to stave a man who is lying on the train tracks. the man had been involved in some sort of disturbance and laid down on the tracks in front of that oncoming train. that was. officer victor ortiz struggled to pull the man away but eventually dragged him to safety with just seconds to spare. >>> in chicago, two brothers have been charged in the fatal shooting of nba star dwyane wade's cousin. a mother of four was shot and killed as she was pushing her baby stroller. police say the bullets were intended for someone else. the police superintendent says the suspects were both felons on parole and are an example of the city's problem with repeat cousin's death on twitter saying she died for no reason. >>> police in upst

two united airlines pilots -- just before take off. this -- as investigators search for clues -- in a southwest flight -- that made an emergency landing in florida... abc's -- alex marquardt reporting -- on a jittery weekend in the skies. script: nats tonight, a pair of air scares on u-s airlines - two american pilots taken into custody saturday morning in scotland, suspected of trying to fly their boeing 757 under the influence of alcohol the united airlines pilots, 45 and 35 years old - were allegedly prepared to take off from glasgow airport to newark ganyard sot // this 12 hours bottle to throttle may not be sufficient to make sure that the crew is still physically and mentally capacitated. the flight - was boarding?due to take off with 141 passengers at 9am?when the police made the arrest. a more senior pilot was reportedly not arrested? the plane finally taking off at 7:15 p.m? confused passengers - i'm really really happy somebody had the strength to report that they were concerned whether or not the pilot was drunk the faa has

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. >>> united airlines pilots arrested right before they were taking off in their plane. what they are accused of doing. >>> and as we round out the weekend we finished off with sunshine even in san francisco. the coastal clouds cleared out and we had a gorgeous sunset. we'll have a glimpse at the labor day weekend coming up after this. two united airline pilots arrested saturday morning on suspicion of being under the influence of >>> pretty hard to believe but two united airline pilots arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol. they were about to fly from scotland to new jersey. and it's not the first time that pilots have been taken into custody for alleged intoxication. some passengers on that united flight were left shaken and frustrated. >> reporter: authorities say the two pilots are 35 and 40. their identities are not confirmed. they were supposed to be flying united flight 162 scheduled to leave glasgow with 150 people on board but one passenger tweeting what is going on? police in the tunnel, very little information. it turns out the pilots

. >> dana: a couple of united airlines pilots pulled off moments before they were supposed to. trouble in morn ever morning. >> dana: we have a number of systems developing out there. a tropical storm watch has been issued for a portion of the north carolina coast as a result of tropical depression eight. there could be heavy rain in south florida as well from another system. >> kelly: today marks the anniversary of hurricane katrina. here are some of the very destructive and damaging video on your screen. city. 80% of new orleans completely flooded out. more than 1800 people dying, tens of thousands of people had to be rescued. 70% of the city's homes damaged or destroyed. here it is the 11th anniversary on a morning we've talked about two systems and we'll pay attention to see if they develop into anything strong third baseman they are now. >> dana: we know somebody who lost everything in that storm and moved to las vegas. d three to five inch of rain in the cincinnati area. streets were turned into rivers over the weekend. >> kimberly: i was commenting here we are knee deep

it was making its way to england and it diverted to russian -- united airline said the severe turbulence was "unexpected." that is the latest. back to you. >> the first scheduled commercial flight are the united states to cuba in more than half a century is going to take off this morning with 150 people on board. jetblue flight 387 scheduled to depart fort lauderdale hollywood international airport in florida at 6:45 a.m. our time. it will touch down at 8:00 a.m. and passengers include members of the media, airline executives and other vips and 60 people are just regular travelers. this is an historic diplomatic event. >> in hawaii public schools are closed today and tomorrow. hurricane madeleine looms 200 mile of the island. locals in hilo boarded up windows and doors they are under a hurricane warning with strong weapons hit this afternoon and a second storm is headed to the hawaiian isles and is not expected to hit until the weekend. >> mike nicco is tracking the storms and i mentioned my sister lives in hilo and is preparing. >> here is a look at the radar from the big island, you ca

lawyers and unite the airlines was betting that he would not take the nominal claim this far. er is giving united legal advise should take two weeks and quit. hats off to the justice department. it is ten hours of sick leave and half day's pay. they spent that on lawyers in united. and they shouldn't need a to convince them to do the right thing. they shouldn't need a lawsuit or bad press. they should have done it in the first place. >> we reached out to united airlines. it was continental at the time he was hired by the airline and we reached out to them and they have not gotten upon back to us with a statement. and that is so many have heard about reservists getting discriminated against. their employees are wearing a uniform oversees. >> that's right, john. and i hope we're going to start seeing less of it. i believe that's going to be the case precisely because of lawsuits like this. as jay points out, it's a half day's work but it's so significant when it comes to other servicemembers working in professions and are called to service. when national security is in the front

made an the hospital after a united airlines plane made an emergency landing after turbulence. members are hospitalized right now. the flight was traveling from houston texas to london. the airline says the emergency landing followed "severe and unexpected turbulence." the plane landed at shannon airport in ireland. this morning, a valley man is claiming c-c-s-d took back his job offer. joe minnich says cheyenne high and he says the principal told him the district would be in touch with the papaerwork. 16:04:06 "and most importantly, a contract offer. none of that ever came." minnich says the principal then called with a different take the job as a substitue, which minnich turned down. 16:05:33 "i felt a slap in the face saying we don't value you." butted with 16:03:11 "they wanted me to do all the work of a teacher, just not pay me as a teacher." they sent us a statement that says they encourage applicants to follow up on their applications with h-r. minnich says he now has teaching interviews lined up with a few private schools. a 13 action news story gets results for a hender

. >>> two united airlines pilots are due to appear in scottish court today.to face charges of being drunk ahead of a flight to new jersey. >> the pilots were arrested a short time before scheduled take off on saturday. passengers experienced about a 10 hour delay as a result. according to scotland's harrold, one of the pilots lives in texas. the other one in mississippi. that incident left some passengers shaken but aviation experts they this case the system worked to keep everyone safe. >> if you are uncomfortable with a member of your crew, you don't fly with them. the safe guards that are in place did, in fact, work. >> the herald reports that the pilots are both senior airmen who have worked in the past as flight instructors. united airlines said it removed those pilots from the flying duties and cooperating with authorities. >>> members of a house subcommittee are expected in the bay area today for a status update on california's high speed rail system, that seems to be developing very slowly. representatives will join high-speed rail leaders at meeting

. >>> a united airlines employee is under arrest stealing nearly $130,000 worth of jewelry from a passenger's luggage. that passenger this is woman, christie ferrer. she took a flight from aspen to denver this month, noticed her cosmetics case was missing from her luggage. inside nearly $130,000 worth of jewelry. she the chief executive of a company in new york and once worked with mayor bloomberg on the rebuilding of the world trade agent for united airlines. surveillance video from dia shows him slippings victim's cosmetics case into a paper bag and take off with it. >>> a mother's fight for her son, upset with the denver aareaium and a staff member there who would not let the boy onto a ride. tom mustin is live downtown. the smother taking this one to court. >> reporter: her son has cerebral palsy and confined to a wheel chair bhe do anything any other 10-year-old boy can do, that's why she was furious when they were refused a ride here in the aareaium. abbey left the denver courtroom wednesday with her son willy. >> no apology, no compensation, nothing. >> reporter: he is 10 years old, ha

connected to his time as a lobbyist for united airline, fox had little to say, i asked about his feelings regarding david samson, former port authority chairman who implicated fox in the testimony a couple weeks ago. a message for mr. samson who sold you out. >> why -- fox and sampson were close friends accords to prosecutors, working it to tag team unite airline with a direct flight from newark to south carolina. back and forth between his job at port authority and that summer house twice a week, right around weekend, and prosecutor uncovered ride ranging piano that got picked off in 2013, i asked fox about his health, he seemed fine testimony. >-- today. >> how are you feeling? how is your health. >> nresponse forme there either. >> and michael critch klee was not interested in talking either. >> michael. >> hey, bill. golf club in golden, colorado became a boxing ring. two groups of boxers got into it after one of them hit up on to the green. 50 5050 i cuffs -- fist y cuffs were brought out. >> no gambling. >> oh. >> there is one thing i don't like about some breeds of dogs, the sheddi

two pilots for united airlines were arrested in scotland saturday moments before their flight to newark, new jersey. they are accused of fueling up on alcohol. jonathan vigliotti has more from pilots were arrested while the plane was boarding. police and airline officials confirm both pilots were suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. the united airlines flight they were due to fly had 141 passengers and was scheduled to take off at 9:00 in the morning from glasgow airport bound for new jersey. the two men were taken into custody. they are expected to be arraigned in scotland tomorrow. the pilots have not been identified but we're told they are 45 and 35 years old. at this point it's still unclear who tipped off police. the flight was delayed for ten hours while united looked for replacement pilots. elaine, saturday's arrests come barely a month after two canadian pilots of an air transit plane were arrested at glasgow airport and charged with trying to fly while intoxicated. >> jonathan, thank you. >> with the election nearly ten weeks away, republican presidential nominee

emily: tense moments aboard united airlines flight to london. the injuries on board after the flight is forced to make an emergency landing. emily: florida readying for a possible hurricane. the storm preps happening now is a tropical depression moves closer to the gulf of mexico. cindy: i am tracking that tropical system. through the holiday weekend. erika: history made in the air. a new era of travel between the united states and cuba. >> the 10:00 news on metv boston with maria stephanos and ben simmoneau, on comcast channel 942, verizon 461 and over the narrator: funded by kelly ayotte's special interests backers, "a vile smear," and "trash." the truth... david dubois: maggie hassan has been hands-on working with local police and community organizations. narrator: working across the aisle to secure millions in emergency funding for treatment and recovery. susan mckeown: maggie hassan. mark mitchell: to governor hassan, i know this is about people and families. mckeown: she's putting the families of new hampshire first. i'm maggie hassan and

. >> michelle: two united airline pilots in custody in scotland after they were accused of trying to fly back to the united they were stopped. they were taken into scottish custody over the weekend. and they peered in the courtroom there this morning. as a result the flight delayed by ten hours while united worked to find a crew to fly those people back. faa rules ban pilots from drinking alcohol within eight hours of flying. but most airlines have a 12-hour rule. >> this is one of the areas where the pilots and all flight crew members have a virtual zero reason. >> michelle: that's scary for anybody who is getting on a plane. in a statement united airline said the two pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties. >> krystal: okay. we're going transition off that and talk a little weather with chloe beardsley. you know what? this weekend, if i'm not mistaken, we were down to 90 degrees. >> chloe: it was in the low 90s saturday. >> michelle: it felt so -- here phil's, our co-worker's memorial service. my husband and i couldn't believe it didn't even barely reach 90. >

the united airlines employee named rafael mogana is accused of felony theft. he was supposed to be holding onto a jewelry case for a passenger from aspen. heed had onto it all right. he was caught on airport cameras taking diamond earrings, bracelets and other expensive shiny thing worth $129,000 and dumping them into a paper sack and skedaddling. when he was confronted, police >>> a routine bridge inspection became a rescue in rhode island. two workers were in the bucket of the yellow truck when the vehicle tipped over against the guardrail. the bucket had a cage, so the workers were protected if they didn't fall out. the bridge was closed both directions while emergency teams rescued them. they were not hurt. they're still trying to find out why the truck tipped over. >>> it's been a rainy 24 hours for southwestern parts of yesterday taken along the ruby walls section known for the beautiful and kind of terrifying dropoff. january 2014 rock slides in that area forced cdot to close the pass a few months for repairs. that video came to us from silverton grocer

two united airline pie the lots arrested saturday morning on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol. they were scheduled to fly 141 passengers from scotland to new jersey. it's not the first time this year pilots have been taken into custody for alleged intoxication. in this case, aviation experts say the system worked, but some passengers on that flight were left shaken and frustrated. morgan rath ford has our report tonight. >> reporter: authorities say the two pilots are 35 and 45. their identities still not confirmed. they were supposed to be flying united flight 162 scheduled to leave scotland at 9:00 a.m. yesterday with 150 people on board. but then confusion. one passenger tweeting, what is going on? police in the tunnel. very little information. it turns out the suspected of being drunk. >> if you are uncomfortable with a member of your crew, you don't fly with them. the safeguards in place did, in fact, work. >> the entire crew was replaced and the flight was delayed ten hours. finally landing all the 8:45 last night. today other passengers there voiced concerns. >>

kris, thank you. >> two pilots for united airlines arrest in scotland saturday, moments before their flight to newark, new jersey. they're accused of fueling up, on alcohol. london. jonathan? >> reporter: elaine two pilots were arrested while the plane was boarding. police and airline officials confirm both pilots were suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. the united airlines flight they were due to flight had 141 passengers and was scheduled to take off at 9:00 in the morning from glascow airport. the two men were taken into custody. expected arraigned in scotland identified. we are told they're 45 and 35 years old. at this point, it is still unclear who tipped off police. the flight was delayed for ten hours while united looked for replacement pilots. elaine, saturday's arrests come barely a month after two canadian pilots of air transit plane were arrested at the airport and charged with trying to fly while intoxicated. >> jonathan, thank you. >>> police in durant, mississippi say a man accused of muin confessed to the killings. rodney earl sanders arrested late friday

. >> laura: two united airlines pilots are due to appear in a scottish courtroom to face charges of intoxication. they are accused of being drunk as they prepared to fly 141 passengers from scotland all the than vigliatti reports. >> a 35-year-old and 45-year-old were arrested shortly before their trans atlantic flight was scheduled to take off from glasgow airport. police believe they were about to take to the sky under the influence. a cbs news transportation safety analyst and former chairman of the ntsb -- >> we have heard on occasion -- and it's again, very rare -- where maybe one of the pilots might have been potentially over the limit. but to have both of the cockpit crew -- this is extrordinary. >> it's still unclear who or what tipped authorities off to their concerns over the united airlines crew. but the flight was scheduled to take off at 9:00 in the morning with 141 passengers on board. the flight was delayed for 10 hours while united looked for replacement pilots. police won't comment on what the f.a.a. rule, eight hours from bottle to throttle, protects everyone from the dangers o

the united airlines flight they were due to fly had 141 passengers and was scheduled to take off at 9:00 in the morning from glasgow airport bound for new jersey. the two men were taken into custody. they are expected to be arraigned in scotland tomorrow. the pilots have not been identified but we're told they are 45 and 35 year at this point it's still unclear who tipped off police. the flight was delayed for ten hours while united looked for replacement pilots. elaine, saturday's arrests come barely a month after two canadian pilots of an air transit plane were arrested at glasgow airport and charged with trying to fly while intoxicated. >> jonathan, thank you. >> with the election nearly ten weeks away, republican immigration plan as he reaches out to minority voters. recent national polls show hillary clinton about six points ahead. here's errol barnett. >> facing questions over a changing policy, donald trump aimed to clarify the signature issue of his campaign in iowa. >> on day one i am going to begin swiftly removing criminal, illegal immigrants from this country. >> reporter:

two united airline pilots under arrest. the pair accused of trying to fy to the states drunk. they were about to board a fligt from scotland to new jersey when they were stopped. kris anderson has the details. >> authorities say the two pilos are 35 and 45 years old. their identities still not confirmed. they were supposed to be flowing 150 people on board. but then confusion. one passenger tweeting, what is going on? police in the tunnel. very little information. >> it turns out the pilots were arrested, suspected of being drunk. >> if you are uncomfortable with a member of your crew, you don't fly with them. the safeguards that are in place did in fact work. >> the entire crew was replaced, and the flight was delayed 10 hours. finally landing in newark at 8:45 saturday night. passengers are voicing their concerns. >> two patriots getting on a plane drunk absolutely concerns me. >> united airlines said in a statement the two pilots have been removed from service and they're flying duties. we are cooperating with the duties and will conduct our own investigation as well. >> th

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. >>> two united airlines were arrested on suspicion of being they were supposed to fly passengers. it's not the first time. the system worked and some passengers were on the flight were shaken and frustrated. >> authorities say the two pilots are 35 and 45. their identities are not confirmed. they were flight 162 with 152 then on board. then one passenger said what is going on? turns out the pilots were arrested suspected of being drunk. >> if you were uncomfortable with a member of why you are crew, you don't fly with them. the safe guards in place did in fact work. finally landing at 8:45 last night. passengers voiced their concern. >> this absolutely concerns me. >> united airlines said in a statement, "the two pilots have been removed. we have been cooperating with authorities and will conduct an investigation as well". this is not john mcguire failed two test and was put on probation. in april of last year. he flew from orlando to new york while allegedly under the influence. just yesterday, a reminder of a great responsibility pilots have. after making acknowledge emergency l

. >>> two united airlines pilots are free on bail tonight after being accused of showing up drunk for a flight from scotland to new jersey. the veteran pilots are believed to be americans. they were taken into custody at glasgow airport saturday. the flight took off 10 hours late. faa rules prohibit the consumption of alcohol within eight flight. >>> thousands of business owners and employees were waiting for today. new rules for commercial drone pilots just kicked in making it legal to use the remote controlled aircraft. expect a line in colorado for people applying for licenses. 9news reporter victoria sanchez tells us about the rules and what it will take to put a drone to work. >> reporter: for something so hi-tech. >> using my no. 2 pencil and going through it. >> reporter: getting a commercial drone pilot's license starts out pretty basic. federal aviation administration's test to get certified to fly one of these. >> it man -- has been a gray area if you're shooting footage with a drone and charging for it, do you have to have a license or is it just a hobby? >> reporter: as of